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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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Like a new friend!

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truly some people have no genre savviness whatsoever. A girl came back from the dead the other day and fresh out of the grave she laughed and laughed and lay down on the grass nearby to watch the sky, dirt still under her nails. I asked her if she’s sad about anything and she asked me why she should be. I asked her if she’s perhaps worried she’s a shadow of who she used to be and she said that if she is a shadow she is a joyous one, and anyway whoever she was she is her, now, and that’s enough. I inquired about revenge, about unfinished business, about what had filled her with the incessant need to claw her way out from beneath but she just said she’s here to live. I told her about ghosts, about zombies, tried to explain to her how her options lie between horror and tragedy but she just said if those are the stories meant for her then she’ll make another one. I said “isn’t it terribly lonely how in your triumph over death nobody was here to greet you?” and she just looked at me funny and said “what do you mean? The whole world was here, waiting”. Some people, I tell you.

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Fullmetal Alchemist?

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WIP: I always draw my friend a Nikolai whenever I print new chapters, and this one I liked enough to fully color it :)

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its late but i just wanna ramble about how appreciative i forever will be for leverage and how they handled Parker as a character

she could’ve so easily been the same sexy cat burglar trope, there to look attractive for the Male Gaze. but instead they establish that she is Weird and Different but for not a second do you doubt she is Skilled and Intelligent. she is not good with emotions but she tries and she learns and really grows in such a genuine and soft way. but they never take away her uniqueness and Weirdness, letting her use her strange way of viewing the world to her advantage.

i also believe they probably didn’t go into creating her character realizing that so many of her traits read as autistic but they only lean into it more (especially in leverage redemption), showing how she never “becomes normal” and suddenly understands people perfectly. but instead creates flashcards to help her through social interactions even after years of grifting/interacting with people in general. and she has so many people who love her for her and never try to change the core of who she is or change what she herself doesn’t want to change/learn

i just think of the scene in og leverage where parker is distressed about liking food and asking eliot for help. and he so gently and calming explains things to her. the writing/characters never chastise her for not understanding emotions and instead reach her level to help her learn. they walk the line of having her be naive but never infantilizing her so well. she wants to learn about what she doesnt know but the whole series you know she is always perfectly able to take care of herself (and will stab/tase if needed)

idk im just very emotional over just the beautiful handling of parker’s character by the creators, the writers, and the actress herself. we always need more Weird Girls characters who are treated like real human people

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if you're writing and find yourself thinking 'this is too weird/gross/offputting/esoteric/ambitious/catered to my specific interests + sure to push away a broader audience' that is the devil speaking and it is a lie. you are already firmly on the right path and you need to double down

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I've had this idea stuck in my head all day

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the bg3 community in general does NOT talk enough about how ludicrously OP gale was pre-folly and pre-tadpole.

- archmage. not an arbitrary title - awarded to 18+ level wizards. meaning he could cast spells through 9th level.

- chosen of mystra. akin to demigod-level status. slowed aging, chosen-specific abilities, direct access to the depths of the Weave, plus more.

- lover of mystra AND protégé of Elminster Aumar. privy to the most advanced Weave manipulation and magical tutelage.

imagine a situation where tav/his partner falls in battle and gale loses it. magic explodes out of him in raw waves. his grief/rage calls on the Weave without verbal control. he reduces the battlefield to cinders. blood pours out of his nose as he casts far more than his body can currently handle. his eyes glow. runes appear and disappear across his skin.

and the party remembers that oh shit. this wizard who cooked them stew and rambled about planar theory used to be a living magical weapon. and still has the capacity to be.

perhaps expect more writing soon 😶

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When you daydream about your story and it doesn’t magically write itself onto the page:

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non-writers will never understand the mental illness of writing an entire conversation in your head while doing dishes and then forgetting every word the second you open a blank doc

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lands i've made for magic the gathering 🌾✨ artist proofs are available on my shop !~ buy a wallpaper or leave a tip / twitter / instagram / shop 

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redesigning Inquisitor Katarinya Greyfax