#Very cool expressive medium :D

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DAX is just so expressive ♥ (Patreon)

[olderthannetfic]

Re: discourse about using outliers / the worst examples of a group to justify generalizations-- this is also a problem with the femslash wank asks

I'm one of those filthy f/f folks who actually does want to see more femslash relative to mascslash, but I'm not anti-fujo or a terf or telling ppl to change their own tastes. I'm proship / SALS and kinkmato and I think fujoshi are great; I appreciate their massive contribution to fandom culture including AO3's existence itself

But some ppl seem like they just hate f/f fandoms generally and want a reason to bitch about us? and I've felt super demoralized by it whenever I read your blog lately

Like the complaints about f/f being too wholesome and fluffy and that this is somehow bad?? tumblr is C O V E R E D with cutesey fluffy bubbly m/m art using That Artstyle we all know and nobody complains about it. But when sapphic art is like this suddenly its cause we're boring sexless puritans who dont know what pussy should look like? The huge amount of kinky weird depraved f/f thats out there gets totally erased and the wholesome stuff gets scapegoated as a symbol of regressiveness.

Or the constant lecturing to "JuSt CrEaTe It YoUrSeLf" as if nobody who says they want more f/f would actually be making it??? How do you KNOW they're not making it? Are you stalking the tumblr of every ao3 f/f author to make sure they never expressed the opinion you hate , and vice versa??

Yeah a few awful ppl have been super obnoxious, terfy, or puritanical bullies with how they talk about this topic. But when you constantly bring those people up to demonize talking about it at all it feels like you're creating a taboo around it because you want those annoying lesbian feminists to shut the fuck up. Cause how dare we, right? How dare we express desire for something in a way that reminds you patriarchy exists.

You won't even let us express that we're bitter or sad about feeling like a minority even amongst other queer women. You won't let us express simple jealousy without interpreting that jealousy in the most terfy antiship bad faith way possible!

I won't defend those who actually harass ppl or moralize over ships. I won't defend anti-fujos. But when you constantly lump me in with those people just because I looked at AO3 stats and went "Hmmm, it would be cool if this was more balanced :/" or whatever it feels like you just don't want me to say anything at all

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Is this about me personally? Yes, I agree that topics that are repetitive start to feel like an attack.

But with regards to AO3 stats, this is my pet peeve, as you probably know if you read here often, and I'm unlikely to stop being angry about it.

AO3 is extremely unusual in the history of fandom for being a very big, very multifandom site that is not m/m-specific but where m/m outnumbers other things. There have been large-ish slash archives before. There have been and still are other large, multifandom archives, from FFN and Wattpad, which are in AO3's weight class, to medium size ones like MediaMiner. The spaces that aren't m/m-specific generally have f/m vastly outnumbering m/m. They also make it harder to get stats than AO3 does.

I don't have an issue with people looking at overall fandom stats and complaining that f/f has the short end of the stick when it comes to fanfic broadly. I do object to people pulling only AO3 stats and going "The one anomalous clubhouse that looks like this is the problem" and pointing at m/m.

It's the same problem you point out, just in another direction. After being told "Okay, but the amount of m/m..." constantly for years, people are fed up and never want to hear it again. Even if it's phrased nicely. Even if the person saying it is also hurting.

[nattikay]

actually no wait holdup, I stumbled across some "Na'vi redesigns" recently, and while I don't want to make a stink about it on the actual redesign posts themselves because I don't want to antagonize the artists, who are clearly skilled in their own right, I do have something to say on the topic. While there is of course nothing wrong with re-designing characters or species for fun, there seems to be this condescending attitude surrounding Na'vi redesigns in particular, especially ones that make them significantly more monstrous/non-human, about how they're "better" than the canon designs for being less humanoid but....

y'all. Though there is a lot of cool speculative biology in Avatar, Avatar at is heart is not meant to be a speculative biology documentary, it's meant to be a story.

y’know, it’s interesting, there’s a section in Anomaly Inc’s epic eight-hour Avatar defense in which he’s refuting The Critical Drinker’s Avatar video. Paraphrasing a bit because I don’t want to dig through eight hours for this one line, but there’s a point where Critical Drinker says “if the Na'vi looked like this, or this, or this [showing images of much more monstrous alien designs from other movies], Avatar would be a very different movie”, and Anomaly Inc responds, “no actually, if the Na'vi looked like xenomorphs nothing in the plot would change, it would just be a whole lot less pleasant to look at.”

And you know what? They’re both right. Anomaly Inc is correct that giving the Na'vi a more monstrous design would not affect the plot itself, but Critical Drinker is also right (though perhaps not in the way he intended) that it would make Avatar a different movie. A WORSE MOVIE.

Yeah, I said it. Because plot is an important element to a movie, yes, but it’s not the only important element. Film is a visual medium, and therefore design is very important too, and it’s not arbitrary: the design of your characters should be used to support the story you’re trying to tell.

The story of Avatar requires the audience to empathize with the Na'vi. We’re supposed to be able to relate to them, to see ourselves in them. We’re meant not to see them as just “aliens”, but as people, because recognizing them as people emphasizes the wrongness of the RDA’s treatment of them. Blowing up the village of a clearly humanoid species is going to hit the audience much harder than blowing up the nest of scary-looking aliens, even if we know the aliens are smart and have their own culture etc. (not to say that blowing up the “nest” wouldn’t still be bad, of course it would be, it just wouldn’t invoke quite the same gut reaction in the viewers and yes that matters in a story).

A more monstrous design would not only not support the Na'vi’s narrative role, it would actively hinder it. Like it or not, general audiences would have a much more difficult time connecting with the Na'vi if they were depicted as hunched-over four-eyed hexapods with gaping jaws and the inability to make human facial expressions. Making them more humanoid makes them much easier to read and therefore to emotionally connect to. And no, Mr. Drinker, making your protagonists appealing to look at is not ��lazy dirty manipulation”, it’s character design 101.

And don’t get me wrong, there’s certainly a place for more monstrous-looking sapient alien species in fiction! And if that’s your cup of tea by all means go nuts! Make that alien species! Flesh out their culture! That sounds awesome! I know I’ve definitely seen some cool and interesting ones out there!

….but I just don’t think that Avatar is that place. And that’s ok. There’s a place for “monstrous” aliens (sapient or otherwise), but there’s a place for humanoid aliens too, Avatar is the latter and there’s nothing wrong with that.

…all that to say, my stance on Na'vi redesigns is heavily dependent on the attitude behind them:

“Here’s a Na'vi redesign because I thought it would be a fun challenge and look cool!” Awesome, go for it, have fun! :D

“Here’s a Na'vi redesign because the canon designs are dumb and lazy and mine is way Better and More Original because it looks more like a movie monster, the filmmakers were so stupid for not making them look more like this, I’m just Fixing It” shut up

[crusherthedoctor]

A guide on how to draw Trudy "officially".

Over the years, Trudy has received the occasional fanart, and I can never be grateful enough for every last one of them. <3 However, possibly due to not being an artist myself (unless you count purposefully terrible MSPaint doodles), I sometimes get asked what her intended reference is supposed to be. As in, how is she officially meant to translate in the Yuji Uekawa style alongside the other Sonic cast members.

In the past, I've been hesitant to clarify because truth be told, I don't care too deeply about every detail being completely accurate in fanart: I'm always perfectly satisfied and delighted to see how artists handle her regardless, no matter their spin on it. You wanna make her even taller? Go right ahead. :D You wanna make her hair reach further down? Knock yourself out. :D Boots going all the way up to her thighs? Hehe long leg horsie. :D But since it's something I've been asked more than once, I feel it's about time that I finally give a rundown for those who are interested in keeping her proportions, colours, facial expressions, and other such features canon-adjacent, so to speak.

I'll be numbering my points, because bullet points always seem to get smushed together no matter how I space them, which never fails to aggravate me lol. There's a lot to go over, but I hope I've compiled and summarized them as conveniently as possible. ^^ Alright, now let's make like a Mach Speed secton and go:

1. Trudy's official height is 3'06". For comparison, Rouge is 3'05", and Sonic himself is 3'03". (Originally Trudy was shorter than Rouge, but since Trudy remaining tall in spite of her condition is already a thing, it just felt right this way the more I thought about it.)

2. Trudy's shade of green is much more softer and minty than most green characters in the franchise (Vector, Jet, Scourge, Scourge With A Vagina, etc), as a harsher shade would clash with her portrayal.

3. The rule for her clothing:

Darker blue = headscarf + bandana Medium blue = top + boots Lighter blue = gloves + boot cuffs Brown = breeches + glove cuffs

4. Her muzzle and inner ears are peach, but lighter and more pale than other characters who have peach for those features.

5. Speaking of the ears, they're a teensy bit bigger than Sonic's, but not by much. They're also more rhombus-shaped by comparison.

6. She has five bangs in total, though it may often look like four due to her headscarf.

7. Her eye shape is exactly as it's presented in the image below. The general shape is tsurime, similar to Blaze, but rounder and softer to convey Trudy's personality, and how despite the rough experiences she went through while growing up, they haven't changed her kind heart. Her eyelashes and their length are also exactly as they appear here.

...also, while she's commonly depicted with half-lidded eyes, they're NOT like that all the time like in Rouge and Vanilla's case. Her eyes are fully open in her default state like most of the cast, she's just prone to half-lidded eyes due to her tender demeanour.

And of course, her sclera is NOT the usual white. :P It might look white from afar, but upon closer inspection, it's actually a very subtle light blue. This is often an effect of EDS in real life, so I figured it would be a good way of conveying it visually within the specific framework of a Sonic character. Meanwhile, the shade of brown used is much more warm than cool.

8. She actually has a little boop for her nose (complete with the two nostrils in place of the traditional black dot), it's just not obvious when looking at her from the front, like a mind trick of sorts. It's easier to notice from the side or from other particular angles, like so.

9. There's no easy way of putting this, so I'm gonna come right at ya with it: Trudy does indeed have breasts. Not as overt as Rouge (I say that out of endearment, not out of Bumblekast-flavored contempt), but it's there all the same to indicate she's a bit older than Amy and Cream.

10. Likewise, her legs are on the thick side. Again, more subtly so than Rouge, but still notable when compared to the pipe frames of Amy, Cream, Blaze, etc. And yes, just like horses in real life, she also has a prominent... er, behind, but this too is not quite as blatant as Rouge, since her top tends to obscure some of it, at least when standing up.

11. Her tail reaches down to just above her feet, and can be used to convey some of her emotions, such as slowly swaying when happy, or raising ever so slightly to show her contempt towards a villain. The joke is that she's "politely" telling them they can kiss her ass.

12. Her ponytail reaches down to her back, and in its default state, it forms an S-shape. It's also so close to her back that it may look as though the top and bottom alike are fully glued to her lol. It's not, obviously, but it's another mind trick per say. The height and width of the big upper half are near-equal, for maximum roundness. :3

...however, when she's in motion, be it mild or major, the ponytail can react accordingly in order to convey said motion. This never needs to be portrayed super realistically, what matters is that it looks cute and/or amusing. :3 :3 :3

Basically, if you're familiar with the Shantae franchise, and you know how animated the titular protagonist's ponytail can get, you can play around just as much with Trudy's ponytail.

13. Her gloves are just like Rouge's gloves: they go above her elbows, and fit her arms smoothly even with the small triangular gap on the brown cuffs. They're very much intended to invoke the feeling of classic princess gloves, to contrast the tomboy aspects of her attire.

14. Trudy's boots are yet another mind trick: while they technically go up to her knees like Amy's boots, they end up looking as long as Rouge's boots due to Trudy having longer legs than Amy. :P As for the feet, while they may seem similarly shaped to Amy's boots from a brief glance, the toes have recently been mildly altered to be a little more visually distinct and to reflect Trudy being older than Amy, so the toes are slightly longer and pointed now, as seen below. Despite this, they still lack heels, because heels are a no-no for Trudy's sensitive hooves.

15. Despite her bandana seemingly appearing smaller than her face when she's not using it, it somehow covers the entire lower half of her face perfectly fine like a ninja mask when she is using it. What sorcery is this??? Same reason Amy can pull her hammer out of thin air. Cartoon logic, deal with it.

16. As you can see in the second image above, Trudy's top has a window, which can be easy to overlook since you normally only see it when she has her bandana up. And on the subject of her top, as you may have noticed in a few images earlier, the top also has two small triangular cuts at the bottom of both her sides.

17. As for other details that are normally concealed by her clothing, her body has some pale peach that matches her muzzle and inner ears: it starts exactly at her *ahem* chest, and goes down across the middle portion of her front, ending where the stomach ends. Her feet - or rather, her hooves - resemble the typical round and toeless texture of most Sonic characters, except they're grey, with a little bit of fluff over them like so.

18. Trudy can certainly show a wide range of facial expressions, even playful and silly ones that you might not expect from her, but even so, they are always presented in a dignified and restrained manner. She's also not the type to lose her temper outright, preferring Tranquil Fury, so you won't be seeing her gnashing her teeth madly.

In other words, if Trudy shows visible disgust towards Eggman and his nefarious ways, she would not pull a Jack Nicholson Joker grimace ala Tracy Yardley's Sonic while doing so. She would much rather turn her head a little to the side and turn her nose up at him all proper-like.

19. And finally, simply put, the design of her trusty bow is as it appears here:

...and her whip, in its finalized form, can easily be described as being able to extend like a regular whip, while the handle resembles a rapier handle.

Bonus Fun Fact: During the very early stages of Trudy's design, I considered giving her a cape that reached down to just below the knees, so as to fit her unique mix of refined-yet-quirky. It wasn't super-detailed or anything, it was simple enough, but elegant nonetheless. However, I decided against it due to fears of it potentially making the design too cluttered, and also thinking about Trudy's design not causing inconvenience if she were actually playable in a game.

That said, I still think about it from time to time, as while it may not be part of her finalized attire, I still think a cape could look endearing on her, partly due to an old comic by Skaru, so if anyone wants to try their hand at drawing her with one, that's perfectly fine with me. :> Plus, with those who already accuse Trudy of being a Whisper ripoff, despite Trudy existing long before IDW Sonic in general was even a thing, it'd be a funny way of baiting them lmao.

And that's about it, assuming I don't remember something else five seconds after uploading this post! So for any artists who prefer to draw her with her "canon" proportions and whatnot, I hope this guide is able to help. ^^ Credit for all the art used in this post goes to: @skaruresonic @star-stages @nuncadisponible @sonikkuruzu @eva-of-the-sea @thespeedhighway @aquillis-main @la-nom-nom @latias-eevee-hatori

[manias-wordcount]

GRGRGLEGLEF i hope ur taking requests at this time because I cannot find a “reqs closed” sign anywhere

can i request Yosuke Hanamura or Yusuke Kitagawa w a male S/O who likes photography??? And maybe one day they ask them to model in one of his photos?? thank u!!! (Headcanons :P)

again very sorry if your reqs were closed D:

S/o who likes Photography HCs (Yosuke Hanamura, Yusuke Kitagawa)

𝗔/𝗡: 𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻! 𝗶 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁!

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚? ⇒ 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩

𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧?

𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚?

Yosuke Hanamura

When you said you were into photography, Yosuke thought it was going to be one of two things

“Boring” nature shots of Inaba OR cool, epic action shots (*cough* of him *cough*)

So imagine his surprise when you ask him to model for your photos

And imagine his surprise becoming even bigger and MORE dramatic when you tell him you don’t want action shots of him splashing in the take or riding a scooter- you want to take portraits of him

Begrudgingly, he’ll accept (because he loves you too much hehe) but he’s going to be awkward about it the whole time

You’ll probably take him around beautiful sights around Inaba like the shrine or the Flood Plains around sunset and have to coach him through all these different positions and poses

You’ll probably have to tell him a thousand times to “smile normally” and “stop looking miserable” because he’s starting to get bored just “standing around and looking pretty for you”

But once you show him the final product, don’t worry- he’ll be amazed at your skill and just amazed at how good you made him look

Sure, he may grumble a bit about how you took hours dragging him around only to end up with less than 10 photos that you’re satisfied with but he does thank you profoundly 

You made him feel beautiful and loved when you showed him just how good your favorites looked (in the most, manly way he swears)

Yusuke Kitagawa

Yusuke is a guy who GETS it (kinda)

Since the man is (primarily? completely?) a painter and you’re medium of choice is photography, there are definitely some rules and ways of going about finding and showcasing a subject that differs between the two of you

But an artist can absolutely appreciate another artist’s work, even if you both engage in different forms of art so expect this guy to 100% be your biggest hype man

Y’all probably go back and forth with trying to spark inspiration for each other when one of you is stuck in a slump

Either way, Yusuke is not only honored- he’s thrilled to pieces when you ask him to be your model one day

Though he’s a bit difficult to work with at first

He has his own eye for aesthetics and naturally prefers to do his own poses and expressions (while maybe even directing how you should frame him in the photograph)

But once he cools his jets and lets you do your thing, everything works out

He’s more than happy with seeing your final product and he’s really able to understand your vision once he sees it come alive in the printed photographs

Might even make him so happy that he’ll make a completely abstract painting of his emotions in that moment and even name it after you haha <3

[moonetta]

I finished blizzard! More observations:

- I prefer how hitomiko’s arc is written in the game. She has more moments of showing she cares about raimon and genesis whereas in the anime she really just seems willing to use them to win 😭 and out of nowhere raimon are like we’re grateful to you coach :D. She burns her hands trying to open a door to save them and she talks about her brother’s death which was nice to see as the anime never focuses on how it affected her too.

- Omg gazelle and burn were robbed so hard 😭 I thought they didn’t get a lot to do in the anime. Gazelle doesn’t even play Raimon he just kicks a ball at them and aphrodi stops it, and burn isn’t even in it? By the end they just disappear and kira is like meh send genesis out.

- I think I prefer game! fubuki’s resolution of his arc, but the anime had more impact. Ofc this is also a difference of mediums, it’s harder to show a character going thru it via a couple expressions and their sprite shaking, still I think they showed the concept well via a game. I prefer Atsuya actually saying a proper goodbye to fubuki, although the arc feels a tiny bit anticlimactic because nothing dramatic happened (like the anime hospital scene or all the times fubuki broke down on the pitch and felt angsty on the bench)

- It’s interesting how Hijikata wasn’t in it and wasn’t the one hiding Gouenji? I prefer the anime for this part because ofc I believe Gouenji loves his friends and would want to help them, but still wouldn’t risk it if he didn’t have confirmation his sis was 100% safe. The anime defo made Gouenji’s return so cool with the music and everyone was a lot more overjoyed, in the game endou was like smashing ur back, gtg practice byeeee.

- The go go raimon part in the dark emperors game was very cute with pixel sprites because they were all twirling and jumping around. The whole game had a very cute endearing vibe that reminds me of stardew and undertale!

[tammog]

Ranking/Talking about the Secret Level episodes:

1: D&D

I dislike D&D but this was a pretty good one. The Paladin was cool (although we got robbed of seeing her fight much sadly), tbh the biggest weakness was the golden dragon holding the idiot ball and going "Let me just eat Tiamat juice I bet this will be fine". Big fan of self sacrifice but not by people that should be aware it's only going to make the situation drastically worse. Otherwise good tho, 7/10.

2: Sifu

Great! Blue-baller of an ending but I liked the game and I liked this episode. Felt like it could have used a bit more budget to be longer (you will see which EPs I think it should have taken that from) but what was there I liked. 10/10 potential but how short it got cut makes it 7/10 for me too.

3: New World

Yeah it should have taken this one's budget. For a second I thought they'd killed Arnold's character in the opening which would have been VERY funny but sadly he sticks around as the most annoying MC of this series. While all of these episodes are clearly advertisements to an extent, this one felt like it the most. Will not watch again, 2/10 (and only cause I thought Arnold died in the beginning).

4: Unreal Tournament

And from the worst entry in the list we go to PEAM this is amazing and yes part of it is nostalgia but the animation was good the framing was good the voice lines were good the feeling was good and it even fit a story about rebellion in there which, with the robot killing the person in charge in the end, had a VERY funny timing given recent IRL events. 10/10.

5: Warhammer 40k

Good shit. I am not extremely into 40k lore - well, I am more into the lore than a lot of people, but in a "I read a few of the books" way and not a "I know all the characters and can tell subfactions at a glance and know what unit each thing here is immediately". Both me and my 40k playing friend thought they were dealing with a daemon, turns out it was a sorcerer?

What a sorcerer tho, amazing animation and really cool display of what makes them so scary in a way that you cannot show in a videogame, using the medium really well. Loved this episode, 10/10 just for the sorc sequence and the rest is great too.

6: PAC-MAN

I've seen this one called "PAC-MAN creepypasta" on here and... yeah? I'd go further and say that it feels like a horror-ish story that was forced into a vaguely Pac-Man shaped mould? I guess I should not be disappointed that a short about a game with no story and barely anything you can call characters is mid, but I also feel like this was just a bad choice of game to make a short about even for arcade games. 4/10?

7: Crossfire

Disclaimer: I have never even heard of that game. This also felt like watching an ad (like one of the Eve Online ads if you saw those? The ones that are kind of in universe?) but less egregiously so. Still, very standard "Oh they are morally grey mercenaries who are very Tactical with very Tactical weapons and gear". Didn't help that "We are the Good Guys" was the catch phrase of a friend I used to play a lot of games with whenever we did fucked up stuff in an RPG. Pretty boring just because of how bog-standard military tactical toughman this was, 4 or 5/10.

8: Armored Core

PEAM again. Okay yes I am biased but the animation was good, the combat was good, the MC not being likeable but being understandable (to an extent) was good, voice-in-head banter was good, and I just like mechs so sue me. Will watch again (along with the other highly rated stuff), also liked how much of Keanu Reeves you could see in the pilot's expressions lol. 10/10?

[yeah-thats-probably-it]

J&W S01E04 “The Hunger Strike”

Adapted from: Right Ho, Jeeves

Jeeves telling Aunt Dahlia that Bertie was up late because he had a business meeting as if anybody would ever believe that in a million billion years, let alone Bertie’s good and deserving aunt who knows him so well

At first I kind of thought Hugh Laurie’s acting was a little too over the top and goofy (Bertie is a silly guy, but he’s still more grounded in reality than most of the characters he surrounds himself with and at least attempts to seem dignified)

But on thinking about it a bit more I can see why an actor would play it like that. Book!Bertie does often have a marked quality of affectedness when he’s trying to pass himself off as more nonchalant or confident or worldly than he actually is (e.g. laughing down from lazy eyelids and flicking a speck of dust from the irreproachable Mechlin lace at his wrists like a bird in one of those historical novels).

This hit me when show!Bertie told Aunt Dahlia he was laughing derisively (this happens in the book too). Of course our boy has to explain that he’s being derisive. He probably read a pulp historical novel where the hero laughed derisively and has been daydreaming about looking that cool ever since

His expressions while Aunt D is telling the shark story are more realistically downplayed, so I’m leaning toward calling the previous over-emoting a legitimate acting choice

Watching Jeeves put the flower in Bertie’s buttonhole reminds me of that fanart that’s like “the inherent homoeroticism of being a man’s valet”

Some of the hilarious dialogue from the “life would be simpler if we were newts” sequence was cut for time, but the show makes up for it by having Gussie actually demonstrate the newt mating display

It’s lucky Bertie is so chatty, because some of the narration we’re missing from the books can be added back in via small talk with Jeeves

Stephen Fry’s withering stare and delivery of “very good, sir” when Bertie reveals he brought the mess jacket himself are A++

“I say, Jeeves, I’ve just had another thought.” “Oh, I am relieved, sir.”

Bertie looks very cute in the white mess jacket, but when you actually have a visual image of it, you can understand why Jeeves disapproves. They also explain the issue that that style of jacket is associated with service workers, which is something I had to find by looking up when I was reading the book because Plum presumably thought the jacket’s inappropriateness would be self-explanatory to his contemporary readers

Not being bound to strict Bertie POV allows the episode to actually show Anatole reacting throughout the meal as people send their food back, which is great

It’s a shame they left out the line where Bertie advises Gussie to say something to Madeline about the sunset and gives an example of something Jeeves said to him

I really like the physicality Hugh Laurie brings to Bertie, always moving and shifting positions. Getting up from the bench he’s sitting on, walking around it, leaning over to talk and then climbing up to sit on top of it. Fidgety, restless energy. ADHD king ❤️

Being able to have Madeline say “that dumb, yearning look in your eyes” and cut to Bertie demonstrating said (decidedly non-yearning) look is one of the biggest advantages of the visual medium

THERE are those Quorn-and-Pytchley-cultivated pipes we heard so much about in the books. When this version of Aunt Dahlia is called on to shout, boy can she deliver

[yanderecrazysie]

request:

yandere alphabet for shirabu

So many Shirabu requests! I think this is the last one, but I'm so glad I got to write for him!

Shirabu Kenjirou (Haikyuu) -The Yandere Alphabet

👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️

Warnings: yandere themes, murder, accidental injury

A is for Affection: How do they show their affection for their darling? How often do they show it?

💖Shirabu is not good at expressing his affection. He wants to be, but he’s just not.

💖He likes to play with your hair and stroke the top of your head a lot, but that’s pretty much the extent of it.

💖He’s inadvertently tsundere a lot of the time, so that probably adds to the issue of affection.

B is for Blood: How messy are they willing to get for their darling? Why?

🔪Shirabu prefers to use other methods, such as blackmail and threats. But he will stoop to murder if necessary.

🔪It would be a quick, efficient kill with very little mess and very well-covered tracks.

🔪He would get away with murder. He’s smart enough to and very careful at covering his tracks.

C is for Care or Cruelty: How would they treat their darling when they kidnap them? Would they mock them?

💔He’s mainly kind, in a way. Kind of tsundere about it somehow.

💔But a little mocking. More like teasing, but sometimes he goes too far. He’ll feel bad if you start to cry or something.

D is for Delusion: How delusional are they when it comes to their darling? Do they believe their darling loves them?

💭He’s not delusional at all. He’s extremely aware of everything and remains that way.

💭He’s often disgusted by his own actions, but he finds them necessary and worth it in the end.

E is for Expose: How much of their heart do they bear to their darling? How vulnerable are they when it comes to their darling? How much time will it take to trust them?

💧He builds up pretty tall walls for everyone, including you. It’ll be hard to break them down, but you’re the most capable of doing so.

💧He doesn’t want to share any of his heart with anyone, because it makes him feel weak and powerless.

💧He may never trust you, depending on how you behave, but there is a possibility. He’s still very careful, even when trusting you.

F is for Fight: How would they react if their darling fought back?

👊He would be surprised at first, because he expected tears, not punches.

👊I think he’d get super pissed after the shock wears off though and skip immediately to punishment time.

G is for Guilt: What would it take for them to feel guilty about their actions? Or do they feel guilty from the start?

😔Like I said, Shirabu sees all of his actions as worth it in the end, so he doesn’t really feel guilt. 

😔The only time he feels guilt is when he acts impulsively and hurts you (emotionally or physically), because he knows he messed up and did something stupid for no reason.

H is for Hell: What would be their darling’s worst experience with them?

🔥Making Shirabu angry is not pretty, to be honest. He rages pretty badly and loses his temper easily.

🔥He might accidentally grab you hard enough to leave bruises or say things that make you cry. He’ll apologize eventually, but only when he cools down.

I is for Ideals: What kind of future do they have in mind for/with their darling?

👩‍❤️‍👨Shirabu doesn’t entirely care about things like getting married or having kids, his end goal is simply being with you. 

👩‍❤️‍👨If he had to choose more than that, he’d at least get married. He doesn’t particularly love children, but if you wanted them, he’d be fine with one or two.

J is for Jealousy: How easily do they get jealous? Do they lash out or find a way to cope?

💢He’s a “happy” medium. He doesn’t get jealous too easily but it does upset him. 

💢He 100% lashes out, and he may say something he doesn’t mean.

K is for Kidnap: How would they go about kidnapping their darling? How much do they plan it out?

🔒He prefers to have a happy relationship simply because it’s simpler, but he will resort to kidnapping if he thinks it’s necessary.

🔒If he does, it’s planned to a T. Mistakes just simply won’t happen with how prepared he is. No chance of escape at all.

L is for Love Letters: How would they go about courting or approaching their darling?

💌He’s a tsundere and a bit shy when it comes to love, so he’d probably be very bad at it. That’s why he may resort to threats, blackmail, or kidnapping to force a relationship.

💌He finds most “romantic gestures” too sappy, so he’s probably not going to win your heart through traditional ways at all. Probably just a blunt “go out with me?”

M is for Mask: Are their true colors drastically different from the way they acted before?

🎭He can get kind of blushy and shy/embarrassed around you, in a way he’s not with any other girl. His teammates would definitely notice this change if you come around, even if it’s not obvious to others.

🎭He also shows off more, especially in volleyball. He usually doesn’t care if he’s noticed while setting, but if you’re there? You sure as hell better notice him.

N is for Naughty: How would they punish their darling?

🚓Isolation is a go-to for sure, but so is screaming in your face about how stupid and ungrateful you are. You’ll probably be in tears by the time he’s done with you.

🚓If he’s especially pissed, he may physically lash out at the time, but he will seriously regret that later.

O is for Oppression: How many rights would they take away from their darling? What rights can be earned with time and trust?

📜Shirabu is somewhat controlling, but only to make sure you can’t run away from him. He’s a lot more lax with rules when he has a way to make sure you can’t escape.

📜He’s very strict with his existing rules, however, and can kind of flip out when some are broken.

P is for Patience: How patient are they with their darling?

🕊️Not very much at all. At first, while you’re settling in, he forces himself to be calm and gentle with you, but after a while he’ll lose that initial patience.

Q is for Quit: If their darling dies, leaves, or successfully escapes, would they ever be able to move on?

🏃‍♀️Shirabu would be a shell of his former self, to be honest. He’d go on living, if you can call it that, but he’d miss you every day and never truly move on.

🏃‍♀️If you escape, he’ll be both terrified and furious. Terrified that you’ll turn him in and all his careful planning will go to waste, and furious that you dared to leave him.

R is for Rage: How do they act when angry? How do they calm down?

👿He yells. A lot. He can get pretty insulting with his words to the point of breaking you down to tears.

👿He isn’t usually physically violent, but he can lash out when extremely angry and can accidentally grip you too hard.

S is for Soulmate: What made them fall in love with their darling? How did they first meet? When did they realize they loved their darling?

💍Shirabu probably met you during either school or work. It’s during those settings, where he’s serious and concentrating, that he truly notices when something is distracting him. 

💍He goes into denial for quite a while, not over how he feels but over how deeply he feels it. He tries to bury these feelings deep down but they keep resurfacing until he can’t ignore them any longer.

💍When he accepts those feelings, he immediately starts pursuing you, which might be confusing. He goes from “I don’t care about you” to “okay maybe I really, really like you” in a snap.

T is for Tears: How do they feel about seeing their darling scream, cry, and/or isolate themselves?

😭If he’s angry, he’ll feel like you deserve it. If he’s not, he’ll feel like garbage and apologize.

😭He does feel sympathy for you, but he’s more of a logical person instead of an emotional one. Tears won’t sway him.

U is for Unique: Would they do anything different from the classic yandere?

👌Shirabu is both logical and hot-headed, which is kind of interesting. It’s easy for him to snap when it comes to anger, but otherwise he’s very stoic.

V is for Visit: Would they allow anyone else to visit their darling? Do they trust their darling to talk to their loved ones (in person, on the phone, etc.) or not at all?

🧳No. Shirabu is nothing if not careful, he’s secretly terrified someone will turn him in for kidnapping.

W is for Weakness: What weakness can their darling exploit in order to escape?

❌ Shirabu is pretty well-balanced and very intelligent, so it’ll be difficult to exploit a weakness.

❌ However, if you make him angry, it can sometimes put him off his game and make him careless. Unfortunately, you’ve got an angry Shirabu to deal with in that situation.

X is for Xoanon: How much would they revere or worship their darling? To what length would they go to win their darling over?

🛐 He’s not a worshiper. He loves you, yes, but he doesn’t worship you. He’s not that kind of guy.

🛐 He will do his best to win your heart, but he’s awkward and tsundere-y about it.

Y is for Yearning: How long do they pine after their darling before they snap?

😍 Quite a while! He tries to deny his feelings and how deep they go for a very long time.

😍 He also takes a very long time to plan everything he does out, so after he snaps, you’ll still have time.

Z is for Zero Tolerance: What is the thing that always makes them snap? What things will they not allow their darling to do under any circumstances?

0️⃣ Personally, I think out of all the many things that makes him snap, saying “I hate you” is the quickest way to both piss him off and break his heart.

0️⃣ He’s trying not to cry through his anger, reminding himself that you don’t mean it- you’re just scared!

[carnivorousyandeere]

could we have an intro post for varsha too? 😳

Of course~!! Thank you for the ask love 💕

Varsha Intro

CW: murder mentions, stalking

Varsha is petite and short, but don’t let that fool you— she’s got more raw strength than Memphis. Her skin tone is medium-dark to dark depending on the season, and cool-toned. She also has dark, expressive eyes. Her hair is black, and it sits shoulder-length with some wispy bangs. She also has an aquiline nose 😍

Varsha has just regular lobe piercings in her ears, but also wears ear cuffs a lot. She has one nostril pierced on her nose too. She dresses like this a majority of the time (not sure what this style is called though, sorry):

Varsha’s biggest hobby (other than following you around) is also her business— clothing and jewelry design. She runs an online shop selling jewelry she’s made, sewing patterns, and the occasional finished garment as well. Varsha’s designs are all pretty whimsical and detailed.

For the business, Tasha often helps with crunching numbers and Tai helps with packing and shipping out orders, so that Varsha can focus on design and producing. Varsha also values Mehri’s design input greatly.

Aside from her business, Varsha is prone to disappearing for various lengths of time with little or no explanation. The truth is probably that she’s following you around, fashioning herself as your guardian angel and miraculously stepping onto the scene if you’re ever in trouble.

She is very good at climbing and perching in improbable spots, looking as comfortable as can be the whole time. She’s good with languages, talking to people, and reading social cues, but she prefers to intentionally disregard these to get reactions out of people. Except for flirting— she wants to be upfront and direct rather than playfully beating around the bush here.

Despite being stronger than Memphis, she rarely feels the need to use that strength. Varsha is difficult to anger; she’s more likely to be amused than anything else, unless you’re in direct physical danger, or somebody is consistently disrespecting you. Her kills, on the very rare occasion that she does, are much neater than Memphis’ or Tasha’s, even a bit artful.

With DnD, you might expect Varsha to play a rogue, but she actually prefers playing as a barbarian or an artificer. She’s also SUPER good at coming up with different voices for her characters :D

[dovesndecay]

Tell us more about your amnesiac aasamir? :)

[img: A HeroForge mini of a masc-presenting person in thick, brown furs with purple accents. He has medium brown skin, short, spiky white hair, and light brown eyes. He is holding a staff in his left hand and a ball of flame in his right. One white brow has a slit, and both ears have hoops. His expression is somewhat confused or disdainful, lips curled and brow lifted. At his feet are fallen leaves and a small campfire. /end]

Level 4 | 13 STR | 14 DEX | 17 CON | 14 INT | 16 WIS | 18 CHA

Kelric Ashling has been in Ten Towns since just before the eternal winter began. He was found in the woods with the beginning of hypothermia and already frostbitten, losing his left ring and pinkie fingers. He was found by Ulrich Frostborn, played by @chaosqueer, a half-orc barbarian living outside of Brynn Shander. The two of them are basically besties, though Kelric would be confused by that. Ulrich, meanwhile, would be terribly hurt that Kelric didn't think they were besties. After all, Ulrich carved him prosthetics for his hand!

He has no memory of his life prior to arriving in Ten Towns, and so, after getting patched up, he stayed. It's been nearly three years of simply existing in this bullshit cold-as-a-witch's-rectum hellscape, but he doesn't have much else to do, so he stays and he does odd jobs in exchange for room and board, and funds to stock away for rainy days. He can do some fire magic, but has no idea how he knows how to do it, and lately it's been a bit ... out of control.

Since some of the settlements in Ten Towns have human sacrifice lotteries, he and Ulrich -- the two of them are often referred to as "The Ricks", although never to Kelric's face -- travel around to mitigate the risk of ending up on the lottery and getting sacrificed to the Auril, The Frost Maiden.

At the beginning of our campaign, Heliodora Arleccina, played by @natalieironside, a goth jester Drow bard, showed up in town, presumably for shits and giggles, and joined our little band of job-doers. She seems to be mostly inclined towards making money and enjoying shenanigans, and she's good at both, so Kelric is cool with her tagging along. A bard is always useful.

One of the ways I've been playing with his amnesia is that I'll roll a d20 to see how he reacts to certain things. He doesn't know all the spells he knows, so when Heliodora tries to Message him to work out a plan during a job, in front of the target, in public -- who we are meant to kill, subtly and without getting caught -- Kelric freaks out and accidentally ends up in a fight with the town guard in the middle of the market. During the fight, he also accidentally sets an inn very on fire, and lets one of their enemies go to try and save the people while the party flees the town.

I'm waiting to see how that one comes back to bite us later.

There's a massive Bumble problem -- abominable snowmen, which we've taken to calling Bumbles -- throughout the area, and the party has been running into them every time we leave town.

The Eternal Winter Bullshit has drawn a newly graduated ... *squints* druid??? maybe?? I don't remember, tbh. Her name is Danikka, but we've taken to calling her The Nerd. When she arrived in town, he felt a flicker of recognition at her robes, but couldn't place them. He may have unnerved her slightly when he approached, sat down, and stared at her as if he could will himself to remember something. Ulrich's gentle intervention was necessary as a third party to ease the awkward encounter.

Every so often, he knows or uses a spell he didn't know he had -- the scene below was because he used Druidcraft without even realizing it. The Nerd is helping him "learn" magic -- and he's gathering materials for her to cast a spell to hopefully restore his memory. Our last job was to retrieve an gem trader's inventory, and our reward was one diamond specifically because The Nerd needs it for the spell.

Kelric looked across the bar to where Danikka sat at a table, the Chwinga resting on the beehive she'd wrestled her hair into. "Hey, nerd!" Danikka looked up, blinking wide eyes. "Yes?" Kelric immediately groaned. "Don't answer to that, kid!"

Kelric is a very gruff, no-nonsense sort of guy. He's not a chatter. He fails to ask follow-up questions, and walks away from conversations the moment he feels he's done with them -- regardless of whether the other person feels the same way.

And then he walks back in when he remembers that he needs more information, like, where the fuck he's supposed to be going.

Honestly, thank gods for Ulrich, because Kelric would walk off without his head 90% of the time if it weren't attached.

He also doesn't know he's an Aasimar -- pretty much everyone assumes he's a genasi or a half-elf or something, thanks to the slightly pointed ears and the scales -- so when he never "sleeps" for more than four hours, he thinks he has insomnia. Ulrich makes him various teas to try and help, which Kelric drinks despite having Zukoesque ideas about tea.

He always takes last watch. He's a brandy man. Green is his favorite color. He's very impatient -- nearly barging into the rooms of inn guests in order to follow up on a flyer they left on the Craigsboard -- but thankfully, Ulrich is there to rein him in most days.

Mostly.

Oh, and if the Northlook Inn ever burns down, he'll save Ol' Bitey before anybody else.

[img: A red fish with a wide, bold forehead, a number of scars, and a white belly, mounted on a piece of wood like real world singing fish products. Beneath the fish, there is a name plaque that reads, "OL' BITEY". /end]

[sysig]

what's your favorite part about making art?

Getting it out of my head (lol)

To give a more complete answer haha, each step has its own charm! Sketching is nice to have it Out of me, alleviates the itch of having a Thought or Feeling that just needs to be Out and onto paper already

If I'm drawing digitally, lining has gotten rather meditative, or if my sketches are particularly scribbly then it's like a puzzle haha

Toning on paper is a fun exercise in tool usage - I have specific pencils I switch back and forth between to get The Effect I'm looking for, or filling in with the same pencil for the whole piece is nice to just have it done all at once, it's satisfying both ways

Editing has kinda fallen by the wayside for me lately (as evidenced by my lack of uploads - I keep wanting to share, but there's a stopper in my brain that says "No, they're Not Done!" which is like......half correct? It's done when I say it's done, but they haven't been edited "properly" so) but it also has its good points! It took a bit to find the fun again because editing is definitely Not my favourite part of the process - it's not Creative or Exciting or Expressive in the same way as the other steps but it is something I can do for my art that makes it appear how my hand, eye, and brain want it to - my hand is messy, my eye is very particular, and my brain parses between the two, takes away the lines that muddle the final image until there's only The Picture left :) And sometimes it's all I have the energy for! Sometimes all I can do is take my backlog and make it pretty rather than make something new - but it's still Making Art :)

The only part I really don't like is scanning lol, it's just annoying, why can't my pictures be uploaded in perfect quality directly from my sketchbook to my computer haha

And most of this is to do with drawing since it's still my main art form, but a lot of the same applies to writing and papercraft and whatever else I try my hand at - it's nice to Have and Do and see where it gets me :)

I'm doing well! I've been writing more than - ever? I think? I think this is officially my up-to-now peak of Finished Writing by wordcount and time spent on it lol, it's been very fun!! And also a little overwhelming haha I still haven't quite found a New Normal about it, it being The Most haha, but I want to work towards that balance! More practice means more time to implement it so lol

[mugeesworld]

Hi~ I was wondering if I could maybe possibly get a one piece and/or HxH match up? 👉👈

I like both women and men (though I’d like to avoid being pared with super young characters like gon/killua) and I myself am genderfluid. My personality type is ENFP and I’m ambivert! I’m a very kind caring person and I love kids and animals! I enjoy games a lot whether they be card games or board games or more sporty games like tennis and fencing! I love crafting and am an artist and I love all mediums including drawing, painting, sewing, and sculpting. I also love cooking and baking for people I love! Having loved ones enjoy my food makes me very happy as well as gifting art that I’ve made for them. One issue though is that I lack self confidence and am extremely insecure so I need someone who is willing to baby me at times. I’m plus sized which doesn’t help my insecurities, but I use things like fun alternative fashions and makeup to make me feel more comfortable in my own skin. I love to cuddle and am a very openly affectionate person. I listen to pretty much every kind of music from opera to metal and everything in between! I’m a very duel sided person as I love frilly cute pastel things like lolita fashion and stuffed animals but at the same time I love macabre things like taxidermy and horror media! Overall I love to try new things and learn about different interests other may have! Thank you so much and I hope this description was good enough!!

Hi there! Thank you for requesting!! You sound like such a cool person!! I'll do both hxh and one piece. And do one boy and one girl! Have a good day ♥︎♥︎♥︎

I think you belong with.....

Drum roll!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Robin!

I think she would just adore you!!! :D

Robin would find it adorable how you like kids and animals so much. She can't help but smile when seeing you get all excited when seeing one. She finds your almost "parental" like personality with them cute.

She would definitely enjoy a good card game with you also. She looks like the type to be VERY good at poker.

She would like to just watch you as you paint/draw. She enjoys spending quality time with you even if it's silent while you draw and she reads. It brings her a sense of comfort.

When you gift her your art it makes her absolutely crazy! She might keep a calm expression but on the inside she is flipping out! And if you gift her something like a book mark you painted..... It's over. She's passed away. She absolutely LOVES IT.

Every little gift you give her she will cherish. Definitely had a shelf/chest filled with everything. And she makes sure to dust it and keep it clean if it's a sculpture.

Would love to taste your food. She seems like the type to secretly have a sweet tooth.

She loves how you just learn and pick up all these different activities. How you're so full of ambition to try new things!

And she would just not understand how you lack self confidence. Like she would be utterly confused. She can't get it into her mind how you feel this way. It just doesn't make sense to her cause to her.... You're perfect!

She would definitely give you all the reassurance you need. Robin is the type of person that just throws whatever on. She could care less. But she would love to just sit on yalls bed and watch your little fashion shows you do for her when trying to find a outfit or showing her your makeup. She would do a little clap when you find the perfect outfit. Even though she thinks you look good in anything.

She would like how affectionate and "clingy" you are. Would hold your hand or let you rest your head on her lap while she reads. Her favorite cuddling position is when y'all lay on yalls sides, facing each other. And you rest your head on her chest. She likes holding you!

I think y'all would be perfect for each other cause robin on one hand is very fem and dresses in cute outfits! Has a very "girly" side but also this mysterious dark side to her. (If that makes sense....)

I could see her taking you to both a cute hello kitty cafe or like a museum. Or a zoo! Any place to roam around and learn!

Phinks!

Phinks is not talked about a tone! A bunch of people think he is mean but on hxh's page it says that phinks has a kind and loyal heart! And I believe that! And that's why I think he would be perfect for you!

Phinks would like the way you're always up for a challenge when trying something new. The way you want to learn and take on new things is one of the many reasons he was drawn to you.

Phinks definitely has a soft spot for animals. He has a soft spot in general. And even though he tries to hide it. Having this tough guy act always on. He always had a soft spot for you. He is the type to switch up like. "Yeah what's up dawg" to "Hi baby how was your day? :D" when talking to his friends compared to you.

You bring out a side in him that no one else can. Cause you make his heart melt! (Is that cringe? Idk. Oh well)

He is always down for a game of cards too. Little off topic but he gives off big gambling addict vibes 💀

Just like robin he loves to watch you work. Watching you draw/paint is like watching one of those satisfying video compilations on YouTube. Always pops in while you're working to bug you saying "watcha doingggg?"

Would grab your art and look at it while noding acting like he's a professional artist or something. Like. "Yes yes. Very interesting. I like what you did with the swirl right here it really makes it pop!"

When you give him your art work he definitely brings it to show the troop and brags about it.

And when you bake for him?!??? He's in love. Makes him melt. Like if you pack his lunch or something while he has a troop meeting he will once again show it to everyone and when they say that looks good and asks for some. He immediately gets defensive. Will literally fight anyone that gets near it.

The troop definitely likes you also. Especially your baking. Would always as phinks to ask you if you would make cookies for them or something.

Phinks would just absolutely love your body. Theirs no other way to say it! He looks like the type of guy to want a plus size partner.

Would mess with your makeup stuff while asking questions. Will pick up like a eyelash curler and immediately start asking millions of questions. Would probably think it's a large toe nail clippers or something 💀

Also just like robin phinks is quick to get ready. He doesn’t care how he looks. And he doesn’t care how you look either cause he finds you hot with whatever on. But if you get a new outfit or something he would definitely show you off

He absolutely loves showing you off like the treasure you are. Would treat you like a delicate piece of art. Would make you do a little spin in your cute outfit when you’re finally ready.

Home boy would praise the ground you walk on. Their is no room for insecurities with this man. Cause he just adores you.

And cuddling? LOVES. HE LOVES IT. Makes him so happy when you ask to cuddle. Would probably full on dive on top of you into bed if he sees you laying down. Cause he just loves a good hug.

Any position. He don’t care. But I think he would like laying on your stomach with him inbetween your legs while you’re on your back or like the position I mentioned earlier with robin except he is the one laying on your chest.

He would probably be very clingy. Your personal space is his.

I can imagine phinks listening to that bimbo (I’m not saying your a bimbo!) music and just absolutely vibing. Definitely a Forced too: wsg fam. Born to: Haii! >_<

I hope that makes sense. Cause I made myself laugh very hard imagining that.

He dig your cute pink side and your sorta horror creepy side.

And you best believe you never buying yourself something ever again m. He would absolutely SPOIL you. Wether he would pay for it or steal it!

Phinks with a pastel, pink, cute, Lolita s/o just sounds so cute and funny. Cause it like polar opposites.

Definitely the type to be protective over you when out in public or something. Always has your back. And will throw hands for his bay💪

I’m gonna link a guys TikTok below that reminds me a bunch of how I think phinks would act with.

His @ is: latinaluvr

He’s such a funny and cool guy. Def go check him out.

[minmin-pal]

ahh aighto, so following the guide list and watching part 1 n 2 in close succession, 3 then 4 then rohan ova, then 5 and 6. on the liveaction one, ngl i wouldn't really have much complaints about the fact it's not art, always fun to experience a fandom in its entirety like all the cool different mediums and stuff like that, especially for how long jjba's been going on for, there's so much to explore :D

okay not gonna lie, i may have desperately needed that warning about no characters being safe lol i get way too invested and attached to them so the head's up is appreciated ;; (/gen) i don't know why i'm kind of very curious about that though now, i haven't seen any author ever just straight up kill of characters (well i have but ya know?) especially main ones? got me on the edge of my seat now ngl. i'm also wondering whether i should just stave off the manga for now till after i finish the anime and that jazz, dunno to be able to binge the manga and feel it properly tbh

and ohh alright, i was reading another guide just now and it linked the "Stone Ocean OP / Opening" from yt and i see what you mean by cgi, i dunno how they do that so i'll assume it's like 3d models, the way the 3d bits fit the 2d animation style looked so cool and aaa the expressions are just so uniquely styled and all from what i've seen of a 1 minute clip lol but glad u were still able to enjoy the season tho tbh (/pos)

and oh!! there's tarot connections? aa i'm so excited to see how they do that, it's always super fun to see those small little references and u can giggle since your like "yay i got that ref :D" (/lh/hj) might have to grab some kind of bingo to see how many refs i catch haha (/j) but alrighty, noted, no research on kira will be committed, i mean aside from me searching for his design yesterday lol (/lh)

i don't know if it classifies as spoilers much but from the guide i read it said that around part 3 they switched to entities called strands with random powers? that was basically the gist of what i got before i stopped reading so is that one of the differences that separate part 1/2? but oh wait what? why would they say to skip :(? isn't it just more fun in general to start from the very, very start? and oh! joseph! i believe you've mentioned him before but i never heard of jonathan before, his hair looks super cool tho omg and no cause fr :( the uniqueness is part of the appeal isn't it? jjba already has the reputation of being: funky, unique and just being so alive, i don't get how someone would start watching an anime with a rep like that and not watch the first 2 seasons just cause ;; (/lh) awh help i'm getting attached to joseph now, he sounds so sweet tbh (/pos)

and yooo i get why you said "they really did that just cause they could" now" tbh that's a tad more impressive as opposed to just doing the special effects to big scenes, kinda feels like a flex about the artistic control they got over the season tbh (ya know, since like- creators don't really often get that much artistic autonomy with their shows anymore?) i really like that bit now actually ill be honest (/gen) 

and yes rohan is for real representing all side-characters doomed to only appearing for like 5 minutes or having no voice lines lol (/joke/lh) but ahh i'm actually interested in his character development now, the sillyness of him being the only one that could publish manwha properly whilst everyone else couldn't has piqued my interest xD (/lh) oh wait no, your point does actually make a lot of sense though if people demand utter copies from canon then it wouldn't really be as fun tho i dunno, creative liberties are very cool and ngl i could see it somewhat bombing if they did make it irl anime type ya know? idk but seems like the kind of thing twt would poke fun at :') (/lh) i'm glad about how it seemed to turn out though, poster looks super cool too 

and oHH you like aot? yay :D! i haven't watched in a while but unfortunately, i may have spoiled myself- kind of? i've seen the designs and new art style but the lore lost me even before i last watched a couple of years ago, have you caught up with the manga? what's your thoughts on the story and just general stuff like that if you don't mind me asking? feel free to not censor spoilers for this one, my brain's already pieced together bits of lore whenever aot would go trending on social media lol (/lh/nf) but yay hope you had fun with your brother while you watched it! (/gen)

i dunno why i always imagined that motion to be like a croak-type 'laugh' lol, but yeah denji's character definitely seems very funny haha tho course there's the serious story bits, not sure why but he actually somewhat reminds me of mineta? albeit of course denji's a lot more fleshed out and established (i'm not really caught up with the bnha manga so i dunno how mineta is currently, though tbh the similarities kind of end with their primary motivations centering women? (i dunno if i phrased that right, i hope the idea got thru tho ;; /lh)

wait oh noo, i've seen the anime already but this clip compilation is actually so sweet omg ;; i love yor but for some reason the first few episodes of loid being practically a single dad has my heart in a vice grip lol, they really did do the family dynamic between them so well (/gen) and ohh what are your thoughts on uhm- what's his name? yuri briar? yeah that's his name, the uncle and niece dynamic between him and anya was adorable to see lol

i finally found an proper working site with the english trans for the comic lol, i myt finish it in abt a day so i can ask some indepth questions about that when i do :D (if you don't mind ofc!) ngl being able to relate to a character however flawed really shows how well the writing was done (/pos) and wait that frame actually looks so pretty omg?? the artstyle is to be adored tbf, there's so many details and you can almost tell the emotions even without the text woah. and ohh! wait his been your layouts? i saw the holding knife banner but i didn't recognize the artstyle till you pointed it out (/lh) 

help naur,  disliking sm that you don't remember his name is very cool lmao(/hj/lh) but oof, i already don't like him from this one frame i see,  ah- i'm kind of excited to see this dude that comes before him now lol. and yeah the 'brown haired boy' archetype is definitely a hit or miss, have you ever watched 'a silent voice' by any chance? i can see your fond of found family/slice of life and genres like 'killer in love' (assuming you read from the genre /lh, eng is failing me rn im srry) what are your feelings or thoughts on other genres? maybe like- time travel/romance/reincarntion (is that just isekai actually?)/comedy/action maybe? i heard shield hero was pretty popular, do you like that? 

honestly, i get how you feel about one piece ngl:') i've watched a ton of analysis videos on that but it's always a whiplash to see the diversity in the male characters then see the female characters, coming from a vid i watched they said "It's like there's no middle ground, your either made into the standard body type (the girls in the images:') ya attached ) or your made 'grotesque' (the video cues a photo of big mama)" tbf i don't actually know big mama's character and there isn't really anything wrong with being that weight but i do get the gist of the idea the vid was talking about (artstyle side ofc), 

and oh, i''m gonna be honest i've never actually understood the whole highlight thing, i always assumed they were all sweating when i saw the shine if that makes sense (/hj/lh) but yeah, i can get how it's p much  a redflag or at least can makes someone uncomfy (/gen) 

and yay, ty for clarifying on that, i don't realize how much the text piles up till i send the ask ngl, and oh wait- i never really noticed the ideas might have felt disconnected tbh, flowed p fine for me though i may just not have noticed it /lh)

and oh, i don't really mind it lmao, feel free to call me mikey or custard (it actually sounds silly in a /lh way lmao haha /pos/lh) feel free to choose whichever, i don't really mind tbh

last bit- omg min (r you alright with me calling u that btw?/nf) did jjba s1 outro make the "we'll be right back" meme sound?? i'm questioning everything i know rn (/j/lh)

happy morning (very long response)

(also poorly formatted. every line break is answering its corresponding one in ur ask) (in most cases im so sorry :sob:) mhm!! theres a whole lot of extra stuff to read aswell-- like after part 4 araki didnt just make the rohan ova, he also made "dead man's questions" which you probably should also read (not watch as theres no anime version) after part 4-- it follows a character who dies in part 4 which is why i wont say ANYTHING about it. i heeaaavily advise you to not even search it up- like at all its mc is a MAJOR character spoiler like not until youve finished part 4 okay

also, despite no character being safe, i wholeheartedly push you to still love and care about every character your heart Will. shatter atleast once, but thats the fun in it really? i started jjba after watching the original naruto, so the first time a main character, like a *main* died i was just shellshocked the entire time i was waiting for them to bring the person back cause it was like You can't be serious? i REALLY dont wanna gas it up but the ending to part 1 was genuinely wild aswell W series

for the stone ocean cgi i didnt really mean the into but in animation itself for some scenes they used like 3d models and such for the powers and effects, and it sometimes might not be noticable, but when you see it. you see it and its like theyre really doing that and its genuinely so cool

the tarot connections are mainly part 3's thing- the way they names most abilities at least my favorite being death (13) mainly because the episode had me SO intrigued- honestly my favorite jojo episode other than this episode in part 4 (will not disclose [spoilers] but its the "bites the dust" episode- youll know it when you get there) hearing the ability names; it was always great to go "hey i know that band!" but i must say if youre watching the anime with subtitles, or in dub, what you read is not the stands name (or hear if dub) the stand name in most cases, will not be the same as it was originally, as well, copyright purposes really, so in western versions the name the person says (for sub) will not line up with the subtitles man in the mirror for example in the subtitles is reffered to as "mirror man" , so if you get to the part with stands, just know you might not be able to like get some references unless you listen to the japanese name not that it matters it just popped into head lol

and yes thats the big change really, the reason people say to fully skip part 1 and 2 the lack of stands which is so childish.. like really? you dont like the main fundamental parts of the series cuz they dont have big punchy monster powers? i assume youve met johnathan by now, judging byyour comment on the ending music YOU WILL (PROBABLY) LOVE HIM hes just a sweetheart like a mary sue mc but in a not mary sue way

yayaya :DD the team behind jojo REALLY can take the liberties they want and thats probably because the manga/araki is weird as hell like think. uh. spy family you just couldnt do the stuff you do in jojo there, not even story wise but art wise everything is so "polished" and set? like i dont wanna say polished, because jojo is *very* sleek looking but like you get what i mean

where was i.... honestly, jojo side characters (unless theyre like minor antags that get beat in one episode) are really prevalent as the seasons go on and one thing i can REALLY applaud araki (as if i havent been applauding him for EVERYTHING) is that he doesnt forget characters if you meet a side character that isnt evil, you Will. meet them again at least once something i like in part 4 (can you tell its my favorite part?) is that all the characters sort of have their own episode (even the sidest of side characters) when you watch it itll make more sense, but like the side characters arent just plot devices i guess youll see them roaming the street and the characters'll walk past the same bg characters multiple times, and that bg character genuinely wont matter i think it goes hand in hand with the whole everyone knows everyone small town theme but it's still super cool and yes!!! i get so dissapointed when i see irl anime reboots and they are literally just cosplaying the characters nooooo!! the point is that its in real life!!! make the story your own!!! yeah i loved aot :D its not a favorite of mine but its top on my lest i should do like a tier list or something of all the mangas/animes i can remember ive watched ive watched a whole lot actually theres not a lot else to do when youre a shut-in :sob: im all caught up with the aot manga the ending. had me shellshocked genuinely had me blinking like.. thats not okay where was my happy ending??? my overall overall thoughts are is that.. well.. i really love when mangakas just through your expectations out the window and thenh grabs them back and spits on them and throws them out another window just to mess with you so i loved aot; the lore behind the titans and everything? confusing but once i got it they had me rolling over in my bed sorry if ive been getting off topic alot by the way . _ .

croak type laugh is what i meant thanks for giving me a solid term :pray: and !! what i like about csm is actually something i saw in a rant on reddit and i have this issue where i repeat what ive read or heard verbatim solike. what im saying next is not only my thoughts but csm isnt really.... about the lore it isnt about the backgrounds and the world building its about denji and his personal growth and!! the growth of the people around him too https://www.reddit.com/r/ChainsawMan/comments/103xnqk/rant_i_hate_how_people_misunderstand_the_point_of/ ^says it much better than i ever can also... i think the biggest difference between mineta and denji is that denji knows what consent is also that denji is a person, whilst mineta is sorta just his character trait (one was made to be disliked, one made to be liked aswell) i am So glad youve seen sxf its just so charming honestly like,... i love happy slice of lifes sm nichijou, lucky star, shows like that and spy is just such a good show, its heartwarming whilst also definitely being about a spy trying to safe the country by adopting a kid and getting married the family dynamic is just c: -- i dont really love or hate yuri him and anya are cute together but... ive never really liked the obsessive brother trope and that Is yuri's entire character mainly so idrk how to feel about him hes not a bad character though i will say

and yES!! when u finish it i'd love to hear your thoughts and questions :pray: and!! being able to like characters that r super bad people is such a major sign of good writing and having bad characters that causes your reader physical pain is also a sign of good writing

i genuinely love this artstyle it feels full of color. and is in black and white :kneel:

nameless white haired guy is just really insufferable from what i remember hes just gassed up too much by the people that surround him so his ego is the size of the lotte world tower the dude that comes before him comes into the manga EARLY like EARLY- chapter three i think theres another person just like him, more like him than the guy i was referencing, "arata" hes bad too but not.. as bad. the guy i was referencing assuming youve read to atleast chap 3 is the hooded weird guy with black hair I can't remember his name either. :grin: i love him though his name is just not said other than one time i think; (sorry this is so..... discombobulated- m reading ur ask then directly responding here. i need to start using transitional phrases) i have watched + read a silence voice, i loved it but i watched and read it in like the same 2 days so i cant tell you small stuff i liked its like cramming studies before a test. you absorb it for a day but afterwards youre only left with how you felt- in this case i remember crying at the end- and the ending but i dont remember specifics or like the traits i loved minus.. nijimiya? i think? was a sweetheart. genuinely adorable i loved her and her little sister as well as shoto (i think is his names) character development. kids are assholes; he was an asshole kid and he grew up and was Not an asshole kid whats not to love for other types of genres... i like horror but i dont like horror mangas/animes that are 'scare' horror idk how to describe scare horror but like.. if stuff r creepy just to be creepy its just not enthralling i love psychological horrors though things like oyasumi punpun or junji ito's stuff (notably uzumaki) i like dramas aswell but like. neon genesis type i think you could sum up my taste as things that are depressing at their core... minus slice of lifes. and like every other romance

i think those would fall into the isekai category for comedy and action though i dont mind it honestly all depends on the thing itself-- i dont like sports mangas but i watched blue lock since it looked cool to me and i didnt hate it not a favorite, but its not under like c tier i havent heard of shield hero honestly-- but i did check it out the designs are nice but i dont think ill watch it

the ONE reason i wont watch one piece is the femals character designs i know its like a 1000+ chapter manga, made by a male mangaka which is a bad sign because to make manga, you must like manga people who like manga enough to write it probably do not see people of the preferred sex at all, so like yeah hes never met a woman other than his mother so he cant draw them but come one you mentioned her so i have to bring her up

come on man. is this really it? just like you said, its either they fit the mangakas beauty standard for women or they are grotesque theres no in between at all and the men designs are so different and unique and vibrant!! he could make more unique female designs he just doesnt :sob:

for the highlights on skin type thing. i have exactly one example in mind- now as a preface peni parker (the girl) is fifteen miles morales (boy) is seventeen im not insinuating anything being illegal here, and if you think that it wouldnt be my point, so ihave to make a point here that that is not what my problem is as a second preface, miles morales looks like this

i sound silly as hell right now. "of course miles looks like that- whats your point? arent we talking about art highlights??" (art is not mine. of course it isnt its.,... look at it...)

I'm not going to comment on the bulge. I won't comment on his lips. I won't even comment on the fact that this is ship fanart, for a ship that... if you've watched itsv or atsv just feels wrong the one thing i immediately picked up on was how they highlighted that line on peni's thighs theres alot of stuff you can just tell by an artstyle the person who drew that i can honestly say is not a good person even if they didnt draw miles like... that... i wouldnt trust them around children highlights alone my point originally wasnt that i didnt like how they look, it was more that you can tell alot about people by the way thy draw just like how you can tell a bit about someone based of their vocabulary the person who drew that Is a pedophile i can just feel it things like that

I DONT MIND THE TEXT PILING UP :pray: IT MAKESME RLLY HAPPY TOI RECIEVE THESE I AM DELIGHTED THE FLOW IS ALSO FINE!! :thumbsup: u can call me whatever (min, minjae, minmin, minpal, 8, 8pal, palpal... i dont think theres any other names associated with this acc)

and last but not least the end IS the meme i had the same realization youre not alone

[stardustanddaffodils]

AND it WON AN EMMY AWARD for BEST CHILDREN'S PROGRAM i am still upset they cancelled it they ended it on the worst cliffhanger but it's just i love it so much!!! and it is so *clutches head* and the. i don't even know man i just need more people to see it i can't explain it it's like. people make fun of it for being puppets or are doubtful that they will be able to get invested but NO. u get hooked from the get go and if not, then at least the second episode! and it's so well written and the characters are so lovable and kind and funny and just the fantasy thing that i needed in my life, and the MUSIC is so good and the bloopers are fucking hilarious and everyone loved working on it so much and u can just Feel It i miss this show so much. my desperation from having no netflix pooling on the floor rn

AHHHHHHH it sounds very very cool and anyone who disses puppets is Stupid they are just another medium for storytelling!! and thats a ramble for another day cos im abt to go have dinner but! look i got into freakin minecraft roleplay. and the play i'm in currently just has SUCH cool uses of acting, archetypes, historical theater (cuz its an adaption of a 17th century play but. still), set, using Unconventional Things to tell a story and Emphasizing those.... puppets are SUCH a cool medium for storytelling !!!! like if u look at the muppets right. wasnt there some story abt how they were rly confused cuz during filming some of kermit's lines the mic quality was awful and then they realized that they put the mic on the puppet. i definitely saw that on tumblr if i didnt make it up so take w a grain of salt but like! puppets arent super versatile in terms of facial expressions but when used properly they feel very human and the emotions n stuff comes through regardless and. and. look i just think that Different Mediums of Telling A Story ,,,,, its so cool the different ways we can bring a story to life and how the medium affects it

so i guess that awas a ramnle for today after all. got to go to dinner now but !! hopeyou are well tdc sounds very cool & i enjoy hearing about it :D

[justmetalkingaboutstuff]

Gen Z is Insufferable (Assholes of the Internet vol. 3)

It doesn't take much perusing of Reddit to find the most annoying humans of the internet. In fact, I can say that, easily, 50% of the people I encounter on there are - at least from what they post - absolute idiots who are so confidently incorrect that I'm shocked that r/confidentlyincorrect isn't the most visited subreddit on the site.

A girl posts a video on TikTok (which I used to think was the cesspool of the internet before I discovered Reddit) a photo of herself saying that guys don't want to date her because she's petite (5'2") and here come the men saying that it's impossible to be "petite" if you're fat. Okay, 1) She's not fat. She's athletic-built and probably lifts but she's definitely not fat. If I was guessing her size based on her height I'd say she probably wears a size 6 or a Medium and, 2) Why are men commenting on women's clothing sizes as if they know what they are in the first place? Men think a "good" bra size is a 500 D because "ThEmZ Be ThE BiG oLd TiTTayZ!" oblivious to the fact that the number on a bra indicates how many inches it is around your chest. So a 500 D would be a woman who is 500 inches (almost 42 feet... do your own metric math because it's too late for me to do it) in circumference with breasts that are, at the peak, 504 inches in circumference (as the letter indicates the number of inches larger from the ribcage that a woman is - A=1 inch. B = 2 inches, etc.) So, yes, you can absolutely have a 3XP (XXXL - Petite) for people who are short and overweight. They're not easy to find, but they do exist.

And that was mildly annoying. But THEN I found one of the most absolutely insufferable humans on the planet.

The young man, posting in r/college, asks "Why Do People Just Approach You at School?" goes on to complain about how he can't seem to stop people from approaching him while he's trying to study between classes because "people are always approaching me and wanting to talk to me but I don't want to talk to them because I'm here to get an education and not talk to people." And on its own, that seems to be a reasonable enough question.

Yeah, it seems a bit "I'm so awesome and must look so approachable that people just always want to talk to me but I'm not trying to play their reindeer games because I'm too cool to speak back because my only mission is academics and there's no way that me, a non-traditional 20-something, can possibly lower myself to talk to the plebeian traditional kids because I'm so much better than they are with their little keg parties and fraternities," (God, it was so hard to write without punctuation). But maybe the author is not very articulate and don't express himself too well. I mean, I'll be the first to say that written communication isn't the younger generations' strongest suits in spite of the fact that they literally talk through electronic devices more than anyone else on the planet. And, yes, I have read enough of Gen-Z's writing to say this because I'm a teacher. Also, stop telling me that I'm a hypocrite for starting a sentence with "and." I'm well aware of the fact that it's grammatically incorrect. I write blogs like I speak. When I'm writing professionally I follow the rules of grammar.

People offer suggestions like, "Find a quiet corner of the library" to which he responds that the library is closed for renovations and others suggest taking online classes so that the original poster (OP) doesn't have to deal with people in person. He says that he can't take a lot of his classes online because he's a science major and lots of his classes have labs that he has to be on campus for.

Still, everything checks out as being a fairly good excuse, even though the OP is quite rude to people offering suggestions.

His excuses up to this point were:

The school is small.

The library is closed for renovations.

He lives 15 minutes from his school and his classes are only an hour apart so he can't drive home to study.

There are NO quiet places on campus where he can study.

So I check in and say that when I was in college I had a 3-person room and it was very hard to find a quiet place to study so I often went to the uppermost floor of my dorm (it was actually the sorority house, but he doesn't need to know that.) At any rate, it was a communal living space. So I would set up camp on the top floor of the fire stairs because on the top floor, there's very little foot traffic and it's pretty quiet. (So quiet, in fact, that in my two semesters living there I only once encountered another person during the hundreds of hours I would study there) I also mentioned that if it was really important for him to find a quiet place to study that he could do so but it was going to require some looking because quiet places usually require some seeking out. Places that are easy to find are the places where everyone goes and are full of people who will so "rudely" want to engage you in conversation because, you know, social creatures like humans are generally prone to being social.

And, honestly, I'm kind of shocked that people want to talk to him at all because most of the classes I've taken in the past 10 years have been relatively full of young people who are glued to their cell phones. So good for those little Gen-Z kids who still have social skills and actually approach new people to talk in person. I was a bit worried this skill was falling to the wayside. But evidently not.

He comes back and rudely says, "Yeah, I'm not going to sit in an extremely busy and loud stairwell on the floor and somehow write without a desk and try to do my homework there you're right and you solved all of my problems."

Remember the part where I said that Gen Z can't communicate well in writing? I would say that I wasn't going to talk about the fact that there needed to be punctuation to separate the two sentences that he wrote but I just did. But they also can't READ because I clearly said, "Go to the top floor of the FIRE STAIRS where nobody will bother you." I didn't say "sit in the main stairwell where you're going to trip everyone who's trying to get to class."

But since he's not going to read for content and assumes that all stairs are built the same and that they are all crowded and loud in spite of the fact that I literally just said that they aren't... And then he's going to be an asshole about it... Clearly, he's not aware of the fact than Gen X's preferred language is sarcasm and we can out-asshole any asshole that comes in our way. So I just put things in a language he could understand. I responded:

"You've proven my point. You're not willing to put yourself through an ounce of discomfort to find a quiet place. You want the world to revolve around you and your wishes and that's simply not going to happen. That's your choice and you can continue to deal with people talking to you. If you genuinely cared about finding a quiet place where people won't bother you then you would have done so by now. You're not actually wanting to find a quiet place to study. You just want to bitch online for attention and I'm done giving it to you. Good day."

Normally I would have blocked him but doing so would mean he couldn't see what I'd written and I want him to see it because he's being absolutely ridiculous. If you want something bad enough you will find it or you will make it happen. When I was taking classes for my second degree I also went to a small college. Only, I lived an hour away from my school and was literally stuck for multiple hours between some of my classes. Yet I always managed to find a quiet place to study (or even nap) where nobody bothered me. The places were usually on the top floor of a random building and I had to sit on the floor but, hell, if I can manage to get my 40-something-year-old ass up and down off of the floor then a 20-something person can certainly do the same. Were the places I studied on the beaten path? No, or I would have been constantly encountering people. But when I needed a place I never had a problem finding one. I just scouted a few buildings to see what they were like until I found a place that suited my needs.

This dude doesn't want a quiet place or he would have found one by now. He wants attention. He wants people to give suggestions and doesn't want to even consider what others are offering because they aren't "ideal" for him. Well, suck it up buttercup. You're not going to find a room with incandescent lighting, a swivel chair, a desk that can adjust from sitting to standing (in case you decide that you need to study standing up today) that's got the thermostat set at 72.5 degrees. If you truly want to find a place then get your pansy ass off of the internet and and go find one because it's not going to come to you, especially not from a group of random strangers on the internet who clearly don't understand your "needs."