#mari post

[janebonbon]

Sorry if this an intrusive question, i think I remember a post of yours that was about nova's past with some of the lyrics to Waltz in E-Major, Op. 15 Moon Waltz in it. But i can't find the post, i wanted to find it because it always gave me inspiration to draw. Again, sorry if this is intrusive or too personal

Oh my god. I'm so sporadic about checking social media, I never saw this. Word! I think we may have privated it on our secondary Tumblr? Trying to do so much spring cleaning, y'know? Anyhow, I didn't know anybody out there would even notice, haha! Here you go, we keep all our art files pal, so no worries! Art is under the cut, Blood/Death TW, all that good shit n whateva. Hope you're doing great wherever you are in the void there, anon!

[gelatinoussorceress]

This would actually fucking suck. Chiming in every now and then would be really awkward. So it would just be them talking, and I would probably go to sleep or something. But there's a very easy solution. Have them in the bed too, and then we could be cozy and warm together without need for words.

You ever been in a state where you physically have no energy, but you're bored and socially understimulated so you kind of wish you could just invite people to come over like this:

[tossawary]

This is petty fandom salt, BUT... I've been chewing on this phenomenon that I've been calling "Fandom's Darling". It is related to things like "Author's Darling" and "Mary Sue / Gary Stu" and "Protagonist Halo" and all that jazz, where one character gains a peculiar narrative weight in a story.

"Author's Darling" is when a writer has a favorite character, and the world and all other characters sort of get... warped to put the Darling in the spotlight. It's most noticeable in TV shows with multiple writers, when a character you personally like suddenly has their previous characterization destroyed to make another character look good somehow. Every other character might become weirdly incompetent. The Darling's feelings are treated as The Most Important Feelings in any given situation. The logic of the fictional world seems broken past suspension of disbelief in order to validate this one character's beliefs or skillset or some other fantasy. And so on.

"Fandom's Darling" is what I've been calling the pattern where a fandom essentially crowns a New Protagonist for their fanfiction stories (it's often a side character rather than the original protagonist, but it can also happen to protagonists). This character becomes the self-insert for all sorts of indulgent fantasies, gaining special powers or backstories, and/or becoming the focus of extreme whump, and/or hooking up with all the various hotties, starring in all sorts of tropey AUs, and so on. They're not always an obvious Mary Sue version of themselves, but the character's original personality and interpersonal relationships tend to get warped or dropped completely, and other characters tend to become a little flat around them. I call it "Fandom's Darling" because it's not just one self-indulgent fantasy fic (you do you! Have fun!) with characterization choices that I don't vibe with (I have neither the time nor the desire nor the authority to police anything, I am just venting), but rather a prolific mini-fandom of sorts revolving around this empty doll / fanon version of the chosen vessel character, so it becomes a little unavoidable.

I am salty about this (mildly frustrated) (imagine a soft sigh of disappointment before I just go do something else) because you are FUCKED if you actually liked the canonical version of this character and their interpersonal relationships. It's almost worse than liking an obscure character that no one cares about. There's about a thousand fics starring your fave, but maybe only about a dozen of them are actually rooted in any kind of recognisable canon.

[whitexswan]

[snarkspawn]

in case you were wondering, mentally I am still here

[firawren]

Pride and Prejudice 1995 text posts, part 6 of ? - prev set

More: Persuasion 1995 text posts | Sense and Sensibility 1995 text posts | Northanger Abbey 2007 text posts | Emma. 2020 text posts

[candyje11yfish]

ur the only meal i wan- I MEAN YES MA'AM🫡🫡🫡

[fuzzyoctoplushie]

Please stop liking this. Theres official, complete, clean cutouts of all of them now. Also I hate that this is my most liked post. I put no effort into this. I’ve updated my resources drive to have the official and clean cutouts in there. Please look there instead.

Grand Festival Idol transparent cutouts~ (of their new renders which were already transparent I just edited them each to have their own pic)

All of them except Big Man because I do not have the strength and willpower to do that much editing😭

Free to use in whatever! No credit needed. Also, the full image is underneath the cut!

[jay-wasstuff]

[contact-guy]

the Final Problem - part 11

THE FINAL PROBLEM- part 11 - part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4 - part 5 - part 6 - part 7 - part 8 - part 9 - part 10. This is the last part of the final problem, a bit of an epilogue. I’ve loved telling the story of the Final Problem and I hope you enjoyed reading it! This short story absolutely destroyed me when I first read it last year, and ever since I have been determined to tell my own version. I’ll be taking a small break from Watson’s Sketchbook as I go on book tour, deal with the multitudinous horrors of 2025, and put some work into a new original graphic novel that needs a little attention - but it won’t be long and I (and Sherlock Holmes) will be back with THE EMPTY HOUSE!

This is in the Watson's Sketchbook series!

[proselles]

you know what i think is really cool about dungeon meshi? the fact that it really handles the whole 'how our food is made' so gracefully. in this day and age, we've become so disconnected from how our food is produced and distributed that the thought of how our food is obtained brings disgust to many people (and for the big industry farms, it honestly should! but im referring to our existence as omnivores in the food chain). marcille acted ridiculous whenever the thought of killing a monster for food is brought up, but honestly, she's a great model for how many people nowadays react whenever they have to truly think about what they are consuming/are brought to a meat farm.

senshi shows the characters (and us, the audience) about the process of making food in a respectful, genuine way to the creatures he has used to produce nourishing meals. by explaining the nutrition and benefits of each creature, he creates and healthy relationship between the consumers and the meal they have. the show really brings a new dimension of respect for each of our meals. truly the bob ross/marie kondo of cooking.

[softhe4rted]

to begin with, the sweet grass by mary oliver, from “devotions”

[gravesidepickup]

Its a weekly activity tbh. They're having a lot of fun.

[reallyunluckyrunaway]

Jim Beaver is a treasure ...

[jasontoddsguns]

Frankenstein, I can’t build you a wife. No. It’s not because I’d be creating an abomination against god. I’ve already done that. It’s a women’s rights issue Frankenstein. Maybe even grooming if you want to get technical

[janebonbon]

wauuuggrrgh Setting up blog aside I want to post art so desperately but we won't allow ourselves until we finish what we need to. It's getting there!! But oh my god. The desperation. Oh well. At least the art queue will be good??? Consistant art... How do I even space that out... Every week? Feels too long. This ain't a TV show! Every other day? Somehow feels too fast... Maybe. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm