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Another kofi for @druidofhibernia of a scene from their swap AU fic that you can read here: https://archiveofourown.org/series/2907240 ! c:

I’ve seen takes that are like “do we need to label every platonic boy and girl relationship as being like siblings, can’t they just be friends?” And these takes are correct, we do need more of these relationship to be defined as friendship. BUT Luz and Hunter are the pinnacle of a sibling dynamic, I could not describe them in any other way.

The last time they saw each other, they parted ways on very tense terms, Hunter threatening her with a staff and Luz sadly admitting that he wasn’t her friend but just a servant of Belos. And then immediately afterwards he defended her from Kiki, a distraction she used to escape with the palismen. They never addressed their last interaction ever again.

In Eclipse Lake, Hunter is dealing with the failure of his last mission. He could have resented Luz for being the reason he failed, but he doesn’t. He only blamed himself. The extent of Hunter’s anger towards Luz in that episode seems to be that she’s been going around calling him a “bad but sad boy” which embarrasses him. And in turn, Luz’s description of Hunter to Eda seems to be of a similar opinion. Nothing she says about him comes across as resentment. But she’s clearly poking fun at him, just a little.

And then the next time they interact, it’s Luz annoying him with emoji-filled texts, as though they’re buddies. And he’s pissed about it and yet he doesn’t ignore it or block her. (Idk if he knows how to block people but him replying with “LEAVE ME ALONE” is so very big brother-ish of him.)

And then when Luz saw him in town and needed to talk with him, her first instinct was to TACKLE HIM TO THE FUCKING GROUND (self explanatory) and then he’s all in a huff and it’s like he was about to win at Mario kart and Luz deliberately fucked it up for him. And THEN he tears off his mask because it’s just Luz and he really doesn’t give a shit about upholding his persona for her. Luz doesn’t need to know that she has angered the Golden Guard but Luz DOES need to know that Hunter thinks she’s an asshole.

And then they’re in the mindscape and Hunter manages to stay pissed off at her for like less than a minute before he gets bored of being mad so they just start chatting casually about how mindscapes work and he sees something cool and he’s like “HOLY FUCK LUZ LOOK AT THIS” because that’s just how they operate.

The way Luz smirks at him when he’s being cutesy with Flapjack, the way Hunter smugly nudges her when he thinks she’s been proven wrong. The way these two kids have legitimate reasons to despise each other but they just don’t. Neither hold serious grudges as they’d rather just bicker about petty shit and then buddy it up two seconds later. It’s like.

They’re best friends. They both think the other is the most annoying person on the planet. They would do anything to protect each other. They would break into a fist fight if given the option.

What the fuck could I possibly call them but siblings??

Them's the Breaks, Kid Appreciation Post

Me watching "Them's the Breaks, Kid" with my sister

*Eda & Lilith studying on screen* : LOOK LOOK THEY'RE SO CUTE

*Bump defending the students & being all shy/awkward* : LOOK AT HIM HE'S SO SWEET

*Alador, Odalia & Darius trio laughing together* : THEY'RE SO CUTE

*Eda & Raine meeting and getting into shenanigans together* : THEY ARE ADORABLE I LOVE THEM

Basically : HOW DOES TOH CREW MAKE EVERYONE SO ADORABLE & ENJOYABLE I CAN'T. This episode was genuinely so sweet, it was like eating a bunch of marshmallow. I love them so much. I spent the whole ep squealing & sobbing because they are so cute

And the fact that we get this whole episode for the sole reason that Luz is feeling down and so Eda shares with her some good memories because she knows Luz love this kind of stories... ;;

I was saying that I wanted Luz to have a break after Reaching Out, some sweet time to recover with cute Raeda memories and that's EXACLTY WHAT HAPPENED don't touch me I'm feeling so soft

And OMFG Darius is in league with Raine ?? THIS IS SO FREAKING AMAZING. Actually I think someone had made theories about that, even based on Eda's Requiem. Need to find that post & reblog to applaud their brains.

I love everyone. SO. MUCH.

Except Terra, fuck Terra. She looks cool but fuck her.

Merry Christmas!🎄

You have the biggest brain I know and you're SO RIGHT

can’t believe we live in a time where this is Ozpin

but this isn’t

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Okay, I'm really curious to see everyone's thought on this so...

If you had one complaint, or if you could change one thing about the Atlas arc... What would it be ? And why ?

The answer can be anything, from "I'd put a Bumbleby kiss somewhere" to "I wouldn't make Ironwood a villain" so just... go wild, I won't judge !! I just wanna see your answers :D (in reactions, or reblogs or a separate link, anything really). Ramble as much as you want !!

PS : if you're more comfortable with that, my ask box is open to anon. As I said, no judgment here, pure curiosity :D

A nice night to everyone ! (or well, evening for the american I suppose)

I made some renders for the sake of my memes so I'm posting them here in case anyone else can make use of it :D

Just wanted to pass by to tell you that I loved your analysis of Neuvillette's type on PDB! Full disclosure, my opinion is subject to intense bias since I'm an ISTP myself (~90% certainty) however I hope this is at least some validation for your part. It's amusing since his behaviors are significantly different from mine, and yet his words all 'make sense', for lack of a better word. Contrast to Wriothesley, who elicits a 'well he's right, buuuut...' feeling. Difficult to describe in 500 charas.

Hello kind stranger ! This was a very unexpected ask i'll say, even though I suppose my username IS exactly the same on PDB as it is here, making me quite easy to find in practice haha

I'm really happy my comment made sense to you ! Even now, I still firmly believe everything I wrote, and particularly that Neuvillette is a high Ti user. I don't know if you've read it, but I think there's another very good example of his Ti in his character story 5; when he describes his opinion on constellation and "fate"

One as great as he should have no need for a constellation to shine over him. After all, "fate" is merely the manner in which the present ruler of this world plays with living beings. Now that he has obtained one part of seven of the authority over the mortal realm, and reforged the throne and title of a "Fully Fledged Dragon," he is one strong enough to equal and rival "the human realm," and logic would dictate that he need not subscribe to this system known as "fate."

I think this is another good example that, at the end of the day, Neuvillette's thinking process is closer to Ti than it is to Te. There is a lot of "If Y, then logically following from this premise we can conclude X" when we're actually given the opportunity to delve into his mind. Pierce made the distinction between Ti & Te this way:

→ « Introverted Thinking — judgement based on what is subjectively denoted; i.e. a priori analysis; e.g. “If you accept my definition of 'murderer', then you must conclude with me that Colonel Mustard is one.” »

→ Extraverted Thinking — judgement based on what is objectively denoted; i.e. empirical science; e.g. “We all see the evidence (bloody hands, scene of the crime, etc.) therefore, we must all conclude that Colonel Mustard is Mr. Body's murderer.”

And I think that if we look at how Neuvillette thinks "for himself", beyond his role of judge where he is supposed to follow the laws, he really does fit the former more. Another example I developed somewhere else on his page that even Vautrain's trial shows this tendency imo ! Forgive me for this copy-past and ramble haha, this was in answer to someone asking how exactly Neuvillette could be "impartial" but have a subjective function as dominant, & my answer went like this:

This impartiality & "objectivity" while being subjective is further shown in his story quest. Despite Vautrain being one of the people he is closest to, he does not treat him differently from others in the court. but his judgment is still subjective, as evidenced by the ease with which he considers "different kinds of justice" during the trial. Te users, due to their "inherent" objectivity, often think that everyone with the same information should come to the same objective conclusion, while Ji users do not. Pierce described… Te : “We all see the evidence (bloody hands, scene of the crime, etc.) therefore, we must all conclude that Colonel Mustard is Mr. Body's murderer.” Ti : “If you accept my definition of 'murderer', then you must conclude with me that Colonel Mustard is one.” The way Neuvillette approaches that trial shows that for him, laws are simply a "definition", a logical premise from which a logical conclusion follow in the context of a trial.

Neuvillette: I acknowledge your arguments. Vautrin, your revenge could be seen as a form of justice. Neuvillette: I understand your decision. Which is why I cannot help but feel regret… and even grief about the judgment I must now impose. Neuvillette: However, personal justice does not equate to justice as defined by the law. To execute your plan for revenge, you abused your authority and conducted informal executions. Your actions have thus violated the law. Neuvillette: Therefore, you will be declared… guilty.

Neuvillette personally understands Vautrain's actions, and even "agrees" that depending on your definition of justice, his actions can be seen as just and right. However as the chief's justice, his job is to follow the established laws. And the way he describes that decision is how we can see the use of Ti despite his "following of the laws". Because the way it describes it pretty much echoes the colonel Mustard example. -> Personal justice does not equate justice as defined by the law. If we can agree that this court judges whether actions are just or not depending on whether they follow the law, then we can see that your actions have violated it. This makes Vautrain, according to the law, guilty. This is basically what Neuvillette says, in subtext. And he stays impartial by holding strong to these kind of decisions despite personal feelings on the matter. It's his job, so he follows the rules of his job. What he personally thinks and how he takes decision outside of it though is a whole other matter.

I feel like Genshin has become much less stereotypical & much more interesting in his character writing as of late so Neuvillette is very dear to my heart on that subject ! And he's, as you implied, a very good reminder that MBTI is first and foremost a system that deals with COGNITION and not behaviour. Thus it is how a character thinks, and not its actions, that should be examined to determine his MBTI type. Thank you again for taking the time to tell me here what you thought of my argument, it was unexpected but very much welcome <3 Hope these additions also make sense to you !