I Am Not Over This

this post is one of the reasons why i have masquerade wear glasses in my fic because i can’t imagine him without a mask on

cursed concept: masquerade but without the mask

Yuu Tendo

Age/Role/Nicknames:

14 years old

WBBA Agent

Blessed Child

Demon Child/ Brat/ Twerp (by Yuri)

Cutie/Snuggle Bug/ Sweetums (by Valentina)

Personality:

Fun-loving, goofy, happy-go-lucky, carefree, and cheerful

Tends to whine a lot to Tsubasa

Is traumatized and struggling to be normal again

Very peace loving and has a hatred towards war

Relationships:

Doji: biological father

Tsubasa: babysitter/legal guardian/older brother

Hikaru: other babysitter

Madoka: close friend

Kenta: close friend/boyfriend

Tithi: close friend

Four Horsemen: slaves/minions

Other WBBA Agents: friends

Beylin Temple: enemies

Abilities:

Sound Wave

Wings

Ability to fix anything

Shape shifting

Teleportation

Mind reading

Visions

Self healing

Fluent in English and Japanese

Miscellaneous:

Gets followed around and adored by the Four Horsemen

Gives out nicknames to people he adores

Doesn’t remember much about Doji

Can get really sarcastic at times

Aromantic and Asexual

SHE’S TRANSFORMING. YAYYYYY DOGGGY

Rewatching Mermaid Melody on Youtube. I’ve reached eternal happiness

Rewatched the korra finale again and there is no way Wu wasn’t worried sick about Mako after finding out what happened to him

*inhales* GAYYYYYYY

“Globby, Honey Lemon, you guys need to create a breaker to protect Fishtown.“

the masquerade and dan moments are getting more intense the more i write. i love it here!

If today felt impossible, if it took everything you have just to get through. Rest easy with the knowledge that you never have to do today again. It’s over. You did it <3

Prince Bao I (of Shenzhen)

Age/Role/Nicknames:

22 years old

Prince of the Southern Chinese Kingdom

Snookums (by Valentina)

Brother (by Aguma)

Bao-Bao (by Tithi)

Personality:

Kind, hopeful, compassionate, and friendly

Very encouraging of his friends but can argue with them when they’re in the wrong

Adored by the kids, especially Tithi

Tends to emphasize friends over family

Relationships:

King Xing Fu: father

Queen Lai Fan: mother

King Zhang Wei: uncle

Queen Li Jing: aunt

Aguma: older brother

Dashan: cousin/enemy

Mei-Mei: cousin/enemy

Isabella: former babysitter

Dynamis: best friend/ future brother-in-law

Tithi: future brother-in-law

Chris: best friend

Masamune: crush/boyfriend

Other WBBA Agents: friends

Beylin Temple: enemies

Abilities:

Skilled martial artist

Strength & Teleportation

Third-degree black belt

Fluent in English, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Spanish

Miscellaneous:

Used to live with Dynamis and Tithi in Barranquilla while China had a civil war

Had a crush on Masamune since they began training

Gay

john wick holding shadow the hedgehog like mary holding baby jesus

The Beyblade anime was way more nuanced than any of us realized at the time. For a show that's supposed to be a teenage sports anime about spinning tops, it does quite a deep dive into the psyche, the personalities and mental health of its characters, which I think is rare in that genre. It does not shy away from dark, realistic themes.

We have Tyson who clearly has abandonment issues and I think that they show it pretty well. All the angst and anger he had in G Revolution was very much how a real person would react and the way he feels under pressure as a star - I think it was very well depicted.

We have Max, as the perpetual ray of sunshine and yet they obviously show how much of a face he puts up and how resilient he can be in difficult circumstances. Being underestimated repeatedly and how he comes to terms with it feels very realistic honestly. He's constantly having to prove himself to everyone - his rivals, his own friends and even his mother, who do not believe in him. It must be exhausting to be Max and I think that comes out well a lot of the time.

Kai's inability to attach himself to specific people and his lack of loyalty, as well as the depiction of how he deals with trauma (both in Season 1 vis a vis the abbey and in V Force vis a vis Wyatt) are very wonderfully shown. His emotions are both rational and real. As an adult, I think it's surprising for something so dark translate so well on screen in an otherwise innocuous and funny anime about teenagers.

Ray and the way he often feels conflicted about his loyalties and the responsibility he feels on his shoulder at every moment balanced with his ambitions give a very unique perspective to his character. I think they showed his struggles fairly well.

Hilary feeling like she doesn't fit in with the team, Kenny and his anxiety, Daichi and his excitement which overcompensates for his insecurities- there's so much layers to everyone.

And of course we have the other characters. We had Mariah and her internal turmoil in that whole Asian arc, we had the Russian boys and their whole dark past and bravery in standing up to their abuser in G Revolution, we had the spoilt Majestics getting humbled and seeing the error of their ways, we have Judy finally figuring out how to balance motherhood and her ambitions, we had Mariam stand up to her patriarchal teammates who are too blinded by tradition to see reason, we see Wyatt as the scorned fan, we see Zeo fighting just to be accepted as normal, we have Raul trying to be a worthy match for his twin sister...

And of course, Brooklyn. The dark and light angel versions of Brooklyn in his vision say everything you want to know about him.

Beyblade could have been shallow but it was not. That's what makes it unique. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.