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cfeather · 1 year

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light upon the sea

#my art #genshin impact #xiao #i did this for liyuezine last year and now it has been freed from zine purgatory!!!!!!#yippeeee!!!!!!#the zine is doing leftover sales now on twitter #i liked lantern rite i like stories about turning remembrance into celebration #i stole the caption from one of the lantern rite quest names because hey #if it works it works #i like it when a phrase can have multiple interpretations #anyways #this piece is old now LOL and in retrospect there are some things i would have done differently but i like the art i did for the screen :)

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pillowspace · 10 months

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I have to do something I'm phobic of soon, so I have to bust out the trusty method of pretending I'm a Y/N in a fic who isn't scared of Moon, just disappointed, and this somehow tends to actually work whenever I get nervous

#i have a habit of daydreaming y/ns saying ''oi'' at moon so i just repeatedly think ''oi'' whenever im nervous and i start to relax #if it works it works

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themistymountainscold · 1 year

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cody: caf no longer keeps me awake while i work, so instead i have general kenobi periodically send me holo's saying ‘we need to talk.’

cody: it gives me the right amount of adrenaline and fear i need to keep going.

#if it works it works #star wars #star wars: the clone wars #commander cody #obi wan kenobi #codywan #obi-wan x cody #incorrect quotes #the clone wars #sw #tcw #sw tcw

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sarcasmcloud · 1 year

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On his knees - The Bear s01e02-08

#carmen berzatto #jeremy allen white #thebearedit #the bear #i mean #if it works it works #allows you to eat donuts off the floor #102 #108

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curly-italian · 6 days

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#phil ochs #music #genuinely love hearing him talking about art and how it's good to recognize when something works regardless of where it comes from #if it works it works #applies to his love of elvis as well #paraphrasing but he says something along the lines of 'we shouldn't dismiss elvis. we should convince him to become a communist'

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ehhgg-art · 25 days

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comprehending my bio textbook by reading it in laios touden’s voice

#if it works it works #someday i’ll pay damien to read a section of my textbook just for funzies #laios touden #dungeon meshi

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elsewhereuniversity · 9 months

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Hey uh, everyone should be aware of the kid by the river, with the bird eyes. They seem to have gotten around the lying rules by claiming that all their words are unconnected from eachother. They seem pretty nice, but still.

-Ira

#vignettes #if it works it works #i for one applaud them

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ladyveronikawrites · 5 months

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take what you need; leave what you don't

#bad omens aggressive motivation #hey whatever works #if it works it works

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gingkos-eldritch-secret · 7 months

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Fanfiction commentary and recommendations: The why´s and how´s and Part I of 'Lex Luthor´s ascend from supervillainy to fatherhood'

Okay, so. I know it may be weird, but bear with me for a moment: i love to comment on fics or stories like some people would a youtube video - with all the comments and snark and further ideas that entails. (though that works best in a chapter-for-chapter basis) And all the random tangents my brain will go off of. Which is why I thought: why not share my thoughts? (also thanks to the comment from @norapretzel) Since I have about 300 fics of the Phandom in my 'Please update I need more' tab folder, I wanna share just why I put them there and what makes them worth reading. (Seriously, tab groups or tab lists are the best thing ever. They have made my life so much easier. And stopped my laptop from regularly fighting for it´s life.) I don´t know how regular this will be or even if, because work and life in general. But anyways: it´s just for fun and to put something out there.

I will begin with the fanfic I am currently reading: 'Lex Luthor´s ascend from supervillainy to fatherhood' by halfagone (milkywxy) [@halfagone]

The other parts can be found here:

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

Part VII

My most recently read chapter is chapter 35 which means: the first mini-arc as well as a few important plotpoints have been mentioned if not completely finished. I have binged those first 35 chapters sometime between late afternoon yesterday and evening today so it will not be as detailed as it would be if i only mentioned one chapter - I do apologize for that.

Anyways, here the actual commentary instead of my usual ramblings:

As for the first point. The most important point. The reason you should read this? It´s a story about family and the difference between the people who raised you and those you actually view as family. It´s about trust and that sometimes you can´t trust those you want to trust the most and that that´s okay. It´s about family by choice and that it may sometimes look or feel weird (especially if viewed from the outside). It´s also about burdens and how one handles them - how it can become unhealthy under circumstances. It´s a story about many themes and plot points and details that play together to become something more. I do hope it doesn´t sound too philosophical to be honest. But to just put it in a nutshell: 'Lex Luthor´s Ascend from supervillainy to fatherhood' is a story about family and how to overcome obstacles together.

The story begins at a gala. Or, more precisely, at a gala where Brucie Wayne (and oh, he holds onto that persona with an iron grip) and Lex Luthor (who has SOME kind of respect for the guy, even though he has his own son run the company instead of himself) are having a talk. And while we all know and love Bruce for this persona it does mean it paints him in a rather incompetent light for other people in this circle. This does not stop him from being a worried parent though. Oh no.

This man has the audacity to tell Luthor IN HIS FACE (though not in those words) that he fears him to be an (more or less accidentally) incompetent father figure. Which Danny predictably finds hilarious when Lex later tells him.

So here we see a first glimpse of the relationship between these two - a relationship that seems to have already been developing for quite some time already. It´s also here that we find out that Danny is stranded in this dimension - i do not want to say 'trapped' but in a sense it is the correct word. (all his friends, his family, everything he knows - they are are not here. He is the only one in this dimension. And even if some things are similar enough - I doubt it´s the same.)

While sad to think about, i do believe that he is making the best of his situation and he already seems to have found himself a parent figure. A parent figure that seems to actually care even. Who wants his best and won´t put their own work before the wellbeing of their child. Though we´ll only get there a little later in the story.

And personally I must say that it´s just damned funny to see the 'showdown' between Lex and Bruce go down. It´s such a stark contrast to the conversation Lex and Danny have later in the chapter that i did have to laugh quite a bit at all of the reactions both them tried to hide xD

I don´t want to sell the story short, but I also don´t want to spoil all too much, because honestly? That just takes the fun out of a story. So I´ll just summarize the next bit for a bit:

What follows are some serious and some funny conversations between Danny and several Heroes and Danny, as well as our favourite halfa and his new father figure about the nature of their relationship, his life before all of this, the nature of cloning and clones and no one has asked to be born and should not be treated any less for their parentage. Also about people being superweapons and how well (or bad) that can turn out. (And also the question: Are Lex Luthor and Superman bitter Exes? An important question I must admit. It would honestly explain so MUCH about their relationship. And even if it´s not true: i kinda want Danny asking it out loud at a press conference with Clark Kent and Lex Luthor present. That would be just hilarious xD)

And honestly? After the heartwarming talk about clones I kinda want Danny ripping Superman a new one about his behaviour with Kon. It would 1) be a very amusing thing to watch and 2) Our boy deserves a brother who will defend him from the people who have hurt him the most.

After that we get to Cass and Danny meeting and my god, those are such frankly adorable scenes that i DO NOT WANT TO SPOILER. So I´ll just ignore that whole comment in my head and just say: it´s the most adorable thing ever and i think i have diabetes after reading it. Also: I think my neighbours were about to knock on my door to ask where all that squealing came from and if i needed help because of all the running around they heard. I may or may not have run around my flat squealing like a little kid. Maybe.

What we also get to is Lex´ reaction to their meeting and it did not disappoint. He´s just such a tired dad now. Before long he´ll have talks about their children and their relationship with bruce. And both will probably be absolutely suffering during it lmao. As well as the batfamily as a whole. They don´t know what to think yet but they are already preparing the shovel talk xD

We also get to see one of the many abilities and strenghths Danny has and how he constantly holds himself as small as possible - our boy has a low self esteem and such a low opinion of his own intellect that it just physically hurts me :')

Okay so it´s quite late now - those were the first 5 chapters. Those are part commentary and part speculations and i hope it was entertaining. I did expect to get out a bit more, but my brain wants to go to sleep and and who am I to deny my brain it´s rest? Will try to at least do another 5 chapters tomorrow but I can´t promise anything ;p