#(calebs reason too)

[liltaireissocute]

full under the cut (don't open at work lol)

[utilitycaster]

In all seriousness, I think one of the most obvious parallels from past campaigns to Imogen is Caleb, and while I've talked about the reductive ways people have interacted with Caleb in the past (Sad Boy hours and whatnot) it is frustrating how Imogen is so frequently denied the same complexity. Caleb was traumatized, and lonely, and nearly friendless but for one person he'd met under difficult circumstances some time before joining the larger party, but he was also (for the most part) allowed by the fandom to be exceptionally violent and brutal in combat; to be angry at all the time he had lost and at the people who'd taken advantage of him; to have possibly questionable goals; and to, at times, work against the better interests of the party in service of his own priorities. He was allowed to fall down and look ridiculous and to be immensely powerful but he was also allowed to be far more than that dichotomy. And, most importantly, and to be fair this was somewhat more hotly contested, he was allowed to claim responsibility for his actions and to exist in a space where he was both a victim of manipulation and willingly made his own choices based on that manipulation, and still be worthy of a heroic status.

Imogen is so frequently denied these opportunities and this complexity- and not by her detractors, but by her claimed fans. She's allowed to be a failgirl who falls down the stairs and she's allowed to get the HDYWTDT but she's not allowed to be the person who deliberately triggered the traps to light up the rivals during the museum heist. You can't explore how cold she is to her father or how she grants her mother undeserved leniency - that's unkind to Imogen. She's not allowed to bear partial responsibility for how people in Gelvaan treat her, even after she nearly killed several of them. She's not allowed to have powers that are a liability or that intrude upon others' privacy; it's only allowed to be explored as her pain and nothing more. Her petty and bitter asides are either made out to be badass mic drops or conveniently ignored. If she wants to explore her darker tendencies it's bad unless she's doing it with Laudna in which case it's good. Her powers have, understandably, left her with fascinating gaps in her communication skills, which is a great point to be made about psychics, but that's neglected when so many people act as if it's everyone else's responsibility to accurately interpret her. It's impossible to explore how her worldview is often very focused on herself without a strong sense of the larger picture - not even self-centered, though it can be, but often merely limited due to her own sheltered experience - because within many fandom circles, every other character's morality is judged based on how far backwards they bend to accommodate her.

[c-kiddo]

before i sleep: caduceus autismposting . i think when he infodumps he just gets into his Talking Abt Interest mode and its a little intense but tmn understand and especially beau or jester can handle it. but he like makes very intense eye contact and wrings his hands the entire time with his silly smile and follows whoever around if theyre doing something and tells them, in a weird roundabout excited way, that his family have a graveyard (not a cemetery) and they make tea out of the plants that grow from the bodies and didnt you know that they all make all sorts of different kinds of plants for different teas with unique tastes its all very interesting didnt you know that? and he has told everyone about this in detail several times

[aeoris4lovers]

matt mercer as essek thelyss & laura bailey as jester lavorre + the last days of judas iscariot

[foxxology]

this sounds like a challenge and i accept i love that dirty hobo weezord

[shaniacsboogara]

experiencing genuine critical role induced brainrot for the first time in months and i forgot how FRUSTRATING it is because all of the characters bounce around in my brain like that dvd logo but i can't actually form any THOUGHTS about them they just take up space and DON'T GET ME WRONG I'M GLAD THEY DO but it's TRULY THE MOST INTENSE FORM OF BRAINROT

[somerandomjewelleryonthefloor]

Should I make my (just kid shit ★) fanfic a CalMichSol/Twilight Trio slowburn?

Honestly. I haven't done much with them. And we need more Polyamory after ID happened

[unfocused-overwriter]

Writer tag game - Olympics edition

List your OCs and the discipline they'd participate in

Adalyce - Badminton. She's definitely not among the sporty ones, but it fits her vibe of relaxed grace and sudden power.

Aldan - Horse jumping. He's not very sporty in general but he very much is a horse girl with a death wish.

Danae - Horse dressage. That girl is not physical but she is very sharp and gets her way with precision. I guess it fits her metaphorically.

Darren - Archery has always been his whole deal. Honestly he's a strong guy, fast too, he could thrive in a bunch of athletics disciplines. Perhaps winter biathlon too for the whole survivalist side of it.

Elysa - Sprinting. Same as her brother, she's got a lot of physical advantages. She'd enjoy most fighting sports (boxing is up there), but I feel like races would give her more bragging material.

Lith - Taekwondo. He's got strength and especially agility. He would also do pretty well in gymnastics, I think. Winterwise, I actually have a whole figure skating AU centered around him.

Tagging @desperatlytryingtowriteabook, @neirawrites, @writewithfire, @siarven, @moonybyte, @wilde-writing, @scribble-dee-vee, @theprissythumbelina and anyone who's feeling the Olympic spirit

[hershelwidget]

TWO MORE TO GO

Caleb and Darwin have arrived!

Finished these two in record time! I also had them in more dynamic poses to make up for how out of character the other two were (cough cough Beast)

Caleb possesses the Gup-C, while Darwin has the Gup-D! Much like the two before them, they borrow some design points from their main drivers, but it is a lot less obvious now.

Face closeups!

(oh whoops lmao i didn't think darwin would be so close- ah well)

Next up is Emma and Felix! They will be the last of these for a while... At this rate you'll at LEAST get snippets of Emma's design by the end of the month.. I am struggling very hard with Felix :(

[nikatyler]

I love the dynamic between my three main vampires and one of them isn't even in the main story

[mischas]

has anyone ever pointed out how ridiculous it is that summer sees a mini seth at the airport in the rainy day women lol

[styxxanaxkolasidefender]

You know what?

*Yassifies your CoN characters*

[nightrae13]

Yes, I watch MSA, and now, I’m honestly on the mood to see these guys get drunk together after what they both went through lol. 

I always thought Austin and Caleb deserved better, but after editing them (probably gonna come out after Holy Week ^^) with that initial motivation, I just felt worse for them. Austin was a well-written character, and I can’t believe Emma just straight up only waited for Caleb to snap, so she can have a reason to break up with him lol (he’s an ultimate bf material and she wasted him XD). They’re flawed characters esp. Austin but they still loved their gfs no matter what.  I am aware that you can’t force or stop your feelings towards a person, but the girls still cheated with these guys who loved, cared and made so much effort for them with their very own brothers. I just really feel bad for Caleb more because he continually supports and believes in his gf only for him to be villainized in the end just because he reacted in a way normal people do when they find out their partner is cheating on them with their brother. For Austin, he’s one of my favorite guys (even if this art style isn’t my bias as I’m only watching MSA for a good story) and I’m at least happy he got a redeeming moment and closure. Tbh, Sam and Apollo could have been one of MSA’s best love stories if only she wasn’t dating Austin when she started to have feelings for her bf’s brother. Girl legit thought how her bf’s twin is hotter in their first meeting lol. Austin might be a jerk sometimes, but he wanted her to be happy.. and Apollo too. He just suffered like Apollo, and he deserved to be happy after sacrificing his feelings for the people most important to him.

[six-improbable-things]

I'm so nervous to watch the next episode, and even the last half of this one. Especially after seeing the title and cover of the next one...

[bylerisrequited]

had a dream where i went to a big party and noah schnapp was there and i didn't know anyone so i sat on a couch near noah and that's when noah and his friends started talking to me and me and noah immediately became best friends who bickered together and i was for some reason wearing a hellfire shirt so he noticed and made fun of me and i got annoyed so i pretended to leave to go change but i didn't have a spare shirt so i hid by someones car and then noah found me and made me follow him so he could give me a spare shirt 😭 and then i saw taylor swift, beabadoobee, and halle bailey ?? and they pet my dog because for some reason she was there at the party.... and i touched taylor's hand and i freaked out and then i went outside and the world was ending so i freaked out more. then i woke up 💀

[captainkingsley]

Chipping away at the catfish fic and oops now the syphilis bandits are officially a part of the modern au lore