If you could completely remove a character from the series, who would it be? Would another character take their place?
gray wing.
Or even just kill him instead of Shaded Moss, have HIM originally been the leader of the Sundrown Patrol and after his death, all these cats start invoking his name like a god.
"I do this in the name of Gray Wing the Wise."
"As Gray Wing the Wise once said..."
"Gray Wing the Wise wouldn't have approved of this."
And Thunder would have known him like this ancient, wise sage... and been frustrated by it. He doesn't KNOW this guy, but apparently he was a god among cats, and everyone thinks he was on THEIR side. But all Thunder sees, looking at a sea of heartless tyrants and selfish cats clawing each other in the back, is people who make their choices first and then use his sacred name to justify them afterwards.
and the SHOCKKKKK on all their FACES during the First Battle, when Gray Wing comes down from the stars himself, and tells all of them, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY NAME?!" the VINDICATION for Thunder when this God Among Cats turns to him and says, "You. You are the one who has followed my teachings-- by questioning them, by challenging those who misspoke. This is wisdom."
Bright Stream would take all the roles of Gray Wing in-canon and have an arc about realizing that she was defending her abuser. And been Thunder's single mom.
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one thing I'll say is that while I used to agree with the criticisms over hua cheng's whole person revolving around xie lian (different from the "hua cheng has no personality" argument, which is just untrue) the more I reread & dissected tgcf the more it just hit that yeah, that's the point. which is not to say you can't criticize that aspect, but I feel it's kind of pointless to criticize it within the internal logic of the story, because you're just getting what was on the tin - it makes a lot more sense to acknowledge what it is, a self-indulgent fantasy, and why this kind of narrative doesn't do it for you. and while of course it's never wrong to point out the dangers of co-dependency irl etc etc I thiiink we're all old enough to understand that without the addendum of 546726 disclaimers. I adore analysis of hua cheng's character with full acknowledgement of all his flaws ESPECIALLY his lacking backstory (which, again, is more so criticism of the author) but every so often I'll see someone go like oh no... he's such a tragic character he revolves around xie lian that's so sad and unhealthy... I need to fix him and put him in a cuddlepile with characters he never interacted with... as if he hasnt been having a ball on this bitch since he died and became a housewife. devotion and obsession 4 life
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can we please talk about how fucking funny it is that hermann and newt were canonically pen pals for three years (three years) then met face to face and absolutely hated each other LIKE??? that’s absolutely fucking hilarious
what the fuck happened. did newt bring a kaiju specimen. did hermann hate on newt’s music. did they both just explode from polar opposite neurodivergent means of communication. i’m obsessed
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Gordon should NOT get a biological hand back(if he does it’s busted to all hell and mostly numb). And any prosthetic he gets sucks ass unless it has a cartoony switchable feature that lets him adapt to certain tasks because even high tech prosthetic hands with the correct reaction speeds will never beat gun arm if your goal is shooting something.
What im saying is he makes a million different hands for himself to the point where he has “fork hand” and “screwdriver hand” and “scissor hand” ect
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smth that I've found difficult in navigating life as an autistic adult is that I don't want to be infantilized, like I want/need to be viewed as a full adult, but sometimes my needs seem childish to people. so like I fight to be taken seriously but then when I do actually need help I can't get it because only a child would need it and I should be able to handle if I really want to be viewed as an adult
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Loki would love the fact I’m autistic I’ve decided
Stimming? Lovely. Adorable
Special interests?? Delightful. He’d listen about my special interests especially because one of them is HIM he’d feel SO LOVED
he’d have no problem accommodating me or looking out for me
I mean he is a literal g o d he can help out
checking food? Helping me with sounds/sensory issues? NONVOCAL COMMUNICATION???? I mean he has a LITERAL SPELL to see in peoples minds I’d absolutely give consent for him to use it when I can’t speak
It’d be SO HELPFUL
He’d even help with meltdowns - and try to keep me from overextending myself and getting to that point because hoooo boy I need help gauging my limits better
And I think if I was vulnerable and open about the fact I need help sometimes … he’d enjoy feeling needed
Wanted and needed. Necessary. Like a provider - someone trusted enough to help.
And maybe it’d help him too
Help him feel less like a monster
And more like someone safe. And trusted. And loved
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oh actually random thought time but genuine shoutout to aini for honestly having one of the most real depictions of RSD to me that I’ve seen in fiction? Ryuki’s reaction to the potential demotion and the full-on catastrophizing that comes from it is just [nods]
it also just hit me with like. he’s described as an honors student, there’s a lot of instances of ppl talking abt his “potential” to be great in ABIS, but he crumbles whenever he’s reprimanded even slightly. Which... is an adult diagnosis ADHD mood. The questioning of why you can’t live up to that “potential”, why you can’t be what you think you Should be, I really liked how it was written.
its also part of why I adore Tama so much... she’s so good for him. she helps him ground himself and work through his problems constantly through the game, and whenever he’s Actually in a bad spot she’s always very gentle. They are such excellent partners, I really really love how they work off each other. Tama helping him by reminding him of what he wants, his own personal goals and why he wanted to join ABIS in the first place... she’s helping him reconnect with why he cares. It’s just good and important and I love it.
Ryuki neurodivergent icon
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