#wotw

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Bonus art for the day. My Oc Luka getting ready as fast as she can for a Halloween party!

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wotw round 1

propaganda under the cut!

shen qingqiu:

Okay first a quick intro: Shen Qingqiu / Shen Yuan is the main character of SVSSS, and his deal is that he's a guy from the modern world who wakes up in the novel he read, in the body of one of the characters. Shen Yuan is his name in his original world, while Shen Qingqiu is the name of the character he became - that he uses for himself for most of the novel.

Now, what happened to him… The thing is, at the core of his woobification are his actual canon traits, but some fans really crank them up to the point where it becomes a disservice to the character. So you never know when someone saying "oh Shen Qingqiu is so oblivious" means "due to several intersecting factors Shen Qingqiu has some extremely specific blindspots regarding certain topics" (which is just true) or "haha Shen Qingqiu could get kissed by a man and still not realize that man has romantic feelings for him" (just one variation of the sentiment, but one i find particularly bewildering considering. in canon. a man kissing him was exactly what made Shen Qingqiu realize that man was actually in love with him. like my dudes the bar is low but its there!).

Stumbling into this second version in fic was funny a first few times, but now it's like… I genuinely can't tell whether any particular author is overplaying it for comedy, or genuinely believes the character is That dumb.

Also ppl often severely underestimate his power level. Like idk if that's because they compare him to the characters he often hangs out with, who are those genius top-of-the-world experts (despite him outpacing literally everyone else he ever fought against), or because of how he bungled his first-ever case (like, you know, two weeks after waking up in a whole NEW BODY, in a different world), or because he tends to downplay his own strength and also tries to avoid killing people… but like, this man took a technique that in the original was just "aesthetic and interesting" and developed it into something that could be super deadly within weeks, he's just not using it that way. And he also fixed og Shen Qingqiu's broken cultivation within the first few months of being in that body. So he's actually extremely talented and pretty strong, he just spends most of the book either nerfed by external factors (such as poison that disables his spiritual energy at random times) or surrounded by veritable powerhouses.

And this is for Shen Yuan-as-Shen Qingqiu. But the version that drives me completely up the wall is actually the portrayal of just Shen Yuan - in fanworks where he either never gets transported to the world of the novel, or wakes up as a different character. Because suddenly the traits that already get unduly amplified with Shen Qingqiu version become straight up caricature-like. He's not only oblivious to the extreme, he also gets painted as this completely naive soft babyboi (this is about a guy whose most well-known pre-transmigration canon trait is that he writes famously vitriolic rants about novels on the internet); plus, like, on the physical level, super frail and waifish which uh. wow. nice walking right back into the BL tropes the novel itself avoided?…… So yeah I'm super not keen on this portrayal. I know he doesn't appear as not-Shen Qingqiu version of himself in the novel, if we don't count the rant in the beginning, but like. please extrapolate from the character we actually have instead of writing this mega-woobie who shares nothing with the base version?

Terrible little bastard man who has a sad backstory but is actually genuinely a terrible person. Fans like to act like he is just a soft sad boi deep inside and make him lose all of his edge.

So the thing about Shen Jiu / og!Shen Qingqiu in canon is that we first learn of him as an unquestionably, almost cartoonishly villainous character. As in, he is literally a villain in the book our main character has been reading… before dying and waking up in the world of the book, as that very villain (hence the distinction of Shen Jiu being the "original" Shen Qingqiu, as our main character begins to use the name Shen Qingqiu for himself. Shen Jiu, however, is an old name that only the original has used). The original Shen Qingqiu that our main character knows is a serial child abuser in a teaching position, a murderer (killed his colleague, killed his old fiancee's entire family…), and a lecher (visited brothels and had designs on his female disciple).

Then, over the course of the novel, we learn more about Shen Jiu - in particular, that a number of things our MC "knew" about him were not true. He did not kill his colleague, but rather failed to save him, despite trying to; he killed his "fiancee"'s family because her older brother has abused him for years (and also, Shen Jiu was forced into agreeing to marry her), and also he only actually killed half of them (only men); he visited brothels because he only felt safe in the company of women, and he just went there to get a good night's sleep; and he only ever saw that female disciple he was accused of lusting after as a daughter. And in general, he had a horrible childhood, and was himself a victim of abuse.

However, not everything gets disproved. Shen Jiu still turned from a victim to perpetrator, abusing a child (coincidentally the protagonist of the og book) and trying to set him up to die/be killed several times. Canon is very clear on that point. The situation with Shen Jiu and the og book version of the protagonist is very much an illustration of cycles of abuse.

Also at a certain point, we meet the author of the in-world book, the one our MC was reading - who explains he scrapped Shen Jiu's tragic backstory because it would make him too controversial. Quoting from memory, something like: 'if you said he was a villain, he was also tragic; but if you said he was pitiful, he'd also done terrible things. All in all, a character like this was a hotbed for all kinds of fandom discourse.'

Prophetic fucking words.

Somehow, seeing all that, some 'fans' have decided to jump into a completely opposite direction: making Shen Jiu a poor little misunderstood meow meow who did nothing wrong ever and was a soft princess and totally was never mean to the protagonist ("the protagonist just has inflated sense of ego and misunderstood Shen Jiu's normal teaching as singling him out for abuse" was a take I had to see with my own two eyeballs. Theres btw an extra from Shen Jiu's pov where he laments that the fake manual he gave the kid has failed to horrifically kill him yet).

Which puts the rest of us in an awkward position of having to defend his canon assholery. Like, the whole point of this character is that he's complex! That he's both a villain and a victim! Reducing him to just one is doing him a disservice, and either extreme is equally incorrect! And this is something that happens with many similar characters, I know, but what boggles my mind about Shen Jiu's case in particular is that. it's spelled out. The whole deal with his character is spelled out in canon. And some people still go "oh so Shen Jiu was secretly the most morally pure and good character, got it". Like. how?????????????? ??? ?? ?????

noriaki kakyoin:

Uke-fied to the max so he can be shipped with jotaro lol

Ohmygod where do I even start. Kakyoin's the poster boy for twinkification and woobification of a canonically very capable, interesting (and not twinky at all) character who's so many things at once- a loyal friend, really smart, a bit of a weirdo, infodumping trivia at random times, quick-thinking in dangerous situations, reckless, polite and respectful, vengeful towards enemies but always kind to friends, depressed, determined and motivated in the face of mortal danger despite it all - even when he had the chance to leave the Stradust Crusaders and just come back to his normal life, he decided to stick with them. This decision eventually cost him his life since he got killed by Dio, the main villain. The fandom either calls him a cardboard with no personality (which is not true at ALL, where did that take even come from) or they downplay his canon badassery- Jotaro x Kakyoin shippers are often guilty of this along with twinkifying Kakyoin. The ship is fine, but they're way more interesting if you take into account their canon characterisation as huge weirdos who somehow work pretty well together- they're both different flavors of autistic that sometimes just so happen to align on the same wavelength.

[theclowngod]

Been dead for like 100 years so whoops-

Anyways WAR OF THE WITCHES CHOSEN LISTENER!

Yay spooky witchcraft UvU

[briandraws]

So I joined @kittykibbl's wotw and here's what i drew!

Also potential melony ref coming soon? 👀

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Red Letter Perverts

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Wah

Had to do SMG5

Also Yin-Yang cause yes

@kittykibbl WOTW

[bigmetalthings]

"Now darkness has descended on our land, and all your prayers cannot save us!"

a little unfinished mashup piece to mark my first venture!

[butterfrogmantis]

I've coveted Waltz Of The Wizard for AGES but alas I do not own a VR console - until they brought out WOTW desktop version of course! Now I can bully Skully with a keyboard and mouse instead, yipee!!

Skelly is mine

Skully (c) Waltz Of The Wizard

[asmrtist-brainrot]

General WotW HCs

Just what I think about the characters

GN! Reader if mentioned

It's the three mercenaries and siren tho

~ Dari

War of the Witches General HCs

Cole

he's insane but shockingly handy, talented in a mixture of things from his time entertaining himself

the best at cleaning and doing laundry because of the multitude of stains he'd had to scrub out of his clothes

his regular manner of art is brutal, even his paintings are pretty nasty - despite how good he is at it

despite the fact he walks around covered in blood, he genuinely hates wet fabric on his skin - it grosses him out

hilariously enough, despite his love for blood and gore and such; Cole is a horrible neat freak

his quarters are always immaculate and his personal hygiene is genuinely impeccable - he also takes the longest showers

collarbone and hip piercings!!! because this man is a slut /j

a whole ass bisexual; loves men that can rip him apart - women? even better

drinks primarily tea, decaffeinated, mostly because he doesn't like how caffeine makes him feel

Creed

grumpy riser, always seconds away from throttling someone fresh from sleep

more a coffee than a tea person but will drink both; prefers green or jasmine tea, drinks exclusively iced coffee

green thumb, he has so many potted plants and spices growing in his apartment

his pride and joy is a very finicky vanda orchid with multiple buds

he secretly started growing cat grass for Floofster

often eats exclusively take out because his time is dedicated to work and such

his hair and trench coat are the vestiges of a CW's "Supernatural" phase he had through his teenage years - he still cracks a reference here and there

has always been a cat person, fed strays whenever he could - his grandmother had an old cat he adored

Marcus

dog person, loves, loves beeg dogs but will absolutely treat small dogs like they're tough lil' K9s

resident cat magnet in despite of being a dog person, purely because they like his vibes

oldest of the group (probably canon tbh)

refuses to just chill in any form, even on weekends - wakes up early, starts breakfast early; sleeps exactly 8 hours and goes to bed early

sort of grew up in mercenary work, took it up after his father retired

if not for the warlock wars, he'd probably go into law enforcement or security or even consider taking up mechanic work

best with vehicles, hot wiring, driving - motorcycle nut (has driven a tank exactly once and hasn't stopped thinking about it since)

only drinks coffee black, strongest can be made - usually double or triple espresso... will drink tea only if it's offered, strong preference for green or chai

Siren

unsurprisingly a bird person, has an affection for corvids and pigeons and doesn't tolerate their bad treatment - they flock to his song and chirp with him

scares cats and dogs on principal, just by existing in their space (he thinks it's funny)

is the best cook out of all of them, hands down, might just be the years of experience

bakes the best cakes and cookies; his beloved has a sweet tooth, so he learned all sorts of baking techniques

early riser, sleeps in bursts because he doesn't need too much of it, so occupies his time doing other things

picked up embroidery because the stitches do well for first-aid and it's a way to keep his hands busy - usually also patches ripped clothes seamlessly

will drink either coffee or tea if it's offered, primarily drinks water or juice

if not for the curse, he and his beloved would be living their days out in a beachside cabin and enjoying a domestic life in an actual paradise

[magstorrn]

if any twotw fans would be at all interested, i run a small discord server where we mainly talk about the album, stage show, book and audio dramas. we're always keen for new people! link to the server is in the replies

[aberfaeth]

baby seasons change but people don’t !

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wotw round 1

propaganda under the cut!

will graham:

OMG where do I even start??? A lot of the fandom (not the whole fandom, but a lot of them) are obsessed with Will Graham being traumatized helpless baby boy sub and it's just like… Hello? Did you watch the same show as me?

"Oh no he got his brain caught on fire with encephalitis he needs his big strong psychiatrist Hannibal to take care of him and spoon feed him and protect him from the world"

"Oh he's in love with his friend Alana but she just sees him as a friend and a psychiatric project I just need to wrap him in a blanket and cuddle him and protect him from all these people who hurt him"

Like the list goes on and on but guys, come on. Will Graham lives by himself with his 7 dogs and takes care of all of them. He's an FBI agent. HE'S LITERALLY KILLED PEOPLE BOTH WITH HIS BARE HANDS AND WITH WEAPONS. THIS MAN IS A SCRUFFY OUTDOORSMAN WHO'S LIKE 6'0" AND MAYBE NOT BUILT BUT DEFINITELY NOT SCRAWNY AND IN NEED OF PROTECTING. I think a lot of people get caught up in the fact that Will Graham is played by Hugh Dancy and he was very much a "pretty boy" character in a lot of stuff before he played Will Graham and this is also exacerbated by Hannibal being played by Mads Mikkelsen who is "slightly taller rugged silver fox European man who is going to fix my daddy issues" and since Will and Hannibal are the main couple a lot of people are like "well they can't both be big tough top guys so obviously it's the guy who's slightly bigger and buffer and older"

Will Graham is a 38 year old FBI criminal profiler who has killed dangerous people with his bare hands, went to prison for some time, masterfully manipulated others, also hunts and fishes, and he's like very good at reading people and their motivations. Incredibly smart everyday man.

Sweet JESUS sometimes the fandom makes him out to be more of a helpless puppy than he really is. Granted, even if he has his moments of mental vulnerability, it's never treated as weak by the show. He's managed to persist through some of the hardest situations. AND LIKE I GET IT, HE'S REALLY PRETTY WHEN HE'S IN PAIN AND SUFFERING BUT HE'S NOT!!! A BABY!!! Anyway I've seen a lot of fandom takes where he's been twinkified to high hell or portrayed as helpless/submissive and often it entirely diminishes that he's a grown fucking person (who has KILLED AND WILL DO IT AGAIN).

had encephalitis in s1 so everyone calls him sweaty & got framed for murder so when he actually murders people people say it’s not his fault and that he was manipulated into doing so (how do you manipulate someone into putting down a shotgun and beating someone to death with their bare hands when you’re not even there? fuck if i know. also, the manipulator in question (hannibal, his sort of therapist) actively stopped him from killing someone). “someone help will graham” is an actual tag on ao3. people treat him like a child. he is a serial killer and people act like he can’t even feed himself. it’s terrible. will graham is a liar, a murderer, a cannibal, a manipulator, and i love him for it

jason "jd" dean:

shoutout to my lovely friend who knows who they are who talk abt how jd does no wrong and hes so slay when like. he does slay. he did slay. he slayed three whole people. and tried to slay a school. like, jd does a lot of wrong. all he does is wrong. and sometimes the fandom acts like everything he does is super chill and fine and sane, and ignores what he did altogether. like yea christian slater was fit in the movie. yk whats not fit? homocide

hes also treated like an innocent lil baby who can do nothing for himself but im watching the movie rn and he just bashed veronicas head off of an emergency fire hose, and shes apparently the love of his life

[xendiyatrix]

-2001

-overnight more Martian capsules landed, and more of the fighting machines had arrived on earth. The photo depicted here shows the Martian machines as they advance through the country side, terrorising a local town.

-Eyewitnesses Report: Officer Tom Fraser:

:”They just surpassed all our defences with such ease, not so much as taking a dent. I hid in a building for so long, in a small cubby hole in the basement as their search lights swept over head. The screams, I heard the screams of my family’s and friends as those machines walked over head, whisking them away or blasting them into ash. My neighbour, Fritz, I’m certain one of those machines stepped on him as his cries were cut abruptly.”

:End report:

(The base photo isn’t mine and i just found it online. Credit to whoever took it who wasn’t me)

[lilghostiequinni]

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[roseystarrrrs]

I relistened to the redding and why would Cole and twinkle be kinda cute together

like sweet angel x a ball of evil and chaos dynamic

Cole called twinkle pretty so I’m taking that and running with it!

[artrom]

Иллюстрация к роману Г. Уэллса "Война миров", битва треножников против корабля "Дитя Грома". Акрил, холст 30х20 см.