#generation: one

[stinkrascal]

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picture one klaus: so... you're sure he's not dead? vladislaus: most likely, yes. vampires of your caliber siphon their victim's energy—when you made contact with the beast, you unknowingly stole his life force. klaus: that—that sounds a lot like i killed him.

picture two vladislaus: your powers aren't sophisticated enough to kill a beast as powerful as a werewolf. he will wake, in time, rest assured. klaus: that... that's a bad thing, isn't it?

picture three klaus: ...should we be worried? vladislaus: you have nothing to fear. i will handle the werewolf. how do you feel? klaus: i... i don't know. it's hard to put into words. vladislaus: i understand, son.

picture four vladislaus: i know it's a sudden change. you must feel overwhelmed. klaus: actually... i feel fine. vladislaus: is that so? your eyes have cleared. your complexion, too.

picture five vladislaus: well, would you look at that? what a strong child, you are. you're back to normal already. klaus: normal. right. vladislaus: it can take weeks for one to leave their dark form after their first transformation. you're very fortunate to control it so quickly. klaus: that's... good. right? vladislaus: very good. it is extraordinary! klaus: ...oh.

picture six vladislaus: get some rest, son. i'll bring breakfast to your room. klaus: okay. thanks. ...it's weird. i just felt it, but i don't remember how it felt. not even a little.

picture seven klaus: oh, well. goodnight—or, uh, good morning. vladislaus: sleep well, my son.

[ divider ]

picture eight vladislaus: no—no, it can't be. my eyes must be deceiving me.

picture nine vladislaus: you're supposed to be in forgotten hollow! frankie: jeez, nice to see you too. vladislaus: what the hell are you doing here?! frankie: you know, i'm trying to figure that out for myself. it's been a minute, huh, vlad? ain't seen you since you got your tiny grey ass booted out the embassy. it's been too long, little man! vladislaus: not long enough. frankie: ha! you always was a brat. vladislaus: [ long sigh ]

picture ten vladislaus: don't tell me you're the one who attacked my child. frankie: those runts were yours? haaah, sorry about that, the full moon does something to me.

picture eleven frankie: where did those little twerps run off to? i oughta apologize to 'em. vladislaus: you're naked! put your clothes on! frankie: oh, sorry. this happens every time i transform.

[catmask]

i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

[swan2swan]

Whoever conceived and animated this moment, I hope they're doing well and thriving. This is S-rank romance stuff here.

[a-drama-addict]

not caring too much about a fandom’s favourite guy is the worst. you’ll think “oh i’ll look into the tag see if anything new and cool’s there” and it’s just that fucking guy again

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[emberfriday]

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[yellowvixen]

i drew this back in february and completely forgot about it lol

[spitblaze]

I don't see people gas up gnc and butch transfems nearly enough, can we get a fuckin round of applause for gnc and butch transfems

[otiksimr]

Poorly drawn Vulpix line

[buddieinmybeddie]

LGBTQ+ folk what was your gender/sexuality pipeline?

[stinkrascal]

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picture six anastasia: hey. caspian: [ startled ] hi. anastasia: is it okay if i hang out with you? caspian: [ shrugs ] anastasia: you left so suddenly. caspian: yeah. sorry.

picture seven anastasia: i... um... i didn't know you smoked cigarettes, too. caspian: i don't. [ sighs ] not supposed to. been trying to quit. hard, though. ...used to smoke with my old man. just about the only thing we ever bonded over.

picture eight anastasia: ...do you wanna talk about it? caspian: not really. anastasia: you can talk to me when you're upset, cassie. caspian: not upset. anastasia: you sound like you are. caspian: nope. always sound like this. anastasia: i know. that's what scares me.

picture nine anastasia: we're friends. i wanna help you, if i can. please, you can tell me what's wrong. caspian: ...[ clears throat ]

picture ten caspian: [ quietly ] you know about my parents? anastasia: ...vaughn told me before you moved in together. caspian: yeah. bet so. loudmouthed prick.

picture eleven caspian: just started thinking about them. that's all. anastasia: i... i'm so sorry. you must miss them. caspian: ...yeah.

picture twelve anastasia: do you wanna talk about it? caspian: nope.

picture thirteen anastasia: ...are you sure? i don't mind listening, if you want to.

picture fourteen caspian: ...never did nothing like this with them. never went on vacation. couldn't afford it. just started thinking... it probably would've been nice if we did. anastasia: i—i'm sorry... but—you're still having fun, right? caspian: [ shrugs ] dunno.

picture fifteen caspian: always feels like i'm not allowed to have fun.

picture sixteen caspian: like i don't deserve it.

picture seventeen anastasia: [ sniffling ] oh, cassie... caspian: what are you—why are you...?

picture eighteen caspian: s-stop, don't—don't cry. anastasia: but—but you're crying! caspian: you—don't cry, please. you're gonna make me cry. anastasia: you're making me cry!

picture nineteen caspian: s-sorry. anastasia: no, i'm sorry, it just—it makes me sad to see you sad. ...you know, some ice cream might make you feel a little better. caspian: maybe. anastasia: you wanna go inside? caspian: yeah.

picture twenty anastasia: [ quietly ] i know it's not much, but i really am sorry about your parents. and—you do deserve to have fun. i hope you live a really happy life.

picture twenty-one caspian: ...

picture twenty-two caspian: by the way... don't tell vaughn about the cigarette. he'll be on my ass. anastasia: don't worry, my lips are sealed. it'll be our dirty little secret.

[tearlessrain]

please help me- i used to be pretty smart but i’m having so much trouble grasping the concept of diegetic vs non-diegetic bdsm!

gfkjldghfd okay first of all I'm sorry for the confusion, if you're not finding anything on the phrase it's because I made it up and absolutely nobody but me ever uses it, but I haven't found a better way to express what I'm trying to say so I keep using it. but now you've given me an excuse to ramble on about some shit that is only relevant to me and my deeply inefficient way of talking and by god I'm going to take it.

SO. the way diegetic and non-diegetic are normally used is to talk about music and sound design in movies/tv shows. in case you aren't familiar with that concept, here's a rundown:

diegetic sound is sound that happens within the world of the movie/show and can be acknowledged by the characters, like a song playing on the stereo during a driving scene, or sung on stage in Phantom of the Opera. it's also most other sounds that happen in a movie, like the sounds of traffic in a city scene, or a thunderclap, or a marching band passing by. or one of the three stock horse sounds they use in every movie with a horse in it even though horses don't really vocalize much in real life, but that's beside the point, the horse is supposed to be actually making that noise within the movie's world and the characters can hear it whinnying.

non-diegetic sound is any sound that doesn't exist in the world of the movie/show and can't be perceived by the characters. this includes things like laugh tracks and most soundtrack music. when Duel of Fates plays in Star Wars during the lightsaber fight for dramatic effect, that's non-diegetic. it exists to the audience, but the characters don't know their fight is being backed by sick ass music and, sadly, can't hear it.

the lines can get blurry between the two, you've probably seen the film trope where the clearly non-diegetic music in the title sequence fades out to the same music, now diegetic and playing from the character's car stereo. and then there are things like Phantom of the Opera as mentioned above, where the soundtrack is also part of the plot, but Phantom of the Opera does also have segments of non-diegetic music: the Phantom probably does not have an entire orchestra and some guy with an electric guitar hiding down in his sewer just waiting for someone to break into song, but both of those show up in the songs they sing down there.

now, on to how I apply this to bdsm in fiction.

if I'm referring to diegetic bdsm what I mean is that the bdsm is acknowledged for what it is in-world. the characters themselves are roleplaying whatever scenarios their scenes involve and are operating with knowledge of real life rules/safety practices. if there's cnc depicted, it will be apparent at some point, usually right away, that both characters actually are fully consenting and it's all just a planned scene, and you'll often see on-screen negotiation and aftercare, and elements of the story may involve the kink community wherever the characters are. Love and Leashes is a great example of this, 50 Shades and Bonding are terrible examples of this, but they all feature characters that know they're doing bdsm and are intentional about it.

if I'm talking about non-diegetic bdsm, I'm referring to a story that portrays certain kinks without the direct acknowledgement that the characters are doing bdsm. this would be something like Captive Prince, or Phantom of the Opera again, or the vast majority of bodice ripper type stories where an innocent woman is kidnapped by a pirate king or something and totally doesn't want to be ravished but then it turns out he's so cool and sexy and good at ravishing that she decides she's into it and becomes his pirate consort or whatever it is that happens at the end of those books. the characters don't know they're playing out a cnc or D/s fantasy, and in-universe it's often straight up noncon or dubcon rather than cnc at all. the thing about entirely non-diegetic bdsm is that it's almost always Problematic™ in some way if you're not willing to meet the story where it's at, but as long as you're not judging it by the standards of diegetic bdsm, it's just providing the reader the same thing that a partner in a scene would: the illusion of whatever risk or taboo floats your boat, sometimes to extremes that can't be replicated in real life due to safety, practicality, physics, the law, vampires not being real, etc. it's consensual by default because it's already pretend; the characters are vehicles for the story and not actually people who can be hurt, and the reader chose to pick up the book and is aware that nothing in it is real, so it's all good.

this difference is where people tend to get hung up in the discourse, from what I've observed. which is why I started using this phrasing, because I think it's very crucial to be able to differentiate which one you're talking about if you try to have a conversation with someone about the portrayal of bdsm in media. it would also, frankly, be useful for tagging, because sometimes when you're in the mood for non-diegetic bodice ripper shit you'd call the police over in real life, it can get really annoying to read paragraphs of negotiation and check-ins that break the illusion of the scene and so on, and the opposite can be jarring too.

it's very possible to blur these together the same way Phantom of the Opera blurs its diegetic and non-diegetic music as well. this leaves you even more open to being misunderstood by people reading in bad faith, but it can also be really fun to play with. @not-poignant writes fantastic fanfic, novels, and original serials on ao3 that pull this off really well, if you're okay with some dark shit in your fiction I would highly recommend their work. some of it does get really fucking dark in places though, just like. be advised. read the tags and all that.

but yeah, spontaneous writer plug aside, that's what I mean.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dog Meshi.

[milesofstars]

dont worry about it jason...

[just-joeja]

Now this is my first time drawing Soundwave! My favorite solo mech :D