#and Ik they look a bit (very) different from the original

[h0styg]

Soooo

I decided to share the design for an ut au that I made and

Here you go!!! The AU is called Fragiletale and I worked on it in 2018... Now I sort of want to work on it again

[phinjeet]

* idk y it took me so long 2 get in2 angel hare when i myself am smth of an angel hare

[darkaac]

Fin.

[h00f]

T4TM (Theseus4TheMinotaur)

lost wax cast bronze, patina & paste wax

2023

(process photos & info under cut <3)

my minotaur boy!! pls click on the photos for higher res! my thesis is focusing on trans men and creatures (how original ik) and this was last semester's final. i spent a lot of time looking at sculptures of the theseus/minotaur story, and yknow? a LOT of them are erotic! i'm pretty sure i saw some of them on tumblr a decade ago, and that's led to this now!

as you'll notice, the minotaur has a big t-dick! i wanted to give him breasts and an enlarged clitoris to present a very masculine trans figure. the boy on the bottom is also trans because i say so . the piece is about looking up to older, bigger, hairier trans men and seeing something awe-inspiring and beautiful. the minotaur was locked up by a cruel father for being different, and i think modern adaptations tend towards a sympathetic asterion (his name in one version)

making this piece was. so much effort. it took me about 3 months to get it all together - from clay model (plasticine) to 3D print to silicone mold to wax cast, and finally bronze pour into the shell mold. and then a TON of filing, sanding, dremel-ing, and various other metalworking techniques that probably took years off my life.

i started with sketches and made theeeeeee ugliest model ever:

then used a 3D scanner to get it digital, then spent a goooood month or two making him pretty in blender! then i spent an agonizing few weeks trying to get it print-ready, and fiiiiiinally did

^^^ an early resin printed draft of the model - you can see in the final that i added lots to theseus after some feedback, but sadly the nosering broke off every time i cast it so i just. let that be <3

then came the moldmaking, and then the wax dipping!! the yellow stuff is shell mold (ground up ceramic bits and algae soup, sticks to the wax, then silica sand in varying sizes on top) which gets the wax melted out, and bronze poured in!

then it's all metalworking, cutting stuff off, and working with hot metal. they don't tell you about all the bronze dust and how annoying it gets wearing a respirator AND goggles. but it is for me health, me boy. here's him all cleaned up before the patina:

and then i spray him down with various chemicals to make it "patina" (aka rust) in pretty colors. wait a few days, then apply paste wax to seal it and give it that shine!

then we get what you see above!!! the blue was actually unintentional, and i'm still not super sure why it looks that way.. but it's pretty so idc <3

thanks for reading!! if you ever have any bronze/casting questions, don't hesitate to message me! <3

[vampireghostlawyer]

hyper analyzing the daanelise photo because i have problems

ok first of all, i'm really interested in the overall posing. the posing and arrangement here is more similar to a lot of victorian family portraits than more modern, 1940s ones, but i think that's probably a conscious choice. miro tends to show a more victorian aesthetic with daan pretty often (his clothes for example), and i'm not sure if it's because daan's character was originally victorian himself, or if there's another reason.

ALSO, daan looks uncomfortable, which is interesting. we know from his inner dialogue that he genuinely loved elise, so i wonder what's making him look so unhappy about getting a photo together. maybe this is an early photo of them and daan is more traumatized from his past than the version of him we see in game? or maybe this is shortly before he left for war? I'm also wondering about his hand being tucked away like that. My first thought was some sort of injury, but obviously Daan doesn't start the game with one and he never mentions one either. It's his dominant hand too, I wonder if that's significant. Very possible i'm just over analyzing.

DAAN'S OUTFIT! So i'm pretty sure this is daan's outfit he wears in termina, just with the jacket removed? I always found him not wearing a jacket interesting, because I feel like he would, but this makes me think his outfit did have a jacket, he just lost it or got rid of it for some reason. I wonder if he put on this outfit for a specific reason before going to prehevil? maybe this photo was taken for a special event and he's trying to commemorate it?

ok the eleephant in the room: daan's hair. it's so curly!!!! he looks so cute. obviously in game, his hair is pretty straight, with a bit of wave. so either he curled it here, or this is his natural hair texture and he straightens it usually. really interesting either way. the 1930s (when im assuming this was taken) was a big time of experimentation for men with hair, so him curling it doesn't feel too far fetched, especially since he has such a defined part, which makes me think his hair is pretty heavily styled here. ALSO, his part is on a different side! ik there's a popular theory that he uses his hair to cover the eyepatch, and it seems like that is gaining credence.

ELISEEEEEE!!! our first glimpse of human elise!!!!!!!!! she is so cute i love her. 1.) looks like her gap tooth was confirmed, which as a truther i am happy 😌, 2.) seems like she always wore the dark lipstick. this was common in the 40s, but less so in the 30s iirc. Also, I wonder if she is the reason daan wears the lipstick too? I know miro has kind of refused to confirm or deny if daan wears makeup, but he's got purple lips so.

ALSO I love that she looks kind of dorky. she's so happy to be there and beaming and her hair's kinda messy, i love her. i have always been a huge fan of elise being a bit of a nerd so this makes me happy. i like that daan is trying to mog and she just looks like ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )

also, something that @omnidraconia pointed out on another post that i find really interesting is that all of the other sulfur cultists are bald, but elise still has hair in her stitches sprites, which makes it seem like she may have sewn her hair in for appearance reasons (combined with her being really easy to persuade in dialogue, and the fact that the same dialogue makes her look somewhat insecure). i think an additional piece of evidence for this is the fact that she has noticable eyebrows in this picture, but her sulfur cult version doesnt.

it makes me wonder if this version of elise is also insecure.

UAGH. ANYWAY. i have so many thoughts.

[diwatopia]

★ lovely ; james potter.

info: comfort, james potter x fem!reader, under 1k.

your head nuzzles into james' neck, inhaling greedily. "you smell good..." you sigh dreamily, nails raking the tiny curls at the base of his neck.

"yeah? i took a shower earlier... used that lavender soap you like," he hums while adjusting at the duvet. he huffs softly, unsure whether the cold touch of the wall that digs into his side annoys him more or the small amount of bedding left.

he tugs at the thick blanket as if attempting to get comfortable but you choose to not think much of it. in your mind, he fancies your cuddles, your affection, like he does every day.

after few seconds of finagling and a growing frown of frustration, "can you back up just a little bit? you've left me no space and this window sill is just stabbing my side like mad..." he groans.

you pout slightly, cheeks flushing a soft hue that closely resembles one of embarrassment. "sorry," you reply softly, body rolling over before scooting towards the opposite end of the bed.

"oh, love..." he makes an awfully sweet crooning sound, lips matching your bitty frown as you hug the bunched up duvet in your arms as if wired to cuddle something, to cuddle james.

james sighs, inching closer till your back meets his front. toned arms wrap around your midriff in attempt to apologize further.

"'m sorry, i didn't mean to be all over you." you speak understandingly, barely there and james feels his heart crack into trillions of pieces.

because here you are, being his undoubtedly sweet girl, showering him in your love that it makes his own affection cower next to yours.

"it's not your fault, baby. i dunno' why i spoke that way, 'm sorry." he speak weakly, as if barely noticing his original tone of voice.

you hum, "you seemed like you had a rough day... cuddles always seem to do the trick, but i guess today's different and that's okay." your voice is nothing but a squeak, soft and meek in a way that makes james believe that you'd rather not upset him again.

he's quick to prove otherwise as he showers your nape and cheek with the sweetest of kisses, soft lips against your supple skin.

"i'm not mad, my beautiful girl. you're so kind, always caring for others, thank you for the cuddles!" he lays it on thick, tone drenched in the finest of honey from the most richest of hives.

you giggle as his kisses grow tenfold, thicker fingers tickling at your waist. "jamie!" you laugh, swatting at his wrists with no real defense, more or less for show.

laughter and tickles turn to soft grazes and a love-sick gaze that makes you melt into the sheets like putty.

"why're you looking at me like that?" you whisper, thumb grazing his hairline absentmindedly.

"'cause you're lovely," he whispers back.

"you're lovely," you quip back with ease.

"nuh-uh, sweet girl. you're definitely loveliest." he coos.

★ diwa's notes: haiii this is my first post in ages and i'm super nervous bc ik my small amount of followers are def gone bc this isn't atwow TT this was just something sitting in my drafts so i hope ppl enjoy it :3 (and ellecdc if ur reading this which is a very low chance, ty for ur advice 🤍)

© hobietopia 2024.

[weixuldo]

Allow me// ch 18

a/n: ok pooks- I have obviously not written in a hot min so im so so sorry if my style and writing are not as good as they once were :( I hope you still enjoy but ik how badly written fics can impact hte experience so i hope it hasn't gone too downhill lol- ive also just been speaking german for like 3 months so that also isnt helping my already bad grammar

Desire is just within reach.

warnings: Smex, cursing?, Vaders big-scarred dick, body worship, afb!reader, mention of pussy lol, p in v, oral (m recieving), fingering

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You shivered at the cool tile under your feet once you got out of the shower. The bathroom was foggy with soothing steam as you dried off. 

Today was long and you were feeling a little tense after the odd interaction with Vader earlier. Thankfully you were able to push that thought to the back of your mind once you felt the warm water cascade down your tired body. 

Once you were finished drying off, you walked to your room and dawned one of the silk nightgowns Vader has (secretly) gifted you. It was sage green with soft lace along the bottom hem and low halter neckline. 

You sat down on your bed and brushed your hair as you hummed a soft melody that was stuck in your head. 

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Vader’s new found determination and willpower coursed through his veins as he signaled for his bath to be drained.

The cooling liquid slowly drained as he hung over the platform, waiting for his legs to be lifted to his ports. 

He hadn’t felt so self assured since his last days as Anakin…

So he took in every moment he could- he felt powerful… worthy. 

Once his limbs were all attached, he flexed his hands and arms to check everything was in place. His bionic appendages attached to his body seamlessly- nothing felt excruciating today. 

His body felt different, for the first time in a long time it felt like it was his once more.

Like he was in control. 

He was dizzy with adrenaline- he wanted to take his X wing and go find Palpatine at that very moment. But he couldn’t, he needed to think about this, he needed a plan. 

Was this all eventually going to happen? Would he have found himself again eventually? Or were you the catalyst?

You.

You with your wit and bright eyes. You with your tender touch and lovely soul. 

His muse. 

You were his reason to live. 

Soon his determination was diverged from its original path of destruction- now, what he needed was something he could have. 

Something within reach.

He tensed and looked down to see his usually dormant member proudly erect and throbbing with desire. 

His yellow eyes widened- he wasn’t even sure it could get that hard anymore. He worried if he touched it, he would come undone on the spot- but he couldn’t help himself. 

Reluctantly he wrapped his cool digits around the pale and scarred shaft- he sucked in a sharp breath from the cold sensation before giving himself two long pumps. 

He groaned and his metal knees shivered. It felt good- so good, but not enough.

He needed warmth…

He needed you. 

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You yawned as you finished reading over your schedule for tomorrow getting ready for bed. 

As you were about to pull back your sheets, you felt a compelling force exerting pressure on your chest- a shiver ran down your spine as you felt overwhelmed with a new (but good) sensation. 

Suddenly you heard the oh so familiar sound by your door… that breathing.

Vader was here. 

Before you knew it, you had moved towards the door and opened it in anticipation. 

In front of you stood Darth Vader, but not in his normally composed state- instead, he seemed a bit disheveled; his armor was askew, his breathing was ragged, and his cloak wasn’t quite fastened correctly. 

Your first instinct was to ask what was wrong, but before you could, Vader stepped into your room and slid the door shut with a simple movement of his fingers. 

“V, I didn’t expect to see you tonight” you said in surprise as he stood in the entry to your room. 

Without words he advanced towards you and the sensation in your chest grew.

Was it his doing? Or simply a side effect of his domineering aura. 

“I…” he began, his mechanical voice sounding as if it had dropped an octave (if that was even possible). 

“Have been thinking about you” he finished as he gently brushed your exposed shoulder with one of his gloved hands. 

You closed your eyes and whimpered at the cool sensation of the leather before opening them again to see your lover’s masked face peering down at you from his lofty height. 

“H-have you?” you squeaked out as he ran his hand up your shoulder, over your collarbone, and finally resting on the side of your neck. 

The sensation…the pressure was becoming all too much- you felt your desire pooling underneath your nightgown.

You knew he was a bold man, but when it came to you, he usually seemed to like for you to set the pace during these sort of endeavors.

Not that you minded, this. 

It made everything all the more exciting as your anticipation for his next moves grew (much like the bulge under his codpiece). 

You leaned into his touch and he ghosted his thumb over your plump lips before gently positioning his gloved hand around your neck as if he were going to choke you. 

Instinctively you grasped his forearm, the strong metal under the glove, fixed under your touch. 

“Vader” you breathed out before running your hands down his torso. 

He choked back a moan from the sensation of your fingernails running down his chest. Without another word he lifted you onto your bed and positioned himself between your legs. 

His strong hands traversed your body as he gripped onto your soft flesh; he desperately wished he could feel your skin, your warmth. 

“Vader, what’s gotten into you?” you asked, trying not to sound like you weren’t practically on the verge of ripping his codpiece off. 

He continued kneading your breasts through the thin fabric as he lowered his helmet to your ear, “I need to feel you- we’ve waited long enough…” he whispered. 

You put your hands delicately on the sides of his mask to bring him up to your face. Vader felt his heart racing as he looked into your big beautiful eyes, your lashes batting as you waited for his next words. 

“I need you,” he admitted breathlessly. 

Without a second thought you looked behind the large man and flipped on the switch that pressurized your room. 

“Then have me” you responded.

Vader groaned behind his mask before shoving up the bottom of your gown so that your red lacy panties were on full display for him. His cock throbbed at the sight- the color was the same color as his lightsaber, he had them custom made for you and set them in your drawer a while back. 

He didn’t know if you ever actually wore them, but now he made a mental note to get more designed. 

“Let me see you” 

Your voice brought him back to you and without any hesitation he obliged, allowing you to take off his helmet. He was about to lean himself back over you but you pressed a hand against his chest. 

“What’s the matter?” he asked, his unmodulated voice a bit raspy. 

“All of you” you said, unclasping this cape and removing his armor. 

Again, he allowed you to remove whatever you wanted until he was down to just his robes. 

He softly laid you back down onto your bed with labored breaths as you guided him on top of you. His exposed silver digits made you gasp as they sunk into your sides. Vader softly planted his scarred lips on your stomach before slowly making his way towards your neck. 

The juxtaposition of his cool touch and warm mouth made you dizzy. His kisses to your neck became deeper and you began to think that they might leave marks. 

You clawed at the robes on his back as he nibbled at your earlobe. 

“You are mine” he declared in his true voice. 

“I am” you confirmed before pulling him in for a kiss. 

Your tongue explored his mouth as his hands explored your body more. 

Vader felt like he could burst at any second, but he needed to keep himself under wraps a bit longer. 

It had been quite a long time since the sith had done anything this explicit. It wasn’t that he forgot how to, it was more so he wasn’t quite sure if what he would normally have done would still feel good. 

Despite the doubt, he opted to test it out. 

Cautiously, he pushed himself back up and slowly drew his fingers down between your legs. His intense eyes never left yours as he pulled your panties off and experimentally swiped a finger over your clit. Your face scrunched at the sudden feeling before he inserted a digit into your warmth. 

You gasped and he added another.

His fingers reached further, making you cling on to his shoulders with a gasp. 

He felt a spurt of precum shoot out of his dick at your reaction. 

“Oh dont stop” you moaned as he began to touch your breasts with his free hand. 

In your ecstasy driven state, you quickly attempted to pull his robes off (not quite understanding how they were tied). After a few attempts, Vader understood what you wanted- it was then, and only then- that he paused. 

He withdrew his digits garnering a whine from you before he stood to his full height with a furrowed brow. He hadn’t shown all of himself to you yet, you had seen his body and the damages he had withstood, but you had never seen his whole body.

He had never shown himself willingly to anyone since his accident. 

Insecurities began slipping back into his mind- what if you were appalled, what if you didn’t want him like that anymore-

Vader was drawn back to you once more as your hands found his hips. He looked down to see you on your knees, staring up at him through thick lashes. 

Maker. 

What he wouldn’t do for you. 

“It’s ok V” 

Your assurance comforted him enough to begin removing his robes. As each layer came off, the more you wanted him.  

The texture of his damaged skin may have deterred others, but you saw him as a masterpiece. Every burn, every scar, every ridge told his story. 

Soon he was down to only his underwear, making it hard for you not to shamelessly stare at his member straining against the thin fabric.

You busied yourself by running your hands along his taught muscles- all that time lugging around that monstrous suit definitely strengthened the body he had left. 

His muscles bulged as he crawled back on top of you slowly pressing his clothed erection between your legs with a groan. He dragged his length up your pussy and bathed in the sensation of your wetness dampening his underwear.

It wasn’t often he could actually feel something. 

Especially something so magnificent. 

He moaned softly into your ear as you locked your legs around his waist, rutting his cock against your sensitive bud. His eyes were shut in bliss as you rocked him back and forth against your core. 

That was until he felt your hand slip under his waistband. 

With a choked cry Vader’s yellow eyes shot open as you gave him a few slow pumps. 

“shit“ he cursed as his arms wavered. 

“That’s it, let me please you” your voice rang in his ear. 

No longer were insecurities surrounding his mind- you were taking charge.

You wanted him. 

You guided him onto the bed and began to pull his briefs down his legs until you successfully discarded them onto the floor with all of his other garments. 

Now. 

Here he was. The mighty Darth Vader. In all of his glory- his pale member standing proudly. 

Just for you. 

The sight alone was enough to get you there. 

You raked your nails gently down his stomach, over his ports, and finally rested at the base of his dick. 

He was heavy and quite stiff. You took a moment to look him over; he was big (of course he was), there were veins running up the sides with a rather prominent one running from the left side to the tip. As for the head, it was puffy and angrily red (yearning for release no doubt).

Just like the rest of his body, his member was littered with old burn scars. 

Vader was about to apologize for the sight, but before he had the chance, you had him half way down your throat. 

The sith shuddered beneath you as his hips unintentionally bucked up at the sensation. You groaned as you tried to take more of him; the vibrations of your noises made him see stars. It was when you reached a sneaky hand around to cup his heavy balls that he knew he was done for. 

He let out the most pornographic moan you had ever heard before pulling you off of him and switching positions so that you were under him once more. 

You wiped your mouth before he plunged his lips against yours and gripped his length with his right hand. Breathlessly he rested his forehead against yours as you cupped his face with your hands. 

“Are you alright Vader?” you asked as you noticed he was wheezing a bit. 

He nodded before shutting his eyes for a moment. Quickly, Vader called upon the force to assist him in temporarily regulating his breathing so that he could finish- he was almost there. 

“I want to be inside of you” he managed through ragged breaths. 

You nodded vigorously before wrapping your arms around his neck, bracing yourself for his length. 

In one swift motion he pushed himself into your aching cunt with an exasperated sigh.

Holy shit, you were tight. Your gummy walls sucked him right in and he swore that you were made for him. 

“Oh Maker, y/n. Your pussy is going to make me cum” Vader grunted as he slammed his hips into yours. 

Never had you heard him talk so vulgarly…

Pussy? You expected him to say anything but that. For some deranged reason, his words only turned you on more. Soon you were meeting his thrusts with your own as he hit all the right spots. 

“Say it louder” you demanded, pulling him impossibly closer. 

“Maker, your pussy was made of me- I'm gonna- I’m cumming! I’m-” he babbled as he feverishly slammed his aching cock into you before releasing a primal cry. 

Soon his warm seed flooded your insides as you felt your own climax wash over you like a tsunami. Your legs shook around his waist as your walls clamped down on him, begging for every last drop. 

Vader’s hips stuttered as his bionic legs began to tremble before he collapsed on top of you with a sigh. You gasped as his length was pushed back deep inside of you, before soothingly running your hands up and down his broad back, helping him come down from his high. 

Once the debilitating sensation passed, you coaxed him off of you and helped him lie down on the bed beside you. He whined as you pulled yourself off of his spent dick- it twitched and pulsed as the cool bedroom air hit it after being in your warmth for so long. 

You handed Vader one of the extra oxygen tubes you kept in your room for him before he reached for his cape to clean you off with. 

“You are so beautiful” he whispered, looking at you with his magnificent blue eyes. 

You sleepily smiled and caressed his cheek, “and so are you, my love”.

Vader felt his heart swell and his expression soften as he found his place next to you; blue eyes mapping your features as if he would never see you again. 

This is all he ever wanted. 

And he would protect you with his life. 

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a/n: okiiii soooo yea, idk- bro wasn’t gonna last long 😔- hope it was good! thx for reading :)

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[rikomoriyama01]

while we're talking about noras writing. I think parts of the way riko is written in the original is bad too. I think she makes him dumb when it's needed for the story. killing seth to me made no sense. if riko has the power to kill members of the foxes... kill Andrew!! riko is obviously very talented, surely he could have also analysed that seth was messing up the team, and killing him (ironically) only helps the foxes.

so. kill Andrew. Kevin comes running back. not only have the foxes lost one of their best strikers and their best goalkeeper. they can't even play anymore!! they've lost one too many players to meet the requirement. it's over. done.

and ik some Andrew stan is gonna say he couldn't be killed but bfr. Andrew is strong and a good fighter, yes, but riko could easily hire a well seasoned hit man or even a damn team of them if needed. make it look like a suicide, an accident, or even a murder! doesn't matter. the press thinks Andrew is insane and he's hated. Kevin comes running back and the ravens spin it as Kevin needing support in his grief from his team & family blah blah blah.

obviously riko doesn't do this cuz then the plot is fucked. but then don't establish that he can kill members of the foxes. have him do something else idk.

Apreciate that you managed to come up with something i had not heard so far in the fandom, tho i see the sentiment a bit differently. i think assuming that riko could deduce this much about foxes bond is bit of stretch, on top of it riko specifically wanted to kill a striker to put more pressure on kevin and neil with kevins damaged hand. so this leaves seth and matt and seth is clearly much lower profile death case considering matt has rich surgeon dad you could think that killing andrew would be too hot to pull off for that reason too considering andrew was somewhat involwed with the policeman investigatign his case in the past (excuse me i rember almost nothing of that plot by now the guy he called piggy or whatever) We also can``t assume that Riko could get just ... everything. he is second fmaily branch and tetsujis lil pet project i think if anythign i'm bothered by how inconsistent his range of power and infulence is That said Riko i smart and poses danger, he ha sskills and is not stupid. But its very easy to forget that if you spend too mcuh time readign tumblr tags or fanfics because the fandom makes sure to present him as biggest clown ever simply because nboody likes him . I gues good character writing is not smh ppl bother with when they hate someone lol Riko is good villian with a lot of flavs and his ego getting in his way, i think in very fitting way riko biggest enemy is riko himself and the way tetsujis upbirnging shaped him The fact that our mc is nobody but neil fuckgin josten and his side is damned andrew minyard do not help rikos case. you have 2 people who went throguh hell facign off again one motherfucker still stuck in it. if our mc's were different people riko would seem like different kind of threat . as it is he is just nuisance. but this is not fault of authors writtign this is issue of reader simplifying his role in the story and ignoring it simply because .. he's the villian ? and forced need to put all spotlight on other characters. people forget those books would not be as good if riko was the pathetic loser they write him as in fan content

[under-lok-n-ki]

Captain Ava & Captain Lizzie

literally cannot wait until we get more development on this plot bc it’s so so good

also I got around to listening to the Black Rose One-shot and Lizzie was originally blonde??? ik her design was changed a lot during the campaign in general but I’m deciding to play around with that info—I’m thinking she started dying it after joining Shadowbeard’s crew

anyways thoughts I had about Ava/the Ferin’s while designing her (possible spoilers or maybe just incoherent rambling):

gave her a rifle bc I feel like she’d have sharpshooting capabilities on par with Drey, but a pistol just didn’t seem appropriate for her. but I also see her favoring close-range attacks so she also gets a big knife as a treat

I think it’s mentioned in an episode how Jay looks more like their mother, May, so personally I think Ava resembles Jayson much more with certain aspects (specifically height, nose shape, eye color, hair ‘style’— Jay got his more square-ish face shape and broad build; they both have the same eye shape)

expanding on that fiery hair ‘style’ thing— I’m thinking that’s smthn that just kinda comes with the Ferin abilities and I’m thinking those powers need to be unlocked in a way?? there’s no other reason I can think of as to why Jayson has the flaming hair and specific magic skills while Jay doesn’t, so I’m thinking Ava may have been more in-tune with/naturally drawn towards the Ferin magic (esp since we see her using that golden form during the animatic sequence in ep101) while Jay become more influenced by May’s magic (since I think she spent the most time with her esp after Ava’s death). maybe Jay and Drey suppress their Ferin abilities (Drey def intentionally, Jay maybe a bit unintentionally?) and it could kinda explain why Jay has special blood: she’s a mix of two [supposedly] powerful magical heritages

I also have this thought that Ava may have unlocked these powers earlier than most of the Ferin’s, resulting in a fate similar to Gillion’s where she was regarded with pride for this yet constantly pressured and trained into becoming a weapon for the Navy (perhaps by request of Grandma Fey, who seems to be a very controlling character and could be the reason Jayson acts so cold and ruthless). and when she failed to uphold their beliefs that’s when The Order was given (maybe they found out about her & Lizzie???)

BUT in comparison to Jayson who absorbed himself in his work, and Gillion who was forcibly separated from his family, Ava was able to visit home often and had May and Jay to lean on as a support system. that connection alone could’ve helped separate the brutality and violence of her work in the Navy from her actual personality—the one that she became admired for and the one Lizzie was drawn to. it could also be speculated that she had the same ideas as Kira and Jay: that she could make the Navy better from the inside (obv this would be more difficult if she was held to high expectations, but she could’ve been on her way to making it work)

speaking of Jay—I think I remember a moment where someone explains how Jayson didn’t want her to join the Navy at all, and I always thought this was odd considering how it was moreso pointed towards her rather than Ava (as well as the fact that the Ferin’s ostracize those who don’t join, like Drey). this would coincide with my theory that Ava was expected to join bc of ‘unlocking’ her powers early, so maybe Jayson didn’t want Jay joining due to the fact that she hadn’t tapped into her Ferin powers yet, but Jay being Jay decided to enlist anyways and eventually gained a different motivation for her involvement than the rest of the clan [thanks to Kira & Ava]. or there was another thing at play. idk kinda just throwing smthn at the wall with this one bc that little comment stood out to me and I can’t remember if it even happened lol

also do we think the whole ‘sun nightmare’ is like,,, a test to unlock those abilities?? we know Jay and Drey opted to jump into it which kinda resulted in some magic golden eye phenomena (which we’ve seen in action once by Drey), but the issue here is when Jay rejected the heat the first time it just resulted in pain. so what would’ve been the option that leads the Ferin bloodline to become so powerful? do they choose to combat the sun?? do they conjure up heat of their own until they overpower it??? so many questions

gaaahhh I can’t wait until they’re out of the Black Sea so we can delve into this more bc I’m tired of feelin like this:

[circletakingthesquare]

this is so stupid and far fetched

ok so i went ahead and searched DRAAG on google and found out about this 1973 science fiction film "Fantastic Planet". DRAAG on this planet, Ygam, are basically blue creatures with pretty long-life spans who can alter their appearances during meditation ceremonies led by the Grand council. So, the DRAAG society is governed by the Grand Council, they represent the hierarchical pinnacle of legislation and direct the spiritual life for the entire Draag civilization. They're kind of the leaders of the planet Ygam. This Grand Council consists of five members.

this is a picture of the Grand Council (which looks prettyyyyy familiar). Also i have no clue where the fifth council member is at in this, this only pic i could find. ANYWAY basically, the Grand Council are cruel and apathetic to the suffering of the Om's - who are a sentient species like themselves however smaller in stature. Oms are not originally from this planet but were brought from the planet Terra.

So, i think they may have taken some inspiration from certain aspects of this storyline. Like maybe The Black Parade was taken to MOAT, similar to how the Oms were brought from Terra to Ygam. On Ygam, Oms are kind of forced to act as pets and inferior beings to the DRAAGS. You could definitely draw a connection to how the dictators portrayed in MCR's recent posts are forcing The Black Parade (IN THEORY IN THEOOORRYYYY), to perform for them (or like perform for people idk just performing maybe not necessarily for them) in MOAT, similar to the role of Oms in the planet Ygam. In short, they both have that inferiority role in the hands of authoritarian leaders, kind of kept captive sort of part in the storyline. They're both captured from one place to another (Ygam and MOAT in this case) for captivity and control. I still don't really know what MOAT means but it could be a different location where The Black Parade has been forced to go?? Idrk

If I wanted to go supppppppppperrrrrr far i could say that IF they used some inspiration from Fantastic Planets, you could predict some things that might happen next. In Fantastic Planets, Oms eventually rebel against the DRAAG dictatorship, which could maybe sort of kind be possible with the Black Parade too? The Black Parade could come together (as the Oms do) and rebel against the DRAAG dictatorship and gain freedom again. This is SO far tho im just thinking. In Fantastic Planets, very similar to MCR's new lore, there are obviously some political undertones about oppression, elitism, and fascism. I cant say what these are exactly in regard to MCR's recent posts, but in Fantastic Planets, these themes are portrayed through the authoritarian rule of the DRAAGS and subjugation of the Oms. So, you could use your own theories and interpretation of the MCR lore to make connections to these themes.

Im honestly not super sure about this AT ALL this isn't like a crazy theory or break through or anything, but I found the connections kind of interesting but ik this is so far-fetched so don't take it too seriously at all LMAO. Also, I've never even watched the movie and there are some parts of it I'm leaving out I just kind of wrote down what I thought related to MCR's new lore. But the general idea of Fantastic Planet kind of struck me as a little similar. Also, it makes A LITTLE bit of sense since Gerard Way is really into sci-fi (not confirming anything just an observation). Who knows tho

[paramoreparaless]

wait I can’t find it rn but that post abt there being different species of galra/alteans etc unlike humans (where only homo sapiens [us] are still around)… much to consider

Especially with the galrans bc of the sheer diversity we saw in the show. Zarkon is pretty reptilian, he seems to have little to no fur, rather either armoured plates or thick skin. Meanwhile sendak looks like a fuzzy teddy bear. So probably different environmental pressures? Ik daibazaal is kinda a desert planet but maybe that wasn’t always the case, maybe it’s a consequence of over extracting resources leading to rampant desertification.

1 - I’d say most common galran subspecies would be the desert, reptilian variety, bc if nothing else they’d be the most likely to thrive in the newly desertified daibazaal. Zarkon is pretty tall, but he’s also on some kind of demon time, so I don’t think size is necessarily a defining feature of the desert subspecies. Maybe a bit larger than average? But even then there’s also every likelihood that galra adapting to the desert become smaller to reduce water loss. SO two pathways for the desert subspecies - those who lost their fur, grew armoured hides, and increased in size; and those who became smaller, lighter in colour, and grew larger ears to combat overheating. Maybe sendak could be a mix of this subsubspecies with another? To explain why he has such light fur when many of the galra appear to have overall darker fur.

2 - I don’t think there’d be a coastal variety. So we can just move on from that. Although they could be pushed to inhabit these areas (like jaguars preying on sea turtles coming to lay eggs due to habitat loss limiting their own ranges) I don’t think it would lead to a distinct sub species

3 - though on the topic of jaguars, I do think galra could easily evolve for the tropical or subtropical rainforest biome. Furred, but not overly fluffy (due to high humidity) and I think there’d be a couple additional sub-subspecies here too, to spawn off the many different markings we see. Rosettes, spots, stripes, etc. + countershading (lighter bellies, darker tops) could also come from here? Though that’s kind of just generally advantageous so. I think they’d have very prehensile tails, compared to maybe the tough-hide desert galra, who I think would probably use their tail to store emergency fat reserves over anything else. + the rainforest species would be a bit smaller too and probably largely arboreal

4 - I recognise that alien planets may not have deciduous/coniferous forests as we do but bear with me. Kind of similar to the rainforest ones but they could grow a heavier coat and wouldn’t spend as much time in the canopy. I’m thinking kinda like foxes but without the bushy tail, something sleeker like a cat’s or big cat’s. Larger than the rainforest species but smaller than the larger desert species. Roughly human sized. If rainforest species had the most vibrant coats, then the forest species are just a couple of shades less saturated.

5 - grassland. Short, soft fur, usually striped markings, get a bit taller and larger than the forest variety. Counterhshading is present and they’re again a little less vibrant in colour. I think here would be where the “lion tail” would originate. Good stamina compared to other varieties as they would have the space to chase after prey without crashing into a tree or something

With that out of the way (and not even addressing how this would impact behaviour amongst each group) I think krolia, besides being also part Altean, would be a hybrid forest-grassland galra. And obviously most galrans would have mixed ancestry, like how humans have Neanderthal DNA (but also, thats kinda even crazier than what I’m playing with here for the galra, but anyways) or like how the reticulated giraffe is a true hybrid species of two other varieties of giraffe (northern and southern) so you’d have additional diversity in the mixing and matching of all these traits 👍 yeah

[aq2003]

archive dive #5: hamlet (2008) - stage version

it's been my dream to see the stage version of this hamlet in some way shape or form and i'm so happy i got to do it. it's so fascinating to compare how david has portrayed the character early on in the run to the film version, seeing the original staging and getting a taste of how it was like watching it live. i think the look and feel of the production really shine, it has some super creative stuff going on that was unfortunately lost with the medium/the shoestring budget of the film version so i'm so glad i got to see this! there will always be a special place in my heart for hamlet, it was the first shakespeare play that i fell in love with, it was the first one i went back and made notes on, and doing that basically catapulted me to where i am now (full shakspeare hyperfixation). and this production is really special to me too; obviously david tennant is my One Perfect Hamlet, but it's not just him, nearly every single member of this cast has remained my favorite version of the character even after watching so many others. rsc hamlet 2008-2009, my beloved, i will love you forever <3

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this was one of the few recordings that also had a prompt book that i could look at alongside it (i asked for it when booking the appointment). and i got to see what i think are greg doran's notes! this is the only prompt book that had notes scribbled on the backs of the pages, and some of the observations are things ik greg has specifically talked about before like the cold biting air being an establishing element of the setting

at the beginning there's a note saying "the genius of hamlet consists, perhaps, in the fact that the play can serve as a mirror. an ideal hamlet would be one most true to shakespeare and most modern at the same time. costumes do not matter. what matters is that through shakespeare’s test we ought to get at our modern experience, anxiety, and sensibility"

so true bestie. greg doran loves his mirror symbolism and i thank him every day for it

the lighting!! is so good!!! when the play opens it’s almost pitch black, lit only by the flashlights, it’s genuinely a bit unsettling and i love it. i have never been more jealous of the people in the audience etc etc

it's in the film version but i never noticed it until i watched this: i love gertrude's dress in 1.2. i love how it spills onto the ground. it's very royal and elegant and it tickles my brain (alsp the color grading in the film version is very desaturated so in this recording the blue of her dress sticks out more, esp againt the pitch black mirrored stage)

the way gertrude speaks to hamlet in 1.2 feels less gentle and more scolding, like she's a bit more fed up with hamlet's grieving already. and it contrasts really well with hamlet being more of a fragile mess

the too too solid flesh soliloquy works soooooo well on stage. it's like. it's such a raw display of emotion, hamlet is curled up in a ball and sobbing and he wants to be left alone, but he's still being watched. and there are no security camera shots interspersed to convey that here but you still get that feeling from all three sides of the stage being surrounded by an audience and the back of the stage being a mirror. there's nowhere he can hide and that adds a whole other Layer to it

tbh if i was shooting the film version i would film it similar to the angle in the archive recording, i.e. from the side and swamped in the set of the castle (and then moving/cutting closer as he stands up). there's lots of moments in the stage version that do a really good job in conveying how small hamlet feels in this inhospitable prison-like elsinore

the line delivery on "no more like my father, than I, to......HERCULES" was so funny. i love it. hamlet racking his brain for a second for a figure that is the most impossibly different from him and landing on hercules. really good

i really like having an audience here to laugh at hamlet's jokes... like not to say hamlet is better with a laugh track BUT david's hamlet is really witty and funny and him having an audience to bounce off does a lot

ophelia really shows off the condoms in laertes' suitcase for everyone with eyes to see LMAO. i get that it's for the stage and you gotta be able to see what she's holding even in the seats furthest back but my god is the energy for that moment different dhhfjshwjsjdhw

the lighting for the fireworks is so good. mwah. also re: hamlet's lines ripping into claudius' drinking habits, it's very funny to see hamlet shivering + his voice wavering from the cold and squinting from the bright flashing lights of the fireworks and generally being a sad pathetic wet cat kicked down the stairs out into the cold, but still being really uppity about a royal's dignity and honor. a very hamlet thing for him to do tbh

hmmmmmg the way hamlet spreads out his arms when he says "i do not set my life at a pin's fee, and for my soul what can it do to that". feels like it's leaning into the interpretation of like. he is kind of setting his life at a pin's fee. he doesn't care about what the ghost could do to him

also the way hamlet tries to run after the ghost after he exits in 1.5, how the mirrored doors shut in his face and he collapses to the ground. this flows REALLY well into how the production rearranges the scenes, i.e. hamlet's next appearance after this being to be or not to be. there's a part of him that just wants to follow his father in death but now that he's been tasked with killing his uncle he can't do that. he has to make good on his promise. even though he doesn't really want to

really interesting note from the prompt book: the ghost never calls hamlet "son" (or addresses him by entirely familial terms. the closest he gets is saying "thy mother" in 3.4). definitely feeding into hamlet's insecurity and feelings of failure, a "he doesn't even think me worthy enough to be his son" kind of deal, i think

this version of to be or not to be is reallyyyy good. best way i can describe it is that hamlet feels very lost and alone. it's raw and vulnerable and sad. in the film version he whispers it and stares into your soul and makes you feel his exhaustion and horror but onstage he plays into hamlet being this exposed nerve, very close to just breaking down into sobs, feeling defeated and miserable and very much Needing A Hug But Not Getting One Because He's Supposed To Be Killing His Uncle Right Now

generally in this recording you see more of how hamlet reacts to things via his body language rather than his facial expressions (obviously), and what really struck me abt the beginning of the nunnery scene is that hamlet is still trying to soothe himself, he's kinda wrapped his arms around himself like he's still haunted by his thoughts of the afterlife and he wants the intimacy and safety that he used to have with ophelia but now because of everything that has happened he can't (and that feeds into his paranoia, him lashing out at her, etc)

ophelia is ANGRY in her soliloquy after the nunnery scene. i'm so sick and twisted

when polonius asks "what is the matter, my lord?" and hamlet says "between who?", he looks at the two opposite sides of the audience surrounding him. really nice touch

yeahhhh the rosencrantz/guildenstern scene works so well here. the funny suspicious awkward pauses!! (where the audience is also given time to laugh!!) they don't know how the fuck to respond to hamlet's prodding and it's hilarious!!

rosencrantz’s "well if you delight not in man" + talking about the players feels like a super awkward pivot from laughing at hamlet saying "man delights not me", this is how i imagined this bit when i was reading it for the first time so it was very nice to see

the table thing that hamlet stands on when reciting the lines from the aeneas speech creaks loudly every time he moves around (and he moves around a lot). on top of this being a good way to liven up this bit i just know the players think hamlet is so fucking annoying god bless

during the coward soliloquy hamlet keeps looking around at the audience wildly, like instead of fixing his gaze in one place he keeps moving around and he's filled with such a nervous energy and it is very "average college student who hasn't slept in a few days" vibes

when hamlet does his "hold a mirror up to nature" bit, he shines a light on the audience rather than the players!!

hamlet doesn't say the passion's slave speech to horatio up close to his face while he's doing his tie, yaoi stocks have fallen -500 pts. however when horatio says his "if he steal aught the whilst this play is playing and 'scape detecting, i will pay the theft" line he holds hamlet's hand and then hamlet grabs onto him back like he's so severely starved of touch and affection (because he is) and there's a hot 2 seconds where they just look into each other's eyes. yaoi stocks back up 500 pts

the "country matters" line is played as hamlet doing this crab-walky-hip-thrusting motion which is funny, but i do like the film version (ie hamlet chomping on ophelia's arm) better because i think the unhinged clinginess fits david's version of him better

the ghost in the dumbshow flies all the way up into the ceiling !! hamlet really put in the work for the mousetrap's special effects lkmgsdlkfflw

hamlet doesn't have his funny little camera! for either this scene or the eggshell soliloquy. i wonder if the camera was something that became a thing during the west end transfer or if it's smth exclusive to the film version (if it was the latter, it was probably a way of translating over the production's play-within-a-play elements into a "film-within-a-film")

you see it in the above image but hamlet takes out his pocketknife for the "when churchyards yawn" soliloquy! (because he doesn't have his funny little camera with him, it's played pretty differently). he flicks it open when he says "now may i drink hot blood", and holds it up when he says "i will speak daggers to [my mother]". ooooo very murderous very scary. and it works really well with the cut to the intermission on "now might i do it pat while he is praying", because it's more convincing to the audience that killing claudius is something hamlet could potentially do in that moment

when hamlet shoots polonius, the glass panes of the mirrored back wall "shatter" and the cracked glass stays there for the whole rest of the play!! i love it, it's such a good way to communicate this moment being this real point of no return for all of the characters

i think it might've been bc this was pretty early in his run, but david's portrayal of hamlet here is much less loud/wild/shouty than his film version. which isn't necessarily a bad thing; in moments it even enhances the portrayal—like lack of confidence in himself is hamlet's whole thing, and there are moments that feel more reined in and grounded. but the tradeoff is that imo hamlet's really important moments of genuine rage and frustration don't hit as hard, and you feel that the most in 3.4 (and in the nunnery scene, the coward soliloquy, ophelia's funeral, and claudius' death, but mostly 3.4).

hamlet's voice wavers and breaks when he said "for this same lord, i do repent", he actually feels bad for killing polonius here :(

note from the prompt book: "'damned fingers'—even tips of fingers are damned". Yeah... yeah

claudius is wearing a bathrobe in 4.3. hamlet is really doing all this at 2 am

as described in that one comment i saw from the person that watched this live: after hamlet is sent to england he stays in the audience! and in 4.4 he walks down the aisle and talks to the captain of the norwegian army while standing next to the front row seats

for the graveyard scene horatio is just kinda vibing on the ground while hamlet stands and talks to the skull. tbh i like it in the film version a lot better bc it's framed more as hamlet having an honest conversation with horatio rather than "oooo the yorick speech, take your photos now". even if said photos are so iconic..

gertrude turns to stare right at claudius before drinking from the poisoned cup, penny downie really was making sure the audience knew gertrude did all that on purpose

also the way gertrude sort of stumbles over to wipe hamlet's face as like a last gesture of affection bc she knows she's going to die??? and hamlet pushes her off bc he doesn't know anything is wrong??? help me ???? my feelings??????

fortinbras actually walks out on stage at the end of the play! horatio still has the final line of "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest", but we get to see the transfer of power in denmark in addition to horatio cradling hamlet in his arms as the final image of the play

anyway. the hamlet huh

[umathurwin]

i feel like they ruined jjs character with jjiara idk

during john bs introduction for everyone in episode one, jj is made out to be lowkey a fuckboy (literally on top of a girl the first (?) time we see him) and i think that would’ve been the better path to take for him. i think involving kiara with even one of the pogues was pushing it but all three?!? it not only looks bad for kiara but also just makes it plain boring😭 if they had kept jj as her friend or even if he was fucking many many girls and slowly realised he (and only him not also every single other character) was inlove with kiara, but they ruined it almost instantly after the start having all of them pining for her and it all revolving around her for all of them, it completely ruined what the original vibes were going for (not in a bad way love my girl) back to jj himself! but not really cos the main issue is just that they were all for her from the start… can’t em but come the fuck on its actually a terrible dynamic. but for jj specifically he was just reserved for her by his own choice like 3 episodes in, it’s not that he didn’t have individuality but it was just boring asf and very plain for him.pope and john b all ended up with different people in different journeys (not really most of the obx canon ships were shit!!) but it made their characters more interesting, i feel like this is also part of the reason i could not stand jj😭😭 i know everyone loves him and i get it but i watched the show and could not get behind him after i realised what they were setting him up for and what he could’ve been💔

basically please give us fuckboy jj (maybe im being dramatic i just really wanted that so bad)

also this is so off topic but people calling cleope or john barah ‘enemies to lovers’ is frying me… WHERE. john b and sarah had flirty banter for like 10 minutes and cleo was just trying to stay alive she had no actual opinions on that man. people just say u like strangers to lovers no shame i promise (kinda shame)

anyways that was unrelated anyways everyday i mourn what obx could’ve been

just john b and sarah without the kiara bit and the start but also simultaneously not ruining sarah’s life yes ik it was actually ward but blah blah blah

jj fuckboy giving kiara love advice (with a strong friendship dynamic) between them cos she’s secretly in love with rafe💔💔

jj realising that he’s going thru girls with speed cos he’s secretly pining for his nerdy brunette friend named pope 

actually scratch that sarah lesbian arc for kiara and kiara sarah rafe love triangle no incest tho please

even tho the love triangle things getting a bit tiring but honestly i’m ok with it this once pate brother❤️ delete it all and restart

now❤️

get me in the writers room

LMAOOOO delete ❤️ jj giving advice to kiara about rafe… actual michelin star chef in front of me huh…

kiarah lesbian arc, weird jealousy from rafe [no incest], sarah and kiara work it out, kiarafe, john b/sarah without the cheating problem (which is so funny like it literally never got fixed. she just hasn’t been tempted since late s3), jjpope slow burn romance, cleo does whatever she wants whenever she wants. A1 character development!

[ducktracy]

this feels like an insane question to ask but i feel like if anyone would know what the hell im talking about it would probably be you. in the day the earth blew up theres one particular sound effect that gets used several times that for whatever reason i noticed every single time it came up to a point where it was (very very mildly) grating. ik ive heard the sound effect used in other cartoons before and my brain associates it with more modern cartoons (ie i dont remember hearing it in classic looney tunes but i could be mistaken) but i have no idea where i’ve heard it before or how i could even begin to search for it, if theres a term for the sound effect or not. i dont even know how to describe it, its a sort of rubbery, lower-pitched “ploink” sound that usually accompanied a double-take or a character’s sudden realization that something stupid has occurred. do you have any idea what im talking about or are these the ramblings of a madman

SO THIS IS MY THIRD TIME REWRITING THIS ASK. because i've gotten it wrong all three times. i'm keeping what i had written because it's interesting and also i can't believe i've been wrong about this all these years i'm going to cry. bolding this so you know this is where you need to look! this is your correct answer (i think). i thought it was from Bob Clampett himself because it sounds very similar but, according to the sound effects wiki, it is not. my life is ruined. seems it was recorded by Jimmy MacDonald (who succeed Unca Walt as the voice of Mickey Mouse) and was first used in the 1941 Disney short Pluto's Playmate. i guess i still got it right in thinking it was a noise from someone's mouth but you got me way too invested in this rabbit hole

old draft of ask:

OKAY. SO. i was originally going to ask if you meant THE "boowomp" sound, because it does play and has that very strong "instant recognizability that takes you out of it" factor. i'm including it just as a back-up JUST IN CASE. it only plays once that i recall though and i feel like you'd maybe recognize it already

but skimming through. could you possibly be talking about the Bob Clampett "poit!" sound? it plays at the end of this clip here (spoilers, and also metaphorical jumpscare sorry) and i know it's become a bit of a "meme" sound effect and is used in other cartoons (including The Patrick Star Show!). i can't recall if it plays multiple times in the film because a) it's so ingrained to me and b) it actually makes perfect sense to!

SO! if this IS the sound you're looking for, that is indeed from classic Looney Tunes and is directly from the mouth of Bob Clampett himself!! it first can be heard in The Henpecked Duck, along with the more recognizable "beeeoo-wip!" iris out sound which he actually discussed the origins of in an interview:

“When I'd run the cartoon silent for Leon [Schlesinger], I would try to enthuse him about the cartoon, and I would [vocally mimic] the voices in as best I could, and the sound effects ‘Boinnnng’, and whatever - brakes squeal, y'know. Vocally, I was doing [the sound effects] every day in the story room, so I could do them pretty good then. But it so happened that when the iris would close, when I showed it to Leon silent, I started doing the ‘boowoop’ on the end, on the iris. Treg [Brown] heard me do that in a silent showing, and he said, ‘Hey, that would be a funny thing to hear in the cartoon,’ and it was his idea to record me and lay it in.”

...and, now after typing all of that and not bothering to double check, i realize the sound in Henpecked (and similar i've noted in other reviews) is a bit different, it's more of a BOING than a poit! and then that lead to the above realization.

this would be very funny if this wasn't the sound effect at all BUT IM PRETTY SURE IT IS? thank you for inviting me on a rabbit hole i never knew i needed

[leronboi]

I was ranking Belle's outfits and thought to draw her in her pink dress. Funnily, this is the dress I've drawn her in the most, but at the same time, I don't draw it like how it's supposed to look. Gonna ramble about it below if y'all are interested.

I'll start with her ugly pink slippers. Who thought that was a good idea? 🤨 It's not even themed with her flower dress and it's a somewhat vibrant pink, different from her pink hair and dress. I don't like her white gloves. Belle is a very pale girl. I don't think she needs white gloves cuz it's barely visible against her skin, but I can understand wanting something on her wrist cuz it's kinda empty without it. I also don't like the purple flowers near her chest. I think they're cute, but I also think they'll be uncomfortable. I feel like they'll itch the skin. The petals on her back are weird, especially when they point upwards and her hair is down. If her hair was tied up, then I wouldn't mind.

I just wanna say that I'm pretty sure her original dress was made in mind that Belle is thin and lengthy so it works. I'm sure the dress I made would not look good on her actual body XD.

I gave her a big dress cuz I like big dresses lol and I basically got rid of what I didn't like. I kept the vines and flowers cuz I do think green and purple looks nice on her. Kinda adds a bit more to her pink color scheme. I've tried adding white gloves on her and I think it looks nice, but I didn't go for it since white would be kinda random? And I wanted to keep that nature vibe she's having. I added the dark green vines from her head to her wrists. I changed the flowers from her chest to a necklace and a strap around her waist.

Her actual dress isn't bad. I like it actually (besides her shoes 😬... They are atrocious.) But I did want to do my take on the dress or "redesign"(?). Ik I've already changed it up from my previous drawings but I didn't have an exact reference of it and it was inconsistent. So I hope y'all like my ramble and I hope y'all like my Belle dress. I'm sure I'll hate it later on but rn, I'm content lol. Also lemme know what y'all think? :o

[suzukiblu]

Ik you already have an angsty wip serie(?) with Kon and Jon, but I was wondering if besides that, you have more. Like- one that involves kinda the whole Kent or El family and a very angsty, 'Holy shit I feel like I'm unlovable and worthless' 'but truly isn't Kon, bc like- idk like yeah that but like they are all Kon & Jon angst and family angst as well but won't leave me in shambles at the end because everything is resolved and- yeah I'm rambling, sorry, but yeah!

. . . . . . so ngl "Kon feels like shit about himself and people treat him right" is not an uncommon theme in my WIPs, haha, and the Kents/Els are ABSOLUTELY not exempt from that role. There are also technically at least a few answers to this question that are MAJOR spoilers for the involved WIPs ( and another that is a WIP I'm debating scrapping and rewriting, tbh ), but excluding those two ( and also "Kon and Jon and brother issues", since I assume that's the one you were talking about in your ask ), the most-like-that WIPs I think I've got are . . . gonna require a cut, actually, so you can find the list of relevant WIPs and their elevator pitches down behind that, hahaha.

fyi, some of these are Kon's POV and some of them are outsider POV and they all occur at various times in his timeline and in various alternate timelines/AUs, and also contain varying levels of angst/feelings of worthlessness and varying levels of Kents/Els; kinda just depends!

"alpha Kon and his supermom" has a bit of this vibe with a mind-controlled-into-feral-drop!Kon struggling to work through some complicated thought processes he is not in any state to be working through while omega!Superwoman is just trying to take care of her inexplicably-feral cisswap clone who she has complicated maternal feelings about, featuring Kara and Lois in supporting roles and mention of Jon. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"Clark panic-adopts his teenage clones (yes, including the supervillain one)" is largely Match-centric but Kon is having a mostly-quiet version of this crisis in the background while Match is having a more internalized-dehumanization-focused one in the foreground. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"you found me when no one else was looking" is an actually complete fic that is mostly Clark and Conner from YJA figuring out that Kryptonians do not experience emotional attachment the same way humans do and the resulting trauma they both have/are having about it, but also includes Jonathan and Martha in supporting roles ( there's technically also an in-progress sequel/side story with Match kicking around in WIP-form on my blog, but like, different vibe there and the original fic is a complete story without it ). (( AO3 ))

"Jon and Martha, professional soulparents" has a brand-new "Superman" feeling kind of shitty/worthless about himself while simultaneously finding out that he has soulparents and the process of him getting gently but FIRMLY adopted by a very determined pair of small-town farmers while he is mostly just waiting for the other shoe to drop and them to realize everything that's wrong with him. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"Knockout gets knocked up" is about the consequences of Hawaii-era Superboy having slept with Knockout during the "Losin' It" arc and accidentally getting her pregnant, and him then becoming a teen dad while about five minutes old himself and feeling like a fuck-up and a burden who has zero concept of why anyone might think HE needed any parenting. Currently just includes Clark; will eventually include Martha and Jonathan. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"Kon is too trans for this pregnancy shit" starts out with angsty closeted!Kon freaking out about what the Kents are gonna think of him and several of his life choices and life NON-choices. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"Kon wants scented" is an omegaverse AU that involves stray!Kon and his total lack of self-worth and history of sexual abuse being VERY convinced that he isn't a pup and isn't a kid and doesn't NEED a pack, and feral!Clark having Opinions(tm) about that. And also impending bonus angst from [ INSERT SPOILER HERE ]. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"Krypton lives and Kara did not sign up for this" is an AU where intergalactic diplomat Kal-El accidentally got cloned a couple times and then low-key clonenapped said clones back to Krypton and has left them in his older cousin's custody while he's off fighting with the council about letting the House of El keep them and General Kara Zor-El is just NOT equipped for fostering a pair of teenage metaweapons who don't even like each OTHER, much less her or Kal or literally anyone on Krypton whatsoever. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"the Last Son of Krypton meets Hypertime Kon" has a Superman from an alternate reality meeting comics!Kon when the other falls out of Hypertime after the Black Zero arc and immediately getting the wrong idea about exactly what Kon is to HIS Superman. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"omega!Clark and hungry!Kon", AKA the omegaverse AU where omega!Clark just wants to nurse his pups and Kon doesn't realize he counts. Loose canon-smash between the comics and the animated Reign of the Supermen movie; focuses mostly on Clark's relationship with Kon but also includes some of the dynamics between Kon and 10yo!Jon and Lois. (( chrono || non-chrono ))

"the one where Kon's soulmark isn't fake" is about early-era Superboy's fake soulmark that he belatedly realized was just a copy of Superman's and, I'm sure TOTALLY unrelatedly, Lois Lane and Clark Kent's extreme concern as to why their unmet soulkid has stopped sending anything through their soulmark empathy bond. Totally unrelated. Definitely. (( chrono || non-chrono ))