#especially in terms of like. character

[commonghost]

PARTIES ARE FOR LOSERS vs. 100 EPITAPHS

first / latest appearances

#i know these arent like. the very FIRST and very LAST appearances but i chose the ones i think showed the most difference #especially in terms of like. character #<- idk if any of that made sense #pafl #parties are for losers

[presiding]

While browsing Vogue magazine, Sébastien Mitton found a photograph of Ruby Aldridge from the Céline Fall 2011 fashion show. He said, “Boom! We have the direction!” Her beauty and her unsettling gaze drove the first concept art for Emily.

#dishonored #emily kaldwin #arkane studios #ruby alridge #i thought this was pretty interesting in terms of backstory #esp compared to some of the earlier sketches #especially given how little they deviated from that silhouette and hair! #even her final character face is barely different #i hope someone's like. thanked ruby alridge for this at least #i've had a pic of me used as art reference for a large public thing before without my consent lmao its like. THE backhanded-est compliment #anyway frustratingly when I try to add proper links in here tumblr has glitched. but the quote is from the bethesda site #Celine pics from Vogue #and the gorgeous pic of aldridge from an article about her band diet choke which I will try to link tomorrow. Tumblr why

[pcktknife]

the way some white people don't understand terms that people have been using for ages can be so so infuriating

#coding =/= stereotyping or profiling..... #blackface =/= a black or brown person interpreting a traditionally pale character w darker skin #the bastardizing of the term whitewashing #its so dumb and annoying #just loud about words you have no idea how to use #the blackface one always gets me because how could u be so far off #especially when google is free!!!! #kae.txt #i say ages but i mean terms that are like not super recent if i needed to clarify

[floorpancakes]

ok but im rly into the idea of till having a new era that brings the light back to his eyes and drives him forward if he gets to escape the arena. idk where he'd go from there but i want to see ivans sacrifice both haunt him and drive him to actually live his damn life after being the captured bird refusing freedom cause of mizi. once he knows she's alive with the resistance he might be able to actually experience other things and widen his world and if that happens and he puts his personal sense of rebellion towards the human cause OR settles into finding some other way to feel fulfilment that isn't a single person that could be deeply fascinating to me i think

#alien stage #ramble #idk #till alien stage #as an xxxholic fan i want to see caged birds fly and all the fear and loss and grit and progress that comes with it #till era would be so fucking fun #especially when characters r built arnd one person or one goal or something you want to see them find new things to suffer or thrive abt (?) #random inconsequential thought imagine till hooking up with hyunas besties and they become a resistance throuple #idk i just want till to experience the wider world as the one that was the most restrained by his heart AND literally #cause even compared to the other anakt kids he suffered so much in those damn buildings and labs #i wanna see him freed and what that means for ivans legacy as the person who was unseen but someone who both contributed to and desperately #tried to stop his pain and confinement no matter what #honestly the thing i wanna see most rn off the top of my head is #till coming to terms with what he knows and sees about ivan now #no matter how he feels about it i think ivan wont be forgotten that easily #i want to know whats going thru tills head rn immediately in this moment #cause this snapped him in some way and he is acutely aware of things he didnt even notice before #while handling the mizi desth thing #that he assumed was happening #if he is assumedly saved i want to see the explosion that is knowung mizi is alive #knowing ivan is dead and how ivan felt #and knowing he has a way out of the cage #because its a triple whammy #i want to see his brain exploding in real time thinking abt all these things #and what sort of person the revelations will make him become #also i want to see mizi and till have like an actual conversation cause itd be a wildcard especially right now

[justarandombrit]

I love compilations like "Starkid breaking the fourth wall" because you always know what's coming:

. That one moment in Twisted (Subliminal messaging)

. That one moment in Starship (Damn that G.L.E.E)

. That one moment in AVPSY (The same Hermione you know and love)

. The end of TGWDLM (WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING)

. A few moments in AVPM (Voldemort threatening A.J when he starts playing the piano, when Voldemort just walks around the stage door, etc)

. About half of Firebringer (The fourth wall hadn't been invented yet)

. All of Trail To Oregon (The fourth wall still hadn't been invented yet)

. Red Vines (what the hell can't they do?)

#there are a couple more #most notably snape joking about deja vu / tarkin repeatedly stopping and starting the music in ANI / people using the term back stage... #oh and clark baxtresser in firebringer #i know i already included half of firebringer but that feels especially noteworthy #wait. does this mean joey playing himself in mamd is breaking the fourth wall? hm #i wouldn't count it because i think hes just playing a character with the same name as him but idk #anyway ill shut up now #starkid #twisted #starship #a very potter musical #a very potter sequel #a very potter senior year #the guy who didn't like musicals #firebringer #the trail to oregon #trail to oregon starkid #red vines

[en-chi-la-da]

What are your thoughts on Yuma x Vivia? I seem to be in the minority cause Vivia's mostly shipped with Yakou, but I personally see Yakou as more of a father figure to Vivia. Also amazing art as always.

short answer: they mean da world 2 me 💜

#rain code #kokolight #ask draw #long answer> UHHH chapter 4 is so good for many reasons. ch 4 really helps jumpstart them as a duo/pair and ESPECIALLY #as character foils. one example being their opposite views of what it means to fight for the truth as detectives #vivia wanting to believe in a safe lie vs yuma wanting to find the cold hard truth #and with vivia finally wanting to aid yuma in the mystery labyrinth despite the harsh truth bc yuma helped HIM #with finally understanding his role as a detective. and having to come to terms with facing the truth even if it's hard and sucks :( #PLUS THE GUMSHOE GABS AND THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE obvs #'guy who's a bit short x guy who's too fukcing long' lmao #vivia twilight #yuma kokohead #mdarc #master detective archives: rain code #ari art #i actually have a bigger kokolight post ive been itching to draw so look out for that too eventually ✌🏼 #AND TY ANON!! i can also see yakou as a father figure but with yuma mostly lol #or at least the older cousin you know that's kinda wierd but you still like hanging out with them :) that's what yakou can be #to the NDA gang LMAO

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

It could be argued that while some see Cassie's empathy as a weakness, it's something that actually makes her dangerous. It's why she's able to manipulate characters in the series and do things like come up with a plan to trap David or trick a Controller into thinking she's Rachel or, again, get Yeerk deserters by giving them the morning cube. She KNOWS her enemies and because of that, she knows what they'll be thinking, feeling and how to use that. Hell, her tropes page even has "Manipulative bitch" as one of her tropes. Ironically, Cassie can use her understanding of someone as a weapon of she needs to.

That's it exactly! She understands other people better than anyone else on the team. That makes her both more reluctant to hurt others — she can see where they're coming from — and better at knowing how to hurt others when given no choice. She figures out how to bring down the Yeerk Empire by giving them the morphing cube, and she most strongly opposes Jake and the others resorting to genocide in #53 - #54. She feels the most empathy for David and pushes the strongest to save him rather than letting him become a controller, and she figures out how to trap David by using his arrogance against him.

Also, isn't it funny that that same behavior is called manipulative bitch or chess master? Isn't it just wacky, that it's positive when associated with one gender and negative when associated with another? Gosh, I wonder why those tropes would ever get that terminology. It's so mysterious.

#animorphs #cassie animorphs #pro tip: DON'T read the tvtropes page for cassie #it's a rank seething pit of misogynoir #literally describes her as 'too powerful' AND 'basically useless' in like 8 different terms #just admit that you hate feminine female characters (especially Black ones) and then go away

[musicncomics]

Everyone makes fun of Linebeck for his crate. And I will agree, it's a ridiculous concept at first- a grown man hiding away in a crate to get away from his crazy ex-lover, while a random kid fights her.

But what if we're thinking about the crate all wrong. What if the original purpose of the crate is not for Jolene, but for miniblins?

Ok, so- in game there are only 8 ships piloted by hylians. We have imposter wind-waker (1), brother of the imposter wind-waker (2), Beedle (3), Jolene (4), the old wayfarer (5), the merchants in the SE sea (6), the Man of Smiles (7), and the SS Linebeck (8). Everything else is pirate ships piloted by hordes of miniblins.

Most people will first see Linebeck use the crate as a hiding spot when you fight Jolene. And this is probably where the seed gets planted that the crate is solely for Jolene's visits comes from. But, he uses that exact same crate when the miniblins board your ship.

Now, you can beat the entire game (not at 100%, but still beat it) without ever once having the miniblins board your vessel, so I don't blame people for forgetting that this is a thing they can do- especially when you have to try to even get them to board your ship.

But I think even more telling evidence is what happens when you encounter a vessel that's been overrun by the monsters.

The most common vessel to see this happen is in the 2nd vessel mentioned. On this vessel, you board the ship to see miniblins abound, and the ship's captain face-down on the floor. After you defeat all the miniblins, you talk to the guy and find out he's-thankfully- still alive, and he may just give you a treasure or two for your troubles.

You leave, and forget about it- but if you ever sail back to that ship, you'll find it overrun again. And this dude is, once again, face down on the floor.

The point being- I think playing dead is a legitimate strategy that most of the people still sailing use to fool the miniblins into leaving them alone. Linebeck, however, has found a way to avoid the threat of pitchforks being jabbed at him if he accidentally moves, and has just started hiding in a crate.

This is in character for him as, even when you first start sailing with him, there is no offensive capabilities on the vessel, whatsoever. He just has a jump mechanic too help him run away more effectively. If Linebeck truly is more of a runner than a fighter, I 100% believe he would use the "play dead" method over fighting the things any day.

Now, most people think Linebeck is a coward who lets Link do all his fighting- and while the fighting part is true, I would like to remind everyone of the fact that only 8 vessels are still in the water, and his ship is one of them. He would not be one of the only ones left if he was just a coward and dumb. And I don't believe he's alone in the "play dead" method either.

I actually believe the only person actively fighting the miniblins is Jolene- everyone else either plays dead, has attack crows that stop any miniblins wearing anything shiny from boarding, or keeps them locked in a cellar for gods know what reason.

But, when it comes to Jolene boarding the ship- well, he already has a crate good for hiding in during most other pirate attacks, why wouldn't it work on his ex? You know, the girl who likes to dress up like a pirate.

And, I mean, it technically does work. It stops her from attacking him right away, and allows the player to distract her until she gets bored enough to leave. We only find out she caught on because she outright tells us she knows where he's hiding during the last encounter.

But this is just another thought on a growing pile of "Linebeck wasn't really cowardly, he was just a normal guy- if not smarter than average- who we were constantly told was cowardly by the literal Spirit of Courage, who was traveling along with the former holder of the Triforce of Courage. There could not have been a more skewed judge of his character."

#phantom hourglass #legend of zelda #legend of zelda phantom hourglass #PH #linebeck #Theories for a dead portion of the fandom #But seriously tho #There is so much Linebeck slander #And most of it just comes from Ciela #You know #The Spirit meant to embody courage #She's like one step away from Farore in terms of her relationship with courage #She should not be the one we base Linebeck's character judgement on #Especially since she didn't even have all her powers during that first half of the game #So anytime he did do something actually out of his comfort zone #She just #Belittled him #Instead of actually helping him be braver

[shortcakelils]

I think it’s time y’all get to see some of my other ocs

#my art #oc #my ocs #I love these guys #estelle #dipper #cameo #cameo’s my favourite #but I love them all #in terms of design tho #cameo 100% #Idk how I did estelle’s legs like that #especially without a reference #AND THE HEELS?? #I feel like god rn #did dipper kinda dirty here #whoopsies #he is a bit flat faced tho #can’t really get around it #I have yet to develope or give any backstory to these characters #they’re for my art class tho so I’m gonna have to eventually #this is also my first time drawing all 3 digitally and giving them colour palettes #the only thing I don’t like is estelle’s shade of hair #it’s too vibrant imo so I might change it later #this is a long rant help #ok bye now hehe

[laceratedlamiaceae]

Stede and Izzy watching the sun rise, drinking tea and discussing the plans for the day while Ed sleeps in.

Izzy and Ed watching the sun set, leaning back and reminiscing over old times while Stede tells the crew their bedtime story.

Ed and Stede stargazing, laying on the foretop and making up stories about the constellations while Izzy gets some well-deserved rest in their bed.

#once again: #i don't ship steddyhands except for the times that i do you know what i mean #like as characters i think stede and especially ed are awful and izzy deserves so much better than them #but in terms of like themes and narratives and stuff there's just something about it that's so compelling #our flag means death #ofmd #steddyhands #stede bonnet #izzy hands #edward teach #fanfic ideas #(kind of)

[laniemae]

AND MIKOTO HAS BEEN VOTED INNOCENT WITH A TOTAL OF 74.38% FORGIVEN!

#milgram #Mikoto kayano #HES FREEE HES FINALLY FREE #But interestingly enough this makes him the 4th previously guilty prisoner to be voted innocent #All of the 4 were voted innocent #And 3 by a landslide #That’s really interesting how something like that happens #But I hope mikoto can recover in trial 2 and I especially hope John’s ok #I know what he said in neoplasm was very likely a lie but I can’t stop but feel worried to him #But he got what he wanted. An innocent verdict for mikoto and if that comforts him that makes me really happy #Unlike Amane’s voting Mikoto’s voting wasn’t as tense as hers #But it still feels weird looking to the future in terms of his character #And we’ve only got one more character to go for trial 2…

[elvhendis]

When I see people criticise Baldur's Gate 3 for not having enough face options and the like it really makes me wonder if they've ever played any other game ever. All it takes is to play, say, Dragon Age 2 with it's 3 total assets that keep repeating a bajillion times on every map for anyone to truly appreciate how much BG3 really gave us. How much sheer content, models, assets, voice work, options. It's insane

#and this is not to shit on DA2 specifically #especially since they gave Bioware only 2 years to finish DA2 which is fucking insane and stupid #but just to point out #imo BG3 is unprecedented in terms of options and content and quality #sure you're allowed to criticise #but i've seen people very spitefully proclaim that they're not going to get the game because x thing is missing from the character creator #and like... really? #those devs gave everything but it's still not enough

[whitmore]

really actually kind of enjoy how the big lore moments are sort of quiet on a singular stream (or a small group!) instead of the events solely being the lore; i think there would be this hesitation to develop anything solo if the server reinforced this idea that Big Lore could only happen during scheduled events and days. instead the more narrative-progressing moments (take the baghera hybrid experiments revelation or the philza birdnapping for recent example) are very low-key and almost unhyped up— there’s no expectation for that kind of lore necessarily at the time which makes it more rewarding to experience as a viewer. big fan of how they do the events as player bonding time rather than serious narrative progression because it allows all the players (especially the ones who don’t engage in the rp side that much) to participate and get to know each another more; it’s very neat it’s really smart it’s nicely executed

#eleanor.txt #qsmp #tag expansion time get ready for the nuance #do i think that the events could be executed better in terms of like. coding / design. yes on occasion #i’ve seen some frustration that some players don’t take the events seriously enough and that it’s frustrating as a viewer #which i understand and empathize with i think there’s definitely A solution somewhere but i’m not sure exactly what it is tbh #i try not to criticize what i cannot personally solve i think they’re doing their best with what they’ve got #i also do believe that like the Expectation for Big Lore almost always backfires #it’s something u cannot win i think . the expectation will always in some way let you down #(especially re: character involvement seriousness of the stream amount progressed narratively contribution to general plot etc etc #there’s so many variables when you expect ‘lore’ and what that means to people) #i think there’s always some disappointed group when Big Lore starts to be hyped up & teased #whereas i see a lot less general complaints when it’s an unexpected moment (other than people upset they missed it— #arguably unavoidable whether you advertise the stream as lore focused or not) #there’s still Lore during the events things still occur information is still exchanged #but it’s not structured on lore. lore isn’t the foundation for the event it just occurs by implication #anyway. very good job qsmp impressive stuff very enjoyable

[sparring-spirals]

Went through my kith and kin tag after that last post and once again lying on my floor thinking about. vex snarling at vax about his judgement being swayed by a pretty face-

(another person vax is brave enough to love, even if its dangerous. looking for the good and the kindness and the humanity among the darkness, trying to bring it forward, let vex experience it, even when it can leave him bleeding)-

and vax snarling at vex about her judgement being swayed by her desperation to be accepted-

(another time vex sees a way to secure safety and security and approval, which is safety and security, in a different form. for her, her and vax and trinket and everything she loves, safe in one place, where they can belong, they can stay)-

and. oogh.

Holding these twins in my hands. squishing them like playdough. one of them fights desperately to find the kindness and good and light even when its a fools errand. leaves himself open and hurt for a little bit of light. if it keeps vex safe, happier. one of them counting and calculating and running and cruel because the world demands it. keeps the counter going and going and does the hard things if it keeps vax whole, and okay. one close range and one long.

they'll hurt each other if it keeps the other whole. they'll gladly get hurt if it keeps the other safe. the world is harsh, and they are surviving. what the fuck. theyre such a fucked up pair. they love each other so much.

#critical role #vex'ahlia #twins meta #spar speaks #vax'ildan #every time i set out to write about just one of them it turns into both- not because they arent rich individual characters #but the kith and kin versions of themselves especially are so intentionally wrapped up in each other and the safety and wellbeing #of the other that even actions that are exclusivelt about them- for them- just them- are irrevocably impacted by their long term goals and #the way they have so inextricably tied their lives and their modes of operation around each other and its So Interesting to pick apart!!! #also because if i dive too deep into vex's desperation and her pose as a cage and a shield in one and the cruelty and regret and constant #calculation. or how easily vax bleeds for love- and how easily he loves. i will scream :) even their flaws are so tied to how used they are #to having the other at their back like vax knowing vex will keep that long term vision and vex being brusque and calculating with her charm #bc vax will probably actually like them. its not swt in stone ofc but theres a default there and it makes me. Yell. #anyway if i ever watch c1 ill probably explode. thats all. #the twins #vex meta #vax meta #my meta #ish #ok sleep time!!! :) #kith and kin

[northern-passage]

genuine question for my fellow trans people:

when you talk about or refer to your younger self, how do you do it? i’m transmasc and personally i kinda alternate between calling my younger self a girl or a kid.

this is for something i’m writing, and i’m really curious to hear some other opinions/perspectives.

#the character im writing is a trans woman so i would love to hear some perspectives/opinions from anyone willing to share #or other binary trans people #as someone who is nb i kinda go back and forth about how i like to be called #i dont mind if certain people called me a girl now #but wouldnt like it if just Anyone called me a girl. if that makes sense #and in general i do prefer more ‘masculine’ terms for myself #but i was wondering how others may feel about it especially irt your younger self vs now #also i am literally in bed to go to sleep so i won’t be responding right away mdksjjf #personal

[mikesbasementbeets]

just here to say again that gay people can and very often do experience “crushes” on people of different genders, particularly when they’re young and don’t understand the difference between romantic and platonic love, and that doesn’t make them any less gay

stranger things has done a fucking phenomenal job of displaying this through mike wheeler, whose entire romantic arc has been about discovering what that difference is, specifically through his two major relationships, will and el. he mistakes the platonic feelings for romantic ones and the romantic feelings for platonic ones before (VERY gradually imo) realizing that he’s had them mixed up the entire time

#i used to make up crushes to tell my friends bc i thought I was weird for never having crushes #(i just didn’t realize same gender crushes were a thing despite DEFINITELY HAVING THOSE) #and whenever I did or whenever friends assumed I had a crush on someone I convinced myself it was real #like for YEARS I could do it #i had long term relationships bc I found out someone liked me and assumed my platonic feeling must actually be romantic #it’s EXTREMELY common and I genuinely applaud st for the way they’re portraying it with so much nuance and complexity it’s incredible #again: this isn’t a story about someone choosing between two equally likely romantic prospects. it simply isn’t #it is not portrayed that way at all and ESPECIALLY if you think mike is an oblivious character (i don’t) it makes way more sense that his #journey is about REALIZING the true nature of his feelings for both el and will #that they WEREN’T what he thought and assumed they were but rather that his feeling for el have ALWAYS been platonic #and his feeling for will are surprise surprise…. ACTUALLY romantic #*I somehow mistyped ‘feelings’ as ‘feeling’ three separate times wtf lmao #beets posts