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Let's talk about the styling of Treasure Ep. Fin : All to Action
Brand new, full throttle You already know, babe
why is almost everything i build in creative so much bigger than i want it to be. what possible use could there be for what ive just made
What is Yana's preferred love language to express? vs receive?
i went a little overboard with this by mistake it's more of a 'how all love languages apply' kind of deal. it's kind of messy too sorry!
WORDS OF AFFIRMATION!
GIVING: surprisingly, words of affirmation are a fairly strong love language for yana in terms of expressing. she can be quite observant, and therefore picks up on how people tend to think and feel about themselves. she knows how words can affect people, be them negative or positive, and often knows what people want/need to hear.
midnight suns, issue #4
while she isn't the best at it, given she can be quite brash and straightforward, she has never been one to beat around the bush or lie to people to save their feelings from being hurt. she will tell you how she sees things without sugarcoating, so her words of affirmation are always genuine and factual. while they may not have much elegance to them, they're there and they're truthful nonetheless.
i can't remember where this is from.
RECEIVING: while not opposed to words of affirmation, yana tends not to react well to them. some part of this comes down to her not believing she deserves them. there is part of her that wholeheartedly believes there is something fundamentally wrong with her. that, despite the good she tries to do, she is destined only for the evil belasco intended for her. words of affirmation challenge this view she has of herself, and the shift in perspective from what she thinks to be true can throw her off.
another part of this comes down to her believing nobody really understands her -- not enough to try and comfort/convince her that all the things she thinks about herself are untrue. she was, plain and simple, forged into a weapon. forced to survive in a hellish wasteland from six years old until sixteen. she was forced to kill the only two people who had helped her in limbo while still a child. after her and cat's failed attempt to kill belasco, she was tortured day in and day out -- by s'ym physically, and belasco mentally. the things they did and said are ingrained so deeply in her that she struggles to see herself any differently; despite what people might say, and despite how her actions suggest differently. people can't affirm that she's good, or that she isn't what she thinks herself to be, because they don't know the extent of it. she rarely tells anybody the full story of what happened in limbo. she rarely tells anybody what goes on in her head, or her struggles with the darkchilde every time she peeks her head out at any opportunity in an attempt to goad illyana into setting her loose.
they can be taken better when given by people who she does care for, or who she trusts and has previously confided in. the first people coming to mind being scott, kitty and dani, even occasionally magneto. people that she trusts to give it to her straight — who don't see her as the demon queen, but instead as illyana.
ACTS OF SERVICE!
GIVING: acts of service are also a love language she uses to express herself, but not in the typical sense. she can, will, and has put her life on the line for the people she loves/cares about. if there is a possibility the people she truly cares about could get hurt, she'll do whatever she can to try and be sure she will take the brunt of whatever it is because she believes she can take it. her acts of service come in the form of protection -- in the form of fighting to protect -- because fighting is all she's known. it's something she's incredibly good and and incredibly well versed in. she will do anything in her power to keep people ( loved ones, teammates, etc ) as safe as she possibly can. even if it comes as a risk to her own safety. there are deeper issues with this but that is NOT what this post is about.
dead souls (2018), issue #3. illyana knows she's going to have to bring forth the darkchilde to get into the cockpit. she knows the magic sigils keeping them out are far from good. she knows what she (and now rictor) are going to face, and she knows they'll likely only get caught in the crossfire. there are more displays of this i simply can't find them.
idk i just save panels as i read i forget to note where they're from
RECEIVING: another one that tends to be a little iffy for illyana. she hates feeling as though she's incapable, and she hates feeling like other people think she's incapable. she prefers to do things herself, however big or small, because she constantly feels as though she has to prove herself. she conquered limbo — defeated a sorcerer supreme — when she was only a child. she dragged herself out of limbo by herself. having things done for her, once again whether these things are big or small, makes her feel weak. though, eventually, she can feel comfortable enough to accept these things when she realises the people doing them truly don't see her as any less.
PHYSICAL TOUCH!
UHH IDK: physical touch, while rare, is one yana isn't entirely opposed to. though this tends to be reserved almost strictly for partners and her closest friends. her years trapped in limbo, in her youth no less, has made her quite averse to being touched. belasco needed illyana's soul to be corrupted to an extreme extent to ensure he could create the bloodstones needed which would unleash the elder gods. this meant putting her through unfathomable things to make that happen. s'ym was often given free reign to torture illyana as he pleased to make this happen. while deep down she craves a softer touch, and physical touch tends to be a love language she likes to receive as long as she's comfortable with the giver, the feeling of people touching her - even in passing - tends to remind her of those times left in s'ym's care.
being touched without warning, especially in a setting where it isn't warranted ( outside of battles/fights ) can sometimes make her lash out. nothing crazy -- usually just her slapping people's hands away, barking a threat at them, or moving away entirely. however, yana can be quite touchy on her own accord, usually when she intends to be a little irritating, because she's the one initiating so she's prepared, and she knows nothing bad will come from it.
new mutants, can't remember which issue.
she can be quite open with people she cares for, though it is quite rare ( see; her going to hug kitty and falling flat on her face because she turned incorporeal, believing illyana was going for a hit because she isn't a hugger idk where i saved the panel ) to see. she's just slightly more open with softer touches - comforting hands, a head on a shoulder, a side hug, an actual hug - when it's only herself and a friend/partner as she thinks showing people she's anything more than the queen of limbo will somehow make her appear weaker. if they see she isn't all sharp teeth, icy glares and sarcasm — if they see she has real emotions — they might think her easy to hurt or manipulate. smthn smthn it's better to be feared than loved if one cannot be both.
RECEIVING/GIVING: in relationships, while she won't admit it, she can be very affectionate. some days she won't want to be touched at all, somedays she's okay with smaller things, and somedays all she wants to do is be touching her partner. while she tends not to be affectionate in public, behind closed doors she is fairly smitten with her partner and finds it eases her greatly to be wrapped in their arms -- or them wrapped in her own. she's actually a big fan of skin - to - skin contact! she can be kind of a big baby when she's entirely, one thousand percent comfortable with someone.
new mutants (2009), issue #7. she even struggles to be okay with her own brother touching her.
QUALITY TIME!
GIVING/RECEIVING: illyana is actually a big fan of quality time. some days she isn't and she wants to coop herself up and hide away from the world and everyone on it - and other times she greatly enjoys just being in the presence of those that she deems close. even if they aren't doing anything exciting, which she actually prefers. sitting in silence doing their own thing is nice for her. there's no expectations, no trying to fill the time with things of shared interest or holding pointless conversations. watching movies/tv shows, playing chess (something she enjoys), sparring (also another one she enjoys) or, again, just doing their own thing. she still does a lot of research into spells and magic and things she can use to her advantage and sometimes just having someone around can be a nice change. she does like to show off sometimes, too.
if illyana is willing to spend time with someone outside of a work - based setting, one - on - one, it means they've made it into her good books.
can't find a panel for this one rn. other than her playing remote chess with colossus but i guess it doesn't count because they aren't actually together.
GIFT GIVING!
GIVING: illyana isn't the best when it comes to gift giving. sometimes she struggles to pinpoint exactly what people like in terms of a gift. she always feels it unnecessary to gift things that have no practical use. many of her gifts, just as she likes to receive them, come as a spur of the moment type of thing. if she see's something that reminds her of someone, or something she knows a specific individual needs/wants, she tends to get it for them with little hesitation. whether it's a birthday gift or simply a random tuesday. she's very nonchalant when giving them, too. doesn't like to let people know she thinks about them too much. however it does make her feel good when they react positively to it. she knows she isn't very vocal with her appreciation for people, so gifts can be how she tries to convey it.
RECEIVING: despite how she acts when receiving gifts, illyana is a subtle fan of it. this is void when it's her birthday, as the day brings back nothing but cruel memories of belasco's 'birthday surprises.' but any other time? especially when they're tailored to her likes or her needs? she claims not to be a sentimental person, but she is, and she'll treasure whatever the gift is behind closed doors. if it has a practical use for her then it makes it even better, though that isn't to say she's opposed to little trinkets. she might make a little jab when given the gift, but she knows the people who go out of their way to get her gifts know that she's only joking about it.
when first escaping limbo she wasn't a fan, given every surprise in its hellish depths had been new torture methods, or new creatures to terrorise her, or new spells she was meant to learn within mere hours -- lest a punishment for failure befall her. though as she eases out of her teenage years and into her twenties, she does grow to appreciate the random things people get her from their travels. she prefers gifts that haven't been bought with money, though, as she feels she isn't worth it. gifts that have been found by chance are far better, and it leaves her a little soft knowing that someone has seen something and though 'hey, illyana would like this.'
IN SHORT!!
her main preferred love language to give is quality time. spending time with people she cares about, with no ulterior motive, is one of the main ways she feels she's able to convey her care for them. she isn't great with words, or physical touch, or giving in general - so just doing things with people, she feels, is enough of an indication of their worth to her.
the secondary is her own personal version of acts of service, as she thinks she can best display her care by doing things. by protecting people and not letting anything happen to them if there's any way that she can help it.
her preferred love language to receive is also quality time.
secondary preferred love language, as long as she's comfortable, is surprisingly physical touch -- from those who are extremely close to her. people she feels comfortable enough to allow them to touch her with no prior warning, with no need to ask, who know when to give her space and when all she needs is a hug so tight it's almost crushing. she is so touch starved and she's denied herself the comfort of being touched so much that sometimes her need to be held just seeps through the cracks.
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blog update! 。・゜・
hiiiiii guys, just wanted to let everyone know officially that I have changed my pinned post from the original “rules + masterlists” to just a straight up navigation!
truthfully I was running out of space to add links since one post can only hold 100 links, so I separated rottmnt from 2k12 tmnt! idk if I like it as it is right now but we’ll see
A before and after two year time skip!! I love this show so much ❤️
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