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I think tumblr users often need to be reminded that words generally have a meaning attached to them. You can't desexualize "monsterfucker," the action is in the name, dear
#smokey talks#like when everyone forgot that top and bottom arent character tropes#and not just the word monsterfucker either like ppl on here are committed to not using the word they mean#and instead using a word that means something else entirely#its incredibly frustrating#it doesnt really like.. cause harm? but its really really annoying
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Me when I see someone drawing Riddle, Sebek, or Silver on a horse and I want to correct them because they're posed wrong and their hands are in the wrong position, but I really don't want to be seen as rude and I still like the art.
#atlas speaks#twisted wonderland#twst rp#twst oc rp#twisted wonderland rp#twst roleplay#Its incredibly frustrating#And the artists are so talented
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yall ever try singing the end of heart of the sunrise like the end chorus NOT in falsetto? its fucking impossible. i mean jon anderson can do it obviously but. not me
#since my dad has been away ive been singing to keep the ghosts away lol#i can KIND OF hit the notes in a whiter shade of pale#but heart of the sunrise is sooooo out of my range#my falsetto gets up pretty high but my chest voice so so limited#its incredibly frustrating#a beast that can talk
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just a normal guy surrounded by residents with evil in their hearts
#my art#doodle#fanart#resident evil 7#resident evil 8#ethan winters#hes havin a bad day im havin a bad day but with the power of takin your frustrations out on fictional characters i will prevail#he wont but thats not whats important here#i wish i was surrounded by literal horrors instead of the internal unseeable horrors that plague me so that i could justify the incredibly#hard time im havin to myself like hey its not my fault im literally dead#but anyways thats the post. heres to coping with life cheers
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the next three days are going to be so so awful :(
#my mom is driving my dad to a clinic in a diff city to get some infusions and that means i have to take both my siblings to school#and i have to go to work and then i have to pick both of them up#one right after im done with work and one about an hour and a half later#and i guess it doesnt sound like a lot but my morning is basically gonna be like three hours of consistent get up/get ready to go#and thats what my afternoon is gonna be like too :(#im already so fucking exhausted from like. i dont fucking know. everything i guess#and im not looking forward to having to do this shit too#it sucks because i had to rearrange my whole fucking work schedule in a weird way to make sure i can do everything#but like theres a situation where i have to get my sister to school by 10:10 and my shift starts at 11#and its only a 5 min drive from her school to my work so like. i just have to sit in the parking lot for like 45 minutes or go in early#and i desperately do not want to go in early#theres other stuff like that as well where i have a small amount of like. limbo time? where its not enough time to go home and not have to#immediately turn around and drive to where i need to be#but its too long to not have anywhere to wait in the meantime#its incredibly frustrating#i might genuinely just move the days im working this week to be wed thurs fri so that i only have one day of the hell schedule#rather than three#it would be a lot easier to manage i think#yeah i might do that#good god.#im so tired#aiilov-personal
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every year people get angry when ao3 requests donations but honestly in a world where almost all spaces online are slowly being eaten by corporations which censor the content on those sites, having a fan-run fan-sponsored place where people can create gay art without fear is great
#ao3#i understand the frustration when donation posts are not getting funding#while ao3 does#but ultimately you can't control how people spend their money and having a space like this for#people to preserve writing even if its silly fanfiction is a good thing#archives are very useful and important and preserving a space of the internet for works created out of joy and passion#is not a bad thing#urging people do donate to any random donation post instead of ao3 is reckless when it's incredibly hard to verify#the source of the donation posts and whether its legit#unless of course you know the person in question
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Yay!!! WE DID IT!!!
#svsss#shang qinghua#scum villian self saving system#scum villains self saving system#scum villain#sqh#the emotion here is 'yay i did this thing that was really hard and im happy its done but it was incredibly frustrating i need to scream'#He's trying so#so hard#bUT YAY FRIDAY!!!!!#my art#nibbelraz
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its so ridiculous. its probably because i think too much when im drawing and it tires me. near the end my grip on the pen weakened as if i was a victorian waif or some shit. despite all desire to draw. things are wrong with me
i have no energy. tried finishing up a drawing and could not continue because a weird fatigue came over me. why. i literally started feeling ill. i havent been taking good care of myself lately
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alongside my existing goals i think that an additional artistic goal of mine is to teach and stage work that is often time deemed “unstagable”—works with impossible stage directions, plays with ghosts, works so textually dense they require hundreds of hours of parsing, work that is violent and uncomfortable and confrontational, works that leave marks on their audience (psychic or otherwise) and i think all of that is still compatible with an artistic and pedagogical approach that centers safety and growth of all involved—i am drawn to these works that make me uncomfortable because they make me think deeply and critically and i think the notion that some of these works are “unstable” inherently makes them worthy of an attempt
#i've been thinking a lot about projects that i want to direct down the line and so many of them fall into that ''unstagable'' (or worse imho#''unproducable'' which is a fucking stupid term producers not wanting to take even minor risk is its own convo) and i remember the reaction#i got when i told people i was directing baal which is incredibly tame compared to some of the work i'm interested directing and being so#shocked at the pearl clutching; i think that it is entirely possible to do extremely difficult work centering safety in the process and it#frustrates me that there are very few producing entities interested in that type of work#anyways—not really going anywhere with this but i am thinking deeply about this + i want to teach a directing class with the focus of#staging the unstagable#anyways. bring on your hamletmachines your jets of bloods your blasteds your cleansed etc. etc.
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Until then, folks ._.)/\(._.
#SALUTE#I'll be done soon and off to a new chapter!#Im incredibly ready to be done with school#its been exhausting and draining and frustrating recently#i am proud of my accomplishments though#so excited to get my diploma tho hehe!!#hopefully ill have more energy for art then too#school has been mad burning me out art wise#welp#im gonna go most likely disappear for the next 4 months#sayonara lovelies <3#digital art#mlp#art#pony#oc
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Okay, guys, I have to be so honest, the cyborg Jon stuff is not actually out of nowhere if you've been paying attention to the themes and ideas present in Jon's story. Actually, something to this affect has been hinted and foreshadowed all the way back in Supersons.
Jon's story, fundamentally, has always been about agency, and how being the son of a public figure like Superman hinders his ability to self-determinate. It is an idea that is present in every story, yes, every single one, starting from his debut as a character.
The cyborg stuff isn't meant to be a replacement of past traumas- it is an evolution, the thesis of what all the things he's been through have been leading up to. It is the ultimate culmination of everything Jon has been struggling with his whole life- being seen as nothing more but a tool that can be exploited.
Clark and Lois robbed Jon of knowledge about who he was for a large portion of his childhood (1). Manchester Black tried to use Jon as a weapon against his father, actively possessing him in order to do it, explicitly against Jon's wishes and opinions (2). Kid Amazo wanted to use Jon as a flesh puppet, a new healthy body that he could take over (3). Ultraman robbed years of his life and literally confined him in a place where he, literally and metaphorically, had no power. Jor El and Jon had a whole conversation about fate vs. free will in the age up arc (4). The entire central conflict of Son of Kal El was Jon fighting against a capitalist dictator who was trafficking marginalized people, altering and taking over their bodies for profit (5). Adventures of Superman Jon Kent has Jon going up against a version of his father thats a dictator, a man who has (in the words of the text) made the whole world a prison (6). In all of these situations, Jon's put in these positions specifically because he is the son of Superman, and he will forever be defined by it against his will. It is commentary on what it means to be the child of a hero, and it is an exploration of legacy that I think is very very interesting.
We've BEEN headed here! It was always going to come to some plotline of this nature. Sure, we couldn't know it'd be specifically this, him getting borged was specifically a surprise, but Mark Waid is an incredibly intelligent writer who knows what he is doing and does not just present events in a story, but ideas. The Speed Force is a love story. Absolute Power is about, well, power. And Jon Kent is fundamentally, at his core, about agency. The robot stuff isn't meant to be strictly literal!
Post Bibliography so you can check that I'm not bullshitting you. I didn't want to go look up panels because I'm laaazy, you can go see for yourself:
Superman: Lois & Clark by Dan Jurgens
Super-sons by Peter J Tomasi
Superman Rebirth by Peter J Tomasi
Superman 2018 by Brian Michael Bendis
Superman: Son of Kal El by Tom Taylor
Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent by Tom Taylor
#Guys please. Please consider the themes.#Comic books DO have them#Often its frustrating because frequently I see incredibly intelligent analysis followed by 'i wish it was intentional'#IT IS!!!! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!! BELIEVE IN YOUR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE PATTERNS#you can recognize themes and patterns in a body of work dattebayo#jon kent#jonology#dc#dc comics#jonathan samuel kent
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Names, Marbles, and Fae-vors - More Lore on my Changeling Danny Au
In my last post I talked about the Infinite Realms and the three different planes existing inside it - the Long Far, Home to the Ancients and Celestial Beings. The Fey Wilds, Home of the Fey and other such Mythological Constructs. And the Ghost Zone, Home to the Mortal Spirits. - as well as three of the different ways beings inside the Infinite Realms can travel between planes; the Lake Portals, the Cave Tunnels, and the Starflare Currents. The Lake Portals and the Cave Tunnels don't have an official term for them yet, but I'll come up with something :).
In this post we'll be talking about some of the abilities of the fey! Specifically the things they're most popularly known for: their name stealing and etiquette thing.
For those who are not as well-versed in Fey Lore, or need a refresher, (and because I just want to yap infodump), one of the first rules you learn when interacting with the Fey is that you never, ever, say "thank you" or "I'm sorry" to them! Which is crazy, because they're really big on etiquette and being polite to each other, which is why one of their epithets is "the Good Neighbor/s". So why should you not say two phrases most commonly used when being polite to someone?
There are two big reasons for this, and the reason I'll be focusing on for this au is because, to the Fey, saying "Thank You" is acknowledgement of a debt that's owed to them. It turns the action or gift into something transactional, and results in a verbal contract that the receiver must then repay later down the line -- and whatever point in time, and with whatever the Fey they are indebted to sees fit. Whether that be food, valuables, or your firstborn child.
The other big reason is because some Fey just think it's rude, and view "thank you" as something that dilutes their act of kindness, and/or implies that they are there to serve you. One of the best summarizations I've seen for fey is that they're bros; they're doing this because they think you're friends -- or something similar to the sort. It's deeply insulting to do all these nice things for a friend, only for that friend to reveal that they don't view you the same way at all.
It's for similar reasons that you also shouldn't say, "I'm sorry" either, except instead of repaying a gift, you are now making reparations for a wrong you have done. A misdeed must be repaid in full, now how are you going to make it up to them? And also because well, I imagine that if saying "thank you" is seen as rude, "I'm sorry" is the exact same way because it dilutes the act.
If you're in a situation where you must say "thank you" or "i'm sorry" there are ways to get around it. "I'm grateful", "you're too kind", "I apologize", or "I feel regret" are just some examples I saw used.
NOW! How is this used in my Changeling AU? The Fey work by these same rules, the only difference is that I've added a physical aspect to it! If Fey are capable of stealing the abstract and turning the incorporeal corporeal, then lets run with it!
"Thank Yous" and "I'm Sorrys" are debts, and Fey can magically bound you into a verbal contract with that alone. However, it's not uncommon -- and actually pretty standard -- for Fey to weave the excess magic of that debt into something physical. They create these delicate-looking, iridescent threads that they then weave into their hair for decoration. And in some areas of the Fey Wilds, use it as a way to show off wealth and/or their own wit.
Ever heard of Fairy Hair? Yeah, same concept.
Debt Threads, as I am temporarily calling them, are thin and airy, and not that much thicker than gossamer. Since it's a debt that is intended to eventually be paid back, it's not practical -- nor is it seen as such -- to use the threads for anything more than temporary cosmetics. As a result, they're usually used for decorating the hair, but some crafty fey use their threads to decorate other appendages, or as form of makeup. Despite their dainty appearance, the threads are actually very sturdy and can only be unweaved by the Fey that created it.
You can, technically, take back your debt thread. However, the threads are made using excess magic of the debt, and not made of the magic of the debt itself, which is why it's so thin and airy. So if you do manage to get it, congrats! All you've got is some pretty string and a pissed off feyrie whose hair you probably just yanked out.
Danny's managed to accrue a few "debts" before he realizes he's a fey, mostly from his friends and sister -- although there are a few from his parents, and some from the other student body from when he was unknowingly and instinctually doing Fey Bullshit. As a result, he starts forcing Sam and Tucker and Jazz to stop thanking him for things, and typically makes them repay him through petty, menial stuff. Like getting him food, or buying him a small but relatively inexpensive trinket he's been eyeing for a while. Never usually anything super important - it's his own way of apologizing for indebting them to him in the first place.
As for his parents... well, he'll hold onto those debts for now. Having a way to magically get them off his back with no questions asked is a boon he's pretty willing to keep close to his chest, and no amount of persuasion will convince him otherwise. Sorry Jazz, Fey side wins out on this one. As for some of the students he's got, Danny manages to psych himself up and release some of them from their contracts without repayment -- even if it makes his bones itch.
AND NOW THE NAMES! You never give a Fey your name because they say everything literally. "Can I have your name?" is a literal question -- they are asking for your name, and thus ownership over you. The other thing is that Names have power, if a fey knows your Full Name they can make you do things for them -- however it goes both ways so you could do the same thing if you learn a Fey's name.
Knowing a Name and owning a Name are two different things, with owning a Name being, naturally, more dangerous as you are basically submitting yourself to permanent indentured servitude, among other things. Knowing a Name can be risky because it results in being more susceptible to fey charms, enchantments, and requests.
But! I digress! Just like how Thank Yous and I'm Sorrys can be turned into a physical object, so can Names! This is not obligatory, nor is it recommended to do often because unlike debt threads, these can be taken back, but it happens!
Names can be trapped in these little, colorful glass-like orbs -- marbles, they're marbles/pearls. They can be trapped in what are basically magic marbles, and just like debt threads, be used for decoration. They're more versatile though, and are used for different things since unlike debt threads, the pearls are meant to be permanent! They make beautiful jewelry, since the pearls come in various different colors depending on the person it once belonged to, and the intent behind its creation.
The marbles have a hard outer shell, with the cores having a fluid, shimmery appearance. Look up liquid core dice, and Name Marbles have a similar appearance, just more... ethereal, with different shades of the same color swirling inside. Not two pearls look the same, and even ones that have similar colors or appearances have subtle differences in them that are imperceptible to the mortal eye. Some pearls look like the deepest trenches of the ocean, blacks and dark blues swirling around each other as flecks of bioluminescence float inside. While others look like a lilac winter sunset, with hand-held purples bleeding into pink and gold.
Convincing Danny to return the Names he's gotten is harder than convincing him to absolve the debts. It takes a lot more psyching up on his part to actually do it, and more verbal coaxing and negotiating on his friends' part. Because on an instinctual fey level, those names are rightfully his. For all intents and purposes, he was given those names freely and without reservation, and so to be told that he has to return what were essentially gifts to him is... deeply distressing.
Lots of cognitive dissonance there. His human-raised brain and morals know why he needs to give them back, and he feels bad for owning them. But his new changeling-baby fey-brain is deeply upset at the prospect, and is a liittle bit stronger than the once-human part of him. He rapidly becomes overwhelmed when trying to convince himself to return the Names. He does, eventually, end up doing it, but he's unwillingly upset the whole time.
#changeling danny au#danny fenton is not the ghost king#danny phantom au#danny fenton#danny phantom#fey danny fenton#changeling danny#dpxdc crossover#dpxdc#i think dpxdc would have a blast with fey danny so im including them akjldfh#Convincing danny to return the names is like convincing a toddler to give up a toy they really want. which really isn't that far off#considering danny's a baby fey during all this. you are literally taking what is technically a toy from a baby.#and danny's baby fey brain is throwing a tantrum as a result. 'mine mine mine!'. its a complicated situation because on one hand danny#*does* genuinely want to return the names. he feels incredibly gross owning people and guilty that he even has them in the first place#but at the same time he feels incredibly averse to even the idea that he has to give them back. it feels unfair. he was given those#names! those are HIS names! its as if someone just gave him a gift and then went 'oops nevermind give it back'! he's incredibly offended#especially over the fact that they just want him to *give* them back without anything in return? those are valuable! what is he getting#out of this? satisfaction? great cool except he doesn't feel satisfied! he just feels hurt and sad and frustrated and robbed. one of the#cons of being a fey. being a fey is all fun and games until it isn't because he was human for 14 years of his life and now he isnt anymore#and this is just one of the many reminders of his changed physiology.
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are you guys tired after liking a post? is reblogging it too much work? poor you.
#with some of the likes to reblogs ratios i see on other artists works its incredibly frustrating#dont be surprised if artists you like stop posting stuff#i actually need someone to fucking explain to me why its so hard to reblog art#and by art im including fanfics too btw#like im not talking about my art here rn#i do get pissed off over those ratios but some other artsits work i see? why can you guys like the post but not reblog it!#you clearly enjoyed the fucking post!!!! so why not REBLOG IT#stiff talk
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"Madam Yu would be a Karen/ treat minimum wage employees like shit-" literally the only servant she's shown abusing is Wei Wuxian (and that's because he's the victim of a proxy war between her and Jiang Fengmian around the idea of him being adopted into the family, not because of his class). Madam Yu's two handmaid's love and respect her, and Madam Yu actually defends them when Wang Lingjiao tries being a Karen to them. She also tells Wang Lingjiao to fuck off when she demands the Jiang servants bring her tea.
Also, Karens are unpleasant women, but not all unpleasant women are Karens. That term is about entitlement and being unreasonable (and often times, racist). Madam Yu is mean and unpleasant to talk to, but she keeps most of her interactions brief and probably doesn't have the time or mental energy to be a Karen or hold a grudge that long. If you want an actual example of a Karen in mdzs, Wang Lingjiao is right there
#mdzs#mo dao zu shi#grand master of demonic cultivation#for those confused on who I'm arguing against- this is about comments left on the “who'd be more insufferable online” tournament#I'll stop writing Madam Yu defense posts when y'all start actually looking at how she's described in the books#you guys just parrot and amplify the same “woman mean” narrative about her and its frustrating#I'm convinced most of you dont even read what she says or know she has motivations#and because i get at least one person going “so you're excusing child abuse” every time I talk about her-#No. I am not defending or excusing any of the bs she's actually done in canon#child abuse bad. theres just a lot of misinformation out there on what that abuse actually entailed#1 or 2 lashes that do not break the skin + shit talking and kneeling is a different punishment from whipping someone till they can't move#the former was her usual interaction with wwx. the later was an act to get the wens to fuck off#also can you guys please acknowledge the fact she was incredibly angry and on edge in canon because a war was about to start#and her kids and clan (but especially her kids) were being put in active danger#and that her ranting sessions happened around her family and she was venting#and that she's shown being cordial to unrelated people#she's a well respected figure. that wouldn't happen if she was a karen#and if we're looking at a modern au where there isnt a war happening she probably wouldnt be as on edge
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Tom & B'Elanna give off closeted gay vibes in that I think if you asked them to describe their ideal woman and man they would respectively describe a swimsuit model (bonus: who's Not Like Other Girls) and the lead in some sort of romantic novel. Nothing even close to a real person. The most generic you can get about straight romantic and sexual attraction.
#B'Elanna would say that OR she'd just name some incredibly basic things that make you sad when you hear them#I can 1000% see a canon scene where B'Elanna is upset about random ensign guy not meeting her standards for a date#and everyone's of course of course of course like 'well YOUR standards aaare a little high B'Elanna' ha ha ha and B'Elanna's like#(she's upset but trying to work to take her mind off it) 'Is it SO hard to find a guy who-' then proceeds to list off basic things#the writers think women want and it's all soft romantic things and Tom's like (bc this is ostensibly a romance scene between them)#'B'Elanna are you serious?' (What???) 'If you went out with a guy like that you'd eat him alive. You need a guy who can keep up with#your-' (I swear to God if you say my temper.) '-Passion.' <- his hands are held defensively in the air and his tone is sarcastic. B'Elanna#is pointing a space wrench or something at him. she quickly pulls away. frustrated and embarrassed.#and everyone's like wow this a very good romantic scene we did that really well I think.#in reality the scene was B'Elanna being upset - Tom making fun of her and ignoring the fact that she's a romantic but in the writer's minds#its Tom being romantic and charming and signaling that he's interested in her
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too many “why did they recast akilah :/” comments and not enough praise for the way nia sondaya saw how intricate keeya king’s mannerisms were despite her not having much screen time, and she emulates them so well! especially akilah’s signature eye roll and whenever akilah isn’t entirely sure about something. it’s all so very akilah.
adult/teen casting gets so much praise for emulating each other’s mannerisms, etc., as they absolutely should! but I just think nia also deserves her flowers for taking a minor character and matching what the previous actress did with her so well, especially as akilah becomes more prominent.
#nia sondaya#especially the eye roll. that’s my akilah#anyway. I’m an Akilah stan first and foremost#keeya and nia both you will always be famous!!!#akilah Yellowjackets#text#cj txt#yellowjackets#at work can’t gif til later so for now I’m here to say Akilah remains my second fave#i LOVED keeya kings performance btw. but when people rb nia akilah gifsets only to say 'i miss og akilah' its incredibly frustrating
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