#well.... mayeb not like like

[brilliantfantasticgeronimo]

Buncha takes about Girl in the Fireplace (by someone that doesn't like it)

trying to give it as much grace as possible... there's some stuff to salvage, i think

visuals: again very beautiful episode aesthetically. even the spaceship sections which under rtd sometimes look a bit glip, with the right lighting in this ep, they rlly "pop" colonialism / hegemony: it's really uncomfortable but i don't know enough about reinette to go in depth with it. just gonna highlight the whole "this is the royal court and we're french" which is .... fittingly the point we're most asked to see reinette as a "Strong Female Character (tm)" / Girl Boss ... really sour. The Timeless Child Retroactive Continuity Bonus: the doctor's loneliness is made more poignant by being not "the last of their kind" but "the only one of their kind"

recurrent s2 themes: (this is what i was talking abt in theo ther post...) the clockwork fail because "it has not purpose now" perhaps this could be symbolism for monarchism in general, in face of a new, modern world? monarchies are well-oiled, intricate machines, socially speaking. they have rituals and customs and complex genealogies (hey, stowe armorial... amirite ladies... #crackin'heraldryhumor). but w/ the advancement of the productive forces, they "lost their purpose". the uk continues to have a monarchy to this day, but it is not longer the effective, purposeful machine it was was, rather it is an appendage or a relic of a more advanced system (bourgeois capitalism). one it has to cannibalize in parts to survive. also, the obvious visual of a highly-intricate "machine" that is made up of depreciated tech (clockwork). here's another: i saw an interesting meta that this ep could be read as a mirror of school reunion: in SR we see rose gripping w/ the reality of the doctor eventually outliving her, and here we see via reinette the doctor's pov of having to endure watching all their lovers "witter and die"except romana bc she just dumps him lol

i think this improves a bit on the seeming disjointedness of both eps and how disjointed it feels from the rest of s2.

relatedly, im also headcanon fix-ing it that this whole stint 10 pulls of "finding a mistress" (as it's very pointedly parallel'd in several scenes like him showing up late and "drunk" and rose being casted as the "nagging wife")(oooo resist negativity urges RESIST), is a direct example of him having a classic commitment-phobic panic, following SR.

there's an interesting theme/repeating motif in this ep (And later we see it repeated in moffat's seasons) about dreams and nightmares. (clockwork guys as reintte's+ the doctor as the clockwork's) idk how to tie it together as a Meaning or Theses yet but some interesting implications about it:

- the monsters we see in this ep are framed as nightmares (the doctor looks under the bed of kid!reinette to find the first clockwork robot)... what are nightmares? nightmares aren't real, but they also tell us something real about what we fear when awake. when these stories turn the imaginary into the real, there's a kind of symbolism in that "any fear we have can be faced and defeated" - kind of stealing this from another meta i read lol but: the monsters as fantasy vs grief as a reality, and the metatextual tension of having very real things like unavoidable death in a show with a "dashing, scifi hero that always defeats the scary monsters",,, - there's a negative asshole way to point out how similar reinette's "tragic ending" / arc is to a lot of... other storylines in moffat's who lol but i'm gonna try to spin it in the more positive, curious, "good faith" way: what is moffat trying to explore or say when he has characters always "missing" each other by the whims of time? sometimes by displacement, other time by "missing the timing" / "being too slow"? perhaps it is a call to be more prescient, and these are not just stories about tragedies... but cautionary tales about not taking actions / living life when one's called to live it (see river, amy, reinette, sally's friends,,,).

AND FINALLY, i had to really dig deep, but this is the one that salvages the episode i think, and why i wont *totally* discard it from my mental canon in the future: the traditional, surface interpretation of the ending is that it is "tragic" because ten doesn't go to reinette because she's dying/has died.... and once he has landed there, it is too late. the fireplace was tragically out of synch with his life....

however, let's push that further why doesn't he just go back a lil' earlier? why doesn't eleven just tell amy and rory to write a fake letter and put up a fake tombstone? the answer could be [bc time travel lore reasons!!].,,, BUT there's a potentially interesting and complex alternative reading: ten chose to not see reinette in her sickness. there was nothing impending him from seeing her again once he was back in the tardis. but much like with their companions that they can always locate if they wanted to, the doctor knows there's it's kind of pointless, kind of artificial, kind of cheating to manipulate time to get as much out of a human lifespan as possible. and it is a pointless act, because in the end he'll have to say goodbye anyway. and like he told sarah jane... "he just couldn't come back". so this this a self kindness he gives himself. to let reinette be just a fiery affair with a tragically beautiful woman he had "no control over" and could not comfort in her sickness/withering. perhaps unconsciously, this is a way he finds to not Deal with what the implications of this little "affair" means for his relationship w/ rose, and how he may have to make the same choice again in the future.

#i may done the impóssible and managed to meta my way into liking girl in the fireplace #well.... mayeb not like like #but appreciate #like a ~classical piece #dw #dw meta #meta #60threwatch

[birdricks]

you do it to yourself, you do / and that’s what really hurts

#rick and morty #rick sanchez #artsbotz #lol cry harder old man !!!!!!! #i have no idea if this looks good i feel like im gonna pass out. hopefully its good LOLLL #link is to my c137 playlist. which im also not sure is good ill have to relisten when i can think straight #used my new brush for this which is nearly exactly the same as my old one. but cooler. #maybe ill explain the playlsist tmrw if i remember. sorry its like so hastag angstcore #i literally only ever make misery playslists. theyre more fun. mayeb one day ill make a fun one #IDK WHY I DREWWWW thsi tbfh actaully idk truly. every time i draw smth im like Why did i do that #i forget what i was trying to convey. oh well #hopefully it makes some senseee. mayeb #ok soooo tired gonna pass oht now snzzzzzz

[marimeeko]

Even if bkdk separately marries, presumably women, as is the supposed Shonen tradition, their wives are going to feel like such third wheels.

Katsuki sees Izuku across the room at a function/gathering and The Staring begins...

His wife looks at him, rolls her eyes and is like "you want to go talk to him so bad, then just go"

Katsuki is already gone.

--

Izuku talking about a day on patrol, or training and just gets into a tangent on some new technique Katsuki has, or how he nabbed a killer in a really spectacular way,

His wife becomes more and more glassy eyed at the DETAILED description and gushing Izuku goes on about over Katsuki.

--

The two wives just ever being in their presence as they go on to each other about something, or have their silly little "I'm gonna surpass you" back and forths

--

Not to even mention all the ptsd from the war and losing each other/almost losing each other

What I am saying is, if they marry other people, then they are going tk have to put up with ALL OF THEIR OBSESSIONS WITH EACH OTHER.

#bakudeku #bkdk #bakugou katsuki #izuku midoriya #they need to just be married and not submit anyone to their endless pining #them being married to orher ppl but still being obsessed with each other #bruh i know they are 16 or 17 #and they might not be like this forever #but for the sake of what they are in the story now #for the level of codependency they currently have #for the amount of YEARNING and CONTROL YOUR HEART nonsense we have going on #im going off the idea they currently love each other so feircely they dont even realize it #(well maybe they do or mayeb one of them does) #BUT ANYWAY #this is a silly post

[marsbotz]

goodnighttttt ^_^

#just remembered when i was on twitter and ended up making literally daily goodnight tweets. i was insane #im gonna try not to do that agin. my last goodnight. #but look at this horse its silly #jesus christ i was soooo ill on twitter. not even an effect of twitter itself just long term social media exposure does that to me #i get like addicted to ppl liking my posts. like bot even in a numbers way just i like ppl acknowledging me #if we go back further like 2017 iwas super fucked abt that LOL like literally every other dya like ‘does anyone like me 🥺’ LOLLL #i was likeee 15. man #i mean im still like that now if anything im getting worse w it again but immmm trying to not follow thru w stuff #lol watever ! [shruggles] #wait srry thats referencing arlly specific image. im not just being weird. lol #i thinkkk tmrw. tmrw. i want to be out of bed by 8-9 LATEST. and i need to do uni notes #but id also like to DRAW. and mayeb ill play some more hl #maybe a bit ambitious but oh well #ok anyway gn actually now

[emotionsandphenomena]

when G1deon first enters in htn, and tells John the RB is approaching, he says, “john, i am your servant. tell me to stay and die, and ill stay." and then (after realizing john is god's name) harrow notices that "[john] was looking at the rope-made man with something closer to despair than you had ever seen in him.” ummmmm ok! bc doesn't that sound familiar!! stay and die for him!! johng1deon is the only john/lyctor relationship that actually interests me it's sooo do you have a best friend is he smarter than you but twisted... not bc G1deon isn't smart btw. I will never forget that he was the ENGINEER John just made him into a meathead for ?? we don't know what reason. maybe bc John can't actually stand the idea of having a right hand man who's smarter than him 🙃

#i completely see the argument of like g1deon is racialized by the narrative but imo. its possible it is john who did that #lol i know i cant blame john for everything in a watsonian way but!! i can try!! #page 126 of htn paperback btw 👍 #tlt #i figured i might as well start posting the best of my harrow notes mayeb it will motivate me

[grapecaseschoices]

What kind of references do you provide for your kendis commissions? They always came out so well!

Everything under the sun!

In short: Picrews/meikers, the pinboard/moodboards, and the fc. And any other detail they might desire.

The first gives a look (as well as the fc) and the second gives hints on personality.

Then we work from there. I usually ask friend's who know the character second opinion -- like ask them to read over summaries I write about description on character's (not just Kendis') appearances/expressions/style etc, to ensure I didn't miss anything and if what I wrote was clear. Sometimes, they also help my indecisive self pick things when the artists gives me options.

I also think knowing the character helps. I feel I have a clearer vision for Kendis (and I probably would if I did an Andy one) commissions becausee their personality and style is [USUALLY, lmao] clear to me -- but even if you don't have years on your IC (like I would with them), fiddling with their look and personality helps a LOT and helps guide you. Like for example for my Lala request their look was clearer for me vs my Xhyera request where I know her personality/demeanor better than her style.

And dont be afraid to put a lot of detail! And to say what you do or don't (nicely please!!) like during the sketch part. It is rare that I have found an artist that did not give me a part of their process where I can state what I wanted to change -- actually I don't believe I have; even when I'm not part of the process step by step (mostly), they always ask me my input at some point.

Also below, here is a summary of what I sent for a joint commission I've had done. Hope it helps!:

#i actually forgot i made this post -- not THIS post. butthe one for kendis commish smh #anon #grapecase answers #so me realizing i instructed the piercings in the wrong place is no surprise to me #i'll get them right eventually -- they're a new part of kendis (and i a have bed memory) #art comissions #also i changed my tumblr bg to cybernetic and this is is all in green and im in love with it #green isnt even my fave color but the glow makes me pleased #but yeah picrew games and meikers and 'shopping for your character' via pinterest helps a lot #but also becoming familiar with their fc -- can sometimes help #like i would never let can yaman's ass guide andy (well outside of a suit and mayeb facial hair grooming) but looking at brigette lundy pay #e photoshoots actually helped me expand val's style from 'greaser' #... just a touch #but again. fc is not necessary. every part i have isnt necessary. just i feel getting familiar with your character and asking what you want #long post

[icewindandboringhorror]

First time genuinely buying a piece of clothing in a while rather than just thrifting everything for like 25 cents lol, found a cheap dress on ebay with CATS on it so!! Impossibly small on me but I wanted to at least try to use it somehow! :0 

#I couldn't even zip it in the back lol #but could mayeb turn it into a skirt? or add extra fabric in the back if i had a sewing mahcine #self #I sitll love these weird velvet shoes I got them legit like 10 years ago from ebay and I can't wear them out because the bottoms #are falling off because they were only like $25 and not made well but I like the style and the fit like.. they feel oddly comofrtable for #cheap shoes . Now I can only wear them in outfits though hh.. they're blue velvet even though it looks like black in #photos since it's such a dark blue.

[deivorous]

@nanagouu asked:

“   you’re   not   even   going   the   right   way  .   ” //stolen from ur meme tag

Prompted Starter

Grimmjow pauses, blue eyes sliding to his right to eye the small shinigami woman. She hadn't spoken much since their introduction. Polite and demure compared to the scathing Captain she'd stood next to. Grimmjow remembered him - the poison fuck. But she's escaped his radar, he can't even remember if she'd been nearby when he and Luppi had torn into each other.

It doesn't really matter, she's doing what she's told: leading him into the bowels of the shinigami military base (a stupid fuckin' idea, but Harribel insisted) to assess the arrancar currently he'd captive.

"Smells like I'm goin' the right way." He challenges her. The scent of arrancar blood is thick enough, and distinct enough, for him not to miss despite the overpowering stench of disinfectant and bleach.

#[ ic || la pantera ] #nanagouu #i hope this is ok? based on what we were chatting about #i think mayeb hes just checking up on them as part of the negotiation so that they can confirm that theyre like. alive and 'well'

[atthebell-moved]

tbh i expected the egg event to finally be over by the time the next crew got here i cannot fathom what they're gonna do about a french egg 😭

#bell.txt #qsmp #tbh i think richa wasnt planned #so like. maybe theyve just decided to leave the eggs be until they all die? or if they dont #they do the dragon returning thing #maybe they had to delay that oe mayeb everyones just so obsessed with the eggs theyre like okay keep em ig #well no actually. if richa wasnt planned they wouldve had to scramble for an admin who speaks all three languages #if they have to get an admin who speaks all four..... #fucking hell man

[sandsofdteam-moved]

Do. do you think that's what the teens, the people are doing right now with Dream? Projecting their life anger and frustration into vitriolic hate towards Dream like kids from 2009 do towards Justin without actually knowing anything about him??

I think antis who hate on him with the misinformation they do have (which I’d say is a good chunk of ‘antis’ or just general haters) aren’t projecting at all—I mean with the stuff they probably hear Dream did, I can’t blame them for hating him. Do I hate the misinfo to begin with yes, but I can see where it’s coming from. People back then just hated JB for being a kid singing with a high voice, and that’s not what’s happening here.

There was 0 reason back then for the collective public to dislike JB, but I’ll be the first to say Dream’s a guy who’s made a lot of mistakes, has been bad in the past—most gamer guys in those spaces have—and there is valid reason to dislike him even from the stuff that’s true, so I don’t rlly think the two situations are comparable? JB’s sitch was hate for the hell of it, Dream’s is hate by misinformation and heavily doxxed/dug up details. It’s horrible both ways, but yeah idt they’re really anywhere near the same

#asks with anon #i abhor the levels of misinfo about Dream it’s horrible I feel like throttling those spreading it #but ik as a naive regular internet user before coming here I would’ve seen and believed it #so I can’t rlly fault anyone for doing something I would’ve likely done as well #tldr I think the main distinction is that people THINK they know stuff about Dream #whereas no one actually knew or claimed to know anything abt jb afaik #mayeb that’s just based on my experiences a lot of what I did and knew was through word of mouth irl #im not as familiar with how it was online until then so. #so it’s not misdirected anger so much as rightful outrage at a severely misinformed version of dream yk #negative #idt this is discourse? but I’ll tag it just in case :] #discourse

[autistickfigure]

i don't ever want to look at guilty BOB but he keeps appearing. not my fault 👆

#memory posts #Im slepey FUCKKKKK. Well . I duno. UMM. adobe animate i am trying that again BUT ONCE AGAIN i have not looked at a tutorial #so its more an exercise in patience than in 'Learning' I will do that. someday........ #I feel like i was suppsoe to do something. I am . not doing something though #1 hour to finish this gif LETS DO IT #mayeb 2 WHO knows.. #i say HIIIIIIIIII. then BYEEEEEEE again

[ozymoron]

cant get back to sleep im pondering the fact that my blorbos girlfriend died in the same season we fucking met her like jesus christ

#⚠️ #personal #can he not have a girlfriend??? is he not allowed???? #mayeb he should try dating men idk #im like tired and hungry #that whole thing was so fucked uo #why would they do that to him #just ''hey this character you like yeah? fuck him right? lets hurt him real quick'' #like stop man #someone love that fucking man dude #no one listens to him infodump he keeps getting hurt his father left and his mother isnt well no one wants him and when they do theyre gone #so fast like dude come on #theyre hurting him!!!! theyre hurting my babygirl!!!!! #unbelieveable

[47-protons]

Every time someone follows me presumably bc of the ornithological blog title I feel like I need to apologize. Like hey yeah I do really really love birds unfortunately I have brainworms about a minecraft server and ocassionally get stuck thinking abt how the fuck preening oils and glands would work for different bird people. Sorry abt that

#like yknow how normally the preebibg gland for the oil is near the rump so you'll see birds (esp waterfowl) rub their beaks through that #before they go after their wings or anything. well. if Q is a duck i dont think itd really. idk. work well??? #or i dunno mayeb he would just Scratch His Whole Ass. you decide #persobally since human-bird biology would alreadh be so fucking wekrd i choose to believe the preening gland woukd be along the back of the #neck where the hair comes out ther.e peace and love on planet earth.

[gnougnouss]

I am sorry but Eighth doctor adventure Wirrd dawn is fucking Bad actually. Like. “maybe that poor woman being forcibly turned into an alien insect queen in a terrific and very painful way and whose entire life will now be birthing fucking aliens is good because it’s the only way to survive” maybe at this point you should all kill yourselves for real. Just fuck off this solar system forever it ain’t worth it . Nobody seems to care about that woman ?? like this ain’t the doctor and I refuse this <3

Joining “ A Requiem for the doctor” in s3 of The diary of River Song among big finish episodes that are a big NOPE from me

#big finish #eighth doctor adventures #mayeb i am just misunderstanding what is happening because i suck in english #but i don't think so I just think the writers are insane on that one #and yeah. It smells like misogyny #requiem for the doctor was just annoying af because it basically said #if you're a woman abused by her husband tough fucking luck #ur not allowed to kill him #well fuck u actually lmao

[dokyeomini]

i have like. an insane headache or like pressure in my whole head

#mayeb it IS bc i went out a lot and it's spring and it's rainy and windy #the weather is so deceptive!!!!! #i slept til 14:30 as well.... #well i was up until like 3am ..

[maipareshaan]

Ruby and Lilith believed so much in their cause, Ruby was in such a dangerous situation and Lilith let herself die...why though

#Hmm see terrorism usually happens for revenge or fighting for ideologies #Dying for causes is atleast in some way for them about a better future #So like if their cause is destruction you wouldn't die for it #Hmm #Well mybe they have daddy issues idk #Or it is revenge #For the suffering in hell #Against god #Thry should have explored that for lilith in s15 mayeb