#see this is why I love Stephen

[xenocorner]

Small sketch page of some of my marvel blorbos ;; Couldn't fit all of them in it nor had the time but hey I got the itch scratched kinda

#I AM a Howard Stark simp in spite of his horrible parenting #Just look at that man MH Tony had to get his looks from somewhere godamn #Also I just now realised that the way I laid them out makes Stephen seemed annoyed at the two hot af men staring at him #or Loki n Stark having a stare down to see who keeps the wizard #that was actually unintentional #My hand probably knows what I want better than I do myself #also Wanda my fierce momma plz I love her so much I wanna hug and cuddle her she deserved so much better my bby #so did Nat UGH my heart broke when drawing her I miss her ;; #WHY ARE MOST OF MY FAVES DEAD NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT LIKE??? FUCK OFF ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; #anyway #tony stark #iron man #stephen strange #doctor strange #loki laufeyson #loki #howard stark #wanda maximoff #scarlet witch #natasha romanoff #black widow #mcu #marvel #marvel fanart

[zellink]

god i only wrote 200 words today because i’ve just been doodling

#IM AIMING TO POST BELLS PROLOGUE ON FEB 2 #but lets see if that’ll actually be the case LMAOOOOO #why do i love this angle/pose for them so much. goddamn #pose ref is a sculpture by stephen sinding #flowerpower art #nat says

[m-o-o-n-thatspellsblog]

Stephen King developing a romance between a heterosexual couple: It's a man and a woman and they've interacted twice. Obviously they're in love. That doesn't need to be explained.

Stephen King developing a friendship between 2 males:

#When it comes to romance #he usually just has the characters say that they're in love instead of actually showing us how or why they fell for each other #We don't get to see the process of them falling in love #Because he seems to think that if a man and a woman spend time together it's a given that theyre in love #There's no pining #no crushes #no wondering if the other person feels the same way #its literally just “he was a boy and she was a girl can i make it any more obvious?” #but when it comes to friendship #he actually takes the time to explain the deep and meaningful nuances of their relationship #he describes the way that they feel about each other #which ultimately makes them seem more romantic than the actual couples #stephen king #stephen king books #stephen king fans #stephen king quotes #i just realized that i completely forgot about reddie??? #shit

[miametropolis]

ten in the journey’s end makes me so goddamn mad…rose punched through MULTIPLE dimensions, tracked you through all of time and space, single-handedly saved Donna while you were doing fuck all in a market, gave EVERYTHING to find you again and ALL. SHE. WANTS. IS. FOR. YOU. TO. LOOK AT HER!! WHY WON’T YOU LOOK AT HER ITS ROSE!! ITS THE HEART OF YOUR HEARTS!! YOU COULD EACH DIE ANY SECOND NOW HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU SPENT WISHING YOU ACTED SOONER HOW MANY YEARS HAS SHE WAITED FOR YOU, BURNED HOLES IN THE UNIVERSE FOR YOU AND YOU’RE STILL! LOOKING! AWAY!

#WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOURE HUGGING HER??? FRENCH THAT GIRL!!!! #MARTHA WAS MORE EXCITED TO SEE HER THAN YOU!!! #somehow stephen moffat returned…. #we really need to explore what the fuck would have happened if the metacrisis ten never existed bc WHAT was he going to do about her… #they were all alone inside davros’s little cave. just the two of them. and every glance she gives him is so full of love and care. #and he can’t look back. why can’t he look back #what happened. #what happened to if I believe in anything I believe in her what happened to how long will you stay with me #what happened to the way he looked at her on Christmas Eve as they charted out the stars #WHAT HAPPENED!!!! #the entire arc of doctor Who from seasons ONE to four has been that Rose Tyler is the center of the Doctor’s universe #one touch from her reanimates him he’d bend worlds for her he couldn’t save the world but lose her #she looks into the time vortex and rearranges time and space for him he kisses her and saves her and saves her and saves her #when he loses her he FALLS APART #he spends 12 episodes descending into literal suicidal madness for GRIEF of losing her #and then he gets her back. #SHE comes back #SHE defies the laws of UNIVERSES to get back to him #AND HE DOESNT !! LOOK !! BACK!! #im losing my mind #doctor who #rose tyler #tenrose #timepetals #tenth doctor #10th doctor

[moreaugriffins]

Welp, I know the Navy Lark fandom is non-existant on tumblr but hey ho

I did some drawings of the main three characters (well, how I pictured them looking in my head):

Chief Petty Officer Pertwee, Sub Lieutenant Phillips, and Lieutenant “Number One” Murray

I wish more people listened to this radio show. It’s just so funny

#doodles #the Navy Lark #jon pertwee #leslie phillips #Stephen Murray #after drawing this I took a long look at Leslie Phillips and Stephen Murray to see how the actors really looked #i still cannot picture them in my head #hence why their characters don’t look like the actors #it’s just a fun radio show guys #a little dated definitely - but it aired from the late 50s to late 70s #it brings comfort #I love listening to idiots being idiots and suffering the consequences of their actions #and hey #Sub Lt Phillips gives me much confidence that even if I’m an idiot I can still get far in life lol

[captainshyguy]

[stumbles off of livejournal, bloody and panting] hh.hhhhh......blue sky..........

#jesus christ #god. i can see why that was a hit #im just like that goofy in a pool gif #god like. ykniw how there's that post thts like portal is like the stanley parable bu for lesbians #i just kinda nodded abt that #but man after that im like no actually the m/f relaionship here is correct u won me over that is her little meow meow skrunkly #[is not coherant enough for nuanced thoughts i swear i have actual thoughtsim just] MAN #god. im so proud of wheatley man #thats the man thought im having #*main #what a blorbo #like. very flawed. very realistic and trying and human #man #literally the only thing i didnt realy agree with was what they did wih glados #and even then like...i understand it i see exactly WHY they did it and the though process there. it makes sense #its just...im there like 'mmmm...dont think she would have done that #'sh is smart enough not to poke the bear again' and all that #but otherwise just. GOD. all of that...fantstic. loved every bit of it like...everyone sound so on point #likeu can just constatly read wheatley's lines in stephen merchants voice its very funnt #luke rambles #its the opposite of 'he wpuld not fucking say that' like oh yes he WOULD #even with glados her dialogue is exactly her #ANYWAY [SOBBING] #HEY YOU WITH THE PRETTY FACE...WELCOME TO THE HUMAN RACE

[katydidcomplex]

richie tozier is THE funniest little guy in all of creation and if you disagree just block me cause we have nothing to say to each other

#i rewatched IT and richie is still so fucking funny I love him #‘can only virgins see this stuff?? is that why I’m not seeing this shit??’ ICON #richie tozier #it 2017 #it 1990 #it #stephen kings it #losers club #iris says whatever

[strawberryspence]

now that i've posted the last chapter of my soul looks forward. here is a photo dump of all the poems i used for inspiration when i first started writing it.

#steddie rants #my soul looks forward to loving you #there's a whole pinterest board for this fic #and maybe thats why i didnt want to give up on it even if i was suffering the worst writers block over it #i love you stephen buckley and edward munson #i hope to see you in my next life

[mystifiicd]

‘You know nothing of sacrifice, Stephen Strange’.

‘Come on Strange. Have a heart’.

Leaves me emotionally wrecked.

#like the fuck? if anyone has done sacrifices; it's this man here;; #some part of me wanted Wanda to go into his mind and die 1000 times to dormammu;; #like can u imagine seeing everything? even all the different timelines and shit;; #listen I like Wanda I do but every time I see her; she gets worse and worse;; #I feel sorry for Wanda getting shafted for the sake of trauma;; #stephen on the other hand was trying to be reasonable;; #at least he fixes his mistakes and owns them;; #Wanda straight up LIES about learning from West View;; #like I loved seeing her wrecking the shit out of Captain Carter but man; it was really hard to sympathize with her in the movie;; #let her move on as well plus white Vision is still out there;; #the movie would had been over in 2 seconds if Viz showed up;; #ds 2 spoilers;; #doctor strange 2 spoilers;; #doctor strange in the multiverse of madness spoilers;; #dsitmom spoilers;; #don't get me started on the 'fans' who loved seeing evil wanda;; #this is why I wanted her to be with Steve Rogers; lol;; #in the comics they get married in one universe;;

[moonbcrry]

i think I've been loved once but his heart was so big that he fitted two people inside :)

#i wish - things were different between us #i wish i could tell him that hes the only person who wiped the tears on my cheeks #i wish i could be sure as the time i said see you later the last time i saw him. that'll ill see him again #i wish i could feel loved like he did again #i wish i knew he was trying to kiss me that day #i wish i didn't think about him every time i look at the sky or read about stephen hawking or isaac asimov or listen to chet baker or #its been three years why am i still stuck on that moment #i felt loved #or was i dreaming it

[jawbonejoe]

There: I’ve now read HMS Surprise

#easily the best O’Brian #I should say tho as always his story is disjointed and there’s so much missed by his general lack of plot #I see now why my fam hates Diana Villiers and I agree but I can’t hate her hate her #I wish Stephen had willingly told Jack about Dil #he’s so full of love if he would only open his carapace to his best friends he and Jack and Sophia would make such a cute throuple

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

venting

delete later

#well I know it's Saturday (late afternoon here) and all but I thought I'd get a little more love than that #every time I come with an offering I'm proud of it seems to be blah-blah'd #I thought I found a formula that works but that seems to be short-lived #whatever #btw - I'm so exhausted of seeing Moon Knight on my dash #we're five days away from Multiverse of Madness for heaven's sake #and it's dwarfed by everybody's new obsession #I don't cotton to flavors of the month #I want my Stephen Strange in all his glorious permutations and in living color enough to take my breath away #Oh Stephen My Stephen - where are you right now? #frick - why does rereading these tags make me feel like crying? #perhaps because I'm lonely and old

[eff-plays]

Ok so I watched the interview with Stephen Rooney, Astarion's writer, and here are some highlights. (I'm an aspiring writer and current game design student who wants to write for games so I'm sorry if some of these insights aren't as interesting to you as they are to me <3)

He calls Astarion his "horrible little vampire boy"

He loves seeing the fandom around Astarion<3

He did write other characters in the game, but mostly NPCs surrounding Astarion or his storyline, so it mostly revolved around Astarion

Astarion is not as connected to other companions/Origins as, for example, Lae'zel and Shadowheart, or Wyll and Karlach are to each other, but he is still reactive to their stories, even if it's just to stand off to the side and laugh when something terrible happens

He had a clear sense of where Astarion's story would start and end, but it got "muddy in the middle", but those are also moments where the best ideas come from

They write from the general idea that every character has one "good" and one "evil" ending, in order to give the player choice. RIP Ascendant apologists :(

According to Stephen, two of the most important aspects of Astarion's character (to keep consistent when bringing him to Idle Champions, at least) is that he enjoys violence, but is also fun about it

"He has a certain appreciation for violence, I guess? A bit of a murdery streak. [...] He's a vampire, he's all about blood, and he's all about, kind of, those darker sides of humanity. [..] But at the same time, he is ... He is really fun, he's really fun to write, he's really fun to have in your party, and it's very important for me that that is also represented."

"He's gonna stab you, but will have a smile on his face as he does it? I mean, I dunno. That's kind of him in a nutshell."

Larian would not have allowed for Astarion to be a typical brooding Dracula type, and there were scenes that were shot down for not being original enough

The main thing about Astarion was trying to get a "sense of fun." It would be easy to write a character that was very unlikable, and they absolutely did not want to do that

Rooney says Astarion is consistently terrible throughout the game and awful in a whole lot of ways, but he also needed to be charming enough that you could tolerate his presence and wanted him around

Rooney also had a lot of input on Astarion's stats (meaning the 10 Charisma is probalby 100% intentional)

He also had input on how certain lines should be delivered, even though the writers didn't directly work with voice actors

The way Astarion moves and poses is "all Neil"

Apparently, Neil Newbon worked on the character for years and Rooney did not speak to him once, though his voice work did influence how Astarion's lines were written and it became a "feedback loop" (Possible context for "ONLY SLIGHTLY, NEIL")

There were no points where a line delivery drastically changed Astarion's writing; rather it was a constant, slow evolution

However, there was one very spoilery moment where Neil gave such emotion to some "basic" lines that it fundamentally changed the scene (WHAT IS IT OMG)

It's difficult to balance approval, as you don't want to straight up write a monster. Every character needs to have some humanity in them. So if it comes to leaving the party, it needed to be the result of something central to said character. They wanted to be mindful of situations that would cause actual rifts between characters. (I assume this is why most generic disapprovals/approvals are +/- 1 or 2, while character-related ones give +/-5 or more)

However, as they don't write straight up horrible people/monsters, it doesn't come up as often as one might think.

The interviewer makes a point about how characters like Astarion and Lae'zel are good examples of how to play "evil" characters, as they are maybe not the best people but are still eager and willing to stick around the other party members

They worked to make sure the characters would work as a group, no matter the configuration of the group. The characters needed to be on the same path, even if they don't always agree or walk that path the same way.

Stephen Rooney is very proud of the "climactic" scene of Astarion's story. (AS HE SHOULD BE.) He even had to step away from the computer and have an emotional moment. Me too, man.

He's also "extremely pleased" that there's a point where you can punch Astarion in the face. "Actually, that one might be my favorite part" A MAN OF THE PEOPLE!!

Stephen Rooney's tip on what specific thing you should try out with Astarion: When he's trying to get a "sneaky nibble" at night, you should "probably" let him bite you. Way ahead of you there, sir.

No discussion about Astarion's romance unfortunately, but that's that!

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #anyway ... after dragon age it feels so mindblowing to have writers who aren't apologists for their characters

[mediacircuspod]

I SURRENDER. I SURRENDER. I SURRENDER. I SURRENDER. I SURRENDER. I FREAKING SURRENDER. HE SURRENDERED??????

HE SURRENDERED??????????????

THIS!!!!!

This is why they changed the timeline. This is why Percy “failed” the quest. It was to give us the opportunity to see Poseidon choose Percy over choosing his pride. And from the tiny scene we’ve seen of him before this, we knew he would. We knew that Percy mattered more because we saw Poseidon pained and scared and regretful to be apart from his family.

They are defining the gods differently. It’s about Pride, and it’s about Love, and it’s about Family. It’s about “some of us don’t want to be like that either.”

And Poseidon SURRENDERED for his son. Because Zeus was going to continue a war for his pride. And he was going to kill Percy for his pride. And he would have ignored Kronos, too. But there are more important things to Poseidon, and we’ve been able to piece that together throughout this season.

I also like that Percy and Poseidon are basically wearing the same outfit.

And it doesn’t hurt that Toby Stephens (Poseidon’s actor) basically runs the master class for playing the saddest men alive.

Edit: I was going insane so I made a gif about it to add to the post, please enjoy

#pjo #pjo disney+ #pjo tv show #pjo adaptation #pjo series #pjo spoilers #pjo poseidon #poseidon #toby stephens #percy jackson #percy pjo #pjo zeus #pjo gods #sally jackson

[yo-yoringle]

Neil Newbon on Ascended Astarion

Neil: I do love the fact that I got to create kind of two characters in one.

Blue Owl Medic: I was just thinking that. Yeah, you did.

Neil: So now that the game has come out and the whole thing, we can talk a little bit more freely about the game. No real spoilers, folks, because obviously people are still playing through it, which is amazing, including me. But there is an ascended Astarion, which people probably know, as well as an unascended Astarion. I'm not going to go into details of why, although it is all over the internet, but anyway.

But one of the fun things that I got to do with the directors and the writer as well, with Stephen, and also the other writers that contributed towards Astarion, [is that they] wrote this ascended storyline. And so, when I came across that, I realized that 'Oh, his voice probably changes as well, because his whole status changes and his whole situation changes and his power changes.' So I got to do something else, because that would also be an easy way to switch between one and the other.

And so I decided that, well, I've always talked about Astarion being very theatrical. So what if Astarion's unascended spawn is theatrical, and ascended Astarion is operatic, and I use that as a sort of launchpad. So that one is theatre, one is opera. So the two are the same kind of things, but essentially… Do you know what I mean? It's like that kind of thing.

I offered that up to the directors and they really liked it. Kirsty Gilmore was the first person who I tried it with. I think it was Kirsty Gilmore, who is an amazing director. I'm pretty sure it was her session I did the first Lord Astarion and we set the tone there. And that was really cool.

BOM: And I don't know if that was your choice, but he also holds himself differently.

Neil: Yes, he does, he definitely holds himself differently.

BOM: He stands way more upright, his chest is a little more out

Neil: Yes, that's status. That's all Laban work. We're just using completely different status shift changes as well. So whereas he has a lot of flow and all that kind of stuff and it's theatrical and distracting--it's always 'look over here and don't see how I really feel' with spawn Astarion.

With Lord Astarion, we talked a lot about the idea that the cover is now off completely. So that you see him at his most terrible, and it's completely honest and he doesn't have to pretend anymore. So he loses a lot of the flamboyance and the fun of the theatricality, which is all a distraction anyway. That's all distraction so you don't see how he's hurt and damaged and his vulnerability. Lord Astarion doesn't need that anymore. So we just thought, okay, now *mimics taking off a mask* it's off. He doesn't need to pretend, he doesn't need to do too much. It's all about the status and that kind of stuff.

It was a really fun experience to take a character I've been doing for a long time and then flip it. And that was, again, brilliant writing by Larian, brilliant storytelling by them all and brilliant ideas. So yeah, it was really fun.

--from Neil's February 1, 2024 twitch stream

#astarion #ascended astarion #lord astarion #baldur’s gate 3 #neil newbon

[harrysfolklore]

tom blyth being obsessed with his girlfriend: a compilation

this was inspired by @astranva’s famous blurbs, love you and miss you novs <3

MASTERLIST | MY PATREON

It seemed like the entire world was crushing on the same man: Tom Blyth

Unfortunately for those who watched The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and came out of the theater in love with the man who played Coriolanus Snow, he was happily taken and loved to talk about his girlfriend any chance he got, which lead to fans making several compilations about the times he was a simp over his girl.

The most popular video was a 10 minute and 33 seconds compilation, which had around 445k views.

It started with Tom's interview with Good Morning America to talk about Billy the Kid, the interviewer asking about how he prepared for the role.

"It was during the pandemic, like any actor during that time I was just hoping that the world came back to normal so I could start making a cent," everyone in the set laughed at this, "I was living with my girlfriend YN in a barn house and we were like chopping wood every morning and visiting my friend's ranch. So when I got the part I kinda felt like I was ready for it."

"Your girlfriend, you say," one of the interviewers said making Tom smile right away, "Did she help you prepare for the role too?

"Of course she did, she's my biggest supporter ever."

The video moved to show some behind the scenes of Songbirds and Snakes footage, Tom dressed in his peacekeeper costume and dancing around while Rachel recorded him.

"See this moves?" he got closer to the camera, "I used them to charm my girlfriend."

"And I doubt they worked." Rachel laughed behind the camera.

"She loves me so I'm pretty sure they did."

The next thing shown was Tom sitting next to Hunter as they did an interview for Rolling Stone, the crew just asked about their thoughts on Olivia Rodrigo's single for the movie.

"I love Olivia Rodrigo," Hunter cheerfully said, throwing her arms up to the air, "The new album is so good."

"I'm a big fan as well," Tom joined in, "My girlfriend YN, she's obsessed with her, plays her songs all the time."

"Just so everyone knows, YN is like the coolest person ever," Hunter said, making Tom smile, "She brought us snacks on set so many times, such an angel."

"She's the best."

The following footage was Tom and Rachel's rapid-fire questions with Vogue.

"Can you guess where this is from?" Rachel asked holding up a card that showed a zoomed in picture of a suit.

"That's my Prada suit from the London premiere," Tom asked confidently, Rachel confirming that he was correct, "My girlfriend YN loved that suit, that's why It's one of my favorites."

"Oh I miss YN."

"So do I, so do I."

Next clip was Tom's interview Stephen Colbert, who just asked him if he was a fan of the books growing up.

"I was such a huge fan, I grew up watching the films. My mom and sister used to go to opening weekends to see the movies," the audience cheered at that, "Actually, for my third date with my girlfriend I took her to see the last movie, so getting to play a young president Snow is a real honor."

The video quickly moved to show the lat clip, one of Tom's interviews at the London premiere of the movie.

"Are you here on your own? No date?" The interviewer said once Tom finished answering the previous question.

"I'm here with my girlfriend, actually," his face beamed as he spoke, "She's probably somewhere taking selfies with Hunter, those two are like best friends."

"Is she close to your cast mates?" the interviewer asked again.

"Definitely, they try to steal her from me and I can't blame them, she's the best."

#tom blyth x reader #tom blyth fanfiction #tom blyth imagine #tom blyth blurb #tom blyth x you #tom blyth fake instagram #tom blyth social media au #coriolanus snow #coriolanus x reader #coriolanus snow fanfiction #tom blyth fic #harrysfolklore #tom blyth fluff #tom blyth smut #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #coriolanus snow smut #social media au #tom blyth au #1k #2k