#Chapter Samples

[hinamie]

morning glory

[guardianlioness]

For those wondering about my deeply violent descent into Kn8, the series is, essentially, Shonen Genre Pacific Rim Fanfic with:

A Shonen Protagonist in his early 30s who is also a monster shapeshifter

Intergenerational friendships that are presented in a positive and interesting light

A different exploration of the “drifting with a Kaiju” subplot

Very, very little fanservice from the women in the cast and (at time of writing), no focus on romance

Strong undertones of mutual kindness and camaraderie

A villain with really strange motivations

It oozes sincerity and does not try to mock or deconstruct either its source material or its genre. It’s a deeply earnest rework of the ideas presented in Del Toro’s original film with a heavy Shonen flair and less mecha.

In short, it feels like it was custom-written for me.

[givemeureyes]

(side note i did not add destiel because, i mean cmon. i gotta give the other ones a chance at least)

[whump-captain]

it's a beautiful day in the unethical lab and you are a horrible test subject

[liobi]

Local lesbian terrified her boss might read her intrusive gay thoughts. More at 11.

[stonergirlfilmcanon]

on the decolonial/postcolonial gothic

'introduction: decolonising gothic' by rebecca duncan in gothic studies vol 24 no 3 (2022, pp. 219-227)

'the gothic origins of anti-blackness: genre tropes in nineteenth-century moral panics and (abject) folk devils' by maisha wester in gothic studies vol 24 no 3 (2022, pp. 228-245)

'decolonial gothic' by sheri-marie harrison in the edinburgh companion to globalgothic (2023, pp. 23-37)

'jean rhys's wide sargasso sea (1966) - postcolonial gothic' by tabish khair in the gothic: a reader edited by simon bacon (2018, pp. 25-30)

'gothic tales of postcolonial england' by sarah ilott in new postcolonial british genres: shifting the boundaries (2015, pp. 54-94)

'arundhati roy and the house of history' by david punter in empire and the gothic: the politics of genre edited by a. smith and w. hughes (2002, pp. 192-207)

[s0fter-sin]

i asked this on twt and the result was actually pretty interesting so

[rohanneofcoldmoat]

I cannot stop thinking about the blow that hearing Tarth has fallen will be to Brienne in Winds. All throughout Feast, in her lowest moments, Tarth is always at the back of her mind as a place of safety, of refuge, a place to retreat to when she feels like she has failed in her quest. There's a part of her that yearns for Tarth, and for her father. In Winds, that mental crutch will be gone. And the blow will be so out of nowhere too! Brienne has no reason to believe any danger is looming over her father and her island. When she's thinking about where Sansa could be in her first chapter, she tries to put herself in Sansa's shoes, and thinks that for herself, the answer of where to turn if she were a maid alone and afraid, in desperate danger, would be easy. She would make her way back to Tarth, to her father. But Sansa can't do that, and now, neither can Brienne. And of course, she will learn all this right off the back of however the Stoneheart situation pans out. Tarth has fallen, and Brienne will no longer have that safe harbor to return to in Winds.

[outsockk]

blue addison made spaghetti

[geekeryisafoot]

One of the subtle things I appreciate about Akane Banashi is the background character designs. Like they're sterotypical but not malicious in any way. It's just different people living their normal, mundane daily lives

Like this woman at Chocho's introductory performance scene. Most manga use someone who looks like that as a set up to a transphobic joke, but she's just... existing. She's just a random person filling out a crowd scene. And while I wouldn't say it's a good thing she's drawn in a way that harkens to transphobic stereotypes, it's just her being completely normal and unremarkable

Or Asagao's friends who, like Asagao himself, look like stock punk characters to show the dangerous side of town. But they're just completely normal people leading normal lives juggling friends, work, and family

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Acro Trip Manga (But Mostly Chrome) Art Appreciation Post

Bonus: Chrome reading Crab and Punishment:

[indiiglow]

YA KNOW WHAT AC REMINDS ME OF? Ultrakill.

[emiplayzmc]

Me when I'm trying to write but 'The Song With 5 Names' comes on the playlist (gimme that ol' time religion)

[poguniversity]

qifrey is so beautiful god save my wretched soul

[normalbrothers]

i miss sansa