#OK EXAMPLE

[rosekasa]

hi im bothering u guys for writing tips again

how do i stop deleting entire chunks of a fic and getting stuck in the cycle of constantly deleting and rewriting

#OK EXAMPLE #bc this is usually the situation that occurs #im writing this fic #and i just wrote this scene which i feel like would make a much better inciting incident rather than what i wrote in the *actual* exposition #however if i delete everything from the exposition to make this new scene the new plot point 1 pacing-wise #ill basically be starting over again and will have to change everything that happens even after this scene #which i know if i do that ill just keep going and going and the entire plot of the story is just going to be pointless #should i just like #keep the order of the scenes as they are and instead edit them slightly so they fit better pacing wise??? #♡alizeh talks♡

[bereft-of-frogs]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

#aka: genuinely sometimes I think I live in a parallel universe and simply watched/read different things #full disclosure it does make you feel like a killjoy sometimes #because often times these fanons will be presented in a silly jokey manner #'oh so silly isn't this character so funny this is just my silly little headcanon' #and it's like yes yes lol lol but ok look me in the eyes and tell me you know that this is #at best only one interpretation of many and at worst simply not supported by the text at all #please tell me you know that #or in one specific example such a ubiquitous joke that is literally a significant theme of the work and i feel like SUCH a killjoy #being like 'ok yes very funny.....you know that was a major theme right?? tell me you know that'

[shortnotsweet]

This technically applies to my Stepmother AU in which Alicent is around six years older than Rhaenyra, and occupies a wicked stepmother role as opposed to ex ‘friends-to-first loves-to-enemies’. Despite lacking the foundation of shared girlhood, both find simultaneous comfort and rivalry in one another, and undergo a gravitational pull. A young Rhaenyra’s eagerness to participate in swordplay and political affairs at a young is accommodated for, and she grows up with a sword in one hand and the weight of experience in another, which further helps pave her way to the throne.

Alicent’s Costuming

Alicent’s clothing is almost entirely bottle, emerald, or forest green. While there is layering present in her skirts and jackets, the accent should always be a darker green than the base color. The fabric is deep, rich, and retains an undeniably high-quality luster. Look to velvets and silks. Gold embroidery lingers around her sleeves, neck, and hemline to elevate the coloring.

Metallic embellishments should be almost military-like, and appear heavy. Contribute to the imagery of chains or shackles in addition to her status

Draws inspiration from historically accurate stiffness and Victorian shapes, with a tapered waist, imposing, puffy sleeves, and a high neckline. Despite inaccuracies, this shape is evocative of someone elegantly and conservatively feminine, repressed, and capable of exerting power over others. Reference a classic, trussed hourglass shape. Skirts should be notably heavy and full; may make noise in movement

The coloring and shapes remain relatively consistent but lack variation; this is to demonstrate a lack of freedom and exploration, as well as an adherence to conventional feminine roles

Despite these limitations, her costuming should always be put-together, coordinated, and unquestionably fashionable. Tight sleeve cuffs may be accompanied by a more traditionally medieval fan sleeve

Shoes should stick mostly to slippers, or flat designs

In this AU, her hair leans more towards a dark brown instead of auburn, as her show counterpart. This is mostly due to faux-book accuracy and to simplify the sketch process, since keeping her hair darker in comparison to Rhaenyra’s lighter hair translates more easily in uncolored renderings.

Keep her hair either in a tidy bun or pulled back and loose; avoid too many intricate shapes, braids, or styles. Occasionally, the hair will hang loose. Lean into medieval or royal headpieces, clips, coverings, etc.

Rhaenyra’s Costuming

Rhaenyra’s clothes are primarily black and red, occasionally accented or substituted with neutrals such as beige, white, or gray. Exceptions may include blue or yellow, but she generally stays in this color palette.

Strong focus is drawn to her shoulders and neckline, sometimes with embroidered or embellished detailing. She often has strong, angular shoulders in her dresses or jackets, occasionally theatrically pointed. Off-the shoulder necklines emphasize her collarbones and a certain broadness.

There should be decent variety in her clothing; there is a hypothetical outfit for every occasion and more (for battle, for riding, everyday, formal, feasts, everyday, etc.), and most should be composed of multiple pieces and utilize generous layering. This includes under-fabric, belts and corsets, jackets and doublets, draped fabric for aesthetic purpose, and even functional capes.

Most of her clothes should provide visual aid for movement; additional fabric to her skirts, for example. Her clothes should be highly stylized but still easy to move in. In riding and battle gear, it is presumed that she wears pants and boots under her skirts, even if they are not visible.

Shoes lean more into boot cuts, still practical but should have a sleek and uniform quality to them. When she walks, she should make some kind of noise. Shoes should usually be black or potentially red, the latter for decorative purposes.

Overall her style should be more contemporary and lean into the fantasy element. She’s not opposed to oriental details or showing skin, and her costumes should reflect both couture-height drama and period-reliant aspects. Longer lines and diagonal hems mean she is not as devoted to an hourglass shape, and her high collars should always be decorative in some respect.

Keep her hair long and mostly loose, sometimes pulled back. Small braids should be implied as incorporated. Occasional hairstyles feature complicated braids. With the exception of highly decorative braided styles, simple buns should be avoided unless accompanied with very high necklines.

Avoid headpieces that are not either a) her crown or b) ceremonial.

#rhaenicent #rhaenyra targaryen #alicent hightower #house of the dragon #hotd #rhaenyra x alicent #asoiaf #my art #thinking about how their character and costume designs are so communicative and are designed with each other in mind. for example havijg bc #the strong shoulders and embroidered necklines keeps them connected although imo they could’ve played around with it a lot more #I just have a lot of thoughts about them ok

[lichposting]

This happens when you follow me btw

#image #tes #oblivion #perso #I love the mechanics of factions in oblivion #it’s present in fo3/nv/skyrim too #so many little things working behind the scenes #for example these are so the undead won’t just attack each other when they’re in the same dungeon #except liches who are only their own faction to add the tags that they fucking hate all necromancers and vampires #but are still cool with random ghosts and zombies and stuff #ok goodnight #the posts

[stephaniebrownthespoiler]

Reading Red Robin is like-

fandom really played like a long game of telephone with this run because almost every popular trope that fanon likes to explore is like taken out of context from red robin

for example, back when i read fanon i would eat up the "Damian cut Tim's line" fics where it's like sad boy Tim and mean Damian and Dick finding out is always such an important plot line in these

but then in the actual book:

Damian cutting his line is a minor moment and immediately followed by them fighting physically with Tim winning

And the only reason Damian even did that is that Tim was still mistrusting him

and Dick knows about the whole thing-he helped solve the problem

there is also the fanon storyline of like Tim feeling super betrayed because no one believed him until they actually got Bruce back.

which is just. not what happened. at all?

Dick is always willing to believe him

and when Tim actually explains himself Dick listens and trusts him

Then Tim's characterization in fanon is also just like flanderised version of rr!Tim

Fanon is basically someone seeing a vaguely worded list of plot points in red robin and then making shit up from there and it so funny to me

#there are more examples too #like cass running to hongkong wehn greiving #i remember like a lot of that #which she just wouldn't do but whatever #I'm not like shitting on people who make fanwork without reading canon #ok maybe i am a little #it's just funny #cause the run is so good and the fanon interpretations are so bad #tim drake #damian wayne #dick grayson #<- only tagging these three because they're the centres of my main points #second's comic corner

[dragonbonez]

And what’s the first thing I do after finishing finals? Indulge in a little meme redraw of my favorites. 💚💛

Honestly Aang is going to be right there with Toph for these mugshots. The guy went to prison and made friends with all the other prisoners like it was nothing! That and I’m sure whatever they did was probably Toph’s idea and worth it.

#taang #toph x aang #aang x toph #avatar aang #toph beifong #atla #atla fanart #my art #they probably have a bunch of these from each nation #they probably make it their yearly picture they sent to their friends #kinda like people send pictures during Christmas in movies #like ‘Happy Avatar Day from the Earth Kingdom!’ #and every year someone has to remind aang that he should be setting an example as an avatar #and they do eventually stop but not before getting one last hoorah and sending their last (last in the liberal sense) mugshot #and Aang has a plate that says Toph will you marry me? #and Toph’s sign says ‘DUH!’ #and behind their picture is a note that says there won’t be a wedding ceremony but everyone can send cash to Sokka #and they’ll go crash at his place at some point and pick it up #… ok I’m stopping now

[beescake]

Sorry for the spam (^o^;) I just really like your blog

no need to apologize ayy!

in this corner we welcome all forms of enjoyment, regardless of whether you're a

happy to have yall here w me,

headin into homestuck 2024 :^)

#was debating if sollux truly was lurker type but then i rmbr'd him quietly reading all of karkat's memos for a good laugh HAHAHAHAAH #ask #aleemie #homestuck #karkat vantas #sollux captor #solkat #2024 #vioart #but o. regarding the etiquette learned frm other socmed #spamming here is safe+good! it does not harm the op by shadowbanning like instagram #and its not 💀 like twitter where ur likes/following are permanently set to public #ur tumblr experience is within ur control it can be as free/empty/curated as u want!! #((tho ofc i do encourage rbing for ppl who've been hoping to start that habit!! #s'cool to slowly work ur way up from the extra special posts that hv lingered longest in ur heart and quietly build ur cache trove :-) #for example back when i was struggling to rt on a new twt acc i just started setting nonsense criteria for myself LOL #like “breaking this void is scary holy fuck ok i shall start by rting posts w brownish/reddish clrs bcs its inspo vibes for my art” #and gradually after a while of deliberate sharing i gained more confidence to share a larger variety of posts that make me feel things!!!! #no more training wheels i may be scared but i love loving more!!!! #same goes for engaging w fics too it takes energy to think of how to comment and thats ok‚ do ur best to explore what works for u!!!! #take screenshots of ur fave paragraphs & start annotating in gallery/notes app if that helps!!!! #also tumblr's customizable queue means u can stack posts and bolt hgehehe. my preferred form of existing on the net))

[bruciemilf]

I feel like everyone’s fandom experience would maximize in joy once it’s established that enjoyment is very much subjective, and cannot impact you unless you allow it

#I’ll give you guys an example #when I see a take I don’t agree with related to a character I enjoy #I do the following: roll my eyes. think ‘ok that’s stupid but whatever’ #I scroll away. I look for content I enjoy. I make said content if I don’t find it #THATS it. #fandom #text #rant #words

[kdragon-art]

You got it Nik o7

#my art #art #call of duty #call of duty zombies #cod zombies #codz #takeo masaki #nikolai belinski #edward richtofen #primis takeo #primis nikolai #primis richtofen #also yea i changed how i draw the boys since my first codz post pretty much completely #ok maybe this post isn't the greatest example for it bc I got lazy but yk what i mean #my excuse for the first takeo is that it was a place holder in the sketch but my friends convinced me to keep him this way

[frownyalfred]

shout out to Bruce Wayne because, if you’ve ever seen a truly intelligent person pretend to be dumb, it’s almost impossible. their eyes always give it away — too sharp, too considering, too aware.

But he plays Brucie as dead-eyed and dumb, and it works. Every single time.

#bruce wayne #batman #dc #im just impressed ok #it’s always in the eyes #a good example of this is watching the gala scene in bvs

[googleimagefinds]

nice kind super mario love world forever

#ok this is a perfect example of a media request that i will answer #everyone take notes #google requests #an ask #super mario #super fuckin mario

[accessibleaesthetics]

This is only sort of an accessibility thing, but it's an issue that I've run into several times, so I wanted to talk about it briefly here.

We need to provide people more info when it comes to neopronouns.

You are never, ever required to list your pronouns anywhere. However, if you do, and they are neopronouns (pronouns that are not conventionally established in the language), it would really help to provide explicit instructions on how to use them for everyone.

In English, there are actually five functional pronoun cases:

Subjective. (For example, "they," as in "They would like a grilled cheese.")

Possessive Independent. (For example, "theirs," as in "That burnt grilled cheese is theirs.")

Objective. (For example, "them," as in "Bob told them about the best grilled cheese recipe ever.")

Reflective. (For example, "themself," as in "Eliza made the grilled cheese themself.")

Possessive Dependent. (For example, "their," as in "Grilled cheese is their first love.")

If someone lists preferred pronouns as it/its, I can look up what all five cases for that are in English no problem. But if someone lists preferred pronouns as "fae/faer," I have no way of looking that up. As a native English speaker, I can assume that it follows the same rules as "she/her" based on similarities in sound, but that's not going to be as easy for someone with English as a second language (especially since "faer" sounds like both "her" and "their.") And my assumption might not even be correct anyway! And if it's something like "egg/eggself," I have no idea where to start grammatically.

So please, if you choose to list neopronouns for yourself, consider providing all five case usages with examples (since even native English speakers might not know what a possessive dependent or reflective case is.)

It would also be helpful to include whether the verbs used with the pronoun should be conjugated as singular (like "she is" ) or plural (like "they are.")

Edit: You can use the pronouns page to link people to all the usage cases of your personal pronouns! Thank you to the follower of mine who pointed this out.

#yes I used the Sims 4 sentence examples #they are good ok

[lumberjerk]

its bugs me so much when horror media/content starts out with a really great concept and then runs it into the ground by inflating the lore and over explaining everything

#the most egregious example is stuff that originated as creepypasta #but its a big problem in horror in general #like girl one of the most major things horror explores is Fear of the Unknown #its supposed to be. Unknown. #it doesnt need an origin story it doesnt need to be a metaphor for trauma sometimes shits just scary and its better that way ok

[promithiae]

How to handle seeing things you don't like on ao3:

Have you come across something too disturbing for you to handle on ao3? Like maybe somebody having sex in a position that isnt missionary? 😱 shocking, I know. Did someone maybe engage in mild bdsm? The absolute horror! Did two aged up characters do more than a kiss on the cheek??? The utter depravity. Well do I have a solution for you! It's an easy two step process. Step one is to find the back button. If you find yourself in a mildly uncomfortable position while reading a fanfic, you have the power to stop ❌ press the back button 🔙 and find a new fic that doesnt have such scary concepts 🔞. If you arent sure how to find it, here's what the back button looks like on my mobile browser:

It may be difficult for you to find, but I believe in you!

Step 2 is a little harder because I know you're nosy and think you know what's best for every person on the planet. But I still believe in you! You can do it! You can learn to mind your own damn business and walk away! If you see something you don't like, it's literally not your problem. Let me give you a personal example: there are people out there who still like the show breaking bad, which I found completely unwatchable. But you know what? It's none of my damn business, it's literally not my problem! I have learned that not every piece if media is made for every person, and that's not only ok, but a good thing! You too can learn to mind your own damn business and move on with your life. I promise it's not as hard as it sounds

#ao3 #yeah ok im in the mood to stir up shit #these kids have got me biting through wood beams already this morning #i dont even have my glasses on yet and im steamed up #also sorty to use bb as an example i know its a great show #but it was way too stressful for me #nothing actually against it. bb fans youre great keep doing what youre doing love the memes

[skunkes]

wanted to see how much i cld stylize him and ended up with some rly fun scribbles

#first one is all forehead/forehead heavy though... i feel he'd be more All Chin ykwim #or not All but definitely more chin his face is just long #but i thought it was good enough like that ykwim was not aiming for accuracy just w.e #a doodley #ok gn ^_^ #2nd one is like. perfect example of what i mean when i say i wish my art was Bad good #eyes literally Skewed but it doesnt look BAD bad it looks fun bad comma good

[constarlations]

Pokémon Timeskip Series: Champion Dawn 🌸❄️

Known as Sinnoh’s Ice Queen, Dawn is best known for her intimidating yet caring nature. She’s fierce and calculating, never leaving any room for error especially when it comes to battling. On her off days you can find her in the contest hall, a hobby she picked up from her mother, or in the Battle Frontier/Pokémon Lab to catch up with her best friends. It is said she was recently engaged to a certain johto boy (Ethan. It’s Ethan.) however they will not publicly revealed their plans for the wedding as of yet

Made a timeskip adult champion Dawn design a while back! It’s still my favorite of my timeskip series hehehe I hope you enjoy!

Twitter link

#trainer dawn #pokemon #pokémon #dawn pokemon #Art #Ally draws stuff #pokemon timeskip #Wait I can ramble in the tags that’s fucking right #ok so her design was heavily inspired by Cynthia obviously carrying over the same sorta philosophy #She has a few references to the Pokémon she uses! The scrunchies on her wrist for example relating back to (Shiny) Mega Lopunny #Very proud of that Diamond and Pearl necklace btw while her skirt alt design comes with a jacket so it’s v platinum-esque #She has moon earrings if you zoom in closely along with her star clips! #I still like the triangle clips she has cause it’s a more shape but star clips are cool hella regal #I forgot Lucas wore a beret tbh 💀 but translating her hat to a beret was hella fun #also DP color scheme ofc but I changed it up a bit hehehe #her shoes are a reference to palkia in a way! I paid a dumb amount of attention to how Pokémon translates shoes… #But yeee she’s my favorite timeskip design by far along with my Lyra #I have this whole story I’m building up I hope to release one day hopefully aaaa #The Cherry Blossom in the Winter Snow………. #Oh yeah the engagement ring…… she and Ethan are engaged btw 😳 #pokemon dppt #pokemon bdsp #YUCK THERES A BDSP TAG NOOOOO gotta do it for the clout