#that’s like. a separate post itself

[intotheelliwoods]

Here it is, the 2 Arms Left Collaboration Comic!

Big thank you to everyone who participated! This was such a cool project! There was so much talent put into this thing and I am amazed by the results

Enjoy the finished product everyone!

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The wonderful artists, in order of their panels appearance, go check them out!!

To help count without eyes getting lost, the people highlighted in orange were a part of the black and white flashback sequence!

1 @tangledinink

2 @roquog

3 @sunnyyyteaaa Sun!

4 @apollo-not-in-space

5 @wraenata

6 @abbeyofcyn

7 @dianagj-art

8 @rbtlvr

9 @vangh17a

10 @avidlylivid

11 @butterfilledpockets

12 @thegunnsara

13 @manga-toons

14 @idiot-mushroom

15 @centerofleesmind

16 @sunnyyyteaaa Tea!

17 @volcanicsleep

18 @phykoha

19 @princesskkfish

20 @cokowiii

21 @y0unginhumans

22 @bluesgras

23 @karmacomesaround

24 @heckitall

25 @sad-leon

26 @blue-star-doodles

27 @teainthesnow

28 @cartoonhostage

29 @hatchi-matchii

30 @last-hourglass

#2 arms left #rottmnt #to the artists who worked on this: #now that the comic itself is posted #feel free to post your individual panels separately if you would like <3 #I cannot take all the credit here aa! #I dont think anything like this has been done before #definitely a first omg #definitely an experiment if nothing else #a very fun one though! #cw blood #tw blood

[vcrnons]

HOSHI & WOOZI God of Music itslive

#hoshi #woozi #ok gang here's the deal. i know these are abysmal but i went through the ringer trying to make anything halfway decent n here we are #i ain't properly tagging it either. they're just gonna sit here. for Me. #*mine #my gif #tw eyestrain #eyestrain #apparently since the super itslive i have forgotten how to colour and sharpen and frankly even exist but that's ok #hoshi looks orange and woozi looks like a ghost and everything that could go wrong went wrong #my laptop nearly shat itself on 4 separate occasions! but we move #everything is fine! #(if this post gets deleted in an hour. u saw nothing.)

[fictionadventurer]

I went into Ruth expecting a dreary read. How could a Victorian "fallen woman" story be anything other than dark and depressing? So I was shocked right from the beginning to find a sweet, gentle, romantic story. The dressmaker's apprentice who sits in the coldest, darkest part of the workroom because that's where there's a panel painted with flowers that remind her of her country home? How could I not adopt her as a favorite character? Ruth's innocent, romantic outlook on life gave us some beautiful descriptions of the scenery of both city and countryside, and my imagination went on overdrive to create very vivid images of the story. Even the love story, which we know is going to go very wrong, starts out sweet, with a kind, charming love interest who only shows flashes of just how wrong his character is going to go.

Even after Ruth's fall, the story is so gentle, putting Ruth among kind people who are willing to risk and sacrifice a lot to help her. And then the story gets almost too gentle--after some initial struggles with depression, Ruth resolves to bear her troubles patiently and work toward virtue, and her sweet, too-innocent character gets flattened out into someone who's just Good. Life just goes on, with things generally going well, and every potential turn toward drama results in someone deciding to be reasonable, which can make the story drag.

But, in a story like this, the lack of drama becomes the plot twist! It is refreshing to see characters who don't always jump to the worst conclusion or take the worst action, who pause and consider the whole story and act like decent human beings.

And in the places when the drama does kick in, it's good drama. Painful drama. It's also (especially in the last section of the story) melodrama. There were sections of the book where I was rolling my eyes at the cookie-cutter Victorian path the story was taking--but then there'd be one line or one moment that would just stab me in the chest because of how beautifully specific it was to this story. Just enough to elevate it from something bland to something unique and fascinating.

I often had the thought that this book could be about a third of its length without losing anything--yet it should also be just as long as it was. If the story cut all its repetitive musings about Ruth's regret, and used that space to develop the side characters and and show the plot instead of telling us about it, it would be a much deeper story. I found myself wishing Gaskell had reworked this one later in her career--the way that North and South was a more skillful reworking of the issues explored in Mary Barton. In a way, she sort of did in Wives and Daughters, with the story of Molly the quiet innocent getting tangled up in the intrigues surrounding her headstrong, flirtatious stepsister Cynthia serving as a more layered, personality-flipped version of the story where headstrong, sheltered Jemima gets tangled in the story of quiet, sweet Ruth and her past romantic intrigues. (The doctor at the end of the story also feels like a proto-Mr. Gibson).

Yet I'm still fascinated by the themes specific to this story. Contrary to expectation, this "fallen woman" story isn't about sex, or gender, or how unfairly women are treated (though it does touch on that in the end). It's about sin. It's not questioning why Ruth's behavior is considered a sin or looking to dismantle the society saying that it's a sin. It comes from the Christian perspective of saying that sin is real and harms people--so how are we going to deal with that?

The story shows lots of people struggling with temptation, failing, and dealing with the consequences (or harming others with the consequences). Sin is always a case of either not caring enough to do the more difficult, good thing, or a case of "the ends justify the means", where people rationalize their bad behavior as something necessary in this specific case. It always leads to harm, but some people--and some sins--suffer greater consequences in the eyes of the world, whether or not they deserve it. I wish the story had developed and resolved this theme better in places, but the raw material there is fascinating food for thought.

This book is Gaskell at her preachiest, but also Gaskell at her kindest. It explores deep, difficult issues in a very loving way. As a story, there are ways it could be better, but I'm very glad I read it. Perhaps I'm making a point to be kinder to it because I know it's the type of story that today's readers tend to judge harshly. But amid my issues with the story, there are some lovely images, some great messages, and some wonderful characters that going to be living in my heart for a long time.

#elizabeth gaskell #ruth #(i should find out if there's a subtitle for this book because it'd be nice to have a less-generic tag for it) #this should have been like four separate posts #but i spent long enough rambling through this so i'm leaving it as is #as a book i'd say it just barely makes four stars #it's a story that i like better when i'm not reading #because there is a lot of food for thought #the story itself has a lot of great points when you're not trudging through the latest chapter of 'an entire year passed' #the imagination can distill it into the best parts and there's a lot that's vivid #also the pro-life thing! #how did i forget that? #the moment that mr. benson said 'you're confusing the sin with the consequences' i'm like 'slap that on a pro-life sticker! #the fact that the baby is always treated as a good! #that alone is worth the price of admission

[caramelmochacrow]

"Beating so fast, seems like it'll burst..."

#crow's scribbles #d4dj #d4dj groovy mix #shinobu inuyose #esora shimizu #yuka jennifer sasago #i finally drew something in ms paint after.... a while. #please dont mind how rusty they look (especially esora's hands).... #this is a follow up to kyoko's one yes this is what the other 3 look like #try to guess which starish members i took inspiration from for each of them hehe #i loooove these designs.... #should i post the concept sketches? tell me if you wanna see them lol #each of them are matching w one member in one way but still different i specifically made sure of that #i based them off what i think their 2 charm points are similar to love live kinda #esora is the cute and lovely one of course; shinobu is the quiet and mysterious one; yuka is the strong and beautiful one #and then kyoko is the charismatic and cool one duh. #i dont have a favorite design but the one im proud of the most is esora! i think i managed to get her vibe while also keeping the idol feel #i wanna make these types of outfits for the other units but i think i gotta think of something their unit can be other than DJ unit #this can be an au in it of itself but for now it's gonna be outfits for them so i dont go crazy #like. photon = actresses/or takarazuka revue actresses? towa and saki are musumeyaku while ibuki and noa are otokoyaku... maybe. #hapiara and rondo can be a band bc of rei and nagisa but hapiara is pop while rondo is hard rock/metal bc duhhhh (but idk w hapiara.....) #you cannot separate merm4id from clubbing so they're p much just the same except saori is a regular DJ in rikamarika's club w dalia-- #working as a bartender there. yeahhhhh.... lyrilily are p much just choir girls now bc thats all i can think of atm (maybe they act too???) #abyssmare and unichord...... hrmmmm.... idkkkkkkk. v-tubing related for sure w unichord but abyssmare i have nothing #SO. now i'll stop my rambling here byeeeee enjoy my losers (affectionate) and my thoughts on this byeeeee

[harkamal]

Sphynx Cat Drawing in Matte Pencils, Ink, and Ballpoint Pen.

#my art #h.singh #artist on tumblr #drawing #cat #i posted this before but i wanted a separate post for the cat #the eyes are in pen the back drop in ink and the cat itself is in pencil #Didn't think it but i really like the matte pencils #there is no shine in the darker areas

[u5an5]

Am I the only one that every time I get myself into new fandom I just sigh, knowing fully well that I just got next 20+ x reader, y/n, x Oc!whateverthefuck or just any form of self insert tags to blacklist?

#as aegosexual its specific kind of hell #“i dont have problem with smut (for me other forms of fics too but its just preferences) as long as IM not part of it” is #quite literally a definition. im physically incapable of reading those without having imagining that instead of y/n there #is ANY character that appears in lore its based on and feel the urge to put it into google docs and “correct” it just so im actually able t #enjoy it. not that selfinsert is anything fundamentally bad. i just treat it sort of like kink that i don't understand #i dont want to understand and DEFINITELY don't want to see it #tldr: i need to blacklist way more fnaf movie related tags than i ever wanted to #and finding them all is harder than you think #last time i had to add TEN SEPARATE TAGS #for ONE person #aegosexual #ace struggles #banning y/n from appearing in post itself doesn't work that well cause day/night exists #acespec #I JUST WROTE 'aego'... in tags and got THREE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS of self insert #WHY

[snixx]

the funniest thing my sister has ever said to me hands down is “I think the reason I have such a huge ego is because of how non existent yours and amma’s is. and I don’t want to end up like you” like damn bro I know I need to work a little bit on the self-respect department but I draw the line at you implying I’m a bad feminist

#girlblogging.pdf #but no I’m so proud of her fr. I’m so glad the years of borderline abuse skipped one person at least #well at least mostly. the fact that she thinks she has a huge ego in itself is sad though. because she really doesn’t #anyway this post was inspired by three (3) separate people sending me that brown girl urge to find love but u don’t want to end up like the #women in your family who need to beg for 1 ounce of respect reel #THAT IS NOT ME FYI. I HAVE MADE MEN CRY BY GOING OFF ON THEM FOR DISRESPECTING ME #it’s just a little harder with the people I love because I’m perennially scared of losing the #but I’m working on it ok #my drafts are a hellscape

[samarecharm]

Random question about the “they should make persona for people who like good games” post. Do people think the persona series is that bad? I know they aren’t perfect but I wouldn’t call them bad games.

I had a wholeass essay written out before i realized im too tired to make it sound coherent. AND my only experience is p 4 and 5, so my opinion on it means jack shit. All i can say is that the most recent titles suffer from bad writing. (And repetitive gameplay, but thats a different issue). Be it poorly written characters and dialogue, or poorly written interactions and plot, it is hard to take some of the stuff in the more recent games at face value. One could argue that that just means the game is subpar, not necessarily bad, but thats subjective; bad means different things to different people. And i say this as someone who thinks this game is Not the best but still found it incredibly engaging and entertaining.

#chattin #i am the kind of person to write video essay length posts on games that disappointed me LOL #so i am the wrong person to ask #remember that when thinking about the quality of a game; you should ask urself #who is the target audience? is it accessible to this audience? do i need an outside source to keep up with this game ? (like a guide) #if its in a series; what does it do to separate itself from the others? #is the writing okay? characters? interactions( #? #insensitive content ? #how is it handled? the game may me okay for me but can I have my fat friends enjoy this game??? #can i have my trans friends and gay male friends enjoy this game??? #who can i recommend it to? my sister is unable to process all of the social links and requirements for these social links #so she just. doesnt do it. she IS the target audience bc she likes rpgs #and she likes the story and characters. but its too overwhelming #and the social links would be overwhelming regardless of the difficulty #are u meant to enjoy the game in one playthrough or across multiple runs?? #is it WORTH it to do those runs? for a game that has ‘choices’ it is painfully linear #and it confuses people who are trying to follow the rules (do things in my free time to build confidants) #when theyre unable to actually hang out w confidants bc of a rush of mandatory scenes #velvet room fusions are a pain and overly complex #and the game stops being about making a good build #and it starts to become ‘make a shadow null to everything bc the game will keep instakilling you’ #forcing a game over when ur main character dies is ALWAYS bad to me i will swear by this #u make more interesting builds when u arent scared of a gameover #weh. rambling #the game is as bad or good as u want it to br #people clearly love it; we talk about our faves all the time. but how many of us are replaying a game meant to be replayed. not many.

[dottores]

crying hysterically i have such a good fic idea for post-cataclysm teyvat but i just dont have enough time for another series rn

#so after doing the elynas quest #spoilers for that by the way #and the mary ann quests #but anyway #post cataclysm teyvat was rlly like an #apocalyptic place #kind of like fallout where abyss energy was like everywhere and very radioactive #and the institute had devoted itself to clean the abyssal energy but after it disbanded when the director died during the cataclysm #a secret group called the ordo formed and experimented with the energy in elynas's corpse -- who is assumed to be another dragon-creature o #rhinedottir and we already know that one of the secret members had interacted with the energy and became something akin to an #abyss inquisitor but he was unaffiliated with the fatui and the abyss order #but now i lowkey want to write a long fic series where reader was part of that secret group post-cataclysm #and also became corrupted by the energy and it would flip between the past and present #-- since we dont know neuvillette's part in the cataclysm i assume he was defending fontaine but that's only an assumption #and then maybe after the cataclysm he was filling in the power vacuum after the lord of amrita's death (first hydro archon) #but regardless in the past reader was going to be close with neuvillette maybe she was an ambassador for the narzinssenkreuz institute #before it disbanded which is how she met him and got the chance to get close to him. then the catacysm happens where they're forced to #separate because of all that's going on #and after it #she gets involved with the ordo. it would flip between the past and present #where in the present she's started to affiliate with the fatui -- reasons unknown as of yet but im not writing a fic without dottore as a #love interest but it would showcase the past and present - kind of like how little dark age did with half of the chapter set in the past an #the other part in the present -- so it would showcase 1) her relationship with neuvillette both while she's part of the institute and then #the decline of it as she becomes part of the ordo. it would also showcase pre during and post cataclysm fontaine. and then the present woul #probably focus on directly before pre-canon (like heliotropes) and into maybe both the sumeru archon quests and the fontaine archon quests #where she would end up meeting neuvillette again. this fic i would try to keep this one close to canon fontaine unlike heliotropes

[sinkableruby]

also something i think is really cool in episode 25 is when the sword pull version 2 starts proper, the dual chorus version of virtual star embryology starts listing out different heavens. with utenas surname being 天 (ten, heaven) and 上 (jou, up) it really feels like a moment of progress and exaltation for her (perhaps fitting considering the title of the song)

you get this as well with the ED version, where she seems to be ascending high up into the sky, into the clouds... to the castle.

#the ascension itself is not painted as a purely good or bad thing #it's complicated thoughtful symbolism #which is part of why i like utena so much #rgu #tenjou utena #ascension and descent are big parts of utena #interesting to note the moments of big ascension and descent. esp in the later eps. esp esp in the last one #but theres also other kinds of movement besides up and down. you can walk forward or back #i think with that in mind the end of the show has another tone to it #if you move up or down technically you're still in the same place when you come back #you have to walk forward to actually get somewhere else #but going up or down can give you different perspectives with which to look at your situation. more awareness or understanding perhaps #god damnit why do i always put analysis in the tags #whatever! lol #maybe ill make a separate post another time

[dazachi]

What's interesting about Dazai's mindset on his emotions is that he insists that his ability to foresee the future negates how he would feel when that moment arrives.

Foe example, on the moment where he tells Ango that he is not sad because he knew things would fall apart between them.

And yet, we see him follow Odasaku's wishes and has held some unresolved grudge against Ango.

We know how heavily he feels about Ango's betrayal and Odasaku's death. He has a far away look that happens a lot that Atsushi clocks on its frequency. When questioned, he deflects and acts like he isn't mourning the friendship that probably kept him going while in the PM.

It's like he's trapped as a kid denying his true emotions because someone told him that showing weakness is a mistake or will be met with disbelief.

#bsd dazai #dazai osamu #another instance is he is aware he isnt being patient with akutagawa and says so #but he ends up continuing harming akutagawa because that is what he thinks he should do #this kind of connects to his habit of putting himself directly on enemy fire even though he allegedly doesnt like pain #he does the same with chuuya where he keeps on teasing or insulting chuuya #but once chuuya is out of earshot he sings him praises (as with akutagawa again i realized) #he freely compliments people in the ADA because honest about his positive emotions to peers will not be met with judgement #i think the tags should be a separate post in itself lmaaoooo

[smallestbeans]

It's cold at night in the desert. The sky is clear, and there are thousands of stars to see. They lay on the roof of their base and gaze at them. 

"Okay, well, that's the Big Dipper right there. It's like a spoon, sort of" Grian says, pointing. Scar searches for it, eyes unfocused til recognition flashes on his face, followed by a smirk. "What's that for?" 

"The handle goes the wrong way. I mean, it's not a very good spoon. You couldn't even eat soup or anything with it." 

"That's not the point" 

"I think if these were really important it would be a better spoon" he grumbles. His words have no real bite to them. 

Grian continues, settling in closer to Scar's side. "The little box at the end of the spoon- if you follow the line from those two stars at the end of it," he points. "You find Polaris. That's the North Star." Scar seems actually impressed by that one. "This one's a bit shakier, but if you go from the one in the bottom left of the spoon-" 

"Bad spoon" Scar mumbles, and Grian smiles. 

"Yeah, the bad spoon. If you go from the bottom left one to Polaris and then further, you find another bright one. I don't remember what it's called, but there's a 'W' of stars and it's one of them. It's Cassiopeia. It's a crown" 

"It's a 'W'." 

Grian sighs, somewhat exasperated "Yeah, well, you have to use your imagination. It's a bunch of dots, really." A gentle quiet falls between them, and Grian shivers. Scar pulls him in closer. "Void, you're like a human space heater," Grian mumbles, shifting himself half on top of Scar. The silence sticks around a second longer as they settle into this new configuration.

Scar breaks it first. "I think those ones make a heart. The three from castle-pee." 

"Cassiopeia" Grian corrects softly, to no acknowledgement from Scar.

"And those ones from the weird spoon can make Pizza." Grian sees what he means, sort of. It's the same shape as Ursa Major, but he doesn't bother telling Scar that. "And those ones are like your eyes and the black cloudy thing is your hair." They both laugh and Grian feels the way it rumbles through Scar's chest. He feels Scar's warm breath on his ear, and he thinks he might like Scar's constellations better. Despite his reminders that this is an obligation, that he's only here till he goes yellow and that he's here because he feels guilty, he feels safe. 

They see a shooting star, and Scar tells him to make a wish. He does and for a minute he believes it might come true. Hope creeps in, and he thinks they might just be okay. It's cold in the desert. It's cold out in space. Grian, for a night at least, feels warm, and safe, and loved.

#my writing #third life #desert duo #scarian #jake shut up #this is 2 of my little paragraphs mashed together as best i can i hope ppl like it #<3 #if i end up posting one of the original chunks by itself so be it. idk if i like them better together or separate but ye

[allmoshnobrain]

I DID IT GUYS

i finished writing heartbreaker!!

#i still have the epilogue to write #but that's a separate thing #the fic itself is DONE #i'm so happy!! #i may post it twice a week now that it's all done #i'll make a poll tomorrow to see if you guys like this idea or if you prefer to keep it once a week! #ada's ramblings

[queerasian]

succession is simultaneously a:

shakespearean tragedy

postmodern tragicomedy

drama about dysfunctional families and cycles of abuse/trauma

comedy about the absurdity of the ultra wealthy

surreal circus of repressed queerness

political critique of the toxicity of late-stage capitalism

trying to pinpoint exactly what kind of show it is feels impossible, and that's what makes it good – you can rewatch it and experience it from a different lens each and every time and i love it for that

#listened to an interview w the writers who were asked if succession is a tragedy with comedic elements or a comedy with tragic elements #and the answer was basically that they don't really think of it that way and it's impossible to categorize it either way #like there's no real ratio of tragedy: comedy it kind of transcends that at least in my experience #i think the architecture of the story is more like a tragedy but it often expresses itself in comedic moments #and there's the political commentary that underscores it all #and i dont think its really possible to separate all these elements they live together and work with each other #similar to how the opening theme is a mixture of classical music and hip hop and would not be the same without either of those elements #that but with all the different layers that the show exists in #i added the queerness point in not because it's like. a necessarily popular view but because there is a way u can watch it where it's just #*just like. everyone is so fruity and fucked up and repressed #and it's p much canon that none of the side characters are straight #and roman def isn't but i dont think any of the siblings except maybe connor are #and it's like wow this is like the dark twisted alternate universe's queer found family trope #(love it for that. btw.) #i talk so much in tags i should just make another fucking post sorry #succession #hbo succession #queerasian.txt

[stackedbirds]

ok so!!!

my sibling, having finished mdzs, started reading tgcf and

they found this epic quote

"He really wanted to hang a sign on his back saying, ‘Ascension is not as good as collecting scraps’ and promote it in the mortal world."

about xl

and in my opinion

he deserves it.

#tgcf #xie lian #yes i will always draw him sparkly shiny surrounded by flowers that's what he looks like in my head #no idc that he's a martial god who killed people he's what the youth call a 'princess' to me and I'm keeping him that way #'the youth' they said not having even turned 20 #one day i'll figure out how to add commas to tags but until then you have to suffer horribly paced never ending sentences you're welcome #anyway xl very cool y'all should probably draw him too #maybe in a different embarrassing t shirt #i like to think he thinks they're cool and hc makes them for him bc how could he deny the love of his life a t shirt #everyone else is silent abt it bc hc scary #in a tragic turn of events the tags got split up!!!! #turns out whatever you put in quotations marks will remove itself from the tag and post as an entirely separate tag #who would have thunk!! #had to rewrite them all (*) #my art

[chryblossomjjk]

think im going to steal from here2bbtstrash and do a set day for reading and reviewing other content creators. my reading list is so long n i feel v guilty lol. part of having a healthy ecosystem on this platform is content creators supporting other content creators, especially since we share the same audience and the crossover from supporting eachother is huge. want to do my part in making everyone feel good about their work and giving them recognition because you all deserve it.

#maybe #hmmmm #tuesday #reviewsday #👀 #and ill do like two or three every tuesday #yeah #especially new creators i want to support bc starting out is scary #and the community labels have made it impossible to get interactions unless you already have a following #a separate rec blog would be easier to organize but #my following is on this platform obvi so maybe not #also like #should i reblog the fic itself with a review #OR make a separate post linking the fics with their reviews so they have a chance to get in the tags again #and new ppl can find them through the search #let me know your thoughts #💗