#i hope this makes sense tho in a way

[mettywiththenotes]

Just reading back a little and saw this moment

And I think it's just sort of telling? How Best Jeanist refers to Tomura as destruction personified and Izuku says nothing, yet when En refers to him as sort of the same thing he voices what he really thinks

And I can only think that every time someone has referred to Tomura as something without a shred of sympathy and Izuku's kept silent, it might be something he takes note of. Especially now that he's become aware of Tomura's pain. Hearing everything they call Tomura, like he's just some sort of thing, like he doesn't have a name or a past or a house that was once his (something he explicitly said TO Izuku as he fell from UA), it's gotta open his eyes or something, right?

Even Nana has referred to Tomura as a "thing", though she must have meant the version of Tomura that is "the finished product" (hence the wings after the chrysalis that was shown during the surgery) - someone truly incapable of being saved (and thus removing herself mentally/emotionally from the crushing fact that he is family)

Reactions like this one below; saying nothing when coming across a different opinion

Reminds me of this

And I suppose there is also an element of something back from when Izuku told Gran Torino he wanted to save Tomura. Torino had said the words "Killing can be another way of saving", and at the time, Izuku wasn't entirely sure if there was anything left of Tomura/Tenko inside the fusion. Up until that moment he asked if Tomura was still there, he couldn't have fully known whether he would have to kill him or get to save him like he wanted to do. So, essentially, keeping quiet when people referred to Tomura as "destruction incarnate" (and other things), just in case that really was what he'd become

Though I guess that detail doesn't really matter now, what with Izuku wanting to save him, finally seeing Tomura was still in there and digging his heels in with the set determination of saving him. He saw Tomura's personality, the human in him, after all

Anyway

Now it sort of seems like Izuku is speaking up? Not just in the presence of those who think otherwise but against Tomura himself. En says Tomura is like "destruction incarnate" and immediately after, Izuku says "It's deeper than that. You're human"

In the end, I wonder if it matters more that Izuku spoke up to Tomura first, someone who NEEDS to know the truth and who would greatly benefit from someone challenging his thoughts head-on, rather than mentioning it every time someone refers to Tomura as some "thing" instead

I guess it adds more of an impact to the story too, that way

[xxplastic-cubexx]

so like do you think they made the plastic wheelchair ALONGSIDE the plastic prison as a Just In Case situation, only after they realized charles was going to be a frequent visitor, or both as in because they knew charles was going to be the only person visiting him during planning they decided to make him a chair ahead of time

[virgothozul]

I-

hum.

[turtleblogatlast]

I’ve gone on and on about how Leo wants to be who Splinter finds is the ideal person (which just so happens to be Splinter’s ideal version of himself) but I have yet to really touch upon how Donnie is the one who most directly parallels Splinter himself to an honestly shocking degree, Raph’s taking from Splinter’s teachings and parenting has resulted in an unhealthy mixup in the different dynamics of a family versus a team, and Mikey is the one who is simultaneously the most focused on family and the most intrinsically himself which both leads to his better grasp of mystics and honestly what just might be the healthiest dynamic with Splinter.

[lunarharp]

revamped looong mermaid orufrey au :')

[nellasbookplanet]

Do I actually think Imogen is going to turn on the party? No. I don't think it’s any more likely to happen than I did Fjord releasing Uk’otoa, or Caleb returning to Trent and the Vollstruckers.

Given the nature of the game, any character turning fully dark is unlikely, seeing as it would take them away from the party for a time or potentially even turn them into an npc, replaced by a new pc. So far the only time we've gotten close to seeing something like it happen was Yasha siding with Obann, which could only happen specifically because Ashley was gone from the table for a long time (it was also the product of mind control, not an active choice to turn dark, and as such still doesn’t really count as a pc turning on the party in my eyes).

But the possibility is there. The seeds planted. Travis has talked about how, after he threw the falchion away, he briefly considered having Fjord leave the party and retun to the coast and Uk’otoa. Liam has mentioned that, early on, Caleb returning to work for Trent was a very real possibilty. It can happen, if the players and narrative are open to it.

And now, canonically, Imogen is desperately and understandably searching for a reason not to have to fight her own mother. She is, however briefly, questioning whether the Ruby Vanguard might have a just cause. Much as she hates it, she also feels the allure of the power Ruidus gives her. Her closest ally is someone who has repeatedly assured she will stand by her no matter what she chooses, even after she voiced the possibility of letting Predathos get out. None of these parts of Imogen are evil, and all of them are understandable and deeply rooted in pain and ostracization, but they could very easily be turned into justification, were she pushed enough.

The seeds are planted. Again, I don’t think it will happen (she seems firmly against the evil plan when reminded of how evil it is), but there’s certainly nothing strange or hateful about engaging with and being interested in the darker possibilities as presented in canon. It isn't character hate to acknowledge that Imogen has the potential to go dark, much as Fjord and Caleb and Yasha. To me, it’s what makes her character interesting. I want to see her clash with the party, whether because she’s desperate to save her own mother or because she’s high off the power of Ruidus and lured in. I want to see Laudna have to choose between the world and her promise to stand by Imogen no matter what. I want to see the fallout, the slow healing and redemption and coming to terms with bad choices. I eat that shit up, and if it doesn’t happen in canon I'll probably go read some fic about it to get my fix.

[luna-loveboop]

Yo

I'm gonna not post anything for linktober today or probably tomorrow bc I'm waiting on the right equipment- all my shiny things are dull and I also need new safety gloves- and the last time I cut myself cutting glass it got infected so. I want proper equipment before I continue :) I'll catch up probably! Or just skip a day or two, but the plan is to catch up. I'm having a lot of fun with this and appreciate all the support :P

[eruscreaminginthedistance]

[lapinposts]

how it feels to read people on this site criticize death of the outsider

[bacchuschucklefuck]

the never stop blowing up vhs is where cute twinks go to get harmed

[sea-jello]

Day 21/October 21: Day of the Departed || Reminisce (??)

GRAHH ITS STILL THE 21ST SOMEWHERE i’m apparently using morrotober to try new things this one’s a new lineart brush that i’m sorta warming up to and the POSE and the BACKGROUND and the LIGHTING i’m surprised i finished this at all tbh. and also new morro design

bg lineart and sword vs neither plus the green ghost fog thing i do basically if you zoom in really really close the lines aren’t smooth on the lineless bgs but icba the pedestal can be chipped or something. i kinda like without the sword and fog cause it gives him a more isolated feel yk (that was my original idea lmao)

this one’s my attempt at funky mannequin hands

[dividedskiesrp]

Hey! I had a question regarding acceptances, I've seen a bunch of posts about people who've joined the rp and was wondering if members will be accepted before the first wave due date is up and staggered throughout or if we all have to wait till the due date, excited from what I've seen and read of the rp so far and while I'm okay with waiting (if accepted ofc!) I'm just a little confused on how acceptances are carried out

acceptances are being staggered and sent out a few at a time, but the RP itself is not starting until the 12th either way! we're just trickling in people little by little to slowly build up the community / discord and let people plan characters etc!

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 743: Sugimoto's “special technique”

Pag 1

1: The last lap!? This lap!?

What do you mean, Imaizumi

2: There's still time

I heard the limit fort his training camp isn't until midnight

4: Look around, Kawada: it's already getting dark, it will be sunset soon

In this training camp, we have a yellow board that prohibits surpassing.... we're about to put out the “no surpass board”

Pag 2

4: For safety reasons there's a no-surpassing rule

There will be no “races” after that

I'm putting it on the course

Yeah, it's already sunset

6: Of the several races they've had during this training camp

Pag 3

1: This lap will be the last one!!

Pag 4

1: It's.... it's sunset.....

Danchiku

2: Is your light attached properly?

“Behind” too

3: It's getting dark

Pag 5

3: They'll be pulling out the no-surpass board around now

This lap will be our last race

5: Calm down, Danchiku Ryuuhou, don't speak

This lap is a race, concentrate

This guy's conversation

6: could make you lose your pace!!

Pag 6

1: Sorry for ignoring you, Sugimoto-san!!

3: I understood it during last lap..... I thought.... Sugimoto-san was much weaker than Issa said

4: But he has decent strength!!

Especially at the final line, when he cornered me

Pag 7

1: He showed great strength!!

Kua!!

3: Even to this acceleration, he reacted strongly

Ku.... it's hard...

Normal pedaling is so vague....!! That's why I misjudged it

4: in this crucial moment!!

5: Many times

Pag 8

1: Many times

2: I tried, and then I understood

4: This guy is getting stronger during this training camp, too!!

Pag 9

1: He did say he prepared....

2: And he did practice with this Sohoku together with the others for three years

3: But!!

4: If you understand the strength, then there are many ways to deal with it!!

Hiigaruaaaa

Pag 10

1: You just have to run to “win”!!

Higaruaaaa!!

2: 3km left

I'll open a gap here and break his spirit!!

Pag 11

2: Danchiku accelerated so strongly!!

He plans to leave me behind here

3: So I won't be there for the final sprint!!

4: Puhaaa

It's hard!!

5: Kuaaaaa

It's so hard!!

Pag 12

1: It's hard!!

But I won't let you get ahead

2: Danchiku!!

Pag 13

1: 2km left!!

2: Kuaaaaa

My chest hurts

3: It's pounding so hard!!

4: My heart rate is over 190!!

5: When the heart rate goes over a certain limit, your body reduces the strength it pumps up blood with

And suddenly your body can't move

Pag 14

1: That's why you should stop your legs before that limit

I can.... still.....

3: Go!!

4: I can still

5: go

I'll say it.... five times

5: Until my heart rate goes down just a little

I can still.....

Pag 15

1: I can still go!!

“I can still go”!!

2: Kuaa!!

3: And then I'll accelerate again!!

Kuaaaaaa

4: It's hard....

I'll just repeat this over and over again

5: How about this, Danchiku

6: “What about your special technique, Sugimoto-san?”

“I'm don't have so little self-awareness that I didn't prepare it!!”

7: I can still

8: It's “simple” and it doesn't even have a “name”, but

Pag 16

1: This is my special technique!!

2: cough cough

Pag 17

1: You followed me again!!

cough

3: There's.....

5: 1km left, Danchiku!!

Pag 18

1: What, what's with this guy

He's staggering, and his breathing is reaching its limit too!!

2: Even though I left him behind enough to break his spirit and make him give up!!

3: I caught.... cough... up...

I won't give up

4: Until we cross over the finish line....

5: It's not the “end”

6: The en.... huh!!

This is the “final lap”, I get it

Pag 19

1: Danchiku.... have you thought about what will happen if you.... lose this race?

2: Sugimoto-san?

3: I did, many times

4: I thought about it, and it scared me, it tore at my heart as I couldn't fall asleep

5: I've been scared to death these days

6: I wanted to do my very best here so I could become the sixth member and go to the Inter High

7: That's why, Danchiku, this year I'll definitely... win against you and go to the Inter High

8: But, if I lose here, this “race”....

Pag 20

1: will become my “retirement race”

[lemongogo]

what's your process for coloring like? the look of that elendira is so textured and interesting, i can't figure out how you do it

AA THANK YOUU ^__^ !! textures & brushwork are my favorite things abt my art, so im happy you find it interesting hehe . its SOO cool to look at & so much fun to draw imo

i prefer to color by building in layers , if that makes sense 🤔!! hundreds of them !! such that i'm always drawing on Top of previous layers, working from big & messy blocks of color to, eventually, small and refined blocks of color until it feels processed enough. as a result, i rarely ever erase (!!) and i rarely ever draw lineart aside from the initial sketch

a rough, patchy textured brush is key here, as it'll give you dimension and variability w/ your colors. i recommend "Brush and various sets of fountain pen style (万年筆風ブラシと色々セット)" on Clip Studio (ID: 1679706) !! :3

im terrible with explanations though, so i'm going to show a step by step of that elendira drawing if you dont mind :3

sketch layer !! because i mostly render through color alone, i try to make this as close to the finished thing as possible . ^__^ i hateee drawing the same thing over and over and like the expressivity and movement of my sketches anyways , so the more i can preserve at this step, the better. if u were to look at a side by side of my sketches and finished pieces, youd notice a lot of those og lines are present in the final drawing :3

2. flats !! pretty self explanatory, but the solid background gives me an idea of where the figure begins & ends while the colors themselves help distinguish whats what . i stick to ambient lighting @ this point because im usually not sure what i want to do with the overall palette or lighting yet . having two tones (ex, dark and light in her hair or dark and light on her skin) can also help in identifying key features early on that u wanna preserve. as you build layer by layer, sometimes these areas will remain untouched and i think it makes for a rly lovely feel at the end

3. start blocking !!! to be totally honest with you, i dont really know what i do here HAHAHA. like i just scribble the shit out of it, usually focusing on what i might want to do with lighting (ex: grey areas to accentuate folds in her costume). i think i like to start "erasing" the sketch where possible by coloring on top of it .. like if you look at her hat or her arm , you can tell i'm starting to get a sense of the shapes i like vs the ones i dont. it's at this point that the final image starts to emerge in my mind , like im gradually pulling her from a tarpit of scribbles until shes recognizable lol. chipping away at the marble until i can free her. tbh.

4. keep blockingg...when u think u are done , block some more . as you can probably see, the brushwork becomes more intentional as i add more shape, with specific focus on line weight. this is also where the patchiness of that textured brush comes in - notice how none of the colors seem totally uniform (ex: the red cross or the original sketchlines for her waist). you can see bits and pieces of the layers underneath pushing through and i really like that !! ^__^ its very fun and sketchy to me, so i try to keep them around. those areas are also great to colorpick from, because it'll give you "new" colors to work w/ that are already part of your palette.

5. GRADIENTS & GRADIENT MAPS !! TONE CURVE !! COLOR PICKER !! this is the best stage tbh. flatten your image so its all on one layer and just go crazy with all the color settings in ur program. add gradient layers and set them to darken, or overlay, or subtract, orrr. lighten or dodge glow or divide or soft/hard light.! OR!! edit the hue, saturation, luminosity and contrast.and then color pick from these edits, block even more on top of ur image, flatten, color edit again, etc. etc. until u feel satisfied.

ANYWAYSS . i hope that makes sense @__@ sry i wrote this out and deleted it like 23 times trying to make it make More sense but thats what ive got HAHA i hope its useful though :3 !

[supurman]

i dont resonate with the fact that they say jon has the potential to be stronger then superman because of his 'human dna.' i am ALLL for comic logic... but it makes nooo sense a human's dna could do anything for a kryptonians dna. kryptonians are described similarly to humans just many times more evolved then them. im not gonna get all sciency here because id be a hypocrite since many things in comics are meant to be seen as face value. however this is just something i cannot see for a moment. 50% human dna would make him weaker. but he WOULD STILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG. though, i really cant see jon as ever becoming stronger then any kryptonian let alone superman. but that doesnt mean he doesn't have other things he couldn't draw on if we want to get into more dna stuff, kon is definitely atleast 90% kryptonian minimum with some human dna in there yet hes written to be one of the weaker kryptonians. yet hes cloned from superman himself? just ...doesnt make sense!

he still is half human. he still is the son to lois lane. he would still be VERY strong, but also have resistance to average super weaknesses like magic and kryptonite. i dont know why they want to make him be someone who surpasses clark so much when he could be so much more in his own way. the more they take from clark to make jon seem better then the more they do a disservice to him.

[whack-patty]

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