Aria

She/her. Writer and occasional artist. Find me on ao3 at @dragoonhooman!

[dragoonhooman]

why are jrwi characters so filled with analysis fuel? I quite literally wanna grab them and shake them and write a character study cause there’s so much to talk about.

Like Gillion’s morality from then to now or Chip’s thoughts on family from past to present or Dakota’s almost-childish perspective on the world and the concept of good and evil, or how Thanatos is slowly becoming human again or how the prime defenders all have a colour, Dakota’s red, William’s blue, and how Vyncent is so obviously purple and the fact that it connects to how the previous two influenced his personality.

Just, shakes jrwi pcs you.

[mushroominawaterbottle]

there is the line between bisexual and aroace and i am using it as a jump rope

[chipper-smol]

the realization that the unhealthy trait you’ve given your favorite oc for funsies is actually something you unintentionally do is like watching a five year old innocently and perfectly mimic your bad habits

[sstarr-boy]

they are so stupid

[rac0oncrimez]

I need the third episode like right now

[dinzeeyz]

Recent.. events in riptide have made me start to see early gillion in a different light, so im thinkin of early albatrio again..

[finny-bear]

riptide pirates x milgram project…

[beetlerings]

does anyone ever think about timothy rand

[redspacegirl]

smth smth wiwi wisp youtube channel smth smth

[ashynfoxes]

A background practice that I added Gillion to because.

[ashynfoxes]

I miss Ollie

[jackiebrackettt]

ghostkicks is all about making small compromises to your morals because you trust completely in your friend until it goes too far and shatters your relationship with each other and it’s all about thinking your friend is the moral compass and the heart of the group but pushing him to loosen up on those morals anyway because everyone always told you you’re smart and you think you know what’s right and it’s all about the inherent guilt that comes with that on both ends. btw. if you even care

[fizzyorange-v2]

something about dakota putting so much unquestioning trust in william until william doesn’t even question himself

and something about william putting so much faith into dakota’s heroism, in his good moral nature, that he doesn’t even notice when dakota starts being unfaithful to his own beliefs, to himself.

and something about how it all just goes so tragically wrong. compromise by compromise. step by step. small nudge by small dismissal. about how they both blame themselves more than the other, how they both deep down believe the other knows best (whether by intellect or morality) and how that’s the whole problem.

[freakinflipflop]

Even when the Prime Defenders don't trust themselves, they know they can and WILL trust the others. They prove it over and over again.

William didn't trust his morality or his ability to do good. He only saw "evil" death powers, and didn't believe that he could do anything right, with either his powers or his own internal compass. But he ALWAYS trusted Vyncent and Dakota. Even when the three of them had differing morals, even when Dakota and Vyncent went through periods of time when they had to relearn their abilities. He had total faith that the two of them would be able to do the right thing.

Vyncent didn't trust his sense of self or purpose in a world so different from his own. He had to constantly weigh what he had known in his home up against nebulous, shifting ideas of legality and morality that he didn't ever have a full grasp of; and on top of that he had to decide who HE was, separate of his home and his connection with the Greats. However, he always leaned on his connection with William and Dakota for purpose. He helped them with their problems, stood with them on what they believed in, and formed his identity as he came into himself on Prime around his friendship with the two of them.

Dakota doesn't trust himself to not lose anymore. He couldn't save Ashe, he couldn't save Tide, he couldn't save the girl who fell. But in spite of that, he trusts that William and Vyncent won't put him through that again. That they'll be a team and share the weight. That the two of them can hold their own, and he doesn't have to always protect them. And on top of that, he trusts that they'll continue to stay with him and share with him, so that he isn't ever powerless to save them if the worst happens.

Like yeah their trust is tested. Oh so many times. But despite it they still trust each other more than ANYTHING. They care about each other and would give the world for each other. God I love prime defenders

[narcissisticpotat0]

sentenced to life (jrwi edition)

[fizzfangzz]

theres just something about how the adults are so willing to turn a blind eye to what happens in the Brooks household. it's...very real. its like. it's easier to pretend nothing is wrong because then you don't have to admit that these things have been going on for who-knows-how-long and you haven't done anything to stop it. it's obvious. isaac is terrified of his father. his reaction when mrs. wisp goes to call his parents is the most viscerally fearful he'd ever sounded up to that point. and it's like. IT'S NOT THAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. she's so obviously just coming up with all these flimsy excuses.................and more than that it's the fear of. upturning all these preconceived notions you had about the people around you. your neighbors. it's a small religious town unadapted to change. the brooks are a lovely family with a delinquent son. how'd he turn out that way, his mother is such a lovely woman. his father is who you look to when you want to describe a good man (and i mean that with a heavy emphasis on the "man" part, that he's what a man should be, not that that's super relevant to my point here). acknowledging that there might be a reason, a real reason, isaac is so terrified of his father, that it's weird those two went for a drive at three in the morning and no-one knows where they are- that's a loose thread that unravels into a whole host of things you didn't want to believe, shame you don't want to keep, guilt you don't want to uncover.

[dinzeeyz]

I don't say a word, I just hug him

[dragoonhooman]

thinking about chip jrwi again (warning for spoilers throughout the campaign)

tfw you try so hard to be somebody bigger and better than you, somebody you've looked up to your entire life, and you can't help but fall short every time. because you're not him, and you're never going to be him. tfw you have an arguably messed up way of showing affection and what being a pirate should be because thats how you grew up and thats all you know, even if it hurts people. tfw you have such strong views about killing and specifically *not* killing people because of the one time you did being the worst day of your life, so much so you ran away from the second family you've ever known. tfw you dont stop looking for your first family, for the one who picked you up when you were nothing and showed you everything and make you feel amazing. how you keep the coin he gifted you in your pocket and don't dare to let go because its all you have. how you love them, love him, so much you want to be *exactly* like him. you dress like him, try to act like him, copy his tattoos and his mannerisms because *he's* the ideal person, the ideal pirate who you need to be. but you're not him. you'll never be him. arguably, you're worse.

so eventually, you stop trying as hard. you change the way you look. the third family you've made make you grow into a kinder person, a better person (at least you hope). you grow into your *own* pirate, chip of the riptide pirates, and you are *amazing.* you are loved and cared for so so much.

but you still want to look for him

and you do! you dive into the hole in the sea and everything...goes...wrong

suddenly you're not you anymore. suddenly your family's in danger. suddenly you're less chip and just...a guy playing the corpse you happen to inhabit. who is he again? the meaning of family escapes you, the meaning of *you* escapes you, and you feel all faith, all hope, leaving your body even when your best friend holds you and tells you he will not give up, not for you.

and suddenly

eventually

somehow

you find him

you find arlin

you find your dad

and you feel

yourself again

you’re chip! obviously

and you talk to him and he talks to you and its wonderful even if you know this is the last time you'll see each other but you tell him everything. of the family you made, the crew you created, the story you wove for yourself. you tell him everything until you are pulled back to reality and suddenly *more* things are happening and you're

alive

what a thought.

UGH this is making me realise riptide is just as much a story about sides and destiny and magic but ALSO a story about identity and finding yourself. more rambles perhaps soon