Deeslom

once a <serious> IP becomes kid-centered, and meme'd, it's over. it's actually over.

you can make the most serious, emotional, mature, symbolical story, which makes mature people cry. once the kids meme it, you've lost all it's seriousness and meaning.

great example is the now merch franchise fnaf, a story about a child killer and it's victims, who take revenge. people are unable to understand the weight of murder, and the weight of similar topics, originally discussed in the first games. fnaf is now a weightless, even officially meme'd merch-centered slop.

and I'm afraid, HN will follow, even though this IP is much more complex and better built than the bear game.

we have the matpat meme, tinybuild's fault(they're also at fault at how they market HN on tiktok), but more twitter's, because if it wasn't HN, noone would gaf that matpat got pinged 3 times by someone, in posts. and now we have this artwork (by ukalayla) which I'm seeing as <non-hn fan> people's pfp and sent in tiktok / insta comment replies, under completely unrelated videos, such as serious real life news topics.

I'm not sure how to voice my worry properly, but it worries me, because the world is slowly drifting away from taking certain topics (fictional setup or not) seriously and just makes fun of everything, and sends a robot bear image, or this one, as reaction. someone is an irl victim? someone got murdered? here's these x meme images with 7457865742 likes! and that's it.

for long time, HN and some others are tools that can be meme'd, and not IP's that people discuss the depth of.

Tagged by @bixxelated, thank you so much!

last book: If audiobooks count, Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-Reum. It's a collection of essays about how to get the most out of reading, and it really made me reflect on my own reading journey and gave me some solid insight on how to better absorb what I read (the irony is not lost on me that I listened to a book about reading rather than actually, physically reading it lol).

last song: "On The Way" by AiNA THE END (I've had an ongoing DanDaDan fixation for the last year and I adore the OPs/EDs).

last movie: My goal this year is to watch more movies but I have been failing miserably at that haha...pretty sure my last one was Persepolis about a month ago.

last series: I'm still slowly making my way through The Apothecary Diaries anime and plan to read the light novels once I catch up. I've also been reading The Murderbot Diaries series off and on and love it, I need to catch up before the next book.

salty or sweet: I have a major sweet tooth, though sometimes my preference depends on my mood.

coffee or tea: Tea!! But is that really a surprise lol

working on: Work has been severely kicking my ass and draining all my time and motivation lately but I have been slowly chipping away at my (extremely delayed) Whumpuary fics, my current one focuses on Pomni having (yet another) existential spiral in the aftermath of the events of episode 7 (it may or may not be sliiightly biased toward my favorite ship at that haha).

last book: I’ve been reading my partner Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda Dewitt. It’s been quite entertaining, and all of the characters are asexual like myself. The main character is from the same part of America as I am (like, the specific area in the state I live in lol), so that’s silly hehe

last song: “MANIAC” by Stray Kids. This is my number one song on my Spotify “On Repeat” playlist rn lol

last movie: IRON LUNG!! It was my first time seeing a movie at the theater in months. I don’t watch as many movies as some of my other friends do, considering most of them study film lol, but I should definitely try to watch more movies this year myself :)

last series: I have so many series on my watch list (most of which I’ve already seen most of, I just haven’t seen a newer season), but I haven’t been watching a ton T-T to be honest, I think my last series was Stranger Things; I finished the final season with my mom earlier this month or late last month

salty or sweet: Ooo, salty for me, probably. I crave sweet things often too, but nothing makes me salivate like falling down a rabbit hole of salty and savory cooking videos in my Instagram reels T-T

coffee or tea: Of the two, tea! However, I don’t really drink either of these a ton. But my mom’s been brewing a lot of chai tea recently, and I love chai tea, so I’ve been enjoying that a lot these past few weeks

working on: Things have been so insanely busy for me recently, but there’s a couple things I’m working on. The biggest thing is school related. For my senior project, I’m writing a biography about my grandmother. She was born in Korea during the time of Japanese colonialism, ran away at eight years old to hide in Japan for many years, traveled to America, etc. She’s lived an amazing life, and I’ve been wanting to write about it for a while now. She gave me newspaper clippings from an interview someone conducted with her back in ‘86, so I had to translate all eight installments (as they were all in Korean T-T). Since I’ve been so busy with this project, I haven’t had the time to work on a lot of fics :( but I wrote a Febuwhump fic that I just have to edit and post!! It’s definitely late, as the prompt was from the first week of this month, but better late than never, I suppose lol. I had other plans for Febuwhump, but those might be delayed because of school. However, I intend to post them eventually!!

last book: Restart by Gordon Knorman, a very short book I used to like as a kid that I found in a thrift shop and decided to reread! It’s about a boy who has an accident and loses his memory, who gradually finds out as he returns to school that he was the WORST person in the entire world and decides to try and make up for it. It’s uh. not great, but nostalgic, and pretty cute.

last song: Dough Re Me by the Stupendium <33 i love Stupes they put out nothing but bangers

last movie: uhhh I think it was The Princess Bride! my dad and I hadn’t gotten to spend time in a while so we sat down and decided to try a princess bride drinking game I have saved. we used kombucha lol. she finished hers about halfway through but I stayed on track, it was a lot of fun. good movie

last series: your boy went back to Rise of the TMNT chat I had a temporary turtle reawakening in the midst of all the digital circusing. watched Mystic Library/The Purple Game which is such a fun one, I love Donnie so much

salty or sweet: depends on which one I’ve already had more of because then I’ll crave the other. honestly it depends on how I feel in the moment but I’ll usually go sweet, I love me a little treat hehe

coffee or tea: coffee flavor in desserts and candy, but I much prefer to drink tea. Though it’s usually a fruity little number from the on-campus cafe or the sweet tea my grandma makes which can hardly be considered tea as it’s 3/4ths sugar

working on: oh so many things. where to begin. welllll if you saw a certain reblog chain a few days ago I’m working on a fun little AU with a new friend >:3 I also have three Digital Circus fics I’m chipping away at, other fandom stuff has been put aside for those. there’s quite a few things I want to draw but admittedly picking up the stylus has been difficult, I think I just took too long of a break and have to find my rhythm again. I’ve also got a bit of school stuff, you know how it is. and!! I bought a button maker 😼 so that has taken up a lot of my attention, it’s so much fun. Expect an art post and maybe an Ao3 post soon

last book: For non-fiction it was The Dressmakers of Auschwitz which was a history of women who sewed to survive in the concentration camps, as well as delving into the ways that WWII and the Holocaust influenced fashion of the time period. For fiction, it was The Ritual, which is about four guys in the wilderness of Sweden. Very bloody but well written but I enjoy the movie more in terms of the portrayal of the characters, explanation of events, and ending (though the endings are pretty similar).

last song: Automatic by Half-Alive. It's on one of the playlists in my current circulation lol

last movie: The Ritual. I had to watch it after reading the book.

last series: The Fallout series. I love it, and will probably be rewatching Derry Girls next.

salty or sweet: Salty. I'm definitely a salty person. Though I do love the occasional sweet treat.

coffee or tea: I may be a coffee drinker on the daily, but I tend to enjoy a cup of tea far more.

working on: Oh god where do I start? There's the multiple fanfiction projects, the cosplay project, building my DnD campaign, setting up the bioactive terrarium for Becky, making earrings for my landlord to sell (don't worry, she pays me), and making myself some new bleach painted t-shirts for some friends. Oh! And making my outfit for the "outshine the bride" wedding I'm attending in a couple months.

last book: American Psycho! I got this for my birthday two years ago and took forever to finish it (due to lack of time), but in the end, I'd say it was totally worth it. I remember begging my partner to give it to me as a gift for two reasons: because I wanted to read something more gory for writing reference, and because I fell down the Patrick x Paul yaoi rabbit hole. All for the gays, I guess. It was an enjoyable read

last song: “Eu quero que tudo vá para o inferno” by Roberto Carlos, a Brazilian singer. Been enjoying this particular song non-stop. It's from the 60s. And then I wonder why I got 60+ years old as my listening age on Spotify 🤧

last movie: The Ring (2002). My partner and I LOVE horror movies. We have a long list of horror movies films for us to watch, and last night it was The Ring's turn. Good movie! We didn't think we'd like it that much. We're looking forward the og version from 1998

last series: Haunted Hotel! I don't think I've ever laughed so much with a series lately. Every episode is so funny, and I'm looking forward for a second season! I love Esther and Abaddon a lot <3

salty or sweet: Sweet, all the way. I love sweet stuff and I couldn't care less about salty things when there's sweet as an alternative. Been a candy lover since I was a kid 😋

coffee or tea: Coffee. I was never a tea fan, it's just not for me

working on: A lot of things! Mostly of them related to writing. I love writing a lot so as soon as I stepped on another fandom, I'm full of ideas. I'm planning a long fic requested by my partner for their bday + a bday oneshot for a friend. I have a whole list of royalteeth ideas I want to write, and of course, a bunch of new ships, too. Planning a Caine x everyone week and (maybeee 👀) a TADC Kinktober later this year. I've been trying to draw too. I'm not good at it but I'm training

last song: ....Uh, I'm listening to Seven Minutes in Heaven by Mindless Self Indulgence which I found out today there's a controversy with this band when I searched this song LOL. But the song is nice and gay xD

last movie: Honestly I barely watch movies so the last movie I watched was probably The Super Mario Bros Movie that I bought on Amazon. Its one of my favorite game series so yeah, why not just buy it. I really enjoyed it, didn't really care for the bathroom scene with the dog tho, just felt like nothing Mario related tbh...otherwise, I really liked it. It was fun and nicely animated, love all the references.

last series: Hmm..I'm watching the latest ongoing season of Hermitcraft. I guess that counts as a series LOL. A Minecraft survival multiplayer with a group of skilled Minecraft friends that play on a server and also some fun shenanigans. Due to limited free time, I'm watching less perspectives so just Bdubs, Smallbeans, Etho, Scar, Mumbo and Grian.

salty or sweet: Salty, not much a sweet tooth.

coffee or tea: Tea for sure. I drink coffee like every few years or something lol.

working on: I'm currently drawing on large canvas with a bunch of random Royalteeth doodles. But I guess for wips, I've been writing a fanfic for Royalteeth, drawing baby Caine while I was sick that should've been finished by now LOL, some drawings with Caine emotions, this drawing with all my Caines and Kingers, this worm Kinger story drawing, the DnD TADC that I stopped doing, etc. Wow I should really finish my WIPs huh LOL. I shouldn't expose all my WIPs...

Last song: Harness Your Hopes by Pavement, was the last song I listened to. Mainly because it's been stuck in my head.

Last movie: Zootopia was actually the last film I paid attention to, I put it on after watching the newest one with my mom and little brother this week.

Last series: Bob's Burgers. I finally started playing catch up on the episodes that I've missed. I really love this series.

Salty or sweet: I unfortunately have a major sweet tooth, but it isn't something I can remedy easily. We never really have anything sweet in the house.

Coffee or tea: Tea! I love me a nice hot cup of tea with a splash of milk and a tiny bit of honey. I really can't stand coffee, not just the taste but also the smell.

Working on: I am still working on Chapter 4 of my fanfiction series and also the second work for Showtime week. which I should be able to hopefully complete soon. Insane how long I can take when it comes to writing.

Thank you for tagging me. These types are always fun! And also that it took me a bit to get around to.

Last book: Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine 5

Last song: Est-ce Que Tu M'aimes - Maître Gims

Last movie: TI 2004 (I'm stuck in a love-hate loop due to "except for" that I despise. X,,,,])

Last series: Hero Inside (Check it out. I am serious. It is REALLY good!)

Salty or Sweet: Both.

Coffee or Tea: More coffee than tea. (Unless it's an extra-lemon tea)

Working on: some side projects, writing fics, and finishing "stage 1" of the main project. (I got the insane idea to make my own game. Yeah.)

@persona345fpgr @kissorkill17 @nickyrothfan @galaxyvoida12-realone @crowcussion @onesmallbagel (if any of you want to join)

Last Song: Digital Hallucinations by OR3O

Last Movie: Joe's College Trip

Last Series: Bojack Horseman

Salty Or Sweet: Both

Coffee or Tea: Neither, but thanks.

Working On: Studying for my SOL's and trying to get the first episode of my new show out by summer.

Last song: Delta 9 - Hard Core Chicago (Mix)

Last Movie: Robocop

Last Series: Smiling Friends

Salty or Sweet: Both

Coffee or Tea: Tea

Working on: 2 albums, a couple of new cartoons, and a video game.

@ghostly-writers @kawa-goat @deluludeluxuhd @hiddensolis @deeslom @nicholas-micheal-genius-roth @plush-galaxy @mar-thenerd @salsabel58

Last song: Venus in Furs

Last movie: Jimmy Neutron: boy genius. I’m not joking.

Last series: Welcome to Ravenbrooks… I put it on often as background noise 💀

Salty or sweet: both, like I swear every time I eat sweet and salty popcorn with JUST the right sweet-salty ratio I transcend to a different plane

Coffee or tea: coffee

Working on: there’s like a ton of WTRB-style edits I plan on making once I get a break

doodles

Yeah, maybe because they are

So the new prototype/devlog 3, huh