me reading a romantasy that is mean to mostly be a exciting and sexy read: don't overanalyze the politics and world-building don't overanalyze the politics and world-building don't overanalyze–
So there is a pretty huge terrorist attack in Moscow right now. Allegedly some of the official sources already state that it was somehow orchestrated by Ukraine, which I highly doubt, but I am pretty certain that aside from obvious (100 or so) casualties, whoever did it, it will definitely be used to win popular sanction on absolute destruction of anything remotely revolutionary
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Hi Vy! Since you're welcoming questions about Passing Days, I wanted to ask about something that started in the last few chapters that I've been curious about. I noticed that Vy's eyes frequently get described as having stars in them now. Iirc, I don't think that specific kind of description really got used previously in the fic but it's very prominent now. Is there an in-universe/lore reason for it or is it more of a stylization thing?
Hello, Anon. (nods) You recalled it correctly, I didn't use stars as a descriptor for Vy's eyes until just recently. And honestly, it's both a combo of lore and stylization.
Stylization-wise? I was really inspired by Oshi no Ko and Ai Hoshino to the point of wanting to include it somewhere. Especially when the blue stars I drew as their first concept art ended up becoming a small nod to my first ever work, Civilian Pianist, and how Tomoko there to me is represented by stars. Even if this Vy never died to become Tomoko, she has the stars that show that connection, if that makes sense.
For lore - it's actually to visually show something I was a little bothered by in the original FGO. Canonically, Ritsuka Fujimaru is the ideal Master out of the entire Fate franchise because they can bond with so many Servants (good, evil, whatever), but the writers don't give an exact reason as to why because of their still being a vehicle for the entire player base. With Vy as a Master, I've been liking the visual image of stars in her eyes to show how the Servants she bonded with began really resonating with her - to visibly illustrate the charisma Vy has - because the stars to the Servants show so many things. Even if Vy herself isn't aware she has them. Still, the stars are a giant part of what makes the Servants gravitate towards her, because they promise so many things.
Kindness, honesty, determination, empathy.
Hope for something better.
It's when the stars wink out of existence to show blank irises - that's when you know you're in trouble. And with the giant clusterfuck that is the plot of FGO as a whole - killings, attempted murder, genocide, and all - the last thing the Servants want is seeing that hope disappear.