#but omg her backstory is so horrifying

[sydneyofalltrades]

it’s the way levana was ruined by her big sister channary and that abuse channeled her actions for the next 10~ years which made her practically lose her mind

[chriscrosswallflower-blog]

Alright, I have finally finished watching a Good Girl's Guide to Murder and I collected my thoughts as I went. Overall I really enjoyed it, though some of the plot changes weren't my favorite.

Spoilers below for the TV show!

Things I Loved

How awkward Pip is - I don't think we get a good look at this in the book since it is mostly through Pip's eyes, but I love how goofy and awkward she is!

Pip's friendship group! I love how much closer they seem in the show and how they accept Pip as the weirdo she is without a single thought, especially since she is different from them in so many ways. I also love seeing more of Connor and his funny personality

I love that we get to see more of Cara and Pip's relationship - they are precious and you can tell how ride or die they are for each other

Lauren - she adds so much to their friend group and I just love her so much. Ant, stay tf away from this baby!

The PipRavi sleepover - my heart couldn't take it!

I like the introduction of the da Silva siblings backstory. In the books they seemed pretty estranged so it's not as obvious why Nat is upset about Pip accusing her brother. Obviously that would bother anyone to an extent but with the introduction of how close they are/were it will make a lot more sense moving forward

Max (and Dan honestly) seem creepy from the start. I swear anytime either of them came on screen I got a terrible feeling - though Dan did begin to seem more good intentioned after talking to Pip in the police car (still creepy though)

Name drops of characters that will be important later - non-readers won't think anything of it but it's funny to hear Stella and Jamie name dropped so casually

It's interesting to see Mr. Ward acting so normal and casual - he does the same thing in the books but seeing it is so unnerving. I think the plot line of him forcing Pip to change her EPQ really adds another layer to his character too

BARNEY'S FUNERAL AND THE TENNIS BALLS!!! 😭 the "why didn't anyone help him" almost broke me.

Ravi being the one to suggest that they call off the investigation hits so damn hard. He feels so hopeless and trapped but the only thing he cares about is protecting and reassuring Pip

Since we have a more objective POV, I love seeing the little signs of how smitten Pip is with Ravi from the beginning - much more than she ever acknowledges in the book

Pip going in the junk yard scared the hell out of me - she got wayyy too close to DTK there.

Becca and Andie being close makes her death so much more tragic

Cara has a TRACKER on Pip?! "Maybe she's not as smart as she thinks she is," man I cackled!

OMG Sal and Andie talking about running away together hurt so bad - seeing how much they loved each other makes the whole story so much more heart breaking

Regardless of if it's in the book or in the show - Mr. Ward talking about how he talked to Sal about Cambridge so he would die thinking about something good will always turn my stomach. That man is such a disgusting mfer

Pip threatening Max at the very end is so amazing. That little pat on the shoulder? 🤌🤌

Things I disliked

Pip seems a lot less informed in the show - like seriously, book Pip would be horrified. You broke into the Bell's house without GLOVES?

I think this is partially because we don't see Pip's POV and much about her suspects - the only two people she really seems to suspect are Dan and Jason and that really only comes into play at the end. I wonder if people who just watch the show will even guess that she suspected Naomi, Nat, and even Howie throughout most of the book

I think we all mourn for "real men wear floral when trespassing" 😢

Honestly, the storyline with Pip's dad might be my least favorite thing. I loved their cute, playful relationship in the book and how she ardently defends her blended family, but in the show, even before the cheating thing, it seems like she didn't really like him? That made me so sad! (Also, does he call her chicken in the UK edition of the books? I really liked Pickle as a nickname!)

Nat's storyline is strange, like I understand to an extent why they did it but book Nat would have a fit if she figured out she was supposedly friends with Andie 😂 I think she loses quite a bit of her character building when we leave out how much her nudes getting leaked affected her (it seems like almost a minor thing in the show) and her act of violence while trying to go to college that put her on probation. Especially since it's a large reason why Pip suspected her in the first place (her reasoning seems pretty weak in the show)

Where the heck is Stanley?! He's pretty important for season 2; of all the characters to cut you wouldn't think it would be him!

I really miss the scene where Ravi and Pip recreated the timeline to prove Sal's innocence - it was such a potent moment!

I miss hearing Naomi's backstory - we get a bit of it implicitly by the way she acts and her confession, but I think it adds a lot to her character to know more about her anxiety and depression and how it caused her to drop out of college

We miss some of Pip's bad ass moments! Again, this is possibly because we are seeing things from an objective POV and we can't see inside of her head, but I loved reading about how knowledgeable she is about true crime, how much research she did, and how much that informed her actions. I also missed seeing how much she defended the Singh family and Ravi specifically. That scene in the grocery store where she told off the cashier for being so rude to Ravi is one that I dearly miss

Pip accusing Max of raping Becca doesn't hit as hard when she did it over the phone and I hate that he didn't truly confess like he did in the book. And they didn't bring up Nat's rape at all (or Nat in general very much). Her confronting Max and Naomi was such a badass moment for Pip and I'm sad that we missed it

Becca's wig in that flashback. Yikes.

Becca taking Pip to the well (or whatever it is - I feel like it was called something else but it's not coming to mind) made her seem less sympathetic to me than when she just drugged her without much of a plan. "Now I'm going to have to put you in there with her," was so freaking sinister

Things I'm not sure about

In some ways I like the addition of Pip seeing Andie and Sal after they obviously argued - the guilt she felt after that and how that would motivate her to look into the case makes a lot of sense. However, I think I prefer her only looking into the case because she trusted and believed in Sal because of how kind he was to her. I think that the fact that she rarely doubted Sal in the books was really compelling and we lose a lot of that when Pip is concerned that she might have played a part in Sal finding Andie after their fight, therefore possibly contributing to her death

I don't think the video to lure the killer out was necessary but I think they did it to move the story along quicker. I wish we could have seen more of Pip's notes since that is what they wanted in the books when they kidnapped (dognapped?) Barney

I think I prefer them finding Andie's planner over the note in her bunny - it seems to make more sense than just a random note and I like how it gives us a small look into her life (her struggling to read the Revengers was a cute little detail and showed us that she is still a teenager). That being said, the note does the job and it feels a bit nit picky, so I'm not super upset by it

Having Isla tell Pip about Sal's murder was interesting - I'm not super mad about it but it definitely changed a lot, especially since neither of them think she's Andie and he keeps her captive to further hide Sal's murder. Somehow it makes Mr. Ward even more sinister

Having the plot line of Ravi leaving, coming back, and then him and Cara track her down was definitely different. I can decide which way I prefer it. Ravi leaving seemed really random and rushed but I did like that Cara had a part in her rescue (see the hilarity of the tracker above)

Though I enjoyed seeing PipRavi get together by the end of the season, I will miss their awkward tip toeing around each other as Ravi tries to ask her out!

All in all I really enjoyed it - I think it's one of those that I'll also get a lot out of after rewatching it. If you got this far, first off, I'm impressed! And second, let me know your thoughts!!

[raggstosketches]

OMG, LIR ABSTRACTING BECAUSE OF THE EXIT BEING THE REASON EMMY HAS BEEF WITH POMNI! OMG!!!!!!

I only now connected the dots!

She has already lost the man she's loved due to his search for the exit and was lucky enough that Ragatha helping him didn't cost her her life as well. Emmy has accepted her life in the circus because the exit took someone from her and now that a newcomer is obsessed with finding it, even if for a day, it is something so horrifying to Emmy.

What if it happens again? What if someone tries to help and...she ends up gone too...?

The one person Emmy would do anything for could be in danger due her attachment issues in canon. Even if Ragatha is very much convinced that there is no exit, Emmy can't help but worry.

Her heart was shattered once. ...she refuses to risk it.

Possibly why she's also holding back with her feelings for Ragatha. The last time she loved someone, she couldn't protect them.

I love overanalyzing characters. Sorry if I got anything wrong, but hey, I had fun thinking about this :)

Haha this is…pretty spot on!

At the end of the day - Emmy doesn’t ACTUALLY hate Pomni…she’s just scared for Ragatha since she’s gotten so close and become so fond of the newbie.

And yes, Emmy holds back from expressing her feelings (aka…BEING OBLIVIOUS) to not only protect Ragatha…but also her own fragile heart.

Emmy’s backstory in the real world already plays a part in this as well.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for this analysis! It’s always so much fun to read what others have to say about this! 💖💖 I’m always happy to answer questions or read these kinda things regarding the AU!

[cruelestpigeon]

THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES IMPRESSIONS: EP 100 - 104

EP 100: I Guess You Had To Be There

Martin is so bad at the interviewing stage, I can’t really blame him though since he doesn’t have that weird ability that Jon has lmao. Omg Tim also sucks stop. The way the most anti social guy is the only one who can successfully interview people is so funny. They all suck at this noooo. This is definitely my favourite episode of s3 it’s so good lmaooo. Really going to send that guy back out there to die by the spiders??? WHO THE HELL????? Peter Lukas was that weird captain dude right??? ALSO WOOO HALFWAY DONE!!!!!!

EP 101: Another Twist

Omg I love this new character so much. Wait. They just referred to Elias as the eye? This was so interesting, I mean the way Jon just accepted his fate? Why was the box locked? Woooo Helen is back, I’m pretty sure her episode was one of the first episodes I started writing my reaction for?

EP 102: Nesting Instinct

I still don’t get why we’re trusting the guy who killed Gertrude. HELP Elias geeking out about Jon’s progressing with his abilities lmaoo. Melanie coming up to stab Elias and he’s using Jon as a defense stop. THANK YOU MELANIE FOR NOT TRUSTING ELIAS (even though he’s probably not lying)!!!!! Don’t got too much to say about the statement itself since I figured that that was probably the case. MARTIN AND JON!!!! I missed their friendship. I need Jon to go back to the archive I miss the gang.

EP 103: Cruelty Free

Pigs actually scare me so bad they’re so big. HELP JON ABUSING HIS POWER LIKE THAT???? Don’t got too much to say about this one sorry.

EP 104: Sneak Preview

TIM BACKSTORY?? This makes me so sad considering how happy Tim was in season one wtf. He was such a good brother :( Oh this is actually horrifying. This is horrible. I will sob it’s 3 am why do i do this to myself. Oh Tim is going to die isn’t he at this rate

[gay-poet-gabriel]

could u possibly. tell me about jibril. like jsut yap he seems so cool my interesst is very piqued

imagine getting paid to yap

HIIIII!!! LOL i just got back from school and i have found that i have been invited to yap which like i could do for hours but at the same time i probably cant do for very long because my thoughts on this man and his fam are like.,,,,, everywhere ermmm idek where to start

AND ILL BE HONEST EVERYTHING IVE EVER WRITTEN OF HIM (starting a few years ago) HAS VERY DIFFERENT BACKSTORIES AND CRAP FOR HIM BUT YKNOW

SA MENTION, IDEK JUST BEWARE UNDER CUT

uuhh well his family were shepherds in Palestine. He loves them dearly, his Mama is dead (like mine, self-insert time) his brother Mikael is loving as well as his Baba Yusuf, great! But he struggles still because of his missing mother and he was raped as a young boy :(

Didnt get much of an education. Good at what he does, not particularly smart though. (Not that it matters of course c: )

so this comic (which u can barely see cuz my phone camera sucks) is basically about Abraham and Isaac but also Miriam and Moses like essentially Jibril knows he should feel blessed with the birth of his daughter, but he also is pretty mentally disturbed so he has these very horrifying intrusive urges of hurting the people he loves, particularly her (Anaïs, his little one) I feel like the parallels are obvious in this one so yknow i basically already said it

Anyway the lyrics on the left are from Swan Upon Leda by Hozier, which is about rape (story of Leda), abortion rights, and Israel's violent occupation of Palestine (Where Jibril and his family have always been from actually so that's one thing that hasn't changed that they are Arab)

Also jibo is transgender (how i usually draw him LOL who knows anymore magic) so he gave birth to his daughter himself, hence like all of this.

ANYWAY

omg i just realized all of these comics are about his relationship with his daughter except for the red one that's impossible to see whoops

YOU CAN ALSO BARELY SEE THIS ONE

but basically its Jibo's Baba (Yusuf) telling him how special he is and how everything has a bit of god in them, and yknow its him freaking out about how he has something beautiful to share but he just hates himself because he feels he isn't doing a good job as a father or as a person

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moving on he joined the military asap and went on that for a while (don't have much to say about that actually? that's kind of just where i insert him with fandoms i like BUT IT MATTERS I PROMISE)

above lyrics are about rape again u get it and learning to live again (LOVE YOU HOZIER)

THEN he meets his lover boy Aislinge!

Feels immediate guilt for being in love with a man, feels like it is wrong to be gay, feels like he is wrong because he is transgender and still in love with a man (like how he thinks a woman should be)

He is already deeply detached from desire- it doesn't come with the job, does it? haha- and sex-repulsed. but he has a simultaneous fascination and of course guilt with shame and themes of repressed sexual and religious trauma

He feels as though he should not be forgiven but Aislinge does forgive him! And then they're in love and they get married and Gabriel still thinks about the people he's lost and feels bad for it but they're okay.

They both retire and spend their days in Ireland while Anaïs does something, haven't decided what she would do as an adult

the end

[merakiui]

Hey Mera! This may be a bit random but I was wondering what your fave type of villain is? I was watching some old Disney movies and I have to say that my fave villains are probably Ursula and Hades. I think they are a perfect balance between animated and imposing villains. They have such distinct personalities and are such memorable characters, in my opinion. (My fave part of the little mermaid has always been Ursula, I always found her to be so cool).

Hello!! :D aaaa favorite type of villain! Ursula and Hades are very good choices. Recently I watched Hercules and so I completely understand Hades's appeal as a villain. He was very funny and I liked his banter with Meg, especially when she was trying to tell him that Hercules was different and he says, "he's a guy!"

Ursula was also another favorite from my childhood, so your taste is very immaculate. I have always loved "Poor, Unfortunate Souls" and I liked how clever she was when making deals (surely this love for Little Mermaid won't lead to my love for a certain trio in a Disney mobile game known as Twisted Wonderland). Her lair always unnerved me as a child because of the garden of polyps she had. Knowing that those polyps were once merfolk who made deals with her and couldn't repay debts was so eerie to me!

Another villain I absolutely love is Dr. Facilier omg!!!! Princess and the Frog is one of my favorite Disney films and I love how cunning he is. So charismatic and casual!! It was really too good. orz his death scene frightened me as a child. It was wonderfully creepy, and I loved how ruthless he could be when it came to tricking others.

I also really liked Claude Frollo in the Hunchback of Notre Dame because he's done so well. He is so unsettling and horrifying and monstrous! When I watched it many months ago, I wasn't expecting to be so genuinely disturbed. He really is a villain in every manner of the word. I was rooting for his demise as the film reached its climax and aaaa it was so satisfying to watch him fall to his death!

This isn't Disney, but I liked Jack Horner in Puss in Boots 2. He was really refreshing because he was a genuinely evil character and he embraced that nature. Of course I also greatly enjoyed Death. He was so eerie with the whistling and the way in which he stalked Puss. Every one of his scenes had me at the edge of my seat. >0<

As for my favorite type of villain, it would have to be the kinds who appear friendly at first and seem like they might be on your side before it's revealed that they are, in fact, terribly evil. I like the concept of luring a person in with disarming behaviors, only to bring your jaws down when they're right where you want them. It's always so haunting when a character you think is sweet and good turns out to be vile and cruel.

I also enjoy villains who play the most complex mind games. And I also like villains who are very cute and appear innocent but turn out to be downright horrible. The contrast of cute and creepy will always be one of my favorite things! And then there are also villains with tragic backstories. I like those kinds of villains because I get to peer into their past and wonder what may have shaped them into a villain.

[cloudyscreams]

accidentally spoiled the rest of aikatsu stars for myself and im mad??? so spoiler warnings

why the fuck would elza get the sun dress.........why are they pulling "omg BOTH are cool" stunt again if its against the rules established what the fuckkkkkkkkkk

at least 2wings were a unit and didnt get their dresses or win through some magical gibberish explanation...the friendship/deep bond was kinda far fetched cobsidering aoi and kii were right there but at least it still made sense in terms of hard work (and overcoming their differences)

elsa literally barely does anything, the homegirlie is eating steak and being ominous 90% of her screen time

even lily who is actually canonically disabled trains to the best of her ability and even if she is not, she at least dedicates a lot of time to reading and sewing

i have the same bone to pick with aria despite liking her so much, she showed up, somehow introduced literal magic that goes beyond the metaphors into the plot, got her wings and then poofed out of existence because plot convinience...i would love for her to be the next gen even if it was like risa and nono who might i add, LOST during the final akari gen competition despite achieving a new height for them

also to expand on elza lore: her backstory was shit. not even going to go the "omg just ask your mom about the hug" issue because realsitically, how could a child know that but! most of aikatsu stars cast parents are super famous and are barely home. mahiru got a great arc of feeling abandoned by her sister and elza gets a super flat and one dimensional (and nonsensical might i add) plot point. i get the subtelty of grey area where her mom is super chill but also absent but is that really true? i would argue elza is an unreliable narrator since her mom clearly watched her stages, PRAISED HER as a child and literally the hug is what threw the girl off???? and while we are being shown that mahiru and laura are finding comfort in their friends, elza despite so many people literally licking her boots stays the same........skill issue at this point honestly!! zero character development, Z E R O

rei was interesting to me until her brand debut too. i was like wow an obviously androgynous character who leans into defeating the gender binary of aikatsu! but all that was lost for her to be obsessed with elsa...not sure if it was meant to be shown in a bad light but i highly doubt it since she got both the wings and crowds approval. which also goes against aikatsu universe rules....not only its generally toxic to be this obsessed with another person, i cant take it seriously when aikatsu drove the point of "never chase another person" home so many times literally since ichigo first became an idol. again, elza and rei are so mutually bad for each other i would love to see them crash and burn for being so blinded with that flawed logic and then having to find community and heal from their icky dynamic.

they showed albeit subtly kirara getting less venus-archy and more in line with four star girl's feelings: she stopped being as mean, she cares about elza's approval MUCH less after some time, she literally apologized for being mean to alice...cant believe the sheep gimmick character is the only one who got real character progression (i love her but she is a gimmick and considering how ako is treated as another gimmick character......)

i hate everything the second half of stars is: ive heard people say its rhe only good season outside of ogkatsu and now im horrified to see other ones

[joy-girl]

bonney has the nickname of jewelry... bcs... kuma didn't want her to feel sad... for the physical marks that her illness left her...so he told her that the marks are like jewels... (i read the latest chapter im horrified and i want to cry so bad)

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST SENT ME THIS AND I PUBLISHED A POST ABOUT IT JUST A SECOND AGO WITHOUT EVEN SEEING YOUR ASK 😭😭😭 our minds are connected fr 😭💕

And yeah omg I'm feeling the same 💔 truly this chapter made me cry so much... poor Ginny, poor Kuma and poor Bonney. None of them deserved it... I wouldn't have imagined that backstory for them, truly horrified 💔

[hihopelessromantics]

Meliodas Never “Betrays” the Demons Au

Since I saw @sullina answer this anon post on a Monday some months ago, I’ve been working on this. I thought this was so interesting that ideas just started springing into my head. Here’s the post for context.  https://www.tumblr.com/sullina/712945738391437313/au-where-meliodas-never-betrayed-the-demon-race?source=share

What if everything else changed to reflect this premise? It could be like a spin-off of the Seven Deadly Sins with a bit of psychological horror. That could be genuinely gritty and thrilling. And... I'd watch it.

My dialogue-loving imagination is perfect for making this, I have decided.

Forgive me for what I’ve done to this show omg. Or demand more details. Or both. 

A classic adventure saga begins!

The story would still have some cheery flashbacks/mention of Liz from time to time - more of them than in canon I'd say - but as usual, we wouldn't see Meliodas's own thoughts. After a while, the series's premise seems to be: two people with an unforeseen connection and growing love for each other go on a journey to reunite old friends to save the kingdom from a horrifying fate. Fun! 

There's a bit more . . . blood than the viewer originally thought there would be when characters get injured. (realistic blood loss anyone?) And the monsters they encounter are steadily getting creepier the further they get into the wilderness, slowly proving to the viewer that humans are not the dominant species in their own kingdoms, only the most numerous. Over time it becomes clear that humans have been stuck in a “medieval” age of sorts for this long because this beautiful fantasy world is such a dangerous place. Occasionally, the Sins will swerve their course to avoid this specific city that exists simultaneously in six places at once, and where humans are . . . not welcome. The question of who exactly lives there is brought up several times and everyone looks at Meliodas as if to say buddy give us the tea. He only chuckles and says it’s not fairies or giants or beastmen when pressed. The druids live somewhere weird too. and give us some fun and wacky architecture for villages while we’re at it. There are rumors circulating that some kind of life has returned to the ruins of Danafor, with adventurers swearing that there was nothing there while others swear that there is, and the villagers the sins encounter are more creeped out by that than rumors of the actual evil going on.

Meliodas, despite his poker face and guarded personality, would make it very clear to Elizabeth how much he respects and cares for her, even more so than in the original manga. She reciprocates his feelings and they quickly become as inseparable as if they’d been together for years. 

The rest of the Sins' romances/backstories might have twists as well. (Except for Merlin, who would be genuinely appreciative of the sins being together and being found family, because she's already too weird in the original). The truths of that would gradually unravel, but they'd work through it in as much of a healthy and mature manner as they're capable of, with the support of their friends. Everything is going pretty well for the Sins as people, despite the world going to trash fast with the efforts of whatever villains there are. The story pivots from Elizabeth's POV routinely to show other characters' struggles and the growing darkness of the evil they set out to vanquish.

The Sins bond, address a bit of their pasts, (even Meliodas feels safe to open up a bit!), and Elizabeth is learns to kick ass with Meliodas's help. A really wholesome show despite whatever new horror elements are added. 

Enough with the premise though, let’s get to some actual scenes!

Enjoy!

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[Show] Outline

Season 1: “The Seven Deadly Sins”

Pt. 1

Two mothers in a place that’s no place for kids

Introducing Elizabeth

Fateful Encounter

A girl who can be saved

Pt. 2

{in which finding Meliodas’s Team is a wild ride}

Pt. 3

{In which saving the kingdom with a ragtag group of criminals is more complicated than it looks because we still don’t know what we’re dealing with, you didn’t conveniently forget about that before agreeing to this right guys? right?

Pt. 4 + OVA

{in which there’s just a lot to deal with here}

Season 2: That which doesn’t exist

Pt. 1

The Goddess LIz

{In which Meliodas meets Liz and they have adventures and potentially nsfw time}

Pt. 2

The Demon’s Diary 

{in which Gelda has to deal with. Just a lot. Too many things honestly.}

Pt. 3?

The Sentencing?

the sins are sentenced for their crimes? 

Season 3: Revival of the Commandments

Pt. 1

{in which a princess dreams of blood and a Knight, of his people}

Pt. 2

{in which Zeldris has a lot to deal with. Just a lot. And everyone else is just as nervous but for very different reasons. Oh god is that more things?}

Season 4: Wrath of the Gods 

Pt. 1

{in which the druids make a mistake and a Holy War has to end once and for all}

Pt. 2

{in which Arthur decides he doesn’t need a special power and a certain ancient menace is ill-Equipped to handle him or the rest of the nonsense going on right now}

Pt. 3

{in which a “damsel in distress” doesn’t exist}

Pt. 4 

{in which the effects of systemic racism were the real blight on Britannia all along (and everyone facepalms because “we thought we all already knew that?? Anyway kill it with violence and mass destruction of property and maybe some eloquence like we do everything else”) }

Season 5: Dragon’s Judgement

Pt. 1

{in which sometimes you have to fight God in your backyard}

Finale!

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A big thank you to @zeldriszezinho for coming up with fantastic ideas for the plot details. Which you all will see play out later when I gather up all the scenes I’ve been cooking up and force them onto paper. It was a lot of fun, hope to collab with you again (and anyone else who wants to join us) in the future. <3

[council-of-phantoms]

Day 16: Coulrophobia

"Don't be afraid, I'm a friendly clown! Well...at least only to my bestest friends!"

Nina has taken quite the liking to the twins, specifically Max. Too bad Max is horrified of clowns.

Omg, out of all my ocs Nina has definitely gotten the most amazing glow up. Her design definitely has improved over the last year along with my art style. Man I'm so proud of myself. I still haven't thought of an outfit for her but I'll design one when I draw a full body of her.

I couldn't decide which version I liked better so I did both. I think I should incorporate both into her design. Nina still needs a backstory so I'll work on one sometime after goretober.

Nina's past design

[heavensong]

Hello! I've seen your oc Felicity and I am IN LOVE with her! She's very gorgeous and your art fascinates me!

Also I heard that you have another princess Oc that's also fucked up like Felicity, Is it alright if we could get a peek of her?

Omg thank you so much! I’m so glad you like her 🥰🥰🥰 I also think she is sooo pretty hahaha And I DO have another princess OC! Here’s some pictures of princess Cecily! I wrote up a long backstory underneath the read more if you wanna hear more about her. (Idk your interest level so feel free to skip!)

:readmore:

I made her up for Disenchantment and she is less fucked up than Felicity (bc she’s a kinder person lol) but she is “cursed” in a way! Well, not necessarily but she finds out that before she was born, her parents so desperately wanted a child that they turned to a sorceress for help. She gave them a baby gosling to care for as if it were their own, and if they could give it the love they proclaimed they would have for their unborn child, she would grant them a baby of their own. Far be it from them to question a witch, they care for the gosling & the day finally comes when they find out if they’ve done well enough to be granted said wish.

The sorceress tells them they’ve done well, says she will perform the spell bring them their baby & takes back the baby bird, preparing to cut its throat as it is a spell ingredient. The king & Queen are horrified as they’re truly grown attached to the creature & demand she let it be, even if it means they won’t be granted their promised child. The witch, with a knowing look, happily returns the gosling to its parents, but not before transforming it into a baby girl with her father’s eyes and her mother’s hair.

Cecily finds this out as a young adult and is absolutely mortified… Mostly bc she finds out by being turned back into a goose and while trying to sort out the mishap, she finds out this is her true form. She’s always thought she was a genuine and “normal” person stuck in a kingdom full of weirdos and her love interest is just as ridiculous & absurd, so finding this out about herself really throws her for a loop & makes her question everything she through she knew about herself up until this point.

She’s eventually able to return to her human form, though her love interest also reverts back to the form of a pig that he’s been stuck in lol but she’s grown as a person, learned to be less judgmental and hard on others and herself. Her parent’s overprotective nature is also recontextualized and she’s able to recognize that she is still loved, despite not being naturally born or really “human”, whatever that means 🥰

There’s a bunch more to her story but that’s the shortest I could get it 😂 sorry! Thank you so much for reading and for asking to see more of her 💖

[corvids-calling]

(slamming my hands down on the table)

tell me about elairo! who is this character!

OMG OF COURSE!! So, Elairo Ayvenwix is my sun elf war domain cleric for my friend's campaign. They were chosen by Tempus (or, as I like to think of it, "one of Tempus's champions), and fight primarily with a warhammer. They use their magic for passive things such as healing or investigation (ie, Detect Magic. oh how I love that spell...). They're a little on the reserved side, but friendly. They write in their journal and have a prayer book, but Elairo's not too interested in academia. Before the campaign, they were traveling to explore more of the world and help where they could, while occasionally returning to a place they could consider home. They also have a penchant for badgers (Puff, how I miss you... this was a bit that just randomly happened and became reoccurring). We've had about 8 sessions so far.

now, @/that-one-engineering-bard, if you're seeing this, there are spoilers for some parts of Elairo's backstory I haven't discussed /roleplayed yet in sessions :3

tw for religion, death, implied abuse. Incredibly stereotypical tragic D&D backstory, but the joy of it means that I get to watch Elairo heal over the course of the campaign.

So, Elairo didn't have the best home life. As I mentioned, they're a cleric, but not by choice. Elairo was chosen by Tempus, a war domain god, as a child. This create tension in their home because their parents, who are traditionalist elves, expected that if their child were to be blessed by a god, it would be a god from the Seldarine (elven pantheon of "good" gods). Tempus is not from the Seldarine, and the stress of this led Elairo running away at the human equivalent of 18.

Elairo felt embarrassed and ashamed to have this divine magic from Tempus, which leads to them isolating themself for a very long time. They would hear whispers every now and then, and the divine magic would flair up, causing them to panic. They would go into town for necessary supplies or to pick up odd jobs, and then go back into the wilderness.

Eventually, Elairo decides to join the military of a random kingdom, thinking it would be a good outlet for divine war magic. Instead, years of repression building up result in them slaughtering everyone on the battlefield, even their own side, and they were horrified. After years and years of isolation and trying to avoid any religion, they stumble blood-soaked into a temple dedicated to Tempus, begging for help. The priest there redirects them a cleric.

This cleric is Nadani Yacria, a Tempest domain tiefling in her late 50s. Elairo around this time is mid-late 200s-ish, I don't have the numbers pinned down, but point is, they've been (not) dealing with their trauma by themself for a long time. Nadani agrees to train them, although, clerics aren't typically "trained." She suspects something bad happened in Elairo's past, but isn't sure what until a few weeks into training when Elairo breaks down and tells them about the battlefield. Over the course of a few years, Elairo slowly begins to learn how to have better grip on their divine magic and kinda views Nadani as a mother figure.

Elairo starts going on small journeys, this time to explore the world and learn more about themself. It's on one of these trips that they meet the rest of the party (Elanor, Echo, and Crikit) at a tavern in Bramblefield :)

initial picrew of Elairo

my cosplay!! I love this character so much.

I've written 3 short stories expanding on details in their backstory, 2 short stories where I play Elairo as a bard in a different campaign, and 1 random AU bc I saw a tumblr prompt.

Random detail I'm proud of- the bandages on their hand:

They fight with a warhammer, so to many others it seems like they were bandages to prevent calluses. Semi-correct idea. They also do it to hide the scars on their hands they received from their parents.

I also am a secretive little shit, and this isn't everything. I just wanna hold some things close to my chest :)

[ermdotorg]

im totally gonna rant a lil because this is a HOT topic for me.

now i like teresa's character and i love to hate her, love her backstory and all that. but thomesa makes me ill. like vilely ill.

thomas was absolutely in love with teresa but it was not... okay. they were practically raised to be wed and as much as i want to say "omg soulmates!" i cant help but feel like a lot of things about them were super artificial (ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING ARIS AND RACHEL WERE IN LOVE TOO)

personally i think WICKED needed thomas to love her for the trials and he did, no matter what. but not in a cute way, in like a stockholm syndrome way... and like the fact that he was still so obsessed with her after all the shit she put him and the people he loved through is actually baffling to me. and really more concerning than romantic.

stick two orphans together, let them only have each other, make them torture the only friends they ever had together, give them a telepathic connection, send one away but let him keep the memory of love he had for her, and SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

at least with brenda there was a factor of choice there, like he could choose to be with her and there was a sort of freedom— but with teresa it was so unhealthy and so forced. i think thomas was in love with her, but she wasn't in love with him. she loved him, but she wasn't in love with him. she really only cared about vengeance and the cure yk, which, fair i guess, but still.

i'm anti toxic relationships so naturally i cant tolerate thomesa... its not cute its really sad and slightly horrifying oh my goodness.

the thing about thomesa is like yes, they would’ve worked better as siblings, but we have to remember that that’s not what ended up being canon - they were actually lovers, and thomas was SO in love with teresa

[genshinarchives]

omg in your [the beginning] series, are (y/n) skills based or inspired by herrscher of sentience? the way you described it is very similar to her and i love it (since fu hua is my best girl) it also makes me want to go to hoyoverse's company and demand them to create a character like (y/n) .. yk .. the horrifying backstory LMAO. somehow it reminds me of sirin too

another thing! is it also the same for [god of heroes] but this time, overlord inspired?? i absolutely love your series and im hooked in every single one of them

The way I recognise Fu Hua and Sirin because of my guy friends who play Honkai 😂 I've never played Honkai unfortunately, and (y/n)'s skills are actually inspired by these characters!

Jade Curtiss and Aegis Alver for the skill and burst respectively

F/GO Diarmuid for the dual spear skill

F/GO Cu Chulainn for the aggressive fighting style

Inferno Style from Naruto for the fancy purple flames

And yep, God of Heroes is heavily inspired by Overlord 🤣 I haven't seen any Genshin x reader with a morally grey reader, so that was something I wanted to try out. Reader is somewhat a combination of Ainz and Jircniv-

[wine4thewin]

Okay, finally finished Dune and would now like to have the 5 hour version, please.

Very much so pleased with the movie, but oooohhh I feel like so much more was probably fleshed out and got cut (extended edition?! and you know there’s going to be one. Right? Right?!)

Random thoughts:

*people who haven’t read the book are gonna be possibly lost 🤣 Dune is complex as heck and this movie doesn’t hold hands at all, nor does it even scrape the surface of the book, which is 700 pages…

*A lot of character story details seemed left to be understood by those of us who are reading/have already read the book. Would have loved more Gurney & Rabban backstory. Or even Leto & Jessica. Maybe just some more on the relationships in general? The book somehow dives so deep into each one even before people go bye bye, especially Dr. Yueh…who is important and they don’t really…flesh him out much…and only talk about his motivations in one horrifying line.

*Leto Atreides literally lands on Arrakis and thinks, “this place is an absolute Sh$t Show and I’ve been sent to my death with my whole House because the Emperor wants my name buried.” I think it’s sad no one knows this unless they read the book 😭

*We didn’t spend much time with the Harkonnen’s. Why? Every scene they had was stunning, grotesque, and captivating. I was so upset when a scene with them would flash away, because I wanted more. Plus, creepy BDSM spider creature that understood the human language, omg, was that intended to be Dr. Yueh’s wife?! When he offhandedly says, ‘They pulled her apart like a doll?!’ -not in the book but oh, this haunts me

*Beast Rabban and his Big Mad walk in scene “uuunccle the Emperor is takin’ our moooonnneey planet, it’s not FAIR” and the Baron Harkonnen “be quiet, you are not informed” 😂

*Sardaukar elite. Okay. Could we have spent like, 10 minutes on that scene on their planet? The sounds, the creepy chanting, the voices, the creepy blood temple…could we have spent more time looking at this horrifying scene? I felt like it was a glimpse and gone, but I want to know more and yes, that’s totally morbid of me. Idc!

*also, no Feyd?

*We all hear Lady Jessica referred to as wife and concubine, but to me, the only thing that matters is when Leto sorrowfully tells her “I should have married you” and what a tribute to their book!relationship😭💕

Anyway. Stunning visuals. Wild, crazy sounds. Fascinating characters that I would have liked to spend more time with before they died…

Spoiler, so many people 💀

[archived-and-moving]

Well so... did you like Arcane? Favorite character, moment, etc? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Anon. Oh sweet anon I'm so very sorry you asked this (no im not >:))

Anyway, I loved Arcane. I'd just kind of...decided not to watch it for a few months now, so I missed a lot of the hype when it first came out. (Which, I'm pretty sure will be around 11-ish months while writing this. So uhm. It's been a little bit.) I'm not quite sure why, it's just kind of hard for my brain sometimes, even when my friends really like a piece of media and recommend it to me.

I was actually going on a quick trip, and needed entertainment, so I frantically texted one of my closest friends and boom!!! She recommended I watched Arcane! So finally a downloaded the fourth episode (blaming my phone's funky storage on this one) and watched Happy Progress Day in a good bit of confusion before going back and watching the first three when I got home.

So! Some thoughts: (Spoilers for anyone who's thinking about watching Arcane. It's really good and I truly recommend it, but you will be seriously spoiled if you read any further. You've been warned.)

Favorite Character: Oh!! That's so very hard because I don't think there's a character's writing that I specifically dislike! I enjoy how each and every character is so incredibly interwoven into the plot. However, I think I'm going to have to narrow it down to 3.

First is: Jinx!

Everyone and their mother I feel like has made art about Jinx, and also talked about her, from what little I've seen of the fandom. But goddamn does she deserve it.

She's so incredibly fucked up, but the narrative really makes you understand her actions and why they happen. It almost makes you root for her in a way. The way that her backstory is set up, from start to end is simply incredible.

Each and every path that she faces is another nail in the coffin for what she used to be. Her narrative arc is one of corruption, and her struggle with mental illness is one that is so compelling that whenever the show switches to her POV, I can't help but fist pump and also whisper a horrified "No" at the same time.

Because she's descending into a path of madness driven on by some serious abandonment, a rough life from the get-go, and the urge to convince someone that she's worth the trouble. She's worth it so please please please don't let her go. Don't leave her.

It's such a heartbreaking cycle that truly gets into my emotions and makes me feel. I'm obsessed with the way that the narrative does not throw her away like many of the characters coinciding with her arc are portrayed as doing, but also the way that it balances out her tragic past elements with some absolute badass scenes with such dope action and visuals that the screen she's on is only slightly tinged with sadness.

I wish I could put it into better words, but Jinx is simply off-the-walls in a way that is so unnervingly fun, but also devastating to watch as she scrambles to keep the people she loves close when she feels them drift away.

2. Heimerdinger

You don't understand my love for this eccentric ex-councillor. If I could go out and get lunch with any of these characters it'd be him. I want him to sloppily write all of his ideas on a napkin that I try to decipher for hours, only to fall back onto my bed in defeat.

I want to hear him talk about issues he think are important, and what he finds to be integral to his life. I would literally listen to this dude talk for hours and hours upon end, and watch with childlike wonder at his glorious inventions.

He's literally soooooooo amazing and I love him. I love the way that he was first introduced too!! He's just a goofball who really doesn't try to be funny. And omg when he's wandering the streets and shows the girl the top?? When he finds Ekko???

You literally cannot fathom how wiggily this man makes me feel.

Also I think it's something about his history.

He's seen dangerous devices before. He's seen the rise and the fall of entire planets and populations. He's built a city from the ground up, only upon the idea of progress and the scientific method. He wishes for those around him to let their curiosity take hold and lead them to projects and places all around them.

He truly wishes that everyone has the chance to be a scientist, and he's such an oxymoron. He's a scientist who gets stuck in the ways of his past, and it's a battle that he fights throughout all of his screen-time during the show.

I love Heimerdinger so much <33

Also have you seen his mustache?

[ID: Heimerdinger looking just off to the right, his face contorted in anger with his two fists on a table that reaches up to his waist. END ID]

And finally, last but not least:

Caitlyn Kiramman

This one isn't as rooted in narrative drive as it is for how amazingly Caitlyn fits into the show as a main character simply through her dynamics with other characters alone.

I'm head over heels for her friendship with Jayce. I love the scene that they share in Happy Progress Day, I'm over the moon with the fact that for her investigation she lets Vi go, only to grow to love her as their narrative throws shit at them that they have to face together.

I love that through Caitlyn, we get to see the soft side of Vi come back, the protectivness, the love, and the bickering that comes with it is absolutely a delight. I swear the two of them could have a spin-off Nancy Drew-esc story and I would read it.

And the way that Jinx sees her as a threat? The way that when she sees Vi finding love and being able to cope with her trauma by moving forward, she thinks that there is only one place at Vi's side. That she thinks that Vi is betraying her?

You don't understand. I'm going feral.

I also think that Caitlyn's ambition to do what she loves no matter who tells her otherwise is simply proven wrong. For the girl will be an enforcer, she knows that she will. No one can stop her.

Also she and Vi may or may not be in love and I simply think that that is absolutely a relationship that I need in my life as sapphic (?) myself.

(Honorable mentions go to Viktor and Mel. You both deserve the world and I adore them to bits.)

My favorite things about the show:

Dude. Dude this show is so incredible writing-wise. It tells a compelling story, grappling with so many issues at once and somehow managing to do it all in a clear way. The representation is at it's peak, because these characters are not gay for extra points, they are not black to check off a box. They are deeply thought out characters with narrative arcs that bounce off their traits. They are not simply marketing ploys and it's refreshing. (godDAMN my standards are low)

Anyway the storytelling capabilities that this show pulls off with the dynamic characters bouncing off one another, a seamless timeskip, lore that pulls me in and fascinates me as a consumer, and themes that pique my interest makes it one of my favorite shows of all time.

The art style too. Gah!! I'm in love with the way that the characters' designs work, the way that the lighting is handled in different scenes, the painting look that the models take. It's such an amazing and most likely time-consuming animation style, but it turned into one of the most gorgeous-looking shows that I've ever seen.

And dude. dude. The. The the the. The soundtrack. The incredibly differing soundtrack that varies from song to song, depending on the mood that the show is trying to capture is OUGh. Snakes, Enemy? Such bops, would sprint to them anytime, 11/10.

Favorite scene?

*shaking uncontrollably* The fucking ending one. The last scene takes into account all of the factors that make Arcane such a special show as a whole, and it wraps 'em up in this nice little present for the show to end off on.

The way that Silco is killed like any other man, the way that betrayal bleeds into his eyes as he dies, acceptance in his words as Jinx cradles his head in her hands, apologizing profusely for what she's done.

The narrative parallel to the line "She's a loose canon" so much earlier in the show is a stab to the heart as you watch the light fade from his eyes.

The way that What Could Have Been plays hauntingly through the entire scene, the viewer's eyes dreading the way that it's about to end. And the way that the characters' expressions twist in different ways as the final missile blows into the council window, the way that Mel's figure is highlighted before it's hit.

There are many scenes that are incredible, but this one might be my up at one of my favorites of all time.

To get even more specific, the way that Caitlyn's slow motion sob turns into her mother's resigned face as she makes her vote--that part literally broke me.

I think that literally might be my favorite shot in the entire show.

Anyway, to summarize my incredibly long post of thoughts, Arcane is a cinematic masterpiece, and I wish I could go into more detail, but it's like 12am and my brain isn't really up to the task. Thank you so much for the ask, needless to say, I loved the show to bits <33