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katyagrayce · 3 years ago

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So I just saw a post where OP discussed differences between the Netflix and the webcomic versions of Heartstopper, and talked about which changes they did or didn’t prefer. And it gave me a little chuckle because the second I finished the show, I’d also madly typed my own version of that discussion into my notes app, because my feels were so, so strong and that was the only way I knew how to process them. Now, 3 days later, my feels are still so strong, BUT I’ve realised that another way to process them is to share them with all of you! Obviously, spoilers for both versions of Heartstopper abound here, so proceed with that in mind ☺.

Things I like better about the Netflix version of Heartstopper compared to the webcomic:

Kit’s interpretation of Nick. Don’t get me wrong, every single actor in the series is so well-cast, but Kit is the one who helped me understand his character even better than I did in the comic. Everything from the way he spoke, to the way he moved, to the way he looked at Joe, seemed to perfectly portray a teenage boy who’s always been soft and kind and decent and has never really realised how different that makes him to a lot of his friends, because he’s in the popular group and he’s never actually had to internally interrogate himself. And then he falls in love with another boy, and he does have to interrogate himself. And it’s a terrifying experience for him but it’s a beautiful one, too. Idk, maybe I’m not explaining this well, but seeing Kit play Nick just brought him to life for me and made my heart ache for him so much more. Also, largely irrelevant, but he looks like he gives the best hugs.

The character of Isaac. I do like Aled in the webcomic, but he always seems to fade into the background a bit, probably because most of his storytelling got done in Radio Silence. Isaac is a minor character too but he has a much more distinctive personality, and I really really like that about him.

Elle/Tara/Darcy playing a bigger role from earlier in the story. This was a great idea for so many reasons – the more comprehensive trans & lesbian representation, the way it got me so much more invested in these characters, their utterly brilliant dynamic. Elle trying to investigate if Tara might be interested in Nick, and instead figuring out that she’s dating Darcy? Tara & Darcy then hatching this masterplan to get Elle & Tao together?! The comic genius of ‘une petite amie’ and ‘she has such soft hands’?!? Their scenes together are amazing and I love them, thanks.

The extra time spent on Nick figuring out his sexuality. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that we see only see one round of Googling in the webcomic, that the Pirates of the Caribbean scene never happens, and that Nick & Charlie only have two conversations about Nick’s sexuality (one of which is just Charlie explaining bisexuality). This is as compared to the multiple conversations in the Netflix series, where Nick progresses from ‘I have no idea what fits me’, to ‘I’ve been looking into it and this is an option’, to ‘I think this is me but I’m still not sure’, to ‘This is definitely me’. It just feels like such an accurate and kind-hearted representation of how it feels to explore your sexuality as a teen, and I totally understand why everyone has gone so wild over it.

Ben also having a bigger role in the story and his motivations being better explained. Again, correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that comic!Ben doesn’t confront Charlie in the carpark after the cinema scene. And because Sports Day doesn’t happen in the comic, you also don’t get the scene where the two of them race. To be totally honest, I initially didn’t like the fact that Ben gets more screentime in the Netflix version, because I felt like his attacks on Charlie were becoming repetitive and like he was just being kept around to create more angst. But the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve realised that you need those extra scenes to truly understand Ben’s role in the story – especially because of how amazingly Sebastian acts them. If you very carefully watch the part of the cinema scene where Nick takes Charlie’s hand, you’ll see that Sebastian actually acts out the moment that Ben notices – first he looks surprised, then he looks unsettled, then he makes an obvious effort to re-focus on the movie but his eyes keep going back to Nick & Charlie. After I realised that, it made a lot more sense that Ben suddenly switches arguments in the carpark from “You’re obviously going out with Nick” to “Nick would never want to go out with you”, because the truth is that Ben has a lot of internalised homophobia that he’s been redirecting at Charlie and when he realises that Nick has been able to push past all of that – basically, when he realises that his awful handling of his attraction to Charlie isn’t universal, it’s just because he’s a terrible person – that’s the moment when he discovers yet another reason to hate himself, and so he immediately has to diminish Nick’s goodness and put the blame back on Charlie just as a way to cope. He even goes so far as to deny his attraction all together – “I’m not even gay, I just felt sorry for you”. And then in the final scene between the two of them, i.e. the race on Sports Day, Charlie finally gets to call him out on this – “You don’t get to make me feel like crap anymore just because you hate yourself”. Idk, this paragraph has turned out a lot longer and more rambly than I planned, but the point is that I feel I understand Ben a lot better after watching the Netflix series and I’m even interested, now, to see if he gets any character development in Season 2. Provided that we get a Season 2, of course. (My fingers are very tightly crossed).

On a lighter note – I also really loved the pre-concert ‘triple date’, especially how Nick uses it as a way to come out to Elle. It’s such a cute scene, and the coming-out moment is so clever, and Nick’s face during it melts me, so no, I will not be taking any criticism about it at this time 😍.

Also, the scene in the sick bay after Charlie gets hurt during rugby. It was basically guaranteed to be adorable and Isaac only made it better, so.

Also also, Tao’s zingers towards Harry, because those were brilliant. “Do you have anything else to throw at me, maybe your last brain cell” lives in my mind rent-free, and although you hope you never have to use that kind of comeback it’s nice to know that it’s there.

And finally, the moment when Nick takes Charlie’s hand in front of the school during Sports Day. I have other issues with this scene and they will come up, but this moment? This moment is not one of them.

Things I like better about the webcomic version of Heartstopper compared to the Netflix series:

Charlie having a little brother. The extent to which Ollie loves Nick & the fact that he’s the first person to know about Nick & Charlie’s relationship has always been one of my favourite parts of the comic, and you know what, it also happens in the Netflix series in my heart ❤

People swearing at appropriate times. I know that the show was trying to control its MPAA rating, and I’m fine with that, but I still missed some of the more iconic lines. Especially the ones directed at Ben and Harry. Because they totally deserved it. (That said, though, there’s now a special kind of sweetness to Nick telling his mum that he punched Harry because ‘he said a really bad word’).

There were also a few other lines of dialogue that I felt had a better rhythm in the webcomic, for some reason? e.g. The repetition of “Why are we like this?” felt a lot more awkward in the series, and I also really missed the iconic pause in “I LIKE CHARLIE SPRING!” [pause] “IN A ROMANTIC WAY NOT JUST A FRIENDS WAY!” They’re such minor touches but still, they really stood out to me as I watched.

Nick actually going to help Charlie when he gets hurt in rugby, instead of standing by conflicted and only showing up later in the sick bay. Ngl, I do love a bit of angst in my love stories, and I also understand that the context is different in the Netflix series – in the comic, Charlie gets hurt at routine rugby training instead of at an away game, so Nick is in a more familiar environment and is probably less inhibited because of it. That said, I still feel like it was a bit out-of-character for him to freeze completely. I think it’s more likely that he’d either run to Charlie and then temper his response at the last second, or that he’d freeze initially and then go up to Charlie with a more tempered response.

Tao’s hostility towards Nick not being as aggressive or lasting as long, and his confrontations with Charlie also being more contained. Once again, I get why this change was made – there’s a lot more emphasis on background characters in TV shows compared to in comics, therefore Tao ended up with his own character arc about being insecure and this hostility plays right into that. Plus, TV also revolves around sustained conflict in a way that comics don’t, so it makes sense for there to be repeated arguments between Tao, Nick & Charlie – especially given that there are also other complications added to the Netflix series, like Nick’s date with Imogen, that provide fodder for those arguments. But, all that said, I still found this particular plotline a bit... overdone? And it also relied on Elle outing Nick to Tao, which isn’t necessarily an impossible plot development but didn’t really get treated with the gravity it deserves. Looking at the comics, I think there are two features of Tao’s later concerns about Nick (like, the concerns that are raised after he and Charlie first kiss) that could have been pretty easily incorporated into the Netflix series, and that would have made the ongoing conflict a bit more believable. One of these is that, in the comic, Tao’s main complaint after the kiss is that Nick is clearly flirting with Charlie, therefore ‘leading him on’. This concern is actually pretty valid because the flirting is happening, therefore it makes Tao look a lot more reasonable than when he just keeps vaguely insisting that Nick must have bad intentions, despite Nick showing up for Charlie every time. The other feature of the comic that I like is that Charlie has a legitimate reason for delaying telling Tao about his relationship, because he thinks that he got outed by Tao accidentally talking too loudly about him in the school corridor. I feel like that detail makes the conflict between them seem a lot more reasonable, and it would have been especially interesting to include given Netflix!Tao’s insecurities about his friendships. (All of this said, though, there is one Tao & Nick scene in the Netflix adaptation that I absolutely adore, which is when the two of them finally sit together at lunch and bond over their mutual concern for Charlie. And I know that said scene couldn’t have occurred without all the prior drawn-out conflict, so. You give and you get, I guess).

Nick having some decent rugby friends who guess about his crush on Charlie even before he does & apologise after the fight with Harry. Granted, this might be coming in Season 2 (manifesting), but I feel like it would also have made a nice ending to Season 1 – it ties into that whole theme of Nick wanting to integrate his relationship into his broader life rather than keep it a secret. Even if we had gotten a moment where we see some of the rugby team reacting positively to Nick taking Charlie’s hand during Sports Day, that would have been really awesome. Which leads to my next, and second-last, point –

The fallout of the fight with Harry being a lot less dramatic, including zero mention of Charlie thinking about breaking up. Again, I understand why this change was made in the Netflix series. I understand that Season 1 had to end before the Paris trip, because that would have been too hard to work in, but it also had to have escalating conflict that peaked in the final episode. And I also understand that Season 1 was probably planned with the knowledge that there wouldn’t necessarily be a Season 2 (MANIFESTING SO HARD), which makes Charlie’s self-isolation kinda important because it may be the closest that we get to exploring his significant mental health issues. But still, all that said – it felt very out-of-the-blue for Charlie to be considering a break-up, and also a bit unfair to Nick that he was willing to turn his life upside-down to be with Charlie, he’d started turning his life upside-down, and Charlie had taken that very act as evidence that they shouldn’t be together anymore. I also honestly didn’t really like the way the issue resolved, with Nick walking out of a rugby match mid-kick to tell Charlie that he cared about him. Don’t get me wrong, their quiet hand-hold was the cutest thing ever and I wouldn’t delete it for the world, but it just felt wrong that the way Nick convinced Charlie that he wasn’t giving up too much to be with him was by giving up something else to be with him. I personally would have preferred if they’d just smiled at each other initially, if Nick had aced the kick, and if he’d then run up to Charlie and taken his hand while everyone was expecting him to celebrate with his teammates – because Charlie is his celebration, Charlie is the best part of his life and he’s not ashamed of that, and maybe it’s just me but I personally would find that an even more romantic gesture than running away from the world together. Which leads me, finally, to my very last point –

This might just be me, but Nick running off with Charlie at Sports Day felt like him informally coming out, and it then seemed weird that the rest of the show didn’t treat that gesture with the gravity it deserved. Sure, we saw the reactions of Imogen and the friend group, but not of anybody else. We didn’t even really see what happened afterwards, whether Nick went back to the game or not. The next scene is the date at the beach where Nick asks Charlie “What if I came out?”, and it’s kinda like... wait, didn’t you just come out? Sure, it wasn’t a big announcement or anything, but Nick then goes on to say that he doesn’t want a big announcement anyway, he just wants to not hide anymore. And given that he had a conversation with Tao just before Sports Day about how Charlie could never be really happy as someone’s secret, it does feel like the Sports Day gesture was designed to make them not a secret anymore. Idk, it’s hard to explain, but basically I feel like the Sports Day scene was jammed in without really considering its ramifications, which is sad because its ramifications could have been magnificent. I’m comparing it in my head to the public romantic gestures that Nick makes in the comic’s Paris scenes, where he literally responds to teasing about whether he & Charlie are dating with “So what if we are?”, and he ends up explicitly coming out during Truth or Dare. And it just feels like this could have been that good but wasn’t. Which, again, may very well change with a Season 2, and if that’s the case I don’t blame anyone for not rushing the story. Which is why I am manifesting. HARD. Because if I don’t get more Heartstopper to overanalyse soon, I may very well implode 😅.

#heartstopper #nick nelson #charlie spring #original post #sorry for the long post!#i just had so. many. FEELS #this has helped with giving them an outlet at least haha

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bogkeep · 3 years ago

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i know i talk about this on twitter like every other week but. when it comes to Media I Enjoy, the secret sauce for me is Sincerity.

i know this isn’t a thing you can measure objectively in any way, and you sort of have to take their word for it. and just like the concept of Authenticity, it can be Manufactured, which makes it... contradictory. like. there is no way for me to measure pieces of media against one another and say that “well creator A clearly but more love into their work than creator B”. besides, that’s not what i want to measure at all. i think it has more to do with, the willingness to be vulnerable, i think? how willing are you to throw away your sword and shield before stepping into the battlefield.

if you look at my favourite movies, they’re like. pacific rim, mad max: fury road, the secret of kells, atlantis: the lost empire, treasure planet, promare... and like, i think they’re excellent movies. but more importantly to me, they’re not afraid of being what they are. they kinda know that at their core they’re kinda silly and wishywashy (not you, secret of kells. you are Perfect), but they aren’t denying that. they lean into themselves. every parody i’ve ever loved has been an Affectionate Parody, building upon its roots rather than mock them.

meanwhile, i am struggling to feel any hype at all for newer disney movies. some of it is because of my own nostalgia and my growing up (even if it feels like a betrayal to admit to it), some of it is the growing awareness of disney as an all-consuming and cynical corporation, some of it might be the shift in genres and mediums and it might simply not be as much to my tastes as my old faves. that’s all valid. because i do not doubt for a SECOND that the people working on all these new movies are deeply passionate and full of love for the stories that they’re telling! but there’s also something about how every movie feels like it’s being polished down more and more and more to appeal to the w i d e s t audience possible. it seems like it’s so difficult for them to keep anything quirky or strange or challenging because they know what the backlash and criticism will be - which also feels deeply dissonant to me knowing that if anyone can withstand the backlash it’s fucking disney. it feels like cowardice, not on the creators’ behalf, but of the corporation. it would rather be safe than sincere. and like, the movies aren’t BAD by any means!! they have every resource available to them, of course even the least well-recieved movies they release are still going to be Pretty Okay.

i mean. i dont work in the industry at all, maybe i have no clue what i’m talking about. i don’t know what it’s like to make a movie or what it’s like to make your vision come to life. it’s very easy to armchair diagnose movies. maybe it’s my Taste that is wrong!!

it’s not just movies though. i read a lot of webcomics and sometimes Books and also we live in the age of youtube and podcasts. there’s a lot of mediums for people to tell their stories and stuff. and i really do have soft spots for kinda wonky webcomics that have a lot of heart. i have probably watched more amateur video essays than i have watched professional documentaries in the past couple years. i still refuse to think undertale is cringy because it dared to be more sincere and vulnerable than anyone calling it so ever hoped to be. and like, yeah, i want to be careful about lauding the “FOLLOW UR DREAMS TELL UR STORY” narrative, because we live in a society and we gotta pay bills and sometimes your most self-indulgent story just isn’t gonna cut it. i’ve followed enough webcomic artists for years to know that the internet is a graveyard of abandoned passion projects. creating webcomics can be such thankless work that might bring you little to no revenue and pushing your body to create it might break it permanently. it’s awful to think about. i have so much love for every creator that had to end or abandon their work prematurely for whatever reason. thank you for giving us the gift of reading it at all, you know?

idk i love creators and i love it when they get to do their thing and i know it’s complicated. thank you for daring to share your heart’s blood with us

#[vibrates gently]#do not get me started on webtoon reader entitlement #also botw is a Sincere game. you can tell from the motorcycle #too long for twitter

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fubukiswifenoimnotjoking · 3 years ago

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One Punch Man ship reviews bc I’m bored

WARNING: BIG ONE PUNCH MAN WEBCOMIC AND MANGA SPOILERS

GenoSai: do I even have to say it?? They compliment each other so well and are already besties. They make me so happy and I love their love. Genos literally came into Saitama’s life and brought so much new life and excitement when Saitama thought he’d never get any. Genos gives him love and appreciation all the time and never abandons him. Saitama isn’t connected to his feelings, but he cares about Genos and would do just about anything for him, to keep him safe. Genos constantly teases Saitama and Saitama grumbles and takes it with some banter, Genos is super emotional and Saitama does his best to comfort him, they fucking love shopping together and just hanging out period, they talk about the dumbest shit and somehow they still understand each other with the one brain cell they both share. It takes Genos forever to realize his feelings are deeper and Saitama has to be TOLD by their friends that he should fucking realize his feelings already. Just...I could keep going but I’ll stop! 2718873737839439/10 (let’s not talk about the age gap btw, 6 years isn’t bad and Genos is a legal adult.)

FubuSai: the stereotypical straight ship ppl gravitate to. Eh. I can see it, but at the same time I feel like they don’t completely compliment each other. Are they a hot couple? Duh. But I feel like their pride and communication issues would get in the way. 4/10

TatsuSai: hnghhhh. Someone mentioned this before, can’t remember who, but Saitama literally thinks she’s a child in canon. So that just....makes it gross. Same problems as FubuSai but worse. I’d rather see them as hesitant friends w a weird bond. 0/10

SonSai/SonicSai/idk the ship name: eh, toxic. Cant see them getting past communication issues and pride, again. Plus Sonic wants to kill his ass. Also, I just feel no romantic tension?? Even in fanfic it just falls flat for me. 3/10

MumenSai: a favorite!! Wish I saw it more, it’s very cute. Mumen is so kind and would absolutely be there to help him w self esteem and just help him be a better person period. And Saitama would have a cute little kind guy to tease and open up to. I could maybe see Mumen’s kindness getting on Saitama’s nerves when he’s in a bad mood bc Mumen almost never snaps and Saitama feels shittier, or maybe Mumen being mad at Saitama for being kinda lazy at home while Mumen is working his ass off and he’s like babe I just got home, please stop playing the fucking game and pay attention to me I have a concussion again. Prob too nitpicky on this one, heh, but 8.4/10

Genos x Sonic: wtf? As a crack ship, sure. That’s hilarious. But as a serious ship, 1.3/10 bc I could MAYBE see them bond over their love of my chemical romance or sum.

Anyone x Puri: -128382839287473828739219833468282/10. Fuck Puri.

TatsuKing: eh. Indifferent on this one too. I can see them getting along and Tatsu being the mean but supportive gf in public, but a sweet gf in private. King could be like her calm oasis of video games and sweet blonde shy bf. I sway more towards ace/aro King and queer non binary Tatsu, but this is still good. 6/10

FubuPsy/Fubuki x Psykos/idk: hell yeah!! This series NEEDS more wlw ships, both for me to project onto and to cry over. Prob my fav Fubuki ship, cuz they’ve known each other since they were young and had a tenuous friendship. I didn’t use to ship it until I saw that scene in the wc after the MA arc (u know the one) but here we are. They’re big personalities so any interaction is bound to be chaotic at first, but I really think they’d work. Pride put to the side, Psykos could be someone for Fubuki to finally rely on other than the Blizzard Bunch, someone to confide in, a badass partner to fight monsters with, talk about nothing for hours with, be a super fashionable #girlboss couple with, and someone who would really see her for who she is-especially w Psykos knowledge of her from the past. Hell, Psykos might even know her better than Tatsumaki. Fubuki could be an anchor to her like she currently is in the wc, providing a quiet comfort and making her open up little by little. Would prob be toxic at first bc of the MA arc and their desire for power, but is a very good ship I think. 9/10

Speedal/Sonic x Mumen: an old fav! Sonic would have a hard time not hating Mumen at first bc he’s the picture definition of a hero, sum he hates. But hanging out with him would show him Mumen is a GOOD guy genuinely and he’d be like ohhhh shit I’m in love w this man. Mumen would thoroughly appreciate someone to make him live a little, break some rules and stand up to ppl when they talk over him. He’d DEFINITELY be upset when finding out Sonic is an assassin, but would prob be conflicted bc he knows Sonic is a good person despite that. Would prob make Sonic give up on killing for them to be together. Sucks bc of the assassin thing and bc they haven’t met in canon! So we’re not sure how they’d interact with each other, sigh. 7.4/10

Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: a very underrated ship! To be clear, I headcanon Kama as a trans woman and so does most of the fandom. Anyway, very sweet and already built as a friendship bc of their partnership under Atomic Samurai. I can’t remember who writes fic and makes art of them on tumblr but AAAAA it’s so good! Very sweet. Basically depicted Bushi as a nervous himbo who’s honest about his feelings but scared to say them and Kama as a sweet lady who’s crazy about Bushi. Very sweet. Want more of them!! 6.1/10

OneZon/Zombieman x One Shotter: never even thought of the ship till I saw @megidolan art work! Very wholesome, and from what little we know of Shotter we know he’s a sort of nervous yet strong willed guy, and Zombieman would totally help him calm down bc he’s so chill. I could see them sharing cigarettes and talking shit on heroes while cuddling u know? 7/10 only because I don’t see enough of it but very good concept.

Mumarou/Mumen x Garou: a lot of ppl are gonna hate me for this but....I don’t like it. I’ve tried! I just—idk. I’ve read so many good fics about them that make me like it a bit, but the concept is just eh. I think their relationship is, in most reps, really cliche angsty stuff. I wish I could elaborate I just...gah! Basically, there’s better ships for the both of them imo. Sorry!! 4.3/10

Sonic x Flashy/SonFlash: yes!! Prob my fav Sonic ship. They have soooo much tension, it’s almost worse than Genos’ tension w Saitama. Flashy LITERALLY poisoned Sonic so that he wouldn’t be forced to kill him at the ninja graduation. He cares. They’ll never say it out loud, but they care. They have someone who understands what they went through in each other and someone they’re both so similar to, yet so different from. Sonic is more vocal about his expressions and let’s people know it while Flashy often keeps things to himself, they could really influence the other to be more this or that. I could see a lot of comfort with these two, and not much is needed for relationship development; they already have so much unspoken between them after meeting for the first time in years. Love it. Wish I saw it more! 10/11

KingSai: wonderful! Out of the few ppl Saitama is close to, def my second fav pick for a ship for him. There’s a post saying how Saitama doesn’t cut King off when he’s going on rants about games and stuff bc he’s talking TO Saitama, not at him like Genos tends to do on accident. They’re already great buddies! Saitama could find a shy gamer man who he can talk to about manga and stuff and also a passionate bf who could break out of his shell w Saitama and be himself with no lies. King can have someone to protect him, duh, someone who finally understands his weird sense of humor, and someone to shower him in the love and kindness he deserves when Saitama is in the mood to be all out like that w his affections. Plus he’s Saitama’s anchor and brings him back down when he’s super anxious and depressed and tells him what’s up that he needs to fix without sugarcoating it. Would def have a bunch of inside jokes and go on dates that are just staying inside playing video games all night. Domestic af. 10/10

Fubuki x Mizuki: my first wlw Fubuki ship! Hard to find but very good. Mizuki is this big ball of kindness, energy, and raw power that would make Fubuki go ‘Ohhhhhhh, big pretty lady make brain go brrr.’ I could see Mizuki grounding Fubuki when she’s in over her head, giving her random gifts bc she saw sum and thought of her, doing a marathon run and wildly waving at Fubuki in the crowd, and all around being a dependable woman confident in herself and in love with a mysterious esper. Prob a little shy when it comes to anything physical bc she loves Fubuki so much and is overwhelmed by the realness of being w her. Fubuki gives Mizuki advice on ‘acting like a proper hero’ or whatever and though Mizuki thinks she doesn’t need it, Fubuki still helps her a lot w her career and being taken more seriously by others. Would give Mizuki someone who loves her for who she is and would go wild on her in private when she can be open about her affection, would be someone Mizuki could exercise with and listen intently to Mizuki’s physical knowledge, and would absolutely bandage her when she’s all banged up. Hnghh love this ship. It’s only behind the FubuPsy ship juuuuust a little bc they haven’t met in canon so we can’t be sure about their interactions and stuff. 8.8/10, I love WOMEN

Batarou: how could I go this far without mentioning them?! They have SOOOO much tension in the centichoro fight, like come on. Both snarky assholes who are huge softies one the inside, Badd being the more logical one (still a himbo, tho) and Garou being the more chaotic one. Probably take forever to admit their feelings bc they’re so prideful and stupid <3 flirt through constant wrestling matches and it takes Genos saying ‘they should kiss already, they’re getting on his nerves’ for them to finally realize what’s up. (@rayadraws has a great au where Garou Genos and Badd are a chaotic friend squad and Genos is the only brain of the group, haha. Very good au y’all check it out!) Would constantly pick on each other affectionately and switch into concerned SO when the other is hurt like the big teddy bears they are. Raise Zenko together for sure. Garou would fumble being romantic and Badd would find it both hilarious and cute. 11/12

Zombie mask/Amai x Zombieman:

So. I don’t like Amai Mask and I used to hate him, BUT the webcomic and fic have really helped me calm down on him (he’s still a dick tho), so it’s easier to want to ship him and stuff. Bc of Amai’s anger issues and controlling behavior, I could see this relationship being super toxic and icky—but I think they have some form of understanding that pulls Amai back from being a complete dick, you know? Start off as fuck buddies and slowly form something else from spending companionable time together other than screwing. Zombieman pulls Amai back from his angry fits and soothes him over with his logic. Talk maaaaaad shit about heroes, but only when they’re alone because Zombieman knows Amai will talk loud af about the heroes they’re roasting and Zombie doesn’t wanna stop a fight from happening. Zombieman loves making Amai flustered and has a secret check list in his head of all the things that get Amai red faced. Loves to listen to Amai rant about things for hours and loves to watch his face go through almost cartoon like expressions as he talks. He won’t admit it, but Zombie loves to be spoiled by Amai’s shit tons of cash and often takes rides in Amai’s limos when he wants to smoke and think to himself. Amai has a hard time realizing how his feelings have changed, but gets hit hard with it when he wakes up to Zombie making them breakfast one morning while wearing Amai’s underwear. Amai also loves to spoil Zombie and takes him out to restaurants and buys him cool new weapons on the weekends. @batneko has pretty much gotten me into this ship and I strongly suggest looking at their works! 7.9/10

DemonKnight/Genos x Zero/Drive Knight: I’m pretty sure this used to be a crack ship before the past like 10 manga chapters—and now here we are! Not a fav bc 1. ZERO LEFT GENOS TO SELF DESTRUCT AFTER THEY COMBINED TO FORM THE FUCKING JET HE WAS JUST LIKE lol bye SO LIKE if he left him to die that’s super hard for me to forgive and ship grrr 2. Disregarding the manga’s canon and looking at the wc, while I love the little trip they went on where Zero demonstrated his abilities and helped Genos kill monsters, it’s super sus. He knew alllll of this info on Metal Knight and was super supportive and understanding when Genos said he needed time to think. Like,,,what are his intentions? We know so little about him—is he trying to trick Genos or was he being sincere? THAT STUFF ASIDE, they’re a really fun ship. They’re both huge fucking nerds and can keep up with their talk on robotics for hours, they’re both cyborgs so they understand each other’s pain, and they’re both super cool and angsty. I think they could really settle into a deep bond that can go platonic or romantic, just depends. Genos needs more ppl in his life so hell yeah! Plus, he can really let go with Zero bc they don’t have that teacher/student relationship and Zero, if he’s really a sincere and kind guy like in the wc, can be there for Genos and listen to him. Don’t have much to say on this ship other than @wellthisisembarrassing makes GORGEOUS art of them! 6.3/10

Webuiko/Suiko x Webigaza: YEAH I KNOW THEY HAVENT INTERACTED IN CANON AND WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM BUT HEAR ME OUT. Webigaza—cool af determined cyborg idol who’s surprisingly down to earth when talking with Child Emperor. Suiko—sassy and honest fighter who doesn’t take shit and is very passionate. Suiko would go to talk to Web then immediately freak out bc aaaa she’s way prettier than she thought, she can’t do this! Web would have to gently encourage Suiko to talk and at first is like ‘ah man, must be an adoring fan, ugh I’m so tired. At least she’s hot’ but when Suiko snaps out of her shyness Web is like oh! She’s super cool wtf. Always bump into each other during fights and help each other get fixed up, Suiko using her muscle power to lift Web’s pieces (and give Web a great view of Suiko’s muscles holy SHIT) and Web would patch Suiko up. Not to be stereotypical, but they’re def a masc/femme couple. I love the idea of this ship soooo much and I really hope they interact! 6.6/10 only bc they haven’t met 😭😭😭 look them up on here! There’s some great art of them by a few blogs

Dr. Kuseno x Bang: pretty sure @baldyborg came up with this one! Super cute. Just two old dudes finding a nice friendship in each other, maybe after Bang helps carry Genos to Kuseno’s after a day of fighting. Bang would find Kuseno to be a very cute little nerd man and would be sooo impressed by Kuseno’s mad scientist skills. Kuseno would be super impressed when seeing Bang in action too. They’d prob talk as soon as they meet each other and Genos would be in the background like you guys it’s been an hour, please fix me I’m on the verge of death 🧍🏻Bang would give Kuseno advice on training techniques to teach Genos and advice on making his bodies more martial arts ready or sum, meanwhile Kuseno would give his take on how to be kinder to Garou so that Bang would learn to repair the relationship with a gentleness he’s seemingly lacking (yes I’m talking about the chapter where he and Garou start fighting and Bang is just not doing enough to reach out to Garou, he’s being a callous old man! So yeah I’m still mad about that). Genos and Saitama would prob be out on a date and Saitama would be like oh theres Bang, wonder what he’s doing? Then Kuseno would walk up and kiss Bang and Genos and Sai would be shocked like SIRS 👬 Genos would tell Bang he doesn’t need another adoptive dad and Bang would be like....ok.... I see them retiring in a cottage together and Bang would become a huge softie. Yes I’m actively ignoring chapter 141 of the wc, shut up. 7.6/10

TankTop master x Mumen: they have a nice friendship going on in the manga right now! Just bros supporting bros. Tank is the picture definition of a muscly himbo and Mumen is his cute passionate bf. Also workout buddies af!! Don’t have much to say other than pretty good ship, just not a fav. 5.2/10

To sum it up—

GenoSai: 2718873737839439/10, Batarou: 11/12, SonFlash: 10/11, KingSai: 10/10, FubuPsy: 9/10, Fubuki x Mizuki: 8.8/10, MumenSai: 8.4/10, ZombieMask: 7.9/10, Dr. Kuseno x Bang: 7.6/10, Speedal: 7.4/10, OneZon: 7/10, Webuiko: 6.6/10, DemonKnight: 6.3/10, Okamaitachi x Bushidrill: 6.1/10, TatsuKing: 6/10, TankTop Master x Mumen: 5.2/10, Mumarou: 4.3/10, FubuSai: 4/10, SonSai: 3/10, Genos x Sonic: 1.3/10, TatsuSai: 0/10, anyone x Puri: -1283828319833468282/10

If there’s any ships I left out, it’s bc I don’t know them, don’t wanna talk about them, or just don’t have an opinion strong enough. Also, I know there are some poly ships like Genos x Saitama x Fubuki, but I’ve read only one fic about that (it was pretty good, here’s the link https://archiveofourown.org/works/5406992 ) so I don’t feel like talking about it. Hope no ones offended! All my opinion here :)

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relevant to your hitmen of destiny tweets; any other obscure webcomics that you think are really good and deserve more attention?

there are a lot! to be fair my pulse on what webcomics are good are limited by the fact that i rarely peruse tapas or webtoons bc i think the company are morally bankrupt lol. webtoons more than tapas but seeing western artists do a bad job of trying to make vertical layout comics because its the only free template available now is kind of depressing. i also have no idea what "obscure" is because i post with a ton of people who immediately clocked me as talking about hitmen for destiny before i even mentioned the name so that odesn't strike me as obscure lol. idk i'll just post some i like that still exist as far as i know.

anyway,

harry bogosian created "demon's mirror" and "a better place" . demon's mirror is still on my list to read but i really enjoyed "a better place". i believe both are ended now so you have two complete works to pick at :) i thought the "antagonist" of a better place was well done and presented a legitimately difficult to deal with problem because of who she is and what she's doing and why. just well done honestly. like a satisfying meal for your brain. you finish and you're like "yeah! that was nice!"

read it here

i really doubt simon hanselmann is obscure considering the amount of work he's put out through fantagraphics but his most recent work "CRISIS ZONE" revolving around his repurposed characters from children's literature megg, mogg and owl having to endure a series of 2020 specific nightmares after the lockdown starts. not for the fainthearted or people looking for something uncontroversial. it's hysterical in how close it flies to dealing with taboos by creating a cast of the most deliberately awful people to explore them. here's werewolf jones making an onlyfans to make money during the pandemic.

me too werewolf jones.

simon hanselmann posts his work on instagram. but instagram isnt really conductive to reading comics so you should buy the books.

supermegacomics still updates with total bangers occasionally. featuring a very simple and unpretentious art style, supermegacomics gets you to laugh by being strange yet joyful without forgetting to tell jokes about the absurdity of the behavior of the inhabitants of the sueprmega world. feels like it was created in someone's middle school notebook, but consistently funny.

read it here

also here's the link to "hitmen for destiny" for people who want it. i love this fucking comic. i think it completely re-wired my brain after i read it. im in the middle of re-reading it now and i for real forgot how fucking good it is. this is probably my third time reading it. that's my sell: its probably my absolute favorite webcomic of all time.

here!

drop-out requires a general trigger warning for pretty much everything you can think of, which i'm assuming will put some people off of reading it. however, it is a complicated and painful story that i really appreciate the author creating and sharing with us. its extremely rare for me to read a comic and see my experiences with depression reflected back at me accurately and without trying to shield away or deflect from what. this is an unflinching comic. it took guts to make. and i love it.

read it here

ok thats all for now. im doing that thing where people ask me for recommendations and then i forget everything ive ever liked in my life

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autisticpride · 4 years ago

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April 10th: How important is representation to you? Is the representation that is out there generally good or bad? What is your favorite piece of representation? What you like to see more of in autism representation? What would you like to see less of?

representation is really important to us and we’ll end up going on a couple long rants about some of our favorites (under the cut) because we can, it’ll be real messy because theres at least 3 of us talking and im just about positive that people were blurry when writing shit out so sorry about that but that’s just how it is

for us, representation enables us to see people like us in stories. the other thing for us, not specific to autistic representation, is just that we tend to enjoy more diverse stories more? maybe we’ve just had good luck but we’ve found that stories with characters who are members of marginalized groups (whether the story itself is diverse or not) tend to be better written. maybe it’s because we generally prioritize ownvoices works, idk.

so first i wanted to take a look at some numbers regarding autistic characters we’re familiar with (yes we know there are more, we just have a focus on books in our brain) and we started with books & comics and got some interesting numbers that we weren’t expecting! we haven’t read all these books yet so there are some gaps in the information.

of the 10 characters (from 8 books and 1 webcomic):

5 are female, 4 are male, and 1 is nonbinary. 2 are black, 2 are white, 1 is mixed (surinamese/dutch), 1 is mixed (vietnamese/irish), 1 is mixed (fictional races). 9 (possibly all 10) are main characters 6 are over 21, 2 are under 12 (9 and 11), 1 is 16, 1 is 18 3 are straight, 3 are gay/lesbian, 1 is bi.

I think that’s very cool actually! we would like to see more trans autistic characters (the only trans character out of the 10 seems to be the 1 nonbinary character) for sure, and more explicitly canon autistic characters in general. i’d like to see less “autism representation” that isn’t actually canon (even though we do love some of the characters, if you have to go find an interview with a producer where they say probably in order to find out the character’s autistic, it’s not canon).

now time for our specialized little rambles!

so i’m going to start with another quick explanation of fictives again because it’s extremely relevant right now.

again, a system is multiple people in one body. individuals within a system are system members (there are many different terms, that’s what we prefer). fictives are system members who are/are based on/are versions of characters

i’m a fictive of danny becket from the webcomic sharp zero and honestly we all love sharp zero! it’s extra fun now because it’s one of the special interests we all share and it’s my source and i’m double autistic (system as a whole is autistic, and I was autistic to begin with) so i now have this intense special interest surrounding... myself??? anyway, sharp zero is great because

sharp zero doesn’t go “the autism one is pure and innocent <3″ sharp zero goes “the autism one drags a corpse through a magic portal to perform a ritual to resurrect him” and that’s pretty cool

also explicitly showing the use of stim toys!! tangle spotted

~Danny

I’m a fictive of Julian from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and I’m one of the favorite cases of representation for most of the system, which is very interesting for me. In the show, it’s a case of unnamed disorder, which my parents tried to ‘fix’ via genetic engineering. I specifically matter to the system because of one particular parallel.

When I was a child, my parents noticed me ‘falling behind’ and decided to ‘fix’ me, and then proceeded to hide that information from me. When I was 15, I found out what they’d done, and began going by a different name.

When the body was a child, we were going to a neurologist for other reasons, and the parents were told that we’re most likely autistic but to not get a diagnosis ‘unless it gets in the way’. They proceeded to hide that information from us. When we were 15, we found out about that. Around the same time, the old host came out as trans and began using a different name.

That parallel is very important to most of our system members, especially the old host.

Despite it never being stated that I’m autistic, and it being implied that my parents may have succeeded in their attempt to ‘fix’ me, it’s clear from my behaviour that they didn’t. Even if they had, it was clearly shown that what they did was illegal and wrong, and that it did direct harm to me. But every autistic person we’ve met who has watched DS9 has taken one look at me and said something along the lines of that man’s a whole autism.

I’m shown having clear interpersonal issues, including trouble with social cues and clear implications that I never had friends before arriving on DS9. My own parents thought a half-finished hologram with no personality who didn’t recognize them was me.

I think that kind of representation is important. The kind where things did go wrong, where there has been suffering and loneliness, and it takes time, but a support system does get found.

-Julian

k now y’all need someone who isn’t just sorta talkin about themself i think, who fuckin knew i’d be the one who was giving the general system-wide opinion

so, rep is really important to all of us, seeing people who’re like us. makes us all feel like someone might actually understand it and understand us

our favorite autistic rep is probably julian, which is real fun with him being here and all that. and i mean it’s actually fun and we all get each other. the way our system works, the way we have a mostly-shared memory, means that we all really get it, and all of us relate to julian a lot in one way or another

anyway, a while back we started lookin’ for books with autistic rep by autistic authors and the first one we found was on the edge of gone by corinne duyvis, and we’ll always have a soft spot for it cuz it’s really good and it was the first one we got

-trip

#actuallyautistic #30daysofautismacceptance #2021 #um. idk the brain's tired right now #not sleepy just tired #plus im autistic now bc the whole system is #but i wasnt before #which is why i can be sorta objective about it #theres also someone else we could talk about #but we cant bc of promises one of us made #sorry but we're not bein' dicks just to talk about rep

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kirkwallgremlin · 4 years ago

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Fun meta asks: 21, 23 and 25 :-)

21. What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)

I can really only see my writing working as a webcomic because I do focus so much on character and dialogue and not a lot of action - there’s a loooot of sitting around, talking, looking at each other, fics where it’s just a conversation surrounded by their thoughts, in my writing and I feel like that’d be very dull to watch in a more visual, movement based medium like film or animation 🤔

25. What part of writing is the most fun?

Honestly? Just....... the writing part. Sitting there and writing whatever word and watching a story form out of my head, from nothing. I’m pretty lucky that I’m able to mostly ignore writers block and let stuff flow a lot of the time <3

23. What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?

Oh boy I gotta go waaaaaaay back beyond fanfiction to when I was focusing on original writing for this!

This isn’t actually the oldest but it is the most developed and i remember the most about it and it’s one of the old ones that I still kinda think about writing sometimes and it’s taken me foreeever to work out how to explain it succinctly 😂 it was also the first time I actually worked out a plot instead of just a vague idea. It got rly long so I’m putting it under a cut (also sharing an original idea feel scarier than fanfiction lmao)

The three main characters, a princess, a boy in the city guard and a girl go out for a ride. The boy was raised by the city guard after being orphaned as a baby, the girl has only just returned to this more European inspired fantasy kingdom (country A) after growing up in a more African inspired kingdom (country B) where her family worked in a kinda ambassador role. They get kidnapped and have to find their way home. Along the way, they discover that although they were kidnapped by people from Country B, it’s actually a conspiracy organised by people from country A in order to start conflict in an attempt to gain power and access to resources in Country B. In the end, the girl’s father ends up being one of the ringleaders, he was involved in the death of the boy’s father and that was also one of the reasons the family was sent away to the other country when the girl was a baby, and of course they discover everything and uncover the plot and save the day.

One of my favourite parts of this idea was always the princess and her development - she starts out as this super passive person who refuses to ever take any risks, share her ideas, do anything other than sit there and look pretty but ultimately that’s bc shes spend her whole life being told that’s all she can do and that bad things happen when she doesn’t just listen and throughout the story she learns that actually it is ok for her to do something and have ideas and take a stand. She had a whole storyline around cutting her hair and coming to terms with her worth as a person beyond her appearance etc etc that I rly liked.

Also I can’t remember the details but I’m pretty sure this was starting to end up gay lmao, I think the main girl was going to end up with the princess and along the way they at going to encounter a dude who was the girl’s friend from country B growing up and he and the guard boy wet going to 😘

ANYWAY idk if I’ll ever write it, a bit part of the fun of writing is knowing I have an audience and original fiction doesn’t? And I get bogged down in setting and character detail with original stuff and I’d definitely have to revisit the idea with more sensitivity now I have a greater awareness of race and representation and probably rework some stuff but anyway. That idea started as a teenager and I planned the plot when I was like 17 (2011)

There’s also the fairy school idea based on the games I used to play with my sister when we were kids.

#thank youuu <3 <3

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(How many is too many??) The Bad Kids, Fabian Seacaster, Strongtower Luxury Apartments, Cravencroft Cemetery, Spyre, Shrimp Party?

The Bad Kids: tell us about your closest friends!

Fabian Seacaster: how do you think you have grown as a person over the last year?

Strongtower Luxury Apartments: do you have coffee, tea, or energy drink vibes?

Cravencroft Cemetery: tell us about an oc!

Spyre: what would your d&d class and race be if you lived in the world of spyre?

Shrimp Party: what’s an inside joke you have with your friends?

its never too many

1. So I share a special discord server with 9 people who a majority I have know since 2011. I guess unknown to many of you, the other fandom I love and been active in for years is the One Piece OC fandom. I make ocs for the anime/manga series for about 9-10 years now and has been an active part of my life. I met these 9 people through the fandom, because we all shared a common love for the series and a love to create and draw characters for the series.

When discord came to its peak, we decided to create a discord and we have been chatting, messaging each other like any other friends. All of them are online friends I’ve somehow made and were basically people I had looked up to as big active and popular members of the the oc fandom. I’m still surprised to this day I can chat to them about some of the stupidest shit. Even if half of us are from different continents and time zones, we still manage to have fun. They are the best!

2. I don’t think I’ve grown mentally? I’ve been more introverted and fine with being by myself? Idk if thats a good or bad thing but thats a thing. After some stuff that happened during the summer last year, I’ve just been a bit more salty. I’ve grown in my art skills and my ability to socialize online as evident by this literal blog.

3. I have huge coffee energy in that I’m a grump and bitter. It takes some people to actually enjoy me cause I’m probably a dark roasted blend. However, I love tea like a fraction more. Like give me all the teas and let me chug that shit.

4. So a webcomic I want to make in the future is called Finding Envy. Its a about a girl who had a near death experience whether she should have died so a reaper decides to have her help them look for Envy, an assistant of theirs.

During the search, the girl is accompanied by Lust. Now Lust is the oc I want to talk about. Each assistant, named by the 7 deadly sins, all died by various sins that were their own doing or others. Lust’s dead was probably the most violent in that other people’s lust caused her own death. She’s more jaded and bitter because of it. Fun fact, her appearance is base on what people find the most beautiful woman they ever seen so her looks are never consistent with anyone but her looks for the series itself is this:

5. I probably be a mix of races. A Water Genesis Illithid. As for class, I be a druid who is studying biology but wants to distance herself from marine biology at any costs because she doesn’t want to be stereotyped. Has a Jellyfish or Cuttlefish animal companion name Chewy.

6.Not a joke persay but an agreed opinion: Russian doves are too goddamn sensitive and are overly obsessed with dead fire and that’s all I’m going to say

#trashcan anwers #personal. thank you for the ask!!!!#the-spachelor

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queerplatonicpositivity · 5 years ago

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Idk where I'm going with this but I wanted to tell someone- I've had a plush on this person for a while now- I've never actually met them irl but we've been talking for maybe about a month or more straight and we just have so much in common?? We normally talk from the moment we both wake up to when we go to bed, and we have plans of meeting each other irl over the spring/summer in the city near me. (1)

I feel like my feelings for them are foolish, esp since we havent actually met irl yet but it’s so hard to shake these feelings?? What do I do? I dont really want to tell them because I feel like I’m being creepy since I’ve only known them for so long (we talked occasionally on a public discord server about a webcomic, but they eventually reached out to me and we started talking regularly.), (2).but at the same time I just,,, really like hearing them talk about the things they love and their cats and their art and characters and I really wanna get to know them more and I dont know what to do lol. They’re actually the first person I’ve ever had these feelings for, esp so intensely and I really dont want to make them uncomfortable, but at the same time, idk how to get rid of these feelings lol (3).

Hi, Anon! First, it’s totally okay to have a plush with someone you haven’t met in person. I know it’s important to handle online interactions with safety, but within that, it’s totally possible (and common!) to form amazing relationships (friendships, qprs, romances, and more) with people you meet online. My former qpr is actually someone I never met in person. We met online and formed an amazing connection through typing and voice chat.

It sounds like you’re a little worried that your feelings are stronger than what the person might be ready for.

You could try to ease into it, and tell them that they mean a lot to you. Then you can kind of watch for their reaction, and see if they seem happy about that or if they kind of pull away. It’s possible that they really enjoy your company, too, and feel strongly about wanting to spend time with you, too. Or maybe they’re just not as into you as you are to them… and if so, that will probably hurt, but it can happen sometimes. You won’t know until you try to “test the waters” by communicating that you care deeply about them.

It also sounds like you feel really bad or guilty for having these feelings. I want you to know that although I can’t read your mind, what you’ve shared here is totally valid. It sounds like you respect them as a person, and there’s nothing “creepy” about that. I think you might need to trust yourself to communicate in the best way possible about your feelings and then see what happens with them. Please know that lots of people form successful relationships (of all types!) with people they meet online, and you’re in good company. =D

#Asks #Anon #queer #queerplatonic #queer positivity #queerplatonic positivity #qpr #qpp #qpr positivity #online relationships #relationship positivity #aspec positivity #q #Anonymous

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comicteaparty · 4 years ago

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July 4th-July 10th, 2020 Creator Babble Archive

The archive for the Creator Babble chat that occurred from July 4th, 2020 to July 10th, 2020. The chat focused on the following question:

What was an unexpected aspect of making webcomics you didn’t realize before making one yourself?

Krispy §[Ghost Junk Sickness]§

How much our comic and it's story we're going to change during the years of creation was the biggest and most jarring aspect for sure. There's scripts and thumbs that were all made before we ventured out to make GJS with paths completely different from what we initially thought we would take that have completely changed how we approach not only writing but reading webcomics too. Webcomics as a medium have the biggest connection to time, whether it be production or the consumption, they have this opportunity to exist and transform in the long hours it takes to enjoy and read them. It's honestly one of the biggest advantages imho. To see a story slowly unfold, listening to ur audience reactions, peer critiques, or new inspiration can make such a drastic and intense impact on a long form work- its both jaw dropping and humbling to be apart of!(edited)

Deo101 [Millennium]

For me it was the community aspect of comics. I knew a community existed on the reader side of things (comments!), but I didn't expect the creator side to be how it is! I don't know why, but for some reason I kind of always thought that all of us were sort of throwing our comics out from the void... I guess that was me looking at comics from a reader's point of view! But as soon as I started making comics, I started meeting people who made them too... and it's been incredible!

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

@deo I never really understood what an internet community or internet friends were until I started making a webcomic

Deo101 [Millennium]

Yeah, I had been in (and quickly decided to not be in 0_0) gaming communities, but nothing really as wonderful as what I've found through comics. Closest I had gotten other than that was comments on social media

Shizamura 🌟 O Sarilho

Community definitely one of the big things, much like Deo pointed. I was kinda expecting to have get connections through readers, but it's much more with other creators, which is super satisfying in it's own way. Also gonna second Krispy's comment about how time affects how you see your story's past and future. A lot of things changed in the past four years that made my comic change as well and having so much time to think each individual scene allows them to be much more complex and interesting than they would when I first thought them through. Having the time really helps. This also kinda touches the topic of personal change too, which affects how I write and what feels most important to focus on and that's interesting to think about as well

eliushi [Keyspace]

How long things will take, the longer the story goes on! I started out being able to complete a page in 2h but then I found more I wanted to try on each page (colours, layout, composition etc) and even wanted to extend certain scenes. With 500 pages planned, I definitely thought I’d be farther along by now, heading into AWT’s first year anniversary in a month. That being said, I’m also enjoying the ride and it’s all thanks to the great community here and making connections with other comics folks/readers. I never expected to get comments and so each one has been a treasure to read.

Desnik

An unexpected aspect of making webcomics is how much people respond to them. I figured I'd be creating into a void but I met so many people as a result of publishing my dinosaur comic

shadowhood {SunnyxRain}

Ditto on the webcomic community. I didn't realize how far reaching it was to have a community that supports each other. And I've enjoyed meeting so many wonderful and creative people who raised each other up. Another thing I didn't expect, however, was how invested I got into my comic.(edited)

At first I was doing it mostly for fun. But the more I delved into it, the easier it was to get sucked into my story and want to draw it out. And as a result taking it a lot more seriously.

Desnik

yeah sometimes I miss my dinosaur comic even though I had some pretty good reasons for moving on. It was created out of desperation and evolved into something that made me feel good about myself

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

How much work and time it takes to keep a weekly update going with no backlog

Deo101 [Millennium]

Yeah same

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

For me, I didn't realize how much it would affect my life to make comics, and vice versa. In a weird way, I didn't know how interrelated the two were, or how easily life could interfere with my comic, or the inverse.

eliushi [Keyspace]

Making comics became a lifestyle for me

@Haruh2 (Colony Life) When I had no backlog I was updating every two weeks with 7 pages per update; so about 14h of work. But this is with a finished script. I am also told I work fast.

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

omg

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

That's soooo much, Eli!

That's at least twice as much as I do (edited)

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

I hadn't realized how much I put myself into my comic! My friends who read it have all said that it's incredibly in my voice and reflects my opinions and worldviews Before I shared it with people I hadn't thought of it in that way at all

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

As an artist, I didn't expect how my comic production and mindset will change. Once I started comics, it brought out my ideas from thoughts to a physical form. I start to invest more time into it. Each project evolved through each chapter. How to balance script writing to a polished piece. I put alot of time and research in my works. It makes me glad to hear other creators do the same. I'm not the crazy artist who's wasting her time. One of the positive change was meeting other creators, how we give advice and receive praise.(edited)

eliushi [Keyspace]

The support has been amazing. It makes the work less lonely

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Fish, oh for sure! I didn't realize until recently how much my characters are all just facets of myself!

eliushi [Keyspace]

(I don’t work that quickly anymore and I’m making big changes to the format soon so it’s going to be a Transition)

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

I've been in school with art students who never made comics, so when I came to CTP discord, reading comic discussions. It was comforting and fun. I enjoy the cooperation our group has, helping each other.

eliushi [Keyspace]

I like to commiserate about the unique challenges comics have

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Hahaha, yeahhhhh

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

I agree, it's different from illustrations. Different approach(edited)

eliushi [Keyspace]

I am perpetually balancing time spent on a panel vs how much time the reader will spend on it

Vs illustration: lemme make all the details

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

Oh I agree, each panel takes longer than it takes to read it. Hence I dislike when readers call manga creators 'lazy'

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

how much time does it take to read one of my pages?

20 seconds?(edited)

haha

e.e

wait is that emoji supposed to be someone rolling their eyes??

i jsut looked it up

i might've been using it wrong this whole time

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Pacing

It's way different than in novels, and definitely came as a shock at the start

eliushi [Keyspace]

Yeah have to play to the strength of the medium. Still imagining AWT as an animated movie written from a novel, in the format of a comic

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Haha, same kinda

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

@eliushi [Keyspace] ah haha, that makes me feel better about my update habits, but thats a good goal for me to shoot for now that im learning a new way to make long comics specifically

cAPSLOCK (Tailslide)

I completely underestimated the amount of effort that would have to go into formatting, website design and maintenance, etc. If I got to do it again, a little more research beforehand probably would’ve saved me a lot of time and hassle.

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

I really overestimated the "if you build it they will come" aspect of webcomics lol. Like, you actually have to work to advertise your comic in order for people to read it. Nobody ever got hundreds of readers just from posting their comic onto some hosting site without doing major marketing work.(edited)

dako

yeah, I feel that

I've never really been an advertising type before my comic, im learning to just get used to it

Deo101 [Millennium]

I've not really done much advertising tbh, it makes me uncomfortable

dako

it feels kinda...embarrassing? might be too harsh of a word

i dunno

Deo101 [Millennium]

its just uncomfortable idk! i feel awkward doing it

dako

yeah, same ive done it a few times on reddit but i have to force myself

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

it does feel, odd..hell most of the time it just feels like i open the door to my house and toss a bunch of paper to the wind hoping someone can see it

Deo101 [Millennium]

yeah, I dont know if ive done anything other than posting updates on twitter and talking about it in groups like this

and twitter is mostly just me talkin to people who already read it...

idk talking about my work without being asked first makes me feel like im inserting myself where im not allowed

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Self promo got MUCH less intimidating for me when I started thinking of it like: "okay, so my comic is made for readers like me, people who share my tastes. That means I only need to answer one question: what can I say to get me to check out this comic? I don't need to impress anyone else. I just need to appeal to me." (since "me" is my target audience)

Deo101 [Millennium]

mhm ^^

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

But take it with a grain of salt because I'm still not really promoing

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

exactly, thats why i find it hard to tweet about it most of the time, but i get the whole if i dont care about to talk without being asked no one else will either

Deo101 [Millennium]

yeah lmao mood im like what would get me to read... hmmm... probably exactly what im doing.... I'll keep it up then :)

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

yea i get excited to draw out certain parts..but wouldnt want to just tweet about all the little tidbits of the story ruining it for others

Deo101 [Millennium]

sweats

dako

i made a whole side twitter for my comic cuz talking about it on my main intimidated me too much

it is my containment chamber

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

hm may do that, just to say i did it and to get my mind away from the thought

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

yeah same

Deo101 [Millennium]

My main is just whatever I want it to be idk. Its kinda for all my comics, since my comics are all I want to talk about

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

though my main is mostly just retweeting from my side twitter lol

Deo101 [Millennium]

it removes a lot of the pressure of like what if my followers dont wanna see this??

cause they wouldnt be here if they didnt wanna see it

cause its all Ive been doing the whole time

dako

thats a good point

i had my main way before my comic so most of my mutuals/followers dont follow for that

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

yea, it can feel abit disorienting when there is no interaction one way or another on anything you tweet (also if twitter has messed up and causes your tweets to not show up)

Deo101 [Millennium]

but yeah I dont really advertise cause it just makes me so uncomfortable >.<

dako

understandable

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I'm kind of somewhere in between. I advertise my comic mostly because it is all I wanna talk about, like Deo. But I also don't think it's gotten me many readers. Most of my readers came as far as I can tell because I was making something that appealed to them. (The whole "if you build it, they will come" thing.) Although, I really don't have a big audience, I do have an audience, and I am certain most of them came from me just posting.

I think it's determined a lot by luck, and also, how big your niche's audience is to begin with (and some skill tbh).

Deo101 [Millennium]

yeah like I think "gay sci fi" is a p big niche so ive got a big amount of people I could potentially reach

which makes it much easier to draw people in

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I'm particularly lucky, I guess, that fantasy/romance has a lot of readers (also more competition, but...)

Deo101 [Millennium]

yeah fantasy romance is a damn big one

Haruh2 (Colony Life)

eh i think im in an awkward void with my action/drama story (since im not doing romance drama)

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I just go with the mindset: "what makes my fantasy/romance different from the rest" and go from there.

Deo101 [Millennium]

mhm

tbh I dont think my sci fi romance is doing anything special?

but im having fun so :) I dont rlly care about that hahahha

dako

having fun the most important thing

Deo101 [Millennium]

its not my goal to make somthing mindblowing ^^ truley im just here for a good time

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I mean, LGBT+-inclusive sci-fi is pretty unique

I haven't seen a lot

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

It's clear that your characters are people, and that's special, regardless of how common/uncommon

dako

think if i didnt love my comic as much as i do id have stopped a long time ago

Deo101 [Millennium]

thats true keiiii, thank you <3

also yeah its Sad that theres not more LGBT+ sci fi cause its like youve got aliennnssssssssssssssssssss you can do whatever you waaaaaant

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I knooowww

Deo101 [Millennium]

guess it shows what ppl want or something

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

yup

Deo101 [Millennium]

off topic

so to make it back on topic

I underestimated how much people would like gay sci fi GJKLAGJLAJLKAGJSLAKGJKL

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

One thing I learned specifically with my current comic... I did not realize how much difference the reader's cultural background would make in terms of interpreting my story.

Deo101 [Millennium]

!!!!!

I actually almost mentioned you in class once tbh keiii

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Big oversight, in retrospect

Deo101 [Millennium]

saying "someone I know makes a comic which they noticed, it's interpreted completely differently just depending on cultural backgrounds" kind of a thing

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

like I would not have made the comic any different, but I would have approached the... presentation differently. Like, talk about it differently

Deo101 [Millennium]

cause we were talking about how narratives affect rt

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I guess another thing that was unexpected about making webcomics was... there are way more people with my exact tastes than I thought

Deo101 [Millennium]

and I was saying that I think the viewer's narrative affects art more than the artists narrative

I mean, the artists narrative obviously is what makes it so.

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

In the eyes of the beholder

Deo101 [Millennium]

but interpretations and all that... yeah!!!

so. actually I might have offhandedly mentioned you I cant remember if I did or not

lemme check

I did! very like "second hand" offhandedly mentioning though ahaha

hope that doesnt make you uncomfortable GSKLGSJALGJLGK no one replied to me so e.e

in the class I mean

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

I am super uncomfortable and offended !!!!!

j/k

Deo101 [Millennium]

hgjkghsjkagskajgdhsakgjhgjd

but... yeah idk starting out I truly just was making it cause I really love my characters a lot, the idea that other people would like them too is very unexpected :) in a good way

I also definitely didnt expect how important enviornments were e.e

didnt plan those well enough.

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

that relatable feel

sssfrs (JOE IS DEAD)

I really desperately advertise my comic everywhere. I don't really know how to do marketing effectively though & I don't know if its working

eliushi [Keyspace]

I find what increased readership most consistently is still the feature aspect from the hosting sites. It’s really about finding the right readers/right readers finding you

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

Same, I'm basically a rounding error away from being 100% reliant on the features for subs

sssfrs (JOE IS DEAD)

I don't think my comic has ever been featured on the hosting sites. My numbers have always been low on Tapas and maybe thast why

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Yeah, features help a lot

I've been featured on Webtoon, but not Tapas, and you can really see the difference in readership there

Deo101 [Millennium]

Ive been featured on both, uhh in a couple of diff places, if you wanted a breakdown of how many readers i got from the diff spots and stuff ever just lmk im happy to share

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

I've been featured on both. It certainly got people to check it out and even sub, but retaining those people (even if they've subbed!!!) is a different story. I think my story is just not the right type for the platforms, but eh, even if 99% of the platform users aren't into the kinda thing I'm making, 1% increase is still an increase.

Which is another thing I learned over the course of running this comic, specifically (since the internet has changed so much after my first two attempts). Just because the majority of your subs don't actually read the comic, doesn't mean your work sucks. Today's internet caters to casual users, and there's a bajillion factors affecting who's actually reading your stuff.

dako

i agree

my comic has never been featured on either, and webtoons doesnt have a guideline on what they pick but tapas does and my comic doesnt really meet their featuring requirements so i dont think either site ever will feature mine haha

so i gotta advertise on reddit and use twitter tags a lot

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Don't go too crazy with twitter tags; they can make people zone out and not look at your tweet.

dako

i try to use 5 at the most, i know too many is unpleasant to look at haha

Jib {WIP haha}

Oh huh, my rule of thumb is to use 1-2 on twitter and as many as I can on Insta but I’m no expert lol

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Yeah, IG seems to be where you want all the tags XD

varethane

Webtoon's algorithms are like turning a hose on and off lol

The difference between views and sub growth during periods of being featured vs not is stark(edited)

carcarchu

i've never been featured by webtoons but i've seen series grow from 100 followers to 10k overnight

not an exaggeration

varethane

I put my new comic on webtoon in november 2019, and in 1 month I crawled up to.... maybe 50 subs?(granted I only put up one episode and then paused for a bit)

Then in December I started updating it weekly and got placed in the new and hot section of the app

And bam, 6k subs

It last 2 weeks and then the section updated and all growth stopped, and subs went down by 10 or so over the next week

Krispy §[Ghost Junk Sickness]§

(Omg featured is like the new Daily Deviation goals from DA way back in the day!)

varethane

Until it got another feature on a different part of the website and went up another 2k. It was like playing with the handle on a faucet lol

dako

I got some pretty good growth during canvas week, but beyond that not really

I get 1-2 subs after an update if I'm lucky

varethane

I feel like their algorithms are very reliant on the regular rotation of features that staff have to do manuallt

Outside of that, discoverability is quite weak

Mostly because of the volume of comics on there

boogeymadam

same boat as vare. the only thing i know about webtoons features is they have stated a couple times one of their recquirements is consistant updating, so if u skip a week that disqualifies u for a lil while i imagine

varethane

I wonder what they count as consistent. I was doing every 2 weeks for awhile, but this month I'm gonna try weekly to see if it helps me earn more $$ from ads :U

dako

I wish there was more incentive for readers to check out the new section on webtoons and tapas

carcarchu

i have found some amazing gems in the new section

i swear i've seen stuff in featured that were not at all updated consistently

dako

I have too, there's a ton of good comics that get overlooked because they're not in the front page

some featured comics havent updated in months sometimes

varethane

I definitely would not have considered myself consistent at the time of the first feature, considering there was a gap of a month between episode 1 and 2 lpl

carcarchu

the consistently updating thing is more of a recommendation than a requirement i feel?(edited)

boogeymadam

ooohh good to know!!

varethane

I'm sure it cant be a hard rule, especially for comics that have just launched

boogeymadam

im just going off their canvas qna's from last year

dako

if it's actually a hard rule for staff to feature comics that regularly update they break that rule a lot

i also heard a bot picks up comics too

carcarchu

well i at least think the staff or bots or whatever at webtoons are doing a better job with features than tapas is

tapas is always pushing their premium comics way more than their indie stuff

boogeymadam

tapas needs to bring new comics onto the frontpage more often than it does, yeah

dako

yeah I agree

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

I mean, I get why they put premium on the front page. But I feel more variety would help them because it's more interesting for the readers?

dako

I can't tell whats premium or not with tapas sometimes

boogeymadam

i do like that they've been asking stuff like this in the forums tho

carcarchu

more distinction would be helpful to me too dako

i don't think its as clear as it could be

dako

yeah, webtoons at least it's clear what is and what isnt featured or canvas

Jib {WIP haha}

Huh, anyone remember that really popular writing podcast? I forgot the name

Or have any recommendations I guess

Moral_Gutpunch

Terrible writing advice? It's sarcastic

snuffysam (Super Galaxy Knights)

is this related to the topic?

Moral_Gutpunch

It's a podcast about writing, so I'm going to say yes.

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

I think snuffysam meant the weekly topic for the channel

Moral_Gutpunch

Just for this channel, no. I'm too new to know that.

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Please check #rules

Moral_Gutpunch

Sound more like someone forgot context than the rules

That's why I'm hardly here. I don't know stuff people who've been here for a long time know like podcasts or older comics(edited)

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Basically each of the channels under "CTP Activities" on this server has its own topic of the week.

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

It's not a matter of being here for a long time or not. This channel is used solely for discussing the weekly topics, and such information can be found in #rules

Moral_Gutpunch

Kudos then. I came for creator babble only.

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

For general webcomic creation-related advice (either seeking or giving) and such, #shop_talk usually is the place!

creator_babble is for answering the topic of the week

It's not actually for generalized "creator babble" despite the name.

dako

looks like they left

Jib {WIP haha}

Oh my bad, it’s been a while since I read the rules, I brought up the new subject

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Happens!

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

No problem, we were just reminding you all :)

Jib {WIP haha}

Ty for that then haha

dako

I think one unexpected thing for me is that no one tells you how crazy the highs and lows can be

well I guess people do but you really don't know until the highs and lows happen to you if that makes sense

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Oh God, that's so true

Burnout is way more dreadful than I could ever guess prior to experiencing it

Feather J. Fern

One unexpected thing for me was how many people I would meet because of my comic. It surprised me greatly that I found so many cool people through the comic community and made the friends I have made now. Love you all

rajmews

The unexpected thing for me was just how much you have to just...predict...what the market will want to read. Like even if you research a whole lot, and you draw really well, and have been doing art professionally, you can still strike out. It's a humbling experience, but being able to just let go of poorly received pages and move on and try things differently is a lot of the battle for doing a webcomic. It teaches you how to fail gracefully because...it's all a process of learning your readers better. Even if they're few at first.

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

My major unexpected thing was how much my initial ideas change as I work through a page. Everything from the expressions, dialogue, and layout can change as I look at it and 'solve' it more closely than I did in thumbnails. There are pages I look back on and realize they are ENTIRELY different than what I had first sketched. And they're better for it. Allowing myself the freedom to edit during the artwork... it's created some majorly awesome opportunities.

Deo101 [Millennium]

Yes!!!!! Me too!!!

It's exciting thoufh

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

Absolutely same

Could plan something out meticulously but then change it in the last 2 secs before uploading

Deo101 [Millennium]

Yup... I don't thumbnail much ahead of where I'm at cause of this(edited)

I thumbnail a scene at a time, and then usually I end up changing stuff halfway through ahahfjjdkskdkss

varethane

Same hat, haha. I often make changes at every stage-- even the thumbnails will often depart from the script. If anything, I wish I made even more changes-- I feel like my page layouts tend to be pretty standard, I do a lot of pages with the 3 rows of 2 panels each, and I want to break out of that more. But... well, that's a work in progress.

#ctparchive #comics #webcomics #indie comics #comic chat #comic discussion #comic tea party #ctp #creator interview #comic creator interview #creator babble

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flockofdoves · 5 years ago

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hxh and/or fma (for the anime ask meme)

hxh

don’t watch period| drop if not interested within 2-3 episodes| give it a go, could be your thing| 5 star recommendation

fav characters: i love all the main 4 but definitely gravitate a lot to kurapika!! for more minor characters theres so many but i love knuckle bine a lot dfkjghdfk. also i love alluka and nanika so much my daughters

least fav characters: hisoka, also palm like while i want hisoka to die i Guess i can appreciate his aesthetic far away from gon and killua and also like . i guess he can be an example of how unaccommodating towards kids hxh’s freak ancap society can be but palm just being a pedophile but played for laughs but also theres weird misogyny and ableism in her characterization and then all of a sudden we’re just gonna forget all that and she’s cool now?????? hewwo??????? i would prefer hxh if she did not exist or if a palm siberia that looked similar (again a nice aesthetic) but was entirely not the same character. like . what was gained from this oh my god.

fav relationship: gon and killua!!!!! ofc i love leorio and kurapika too but killua and gon is so blatant and i feel it could literally happen or at least just . they just Are each others first loves and they make me emotional in so many ways. non romantically just the found family in the main 4 and also killua and alluka and then killua coming to love and understand nanika too through alluka caring for her…. oh my god…. Siblings….

fav moment: omg uhhhh theres a lot?? a big one that immediately comes to mind tho is killua pulling out illumis needle ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

headcanons/theories: i think we should find a way to synthesize both the fantheory that gon was born as some . homunculus thing from the greed island pregnancy stone and the one that pariston and ging fucked and pariston is gon’s other parent for the most distressing gon origin story

unpopular opinion: i know i have some but i don’t remember atm i’ve already rambled way too much rn

how’d you find it: i literally don’t remember i gotta think about this tbh i’ve been into hxh since i was like 14?? like yeah everyone whos ever been into anime has at least heard of hxh in passing but i feel like there wass some specific prompting for me getting into it that i can’t remember anymore. almost don’t want to remember because theres a high chance it was bc of some people i get sad thinking about now but out of all the people i was around back then fortunately i think it seems most likely i got into it bc of one of the few people i still care for among the people i hung out around as a young teen

random thoughts: i’m a fake fan i’m still not caught up with the manga i love it so much but i’ve barely read any manga i care about these past couple years i just know what people are talking about through osmosis nowadays i REALLY wanna legit catch up !!!!!

fma

don’t watch period| drop if not interested within 2-3 episodes| give it a go, could be your thing| 5 star recommendation

my bolds make no sense on this one and thats because i’m a fake!!!!! i was absolutely obsessed with fmab as a tween and watched almost all of it but then netflix didnt have the last season and that was when i was dumb and the only thing i ever pirated was glee on megavideo so me and my brother watched the last season by recording it when it was airing on adult swim and i know i got so close to the end but like somewhere towards the last few episodes i’m assuming (??) my brother watched it when i wasn’t home and then my parents deleted the recording before i could watch it and then i just???????? never watched it??????

so tl;dr i watched the vast majority of fmab (and started the manga) as a tween but like. never finished it and i was in love with it then but its been so long now i don’t trust my opinions to be very accurate about it.

i really really want to actually finish it some day!!! but at this point i feel like i should just restart so thats why i keep putting it off bc thats gonna take some dedication when i barely finish shorter things even anymore

so. disclaimer the following is very much filtered through me as a 13 year old and my memories from that plus how friends who love it have influenced me since fdjkghdfkj

fav characters: back then al was my favorite character and i had a crush on izumi curtis dkfjghkdf and then i always loved scar but now i feel he’d def be my fav

least fav characters: i had dumb opinions about this back then i’m sure. i think now i’d probably dislike roy even tho i used to like him. i dont remember enough to say more

fav relationship: i wasn’t big on ships watching it as a kid but i appreciated winry and ed idk. in retrospect and from fanwork friends share i think ed and ling seems like a lot of fun?? oh wait who was that one other mechanic girl i think i shipped her with winry very casually back then??? (edit: ig she wasnt a mechanic i got confused bc she showed winry who made her automail but i meant paninya!!!) but in retrospect i stayed away from fanworks bc they made me uncomfortable with all the gross shit but i didn’t think i was justified in feeling like that :(

fav moment: back then i thought the reveal of some of the people who ended up being homunculuses was so Epic but idk now

headcanons/theories: idk enough!!!!

unpopular opinion: idk probably like ……. going in being conscious of imperialism stuff now i’m sure i’ll have more contrary opinions than i used to but idk enough yet

how’d you find it: i literally just was going through netflix like ‘oh this is a popular anime’ and put it on on a whim

random thoughts: this whole ask took me so long to answer why am i so rambly djfkghjkdfgh also god. my terrible pattern of never finishing media for the smallest of reasons. one day i will actually consume media that takes brain power to process again…… i mostly just read like. romance webcomics and fanfic nowadays rip

thank you for this!!!!

#cpost #asks #galarianlucario #hxh blogging

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magicalbluelightning · 6 years ago

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2018 was.... a LOT:

I dragged a friend to a furry con (AWU)

Saw P!atD in concert

Failed a few classes, despite working as hard as I could & asking my professors for help :/

Changed my major from biology to indisciplinary studies, which is effectively the same thing but now I won’t ever have to take a calculus class ever

Made a discord account, joined a few servers

Made a Ninjago discord server that now has over 70+ people and is fairly active (come join its really neat!)

Got into RvB and HxH as well as I’m more active in Ninjago fandom

Actually made progress towards releasing a webcomic (or two. or FIVE) wrt to getting a set storyline and character designs

Had a roommate for the first time

Realized I’m genderqueer as well as realized I can be both bi and on the aromantic spectrum, and that I’m not the cisgender aroace person I thought I was

Increased my confidence & improved my mental health drastically to the point I’m comfortable going up to strangers and talking to them (asking for help at stores, talking to the person sitting next to me in class on the first day, etc). I still struggle with anxiety & I’m an awkward mess but I’m definitely better than I was last year

Started writing again!

I had art in a zine! (@/ninjagozine)

Got hit by a car last month, not so fun but I was able to walk it off so I’m alright

Started questioning my beliefs & exploring various religions & theology, and realized just how fascinating it is to learn about different belief systems and how it affects culture & tradition & all that (probably why I love world building & character analysis tbh, it’s such an absolutely fascinating subject and I want to learn more).

Despite my pen breaking and me overworking myself to the point of being physically sick sometimes (school work being a STEM major, writing AND personal/fandom art can be a lot for one person all at once), I think I figured out which direction I want to go in wrt my art and I’m more comfortable drawing backgrounds and adding details now!

So yeah. That’s just the stuff in my personal sphere of existance, yall know all the bullshit that went down with politics & the world in general so I won’t go into that.

But anyway! I feel 2018 was an incredibly necessary learning experience for me- there were quite a few ups & downs, but overall I think I learned a lot and grew as a person. Which I think is what’s important in the end, right?

Also special thanks to @jomeimei421 for posting so much RvB on your insta that I finally went “ah fuck I need to go watch this” and proceeded to binge all 16 seasons over the course of a week during my lunch breaks at work. So I thank you for my life :) (Love your art btw!)

I was going to tag a lot of people who made a positive impact, but tumblr ate this post 3 different times while I was attempting to tag people, and there’s so many people it took 3 hrs trying to figure out what to put on this thing and I have other things to do before midnight rolls around.

[Edit: Apparently it tagged people anyway??? Idk what happened but I literally cannot figure out what the fuck is going on and I’m just gonna assume this is another tumblr fuck-up. Anyone who got tagged I just want to let you know you were a huge inspiration to me this year, you’re all very wonderful :)]

So I want to say- thank you to anyone who’s ever talked with me, I can honestly say that while it’s certainly got more than its fair share of bad, tumblr is the place I’m most comfortable and I feel most free to be myself. So for what that’s worth. Thank you.

Here’s to making 2019 the year we all live our best lives, leave behind all the toxic people, and help each other live out all the goals & dreams we can think of. As well as the year I say “Anxiety be damned” and do the thing anyway (like leaving comments on fics bc yall deserve all the nice comments).

Thanks for 2018, I’ll see you all in 2019!

Happy new year!

#anasten rambles #asdjklagg im not great with words but 2018 was by FAR the most impactful year I've had in my 19 yrs of living #and it felt wrong somehow to not do a post like this #there quite a few ups & downs (i mean I got hit by a fucking CAR)#but overall I learned a lot & met a lot of amazing people this year & hope to continue to learn & build friendships in the coming year #im also really excited for my class schedule for this next semester!#aside from my 8am ornithology lab that is lmao #its a LOT more spread out than this last semester's was #though I have absolutely no clue what my homework schedule will be like or if I'll even have much ahh #anyway #happy new year's!

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workingchemistry · 6 years ago

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Much love to all of you

So I’ve gotten a bunch of followers recently on here and Ao3 so idk. I thought I’d share a little bit about myself. However, growing up I was always told that I should never share anything about myself on the internet ever bc you never know when an 80yr old man is the one talking to you, so I am justifiably terrified of sharing anything too identifying. ;) So... I thought we’d go with hobbies.

Crafts—all kinds. I’ve literally tried most crafting hobbies at least once. The ones I’ve stuck with are sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning, and book binding.

Reading. This one is probs obvious though. What might be surprising is that I usually abhor contemporary novels/anything written in a setting remotely close to the modern day. I mostly read fantasy/dystopian(er is that a genre anymore?)/and nonfiction history, some science history, and scandals/cults

Speaking of scandals, one of my favorite things to do on the internet is read up about scandals that I’m not remotely involved in. It’s better than reality tv. The vegan thing that just happened was hilarious, but I especially love reading a forum on ravelry where a bunch of women in the 60-80 yr range all report on scandals happening in the knitting community. Does this make me a terrible person? Probably. Yes. But I also never enjoy scandals where someone is actually hurt, so I do have that in my defense. When I was younger and literally everyone (honestly I’m probably overstating this, but it felt like one of the most popular forums of the time) was on the warrior cat forum I would just binge all the flame wars that would happen. Good lord I miss that forum sometimes.

I play piano and cello very poorly. And I am enthusiastic about it. I also love to sing. I have an average, maybe slightly better than average voice, and a penchant for belting songs outside of my vocal range.

I’ve been drawing since I was very young but I keep taking year long breaks so idk honestly how long to say I’ve been at it. Before I started writing fan fiction I wanted to write and draw web comics. Instead I write fanfic about comics that I barely read. I also majored in art before abruptly switching my major to biochemistry. Moving on.

Eh. This probably goes without saying, but I write as one of my main hobbies. I’ve finished a couple original projects but they’re horrible and will never see the light of day. Unlike most hobby writers I have no interest in ever being a famous author and I have minimal interest in publishing. Most of my interest in publishing is a “wonder what would happen if I queried” sort of thing.

I have a lot of dumb luck/intuition when it comes to probabilities. I’m not always right, but my guesses about anything tend to be right about 75% of the time. If you ask me to predict who will win something I tend to be right more often than not. I really enjoy using this ability to win bets/games against people who are deeply into whatever it is I’m guessing. Like, I just beat a group of 30 people at march madness and I’ve never watched a basketball game in my life. In fact. I scored in the 200k on the official website out of the millions who played. This is deeply satisfying for me.

I love making fun of dumb movies/books. I’ve also never read twilight, but I love the second movie. One of my all time favorites. I put it on whenever I’m feeling down and need a good laugh. (Also, this is not sarcasm. I get genuine enjoyment from this movie and that’s enough for me to love it.)

I love reading unpopular opinions and watching people argue over whether it’s unpopular or not. See the scandal bullet point above.

I love comics, but actually most of my favorites are webcomics and they tend to be fantasy. Batman &co., Hawkeye, and The Fantastic Four are exceptions rather than the rule and I’ve managed to keep up to date on absolutely nothing aside from Our Omega Leadernim.

Anyway. This post was dumb and I’m half sorry I made it but y’know. It is what it is. I’m approaching 100 followers (here and on Ao3) so if you guys have anything you’d like to see as an actual celebration post just lemme know, yeah? (Also if you guys have any tea to spill lemme know. But like also please make it harmless scandals, like some old lady made troll crochet hooks without paying the copyright fee and not so and so did this horrible thing so we need to destroy them. K. Thnx.)

Love you! 😘

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trapqueenzee · 7 years ago

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85 questions meme: Tagged by @pocketwishes aaaa THANK BB

rules: answer these 85 questions and tag 20 people

– what was your last…

1. drink: water

2. phone call: mom

3. text message: one of my coworkers

4. song you listened to: Anathema

5. time you cried: in my car today im stresSED

– have you ever…

6. dated someone twice: no

7. kissed someone and regretted it: no

8. been cheated on: no

9. lost someone special: yes

10: been depressed: yes

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: no

– fave colours…

12. teal 13. pink 14. red

– in the last year have you…

15. made new friends: yes

16. fallen out of love: no

17. laughed until you cried: yes

18. found out someone was talking about you: yes

19. met someone who changed you: yes

20. found out who your friends are: lol the drama, but no cause i know

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list: no

– general…

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl: most, i do have some on here on my fb friends

23. do you have any pets: yes

24. do you want to change your name: no

25. what did you do for your last birthday: i was actually alone rip, but i did treated myself lol

26. what time did you wake up today: 9:30am

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: watching youtube

28. what is something you can’t wait for: idk

29. what are you listening to right now: still on Anathema rn

30: have you ever talked to a person named tom: yes

31. something that is getting on your nerves: ME

32. most visited website: tumblr

33. hair colour: blonde

34. long or short: short

35. do you have a crush on someone: no

36. what do you like about yourself: （　´_ゝ｀)

37. want any piercings: yes

38. blood type: i dont know ?

39: nicknames: zee but the rest i dont share on here

40. relationship status: single

41. sign: cancer

42: pronouns: all of them, call me a racoon idgaf but im not just she that’s important to me (im fluid.. or nb idk yet please give me time i cant be who i want to be no matter what rip rip)

43. fave tv show: being human (uk); yuri on ice; the office

44. tattoos: yes

45. right or left-handed: right

46. ever had surgery: yes

47. piercings: ears

48. sport: i did a lot in hs

49. vacation: moon

50. trainers: ? ??? shoes idk what do they want from me

– more general …

51. eating: always

52. drinking: coffee

53. I’m about to watch: i wanna watch black butler soon ! (or read it idk which i’ll be doing yet)

54. waiting for: summer

55. want: my webcomics i ordered!!!!!!

56. get married: hmm

57. career: this triggered me lol rreally

– which is better…

58. hugs or kisses: ive never kissed so idk but i love a nice huG from my fam

59. lips or eyes: eyes

60. shorter or taller: idc

61. older or younger: within reason either way

62. nice arms or stomach: idc

63. hook up or relationships: i dont want either rn yikes

64. trouble maker or hesitant: trouble

– have you ever:

65. kissed a stranger: no

66. drank hard liquor: yes

67. turned someone down: yes

68. had sex: i watch anime so no

69: broken someone’s heart: probably

70: had your heart broken: yes

71. been arrested: no

72. cried when someone died: yes

73. fallen for a friend: yes

– do you believe in…

74. yourself: （　´_ゝ｀)

75. miracles: yes

76. love at first sight: no

77. santa claus: no

78. angels: yes

– misc…

79. eye colour: blue/grey

80. best friend’s name: i dont choose

81. favourite movie: sooo many but we’ll go with forrest gump

82. favourite actor/actress: Octavia Spencer

83. favourite cartoon: a:tla

84. favourite teacher’s name: mrs jackson

85. favourite hobby: flying and drawing

I TAG (and don’t feel like you have to): @vickysnest @fkaidanturner @jjbuzz @poefinn @thechirurgeon @doktor-miasma @keikigoodbetter @jackienova <3

#personal

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catty-words · 7 years ago

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despite the new year being an arbitrary way to mark the passage of time, it provides a great opportunity to get sentimental as shit. i wanna take a moment to appreciate the people who make a difference in my life.

copious amounts of love found below the cut:

to @bethanyactually -- you are one of the people i’ve been friends with the longest on this site, and i’m so grateful to have so many fandoms in common. you are kind and generous and thoughtful -- i cherish every message you send me. our writer/beta relationship is honestly one of the most important dynamics in my life. i love working on fic with you, and i love you in general. thanks for being you.

to @bisummers -- i love you, you talented, beautiful, wonderful lady! i love that we share an appreciation of fuffy and in the heights because sharing interests with you is so much fun. your creative edits are so mind-bogglingly cool -- i can’t wait to see what else you create in 2018, but i promise to leave plenty of praise in the tags. also, you watched crazy ex girlfriend for me this year even though you didn’t enjoy it that much, and that was really touching. thanks for being my friend!

to @neonbars -- hey kid. we were both kind of disasters this year, huh? our respective depression has kept us from touching base very often in the back half of 2017, but not even that could stop me from counting you as one of my closest and most cherished friends. you are so, so strong to deal with all the trauma in your life and still find the courage to go back to school and support yourself. you try so hard, and i know the weight of that trying is hard to bear sometimes, but the fact that you’re still carrying on? you’re an inspiration. i love you so so much.

to @lesbidar -- you are incredible!!!! i still get a little starstruck when i talk to you sometimes because you’re the dazzling combination of kind and creative and beautiful. your webcomic is so interesting, and i admire you a lot for putting a project you’ve poured so much of yourself into out in the world. also, you’re a talented writer, and the btvs femslash fandom is so lucky to have you. i’m so lucky to have you. *muah*

to @textsfromumbridge -- 2017 brought you to me, and i love this year for doing that! you’re fun and funny and so easy to talk to. thanks for being one of my main sluts. i love you and i can’t wait to see what 2018 will bring for us to fangirl about together.

to @pepperf -- listen. no matter what fandom you end up writing for, you are also going to be one of my very favorite authors. your writing is with me, you know? influencing me and inspiring me forevermore. also, you’re a swell person, and i love you, and i love hearing what silly adventures your cats are getting up to. thanks for being in my life.

to @thebadddestwolf -- you are such a role model to me -- you have your life together and you have a really strong sense of who you are. you’re funny and generous and every tag-rant about your life makes me love you a little more. plus, your ability to write heart-twisting angst is unparalleled. thanks for being my friend!

to @thediaryoflaurapalmer -- first of all, thanks for keeping the community fandom alive with your continued giffing. secondly, every time you tag me in something, my heart melts a little bit. you are so sweet, and you deserve so much happiness. i love you!

to @hedawolf -- it’s so great to see you passionate about a story again, but i just want you to know: our fandoms may change, but i will always be here loving the heck outta you and your talented self!

to @buffster -- your buffyverse observations give me a richer enjoyment of a show that’s very dear to my heart, and that is no small thing. thank you for taking the time out of your year to share your thoughts. they make at least one person’s life better.

to @bisexualcordelia -- you are the most fabulous person i know - stylish and beautiful. and your take-no-prisoners attitude is something i admire. it’s been a pleasure to share the buffy fandom with you. i love you. i hope your coming year brings joy and prosperity.

to @jenny-calendar -- honestly you’re just the sweetest person alive? how could someone know you and not be grateful to have you in their life?? i continue to enjoy the depth your bring to jenny calendar. you are a gem and an excellent writer. i hope you feel creative and refreshed in 2018.

to @sunnydaleslut -- i love you!!! may your aesthetic become even more punk rock in the coming year. may your hair be dyed several bold colors. may we continue to enjoy trashy ships together. thanks for being in my life!

to @regenderate -- we don’t talk a lot in the one-on-one sense, but i really do enjoy having you on my dash. your buffy commentary is so wise and chill. keep on being great!

to @thelma2017dirjoachimtrier -- we fall out of touch constantly, but i really love you a lot! every conversation we’ve had has been enjoyable and your meta analysis is a gift to the world.

to @swan-heda -- you’re hilarious and spunky and i’m very grateful to run in some of the same circles as you.

to @kathubs -- where do i even begin!? you are the definition of magnanimous. you are the loveliest person on this website. you spread joy and kindness wherever you go, and i love you so much!! thank you for making tumblr a softer and more enjoyable place to me. now imagine me and amber pulling you into a warm embrace.

to @loosey-goosey -- you are such a good and understanding friend. thanks for always offering a sympathetic ear when i’m feeling blue. you’re kindness is unparalleled, and i am extremely grateful for your presence in my life.

to @lemontoaknifefight -- your enthusiasm for the things you love is so infectious. you bring a lot of happiness and light to my dash, so thank you. also, it’s been an absolute gift to watch you find love this year. may 2018 bring even more goodness to you.

to @buffyscmmers -- wow, um, i just love you a lot. you’re talented and provide a really consistently calming presence to my dash. thanks for making beautiful stuff for the buffy fandom, and thanks for being my friend. <3

to @anyasbunny -- you absolute, adorable delight. i am so lucky to know you. thanks for being the sweetest.

to @womanaction -- you’re classy and beautiful and you bless my dash every day. thanks for being you!

to @scienceofficer-winifredburkle -- i think you’re swell. i hope the new year only brings good things for you.

to @a-mi-zivi -- i really appreciate your multi-fandom madness of a blog and also your charming self. much love for you!

to @bunchofbloom -- the efforts you go to to provide the crazy ex fandom with content is admirable. i admire you. thanks for all that you, and for being a super cool person!

to @starshollowisonahellmouth -- you are so sweet, and i really appreciate that our buffyverse interests are so complementary. thanks for being awesome!

to @valenciaperez -- idk man. i just think you’re really cool. so thanks for blessing my dash with your sweet, sweet self.

to @annbradleys -- i’m so glad we found each other this year! you are a total sweetheart, and i’m happy to call you my friend.

to @dancesong17 -- i think you’re really cool and well-spoken and funny, and i just generally get a kick outta you. so thanks for being you!

#i hope i didn't leave anyone out #that's always the worry when you make stuff like this #but i love all you guys a lot!#thanks for making my year that much more enjoyable!!

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