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bluedeedeedoop · 21 hours

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My Thoughts on Tales of the Empire; mostly Barriss (spoilers ahead!)

Ah hello all, i have had some days or so to think since watching the show and to say it has completely wiped me of my life force would be... pretty accurate tbh. BUT I HAVE FINALLY DECIDED TO POST MY THOUGHTS. will this cover my entire though process that im sTill working through? PROBABLY NOT! my thoughts are very unorganized and very unstable! ANYWAAAAYS.

Now I just gotta say overall, the show itself definitely passed the test. To be completely honest, i wasn't really paying attention to the Morgan parts as i was the Barriss parts, since it was literally what I was looking forward to this entire time.

Though I will say that the first Morgan episode was pretty neat! it was crazy seeing that perspective of the Nightsisters again and god did they make Grievous fucking terrifying. Honestly, bravo to them, it was amazing. I diiiiid end up just.. kinda spacing out the rest of it tho unfortunately cuz i just wanted to see barriss..

Visuals 10000/10. stunning, amazing, phenomenal, gahdamn. the animation was so smooth and fluid and uGHH it was amazing throughout the entire show. Acting amazing as always. BUT GOD I CANT GET OVER HOW AMAZING THE ANIMATION WAS.

NOW.

In my opinion, they got her character pretty on the dot. I am SO glad they did. I was rlly rlly worried they were totally butcher her character and make her unrecognizable to all of us but oml they didn't completely disappoint us, she has her morals, SHES STILL A HEALER! Im so happy from that.

Now although i did enjoy it, i do have my own little complaints.

Now okay one i noticed since the trailer and has REALLY been bugging me; where are her hand tattoos??? idk i guess i just wasn't expecting them to just be gone?? they couldn't have just forgotten them.. right? I dunno, but unless someone has a genuine answer for that, imma just keep drawing them on her in the future.

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Alright another thing i've been seeing ppl post about is how come she looked so old at the end? I am also confused on that and i've seen multiple theories. She should only be like 30-35 max right?? Because i'm assuming the last episode took place a the time in Rebels where the inquisitors were after the force sensitive children, and Ahsoka was around that age a the time, so why is Barriss any different?

I suppose the one i think makes the most sense is the force healing? I guess it could take a toll on her over the years causing her to look more aged, but still, i'd really prefer an explanation. Also what happened to her hair coverings?? Is that not her culture?? I dunno, again, i really need an explanation. I suppose that maybe her perspective has changed since trying to come to terms with her new life, and her ditching the coverings is a way to free herself from her past? Honestly i have no clue but i just need a lot of things answered.

That's mostly my complaints on it! I just felt things weren't explained enough but to be fair, they only gave her like 3 15-ish min episodes?? I really think they got some explaining to do. Which brings me to my next points.

I'm like... 98% sure that the "old friend" is Ahsoka that she was talking about. Who else would it be?? Like cmon. And if it is Ahsoka, why did we not get to see anything about the moment of confrontation? or at least more of a mention? I guess they wouldn't rlly wanna rush that scene, and tbh, im glad they didn't. It's not some "we talk for 5 min and everything is fine" type of situation. it'll take time. time to rebuild that trust. time to discuss. YEAH. I've heard many people state how it would be more likely and realistic to see a novelization of that and i agree. I would want it to take time, showing the build of the relationship over time, going on further into the story as we watch their strong bond mend from the trauma it's faced. I'm not saying this as a crazed Barrissoka shipper, i mean it that I would genuinely want to see how that confrontation is handled, as do many others and not just as a ship!! It's been a decade! the fans wanna know!

And my last point.

I.believe.Barriss.is.alive.

The more i rewatch it, the more i believe it. the first time around i had my doubts, but something tells me they are NOT done with her character. At least before the stabbing scene anyway. There's too much stuff that's left unanswered for it to just end that way! I dunno man, but Lyn's "i'm going to get you out of here" sounded way too determined for a "im going to move your body out of here" type of thing yk? maybe she could sense she was still alive, just barely hanging in there? I don't think they are done with Barriss Offee, and I wont think so unless we see her corpse being fucking BURIED. Not to mention the UNGODLY amount of parallels of that scene along with them exiting the cave. I've already seen so many point it out. Post-Vader and Ahsoka fight on Malachor?? Back when we all thought Ahsoka may or may not be dead?? sounds familiar hello?? Also a parallel from earlier in the show itself when Barriss saves that unnamed jedi! she HEALS them when they were going to be left there. Something tells me the same fate may happen to Barriss. Idk call me crazy but i will say it again, i don't think they are done with her story.

Thank you for reading my very unorganized thoughts! this has taken me longer to write than expected because i did not predict this to make me have to step away from making SEVERAL times- but yeah! lmk what yall think! and yes you can be expecting some art here and there! i know i've been slacking- Also lmk if u want me to post my crazed Barrissoka thoughts! because aHa i have them. i have them a lot. send help.

ALSO KEVIN KINER I GOT MY EYE ON YOU. BRO NEEDS TO RELEASE THE SOUNDTRACK BEFORE I DIE.

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not-poignant · 3 months

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Hi Pia!

I just have to know- it's day six going into seven for Palmarosa. Contract part-two is in four days...

Do you see these next few chapters being explicit? Is Raphael truly intending to let Astarion see how life under contract is going to be, or is Raphael purposely holding back to lure Astarion into that next contract?

And, in your opinion, do you think that if Astarion truly sees Raphael at his cruelest towards him, he would be more comfortable signing a second? Able to know what the worst is instead of some nightmare he dreams up?

I love your story, and how you write Astarion. Thanks for your time!

It's still day 5!

I can't believe it's still day 5 in the contract, but it is, I'm writing a timeline and everything this time. So much has happened on this day, lmao.

(Chapters 13-18 all happen on the same day T.T)

I do think there's explicit content coming, but Raphael very much wants Astarion in that second contract, that being said, he's already cocked it up a few times already lmao. There's no guarantee he won't do that in other ways. I do plan writing-wise to get Astarion into that second contract though. Raphael oscillates between playing a very good long-game and then snapping and ruining his hard work, lol.

And, in your opinion, do you think that if Astarion truly sees Raphael at his cruelest towards him, he would be more comfortable signing a second? Able to know what the worst is instead of some nightmare he dreams up?

Raphael is not going to be his cruelest, and actually still isn't even though he does kind of lash out at Astarion in a very intense manner in the upcoming chapter. We've not seen Raphael at his worst. This is a guy who sees nothing wrong with keeping people in 'bones shattered in 100 places' levels of agony for hundreds of years. Even Raphael snapping is still Raphael not...giving himself to torture Astarion like he would an Eternal Debtor.

Astarion actually threatens to break the contract at the end of chapter 18 and through chapter 19. But...he hasn't yet.

Astarion has a lot of learned helplessness because of his experiences with Cazador. I imagine he had plenty of times to convince himself he was going to escape / find a way to beat the system etc. only to have all of that brainwashed and mind-read out of him. I am sure Cazador is the kind of person to know that someone will try and escape him and watch them try and then torture them for trying as a reminder that they are enslaved to him not just in body but in mind as well.

I don't think Astarion at this point is fully in contact with the part of him that knows he can walk away.

But also, Astarion accepted this first contract fully expecting to be raped and tortured regularly. He literally considered that and negotiated to make sure none of the torture caused permanent harm. This was a guy who negotiated a contract with stipulations based solely on expecting to be tortured/rape. From Astarion's perspective, Raphael hasn't actually done 99% of what Astarion expected him to do.

In some ways, that makes things harder for Astarion. Not knowing what to expect, and getting whole days where everything's uncertain but 'generally fine' followed by explosions of Raphael's temper etc. is like...still very hard for him to endure. But in a different kind of way.

I think Raphael's going to lay out the terms of the second contract very clearly soon, and Astarion will baulk simply because the terms of the contract will involve him doing two things he very much doesn't want to do. One goes against his personal ethics (and he's already refused to do it around Raphael once), and the second goes against his trauma history. And Raphael knows that. He isn't planning on tricking Astarion into that contract, he's banking on the idea that Astarion will still think the prize is worthwhile.

What I think Raphael is finding frustrating is that he had plans to introduce the concept of the second contract soon and Verillius came along and kind of ruined everything lmao. Raphael is pissed off for a lot of reasons right now. Can't a devil just manipulate a victim into a more high stakes contract in peace?

Unfortunately the Magic 8 Ball says no :D

#asks and answers #palmarosa #thespectaclesofthor #astarion will definitely not see the worst before the second contract #and there will be times in the second contract where he's genuinely upset by what terms he's expected to fulfill #and raphael will enjoy that #the evolution of their relationship through the second contract i'm looking forward to writing tbh #because this fic will also explore astarion's learned helplessness #and the fact that in some ways #raphael antagonises that and kind of can't help himself #it's almost like he wants astarion to learn how to be more genuinely independent and self-respecting #so he's got more to tear down #and i find that really interesting #raphael is after all half human #somewhere in there he is capable of the full scope of human emotion #and i think he has some affinity to and solidarity with astarion #while still being someone who genuinely hungers to hurt someone when he wants to soothe himself #and who literally needs to torture people to feel alive dsaklfjas #administrator gwyn wants this in the queue

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b4kuch1n · 1 year

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found out this year’s snow miku contest is happening yesterday while on call with my friend and then I blacked out and woke up to this being posted on the piapro site (it’s here btw)

#VOCALOID #Piapro Characters #Hatsune Miku #Snow Miku 2024 #idk why I capitalized those tags so properly. what for #also this is literally the first time I drew something chibi in uhhhh. seven years. probably #kinda chose a weird corner to stuff myself in with this one here. everyone is doing seafood and here I am like #hng. vegtble #I think my thot process fully was just hey. if I pull from one single dish or just a type of food thats not a meal #scrolling thru the entry feed growing more and more outraged that some people base their whole design on just dessert. like I'm a grandma #genuinely me and cosme were browsing yesterday hmm-ing and hah-ing like we know shit lmao #the spectator sport of design. this is the exact attitude my parents get when they watch an olympic match #except I'm also dabbling. and hopefully so is cosme #well thats one time Ive done this. off the bucket list #tbh? I chose a good year to join. food is always on the mind #food is many things. mayhaps everything #okay I will. probably try and ink this page of the comic now. or I take a nap we will see #have a good nite lads! enjoy the process

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melverie · 3 days

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Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh today I've been constantly experiencing the urge to un-private today-in-the-devildom & start writing for it again

#i'm gonna ramble in the tags but #i've been talking with starr (if you're reading this--hi starr!! <3) about the blog today and sharing some of the entries #and it just made me miss it so much #+ the conversation actually made me realize some other reasons why i didn't enjoy the blog in general anymore #like i genuinely love the blog and i genuinely loved writing for it & that conversation reminded me of that #but also there were so many reasons that ultimately pushed me to more or less abandon the blog & then later private it too #so i'm kind of at a loss here #tbh i think i'm mostly just scared to pick the blog up again only for it to end exactly like last time i picked it back up #i've actually always wanted for the blog to be a source of inspiration y'know?#like the things mentioned in the entries are kinda just small ideas right #i was hoping that people would read these & feel inspired to write or draw something of their own based on my entries #that was actually what made me start the blog in the first place. the hope that i could inspire others that way #aaahhhhhh.... maybe it's on me since i could have more openly communicated that idea......#i did get to meet one wonderful person who wrote a few fics based on my entries tho!! (hi ali <3)#but yeah..there's that #also the way engagement just dropped significantly after a while #like i know i was gone for a good while & that a lot of people left the fandom and all that #but still getting maybe one reblog if i'm lucky really feels like a punch to the gut #ESPECIALLY considering that i was close to 900 followers on there #do you guys know that feeling when you proudly show someone you care about something you did only to get a disinterested answer?#yeah...#that's essentially how it feels like to me #and well as you might know the feeling of “why should i keep writing if apparently no one cares” eventually won... haha.....#but aaaahhhhh i'm still clinging onto the hope & what ifs here #that conversation with starr really just made me forget about everything that frustrated me about the blog & left me with this #longing feeling to start again lol #hey if you've made it this far into the tags let me just ask--would you care if i picked the blog back up?#would you also *show* that you care?#i'm actually quite curious (you could almost call me george lol)#anyway maybe we'll see each other on today-in-the-devildom again in the future.. who knows

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a-mongooose · 1 year

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Something something favorite character something something scrimblo<3 Idk i wanted to draw lard nar holding a comically large gun. i think he likes comically large guns. was just supposed to be a sketch but it did not stay that way . :]

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sysig · 9 months

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Eyesome propaganda (Patreon)

#Doodles #Wander Over Yonder #Commander Peepers #Emperor Awesome #Eyesome #So hey I love them also #Have I mentioned lately that I'm a polyshipper lol #Then again Peepers is like impossible not to ship with multiple cast members so there's that lol #He just so happens to very neatly fit into my niche!#I'm sure he's very happy about it lol #Stick that man in situations stat #This is also slightly Awesome propaganda because I do genuinely think he At The Very Least has the potential to be very interesting #He's misused in episodes like Bad Neighbors but tbh who isn't :P Shame it's one of his and the Fist Fighters' few episodes unfair #My favourite appearance of his is probably The Cool Guy :D He gets to show off some of his more interesting facets!#Like the fact that he's decently good at reading people - owed to or reason for his popularity? You decide lol #And to that end manipulating people - he sees what someone wants and ''gives'' it to them for a price >:)#That's honestly why I think him pursuing a relationship/manipulation strike with Peepers would be so interesting #Peepers is ''real'' for lack of a better word lol - he's highly dedicated to his beliefs and motives and isn't one to fold easily #Awesome is the opposite - he's a cowardly hedonist who enjoys his shallow lifestyle as it affords him carnal comforts above all else #So their dynamic is an interesting one I think! :D I think they'd serve each other well haha ♪#Peepers gets to cut loose a bit and Awesome is forced to develop a genuine relationship to some degree #And then there's also the size difference again lol - look some things are allowed to be exactly their face value! Haha #Peepers is so flipping cute hhggg I love him <3 And Awesome is so fun to draw in that mix of cartoony and Slight-slightly more realistic #His proportions are still extremely cartoony but drawing him with proper pectorals and a ribcage and the like is so fun <3 <3 #Peepers is still the most fun to pose tho I just feel so free to stretch and squish him around haha #Him sitting! Him laying down blustered! Pressing his feet against Awesome's chest to try to push away from him!! He's so fun!!#Plus finally drawing the more-than-half-closed eye style as sometimes featured ahhhhh <3 <3 This show man I swear #Not even mentioning going back to three-finger after so long on four haha ♪ It's been a while and it's just as fun!

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darling-gemini · 19 days

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I wish I had some original thoughts about ttpd right now but I fear I will have to sit with this one for a while

#its growing on me but it's far from my favorite album of hers #i can appreciate and acknowledge the artistic value of it but i just don't know if this one's for me???#in a lot of ways i feel like im on the other side of it #in the sense that the things i went through in the last few years are... in some ways like Taylor but mostly like the ppl shes writing about #mostly in relation to the drug references tbh #i was also the one who hurt people even though i was also hurt #idk im just not relating to it in the way that I've found myself able to do w her other albums #which is fine like genuinely im not saying that her art needs to be hashtag relatable to be enjoyed and delved into #it's just. idk. maybe it'll come with time #personal

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frazzledazzlin · 1 year

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thsc fans made me a kinder person wowie

#was talking with my gf some days ago and i have gotten less violent in my head HELPDGF #no bc personal rambles if ur not interested idm but #last year fucked me up so bad everyday i used to get strikes on insta for my private posts to vent it out #its the funniest shit to look back on tbh Help but i genuinely look back on some posts and go wow this motherfucker rly made me a violent-#person and he acted like all that happened to me was my fault #i seriously do not want another message from that fuck on ny birthday again i will make his life living fucking hell #this december will be full of copperright and thsc . i have not felt so emotionally vulnerable in so long LMAO #thanks to these little fucks i want to throw them around i love yhem #it took some silly gentle people of this fandom for me to realize perhaps i should tone down the violent humor #bc a friend in another friend group lately also opened up that hayy i think im. not ok with playful bullying anymore and i felt bad even #though i dont talk much there Fuck you timezones #i will admit the excessive usage of tone indicators in sticktwt seems too much to me but not a huge issue overall #i am but a reserved fucked up aunt of the thsc fandom that ppl seem to rly enjoy the reactions of when they post copperrifht HSGSSGD #i commissioned 5 people to draw copperright i think that's enough to tell the damage done to me by thsc #coping mechanism for when ur sick for a literal month without a day's break 👍#anyway erm maybe i love u guys what are u gonna do about it #i cannot for the life of me talk in dms without being anxious but tumblr and discord servers are what save my life #i am here but hiding behind a pole cartoon style #gootbye

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toytulini · 9 months

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I saw Barbie last night, I dont think i have a long film review of it for yall but idk I'll put some thoughts under a readmore I guess?

-Right off the bat, I enjoyed it, it was fun. It was a fun pink poppy romp. Thats about what I expected of it, and thats pretty much what I got

-Its not particularly radical in its gender/feminism takes, its very basic, which, I saw a number of ppl mention that before I saw it so I wasnt expecting anything radical. It couldve done better. it was. fine. im shrug about it i guess.

-My mom enjoyed it and was apparently not expecting any sort of emotional depth or story at all so it caught her off guard. I heard her crying. she cries easy at movies. I'm glad my mom liked it. Maybe she'll absorb some of the very basic feminism it drops idk.

-I knew the Kens adopted patriarchy and introduced it to Barbieland but it felt lile that happened very fast, idk.

-The ending....I. is her going to a gynecologist supposed to be like. shes gotten a vagina by deciding to be human?? or is she trying to schedule a surgery or something? that felt pretty weird to me if im honest, i thought it was gonna be a job interview or smth... Especially with how everyone was like "Barbie is ace (heheeh i agree) cos she has no genitals! (sorry what. excuse me. wanna run that by me again?)" like okay that makes that headcanon reasoning even more dewply uncomfortable that it already was?

-I enjoyed weird Barbie. i wish theyd cast someone else cos iirc ka/te mckin/non was a transmisogynist? unless she apologized or said she changed her mind on the topic since like 2017?? but i havent seen anything? idk. just. annoying to keep platforming these ppl. i guess theres probably other actors involved that have shit views of trans ppl. whatever i guess.

-I did dress up a little. i feel like my outfit had Weird Barbie Vibes. maybe ill post a pic.

-I did enjoy it and it had a number of shots and or transitions i liked, i think the one with the disco ball to the moon or whatever was enjoyable.

-god we really are so weird about barbie

-it just feels factually incorrect that all dolls pre barbie were baby dolls? idk. im sure it was the most common kind. but idk. not to be weird about The History Of Dolls but like. the porcelain dolls from the Victorian era. idk if those count as baby dolls. iirc those were to help young girls practice prepping dead bodies of loved ones for funerals or smth??? but i guess porcelain dolls have a sort of babyish look about them. and are fragile so you cant play rough with them.

-Like i Know its a 2hr long toy commercial for mattel but also god that cant be right. even if they werent filling the same niche as barbie as idk basically a fashion doll? there had to be other dolls right?

-I know the flat foot thing is Supposed to be over the top and silly for them all to get upset about but also tbh. as a bitch with falling arches the way some of yall make jokes about flat feet still is uh. well. rude. but also lmao man. the day my arches started hurting for no reason while i was barefoot did sorta feel emotionally like her feet falling to the ground lol.

-i want to introduce barbie to margot robbie's harley quinn owo. i think that would be Fun :3

-i want Ken's job. how do i do Beach as an occupation.

-I actually liked how they handled Ken and Barbie's rship til the end. i feel weird about that ending overall and also it feels weak wrt her dynamic as Ken. they make him grapple w her not reciprocating his feelings the same way but then she just leaves barbieland anyway?? and ig they dont get to explore a friendship or qpr dynamic. ok. its fine i guess.

-her saying she has no genitalia felt so transgender in a way im not sure it was intended to. ken saying he has all of the genitalia felt even more transgender. headcanoning them both as extremely transgender in fun weird new ways and no one can stop me.

-Allan is my favorite character i think. bro me too

-bibbleless movie. add bibble.

#toy txt post #barbie spoilers #barbie movie #everyone kept trying to get my dad to come see it and like.i get it.but genuinely he would hate it even if not for his conservative bullshit #he hates goofy fun movies. OR. he wouldve actually enjoyed it a little bit and been REALLY ANNOYING ABOUT IT bc he would never admit it #and insist he hated it #and hed enjoy the ken patriarchy thing too much #basically im very glad we didnt drag my dad along cos i have to live with him and i think he would be insufferable about it #he has no appreciation for any kind of whimsy or fun! he would hate this silly movie #also this was the first time id been in a movie theater since pre2020.#i enjoyed dressing up in a silly little outfit. but i think i wouldve been happier to wait for it to be out of theaters tbh. theaters teste #tested my patience even before covid like oh im gonna sit uncomfortably in this chair and crane my neck up at this screen and i cant pause #it and theres no captions and people are Eating all around me and now i go and its all the same but im the only one wearing a mask so i dont #get to have a lil snack either and i still have to hear ppl eating around me and part way thru the movie someone across the aisle was making #some kind of horrible very wet and loud gulping noise with their drink or Something?? and i did feel violent about it #i would never be violent about it but my god do i feel like biting. you know. anyway. not sure if ill bother seeing any more movies #in theater now. i just would like them at home. idk #i will give props to barbie. it was like kovie theater loud but at least it wasnt giant major booms and inaudible ass dialogue

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lokh · 1 year

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jesus christ i have a lot of leftover stock from past cons 😭😭😭

#genuinely i will have a bargain bin section. like heres the charms and new ones #and the rest are a dollar each. enjoy #im not fucking kidding. theres binders full #i dont sell online cos i dont want to manage shipping esp for bigger prints #but at this rate.........#its also making me reconsider how many new prints i should make #some of this stuff is perennial. mp100. ya know.#so maybe. idk sndnnf genuinely i think if i could get rid of all my old stock even for a dollar each #thats like. pretty much expenses paid tbh #but the fact that i still have them LOL.... some are quite dated and i will admit i dont even want people to look at them #discounted or not. hmmmm

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covertblizzard · 2 years

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Full offense but DC is straight up losing audience by their over focus on Batfam. Besides all the obvious issues that mamy people have mentioned (losing audience who already love other characters that aren't getting any attention, the Batfam having so many things going on fans cannot keep up, the Batfam having so many things that the storyline are re-used and stale and things are not allowed to properly progress or change too much because it will disturb another storyline), there's just the thing that more diverse / different storylines and vibes would attract different (and by extension more) audiences. It feels like it should be something that is OBVIOUS but I feel like this is REALLY under mentioned. Each hero or fam or storyline have different themes and powers and characters and personalities. They appeal to different people. Not everyone is going to only want or enjoy dark edgy emotionally repressed super geniuses or sunshine hopeful all-powerful alien. Sometimes, the aspects of other storylines are much more appealing to some people. By not bothering to create good stories or promote them properly, DC is losing a lot of potential audience. This is just my personal opinion because I started reading the different comics and reading Green Lantern and Titans especially just made me realise how much I genuinely don't enjoy Batman storylines as much. I can't get through the stories as fast, it's dreary to me, and it simply doesn't appeal the same to me at all. Sometimes the comics get so boring to me it feels like a chore to even get through ONE issue.

They're all comics, they're all superheroes, but they're not even CLOSE to the same. The vibes of the comics can be so different and how much you enjoy one DC type really cannot determine how much you would enjoy another. It's something I didn't realise because I just thought comics were Like That so you just live through it for characters and themes and the plot, even if the writing is dreary or the setting doesn't appeal, or whatever it is that bothers me or bores me (because I don't actually know myself yet). When majority of the people enter with ideas of Batfam or Batman mostly, they are GOING to start with Batfam-centered stories. If it doesn't actually appeal to them, they will end up thinking "all comics just suck" and that there is no point so they end up either ONLY engaging with fandom (hence getting stuck in the whole batfam loop, irritating to other dc fandom because it makes dc fandom spaces so heavily batfam focused, but also irritating to some batfam fans as they become more and more like caricatures as opposed to proper CHARACTERS and become increasingly mischaracterised because so much of the fandom hasn't read the comics or isn't interested to). I've seen people say: Try a different one because there are interesting storylines and characters to explore. Try a different one because your dc world surrounding Gotham only is boring.

All those are true! But also, try a different one because maybe Batman / Batfam isn't even REALLY the comic for you, you just think it is because it is the only one with enough media attention for you to get a vague understanding about the idea and dynamic of to get interested in. A different one might actually capture your attention. A different one might actually make reading comics properly FUN.

#dc #green lantern #teen titans #anti-batman #mypost #dc thoughts #(i tagged the anti because i was expressing disinterest but i don't actually think ALL of it is bad)#(there are some arcs i like more than others)#(but it is very clearly not for me as compared to other heroes/storylines)#(it can be for other people though and that's great for them!)#(i just want people to consider sometimes when they feel like 'this is not really for me')#('this' might be batman comics not ALL dc comics bcos this discovery surprised me)#this is just me discovering that dc comics aren't just storylines to get through but can actually be enjoyable to read #there is still 10292910 problematic things usually but that's dc for you #i am still going to suffer through the batman comics mind you i have gotten attached #to some characters #but genuinely... so many other storylines appeal to me so much more #this shouldn't have shocked me tbh i am VERY character focused #when consuming media if i do not like a character it's almost impossible for me to get through a book for example #and unfortunately i do not enjoy bruce in most writing... this is... very difficult #suffering through post-crisis jason now because i love jason but i cannot imagine the next batfam step i'm taking will be fun #because it's steph meaning lots of tim and bruce being mean to her from what i understand i'm going to cry #i will be starting flash at some point i have mixed feelings about that one because last time i read it there were some i enjoyed and some i #it's been a while i think i DID enjoy it at least up to the point before they started going HIC i thinkkkkkk #but i am so obsessed with the flashes soooooo (also i wish there were more girl flashes or at least more attention for them)#(i love barry and wally and bart but jesse and avery seem so cool from the little bit i've seen too)#i always have to swallow my bitterness about the lack of female characters (especially heroes) in comics T.T

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apatchworkstar · 1 year

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Hi! I made that Fuuta laughing post and saw your tags. (While I'm sure you wouldn't have reblogged if you were horribly offended,) I did want to apologize for calling it stupid -- the whole reason that I took the time to compile the voice clips in the first place is because I thought it was a fun and endearing laugh to listen to, and I'm sure the same goes for yours 😊

Oh, you're 100% fine! The stupid didn't even register as a potential negative; the way you were talking on the post (and in the tags) felt very affectionate and I kinda took it in the same vein lol

There's also the fact that it must have taken a decent amount of effort to get those clips to begin with (+ the several times you've posted about Fuuta in terms of character analysis). /^_^ All of that just kinda screams labour of love, haha

#An idiot Star takes to the stage!#it's always interesting to see your posts!#It just hit me that Fuuta's laugh is very similar to mine is all #that + the realization that maybe that's an aspect that people find abrasive? since as I mentioned some people have called mine villainous #(even if in a jokey way. It just made me think that people might think the same/a factor of people taking his denial at face value)#idk if that's the best way to phrase it tbh. I can sometimes only half properly explain a thing #either way dw #it was genuinely nice to see a post like that; I very much enjoy his laugh too!

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seyaryminamoto · 2 years

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I just thought about this, but have you ever thought about turning this masterpiece of a fanfic of yours into a book when it’s finally completed? Because it’s definitely worthy of becoming a published book.

Aaah, that's so flattering! Thank you for saying that, Anon! <3

Unfortunately, I think I would need to take a loooooooong time to figure out how to ever file off the serial numbers with a fic as intricately connected to canon as Gladiator is with ATLA. There's even outright references to ATLA in the story... there's a lot of things that are just too deeply intertwined with canon's lore to just yank them out of there and still keep their meaning intact. It's really not as easy as changing the name of bending for something else, switching all character and location names... I do have a few AUs that are disconnected enough from ATLA that they could very well become original stories of their own, but ironically, my biggest and most ambitious fic isn't one of them.

As it is... my sole hope to ever have Gladiator published officially on any capacity would be for me to become a major hit in the publishing industry sometime in the next 30+ years (???), to the point where Bryke find out one day that I wrote the longest ATLA fic to date and they decide to make the most out of that? But let's be real, one look at my blog and my criticism of their content and they'll ragequit on me at once x'D still, I really think that's about the sole way something like this could come about.

Now then, I don't really know if I'd feel comfortable just filing off the serial numbers to begin with. If Gladiator ever became a published book series or so, it'd mean I'd have to take it down from the Internet altogether and... that just feels like a very mean thing to do x'D so, in the end, I guess it is what it is. While making a living is very important... I think one of Gladiator's strengths is found in its connection to canon and how it repurposes so many of canon's ideas, mixes them with my own ideas... and then becomes something kind of cool x'D if the day comes when making a full-blown book editions of fics is possible (if likely free, since the legal disaster to be found in outright selling fic is... not pretty), I'd definitely love to get that whole crazy story on paper. But if not... well, it's no sweat off my back either way xD knowing that people like you think it's of high enough quality to warrant being published fiction is enough for me <3

#anon #gladiator #my baby fic is too attached to its other parent #as in ATLA #but tbh fic has always been a wonderful free world of literature #where you can enjoy stories and bask in them without as many unpleasant constraints #as in just about every other level of literary society these days #like... the kind of stuff people are writing nowadays just to feel 'innovative'#is genuinely mindboggling to me #look it's fine to try new things #but some new things are done just for the sake of making literature LESS accessible for others??#like... actual intellectuals think their books are better just because no common person without 5+ years of college training can read em #look... I disagree entirely #I'd rather tell the most cliched story in the universe #and make sure it makes sense and has heart #than 'innovate' with nonsensical fiction just to get drunk on my 'I'm different' Kool-Aid #and yes I'm saying all this because that's how I've felt like over the local original fiction production #it's the kind of stuff a lot of my college classmates assumed made good literature #and honestly the last thing they care about is telling a good story so... yeah I'd rather tell a good one for free #than getting a book deal for something with no substance #but anyway I digress thank you anon <3

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graff-aganda · 2 years

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Just finished a first watchthrough of The Quarry and. hm.

#not gonna say anything spoiler-y but....... disappointed in the ending???#definitely have some thoughts #was this game like rushed out toward the end??? or was that just. a genuine creative choice #I really liked most of it but weird plot pacing stuff kept rearing its head #and honestly i think it just needed. SOMETHING more at the end #also not really my place to comment on it but agh. can we not with the g slur being used like twice #some of the characters felt very useless but also. i guess that kinda just happens when some of them can die very soon. can't rely on them-#too much for potential things further down the road #dialogue and writing is dumb and super cheesy but tbh if you expect anything else you're looking in the wrong place lol. b-movie-esque #is supermassive's whole damn deal #OH. LOVED ted raimi in this. saw him in the reveal trailer or whatever and was like!? no way!? his character was very cool and loved the-#dynamic he had with Two People In Particular #if you know you know #their scenes were all very very intriguing and kept pulling my attention #too bad he had to play a fucking cop tho. LOL #but yeah!! definitely don't think this gave me brainworms like hoa did. but I did enjoy it. might watch another playthrough or something #and maybe when i get some time i might draw a thing or two for it! dunnae #anyway ive ranted long enough lol #grafftalk

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theghostofashton · 2 years

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#i've seen a lot of 'i used to ship x relationship and then i realized it was toxic' or 'i like x relationship but they're soooo toxic'#and it's just...... kind of weird to me?#like if you enjoy something and the only reason you're trying to convince yourself you don't or shouldn't is bc of toxicity it's like #why does that matter #the characters are fictional the relationship is fictional #and if you're aware it's toxic clearly you're also aware that you shouldn't idolize that kind of dynamic #so what exactly is the issue #why deprive yourself of something you genuinely enjoy out of fear of liking a 'toxic' ship #also believe me i have so many issues w the label toxic as a whole lmfao #i think people often use that as a way to write things off and not have the difficult conversations #something is ~bad and unhealthy~ so we shouldn't even dignify it by talking about it #which is....... not really how anything works?#staunchly refusing to have the conversation doesn't make the behavior cease to exist #and imo it's way more productive to unpack ~toxic~ behavior to see where it comes from and why it exists #that's the best way to avoid replicating it tbh #like use fiction use these larger than life portrayals of humanity to understand the world and understand people around you #instead of running from anything deemed ~toxic~ and believe me there's another convo to be had about how toxic is a catch all #and ignores so much nuance #idk just some thoughts bc i keep seeing toxic used to shut down conversations and shame your own enjoyment of things and it's #weird lmfao

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