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mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I finally bothered looking up what yumeshipping was because i felt like all shipping is "dream shipping" in that I am dreaming of these characters developing a romantic+ relationships.

I don't feel like selfship is any more or less "dreaming" tbh.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 1d

So you know how glaciers are basically snow that's piled on top of each other until the bottom layer compacts into ice?
I'm pretty sure that's what happened to the dust on my blinds.
After I finish scraping them clean, I'm going to dust them weekly to avoid having to do this ever again.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Not that i think teh fanarts MUST depict flins a certain way, i was just drawn to the use of uncanny valley in his character.
I love when something happens and flins has no reaction so you think nothing of it, and then he does/says something after the fact and it's like, oh he REALLY didn't like it!

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 1d

For me, dead, blank eyes are a must for Flins.
That's his creepy mysterious mojo - it doesn't matter how ppl want to characterize him inside, his face barely showing emotion and keeping you guessing is what makes flins flins.
It feels ooc to see him with a wide grin or vivid emotions on his face.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Also... I handle the rupture support better than the rupture dps' apparently.

I know she's supposed to be an off-fielder, but i just dodge better and atk more efficiently with Lucia on field. I don't get it.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Lucia is such a nuanced character. She's kooky and calls things weird names, but hasn't actually lost touch with reality.

She really hit home that sad things are just going to be sad even if you've already accepted them.
It's okay to have feelings even if you've been trying to move forward.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Decided to pull just 40 times to see if i could get a copy of dan heng pt's light cone (since preservation lc's don't usually scale on atk).

I got 2.
What do i do with the second one, literally no other shielder scales on atk...

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 4d

(I can't celebrate too loudly, my s.o. didn't win his 50/50 and I won 2... he's stuck wondering if he should wait for yidhari or continue for lucia, and I don't want to influence him by increasing the fomo vibes)

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 4d

*cough hack cough cough cough*
Vivian jumpscare on 10 pity...

Pulled both Lucia and Vivian in under 80 pulls yaaaay... still not enough for Vivian's swimsuit though wdid...

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 4d

(also i didn't like any natlan/fontaine dps playstyles, so flins 100% is my hardest hitting char atm. By a longshot. And it's technically not even his personal damage lmao.)

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 4d

I love that he feels like an outlier to human society. He knows impeccable manners, is clever and precise in his usage of words, and is always sincere, and yet ... he feels off (no/little expression, careless around societal taboo subjects like death).
Uncanny valley used properly is so damn good!

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, I think I finally have a favorite in genshin and it's Flins.

His representation of fae is SO perfect. Powerful, curious, and otherworldly. It is so difficult to ride that line of uncanny valley that balances eerie and alluring, and they got it spot on in Flins.

The dead eyes help a lot lol.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 5d

*getting liushen au urges out of the blue*

*glances at current unfinished fic progress*

Goshdarndangit.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 7d

I thought of all the things i would rather do than blue protocol and uninstalled it.

It's a boss fighting game. Crafters and lifestyle players get shafted so bad.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 7d

You cannot convince me that Nefer does NOT store snake venom in those heels of hers.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 8d

There've only been 3 so far, and baizhu's just in the group due to a technicality (altho i do play onfield driver baizhu for luls occasionally), so nefer would be the fourth. Aaargh to pull or not to pull... such a dilemma. I can definitely go to the 5*, but do i continue if i lose the 50/50?

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Oh fuck nefer is a melee catalyst.

Ghhh ... I wasn't initially planning to pull her ... but i really freaking love melee catalysts... literally the only reason i kinda main heizou...

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Like how much of that snake-oil salesman act is just an act and how much is innate?! I need to knooow!
(I make it a point to be as mean to him as possible bc you know the man delights in getting under ppl's skin as much as he can.)

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 8d

I absolutely cannot wait until 5* Sampo. Penacony made him interesting, and i want to know the deets.
Picking up the mask he put down long ago bc he KNOWS belebog is in for some deep sht now that they're reconnected to the rest of the galaxy and getting pissy at sparkle for making fun of him for it.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 9d

While browsing hoyolab for the first time in... ever? I deadass stared at a "meme" and couldn't for the life of me figure out what was meme-y about it except that the poster wasn't the artist.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 9d

I usually hangout on tumblr and blsky so i never came across this before ... but are some people calling things "memes" to justify why they can steal and post other peoples' stuff?

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 9d

I caved. Started a char in blue protocol... male of course because i do not wish to reenact my tera saga of questing solely to find female armor with pants and failing horribly.

I know that's less of a problem in blue protocol, but tera online has made a serious impact on me regarding mc selection.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 10d

The nostalgic mmo gamer in me does want to play Blue Protocol.
The other part of my brain is reminding me why i stopped playing mmos, whispering "guild drama~"

I am honestly conflicted.

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 10d

(Only casually shipping dancae because seriously shipping an mc with anyone when mc's attract romantic interests like crazy seems way too stressful. Light appreciation is the way to go~)

mayvn @mayvnwrites.bsky.social · 10d

While I've been casually shipping dancae since the beginning of hsr, the crack ship of anaxa being into dan heng pt because that's as close as he'll ever get to chasing a dromas romantically has me in *stitches*