#some light to balance the dark

[quibbs126]

So I talked about Frost Queen getting into the main story, and that a possible solution I could come up with being her just joining Dark Cacao in a story to recruit the dragons of his kingdom (assuming they do that), and my brain just kind of took that idea and started running with it, and it culminated in this

I personally like to read the text in a dramatic narrator voice

Also I don’t really know where the “Ice Cold Squad” bit came from, I just thought their names were too long and needed something else, and that’s what I did

Also my first time drawing Frost Queen. Her outfit wasn’t too bad, and I liked drawing her hair, but I did not like that crown. Also as to why Dark Cacao’s in that outfit and with no crown, well I thought since he’s going on a dragon recruiting trip, he probably wouldn’t bring his crown. And as for the outfit, well to be honest I just sort of started subconsciously drawing it. Also I thought “hey, Hollyberry’s got a different outfit than her normal one, give Dark Cacao one too (even though I just drew a pre-existing outfit)”, even though as I write this I realize that Dark Cacao’s outfit is a literal suit of armor and would probably be more suited for fighting than this one. The one excuse I can come up with for a new outfit is that the dragons’ domain is incredibly cold and he needs something better suited for it, as metal isn’t exactly going to keep him warm

But I mean honestly, maybe it’s because my brain has decided it’s interested in Frost Queen, and Dark Cacao is one of my hyperfixation characters, and/or it’s because I’ve recently seen quite a bit of content with Frost Queen and Dark Cacao, but I really want to see Frost Queen and Dark Cacao interact, and specifically the way I want them most to interact is just in a story where they have to work together, and it’s just them. I need to see how they interact, mostly because they both seem pretty similar in terms of personality, and that they both seem relatively antisocial and also dramatic. There’s some comedy potential with these two, along with dramatic potential

But yeah, enjoy them

#also the lineart is in another color #it was that color when I started drawing and I liked it so I never changed it over to black #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #dark cacao cookie #frost queen cookie #poorly drawn comics #my art #I was initially going to say maybe you’d need to add in a more lighthearted character to balance the mood #but I think they could work as just a duo #also with their ice and lightning they’d match the powers of the two dragons #also they got sort of a dark/light colors contrast going on #somewhat unrelated to those points but I can definitely see now why people like to make them connected in some way #whether via being family or shipping them

[aelswiths]

My beloved 🥰🥰🥰🥰

#I love her #she's everything #I will be back with edits and gifs tomorrow #I had to play my TLK sims save #I'll provide pain and suffering tomorrow #Some dark scene coloring practice #I need to work on coloring dark scenes #I keep getting like annoying cyan or yellow coloring popping up #a work in progress #debating if I make some of the scenes too dark or too light #need to find that perfect balance of bright and dark #I am close #tlk aelswith

[stairset]

I really do love the dichotomy of Legends being like “if you lose body parts and become a cyborg you’re automatically weaker in the force and can never reach your full potential” versus Disney canon where Vader is just consistently portrayed as a nigh-unstoppable juggernaut and most of his craziest feats happen AFTER he loses all his limbs and it’s the same with Maul who is clearly way more powerful than he was before he lost his legs and also the newest game has the villain kicking your ass with one arm just to flex on you.

#yet another area where disney canon is better imo #objectively i GET the logic behind how it worked in legends #i just don't agree with it #basically legends logic was ''losing body parts means less organic matter for the force to flow through/less midichlorians in your body'' #thing is while the midichlorians DO communicate the will of the force to us they don't CREATE it #like beyond the midichlorians the force is still a spiritual power at its core #with the light side fueled by balanced emotions and the dark side fueled by unbalanced emotions #so it makes more sense to me that even if you lose a body part you should still be able to use it #so long as you still have the right mindset for it #i think that's more in line with how lucas says the force works #like it just doesn't make sense for a power that's spiritual in nature to be limited by physical damage to your body #and aside from lore stuff the legends take kinda has some ableist implications if you think about it #so the way it works in disney is also a step in the right direction in that particular area #star wars #shut up tristan

[breezypunk]

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#I've been having a really nice time vibing to all sorts of stuff on here #having that balance between cp77 and other things I like helps a lot #makes me realize I need to change things about me #and try to do better to be a more positive light in a really dark environment #I don't want anything to do with fandom discourse anymore #I'm staying out of it #If I'm dragged in some shit for whatever stupid reason it's invisible to me I don't see it I don't care #I've been through enough already #so I'm done with it #anyways the weather is gorgeous tonight <3 #back to reblogging cute aesthetics

[ray-elgatodormido]

Sketching up stuff when I should be sleeping.

Baadahil but vampire 👉👈

Also trying out a look for undead Lucien and still don’t know what he is exactly.

Poggers

Also I think I can take a simple sketch request as I continue to brainrot undead Lucien Lachance. So send your Oc, make your reservation and I’ll probably draw it eventually ( I’ll try to put a pin on it)

#Skyrim but the Spectral Assassin isn’t Spectral and is instead some sort of man/mer/beastfolk eating undead thing #However I’m sure he can still eat regular food #gotta have a balanced diet #hero of kvatch #lucien lachance #oblivion #oc #myart #videogames #tall dark and stabby #elderscrolls #tes oblivion #sketch #skyrim #dawnguard #oc x canon #shipstash #off to the simp stash we go #leave us! creature of light! >:(

[siena-sevenwits]

Disclaimer: These thoughts are more emotionally than logically expressed, and reflect my own experience and preference.

#I have some beef with Lockwood and I say this as someone who really enjoys both the show and the books. #I've been doing a rewatch to introduce it to my dad (who loves it!) but we just hit Episode 5 and - is it just me but does this episode #plunge rather deeper into the darkness than we see in the previous episodes? It makes sense narratively of course #Complete Fiction has the task of structuring it such that there's a proper midpoint shift in the series and in my own works I increase #the stakes around this point and really let the protagonists struggle. So it's not so much that I have an issue with things getting #more focused dangerous and difficult. I don't know that I have a logical reason for the unease I feel with Episode 5 - there's just somethi #vaguely disturbing to me about it. It may be my own personal sensitivities. The interrogation scene at Winkman's has absolutely nothing #graphic about it and I appreciate the discretion - but it's just so intense - the threats to draw on Lockwood's face with the heated #instrument - the whole electric shocks sequence - I have been told I have a particularly vivid and empathetic imagination so I may just #be filling in too many gaps and feeling the scene more intensely than some would but it genuinely bothered me. More so on rewatch #though I didn't like it the first time either. I wonder too if it's because on rewatch I can compare it to the scene in the book #Gosh - the book scene is *comedic!* 'Let's disguise ourselves as ditzy tourists and while you check the backroom I'll let my coins #fall all over the place and crawl around under the tables loaded with antiques and freak the owners out! And when they get caught #Winkman just lifts them off the ground menacingly and chucks them in the street. The fact that we had to turn this into a midnight #torture scene for TV - I don't know - I don't like it. And just the atmosphere isn't as balanced as in the other episodes. So many flashbac #to grotesque corpse faces which are somehow a lot more disturbing than the CGI ghosts which feel much more Halloweenish #Not much love and light carved out in the darkness. There's some for sure! And even in the torture scene that bugs me I appreciate how it #shows Lockwood's heart and allows us to explore some meaningful territory that the ditzy tourist scene doesn't #I'm just griping and mainly hoping that the rest of the series is more how I remember it from first watch. The warmth of the Portland #Row gang means a lot to me. Stacking this dark feel on top of the discomfort I have with the harsh language rubs me the wrong way #(Thankfully I have online filters so the language isn't an issue for me but it does make me more reluctant to recommend to friends.

[kraviolis]

daredevil star wars au where matt and foggy and karen are all jedi but matt is constantly struggling with the fact that the jedi do a lot of good but they overlook so much suffering and pain because theyre too tied up in politics and keep failing those who need them most and he ends up becoming a dark jedi vigilante while also maintaining his cover within the order itself bcus he does still believe in the jedi code but feels that they dont do enough for the galaxy.

#instead of a few blocks in new york im giving matt an entire galaxy to go fuck around in and also an insane amount of power #matt is still highly against murder and does not kill. he disarms and injures and will take one or two limbs but its fine #he is not sith. he flip flops between the light and dark and tries to find a balance within himself #he does use the dark more when he's DD and gets close to losing himself but he always finds his way back to the light #foggy is a councilor and karen... idk maybe she's a former shadow? #foggy isnt like a high councilor but hes on one of the other ones. like the fuckin... reconcilliation council? is that one a thing? #i cant decide if i also want matt on the same council or if i wanna put him somewhere else. like maybe he works within the senate more? #matt uses jar'kai djem so with 2 shoto sabers #foggy uses niman/soresu #karen is an ataru gal #krav talks #oh god can u imagine the punisher in star wars #he's most definitely got the same exact backstory except maybe hes like. mandalorian or something. #lets put frank castle in some fucking beskar yeah thats a great and sound idea #ohhhhh but then the frank and karen stuff..... a mandalorian and a jedi.....

[doodlboy]

I FORGOT YOU CANT EDIT POLLS AFTER YOU POST EM

#ougnm #i was gonna say #all of them need 2 be more balaced as far as values go #bc i turned everything b&w and they all had some issues #like 4 instance A is very light and looks overexposed/washed out bc there's not enough shades 2 differentiate shapes #& B turns out very dark & top heavy with a lot of the darker values clumped together #C is the most balanced but the value of the tail doesn't appear anywhere else on the design so it looks disjointed #the pastel ver is the most magical girl / green & purple 1 has the most complimentary color contrast #which helps lead the eye 2 important parts #C is remincent of miku which i think is on point for their alphys like personality #but the greens all being a similar shade/value struggle with color contrast and don't commuicate fluorite very well #hrmmm #this is why i made the poll✨️bc im indecisive✨️🎶 #elliot rambles

[difeisheng]

i don't think much about the sequel trilogy these days but every now and then i do mourn the beautiful narrative parallels/foils we might have had if rey had been a kenobi

#it was always my favorite theory for rey's heritage if they had wanted to make her have a lineage with heroic significance #that way the ultimate struggle between light and dark would have again and again come down to a kenobi and a skywalker #throughout this entire saga #but where obi-wan and anakin couldn't help but push and pull too far and never meet in the middle of the force #maybe their descendants could be the ones to truly see each other's side and achieve some better balance #idk i just think about that missed potential sometimes. for me canon ends after the last jedi #star wars #rey #obi-wan kenobi #ashton originals

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

ladies I watched See How They Run tonight and not only was it HILARIOUS and absolutely refreshing in its simplicity, it also used cinematography as a narrative framing device and I'm FASCINATED by the lighting

#girls we may have a new Film(TM) #like... there's no virtue signaling like some recent movies do there's no modernization #it just IS what it IS!!!!!!! and that is so incredibly refreshing #it's a mystery it's vaguely arthousey in the way most searchlight films are it's an exploration of narrative devices #and the fourth wall it's most of all a PERIOD PIECE and goshDANG is it good at Being all that #and re: the lighting: a lot of the settings are very dark — dark wood dark green walls dark streets — but they don't FEEL dark #like you can still see and the lighting is very bright and very warm and idk how to explain it but BALANCED #and stalker is one of my new favorite characters from anything ever #she's just so GOOD at heart and so determined and hopeful despite despite despite and she's got a solid set of morals #that she's not afraid to voice and stand by #I'm just- AUGHJDNXJSMSN i dont recall the last time i was so utterly simply PLEASED by a recent film #like even free guy (my beloved) didn't hit quite like this i mean yes free guy is Good but this is just. absolutely STELLAR #i might have more thoughts in the morning perhaps #i just love stories that deal directly with The Narrative as a character and the framing devices/4th wall breaks/narrative-based #jokes were just SO GOOD. nothing felt shoehorned in it all just IS. it is what it is and it's fantastic #Lu rambles

[the-cat-at-the-theatre-door]

I think they're going with the pink noses because they're trying to justify the utter lack of cat noses in the 2019 film. Now no one can see 90% them.

#yes i am aware not all of them have pink noses but it's enough #for the record this is a joke #extemporize back chat #like 'quaxo''s nose? gone 'etcetera''s nose? gone jelly's nose? gone gone gone #victoria's nose at that shade - barely - but that's because the base is (or should be) clown white #they never had noses - uh yeah they did look....here.... - see no noses #all these pink noses are going to completely disappear under the stage light with that shade of pink #neon and bright pink maybe to balance the saturation - then you can have the pink nose #but pastel? no way you are seeing that #it's alw trying to smooth over a decision i bet you ten dollars #gaslighting us into thinking he'd always wanted it like that #either that or they're doing a shout out to the olc - budget what budget? slap some whiskers on em idk - what the fuck do you mean cat nose #i'm on to you alw #jk jk - but seriously those noses look cute in pictures but not from far away unless #they start setting it with the properly coloured powder #also this is no shade to the 2019 cgi artists this wasn't their fault #i like pink noses! but they cannot be seen like that #this isn't dark grungy bway anymore ya'll blast those lights

[acupofconfusedfeelings]

Balance

I was trying to create balance,

No wonder it was a challenge,

I was choosing all the rights,

I was just trying to be white.

Although it was tiring,

My conscience was firing,

Doing all the virtues,

Was something like a painful curfew.

But one day I slacked,

And my efforts started to lack,

Surprisingly everything got easy,

Only my conscience was a bit squeasy.

But it was not hurting,

So i decided not to try diverting,

Soon the wrongs got too much,

Without even realizing good was lacking touch.

Vices took the hold,

Introspecting was now too bold.

Soon new strategy was needed,

Because my heart pleaded.

So i took a side stage,

Not acting to any rage,

But was it a vice or a virtue,

I was now ready for rescue.

Someone came and told that the answer in within,

Please open your heart’s bin.

I thought and overthought,

Was it the trouble where I got caught?

Did I choose vices to lose the hard work?

Was I not seeking good for the perk?

But who decides what is right and wrong?

Is there anyone that strong?

My heart had a single answer to these,

You can do as you please.

Till its not hurting anyone,

Not today, not tomorrow or ever in the long run.

Neither too much of virtues nor too much of vice,

You should have a bit of every slice,

You get to choose you,

You get to help the queue.

Balance is the only thing,

It will be hard and will even sting.

Still we need to fight,

And follow our path of light.

Vices and virtues don't get a say,

It is us with whom the decision stays.

#balance #babbles #my feelings #literature #aesthetic #writing #writers on tumblr #poem #dark aesthetic #good and bad #good vs evil #angel and demon #black and white #yin yang #dark academia #dark #light #self composed #some introspection

[swallowedabug]

before and after editing 💀

#before and after editing 💀 #my gif #this is what i mean when i say giffing killjoys takes years off my life lmao #and these aren't even the worst ones just the ones i remembered to save for reference #(the ones on the left are also already sharpened 'cause i never remember to save them before that lol) #this particular ep had a lot of flashing lights which also makes coloring very difficult #but my main beef is with those fucking filters 💀 #the majority of the scenes set in ships are always dark af to begin with #and then there's always a green or blue filter on top of that #makes coloring dutch's outfits interesting for sure #let alone trying to bring out people's natural skin color #i always try to tread carefully re skin tones but tbh it's mostly just guesswork with this show... #i mean obviously i have some frame of reference for hannah and mayko #but it's really a balancing act trying to add at least some color to the gifs #without going over the top #the last thing i wanna do is whitewash or whatever-the-opposite-of-that-is anyone #---- i complain but i do really love making killjoys gifs lol

[1introvertedsage]

Don’t you ever tame your demons

But always keep ‘em on a leash

#Hozier #Arsonist’s Lullaby #lyrics #music #relatable lyrics #song lyrics #some would sing and some would scream #demons #light #dark #darkness within #balance #dichotomy #self control #liberation #lha #1introvertedsage

[charlietheepicwriter7]

Despite Danny's best efforts, no matter how much time past, Amity Park refused to see Phantom as a hero.

Sure, there were pockets of support, particularly among teens, but most of the town blames Phantom for the property damage, saying if he didn't fight the ghosts then it wouldn't be so bad, to that time he got mind controlled by Freakshow and "attacked" the mayor. It wears him down. It wears Tucker and Sam down. Jazz can only try to support them all.

Then one day, a member of the Justice League visits. Someone minor, and kinda a jerk... maybe a Wonder Twin? Zan? Whatever. They don't investigate; they don't look deeper. They listen to the town folks and declare the ghost hunters, Red Huntress and the Fentons, to be the official heroes of the town.

Worse? Danny Phantom is officially considered a villain to the Justice League. Tuck hacks into the Watchtower and confirms that they have a file (a heavily inaccurate file) about how to defeat Phantom.

Danny doesn't think he can do this anymore.

A few weeks later, a young villain escapes into Amity and demands (begs) that Danny help them escape from the hero after them. No idea who, I can't find a lot of info on teen villains in DC, so let's fudge some ages and make it Kyd Wyckyd from the Teen Titans cartoon. Danny agrees, because to hell with the Justice Losers, and they defeat the hero, becoming friends in the process. Kyd confesses that they became a villain after being ostracized bc of how they look, and they've been trying to avoid villain organizations because HIVE was abusive, but it's really hard to be a villain alone bc of all the heroes.

Sam gets an idea. Tucker agrees with the idea. Jazz is just happy they'll end up making friends.

The next day, the Teen Villain Alliance is formed, ready to assist with any teenage illegal shenanigans their allies might get into.

Some notes:

It's created to be a healthier option for teen "villains" to connect with others and support each other.

It's more important that this is for Teens rather than Villains. They're tired of adult villains taking advantage of them. The TVA would rather ally with a teen vigilante than with an adult villain.

Again, no idea who the teen villains are, but Klarion is definitely here. He leaves the Light for the chaos of the TVA. Maybe Ember is there too?

Timeline wise, this is around when Tim is still Robin, but Damien has arrived at Wayne Manor.

This is because, when it comes time to try to infiltrate the TVA, they'll have a convenient child-assassin who has none of the monitors of a teen hero that Phantom immediately picks up on.

Damien, who at this point has been abandoned by his mother, dismissed and scolded by his father, and has had no success at carving his own place in the family, jumps at the chance. He is then surrounded by peers who don't insult him or try to change his behavior (too much; jazz is trying to help him find healthier methods of expressing himself). He... might not want to continue being a spy.

Danny, Sam, Tuck, and Jazz are the founding members.

Danny reinvents himself as the High Prince of the Infinite, Prince Phantom Dark. He got kingship from fighting Pariah Dark, but since he's still alive, he's only a prince. He steals the last name Dark as an intimidation tatic against those in the know; only Danny would have the balls to claim family with Pariah.

Sam works as a powerless villain, but she might no be powerless? Either way, Danny gives her a bunch of repurposed Fenton tech, and she buys the rest with her parents credit card. She does NOT care if that's traced back to the Mansons. She would choose something goth, maybe something spider related or even bat?

I love Pharaoh Tucker, so I think he should get magic powers? Since pharaohs of old were considered the balance between the real and the divine. He's still a tech guy, now he's a tech and magic guy.

Jazz isn't really a villain, more of a team mom who's planning on using everyone's psyche's as her thesis paper. You know what, that's her callsign, she's Psyche. Sometimes she flirts with Nightwing.

#dc x dp #villain!everlasting trio #dcxdp #villain danny phantom #teen villain alliance #c: danny fenton #c: sam manson #c: tucker foley #c: jazz fenton #c: kyd wyckyd #c: klarion the witch boy #c: batfamily #c: damien wayne #they don't have an agenda like most villain team ups #they're there to support each other commit crimes and play pranks on the justice losers #dp x dc #dp crossover #dc crossover

[cinnabeat]

its so fucked up how fucking awful the arendelle world is in general when the overall story is SO GOOD

#like literally every scene larxene is in is sooo *chefs kiss* #when larxene was like elsa is hanging on a balance between light and dark #and she needs to figure it out herself and doesnt need YOU butting in like girl SAY IT #when she was like some people need time to think not someone to come in and solve their problems for them #foreshadowing for sora not giving a single thought to his actions and going headfirst #without considering the situation or the consequences #larxene my beloved #and then the actual world is so fucking #it fucking sucks #michi tag