#the curse of talent

[whumpingandsmilinglikeanidiot]

Talented but arrogant,

perfect and a show-off,

dominates the stage every time they show up.

is one my favorite kind of whumpees ever; when something went wrong a long, long time ago and they've been trying to hide it.

All the subtle cues that something is wrong - disappearing randomly for a few minutes, strange responses to everyday things, bruises appearing out of nowhere, >>>>things they always did that looked like childish swagger but actually it was for different reasons<<<<

There whumpee stays nonchalant and sticks their chin high up in the air while important things are given up, they're worn and tired, and the insides of their life turns into an absolute mess, yet things just keep getting worse and worse

And everything slowly swings out of control and whumpee is desperately trying to pull themselves back together and despite caretaker begging them to let it go - arrogant, stubborn whumpee refuses

So when everything finally falls apart in the worst way possible - when they faint in the middle of their job performance, when they crack and start shouting, when they're caught coughing blood on national TV, when voice recordings of their torment get sent to their family and friends

my god it's perfect

[mamaclownhunter]

Ok I lied I have art that was too fun not to share

Listen- I need combative “I hate you bro but I would also die for you” platonic cumplane

I need Shang Quinghua calling Shen Quingqui a hussy and a harlot

I need Shen Quingqui to respond with a full bodied cathartic “bitch” I need them to be venting out frustrations every 2 seconds and ruthlessly gossiping the next. I need them to immediately turn on anyone that talks shit on the other.

Pls for my health.

[the-apocalypse-is-upon-us]

are you guys seeing this shit

[wizardpink]

I know everyone likes to concept of IWTV vamps losing their ability to make good art when they become vampires but, I actually like the idea that sometimes people/vampires just aren't that talented lmaoooo. But immortal vampires have the money and the time to pursue artistic hobbies, plus the desire to reconnect with humanity, so they do so anyway despite a lack of talent.

Like Marius for example is exactly the type of asshole who would be only a semi-decent painter, but use his money and power and influence to insert himself into the art world like he belonged there.

And if Armand is to be believed, Lestat wasnt a bad actor at all.

Like sorry bout it but maybe Louis just isnt a great photographer! And the reason it stings so much is because filthy sack-of-blood humans would dare tell a vampire "maybe you're just not cut out for this."

We know vampires are only supposed to turn only the most attractive humans. Who is more unearnedly confident in their artistic abilities than hot people?

[chicademartinica]

To those who didn’t know me back when To my star 2 was airing (I legit almost died)I M SO SORRY FOR THE FULL MONTH OF INCOHERENT SNOT BUBBLE WHIMPERING ON YOUR DASH.

[shyjusticewarrior]

Jason and Talia giving advice: "Shut the fuck up"

[ponury-grajek]

AU in which Light dumps Misa and stays with L (for hmm investigation purposes) and in revenge she starts drawing very explicit L/Kira doujinshis but L and Kira in her stories always have Light's and Ryuzaki's faces

And then one day Light visits his family and sees those beautiful covers in Sayu's room

*cover drawings are based on the cover of Okane ga nai by Toru Kousaka and Liberty Liberty by Hinako Takanaga

[vanhelsingapologist]

I've no more kept my warmth than blood upon the snow.

From "Memento Mori,” a fanzine organized by @curseofsergei.

[evilkaeya]

Chuuya thinks he's the king of cursing until he witnesses Kunikida utter sets of words directed at Dazai that should be banned in every country under the sun

[arcielee]

I have made my complaints about the writers, but have decided to shelve my disdain and just focus on the bits that had my cunt heart aflutter.

And, as always, I will continue with my cursed Canva creations.

Stay hydrated everyone. 💜

[hyunpic]

he’s so good at so many things except winning in games

[arcoskylover]

Uni puts on white high-heeled boots, smiling softly and tenderly at everyone, trying to somehow break that height difference, still remaining a small child. Glances stop at her too often, running over the strange hat and tattoo under her eye, but every stranger she tries to make eye contact looks away.

She feels their fear, how their feelings scream that she is dangerous, and not who she pretends to be - and again stretches her lips into a thin smile, behind which hides a chasm of visions, more like nightmares

Good kids don't survive in the mafia.

The curse was draining her strength, greedily devouring the remnants of a broken life, barely reaching her by the hand to twenty - and Uni, quietly, so that no one would hear, thanked her ancestors for this.

As soon as she accepted the curse after her mother, the visions abruptly stopped, leaving only a picture of her death.

But now... She's free again. And the shaman's blood, lulled by human blood and the power of Trinisette, wakes up again, capturing the child's mind with inhuman wisdom.

She looks at Kawahira, silently demanding answers, and he looks back wearily.

He knows, but he cannot understand, because he has never completely pretended to be a man, only putting on masks, leaving his essence unchanged. Sepira wanted to fuse with the mask of humanity, and she almost managed to deceive her beloved humanity by passing carnival masks to each descendant.

Almost - because Uni has become free again to exchange prudence for the thinking of almost immortal beings, and is almost going crazy from inconsistency with what she has become accustomed to in her short life.

She's scared too, but no one can help her.

Either she gets out on her own, or she finally surrenders to the mercy of Sepira's echo, which remains in the mind of every Giglio Nero.

(Uni doesn't want to disappear again)

[ellena-asg]

@chubbiestcow's post about James' obsession with Jack (hurricane scene) made me think about another scene when James does something unexpected (highly unexpected) and it's all because of Jack and it makes people around like "WTF".

James in CotBP (canon version):

James and the same scene in early draft:

In both versions he is like "Oh, let him go!". His people are shocked. They expect that he, a commodore, will say something like "Catch him!". They remember how he always tries to catch Jack. But nah. They hear "Oh you know what? Let's be kind and give this man his freedom. We can catch him tomorrow or... whatever".

And the early version? James Norrington, That James Norrington, helps Jack to escape. He frees him. He comes to Jack's cell and he frees him. All people are like "Oh no, he escaped! Someone helped him! Oh commodore, oh governor, someone helped him! But WHO?!", even Will & Lizzie are shocked, and James fucking Norrington stands there with poker face and is like "Yeah, yeah, what a news, yeah that's intriguing, who did it, I don't know, I don't know" and he still has that key. What a man. People are like "So... our cannons can stop him!" and James is like "Oh dear, no, relax".

And that moment in canon when he talks to Will and is like "Yeah, I knew that Jack's friends would come and try to save him..." - okay, James, you knew. But... you also HOPED, huh? 😉

Gillette is confused. He is sooo confused. "Then Gillette gets it". What, Gillette? That your boss is obsessed with this pirate? That your boss fell for "the worst pirate (...)"? That he doesn't want to kill him? (and he CAN'T). But he needs to catch him (see him) again? Yeah.

Oh you, James Norrington! You fell so hard for Jack. So hard that sometimes you sabotage own plans and your people's actions 😉 (James, are you aware?)

[definitelynotshouting]

the human brain truly was not meant to handle the sheer number of powerful animatic ideas florence welch's cosmic love inevitably generates

[mushed-kid]

take two

[sleeplesssmoll]