#meta rants

[lizluvscupcakes]

“Why would the embodiment of lust care about consent, why would the embodiment of gluttony care about self control, why-?”

That is the point, that is literally exactly the point, who else would understand that better than them, who would understand these concepts better than the entities who have seen countless souls destroy themselves and others through their lack of them.

“But then why doesn’t Mammon-?”

Because Mammon has literally decided not to care, he’s never cared about anyone except himself because he’s made the choice not to, Beezie and Ozzie both have people they’ve chosen to care about and that’s precisely why they both choose to care about consent and self-control. They cannot control their nature but they can control their actions.

[vampyofmemes]

Ichiru was horrible to Zero but I do like to imagine his pov during vkm from the confines of Zero's consciousness. I imagine it would be something like, "Brother nooo! This isnt you... Cute kid though." Either that or he might actually be supportive of it considering he drank the pureblood kool-aid. But considering how jealous he was over Shizuka's dead lover I do think he would be offended on Zero's behalf.

Hi, anon!

I mean, you’re right, Ichiru wasn’t a great brother, but I guess I like to believe the fragment version of him that’s become one with Zero is more.. amiable? Slightly, of course, he’s still a snarky little shit, but deep down he still loved Zero despite it turning into a twisted rivalry when he was alive.

Hahaha, I almost think he’d berate Zero more than be that kind about him making mistakes lol. He never held back his punches once he revealed his “true” face. Though, I’d like to imagine he’d like his niece, too. ^^

Speaking of, though, Yuuki was able to see Ichiru in Zero’s mind/blood (however this nonsense works) but this damn mangaka didn’t have Ren know about Ichiru when she drank from her father during her vamp puberty? Like… Sorry to go off-topic but like.. nitpick there. Still gets me how Ren knows barely anything about her father. Writing = terrible, that’s all I’ll say.

As for Ichiru being supportive to the pb propaganda—idk, he wasn’t a fan of Yuuki (valid). I do think he’d at least have some choice words about how Zero treated himself throughout memories. Idk, I feel like someone needed to remind him that he shouldn’t play the martyr to his own feelings and wellbeing. Aidou and Yori did try, they do get credit, but in the end.. it just be the way it was and I’ll always be sad for Zero when the narrative didn’t want to give him much.

Thanks for dropping by, anon!

[vampyofmemes]

Hino does a terrible job pushing the trio Canon ending, if Zero should be going to anyone to rant it's Ichiru's grave! VKM diluted Zero so much it's sad, or maybe since it's vk memories the Zero we're seeing is just a joint interpretation of Ren and Ai's recounting which is how I cope with Vkm, it's all just a loose recounting from 2 unreliable narrators. Also if Zero was only alive for 200 out of those 1000 years?? I find that time pointless but that's just my perspective. He got to live a "full" life in the end according to Hino.

Hello there, anon!

That’s a good point. Even though, I’m sure Zero doesn’t need to physically do that but it was interesting when he did in VKM 16. I do like the implication that he goes over to his family’s grave to just clear his mind and recenter himself. Ichiru could be chatting his ear off for all we know, really.. who knows, lol. I love how that’s a factor Hino clearly never wanted to delve back into ever again. LOL She mentions Ichiru is there with him but I’d love to have seen him scolding Zero for half the shit he was doing in VKM, LOL. That dynamic would’ve been fun to play out more.

Listen, I’ve been saying since VKM 13–the spin-off is Null!Zero. He’s just not my fully realized boy I know and love. There are elements there, and as you said, diluted from who he use to be. His very core characteristics mangled over Hino’s forced plot concepts she was pushing because who cares about organic characterization and growth! lol These character don’t dictate the narrative to make the story flow seamlessly, she wanted them to get to point A to point B regardless if it fit their character or not, lol.

Honestly, the drama CD is just her own AU delulu land of how she wanted to dress up the trio despite it having an obtuse dynamic.

That’s an interesting perspective to take VK memories. I’m on a teeter of agreeing and only because when we first start memories it’s got some of Sayori’s perspective and when she explains what she’s witnessed between Zero and Yuuki (Zero finding out she’s pregnant, she flees, etc), her version of events makes it seem Zero wasn’t there for Yuuki and Ai when—within the following chapters—we have Zero, himself, say to Hanabusa that he’s been taking care for two (Feeding Yuuki his blood during her pregnancy). So, clearly he visited her but we’re not privy to those interactions, and sure, we could take this as a retcon from the first VKM chapter but it’s also being delivered by the horse’s mouth, too. Unreliable narrators are a huge thing in VK, regardless.

So, what I’m saying is, if that’s how you cope by thinking VKM has unreliable narrators in the girls for how they’re retelling the events of what they remembered over the past 1000 years while Kaname was an icicle, I do not fault you! LOL

Ugh. Here’s where I’m delulu. He didn’t die at 200, lol. Okay, with that out of the way. I do want to know what Yuuki meant by “short time after” when he passed away to when she brought back Kaname. Her concept of time is either so fucking off or Zero dies like 700 years later cause like.. 300 could be considered “a short while later” but 800?

Granted, she took 50 years to get with him and made it seem she was taking 5 years to figure her shit out. But 800 is a bit of a stretch to call it “shortly after” isn’t it? LOL I don’t find this very conclusive to say he died at 200, personally. That timeline only indicates between 160 and the rest of the time later at 1000 to be when Zero dies—not that he dies at 160 years into the timeline. (What I’m saying is he dies within the 160-1000 range and not necessarily 160 on the dot).

But in the end…

Though, what is clear to me is that, if it truly was 800 years, it was 800 years of a nothing burger of time… hella bad planning on Hino’s part, LOL. She really was cash grabbing, milking, and farting out shit to keep it going, lololol.

The funniest shit that still gets me was when I left for seven years, popped back on to chat with my friend who stuck with it till the last chapter, and I asked, “hey, what did I miss since VKM18?” And got the straight up answer of, “absolutely nothing.” LOL Truly, I missed nothing because nothing happened that I didn’t already know (Zero dies). Nothing goes anywhere and barely anything gets resolved!

All I missed was lukewarm interactions between Zero and his daughter which was massively disappointing. Sure, loved to see the little we got but massively disappointed at not seeing enough or it handled properly. Zero is a workaholic dad. He didn’t even need to be! They’re not hurting on money! There’s no real reason he’s there as the president at all times and can’t find a replacement or second in command to take the lead while he parents his child. I’m just facepalming at it all and Hino’s lack of disregard. Anyway—disgruntled Zero fan rant aside—lol.

Eh, “full life” is relative when it comes to that mangaka’s opinion at this point. I can sit here and complain, though, I’m aware that I’m still here—only for one character, yes—but I can like one character and not care about how it all came about, lol. People like the concepts of things all the time and roll with their own ideas, it’s just fandom shenanigans and how you want to interact with the property. ^^

Anyways, nice chatting with you, anon! Drop by any time! Have a good one. ;)

[vampyofmemes]

I'm convinced Hino bit off far more than she could chew with the thousand year timeline. Like at the end of VK, it sounded cool to have a thousand years pass. And whilst VKM was still a bunch of bonus chapters, she didn't have to flesh out the events which is why she has Yuki say she died shortly after Zero. But post-Chapter 4 (when she gets the actual green light to turn VKM into a series), Hino is faced with the scale of a thousand years and clearly can't cope. I'd lament her skills as a writer, but we already know how bad she is...

Hello (again?), anon!

That’s a solid theory on the subject of her timeline, I will say.

LOL I suppose we’ve beaten that dead horse enough considering we’ve ran that topic to the ground! 😂 Touché, anon! Touché. ;)

[fangedmetadevil]

I dont think there’s a phrase that fills me with as much unbridled rage and exasperation anymore as- ‘well its not like you were doing anything anyway’ Just- On its own that phrase might not be so bad, but when you pair it with the circumstance of a person committing someone to do something for someone else without even asking or telling them about it until the very last possible second- It’s absolutely fucking infuriating. If you do this sort of thing, even if your intentions might be ‘nice’ at best; I guarantee the person you’re doing this too is going to be pissed with you. And in most case, they have all the right in the world to be. Especially if it turns out that ‘favor’ you so kindly volunteered them to do was something they’d never agree to doing under normal circumstances.

[metawohoo]

IT’S A GABRIEL/NATHALIE FIC, FOR FUCK’S SAKE. STOP TELLING ME THAT YOU DON’T LIKE THE GABRIEL/NATHALIE SHIP OR FIND IT DISGUSTING. HOW DO YOU EVEN READ 60K OF FANFIC WHILE NOT LIKING THE MAIN SHIP THAT IS THE ENTIRE PREMISE AND PURPOSE OF THE STORY? AGH.

Edit: I’m now slightly more awake and considerably less miffed.

[fangedmetadevil]

And people wonder why I despise tumblr ‘call out posts/ blogs’ with a bloody fucking passion All I’ve seen them do here on this website is be used as tools by other users to spread lies, hatred and fear about others. I’ve watched friends of mine get upset and be stricken with anxiety all because they’re terrified of being labeled the fucking scum of the earth, all because someone might get their knickers in a knot and decide to ‘report them’ to the ‘communality’ with no proof aside from their ‘word’ that they’re ‘problematic’ and need to be ‘removed’. It’s absolutely disgusting and vile behavior, and if you actively participate in that kind of deplorable hate spewing crap just for the sake of ‘lolcontroversy’ sort of deal or whatever? Do me a favor and just kindly stay the fuck away from me. ... Actually you know what? I have a better idea- Log off this website and go the fuck outside. Put down the phone, laptop, ipod or whatever device you’re on this site with and go get some fresh air. Go hug a puppy, pet a kitty or even boop the snoot of a snake. Just go whatever makes ya legally happy and reminds you that the world does not revolve around this putrid vat of toxicity we call Tumblr.

[fangedmetadevil]

While I don't approve of directly copying someone's art and claiming it as your own, I will say that I approve of tracing as a teaching method. That being said, if you do reference/copy someone elses artwork always, always, always credit the artist you studied off of, especially if you want to post the piece publicly.