#sneers

[liemurienn]

sorry angel sorry so~

#sneers #pov all is in francis’s head. arthur’d never allow this to happen #hetalia #hws england #hws france #fruk #mine #anyway weird dem/angel au here we go #young ​francis’ dream was to conquer his neighbor apparently so i felt obligated to draw this. also bc we rarely get to see arthurs soft sid

[seyaryminamoto]

Fic-to-Art #20: Azula's Squad (Part 3)

So... this month's prompt was squad goals. There's a loooot of potential squads in Gladiator, so many fun group dynamics because, frankly, I've always loved writing big group dynamics so it just happens before I know it x'D hence I thought I'd give this prompt a shot... and the winning prompt just so happened to be one of the most spoilery ones it could be :'D

That being said... I was stoked to have a pretty good excuse to draw these folks together x'D like I said on Patreon, this whole team isn't always going to be together, there's a chance it might never be fully assembled with all of its members in the same place, but that doesn't change that they're all pretty much members of Azula's support group and they'll stand by her through thick and thin in the coming chaos of Part 3. What awaits us in the future is not going to be easy for anyone... but Azula will certainly get by thanks to, on great measure, the bonds and relationships she'll build with everyone depicted in this artwork.

Anyway, I hope you guys like it! If you would like to be part of the creative process behind these art pieces, a $1 pledge would allow you to suggest prompts and vote on my monthly polls on Patreon!

#gladiator spoilers #fic-to-art project #gladiator #azula #rei #hotaru #song #renkai #mai #ty lee #aonu #chan #sneers #kori #i take no questions at this moment (?) #yes I know a lot of the people depicted here are very confusing I am aware #there will be a lot of strange things going on #there's even something brought back to life!! #sort of #if inanimate objects can be considered alive (?) #so yes like I said this is a minefield of spoilers and I bet you all can go wild trying to figure out all of em #all I know is this squad gives me life gdi #*sobs and cries over them forever*

[book4air]

#avatarthelastairbender #book4air #restorationproject #atla #dark horse comics #atla sokka #sokka #sneers #smellerbee #comic dub

[peony-pearl]

The Gaang: WOW SNEERS GOOD JOB LANDING KORI BC SHE’S HOT AND YOU’RE-

Sneers

#atla #atla:the promise #Sneers #HATED this joke #3 times??? really?? #we had to hammer this joke in 3 times?? it wasn't funny the first time #sometimes I would look at panels and wonder 'how many of these gags could we have done without and used them for actual plot development??' #and like I feel bad bc yeah sometimes you do need to have some bits where there's some levity #and little isolated worldbuilding or character building moments #but WOW lmao

[aeide-thea]

on principle opposed to describing art i dislike as 'masturbatory' because even though it's an alluringly contemptuous word to sneer it's impossible to reconcile with my pro-masturbation stance

#it's such an ugly word but like. self-pleasure is good‚ actually #it's good to know yourself and what you like and lovingly treat yourself to it! #like similarly 'meretricious' is extremely tempting if you ignore the underlying metaphor #but. hard to. #language #and quite frankly i think people who whip out 'masturbatory' in this sneering sort of way #are leveraging‚ if we're honest with ourselves‚ a particular framing of it as a gross thing that boys do #because like. when have you ever heard a *woman's* self-indulgent art described as masturbatory #like don't get me wrong we absolutely still dismiss it! but we dismiss it in other ways #that are usually about how embarrassing her *yearning* is #and so even our sneering is reinforcing an idea that men Act whereas women Feel #anyway this was prompted by some things but i shoved it in the queue so now i forget what lol #so here you are getting some contextless thoughts on the use of 'masturbatory' as sneering dismissive assessment! #just what you were hoping for i'm sure :)

[toastywindow]

Stede and Izzy scenes cause it's actually a wholesome experience watching these two do their shit without Ed for the moment

#andre talks #ofmd season 2 #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmd stede #ofmd season two #our flag means death #our flag meets death #our flag means gay #video #gonna cross post this on youtube #izzy hands #stede bonnet #theyre so fucking chill yknow #theyre not even yelling or sneering at each other this ep #cant wait for tje next kskdkg #our flag means love #hope this reaches to the right audience

[celluloidbroomcloset]

Others keep saying it and I'm gonna say it too, because...first goddamn time that word wasn't used in mockery and Stede gets to say it and Ed gets to own it because they are boyfriends.

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #edward teach #gentlebeard #gif #izzy sneered in ed's face about it #zheng sneered in stede's face about it

[canisalbus]

I have a phobia of dogs like can't stand seeing images of them phobia but I love your work so much, I don't know what it is but there's something beautiful about how I can look at it without feeling that phobia. Like being on top of a mountain and seeing the view of the world below or how fire looks pretty close up. Your art to me feels like that scene in fantastic mr fox with the wolf.

Ah, that's both heartwarming and very interesting, I've never heard of any cynophobes liking my work! Thank you!

(I won't bother you about it of course, but I can't help but wonder if it's the same thing for all furry/anthro art you see or for some reason just me, and if it's the latter, what could be making my stuff more palatable for someone who is that intensely uncomfortable with canines. My style isn't realistic but it isn't super stylized and exaggerated either. Is it about the anthropomorphization and the humanlike features, expressions and behavior? When I draw actual dog-shaped-dogs, are they harder to look at?).

#Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of my all time favorites #number one comfort movie too #recommending it to everyone #answered #anonymous #it must be rough living with a fear of dogs #with many phobias you can limit your exposure to potential triggers but dogs are everywhere every day #and I know some (even otherwise sensible) people can react really badly when they hear dogs make you feel uneasy #for such a common and well recognized phobia it's often trivialized and sneered at #at least from what I've seen #one of my brothers has/had it

[saltpepperbeard]

Do me good to be at the wheel for a bit. Clear my head. Help sail us out of the storm by: Requesting new programming on Netflix Giving programming feedback on Amazon Prime Providing service and programming feedback on Apple TV Sharing and signing the petition

BONUS:

#OFMD #Our Flag Means Death #OFMD Season 2 #SaveOFMD #Adopt our crew #Renew as a crew #Edward Teach #Taika Waititi #Edit #ofmdedit #ofmdgifs #ofmd gifs #ofmdblog #ofmdsource #ofmdaily #Driven ENTIRELY by that smirk/sneer he does because #TAIKA?? ? ? ? #SIR? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?? #LIKE LMAO *DOES A SWAN DIVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE SHIP IDK* #also whenever he stands Like That #ie with his hip popped in any sort of capacity #i just #*climbs back up only to swan dive again* <3 SKLDJS

[tippenfunkaport]

That viral post that's going around about how people who write "book quality" mlm fic are too "normal" to publish and have real jobs so only "weird" people publish their "shitty" fanfic is so completely out of touch with reality and I am giving a massive side eye to everyone reblogging it.

Not only is it completely, easily verifiably untrue (you cannot enter any professional writing space without tripping over a dozen grizzled scifi writers who got their start by filing off the serial numbers and publishing their Star Trek fanfic even going back decades ago??? it's a whole thing?? plus how can you look at the mlm category on Amazon right now and say with a straight face that people aren't publishing shitty Spirk and Stucky fanfic??? Oh, honey...) it's also the perfect example of this kind of sneering elitism that true artists would never sully themselves by seeking profit, they do it only for the purity of the thing that always somehow leads back to, "no one should be paid to make art, actually."

The only reason you're seeing more published fanfic right now has nothing to do with the idealistic purity of your hypothetical government employee written smut of the past vs the debased scribbles of those awful straights of today and everything to do with the fact that a) self-publishing has created a voracious readership that wants a ton of content so it's become a viable, flexible income stream for many, especially disabled people b) anyone can publish now with self-publishing tools so there are less gatekeepers and c) lockdown got a lot of people into fandom and therefore writing who never tried it before.

And if you really think there's no "shitty" published mlm and no "book-quality" m/f writing out there that started as fanfic, then you are clearly not a reader so why are you even talking about this?

#love how they manipulated people into spreading that post by making it seem like a cishet vs gay thing #when the real message is OP thinks trying to sell your writing is cringe and 'weird' and 'normal people' with jobs would never #which would of course never have flown on the fandom website #so they played into the queer shipping is purer than cishet shipping puriteen thing #and it worked! #because my god people are gullible #this is the direct pipeline that leads to AI thievery #''normal' people write for the joy of it anyway so why do you need pay? you are just greedy and 'weird'!' #'oh no this isn't about who we get to call cringe and who gets to profit from art it's about um... #(quick what's a hated m/f ship?).. oh uh 'shitty' REYLO #and not our super pure uh... (spirk is still popular right? lets throw in that avengers one too to make it seem timely) stucky!' #I'm sorry if I have no sense of humor about this but the year is 2024 and people are still way too ready to sneer #about writers trying to earn a fucking living in the shittiest timeline #and i need you to look deep into yourself and ask you why it's so important to you to tell yourself that only people writing what you like #are 'normal' with real jobs and to vilify everyone else as 'weird' and 'shitty' #for trying to make an income during a financial fucking crisis #i would say sorry for ranting about this but I'm not sorry because wtf #write whatever you want #publish whatever you want #there is no moral fucking purity in what the content is #and one thing certainly doesn't make you more 'weird' or 'normal' than the other #like there is soooo much shitty mlm that started as fanfic??? #that post is 100% OP made up some guys to get mad about and called them relyos for the clicks #writing #publishing #writblr #writeblr #i wasn't going to tag this anything but you know what fuck it I'm mad #i had like 5 more tags but tumblr cut me off which is fair 😅 #fan fiction

[sicc-nasti]

There are so many scenes from It’s Sunny that fit the crew too well This is one of them. Expect more lmao

#i was tryna make scouts expression into like a sneer and mocking #idk if i was successful lol #someone plz be my friend and talk about these dummies with me #tf2 #iasip #tf2 scout #tf2 spy #tf2 miss pauling #tf2 sniper #tf2 pyro #sorta #just their arm #tf2 meme #tf2 shitpost #team fortress 2 #Blu

[fridaypls]

A Different Look At This Scene

I know, what more could possibly be said about it? But let me try.

We've watch our boy intently, seen every flicker of sadness, fear, shame, rage, hatred... It's all beautiful. Now, let's savor Cazador's end from the bastard's perspective.

Convinced of His Own Power

His Sulkiness ain't scared yet. He's not in control, but he hasn't internalized that yet - Cazador has been a predator for so long, he doesn't remember what it feels like to be the prey. He's still, somehow, at least fractionally convinced of his own power.

"The spawn will never be free - he is my creation, now and for eternity!" Not his name - never his name. "The spawn."

Look at the supposed-to-be charming 'let's be reasonable' smile slipping and barely restrained rage taking over for a second. This is not a man who is used to restraining his anger for anyone. He is aching to be violent.

With a gentle movement of the dagger, Astarion reminding him who holds the power here. The agonized sadness and hurt on his face.

And Baron Bats-for-Brains continuing to treat him disrespectfully, talking down to him as though speaking rudely to a child.

...but watch his focus drift back to the dagger, though.

Back to Astarion. The righteous anger, the conviction, again that lean in we see in other shots where he wants to get his point across. He slaps his own trauma down, looks Lord Leech dead in the undead eyes and, in beautiful Astarion fashion, tells him I'm not yours.

"You might have made me what I am, but I am so much more than you created me to be."

He doesn't deny what he is - instead, he claims his own future for himself. Okay, back to the bastard.

The beautiful visual metaphor of silencing his abuser as the camera angle drags the tip of the blade across the Sneering Snivel's lips. I love it. Flawless. *chefs kiss* Thank you, Larian, it's so good.

"But I am grateful for one thing; you really showed me how to savor moments like this."

Something we know from what Astarion says about the Pompous Parasite is that Cazador liked to make it hurt; he liked the screams, he enjoyed the anticipation of the moment, drawing out the torturous seconds before the blow. Extracting noises he called music.

Astarion gives that torture of anticipation back to him in this moment and it's beautiful. Watch Sir Suck-a-Lot's eyes drift from Astarion's face to the dagger again, then that flicker of concern as he eyes it. We hate the f*cker, but he does have a good poker face when he wants to.

A moment for Astarion in his power before we go back to the bastard;

Finally, the F*cker's Fear

Finally some FEAR and realization on that hateful face. The weight of this all has sunk in now. He's lost control, he has no power, he's about to be stabbed many times, by someone he knows has a massive pile of very detailed and horrifically specific reasons to hate him.

He's fucked. He finally knows that.

Look at the Shadow Slitherer staring at the dagger, look at the fear position of his hands, the way he bows his head at the end, even before Astarion's hand is in his hair.

The Duke of Dracula's Dumpster has finally recognized his end.

Okay, first... let's just enjoy this for a moment. It's glorious, we love it... savor it. Someone should feel good from this. (...and it's not going to be Astarion.)

Enjoyed? Good. Alright, here we we go again.

Oh My God, The Eye Contact

Watch Astarion stare into his eyes as he raises the blade, the way he rips his gaze gack to savor the bastard's face as the second and third stabs get slammed in.

Pain on Marquis Mirthless's face, one agonized glance up at Astarion's face before his eyes shudder closed. The single plea for mercy; No! before he's stabbed 14 times.

The camera reminding us of the scars he put on Astarion, of why we're here... what Astarion's giving up by killing Cazador instead of ascending.

Controlling Him With His Hair

So I'm gonna guess that I'm not the only one in this thread with a little trauma... does that grab and yank look like re-enacted trauma to you? Because it does to me.

Something tells me Cazador knew it was coming, too. Good.

The Blade Flip

Just... appreciate it for a moment. He's fully in the throes of a very chaotic moment and has both the presence of mind and dexterity to show off. With a purpose

"I am so much more than you created me to be."

Flinging that in Count Cringeworthy's face while literally stabbing him to death. Flawless. Peak rogue behavior.

The message behind the flip, Cazador's twitching hands, Astarion's hand leaving his hair and the fury behind the next stabs.

The Escalation of Intensity

He changes his stance, sets his feet and rains down blows.

And they're still good, clean stabs. Look at the good rogue bladework he's taught himself, look at him put those stabs on a razor-straight plane going in and out. Maximum force on delivery, minimal effort on retrieval, really good and clearly practiced technique.

The way his hand mostly hovers over Cazador once he starts to fall. I don't think he wants to touch him again and honestly? I don't blame him. The dude was gross before and he's grosser now, all stabbed n bloody n shit.

The feral savagery of his face on those last few stabs. The ferocious hatred with which he pulls the blade free.

Seriously, that last scream and stab... look at everything in his eyes. The hatred, the two hundred years of trauma, the stolen life, the power he's rejecting, ...and, buried under everything else, the fear.

He had a plan coming into this; Ascendancy. That plan has come undone, he's set his feet on a new path and there is literally no going back.

The Realization

You can hear this gif, can't you? I want to give Neil a hug every time I listen to it, wondering what trauma was channeled into that moment. It's beautiful, it's poignant in a I had to reload the first time I heard it because I dropped my Steam deck, burst into tears and missed the rest of the scene way. It hurts.

The stagger back, the way he wrenches his eyes away from the body and stares at the ceiling. The look up of abject agony and almost disbelief that it's finally over... it's done.

The dazed wobble, falling brokenly to his knees.. catching himself on the bloodied hand still clutching the dagger. Looking at his bloody hand and the dagger. Apparently releasing it, because we don't see it in his hand again.

Here it is again, closer:

Recovering his balance, rising back to his knees... not ready to stand yet. Still stunned and dazed and waiting for the victorious and vindicated and triumphant feelings he's pretty sure are supposed to be happening right now to kick in.

His eyes turning to the bleeding out body of his former master. There's anguish, misery, the weight of so much trauma resting so heavily on his shoulders (and wasn't that supposed to be magically gone now?), watching Cazador twitch and bleed himself to death.

Has anyone ever wanted to comfort a fantasy character more than we did in this moment? Did it ruin anyone else's day that we couldn't comfort him early on? (updated this because apparently we can now?? I have no idea how I missed that. See you guys in a few days, haha, I know what I'll be doing)

Where he expected to find victory and celebration and triumph, he has found numbness and pain and loss. Loss of the power he gave up, loss of the illusion of safety he'd been clawing towards, loss of the idea of being free of the clawing hunger inside... loss of the hope that this death would bring him release from the torment inside.

But the death of a tormentor does not gift us with the death of the torment they perpetuated upon us. And so...

He weeps.

And we stand there. Until his siblings approach him first. Not with praise or comfort, no. They bring him their questions and needs. As, I'm guessing, they have always done to some degree.

Then there's the fucking pose. Kneeling, shoulders back, chin down, hands on thighs. Compare it to Cazador's almost matching pose earlier, as well as some of Astarion's comments about life under Cazador.

Then his siblings approach and has to put his armor on once more. Standing there half-naked, covered in blood, full of somehow both anguish and numbness, with the body of Cazador on the floor and both his found-family and forced-family about to meet for the first time.

As he has a thousand times before, he forces himself to be strong. Even though he has to struggle to get to his feet.

That little almost too-perfect smile. It’s practiced. Poised. The armor is back on.

Then he gets up, gets to his feet and carries on. As he always has. And for the same reason he always has.

Because he must.

#silence of the vamps #28 Stabs Later #agony or ascendance #death by a thousand cuts - and then some #silence sneers and salvation #power dynamics flipped #the art of being the villain #astarion's moment of triumph #the blade that spoke volumes #rogue's redemption arc #the trauma behind the triumph #a dance of death and liberation #astarion #astarion ancunin #bg3 astarion #baldurs gate astarion #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 cazador #cazador szarr #baldurs gate 3 cazador #cazador/astarion #cazador death

[time-slink]

spent another several hours drawing bdubs on autopilot jskfn

#my art #bdoubleo100 #bdubs #no clue what he’s sneering at that’s up to y’all #one of these days i’ll even give him a shirt under the moss but for today you get to see the underpainting lol #i’m particularly proud of the vallus hair on his cheeks that was fun

[bbydeathclaw]

your permanently fixed scowl and grumpy little glare have bewitched me body and soul

#wish he'd sneer at me just like this #preferably right before he takes me to pound town #ya feel me #silco #silco arcane #arcane silco #arcane

[clefairytea]

Gaz is, ultimately, a nerdy preteen girl.

This one goes out to the other kids typing “phoenix x edgeworth” into deviantArt with the same level of secrecy and shame most people would associate with hiding a dead body.

Bonus:

#clefairy draws #invader zim #Gaz is that kid publicly sneering at everyone who just care about Vampire Piggy Hunter for SHIPPING #Rather than the finely crafted gameplay or subtle storytelling #And then sneaking glances at fanfic dot net as though literally anyone is going to notice or care #I think I’m hilarious tbh

[chiliger]

Had a thought: what if Clone Wars where everything is the same, except the clones have bigger canines.

And not for any reason other than the Kaminoans reading up on how strong human bites are and being like, “Okay but what if we triple that?” “It’d be good in close combat situations with no other weapons.” “It just looks cool.”

#chiligerart #star wars #the clone wars #tcw #captain gregor #arc trooper fives #tbb echo #commander fox #commander wolffe #captain rex #big teeth au #most clones only bite as a last resort. but Wolffe and his pack will find any excuse to chomp chomp #I bet teething toys for the cadets are some of the wildest things cuz those baby teeth are SHARP #sneering would definitely be an intimidation tactic and as a show of challenge between fighting brothers