You mentioned Compress and Gentle Criminal being among your fav villains. If you'd like, I wanna know what do they say about "villainy" (especially Compress) in this story? And I guess generally why you like them!
I genuinely hardly remember anything abt Compress, and I wasn't that hooked to Gentle and La Brava's story so I was hoping maybe you could shed some light on it haha
Why I like them has very little to do with "what they say about villainy." I like them because of their personalities and designs. I vibe with them. Their characters are adults surrounded by and competing with and coping with the youth. I relate lol. Also Gentle Criminal being a dude vying for internet clout is one of the funniest, modern, most relevant concepts I've gotten to enjoy in fiction in a while. And since I mentioned him before, I'll say AFO's fun because of his complexes.
it feels like a crime I did not know about this blog sooner...YOUR ART IS ADORABLE!!!! I LOVE YOU SEELE AND SEELE!!! YOURE BOTH ADORABLE YAAAAAAAAAAAA *gives them many kisses*
thank you so much captain!!!! it's okay. there is no such thing as "finding something sooner" because in the end, seele has captured you!!!!!!!!!
Hiiii thereee! Okay so I know you're a big Furilumi fan, so I was wondering if you could help me collect all the info and events that imply it, and their general dynamic and stuff??? Anything about their relationship in all canon or semi-canon content. I'm working on the Traveler x Genshin chars list again, and I'm honestly undecided on how to interpret Furina's feelings for the traveler, so I thought you could help :>>>
Hellooo~ and gosh I'm flattered that you think so.
I will say that while I am a fan; I'm not as die-hard as others maybe. I'm very much a characters-before-the-ship kinda gal when it comes to Furilumi (also in general with other characters).
Like if you were to put a gun to my head and ask me what is my top Travelver X Character ship "canon wise", Furilumi wouldn't even be top five. (also I am adult enough to admit that I'm very much wanting to fuck Furina a Furina x Reader shipper more than anything)
But even with all that, I think they are cute together together and they have an interesting dynamic that can be explored.
I'm wasn't quite sure how you wanted the information or how much you wanted. I'm just gonna go through certain moments from quests Furina & Lumine have been in together so far. And just talk about them.
Also if I forget a scene or something please forgive me!
When Lumine first meets Furina at the very start of the Fontaine Archon quest, she isn't being herself.
As we all know, Furina was acting as the role of Hydro Archon. So calling it a proper meeting isn't accurate, since I tend to believe we don't meet the real Furina until much late. This isn't just in reference to her identify, but also her true personality.
Also it was just basically Furina going "We are rivals now!" and Lumine being like "....sure I guess?".
But I thought it important to high light it since it does establishes their early dynamic.
Furina knows about what The Travelver has done and sees her as an answer to her problems;
She has been chasing the one trial to end all trials; the one case that is so spectacular that is will save Fontaine from the impending floods. And what better opposition than the famous Outlander?
And she says at much at Lyney's trial:
Although there is perhaps a bit of fear at what the The Travelver could do, Furina is sure that their face off will soon happen. And that the odds will be in her favour (even though she kinda doesn't know what she is doing lol), with her being determined to save Fontaine.
It is always hard to truly know what the Travelver themselves is thinking. But I would guess Lumine also views Furina as a means to an end. It is the reason she is traveling Teyvat finding her brother.
This shows that while they both are different, they are very willing to do what they can to obtain their goal. Whether that means playing a role for 500 years, or travelling all over the whole continent, they will searching through any scarp of information to find the answers.
While Furina does lose and is, from Paimon's own words: "...like a deflated balloon now." I think Furina is more sad that it wasn't "The Trial" more than anything. Especially since she is "...unable to contain her joy at seeing you and Paimon enter.", when coming to protect her while meeting with the Arlecchino. Showing that she doesn't have any ill will towards Lumine.
Granted this could be because Furina is utterly terrified of The Knave as well trusting in Neuvillette very much. But still that rivalry is put on hold. But from this little tea party Lumine starts feeling distrusting of Furina, thinking she is hiding something. And from the events of Poisson, this just grows.
While Lumine is willing to go through the plan with others to trap Furina, this is very much a last resort;
Lumine doesn't want to be feuding with Furina; this rivalry that Furina has thrusted upon them is something she doesn't want. And while Lumine is reluctant to do this, she knows there is no choice. The Travelver doesn't think Furina is a bad person. But they need answers, and as such it seems that they are both destined to be on oppositions at court.
But Lumine still tries one last time to get through to Furina.
This part of the Fontaine Archon quest is one of my favourites; this is where Furina's thoughts and feeling finally start to poke out.
It happens because Furina's greatest fear is coming true, but still. Pretty good.
Lumine is very much on to the act that Furina plays. She knows that is she isn't godly or uncaring as she may give off. Lumine tries to show to Furina that it is okay to let go:
If Furina had been quicker and had told her the truth, Lumine very much would have stopped the plan. But from what we know, Furina would have never told. She was dedicated to the very end.
Skipping to after the Hydro Archons trial and the crisis being averted. We don't get anything until Furina's story quest.
Story quests are in general kinda a mixed bag. They are can be great in show casing the playable characters, well character. As well as expanding on the world as a whole. But sometimes they just focus on the second part a bit too hard and the character suffers from.
Now looking back at Furina's quest, it probably wasn't as bad as I thought originally. Well at least looking through just the lines by themselves is fine (Paimon is still...well I have thoughts on how they utilise Paimon's character when it comes to story. They use her as comic relief/to lighten it up when it is not needed...But that's a convo for another day).
There are at least some good bits to take from.
The first being that the reason Furina even helps the Troupe in the first place is because the Travelver drags them (literally and figuratively) into the plot. By the way of hand-holding no less.
After the ordeal that Furina has been through she is actually quite reluctant to be out and about. Furina strikes me as someone who is introverted, this very well could because she has had no real personal relationships.
On topic of personal relationships, Lumine is properly the only person who knows about what Furina truly felt during her 500 years of acting. This is cause of Furina unconsciously trama-dumped on Lumine, but still. Having someone who has seen the many sides to you, can be nice. Furina can be candid with Lumine, not needed to put on a performance. But I'm sure Furina also feels it is kinda awkward. Because 'Oh archons this person knows all about me', it crates an unexpected power imbalance, which can make for an interesting dynamic with the Travelver.
Another good moment is when they are back in Poisson;
If there is one ideal out of the seven that The Travelver embodies most, it is freedom. Freedom is very important to Lumine and I think it's very telling when she tells Furina that freedom is her reward. She is saying to her that it's It's over, and that she is free to begin a new chapter of her life.
So I think it's no coincidence after this quest Furina ends up being a director in "Roses and Muskets". She breaks out of her shell a bit and once again comes along on the Travelver's behest. Granted there aren't that many scenes/moments with them since this was very Chevreuse forward event. This is also similar in the Lantern Rite, but we did get a cute diagonal where Lumine says "I have keenly felt the passage of time since our last meeting." so that was cute.
Unfortunately since Furina has only been out for 7 months we'll have to wait for more. Hopeful in 4.6 (if it follows the same patterns) we will get her second story quest, and that it's a little bit better.
But there are voice-over and teapot stuff! (Had to get these from the wiki since I don't have Furina fully unlocked. yeah yeah know)
These are pretty self explanatory. Just Furina wanting to spend time with the Travelver and taking about the next chapter of her life having Lumine in it.
I thought this one has particularly cute. Furina would make macaroni for Lumine.
This one is a favourite
Lumine only needs her.
Now on to the teapot, there is a very cute scene where Furina talks about teaching Lumine to dance;
Another where Furina talks about them doing acting together and writing a script.
And that's all I can find! Like I said, I probably missed some stuff, but I think I'll call it quits here. I hope I was able to get the info you needed, but if not you can ask my specific questions if need be.
Hiiiii so like, a while back my brother and I got super into three body, and I gotta say I love seeing your posts about them ejdndjsksk
Sooo as a thank you, I wanna share with you the playlist we made :DDD (if you have more suggestionsI would LOVE to hear them) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YL4U0LYby45mflozWCrmn?si=tVVOrOdRTCujgvrKkPEryA&pi=a-Aja4glZ5TByK
hi, evelyn! i'm so glad that you and your brother like three-body! and i'm flattered that you like my posts <3！
also thanks so much for the playlist! it's really a nice range of selections that are quite fitting for the show! I love it!
i don't really have much to add. but if anyone likes instrumental and symphony music, i have a few pieces that i think reminds me of three-body somehow (1,2 are epic; 3,4 are soft):
atom music audio - into oblivion
atom music audio - reverence
max ritcher - war anthem
max richter - mercy
also a few songs recommended for shiwang:
唐汉霄/tang hanxiao - 再见深海/goodbye deep sea (original version) (ai generated shiwang version with lyric translation) this is actually the ending theme song of a really good animated movie that premiered around the same time of three-body. what brought my attention to the song was that a fan used ai program and generated a version of the song with zhang luyi and yu hewei's voices, so it's like wang miao and shi qiang sang this song together. the lyric is also very very very shiwang. i literally cried when i heard the shiwang version of the song for the first time.
赵雷/zhao lei - 我记得/i remember this is actually a very popular bgm for any kind of loving relationship, a song about the reincarnation of two people. this song is really shiwang fans hoping that they can eventually spend a lifetime together. last line of the lyric says "come and hug me quickly. i finally found you" which is really fitting for the hug scene.
家家/Jiajia - 尘埃/dust i've posted about this song here with lyric translation. it's a bgm three-body's official social media picked for a shiwang video on douyin.
火鸡朋友/turkey friends, this is an original song written and recorded by the fans for shiwang. it really shows how much people love shiwang. i kinda never thought a middle aged chinese ship would get this kind of dedicated treatment from the fans, but shiwang did it.
Man I wish I could be as dedicated to writing about BNHA meta, full on red strings bulletin board, as you are. I'd give it a shot but I'm genuinely scared of my interpretations being off by the people I value...honestly how do you do it (this is kinda rhetorical but you could answer it too if you want)
I have so many ideas and I find your blog incredibly fascinating and fun to read as someone deep in the rabbit hole as well. I really hope to keep seeing your thoughts and ideas (and especially about the epilogue) so I'm gonna stay tuned!
The key is you just have to be in it for the fun. If you're not willing to be wrong, then you're not willing to be real, and being real is enjoyable for me. Apparently some people have bad things to say about me for weird theories I've posted, but the joke's on them because that was the whole point. I'm here to have fun and theorize and talk about whatever's on my mind, and apparently a lot of people had fun thinking about those things too. I made all of those theories with the expectation and sometimes even the hope that they'd be proven wrong. SOME of those thoughts I had did become canon, which was really just a bonus in the end. If you don't enjoy the process, what's the point in trying to guess the ending?
one of my favorite tropes is how, around other people, they would use a nickname derogatorily but when they're alone or they develop feelings, they say the same nickname with so much more
What do you think pardosentihua would get eachother for Christmas? Like Pardo has rvery trinket imaginable at this point, so its both "she has everything already" and also "she'd be happy with anything shiny" hahaha
Sob! Cute ask....
Felis really would just like to spend time with her loved ones as a present. Maybe they would do something she enjoys that she doesn't get to rope them in often. (see: probably anything that has to do with slumber parties lol. no one is safe from bad nail art, failed 'how to do a fishtail braid' honkaitube tutorials or makeup in general). She would probably enjoy anything regarding food and just to be an annoyingly cuddly cat for just one night, at least.
Senti would be a tough choice but I think she would be pleased with something handmade from either of them. Just a small trinket of appreciation, because let's be real she's not into big acts of affection. But she will too allow herself one day to receive as much physical contact / affection as possible to stock up and return back to being a grouchy "i dont need no hugs" Herrscher (she will be getting the hugs anyway)
Hua is probably very simple in terms of getting gifts for, anything that reminds her of home would probably work. Definitely cherishes memory making and being around her loved ones most. Felis likes to journal all throughout the year and take pictures so I assume she would make a very nice card collage for Hua to remember all their fun times and reminisce about them.
