Nothing like a broken heart to bleed ink

I think you can already buy the first printed volume, though that might be just in France. As for its actual digital format, I actually created an Ankama account (you can just use your Google account) and bought the webtoon package on the Ankama store.

Once you have your account, you can either download the Ankama Launcher (which is what'll allow you to read the story in English, Spanish or Portuguese) or just download the Allskreen app, though there it's only available in French.

Hope that helps!!

Hiya!!

First of all, don't worry! Read at your own pace/when you have time!

As an enjoyer of long chapters as well as a provider, I understand not all stories can be done with in a matter of minutes. In my personal experience, it usually takes me up to an hour to read a 10k words long fic and about two to read a 20k words long one. It's okay.

But thank you so much for the enthusiasm and insight as well! It's always such a pleasure to be able to notify someone of a new chapter.

(It also blows up my notes lol)

As for your ask, while I must admit I have yet to give much thought to the Twelvians' reaction to Amalia (since, despite its interconnected nature, technically speaking, each chapter is a one-shot instead of an actual chapter aiming to build a whole, collective narrative), there are definitely people who're more accepting of her, and people who're more wary of her presence.

After all, it's a bit like you said. As far as we know, the gods' intentions are simply to make sure the Eliatropes don't feel the need to attack their followers, while said followers are supposed to relax and read Amalia's existence as a sign that there's nothing to fear.

Because if the gods are chill enough with entrusting one of their own to these new visitors, then surely that means everything's okay, right?

But still, the whole thing is also super weird. I mean, the gods have gone centuries, maybe even millennia, without creating a new Divine Doll and when they finally do is to hand her over to the Eliatropes? I dunno, it's all kinda sus.

Of course, there's also the Eliatropes' point of view on the whole thing.

In their case, their reasons for being wary are more of a "What are you up to?" kind of thing. After all, they've been on the World of Twelve for months, their presence has clearly caused a lot of commotion among the gods' followers, and yet the gods spent months completely radio silent until, one day, without warning, completely out of the blue, they send a Divine Doll to their doorstep as a bride to their king????

It all reeks of the gods having ulterior motives behind their "generosity".

The only question is, is Amalia aware of said ulterior motives? Or is she just a pawn to an overly-complicated, high-stakes game of chess?

While I mostly want to focus on the fluffy aspects and Yumalia's development, it's also true Wakfu's own nature as a show and all the lore surrounding it also call for quite a bit of drama. So I'll have to see how I navigate it all and what decisions I want to take when writing the narrative.

Thank you so much for this mini-analysis! Hope you enjoy chapter 2!!

Sorry, but I honestly have no idea. Given how, aside from losing an arm, he didn't receive any significant redesigns in the OVAs and seasons 3 and 4, my best bet would be that they simply thought he looked good enough with that design.

But if anyone has any behind-the-scenes information as to why Tristepin never got rid of the tan, please let me know.

I've probably already seen it, but I've seen so many posts summing up Lila's character that I have most likely forgotten anyway. So I'll check it out just in case.

Thanks <3

But yeah, the writers want to make us believe she is this master manipulator when she literally only has plot armour that protects her from people pointing out the obvious holes in her stories, like the fact that her fox necklace is a Gabriel original (meaning Adrien might have been familiar with it even before learning about the Fox Miraculous) or the fact that she didn't even bother to hide the jewellery bag.

It's hilarious, in a way. She throws away the book that got Adrien in trouble and almost got in the way of her getting closer to him at school (not like that was ever going to happen), but she doesn't think to get rid of the bag signalling she just bought jewellery right before showing said jewellery to the boy she's trying to fool.

Is it any wonder I refuse to watch the show if she is the main villain? Swallowing nails whole would be less painful.

I mean, you absolutely can. I'm just a little confused because the only André(s) I remember right now are from Miraculous, yet your examples are from Helluva Boss...

Sorry, I'm just not used to my asks including different fandoms... 😅

As far as I'm concerned, the Phandom has been going strong since 2004, when the show first premiered.

You gotta admit, the premise is incredibly interesting and offers endless possibilities to explore and ponder about.

As for The Owl House, I haven't watched it myself, but maybe?

As good as the ending seemed to be, I can only imagine how unsatisfied many fans were given the last season was so cruelly reduced to 3-4 special episodes? So any loose ends Dana and her team couldn't work on, they might try to solve themselves.

That and the general desire to know what happens next, to explore the main cast's life on Earth before going back to the Boiling Isles (is that the right name?), and just general fandom curiosity might help keep the fandom alive for a long time.

But even if it doesn't necessarily outlive the source material for nearly two decades like Danny Phantom and its fandom has done, then I guess it should at least be like Steven Universe? In the sense that maybe its presence is not as prevalent as when it was still airing, but it still left an impactful mark on its fans for years to come.

Hi, thanks for trying, but not really.

You see, I actually watched the scene when it leaked (I just have enough fandom manners not to spoil things for everyone), and it included the apology. But as nice as it should have been, it still left a bitter taste in my mouth.

If you read the analysis I wrote about the way they handled Lila's "confession", you'll see I included Alya's apology. The thing is, to me it fails because Alya apologised for being gullible, when at this point in time she wasn't gullible so much as she repeatedly chose to ignore Marinette's warnings and concerns.

That works too. That works too.

The people holler for more Dimitri!! Genndy, hear our plea!

Hey, there!!

Thank you so much for thinking about me!! Unfortunately, while I have nothing but respect for Grey Ghost shippers, I am actually Amethyst Ocean trash.

But you can send the prompt my way, anyway. I can't make any promises, but maybe it'll inspire me to write something. There's just no guarantee which fandom or pairing it might be lol.

Awwww, that's so sweet of you! Thank you so much!!

It's lovely, isn't it?

But I didn't draw it—I don't draw, in fact. It was created by my dear friend @capttower (love you, baby!). One day she started working on trollsonas and asked me if I wanted one and how I'd like it to be.

Let's just say I was so overcome by beauty, gratefulness and emotion, I haven't changed my profile picture since.

Done. Best of luck!

OH MY GOD, YESSSSSS

The brainwashing!

The Apocalypse Maiden Undertones!!

The potential angst!!!

How it was pretty much glossed over even though it was featured several times in Ultimate Alien!!!!

If I have to choose a favorite Ben 10 iteration, that would be UAF, and especially Alien Force seasons 1 and 2, but even they aren't exempt of flaws or missed opportunities.

For example, is it just me, or is the Gwevin angst always coming from Kevin?

Whenever the focus was on whatever kind of strain their relationship was going through at the moment, the friction always came from Kevin or was related to something he was going through.

I'd say the first time would probably All That Glitters, where Gwen was willing to try going out with him, but Kevin's hesitance kept in the way. Which combined with the hold Michael then had on Gwen, spurned her into trying to move on, while making Kevin jealous.

Then we have their season 3 drama. Which was caused by Kevin's new mutation but, again, wasn't a result of Gwen's actions or her rejecting Kevin now that he was mutated. In fact, Gwen made it clear practically every time the issue came up that she loved Kevin regardless of his outward appearance. It was never her actions that put a strain on their relationship.

It was Kevin's actions and insecurities that got in the way. Which is realistic and to be expected, truth be told. Given how heavily his original mutation back in OS hung on him, anyone would have deep-seated insecurities linked to their looks and the side effects of their powers in Kevin's shoes. But the thing is, during season 3 nothing Gwen did was the origin of the tension between the two, she wasn't the source of the drama, it was Kevin convincing himself that, either Gwen wouldn't love him now that he wasn't "handsome", or that she was taking advantage of the situation to keep him to herself.

In season 3, the source of the conflict was Kevin unknowingly sabotaging himself and his relationship with Gwen.

And then we have the first season of Ultimate Alien, where once again the main conflict between the two is sparked first by Kevin's Osmosian heritage and his relation to Aggregor, and then by another mutation. Only this time, his mutation drives him crazy and power-hungry, so much so, he becomes an even bigger threat than when he was 11.

In my honest opinion, the Absolute Power Arc was top notch in terms of drama and angst. It delved into Kevin's past in the Null Void, we went back to some Tennyson Cousins Quality Time like we hadn't had since the Original Series, the Gwevin scenes were heartwrenching... The actual end, though, is a tad lackluster.

And by this I mean the last scene where Ben and Kevin decide to go grab some Mr Smoothies while ditching Gwen felt like a huge kick in the gut. I'm sorry, but no matter how you look at it, Gwen is the real hero of the arc, not Ben. Sure, Ben had to go all serious and homicidal to highlight the how high the stakes were, but the one who ultimately saved the day was Gwen.

She believed in Kevin from the beginning, which was proven true when he revealed he was actively trying to stay away from her to protect her.

She tracked down Darkstar to recruit him for her plan to bring Kevin back to normal.

She acted as bait to lure Kevin to them.

No matter how you look at it, it was Gwen's beliefs and efforts what brought Kevin back. In the meantime Ben was planning ways to kill him! And you're telling me the two would just shrug her off like that?

Hell, no! Come back and thank my girl profusely, you morons!

Nevertheless, my point still stands: whenever the writers needed to spice things up a little with Gwevin, they went the Kevin angle, never Gwen's.

Par contrast, whenever it looked like Gwen was in danger or risked crossing over to the dark side, it was but an appetiser. The possibility of Gwen going rogue was an idea they kept bringing up, but never took the chance to materialise.

While Kevin got several arcs all about his inner conflict and his mutations and his backstory and whatnot, every single time Gwen was in any sort of danger of suffering the same kind of fate would immediately be resolved or glossed over until it became relevant again.

Literally most of the times Gwen put herself in danger all it took was for Kevin to say he couldn't afford to lose her, or come up with some sort of half-baked plan and POOF! Crisis averted.

No, Gwen will not be going full Anodite on us and lose her humanity.

You think Gwen's going to carelessly put herself in danger even though she's vulnerable to mind control? Dont'cha worry, Kevin's got ya!

And speaking of mind control, you actually thought we'd let Gwen be a pawn to the season's Big Bad for more than two minutes? Oh, you silly goose!

Unfortunately, Gwen getting the short end of the stick happens constantly in this franchise.

No, I'm serious. Even though in UAF the focus was supposed to be on the Ben, Gwen, Kevin trio, the actual focus was always on either Ben or Kevin. Gwen didn't have nearly as many episodes/plots that were indeed focused mostly on her. Even in episodes that were all about magic/mana and sorcery, most of the time she shared the spotlight with another character, if she wasn't outright eclipsed by them. It was usually Charmcaster, but Kevin and even Darkstar stole the spotlight from Gwen.

The only episodes from UAF to Omniverse that I can think of right now that were indeed about Gwen would be What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Time Heals, It's Not Easy Being Gwen, Mud Is Thicker Than Water and maybe Charm School (and even then, a huge part of the episode featured both Hex and Charmcaster more prominently than it did Gwen).

That's it.

Which is why I am so bitter over the fact that we never got an Unhinged Anodite Gwen Arc. Not only because it would have been amazing to see what an Anodite can do when they're not holding back, or even the fact that I am a certified sucker for when one of the most powerful characters in the cast of a show temporarily joins the bad guys, but because it would have been the perfect chance to finally explore the impact Gwen has had on those around her.

And yes, it would have made for some very sweet Gwevin angst.

TL;DR: we were robbed.

Hay que ver, cómo está el patio...

Thank you for the heads-up. I'll delete the post and block them right way.

Hey, everyone. Watch out.

I have absolutely no idea what you're taking about.