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teamforever · 7 months

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We've been a bit too secretive about what we're working on lately and while I love surprises it's not been fun keeping stuff to ourselves. So here's some concept art!

#sonic 2 absolute #s2a #concept art #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #secret

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ultralowoxygen · 2 years

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View to Köngissee from Jenner by ThomasG. Via Flickr: Bronica S2A @F22, Lomo CN 400 @ISO200

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anistarrose · 3 months

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So I have only my two cents to give on the "curing disabilities in fantasy/sci-fi stories" trope, as just one disabled person among many disabled people, but here are my two cents nonetheless.

One defense of the trope is that it's simply a form of escapism, and moreover, a fantasy that disabled people themselves can quite reasonably find joy in — as a feel-good story, a break from all the pain of real life. Many — not all by a long shot, but many — of us would jump at the chance for a cure, after all, and it's not like we're not valid to do so. Lots of us take pride in being disabled, but nevertheless, sometimes it really fucking sucks.

The counterargument to the above is this: that this isn't a realistic trope, and that particularly in combination with the suffocating frequency that this trope is used, this becomes the opposite of a hopeful fantasy. When you have an incurable condition, and the only happy endings you see represented for people like you in fiction are inevitably only achieved once the characters stop being like you — that can be indescribably upsetting.

Disabled characters do not get happy endings while remaining disabled — and fiction is fiction and all, but I'm not going to pretend like this doesn't have gradual, accumulative real-life effects on the amount of effort people/society are willing to put into accessibility and acceptance, because of beliefs like "aren't you going to be cured someday anyway?" Or "isn't this disability just going to stop existing, someday? one way or another?"

I hope I don't have to explain how damaging it is to think the above way, or to imagine a future where disability doesn't exist. (Yes, even though disability is partially socially constructed. That's a load-bearing "partially".)

So, if you couldn't tell, I do generally relate a lot more to the harsher, more critical view of this trope — but I certainly don't want to judge actual disabled people for writing it either (and especially not people with progressive conditions), not when there is genuine catharsis and escapist joy that can be wrung from it. I obviously don't trust non-disabled folks with writing "cure" stories any further than I could throw them, due to a long fucking history of non-disabled people fucking it up — but also, no one should be forced to reveal personal details, let alone medical history, to justify their choice to write something.

This is the paradox that I am willing to come to terms with, by throwing up my hands and saying, "okay, so some of the time I sure don't like it, but it's technically none of my business."

That said: if you're non-disabled, or you're writing about a disability much different from your own (a physical disability when you're autistic, for example), and you want to write an escapist feel-good story featuring disabled characters: I also want to stress that "escapist themes" versus "no one's disability gets cured ever" is very much a false binary. You can have both.

I've never written a "curing a disability" story. But I've both written and enjoyed some extremely escapist, unashamedly hopeful stories revolving around disabled characters — and it's all about accommodation.

A story of any genre where society is more accepting of — and willing to collectively help care for — chronic illnesses and chronic pain? That's escapist, and if it's something that characters once fought tooth and nail for, it's pretty damn cathartic. A fantasy or sci-fi story where medicines are still required to treat a condition, but the medicines are more accessible, more effective, et cetera, may also be escapist depending on the context.

Fantasy service animals, high-tech service robots, magical or indistinguishable-from-magic mobility devices? They're all possibly escapist too. (Just note that a lot of disabled people may still maintain a personal preference for seeing the "real world" versions, and that's that's also perfectly reasonable. Remember that the gripe with the original trope has a lot to do with a lack of variety in representation, justified by arbitrary rules about how fantasy/sci-fi "should" look, and the goal should be not to replicate that.)

So, in conclusion: if you find yourself writing a disabled character, and want to give them a happy ending, I urge you not to jump to "their disability is cured now" without at least thinking through the alternatives. Do your research regardless, and accept that disabled people will likely have a wide range of opinions on whatever you decide to go with — but accept that disabilities themselves are varied, and should not inherently have to consign either characters or real human beings to tragic lives by their mere existence.

#disability #ableism #long post #honestly i could tag toh here but i won't #(especially because the ableism in that fandom has calmed down since the peak in s2a - at least as far as i've observed)

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welcometogrouchland · 2 years

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I know it was unexpected for plenty of people but I LOVE the implication that in S3 willow is the one rocking a tough, practical jacket and hunter is the one in the cozy nerd sweater. Especially in the context of how they've always viewed each other?

Willow has always been the "leather jacket-wearing bad-boy with a heart of gold" in hunters eyes when you think about it. She's strong, plays a flashy contact sport that's essentially fantasy-roller derby, stands up to authority and fights for a cause, all the while being sweet and silly and sensitive and secretly insecure but healing from something traumatic that happened to her.

And on the flip side, willow didn't meet Hunter when he was the golden guard, she met him when he was pretending to be a normal kid. He was weird and awkward and overzealous and stand offish. His best friend is a bird and his name is Caleb Jasper Bloodwilliams. BUT as the day goes on he makes friends, acts dorky and encouraging, does something really weird and messed up but (most important to willow) demonstrates that he can mend the mistakes he makes. He's soooo the sheltered "good" girl learning to come out of her shell and willow is the risk taking beefcake who shows him the world. It's disgusting and I love it

#the owl house #hunter toh #willow park #huntlow #hi yeah sorry to shippost on main but i couldn't rest til i articulated this thought #like it's perfectly reasonable that eveyone assumed their aesthetics would lean opposite. but this idea makes so much sense and is-#-so funny #obviously this is slightly hyperbolic analysis and is mostly here for comedic purposes but i stand by the central thesis #which is that huntlow flips one of the most famous het romance tropes in a way that is soooo fuckin cute and charming i love it #this is what i mean when i call them bi4bi t4t #again i also love love edgy hunter and cottagecore willow. but those do feel more tied to their s2A characters than who they probably are-#-by the time Thanks to Them roles around #anyway yeah huntlow makes me stupid insane to think abt abdidbfk #secret fuckin sauce that they put in these two

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silverlombaxwitch · 11 months

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Autism and adhd sibling duo fr

#my fav s2a ep coz of their chaotic sibling dynamic hehehhe #The owl house #Toh #Luz noceda #Hunter toh #Hunter noceda #Flapjack #Hunting palismen #my art #fanart #silverlombaxwitch

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agrebel18 · 1 year

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I can understand people having mixed feelings on the Collector ESPECIALLY in season 3 and such but the argument that he was just “thrown in at last minute” isn’t really a valid argument because 1. Dana and some of the crew members implied he would’ve gotten a bigger storyline without the shortening in one of the Post Hoots, and 2. In Echoes of the Past, when they show the backstory between how King was born, The Titan (King’s dad) was shown fighting with one of the Collectors, PLUS in the murals with the Titans, you can see several Collectors surrounding all the Titans and their babies, along with another Collector showing up in Knock Knock Knocking on Hooty’s Door

#have your opinion on how they were shown and done in late season 2 and season 3 all you want BUT THERE'S A LOT OF COLLECTOR SYMBOLISM #in the early season 2 episodes and s2a was apparently written and made BEFORE the official shortening #technically s2 and s2b were the effect of the shortening #but even then I find The Collector neat and I don't have that many complaints on them #but I can understand people's criticisms. but AT LEAST be consistent if you're gonna do so.#also idc if you don't have much feelings on him or you have conflicting feelings but if you HATE THEM WITH A PASSION THEN DNI /srs #the collector #the collecter toh #the owl house #toh #collector toh #yeah I'm very passionate about them can you tell??

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toontownportraits · 7 months

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Disney XD is playing all the toh episodes so i turned the channel on while drawing. had a hankering to draw lilith as a result LOL

#the bagel draws #fanart #toh #the owl house #the owl house fanart #lilith clawthorne #lillith clawthorne #young blood old souls #ilu lilith ur so sillay #if ur wondering the ep they're playing rn is s2a ep4 keeping up afearances #keeping up a-fear-ances

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chaoticallyandmentallydead · 2 years

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So, we know Darius' last name now.

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pandoratheprocrasticreator · 1 year

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im sure when luz has her inevitable mental breakdown in the next two episodes it will be her mom or eda and king who comforts her and helps her complete her character arc where she realizes Not Everything Is Her Fault, Actually. either that or the entire main cast is going to somehow show luz that she’s been a positive influence in their lives. and luz will be inspired to defeat belos with the power of friendship or whatnot. or amity or hunter will have something to do with it, though if they’re a part of it, the rest of the main cast probably will too bc i don’t see why they would be the only ppl there at the climax of luz’s character arc and not eda, king, and camila.

but what i would have really liked would be if when luz is at her lowest point the person to encourage and inspire her was willow. they haven’t touched on these two’s relationship since season 2 so they probably won’t go this direction but i think narratively it would come circle. willow was the first friend luz ever made. she introduced her to other kids their age and basically kickstarted luz’s relationships with her other peers. without willow, luz never would have gone to hexside and learned about witch society and magic. or at least, she wouldn’t have gotten as much experience with it if she just stayed with eda all the time. without willow, luz definitely wouldn’t have met amity, gus, or even hunter probably. from their adventures with their friends, luz and willow have both matured. and while willow is doing a lot better than how she was at the start of the show (though there are still parts of her character i think they should have explored more in s2), luz is suddenly doing a lot worse.

at the start of the show, luz helped willow gain confidence in herself and discover who she wanted to be. i think at the end of the show, it would be nice if willow helped luz do the same

#toh #the owl house #shut up pandora #luz noceda #willow park #listen to me #listen #i care about their friendship so much #dana robbed us of more willow episodes in season 2 #no im not talking about the shortening im talking about s2a #i know they had to introduce like 8 new plot threads but let my girl hang out in the background please!#i didnt mention him but gus too!#willow was luz's first ever friend and gus was luz's second #theyre so important to each other and im so sad the show and the fandom dont focus on it as much as i want them to #we love a good emerald trio but what about the og hexside trio #anyway i do think that willow park

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teamforever · 5 months

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Given we only have 48 followers on here, does that mean I can get away with posting Hidden Palace spoilers here where only die-hards will see them?

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic 2 absolute #sonic #s2a #sonic 2 #hidden palace #modding

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mauselet · 1 year

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TOH headcanon

Whenever Lilith has a nightmare, she sobs in her sleep, makes her little annoyed sounds and sometimes calls out names depending on the dream. Every time she wakes up, she sees Hooty staring at her, prepared with a cup of tea, scaring her even after years of doing that.

Whenever Hooty has a nightmare, he makes loud noises that wake Lilith up. She pets his head and after S3 even talks to him to comfort him and then hugs him when he wakes up.

#the owl house #toh season 3 #toh spoilers #lilith clawthorne #hooty #best friendship #sometimes your platonic soulmate is 46-year-old nerd in need of therapy or an overlooked house tube and that's just beautiful #Hooty is a Clawthorne #can't change my mind #this would apply to both S2A and post-S3 #lilith and hooty

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drbtinglecannon · 1 year

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I always had faith TOH was going to end with Luz having access to both worlds, and a distinct life in both. The usual way Isekai stories go is the character is either tossed to a new world against their will and their story revolves around trying to get home (like Amphibia), or the character was miserable with their old life and never want to go back (insert basically any Isekai anime here).

Luz seemed like she fit into the second category, with having repeatedly talked about being an outcast back in the Human Realm, but with the show's reoccurring themes of found family and "weirdos stick together", it felt like it would've been a punishment to make her choose between her beloved mother or her beloved owl family & friends. This scene in Hunting Palismen really solidified that theory that she'd get both worlds in the end.

And then it ended up true!

Not only did Luz not have to return home and leave behind the Demon Realm forever, like all the stories she read before, but she also did get to be a witch back in Connecticut.

I know the finale was over a week ago, but I'm still thinking about how lovely it was that Luz got to have her happy ending that was tailored to her specific needs that suits the story.

#toh #toh spoilers #the owl house #toh theory #luz noceda #hunting palismen #im rewatching the show rn & like. s2a hits so fucking hard. eotp. ttlgr. hp. k3ohd. er ;_____; el. just. AAHHHHHHHHHH #i cant believe s1a is from 2021 ;____; how has it been so long already. how is the show over already. luz got her happy ending & im still #so emotional about it #tc posts

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welcometogrouchland · 1 year

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[ID: three digital illustrations based on episodes of the owl house. The first image is based on Understanding Willow and features Amity and Inner Willow. Amity looks at Inner Willow regretfully, holding a hand to her chest, as Inner Willow stands surrounded by pink fire, yelling at Amity with steam coming from her eyes. Lyrics are written crookedly across the background: "I'm not here for your entertainment/your the kinda guy that likes some fun/am I just here for a bit of amusement?/you'll never be my NUMBER 1!!!".

The second image is based off For the Future and features Willow and Hunter. Hunter hugs willow, his face obscured, as she sobs and vines glow green around them both. The lyrics this time are written more neatly in the middle of the image and read "are you bored?/or are you scared?/what happened to secrets we shared?/ Did I say something/? Have I crossed the line?/you know I never meant it/when I said I was FINE!".

The final image is both drawings on one canvas with no lyrics. Each image has a dark blue background. End ID]

Thinks about Willow's repressed emotions and eats glass. Cutely (song is Con Man by The Tuts!)