#and there IS gripping storytelling in there

[galpalkirk]

the reason it’s taken me half a year to finish the secret history:

#the secret history #summarized my main gripe with her writing style in this one message lol #certainly not helping that I’ve got a lot on my mind already but I’ve finished several other books in the meantime #that were actually able to grip me #so donna tartt is simply never gonna be a favorite for me #even though i enjoy a lot of the themes and ideas #and there IS gripping storytelling in there #the pacing is just insane to me and especially in the goldfinch it had a huge problem with reiterating things we had already been told

[aye-of-newt]

guillermo del toro’s pinocchio is a beautiful film but my god no one has adapted that story like neverafter. you can never look at it the same way again after listening to lou wilson, a black man, explaining that he chose to play as pinocchio because it’s a story about a little boy who isn’t allowed to make mistakes. that in pinocchio's story, he is fundamentally barred from childhood at once upon a time. he must earn something that everyone else is granted from birth. the other boys get to tell lies and play and get into trouble, but when pinocchio does the same thing there are grave and violent consequences. his pinocchio is trying to understand why the world is so unfair, why the rules are so different for him, why everyone else gets to be a real boy.

and I think about it every day.

#I'm sure so many other people have said it better than me but I think it deserves being said a thousand upon a thousand times #lou wilson is a phenomenal talent and storyteller and actor #and his ability to bring that character from the most ridiculous heights of comedy to gut wrenching emotion on a pinhead was unforgettable #I have so much respect for everyone in the dome but I don't think any story gripped me as much as pinocchio #d20 #dimension 20 #d20 neverafter #lou wilson

[frogtax]

ISAT X FFXIV

stardust you stupid fucking idiot you messed up your opener. you're going to parse grey. now we have to wipe. i cant believe this

#in stars and time #isat #ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #my art #grips my head. i love games and storytelling #hjes in the welkin gear . little fruit #art #drawing #illustration #digital art

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The World That Never Was

#kingdom hearts dream drop distance #khddd #the world that never was #scenery #my gif #i really love how sora's side of this world is dark and eerie and fully leans into how dreams can distort and twist reality #the city looks mostly normal at first aside from the ghostly fog that seeps down from buildings and drifts along the floor and rises up #but as you keep going the ground beneath you is no longer a street but rather the faces of more buildings that stretch over an abyss #it's no longer the sprawling city you first arrived in but instead an uncanny one way path towards your destination #the buildings now twist and contort and are crooked and grow out of the ground in all kinds of ways that make no logical sense #it's the first time that a sleeping world looks easily distinguishable from the real world. it looks wrong. like a nightmare #meanwhile riku's half contrasts heavily by appearing to be fairly normal #the interior of the real castle never made any practical sense so nothing here feels too out of place compared to how it usually looks #it shows how much more in control riku is in comparison to how sora is losing his grip on reality as he descends further into their trap #cool stuff! love me some environmental storytelling #also i finished giffing every world in this game yippee i'm done (is covered head to toe in blood)

[mmm-asbestos]

redraw of old miku drawing

#vocaloid #hatsune miku #tower of sunz #when i tell you this song had me in an iron grip in high school. #i was like wow i cant believe miku invented visual metaphor storytelling #also yes i am still in my distort-> wave era it's like discovering watermarbling for me #asb_art

[evansbby]

btw i just finished binge watching The Sopranos today and oh my god, it is legitimately my favourite show ever… like it is SO well made… everything from the writing to the acting to the music choices just… WOW.

#seriously I didn’t think I’d like it bc I don’t usually like shows that revolve around middle aged men #BUT HONESTLY #it’s such a pleasure to watch something that you KNOW is a great piece of cinema #these days people just churn out badly written tv shows and movies for money #but the sopranos is legitimately just… wow #I can’t even explain how immensely I enjoyed that show #usually I have such a bad attention span #but when I tell you I was HOOKED #just such incredible acting and gripping storytelling #ALL THE LITTLE NUANCES AND HINTS AND PLOT TWISTS #THE HEARTBREAKING CERTAIN SCENES #THAT FINAL SCENE?!?!? #bro….. seriously I cannot recommend this show more #literally I think the best show I’ve ever seen #rip james gandolfini tho what an AMAZING actor

[emikomusubi]

THE PARALLELS the parallels ok i will shut up now

#i made this btw i did NOT steal some random persons video. i would not do that #i was like i want to make the heartbeat sounds sync. but the background music was too chaotic #so i just threw seigi shikkou over it #i made this in an hour ignore every mistake. the first parallel is hard to catch in motion but its the pose they make as they jump up #-pose -heartbeat -rain -run cycle #and most importantly MUSIC #opm #one punch man #opm liveblogging #saitama #boros #video #*gripping screen* i love storytelling through animation motifs

[seventh-district]

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#it is 5 hrs past my bedtime and i am awake listening to Two Hearts by Dermot Kennedy on loop and crying over Rotating Shifts. again. #i couldn’t resist the urge to read the latest chapter any longer but i knew when i did i’d get like this #so Why did i wait for my period to roll around. i have made. a silly decision lmaooo #i’ve complained abt it before but i’m conflicted about how much more sensitive it makes me #my nightmares usually don’t make me cry but oh i was a Wreck this morning #so why i picked tonight to read the fic that always makes me cry is beyond me #i have never met a fic before that had me in such an intense emotional grip #and it’s fucking hilarious bc it’s not that intense of a story!! like yeah there’s been devastating parts but i’m out here having to- #-take a break every single chapter bc i’ll read one line that hits my inner child like a truck and i have to take a minute to recover #but the whiplash this fic gives me is so fucking funny and the range in the storytelling from comedy to tragedy is just.. *scream-cries* #it has my favorite characterization of Sun and Moon that i have ever seen #this chapter wasn’t even that sad i’m just Making myself sad about it #but on another level it also makes me sad in the sense that i don’t think i’ll ever be able to write something that good.. #all that i want out of my writing endeavors is to make one (1) person feel as strongly and as much as RS makes me feel #and i don’t know if i can do that. i don’t know if my writing has what it takes bc i can’t even describe exactly what it is #i don’t think it’s a science that can be replicated. things either connect with someone or they don’t #the way Sun goes from worryingly innocent ‘wdym we can’t invite strangers to live with us?’ ‘wdym we can’t adopt an adult that needs help?’ #to fucking. tearing an animatronic in half in a fit of protective rage and blocking access to all dating apps to prevent you from- #-finding anyone else bc he’s your Special Friend and he can’t have his Daydream falling for anyone else!! no no!! #it’s not a new concept but i eat it tf up when Sun is actually the one you should fear the most #like no i don’t think he’d hurt Reader but i dread to think of the things he would do For them #the back and forth between childlike innocence and terrifying intelligence possessiveness and physical capability is just mmmmm 100/10 #and don’t even get me started on Moon. or i Will start crying again #he’s ​like yeah dumbass of course i’m gonna save you every time some POS man tries to **** you. of course i will you fucking crater-head #but i will complain at you about it the Entire way home and then i will steal your fucking toilet paper and pack you a raw egg for lunch #because i hate you 🖤 but Sun loves you and we would both kill for you 🖤 also i drank all of your chocolate milk 🖤 also i hate you :) #anyways i am paraphrasing obviously and dear god i hope no one who actually reads RS sees this bc i do not want my 2am ramblings taken as- #-any kind of Official Thoughtful Analysis of the story ok pls pls pls let me be insane abt my favorite fic without having to be articulate #i just have so many fucking FEELINGS about them. i am unwell. #i’m not even tagging this i’m just hitting post and going to sleep goodnight

[mazojo]

Butai ni Sake! chose emotional devastation once again

#AHAAA NOT ME BAWLING MY EYES OUT AFTER THIS CHAPTER HAHAHA PLEASE GET A GRIP #I am gonna ramble for a moment but like Asahi as me bro. he and I get each other in a way none of you can actually. #when he said you stay calm to not make others uncomfortable. literally deceased. its me. #its so real to how things are rn in my personal life and just seeing this feeling portrayed so effortlessly in the storytelling of #butai ni sake is actually making me so emotional. It makes you feel less alienated. #because sometimes its just easier to smile and pretend things are okay and go with the flow to not bring others down and make them uncomfort #even tho you are not lying and you love the people around you sometimes its just hard and you put up this front that creates walls between #those close to you and its so hard not to do it when its become a norm in your life. #idk I am learning a lot how to undo that but its still hard and Asahi goes through the same mental gymnastics I go through and it makes me #very emotional to see. I know its a silly lil manga character but it makes you seem less lonely with your thoughts #ANYWAYS CHILE IDK IF ANYONE IS EVEN READING THIS SORRY TO UNPACK SOMUCH RANDOM THOUGHTS THAT MAKE NO SENSE #THEY DO MAKE SENSE TO ME AND THIS IS MY DIARY SO YALL GET TO READ IT XOXO #asahi #imari #butai ni sake! #manga

[lollytea]

wait wait wait but if. but if Hunter watches. fullmetal alchemist. then.

i mean. circles. homunculi. ouroboros tattoos. i'm just saying. i'm just. it's just. hh

Fortunately I don't think Hunter would be able to make it past the dog thing so he will never get to that part.

Cuz if he DID....

OH GOD....

#as much as its easy to think hunter would like Deep Shit with complex gripping storytelling and lore #i think he'd prefer easy to process silly things #i think the most Edgy Hunter has ever engaged in was King's book #which i totally see Hunter enjoying cuz he thinks it makes him So Mature and Cultured #his 16 yr old brain is like Wow Rulers Reach is So Deep. you wouldnt understand #while in actuality its surface level edgelord stuff written by an 8 year old #anyway he would like the IDEA of fma #he'd see some clips and be like wow so cool #watch some episodes and be like yeah ok i cant do this... #can you IMAGINE the shit humunculi would do to his psyche?? #oh my god IMAGINE

[canonicallyanxious]

I am a ruehob endgame in season 2 multi season slow burn persuasion-esque exes-but-not-quite-not-really to lovers truther and I won't apologize for it

#dimension 20 #d20 #a court of fey and flowers #this may seem like i have given up on ruehob but do not be mistaken. i am simply playing the long game. #in all seriousness i am very happy with however they decide to resolve this storyline #the storytelling of this romance so far has been kickass every step of the way and does have my last remaining brain cell in a vice grip #but I wouldn't say NO to a second season. in fact i would probably very enthusiastically say yes. that is all i am saying. #sarah.txt

[aroacehanzawa]

rip in peace to The Earth Is Online but i must drop it because i'm too much of a literature snob to read 240+ machine translated chapters

#i say this light-heartedly because i shan't be picky with free fan translations of silly action-adventure novels online #but 30 chapters in and i'm still not particularly interested in this story #the premise is good and i had high expectations for it bc of the recs from other orv enjoyers #but it's just meh. like the translation is mid but even the storytelling isn't gripping enough to be worth it #there's better things to read i guess :( #but what do i now read instead. since this one was on my list for so long aough #(and rip to all the high literature i said i would read. like the makioka sisters... i WILL!! but later. i'm too lazy rn oops)

[onpyre]

shauna butchering javi by touch… so intimate… so tender

#alli watches yj #yellowjackets spoilers #yellowjackets #shauna shipman #javi martinez #yjs2 #storytelling #what imagery g-d #*grips chest*

[funkyllama]

“The Way We Were,”

Act one, scene five. Last. / Next. Song: Mansions by the Mamas & the Papas Transcript below the cut!

[Berne] "What was that?"

[Viviane] "An announcement, dear, I think you've forgotten our routine around here."

[Berne] "It's not funny, Mutti."

[Viviane] "I wasn't laughing; I see no reason for it to upset you."

[Viviane] "She and your office have been told what is needed."

[Berne] "This is an invasion of our privacy, my children's privacy."

[Viviane] "If Eloise is upset with the selection she could have spoken up about the Firm's decision, but she did not."

[Berne] "You are taking advantage of her ignorance-"

[Viviane] "I have done no such thing."

[Berne] "How dare you, lie straight to my face?"

[Viviane] "Petulant child, you do not get to come into my home and disrespect me."

[Viviane] "I have let you run around for long enough, I will not do the same with her."

[Viviane] "She is no one to them yet, she is a pretty face. Without flaw."

[Berne] "She is your granddaughter."

[Viviane] "I am her Queen."

#sims story #royal simblr #ts4 story #ts4 storytelling #ts4 #simblr #ts4 royalty #ch-vivi #ch-berne #Vivi has a death grip on Berne in that last shot. she rlly said Don't walk away ma'am I aint done telling you off!!! . love that for her #twww funkyllama

[ahb-writes]

The government manipulates the official history, the written history, and even the oral tradition to control the people.

(from Guardian of the Spirit, episode #12: "The Knot" and episode #16: "With All One's Heart")

#writeblr #writing #guardian of the spirit #seirei no moribito #writing tips #the knot #musubime #torogai #精霊の守り人 #moribito #shuga #balsa #tanda #cover up #the power of storytelling #secure their grip on the country #kenji kamiyama #神山 健治 #spearwoman #erasure of indigenous culture #abuse of power #shuga knows whats up #with all ones heart #tada hitasura ni #official history #ただひたすらに #夏至祭 #the power of language #shuga is tired of your crap #writing advice

[kingsragesqueal]

honestly watching/reading one piece is a rlly big commitment if u wanna see it thru and tbh i haven't like i haven't stayed up to date except thru social media but honestly?? if u have the time and interest it is SO worth it. do be warned tho that some of the humor is very questionable and the anatomy of its female characters is...worrying to say the least ,, also the anime is guilty of whitewashing characters and the pacing can be slow as shit. i personally stopped watching after the time skip bc the way women were drawn was getting Ridiculous and sanji is. well. sanji. sanji is a warning in and of himself honestly (he won't seem that bad when u first meet him but give it time :/)

#this turned out more negative than i meant it too oops #just know that the positives DO outweigh the negatives in my humble opinion #it's some of the best and most gripping storytelling i've ever seen #every character has their own story and goal and purpose #it will make u love characters and it will make u HATE characters #seriously if oda wants u to hate a character u will #also there's a huge emphasis on found family and families of choice #it's just.....Good #okay imma go now #sam watches one piece