There's something so interesting about a young kid being strong enough to live among adults in a world made for and ruled by adults and looking at all the mistakes they make and going "Why do you all suck so much!!??"
She works as an embodiment of the frustration towards adults for failing to create a just world and making you want to fix things with your own hands because you have access to basically as much power as any adult, but still being in that sorta immature state where you don't know exactly how to fix things, so you just rely on the little you know to do it.
Most child characters usually get some sort of mentor to help them avoid falling into the wrong side, but she had her mentor taken from her and now keeps constantly walking on the edge.
She reminds me of Agatha from Paranorman, a reflection of how the harm caused by the incompetence, fear, and selfishness of others (in particular, as she puts it, stupid old men) eventually reaches the ones that are innocent and ends up messing them up as well.
To the point where when she does eventually meet an adult that actually wants to help, the distrust is so big that she can't even listen.
It's just so cool watching her journey, wondering how far she'll go, if she'll go back, if she'll lose herself, what she'll learn, how much she should or should not change, and so on.
What a great character!
Idc what anyone says, if they make alucard and maria fall in love with each other I will blow up the universe, you can't just put a 300+ vampire with a 16 y/o fuck you all!!
And idc if they were "canon" in the games and that maria was "older" mf she was still a minor and alucard is an adult man WHO BTW WOULD NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH A 16 Y/O
if you ship them you should get your brain checked!!
Some people got mad at this so I'm just gonna say, I am being overdramatic on purpose and this is NOT completely serious, I'm just a hater, hope that helps!! :3
I think the best part of the Goncharov sweep is that people can make gonch ocs and no one can tell them it's not a canon character
WITH THE NEW ANIME SEASON COMING OUT AND MY DESTIEL POST BLOWING UP, I NEED TO REMIND SOME OF Y'ALL
in love with the idea of the db's followers being as remembered in history as the db themself. imagine:
engineers, for generations, mumbling the formula called 'Remiel's Constant' under their breaths as they develop machinery, because it's such a foundational discovery on Remiel's part for a new age of engineering
in contrast, future alchemists agonizing over Xelzaz' thousands of alchemical discoveries a night before their finals, bemoaning why he was so diligent in cranking out formula after formula because now they have so much to memorize
historians and casual history buffs alike locked in discourse on whether or not the last prince of the Thalmor actually colluded with the Dragonborn in the Second Great War to help bring down the Dominion, with vaguely-worded correspondence for evidence
adaptations of the tale where every single follower is at least someone's 'blorbo'
the ballad of Inigo the Brave being a cultural touchstone for Khajiit rep and spawning Tamriel's version of the rogue, underdog hero archetype. even when it's a totally fictional work, if the protagonist (or charming side character) is weirdly charismatic, roguishly handsome, and with a heart of gold, chances are the creator was inspired by Inigo's legacy.
the massive misunderstandings of the dragonborn's original history. Thanks to anti-Thalmor sentiments long after the Second Great War, Nebarra was deemed as a traitor figure to the Dragonborn, but this sentiment was overturned centuries after uncovering contemporaries' journal entries on their friendship
when you ask someone who they think Sir Kaidan was to the dragonborn, there's an equal chance of them firmly believing he was their lover, platonic best friend, or loyal but professional lieutenant. they will have reams of evidence to back it up, no matter which stance they take.
many who have felt that they never perfectly fit into the demands of their faith or community, not just bosmer, resonating with Auri's story. realizing that while they may be an outlier in their own eyes, they can still do a lot of good in the world, and that has to count for something.
common sayings based on (real or not) stories of the followers. if a place is crowded, it's common to joke, "guess the dragonborn's in town."
just. yeah.
If I had a nickel for everytime I fell in love with a silly white haired boy with a vampire-aesthetic going on I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but its happened twice.
ANYWAY GO PLAY A DATE WITH DEATH I WAS GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET THE WHOLE TIME
spreading my cat girl mary agenda 🐈
when will I learn to ignore fandoms like 99% of the time, they almost always ruin a piece of media for me
having so many thoughts about a Hades and Persephone au/dynamic between Wriothesley and the reader oh I'm mentally unwell I need someone to write this
it's "we want more evil women" till it's Caitlyn Kiramman doing what she genuinely thinks is the right thing because she's being driven by grief and anger
"We want more complex female characters" you can't even handle an angry, grieving daughter who just had her mother killed by her future wife's sister, shut the fuck up
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