#under an open sky

[elfantasmadejanis]

here we go! i've had to rework it like five times cause i haven't done anything like this in a while but i'm finally happy with the result.

this is fanart for @sulkybender 's dark zukka fic 'under an open sky' , one of my favourite writers who i've been following for ages now. i guess it could be considered a spoiler? though it's more about the atmosphere imo

let me know if i missed any tags that would be relevant it's a little darker that my usual

[mezimraky]

hi, vapor trails are a kind of cloud, have a nice day .)

[whollyjoly]

it's gon' be a long ride home tomorrow from tennessee to texas to la well if i could i'd never leave you i'd come home to stay another night from home away from you it ain't easy i know (baby, don't you want me)

the bucktommy cowboy au nobody asked for part three (parts one and two)

thinking about rancher!tommy who goes on long two-month cattle drives and dreams of the gorgeous cattle hand back home...

(song insp.)

[p1x1x]

[bonefall]

Feel free to ignore you've probably got a lot going on right now, but considering you know a lot about DOTC and Clear sky, I had a question...

We know that he's a terrible, misogynistic, woman beating and war mongering lunatic who was excused of all his actions because his equally misogynistic brother said " But-But he's nice! Deep down! This isn't the real him! "

But! In a world where the Hunters could write such a character, what do you think Clear Sky would look like as an actual sympathetic villain?

Idk if that makes sense, but what I've thought of doing is taking purely cannon Clear Sky and attempting to change him enough that he's still an antagonist, but not too far where only Reddit defends him.

I don't think he works as a sympathetic villain, on any level, ever. I think you're making a huge mistake to even try, and I have never seen an AU where it was done well nor am I interested in entertaining the thought.

Characters. Are. Tools. They exist to tell a story. The story that people tell me, by obsessing over some alternate universe where he was "ACTUALLY sympathetic and had a REAL redemption arc," is that they're not fucking interested in his dozens of victims. Nor do they actually care about the abusive impact he had on the minds and feelings of his family. They're JUST interested in Clear Sky himself.

Just like the Erins. Everything that happens in DOTC revolves around him. Everything. All his wives die so he can be sad about it. His brother defends all of his actions and BEGS you to sympathize with his pain so he can be 'redeemable.' One Eye comes out of nowhere so that there can be an example of "real" evil to contrast Clear Sky so he's less bad in hindsight.

The first three books of DOTC are bad, but the last three are fucking insufferable because SUDDENLY all that Gray Wing apologia pays off, and they take their main villain and throw him out a window. You CAN'T have "redeemable" Clear Sky and the plot of DOTC without dragging in someone else to drive the conflict, to BE the bigger threat to "unite" against. Slash and One Eye have to be conjured up out of thin air so Clear Sky can WHINE about how people only suck his toes instead of deepthroat them after he killed all their friends.

And yet, in spite of this absolute failure of an attempt, we continue to see this bullshit "redemption" be a mistake because Clear Sky is a fantastic villain, with major antagonist roles in nearly EVERY bit of follow-up material for DOTC that came after.

He's the most consistent monster in all of Warriors.

He's a fragile, egotistical, self-absorbed megalomaniac who ALWAYS sees himself as the victim, REFUSING to self-reflect and blaming everything else for all of his terrible choices. He will USE your love of him against you like it's a chain through your nose, step out of line and he will yank you into place with guilt trips, manipulation, public shaming, and violence.

He's a child abuser. He's a tyrant. He abandons the sick and disabled as soon as they're of no use to him, with grand speeches about "illness" and "weakness." He's a murderer who stands above the shredded corpse of his victim and bellows, "I'M NOT GREEDY! I'M JUST STRONG!"

And you'd write a "good" redemption arc for this, why?

Why are people so chronically unable to accept that there are LOTS of people like him, and you can't save your abuser? Why don't you ask yourselves why you're not interested in exploring Thunder, or Petal, or Gray Wing, and how his toxic influence impacts them? Why does the sympathy fall on Clear Sky? What about the DOZENS of victims who are dead by Book 3, and how THEY could have been saved?

Why ruin a perfectly good villain?

What's behind this trend where a billion people say to me, "Yes Clear Sky is a walking cavalcade of fucked up abuse apologia, and an incredibly realistic depiction of an abuser, but how would you change this while keeping it all the same?"

I wouldn't. You can't. It wouldn't be the same story, or it wouldn't be the same character. Never seen it done well, and I have seen it a lot. So I don't entertain this deeply frustrating "Well What If Clear Sky But Nice" impulse.

[abirddogmoment]

I saw a reel yesterday that was like "top 10 hikes in Canada" and they were, as predicted, 100% mountain hikes in Banff and Jasper National Parks (and not even hidden gems! The ones on tourist brochures!). Someone made a comment like "you need to see more of Canada" and the 🌟influencer🌟 replied that the rest of Canada wasn't worth visiting when there are views like that in Banff.

Anyway here's a phone photo from a hike I drove four hours round trip to do in a part of Canada that "isn't worth visiting" 😂

[morewonders]

Every time I see a bucktommy fan try to make Firefly happen as a ship name I’m just like “fandom already has a Firefly, did you know that? It’s important to me that you know that.” And then I remember that not everyone is checking for a rightfully canceled Joss Whedon sci-fi show from 20 years ago and feel ANCIENT.

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

HE’S THE CUTEST IN THE WORLDDDDD

[rabbiteclair]

the first chapter of this fic serves to demonstrate that I understand the major important themes of Girls' Last Tour, such as: things falling on Chito's head with uncanny comedic timing

[cs-cabin-and-crew]

Fanfics and stories by C

Where to find, names, works in progress, fandoms

Quotev is always the ‘rough’ writings and posted the quickest. And ‘coming soon’ means it’s in the works with no set date. User name in bio.

The Ranger’s son: rangers apprentice fanfic AU, Halt raises Will. Quotev. (Refined on AO3 coming soon)

A father’s worry: inheritance cycle fanfic au, Good Morzan AU (coming soon to quotev and A03. Work in progress)

Hooks origins: Peter Pan retelling. Quotev. (On hiatus)

Second chances: original story. Quotev (work in progress, prelude uploaded)

Monster of the bells: hunchback of notre dame retelling, ‘good’ Claude Frolo, but still dark. (Coming soon to Quotev and possibly AO3)

Dragon’s horde: one shot goofiness original story. (Coming soon to Quotev and AO3)

Star shine: under the earth over the sky, fanfic. (Coming soon to A03)

Asks open about the stories.

I also take requests for ‘the Ranger’s son’ as it’s a combination of short stories. (I only do canon relationships)

[gregor-samsung]

すばらしき世界 [Under the Open Sky] (Miwa Nishikawa - 2020)

[toytulini]

bro indoor ren fair is bleak. just let me get rained on next time. this shit needs to be under the open sky. out in the grass and the dirt. it aint right.

[evermoredeancas]

this has been the most eventful vacation of my life

[leporellian]

magic flute day magic flute day (hyping myself up) MAGIC FLUTE DAY MAGIC FLUTE DAY

[a-god-in-ruins-rises]

fuck it we're day drinking

[crabs-but-better]

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