#he knows how to set himself in scene

[midnottart]

❄️🐍 • Flower of Jötunheimr

#Loki #Jotun Loki #midnott #feeling blue #he knows how to set himself in scene #midnott.art

[bericas]

josé olivarez / yves olade (alt. version) / cab calloway / oscar romero

#twedit #sceoedit #tw #sceo #HI TEAM. I FEEL CRAZY #scott mccall #theo raeken #so its the first scene with scott and theo. scott recognizes theo but doesn't instantly trust him. scott is coming off of s4 #he needs people to be good because he knows he can be bad. there has to be redemption because he needs to be redeemed #his own goodness doesn't feel inherent and so believing in the good of others is how he can believe in himself #he worries love is violence. he still can't trust theo on sight. #he trusts him by that scene in 510 where he says his friends have left him and theo says he can get them back for him. #theo is why he has lost his friends. theo has made this happen. theo has made scott love him so he can best hurt him. love is violence #and then the hug which breaks scott open. the skepticism on his face vs the way he clings to theo with his chin pressed into his shoulder #face half hidden in the bulk of theo. the way his chin falls onto theo's shoulders the same way when theo impales him #the way theo nestles closes in both gifs. the way both are acts of violence in different ways. #so we have the doubt and the trust in the first set and the act that finally made scott fully trust theo #and the act that fully destroyed that trust in the middle #in the last pair we have theo back in the position where he needs scott to trust him. scott wants to. the slow rebuild of their trust #bc now theo is vulnerable and scott cannot help himself! he can't. but he still tries. there's only love and violence #and then the scene that shows scott is willing to trust him again. theo at scott's back with claws raised. #theo standing still instead of walking toward or walking away. #scott looks to theo and theo looks away. but he raises his claws for scott. the violence we must do #the end is the real beginning #(also with the yves olade quote that's not the one in the book but it is a version circulating! and it worked for this!! so!!!!)

[liquidstar]

a friend who'd wait :)

#im posting this very late because i was sort of weary of how it came out and ended up messing w it until it was like 4am oops. #and i have plans tmrw so... oh well! i did my best and ill put it out while i can! #and i tried to make the scene match barnard's colors lol #finn's ocs #finn's art #i know i said id do more sillay stuff with the simpler screentone only style but i had a couple more of these in me #and this is the first piece im making thats like an actual part of the story too rather than just setting stuff for fun #i wanna write something to go with it too but for now ill just sort of briefly explain the context in the tags here: #barnard has a pretty bad case of OCD and his compulsions have made it difficult to make friends in the past #he was never outright bullied or anything but people just didnt really have the patience to deal with it #he has compulsions that include stuff like walking through doors until it feels right and needing things to be perfectly aligned #which in group settings has lead to people having to wait for him to finish his rituals and join them #they might find it tolerable at first but eventually they grow impatient and hes just... not invited to stuff anymore #but juno is a newer member of the guild who ends up frequenting the same library. hes also kinda a little weird #and they dont become fast friends or anything but just sort of naturally spend time in the same place #though they never plan meetups they eventually fall into a routine. around the same time theyd just both be at the library #and read next to each other. and maybe talk a bit. and eventually they end up walking back to the guildhall together #since theyre going to the same place after all. and juno always waits for barnard outside the door #eventually barnard asks if this bothers him. juno kinda just tells him 'of course it does' without any malice or anything. just a statement #barnard is surprised and apologizes and juno says not to. but the next day juno doesnt show up at the usual time. #barnard assumes hes committed somekinda more by bringing it up. he ends up staying there late reading to get his mind off it & not ruminate #but when he leaves juno is in fact still waiting for him down the hall (see pic) having collected a bunch of books literally abt ocd #he fell asleep bc barnard stayed later than expected. and hes an eepy guy generally. and also one very bad at expressing himself #but now barnard gets that juno's 'of course it [bothers me]' had the implication of 'but its worth it' which no friend has previously done. #and from the interaction juno was also able to understand that this isn't something barnard just does for the hell of it so. he studies. #and checks a bunch of stuff out because he thinks it could help his friend too (theres ocd workbooks and such- i remember working w them) #and thats the point where they became more ''friends'' than ''pleasant library acquaintances'' #from there on they also do get into juno's problems. whole other bag of worms. but this specific scene is more about bernard from his pov #sorry about when i said briefly explain. i lied </3 #but compared to the whole sequence im picturing its brief so shhh

[sysig]

Pivotal bright spot (Patreon)

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #ZEX #The Captain #Hhhhhh <3 #I am once again ''Who am I without you'' - ZEX relies on Zelnick to affirm who he himself is! His Captain is a huge comfort! #It's the codependency for me <3 #The way Zelnick comforts him is so sweet ;; He can be quite attentive! When he chooses to be hehe #He's hesitant and concerned but overcomes it to give ZEX what he needs in the moment ahh he's deserving of being a leader ♥ #Like covering his eye for him - and repeating back his greeting! ;;;; How many times has ZEX introduced himself that now it's repeated back #How many times has he said those exact words so confidently that Zelnick can repeat it back to him #So confident in his identity until it's all brought into question - too many pieces that align Just So to know one way or anything! #How would his human love know so many details - but such specific details are concerning as well! What's real and what's not! #What's experienced and what's mentally real - or false! There's so many tricky mental traps set agh it's so good <3 #It's so interesting how their character flaws interact with their self-assuredness hehe <3 Zelnick is brash and bold! #ZEX is careful and prideful - so which takes a harder hit in matters of the mind? ZEX is at a disadvantage in Max's body of course #Hghh there's so much about this scene that's so good tho ah #ZEX's worries of his own level of self-delusion bleeding out into accidentally telling lies - he's quite honest! Mostly ♪ #But here it's all just deep concern - not of Trying to manipulate but being so far gone that he can't Help but do so! Being out of control! #Of course that would be very scary for him :( And of lying to himself? The kind of thing that's wholly repulsive to him </3 #Ughhh this scene breaks my heart because they really love each other and ZEX wants him and needs him but I know what will happen ;; #At least they're able to give each other a bit of comfort in the moment - whether it's true or not (it is true haha) the contrast helps #Even in Max's body and even unsure of himself getting to hold his human - this human - feels real and right <3 #He's still worried afterwards of course - takes something convincing to pull him out of it! - and Zelnick continues to comfort him <3 #I love palm kisses as well ugh they're so sweet ;; <3 What a lovely way to show his solidarity! Hehe ♥

[neuxue]

我这双手以前也是挽过大弓、降过烈马的。可是现在只能在这阴诡地狱里搅弄风云了。// These hands of mine once drew great bows and tamed fierce horses. But now, they can only stir up the storm in this scheming hell. (Mei Changsu, episode 11)

The way he reaches into the coals until the heat forces him to flinch back, and as he does so you can't entirely tell whether he's laughing or sobbing...

The way he says this whilst looking at his own unrecognisable hands...

The way this feels like the first time in the show--after seeing him in brief moments seem to mourn those who are lost or places that have changed or people he still walks among but can never stand beside in the same way--that you see him mourn himself.

#neuxue watches lyb #so this scene wrecked me #also i want to set it next to the 'it's snowing' scene and something about how he can patiently wait out the snow #('though it falls ever fiercer and ever faster you and i both know eventually it will cease') #but he cannot keep himself from reaching into the flames #something about 'do not presume to judge my choices' vs 'did you know these hands once drew great bows' #something about how it's so much easier to keep that calm resilience when offering comfort to another who is experiencing a first breaking #vs here when there is no one in need of his comfort but also no one to comfort him and so all he can do is speak the grief aloud #idk there's just a fire and ice thing going on between those two scenes in my mind and it's fine we're fine

[dramarants]

going through the 20th century girl tag to move on and appreciate all the great moments only to find out ppl would rather yijin died than not end up with heedo

#20th century girl #twenty five twenty one #20th century girl spoilers #spoilers #maybe I'm in a weird mood but I can't scroll any more asldkfj #I get why ppl say the movie did it better: pacing + showing aftermath + believable #even though the sadder ending was a surprise they set us up for it and have proper closure to the characters #and while I still have some gripes (what happened to the brother how did woonho diedoes the squad not stay in touch where are they all now) #overall it was solid #but idk if 25 21 pulled a 'he died' I'd be so pissed - it's lazy and thoughtless and not marrying your first love is realistic #their final scenes together were soooo good it's just the reason for parting was unbelievable & present day scenes left us with more qs #but to be like 'yijin and heedo were soulmates and their breakup is unthinkable so... #'instead of growing and moving ahead after all his struggles to establish himself and support his family he should just DIE' #like this 20th c girl ending is so much more heartbreaking imo sldkfjasdlldgfkj #watching him smile at sunrise all hopeful for a future with you he'll never have 22 years later is SO MUCH WORSE #idk I'm glad bora is shown smiling and cherishing what they had rather than mourning (tho she has every right too) but it still doesn't... #...feel like closure to me. but there really is no good parting when it comes to death huh #show me people can treasure their youth and still find happiness and fulfillment in unexpected ways down the line!! #there's a beautiful piece of 90s nostalgia media still waiting in the wings for us I just know it #just don't know how much I can take my heart being ripped to shreds in the meantime 😅 #ranting

[teddybeartoji]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh i just get so upset sometimes bc i don't know how to express my love and adoration in a way that isn't just "omg i love that" or "omg that's so cool" THAT'S NOT ENOUGHH IT ISN'TTTTTTTTT THIS GOES FOR ALL OF MY BELOVED WRITES AND ARTISTS AND FILMS AND DIRECTORS AND COMPOSERS AND CINEMATOGRAPHERS AND SOUND DESIGNERS AND FICTIONAL CHARACTERS AND POEMS AND STUNTMEN AND JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#I APPRECIATE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU #I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHOWWWWWWWWWWWW ITTTT #OR TALK ABOUT ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT #PLEASSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE #JUST #BELIEVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE #I ONLY KNOW CAPS LOCK AND YELLING BUT MY HEART IS BEATING SOO LOUDLY JUST BECAUSE I WATCHED A LITTLE VIDEO ABOUT HOW FUCKING GOOD STEVEN SP #ELBERG IS. HOW GOOD OF A DIRECTOR HE IS AND JUST HOW GOOD INDIANA JONES IS ANDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #LIKE HOW DO I TELL MR SPIELBERG THAT HE'S AMAZINGGG #THAT I LOVE INDYY #MY ICON MY MUSE MY ROLE MODEL #HOW DO I TELL HIM THAT EVEN NOW AFTER BEING AN INDY FAN AN INDY LOVER FOR OVER A DECADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT I STILL LAUGH JUS #AS HARD AS I DID WHEN I FIRST WATCHED THE FILMS AT LIKE THE RIPE AGE OF 6 #MAYBE EVEN YOUNGER #I'M TWENTY TWO NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #FOR MOST OF MY LIFE I'VE KNOWN INDIANA JONES AND I DON'T EVEN JUST MEAN THE CHARACTER I MEAN THE MOVIES OVERALL #AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #I CANNNNNNNNNN'TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT #THE WAY SPIELBERG USES LIGHTING AND BLOCKING #AND HOW HE SETS UP THE SCENE #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #HOW GOOD OF A CHARACTER INDIANA IS. HE'S SO COOL HE'S SUCH A LOSER HE'S A NERD HE'S BRAVE HE CARES SO MUCH ABT THE ARTEFACTS AND HE JUST WA #TS THEM TO BE HANDLED WITH CARE HE DOESN'T WANT TO KEEP THEM TO HIMSELF HE WANTS TO KEEP THEM SAFE. HE GETS HURT AND HE GROANS ABT IT LIKE #HE OLD MAN THAT HE IS. HE MAKES STUPID JOKES AND HE'S AFRAID OF SNAKES EVEN THOUGH HE SPENDS SO MUCH TIME IN JUNGLES N SHIT #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #yeahh #long dreamy sigh #i'm having a bit of a moment #ceo of letterboxd says hello #mayor of loserville

[mint-is-here]

i love reading about the uncanny because the whole thing of it is everything seems fine, but there's just something that's not quite right, and i love it.

example, once of my favorite characterizations of The Mayor from LMK in fics is in Sunbreak. He looks like a normal human, but his smile is a bit too wide, the skin around it a bit too white because of how strechted it is. He moves a bit too stifly to be considered normal and there's just something not quite right about the way the talks. Sure, he looks human, but there's so many little details about him that makes he look just a bit off. Just enough to make you unsure if he actually is a human or something else.

#stuff #i read sunbreak months ago and never finished it but the scene where he talks to nezha before they start fighting is one of my favorite one #also what i said is just how i remember him being like in the fic #and my personal idea of how he is #my second favorite characterization of his is in The Quest For The Skeleton Key #also need to finish reading that one #might do fanart for bothof these fics one day because i have a weird love for the mayor #or apreeciation i guess??? #hes an interesting character to me #we are given bits and pieces of who he is but never the full picture #like we know that he has been loyal to LBD for centuries #but what is he exacly? #i personally headcannon that he once was human but slowly lost that part of himself when he started following LBD #but we dont have anythign set in stone about his bakcstory as far as i know #so he can be whatever we want him to be #i should write soemthing about my personal ideas about him one day #might do that idk #the mayor lmk #why do i always keep the more interesting stuff in the tags;-;

[shadeswift99]

“It’s going to get crazy now, you just watch” Grian predicts observantly after spending the last 5 minutes of video time hand-crazy-ing it

#grian #hermitcraft #now THIS is peak Grian #like #this is the thing I realized when I did a second skim through season 6 #surface level Grian is built for chaos #what takes a little longer to realize is that that reputation for chaos is 100% a stage set smokescreen #and what's behind it is: more chaos #but STRATEGIC chaos #and THIS is why I'm glad Grian never ran for mayor in season 7 because good lord. that would be terrifying #he is such a practiced hand at reacting to things he 100% caused himself #like yes in the 'entertainment targeted to a younger demographic' way that we can all see #but he does that with people too #he has such an incredible handle on how to guide people to do exactly what he wants them to #but in ways still unpredictable enough to be entertaining #(and yes yes I know behind the scenes communication is a factor) #but. #''it's going to get crazy now just you watch'' #some hermitcraft plot is a person bumping into the first of a whole string of dominoes without knowing #sometimes they place a few to kick things off #but grian can see the whole board #and I just find that so entertaining from a viewer perspective as soon as I realized it #like that's social intelligence right there #big respect #however additionally: This Guy dflkjsldfksdf #here he goes again

[devilsskettle]

inspired by @taikacohen ’s boy posting 

#boy #boy 2010 #taika waititi #video #videoedit #i don't know what the point of this was supposed to be but the spirit moved me so #had to cut some things out of this so i could post it so i think i'll make another little video for boy's relationships with the other kids #like i had a part in here for dynasty but it was too long. this already is only like 0.1 MB under the size limit #something something rocky's relationship with alamein something and how alamein doesn't really know what to do with him #like he seems to find it a lot easier to interact with boy and like rocky saying they're alike after alamein says he's the incredible hulk #and trying to heal him like e.t. literally the most scene of all time #something something boy telling rocky stories about their dad at the beginning that are kind of more for him #and like his image of his dad vs boy telling rocky that he went to japan to protect rocky's feelings and preserve his image of alamein #as like this exciting heroic figure while he himself sees alamein for how he really is #but then alamein making an effort to be better and be there for them and rocky asking about japan literally is so sweet and funny #but also it's like revealing to alamein that they thought he left again #and also it's such a good subversion of expectations from a typical coming of age return to normalcy kind of ending #where things go back to how they were and only the main character is different because Growth and Life Lessons #where obviously boy has had that growth but the audience expects alamein to leave just as much as boy does #so it really is such a nice surprise and like it does so much for closure of a lot of the things that were set up throughout the film #the end. sorry i have no other outlet for this shit so

[nosfelixculpa]

malec scenes that impacted 18 yr old in denial bisexual me a great deal: (3.20) the proposal

#creations #gifs #shadowhunters #sh #lgbtq+ #malec #magnus bane #alec lightwood #harry shum jr #matt daddario #i think we ALL REMEMBER WHERE WE WERE #alexa play bridges by aisha badru #we truly couldnt have gotten a more iconic proposal;; like the world ending behind them;;; the DOUBLE PROPOSAL;; #THE FACT MAGNUS KNOWS HES DOOMING HIMSELF AFTER THIS BUT HES GOING TO DO IT AS A MARRIED MAN BITCH #i constantly think abt how they wouldve done it if they had gotten s4 like ik the proposal wouldve been the same but obvs #magnus wouldve been in edom a lot longer #anyway tho no this scene lives in my head rent free its been there since 2019 #i also want to gif the runaway groom comment bc HE;; HIM but thatll be a different set #literally imagine saying no to a proposing magnus bane who would ever

[normalbrothers]

tommy's faith and trust in arthur's ability to take charge/take responsibility/be The Man is so astounding and bitter sweet, both in terms of how much the war broke arthur but also tommy's own sentimentality when it comes to him. and it's not a belief based on nothing at all either! it's knowledge and experience, and it's sort of the core problem when it comes to the frustration and resentment they feel towards each other; the constant back and forth and never seeing eye-to-eye despite craving that very thing and wanting something from the other that is impossible to give, because they are both so damaged in such irreparable ways

#fandom doesn't really consider that arthur was nominally the head of the family in s1 ie tommy didn't challenge it in those ten or so years #after their father left (minus the years lost to the war of course) #and that initially arthur still tries to enforce that authority with tommy during their first scene #but he and tommy aren't the same men anymore #tommy telling arthur this in the cellar scene and it visibly *hurts* arthur because he thinks he's just not able to be that person anymore #in any way #and tommy doesn't say these things out of cruelty but because he wants his brother back #they did set up a kind of reversal between them in s6; i don't know how far the film would go but it's something that could be interesting #so much happened between s1 and s6; 15 years later they aren't the same guys they were in 1919 either #*also the way polly and arthur sr and arthur himself react to tommy in s1 is pretty telling #he never was a timid person i'm sure but certainly less assertive and interested in being a leading figure in his family #though still bound by duty and love #given that everyone sort of seems to come to him with Their Issues even when not yet head of the family #it's an odd thing that people tend to miss about them idk. it's sort of obvious #i think the show is conscious of the fact that arthur IS the older brother #not such a set in stone hierarchy given that he's only three years older but it's not unimportant for either of them but esp #tommy

[t-u-i-t-c]

Showdown! Farewell!? The End of Darkness and Light

#kr revice lb #kr lb #umbrella.thoughts #umbrella.posts #daiji>>>kagero #i believe in daiji superiority #this episode was a little rushed but i think it's bc they're trying to set up daiji more before moving on to the next arc officially #i can definitely feel tension in the air between everybody i think the discovery of them being related to giff is going to take its toll as #it starts to sink in what that really means for them #i like that ikki is giving daiji the space to deal with kagero himself when he may have been more likely to jump in to protect daiji before #but he knows this is daiji's fight and it's something he has to do alone #the aguilera and sakura scene was nice to see as well #i like how the sakura and daiji have grown stronger due to forces against them like aguilera and kagero but are also able to do so bc of #their own resolves and the paths they have decided to take #though they may fumble going forward they still gained from their experiences and their strength #also holy live is gorgeous <3

[munamania]

just want you to know you guys would be obsessed with my professor if you could meet him btw

#he’s shorter than me… btw if that means anything to you #and he’s genuinely just like so good at what he does. he is soooo solid one could say. yeah ok freak. anyway #it’s just so cool he’s so weird but SO fucking experienced and capable at what he does it’s amazing #he makes thursday night class feel worth it #if you were to compliment him though he’d probably just mumble to himself make a little self effacing joke and quickly move on to smth else #and then he’d show you how to set up really cool shit for lights and cameras and you’re in this dark room with everyone and he’s just over #there like yeah that’s right good job etc i’m getting carried away but i’m TRYING to set the scene for you here #or if you don’t know what the hell you’re doing he’s not even a little weird about it #you can tell he just enjoys what he does and is excited to share it #and. once again. it’s REALLY cool #girl who thinks abt things and professors and the like a normal about #amount*

[decomposited]

@elegaia

The lab wing of headquarters was essentially just an overly long hall tacked onto the building, with numerous rooms branching off it, some with extra hallways forming a labyrinth of their own, some without. Yes, wing perhaps was the most appropriate term for it, because that was what it most resembled. You could tell you had wandered into the wing when the floor changed to a different shade of tile and the lighting got strangely dim. It was like all the power was going solely into the sprawling laboratories themselves rather than making the place appealing in any aesthetic way. 

Before getting to the entrances of the laboratories proper, there was a door that was wooden instead, standing open. It actually led to an office, one that had belonged to the original Il Dottore. He hadn’t been particularly fond of it, so it was yet another space Epsilon had acquired for his own purposes. Mainly, it just existed as book storage, with the walls behind the desk covered in bookcases. 

Epsilon didn’t usually spend that much time there, much like his predecessor, but today was a unique occasion. He was sitting at the desk, patiently waiting for someone he had asked to show up. This space, at least to him, read as less intimiating than the laboratory, and considering the temperament of his guest, this was important. 

When Barbara finally made her appearance in the doorway—a quick, sudden movement like a startled animal—he did his level best to smile in a warm manner. 

“Welcome! Come in, come in.” There was another chair in front of the desk, if she were to choose to sit.

“I’m so very pleased you agreed to meet with me.” And he was admittedly surprised she actually showed up. But what was she going to do, say no to a Harbinger, and then make herself scarce? That would be exceedingly foolish.

“I should have introduced myself properly when we met before,” he said. “I am the Epsilon Build. Call me Epsilon.” He did not, however, offer a hand to her. “From one healer to another, allow me to say I’ve been looking for an opportunity to speak with you. I have heard such interesting things about your abilities.”

#elegaia #ic. // epsilon #v. // fatui #starter for fatui babs!! #context is: they ran into each other at some point and he asked her to meet him. cause maybe they haven't interacted much before?? #he wants to talk about necromancy but he didn't mention that part when inviting her. how silly! #i'm presuming she knows abt the whole segment thing already but he's being polite and introducing himself :> #don't feel like you need to do a long reply..i just wanted to set the scene lol

[just-your-average-tangerine]

"Is it punk to __?"

"is ___ punk?"

Who gives a shit?

#im very tired of the only metric for whether or not something is worth doing is if its punk or not #thats a weird way to measure or justify things in the first place #especially when 'punk' has encapsulated so much over the years #you can claim anything is 'punk' if you just change what set of criteria you use #'trans people are punk transphobia isn't #sure there are and have been trans people in punk scenes forever #there have also been transphobes #some of its been political #some of it hasn't been #one of people considered a founder of the queercore movement said himself that he didnt consider it to be political #that his only reason for doing it was that 'normie' gay bars wouldn't let him in wearing swastikas on his clothes #so he made his own space and it turned into queercore #and there were other people in the early queercore scenes who disagreed with him vehemently #and they were political and leftist and whatnot #but you cant ignore the other half and act like it doesnt exist or isnt 'real punk' #because thats how you end up with a movement that racist and ableist and transphobic and bigoted #and ignores that fact and acts like everything is fine #ya know #the way the modern punk scene does #begging you all to read queercore how to punk a revolution #op