#the ill-made knight

[fixing-bad-posts]

[Image description: A cut-up poem, overlaid on a sepia-toned image of a man in chain-mail being knighted by a woman holding a sword. Transcript is below.]

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Our honest woman made ALL of opinion in the hour of desire on that most natural lancing That's a home and we are finally more

if our Unpopular king noticed the cycle the proven con it meant more to not see and not say

I've errands, of honorable doing still I can't belong to such work (In tribute only for her)

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on: the ill-made knight

#this used to be a tradwife tiktok but now it's about sir lancelot! #fixingbadposts #fixing-bad-posts #cut-up poem #cut up poem #vocabularyclept poetry #vocabularyclept poem #found poetry #found poem #lancelot #sir lancelot #arthuriana #arthurian literature #lancelot and guinevere #the ill-made knight #earnest fbp

[dwellordream]

In the secret parts of his peculiar brain, those unhappy and inextricable tangles which he felt at the roots, the boy was disabled by something which we cannot explain. He could not have explained either, and for us it is all too long ago. He loved Arthur and he loved Guenever and he hated himself. The best knight of the world: everybody envied the self-esteem which must surely be his. But Lancelot never believed he was good or nice. Under the grotesque, magnificent shell with a face like Quasimodo's, there was shame and self-loathing which had been planted there when he was tiny, by something which it is now too late to trace. It is so fatally easy to make young children believe that they are horrible.

T.H. White, The Ill-Made Knight

#t.h. white #the ill-made knight #the once and future king #word to the wise

[booksinfact]

So Lancelot has a cute little hero-crush on Arthur. I admit I wasn’t ready for that. Kind of expected them to be rivals from the start.

#the once and future king #t h white #king arthur #arthurian fantasy #arthurian knights #lancelot #arthur pendragon #the ill-made knight

[olreid]

haha. yeah

#not overall a lifechanging essay but. yeah #ill-made knight #believing into being

[mothcpu]

FINALLY, OUR WAITING PUZZLE IS OVER.

#ULTRAKILL #mysterious druid knight #and owl #I sketched out the owl in a low-detail way as a placeholder and decided to keep it because it made me laugh. she's just shapes! #sometime ill draw v1mdk and mv2 crossover for the ultimate ultrakill crackship art. it wouldbe so awesome

[unlikely-gravestones]

knight hob knight hob knight hob

#anyway IM BACK FROM THE DEAD...for now #ill be back in my grave soon no doubt #but for now i bring you knight hob #with some angst #..angst that leads nowhere cause i made those lines up #idk i like to think this is his breaking moment or something #like a whole 'dont ask me to be yours when you wont be mine' type of deal #love a feelings reveal #'surely you know by now...no no i refuse you would be that cruel' #'to ask that of me - to be. to be /yours/...gasp scream cry heave idk' #you get the gist right #'it would burn me up inside' and all that jazz #dont ask that of me because i want everything #ANYWAY #love me some knight hob #also sorry for being away :/ #but #back to the art #KNIGHT HOB #dreamling #sandman #i would write more tags but im so late i need to go

[kelocitta]

In honor of the @rw-ship-showdown I wanted to write about Artihunter as someone who jokingly slapped them together pre-downpour and still thinks they are actually very compelling. Just not in the super soft love wins kinda way (Although I get why people like that more) And the only way I know how to do that is talking too much so heres a far too long slug essay-

Obviously the slugcats don't offer a ton of characterization but theres not nothing to work with. Their stories, whether by their roles in it or the overarching themes do provide a backbone to work with. Even gameplay itself can provide a bit. (for some more than others) Hunter, to me, is ultimately a story about selflessness. The goal is to revive Moon, which is very much an act of kindness from both Hunter and NSH. But the weight of that action is much more significant for Hunter- Hunter is deeply sick. They're on the clock, and for all their skill in combat none of that will ultimately help them to survive longer than their body can hold out. Moon is a close friend of NSH but that means little Hunter- Hunter really gets next to nothing out of helping them, and ultimately pays quiet a bit spending their limited time alive fighting to deliver that neuron so that someone else can live.

To spend ones limited days on helping another, in a game that very much stresses the unwavering cruelty of the world and nature- is pretty notable. (And you could even say that Hunter being the Hardmode of Rain World adds another layer to this)

And then we have Artificer. A storyline that very much stands out to people as more… villainous (so to speak) than the other slugcats. Artificer's story covers a lot of things. Trauma, violence, revenge, etc. Revenge is a bit of a selfish desire- That need to see someone hurt as they have hurt you. A punishment that ultimately does not fix whatever harm was done- but feels good to see because you were hurt and now those responsible share that pain.

Artificer's actions are founded in that need for revenge, their pups killed for overstepping boundaries they didn't know existed. Is it not fair for them to be angry at that, to punish the scavengers for their violence with their own? Why should the scavengers ever be forgiven when they and their pups were not? And that's how you get that loop- Harm for harm over and over.

The original action has been lost in a spiral of violence for violence. And here stands Artificer- their very spirit scarred. Not just because they sought revenge, but because they never ceased trying to scratch that itch for violence as an answer. Artificer only has two paths for their story- killing the scavenger king (Someone who, really, has little to do with the original 'crime' of the scavengers, but represents an important individual to them- as did the slugpups to Artificer), locking themselves as karma one for good and spending the rest of their life chasing creatures that no longer even fight back in a warped sense of closure- or to dissolve themselves in the acids of the void sea because they're too far gone to find any real peace.

They can't meaningfully recover from that state, not alone, twisting in on themselves. Even if they halt their actions, they've been using violence as a feeble defense against their own pain- violence that no longer has any real direction or basis. Artificer gets no real closure from killing the scavenger king. All they can do is continue the cycle, or try to scrub it away. No real peace in a prison of their own making. So you have a creature, who even with a strict timer on their life- a body that will crumble to disease, spends its last bit of time on saving another. And another who was so caught up in the pain of loss that were eaten alive by their own anger, poisoned their own soul on such a deep level even self-proclaimed gods have no solution for them. What peace can they offer each other? For Hunter, its only a fleeting moment of happiness- of selfish love, before their own body fails them. A bit of indulgence in something for themself. For Artificer, its a single, comforting thread to ground them again, something tangible to protect and care about again. But thats a thread that will ultimately be snapped under the cruel indifference of the world. Hunters timer will tick down regardless of if it takes another with it. Its a tragedy- its doomed to end badly. Whatever good it offers to either of them to find each other will only provide the fleeting comfort of a band-aid that will be ripped away too early. But all that can be worth indulging in anyway, if only for the moment. It doesn't change the ending, but the ending was never going to be happy. Its can so yuri

#rain world #rw shipping #tagging that just cause this is explicitly about that even though I usually dont do shipping stuff #with that said i dont even think this particular interpretation of a possible dynamic needs to be romantic its just kinda #about companionship in general. companionship thats going to absolutely shred an already unstable slug emotionally but thats #the point. friendship and love in spite of the unavoidable ending #just noticed this is like 80% theme analysis and 20% 'these go together just trust me' #but also theyre both girls because i want them to and also because im channeling hornet from hollow knight #who made me so deeply ill that my rain world tags still havent outcompeted my Hk tags because i drew her so much. so so much. #hunter is hornet coded to me and artificer is like if angela and gebura from lc combined into a deeply fucked up ferret #also i did tag the poll because they kinda inspired this but also. i wasnt gonna put all this out here WITHOUT a readmore thats embarassing #but i guess this is propaganda for a ship already seen as popular but like... idk i think theres something to it even as someone #who did literally slap them together originally because they were both red slugcats i considered girls. predownpour so we didnt have anythi #anyway hi tag readers i have so much work to do im being bad by writing about gay slugs. i need to get myself together #its so late this might just be nonsense bwaaaaaaa

[evanzzz3]

did u guys see that new pv omg.. we're eating good in 2024

#one punch man #opm #reposting this old art that i just slap opm s3..‼️on #okay fine... ill be tagging the rest of the chars... #saitama opm #tatsumaki opm #metal bat opm #drive knight opm #genos opm #king opm #zombieman opm #child emperor opm #s class opm #bang opm #flashy flash opm #watchdog man opm #metal knight opm #atomic samurai opm #darkshine opm #... this made me realize i missed tanktop master omg???? 😭😭 im sorry king

[nookisms]

Oops. It's a second headcanon compilation!

Don't worry, the next one will be back to our normal schedule of regular text posts and not headcanons

Masterpost

#Dark Meta Knight #Shadow Kirby #Meta Knight #Kirby #King Dedede #Daroach #marx kirby #Magolor #Bandana Waddle Dee #Bandana Dee #Marx #Kirby series #kirby headcanons #text post meme #disability headcanon #okay I wanted a particularly exhausted Dedede so I snagged him from triple deluxe #i just think Dedede would have chronic pain from. you know. getting torn in half that one time #before you come after me for Magolor's panel: I do not think ocd and intrusive thoughts make you do bad things #I just think he already had it and the Master Crown made it worse (via lingering magic from the possession) #i dunno how mental illnesses work in aliens that use magitech #I had a lot more here but I decided I'm not going to continue rambling in the tags #I can expand on any of these headcanons at any moment if you want feel free to ask #also I saved that Kirby one for last because I thought it would hit with oomph #she speks #she speks originale #she edits #yes I'm working on the masquerade I am just obsessed with making text post memes

[mizzyislost]

so i had some fun hollow knight valentines day card ideas

for you and all your friends!

#hollow knight #GIRL HELP where did you all come from??? #and how can you all read my illegible handwriting??? #i made these in 7 minutes how is this my life #sorry sorry i know literally everyone has made these jokes before #im not creative #and i KNOW its not feburary yet i just couldnt wait to share my wonderful creations #tw sui implied #guys ill be honest i ran out of ideas for flukemarm so i just put breed as a last minute addition #why do you love her so much i dont understand

[nonexistentenigma]

What's the Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy got to wish for anyway?

Hi, I'm back again with a drawing today, and tomorrow? Probably nothing. This was really experimental this time, I fiddled around with Clip Studios vector function a lot and tried different shading techniques for stuff. No idea if it worked that well but I had fun.

#kirby #galacta knight #im still not satisfied with some things but thats how being an artist just is #ignore how he has no shoulders i forgot about them mid art and didnt feel like readding them #looking at this and my previous works has made me realize how i have #zero consistency in art style besides drawing kirby stuff #but being wildly inconsistent is fun so ill keep doing it :P #overall 10/10 had a good time

[clambroth]

most of my paper puppets take 2 stuff all in one post Enjoy. or don't

#if you think you've seen this before hi i moved tumblrs. just reposting old stuff #i actually dont know if i ever made the 2nd to last one public i still find it a little funny #i know the journal stuff wasnt public though. its alright #ill put that ace art i did in a separate post le smile #paper puppets take 2 #ppt2 #journal ppt2 #caramel cube ppt2 #plasma ball ppt2 #knight helmet ppt2 #brick ppt2 #ace ppt2 #chainsaw ppt2 #tongart

[dwellordream]

and now for the jon vibes

#the once and future king #t.h. white #the ill-made knight #jon snow

[frogintheair]

a silly au where alear gets transported to the fates world OR a self-indulgent reason to draw him in the sky knight class

some design and self-indulgent au thoughts under read more :) (ENGAGE SPOILERS)

i like to imagine this au follows a similar format to the hidden truths DLC w/ the awakening trio, except alear ends up in hoshido randomly HJFKDJ

played around with the idea that alear's appearance would mostly change with anankos' power so he doesn't retain many of his prominent design features (like the dual-tone hair color) and i love the headcanon that other FE games are referenced as legends or stories as well...

so alear having either the blue hair or both red & blue would be a dead giveaway FKDJKDSJH. and since his past as a fell dragon is lesser known, he has the red hair in this au :) though it definitely would freak him out at first especially since his hair was one of the biggest signs that he was divine and having that taken away from him is still... shocking!

he's still a divine dragon tho anankos isnt THAT powerful... guy just has world's strongest hair dye & eye contacts ever

^ alear when he realizes he doesn't have his blue hair anymore

i gave him a little tiny feather hairclip as well in reference to veyle... and his hair is put up in a ponytail to follow the trend of many of the hoshidan men having either long hair or ponytails lol. and the earrings because who can stop me.... im panlear's strongest soldier

also i'd imagine him to be a neutral character who follows corrin based on their choices, since he'd be familiar with them since they're an emblem ring and he knows of corrin!! so seeing the real deal would be like !!!!

here are some alternative versions with his different hair colors 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

ok thats all! thank you for reading if you got this far!!

#fire emblem #fire emblem engage #fire emblem fates #alear #corrin #my art #PHEW. i dont think ive ever made a post like this fhgsdjfkj... but it was fun! i had fun doing it! #also the real reason i wanted to do this was the similarities in both designs... #like alear's little ribbon ties capulets things?? always reminded me of the sky knight class in general #so this was something i wanted to draw and fully put to canvas and WAHH he looks so good. i love him... #his palette is so. COLORFUL tho lol i struggled coloring it but ill do it for him </3

[olreid]

racial capitalism is a health system / sara ahmed, self care as warfare

#currently reading #ill-made knight #id in alt

[quinn-pop]

yet another oc that only exists because i wanted to write something very specific

(middle is a little older, hence her scar healing. i like to think she gets a glass eye at some point)

anyway this is mira! (they/she) since that wip is almost 20k words and counting i won’t give away too much but long story short she’s the result of meta going “one last time, i promise” and adopting yet another kid

also galaxia kinda indirectly picked the name :)

i’ve mentioned before that i headcanon that pretty much all astrals are autistic and this is just kinda an extension of that. whereas meta tends to suppress his emotions and conform to others, mira…doesn’t. she gets uncomfortable and upset and lashes out at people easily, and working through their emotions is no small task.

the main reason i chose to write them that way was for the sake of narrative but i’ve grown attached to it because there’s a lot of ideas there i’d like to explore. stuff about navigating emotions and relationships when existing is so suffocatingly uncomfortable. it’s not something i could center around Kirby himself, but i think it makes sense with a post character development meta knight.

they are very loved (omg oldee cameo???)

kirby was definitely very excited to have younger siblings after being used to being the youngest in the room for so long!! (with the like. one and only exception being gooey.) he’s super affectionate with both of them and wants to have a close relationship one day, but for now mira is pretty unappreciative of that fact lol. they don’t like being pestered for hugs

everyone else is okay tho

(i know that’s hard to read. oops. “obvious bite marks”. siblings being siblings.)

mira also has a very love/hate relationship with the egg kid, being so close in age they kinda Have to get along but in typical sibling nature they also fight a lot. sure it’s probably rough for a while but i think in the end they’d be good buddies. maybe not as close as Kirby and Bandee but still.

anyway i have a lot of thoughts and am very busy but. i’m really enjoying writing about all this lately it’s been fun ^^

#I picked a name and then proceeded to write a comic in pen in which i used that name and posted it #and only after all that did i learn that mira is becoming a very popular name. which i generally avoid #but oh well. it’s stuck #im gonna be completely honest a lot of how i pick names for characters is based off of how many puns i can make out of it #im sorry to disappoint you with that information /j #kirbyposting #my art or something #meta knight #kirby #king dedede #metadede #Kirby oc #semi future au #I swear i’ll introduce oldee one day im just bad at having drawing ideas #also trying very hard to not make self deprecating comments over some of this art cause i just. don’t really want to spend forever redrawing #stuff anymore. like I used to do for a lot of these posts. It’s whatever #anyway kinda a part two to yesterday’s post (as in: I made sure they were both ready at the same time so i could queue them together lol) #weirdly enough this isn’t all that different from my dmk interpretation #i can’t really decide what color she is either #part of me wants to say bright blue red eyes because i think that would look absolutely sick but that seems like a bit too much blue #all things considered #maybe bright yellow blue eyes idk ill figure it out later (maybe)