I'm a real sucker for mini giants. Like them just living and vibing with human friends in normal human sized houses. Maybe being a bit clumsy and knocking over some stuff or being careless while sitting on the couch, making it to break under their weight.
And I really want to see stuff like mini giant interacting with a borrower. Just imagine all those interactions where both of them are panicked. And neither of them knows what the hell the other one is.
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I was thinking of Megamind’s theme of heroes being made instead of born and the parallels between Megamind and Hal.
You can see how Megamind is trying his best, but Metroman is more privileged, so Megamind gives up. He had always had bad luck, compared to Metroman, so he thought it was his destiny to be a villain. So when Hal seemingly has everything delivered to his doorstep, it’s destiny that wanted this to happen. Megamind believes that it’s up to forces greater than him that make heroes or villains. And Hal had all the gifts Megamind hadn’t, and he chose to use them for evil.
But then I looked deeper into it. I compared Hal with Megamind. Both of them were social outcasts. Both of them were nerds. Both of them were in love with Roxanne. Both of them were rejected by her. And both turned to villainy when things didn’t go as they had hoped. In a dark twist of fate, one could recite the famous cliche “we’re not so different, you and I!”.
But obviously, they are so different. So what sets them apart?
Both of them wanted approval, but Megamind seeked acceptance from society and Hal sought to win love from another person. Both of them had a skewed idea of how human relationships work and both tried to follow in Metroman’s footsteps to get there.
But obviously, they failed. Because it’s not how it works. Again, they’re similar in this department.
And then it hit me.
Both of them tried to imitate Metroman to gain something- gain approval in their example. But you can’t just win someone’s approval, it’s up for them to decide whether they give it to you or not. And you may only get it by being genuinely good yourself. Even if both chose villainy, time and time again, Megamind proved himself to be good and Hal proved himself to be evil.
Here’s what I found so far.
Hard work
Megamind had worked hard and it gave him no results, so he thought it was meant to be. He put a lot of effort into creating devices that were supposed to imitate Metroman’s powers. Hal had everything given to him, which made him feel entitled to everything he desired.
Humility
Both of them had been rejected and degraded. But Megamind had enough humility to reflect on himself. He didn’t blame Roxanne for rejecting him (albeit the scene where she tells him to apologize and Megamind misunderstands and turns it around is hilarious). Rather, he blamed his status as a villain. Though he didn’t blame his choice to become a villain, but his destiny to be one- “Villains don’t get the girl”. However, Hal had an advantage of a status of a ‘hero’- one given to him, not the one he chose. He feels entitled to her love, so when she turns him down, he blames her. He played his part of being a ‘hero’, but she didn’t play her part of being a prize. She broke the rules.
Megamind had also reflected on what Roxanne told him. He corrected his mistakes, cleaned up the city and returned what he stole. He didn't have to, but he did it to make her happy and made an effort to be actually good.
And Hal has been actively gaslighting and lessening her, just to protect his ego.
Relationship with Roxanne
Obviously, I also had to include their relationship with Roxanne, and oh boy.
I know I’ve talked about it for the entire time, but I need to go in depth, because it’s a whole thing. Bcos Hal didn’t just have had his powers handed to him. He was also privileged even when it comes to their relationship with Roxanne. Hal had lots of time to form a real connection and friendship with her, but he chose to treat her like a prize he could win if he played the game right.
Megamind was doomed from the start, because he’s a villain. Yet when given a chance, he showed her his true self, became vulnerable with her and they shared each other’s nerdy passions. Though under another person’s skin, he showed her his soul and they formed a genuine bond. Megamind proved to be a better person, because he showed her true respect, valued her for her positive traits and just treated her as a person.
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Debating throwing Cappie De La Costa into the COD universe so she can ruin some fictional men's sense of safety over there
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Decisions I had to flip a coin for in this fic:
Ravenclaw Barty or Slytherin Barty
Dorcas with parental issues or Dorcas with loving parents
Pureblood Dorcas or Halfblood Dorcas
Regulus as a writer or Xenophilus as a writer
QPR Xenodora or Romantic Xenodora
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every time I see a writeblr introduction cross my dash I ask myself whether it's worth me re-writing one. do I need to re-introduce myself every 2 years because that seems to be the trend I've followed
and then another thing I keep telling myself I should eventually re-make is a mobile nav cause basically no one uses desktop Tumblr (esp as much as me). but I've been continually procrastinating on that
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today my four millimeter error on the prototype doubled my fursuit base
i hate it
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