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chloesimaginationthings · 3 months ago
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The Afton kids deserved better in FNAF..
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just-null · 3 months ago
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Do you ever do requests? If so, do you ever plan on drawing some Yandere with the Hantengu clones? :D hope you have a good day/night!!!
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yes!! I love yanderes.. and these guys.. these guys are such good material...... nods nods..
I'm not sure about requests..I assume you mean drawing requests? I suppose if it REALLY catches my interest enough, I'd do it, but it'd probably just be line art/sketches.
#null rot#yandere kny#yandere demon slayer#kny#kimetsu no yaiba#demon slayer#hantengu#hantengu clones#sekido#karaku#urogi#aizetsu#midori306#YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE YANDERE QUESTION MY BELOVED CULT MEMBER#uwaa and i recently checked back on their designs.. THEY HAVE LONG SLANTED EARS DUDE WHAT THE FUCKKK THATS LIKE THE CUTEST EVER#i tend to shitpost and focus on the dere than the yan but thats my mistake!! im sorry cult members.. I'll need scarousal#when calling sekdio. he pretends to ignore you but you can tell he heard you when his ear twitches#He's flabbergasted that you met someone else to begin with. who let you go out without one of them?!#hes too shocked and angry to even properly get upset!!#Karaku loves everything you have to say. less so if its positive abt someone else. still listens tho. listening carefully for details..#he doesnt mind others eyeing you. youre perfect in his eyes. who wouldnt? still.. thats not gonna fly well.#Urogi loves when you seek him out but mentioning someone else... is bc you want to feed him right? ofc! you want to benefit him!#its cause hes your favorite! yeah! youre so sweet!!! ofc he'll get rid of someone for you both!!#Aizetsu's bashful. he feels put on the spot when calling him but hes always hoping you give him affection of some kind. always ready for yo#mentioning someone else was NOT what he wanted and now hes sad.. youre making him sad.. whats so important you had to bring that up?#The thought of anyone else makes him feel so exhausted already.. wont you comfort him instead? he needs you now.. atone for your mistakes#uwaa expressions.. uwaaa aizetsu releasing some of the tension in his brows when hes feeling upset towards you uWAA#i CANT RAMBLE ENOUGH IN THE TAGS SO WAIT FOR THE POST I HAVE IN THE BACK BURNER FROM SOMEONE ELSE WHO ASKED FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR!!!!!!!
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sunnibits · 2 months ago
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potentially hot take but this is a pet peeve of mine
#listen. anyone can write whatever they want and idc I don’t have to engage with it. all power to them!!!!#it’s not even an automatic click-off for me or anything#i just… why. I don’t get it#like… that’s literally one of THE most iconic traits of the entire character. of the entire concept of the SHOW even#and you’re just gonna??? get rid of it??? hello????? the entire basis that John and Arthur’s relationship is made from????????#really????????? possibly the most tender part of their relationship???????#you don’t wanna write fluff about John reading him books and describing things and guiding him????? really?????????#it’s just so boring to me. I don’t understand the appeal#like yeah obviously Arthur as himself would definitely prefer to get his sight back#but as a concept like….#something ab the whole ‘happy ending = the disabled character gets ‘fixed’’ thing just leaves a bad taste in my mouth#why do u have to fix them. why cant they just be disabled. do you think people can’t be happy and be disabled???#idk maybe it’s not that deep. and still I don’t really care that much#it’s just the vibes. I don’t vibe with it.#and I’m sure there’s some actual annoying as hell discourse in the fandom ab it which I have zero interest in engaging in#but I had to have my little petty bitch moment#bc blind Arthur is everything to me. ESPECIALLY in a jarthur context.#anyways thank u for coming to my Ted talk#malevolent#arthur lester#if anyone wants me to tag this as smth Iemme know
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xbuster · 1 year ago
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chronic-high-achiever · 2 months ago
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I know people enjoy the discourse surrounding how Eugene cut Rapunzel’s hair (he was literally dying and it doesn’t even look bad don’t come for me) but I think there’s one specific way that that scene could have been made better.
As Rapunzel was rushing over to Eugene once Mother Gothel had let him free and he was bleeding out, I think that she should have been tripping over her hair in the rush. She had it perfectly behind herself as she knelt down next to him, but I just think it would have been so much if there was a small wordless struggle as she knelt down. Pushing it out of her face, getting it caught on a bit of filagree on Eugene’s jacket or something.
And yes this obviously is for poetic reasons. Something something the thing that has held value all of your life is getting in the way of the new thing and is causing trouble even moments before it’s death something something.
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luck-of-the-drawings · 4 months ago
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OOH YEAH BABY ITS THE SURGERY EPISODE BABY!!! ME AND THE HOMIES NEED SOME NEW FACES FOR OUR NEW PLAN, AND WHO BETTER TO GET THE JOB DONE THAN THE TWO MOST EVIL PEOPLE WE'VE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING OUR LIVES VIOLATED BY? I MEAN IT WOULD BE FUNNY. IT WOULD BE FUNNY.
#jrwi fanart#jrwi show#cw blood#cw gore#jrwi suckening#jrwi suckening spoilers#vex waylin#viv waylin#MY FAVORIT EP!! HAVNT SEEN IT IN FOREVER THO BC WELL. IM BUSY. SO BEAR W ME IM RUNNIN OFF ALOTTA MEMORY FUMES#ALSO EDIT BC FUUUCK I HADMORE TAGS BUT TUMBLR FUCKEN ATE EM. OH WELL. MY DMS R OPEN IF U WANNA UNLOCK RAMBLES.#I LOVE THE WAYLIN TWINS SSSOO FUCKING MUCH IM SO!!! CURIOUS ABOUT THEM!!! WHO WERE THEY WHEN THEY WERE HUMAN? HOW LONGVE THEY BEEN ARND?#I LOVE IT WHEN PPL SAY ITS LIKE THESE TWO WERE MADE FOR MMEE BC YES!! YES!! ITS EVERYTHING I COULD EVER WANT FROMA CHARACTER!!!#I LOVE THEIR RED WHITE N BLACK COLOR SCHEME. I LOVE HOW THEYRE BOTH SO INTELLIGENT AND GENIUS N YET THEYRE DUMB AS FUUUUCK#COOOMICAL SUPER VILLAINS. OOH ILL GET YOU NEXT TIME SHAMIA SHAMAI!!! HOW DARE YOU FOIL MY PLAN!! MY PLANS OF MUTILATING AWAKE N ALIVE PPL#COMICAL AND YET. GENUINELY HORRIFYING. VIV CAN MAKE UR BONES EXPLODE JUST BY THINKING ABOUT IT. VEX CAN BECOME SOUP#WHY DONT WE TALK ABOUT THAT MORE? THE TURNING INTO RED MEAT SLIME?? METAL AS FUUUCK. I ALSO LOVE HOW SCARED THEY GOT SO QUICKLY#THIS LIL FUCKEN RRRRRAT COMES IN. AND WELL. HES JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. WE FUCK HIM UP N TOSS HIM INTO THE SUN N LET HIM BURN#SURE HE HAD ONE MORE TRICK OF REBELLION UP HIS SLEEVE BUT THE SUN HAS TAKEN HIM NOW. ITS FINE. WE'RE FINE. HEY IS THERE SMTH IN THE CEILING#OHHH WE KILLED HIM ONCE N HE CAME BACK. WE KILLED HIM AGAIN N TOOK HIM APART BUT THEN HES BACK?? HE GETS AWAY AND THEN. COMES BACK. AGAIN.#WE CANT GET RID OF HIM. THAT FOUL SHAMIA SHAMAI. A MOUSE IN OUR KITCHEN. FUUUUCK HES GONNA SPREAD DISEASE! KILL IT! KILL IT!! AAAUUGH FUCK!#I LOVE THAT THE WAYLIN TWINS AGREED TO HELP THE BLONDE TWINS MOSTLY ON THE BASIS OF 'IT WOULD BE FUNNY' BUT ALSO#OOHHH WE ARE SO CLOSE TO REACHING SOMETHING TO MAKE HIM NNEEVER FUCK WITH US AGAIN. HIS ILLUSIONS WILL HAUNT US NO LONGER#THEY WERE SSSOOO PARANOID W ALL THE CAMERAS AND BOMBING THEIR OWN LAB AND RUNNING AND RUNNING AND GETTING AWWAY FROM THIS FUCKEN! MOUSE!!!!#OHHHH I THINK IM RUNNIN OUTA ROOM so ill talk about da art real quick.BEEN WORKIN ON THIS FOR A WHIIILE.ALOTTA THESE were started when the#ep came out.so OLD!! BUT DONE!!and im very very happy w my colors n gore n EXPRESSIONS!! the top right corner comic keeps making me chuckle#I ALSO rly love the lil convo between arthur n viv.theyre SO CUTE TOGETHERR they should go ona museum date together or somethin#they need more time to just talk abt da World together.ALSO CAN I BE PETTY.I MADE ARTHUR UGLY CORRECT-STYLE#THESE BOYS KNOW NOTHING OF UGLY.I MADE THE VAMPIRIC FLESH EVOLVE N ROT N BLOSSOM AND THERE IS SQUIRMING WITHIN THE TENEBRAE#UHHH IEAH THIS GUY W A ROTTED N DISTORTED FACE WALKS INTO MY BIKE STORE IEAH IM SCREAAAMIN LIKE WADDA HELL!! MONSTOR!!!
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sad-trash-hobo · 9 months ago
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If you really think about it. Bucky went missing at the end of winter soldier, and then 2(?) Years later, they found him during civil war. Then he immediately goes into cryofreeze after that. Sam and Steve go on the run for 2 years, and then come back to Wakanda for infinite war, and Steve sees bucky again. But was that the first time he saw Bucky again? And then Bucky gets snapped and is gone for 5 years, and then he comes back, and almost immediately, Steve goes back in time.
So, if Steve did visit Bucky in Wakanda, assuming that Bucky was under for even just 6 months, that's really only 1 and a half years that Steve could visit him. And in that amount of time Steve just? Got over the fact that Bucky was back. After finding Bucky and going into shock over the realization and letting Bucky kill him, because Steve didn't know he was gonna live, he fully expected to die, and then he just. Maybe visited him? And then lost him again and was depressed over it and then finally got Bucky back, but there's no big scene for their reunion. I'd even say that his reunion with Sam was more important, and I love Sam, but focusing on Bucky right now.
Best friends since childhood, Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers were inseparable on both school yard and battle field, Bucky was the only commando to give his life in service. And then per Steve's timeline, not even 10 years later, maybe 3 years for Bucky, he just. Leaves Bucky.
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armand-dearest · 1 year ago
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I COMPLETELY fucking forgot that in her first introductory scene, Missy refers to 12 has her boyfriend. Absolutely fucking insane behaviour
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acesammy · 1 year ago
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what constitutes being a monster in spn is so deeply interesting bc so much of the show is used to argue that monstrosity is not about what you are but what you do. And that you can always be a better person, your monstrous traits aren’t necessarily actually monstrous.
but as the show goes on we learn that this is only true if dean deems you human. So sams monstrous traits must be buried deep and thrown out in order for him to be good. Sams monstrous friends are inherently evil bc dean says so. Deans monstrous friends are fine though, of course.
I’m just eternally wishing for a version of this show where sams abilities are so deeply ingrained in him that he can’t ever get rid of them. And he’s allowed to be a hero regardless. Give me a season 5 where sams eyes randomly go yellow. Or he has to deal with demon traps or he needs to control his emotions bc anger from him can be literally explosive, but regardless of all of this he still shows dean more compassion than dean ever leant to him in season 4. And regardless of all this he still beats the devil.
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Been seeing this question but what do u think ford would do if stan was the one who went into the portal
can i be honest i know people use this as a fun au prompt but i for real think he would have just lay down and died. he was not doing well
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thebestusernamepossible · 14 days ago
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I’m mostly staying off the Mouthwashing fandom bc I personally don’t want to put myself through whatever discourse is ever going on there. But know I love Anya and Mouthwashing is one of the best games I’ve played that had an SA survivor AND was respectful about it!! The abuse Anya suffered is never portrayed as a spectical for the audience to leer at. They use the art of implication VERY well, and in the end Anya gets to go out dignified. She’s not just Jimmy’s tradgic victim, she’s her own character who makes her own decisions. Jimmy doesn’t get to kill her, she expresses her own agency to do so. She’s also the one who kept the gun away from him for so long. Also she’s SO fucking strong, she’s so cool. Anya I love you.
Also the game’s overarching (but subtle) commentary on rape culture, enabling, and how capitalism almost makes a set dressing for it is peak.
#there’s the easy fandom stuff I don’t like#like the idea Curly is ethier ‘did no worng’ or ‘did his best’#don’t get me wrong I LIKE curly#but he is COMPLICT in what happened to Anya and how it was handled#the bug theme of the game is take responsibility#also I think the fandom thing of ‘Swansea would’ve killed Jimmy if he had known’ has some… weird implications#like Anya didn’t need some big man savior to kill Jimmy for her#she needed Curly her BOSS to side with her and prioritise her safety#Swansea is cool- don’t get me wrong#but the implication everything would have been ok had Anya just told her OTHER (more of a ‘real man’) co worker#feels… icky?#Like I think he would’ve helped her but honestly? he was Jimmy and Curly’s subordinate too#I do think he would have pressed curly and helped Anya#but I’m the way he did in canon- as a supporter#maybe it would’ve been different if he knew Anya could survive#but honestly him letting her go out how she chose and then killing her abuser is based#bc like only Daisuke was going to survive in their minds#but you can tell he gave Anya power in the planning#maybe I’m reading into it#oh and also Anya should get to kill Jimmy with a hammer and then get a free abortion (paid by Curly- TAKE RESPONSIBILITY)#I do think he’d pay if he could- he understands what it’s like to be under Jimmy’s power now#Curly should also pay for her nursing school#as a thank you for being a saint and keeping his ass alive and in the least amount of pain she could#she’s a real one#anya mouthwashing#mouthwashing#also hi def mentioned this on my blog before (bc it’s helpful to be semi-open about it to get rid of shame and embarrassment I find)#but the way Anya is handled is very personal to me as a SA Survivor <3 and that’s the lens all of this is coming from-#she deserves the world
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codenamesazanka · 7 months ago
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Shigaraki/Tenko wanting to destroy the false sense of peace All Might and Heroes created
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Shigaraki/Tenko wanting to destroy everything that lead to the existence of that house, which he conceptualizes as the embodiment of rejection and injustice in the world. Be a Hero for the Villains.
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AFO basically literally created that house
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Shigaraki/Tenko helps defeat AFO
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Deku telling him 'you already destroyed it' is... apparently Shigaraki/Tenko having finally gotten rid of the true cause of (his) rejection and injustice? main antagonist's big problem that represents an overarching major issue of the story/in-universe society... solved? (main antagonist's big problem that represents an overarching major issue of the story/in-universe society not actually being the problem he thought it was but now also solved?)
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No longer a need for there to be a Hero for the Villains, Shigaraki/Tenko dies.
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Heroes not to be blamed in the first place. also fuck everyone else and all other 'actual' outcasts I guess.
#i understand that Tenko not having 'supposed' to be rejected doesn't mean the rejection didn't occur for the other League members#but taking that away from Tenko/Shigaraki - leader of the League of Villains - wanting to be their champion#symbolically being their collective grievances and wills condensed into one#taking that away makes the story a lot weaker#GOD what happened#nalslastworkingbraincell#honestly making everything AFO's fault#and making Tenko's main issue being his despair toward himself (created by AFO)#allowed for the (seemingly for now) clean resolution of 'get rid of the both of them' possible#It's AFO's fault? Kill him! Problem solved#Tenko's issue not actually *harm caused by other (non-AFO) people* but instead *harm caused by his self-conceptualization/his own self*?#Tenko's projecting his own self-loathing and anger onto the world and causing trouble for everyone and making his crusade meaningless?#let him die too. Pity but problem solved!#AFO gave him the specific quirk that was Decay because it was such a brutal and deadly quirk that would guarantee rejection#you cannot tell me he could've been fine after manifesting Decay if only AFO wasn't there to tell him he has an innate need to destroy#not after what we've seen of Shinsou and Toga#other 'normal' people would not have let him live a normal life#that *is* also very much a problem that should be addressed#but it was AFO who gave him Decay and Decay was also actually not naturally existing#so everything's fine! no changes for anyone!#all this could've been saved if this was transferred to AFO - AFO also seen as a victim of societal apathy#especially since he was BORN A TRASH RIVER RAT ORPHAN#but he's just a lonely guy who was too unpleasant to form real relationships#so. only real issue Hero Society ever had that needed to be addressed was civilians being too hard on Heroes#gotta love them more and demand less of them#yippee
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The worst thing is, Viconia would've fit perfectly in Shadowheart's storyline. From Viconia's (non-romanced) epilogue, we know this:
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Viconia does found a cult of Shar in Waterdeep and she is betrayed by one of her followers. She is, not Shar. Shar, in fact, admonishes Viconia for this, showing she clearly never ordered that. And Viconia does not give a damn. This is the woman who left the cult of Lolth and went to the 'lighter' option that was Shar (compared to Lolth). She already deals with agents sent by Lolth, she's not going to let Shar tell her what to do.
The nature of the betrayal Viconia was the subject of is left entirely up to the player. With Viconia and Shadowheart's backstory being what they are, Shar's plot for a Selûnite child could've been perfectly inserted as the reason for Viconia's falling out with Shar.
Viconia left Lolth because of how children were treated, how she was treated herself. She did not turn to Shar to do the same thing. She would reject Shar's plot the moment the order came, and that would be the perfect trigger for one of her follower to turn of her. Shar's cult being what it is, I don't think taking down the whole lot is overkill to avoid further backstabbing. There aren't many who will pick their priestress over their goddess, especially not with how Sharran's faith emphasizes self-effacing. Can't make a decision for yourself when you don't think for yourself.
Shar's reprimends following what Viconia did further proves this wasn't what the goddess wanted. Complete that by adding she's incensed Viconia rejected her order and slaughtered her willing clerics, and you've got the perfect connection between Viconia and Shadowheart.
In BG 3, we could've met Viconia in Baldur's Gate, rather annoyed because she's been getting an influx of Sharran agents after her, and she's tracking the source to put an end to it. A Shar-aligned Shadowheart could've the mission to purge the cloister that failed to kill her, while a Selûne-aligned Shadowheart would work with her to put and end to the cloister, to give them both some peace and quiet.
Epilogue could've them both sharing tips on 'How to best kill an agent of faith sent after you'. They both have sharp tongues and a similar past, they could've had fantastic banter.
Instead we have this mess.
#baldur's gate 2#bg 2#baldur's gate 3#bg3#baldur's gate3 critical#viconia devir#shadowheart#i like shadowheart#why did they make me hate her quest#with a shar aligned shadowheart you meet a drow informant#who's really helpful supplying information about the sharran cult of the area#supposedly she's sent by shar to assit shadowheart in her quest#and it fits because this strange drow's doing everything a sharran cleric should#so why would anyone be suspicious#at the end of the house of grief amongst the other revelations#we discover the ever so helpful informant was actually viconia devir the traitor this cloister failed to eliminate#who used shadowheart's mission as an opportunity to get rid of the sharran after her#and now she's long gone#shar shadowheart is of course angry and makes it her mission to track her down once the netherbrain situation is handled#when you meet her in the epilogue she's still on the hunt though she had close encounters with her quarry and is eager to get back to it#with selune shadowheart viconia reveal herself for who she truly is and you get more dialogue and time with her#she joins you for shadowheart's quest as a temporary companion#with her and jaheira bitching the whole way there#you get the opportunity to convince her to stay to fight the netherbrain#she's there during the epilogue mostly keeping to herself but chatting with shadowheart a bit#mainly about their respective evasion of agents of the faith be it shar or lolth#more bitching with jaheira obviously#possibly with minthara too#they would probably dislike each other#the one person a drow is least likely to trust is another drow
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iampikachuhearmeroar · 23 days ago
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as someone who has just started volunteering in a big op shop 2 days a week.... if you're the type of person that just leaves a whole ass mountain of clothes strewn on the floor of a change-room and maybe haphazardly hung up on the wall or direct on the floor in front of the change room rack... I reserve my right to believe that I should be allowed to flay you alive when the purge happens. also this is playing in my head right after you have the audacity to do this and probably say to yourself that "well, it's their job anyway 😒🙄. why should i even try and bother to help them?"
however, if you're the type of person who honestly tries to rehang your clothes on the hanger and either puts them back correctly on the return rack at the change rooms.... or EVEN BETTER puts it back in the CORRECT clothes rack where you got it from (or at least you guessed where you got it from and say put it in size 8 when it's size 10 or something). I am passionately, earnestly, eagerly, ardently, caringly, wholeheartedly, tenderly, vigorously, etc, making out with you. with tongue. sloppy style. we can do anything else sloppy style too if you wish, king or queen.
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dailyriolu · 1 year ago
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A silly guide on how I draw normal Riolu vs My sona
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starblue2406 · 2 years ago
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Fans are worth a lot, what fans do is worth gold and the opinion of the fans is a treasure, if I have learned anything from bad experiences with other creators and my view of excellent creators both near and far, is to learn to love the creations of the fans and their point of view.
I know how valuable a work is to a fan because I have been one myself, even though there are opinions that are rather demanding, there will always be someone who really admires and respects your work, so much so that they not only get inspired but also give their perspective on it. That last one is a beautiful thing and having the opportunity to tap that someone's shoulder and tell them that you are willing to join in is magical.
Whether it's with a drawing, a meme, an AU, a conversation or a piece of writing and whether it's with whatever intention or tone, it's a beautiful thing.
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It is necessary to differentiate from the imposition and the loving display.
This is the second option.
It is important to walk around and if you are lucky enough to have a small fandom like me, listen or read every opinion and anything that comes up personally. They are the ones who see from afar realities that you as a creator wouldn't see. That's normal, sometimes you're so wrapped up in the planned line of your story that it's very hard for you to think of other possibilities so far away from the plan.
That's why I try to get involved in anything that has to do with my fic, I want to see any point of view, whether it's to inspire me, comfort me or just have a good time.
In this case I would say that this little piece of writing has made me Saturday, I have found the cure to the pain and overwhelm that I have felt in strong or mild intensity.
I already have my plans for my ending, for the development and relationship between characters. But this has let me see that there may be another possibility. Initially I was planning to just have fun with this AU and say to myself "what would have happened if you hadn't done it"; but this writing, so well taken care of with the details and that has managed to simulate so much to something I would write, makes me see that I am still in time to solve so many things.
It's important to listen to people's opinions, not to fanservice or to accommodate someone else's tastes. It is important to listen to the opinion of the people, not to make a fanservice or to accommodate someone else's tastes, but so that together they can enjoy the work that is in your hands and so that from a critical and loving perspective of a third party they can build a better future for the work they love and value.
So if I change my plans slightly, abruptly or completely, don't feel guilty or bad. You simply gave a new path that before my perspective was unimaginable but I listened to you, I looked at you and you inspired/helped/enchanted me.
THE PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE HEARD!|
@starblue2406
Because I couldn't leave this idea alone. This is so rushed and rough, but I had to get it out of my system. This AU is going to consume me now.
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Martha wasn't sure what to think.
She remembered she changed her mind about going to Alola. She wanted be with her husband, so on short notice, took a smaller ship back to the mainland. Then made the trek inland back to Michina. For those few days, she dreamed how their reunion would go. He'd miss her. She missed him. They'd embrace. Prehaps it would spark something intimate at last.
But it hadn't turned out that way.
Instead she caught her husband in the arms of another. She felt that this was a dream, a very strange horrible dream. Damos? With another man? Surely she couldn't be awake. She was probably still in Alola, asleep, she'd wake up soon, and laugh about all this. Because this couldn't be real. Damos would never do this to her... not her Damos. Not the man she loved so dearly. He'd never cheat on her like this. Of course this was a dream...
But why did everything feel so real? The sweat on her brow, her heart beating so fast, a cold chill, the two men staring right back at her in surprise and horror. One she didn't recognize at all. Sort of...
After her feet failed to get her away from the scene, she slumped down to the ground. She wanted to cry. She wanted to be angry. But there were so many emotions swirling in her she didn't know what to feel anymore. She sat against the wall, her head on her knees, sobbing. She wondered what she did wrong to have her husband seek out someone else. Or was this going on behind her back since they were courting? Was this man a past lover that was trying to break them up? She didn't understand.
There was an inaudible murmur between the men, and a rustling of blankets as she heard footsteps approach her. She looked up to her husband, his torso wrapped in a blanket. He looked absolutely remorseful.
" Martha...I'm so sorry." He began.
" How...how could do this to me?" She shook her head "Didn't I give you enough? Was I not enough?"
" You are! You absolutely are!" He explained.
" So why this..?" She motioned to him, the bed, and the man on it. Her temper was flaring now. Her eyes darting to the stranger behind her husband. The intruder in their lives. " Why is he in OUR bed, Damos? Why would you allow him in our marriage bed!?"
" I know you feel confused...but please listen!"
" Confused? I dont even know how to feel! How am I supposed to feel? Happy for you? Happy that you will gladly share the bed with him, but not me? Why on earth did you marry me for?! You should have married him if you did not love me!"
" I love you, Martha. But... I love Arceus, too."
Martha's blood turned cold. That man on the bed was..Arceus?! It couldn't be, but when she looked again, the man already donned his usual clothing again with a mere snap of a finger. The appearance was unmistakable. Her heart was racing. This was worse than she thought. It wasn't just a mere marriage affair, this was sacrilegious! Damos would be hung for this! Stoned!
" Oh Damos, what you have done? What did you do?! How could do such a thing to our creator?! You'll be killed for this! Your entire family name will be ruined!! Erased from history!! What will become of me?!"
Arceus spoke up at last. " Damos will not be killed, I will not allow that. He is not solely to blame. I too, love him. This is as much my fault as his."
This hit her hard. In several ways. At first she believed Damos might have forced himself on Arceus, but to hear from her own perfect, divine creator that he wanted this. He was fine with Damos being intimate with him in such a way. It made her head spin. This was so against everything she believed about Arceus.
But there was also a strange thought that entered her head too. If he was okay with this, did it mean, this wasn't sacrilegious? That maybe the texts were wrong or misinterpreted? That unions between human and pokemon were...okay? After all, Arceus made the very concept of perfection. So, if this was fine, then this meant it was also part of perfection? Maybe Arceus could change its meaning?
She blinked back tears as Damos knelt beside her, holding her, she didn't push him away. Her mind was racing a mile a minute trying to put together the fractured pieces of everything she thought she believed. But even if Arceus was fine with this, it didn't give him a right take away the love of her life.
" Even if it's Arceus, I just can't accept this. I love you, Damos! I don't want to lose you! But I know I can't compete against a god."
Arceus shook his head, making his way toward the two.
" You do not need to compete against me. Not that you could. However.." He looked at Damos " Do you not think this has gone on long enough? I dont wish to cause such a rift in your relationship. And there is also my image at stake."
Damos looked up. " ...I don't know. I'd be heartbroken to lose either of you."
" You can only have one of us." Said Arceus, now sitting next to the couple " Right? Is that not how human relationships work? And you are already married to her. That is not the case between you or I."
" But I still don't want to lose you." Explained Damos "I love you just as much as I love her. My life wouldn't be complete without you both. But you're right, normally there is only one partner."
It was here Martha saw the tension between them. Neither wanted to say goodbye, however she was not going to let Damos go either. So where did that leave them? Damo's last words also reminded her of something she saw back in Alola. The culture was very different than their own in many ways, but one of the most striking was that it was perfectly acceptable for marriages to consist of three or more people. A woman could have three husbands, a man, two wives, or any other combination of that.
At first, she thought it was obscene. But then, as she saw the lovers interact and live their daily lives, the more she sorta liked that set up. There was no loneliness there. If the husband had to go off to trade with another island for a few days, the two wives had each other as company. If a husband passed away unexpectedly, she had her other husband to console her. There was always support. There was always love.
She envied that. When Damos was busy with Markus or the temple...it got lonely. Sure she had friends but there were times she wanted someone to hold as a lover. It would've been nice if there was someone else she could turn to during those times.
She looked back at Arceus and Damos. What if, both of them could be that for her? She could be that for them. After all, if she admitted. Arceus was rather attractive on top of being such a generous and patient deity.
But could she ask..? Would she dare..? Could he love her too?
" Damos.." she said softly " If you love him, I won't stand in your way."
" Martha, no! I'll do right! Arceus is right, prehaps it's time we do call this off. I haven't been a good husband to you, I promise this sort of thing will stop."
Martha shook her head. " You don't need to call it off. I'm not going to dictate your feelings for me or him. Instead, I'll allow it of you allow me to join in."
The two men collectively looked bewildered. So she explained the unique relationships she saw in Alola. Arceus had heard of such a thing before from Lunala, but never thought to consider it an option in his own life. It certainly did seem ideal for what was going on.
Damos was incredulous, it seemed so absurd, but Martha explained some of the benefits of such a set up, and suddenly he felt that maybe...just maybe.. such a thing might work out for them.
" But even if this could be ideal.." He turned to Arceus " Is this something you could accept?"
Martha looked up at Arceus hopefully. " Could you? I dont know you very well, beyond the sacred texts, but I'm willing to learn more about you in a different way if you have room in your heart for one more?"
Arceus silently admitted the same thing. He didn't know much about her, only what Damos said, and it was always in a good light. Sure he felt jealous of her when Damos first announced their marriage, but he never hated her for that. She was a good woman, a good match to Damos. Prehaps...she could be a good match for him? Besides he really respected her now, instead of breaking up him and Damos, she found a third option where everyone could be happy! That was smart and compassionate of her. He could see himself learning to love her.
" Of course!" He gently took her hand " Please show me what love is like from a woman. I'd like to know about all kinds of human love."
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