#inky thoughts

[in-ky]

I love my mom <3

She doesn’t know I’m talking about old man erotica.

[thelovelyink]

You know those pictures of baby opossums hanging on their Mama's back? Yeah, I can't help but see that with the Aquato kids and Donatella

[sneakytoons]

🔞18+ NSFW🔞

Gyyh can you tell I don't really do this too often..Anyway yeah man! Get him! Get him till hes....uhh...off! Yeah!

[ink-and-dagger]

Of course this is totally optional (feel free to ignore this) but I’m pretty curious as to why you don’t like Vander. Personally I feel similarly to you i think? He’s not a fave but I don’t think he’s a bad guy, but I’m unable to articulate why exactly I don’t like him if that makes sense. Was hoping your views may resonate a bit? Idk

I'll give it a go!

Let me disclaimer this though because I really can't be bothered to fight with anyone. This is just my personal opinion and analysis. More than happy to be proved wrong when season 2 comes out if they end up expanding more on Vander's history, but at the moment I'm pretty set in my opinion of him.

I don't hate Vander. Nor do I think he's a bad character. I enjoy reading him in fics, and I'm certain I'll write him in future ones. He just isn't my favourite, and he irritates me at times.

I think the easiest way of explaining why I'm not a huge fan lies in one question

"Are you a good man?"

Vander and Silco share a lot of similarities. Both shown to be violent. Not above using threats or force to get their way. Both with long and complicated histories full of questionable deeds.

However.

If you asked Silco whether he considers himself to be a good man, I believe he'd say "No."

And yet, if you put the same question to Vander, it's my belief that he'd say "Yes."

And therein lies my issue with him.

I tend to find people and characters with hero complexes very tedious. Just my personal taste. And I sort of feel like Vander has one.

He whole-heartedly believes he's the good guy. And that bugs me. I kinda just wanna tell him to get over himself.

Vander always thinks that Vander is right.

And therefore, anyone who doesn't share his exact way of thinking is the enemy. He has blinkered vision, and an inability to think beyond tomorrow, or his immediate vicinity. As long as everything is okay in Vander's world [i.e the Lanes and his friends & family], he's content to forget the rest.

But see the thing is, the Undercity is bigger than just the Lanes. The Lanes is just a small section of the city. And more people live down there than just Vander's mates. So what about them? You have to be besties with Vander to qualify for protection?

Silco fights for Zaun.

Vander fights for Vander.

Which isn't my issue. I love villains. I love morally-grey and imperfect characters. I don't mind if a character has selfish motives or questionable drives. My issue isn't with Vander's actions or his goals, but rather his attitude and general opinion of himself.

If Vander wants to fight for Vander then go ahead my guy. But don't act so damn noble about it.

He likes to think of himself as this big, upstanding hero type. When he's actually no better than Silco. You could even argue he's no better than Piltover. He looks out for his own, and is content to ignore the rest.

I've seen some people comparing the two versions of Zaun between Act 1 and 2 under the different leadership.

It's true, under Vander the Lanes had a safer, more community-type feel to it. However, as I said before, the Undercity is bigger than just the Lanes. And a ✨#cosy-vibe UwU💕is pretty useless when the majority of people are starving and oppressed. Barely surviving and in no way thriving. Vander doesn't really concern himself with the well-being of Zaun as a whole.

I'm not saying Silco's reign is perfect either. The Undercity certainly doesn't feel as safe under his watch, and I'm not ignoring the drug problem [though this a whole other topic]. But aren't these issues that naturally occur alongside industrial progress? London has a lot more crime etc going on than a smaller, less advanced city for example. But despite this, Silco's leadership undoubtedly benefits the greatest amount of people. There are huge advances in technology, health, trade, business, and infrastructure. He literally makes the air safer to breathe. Silco advocates for Zaun as a whole.

But I digress. This isn't about who is a better leader. This is about Vander thinking he's this big, brave, gallant knight in shining armour because he rescued the princess, even though he left the village to be burned by the dragon.

So yeah, I guess those are my thoughts.

My issues with characters don't tend to stem from their actions, but rather their opinions of themselves.

It's kinda like when someone thinks they're a really nice person because they're kind to their friends and family even though they're a complete prick to the waiter at a restaurant. Yeah that really annoys me.

[inkclover]

TUMBLR NO DONT CHANGE THE PROFILE BUTTON TO THE SHOP BUTTON ON MOBILE AAAAAAAAA (how am I gonna open several blogs on mobile at once bro……)

[inkareds]

Is anyone interested in me writing a sub Matt x Reader short smut loosely based on Take Me To Church by Hozier?

...

This'll be the very first time I'ma post smut on Tumblr

And like the 2nd time I post any kind of smut

and like the 10th time maybe of me writing smut

SO IT'S NOT INTENSE OR LIKE VERY SMUTTY SMUTTY BUT LIKE KINDA WHINY MATT SORT OF?

[inkyquince]

I firmly believe that no pc will ever beat the game. Have a distinct dislike for any story where the pc defeats the entire town or some shit. There's always another layer, another hour of darkness and it's impossible to get out. Yeah, PC could kill Bailey, but hell would rain down and someone else takes his place to be their tormentor.

I am, however, a fan of when the PC becomes what they most hated. They can go from pawn to a queen, but never a player. They can become a cog, a well known, well loved, a depended cog, but would never become something bigger. That's also when they realize that everyone else is also a cog, even Bailey, even Quinn. The town is a clock that's ticking and one cog missing might mean that it's a half second behind, but one more cog makes it run smoother.

Assimilate or fall off the clockwork and roll away. That's all you can do.

[lovelikegravity]