#icouldbemoreclever

[icharchivist]

Happy Birthday Icha!! *sends cake to you*

Waa thank you sweetheart 💞💞

Have a nice day ♡♡

[earthbovndmisfit]

✩, ◉!

It's Ship Development Time y'all! @icouldbemoreclever

✩ what is their go-to food when they want to have a treat together?

In their og setting: On their own, I feel like Robert is fond of pastries, especially those with berries, or those with a lemony taste, since he likes the contrast between sweet and tart. In Jonathan's case, we know he loves chocolate, so I feel like he'd enjoy chocolate cake a lot. The more chocolatey it is, the better! And so, together, I think they'd mash both sides and go for chocolate cake topped with berries (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries -ik those can't be scientifically classified as berries but lets pretend they are 🤫️). Add a nice cup of tea or coffee and there you have it!

I also think they would want to try their hands at baking said cake at least once instead of buying it or asking the kitchen staff at Jona's house to make it for them. They likely make a huge mess all over the kitchen the first time, with both ending up covered in flour, dough, and chocolate lol, and the cake isn't very good either (way too chocolatey per Jonathan's request of course lol), but they had a lot of fun making it, so it definitely would be worth it in the end.

In a Modern setting: I don't know why, but I feel like they would enjoy stuff like smoothies and bubble tea (the standard type of tea, but I think they'd also enjoy the one that's made with yoghurt). They would be in for trying different flavors every time too!

◉ what hobbies do they do together? if they prefer parallel play what sort of tasks and hobbies do they like to do in each other's company?

They do a balanced mix of both, doing hobbies together and parallel play too!

Their parallel play oftentimes involve but are not limited to reading, writing, or just studying, especially taking into consideration not only the times Jonathan is doing archaeological research, but also the fact that Speedwagon likely starts getting some form of education at one point there, and so he'd have plenty of stuff to study too. I headcanon that Jonathan can play the piano btw! So I'm all for the idea of his piano being brought over to the study room/library, this so they can add that to their parallel play. This means: there are times when Jonathan will play soft tunes on the piano while Speebs reads or studies.

Hobbies together totally include (not limited to just these either btw) stuff like working out and training, also hiking, and having picnics. These can be during the day or even at night so they can stargaze together. I hc that Speedwagon knows a few things about constellations and can recognize a lot of them (especially those used for navigation, thanks to his many travels around the world). It is in these night picnics that Speedwagon has taught Jonathan some of what he knows about stars.

Little bonus: This following exchange definitely happened the first time they stargazed together and as Speebs was telling Jona all about those stars in the night skies... Spw: "They are all so beautiful, eh? But I fear they all pale in comparison with my favorite star of 'em all." Jona, curious upon hearing that: "Oh. And which one is that? Can we see it tonight?" Spw, with a smile so full of love turning to look at Jona: "Well, I am lookin' at it right now, darlin'." And to which Jonathan starts giggling, all giddy and blushing at the compliment while Speebs peppers kisses all over his pretty face and seals it all with a soft kiss to his lips.

Back to the piano bit I mentioned earlier and adding to it, I like the idea of Speedwagon discovering and picking up the harmonica for the novelty of it in one of his journeys to either Germany or the US (to my knowledge, harmonicas as we know them today originated there in the early-to-mid 19th century and then they began being exported to America too around mid-to-late 19th century), and so he might not be the best at playing it at first (he gradually gets better at it every time, of course), but that doesn't stop them both from playing something together as a duet sometimes.

Also, I never really see this addressed anywhere, but Jonathan is canonly shown to be pretty good at drawing, so I definitely think he'd draw quite often and would also use Robert as his muse a lot, making portraits of him or just drawing him while he's working hard on his studies or something.

In a modern setting, most of what I just mentioned applies too tbh, with the difference that Robert would also know how to play the electric guitar (yes, this creates some interesting duets there with Jonathan's piano).

In this setting, I also like to think they'd enjoy watching fun B Horror movies from the 80s (the type of movies that are so bad and so absurd that they are good). Stuff along those lines but that also leans towards camp too, like Rocky Horror Picture Show for example and so on. Think of it as some kind of weird homage to their og universe from Phantom Blood in a way 😆️ And yes, they make little marathons every now and then, bringing snacks and watching those movies cuddling in the sofa under a blanket, making comments or jokes all the while and so on and so forth 🤲️💖️

[i-heart-hxh]

I finally read "ending D" now that the news is official, and honestly I laughed. It's such a cliche ending like you see in some other anime (including the main character being a bad parent and repeating history). It seemed like this was even alluded to with the whole "characters are living in different cities and may be so and so's child or grandchild" part. I think like you said, it being released likely has a lot to do with it being very far from any canon option (and even Togashi asked us to forgive him if anything happens to him and it becomes the de facto ending). It's undoubtedly very bad writing. What interested me a lot is Togashi saying his preferred ending is the one that he guesses will only get a 10% approval rating. I wonder what it could possibly be? My guess would be either something super pessimistic OR something super gay. But I guess we really aren't able to do anything but speculate. At least we know what the ending WON'T be now.

It baffles me as well how clichéd and typical of an ending it is, which is not normally Togashi's writing style in HxH. It feels so out of step with the rest of the series and how unconventional and trope-twisting it tends to be. I'm just repeating myself yet again, but I don't think he would have released it if he had any intentions of making an ending like it.

I've considered that ending D could be some form of joke/satire/commentary, or a challenge to himself to get to the real ending so this rejected ending doesn't end up being the de facto ending, but as usual, take both of these possibilities with a huge pinch of salt because all we can do now is speculate. It could also be an ending that was scrapped early in the series, or one that he didn't consider with any real weight. But, who knows! Only Togashi, and I don't think he's going to tell us more about it any time soon, if at all.

I'm also curious about ending C, I think a lot of people are from what I've seen! I agree that a pessimistic or gay ending are the first things that come to my mind when I think of something he thinks the majority of the audience wouldn't like but would satisfy him the most, but with him, it could be anything. Personally, I support Togashi doing whatever makes him feel most satisfied in the ending, whether I end up liking the end myself or not. After all the hard work he's put in, being able to finish it the way he wants is the best thing we can ask for.

I am grateful that ending D has been ruled out, though, as I'd certainly rather see it as a scrapped idea now than in the manga itself in some number of years.

[katsintriis]

hxh for the fandom blorbo thing!!

YESS I have so many correct opinions about hxh let's gooo

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most):

- We all know it's Kurapika it's not even a secret. He lives in my head rent free no matter how long the hiatus is, I have so many Feelings

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

- GON!!! No one's wrong Gon opinions can change the fact that he's a precious lamb in little green boots and also I love him uwu

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

- I thought about this a while bc I wanted to say Leorio or Melody but tbh I don't think they're all that "underrated". So I'm gunna go Pairo on this one. He's such a fun character, especially juxtaposed with Kurapika. TOO BAD HE'S DEAD AND ONLY IN LIKE TWO SPECIAL CHAPTERS BOOHOOHOO WEH

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

- THETA I LOVE YOU I feel like any time Theta appears in the manga I just go apeshit, I think she's the coolest and she's literally barely even gotten the chance to do anything lmao

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

- Killua is the embodiment of "So what if he kills people? I accept him as he is and think his murderous tendencies are cool" meme

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

- Chrollo lmao

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

- Tserriednich, bye bitch!!!

[leecherish]

Guess who just bought Pathologic HD? I'm abysmally slow at playing video games but once I start I'll definitely tell you what I think :3

you have no idea how excited that makes me oh my god!! absolutely feel free to liveblog it to me!! also if you wish i can give you some tips to start out, since the game doesn’t tell you a lot of things lmao and it’s really frustrating sometimes how you have no idea what you have to do because you had no idea you have a “letters” menu (it’s opened by the L key btw! remember this because the game sure doesn’t tell you!) and 10 people have been looking for you ever since. pathologic’s mechanics are really clunky sometimes but to some extent it is also part of its charms :’) okay, that aside it’s a lot of trial and error so if you don’t mind the difficulty of having to figure out everything yourself or from random hints that are dropped in conversations you might not even see at all, then by all means go in blind!! just allow me to recommend that you play the Bachelor route first, since the Haruspex route is pretty much the “hard mode” in many ways. other than that, have a lot of fun!!! <3 

[catboykoito]

icouldbemoreclever replied to your photo “heres the boy pig marking me like crazy”

he's so adorable!! what's his name?

i know right 😭 his name is buckles!!!

[yatosiblings]

It's sad to see you suffering reading kny but at the same time, I need someone to join me in hell

dude im crying so much right now one of the best and most painful shounen mangas i had the misfortune of reading

[akuhimitsu]

The World, Hierophant Green, Stone Free!

☆ The World — Which part did you watch/read first?  

I watched Vento Aureo first! It actually wasn’t too long ago that I joined the Jojo fandom. I think I watched Vento Aureo for the first time in like the ending of December :3 

☆ Hierophant Green — Which character do you relate to the most? 

This is a good question. I really relate to Bruno Bucciarati (ofc) and Fugo Panaccotta the most. Bruno in the sense that he just wants to see all of his friends be ok and is always motivating people. He’s someone I really look up to and aspire to be like. I feel like we both have resolve. I also relate to Fugo because I was doing very well academically when I was younger (high school years). I could have possibly gone to any university of my choosing, or maybe a very good university, but then Depression™️ and a bunch of other issues Hit Me Hard™️. Hit Me Very Very Very Hard™️. I’m out of that phase of my life now though, and making a living for myself. Trying to pick up the pieces after everything’s happened 👀  Not sure if I have fully recovered from what happened now that I’m talking about it. Maybe I should consider therapy… 

☆ Stone Free — If you were suddenly transported into the world of JJBA, which part would you like to be dropped into? And would you join the heroes or the villains?  

Oh man. Please drop me into part 5. I’m such a slut for part 5. I actually have a headcanon/scenario type of thing where I meet the Bucci gang because I’m a part time waitress at Libeccio and I’m working there to pay for school because I’m going to school in Naples as a foreign exchange student. That’s how I meet the Bucci gang and possibly end up joining them.