#the poison complex characters

[sparrow-orion-writes]

🌹🌻 for an oc of your choice

🌹 Where in the world does your OC feel most at home? Is there any reason why? If it’s not the place they were born, where were they born? Is there a certain somebody that makes them feel at home where ever they may be? What does home mean to them?

I don't actually think that April does feel at home anywhere. Not in a particularly sad way, it's just he left his home, he didn't have great memories there. But he also never really felt like home needed to be a place. His home is within himself, he's very self-assured in that way. He does what he wants to make himself happy. And yes, he does feel more comfortable - more happy - with Ember. Home is just wherever he feels comfortable, and April finds it easy to be comfortable.

🌻 What little things do they notice about people or the world around them that make them happy? What tiny little treasures do they find in the normal every day that makes the world seem a little brighter for them?

Plants and rocks. April loves his plants and rocks. He will sit on the floor and stare in amazement at a weed growing in cracks through cement. He adores weirdly shaped rocks or stones with pretty colours.

#April #ask answers #the poison complex characters #april adams

[fromtheseventhhell]

Very funny to me how Stansas present her character as being so interesting and complex because of her vulnerabilities, while simultaneously ignoring those same vulnerabilities in other characters. Dany is sold as a bridal slave and lacks agency throughout AGOT and after. Her dragons are either too young/small to utilize effectively or locked away for the majority of the story. They aren't some all-powerful trump card that protects her from harm. Arya is captured as a prisoner of war, forced to watch countless people tortured and murdered, and then essentially enslaved in Harrenhal with no way to fight back. She has an entire arc of feeling powerless, of being a "mouse", during ACOK. She doesn't have "kung-fu" or the ability to magically fight her way out of every situation, she's a young child lacking physical strength with only the most basic sword training.

Sansa isn't the only female character, she isn't the only young character, she isn't the only character who suffered, and no one is obligated to prioritize her. I'm so tired of Dany and Arya being mischaracterized and having their stories erased to prop Sansa up. "Sansa has kept her dignity" In other words, let's praise her for having a level of security that Dany and Arya don't have access to. She hasn't ever been forced to make a hard decision which of course means that she's morally superior to them. They can't even admit to themselves that her lack of action is due to her own passivity. If it doesn't fit their delusion, they erase it from the story and expect the rest of us to play along. Ask one of them what they like about her character without bringing up her being the ultimate victim, and I genuinely don't believe they'd be able to give you an answer. They belittle other characters more than they talk about her and these takes just scream insecurity/jealousy at the content and development other characters have in their POVs.

#arya stark #daenerys targaryen #anti arya bs #anti daenerys bs #asoiaf #anti sansa stans #these being comments on a video of a stansas /correcting/ a Dany stan...the jokes write themselves #/she's a break from the fantasy/ /people would be equally powerless in her situation/ like they aren't even pretending #that they don't use her as a boring every-man self-insert #okay she's subjectively /normal/...what is interesting or important about that in a fantasy novel? 😭 #Arya and Dany are so interesting because they have that complexity...vulnerability but also the strength to navigate their situations #and it isn't because they're /special/ it's because that's who they are as characters #Reducing Dany to her dragons or Arya to her combat abilities (which barely exist) is such a disservice to their arcs #but of course acknowledging that they're well-developed and empathetic doesn't square with their fantasy that #Sansa is the most pure important character who deserves everything because she suffered 🙄 #they really write entire fanfictions and then go /why don't people think like us?? 😔/ #/Sansa kept her dignity/ yeah that's why she's currently part of a plot to poison a disabled child #because she was told she'd benefit from it oh yeah she's sooooooo morally superior to Dany and Arya 😑

[bumblingbabooshka]

One of the best Voyager scenes to indicate Tuvok & Neelix's dynamic and how I think Tuvok is just as if not more 'annoying'(positive) than Neelix is when Neelix pours Tuvok a fresh squeezed glass of a fruit juice blend and Tuvok's like (paraphrased) "I don't want to drink this." and Neelix is like "Can you please try it?" and Tuvok's like "I don't want to, you're really bad at this sort of thing. It's going to taste bad." and Neelix says that Ensign XYZ said she LOVED it, she even had a second glass! And Tuvok says Ensign XYZ could drink poison without a second thought and Neelix is like "Tuvok could you please just TRY it? Just try a little SIP of it PLEASE??" and Tuvok sighs and rolls his eyes and sniffs it before taking a sip and it turns out he loves it. Turns out it tasted good actually. And then after all that Neelix tries to talk to him over eggs (which he's again cooking fresh for him) and Tuvok tells him he doesn't wanna hear "the life history of his breakfast." Absolutely insufferable this man I would have burned his eggs on PURPOSE!!!!

#I love Neelix so much and I think he and Tuvok are very funny together - irritating4irritating #People say 'Neelix is so pushy with Tuvok!' and you know what? I think Tuvok can handle it. I think maybe he does need to be pushed - #down a flight of stairs. (he's my favorite character and he's so annoying...TUVOK!!!!!) #Tuvok: -kicking and screaming- I don't want to drink the juice!!! It's poison!!! You're trying to poison me!!!!!!!!! #Neelix: Can you please drink the juice. The fresh squeezed juice I made for you Mr. Vulcan??? Can you please??? #Tuvok: Fine but if I die it's your fault. If I die from the poison you're FORCING me to drink it's on y- Oh this is delicious actually. #and don't tell me 'Neelix didn't make it SPECIFICALLY for Tuvok' bc I know he didn't but he says #'I'll start squeezing that second glass!' after Tuvok finishes his sip so he IS freshly squeezing it #Neelix: -makes Tuvok fresh squeezed juice- #Tuvok: Are you trying to poison me??? #Neelix: -talks to Tuvok while making his eggs- #Tuvok: Can you be quiet??? #<- TUVOK!!!!!!!! I'M GONNA KILL YOU EHHEHEHEH <3 #Tuvok is the most annoying guy ever bc he doesn't care about what people think and is a snob with a lowkey superiority complex #vs Neelix is perceived as annoying (post his relationship with Kes) bc he cares a lot about being useful and helping the crew and sometimes #is too pushy because of that but listen...I think Neelix is sweet and genuinely trying his best - after the Kes plotline with him ends I #really don't find him objectionable. Just chatty & a bit overbearing maybe Meanwhile Tuvok !!! #Meanwhile Tuvok!!!!!!!!! HHEHEHHE #st voyager #star trek voyager #I think they should have done more with Neelix thinking the crew of Voyager were spoiled - specifically how Tuvok acts Like That sometimes #little lord Tuvok. oH SORRY...for DEIGNING to speak while preparing your eggs your HIGHNESS!! #I think people do a disservice to Tuvok by not talking more about how he's kind of a hardass and a snob v_v also a disservice to Janeway #indirectly bc her bestie is kind of a hardass and a snob and what does that say about her?? #I also wish Neelix kept up a bit of that 'these people are crazy and also so soft oh my god shut up about the food being bad - we're trying #to SURVIVE!!! Eat the Leola Root!!' from the earlier seasons...I like when he shows he has a bit of bite #It's just funny and interesting that Janeway isn't friends with Tuvok bc he's 'not like other Vulcans' - she's friends with the most #Vulcany Vulcan ever and I love that for them. #CRIMINAL that we don't ever get any in-depth insight into their friendship #Tuvok

[wampabampa]

Ough..love her sm..twisted bbg ..

WIP

She’s totally not inspired by take me back to Eden sleep token nooo totally not

#wip #art wip #current wip #wip tag #baulders gate tav #baulders gate durge #my art #squish the goober #baulders gate 3 #my gorl…my bhaal babe.. #I actually love her sm #in my head her character is so complex #she would in fact poison every single thing in camp for funsies #why? #cause she wanted to ♥️ #procreate #my oc shit #oc artwork #oc #oc art

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Master of Poisons

high fantasy set in an African-inspired world with floating cities and a poison desert slowly taking over the land

follows a man trying to convince the indifferent empire to save the world from impending climate disaster, who is exiled and goes to try and find a cure himself

and a young girl who traverses the smokelands (a spirit/dreamworld) who is sold by her family and eventually becomes a powerful griot (storyteller/bard/historian)

interesting world, animal POVs, magic, queer characters

#master of poisons #aroaessidhe 2024 reads #This has super interesting worldbuilding!! the writing didn’t quite work for me though #The arrangement of sentences made it quite hard for me to follow a lot of the time. I think it worked for Awa’s POV being quite dreamlike #and wandering; but for the other being more complex and political and more dialogue it just didn’t work for me. #I did actually notice later on when they’re both talking - there was a mention of them switching languages #and I noticed the sentence structure was way easier to follow? So I can see this being an intentional choice mirroring how diff languages #work. But unfortunately doesn’t change the fact that it sounded weird in my head #I definitely enjoyed Awa more as a character; watching her grow and learn; her bee friends; and the sweet sapphic romance she had #And I liked the animal POVs (if brief) and musical magic kind of thing #the whole smokelands thing….there’s definitely lots of good stuff in here also! #sapphic books

[jamesscarstairs]

finished the daevabad trilogy

#alizayd and nahri my beloveds #muntadhir i wish i could grow u a new eye #zaynab ur perfect keep going #jamshid u deserve everything except still watch yourself bc that poisoning of ali is still……… #dara is a wonderfully complex character that i neither hate nor love but feel a deep deep sorrow for #empire of gold was just a perfect conclusion truly #the daevabad trilogy

[personalized-chaos]

Haven't drawn this bastard in such a long time 😌

ID: two photos of the same pencil sketch of Party Poison, they're smiling softly with eyes almost closed and head slightly tilted downwards. The only difference between the photos is that their hair is bright pink in the first photo and uncolored in the second photo /End ID

#it's interesting to see how much little parts of my style changed since I drew Party the last time #like it's still my western style but it's visible that I've been drawing characters from manga lately #but I like it I like the soft complexity it has now #I really missed drawing danger days stuff #I just have very little inspiration lately :( #danger days #killjoys #danger days fanart #ttlofk #ttlotfk #party poison #killjoys fanart #danger days art #killjoys art

[spark-glow]

When I think about how much I dislike the fandom's portrayal of Brainstorm (and Perceptor by extension), I think about this one thing that the writers of MTMTE did over and over and over that urks me and has urked me since I first read the comic.

There's this... repeated joke where Brainstorm will call himself a genius or talk about how smart he is, and other characters will mercilessly tear him down. Taking any recognition of his achievements from him, or flat out denying that he's a capable and intelligent scientist because he's abrasive. You're meant to laugh when Ravage says 'You're not even the smartest person in this conversation' because it's meant to be funny to laugh at people being mean to or dismissing Brainstorm.

But like. Man, I dunno. I don't think it's funny.

We have this situation where Brainstorm is desperately fighting for recognition from Perceptor, because Perceptor is the most brilliant scientist to ever exist (a belief that I think also probably weighs on him a lot too) and if he can earn HIS recognition, then maybe he'll feel a little bit better about himself. This of course leads to Perceptor being uncomfortable or dismissing Brainstorm, and you're meant to chuckle at the whole thing because it's silly for Brainstorm to think he might get that recognition some day. He keeps trying despite it obviously not working, and that's funny! Look at him fail over and over and over again and laugh.

But it sucks! It sucks and i'm not laughing! I think Brainstorm's intense need to hang his self worth on the opinions of others is a tragedy, and while I of course understand that some of the characters that participate in these tear downs are generally not great people and what they're saying is a product of that, the whole thing doesn't sit right with me. Perceptor repeatedly being made to bear the weight of his coworker's problems also doesn't sit right with me. He's not his therapist, he's his boss.

And of course this whole mess is turned into something that it isn't for shipping content. We take Brainstorm unhealthily obsessing over people he holds in esteem (to the point where he's willing to commit suicide just to save someone who never gave a shit about him) and instead turn it into him having big cutesy crushes. It's not right, man. It wasn't right when they had Perceptor go 'you know what Brainstorm, it's the end of the comic, and i'm going to finally tell you that you're an okay scientist to your face. Look at that, you finally have some self worth because I gave it to you! Isn't that great!'. It was forced and awkward and bad.

This is all to say that i'm taking Brainstorm away from people until we can all learn to handle him and his issues with tact. And also so people can start respecting Perceptor's agency as a character and not turn him into a therapist for a character he simply has a moderately strained working relationship with.

#ECHOLOCATION #TF #sorry ive got this on the mind #hey did you know that brainstorm is one of my favorite tf characters of all time and i have very complex opinions on his writing #and how the writers really bungled any and all chances to give him closure that wasn't just a shitty nod to a shitty joke #that they couldnt let go and wouldnt stop making #<- it is full of poison #normally i'd just post this on my TF blog but im making all of you wade through my thoughts instead #sorry im allergic to being succinct

[sliverofdust]

Not until Sucker Punch shows me evidence that Ryuzo is really dead, like actually dead, I will keep on thinking that mans survived and is still kicking and possibly in hiding.

#like come on you guys made Jin come out alive from arrow wounds TWICE #and from POISONED arrows #if Jin can live so can Ryuzo #he would make such an interesting and complex protagonist #like that was wasted main character potential right there #ryuzo #ghost of tsushima

[lady-starkiller]

paul atreides gender neutral atrocity committing serve

#gnc worm boy #dune #dune part 2 #dune spoilers #zendaya deserved better smh #when your man succumbs to the temptation of power :/ #when the folly of the savior complex destroys :// #jessica remains my favorite dune character #LOVE her conniving ways #anya taylor joy jump scare #paul when no man can survive the poison: so

[whitestopper]

Looking at potential Heartstopper love web

[I've included two different charts because Elle has not been confirmed to be straight or bi. Imogen has been put down as bi despite not yet claiming a label because she has displayed attraction to Nick and Sahar.]

For sanity, I've only focused on the core 9 (Isaac is more a formality here, so he can read books on his own if he wants).

Charlie only has one match Nick, while Nick has four matches in total. Tao has three matches.

Assuming straight Elle, she has two matches while Sahar and Imogen have five matches, and Tara and Darcy have three matches.

Assuming bi Elle, she, Sahar and Imogen have six matches, while Tara and Darcy have four matches.

The SE scenario has a mean, median and mode of 3.25, 3 and 3. Assuming all 8 must be paired up monogamously, there are 3 possible ways to do so. There are six potential triads.

Meanwhile, the BE scenario has a mean, median and mode of 4.25, 4 and 4/6. Assuming all 8 must be paired up monogamously, there are 9 possible ways to do so. There are sixteen potential triads.

#it mine #heartstopper #this becomes too complex for interest by including other characters but go ahead if that's your poison #i was going to tag everyone but i don't think this is that kind of post #heartstopper analysis #it is that kind of post i guess

[sparrow-orion-writes]

Hi dearie! For the space ask game: 🌙 Crescent moon and ☄️ Comet, please

Hiiii! Thank you!

🌙 Crescent moon - Do any of your character have to hide a part of themselves? Why?

Have to? Not...really, or at least it depends on your definition of having to.

Ari and April both went through the sort of childhood where they felt their feelings were not taken seriously, they were generally emotionally (and in april's case, physically) neglected, and that caused them - moving into teenagehood and adulthood - to internalise and hide a lot of their emotions. Furthermore, in both their cases there are often times where they can't discern, notice, or control their feelings in any capacity.

For April this tends to externalise in a very "happy-go-lucky" exterior, which is how he largely presents himself to those around him. He's fun, he drinks, he parties, he blows things up for fun. Except that he's also having numerous breakdowns in between. He doesn't tend to show that because he never untangled the physical and emotional harm caused to him for expressing emotion as a child, largely in the form of being outright ignored and, under some circumstances, left to the edge of starvation and death by his parents.

Ari, on the other hand, tends to externalise and filter all of his emotions through anger. He tends to hide his more anxious, avoidant, and lonely side because he's never been taught that he deserves care and love in any capacity. Instead, he keeps pushing everyone away from him because the only thing he's certain of is that he deserves isolation as penance for what are essentially make-believe crimes. We love some religious guilt.

And don't even get me started on how the only person, at the start of Out of Sight and Mind, who knows Ari is trans, is Ember.

☄️ Comet - Who is your most self destructive character? Why are they like that?

I've answered this one before, but it fits quite nicely after talking about April's past to say, April. Hands down. He's an addict, in the literaly and metaphorical sense. He loves pain. He chases self-destruction, and I think some part of him just continuously relives the trauma of his childhood by doing so. It's such a complex thing that I could write a whole post on by itself really. A lot of April's coping mechanisms come from a very personal place and a very personal expression of childhood trauma.

I'd say Ember is a close runner-up because of the adrenaline junkie thing. He practically uses April as a way to get himself in a fuck ton of terrible situations. In some ways they calm each other down, in others...oh boy.

Then it's probably Ari, but more emotionally self destructive, though he is an alcoholic.

#ask game answers #ask answers #april adams #arizona close #the poison complex characters

[fromtheseventhhell]

I don't think anyone who believes Arya is focused on revenge has ever actually read her chapters, it's just been one long game of telephone where people repeat a take they heard so they can pretend they know what they're talking about

#arya stark #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #and usually the evidence is that she's with the faceless men?? when it's been made clear she's with them because she has nowhere else to go #this isn't even subtext it's literally just what written plainly on the page but people still have trouble understanding it #Arya's focus has always been to return home and to her family and that hasn't changed + won't change in the future #if she truly wanted to hunt down the people on her list then why hasn't she ever thought about doing so?? #or thought that she wants/needs to stay with the faceless men so she can learn their skills to take revenge? #people act like we don't have direct access to the character's thoughts and try and fill in the blanks based on assumptions and vibes #I challenge anyone who thinks this to give me any actually evidence to prove that Arya is solely focused on revenge #need idiots who lowered the curve of their english classes to stop speaking on complex characters they can't seem to comprehend #like Arya isn't the one poisoning a disabled child cause she was told she'd benefit from it worry about that instead of speaking on her

[porcupiney]

okay like genuinely these past few days the only stuff that seems to be coming my way on tumblr is negativity towards, and moral condemnation of, characters i like. and at this point i’m like two steps away from biting peoples heads off. like i think if i see one more shit take about a guy i like i’m going to start ripping people apart limb from limb im not even joking

#get this bullshit off of my dashboard it’s so fucking obnoxious #the most recent one really fucking got me though fucking condescending ass post about dan vs #implying that if you’re not critical of dans actions you’re like celebrating an abuser? #firstly have you watched the fucking show? secondly you know it’s a fucking kids show from 2011 right? #no one is using fucking dan vs as a bible for their morals. no one on earth is looking at dan and saying ‘i’m gonna live like him’ #dan is a popular character because he has fucking redeeming qualities that make him complex and dimensional #not to mention trans coding neurodiverse coding and relatability #i personally like him and relate to him because i also often feel like everything is against me or someone like me #and i find it really comforting that dan fucking breaks rules and trashes shit in the name of personal justice especially when put under- #-the light of being a trans person. what other character faces miserable adversity and destroys shit about it to get what they want #you cant boil it down and assume that any fan of the show is fucking JUSTIFYING the more questionable stuff he does okay? #no one was on board when he poisoned chris. no one is trying to say that was okay. what’s your fucking problem #sorry for the rant. i am so sick of this. it’s day fucking three or something of just being spoon fed negativity about my favs. #negativity #discourse #tuesday talks

[a-little-ray-of-fantasy]

An analysis on how Sir Pentious' character design represents his personality and development perfectly (beware of Hazbin Hotel spoilers)

Let's get this out of the way: Sir Pentious is a snake, an animal mostly known for generally believed negative traits such as poison, deceit and betrayal. We don't know WHY he's in Hell, maybe he was a "snake oil salesman" considering he comes from the Victorian times and he's into hyping up what he does, or maybe he was into war. Thing is, he's a Sinner whose design just scream "Evil".

(BTW, a snake could also represent "fertility": looking at you, Egg Boiz!)

He always had eyes all around him not just because of a stylistic choice.

Sir Pentious always felt like he was watched, and had to watch out for any danger.

"Everyone here is too nice: obviously it must be a lie! I can sense they are planning to kill me, but when?! HOW?! I must be PREPARED!"

Sadly, he's been constantly berated by other demons, far more effective in destruction, status, cruelty and charisma. Alastor won't ever bother to remember him, Cherri always ones up him, and the Vs, the ones he admires to most, won't care less about him.

To the point that Vox sent him as a spy without the intention to save him if things were going to fail. Heck, he even openly tells him to die while calling him a failure.

So of course he's got reasons to have trust issues, or taking everything so seriously, being constantly reminded of what he can't accomplish. So he puts an air of grandure that may be very flamboyant, but is VERY frail.

But, if we have to be frank here, his biggest source of insecurities... is himself.

He has eyes on his tail (his softer, more vulnerable side, which is ironically made even MORE lieable to getting hurt because of how sensitive those organs are), and inside his hood, so he could look out better for danger when on alert mode.

Heck, even the mark on his hood kinda resembles one eye.

Problem is, when you see his hood folded, when he's at ease, neutral or sad, those are not looking at outside sources.

They're looking at him, at his back. A constant stare that happens everytime he lets his guard down and shows how vulnerable he is. A gaze that can sense all of his weakness, his struggles, his insecurities.

And it's all him.

Pentious constantly believes that his inferiority complex will fade away once he'll accomplish something grand that will make others accept him. But he is his biggest critic, his worst enemy: HE is the one who believes he's a failure, that he'll never gain approval from others.

This show takes place in Hell, but this is Sir Pentious' personal Hell: insecurity born out of self hatred. Doomed to feel everyone's gaze upon him, including his own. Believing the danger to his self esteem is from others, when it's really from him.

But then he's accepted at the Hazbin Hotel: Charlie forgives him, he bonds with Angel, Husk and Niffty who don't care a bit about what he's accomplished or not, or what he's done in the past.

He feels more comfortable in showing his vulnerable side, and no one judges him for how easy it is for him to get emotional.

Of course he's still very insecure, considering how he struggles to confess to Cherri, but notice how he stops building machines or planning to attack others as soon as he starts bonding with the others: he doesn't have a reason to destroy or attack, now that he knows he's loved.

And his final design, when he goes to Heaven, shows how much he's changed, yet stayed the same. He may have died a hero, but he's still the same awkward snake we've come to love.

Speaking of love, let's talk about that!

No more eyes on his tail, now it's just on his chest (showing he's opened his heart), his glasses are now heart shaped, and even the markings inside his hood resemble kiss marks more than anything else.

And look: the mark on his hood is now heart shaped!

Why all these hearts? Why did all the eyes disappeared from his body? Even his eyes that were looking at his back?

Simple: love. Love defeated his insecurities and self hatred. He died for love.

He died protecting his friends, his new family, his new home.

He confessed and kissed Cherri knowing full well he wouldn't have made it, and yet he went anyway.

The usually cowardly and timid Pentious actually faced a great danger with courage and determination: he acted selflessly by putting himself in harm's way, he didn't steal (naturally) and by going against Adam he did indeed "stick it to the man"!

He used his weaponry knowhow and battle experience not to conquer, but to save his loved ones.

His only thought up until his demise was: "I'll go down protecting them".

And he's been rewarded not only by becoming an angel, but also being spawned directly in front of Emily and Sera, two Seraphim, the highest rank for an angel to have, who have also been depicted as snakes of fire throughout history! Sir Pentious, the lowly demon considered a failure by everyone, actually has been noticed by the Seraphim! He's come so far!

He's now come to represent the REAL symbolism of a snake: the duality of death and rebirth, transformation and immortality (ironically a reference to the fact he's been around since 1888 without ever dying from any Extermination or blessed weapons).

And isn't so poetic that a snake, the "source of the original evil", was the first sinner to ascend to Heaven? Or that this episode was released on February 1st, or National Serpent Day?

And of course, as the Bible itself says:

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."

(John 15:13)

And knowing him, I'm confident in saying he'll keep helping his friends even in his new position, like the soft hearted noodle he's always been, but was to afraid to show it up until now.

#Vivziepop #Hazbin Hotel #Hazbin Hotel Spoilers #Hazbin Spoilers #Sir Pentious #Fave Character #Comfort Character #Personal Rambles #What a wonderful lovable character he turned out to be 🥲 #Character Analysis

[everysongineverykey]

ok alphys was a character ahead of her time and too good for this damn fandom honestly. she isn't some evil gaslighting lying cringey manipulator who only exists as comic relief for the love of god look at her with eyes less poisoned by cynicism and irony. she is a love letter to... well, a lot of things. a love letter to "cringey" people, to video game fans, to people who try to drown their sadness in fiction. she's so achingly relatable to so many of us that it really feels like toby knows his demographic like the back of his hand. we've all met someone like alphys. maybe we are that someone- awkward, nerdy, can't get over their past mistakes, terrible at phone calls, far more eloquent online than in person, only wants to make people like them to distract them from the fact that they don't like themself. normally, this character archetype is the butt of a great deal of jokes- just a gross nerd who needs to touch grass. but alphys is different. she is, as i said, a love letter. she is one of the best-developed and most complex characters in the game. her nerdiness isn't "fixed" or mocked, it's celebrated. her unabashed love for her interests and her 100% attitude is a big reason why undyne loves her. games, especially in 2015 and before, are not often so genuinely kind to characters like alphys! and in deltarune, too- alphys is still a nerd, despite not being nearly as traumatized as her undertale counterpart. her rambling about shows she loves is a constant across all universes, a fundamental and important and good part of who she is.

and i just think that's very kind, and very important.

#undertale #deltarune #alphys undertale #having some thoughts about certain utdr women tonight💙 this makes me wanna try rewriting that undyne and gaster fic #i tried to write a while ago and got sidetracked