#The Other Shades of Grey

[sleepycoffins-and-benhargreeves]

I'm gonna be honest with you guys now

Slowly going more insane over Feiktor than I have been with Horrance

I'm so fucked, literally the only person shipping them. Literal adulting of needing to feed yourself because ain't nobody gonna cook for you

#status post #Fei Hargreeves #Viktor Hargreeves #Feiktor #Horrance #im so obsessed with my au of them #its slowly coming together #still grey spinoff baby #the other shades of grey

[coldarena]

uniform studies + kit lists

#theres literally no cohesion between anyones uniform like. they all have diff bits at any moment. anyway! studies #hbo war #band of brothers #the pacific #masters of the air #joe toye #eugene sledge #rosie rosenthal #ww2 #ww2 uniforms #also wanna do service/dress uniforms and the other airmen flying kits becoz theres so much variation in each + its fun researching #this comes from my oc stuff but i like giving their uniforms slight colour variations to tell them apart like rosies is more pink toned #bubbles is more blue/dark grey. sledge is cool tones. snaf is warm etc. the bob guys are all the same shade tho

[shepards-folly]

shout out to the fellas who can’t help but assume everyone is mad at them if they even sound slightly upset (it’s me i’m the fellas)

#shep arts #chonnys charming chaos compendium #chonny jash #cj mind #cj heart #cj soul #posts from the queue #havent drawn in a bit so we’re easing into it with stupid shit lol #sorry i disappeared for forever btw I was hit by art block pretty hard :/ #they’re all still plain greys btw i just used some color overlays so heart and mind would stand out from eachother since there’s no shading #any other differences from old art of them is just uh becuz i literally cannot have one set design for any character ever #anyway i thought itd be fun to distinguish what they were saying in more ways then just color so yeahh #mind is all caps. heart is all lowercase. and uh soul is normal except his e’s are always capitalized #thought itd be funny to do that cause it looks like trident :]c #i would've taken it one step further and made Soul's e's look like -E but then my friend reminded me that feferi existed... #didn't want to steal from her typing quirk lol + i would totally forget to make em -E so i settled for just making em capitalized

[mayordoi]

drew robin? and it’s purple? who would have guessed

redraw of an old piece from 2021~

#mayor doidles #fanart #fe #fire emblem #fe 13 #fe awakening #fire emblem awakening #robin fire emblem #f!robin #digital art #cell shaded #at this point robin has purple/pink hair whenever i draw them #wouldn’t have it any other way tbh…. i hate shading with grey LOL

[pcktknife]

do we know what astarions natural eye color was pre-vamp or can I just say they were brown and live my life imagining that

#the answer really doesnt matter cause if theyre anything other than some shade of brown im ignoring #if he did the puppy dog eyes and his eyes were blue/grey it wouldnt be the same you understand yes? #kae.txt

[genericpuff]

Genuinely curious as to if you asked permission to use Rachel’s characters and she said yes or if you just decided Lore Olympus is popular enough to make a fan comic of and are hoping you don’t receive a cease and desist? Can anyone create a remake comic of original content and just change what you don’t like about it and it’s considered legal if you say the characters belong to the original creator? There is plenty of disappointing media out there that could be remade. I understand you cannot use their characters for profit so is just posting it ok?

Yes, anyone can, because it's called fanfiction lmao Obviously in my case the term "fan" is being used loosely here as at this point it's more like "foe"fiction LMAO but the same principles apply. Unless I try to claim LO is my own creation or make a profit off Rekindled, I should be in the clear. If legal action was taken against me then it would set a precedent against all forms of fanfiction, rewrite, redraw, etc. content around LO which are all essentially doing the same thing Rekindled is doing. I think people tend to view Rekindled as somewhat of an "exception" that's vulnerable to legal action because it's an actual weekly comic put into practice in the same playing field as LO (though they're on massively different bases obviously LOL), but there's not much more separating it from the LO redraw accounts or even the genuine fan accounts that have learned how to draw in Rachel's style (and use it to make their own LO self-inserts and whatnot). I had the time and resources and experience to do what I do through Rekindled, but every redraw, rewrite, fanfiction, etc. account are making the exact same statement I am, whether intentionally or not - "I do/don't like the canon, but/so here's what I think it would be like if it went like this".

There is definitely plenty of media out there that could be remade, and a lot of them are by the fanfiction writers out there who are filling that niche within their respective fandoms. LO is the one I want to do because it's the one that interests me and compels me the most to rewrite.

Not to mention, it's already a bold statement in and of itself to say that I'm "using Rachel's characters", a statement that likely wouldn't hold up in court LMAO Her "characters" are literally just stylized self-insert versions of public domain figures. She did not write The Hymn to Demeter. She did not create Hades, or Persephone, or Hecate, or any of the other characters she writes about. She does not own an entire religion or its deities. The only thing that she really "owns" is the licensing rights to the name "Lore Olympus", and while the style of LO is very unique and identifiable, you can't trademark/copyright a style because that uproots the entire foundation of what art is (ironically no one has had an original idea SINCE the Greeks, we all just learn and adapt our styles based on other artists that we get inspired by and learn from).

Shit, there are series completely unrelated to LO that get harassed or otherwise warned that they could cross into "legal territory" with LO just because they're Greek myth comics. Punderworld, Theia Mania, H x P Ficlets, all of these are comics that also tackle the H x P myth, and while they aren't attempting to do the same thing as Rekindled (as they exist on their own terms) it's really disappointing when I see people talk about these comics purely through the scope of Lore Olympus as if LO invented Greek myth. If WT/Rachel tried to pull rank over the story's "characters", they'd be picking a fight with every other Greek myth comic, book, movie, etc. and they oughta know that's not a fight they're gonna win lol

So everything beyond LO's branding is, in and of itself, fanfiction. Rekindled is just another level deeper by being fanfiction of a fanfiction. As long as I'm not profiting off Lore Olympus' namesake or distributing my work with the misconception that I created LO, it's legally fine. Morally, I'm sure it doesn't exactly make me a saint to do it, it definitely took a lot of hubris for me to say "yeah I don't like how you wrote your story enough that I felt the need to rewrite it completely" and I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking doing so is icky. There are certain lines I won't cross - I don't use the general LO hashtags because my content is very critical and my work isn't really for the fans, I don't encourage anyone to "show Rachel" what I do here because none of what I do here is obligated to be seen by her (and I know it wouldn't be in her best interest to see it anyways, she's literally said that she doesn't like criticism so why tf would I wanna show her a comic that exists to criticize her work lol), and I'm not planning on posting it to Webtoons because that's Rachel's territory. I don't want to overstep both in the legal sense and in the moral one. I think it's more than enough for me to just post my stuff here for the people who are seeking it, and not profit off it or directly affiliate it with LO/Rachel beyond crediting.

All that said, in a moral and legal sense, what I'm doing is literally the basis of fanfiction, and I wouldn't be going to such lengths and spending this much time every week putting out episodes every week if I never cared about LO and how it made us all feel, even if some of us don't love it as much as we used to.

#also just as some food for thought and because i couldn't find a place to fit it in the post #sonic mania ended up being one of the best games in the sonic franchise in over a decade and it was made by a sonic fangame dev #a lot of shakespeare's most beloved plays were also 'stolen' from other works #and don't get me started on the screenwriting industry #many of the books they adapt into film are completely rewritten from weaker source material or material that just won't work in movie form #obviously sometimes it's for worse and not better #but rewriting works you're dissatisfied with is an age old tradition IMO #fifty shades of grey exists and it was literally twilight fanfiction when it started LMAO #innovation is found in fandoms #i could just be haphazardly defending myself tho LOL maybe i'm just an asshole #lore olympus critical #lo critical #anti lore olympus #antiloreolympus #ask me anything #ama #anon ama #anon ask me anything #lore rekindled #lore rekindled comic #lore rekindled ama

[nick--knack]

wait hang on have i shown you guys my custom made polandball plush yet

it finally came!!! look at him

#txt #well. actually it came a couple days ago but whatever #this is the austrian empire ofc #the plushie is so soft and fluffy and squishy and huggable you guys have no idea #also the addition of the bicorne hat is absolutely essential trust me #:)))) #at first i was disappointed that it didnt look as professionally made as certain other polandball plushies #but now i realize that's just part of its charm #the reason half it's eyes appear grey is because I had to send the makers of this thing a reference image #and i shade the eyes in my polandball art like that #polandball

[learnelle]

Tell me you’ve found your favourite book of all time without telling me you’ve found your favourite book of all time. I’ll go first: I finished Between Shades of Grey on my iPad a few days ago. Today I found two English copies of it and I bought them both.

#I was actually looking for Sepetys’ other novels but I found these instead!! So happy about it! #They had french copies too but think I’ll reread it in French once I’m done with the rest of the books she’s written #bookblr #bookblogger #bookaddict #book #books #ruta sepetys #between shades of grey #light academia #cottagecore #books & libraries #litblr #writeblr #studyblr #bookworm #bookish

[rainybraindays]

Okay, apparently shutting the fuck up was never an option but the way no one likes to look at the marina situation and go "wow what the fuck is wrong with portia"? Crazy.

Like she immediately didn't like her, not because of anything she'd done, but because she took attention from her daughters no matter how bright she dressed them.

It didn’t matter that the main reason is that, honestly all 3 of her daughters are painfully awkward, and in ones case literally 17. It didn’t matter that Marina was only there at her fathers instance, or that theoretically through having someone thats clearly popular in her home she could have used it as a jump off mark to match her daughters, she was seen as her big hurdle to marrying them off. Marinas immediately othered, to the point that when shes being dressed the maids helping put on her shoes is enough to piss Portia off. She immediately puts Marina in the same ring as her daughters, fight for my attention and maybe maybe it'll be positive. But Marina doesn't do that because she doesn't want to even be there.

And then they find out she's pregnant and shes othered even more. She immediately tries to send her back, and when she's not allowed to do that shes locked away and the other girls aren't even allowed to talk to her. She literally tries to freeze her out, like Marina has any say in being there in the first place, before lying to her about her being abandoned by George.

She makes no attempt to find out if George has family, she doesn't care enough to try even though that would have been a way to get rid of her "problem". She tries to push Marina onto a man old enough to be her grandfather and slaps her across the fucking face when she tries to stand up for herself.

Theres no concern for her safety, for the babys safety, just getting her out of her house as fast as fucking possible, and I'm meant to be surprised that when Colin saves Marina from her elderly suitor she turns her attention to him?

Like the nicest guy, who everyone likes, who's attractive, who isn't multiple decades older than her and most importantly not going to literally assault her? Yeah not a big shocker. Should she have lied to him? No, but she wouldn't have had to or felt the need to if she wasn't in the most hostile fucking house. Even Penelope, who she likes, why does everyone forget that she fucking likes Penelope and viewed her as a friend, becomes aggressive towards her. Shes cornered, shes scared, and all of this could have been avoided if Portia was a slightly better person and said "hey soilder boys not written back, you're gonna have this kid, does he have any family?" instead of setting this entire mess in motion.

#rainy talks #firm believer that Portia is a shit person who set this whole mess in motion #for all the “marinas still a bad person!! look at how she lashed out at pen! at how easily she manipulated colin” girlies #shut up maybe?? pen lashedout first and longer #and i genuinely believe if Penelope had said she had feelings for colin or marina had noticed earlier she wouldn't have pursued him #because she saw pen as a /friend/ but pen doesn't tell her and she doesn't find out until its too late to turn back #and i already said how lying to colin wasn't great but if you saw things in shades of grey you'd understand why shes doing it #its not a black and white situation #“marina shows no remorse though! she doesn't feel guilty ” #man she almost died trying to abort her kids just t still have them she has other stuff going on #how about we talk about her seeing this sad guy and going “dude you've gotta move on so many people love you” #and then hinting at pens feelings for him #clearly trying to still be a friend to pen by nudging him towards her even after everything #apparently I'm in my hating portia Featherington era between this and my rant in the tags of the last one #bridgerton #marina thompson #portia featherington

[randyite]

Woke, indeed

#woke #wokism #science #books #reading #shades of grey #splitting #equality #sharing #cooperation #rights of others #arts #culture #planet #climate change #diversity #inclusion #selfishness #nuance #inquisitive #facts

[abigail]

a few september moments <3

#that’s my partners hair btw lol I’m just very obsessed with the colour rn #they’re greying and dye the grey blue and it was super faded there but looks sooooo good in my opinion #other photos - my living room / lamp shades of my dreams / spooky set up in a gay bar I thought was cute #a

[sleepycoffins-and-benhargreeves]

Author: Riyusama Rating: G Chapter(s): Oneshot Tag(s): Pre-Transition Vanya Hargreeves | Viktor Hargreeves, Kid Fic, Internalized Homophobia, and Religious Guilt Pairing(s)/Characters(s): Fei Hargreeves/Vanya Hargreeves | Viktor Hargreeves    Summary: Hanging out in Fei's room, they talk about girls and kisses. Vanya's conflicted about the topic, especially about kisses. Series: Part 4 of The Other Shades of Grey

#Fei Hargreeves #Vanya Hargreeves #Viktor Hargreeves #Feiktor #Feinya #Harcest #Little Creations #The Other Shades of Grey

[enrapture]

My eye color rn.

#I love that my eyes change color from sky blue to other shades of blue to grey to green #so dope #eyes are art 🖼️ #me #self

[leek-lark]

More Shades of Grey art :) This is the scene where Jane makes her pupils go very big in what Eddie describes as "really creepy".

#shades of grey #jasper fforde #my art #jane grey #eddie russett #I drew them as they are seen by each other so they are in each other’s colours #also the background is the pantone colour ‘russet brown’ because using the colours of their names is funny to me

[kirisclangen]

Shortfern

She/her, 128 moons, cis molly, currently pregnant!

#Shortfern #beetleclan #healer #elder #warrior cats oc #clangen #kiri’s clangen #Fun fact she's actually a pale grey mackerel tabby I had to look up her colors in the code because the screenshot sets I've been using have #-shading enabled and I had to remake her in cat maker #anyways I love her. Sweet old lady #her flavor text in my screenshot is shes “thinking about taking on an apprentice” #and she's a good kitsitter and storyteller so I think she's gonna be a good mom #I'd like to think she was interested in having kits for a long time but was simply too busy and now she has finally done it #good for her #I loved drawing her crow's feet her design just makes me happy #also I have two other beetle healers with fern somewhere in their names so I think I'm gonna have to change them #And I'd also like to think she's buddies with Sneezepelt. Gossipy old ladies of the healer's alliance

[roxyandelsewhere]

Deancas Stabfest 2022

I had the joy of getting to illustrate @themauvesoul's fic:

Fill Thyself with the Word of God

"Dean lays his free hand along the place where Castiel is stretched around the tablet, and strokes his thumb along the edge of the weeping cut in Castiel’s belly. Castiel shivers. He grabs Dean’s wrist, hard, but Dean doesn’t stop. He lays his other hand atop Castiel’s, still clutched around his wrist, and starts gently stroking the skin there, too. “I think you and I both know what broke the connection,” Dean says, his fingers gentle on Castiel’s hands and belly, “and this tablet ain’t it.” Castiel closes his eyes. He doesn’t say anything—how could he? Instead, he lets himself feel it all; Dean’s hands on him, his blood smeared over Dean’s skin. He holds Dean there, because he likes how it feels. The sting of pain, the little hint of pleasure. Together, they make everything seem sweeter."

#stabfest2022 #spn #supernatural #spnart #spn art #mine.caro #spn fanart #castiel #dean winchester #this one was a lot of fun bc i keep thinking Hmmm i could do more art leaning towards horror #and then i never do much. so this gave me the chance to do that #so i guess i should tag this with #body horror cw #gore cw #this has a lot of different things mixed in. the grimy bathroom tiles were done with crayons. hashtag not just for kindergarteners #laid on the white crayon pretty thick so then the other layers (green and grey and brown) had that effect. scraped some off later too #the bathtub and sink were with colored pencil and there's like 5 or 6 different shades in there. didn't turn out exactly like i had in min #d but i think it's nice #as for dean and cas. well. arm positions loosely inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith and Holofernes #cas's head i'm really proud of i think it turned out cool and i had Marat dead in his bathtub in my mind #and dean's halo was inspired by those russian icons. when he's a saint towering over you and replacing the word of god with himself. fellas