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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 8 months ago

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None of our hands are clean

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #jin guangshan #mianmian #The secret meaning behind one of the jin members scuttling off is:#I couldn't make three people work out in the remaining panels and per my rule of '3 attempts and take a different approach' he had to go.#Sometimes there are meaningful reasons why something happens in the background. And sometimes it is like this.#Let's just say he saw what was about to happen and got out of there before mianmian started throwing hands.#Okay no more delay. The sheer boldness to call WWX a killer in a room full of people who wear their war body count as a badge...#It's about hypocrisy yes - but it is also about how the narrative shifts on the same action depending on the frame.#Because at the end of the day...the blood on our hands is still blood on our hands.#Both the deaths on the battlefield and the deaths of the Jin's abusing the Wen remnants are still deaths caused by another.#They are also deaths that - depending who holds the frame - are noble acts to protect others.#But it isn't supposed to be about who was right and who was wrong.#It is about the need to be seen as the victim to avoid culpability.#Because if you aren't responsible you don't have to be held accountable. You don't have to grow or change.#If someone takes all the blame then there is no need to reflect on your own faults.#We have to protect our fragile ego from the mirror lest it shatter and we have to remake it anew.#Horrifically enough...even if WWX spared the Jin guards or even never ran into Wen Qing #He wouldn't have been able to escape being the scapegoat. He downfall was set into motion a long time ago.#My goodness...What a deliciously tragic story Wei Wuxian's first life was.

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solfylt-fisk · 4 days ago

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I’m late to the trend I know but shut up

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maskofnova · 1 year ago

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It's 5 am and the staff is in the kitchen working up the courage to kick both of them out.

#surge the tenrec #mogs art #sonic fanart #idw sonic #whispurge #whisper the wolf #based off a still from Drive away Dolls #a movie ive never seen in my life but i really liked that one frame #its only loosely based off it anyway #wanted to draw something with at least implied background and shading

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elftwink · 3 months ago

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tbh if you worry about people secretly disliking or being annoyed by you despite reassurance to the contrary AND you are someone who says "no worries" or "its okay" when there are worries and it isn't okay, those two things are extremely correlated. idk enough about the human brain to claim a causal relationship but just from personal experience it is much easier to accept that other people aren't just placating you and mean what they say if you yourself stop responding to everything with platitudes you don't mean just to avoid conflict. btw the easiest way to stop doing this is not to have the awareness in the moment that's what you're doing (that will come with time and practice) but rather later when you're annoyed and justifying to yourself why they should Just Know it's not okay because of xyz subtle social cues, you have to stop yourself then. and you have to recognize that that's a deeply unfair way to treat someone. and if you aren't able, for whatever reason, to reach out to them and say "hey i know i said everything was fine but it really isn't and i would like something to change", then at the VERY LEAST you MUST be able to say "well I told them it's okay so until such time as I am ready to retract that and discuss this openly, it will have to be okay". this goes quadruple if someone's behaviour is annoying you and you're acting annoyed but when asked directly you go "haha no its fine!" like idc what cues you're using it will never be enough to counter that you directly told them that behaviour is fine with you. it is unfair and cruel to enforce boundaries you never communicated. you cannot tell people how much you love being a doormat and then get mad when they walk over you. and going back to the original point of this post, you will NEVERRR believe that others mean what they say if you never mean what you say. i know we're all just joking around but mentalities like "[throwing up blood angrier than ive ever been in my life] haha sounds good!!" are poisoning you they are ruining your relationships. conflict avoidance is so alluring but all it ever breeds is resentment. if you tell someone there's nothing to worry about, that is how they will act. and that's how they SHOULD act. if you say everything's fine when it isn't, YOU are the one in the wrong, YOU are the one who isn't communicating effectively enough, and the onus is on YOU to fix it or live with it. if you ever ever ever want to believe that people mean what they say, you have to start by meaning what YOU say.

#good idea generator #the other thing is like. if youre constantly making social calculations to see if anyones annoyed by you #that framing makes you think its Your Fault if someone is annoyed. bc you didnt detect it good enough #which then leads you to expect others to detect (without being told) when you are annoyed and inevitably resentful when they dont or cant #however if you say what you mean. and someone else is still expecting this secret cue detection. well thats their problem #it frees you. and it helps you see that when you are annoyed it is YOUR responsibility to say so #(or frankly more often. to just accept that sometimes in life you will be annoyed)#when im annoyed and/or afraid of being annoying i always think of that post thats like:#'maybe you werent annoying. maybe they were just annoyed' such a good post genuinely changed my life #because like. you are not responsible for the emotional states of others. and conversely others are not responsible for yours!!#maybe they arent annoying. maybe you are just annoyed.

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cinalilli · 4 months ago

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MISTA INTHELITTLEWOOD

#martyn inthelittlewood #life series smp #mcyt #life series #inthelittlewood #chesca.img #i haven't seen his pov where he wins but he gets to poke out of the frame as a treat #i did however see the red winter axe. still not normal about it

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burriburi · 2 months ago

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“I…”

#v33-art #ffxiv #zenos yae galvus #ffxiv zenos #this honestly still haunts me so much #endwalker spoilers #ffxiv endwalker #im to tired to ramble on it now but boy do I think about how this was framed #ok im back to ramble now that i am marginally rested because im an insane person who will add more pointless commentary to my own tags #do you think wol closes their eyes at night and that's the last thing they see? the haunting visage of zenos as a reminder to value life #through thick in thin through pain and sorrow remember to make this life a gift as not everyone has that privilege #because his conclusion was too damn sad and wol will not be caught in that cycle #oh that you could bring his soul on a journey and show him the colors of the world

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anistarrose · 4 months ago

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the owl house has some diabolical parallels via framing of scenes but none make me cry more than plant glyph dead dad vs. light glyph dead dad. what if i was never normal about luz and her dead dads (both biological and non-biological) again

[ID from alt:

Luz drawing a plant glyph in Reaching Out

Luz and Amity watching as they send the flowers into the air with a balloon

Luz touching an inert light glyph in Watching and Dreaming

Luz watching with a tearful smile as she releases the light glyph into the wind. The scene has the exact same framing as the scene in Reaching Out.

End ID.]

#the owl house #luz noceda #manny noceda #papa titan #toh meta #do you understand! she loses her father and comes to a realm where a new father figure watches and adores her #but she doesn't even KNOW until that father figure is dying too. from belos's possession of the isles #which is so reminiscent of an infection or tumor - like the unspecified illness that killed manny #but luz and the titan are still able to say goodbye with smiles on their faces and the utmost mutual gratitude #for having each other in their lives and speaking the language of the glyphs together #wherein the titan saved luz's life and luz saved king so many times when the titan couldn't be there to do so #but also! none of that could've happened if manny hadn't gifted luz with the good witch azura!#i KNOW the crew repeated this framing on purpose.#listen. the flowers and the glyph both drift up to the sky and out of our view #which is the same direction the titan's spirit flies after leaving luz's body #the show is deliberately agnostic about the afterlife and that is to its objective benefit #given that the villain is explicitly motivated by his belief in heaven and hell #but the memorials to manny and to the titan both go to the same metaphorical place that the titan's spirit went!#and THAT is so fucking meaningful!#watching and dreaming is the episode of all time and luz is the character of all time #and i don't care what anyone else says

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deeplyridiculouslyinlove · 3 months ago

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Moiraine tells Siuan that the White Tower has to bend the knee to Rand or he will lose the Last Battle. Moiraine says that Siuan *cannot fail again.* So when Siuan gets couped, when she loses to Elaida, she finds a way not to fail. She becomes a mentor to Rand’s childhood friend and creates a new Tower under that girl’s leadership. She finds the person who can not only lead the Tower, who will not only do whatever it takes to win the Last Battle, but who knows Rand and cares for him as only family can. Who will give and take with him, will ultimately trust him even at his worst, as we do with those we love.

Through this Siuan finally accomplishes her half of her deal with Moiraine. She prepares the Tower to follow Rand. She succeeds.

#I’ve always thought of siuan’s arc as so horribly tragic #she gives up her whole life for something that ultimately fails #she tries so hard and gets rewarded by being smacked down (stilled then oh so weak) and smacked around (literally by gareth bryne)#but this framing of it feels hopeful #it’s the book if you took only the good parts #so I feel like they can 100% do this #siuan sanche #wot season 3 spoilers #wot book spoilers #wheel of time

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outtamynoggin · 2 months ago

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Love your dick incorrect quotes 😭💞💞I feel so happy reading them btw how doo u think the batfam would react to seeing alot of pictures of dick in the Wayne mannor (b had this big ass painting of dick in the middle in the hq show and in an old comic there was a wall sized portrait of those two XD

Thank you so much!!

Batman #13

This one right? There's a few others too!

Is this the one about the HQ? From the Harley Quinn show. oh wait hq stands for Harley Quinn 🤣🤣🔫

Either way, I love how Bruce's obsession with Dick is just so constant across media and across decades. DC is literally honing in on him being favorite.

The show is literally unhinged:

Bruce, what? Can you say it in any other words???

Actually in the show, Damian sees the one when they're all dining because he's gaming on the couch and he's so chill about it. Like he just expects it.

Damian: Of course, there's a photo of Richard on the wall. He is the favorite. It is only right that father commissioned a Renaissance-scale shrine for him.

Meanwhile Jason is like: What am I, chopped liver?

While Tim's like: You're actually more like burnt liver.

Tim: *ducks as a whole friggin couch goes sailing over his head. Stands up smirking only to get tackled by a hulking mass of undead muscle*

Damian: At least Todd has a picture on the wall.

Tim: *Pool noodling his way out of Jason's grasp* That's cause he thought both of them were dead which is why he has the pictures up. Only Dick's is the size of a cathedral alter like Bruce commissioned it from the Vatican which he then framed in solid gold. You don’t hang something like that unless you expect people to pray to it. Jason's got shoved into a tiny corner at the bottom.

Jason: *throwing his hands up* CAN I WIN JUST ONCE IN THIS HOUSE?!

Tim: Are you Dick?

Damian: *smirking* No.

Tim: Then no.

Jason: You little twerps. I'm gonna string you two up and throw you out the batplane.

Stephanie: *walking in* Who's throwing who out of a batplane?

Tim: *scoffing* Jason's throwing me and batbrat out of the batplane.

Stephanie: Oooh! Sounds fun, can I join?! I'll bring the ropes!

Tim: You're not even going to ask why???!

Stephanie: *deadpan* Tim. I don't need a reason to throw you out of the batplane.

Tim: *Offended*

Jason: *Laughing and high-fiving her* God you get me.

Stephanie: But for curiosity's sake-

Damian: For the sake of curiosity-

Stephanie: -Why?

Damian: Todd is emotionally compromised over Father's unrelenting favoritism toward Richard.

Stephanie: Oh. Well, duh. Everyone likes Dick more.

Tim: Facts.

Stephanie: That's Batfam Lore™. What brought it on this time though?

Tim: We were talking about the massive picture Bruce has in the dining room.

Stephanie: Oh my fudge cake gods. That Picture! Do you know how hard it is to eat even a cheese stick while being stared down by a thirty-foot tall Dick Grayson?! Like, what is wrong with Bruce! I’m pretty sure the reason Dick doesn’t visit the manor anymore is because he’s too weirded out by a bigger version own self staring at him.

Jason: THANK YOU. Someone with a decent sense of propriety. And why the hell is it life-sized?

Stephanie: Barbara loves it, though. She thinks it's hot. Calls it "Big Dick Energy: Collector’s Edition." But she and Bruce are weird about him.

Tim: *muttering* I think it’s nice.

*Silence.*

Stephanie, Jason, and Damian: *Collectively side-eyeing him*

Stephanie: Right.... You were always weird about him too.

Tim: Wha- I was perfectly normal!

Damian: Drake. You once stood in front of the living room one for six hours straight.

Jason: Ye- six hours? Really?

Damian: He did not eat. He did not move. Father thought he was stuck in a time loop.

Jason: *Turning a disbelieving gaze on Tim* Dude....

Tim: *Flushing* I was just… observing! Deep observation! For art appreciation!

Stephanie: It’s not the fucking Louvre, Tim. That picture has been there through 7 kids and it's going to be there for at least 7 kids. But really, does Bruce have to have so many pictures of Dick?

Jason: *Rolling his eyes* Tell me about it. Don't forget the life-sized one in the library. I went in to read and accidentally ended up having a staring contest with a 2D Dick. Lost both my dignity and the will to finish my book.

Jason: *Gesturing wildly* You can’t eat in peace, can’t read in peace—hell, I tried to take a nap on the couch once and woke up face-to-face with a mantlepiece-sized Dick smile. I thought I died and went to Grayson Heaven.

Damian: Also the framed photos of him littering Father's study so he can stare at them while he works. I'm inundated with his visage every few rooms.

Stephanie: I bet even Alfred’s like, "Sir, perhaps a fourth room of paintings is excessive."

Tim: He’d never say that. Alfred’s part of the cult.

Damian: *Nodding* Pennyworth once wiped dust off the frame and whispered, "Good as new, Master Richard."

Jason: *voice cracking* Okay, you know what? I can’t do this anymore. I’m moving to Crime Alley. At least there, there’s no Dick—

Stephanie: There’s literally a Nightwing mural spray-painted across an entire wall with the word "Hope" like Gotham’s Beyoncé.

Jason: *crying* Fuck. Exactly. EVEN THERE I CAN'T ESCAPE HIM.

Damian: *judging him* This is a personal failing.

Jason: *frothing at the mouth* No, you would think that, wouldn't you? You’re the last person who should talk! You get all misty-eyed and say "We were the best, Grayson" every time Dick breathes near you!

Damian: *smirking* That is because it’s true.

Jason: *Collapsing on the coach and trying to avoid looking at the framed picture Dick on the side table* ....I can't believe I'm saying this... but thank you for being the normal one, Steph.

Stephanie: *Laughing nervously* Uh, yeah. Sure! No problem!

Tim: *Rolling his eyes* You're thanking the wrong girl. She-

Stephanie: *Wacking him unconscious hurriedly* SO! Who wants waffles!!

#the batfam is just really a massive dick grayson cult #tim is dick's number 1 fanboy for life #Batfam: In the name of the Father- Dick- and Holy Frame(s)#in the floor is lava game everyone has repeatedly at some point clung onto a dick frame. that's why he's actually known as the savior #jason has a secret dick shrine too but he will take that secret to his second grave #would it be a second grave or would they just rebury him in the original one #Dick is Gotham's Beyoncé but also its Patron Saint and the batfam is the vatican and Bruce is the pope #Damian: Father’s shrine to Richard is actually emotionally grounding #Jason: IS IT THO #if that dining room Dick painting falls during an earthquake it's taking a floor and 3 kids with it #and Alfred will still dust the frame before rescuing you #stephanie once prayed to it during finals week and aced her algebra exam #jason keeps throwing shade but his phone background is Dick in the circus #“I'm not obsessed I'm oppressed” - Jason 2 seconds before sobbing #Stephanie: I don’t like him anymore Tim!#Tim: Then why did you paint a mural of him on your bedroom ceiling—#Steph: ARTISTIC EXPRESSION YOU GREMLIN #jason built a panic room. Inside? No Dick paintings #tim broke into it and stuck a Nightwing sticker on the ceiling #Jason has not known peace since #tim keeps a clicker to count how many times someone stares at the portrait bc it's so common #current record holder: Bruce. 382 in one day.#my long tags againnnnn #dick grayson #nightwing #incorrect quotes #incorrect batfamily quotes #jason todd #red hood #tim drake

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ooooo-mcyt · 2 months ago

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Scott Smajor (cc) is such a good story teller actually and the common themes he uses in his storylines captivate me. I think we should talk about how good he is at Themes more often. If I wasn't so tired I'd write essays.

#scott smajor #his use of *grief* specifically #how it's often framed as *the worst thing* one can experience #how his roleplay(tm) moments in third life + a lot of witchcraft smp explore this idea #that grief = a death of the self as well and is uniquely horrifying in how it robs one of agency and hope #and how heavily it interacts with scott's typical central thematic focus on hope through continuation #his stories often convey hopeful and positive endings- even to tragic events- through presenting a world that keeps moving #where you have a path forward. a will and ability to carry onward. and a non-negotiable continuous consciousness interestingly enough.#notably even when scott's endings include death they don't tend to be true deaths.#there is a confirmed afterlife in both empires season one and third life #and scott literally reverses death in witchcraft smp #the idea of true death and subsequent *loss* is the biggest thing you can clash against scott's main themes of hope+choice+moving forward #so it's very natural that frequently loss #and maybe even more broadly any form of true *endings* as a concept #are framed through such a lens of horror and unique despair within the stories #because the storyteller is juxtaposing it against their central themes as the most hostile and irreconcilable thing with them #maybe i'm hyping up my cc too much by implying the minecraft roleplay is.#a dialogue with- and grappling of- the mere concept of finality and endings #(usually through death because that's typically the most profound and unchangeable form of finality we have any grasp of)#like i'm probably giving “is the minecraft based commentary about the relationship between hope and mortality in the room right now?” vibes #but like.#you have to understand how many recurring themes he uses #and how interesting they are #i believe in my cc's storytelling capabilities because his themes blow me away.#and even if it's not intentional storytelling (which i think it is because the themes are very well used and frequent enough)#i still find it interesting regardless

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dreammybeat · 3 months ago

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Still Life. Quilt made by Chen Jing.

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fervi-g · 2 months ago

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A Matter of Life and Death (1946) dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

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spottedenchants · 2 months ago

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so when the mighty nein participate in a premeditated, treasonous act against the governance in their nation and exonerate themselves by framing innocents for the crime, they are lauded as underground heroes, but when I, essek thelyss-