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[neongalaxiie]

"I do not have super strength."

"Oh, yeah?" The hero raised a brow. "Prove it."

The villain looked at his chains. Well, crap, here goes nothing. He pulled his wrists apart as gently as he could and gave his best fake-straining face. The hero was not convinced.

SNAP!

Crap. Now the hero was definitely not convinced. Or amused.

The villain grinned sheepishly. "That was not supposed to happen."

[theanomily]

@neongalaxiie I'll respond to you in a reblog because I probably should have elaborated to begin with (and because I haven't made an actual post in a while).

Now, sure, he isn't quite drowning- but that's more a testimony to his oxygen tank than his technique.

First, his fingers are all spread apart. This increase in surface area increases the drag force of the water, making it much harder to swim anywhere, in any stroke.

Secondly, his arms are perpendicular. That makes no sense in and of itself. But the arm motion looks most akin to (extremely uncoordinated) breaststroke, in which case his hands should be cupped and his elbows bent unless extended directly out in front of him- which is not the case for his right arm. On top of that, the arm that is actually out in front of him is bent at both the elbow and the wrist.

If we continue to assume breaststroke, what is going on with his legs?? For it to be at all efficient, the legs and arms must work together. Or else, guess what? It's drowning time!

When the arms are extended in front of the head, the legs have to be straight out behind, pressed together, and feet pointed. When the arms are in between the vertical and horizontal positions, the knees should be bent, bringing the legs up closer to the body. Only at the horizontal arm position should those legs be separated and they should be kicked out in a circular motion before returning to that straight, extended position.

So, let's look at Otto. Neither of his feet are pointed. That's not good for the same reasoning as the fingers being apart.

His left leg, to be fair, is otherwise in the correct position for his left arm. But his right is much too close to his body to correspond to his horizontal right arm, and that knee is bent; it is in the wrong position.

But, let's humour the idea that he could be attempting a front crawl since it is a rookie error to bend the knee during kicks, and only one leg is kicked at a time, and thus could be applied to Otto.

In front crawl, the legs should be pressed together as much as possible with the feet pointed. The kicks are performed more so by the leg as a unit. So, again, the technique is wrong.

In front crawl, whichever arm is circling should be kept close to the body and be bent at the elbow when brought above the head. The one that isn't should be extended straight out in front. In the image, it isn't obvious which arm is circling and which isn't, but the arms nevertheless suffer from much the same issue as they did with breaststroke.

Additionally, front crawl is not really the stroke you want to be doing underwater. Breaststroke is.

Okay, so we know the island explodes during bloodline. Maybe that could have just happened, explaining why he's so sprawled. Well, if that were the case, the water would not be so calm. Yes, deeper down would be much calmer than at the surface, but there should still be some debris. That sunlight should not be visible. Also, I think those could be weights around his waist, suggesting scuba diving rather than swimming for his life. But I'm not certain.

Now, I am not in the habit of insulting- or even critiquing- artists. I certainly could not produce a book cover myself. But somebody else has pointed out that this scene never actually happened in the book. The artist chose to do this out of their own brain, and they kind of failed.

OK, I know I was hating on this cover not too long ago, but it's actually super revealing.

Otto can't swim.

[neongalaxiie]

Introduction + Masterpost

Hey y'all, I'm Neon. I like writing hero x villain prompts and snippets. All my work is free to use, but please tag me because I totally wanna see your writing :D

Important Notes:

• In this dusty corner of Tumblr, Villain > Hero.

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Masterpost under the cut!

Prompts and Snippets

Arranged in order from oldest to newest.

"Prove It" - The villain must somehow prove they don't have superpowers.

Cannonballs or Cannibals? - Sylvie mixes up the two, which leads to problems (as usual).

My Number - Random dialogue prompt.

Wanted - You realize your OC is running free in the city where you live. Depending on your OC, this could have disastrous consequences.

Telegraphs - Random dialogue prompt.

"I'm Sorry" - Villain destroyed the world, and Hero is not happy.

"Absolutely Not" - Hero wants to fight supervillain, but Villain won't let them.

The Last Straw - After Hero is badly injured, Villain decides to step in.

Trust Me - Hero needs to trust Villain if they want to save the world.

I'll Cover You - Hero is sick, and needs someone to cover them in the meantime.

Clowning Around - Hero and Villain dress up as clowns.

I Just Wanted a Coffee - Hero and Villain stumble upon each other at the cafe.

Combust, Please - Villain was accidentally staring at Hero.

"I'll Make You Pay" - Hero promises revenge.

Mistletoe - Hero tries to trick Villain into kissing them.

Recorrupted - Villain briefly joins the hero team.

"I'm Done" - Hero is sick of being a hero.

Incriminated - Supervillain finds out Villain joined the heroes.

Popular: Caught in 4K | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4/5 | Part 6 - A picture of Hero making out with Villain turns up in the newspaper.

Tail in a Twist - Hero unexpectedly gets a tail and finds it inconvenient.

And Then Things Went Wrong - A dyslexic mage accidentally misreads a spell.

Potato - Random dialogue prompt.

Left Behind - The heroes leave Other Hero behind.

Switched - Hero and Villain switch bodies.

That Game's the Worst - Hero was expecting to watch a movie, but Villain had other plans.

I'd Rather Do Something - Hero takes up baking instead of getting their precious sleep.

Into the Me-verse - I get abducted by the government to interrogate a supervillain from another dimension.

Destined for... Something Else - Hero is the "Chosen One", but with a twist.

Un-misspelt - Random dialogue prompt.

I Mean, it Looked Real - Villain decides to feed their captured hero human flesh.

An Untimely Awakening - In a quest to seek help in defeating a greater evil, Hero awakens a powerful figure, set in stone.

[neongalaxiie]

Crystal in the City, made by me :3

Which one is better: the first, or the second one? 🤔