#bastardizing-selfshipper

My OCs are:

-Yamato Hisanaga (Sengoku BASARA)

- Aster Iulius (FF6)

- Maria Fortunato (DC Universe)

- Gideon Faulkland (no pre-established universe associated)

- Medjed (D&D)

- Arséne Belmont (Bleach)

- Lautrec (D&D)

- Still unnamed Bloodborne character

- Keideran the Immortal (D&D)

Oh I am very aware of it actually and I have seen the video. I guess you can call it a Unfiction experience. It’s in the form of a twitter thread, and while there is some audience participation from viewers but there’s no real video footage and stuff.

If you want more info on Unfiction, I recommend Night Mind’s video on it.

Although the thing is that I’m not a fan of the whole ‘Twitter’ thing. I mean it’s unique and creative! I absolutely adore it when creators take advantage of platforms like Twitter!

But sometimes, I prefer just the videos than a twitter thread. Plus not to mention that Twitter is toxic so I do my best to stray away from that platform entirely, and sometimes you can only pull so much off in a twitter post? 

Filming it and posting it on twitter? Maybe? But it still doesn’t have the same effect as the videos that you could upload on Youtube. This said I would go to the twitter IF there are posting codes and cryptic messages, then I would partake in the game, if not, then I see no point in it.

Brave as a Noun - AJJ 

im sorry i took a while to get to this, i wanted to see the 2nd movie first just in case it changed anything 2 my opinion!!!! :s it didnt change much tho bcause i just dont really get the whole thing about them being human before so....

anyways, theyre all suppppeeerr fucking cool dude!!! especially in the 1st movie. i love how much mystique they have. like, the fact that they're not really the primary villains in the first movie, theyre just There, yknow, they were summoned so they came. theyre not good or evil. i think thats really cool.

individually? i love the way they all look, like, their different mutilations and all, without knowing any lore or anything, it kinda tells a story, it makes them very unique and it gives them personality. especially chatterer and butterball, since they dont talk, you rely entirely on how they look and act, and it really works imo. chatterer is just really really cool in that way, just going clack clack clack all the time and not speaking at all, its so creepy and weird. i love his scene with the veil, its very surreal and it looks great. i dont have much to say about butterball, but he definitely looks cool.

pinhead and fem are sooooo awesome tho.... they have such cool voices, pinhead's is so booming and scary and kinda mezmerising, and fem's is also disturbing, i like that it calls attention to her mutilations. they have really really great lines, in the 2nd movie too, i love the way they interact with kirsty. the way they want her to "play", it doesnt even feel all that evil, it just feels like they want her to experience their cenobyte stuff, yknow. its really refreshing for "villains" to act that way. ik they kinda undo that in the later movies tho..... 😐

I have some feelings about Light Yagami, so I’m going to talk about said feelings.

🌷 - How different is your f/o in your head compared to canon?

VERY DIFFERENT. In my head, Light is.... nicer... to put it simply. They are a little more progressive compared to their canon counterpart and they do their best to tolerate Misa Amane’s existence and shenanigans. The version of Light Yagami in my head is a little more considerate of other people’s feelings, they are are trying to break away from toxic ideas created by society (toxic masculinity, unrealistic beauty standards... you get the drill).

Light hasn’t entirely left these ideas but they are trying to unlearn them at a steady pace. In my head Light is a more gentle and is not afraid to show concern or demonstrate their emotions.

Canon Light? An absolute asshole in comparison.

🍒 - What are some headcanons you have about your f/o?

As mentioned before one of my headcanons is that Light is an actual booknerd, but I have a few others too.

Really talented in close combat. 

You know that punch they gave L was pretty decent. Imagine what they could do if they learned other forms of close combat?

give them a pencil or a knife and oh gosh you’re in for a bad time

Extremely improvisational

Light is a really good actor and they know how to put on an Oscar winning performance. It goes without saying that even if Light has forgotten their lines, they will always manage to put the play back on track without a problem.

Expensive Tastes

A lot of Death Note characters have their quirks, Near likes toys, L likes Sweets and Mello likes chocolate. Light doesn’t really have a quirk but I like the idea that Light has an acquired taste for wine, preferably red wine. The thing is, they can hold their alcohol pretty well too - although they don’t really drink more than one bottle. 

💛 - Do you like the source material your f/o came from? (it's okay if you don't or do!)

Ugh....

I have a... love/hate, on/off relationship with Death Note.

It’s got a really cool concept and it brings up a lot of philosophical ideas - even some pretty interesting political implications too.

But...

Same reasons with Naruto...

It really throws it’s female characters under the bus. It also suffers from ‘wasted potential syndrome’. Story was put before character development, and while there is nothing wrong with that, I think had the writer added more complexity to the characters, it would have made for a much more interesting series.

Idk I just have a lot of mixed feelings on Death Note as a series.

To be fair Shao Kahn and Takeshi Kovacs do have ‘angry teddy bear energy’ so YEAH BASICALLY.

My friend.... I admire the enthusiasm and the support, I really do.

But you’re asking way too much to expect from a series written by two white guys. There is no good writing in RWBY.

Like at all.

I guess the only exception is that they do give some characterization to the characters but it’s extremely minimal. 

The exceptions as to which character has the best or at least good and consistent writing, well.. it’s a small pool of candidates but they are at least memorable and recognizable.

Qrow Branwen, who has consistent characterization and personality. 

Pyhrra Nikos, who is really memorable (RIP)

Nora Valkyrie (her personality is pretty uplifting for the most part)

Lie Ren (the stoic and serious one)

There are probably a few others but I’ve only seen up to like Volume 4 so.... I can’t really tell you who is ‘well-written’.

I think the lack of ‘well written characters’ is due to a few factors.

There are way too many characters.

There is no real ‘arc’ in the story. 

episodes runtime varies

lore isn’t given a establishment, it’s all a bit vague (and sometimes you get anime homework)

physical and work limitations

I’ve heard that beyond Season 5 things get really ham-fisted especially with the shipping... essentially people really pushed for Yang and Blake to be a couple and the writers just kinda gave in? At least that’s what I’ve heard in whispers but I’m not personally sure if that’s true or not. I’m not that big on canon shipping and the thing is that fanservice doesn’t actually bother me that much, but if it gets really obvious and in my face, I will complain about it.

Again that’s what I’ve heard on the grapevine so I wouldn’t know until I saw it with my own eyes.

I guess the only things really keeping me engaged with the series is the Rewrites/fanfics, video essays and the stellar fight sequences that are produced in the show. Honestly all fight scenes are decently engaging and sometimes I really like it when they pull a surprise or two on the audience during said fight. After all they are always entertaining to watch.

Everything else is just... wasted potential.

Look not every show is perfect and I don’t expect an animated show about high schoolers becoming monster hunters to be perfect. But I really want this show to at least have a decent story structure. I want to root for the heroes to prevail over their obstacles. 

But the moment it threatens to get good it pulls on the breaks at the last moment. It’s just kinda.... disappointing really cause there is so much potential and just seeing the show not reach to the skies as it should really, really breaks my heart.

RWBY is just... underwhelming.

Yes I actually do have a few theme songs!

But the main songs are the following (and rambling ahead!):

Main Song for the Relationship:

I Wanna Be Your Man by Sarah Blasko (epilepsy warning for the music video! proceed with caution!)

I have a soft spot for the Australian artist. If given the opportunity I would love to see her perform live. She's an underrated talent and doesn't get enough love by the mainstream media.

In regards to the actual song, well it's about women wanting to be equal to men (at least that's how I interpret it). Light really sees themselves above all (literally,, they want to be the ruler of the ‘New World’), and it would be very hard to for a significant other to be on that level too.

It's like any other relationship, we love each other, but there are the occasional troubles to break bad habits (for Light, it's trying to unlearn conservative values and be a better person, for myself; it's trying to step up to the podium and take charge of my life).

idk I could just be rambling and looking too deeply into the song but honestly in general it's a very special song.

Light's Themes:

Deceive by Trentemoller & Self Portrait by Johnny Jewel

Personally, I think these songs work and fit decently into Light's character. These songs have this dark atmosphere to them, that reflect Light's sly, cunning and intelligent side but also highlight their darker personality of ‘Kira’. I also see these songs as a way of reflecting Light's own deception, to others and themselves. They have bought into the fact that they are above all humans - which is in affect a lie in itself.

I guess you can say they reflect the duality of humanity.

Personal / S/I Theme:

Hyperballad by Bjork & Angel Down by Lady Gaga

These songs always strike a cord with me whenever I listen to them. Hyperballad is more about the experience of a relationship but as a newbie it's a lot of trial and error. 

Angel Down? My S/I is intrigued by Kira but she doesn't really like what they are doing. She thinks Kira is causing more harm than good, and that they are making an already terrible problem worse by trying to solve it with a flawed and temporary solution. My S/I is pretty empathetic for the most part and she's willing to give people a second chance unlike Kira.

(FYI, S/I is unaware Light = Kira. All she knows is that Light knows how to think like Kira, not necessarily that Light IS Kira.)