#piggybacking
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
Text
Exactly! A lot of writing relies on what is unsaid. A lot of fanfic is inspired by that and wants to put it into words; poorly written fanfic bites the apple and actually does it.
I see this with a lot of fic in which the author clearly has strong views on the characters and their motivations, and writes them into the story directly through character exposition, not realizing that the characters themselves would not be able to express them because they are simply not self-aware enough.
For an example I've noticed recently, take Jean Valjean. He is a complicated case--he is very introspective at points, but often only to evaluate his sin and criticize himself. When he feels emotions like fear, jealousy, or even love, the narration indicates he wouldn't be able to explain what was going on in his head if someone asked him.
Furthermore, he is very consistently portrayed as dissociating almost immediately when placed in a difficult situation, and goes into either a survival mode (i.e. his conversation with a suspicious Javert, his flight to the convent, his escape with Marius into the sewers), or, more frequently, a self-harming mode (his desperate escape attempts, stealing from the bishop and Petit Gervais, the brand incident, his implied-suicidal presence at the barricades, giving Javert his address...and many more). This is repeatedly described as animalistic and instinctual; it is not a conscious process that he could explain. JVJ has a lot of unprocessed trauma, and it comes out in these latter incidents, but rarely (save isolated, odd instances such as the Montparnasse traumadumping, and even that is in a distanced third-person manner) is he able to articulate anything of the feelings, reasoning, or experiences behind his actions.
So when I see a fic in which Jean Valjean is able to easily explain that he has "always felt so afraid," or to freely articulate his concern and care for someone else, it reads as inauthentic. Yes, perhaps we, the readers, know that his fear or affection are primary motivators in a given instance, but Valjean himself would not (or at the very least, would not admit it). It feels almost gratuitous to see him laid bare--his inner character is what makes him so compelling, precisely because it is deeply buried. The same is true of almost any character, and that tantalizing inner experience that tempts less-experienced writers to turn them inside-out; but sadly, in doing so, they inadvertently make the character unrecognizable.
there are some things a character should not be able to tell us about themselves EVEN with a gun to their head. depending on the character that could even expand to include "most" things
#this is also a huge issue with male characters (especially particularly repressed ones) crying#novice ficcers (of which i've been one!) are often so enticed by that delicious vulnerability that they don't put in the work to justify it#and the more repressed the character the more work it requires to break them#in other words: stop making javert cry so easily 2k24 that man is SO unwell but he is also in such deep denial. make him really suffer first#piggybacking#kay has a party in the tags#kay is a classical literature nerd#jean valjean#meta#my meta posts#writingblr
17K notes
·
View notes
Text
1 note
·
View note
Text
they should’ve kept this in the movie
#PIGGYBACK AMBUSH#logan’s reaction LMAO#EFF OFF#poolverine#deadpool and wolverine#deadpool & wolverine#deadpool x wolverine#ryan reynolds#hugh jackman#wade wilson#logan howlett#deadpool 3#deadpool#wolverine
13K notes
·
View notes
Link
Read for filth
71K notes
·
View notes
Text
I would of loved this scene in the FNAF movie
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#mike schmidt#abby schmidt#fnaf bonnie#fnaf#fnaf movie#fnaf fanart#five nights at freddy's#please please give us the piggyback scene in the next movie#I love this idea that Bonnie is Abby’s fave
10K notes
·
View notes
Photo
Piggybacking on the last tiktok share , Meme by Weeblmao.com
0 notes
Text
Started watching critical role C2, i love these two
#she lost her piggyback privileges after this :((#i drew this after watching the first ep sorry if its ooc lmao#New brush also i like it sm better :)#and using more than THREE COLORS???? Who am i#critical role#critrole#the mighty nein#cr2#mighty nein#idk what tags this fandom uses#my art
1K notes
·
View notes
Text
Love this!! It's also in Valjean's Soliloquy, making this the only time he ever sings the "Law/'Justice' Theme." That sounds significant, so of course we must ask why he sings it!
It's in exactly the same place of the song as it is for Javert: at the end, when both men are despairing over their derailment and the collapse of the worldview they've known. Javert, of course, ultimately does fall, as he sings, being unable to make peace with the changes happening within him and to his way of viewing the world. The law has failed him.
And the law has failed Valjean too! Now he knows "how freedom feels, the jailer always at your heels, it is the law--" and his status as a criminal is what has defined his life, that has pulled him down. So he sings the "Law/'Justice'" melody on those words, "I am reaching, but I fall," just as Javert does. Ultimately, the law has ruined both their lives (there's a wonderful quote from the brick about how Valjean is the law's subject or target, and Javert its slave).
But in this moment, unlike Javert, he is able to accept the change to his worldview, which the Bishop sparked in him. Instead of clinging to the law and its failures, to ultimately sing "There is no way to go on," he sings: "Another story must begin!" Which is why their melodies diverge at the end! Javert's final notes are a haunting howl, while Valjean's Soliloquy ends with an inspiring, high crescendo.
Just. The parallels between these men!!!
ok, little rant about a use of a leitmotif in les mis that i think has slipped under most people's radars!
so you the know the police leitmotif? the "tell me quickly what's the story/who saw what and why and where/let him give a full description/let him answer to javert!" tune that appears whenever somebody gets arrested?
now turn your ear to javert's suicide, specifically the "i am reaching but i fall/and the stars are black and cold" part. it took me a while to notice, but this whole section of the song is just a snippet of the arrest leitmotif:
but he never completes it. the snippet repeats and repeats. try as he might, he finds himself unable to sing the same old song of Justice and Law and Righteousness and Order. he's like a jammed cassette player spitting out the same second of music over and over and over and over again, unable to follow his old ways, but unable to let them go. he's stuck, but he will keep throwing himself against the walls of the cage.
javert is desperately trying to run on his old tracks of thought, but, as vicky h puts it, he experiences "the derailment of a soul, the shattering of an integrity irresistibly propelled in a straight line and dashed against God".
: )
#for all of my analysis i never noticed this!!#thanks for pointing this out!#les mis#javert#les miserables#jean valjean#kay is a classical literature nerd#kay is a musical theater nerd#piggybacking#song analysis#meta#quality meta seal of approval
1K notes
·
View notes
Text
The dog days are over.
[First] Prev <–-> Next
#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#jiang cheng#The childhood flashback is one of my favourite scenes in MDZS and yes I am disapointing myself in how little I am covering it.#If it is any consolation...I'll be bringing JYL's piggyback scene into another comic later on.#There truly is something so specific and yet resonant in the way our bonds as children feel so deep.#But the world doesn't stay as small as it does when you are a kid. The problems you argue about get bigger and more serious.#You still hold so much love for this person despite how much you want to throw hands with them.#To have such a complicated history with someone and then fall apart...You always think you have time to heal the wound.#Why wouldn't you! You've never had anything but time with this person. A brother not in blood but in true and genuine bond.#And then the fucker dies! It's horrible and sudden and the last words you exchanged were cold and awful!#What do you do with those dead end feelings? What do you do but grieve bitterly and angrily?#There is no resolution for all the love you wanted back. There will never be an opportunity to bridge the gap between you.#Someone you loved died thinking you hated them. Because you thought you had more time.#If anyone dares say Jiang Cheng didn't love WWX I'll be the first to fire up the powerpoint presentation on why he absolutely does.
2K notes
·
View notes
Text
listen I expected literally Nothing from the D&D movie okay, like I can't make it clear enough that I expected the most soulless money grab with a good cgi budget imaginable, I went in having already gone through every stage of grief and landed on acceptance and LISTEN
I fucking CRIED during this dumb RPG movie. it wasn't just "not terrible" it was objectively good with a clever plot and compelling characters and sincere emotional beats. this movie loves D&D so fucking much and it NAILS the "a bunch of goobers try to be cool and accidentally discover The Power Of Friendship And Also Great Violence" classic D&D party vibe. their barbarian's last name is fucking Kilgore and my entire family cried in the theater.
I hope they make twelve of these motherfuckers.
#honor among thieves#dnd#dungeons and dragons: honor among thieves#holga kilgore#she is a BARBARIAN whose name is KILL GORE like who among us has not been in a party with this exact character#some new player who picked whatever they were told was the easiest class and gave them a name that is 98% a joke#and just piggybacked their backstory onto the most experienced player's as like rp training wheels#and then smash cut 60 sessions later and we're all getting choked up over john dingus or whatever#do you motherfuckers know how rarely i cry????? about ANYTHING?????#god it was so good#i am going to watch this an unhealthy amount#i want a separate movie for every red wizard and also one about xenk's backstory#his name is X E N K with an X these writers have played some fucking DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS#do i have to buy dead in thay now?????? i think i have to buy dead in thay now#i literally ran dnd on friday and this movie put me in WITHDRAWAL i want to play some dnd Now
14K notes
·
View notes
Text
Southeast PA
This piggybank will haunt my dreams.
3K notes
·
View notes
Text
So fun fact the word for "carpenter" is more properly translated "craftsman," which since Galilee/Nazareth are very rocky and trees are sparse means that Jesus likely worked mostly with stone (although he may have worked with some wood).
Anyway what if what really reminded Him of home was the inside of the tomb
why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?
#the beautiful irony of the place of Him rebirth ('firstborn of the dead') reminding Him of His first home#and coming back to earth in a place that felt like home just to say 'i go to prepare a place for you. in my Father's house are many rooms'#it also puts a whole new feeling on how Jesus uses so much rock/stone imagery esp when talking to peter#peter...which means 'rock'#there's a reason that peter held onto that name. there's a reason peter constantly references verses referring to the messiah as stone#imagine peter asking Christ to shape his life as He has shaped the stones. breaking and carving and smoothing and creating#bringing beauty out of something rough and dirty. what better image of peter is there?#'on this rock I will build My church.'#thousands of years have passed since He last touched stone with His scarred hands--but He is yet building and crafting His church#crafting us.#'I will remove their hearts of stone and give them a heart of flesh.'#christianity#my christianity#piggybacking#kay has a party in the tags#*His ugh
151K notes
·
View notes
Text
I leave them alone for ten minutes…
1K notes
·
View notes
Text
more scribbles including stuff based on this post!
#let me explain. motorcycle… skateboard piggyback karate fight work by teminite explosion skateboard crash river motorcycle explode#…ya#dcmk#kudo shinichi#ran mouri#uh. which order do I put the names in usually#whateva#WATSON THE DOG#i guess gin is also here but whats his tag#gin detective conan#hes mononymous#Watson the dog comes from that post from#probably-flowers-and-cats#my art#doodles
617 notes
·
View notes
Note
Uuuhhhh finally a blog of culture. I love the diversity of your drawings and your sketches are so clean😔🙏
Can you draw Polnareff and Sherry together? I want to see this man happy🥺
Thank you so much!! And absolutely, this guy deserves happiness after all the Horrors Araki put him through
#polnareff is such a tragic character like actually#let the man Rest#also he's supposed to be younger in this drawing prolly around 17 or 18?#idkk the age difference between him and sherry wasn't really stated in the manga so i'm just winging it#anyways he definitely gave sherry piggyback rides on the daily#art requests#sketch requests#jean pierre polnareff#jjba#fanart#jojo no kimyou na bouken#jojos bizzare adventure#art#digital art#jojo#jojo fanart#sketch#myart#stardust crusaders#sherry polnareff
1K notes
·
View notes
Text
"There is a place called ‘heaven’ where the good here unfinished is completed; and where the stories unwritten, and the hopes unfulfilled, are continued. We may laugh together yet."
J.R.R. Tolkien
apparently i’m a millennial woman
#it's the christianity fr#the lord of the rings#lord of the rings#quality meta seal of approval#meta#piggybacking#quotes#j.r.r. tolkien#inspiring posts#twitter post
54K notes
·
View notes