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Uh oh, it's another The Toasted Almonds rantβ’οΈ
Specifically on this edition, shipping characters with Simon Blackquill
I usually am pretty chill with ships with characters but...to me Simon specifically is really difficult to ship in a way that doesn't feel weird. Part of that problem is his age and game timelines;
Being in the newer games ofc it's 2028...but that has the side effect of previous younger characters now being adults. In fact Maya and Blackquill are the same age.
But CapCom seems to forget a certain thing called maturity.
It's a pet peeve that Maya and many others weren't actually matured up to their ages, rather being same old same old...and the problem is exasperated when similar aged characters such as Nahyuta or Simon act their age.
This disparity has led to myself feeling that a lot of ships people have with Simon feel off because of the difference in maturity we see in canon.
Idk this was kinda a ramble but that's to be expected from me.
Ok, so...
If someone asked me which of the songs in LotR was my favourite, I wouldn't know what to answer. All the poems are amazing, Tolkien was a genius, yeah, yeah, we all know that. But... I think it's worth saying something more about it, so here goes:
My musings: poetry in LotR
Part 1: The Road Goes Ever On
Okay, I have to start of one thing. This poem is unique in that it has as many as three versions. The first is Bilbo's version. The second is spoken by Frodo on the road to Crickhollow, with only one significant change: in the line "pursuing it with eager feet", instead of the word "eager" we have "weary". A seemingly insignificant detail, but....
The third version is my favourite. Again, it is Bilbo who utters these words, but this time they are significantly altered. Bilbo himself has also changed; he is now old and tired. This third version is a subtle hint to the reader of further events; it shows the changes that take place in us, whether we want them to or not.
What is the title path? Tolkien makes us reflect in these few lines; for perhaps there is about to be a turn in our path....
My musings: Poetry in LotR
Part 2. A Walking Song
Another song with more than one version! This time there are only two versions: the first, sung by the three hobbits in Woody End and the second, sung by Frodo in his Last Journey through the Shire.
The first version was so sweet and 'Hobbitish'. For a Hobbit, an adventure is supposed to be short and end well; with a warm fire and a comfortable bed. Singing the first version, none of the Hobbits knew what awaited them; they only knew one type of adventure.
But the second version, Frodo's version, sums up their whole journey. They had walked forward without hope, without a vision of a warm home in the future. Now, after all, it is time for the Last Adventure; Frodo, learned by experience knows how painful leaving what you love behind can be.
Up to this point in the book I had (almost) not cried at all, but....
"A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon and East of the Sun"
It was too much for my nerves. Definitely too much!
This π©β
(The comments on this post are NOT it btw lmao)
someone (me) needs attention sometimes (always)
Big mood
Mood : I have a lot of things to talk about, I have a lot to say but.......nahhhh, I prefer to keep them upto me.
I just realized... In Partners In Crime we have Donna explaining why she and the Doctor wouldn't be a couple:
And then four episodes later in The Doctor's Daughter we have her explaining why they couldn't be a couple:
It seems to me like she's putting a lot more emphasis on external factors and deflecting her own feelings about it??
Then in the next episode they kiss and episode after that she calls him pretty ("Oh that came out a bit quick...")
Okay girl, whatever you say. Sure you went from "You are the most repulsive unattractive person I could possibly imagine, and an alien to boot" to "Well if we got together someone might arrest us so we're just friends." But I'll take your word for it.
I just realized... In Partners In Crime we have Donna explaining why she and the Doctor wouldn't be a couple:
And then four episodes later in The Doctor's Daughter we have her explaining why they couldn't be a couple:
It seems to me like she's putting a lot more emphasis on external factors and deflecting her own feelings about it??
Then in the next episode they kiss and episode after that she calls him pretty ("Oh that came out a bit quick...")
Okay girl, whatever you say. Sure you went from "You are the most repulsive unattractive person I could possibly imagine, and an alien to boot" to "Well if we got together someone might arrest us so we're just friends." But I'll take your word for it.
the idea of cannibalism as a romantic act is closely tied to not just homoeroticism but autism as well
I started off so strong posting again and already I forgot this blog exists
rewatched across the spiderverse and immediately fell head first back into my miguel o'hara bullshit π€ͺ