This is a fresco mural entitled "The New Deal," by Conrad Albrizio, depicting various phases of that program. It was unveiled in the auditorium of the Leonardo Da Vinci Art School on January 24, 1935. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, architect of the New Deal, is standing in the center.
I don't know what it is about people who only write longfic, but they can't seem to grasp what I mean when I write a post about oneshots.
I'll say, "you don't have to write the boring parts in order to write the scene that interests you" and they'll hear, "write your story out of order and start with the fun stuff so that you have motivation to write the rest."
I'll say, "here are a bunch of ideas that you can write in 1K or less!" and I'll get a bunch of, "bold of you to assume I won't write 30K on each of these"
I'll say, "a 500 word fic written in the middle of the night with a lightning bolt of inspiration and a dose of insomnia is one of the true joys in life" and they'll respond with, "Yeah. After I write the other 20K around it, maybe I'll post it."
Why do so many people refuse to acknowledge that oneshots exist and are awesome and are a valid storytelling medium?
I'm sorry you need 50K of buildup in order to get an emotional payoff but that sounds like a skill issue. Git gud.
Imagine living a lonely 500 yrs unaging and then two of your friends suddenly show up again & dont recognize you. One who sacrificed herself to save people & the other who turned traitor, releasing a PoW, & caused immense destruction, killing millions before disappearing forever.
Poor Elly was probably worried and nervous the whole time she was in Shevat. If she's in your party when you talk to Yui, when Fei & Yui start talking about Lahan, she hides from her, runs to the other side of the room and faces the wall 🥺