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[castiellesbian]

um so i have been thinking a lot lately about cas post-confession and the empty, and generally the empty as a character. so. hi i wrote a fic. it's 2k and will probably have a chapter 2 with more destiel (this chapter is more centered on cas's relationship with jack). idk how to promo myself but take a gander if you want!

[greenthena]

Ineffable Lapels: Our Side

I've seen some stellar breakdowns and analyses of the costuming for Good Omens, and I'm personally blown away by the consideration afforded to each element of the visual production of this show. I even appreciate the anachronistic elements that Claire Anderson chose to use in the 537 A.D. Kingdom of Wessex flashback, because aesthetic was more important than historical accuracy (Oscar Wilde would support me here, I am certain.) And to be perfectly honest, 6th century European armor was not going to cut it. So much quilting.

This discussion is just a little traffic circle spin that I wanted to address with no larger point than to say how much I adore Anderson's work on this show. That's a lie. This post has actually gotten out of hand, so grab yourself six shots of espresso in a big cup and get in. We're going for a ride.

It's the smallest detail, but have you noticed the Ineffable Idiots' lapels? Crowley's lapels always point up (not the case with any other demons). Aziraphale's lapels always point down* (again, not the case with other angels). *I'll address the one divergence at the end of this post. It's kind of the whole point. It'll be worth it. Just drink your espresso and listen.

Lapels are a fantastically subtle way to express characterization when costuming an angel and a demon. Perhaps Aziraphale's lapels are an echo of his wings? Maybe Crowley's lapels symbolize devil horns? Maybe their costumes are just reaching out trying to give each other a hug. I dunno.

I'm going to start with promo shots from both seasons that show Crowley and Aziraphale's present day wardrobes. The first promo shot pictures the costumes for all of present day S1. It's perfect for demonstrating the most pronounced expression of the lapels. Consider this a baseline or something like that.

The close up of the promo for S2 (featuring nakey Gabriel and the migrating nightingales...I'm not crying, you're crying) shows pretty similar costumes to the first season. Yes, the hairstyles have subtly changed (Crowley's not so subtly, perhaps), but the lapel positioning for both characters remains consistent.

Going back in time. (Let's call this the Baby Antichrist Era, shall we?) Crowley's collar is quite a bit narrower than in the present day, but the lapels still point up. Obviously, Aziraphale is still wearing the same coat. Obviously.

I will never recover from this John Lennon bastardry. But still, check out those lapels. And the brocade is so 60's and so over the top.

And here's Michael delivering his favorite line from S1, whilst breaking Crowley's (and literally everyone else's) heart. Do take a gander at those downward-facing lapels, though, and 'scuse me while I go have a quick cry.

I'm going out of order with this next image, back to the start of the Holy Water incident. (Don't worry, we will get to 1941. It requires more attention and will have to wait its turn.) Not a whole lot I want to pull from this image other than Aziraphale's fuzzy top hat and Crowley's snake-handled cane, which I believe he's using as he recovers from his recent trip to Hell. These costume pieces have nothing to do with lapels, I just think they're neat. But the lapel pattern holds: up for the demon, down for the angel.

A few decades earlier, we see Crowley in Edinburgh just hours before being sucked into an infernal whirlpool. The lapels here are more parallel than distinctly upward-pointing, but the extravagant shoulders on this overcoat demand a balancing lapel line.

Likewise, on Aziraphale's overcoat we don't see a defined downward-pointing lapel, so much as a wide horizontal collar, but the layers of wing-like capelets create an impression of flowing down. With these two stunning overcoats from the Edinburgh flashback set, I think the unusual period elements take the place of the lapels in demonstrating the upward tilt in Crowley's ensembles, and the downward pull in Aziraphale's.

Okay, now we can discuss 1941. Because this is where the cookie crumbles. Originally, these costumes vexed me. As usual, Crowley wears his upward-pointing lapels. But Azirapalala, goddamnit, also has upward-pointing lapels to match Crowley. But am I gonna' let a little thing like this destroy my thesis? Don't shit with me when I am analyzing costumes, because this is also the night when Aziraphale realizes he's in love with Crowley (this is Sheen cannon and cannot be disputed).

Their lapels match because of Aziraphale's revelation--he finally understands what it means to be on "Our Side," because he's finally admitted to himself that he is head-over-bloody-heels in love with the wily demon. The matching lapels in 1941 is some St. John of Patmos-level stuff, I think, their matching collars revealing their synchronicity. Even if it's only for the one night, they're one the same page, heading in the same direction. I know many of us in the fandom are pretty preoccupied with the idea of a third 1941 flashback in S3 because this night seems to be the hinge in their relationship. It's the night when everything changes. It's not just Crowley swooping in to rescue his angel, as he's done in the past. They're mutually dependent on one another to make it through the night alive, well, at least to avoid discorporation (it's romantic, okay?) Crowley diverts the Luftwaffe plane; Aziraphale protects them from the blast of the bomb; Crowley saves the books; Aziraphale saves Crowley's ass from an irate Mrs. Henderson; Crowley saves Aziraphale's magic show (by literally not discorporating him on stage); and Aziraphale saves both their asses with some surprisingly successful prestidigitation when he swaps out the incriminating photo Furfur had managed to snap of the Ineffable Morons.

Crowley and Aziraphale's matching lapels in 1941 isn't a fluke or a costuming blunder. I think it's a very subtle head nod to what we all know actually happened that night: Aziraphale took a tenuous step forward in their relationship. A step 6000 years in the making. A step that, if noticed by their respective superiors, could mean the actual and eternal end to them. He couldn't shout it from the rooftops--he couldn't even speak of it directly in private (I mean he tried, but "That's what friends are for" was as painful for the viewer as it was for Crowley and Aziraphale.) He couldn't disclose through words or direct actions what he needed the demon to know, so he used what avenue he had available to him. Through the subdued symbolism of his bloody lapels, Aziraphale communicated to his demon, "I am on Our Side."

For reading to the end of this post, you get a very special reward! Here is The Amazing Mr. Fell. I love him. I'm not going to address right now the fantastic costume because this beauty deserves a post of its own--the cape with the stars! THE CAPE WITH THE STARS! HE'S SWATHED HIMSELF IN CROWLEY'S CREATION...I'm fine.

[skaruresonic]

I really don't like how the description of the promo image of the full Dark Beginnings has to specify that they're reaching for one another "like long lost siblings".

What is the difference between reaching for one another platonically and romantically? What makes that drawing different from the nearly identical scene of Sonic and Blaze in Rush, used as Sonaze fodder since the game came out? How is a blind person, the target audience, supposed to imagine the difference? And why does it matter?

It breaks the flow of the description and it feels... cowardly. Whoever wrote that description likely knows that a growing portion of the fanbase, especially on Twitter, thinks shipping Shadria is immoral, so they put their hands forward and shouted "THEY'RE SIBLINGS YOUR HONOR" to appease them.

Yes, I know the manuals have described their bond as sibling-like since the beginning, or at least ShTH. But was there any need to specify it here? Especially when Dark Beginnings itself just added more Shadria fuel (yeah it's very sibling-y to caress your brother's chest hair lol)?

I am not invested in Shadria but I don't understand the hate for it. It's cute. Shadow and Maria care for each other and are important to each other. There is no need to pigeon-hole their bond in a convenient label. There is no need to give an arm to the uptight fans who wrap their ship war (because let's face it, I'm sure many of those anti-Shadria people ship Sonadow lmao) in a morality question.

That piece has some real "Chihiro and Kohaku falling out the sky" energy going on tbh. Very kawaii and kakwáhyę. <3

Managed to find a few based tweets amidst the sea of Shadria antis popping champagne bottles, lol:

Based and Maekawa-pilled.

I do find it a tad sus how hard people cling to the ShTH manual as "proof" of pair's sibling relationship when the game proper never has Shadow or Maria describe it as such. The omission becomes even more salient when you recall that the Commander described Maria as being "like a sister" to him and "the only familly" he knew. Why does a Donut Steel nobody gives a shit about use those words, but not Shadow?

You mean to tell me in all 326 routes of Shadow The Hedgehog, Shadow does not take a single opportunity to say "I miss my sister Maria"? Wow, it's almost like ST left their dynamic open to interpretation for a reason. :v

Besides, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. If the ShTH manual is watertight proof that shipping Shadria is incest, then I reserve the right to say that Sonic was forced into a date with Amy under duress in Unleashed because Black Knight's manual describes him as awaiting a "stressful encounter."

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(yeah it's very sibling-y to caress your brother's chest hair lol)?

...I don't think the antis realize that just makes it even hotter. what are you doing, step sis

Yeah, Maria has some... brow-raisingly romance anime-coded behaviors in these shorts. She's, uh... notably touchy-feely with Shadow.

Also, one last grenade to lob into the water, because fuck it, we're waking up and choosing violence today lmao:

[aihoshiino]

So I was randomly going through the first episode trying to find the ghost Ai scene and I noticed something that wasn't in the manga…during the mini concert part where the twins do their ritual dance, there was also what looks to be white roses as congratulations…? It's around 35 minutes in, the only other person who we've seen so far use white roses in this franchise was Hikaru...unless those aren't white roses and I suck at recognizing flowers lol They did pause on those specific flowers though

So...! For anyone who didn't quite catch it as they watched, one of the establishing shots of the performance venue before the promo mini concert is of a huge bouquet of white roses.

They are directly center frame and the eyeline of the proceeding and following shots are all constructed to keep your eyes exactly in the middle where they will be.

These roses were something we briefly chatted about in the Oshi no Brainrot Discord when Nik (@akane-kurokawa) was kind enough to share some pics from the episode 1 storyboards but it wasn't until this ask that I went back to take a really good gander and realized some very interesting things.

First of all - you're correct that these are white roses, because the storyboard note here explicitly identifies them as such. In fact, it's the only thing it says; 'there's a flower offering of white roses at the bottom of the stairs'.

You'll also notice that the image here is basically just a grayscale version of the screencap above, which means it was fully rendered before the storyboards were even done. I'm not a hundred percent sure how early into episode production these would have been completely (aside from... you know... pretty fuckin early!) but these seem to have been done so early on in overall series production that a bunch of the settei hadn't even been finalized yet. Peep these scrunkly ass early B-Komachi designs:

Not only that, but as you can see from this image and checking out Nik's post of the storyboards, that a ton of them are roughed out like this with basically nothing already rendered to this degree of detail. This implies that this shot was extremely important - important enough to have fully completed and ready to go before the storyboards were even complete.

Oh, well. That's not quite true... Nik did spot one other thing that was prerendered.

The rose bouquet Ryosuke brings for Ai, that the storyboard specifically mentions should be the same colour as they were in the original work.

All together it has some, uh... very loaded implications, huh?

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[staticshipstation]

I see everyone else making Promo posts so I decided I'd make one of my own!

My name is Max! I'm a Non-Binary/Demi-Boy Lesbian who's a bit of a lizard man fan. (they are butch lesbians in my heart and soul). I'm an artist and a writer. I also have AUDHD!

My current F/O is Gex from.. well the Gex games but Dingodile is considered my main F/O! I love them both very dearly.

Take a gander at my Carrd before interacting please!

[belovedblossoms-m]

//Aaaaand I'm finally done with the new muse page!! Here's the LINK if you'd like to take a gander, including the new followers here I see you. :) I've also updated my promo with the new link as well as on my blog page for it. My muses now have a brief description underneath them so if anyone of them strikes your fancy even if you don't really know some of them that well, you're more than welcome to interact with them still!

[edhellfire86]

Rules are up. Please take a gander.

I won't be on here much today because I feel like being too active too quick might get me shdwbannd again x_x and I already followed a shit ton of people.

I'll be on Discord though.

And if you send me a link to the replies I owe you, I'll draft them. I should be around tomorrow so I can work on that.

I'm keeping the promo and the pinned post as it because I love my original URL. I'm hoping the other blogs get back to normal and I can go back to it.

[alderaphid]

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[kolcheksluver]

Shameless self promo rn but The Guest fans should take a gander at my tiktok cause I js posted a David edit

[tmkutawrites]

I have done it, I have officially updated all of my current author social medias! Take a gander if you like, give me a follow, tell me what I'm missing. Gearing up to push out promo material soon!

[potterpromptmeme]

Today is technically the last day of Round One, but since I've gotten busy with RL and other fandom events, I let this one fell by the wayside. Because of this, I'll close the Round One post on Oct 7th, the night before Round Two promo starts.

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