#Totally Legit Artwork

[mcmetalface]

Gonna try my best to get into a habit of using Tumblr a bit more. That weird tesla man keeps getting worse and worse by the month over on the “other site”.

ANYWAYS, Outside of animating, I draw stuff sometimes. Here’s my rejected redesign of Leon S.Kennedy for the Resident Evil 4 remake (As well as Karl Heisenberg and Chris Redfield from RE Village. Figured i’d throw those up here too). 

Capcom, there’s still time to change it. Gimme a call, babe.

[answrs]

lmfao I spent years as a kid on neopets clawing my way into getting even one singular paint brush (even if it was just a christmas one from the advent calendar), then start a new account in 2023 and within the first week have one of lil me's dream pets (Halloween uni), and by three weeks have 8/9 of the secret lab map pieces because I got two pastel PBs from the daily quest issue and flipped em for a few million. fuckin ace 👌

[acatalystrising]

Someone needs to take photoshop away from me…I was working on some Boba profile sketches for ✨reasons✨ and because of a certain trend I’ve noticed of people drawing him with an undercut I tried my hand at it and, well, HELP!

(Now keep in mind, I LOVE Boba as he is and due to the sarlacc acid it’s highly unlikely he’d grow enough hair back for this, BUT I have a weakness for undercuts so this is purely for the hell of it lol.)

[moriyuisworld]

Hey guys,if you love my artworks do consider following my instagram account 👐🤩🤩🤩✨✨✨

[lastoneout]

Okay, honest question, who is Yotsuba?

OH HO HO ANON I AM ALL TOO HAPPY TO EXPLAIN :3

Yotsuba is a character from the greatest manga ever made, Yotsuba&!(or Yotsuba to! it translates weird, most fans just call it Yotsuba) which is a comedy slice-of-life manga about Yotsuba Koiwai, a five year old girl, and her very strange yet wholesome family and friends!

It's from the same mangaka who gave us Azumanga Daioh, though while that manga is told in a four-panel comic style and doesn't really have much of an overarching plot, Youtsuba is done in a traditional manga style and despite also being very episodic there is a bit of a throughline surrounding Youtsuba getting settled into the neighborhood she just moved to, growing up, and eventually, in the later chapters, getting ready to go to school for the first time. Also, there are storylines that take place over multiple chapters as well! Despite the fact that the manga has been releasing since 2003, the chapters are pretty sporadic and the comic has only really covered about one year of the character's lives, but it never really feels slow or aimless. It feels almost...timeless? I guess. It's really nice.

Anyway, the manga is legit one of the most wholesome, funny, heartwarming things I have ever read. Kiyohiko Azuma is a fucking MASTER of comedy(you may have seen screencaps from a Sailor Moon fan comic he made going around on tumblr in which Jupiter accidentally sends Venus shooting across a pool that made me laugh so hard I cried) and he balances it well with lots of slow moments with GORGEOUS artwork where you can really take in the scenery and all of it is seeped in a wonderful nostalgia for childhood that legit makes me super emotional.

I don't think the manga has ever really taken off in terms of popularity, at least not to the degree that it deserves imo, which is likely in part due to the creator being firm about it never getting an anime adaptation and the sporadic release schedule, but it's far from unknown. There's been an official(I think??) score released and plenty of figurines and merch. It's also birthed a lot of memes, and it def has the same issue as One Piece where if you read it and love it you will turn into a walking billboard and try to drag your friends and family in with you. It's just THAT good!

You may have seen art of or people cosplaying Danbo, a "robot" made of old cardboard boxes that Yotsuba adores (Totally a real robot btw, def doesn't have a middle schooler shoved inside there, that would be silly wdym /s)

And this pose from the back of one of the manga volumes featuring Yotsuba, her father, and their extremely tall friend Jumbo has been redrawn with other characters like 500000 billion times

And you've also probably seen this going around tumblr before (that's Fūka she's my favorite cringe fail daughter I would literally die for her).

Also, I would be doing a disservice if I didn't mention Yanda, who is a friend of Yotsuba's dad and also Yotsuba's nemesis. He's a loser who constantly gets dunked on by a toddler it's fucking hilarious.

But yeah it really is just like, a manga that feels like a hug, or a warm blanket or something, it's so comforting and funny and fantastic, I find myself re-reading it any time life gets to be too hard just bcs it's that good at distracting me and reminding me that live is worth living.

And also given that it's literally my favorite manga, I saved up a bunch of screencaps to use as reaction images after a read one time, and thus now it's my own little joke that if you send me anon hate I'm just gonna send you back a picture of this cutie

Bcs come on how can you be angry when you're looking at this???

Anyway here's some screencaps of the main supporting cast bcs I love all of them so much <3

YOU WILL READ YOTSUBA I AM NO LONGER ASKING

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

Happy Birthday Lord Megatron, I am a highly respected journalist for the illustrious and totally legit Cosmechpolitan magazine. Would you care to speak on a few rumors that are circulating on social media? First, is it true that you once went shot for shot with Metroplex and then both of you crashed the gala held by the Society for Iaconian Fragile Artworks?

First of all, thank you for acknowledging such a joyous occasion to all true Decepticons. As the emperor, it's important to give my underlings something to look forward to >:]

As for the battle with Metroplex, we did and the fight was glorious. Got that titanic idiot to punch straight through a 30 mechanometer sheet of stained glass. If there are two things I enjoy more than anything in life it's bloodsport and causing problems for the higher castes 🖤

THAT BASTARD SAID HE HAD HIS BUFFED OUT

[yue-chan077]

" I'ma show you how to crash a party " ⚡

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SO-- this is totally outta nowhere (I'm suprise myself too--) 👀✨ but!--

I just watched HEARTSTEEL's Paranoia today! and all I wanna say-- is it's damn good 😭✨💙 (I legit waited for the mv to drop 👁️👄👁️✨)

I'm a big fan of Baekhyun (from EXO, and the group at whole ✨) eversince his debut days! and hearing he'll voice him for this , Im down bad for it 🤸✨

Imma be honest that I don't know Ezrael much ! but I often hear about him with some friends !👀✨ and I totally found the design for this really sicko' ✨✨💙💙

and you know how I'm your man when it comes to a character with designs this good ! 👍💙(he reminds me of my fave charas too 😭)

I hope I gave him justice somehow ! 😭💙 Anyone here who plays LOL? I hope I didn't massacred your boy ! 👁️👄👁️💦

That's all I have for today ! to get this LSS outta my head 🤣✨ bahah ! I hope you liked it ! ✨

(DO NOT REPOST USE PRINT TRACE MY ARTWORK/ AI IS STRONGLY PROHIBITED)

#YueArt #HEARTSTEEL #Leagueof Legendsfanart

[lyonnerileyauthor]

I'd like your opinion please. Do you think cover art is probably necessary for a free ebook I want to publish? I'm worried about paying commercial fees...

I'm not sure what you mean by "cover art" — actual artwork, or a photo bash? If you don't want to pay commercial fees for art, photo bash covers are totally legit and my other free book (Melting the Troll's Heart) has one.

But it should definitely have a cover of some kind, preferably professionally designed.

[himbos-hotline]

𝑅𝑒𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈

AO3 || Tumblr writing tag

Note:

It is totally fine to draw fanart of my fics [tag me if you post it. I will love you forever] and that stuff, it is not okay to reupload them or to post them on another website without my permission.

Reblogs and comments are the lifeblood of artists, reblog and comment on artwork [not just handdrawn ones] to keep an artist creating, its legit your only job...

1). Very nice, very tired, very evil || Hookhausen || AU: What Baking can do || Prompt: ""you should sleep" "I am not human. I don't need sleep." || 2k words

2). How much time ya got? || Kingmox || Prompt: Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley sitting in an all night diner talking about the new "adoptees" of the BCC. || 6k words

3). Blood is as rare and as sweet as cherry wine || Hangkenny || Prompt: "have i not suffered enough? has my sacrifice been insufficient to entertain you?" || 4k words

4). BTE buddies || No ship || Prompt: “ that hurt more than a brazilian wax . ” ||OC: Jay Orton || 2k words

5). I love the way he looks at me || Bluejays and blowjobs || Prompt: "Waiting outside in the car after dropping the other off to ensure they at least get inside their homes safely before driving away." || OC: Jay Orton || AU: the highschool AU || 3k words

6). Hand in [un]Lovable hand || Southern Lovin' had me a blast || Prompt: “Do you trust me?” ||OC: Jay Orton || 6k words

7). Getting you off is my favourite hobby || Southern lovin' had me a blast || Prompt: I’m gonna stop if you don’t cum.” || OC: Jay Orton || 3k words

8). We'll bury these old ghosts here || Bluejays and Blowjobs || Prompt: “You literally don’t have to do anything to catch my attention because my eyes have never really been on anyone else other than you.” || OC: Jay Orton || 2k words

9). I need to purge my urges [I need someone to blame] || Prompt: CM Punk trained Jay turning on him to join BCC or The Elite || Welcome Home || OC: Jay Orton || 3k words

10). If I said you could never touch me || Hangkenny || Prompt: I wish you would write the conversation between Kenny and Hangman and Kenny on Kenny's return || 2k words

11). Would you love me more [If I killed someone for you?] || The Elite polycule || Prompt: "You're bleeding… You're bleeding bad…” || 2k words

12). Show me the method of your selfless tongue [give me a sermon] || Hangmatt || Prompt: “are you..are you blushing?” “NO physical activity just makes me red okay” || 3k words

13). Just Cole || Bluejays and blowjobs || Prompt: When the otp+ are not on a first name basis and it becomes more intimate than more technically familiar address || OC: Jay Orton || 1k words

14). Can we just lay here and forget the world || The Polycule || Prompt: "I just want to lay here, with you, for a little while longer." || OC: Jay Orton || 2k words

15). We made our peace with weariness and let it be. || Hangkenny || Prompt: "You were a good person once. I looked up to you" || 2k words

16). I find myself alone at night [Unless I'm having sex] || Hangkenny || Prompt: Person A gets cold during the night, and joins Person B in bed || 2k words

17). There's always some reason [to not feel good enough] || Hangkenny || Prompt: things learned in a nearly empty diner || 1k words

18). An open hand [for your other man] || Hangkenny/Golden lovers || Prompt: “How much did it hurt?” || 3k words

19). But lately, I've been worried youre losing yourself || Hangkenny || Part two of: IFMAAN [UIHS] || 2k words

20). It's fine, fine, fine [Who am I?] || Hangkenny || Prompt: "just tell me what you need. let me give it to you?" || 1k words

21). Angel to me [Watashi ni totte tenshi] || Hangkenny/ Golden Lovers || Prompt:'how long have you known?' || Part 1/2 || 2k words

22). You know the distance never made a difference to me || Golden lovers/ Hangkenny || Prompt: “i can't hide from you like i hide from myself” || part 2/2 || 2k words

23). I'll tell you my sins and [you can sharpen your knife] || Bluejays and blowjobs || Prompt: "I'm starting to feel jealous when I see you with other people." || OC: Jay Orton || 4k words

24). The dead man in the dream is you || No explicit ship || Prompt: "I've got a lot of bad shit that I'm taking to my grave." || Trans girl adam cole || 4k words

25). I picture it soft and I ache || Hangkenny || Prompt: Singing them a lullaby || 1k words

26). no lover leaves the rose garden without blood on their hands || Hangkenny || Prompt: “if I asked, would you stay?” || 1k words

27). Everything stays [but it still changes] || Hangkenny || Prompt: “Kisses that have them hiding their face in your shoulder” || 4k words

28). Look at you [how could I not be in love with you] || Hangkenny/The elite polycule || Prompt: "Leaning in without realizing and then stopping just before their lips are attached to look in the other’s eyes to see if they want this too" || 2k words

29). I could be a better [boy]friend than him || Adam squared || Prompt: "This is a bit weird, isn't it? Sharing a bed with a stranger." || 2k words

30). Did you kiss me so my lips would bleed? || Hangkenny || Prompt: Those soft gazes you can feel burning into the side of your head, and when you look back at them, they’d either hold their gaze or they’d quickly look away so you don’t catch them staring at you. || 1k words

31). I hate what youre doing, I hate that it feels so- || Hangkenny || Prompt: “How far is too far?” “I honestly don’t know at this point.” || 1k words

32). Your voice drives me insane || kenny Omega || Prompt: N/A || 400 words

33). Bite the hand that needs me || Hangkenny || Prompt: “You ever wonder if other people think we’re like… A thing?" || 2k words

34). The only one who’s hurt someone is me || Golden Lovers || Prompt: “I want you. I need you.” || 3k words

35). Being such a good boy for me now || Hangmatt || Prompt: sender spanks receiver hard enough to leave a mark || 4k words

36). Talk to me (talk to me, talk to me) || Hangkenny || Prompt: Lightly kissing on top of a freshly formed bruise || 4k words

[desultory-novice]

Who, in the notable Kirby cast, do you think would be willing to become Susie's friend? Aside from Kirby himself of course, as I had already asked about Susie/Kirby interactions previously, so this time this is about how she may be with others!

The rest of the wave 3 dream friends would be good options, as I believe they've all got various things in common with Susie that they'd be able to connect with her about.

I also nominate ChuChu for a friend choice. I had indeed seen the "It's Kirby Time!" stuff where there's one image that has both ChuChu and Susie in it. Two pink girls becoming friends would be totally legit. Susie could even treat ChuChu like a "little sister friend" for when she comes by Popstar.

It's probably the fact that she gives off major lesbi... girl power energy, but I think Susie would work especially well with any of the girls and femme-leaning members of the Kirby main cast!

Susie and Chuchu, as you said, is already implied by the extra material and going by Chuchu's personality in DL3, it's not easy to see why they'd like each other! They both like pretty things, having a good time, and maintaining their own space. They're both a little stubborn, and they're both into girls talk!

Susie and Adeleine is another potential friendship I'm fond of - Ado would probably enjoy having a big sister figure and I'm sure Susie has a lot of stories to share. Some horrifying, considering her childhood growing up in Another Dimension! XD

I don't know if Susie and Ribbon would get along quite as well, depends on how Susie takes to entirely magical beings like fairies. ("I don't believe in occult nonsense!" Susie channeling Seto Kaiba.) But I get the feeling if she ju~st might see her as more of a "curiosity" and that might get in the way of their becoming really close on Ribbon's side as she doesn't strike me someone who'd like that?

(Though they could still bond over their love of pink.)

Despite what I said about fairies, I could see her getting along decently with Elline?! Mostly because Elline's attitude just seems more in line with Susie's. And something about Seventopia's color fairy being something of a living children's book would probably resonate with the woman who lost her childhood. (It would be funny to see Susie and Claycia start talking about their favorite artworks only to stir each other up into getting kind of snobby about art while the others just groan and wait for it to be over.)

Susie and the trio of Franny, Berge, and Zan is practically a given. Susie has a semi-canonical rivalry with Fran over their looks but there's no reason it can't be a friendly one. Susie and Zan could share their various traumas and their both being workaholics.

Susie and Berge might seem like the pair with the least in common, but, paying homage to the semi-common fandom idea of the Mage Sisters all being gaming addicts, I can see totally Susie right there with them on the couch, getting incredibly competitive and shouting into her headset mic in a way that makes Berge burst into giggles!

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Stepping away from the girl side of things, I also like the idea of a strange friendship forming being Susie and Daroach! 

Daroach is a self-proclaimed ladie's man and Susie is very proud of her looks. (Both narcissists, lol! :cough:) Daroach has a lot in common with Meta Knight - intelligent, suave, leader of men, has an airship - and we know that the masked swordsman caught Susie's interest at first glance. Susie, meanwhile, assuming she hasn't been sued for everything she's worth, possesses a lot of money/capital.

They're both off-worlders and capable of interplanetary travel, which should overcome any initial biases she might have about him being "backwards" or too low-tech. Another thing they've got in common is she and Daroach are both involved in undercover activities!

She's an industrial spy; he's a phantom thief! 

...This is sounding like I'm writing propanda for a potential ship. ^^; Then again, they both have some bi vibes...! Mainly with Meta Knight. Hmm... Maybe they're actually just Meta Knight-sexual?! In which case, there's something else they have in common! XD

Ooh, this reminds me, I SWEAR I had a really good ask in my inbox talking about Daroach and Susie along the lines of comparing them for their criminal activities but when I went looking for it, I couldn't find it! My sister tells me Tumblr eats messages all the time tho. Still a shame. I was looking forward to answering that one. Anyway! Canonically attractive criminals! They should be pals!!

[mirum-wonder]

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

Guess who's back? Back Again… Mirum's back, tell a friend. Guess who's back, guess who's back guess who's back 😂

Well, now then I'm done with my homage to Eminem and you still did not unfollow me after that (because I would), I think it's time to talk about the elephant in the room. It's been four months since I was active here or on any other platform. I've missed shiptember, I've missed inktober… damn… I've even missed my most favorite day in the year which is Halloween… Holy Molly!!!… I've missed a lot of great opportunities to make interesting artworks and engaging content 😭😭😭 It's tragic in deed. Some even may think that I'm long dead or something… but let me calm you down, for all that what happened I have a better explanation! and that is…(Suspense intensifies) … ALIENS!!!!! 🛸 Yes, you've read that right Ladies and Gentlemen, and all other foks… ALIENS!!! 👽👽👽

And you not gonna believe it, here is a video proof POV documentary of how exactly that happened. I's 100% not fabricated legit footage, definitely not a hoax, totally true, totally not done by me in Blender 3D last night as a desperate attempt to get at least something dome for Halloween special, it's officially confirmed by FBI, Fox Mulder, and Agent J from MIB himself. Like C'mon guys, it even has sound of night crickets in it, it just can't be fake.

For those who will not want to spend 21 seconds of their life on watching this X-rated shock content but somehow still made it this far reading my severe case of graphomania paroxysm here is a short synopsis of it:

I was chilling at night in the woods (usual me, it's normal) and then all of the sudden BAM, the shiny UFO appeared and these bald naked guys with oversized body parts (no, not Jonny Sins) started to run around. That could not end well for me, and it never did. The End. I was knocked out and abducted. True story. No Cap.

So yeah, as a trustworthy and responsible adult I'm officially blaming my 4 month social media absence on aliens 👽🛸

Damn… With excuses like that I definitely could become a politician 🤔 At least next time I can blame Aliens while trying to explain my girlfriend why I'm late from the bar on Friday night… and all other misadventures 😂

P.S since now I'm back, I'll try to post my stuff more often 😁 Thanks for your time !

For more of the art stuff I do feel free to check out my Linktree

[wafiiy]

Have you ever looked at all your art and thought:

“Damn gurl, there aint a lot of rep in this shithole”?

I do

IM LEGIT SOUTHEAST ASIAN

YET THERE ARE ONLY 3 SOUTHEAST ASIANS IVE DRAWN OUT OF THE TOTAL 56 ARTWORKS IVE DONE IN 2023

EXCLUDING THEM, THERES ONLY 4 POCs

4!!

oh god im becoming an american

(no offense to americans, but still)

Sobbing man

I am not making my ancestors proud bro

Nah

Goal of ‘24: DRAW MORE POCs, ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST ASIANSS

[axiasart]

Blender, Fusion, and the Background Headache

The original artwork without background here: Link

Have you ever had one of those moments where a project that should be straightforward turns into a total nightmare? That was me trying to add a background to my 3D illustration. I swear, it felt like I spent a decade just trying to figure out how to make it work, and all because I didn’t plan ahead for a background. I thought, “No big deal, I'll just slap some walls behind it.” Big mistake. I wasted what felt like half my life trying to add those walls, only for the camera clipping to mess everything up. After countless tweaks and frustration, I finally threw my hands up and said, “Screw it, I’ll export the damn thing with transparency and deal with the background in compositing.” And so began my Blender-to-Fusion saga...

That was only the beginning of the chaos.

For reasons I still don’t fully understand, I couldn’t figure out how to render with transparency in Malt. On top of that, some crucial passes—like shadows, ambient occlusion, and bloom—are only available in Eevee. Then came the Cycle render times (painfully long) and the headache of exporting the noise, color, and focus textures I’d procedurally created in Blender. To make matters worse, Blender’s compositor seemed incapable of handling masks, or maybe I just didn’t know how to do it properly. Either way, it felt like the universe was against me.

Here’s how the madness unfolded:

First, I rendered everything in Malt without transparency and saved the EXR file. Simple, right? Ha! Not for long.

Next, I rendered in Eevee to export the various passes I needed, one by one, since the File Output node straight-up refused to work. And if that wasn’t bad enough, I had to do it all twice because, for reasons beyond my comprehension, the files got emptied on the first attempt. Yes, really.

At one point, I thought I was a genius for coming up with the idea to use HDRIs for the background. Even lucked out by finding the perfect HDRI—a kitchen scene with sunlight streaming through the windows, just like I envisioned. It seemed like a brilliant solution, the only grace this adventure allowed me… until transparency came back to bite me. Again. 😡 So I ended up exporting the environment pass in Eevee instead.

Then, I jumped into DaVinci Resolve Fusion, armed with the beauty render from Malt, ready to tackle the next steps.

Step one was making the environment pass blend nicely with the scene. I had to use the 3D Keyer effect to remove the black parts and get the transparency I wanted. I also threw in some Gaussian blur to fake depth of field—first small victory!

Step two involved adding all the other passes. But of course, this was when I discovered the files had been mysteriously emptied, so back to re-rendering I went. Once I had everything in place, a bunch of Merge nodes did the trick.

Step three was adding the Cycles light render. It wasn’t as bad as I feared, though I did shed a few tears and blood during the process—but hey, I managed.

Now for the worst part: the textures. I tried everything, wasted an hour on it, until I finally resorted to using Blender’s compositor to render the textures as PNGs. Dumb, but it worked. Except the textures alone weren’t enough, because I had applied some color ramp operations on them in Blender. 😭 Spent another half-hour trying to figure out why there was no transparency, only to realize that one of the colors in the ramp was black instead of transparent. 🤦‍♂️ Fixed that, though I kept the black for the focus part since that didn’t need transparency.

Step four was bringing all of that into Fusion. It wasn’t difficult, but man, was it tedious.

By stage five, 90% of my Blender render was successfully rebuilt in Fusion. The last 10%? Light rays and lens distortion. Given the nightmare I’d already been through, I was expecting a catastrophe, but no. Those were the easiest part—one node each, and done! I legit cried tears of joy at that point.

So, after all the headaches, frustration, and a few mental breakdowns, I finally finished. And yeah, it looks amazing. I learned a ton throughout the process, but I’m still salty about the trauma Blender and Fusion put me through.

[wri0thesley]

Happy birthday! Fun fact, we are legit birthday twins! I have been treating myself by imagining what different yans would do for the birthday

My personal favorites so far have been Sampo “treating” you, by taking you out, going out to dinner, getting you lavish presents — taking note of how much it all costs just so he can give you a lop sided smile and say “Huh, would yah look at that? This all adds up to exactly what you owed me before we got together, darling. Looks like we could’ve saved ourselves a lot of trouble if we’d just gotten together before you owed me,” at the end

Also, just, yandere Diluc. He wants to make this worth it for you, he wants to make it a good day. Sure, you’re trapped inside, with him — but he can make it nice! Adelinde bakes you a cake and everything. He’ll get you whatever you want, within reason. Nothing too sharp, of course. Nothing that could be used to hurt yourself, or him. And nothing that makes you too homesick. But yes, within reason

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALSO TO THIS ANON!!! <3

and gosh. that's just like sampo, isn't it? or yan sampo is totalling up everything he gives you to make sure that later on, the 'services rendered' are paid back threefold on your back. hey, what's a birthday without a birthday orgasm? for him, he means. you can have one too! he's a generous guy!

gepard nervously giving you a gift he agonised over with serval and tripping over himself in surprise when you love it. welt drawing you a little something and bringing out a gift from one of the planets he travelled on before you came aboard. luocha giving you a single everlasting flower with a smile on his face and a coy answer about where he got it from.

diluc who tried so hard to get you something you'd love but wouldn't hurt you - an ornamental carved wooden bird, a jigsaw puzzle, new soft slippers and pretty gowns (though he leaves the lacings in his own locked drawer, just in case. despite it all, he treats it like a normal birthday. if you squint, it could almost be one. waaaa

pantalone and ayato who spoil you and lavish you with gifts! kaveh who was broke at the time of your birthday but takes you to the tavern and puts it on alhaitham's tab and then takes you to the most beautiful views in sumeru and presents you a beautiful piece of artwork he's been agonising over. tighnari who bred a whole new species of flower for you! i am beating my fists on the floor i love them all

[sugarless5]

On Forgiveness, Jamie, and Ted Lasso

I've been seeing a lot of discourse about Ted telling Jamie to forgive his father and I've got complicated thoughts about it too, but I'm starting to see something I've seen in lots of fandoms which is that what starts as a reasonable critique of something spirals into something that seems to have lost all perspective. Ted's not perfect and he's not supposed to be but if I see one more "Ted condones abuse" take I'm going to lose my mind. Totally legit to hate Ted's advice, but I just wanted to throw in my thoughts:

The whole "forgiveness isn't giving the person who wronged you a favor, forgiveness is for yourself" advice is extremely common - it's a classic trope. I spent a long time puzzling over it back when I was a kid (when it was a classic after-school-special kind of advice) because it didn't seem to match up to my definition of what "forgiveness" means to me, but bottom line is: when people give that advice what they're saying is: let go of the anger. Stop carrying all that anger or hurt or resentment around if it's no longer serving you. When you're in a shitty situation, you need those things to get you through. Anger, fueling you, hurt, making you try to shield yourself, resentment, helping you either cut someone off or build up a sort of emotional callus to them. And when someone's hurt you deeply, you'll carry those with you for a while. If you (metaphorically) press on an emotional bruise and you still wince, you're not over it yet. But Jamie's whole crisis is that he felt nothing anymore when he reached for that old hurt to turn into a kind of anger that'll fuel him. When those feelings aren't serving you anymore and you find yourself still carrying that resentment around, you should let it go or, as the common wisdom goes, forgive them.

That's very obviously what Ted is saying in that scene: "if anger at your pops ain't motivating you like it used to, it might be time to try something else. Just forgive him." That advice doesn't men "you should definitely let your abusive father back into your life" and I've always been frustrated by how TV (this show included) blurs that line. He's just saying "stop carrying around that resentment if it's not serving you anymore." And sure enough, when he's no longer hearing his hateful dad in the voices of all of those Man City fans, he can take their jeers as a challenge accepted and go back to being the prickiest prick he's ever been in his little prick life. So, unpopular opinion: there's nothing wrong with Ted's advice.

BUT

Letting go of the resentment doesn't necessarily have to mean letting them back in your life, and I was disappointed that the show had Jamie reaching out to his dad without even knowing he was taking steps to get his shit sorted out. That sort of made it a parallel to Nate - but Nate actually earned his redemption. I think it's better as a parallel to Rebecca:

First, the wound is still fresh, the rage is fueling everything, she keeps getting hurt by news and the bullshit he's throwing at her and she sabotages herself and those around her (season 1 Jamie)

Then she makes amends, starts letting herself connect with people, lets go of some of the rage that had her hurting herself and those around her, but Rupert still has the power to hurt her. The anger and hurt are still there, but they're fueling her in a much more productive way. His news about the baby makes her realize how badly she wants one and she starts to explore her options. So she's in a better place, but she's still hurt. But this time, all of that anger gets directed in one way: Beat Rupert.

By the end of season 3, Rupert has no power to hurt her. That scene in International Break where she can laugh with him is that big shift. She doesn't care about beating him, she just wants the team to win for themselves. She can hang up that expensive artwork again because she likes it and who cares that Rupert was the one who gave it to her. When she meets Rupert in the last episode I think she's genuinely happy for him that both of his beloved teams are at the top. That's what forgiveness looks like. She didn't give anything to Rupert. It actually has nothing to do with Rupert - he's still a prick and I don't imagine them hanging out for fun any time soon. But it means able to approach him without any of that resentment along for the ride.

Which, again, makes that text really annoying. Even if we're going for a second chances, and rehab really is the sign everything is going to change for Jamie's dad, Jamie being the one to reach out to him and put him back in his life was annoying. I'd have even been fine with him showing up at the rehab facility at the end if we didn't have the text.

I think letting go does go hand in hand with reconnecting on better terms. There are people who hurt me very deeply and I think I was legit in my hurt, anger, and attempt to cut them out of my life. But years later, when I pressed on that bruise and it didn't cause me any more pain, I did find myself building connections with them again. But that second part takes time and the show wasn't well served to try to shortcut it.

Tl;dr - Ted telling Jamie to forgive his dad wasn't bad or wrong or anything else. The text was bullshit though.

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OKAY-- so here's a shacho illustration ya all-- 🏃✨ *confetti*

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I think I left my wip of this about legit a month ago and forgot to post it 🤸 (good lord me and my ass of a posting schedule 🏃🏃🏃)

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so real talk for now 😌✨ -- Im probably not getting over with the fact that when I first laid my eyes in this look of him, I totally knew I had to draw him in forever 😭💙💙✨(it's love at first sight guys- *choke*)

anyway-! probably knew you heard that from me for about 99% now--

and rn~ bad weather in my area means slow Yue 😭😭😭💦 I'll try to make it up my recent updates once things pipe down ~

off for now everyone! ciao ~~

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