#he is just better with a bow

[marisatomay]

i’m so sick of writers who proudly proclaim that they don’t read and directors and actors and other filmmakers who smugly say that they rarely watch movies or any artist who acts like an audience is stupid for connecting with their work like what the fuck is wrong with you that you hold such contempt such derision for the art that you have chosen to make the art that so many people dream of the opportunity to make the art that brings meaning and connection to people’s lives it’s unbelievably disrespectful to both your audience and the art-form and if you can’t muster basic respect for either your art-form or your audience then kindly fuck off and do something else

#i hate how rare it is to have an actor be like ‘yeah i just really love movies and going to the movies it’s the best i love what i do’ #to the point where when an actor or director IS like that people are like ‘wow what a freak…they’re faking it for attention’ like!! no!! #that’s what it’s SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE!! you WANT creators who are obsessed with their medium!!! #and what gets me about the people who don’t feel that way is the clear Pride they feel like they’re Better for not caring #that uk ya author adapting the odyssey and admitting that they’ve never read the odyssey or the iliad #that writer on twitter saying that telling writers to read is ableist #the russo brothers saying that the theatrical experience is elitist and auteurism should bow to the disney/netflix model #christain bale and any number of other actors who proudly announce that they don’t watch movies #sam levinson who talks about tv like it’s a long movie because he can’t hack it as a filmmaker like his dad but he doesn’t actually LIKE tv #like i get not wanting to consume your own work after it’s released unless it’s for research or self reflection purposes #but you do not exist or create in a vacuum and it’s SO disrespectful and arrogant to act like you do

[voot-floop]

He’s a tv man or whatever

#vox #hazbin hotel #hazbin vox #vark #whateverrr drew the guy #Also his ass looks better in an actual suit and tie wtf #dumbass reall got that oversized bow tie just to be as close to alastor as possible lol #square head dumbass #hope he dies or something idk (disgust) (affectionate) (hate) #can’t believe I made fanart ought #tho idt vark will be a cute pet anymore in the show #what a shame #art

[puppyeared]

axolotl

#covers my face. this is dumb theyre dumb idk what was going thru my mind making this.h #i like this brush tho i think ill keep using it #i had this thought awhile ago that axolotls kind of remind me of macs ears. and i had a nice thought that if wukong ever saw one #he'd say the same thing. and thats why im sitting here with my head in my hands #macaque doesnt know if hes embarassed amused or straight up smitten. its all 3 #i have such a hard time drawing necks and shoulders.. mac is supposed to kind of hunch up his shoulders #the way some ppl do when they bow their neck down kind oflike. defensive-tucking in position when theyre making themselves small #i cant really get it to look right so it kinda looks like his head is sunken too close to his shoulders. so i guess ill keep practising #maybe if i brought his head closer to the collarbone it will look better. but i struggle with foreshortening so theres a chance itll #just look like his neck starts at the collar. ughhh #god have mercy if i ever draw hugs. i hate positioning the shoulder i hate hate hate it. 10 dead 17 injured #i have new design note ideas for em but ill post another time #myart #doodles #lego monkie kid #lmk #monkie kid #shadowpeach #lmk sun wukong #lmk swk #lmk macaque #lmk six eared macaque #lmk liu er mihou

[canisalbus]

gothic lolita machete came to me in a dream

.

#HHWAH #but he unironically kind of makes it work though?? #I never realized that the leap from what he normally wears to gothic lolita would be this small #basically the same thing just a lot more lace and frills and embroidery #loving! the pomegranates! #it always makes me ecstatic when people find a way to include them or his other... symbols? motifs? objects of significance? #it's nice you kept the red gloves and red heels #the little crosses on the capelet and the stockings too hah #and the massive bow where the fascia would go #I support genderfuckery Machete by the way #his design and mannerisms have always been somewhat androgynous or at least that's what I've been trying to aim for #despite his sharp angular form he's supposed to have an aura of elegance and delicateness #at least on his better days when he's not in full rat man mode #given the choice he'd rather be called beautiful than handsome I'm pretty sure #folks have been mistaking him for a goth lesbian a whole lot lately so I can't be too far off #thank you this made me grin like an idiot when I opened the inbox #gift art #aggiepython #own characters #Machete

[lokiusly]

Mobius would drag Odin to filth

#as he fucking should #he would be really angry and yell and cry a lil bit all while holding Lokis hand and Loki is just bowing their head with their eyes closed #Mobius would say ‘let’s go Loki’ and they’d open their eyes and leave with him #need Mobius to have his ‘you better lawyer up’ moment LMFAO #lokius #mobius #loki season 2 #loki show #loki x mobius #loki spoilers #mobius m mobius #mcu loki #loki laufeyson #loki #mobius and loki #loki series #owen wilson #tom hiddleston #marvel #loki odinson #wowki #loki season two #mcu #loki s2

[thecrenellations]

Xiao Jingyan, Mei Changsu, and this post :)

#nirvana in fire #lang ya bang #mei changsu #xiao jingyan #something i #it was between the bow and the blossoms but this shot worked better and he was wearing a fluffier coat #i forgot that after she stares at him he just keeps walking and talking and pretends nothing happened #everyone is doing GREAT #jingyan is having a terrible day and it's about to get worse #glad people agree with this analysis because this IS them

[introspectivememories]

#god i don't remember what fic this was from #but i remember reading and thinking '...huh.' #i've read so many atwow fics recently it's insane #also the jake & spider dynamic is insane to me #wait it was from that one locorro sentinel/guide fic #back to the dynamic though #this is a kid you've seen grown up. your children call him brother. your mate calls him demon. #in the darkest corners of your heart where no one can see the depth of affection you hold for him you call him son. #you will never say this aloud. you see too much of your other self in him. he is more na'vi than you ever will be. #he knows the songs better than neteyam. his bow posture is better than lo'ak's. his weaving better than some in the clan. #kiri and him are so close you sometimes wonder where one starts and the other ends #tuk does not know a life without him. still you say nothing. #(the rda takes him and you will yourself to ignore lo'ak and kiri's pleas to go back. you ignore neteyam's heavy gaze. tuk's wails for him. #desperately you try to convince yourself that youre doing the right thing. after all it's not like hes your son right? just a family friend #you do your best to ignore the part of you that screams for your eldest son. you are unsuccessful.) #(this action will have consequences.) #jake sully #tsyeyk suli #spider socorro #spider te suli tsyeyk'itan #avatar james cameron

[purple--queen]

It means so much to me that Kate (Hawkeye) is one of the first people that gets "recruted".

#The MCU was not nice to Clint...they could have handeled his character so much better but instead he was always on the sideline... #he was there but...if he woulndt be there not much of a difference... #he had his little moments...the talk to wanda in aou. the whole soulstone thing...shoting loki from the sky... #but he was always in the background...he deserved better... #it always feeled like: oh a dude with bow & arrows...this is not doing much... #but kate now being recruted as the first person...this means a lot...Hawkeye being recruted as the first person...it is so emotional for me #it means the world to me... #give hawkeye more attention :) #who ever decided it should be kate deserves a raise... #i want to hold that persons hand... #i hope that now with this new generation hawkeye gets the love that this character deserves... #i mean the importance between the comics & the mcu is so big... #in the comics hawkeye is such a big deal....& i just hope that we get it now in the mcu as well... #the marvels spoilers #the marvels #kate bishop #hawkeye

[andy-clutterbuck]

4x01 | 30 Days Without an Accident

#FARMER DADDY #Rick Grimes #* #rg #S4 #farmer rick just wanted to sweat and grow his peas #leave him be he was precious #bless your bowed legs #imagine rick controlling his cowboy daddy swagger #sounds fake #the dripping water #hmmm yes #sorry you were hidden under there henley #you deserve better #HIS BEAUTIFUL LIL LEGS

[fromtheseventhhell]

Interesting how the Trident incident is the only moment where people question Joffrey's capacity for cruelty. He is almost universally considered one of the worst asoiaf characters, with no redeemable qualities. No one ever attempts to justify his actions when he abuses Sansa, orders Ned's executions, or any of his other many acts of violence. It's only this moment, a moment meant to introduce us to his cruel nature, that people seem to believe him to be a rational character with limits. It's honestly laughable. It's evident that the people who think like this are just biased against Arya; the majority of these arguments are centered not around Joffrey's violence, but Arya's actions to defend Mycah. People seem to truly believe that the better option would have been to let Joffrey "have his fun" and torment Mycah.

Debating how badly Joffrey would've hurt Mycah misses the entire point of the moment. Joffrey attacks Mycah because he's lowborn, he finds amusement in tormenting others, and he knows he can get away with it. He was quick to pull his sword and draw blood and, from what we know of his character, he undoubtedly would've taken it further. Arya stands up to him because she thinks that Mycah is worth defending which is significant considering she is the only one to do so. She is also the only character who mourns him and is affected by his senseless death, even books later (Ned is affected by his death but I wouldn't say he mourns him, although it is a moment that influences his feelings towards the Lannisters and Robert). Even if, which is a very big if, Joffery hadn't intended to go any further he had already crossed a line by attacking Mycah. The only alternative would be that Arya simply sits by and watches Joffrey further injure Mycah...and that's somehow the "better" option?

The people coming to the conclusion that Arya was the one who escalated the situation (and that it's somehow not Joffrey pulling his sword on an innocent boy) are coming from the perspective of the classist society that they live in. Joffrey attacking a lowborn boy wasn't an issue worth action, but harming a prince is "wrong". Mycah being attacked, and later murdered, is seen as inconsequential to the other characters (and readers) because he is lowborn. That's the thing though. You aren't supposed to look at this situation where a young boy is murdered for no reason and think that the only one who defended should've behaved differently. This moment is a criticism of the classist society these characters live in. It is significant that Arya is markedly less classist than a majority of other characters and cares when no one else does.

Further, if Arya were truly in the wrong for her actions then Joffrey wouldn't have needed to lie about what happened. From the very existence of the "trial" and Arya being given the chance to tell her version of events, we know that there wouldn't be any punishment if the truth of the situation had been told from the very beginning. The only reason there was an issue is because Joffrey decided to attack Mycah, and then later lie about what happened. Arya is not responsible for Joffrey's cruelty, Cersei's enabling, or Robert's subsequent apathy. The fact that people can't seem to comprehend this is maddening. I've never seen people have the same attitude towards Sansa for speaking up for Dontos, even though it incurred Joffrey's wrath and would've escalated had Sandor not spoken up. Why are Sansa's actions brave and kind, but Arya's are seen as stupid and reckless? What happened to not blaming young characters for the actions of others?

This is one of those things where the fandom decides for themselves that they know the story being told, without actually looking at how it's written. They would rather debate on (baseless) hypotheticals than look at why George presented the story to us the way he did. It takes an insane amount of misinterpretation to decide that Arya's actions are the reason for Mycah's death and misses a, rather large, point being made by the author. Notably, none of these people can ever provide evidence from the book to support their insistence that Joffrey would've simply left Mycah alone. You would think that since that's the basis of their argument and they're so adamant that their analysis is correct, they would be able to support their reasoning. It's almost as though the books don't support their interpretations...

#arya stark #ned stark #joffrey baratheon #the trident incident #anti arya bs #fandom nonsense #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #people are joining the class wars on the side of classism and that's just insane to me sdksdkdsk #you are not supposed to think that Arya defending a lowborn boy being attacked is wrong! or that her not being classist is wrong oh my god #yeah George's point was totally that it's better to bow to classist ideals than defend those who are unfairly treated /srs #he wrote a bunch of characters victimized by a bigoted society cause he was in a silly goofy mood he definitely wasn't making a point 🤪 #I've said this before but it really is alarming that George has more progressive ideas then a lot of people in fandom #anyways it rocks that Arya defended Mycah it rocks that she isn't classist it rocks that she wants justice for him #it rocks that she's constantly thinking about trying to protect those who can't protect themselves and that she wants justice for them #hurray for privileged characters growing beyond the ignorance of the society they were raised in!!! #praying people don't try and misinterpret what I said because my point about Sansa/Dontos isn't that she was wrong for speaking up for him #it's that people are hypocritical and biased when it comes to Arya and her behavior #the same people who say you can't blame Sansa for lying will blame Arya for Mycah and Lady's death it's honestly hilarious

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

i hate how the one time bow is allowed to have any sort of arc of his own, it was almost immediately resolved. the writers really said “okay that's five seconds, time out. now back to catra and her hundredth emotional breakdown.”

#he deserved better than to just be the token black friend #even gus from toh had more of a personal arc and i found this character to be lost potential too #bow's is even worse because they had FIVE seasons and all they could focus on was catra and her hissy fits #spop critical #spop salt #spop criticism #spop discourse #spop #she ra #anti spop

[illhaveyouforbreakfast]

Morgana confronts Arthur's army, saying they have no hope of defeating her.

"I am a high priestess of the old religion!" She snarls, casting a spell that sends a wave of destruction at the knights. It's stopped in its tracks against a shimmering wall of energy. Merlin steps forward, eyes glowing gold, hands raised.

"And I am your god."

#Emrys #listen I love Morgana she deserved so much better #but she makes a great villain bc evil woman sexy #also I just love god!merlin #esp reluctant god merlin #he tells the druids that's dumb he protests the title every time #but in the darkest hour he claims it #not for himself but for Arthur #he defeats her army #sends them scattering #turns and kneels in front of Arthur #head bowed #ready to accept whatever judgement comes his way #Arthur is currently bluescreened bc Merlin with gold eyes taking charge and being mega powerful was apparently exactly what he was into #who knew? #(the entire kingdom) #Merlin #bbc Merlin

[a-court-of-moonlight-and-ire]

I think its so lame that both the mortal realm and the fairy realm are both just kinda generically medieval european/pseudo-victorian except Prythian has a tiny little bit of funky vaguely magical shit, I know other people have already said this but the human realm should be wayyyy more technologically advanced. like it doesnt have to be modern technology bc at that point I feel like it would clash too severely with the aesthetics of this series, but idk, we could have some steampunk shit methinks

#this would probably work even better if sjm!fae still had iron as a weakness #imagine feyre still hunting with a bow but also carrying around this bulky ass contraption of a gun #yknow just in case #and instead of killing andras with the ash arrow she kills him with an iron bullet #tamlin shows up in the human realm and sees it and hes like 'what the fuckkkkkkk' #anti acotar

[opikiquu]

#★ my art #art #genshin impact #genshin art #fontaine #gi lyney #lyney fanart #lyney and lynette #genshin lyney #lynette #gi lynette #sorry about lynette’s bow :( i thought it was a cape of some sort 😭😭 #literally just found out it wasnt when i got her #i got lyney :) (SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS PUNCHING HOLES INTO THE WALL JUMPING ON MY CHANDELIER FROM JOY) #Freminet is next . He better run #im the ultimate lyney siblings liker .i love them all so bad i love them i love them

[antiqua-lugar]

The Emperor : I know you. I know everything about you. Your thoughts, your feelings, your weaknesses.

I'm sorry if I sound like a broken disc but this line will haunt me till the end of my days because I'm unfortunately a Gale girlie and you'd think that "Hey if you eat this tadpole then your boyfriend doesn't have to kill himself" would be a VERY OBVIOUS thing for him to say to manipulate you and he just. never does. Like I know Act 3 is very rushed and Gale's arc is also rushed but like, bestie, you did manage to keep his character arc somewhat consistent regarding his sacrificial/suicidal tendencies to the point that you have to keep talking Gale down from blowing himself up until the last moment. The sense of foreboding is very present and very real. But the Emperor just... never thinks to use Gale as motivation? He'll throw his favourite soup at you and take his shirt off and tell you you are the specialest thrall of all and the tadpole will make you super beautiful and powerful but he'll never go "Maybe if you are super powerful your boyfriend won't have to kill himself"?

Like I know there (kind of is) a theme in Act 3 where the Emperor is clearly trying to separate you from the group as he wants you exclusively under his own influence, but if he is at the stage where he is trying everything, from being nice and sympathetic to outright threats and whatnot, you would think he would start using your love for others against you. But no. To be clear, Emperor is not the only one to make very baffling manipulative decisions (Orin you had all the time in the world to plan your very super special kidnapping and you picked the companion I care less about?! You got an army of shapeshifters and you couldn't figure out a plan to kidnap my love interest?!) but all this needed was like, three lines of dialogue. But instead he never does something that would be very obvious for him to do and then he says shit like this.

#like yeah he wants you to focus exclusively on him but considering that IT IS NOT WORKING #AND THAT HE CAN EASILY SWITCH FROM BEING SYMPATHETIC TO OUTRIGHT THREATEN YOU #YOU WOULD THINK #bg3 #gale #the emperor #bg3 spoilers #like ideally this could have been built up better where he is like no one understands you except me #aren't you tired of having to tell gale to not kill himself and bow to an abusive goddess don't you want this fancy tadpole to fix it all #but at this point I would be fine with him just throwing in a line like “you could protect those you love. Gale doesn't have to die" #i know everything about the ending is kind of dumb including the netherbrain going this was my super special plan all along #BUT C'MON GUYS

[tsuchinokoroyale]

#I was talking to some buddies about lies of p and sekiro and how LoP’s defense as offense mentality helped get into sekiro #but then how sekiro overwrote that mentality with its own “offense is the best defense” mentality #or “hesitate and you lose” as Grandpappy isshin would say #and how the switch for the change for me was genichiro who I think is one of the best designed bosses in gaming #you CAN’T play too defensively with him because he’s happy to pepper you with arrows from a distance #and then the moment comes when you realize your sword interrupts his bow attacks sekiro truly begins as a game #lady butterfly is also a good fight but all her moves bring her to you so there’s less incentive to be as aggressive #vs genny baby who will back off and fire off his bow if you let him #this isn’t even like a video of me playing perfectly but I LOVE getting my feudal edgelord corner stunned and just bursting him down #I kinda hate the owl shinobi fight bc he hits too hard and his attacks just aren’t interesting to react to #but it’s also possible to corner stun him and just go to town on his health bar #owl father and inner father are much better fights and I actually really enjoyed inner father a lot #but the Ashina family fights are absolutely stunning achievements in game design imo #perfectly balanced to be difficult but fair and visually stunning to boot #even if there is a layer of artificial difficulty in the final battle with the flowers obscuring their swords when they’re crouched #but the animations are solid enough that there are enough other more subtle differences like how hes shifting his weight #if he’s centered he’s going to lunge but if he’s angled he’s gonna sweep #I had so much fun with LoP and sekiro 🥰🥰🥰 I crave more… #I can’t say the combat in Elden ring gorilla gripped me like these two games have but I like HAVE to play dark souls I know this #sekiro #tsuchi plays games