y’all i know i’ve been gone for a while but THIS EXCITING THING HAPPENED TODAY AND I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING ABT IT!!!
jil@jesserioo thank you SO SO MUCH for creating this piece!! you are so talented and sweet and i’m so happy that @novvabeam introduced us and told me abt your art!! (and also gifted me this piece tysm ily)
for anyone looking for a new icon or just wanting a cute piece of art, i highly recommend working with jil, she is so talented!! her commissions are open now and she is a dream to chat w!!
thank you again jil, i know i’m going to be smiling every time i see this
I find it extremely amusing that while Vyn does have red flags it’s literally just a perfection complex like he’s manipulative so you think he’s fucking cool and that’s it. This man’s worst fear is tripping in front of you I think he’d literally cease to exist afterwords
I am very amused about the fact that Marius and Vyn both crave the MC’s attention and time so badly, it’s just Vyn hides it really well and Marius just comes out of the gate like “PRAISE ME, CHOOSE ME,PICK ME”
Since this is actually getting notes (which I didn’t think would happen??) I kinda wanna expand on it just a tad bit.
I feel as though all of the four LI’s seek MC’s attention, it’s just in varying ways. Artem doesn’t really understand HOW to speak to MC in the ways that Vyn, Marius, and Luke can, so his most often approach is simply giving himself the option to be near and close to her physically.
This is why he goes to get coffee from the pantry instead of his office, or requires work in order to properly talk with her without outside help! While he wants to speak to MC in those situations he’s too unsure of himself and how to interact with her so he simply enjoys being near her instead OR needs work/another’s influence to properly start conversations with her.
Luke, Vyn, and Marius do not have this issue due to the fact that they are either:
A: socially adept enough to interact with the MC even outside of work settings (Vyn and Marius)
OR
B: have known MC long enough to be comfortable around her (Luke)
Vyn, while able to communicate with the MC, still has a wall between them due to his view of needing to be perfect in order to deserve MC’s attention. This is why I always feel like there is a wall of vulnerability between Vyn and MC due to this. While MC has been vulnerable with Vyn, Vyn believes that if he shows weakness or flaws that MC will not want to spend time with him anymore, and thus even plans trying to be vulnerable with her to receive comfort (Fake Tears story is an example of this).
Marius and Luke I feel have both been the most open and vulnerable with the MC, all while being able to interact comfortably with her. While Luke is more stunted on openness due to his health situation and not wanting to burden the MC, he has still shown moments of vulnerability and comfort with her. He seeks her attention due to wanting to spend as much time with her as he possibly can (especially after the second act of his Personal Story) and openly joking around and bantering with the MC in ways the other LI’s cannot due to their shared history and comfort from being childhood friends.
Marius is also able to converse comfortably with the MC, and their back and forth allows him to retain her attention for longer. The MC is also able to read his struggle with being a CEO but also it wanting to lose his passion for art along the way, despite him not explicitly confiding in her. Her opinion is one of the most important things to him, and because of that he constantly wants to know what she thinks of him and wants her praise and admiration.
This is why he is constantly vying for her attention in a similar way to Vyn. Both crave MC’s attention, but Marius simply banters and teases the MC to get her to focus on him, while Vyn projects an image of a perfect professional in order to get MC to BELIEVE he is worth spending time with him, since he thinks that he can only be worthy of attention from those he cares for by being perfect. Marius doesn’t have this self worth issue, so while their goal is the same (attention and praise from the MC) their methods are different!
I am very amused about the fact that Marius and Vyn both crave the MC’s attention and time so badly, it’s just Vyn hides it really well and Marius just comes out of the gate like “PRAISE ME, CHOOSE ME,PICK ME”
Luke really didn’t think through letting you fix his board with him. Of course Luke can never really think anything through when you’re involved, but he still manages to be surprised by just how much trouble he can get himself into.
The sunlight casting over your face as you concentrate on lifting the board so he can check the truck axle for any damage has his breath hitching in his throat, and there’s only so much self control he really has before his hand impulsively twitches towards his pocket. This really isn’t the time or the place, but just the knowledge of the ring nestled inside has him feeling settled enough to look up at you again.
“You know for someone who has never skateboarded before, you sure are good at helping me fix my own board.” You scoff and he can barely smother the grin edging onto his face.
“Yeah sure, because holding a piece of wood in place is something only skateboarding experts can do.” He thinks he missed this most of all. Just talking to you, getting to ask about your day or seeing the crinkles on the corners of your eyes when you smile as you talk. The way your voice lilts as you speak, all of these things are what makes you, you. And there was only so much imagining he could do, all alone, before he started to miss seeing you in action.
“Tony Hawk only wishes he could be you~” he practically coos at you, leaning over the board to get closer as you throw your head back and laugh. He basks in the sound, something so quintessentially you, and after so long of being starved for the comfort of your voice it makes moments like these all the more special for him.
“Well alright then Sherlock,” you quickly stand up, gently pushing the board forward so he could catch it. “If I’m gonna beat Tony Hawk I better figure out how to stand on the board first.” You reach out your hand to him, and he realizes he hasn’t been this happy in eight years.
The true reason as to why Dvalin worked with the Abyss Order is because Venti used to try and flirt with others by using the following pick-up line of “I think I migh-Dvalin [might’ve fallen] for you ;)” and he couldn’t take it anymore
![archonanqi: [original] actual footage of my team after december 2 2020](https://64.media.tumblr.com/698b08fba586481c5129e6761545d679/885420ba8bad3a6a-39/s1280x1920/36a79f46d9fa418c3905af77855cba8feab57c4c.png "archonanqi: [original] actual footage of my team after december 2 2020")
