#just for a brief moment

[mayasaura]

one problem with a theatrical adaption of tlt is htn, where the reveal that Gideon lives on works because of the change of second person to first.

the only way i can think of it working is that the actor playing gideon works backstage, like the lights system (but is hidden from the audience aside from subtle hints)

the biggest hint is when when wake breaches pal's river bubble she 'breaks' the lighting system and the stage goes dark. harrow is ushered into the wings by pal so she doesn't see anything, but the lights flick back on just before the curtains drop for a scene change, and pal looks directly up at the light box in surprise and smiles. if the audience is quick to turn around they can see a flash of a black robe.

Oh boy my friend, have you come to the right place!!

So, fun fact about ninja. Bear with me, I am going somewhere with this. The image of a ninja covered head to toe in black, with a hood and mask, comes from Kabuki theatre. It was originally a stagehand uniform. Like stagehands in modern theatre, stagehands in Kabuki would wear all black to signify that they were not really there, and whatever effect they were causing (carrying a prop, creating a breeze, ect.) was to be taken as happening on its own. Basic stagehand stuff, a lot of productions in many styles around the world do it, especially if they don't have fancy rigging systems.

Someone (I don't remember who now, or in what play) had the idea to dress the ninja in a production up as a stagehand. In the convention of the theatre, this made them invisible. The audience was already so used to ignoring stagehands, they didn't know any more than the characters that the ninja was present, despite the actor being clearly visible on stage. Which meant when the ninja struck, it was as if out of nowhere. I can only imagine the uproar in the theatre the first time it happened. It worked so well as to become commonplace, and the rest is history. The popular image of a ninja is still a kabuki stagehand.

So, back to the stage play of Harrow the Ninth. I think you've hit almost exactly on how to incorporate the Gideon twist into a theatrical production. But not as a lighting tech. Gideon is a stage hand. Maybe there would be more than one stagehand, maybe she would be the only one, but she would operate in full view of the audience, literally setting the scenes. I think it works best if she's the only one, but if the production needs more, she should subtly stand out in some way. As the play went on, we would notice that this one stage hand... increasingly interacts with Harrow, though Harrow never acknowledges it. At first it might look like she's playing Harrow's necromancy, because that would be the main special effect she would need to help with. When Harrow is unconscious at the end of a scene, it's always the same stagehand carrying her out. But we all know she's not really there. Until Palamedes acknowledges her. Turns to look right at her, and speaks to her. I can see the scene clearly. He would look at her, stunned, until Gideon finally took off her mask. The line "Kill us twice, shame on God," would be addressed to Gideon, and then he would turn back to Harrow, kiss her on the forehead, and tell her to go. Gideon, always out of Harrow's line of sight, would guide Harrow away while Harrow looked back at Palamedes.

#the locked tomb #harrow the ninth #I have a few ideas how to do gideon as harrow but it needs a lot of workshopping #I love this idea #htn spoilers #gideon nav #speaking as someone who has worked as a light tech that specifically doesn't work so well #because techs are rarely on stage messing with the lights during a production #maybe if there was a spot on the catwalk or if the array was small and the gels needed changing #but anyone who can turn off all the lights on stage is usually behind the audience in a little control room with a lot of switches and dial #that said the stage SHOULD go completely dark immediately after this scene #and the lights should come up suddenly on Gideon and Harrow alone on stage together #harrow having a crisis and staring resolutely forward while Gideon behind her reaches for her and can't touch her #just for a brief moment

[sacha-da-1]

I wonder what Will and Molly’s wedding was like

I wonder if he saw the stag man

or had other fucked up hallucinations during it and had to act like everything was normal and fine

#will graham #molly graham #tell me will when you stood there saying your vows to your wife #did you take a moment to think of me? #will’s holding molly’s hand during the vows and he imagines her as the stag man #just for a brief moment #they cut the cake and he imagines blood spilling out of it #idk i’m just thinking #like did he feel like he was purposefully betraying hannibal #he probably felt he was at least betraying his own nature by making the commitment to a normal life with her #hannibal spoilers

[blurrycow]

new fic format I was trying out! omg, me posting tsc content? it’s been a while for sure. I was in a groove today.

@sandersgrey I know i didn’t finish your QOAAD fic but I hope this makes up for it. I was like “hmm what should I write” and then I thought “OHHH i could make something like Alex’s yt au” and here we are

this is completely mindless there is no plot but it was fun soooooo. that’s what matters really I guess

New message from: ([phone] (unknown ID)

BLOCK? 

2:30am

([phone]: hey how’s it going

TyBlackthorn: I think you have the wrong number

([phone]: shit I didn’t expect you to be up this late

([phone]: hi 

TyBlackthorn: Honestly, I didn’t either. Who is this?

([phone]: Kit

([phone]: please don’t block me

TyBlackthorn has blocked ([phone] 

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New message with DruSimpsForGru

7:24am

DruSimpsForGru: So you blocked him???????

TyBlackthorn: …yeah?

DruSimpsForGru: tyyyyyyyy 

DruSimpsForGru: you’ve got this all wrong 

DruSimpsForGru: if he’s messaging you he wants to reach outttttttt

TyBlackthorn: Well he didn’t make it obvious in the past two years of ghosting me!!!!!!

DruSimpsForGru: you’re so dumb

DruSimpsForGru: (affectionate)

TyBlackthorn: wow THANKS

DruSimpsForGru: ykw I can’t help you I’m going to recruit the lesbians

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DruSimpsForGru has made a new chat. 

7:30am

DruSimpsForGru has changed the chat name to Lesbians ft. Ty and Dru

Alineeeee: ok what’s this chat 4

DruSimpsForGru: Ty needs help

DruSimpsForGru: like romanticallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Sister (female Legolas): ah

Sister (female Legolas): we are the wife lesbians indeed

Sister (female Legolas): *wise

Sister (female Legolas): whatever, wife works too

Alineeeee: oh how the mighty have fallen

TyBlackthorn: I did not give you permission to make this chat dru 

TyBlackthorn: discussing my love life should not be a normal little sister’s pastime

DruSimpsForGru: it absolutely should

DruSimpsForGru: and who says I don’t have normal pastimes?

Alineeeee: me?

DruSimpsForGru: oh, right 🙄

Alineeeee: So what happened Ty?

TyBlackthorn: Kit texted me at like 3 am yesterday 

*Sister (female Legolas) has changed their name to Helen*

8:02am

Helen: dude why were you up at 3am

TyBlackthorn: reasons

TyBlackthorn: anyway I blocked him

Alineeeee: why’d???? You do that??????

TyBlackthorn: ….

Helen: A, shush

*TyBlackthorn has left Lesbians ft. Ty and Dru*

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TyBlackthorn has unblocked ([phone] 

10:45am

TyBlackthorn has changed ([phone]’s name to Kit

TyBlackthorn: ok so why did you text me last night

Message read at 10:50am     

3:46pm

Kit: I wanted to say hi

Kit: can we meet up sometime? I know Cirenworth isn't  that far from the Scholomance. 

Kit: I want to apologize 

TyBlackthorn: that’s very bold of you to ask

Kit: lol I guess

TyBlackthorn: what makes you think I’ll say yes

*Kit is typing*

Kit: I don’t know. You might not. 

Kit: but 

Kit: I miss you

Kit: kinda 

TyBlackthorn: kinda????

Kit: yeah

Kit: I mean

TyBlackthorn: don’t finish that

Kit: ok

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New message from [email protected]

4:23pm

markblackthorn@shadowmail: julian said to tell you to make sure Tavvy’s back from the beach

TyBlackthorn: ok ill go get him 

[email protected]: thanks

[email protected]: julian threatened to fill my bed with rabid raccoons if I didn’t

TyBlackthorn: he was probably joking

[email protected]: i will never know

5:49pm 

TyBlackthorn: wait but Julian is in London????? And we’re in Cali???? 

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New message from KingJulian

5:50pm

KingJulian: I have eyes everywhere >:3 

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New message from KitKat 

5:03pm

KitKat: i found this and I think it might help you on your search for the ghost of blackthorn manor or whatever

KitKat: scrollthingy.jpg

EmmaBikestairs: k thx man

KitKat: i wrote on the photo so

EmmaBikestairs: my dude your handwriting is horrible

KitKat: im so offended

KitKat: well i bet YOUR handwriting looks like a soggy rat muffin

EmmaBikestairs: that doesn’t even make SENSE

KitKat: it does if you MAKE it make sense

EmmaBikestairs: wha-

KitKat: i'm leaving goodbye

EmmaBikestairs: ok but Julian and I are coming to Cirenworth soon!!!!!! I wanna see Mina!!!!!!!

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New Message (7:48pm)

To: [email protected]         

From: [email protected]                                                     

CC: [email protected], [email protected] 

Subject: visiting cirenworth!!!!

Hey guys!! 

Emma asked me to email you guys, so here we are. We’re in london cleaning up blackthorn hall, and we were wondering if we could stop by cirenworth sometime! Jem,Tessa, I have a couple of things to ask you. And Kit, it’ll be good to see you again!

We’ll be in london for like another month, so please let us know when is good! Or, if you would like to come over to blackthorn manor, just shoot us an email!

All thanks, 

Julian 

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New message to Kit 

8:07pm

TyBlackthorn: forgot to tell you, we’re in Cali rn so we can’t meet up

TyBlackthorn: even if I wanted to

TyBlackthorn: which I’m not sure I do

Kit: memeface.jpg

Kit: doggrinningweirdly.jpg

Kit: OH FUCK SORRY

Kit: I meant to send that to Mari, my bad

Kit: wait, you’re in Cali? When did you go back?

TyBlackthorn: you’re fine

TyBlackthorn: replied to I meant to send that to Mari, my bad Who’s Mari? 

TyBlackthorn: replied to wait, you’re in Cali? When did you get back? Like a day ago

Kit: ohhhhh

Kit: replied to Who’s Mari? My friend from school

TyBlackthorn: ok

Kit: I really am sorry about what happened two years ago

TyBlackthorn: I am too. 

Message read 8:42pm

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checkmaterook is now following you on tumblr! Woohoo! 

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New message from DruSimpsForGru:

8:50pm

DruSimpsForGru: i saw he followed you on the tumblr 

TyBlackthorn: how

TyBlackthorn: you can’t see followers on tumblr

TyBlackthorn: also did you just say ‘the tumblr’ 

DruSimpsForGru: yes. yes i did

DruSimpsForGru: i dont regret a thing

DruSimpsForGru: also, you have the setting on where everyone can see your followers. You can turn it off

TyBlackthorn: >:(

DruSimpsForGru: I followed him

DruSimpsForGru: his account is mostly fandom stuff. like spn

TyBlackthorn: you cannot judge. your username is literally ‘DruSimpsForGru’ 

DruSimpsForGru: oh I am not judging, spn is excellent

TyBlackthorn: did it slip your mind that in the third Despicable Me movie, Dru was revealed to be Gru’s brother

DruSimpsForGru: oh shit!!!! I didn’t think about that!

DruSimpsForGru: i hope people don’t think im encouraging incest

TyBlackthorn: eh, shadowhunters are basically incestuous by nature anyway 

DruSimpsForGru: you’re not wrong 

*DruSimpsForGru changed their name to AmazingDruuu*

AmazingDruuu: yeah man that’s better

TyBlackthorn: I agree

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New message from Alineeeee

9:00pm

Alineeeee: ok dont worry aunty A is here to help

TyBlackthorn: ??????

Alineeeee: about your Kit Situation??

TyBlackthorn: ur my sister in law not my aunt

Alineeeee: pshaww. I always wondered how that worked because if Helen was your sister… and I was your sister in law… wouldn’t that mean incest?

TyBlackthorn: you and Dru both today. All this talk of incest

Alineeeee: but anyways??? The Kit Situation???

TyBlackthorn: he followed me on tumblr

Alineeeee: so…

TyBlackthorn: well it obviously means something A

Alineeeee: you guys obviously like each other. just kiss already 

TyBlackthorn: what if no

Alineeeee: what if yes ;)

TyBlackthorn: i dont think he likes me like that.

Alineeeee: What did you say he said at Lake Lyn? ‘I love you Ty, I love you’? Sounds like a fucking love declaration if ive ever heard one

TyBlackthorn: he could have meant it,,, ya know,,, platonically 

Alineeeee: im just staring very hard at you right now

TyBlackthorn: yeah I know I can literally see you

TyBlackthorn: why are you texting me anyway you’re right there

Alineeeee: …because I value your secrets and privacy?

TyBlackthorn: okay that’s fair

TyBlackthorn: thanks

Alineeeee: no prob bob

Alineeeee: this isn’t solving anything though

Alineeeee: I’m gonna call you later and we are going to talk out your issues

TyBlackthorn: noooooooooooooooo

Alineeeee: yes

TyBlackthorn: fine. im going upstairs goodbye

Alineeeee: k see ya

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Caller ID: Alineeeee (wife of Helen) 

Call began 9:52pm

Call ended 12:42pm

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1:02am (in Tyyyyyyy’s AirPods) 

Siri ID: AmazingDruuu added TyBlackthorn to Wise Lesbians.

Siri ID: AmazingDruuu said to Wise Lesbians  “red alert Kit texted me that he is coming to Cali red alert red alert aaaaaaaaaaa” 

Siri ID: Helen said to Wise Lesbians  “Dru why are you awake”

Siri ID:  AmazingDruuu said to Wise Lesbians  “IDK why not” 

Siri ID: Helen said to Wise Lesbians “because it is late” 

Siri ID: AmazingDruuu said to Wise Lesbians “But Kit said he is coming to talk to Hypatia Vex. Which makes no sense because there is a Shadow Market in London that he could go to.” 

Siri ID: What do you want to do? 

Siri ID: Silence the chat Wise Lesbians?

Siri ID: Ok, I will silence the chat Wise Lesbians

#kit herondale #aline penhallow #helen blackthorn #tsc #tsc fic #fanfiction #ty blackthorn #drusilla blackthorn #dru blackthorn #textfic #the shadowhunter chronicles #twp #tda #the wicked powers #the dark artifices #emma carstairs #just for a brief moment #julian blackthorn #mark blackthorn

[kittykalliarts]

For decades, the blank vision that Iudex Neuvillette wears near his heart has been subject to much discussion in Fontaine. Nobody remembers who it had once belonged to or why the ancient dragon protected it so jealously. It is said that if the Chief Justice would to stare at it for a long while, it would be sure to rain right after. Oh, how beloved that person must've been.

#genshin impact #genshin fanart #neuvillette #visions #wriolette #wriollette #neuvithesley #myart #sorry for the short drabble? #kasndkansd i have emotions over a simple thought i had #the tragedy for someone eternal to fall for someone who's here for only a brief moment eats away at me hhhh #it started with a funny thought of IF neuvillette needs to carry a fake vision for some reason after laughing at the archons for it #and then i remembered how people like kazuha would hold onto their loved one's masterless vision after they died #one thing led to another and now we have some wriolette angst with neuvillette cherishing wrio's masterless vision #after his inevitable passing #and idk if its just the traveller or if its even canon #but i like to think that neuv being a sovereign he would be able to hear the ambition of one's vision and maybe just maybe #he can use wrio's masterless vision to listen to his voice albeit ever so softly

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Assisting Acquaintance Acquired.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wen ning #wei wuxian #Ignore how Wen Ning's hair looks here because I messed it up. Let's pretend he just sported a different hair style for a brief moment. #I am not exactly great at consistency but I am trying very hard to work on that (immediately messes up again). #Absolutely *love* how Wen Ning clearly remembers and admires WWX...who does *not* recognize him. #This is the best day for Wen Ning and it means *nothing* to WWX. A painful one-sided crush made worse. #It is bittersweet to realize that we care about someone more than they care about us. Sometime we pour love into a relationship- #-with someone who just can't reciprocate. It isn't always a conscious things either. Some people just aren't aware we care. #And painfully - so painfully - You can't make them aware. No act of kindness or gift or self sacrifice will make someone care about you. #You can martyr yourself for someone and they will continue on unchanged. #I think a lot about the parallels between WN and LWJ. Not foils - just reflections. A theme repeated. #People who give so much of themselves to someone who doesn't have the capacity to give any part of themself away. #I will die on the hill of 'Wen Ning would be the love triangle romance if that trope wasn't being avoided'. #And to be honest - thank the stars above that is the case. I do not know any good love triangles in media. #We are skipping some of the sad Jiang Cheng content because I really want to finish season 2 before May. #Sorry JC emo moment lovers...I'll deliver another time.

[markscherz]

check out this neat little guy i found in a park in northern california! he was iridescent, so cool!

Pretty sure this is a Sceloporus, which are just awesome lizards. Did you get a chance to see the belly? Because it can be just *stunning*.

[src]

#lizard #animals #Sceloporus #biology #hidden delights #nature #wildlife #the colouration is a measure of fitness of the males #there is SO much research on this #also the colour is enhanced in individuals that have malaria #for some reason #oh yeah lizards get malaria #I guess that might also be news to a lot of people #not Plasodium but a different genus #and tbh it is utterly bonkers #like there is one species of lizard that is host for two malaria species #but for the one species to infect #the other one has to infect it first #which is just silly #there was a brief moment where I thought my entire career would be lizard malaria #but a shitty potential supervisor who didn't give me the time of day shot down the idea completely #so I did my Bachelor's thesis on ratite birds instead #and here we are

[hellsitegenetics]

Nothing built can last forever. And every legend no matter how great, fades with time. With each passing year, more and more details are lost until all that remains are myths...half truths. To put it simply, lies. And yet, in all the known Universe, between here and the Far Lands, the legend of the Order of the Stone endures, unabridged, as self-evident fact.

Indeed, it is only a troubled land that has need for heroes- and ours was so fortunate to have, so long ago, four heroes such as these: Gabriel the Warrior- before whose sword all combatants would tremble. Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer- whose machines would spark an era of invention. Magnus the Rogue- who would channel his destructive creativity for the benefit of all. Soren the Architect- builder of Worlds, and the leader of the Order of the Stone. These four friends together, would give so much to gain their rightful place as four heroes.

Their greatest quest would take them on a dangerous journey to fight a mysterious creature known as the Ender Dragon. In the end, the Order of the Stone emerged victorious and the dragon was defeated. The story complete, they slipped away into pages of legend.

String identified:

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Closest match: Inachis io genome assembly, chromosome: 4 Common name: Peacock butterfly

#tumblr genetics #genetics #asks #drakonyx121 #requests #sent to me #minecraft #minecraft story mode #butterflies #bugs #insects #peacock butterfly #had a brief moment of confusion with this one #on the database this is labeled as just “european peacock” #and i was really confused why a peacock would be in the insect category LMAO

[freakadr0id]

I don't think I can get over this little moment with Donnie when they're trying to save Leo from the prison dimension.

Our boy is PISSED. We've seen him upset and frustrated a few times throughout the show but this? This is pure rage.

Leo is the one Donnie has butted heads with the most throughout the show and movie. They argue and they tease each other, but at the end of the day, they love each other. I think we see the culmination of that right here, where Donnie is furious at the thought of losing Leo again and is determined to get him back.

He doesn't even say anything here, which I think makes this more impactful since this is just another moment of raw emotion from Mr. "Emotionally Unavailable". It's such a small moment but it's an important one, especially for Donnie's character.

#this moment really stuck with me the first time I saw the movie #we've never seen him this upset #and even after seeing Donnie cry just a couple minutes earlier #the emotion he showed in this brief moment kind of surprised me #he truely #genuinely #loves his family #another thing that got me was how the electric energy coming out of his eyes #almost looks like tears #that might just be me though #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt movie #rottmnt movie spoilers #rise of the tmnt movie #rise of the tmnt movie spoilers #rottmnt spoilers #rise of the tmnt spoilers #rottmnt donnie #rise donnie #rottmnt donatello #rise donatello #character analysis #rottmnt analysis #analysis

[stil-lindigo]

a blank page.

#disco elysium #harry dubois #kim kitsuragi #this game means so much to me #i would never be able to properly put it into words exactly how important it is to me #playing it signalled a turning point in my life #it lifted me out of a terrible space #and after playing it i set off on a creative journey that i think revitalised the way i saw my own art #ill always be so grateful to de for this #whats happening with zaum is nothing short of heartbreaking #and i dont know #i wanted to make a tribute #or something #just something to show its impact on me #to show that it was real for a brief beautiful moment #thank you for reading #stillindigo art #fancomics

[canisalbus]

realistically, i know fur cannot tan. but in my heart i believe vasco would love to sunbathe and would develop an even warmer golden brown from it, while machete would turn pink-red from merely going outside for more than 10 minutes

.

#Vasco has that sunkissed aura to him and I'd love it if he was able to tan visibly #Machete is very sensitive to the sun and will burn if he's outside for too long on a sunny day #mostly on the spots where the fur is thinnest like his ears and snout #it's not like he combusts immediately but it's just easier for him to avoid the midday heat if he can #answered #anonymous #modern Machete knows that albinism comes with a significant risk of developing skin cancer and is used to taking preventative measures #it's a good thing he likes high coverage clothing #most dogs don't need sunscreen and being covered in fur complicates things but if he knows he'll be outdoors for longer than a brief moment #he will put some on his ears and nose to protect them

[unexpectedbrickattack]

short king and his shorter kings

#pizza tower #pepstavo #peppinoise #i sketched it out WEEKS ago #but w me almost finishing this godawful comm i felt compelled to do something for Me #i cannot wait to finish; i have a couple of forms sitting there collecting dust but im too overwhelmed w this shitty comm- #-to even attempt to tackle those. i need to scrub my brain and start fresh. but after i finish it lmao #anyway hey. hope everyones okay and vibin #dont take this seriously but also. heehee. #in hindsight i feel like i need to bump gustavos head up a lil bit but weh #not too compelled to fix it. #additional context that i think is fun; gus is just a touchy dude and he finds all kinds of reasons to pick peppino up #and every time peppino is like SO flustered and shocked bc itll be in the view of customers #like some sports team wins and its on their tvs and ppl are hootin n hollerin #and like people will notice and keep cheering and its alot hes like oh my GOD u cannot keep doing that im going to explode and then die #noise will do it to prove he can do it and then his back snaps in two bc he weighs like 80 lbs (36kg) #but for like a brief moment of time he is facefirst in tummy and hes ecstatic #theo it is not funny to be rushed to the er bc u broke ur back #also suggestive (but funny i prommy) #but he absolutely would be that like girl who needed a neckbrace from having her gf accidentally sit on her face too hard #hes like ouuuuhhghh....that was worth it. how long will it take to recover doc bc i wanna do it again :) #meanwhile. i think if that happened peppino would literally go into hiding. ur not finding him. #it would literally haunt him that he nearly killed this rat w his fat ass #as if this is not the way both gus and noise would like to go out. it would be peaceful for them i think #anyway #runs away cutely; see u in two weeks maybe

[matchingbatbites]

Supernatural Creature AU where everyone thinks that Steve is the token human, but it turns out he's actually the descendant of an angel. The weapons he uses are all hallowed while he weilds them and he has a top notch healing factor, which is why he doesn't mind putting himself on the front line and taking the heavy hits.

When his heritage finally comes out, the party asks him all of these questions about it, and Eddie, his vampire boyfriend just blinks and says "Is that why my mouth tingles when we kiss? Because you're fucking holy?"

#steve has a brief moment of panic before eddie has to openly admit that he actually likes it #this invaded my brain while at work so just take it #creatures #creature au #steddie #steddie headcanon #joey writes

[teaboot]

I know I'm posting a lot of Trigun right now but can someone whose first language is French please tell me how they handle the concept of a post apocalyptic space western whose titular character is literally named Vash like Vache like Cow like this man is running around a space desert calling himself Cow Stampede I just want to know what it adds to the experience

#I keep trying to erase the awareness of it but it makes it hard to take seriously #Like there's a brief serious sober moment and my brain just reminds me 'his name is Cow #There are no French people in space #It's five in the fucking morning #Trigun #vash the stampede

[bonefall]

Maybe I'll make a post on this at some point but like, something deeply fucked up about TNP and Po3 that people have totally forgotten about is how badly they try to whine that "Tigerstar Had Good Traits :("

Firestar does it, Brambleclaw does it, and they keep doing this after it becomes this GRAND irony that Firestar almost gets Tiger'd to death in a fox trap because he was too trusting. Bramble gets his pity award of keeping deputyship and then cries to his son about how No One Saw The Good In Tigerstar :(

And it's wiiiiild that no one else in this fandom has done anything with the fact that Leopardstar broke the Warrior Code to appoint Hawkfrost, who had no apprentice, an extremely aggressive and warmongering Tigerclone who says things like "Tigerstar wasn't the worst cat to look up to." ONLY qualifying trait was being kinda like Tigerstar.

And she practically did that the SECOND Mistyfoot went missing. And then Leopardstar continued to be one of the most violent and xenophobic leaders through Po3, joining with WindClan to attack ThunderClan.

What I'm getting at is that like, a few years ago, with books like "Blackfoot's Reckoning" and "Shadow in RiverClan" it's like they suddenly decided to retcon in a bunch of "redemption arcs" in hindsight. They just pretended like there was this grand high reckoning with TigerClan, when there literally wasn't, and if anything that caused SERIOUS problems for the cast that the authors didn't fully acknowledge as such.

And now ppl haven't actually read the main series and are just working with their recent memory of all these retcon books.

But TNP and PO3 are still there, and you can go and see the ACTUAL timeline where Leopardstar is really not apologetic at all, and Blackstar is a useful stooge for the very next wannabe dictator that strolls in, in spite of the new side content that COMPLETELY mischaracterized them for their plots to work.

#I just wish people could be more critical of this #And im not entirely anti-retcon. Mind you #But I am here because i think these retcons make them WORSE characters. It's BAD for a character to GET a book with a redemption arc and-- #Then they don't change at all and act like totally different people later in the timeline #And Leopardstar is the worse one between her and Blackstar BECAUSE she has sooo many active choices here #Im confident in my choice for BB the more I think about it. Leopardstar's dismantling of the bonehill was good #But it works better as a tragedy imo with the rest of the series in mind #That for a brief moment. A fleeting whim. She could have changed. #But she never did. #And Blackstar who was FAR less repentant at the time DID eventually turn around. #At the end of the day one of them appointed Hawkfrost as codebreaking deputy. #And the other did not. #And I think it's fucking bullshit the way that Leopardstar's retcondemption implies that Hawkfrost was just so tricky he mislead her #The old and experienced leader who had been fooled by a tiger before and was soso sorry for it. Just got tricked. #Like fuck off. She never had a redemption. Stop trying to tell me she did 15 years later #She's a girlboss who empires too close to the sun in pursuit of power and drags everyone down with her #Not a sad weepy smolbean #Bone babble #Warrior cats analysis

[muzzleroars]

violence, round one: the violent against neighbors (meet your maker)

#ultrakill #v1 #JUST an idea i've been kicking around for a minute #like. everyone is in hell #and so v1's creators must be in there somewhere too #all they can both do is share a brief moment of recognition though #the husks too far gone and v1's memory too corrupted #and then it kills them. and they're proud. #look at how far it's come. and think of how far it will go. fuck it up little guy lol #they built it and they could never know just how successful it could be #doodle tag #body horror cw #I KNOW they look like gummy bacon but still!!!!!! #(the binary around the halo just spells the same luke verse)

[chirpsythismorning]

“Mike said his life started the day he found El in the woods, which was technically the following night. What he said had nothing to do with offending Will because he went missing the day before.”

#byler #ignore the logistics of it #mike’s brain thinks of Nov 6th as the day Will went missing aka the day his life stopped #he met El after a whole day of worrying about will #its the day they had to see etched on will’s tombstone #Nov 7th is just an extension of him finding out and doing everything to get him back #nov 7th evening is a whole 24 hrs later #so yes not the same day #but it doesn’t make it any less incriminating #it’s not that Mike didn’t exist until he found el #it’s that it stopped that day #and then started again when he got hope will was alive #so many lines in mike’s monologue felt like lies mixed with a dose of truth #friends don’t lie co-founder and his loopholes 🙄 #I think it’s interesting also that we never really get Mike and Will talking about his time in the UD #the one time they do it’s brief and mostly about uncovering what’s happening to Will in that moment in s2 #but like we never see them talk outright about what happened or how the party all coped #so the prospects of him finding out how Mike truly felt back then… #in a scene where mike explains the ‘i feel like my life started-‘ line to Will #(and even more importantly the audience who has to buy into this) #that could be quite something…