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swagging-back-to · 2 months ago

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if a character's most interesting aspect is the trauma they've been through; your character is boring.

#pro writing tip #genuinely tho.#think of every well written character you know of. whats the most interesting part of their character #trauma is never and should never be the most interesting part of a character.#it's one of the building blocks of their character #but what do they as a character actually do.#not what do other characters do to them.#if their trauma involves them doing or not doing something then THAT ISNT INCLUDED IN THIS BECAUSE THATS THEM ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING!!1 #thats a choice they make #thats something that they do #anyone and everyone has trauma that doesnt make a character special.#for example; lets take the most recent arcane arch.#is vi's most interesting aspect that she gets hit by caitlyn and left?#no. it's how she responds. it's her becoming a streetfighter and having a full on emo moment.#thats an interesting part of her character #not that moment of trauma.#what's mels most interesting aspect? how manipulative and cunning she is. not how her mother cast her out of the family.

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mynnthia · 8 months ago

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was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #kabru #kabru already added laios as a discord friend. everyone else in the server can see laios excitedly asking kabru to go with him #what would You even Do in this situation. how would YOU feel?#basically: kabru isnt a laios-hater! hes just in shock bc Thats His Trauma. the key part is kabru still says yes #bc he wants to get to know laios. to understand why laios would be so fascinated by something horrific to him #and ALSO bc even while in shock kabru can still tell laios has unique expertise + knowledge that Could be used for Good #even if kabru doesnt fully trust laios yet (bc kabru just started talking to the guy 2 hours ago. they barely know each other)#kabru also understands that getting to know ppl (esp laios) means having to get to know their passions. even if it triggers his trauma here #but thats too much to fit in this metaphor/analogy. this is NOT an AU! its not supposed to cover everything abt kabru or laios' character!#its a self-contained metaphor written Specifically to be more easily relatable+thus easy to understand for general ppl online #(ie. assumed discord users. hence why i said (a non-specific) 'discord server' and not something specific like 'car repair subreddit')#its for ppl who mightve not fully grasped kabru's character+intentions and think hes being mean/'chaotic'/murderous.#to place ppl in kabru's shoes in an emotionally similar situation thats more possible/grounded in irl experiences and contexts.#and also for the movie punchline #mynn.txt #dm text #crossposting my tweets onto here since my friends suggested so

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binary-bird · 8 months ago

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to no one's surprise i ended up liking the character struggling with her own fictionality

#ddlc monika #ddlc #doki doki literature club #and now for something different #i havent settled on a coloring style i like yet so im experimenting again #so if this looks jank thats why lol #anyway i dont usually play horror but i do love the meta stuff and glitching #so unsettling. so good

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paintedcrows · 2 months ago

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It is imperative to me that Bill and Stan do torrid Duchess Approves roleplay and argue about character motivations

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turtletoria · 4 months ago

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i wanted to try drawing older Mabel and Dipper !

#gravity falls #mabel pines #dipper pines #artists on tumblr #tbob #not gonna lie im not too sold on these designs so i may change things later if i ever wanna draw them again #i was looking at their old character designs and concept art for inspiration #mabel lowkey looks like a fashion mess but! i think its in character so whatevvsss #also firm believer that they both have glasses. mabel doesnt wear contacts bc she likes fun frames + contacts are too uncomfortable for her #dipper doesnt wear contacts because hes too busy for contacts and he can never put them in right #also took some insp from kristen schaal. alex hirsch. ariel hirsch. jason ritter for them too #also. i know dipper is shown to be a STEM-y kid but i firmly am a believer hes a STEM enjoyer in the service of art. like the fanfiction #writer thats studies physics or chemistry to get a certain detail right or something. or the entire futurama writers room lol #like i do think he wants to make documentaries or shows abt the supernatural or whatever #and mabel helps out with the adventuring :)#kind of like buzzfeed unsolved in the golden era of youtube #turtlearts

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puppppppppy · 24 days ago

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who is your favorite AA character? 👁️👁️

ziska… I hope capcom brings her back someday

#shes cool as fuck to me bc when I first played jfa I found her really frustrating to deal with #not just as Phoenix but I mean like on a personal level she is challenging because she’s so thorough #and yet I also find it fascinating that she breaks the character she’s built for herself once in a while #i 100% believe that I don’t think she would have caught on to what Phoenix was trying to do while stalling for time with engardes trial #so it’s probably a good thing edgeworth subbed in but she literally busts her ass to bring evidence to court #almost right after having a bullet extracted from her WHICH SHE ALSO PRESENTS AS EVIDENCE. thats metal as fuck ok #especially since she would technically have nothing to do with the case after edgeworth fills in and she still decided to do that anyway #maybe it was blind faith to use that evidence to win since she wasn’t there for most of the trial but still #and even if canon doesn’t give it to me I still firmly believe there’s be at least some chemistry between her and Maya #like especially if you hold it next to wrightworth that works bc there’s already a history there and majority of Phoenix and miles trying #to relearn their relationship is Phoenix coaxing out that side of Miles that he remembers from fourth grade #but with Franmaya it’s something new and they’re basically strangers to each other and one of them almost got the other convicted #and I still think that’s fascinating and it’s a damn shame thay half of the fics I find for them on ao3 is background in wrightworth fic #i did find a good one that touched on Franziska trying to win pearls approval because Pearl does hold a grudge against her #and seeing that trying to live up to perfecting even her personal relationships without getting to know Pearl to even know #why it wasn’t working feels believable when I think abt her as a character yk #myart #my art #doodles #aa #ace attorney #franziska von karma

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daisybell-on-a-carousel · 1 month ago

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Being someone who read Under The Red Hood and came out with the firm belief that, for Jason, it's not about killing Joker, it's about Jason wanting proof Batman would choose him over the Joker (bc shelia chose the joker). Makes seeing any other media where it's all about just wanting the Joker dead is a teeny bit frustrating. to be honest

Jason could've killed the Joker himself, really, really easily. Jason kidnaps the Joker before the confrontation. I can't open my comic for a reference right now, but it felt like he had the Joker for quite a bit before the confrontation. He had him. He beat him up with a crowbar. He had every single opportunity to kill the Joker himself, but he didn't because that wasn't his goal. Make no mistake, he did plan for the Joker to be dead by the end of it, but do you see what im trying to say here

Edit: If I knew this post was gonna get 1000+ notes I would've tried to word it better or something, this was a rant I made on the way to the grocery store 😭

It's not about making Batman kill either. When Batman says he won't kill, Jason adjusts and goes, 'Let ME kill the Joker or kill me to stop me' instead. The test is all about Batman choosing him. The whole final confrontation is Jason's first death again. The parent, The Joker, and the explosives. It even ends with Jason unable to move as a bomb goes off right next to him again because the parent didn't choose Jason. And instead tried finding an option that'd benefit them and (consequencely) letting the Joker walk, again, lol, lmao <-in agony

#the final confrontation was basically his first death again #and YES he Does want the Joker dead #and it would've been really really nice if Batman was the one who did it #but when batman made it clear he wouldn't kill the joker. Jason easily switched to saying “LET me kill the joker” to accommodate #because he Wanted batman to pass his test #he gave a test to dick too. and technically tim but it wasnt the family test it was a different one so it doesnt rly count #AFTER utrh and the reveal and the batarang you can go hog wild about it. i care less about it then #granted i do believe they make jason more scared of the joker after it at some point #i guess because hes a bit too willing to kill the joker and ive heard jason wasnt meant to live after utrh #my watsonian explain for that is he was so fixated on his plan he cpuld override his fear. or maybe the pit. either work #i prefer the fixation bc i dont like the explanation that the pit was the /only/ reason he could get all plan together and done #BUT THATS UNRELATED!!!#dc stop putting the joker in jason stories im begging you please please please. lock him in a vault for the next 20 years or something #it Cpuld be good and i understand. but also. after so long of people that dont know or go for jasons need for family and parents #that love him and he can trust #the joker starts to feel like?? hm. words. a cop out? oh haha its that guy that killed him woagh hes here #i bet you dont even know that jaybin got beat until unconsciousness by an angry mob #while asking batman to save him only for batman to have to walk away #anwya. where was i going with this #i think i got off topic #jason todd #dc comics #batman #ADDED AN EDIT. SORRY. this post has been haunting me it keeps me awake. what if people misunderstand #they cant read my tags where i ramble more depth. thisbis the only option #EDIT EDIT: hiii #removed the sentence abt jason having the joker for several days bc i misremembered some things #go read its-your-mind 's addition instead also #ok no more i wont edit this post anymore i promise

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uncharted-constellations · 3 months ago

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The Princess and Hero of the First Great Calamity

The orange snoot is very important to me….

#tloz #princess zelda #link #assumedly?#botw #totk #technically #loz redesigns round 2 #the first great calamity #the ancient heroes aspect #the ancient hero’s aspect #art #my art #redesign #listen this is probably the one and only time ill draw something furry so if it looks a bit wonky i dont really care lmao #this is one of the few designs where im Under designing one of the characters #ie the heroes aspect is such a messy design #i went of the mural a little bit more for the coloring so a little more orangey red involved in his design #and also changing his face to look a little less offputting #and the greener looking eyes from the mural #the darker fur also helps the teal pop #but yes i made his armor a little less zonai-y and a tad more guardian inspired?#i didnt take away all the zonai vibes because he’s seemingly related to them somehow #i do wish we had a timeline for how long after rauru sealed ganon that this calamity happened #but oh well #but yeah uh zelda #vaguely based on sonia #thats pretty much all i have to say about her lmao #i used more neutrals on her dress to semi emulate the pure white of the mural #while also bringing in more of those sheikah tech colors

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verflares · 10 months ago

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(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:

"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"

#now. how on earth do i begin to tag this. um.#link #loz #totk #totk spoilers #light dragon #dragon link #loz au #totk roleswap au #there . i'll add more if they come to me LOL #um i can talk about some of my insps i guess?? might make another post too #so mostly i just dont really like turning him into 'light dragon but male' and giving him slightly darker colours or something like that #this also obviously isnt exactly like the botw dragons either though and its a bit more of a mix of other creature concepts i enjoy #since everyone agrees he'd have a farosh horn i wanted to make him a kirin/unicorn :) which is why his tail looks like that #aside from the obvious eastern dragon insps and what ive picked and chosen from the botw dragons #and obviously this looks a lot like wolf link. thats on purpose #i wanted to give him some fierce deity design refs too but because this is so dark/earthy they didnt look very fitting #but honestly you could do a whole fierce deity dragon design on its own i think #okay lots of tags but IVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. okay. let me have this.#my art #dragon link au

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bigfatbreak · 9 months ago

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Birds of a Feather previous / next

#my art #feralnette au #birds of a feather #long tags #sorry I went apeshit in the tags #LETS SAY IT ALL TOGETHER NOW #I - M - A - G - OOOOOOOOO #its fun drawing marinette's back to Alya and having her appear stout and unstoppable and totally logical #and then you see her face and she's like two seconds from completely snapping and is keeping it together by a thread #as a note just because mari feels very certainly abt smth doesnt mean she's right. feelings can be valid and also irrational #in the throes of grief she decided it was better to be alone than to lose someone again so she started pulling away #and lila made pulling away very very very easy to do #shes also vaguely aware she's being unfair in pinning this on alya which is why she started spinning the drain on cockmoth again #legitimately all the shit that's happened to her wouldn't have been so catastrophic if he was never in the picture and she knows it #but the bitterness of her bestie choosing a fantastic liar over her at the worst of times stiiiiiings #alya's personal timing was bad but lila really took advantage of the fact that marinette had been acting off and weird #she basically clocked marinette as being unstable from SOMETHING and made up a lie about her #knowing she wouldn't have the strength to defend herself #between her social life going tachy bc of lila and losing fu in a way that felt like personhood death marinette was really put on the spot #and alya doing her thing of busting in there and assuming her bias is correct was a terrible combo #essentially marinette is highly unstable and alya is just realizing that #busting in and giving her a lecture when she's slightly hysterical and definitely delirious from exhaustion is NOT the way #to show her she's self sabotaging #cuz thats just gonna make her double down on self sabotaging. bc marinette will not accept that she is also a CHIIIIILD

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abstractfrog · 3 months ago

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Happy 1 year anniversary to Mr Sherlock Holmes! Here's a litttleee celebratory comic from me

#sherlock & co #sherlock and co #writing these tags on the 29th of september #which is when john and sherlock ACTUALLY met <3 #so there you go #uh once again shout out to candy for letting me talk through some of my processes #it helps immensely and i really wanted to be sure i was getting across what i wanted to with this one #speaking of which - usually i yap a lot in the tags of these bcus i love talking about art #for this one...im not sure i want to comment too much #because i'll be here forever and i think most things can speak for themself #but let me say this one thing #for the first five pages i was drawing john on paper and sherlock on the computer exclusively #and then bringing them together..#uh it really made me think of paul and harry. recording on opposite sides of the world. brought together by the power of editing #its not a particularly emotional scene but i hope ive infused it with. something.#anyway thats it from me #if u want to ask about any particular aspect i would love to yap about the process but i'll just leave it here for now or i'll never shut u #happy 1 year podpals #patsart #oh yeah i will say i did have to take quite a bit of liberty with the audio in order to do what i wanted. forgive me #or dont idc

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ninjasmudge · 2 months ago

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your honour he cant help it hes a kitty. he missed them

#sorry for nothing for ages and then a bunch of posts not actually sorry thats just how it happens #cotl #cult of the lamb #cotl narinder #cotl lamb #my art #narilamb #hey i think everyone could maybe do with something a bit nicer after today huh me included 😭#meant to draw their tattoos i just forgot pardon me i dont wanna do it all again

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musubiki · 5 months ago

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balor 🥰

#fields of mistria #fom #balor #fanart #art #sir...im so in love w you...#if anyone else like me loved the fuck out of stardew but was disappointed in the romance options...please play this game #the characters/interactions/dialouge is top notch #i knew nothing about this game i found out about it 2 days before release #i thought i was gonna go for march #and immedately met this guy and just #his first line is like (im a traveling merchant) and i went (oh no)#i have such a THING for merchant characters #i can finally live out my dream of romancing volo pkmn #sort of #except not evil #i think #love that the romance options in this game are like... adults with jobs/dreams/aspirations #unlike stardew where everyone is supposedly an adult but is like a teenager??#but in this game everyone is a contributing member of society #love that <3333 #the dialouge for real is amazing #anyway. it still in uhh...early access? so you cant do everything youll be able to do one day #but thats good for me bc i tend to blast through these games and do 90% of things within a week #fanart???? from my ass???#only because i love this game and him #im so fucked up for him #not me tracking his ass down everyday to talk to him #also what i love about this game is being able to talk to everyone multiple times a day #like every hour or something

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saintforan · 11 months ago

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Oh no, he's turning him into bread!

#art #artists on tumblr #digital art #digital illustration #poppy playtime #poppy playtime 3 #poppy playtime chapter 3 #catnap #dogday #smiling critters #i really need to know how animators do this #i nearly died on this like 2 second gif 😫#but thats okay tho i learnt how to do something new

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lmaowh-at · 3 months ago

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Lanns n Starks lineups/costumes sketches that I will probably add other houses to. Tywin and Joff & the rest aren't here because I was lazy and Cerseis dress took all of my energy. Don't ask me about inspiration or historical basis for these

#I AM NO FASHION HISTORIAN!!! I ONLY DRAW WHAT I THINK FITS THE VIBE!!!!#the lanns are more or less fitting with each other but the starks are a mess lol #ned is wearing like an every day stark attire ig #cat is more Traditional Tully #for sansa i had absolutely no idea what to do so she doesnt really look connected to neither ned nor cat #her dress is just slavic adjacent. you decide what it is. def not kl or alayne stone eras tho #with robb i wanted to draw completely different armor than i did for jaime so theres both chainmail #AND iron chest plate(s) that look central asian a little lol #arya has her worn out dirty ass riding attire that was given to her by lady smallwood #and jon is nw but i couldnt think of shit so hell be probably getting a seperate post with his costume #all in all this was. something. i dont think im really good at costume design lmao so you can just look at their faces to see my Vision #of everyone there. yea okay thats it #jon snow #eddard stark #catelyn stark #catelyn tully #sansa stark #robb stark #arya stark #house stark #jaime lannister #cersei lannister #tyrion lannister #house lannister #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #🧩

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sofiaruelle · 2 months ago

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🌸The SDV gurlies in their Flower Dance outfits🌸

I wanted to keep it coquette/cotteage-core but i played around too much 😅😅. I still tried to keep it all cohesive to the theme of the event but with some my headcanons on their outfit choices lmao (like Abigail’s fit is mostly borrowed from someone or Haley fersure made Emily make her something new from scratch, etc.)

theres some other outfits under readmore that didnt make it to the final.

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