Sorry for the late interview! It was supposed to be out yesterday, but I was sick so here it is in all its glory!
Soren would be a great shonen anime protagonist because he has “I Believe in the Heart of the Cards!” Energy.
Y’all are torturing the shit out of Soren this season
Omg Soren and Rayla’s roles reversed??? With dragons? Wow I’m loving it
i am Trying to draw Soren in his s4 design for y'all in the good congregation but this ain't easy HALP
‘you said, “are you serious?” (i said like a heart attack) ‘ Live Reactions
I’m finally about to read this fic and I’m scared for a variety of reasons but let’s do it
WELP THAT WAS QUICK. We already learn he likes her
Oh no Soren I see your attraction. Its fair, but nooo bby
OKAY BUT I CRY FOR CALLUM GIVING RAYLA CONGRATULATORY HUGS
Hand on her waist is ALWAYS good with me
No,,, no does Soren not realize???
oh noooo the twist in his stomach WHY AM I READING THIS
Rayllum giggles and whispers tho,,, RAYLLUM MAKING OUT INA CORNER YEA I LOVE THAT
No but Soren’s upset I FEEL CONFLICTED
he’s so hung up on this I’m cackling
love that he still calls her moon lady
NO. WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO RAYLA IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE N O
Callum gets so mad tho he hates it when anyone hurts Rayla even on accident
“Shouldn’t have expected anything different” THIS IS A SIN.
SOAKED IT IN HER T E A R S
“How was he supposed to tell them apart?” oh soren
RAYLA IS WEARING CALLUM’S CLOTHES. OKAY THIS IS GOING SOMEWHERE PLEASANT.
I can hear Soren’s voice denying he heard anything i love it
CALLUM SAID FUCK
He also aid bullshit oh he mad mad
And so Soren makes the connection. DUN DUN DUN
Ezran my son. My boy. “It was like they wanted to fight” i love him and his innocence
Callum had to tell Ezran it’s okay Rayla and Callum kiss I’m dying
Soren stop teaching Ezran bad words
Nevermind Bait taught it to him
flirty sparring flirty sparring fLIRTY SPARRING
Soren’s sad ;A; I’m sad now
AND HE REMEMBERS CLAUDIA ISN’T THERE TO TEASE HIM ABOUT IT DOUBLE SAD
That entire thing was such a sweet fic. The tentative peace. The giving Soren a perspective of him just thinking about how the world’s changed around him and how he’s changed with it and his lil brief crush on Rayla. Loved it <3
Anonymous asked:
001 w/ the dragon prince
You and @thearcadialedger both suggested The Dragon Prince so here we go!
- Favorite character: Tie between Callum, Rayla and Runaan (and maybe Ethari?) but probably CALLUM.
- Least Favorite character: UUHHH, probably someone who just isn’t on my radar, but probably Viren? MAYBE Claudia? But I love both their characters though so this is kinda relative. My least favorite would be someone I just don’t care about.
- 5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): lol Rayllum, Ruthari, Janaya, Rayllum and Rayllum.
- Character I find most attractive: HMM. I think Ethari is very attractive, but if we’re talking about someone I’d actually have a chance with then I’d say Soren or Corvus. Ooh boy, I like them muscles. Corvus though is SO datable? Such boyfriend material, honestly. Handsome, kind and loyal. Take me
- Character I would marry: CORVUS.
- Character I would be best friends with: OH UH, IDK? I feel like I’d get along with Callum, tbh. Callum or Ezran? Maybe Soren. Not sure yet.
- a random thought: In my HTTYD AU, Moonshadow elf Dragonriders wear fur on them to distinguish themselves.
- An unpopular opinion: I like Callum taller.
- My Canon OTP: RAYLLUM. ALL. THE WAY.
- My Non-canon OTP: Do I have one???? All my ships are canon here lmao.
- Most Badass Character: Runaan boiiiii
- Most Epic Villain: Aaravos is gonna be SO GOOD.
- Pairing I am not a fan of: Raydia. I can’t stand Raydia tbh. I can’t stand Raydia so much I now ship Korrasami and before I had a very conflicted relationship with Korrasami. Not no more lmao
- Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Nobody? They do everybody justice.
- Favourite Friendship: OOh UM. Ezran and like everybody lol. Ezran and Corvus
- Character I most identify with: Callum. I, too, have self-worth issues that push me to do things maybe I should and shouldn’t.
- Character I wish I could be: Rayla? She’s so badass. My badass girl.
Hey guys! Look what’s coming this Friday! While you’re social distancing, we’re bringing you a brand new interview with Racquel Belmonte, the voice of Claudia! Naturally, we got to also interview Claudia herself (with some juicy Rayllum questions directed toward them, naturally, as is my brand). Racquel is super fun and amazing and we were so lucky to have an interview with her!
We also got to ask her some questions about her family, among other things!
Claudia and Why She Makes Me Uncomfortable (but in a good way)
I have an easy time dragging Claudia. It doesn’t necessarily bother me that she goes down a deeper, darker path and a large part of that is the fact that I love female villains and I’m here for That Drama.
But I also think I’ve realized today that Claudia is uncomfortably relatable to me.
She doesn’t want to be alone. She doesn’t want to be forgotten. She has anxiety. She is deathly terrified for her family to fall apart because of the aforementioned reasons. And her methods of dealing with that are, in a word, unhealthy.
I’d say we dipped into toxic by the end of season 3.
The extent of her empathy is a short range and that’s where things begin to separate (for the worse), but those other elements of her are still there.
I think I, and probably a lot of other people, are able to drag Claudia quite easily (esp after season 2) but still love her character because she’s uncomfortably relatable. And that’s good! It means she’s well written and complex and we can connect with her.
But a lot of us don’t necessarily like ourselves lol
A lot of us struggle with feeling like we can give ourselves a break. And granted, Claudia thus far has made decisions that are a little more than something we can just excuse or give a break.
But we can sympathize that her path has largely been steered by negative influences: her mother leaving, the negative change in her father from a standup righteous man to a man just trying to fufill his own self-worth and him being the only strong parental figure she’s had, dark magic and the mindset that comes with practicing it from childhood among other things.
Like any good villain, it doesn’t excuse a damn thing.
But it can explain, at least to me, why I don’t mind dragging her and I can still love her. Because I can drag me. I’m good at that. I’m not going to have the same “we can excuse that” thing a lot of us do with villains because I have been Claudia in many ways. I am still afraid to be alone. I still have anxiety. I am still afraid I will be abandoned, unloved and forgotten. And that connection to that side of Claudia makes me both love her as a character and (I’ll just say it) not really have the same amount of sympathy for her decisions. I mean, I definitely have more than Viren’s decisions and I’m sure I will for Aaravos’. But it’s why I clearly want her to be a villain.
It’s sad where she is. But I understand her position on some level and because of that there are both positive and negative reflections and musings there. I understand her. Which is why I don’t really understand her decisions. So I criticize them more. It’s like criticizing me in a vague way.
And there’s nothing really wrong with that. It’s happens all the time with characters. People project. It’s what they do. We all do it innately with canon and original characters.
Haven’t written meta in a while, but this kind of helps herald’s the show’s writing. It takes a great amount of deh to feel both uncomfortable and admiring in that same mix from a character like Claudia.
Anonymous asked:
How would Soren react if, after years of training at the Storm Spire, Callum returns all swol?
He’s going to either A) Be proud B) Want to do a pushup competition or C) All of the above
Hey guys! Our interview with Jesse Inocalla and Soren is up and ready to go! Check it out!
Anonymous asked:
Can anyone feel the zuko and azula foreshadowing between soren and claudia. Theirs going to be a big fight between them in seasons to come. And Claudia is going to have a break down. Most definitely. When she finds out her father lied to her. She's going to feel completely alone. She's going to be really dangerous.
God do I hope so. Azula vs Zuko was my SHIT. And I agree, Claudia is going to become more and more dangerous as the series goes on. She killed someone to bring Viren back to life.
Hot Brown Morning Potion Podcast Interviews Lord Viren Himself
Hey everyone! So we at the Hot Brown Morning Potion Podcast got to interview Jason Simpson and Lord Viren himself! Yep, that’s right! Jason answered some questions as Lord Viren. Both a canon and modern au version. Jason is one of the KINDEST and SWEETEST people alive and we had an incredible amount of fun talking to him. I even snuck in a lil rayllum easter egg.
So, keep an eye out for that episode of our podcast next week!
Inheritence (or lack thereof) of Dark Magic
Also, so, after talking and thinking about it more, while I’m not sure and still wouldn’t be surprised if mage status in The Dragon Prince world was hereditary, I also am on the fence now. I’m starting to think that mage status isn’t hereditary (at least one person is gonna very smugly side eye me. You know who you are). The reason why I say that is this:
That would explain why dark magic was such a problem. Aside from the inherent nature of dark magic, a lot of people started doing it at once. If anyone can do dark magic, then that means that it, at one point, was a popularized thing.
It would explain the Mage Wars and the Mage Wars could explain why, as far as we have been impressed upon, dark mages aren’t just popping up like daisies every day.
So, food for thought there.