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I hate how the fandom treats relationship between siblings in the Fe games. Sure some of them are brocon but not all, and it kills me that the only pair of siblings that managed to escape those are the one teasing. Like for example, the brocon in Leo for Camillla ok, i believe you. But Chrom and Emmeryn ? really ?! it's also painful that Chrom and Lissa escapes it just because Lissa is mischevious in nature but still while she admire her older brother, she still tease him! That's even worse when the 2 parties aren't related and then it is "emotional incest"... sorry i will never get over people getting mad at Leif/Nanna because of this, this ship among many others, and then says "iNcEsT haS aLwAyS bEeN PaRt of the series". It really is a yeas and nopes to this one remark
Antis will forever find soemthing to bash a ship they see as a rival ship lol
But yeah, as you said, that joke became old quite fast, and while I love a dynamic where siblings get along, let it be teasing or not (the Delbray sibs are fun too!) the recent games (FE16) made me painfully aware of how we were spoiled back then, when siblings had lines for each other and openly worried and talk about each other!
Watch me rant again, but I'll never be ok with FE16 carefully scrubbing Seteth of his interactions with Rhea bar the ones playing with the red herring or the "Billy centric" ones -
Like, can you imagine, one second, Reyson not rushing to Leanne after the Oliver chapters when they are reunited? Or an AU where Rafiel becomes feral, and only Ike chases after him as he runs away wanting to die alone - while Leanne and Reyson are sitting on the bench?
Nopes and FEH added more "dual teasing" context, but damn if FE16 was a slap in the face - and don't even get me started on how we still don't know if they are same gen nabateans (siblings like) or if Seteth isn't Rhea's big bro but only acts as her tired big bro.
#anon#replies#look at me shitting again on the magical scissors of FE16#Seteth's support with Catherine and Cyril even starts as this like the traditionnal who the eff are you from a rival and a beloved figure#it could have went with something sketchy but sort of mirroring Luke telling Han he and Leia are sibs iirc?#of course with the âwe're like familyâ shenanigans#but no we will never learn about it#and it could have been a great and new twist on depicting sib relationships#they are not close anymore but still love each other#but no Rhea BaD + red herring + the devs wanted to insert poor billy so hard that they nuked Rhea from Seteth's web of relationships#FE16#the Fates sibs hug each other#Eph pats Eirika's head#Nabateans? Rhea hugs Billy while Seteth isn't on-screen#iirc in VW he isn't here? Claude is?
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Love and Obsession: The Tim Drake Way
part 2
Everyone in the Batfamily knows Tim Drake has⌠issues with boundaries. Theyâve spent years trying to teach him whatâs appropriate and whatâsâwellâdeeply unsettling and completely invasive. To be fair, heâs learned. Mostly. He doesnât stalk his family anymore (much), and he no longer pulls up files on every single person they talk to (okay, maybe just sometimes). But itâs progress.
But then Tim starts dating Danny Fenton. And, oh boy, a few screws come loose.
It starts small, as always. Just little things. Timâs a detective, after allâbackground checks are second nature. Dannyâs living in Gotham, and Gotham isnât safe. So, really, whatâs the harm in knowing a little more about Dannyâs friends? And his professors? And maybe also his classmates? Itâs just standard protocol. Okay?
âTim, youâve run a full dossier on my entire biology class?â Danny asks one day, laughing as he flips through a file on the coffee table. Tim shrugs. âWhat if one of them is dangerous?â âPretty sure the most dangerous thing in that class is the midterm.â
Danny doesnât think much of it. Heâs a little flattered, even. Timâs protective. Itâs sweet.
But Timâs mind doesnât stop there. Dannyâs too handsome. Too charming. What if someone tries to hurt him? What if someone tries to take him away? Itâs not obsessiveâitâs just concern. So, a tracker on Dannyâs phone? Necessary. Cameras in his apartment? Standard. Monitoring his sleeping patterns and hangout spots? Logical.
Tim tells himself itâs love. And maybe a little insecurity.
âYou have a tracker on his phone?â Dick asks, trying not to sound alarmed. Tim nods, like itâs the most normal thing in the world. âOf course. What if something happens to him?â âAnd the cameras?â âSafety.â âThe background checks on his professors?â âGotham U isnât exactly known for its stellar staff, Dick.â
It doesnât stop there. Tim knows everything. Dannyâs eating habits, his favorite places to go when heâs stressed, his childhood allergies. Timâs mapped out Dannyâs entire life. He knows about Dannyâs ghost powers tooâof course he does. Heâs Tim Drake. The moment he realized Danny was Phantom, it just⌠clicked.
Danny being half-ghost? Thatâs just one more reason to worry. Timâs up late at night, watching for any signs of ectoplasmic interference. He tracks the energy spikes. He monitors Dannyâs fights.
He doesnât think Danny knows. Heâs terrified of what will happen if he finds out.
But then he does.
One evening, Danny walks into Timâs apartment and casually drops a folder on the table. Timâs heart stops.
âWhatâs this?â Danny asks, raising an eyebrow. Tim swallows hard. âI⌠itâs justâŚâ âYouâve been tracking me?â Danny opens the file, glancing through pages of surveillance reports, background checks, even analysis of his ectoplasmic energy. Tim feels like his world is about to shatter.
âI⌠I can explain,â Tim says, his voice tight. âIâm just⌠worried about you. Youâre in danger all the time, and Iââ Danny walks over, cupping Timâs face in his hands. Tim braces for the worst.
But Danny just smiles. âCan I put a tracker on you too?â
Tim blinks. âWhat?â Danny kisses his cheek. âIf youâre watching my back, itâs only fair I watch yours. I need to make sure youâre safe too.â
Tim stares at him, speechless. Danny doesnât look scared. Or angry. He looks⌠fond. Like Timâs obsessive tendencies arenât a problem at all.
âIâve never had someone care about me this much,â Danny says softly. âI trust you with my life, Tim. This? This just proves how serious you are.â
Tim thinks heâs just fallen deeper in love.
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The Batfamily? Theyâre worried.
Jason corners Tim in the cave. âOkay, so let me get this straight. Youâve got cameras in his apartment. Youâve mapped out his entire life. Youâve got a tracker on him and a heartbeat monitor. And heâs⌠fine with it?â Tim nods, a dreamy smile on his face. âYeah. He even wants to put a tracker on me.â âThatâs not⌠healthy, Tim,â Dick says carefully. âThatâsââ âItâs mutual,â Tim interrupts. âWeâre protecting each other.â
Bruce pinches the bridge of his nose. âTim, this isnât how relationships are supposed to work.â Tim shrugs. âItâs how ours works.â
Damian watches the whole thing with narrowed eyes. âThis is deeply unsettling,â he mutters.
They try to talk to Danny. Intervention style. They invite him over, sit him down, and gently (or not so gently) try to explain that Timâs behavior isnât normal.
Danny just laughs. âYou guys do know Iâm half-ghost, right?â âThat doesnât meanââ Dick starts. âI spent my entire life being hunted by ghost hunters. Iâve had worse invasions of privacy.â Danny smiles. âTim cares. He keeps me safe. Thatâs all I need.â
The bats don't quite know what to say.
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Tim and Danny, two slightly unhinged souls who think mutual surveillance is the ultimate act of love.
The bats? Theyâre just trying to keep up.
(âAt least theyâre happy?â Barbara offers weakly. Bruce sighs. âFor now.â)
Gothamâs version of love was never going to be normal. But this? This is a whole new level.
#tim drake#danny phantom#danny fenton#brain dead#dead tired#dc x dp#batfam#tim drake is a stalker#we've completely watered down tim's stalking tendencies into /just/ stalking when he also learned everything there was to learn about batma#this guy is literally obsessed with knowing everything about everyone(even if it's to have the upper hand) and we completely disregard it#give me an invasive tim drake who doesn't know the first thing about boundaries bcs he's so used to researching everything about someone#before meeting them#also give me a danny fenton who has never truly felt safe or protected with anyone especially after he died in his own parents lab#while his friends watched with no supervision or lab precautions#tim learning everything about him for his own safety and protective(obsessive) tendencies makes him feel safe with tim#bcs it proves to him that tim is always watching his every step to make sure he's safe no matter where in the world either of them are#tim is always watching out for him#and if that isn't the most romantic thing someone could do for him then romance is dead#the bats are very concerned for them#tim and danny match each other's freak
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[dbhc flavored] Hermit a Day May: Day 31 â Ren!
#WE MADE IT!!! YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!#hermitcraft#hermitaday#hermitadaymay#dbhc#dbhc ren#dbhc art#dbhc doc#renthedog#rendog#ren#doc#docm77#art escapades#hermitcraft au#early deviant doc my BELOVED <3333#Ren: haha at the point you might as well lose the double layers am I right <joke#doc: oh true. labcoat only it is#and then he never went back#if doc learns one thing about humans itâs that they always commit to the bit#also I forgot I was going âdbhc flavoredââ at the beginning of these posts so let me casually go add that DGJBDJFGNCGH#TO ALL OF THE ONES I FORGOT LOL
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love when men cry about body hair bc "it's hygiene" and yet 15% of cis men leave the bathroom without washing their hands at all and an additional 35% only just wet their hands without using soap. that is nearly half of all men. that means statistically you have probably shaken hands with or been in direct contact with one of these people.
love when men say that women "only want money" when it turns out that even in equal-earning homes, women are actually adding caregiver burdens and housework from previous years, whereas men have been expanding leisure time and hobbies. in equal-earning households, men spend an average of 3.5 hours extra in leisure time per week, which is 182 hours per year - a little over a week of paid vacation time that the other partner does not receive. kinda sounds like he wants her money.
love that men have decided women are frail and weak and annoying when we scream in surprise but it turns out it's actually women who are more reliable in an emergency because men need to be convinced to actually take action and respond to the threat. like, actually, for-real: men experience such a strong sense of pride about their pre-supposed abilities that it gets them and their families killed. they are so used to dismissing women that it literally kills them.
love it. told my father this and he said there's lies, damned lies, and statistics. a year ago i tried to get him to evacuate the house during a flash flood. he ignored me and got injured. he has told me, laughing, that he never washes his hands. he has said in the last week that women are just happier when we're cooking or cleaning.
maybe i'm overly nostalgic. but it didn't used to feel so fucking bleak. it used to feel like at least a little shameful to consider women to be sheep. it just feels like the earth is round and we are still having conversations about it being flat - except these conversations are about the most obvious forms of patriarchy. like, we know about this stuff. we've known since well before the 50's.
recently andrew tate tried to justify cheating on his partner as being the "male prerogative." i don't know what the prerogative for the rest of us would be. just sitting at home, watching the slow erosion of our humanity.
#writeblr#warm up#ps edited so it is more clear where âhalfâ of men is coming from:#15% literally don't even touch water#an ADDITIONAL 35% ''wash'' by just running their hands under water WITHOUT SOAP#15+35 =50%#like that is not washing ur hands. go back and use soap#btw the numbers for women are 4% never washing and 15% ''just water''#which is still gross but like. sooo much better yikes#ps i know we're all gay on this site but watching ppl ''correct'' my math on this has been wild#i have a learning disability im genuinely bad at math so i check EVERY time someone corrects me#but no they're just confidently wrong.....#182 hours is a week babes. 182/24 (number of hours in a day) is ~7.6#that's where i got that number from. also from rent we know there's 168 hours in a week.#ALSO btw if u read this and ur response is ''men are also struggling rn tho'' like babe you missed the point of it tho#this doesn't even make fun of men it's legit just pointing out that bigotry against women isn't founded#in anything men actually CARE about . like they don't actually CARE about ''being clean'' when they make fun of armpit hair#or they would be WASHING THEIR HANDS.#men pretend to be rollin' in cash and Apex Predators and instead they are trained to be lazy and unwilling to act in emergencies#i have never and will never make fun of men for asking for more support on important topics like DV and mental health.#this is so clearly not about men; it's about how common just being plainly misogynistic has become.#like they don't try to hide it anymore.
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every time a tumblr post mlb rewrite mentions the fact that they're taking out marinette's 'obsessive stalker' characteristics an angel gets run over by a steamroller and fucking dies
#'but its--' YOU ARE REMOVING. PART OF ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING MORALLY GREY ASPECTS OF HER CHARACTER#***AND COMPLETELY DISREGARDING THE ENTIRE CONCEPT OF EXPLORING PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS***#***AND THE LINES BETWEEN EROTOMANIC FASCINATION AND GENIUNE CONNECTION**#IF WE'RE ADDING IN MURDER AND STAKES AND HEAVY THEMES CAN WE THINK#T H I N K#FOR A SECOND ABOUT HOW MAYBE ITS OKAY FOR OUR MAIN CHARACTER TO BE A QUESTIONABLE PERSON???#SHE CAN LEARN FROM IT. YOU CAN WRITE AN ARC ABOUT IT.#SHE CAN NEVER LEARN FROM IT AT ALL AND HAVE HER OWN OBSESSION DOOM HER#OR YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OTP GET TOGETHER REGARDLESS AND SIT WITH YOUR POPCORN LIKE âwow aint that kinda fucked. wackâ#BUT WHEN PEOPLE POINT OUT THE FRIDGE ICK AND FRIDGE HORROR WHY IS IT EVERYONE'S FIRST INSTINCT TO SCRUB IT OUT#****SIT***** WITH THE DISGUSTING FEELING IN YOUR STOMACH AND FUCKING BEFRIEND IT. EXPLORE THE IMPLICATIONS.#LET.#MARINETTE.#SUCK.
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Slip-Up
#i put way too much effort than intended hhh#I LOVE DRAWING BDAY ART... ITS A SHAME NONE OF THE BOYS HAVE A CANON BIRTH DATE#but yeah this is how i imagine how Soap and Gaz would learn bout Ghost's bday cuz bitch nEVER SHARES#also ngl... this is also based on real life exp HSAHSHASH MY SHS FRIENDS FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY CUZ WE WERE SO STRESSED ABOUT MIDTERMS#they bought me a small cupcake with a candle and this sort of blueberry cheesecake and it was so good!!#my art#2023#call of duty#call of duty: modern warfare#call of duty: modern warfare ii#call of duty: modern warfare iii#cod#codmw#codmwii#codmwiii#modern warfare#mw2#mw3#ghost#soap#gaz#simon ghost riley#johnny soap mactavish#kyle gaz garrick#task force 141#tf141#141#art#fanart#digital art
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Blue Four appreciation
I love Blue Four. 10/10 angry dude
(tone indicator for this post: positive and light-hearted. art and character from @linkeduniverse au)
His motto is "No thoughts head angry" I mean look at him! Every face is grumpy! How you can you hate him. He's got one emotion and it is mad
He is very good at pointing accusingly at people
(Green in the background was tired of it by the second time)
I also love this panel. Wild's body language perfectly captures the correct (only?) reaction to Blue
He was freaked out by all of Four right then, but Blue was especially scary.
His pose here matches a sketch from quite a while ago:
This pleases me
ALSO
Blue was mad at Champ for shoving him,
But his reaction to Twilight's injury was the same as Wild's.
I think they really bonded in this moment:
Same face
And how he has his hair tucked behind his right ear just because he's more edgy? Iconic
Blue four was brought into existence and is full of rage about it, and I relate to respect that
>>>:(((
#I normally end posts with a smile face but it's about blue soooo#I LOVE HIM AND WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT#the different colours of four are so important#yeah#lu four#linkeduniverse#linked universe#but really though!!! the angry! I love him!#this post is brought to you by me because#I was very angry yesterday- not at anything just angry for no reason#and I was convinced my face would never go back to normal but be permanently scowly#so I went and looked at blue four so I had someone making the same face as me#ssssshhh it worked for me ok#I am talking about the actions and thoughts of the one wearing blue in this scene#if I have misworded anything please let me know so I can learn- I love learning from others#I love you. never forget how incredible you are
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vague-posting about this here cuz i don't feel comfortable yapping about my su takes on twitter, but after everything that's happened the most interesting thing about the su fandom to me is that so many are 100% there for applying the "everyone can change and deserves a second chance" message to everyone, even the diamonds. except for one âď¸ she doesn't count. cuz she's dead.
#personal#very extremely delete later#ok cutting the vague post this is about a âwhose the worst cartoon momâ twt post with pink diamond in the running#and a bunch of people pointing at her. the woman who died in childbirth and never got to meet her child. and she's literally next to#mother gothel. the baby kidnapper who kidnapped a baby#i'm always gonna be a pink diamond nuancepilled defender. she was a shitty entitled teen who grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth#then got self-radicalized and rebelled for both selfish AND selfless reasons#âthis show is great because everyone makes mistakes and learns from them. except the pink one. she's bad and dead forever.â#anyways this is a crit towards the fandom not the show#âshe had steven so she could selfishly escape her mistakes and put all her burdens on her childâ or she wanted a child#âshe abandoned her familyâ or she died during childbirth#âshe started a war that got thousands of gems killed and mutilatedâ and if she hadn't nobody on earth would exist#the fact that some fans are more willing to jump to white diamondâs defense when talking about her reformation and redemption#white diamondâthe architect and supreme ruler of a 10000+ year old fascist empireâhas 10000% done worse more unforgivable things than pink#guys even blue diamond has shattered gems before. like not just kill them but permanently split their souls into pieces.#ruby called her a âSHATTERER.â she was INFAMOUS for murdering people. pink never shattered anyone#for fans of a show that explicitly says nobody's truly a villain you guys sure do want a villain really badly#anyways âwe need more compelx female characters y'all couldn't even handle rose quartzâ etc. etc. etc.
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so yea
1-2 months of on and off effort later IT'S MY FIRST EVER HERMITCRAFT (by which i mean exclusively tango tek) ANIMATIC
IN WHICH A MAN TALKS ABOUT BINARY FOR ALMOST 3 MINUTES (it's based actually. and was really fun to animate)
#tango tek#mcyt#animatics#fan art#hermitcraft#wandering mask art#i've never cc'd a video before so if there's a problem with em please lemme know so i can fix#this was ACTUALLY REALLY FUN#it's not perfect. obviously#there were some timing moments where i just realised âoops i put too many frames in hereâ and just had to Do My Best with it#and you can see everything get more polished the further along we go as i learn and practice in Real Time#which is kinda cool actually now that i think about it#but uhhhh. yea!!#who me uploading this at midnight on a sunday so no one will see it maybe shhhhh we are very shy around here#Youtube
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You know what, while I'm doing hot takes. And this one may be obvious considering I'm actively contributing to hosting the Solarpunk Aesthetic Week event but like.
Dear everyone who's constantly deriding the aesthetic portions of the solarpunk movement/genre; do you just not understand that being able to visualize the future you want is immensely important to being able to work towards it? Being able to get other people on board with it?
When I first got interested in Solarpunk, it wasn't for the hot leftist takes about the top ways to dismantle the government for the people, or top tips on how to build your own solar panel apparatuses. What brought me in? Visions of a hopeful future. I learned and began to love the rest as I dove deeper into solarpunk circles, but there is no denying that my first intro to it--and likely many people's first intro to it--was via the art and aesthetic spheres. The term 'solarpunk' was literally coined to refer to the aesthetic movement, and we've been building up from there ever since.
'When are people going to realize the aesthetic parts don't matter and what really matters is praxis--' dude, the aesthetic parts do matter. Inspiring people does matter. Showing people visions of a hopeful future is immensely important, it's why so many people join this movement. We see glimpses of what a hopeful future could look like, through beautiful art or riveting stories, we're inspired by things like stained glass and organic designs and statues and fashion concepts--and then we think to ourselves 'how can we help make this future happen?' And we learn the praxis and we work towards the goals and we share it with others because that's just how we work.
Seeing isn't always believing, but sometimes in order to believe in something with your whole heart, it helps to be able to visualize what you want. For yourself and for others.
So yes. The aesthetic parts of solarpunk do matter. Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk.
#solarpunk#out of queue#ani rambles#honestly in my opinion if the younger me saw posts saying shit like 'the aesthetic part of solarpunk is stupid and unimportant'#that would have chased me away more than anything.#A movement like this? the last thing we want is to chase people away! We want people to get excited!#We want people to get on board eagerly and wholeheartedly!#Yes I'm sure some people got into solarpunk praxis-first aesthetic-later (or maybe even aesthetic-never)#But that's no reason to deride the people who got in here aesthetic-first praxis-later#solarpunk is beautiful BECAUSE there's so many ways to learn about it and visualize it#anyways everyone get hype about solarpunk aesthetic week a month from now!!!#honestly might delete later who knows
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how do you come up with the ways cultures in your setting stylize people/animals/the world in general in their artwork, i.e. jewlery, rock carvings, statues, etc? Each culture in your world seems to have a very unique "art style" and I love it a lot - makes them seem that much more 'real'. This is something I struggle with a lot in my own worldbuilding and I'd love to pick your brain if possible đ
I think a starting point is to have a research process based in the material realities of the culture you're designing for. Ask yourself questions like:
Where do they live? What's the climate/ecosystem(s) they are based in? What geographic features are present/absent?
What is their main subsistence method? (hunter gatherer, seasonal pastoralist, nomadic pastoralist, settled agriculturalist, a mix, etc)
What access to broader trade networks do they have and to whom? Are there foreign materials that will be easily accessible in trade and common in use, or valuable trade materials used sparingly in limited capacities?
Etc
And then do some research based on the answers, in order to get a sense of what materials they would have routine access to (ie dyes, metal, textiles, etc) and other possible variables that would shape how the art is made and what it's used for. This is just a foundational step and won't likely play much into designing a Style.
If you narrow these questions down very specifically, (ie in the context of the Korya post- grassland based mounted nomads, pastoralist and hunter-gatherer subsistence, access to wider trade networks and metals), you can direct your research to specific real world instances that fit this general idea. This is not to lift culturally specific concepts from the real world and slap them into your own setting, but to notice commonalities this lifestyle enforces - (ie in the previous example- mounted nomadic peoples are highly mobile and need to easily carry their wealth (often on clothing and tack) therefore small, elaborate decorative artwork that can easily be carried from place to place is a very likely feature)
For the details of the art itself, I come up with loose 'style guides' (usually just in my head) and go from there.
Here's some example questions for forming a style (some are more baseline than others)
Are geometric patterns favored? Organic patterns? Representative patterns (flowers, animals, stars, etc)? Abstract patterns?
Is there favored material(s)? Beads, bone, clay, metals, stones, etc.
When depicting people/animals, is realism favored? Heavy stylization? The emotional impression of an animal? Are key features accentuated?
How perspective typically executed? Does art attempt to capture 3d depth? Does it favor showing the whole body in 2 dimensions (ie much of Ancient Egyptian art, with the body shown in a mix of profile and forward facing perspective so all key attributes are shown)? Will limbs overlap? Are bodies shown static? In motion?
Does artwork of people attempt to beautify them? Does it favor the culture's conception of the ideal body?
Are there common visual motifs? Important symbols? Key subject matters?
What is the art used for? Are its functions aesthetic, tutelary, spiritual, magical? (Will often exist in combination, or have different examples for each purpose)
Who is represented? Is there interest in everyday people? Does art focus on glorifying warriors, heroes, kings?
Are there conventions for representing important figures? (IE gods/kings/etc being depicted larger than culturally lesser subjects)
Is there visual shorthand to depict objects/concepts that are difficult to execute with clarity (the sun, moon, water), or are invisible (wind, the soul), or have no physical component (speech)?
Etc
Deciding on answers to any of these questions will at least give you a unique baseline, and you can fill in the rest of the gaps and specify a style further until it is distinct. Many of these questions are not mutually exclusive, both in the sense of elements being combined (patterns with both geometric and organic elements) or a culture having multiple visual styles (3d art objects having unique features, religious artwork having its own conventions, etc).
Also when you're getting in depth, you should have cultural syncretism in mind. Cultures that routinely interact (whether this interaction is exchange or exploitation) inevitably exchange ideas, which can be especially visible in art. Doing research on how this synthesizing of ideas works in practice is very helpful- what is adopted or left out from an external influence, what is retained from an internal influence, what is unique to this synthesis, AND WHY. (I find Greco-Buddhist art really interesting, that's one of many such examples)
Looking at real world examples that fit your parameters can be helpful (ie if I've decided on geometric patterns in my 'style guide', I'll look at actual geometric patterns). And I strongly encourage trying to actually LEARN about what you're seeing. All art exists in a context, and having an understanding of how the context shapes art, how art does and doesn't relate to broader aspects of a society, etc, can help you when synthesizing your own.
#I have a solid baseline because I like learning about history so don't do this like. Full research process every time. It's just the gist#of what the core process is.#I think I've gotten a similar question about clothing in the past that I never answered (sorry) so yeah this applies to that as well#Though that involves a heavier preliminary research end (given there are substantially more practical concerns that shape the#making of clothing- material sources they have access to (plant textile? wool? hide? etc). The clothing's protective purpose (does#it need to protect from the sun? wind? mild cold? extreme cold?). Etc#Also involves establishing like. Beauty conventions. Gendered norms of dress. Modesty conventions. Etc#I think learning about the real world and different cultures across history is like. The absolute most important thing for good#worldbuilding. And this means LEARNING learning. Having the curiosity to learn the absolute myriad of Things People Do#and Why We Do Them and how we relate to shared aspects of our world. The commonalities and differences. I think this is like...#Foundational to having the ability to synthesize your own rather than just like. copy-pasting concepts at random
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#ill always be over here enjoying my meal#im a hater at heart but#also this is a core lesson on how to give critique that we learn in art school - a lot of ppl never truly absorb it#ur not supposed to talk about what a piece could have been ur supposed to talk about what it is#a lot of ppl also have never made anything in their life and it shows#anyways...#4 minutes#delicious my compliments to the chef please may i have some more
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Jaiden: Do I have to go with one other person, or can I have like, a group?
Cucurucho: Yes.
Jaiden: That's... not... [Laughs] There's two options there...
Cucurucho: Ha ha ha.
Jaiden: Ok, soâ [Laughs] I'll go- I'll go withâ
Cucurucho: [The Admin audibly laughs]
Jaiden: I'llâ did you just laugh? [Laughs and hits her desk]
Cucurucho: Ha ha ha.
Jaiden: [Keeps laughing] I got theâ I gâ Am I going crazy? [Laughs] Okâ
Cucurucho: I hope you enjoy theâ [Soundboard audio cuts off as Cucurucho runs away]
Jaiden: Thank you, thank you! I made him snicker, guys, I made him snicker! [Laughs]
(Fun fact: Retroity recently confirmed it was her laugh we heard!)
#Cucurucho#Jaiden Animations#QSMP#Jaiden#June 6 2023#I MISS THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#Man I adored Jaiden and Cucurucho / Osito#I'm so sad we never learned more about their past connection#and you know. Everything else#But the moments we do have are still nice to remember#I know this is a bad posting time but I'm impatient with clips and I've been meaning to post this one for ages#Anyways. Retro did a great job as Cucurucho
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Actually so tired that people mainly focus on the bdsm when they talk about La Pianiste when we literally have this dynamic right here. Like, that's insane.
What if you were a little girl in her 40's who couldn't grow up because of your mother-wife who made you sleep in her bed and forced you to repress every sexual desires and thoughts of becoming your own person just to keep you close to her ? What if you fought back and yearned for dangerous things out of her reach ? But also, what if you let her because it's all you've ever known and been taught to want ?
#these two are so entangled with each other and in the roles they play#(mother and daughter. husband and wife. prodigal or ungrateful daughter. adoring or mocking mother)#that they cannot handle it when something else is thrown into the mix#There's no space left because they fill all the roles in each other's lives.#but at the same time they never give the other exactly what she wants#The fights never last. Erika will never live up to her mother's ambitions. And her mother will never give her any form of affection which#might satiate her hunger for love. And so on.#They are deeply imperfect- Love and Despise each other but they could never bear the thought of being separated#When I read the part in the book where Erika talks to Walter for the first time and all she wants is to go back into her mother's womb...#you can't make that shi up#when people talk about toxic yuri that's what they could mean but unfortunately we live in a society#gradually learning to accept the person I'm becoming who would've been burned at the stake by my younger self <3#been having so much thoughts about this film once again. And I know that nothing written here is new but I'm a little sad no one really#talks about this relationship online since it's really the heart of the story for me#Of course everything happening with Walter is important. But none of that would be there without the mother-daughter situation#la pianiste#the piano teacher#haneke#sheep stuffs#isabelle huppert#also I'd kinda get it if it was another film and it made people too uncomfortable to talk about it. but I mean this is literally La Pianist
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The Helena diaz of it all has me fascinated. Iâve said for a long while that Eddieâs real issues are his mommy issues and this episode just cemented for me that weâre gonna explore that and deal with it.
Because itâs Helena who forced Eddie to grow up to fast - because her husband wasnât around much - so she pushed Eddie into de facto parent and husband role ls - selfishly filling her needs and ignoring the damage it was doing to her son (it is a form of abuse in my book).
Eddie then had the audacity to fall in love with and marry Shannon and get her pregnant. Itâs why Helena was always so off with Shannon - she was punishing her. She is also punishing Eddie for all of this and his refusal to return to El Paso only cemented further her bitterness and resentment.
Now she does have Ramon back she doesnât need Eddie any longer to fill that role so she is still punishing him and part of that is tied into her glee over now getting to parent Christopher - something she has always been intent on doing the doppelgänger just gave her the opportunity- as well as allowing her to further punish her son and his love of Shannon.
Her barbed comments about building a pool were all about showing what she can provide Christopher - how she is parenting him better than Eddie - itâs part of her mind games - making Eddie feel like more of a failure as a parent to his son.
The reality of course is that the reverse is true - Helenaâs parenting is all superficial, flash and showy - it isnât the hard day to day parenting when things get tough and you have to be the bad guy. While Eddie has made mistakes, there is nothing superficial, flash, or showy about his parenting. Itâs why bucks comments about Eddie being a great dad are so important.
Eddie feel like a failure right now and that he is entirely to blame for everything. But in reality, while he does bear a bit of the responsibility, the truth of the matter is that he needs to learn and deal with the fact that all of it actually stems from Helena and her abuse of her young son - Shannon never stood a chance just like Eddie never has.
#genuinely donât see how she can get any sort of redemption arc#but this is 911 so maybe theyâll find a way đ¤ˇđťââď¸#Helenaâs treatment of Eddie is a form of child abuse - it has done so much damage to him psychologically#I do really hope we finally get to meet Sophia and adriana as part of this arc beciase I think it might be very revealing#I am also wondering if Ramon had a stache in the past - and that is what Eddie is subconsciously trying to mimic#and that is about him trying to regain his mothers affection - trying to fill that husband role she forced him into#and that shaving it off is a part of his dealing with that and choosing to free himself from her clutches#and in doing that - standing up for himself etc - it will be the trigger that v ring schristopher back#the catholic guilt and Eddieâs queerness is also all tied up in this - the church reinforces and condones Helena and her actions#the Catholic Church has a long history of abuse of children in all itâs horrendous forms#so Eddie seeking solace in that direction think it will help him find away back to Helenaâs good books only for it to open a few doors he#has bolted shut#as for the queer aspect - forcing Eddie to grow up too fast and fill this role of husband to his mother and parent to his siblings means#Eddie never got the chance to learn who he actually is - to explore his sexuality and all that goes with that - at the age one normally#would - as a teenager and into your 20âs. it explains so much around his relationship with Shannon and dealing with the helana of it all#and the queerness of his identity - âwill also allow him to actually let Shannon go#Eddieâs arc is going to be incredible - heartbreaking and gut wrenching - but incredible#Helena diaz itâs on sight - she is evil and cannot be redeemed in my eyes!#911 spoilers#Thinky thoughts#eddie diaz#911 abc
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They should have dwelled more into Merlinâs skills (and Iâm not talking about just magic)
As I rewatched Merlin, I realised this man has so many skills?!
We often talk about how surely Arthur must have thought him how to use a sword (I agree 100%) but Merlin also knows how to hunt?
He dislikes it, yet years and years of going hunting with Arthur proves to be fruitful. Merlin founds the deer in season four before the entire Camelot patrol. He knows how to recognise tracks on trees and traces of feet in the mud (he knows how to build them in the right way with magic, too). And I have proof that Arthur teaches Merlin, because in season five, Arthur makes Merlin see what was wrong with the branch. when they went out and Arthur noticed that someone (Mordred) had walked past the woods.
Also, season four, episode two? Merlin wakes up before Lancelot and HE IS HUNTING FISH LIKE A MASTER?!
Have we talked about this? Who taught him? I believe most things he already knew how to do, since he grew up in a village with a single mother where everyone had to fetch up for themselves.
He also knows how to cook. And he gets compliments (even if they are jokes) from the Knights and Arthur himself too.
HE IS A PHYSICIAN, and I wished we could have seen so much more of that, because he is hot, because it proves that is so good at learning, listening and also teaching. He tells Daegal how to get rid of the poison, poison, in his body and HE IS STILL SO HUMBLE ABOUT IT?! He spent more than ten years being an apprentice and when Daegal tells him he is a good physician, Merlin denies it?! Bro has low self esteem.
Merlin also has all the skills required from a servant, like sewing, cleaning specific fabric in a certain way, polishing armour and so many other things, adjusting swords and weapons ecc.
I guess it pisses me off when Merlin is described (heavily in fanfictions too) like an incapable manservant, unable to do things for himself or defend himself without magic, when he spent ten years in Camelot doing new work after new work. Just because he was scared at the end of season five without his powers (because he had never lost them before) it doesnât mean Merlin isnât capable of using a sword, or help himself, since he does and challenges Morgana too, even without powers.
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Merlin also knows how to use a crossbow and how to fight side by side with Arthur and he knows where to head, where north and south are, based on the scent of the air?! Merlin knows so many things.
#MY BOY HERE IS SO TALENTED#also people want me to believe in fanfictions that after all these centuries he HASNâT LEARNED ANYTHING ELSE?!#be for real please i bet merlin has like 300 degrees or whatever#he had fun with it#i bet merlin is they type of man who likes to learn so much and has round eyes whenever someone teaches him something new#also we know that arthur jokes with him in so many ways but he never actually complained about merlinâs servant work#because he knows he is good at it#THIS IS CANON BRO I BELIEVE THIS FIERCELY#MERLIN SO SKILLED CAMELOT CALLS FOR HIM LEFT AND RIGHT#my babygirl#merthur#bbc merlin#merlin#arthur pendragon#merlin bbc
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