my opinion on this subject um in summary tippity tap tapta boo bop baw
Sometimes when I say I love you I mean "I like you and I'm so happy you exist" and sometimes I mean "you are like a drug, like a god, like an out of body experience" and sometimes I mean "the feeling I get when I see you makes living worth it"
Is there a word for that like, “bright darkness” you get in winter?? When it’s been snowing or it’s supposed to snow past sunset and the sky isn’t Dark Enough. One of my favorite things
Thanks to @raindropwindow and a handful of articles, it’s called snow albedo, skyglow, snowglow, or just light scattering! It’s the result of moon- or artificial light reflecting off ground snow, low clouds, or ice crystals.
that nsfw snow…
"I cant draw" then do it bad who gives a fuck.....
Partake in the joy of creation just for the fun of it. Just for a laff.
Me @everyone in the notes
lol nice outfit loser *puts phone up to ear* huh…? what? oh um- okay. anyway 1828 called. they said they found something really really scary in goya’s house
Given that Thancred at one time had a “knack for selling fine leather waistcoats” it’s fitting he should model the Clive outfit too. I’m starting with Heavensward Thancred because I think his rugged looks would fit right into Valisthea.
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This took me three days and my hand hurts so bad. y'all better reblog it
This took me three days
and my hand hurts so bad. y'all
better reblog it
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
hate how so much of adult friendship relies on updates, experiencing your life through pictures and tidbits. we had it good with childhood friends, could spend years and years basking in the same circumstance. now i just float through clouds of strangers, hungry for something solid and warm. yes i carry your heart within mine, yes i see the world through your eyes. but in that very moment i still feel alone, still know it's poor substitute for same room, twin smiles.
Out of all the Final Fantasy summons Alexander is by far my favourite and I wanna know how it was pitched because it is a buckwild concept
- It is a massive steampunk robot the size of a castle
- The robot can be summoned by magic for some reason
- The essence of the robot has multiple times been summoned directly into existing fortresses which then turn into the robot
- The robot uses "holy" type magic for some reason
- Its signarure attack is called "Divine Judgement" implying it has a code of ethics it enforces
- The robot can sometimes control time for some reason
- The robot has no legs except sometimes it does
- It is sometimes depicted as having four giant angel wings
- It was named after Alexander the Great for some reason
- Just look at it
I was thinking to myself "that sounds like something that would originate from Final Fantasy VI" and I was right
That game is wild, combining classic fantasy tropes like the first 5 games with heavy religious themes, imperialism, and steampunk. (spoiler alert for a nearly 30yo game) The apocalypse happens in that game.
Also, according to the Wiki, Alexander is inspired by the Gates of Alexander, a mythical wall supposedly built by Alexander the Great (who is an important figure in the Quran) to guard the realms of men from Gog and Magog, the enemies of the people of God in the end of days. Hence your "divine justice/holy" connection.
TL:DR It's an angelic holy castle named after Alexander because it was built to protect humanity and enforce the judgment of God. And it's a steampunk robot because Final Fantasy VI fucks.
Also also, the “World of Ruin” where you first get Alexander in Final Fantasy VI, like its name implies, is the post-apocalyptic part of the game, further cementing the Gog and Magog/biblical end of days connection.
So basically, Alexander fits very well in the setting and themes of the game in its first appearance. And all of its subsequent appearances are like that because the original Alexander was like that.