#they're the opposite of parallels

[aficionadoenthusiast]

percy wanted so badly to not be the hero in his own story that he became the hero in everyone else's

annabeth wanted so badly to find a hero to finish her own story that she became the hero in percy's

[solidwater05]

In Last Life, Pearl died in the finale and it gave Scott the strength to keep going, to avenge his friends, to make all those gifted lives count. He fought and fought until he came out on top because it's what Pearl and Cleo would have wanted. He raised his sword with pride and got struck down for winning the game by not playing, honorable and clever

In Wild Life, Scott dies in the finale and Pearl feels alone. It's a new kind of alone, without guidance and without purpose, that stops her in her tracks while the world keeps going around her. She doesn't want to get up and fight, there's nothing left to fight for. She gave it her all and it wasn't enough. She feels so pathetic.

[jojo-schmo]

The 24 Character Strengths are awesome references when writing characters!!

I've found this website to be extremely helpful and cool while fleshing out my characters' personalities and motivations.

Even if I only have basic personality traits for a character, exploring strengths that I feel fits them and reading their descriptions is fantastic for inspiration!! It really helps narrow down the basic ideals I imagine a character would believe in, and then I can get more specific from there. It's a great guide to springboard off of!

Each strength is sorted into one of six virtues. Starting with a broad virtue, for example "justice," and honing that down into the strengths of "fairness," "leadership," or "teamwork" makes writing them really fun!

Here's an example of the "fairness" strength description! Lots of detail and tangible qualities describing it!

Of course there are infinite ways to interpret a character strength, just like in real life. And people aren't always black and white and follow a strength 100% of the time. But it's been extremely helpful to see specific traits being described in so much detail, and imagining different scenarios that a character would react in. It's like I can understand them a bit more and think a little like them, especially if their trait isn't one of my personal strengths. :3

But I also recommend taking the actual personality test for yourself! I took it years ago and it was really cool to put a name to some of my strengths and see how detailed this descriptions were. And when my friends and I shared our results, I felt like we understood each other just a little more. :)

Just thought I'd share this reference that's been helping me lately :D

[ohlexa]

#say your prayers and bottoms up!

[elvisqueso]

Character Parallels: Diving off of an absurd height immediately after introduction.

[forged-in-kaoss]

goggles equipped! 🥽 +5 color of observation!

[fromtheseventhhell]

Another reason that Stansas hate the idea of Arya and Dany being friends (outside of them wanting to demonize Dany) is that they've convinced themselves that Dany and Sansa are the only main female characters, so if a Stark sister is going to have a significant relationship with Dany it has to be Sansa. Arya being constantly downplayed and treated like an accessory to Sansa has generally led to the consensus that her relationship with Dany will be defined by whatever Sansa's relationship (positive or negative) with her is. That's why Arya is always being left out of the "we were robbed of [x] female character friendship" conversations and why theories about Dany/Arya getting along are treated as Sansa hate; Arya, as a character, is seen as secondary to Sansa by a lot of people

[karokawwo]

lucio and eclipse.... o sol e a lua....

[some-pers0n]

Every once in a while I think about the ship I've been obsessed over for close to two years now and feel like I'm ascending to another plane of reality. Like sometimes you just encounter a ship that hits every single mark and is perfect in every regard and you're left stunned how something like that can even exist

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

oh yeah i hate this btw. lmao:

[raayllum]

me remembering that as of s5 callum following in viren's foosteps is also the only thing, narratively, that encompasses and enables him to likewise break free from aaravos' hold/control

[raticalshoez]

Something I really like about Life Series Jimmy is the steady confidence he's built in himself. Like, Jimmy has always been an all talk, not a lot of bite kind of guy, but seeing it progress as the seasons go on is fun!

In 3rd Life he was very apprehensive about killing, and while he made bold moves to try and stomp his foot down like when he bruned the Dogwarts banner, this season is still definitely when he was most passive. Even in Last Life, I think one of the boldest moves he made was running off with that life, which was practically just an act of self-preservation.

Cut to Secret Life where Jimmy is actively doing things to harm people, and he's really having a godo time causing havoc. I'd argue he tried to be more violent and aggressive in Limited Life too, but it wasn't as much as he did this season. He was genuinely a very fun antagonistic force for the Heart Foundation to deal with, and he created tension in ways that didn't involve him putting himself at a disadvantage with his lack of combat skills.

I think a lot of this comes from the other characters not taking him seriously, and that's still very evident now. Despite the sure and certain nature in which Jimmy tends to deliver his threats, he still tends to crumble when he knows he's outmatched or when he feels as though he's being seen as just a fool to people. He's always been like that but like...now he's just been indulging the power he gets from being red, and it's interesting to see.

I guess that plays a big part in why I don't really like how he's been or used to be characterized as an innocent guy who could do no wrong. I'm very far from the first person to say that, and I'm honestly not adding much to the conversation, but like, he can play SUCH a cool antagonistic force, but people just reduce him to the angst that comes with his curse, or whatever.

Don't get me wrong, I think Jimmy can be very kind! It's especially evident when he's with his allies; he always does what he can to defend them, even if he can't properly follow through with his vows of protection. He gets excited over little things, and is generally just a sunshiny kind of dude; I can see the golden retriever resemblance! But, to treat his character as if he's free of flaws or just the most innocent, sad boy in the world is just. It irks me a bit, though I don't see it much anymore, so that's good!

Anyways. That's my ramble for today!!! Sorry again to anyone who expects art out of this blog I promise I will get to it. Life's just been kicking my ass.

[tabl3]

psa: (my) skylar and (my) adam are equal matches for each other. neither would win if they fought for real. they'd literally just wear each other down until they both died lmao

psa psa:

some of you have noticed the similarities in the characterizations of both trios. this is intentional. they're intended to parallel each other

skylar & adam: oldest, physically strongest, most powerful, rocks of their teams, protectors of the other two

kaz and bree: emotional, passionate, impulsive, empathetic ones

oliver and chase: most calculated, most intelligent, quieter form of kindness, voices of reason, s t r e s s e d

[huskymaine]

Guess who just finished watching Boku no Hero Academia Season 6! Hehe, I got hooked by Hawks instantly on the past season and mildly intrigued by Dabi before but them on this season, wow...

Me, watching Hawks killed Twice and Dabi deranged dance while collected their footages like a coffee-induced Skeptic : You are doing amazing, sweeties...

2 things I have in mind while watching their chaotic shenanigans :

1. They’re at the same age as me and readily get burned left and right for their goals while I can’t even gather enough motivation to finish my thesis wtf

2. Why are they side characters of side characters each of them are enough to lead their own series

The youtube version : https://youtu.be/KE0vYC1rahg

Please enjoy, feedbacks are appreciated!

[knightotoc]

I'm legit so emo about Batman x Catwoman in Batman Returns 1992 rn. No one has ever matched freaks like they do😭 MP and MK did the impossible and made a Tim Burton movie sexy (I think because they are such talented comic actors, they have so much light in their eyes). But they're also really sweet and romantic and funny. But they can't be together bc they're too weird😭 hrnhg

[loveinwisteria]

Reading lukercy again specifically the Letters 'Verse on ao3. Bro- just stab me in the heart won't you. I will never not think about lukercy. They are special to ME. They are real TO ME. They are one and the same. They are nothing alike. DOOMED YAOI LUKERCY