as a progressive catholic i try not to write "jesus figures" because 1) there is no one who can live up to my mans himself and 2) the idea of a self-sacrifice world-savior-martyr-figure is so easily misinterpretated into some conservative wetdream that completely strips the world of collective action and responsibility and leads to a sort of one-man-of-history thing that i don't want to incorporate into my writing, y'know, i'd rather explore collectivism and the loads of people behind the scenes analogous to the thousands and millions of forgotten heroes for justice in real life.
but also...the themes, the motifs. unavoidable sometimes. and recently ive been thinking, based on some posts and analyses i've read recently, about reluctant heroes. and about how heroes sometimes have no choice. and how sometimes even someone who loves the hero (for example their Mother) might have to force them into their role (they have no wine) even though the hero is not yet ready (my hour has not yet come) and the person who loves them knows it will be painful in the end (seven swords will pierce your heart) but knows it is for the greater good (for the son of man has come to save which has been lost) and that it, ultimately, is not their choice nor the hero's choice at all (let not my will but his be done). and god, no pun intended, whether or not the bible is "true", it sure is one compelling narrative.
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MY GIRL ALYX!!! SHE EXISTS!!! SHES TAKING THE FATTEST RIP IN THE WORLD I LOVE HER!!!!
this is genuinely the fastest I’ve ever finished something that trailer did things to my brain man
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Just some of my favorite fictional ladies. I have more faves, but these are probably top ten (in no particular order). Assume this is a Diana, Korra, Maki, Katara, Shinobu, Momo, Mikasa, Luz, Anne, and Adora stan account
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I love you Carol and the End of the World
I love you slow and deliberate story telling that let's us really take in everything that the world has already lost before it loses everything else.
I love you heartachingly relatable main character who craves the sense of community you can find in the most mundane places
I love you running theme of kindness persevering even when the world is going to end because it is always possible to choose to be kind.
I love you constant reminder that if you rush to do everything before you die, then you won't be able to stop and soak it all in and when those moments become memories they will feel so fleeting but the small moments spent with people who you just like being around will sink into your bones if you let it.
I love you message of how connection and love is so so cruel when you know you'll lose it soon but you can't help but make those connections anyway because that sorrow only proves you loved and were loved so much that it was worth the pain.
I love you Carol and the end of the world
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We're literally told in t8 that Jun, even if spiritually powered by the Kazama Shrine, not only survived Ogre but beat him and drove him away. In his ending, Kazuya -one of the strongest individual in the world- views her as an equal because it is implied she is the only one he considers his equal in strength; in the canon storymode, he even chastises Jin for using half-baked Kazama moves, once again implying that the moves Jun used against him were better and stronger. While non-canon, her character episode literally has her beating Azazel as her final boss. She's as strong as Kazuya and Jin, meaning she could very well hold her own against Heihachi. Why would she need to be protected by anyone again?
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i went through the whole merry search on your account and i can't believe people used to hate her? how do you not love a messy bitch who starts drama.............
sooo true, anon. unfortunately we live in a world where people hate women 😔 but i will say you're right, it's gotten a lot better recently. i think it has to do with a combination of me really curating my audience over the past year, and in general things are very different now compared to when i started in 2020. more genderlocked companions, more trans characters, and it's pretty common now for games to have poly romance options, as well as love interests that will pursue other characters if the player doesn't show interest in them. (the last 2 being things people really hated Merry for in the beginning)
people definitely still don't like it, but i think they are more of a loud minority now than the loud majority like they were previously. which has been a really nice change to see :-)
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The thing abt my deadname is that it’s literally alive
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