#act 1 on reality

[classpectpokerap]

that intermission was kinda sad because those kids looked at their guardians trying to be better and are like "What's your angle"

And it isn't even a change come from introspection and genuinely changing, their guardians got specifically replaced by different people.

God, the angst that's gonna cause them if they figure it out

there's a few big things about bro-coded that are worth noting.

one - obviously, this is operating under the thematic consequences of Act 1's reality. (really good post that informs a LOT of the philosophy of bro-coded, worth a read.) act 1's Earth is not a real place, it's not filled with real people. Early John, when Rose starts modifying his house, cannot give less of a shit about his sense of reality rapidly unravelling -- his sense of reality did not really exist as a coherent thing in the first place, because it's just a series of symbols, a series of ideas.

(click READ MORE, i. ended up writing a LOT)

part of that is that the guardians are ALSO just ideas, and not people. i can't find who said it, but there's a critique of act 6 that always stuck out to me. Bro Strider was never meant to be dave's biological father. he was meant to be a metaphor for the weird/aloof cool/shitty older brother that you don't see. he doesn't have a room, or a legal job, because it doesn't need to make sense -- he's dave's perception of a person.

like, the point that post was trying to make is that there were several evolutions of who/what bro was. there's the initial state, where he isn't a person -- he's an absent, aloof older brother, with hobbies you don't understand, who you worship nonetheless. then later in act 4 he becomes a cartoon ninjadad, throwing a baby across a roof in a way that i think was still not meant to be interpreted literally, but... it was a huge change. suddenly bro actually HAS an impact on dave's life. suddenly it matters what dave's home life is like.

then by act 6, all of these conflicting shades of bro coalesced under the rules of act 6's reality. and act 6's reality is very literal, y'know? you're meant to find tragedy in the alpha guardians. you're meant to mourn humanity on the alpha earth -- we spend SO much more time expounding upon humanity's fate on alpha earth than on beta earth. the boots-on-the-ground reality MATTERS, all of the sudden, and so Bro Strider coalesces into a really, really, really, REALLY shitty person.

and i think that that's compelling, if done right! it can be good. but you have to unpack those contradictions and layers.

bro strider was not, initially, a person.

and that's what bro-coded explores.

i think i forgot to use more numbers but whatever. yeah.

point two is basically just that the beta guardians aren't people. not in the way the alpha kids are, not in the way the alpha guardians are (since they're based on characters we spent 4k pages getting to know). and definitely not people on the level of Emma or Viri, who are real people from the real world. homestuck is a game of contrasts, and bro-coded is HUGELY interested in exploring those contrasts.

throwing all of those contradictory iterations of Bro (the ideatic Bro Strider, a post-game Dirk Strider, a real human being who's a dirk kinnie) into one body?

now you've got some interesting tension.

the other big part of this tension is that like. viri and emma are very much different kinds of homestuck fan, in the way that caliborn and calliope are, right? emma IS very much into that ideatic, early MSPA iteration of Homestuck's world. she likes bro strider because she likes that version of Homestuck, she liked it when he was in play because he was cool as shit and a fantastic symbol. she never really gave much thought to his abusive tendencies because she didn't consider the world under the lens of, like, realistic consequences that Act 6 applies. (this is NOT to say anything CLOSE to "all early homestuck fans are abusers" -- it's that Emma Specifically is letting a toxic closemindedness cloud her vision.)

and like, both girls have both perspectives inside of them! sure, viri's the kind of person who'd use blorbos in her narration unironically. she's huge on the alpha kids, and on thinking about shipping, and all the tumblr calliope stuff you'd associate with her. she thinks her understanding of rose would help her win her over. but it doesn't. because her worldview is also incomplete without Mom Lalonde, who IS that same exact extremely symbolic persona that Emma likes. and on the flipside, Emma's conscience is being driven by post-act-6 Dirk Strider, an Alpha Kid, a character TONS of people hate. viri loves Dirk, but Emma's indifferent... at least until it matters.

both girls have an act 1 guardian, barely a person, more of a symbol, in their heads. both girls have an act 6 strilonde, a fully realized character, an angst machine dialed up to 12, chattering away in their heads.

for all that emma's chapters are sharp and quick and cutting and focused, and viri's chapters are slower and meandering and talky and more sentimental...

emma and viri are two sides of the same person. it's a self insert.

emma and viri are both me.

in conclusion i kinda didn't answer your question and just talked about emma and viri forever asjlfdgsdghsdsg BUT it was fun to talk about some of my ideology stuff for bro-coded!!!!

#homestuck #homestuck fanfic #hs meta #my fanfic #etch asks #roxy lalonde #dirk strider #bro-coded #bro coded #act 1 on reality #dave strider #long post

[mxtxfanatic]

Ngl, I’m actually pretty uncomfortable reading my old posts defending the goodness of the common people and their right to defend themselves—as persecuted groups or as individuals—from hierarchical tyranny, given how easily in this current irl moment a not-insignificant amount of people have fallen into supporting an active genocide, because I cannot separate this from how much pushback I got (and still sometimes get) for being consistent in my politics

#I don’t want to say it’s triggering #because that’s not the right word #but what do you call the thing you feel #when you spent the last 1+ year arguing that common people are usually good #and hierarchies of oppression are bad even if certain individuals you like are at the top #that violence is not all inherently bad #and violence against oppression is in fact good #all topics that are major themes affirmed in the literal texts being discussed #only to have people YELLING at me that i am wrong #because THEY believe that the only thing that makes you a good person #is joining the corrupt hierarchy and affirming status quo #only for me to turn on the news and see this same logic of disaggreers #being used to justify an active genocide #maybe it’s cognitive dissonance #because my understanding of fiction is always couched within the reality it was created in #but the fact that the same arguments can be used to justify crimes against humanity #in both fiction AND reality? #it makes the act of fandom discourse less… enjoyable #less innocuous

[y-rhywbeth2]

'Astarion outliving his friends and possibly SO' is angsty and good for those who like exploring the themes of bereavement and all, and it is a possible outcome (he's not helpless), but it is my firm opinion that there is still a damn good chance that guy is gonna die first and be outlived by them.

#Is this an unpopular opinion? #I know it's not a new suggestion but I seem to know a lot of people who haven't considered the possibility #He's ageless not unkillable: accidents happen #He's doing much better than in Act 1 (where he will get himself killed if you don't pick him up and so leave him to his own devices) #But Astarion's idea of a good time involves danger and violence #to say nothing of Ascended Astarion's coping method of *lethal* levels of hubris #As evidenced in him trying to turn Karlach sans engine upgrade and getting burned then throwing a temper tantrum when- #-reality kicks in and his beliefs of being “untouchable” are threatened #Or thinking he's in charge when the prophet and vessel of murder informs him they *might* spare him #'I am the greatest vampire to ever live.' - Sir you are level 12. #And not as unique as you think #You've also got 'just cure the bastard and he'll eventually die of old age' on the table #babbling #/astarion #edgelord hours

[emlynphoenix]

Only 19 states have the Seizure Safe School Act. Out of 50 states only 19 have mandated seizure first aid requirements.

Epilepsy is the 4th most common neurological disorder. It is treated as if it is rare causing the feeling of loneliness, and being misunderstood. Students and faculty alike cause some of this by not taking the disability seriously. We need to bring this to an end. All 50 states should be on board.

Anyone with a brain can have a seizure 💜

#epilepsy advocate #epilepsy awareness month #epilepsy awareness #epilepsy safety #seizures #seizureschoolsafetyact #epilepsy education #anyonewithabraincanhabeaseizure #invisible disability #disability #disabled #ableism #safe school act #1 in 26 #the reality of people with epilepsy #disabilities #help yourself #educate yourself #educate yourself to help others

[darkwood-sleddog]

Can the balanced dog trainers please stop fucking talking about positive reinforcement as if those dogs are not “obedience trained”? A majority of competition obedience dogs I know were trained with R+. Letting your dog wander on the end of a line because you want to do so does not = untrained. It is simply…a choice.

#dogblr #dog training #I try to hear both sides and follow a diversity of people but this really stands out to me #1.) balanced means using multiple quadrants. positive reinforcment is part of that #2.) balanced trainers come off really insecure in their own philosophy when they do stuff like this #you should not have to put down other dog owners and trainers to elevate yourself #if you have to do this constantly there is a problem #the reality is to me so many of these people scream ‘I’m important and smart look at me me me!’ #the equating of r+ as = untrained in these circles is wildly prolific #‘I fixed this former r+ dog that was reccomend for BE!’ #acting like all r+ people are the inexperienced pet folks who have taken a single puppy petsmart class #and not a wide variety of individuals with varying abilities #meanwhile how dare r+ and force free people put THEM in the same box as abusive aversives using people #it’s just…how do these people have time to be like this #like shouldn’t you be training dogs? #every time people talk poorly about positive reinforcment I want to take them to a zoo #the hyenas do cooperative care with positive reinforcement #the tigers wolves and bears and other large dangerous animal too #your domestic dog is not different or special or in any way more in need of aversive treatment

[airenyah]

Your essay on Joong's underrated acting skills deepened my Joong appreciation so much, that I watched Mafia the Series, I'm watching Ploy's Yearbook (even though there is a serious lack of Joong so far), and I'm planning on watching The Warp Effect too. I haven't watched het shows in over ten years, so this is a big deal! 😂 I really liked him with Dunk in their shows, but MTS gave me another facet of him, because he's so timid in it, unlike in SIMM and HA, where he's (seemingly) very cool and in control. So thank you for making me a full time Joong (and Dunk) girl 💜

i saw this message first thing in the morning when i woke up yesterday and it instantly put me in a good mood!!! <3

YESSSSSS I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT

mafia the series might actually be my absolute fave thai het-show, it's just SO funny!!!! and the entire cast is so great, like, not just joong but the entire cast plays off each other SO well. and don't even get me started on gina virahya and her portrayal of anna kondra!!!!

you know, when i went into mafia the series i saw the poster and was like "ughh i really am gonna have to sit through this standard (overly) dramatic mafia show just for joong, huh. the things i do for my boy..." and then. AND THEN. you can imagine my surprise. i was crying tears of laughter throughout the show and i was actually laughing so hard that my mom made a comment about how she could hear my laugh in my room

beam is my loser boy and joong portrays him in such an adorably awkward way, i love it <333

and yes there IS a serious lack of joong in ploy's yearbook so far :((((

it was quite funny tho bc in the one scene where joong does show up i immediately recognized him by the back of his head, like!! i saw this:

and instantly went "OH there's my boy!!!!!" 😂😂😂

and i can't wait to see him with film bc film did extremely well with gun in not me and i feel like film and joong will also work together really well

you know, i'm always happy to turn people into full time joong (and dunk) girls!!!!!!

i've adored them ever since simm which i watched live from ep2 onwards. fun fact, actually: when i started simm i actually had no idea who they were (even though technically i'd seen dunk in bad buddy already, except i wasn't paying attention to the random high school bandmates and so i didn't actually recognize dunk and only realized later on ahahah)

aaaanyway, i had no idea who they were, right? and so in 2022 my mom and i spent two nights in prague during easter and in the evening we were in our hotel room and we were kinda looking for something to watch. and i was like "hey look, gmmtv has a new bl out and it looks kinda cute and fluffy judging by the thumbnails?? and like something that doesn't require too much brain power?? plus, there's also only two eps out so far, so we'll be caught up right away" and so we watched the first two episodes and then the two of us ended up watching every new ep together every week hahaha

i actually didn't really talk about it on tumblr back then and when you go back on my blog you'll see that there are hardly any simm post. but really, with every new simm episode that aired i liked joongdunk more and more. and especially once the characters started dating i was actually so in awe about just how comfortable joong and dunk were with each other and how they absolutely weren't afraid to touch? like, their physical affection was just so casual, like it was the most natural thing in the world to them in an "i'm-not-even-thinking-about-it-bc-it's-so-normal" kind of way and that was just soooo refreshing to watch?? i was (and still am) truly amazed

and when just a couple of months later, at the end of 2022 gmmtv announced joongdunk were gonna get another show together i got SO excited!! and also when it was revealed that simm was included in our skyy 2!!!!

and then hidden agenda started airing and then i was tagged in that tag game and then i went to watch joong's entire filmography and then i ended up falling into a joongdunk rabbit hole and here we are...

anyway, i have multiple agendas and one of them is turning people into joong fans and dunk fans and joongdunk fans sllksdfd

and my other agenda is getting people to watch mafia the series, bc it's truly a gem of a show!!!!

(speaking of agendas: the only thing that's missing in your message is you telling me that you approve of my fight for a sexy joongdunk vampire bl, like... that would have made the message and the influence of my joong/dunk/joongdunk blogging complete 😂😂😂)

#you know when i saw your message first thing in the morning my immediate thought was #''ok nothing that happens today can top this like. my day is ALREADY made and i only just woke up'' #your message set the bar very very high for me tbh #but then in the afternoon my crush unexpectedly called me after we barely talked the past 3 or so months and we spent 1.5h on the phone #and well i'm really sorry but THAT was the actual no.1 highlight of my day yesterday dfjkkjdfkfdg #i swear your message is a close second tho!!! 😂😂 #asks #anon #joong archen #adrm #no but every time someone tells me i turned them into a joong fan/dunk fan/joongdunk fan i get such a rush of satisfaction lmao #i'm desperately waiting for summer night #i might just go off about dunk's acting after that #we'll see #bc i REALLY wanna see what dunk can do without joong and if he'll be as good #my money is on ''yes'' but i also don't wanna say anything to avoid eating my own words kdfkdf #but in reality i see many qualities to him as an actor that i think he should be able to do keep even without being opposite joong #besides he's now done two series as a lead character so now he has a lot more acting experience than he did going into simm #his acting was already so much stronger in hidden agenda then it was in simm (hello?? yank-kiss-yeet?? ep9?? ep11??) #and i trust that he's not just gonna lose it all in summer night all of a sudden #god i'm immensely excited to see him act in summer night you don't even know

[spacedlexi]

saw your reply about wanting to draw s1 and s2 art more often, would literally die for Lee and Carley in your style... i skim through your stuff often as well, probably one of my top three fav styles, and cant wait for your post s4 clemvi story, i know ill enjoy that as much as i do your art. have a nice holiday and happy new year friend :)

ive drawn lee before so if you mean more in a shippy sense then.. possibly? (im partial to both lee/carley and lee/lilly myself 😏 like i see it) i need to draw carley anyway im making a promise to myself to draw the ladies from the other seasons at Least once..because i love them and they get no attention (except for when theyre getting yelled at amirite). fucked up women of twdg my beloveds

so much kenny nick and luke art out there i will bring balance to the ecosystem 😔🙏

byut shdfkshjkd 🥺💕 THANK YOU!!! im excited to finally finish it and im making illustrations to go with it as well i just havent decided how many to do yet. i hope you have a happy new year too anon!!

#the way i see more art/discussion of kenny and luke and nick than freakin lee or clem makes me fucking bananas mode #replies with lexi #incognito #the way the fandom acts youd think lee was kennys sidekick and not like the main player character of season 1 #where in reality kenny yelled at lee all the time if you didnt side with him on EVERYTHING 100% #if you side with him on everything except larry he acts like you killed his whole family and cant be trusted #replayed s1 recently and jfc it just reminded me what a fuckin coward kenny really was #i find kenny to be an interesting character but some people love acting like he did nothing wrong and was always justified #ooh surprise kenny rant in the notes. i need people to stop talking about the male characters in this game and start talking about the WOME #and lee because he gets surprisingly ignored as well....... #lee everett im in love with you for infinity forever..

[roomy-ghosted]

I think my run's bugged as Gale just hasn't asked for a single artifact at all. Which is great for me ngl, free extra gold when i need to sell stuff.

But god, the angst potential of him feeling the weave underneath his chest strain, fight and claw at him, desperate and hungry like the starved beast it is. Feeling himself on the edge of death constantly but not wanting to burden his companions with the matter. Not wanting to burden you with the matter. So he just continues on, prenteding that there isn't something eating away at him inside, that he isn't a ticking time bomb quite literally waiting to explode.

#i haven't had the cutscene where he says 'yeah bro i dont think magic items can sustain me anymore' #so he just #isn't hungry. at all. ever. #save-time im at 9h (reality of like- fucking 20 because i forgot to save and missed a romance flag; leaving no fun magic at teifling party. #instead i just got him lookin at mystra :penisve:. this was the cool and epic magic you wanted to show me? minor illusion? man.) #anyway actual tags now: #bg3 #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 gale #baldurs gate 3 #act 1 spoilers #baldurs gate 3 spoilers #i guess? its only act 1 though #but yeah no he's just. never asked for one #and im almost done cleaning up act 1. #so like- angst mode activate #yes im romancing him also btw. because. gale :) man sold himself HARD with the kittybird.

[hella1975]

tams zuko's realism vs season 1 gaang's naivety FIGHT

#katara is about to beat him up but also he does have a point #tams is funny bc the timeline is actually quite stretched #so we first meet the gaang as they are in season 1 #and we kinda see them mature and get more and more knowledgable on the reality of war #so initially zuko and azula - who have been living the reality of war for five years now - actually cant stand the gaang #bc they just see them as naive dreamers on a suicide mission that they cant even comprehend the gravity of #and while azula is able to shrug it off like 'they'll get themselves killed. so what. not my problem' #zuko just CANT like he gets so mad both at their naivety and at the fact he's literally trying to warn them #and they're just acting like he's some pessimistic killjoy lmao #zukka FIGHT #twice as many stars

[cruelsister-moved2]

every year we get all this content from bisexuals in opposite gender relationships about erasure and straight passing discourse in which they will act as if bisexuals are a tiny forgotten minority of the lgbt community and being erased is just as bad as being hatecrimed and always shoehorn in the villainous gatekeeping gays (who I feel like in many cases are just the externalisation of the voice in your head telling you that you're not Queer Enough) and so on. and it's never anything new like no one ever has a new perspective on this issue and everything they collectively have ever said can be summarised in like 3 sentences so... can we move on. I think we all get it now. can we please talk about something else💜💜

#really not helping their case that it's never gay ppl #let alone bi ppl in gay relationships or who have predominately had gay experiences #who would probably be best qualified to actually make that judgement #it's just like. well here's my essentialised assumptions of what those experiences are like #& then I seriously don't get this acting like bisexuals are a minority in lgbt esp as a woman #bi women literally outweigh lesbians like 5:1 #like it just isn't true and immediately makes it seem like your takes are not based in reality #but in like the systems you've made up in your head and your assumptions of how things should be. #also depends on like. how sheltered and privileged your experience is so vastly #because like atp in some places you probably feel most oppressed if you're straight because you don't get cool gay clout #and the lack of consequences doesnt really outweigh that #LOL #but that is not the norm

[wickedghxst]

what.

#i’m. confused. that ending was really confusing. #& i gotta wait 3 years to find out what’s really goin on. i think i get the multiple timelines thing but. what’s real & what isn’t to This 1 #like. we all saw that [redacted] didn’t happen. right? like. there was no blood. & then she woke up. was that an alternate one??? #except we Did see glimpses of it happening like it should’ve. with blood. & that’s how everyone but cloud is acting like that’s what happend #so was the one where it Didn’t happen an alternate reality to ours & cloud is just like. Aware of the other worlds while the others aint??? #& he’s Still acting really weird so how much control does he still have over himself rn. like. man idk i’m too stupid for this nonsense lol

[5arcasmw]

the more i learn about the american revolution the more hamilton: the musical infuriates me

(read tags for context pls i go off on a mega tangent)

#no offense to lmm at ALL i know that he had to keep the musical entertaining and that it wasnt meant to be a complete biography but GOOD GOD #wh-why is stay alive (set the winter of valley forge to a bit after the battle of monmouth) like 6 SONGS AFTER “a winter's ball” LIKE- #THAT SONG TAKES PLACE IN 1980 WHILE THE EVENTS IN “stay alive” TAKE PLACE IN 17781?1??11??!?2?+?1 #ALEX AND ELIZA HAD ONLY LIKE VERY BRIEFLY MET LIKE ONCE BEFORE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY #AND AND AND #THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TAKING PLACE RIGHT AFTER THE LAURENS LEE DUEL AND MEET HIM INSIDE?? WHAT???? #DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE PLACEMENT OF MEET ME INSIDE #HAMILTON DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE HIS POST AS AIDE-DE-CAMP TIL LIKE EARLY 1781???? YEARS AFTER THE DUEL???? WHILE HE WAS ALREADY WED TO ELIZA???? #AND WASHINGTON DIDNT EVEN KICK HIM OUT BC OF THE DUEL LIKE??? #ALSO THIS IS KIND OF MINOR BUT #SAYING THAT LAURENS WAS IN SC DURING THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN WHEN IN REALITY HE WAS IN THE BATTLE LITERALLY *WITH* ALEXANDER JUST FISKDNQMDNA #also i stand by the fact that “satisfied” should've 100% been sung by laurens instead of angelica #as far as i'm aware there is a lot more evidence to suggest laurens and hamilton being a thing than angelica and alex being a thing lmao #ALSO #wher the fuck were meade tilghman harrison reed mchenry and fitzgerald???? (idk if there were more aides i forget lmao) #and why include hercules mulligan in the main war group when LAFAYETTE AND LAURENS LITERALLY NEVER MET HIM??? #WHY NOT REPLACE HIM WITH ONE OF THE OTHER AIDE-DE-CAMPS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED???? #I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS LIN WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME #lin buddy i love you and the musical *LITERALLY* saved my life but #good god man the inaccuracies in the 1st act give me fucking heart burn....got me prematurely balding over here jfc #amrev #amrev fandom #i guess? #alexander hamilton #hamilton the musical #john laurens #lams #these tags are an entire seperate post jfc #lin manuel miranda #shit i accidentally said 1980 instead of 1780 pls ignore i typed fast and angrily

[ytptennis]

irt that theory i also kinda...dont want it to be something completely metatextual like watching an ep & then suddenly transitioning to an external character writing the actual story would have as much of an impact as "woah it was all a dream!!". i do want the fabric of reality to have intentionally been tugged at by the characters themselves. humans in the fargo universe are average joe schmoes but like anyone else we have the power to shape our own reality, & fargo just takes that a step further with its gothic storytelling; the unavoidable feeling of being watched or judged or even ignored by a higher power, and the desperation that comes from that. i also agree with the rule of three & the idea of dot, munch, & gator having three mandatory choices ahead of them once their arcs reach their conclusion since it emphasizes the importance of autonomy that much more. just without the idea of things looping back like funny games. the ticket number in the court scene with danish had 313 on it to start with, so in my opinion, munch & dot will fully examine their three choices, while gator in his narrow-mindedness will choose one.

#fargo fx #again: lets tie utena themes into it! #utena & anthy having three choices at the end would look like this: 1) stay 2) leave 3) leave & be reborn #at the end of the anime anthy simply left for an uncertain future but in the movie she & utena were very obviously reborn #for dot & munch their choices might look something like this: #1) seal yourself in the cycle & keep running from the past #2) leave the cycle but dont acknowledge it; act like nothings changed & keep going about your usual behaviors #3) rip the skin off. you've already been picking at the scab of reality; allow cell turnover; heal & become someone new #the theory is easily found in the main tag btw i dont want the op's to think im vaguing them

[kingfakey]

anyway i think our overall fear of conflict and engaging with it on any level even theoretical has had a very weird effect on fiction. "why'd they do that? that's so dumb" because that's the plot and plots require conflict in the form of stupid decisions to drive them forward, hope that helps!

#if characters did what we thought they should.... #like the reality is most stories would be over in act 1 but that doesn't make for very compelling stories now does it??? #/b

[ultramarine-spirit]

sorry but do you know at what age exactly claude killed his brother and father and became emperor??

Sadly, we don't have much canon information about Claude's exact age, so I wouldn't be able to tell you with 100% accuracy. I can, however, make an educated guess using the novel's canon.

Funnily enough, the one who gives us the most clues about Claude's age is Felix. This is a surprising fact for some people, but Felix is actually younger than Claude by a couple of years (stated in the novel, and also implied in the manhwa, as Felix's mom became Claude's wet nurse some years after Felix was born). When novel Athy was about 17, there was a chapter about Felix worrying about his (and Claude's) age, and it's mentioned that he was nearing/around 40. Let's say that Claude is 2 years older than him (42-ish), that would mean he had Athanasia when he was around 25.

Source: Chapter 16: When the climax of the story approaches, Fifth book. Thank you @lithi for the pics ♡

This checks out with his physical age in the manhwa's flashbacks (though I guess that's subjective). I always had the impression that he killed Anastasius when he was around 18-21, immediately became emperor, met Diana shortly after, and they had a brief but intense romance, from which Athanasia was born. The fast-passed scenes in chapters 100-101's flashbacks seem to support this interpretation.

I have read some people say that Claude (and Diana? for some reason) was underage back then, but there's 0 canon information supporting that claim. Maybe they got it from a fanfic, since most fake spoilers come from them. Also, what would Obelia's standard for underage even be? It seems... strange to use our modern understanding of it when the time period is clearly the 18th century at most. But that discussion is neither here nor there.

Anyways, the manhwa is supposed to have two side stories that could provide more facts about this: The one about Anastasius and Claude's youth and the one about Claude and Diana's romance (or even the one about Felix's backstory). So perhaps we'll know his exact age in the future!

(Edited because I got Felix's age wrong lmao.)

#it perplexes me a little when people act all shocked that Claude is young when #1. All manhwa dads are young or at least look young (because people want hot dilfs) #2. Is it really that young for the time period? I honestly don't think so #3. There's plenty of people that have kids at around 18-21 #granted perhaps that's less common in a modern white upper class context but lol that's not everybody's reality #woah look at this rant. sorry anon i hope my answer was a little helpful! #wmmap #wmmap claude #claude wmmap #claude de alger obelia

[robotpussy]

everyday I am reminded of why I stopped getting into fandoms

#i always knew the stranger things fandom was being RACIST towards calen but i never really knew why #but today he spoke about his trauma and i am so angry and i was told before a really racist character has a fanbase #but they all hate caleb because he was 'mean to eleven in season 1' 😐 but you lot are fanning over a literal racist? #but im not surprised just angry because why are you attacking a child over a character he didnt write? all he did was act in the show? #but for alot of black actors this is the reality. fandoms will attack the black actors for literally doing their jobs #and i know they do this shit (redeeming villianous white characters and demonizing black characters) because they already hate black ppl #and poc so they just look for any excuse they can find to hate that character without ever having to say they don't like a character cause #they aren't white. that is literally how covert racism works. and ik im talking about fandom but this reflects on irl too #white people think they have a right to be racist towards black ppl and poc when we aren't 'nice' to them like we need to earn sympathy #there are so many instances i could bring up about white ppl not listening to black ppl and poc but im tired #ill touch on this later