#d20: misfits and magic

[d20outofcontext]

[brittlebutch]

Evan probably should have saved himself the trouble and just stayed in bed, but he hadn't. He can't quite remember why, now, when the thought of surging to his feet and running is bouncing incessantly through his head in wordless demand. "Stay in the seat," something reminds him as a whisper in his mouth, and Evan winces and bites his lip when the girl at the next table glances over at the sound. Don't attract attention; that doesn't make it bad advice.

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[performing-personhood]

everybody shut the fuck up I need a second, they saved Evan Kelmp from the demons I-i I'm- I'm no- hoooooooooo hang on Ibneed a tidsue

[brazen-kenobi]

I see you Aabria 👀

[bookgeekgrrl]

quiddie's tags:

#the one thing i'll say about K's rib breaking #and the reason I didn't describe it in terms of magical potential #(same with B-squared's death) #is the word I drilled into them in episode 2 #Intention. #The core of all magic #a wizard's rib breaking isn't inherently magical #but breaking a wizard's rib to take the magic from their very marrow? #it's always so hard to not talk about the season as it airs #but i'm very happy this art exists #these two [moments/people] are absolutely in conversation with one another

"What are you willing to B R E A K to keep the world you know?" "It's okay to sacrifice a little more for the normalcy you remember..."

meta under cut!

Just a bullet list of thoughts!

The parallel between Evan Kelmp's wand being of made of bone and Lemli snapping bones is what inspired this piece. they're both showing how they revert back to their natural states: Evan grew up in a constant survival state, always prepared for a fight. And then there's Lemli who fell back on the guidance of bigoted followers of the old way of magic once the Pilot Program left.

Evan's stance has his shoulders raised, his eyes peering through his brow ridge, a tight white knuckle grip on his wand. he's ready for a battle. Lemli is relaxed, detached. She's become desensitized to doing what must be done even if it involves murder.

I read some Tumblr user's live reaction of how K's broken rib could've released magic too and the fact that Lemli was the first one who made it to them was probably no coincidence. so I wanted to capture some of that magic essence coming from K

I also don't know any code and saw this screencap of some captcha code and thought it was low-key funny to have Boudy's magic succeed the captcha in order to get through the pink firewall

[sylvansleuth]

Tumblr mention!!😳😌

[bookgeekgrrl]

#not pictured: the moment like an hour before this #when brennan goes “id like to look for an image of this in my book cause its definitely not on the hoopty” (op's tags)

ITS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME

[monttagues]

babygirl

[d20outofcontext]

[charidotella-art]

NOW!!

[bookgeekgrrl]

quiddie's tags:

#it's also why this island is such a horrorshow #the magic of Seeganpelater touches the mind #it Convinces you of what is real #illusion and enchantment magic can hijack your imagination #so what do you resign yourself to being when you *cannot* envision another way?

Tallulah was a evil bigot in season one who almost killed 5 strangers(pilot program and the dragon) for being NAMPs(and because she lost a tournament).

Lemli was a kind and gentle person who befriended the pilot program when everyone else was too scared/stuck up to.

Guess which one would end up on the power of friendship and inclusively island, and which one would end up on burn the world to stay in power for one more second team,.

<3 Aarbria, I love your world building.

[rrat-king]

spalding straight from temu

[heytherecentaurs]

Whether Lou is playing a man in his 50s from NY or a 21 year old he will make community feel so warm, welcoming and wholesome. Really makes you want to live in a world where a Lou Wilson character looks at you and claims you as part of his community.

[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

some of yall really out here missing the entire point of misfits and magic

you can't make a problem go away just by pretending it doesn't exist. you have to call it out.

misfits and magic calls out that book series in every way possible, from the general discrimination to the lack of diversity to the specific idea that kids are evil from age 11.

should that book series get more publicity? no. but if the bullshit that author does is ignored, it will only fester and become a bigger problem. call out the issue without giving the issue any money. call out the issue in an effective manner. and in this case, call out the issue in a fun way that supports actual queer people.

[darrenpillowscriss]

oh.

[kermit-coded]

this scene is what solidifies jammer to me as one of my all-time favorite dimension 20 characters. evan having just had a very public meltdown in a way that could've gone very very badly for him if jammer hadn't stepped in to help. evan is such a raw portrayal of trauma and neurodivergence, and jammer is an incredible example of how to help when a friend is struggling. more than that, it's how lou described how jammer saw evan in that moment. evan's magical issues reads very easily as a metaphor for psychosis, and he lashes out and acts "scary". but jammer doesn't see him as scary, he sees him as someone who is in distress and acts accordingly.