#cs era

[chained-spirits]

I heavily doubt there will be an update this month, I've been preoccupied with Artfight, and LM Twili, so I apologise

I still want to post something this month, so here are some Chained Spirits doodles I did during exam season !

[thenmichael]

Dabbling in HW art (wip)

[laur-the-cat-prince]

angst. so much angst.

[dranka]

The Betrayer ✨

[sweetnnaivete]

mad scientist pandora evil surgeon evan hot professor barty and weird man off the street regulus

[breakbleheavens]

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[the-ronan-cycle]

Okay but Will was so (fairly) angsty about how his blood killed Katherine, but she purified the sword!!! It was the Lady who killed Katherine because she wanted Visander to resurrect

[mccallhero]

and so it goes, and so it goes and you're the only one who knows

[butchstabu]

engel @ brussels - august 5, 2023

[abiglifeinsurancepolicy]

adding champagne problems is gonna be a mistake isn’t it

[princess-and-the-swan]

CS Fic Recs: Bridgerton-Inspired AU

While I anxiously await the arrival of the second half of Bridgerton S3, I'm absolutely DEVOURING these 3 Bridgerton-inspired CS fics I've found:

A Scoundrel... Or a Gentleman? by @kmomof4

Killian Jones has been in love with Emma Nolan since the day he met her - the day before she married his brother Earl Liam Jones. That was six years ago, and Liam has been gone now for four years. Emma and Killian have both arrived in London for the season - her to seek a husband so she can hopefully bear children, him to finally take up his duties as the earl, including finding a wife. Will they succeed in their respective desires? Complete. Inspired by Francesca Bridgerton's story, this is the fic that sent me into my Bridgerton-fic frenzy. While there is a little bit of Liamma in the beginning, this is very much a Captain Swan fic and it's so much fun to follow along with the evolving relationship dynamic between the two.

A Mistress to No One by @kmomof4

Bastard Emma Swan enjoys one night of pure magic and romance in the midst of a life of drudgery and abuse- attending a masquerade ball and meeting aristocrat Killian Jones. Two years later, the same man she met on the best night of her life reappears, saving her from a dire fate in the process. Now, she must keep herself from falling in love with a man she can never have. But when that proves impossible, is there any hope for a happy ending between two people from such vastly different worlds? Complete. I will admit, that I have never read Benedict Bridgerton's story, so I had no idea what to expect. This story reminds me of Cinderella but if Cinderella and her prince had an actual connection beyond a single dance.

The Duke and His Swan by @hollyethecurious

Dearest Reader, the ton is abuzz with speculation that the new Duke of Ironhook will be remaining in town for the duration of the Season. Second born of the illustrious Jones family, Killian Jones has quite the legacy to live up to now he has inherited the dukedom from his late elder brother. Also entering Society for her first season is Miss Emma Swan, ward to the Viscount Nolan’s family. Gifted with a respectable dowry, Miss Swan’s financial worth and uncommon good looks will surely make up for her rumored prickly disposition in the eye of more than one fortune seeking suitor. Stay tuned, Dear Reader, for this author has it on good authority His Grace and Miss Swan shall cause quite a sensation, perhaps even resulting in… scandal! Complete. If you haven't already read this fic, I HIGHLY recommend it. Loosely inspired by Daphne Bridgerton's story, this is very much a friends to lovers trope that so many of us adore. After I read this fic, I binged several of this author's other works as well because her writing is absolutely addictive :)))

These fics are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires and I really hope more Bridgerton-inspired fics will begin to pop up--especially a Colin Bridgerton-esque fic to commemorate the Polin season! If you've found any others that you enjoyed, please please please let me know! Happy reading!!

[roukabi]

If there's to be an animated Hadestown adaptation, the only studio that should do it is Cartoon Saloon. I know they can get the vision. I know they can get the themes. Just look at Wolfwalkers and The Breadwinner and Song of the Sea. If there's any studio on this planet that can truly elevate Hadestown to it's fullest potential it's Cartoon Saloon!

[thenmichael]

UPDATE !!!

I’ve decided to call the comic Chained Spirits, like a lu or lm type schtick, and I am working on chr sheets as we speak.

I hope this will eventually see the light of day, however long that takes

When I finish making character sheets I will post them and then start with the story / lil introductions of relationships an’ all!

(Though this will mean actually learning anatomy instead of ‘fuck it we balling’ it)

Edit: I will be pinning this for now, once I get all the chr refs I will make a master post or smth

Prolouge (Coming soon)

Chained Spirits

Timeline

Am I thinking on starting a comic???

Perhaps, the new year and my motivation will hopefully pull thru

[isfjmel-phleg]

While most members of Young Justice are very consistent with their uniforms, there are a few of them (the ones who struggle the most with self-image) who change up their look, and none more than Cassie. Cassie's costumes are A Journey, and you can pretty much clock her character development by them, because that's what they reflect.

Her original costume isn't technically her first one--she goes through a few variants of it when she starts off her heroic career--but it's how she's dressed when introduced in Young Justice 1998, and she will continue to wear it for the first twenty issues, nearly half the series.

This costume is cobbled together from items in her closet: a t-shirt with a Wonder Woman symbol that she has modified, practical bike shorts, a leather jacket probably inspired by Kon's look, and glasses and a wig intended to conceal her identity. Underneath the wig she has short blonde hair. Pixie cuts like hers were a lot more common in the 1990s for girls and women than they are now, but Cassie is starting to grow her hair out a little now that she has begun her Amazon training, and it will evolve along with her.

(Young Justice 1998 #4)

Cassie's costume reflects her situation. She's just some girl who took heroism upon herself, working with whatever meager resources were available to her. She's not a professional at this, and she's not very sure of herself. She actually owns a real costume, though! Donna Troy, the original Wonder Girl, gives Cassie an old costume of hers, as a symbol of passing on the mantle. Cassie is excited and honored by this gesture, but she's so afraid that she'll ruin Donna's uniform if she wears it on the job that she keeps it safe in her closet at home.

She's got superpowers, she's got the blessing of her mentor and predecessor, and she's succeeding in her training. But she still feels like an imposter, and that attitude comes through in how she presents herself--as something makeshift and low-effort. The wig is supposed to protect her identity, but it just as much lets her hide a self that she isn't confident in, trying to look more like Diana and Donna.

Her next attempt to change up her costume is an effort to get Kon, on whom she has a crush, to notice her. With the help of Cissie--who used to wear a frilly, revealing costume when her mother was pushing her to be Arrowette, and thus knows how to achieve that sort of image--she opts for a crop top variation of her t-shirt and a miniskirt with thigh-high socks, a new hairstyle for her wig, heavy makeup, and a nameplate necklace reading "GIRL."

(Wonder Woman 1987 #153)

It's possibly her worst look. Not only is it utterly impractical to fight in (something this very written-by-a-man issue never acknowledges), but it's not her. It doesn't reflect her heroic identity; its purpose is to just to impress her crush--by presenting herself as something she's not. So she has the sense to drop this one after only one issue.

During the Sins of Youth event, when Cassie is aged up into an adult, her costume doesn't magically adapt with her as those of her teammates do. She switches costumes with an aged-down Diana briefly but ultimately decides that now is the time for her to wear Donna's uniform. And she loses the wig.

(Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls #1)

Her donning this uniform comes alongside the confidence that she gains as she takes on adult-level heroics. She discovers her gift for leadership and a new seriousness about her heroic career. For her, being Wonder Girl isn't just a fun side gig; it's something she now knows she wants to dedicate the rest of her life to. She now has nothing about herself to hide and fully accepts her ability to take on the legacy that she is a part of.

This personal growth will linger after everyone's ages are righted again, and Cassie will mark this step forward by abandoning her original costume permanently. But she doesn't replace it with Donna's uniform. While the uniform is important to what she's working for, she's not just trying to be the next Donna; she has to define the mantle of Wonder Girl for herself.

Cassie's new costume, which she wears from #20-34, incorporates some elements of previous looks. She keeps the jacket (still not over Kon!) and the shirt and necklace from the miniskirt costume (which she describes in the panel below as her "'what was I thinking?' phase"). Instead of the miniskirt, she wears jeans, a more practical and youthful choice, with a pattern of stars that ties her to the Wonder legacy. She keeps the bracelets from Donna's uniform, as well as the identity-concealing goggles. But she is showing her own hair, which is now long enough to wear in ponytails.

(Young Justice 1998 #20)

And like all of Cassie's costumes, this one suffers from an unfortunate case of Turn-of-the-Millennium Fashion, but in context it's a step forward for her in becoming more comfortable with and confident in herself. It looks less like random items from her closet and more like a deliberately put-together outfit for someone who is serious about her heroic identity, and it's more in keeping with her age and personal style.

The next time she changes up her look is at the start of the Our World at War event, right after a trip to Hollywood with Cissie. The narrative doesn't call attention to this change as it has with previous costumes, so it isn't spelled out why she makes this choice. Maybe the recent trip brought the issue of her image to mind; maybe it's the narrative's way of marking the changes that the upcoming arc will have on the team.

It's not a drastic change; her jeans are red, her shirt now has a painted-on "G" like her original one did, and she is phasing out the jacket.

(Young Justice 1998 #35-36)

The red jeans more overtly echo Donna's uniform, while her less consistently wearing the jacket suggests her moving past the need to reflect Kon and seek his approval. Her hair is a bit longer too. She's gradually honing her look, figuring out what works best for the heroic identity that she is carving for herself. This look will stick around from #25-48.

Her development will culminate in the costume she adopts by the end of the series, from #49-55, after she is elected team leader. She keeps the red jeans, bracelets, and googles, but she loses the nameplate necklace ("GIRL" is no longer an adequate label for a teenager approaching adulthood), scoop-necked shirt, and tennis shoes, replacing them with a high-necked zippered shirt and heeled shoes. Her hair is loose and noticeably longer.

(Young Justice 1998 #49)

This outfit reflects changing styles in the real world, but with its more minimal and polished look, it showcases Cassie as fully confident in her identity as a hero. Her long hair is a transition to 2000s trends but also a representation of her identification with her fellow Amazons (who tend to wear their hair long) and of how far she has come in her development as a hero since her training began. This is a far cry from the girl who tried to hide behind a ratty wig and was too afraid to wear Donna's uniform.

[sweetnnaivete]

if i went to hogwarts i would be insufferable because i would be obsessed with getting mcgonagall to like me the best

[breakbleheavens]

And I scream, "For whatever it's worth I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?"

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