#masthya

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ARTIST HIGHLIGHT

Masthya

mas // 28/uruguay // they/them pronouns

Art used with permission by Masthya. Thank you @masthya so much for your truly amazing and unbelievably gorgeous art!

[materassassino]

I’m so stunned.

I have to thank @masthya for this absolutely GORGEOUS commission they drew for me. It’s beyond what I imagined it would be like, it’s so beautiful, I can’t stop staring at it like a fool!

Shiro looks so content and in love and Allura looks so relaxed and safe and the warmth and happiness they feel holding each other really just melts off the art, it’s perfection. Sheer perfection.

Thank you so much, @masthya. You’re a star! GO COMMISSION THEM, THEY’RE AMAZING!

[olivemeister]

I JUST WANT TO SAY, WHEN I READ THE LTEST HXH I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF YOU... SENDING MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES... YOUR BOY WILL BE REMEMBERED.

THANK YOU MAS

I’M DEVASTATED BUT ALSO TOUCHED

[olivemeister]

masthya replied to your post:hey thanks to everybody who was brave enough to...

I’m so sorry to hear you were put in such a shitty situation just because someone else was being shitty :( please dont feel guilty about not having done anything, you had no idea what she was really like back then

thanks, mas, i really appreciate it. the whole situation is still like ???

[foxglove-hime]

@Eliavah

Rules:

1) Tag the person who tagged you 2) Answer the questions and tag 20 people

How tall are you? 5′9ish

What color and style is your hair? Black

What color are your eyes? grey blue

Do you wear glasses or contacts? No

Do you wear braces? Nei6h

What’s your favorite fashion style? I don’7 really have favori7e s7uff.

When were you born? December 13

Where are you from/live? Nowhere

Do you have any siblings? I am everyone’s cool bi6 sis

What kind of student are you?  Wha7 a weird ques7ion

Do you like school? I don’7 really like 7hin6s...

What are your favorite subjects?  I don’7 really have favori7e 7hins.

What are your favorite characters? /swt

What are your favorite tv shows? orz

Favorite past times?  Oh my 6od

Have any regrets? 6enerally, no.  I’ve done 7hin6s 7ha7 were probably bad ideas, bu7 I don’7 re6re7 any decisions I’ve made.  I’m happy wi7h where I’m 6oin6.

Would you like to get married?  Eh.

Do you like shopping?  orz

Do you want children?  I ain7 yer mum

What countries have you visited?  Mexico, Canada, US.

What’s the scariest nightmare you’ve ever had? 6enerally speakin6, all of my dreams wake me up always.  I don’7 dream very of7en, and I don’7 really have any 7ha7 are... differen7.  7hey all may as well be ni6h7mares, bu7 7hey’re mundane.  Ran6in6 from “Princess Bubble6um and Marceline 6o on a da7e” 7o, like... “ea7in6 lunch”

Do you have any enemies?  Uh... People I consider my enemy?  By defaul7, I love every7hin6, and I can’7 really ha7e s7uff... Jus7 6e7 super annoyed.  6enerally speakin6 7he only 7ime I’ll ever be hos7ile 7owards someone is if 7he circums7ances demand i7, or 7hey’re 7he 7ype of person 7o do 6enocide runs ou7 of curiosi7y.

Do you believe in miracles?  Yes, bu7 no7 direc7ly in 7he way you mean.  A miracle is, simply pu7, any even7 7ha7 happens ou7side of cause and effec7- essen7ially an “ac7 of 6od”.  Ac7in6 ou7side of how 7hin6s are mean7 7o play ou7 7hrou6h causali7y isn’7 especially hard 7o believe, since i7 can be as simple as lookin6 lef7 when 7he universe had alli6ned for you 7o look ri6h7 a7 7ha7 exac7 momen7, bu7 i7′s jus7 incredibly unlikely and hard 7o ac7ually do consciously.

I don’7 7hink I 7alk 7o 20 people re6ularly on 7umblr s7ill.

@masthya @mammothmon @bandit-kitten @weenie-kun @hwasang

..Five is enou6h.

[foxglove-hime]

@darkwehl Rules:

1) Tag the person who tagged you 2) Answer the questions and tag 20 people

How tall are you? 5′9?  Maybe

What color and style is your hair? Black. Annoyin6ly na7ural mixed hair.  Usually pull i7 ou7 of 7he way in a pony.  A bi7 lon6er 7han shoulder len67h ri6h7 now.

What color are your eyes? 6rey

Do you wear glasses or contacts? Nei6h

Do you wear braces? No

What’s your favorite fashion style? I don’7 have favori7e 7hin6s

When were you born? December 13

Where are you from/live? Nowhere/Alaska

Do you have any siblings?  I am everyone’s cool bi6 sis.

What kind of student are you? I don’7 know how 7o answer 7his :3c

Do you like school? I don’7 really like or dislike 7hin6s.

What are your favorite subjects?  Swea7s

What are your favorite characters?  Swea7s more

What are your favorite tv shows?  Po7a7o

Favorite past times?  Do6son6

Have any regrets?  No, no7 direc7ly.  I’ve done 7hin6s 7ha7 are 6ross and/or embarassin6 7o look back on, bu7 I wouldn’ve done any7hin6 differen7.

Would you like to get married?  No7 in 7he way 7his ques7ion is probably askin6, no.

Do you like shopping?  Swea7s more

Do you want children?  I ain’7 yer mum

What countries have you visited?  Uni7ed S7a7es, Canada, Mexico.

What’s the scariest nightmare you’ve ever had? I don’7 really have dreams, and when I do 7hey usually jus7 wake me up.  7hey’re never really scary.  No7 in 7he way you’re 7hinkin6.

Do you have any enemies?  I love every7hin6.  Do and have people 7hou6h7 of 7hemselves as my enemies?  Probably, idr.

Do you believe in miracles?  :)

I tag: @chittlet @mammothmon @bandit-kitten @masthya @couhnida @hwasang @weenie-kun @overblech @eliavah @wasteland-willow

i think you can’t do a pacifist run the first time? i tried to, but couldnt not kill cowmom and ended up with neutral :c

[olivemeister]

i think it’s technically possible, but you can’t get the true ending on your first playthrough! my logic there was basically “i want to be tough enough that i can learn the boss dynamics, and then once i know what to do i’ll go pacifist”. i ended at level 8 - spared every single boss, killed a handful of random encounters.

though... i accidentally killed cowmom - i didn’t realize the hits would scale up so rapidly - and immediately reloaded the save like “I’M SORRY I’M SORRY I’M SORRY” (flowey knew. flowey always knows. i’m gonna piss in his fertilizer)

[seekerofweird]

On Killua’s Independence

After reading this post by masthya, I put some consideration into the idea of the  Zoldycks as a homophobic family and the framing of Killua as a victim of homophobia.

 That analysis makes sense at first, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that it ignores so many important parts of the story and characters, in many ways contradicting them. Special thanks to zoldycksquad420 for helping me develop and adding to these ideas! This would be a different post without you! :3 
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 Most Asian cultures support collectivism over individualism. The Zoldycks similarly value family--the family’s reputation, the family’s preservation, the family’s cohesion--over individual desires or goals. They value the family even over individual well-being (while also recognizing that they are linked). They see each member as having a duty to the family--a duty that sometimes requires self-sacrifice. They each have a part to play. By choosing his own path, Killua rejects not only their extreme actions, but also their values. Killua’s independence is more representative of a larger cultural struggle between traditional collectivism and individualism in an increasingly globalized world.

He is caught between his family’s expectations and the possibilities offered by another way of life. Claiming that Killua’s narrative is one of homophobic victimization requires overlooking several important aspects of his character and his life. Focusing on Killua as homosexual suggests that his life revolves around Gon—that Gon is all that matters and that Killua is without other ambitions or desires. Gon is an important part of Killua’s life, but Killua made the decision to run away from his family and go off on his own (to the Hunter exam) before ever meeting Gon. He didn’t do it to have a relationship with someone else, or even to “be himself.” He left because he felt suffocated: “Who wants to have their whole life planned out for them?” His problem is with their strict control over the path that his life will follow—not even with the path itself, but simply that he was denied any other opportunity. He never says anything about suppressing his personality or his essential self—only his freedom to choose. For the audience, Killua is a symbol of the pain and reward of navigating the area between collectivism and individualism. While it may be tempting to find personal meaning in Killua’s (suggested) homosexuality, this reading erases the larger cultural meanings inherent in his struggle.

 Placing the importance on homosexuality—a personal element—is also a misunderstanding of the Zoldycks’ motives and values. The Zoldycks’ concern is with Killua’s failure to adhere to their path, not with who he is as a person. Silva and Kikyo never have a problem with any of their children’s personalities. Actually, all of the children are allowed to find their own way to fit into the family—all that matters is that they continue to satisfy the role that was chosen for them. Illumi inherits their parents’ perspective. He consistently places the family before his own desires; he accepts their perspective so completely, his only desires remaining are those related to family—seeking Killua’s respect, appreciation, and dependence. Milluki pursues his own interests, but it is permitted because his desires don’t interfere with the family’s ability to function. He isn’t impressive, but he does support the family (even if only selfishly). Alluka is impotent in her basement cell. Kalluto’s desires are unclear and perhaps undeveloped (what is the real goal behind joining the Phantom Troupe?), but they have yet to serve as an obstacle to the Zoldycks. Thus, Killua’s actions are the only ones that interfere with the functioning of the family as a whole.

 To the Zoldycks, sexuality is irrelevant. Killua’s desires—including sexual desires—don’t matter. All that matters is that he resists any desires that contradict the family’s goals. 

To say that Killua’s independence represents his family’s rejection of his homosexuality is to erase the much more important dilemma he faces between his upbringing with collectivist values and his exploration of individualism. While Killua becomes aware of individualist alternatives to his upbringing, the audience is struggling with the same problem. Rather than a triumph over homophobia or a coming out story, Killua’s is question of how to achieve balance between his family’s collectivist values and his own individualist curiosity.