#it makes the story worthwhile

[thebraxiatelcollection]

I really like this Cardinal Rasmus, but I still think David Llewellyn writes the weakest Gallifrey stories that have been released so far.

[c-rowlesdraws]

Ratatouille would have been a better and potentially much more interesting story if Remy had partnered with Collette instead of Linguini. Two underdogs with talent and passion forced to maintain a dangerous ruse. Fiercely independent Collette giving up temporary control of her body to a creature who, despite the insanity of a rat wanting to cook professionally, she can relate to on a personal level and who she does want to teach. The inner conflict of wondering if Remy’s growing talents are eclipsing her own, if the praise their food is earning belongs more to him than to her. Her guilt over feeling resentment and jealousy towards this little guy who wouldn’t have a hope of realizing his talents if not for her trust and protection. Both of them unraveling the mystery of that sweet but bumbling kitchen boy with the obvious crush on Collette being Gusteau’s secret son, and working together to thwart the new evil owner’s plans to stop Linguini from claiming his birthright. The message of the movie not being this weird, almost smug “some people are born with talent, some people aren’t, and that’s how being a ~great artist~ works”, but something more like, “if you have a dream, you deserve to pursue it, and be supported and encouraged in your pursuit of it, even if other people tell you that, because of some intrinsic aspect of yourself or the circumstances you were born in (like being a human woman in the restaurant industry, or being a literal rat), you have no place pursuing this dream. Also, raw talent can only get you so far, and skill and passion existing in the right balance is key.” I’ve been thinking about this for seventeen years. I’m breaking my silence

[fictionadventurer]

I think I have accidentally become very protective of the story of Snow White.

[waywardsalt]

the only minecraft movie i want to see is the one i found on yt several years ago and have been trying to track down again ever since

edit: i think i finally found the video i was looking for. win

[peathepirate]

What do you guys do when you feel like you're failing at life if you're not creating something worthwhile?

I can't draw/write anything, because it feels like my life literally depends on what I choose to create next. Which leads to me not drawing/writing anything, so that there's not even a small chance of me picking the "wrong" project to work on. I need another solution to this problem than avoidance xp

[ourhouseishaunted]

people acting as if laios can Do No Wrong and infantilizing him because he is autistic are annoying as hell. especially because laios belongs to my favorite genre of character: "person who desperately wants friends and deep relationships because they're lonely, and while part of their problems stem from people not wanting to understand them and refusing to meet them where they are, they also genuinely come across in a way where you Completely Understand why others can get turned off from them"

[seyaryminamoto]

Fic-to-Art #27: Azula, Mai and Ty Lee's friendship

This month's prompt was friendship, and while the contest was fierce, ultimately the oldest of Gladiator's friendships won out. Therefore, I drew these small pieces to show the progression of the bond between these three within the story :D

The first two scenes aren't 1:1 with anything shown in the story, they're more along the lines of things I never got to write but always imagined likely between them. I'll always believe Ty Lee was the instigator of this friendship, and I can't imagine anything more suitable for her than to pick out the two girls she found interesting in school and deciding they would all be friends, while the two girls in question remained entirely confused about the whole thing.

Fast forward a few years later, and as a lot of the baggage and chaos from canon never happened, Azula, Mai and Ty Lee get to stay friends as they grow older, bonding over things that weren't depicted here (such as their experience in Ember Island, sans Zuko, where they got to understand each other better, Ty Lee's fall from grace, Mai's choice regarding who to marry...), mainly because I really didn't have the time to expand on everything. So, as tough as things could get, these three stuck it out together and no matter if Azula is too busy to hang out with them sometimes, theirs is the kind of friendship that all of them can always return to, with full awareness and trust that they'll always have each other's backs.

The last scene is my favorite scene between them altogether, and it's their conversation right before Ty Lee's wedding. It's a really heartfelt moment where Ty Lee is unusually vulnerable and very honest about what these two mean to her, and this time both Azula and Mai drop all pretenses and are completely honest about how much they care about her too. It's pretty much the crystallization of that friendship in one of my favorite chapters to write, ever!

So... there we go! Hope you guys like it! If you want to be part of the creative process behind these pieces, a $1 pledge is enough to make you eligible for suggesting and voting for prompts, as well as reading Gladiator snippets 6 days before the new chapter is released!

[eosofspades]

what is POSSIBLY left on the toy story bone like you can not possibly be making another one of these fucking things with actual narrative intent can you. how on EARTH

[crest-of-gautier]

trying to pursue a clear of triumvirate on hlm is such a humbling experience

[waitingforsecretsouls]

I can grin and bear a lot of Maedhros slander. But giving him, the OG Thingol hater, pre- Quenya ban and Silmaril Quest even, who is trying to unite all of Beleriand in his Union against Morgoth and who will kill himself to never have to relinquish the Silmaril he eventually retrieves, the exact same opinions as Thingol rather than Celegorm and Curufin on the Silmaril Quest is where I draw the line.

You really think the guy who's trying to get everyone he can on board is gonna be angry at C&C for trying to recruit a hidden (ergo useless to him) realm to his cause rather than the flip-flopping elves of Nargothrond and Finrod's willingness to throw his own brothers and their family oath and labour of their fathers SOUL-literally-under the bus for a stranger and the heiress of the guy who is content to sit and try to wait out Morgoth (who herself has no plans whatsoever to eventually help out with that or try to convince her father to chip in a bit)? Instead of Beren and Luthien's selfish "politics? what politics?" attitude or Thingol for the temerity to set the quest in the first place? On my hands and kness begging people to stop trying to strip Maedhros from his canonical demonstrated character traits, motivations, opinions, loyalties and strength of character (and pride. Dear lord let Maedhros have his canonical pride. Not everyone is secretly an insecure, self-loathing mess and there's NOTHING to suggest this in Maedhros in particular. Seems primarily like people tying his potential scars from Thangorodrim to self-worth issues, what a novel concept. The guy is the lynchpin holding the Noldor and their resistance together, he is performing and leading better than literally anyone else, there's nothing to be insecure and angsty ABOUT except general war-related unpleasantness).

If it was Maedhros he would have either killed Beren on the spot disguised as an unfortunate casualty once he made clear he wasn't dissaduated by the oath or smiled and waved him off to Angband with a "good luck" and imprisoned Luthien for negotiations with Thingol and a "took care of your suitor problem AND got your daughter safe in custody, what have you got for me in return?" when she came looking for Beren, be for real now.

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

BLOODY HELL, LARIAN.

BLOODY HELL.

THIS GAME IS AMAZING.

ONE OF THE BEST I'VE EVER PLAYED WITH.

TO LEAVE THE HINTS AND FORESHADOWING *IN THE FREAKING MUSIC*.

IN. THE. FREAKING. MUSIC.

Gods, Act 3 had me in a whole rollercoaster of emotions, but oh fucking hell, when I was done with Andur's quest AND THE MUSIC MADE IT ALL CLICK TOGETHER.

You know which track I am talking about.

YOU *KNOW* WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

I mean, it helps that *that*particular track was one of my most favourite and I have been listening to it non-stop after the beginning of Act 3 (it's also what fuelled a lot of Aranea's own developmenet bth,because it caused all sort of feelings in my chest).

And bloody hell, the literal "light bulb Eureka" moment I had when I heard it first at the Elfsong, after a certain quest that took place in the basement.

This is the attention to detail that literally grab me by the neck and never let me go.

Fucking hell, this game has me sold. SOLD.

My soul now belongs to Baldur's Gate.

[5-7-9]

Honestly if I were to race swap Pamela Isely she would be Indian because a CBR article told me she’s based after Rappaccini’s Daughter a short story which comes from the Poison Maiden or Vishakanya stories in India

so my rewrite would be some italian scientist trying to recreate the experiment but that’s just me y’know I can’t really change Pamela’s name because it’s a pun that only makes sense in english (unless 👀)

[gu6chan]

maybe its sample bias but i think it's kinda funny how most people I've seen who've played drakengard because of nier are making ending e THE endgoal and more often than not the main if not only reason they're playing the game at all and when they finally get it they're like "this is it the single most impactful, greatest moment of all gaming. im wiping tears from my eyes this is it" and then you see the drakengard fans who've played drakengard because they like drakengard and you ask them about ending e and they're like "eh. it was okay, i guess"

[martyrbat]

im so considerate.... (<- guy not ranting about a thing it hates before its friend is done with the media)

[wanderingmind867]

I have lots of ideas. But I'm never able to make them into anything. This is my curse. I've been this way since I was like 5 years old. Except back when I was 5 or 6 I actually did stuff with my ideas. I wrote stories in elementary school, but they read very bland to me (plus, my handwriting was so bad i've no clue what I was even trying to say anymore). It's awful sometimes, you know. When you think of how you've got like 500 ideas, but none of the skills required to make them go Beyond the concept and/or rough draft stage. That's why I share all my ideas on here, in fact. Because i at least have hope that I can one day convince someone to do all the writing for me, while I generate the plot and concepts. Or if worst comes to worst, at least maybe I'll inspire someone with one of my ideas and have them do something with it. I don't hate. I just hate how my ideas never go anywhere sometimes. Sigh...

[end-orfino]

ahhhhhh i remember why i dont read comics & books and watch movies as much as I should. Because they make me lose it