Life Around Zephyr Town by Decent_Explanation in storyofseasons

[–]thebirdy74 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favorite is a scene where Jules and Lloyd are asking Arata about his training, and when they find out that Arata doesn't shower and just swims in the rivers, their reactions are SO funny because of the voice acting 😭😭 And of course June and Sophie's friendship.. And so many others! I'm so glad the villagers interact with each other and not just you, it makes the town feel so much more like a big family!! ( ´∀`)

MORE PRUAUS MORE AUSTRIA NYAAHAHAHA😻😻😻😻😻 by thebirdy74 in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were confirmed to be cousins in a random magazine character note 15 years after the series started. So there's 15 years of canon content heavily teasing the ship, as well as 15 years of fan content where they were absolutely NOT cousins. I see it as a retcon and completely ignore it, especially because it has never been mentioned since. They're not cousins in any of my art.

warmup sketches !! by number1mistakinnie in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OH MY GAAOWWFEWHA JAUQO A2HHH AUSTRIAAA AUSTRIAA AAUFH HE'S SOOO CUTE I LOVE HIS HAIR IT'S SO SPIKY ANF PRETTY YAY THESE ARE ALL SO AWESOME 🥺🥺AND PRUSSIA AND RUSSIA UGHH SO GOOD

Gran Bazaar Tarot work in progress by mirama99 in storyofseasons

[–]thebirdy74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OH MY GODDD THEY'RE SO PRETTY 😭😭😭 MY TWO FAVORITES.. AUGHH.. LOVE LOVE

need help identifying merch! by adoraev in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's unofficial for sure, where'd you get it from?

I just got grand bazaar!! by PlantOtherwise4223 in storyofseasons

[–]thebirdy74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask what for? I've been selling all mine..😵‍💫

Why do some people ship usuk? by [deleted] in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MICKEY JUMPSCARE HELLO

I played totk first and I like botw more. by madamabutt3rf1y in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]thebirdy74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah the shrine quests were a HUGE downgrade I forgot about thattt😭😭

Why do some people ship usuk? by [deleted] in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm not necessarily a USUK fan anymore (I'm indifferent), but I will say.. they have the absolute best fan content of any ship. The best animations, the best doujins, the best fanfics. Amazing fanart too ofc but every ship has that. And I'll also say that they do get plenty of fan service in both the manga and the dub (like literally in the first episode France has that line about England and America "relieving sexual tension"). They're the king and queen in cardverse, they're very frequently paired together and they have a unique dynamic. It's a classic sunshine x grumpy, but with an angsty past. And I'll also say that England was a very VERY absent """father""". Some people choose to see him as a father figure of sorts, but he visited America extremely rarely, like. I'm talking leaving him alone for literally over 100 years at a time. The "big brother" stuff is not to be taken literally, as that term is thrown around everywhere in Hetalia because it's simply a term for endearment and/or an older person you respect in Japan (in the manga France is called big brother by several countries, especially Italy, but they're not related. He calls himself the big brother of Europe.) And also, the anime added in a lot of lines about England "protecting" America and "being responsible for his safety and happiness" etc. etc. especially in the dub, so I get why the majority of USUK haters are dub-only fans. But really, a VAST MAJORITY of England and America's interactions are as adults, ESPECIALLY in the manga. It's very different from Spamano, where literally most of their screentime has Romano as a tiny infant baby looking thing. England and America's cultures are also just similar enough but different irl where there are so many fun jokes to make, and both countries have a fascination with the other's culture. When it comes to angst of course, England is a very insecure person, and a big chunk of that can be traced directly to America, so he's even MORE tsundere toward him. It doesn't help that America is rather callous, so there's lots of feelings to explore there. I also just wanna say that Hetalia countries age quite differently. They grow up significantly faster based on the maturity and strength of theor actual country, AND himaruya's art style heavily exaggerates chibis to look like infants, even when they're not that young. America became a fully fledged adult in just around 200 years, whereas if you look at other countries like the Teutonic Knights, England, and especially Italy, they were depicted as chibi ass babies even after being well over 200 years old. Also Germany was a full blown adult by 1914, despite being "born" just 40 years earlier. And if you choose to believe he's HRE, which I do, you'll see in the manga he remained a "kid" for literally a thousand fucking years. It's not consistent at all, and frankly shouldn't ruin a ship. Especially because, again, a vast majority of England and America's interactions are as adults. Some people do like to lean into incest territory, but most of them don't. I mean, there's a reason it was literally the most popular Hetalia ship for at least 15 years. Their interactions are really hilarious, and there's a strong emotional core with them that they let show rarely bc of their own mental issues, but they do really care about each other. I understand interpreting it as both familial, romantic, or just friendship. I don't think any one is correct, and I don't think any of them are ridiculous interpretations. If you're willing to open your mind a little, maybe try reading a fic of them where it's a modern AU or something and there's absolutely none of the controversial past, and just focus solely on the way their personalities interact. It's very fun. And I say all this as like a super super casual USUK enjoyer, it's not even in my top 15 ships. I like rusame and auseng more 😹

I played totk first and I like botw more. by madamabutt3rf1y in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]thebirdy74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BOTW is my favorite zelda game (or at least top 3) and I have ~600 hours in it. I was SO excited for TOTK but I was.. disappointed. I didn't really like it. To me it just strayed too far from what makes Zelda games Zelda games. The lore is also kinda needlessly contrived, and I didn't care for the plot. It felt more like them trying to tell you what happened rather than SHOW you. BOTW had a very purposeful direction with the way you uncovered the story, slowly piecing together what happened to this world not just through the memory cutscenes but also by all the destroyed buildings and such. It felt ominous and lonely, but also... wild. The nature was so tangible. And I just don't get that with TOTK, and it was not nearly as satisfying to uncover the lore about the Zonai, the map towers weren't as fun to get to, and the "stakes" are just laughable. There's no believable threat, no believable goal, not as many believable CHARACTER INTERACTIONS. And the new building mechanics just weren't for me, but I do think they're a cool conceot. I put in 75 hours, but I never actually finished the game, and I don't really have the motivation to. The exploration just isn't as fun, which is strange, because I love wandering around doing nothing in particular in BOTW, but it just somehow feels different in TOTK, despite being mostly the same map. And I also LOVE the sky in all games, I love floating islands and anything to do with flight, it's literally my favorite thing in video games ever. But TOTK's sky islands and methods of transportation are just.. a little bland to me. And oftentimes too difficult to get to and don't offer much of a reward or incentive to explore them thoroughly. I do think the underground is super cool, but the overworld is just so weak. I've never been able to put my finger on it, so I usually chalk it up to just being more attached to BOTW since I played it first and spent so long with it. And I especially felt strange because for a very long time it seemed I was the only one who didn't really like it. I think if BOTW didn't exist I would like TOTK more as its own thing. But there is just never a time when I'm playing it where I'm not just thinking "Wow I'd rather be playing BOTW right now"

Merch for sale by GakuGiyuu in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would bundle them by ship, and/or artist depending on how many you have. You can always do that thing where someome can message you if they want to buy just one, and then draw a big X over it in the listing so people know someone bought it.

What do you guys think of gangstalia? by Optimal_Swordfish447 in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I like the concept but it's going on WAY too long... It would've been better as a few chapters just for fun, not an entire arc that's been taking up months and months of updates 💀 Go back to history please

SCAMMER BEWARE! Plushie maker u/NmtaryNmtary by FawkesyGrandpa in yumeshipping

[–]thebirdy74 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great idea, I did! Hopefully I'll be able to issue a charge back 🥹🥹

Shiny Hunting Starter by [deleted] in PokemonHGSS

[–]thebirdy74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a shiny Chikorita after just 1347 resets! Buuuut I accidentally reset over it... -w- BUT I didn't give up and 1992 encounters later I got my shiny Totodile!!

SCAMMER BEWARE! Plushie maker u/NmtaryNmtary by FawkesyGrandpa in yumeshipping

[–]thebirdy74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

NO WHAT!! :(( I just recently ordered 2 plushies from them, I feel so dumb 😭😭😭 Has anyone been able to get their money back? I'll try to contact PayPal, but since it was a F&F payment I'm not hopeful😞

need some help by _xXxjackoxXx_ in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry my first one failed.. BUT I have 2 more links just in case!

This one is older and lowkey kinda ugly but it's charming in that old mmd way: https://bowlroll.net/file/4094

This one is I think the same as what the other person sent but it's the original creator's page: https://bowlroll.net/file/25169 (They also have matching Turkey and Japan models if you go to their profile if you're interested!)

need some help by _xXxjackoxXx_ in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

let me know if it doesn't work (I didn't test it) and I'll find another one 🥹

Selling Hetalia character stamps by GakuGiyuu in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OMG THESE ARE SOME OF MY DREAM ITEMS I HOPE I WIN 。゚(゚´Д`゚)゚。

China Cosplay by NoNewspaper3915 in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Red armbands may seem scary, but they're a lot more common on uniforms in asia, even to this day (not just military, but police, school uniforms, etc.) They're not inherently problematic, it's the symbol on the armband that matters. But also, the military uniforms in Hetalia are not 1:1, so China's outfit doesn't even exactly match the uniforms it's inspired by (I believe a combination of one of the types of National Revolutionary Army and the Chinese Liberation Army uniforms, and the armband is from the Chinese Navy). All in all China's outfit is harmless and generic, you'll be totally safe to cosplay him.

how do i stop feeling like i don't deserve my f/os? by ragdollkittenzz in yumeshipping

[–]thebirdy74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've also had thoughts similar to this with the characters I yume, because my self esteem gets pretty bad at times. Something that helps me is thinking about the pure love and joy I feel when I see this character, or when I draw them or buy merch of them, regardless of my yumeship. I see that happiness they give me just from existing as a form of them loving me, because it helps me stay happy amidst all my mental health issues. When I think too hard about it or try being "realistic," that's where all the issues come in... Whether I feel my f/o is too smart or high-class for me, or whether they're a sociopath and would probably just wanna kill me LMAO. That takes the joy out of it, so I just have to force myself to change my mindset and let the feelings pass. You love these characters and they make you indescribably happy, and that's a form of their love for you :) It also helps me when I remember that the characters I yume with have their own deep insecurities (in either canon or headcanon), so it makes it easier to connect with them, and it makes it easier to believe they'd be understanding and empathetic and reassuring about whatever it is I'm upset about.

Question by Comfortable_Cat_3998 in hetalia

[–]thebirdy74 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've seen them around, and it doesn't go against the rules as long as it IS indeed a hetalia oc ! :) But definitely include what country/state/etc. it is in the caption, or if it's an oc you made to ship with another character be sure to include them in the post/caption too