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I want to step away from the art-vs-artist side of the Gaiman issue for a bit, and talk about, well, the rest of it. Because those emotions you're feeling would be the same without the art; the art just adds another layer.
Source: I worked with a guy who turned out to be heavily involved in an international, multi-state sex-slavery/trafficking ring.
He was really nice.
Yeah.
It hits like a dumptruck of shit. You don't feel stable in your world anymore. How could someone you interacted with, liked, also be a truly horrible person? How could your judgement be that bad? How can real people, not stylized cartoon bogeymen, be actually doing this shit?
You have to sit with the fact that you couldn't, or probably couldn't, have known. You should have no guilt as part of this horror — but guilt is almost certainly part of that mess you're feeling, because our brains do this associative thing, and somehow "I liked [the version of] the guy [that I knew]", or his creations, becomes "I made a horrible mistake and should feel guilty."
You didn't, loves, you didn't.
We're human, and we can only go by the information we have. And the information we have is only the smallest glimpse into someone else's life.
I didn't work closely with the guy I knew at work, but we chatted. He wasn't just nice; he was one of the only people outside my tiny department who seemed genuinely nice in a workplace that was rapidly becoming incredibly toxic. He loaned me a bike trainer. Occasionally he'd see me at the bus stop and give me a lift home.
Yup. I was a young woman in my twenties and rode in this guy's car. More than once.
When I tell this story that part usually makes people gasp. "You must feel so scared about what could have happened to you!" "You're so lucky nothing happened!"
No, that's not how it worked. I was never in danger. This guy targeted Korean women with little-to-no English who were coerced and powerless. A white, fluent, US citizen coworker wasn't a potential victim. I got to be a person, not prey.
Y'know that little warning bell that goes off, when you're around someone who might be a danger to you? That animal sense that says "Something is off here, watch out"?
Yeah, that doesn't ping if the preferred prey isn't around.
That's what rattled me the most about this. I liked to think of myself as willing to stand up for people with less power than me. I worked with Japanese exchange students in college and put myself bodily between them and creeps, and I sure as hell got that little alarm when some asian-schoolgirl fetishist schmoozed on them. But we were all there.
I had to learn that the alarm won't go off when the hunter isn't hunting. That it's not the solid indicator I might've thought it was. That sometimes this is what the privilege of not being prey does; it completely masks your ability to detect the horrors that are going on.
A lot of people point out that 'people like that' have amazing charisma and ability to lie and manipulate, and that's true. Anyone who's gotten away with this shit for decades is going to be way smoother than the pathetic little hangers-on I dealt with in university. But it's not just that. I seriously, deeply believe that he saw me as a person, and he did not extend personhood to his victims. We didn't have a fake coworker relationship. We had a real one. And just like I don't know the ins-and-outs of most of my coworkers lives, I had no idea that what he did on his down time was perpetrate horrors.
I know this is getting off the topic, but it's so very important. Especially as a message to cis guys: please understand that you won't recognize a creep the way you might think you will. If you're not the preferred prey, the hind-brain alarm won't go off. You have to listen to victims, not your gut feeling that the person seems perfectly nice and normal. It doesn't mean there's never a false accusation, but face the fact that it's usually real, and you don't have enough information to say otherwise.
So, yeah. It fucking sucks. Writing about this twists my insides into tense knots, and it was almost a decade ago. I was never in danger. No one I knew was hurt!
Just countless, powerless women, horrifically abused by someone who was nice to me.
You don't trust your own judgement quite the same way, after. And as utterly shitty as it is, as twisted up and unstead-in-the-world as I felt the day I found out — I don't actually think that's a bad thing.
I think we all need to question our own judgement. It makes us better people.
I don't see villains around every corner just because I knew one, once. But I do own the fact that I can't know, really know, about anyone except those closest to me. They have their own full lives. They'll go from the pinnacles of kindness to the depths of depravity — and I won't know.
It's not a failing. It's just being human. Something to remember before you slap labels on people, before you condemn them or idolize them. Think about how much you can't know, and how flawed our judgement always is.
Grieve for victims, and the feeling of betrayal. But maybe let yourself off the hook, and be a bit slower to skewer others on it.
#listen to old auntie Shades#serious#fuck I don't know how to tag this#I should probably read-more this but I'm not sure where#and now I need to go take a walk for my stupid mental health#you never stop processing#you do it over and over and over and over#and hope it gets a bit easier each time#Someone might get upset by using prey#but 'preferred prey' is an important concept from the predator's view#it doesn't mean the people are inherently prey#you feel me?#it's the best word I can find for the concept#neil gaiman#adjacent
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Was dissecting the SOTM trailer and apparently your monty is a mm member comic is now canon




ANOTHER WIN FOR MONTY ENJOYERS!!!
(Original comic)
#ask reply#YOU GUYS DONT understand how hyped I got seeing that gator#I knew Monty would have just a bit more lore#cause he’s literally a swamp animal has been shown to be friendly with Mr hippo#and tge mm members being shown as in the swamp too#it much of been they were all early concepts#that faz ent use now as backup characters#I wanna say too that this SOTM Monty#he’ll probably have a small side story in notes or something#over how he was considered to be Freddy’s partner#but they instead went with springbonnie#so it can set up Bonnie and Monty’s beef LMAO#that might be delusional take but I’d be so here for it#haters for life Monty and Bonnie art 🩵#I feel so smart my brain is huge one win for me#I doubt Monty will be mega important but will be an interesting side thing#I’ll take my crumbs#idk if it’s canon just yet but him being shown is enough for me lmao close enough !!#we take those!!
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[Slamming fists on table] TIME STONES! TIME STONES!
This was pretty much my first thought when Amy showed up. I know it probably won't happen but wow it sure is convenient that the game Amy debuted in was the one with the magic rocks that control spacetime...
(I also just like the idea that Stone is significantly more effective than Robotnik and when sufficiently motivated to work against Sonic and gang, he just... wins. Good thing for them then that he wasn't particularly interested in those time powers beyond using them for a Resurreggtion)
My thought process here was that this was only possible because Stone had the exact time and position of Eggman's death down to the millisecond thanks to the livestream, and he wouldn't have been able to do this without that information. So no bringing back Maria, sorry Shadow 😔
Also sorry for putting you in a glue trap Sonic I sure hope that washes out
#Time Stones? More like Time Stone#I was put on this earth to do one thing#and that was to make characters who die and then come back to life hug the most important people in their lives#which I've only done twice but y'know#not a lot but a weirdly specific concept to have two comics of#also I was still sick as a dog while working on the first half of this and that's why the panels vary in sketchiness#I'm finally better now tho 😤#sonic 3 spoilers#stobotnik#agent stone#jimbotnik#agent stone x robotnik#sonic comic#sonic wachowski#knuckles wachowski#tails wachowski#amy rose#sharky art
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Doms can ask for attention too.
Doms can be needy for attention too.
Doms can ask for reassurance too.
Doms can be clingy too.
Doms can be not in the mood too.
Doms can get jealous and insecure too.
They're not weaker or less of a dom for any of it. They're humans, too, not just Doms. And the fact that people genuinely think otherwise is kind of weird to me.
#text#mine#d/s#important#I'll never understand people who don't consider the person outside of their agreed on role in the bedroom#or even life#take care of each other#submisive and breedable#bd/sm community#nsft concept
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I just love love love that there’s a guy wandering about Dungeon Meshi going, ‘but what are the socioeconomic and geopolitical consequences of this fantasy quest adventure, both while it’s ongoing and after its inevitable completion?! The skillset required to find and kill a Mad Mage is different than that required to responsibly, benevolently and effectively rule a kingdom. I personally must either find a good candidate, somehow make one, or, most likely, take on the whole Mageslayer/King role myself.” Except he doesn’t have the first skillset, and his whole party keeps dying while these highly competent chucklefucks wander past, kill and eat the monster, and save their bodies for the nth time. Kabru would demand to know if Aragorn is familiar with Gondorin tax law. His isekai energy is off the charts, because this is all exactly what I would do if dropped into a fantasy quest adventure, right down to repeatedly dying due to not actually being suited to the genre conventions.
#dungeon meshi#kabru of utaya#delicious in dungeon#IMPORTANT REMINDER that Aragorn IS familiar with Gondorin tax law albeit likely out of date#thanks to his time as thorongil serving in the court of ecthelion (denethor’s father)#this isn’t relevant to the post at all; I just want to be clear on the topic otherwise#now laios…has probably paid taxes if that’s a thing dungeon adventurers do. he’s a law-abiding kinda guy#he’s never met a geopolitical concept in his life though
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I'm sorry but "world that is defined by a wish and must be mentally maintained at all times, leading to a culture of severe repercussions for experiencing doubt or curiosity, because thought crimes literally tear away the veil" (and its a metaphor for authoritarianism) is a fucking genius scifi concept and I wish (heh) we could've focused on that more. Like you could tell me there's a really good SCP entry with exactly that premise and I would believe you and ask for the number
#the way the disabled (and anyone “othered”) community is literally invisible?#the culture of always having a cup nearby as a signal for when you've slipped (or as a scapegoat so nothing important breaks)?#the demonisation of WONDER?#kinda mad at how much I like this concept ngl#doctor who#doctor who spoilers#dw spoilers#wish world
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would you dance with me? ♡
(quick doodle based off her words in the artbook)

#doodling this took priority over speedrunning my thesis chapter submission fr#timebomb#jinx#ekko#arcane#ekkojinx#arcane art#arcane jinx#arcane ekko#ekko arcane#jinx arcane#league of legends#arcane season 2#arcane season 2 spoilers#arcane spoilers#arcane s2#arcane s2 spoilers#my art#art#fanart#arcane fanart#i’m getting into Vi and Powder/Jinx feels lately i might do smth with them next#but the artbook was so cute with timebomb i had to doodle a little bit#also i’m rlly sorry for any inconsistencies or design mistakes i fr drew this in a frenzy and forgot the vry important concept of References#and by the time it became more than the most basic doodle ever it was too late#but ykw#what the hell sure man#also the blue face paint and blue in ekko’s hair is a callback to one of their concept arts. the one with them holding hands fr. the cutest
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Have you seen this man? 🦉🔪
#Well now you have :)#Bro I wanna draw more of him but it's late. Wanna use drawing on tracing paper to layer some stuff w him and Laura maybe#Also wanna draw more with his hair. I love his hair and to me it's v important to his possession type concept#Twin peaks#Killer bob#Twin peaks bob#Frank Silva#Twin peaks fire walk with me#art#fan art#sketch#character art#horror
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when people refer to canon story-relevant kingdom hearts games as ‘spinoffs’ it makes me sad not only for the obvious reasons i always say but also bc like man i WISH this series had spinoffs. imagine what they could do if they had permission from nomura to truly go off the rails and ignore the greater canon for a second and just do some fun whimsical plotless thing in an alternate universe. imagine a fishing/boating game on destiny islands. kh fighting game. it is an injustice that we have been deprived of kingdom karts. can anyone hear me
#in terms of alternate gameplay and lack of reliance on plot#i feel like melody of memory is the closest thing kh has actually had to a spinoff#but even that is important in its own way in the end#union cross to a certain degree as well what with being an online multiplayer gacha type game#its original concept i would definitely classify as a spinoff game#bc it was set in a totally different world and time period and was supposed to be about customization and fun with friends#and nomura or someone said it wasn’t meant to be connected to the plot#but then like. he did very much go and give it a plot. like he went back on that almost immediately#and even then. given that the game is still very much combat and exploration#even from the beginning can it really be called a spinoff? it’s just kh in a different format#i’m talking like a game in which the objective is something totally different.#racing game or cooking game or fighting game or (another) rhythm game#ace attorney style detective game. dancing game. dude i don’t know#there are so many different flavors they could go with here#alas nomura is allergic to genuine whimsy which is hilarious given that this is a disney series#like he apparently was like ‘ohhh should we really let sora in smash? would it make sense in the story?’#my brother in christ surely we’re not supposed to interpret this as canon to kh right? right????#i guess it’s just that the kh franchise has a very specific pristine vibe he wants to maintain#which is disney shenanigans as a seasoning on top of a main dish of Stone Cold Serious Anime Plot#kingdom hearts#kh#mine: kh
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play wrestling, yan genshin edition.
lets you win, offers no resistance because they think you're cute: zhongli, shenhe, diluc, albedo, alhaitham, kazuha
lets you win because they don't even realize what you're doing: alhaitham, xiao, cyno, ei
would've let you won, if you hadn't provoked them with insults: kaeya, eula, kaveh
wins to establish dominance: CHILDE, scaramouche, raiden shogun
#i love play wrestling. perhaps i am a feral creature but there's something important about tumbling around on the floor#yandere#concepts
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Team Fortress 2's concept art featured in The Art of Videogames (2007)
A transcription of the paragraphs shown can be found below.
Inspiration
"To both complement Team Fortress 2's exaggerated gameplay and differentiate ourselves from the modern photorealistic look of most other multiplayer action games, we chose to employ an art style inspired by early- to mid-20th-century commercial illustration alongside 1960s industrial design elements. Specifically, we drew inspirartion from the styles of commercial illustrators such as JC Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell and Norman Rockwell. These artists were known for illustrating characters using strong, distinctive silhouettes with emphasis on clothing folds, and they tended to use shading techniques which accentuated the internal shape of objects and characters while emphasising silhouettes with rim highlights rather than dark outlines. The nine character classes of Team Fortress 2 were designed to be visually distinct from one another. Even when viewed only in silhouette with no internal shading at all, the characters needed to be readily indeitifiable to players. For elements of the world associated with each of the two teams, blue and red, we defined specific contrasting properties to set them apart. While the red team's base tends to use warm colours, wooden materials and angular geometry, the blue team's base is composed of cool colours, industrial materials and orthogonal forms. We also deliberately avoided modelling the world in an overly complex or geometrically off-kilter manner, as this would add an unnecessary level of visual noise — not to mention memory-hungry vertices — to the scene. We found that keeping repetitive structures such as the bridge trusses, telephone poles or railroad ties to a minimum is preferable for our style, as conveying the impression of repetition in the space is more important than representing every detail explicitly. In general, the texture maps used on the 3D world are impressionistic, meaning that they are painterly and maintain a minimum level of visual noise. This is consistent with the style of painting used on background plates in many animated films, particularly those of Hayao Miyazaki, in whic broad brush strokes appear in perspective as if present in the 3D world rather than on the 2D image plane. Miyazaki also influenced the game's world and character colour palette." — Charlie Brown, project lead
Art and technology
"Valve is a goal-driven technology company, and game and visual design goals drove Team Fortress 2's technology requirements. Its unique look relies on artistic decisions made before the technology was implemented. For instance, a phong/rim-lighting shader was created specifically to help the characters 'pop' out of the environments. It removes detail in colour and then adds detail back in as highlights, giving the characters a stylised look that's simple yet sophisticated." — Charlie Brown
Bold outlines
"The specific characteristics we needed were mostly dictated by Team Fortress 2's gameplay. Foremost, we wanted players to be able to intuit each character's unique gameplay features at a glance. The Heavy Weapons character, for example, had to quickly convey strength, sturdiness, slowness, and the ability to pack a real wallop. To further aid in quick readability, each character class requires a bold, distinct silhouette shape." — Charlie Brown
#Thought this was important to transcript since it contains important information for people who r interested in studying this game's style!#tf2#team fortress 2#concept art#valve#character design#type: concept art#type: environment
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Psst! Hey! Hey you!!
Yes, you!
C'mere!!
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Hi there!!
Chances are, if you scrolled upon this post, that means you probably like puppet-themed projects!!
Welcome Home, My Friendly Neighborhood, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Threadville... surely you like, or at least know one of them!!
Well, if that's the case, then boy oh boy, I may just have something you might like!!~
May I present, one of my MANY personal projects, The Felttip Files~
Now, dear reader, you might be wondering, "What IS The Felttip Files?"
I am SO glad you asked!!~
The Felttip Files is a fictional universe/worldbuilding project I'm making, mostly taking place within the made-up city of Felttip, Puppetsylvania!
There are a few stories, within this universe [which interconnect nicely~], but that's not ALL this universe has to offer!!
In fact, I'm not even going to get INTO those stories!!
... Yet~
For now, let's simply get into what makes The Felttip Files fun!!~
Alright, just going to start this off by saying - the world within this project, in terms of Geography is pretty much EXACTLY like Earth, with just one small difference...
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, is made out of foam, felt, cardboard, or some kind of art supplies. The planet, the plants, the animals, the people-
Speaking of the people - every single one of them.. is a puppet!
Humanoid puppets, monster puppets, animal puppets.. they all look like a character straight out of The Muppets!!
This place is every craft/puppet nerd's DREAM, LET ME TELL YOU-
It's me. I'm the craft/puppet nerd- 🧍♂️
However, not everything in Felttip is all sunshine and rainbows - and that's actually the problem!
You see, if there is ONE THING that the residents don't enjoy.. it's sadness.
Being a "Downer" is considered an absolute problem, one that should be fixed IMMEDIATELY!
If you've ever watched a playthrough of, or played the game We Happy Few, it's... a little like that-
It's considered a bit of a disease, among alot of puppets, one that the people "infected" by it often get discriminated against for.
In fact, this may be one of the things the big baddie of the universe is against~
Of course, not everyone hates Downers! In fact, there are quite a few safe havens for them, scattered about the city!
But, of course... these poor fellas can't catch a break.
Afterall.. alot of residents that have been disappearing are Downers!! Buttttttt, that's a story for another day~
Now, onto ANOTHER fun bit!!~


Look at these cute lil characters!!~
These are just a handful of the goobers that reside in this project..~
Of course, these are all simple concepts, but I should have some more art soon!!~
Now, I've definitely yapped for long enough...
If you're interested in this project, PLEASE!! Let me know by liking [and maybe reblogging /nf] this post, aswell as sending in a few asks about it!!!
I'd be more than happy to answer any questions about the world, characters, or stories within~
For now, though, this is where I shall bid you all adieu!
Thanks for reading!!
Buh-bye!!~
#welcome home#my friendly neighborhood#dont hug me im scared#threadville#we happy few#puppets#puppet horror#worldbuilding#urban fantasy#original character#original art#original project#oc project#the felttip files!#yap fest!#important!#world info!#concept art!
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I was thinking back of some of the concept art for Encanto I always loved and... Long rambling ahead.
YUP! I remain obssesed wiwth it, especially the first one, the black butterflies!! In many latinoamerican countries (including mine) black butterflies in a home are a bad omen, to the point there's people absolutely scared of them (I have met a few, personaly); so the incorporation to it not only gives such a creepy image, but is an awesome call back to the culture.
The one where is raining on Mirabel's side of the house is also a perfect example of Magical Realism; the author whose work was first referred to as magical realism (in literature) had a short story called The Rain, in the story, the rain represents love, it doesn't really have much to do with the story in Encanto or the concept art on itself, just something that I remembered.
In Hundred years of Solitude, it rains for four years and the rain starts eating away the Buendías's house and destroying their fortune, and the decline of the house is what start of the town's decline as they're linked to the family.
I always said that Encanto was like a super sanitized and family friendly version of Hundred years of Solitude, and honestly I can see that a lot in the concept art, much more easily than in the movie
And to me, the biggest expression of Magical Realism in the concept art, is this one:
the mundane mixing with the nonsensical and magic, but the being accepted as part of the natural world without further questioning. And here's more of this on other of the concept art:
Magical realism as a term started being referred to art styles that depict something that objetively normal, has an uncanny element and often somewhat satirical. However, as a genre in literature, it started in Latin America, inspired by surrealism.
Is not just magic, is magic within a mundane world and being accepted as part of their lives. Latinoamerican literature tends to be fatallistic and crude; and magical realism follows similar steps, because the fantasy element isn't taken as something grandiose and something capable of solving every problem; the contrary, it just becomes something that just happens, and life goes on, and this usually means tragedy and death as well.
The magic isn't the cause, nor the solution, not even helpful because these stories kept on being harsh and sometimes cruel, in a sense Magical Realism reminds me more of Gothic Horror than Fantasy. Thousands years of solitude has these magic, fantastic elements, but it keeps on being a tale of the cyclical misery of the Buendías, that doesn't end until their entire destruction along with Macondo.
The Buendías aren't even meant to be liked (as in, good people), because they're supposed to be a selfish self-obssesed, land owners and the elite group that ruins the lives of others and keep digging their own graves.
For another example, the story that i mentioned, The Rain not only has a social commentary, but it ends in a very bitter sweet note, with a couple finally seeing the rain after a drought, but losing the kid that magically rekindled their love for each other. A lot of latinoamerican literature ends with painfully bittersweet, if not outright hopeless endings (Chronicle of a Death Foretold literally tells you, just with the title, what you will get into. Is a very cruel story and it has zero closure, the original "Dead dove do not eat/I don't know what i was expecting". Another example, Dead Houses is...well, is a bit more hopeful, but the cruelty is there and right on the face.)
Neither of these things fit very well for a disney family friendly movie, but just the fact they dared to show us Pedro's death and it being the origin of Encanto is a good enough attempt.
And a lot of these concept art does give a very dark tone, visually. I can see the attempt at trying to mix the whimsical of usual disney movies and the crudeness of the genre it takes its inspiration.
Another little bits that make me think of Encanto and Hundred Years of Solicitude, is that something important in the novel's narrative, is that Macondo is kinda trapped in time, both because of how remote the town is, but also because of the magic element; the huge impact of the town when outsiders and new technology arrives sometimes is taken as another magic element (they see ice, and believe it must be magic). Encanto has a similar setting, the exact time is taking place is hard to determine and there's some anacronisms. And also, the soap opera that Bruno's rats are "playing" is literally a nod to two characters in TYS; Amaranta Úrsula and Aureliano.
In the final version of the movie, some of these vibes the concept art shows was lost, but at its core it retains the key elements of magical realism! However, sometimes I wonder what would have someone like Guillermo del Toro done with the basic plot of Encanto, I have the strong suspicion that we would have ended with something much, much closer to actual magical realism
Ending this with, idk, watch Encanto. Or even better, read some latinoamerican literature (besides Gabriel García Márquez, whom I have a beef with. Can I suggest Julio Córtazar, Pilar Romero, Isabel Allende, Liliana Bodoc, Angelica Gorodischer, Juan Rulfo, Miguel Otero Silva, and Horacio Quiroga?)
#encanto#encanto concept art#magical realism#literature#hundred years of solicitude#rambling#rhea dissects the text#i'm not an expert by any means and i have no idea how i came up with this i just wanted to talk about concept art that i like#but also know that i would cite gabriel garcia marquez outside the mall to have a fistfight because i'm petty#also borges i would also punch borges#i focused a lot on magical realism in this but encanto's character designs also incomporate several indigenous elements (like wayuu culture#which is very important and i appreciate that a lot#when i think about it bruno is somewhat similar to melquíades although he also shares a bit with josé being the banished child and etcetc#although úrsula's second son was the one that they believed had actual premonitions and stuff#while úrsula is very close to alma in the very stern and somewhat paranoid way#i keep rambling wow#i had this on drafts for a long whileee and i have so many stuff in drafts i might start to actually post them
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Heartbeat
[image description: A grayscale Trigun comic featuring Vash and Wolfwood.
Against a black background, child Vash floats in Ship 5, curled up and with his thumb pressed to his mouth. Heartbeat noises sound around him, and he looks at peace. The background shifts to white and shows adult Vash, sitting shirtless with his knees pulled up to his chest. The heartbeat sound continues only to be interrupted by knocking. Wolfwood, from outside the bathroom, asks, "Hey blondie! You fell asleep in there?"
The scene expands to reveal Vash sitting curled up in the bathtub, shower spraying on the back of his head. His clothes are left aimlessly on the bathroom counter and floor. From outside the bathroom, Wolfwood, shrugging of his jacket, continues, "… The sand steamer leaves at dawn tomorrow so don't take all night. I'm not waking you up gently if you're late." Vash's eyes continue to look downward, glazed and unfocused. Step sound effects and a yawn sound from outside the bathroom before Wolfwood says, "'m going to bed…". In the tub, Vash sits curled up against a dark background, before eventually lifting his head and unfurling himself as the background grows lighter.
He twists around to turn off the shower and then looks at the floor, going, "Ah." He sits, thinking, before calling out "Wolfwood?". A sleepy Wolfwood replies, "…yeah?" from offscreen. "I forgot my towel!" Vash exclaims. "Ugh, look under your change of clothes… Knew you'd forget so I left it there…" a grouchy Wolfwood replies. "Gee, thanks!" Vash replies, a cartoony doodle of him saying "so reliable!".
Vash, shirtless but with sleep pants on, opens the door, towel draped over his head, to see Wolfwood, reclining on the bed. Wolfwood's smoking and holding his rosary, lit by the light from the bathroom. Vash climbs into bed next to him, towel still around his shoulders, and rests his head on Wolfwood's chest. His eyes close and then open to see Wolfwood watching him. Vash exclaims, "Oh! It's speeding up!, and Wolfwood bonks him on the head before saying, "Get on here since ya wanna be so up close 'n personal!". The two tussle briefly and Vash laughs before Wolfwood tucks the blanket around them. Wolfwood continues to smoke as Vash curls up against his chest and listens to his heartbeat, the background turning black once again as he smiles, content. /end id]
#trigun#trimax#vash the stampede#nicholas d. wolfwood#vash centric#my art#image described#vash finding comfort in regular and rythmic sounds#vash missing the quietness of the zero-g room and never being able to truly find that same safe space again#at it again with the heart-themed vash comics#its gonna happen again#from the manga we already know vash's little habit of curling in on himself#so i thought i'd give my own little idea to that concept#also sleepy woowoo with his rosary🫶🫶#<- very important to me#i think he'd use it out of habit to occupy his mind rather than for any religious reasons#thank you sm gnomebud for the ID!!#raepliica_art
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genuine confidence vs fake confidence ⊹˚. 👛💬🐧
there is an individual meaning to everything. confidence is one of those things that is so commonly misinterpreted as something painfully contrasting to its actual meaning, and so it is my job to enlighten you guys! and teach what the meaning of true, real confidence, truly, really, is, and how to embody it ♡ 💬🐧🩷
──★ ˙ ̟💭👛 confidence
the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 I. WHAT IS GENUINE CONFIDENCE?
a genuinely confident person...
does not feel the need to broadcast their winnings and achievements. they know that they mean something and they don't need the approval of another to prove that.
does not need the approval of another, full stop. whether its to do something, say something, whatever. sure, maybe they'll ask for it here and there, but they dont need it. they can just as easily do it themselves. its an addition, not a necessity.
can take constructive criticism, because they know themselves and their self image and ego isnt so fragile that they cant handle the slightest bit of prodding and poking at it here and there to mold it into something better. they know its for the best.
can accept their flaws, because they trust and rely on themselves enough to know that it doesn't define them and that they can accept and work on those flaws and mistakes.
knowing change is for the better, no matter what. if you genuinely can rely on yourself, then you will know that no matter what, you will always come out okay, because you have faith in yourself. any change that undergoes your life is always for the best because you have faith in yourself and your life.
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 II. WHAT IS FAKE CONFIDENCE?
incessant bragging. as someone with a good amount of confidence in themselves, i LOVE to brag every so often, but constantly talking about it? no.
exaggerating your wins. a truly confident person knows that they win enough to not need exaggeration.
lying about your achievements. if you're confident in yourself, you are confident in your life and your pride and your achievements, so you'd have no reason to lie.
being overly defensive when challenged. cuz why are you so desperate to defend yourself if you're confident that you're right?
inability to admit your own mistakes. this is soo widespread and it bothers me so badly because confident people understand their own mind and know how to control it, which means they also know that mistakes are vital in life, no matter how big or how small.
putting others down to lift yourself up. ew ew ew ew ew all over. a genuinely confident person knows their own worth isn't more than another's.
⊹˚. 🧸 "fake it till you make it" – true or false?
i see many conflicting opinions on whether or not faking confidence can be detrimental to you and / or others or not. honestly, i believe things like this always depend on the person, but i do overall believe in the "fake it till you make it" to an extent. too much of anything is bad for you, and this is just one of those things that you need to be careful with if you tend to get carried away easily.
— not overtly bad, but should not be your only solution! 💬🐈⬛️
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 III. HOW TO OBTAIN GENUINE CONFIDENCE?
⊹˚. 💬🧁 1. "faith"
to have faith in something is to have complete trust in that thing. and how is trust built? through experience. think about it. you dont trust something unless you have reason to. why would you have faith in yourself if you have no reason to?
make a sort of portfolio of all the things you can remember that you've done in your life that are worthy of your trust and respect. think of how you'd react if someone else that you love did it. would you trust them for it? apply that to yourself.
🎀🗒 note: this is a method used in many of tam kaur's videos on youtube! i rly recommend her if ur looking 4 confidence.
⊹˚. 🐈⬛️💭 2. "rely"
linking back to my former point, to rely on something takes trust and faith. with your newfound knowledge and experience of trust in yourself, you're gonna have to take a leap of faith and trust in your own ability to adapt and survive through ANYTHING. you can withstand everything that is thrown at you. you just need to begin believing that.
⊹˚. 🎀🐧 3. "belief"
your brain does not know reality from what you tell it. this is the very base of so many different mindset shifting techniques and self improvement tactics and such. you literally have to indoctrinate yourself with the belief that you are confident and secure in yourself in a variety of different ways. this can be done through... ♡
♡ make it clear what you want to be confident in, whether its all encompassing or specific
♡ affirmations if thats what ur into
♡ constant saturation & repetition (every day, until you believe it)
♡ create reasons for your belief in your own confidence
♡ go out and create reasons to be confident in yourself
♡ seek out information that aligns with your confidence building (this could be articles, therapy, courses, videos, blog posts like mine; anything that helps YOU)
⊹˚. 💭🎼 4. effect vs goal
confidence is an effect, not a goal.
it is not a sole ideal or ambition you work towards, it is a byproduct of the process of healing as a whole.
what i mean is that you will never obtain genuine confidence if you do not begin to go through the process of healing yourself to begin with, because confidence is a byproduct of this. the security you find in yourself then produces confidence on its own. DO THE WORK.
⊹˚. 👛🧁 5. acting on it
i have been shy and quiet ever since i got into NURSERY (kindergarten for u american folk). i am now one of the most confident people i know. and despite having done all of the previous steps, none of them would have mattered IF I DIDNT PUT IT INTO ACTION.
the most important step you can possibly take to obtain genuine confidence is actually doing the thing. DO THE THING. wear the thing you're scared to wear, do the thing you have no one to go with, go outside alone on spontaneous adventures despite your fear of other peoples opinions and whatever else might be hindering you. DO THE THING. life is nothing if not a risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♡
wishing you all the love and light in the world... ♡
all my love! 🎀💬🐈⬛️🫶🏻🩷
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