#anyways. yippee!!!

[day-night-darlix]

what’s up guys. it’s me. guy who does literary analysis for fun. here to tell you that riku, tenn and haruka are all foils of each other in a horrible nightmare triangle

“In any narrative, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist.”

some examples before i start: dr. frankenstein and his creature (frankenstein), mary and elizabeth (pride and prejudice), macbeth and banquo (macbeth), draco and harry (harry potter)

so, typically a foil character analysis starts with that the characters have in common - they usually have some sort of common origin or inciting incident from where their choices diverge to make good contrast.

so, riku, tenn and haruka are all teenage centers of popular idol groups who have trauma caused by the same guy: kujo takamasa. this is a great common origin!

first contrast: personalities

riku is kind and bubbly with no intention to change his personality for the sake of the cameras

tenn acts kind and gentle for the cameras, but is actually more harsh and generally angry than he appears

haruka acts rude and brash, with no intention to change for the cameras but with underlying kindness and innocence

so, they have three variants on personality and hiding for the cameras or not: tenn situationally shows kindness (like riku) or anger (like haruka), making him a mixture between the two who also contrasts the others’ intents.

second contrast: their approaches to their fans

riku takes from his fans in the form of feeding off of their emotions and influencing them, whether or not he intends it

tenn gives everything of himself to the fans, valuing their feelings over his own and his health, and asserts this approach as the only correct one

haruka closes himself off from the fans (at least initially) and looks down on them as simply a tool to be used ands manipulated

these three approaches contrast each other really well. riku and tenn contrast by being different approaches to the same goal, with their fights being less about who’s right and more about which approach will work. tenn doesn’t really believe in the effectiveness of any approach besides his own, which is partially kujo’s fault. the contrast between the two is also exemplified by the way they’re introduced, with tenn’s introduction being him working himself to death while sick to keep a promise to fans, and riku being immediately shown to have a strong emotional impact on others even when he’s somewhat unwell.

haruka contrasts both of these. him being introduced after the audience has been seeing riku and tenn’s approaches is a bit of whiplash - all you’ve seen is characters who have the fans in mind for everything, and then comes this guy who doesn’t seem to value them. his closed off bad boy style is the complete opposite of riku, who is very vulnerable with fans when it is called for. haruka’s choice to not prioritize fans is also a contrast to tenn, who values them over himself. that connection is doubled by both of them being taught their views by kujo.

(spoilery) they converge a bit more eventually, with riku learning to better harness his innate emotional impact, tenn learning to respect riku’s approach and take care of himself more, and haruka realizing that he does actually care about the fans. but the way they act and reach these developments are still very different.

all this is to say, i’m a nerd

[onewithblankets]

this week on game changer, I am faced with the realization that good actors are, in fact, good actors

[vanilla-extracter]

witches !!

[hiding-under-the-willow]

I asked the other week what y'all wanted to see to celebrate 3k followers and y'all picked a dtiys, so here we are! the HC Ghosts AU was a huge part of pushing me through to 3k so I knew I had to do something special with it for this :]

I'm not gonna organize a hashtag or anything, but if you do participate, tag me! I'd love to see your take on the piece <3 Also feel free to focus on just one bit of the piece (just Grian, or just the ghost portraits, or even just one or two of the ghosts), cause I know it's a lot of people to draw, hence why it took me so long to finish lol

Thanks so much for 3k, hope y'all who participate have fun, and those who don't at least enjoy the piece <333

[ronanxing]

heartbreaking: the worst vampire you know just became a rockstar

[1alchemistart]

dont got much to offer for The Holiday but have these sillies!

happy valentines day :D

[cattnipt]

insert image of binghe character playlist by shen yuan with wolf in sheep's clothing in it

[yellowvixen]

sonic x shadow generations huh

[hinamie]

don't feel too well//you're always on my mind

[frogpotat]

two mikes what they doing

Left Michael belongs to me, Right Michael is by the amazing @chloesimaginationthings! Her Michael design is so fun to draw.

its really funny to see a bunch of different michael headcanons, and to think about them interacting.

Chloe's Michael is just so incredibly chill. like he totally eats pizza and bubblegum all day in between experiencing the horrors. and like he uses simultaneously the least and most practical thing to keep his body from falling apart. like the whole corpse thing definitely bothers him but he doesnt let it stop him from chilling and being silly.

meanwhile my michael is so full of self-loathing, has to medicate bc he hallucinates vividly, and he just stitches himself together because even if its painful it means one less thing to worry about. but like despite everything he tries his best to enjoy the little things and be as kind and gentle as possible.

idk i love well defined characters as much as the next guy but something about seeing fans make and share art about essentially ocs going by the same name is just really special to me. does this make literally any sense--

[coldturkeybabe]

pearl, cleo and gem! oh and joehills. and that guy who lays on the floor

[ddeck]

jedi girl and her pink astromech

[omumu]

rip arthur morgan, you would have loved animal crossing

[kiisaes]

our fated reunion

[roach-meat-art]

i present to you: a doodle

[bluepandadraws-log]

The Amazing Digital COMIC #22-Bullying Aftermath

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