#the might extra

[shidoukanae]

so far im learning the TME manhwa is a more well-paced and fleshed out version of the story but I think the manhwa only makes the most sense if you’ve read the light novel (and vice versa). Some things I was confused about in the plot (such as how magic stones work) got explained in the LN. 

The manhwa is a more palatable political narrative story that puts a lot of emphasis on the romantic slowburn between characters and their clashing interests giving rise to gradual character development while the light novel ditches a lot of its romantic connotations (barring Lyla having lots of gay thoughts about Helene/Ellie and some cute Lyla/Fian moments) in favor of exploring Lyla’s journey for a purpose after she’s been abandoned by her old world and has nowhere left to go in this one.

Also Lyla herself is a much deeper and angstier character in the light novel and I really love the facets of nuance she gains in the light novel. Her craving her family’s acknowledgment and missing home despite knowing its fucked up to want to go home and the way she admits Phillip’s desire for a better world gave her purpose and meaning in this one is such a fascinating take on her character.

Lyla in the LN feels more personal, from the way she feels obligated to give OG!Lyla a better life away from her awful family to the way she struggles to find the reason behind her own existence and looks up to Phillip’s wishes for a better world as her meaning in life (which I actually like bc it makes Phillip feel much more sentimental). 

I also really like that there’s layers of bitterness and resentment towards Helene despite Lyla clearly worshipping her, and even if this Helene shows more friendliness to her than in the manhwa it’s clear Lyla isn't happy with how Helene is adored and loved while OG!Lyla was clearly screwed over and how unfair that is

[egophiliac]

bring your son to work day

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Actually, the bars aren't so bad anymore.

Think you can fix him? Read about his care instructions over at Tiger Tiger)

[bamsara]

AHA I learned how to make home made pins (which are stored on this piece of foam for now until I can get or craft a display to put them on)

Some came out warmer tinted than I intended and a few of the Chica cup handles broke but I had fun with it. I applied a sealer to protect them from weather and water but might switch to resin, but resin is also expensive so depends. I might sell these in sets but the ones with some errors will be b-grade discounted obviously. I have other designs as well but haven't tested those yet

[luminarai]

Most people will tell you that giving your pets any kind of medication in pill form is an absolute nightmare, meanwhile I have the exact opposite problem.

A friend of mine was watching my cat Mim while I was travelling this weekend and when he went to split her weekly allergy pill (made to split into 4 small pills when you press down on it with a finger) to give her the usual 1/4, he fumbled it and sent it skittering across the floor where my ridiculous pill-loving menace of cat immediately gobbled down the whole thing, leading to me receiving a panicked phone call at 11 pm from said friend who was understandably freaking out (everyone’s fine, a single high dose won’t cause any problems as long as it’s just this once).

Behold: the villain herself, basking in the success of her crime (she’d be planning her next pill-related heist but, as you can see if you look closely, there’s there’s nothing but elevator music behind those eyes)

[lucabyte]

i feel like people are sleeping on the occam's razor situation of how buckwild it is to outright accuse a guy of being a clone of your friend even if you DO have a lot of circumstantial evidence. there's other options is what im saying. they could just be like. a guy. that's a sensible deduction. you should explore that deduction. ignore my shirt that reads I <3 RED HERRINGS.

i still think odile has the correct theory on lock but she's smart enough to know it needs like... a real smoking gun to be able to bring it up without sounding insane.

anyway. (mirabelle voice) i know its rude to speculate but has anyone else noticed the grieving? they seem to be grieving. does anyone have any thoughts on the grieving? i have some thoughts on the grieving.

[chrissy-kaos]

"Une sorcière ne devrait jamais avoir peur dans la forêt la plus sombre, car elle doit être sûre dans son âme que la chose la plus terrifiante dans la forêt, c'est elle."

[yuwuta]

olympics coming up…… athlete aus on the mind….. satoru as a swimmer….. unreasonably large wingspan…. huge hands..... thinks “official” competitions and tournaments are boring because he can’t use the goofy purple googly eyes goggles he likes to practice in…… practices at ungodly hours solely because he likes when the pool is empty because that means you’ll dip your feet in at the edge and be there to greet him with a kiss when he’s finished his laps….. they bring up the stats board and it’s just his name ten times before the next fastest person and he could still lap them, and even tho he’ll always put so much pressure on himself to be the best, it’s worth it to have you hold his face and tell him you’re proud of him... he’s gotten so much merch from events and sponsorships and he used to think they just created clutter but that all changes when you start to wear his clothes (esp the ones with his name on it… he’s not proud to admit that does Something to him)…. always looks up to the stands when he finishes a race and if he knows you’re not there, he looks right at the camera, draws an infinity sign with his fingers, and blows a kiss (which, some commentators routinely call “unsportsmanlike conduct” but he doesn’t care, and always, publicly says he’ll pay the fees if it means blowing a kiss to his girl at home)

[longingquiet]

gay disaster peepaw aka daniel molloy

a treat for @fagcinating

[fordford]

been seeing a lot of greenhorns in the tag asking why it's called fiddauthor and not fordford, so here's the answer: it's because people have been shipping them since before we knew the author's name. pretty much as soon as it was revealed that fiddleford worked with the author people were asking "in a gay way?". most of the content back then was highly speculative, too - ford's existence had not been confirmed yet and a lot of people thought his name was stanley because the whole nameswap thing hadn't been explained yet either. due to the confusion about the character's identity and name, people at the time decided it would be easier to just call it "fiddauthor" and so that's the ship name now. other names are used but that's The Main One

[purpurussy]

face journeys

[egophiliac]

so on the subject of the "Crowley is secretly Revaan/Laverne/Levin/please Twst give us his name" theory, I think my feelings are best summed up as "I don't really buy it, but it's funny". like, in all seriousness, I'm not opposed to it; I have enjoyed the writing in Twst so far and I'm willing to trust that whatever happens will, you know, make sense and not be terrible. but I'm just not really convinced by the current evidence! maybe that'll change once we learn more, we'll see!

with that said, may I propose a few alternate theories about the possible Crowley/Revaan connection:

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

hope you feel better soon!

I am riddled with ailments, but I stay silly!

[sojutrait]

chu hua's condo + marco and luca’s rooms heheh (its the condo from this post btw)

[tiffanyachings]

i got so possessed by this silly meme that i taught myself how to draw which honestly tells you all you need to know about me

[esprei]

reference page for emperor!volo from my dystopian au he's... a bit extra