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Bi Steve Harrington is really important to me and it’s a bummer that so much fan content with bi Steve does not really do bi people or the bi experience justice. I’ve ranted to people before but it’s nothing heinous, jsut that when you make content for an mlm ship with a bi character (it happens with every ship like that) it kind of highlights how common romance tropes are centred around monosexual people.
when you write someone realising their bisexuality and then link that to the ship that is endgame for your fan content you can end up writing a character who, because their same gender partner is their endgame perfect partner that changed everything, it’s seems like either they are now only attracted to the same gender or that liking the opposite gender was not as valid/fufilling/meaningful/important.
Which would be fine if you aren’t writing the character as bi.
Often with Steve I get whats going because I too like the idea Steve’s previous relationships with women (ignoring Nancy for the purposes of simplicity) were unfulfilling and not incredibly meaningful for Steve, it’s good characterisation. The issue is when it feels like it’s *because* they were women, which is impression often made when Steve is kissing a man and narrating that wow this is so incredibly different than kissing a girl eg comments about feeling the hard edges or masculine smell of a man.
Often times a lot of little things add up to make me feel like writing Steve as bi was never really considered properly
#steddie#steve harrington#this is lighthearted criticism#it’s jsut frustrating when something is almost perfect and jsut barley missies the mark#there’s also a lot of stuff with how internalised biphobia is dealt with that frustrates me#but that’s for another day#bisexual steve harrington
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the dnd movie was good and effects where incredible and the shots and lighting where top notch and its awesome that so many people had a great time watching it however i felt every single character would have been a more interesting protagonist than chris pine
#gabbering#this is lighthearted criticism#it jsut wasnt the movie im looking for right now#however#i do feel it suffers from something ive seen a couple other times#where the white male protagonist is fighting to get back to his lost family#but#instead of giving the family screen time and character devolopment they just go off of the shared undertanding#that its his family and he loves his family#which lowers the stakes heavily#like. kira could have just been an object and the story would have barely changed
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many many isabeaus... and some sloopis's of course :^) !!!!
i like consolidating my doodles so that's probably what i'm going to do for the most part from now on (^^ゞ!
#i've been having soooo many feelings about isaloop#god i love them sm#first image is just them. also loop helping with isa's dysphoria a bit teehee#i think they bond a lot over having Changed in a large capacity#and they help each other when they feel any sort of disconnect with their body#isa is a little meaner around loop.. maybe...#but in a lighthearted way! i think that's just the effect loop has on others LMAO#and also like. sometimes u just gotta get the hater out of u#and isa's unending kindness makes loop more willing to be nice sometimes too !#me when... two people rub off on each other and balance each other out.. UEAUGH#second image is ans manga redraws#just being self indulgent and combining my favorite ot3s LOL DW ABOUT IT#but also. siffrin is prince zen; loop is obi; isa is shirayuki i take no criticisms#based more on their dynamics with e/o than perfect personality match!#last image is just isa being cute he is very cute#isat#in stars and time#isat siffrin#in stars and time fanart#isat fanart#isat isabeau#isat loop#isaloop#sloopis#isabeau#siffrin#loop#loop isat#artilite doodle#artilite
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With apologies to Down With Love (2003) and The Legend of Vox Machina (2022-?)
#Percy de Rolo#Vex’ahlia#percahlia#tlovm#tlovm fanart#critical role#critical role fanart#tlovm spoilers#sort of#sorry guys I know we are Suffering but I thought we could use something lighthearted
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"And why would we have come running in at the first yelp?" "....because we care about each other." "Oh, f***ing sh**, we do? Amazing, does that apply to you as well?" "...I don't know..." "Oh, I think it does."
I absolutely love Fjord and Beau's friendship and bromance
#my art#arts#critical role#the mighty nein#fjord stone#beauregard lionett#i do love that despite how prickly beau is#she is absolutely a hugger#fjords speech was probably just the thing she needed#kinda lighthearted but still stern and kind and caring#i rewatched that little bit so many times i love it sm
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we don’t acknowledge enough how dee used to be a pageant winner when she was a kid and how much damage it did to her. she worked her ass off and got recognition for being pretty and talented at a young age and it was the only source of self esteem she could garner in a family that constantly berated and talked down to her. she sought after that external approval because it was the only way she could prove everyone around her wrong. her dream of being a performer didn’t come from a self-aggrandizing delusion— she genuinely showed a lot of potential when she was younger. but she went through an unflattering puberty and her spinal condition got worse and that natural talent she had as a kid plateaued way too early. the “former gifted kid” dilemma. she slowly lost the thing that promised her that she was good, but she was so desperate to keep holding onto it that she tried anyway. again and again and again no matter how much people made fun of her because it was always about proving them wrong. but after a while she couldn’t jump anymore without anticipating the way it feels when she hits the ground face first. self-sabotage became her way out, choosing to rather live in the fantasy of her own unrealized potential and blaming those around her for her lack of success, than having tried and crashed again. she’d rather buy lottery tickets over and over and never scratch off the numbers than to see that she lost. that self-sabotaging behavior bled into other aspects of her life too, from friendships to relationships to therapy. her own short lived success is what made her grow into embodying the cycle of failure.
#iasip#dee reynolds#oh deandra#someone tell her she’s good#this may very well be a diary entry vaguely disguised as character analysis but lets move past that#also doesn’t not help at all that im going through my own dennis and dee go on welfare unemployment plotline irl#BUT LETS MOVE PAST THAT#she’s such a fascinating character i really hope they explore her more in s17 bc she’s been like. a side character for the past few seasons#another thing i regret not telling charlie when i had the chance ugh#i wanted to be lighthearted and complain about the promo pics being ugly but when i opened with ‘#‘can i air out some grievances’ he was so open to it and actually seemed kind of disappointed that i WASNT talking about the writing#and it was like. in no universe could i have possibly been prepared to have an in depth convo ab the show with him at that loud ass bar#or like. expected him to be open to WRITING CRITICISM of all things#there’s so much i could have aired out. So much. but alas#what was i talking about#oh dee#anyways yes dee my sweet dee i love her my stupid tragic middle aged girlfailure my wifr#wife#i love you
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“Ohh Bidoof has a Journal!” “Sunflora has a Diary if you go into her room”— WHAT ABOUT PARTNER???
#IDEA IVE HAD FOR BIT. ITS RLLY SILLY YET ODDLY IN-CHARACTER???.??.?#man i would’ve loved to see more of Partner’s thoughts on Hero#<<<AND I MEAN UNIVERSALLY/IN-GENERAL. IK MINES IS MORE HxP-ISH BUT I MEAN ALL DYNAMICS#(also these are just some of my more sillier/lighthearted ideas. I’ll draw the other stuff later)#(maybe relating to certain journal entries of a certain ghost being praised and looked up too)#ANYWAYS PARTNER WOULD BE DORKY ENOUGH TO OWN ONE I TAKE NO CRITICISMS HERE. I COOKED.#pmd Art Tag#Riolu/Aimilios#dadnoir#Dusknoir#Eevee/Ribbons#Eevee#Riolu#pmd eos#pmd 2
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Reddit and YouTube Theorists: Guys! Vaggie is an angel/exorcist I got proof!
Hazbin Fans: Actually, Vivziepop confirmed that Vaggie used to be a sex worker but is also a sinner who died in 2014.
4 years later:
Hazbin fans: … Wait you knew Vaggie was an exorcist..? But how? Vivziepop confirmed that she was a sinner and a sex worker..
Reddit and Youtube Theorists: Vaggie has a giant x over her eye and wields an angelic sword. It’s not rocket science.
Hazbin Fans: ….
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Matt, a menace, realizing Dariax is about to get downed by Opal: (as Dariax) Hey Dorian! The lights just went out! :)
#MATT PLEASE#critical role#cr spoilers#cr liveblogging#c3e92#dariax#NOT THE LIGHTHEARTED TONE.....#dorian
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I have a little 15 page brand new story in the VOX MACHINA: STORIES UNTOLD book that was announced today!! I can't say much about it yet but here's a hint: 🗡️🩸🚽🍺
#critical role#vox machina#my work#if you read my Caduceus book this is SIGNIFICANTLY more lighthearted#it's full comedy fear not
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. . . I swear there are so many moments in disco elysium where I just wished so bad to take the wheel in a conversation. Sometimes the dialogue options it gives you are no where close to enough.
(Late game disco elysium spoilers ahead!)
For instance, no disco elysium I genuinely don’t think a quick “thank you” “don’t mention it” comes anywhere close to how I would react to hearing someone with only basic medical training stayed up pretty much 2 days straight to nurse me back to health after potentially life threatening injuries! Kim’s fucking exhausted! Look at him!
But nooooo we have a murder investigation to do so obviously I gotta jolt out of bed and go back to running around martinaise barely acknowledging I’m probably not dead solely because of his help!
Like, yes, it’s 100% in character for Kim to casually mention that and respond with basically “don’t mention it” but can I at least make a big deal about it?
#disco elysium#disco elysium spoilers#disco elysium spoiler warning#disco elysium harry#disco elysium kim#harry du bois#hdb#de#kim kitsuragi#kimharry#lighthearted criticism#disco elysium endgame#disco elysium the tribunal
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I'm so glad Sam is back. That conversation between Fearne and Braius was exactly the kind of thing I was missing from CR.
#critical role spoilers#sam regiel#critical role#cr#cr3#braius doomseed#fearne calloway#and I'm so glad he came back with the sort of pc that can bring this energy to the table#I loved fcg but he's thriving with Braius#and not just for the ship material#it's the lighthearted moments#and the character explorations this aort of one on one convo bring
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#brian murphy#sam riegel#dimension 20#critical role#im just saying.... never trust either of these guys when they offer you a character thats 'cute' or 'fun' or 'lighthearted'#they're just waiting for you to let your guard down so they can devastate you even more#gerard of greenleigh#veth brenatto#fcg#and even#kugrash
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#candelaobscuraedit#mygifs#crit role spoilers#candela obscura spoilers#candela obscura#critical role#critroleedit#criticalroleedit#sean finnerty#auntie bee#starting off with the lighthearted moments (even though this is still twinged with a bit of sadness in reference)#i do love their dynamic#lbr marisha puts everything into her roles and im so grateful for it#so her and brennan? chefs kiss
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Can I just say something.
I think all the companions are great and all but.
Why are their races so boring?
We've got 1 gith, 1 tiefling ... And the rest are either humans, elves, or half-elves.
Larian got all high and mighty about how the average player character is a human/half-elf and how "well we know not all the races are beauties but they have potential!" Yeah? Do they Larian? Why did you put every flavor of elf in and have THREE regular human men (no, Wyll's devil form doesn't count as a tiefling) then?
Oh were dwarves not sexy enough for you to make them fuckable, huh? Gnomes are just funny to be racist against? You gave us Barcus Wroot and didn't even let us smooch his bald little head?
For a game that prides itself on being so desperately horny, it's only desperately horny for the prettiest races, which you already admitted is boring. So what gives, huh?
The more I play BG3 the more I'm sad to hand so many Ws to fucking ... Dragon Age. They didn't let us fuck dwarves either, but at least we like ... had them. In our party. As fully developed characters.
#bg3#bg3 critical#larian critical#this is a lighthearted post btw but it is funny#how they dunked on the players but then just straight up did the same thing
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not to sound like the most annoying cunt ever but I do think it’s really funny that I’ve seen multiple people since the new clip dropped being like “wow I never even considered fang/izzy until now but they’re really cute!!” bc like,, bitch I’ve seen the Vision™️ since day fucking ONE. ever since I saw THIS fucking image for the first time vvv
this has ALWAYS been the vision besties. they have ALWAYS been here. not my fault y’all are blind as fuck lmao
#to clarify this is all lighthearted teasing but it is so funny to me#like have you?? NOT seen this picture before????#did you not watch the whole ‘love tug’ interview????#they have been the cutest ass rarepair in existence for over a year now y’all just couldn’t see the grand plan#in all honesty though I do genuinely hope the new s2 content inspires more ppl to engage in fangizzy#bc I really think they have so much potential and they could be SOOOO cute#but there is a currently a critically low level of fic for them 😭😭 rip#izzy hands#fang#ofmd
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