#i was just getting into wtnv when that was a thing for w359 so I MISSED IT

[iersei]

hi im mutuals with both 1 billion dndads blogs and 1 billion tma/wtnv/w359/taz/manyotherpodcasts blogs and like i just have to say. im fairly sure you are genuinely skewing the vote here. i felt so odd voting for glenn instead of lup, instead of isabel lovelace, instead of KRAVITZ. and i voted for him and looked deep inside myself and was like "why did i do this? because its funny?" and realized thats exactly why. this is all fucking hilarious. i witness your blog daily and it has the same desperation as an irl election if not far more so. theres not anything else on your blog and if there is its because you drew it for someone who voted. i have a mutual who was upset about annabelle cane not winning and was like honestly, if you were as passionate as iersei, maybe you would've had a chance. you're picking glenn close up like one of those screaming toy chickens and successfully smacking aside every character ive seen this website lose their minds over every couple of weeks perpetually since 2016 at the latest. glenn fucking close of all people. id say theres sexier dndads characters but honestly im not sure if there is anymore. i think its all glenn. i wonder how long it will take you to go back to being a normal, non-glenn-sexy-tournament themed blog. i hope you carry this sheer unfiltered passion into everything you do. because its the funniest fucking thing ive ever seen. please keep going

AS A CLOWN AT HEART, MY FIRST COMMITMENT IS ALWAYS AND FOREVER TO. THE. BIT.

anyone who knows me will tell you that they are completely unsurprised by how thoroughly i have dedicated myself to this. i wear my heart on my sleeve. i am loud. i am passionate. and when i commit, i FUCKING COMMIT.

and i ask of you. what is the greatest measure of victory. nay, of sex appeal in general on tumblr dot com. than some freaks doing some unhinged nonsense and pissing off a looot of people that just don't Get It in the process?

the reason why cecilsweep was so entertaining to watch was because. he swept against the victors of the original tournament on twitter when the rematch rounds came around to tumblr. it's because it was unexpected, but people were adamant and they were passionate.

and here? in this sphere? where nightvale is such a fucking behemoth of a powerhouse that their popularity necessitated another bracket? it doesn't carry the same energy.

you know what does?

one hot and sexy mess of a man submitted by one person with zero propaganda clawing his way up to the top. knocking down a lot of really popular characters in the process with close (heh) victories and hard fought battles. all because a handful of really desperate freaks really really want him carnally.

that's what it's all about baby. and that's why, in my heart, we've already won.

...i'm gonna keep fighting like hell though because i refuse to give up on anything and it is WAY TOO EARLY to give up now. SO EVERYONE READING THIS SHOULD GO VOTE GLENN CLOSE [HERE].

peace and love and sexualizing that old man on the planet earth <3 i refuse to ever change <3

#sei says an answer #dysaniadisorder #THE TOY CHICKEN ANALOGY IS THE FUNNIEST FUCKING THING IN THE WORLD TO ME BTW #LIKE YEAH. YEAH I *DID* DO THAT. #The Advanced Voter Fraud Experience #hot glenn autumn #fave

[justablah56]

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Hey there !!! I'm Aether , it/it's :]

@justahopelessbellusromantic is my a-spec side blog

I also run the @dndadscharacterpolls , so if you're interested in that, go check it out !

Im open to art requests ! I make no promises on how long they'll take me or if I'll do them at all tbh- tho please make sure that it's a character I know , otherwise I wont do it , sorry 😅 I've got a list of fandoms I'm in just below the cut if you want to check and see if I know the character youd like me to draw, or you can ask if youre not sure :]

I have . so many dndads character/ship playlists and if you ever want to see if I have a playlist for smthin I probably do and I WILL send them to you btw <3

this is a notice to every individual who decided to actually read my pinned post , PLEASE FUCK SEND ME CHARACTER RANTS/INFODUMPS I WILL LOVE YOU !! I don't even care if I know the character though I'm sure that will help , I just love listening to people talk about things and if anyone decides they want to spout random headcannons or fun facts or whatever about their blorbo/ship/hyperfixation ? please do !! idc if you decide to do it on anon or whatever , just so long as you know you will lovingly be referred to as *character/ship/thing* anon in my brain <3 and if you're asking off anon I'll probably come up with a talking tag for you eventually unless you give me one to use <333

below the cut is mostly just a guide to all the tags I use in case any of y'all want to know those either to find specific stuff or block specific tags :3

I post mostly dndads, rwd, tma, or just y'know whatever, but I'm also interested in/will post about dvc, dungeon meshi, galavant, love and luck, hohr, tmagp, malevolent, monstrous agonies, tss, furry stuff, tpp, ofmd, stellar firma, wtnv, w359, any Riordanverse books, tdp, Pokemon, good omens, toh, amphibia, gravity falls, de:pp, stranger things, cookie run, A:tla, Steven universe, plus probably a few other assorted fandoms that I can't think of rn :]

all my art is tagged under "my art" , and you are welcome to use my art in edits or as a pfp etc . as long as I'm credited :]

"blah's reblogs" is me rbing my own art/other posts that I probably made at some ungodly hour that I still want to be seen

"just blahs" is my talking tag , and "cookies rambles <3" , "icy asks !" , "silly zilly" , "jay !!" , "hi laurie !!" , and "vik !!" are a few of my friend's talking tags for when they decide to have full conversations in my ask box <3 "tj anon" and "gothweebcleats anon" are exactly what they sound like , beloved anons who occasionally appear to talk about their guys <3

I use the tags "tag games" and "ask games" so if you see some post tagged w that you can probably scroll back through that tag for a minute to see which ask game I'm replying to !

I also tag most art/outfit memes with "art meme" , so if you wanna send me a req please do ! however if I rbed it more than like . a few days before you ask I would like it if you specified which one you're talking abt 😅

"luca my beloved" is the tag for my oc Luca and his partner Mitch, I'm always happy to receive asks abt either of em or outfit suggestions or literally anything tbh dbjdjdjdn I just like thinking abt them and getting questions abt them

"pet posting" is me talking abt my cat and/or dog bcs I love them <3

if you have anything you'd like me to tag , don't hesitate to lmk and I will try my best to make sure to tag it :3

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[miralines]

Hey so I know we went through this a few years ago with w359 but I would like you to take a moment to imagine a knife+a roomba+the Carte Blanche crew. Thank you for your time.

#i was just getting into wtnv when that was a thing for w359 so I MISSED IT #tpp #the penumbra podcast #juno steel #peter nureyev #penumbra s3 #rita tpp #juniverse #buddy aurinko #vespa ilkay #jet siquliak #stabby the space roomba

[radiosandrecordings]

Okay this is a take straight out of the shower but I really wana talk about podcasts and the usage of calm, well spoken, soft voiced villains.

Because that’s mostly all of them?

Like, most major podcasts these days the villains all seem to fall into the same category, vocally at least. They’re overly polite (at least at first), very calm and composed, and hell, half of them can be described at chipper

Elias TMA. Wadsworth TBS. Carter W359. John TAZ. Even dating back to Kevin WTNV, and a million others I’m sure

There’s two main ways I think this theme has cropped up; one by the virtue of the story podcasts are often trying to tell, and by the way they’re trying to say it.

Number one is how they’re saying it, the most simple reason: it’s an audio medium. You can’t convey bulk and strength through a voice very easily, and often if you succeed you end up with something deeply unpleasant to listen to (See TMA’s Jared). It’s a necessity of the medium that they’re easy on the ears.

So what’s to be done to convey their innate villain-ness? Well you make them just. Too nice. So nice it’s a little unnerving, really. Kevin WTNV is the best example, his trademark wide smile evident in every word he speaks. And this clashes horrifically against Cecil, or any other protagonist facing this kind of villain, who just speaks... normally. They get nervous or uncomfortable facing off against this figurehead of power who just blatantly refuses to crack, always calm and composed in a way that becomes terrifying the longer the veneer is kept up. Because what the hell do you have to do to crack it, if your villain is so confidant they can remain mild and benign in conversation?

The second reason is more to do with the messages podcast so often are trying to convey, and another thing all these characters have in common. They’re all beaurocrats of some kind. They all represent a company, or a corporation, or some grand scheme in charge. Shorthand? They’re all metaphors for capitalism.

And what’s more terrifying about capitalism than just how.. unphased, everyone at the top is? How the world could be (is) crumbling and they’re just unperturbed, smiling away down at every inconsequential thing beneath them. They’re entirely relaxed in their positions of power.

They don’t need to convey physical power to be scary. They don’t even need to demonstrate that much intellectual power, though depending on the character that can also be a common attribute (especially in ‘mastermind’ characters like Elias and Wadsworth who rely on manipulation). They just need to have a confidence behind their words that the protagonists don’t. They can send chills down your spine because oh god, what if they’re right? They hold so much conviction behind their words because they exude this sense of I’m winning and there’s nothing you can do about it.

This is even worse when the characters finally snap. Because the absolutely horrifying reveal of that soft, mild mannered voice threatening you? That’s fuckin excellent storytelling.

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