#meanwhile.

[schro-again]

more pre-canon shenanigans. Obsessed with the implications here

[elc-art]

Here, under the false stars ݁₊ ⊹

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Another Elden ring au piece that I did a lil bit ago but keep forgetting to post

Shoutout to Siofra River gotta be in like my top 5 Elden ring locations

[blueeyesshyskies]

it's not exactly annoying younger sibling energy tho if that's any comfort, it's more "it's been too quiet for too long, what is she up to now????" vibes, constantly scheming and plotting things so creatively left field no one is even remotely ready to respond

Tell me the truth, is it bc I made this meme 😂

[callizinc]

Making a smaller post here as a sort of follow-up to my bigger analysis from yesterday (Shameless self promo. Read it.....) to talk about some of the things i forgot about! i'm... embarrassed i missed stuff at all 😭 BUT IT'S A RICH GAME OK!!!! IT'S A GOOD GAME THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!

First: I said so much about how work consumes Ena's life, meanwhile the very first line of the game is Froggy telling Ena to get back to work. like. Yeah. Can't get much clearer than that 😭😭 [MINECRAFT CAVE SOUND]

Second: This flavor text at the very beginning of the game is so short and simple but also Haunts Me. (if you don't remember, this is what it says if you try to interact with the door to the casino Before it opens during the first cutscene!)

Mostly because I feel like it's interesting that Ena's deprecating her Own Business (the casino for whatever reason is closed for like, a few minutes, and now it no longer qualifies as a "good business"? ...Girl?) and also because it's another example of how she's so conditioned to an ideal of Work above All Else. GIRL YOU CANNOT BE DOING 24/7 HOURS YOU CAN'T!!!!! THAT DOESN'T MEAN A BUSINESS IS GOOD!!!!! ENA YOU CAN'T BE DOING THAT!!!!!!!!!!

Also, this line is so iconic i can't believe i forgot it, but. Can we just acknowledge how she describes her shitty fucking job as a "Lifestyle" and her "Destiny".

And the worst part is like. Yeah, what more CAN she do indeed? She has absolutely 0 power to change her situation and nobody out there gives a shit about her. Ena.... KILL YOUR BOSS AND YOU WILL BE REINCARNATED AS A LOTUS FLOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And third, i talked about how what Ena's actual job is is pretty unclear and how I think that contributes to the theme of work consuming her life, and I still agree with that 100%, but I also forgot the very overt nods to her being a scammer 😭 (THANK you so much @aroace-elgyem)

And, no yeah—it definitely seems like she's Actually some MLM-esque schemer conman, but given the fact that she Still does literally whatever the fuck people ask of her, I'd argue her job is defined much more by giving herself to whatever everybody else wants more than it is her sales tactics.

Even so. If she ever scammed people or tricked anyone or did whatever else that may or may not have been bad. ....No she didn't ❤️

[wraithsquadron]

and ive joked about this before but karkat and flynn as The Love Interest That Isn't In The Story.

and also both of them have like, the Correct moral outlook on the situations that the protagonist struggles with. karkat and flynn are signposts towards what should be done.

and like. karkat is fine. he's like, not trapped anywhere really and he's safe. but then like. flynn is So Not, lmfao

[saintshauna]

i love yellowjackets it’s like. there’s One Rule: only if you are unforgivably fucking insane beyond all reason you get to survive The Woods. also Natalie

[truenoire]

Interpol is baffled. This is the most proven interaction anyone has gotten with Lettie in the last... two years at least, and she's quizzing one of their agents over why they weren't in Galar during the Darkest Day or even put out a distress signal for other Noted Trainers to answer on their behalf.

Over email.

They didn't even know she had an email.

[karnsteins]

Vampires have traditionally been associated with the past through their perceived relationship with primitive desires, folklore, or Gothic fiction. To imagine a modern vampire seems almost contradictory.

Stacey Abbott, “Celluloid Vampires: Life After Death in the Modern World”