#but he has no contrast either

[raveartts]

Everytime I want to test new brushes or coloring methods, I think "ah yes I'll make a pretty cutthroat drawing" and then realize the error of my ways when there's nothing to color 💀

#CUTTHROAT STOP BEING ALL WHITE #I WANNA DRAW YOU #BUT I WANT TO MESS WITH COLORS TOO #AND THERE'S NOTHING TO TRY WITH YOU #I LOVE YOU BUT THIS JUST AIN'T IT #I got some halftone brushes and you'd THINK that would work on a grayscale character #but he has no contrast either #he's just. white #there's no point you won't even see the screentones #rave ramblees #I'll just draw an oc for fucks sake

[ofswordsandpens]

I fear that "fire bending didn't come easy to zuko" and "zuko isn't a prodigy" (both true) has somehow snowballed into "zuko is a bad or at best average fire bender".... which simply isn't true, especially by the end of book 3

#it certainly doesn't help that pretty much the only other fire bender that Zuko's consistently contrasted with #is his extremely talented once in a lifetime level of a prodigy sister #but guys he's still very powerful #and I will bravely propose that #after seeing the dragons #and Zuko is no longer relying on his anger and rage to fuel his firebending #its not a coincidence that the next two battles that he has with Azula either #end with a stalemate (both Zuko and Azula use the same move on the airship and notably she's blown back further from it than he is!) #and then him winning (she's lost her stability while he's finally found his) #(side side note: I'm of the camp that Azula targeting Katara in the Agni Kai made Zuko the automatic victor because an Agni Kai is #(should be?) #between only the two partaking in it and Zuko WAS straight up wiping the floor with her until that very moment where she targeted Katara #which you know great play on Azula part she knows how to manipulate her brother cause once she released she was losing the Agni kai #Azula simply made the choice to get the throne via the line of succession lol) #ah well #atla #zuko

[spriteofmushrooms]

The interesting thing about Jiang Cheng is that he refuses to be his mother's golden child to Wei Wuxian's scapegoat; he actively chooses Wei Wuxian again and again. He defends Wei Wuxian from her until she dies. It's unusual.

This doesn't mean that Wei Wuxian's experience was any less fraught--being hated by a caretaker is awful even if everyone else loves you. But it was an interesting choice by MXTX.

#pallas.rtf #mdzs #this is perhaps because i spent a lot of time on various subreddits #but either golden children don't protect their siblings or the golden children who protect their siblings don't end up posting on reddit #because i've never encountered a clear golden child and scapegoat dynamic like jc & wwx's in real life or in fiction #i suppose that's wuthering heights again--cathy defends heathcliff (until she learns how to be a proper lady) #but i don't know. it's interesting to see jc step in for wwx directly in the novel and then contrast that to wwx comforting jc after jfm #doesn't praise jc for helping to save wwx #i often wonder if wwx was as resentful in the moment or if--like all memories--wwx reframed that interaction after the golden core transfer #the way he talks about jc like he's sooo delicate and breakable that obviously wwx has to comfort him is v. reminiscent of how he acts like #jc almost directly forced wwx to do this mad impossible thing because jc was sad and breaking #if jc read mdzs he'd probably curl up in a miserable little ball #but yeah like... memories are shaped so much by what we think and feel now #all memory is imagination... and wwx was a tormented ghost for 13 years because no one offered him anything #so what would that do to you? #i'm off topic

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Thinking thoughts about Abuela being back and with this backstory about her being taken in by charlatans and Eddies whole catholic guilt thing and how the two things kind of play into one another as an exploration of faith and being taken in by something.

Abuela giving all her money to the tarot card readers etc because she was searching for something - for connection (with Abuelo) - trying to recapture what she had lost, and How Eddie has spoken about trying to re-find the magic he had with Shannon - how Eddie hasn't actually fully reconciled the Shannon of it all when it comes to relationships and how his Catholic guilt connects into that.

How Marisol as a physical representation of Catholicism is part of that narrative - how Eddie is entering a place where he has to chose his path - in order to move on from Shannon he needs to fully square the hole - catholic or non catholic. And how that needs to happen first - before he can begin his queer journey!

#this is so incoherant #I'm also thinking about how Marisol fits into this narrative and how this idea of being taken in or fooled by a person plays into what we #know of her - how she wasn't upfront with Eddie (not saying she had to be right from the off but before moving in!!!) - how she is kind of #representative of secrets - especially around faith and ones connection with faith because she is essentially a stand in for catholicism #which (sorry to all the catholics out there) peddles in magic and secrets in order to keep the mystery of faith alive and therefore keep #people believing. How Eddie's reckoning with himself and the ghost of Shannon ultimately means choosing either to follow the path of #catholicism or non catholicism #How Marisol is a tie to religion and therefore his reasons for not having successful relationships after her (or even with her) and how #Eddie letting go will ultimately mean letting go of Marisol - how he can never fully move forward while catholicism still lingers #how I don't' think we'll be seeing the queer aspect of this narrative this season - that dealing with this first part is key and only once #he has figured it out can he then be free to know himself - is true self better - and accept and move into his full self as a queer man #so yeah - catholic guilt arc 7b and 8a - as its really a two parter - finally dealing with the remnants of Shannon - and its connection wit #his faith and then when truly free of that exploring his queerness! #So yeah - Marisol will possibly be here until towards the end of the season because she is meant to be the trigger point for Eddie in #relation to Shannon - its why they made the difference (and similarities) between S and M very obvious in 7x01 #they have the time to build this story arc more fully now with the s8 renewal - to do it justice and unfortunately as part of that it means #she'll probably be around longer than any of us would like! #I don't know if I even make sense at this point #but I do want to reitterate that the show is goig out of its way to contrast her with Buck as well #to really show how close and right for each other Buck and Eddie are so no one needs to panic - she's here for the narrative not forever! #911 abc #911 spoilers #eddie diaz

[prototypelq]

The reason I am so ensnared by the idea of Patty interacting with Dante AND the entire DMC cast is that she is, pretty much, the only normal person out here. Dante and Patty's relationship (found family or just friendly, I hunt down shippers for sport) is the most normal relationship, which is also quite important to him. And he has never had that.

Dante's relationship with literally any other character is rooted in very bad, no good, terrible history which neither of them want to talk about ever again. Those relationships are full of landmines, which they need to avoid. Dante&Patty don't have that, there is no big blacklist of topics between them, they can just vibe together without this additional weight of History TM between them. This normality, is in itself, abnormal in DMC and for Dante especially. He needs that, and honestly, every character in this series is mentally deranged in some way, they all need that. But I also think exposing them to this little island of almost-normal will hurt them initially...(this can vary a lot depending on the circumstances, look for reblog for additional thoughts).

This doesn't make other relationships Dante has with characters less, nor does it make Dante&Patty's relationship more important than others. I just wanted to point out how heavily this (1) normal relationship heavily contrasts with everything else this series has, and can have a little earthquake effect of this house build of cards. More importantly, I wanted to highlight how Interesting it would be to compare it with others, and it would be fascinating to see other character's reacting to it.

#it would be especially interesting to see in contrast with dante's familiar relationships #both vergil and nero might have A Reaction to seeing dante have something...so simple #tbh i believe both of them will feel jealous actually in different ways though #vergil is just naturally posessive of his bro so seeing dante have such a simple relationship with someone when their own is so troubled #will be something he has to come to terms with though im sure he will do that just fine it will surely be a surprise though #nero might have a much harder time with this depending on how he learns of it his and patty's background is just painfully similar #if he and dante have not patched their relationship and he hears of this orphanage girl dante has a lot around i think he will get jealous #and be hurt by it #but i think they'll patch it up either way #nero and patty would make awesome cousins #vergil is patty's classy uncle #honestly patty will get along perfectly with all spardas #patty lowell #patty propaganda #dmc #dante sparda

[skunkes]

I feel like if talon was a neopet he'd be a kyrii..!!

i saw this ask cut off in my activity tab and was thinking "oh please say kyrii" as i opened it

yes!

darigan kyrii, but wit faerie elements (wings and antennae) ^_^

#too lazy to fix the glaring tangent #skunk mail #Anonymous #a doodley #blue is my favorite color but its so hard to work with. true blue is TOO boring and swinging too far green or red breaks the pattern really #easily #anyway yeah. i wanted to add bright yellow greens here as contrast to the blue purple but he doesnt have any green themes at all #closer to blue looked too muted. so went with the teal even though he's not a teal guy either. close enough to blue #original darigan kyrii colors are fitting. talon loves royal and navy blue but its easy to represent him with red #he has purple scheme regularly because of dis (in his usual hair and eyes) #so making the beast blue purple and keeping the eyes leaning toward red fits ! #the big ears and the teeth and nose...kyrii just looks like the bat monster version i wanna make for him

[mcaquila]

I only know like two other people irl who like this game, and Clive's permanently intense face is a running joke among us.

#listen he's a great character #but everyone else has beautiful typical Final Fantasy faces #he looks cartoonish in contrast #it's like he's a weird goblin man and I love it #the fact that he sometimes sounds like he's gargling marbles like someone doing a batman impression doesn't help either #final fantasy 16 #final fantasy xvi #ff16 clive #clive rosfield #jill warrick #torgal

[aiura-stan]

I have so many thoughts about saiteru but they like all cancel each other out

does saiteru is canon? the answer is more complicated than you think!

…in all seriousness id love to see a really long thought out essay on the topic of Teruhashi & Saiki’s relationship and how it changes over the course of the series. And whether or not the romantic coding was intentional, or if it was an extension of the romance trope gag. Also, how they are supposed to foil each other, but also how many similarities they share in circumstance and how goshdarn differently they tend to handle said circumstances (of always being the object of attention regardless of whether or not they want it) and how similar their internal attitudes are towards interacting with people, and how this this tends to affect their actions towards others.

#id like to pausit Teruhashis an introvert too #she just has realized she can’t afford to be one #and she’s also intrinsically a people pleaser which saiki by contrast is NOT #though he does feel bad if he treats people too harshly #he’s definitely not got the same ‘have to prove myself to everyone all the time’ bug #instead he’s trying to convince everyone else that he is something he is not and he doesn’t believe that he is either #so… #🍿 #like! #so much of Saiki and Teruhashis relationship dynamic gets to the heart of what the series is about #gags aside #of how we deal with the things beyond our control #how it affects our personalities #attitudes and everything #that’s what i like about them! #romance i can do with or without #it’s interesting if applied correctly but id like to think of their relationship as something that’s actually about something larger #draft dated Jan 17 2022

[shredsandpatches]

I mean in an actual opera of Good Omens I'd definitely make Aziraphale a countertenor

...although if he were just a regular tenor you could cast Michael Spyres in the part he was born to play and just throw in some crazy-ass high notes for funsies and because you have Michael Spyres to sing them. Hmmmm. Now I am extremely torn about this opera that does not exist and that my always-dubious-even-when-I-wrote-music-regularly composition skills are not up to anyway.

#good omens for ts #my sweet midwestern cinnamon bun #...i know people don't really do the fake opera meme anymore but that would be a good one #idk about crowley's voice part either tbh #i'd probably buck the conventional wisdom that the demon is always a bass #although it hurts my heart because i do love me a good bass so much #but crowley is also not a very demonic demon as demons go #and honestly HE has the real tenor vibes #so the question would be: should they have contrasting voice parts or very similar? #there is a case for both approaches

[nonbinary-androids]

I can't believe that they had Tamara make The Single Most Cool and Important Decision in all of the Magisterium series (to betray Call and side with the Assembly) and then they didn't do anything with it. Like they had her pull one of the greatest gaslight gatekeep girlboss moments of the millennium!!! and then had her and Call get back together with no resentment from anyone whatsoever in TGT ):

#lee rambles on and on #magisterium #tsm #to be clear: i LOVE that tamara ditches call n runs to her parents. i hate that there are absolutely no consequences to her actions #like call should have either hated/resented/mistrusted her after that or it should be acknowledged that call has Issues by someone #bc that is a life defining choice. the chips were down. it was call or the assembly. and tamara chose the assembly. #this also applies to jasper but let's be real he was just kind of There in tsm and was mainly in tgt to kiss gwenda (which is another issue #also as a side topic. i think jasper should have chosen call and not the assembly as a contrast to tamara and also bc i think it's in line #with jasper's character #anyways in conclusion in tgt call's only friends should have been aaron and havoc send tweet

[sieglinde-freud]

i think the fell xenologue does a great job at characterizing some of the royals beyond the vanilla game mostly because every single royal has like one or two core principles that really make them who they are and so getting rid of those one or two things completely converts them into a completely different person. like alcryst losing his self doubt, celine loses her empathy, hortensia loses her resilience, etc etc. but i think my favorite version of this has to be fogado, who has in my opinion the most drastic change. i think all of the other royals have very outward presenting traits that you can easily catch onto and see theyve lost. but fogado is just a little different, because what fell fogado lacks isnt really a trait; he loses his sense of love. (rest under the cut bc it turned into an essay. my bad also fell xenologue spoilers obvs)

“our” fogado (?? idk how to differentiate between them. work with me here) is not an easy person to read in universe. he makes it very clear in chapter 13 that he’s pretty good at deception and is very willing to make use of that skill. his supports with timerra and pandreo also tell us he’s gotten used to keeping up a specially crafted persona meant to kind of suppress his feelings (that timerra and pandreo can see through but. like 1. theyre smart 2. sister and bff ok moving on). but he doesn’t do it out of malice or because he just likes being tricky, he lies because he loves. everything in fogado’s life is shaped by what he loves: his country, his friends, and his sister. every single motivation he has is fueled by this: the constant partying, how often he leaves the castle, all his acting. its even in his goddamn class name (cupido) and birthday (feb 14) if you needed the game to spell it out for you

so thats why when we get to the fell xenologue, the fogado we meet is changed in that one specific way: his love is gone. we know this because of a few things, the first of which is that he is honest. aside from the robe (in which he is assassinating someone! but also. lets be so honest with ourselves here. you can see his fucking face) he’s immediately upfront with his intentions: he wants the bracelets, he wants power, and he wants you to die. and thats it. he just kind of hands you that information, and then fucks off when you win. on what earth would our fogado do that? dude wouldnt even tell you if he broke his leg, he just partied a little hard last night. but thats just it isnt it? our fogado lies because he loves people, hes protecting them. fell!fogado is transparent because he’s not protecting anyone, he doesn’t care.

but the biggest kicker in fell!fogado’s lack of love is in his interaction with our timerra. our fogado loves his sister more than anything, as he literally plans his entire life around making HER life easier. he sacrifices even just spending time with her just because he needs to make sure hes fully prepared to keep her safe (not that timerra wants that for him but he doesnt really get that. which is another topic i could dive into but this post is long enough lets not make it a novel). fell!fogado though? well you see–

any love fogado holds for his sister, or any love at all really, is just not present in fell!fogado. and you could say that maybe its just because of the corruption, but then why do we still see love between the fierenese and brodian siblings? even fell!timerra still loves her brother if her conversation with our fogado is anything to go off of. but the writers know that fogado lives and dies on his love for people, its his entire being and so much more so than the rest of the cast. which is why thats what had to change in him for the fell xenologue. it wasnt really just a flip of the switch haha murder thing (though. it could have been handled better. lets be real) but it was the loss of everything that makes fogado him. and i think the fact that this gets to be highlighted in the dlc just makes base game fogado all that much more interesting, because it cements his motivation now that we know what he's like without it. fogado is a guy driven by love and its just fucking great

#fe fogado #ann gets engaged #im not really sure what compels me to type up gigantic rambles in the middle of the night but. whatever #anyways so next up on the agenda: my argument for why hes aroace— #ok kidding bc thats purely headcanon and has nothing to do with fogados motivations but cmon. let a girl dream. #anyways when i first started typing this out it was supposed to be like. four sentences about me liking the contrast between the fogados #whoops! #my hand mustve slipped #but idk i just like. i like talking about fogado bc i feel like not enough people really do #and like theres discussion about him but its usually either shipping stuff or unit viability #both of which are valid! its just that in those discussions fogado as a character takes a backseat #which is j such a shame bc. grerahhekkdke hes sooo compelling. im putting him in my washing machine #oh and then theres the racism in the fandom but. wow. fe fans and racism noooo way. so shocked #/s if that wasnt obvious #and THEN if there is discussion about him as a person theres like 50% chance its j ‘oh hes claude 2’ #which i have already expressed my frustration about as i love both of them and theyre j. so not the same. #but people assume bc they know claude they know fogado and thats just not true. its so not true. #whatever im not trying to make the tags longer than the post i just think fogado is neat :) #engage fav? yeah. top 10 fe character? ykw. probably #ok goodnight

[sleepy-bunbun-ace]

punting the unit leaders to twisted wonderland as an experiment to see what's stronger: a bunch of mentally unstable teenage boys (and one young adult [leona]) who are five seconds away from having a mental breakdown or a group that consists of four teen girls and one teen boy who have hatsune miku as a therapist.

#ace rambles about aus #twisted sekai: project wonderland au #that was the best thing i could come up with as an au name #project sekai #ichika hoshino #minori hanasato #kohane azusawa #tsukasa tenma #kanade yoisaki #twisted wonderland #i'm not tagging all those boys #as a treat the sekai havers can have the vs that were there when the sekais first formed with them as animals that can talk #ichika's miku and luka are puppies #minori's miku and rin are bunnies #kohane's miku len and meiko are either ferrets or hamsters idk #tsukasa's miku and kaito are vv fluffy cats #kanade's miku is an owl that's half her size #now ramshackle has an official dorm leader and vice dorm leader #tsukasa is the dorm leader bc isn't he the class representative for his class?? also he's such an older brother #kanade is the vice bc she provides a great contrast to tsukasa and she generally just wants to help out

[fragmentedblade]

I called it, Ruan Mei is deranged and shady as hell

#I love her #I also said that she the light cone and the light cone description and her last eidolon and some other things #made her feel almost nonexistent or barely there‚ but not in a Herta and Xueyi kind of way #And it seems I was right too? That line‚ 'Life is so colourful‚ but... it has nothing to do with me' reads to me like that for now #Really digging the way Dr. Ratio contrasts or parallels her. How she talks about keeping a serene mask until the situation is ascertained #and talking about emotions and feelings being able to be analysed and dissected‚ the root of which found #In the promotional video immediately after she says the thing about masks‚ Ratio appears talking precisely about the same thing #It's so cool how both also take advantage in their fighting style of the weaknesses of the enemies #Ruan Mei with the weakness break effect and Ratio with the debuffs #Ruan Mei didn't seem as scornful of Ratio and the Guild as Herta seemed but Ruan Mei is also less open #The leaked line of Ratio about her (I can't recall exactly but it wasn't anything we haven't seen in the new Ruan Mei short‚ #something about how the true intentions of her research are not what she stated and that she is actually the most ambitious member #of the Genius Society)‚ while not truly negative‚ doesn't seem positive either. But he perhaps isn't as callous #as he is when he talks about Herta and Screwllum. Or perhaps he is being even more so #I'm looking forwards to their interactions and the development of the relationship between the Guild and the Society as a whole #But also the dynamics and problems inside the Genius Society itself #They all seem to have their all personal and selfish agenda which could be source of clash‚ whereas the Guild seems more people driven #Even if they have at times pretty ugly methods. Not they the Genius Society doesn't #Ajfjsjd anyway I wonder if the Ratio and Ruan Mei parallels and contrasts will be truly explored or if it will be left in the air #just to sell either character more #But it seems sooo intriguing and so shady and I'm so into how two faces or representation of the same Aeon or under the same drive #could approach a similarish issue. Or how could one view the other. And how in general all that will develop #I've been looking forwards to more insight on the Guild/Genius Society confrontation since very early on haha #I am loving Ruan Mei *sighs* deranged #I talk too much

[simptasia]

i feel like saying something nice about jack shephard

i like how at no point is he weird about charlie's drug issues, hurley being fat or like, anybody's race. jack doesn't really have prejudice

#i've been taking notice and yeah. he's said like two sexist comments in the whole show but they were pretty toothless #jack and sawyer are contrasts you see #also don't ''low bar'' me - i don't care what you say: these are laudable qualities #so many people are weird about charlie being a heroin addict but jack never is. he just helps as much as he can #thats really nice. espech because - sad as it is - this attitude is Not common in doctors #he never treats anybody differently for their race #not in a bad way or a neutral way or a good way #he's not weird about hurley's weight either. but i will add that most of the characters aren't weird about that #with that it's really only sawyer and charlie who comment on it #but i just thought i'd mention it #i do think jack has some ableism in him. at least a little bit. instilled by his upbringing/being a doctor #a mixture of thinking lesser of mentally ill/ND people (this shows with locke) and internalized ableism #because remember i think jack is autistic

[genshin-projection]

i don't think i can be normal about Sunday guys

#hsr #hsr spoilers #i haven't even FINISHED it yet but his ideology is so warped. i cheered when i thought Gallagher had killed him for real #im not upset he's alive though i do think it's a bit of a cop-out . but. ouhghhhh something is so wrong with his mind (/positive.) #it's successfully looped back around to loving his character though. when there's a fucked up guy in a story i either #1) get very hostile towards them because i feel like they aren't being portrayed enough like the villain i see them as #or 2) become Obsessed with them forever because they are just so fucking . Wrong. like . #ayato genshin impact falls into both of these categories simultaneously like a fucking electron. #but sunday. he has wholeheartedly landed himself in the second category. i need to dissect him and maybe like. idk. give him a cake (?)?? #Come Experience The Joys. Idiot. and also maybe listen to your sister. #honestly i REALLY like robin i think she's super super great and has good ideas #i really really love the like. the. #the contrast between his like. his horrible pessimistic nihilistic ideology. and robins optimistic harmonious one. #like robin seems to kind of... not be able to understand that sometimes nihilism is the only way to survive and that it's a balance #survival is good but hard to break out of... you need to survive enough to be ABLE to live. she seems to idealize living in opposition to it #whereas sunday is like. there are people who can ONLY survive. sometimes living isn't an option because the world is cruel and we don't all #get that choice. sometimes surviving is all you can do. why not embrace that? why not build a place where people can postpone death? #if fulfillment isn't possible... then why not accept placation even if it is a poison to the soul? surely joyful prison is better than death #if all that awaits in the world is suffering then why not let the bird live the rest of its days in its cage... even if it is unfulfilling? #HE'S SO . RHGHHGHGHFHGHHVGJF #he feels like he's on the brink of a misanthropic suicidal breakdown to me. someone fucking help him (but not really) #(i don't think anyone should be subjected to his brain. but i would like to see him get better. actually i think robin is trying for sure) #anyway. very curious how this quest is going to end. i want to rip him limb from limb and then stitch him back together again after #my posts

[chibishortdeath]

This might sound silly, but I think it's really cute/funny that Simon still gets hit on and called attractive by folks in the Town of Alba, even with the curse plaguing him.

I agree tbh lol. I’ve seen a couple translations of it that say the women are a little more uh what’s the word.. blunt in the original Japanese, fun fact! Think like the difference between someone saying “you’re cute” and “I want you” lmao. I love imagining Simon, cursed and dying, getting hit on and being all awkward about it cause he’s not used to compliments in the first place and also he knows he looks like a corpse right now 💀💀💀. It’d make for a silly cutscene or something X,,,D.

#castlevania #castlevania games #text post #ask post #Simon Belmont #Simon’s Quest #I think it’d especially be a shock from the usual lying and threats he gets oops— #bro would be so confused 💀 #there’s also that one town that just has the old lady sitting there like ‘let’s live together’ lol #Simon out here either getting told to never set foot in a town again or that he’s hot #the sheer contrast in some NPCs lol #there’s the guy who tells you to beat your head in on Deborah cliff #then the girl who just says ‘you me midnight by the river—‘ #bro is having a very interesting week ong #Simon’s Quest is one of the games ever fr