#rob wills

[nyaaamato]

orpheus & eurydice

[anitapallenberg]

Nobody (2007) | Dir. Shawn Linden

[dead--star]

in a lot of narratives, hetero romance creates an amazing balance that serves to level some characters out with specific interplays. likewise, same sex romance (or vice versa) often amplifies instead to the point where it would realistically change the narrative/dialogue entirely and so has to be left out for scope reasons which is such a pity and part of what i was whinging about before.

(speaking about one character but with options i mean. like one romanceable character but the romance plays out different depending on PCs gender)

ive seen a few projects now where it's like oh. having discussed this, we just can't do it. Give the character one and focus on that or make it "game-bi/pansexual" but lose the interplay of gender completely and all the crazy escalation that often entails even in worldbuilds where there is homogenous gender equality.

wanting to create a depth that could have been or exploring off-the-beaten-path is a big driving force for me.

[dukeofthomas]

"Angry robin" "violent robin" "misbehaving robin" shut up and accept my alternative; spunky Robin. Determined and head strong, can out-stubborn the Batman, has a strong moral-backbone and does what he thinks is right regardless of what anybody else says, Robin. Jason who was sassy and quippy and made crude jokes with a smile on his face. Jason who hid in Bruce's cape and whispered gossip to him. Jason who, if Bruce refused him something, could keep bothering endlessly until Bruce caved. And also dramatic Jason. If Bruce tells him no, it becomes a whole theatrical show; a monologue, a narration, embellishments, and falling onto the floor in his grief upon the fact his cruel father has denied him once again.

(Jason who has suffered through abuse and homelessness and poverty and starvation, who is the Fight out of Fight or Flight, who's built up defenses and walls and when pushed and triggered responds with the thing that's always protected him; anger. He's sweet and kind and funny, and when he sees a pimp hitting a prostitute he gets furious and responds with violence.)

[messangerforthestars]

“We need more morally gray characters” you guys can barely handle topaz and jade.

[freakyfreak01]

when it comes time for them, who do you guys think dennis, dee, mac, and charlie are putting in their wills… and to receive what….

[papa-evershed]

Rob James-Collier as Martin Evershed ACKLEY BRIDGE

[monstergirls-and-men]

Uuuuh, send me stock images ya'll wanna see turned into art or something, idk.

My brain is literal mush rn. I'll give you a kiss and free art 😘

*bonus points if you add what character you want (any media welcome 🙏)

[boyguk]

me watching eurovision 2024 go up in flames

[fullscoreshenanigans]

Hi!

I followed your blog for a bit.

I wanted to ask how do you feel about the overseas show version that they are apparently working on?

Sorry for spelling mistakes I am using a translator.

Hello! 👋 And no worries, your spelling is great. ^^

I think you mean the Amazon live action show that's stuck in development hell? The last update we received on it was on the series' eighth anniversary in 2024 from the yakuneba_staff twitter.

My default stance on live action remakes is they're soulless and uninspired cash grabs more often than not, and I hate the sentiment some people carry about them inherently being superior to animation because they're more "realistic."

With TPN specifically, there's also the issue of the Grace Field children's ages. The 2020 live action movie aged the main cast up.

(@TPNManga Tweet | Archived Article)

I imagine an American production would do this as well, and with those raised ages I feel like they're more inclined to lean into ships and handle them poorly, though that's more of a personal gripe.

Another specific thing with TPN is the popular consensus that the series declined considerably in quality after the escape arc. There hasn't been any word of a sequel movie to the 2020 live action one, and there's no incentive for a studio to make it since they already adapted the most beloved and iconic arc that sells the most. No one's interested in bringing Goldy Pond or the Seven Walls to life, and I doubt they'd be afforded the budget to actually do them justice, so that's probably a blessing.

[Continued in this ask.]

[danmeichael]

jiang cheng's sexuality or desire for a relationship are secondary, he's actually an eternal bachelor because people are scared of wei wuxian going sweeney todd on them if they break jc's heart.

[kingofdorkville]

tbh, i don't know how to reconcile what my parents say with all they've done to me

[melophile3]

So im rewatching Hannibal, and I'm at the scene where Jack takes Will to see Katz

Then there's this scene where he takes off Will's straight jacket, and that reminded me that Will must've taken Hannibal's straight jacket off while running away in the red dragon arc..

Now I'm mad we didn't get to see it

[fanaiceach]

I honestly think Geoffrey is a nerd by birth and is only a jock by circumstance:

The vampire panic room at the Pembroke. I know it's not canon that he had any involvement in its development but like... come on. He knows exactly how it works. Maybe you could argue that he beat the info out of Edgar in the time before Jonathan got to the hospital, but why would he have bothered asking about the technical specs and not just basic operation instructions? At the very least, at some point he had a very in depth conversation with Edgar about all the details -- but I maintain that the only way he could be so familiar with that room is if he helped design and build it

He says that the room functions via "ultraviolet curtains and Orichalum powder," the latter of which is either a fictitious metal referenced ancient stories or an ancient but real metal alloy, or is just a magical substance in a lot of fantasy / fiction. Either way its existence isn't exactly common knowledge, and considering Geoffrey has initial confidence that it'll work, I think that indicates that he's more than passingly familiar with it.

He does however immediately drop the "so much for modern technology" line the minute the room stops working and then resorts to 1v1ing Jonathan ("the tried and true") so again... he's a jock by necessity, but his first inclination is still to try the nerd way.

His interest in new technology and methodology is reflected in his writing too: "We can learn many things from the war in France: new strategy, new equipment, and new weaponry. Grenades, white phosphorus, ultraviolet light, bulletproof vests, and flamethrowers: it is time for the Guard to embrace the twentieth century."

Also in line with the first point: he's on friendly enough terms with Edgar to joke about giving him a head start if he ever turned, and clearly feels comfortable enough to show up in his office to talk about the current state of London. Even if their relationship and background is purely headcanon, that vaguely hinted alliance alone is a huge departure from how Geoffrey's predecessors talk about the Brotherhood. The schism between the groups is something both sides still reference with each thinking the other is stupid, and yet Geoffrey seeks Edgar out in a time of crisis -- in addition to whatever background the two of them might have. Geoffrey clearly sees value in the Brotherhood's knowledge and doesn't dismiss it as dangerous or useless like everyone else in Priwen seems to.

Again, much like with the anti vampire room, he does later shit on the Brotherhood and calls them cowards. Unfortunately life just keeps proving to him that knowledge can't compete with simply hitting things until they stop moving <3

The way he talks is also just very nerd coded to me. I don't necessarily think that language correlates with intelligence, but the game lets other working class characters speak in a way that Geoffrey really. Doesn't. "I've a good nose for machinations" and "you've set the table for a snake and wonder why there's venom in your food" and "it's within me to take your words as truth" are almost annoyingly verbose lines for a character that everyone else views as a brute force dumbass. I think it gives him a very guy who reads a lot and therefore has great vocabulary energy.

[nukacourier]

Finally getting around to drawing Blaire 👍

[sideblogformentalhealtshit]

Am I the only one who despises "pervasive drive for autonomy" as an alternative to "pathological demand avoidance"?

PDA takes away so much of my ability to decide for myself what to do; it robs me of my autonomy. I struggle with doing things I enjoy because I make them into demands in my head, I can't watch weekly-airing shows because I tell myself that I have to, that I love this show, that I need to watch the next episode, and then no longer being able to. Because my brain has decided that it just Must go into fight or flight because... I am trying to decide what to do.

It just feels... gross, I guess, to dress it up as "i just have a strong sense of autonomy, i just don't like being told what to do ^_^" when it is genuinely disabling to me, not just in when other people try to influence me, but also when I want to do something and PDA prevents me.