#I AM TRYING A DIFFERENT WRITING STYLE

[non-un-topo]

More clothing studies, this time from my fic Axis. I was aiming for authenticity while also trying to have each of their personalities show a little bit in their clothing choices. Two for Nicky, to show his layers.

#tog #the old guard #for reference the fic takes place in 1625 in iceland. i still don't think they're bundled enough though lol. #nicolo di genova #yusuf al kaysani #andromache of scythia #no quynh :( #these were a n i g t m a r e to crop correctly. tumblr why are you like this. #hence the cropping might look a little weird #siggy draws #i think these sketches took a month and a half lol. now i will be quiet about this fic and focus on writing something else. #what do we think about this style? the differently coloured lineart and the slight lighting? and the rough colours? #also i forgot my siggynature on ALL of these but that's ok. you know who i am sdfghf #my new obsession is clothing details i guess!! could always make it more detailed though! with lots of practice i can try. #no real director's commentary on these drawings like i usually write for my sketches asdsfgfd #just that this is mostly what they wear in the fic. add a coat for andy maybe and some mitts for joe. #and more weapons and bags and stuff #can't really see nicky's braids but he's got one big french braid and a few tiny ones on the sides of his head connecting to it. #his hair is like shoulder-blade length. it's about the symbolism!! of not making a change for a long time!! until he does cut it!! #and andy is wearing quynh's necklace under her shirt of course </3 #joe rolls his pantaloons above the knee for maximum movement (horseriding) and fashion (gay) #i have a crush on the first nicky sketch like he's so cunty for no reason #well. he's possibly supposed to be having a serious conversation/argument with andy #kudos to the ref picture i used of luca just standing Like That

[jojo-schmo]

Hello ms bubble wizard mage maam', I was just wondering what are your thoughts on magolor regarding how he's apparently **highly aware** of all characters to ever exist in the kirbyverse

Also its become a trend where god is replaced with NOVA in the expressions... Do they know?

Ello ello!

I like Magolor a lot, but he is omniscient? That's news to me. Is there a source for that? :O Unless you're talking about that Magoverse trend I saw floating around a while back- I didn't see much but what I did encounter reminded me of all the different Sans Undertale AUs out there. Hehehe Magolor is quite versatile! What fun.

And I know people use Nova as an expletive when writing Kirby characters! It's cool!

I use profanity in real life but I personally try to not associate Kirby characters with it in the works I make. I want to diversify the vernacular of the citizens of Popstar so I made a small list of expletives I thought of, lol. They should have a variety of things to yell out when they stub their feet or an apple falls on their head! So I get randomly inspired out in the world and I make sure to write them down!

I remember seeing someone have the characters use expletives based on food, like for example, "For the love of shortcake!" or things like that. That idea's fun!! (If you are the person who had this headcanon and are reading this please tell me so I can credit you for it!)

Does anyone else have expletives/exclamations they write for Kirby characters? Please share them if you do heehee. It makes the world building feel more fleshed out and creative >:3

#ask #headcanon #magolor #also if you use profanity in your Kirby works that is totally fine!! Everyone writes differently and has preferences #as long as a writer isn't going into like... problematic territory? But that's a pretty extreme boundary to cross #I don't think the average Kirby creator/enjoyer crosses into extreme or inappropriate territory. (at least I hope) #and I do sometimes find it funny to see a Kirby character say a bad word lmao! #But I personally would not make Kirby say f--- haha. I've seen enough of that in the real world ;P #and I try to keep the audience of a series like Kirby in mind #I think the most severe word I'd use for a Kirby character myself is “damned” in the context of condemning something to punishment #It's just my personal opinion and style right now! #if I wrote fan stories for like GTA or something then that would be different :P #I'm also trying to swear less in real life too lol #I am making..... some progress on that. xD #anyway thanks for riding the train of my stream of consciousness #take a complementary high five on your way off the train #:P

[pokimoko]

The One-Way Waltz of the Moth and the Wild Flame (and the Incident of the Authorial Intrusion) - A Good Omens Fic

Written by pokimoko

Chapters: 1/1

Word Count: ~25K

Fandom: Good Omens (TV)

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens), Crowley & Muriel (Good Omens), Crowley & Nina (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens) & Original Character(s)

Characters: Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Muriel (Good Omens), Original Characters, (who is technically not an original character but I've got to keep some secrets ;) ), Nina (Good Omens), Background & Cameo Characters

Summary: A story in which Crowley does not prevent forest fires, a radio sends out thoughts and prayers, an angel misuses the emergency contact, the local duck population invents socialism, trees are threatened to varying degrees of success, a waltz is indeed played, and an author considers the nature of tragedies.

Tags: Ineffable Divorce | Aziraphale and Crowley Break Up (Good Omens), Post-Break Up, POV Crowley (Good Omens), Emotional Hurt, He/Him Pronouns For Crowley (Good Omens), They/Them Pronouns for Muriel (Good Omens), Crowley & Muriel Friendship (Good Omens), Angst and Humor, Crowley-centric (Good Omens), Canon Continuation, Post-Season/Series 02, Post-Episode: s02e06 Every Day (Good Omens), Pre-Season/Series 03, No Aziraphale Slander Here but it is also Crowley's POV so expect at least some Thoughts, Angry Crowley (Good Omens), Running Away, Both in the Emotional and Literal Sense, Because You Don't Have to Deal with Your Romantic and Personal Issues in Washington State. Obviously, (incorrect: you very much do), Crowley is a Mess (Good Omens), (even if he won't admit it), Crowley Loves Aziraphale (Good Omens), (another thing he won't admit), Aziraphale Loves Crowley (Good Omens), They're just being stupid, Not A Fix-It, References to God(s), Romantic Angst, America, United States, Fire Lookout, Remember Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (Unless You Are Anthony J. Crowley), hey is it healthy to repeatedly relive a past trauma to deal with a breakup? asking for a friend, Scene: The Bookshop Fire (Good Omens), Fire, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Isolation, When You're Trying to Cope Badly in the American Wilderness but People Keep Talking to You, Radio, Inspired by Firewatch (Video Game), Character Study, Crowley and the Woes of Being In a Narrative That Won't Let You Go, (Fleabag voice) This is a Tragedy, But oh? What's this?, Angst with a Happy Ending, Ambiguous/Open Ending

#good omens #crowley #crowley good omens #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #aziraphale x crowley #fanfic #my fanfic #my fic #ao3 fanfic #my writing #good omens fic #good omens fanfiction #good omens fanfic #gomens #gomens fic #hey good omens fandom. long time listener. first time caller. i thought i'd dip my toes in writing one of my fav characters #going from a 14th doctor fic straight to this was very funny because like. it's the same actor. similar mannerisms. almost the same voice #but they couldn't be any more different. move over 'weeelll' we've got 'ngk' and 'ngh' now #this story was an absolute joy to write. it was so fun getting to write in a style somewhat similar to the good omens book #like the fic is still perfectly angsty trust me but boy was it fun to be a little bit funny with it #also apologies for the long arse title. my brain decided that a good omens fic needed a really long and ridiculous name #to everyone who already knows me: yep. i'm writing a story with radios again. it's either ghosts or radios or both guys i'm sorry #different fandom. same old ideas #i am also furthering my brand that is writing long as heck oneshot fics. chapters? haven't heard of 'em #fyi crowley is literally the only character who shows up in this fic in person. everyone else is pure audio baby #'tis the isolated life of a fire lookout. even if that's the only part of the job that crowley's doing correctly #(the demon is...going through it folks. don't try this at home)

[heronchildlove]

Next fic is gonna be the time travel AU prompt that won the last yotp poll I made only I am making it a This is how you lose the time war AU and I am loving it sooo much, can't wait for you all to read it <3

#I am really enjoying trying out different writing styles lately #it's so much fun #the mods speak #mod nanda

[edwardshundredyearoldspunk]

stumbled across a ballad of songbirds and snakes critique video and I couldn't even watch it because the person so did not get what the book was doing and saying and the comments were complaining about the unnecessary romance when it's super obvious it's not intended to be a romance. suzanne collins is, yet again, ahead of her time because I remember the hate mockingjay got when it came out for killing prim and having katniss vote for new hunger games when those plot points are crucial and are meant to act as a commentary

#tbosbas #thg #i am and forever will be a ballad of songbirds and snakes defender #i firmly think that is suzanne collins' most cleverly crafted hunger games book #everything about it impresses me #the narrators voice being so different from katniss' reveals something about the writing that has me in awe #one criticism the trilogy got was the writing was too simple #and it's easy to assume this is just collins' style #until you read tbosbas and realize oh shit no she's just really good at writing voice #(which if you're a writer you'll know how hard it is to make your own style dissapear when trying to write voice) #also as a writer myself #I'm so tired of the criticism of ''why did she write about snow when she could have written about [insert any fan favorite character]'' #because honestly i can understand if you're not interested in reading about snow #but to act like you're then entitled to a story of your choosing and suzanne collins shouldn't have a say in what she writes?? #god that bothers me #i feel like readers forget that writers don't always write with an audience in mind #and that while you can be displeased about an author you enjoy going in a direction you aren't interested in reading #you don't have a say in how they choose to explore their creativity

[milkweedman]

Resisting the urge to carve myself a distaff from one of the evergreen boughs ive dragged home and learn medieval in-hand distaff spinning. Do i need to do any of this ? No. Am i happy with supported spinning ? Yes ! Am i probably gonna do it anyway ? ... also yes

#we talk a lot about the rabbit hole of fiber arts #but i dont think we talk enough about the rabbit hole of different spinning tools and techniques... #so far id say ive gotten proficient in drop spindling wheel spinning and supported spinning with russian style spindles #really want to get into either tahklis or charkah wheels #bc im gonna be visiting my wonderful fiancé in india and hes still gonna have work for most if not all of the time im there #so my plan is to spin a LOT. hoping to get really proficient in cotton spinning bc ive always really sucked at that #and then i really wanna learn medieval style spinning as well #if i was an academic i could easily see myself devoting my life to writing a book about spinning tools through the ages #i am so endlessly fascinated by it #but also really bad at research and have a pretty crippling case of dyslexia #i wanna try. all the tools #it always feels like the way to get closer to the past is to spin like them #since that has been THE constant human activity since quite possibly pre-homo sapiens times #i dont know how much cloth the neanderthals wove or if they were more inclined to use animal skins #but we do know they made yarn and they were good at it #sadly my hands cant do cordage. fucks em up in about a minute flat #but iirc we've found stone spindle whorls which may have been used for spinning #stone whorls can also be used for hand drills and fire starters and things like that so idk #anyway. i just want to know SO badly #spinning

[darkkitty1208]

Words are the closest thing to a way I can make sense of my somewhat-of-a-self-identity-crisis-but-in-writing thing, and even then it can only express a mere fraction of whatever it is that I'm feeling. So bear with me as I try to verbalise this in an at least semi-coherent way.

I've been trying out a variety of writing styles and techniques lately. I've been discovering ways to do more of 'showing' and less of 'telling'.

I like the indirectness of it.

Actually, no -- that's not quite it. That's not it at all.

I think I like telling stories obliquely and only providing vague details not only because I'm a lazy arse who has no idea how to describe things in a direct and clear way but also because-- actually, I have no idea how to explain this in a way that isn't incomprehensible.

I can't quite explain it, but I think I like stories that can only be told in a vague way, like providing the puzzle pieces so that you get to piece things together the way you want it. The resulting picture would just be your own interpretation. I just like being subtle and merely imply the meaning of some things so anyone can interpret my stories their own way.

No, no. That doesn't make any sense either, does it?

And that's only one of the many things I'm still trying out and working on!

It's just. There's so much to try! I don't even know what I want. I've said this in my recent fic's A/N and I'll just say it again here: I'm experimenting with different things in writing the way a child would mix soap and shampoo in a bath. Which is a waste of time (and of shampoo and soap, which clearly does not apply in this scenario, but again, really cba to think of a better analogy here) but I can't help it because it's so fun.

Sometimes I think I don't even *have* a style. Sometimes I think I'll never have one. But I dunno.

Just ignore me as I try to mull this over. I'm just 'in my feels' and screaming this out into the abyss that's in the form of my silly little blog. Thank you for indulging me.

#ramblings #writing #tw long tags #tw excessive use of tags to avoid adding things to the body of my post 😛 #my writing style is inconsistent at best #i'm only ever consistent in inconsistency #one second i'm a shakespeare wannabe and the next #i'm if douglas addams and terry pratchett had a lovechild #except it's less flattering than you think #three entirely different authors with three entirely different styles that i'm only a poor imitation of as an amateur author #yes i do know that #and the next moment i'm just a whole different person entirely #and i switch to whatever else my style is #but i *am* having fun discovering it all #there's just so much to try and i'm a little overwhelmed with it all you know? #i may speak as if i loathe having an ever-changing writing style #but in truth? #it feels very. freeing? i think #like i feel as if my writing isn't set to stone and i get to express things differently #depending on what i'm feeling at that moment #it's the freedom of self-expression except i'm not really sure who i am and what i want #and i honestly like just staying in this confusing grey area of 'what am i doing?' and 'what do i like?' #but simultaneously i *do* want to find out what style fits me best #i try not to think about it too much though #and just be a carefree little thing and have fun as i play around with words #i just wish i tried my hand in creative writing in a younger age #so i dont feel like a naive little young girl who doesn't really know what she's doing #shout out to my og followers for witnessing my growth from the very beginning of my writing journey #(admittedly i'm a little ashamed of that fact and how different i am from my early writing days now but i try not to hate myself for it)

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

For anyone wondering what a completely clutter free dashboard looks like thanks to XKit btw...

coupled with the old blue theme of course (whose bright (read: pisspoor) idea was it to change that color?)!

All the information for my blog is under the little person icon in the top right corner as a drop down.

Also, since I have the old blue, it reverts the icon colors to that theme's color too. No goddamn neon colors on my buttons.

#DCB Comments #hi sev. :))) #I've been trying to find the settings if they still exist/work for the old sidebar #it had all the info from the drop down but on the right side of the page #and formatted in a Tumblr based style (i.e. not like Twitter like the new update) #I still prefer the sidebar menu tbh lol. I'm an old Tumblr person #I kinda even prefer the old activity but more like a mix of it? bc I liked the top ten showing up above your posts #in your posts tab. I like having a full list to look at and being able to see tags easily (or is that xkit lmao) #but I also liked having the most recent ten notifications there. man I rly am old when it comes to Tumblr LOL #anyone remember how going to write up a new post brought you to a different page with a #blank white box for your text? yeahhhh... that shit wasn't so bad either. certainly didn't seem to lag like this version does #when you have a ton of text there. like when I write huge posts it starts to lag lol

[thewolfisawake]

A sickening crack. Gnarled nails scraping along stones. Beings of pestilence and rot. Words full of revulsion.

I hate the ones that cast me here.

I hate those that refused my warnings.

I hate that I have been left here to be forgotten.

I hate that I have been doomed to perish so far from anyone.

I hate this world.

Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. The only mutual feeling that binds. An emotion that festered within the confines of pit of bones and darkness. So strong that it was engraved within the heart. Grudges that run deep to corrupt an essence that had yet to be. A mantra of malice that could only birth obsession. A promise of destruction... uncaring of whom the victims may be.

Ramblings and ravings. Gaunt face mimicking greyed skulls. A peal like thunder. Whispers and titters. Flames igniting greenery into ash and charcoal. Yanks of dark locks while pebbles and stone dragged across bare skin.

Slaps and digging nails. Tell me your name. Bare feet running through unfamiliar sights and creatures. A hammer shattering bone. A vision of a far off place of a man he doesn't know. A spark. Of inspiration and flame.

Run. Hide. Observe. Learn. Never hesitate. Do what you must. A gnawing like an insatiable hunger from within. Do what you must. Do not forget why you were born. Fulfill what you were meant to do. By any means, you must.

Wake up, child of the starless sky.

Wake up, my last hope and prayer.

Wake up, you beautiful and pitiful dreamer.

Wake up, union of malice and embodiment of ruin.

Wake up

"...one of those nights it seems," he mused to no one but himself as his eyes opened. His head swarmed with words no longer coherent but known to his mind. A dull ache radiated from the crown of his head. His heart had not stirred from its deathly slow pace despite the dread that filled him. The vise that comprised his soul remained steadfast, its entrenched claws a vexatious reminder.

The emptiness of his chamber only amplified his yearning. And yet he tempered his desire against the need for clarity. He had hoped that this--this regalia, this title--all of this would be enough to satiate the entity that was his core. But a hollowness remained, its echoes presenting a hunger. A hunger...he was starting to wonder...if it could ever be appeased.

Balmoral dressed lightly with the only adornments to obscure his eye and pull back his hair. Exiting the room, he startled the attending guard. The king didn't wait as he ordered, "Do not bother me. And do not rouse anyone on my behalf. I shall be in the library."

He hadn't waited for response as he navigated the halls. It would not be a night for rest. After all, he had been brought from the realm of sleep. It was what was asked of him and yet...

"And how unfortunate for I to have opened these eyes once more."

#writings #{Balmoral Drabbles #very different from my usual style #probably because of where I am with sleep #but also to be maybe a little cryptic #as I try to hammer out more of Balmoral's... #inner workings? I guess we'll call it that

[cowboysmp3]

i’m trying to read every unread book on my bookshelf before the end of the year and the problem is. a lot of the reasons i abandoned certain books is because they are . not good but lord im trying 🙏

#it’s just an overall tactic to try and read more #cause i love reading !! but im out of the habit #so i’m trying to read instead of like. watch tiktoks in the evenings or on public transport etc #like overall trying to be mindful of what i’m doing in my downtime #but lord do i have a good few books that are in enjoyable #the book i’m reading at the moment is pretty good though!! #it’s all the lovers in the night it’s very sweet so far #it’s interesting cause it’s an english translation from japanese #and the writing style is different from what i’ve read before (as it’s translated i imagine) #i also had so much fun reading carmilla #but that took like 4 hours #all the lovers in the night is a bit of a slow read though just cause not a lot Happens #so i’m not getting very caught up in it #i am going to have to tackle a book i’m halfway through next #i think i’ll finish the man who fell in love with the moon #and maybe calico #after this #return to my cowboy books #sorry this turned into an essay in the notes #hashtag reading

[abyssalpriest]

God I could and should write a whole fucking book by the end of this life here on Lev and his symbols

ill write it then burn it before anyone else gets a copy. or i wont. im supposed to be helping him this incarnation here to get a better anchor in this plane so maybe it would help more than itd be weird - im just getting from him the energy of "yeah no people already effectively have these things, people on my plane already know me inside and out to an extensive degree, may as well have it here too" you know. fair

#ramblings // #ugh god i love his tone saying that tho. i kept trying to prod to see if it was a ''ugh yeah people know me inside and out and Yes Its #Invasive But -'' but no #oh my god man. his like energy towards his people is..... BEFORE I SAY THIS #I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW IM ANTI PROPAGANDA. the biggest reason i dont work with Lu and others is bc theres this tendency to #be like ''we're darkness but also light! we're teachers we're enlightened we're pure in our own way and the kings are here to #teach you how to empower yourselves and they love all worshipers and they reject all tyrannical authority and they are the good guys #against the chrxstian god who (insert specific atrocity that actually was committed by the kings not the 'chrxstian god' - and #''demons'' should KNOW that because it was AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WAR so either theyre LYING orrrrr) and we're actually #really down to earth and more holy than anyone else bc we're enlightened - i mean uh uh no wait that contradicts us being #against the love and light style of enlightenment chasing'' like. i will tell you that my boss has massacred a lot of people i will tell yo #im anti monarchy and i dont believe that the kings' peoples are any better than 'angels' and i will tell you a lot of innocents on both #sides have been lost bc of royalty and rich families the kings are directly tied to #so i hope you know that when i say the way lev treats his people in his mind is..... holy shit #i pick apart everything he does. ive seen sides of him that are dark af (and i love him for them lmfao) but as soon as his people are #involved... have you ever been w someone getting hot and bothered and a kid walks in that you thought was sleeping and you just switch #completely into parent mode like. he'll have complex fictions w me helping me write stories about corrupt monarchies and shit #and then no. he is like. hes very good at mindset switching and going immediately into different faces but i swear #his ''i am a king and a king is a head of a mass of people - a king is a servant to his people'' mode is like. impenetrable #he is so. fucking intensely single-minded and trained to be a king unlike anyone else. anyway what was i talking about #OH YEAH. his tone w what i wrote in the post. was so switched into that mode of ''my viscera is theirs to eat as Im splayed on their table #and this is divine ruling. this is my purpose with them'' type shit. PURE thought. there is no other energy i can find in it other than #pure ''this is my job and i do it''. pure as in distilled. a pure tone like a sine wave played on a synth as opposed to a string plucked #leviathan // #ive. im nervous about saying the shit ive said here lmfao but ive had his OK before to say it ALSO. AS I SAID. theres no way his people #dont know the massacre was done by the kings lmfao. like. yall were involved. and also you all have to know that one of the #people that pretends to be the christian god is. two of the kings actually and since lev commonly appears to people and lets them #decide who he is bc hes never arsed making a show of Being Leviathan and whatnot im sure hes been called God plenty of times #too but like. cmon. I dont know who started the ''oh the uh the invading heaven and killing off half the population was the #chrxstian god'' rumour but i was first exposed to it through lu and (his wife) worshipers so yall get the blame - that said...

[26labrd]

What do you think of Jamie Bell's version of Tintin in the 2011 movie? I personally find Jamie's delievery of his lines and the facial expressions he makes to be satisfying and attractive so I love it. However, I do recognize some differences in the way movie Tintin acts compared to the comic version.

In the comics Tintin has an easygoing personality and is rarely annoyed. He's very patient yknow. While the movie Tintin looks very done with everyone lol. He's patient too, except that it's the bitch-im-this-close-to-snap kind of patience lol. I don't have a problem with it, I think it adds great comedy, plus it's a realistic & relatable reaction considering how the guy is surrounded by airheaded/distracted characters.

They got his curiosity/obsession and quick-thinking and some other tiny personality details right though. The movie Tintin doesn't feel far away from the original one, it just seems less "childish" and more relatable? Movie Tintin feels 25+ years old to me, meanwhile comic Tintin feels 15-20 years old because of how happy/energetic and "unbothered" he seems with many problems? (Although I think Tintin being 25+ makes more sense even though I know Herge thinks of him as 16-17, smth like that)

A scene I can think of where Jamie's Tintin acted so much like the comic version was when the captain asked him how much he knew about the unicorn and he replied with "Not a lot, that's why I'm asking you" he looked & sounded so cute and very comic Tintin-ish imo.

All in all I love Jamie's Tintin and ngl watching him makes me feel butterflies lol. But I can't help compare him to the comic Tintin and be reminded of their differences. I wonder if that's because of the script or just Jamie's way of portraying him?

Anyways, I wanted to know what you think. Maybe you can write a comparison post about Jamie Bell and Jean Pierre's portrayals of Tintin? Not like a "this one is better" comparison, just an analysis. Yeah just a suggestion.

Thanks for reading this far and I'm excited to read your thoughts on this topic!

sorry it took a little while for me to answer this! it was hard to organize my thoughts – which, it turns out, i have a lot of, so i’m putting this under a cut.

overall, i liked his performance, yeah! i think he’s a fine tintin. i think they did some things really well with him, like his curiosity and drive, as you mentioned, as well as his confidence and self-assuredness (the scene that comes to mind for these is the “we’ve got one bullet” scene). i know jamie bell is a dancer, too, which helped him nail the physical aspects of playing the character.

as for the differences, i think the main ones you listed – his impatience, annoyance, and less easygoing nature – just have to do with the stories they chose to adapt. in crab with the golden claws, tintin is indeed often shown losing his patience with the captain; in unicorn he gets cranky when barnaby and sakharine don’t stop pestering him, and when the woman hogs the phone booth in the rain. it wouldn’t be my personal go-to for a tintin portrayal to have these traits so forefront, but it provides more depth to his character/gives him more of a personality and makes him more well-rounded.

bc like. tintin in the comics is kind of bland LOL. which i'm pretty sure was mostly by design. we see him develop and gain more of a personality as the series progresses but for a lot of it he is kind of left blank. so the script writers had to fill in these gaps and round out the character in order to make the sort of protagonist that could carry a feature-length film. and i think they did a decent job! generally i think movie-tintin’s traits make sense and feel like a natural progression of the comics character. he is still recognizable as tintin, but just an older and more grown-up version of his comics counterpart, like you said.

that being said . there is just something about this version of tintin that is just a little bit off. and i cannot put my finger on it. this section will be more incoherent because i'm really struggling to put it into words lol. but he just doesn’t Feel like tintin to me... like. i think he’s a little too serious tbh . i wish they had let him get a little playful with it, but tonally i dont think it would have worked. and i think there’s just a lightness and a warmth that’s missing from this portrayal. not that i wanted him to be happy all the time or whatever, but he feels closed off in a way that tintin never has to me, so it feels just a little off to see him portrayed like this. like there’s a difference between closed off and reserved, and i think movie-tintin is closed off, whereas comics-tintin is just reserved. i don’t know if that makes any sense. at this point i'm just going off vibe rather than anything concrete that i can cite lol im sorry this is so nebulous

AND HONESTLY i think for me it also has to do with the fact that they made him do that posh english accent 😭😭😭 it just feels so wrong to me. like maybe i'm just too used to hearing him with a canadian accent (shoutout to the 90s cartoon) but. yeah. and i know that’s not jamie bell’s natural accent either, so it feels doubly weird

all this to say yes, i do like jamie bell as tintin and i think he did a wonderful job, and i think that this version of tintin makes sense, even though he doesn’t quite fully Feel like tintin to me

i don’t know that i'll write a comparison post, just because it seems kind of daunting and because i'm not super confident in my grasp of tintin as a character. which i know is ironic to say, given that i just wrote a bunch about tintin as a character, but this post is largely just opinion, and for something as “official” as a comparison analysis i’d definitely have to go back and reread/rewatch to be able to say anything with any confidence. it's certainly something i'd like to do at some point! i have a lot of thoughts about jean-pierre’s tintin as well and would love any excuse to talk about him. (spoiler alert: i think jean-pierre feels like tintin way more)

but anyway, thanks for your question!

#huge disclaimer it has been a while since i’ve watched the movie #changed my mind a lot while writing this and honestly i still don't know that i'm 100% sure about everything #i always second-guess myself when it comes to this movie lol #i don’t think i could pinpoint whether the differences are script vs performance tbh #idk how much input jamie had but surely they influenced and informed each other on Some level #ask #i could also just make a standalone post gushing about jpt's tintin. he's literally everything to me #i do think another thing that makes the movie and comic versions feel so different despite being very similar on paper #is just. the nature of their respective mediums? like the tone and the look of them #the comic version with its cartoon style and vibrant colors is automatically going to give off a different impression of tintin #when compared to the life-like realism of the movie #which is. kind of the point. it's an Adaptation it's bound to be different #that being said i think 60s tintin manages to nail the vibe of the comics despite being a live action medium #because that's what it was going for! and the 2011 movie wasn't trying to do that #ANYWAY. need to stop before i write another essay in the tags #long post #why am i scared to post this 😭 i just hate sharing my opinion #thoughts #liittleghostt

[hylfystt]

as much as i hate it sometimes you do just gotta start rewriting a thing from memory to get it where you want to be

#especially when you have my chaotic writing style that is. not consistent and different parts get written at different times #and sometimes just rewriting the whole thing makes those pieces come together better than trying to force them in the prev version #anyways i am trying. i write more. for my own sake lol. i know i’m not great at it but it’s nice. it makes me feel like i’m doing something #sydney.txt

[rotzaprachim]

i’m not of the school of all classics suck tiktok literary theory. however what i CAN say recounting my literary adventures of this year is. i was fucking stunned how jane eyre had a certain watt pad 1st person POV my mom sold me to one direction  je ne sais quoi about it that i found surprising, hysterically funny, and also nigh unreadable 

#here i am basically expecting like a more gothic austen? (oversimplification but like. you know) #and it's first person woe is me melodrama in full tumblr girl mode #like. this bitch sure woulda been a tumblrina sadgirl circa a different era #but also i just thought the prose and writing style was straight up bad #like i read a lot of more classic writing to try to dig my teeth into richer prose and other forms of humour right? #and this is just. it's not that. it's very 19th century obviously but it sure is. it's not that. structurally and stylistically #it's very simplistic

[computerpeople]

i do plan on getting a tattoo of juno on my arm

#i want it to be the sun card done up in that super cartoony purple/green/blue art style i have with juno as the baby on the horses back #ive already tried designing it a couple different times #hes a little ghuy to me. he is important to me #i am surprised i dont have *a* juno alter but its because when i was making him i was trying to make an rp character i could consistantly #rp no matter what 'mood' im in (which i now rewalize is. some alters r better at writing characters than others) so i guess hes just sort #of an alamgamation of those traits + traits i gave him that arent mine #txt

[supercantaloupe]

also occasionally i’ll write a line in one of my fics that i think is just so good but i don’t wanna be an insufferable prick about it and talk about my own work like i’m such hot shit lol

#sasha speaks #'piety or pity or something like that' from dvacipm comes to mind. i liked that one. #so sorry for that initialism. truly #oh oh also 'the girl's fifteen she knows what a bloodstain looks like.' from skeleton in the closet. i REALLY like that line. #i love writing a line with Implications. #also i really like a lot of my wording in starbucks soliloquy but in fairness i was trying to emulate a very different style from my own #and like. what am i supposeed to do? read moby dick and NOT write something as eloquent as possible? c'mon now