#i will elaborate more eventually... maybe

[dearinglovebot]

ecofeminism is the branch of feminism examining how like women, nature is taken advantage by the patriarchy and how in environmental issues, women are systematically denied voices. like women, man sees only the material gain from nature. like nature is seen as private property, women are seen as man's subservient property. like women, nature is an object of the scientific gaze rather than a participant in it.

like claire, the exploited woman, eli sees only the material gain from dinosaurs. man (wheatly) sees dinosaurs as objects to transport while woman (zia) shows empathy and cares for the injured along the way. man (eli, the congress, masrani global) views the dinosaurs only as property to be gained or lost. woman (claire) views the dinosaurs as living beings individually worthy of rights. just like the rights of women, only men are considered when discussing if dinosaurs should live or die. ian malcolm is consulted by the male juror while the women (claire, zia) run an underfunded grass roots campaign. like how women are relegated to the unpaid domestic sphere, the women are relegated to the dpg with elevators that don't fully open. because, like women's domestic labor, the dpg does not produce capital. it directly aims to disrupt it by arguing that nature is valued beyond what capital it can produce (just as they are feminist women using their feminist right to organize as activists).

like nature is a feminist issues, dinosaurs become an in-universe feminist issue.

[astrolotte]

I like how Lars' mom is seemingly unapologetically weird. It's never said explicitly but the way she dresses - blue dress with yellow fish, vivid purple socks tucked into sandals - love the vibe, truly, it reminds me of Miss Frizzle, but that is an ugly ass fit. It's very distinct and very weird but she doesn't seem to care.

And I think that quiet fact adds a lot to her and Lars' relationship, and Lars as a character in general. We know he Hates being perceived as weird in any way, it's likely he often avoided her in public and hated being seen with her, stuck in his angsty teen era. Definitely supported by the fact that we never saw her nor Dante (who is less outwardly weird) before The New Lars, and they didn't even know Sadie. And it's probably part of the reason he lashed out at her so much - though also made worse by the fact that depression's a bitch and even being gently confronted about stuff like failing grades makes you feel pathetic, and with Lars as he is... but I digress.

She dresses strangely and in a way that stands out and he hated both of those things. She's nice and supportive but she's weird and he can't be seen around weird because then he'll be seen as weird. And he can't be seen as weird or else he'll get made fun of. And he can't do that again. And she cares too much and his life's a dead end anyway and he loves her but he's too blinded by constant anxiety to admit that.

And then a lot of things happen. A lot. He's thrown out into space and he dies and gains a new outlook on what really matters and he made some friends who he loves so much and he can't bear to drive them away like he's done with everyone else and he is bright fucking pink. And he's outwardly weird whether he wants to be or not. He's pink, he's pink, and he loves his friends and he loves baking and he loves his parents and maybe he can embrace all of that. Because he knows what really matters now, and he found amazing new friends, and he loves his parents.

So his mom dresses weird and he's pink and he smiles while taking a selfie with them in the intro to Future because he loves them and they're all weird. Always have been.

His mom dresses in a light blue and yellow dress with vivid purple socks and she's pretty cool.

[zamasianshipper]

Shout out to @hetrophobicrichietozier for making a post about this ages ago. It has bassically stayed in the back of my mind ever since.

So here's my take on a college student Assad/Professor Eric AU -

Assad is, of course, pretty much crushing from day one. To the point that his mate Jacob & Jacob's friend Sam, who Jacob is "definitely not in love with," have gone from finding his whining amusing to ridiculous to downright pitiful.

And Eic isn't fairing much better, with the professor beginning to feel guilty for even looking at the kid, but who could blame him when he looked like that? All bambie eyes, angelic curls & shy smiles.

No, he has to think about the age gap, the power imbalance. It was wrong & not in the sexy way he'd written about in some of his older work.

He won't jepodise his career over this & he will not take advantage of a student who's simply infatuated with the first somewhat famous person he's likely met.

After all, why would anyone as young and beautiful as Assad wanna have anything (sexual or otherwise) to do with a fosil like him unless they already had a terrible relationship with their father.

But what he does, in the privacy of his own home, well....that isn't anyone else's business is it? He defends desperately.

It's hard, though. Going from thinking about the boy, like that, every night only to have to lock those feelings back in a box every morning. Trying, & failing, not to let his eyes stray during classes. Stopping before he let's out another sarcastic quip just for the chance of hearing that endearingly giddy laugh again, like some pathetic obssesd fool, but it's fine. He can totally deal with this, not like it's his first rodeo after all (though none of his ill-fated attractions have made him feel quite so guilty before).

Or at least he'd thought he'd been dealing with it until the Luke boy showed up and then for some reason.....keeps showing up. Following Assad & Jacob around like a damn puppy.

And he knows Luke, or at least knows of him. He's perfectly nice. Genuinely seems to look up to Eric, regularly asking for his opinion on things like acting or what music he likes to listen to. Praising him for his work ethic & calling him an inspiration. Eric is self-aware enough that he knows he'd be lapping up the attention, like a dog, if it was coming from anyone else. He steadfastly refuses to dwell on how it'd felt when it'd been a different curly haired, wide-eyed man hanging off his every word. Forcing himself to ignore the sting at the fact that the other kid was seemingly now "too busy" to pay much attention to him anymore. After all, that's what he'd wanted, wasn't it?

However, what's NOT nice is Luke touching Assad all the damn time. They were obviously close. Eric got that, he did, & he tells himself that he would be able to handle a brief hug, even an occasional kiss on the cheek (Europeans seemed to be into that kind of thing after all), even though the thought alone makes him want to do something that would 100% get him fired, but no instead it's a sweaty hand on Assad's surprisingly well defined beciep. A pale arm loosely wrapped around a trim waist. Head's bent close together like they're girls whispering secrets at a fucking sleep over. Its the clumsy tugging of bird like wrists. Or worse, delicate brown fingers petting at messy hair (did that clown not own a brush? He can't help but wonder). Or a small cupid's bow stretched, obscene, with laughter before hiding in an unworthy shoulder.

All this takes place on campus (probably other places too but Eric refuses to go to student parties or stalk the boy, he likes to think he's not quite that pathetic yet), in broad daylight. Where anyone, faculty members included, could see. And Assad just....lets it happen. Why was Assad letting it happen?!?!?!?!

He's heard the kid's other friends tease him enough over not dating anyone since coming here (always insisting that he's too busy with school & can't afford to get distracted by romantic drama which Eric had always thought very mature of him since he himself had frankly been a tottal slut in his younger years), & no he had not been ease dropping thank you very much. Its not his fault, they'd been loud, ok!

So what'd changed? Eric should investigate this right? Because well....Assad was talented (insanely so for someone with such little experience) & Eric would hate for him to loose focus over something as unimportant as....whatever might be going on between the two young men. Yes, it's his duty as a professor to keep an eye on this.

Plus, it's not fair to Luke. The poor boy is clearly smittened (understably) but while Assad would never intentually hurt anyone, he's inability to grasp the effect he can have on people, will obviously leave Luke devasted when thier little fling inevitably ends (& it would end). Eric, almost, feels bad for the guy. Almost.

Yeah, those are the only reasons he cares about this. No other motive. Definitely just....concern as an educator. Absolutely zero jealousy involved in his decision-making.

Now, whether:

1. Assad is intentually trying to make Eric jealous (& if Luke is in on the plan or not & how angsty things could get, if he's not).

2. If Assad & Luke are even hooking up at all or if it's just a case of Luke being a normal (though definitely horny) friend & Eric is just letting his jealousy drive him completely crazy lmfao

3. It's a full on "love triangle" (though Zamasian would obviously need to be end game of course).

ie. Assad starts genuinely getting depressed over having the hots for a man who clearly just sees him as a "good kid" so he's friends encourage him to hookup with someone at a party to "help get his mind off it". It was just supposed to be a one time thing (& they might not have even gone all the way) but Luke turns out to be sweet + might actually be interested in him as more then just some drunken mistake so why not? The person he's been pining over since coming here obviously doesn't feel the same & well, sue him, it feels nice to be wanted. To be the one looked at instead of the one who stares. To be the one telling the cool stories instead of just another audience member, for once. & while he still thinks about Eric, of course he does, this is good for him. Healthy. Him & Luke have a lot in common & people don't stare at them when they go out like he knows they would if he were hanging off the arm of a man old enough to be his dad. Things are good, he thinks. Well, until the object of his affections starts acting weird.

I'm not sure, as all three angles could be interesting.

Another detail I would enjoy incorporating is Assad dressing differently after starting to hang out with Luke because oh if Eric thought he was distracting before he dosn't know what to do with himself when the boy starts showing up in those plunging necklines & perfectly pressed trousers. Little tits & tight ass, now seemingly always on display (& the first time he saw it paired with Kohl, he almost brained himself on his desk & had to pretend he wasn't oscillating between extremely touched & undeniable horny as the poor kid almost had a panic attack fussing over him).

Again, whether this is:

1. A delibrate move on Assad's part to seduce his poor professor 😆

2. A desire (conscious or not) to look more mature both in the eyes of his professor/peers & the industry he wants to make a name for himself in

3. Simply a way to try to show the world he's moving on, that he's no longer the silly kid with a crush on their clearly unavailable teacher

4. Wanting to look nice for 'whatever' he may/may not have with Luke (which would tear Eric apart as he's like hello I liked you in the beanies, glasses, Grandpa sweaters & silly suspenders & now all of a sudden your putting in all this effort for some boy who can't seem to stop pulling the 'handsome squidward face' in every picture he's in)

Heck, maybe it's all four

I feel kinda guilty about the whole cheating thing (because there are real people involved in this) so I like to imagine that if any of these people's actual partners do exist in this universe then it would be like an open relationship type situation but idk

PS I don't actually mean any of that stuff about Luke, I was simply trying to convey Eric's jealousy. There is nothing wrong with the guy (as far as I know) but, in the fantasy I'm concocting, I love the idea that he could simply breath in Assad's direction & Eric would mentally be like: 🤬 Lol.

[knightoflove]

do you guys have a hc for your f/os favorite video game? Or if they don’t play video games themselves, which one is their favorite to sit and watch you play?

[savythenillerwaffer]

Savy's (𝚌̶𝚑̶𝚛̶𝚘̶𝚗̶𝚒̶𝚌̶) Canon Character OC-ification Process/Stages/Guide

Come up with silly little headcanons for them

Interpret how they would process and cope with their trauma *

Make some minor design tweaks/improvements, or just additions you personally think fit them

(Optional) Start kinning them

??? (Can be literally anything here, go wild)

Do this until you've basically redesigned them/given their design an entire new purpose with different connotations, and made their personality nearly divorced from source material entirely, having injected so much of your own hcs and personal preferences into them that they are nearly unrecognizable

(Optional) Make them an official oc by differentiating them even more in design/personality, citing the canon as your origin inspo, but nothing more

* Crutial for any blorbos that originate from media originally intended "for kids"/otherwise unserious or unfocused on deeper character development (I feel very strongly about this, which is not something I can say often)

[rinofwater]

So outside of the bond quest events and main story, the characters in Azuma get pretty shallow characterization, huh?

[cake5cakes]

Do you have any general hcs of the 1bit/1beat cast? Anythings fine

Kind of rough but

-I've played around with the idea with Eruno being from a foster home(the "because you've got a proper family" bit) but I go back and forth on this one.

-Nio and Sakuma are friends! He does shifts at Bitwave they hang out there. The poor boy needs someone to fend off the fangirls.

-Eruno and Akitaka accompany Haruya on deliveries sometimes. Pals.

-When Aira's mimetic muscles get installed she doesn't really quite get how to use them immediately. Her expressions start out real stiff(which she expresses dissatisfaction with, and gets help from the others) to real exaggerated and overplayed(think unbridled rage or pained anguish at things that just kind of annoy her).

-Also she has Kiri make her taller so she can grow alongside her friends!

-Also Also by 1beat she has at LEAST one sibling who's just, a really muscled out doll in frilly clothes.

-Meru listens to death metal. She'd hoped it'd help her stay up better but now she just kind of likes it.

-Outside of tending to the shrine, Hakuhi has embroidery as a hobby.

-Izuchi took piano lessons when he was younger(parents made him do it to try and play up the prodigy genius image). He quit.

-That potion thing he made in 1beat was ripped from Kirai's anime but in part he'd made it after Eruno came to him Demanding a way to make her dog live longer.

-He went to Blue sun college(less because he thought he needed to and more for the benefits a degree there would give him) and got into an apprenticeship with Kiri. He keeps the lab when Kiri moves to Coco Alley(easier to skirt by the law). Familiar with the Blue Sun Trio to some extent.

-He has a sweet tooth but doesn't really admit it because he deems it unhealthy.

-While he did have a hand in the creation of the master program, he doesn't stay on the team after it's finished. Does continue to get occasional updates about it from Hiyu and Nanase though.

-His room is all clean and organized on the surface(maybe a few seashell displays, a poster covering a hole in the wall) but he keeps all the goofy weird shit stored away in drawers and under his bed.*

-I've played around with the idea of there being a 3rd Nasuga sibling who's just too young to be relevant in the game(<-no canon basis i just thought it'd be fun) but I'm not sure if I'd keep that.

-Enri has a pet hamster! He's like the band's son.

-The gang Kirara used to be a part of was like a sparkly gyaru girl gang. She never really enjoyed fighting but took a lot of lessons growing up so she was really good at it. The gang is still going strong though and at least a few of her Gyaru Friends are members(and there's at least one member who's just a plain normal ass girl that hangs around them but that's getting into oc territory).

-Rocca ends up growing up to be like Really Fucking Tall. Momori models clothes on her and remarks that she could be a model if she didn't trip over herself so much(not that she'd want to be one anyways).

-Mary has 3 siblings, they've done a way better job at staying out of the public eye(and have grown somewhat distant from her as a result).

-On account of being friends with a lot of the townspeople and having a lot of relatives, Hitohito is just one of those guys with a lot of connections. In a "guy who knows a guy" way.

-Chino is Coco Alley's mom jkasdsa.

--She brings Sora(was familiar with his family and doesn't want him to get too lonely) cookies and flowers sometimes and while he's dismissive about it he does secretly appreciate it.

-Tobari is the heiress to a big tea business who dipped because she got bored and/or got into a disagreement with someone over there, but continues playing up her Elegant Fancy Lady image despite living paycheck to paycheck(which I mean, good for her I guess.)

-Although Sagara knows Asuto through Hitohito, they actually interact fairly regularly in anime forums.

-Hitohito, Izuchi, and Sagara were on friendly terms when they were kids but grew distant for reasons. Hitohito and Sagara had gotten back in touch and still hang out. Heat reached out to Izuchi but was promptly brushed off, still looks out for him. Izuchi and Sagara have a weird frenemy/rival thing going on.

-Sagara has no siblings she just kind of lives alone with her mom who may or may not hate her.(although it's less "hate" so much as disappointment)

-Sagara's chicken avatar is modeled after one of her childhood pets.

-Sagara definitely Naruto runs.

-She starts holding DnD(\Dnd adjacent. Not exactly that one just some ttrpg I'm not an expert) sessions at every couple of weeks. I'm not saying Izuchi willingly participates(those commoners are hopeless without his guidance), just that she didn't exactly have very many other people to invite(Hitohito and sometimes Meu and eventually Nanashi).

-She has a knack for trying to help townspeople as part of some sort of Magical Girl Code but isn't as good at it as she thinks she is.

-She has a compartment in her arm warmers that's full of bird feed, she's made an alliance with the pigeons.

-While she does cool it with the Organization stuff, she never drops the chuuni behavior. Eventually opens a small cake shop with some edgy chuuni-esque title(debated on whether it should be in the same place Little Berry was, like after little berry closes its doors).

-Nomiya and Hiyu butt heads a lot but they both get along fine with Azusa. Somebody needs to be nice to her god damn it.

-The Kujohs have a pet dog but it's actually Azusa's. Following with the rest of the family, it's a big intimidating dog that's actually just really chill. Enri has tried to look past it but he's always very leery about visiting them.

-Nomiya's riding an adrenaline high throughout most of the game but his more calm demeanor in his events is just him going in the opposite extreme as a result of coming down from it. He's usually fairly loud and confrontational, just not THAT loud and confrontational.

-He keeps in closest touch with Tobari after the hackers are disbanded. Somewhat on account of her being able to hold her own in Break Passage the best out of the other three. She views him as a weird little brother.

-The hackers hold gatherings in memory(or what little of that memory they even retained. It's mostly secondhand from Nanashi) of Mikado where they commit minor crimes. The gathering was Kotora's idea the crime was Nomiya's.

-Sagara has a journal that she calls the Abyss Tome that's just full of fanfiction and anime drawings of herself and her friends(/enemies). Has a bunch of spell names listed down in it.

-Saaya and Meu are friends! Saaya comes to her for divinations about her love life a lot and just ends up venting. Meu's happy to listen though and tries to comfort her the best she can.

-Saaya writes a lot of poetry.

-Yoh and Sagara are related. Somehow(I did consider nephew at one point but that didn't really pan out).

-So are Hiyu and Arumu. They've got that green hair and funky eyebrows.

-Akuta and Kaori date briefly(well, she's a fan of his work, and he is rich, and while he can't speak multiple languages he is well-spoken, what could go wrong?) which just ends in them breaking up over a disagreement over a book's ending. That was more the final straw though, actually getting to know him put into perspective just how far from her expectations he actually is and she's not super pleased about it. They do stay friends but something something important lesson about your idols being people.

-I feel like I've said somewhere that Kotora leaves the cafe to Rocca when he retires but I need to clarify that Kotora keeps being the cafe guy well into old age and that Rocca would be a whole adult by then.

-Kaori was the youngest of her siblings and only one to stay with her mother, she sees her dad as a good for nothing deadbeat(it wasn't an amicable divorce) and the ordeal heavily influenced how she views romantic relationships as a whole. Grew up somewhat distant from Kotora and their sister but reconnected in adulthood.

-Her "ideal guy" is just the best traits of her favorite book leads cobbled together like some kind of frankenguy. (And she might be internalizing something... who knows)

-The world did enter a more 'cyberpunk dystopia'-esque futuristic state a long time ago and the return to more traditional old timey ways is sort of in response to that, but Yasune is the only one who'd actually lived through it. Although then again the 2nd oldest character in the game is only 36 so...

The post is starting to not process so I'm going to cut it off here.

[wryterofworlds]

What I imagine Eddie Munson DMing for the kids is like:

Vs. what I imagine Eddie DMing for the fruity four would be like