#this was supposed to be short sigh

[factsilike]

Really tired of constantly seeing posts declaring that everyone in MXTX novels is complicated and 'morally grey' and that's what makes her works wonderfully written, and that everyone else who doesn't see that is stupid, or is 'demonising' characters and bashing them for rightfully criticising their shitty, very much unjustified actions.

And ironically it seems so simplistic to just declare that, because yes her stories are wonderfully written and complex, but not for that reason. You're clearly not reading her works and only spouting what you think her stories say. There are many morally grey characters in morally complex stories out there, but MDZS IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

NONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS (i.e protagonists and their male leads except for LBH maybe) ARE MORALLY GREY OR MORALLY COMPLEX.

THEY ARE ALL MORALLY RIGHTEOUS.

Just take a closer look at their actions compared to the actions of literally everyone else around them, it's not that hard to see.

Not to mention that MXTX herself literally says that WWX and LWJ are both morally ideal and that ahe hopes her readers can be like them, but people seem to have no respect for the word of authors in the name of their self projection onto the characters being contradicted nowadays 😒

(also saw someone dismissively say that HC may think that the world revolves around XL or whatever, but others don't and they're right??

First of all, did you even read the novel? HC made his judgement based on how others treated him versus how XL did when he was a CHILD. And how XL continues to treat others to this day. He is well within his rights to think the world of XL, especially since XL suffered more than every other person and still doesn't succumb to evil, despite having every right to do so, miles more than others. He all but regards XL as his moral compass, because he's proof that truly good people do exist in this world, and not ONE other person in the novel is shown to be as good as him.)

One of the reasons why I really don't like the Xianle Trio is this; neither FX nor MQ seem to regard XL as his own person with his own agency, who is capable of making his own decisions initially as HC does, and only near the end of the novel do they let up a bit when their asses had to be saved by XL multiple times. (especially considering what fools they made of themselves in that spiderweb cave lmao)

Both of them try to enforce XL ALL THE TIME ("Your Highness don't do this or don't do that or don't say this or don't go there or don't talk to him"), as if XL has not survived perfectly well on his own without them FOR 800 YEARS.

The difference between them and HC is clearly spelled out when FC asks HC about why he is not stopping XL, and HC replies that while he may not agree with some of XL's decisions, he would never force him to do what he thinks is correct, something both MQ and FX are CONSTANTLY shown to try to do.

Like please. Xianle Trio who? More like suffering XL and his pair of nuisances who think themselves to be his babysitters. And most of the time he's the one babysitting them.

Another thing that irks me is that their frequent arguments are often played off for laughs, but XL is truly a saint, because if my friends were constantly bickering over petty things all throughout our dangerous journey and giving me nothing but headaches, especially in survival situations, I'd given them the boot a long time ago.

[mitsuki91]

Coriolanus Snow opens fire in the woods because of a post traumatic stress response after the snake and I will die on this hill.

Also he never sees Lucy Gray as a threath because he belives in her. That's why the stress response happened in the first place. He never, not once, nada, uh-oh, nopety nope, goes like "omg she can actually frame me for Mayfair's murder" and panick about this possibility. I hate that the movies put in Lucy Gray mouth words about "loose ends". It was not like this at all. Coriolanus belives his Lucy Gray and trusts her even when he thinks about leaving her. He pictures her in the woods, not at the mayor's door.

That's why the snake is the trigger. The scarf, sure, but in that moment he is still thinking that something bad must have happened to Lucy Gray. The snake... The snake feels like the worst betrayal ever. Because it means that Lucy Gray lied to him. That she no longer trusts him so he no longer trusts her. So he was a fool to belive her in the first place. I like to think his mind splits right there and he lets out the worst and he hallucinates things that are no real - so bad was his crisis.

Coriolanus was a boy who, despite some snarky thoughts in the private of his own mind never shared to anyone ever, wants to belive in the word around him, in the people around him. He trusts with all his heart. And that's why his word shattered with the lies - funnly enough, it was the same for Lucy Gray, but he didn't see it coming. (Also it was the same with Sejanus, he tries so hard for him until he sees first hand Sejanus lies to his face and now his honesty was gone and he was unpredictable and he can not trust him anymore and his panic about the whole situation went x10).

[doodleodds]

Happy Valentines, Akira. Happy Valentines, Asshole.

If you can’t read what Akechi’s secondary inner-dialogue says cause I obscured it too much behind his regular dialogue, here’s a transcription in panel order: Hello, you fucking- Ah- Hello, Akira! Fuck off, why should I tell you- Just a soda- there’s a new flavor.

I don’t want your shitty gift. Oh- haha! You’re so sweet.

I hope I choke. They’re lovely, thank you.

Like hell. Likewise. There’s no way it’s just a coincidence. Still though, it’s a funny coincidence.

[anachronismstellar]

Me, writing Waltz for the Dead: lol this is just for fun, let's see Nie Huaisang's life after canon!

Lan Jingyi: I have something to say

Me: oh okay buddy happy that you wanna participate-

Jin Ling: me too! I wanna show off how badass Sect Leader I am. Plus!! Fairy puppies!!

Me: uh. Okay? Like glad that you wanna be around, a bit unexpected tho-

Mo Xuanyu: ahem.

Me: ...

Mo Xuanyu: :)

Me: Ok, not to be an asshole but what the FUCK you're doing here

Mo Xuanyu: oh just y'know :) haunting people and stuff

Me: ... yea sure this might as well happen

[solarpunkani]

Me like 2 days ago: i could never write a low stakes thing like some kid looking for his sister’s lost doll the stakes arent high enoygh theres no conflict its boring

Me sitting here at 1am: why is the idea still stuck in my head. Am I seriously doing this. I have so many other projects to be working on.

*deep sigh*

[dont-leafmealone]

Currently acquiescing to the fact that I'm probably only going to post a number of Chapter 1's for jetko week since my ideas refuse to be bound into oneshot form :/

[a-drama-addict]

im thinking about these dialogues. does Karlach know im exploding rn

[eatyoursparkout]

//staggers in

halfway done with the mini-bang!

[marlynnofmany]

Avoiding work on the big project like a child banging pots and pans, then getting distracted by a smaller project like it’s a passing butterfly.

I haven’t figured out how to catch the moon in a jar -- yet -- but I can probably catch this.

[pristine-starlight]

My toxic trait is that I really love fiber arts: I love to crochet, I think handspun yarn is the coolest shit, I'm seriously considering trying wet felting someday,

But none of it fits my clothing style outside of maybe the occasional scarf or bag (tho I much prefer backpacks, so even that is shaky), sofrom the outside I still just look like I have no appreciation for handmade clothes and am all about fast fashion

[mishtershpock]

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[heniareth]

A cleric or paladin so devoted to their mission they multiclass into warlock to be able to get spellslots back easier to dish out more guiding bolts and heals and divine smites and

[ofliterarynature]

First 5-star read of the year to Thornhedge! What an entirely lovely fairy tale.

[orbmanson7]

My therapist: are you overwhelmed?

Me, working two full time jobs with a 3hr commute that leaves me with barely 3 hours a day left to attempt to sleep even though it usually takes at least 2 hours to fall asleep if it happens at all, barely remembering to eat without an alarm telling me to, and never having time to write or draw even though I really want to and when I get the chance I can't get anything down anyway: no, no, that can't be it

[cetoddle-archive]

therapy was interesting she kinda just out of nowhere asks if i like writing and i was hesitantly like….yes……and she got all excited she was like you should really pursue that. i think that’d be great for you. and i was like thank you but why are you saying this. i don’t remember exactly what she said cause i think i blacked out a little but basically said im very well spoken and deliberate with my word choice and she said she’d have been very surprised if i said i don’t write at all

[rimouskis]

"why am I going crazy," I ask myself, before realizing it's been nearly two weeks since I've been able to spend any time with my friends