#thematic ideas

[3hks]

Dark Thematic IDEAS (in the form of quotes) to Explore

"Don't trust blindly"

"Rules were meant to restrict."

"Things are not always as they seem."

"Heroes and villains are just titles."

"There's no such thing as 'right' or 'wrong.'"

"Heroes don't exist, and they never did."

"In this world, self-preservation is the key."

"This world is nothing but cruel."

"What is justice? It's different for everyone."

"Sometimes, sacrifices are in vain."

"People take advantage of others, and there's nothing one can do about that."

"'Good people aren't real."

"One can't save everyone. No one can."

"Don't expect heroes to suddenly show up when one needs them because they won't."

"It's survival of the fittest, no matter how one looks at it. The weak will always lose"

"Everyone is going to leave at some point."

"A 'happily ever after' only exists in fairytales."

"Perfection is a lie. There is no such thing as a perfect person, a perfect life, or a perfect world."

"Death, loss, and failure is inevitable."

"Sometimes the suffering is just not worth it."

"There's no god looking out for us."

"Not everyone wants the same things as you do. Not everyone wants a better world or love. Not everyone even wants to live."

"There is no perfect time for anything."

"Selflessness doesn't exist--everyone wants something from you. You can't give something without expecting something else in return."

"Forever? What forever? Everything is going to come to an end at some point."

"You can't get everyone to agree with you, which is why the world will never work together."

"There's no dodging the future and no hiding the past."

"You think that people were just born evil? Satan was once an angel too."

Apologies for making you all wait and then releasing something so small. As most people are probably aware, finals are coming up and unfortunately, I have to take them early so I'm trying to cram (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ) The next few should be better, if you have anything you want me to post about, let me know! I'd be more than happy to comply!

Happy writing~

3hks ^^

#writing #writeblr #writerscommunity #creative writing #writing inspo #theme ideas #thematic ideas #ideas for theme #dark theme ideas #dark quotes #dark ideas for theme

[sysig]

Permission to headbutt: Granted (Patreon)

#My art #UT #Sans #Papyrus #Ft. something smol and I do on a regular basis ♪ #This could be Handplates or it could be classic Undertale I leave that up to you lol #I definitely picked up a lot of the style quirks lol - but there are some of the ones that I like myself! Like Papyrus' darkmode clothes lol #And Sans' shorts having the stripe in the front haha - little details ♫ #Realistically it probably is Handplates tho just based on where my head's at lol - I love the Handplates dynamic :D #Handplates #I talked myself into it! Pfft ♪ #I found myself relating a lot to Sans especially while rereading - I want nothing more in the world than for my siblings to be happy! <3 #So I gathered up a bunch of ideas of things especially me and smol do together and this was the most obviously cute one haha #Easiest to do! Tho I did still go a little extra on this lol #I'm trying to do more digital stuff ♪ It wasn't the best art day and I'm still a little nervous to jump right in :') #Not doing any sketches on paper beforehand feels weird but I guess it is thematic in a way lol #And I'm still pleased with how they turned out hehe #It really does feel nice to be drawing them again <3 #And doing silly sibling things! Hehe #I dunno how clear it is since it's so ingrained into how smol and I talk to each other lol family language! #One of us will literally just announce ''bonk'' and the other will prepare for/lean in for a headbutt haha #She is a tiny bit taller than me - it's not quite /this/ extreme but she does lean down for me! S'cute <3 #I like to think Papyrus would do the same hehe ♪ Let your lazy brother headbutt you! He can only reach so far! #On minimal effort anyhow hehe #It's just a fun way to be silly together ♫♪ #Also yes I did show this to her and she cosigned lol - ''Cute'' -smol

[miikpal]

galleria

speedpaint under cut

#erm (shy). the theme i was going for was boundary breaking. also just rly wanted to draw sth for the trilogy..love these games #harry mason #heather mason #cheryl mason #james sunderland #maria silent hill #silent hill #silent hill 1 #silent hill 2 #silent hill 3 #blood cw #and before anyone gets any ideas the water in the james pic is just because i thought itd look cool thematically #i dont consider that one the true ending so #;drawn #fanart #Youtube

[ingoodjesst]

have you put the pieces together yet, detective

#goro akechi #akechi goro #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 akechi #p5 spoilers #persona 5 fanart #jesst some art #i may have worked on this for... just under two weeks? i had like. so many fckgin thoughts i might make a process/concept breakdown post #it's honestly just for my own peace (haha piece) of mind because i overthought about. SosoooOoOo many motifs and symbols and i just wanna #idk PUT EM ALL somewhere........ maybe it'll become its own jessay of mine. god. who can say. #also DUDE tumblr rly does crunch up quality wow ouch #unironically a core thematic inspiration for this piece is a quote from the folding ideas' video 'the nostalgia critic and the wall' #'it doesn't all make sense or resolve or coalesce because we don't all make sense' #'everyone is the illusion of order constructed brick by brick out of chaos' #i've watched that video essay through at least. a dozen times at this point. everything about it. yeah. it's good. #this piece initially went many different directions and i have realized ah yes to fully explore just THESE themes that i'm interested in as #they relate to goro akechi i will need to draw. at least two more pieces. sdlfhsdlkfjsd

[nonasbirthday]

of course you can read necros and cavs as a parallel to the gender binary bc A) you can do whatever you want forever and B) yeah there's plenty of textual evidence comparing the necro-cav bond to a marriage. however one thing i think many of these discussions keep missing is the fact that most people in the nine houses are not necros or cavs and do in fact exist outside of this binary. which would make it. not really much of a binary

#get ur warm takes here #i know other people have said this already but i really feel like this binary idea has proliferated recently #but i get it i mean in the books we have almost zero exposure to House citizens living outside this 'binary' #so it is a binary in the sense that you can apply it to our major characters who are from the nine houses #but i'm just not sure about extrapolating it to the whole fictional society #i do think there are comparisons to be drawn here i just don't think enough discussions account for this third group being most of #the population. #like do a thematic analysis for sure but personally i would stop short of saying 'joh created a new gender binary and forced everyone into #it' bc. what about all those other offscreen characters who are neither necro nor cav #the locked tomb #nonasbirthday

[somsonsomsoff]

headcanons for the employers have somehow turned into a crossover with de skills

#madness combat #so the thought process is this #based on the episodes the auditor is most likely to be associated with physical pain raw strength and endurance #he appears to be descended to the level of mortals and their physical world and he clearly doesn't mind drinking some sugary drinks #i also like the idea of stygian being his counterpart thematically related to souls and rituals #and through understanding other’s emotions they could be frighteningly comforting to those they guide through the mortal coils #the authority expressed by calling someone a worm seems comical #and the conductor sounds like someone who has something to do with interfacing #it would be interesting if they were the one who set nevada in motion with lightnings and stuff like that #that leaves the deliberator who holds all the knowledge and ability to reason for the rest of the employers #and like what if they were a little more dramatic. #madness project nexus #de skills #madness combat employers

[brother-emperors]

some sketches of Lorenzo de Medici and Galeazzo Maria Sforza :)

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

#early days probably. in their 20s? altho the first one is definitely more like. teenagers. #anyway. hello. I’m back from visiting family in the ICU. I connected dots about Galeazzo and Lorenzo so thank you #to everyone who helped with that! #at long last. a conclusion was reached. I’m also going to bed now. #drawing tag #italian renaissance tag #the last 3 were ideas for more serious drawings tbh. the hand one is going to have blood on it for sex and violence reasons. ofc #the snake thing was a clown car connect the dots moment because I was looking up something about tristano and went #‘what the fuck’ when I saw the image of the coat of arms on Wikipedia. like. yeah okay that’s thematically on point for #this family. but WHY #lorenzo de medici #galeazzo maria sforza

[daeyumi]

Starfall 🌠💫🌟

[Cycle of the Stars au]

#legend of zelda #zelda #zelda au #loz au #zelda fanart #legend of zelda au #cycle of the stars #cycle of the stars au #daeyumi art #au link #cycle of the stars link #tbh i like the close up crop of this piece more then the full piece so i do regret a bit not drawing it on a larger canvas overall #but oh well what can u do #anyways weirdly enough i had the idea for this piece back in like 2021 (?) based off a fairy tale au idea i had for a zine at the time #but eventually i just ended up associating the visual more with my cycle of the stars au & drew it at the beginning of last year #it’s not really a literal scene from the au so much as it is something that just fits thematically

[clockworkreapers]

Hot

#she is very hot #in multiple ways #visually thematically personality #either way have falmea #art #artwork #digital artwork #fantroll #fantrolls #homestuck #hiveswap #the idea came from an album cover at first #its from one of her songs on her playlist #falmea luxura

[reunitedinterlude]

seasons change but... (1, 2, 3, 4)

#like i was originally planning on making the parallel b/t halloween baking and vpmo2 but kinda scrapped the idea #and then the second parallel happened and like i couldn't Not compile it all into one thematic gifset #dan and phil #daniel howell #danisnotonfire #amazingphil #phil lester #danandphilgames #dnp gifs #my gifs #Halloween Baking - SLIME AND SADNESS CINNAMON ROLLS #Viewers Pick My Outfits 2! #A Fan Perfectly Recreated Our House in Roblox #Phil the Lion vs. Dan the Dinosaur! - WATER RACE #compilation

[metanarrates]

orv's usage of symbolism is interesting because it rarely has symbols As Simply Symbols. a good 95% of the time, its symbols are often primarily plot-related mechanical stuff, like the fourth wall, or unbroken faith. they are things that move the plot along and are used as tools in-universe to solve problems. one of the genius elements of the skills/stigmata system is that those abilities do INCREDIBLE heavy lifting for characterization, by both being talents the characters can apply in ways that reveal who they are as people, and by being symbols that reveal aspects of a character by the mere fact of the character possessing them.

this is very unlike a lot of other stories! most of the time, if something exists in a work to be a symbol, the symbolism is its primary narrative function, and any other plot-moving functions are secondary or nonexistent. and most of the time, that's totally fine. orv has symbols that work that way too: the white and black coats (and by extension white page/black letters) and the squared circle. they're images that serve to inform the reader about integral ideas to the story.

but it's brilliant for a story that is primarily fantasy-action-adventure to take its mechanical plot items or skills, which are incredibly necessary to the progression most fantasy action stories, and then have them be incredibly symbolic. it's not new ground to break, either. this is something a lot of fantasy stories do. but it feels very unique because of how symbolically charged nearly EVERYTHING is, and how in-depth the symbolism often is! especially for the really major plot mechanics (fourth wall as ultimate example) they often serve as metaphor for a number of things simultaneously. it makes for a reading experience that is very engaging because there's always so much going on, and it often makes the reader feel clever for noticing it!

#narrates #orv #i could rattle on for a while about how well orv bundles up multiple narrative purposes and thematic ideas in relatively small spaces #for a novel this long it is SHOCKINGLY good at conveying a ton of information in not a lot of words #given its length and subject matter it is Absolutely acceptable for it to meander. thats what you generally get in a long fantasy novel #but nope. its pretty to the point. it just has a fucking lot to say and a lot of fun shit it wants to show you

[jackdaw-and-hattrick]

Still obsessed with @starry-bi-sky ‘s Childhood Friends au so here’s a quick ghost design I did for Danny and Jason as teens.

#danny phantom #dp x dc #jason todd #dead on main #childhood friends au #Idk I just love the idea of them having highly contrasting aesthetics just vibing together #Jason is heavily bird themed #with sorta burned broken wings #and little burned feathers caught through his hair #then when he gets high emotion they start to glow and eventually burn #I’ve been bouncing the idea around of him not being able to fly #which would of course be a real issue in the GZ #but the thematic symbolism tho

[theneighborhoodwatch]

i think there’s something very funny (and exciting) about the fact that i have seen Insanely in-depth arguments for both “the WHRP isn’t real and it’s just wally/the puppets putting up a front to get people to listen to them” and “things like the guestbook doodle aren’t actually from wally and it’s just the WHRP roleplaying as him to get people’s attention.” that’s one hell of a coin toss.

#public notice #welcome home #wh speculation #personally im of the opinion that the WHRP is real but wally/Someone from home is the one sending the envelopes #and wally Is actually fiddling with the site #which may not be very exciting but it makes the most sense on a thematic level To Me. at least until we get a clearer idea of what’s up

[shepards-folly]

Smoke & Mirrors

#shep arts #hermitcraft #hermitblr #xisuma #xisumavoid #evil xisuma #I just think its funny that i never draw EX without his helmet and I made his visor just flat and reflective #and then i draw xisuma without his helmet all the time cause drawing the smokey void look is fun for me #so yknow haha smoke n mirrors #twins. reflections of eachother… something something thematic to some of my ideas for things #I had more of a train of thought about the caption that existed before the drawing was done but uh thats lost to time now #i’ve been kinda exhausted/burned out recently so its pretty much just flats for this one #i think it looks cool still though

[bestworstcase]

oh. hm. i wonder if dark made grimm by himself because light refused to participate in creating anything destructive again after the jabberwalker—certainly it seems telling that in the myth, light creates a vast monoculture lawn and then declares that dark’s contribution of a moon and new biomes and plate tectonics is “spoiling” it; the myth flows from light’s presentation of himself to ancient humans and if he saw any value in these things he would surely have claimed them as his own—and then there’s the brother-cult framing that humans were given the capacity for evil (destruction) and good (creation) and the free will to choose which path to walk, always with the underlying premise that if humankind chooses wrong then they will “destroy themselves” (by earning annihilation at the final judgment)

this is in stark contrast to the narrative treatment of destruction as hunger and as an agent of change, and creation-without-destruction as, well, a vast monoculture lawn. sterile, stagnant, artificial, unalive.

(<- not a euphemism for “dead” and i resent that the word has those connotations now.)

to create is to destroy; paint, for example, is destroyed by the act of painting. you can’t ever use it as paint again. eating a meal is destructive—both in the sense that something living has to be killed, whether plant or animal, and in the sense that the food itself is destroyed. but this is the basis of all life. one eats to stay alive, to grow.

so in light’s view grimm are evil abominations because his brother made them to be destructive; to dark the grimm are embodiments of natural forces whose churnings keep the world forever in motion and therefore alive. jabber came out wrong—brutal, but effective, the blacksmith says—because light’s misapprehension of destruction influenced his nature. the grimm, created by dark alone, turned out right.

are they good? are they bad? they just are. the tides, the mountains, the deserts, the storms, earthquakes and volcanoes, the grimm.

meanwhile humans were given destruction by darkness and creation by light—the separation and recombination into one being was probably necessary to avoid a repeat of what happened with jabber—and then taught, by light, to understand their natures as a moral conflict and a moral challenge to rise above ‘evil’, i.e. destruction.

this is, of course, why light is so set on the necessity of permanent death: in his afterlife the dead are unaware and unalive, existing in everlasting stasis, and so nothing can ever be destroyed. darkness, who has never feared destruction, allows salem to glimpse the truth that life and death are a circle. and then he burns it all down and leaves her alive in the ashes, the wellspring of primordial destruction there for her to do with it as she will. and she does, and that is how mankind returns to life and how the faunus come to be.

which is the whole point. the grimm represent and embody pure destruction, hunger and change, which the brothers’ humans were taught to abhor as unnatural, evil abominations. salem becomes grimm and in doing so stakes humanity’s claim on destruction as darkness understood it, rejecting the false moral dichotomy light imposed on her generation. remnant is set free, and humanity rises phoenix-like from the ashes, unbound by death.

the brothers’ humans rebelled in order to claim the powers of their creators and perfect their own design. and she did.

#thematically speaking i do think dark ascending after departure from the last world is #a lot more cogent than the idea he’s still around but separated from his brother #the moon—his creation—shattered by him. he was broken when he left; and salem had shared a piece of her heart with him #through her empathy with his loneliness. he realized he needed to go home #everything we know about how afterans ascend fits the pattern of dark’s character in the lost fable

[swordmaid]

shri’iia mood board

#she is like if og fairy tale rapunzel was raised as an unsocialized but very loyal and rabid guard dog instead of a daughter hope that help #but so many thoughts of shri’iia and her unyielding devotion #since she /IS/ a paladin. and if oaths comes from a person’s conviction and less from a deity’s blessing #I think she can get rather intense lol. but now instead of following a chaotic evil spider goddess she’s now using that devotion #to follow her newfound broken oath (path to freedom)!!!!!! #also I think there’s something sauurr scrumptious abt her previous oath being a blessing from a goddess (which in turn she had to be devote #to 24/7 or else she won’t have access to her powers ) vs new oath stemming solely from her own will and conviction #I was reading up on the paladin lore and the idea that they just believe in themselves /so/ hard they just manifest their powers is #hilarious and frankly does not make sense but the thematic change of where shri’iia’s oath charges stems #from - from something transactional to something innate is compelling enough to me that I don’t care if it doesn’t make sense !!!! #also something about how her oaths is now innate and tied to her own conviction -> leads her to actually find her sense of self and self #worth again bc before she had NONE……. olivia wilde nod gif