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Fantastic

I can feel…the serotonin and dopamine dropping…i need to make…Crafts

i must make…

b e a d l i z a r d

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“oh i get it ! workers of the world should like, unite you know ? we totalllyyy have nothing to lose but our chains !!”

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Yee yee

Painted this for one of my brides.. I had never done anything like this for a wedding client before so I was super excited! Rapunzel is definitely one of my favorites 😍 #watercolorpainting #winsorandnewton #rapunzel #fairytail2019 #romanticvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Y55FDhla5/?igshid=1ku7jzrv9d3ir

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She really WAS baby, huh?

for anon: sorn through the eras

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Jinsoul?! JINSOUL?!

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I think the Hunger Games series sits in a similar literary position to The Lord of the Rings, as a piece of literature (by a Catholic author) that sparked a whole new subgenre and then gets blamed for flaws that exist in the copycat books and aren’t actually part of the original.

Like, despite what parodies might say, Katniss is nowhere near the stereotypical “unqualified teenager chosen to lead a rebellion for no good reason”.  The entire point is that she’s not leading the rebellion. She’s a traumatized teenager who has emotional reactions to the horrors in her society, and is constantly being reined in by more experienced adults who have to tell her, “No, this is not how you fight the government, you are going to get people killed.” She’s not the upstart teenager showing the brainless adults what to do–she’s a teenager being manipulated by smarter and more experienced adults. She has no power in the rebellion except as a useful piece of propaganda, and the entire trilogy is her straining against that role. It’s much more realistic and far more nuanced than anyone who dismisses it as “stereotypical YA dystopian” gives it credit for.

And the misconceptions don’t end there. The Hunger Games has no “stereotypical YA love triangle”–yes, there are two potential love interests, but the romance is so not the point. There’s a war going on! Katniss has more important things to worry about than boys! The romance was never about her choosing between two hot boys–it’s about choosing between two diametrically opposed worldviews. Will she choose anger and war, or compassion and peace? Of course a trilogy filled with the horrors of war ends with her marriage to the peace-loving Peeta. Unlike some of the YA dystopian copycats, the romance here is part of the message, not just something to pacify readers who expect “hot love triangles” in their YA. 

The worldbuilding in the Hunger Games trilogy is simplistic and not realistic, but unlike some of her imitators, Collins does this because she has something to say, not because she’s cobbling together a grim and gritty dystopia that’s “similar to the Hunger Games”. The worldbuilding has an allegorical function, kept simple so we can see beyond it to what Collins is really saying–and it’s nothing so comforting as “we need to fight the evil people who are ruining society”. The Capitol’s not just the powerful, greedy bad guys–the Capitol is us, First World America, living in luxury while we ignore the problems of the rest of the world, and thinking of other nations largely in terms of what resources we can get from them. This simplistic world is a sparsely set stage that lets us explore the larger themes about exploitation and war and the horrors people will commit for the sake of their bread and circuses, meant to make us think deeper about what separates a hero from a villain.

There’s a reason these books became a literary phenomenon. There’s a reason that dozens upon dozens of authors attempted to imitate them. But these imitators can’t capture that same genius, largely because they’re trying to imitate the trappings of another book, and failing to capture the larger and more meaningful message underneath. Make a copy of a copy of a copy, and you’ll wind up with something far removed from the original masterpiece. But we shouldn’t make the mistake of blaming those flaws on the original work.

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This but..... the other way round

big boy hades

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tAngLEd?!

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LOONA’s special performances at RUN.wav (190916): Kim Lip, Choerry, Olivia Hye — Ariana Grande - “Greedy” Haseul, Yeojin Chuu, Go Won — Red Velvet - “Umpah Umpah” Haseul — Quando M’en Vo (opera solo) Vivi, Kim Lip, Choerry, Yves — Sunmi - “LALALAY” Heejin — “Slow Down” (guitar) Kim Lip, Chuu — I See the Light (Tangled’s OST) Yves — The Weeknd - Party Monster (solo) OT12 — NCT 127 - Cherry Bomb and BTS - Fire

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MEDUSA GIRL

i made more

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Wow ok dads

chapter 4 - 30

teacher time :)

read from the beginning / read on tapas / my art blog / my personal blog / art instagram / heartstopper merch / read the next update early on Patreon!

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more…?

Nick and Charlie are characters from my debut novel, Solitaire. Heartstopper updates three times a month, on the 1st, 11th, and 21st.

I really appreciate reblogs and shares - please help me spread word about this comic! I’m so excited for people to read it!

Buy Volume One: Amazon UK / Waterstones / Book Depository (ships internationally)

Buy Volume Two: Amazon UK / Waterstones / Book Depository (ships internationally)

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Claudia bringing autumn mood

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Please Read Even If You Aren't A CheBul Stan. Very Important

Let me start by saying I'm genuinely sorry for not keeping up with this blog.

I'll do my best to be caught up with all Instagram and Fancafe updates by the end of October.

But that's not what's important right now.

Earlier this month, FNC announced that LinLin and Kokoro would be sitting out activities due to "personal reasons" though neither members had been seen for a few weeks before then because Really Really promotions had concludes. LinLin went to Taiwan to attend school and Kokoro went back to home to Japan for "visa" issues.

Since then, they have not been seen with CB, mentioned by the members at all or active on the Fancafe or social media.

Fans initially bought this but became concerned when LinLin was photographed with a fan in Taiwan, sporting a shorter hairstyle. This instance was considered peculiar because idols are generally discouraged from taking photos with fans on the streets.

The biggest red flag is Kokoro. As said prior, Kokoro was sent home while FNC tried to resolve "visa issues" However, Cherry Bullet has begun schedules not only in Japan, but also in her hometown. She still has not promoting and the Jline has begun activities without her

Korean FNC stans are beginning to murmur about KokoLin leaving the group.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

CHERRY BULLET IS 10

Fans have begun this petition to get an official statement from FNC entertainment. Even if you do not stan our girls, please sign it. Our fandom is small and it's hard to get traction going

They have also spread the hashtag #WhereisKokoLin on Twitter. Please spread this through other social media platforms as well as reblogging this post

Please don't let FNC's continual bad management hurt one of the most promising rookie ggs

Some CB stans @katokokoro @cbsource @chelibullet @incorrectcherrybullet @goldenhallyu @liinliin @katsunorise @cafekokoro @kokorocake @cherry-kokoro @cherrybulet @cherrybulletedits @cherrybulletgirls @cheyuju

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This is kinda highkey cute tho

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SLXJS FILM GOOD YES

The cords represent the flow of time itself. They converge and take shape. The threads twist, tangle, unravel, and connect again. Musubi - knotting. That’s time. —  君の名は/Your Name (2016) dir. Makoto Shinkai

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@osemanversenet event six: tropes

Mutual Pining: Tao & Elle

Childhood Friends to Lovers: Daniel & Aled

The Nerd and The Jock: Nick & Charlie

Sun and Moon: Tori & Michael

Found Family: The Ark, RS kids

I got a bunch of ideas and I couldn’t pick which one to work on… so naturally, I did all of them.

Nick does not identify as a jock and would like to be excluded from this narrative