#the other supporting cast was also good

[lyselkatz]

Hào Méi and K.O.

I'm still thinking about them years later. 美人師兄!!!

#love o2o #hao mei x ko #hao mei #ko x hao mei #your smile is very alluring #cdrama #zheng yecheng #was the reason i suffered the boring leads #his and #zhang binbin #'s characters are ❤❤❤ even if CDramaland censored their relationship #the other supporting cast was also good #lyselkatzcreations #cnovelartreblogs

[egophiliac]

happy new year Ego!!! Just wanted to let you know that I absolutely adore your twst fanart and the tags are just an absolute pleasure to read! You are my greatest inspiration for my personal twst art and I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful masterpieces <333 if possible, may I ask what are some of your headcanons for the diasomnia family? If not for diasomnia then any other characters are fine as well!

thank you, and happy new year! 💚💜💚 that is amazing to hear; it's always a little bewildering but super flattering that other people like my silly little doodles so much!

I don't think I really have any really solid headcanons and also canon keeps validating me left and right (FLUFFY DOMESTIC DIAFAM IS REAL). mostly just kind of...impressions and general thoughts, if that makes sense! lately though I've been kind of obsessed with thinking about Lilia's hair, and specifically when/why he ended up cutting it. (l-look, we're bouncing around the timeline and I gotta make decisions about these things when I draw, it's relevant) (I mean I would probably be weirdly fixated on this anyway, but.)

I think I've settled on the idea that he kept it long until he went to NRC, partly because 1) I like drawing The Ponytail, and 2) I think he thought of NRC as a chance to reinvent himself a bit! he gets to go and be a wacky carefree teenager for a few years and have fun! (officially he's there to keep an eye on Son #1, but how much trouble could he get into, really.) so he gave himself a Cool Teen Haircut to go with his fresh new Cool Teen Persona!

also maybe he had some reflection on his hair's troubled past with three kids...

...and had to weigh his vanity versus the fact that he was going off to be around hundreds of kids on a daily basis, and. the choice suddenly seemed obvious.

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 part 6 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 part 6 spoilers #this is my blog and i'm going to write a million words about lilia and you can't stop me #but anyway i do genuinely get the impression that he's using Pretending to Be a Teenager as a chance to be even sillier than usual #he's a very silly man he's just being EXTRA silly #supported by his recent birthday card where he says he was specifically trying to cast himself as an adorable little brother-type #because he wanted the other students to give him free shit and save him seats and things like that #it worked for about a week before he turned out to be way too good at stuff and everyone just kind of ended up in awe of him instead #and he was like DANGIT. I'VE RUINED IT FOR MYSELF. #(then he and epel went on to talk about their hypothetical vtubersonas because the birthday cards are INSANE but anyway) #i'm bad at headcanons :( sorry! #unless it's dumb things like...what pokemon they would have or whatever #(malleus would have some kind of special fancy-colored dragapult) (but i digress) #i have a hard time putting things into words. just know that i love the grampa bat and his weird kids very much. #my brain is also still kind of fried from the last couple of weeks #i am however starting 2024 off the way i intend to continue it: in deep contemplation of anime hair #(sorry if these look weirdly aliased) (i realized about 3/4 of the way through i was using the wrong brush and i didn't want to restart :U)

[mando-abs]

Guys, I’ve read the Wild Robot

And let me tell you, if I hadn’t recently taken a Children’s Literature class in college, I would’ve said this was the best middle-grade book I’ve read since elementary/middle school. I almost read this book in one night (I was sleepy 😴) like I couldn’t put it down.

The heart behind this book is astounding and it never shies away from showing complex and difficult concepts. You will fall in love with Roz and her gosling son along with all of the other animal on the island.

If you’ve got younger ones, I highly recommend reading this to them or having a little book club moment with them. However, be prepared for whatever hard questions may come your way (i.e. circle of life and climate issues). You know your child and how much they can handle/understand. If you’re like me and much older, it’s a quick read and a great way to finish off a long day. It’s a part of a trilogy and you bet I’m patiently waiting for my hold on a copy at the library.

If the movie is anything like the book (which, given a rewatch of the trailer, it’s looking like so), we are in for a special treat.

#the wild robot #children’s literature #pedro pascal #did I get the book on the off chance pedro might have been casted - yes #but from what I learned in my kid lit class is that middle grade fiction in much more nuanced than ya lit today #ya lit has better potential of being good bc it has more room to work with #however ya tends to lean on tropes more heavily than middle grade #middle grade is much more focused on learning topics and issues than playing with them #making them more tightly knit #also with the decline of media literacy I think this book is a wonderful counterattack #it’s not shattering by any means but def a big step in the right direction #especially for those who have a harder time getting interested in books #and once again I’m so pleased with how carefully curated Pedro’s projects are amidst his growing stardom #he truly cares about the message and thought provoking-ness of his work #and it makes this writer/literature nerd so proud #(yes I know there’s no true messages behind his recent gladiator and marvel roles other than it sounded like fun to him but I support that #- too… the man must have his fun purely for fun’s sake)

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Love how because Madisyn Shipman had a good time on the set of Game Shakers, she's acting like that means Dan's a good person, even saying shit like, "If Dan was guilty of anything other then some anger moments which everyone has episodes of at given times then don't you think he would have been charged by now?!" John K basically admitted to doing all the shit he was accused of doing and he never had a day in a jail cell sadly, so don't fucking bring that excuse to the table, Madisyn, and if you were gonna just act like your good experience absolves what other actors and people who worked with Dan said about him, don't even bother trying to say you won't discrediting people's stories and trauma, because its clear you are doing exactly that. Oh and btw, using Drake Bell saying Dan was there for him during Brian Peck's trial as a way to say Dan's a good person? Fucking disgusting.

#quiet on set #madisyn shipman #dan schneider #yeah uh wonder why she had a good time #not like docu confirmed around the times of game shakers nick was actually keeping an eye on dan and controlling stuff more #hence why it and even henry danger avoided the 'jokes' his other shows had #and why we've not heard of any horror stories from those shows cast and crew #like the way she was like 'oh im not discrediting anyone! but also if he was guilty wouldnt he be charged-' #she also claimed others came to her supporting dan so guess be ready for more nick people defending dan

[bitimdrake]

how would you describe arrowfamily in canon? Cause i have seen conflicting things ranging from "Oliver Queen is a terrible horrible person" to "canon arrowfamily is what people think batfam should be like/if you want fanon batfam you want canon arrowfam" and it is confusing

Disclaimer first. A full, proper, arrowfam read-through is next on my list once I finally catch up with the bats, but I haven't gotten there yet. I have still read a whole bunch of comics, and by virtue of how the DC universe works, I've seen a fair bit of the arrows scattered throughout. (In particular, I've read a lot of Roy via Titans and Outsiders.)

So I can give a broad strokes answer here, but I'm not going to try to claim a deep meta analysis of the arrows yet.

I think the quickest way to explain the contradictory information is this:

batfam fans take up most of the space in DC fandom

for whatever reason, it has become highly popular bat fanon to use Oliver Queen as a scapegoat Designated Terrible Dad to show how much better and cooler and nicer Bruce is.

This is not a fair or accurate depiction of Ollie.

(Nor, for that matter, an accurate depiction of Bruce, but that fanon diversion is intentional and less like throwing shrapnel at a guy who isn't even part of this.)

People who actually read comics and like Ollie therefore try to push back on this extreme and ooc demonization of him, and also vaunt the arrows in general.

Said pushback is sometimes an exaggerated overcompensation.

Basically, no, Oliver Queen is not a terrible horrible person, nor even a terrible horrible father.

And I would say the canon arrows are a lot closer to what fans are desperately trying to find (or just make up) in the bats. There are various things that are true of the canon arrows/Ollie and of the fanon bats/Bruce that are not true of the canon bats/Bruce. [All post-crisis disclaimer.] Examples:

Ollie is outspokenly liberal and this is a well accepted piece of his canon characterization. (Meanwhile DC writers try very very hard to make Bruce Totally Apolitical and therefore acceptable to all readers. Not that anything is ever actually apolitical.)

Ollie also hates cops! And rich people! For a significant chunk of comics, he lost his fortune and was better off for it, realizing he could never be truly good if he were still a billionaire.

The common fan argument about how Bruce totally isn't abusive; he's a good dad who's just been written that way once or twice by bad writers is...actually not that far off from describing Ollie? He hit Roy once in a comic about How Not To Respond To Addiction; in another comic he was revealed to have secretly known about and abandoned Conner, despite this not lining up with previous comics showing how he really wanted to be a dad. Both of these things are canon and bad, no doubt! But he is also usually a lot better, and has shown an ability to grow and change. (Meanwhile canon Bruce just has a consistent pattern of abuse.)

Subjective, but Ollie seems to really think of himself as a father and delight in it in a way that Bruce just kinda...doesn't.

All the arrows, from what I can tell, actually like each other.

They don't try to murder each other either.

But, as you surely notice, being closer to batfanon desires doesn't mean the arrows literally are the fanon batfam. Like the bats, they are not a perfect model nuclear family (nor should they be!). They too have had conflict and dysfunction (Roy and Oliver stopped talking for a significant period of time!). And they do indeed exist in a comic book world driven by crime and superheroics and conflict, not a fluffy fanfiction world driven by comfort and interpersonal reassurances. (This is not a dunk on fanfic, which I love, just a reminder).

so tl;dr, the arrows aren't a perfectly fluffy fanon family either...but if you see a batfam fan throwing Ollie/other arrows under the bus to make their fave look better, that is definitely bullshit.

#* #ask #anon #*dc #dc #arrows #ollie queen #canon vs fanon #ALSO if you have come to dc comics via batfandom #and the thing you are MOST interested in is this idea of a big loving superhero/vigilante family #may i recommend to you: anything except batman comics #the superfam is very loving and supportive! #the flashes are perhaps the most functional and i hear are having a great run of comics right now! #wonder woman's cast is full of respect and love and bonds of sisters and warriors! #and yes even the arrows get closer on account of liking each other! #the bats are so goddamn dysfunctional and that's why i love them #and if you are on board with that too then jump on in and have fun #but if you are looking for a giant family that is all love #you are probably not going to have a good time. you are going to be desperately pulling out slivers of what you want #from a piece of fiction that is not actually designed for it. and indeed often designed for the opposite. #and that is not a failure of your tastes. but it is also not a failure of the fiction!! #it's a mismatch #you want to go read about wally west instead i think

[magentagalaxies]

so my friend and i are currently chatting about how i just discovered me referring to weed as "pot" makes me sound like a suburban mom even tho i didn't realize it was an "old-timey" term (??? it sounds just as normal as "weed" to me???)

and i just realized the reason i say pot is specifically because 1. watching kids in the hall (and other things from that era) and 2. talking about pot with the kids in the hall (the ones i know irl still use that word)

so for everyone's information i do NOT sound like a suburban mom for saying "pot" i sound like an old canadian gay man!!!!

but anyway that conversation moved on to talking about weed and the kids in the hall and now i must bring a poll to tumblr

(even if you have smoked before this is about placing yourself in the hypothetical situation i'd be in bc i've never been stoned before and my friend and i were joking about how my first time getting high would be with one of the kids in the hall lmao)

also in your opinion is saying "pot" weird???? literally so confusing to me like damn i guess all my interactions with weed are through the lens of 1. media from the 90s or 2. people who were young adults in the 90s

#as someone who honestly could have my first time smoking weed be with one of these poll options here's my personal take #just on the 3 i know irl bc i have no idea how the others would be #i think scott could be fun if i had a good reaction. but bc there's a chance i wouldn't #my take is that scott would be a person i'd smoke with after i'd done it a few times. bc otherwise he might stress me out #(or i'd stress myself out bc holy shit it's scott thompson) #bruce could be fun but i feel like he'd get very dad energy about it. which like maybe that's the vibe you want #but personally i think bruce would be so supportive it would circle back around to stressing me out somehow lmao #paul bellini tho? he has the ultimate chill stoner uncle vibes. he would be very fun to get high with but also if i had a bad reaction #i know he'd understand and like be able to deal with that without making it into a whole thing. like he's just the genuinely cool uncle #deadass i don't have much of an interest in weed but like thinking about my social circle it would almost definitely be paul #even realistically taking into account my non-kith friends and people my own age i'm like no it had to be bellini lmao #i should let paul know i've cast him in this role #anyway let me know your thoughts especially if you'd choose one of the other three #and let me know if i sound like a suburban mom or an old fag (affectionate)

[iftitah]

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#this girl was joking about another girl in my batch fasting on karvachauth for her boyfriend and it was the light jokes so it was okay #but then she said why is she doing it her caste is completely different from his her parents would kill her #and that how college relationships are only for time being until you're in college and you're there for each other's support #and that nothing in college couples is that serious and they may turn out just good friends in future #and there's no reason to worship your love because it's just 'casual'??!! #ive so many feelings and a little heartbreak #ive already tried thinking about future but you know it 2ould just spiral me and thinking tha ahead doesn't make sense know #logically speaking she's right that we can go through SO MANY changes during the college years and no one knows anything ahead #but idk like i love him its not just oh im in college and ive got a boyfriend to get my nights busier and go on silly pretend dates #i didn't date anyone for nineteen years because i just wouldn't date anyone #its just surprising me as well how i came here so clueless and how everything led to each other and then into us #and i don't say stuff like marriage and kids because that's too huge. just too huge right now to think off #and that's also a way of keeping myself humble #and i would love love love to think about a future too not just yet it's too quick and im okay understanding everything rather than diving #but what she said. is so um its messing with my brain #ofc im not letting it over weigh me not at least from a person who's with multiple seniors #sends all her money to her so called youtuber bf #and goes to private places with some other guy #who's in everything for casual #but i don't know what im supposed to do with it right now #playing around my head #or maybe i should just trust the process

[winepresswrath]

I got extremely sick and watched all of love between fairy and devil in a miserable haze and I've gotta say 1) bodyswapping at its finest 2) with slight tweaks the idiot ball did not need to be passed around so much/at all 3) the fuckup little brother industrial complex still has me in its grasp but this time I've gotta give it up for the shifufucker. they really nailed the miserable oblivion of quasi-incestuous all consuming devotion & that's not even my thing. Good job team!

#press says love story between fairy and devil #spoilers #ok I'm not going to use that #shifufucking #will be the tag for now #main ship cute but tbh I'm mad they tried to tell me she was never into second male lead #she can have had genuine romantic feelings for him and then still chosen the other guy it's FINE I promise #also everyone was passing the idiot ball around for a bit there and it made me extra annoyed because it was mostly such a charming show and #I was very invested! #and why was no one trying to bring the shifu to the goddess to be healed!!! they know she's back! #why didn't the dad try that before he tried treason? #why did wargod 2 leave moon god alone with their triple cultivation seed that is also their girlfriend? #and then with the goddess? it's so out of character #but they really sold me on the shizunfucking! #idk if that should serve as a warning or enticement to habitual shizunfucking enjoyers #i was sitting there unsure if I was queasy because of the relationship or because I was about to throw up again but compelled regardless #the best friends who love each other sincerely but will ultimately always have other priorities also got me but good #and imo really enhanced the shifufucking ship by way of adding to the tragedy of it all #great supporting cast all around! very fun #cw: forced kissing #if that is something you like I am sensitive to #but like. overall a deeply watchable trope fest with some a+ romantic moments #and pretty solid ot3 potential if you #like me #enjoy causing yourself pain by wrongship ping in every possible way

[thescrump]

i think silvaze would work perfectly for a fantasy-like au in the Sol Dimension where Blaze is a princess and Silver is the son of a blacksmith or something idk

#their relationship would be kinda like Sonic and Sally's in the Archie comics #and they have a supporting cast who kinda parallel the other freedom fighters #like Marine parallels Tails #there would be a guard that parallels Antoine #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #silvaze #silver x blaze #silver the hedgehog #blaze the cat #sol dimension #fantasy au #im not good enough to make it tho #if anybody here is good enough tell me #oh! their relationship is also a bit like zelink

[chaeram]

SURVIVING ROMANCE AUDIO WEBTOON?

(author's post) (episode 1 preview) (funding link)

#surviving romance #coming back from my hiatus to cry about this #i swear on my life god was with them in that casting room #most the vas suit the characters so much #in particular #jihyeon jinhui minwoo and MAYBE jinseon #(jinseon im probably biased but still) #THEYRE SOOOOO FUCKING GOOD.... literally exactly how i wished they sounded #ok none of them have “canon” voices yet besides heesoo and jeha #BUT according to the other roles ive heard they can definitely pull my dream voices off #i hope some of them (rina chaerin seonwoo chaeram) have deeper voices than the ones i heard... please #(i also wish heesoo's voice was deeper but... oh well...) #in my delusions heesoo adopts a deeper voice as she gets more depressed throughout the season #juri is a rare case where i hope her voice is a little higher #BUT i always support bad bitches with deep voices so if her voice is as deep as the roles ive heard i will support it! #need this funding to hit 400% my life will not be complete without the seonwoo wallpaper

[worm-wood-words]

Too tired to write but also can't stop The Scenes™ from playing out in my mind.

#bits about Arvel's healing magic and also the man in the bar healing Kahn's broken bones #i mean it's not perfect and it's painful for both the man and Kahn for different reasons but it does work in the end #also just sort of trying to flesh out the healing magic in my head. for most people who have it (mostly loethan) it's close #range or on touch. depending on the person it might hurt or drain the caster too and they might have to be able to see #the specific injury or at least where it is (such as when the man in the bar has to cut into Kahn's leg and arm to see his bones) #it almost never works on nerve damage. never on organs except maybe internal bleeding or injuries so severe the organs are #exposed. (basically just trying to say it won't heal organ failure). so it's pretty much best for broken bones and cuts. works better the #more recent the injury was. technically has the ability to regrow limbs but that's most likely never shown. (torn between whether #or not veren gets his arm regrown or a prosthetic. probably prosthetic since he lost it years ago) #doesn't work on illnesses or poisoning or stuff like that. that's still the domain of alchemists. also since on the areas it shuts #does. I'm not retyping that. on the areas it does heal its just rapid cell regrowth which most of the time is fine. but then there's #Arvel. who can do it both on touch and at range and uses the whole rapid cell growth thing as a method of torture. add the whole #light minions thing and the fact that his abilities include a rapid healing factor on himself (and that unlike a lot of people #his abilities work rapidly on others and he can easily get over any drain it has on him) #and yeah it's understandable why Len loses the first fight and why a lot of people don't stand up to him much. even his wife who doesn't #have powers at all ends up progressively more afraid of him. like the only way to possibly wound him in a meaningful way is to get the #drop on him and find some way to inflict severe damage on a vital spot and keep whatever you used to do that inside of him long enough #for him to eventually not be able to heal around it anymore. i don't know just thinking about how he's such a twisting of typically 'good #guy' powers. like his main things are light and healing he should be the hero or like high up supporting cast but nope he's just #trying to subjugate everyone and rule the whole damn continent because of a might makes right ethos and the fact that he does #certainly have might on his side #maggot original

[chipjrwibignaturals]

yes im a wizard101 fan no i don’t pay attention to the story no im also not hardcore at the gameplay either. i don’t know what im doing

#I jest a bit but 😭 #I do tend to skip a lot of dialogue and go for he meat and potatoes gameplay #but also I don’t know the Meta of the game #it took doing a like. Avalon raid? ish? for someone to be like ‘you don’t have feint? you should’ #BITCH IDK!!!!! I just cast my silly spells #im not good in the sense of tryharding the game I’m good in the sense that I’m a level 90 solo life player man what else do you want from me #my secondary is like a 43 balance like!!!! sorry for maining support classes solo 👉👈 #I try to pay a Bit more attention on the other wizards to what I’ve missed but. I get burnt out and stop 😭 #gotta pull up the wiki to figure out why ppl like this new bbg I’m fighting

[lovers-instead]

Gabe is here!!!!!

#ms marvel #ms. marvel #AND WEARING THE LITTLE HULK COSTUME KAMALA'S MOM MADE???? #EDIT: I JUST REALIZED HE'S HIDING AAMIR'S SHOES IN THE FIRST ONE!!! #help this was the peak of the episode for me. i've been using 'gabe better show up' as shorthand for what i want out of the show #(obviously not his mere existence but also the handling of him and mike; the supporting cast who are my favorite) #was this certainly a cameo (especially considering he seems to be younger)? yes #but did i WIN??? ALSO YES #other things i found strange: zoe having 0 scenes 😐 and nakia finding out ms marvel so early??? 😲 #that last thing especially is what made it click for me. and sure enough i google and it says 6 episodes. #what i realized was: this is NOT a 'show that adapts the comic' it is a mini-series that covers the ENTIRE FIRST TWO RUNS #as an origin story for mcu kamala. #so the chances we see any of the characters except like... her parents? ever again are. extremely low. 🤡 #i guess i'll just have to stan it as a standalone adaptation once complete...... unless they do something unforgivable with aisha backstory. #ms marvel spoilers / #i guess? it's just details of it as an adaptation lol #(ps this episode was definitely weaker in general but i'm intrigued by Good Boy Kamran. i'd let him join the squad perhaps)

[rhetoricalrogue]

Just finished the base game for HZD and now I’m debating against starting up the Frozen Wilds DLC, doing a new game + on a harder difficulty to get an achievement on an achievement mop up playthrough, or swapping out games to avoid completion fatigue.

I did sort of leave my current run of Days Gone in the middle of the plot, plus I left Arthur and Co. just chilling out in Valentine in RDR2.

#issa plays horizon zero dawn #decisions decisions #whatever I decide on will have to wait until the weekend though #or I could go raid AO3 for fics #I’m a staunch Erend supporter but I’m open to seeing what other pairings are out there #I’m trying to play a rude asshole of an outlaw in rdr2 and I CANNOT DO IT #I mean I’m gonna TRY but I want to throw Arthur in a lake for being a jerk to my faves #HOW can you be mean to lil’ Jack??? 😭😭😭 #SHAME on you Mr. Morgan #I’m also really enjoying the Italian voice acting in Days Gone #the guy voicing Deacon really cranked up the tenderness in the scenes with Sarah #the cast in general is really good except Copeland breaks immersion #he’s nice to listen to just not a believable Radio Free Oregon type voice

[fortune-maiden]

This game really said let’s roll credits with cheery music while your player character sobs on the hill having lost their partner

#pokemon super mystery dungeon #I mean I think the other pmd games did something similar #but it hurts every single time! T_T #the ending of this game was so anime #but I love it #I have mixed feelings about Super overall #it’s not as good as Explorers obviously #and the story pacing is kind of a mess #but it has charm and a good supporting cast! #the Voidlands is also a great section

[ipoddymouth]

so you're going to nominate america for best supporting actress because she gave a silly lil speech vetted by a brand? but not give margot a chance at best actress? or greta one for directing?

#listen i know i dont think barbie is capital G Good #n i......don't actually think i like the movie that much grojgrgjailg #BUT i will say america herself (even tho trust i do love ha) was certainly NOT the star of that movie #her performance wasnt even that good like im sorry girls #the Brand got you gjrlagj just because she said its hard to not wear makeup #but like......baby that was some noah baumbach writing that had you tearing up #(also not a true dig bc i like noah) #but like margots acting and gretas directing were BETTER than the screenplay itself #like none of this makes sense to me???? #best picture but not best director? not best actress??? #you're tryna say the supporting cast carried the movie???? #regardless i do think ryan for ken is a good choice #its just...........the other awards they put it up for make so little sense to me #cant believe im about to say justice for barbie....a movie i've literally spent six months bashing gjrlakgjgt