#sometimes its foreshadowing

[ask-whitepearl-and-steven]

Is there any reason why your white diamond design dont have a mouth? Like a symbolic or lore reason, or did you just found it cool to not do it?

[luuxxart]

something something sleeping like a dog on the floor…. idk I never pierced the veil

[moe-broey]

Had. An extremely funny vision to revamp Moe's staff.

The design isn't super final, I can never really decide how I want the accents to look... trying to keep them in line with how the Askr trio's weapons look. Especially the signature color magic glow that's present in their special arts!!!

Anna has it too!!!!! You just don't see it bc her art gets cut off in game. Also, additional image bc you don't see the handle v well in her special.

Which is why, here, the green gem is most prominent on Moe's weapon.... geen....... idk if I'm keeping the other ones that look like the summoning circle orbs. It was just something I wanted to try out!

BUT. BUT. The Main Idea here is that Moe added its own touch to the staff. Yeah, the dangly halo was a Neat idea, but this concept is just so much funnier to me..... says SO much about Moe as a character... it is ALWAYS. Making and customizing things. I can also see Moe using the carabiner practically as well! Now, I wonder why it held onto those two feathers in particular... 🤔

[thetrashthatsmilesback]

Dan and Phil's audience being 99% sapphics is peak mlm/wlw solidarity

[anxietyrobot]

on one hand its great to be in a fandom thats into lore and theories because i love that stuff, but on the other hand its infuriating because there will be continuity errors or retcons bc the creator either didnt iron out EVERY detail or its a crew effort and not everything is triple checked for accuracy so something will not match up with other established lore and instead of discussing it as a continuity error or retcon we got people acting like its 100% intentional and part of the lore like aaaaugh

[akascow]

ppl getting overly upset about other people confusing ‘easter eggs’ with intentional plot, foreshadowing and symbolism in the Wicked movie+stageplay is lowkey so annoying to me rn

bc i GUARANTEE you NONE of them have EVER cared about the misuse of the word easter egg before now. like. its not that deep. we all know what they meant. ur not special bc u were fixated on the witch broadway show in middle school. HAHA

[liquidstar]

forever thinking about the wonderful subawaal-sama statue.

[butcharyastark]

also the increasing silver and flint banter is fun tbh

[lupismaris]

Tbh there's nothing quite like getting roped (pun intended) into watching a truly mediocre show that can only be described as a Trainwreck fueled by racism and abuse.

[mollypaup]

Sorry but Komachi was too absent from the story for too long for the ending to feel satisfying to me as is. Maybe if I did a full reread of the manga it would sit better, but following it as it released means there were literally years gap between the last time she was prevalent for more than half a chapter before the huge Komachi dump at the end.

Akira repeatedly supported Satsuki and was with her for multiple important developmental arcs and was over all a more interesting character on account of doing things and being on-screen

Komachi's deal feels like it wasn't properly set up and then was half-resolved by the other storytelling standards of the manga. Every other victory was hard won and Komachi's arc was open and shut with an honestly sort of underwhelming conversation on the roof.

The ending isn't bad, but it feels like there should have been like 3 more chapters in this arc to actually flesh it out and a full chapter at the end properly reintroducing Komachi into the group.

[kandibatz]

btw. one of those ocs i never post

[bad0mens]

I can't ask particulars about your current fandom, but is there a particular piece of symbolism or foreshadowing you've put into a fic that you've been dying to talk about?

Although I have a bunch of different foreshadowing set up for Casting Shadows, it hasn't paid off just yet, so I'll sick to The Prince and the Magpie since it's finished!!

It was super fun setting up the foreshadowing for the reveal of what Partitio is and his past. He often uses bird related puns and things in reference to himself, like talking about crowing too much or sqwuaking. In regards to his past, his casual blasphemy and the way he talks to the statue of Oresterra in Merry Hills sets up how he feels about the gods (even as one of their servants), and how their being so hands off in the word has caused so much suffering (including his own). Also, the fact that his coat is constantly full of things like apples and nuts and things to snack on being due to his not just being the servant of a god, the plentiful god of merchants, Bifelgan, but a nod to his having died of starvation after his hometown was wiped out between plague and pestilence.

[jessicas-pi]

the struggle is real :(

[lilacline001]

When do you think chapter 11 is gonna be ready? No pressure tho, I love your fic sm

Okay, so here's a Nocturne update. In total, there should be 5 arcs roughly 5 chapters each. Arc 1 and 2 are complete, and with Chapter 11, we will begin arc 3. The fic in total might be up to 120k words.

My goal is to again shoot for an update every two weeks. However, I'll try to be more responsive when things aren't going well and/or I'm taking a break.

Moving forward, I will update my Bio with percentage progress on the next chapter. This will be a rough estimate, but it'll be better than nothing. Also, please remember that Nocturne chapters are generally massive, so yeah something like 10% would be several hundred words, 50% a couple thousand. I do not want to start posting about progress, that will give me a complex. So it will be up to interested parties to check my bio for updates.

In general, if its been two weeks and a few days after the last posting, feel free to harass me - within reason. Everyone's been awesome and super kind, but I don't want to give people blanket freedom to get on my back. Sometimes things are going well and I want to spend time with people instead of writing alone (writing can be really lonely) and then other times things are going poorly and drinking water is an accomplishment

Also, something that helped my block recently was writing for another fandom. I haven't posted for a different project yet, but please understand that I might. This is a good thing! It helped me get my mojo back and write for Nocturne. So like please don't get upset if you see me update other things. coughRipple Effectcough

My goal is to complete this fic before 2024, hopefully by a lot. At the absolute latest, my goal is to complete Nocturne before Season 5 comes out. 2025 is not good news right? But here is my promise as a Fanfic creator who hates in-complete works just as much as the next reader:

If by the premiere of ST episode 1 "The Crawl," Nocturne is not completed, I promise to release my outline.

I understand that this would not be satisfying, and it's something that I don't want to do - I want to finish what I started, I love Nocturne and I plan to see it complete. But life does happen. So if literally all else fails, I will post my outline, and that way you guys will know how it ends.

I have gotten so much support for this fic, like an incredible amount of support. Simply lovely fan art has been made! Which if I think about long enough will make me cry So I want to give you guys the assurance that your time hasn't been wasted, I will finish and if all else fails, you guys will at least know what happens.

Until then, thank you so much for your patience! Thank you for supporting my bat fic! Thank you for the art!!! *sobs* Thank you for tagging me in bat posts & videos; they're so cute!! Hope to see you next week with Chapter 11!

Happy reading!

[fellhellion]

as a purely personal preference i honestly kind of wish sm/2099 had more self contained issues and/or specials, since the restrained format seems to really prompt the writers (PAD as well as the guest writers of the specials) to play around with and explore a particular niche of the world building implications of 2099 upon the characters.

[duck-tales-uwu]

fionna & cake is kinda bojack horseman esque. esp the 2nd episode. following the life of a depressed alcoholic middle aged man as he has an absolutley miserable time. i mean. it's also very different, but like. the similarities r there