#i have a panel guide and im still getting used to it but i think this comp looks nice :)

[nano30cm]

a lil distracted

pg 3 / 26

[praisephantom]

Literally me trying to figure out when exactly Lawlight started sleeping with each other 😭 I'm 100% sure that by the time the Yotsuba Arc "Don't be so shy, Light-kun" panel shows up, they already were, (I'm a queer man who's had his fair share of situationships so source: trust me bro) - so possibly they started hooking up sometime after Light's amnesia? There are certaintly some points that make it sound semi plausible, a) being that L might have less trouble being intimate with who he assumes Kira to have been at some point becaus he is now innocent and doesn't remember killing. (He couldn't confirm Light to be Kira, so technically he's not quite sleeping with a mass murderer. Even though he knows, deep down, that this is bullshit, desire makes us pliable and behave illogically. And isn't this the actual base concept of Lawlight; the development of desire building on top of lacking logic and the very first time both L and Light experience the feeling of their power slipping out their palms multiple times throughout their friendship? So it doesn't seem too unreasonable to me.) and b) being that desire transcends even through Amnesia, and this might sound like just a silly dreamy thought but it's quite literally confirmed by Misa still having feelings for Light after she forgot about him being Kira. Which means, just because Light forgot playing Cat and Mouse with L, doesn't mean his body also forgot. Aside from the fact that he has a whole new bond to explore with L which means being able to get to know him all over again while being forced to spend every waking second chained up with him, if you feel some type of desire for someone I don't think Amnesia can get this out of your system. So, this is how I'm assuming it went; Option #1: Light is aware he wants L, but is confused about the source of his want. Being the mastermind he is, he figures it out pretty quickly though (we see him thinking of how he would act and do things if he was Kira/how he did things while he was Kira during Yotsuba arc pretty often) and while not having the memories of experiencing it, his body guides him to the conclusion, and sooner or later to L as well simply because of the mere concept of having played Cat and Mouse with L paired with their current dynamic and everything Light learned about L after his amnesia. He's such a hothead, unlike L im assuming he doesn't need to convince himself much. Option #2: Light is not aware he wants L (or perhaps just in denial about it) and for this one there would be a lot less thinking. Since here, it's mainly his body reacting to L's preserence, Light could easily play it off with mundane things/reasons for it, and rather spontaneously end up in an intimate situation with L (mouth faster than brain type) and then possibly figure out his source of attraction and that it must have developed during his time as Kira IF he was Kira at some point. Another thing is, it would have been way easier for Light to sleep with L /after/ losing his memory because he wouldn't be so tense around him anymore. Obviously, being a suspect would make anyone nervous, but surely it's no match to how it was before. Yotsuba Arc Light was drastically more relaxed around L, that's a fact to me, just think back of the time Light told Misa how hard it is for him to act casual and non suspicious in front of L before he lost his memories. Of course it's still possible they started hooking up before Light's amnesia, but that would take an insane amount of control in order to not let anything suspicious slip out during intimacy, and I doubt Light would take that risk. After all, resorting to an intimate situation in the first place would prove the lack of control, with both men being each other's nemesis.

[nerves-nebula]

Hey again, so with your beautifully designed au in comic style/format (just how you seperatr thr borders n whetr u place like the story/images just makes my brain get very pleasebt) I was wondering how would you start a comic/au or formay it? Like where yoh put your borders n boxes.

Im trying to start my own au yet im very confused on whrre to even start. Also havr an amazing rest of May, hope you are doing well♡

(alzo very sorrg about the spelling mistakes n if this dorsnt maks srnsr its currrntly 2am n brainworms (tmnt aus) wont let me sleep)

OK SO LIKE. i'm still very much a comics amateur but also I've been making them since i was like 8 years old so I guess I can probably give you some GENERAL advice.

Here's a breakdown of my process

write the script (i usually write the script ahead of time but i often edit it up until i make the page)

sit around with my eyes closed imagining a comic page (you will get better with this the more comics you make/read. always try to remember the make the paneling interesting/relevant. sometimes tho a square is the best option lol)

thumbnail the comics (thumbnail = very quick and small sketches of general shapes, lines of action of characters, panel placement, and word bubble placement)

now I move on to either pre-sketching (if its a more polished comic) or just freehanding the whole page (if it's a more sketchy quick style comic, like my leo memory one is) this is where I generally finalize the layout of the comics. I think i have a few webcomic WIP rpages I can use as an example below.

REMINDER it's important to always drop your text/word bubbles into the comic presketches, and try to figure them into your thumbnailing. you don't want to accidentally not leave enough room for the words and have to crunch stuff together.

anyway here's an example of thumbnailing (probably only an inch or two big irl), presketching, and the final page.

buuuut like i said I'm not a professional at this, but here's helpful walk through written by a REAL comic artist that I particularly like: How To Sakana (click through to read the whole thing, its broken up into pages)

(my last advice is to look for more of these types of guides made by other comic artists. I'm only an amalgamation of the people I've learned from lol)

[creacherkeeper]

Hi!!! I saw that you youre a social worker, and thats so cool because Im also neurodivergent and wanting to become a social worker. Im curious if youd talk about your journey into becoming a social worker and how youve blended that with games and maybe what gameshave inspired you UwU

hi nonny!! i absolutely would love to talk about it!!

so i've been a social worker for over two years now. i specifically work as a disability coach, content writer, and now supervisor for a company that specializes in services for autistic adults and teens, but i've worked with a lot more clients than just autistic and have professional experience with adhd, trauma/(c)ptsd, anxiety and depression, addiction, dissociative identity disorder, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, chronic pain and fatigue, and more. i started with a specialty in autism, adhd, and trauma, but it quickly wound up that whenever we got a particularly complicated or challenging case my boss just gave them to me :P which is awesome because a lot of the time they wind up being the most rewarding clients to work with

i became a social worker from an unusual route because i actually started in advocacy work. i was a disability advocate for 7 years before i got my job as a social worker, and as an advocate sat on multiple state wide disability boards, was on the board of a center of independent living, ran a statewide autism expo, sat on lots of panels, participated in a think tank, ran community events, hosted a social group, co-wrote a local guide on voting with disabilities, and even made my own educational video game about autism. so it was all of that that caught my boss's eye when i reached out to him about joining the team, and i got the job after a 5 step interview process

after writing a 27,000 word training manual for my company i've now started working with new coaches and doing their training and have been doing their supervision hours as well. i also wrote a comprehensive introductory guide to autism for psychiatric and medical providers

the question about games and gamification goes back pretty far! i struggled very heavily with ptsd, executive dysfunction, and eating disorders through college and just found that therapy wasn't a good fit for me at the time (i didnt have enough knowledge and understanding to ask for what was helpful, and wasn't at a place in my emotional journey to start unpacking years of trauma and abuse) but games were the thing that seemed to help the most. using gamified mental health aids made the process of recovery fun and put it more under my own control. it wasn't clinical and potentially dangerous (i was at severe risk of institutionalization at the time and wanted to avoid it at all costs). using gamified apps and websites, i was able to recover from my eating disorder without professional treatment, take control over my schedule, and balance a job, college, and writing three books enough to graduate with a 3.7 gpa while being entirely financially independent. at the same time, i started playing tabletop roleplaying games like d&d, monster of the week, call of cthulhu, fiasco, starfinder, and more. this so radically improved my communication and conflict resolution skills, and expanded my emotional understanding and vocabulary to the point where i felt like a whole new person

as for inspirations, gamification is still a growing field but there's good stuff out there, and i use them a lot with my clients. they tend to be hit or miss, but they do a lot of good for the people they work for, and i've taken the lessons on how these games work and adapted them into my own individual systems i build on a client by client basis. i've built mini systems to help clients navigate making friends, improve their marriage, write original fiction, and more

habitica is the one i use most often. it's a gamified to do list split into habits, dailies, and to dos where you gain xp, get loot drops, defeat bosses, and collect pets as you accomplish your tasks

superbetter helped me a lot as a younger person, its a mental health site where you take on a secret identity and activate power ups, complete quests, fight bad guys, and recruit allies to recover and accomplish big goals

finch is a digital pet app where you power up and take care of your pet by completing self care activities like drinking water, going on walks, and reaching out to friends

plant nanny is a water tracking app where the liquids you drink in a day water your digital plant. it sends you reminders to drink if your plant is thirsty, and you have to drink enough to keep it from wilting

there's also a lot of video games out there that help you explore difficult emotions and concepts. one example that i absolutely adore is a game i'm replaying right now called spiritfarer. its a cozy resource management game where you play as a psychopomp who ferries the recently deceased to the afterlife. its a very sweet and beautiful game that packs some punches, and has a lot of meaningful things to say on trauma, disability, abuse, premature death, and a lot of other difficult topics. its such an incredibly meaningful game to me. the family gaming database has curated lists of video games that tackle emotional topics like grief, trust, or love in meaningful and sensitive ways. so that's a great place to start if you're looking for games to explore those things!

i hope that answers your question :D i know i wrote a whole novel. but im very excited about the work that i do and my plan for the future is to continue creating games like haunting to help people with mental health challenges and disabilities. this is only my first project but there are more on the horizon im really excited about. in the meantime you can check out my games at @psychhound where i post a lot of smaller systems and try to post freebies fairly regularly!

absolute best of luck with your own journey nonny, and if you ever had any more thoughts or questions please let me know!!

[obscuremarvelmuses]

Hey guys! Welcome back to the annotated Darkstar reread! Tonight it’s Champions #13-15, in which Laynia is a mean lesbian to Bobby and there’s a lot of BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!

Champions #13: In the narrative box of the first page, all the members of the Champions and something about them—”The incomparable Iceman!” for instance—are listed. Except Darkstar lol. Even though her face is there. Nice. Nah, I get it, no one would have known who the fuck she was, though actually given she was brand new I’d think she’d be pushed more? Anyway–Luke Cage gets very literally sucked in a battle (via portal) to a battle between the Champions vs a sorcerer type dude named Kamo Tharn who is super mad that Hercules stole The Stranger’s staff, which actually does seem to be the case. The sorcerer is sending monsters at them and, bless her, Darkstar does think “Lenin’s ghost!” and I’m so embarrassed I ever said she doesn’t do that like Colossus. She somehow picks up that the portal that brought them there is still there, it’s just REALLY small and shrinking by the second, so she uses her Darkforce to force it open, which, is a pretty neat move. She goes into it, Iceman thinks something got her and follows in order to rescue her. Aaaand now he’s falling through the vacuum of space with no Laynia in sight. Whoops.

He realizes she IS there, she’s just sealed in this globe of darkness, and she doesn’t realize he’s there. This is what’s enabling her to survive in space. That’s…REALLY AWESOME, I had TOTALLY forgotten that Darkstar could FUCKING SURVIVE AND TRAVEL IN SPACE via a Darkstar cocoon! Oh, and Iceman is able to be alive in space long enough to cocoon himself in ice/snow because he was in solid ice form, which slows down his bodily functions, as he explains to us helpfully via thought balloon. Remember thought balloons? I miss those things. They suddenly appear spilling out of a Darkforce portal in front of the Stranger. Laynia is ready to fight, but Iceman is FUCKED because he made that ice-cocoon from the water in his own body so he’s severely dehydrated. Laynia. . .doesn’t really seem to notice.

Ok, this is really mean of her and I feel bad for Bobby, but also out of context, I’m sorry, the images are just super funny to me. Also she genuinely had no idea he was there. Anyway, this is a good refresher because I tend to think of Laynia as The Nice One but to be honest, that’s more the case when she’s on one of the Russian squads because she’s nice BY COMPARISON to her teammates. But, as shown here, she’ll ignore a teammate in distress because she’s got shit to handle. It’s understandable, granted, but it’s not NICE.

Anyway, the Stranger says he’ll hear her out, and she speaks, and we are told approximately NOTHING of what she said. He listens to her though, and opens a portal to the staff that this whole fuss has been over. Turns out it was left sitting in the hospital broom closet after it was used to resurrect Jane Foster. Oh man, don’t you just hate it when that happens? Laynia reaches through the portal, grabs the staff, and the Stranger tells her she must use it. She’s understandably shocked, but he says “There is no other! You have proven able to wield to madman’s staff!” She. . .did? When? Because she can pick it up, I guess? Anyway he guides her on its use, she becomes this solid black being surrounded by solar fire (kinda reminds me of Binary) and saves the day! Then there’s this panel which also cracks me up, as she CONTINUES TO IGNORE BOBBY BUT IS HYPED NATASHA TALKS TO HER OMFG

I wonder if she even realized he was there the entire time because she did not even look at him through the whole ordeal. I’m so sorry Bobby fans I know thats horrible but IM LAUGHING mean lesbian Laynia for life! Oh, and as a bonus, here’s the image from Champions #11 where he offers her an ice-slide-ride and she’s like LOL NOOOOOPE

LIKE. HER POSE. IT’S SO FUNNY. SHE REALLY JUST TRULY YEETED HERSELF FUCKIN BACKWARDS ASS-FIRST INTO THE SKY RATHER THAN HOLD HIS HAND I CANNOT Also this panel from earlier in #11 is also sending me. He’s literally positioned between them as they stare into each other’s eyes, Laynia’s expression dreamy as she thanks Nat

Like come on this is hilarious. Even if you don’t interpret Laynia as gay (which is valid, not being into Bobby does not a lesbian make, and I’m sure loads of straight women would girlcrush on Nat) it’s just so funny to me how they’re arranged. Bobbo, you never had a chance.  Okay, on to Champions #14! OH, IT’S THE BEE ISSUE! I TALKED ABOUT THIS! We first see Laynia in this issue seeing off her trainer, Ivan Petrovitch, the same man who helped train Natasha. He’s going back to Russia. If you’ll remember, his son Yuri was Darkstar’s boyfriend, and she asks if he finds him, will he tell him that “Darkstar still thinks of him?” and Ivan assures her he will, that there must be good in him if a girl like her loved him once. Don’t think that’s how that works but okay. Laynia lesbian headcanons or not she does still think of Yuri, at least at this point. Oh, and Ghost Rider is there too. Ivan gets on the plane, his thought balloons revealing the real reason he’s going back is that he got a call from Nick Fury. But the moment he walks into his cabin, there’s men with guns waiting for him. Meanwhile a crate on the pier explodes. AND IT’S BEEES! BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! Giant bees at that! Darkstar, Black Widow, and Ghost Rider see the GIANT BEES attacking a nearby dude who cries out THE BEES! THEYVE FOUND ME! Which I just find hilarious for some reason. Obviously, they fight the bees! Darkstar of course tries to aid her comrade Ghost Rider, who angrily says he doesn’t WANT her help. Darkstar asks why he hates her so, and his thought balloons say that it’s because the Champions accepted her from the start but still fear him. Okay, I was wondering if they were going to come back to him suspecting her defection was fake. Turns out there’s a more emotional base to it than just the logical suspicion. While they’re having this out, a man MADE OF BEES approaches the dude who was initially attacked. He kills the man WITH BEES and tries to take the briefcase he was holding, but, finding it “coated with some manner of repellant” his bee-arms (“my arm-units”) cannot touch it. He departs, and so too do the giant bees that th Champions were fighting. Laynia somehow knows that they’re not fleeing, they’re following something. I really don’t know why it’s always Laynia who gets flashes of convenient comic-book insight. Maybe she’s meant to have really good intuition, not a real psychic power but just enough to make her seem kinda mystical-ish? I dunno. But she’s right. They find the body, and it turns out the guy was an Interpol agent. They conclude he was killed for his briefcase. When the trio arrive back at the base, they’re just in time to see a GIANT SWARM OF BEES coming towards the tower. The story ends here. Champions #15 picks right up with several pages of them fighting the bees in various ways til Swarm himself shows up. One of the giant bees grabs Darkstar, who the narrative box refers to as the “non-Champion” and EXCUSE ME?! How is she not a Champion?! Bullshit! Anyway, as always when Darkstar is in real or imagined danger, Bobby freaks and attempts to rescue her, and, like last time, just ends up got got too and they are both carried away unconscious by GIANT BEES You are not going to see me ease up on the capslock around the bees, fyi. Oh and Swarm got the briefcase. Iceman and Laynia come to in Swarm’s clutches and Bobby chooses NOW of all times to call Laynia “honey” Like Really? Swarm explains his backstory. He’s a Nazi who got turned into bees. He killed the Interpol agent because the dude stole the Queen Bee and encased her in a chunk of amber (cue Jurassic Park theme music in my head!) but she’s still alive. He holds the chunk up, and Laynia deduces he’s been unable to figure out a way to free her without harming her, and, as Bobby notes, he needs the Queen to keep the bees under control that make up his body, and he needs their powers. Laynia actually wants to help, much to Bobby’s shock. Laynia explains she doesn’t want to help Swarm, she wants to help the Queen, claiming “She is…TRAPPED, Bobby! You can’t know what it is to be. . .apart! But I–I can! Mind to mind, she cries out to me–to the Darkforce! And we shall be free!” I find Laynia’s phrasing REALLY interesting here. Not just the bit where she apparently has bee telepathy, but what does she mean by being apart? For the Queen, that would of course mean being apart from her hive, but what relation does Laynia have to that? My first thought was her tie to the Darkforce, the relationship between then, but then I remembered that Laynia is a Soviet character and how Soviet characters were often portrayed in this era. Comparisons to wasps, ants, and bees don’t seem far off. She’s a collectivist who is separated from her collective, like the Queen. And with that proclamation, her Darkforce bursts the amber apart! Darkstar is knocked unconscious by what Swarm explains as “the intrusion of an alien mind-force into her consciousness, in shall we say, an outpouring of gratitude from the swarm for having freed their queen!” Okay so yeah, the bee is telepathic. Ok. I find that less weird than if Darkstar was the one specifically telepathic with bees. Like, a psychic bee is not far-fetched in comics, but totally incongruous powers in one person like Darkforce control and bee-telepathy just breaks my suspension of disbelief, unless the character is introduced like that from the star (ex: Nightcrawler’s mutant physiology + teleporting). Funny how that works. Anyway, the freed queen is now growing bigger and bigger and Swarm is yammering about how through her he’ll control the planet. Laynia awakes, Bobby orders Natasha to get her out of here (ok, I know it’s hopeless but it is kinda sweet how hung up on her welfare he is), while Laynia mutters “Trapped. . no life…hope…nothing!” and I wonder if she’s talking about herself, the situation, or what the Queen was feeling? Also Nat tells Bobby that Laynia is a big girl and not to tell her what to do. While fighting giant bees.Since the Queen controls all the bees, and the bees make up Swarm’s body, Hercules has the brilliant and also visually hilarious idea to THROW THE QUEEN OUT THE WINDOW and as far as he physically can, which, being Hercules, is REALLY DAMNED FAR. All the little bees that make up Swarm’s body follow her, leaving him a skeleton that collapses. Freaky visual. And I guess the bees are just...out there doing their thing now wherever. Okay, that’s all for tonight! I gotta note, Laynia’s desire to free the trapped Queen was something that really stuck out to me when I first read this, and I kept the idea that she’ll compulsively free ANYTHING that’s trapped, even an insect, even the tool of an enemy, out of empathy for that. But rereading it, it seems that’s less what moves her and more the Queen specifically being “apart” and separate from her hive, her people. This reread was really worthwhile. 

[oblicornis]

no bitches behavior below

i bought some batman/robin comics second-hand from a con i was at a few months ago (just because they were there and there weren't that many). i finally finished reading them all..... i can see now why they were on sale......

im JOKING kind of. well. they weren't bad-bad but they didn't blow my mind either. i do not understand the hype around batman: year one (frank miller) for example but who knows maybe i'll change my mind after reading some other comics. maybe it's a relative thing. loved the art though i loooove the inking in it im such a sucker for some INK.

i saw that the nolan's dark knight films drew some influence from it and, now don't shoot me, i did not enjoy the films. outside of some iconic quotes they just did not appeal to me. but that's another topic. i noticed reeves' the batman also drew inspiration from here and i LOVE that film so the stuff here isn't all that bad. it was just that "jim has a wife named barbara" set us on the wrong foot.

anyway year one's writing felt very weird to me i was picking up vibesTM. like girl wtf was this quote it made me laugh. but like it also read to me as very "wOmeN dON't aCT lIKe WOmeN anyMORe" but im willing to assume good faith and that wasn't the intention. still really silly to me

i have more bad than good to say about this book but i don't? hate it? it's hard to explain. i think im waiting for something to compare it to, something that makes me go "SEE! now THIS is good!" and im REALLY new to comics so i'll just move on now

i also read the following robin comics: days of fire and madness, wanted, teenage wasteland and the big leagues.

shamefully my interest in batman/batfam was piqued through fanon stuff but i did go in knowing fanon tim and canon tim are very different. i came away from this experience thinking tim is a bit of a fuckboy (im JOKING again but i think that's so funny). im also aware im missing a lot of context but ANYWAY

there were moments that gave me a laugh but i hated days of fire and madness (willingham) for this alone it was ickyyyyyyy everything that had something to do with von hammer i did not like. and i did not care for these characters or whatever tim was trying to do (i think he was undercover? this is where the missing context comes in. maybe if i had whatever came before this book... idk)

i mainly did a lot of studying of how fanon tim compares to canon and this tim is such a little stinker it makes me laugh so hard howwww do you get demure and shy and apologetic out of this guy.

other random notes: im sad i wasn't properly introduced to the infamous fake uncle like sure i saw him but i bet actually reading how that came to be would be hilarious.

also this girl...... certainly faring better than jason pffft. i do wonder if utrh has already taken place before this story or if it happens later.

as for teenage wasteland, wanted, and the big leagues (beechen) i generally enjoyed them? i don't have much to say that would warrant making this post longer than it already is HAH i already did my commentary on my private twitter on them.

i have maybe one (1) thing to bring up and it's the way cass was written. AGAIN do not have anything to compare to so fanon is my only guide but something smells off here??

also that issue with klarion? LOVED the art except for one small thing.

this abomination.

i also want to show the panels that made me think tim's a fuckboy. i can SEE him wanting to bite his lip and go "ahaha then what" he's soooo LMFAO

the confidence of a smelly teenager smh

ok im finally done <3 i got some new comics in the mail earlier so i'll be reading them next. and also ordered a few more through ebay from the us (bc i also got war games: act three from the con but decided i want to read the other two first)... the moment when the shipping fee is bigger than the price itself... </3

[tepperz]

thank you so much for not getting intimidated by the length of these replies twt

I'm just having a lot of fun talking about art with you. :3 I was super worried that I overdid it last reply but im relieved that that's not the case.

Yessss Pixiv is a goldmine of gorgeous art! If I stumble upon an amazing artist on there I can’t stop until I devour their whole catalog! I didn’t know there were such perks/dangers to being subscribed hmmmm 8)c

it really is just crazy for inspiration. Everyone is so talented. Pixiv has this thing where if you bookmark one piece you like while you're subscribed, it recommends 10 more similar pieces for you to check out. So It gets me in lots of trouble because I keep trying to like the recommended pieces, but as soon as I like them it recommends 10 more and keeps going!!!I can never catch up!!!!! It's stupid and funny how actually distressing it is!!!!! Haha but I've gotten a lot of great inspiration that way.

It’s wild to consider how much affects a finished artwork.

Thats true.... if you consider it like that, it's like we're all sharing our lives with each other when we cross-reference. :)

No way, I can’t say it’s weird at all to go through mangas~~ Whole comics must be even harder to make because not only does every panel have to do the job of conveying its own idea but then they have to fit into the composition of the whole page too! It’s a lot to balance all at once! The use of black, white, and greyscale is also a totally different skill from color pieces so there’s a lot that can be learned from mangaka.

Yeah. As someone who wants to be a comic artist as well as illustrator, I feel like it's important to know my references. I feel like I learned a lot by my experience. I listed the pros and cons and good points of the art by series. I almost thought about making youtube videos or something on my findings but script writing is not my forte lmao.

I definitely refer to Sugisaki’s all the time~ I absolutely adore her style, clothes, lines, all of it but also her paneling is out of this world; every page feels like a carefully laid out work of art!

I feel that so hard. Ive also done that so many times. I definitely have my bitter disillusions with sugisaki nowadays, but I can't deny how much she directly inspired my artistic journey. I've thought many times about how each panel feels like a finished piece all on its own, and how I wished I could do that. Getting swept up in her manga feels like a delicious spring breeze where anything can happen. I remember when I did her pro-con list for dnangel, there were sooo many pros that it went off the page. Some of the cons were funny though. She never shows feet and avoids drawing shoes as much as possible. lmao.

Sorry about your art block D: That ain’t a fun place to be in. I hope you’ll be able to get out of it soon!

Thank you. yeah, me too.

And that pic (and 22k others) will be waiting for you~

H-hey!!

Yooo I’m feeling the creepy vibes! That’s the kind of sight that would make me freeze on the spot. A still silhouette with shiny eyes turned my way. @@ I like the effect of the rim light a lot, especilaly how the thickest part is at the top, so even when I look at the rest of the pic, my eyes are still guided back along the lines to that strongest contrast. Your second piece had a lot of references in comparison! :o The goblin quilt worked out though LOL. I see the influence of the low saturation piece the strongest (Can’t stop staring at his gloves. The lighting and colors on them are so cool!!) There’s more of you finding unique value even in chibis for a rendered illustration! Thanks for showing both of these! ^^

>w<! Thank you so much for the kind analysis. You even made me look harder at my old pieces and appreciate them! I wasn't too happy with how either of them came out, but it warms my heart to see that there are actually good features on them. Either way, I'm happy I shared if just because I think sharing processes is super interesting!

I thought the solid green + lighter orange outlines on the bushes was a cool effect so I tried the same here. Similar color palette too~

I love seeing your process at the bottom with the reference picture. I can definitely see the inspiration. The greens and that strong wind are very prevalent. It's so interesting how the mood in both pieces are different but complimentary. Is it hard getting the shades of colors you want with watercolors? I find it's hard to get a consistent color because I never mix enough of the color I want. Do you have that problem, or do you find ways around it?

Gaah I do have an old pinterest account I should make it useful orz With all the fashion on that site it WOULD be perfect for outfits…! Thank you so much for the suggestion and link!! I’m already seeing some really cool stuff in that board… (So nice of them to put the… genre? style!! below it because I’m learning some neat ones lol)

no prob ^^ Yeah I like using pintrest cause I can make different boards for my different story ideas/characters, and it will recommend me similar stuff. Makes my brain not have to do too much thinkie.

Saito is so wise <3 His correction videos teach me so much.

Yeah! he's good! I really appreciate his videos. I try to pace them out because I feel like there's SOOOO much knowledge chock full in each video that my brain is overheated after watching just one or two! He comes across as such a dedicated teacher. It's nice to see tips straight from a japanese anime artist in the industry. It's honestly rare content. Apparently he started out drawing yugioh monster cards, too! What a legend.

(Who says “collecting materials is troublesome” to him? NO collecting materials is TOO fun!! xD That’s how we end up with thousands!!)

EXACTLY!! I want to know who said that too. Maybe we can make them sort my 20,000+ files for me, as punishment. then they'll have a taste of real troublesome hell xD

Thank you again, Tepperz!! I skimmed through the tutorials you sent and I know they’re going to help a lot. The klecon one is so thorough!! (And the lesson on digital color mixing much needed @@ Who knew yellow and purple did that…)

Not a problem at all. I love sharing resources. I know you didn't really ask for color theory but I had to throw that one in because it's my favorite tutorial. It's so, so thorough, like you said. I'm glad I saved it too cause apparently the artist who made that tutorial isn't a very good person(!?) and has since taken down their tutorial after a bunch of name changes, but that doesn't mean we can't learn from them. Another hidden gem in that folder is a photoshop file of Kwacy's work. I feel like I learned a lot because it's so interesting seeing how a professional layers their art and effects. Really breaking it down, you know? I have no idea if it'll help you as much, but I haven't seen many other tutorial psd files like that and I think it's really somethin'.

I don’t have much on gestures after all, dang! Just a bit? >< And here’s the contents of my composition/background tutorial folder! (And if you’re okay with this kind of sharing, I included the book Framed Ink, which has been changing my world lately for odd perspectives and using backgrounds to shape the composition. If not please ignore that! ^^;) DRIVE

YOOOO thank you for all the tutorials! There's a lot of good info here!! I'm definitely gonna hoard these resources once my internet stops acting goofy. And sick! I've been meaning to read framed ink, so thank you! Yeah, I'm not a stickler for rules. Some of the resources I sent you were also behind a few paywalls. But artist friends should help each other and share resources. I believe in that. I like the youtube videos you sent too. Im actually excited to draw along while the videos play. What books do you have of his?

Hey, having them on the canvas means they’re all exactly where you need them~ So many times I accidentally close out of a picture and have to open up the folders and find it again~

god... can you imagine me doing that, my folders being what they are? If something's lost, it's LOST, bro..... lmao

Yeah!! I love the versatility of gouache! Transparent or opaque when you need it– I say that but omg does it take a while for me to get used to that opacity.

Oh for sure, i bet going from watercolor to gouache is a huge whiplash. The opaqueness is really what separates it. That makes a lot of sense.

How are you liking yours btw??

Yanno, I've only played with mine a couple of times, but it's really intimidating. They're so thick that it's hard to paint with them unless you water them down, but if you water them down then they lose that opacity and the texture becomes unstable. The blue here is gouache, so you can see what I mean. I mean, it's fine, but it's not exactly the smooth one color matte I was looking for.

I have a hard time figuring out how to use them properly. Is it better to water the whole container slightly before use? I just dont know. I can say though that as far as using them for watercolors though, they're interesting. You can get a really wide array of colors off a single dip of gouache. Ive only tried the one color so far though.

[Personal time~ My grandma taught me how to use oils when she started going blind and gave me her paints. I painted one canvas for a friend and decided I really really preferred watercolor haha. But I’m glad for the experience! Still can’t identify oils by sight to save my life xD]

You grandma taught you? That's so sweet and wholesome. What a great bonding experience. My grandma was really artistic too. I don't blame you for not liking oils as much though, they really are tough. Not to mention they take a looooong time to dry. I'm not really that patient. I did a cute oil a while ago of kirby that's still drying, but the whole time I couldn't help but feel digital would be way easier xD I feel like I also enjoy watercolors a lot more. What brand do you use? I got these nice winsdor and newtons but for some reason I still gravitate to those basic oval ones. I've never tried the ones in a tube though. They're expensive so I've never committed :')

It’s my pleasure! Your responses are interesting and your links are definitely helpful! ^o^

I feel the same way about you!! :D

How did you learn to draw so well? Like was it from classes or a book on fundamentals or just trial and error?

//// thanks for the kind question!

I guarantee you I would have improved faster if I’d taken a class, but I hope some of the materials I’ve used over the years can be of use to you too:

Andrew Loomis’ books - I never made it past the first chapters, but those had some great advice.

Youtube - Proko’s bean method. Figure drawing references will greatly improve anatomy and “drawing what you see”. It’s boring imo, so doing just 5-10 minutes a day can keep one from burning out while still seeing improvement. Speed painting videos are a nice way to relax and study.

Will Terrell’s People Drawing series - He’s a humble man with personal advice for artists. I watch his videos when I feel discouraged or lost.

Art, art, art - Whenever I see an artwork that I like, I figure out exactly what pleases me: line thickness, nose shape, finger positions, composition, the way the hair bends in the wind, etc. Then I try to incorporate that specific characteristic into my own art.

I have growing folders of (I’m a bit embarrassed) almost 8,000 pictures, organized by characteristics, for the sole purpose of studying their prettiness. Sometimes we don’t need a tutorial to spell everything out, just an example can help us envision our own works’ potential. Also, staring at pictures is a relaxing way to study too!

And of course, trial and error~ I don’t post my sad, failed paintings or all the weird sketches I make, but they exist and teach a lot!

[quitefair]

the more i reread the yasha comic the more unhinged i get over it

this became quite the unhinged essay so im putting it under a read more

the dynamics of the southern xhorhasian tribes - the dolarov are quite obviously primarily made of humans, but theres mention of a hobgoblin tribe that decimates yasha’s original tribe (a tribe we know nothing about - were they all aasimar? was yasha unique among them?) i wanna know everything about southern xhorhas we saw so little of it in campaign. yes i know i should just buy the explorer’s guide but i have no money shut up.

yasha having skeletal wings when we first meet her??? was there an element of losing her tribe that made her fallen once before? but then again we never quite see her wings again until skyspear kills zuala and then they are already most definitely skeletal

(also the flash of lighting behind her as she unfurls her baby wings be still my heart)

the thing that struck me the most and the thing that just adds so much depth to the story and to yasha herself is that the skyspear was her mother. the one that killed zuala was her mother. and as we find out throughout the story - a mother that was harsh and hard and unyielding and one that despite it all, that yasha so desperately wanted the approval of.

how she was told since a child that all she was was a body, a weapon to throw between her tribe and its enemies. a tool used in the name of protection. of strength. that she did not have a say in anything, everything to be done was in the name of the tribe.

(how all her life, even before oban, she was controlled by others. it was all she ever knew)

our first picture of zuala - how she is very obviously cut and bruised but has used herbs and presumably medicinal plants as part of the bandages (perhaps plants that are anticoagulants? antiseptics? shes a Plant and Flower girlie she would know)

i am so fucking over the moon over the whole yasha-zuala dynamic, how they went from indifferent sparring partners (cold and aloof yasha vs annoying little shit zuala that constantly got under her skin, lawful good yasha vs chaotic neutral zuala, theres so much i want to think about and explore there god....) to friends, to surviving together in the marking

also i know ashley probably wrote a lot of yasha’s backstory before 2018 and that its very much based on braveheart (as she’s mentioned before) but oh my god. the entire marking is just horizon zero dawn’s proving ceremony meets the hunger games and i am living for it.

theres a lot left to the imagination with their relationship, as to when feelings were acknowledged and the push and pull and give and take of the two of them, and i do love that, love how it’s not explicitly said when they actually /got together/. its like in yasha’s head, the first moment things changed was when zuala beat her in the field ( “even a weed can be beautiful” ) and another thing shifted when they found each other in the wilds during the marking and yasha realised that she could not live without zuala.

this page.

yasha going from being completely hopeless to having the tiniest sliver of hope that skyspear would accept them, and that hope being born from her love for zuala.

and then having that torn so viciously apart. again another absolutely stunning page.

the parallels between the wedding and zuala’s death, the framing of the panels. the warm skies in the first, the raging storm in the second. the lush landscape vs the barren rock. life anew vs sudden death. how in both panels there are storm clouds, but at the wedding, they give way to the warmth of the sun. as if in approval.

the aftermath of her just throwing herself at others for a fight. again apologies for the comparison to other media but it’s very korra alone. it also gives weight to the one time yasha throws herself into a fight after they free her from oban, at how she basically allows herself to get beat up, and then we get this absolutely brilliant exchange (honestly marisha and travis are me). we now get the impression that the fight in episode 89 wasnt the first, and that it had happened multiple times before. that yasha just wanted to be beaten up, to feel like she’s been punished for being what she sees herself as. a coward. weak. unable to protect the one person she truly loved.

the bits about oban and the stormlord freeing her are all stuff that was explored in show and i have cried multiple times over that already so this wasn’t new but i still absolutely enjoyed those panels.

but yeah basically tl;dr i am going to reread this so so many times. i knew i was going to love this comic and i was looking forward to this for so long now, and to finally have my feelings vindicated is so sweet.

[ganondoodle]

Hey, I adore your artstyle mate, I loveeee all the vivid colors and the fact that most of it lacks lines?? You doing the hard stuff, but it paying off 💜

can I ask, as I’d like to get into comic making, how long does it take you to finish a a single panel?

Hi!! thank you very much!! drawing lineart is incredibly frustrating to me so im very glad i was able to make the jump to mostly lineless artwork, tho im very much still at the beginning to learn how to do it xD

to answer your question, i .. cant say really, it depends on what is on the panel, and i always jump around when working on a page, i draw half of the very last panel, then jump to another, maybe i see something i want to change right away and work on the third besides i ... dont know anything about panel composition, i think in movies so i play it and try to pause it on a frame that could work as a panel, whichs is probably why it goes alot slower than normal comics, idk how much to skip gndfjknvgfdjk

im by no means an expert in making comics, you kinda have to find your own way of what works for you, i have done many in the past but all failed, i gave up before getting even one chapter done many times

general advice i can give you is, most importantly, dont wait, i know its daunting to start, but you have to start, even if you dont think you are good enough, you will always change and improve anyway, better start now or you might do it never, and remember, when a page is done its done, i know how tempting it is to go back and redo it, but if you start with that it will only lead to an endless cycle of remaking it over and over

a cause that made me abandon my old projects, was partly lack of support/recognition, but mostly that i was forcing myself to things that werent fun, like one i made in black and white bc i thought you had to do it bc color takes too long, but i live for colors, so it drained the fun out of it immediately

the only "rules" i have set for myself is that its understandable, the flow of the action doesnt flip around too much, speech bubbles are aligned in a way that guides you (of course im not perfect at that either and always learn); i dont jump between pages, i jump between working on panels, but i dont start another page before the previous is at least acceptable, otherwise id get ahead of myself and get impatient, just wanting to skip ahead and neglect older pages; and that i only work on a panel/page as long as it has acceptable quality and is fun to draw, when i notice im getting bored or frustrated i finish it quickly as best as i can and move on, otherwise it might drag the entire project down, which is why each panel or page in 'Destiny' varies alot in quality

i can barely look at the first pages .. or even at the last one i made for that matter, but its also fascinating, how much my art changes within even one update which takes me about a month for 4 pages, since i have set my 'fun' rules at least, it used to take much longer (i wish i was faster, and i could be, but i have a job, and have to look out for my health, both physically and mentally, so i take whatever time i need and draw however much i feel like drawing, no rushing)

my progress so far is that i write a rough script, what happens, what dialog, where it ends, and so on, it doesnt have to sound good, god knows mine are shitty xD but its a good guideline, even if rough! then i make a rough draft, basic panel layout, dialog (it always changes fro mthe script, again its more liek a guideline than a rule ;) ) then i start with actually drawing the first page, my art and way of .. art and writing changes incredibly fast (idk if its for the better lol) so .. by that point i redraw the rough draft version of the page if i see how it works better, rewrite dialog too, and even cut stuff from the rough draft

im not done with the first chapter (im slow af lol), but wrote the script for the second one when my hand was injured and i couldnt draw for a month, once im done with this chapter i will draw the rough draft for ch2, then write the script for ch3 then go and draw ch2 fully, at least thats the plan the more time passes the more i know what the next chapters are gonna be, tho i know the important points long before; right now i have the entirety of the first arc sepeareted into chapters, and the end of it all too, but between there its still a lil blurry and im adjusting everytime i think of soemthing better

anyway, sorry for that long ass ramble, its late and i thoguht about this ask bc im trying to get my want to draw back (not feeling well rn nkfdnkd) so i randomly decided to answer it .. probably in the most unhelpful way possible, alot of stuff noone aksed for lol

anyway, sorry, and goodnight uwu

[dorky-thighchi]

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT DAISUGA AND CANON MOMENTS

Let’s appreciate these two for leading the team to the nationals (long post ahead)

1. Their goals and hard work for the team:

They’re always shown together planning for the team. When Asahi stopped playing volleyball, Noya got suspended, former coach Ukai stopped coaching. I felt bad for these two, they went through hard times as their captain and vice captain it’s their obligation to unite and guide the team. During their first year and second year they were used to failure and called flightless crows. Their expectations crumpled but they did not give up. It’s Daichi and Suga’s job to bring back the name of Karasuno to the nationals with the help of coach Ukai and Takeda, finally they made it to nationals, that’s why their former captain was so proud of them because they followed his words. When they didn't have their coach yet, they behaved as Karasuno’s temporary coaches (thank goodness Takeda’s an angel). Daichi was shown coaching the team in the first few episodes and Suga helped Tanaka bond Kageyama and Hinata. Suga questioned Daichi’s plan about the weird duo (Daichi’s a matchmaker) but after what Daichi said he helped the two bond and honed their skills.

In the HQ light novel “Melancholy of the third year student”, Asahi stated “with Sawamura leading the team and Sugawara taking care of the members, what could i possibly do to contribute” he witnessed Daichi and Suga walking together in the hallway; Asahi was impressed because of their dedication to guide the team to the nationals despite they’re in college prep class still they gave their best in guiding the team. Tanaka also acknowledged his senpais hard work that’s why he extremely respects his senpais, he was always there supporting the two. Coach Ukai madly respects Suga because he gave his setter position to Kageyama for the sake of the team and Daichi because he’s the best in motivating the team. 

2. They know each other so well: 

Daichi has this proud mode when he talks about Suga. When he told the team that Suga’s an experienced setter he had this “Yes that’s my amazing setter” face and when Suga did that amazing spike he jumped like a kid. In the HQ light novel “Sugawara’s decision” this happened during the first training camp. Suga was anxious to tell Daichi of his plan to give his setter position to Kageyama. When Suga finally told Ukai about his decision, Daichi and Asahi overheard their conversation and promised to win any match as much as they can. When Suga stated “I think in order to win, the person we need right now is Kageyama” Daichi and Asahi expressed their concern because the three promised to step on the court together (i get so emotional when the 3rd yrs play together). Daichi was worried and he told Suga that they can do something about it. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE HQ LNs because of what Suga thought after their discussion “He was glad to have sawamura who accepted him the way he is, as his teammate” AND I FUCKIN LOST IT HQ LN SHOULD BE ANIMATED. Daichi supported Suga’s decision for the team, “Daichi was very certain of Suga who had been with him for the past 3 years”, he even stopped Tanaka from interrupting Suga’s monologue telling him to listen. 

Remember when Ukai announced the first lineup for dateko vs karasuno match and the shot was focused to Suga and back to Daichi; you can see Daichi did this weird eye thing glancing at Suga. Daichi’s proud moments of Suga were “I think you’ve revived too Suga” and “I’m glad you still want to fight” when he told Daichi “I do wish my tosses could’ve played a part in the victory”. When Asahi and Noya stopped coming to the team, the only members left were Suga, Daichi and the 2nd years. Suga also took the blame and Daichi was there for him. He was shown secretly listening to Yamaguchi and Suga’s conversation about the mop (and comforted him that he shouldn't blame himself. I’m kinda disappointed they didn't include this in the anime). These panels show their trust and respect for each other.

He cant even dare to hurt Suga (but lets Suga punch him anytime) and he knows when Suga goes to overthinking mode. Also Suga knows Daichi so well i think i’m gonna cry. Scolding Daichi when he was not vocal during the game; Suga’s known for being the only one who can lecture Daichi. When Daichi told Suga and Asahi that it’s better to hand over the team to the 2nd yrs, Suga knew Daichi didn't mean that; Daichi felt hopeless because they lost again. He knew Daichi wanted to stay and play volleyball and step on the orange court. 

He’s also used to Daichi’s stern mode. Daichi was also shown being the one who can keep Suga in control like “Suga please calm down”. Their relationship isn’t fully conveyed in the anime but i’m thankful that creators created drama cds, light novels, extras, spin-offs and haikyuu stage play to let us know more about the characters.

 3. The team parents: 

They always discuss about their team members like Suga asking Daichi about Kageyama and Hinata (kagehina bond ep) and Tsukishima. In the haikyuu drama cds “what if karasuno’s manager isn’t shimizu kiyoko” and “the reason behind the t-shirts” they were worried about entrusting the manager’s job to Tanaka, Noya and Hinata. When the team was hungry because Kiyoko wasn’t there, Suga told Daichi to take action so he assigned the weird duo to buy foods for the team and they were the ones who planned for the names of the shirts with the help of Noya, Kiyoko was pissed at the two because they were busy thinking of their own shirts. In the haikyuu light novel “the last summer vacation” (Sources: 1|2) Suga watched the team with worry on his face because it was so hot so he approached Daichi and expressed his concern that the team will get sick from the heat. Coach Ukai overheard the discussion and called a meeting. They’re usually seen together in every scene in the anime, stage play, haikyuu light novel, extras, manga, spin-offs and drama cds, scolding Tanaka, Noya, Hinata, Kageyama and Tsukishima; discussing volleyball stuffs; and buying pork buns for the team. In the lets haikyuu and extras (hq spin-off) it’s actually semi-canon they’re karasuno’s team parents. They also have this karasuno christmas bonding tradition.

It was also STATED BY THE DIRECTOR IN THE HQ MAGAZINE AND THE VOICE ACTORS THAT DAICHI AND SUGA ARE THE TEAM PARENTS AND TANAKA’S THE BIG BROTHER (here are the links: 1| 2|3) 

IT’S CANON!!!!!! IT’S DAMN RIGHT CANON!!!!!TEAM PARENTS DAISUGA IS CANON!!!!!!

 4. Teasing, bickering and just them being dorks: 

Suga teasing daichi is my jam. In the HQ LN “Yachi’s delivery mission” (Sources 1|2), this conversation frickin made me squeal like a mouse with laryngitis. After practice the team was thirsty and wanted something cold to eat. “It’s indeed hot, lets get ice pops before we head home” daichi stated then frickin SLY/LIL SHIT SUGA JUST CASUALLY SAID THIS REMARK “Oh that’s not a bad idea, are you going to treat us Daichi-san” HE FRICKIN ADDED -SAN. So the team didn't let the opportunity go away they screamed with joy and thanked Daichi. After what happened Daichi just glared at Suga who was smiling at him. Daichi’s a softie when Suga’s involved. Suga got Daichi to buy ice cream for the team.  I REPEAT HQ LN SHOULD BE ANIMATED. 

Daichi knows when Suga’s about to do something stupid and his antics. They argued about this. When Suga was mad at Daichi because he was implying that the last year shrine visit was nothing; he was so pissed he started fuming at daichi. Suga also told Daichi that steak just being steak is better over diced steak.  Hyped suga and daichi trying to calm him down is the cutest shit. In the HQ LN “Tokyo Expedition: Captains’ Meeting”(Sources: 1|2), Daichi warned Suga about Kuroo because he knows how to read minds and loves mind games and Suga was like ‘you need to chill Daichi’. When it was Suga’s turn to pick a card from Daichi’s deck he picked the joker and twitched his brows, Daichi whispered at Suga telling him whenever he drew the joker his brows twitch so Suga massaged his brows. I REPEAT AGAIN THIS SHOULD BE ANIMATED. The other captains and vice captains are competing against each other but look at these frickin idiots they are helping each other. DAICHI OBSERVING SUGA THEN WARNED HIM ABOUT HIS TENDENCY OF TWITCHING HIS EYEBROWS. IM GONNA FRICKIN DO A BACKFLIP. Also Daichi and Suga love to make fun of asahi but when you frickin hurt asahi these two will frickin punch you in the face. Frickin daisugasting dorks.

 5. They are always together and in sync:

In the manga, anime, extras, stage play, light novel, drama cds and official art/merchandise they’re usually frickin together and always in sync, same reactions and thoughts. Remember when Daichi looked at Suga (S1 ep24) like he was asking for approval then Suga nodded. That was so cute ugh.

Extras: 

Suga is 6 months older than Daichi. June 13 and December 31. Their birth dates makes me go WAIT WHAT. 

Suga and Daichi’s name meanings are compatible.

During the christmas bonding time, Suga received daichi’s gift, a daruma. Daichi bought it as a gift because it weighs like a volleyball (he’s such a volleyball nerd) and he told Suga that they should draw the eye together. (Source link)

Suga thought that Daichi was jealous of his t-shirt because the phrase on his shirt was cooler than his. (Source link)

Suga’s first synchronize attack was a success and he tossed it to Daichi. Coach Ukai assigned these two along with Tanaka to learn synchronize attack.(Remember when Daichi told Suga he borrowed coach ukai’s tablet so they can watch the videos together)

The way they look at each other like there’s nothing else to look at. 

What I truly love about these two is their relationship and trust for each other.They complement each other, which makes them a good combination. They went through obstacles and look THEY MADE IT TO THE NATIONALS, kiyoko witnessed their progress and asahi thanked suga and daichi because they welcomed him again in the team, remember when asahi was not sure if they’d accept him to the team but daichi and suga were just laughing and made fun of him. 

Their vice captain and captain interaction isn't fully expressed in the anime and i hope that everyone will appreciate them more! They made it to nationals! And them being proud of Hinata and Kageyama in the hq time skip is one of the best treasures Furudate sensei gave to us. 

Lets talk about these two. Daisugasting volleyball idiots. 

I rest my case.

[mrskurono]

hello i am back once again but with this

https://twitter.com/nonlovso/status/1374142549519122436?s=21

(the op elaborates more in the replies + the embedded one on atsumu) in case u can’t see it -> https://twitter.com/nonlovso/status/1374155371145756679?s=21

i love reading these types of tweets, just people talking about the character in canon, analysing what furudate was trying to depict when he wrote these characters. also the phrase “monsters can only thrive among monsters” ???? fuckjng love that, so much to unpack tbh.

idk i just rlly want to see these characters thru the eyes of the author. it’s hard for us readers when 1) we don’t know the thought processes behind the making of each character, and 2) many characters we only see on the volleyball court. but people act differently in different situations. i know it’s a pipe dream but i always hope for more canon haikyuu content outside of volleyball, just regular slice of life content, just teens being teens (i know haikyuu-buu exists but it’s not confirmed to be canon so 💀)

- 🪢 sorry this become somewhat of a rant. this has been on my mind ever since i started liking suna, i couldn’t find posts / tweets like this for suna so i rlly struggled trying to fully understand him (which irritated me bc it felt like he was a one dimensional character 😡)

The amount of nerdy that I am I LOVE shit like this.

Which you know what is interesting is the way each can be laid out for each characters struggle with loneliness and how Sakusa’s is clearly the easiest to identify and yet people chastise him almost the most (Have y’all ever met only children? They can be a little weird and I’m married to one ok so I get it) But ironically Bokuto is one I never thought about (though I’ve thought in depth over Akaashi’s bc he latches to the 3rd yrs and then gets physically left alone) 

Bokuto’s loneliness is weird bc of course when Furudate let out who has siblings (which I got way too nerdy about that bc the family dynamics were real obvious after Furudate gave us siblings to characters) Bokuto is the youngest among three and anyone who’s ever had/known three kids is the baby is almost always the golden child in some way. On purpose or not. Like how much older are the sisters? Are they close? Did they baby Bokuto and that’s why he’s so focused on the team? (bc he needs someone to not really “take care” of him but at least guide his emotions at least) We see Oikawa’s sister is obviously old enough for him to have nephew that old so clearly they weren’t raised too much together (age gap) But Bokuto being the baby among two older siblings (female) in an Asian family really would speak to his need for attention bc he’s 1. The baby and 2. The only male child. Not faulting Bokuto at all bc like, he could really be a dick but he’s not. Which makes me feel like the sisters are closer in age bc if you’ve ever had siblings you know your ego gets to be in check no matter what. Bokuto’s loneliness is just something fun to pick apart bc it’s not exactly loneliness (or at least I don’t see it that way) like out of all of them he’s def seeking validation more than anything it feels like. Anyways- Sorry I’m rambling I like character analysis way too much XD

But god yes the lack of content outside the volleyball realm drives me crazy. Especially post high school in that short 5 year span before MSBY v Schweiden. Which this is my total bias talking but I constantly want to know when and how it happened that Kageyama just, mellowed out. He’s reintroduced not even really with a scowl. Totally unphased by the dumbshit Hoshiumi does, he’s surrounded by little kids (which I still wanna know when kids started to like him bc he’s the only one seen with a lot of younger fans repeatedly) and he smiles like a lot. Growth from the MSBY team always circles back (for me at least) for the four of them being together and growing like that. But Schweiden doesn’t have that substitute brother feel? I mean I think Kageyama and Ushijima get along real well (simpletons) but what about the other teammates? (Hoshiumi still has feral vibes that never leave I love him for that) But Kageyama was with them graduation on basically so who helped him mellow out? Who had such an impact on him that Kageyama kinda relaxed back into his interested, wide eyed and calm middle schooler self who was just enjoying playing volleyball. Like, Furudate??? You can’t just give me my man vibing being sweet and dealing with Hoshiumi’s bullshit and not tell me when it happened?? Was it personal life growth?? Was it the team?? FuruDATE GIVE ME ANSWERS

No one ever really points this out (or at least I haven’t seen it) but the two panels we get of Suna timeskip he’s smiling. I don’t know why but I just feel like that speaks to his character a lot. That he’s actually really a happy individual he just hated high school. He was in the lowest academic class, he loved volleyball but hated any variation of the twins and Kita and he was good at what he did but never really shined over having to deal with everything else. Which I mean he’s def not a spotlight kinda guy but even when they’re watching past games for prep Ukai has to point out Suna is the main point getted for Inarizaki (bc everyone is focused on the twins) I dont know...I just kinda find Suna interesting bc he’s seen as almost mean but timeskip Suna is smiling, chatty with Komori and good enough to be in the top leagues. He always struck me as one of those kids who hated school but was incredibly smart. Which is why I probably liked canon Suna a lot quicker than whatever the fuck the fandom depicts him as. (not to mention the being the older sibling so anyone who’s older knows you tend to be the emotionally calm one to not stir the pot and keep things calm at home which would really explain Suna’s deadpan look a lot just from personal experience as the eldest child)

See now you made me go off, this was supposed to be short but I passed out last night before I could do anything XD Now everyone knows Im a nerd :l

[ramuoto]

TOP 10 MANHWAs

if anything good came out of 2020, it’s my discovery of manhwas. 

well, it’s not like i’ve never read a single manhwa in the past 15+ years but tbh, the ratio of manhwa:manga i consume on a weekly basis has jumped exponentially this year. previously it was like 1:99 and now it’s like 90:10 LMAO. 

so, just to remind myself that the world is still full of good things, i had to make this list. which i will probably edit in the future, if i can be bothered to. :) 

anyhow, this list was not made in any particular order, just whichever came into mind. it’s loooong so be prepared! (I’ve read way more titles than mentioned but just included the ones worth checking out)

for whoever stumbles across this list, i hope some of these resonate with you and i hope they make you as happy as they made me. 

pic credits: https://geekculture.co/geeks-guide-to-transmigration-novels-avoid-death-at-all-costs/

1. Ebony

https://mangadex.org/title/41838/ebony

Bahahah omg he looks evil there! But our dearest archduke is hardly that aww. Soz, I just ripped off the covers of the manhwa cos I can’t find a panel I liked more than another. I mean, this manhwa is a GEM. I can’t even begin to describe this because everything about it blew me away. This is not something you read when you are craving for fluff, or just wanna have something brainless after a hard day at work or if you just wanna have some eye candy lol. This is something you pick up on a weekend, when you have time, because you need those hours to digest, appreciate, clutch your chest, tear a little because you find yourself falling in love with these characters. It doesn’t have any of that cliche isekai, romance, revenge themes going on. It has a solid plot, backed by incredible characters, beautifully woven by the authors and artist with incredible pacing that keeps you on your toes and keeps you looking forward to the next chapter. Maybe I would have been happier if I found it after it was completed lol. HAVE I CONVINCED YOU ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU WANNA READ IT?! like, idk, just go. JUST GO READ IT GDI. 

p.s. it says there romance but naaaaaaah, dont go in with that expectation. :) this story is so much more than that. 

2. Bring the love

https://mangadex.org/title/44472/bring-the-love

This...this!!! THIS MANHWA NEEDS MORE LOVE. If you need a lot of fluff, a little, ok maybe quite a bit of sadness and tragedy, sweet sweet romance, cutie pies, please, look no further!!! Again, pacing, character development are so important to me and this manhwa aces it. I love the 2 MCs very much. And the side characters too. :)

3.  A Stepmother's Märchen

https://mangadex.org/title/39474/a-stepmother-s-m-rchen

When I first read this, i fucking cried. like please don’t ask me why. it’s not like its an absolute tragedy but I was just rooting for the MC so much and I really want for everything to go her way. That’s how much I adore this MC!!! I LOVE HER. I LOVE HER MORE THAN YOU DO NORA! HAHAHHA. okay soz. I need to keep this spoiler-free.

Anyhoo, there is nothing typical about this time travel plot. Sure, she goes back to try to undo the stuff that went wrong but phew, she certainly changed things so much everything that comes her way have made it so her previous experiences can hardly help aaaaaaand that’s what makes it fun! I sometimes wish the pacing could be a little more consistent, and there could be more characters I could love a little more wholeheartedly (so i wont have to be in so much despair when i read this sometimes lol) but omg the art, isn’t it pretty?! I’ve re-read this soooooo many times but the art blows me away all the time. And have I already mentioned how much I love her?! I LOVE YOU SHULI! AND I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY!

4.  Lady Baby

https://mangadex.org/title/34691/lady-baby

I literally LOL-ed when I saw this cover. WHO THE HELL ARE THEY. WHAT LADY BABY?! ehehehe. okay anyway, uhm, this is already incredibly popular. im not sure if i need to elaborate but yes, it’s adorbs!!! i dont think i like the MC as much as i love her family lol. and everyone else who adores her. im looking forward to when they get older. :) actually not really. please stay cute for as long as yall can! but yeah, i do wish the plot can move a lil faster. i want to see more character development in the other kids too COME ON! 

5.  Death Is the Only Ending for the Villainess

https://mangadex.org/title/47754/death-is-the-only-ending-for-the-villainess

am i allowed to reveal how shallow i am rn? like the previous choices were all like ‘wow-deep-plot’, ‘wow-character-development’ and this one i just included cos of AESTHETICS ALONE?! the novel covers are breathtaking!!! the manhwa art is amazing as well. and the harem is great! LOL. as for plot... uhm... it’s alright. it’s pretty engaging and i quite like the MC, she’s smart and independent and i love how she views them all antagonistically at all times HAHAHHA. her past is kinda... weird though and i do wish they’d stop referencing it. cos... girl why do you wanna go back to reality!!! stay here! it’s way more exciting! 

i love the whole isekai/reincarnate/transmigration theme and this is honestly one of the better, not-so-cliche or cheesy ones HA.

6.  Beware of the Villainess!

https://mangadex.org/title/47286/beware-of-the-villainess

do you already see the whole villainess theme?! am i suppose to start feeling embarrassed about my choices?! NO! cos this one is AWESOME!

again, another wildly popular title. for good reasons. it’s hilarious, our MC is as real and candid as it gets and LOOK AT THAT BLUE HAIRED BEAUTY. DO YOU SEE HIM?! IMPLANT HIM INTO YOUR MEMORY NOW!

it’s highly entertaining and breaks all isekai-reincarnation-villainess plot stereotypes. definitely one of the titles i look forward to every week.

7.  Who Made Me a Princess

https://mangadex.org/title/32506/who-made-me-a-princess

what? why did i choose this?

BECAUSE OF CLAUDE OF COURSE. ahahaha. okay aside from the amaaaaaaazing art and the beautiful people, the plot is not too bad. a little extreme at times but it’s interesting enough to keep me going. it’s currently on hiatus though and i was highly annoyed by how the first season ended. (YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING.)

i hope the plot can move faster in the next season! and that our dearest MC athanasia can you know, finally be a little more useful... like omg just tell lucas already!!! and tbh girl, no matter which guy you choose, i approve. :D 

8.  The Flower That Was Bloomed by a Cloud

https://mangadex.org/title/37648/the-flower-that-was-bloomed-by-a-cloud

i featured this before, mostly out of frustration HAHAHA. do you see why i chose this cover?! yeah, i support this (unpopular) pairing okay! the other one is doomed!!! no matter what the author is trying to do now!! I DONT SUPPORT IT!!! lol.

anyway, i had to feature this cos the art is unique! and the story is great. :) and i looooooove listening to the ost while i read it. it starts out kinda slow but as the pace picks up, you won’t be able to stop. and you find yourself conflicted at various points. it did win an award for a reason. 

no matter what, i still think dowun is best for her okay. it’s dowun or nothing. he’s devoted to her, we all know that! he just needs to ditch that annoying female guard!!! ok yknw what, maybe nothing is better. :/ *cries*

9.  Solo Leveling

https://mangadex.org/title/31477/solo-leveling

why do i even bother? this manhwa is popular enough. 

the art is great. the MC is great. i use him and his gang as my wallpaper. 

im just not sure i like how this season’s plot is progressing. :/ but i guess it brings us nearer to solving the mystery in the first leg of the manhwa. i just enjoyed the whole part of him leveling up and now that he isn’t really leveling up anymore... idk. am i hoping for more plot shit like bleach (oh wow now u quincy?)... idk man. anywho, no regrets starting on this series and marathon-ing it to death. 

cross fingers the plot picks up and doesnt get too complicated for its own good.

10.  The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion

https://mangadex.org/title/31606/the-reason-why-raeliana-ended-up-at-the-duke-s-mansion

okay, tbh, by the time i reached 10, i still have like 15 other series i was considering LMAO. i even considered lengthening this top 10 to top 15. but that would just be more of me and my nonsense. so... why did i choose this?

COS I LOVE THE 2 MCs!!! they’re adorable. the plot is again, kinda far-fetched at times (i literally laugh my head off at some parts) but it’s isekai-reincarnation okay! anything is possible in whatever magical crap country you end up in! lol. and i like how straightforward it is... in the sense there’s no 2nd lead. like okay i mean they are there but we all know they have no chance. oops. sorry!

and cos i can’t give up on the other titles i have, imma just list them down, without pictures... cos im tired. HA. 

11. Doctor Elise 

https://mangadex.org/title/29474/doctor-elise 

Kudos to the huge improvement in art style lmao. The good... lovable MCs, engaging plot. The bad... sometimes lengthy, incredulous medical moments (i work in the medical field so i... idk. sometimes this borders on iryu LMAO and i need to remind myself this is romance) otherwise, this is a highly highly entertaining read.

12.  Seduce the Villain's Father

https://mangadex.org/title/46775/seduce-the-villain-s-father

This is another of my ‘father-love’ whims. MC is adorable and ML is handsome. enough said.

13.  The Villainess Lives Twice

https://mangadex.org/title/49644/the-villainess-lives-twice

This is like a lesser version of Ebony and Bring the Love combined HAHAHA. The plot and premise is great and it’s awesome to marathon! I don’t find myself loving the MC as much as I should but the ML is a darling! I just find her a little toooooooo gloomy. Like come on girl, be more spunky! 

14.  The Stereotypical Life of a Reincarnated Lady

https://mangadex.org/title/46790/the-stereotypical-life-of-a-reincarnated-lady

I dont know why I like this so much HAHAHAHA. It hardly has a plot. I just find the MC and ML amusing i guess lol. 

15.  I'm Stanning the Prince

https://mangadex.org/title/45586/i-m-stanning-the-prince

Sometimes I wonder if I should be ranking this higher but I kinda feel this manhwa is trying to achieve too much with an underpowered MC. I love her... but I just don’t like how she’s just a pawn of everyone else and I dont know how she can change this situation of hers. It’s cute though. the MC and ML.  and the ML reminds me so much of american/jap Mackenyu. 

16.  The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass

I HAD TO. the art is so pretty! but girl, dont use the hour glass so much! you look a little too old! i would appreciate it if MC stops basing too much of her moves on the “past” tho like idk you are gonna sound unoriginal soooooon like develop your own thoughts soon okay? <3

17. Inso's Law

ANOTHER ONE. omg. im a lil on the fence regarding this but i like MC too much. and her harem LOL. i dont see where the plot is going either but i just hope for a happy end... ):

18.  Why Are You Doing This, Duke?

HAHAHA. this is sooooo sooooooo cute, i would have ranked it top 15 if it wasnt licensed by tapas tho cos they are a joke. WHY NOT TAPPY GDI. 

19.  Miss Not-So Sidekick

Uh-oh. Is this a top-20 list now? anyway, the MC for this series is GOLD. im not liking where it’s currently heading tho thus the lower ranking.

20.  IRIS - Lady with a Smartphone

omg IVE NEGLECTED THIS FOR TOO LONG. lemme go buy more chapters hahahaha. it’s a tad too lengthy... otherwise i like the MC and yummy ML!

still not enough?

Special Mentions - Okay, these will be unranked cos I don’t think these are that good but probably still worth a read.

I've Become the Villainous Empress of a Novel - this is new, im looking forward to how it progresses wheeeee.

Lady to Queen - It’s a ruthless manhwa. There was a point i started reading all sorts of sadistic content (i was running out of content i swear) and this was one of the better ones. I appreciate the MC very much. the plot now is a little weird and im a bit wary of the MC’s sister... hopefully the ML can be more useful. he’s pitiful though. but dude come on, dont rely on the wrong gal.

Goodbye, In-law - I’m not sure if i like the current progress buuuuuuut MC and ML are cute so who cares.

The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes - plot is still engaging. MC and ML are cute. i dont know where the plot is heading towards though. 

A Falling Cohabitation - this is interesting and fun but a lil lengthy.

Light and Shadow - the sequel is out!!! i highly enjoyed this entire series!!! i would have probably ranked it a lil higher if i did this post earlier but too many series have overtaken this in my heart lol.

This Girl Is a Little Wild - is the hiatus ending yet? i would add it back to top 20 if it came back LOL. it’s highly entertaining tho. ML is adorable.

The Duchess With an Empty Soul  - pretty nice. MC and ML are a little boring. i think it can end soon. LMAO.

A Capable Maid - it’s amusing how she gets her powers for all sorts of situations lol. the prince is creepy tbh. and im secretly rooting for the other king hehe.

Beware of the Brothers! - it’s cute and heart-wrenching at the same time! not too sure im digging the latest plot development but okay... i’ll take it. they’re all cuties.

Living as the Tyrant's Older Sister - hehehe. it’s cute. duke is kinda silly but the latest chapter made me squeal!!!

The Evil Lady's Hero  - idk where the plot is going but MC and ML are adorable!!!

The Dragon Next Door - HAHAHA. it’s hilarious.

The Youngest Princess - she’s growing uppppp noooooooooooo

Virtues of the Villainess - ginger is hilarious. i dont see where the plot is going tho... and cant say i like the ML yet. i dont even get to see him much, hello?!

The Justice of Villainous Woman - pretty wholesome... i like the MC! (the ML is fine. no one else to contend with so...) can u end already?! lol.

Amina of the Lamp - hey, what happened to this? it’s pretty inconsistent but i do like the MC and ML... and the art...

The Villain's Savior - this is some sadistic shit. i reserve it for when i feel sadistic. i pretty much wanna see MC happy but idk if she’s making the right choices. :/

I Don't Want to Be Empress! - HAHAHAHA uhm it’s getting interesting. i just want ML to step up more... 

La dolce vita di Adelaide - I FINISHED THIS! and it’s wholesome, feel-good and cute. some parts felt a lil extra but ah whatever.

The Black Haired Princess - plot. move. faster!!! otherwise the MC and ML are pretty cute.

The Abandoned Empress - im a lil on the fence but i know how popular this series is. it started out HORRIBLE. i hated the ML so much. and then i found the green hair boy creepy. like MC, you need better taste in boys. it’s certainly getting more interesting now though. so please, continue to make my money’s worth!!!

Lucia - i. am. not. guilty. of. anything. *smut warning* anyway go read the novel. it’s better. hehehe.

What's Wrong with Secretary Kim - i do not need to elaborate any further. 

Past loves 

I created this section just to remind myself, that what i could like one day, i could hate the next LOL.

The Monster Duchess and Contract Princess - I know this is wildly popular. but i lost interest in it once she grew up. i dont think she’s particularly lovable. soz.

Survive as the Hero's Wife - another popular choice. I find the plot kinda boring now. MC and ML are cute though. 

Sincerely: I Became a Duke's Maid - another popular one. again, boring plot. like cant it end yet? oh you mean we need to wait for the real female lead to show up? dont need luh.

I Am a Child of This House - wow. the plot is shit now. and i do not support the MC and her guard. soz. she’s OVERPOWERED tbh. 

This Is an Obvious Fraudulent Marriage - idk what happened but my enthusiasm for this died.

Charlotte and Her 5 Disciples - i don’t get it. i dont get their obsession for her. 

[oh-mother-of-darkness]

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Anonymous said: The Justice League may have rallied to Superman's cause, but they rallied around the Bat

If this is about the Snyder cut, I still haven't watched it, but I promise I will soon

Anonymous said:

are u a weeb?

I'm actually not, but I can see why folks could make that assumption. I believe the only anime I've ever finished is FMAB, which I enjoyed immensely. I've tried out a few others, but typically I don't make it more than an episode or two in before I abandon ship.

@merildae said: what kind of music do you like most? some of your favorite bands??

I grew up with very, very little exposure to modern music, so at this exact moment I'm going through a delayed pop-punk phase. I'm the worst kind of music person, meaning I let spotify generate playlists for me, meaning I don't know a lot about any specific band and rarely know what I listened to on any day.

My youngest brother is a guitarist with a special interest in classic rock, so I end up listening to a lot of that too, though I prefer my rock music objectively a lil shitty and very fun.

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Anonymous said: Has it ever been said when Damian's birthday is?

To my knowledge no, but I haven't consistently read new comics since about 2016. I did some brief digging while I was putting together the timeline post last year, and I don't recall there being any new information at that time. There are a fair amount of panels that take place on his birthday, but I don't believe any of them give the date.

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[fluorescencefuture]

Homestuck^2: How I’d write the Omega Kids (and the Candy timeline villains)

I haven't reread Homestuck nor the epilogues in a while so correct me if I'm wrong with anything here. This was all in one go, too, so I probably missed something here or there. I'm also not a native English speaker so pardon some grammar errors.

In General

I’d give them a five-letter name scheme. Names of a group being the same length was a big deal in original HS (human first names had four letters, troll names had six, Ancestors had eight-letter titles, Cherubs had eight letters too, etc.), so it’s odd seeing this new group have names of varying length

I’d also give them all shirt symbols. It’s odd that something so iconic to Homestuck isn’t present in the new kids, either.

I'll write for both the canon post-canon with evil Jane and for my own version with different villains. Evil Jane happens because a highblood troll who hears of the old ways of Alternia attempts to kill her and take her crown, as she's technically the heiress. Jane wins, but she starts to see trolls and Alternian culture in a different light from then on. At first she was only trying to prevent the worst parts of Alternian culture from coming back, but over time grew to despise trolls, and ended up trying to force human culture onto Alternians.

The other Candy villains are a dangerous terrorist rebel group that wants to overthrow the creators and destroy them. They say the creators made the people, abandoned the people for years, then suddenly came back and decided they control the people. The group is made of humans, trolls, carapacians, and even consorts. The mysterious shadowed leader claims to be doing this for the people, but really, all they want is to have control for themselves, and they don't care if any innocents get in the way.

Harry Anderson

Has nothing to fix, he’s perfect as is

Okay but seriously, the guy is the kid with the least questionable things around him. He has no baggage from sharing the same name as an established character (ICP Harry Anderson doesn’t count), and he didn’t come from infidelity.

He also has actual color to his personality. He likes musicals and sewing. He has a good relationship with his dad. Like many kids with divorced parents, he wishes his parents were together again. What do the others have? Vrissy is just a slightly less aggressive Vriska. Tavros is just OG Tavros and Jake combined. Yiffy’s thing is being a dog girl named Yiffany Longstocking. The others could be fleshed out eventually, but with the slow pace and meandering plot we have right now, I doubt it.

If Jane's the villain, things would mostly go the same way. If Jane isn't the villain, it goes two ways: he decides to join Vrissy's guerilla anti-anti-creator group and fight because he wants to protect his parents, or he's just very anti-conflict and avoids the fight because he doesn't think he's up to it. He's frequently threatened but doesn't tell his parents about the threats. Eventually, he gets convinced to join and fight.

Vrissy

So Vrissy’s in relationships with guys who are technically her cousins. At first I was like “well, they’re not biologically related nor were they raised as family so it’s not weird”. But then Tavros called Kanaya “Aunt Kanaya” and now I’m thinking “oh god, that’s really weird”.

Now she’s just a troll girl from school. She's just close to Kanaya and Rose, but isn’t their kid. She isn’t related to anyone. Anyone except Vriska, who she was named after. Vrissy’s new nickname is just Vriss.

Alternatively, her name is something completely different. Honestly, it just seemed like a way to shoehorn in a Vriska for the story. Only for actual Vriska to come back anyway.

Uhh, Eshtha (from Jyeshtha, a Hindu nakshatra Scorpius is associated with)? Oriona (from Orion, the myth where Scorpius is mostly attributed to)? Naiaka (from Manaiakalani, as Hawaiians saw Scorpius as the demigod Maui’s fishhook)? Oh wait, I’ll have to make nicknames for those names too. Uh, Eshty, Riona, and Naiah.

Maybe have her have a personality that’s rather opposite to Vriska’s than have her as Vriska 2. She's more a perky goth, more cheerful and sweet. More "I knew you could do it!" than "So you can do something after all." A beast in battle, of course. She doesn't like to use her mind control powers, because she finds them disturbing.

If Vriska had to come back, the conflict would come from their conflicting personalities. Vriska would pretty much act the same way she did to (Vriska), but this time, Vriss doesn't take any of it and stands her ground.

Whether the villain is Jane or not, she's the one who decides to fight back, and she gets her friends and others to join her. The creators have been nothing but good to her, and she cares about them a lot, especially Rose and Kanaya. Not to mention they're also her friends' parents.

Tavros

Yeah, we’re gonna have to rename that kid. It never made sense to me why Jake and Jane named their kid after some guy they don’t know that well. I don’t remember everything from the Epilogues, but I’ll assume the reason was Gamzee or something. Also weird that Jane, who’s supposed to be racist to trolls, would just...let her kid be named after one.

Something old-ish would work. Flynn? Silas? Avery? Clyde? Niles? Louie?

He's moirails with this Vriss instead of kismeses. The Vrissy/Tavros kismesis also felt like re-hashing the kismesis that Vriska and OG Tavros kinda had.

If we went post-canon villain Jane, he'd be reluctant to join the rebellion and is more of a pacifist who would rather try to talk his mom out of it.

Alternatively, Jane and Jake are separated (but not divorced) and he lives with Jake. Because Jane was never terrible to him and Jake doesn't tell him how bad she's gotten, he disagrees with her but still tries to justify and rationalize that Jane's really doing it from a place of good intentions.

If the villain isn't Jane, then Jane and Jake have been hiding him away, and his friends can only see him when they visit him at his swanky home. You might say he's...housetrapped. He joins because his friends are in it, and doesn't quite grasp how serious things are until the rebels try to kill Jane (the rebels try to kill Jane first because you always kill the healer first).

He's in contact with a mysterious guide who's kinda spacy and a little terrifying at times. His friends think the guide might just be some creepy predator. It's revealed to be Candy Gamzee, out of the fridge and legitimately harmless, but untraceable and doing mysterious things behind the black. Again.

Come to think of it, Dirk's missing too...

Yiffany Longstocking

Yiffy is now the ectokid of Dave and Jade. She looks more like a DaveJade kid than JadeRose, really. Dave and Jade are also either happily married or coming close to an amicable divorce. Yeah, the toxic shit Jade did and the erasure of Dave's bisexuality also don't exist here. Jade, Dave, Karkat, and Terezi are backing Vrissy's anti-anti-creator group.

Her new name is something unisex. Riley? Logan? Robin? Sloan? Salem?

She spends a lot of time outside doing sports and doesn't talk much. She's not very close to the other three kids, but she's surprisingly pretty close to her Aunt Rose.

While Jade and Dave are out on a mission for Karkat (this is the mission Candy Dave dies), she gets kidnapped by the opposing force (Jane/the terrorists). She gets a shock collar forced on her, then is hidden away in a Boarding School for Inconvenient Girls, enrolled under the name "Yiffany Longstocking". Jade comes home to find that her family's been taken from her. Again.

Yiffy almost escapes, but she gets knocked out and taken back to base, where they lock her in a cage and treat her like a dog. She's still defiant to the end.

If Jane's the villain, Jake is inspired by Yiffy's defiance, grows some balls, exposes Yiffy's treatment to the press, and sets her free. She beats up the guards trying to stop her. Jake gets surrounded by more guards. In response, he pulls out his pistols and a one-liner, and bam, cliffhanger.

If it's the terrorist group, Terezi picks up on Yiffy's scent when they're in a base, and she's saved by the other three kids, where she immediately turns around and beats the crap out of the guards. They become proper friends from there.

The reunion panel still happens and this time it's her reuniting with her loving mother and aunt instead of...y'know.

BONUS: Sadstuck

Harry gets his own “im not a hero” speech after trying and “failing” to be the hero that John was

Vriss is eventually forced to use her mind control powers. It’s either a “Katara using bloodbending" situation, or she forces her friends to leave her behind when they want to stick by her.

Tavros finally witnesses his mother’s true nature when Jake defeats all the guards, but is stabbed from behind by Jane and killed. In the other version, it seems Jane is finally safe and able to come home to her son. Then she’s killed right in front of him.

After the big hug with Jade and Rose, Yiffy pulls away. She smiles, looks around behind them, and asks “Where’s Dad?”

So, please tell me what you think!

[ectonurites]

a very very genuine question: so its bad to repost art but no one says anything when people repost things from the source material/creator's sketches.....why?like sure everyone who likes it may recognize the style but there are plenty of fan artists i recognize immediately, new or old art, with or without. to me it just feels the same, like either dont repost art or people should be able to repost stuff, i dont see how they can work at the same time. and this isnt me saying people should be allowed to repost and all that bc i do understand the theory of why reposting hurts artists, just that the logic doesnt seem to fit once it extends to famous artists/creators. just bc its official and easily recognizable makes it okay? how does that work? again, there are plenty of fanartists who are easily recognizable and lose no money when people repost their work (bc they posted it for free) and from my own observation, it seems it just, somehow, makes them want to do art less (from what i have read from artists themselves). why do we not consider that when it comes to official creators? wouldnt they also feasibly be less motivated seeing their hard work plastered across the internet for free when thats the sole way they make their income? and its not a system where its solely sticking it to the man bc it hurts the artists income, as well. but if it makes them happy to see people enjoying and sharing their work with others, drawing interest, why isnt it the same with fan artists? people often repost art, not out of malice or intent to claim credit, but bc they enjoy it + want to share it, esp on social media where sharing isnt a feature (instagram, for example) again im not trying to justify reposting, just confused about the contradiction

First of all instagram does have a form of sharing posts- stories. Which yes they are temporary by default, but you can use the highlight feature to collect your favorite things you’ve shared from people right there on your own profile AND it links back to the original post and can permanently be on your profile as long as you keep it there. You can even label them and everything! But then moving on to answering more of your actual questions

To start: this is a very complicated thing. And I feel everyone trying to answer it might have slightly varied opinions. 

I personally see a pretty clear distinction between ‘Officially published/released’ works (like comic book [as like you’ve probably seen I frequently post comic panels] or other materials that may have been released in creator guides, official video game art, promotional art for things, etc etc) as opposed to like, personal work and fanart. Because with official works:

There’s usually a source to buy it and you should if you’re referencing it a ton (while I don’t own every comic I’ve ever read I do have a lot and if I did read something first through illegal means [because some comics are just straight up hard to find due to age/being out of print] and enjoyed it I try to seek out a physical copy after if possible)

There is a level of far wider recognition (I know you personally might find fanartists’ styles recognizable but like, things that are in mainstream media.. have just such a higher profile. it’s not really comparable) 

If you’re not supporting the official release you’re harming the big company that published it far more than the individual artist (like, the individual artist probably also wouldn’t appreciate it, because it can effect them for sure as well, but they’re not gonna be taking the brunt of the damage unless it was entirely self-published work, which I’d definitely categorize differently from what I’m mainly talking about here.)  

Often fanartists/professional artists who aren’t that well known, in addition to wanting to just create work for the sake of it, also want to build their own platform, to have an audience that they interact with. Or like, if they’re offering commissions, a bigger platform puts you in a position where people will actually see the art and want to commission you. When you say reposts of smaller artists’ fanart doesn’t ‘loose them money’ because they didn’t charge to post it, you’re missing the fact that it makes them loose out on proper linked-back-to-them exposure. Especially like, when a repost account on insta or something says ‘ah yes credit to [username] on tumblr’ the vast majority of people who see it aren’t going to then open up a whole different website and look for the artist. Some people might! but if there’s anything i’ve learned from working professionally in arts marketing it’s that people want things that are convenient and directly in front of them. Someone who wants to see more works because they liked one is significantly more likely to click on the username of someone who posted it rather than opening up a browser or a different app and searching a separate name put in the caption. 

Then honestly, I do feel weird about reposts of professional artists’ more personal works unless the artist has stated they’re fine with people reposting with credit. It should be about the comfort level of the artist. I think a lot of professional artists who aren’t in a position where they’re as worried about building a platform, because they already have one and might have professional connections/opportunities already lined up, might not really care about reposts especially on a website they don’t use. (Like tumblr. I’m coming at this mostly from a comics artist perspective here, but most professional artists I see are waaaay more active on twitter and instagram than tumblr) If it’s a website they don’t use, it’s not taking away from the platform they had been building there for themselves. And also, some artists really just don’t give a shit, which is their choice they can make with their work! But that’s not a universal thing. One artist being fine with their personal art being reposted =/= all artists being fine with it. 

In my own experience as a fanartist, when I see my art reposted without credit, especially when it’s art I’ve also already posted on the same platform... it’s definitely disheartening. Even worse is when the repost gets even more attention than my original post. (something that has happened to me multiple times!) Like, it can get so upsetting!  Because it lets me know that someone else was using my art to build their platform and I got exactly zero benefit out of it. Then when it’s reposted with credit it’s a little less annoying, but I still don’t... get much out of it. Especially if it’s an instagram repost and they credit my tumblr not my account on there, since insta captions don’t actually do links unless it’s to other insta accounts. Also with insta for example, I have a 'business’ account set up so I can look at and track popularity of my posts and see how they’re doing as something to keep in mind when considering posting times, etc etc. When other people repost my art there I have no control over it. That sucks a lot! Also, when I quite literally ask people not to repost my art (it is IN! MY! DESCRIPTION!) and they still do, it’s just straight up disrespectful. I asked for a boundary to be respected with my work and people have just completely ignored it. That doesn’t feel good at all.

But, conversely, I’m gonna talk about my more professional irl work for a sec. I’m a graphic designer, so I do things like posters, logos, etc, When I design a poster for a client that is meant to be advertising something, even if it’s got my own original illustration or something as part of it, I know my name isn’t necessarily going to be attached to it the same way as it is with my personal work. I get a credit line somewhere, but that’s in a fine print probably not even on the poster itself at all, but that’s like, part of what I signed up for. I already get paid separately, I am giving permission for my work to be out of my own hands in that way. Professional work for a client is often setup in some way similar to this. I don’t get mad when I walk down the street and see a poster I made up somewhere without it directly ‘linking’/referencing back to me (aside from maybe my signature if it had an illustration), in fact I go ‘OMG ITS THERE ugh wait i see one pixel is off oh noooooo” and then move on with my day. It’s just an entirely different situation because that kind of work has a different arrangement from the start, where you know it’s going to be put in a different type of circulation.

So yeah, my word isn’t god here, but I definitely see official releases as having a different set of permissions based on the fact that they are published in an entirely different situation. And I think reposts of personal art aren’t cool if the artist isn’t okay with them, no matter how big a platform they have. Other people probably approach this with a slightly different perspective, but that’s mine!

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Lost and Found

part 04/10 “a trip to illum”

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an: my heart y'all this is killing me slowly LOOK AT HIM HES SO DELICIOUS. I had to google too much about the built of lightsabers but y’know what I do my research. the color of the crystal and the color of the saber itself are supposed to symbolize the ying yang of the readers Force connection. but.... im sure you’ll see that. enjoy!!

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Slap.

A body fell against the mat in a loud oomph. Quickly though, they pulled themselves back up, pushing flyaway strands of their hair from their face. Catching their breath, their eyes locked onto the man who moved across from them.

Anakin was not holding back today. His chest heaved as he twirled his practice saber on his side, and watched as you pushed yourself up from the mat. Your brows furrowed at him but he just chuckled at your mad appearance. You were unarmed, he was trying to get you to be more comfortable in the chance you were ever caught without a lightsaber and while you were getting better, it wasn’t where he was hoping you would be.

“Why don’t you drop the practice saber and we’ll see how much you like this,” your voice rang out, he could tell you were playing but it also sounded serious.

“In battle things aren’t always fair -- you gotta be ready for that,” he replied. You rolled your eyes at him, and he smiled and shook his head, but got back into his stance. You mirrored him, pushing your feet into the ground and wiggling your fingers at your side.

You circled one another, his eyes glancing down at your legs and you focused on his face. Your eyes locked for a moment and you grinned at him, and Anakin narrowed his eyes.

“Stop that,” he warned.

“I don’t know what you mean,” you threw back.

“You’re trying to distract me--”

His sentence cut off short when you came at him, more aggressive than before. He swung the practice saber, and you dodged left, right, leaning backwards at some points, but still pressed him on. Anakin watched each of your legs move forward, inching closer to him, but he took control of the situation. He moved quickly, tossing his practice saber in the air, your eyes following the movement, and he made quick work to get behind you. The saber fell back down before you both, and one of Anakin’s hands gripped your waist, and his other hand snatched the practice saber, placing it against your chest. He held you against him, and you grumbled.

“Looks like another win for me,” he said, his hot breath hitting your neck. You straightened against him, blowing some of your hair from your face.

“You’re sneaky, I’ll give you that,” you replied, tilting your head a bit to glance over your shoulder.

You were close, almost too close for any Jedi to be to someone. Too intimate. Anakin’s eyes were locked with yours, and at this moment they looked a bit darker to you. Something twisted in your stomach when your hot breaths mixed together against your skin. His bare hand lingered on your hip, his grip loosening just a bit but still ghosting against the fabric covering your skin.

“Did you call the point?” you asked. Anakin narrowed his brows.

“What? No not--”

You were too quick. Your elbow collided into his side, not too hard but enough to knock the air from his lungs and his grip to release you. You spun from his embrace to face him, grabbing the practice saber from his grip, and pressing it into his chest. Anakin stood straight, looking from the saber against his chest to your face. You were smiling.

“So it’s my point then?” You cheekily asked him.

Anakin couldn’t help it, he smiled and put his hands on his hips, “Yes I guess it is.”

You lowered the practice saber, offering it back to Anakin, who took it from your. His fingers graced yours, and if you weren’t hot and sweaty at the moment you would have blushed. You walked side by side back to a bench, where you both had laid down your robes. A comfortable silence fell between you both, stealing an occasional glance as you both put your robes back on. Anakin was the first to speak, clearing his throat first.

“I think you’re ready enough for your Saber Trial tomorrow,” he commented. You walked side by side out of the training room, and you laughed a bit.

“Just enough?” You questioned. You looked at him and it looked like he was holding back a grin.

“Enough to hold your own in an empty ice cave,” he answered. You rolled your eyes, looking back before you two. Out of the corner of your eye you saw a woman approaching, dressed in a beautiful dark gown and hair done up from her face. Pale skin that seemed to glow in the sunlight that filtered in. You glanced at Anakin, who now looked..nervous?

“Padawan Skywalker,” she greeted. She smiled at him, and Anakin offered a nod back.

“Senator Amidala,” he greeted, lacing his hands together before him, “is everything alright?”

“I called for your presence,” she said, glancing your way for a moment, “I was told I could find you here.”

He nodded, “Yes I was..training,” he turned to look at you, “will you be fine continuing without me?”

You furrowed your brows, but his eyes looked at you sternly. You glanced at the Senator and nodded, “Of course.”

You didn’t see Anakin the rest of the day. You returned to Obi-Wan’s side, who walked you through what would happen tomorrow. The three of you were to leave on a shuttle to Illum for you to enter the cave and find your saber crystal. He even went over the colors and meanings behind them.

“Blue indicates a Jedi Guardian, a Jedi who uses the Force on a more physical level. Like Anakin and I. Green indicates a Jedi Consular, a Jedi who prefers to reflect on the mysteries of the Force and fight the dark side at its heart. Much like Master Yoda. Yellow indicates a Jedi Sentinel, a Jedi who has honed his or her skills in a balance of combat and scholarly pursuits. Like the Jedi guards.”

“And what about purple? Like Master Windu’s?” You asked.

“Master Windu’s was a gift when he was a youngling,” Obi-Wan said. And that was the end of that conversation.

The next morning you were up and showered relatively quickly. Your nerves had set in, noticeable as you fidgeted with the buttons on your thick coat. Dress warm they had told you, but you could wholeheartedly say you were hot at the moment. Anakin didn’t meet you that morning either, so you made your journey to the transports by yourself. You stepped off the shuttle and onto the landing platform, your eyes landing on Obi-Wan and Anakin who were already there. You were quick to join them, clearing your throat.

“Good morning,” Obi-Wan greeted. Anakin didn’t meet your gaze, instead chatting with Captain Rex.

“Master Kenobi,” you greeted. You looked at the back of Anakin’s head, but he paid you no attention.

Harsh.

You followed behind Obi-Wan, Anakin and Rex bringing up the rear. You stepped up the ramp and slowed your pace when Anakin just brushed past you. You sighed a bit, and Rex came up by your side.

“Glad to see you’re feeling better,” he commented. You smiled as he took his helmet off.

“Thank you, Rex, it’s all thanks to you and Fives. Is he joining us?”

“Afraid not,” he glanced behind you as the ramp shut and motioned towards the lift, “more than one Clone on board and we could draw unwanted attention.”

You scoffed, walking beside him to the lift, “You’re telling me having two Jedi on board isn’t going to warrant attention?”

It surprisingly didn’t. The journey to Illum was short and sweet, maybe two hours tops. As you neared Obi-Wan requested your presence in a bay area. You walked into the room to see him and Anakin waiting for you. You raised a brow at them.

“The Council has decided to do your trial a little..different,” Obi-Wan said.

“What does that mean exactly?” You asked, walking closer to the pair. You glanced between them, anakin looking at you with little to no emotion.

“Normally, you enter the crystal cave and exit with your crystal, and construct your lightsaber here on board,” he paused, causing you to raise your brow at him, “we think it would be best for you to construct the saber inside the cave.”

“By myself?” You asked and he nodded.

“The Force is what guides us on this task,” Anakin said, somewhat quiet, “it will show you how to construct it properly, if your connection is strong enough.”

“So.. Another test?”

Obi-Wan nodded, “In a way yes, please, come.”

He motioned his hand for you to come near and you did. You stood on one side of the table, and they were near a cabinet of sorts. Obi-Wan patted Anakin’s shoulder, who nodded and he left you two alone. This time, the silence wasn’t as comfortable.

Anakin cleared his throat, “Obi-Wan thought it would be best I help you choose the materials for your lightsaber.”

You nodded, only a small mhm leaving your lips. Anakin frowned, but continued on with his speech.

Everything about the Jedi you were learning was very ceremonious. Almost like a script. You listened to him explain each piece individually, it’s purpose, and close the drawer back up. It felt like he spoke for an eternity before he nodded to you.

“Now, come and pick the pieces that speak to you.”

You nodded in response, and Anakin and you switched places. He stood behind the table and watched your back as you stood before the cabinets. Carefully, you opened each drawer, and looked inside. What did speak to you?

A dark silver hilt.

A single rounded chamber emitter, also dark in color.

A silver activation switch panel, contrasting the dark color of the hilt.

A black sleeve to grip.

A flat silver pommel cap.

You turned around and placed each piece down on the table, and looked at Anakin. His eyes glazed over the pieces. They were very distinct, but a sleek design he would have never thought of himself. You looked at you, and smiled a bit.

“You’re ready for Illum.”

Illum was what you would expect of an ice planet. Cold, snowy, and your breaths visible as you exhaled. You had a pouch over your shoulder that carried everything you needed. Ahead of you Obi-Wan led the way into a vast cave entrance, and Anakin walked beside you.

“Are you nervous?” He asked suddenly. You had to glance at him to make sure he had actually said something.

“A part of me yes,” you replied, lifting each foot to move forward in the snow, “is everything alright?”

You were blunt, enough to make him look at you fully as you trudged on, “Yes.. I-I’m sorry I just had a bad night.”

“Right,” you nodded. Anakin grabbed your hand, making you stop.

“I’m sorry.. My mind has been so preoccupied recently, I didn’t mean to take that out on you,” he paused, looking over your face, “I forget you can read me too well.”

“Ani it’s fine,” you said, and offered a smile, “but we should catch up to Obi-Wan.”

“Right,” he released your hand, “you need as much time as you can get.”

Anakin and you made your way into the large ice cave. It took a few minutes to catch up to Obi-Wan, but when you did the cave opened up into a round area. On the other side, you could see the entrance to the crystal cave, and the ice wall above re-melting as the sun lowered.

“You must find your crystal and get out before the wall ices closed,” Obi-Wan warned. You blinked.

“Or else what?” You asked.

“You’re stuck inside of course,” Anakin joked.

“Nope, no, I did not sign up for that,” you replied, waving your hand around.

“He’s only joking,” Obi-Wan told you. You sent a glare Anakins way who chuckled beside you. You looked to the entrance and took a deep breath.

“Before you go,” Anakin said, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a comm link, “take this,” he ignored Obi-Wan’s stare, “just in case you need anything.”

You took the comm link and placed it on your wrist, nodding at both men. You walked closer to the crystal cave opening, and without glancing back at them, you entered inside. Each step brought you deeper and more swallowed by darkness.

The Force. You could feel it pouring from the walls. You extended an arm out, dragging your fingers against the iced walls of the cave, just letting yourself be dragged deeper and deeper inside. It felt like the Force was growing stronger and stronger around you.

You came to an opening, a ledge before you and another path over the gap at your feet. In the distance you could see a faint glow. Your crystal. You backed up a couple inches for a running start and pushed your feet beneath you. The edge got closer and closer and you flung yourself from it, passing over the dark gap and sliding onto the other side. You crouched enough to get your balance, coming to a stop inches from the gap, and you carried onwards. Closer and closer you came to the light, until it was right in front of you. Encased in ice, it glowed behind the wall and you smiled a bit. It called for you, and you pressed your exposed hand to the cold ice, and closed your eyes. The ice melted beneath your touch, your hand moving deeper into the wall until finally your fingers felt the edges. You carefully dislodged the frozen crystal and pulled it out turning it over in your fingers, and confusion came over your face.

It was a white crystal. Not like any of the ones Obi-Wan had told you about.

You took a step backwards when another wave hit you. Out of the corner of your eye, a glimmer appeared. You put the crystal into the pocket of your jacket, and looked upwards, seeing yet another crystal glowing at you.

“What?” you whispered to yourself.

But the feeling felt burned into your skin, even with the ice around you. You couldn’t ignore the feeling and carefully grabbed onto the rugged pieces of ice and hauled yourself upwards. A grunt escaped your lips as you pulled yourself up piece by piece, eyes locked onto the glowing crystal. Neither of them warned you of this happening, but here you were climbing up an ice wall to your second crystal. When you finally got eye level with it, you pulled it from the ice and placed it into your pocket. You looked up to see another ledge and pulled yourself up towards it.

Pulling yourself up onto the flat surface, you stopped to catch your breath. There, you sat for a moment and pulled out the two crystals. Nearly identical and both white. You turned them over in your hand.

“Well,” you said to yourself, “I only have space for one of you right now.”

You put one back into your pocket, and grabbed your things from your bag. Laying them out carefully, you set the bag to your side and rested the crystal on it. You looked before you at the pieces laid out and you instinctively outstretched your hand, and closed your eyes.

You focused on the Force. You felt it ghost over your body, warmth spreading throughout and to your fingertips. They wiggled slightly and you breathed evenly. The feeling slowly started to go away, almost like it was leaving through your chest, and you opened your eyes.

Before you was a fully constructed lightsaber. The dark material contrasted the ice around you, but it still looked beautiful. You slowly gripped it and turned it over in your hand before looking at the crystal beside you. You grabbed it slowly, and opened the small housing compartment and placed it carefully in.

This was it, the big moment. You stood from the ground and put your bag back on, and took a deep breath to ready yourself. You clicked the button, and the lightsaber turned on. The white blade that shot from it sounded like a sweet hum before disappearing into silences. You moved it slightly and the hum came back, and a grin appeared on your face.

You didn’t blow up, so that was a good sign.

You clicked the lightsaber off and placed it onto your hip, and it dangled perfectly against you. You were about to step back to go the way you came when uneasiness fell over you. You paused, and looked over your shoulder at the darkness. Something was telling you to go that way. You looked to your feet and shook your head quickly, and followed your gut and deeper into the darkness you went.

It was probably nothing. It shouldn’t be another crystal, and there was no one else in there besides you. You entered alone.

You were wrong on the latter.

You came to another opening, larger this time and noises coming from below. You squinted to see further and gasped at the sight. Droids. You crouched instinctively, edging just a couple steps forward to see over the edge, and try to listen to the echoes off the walls.

“Hurry up,” a droid said, “Count Dooku wants as much of these crystals as possible.”

From what you could see, there was a human with them. Male, darkly clothed, and walking along extraction sites. You watched, as he did, as they emptied carts into a large bin. A pang of guilt washed over you, and he paused in his steps and whipped his head around. You ducked quickly, he couldn’t have seen you from that far.

You slid back into the darkness and stood, edging back along the wall from the opening. You raised your arm to your mouth and took a breath before speaking.

“Anakin, come in,” you whispered.

“I’m here,” his voice called out and you covered your arm a bit, “you’re not lost are you?”

You shook your head, “Anakin I’m. . . I’m not the only one in here.”

Anakin on the other end narrowed his brows, looking at Obi-wan who looked just as surprised, “What do you mean you’re not alone?”

“Separatists. There’s a large number of droids, and there’s a man. They’re mining the crystals,” you whispered.

“(Y/N) get out of there, now-” he paused and looked at Obi-Wan, “as fast as you can.”

You nodded and took one step forward, when a shape came from the shadows. He was younger like you and dressed in an ungodly amount of black. His hands were placed behind his back and you glared at him. You stood defensively, your wrist lowering, but the comm catching your words

“I don’t think that’s an option, Ani.”

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