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Hello, I'm Misty/Sappho (he/they/xe) and welcome to the little corner of the internet where I talk about my fandoms and OCs.
Because I'm autistic most of my fandoms are special interests/hyperfixations.
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Guide:
misty talks: general ramblings
misty talks our life: our life related posts, mostly talks about the games
misty talks baxter: I am a HUGE critic of Baxter and his DLC, I don't hate him nor his character but know I will speak negatively about him. This tag is your warning to either block me or this tag
mistys arts and crafts: art tag
The freak gang: OC tag
OC: Taliyah Moore/OC: Thalaera Irithyl: Thalaera/Taliyah is my main OC for my story and for visual novels/farming sim games etc; if you stick around here you might here about them a lot so I suggest to get familiar with their character
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Read more for my general DNI
I block freely so I don't really have a DNI, general rule of thumb, you're a bigot and/or a weirdo? You get block but mostly importantly
Terfs and Radfems are not welcomed here, you can fuck off
That's all for now, hope you have fun around here :)
I doubt Im using Pandora as an infamous mc but it is funny to think about a playthrough with her because she'd flirt with Gina and Blake, only to get more information about their relationship and psychologically torment them, and then starts dating August because she's actually interested in them.
A canon interracial couple exists "I just don't see their chemistry" proceeds to fanon ship [insert white character] instead, claiming they have more of a connection.
"It's not their skin color, I just don't like them for some reason, btw, here are my top 5 [insert white actors] I think are better suited"
"Not everything is about race". They say, as they prop up every white character over any character of color.
"Please stop bring race drama into the fandom". Which translates to, I'm comfortable in my racism and don't appreciate any criticism, thanks!
White person, "Yeah, I wrote character of color as an animal, doesn't make me racist".
"I love character of color, here's a fic where they act like as [insert white characters] servant/therapist".
Character of color is such a bad friend for having opinions of their own/taking care of themselves instead of putting their friend [insert white character] first.
A character of color is morally ambiguous or a villain, gets redemption arc. "They're awful and haven't been condemned enough of their crimes". Stans [insert white characters] who did the exact same crimes or was a villain who's redemption arc is praised.
"Can't believe that character of color had the nerve not to die as a selfless sacrifice for [insert white character]".
"POC actress/actor is too ethnic and they'd ruin the character".
"I haven't seen racism in the fandom therefore it isn't there".
"Character of color is the main character of the show sure, but let's be honest, everyone came for [insert white character]
"Character of color is alright but I can only relate to [insert white character]".
Feel free to add more, that you've come across. Sadly, it all runs together after awhile of being in a lot of fandoms. Special shout out to all who helped me with these comments!
I keep forgetting to post my infamous stuff because it feels too self indulgent and I don't want the cool people in the infamous tag to see my MC and O kissing, that's for me!
BUT! I did want to post the template that the lovely @bunniebi made with some info about my darling baby Taliyah 💜
Also a quick note, I had no idea how to mark the ROs genders so just to be clear: THEY'RE ALL WOMEN ‼️🗣️ we love yuri in this household
I do have some minor information about Taliyah:
They were actually forced to do classical music as a child and they ended up loving it, as a teen they would procrastinate their homework to practice classical music instead.
They're actually a triplets! Canon divergence because they're an established OC and I can't separate them from their siblings. And trust me, it is for the best that they have their siblings support.
They're not actually in love with Seven! They've romantically moved on but miss her friendship. They think they are in love but doesn't want to admit realize they just miss her.
After the breakup Taliyah fell down a very bad depression episode that took them almost a year to heal from it and get back on their feet. No one online knows what happens in those months Moon Dew disappeared.
They used to really admire Gina as an artist, especially with switching up genres, but the facade got immedatetly taken off. They do sympathise with her, ESPECIALLY after ch5, but they're starting to think she's the reason they're in this mess with Blake.
Speaking of Blake, they have mixed feelings about her.
In one hand, they respect her as an artist and believe Gina screwed her over, so they sympathise with her too.
On the other hand they can't help but resent her for putting them in a mess they didn't have anything to do with it in the first place, and do resen the fact that she's a white artist who can get away with bad lyrics when that's a luxury they can't have.
I NEED TO BEFRIEND VICTORIA SO BADLY 😭, Those are celebrity besties TO ME!!
Taliyah already admired Victoria a lot because of her being a plus size model in the industry, and does believe she's an incredible actress. But after seeing how she is as a person Taliyah really wants to befriend her, they think a friend would help her and having someone by her side to hype her up would encourage her to leave Viktor.
If ValenReign divorces, Victoria is taking Taliyah in the divorce.
Alternative, Taliyah is ValenReign child that fixed their marriage.
Has had the BIGGEST bisexual crush on Oriana since the day they met (hyperbole). Ironically, Oriana is literally Taliyah type lmao.
Taller than them, strong, handsome, carrying, kind, how was this severally ill, tiny, femme not fall for her??
They make me sick, imagine believing you're so unlovable and only meant to hurts whoever gets close to you only for the definition of warmth and gentleness to fall for you.
They were quick to befriend August, they both bonded over being trans and Black but also over being the quietest person in the room. I like to think one time on the bus, they spent two hours in total silence and it was the best time the both of them ever had. They're THE autism duo.
Very mixed feelings on the band.
The idea of going solo is creeping in their head and it is terrifying to think about not having their anchors with them. It was to the point where they almost had a panic attack in ch3 when the thought first popped out. Taliyah thinks they wouldn't have survived for so long if not for the band support.
If they leave or not depends on how things play out I won't lie lol, they believe there's a chance for redemption because they don't want to throw away 10+ years of friendship, but it depends on how things unreval in the story tbh.
They're autistic and have depression! Their special interst is moths and Hatsune Miku/Vocaloid.
The band actually wear different moth accessories with moths Taliyah associate them with!
Taliyah love for Miku is extremely known in the fanbase to the point where several fans have redrew them as different Mikus they've cosplayed in the past (yes, they're a cosplayer as well).
Reasons Why Fans of Color Leave/Don’t Interact with Fandom
Casual racism that is brushed off as “an innocent mistake” or “they didn’t mean it” and then everyone pretending like it didn’t happen and moving on with their day (repeat)
Speaking over fans of color about issues that pertain to them specifically
When fans of color speak out about something that makes them uncomfortable or why that don’t interact with it (usually because of the racial/ethnic bias) they are accused of being anti’s or pro-censorship
Characters of color being used as scapegoats/bashed/plot devices
Characters of color never getting happy endings/real development
Backlash against characters of color if they do anything other than be a white character’s side kick/best friend
Actors of characters of color being harassed for something their character did or didn’t do
White characters/actors getting all the attention/credit despite the fact that they are a side character to a POC or on the same level as the POC
Fanfic authors patting themselves on the back for writing a “realistic” character of color and it’s just a bunch of stereotypes
Being told that they should be happy they were even included when they call out the above people
White fans crying about persecution/exclusion because their fav character/trope/kink/ship isn’t loved by all
Fan artists re-imaging characters of color as white/lightening skin tone
Everyone rushing to a white fans defense after a well deserved call out while the fan of color receives hate
Never having a safe fandom space and always having to be on guard with new people/fandoms/chats etc because they’ve been burned before
Honest to god, stop calling yourself a Elio stan if you played OLBA and hated Nicolas, Elio would not stand if you dare to be weirdly angry about his sister ""being in the way"" or whatever bullshit you disgusting motherfuckers say about a six year old
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hi Misty!! I'm a little shy asking this, I hope you dont mind. But im really curious about other people's thoughts because im writing something right now, this is a Dercy related ask hehe
What do you think Deja and Percy saw in each other that, you know, made them click? or the moment that made them think "oh, I just want to spend more time with this person"?
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY I AM THAT YOU WROTE OH MY GOD.
Also do not be shy feel free to ask me anything I'm happy to answer it, I love answering asks.
As Dercy CEO I'll be glad to answer it for you.
I think neither of them really realized when it first clicked. There was this natural connection between that simply made them spend more time alone, let it be because there was a Co-Op they wanted to try together or help for their math classes they just... naturally ended up being attracted to each other.
To me the first to realize would be Percy, but he would probably try to ignore it since he's not over his last break up and knows that Deja deserves someone with their shit together. He's a lot more distracted as he realizes more and more how much he likes Deja's company and it does come off as him avoiding her because he swears if he just distant himself everything will go back to normal and he won't have to change the status quo of their friend group.
I think Deja might realize it way later and by that point the lines between friendship and romance have already been blurred. She's very much confused about it because it's...well...Percy of all people. I don't think she'd understand what she sees in him at first, especially if MC was bothered by his flirting when they first met but she can't help but be pulled by him and wanting to be around him.
A very cute scenario would be when they're both studying for math and their usual banter starts happening, they play around a little bit and go back to their studies and Deja just... realizes she's been starring at Percy a lot and she's taken in his entire profile and how serious he looks in that moment and why does she like it? Why does she like staring at him so much? Slight panic might settle in but she'd keep her cool and if Percy notices that something is off and asks, she just lies saying that is nothing while her mind still tries to figure out why him of all people?
Basically, I see their contention to be something purely coincidental, they simply found each other and found that the other's company to be enjoyable.
Good questions Clu, Im so happy you asked I was HOPING someone asked me n°5
3. Favorite moment you've played from each game?
OLNF is stil a demo but I adored "Assistance", I think is such a good moment to understand Qiu's character and struggles and I love it has an implication of them having depression (at least how I interpret it).
I think for OLBA it has to be most of Derek DLC, lol? I adore Derek DLC, I skim most of the game nowadays but I never skim Derek's moments because they're so good.
Charity and Reflections are also two of my favorites, but I think most OLBA fans agree that Reflections is peak.
4. If you could make a moment for either game, what would it focus on?
I don't have an idea for OLNF since is still a demo. BUT FOR OLBA!
I think in step 3 I would make a moment dedicated to Cove and MC relationship, more talks about going to college what that means for their relationship/friendship, getting upset over the fact that they may want different things in life, how to navigate long distance relationships etc;
I feel like OLBA heavily lacks talks about growing up and growing into adulthood when is such a huge milestone that does change everything about your life.
As a 21-year-old that feels like I have to have my shit together, having a talk at how you're not supposed to have your life figure out at 20 would have been very cool to see
5. Something you wish could have been added to OLBA?
SO MANY THINGS! I love OLBA, but OLNF wins for me so many things.
On a gameplay standpoint, I'd add more Black hairstyles, the one in the doll section are atrocious, I'd go back and implement OLNF pronouns section as well.
On a story standpoint? I'd add more talks about being adopted, more acknowledgement of MC's trans identity, I'd make Terry transtion more prominent (I'd redesing Terry's whole sprite because Kab IS NOT A TRANS BLACK MAN and the fact that your only trans character looks like that is bad WHEN YOU'RE NOT TRANS YOURSELF. HOW DO WE NEED TO SPELL IT OUT TO YOU PEOPLE THAT A CIS PERSON DOING THAT DESIGN IS BAD, STOP PUTTING KAB ON A PEDESTAL OR I'M GOING FOR YOUR KNEES AND I'M BOILING THEM), I'd add way more angst in step 3.
OLBA lacks any form of conflict, so, when you're served the undercooked chicken that is Baxter DLC people think is peak angst, and I've read so many IFs and VNs at this point that I can say, Baxter DLC is the mildest angst known to man. You people would not survive the ROs in hit game God Cursed (You should play God Cursed), I'D GIVE COVE AN ACTUAL RACE I LEGIT HAD PEOPLE TELLING ME COVE CAN BE WHITE BECAUSE CLIFF'S RACE IS UP TO THE PLAYER WHEN KAB DESCRIBES HIM AS BIRACIAL
I love OLBA, but I'd rewrite everything about it and yet Baxter out of existence, I wouldn't change Derek DLC though.
