#ranting?

I know its not their whole reason for the army but they keep mentioning it and I can't help but notice.

Also I wonder if they know that not all stars go super-nova? the sun and other simillar and smaller stars aren't massive enough to have a super nova. Giving the benefit of doubt, I think this is probabbbllly just miscommunication on the writers team or something they're setting up to be corrected in the future. At least I hope so.

Sorry for the rant, its been on my mind for a while 😓

it's all over the places at the moment so i will (try to) write a more cohesive post later (if i have time admist all these new year house cleaning).

i want to put something out there right now.

so.

you are a male idol. you told your fans in live stream that you thought he were cute, unprompted, when you were asked about his bandmate. and then later you guys were in the same event, your fans teased you if you met him yet, you said no and then he quote tweeted that video saying if you wanted to meet then come say hi. and then you guys met. and then you did tiktok challenges with him. and then he gave you a birthday present and you posted on twitter about it. and then more tiktok challenges. and then you guys collaborated on a dance video of your romantic song about being attractive to someone and wanting to dance with them, as a gift for fans celebrating your mv got 1m views. and then you always tell everyone that he is cute when being asked.

and then you waited 5 hours to catch his group's performance because you guys happened to be at the same job, just different time slots. and then you posted the photo at that same event where he interacted with you on ig with a romantic song. and then in an interview 'this vs that' style, when being asked who was the person you like the most in this building (that you were working in and have multiple long-time, close friends and co-workers of yours) you choose him over and over again and even promoted his socials and his group's latest song. and then in another game, just by seeing his shadow for a brief second, you successfully recognized his photo and won points. and then you always tell everyone that he is cute when being asked.

and then you guys went out to fix his in-ear monitors, eating, shopping, taking photobooth photos and filming another tiktok challenge. and then at a friend's birthday party, you guys took photos together and you posted it on ig. and then you guys went to the same year end party, when he danced on the table, you were afraid he would fall so you hold it with your hands and feet and even sat on it. and then when he wanted to get down from the table, you reached out, hold his hands and helped him landing (?) with a hug.

not to mention all the flirtatious, joking replies at each other all over social media or when interacting with fans, both online and in real life.

publicly having affection for someone with the same gender. but like you guys are both asian celebrities. as a k-pop fan, it's just so different than what i have experienced before, where dating or even mentioning other idols as your type is a sin. any hints of affection is either treated with obsession or toxicity. not to mention the reactions to gay idols or possible gay celebrities relationship.

it's also different in a culture where bl and real people shipping are prevalent. they both were teased continuously by fans, bandmates, friends, co-workers. reporters also joked and pestered them in many ways, that sometimes i got uncomfortable, but seeing even their hardcore solo fans didn't seem to mind make me think it's more of a cultural thing.

and yet diamond still doesn't shy away from it. from anything he was asked about lego. about their relationship. sure, there are things he ignored or declined to answer. he always tell everyone that lego is cute when being asked. he consistently tells everyone, through words and actions, that he adores lego so much.

he could just be more lowkey to avoid all the hassles and the inappropriate shippers. but he didn't. and i don't think he ever will. same with lego. and that's beautiful. it makes me feel warm and fuzzy. like they got to live true to their feelings and themselves. they got to build the personal relationship and bond that they want. they got to publicly show that they like each other. they feel safe enough to do it.

and that's is soooooooo.

good for them.

i don't know how to end this. i don't know if it's the right thing to write all of this.

i want to live more as myself like them. to be a little bit more honest and in tune with my feelings and thoughts.

Now see something odd? No characters at all besides the goober looking 40s kids at the start, which kinda shocked me because like Candyland IS all about the characters in my mind right? Like where's Gramma Nut? Where's the glop monster? Where's the freaky licorice Waluigi looking fucker? Where's everyone's favorite clown twink Mr. Mint? (Who I learned while going down this deep dive has a Sexypedia page because of course he does.)

Well apparently that was the 80s edition when Hasbro took over completely (I'm largely skipping the editions from the 40s to the 70s they're all... basically the same, minus shifts in artstyle and honestly some are like really neat to look at but in particular I do want to point out the realistic kids from the 78 version and this weirdly content looking gingerbread man from the gingerbread plum tree)

ANYWAY the 80s, Hasbro pumps out the 84 revision of Candyland and like... now we're cooking with gas 'cause it introduces the main thing folks remember these games for: the characters... (also they used the same designs just with updated looks for the 99 revision with Lord Licorice looking more like a fruity twink with too much free time and a love for renfairs and Mr. Mint with less thoughts in that empty empty head.)

Look you've got the classic funny guys of Mr. Mint, Queen Frostine, Lord Licorice, Gramma Nutt, Jolly, PLUMPY LIKE THEY GOT PLUMPY IN THIS ONE LIKE WHERE ELSE IS PLUMPY!? PLUMPY IS JUST GONE AFTER THE 90s

Like I'm pretty sure Plumpy died and his whole species went extinct, like... do you think Plumpy thought about the coming end as the last plums fell from the tree? The last calls of the wild Plumpa Troll filling the Gingerbread Plum Tree forest like the final calls of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō? Poor fucking bastard.

Now after the 99 edition was made Hasbro realized "Oh shit it's the 50th anniversary of Candyland and also the turn of the millennium what do we do? WE MAKE A RETRO STYLED VERSION OF CANDYLAND WITH RETRO DESIGNS FOR OUR GUYS"

Take it in folks, this is the last time you'll ever see Plumpy.

Anyway so like the 90s went and passed and along with many MANY things happening Candyland got a revision, IN THE MAGNIFICENT FAR OFF YEAR OF 2002 where we got this absolute classic of a board... that'd grace kindergartens and afterschool facilities all over the world...

They took Plumpy out back and Old Yeller'ed the poor bastard and replaced him with Mama Gingertree who also just... didn't show up in the next edition. (We'll get to that edition in a bit, they for some reason also got rid of Mr. Mint and that baffled me)

So anyway yeah, classic 2000s art style, everyone's so round and friendly looking, Mr. Mint is more of a twink although I do miss the pink outfit 'cause that shit kinda went hard, and Lord Licorice got Hey Arnold syndrome going on. Also look at Gloppy... he's so frien shapped now... my boy Glop...

A side note: there was a direct to DVD animated movie based on this version and I can't tell you shit about it but the main image for Mr. Mint on the tumblr sexyman wiki is this fucker

So y'know. Exactly what you expect.

So what if I told you that in 2010 they made a new version and tried to kill Mr. Mint, demoted Gloppy and made some random dude named "Duke of Swirl" just sorta be there.

Look at Lord Licorice getting into his pirate theme he'll keep for the rest of the series, Gramma Gooey replacing Gramma Nutt (both sound. so bad these days), Lolly having that 2000s wide head look that fairies had at the time, Gloppy being demoted to a background character, the Duke of Swirl... being the Duke of Swirl.

Naturally people were pissed that Mr. Mint was gone, and so... come 2013 Hasbro decided to try another shot at the whole Candyland thing with:

THE MOST BUSIEST BOARD GAME I'VE EVER SEEN GOOD LORD. Seriously look at all the colors, all the smiles that come straight out of a maplestory mob, whatever the hell is happening with Mr. Mint down there (I really hate his chin.) LORD LICORICE REALLY GETTING INTO THE PIRATE THING LIKE LOOK HIM GOOD FOR YOU BUD HONESTLY.

So naturally this edition got slammed by Candyland hardcore fans and Hasbro sprinted to make a new version 2014 which uh... good fucking lord some choices were made

LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO LORD LICORICE, HE'S SO GRODY NOW, also damn Mr. Mint you're looking more... Link each passing day, and like Gramma Nutt decided that the name was too weird sounding so she goes by Nana Nutt now. This is the last time you'll ever see Nana Nutt. RIP to a legend...

You will be missed...

Anyway so like... they also killed Lord Licorice in the final edition so far, the 2021 revision

Which honestly? I think I hate this one the most because it's got that like "Sanitized Kids Aisle" art style in full force. Like the designs aren't the worst, and it's rad to see representation for a product geared towards 3 years olds but also like... the faces wig me out so bad. It's the detailed cheeks, the dead eyes, the like... plasticine smiles.

Everyone looks dead and Hasbro brought the corpses of those who fit the most in with the current look and propped them up on stands and forced them to forever wave their cold dead hands at passerbys like some sick twisted attraction. It's fucked.

Also I can't get over the fact they just brought back Jolly for the first time in almost a decade and like... just made him a normal ass man.

Does kitty know kitty exists? Find out tonight, on “does it know it exists?” But then I wonder… who else doesn’t know about existing? Does @dondaviousflanagan know she exists? I also just got done watching some SVTFOE, yay! And now here’s my other kitty

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