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Blaise Hair

Blaise Hair

For masculine frame

Basegame compatible

24 EA swatches

For teen to elder

Custom thumbnail

Hat compatible

Shadow map

Specular map

Normal map

Disallowed for random

Compatible with Universal Hair Overlay

Blaise Hair

Read my Terms of Use before downloading!

Download here

Public release: 6 February 2025

The Purl And Twill Collection:

The Purl and Twill Collection:

Happy new years! I wanted to start the year making my favourite type of custom content - cosy sweaters and trench coats! The name pulls inspiration from the types of textures and materials used in the collection. The perfect clothes to transition your wardrobe into the warmer months!

The Purl And Twill Collection:

Information about the items is under the cut.

Download Here (Patreon, Free)

Patreon | Bluesky | Instagram

Item Information:

Hairs:

Base game compatible

24 EA swatches

Not hat compatible

All maps and LOD’s

Custom thumbnail

Clothing:

Base game compatible

20 swatches, in a custom palette

All maps and LOD’s

Custom thumbnail

Please let me know if you encounter any issues with the items in this collection via a direct message on Tumblr, including a picture of your error. Hope you enjoy, and make sure to tag me if you use any of my custom content!

Hiii 🌸 By My Patrons Vote, The New Theme Is Shoujo Girl Aesthetic!
Hiii 🌸 By My Patrons Vote, The New Theme Is Shoujo Girl Aesthetic!

hiii 🌸 by my patrons vote, the new theme is shoujo girl aesthetic!

DOWNLOAD: Patreon - Early Access (To be released Feb 25)

⑅ ♡ important info under the cut ♡ ⑅

All items are base game compatible.

Highest polycount is 12k.

Type [KS] to find my cc in game.

Please read my terms of use.

You can also make a custom donation on Ko-fi to support my work even further so i can continue to bring cc like this to you!

pleaaase tag me if you use my stuff! I love to see your creations ฅ^>⩊<^ ฅ

thank you for supporting my work!

lots of love,

Kirika (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)
Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)

Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)

For all frames

Basegame compatible

24 EA swatches

For teen to elder

Custom thumbnail

Hat compatible

Shadow map

Specular map

Normal map

Disallowed for random

Compatible with Universal Hair Overlay

Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)
Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)
Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)

V1 (left), V2 (right)

Read my Terms of Use before downloading!

Download here

Public release: 23 January 2025

Heyyy Simmers♡

Heyyy Simmers♡

Today I'm bringing something different to you all. I did an override for one of the apartment hallways that's located in San Myshuno... 21 CHIC STREET in the Fashion District area ( : ♡ I wanted to create something that made sense within the district. Marble Floors & White Wall Panels screams Fashion in my opinion. Below are Before & After Pictures as well as pictures of how I created my Hallway for anyone that wants a reference on where to start. There's also an override for the elevator. Instead of the busted green elevator you will have a chic black elevator.

♡Before♡

Heyyy Simmers♡
Heyyy Simmers♡

♡ After ♡

Heyyy Simmers♡
Heyyy Simmers♡

♡ My Personal Hallway Decor ♡

Heyyy Simmers♡
Heyyy Simmers♡
Heyyy Simmers♡

You can Download this override for FREE on my Patreon!

Special Thanks to melbrewer367 for paving the way on creating this unique override. The little details go a long way. Really ties the game perfectly! Thank You!!!

Heyyy Simmers♡

Click the link below to DOWNLOAD:

Patreon

Super Dream Cube Recolor By Honeymoonsimmer 🧃🌈
Super Dream Cube Recolor By Honeymoonsimmer 🧃🌈

super dream cube recolor by honeymoonsimmer 🧃🌈

a recolor of the dream cube that came with the cozy celebrations event in some vibrant old school swatches but also some more muted pastel ones for those who prefer it 🌈 (using @oshinsims version of liberty lee for the thumbnail)  ☆ comes in 14 swatches  ☆ base game compatible  ☆ free, enjoy! download (patreon, free) | alternative (ko-fi, free)

Putting That Celebratory Party Cake To Good Use

putting that celebratory party cake to good use


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facilitatingmyaddiction - BeliBunny CC

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facilitatingmyaddiction - BeliBunny CC
facilitatingmyaddiction - BeliBunny CC

and i love this cake!

ʚ♡ɞ˚✧・゚: ✧・゚♰ 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖊 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖊𝖙
ʚ♡ɞ˚✧・゚: ✧・゚♰ 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖊 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖊𝖙

ʚ♡ɞ˚✧・゚: ✧・゚♰ 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖊 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖊𝖙 (Bloodie Winter Set) ♰:・゚✧:・゚✧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

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✧ 1 Swatch all_ ✧

✧Base Game Compatible_ ✧

✧ All Lods_ ✧

✧ Made With_: Eve 9.2 [ @smsims-evekleos ]✧

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✧♰ ꒰𝕯𝖔𝖜𝖓𝖑𝖔𝖆𝖉꒱ ♰✧: (Click in heart)

♰ 𝕾𝖎𝖒𝖋𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖊(simfileshare): ♡

♰ 𝕸𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖊 (mediafire) :♡

✧♰ ꒰ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ꜱɪᴍᴍɪɴɢ ꒱ ♰✧

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Enchanted Bedroom Set (Maxis Match Build/Buy CC!)

Enchanted Bedroom Set (Maxis Match Build/Buy CC!)

I really enjoy the mystical, magical vibe (I mean if you know me you know), and I wanted more of that in the game. This set was super fun to make and I learned a lot of things for it, one of them being how to make custom bedding deform properly while animating. It was very frustrating for a while, but satisfying once I got it.

One item I find very fun in this set is the Geode Lamp, which is technically a lamp but can be a plain crystal geode if you turn it off. It emits a soft glow which also lets you customize its hue to your liking in-game as well! The Sun Goddess Mirror can also be placed at any height you choose, similar to paintings in the game.

Download (Patreon, Early Access until February 17th!)

Enchanted Bedroom Set (Maxis Match Build/Buy CC!)

12 New Assets are included in this set!

Comfort: Celestial Slumber Bed.

Decoration: Divine Drapery, Sun Goddess Mirror, Antique Charm Rug, Hanging Ivy.

Lights: Eternal Flame Candle, Geode Lamp, Celestial String Lights.

Surface: Antique Elegance Dresser, Antique Elegance End Table.

Activities: Mystical Incense (Functional SPA DAY Version, or Base Game Decorative Version!)

Wall: Wood Paneling.

Enjoy🤍

Welcome Mat

welcome mat

base game 6 swatches (britchester & foxbury logo)

download (sfs)

Welcome Mat

calendar

cats & dogs required 2 swatches (britchester & foxbury logo)

download (sfs)

Welcome Mat

pillow

base game 13 swatches (colors match the discover university sofa + britchester & foxbury logo in white & beige)

download (sfs)

Welcome Mat

fridge

base game 12 swatches (in 3 orig colors with 4 sticker variants)

download (sfs)

Welcome Mat

metal chair

city living required 36 swatches (in 6 orig colors with 6 sticker variants)

download (sfs)

Welcome Mat

ping pong table

discover university required 15 swatches (in 5 orig colors with 3 sticker variants)

download (sfs)

Mini Mesh Edit Set !
Mini Mesh Edit Set !

mini mesh edit set !

three meshes from life & death and one from artist studio liberated and/or edited and made bgc. more info and download below ⤵

dancing raven wood signpost

liberated from the dancing raven tarot tent + made BGC

has its original swatches plus some sign recolors with varied simlish text

boring murphy membrane

freed from career lock + made BGC

has original swatches for those without the pack and then a handful of monochromatic, boring-ified swatches

will deco object

just the will from life & death but as deco only

one swatch (original)

BGC

painter's palettes only

the palettes from artist studio liberated from their junk

three swatches: original + slightly lighter and slightly darker

BGC

download [always free]

ModTheSims - Unlock Blast from the Past Event Items
Mod The Sims
Same as the cozy unlock mod, doesn't register that you own the items but doesn't make the items require you

hi my beautiful friends! here’s the blast from the past items out if u want them!


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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘛 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭/𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘺: 𝘒𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘢_𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 01: 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 | 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 | 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬02: 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 | 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 | 𝘚𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 | 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬03: 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵 | 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬04: 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 | 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘳𝘵 | 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 | 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳

𝘈 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴!!!

@sentate, @serenity-cc, @bbygyal123, @gegesimmer,

Loading Screen Override Ghibli & Froggy Plumbob | swampfrog
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🐸✨ New Mod Alert! ✨🐸

I’ve mixed Ghibli-inspired art with adorable frogs for this mod! 🌿 Choose from two overrides: 1️⃣ A Ghibli-style background. 2️⃣ A background with a frog plumbob.

Note: I don’t own the Ghibli art used.

Hope you love this little touch of whimsy! 💖


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I haven't even watched the movie and I would have done the same, that's literally the only good thing about the Brazilian mob mentality. If you are shitting on something made in Brazil, we WILL come for you wherever you are and that is a threat

Brazilians are so funny lmao.

Some asshat in a magazine from France gave I'm Still Here 1 star and the comments are all like.

Pão de queijo > Croissant, or "A única Emília relevante é a do Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo" (Which roughly translates to The only relevant Emilia is the one from The Yellow Woodpecker's little farm" and I'm laughing my ass off.

Don't mess with Brazilians, is a huge mistake.


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Around The Sims 4 | Computing

Around the Sims 4 | Computing

So I haven't advertised for any of my future sets yet? It might be because I usually use my laptop for this, that died just when I released the Computing set on Patreon. Ironic, huh?

Around The Sims 4 | Computing

It will be released on Around the Sims 4 the 20th of January. It’s available in early access for Patreons right now.

[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]

[Eating at Home - Kitchen Stuff]

Sims4 CC

Bringing you my new contents for this month. Hope you like them~

[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]
[Eating At Home - Kitchen Stuff]

I made more kitchen items that will make your kitchen more lifelike.

These cute little items look very healing and may make you want to cook your own meals at home~ I also made a folding window with a tabletop to connect the two spaces, which will look brighter and closer. For this reason, I also made an invisible table so that your Sims can eat and work by this window, making it more practical. I named this theme "Eating at Home".

I hope that while you are busy and struggling, don't forget to eat healthy and enjoy life! Let’s eat at home a lot~

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🤎Total items: 17

🤎Release version: 1.109 and above

🤎Base game

MaxisMix - New Meshes and textures.

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🔗Early Access On My Patreon Now

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★ For personal use only. It cannot be re-uploaded anywhere, with or without charge. Please post the original link instead of packaging.

✨If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave a message in the comment area to let me know~

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Iconless club Door

iconless club door

♡ d o w n l o a d ♡

I really like the office look of the club door from Get Together, but the icons on them are useless to me 99% of the time so I made a quick edit to remove them and add metal framing inside the glass as well.

Requires Get Together

I kinda fixed this TS4 wallpaper

I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper

These are some screenshots with my fixed version.

You can download it here [Google Drive] if you like!

✿ Free CC ✿ Base Game compatible ✿ 12 swatches total (for now) (not the base game ones)

Explanation of what was fixed and swatch photos after the cut!

If you've ever taken screenshots with this wallpaper (Bathhouse Blues) in your builds, you've seen that it clips with the ceiling of rooms, like so:

I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper

And for some reason, this wallpaper does not clip ONLY in tall wall height:

I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper

Which, of course...

Pissed me off.

So, I decided to make my own with the corrected short and medium height textures.

Here's the comparison with and without the ceiling visible:

I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper

Unfortunately, I didn't make the same base game colors.

For now, the wallpaper has 12 swatches:

I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper
I Kinda Fixed This TS4 Wallpaper

I will fix the base game swatches in the future as well, and I will make the Edwardian Tile match every swatch, base game and mine. I also made it a little bit cheaper than the base game one. Just because I can.


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Adding this to my very tiny list of reasons to like Mike.

Also adding this to my "Duffer Brothers WHY" list.

Mike is the party’s problem creator, and that is why he is so vital to the party's success.

Let me explain.

I’m not talking about him creating real problems. I’m talking about D&D.

Mike is the dungeon-master. He creates plot. He creates opponents. He creates problems and snares and tricks for the other players to face. We even see in one of the tie-in comics that he plotted out a campaign specifically with the intention to give Will the chance to feel like a hero instead of a victim (the Thessalhydra campaign) after his trauma in the UD, which mean he had to consider skills, inventories, weaponry, opponent strengths and weaknesses, and more, all to funnel toward a scene where Will gets to kill the Thessalhydra without making it obvious and patronizing.

So when it comes to making plans regarding the UD, Mike is brilliant and he is necessary. He’s the one who figures out El is taking about an alternate dimension because he thinks outside the box and isn’t hindered by conventional logic. He considers all sides. He’s the only one to view Will’s True Sight as a power that allows him to become a superspy—a change in perspective that helps Will save Hopper and in turn saves Hop, Joyce, Mike, and Owens at the lab. Only Mike knew Will was a spy and needed to be sedated, and if he hadn’t been there, Spy!Will would have known where they were at all times and the demodogs would have killed them all. Not only that, but he came up with the shed plan and was the first time bring up that closing the gate would kill Will.

Dustin is the one who proposes they distract the demodogs for El and Hop, but here’s the problem. His plan to lure Dart to the junkyard and Steve’s input on this plan—inspired by what he’d seen Nancy and Jonathan do in s1 with the gasoline trail—took forever. It was a smart plan, but it left them incredibly vulnerable and trapped in a small space, and in the end required Steve to go out into the open. It didn’t account for the possibility that there might be more demodogs, and it left part of the bus (the top hatch) exposed. It also doesn't account for an escape plan.

It’s very similar to what they do in s4 with Eddie’s trailer in the UD: fortify, lure, hide. Except they forgot to account for the vents (like the top hatch) and in the end, Eddie ran out into the open and was overwhelmed by the sheer number of the demobats. The main difference is that they did have an escape route (the trailergate) except they don't have the ability to close the trailergate, so they're still vulnerable.

So while we don’t know what Dustin’s plan would have been to distract the demodogs if Mike hadn’t been there, we still know that they needed Mike’s knowledge of the hive mind and the tunnels and the weakness to fire (beyond just a general “oh fire is a good weapon” knowledge like Nancy and Jonathan stumbled into in s1 and that Steve tried to replicate in s2, but a for-sure “fire is its weakness” knowledge that Mike gains at the lab) in order to pull off this plan successfully. Dustin’s idea to distract and his emotional connection to Dart in particular protects them, but Mike’s knowledge and outside-the-box thinking is vital. It’s likely that he’s even the one to make them all wear goggles and bandanas because he probably saw Hopper coughing and wheezing after prolonged exposure to the toxic air and knew that he’d needed to be hosed down at the lab. His plan is also a get-in-get-out plan, meaning he intended for them to get in, wreak havoc, and then immediately get tf out safely. Mike plans for after the attack as well.

In s3, Mike knows they need to act as fast as possible in regards to Billy because he has experience with a Flayed individual—the only one out of the kids’ party other than Will who actually experienced Will being Flayed. All the other kids only showed after he’d already been sedated, and only Mike was in the shed with Hop and the Byers once he woke up (and then and to be sedated again). Everyone else doubts, everyone else hesitates, but Mike and Will know they need to act now—they can’t sit and wait for information, they need to create a scenario to give them information. So Mike creates one: The Sauna Plan.

This isn't to say that Dustin isn't smart! He's incredibly intelligent! But Dustin is more science-minded and doesn't think outside of the box as naturally as Mike does. And this is why they're most successful when they work together.

Dustin has a ton of D&D knowledge, but he doesn’t really apply it until prompted. I can think of at least 2 instances where Mike describes a supernatural occurrence in detail and then Dustin names it with a D&D reference. Mike explains what he thinks El means by flipping the board over and he suggests/describes an alternate dimension, and then Dustin says, “like the Vale of Shadows.” In s2, Mike describes in detail the hive mind and how it works, and then Dustin says, “like the Mind Flayer.” Dustin is able to label but he doesn’t understand before being able to label it like Mike does. In fact, Dustin doesn't question why Vecna is creating the gates until Erica prompts it – if Mike had been there, this question would've undoubtedly been prompted much sooner because Mike asks a billion questions all the time (for example, "Why would he give me a pen that doesn't work?")

Dustin and Nancy actually approach problems in a very similar way. When Nancy encountered the Demogorgon in the UD, she started looking through a science book to rationalize it in terms she understood. Dustin did the exact same thing when he found Dart – he went to the library and did research on amphibians and pollywogs. Both times, they found valuable information! Nancy was able to figure out that the Demogorgon was attracted to blood and Dustin figured out that Dart would continue to molt and is heat-sensitive. But in s2, Mike is the one who took Will's knowledge and experience seriously and accepts right away that Dart is from the UD, and treats Dart as a serious potential danger even before they know he's a demodog.

Nancy is also incredibly intelligent, and she's a fighter through-and-through. I adore her! But here's the thing about Nancy: she hates feeling powerless. She hates being emotionally vulnerable in a way that makes her look weak. She can be emotionally vulnerable in an affectionate way and be okay with that! But she hates being vulnerable in a way where she feels hurt and scared and grieving, and when she feels this way, she feels the intense need to Immediately act and stomp out what’s making her feel that way. We see it in s1 where after she learns about Barb’s death, she wants to immediately go back and kill the Demogorgon.

Nancy prefers the direct approach, even when that's not the best choice. Her choosing the direct approach against Vecna required a lot of time they didn't have trekking across the UD, and it didn't account for what would happen if they got snagged in the vines. In fact, her approach is very similar to Hopper's in s2 when he goes to the tunnels for the first time! He chooses to be direct and it nearly kills him because he didn't plan for backup and can't free himself from the vines without external aid.

And the more I think about it, the more I suspect that Vecna gave Nancy the vision of his plan and her family dying specifically to make her emotionally vulnerable and therefore impulsive and brash and direct.

And in s4, we see what happens when Mike isn’t there to challenge Dustin's logical, science-based thinking and Nancy's direct, brash attack style – when Mike isn't there to present outside-the-box thinking and see the problem from all angles:

The demobats get into the "fortified" trailer, Eddie goes out into the open and dies, Nancy & Co. get immobilized by vines, they only prepared one music source for Max and so when her Walkman is destroyed, she's wholly and utterly vulnerable, and if it weren't for El piggybacking from the other side of the country, she would've died permanently.

The one time Mike isn't in Hawkins, they fail.

Mike, the dungeon-master, is a problem creator, so he is vital to the party's ability to solve problems.


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More clever easter eggs in Arcane s2:

We see a blue gemlike object embedded in Jayce's wrist, which seems to be exacerbating his rage:

More Clever Easter Eggs In Arcane S2:

This is clearly meant to reference the Play button in the League of Legends client:

More Clever Easter Eggs In Arcane S2:

Likewise, Viktor's restorative powers are mostly white with a smattering of other colors, a subtle reference to the color palette you might see when uninstalling League from your computer

More Clever Easter Eggs In Arcane S2:

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Arcane: "Viktor was the mysterious figure that saved Jayce because Jayce was the only person that could make Viktor listen. They fused together in the end, working together to save the world and rid it of Hextech. It was affection that held them together"

The fandom: "wow that's so gay, incredible, such a beautiful way for a ship to become canon"

Riot: "Also Viktor is ace"

The fandom: "RIOT IS HOMOPHOBIC AND ONLY SAID THIS TO REJECT THE MLM SHIP"

You people realize how insane you sound? And that if one part of your ship being ace gets in the way of your ship, then you are probably shipping wrong?


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HEAR ME OUT:

Jonathan can't sleep in the same room as Nancy in her mom's house, Karen probably is not that chill. So Mike decides that Jonathan can have his room and he can sleep in the basement with Will.

Imagine them hanging out/sleeping under that little fort that Mike had in S2. Just imagine

joyce is in karen’s house… because the byers had no where to stay… which means will is also there… which means will living with mike real

Joyce Is In Karen’s House… Because The Byers Had No Where To Stay… Which Means Will Is Also There…

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I need to be honest: I really hope Byler is endgame because Byler makes me hate Mike less.

This is a long rant, and this whole post is gonna sound full of vitriol, but BEAR WITH ME, I HAVE A POINT.

I hate Mike's character so much, the show does him so dirty, S3 was THE WORST and S4 was only better because of the Byler implications, because otherwise he still sucks

Allow me to rant after the cut before you guys jump onto me, ok?

He used to be the leader of the party, and in S3 he does NOTHING, and seasons 3 and 4 seem to go out of their way to show DUSTIN (my pookie, this kid is the GOAT, no one say NUTHIN' bout him) as the leader instead of Mike, which like, makes Mike kinda disappear into Mileven? He goes from leader of the party to El's only safe haven, and that bothers me so freaking much. It's a disservice to both their characters IMO. El gets stuck being the only one who can do anything to save the day, and Mike gets stuck being the only one who can be there for her. I don't think it is a coincidence that they get separated for most of S4, because I think if they were together the whole time, the plot would stop moving. Mileven in canon feels like being in a relationship just because you don't know what you would do if both of you weren't together, not because you actually like each other.

Now if Byler IS endgame, everything feels more cohesive. Mike is an asshole, yes, but not because that's who he is - he is an asshole because things are changing and he is hurting his best friend and he is really bothered by that but he doesn't know how to fix it. He avoids saying stuff not because he doesn't want to, but because it feels wrong and he doesn't understand how. He didn't want to play D&D with Will in S3, and he said it was because he was maturing, but as soon as he enters high school, he finds a D&D club and is super dedicated towards it. Lucas has his big game and Mike doesn't even think to negotiate with Eddie to move the last session around so they could all watch the game AND have the finale of the campaign - clearly D&D is, still, a huge priority for him, despite him being technically older and more mature now. Yes, he is still a dick for replacing Lucas at the last session, but this assholery puts his previous assholery ("Did you think we would be in my basement playing games the rest of our lives?") into a new perspective. He STILL cares about D&D, it is STILL super important for him. So why was he doing all that in S3? Makes you question, and that's good! Also very interesting how this priority only comes back once El is not around anymore. It's like he is back to his little bitchy S2 self, maybe trying to get back to the way he was back then.

S3 Mike is overprotective of El because, according to him, he "loves her and doesn't want to lose her". But, if my interpretation of Canon!Mileven is correct, he might be actually scared of what not being with her means for him. If Dustin is more of a party leader than he is, if he and Will are not on good terms, and he doesn't play D&D anymore, that means he's not Leader Of The Party Mike, nor Mike The DM, nor Will's Best Friend Mike. That leaves him as Protector of El Mike. So, he's overprotective, because that's who he's supposed to be, now, right? That's what having a girlfriend means, right? Lucas and Max are always together, and they are dating. So Mike should be there with her and for her, always. If El breaks up with him, who is he then?

So he fights to get her back. And since he's fighting to get her back, that probably means he loves her, right? When someone breaks up with you, and you still want them, no, NEED them back, that means you love them, right?

But then she leaves, and he can'tdo anything about it. And Will leaves, too. And suddenly, he's not missing the time he spent with El. Something feels wrong, and he's still a little bitch to everyone around him, but it's not because of EL. He talks to El, he writes her letters, they keep in touch. And he doesn't miss her. He should, because she's his girlfriend, and he's supposed to be missing her, so he complains about not being able to call her on the phone, but he doesn't try to solve that problem like he did in S2 when he didn't even know for sure if El was alive. S2 Mike would move the Earth to be able to talk to El. S4 Mike thinks just getting on a plane to see her in the summer is enough. A letter every once in a while instead of a phone call is enough. "From Mike." is enough. S4 Mike didn't implode while not having El, like he thought he would, so things change. He's not as protective anymore because he doesn't need to be. The last year was enough proof that he could still be who he is without El, so he has another angle to self-reflect.

If Byler is endgame, then S4 Mike being an asshole to El after she defended herself in the rink is less of him just being a shitty boyfriend and is instead him being mad at himself for neglecting his friends and his own self to take care of her when she truly doesn't need him, even without her powers - and then taking it out on El. He understands that he is pissed, he is prompted to make amends (iirc he didn't go talk to El out of his own volition, he just did it after he saw how Will was reacting to how bad he was treating El) and he can't. But he CAN make amends to the one he thinks he actually wronged: Will.

I hope we get to see a healthier (platonic) relationship between Mike and El in S5. I'd love to see Mike stop being the little asshole that he is after understanding himself a little better. It would put a nice bow in things because GOD MIKE YOU ARE SO ANNOYING AND SUCH A JERK RIGHT NOW.


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Why is the GA obsessed with “having unrequited crushes is realistic.”

It’s a fictional show with fictional characters. This is a story, not a documentary… characters can be realistic for relatability, sure. But the weight they’ve put on Will’s “unrequited crush” story isn’t just “realism.” If they wanted to do that, they would’ve shut this down in the story a while ago. This isn’t how unrequited love stories are written. They easily could’ve had Will confess and have Mike gently reject him and then gave Will a new love interest we could root for.

Writing wise, having him be rejected would do damage to both Mike and Will. Will suffered this much already and Mike would be an asshole for genuinely no reason then.


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