Came For the Eeby, Stayed For the Deeby

Everyone hates you.

You were practically genetically engineered to have the most punchable face on the planet. You are stuck between people you have privilege over (who hate you because you're a spoiled brat) and people who have privilege over you (who hate you because you're a spoiled brat). You never asked to be a spoiled brat, and you've known no life other than being a spoiled brat.

You are Quite Unique and Special which separates you from the common people (because you're special) and separates you from the other Special people because to them you aren't special enough.

(spoilers follow)

During the events of the game Royal tries to help five (5) times. Every time he tries to help he goes to someone hoping they're going to respect him because he's Quite Unique and Special, and every time he's reminded that everybody hates him. After each time he fails to help he keeps going up the ladder, and every time he fails.

The common soldiers (and General Chrome) don't respect him, the Bastion Elite in the tower don't respect him, the people at One Concern HQ don't respect him, Mother (and Pete) doesn't respect him.

So he goes to the one person that's left, the one person who has to respect him. He goes to The Moon in the Fucking Sky and Meets God and gets everything he's lived for all his life thrown back at his face...

And then he dies.

I may not be that big of a shipper but I still have my favorites <3

Here they are in no particular order

✦Merveille x Beluga

MILF Hunter jokes aside, I think these two have such a cute relationship. They both have deep regrets, but they work through it together. They've probably spent a good while together working on the Power cell. It's also neat how they parallel Elh and Red. Not only that they also make a great power couple. Merveille fixes the Salamander and Beluga makes sure she doesn't overwork herself into a coma.

(Social awkwardness be damned Beluga can pull.)

✦Elh x Red

This is may be the most popular ship in the fandom, and that makes total sense. They literally have a whole game's worth of bonding moments and are basically canon. I personally love how they get on each other nerves, not in a sitcom married couple way but like actual teasing. They even tried to kill each other so they're even.

It's also wild that Elh is getting with the son of the man who destroyed her entire village.

Nowadays I ship them on the more platonic side because of the weird age gap stuff going on with them. CC2 just make them both adults and something???

Besides that, I still like it and it's really well developed.

✦Vanilla x Kyle

Blame decibelcoatl.

But really, the idea of these angry little city kids getting together is so cute to me. Also, possible drama of the president's daughter dating a commoner OOoOoooH

Not to dis KylexHanna but I think these two have more common ground and can relate more to each other.

✦Calua x Psyche

Are from different times? Yes.

Will they be a bad influence on each other? Yes.

Do I love them anyway? YES.

I know this doesn't make any sense and I love it! I just want to see these two get up to shenanigans and tomfoolery. There isn't any content of them (yet). Regardless I'm quickly becoming obsessed.

✦Wappa x Socks

What can I say? I want good things for the gremlin spaniel. I think I really started to vouch for this when I drew the Dandadan crossover art. I think of them as a more chaotic version of Momo x Okarun.

And imagine Wappa has to go to school, and she asks Socks to tutor her. Does it go well? Maybe not, but that's such a cute idea regardless.

(And it's possibly canon too)

I'm pretty open to multishipping, so some honorable mentions are

Socks x Jin

Britz x Sheena

Wappa x Sheena

Chocolat x Suzette / Cocona

Merveille x Baion (ONLY FOR THE TOXIC ANGST POTENTIAL)

Gren x Cyan (I think it's funny)

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With a heavy heart, I come to you all with the news announced by close friends of Cat Frazier that she had passed away on Monday, June 29.

She had been running @animatedtext since 2012, with her impact on the internet SHAPING tumblr. If you have a years long history on this site, you’ve seen her art.

She ran a venue in Oakland called Oakland Secret, a punk venue where I’d vend at regularly as an artist. She made a safe space for queer artists, artists of color, and local furs too. I am forever grateful for her work both in the Bay Area creative scene and online, and am forever changed by the totality of her impact.

I’ll be linking some articles from the 2010’s about her impact online: The Fader | Action | Jezebel | ObviouslySocial

I invite you to take a visit through her archive, and if you have a long history with this site like I do, it’s like walking down memory lane. (open link in browser)

1. if you feel judged and hurt by others, try sleeping

2. if you feel judgmental and resentful of others, try eating (the classics)

3. if you feel uncomfortable, try showering

4. if you feel directionless and afraid, go sit outside for a bit and maybe then you'll calm down. maybe even a walk if youre feelin crazy

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