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.....face in hands. I don't know what to say.
I'm reading this fic at a snail's pace because after every fifth paragraph, fireworks explode in my brain and I go to draw what I just read
#maccadam#transformers#fic fanart#Jazz#tf Jazz#Prowl#JazzProwl#I....damn#okay LISTEN#I can't remember when was the last time I read something so fucking entertaining ahah#I swear I wanna illustrate every paragraph#the writing style is so MUAH#I don't read because I wait for something to happen in the future#well that too#but mainly#I just enjoy every single chapter just because of the way it written#how do I explain this my vocabulary is kinda pathetic ahahhfjgjgngkgk#it took me 7 chapters to hit the download button#if this treasure ever disappear I will not survive#I don't usually like Decepticon Jazz aus but this one is doing things to my brain#momu fanart
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I’m rereading Po3 and despite its flaws I really enjoyed the introduction to the three. Jaykit isn’t mentioned to be blind in the first few chapters and instead they chose to show how much MORE capable he is compared to his littermates; until at the end of chapter 3, he brings up his blindness on his own. It makes forcing him to be a medicine cat SO much more frustrating because it really feels like they’re setting him up to be a warrior and choose his own fate (note i haven’t finished the reread this is just my first impression)
I like how you seem to take that path in BB regardless! It makes his arc so much more enjoyable
His arc in canon is super frustrating because he's such an independent character who clearly wants to make his own decisions in life, but then he just gets shoved into the medcat den. I LIKE that he ultimately goes there and that he enjoys it; but it was still really fucked up that they stripped away his autonomy in the process.
Re: they are not real, they are writing choices. Taking away the choices a disabled character can make over their own life, forcing them into a celibate nun role, and then going "awwwww dont worry see? he likes it! This was the best thing for him :)" was fucked up.
And imo it didn't have to be that way! You wouldn't have to go the FULL route I did with big changes, he could just be more involved in the descision to stop being a warrior apprentice and it would be fine. Minor change that would make a world of difference.
I do also have to interject to say though... blindness should really not be an extremely severe impairment for a ThunderClan cat.
I'm dead serious.
Whiskers are built-in sensors that tell you the exact position of everything within several inches of your head, ears swerve to pick up sound, and the jacobson's organ provides a sense of smell so keen that I have an entire Clanmew expansion draft because I needed to make WORDS describing the power of this sense that humans do not have. I cannot stress enough how delicate their other senses are, felines do not rely on their sight like primates do
ThunderClan lives in a mixed-oak woodland, where sight is already often obscured by foliage, objects are close together (for whiskers to feel), and nearly every movement makes noise against the leaf litter. RiverClan and (moor-running) WindClan cats would have a harder time with this disability than Thunder or Shadow.
Cat sight SUCKS to begin with. It sucks BADDD. They don't have color vision, they're significantly nearsighted, and they can't track up-and-down movements well. WC doesn't write realistic cats (more like small fuzzy people really) and I also work with more humanesque eyesight, but the only thing Jay should really lose is an ability to rapidly track a small animal swerving fast. Blind cats are often still excellent hunters in spite of that!
So it's an extra big waste that they railroaded him into a position he didn't choose, saying he couldn't be a warrior. This is the perfect disability to write, if you want to explore how ableism can impact the characters in this society who ARE legitimately still capable of nearly full independence, but still need to find accommodations for what they can't do.
In the same arc they're doing the dumb Cinder Reincarnation Plotline, no less!! Where SHE is also feeling like she has no choice over her "destiny," and gets a conflict over a potentially disabling injury
"Oh nooo if cinderpaw breaks her leg she wont be a warrior!"
"What the f-- Im Jaypaw and im reporting live from the scene where a Category 1 Idiot Moment is taking place. Woman breaks leg, suddenly everyone believes she is a horse, more at 11."
One of these days I should really make "herb guides" just covering how various sensory disabilities impact the lives of Clan cats and some tips for writing them as warriors, especially between Clans. Stuff you wouldn't usually consider, like how much noise deaf cats tend to make, how RiverClan would get a ton of sinus infections and lose their sense of smell, being blind in Sky vs Thunder, etc.
#I once saw someone say offhandedly 'well what if someone snuck up on jay from behind and attacked him. No whiskers there'#NEWSFLASH! YOU ALSO DONT HAVE EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD#He doesn't have short whiskers either they're normally sized#Something like 4 - 5 inches on a cat like him. About double the size of the head foward and sideways#Once you're talking about close combat like the cats usually do there's no way that you can stay back far enough to avoid them#I want to rewrite owl and jay's fight or make a rematch where jay realizes owl is being a coward#Hanging just out of his range and jabbing at him#But once he realizes it's just a coward's strategy it clicks that the counter is to be aggressive#And not let his opponent out of his 'range'#Also give him a neat little scene where they're grappling next to Black's dam project where it's super muddy#And Jay is like 'YOU WANT TO PLAY DIRTY? LETS GET FILTHY' and dunks Owl's face down into the mud#Because Jay can fight without his sight but Owl doesn't know how to continue while there's stinging gunk in his eyes and nose#I like thinking about what I'm going to do for BB!Jay's matches because his fighting style is really fun to write#1. Be aggressive and proactive 2. Don't let them out of range 3. SCARE THEM#From the Mud Match he learns that the best way to end a fight quickly is to absolutely terrify them#Because they're usually not expecting the fight to be difficult nor are they expecting to feel like theyre in danger#So if you surprise them it breaks their willpower real fast#And as he gains a reputation for brutality he faces less opponents until he's practically known as the Cleric Without Mercy#Bone babble
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She's on a hospital bed, amnesiac after an accident and she's having a crush on this man who is apparently her husband.
@dragonuva's part on an art trade with them from last year! 🥰 It's based on the first chapter of Chiptune by Newlense.
Guys. This fanfic is my favorite FAVORITE connverse fic and I love it so much I don't care if the last update was in 2020 nor if it's never going to be continued. It's so tender and the angst whalloped my guts in the right places. 😭💕
#Yoo I can't believe I actually didn't post this.#There was a comment that described the fic as being like a dream and I agree.#connverse#Connie Maheswaran#Steven Quartz Universe#based on a fanfic#Pease ignore my own comment on the fic tho. I was so smitten by it it brought out the cheese in me. 😭😵#There's something about the writing style that made me fall in love with it too.#Thank you for the art trade!#dragonuva#SU#Not my art#I will make my own fanart of this story. I swear.#Usually I don't mind that much if a fic is incomplete. I'm just glad I get to know and experience the story.#There IS one connverse fic that I actually did really hoped and was oh so curious to see what happened next. Last update on#that was on 2019 and it's marked ascomplete so I've just stopped hoping. ¯\_༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽_/¯ It do be like that.#I do have a guess about something in Chiptune. Because something about Connie's circumstance is a little odd.
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She let him win bouts in the past, when it was mostly just a game to occupy him, tire him out so he wouldn’t get underfoot. He’d pounce and she’d always skillfully fall and allow the pin for as long as he gloated. But he’s older now, and the time for games - at least when it comes to training - has passed. - After training, Casey takes Junior on his first ever patrol.
#tmnt#rottmnt#casey jones#cassandra jones#casey jones jr#my art#my writing#I made both of these for a project (that I won't name don't ask me) but it recently fell through so here ya go!#Mama Casey and Junior my BELOVEDSSSSS#the style is a bit different from usual cuz I was using my tablet and computer for this one
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More clothing studies, this time from my fic Axis. I was aiming for authenticity while also trying to have each of their personalities show a little bit in their clothing choices. Two for Nicky, to show his layers.
#tog#the old guard#for reference the fic takes place in 1625 in iceland. i still don't think they're bundled enough though lol.#nicolo di genova#yusuf al kaysani#andromache of scythia#no quynh :(#these were a n i g t m a r e to crop correctly. tumblr why are you like this.#hence the cropping might look a little weird#siggy draws#i think these sketches took a month and a half lol. now i will be quiet about this fic and focus on writing something else.#what do we think about this style? the differently coloured lineart and the slight lighting? and the rough colours?#also i forgot my siggynature on ALL of these but that's ok. you know who i am sdfghf#my new obsession is clothing details i guess!! could always make it more detailed though! with lots of practice i can try.#no real director's commentary on these drawings like i usually write for my sketches asdsfgfd#just that this is mostly what they wear in the fic. add a coat for andy maybe and some mitts for joe.#and more weapons and bags and stuff#can't really see nicky's braids but he's got one big french braid and a few tiny ones on the sides of his head connecting to it.#his hair is like shoulder-blade length. it's about the symbolism!! of not making a change for a long time!! until he does cut it!!#and andy is wearing quynh's necklace under her shirt of course </3#joe rolls his pantaloons above the knee for maximum movement (horseriding) and fashion (gay)#i have a crush on the first nicky sketch like he's so cunty for no reason#well. he's possibly supposed to be having a serious conversation/argument with andy#kudos to the ref picture i used of luca just standing Like That
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based on the cut scene from the 2.07 script...
#i wanted to draw this whole scene but i don't have it in me. one day#i need to practice drawing backgrounds because this shit killed me#yellowjackets#shauna shipman#natalie scatorccio#yellowjackets fanart#digital art#idk what the hell this style is because it sure aint my usual one 💀#if you saw me write 208 instead of 207 no you didn't#yellowjackets art#yellowjackets spoilers
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bite |?| no bite
Day 4: Vampire/In Disguise
#g being a menace as usual#SASF2024#hermitshipping#scarian#grian#goodtimeswithscar#vampire#bit of biting bit of smooching bit of teasing#don't worry if they were actually angy they have enough vampire strength(tm) to throw each other across the room#hey actually. can someone write/draw that#thanks#I would do it but as you can see#the spirit is strong but the skill is just not there yet ;-;#still trying out different styles tho
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Can I offer you a nice transfem sheep in this tryin' time? 💙🏳️⚧️✨
#⭐ Star's Art ⭐#Micah Vandenburg#Sheep Fursona#Fursona#Furry#Chibi#Cutecore#Kawaiicore#Trans Women#Transgender#Coolness#I had to write the image description for this drawing FROM SCRATCH three times thanks to tumblr's incompetence.#With that brief vent out of the way... behold! W O M E N ! ! ! ! !#It's been some time since I've drawn the 'chibi version' of my main fursona so I thought I'd indulge...#... in a style similar to Namco's trademark 'broken line' artstyle no less!#It's not 100% accurate (More so inspired) as I don't have a rectangle brush but I still quite love it for what it is#Plus I'm fairly certain this is the first time tumblr gets to see my fursona's usual outfit...#... which is interestingly based off of a very real outfit I've worn out and about before! Bi heart necklace and all!#I A C T U A L L Y drew this for a super secret surprise coming up very soon...#... so if you'd like to know what I drew this for specifically... stay tuned 👀#Anyways like this post to boop my snoot and reblog to give me a nice big hug 💖✨
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“I just don't like Gosho's use of ideas nowadays” do you have some examples? I’ve been feeling the same but I still don’t have like articulate thoughts on it
Well, 'nowadays' has been for. About ten years, ish? The most glaring example that always sticks out in my mind is the Sun Halo MK chapters, with the complete and utter waste of the very common fanfic tropes of 'Aoko gets suspicions' and 'Kid gets injured around someone'. But it kind of matches the general problem I have with his writing that I don't think used to be this bad: He's trying to stuff too much around the strict case-by-case structure (or for MK, introducing the heist-by-heist structure) without actually giving anything focus. (And for MK it's so much worse because he writes it so rarely, that he makes everyone cameo every time but they tend to just get hand waves to whatever drama plot gets instigated by Kid having his next heist.)
For DC, it's the whole. 1) Overarching plot with the BO and suspects and 'here's the available suspects for who's involved with the BO that we introduce one at a time at the end of cases and then maybe leave more clues about them during future cases'. 2) Dangling character or relationship progress and then constantly pulling it away, usually as a joke. 3) When we do occasionally get some of the major plot, it's all at once and then maybe mentioned once in the next case, but otherwise completely dropped. (Amuro and Akai and Kudo tea party tease also lingers as a 'Gosho is just evil at this point'.) Basically rigid structure that doesn't allow for much of the subplots aside from breadcrumbs.
For the current situation, it's also tied into interview comments. Which. have no bearing on the story until he actually uses them. But instead of even that, the movie gets exciting stuff instead and puts it in a giant limbo of is it meant to be canon or not, because no one has been able to settle on that for any movie, even as some details get connected back to the manga more and more.
It's bad writing. Gosho has been a bad writer for a long time, and it's kinda just getting worse. It's my opinion that it's because he tries to have his case after case after case (because mystery manga), and then stuff little bits of everything else in the seams, whether it works well with the case he's writing or if it's a good delivery or (more usually) it's just. Kinda tacked on.
It's partially because of time investment, partially because I have low standards of entertainment, and partially because I want to see how it all ends that I stick with DC. MK is. Similar, but hurts more because I really hate how it morphed into the DC structure when old MK had more you could do with it. Gosho will never drop his rigid case-by-case structure at this point, but it really would be better if he did at this point. Things need development that they're not allowed to have. Or at least smooth out the lines between his hints. And stop with Heiji and Kazuha, just. God. Stop. Is this how people felt about Kid appearances? I feel like at least when people were mad about Kid, they knew nothing was going to happen from the get go, the romance 'tease' is just painful.
#dc thoughts#It's really just a general feeling that I know Gosho /can't/ write drama that well#The writing style he's picked really doesn't allow him to; whether he /could/ write it well or not#So I don't like him going for an idea that sounds like a fanfic idea#Because it's never going to be as fun to watch as just. A fanfic. Because fanfic writers don't have to stick to genre or anything#/They/ can take time to explore character dynamics and implications and direct continuation of the idea into multiple chapters#Gosho literally /can't/ do it. At best; it's okay. At worst; it makes all the characters look so much worse#Because the characters are smart or dumb to allow whatever situation Gosho wants to happen /right then/#Because he can't wait too long to properly build up fun little ideas; he just smashes them in and moves on#(The Fairy Lip heist is also lingering. Most of what sticks in mind is Kid; as per usual)
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My mentor's constant stream of "what are you, STUPID?????" criticism style sure does make me less of a proud stubborn ass, but at what cost
#opening any email i get from her automatically makes me want to cry#i automatically start writing my usual style of response (THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM) and then have to take a step back and go ''sure!''#bc it's my MENTOR who is IN CHARGE OF MY GRADUATION and I CHOSE THIS TO BUILD A THICKER SKIN#(i don't think it's ok to treat students that way but i have no other choice but to grow thicker skin so better now than later)#eernatalk
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I wish more people wrote about Jack, Miko and Raf... Rarely do I come across a good story that features them. Reading one that has even either as a main character is great too! But I've only ever read 2 stories that had all three :(
#the few stories i like that has Jack Miko and Raf are from writers that seem to have taken a break from writing or was written a decade ago#but writing a story that balances three characters well and has good style and charm isn't an easy task#so I can understand why people don't usually write them.#not to mention the bots are the main stars so the kids are usually overlooked....
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"I think it would be easier if we were a team."
Day Five of @bylerweek2023 - Secret Identities aka - the Modern!Byler + DnD AU no one asked for
The details for their character sheets came from here + here, though only Mike's is confirmed secondary media. The details + story behind these versions of byler under the cut!
The Secret
The Cleric (Will) & The Paladin (Mike) have been playing digital campaigns together for nearly five years now, after Mike‘s then-newfound investment in Critical Role inspired him to hunt for an online DnD game to play for himself.
Inseparable on the pixelated battlefield, their half a decade of campaigning together has slowly turned them into the best of (digital) friends, as they’ve shared their deepest secrets in the anonymous-but-meaningful way you can only online. From Will admitting that his main concern even outside being ridiculed for his sexuality is healing from childhood PTSD to Mike admitting that his picture-perfect family hates his interests and would never accept that he likes guys, both of them have learned to defer to each other in and out of campaigns—they have grown deeply fond of each other through their characters’ adventures…and chats that mean more to both of them than they would dare admit aloud.
Even so, all the Cleric and the Paladin really know about each other on a practical level is that they’re both 20 this year, are both in college now, and that they both come from the Midwest—though they do hope to meet one day if it ever makes sense.
There really is nothing like a friend who gets to see the sides of you you’re not allowed to show in any other space—and neither of them wants to live their entire lives without someone who treats them as well as their longtime D&D companion.
The Identities
Mike Wheeler and Will Byers have been in each other’s orbit since elementary school in Hawkins, though Will’s been pretty distant about keeping tabs on Mike since he dated (and subsequently broke up) with his sister El during freshman year. Mike always enjoyed the time he spent with Will and could tell that Will felt the same, though Mike knew from the second he broke up with El that Will’s love for his family was going to take precedence over their mutual interest in the same (nerdy) things—the same way it did for his sister Nancy when she broke up with Will’s brother, Jonathan, when they went to college.
It’s been years since that happened now, though—and the last time Mike spoke to Will was when they gave each other a friendly hug goodbye the day of high school graduation. Now well into his 3rd year of college, Mike only knows that Will goes to IU just like he does…but on a campus of over 30,000 people and as an English major to Will’s Visual Arts, it’s not like they see each other.
Even so, time away from his exacting family has made Mike more comfortable, and he has slowly realized that it’s time to branch out of his solely hypothetical “rebellious” spaces and into meeting real people who share his interests—to fully embrace is love of DnD in real life to learn the fine art of figurine painting, soak up all the wisdom to be found in classic printed dungeon master guides, and experience the ruckus of a well-strategized in-person campaign. That’s why, on one rainy Friday night in March, he wanders into the Hellfire Club—the on-campus DnD group he’s heard of but never been brave enough to join.
Given his knowledge of Will from all those years ago, seeing the guy he grew up with sitting next to him for Eddie Munson’s grungy basement campaign wasn’t all that much of a surprise, actually. What was a surprise was what happened when he looked down at the table in front of the boy next to him….only to see “Will the Wise” at the top of Will Byers character sheet, plain as day.
tl;dr - you're 20, and your long-time online crush bestie who knows all your secrets turns out to be the brother of the girl you dated for five seconds at 14. Chaos ensues.
#bylerweek2023#byler#mike wheeler#will byers#tbh it this was the most confusing prompt for me in this whole week… I didn’t know what I was going to do. And THIS happened#design forward#SO THIS IS NOTHING LIKE MY USUAL STUFF#these gifs are literally my first ever attempt at blending images?#the clips for the dnd characters deadass came from the baulders gate character builder omg#and the clips of the boys are from GQ interviews#it’s def not my usual gif style or process BUT#but I enjoyed it! and thanks to Bre (as always) for hearing me talk this whole idea out lmaooo#as for the whole plot that went along with me thinking out 'secret identities'#...I have no reasoning other than it got away from me lol#I don't write fic but HELL if I will not write out a whole story like a summary or script treatment LMAO#I might try my hand on expanding it one day#but for now its just this. lol#stranger things#the me tag#my gifs#st writing#byleredit#tuserrae
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i actually read ghostlight before i got super active in the isat community help. i only got to it when it had like 7 chapters though so everything after that point is a mystery to me.
boy am i sure glsd there's only 24 chapters for me to do!!!! haha what do you mean the fic is in a series on ao3!!!! hahhahahaha what do you mean there's an ongoing sequel!!!!!! hhahahahhaahahahhahaha why do i hear BOSS music.
#THE WRITING IS SO GOOD#I usually don't reread stuff if i have the opportunity but i can't get ENOUGH of kitten's writing style#someone chain me up dude im gonna go feral out here#rambling
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millions knives -; recoloured
#millions knives#trigun stampede#trigunedit#usernikiforova#userkarura#usermoonz#usergojoana#useraki#usersophie#trigun#edit:all#edit:color#LOOK THIS IS EMBARASSING#using my usual style for a screencap is something i've never done but i really wanted to try it#i wish tristamp had a manga then i could color nai tiddies#[no i don't mean trimax i meant the tristamp version where he's about to destroy humanity while buttnaked]#i'm trying to color again since i lost my motivation to write;///
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most splatterpunk novels are like. here is the most poorly written gore scene ever. here is also the worst way to execute this concept. but i'm still gonna read it because i appreciate the idea of what the author is doing.
#anyways i'm reading the playground by aron beauregard#or whatever his name is and it's like.....okay??? weak sauce bro#i made it past the infamous page 40 that 'no one makes it past' and i'm like buddy. that's fuckinf weak sauce. cringe even.#but like i appreciate the concept of self publishing something so horrific as a push back against the prevalence of sanitized mainstream#entertainment or smth like that. but like weak sauce bro. weak sauce.#and it's prob bc the writing style and prose is so bad like this guy does not know the meaning of subilty or the concept of show don't tell#but i appreciate it even if it's like. weak sauce. as i have said.#if you have a lot of triggers around like any of the usual stuff don't go into this book blind btw
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*trying not to sound desperate* what's your system for not struggling with social relations?
people like it when they're given subtle compliments and when you let them talk about their own achievements, so, as long as you can get someone to think you're genuinely interested in their life they should come out of it with a good opinion of you + also people love complaining together so if you can try and bring up something you both dislike enough to have a fun rant on
#my formula if I have to talk to a peer is open with a compliment or a similarly nice sentiment then ask a question related to it#and once they answer then make up one thing you have in common with their answer: that usually manages to be a decent conversation starter#like 'your handwriting looks nice' 'thanks!' 'do you write in cursive because it's faster?' 'no i just like the style more' 'ah me too!' et#<-very oversimplified but. yeah. that's my typical attempt to talk to someone that I don't know or that is an acquaintance#when i'm /required/ to do so of course.#I try to keep it at a 60/40 ratio of talking about them and about me also. It's an exchange of information so you do also have to share#+ try to gauge someone's sense of humor by the first few interactions so you can apply it when you talk to them as best you can#and try to come off as friendly and in a good mood even when you're really really not. That of course also helps#[.asks]#anonymous#oh and also try to remember what people tell you so the next time you can bring it up! That also helps your reputation.
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