#the latest chapter was so good!

[tryingtostaysilly]

Made some Nevermore fanarts/redraws finally getting around to posting them now.

#nevermore #nevermore webtoon #lenore nevermore #annabel lee nevermore #duke nevermore #pluto nevermore #berenice nevermore #eulalie nevermore #prospero nevermore #ada nevermore #montresor nevermore #will nevermore #lenore vandernacht #annabel lee whitlock #latest chapter was so good love annabels awful little clusterfuck gang so much they're the worst #and the dialog mmmm

[gamgali]

I just finished catching up to @sometimesiship 's fic Once more with feeling... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Please go read it. Its just pure genius, emotional roller coaster, beautiful AAAA

#Its just so good #The latest chapter... #sxf #spy x family #art #fanart #yor briar #loid forger #loid x yor #twiyor #yor forger #spy family

[moongothic]

You know I was wondering if Crocodile ever did have any kind of involvement with the Revolutionary Army in secret (lest the Government finds out and revokes his Shichibukai status), what kind of involvement would that even have been

And now, with both the Vegapunk/Ohara flashback and Kuma's flashback, it's being made very clear to us that the Revolutionary Army was broke as hell 22 years ago. Like the fact that this has been brought up twice now in a relatively short span of time is interesting to me, that's usually a sign it's not an unimportant plotpoint

But you know who would have had money to help fund the Army

A funny little warlord who would eventually go and build a fucking casino to run for funsies. A warlord who had to give the Government some of his Pirating Income to keep his warlord-status

Like Crocodile hated the Government anyways so why not help fund the Revolutionary Army in secret, out of spite if for no other reason

Vaguely related, but I keep on remembering this scene (post-Enies Lobby), which at first glance just seems like a basic Lore Dump

But then there's the

"Yet..."

(Or "however", she says "no ni" in Japanese and you could translate that in many ways, I would probably have gone with "however" but that wouldn't have fit into the speechbubble)

Mind you, the conversation just kind of ends there, next we see Garp realize he probably shouldn't have mentioned Dragon infront of such a massive audience, so wherever that "yet" was going to lead to we will never find out, because Oda conveniently changed the subject before we got to it

And you know. Like yes, Robin could be just expressing her shock over finding out that the leader of the Revolutionary Army had a child with someone

But also, Robin was a part of an organization that was trying to overthrow one of the founding countries of the World Government in an explicit attempt to go against said Government (compared to like, Blackbeard, who currently wants to make Fullalead into a "pirate country" that's a part OF the World Government)

Like you don't have to be a genius to look at Crocodile's ultimate goals and compare that to what Dragon is doing and find a few similarities here and there maybe

(Also like, Crocodile's equivalent in Romancing SaGa 2 is meant to be Wagnas, the queer-coded leader of the Seven Heroes (whom the OG Shichibukai are based on) who "hoped to help the world". You know, an interesting detail and all.)

Not to mention, during the time Robin spent with Baroque Works, if Crocodile was ever in contact with the Revolutionary Army at all, considdering she has the ability to easily spy on people and that she didn't trust Crocodile one bit, it wouldn't be unsurprising if she ever spied on Crocodile and/or just overheard a phone call or knew about Crocodile having secret spending habits or something

(Mind you, I'm not saying "she knew" Crocodile was involved with the Revolutionaries, more that she might've been Suspecting Things, that "yet" being about her connecting the dots while unsure if her conclusion was right or not)

Of course Crocodile's plans can't have been Dragon Approved by any means, especially considdering the Army had been looking for Robin for over 10 years (pre-timeskip)

Four years of which were with Crocodile. Like if he was FULLY allied with the Army and KNEW they were looking for Robin, surely he would've called Dragon and been like "hey I found the kid from Ohara, wanna come hang out" or something. But no, he had bigger plans and kept Robin a secret from the Revolutionaries and the Government alike

Also like, I have seen people question why the Revolutionaries weren't involved with Alabasta's rebellion at all, and "Oda hadn't come up with the Revolutionaries yet at the time of writing" (/"OP was meant to end at Alabasta at one point so there would've been no reason to introduce the subplot at that point") aside Between Baroque Works being a secret organization working undercover (thus the Army might not have been aware of the civil war being manufactured), the framing of the King making him look bad and very much the type of monarch that deserved to be overthrown in the Army's eyes, and Crocodile maybe lying through his teeth about what was happening in the country... Yeah, the Army's lack of involvement with Alabasta suddenly makes sense

EDIT Minor addition: Just realized that because Crocodile was technically working for the Government, if the Revs ever did send forces to participate in Alabasta's civil army and taking down the throne, the Government could've easily ordered Crocodile to step in to stop the rebellion and take down the Revolutionaries, right? Because he was supposed to be on the Government's side, right? And surely the Army wouldn't have wanted to fight against Crocodile if they were secretly allied (Croc's secret betrayal aside), and if Crocodile refused to fight the Revs the Government could've seen that as a reason to revoke his Shichibukai rights (which wouldn't be great if they wanted to keep Crocodile in a position where he could fund the Army?). So it could've also been a case of it being for the best for everyone's sake to let this one play out "naturally"

But my point is

I'm just deeply intriqued by these little details and wonder if I'm Actually Masterfully Connecting The Dots Like a True Genius or just seeing a pattern where there's none. Like this is far from confirming the theory, I'm just saying, the pieces do kinda fit together do they not

#Moon posting #OP spoilers #chapter 1097 #I'm just saying Crocodile being the Revolutionary Army's Secret Sugar Daddy would be hysterical #Not me having to tag this as OP spoilers because of one and a half panels from the latest chapter lmao #Also Croc and Iva knew each other etc etc everybody remembers that I don't need to point it out #((Although in Impel Down Iva-chan does actually tell Bon-chan about Crocodile being imprisoned at Level 6)) #((Saying ''he's crazy too in his own way''. Which is an interesting comment. IDK what to make of it. But it's there)) #((Like Level 5.5 was able to access news from outside Impel Down to the point they knew Bon-chan had worked under Crocodile)) #((To the point Iva-chan was like ''weren't you and Strawhat enemies''. So like. IDK I'm just Intriqued)) #You could also make an argument that this could also tie into Crocodile's good ol' trust issues #'Cause if his involvement with the Army was ever found out he'd have his Shichibukai Rights revoked etc #Also interestingly the Kuma flashback has very much skipped completely the period of time during Luffy was born #Going from the founding of the Army 22 years ago to Ginny's kidnapping 14 years ago #Crocodad Real etc (jk) #You know the derangement is bad when I look at one irrelevant line of dialogue and go like ''is this about my blorbo'' #OP Meta

[m-kyunie]

Allen Walker

#dgm #d.gray-man #allen walker #hes so pretty in the latest chapter he's so cool #and hsi design is so fun....i love seeing how much he's grown/changed since the first chapters #im endeared by him Hoshino sensei sure knows how to write character development that feels so solid and GOOD #& not all of his development has been for the best which I like!!

[o0kawaii0o]

#I feel like I haven't uploaded smth in forever so have this #some wip of a SxF fanimation I have been working on and off for months somehow #time is passing by so fast and this is on the backburner orz #also felt like posting this since I discovered the latest manga chapter has been delayed sadly #anyhow rambling as always #when will I make an OP fanimation? good question but I will at some point #no one asked but I'm just telling this to myself #spy x family #sxf #loid forger #yor forger #yor briar #anya forger #o0kawaii0o

[posterprophecies]

idk shitty farcille sketch

#dungeon meshi spoilers #inspired by marcille's line in the latest chapter falin you taste so good ok gayboy. #she can have a little treat ig #the blood is done weird but whatever <3 #farcille #dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #farcille fanart

[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

[velvetwyrme]

DOG DRAGON?! // The Nebular Theory: Chapter 16

A sketchy comic for The Nebular Theory (@theundertalenebulartheory) which has been dominating my thoughts for the last while!!!

Please please PLEASE go read this fic. It's absolutely amazing and delves into some REALLY COOL exploration of timeline shenanigans and has a hella neat way of visualising that!!

I could sit and spout praises about this fic for hours but honestly just go read it, it's SO good.

#undertale #reader insert #sans/reader #uh. how do i tag the relationships here actually skjskidkfnkijf its Complicated. #(in a good way) #sans #this is my first time drawing gaster blasters lmao #i think i did a pretty good job #also consistently drawing characters???? never #also if anyone has feedback on how to improve my image descriptions please lmk #i am trying my best but i dont knoe what im doing lol #anyway again. go read this fic it is so good #also the latest chapter BROKE me FUCK

[missmisnomer]

i’ll not ever let anything hurt any of you, ever again.

Who's the real monster haunting the narrative? Find out for yourself: read The Lemonade Leak on AO3.

I believe this delightful little child belongs to you, @turtleinsoup?? 💙

#seriously the latest chapters have been so fucking good #i am all caught up and now i suffer #that boy ain't right #he died and came back wrong #anyways expect about 10 billion more drawings for this fic #because it made me go feral and you all need to be infected as well #so I guess this is a turtle blog now huh??? #consistency? who is she? I do not know her. #you get subjected with tons of fan art of whatever piece of media is giving me brain worms at the moment #the lemonade leak #rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #leonardo rottmnt #leonardo tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leonardo #tmnt fanfic #tmnt fanart #rottmnt leo #rottmnt fanfiction #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles fanfic #ao3 #ao3 recs #ao3 fanfic #cw: blood #tw: eyestrain #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #miss misnomer #cw: horror

[osameowdazai]

Chuuya ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[this-is-mimosa]

I am dying for the duality and the transitions... Two men who are very similar but also so opposite to each other... They are presented with different color contrast... One is with the darkness and storm, the other is with the sun and light...

also it is not represented, but we all know one is a cat and the other is a rat.....

#sorry not sorry #fyodor i admire you but i also hate you #didnt forget what he did in the latest chapter #anyway #COLORS! #TRANSITIONS! #THIS OPENING IS SO GOOD! #i am already in love #cant wait longer for the next episodes even i have read all manga chapters #hasthtags are feeling like insert thoughts #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd season 5 #bungou stray dogs season 5 #bsd spoilers #dazai osamu #aka cat #fyodor dostoevsky #aka rat

[process-analog]

reading interpolation made these images pop into my head so vividly

canon compliant, aka black and white, version under the cut

#outer wilds #gossan #only remembered midway through that the scout launcher doesnt have color #but ill admit the monochrome ones look nicer #reading the latest chapter made me go “holy shit WHAT” so many times. its good.

[memen18-m5r3]

a spoiler and a WIP

#been trying to make new splash art for larry for days now but #i just can't seem to find a good composition... #i'm almost tempted to just redraw his previous one XDDD #bing wasn't that hard smh #hoping that remaking the portraits from character page won't be so difficult #i'd like to attempt a different style #oh and the tord pic is inspired by latest chapter

[reineydraws]

“I fight monsters the size of mountains that crawl through an interdimensional crack in the crust of our planet on a regular basis. No. God can eat my whole ass.”

Dark Was the Night by @sayhitoforever

(it's not often that i rec fics that are ongoing but this one has my whole heart--it's been a few months since i caught up and i still think about it. it's a grimmichi pacific rim au and it's full of grief and love and hope and even more love. it's about missing the people you literally share souls with and learning to heal, to reach out again; learning to miss them every day and still moving forward by sharing the burden. also the plot/world- and background-building are very cool and easy to lose yourself in. check it out if u can!)

#fic recs #bleach #bleach fanart #grimmichi #grimmichi fanart #grimmjow jaegerjaquez #grimmjow #ichigo kurosaki #grimmjow jaggerjack #one day i will circle back to this fic specifically so i can draw the tres espada flight jackets on grimm and nel and tier #i have drafts for the logo around. i just need to decide that and then slap those onto them posing like cool kids lol #the latest chapter (ch. 12) made me crrrrrrryyyyy. any time grimm thinks about his sisters i tear up. #also the tragic and horrific nature that is shiro's existence(?) in this fic oh man #goodness gracious i just love everything abt this fic

[0menacingpenguin0]

It's really cute that first things Denji thinks about to cheer Asa up are dogs and cats, and then ice cream (and it worked!)

#i mean I knew Denji was cute already #but dang #the latest chapters are soooooo good #I was already sold with part 1 #but this part is so peak #and we're just at the beginning #Chainsaw man spoilers #chainsaw man #csm #csm spoilers #denji #csm denji #csm 127

[felixcosm]

To spread some fanfiction positivity, reblog this post and compliment a fic or an author you've enjoyed recently!

Bonus points if you drop the name or the link so others can check it out.

#fanfiction #archive of our own #ao3 #on fanfiction #my one fanfiction post is getting a lot of notes with ppl talking about how they got negative feedback on their fanfics #which sucks #lets go hype each other up a little and spread the love #anyway hyperfocusedcloneshipper's IRP series is so so good #its my go-to series to read when im craving more w.bg in a way that a relisten wont fix #plus the latest chapters have had so many jaw dropping plot twists and reveals they constantly keep their readers on edge