#i deserve to be praised

[kochei0]

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

⚔️ If you want to read some queer retelling of arturian legends have a look at my webtoon

#greek mythology #ares #athena #greek gods #dont get me wrong it aint athena slander but it sure is ares praise #on some level at least #man justly accused of bad things deserves some mid praise more at 11 #thank you romi for helping me with words though i duly noted you insisted on ares not being cautious rather than him not being careful #romi be like “i want him to care” and honestly good you should say it #also EPIC led to this and i just..... i want to draw some animatics man i just need infinite time now #my long lost love for greek myths just will never stop coming and they dont stop coming and they dont stop coming #i want some vulture design in here for ares but not sure about this one #kochei doodles

[agentravensong]

thinking about how the extra area added on to a pacifist run of undertale, the true lab, is about alphys's past mistakes. how it ends with the story reaffirming that, despite the pain she's caused, the thing that matters is that she has now made the choice to do the right thing. she's still worthy of her friends' love.

thinking about how undertale doesn't expect the player to get a pacifist ending for the first time. how it's more likely than not that the player will kill toriel the first time they battle her, how lots of players don't initially figure out how to end undyne's fight without killing her, etc. what it expects — not even expects, really, but hopes — is that the player, if they care enough, will use their canonically acknowledged power over time to make up for those mistakes.

no matter how many neutral runs a player has done before committing to the pacifist run, the thing that matters to the characters, to the story, is that you've chosen, now, to do the right thing.

compared to alphys, the player honestly gets off lightly, in that you're the only one (other than flowey) who really remembers any harm you might have caused. and any direct guilting the game could have done about it is long past at this point. instead, as undertale often does, it makes its point via parallels: alphys caused harm, and she knows it. she has committed to being better. in doing so, she has unlocked for herself a better ending to her story. and she deserves it. she's forgiven.

those structural narrative parallels are all over undertale, if you know where to look. and that's one of the things that makes it so fuckin' good.

#undertale #alphys #true lab #this inspired by a mutual's alphys posting #and a discord convo i had a couple weeks back about ut's stance on ''punishing'' the player vs the monsters for their actions #and thoughts i've had generally post a certain fangame with a color in its name about just how well ut is structured as a narrative #everyone rightfully praises toby fox's character writing but stuff like this i think flies under the radar a bit by comparison #and it deserves to be appreciated #there's obvious Lore reasons why the true lab is only visited in a pacifist run (what's revealed about chara and flowey) #but this is the other half of it: the message of alphys's story hits hardest on a paci route post neutral runs #toby fox is a good writer more often than not

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The musical episode.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #jin guangyao #nie mingjue #Remember jin guangyao: If you do any treachery you will face the wrath of five horses. #When are the horses going to come into play? You'll see. #s2.ep8 had beautiful music... I listened to it on loop while drawing! #Good music to chill out to before you fly into a rage. #This episode really cements how JGY's mind works - It is a matter of long-term outcomes at the sake of nearly everything else. #Morals do not matter to him if the outcome is more favourable. #and at the center of it all - he has learned that the only person he can truly trust is himself. #In turn - the only person his actions benefit are himself. #He will do anything and everything it takes to reach a position of power - not just for the power. But because it means safety. #Because it was something he was denied and the idea of not having control in his life again is unforgivable. #'Happiness' isn't a goal. We are looking at someone still stuck at the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. #Everything and everyone is a piece in a game. Bonds and friendships are assets. People are dispensable. #He wants to climb for the sake of climbing. He wants praise and recognition because he feels it is deserved. It's all so hollow. #We could go deeper into his psyche on this. #But these are also tags under a comic in which 'evil penis music' is the punchline.

[srapsodia]

Maaaaan, that was close...

#persona 5 #p5 #p5 fanart #phantom thieves #my art #holding atlus by the neck LISTEN. you cant make your character's whole deal the fact that he's a survivor of abuse and then use him as a #as a literal punching bag as a joke. you cant. the joke doesnt fucking land and i WILL kill you. #anyway everyone should've rushed to hug ryuji in absolute relief when they saw him and then thank him for what he did #and congratulate him on his great running cause he's been working so SO hard to get back to that point and he deserves the praise

[chloesimaginationthings]

I don't want to sound weird, but the way you draw Game Vanessa is just, p e r f e c t, i want her to do unspeakable things to me, and i get why women on her also simp for her lol-

Vanny is a tumblr sexywoman/pos

#ask reply #I’m so glad yall like Vanny #my propaganda for game Vanessa is working #Vanny deserves all the love and by god I won’t stop till she has the praise #she has to be regarded like Michael Afton #she’s equal with him story and character wise #we all love Vanny here 😤

[githling]

pat pat

#i have nothing to say for myself #except that lae deserves all the pats and praise #lae'zel #jaheira #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #laeheira #my art

[voidstilesplease]

well, alex is so in love he could die.

#this still. is. killing me. DEAD. #rwrb #firstprince #red white and royal blue #prince henry fox mountchristen windsor #alex claremont diaz #these actors deserve all the praise #i mean JUST LOOK AT THEM #it's alex and henry in the flesh #im so in love i could die #nicholas galitzine #taylor zakhar perez

[arkham-prisoner]

Kratos as The God of War

Kratos as The God of Hope

#Valhalla was everything I never knew I wanted from god of war #Kratos’ growth through the Norse games has been beyond incredible #Santa Monica deserve so much praise for their world building and character writing #Christopher Judge was PERFECTION again #the ending was better than I imagined #god of war #god of war spoilers #god of war ragnarok #god of war Ragnarok spoilers #god of war valhalla #god of war Valhalla spoilers #kratos #santa monica studio #Christopher judge

[atlantis-area]

TAEMIN - The Rizzness Performance Video

#Taemin #Lee Taemin #The Rizzness #giffedbyme #analook #skyehi #dailyshinee #ksoloists #ultkpopnetwork #kpopccc #malegroupsnet #solo: Taemin #era: Guilty #What a video #This was tiring to colour #Long post but I don't care #It deserves all the praise #Flashing TW #Guilty

[elliespuns]

Ellie: "Can you walk?" Joel: *on the verge of dying* "Yes." Ellie: "THEN FUCKING WALK!"

#i don't think this quote gets the praise it deserves #the last of us #tlou #ellie williams #ellie tlou #joel miller #joel tlou #ellie and joel #joellie #tlou game #the last of us game #the last of us quotes #tlou quotes #tlou part 1 #elliespuns

[ssaraexposs]

The way he wants to prove WRONG to Atsushi. The way he wants to prove that he's not like Dazai. He knows Kyouka deserved better from him and also knows he actually owes her. After everything they've been through, he saw the change in her eyes. He's seen how much she's grown, and how much she worked for become the girl he saw in that right moment.

#my baby my baby #babies actually #kyouka deserves all the praise she can get #she worked hard to get free #she wanted to change and she's actually changing for better #she broke the abuse cycle #aku is slowly growing up #he's not just a mad dog #he actually can acknowledge people's strenght #he knows he wasn't being fair to kyouka #he appreciates her personal growth #he just wants to be loved and appreciated #my poor boy #if dazai doesn't hug him i will #ok maybe i'll the be the only one #why couldn't chuuya mentor him ffs #bsd #bungo stray dogs #akutagawa ryuunosuke #kyouka izumi #bsd manga

[thasorns]

I like you. I thought that as long as I held back these words, I could stay by your side forever. But you’re always by my side. To me, you’ve become my courage.

SING MY CRUSH (2023) 따라바람, dir. So Joon Moon

#sing my crush #asianlgbtqdramas #boyslovesource #kdramaedit #jang do yoon #son hyun woo #zeystuff #gif: smc #has anyone watched this bc if not you definitely should #I am not over them and this one deserves to be praised #*500

[demovamp]

men with small waists... so small you can hold... so light you can pull him close... settle him on your dick... guiding his body... filling him when you cum... kissing his neck... praising him... telling him he's so beautiful... continuing to fuck him... and fill him... his pretty whines... and whimpers... begging for more... licking his tears away... holding his thigh with one hand... and the other holding his waist... telling him he's so good... he deserves to be fucked like this every morning... him falling asleep against you... your dick still inside him... hands still on his pretty, pretty waist...

#— castiel thirsts #this is about akutagawa btw #i saw an edit and his waist... #he needs to be fucked so bad #he def cries when you praise him #he's so agahh #he deserves the world #sub akutagawa #sub bsd #akutagawa smut

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

My rendition of @tempo-takoyaki's DTIYS!

Congrats on the milestones! And to everyone else, please go check out their 'Drawing TGCF (except I haven't read the books)' series!

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #svsss #tgcf #wei wuxian #shen qingqiu #xie lian #better drawn mdzs #(Vaguely??? I think SQQ came out handsome enough to put him in my special gallery) #Showing up to submit this less than 3 days before the DTIYS ends is filling me with a bit of anxiety but it is done! #Initially I was going to do a descending level of realism/detail but noses make me nervous still. One day I'll get there. #The irony is that I was planning on drawing something to celebrate tempo finishing season 1 of their series only to find this DTIYS! #*and* it was their birthday recently. I am compelled to lift them into the air and shout their praises. #What a genuinely kind person with an art style I want to bite into like a crunchy apple!!! The *range* is incredible! #Also their xie lian is probably one of my favourite interpretations. So done with everything but not misanthropic. #Remembers everything and lets other's spin in circles with their lies for the sheer chaos of it all. Teases relentlessly. Deeply sad. #Give it a read! They are planning on continuing on so now is a great time to catch up! #Thanks for hosting this fun art challenge Tempo! We all appreciate you deeply B*) #I hope you have a better year in 2024 - you truly deserve the best.

[islandofohara]

ONE PIECE LIVE ACTION (2023) Set Design ↳ Interior of Kaya's Mansion

"There was a great location story here because we shot all of the Kaya stuff inside a mansion that had been built but abandoned, and there was nothing inside. It was all just sort of a concrete shell, so it was kind of a playground." — Richard Bridgland, Production Designer

#the maximalism of opla sets is just stunning #i know i've edited and gushed about the baratie a lot #but kaya's mansion deserves as much praise too #if you read the interview they mention the intention behind the dining hall full of porcelain plates #that what if in the past some pirates didn't have enough money to pay for the ships sold by kaya's family #so they paid through the plates #one piece #one piece edit #one piece live action #one piece netflix #opla #opla edit #useropla #onepiecesource #one piece kaya #celeste loots #opla set #sel edits

[milquetoad]

of the many injustices put forth toward the show by fans i think the most overall damaging and telling of a complete lack of critical viewership is the idea that sam riegel builds his characters with nothing more than the bit in mind. like you are only telling on yourself if you think characters like scanlan shorthalt and veth brennato are one-dimensional and depthless

#if im being exTREMEly generous i can maybe understand this view of scanlan if you started c1 and then gave up 30 episodes later #he played the long game with him more than any other and a lot of his growth could be looked at as shallow if you DIDNT watch til the payoff #but any time this opinion is used as a blanket over all of his characters including tary and even FCG.. like be serious #i mean at this point im definitely biased bc he is my favorite player at the table. However. that wasnt always the case #and even when i was myself writing some character choices off i NEVER applied that to the characters themselves. how can you?? #seen sooo many ppl criticize him for making veth an alcoholic or scanlan irreverent & hedonistic as tho it’s only possible #to play these traits as shallow jokes or at best played out satire…. and then the same person will turn around #and praise how percy was built to be pompous & superior and jester immature & self-centered and caleb steeped in self-effacing hubris #why are these characters and their players given a near universal acceptance of nuance and acknowledgement of growth & healing #but SAMS CHARACTERS ARE NOT!!!! #this turned into such a rant but it bothers me SO much. everyone at the cr table is so goddamned talented #and takes the game as seriously as it deserves #so many more points i could argue but this is already so goddamn long no one is reading this far. i love sam and all of his characters <333 #critical role #sam riegel #scanlan shorthalt #veth brennato #my posts