#IT IS NOT THE SAME THING

[angie-01040]

It's not a "Yes", it's a "Yes."

[teafiend]

Gifs/stills credited to @Nungchae (Twitter/X)

“One man’s meat is another’s poison” is a good description of how the world works, and is a fine adage to live by. I also wish more in fandom will take the implicit refrain in the proverb by just letting others like what they like. Or don’t like.

This post is a reaction to some recent comments on TG I came across (I never learn), but which is not a diss at those who don’t like these elements in the show, but a reminder to myself that one of the many reasons I love the show - the camerawork, shots/angles and aesthetics - might not work for others. And that is okay because it is a personal preference. But this made me appreciate TG even more because PD, writer, crew and performers came together to give me an indelibly gorgeous show and I will be forever grateful to them.

[selffagellation]

one thing about me is that i will never not be picky about which omni- people use in religion

[modernchemical]

watching death note with my family and after the college entrance episode my mom asked offhandedly if anyone had ever pictured L and light as a couple before. it felt like one single white dove had landed on a crystalline lake in a beautiful pure clearing. no i dont think anyones ever thought of that before

[cunning-and-cool]

idk man but something about Stanley "taught himself extremely advance physics/math/probably many other things while running a relatively successful business" Pines and Stanford "is wanted in almost every dimension with a judicial system of some kind" Pines is sooo fucking funny to me

[snowstories]

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

[acorviart]

not to sound like a boomer, but I need some people to learn how to write emails in a semi-professional (at the very least) format so you're not cold emailing a business/potential employer/any other stranger about formal matters in the exact same way you'd DM a close friend on instagram

the formality/language can loosen up in the email chain once you've established a rapport and you match the other person if they're being less formal, but please don't have the very first email you send a stranger be written in all lowercase ultra-casual sms slang with no greeting or signature and a billion emojis

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[kitskiis]

What I am gathering from current fandom discussion

[marypsue]

Keep seeing that post where OP starts like 'Thinking about...grieving the undead' and then adds on about like. Real life situations where people have not died but have left your life and you would have reason to grieve them.

All respect, that's an important concept, but that is not what I am thinking about when I read 'grieving the undead'.

[geezmarty]

(bellara/taash) nerd/jocks lovers rise up

[manny-jacinto]

WICKED (2024) + REDDIT TEXT POSTS

[the-game-spirit]

sometimes a piece of media just! grabs you by the throat and says, "hey buddy! I'm gonna irrevocably alter your brain chemistry now! have fun with that!!"

and then you just ! gotta deal with that ! you guess !!

[artsymeeshee]

Just a silly idea

[gemwolfz]

i think the best genre of image is "creatures trapped in starbucks cups with receipts reading [cup of water (no water, no ice, creature)]"