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essayofthoughts · 9 months ago

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There's this thing, sometimes, when reading fic - not shitfic, because I do read that and I know what to expect from it, but fic with actual thought and nuance, which cares about exploring trauma and fucked up emotional consequences, evenwhen when they're ugly and uncomfortable and awful -, when you realise that while the fic is willing to have the protagonists be angry but get over it with some characters, they just refuse to with others. And it can make sense to a degree - there's always one character that gets under another's skin, and there's gonna be some disagreements that just, due to individual perspectives, are that much harder to overcome. Even though having them work through it - having a character admit how and when and where they fucked up, and how severely, and the degree to which they recognise this, the internal complex, contradictory fuckery - can be fun! Can be nuanced and messy and delicious.

Then you see the fic says "[X Character] Bashing" and you realise you're never gonna get that. That those crunchy, messy, complex, fun scenes in your head? Will never leave it, because the author has decided that while they'll put in all this engaging messy nuance for (so far) literally every other character... for this single one, a flat one-sided view of a character is all they can be arsed to write.

I dunno, yeah, it's fic and you can write what you like, but bashing has always felt incredibly, astoundingly lazy to me.

#i want characters to be interesting!#not flat on-sided cardboard cutouts!#let a character admit that they fucked up!#that they did something out of selfish obsessive sort-of-love for someone #not out of love for the person as their own individual #but out of a love for what the person means to them #have them admit that and that because they felt they FAILED that person in some way they're doing something else #which they hate and feel complex conflicted resentment over #because they blame this other thing as a sign of their failure and what they think they've lost #and NO it doesn't make sense - but when do emotions ever!#and giving them that nuance #having the protagonists understand this hated character #give them better comprehension perhaps even some empathy...#but in no way help them forgive - if anything make them more disgusted and disappointed by them!#THAT IS CRUNCHY #THAT IS FUN #THAT IS FUCKED UP AND AWFUL #character bashing is a fucking DETRIMENT to nuanced and engaging writing #and i will never not be mad that some people choose the lazy way out #fic things #writing things #fandom things #tag meta #my meta #kinda

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noodles-and-tea · 4 months ago

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Continuation of this

#trying to write bills cipher in character is harder than it looks #I HAD to finish this comic but I have so many other things to do so now I gotta go do that #it’s nearly 1am help #my art #gravity falls #twins in time au #Stan pines #Stanley pines #bill cipher #I think the idea of bill weaponising Stans fear of losing his brother is so interesting a concept #especially because he literally does lose him in the future #baby Stan having to atone for the actions of his future self when he just wants his cool brother to like him #:((((

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cutter-kirby · 6 months ago

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obligatory “cool characterization, still murder” like I’m not excusing him but it does make him incredibly interesting

(*girl gender neutral edition)

#bill cipher #the book of bill spoilers #tbob spoilers #the book of bill #gravity falls #philip wittebane #<- him too (the grimwalker visions)#toh #the owl house #could bill NOT be feeling guilty and I’m reaching? maybe idk man #1k #2k #3k #i've gotten a few comments like 'ohh you/i can excuse them!' so i will clarify #i more mean that i don't want to act like they did nothing wrong because them BEING in the wrong is more interesting #like i don't want to woobify them you know????#it's far more exciting to NOT excuse them and analyze them through that lens for me personally #sometimes characters are complex AND they suck AND they're pathetic AND they're scary #they contain multitudes!

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ronanlynchbf · 1 year ago

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tshirt that says NO LIVE ORGANISM CAN CONTINUE FOR LONG TO EXIST SANELY UNDER CONDITIONS OF ABSOLUTE REALITY

#i literally JUST finished hill house a few days ago and i already want to reread. Badly. it's sooo so so soo sooooooooo good <33333!!!!!#also completely enamored by shirley jackson's writing style i NEED to read everything she has written ever like right now..#opening lines of ALL TIME btw 👆❗❗❗#r.txt #the haunting of hill house #ALSO i've seen commentary videos on the tv show they made of hill house but from what i remember of it it's SO different from the book???#i think they were all siblings in the show which is??????? like why would you change that part?? i love sibling relationships as much as the #next guy but i feel like the fact that none of them knew each other was such an essential part of the story like why would u change it....#also eleanor was like. an entirely different character who was also already dead in the show i believe??? and dr. montague doesn't exist??#hill house could've been really good as a show idk why they changed it up like that...like was the original story not interesting enough for #you or something?? WHO decided to make that change i just wanna talk 🤨

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chloesimaginationthings · 7 months ago

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The death of Vanessa and the birth of Vanny in FNAF

(Inspired by this art by Yuto Sano)

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf vanny #fnaf vanessa #glitchtrap #security breach #fnaf help wanted #fnaf fanart #I HAD to redraw these panels with Vanessa/Vanny..#it fit her vibe way too well not to #I’ll always stand by Vanessa as a character #her story is so good and she’s so interesting #having the protagonist of one of your games becomes the villain in the next PEAK honestly #the general idea here for this comic is when Vanessa lost herself and when Glitchtrap took hold #and the vanny persona was made and fully realized #first panel having Vanessa in fear and wounded #to the second panel with Vanny overjoyed and has hurt someone else #I HAD a lot of fun drawing this out #the detail and expressions were especially fun #idk if I’ll do something like this comic again #but if folks like this one I might do more similar to this #it’s fun to just draw out strong emotions in a character #and getting a full story from that #Love Vanessa/Vanny dearly 💜🐇#the girl to ever do it

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fumifooms · 10 months ago

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Omg guys he just genuinely likes bugs and mollusks and critters 😭💘💔 Forced to noble when he just wanna crouch and watch things skitter in the dirt…

#Dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #spoilers #dungeon meshi manga spoilers #toshiro nakamoto #shuro #tfw you latch onto the first person you see that shares your interest #I’M SOBBINGGG #Yeah i didn’t know the hag monster tidbit existed so now I’m adding stuff into my masterpost #6 yo toshiro watching a snail and tuning out his nanny calling for him I’m screaming #This post is blowing up so: just for your information I made a masterpost on his whole family situation we do get a lot of info on him #His character goes quite deep it’s just not relevant to the wider story so Kui doesn’t go into details in the plot #So yeah look for that on my blog if you want. Also he likes flowers <3 #Nature lover toshiro

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paradox-n-bedrock · 9 months ago

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me in big fandoms: oh cool, it's so active and there's so many people to vibe with, this is amaz-

*finds my niche angle that appeals to approximately six people*

me: okay, folks, it's you and me now

#doctor who #shaun temple #doctor x donna #donna noble #fourteen x donna #doctordonna #fourteendonna #donna x shaun #this used to be how romantic doctordonna felt back in the day #but now it's wanting to know why shaun is how shaun is #like why are you THAT chill with all this #what life experiences have led you to this place #and where the lines where he would actually get frustrated with the doctordonna shenanigans are #coming up with a reason is more interesting than just blaming it on a flaw in the writing #though that absolutely may be what it is #why he can seem a bit flat #because rtd does not have a great history with black characters #for the record #i respect the different takes #mostly #but i always seem to do this with something #and overall i think donna might have a more complicated time adapting to the new situation than either shaun or the doctor #but let's not reduce shaun to a cardboard cutout

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rookflower · 2 months ago

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whichever one of us is a person first

#warrior cats #moonpaw #warriors #wc #changing skies #the elders quest #anyways. im bracing myself for however they handle moonpaws character and the 10 billion years of discourse it will cause #interesting idea! many scary potential routes of execution!#vague caption lyric from the song gemini by evergreen #i was wanting to do a cinderheart thing like this to the song but it feels way more on the nose for what theyre setting up with moonpaw #whether that connection ends up cool or uncomfortable yet to be seen i guess

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ffcrazy15 · 11 months ago

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Someone needs to do an analysis on the way the Kung Fu Panda movies use old-fashioned vs. modern language ("Panda we meet at last"/"Hey how's it going") and old-fashioned vs. modern settings (forbidden-city-esque palaces/modern-ish Chinese restaurant) to indicate class differences in their characters, and how those class differences create underlying tensions and misunderstandings.

#This is neither a criticism nor a compliment of that artistic choice #I just think it's really interesting #Like even looking at the Five:#Tigress talks in an older style than the others because she was mainly raised at the Jade Palace #While Mantis talks like Joe-schmo off the street because he *was* a streetfighter and an ordinary guy #Shifu and even Tai Lung talk like they're from an old-fashioned novel or kung fu movie #Po talks like a modern guy you'd meet working in a twenty-first century family restaurant #Part of Tigress's initial disdain for him in the first movie is clearly because she considers him to be low-class/a commoner #(And therefore an intruder into the world of the Jade Palace and the rest of the Kung Fu masters which appears to be semi-noble).#Shen looks genuinely off-put and disgusted when he has to respond to Po's greeting with a “...hey.”#And when Po wants to appear more legitimate as a warrior he adopts a more “legendary”/old-fashioned way of speaking.#In the aesthetic language of KFP old fashioned=noble/upper class and modern=common/lower class.#This translates entirely naturally—I think especially to an American audience—but it is wild once you notice it #Because you realize: “Hang on—shouldn't *all* these characters be talking like they're living in the medieval era?”#“And what does it mean that they're not? What is the movie attempting to convey with this—probably entirely subconscious—artistic choice?”#kung fu panda

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medicalunprofessional · 8 months ago

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sorry guys they finally showed me peak fiction . Its called “phantom of the paradise”

#phantom of the paradise #potp #winslow leach #swan potp #nightmaretheater #these were all done on the same canvas and i spent over 20 hours on it. Its just that good you know #Sorry this movie is making me VICIOUSLY IRREGULAR. its just that good. You have to watch it Now #i hope you dont mind the billion belts i have gifted winslow. she deserves them #lalalalal i love redesigning characters a little teeny weeny bit #Honestly. I want to draw swan more. I hate him so much but hes like really interesting. Im going to put him in situations #I miiight have changed a few details . giggle #…:i just had to give him a cool mark & blonde eyelashes Giggles #anyways i love ur shiny metal teeth winslow *thinks about the metaphorical implications and dehumanization for 10 hours*#So hard to draw her helmet sometimes… But i will willingly struggle . It is Okay!#anyways. Watch this movie now or suffer my curse

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unknown-cold · 2 months ago

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This was the last time she saw of her mother.

This part when the casket was closing Caitlyn was not only on the verge of breaking into tears but she was also inching her head to see her mother's face a little more before she couldn't see her again 💔

These two clashed in just about every scene they shared, never able to see eye-to-eye. And now with Cassandra dead, Caitlyn will never have another chance to bridge the gap with her mother. So many things left unsaid. And This is so sad Imagine losing a parent who wasn't easy on you and yet she loves you so much

(she’s broken manipulated and vengeful)

#I think it's interesting to see this change that's happening with Caitlyn's character. And how the writers want to show us #a character who's going to realize that revenge is going to cause a lot of problems #and other things that they're going to show us in the rest of the episodes.#i love caitlyn #caitlyn defender #caitlyn support #caitlyn kiramman #caitlyn #caitlyn arcane #arcane caitlyn #arcane #arcane season 2 #arcane league of legends #arcane netflix #league of legends #caitvi #cassandra arcane #cassandra kiramman #..

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turtleblogatlast · 7 months ago

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One of my favorite headcanons is that Leo grew up watching telenovelas with Splinter.

It just works so well - his bits of Spanish that he spouts randomly, his showy way of apologizing, and, of course, his love for dramatic betrayals all point to this being a very real possibility.

Plus, it’s very cute to imagine a tiny Leo at his father’s side as they both gasp in shock when the show’s eighth plot twist in just as many episodes happens.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rottmnt splinter #rise leo #rise splinter #rottmnt headcanons #listen - Leo is there for the camp #if a show’s gonna be super broody and stuff he’s not about it he wants the DRAMA.#very similar reasons why he loves Jupiter Jim Lou Jitsu and magicians #glam rock too!#the camp of it all #the way these things can take even heavy topics and make it more lighthearted with the way they go about them #the way each of these puts importance on putting on a show #idk I think it’s very interesting #but yeah - Leo would totally love telenovelas #did you see him apologizing to Todd??? prime telenovela actress apology right there #the long fluttery lashes the hand to the chest the shiny eyes - like it’s all there #someone said that one of the creators said the telenovelas may be canon?#if so then another tick in the box for ‘oh my god Leo is an amazingly well developed character’

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thevioletcaptain · 3 months ago

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y'know, the different factions of spn fandom on tumblr do fundamentally and vehemently disagree with each other about a lot of things, and many of the factions actively hate one another, but i just want to say for the record that i appreciate the fact that this site is not overrun with painfully hetero facebook fans. i just saw someone over there saying with their whole chest that they fully expected the finale to have dean meeting jo harvelle in heaven and them getting afterlife married, and someone else angrily responded that this was obviously never going to happen because clearly dean was still in love with lisa braeden who would therefore be his finale bride (i guess this person expected her to die in the finale somehow?), and then someone ELSE responded that they wouldn't want to see either of those things happen because they like to pretend dean is their boyfriend and it would feel like cheating(!!!!) if he ended up with one of them and they'd never be able to fantasize about him anymore. and all of these comments had over a dozen people agreeing with them.