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truth serum / system reveal au where shen qingqiu gets hit with an uncloaking spell that reveals the system in the reflection of his eyes every time it pops up.
during one of his missions, in the treasure hoard of some dragon-like creature, he finds a golden, oval shaped hand mirror, its gaudy style more victorian based than anything (airplane you hack!), that doesn't seem to do anything when he looks into it. but when he does, it reveals the system's screen in his eyes.
he doesn't notice this, of course, because he can't see it, and the system, surprisingly, stays quiet.
the peak lords think he's cursed.
maybe mu qingfang is the first to notice, during the mandatory post mission check-up, when shen qingqiu is scrolling through his most recently accumulated points and mu qingfang can see the strange vividly-blue lines reflected in his pupils. it's gone when shen qingqiu blinks, like it was nothing but a trick of the light.
it comes out when yue qingyuan is visiting and, just as he's done laying out the plans for a new mission, shen qingqiu's eyes glaze over and a bright blue box takes over the whole of his iris. shen qingqiu goes quiet; the thing in his eyes moves, shifts, pulses for a second, like static worms crawling all over his pupils. then he blinks, and it's gone, and shen qingqiu accepts the mission that yue qingyuan was almost sure he would decline.
maybe there is an intervention, when the peak lords corner shen qingqiu at qian cao peak and try to figure out what's wrong, subjecting him to all kinds of treatments and curse-finding spells that turn up empty, they can't find anything.
of course, the silencing threat is still very much up and running. at first shen qingqiu was kind of confused by the whole ordeal, but when the peak lords start describing a "strange blue box", he realizes, with sickening suddenty, that they're describing the system. and he can't say anything.
this only makes everything worse, because their fellow peak lord now keeps evading every question and acts like he doesn't understand. liu qingge points right at his face and asks, "that blue box, what is it?" and shen qingqiu laughs nervously and starts talking about how bright the weather is and surely it's the sky and nothing to worry about!
even worse, during the intervention the system thought it was a good idea to start talking to him, so now even the peak lords who hadn't seen it and who might have been persuaded by light tricks and reflections, get a first row view that no, that definitely isn't a trick of the light.
they try to do the whole thing of "are you in danger, blink twice" but shen qingqiu can't even do that because it's still a direct admittance!
maybe eventually he starts saying vague confirmations that don't actually confirm anything, like "this master hears what you're saying", or maybe he goes with a classic "this master can neither confirm nor deny that." but the system starts warning him for that too and eventually he stops saying anything, which worries the others more.
luckily mu qingfang catches on that every time they ask a direct question about the box or shen qingqiu says anything vaguely confirming, it appears. it doesn't appear when they ask about curses or demons, so it must not see that as a threat.
for a little extra angst: maybe the peak lords keep pressuring him for answers, and at some point shen qingqiu gets fed up and snaps out something like, "why don't you understand that i'm not allowed to answer that!" the system counts this as a direct admittance, threatening it's existence. so it punishes. shen qingqiu has a qi deviation so bad it lasts two weeks and takes two people every day to cleanse his meridians. the system doesn't appear in that time. it doesn't appear for a long while after that, either. the peak lords stop asking, mainly because shen qingqiu will instantly leave the room if they do. they don't stop searching for a cure, though.
shang qinghua returns from a business trip and catches on the second someone mentions a blue box and forced silencing.
#i like the idea of sqq sort of disassociating every time he talks with the system#like his eyes go unfocused and he goes quiet and doesnt seem to hear what others are saying#and the others always thought that was odd but hey. whatever. until some strange *thing* started showing up#i do also like the idea of the system slowly allowing sqq more liberties#bc its decided it likes this storyline#liu qingge comes to cleanse sqqs meridians and gets red with anger when the system pops up in sqqs eyes#but then sqq reaches out to him and says ''no. it... likes you.''#the system doesnt (cant) really like anyone. but its gifting him friendship points when liu qingge visits him and that's positive?#liu qingge doesnt see it as positive and gets even more mad because what do you MEAN this monster enitity ''likes him''????#liu qingge is going to kill it the first chance he has!!#yue qingyuan talks about a mission looking for volunteers and you can *see* his face fall when the blue box appears#''it wants you to go. doesn't it?'' ''this shidi would like to join this mission.'' ''i understand.''#sometimes the blue box appears and sqq looks *stricken*. like he just saw something really awful#but he just cant talk about it#svsss#scum villain's self saving system#scum villain#shen qingqiu#yue qingyuan#mu qingfang#system svsss#svsss au#reveal au
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I think it would be really funny if you could get Wyll out of his pact by having Withers reclass him
Mizora over here pissed off because she didn’t anticipate Wyll being friends with the god of paperwork who would get him out of his devil contract for 100 gold, meanwhile he’s punching trees in half because he’s a monk now and giggling the whole time
#I think it would be such a good way to fix that storyline#devils have one thing more powerful than them and it’s secretaries#bg3#baldurs gate 3#wyll ravengard
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Uh, no, that was a different— uh, sorry, could you help me?
#dwedit#doctor who#usertennant#userteri#userveronika#userdiana#usertreena#miatendos#ruby sunday#mrs merridew#gina scalzi#susan triad#*#obsessed w this storyline#the wild blue yonder one is what gets me bc like ... if we assume the salt thing broke the universe. she still appeared BEFORE that
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Some forehead kisses and a couple redraws for season four!
#moomins#moominvalley#moomin#the moomins#moomintroll#snufkin#snufkin fanart#moomin fanart#moomin sniff#snorkmaiden#little my#snufmin#does this count as spoilers?? I mean it’s redraws#changed my designs a bit for these drawings to look more like the mv designs#mini review no one is gonna read: it was a fine season really even if I was left disappointed by certain things like the comet storyline#how they handled characters etc etc but#overall I actually did like s4 a lot and will hopefully be posting more fanart for it#maybe I’ll post my full thoughts on s4 but I’m not that good at that lmao#tecoart
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| Don't leave me All by myself in this world |
#zakkura#zack fair#cloud strife#ff7#final fantasy vii#las!art#finally drew them again after the game was released#something bigger than just a meme#i so needed to#and kinda got to vent this way about how meh i am about zack's storyline in rebirth#so i went for my fave thing about the whole game#because i'm predictable#with forget me nots and the blood in cloud's hair.#i love their relationship (romantic or not) so much#my fave aspect of the game#my babies my sweethearts#i love them so much okay#i need to lay down now
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-crack me open and all that's left inside is what's been done to me-
#byler#will byers#will byers art#stranger things#stranger things fanart#st#based off that one photo that's been circulating the art side of tiktok#original art is from an album cover by the band NewDad as I've just found out*#don't want to be claiming ideas as my own lol i just applied the concept to Will's storyline#just had to listen to an hour long hateful rant and I think u can see my anguish in Will’s eyes
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[ WIP ]
Bring a goat to a courthouse...
#Can't tell me that the ore snatchers replacing the ghast head with a goat head isn't a threat.#Like c'mon that's the biggest sign of a threat I have ever seen and it's COOL#IMAGINE the implications!! The storyline!#Doc is on his fucking skyblock adventure- comes back more tired and angry than ever -- completely unhinged -- and remembers this.#Next thing we know he fucking SNAPS. He said he didn't want to be a villain this season... Well you're in luck buddy- you're a villain now.#Funniest thing is that he barely did anything. People just keep poking him. And honest to god? Good.#Good that this old man isn't getting isolated from everything else in his swamp 4k blocks away.#He's been more social this season than he's been any other and last season he was NEXT TO SCAR.#Now that he's 4k blocks out everybody seeks him out it's lovely#okay now for the actual tags#docm77#art#hermitcraft#hermitcraft smp#fanart#hermitcraft fanart#hermitblr#hermitcraft s10#artists on tumblr#animation#hermitcraft art#hermitcraft season 10#hc s10#dad kisser doc donnerstag#artist#hermitcraft doc#hc10
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They're cute
#dunno if it was their storyline or if I just have a thing for short haired goth girls but sheesh they're becoming my favourites#the dragon prince#drawspit#they're reading some book about human traditions or something I suppose that's why he's confused#anyways I need to finish this season it is great but I only watched like a half of it so far
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You are light...
I'm at the chimera ant arc and every episode my heart crushes a bit more tightly. I suspect it will soon explode.
I really want to do more fanart, hope I will find the time (I wanna draw Kurapika sm). I actually have several complete HxH animatics in my head that I cannot do, it's frustrating af (literally the only free time I have I spend it watching this shit, i'm doomed).
Anyway this anime has occupied my entire brain lately. Or maybe 80%, the 20 other being a random book I'm reading (that I will soon do fanart of hopefully).
#hunter x hunter#hxh#killua zoldyck#gon freecss#killugon#you are light#man these scenes in watercolor where killua rambles about gon being his reason for living#this shit manages to make me laugh and then bam the most tragical thing happens#they made me CRY jesus fuck#i really am invested in this#everything#from every characters to each storyline#immaculate truly#MUSE PROPAGANDA (this is an art tag)
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Githyanki doodling on post-it notes that I cleaned up a lil bit Lae'zel from memory on the first (im only happy with the profile tbh), and Anma and Mitas on the second (It was SO easy to fit them in BG3 lore it's insane... I even have a whole storyline roughly figured out for them and it came together in like 30 minutes on my walk home from work.) I don't have any energy to draw nowadays except on post-its, but it's better than nothing.
#baldur's gate 3#ocs#oc#mitas#anma#lae'zel#beary sketch#mitas camcara#anma camcara#mitas and anma aren't really classic “crèche” githyankis... or well they used to be but :^)c#let's say that Anma follows Voss' ideals#Mitas tries to help her but she's never in the same spot so Mitas gets to be Tav's companion#while Anma is an npc you meet on his storyline#the meeting goes.... very differently depending on your choices :^)#zellk#i made a game with the two of them together in it#and most of the time i have lae'zel in the team too (after she learns a few things Anma would get along quite well with her)#so it's like#3 giths team#it's so fucking funny#3 toads#bg3
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Idc, the writers of TUA have ALWAYS been weird about Five. The Handler was super creepy towards him when he was only 13/14 in s1&2, there was that fight scene with Lila where she was wearing nothing but a towel in s3, and now, in s4, they have him making out with a woman who’s almost 20 years older than him the second he turns 18.
So while there was technically nothing illegal about Five and Lila’s relationship this season, the surrounding context of all these icky situations that the writers continuously put Five in when both the actor and character were underage make it weird and gross.
#Cause if you consider all those things then this suddenly doesn’t seem like they were doing it just to give Five a romantic storyline#Which was a stupid excuse to begin with for a character that never showed any interest in romance#tua#the umbrella academy#umbrella academy s4#umbrella academy season 4#five hargreeves
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Whenever people talk about lack of media literacy they always bring up people who think a character doing bad things=the author endorsing said bad things which are very annoying but I feel like we're ignoring the opposite, equally annoying side of the discourse who think if you criticize the inclusion/depiction of dark/sensitive topics in any way it’s bc you’re a dumb baby who can’t separate fiction from reality. and it's like no I know I’m not supposed to clap and cheer at violence against women I’m criticizing how much of it there is. Idiot
#.txt#also sometimes a work DOES reflect the author's bigoted views lol#why are we acting like that's unherad of#anyway I thought about when I argued with d&d apologists over the way they adapted loras now I’m mad again#‘it’s not like the religious zealots were portrayed as good people what’s the issue’#the issue is that storyline wasn’t in the book they went out of their way to make the one gay character be tortured for his sexuality#'why are you upset that bad things are happening to the characters' book loras got deepfried that's not what i have a problem with
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IAN GALLAGHER + his journey with bipolar disorder
╰┈➤ “At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you’re living with this illness and functioning at all, it’s something to be proud of, not ashamed of." - Carrie Fisher
#happy world bipolar day to all my bp babies#(more thoughts at the end of the tags)#shameless#shamelessnet#shamelessedit#ian gallagher#cameron monaghan#*macygifs#bipolar disorder#hello pals how are we doin#i made this gif set in july of 2023 and never posted it because 1) i was terrified to share it and potentially see Bad Takes in the tags#and 2) because my hyperfixation was waning. and while both of those things are still mostly true (the fixation comes and goes)#i feel like it's really important to share as ian's bipolar storyline was not only so vital to his character it was a bit of representation#that isn't often given to the disorder and those (like myself) who live with it every single day#world bipolar day is a day where we can both celebrate ourselves and our resilience and also raise awareness of the reality of the disorder#which is both terrifying and beautiful at its core. this disease is not a death sentence or a sentence to an unfulfilled and miserable life#while there are challenges galore when it comes to balancing life with this disorder it IS possible to live a full and productive life#and i think it's really important to have representation of that in media - and while shameless dropped the ball on a LOT of storylines#over the years THIS is the one they really fucking nailed and i am incredibly grateful#i first started watching shameless while in the midst of a major depressive episode and i was later (finally) diagnosed during an extended#hypo/manic episode - this show and ian's storyline got me through so much and made me feel so seen and validated in my struggles#world bipolar day is also vincent van gogh's birthday (happy birthday buddy) who was posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder#and who experienced both depressive and hypo/manic episodes during his lifetime (and was regularly institutionalized)#it takes a lot of help and support to keep us going. it takes the support of our family and friends and *most* of all#it takes patience and kindness and understanding - which is so so so easy to give if you are willing to love and listen#so please. be willing. listen to our stories. be patient with us. show us love without conditions. support us in any way you can.#we are worth it#i promise#anyway. that's really all i wanted to say. happy world bipolar day to those who celebrate (me) and may all of us living with this disorder#go on to live happy fulfilling beautiful magical lives
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It’s funny how audience members view Mike as their underdog-average-straight guy who is a total nerd but got an awesome girlfriend anyway when the character they are actually looking for is Dustin Henderson
#mike does not have the loser to boyfriend storyline that is dustin#mike is the tragic queer boy who forced himself and another girl into a straight relationship to fulfill expectations#but people dont want to acknowledge dustins inherent rizz because of ableism#straight guys in the fandom dont want to acknowledge that they could relate to a disabled character#miIeven is miserable together and duzie is happy and yet mike and el are the ones with the powerful relationship#stranger things#dustin henderson#mike wheeler#anti mileven#anti milkvan#byler#<- target audience
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No context little thing that is based on an actual scene I have in mind for the main comic
I wonder if some of you guys will catch the reference (not that hard I think) and connect the dots to where this whole story is going
This is important believe it or not
#I DREW THIS ON A WHITEBOARD AND THEN I UPDATED THE PAGE AND IT DISSAPPEARED😭😭😭😭HAD TO DRAW THE WHOLE THING AGAIN BUT I WAS TOO LAZY TO#DO IT ON THE WHITEBOARD AGAIN#so now u get this🎉#need to start this comic I really do#I've been avoiding spoiling the MAIN storyline for SO LONG#good thing is I'm gonna finish school definitely in a month so#THAT'S PRETTY GREAT#no more school#more time to draw#forgettable-au#undertale au#papyrus!gaster#undertale#sans#gaster#papyrus is gaster
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I don't know, man, there's something so sweet and simple with Buck and Tommy. Even if it started with a small drama, Tommy is so stable and level-headed (so far at least), it feels good even as a viewer. There's no push-pull bs, and it lets Buck understand himself in peace. Even with the whole jealousy thing, Buck was safe all along. They're just two nice men gently falling for each other.
#bucktommy#tommy kinard#evan buckley#i hope they keep things that way#i'm a huge sucker for angst but this storyline is a great choice#it's not hallmark level of awfully syrupy and corny but it's simple and nice#bvddies can rage all they want they can't take that away from us now#it's c a n o n
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