Sw1rly

like, what, is it a relatability issue? i’m transmasc and freaking lost my mind when jax described her coming out experience to her mom because it was eerily similar to mine. and also! holy shit a canonically trans character in a massive show on the big screen, and a complicated and nuanced trans character too! don’t we want more of that? you do realize this is huge for trans representation as a whole, not just transfems, right?

With the finale out now I think a central theme that I've recognized and really adore is "all of these characters are more complex than an audience would appreciate." They are all being squished into a child-friendly set of archetypes, be that by Caine, Jax, or metatextually, the fandom. Caine doesn't want them complaining, swearing or having sex, they just have to go on endless, mindless, youtube-monetizable adventures. He's the ringmaster, he puts them in a bright poppy's playtime ass stage and demands for funny to happen. Meanwhile, Jax doesn't want to address the dire reality of their situation and copes by playing along, treating himself and all the characters as flat archetypes with no internality, so that the elephants in the room can safely be ignored. The fandom, meanwhile, is quietly guilty of all the same things. "Why isn't my favorite character acting in accordance with my headcanon? Which characters are flatly evil so we can hate them? Will they achieve my perfect happy ending? Because if not I'll be mad about it."

It doesn't work. Because they're more complex than that. They're people, they need more, they have emotions and traumas and wants and needs. Ragatha isn't always cheerful, she's not just the mom friend, and she's not some manipulator either. She's a person, trying her best, and very often failing. Pomni isn't always anxious, she's a natural leader and she wants the best for everyone, but she's not perfect either. She's a person, trying her best, and very often failing. And Jax isn't just a villain, he's a very complicated ball of traumas whose consistent first instinct is to push everyone away, hurting others so that he won't get hurt himself. He's a person, trying his best, and very often failing. She might even be a girl. Zooble isn't just a grump, Gangle isn't just a wimp, Kinger isn't just crazy. They're humans. And humans aren't always good. They're messy, screwed up, complicated things. They're things that can't be flattened down to archetypes, no matter how much Caine, Jax, or the fandom wants it.

The fandom wanted a bunch of cookie cutter adventures with good guys and bad guys, but what we got is just a bunch of people, stuck together, their traumas rubbing up against eachother until something catches fire and explodes. And I think that's way more interesting. I'm glad the show is that. I understand not everyone feels that way, though. A lot of people wanted something less nuanced. But I don't think the show not matching your expectations is the show's fault. I think people just need to come at it with the right mindset. Meet the story where it's at.

THAT'S SO COOL!!

For my new room, I'm going to make the walls white with mostly green trims/decor since we all like green to an extent and it's my favourite colour... They let me have this...🤤🤤 I'm getting a big pegboard to put stuff on it, fun..

I’ve been interested in Minecraft args. Sf/Dawtde is a favorite of mine, but I may be biased because of me shipping Slimeknight. I like “This creepy Alpha Minecraft channel only LIVESTREAMS” and “The Story Of A World You Will Never See Again” I think the screenshotting mechanic in TSOAWYWNSA is pretty unique!

I've been trying to make a scripted Minecraft series wit mod 3, like we have everything except... The skill

Bro you should really watch this arg

IT'S SO GOOD

I have everything but the actual platform to PLAY THE FUCKING GAME ☹️☹️☹️☹️

well I can play it on my iPad, but the plot is relevant to it being. Not on an iPad.

THAT'S SO COOL!!

For my new room, I'm going to make the walls white with mostly green trims/decor since we all like green to an extent and it's my favourite colour... They let me have this...🤤🤤 I'm getting a big pegboard to put stuff on it, fun..

I’ve been interested in Minecraft args. Sf/Dawtde is a favorite of mine, but I may be biased because of me shipping Slimeknight. I like “This creepy Alpha Minecraft channel only LIVESTREAMS” and “The Story Of A World You Will Never See Again” I think the screenshotting mechanic in TSOAWYWNSA is pretty unique!

HE REALLY IS A RIZZLER

so

he can't really have her nicknamed as annoying pest so

im gonna have to change that

but later bc I have no ideas

I’ll be using the mii I made of you as an example!

So this is you

You’re going to want to make the Mii menu pop up, so press this

select lingo

select nicknames

Select whatever friend you want (in this case, C00lkidd)

And then you should be able to change it in this menu

"I'm so fucking depressed right now, hwehehe..."

they're gonna by my island's first miivorce I can feel it