#thevoid137

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

Y'know after seeing how badly Licorice was about to crash tf out it made me realize something about him.

Bc previous to the episode like I've always known him to be filled to the brim with spite, bitterness, and a dash of depression. But now I wonder if he is the type of person to cry not just because he is sad or in pain, but because of how much bottled up rage and anger he holds inside from how shit of a hand he's usually dealt by life

I've always seen Licorice as someone who is fighting some very terrible demons and was handed the absolute worst in life. He's spiteful towards others, yet feels inadequacy and frustration with always giving everything his all and still falling short of all he desires. A man who is prayed upon for those insecurities and monopolized under the foot of a cruel woman who dangles promise and self-worth before him like a tempting lure. A man who hates being seen as pitiable and pathetic, but in reality is just that.

He is the culmination of many things, imho - hardship, stratification, misery, self-loathing, lack of confidence, spite, jealousy, trauma... a man who takes comfort in things (and people) who are misunderstood and seen as 'lesser' for things they can't control. It's why I feel he holds such a kinship to Brute. I feel it takes everything in him for Licorice to keep it together some days. I believe Licorice weeps for a lot of reasons - disappointment in himself, futility of his situation, feeling misunderstood and unloved by others, frustration with his own short comings, jealousy and hatred of those who are able to so effortlessly get what he busts his ass for, rejection, inadequacy, out of trauma and facing his own weakness, resentment for his own misfortune and terrible life, missed opportunities, missed friendships, self-isolation, those who call him crazy and those who never believed in him. Anger, sorrow and loneliness are among the main things I feel he weeps for. I think you're very correct on that assumption and I agree wholeheartedly.

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

I will admit I have been roped into the licobrute propaganda but not enough to come to my own analysis on canon with them. How do you interpret the crossover episode #2 from the Huntr/x colab? The one with Brute opening up about his past to Licorice and BatCat after the Dark Enchantress war?

Yes, ship my ship! I mean. Ahem. I've made a lot of posts about them, I think I have a couple of analysis posts that got super popular because people stuck them in the canon tags. I plan on doing a big analysis post about them, since I have an ask about it I've been hoarding but I just...gotta get all my material together. You know...no one's really asked me about this. I actually don't know why I never really put my thoughts out there about it. It actually ended up confirming old headcanons I had about Brute feeling like he was living in a guilded cage, too. Brute wants to be a free spirit, and become what he wants to be, rather than what was expected of him. He could never conform to who he was, because that would mean repressing all that is - a cake, and one with violent tendencies that never would have flown in his prim and proper setting. I still wonder if he was any kind of royalty or nobility, but it's not made clear here, either sadly. I find it sweet that despite clearly looking down on royalty, Licorice accepts Brute, for who he is. He's even willing to be honest about the refined parts of Brute that still shine through, such as his love of tea and wearing fancy dresses/wanting to be a princess. Which was something I made it's own post on, albeit it's somewhat outdated. I like that Brute had everything and threw it all away, and Licorice had nothing, yet pines for everything. It provides depth to their differing viewpoints and the way they learn to understand each other. Brute is the prime example that someone can have it all and still be unhappy, something I feel like Licorice could stand to learn. It's as the saying goes - once you're at the top of the ladder, there's nowhere else to climb. I feel a very specific way about Brute's name and it's significance, but I rarely speak on it because it's a pretty controversial thing fandomwise, depending on your viewpoints/personal interpretation of Brute's character. However, there's a defeat line if you play any of the fighting aspects of the game, where Brute calls himself Schwarzwalder upon losing. He merely says 'I...am....Schwarzwalder'. Shaming himself with the weakness of the cake he was and not who he claims to be. I take Licorice and Bat-Cat picking on him by not calling him his self-assigned name as symbolism for accepting him for who he is vs. who he claims himself to be. It's who they know, who they met - the him that's rebellious, but refined. The him who can be elegant and also make your face concave - the tangled mess of traits that he is. Even if it's an on running joke, I feel it's symbolic of their acceptance of him as a person. I more than realize this is not the perception of some people in the fandom, but it is mine and what I took from their small part in the update.

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

Favorite thing? Honestly I just love how much passion you have for your muses. Every detail is taken into consideration and carefully considered. It really shows up in your writing and is wonderful to read, no matter if it's thread replies or headcanon ramblings.

The joy you have for developing your muses is quite contagious! Enough so that I've genuinely reconsidered getting back into roleplaying with ppl a few times thanks to you (and that's saying a Lot since I've been on hiatus for 1½ years from an abusive ex kinda ruining the hobby :P). Also, I don't think I would've given as much thought to both Choco Werehound Brute or Burning Spice cookie if it wasn't for you. Now? They get thrown in the mental microwave when I dive back into their lore every once in awhile lol

All in all just seeing you around on the feed makes my day a little bit better, even if we personally don't talk much :]

I didn't know people read my threads outside of those I rped with, so it makes me happy to know others care about what I write with others on here! I am very passionate about any character I rp, even ones I don't have much activity on, like Venom Dough and Black Sapphire. I always try to 'get into a character's head' when I rp. I think about how they move, how they sound, little things they do with their speech (like Licorice's nervous stutter or Brute's tough guy accent). How they would process information, compartmentalize it and how they'd feel, whether they act rashly or are more stoic and contemplative. I want to make them feel real, as real as I can, anyway. I'm glad I could inspire you to get back into a hobby you once enjoyed, and if you ever wanted to write with me, I'd love to! I feel honored that I can give you inspiration back. Trust me, I get it, I took a year hiatus in this fandom and debated coming back, but I love dumb cookies too much to quit. It's important to never let anyone dictate your happiness or take away what you once enjoyed. It's them holding power over you that they shouldn't have. As a fellow abuse survivor, I know how that can be so trust and believe when I say it's great to see you get that back! Pursue it, my friend! I occasionally look at your blog and I feel you have things to offer! You're creative and should continue to share that with the world, honestly. I'm glad I could make you appreciate underutilized characters (because man Burning Spice is so shafted in development. I feel like Devsis wrote themselves into a corner with him, but that's a rant for another time). I know I've made a few people love Brute and Burning Spice, so it's good to hear (read?) it from others. There's a certain level of pride I feel as a rper to know I challenge people to look into characters/watch their lore/ship certain things/ect. I honestly needed to know that, at a time where my life is a bit dimmer, knowing I make others smile with what I do truly touches me. If you want to talk more, my dms are always open! Or we could be discord buddies! You don't have to, but know the offer is there.

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

Ooo, now I gotta know! What's your favorite species of bird?

Bird of Paradise!

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

★

(don't mind me, I'm just dropping this in ur lap like a stray cat you never met before with a birdy 'gift')

I will humbly accept your gift! I love interacting with your friend and it always makes me happy to see you in my inbox or comments! Thank you so much for your lovely opinions and appreciation of my Licorice Cookie portrayal!

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

♡ for licorice. He seems like the type to be suspicious of too much kindness or 'things going his way' so now I wanna know if there's something that'd change his mind/ feel real enough to him without second guessing (as much)

Yeaaahhhhh, someone being nice to Licorice would make him think they weren't doing it because of who he was, but more what they could get from him or how advantageous it was for them. He has such bad luck and is in an environment where everyone is more goal-orientated and value each other based on what they bring to the table vs. who they are as deserts that I think it's second nature for him to internally go 'okay you bought me a cake, what do you want me to do for you? there HAS to be a catch-22 I'm not aware of.' I feel like his only exceptions are like...Brute and Poison Mushroom, who he pretty much knows value him as a person. There are big things that would actually change his mind - taking a hit for him in battle, saving him, getting hurt for him. Things like that are wake up calls that tell him someone cares about who he is vs. what he can do for them/how useful he is to them. I think, too, getting him something because you genuinely thought of him, or getting him a gift because you knew he was feeling sad/had a bad day or something along those lines would get the cogs turning in the recesses of his mind. I don't feel like he gets those things often outside of the two deserts I mentioned. I feel like he and Brute get each other things and in canon he did try and get Brute a cake, and well Poison Mushroom is probably always trying to give him shroomies. Outside of that, I don't feel like he really has someone who does that for him. I feel like, in a lot of cases just knowing you thought about him screws him up inside in the best of ways. Yeah, it's going to make him question everything for a while, but once it settles in he's going to be touched you care.

[darkcacaocookieandfriends]

💡 and 😔 for the munday questions!

-Plots I'd like to write? My dream rp is to one day roleplay LicoBrute with someone. Other than that and kicking Burning Spice back into activity, I can't think of anything plotwise that I'm not already rping with people. - Bad experiences rping? I've rped for nearly 30 years. In my younger years, sure. I had quite a few and most of them were run-of-the-mill things, just beef with people I didn't jive with and your standard playground nonsense. I did accidentally fall in some bad crowds. I've been doxed, stalked, harassed and many other things for merely speaking my opinion. I've said this before, but I've been through a lot in various rpcs as none of my experiences are the same. As for this fandom? I had one bad experience here that I'd rather not discuss, but other than that it's been a blast! Nowadays I just come on here and write, if people want to talk to me, cool. If not, cool. I just want to write cupcakes and cookies and have fun.

[sycacyn]

It's honestly amazing how good your art is! With most people you can see dramatic improvement from old to new, but with yours it feels like it's all perfect in its own special way from then to now. It's especially inspiring to watch how over time you've learned to embrace your talent of colors and the abstract as you fine tune your style

This is funny because I think the improvement is really obvious, especially with stuff like the THoaM cover. Additionally there's not really a lot of OLD stuff on here, I had another blog before this and comparing that stuff to what I do now is a whole other world. But thank you! I do adore colors, vibes go over what "makes sense". I actually wanna go even more abstract but art's a little hard right now.