#could be a really fun dynamic to explore

[raifuujin]

“I just don't like Gosho's use of ideas nowadays” do you have some examples? I’ve been feeling the same but I still don’t have like articulate thoughts on it

Well, 'nowadays' has been for. About ten years, ish? The most glaring example that always sticks out in my mind is the Sun Halo MK chapters, with the complete and utter waste of the very common fanfic tropes of 'Aoko gets suspicions' and 'Kid gets injured around someone'. But it kind of matches the general problem I have with his writing that I don't think used to be this bad: He's trying to stuff too much around the strict case-by-case structure (or for MK, introducing the heist-by-heist structure) without actually giving anything focus. (And for MK it's so much worse because he writes it so rarely, that he makes everyone cameo every time but they tend to just get hand waves to whatever drama plot gets instigated by Kid having his next heist.)

For DC, it's the whole. 1) Overarching plot with the BO and suspects and 'here's the available suspects for who's involved with the BO that we introduce one at a time at the end of cases and then maybe leave more clues about them during future cases'. 2) Dangling character or relationship progress and then constantly pulling it away, usually as a joke. 3) When we do occasionally get some of the major plot, it's all at once and then maybe mentioned once in the next case, but otherwise completely dropped. (Amuro and Akai and Kudo tea party tease also lingers as a 'Gosho is just evil at this point'.) Basically rigid structure that doesn't allow for much of the subplots aside from breadcrumbs.

For the current situation, it's also tied into interview comments. Which. have no bearing on the story until he actually uses them. But instead of even that, the movie gets exciting stuff instead and puts it in a giant limbo of is it meant to be canon or not, because no one has been able to settle on that for any movie, even as some details get connected back to the manga more and more.

It's bad writing. Gosho has been a bad writer for a long time, and it's kinda just getting worse. It's my opinion that it's because he tries to have his case after case after case (because mystery manga), and then stuff little bits of everything else in the seams, whether it works well with the case he's writing or if it's a good delivery or (more usually) it's just. Kinda tacked on.

It's partially because of time investment, partially because I have low standards of entertainment, and partially because I want to see how it all ends that I stick with DC. MK is. Similar, but hurts more because I really hate how it morphed into the DC structure when old MK had more you could do with it. Gosho will never drop his rigid case-by-case structure at this point, but it really would be better if he did at this point. Things need development that they're not allowed to have. Or at least smooth out the lines between his hints. And stop with Heiji and Kazuha, just. God. Stop. Is this how people felt about Kid appearances? I feel like at least when people were mad about Kid, they knew nothing was going to happen from the get go, the romance 'tease' is just painful.

#dc thoughts #It's really just a general feeling that I know Gosho /can't/ write drama that well #The writing style he's picked really doesn't allow him to; whether he /could/ write it well or not #So I don't like him going for an idea that sounds like a fanfic idea #Because it's never going to be as fun to watch as just. A fanfic. Because fanfic writers don't have to stick to genre or anything #/They/ can take time to explore character dynamics and implications and direct continuation of the idea into multiple chapters #Gosho literally /can't/ do it. At best; it's okay. At worst; it makes all the characters look so much worse #Because the characters are smart or dumb to allow whatever situation Gosho wants to happen /right then/ #Because he can't wait too long to properly build up fun little ideas; he just smashes them in and moves on #(The Fairy Lip heist is also lingering. Most of what sticks in mind is Kid; as per usual)

[rainymoodlet]

Kiss Me in Komorebi+ 🌸

[Episode Five] One Last Push!

Y'ALL THIS ONE HAD ME SCREAMING. I admittedly played around with the contexts of my original playthroughs of these convos: they all happened at the dinner party, not throughout the night. But when Daniel went and apologized to Julien, the Attractiveness Alerts were through the roof, and he seemed to be barely capable of handling himself! He was so struck by the thought of kissing this absolute cherub of a man that it popped up as a Whim and in his Grab Bag of socials!

Also yes I am biased but it is incredibly hot when he flattens his voice to make a point. 🫣

And with that, we are finally at the end of the Dinner Party's one-on-ones! Hopefully with this peek into their interactions, we'll all understand the decisions Daniel makes at the upcoming Rose Ceremony... Stay tuned! We'll check in with our Bachelor just after this!

@morrigan-sims

[ Part 28/30 ] 🌹

#ts4 #ts4 gameplay #ts4 screenshots #ts4 challenge #ts4 bachelor challenge #;kmik #sim: daniel #julien west by morrigan-sims #|| #i could lay down on the floor for three hundred years. they are done. this is the last one-on-one scene. it is done. #we have an interview with dan courtesy of my darling maria and then a transition post and then... (SOB) rose ceremony :') #i am so not ready to say goodbye to anyone. while i am ready to not have to wrangle 21 sims (which was still fun as hell autonomously) #i will miss my seven departing sims so much ;o; #i hope you guys are excited!!! #i thank you all for the patience to explore these scenes with me dfkhdkfs #we boutta get into the MEATS #i hope jules comes through here :') he really is so preciously sweet #and i know dan talked a lot but julien tends to do most of the listening with him its precious #there are some dynamics where dan will sit and listen as the other takes control of the autonomously generated convo #and other times dan talks and talks and talks and the contestants just :)))) at him the whole time dsfkjdhsf #this is one of the latter fdjhk bless #also DAN TIDDIES DAN TIDDIES

[vespertea]

Some Erlang Shen Ships!

I looked it up and it turns out I'm super unoriginal & specifically the chinese fandoms for LMK/JTTW are big yang jian (erlang) fans, im sorry if my design or storytelling offends any longtime fans, or if i gave the impression that i owned the idea to begin with (i hope that never happened, because i stated my inspiration multiple times, but i just want to be sure!)

and in looking it up, i found the common ship names for SWK, Macaque, and for fun my friend recommended drawing him w/ Chang'e, so her too ! (and then i immediately made a design for hou yi, i felt guilty lol)

#erlang shen #yang jian #lego monkie kid #lego monkey kid fanart #lmk macaque #lmk sun wukong #lmk monkey king #lmk chang'e #heavenlypeaches #shadowhound #moongaze #feels fun to tag these #i've been in a bit of a pining romantic mood lately so sorry for the couple stuff lol #i dont know that i would personally ship any but i love exploring the dynamics #im not really a shipper in general unless its canonized or just has too much evidence to ignore #but i could use the practice either way so this has been fun #vesart #lmk

[sualne]

There is something so primal(?) in me that melts at the idea of small children with dark and dreary parental figures. It makes me all happy and calm and such, which is why I keep going back to your comic about Luffy trying to come up with a title for Croc.

I just love it so much...

I also have such a soft spot for Crocodile being trans and Luffy's parent, and man oh man...you are checking off all the boxes!!!

Anyways, back I go to read your little comic again /gen

!!! :DD i love the small child & scary parent that will doom the world for them dynamic, it's so interesting!

#i LOVE the concept of being intrinsically(?) linked to a monster(literally or not). a being that could kill you without any effort being by #your side no matter what. it can create all kind of fun (and terrifying!) dynamics. its because of this idea that i really wanted to explor #what the crocodad theory could lead to. the entire reason this au exist is 1 ive been obssesed with the theory since ive heard of it years #ago 2 i was rereading ace's death and then croco showed up to save luffy and jinbei and i just. the monster that protect oooh #crocau ask

[mustangs-flames]

Six at Gabe :

I am weary of your voice and the way you uniformly censure me for not achievement the plethoric task you designated me. I shall depart from your presence and locate my offspring

What's funny about this is that Lucifer would let Six go if he did/said something like that. But only because he knows Six would go running to his 'son' and it would be amusing to him to let Six get so close to what he wants more than anything else. He'd let Six interact with Adam, let him plead his case, and just as it's all about to fall into Six's fingers Lucifer would simply take it all away. He'd finish what he started that night after the Heathcliffs', but this time there'd be nothing left of Six at all.

#hail true body au #mustang answers! #htb lucifer #htb six #htb adam #six wishes he could say something to that effect to his boss but he knows exactly how it would end #and he's scared of it #lucifer and six have a working friendship where lucifer is always polite and cordial but the underlying threat is- #always there. the reminder of exactly what lucifer did to six is always there too. the scars never stop hurting. #and lucifer absolutely would give six just enough rope after an outburst like that solely so he can watch six hang himself with it #god i love writing lucifer he is such a bastard. but also a natural progression of o'brien's characterisation #the same soft spoken and outwardly kind person who's always smiling about a joke you're not in on #off-putting and manipulative and very powerful #there's a reason six hasn't tried to run or escape or do anything to free himself for so long #because he can't. it's futile. lucifer will find him no matter what and that's just one reason why he needs adam so much #sorry for rambling lmao #i just really like six and lucifer's dynamic in this au. it's very fun to explore

[smol-tired-binch-blog]

hate how im now at a point where im legit like kicking my legs and grinning like an idiot over fictional characters SEND HELP

#take One Guess who im talking about. YES ITS KOI BOI #hes so prettyyyyy and cute and lovely and i love looking at him i wanna hear him speak and laugh and sing just AAAAAAAAAAAA #(turns to my own brain) BITCH WE ARE MEANT TO BE AROACE WHY ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH TWO FICTIONAL CRIMINALS WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING????? #my brain: (that fuckin anime girl gif from evangelion (i think??)) #like fuuuuuck man is it self shipping if u use a proxy? like. hes an oc but he's a stand in for me. he is me and i am him but we also arent #he is his own person and i am my own our lives are very very different but i use him to express love for Mad Dog and Koi Boy #cause they could actually love him if i were in their world i wouldnt stand a chance but my boy has one so he loves them for me #its far easier to imagine him kissing them than it is for me to imagine myself kissing them but that might be because im wired weird #idk it *feels* like it counts yknow. my dumbass out here gettin jealous when i see a Certain Ship cause like i disagree with it on #a Fundamental Level. and on TOP of that half the time the art is so CUTE and im like 'motherfucker that should be ME' or i guess my lad but #STILL am i making sense?? doesnt help that i worry im like. misreading what content i have but also fuck you i can do what i want and also #i get him more than yall kgyugkhjhk (jk jk. Unless) basically when i call them my boyfriends i fuckin mean it #look its Real Missing Nishiki Hours i love him i wanna kiss his perfect face someone shoulda shown him love i could save him and he could #make me worse <3 I Want Him #and do not get me wrong i may be focused on him but Majima is still my wifey too!!! hes mine you cant have her <3 #i just have koi boy brainrot i very much desire them Both (YES THAT MIGHT BE WHY I SHIP THEM TOO LOOK I ALSO THINK THEYD WORK WELL TOGETHER #OR AT LEAST HAVE A FUN DYNAMIC TO EXPLORE I SHOULD DATE THEM AND THEY SHOULD DATE EACH OTHER WE ALL HAVE 2 HANDS) #might delete this in the mornin who knows but im feelin silly i wanna talk about them i wanna talk about my boy but idk if ppl would really #GET IT yknow i can think of maybe Two People and that INCLUDES bestie but just aaaa point is i love my koi boy so much hes so lovely <3 <3

[spotsupstuff]

me n my sister seriously n deeply discussing blitzbee longfics like

#Spot says stuff #'s fun cuz we look at these things thru our overly psycho-analytical lenses n go to town on that #we have p similar opinions too so das neat we got similar verdicts on stuff #r€ise ohne €nde peaked in the first fic went down hill from there to us but alas everyone has different priorities #just a game fucked unapologetically especially cuz it gave the two time to be Friends. i really wanna explore that dynamic myself more too #showstoppers first fic? solid stuff. got better as it progressed. the grammar was the main Ouch but like. afaik the author aint- #-an english native speaker which means I Felt Dat n aint salty bout it at all english is a fuckin kurva how could i #the second fic in showstoppers is a RAGING hit n i have tensed my muscles out of excitement so often i made em unimaginably fuckin sore #my fuckin CALVES i couldnt WALK i couldnt even think about takin the STAIRS dumbass stimming methods ohg

[hylianane]

hey OPLA if you want to pick another random supporting woman to give sudden romantic tension with Nami, like you did with Kaya, I’m just saying that Tashigi is right there. and that it would mean a lot to my heart

#namitash nation isnt so much a nation as a small village but i am happy to be here #giving Smoker and Tash more connections to the SHs is always good yknow could really help move their narrative forward if you catch my drif #and Nami. Deserves the fun cat and mouse dynamic with a hot marine lady with beautiful eyes #I also wanna see if the LA will touch on one of my favorite glossed over bits in Alabasta #that is that despite the Strawhats coming to love and care for Vivi- they only ever agreed to help her because Nami wanted cash #They did a GOOD and WONDERFUL THING with purely selfish intentions the entire way through. First to get money and then to help their friend #I wanna see that morality explored!!! Do they dwell on that kind of thing at all???? #fuck okay I’m done with the tags rant ummm #my post #one piece

[stardustdiiving]

My friend today was like you know fern I think your genshin favs are really funny because to me they’re all very tame green flags that have good vibes and then there’s zhongxiao which everyone hates. And I was like. WELL…..YES….SNUCHFJFJCNC

#fern.txt #xiao nahida chongyun as favs…also like xinyan yun jin and Liyue in general….and then it’s just like. anyways…….zx codependent yuri. and #there is such a split on who gets it!! see I just think it’s fun as sort of a framing to do tragic character study through #bc of the way xiaos dynamic w zhongli is very relevant to #exploring how xiao dehumanizes himself a lot and would actively encourage zl having power over him bc he wants to just serve a purpose #and trusts zl to use him for said purpose. meanwhile zl is very smart n responsible abt how he #handles having power over ppl. which is very interesting to me #and I think it’s fun pairing xiao wiht someone who is very aware how much power he has over him and navigates around #trying to help him while not intervening too much directly bc that #could do more harm than good n isn’t how zl operates #but no everyone just has to be like. really passive aggressive and pushy Abt pushing it as parental all the time #AHHHH #fascinating case where u can draw them kissing and ppl will be weirdly pushy Abt insisting it’s father son #despite it being tagged as ship and think ur the weird one for it? dude!! #i did not mean to go on a whole tangent I just enjoy them a lot haha

[isabelguerra]

if it makes any difference, i like how you talk about izjo

aw ;_; thank you! it does. i like how i talk about izjo too

#i try to be really conscious of the gender roles that are present #and kind of… subvert them? wherever i can. as long as it’s in line with the characters. #but sometimes as much as it’s fun to subvert power dynamics it’s also way more interesting to explore and exploit them #so that’s really fun too #i lived and died by f/f shipping for ages and i grew really sick of it after a few years. like im still into it passively. #but bi mf ships are way way more interesting to me. why pretend the socially unfortunate and potentially worrying dynamics dont exist. #when instead i could put them under a microscope and use them to create the bestworst situations ever. and also maybe subvert a little #asks #anon

[sga-owns-my-soul]

⭐️ directors cut!! 👀

first of all, thank you!!

second, okay i had to really think about which story i wanted to do bc i love all my stories but i really wanna talk about Not Dating but More Than Friends (it’s the first story i ever posted on ao3 and i have Feelings about it so time to share them)

that story was inspired by me realizing john and rodney’s relationship is very similar in many ways to my actual relationship. i’m in a very unconventional relationship and most people who look at us just say we’re dating and too scared/stupid to put the actual label on it (which is not the case). i think john and rodney have a very similar relationship in the show in the sense that it’s not a traditional or typical relationship in most aspects.

they bicker like an old married couple, and play like best friends, and tease each other like brothers. they have gotten into the stupidest of arguments, and actual serious arguments, and they’ve committed war crimes and rewrote time for each other. nothing about john and rodney is a typical relationship or something that can be define by a simple title. as much as i love and ship mcshep, i think that their relationship is a lot more complex to just reduce them to boyfriends

i really like the dynamic i wrote between them in that fic and the way they have their own secret thing to themselves. i think it’s a really fun way to look at their relationship

#i could go on about this honestly #i really like this fic #i love non conventional relationships #i love how unique the dynamic is between john and rodney in the show #and i love explore that dynamic in different ways #john sheppard #rodney mckay #mcshep #i love them #directors cut ask game #sga #my writing #not dating but more than friends #thank u for asking this was so fun!

[ssreeder]

What if the boys… play the eating game again… and Hakoda sees sokka play this game that he used to play with his mother and realize “oh fuck my sons in love with him”

Also I would kill for zuko to ask one of the SWT warriors about the “great otter penguin war” and none of them having any clue wtf he’s talking about

ANON YESSSSSS!!!!!

I am eagerly waiting for the moment Zuko tries to awkwardly talk to one of the SWT warriors and he brings up the GREAT OTTER-PENGUIN WARS!!!!

SWT person: “wtf are you talking about?”

Zuko: “the…. Uhhh…. The penguin wars….”

*Sokka slowly slinking away in the background*

At least he now knows that Zuko was listening to all his stories….

#I CANT WAIT…… #i hope it gets brought up lol #I NEED THAT AWKWARDNESS BETWEEN ZUKO & SOMKA #As for the eating game…. #if Sokka does play it with Zuko….. #& Hakoda hears #that could stir up a lot emotions #emotions that I’m not sure Hakoda is ready to deal with #it’ll be fun to explore the camp dynamic haha #we really need some Sokka & Zuko time damn it!! #I love you anon #this is amazing #THE GREAT PENGUIN WARS hahahaha #fucking Zuko…… #you idiot haha #liab #ria #ask

[welcometogrouchland]

Thought about Damian and Dick's dynamic for too long and now I need to level a city block

#ramblings of a lunatic #yes I'm still having comics brainrot just lesser now (after 1 (one) issue of a comic I didn't like lmao) #I'm specifically thinking about. is it issue 6?? of the joshua williamson robin run with damian #and the bit where dick gives him a special escrima stick Alfred made for him with ''against the world'' carved into it #and how he purposely lets damian escape and does the whole fake ''ohh nooo he's escaping someone come help *wink* routine'' #I'm gonna combust!!!! #you could fix batman comics (/j) to me by just splitting the fam up a bit #you have two batgirls and two robins rn right? #well send damian and steph to bludhaven where they can team up with dick (ala the grant morrison run but dick is still Nightwing) #and then let cass and tim be bruce's supporting cast!!! less juggling to do and allows for more in-depth exploration of specific dynamics #also solves the issue of damian complimenting dick excellently but not having the same base-level rapport with bruce #just have damian finally conclude that he doesn't want to be batman and that him as robin doesn't work when he's with bruce #something about the idea that robin takes care of batman as much batman takes care of robin and that's not really bruce and damians dynamic #and as for Steph in bludhaven- she's colleged aged now! let her go to college in bludhaven #let her have the fun balancing act adventures from her solo series and again tackle her feelings of being an outsider #(also re-establish her and damians friendship. i miss them </3) #where's jason you ask? in space

[theangrypomeranian]

Gene and Jimmy Jr!! (For the bingo thing)

Ooo a different one very nice!

#sally answers #gene x jimmy jr #gimmy #ask prompt #ship bingo #airborneashes #so fun fact this was actually my very first ship for gene #i think they could be really interesting under the right circumstances #i also think this kind of fic could be fun to explore gene and Tina’s dynamic #thank you for the ask!

[firethekitty]

Where are you seeing huntric negativity ?

To be fair I never shipped it so if it is in the tag I wouldn't have ever seen it but still I didn't see it in the hunter tag either

recently in the huntric tag ! idk if i’d call it “negativity” but when i was browsing earlier today i saw a surprising amount of “alador and darius are dating so huntric is problematic” like at least 5 different people saying this with their whole chest and i’m honestly just. very confused LOL

i didn’t care at all for this ship until like last week so i don’t check the tag often. and it’s not like i’ll be devastated or anything but i just don’t understand where people are coming from. it really just feels like people are pretending their headcanons are objective facts and then getting angry about it. kinda weird

#ask #anon #i have very complicated feelings about shipping hunter with any characters but i think they could have a very fun dynamic! #i can elaborate if you want but typically very against it. but i’d love for them to interact more #not inherently in a romantic/ship sense i just really like to explore hunter’s relationships with everyone. he’s such a great character #huntric

[daisywords]

Well I finished The Hands of The Emperor, and well it was by no means a perfect read or my personal favorite ever, I did enjoy it immensely. My main takeaway is that more books should be allowed to be really long and character focused and about retirement-age adults and have a bajillion little subplots

#daisyreads #some of the scenes were superfluous but also I still had fun reading them so literally whatever #I do have to say though. I had the ebook and was in no way prepared for how long this book was #my loan expired and I had to wait to check it out again #anyway I feel like it didn't follow through satisfyingly with some of the major stuff at the end #like the ending was all about Cliopher and that stuff was lovely but also like. we kinda just stopped focusing on the emperor #also it got a little preachy/unsubtle at the end but whatever #>>going to make a really stupid joke please ignore>> #[why was this Atlas Shrugged for liberals lol] #<<okay moving on #anyway I loved loved loved a lot of the character moments #especially when you keep thinking we're building up to a character losing control and finally expressing everything they've been bottling u #except then it doesn't quite work that way because when you've been swallowing it for so long you just kind of choke #anyway Cliopher is a great character and I love him but he could have been a little less perfect at everything #and we could have done with a little less ''other people get slammed over the head with how perfect he is'' #but anyway. I still liked it. close to my heart #loved the slow trickle of worldbuilding and the time to get to know it #the zoomed-in and zoomed-out worldbuilding both #although I'm still confused about The Fall but whatever #anyway I really liked some of the internal and interpersonal conflicts and relationship dynamics #very tender exploration of stuff that doesn't usually get focused on in the genre #anyway I am always a sucker for political fantasy as I am learning