#also i mean

[plethomacademia]

goddammit, i just realized the borg queen is a huge maeve influence :|

#why am i like this #also i mean #consumption #motherhood #center of a network #central yet replaceable

[rapidhighway]

would it be funny if the knuckles series introduced amy and metal? i mean, each episode is 60 minutes and the amount of very well known actors is actually insane (they also have already finished the script before the strike, i think that the filming was over too? i'm not sure)

I NEED the knuckles series to introduce Amy because I NEED her in Sonic 3 just because I love her very much and I'm scared there won't be enough time in the movie to introduce her and rouge and shadow and make them all fleshed out characters. I don't know about Metal? Like, I think he deserves a movie actually. I don't want him to get an episode of a tv show I need a full plot for her, treat Metal Sonic righttt 😫😫😫 I don't like that they gave us Shadow so early, like, I get why they did it but NOOOO stop it give me my boy Metal Sonic!!!! Give me Amy!!!

I'm moderately excited for the Knuckles series. I'm kinda slowly running out of patience for the Sonic franchise that has cops as main characters -_- so I'm kind of worried for this show but I'll probably enjoy it and HOPE they at least put my girl there. I'd probably feel disappointed tho bc I really would like both Amy and Metal to get more focus -_-

#can you imagine if metal and amy got their own movie that would be so cool #i don't think it'll happen but i can dream #also i mean #they don't really need an actor for Metal Sonic girl doesn't speak shes just angry dial noises #sorrey i have lots of feelings about this entire franchise and the series and oughhfff #I HOPE THIS IS COMPREHENSIBLE OK AHXJKSKDK

[kradogsrats]

quietly gritting my teeth every time I think "ugh I'm writing these characters talking like they've had way too much therapy" and reminding myself "bitch you LITERALLY write this shit rather than going to therapy yourself, a couple thousand words of subconscious wish fulfillment around working through identity and relationship anxieties is actually NOT a bad outcome here"

#also i mean #they are LITERALLY discussing what a therapist said so #yes it's going to sound like therapy holy fuck #besides anyone who thinks otherwise will be free to skip straight to the dicking down

[gallifreyvn]

choose ur fighter: kindly outsider doctor who fan aziraphale vs flash bastard james bond fan crowley

#good omens #good omens spoilers #gos2 spoilers #doctor who #it feels like SUCH good character work to have these two love those specific franchises #like if you’re at all familiar with either it just immediately clicks why they’d both be into it enough to keep merch for decades #also i mean #they definitely spent the first half of the 70s watching the pertwee era together #i know it i feel it in my bones

[swan2swan]

I still maintain that Rey should have just straight-up been a clone or a similar science project. Woulda been better than the whole "Granddaughter" thing.

#shoulda been over two movies #too #like...science project #also I mean #swan watches tbb #you know what not now #not dealing with that #things are happening

[haleigh-sloth]

"Bakugo has every reason to be angry and want revenge against Shigaraki right now"

and

"Bakugo is absolutely not acting heroic at all, and is stagnating and falling behind on his quest to being the great hero he wants to be because he still doesn't understand Midoriya and what made him save him from the sludge villain that day"

are two statements that can and, as of right now, do coexist.

Like I know Bakugo reflected on that day, and it seems like he's found the answer. But if he really thought about WHAT made Midoriya save him that day (the drive to SAVE--despite everything from the past, or even the previous 12 hours lol), he'd have a clearer understanding of Midoriya as a person, and understand why he was noticed by All Might in the first place.

#i say this as someone who likes bakugo #and i'm a huge fan of the negative development this chapter #bakugo isn't super straight forward like deku or shouto or ochacko #like he wants to be a hero who saves buttt still doesn't get it #saving applies to everyone #that being said right now in their situation i think it's fair to say some communication between him and deku could have gone a long way #so we can blame deku for that lmao #bnha #bnha spoilers #bnha 358 #bakugo katsuki #also i mean #he has a completely different type of arc from the UA trio but #you'd think touya would be an eye opener you know #so all this to say I think he's stagnating right now #basically like endeavor last chapter 🫢

[applecrumbledore]

Do you have any trusted writing resources you use? I'm trying to get back into writing fic and I think I'm about average at it, but I'm struggling to "show, don't tell" everything. It feels like I'm just writing scene directions and dialogue because I'm not supposed to describe how characters are feeling or what they're thinking!

I think this is a great question to ask to get at the meat of what good writing is, so you're on the right track!!

my first real job was at a lit mag and a lot of how I write now came from their advice. it was pretentious sometimes, but it helped me a lot with exactly what you're talking about.

they have this short article on 'the six principles of narrative' that I would refer to a lot. to put them here:

Most verbs are active and transitive, rather than forms of to be or the “copulative verbs”: wonder, think, realize, see, hear, smell.

The story contains few adverbs, adjectives and qualifiers (“a bit,” “quite,” “in a manner of speaking”).

Backstory, exposition and description of setting are worked into the narrative flow.

The pivotal events in the story take place “onstage” as they occur, rather than being referred to later by the characters or the narrator.

Something is at stake for a character or characters in the story. (As one writing mentor put it: “You only cheer for a racing horse, not a grazing one.”)

In telling the story, the narrator herself goes on a voyage of discovery and takes the reader along.

the bolded part is esp relevant to what you shared: that stuff can and should be in your story, it just needs to work with the flow and pacing. especially with fic, which is all about feelings, it would be flat and dissatisfying to NEVER know what the characters felt, thought, etc. it's just a matter of not droning on.

I assume you're asking me this because you like my work (this would be an insane thing to ask someone whose writing you didn't like) so, from a personal lens, I just make sure every sentence has a purpose. every single thing you say should move the plot along. even if it's thinking or feeling.

SO much of my editing process is cutting sentences that start with "[character] looked." I always have people LOOKING places, and stage direction stuff like you said, but you've gotta be like.. "does that matter? what am I actually trying to say?" it doesn't matter that x is looking at something, it matters what's happening over there. verb it up. etc

I hope this is helpful. I also find it super inspiring to read work of writers I like, nothing gets me in the mood to write more. I'm reading name of the wind by patrick rothfuss right now and his style of writing is so inspiring I can't get more than a few pages without working on my own stuff.

AND, not to be an asshole, but. read books, not just fic. amazing writers write fic, but fic has a certain WAY about it and I think reading only fic lets a writer..... lean too heavily onto the patterns we all know fic has. the quality goes down when you make a copy of a copy of a copy. nobody's fault, but. you know.

anyways, good luck! love and light

#sorry for the long post #ronanswers #also I mean #whole chunks of my stories are JUST dialogue I think so if you're not into that you may be talking to the wrong person #I also have more fic specific advice around how I pace things if anyone cares but it's self explanatory

[frnkiebby]

Love his handmade shirts~🎃

#the wrist guard 😭 #also I mean #I love leathermouth Frankie #but that pornstache? #the p o r n s t a c h e #I’m glad that wasn’t a permanent fixture on his face #speaking of permanent fixtures on franks face #…………….. #can we talk about how his lip ring should have been a permanent fixture on his face?? #frnkiebby #frank iero #mcr #mcr5 #mcrmy #frnkiero #frnkie #my chemical romance #my chem

[grumpycakes]

LOLLOLOL SO HEY

IS IT DUMB IF I WANT TO BUY THE CHECKMARKS

BUT ONLY IF THEY REALLY DO TURN INTO CRABS????

LIKE NOT FOR A SYMBOL, BUT FOR THE CRABS LATER

#irl shit #tumblr issues #but like fun issues rofl #blue checkmark #also i mean #been on here for 12 years #might as well tip the place for the time

[adammilligan]

absolute head in my hands at the thought of michael picking up the habit of dropping a kiss onto adam's head unprompted every time he passes by him

#because it's suuuuuuch a human mode of expression and michael was so absolutely defeated in 15x19 #like it was the final straw for him he dropped the superiority complex etc and when he comes back it's like to hell with the fact that i'm #infinite years old. to hell with the notion that i'm above it. if i want to kiss my lover on the head i will! #and it helps that it makes adam smile every time he does it. which is probably why he'd do it so much #ALSO i mean #anyway. thinking about postcanon again #kate rambles #midam

[squireofgeekdom]

continually deeply amused by the fact that silver (and kreese) are multi-season arc villains on the daft karate show but would 1000% fit as a one off episode leverage bad guy duo. like the crossover writes itself. a) what the kids pull off at the end of s5 is basically a leverage closer anyway b) eliot spencer would haaaate silver and kreese on just. so many levels. so many. c) ‘chozen toguchi has freelanced for various leverage international groups doing jobs in okinawa as part of his own personal atonement’ is a totally plausible point of connection as far as I’m concerned d) alternatively (or in conjunction) the binary brothers are aware of hardison and/or breanna as a hacking (&gaming) legend, which would be Delightful and e) y’know how parker does the whole ‘wait no let me see that yeah that’s fake’ <chucks statue away and it shatters> in that one auction house job? her doing that repeatedly as she goes through and steals silver’s shit 

#the way that chozen could functionally step in for a large share of a leverage team's roles delights me #hitter. obvious. #thief. 'oh this egg?' you can't tell me he couldn't lift a keycard #mastermind 'must think like snake' #the reason amanda gives for needing daniel to plan is specifically that chozen is new here im just saying #it's entirely plausible #grifter. not his favorite job but he can clearly do it #or well. not his favorite unless the role is funny #he can Commit To A Bit #as long as you don't need him to pretend to not be from okinawa #or at least have a mark who won't notice. which is. most of them. #the daft karate show #leverage crossover #also harry's inside man role of knowing how shit gets pulled #though not as deeply or recently as harry #from working for his uncle #also i mean #we have no proof he CANT hack #XD

[pineapplesperhaps]

I also saw lady jenevia’s video and she was def upset about the lack of romance and asked why not any for kimiko and frenchie when we see Hughie and Annie getting it on all the time? And then someone commented that it sounds like they made frenchie and kimiko family love and she just replied with shrugs. I’m officially scared now too cause it sounds like they went the just family route? Whyyyyyyy

I just- How??? Why?????

Why build the foundation of an incredibly unique and interesting and beautiful and nuanced love story and essentially acknowledge that if there were ever such thing as soulmates, they're it just to be like "he's like a brother to her :D"

That's not the point!!! First of all she has a brother he cannot be replaced nor should he be. That role is filled. Assuming Kimiko isn't aromantic or asexual or I guess a lesbian?? - WHY NOT?? What reason would the writers have to not have Frenchie and Kimiko in a romantic relationship it makes no sense it's right there!! She loves him they love each other like????? What am I missing??? Am I dumb?? It just makes so much sense that I can hardly see it going any other way

Second of all when it comes to Frenchie - he's had such shitty luck in love his entire life. All his previous relationships that we know of were intertwined with grief (Cherie and Jay) and abuse (whatever with that Russian lady?) - like PLEASE he deserves a shot at something better

They both have these horrible pasts and in each other they were able to both reach a turning point and now they're both on a better path, together, and seemingly the same path. The natural progression seems to be that they're building a life together, whatever that will end up meaning to them. They were able to move on from their pasts and they're each other's future. It's just like??? How could it not be romantic??? You don't live out the rest of your life every day with your brother or your best friend. That's kinda one of the things that defines a romantic relationship

Uhg I'm terrified but I'll watch the video at some point today

Like

I would be perfectly fine with it if it was a suuuper slow burn and nothing romantic happened until the final season. I think it could be done really well and be really beautiful. I'd even be fine with it if they never even get the chance to/we never see them have sex like as long as they acknowledge their feelings and hopefully kiss I will be satisfied.

But if they veer it off into family territory fuck no

This is way too long I'm so sorry I am just going nuts over the idea that they might take them in the family direction it's so disappointing and confusing

#the boys #frenchie x kimiko #frenchie #kimiko #am i projecting too much??? #am i seeing things that aren't there??? #also i mean #the actors ship it #and they would be told if they were gonna wind up like family #so then that would be weird to ship it #so then i feel like they wouldn't if they knew they were gonna be family #ya know???? #pineapple's thoughts #pineapple needs a life #pineapple is going insane

[keenerkey]

Hmm. I noticed something in the new dr strange movie

Let’s see.

Superhero has movie with kid 1 where they help each other out in some way. The relationship is snarky and sassy and neither really listens to each other. Despite this, they both form a strong father-son bond and the world is saved.

Fast-forward and new kid arrives, one with great power that they don’t know how to fully use yet/need help with. The Superhero quickly becomes a mentor to kid 2, eventually giving the kid an tool that is iconic to them at the end of the story. Kid 1 is completely forgotten about by everyone. Superhero and Kid 2’s relationship is a more clear cut father-kid relationship and while it is sassy at times, it is much kinder and more loving. Almost as if kid 1 was only a learning experience to get them ready for kid 2.

This sounds familiar….

#I mean if the shoe fits #please tell me someone else caught this #the worst part of me has so much vindictive giddy that Peter is getting the Harley treatment #at least in story #he won’t ever get the full Harley treatment #but the unintentional parallel has me on the floor #also I mean #if your gonna have peter go through the whole ‘he cares about the other kid more than me’ fic arc #give respect to the og #the veteran of being forgotten #the trophy holder cause there is no way any character could beat him #cause sure peter is going through it but he won’t ever go through it as bad as Harley did #peter will be remembered or at least reunited #anyway before I go on a rant and share all my little nuanced opinions #that will probably get me blacklisted by all the 12 year old Tom Holland Stan’s #marvel #mcu #harley keener #peter parker #dr strange #america chavez #tony stark #irondad & potatoson #irondad #spiderson #og post

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

I appreciate you asked a genuine question and shared the answer, just putting that out there.

great great grandpa emigrated from Sweden; you guys are OK by me

#also I mean #the whole thing was starting to sound so bizarre #like at first it was like 'ok well this is odd' #and then after a couple anecdotes it's like #is this an elaborate prank?

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours? #also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that! #unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

[greykolla-art]

Imagine spending all your energy being cool and mysterious 24/7.

What an idiot have I mentioned I love him?

Idea came from a cool post @nouverx made about Alastor’s possible sleeping habits. 💕

#grey art #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel comic #Oh I am DONE coloring stuff for a while! it’s so boring! #I mean it looks great but I haaaaaate spending time on it! #get used to grayscale stuff for a while #also coloring multiple characters is stupid! no no no. #angel dust #husker #sir pentious #alastor #charlie morningstar #hazbin husker #hazbin alastor #god I’m glad to be done with this one