I Really Enjoy The Way You Pick Apart Media (specifically Bg3 Ofc) & The Way You Structure Your Analysis,

I really enjoy the way you pick apart media (specifically bg3 ofc) & the way you structure your analysis, the way you write is almost like a form of creative writing. Just wanted to say that it always makes for a compelling read & I appreciate your perspectives!

Very inspiring and supportive. Thank you so much for your warm words ✨

I'm very into “What we do in the shadows”. and I looked it up that Devil from CupHead. ХD

Lord Astarion really is such a vibe of this one.

man a cat inside too

Yes Thank you!!

Fandom culture has changed so much, I honestly just don't get it anymore

It used to be absolutely normal to like morally questionable or straight up irredeemable characters, there was no "if you like a bad guy, you are agreeing with the bad guy" in my 2013

Now nearly in every fandom villain lovers are getting bullied, fandoms are busy protecting pixel's feelings, while severely hurting real people's mental health with this neverending flood of toxicity

And it genuinely upsets me, because villains and the whole concept of liking "against the good guys" characters in media/ literature/ art/ etc was always a safe space for outcasts and people who felt rejected by society, for being queer, for just being different and unable to fit in for any reason

And seeing that even inside online fandom culture villain lovers are getting nothing but this bs is heartbreaking

And all this discussion about "healthy relationship with imaginary bf" is the whole different bucket of crap that I would waffle about at some point

How these people are doing in literature classes, I mean, every other classical book has some kind of toxic love story, do they need a trigger warning for every book or something

Astarion fixed me for evil in fantasy. (Okay I've already been fixed.) Really the fandom is so obsessed with a health\healthy relationship with Astarion. More than AA to Tav ever could. Fixing is healing, if look at the story from the outside. It's a plot point. “To do better, gooder”. He manipulated sex, lied, was dangerous from the start, unhealthy, toxic. It's the same character. All attacks on AA are essentially attacks on the dark side of Astarion. These buzzing lectures about how unhealthy it is. Spawn not healthy either, so. The romance with Astarion is unhealthy, so. Fixing/healing/make better version someone you barely know, in your own beliefs, is the most unhealthy toxic abusive thing on planet Earth irl. Chance to be a better person, fantasy, vampire - okay. (I don't believe) and most importantly: I don't care - in past, now deeply I don't like it. But why are you still lecturing about AA&health? The evil of AA is that he won't let Tav go. This is the life Tav has chosen, they can refuse to turn at any time. Then the choice is made. Kinda obviously right away, no? And Spawn Astraion, if you start breaking up with him will say he sacrificed everything only for Tav. Oh, those “break up” choices breaking logic just to explore a character's rage feelings, eh? Same kind of fantasy vampire.

Like:

And so Tav selfish life orientations (rpg) coincide with Astarion - power for themselves, at any cost, don't care about consequences, decadence. Play for ally and lover simply exists in this game. Tav: No one dares touch us, my love. It's also amazing that the fandom thinks character growth = to make character better. Evil characters grow too, learn from mistakes, to gain influence, luxury, find an ally, love.