i love those posts thats like “Imagine in your f/o’s universe they f/o You! and they consume content of your source all the time!” cause i love thinking about what kind of source material i’d be in that universe
rules: write up a blurb or make a visual collage of the people or characters (from books, TV shows, movies, etc.) that inspired your story and/or OC, either visually, personality wise, or just a general vibe
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So because I can't update Sink or Swim like I want to, I decided to whip this up.
For Rosaria
Starting from the left side, we have the actress Marisa Abela who originally served as a means of inspiration for Rosaria’s facial features. Peggy Olson from Mad Men, Retsuko from Aggretsuko, and the movie Secretary.
On the right side we have lyrics from the song "Bad Girls" by Tennis, American Crime Story: Impeachment, Andrea Sachs from The Devil Wears Prada, Waylon Smithers from The Simpsons and the film Funny Girl.
I watched Secretary before writing Sink or Swim because I knew it had the tone I wanted with its lead character essentially having a 'sexual awakening' through her boss. A narrative element that connects Aggretsuko and Secretary, beyond its office setting, is how its lead female characters find themselves in relationships with subpar men (sorry to any Haida fans, but that relationship wasn't developed well) which represents how Rosaria began Sink or Swim in a relationship with Ben.
Something that connects Secretary, Funny Girl, and The Devil Wears Prada is how its female protagonist undergoes a transformation in terms of presenting herself through the attire she wears. Additionally, in the case of Funny Girl, I took inspiration in how Barbra Streisand's character defied idealized female beauty standards. Fanny Brice found a role at the Follie’s for her comedy, not her appearance, but as she accumulates wealth we see her become a glamorous woman who gains the attention of a traditionally handsome gambler.
Beyond portraying a deeply inappropriate workplace relationship, Impeachment provided me a lot of inspiration in how her voice should sound and the various ways she wears her hair.
FOR PIETRO
Starting from the left side, we have Mad Men, The Sopranos, Henry Tomasino of Mafia II, and Michael De Santa of GTA V.
On the right side we have lyrics from “Count Me Out” by Kendrick Lamar, Benny of Fallout New Vegas, Hades from Lore Olympus, and the musical Company.
Video games played a bigger role in Pietro's characterization than I realized. Benny was my first source of inspiration from Pietro, as he is the protege of a powerful man (Mr. House) who has ambitions of his own. I always felt Benny was someone who felt he could do better and be better than the man he followed. This is exactly how we'll eventually come to see Pietro's dynamic with Raphael whereas Henry Tomasino is a character I modeled Pietro's voice on and Michael De Santa? Well, when it came to dressing Pietro I always think about the clothes that are available for his character to wear.
I checked out Lore Olympus before writing Sink or Swim because I wasn't sure how I wanted to characterize Pietro when it came to his relationship with Rosaria. He isn't necessarily like the boss from Secretary, he isn't Christian Gray, and while I saw LO had its critics I wanted to look over the comic and see what worked or, if there was anything I liked about Hades' characterization that could be incorporated into Pietro. Turns out there were a few things (relationship issues, therapy, a soft spot for dogs).
On the subject of therapy, Pietro's sessions with Dr. Bracco are inspired by Tony's reoccurring sessions with Dr. Melfi in The Sopranos. I liked how they provided a gateway into what Tony's character is thinking, and I also thought it would be the best for readers to get to know Pietro, a quiet, vague guy, that way, but Mad Men was ultimately more of a inspiration for Pietro than Sopranos was.
Inspiration from the musical Company would come a little later once I decided that Pietro was a guy with relationship troubles as the musical depicts a stable, successful man who is seemingly fine with being alone, but actually craves to receive romance and 'be alive.'
These are most of the sources that I like/know about, so I can make more detailed boards based on them. If your source isn't on here, consider helping me out and adding more specific themes! ^^
Bungou Stray Dogs
Nanbaka
Beastars
Aggretsuko
Pokemon
Death Note
Disney
Bluey
Steven Universe
The Umbrella Academy
Good Omens
Horror (IT specifically)
Welcome to Night Vale
Repo!the Genetic Opera
90s/00s cartoons
Youtubers (mainly Markiplier/egos and Jacksepticeye/egos)
in shambles over kuya being so SMOL............ imagine how pissed he'd be if he had the status of big scary powerful yokai, lords over the forest, master of illusions...... fennec fox. rage and cunt are both stored and served from the ears
in the aggretsuko version of nukani
the episode where they introduce kuya
the skies will darken. winds start whipping trees to bend at extreme angles . birds fly away and the earth splits, the crack running toward the abode of the big scary powrful lord of the forest
lightning strikes
in the brief flashes we see massive shadow looming over the forest floor
we look up to the source and find out that the shadow's size is but a trick of the light. a gross exaggeration of Actual Tiny Kuya, sitting imperiously atop a crumbling marble pillar. he is adorable.
Explanation from Submitter: She is Mysterious. She has a huge amount of fanart. She has some angst about the world. She reminds of the Red Guy from Don’t Hug Me I am Scared. She is good at video games. She seems tragic (she is homeless when she enters the narratives). She is soft spoken. She seems lonely. She is generous (she allows someone else to stay with her in an Internet cafe). She unintentionally starts the plot (chaos lord).
i have a lot of comfort characters and i wanna talk about why i view them as such
nolan from uglydolls: ive always liked characters who were seen as different from normal characters they have their own unique appearance like nolan who has uneven sleeves, freckles, and heterochromia an eye condition where one eye is a different color in nolan’s case one is green and the other is purple he has a kinda shy looking appeal and has a special place in my heart as a comfort character
david from camp camp: he is the father figure i wish i had he is nice, doesn’t like strong language, and just wants to make his campers happy and wants the best for them, he likes the outside more than cities, he enjoys nature, he is a bit childish at times and it is kinda obvious he had some difficulty throughout his life therefore he is my comfort character
Haida from aggretsuko: i see him as somebody who would love me unconditionally and would support me no matter what he feels like my only source of protection when i am scared every time i see him i smile he invents stuff theres not really much else i can say about him but he is my comfort character either way
cody from total drama: there isn't much to say tbh idk why he became a comfort character
cat in the hat dr seuss: he has chaotic energy i have chaotic energy we’d get along he’d probably take me on adventures get into trouble just overall have fun i feel like he would take me under his wing since we are both chaotic i also think he’d try to cheer me up by being his chaotic self that always makes me laugh as
jimmy crystal sing 2: i know what you all are going to comment “He’S a ToXiC mUrDeRiOuS wOlF wHy WoUlD yOu ChOoSe HiM aS a CoMfOrT cHaRaCtEr!” because i believe under all that anger is a sad broken heart just wanting to be loved i know he tried to kill buster but i feel he was blinded by rage, sadness, and sorrow broken and scared of abandonment i know it, i feel it, i see it yell at me all you want about it its my opinion and im sticking to it i respect your opinion so respect mine
werner werman from cuphead: the only reason i made him a comfort character other than.....german mouse\rat boy
wolf from bad guys: he’s chaotic
nick wilde from zootopia: he is a sly boi thats all i can say
marshall from paw patrol: he is clumsy and one of my favorite breeds of dogs his jokes make me laugh and i see a bit of myself in him
foxy from fnaf: i took to foxy like metal to a magnet
mr peanutbutter from bojack horseman: his energy is so upbeat and he acts like how a normal dog would
kwazii from octonauts: my main love for a type of animal when i was younger was cats so if i knew about this tv show kwazii would have definitely be my favorite character while i still have a love for cats they remain a happy memory of my obsessed child mind i see a bit of myself in kwazii he gets mad or upset at times like me i love to add in my rps that kwazii has a blind eye and is really self-conscious about it so he wears his eye patch but those are my shipping rps mostly barnacles x kwazii my friend encourages the ship
i bought some 1.5x2 label sheets to print stickers on for my work planner and it turns out the best way to find things that work okay as stickers is phone wallpapers
i've mostly been using aggretsuko ones but if anyone has any sources for like, cute quote wallpapers or something feel free to link me
Aggretsuko's final season premieres on February 16th
(Featured Image Source: Fanworks / Sanrio / Netflix)
The fifth and final season of Aggretsuko has gotten an official trailer and February 16th release date, showing one last big adventure for everyone’s favorite death metal red panda and her friends.
“The final season has finally arrived! Is Retsuko running for political office?? What will be Retsuko’s final hurdle? And what will she see beyond…