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chidorinnn @chidorinnn.bsky.social · 2h

finally figured out what the new ffxiv hairstyle reminded me of

manga cap of a woman with tears in her eyes

caption: “this shit…
… is so ass.”

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specter learns to gpose @ 7.3 @specterxiv.bsky.social · 3h

thank you!!! i was so inspired by your adorable art to try and recreate something similar ;v;

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specter learns to gpose @ 7.3 @specterxiv.bsky.social · 3h

she's an expy of a character who's already deeply divisive while being a man so i can't imagine she wouldn't ratchet all that up to 11 honestly

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specter learns to gpose @ 7.3 @specterxiv.bsky.social · 3h

also the crimes of being a woman with blunted affect who doesn't initially get along very well with the more affable cast + a survivor of trauma, abuse and service as a child soldier who doesn't handle any of these things prettily + having a messy relationship with gaius people would blame on her

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specter learns to gpose @ 7.3 @specterxiv.bsky.social · 3h

rui is a garlean defector whose defection is initially more practical than ideological (her prior views are still being broken down into stormblood, even though her disavowing of the empire is frontloaded in ARR) and she's not a man so her being a war criminal wouldn't be a fun fandom bit
#ruiqotd

Kypepe @kypepe.etheirys.social · 1d

#wolqotd hypothetical.

Your OC becomes a canon character. What is their "problematic trait" that creates fandom discourse? This can be a genuinely problematic character trait or it can be something completely innocuous.

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specter learns to gpose @ 7.3 @specterxiv.bsky.social · 3h

most of his actual flaws aren't the kind of things people find "problematic" in male characters... i guess also the fact that he's bisexual and his first and most impactful love interest is a woman but that's related to what i already said

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specter learns to gpose @ 7.3 @specterxiv.bsky.social · 3h

i've thought about scion x'inra a lot and his big conflict with thancred from HW through SHB would probably cause a lot of fandom infighting, especially in SHB

(also, being a non-player romantic interest to a female character in ARR and potentially a popular male character SHB onward)
#xinraqotd

Kypepe @kypepe.etheirys.social · 1d

#wolqotd hypothetical.

Your OC becomes a canon character. What is their "problematic trait" that creates fandom discourse? This can be a genuinely problematic character trait or it can be something completely innocuous.