#{ Joey } The Creator

[unreal]

[h01vd4l]

[cantcatchmeee]

Joey Bada$$ & Tyler, The Creator at the Roc Nation Brunch

[theoryandahalf]

You know, I just love how many big creators came to both of Matt's big goodbye videos to leave messages.

This isn't even all of them, just the ones I saw while skimming. Sr. Pelo was in there too I think.

Sometimes I still hear his voice.

Anyways that's a sign of a true class act. He's a real one.

[berlingotesque]

What are your ships for Batim? :D

VERY GOOD QUESTION- I know my answer should be rather straightforward but I feel I have to put some context to my answers since they may seem contradictory/paradoxical otherwise, so bear with me-

Sammy x Norman : Well. I think that one was pretty obvious, anyone who's seen more than 3 of my posts knows that I'd die for these two. They're just so PERFECT for each other, from their complementary personalities to the fact that their relationship allows us to delve deeper into batim's historical and social context. Sammy and Norman have one of the few relationships that develop the most during the game's lore : Norman originally complains vehemently about Sammy's frenetic behavior, only to end up lamenting to Buddy and Dot how 'Sammy isn't the same anymore'. What's interesting about this statement is that he says it in relation to Sammy's strange behavior : clearly, the two men have grown close enough for Norman to differentiate Sammy's extravagant habits from his ink-influenced behavior.

Furthermore, Sammy is a very gray character morally, a perfectionist who is extremely socially maladjusted (surely due to the fact that he's coded on the spectrum and autism wasn't properly diagnosed at the time), naturally ostracizing him. For his part, Norman comes from a rural background (which surely earns him the animosity of the people at the studio, given the historical context and the fact that he could very well be poc) and also seems ill at ease socially : to me, it's fascinating to see two characters excluded from their peers because of differences they can't change (being autistic or poc and gay) getting closer to each other, to the point where Sammy, who is deeply misanthropic, naturally compliments Norman by describing him as very bright. To me, Norman is the perfect partner for Sammy : ready to apprehend him as he is, since he's completely free of social conventions, without taking any shits from him.

I think Sammy and Norman can really get the best out of each other, during a historical period when being different was strongly proscribed. I think I'd have trouble enjoying Batim as much without their dynamic at its heart (considering how narratively rich it is) : Norman is Henry's confidant, Sammy is Joey's, both remain morally gray deuteragonists fundamentally opposed to the ink machine, while remaining fascinated by its powers. And who wouldn't love a good old enemies to lovers ending tragically with the unwitting murder of one by the other ? After all, Norman's main flaw is that he's too curious for his own good, and it was Sammy who inevitably led him to his doom..

Allison x Tom : what more can I add. She's everything. He's just Tom. I've always been drawn to characters/ships with a vibe completely opposite to the vibe of the work they originally came from, and the 'turning poison into positivity' energy that Tom and Allison bring to Batim has always fascinated me. In a world as tragic as their own, I find it touching to see these two find beauty in all the ugliness and manage to ask themselves 'what if we were happy after all ?' It's really striking and brings a narrative richness to the work, since they directly mirror what failed with Sammy and Susie : Allison is perfect, but that was never what was at stake in Tom's eyes. Tom was looking for humanity, not perfection, and he managed to go beyond the image of the muse to discover a friend, unlike Sammy with Susie. They're literally Romeo and Juliet but, well... Not dead.

Joey x Henry/Henry x Linda : oh boy. These three... Let me get it straight right away : Henry and Linda are perfect for each other. She's exactly what he needs to be happy : she's present, patient. There's no denying that he loves her immensely. But Joey... oh Joey is undoubtedly Henry's soul mate. The subtlety is that Joey can't bring him the stable happiness Linda can : Joey tugs at him, pushes him over the edge. He knows exactly what to do to push him beyond his own limits. The love Joey offers Henry is an uncomfortable but unconditional one, one that would allow Henry to go beyond what he thinks he's capable of achieving because no one knows Henry better than Joey ! And let's be honest, Batim only exists because Joey refuses to move on, to live his dream without Henry in it. He's stuck in unrequited love and refuses to learn to live with it. And that's the tragedy of this trio : Henry sincerely loves Linda but is truly himself with Joey, which prevents him from hating OR loving him (And Joey exploits this information by remaining extremely toxic and convincing himself that he can wear him down lmao). Henry is stuck with this dilemma : Existing peacefully with Linda or living painfully with Joey. And that's why I love the dynamic of this love triangle : because there are no solutions that will satisfy everyone.

Joey x Sammy : okay, don’t get me wrong : these two are HORRIBLE for each other. Does Sammy periodically want to quit just to piss Joey off? Yes. Isn't Joey's fascination with Sammy intimately tied to his refusal to forget Henry, who was a genius like Sammy? Yes. Nevertheless, it's impossible for me to read The Illusion of Living without feeling embarrassed and like I'm reading Joey's diary : whether you ship them or not, Joey is practically canonically smitten with Sammy. I sincerely don't think Joey and Sammy can sustain a healthy relationship with each other, but oh boy, surely that won't stop me from exploiting their bizarre obsessive love-hate relationship, where it's hard to determine whether they're going to throw hands or make out.

[merlettamustdie]

Heyyyy bitches, I’m semi back 😏 and I have TONS of new Slipknot photos so…. Slipknot photo dump pt.13?

Okii thanks for you time! Here’s a cat photo + what I’m listening to atm <3

[magicicephoenix]

i need to go pound joey drew into a pulp RIGHT NOW

[nerdyenby]

Since the next MCC is gonna be pride, I’m bringing this back!! @defonotsmajor I know it’s probably not very feasible but I think it’d be fun if we had a pride event with teams by identities :))

Please keep in mind that all this information is from wikis so it may not be 100% accurate to ccs actual identities, I’m also not able to balance very well considering the limited selection. With that out of the way, let’s get into it!!!

Scarlet Sapphics: Gem, Kara, Lizzie, and Puffy

Amber Allies: False, H, Impulse, and Scar

Golden Gays: Ant, Joey, Red, and Scott

Neon Nonbinaries: Aimsey, Eret, Ranboo, and Sniff

Shamrock Straights: Callum, Grian, Jimmy, and Joel

Cyan Cishets: Beky, Oli, Phil, and Sneeg

Aqua Aspecs: 5up, Shelby, Tina, and [a new player]

Blue Bisexuals: Elaina, Illumina, TapL, and Vixella

Purple Pluses: Martyn, Meghan, Squaishy, and [a new player]

Pink Pansexuals: Dave, Gumi, Jojo, and either Niki (inactive) or [a new player]

[smytherines]

I'm trying to not dwell on it but like... I would absolutely go feral if Joey and Curt were the leads in Intelligent Life. I'm sure I'll love it and cry and fall apart no matter who the actors are but I'm just saying that giving curtwen folks another story to see these two play a weird complicated beautiful gay relationship again would be like printing money (relative to independent musical theatre)

Also please fund the kickstarter so we can actually see Intelligent Life someday, I will fall to pieces without it

>>> Tinlightenment <<<

[teatitty]

In my beautiful mind Yugi stays five foot nothing but Atem would be five foot six because it's important to me that he's taller than Yugi but still short enough to give Kaiba back pain where he has to look down at him all the time

[insane-control-room]

Creator

ink demonth day 3

WARNINGS: Depression, Worry, Anxiety, Abusive Workplace, Abusive Relationships

ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49167193

They're all so tired. But Joey is the most tired of the lot.

They’re all so… tired.

All of them.

Are so tired. 

It does not matter how many toons they crank out, how many smiles they put on kid’s faces, face it folks, they’re all tired as hell. 

Creating is no easy task. It’s thankless, grueling work. 

And Joey- well, he’s the most tired of them all, you see. It’s not Joey Drew Studios anymore, no, it’s Henry Stein Productions, and you better know it, pal. Old pal. 

Drawing his beloved creations makes him sick to his stomach. Literally, now. He hardly has enough to put food on his table, and crawling back to Henry was an option- oh, God, no. Not again. Joey swallows down the bile that rises in his throat, and looks around the room. Everyone is tired. 

But hey, stocks are up! Production is at an all time high! 

Create, folks, create!

Joey stands up and glances at everyone’s diligently numbered works, and the clock positioned just out of sight in the doorway. 

Johan goes from desk to desk in order and picks up the finished work, smiling at the workers and praising them for the creations they have brought into the world this day. It is nothing, new, what’s new is what happens after all the papers have been gathered and everyone has been sent home, albeit nearly an hour after they should have- poor people. Henry’s changes are killing them, and none of them can see it past their falsely fattened paychecks. Joey wants to scream at them all and explain how that man is jerking them all about, but he cannot. 

He needs to eat. 

Sure, he could work on perfecting his garden, his pickling recipes, formulate an escape, but Henry will drag him back if he dares fly even a touch too far. 

And so the creator of it all remains locked in the art hall, bridging animations with trembling hands and hoping that his tears will not stain the papers before him. 

He cannot fail, he cannot bear to let his creation die at the hands of a man who has lost all semblance to who he once was- for heaven’s sake, Henry, your own daughter stays with Joey! Where have you lost touch with reality on such a scale, how could you have done this to your own self?

The creator creates, and ignores the pain mounting in his hands. He needs to finish quickly, Linda’s piano lessons will be finished soon, and then she will need to eat just as much as he does. Joey holds in a sob- was pawning Linda off onto Joey just another part of Henry’s plan to anchor him here? 

Oh, it all burns his mind, and he must create. 

His watch beeps and he knows that the time to create has passed, and he has not finished his quota. He carefully puts the papers in his bag, and knows that after Linda is settled and asleep, he will continue to work. 

He is the creator. 

[thelifeofacactus]

Okay but who in their right mind would go after Connor Franta, the beloved non-controversial gay king of youtube???

[subtleshenanigans]

Rereading a fic and just.

I. . . wasn't really happy with BATDR. Kinda glad I only watched a playthrough. It's not a bad game! and the story is interesting, but it feels like...I dunno, it doesn't match up with what I understood of the first game and it doesn't fit together as well, in my opinion. No problem if others liked it. I just. Was pretty disappointed I guess?

[bardic-tales]

OC Creator Bingo 2023

Created for @supermarine-silvally

Johanna "Joey" Armansky

I hope you like it.

Fandom OC Buddy Tag list

@arrthurpendragon @ocappreciation

[a-vast-horizon]

Ink Demonth day 13: Children

Joey Drew was a man with a lot of demons in his past, both metaphorical and not. He’d spent decades consumed with relentless drive to make the impossible happen, to bring cartoons to life and raise his animation studio to new heights. 

Now he was an old man and all he had to show for his work was a bulky old machine in his storage room, running a pocket hellscape he’d built out of bitterness and anger. Joey Drew Studios was gone, Bendy was all but forgotten, and Joey was alone.

He’d made so many mistakes, he could see now. Hindsight was much better than it had any right to be, and Joey could trace the timeline in his mind and point out every place he’d made the wrong decision.

Alienating Henry had been the first mistake, where he’d really gone down the path of no return. Henry was the heart of the Studio, the characters, and when he left, the Studio’s demise was ensured, even if it wouldn’t come for some years. And in trying to force him back, Joey had created his biggest demon of all.

Henry would have done better. Henry wouldn’t have done the things Joey did at all.

If it had been you, old friend, what would you have chosen to do? Joey wondered. He wouldn’t get an answer from Henry, of course, and the double only knew as much as Joey did. It didn’t matter, though, because it wasn’t much of a guess what Henry would have prioritized. Hell, it was the reason he’d quit in the first place.

Family.

Joey had never really had much time for family, throwing himself into his work with his whole heart instead of seeking out the company of others. He doubted he was cut out for a romantic partner at all, with the way his mind worked.

But a child, a daughter, someone he could teach and guide, who he could shape to ensure she wouldn’t repeat his mistakes… 

That seemed like a good place to start.

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