#my greatest fascination

[lilacthebooklover]

hey so do you think the reason why lucifer couldn't come to heaven with charlie is because he knows lilith is there?

lilith being in heaven was foreshadowed from here. charlie mentions it and lucifer looks over to the portrait of lilith. he knows she's there- and looks so guilty in this shot because charlie isn't aware, and he won't tell her. lucifer knows where lilith has been for those seven years, knows that lilith (from what we can infer) left both him and charlie to ascend to it, knows that he can't face her again as he is. by gosh does this man have a lot going on

#hazbin hotel #he fascinates me #i want to examine him like a ladybird #my analysis brain's going into overdrive again whoops #hazbin lucifer #hazbin hotel lucifer #lucifer morningstar #lucifer hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel episode 5 #hell's greatest dad #charlie morningstar #charlie hazbin hotel #hazbin charlie #lilith hazbin hotel #hazbin lilith #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin episode 8 spoilers #hazbin hotel finale #spoilers!!! #i'll probably have more thoughts on this later into my episode 5 rewatch #but also hdjshdjkhgjkfhjg

[novantinuum]

nhfjsdfjnh- rewatching movie clips- and i'm not gonna lie-

steven, i LOVE you, but

"as much as i've looooved dismantling the empire and saving all your planets" is the absolute most FULL of it possible way you could've ever stated this concept

it's probably for the best he stepped the fuck away and didn't "take" the throne as white and the others wanted him to, i really don't think he needed the ego boost

#not tagging this bc i know there's people out there who will twist my words lol #but i find it Fascinating how full of himself steven can be sometimes #like Yeah no he Did In Fact save gemkind from themselves #but Damn m'guy you really gotta go and Say it like that? dangle it in front of everyone? lknbfhjddg #be humble- jeebus lol #jen rambles #anyways i am once again stating it- i love steven but steven is Flawed just as all of these characters are flawed #and his greatest vices are definitely feeling like he has to always be in control #and getting carried away with himself- both in his theatrics and in the way he interacts with others #and here he is TBH getting carried away with a small dose of hubris #juicy i lov me a protag with a dose of hubris

[yellowocaballero]

Talk Shop Tuesday: what’s the most important thing to you when it comes to characterization?

[Sorry I am so behind on these I have been so fucking busy] CHARACTERIZATION I LOVE YOU SO. What a good question!!!!! I get compliments on my characterization a lot so I should probably think about this. Also @lazuliquetzal chime in if you want because you're just as good at this.

There's a lot of important things. The most important, I think, is that the character has consistent internal logic. It's like worldbuilding or magic. Their actions don't have to be objectively logical, but they do have to be consistent. The character has a framework for understanding the world, a way of perceiving the world and how it works, and an idea of how they think other people work. Everything that happens in their lives is filtered through that. They have to feel like a real person making real decisions, not an instrument of the plot.

Something I like to do is to make their greatest strength their greatest flaw. I think in writing there's no 'good' or 'bad' character traits - no virtues or sins. I think character traits are neutral, and that they can be used to good or bad effect. I think we do things because of other things that have happened to us, and that these things have positive and negative consequences.

Obviously a character has to have consistent motivations and to change over time. A character shouldn't end the story in the same place where they started. Character focused stories ought to have your characters change throughout the story - Sherlock Holmes doesn't have to have moments of character growth but your slice of life character definitely should. I think the setting around them really helps - giving them foils really helps develop and flesh out both characters.

I feel like that's all pretty basic notes though. For me and characters, there's way more to it than that. It's hard to explain. I think I can only ask that you make the plot and tropes fit the characters, not the characters fit the plot and tropes. Fanfic has a horrible habit of making characters one dimensional and stripping away a lot of nuance to fit in with different slots in relationship dynamic, roles in a team dynamic, or niches in an AU. The character should come first. And love of god if you make their personality seme or uke I will come find you with my yaoi baseball bat.

Oh and the best character-building exercise is to figure out if the character would ever be a cannibal or not and I am barely joking.

#i don't mean for characterization to be the most important thing in my stuff bc that's a weird thing to be important #and i do think characters should be in service of the plot #but the plot and characters should be in service to each other #idk and i think who i am as a person seeps into this #i like people a lot. i like meeting different kinds of people. #i like meeting people from every place of all walks of life of all identities and types #even people i dont like i think enrich my understanding of people as a whole #every person is so fascinating and has an entire internal world that we aren't privvy to #if we limit our world to ourselves then our life will stay small and provincial forever #a lot of my characters are based off people i know; or even different facets of myself #or they're a way of showcasing a theme or vein of emotion in life that i often confront or struggle with #many of my characters are parts of me I don't like or am ashamed of #so it's a bit healing to showcase their messiness as people; to show them growing; and to forgive them for that messiness #people are each other's greatest source of pain and only source of pleasure i think

[lloydfrontera]

Now that Javier experienced Lloyd sacrificing himself do you think he will still want him to go and sacrifice himself and save others or will he be now fine with Lloyd wanting to runaway especially with what he heard through the door?

that's such an interesting question.

to start with javier never wanted lloyd to sacrifice himself. just to be clear. that's not something javier ever wanted of him. he hoped he would try to help others even if it meant risking his life which is different but i guess the difference can be a little tricky.

that being said.

i don't believe javier would ever want lloyd to put himself in danger ever again, not for him, not for the estate, not for anyone else. but. i do think he would subconsciously expect it from him. you get what i mean?

like. he'd never want or think to ask lloyd to risk his life again, he'd do everything in his power so lloyd is never in a situation where he would have to, just like he swore to do in ch 384

And on the other hand, he made a promise. He was determined. I will protect that stupid friend even more firmly. No matter what happens. No matter what situation comes. I will protect that coward who pretends to be calm. ‘So don’t whine that you don’t want to die. Because that won't happen. If that moment comes, I will be the one who dies. for you... I'm willing to do that.'

so like. as far as javier is aware he would never let lloyd do something like that.

but. he would expect it. because that's what lloyd got him used to. which is,, very important to remember imo. i don't think it's fair to get upset at javer for feeling disappointed when lloyd says he won't put his life at risk for the sake of others when time after time lloyd has shown that he's very much willing to do so. and has explicitly said he will do so. like!! talk about giving mixed signals here!

remember the mastodons incident?? that time javier got upset precisely because lloyd kept putting his life in danger?? and lloyd was the one that told him that sorry but he would keep doing it anyway??

"I fully get what you are saying," Lloyd continued. "And I know you have good intentions. You're telling me to run safely and don't take things into my own hands when danger arises. Right?" "Yes," Javier confirmed "But you're upset because I always get winded up in this situation by risking myself, totally ignorant of my place. I'm right on this one, too, right?" asked Lloyd. "Yes, that's right." "But what else can I do? I don't think I can be more careful in the future." "Why is that?" asked Javier. "There are people that trust and work for me." Javier wanted to refute and fight back. But he couldn't come up with anything, so he stayed silent. Lloyd continued to speak amid his silence. "Of course, I don't want to be in danger, either. I'm scared. And I hate dying all the more. But you see, everyone has their own responsibilities," said Lloyd.

like?? i don't think it's unfair for javier to expect lloyd to try to help others even if it means putting his life in danger when this is an actual conversation they had.

the misunderstanding here was that when lloyd said he had a responsibility to others, he meant the people that worked for him, the ones under his care, the people he's in charge of. he owes them that protection because they put his trust in him and he's not gonna betray that even if it means his life.

but javier thinks they have that responsibility with everyone. he thinks it's their duty to protect those than can't protect themselves, even if they're not part of their estate or territory. he believes they owe them that protection because they are stronger than they are and it's their responsibility to do their best to help even if it means their lives.

and guess what! lloyd always ends up coming back to save everyone anyway! despite his fears, despite his protests, he always ends up risking his life for strangers anyway!... okay, mostly for javier but still! javier doesn't know that! he doesn't know that the major reason lloyd disregards his safety is because he cannot stand the idea of javier dying while being a hero! why would he! they're both very stupid when it comes to the other!

as far as javier knows lloyd always ends up doing the altruistic thing despite his words to the contrary. why wouldn't he expect him to do it again even when he doesn't want him to.

so like. yes javier would be okay with lloyd running away but he wouldn't actually expect him to and it would be a jarring surprise to him if lloyd did.

and the thing is. i think if lloyd suggested running away and javier accepted, it would even more jarring for lloyd, because that's just... not what he would expect from javier. which i believe would then send him down a spiral of anxiety and mixed feelings about being the reason javier gave up one of the things he most admired in him that would end up with him deciding to stay and help. thereby confirming exactly what javier expected of him. again.

but again. that's just what i think ajskdjskdfds

#hey i got an ask #Anonymous #tged #the greatest estate developer #lloyd frontera #javier asrahan #ch 384 #ch 155 #this was fun! i didn't know what my answer would be when i started writing this down actually aksdjlsdfds #but yeah i think it's fascinating to see javier's expectations and wishes for lloyd developing through the novel #he's a little ball of contradictions that make perfect sense when looked at in context #remember that javier started with the lowest opinion possible for lloyd he had absolutely no expectations or hopes for him #him coming to expect lloyd to be selfless and risk his life for others?? #completely lloyd's fault for. y'know. being selfless and risking his life for others!! funny how that works!! #turns out when you act a certain way other people come to expect that behavior from you! for both good and bad things! funny!!

[livvylubug]

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IM SO HAPPY PEOPLE LIKE LUNANARDO!!! Luna moths and cinnabar moths are probably some of my favorite kinds of moths out there!!

#I find moths super super fascinating!! #moths are in my top 3 favorite critters actually #luna leo is my GREATEST CREATION!!! #art #digital art #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #kinsona #moth leo #tmnt #lunanardo

[moe-broey]

I need like. A Don't Make Me Tap The Sign about Alfonse Fire Emblem specifically about his character and how he's perceived sometimes. Like Book 7 Chapter 12 he's just like that. He's always been like that.

I feel like I've def said it more eloquently before probably in Book 5 (regarding Reginn and Fáfnir), where like. He Will try for and favor a peaceful solution, but if it's clear there's no way out without violence and killing the threat/adversary. He won't hesitate. He won't falter. Crit line literally references this actually, "Above all, the mission".

Like I feel like the difference between Alfonse just doing Alfonse things (most recent chapter Seidr having to kill Kvasir, no way out of it -- plus also even considering killing Seidr herself, if that were to end Gullveig) and the Letizia moment was like. The Letizia moment was a BOLD gambit he played, which is WHY it was so shocking in the story and as an audience member, and why I think it left such a deep impression. Still very in character for him and the way he thinks/problem solves on the fly, carefully evaluating the situation and what would be the best move with the highest rate of success. (THAT LAST BIT ACTUALLY........ he'll do this even with low rates of success, out of sheer stubbornness as well. Which is why I still stand by him being rash at times, a LOT of his rashness is disguised as "calculated risks" and he just has the willpower to pull it off. The worst-best type of guy to me LMFAO)

Going back a bit though, the Letizia moment also stands out as an example of how far Alfonse is willing to go to win, especially if his back is pushed against the wall. It gives you a FASCINATING glimpse into his character and into his mind. A lot of times Lif would be an enigma to me, beyond the basics, character wise. Like yeah I guess that would fuck up a guy. But his methods (working and making contracts with gods when especially as Alfonse he knows better than that??) would be inscrutable to me. But everything absolutely finally clicked when Alfonse made that gambit, playing to Letizia's personality and whatever preconceived notions she may have, that maybe Alfonse could find a weak spot in and take advantage of. Lif is doing the exact same thing. His judgement is maybe a little worse for wear on account of, well *gestures vaguely to all of him* but he's still very much doing The Same Thing.

LIKE. I'm def straying from my point which is. Alfonse isn't shy about having to resort to violence. It Is a resort. But if it has to be done, it will be done. Any damage control (such as Sharena's feelings -- she has CLEARLY been extremely upset these past chapters) can be resolved later. (This.... is also fascinating to me..... bc it's always been clear to me his loved ones are the people who ground him, who stop him from losing himself, from becoming cruel in his practicality and tendency for detachment. There Is his morality as well -- but his loved ones are a huge part in what keeps him kind.)

I guess what I'm really trying to say is. Hit me up next time Alfonse is playing 4D chess with the enemy or throwing himself in a ditch on purpose just to indulge his baby sister's current pet project. THOSE feel like standout examples of Alfonse Off The Shits (but still completely in character for him tbh), while like. The rest is just par for the course for him. Just another (especially traumatizing) Tuesday.

#i'm. vaguing and i am so sorry for commiting the sin of vaguing. #but i do want to make it clear i'm not actually mad or judgy that would be silly #but like that aspect of alfonse specifically is what draws me in so completely... #it's a fascinating study and also. feels like one extreme opposite to my own. #and it's actually really nice to have it be an extreme bc it's easy to pick out what tracks where it frays #and where it crosses a line and becomes hurtful and/or harmful for the parties involved (including the self) #like... i absolutely use both alfonse and sharena as autistic proxys. to help me conceptualize/recontextualize/process info. #things that don't come naturally to me or things that feel beyond me and out of my grasp. #which is to say alfonse's practicality is actually something that is sooooo personal to me LMFAOOO #which is why. i've got to tap the sign. he has ALWAYS been like this it is a HUGE CORE PART OF HIM‼️‼️‼️‼️ #his greatest strength his biggest flaw. ect. the reason why i'm constantly chewing on his arm. #WHATEVER..... #fe alfonse #again i do want to emphasize i'm not mad or judgy LMFAOO i'm just devastatingly autistic about him. #if anything the autism was just. aggro'd. you know how it is.

[mysecretwindowuniverse]

1x5 | Viper

The way Maroni looks at Oswald here is certainly . . . something

#Gotham #oswald cobblepot #sal maroni #the way maroni looks at oswald here - #satisfaction over the successful heist + amusement and. . . devour? devour is the word that most comes to mind #the oswald & maroni dynamic is /fascinating/ and one of season 1's greatest strengths #i don't believe i have the skill set to do a thorough analysis but i certainly do have *thoughts* #season 1 #gotham rewatch #my gifs #mine

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

i used to think everyone was a mind-reader and that i was constantly being watched so i developed the habit to just assume everyone is omnipotent for funsies so i don't know how obvious/secretive i actually am when i do certain things because i just assume everyone knows everything this is why i feel comfortable pulling shit in front of cameras and why i am so silly funny with it because if i'm always being watched then i have to put on a show for everyone of course :)

#obvi i don't still think everyone is watching me i'm not *that* vain (lying) but i am less mentally ill now i prommy hehe #i'm just a silly funny guy born to entertain the masses #i can't believe there was a point in time where i felt afraid of being watched who gives a fuck look man it would be the greatest honor for #someone to watch me 24/7 i would be all am i being studied *looks at u with my big brown eyes* do u think i'm oh so fascinating do u #find my mind amazing do u want to have cameras follow me around forever for the rest of my life i wouldn't even say no if u asked

[potatobugz]

hallo for the bingo thang… i know nothing abt ut yellow or homestuck😭 i do know flowey is in ut yellow tho! how is his characterization? and if its chill to also request a undertale (not yellow) character, asgore !

Asgore ↓

Flowey ↓

BAM asgore and flowey x2 combo

#rambles #ask game #undertale #yea undertales fine!!!! :D #ive been meaning to replay that game #tbh i unfortunately dont have much to say about both of them individually just bc it is hard to parse #my thoughts on them both without consuming the source material again #i love floweys characterization in uty though like i did not know abt the neautral ending until after i beat pacifist #and it blew my mind #flowey is so fascinating i love that critter!!!! #and he makes me sad!!!! #ppretty flower #asgore: i like that hes divorced #i also like that he is funny #& i like the contrast between him post-pacifist/during the true ending vs. when you meet and fight him #him breaking the mercy button is still one of the greatest things. ever (does that make sense) #also i need him to be less weird as in NOT THE DIVORCE GROCERY STORE SCENE IN DEKTARUNE HAHAHAHA #but i need him to stay weird #idk i have complex feelings about his cringefailness #also that he killed six children. thats crazy #oh undertale.....i love u undertale....

[sparklitive-sonya]

congrats to Jere for developing from what looked like a hybrid between every fuckboy salesman student at my former school and my eccentric uncle who is also known for making the worst imaginable life choices - to his current form that reminds me of every single hot and cool androgynous heavy metal woman I've ever fallen in love with (and still kinda long for after embarrassing amount of time)

anyways yesterday was kinda rough I've never felt this uneasy yet been completely mesmerized by a man in my entire life

#been feelin like this for a while tbh #no fr real i'm so fascinated by the way this man contains multitudes #some of the multitudes remind me of some traumatic experiences but ofc that's just my problem and doesn't say anything about him necessarily #anyways i think if i dated someone like jere it would be the greatest love story of my life #but also leave me needing therapy for years #i'm too scared to tag this so i won't #personal

[june-again]

people are so nice at uni ?!?! what the fuck??!!

#unexpected! #this has been the greatest academic semester of my life #all my classes are fascinating and i'm making a ton of friends and i'm sooooo busy in such a good way #but yeah since i've been doing well i've been expressing myself with fashion and makeup a lot more #and i've been getting compliments a lot recently and it's just really sweet #like wow we're all in this together huh #or something #i just like feeling like i've opened up and become comfortable #making eye contact in the hallways and enjoying every moment #january was a good month and february is off to a wonderful start #(my parents like my boyfriend. W boyfriend W parents life is good) #june shines #the trials of juniversity

[lipstickontheglass1985]

oh i am SO looking forward to exploring the deepest corners of ao3 after im done with watching

#like i cant wait to see what the greatest minds of our generation have to say abt quark and odo fucking nasty. #not because im particularly into any of them its just the mechanics of it that fascinate me. what does odo turn into. #i KNOW hes not staying 'human'. no way #oh my god do you guys think odo involuntarily turns into a liquid when he comes. like what if it literally makes him melt. #im so sorry idont know why i shared all that information! anyway! the mechanics of star trek sex are genuinely fascinating to me #from like an uhhhh. scientific standpoint. #thots

[floralquafloral]

the Breath of the Wild linkle mod did so much for lesbians

#i would bench press a car for more games like botw with the linkle mod #the combination of fantastic gameplay & polish + female protagonist + lesbians EVERYWHERE is just. unparalleled #like.. all the random NPCs who flirt with link are now wlw #the armour mipha made for link? now it's an explicitly gay tradition #armour traditionally made by zora princesses to propose to their WIVES..... hello?? #and gerudo town becomes gender euphoria paradise #the way the mod completely transforms the vibe of gerudo town is something i could talk a lot about actually #i have probably told my qpp about it like 4 times. it's not only really pleasant but also endlessly fascinating #is anyone curious about that??? let me know i could totally write up another post about it #anyways basically linkle botw mod. greatest mod of all time. the ultimate trans lesbian experience #floralaqua #i'm gonna add some tags i guess because i like attention #breath of the wild #botw #linkle #wlw

[lloydfrontera]

it's so interesting how lloyd was so traumatized by everything he went through when he lived as suho that every time he wants to do something kind he has to justify it with monetary gain. his brain got so used to being in survival mode, to literally being unable to afford almost anything, that now that he can, even when he wants, truly, really wants to help out of kindness, he tells himself it because he'll get something out of it because that's everything he could afford to do before. and by interesting i mean absolutely heartbreaking actually.

#tged #the greatest estate developer #lloyd frontera #he is a pragmatic little shit don't misunderstand me #he will get every cent he can out of everything he does #but a lot of what he does is born out of a deep desire to help and keep everyone around him safe #like even at the beginning when he didn't know anyone and just wanted to save his skin #he still made sure to keep everyone working under him safe and well paid simply because he knew what it was to be underpaid and to feel #expandable as a worker. and he didn't want to be like that! he wanted to be a better boss than the ones he had #but even so he tells himself it's because well treated workers do a better job. and he's right. but that's definitely not the main reason #why he goes to such lengths #it's just fascinating to me #it's such a realistic depiction of someone who truly wants to be good but was unable to afford it for such a long time he almost forgot how #i love him <3 he's my favorite bastard <3 #i talk a lot <3

[mariocki]

Katy Manning - in her first ever screen role, and credited as Katie - makes awful coffee and has a good nose at some industrial action, in Softly Softly: Task Force: Standing Orders (1.8, BBC, 1970)

#fave spotting #katy manning #jo grant #softly softly: task force #doctor who #classic doctor who #standing orders #alan plater #bbc #the awful coffee thing is referenced several times in dialogue for some reason‚ it isn't just me being a dick #katy's part here is fairly negligible at a glance‚ but this is a fascinating episode of SSTF. I've found this first series deeply uneven so #far‚ beginning with a couple of brilliant‚ razor sharp scripts from series creator Elwyn Jones‚ but followed by a few really duff #eps by Robert Barr‚ who seems to have seized the procedural aspect of the series and clung to it so his episodes depict fairly dull #routine work for the characters. my heart jumped‚ then‚ when the opening credits for this episode announced Alan Plater as the writer #Plater was truly one of our greatest screenwriters and deserves to be mentioned alongside Rosenthal and Potter (but rarely is‚ perhaps #because he contributed so much to genre work or bc he did so much freelance for other series like this‚ rather than concentrating on his #own original creations all the time). this is well before Beiderbecke made his name‚ but he was already an established writer and so #presumably well known for the socialist views that inform much of his work (even freelancing). doubly surprising then‚ considering this #episode follows on immediately from 1.7 The Aggro Boy‚ an Allan Prior script that's interesting as a document on attitudes and approaches #to football hooliganism in 1970‚ but which has a highly Conservative bent and contains dialogue which seems to support increased powers of #policing‚ the return of national service‚ and a general despair with 'modern society'. Prior's script couldn't be further from Plater's #beliefs‚ but to his credit this episode (concerning labour disputes and unofficial strikes) does its damndest to remain neutral (mostly #through the figure of Norman Bowler's Insp Hawkins who will not be drawn into taking sides). i suppose it's testament to Plater's #professionalism; he was after all a guest writer on a mildly conservative cop show‚ not to mention writing for the BBC (always at pains to #appear politically neutral). his characters are varied‚ with good and bad on both sides of the debate; there are bad managers and trouble #makers on the picket‚ as well as sympathetic bosses and earnest union men. if Plater does allow his leftwing bias to show (and it's only #briefly) it's in scenes where Hawkins is goaded by his superiors into betraying his own sympathies: something he explicitly refuses to do #so where does Katy come in? what does her character represent? if anything i think she represents the disinterested masses #the idle onlookers; her secretary character is not directly involved in the shop disputes and spends most of the episode watching the men #from the window with half curiosity and half boredom. and she does it superbly!

[astralartefact]

the ffxiv youtube posting a full yorha dark apocalypse trailer for the release of the rest of the anime while the community is already big mad after they have made the groundbreaking discovery that they like endwalker less than shadowbringers

surely only the most insightful of commentaries will follow *braces for impact*

me? i'm just over here full on seething that the stupid lore bullshit that people are mad about is continuing to rob me of 'yoko taro decided to write his most overtly political work in a video game crossover' discourse

#yorha dark apocalypse #continuing my mission to be as vague as possible about yoko taro's greatest hit #there's a reddit thread about the trailer and i'm just tempted to go in and ruin my day #i won't look at it bc i already feel mad enough shouting at clouds but here's my drinking game for you that worked p well back in the day #take a sip every time the lore is mentioned as a problem #bonus if its even though the lore (aliens) is the same as omega and the dragons #take a sip every time somebody complains about nothing being explained #take a sip if somebody either demands or bemoans a possible continuation #finish your drink if somebody refers to a vague cabal of yoko taro stans that fiendishly defend his every move #this community is so fascinating to watch (in a maddening and frustrating sort of way)