#lon talks

[londubhh]

Stop!

Stop right there! Look at my children

That is all.

Thank you

[justanotherking]

If I die and I have to go meet God I'm not doing it, like lol NO I have things more important to do as a levitating soul/ghost.

God can wait till I have petted and kissed Tao and all Orion family's cats (;

[pokemondppt]

i get on here for the first time in a year+ and try to edit my blog and it won’t let me save it. lol. thanks tumblr i guess my blog is gonna be stuck in 2016 forever

[londubhh]

I wanna dance. I wanna be a dancer so bad. I miss being an athlete.

[londubhh]

I just want you all to know I am a “Deliora’s life force wasn’t depleted by the Iced Shell, Natsu, being END and Zeref’s strongest demon, one punched it” believer.

I have no proof but I will not change my mind.

[londubhh]

Random question/opinion, I find Lyon to be a much more interesting character without the Juvia crush.

Like after the Timeskip when he’s not around her he shows that he has alot more emotion and vulnerability then he did in Galuna and Oracian Seis but without looking ridiculously so.

And during the final season he showed amazing leadership abilities during both the twilight ogre and Alvarez. (So wish they had given him a 1 vs 1 fight to showcase his skills because they’ve become very interesting not only animals anymore).

I wish they had shown more of his character without the silly crushes.

I’m curious what you think.

Bestie I could write a whole ESSAY on how Lyon’s crush on Juvia was a complete assassination of his character. And by that, I mean the complete infatuation.

The TLDR of the problem is you took a character who was incredibly ambitious and driven, to a fault when he was introduced. His arc was about using that ambition for good—being a good wizard for Lamia Scale, outside of Ur.

“Now I’m just Lyon Vastia, a wizard of Lamia Scale. Nothing more, nothing less.”

THIS is what his story in the Grand Magic Games should have focused on. But yeah lets have the guy wanna win because he wants Juvia to join Lamia Scale (also undermining the character development of him learning to appreciate guilds when he trashed on them at first etc etc) and not because he wants his guild to FINALLY have the title of first place after coming second time and time again.

I have no inherent problem with Lyon having a love interest, I’ve written it myself more than a few times. It’s interesting to explore BECAUSE he’s so career driven, and it’s fun to write someone learning how to balance love, career, just how to adult in general.

Oh and don’t even get me STARTED on the clock arc and him showing up for Juvia. They had such an interesting opportunity to explore Gray and Lyon’s (now changed due to the timeskip) dynamic but nooo. Lyon is such an interesting character post timeskip because of how much he’s matured offscreen, but he’s still ambitious and flashy but not for the sake of his ego, not anymore (unless he’s competing with Gray, because Gray).

Sorry this is one of those things that really frustrates me about the show (and how Juvia’s character as a whole is handled tbh).

I’m not even opposed to them theoretically as a couple (if we ignore my distaste for Juvia) I just don’t like how it was handled

Anyway you’re so right. Lyon is simply another casualty on Hiro Mashima’s habit of letting attempts at humor overshadow the actual story

[londubhh]

I was once a 15-year-old girl who vented in her notes app at two AM, crying and debilitated by the thought that people would hate on her for writing Varigo (which, despite it’s popularity and not technically existing at the same time, was once and maybe still is, hated on).

That girl hated herself so much and couldn’t stand her ground because of the potential for hate and claims on her character—that if someone hated on what I was doing, hated me, they were right. But I wish I could tell her she’ll learn to disregard it. If someone doesn’t like what you’re doing, it’s because you are a reflection of them and they don’t want to see it.

Despite being a silly fandom thing, it really represented the insecurity that lived inside of me at one point in my life. Those fics never got written, they probably never will. That girl never shared her creativity because she was controlled by insecurity and hatred from herself and those around her.

I just wish I could hug and tell her that in a few years she would accept who she is; because who she is good and worthy. I’ve grown as a person since then, obviously, I was a kid, but I’m still writing fanfiction, in niche fandoms, loving music, dreaming of being an author, doing things that some people might deem silly or cringe.

But to that girl, and to anyone who is or has been there, just by doing the things you love—no matter how people perceive them—you’re promoting a level of authenticity most people only dream of. How many people hide their interests out of shame? So, so many, I definitely have. If you think you’re a lesser person because you engage in fandom, or any “stilly” interest, know that you’re a strong person that can move in a way of authentic expression, and that’s powerful.

The journey to self acceptance, and eventually self love, comes with understanding that being who you are takes more strength than changing for other people.

And to that girl, you will reach the point that you can disregard the nay-sayers, because you love what you’re doing and creating, which makes it worth it.

[londubhh]

Imposter syndrome is watching an entire franchise multiple times over and still worrying you don’t have a handle on the characters