#hs2 hunger

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How it feels when Hunger praises us and is affectionate with us:

[oh-so-youre-a-nerd]

help i'm in love and i cna't get out

[for-king-and-cordonia]

My thoughts so far on HS2 LI routes

Andy/Loy: uhhh yeah..... These 2 are by far the worst obviously. Absolutely terrible to kill them off and then let Vicky just forget about them? No. It's why it took me so long to try the other routes in HS2, I couldn't get over how Alisa killed off Andy in my first playthrough.

Dino: I think most of his route makes sense. His character is the most consistent with HS1, although he appears weaker at times. But this can be forgiven because of the whole situation. At the start he's obviously super conflicted, he tries to take care of Vicky and his relationship has a nice build-up. The family time, while awkward obviously with Fencio, makes sense. The suicide scene makes sense with how he reacts to Vicky stabbing herself. The wedding is obviously something he's been working towards in his head for ages and it fits their relationship.

Lucifer: honestly..... I hate to say this but HS2 made me hate Luci? To me he was second-best in HS1, so to now suddenly hate him is a big step. He lays it on too thick in the beginning with Plague, but he does come around eventually. The family time is weird but still not completely bizarre. The time in hell was super weird. This is where his character as I understood it was completely assassinated. The suicide scene is fine. The wedding came out of nowhere to be honest, and it felt super forced how lovey-dovey he was suddenly being.

Malbonte: I think the beginning was very rough. But at some point he suddenly goes from 0 to 60, and it's left me with whiplash. Vicky makes ZERO SENSE in his route. Like why has she never figured out that after wanting to kill one god, he'll obviously also want to kill the other?? After 10 years sleeping together and waking up together? Like wtffff. The family time can go die in a fire, it was that terrible and weird. I hate Rebecca on Malbonte's route even more than I already do! The suicide scene makes ZERO sense, again.... Why the fuck is Malbonte suddenly powerless? It was like the suicide scene had to happen so everyone was forced into it whether they fit or not. How did he think it was going to work out to have all of them die and.... Not defeat Shephamalum? I mean who would be left to do it? So bizarre. I don't even want to acknowledge the build-up to the wedding, like wtf?? Suddenly Malbonte is some lovey-dovey doting husband and partner? Whattttt? I just don't even think they're the same character anymore! The wedding however made up for it, that was pretty good.

Astaroth: was he one of the added LIs? Holy retcon.... Still it was an enjoyable route and with proper fleshed out scenes it could have been amazing. Wasted on this book tbh. The family time was pretty sweet with Christopher there but Rebecca is insufferable... The suicide scene was nice and angsty. The wedding was lovely, and I loved that the wedding speech was given by Christopher and we didn't have to listen to that witch again.

Hunger: actually such a wholesome route... If Malbonte hadn't improved so drastically, I would be tempted to choose him as my favourite. The family time was absolutely horrendous like wtf, but at least it made some sense... The suicide scene made some sense too, since Hunger was apparently not aware of what was going to happen. The wedding was weird AF but loved Hunger's reaction to everything.

War: sorry I despise his cardboard character and his sprite is super ugly to me so.... Won't be playing his route. 😬

Mimi: I actually despise what HS2 did with her. What happened to my sassy strong snarky Mimi?? 😢

[heyheymadi]

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When they showed the field of flowers, I started crying so hard, because that is where she spoke to her dad for the last time (that moment was magnificent; it emotionally destroyed me).

And I'm thinking, that must be such a special place for her. And now that's where she and Hunger kissed for the first time. My heart... 🥺💗

You know what's crazy, Anon? Mc's father, in that dream she had of him, even ascribes death, hope or the illusion of hope to what warmth brings to a stagnating, waiting winter.

Looking back at it, it kinda reminds me of Hunger and Mc's little exchange, with Hunger being the Ice king coldness and Mc being warmth that melts his walls down.

The parallels are so beautiful. Both scenes were emotional. And I find myself enjoying the idea behind mc's safe mental heaven being a filed of daisies. Something so simple yet so rich in symbolism.

Daisies are often regarded as weeds in fancier gardens, but in reality they are humble, useful plants. In nature, they are a primary source of food for honeybees, while for us humans, daisies are still being used as base ingredients in today's herbal medicines.

They are beautiful in their simplicity, and hold various meanings.

One popular myth, for example, says that daisies spring when a child dies. It is said that God sprinkles them in the path of parents to ease their grief by reminding them of the child's innocence and cheerfulness.

In the matters of life, daisies signify hopefulness in new beginnings, in friendships they are regarded as the unending gratitude and unwavering loyalty you have for your friends, while in love, daisies represent the pure and tender love of soulmates.

Thank you for coming to my flower language TedTalk ;)

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insert inhuman screeching noises of pure delight* I AM SO NORMAL ABOUT MY TOUCH STARVED ELDRITCH LOVER

I am blown away by Hunger this update. How alien he's written, yet how tender he can be with the Mc ( GUYS, ALL OF THEIR HAND HOLDING SCENES AND THE GAME THEY PLAYED! UGH, MY HEART!). And the way he elevates mc? Holy Hells! This is the type of content that I waited so long for this story to feature.

Hunger is delivering all of the story beats I am obsessed about. What a fascinating character, and the tension... the tension he has with mc.... akjsakjd

Waiting for the next update is pure torture now. :""""")

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"What if I want to experience this with you?" I don't think I'll ever get over this. My cold, frozen heart just melted. I haven't loved a LI like this since Loki.

I have to praise the author, I just adore how... "Alien" he feels whenever he's present. Quick, someone give her an oscar or sth.

I originally thought a sequel to HS1 was a bad idea with a poor storyline, but the author just proved me wrong. HS2 just kept getting better and better despite its terrible S1 start.

Hunger is now in my top rc lis ;). He's intriguing as a character, and incredibly wonderful as a li. And God, yes! The alien aspect of him is pure delight to me too. It's an element that is so well executed with Hunger!

Anon, if you're ever interested in reading more about this character archetype (stoic and emotionless God, with a slight mischievous yet highly cunning side, who also supports and respects the fmc for her aptitudes and company), I highly rec you check out these books for their respective pairings:

Cassiopeia and Hun-Kamè from Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia:

Yeine and Nahadoth from The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin

(art by Liam W.)

I can def see traits from these two in our dear Hunger :>

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🥺 Oh, to be enemies that share a kiss inside a daisy field dream.