#THIS WAS SO LONG.....HAHAHAHAHAHA

[mabaki]

So like, braincells got activated LOL They thinking about their lovers yeaaahhhh Idea and Glyndwr by @wyldblunt

[seyaryminamoto]

Fic-to-Art #39: Gladiator's ELEVENTH Anniversary! (+ BONUS: Fic-to-Art #36...)

And here we are! March 26th arrived and I did not forget about it, but I paid for my ambitious madness with my wrist and forearm. Somehow, I finished my intended pieces on time, but I do not advise that you ever try to make 9 artworks in 3 days. No, sir. Bad life decisions, that's what that was... but this fic, as anyone knows, moves me to do things I never thought possible, starting with writing the fic itself!

It's really crazy every time it hits me that I've been doing this for as long as I have. It's been a complicated, chaotic journey, with its many ups and downs, but ultimately, it has been our journey. For some people, this is just one more fic in the pile: for me, it's been the best adventure of my life so far. Everyone who has ever been touched by Gladiator, who has ever cherished this story, who's looking forward to the big conclusion, who wants to see how the chaotic war is going to end... you're all part of this crazy adventure along with me, and I can only thank you for joining me.

This year, I had no time to make as big a project as I usually go for. Thus, I did a sort of free-for-all edition of Fic-to-Art over at Patreon and challenged myself to draw as many scenes as I could, out of their suggestions. I even sprinkled in a few scenes I impulsively wanted to draw because I loved writing them or because I look forward to writing them... and this is the result!

In order, the scenes are as follow:

Sokka combing Azula's hair, a common occurrence throughout the story.

Azula watching over a convalescing Sokka in the Chase of Jeong Jeong arc.

The outcome of Sokka's final battle in the Superior Gladiator League, namely a moment where Sokka and Azula more or less gave away their relationship's true nature to the public by raising their hands towards each other...

And now, spoiler territory! Some were by my choice, some by Patreon requests:

An important moment shortly after Sokka and Azula reunite.

Azula confronting her father, with a LOT of backup.

Xin Long's long-awaited freedom.

The aftermath of the final battle.

The full-blown confirmation of their relationship to the general Fire Nation populace.

Sokka, Azula and Hotaru's first night together

And the big final one is ACTUALLY Fic-to-Art #36 but hahaha woops I didn't post it here on time because it was super hard to finish since I had a LOT of things going on... but here it is now! :'D it's a glimpse VERY far into the future of this fic's timeline!

Alright, that should be enough talking and explaining. Some things are vague, some things aren't, but ultimately I really hope you guys will be looking forward to the scenes you haven't seen yet, and to Gladiator's eventual outcome.

So now... with all this being said and done, I'm gonna go take a trip down memory lane and watch my Tenth Anniversary video once more! Feel free to do the same thing if you'd like to commemorate the fic, I think it's a good way to experience Gladiator all over again, hahaha.

Thank you if you read all this, and if you read all THAT: 5 million word landmark, here we come! Thanks for hanging out with me across ELEVEN years of Gladiator!

[accio-victuuri]

anecdotes about yibo during btf filming by his co-stars / video source / :

Lu Xin : i really admire him, because we all know that he is very different as a top star. At the time we were shooting, in the gobi desert, all the actors will stay in tents and big stars like yibo will have their own exclusive lounge. but he only stayed in his lounge area for the first day and never stayed there after that. he stayed with us everyday in our tent, we stay and eat together everyday. we would chat and spend our private time together.

so how did he join us the first time? we were having lunch and grabbed our meals, and ate, so when yibo finished his shots he was supposed to go back to his lounge area and eat. but he came to our tent and stood there. he was a bit embarrassed because there was no seat for him. so he was standing there, pretending to dust his clothes. he had been there for a while and we called him over, grabbed a chair for him. his team asked him if he was eating here or in his area, and he said to bring his food here — i’m eating here. so he stayed in that small corner with his food and ate. I was like — come on, make room for him so all of us started to eat together.

from then on, almost every meal of every day, we all ate together. yibo wouldn’t eat much — his leftovers all fed to those guys — everyday yujia would ask him — yibo are you still gonna eat this? So Yujia ate a lot of Yibo’s food. Yibo never ate extra food. He only ate the food required by his fitness instructor. Very impressive.

Yujia : How well did yibo get along with us? We didn’t have a lot of gym equipment in the hotel, so we’d go outside to train. When we went, people would rarely recognize us as actors. But if yibo went.. yibo wouldn’t usually go to commercial gyms,

Lu Xin : because it would be troublesome, there might be a commotion

Yujia: But he doesn’t care, he asked — where do you guys train? I’ll go there too. There were other people in the gym, he would wear a hat. He just wanted to spend more time with us. So he would get along with us better. He doesn’t have idol baggage. He was really easygoing.

Lu Xin : exactly. he trained with us all the time. for him, going to public places is inconvenient. So he would always wear a hat and mask. Just think about it, it’s hard to exercise with a mask on. But he’d keep it on for more than 2 hrs and that was impressive.

Yujia : Yeah, he was very warm.

[insufficient-earth-skills]

It's been a long day without you, my friend. I'll tell you all about it when I see you again. - From the song 'See you Again' by Charlie Puth.

Day 4 - Friendship: The Númebro's AKA Valandil Mourning the loss of his best friends.

Day 4 - Gray Spaces, Friendship, Self - what relationships do you feel exist on that border between platonic and romantic. Which relationships are unrequited, or simply unfulfilled? Explore your favorite friendships, or take a second to think about a specific favorite character you have in mind and how they think about themselves, or what their own relationship might be to romantic attraction.

'Númebro's' was coined by@makalauriels.

My obsession with them was helpfully birthed by @aadmelioraa.

The song quote choice is a bit cheesy maybe but it's what I first thought of when I saw that scene of Valandil alone on the ship. WE know Isildur is alive, HE DOESN'T!!!! 😥😥

Doing the prompts for @ringsofpowervalentinesweek out of order.

[supercool-here]

hold your horses

My sister sent me this text a few minutes ago. This is my dream ok? And it came true

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: December 5

"Funeral Bell" by Phildel

[pahrak-the-sinnoh-slizer]

So this package just showed up from Egypt?? For some reason????? idk I guess I'll put it together, what's the worst that could happen

[montanabohemian]

guess who gets sick on christmas. for the first time since 2019.

[whatever-you-can-give-me]

hope your day and the next 48 hours treat you kindly, as best they can! rooting for you. with a question, uh, this might be a weird or sappy question to ask, but what's one thing about your writing currently that you're just excited about, that you could shout from the rooftops about to anyone listening?

thank you <3 i'm hanging in there.

this is. next month and the month after's project technically but the plant monster fic i'm planning for nano, which is this fantasy/horror au @varilien and i came up with, it's still bare-bones structurally right now but i'm Very excited to get to the juicy bits.

it was originally a 98 + trimax fic, but stampede's given me a lot of ideas too, so it's going to be fun to play with the whole toolkit. i usually keep to one canon but i am taking the gloves OFF for this one.

[notveryshrugemoji]

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[a-huge-fuck-off-dragon-bee]

Lmao 30 tag limit is new

[dimensionalspades]

[ META ] + Gabriel ( for Jack )

- meta || accepting - @deathsighs

You have chosen................................. death. Cut for length because this is actually insane

Jack has never been objective when it comes to Gabe. From the minute he was put in Gabe's unit in the SEP he knew he'd follow Gabe into hell and beyond.

While it was initially infatuation as someone who was still trying to find himself, Jack's respect and admiration for Gabe only grew as time went on. During the SEP, he'd go to great lengths to get Gabe's attention. While yes, he was pretty well-known as a morale booster all around, he was particularly fond of trying to lift Gabe's spirits in the worst of the SEP.

During the Crisis missions, Jack and Gabe worked as two halves of a whole. Gabe was an intelligent, efficient leader who strove to keep their people safe and Jack functioned as a brace and compass, both helping Gabe figure out strategy with Ana and supporting him whenever he faltered. They operated on the same wavelength, making them an extremely effective force on the battlefield. And, more often than not, Jack could make on-the-fly decisions on missions knowing how Gabe would react in that situation. If Jack gave a directive, it was likely it either came from Gabe or would be something Gabe approved of. Much of Jack's later leadership style can be directly attributed to both Ana and Gabe.

It certainly wasn't all perfect all the time, there were occasions where they would disagree heavily, and while often this could be solved by communicating, other times you could hear their shouting from a mile away. While Jack's an empathetic man who leads with his heart, he's no pushover. They're both exceedingly strong-willed and stubborn. Most arguments would be solved, but some they just had to accept wouldn't be.

While he loved Gabe dearly, Jack also recognized that a relationship wasn't what either of them needed at the time. Emotions were high and extremely volatile during the crisis, and adding any associated complications on the battlefield would only make things harder.

As Overwatch established itself post crisis, Jack recommended both Gabe and Ana for the promotion over himself. He knew he could lead, but to him, they were both the more appropriate candidates. Even after he was promoted, Jack leaned heavily on Gabe and Ana. He'd often say as much if asked. Both in matters of politics and in more emotional distress, as he struggled with the expectations of suddenly being a leader. He tried most often to lead with his heart, fighting with Overwatch leaders about where to apply the organization in a post Crisis world. He fought particularly hard to get doctors and scientists on board, wanting Overwatch to be seen as more than a military organization.

When Blackwatch was created and then employed on different missions, Jack trusted Gabe implicitly. If Gabe said Blackwatch needed to go here or there, Jack signed off on it. If Gabe said that Blackwatch needed this or that, Jack signed off on it. If Gabe wanted to recruit someone to Blackwatch, Jack signed off on it. There were missions where he questioned it, but as Jack got more wrapped up in the politics of Overwatch, he had to rely on Gabe's past judgments in regards to Blackwatch missions.

As he continued to disappear into the political side of Overwatch, it caused something of a disconnect. He still relied heavily on Gabe and Ana emotionally, but began to fight with Gabe more and more as time went on. Missions Blackwatch went on, Gabe's decision-making both past and present, things began to crack.

When Ana disappeared, Jack buckled. He obsessively fought to look for her, even shirking some duties and spending his little vacation time exploring the place she disappeared. It broke him to lose her. And as he fought with Gabe even more, Jack knew he was losing him as well. Without his supports, Jack struggled hard with the increasing unrest surrounding Overwatch, causing him to lock up and vanish even more.

At the Swiss headquarters, Jack resolved to make things right, not just with other Overwatch leadership, but with Gabe in particular. The thought of fully losing Gabe was terrifying. When the explosion hit, Jack tried to get others out of the building as it collapsed but desperately tried to find Gabe. When he couldn't, Jack had to contend with the idea of losing him as the building collapsed around him.

As he recovered, Jack found himself at a loss. Ana was gone, Gabe was gone, Overwatch was ostensibly gone. He lost everything he had built his life around. He was left with no supports and no direction for the first time in his life, staring at the mirror and his own stitched up face, knowing he would likely never see any of the people he loved again.

When Jack discovered Gabe and Reaper were the same, Jack was enraged. He felt betrayed by him, that Gabe gave up the fight to throw his lot in with Talon, fabricating a dozen reasons as to why Gabe would join the enemy of everything they'd built. The first time they fought, Jack threw everything against him, all his rage and sorrow, but even then, Jack couldn't try to kill Gabe.

Every time they've fought, the very scant few times he could get a "killing blow" in, he saw Gabe's face and he faltered, escaping the encounter. As his mental health continued to fail, Jack obsessively pursued Gabe, attempting to both fight out his anger and demand answers. He told himself if he understood what Gabe had done and what he was doing now, he could solve what happened at the Swiss headquarters. Jack doesn't hold Gabe responsible entirely, but there is suspicion there that he can never truly voice because the thought of it is so offensive to him.

There are often times where Jack experiences auditory hallucinations as a side effect of the head trauma he experienced in the explosion, and more often than not they take the form of either unknown voices or Gabe's voice directly. These come in moments of delirium wherein he loses focus on both himself and the environment, and while he also has memory loss from the head trauma, he still has vivid memories of Gabe that he holds onto, for better and for worse.

Gabe is a part of himself he can never let go. Even in his rage, he loves Gabe too deeply.

[irltaurus]

should I look

[prentissluvr]

the question is do i post the fanfic i wrote lolololol

[koishua]

good day to haruka sakura and haruka sakura only

[cocotine]

oh the sadness is unbearable