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netmors · 6 months

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Galactic Emperor Mitth'raw'nuruodo

Nothing unusual ver. 2 - under the last publication in other social networks, many suggested that if Vanto and Faro are Grand Admirals, so…

…In the end, the result was Emperor Mitth'raw'nuruodo.

Combined the white uniform of the Imperial fleet and elements from the uniform of the Chiss fleet. Palpi's wardrobe clearly would not have suited Thrawn's taste.

Grand Admiral Vanto and Grand Admiral Faro

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r-aindr0p · 4 months

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"Get a load of this guy"

The eels say mockingly

#twisted wonderland #azul ashengrotto #jade leech #floyd leech #twst azul #twst tweels #The splendid octopus guy thing #I did use my tswt character ref book to depict azul very accurately/hj #And realized that the octavinelle uniform is really not that bad to draw compared to whathever the hell is diasomnia’s #I have approximately 0 ounce of respect towards azul/pos #twst shitpost

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hay-bails · 2 months

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something something always an angel never a god

#kaladin stormblessed #sylphrena #stormlight fanart #rhythm of war #stormlight spoilers #stormlight archive #he is the literal embodiment of that boygenius song #i finished this book on a plane and spend the entire kaladin part saying “oh shit out loud under my breath over and over #please let him REST oh my god 😭#him being in the bridge four uniform during his fall and rebirth though….very special to me

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 20 hours

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May I ask why you dislike Malleus so much?

[My TWST character tier list is here.]

[For context on why I dislike Malleus: here and here!]

Many of the reasons previously cited above are still applicable presently (though some points may be outdated since those posts were written before book 7). In this post, I will mostly be focusing on why my thoughts on Malleus have not changed despite the new added content of book 7.

I ramble on for a bit, so I put my thoughts below the cut! Ah—but before you read, please be aware that these are my opinions and not meant to be disparaging to any Malleus likers out there.

Me disliking him should not take away any of your joy!! Go out there and love him for me ^^

A lot of the things happening in book 7 were a long time coming, so really I felt as though Malleus finally “losing it” was affirming of all the red flags from before. Since day 1, his loneliness, aloofness, and awkwardness around his peers were key traits of his. What book 7 does is it magnifies the darkest aspects of his character.

We’ve seen several examples when Malleus has fits of rage and his power flares out of control or he at least threatens it. In Glorious Masquerade, he becomes enraged at the realization that the invitation he received was a false one. In A Firelit Sky, he insinuates that he would be upset if people questioned his presence for the trip. He crushes Lilia’s phone in his own Dorm Uniform vignettes, destroying a friend’s belonging because he was upset about not being invited to an occasion. In book 7, we see a flashback of Malleus freezing the whole castle as a child because his grandmother, overtaken by her duties, could no longer dine with him as promised. Malleus’s temper has been a persistent issue since childhood.

We’ve also seen him act callously toward his classmates and misuse magic to force his will upon them. Remember him stopping time during Endless Halloween Night? How he wanted some ghosts to enjoy themselves instead of missing out on being with everyone for the holiday? Now he’s stopping time in book 7 and keeping everyone in their happy dreams forever. Remember how (in his Dorm Uniform vignettes) Malleus thought it would be easier to make the other dorm leaders come to him instead of him coming to them for their meeting? So then he disregards their autonomy and casts magic that’s normally cast on objects on living beings (something which the other dorm leaders take offense to, as it is dehumanizing). He fails to consider their perspective when he returns to Diasomnia (he basically goes, “well, I wouldn’t have been mad if they cast that spell on me!”). Malleus learns nothing from the experience despite Lilia trying to tell him over and over to be more considerate of others and how different they are from him. Now we have Malleus relating his peers to a virtual pet that he never ever wants to leave him.

Malleus can be stubborn and arrogant. He has a very single-minded way of thinking and often does not consider others’ feelings before he makes the decision for them. Malleus can be insecure. He doesn’t even fully realize he is lonely until Yuu suggests it in book 7, but he’s capable of acting on his bouts of intense emotion. He has always had these flaws, and now they are being brought out in full; we’re being forced to confront OB Malleus and all the complicated, twisting feelings of abandonment that come with him.

Let’s make one thing very clear: I don’t take issue with the overblot boys in general; they are meant to be morally grey characters that act in dubious ways. It would be insincere for me to claim “I dislike Malleus because he did bad things!” News flash, many TWST characters have done bad things or at least questionable things that would give you pause. What separates Malleus from the others and makes him egregious enough to earn significant ire from me is the particular actions he takes (which triggers a personal disdain of mine).

Malleus consistently exerts a scary amount of control over others. This is not a new idea; Riddle and Vil are also notorious for being oppressive or controlling, and I’ll be the first to admit that. (You’ll note that those two are low on my tier list too.) The thing is, Riddle and Vil were very overt and open about their demands for obedience. Malleus can be too, but it’s so insidious how he acts within the dreams. He ignores people’s autonomy, gaslights others, and, again, acts like he knows what’s best for them 💀 Other characters have done these things too, but never to the same scale or by exerting this much power. Malleus then resorts to violence when his lies don’t work, even though he’s fully aware of the power disparity between him and his peers. It feels particularly scummy to me because of how Malleus frames his selfish actions and feelings (his wish for Lilia to not leave) as selfless (for the benefit of his peers) and something everyone else would want in order to justify it to himself 💦 I know he is in (or bordering on) overblot so he wasn’t thinking rationally at that point, plus the fact that many examples I listed come from events or vignettes which may not be canon to the main story timeline. Still, there is a concerning pattern of behavior with Malleus misusing his powers or not being considerate of others and failing to grow from those mistakes. You can only go “oopsie” so many times before you harm someone by accident. I expect people to learn their lesson by then and adopt some proper restraint. He keeps claiming his intentions are good as if that’s supposed to dismiss any harm that results from his actions??? No, his actions still harmed people and he has to deal with the consequences of them, not have them hand-waved away or excused. The behavior I’m witnessing is reminiscent of like… having a toxic friend that is constantly told “hey, what you’re doing/saying makes me feel uncomfortable; do you think you could dial it back?” and the friend tells you they’ll try but then never actually changes their behavior or defends their behavior with “I didn’t mean to, so therefore I did not actually harm anyone”.

You can give me a backstory, but a backstory only goes so far as explaining why he is the way he is; it does not excuse him at all. You can say “He’s a fairy! He’s sheltered!” until the cows come home, but when he relies on magic to quickly fix the problems he caused instead of stopping to genuinely reflect on why people are mad at him, it’s hard for me to sympathize. Because of his immense power and status, the only person that can reasonably hold Malleus accountable is himself, and he has not demonstrated to me that he can do that.

Book 7 is essentially the payoff for allllll the tropes and traits I never liked to begin with coming into fruition. That’s why Malleus has stayed where he is in my TWST character ranking. I did not expect the writing, no matter how good or tear-jerking, to change that. Until Malleus shows that he’s fully apologetic, recognizes the error of his ways, and consciously tries to connect with others and understand their perspectives, he’s staying squarely where he is.

Am I saying a character with flaws is a bad thing? No, absolutely not! Flaws are what make a character interesting, I’m not faulting Malleus or any other characters for having them. Am I saying that he is poorly written? No, I think Malleus is actually quite a complex character and he’s been really fascinating to follow. I love the emotional complexity of book 7–and it was so clever how the devs related his virtual pet to wishing for happily ever afters for people in his real life. This magnitude of danger is also just about what I expect of book 7 and the themes of togetherness that TWST was angling for from the start. But the fact remains unchanged that I perceive his attitude as irritating at best and reprehensible at worst.

My distaste for Malleus is based entirely on my own views and life experiences. The specific flaws Malleus has and how he acts because of them don’t sit well with me and the kinds of things I enjoy in fiction. It’s not anything deeper than that!

#twst #twisted wonderland #Malleus Draconia #disney twisted wonderland #disney twst #book 7 spoilers #notes from the writing raven #question #Riddle Rosehearts #Vil Schoenheit #Lilia Vanrouge #a firelit sky spoilers #glorious masquerade spoilers #malleus dorm uniform vignette spoilers #endless halloween night spoilers #Yuu

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th3e-m4ng0 · 5 months

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class fun

#wip #what if u went to school and these were the teachers and these were the uniform and these were the books and

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layaart · 3 months

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a few extra To Shape A Dragon's Breath sketches!

#all in school uniform because im lazy #to shape a dragon's breath #moniquill blackgoose #I think kasaqua isn't that big yet.......#tbh all of them probably look a bit older than they are but. well theyre gonna grow up sometime #nampeshiweisit #2024 fanart #books #book fanart #probably dragon design should have wingskin attached further down the body and more functional tail feathers......#my excuse is I've been drawing silly storybook dragons for work

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numnum-num · 4 months

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#gay literature #lgbtq literature #pride #gay pride #gay #gay men #gay books #integrity #police #man in uniform #uniform #police uniform #cop #literature #book cover

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life-imitates-art-far-more · 10 months

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William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941) "The House Maid" (1910) Oil on canvas

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sovietpostcards · 5 months

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"Wings" by Eduardas Mieželaitis, illustrated by Albina Makūnaitė (Lithuania, 1953)

#1950s #children's books #book illustration #soviet school uniform

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dropthedemiurge · 7 days

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"You should have beat this wildness out of him once you learned his name." "I couldn't," was the weary response. "Everyone who has tried to tame him has failed."

Aka the phrase that goes so WELL with the fact that Neil has a wild creepy smile ("Wesninski in truth, if not in name") and enough Unhinged Beast vibes that he casually started eating a takeout food in the middle of FBI INTERROGATION (!!) like it was nothing.

Also my first time drawing Neil! I've read AFTG books long time ago but never drew fanarts. Somehow. I consider that a crime. Now I'm so happy to join the community xD

// My Jean Moreau fanart //

#that's why i drew him in his customized foxy andreil tshirt #because i never got to draw him in the uniform before so forgive me this #it was a lot of fun getting that exact face expression as I envisioned he had sometimes throughout the books xD #neil josten #all for the game #the sunshine court #aftg #tsc #aftg neil #my works #art #dropthefanart #dropthefanart aftg

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pink-concorde · 1 month

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Aged-up AU imagining of if Zuko and Katara were allies in a secret relationship from the beginning. Zuko tries to keep up appearances, but Katara knows a better way to spend their limited alone time. ;)

#zutara #Pinks Art #zuko x katara #katara x zuko #aged up zutara #book 1 zutara #atla book 1 au #zuko in uniform #zutara smoosh series #artistic license taken to give Zuko all his hair with the ponytail

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netmors · 6 months

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Grand Admiral Vanto and Grand Admiral Faro

Nothing unusual - just Eli and Karyn as Grand Admirals of the Imperial Fleet…. ….Hmmm, then who is Thrawn in this situation? Commander-in-Chief? "Heir to the Empire"?

Oh, forget it, I just wanted to see these two marshmallows in white uniforms :3

Galactic Emperor Mitth'raw'nuruodo

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tricorderreading · 4 months

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#9: Triangle

An exhausted and injured Kirk makes a dangerous deal with a hive mind entity (to be protected from a different collective consciousness that's closing in) - spock senses the danger to his t'hyla and comes running

#ngl i was shocked to see thyla in the book where kirk and spock fall in love with the same woman #as i understand it this takes place during the missing second five year mission (based on publication date and the era of uniform #they wear on the cover)#star trek #tos #books #the original series #spock #kirk #exerpt #star trek tos #spirk #triangle #this book is not what i expected (so far in a good way) tho still only half eay through #its basically two hive minds vying for power and trying to consume kirk/the enterprise and spock is trying so hard to protect kirk #absolutely fascinating

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empirearchives · 10 months

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Pretty garments from French Napoleonic military uniforms

There was quite a lot of variety in the uniforms. Here is an account from a memoir of a soldier in Napoleon’s grande armée:

“I had been in the company for five months when, one Sunday, my chief squadron sergeant major, passing in review the preparations for inspection, stopped in front of me and, after looking me over from head to foot, said: ‘Parquin, you may have a handsome uniform, but you are not a soldier! Your gaze should be assured, look me squarely in the whites of the eyes; make me tremble if you can! You are in the army now!’”

Source: The Age of Napoleon, The Metropolitan Museum of Art