yeah other people have mentioned the "fashion" thing in that very thread. tho i do wonder if that's from the birthday stream a couple of years ago? didn't he just say it "looked good and is the most expensive thing he's bought?" not that it was for fashion reasons? personally, i feel like it being the most expensive/most liked accessory he owns is indicative of the care in which he picked it out and the value it holds apart from the price, and i also think he maybe just got more private as he's gotten older regarding faith, the same way he closely guards his family and childhood. but I acknowledge that it's also very possible or even probably that it's just that i get very catholic vibes from him (in a different way/flavor than i get catholic vibes from, say, felix who's more conspicuous with his faith) and am working off of that even tho there's nothing more concrete to back it up.

i'm so sorry for how long this is going to be. i actually didn't play any video games as a kid and only got into them as an adult during lockdown, so in terms of scope or anything i'm pretty green and limited to the selection at my library . if you have any recs i'd love to hear them!

rn i've been replaying bloodborne and every time i play i always just marvel at how gorgeous and... rich? the art design is on that game. the combat is always fun but i love to like... clear enemies in a small select area and then just take a walk and look at stuff. i haven't really played other fromsoftware games yet apart from a couple of attempts at getting into demon souls, but when I have the opportunity i'd like to try elden ring and sekiro. i know aire/@mountainsaire said they had a minsung bloodborne au that they were working on and i think about the idea of that whenever i want to go a little insane.

my comfort games are link to the past and secret of mana. basically any 16-bit era game with music that fucking slaps, but those two reign supreme for me.

other faves include:
-fallout new vegas (i'm also of the unpopular opinion that fallout 4 is fun! like yeah the main storyline is disappointing, but i always enjoy myself with side quests/encounters/companions)
-the outer worlds (fun fact: i played this before any fallout games at all and became an obsidian hoe before I even knew bethesda existed)
-bioshock (i'm one of the few that LOVES the combat in bioshock 2 and infinite, but the story in infinite is such a mess imo and executed so clumsily that i find it hard to replay, even though i also like the art design).

i don't really have any au plans for any of them. tho an outer worlds au would go SO hard imo. something about the groundbreaker being a casablanca-eque neutral space is so interesting to me. like. idk. outlaw minho and back bays orphan jisung meeting on a space station. i think that has potential.