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Do you have a favorite character evolution or relationship evolution that you’ve written? Personally, the way Augus becomes soft for Mosk in The Ice Plague really tickles me.
Oh hmmm, this is such an awesome question! But also really hard to answer.
I think I have more than one. But the one that weirdly comes to mind is Sharpwood in The Golden Age that Never Was. I've been kind of obsessed with his character ever since and I feel like I'm 'saving' him for an original novel somewhere along the way. Something about him going from like, a cold, distant servant, to what he became, until finally at the end you realise you really want to get to know him better and it's too late... I don't know. I think often about writing a side story of his trauma recovery, but I don't have like...spare time to do it in. Alas.
In terms of the main characters, like the point-of-view characters, Gwyn's and Augus' journey was compelling enough that I followed them for nearly a decade in a single universe. And I feel like that's the most obvious answer because it's like 'well, I spent tens of thousands of hours on them because they were my favourite evolution / relationship evolution.'
In terms of less obvious characters... I actually really loved writing Mosk becoming protective of Gwyn in The Ice Plague and then becoming kind of like a mentor figure almost to him, despite his age and lack of experience.
I loved, loved, loved writing the slow tentative growth of connection between the prickly Gwyn ap Nudd and equally prickle Raven Prince in The Ice Plague as well.
Right now, I'm a big fan of Efnisien and Faber, and Efnisien and Flitmouse too. :D
#asks and answers#pia on writing#pia on characterisation#what a great question anon#honestly as stupid as it sounds i love#all the ones i end up writing#but in terms of like the ones i think about fondly#something about the raven prince trying to get to know gwyn better#after initially dismissing him#is always fascinating to me#and i will always remember mosk hugging gwyn tight#and repeating his speech back to him#and giving him hope#and being the most loyal servant the unseelie king could ever hope for#administrator gwyn wants this in the queue#and decides he should probably give mosk a visit soon
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quotes by Victorians about the 1920s view of their generation's women
"We are frequently told that the Victorian woman...generally behaved like a pampered and neurotic infant. This is all moonshine. I do not think that I ever saw a woman faint before I came to London in 1869, and not often after then...they enjoyed a hearty laugh, and a good many of them a contest of wits with any man." -Nineteenth Century, a Monthly Review, 1927 (written by a man born in 1850)
"What queer ideas the girl of 1929 has about the Victorian period- they are not a bit true...Marriage was by no means the end and aim of our existence. Oxford and Cambridge claimed quite a few of us after school days were over. We had great ideas about 'life' and what it all might mean to us." -St. Petersburg Times, 1929 (written by a woman born in 1853)
"True, debutantes were chaperoned at balls. But that fact did not prevent them from dancing as frequently as they chose with their favorite partners. The idea that girls in the Victorian era spent their days sewing seams and practicing scales is another fallacy." -Gettysburg Times, July 1, 1927 (quote from the Dowager Lady Raglan, Ethel Jemima Somerset, who lived from 1857 to 1940)
#history#when they were still alive to defend themselves#maybe- much as I rag on modern historical fiction -we've gotten a bit closer to the truth than our grandparents did#see this is one reason I love studying the Victorian era (besides hoarding their detritus like a dragon I mean what)#it just is One Of The Eras Of All Time in pop culture#and it means so much to so many people that getting to the real human bottom of it fascinates me#spoiler: it boils down to 'people were people and always have been'
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Idk, seems like overkill
#this is mainly abt their eyebrows they fascinate me#always thinking abt attorney eyebrows when i draw em#ace attorney fanart#ace attorney#apollo justice#phoenix wright#ajaa#fanart#daiwild#new art style sort of#for stupid comics only
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i know i attract more ace followers than anything else lmao so y'all better show up for this one
#i dont really think i would but i am also aro which changes things lol#but i didnt include romance in this#anyway im always curious abt the ace spectrum#it fascinates me#mostly bc i dont understand it at all and yet i am on it#the struggle#ace#asexuality#asexual#ace spectrum#lgbtqia#polls#i like making polls way too much
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I just think it's really neat how much fans have latched onto the fact that Stephanie Brown was Robin.
Like, both in and out of universe Stephanie was never meant to be taken seriously as Robin. The writers only made her Robin so that her death in War Games would be shocking and Bruce only made her Robin because he thought it would make Tim jealous enough to come back. She only had the mantle for 71 days before being fired (for doing something that literally every other Robin has also done and not been fired over), and she was only active during 50 of them. There are only six issues where Steph is Robin in the canon timeline.
Her final words before her death are asking Batman (Batman, because even on her death bed he doesn't trust her enough to take off his mask) if any of it was real. Was she really Robin? And Batman assures her that of course she was, that she was part of the legend and no one can take it away from her. Except it's a lie, because despite his reassurances, Batman never puts up a memorial or does anything to preserve her memory. He never really thinks of her as Robin, and even her friends will always think of her as Spoiler before ever remembering Robin.
Meanwhile DC spent years ignoring her time as Robin, to the point where it was completely erased from existence for awhile. It's technically back now, because timelines are weird, but unlike the others it's never been altered. She's never been given a second chance at it, no one's ever gone back and added more issues or details about those 71 days, or even seems to want to acknowledge them most of the time.
But fans have clung on to it anyway. Sure, there are lots of people who make Robin posts that are just about the boys, but there are just as many people who are ready to fight anyone who doesn't include her. Maybe it was only for a little while, but she was Robin, and we're sure as hell not going to forget it. If DC isn't going to bother to remember, than we will.
Stephanie Brown was Robin. She was part of the legend. It was real. No matter what, no one can take that away from her.
#i know she's a fictional character and her dying words don't actually matter#but also I just think it's really fascinating to look at the similarities between how Steph was treated in and out of canon#and it does kinda make me emotional thinking about how#her dying wish was to always be part of the legend and to this day#20 years later#we still insist on including her in Robin fan works#stephanie brown#robin iv#robin stephanie brown#batman#the spoiler#batgirl iii#batfam#batfamily#listen man#war games bad#but also steph's last words always make me so emotional#war games#batman: war games#batman 633
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It irritates me alot when people say that making medic more compassionate is ''missing the point of his character'' when he is literally shown to be in the comics.... did you miss the part where he showed concern for both sniper and miss pauling's well being in comic 5 and 6.
His actions are a combination of genuine attachment + clinical interest and these things do not cancel out one another. He is always pushing boundaries and going against the grain and i think this is what led to him losing his license in the first place. He felt stifled by the rules imposed on him.
He is shown to be extremely passionate so it makes sense that he would use his endless fascination with medicine as a way to show his affection. He loves his friends so he will find a way to make them borderline indestructible. Malpractice is his love language.
#it makes me really angry how adamant some people are against exploring his sweeter side beyond just ''heehoo evil doctor''#idk how to tell you that giving a character a wider range of complexities and oftentimes contradicting traits#does not equal 'woobification'. him being friendly social and cheerful and fascinated with the world around him (which he canonically is)#is not the same thing as writing him as a helpless softboy. those two things do not correlate#he was visibly worried when sniper wanted to get back in the fight!#it's so abundantly clear that medic just misses social cues and doesn't always react accordingly#plus his quote unquote evilness is a joke it's not. something that is meant to be taken seriously#he's more comparable to a saturday morning cartoon villain except he is a protagonist#the way he approaches medicine to me is very similiar to#a child playing potions if that makes sense. he is throwing shit together to see what sticks#and having fun with it#i might rewrite this later to be more coherent because i have alot of thoughts on him that are jumbled together#and there is so much to say abt him#also i find it so funny how inconsistent he is. he tells them they all hallucinated before brain death#yet he personally went to hell multiple times. why did he do that#tf2#medic#tf2 medic#medic tf2#team fortress 2
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armand + preparing to tell louis about his past
#iwtv#iwtvedit#interview with the vampire#iwtv spoilers#armand#louis de pointe du lac#loumand#please excuse the quality of these gifs i know they're grainy as shit - the scene was SO DARK and armand's face SO TINY in it#but it was worth it to me to make grainy gifs because the acting here is INSANE and i wanted to highlight it#armand's monologue is such a standout but these silent moments before it fascinate me#did he take louis to the museum planning this? was it just a possibility that he might have abandoned but this is the moment he chooses?#has he ever brought anyone here before or has he always been alone? has he TOLD anyone about himself before?#the way he braces himself. the little steadying exhale as he flips on the lights#it's such subtle vulnerable wonderful stuff#anyway once again i'm sorry these are garbage quality i did my bestttttt
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The Not Ready For Prime Time Players
Saturday Night / Saturday Night Live October 11th 1975
#dan aykroyd#Dylan O'Brien#John Belushi#Matt Wood#Chevy Chase#Cory Michael Smith#Jane Curtin#Kim Matula#Garrett Morris#Lamorne Morris#Laraine Newman#Emily Fairn#Gilda Radner#Ella Hunt#Saturday Night Live#Saturday Night#Not Ready for Prime Time Players#my gifs#tv edits#tv : Sketch Comedy#Movie edits#Movies : biopic#Comedy#I'm so excited! Lamorne looks SOOO perfect!#I'm also super curious how they portray Jane#This movie taking place during the First Episode really makes it an interesting moment in time because none of them knew what to expect#Both from the show and each other#ugh I kinda wish it was gonna be a series because the first five years of SNL will always be Fascinating to me#Also Side note that tiny big of Kim as Jane... She could easily be cast as a young Madeline Kahn too... Just saying
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Ok but I NEED TO TALK ABOUT MY TWO FAVOURITE FRAMES FROM THE BROS HUG
After the first hug, Mario immediately goes to gently cup and pull Luigi's face towards him. He needs to take in that his brother is right here. He needs to make sure that he's not hurt.
And stars help Bowser if Luigi was!
THE FOREHEAD TOUCH
Oh stars the forehead touch. So much meaning in this one moment ���💚
Now, forehead touches can have various meanings in many cultures; but in general, touching ones forehead to another person's is a way to get across love, soothe anxiety, and can be seen as a protective gesture.
And that's exactly what's happening here. The Bros are grounding themselves in the moment. And look at the way their eyes meet! In various cultures as well, the eyes are believed to be windows to the soul. The Bros are not just communicating through their physical affection - they are healing each other's hearts.
And given what they have been through, they need it 💗
In this one moment, the Bros can forget about the terror and danger around them.
In this one moment, they are able to focus on the one thing that matters the most to them.
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Also a side note: Luigi doesn't say a word during this exchange (not counting after, when he makes the bear comment 😁). And some will probably think "Oh man that sucks!", but honestly it says a lot about these characters. Luigi chooses to remain silent, because he knows that if he attempted to speak in that moment, he would burst into tears and be unable to stop💧
#omg this#I'm just not over this#i apologise for gushing so much#akmnd all the symbolism stuff#but this kind of thing fascinates me#i still can't believe they put a forehead touch in there#i always headcanon that the bros do this#but i thought 'nah illumination will chicken out! it's too much emotion hollywood are allergic to that'#nah lemme tell you they went all out#i DARE the 'mario hates luigi' theorists to come forward and TRY to attack this scene#i freaking dare you#super mario#mario#luigi#mario and luigi#brotherly love#brothers#the super mario bros movie#super mario movie#mario movie#the super mario bros movie spoilers#super mario movie spoilers#mario movie spoilers#hugs#family#affection
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Evilive (1x03) || Strangers From Hell (1x08)
#evilive#biography of a villain#strangers from hell#han dongsoo#seo doyoung#yoon jongwoo#seo moonjo#parallels#gifset#*#not always a Seo... but always a Seo 😀#it fascinates me how the words are different but the structure of these dialogues are the same#it goes [confusion & frustration] > [bargaining] > [begging] > [selfishness] > [fixation] > [realization]#the realization being they can't reason with the other person. there is no argument they could give that would make them change their minds.#there is no escape.
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hm. the final two being scott and cleo. at some point i need to like, properly write an analysis post about scott and cleo and the ways that they like... so the thing is that even since third life the two of them have always kind of fallen back and leaned on each other. widow's alliance to gaslight gatekeep girlboss to chosen soulmates to technically being on different teams from then on but were they really. to "we can't team up again we're too good" in secret life to "he's kind of like your bdubs" in that same series when cleo just sort of assumed they were on the same side anyway (by the way STILL an insane way to put that etho). to teaming up again this time to being the final two to laughing and having fun until the end until a zombie kills scott (like a zombie helped scott kill ren) until cleo doesn't have to be the one to make the final blow. to the "we always do this we always gravitate to each other".
the thing is that it's not so much that they're soulmates, exactly (it's kind of a defining thing about them that they aren't), or that they're one of those star-crossed pairs the life series keeps producing (they don't shape each other, not really). it's that they're both, in the end, always there. a stable pair, a lighthouse and a ship in a storm. the thing that makes them different from so many duos is that there isn't really conflict, not really; they know the shape of one another. their first alliance will often be someone else; their first alliance is also to each other, no matter what they say.
so of course they laughed as they fought in the end.
it was them. it was never really a fight in the first place.
#real life smp#real life spoilers#trafficblr#zombiecleo#scott smajor#am i making any sense.#they're like fascinating to me because they are NOT one of the star-crossed dramatic pairs of the life series#and tbh i do not see it as a ship in any way either#but they are. a pair. they're just... a stable bonded pair. it's not something that's going to change either of them.#but it's something that is always going to be there.
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I find it honestly a little ironic how Near is always considered the "winner" in the Death Note fandom, because on paper it's true, but I feel like Near himself would resent that idea. Between L, Light, Mello and Near, Near is the only one who never once regards his prospective victory as a victory for himself alone. His entire speech in the warehouse is about how his original plan would have killed him, but it was the contributions of the people around him who saved his life and resolved the case. He recognises that he's only one piece in a bigger puzzle, yet he's always the one who gets credited, because he's the only one who lived.
#'what would characters think of their fandoms' is always a fascinating question to me#i feel like in general Near would be pretty indifferent to it regardless of how loved or hated he is#but this imo would annoy him#near#nate river#ramblings
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namjoon x peach hair 🍑 for @rjshope [ cr: 0613data, namuspromised ]
#btsedit#btsgif#namjoonedit#dailybts#usersky#userpat#userines#userdimple#usersevn#raplineuser#uservans#annietrack#underbetelgeuse#rjshope#usermaggie#usermizuoka#*mine#namjoon#tw flashing#when i tell you this is the hardest comp i've made to date#mainly because wow do camera men not understand the assignment sometimes#anyway we powered through hi dasha i know how much you adore this hair colour on him#queen of taste because it's up there in my personal top five hair colours on him too#also it's fascinating to see it vary in hue depending on where in the era the content stems from#ly her you will always be iconic to me wbk (both as an album & era mind you)#i digress i know i recently made you a comp but i'm lowkey getting out of my funk & i felt inspired so i hope you love it 💞
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any new yandere chrollo thoughts to share, lock? 😭
also how have you been? i hope you’re having a great summer!
it's been a fun summer!!!! i've been going out with friends and working hard 😌 i do wish it didn't feel like 100 degrees everyday but alas... a girl can dream. i appreciate you asking 🥺💖
as for yan chrollo thoughts . indeed, i have many of those.
specifically, him internally copying your vocabulary. there are conscious efforts on his part to ingratiate himself with you — these methods finding mixed success — but this development is different. he hears you using slang and is self-aware enough to recognize how awkward it'd sound coming from him. as time goes on, however, he grows less obsessive with maintaining a perfect image in your eyes.
he just feels... comfortable with you. at home. you're the only person who speaks to him casually. not even his childhood friends interact with him in that way, as his ascension to 'boss' in their minds has created a rift. then there's you, calling him a class traitor whenever he buys you something more than twenty dollars.
the days he's spent with you on end compounded by your unique relationship dynamic make for the perfect storm.
this leads to scenarios where his initial thoughts unravel in a cadence so similar to yours, that it gives even him pause. not enough for him to give you appropriate space though.
#this is always such a fascinating concept to me#i spend a few months with someone and they end up adapting so many of my mannerisms ....#i wanna hear chrollo say 'we're so back'#yandere chrollo x reader#chrollo brainrot#answered#ataraxiaspainting
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I've been with [Joe] for a long time now and I ain't never seen him fall off, feel sluggish about himself you know? I don't know if he does but I always pick him up too, doesn't matter if he's seeing it or not, I'm picking him up, he's picking me up...
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#FASCINATED by the 'doesn't matter if he's seeing it or not' statement here#does he mean it doesn't matter if joe is actually feeling down on himself or not?#ja'marr will always be around to pick him up just in case he does?#(which goes back to a lovely conversation i had with annie about how much ja'marr may or may not really understand joe!)#like ja'marr is always observing joe and trying to take care of him. and there are moments where he's like#'yeah he probably needs picking up now! but who knows! i'll do it anyway!'#(and he's probably right!)#OR does he mean 'doesn't matter if he is noticing my efforts of trying to take care of him'#'i'm taking care of him for his sake and i don't care if he notices'#which also makes me feel MANY things#and then of course stating that joe is always picking him up too <3 <3#joe may not be the easiest to read but he's reading everyone else#especially ja'marr#and he knows ja'marr's been struggling and he's been there for him too!#(which is why he was the FIRST to get to ja'marr last sunday during the Incident. no one else even tried!)#anyway! boy oh boy lot's of feelings about this#also the automatic agreement of 'he's an interestingly intense cat' lmao#ja'marr chase#joe burrow#joe'marr
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tolkien (a studied linguist) and me (has taken their fair share of linguistic classes) staring at each other after the narrator casually drops that the hobbits just 'forgot' their languages and simply adopted the common speech as if that is a normal thing that happens out of the blue and isn't connected to at best cultural assimilation and at worst colonialism, imperialism, and oppression
#personal#lotr newsletter#lotr lb#love that you always find new stuff to think about with these books#like this is very easy to read over and simply accept bc it's such a small paragraph and also it's not presented as something super bad?#like i'm not saying the dunedain violently oppressed the hobbits and forced them to learn a new language or smth#but girl the implications...#like there certainly had to have been some kind of hierarchy so that the common speech had more prestige than whatever the hobbits spoke#bc they were multiple languages they were speaking!#like idk what it means rn but it's a fascinating choice to me that they forgot their languages except for a few words.#lmao maybe i'm also thinking too radically about this maybe it's not that deep. but it certainly caught me off guard reading hahaha#*closes the tabs on language death i had opened*
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