might be reaching but I find it interesting how robin takes on a masculine disguise/identity off stage. and emily dickinson – who robin is inspired by – also took on a masculine character in her letters/poetry while maintaining a traditional female 'appearance'.
ruan mei mischaracterisation in the year 2024 ???????? atp y'all just hate it when women have an actual personality and is interesting, instead of some brainless fanservice character 💀
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#acheswan
socmed au/fic
where black swan is a famous actor gushing over a mysterious stranger. little does she know, the stranger is her soon to be bodyguard and... estranged ex-crush ??!
it pains me to see when people characterise acheron as someon who would swear or be mean towards WOMEN. WOMEN OUT OF ALL PEOPLE. FIRST OF ALL SHES A LADIES GIRL, SECOND OF ALL SHES CANONICALLY A SWEET AND CONSIDERATE PERSON 😭😭😭😭😭
what's really interesting to me is that acheron carries a traditional wagasa umbrella, and in the trailer she was applying traditional japanese makeup. both are used in kabuki (traditional japanese theatre) and by geishas
JUST TO CLARIFY- I DIDNT MEAN FIREFLY WHEN I SAID 'BRAINLESS FANSERVICE CHARACTER', IM NOT A FAN OF THE FANSERVICE DIRECTION NOR DO I THINK SHES BRAINLESS. I WAS SPEAKING IN GENERAL WHEN PEOPLE HATE ON MORALLY GREY WOMEN BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY HANDLE CHARACTERS CATERED TO PLAYERS
going to stand on business and defend oomf when I say this. it is NOT that serious, b/c why are some ptn fans spewing so much vitriol over a harmless comparison? yes we get it, hyv fans don't have the best rep. that doesn't mean skully deserves to be berated? like wtf 😨😨
so it is confirmed that part of the reason why black swan was so shocked at acheron's memories, was because she saw memories of the destruction & calamities of acheron's home world (from the kamigami) ?
black swan chases after the trailblazer, incessantly reminding them of the fears and destiny/future they'll certainly have to face. she's the truth they cannot hide from. while the trailblazer desperately seeks kafka and her knowledge, but kafka always slips from their reach.
so in the animation, black swan says "for some, their past is a silent abyss, filled with those who drowned in it." in regards to acheron ... and black swan's ultimate voice line ? "beneath the SILENT waters, lies an endless ABYSS"
@furinagfs
I get how people say it would be seen as rude because of the different internet etiquettes/culture for CN, but like I don't understand why people are mad at WESTERN vas for not being aware of CN culture when there's actual problematic vas 😭
"apply your colour" and visions of acheron's distant past being recurrent motifs, when the current acheron is literally losing her colour. there was a time where red was just an accessory to acheron, but now red buries purple - drowning what's left of the before "acheron"
you destroy me and then you kiss me. you give me reason to hate you and then you give me reason to love you. is this a lie or the truth? is this a ploy or your heart reaching for me?
oh my goodness okay this got WAY MORE attention than I'd like. I'm not defending ruan mei's morally questionable actions but to say she's a psychopath is just so SO false. I'm allowed to complain about one of my favs getting a ton of unreasonable shit. read my analysis thread:
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forgot to talk about this but I love how black swan SO UNSUBTLY erased boothill and dan heng's memories, as a way of protecting acheron I suppose 🥹🥹
it's so funny how acheron canonically has an extremely high spice tolerance, because I can imagine black swan being completely befuddled and entranced as acheron chugs ghost pepper hot sauce like it's water
fu xuan after her average manipulating time and space slicing through the fabric of reality creating pocket dimensions changing the rules of reality foreseeing future possibilities changing lives slay
stellaron hunters and when they have an important meeting whoever is sitting at the front has to hold up a phone playing subway surfers 10 hours gameplay so silver wolf pays attention
this image is literally horrific because kafka lays almost small and vulnerable among a sea of nightmarish hands grasping and clawing at her,, the imagery is INSANE and i will not get over this.
hiii to those who wants to be tagged in *every* update of the acheswan socmed au – please either comment or like this tweet ! I figured doing this would be easier than checking every time I finished an update 😭😭
and if I say kafka and himeko are bitter towards each other. because kafka wishes that she didn't just stand there, helplessly watching himeko leave her. and himeko wishes that kafka didn't let her go so easily, like she was nothing to her all of this time
no because kafka is unironically the perfect woman. she is the ideal height for a woman (5'7). her character revolves around psychology, visual arts, and music. she is charming, mysterious, and beautiful. she canonically wears a flowery perfume. she has good fashion sense.
here she sounds a little troubled and even regretful that she lacks the understanding of love. that she's well aware her creations adore her and see her as a parental figure, yet she turns her back on them because to shower them in falsified feelings is the worst betrayal.
@jadechambir
SAY IT LOUDERR the antis forgot a crucial detail, and that during the tbl quest they worked together for some time. acheron offered to protect BLACK SWAN AND THE TBL, and acheswan put trust into each other. acheron was also VERY supportive of black swan!
@sl0thsiin2
basicall someone made a joke tweet about how male rover looks like a isekai protagonist while female rover is beautiful, then a lot of people started coming for them lmfao ???
I LOVE this part of the 1.5 trailer. ruan mei is unbothered by other people's demands and thoughts. she calmly walks forward regardless of everything; she is only absorbed & interested in her research. ruan mei is disconnected to the world, and she embraces the peace it brings.
them. but in the end she made the wisest choice for their wellbeing. ruan mei also eventually accepts their faults and merits (which is so sweet to see 🥹). she went as far as considering visiting them and admitting that she cares for them a little
I'll be diving deeper into ruan mei's emotional side, and the dichotomy between her logical principles and her humanity at heart. many people believe "frigidness" and "apathy" is ruan mei's entire character, which is just scratching the surface of her complexity.
@ratiomeis
idc I LOVE this specific trope where an intelligent character lacks/is detached from their humanity/parts of it (ruan mei who is smart but doesn't understand love)
she's unable to reciprocate their affection, longing, and admiration for her. ruan mei understands they have human-like needs and wants, which she can't fulfil as she doesn't have the love they desire from her.