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[craftiestsloth]

A little Ralsei i made

[lackadaisycal-art]

I'm getting so sick of major female characters in historical media being incredibly feisty, outspoken and public defenders of women's rights with little to no realistic repercussions. Yes it feels like pandering, yes it's unrealistic and takes me out of the story, yes the dialogue almost always rings false - but beyond all that I think it does such a disservice to the women who lived during those periods. I'm not embarrassed of the women in history who didn't use every chance they had to Stick It To The Man. I'm not ashamed of women who were resigned to or enjoyed their lot in life. They weren't letting the side down by not having and representing modern gender ideals. It says a lot about how you view average ordinary women if the idea of one of your main characters behaving like one makes them seem lame and uninteresting to you.

[ao3commentoftheday]

Bear with me here because I might end up torturing this particular metaphor, but when it comes to trying to get the image of a scene onto the page in the form of descriptive narrative, it might be useful to approach it like a visual artist.

If you've ever watched an artist do their thing (or if you're an artist yourself), you know that they don't just start at the top left corner of the page and draw the entire scene in all its detail, all in one go. I'm going to use an example of digital drawing with the use of software like Photoshop here because I have no idea if this metaphor will work with pencil and paper.

You have an image in your head. It might be super clear. It might be more vague. When you're starting to describe it, just sketch it in. Create a layer of broad strokes information like what the location is, how many people are in it, and what activity is happening.

Then add in a layer - whichever one is easiest. Let's pretend it's the location. Read through the sketch that you currently have and see where you have opportunities to describe the location. You don't have to front load everything at the top of the chapter, for example. You can add in details about the location as the characters move through it.

Add another layer. Are the characters' appearances different from what they previous were? Are you just establishing them at the start of the story? Do they have a "uniform" that they wear in canon that you've opted not to change? You can add in whatever details here you want, and again don't feel like you have to put it all in the same place. You can talk about a ponytail falling loose partway through an action. Or wait until someone else comments on a character's new pair of shoes.

Add another layer. What are the characters doing? How are they moving? Interacting?

Another layer. What are they saying? How do they sound?

Another layer. What other sounds are in the room? What smells? Do these change? Appear or disappear?

Keep going back and forth, toggling your way through your layers, adding things in here and removing them there. Every artist knows that sometimes a line just doesn't go in the right place and you have to erase it and draw it again.

Remember that no amount of work will give your reader a perfect representation of the vision in your mind, but also please know that that's okay.

By the time you finish your scene, some of those early layers might not exist anymore, and that's okay too. They were the sketch that started your verbal drawing. The base you used to guide your inks. Your final render won't have every line or brush stroke in it, and it'll be all the better for it in the end.

[scamoosh]

hi guyz i made a quiz abt which horror trope/theme i enjoy you are!! cws are in the description so please mind them!

[dyketennant]

as someone who has obviously done extensive research on the topic i would like to present to you all...dyketennant's "which david tennant character are you" uquiz

[kokoasci]

entry for @lotus-pear ‘s dtiys!!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Average Drama Enjoyer observes some peak drama.

[silverliing]

“If byler were both girls nobody wou-“ yes they would! as someone who grew up sapphic I would love them even more!

@rainyydazze Ty for putting this in my brain

[lunacias]

these are the silt verses, and I name our disciples thus

[archivebottles]

finally free from not being able to draw the past two months omg..to celebrate here are some elsters from last week...i like her

[egophiliac]

I love your take on Crowley!

I know that the early, non-Diasomnia stories aren't really your thing, but are you reading the novels at all?

I have been following some of the fan translations and the second book seems intense! Would love to hear what you think about them.

thank you! 💚💚💚 I'm not really sure why you think I don't like the earlier arcs though, I love pretty much all the characters and their storis! (I think 5 and 1 are my favorite of the past episodes, though 6 infected me with the Shroud brainrot something fierce.) I just...ESPECIALLY love diasomnia. :') but there is room in my heart for all of these dweebs! like, who among us is not just as ride-or-die for Adeuce as they are for us.

that said, I don't really follow the other adaptations like the manga (aside from a dip-in just to see the new Yuus) or the novels, though I keep meaning to check them out! I do like seeing the differences between the different forms of media, and how certain things get adapted one way or another! but alas, time/a lack of accessibility stands in our way more often than not. :( someday...someday I will have time to consume all of the media...

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

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[evasive-anon]

Jason was having a pretty OK time with the league of assassins, sure getting dunked in a lazarus pit sucked and Bruce turned out to be a scumbag who didn't care about him, but at least he isn't dead. He even liked most of the new skills he was learning there so on the whole being with the league seemed like a pretty good deal to him until Talia woke him up in the middle of the night and left him alone with two child assassins.

Or, a demon twins AU where when Talia realizes her father intends to have her boys fight to the death takes action first by deciding to take all her kids and leave the league. Talia either dies or is separated from them in the initial escape and now Jason just has a bag of supplies and a letter from Talia explaining the plan to get to Gotham. Jason has to get himself and two 7 year olds out of the Himalayas, across a desert, and over 12k miles to Gotham. Only now the league members hunting them down want them dead or worse and Jason isn't too confident that B will accept them given their kill counts.

Featuring:

Good Mom Talia. she loves her kids. Did she teach them to kill? Sure, but that's an important life skill.

Single Teen Mom Jason. He's the oldest and in charge but he also will not answer any questions about The Plan™ given he isn't committed to Talia's but also doesn't have a set alternative. Oscillates between looking forward to just dumping his new little brothers with Bruce so they'll be his problem and thinking of just moving somewhere random in the US and keeping them based entirely on how cute vs annoying they are at that time. Didn't realize how much he relied on Talia to help him with things until she is gone. He's really trying his best but he wasn't all that emotionally stable before this so hang in there.

Angry Smol Dami. He's still drinking the LoS punch and really dislikes that he is now considered a traitor. Can't stand that Jason won't answer any of his very relevant questions. Is actually very scared but will not show it. Misses his mom. Didn't even know he had siblings until his mom yoinked him out of bed that night and brought him to Jason and Danny and started all this. Physically the stronger twin. Thinks Danny is dragging them down in fights and also may blame him a bit because clearly his mother only did all this to spare him.

Danny, reincarnated with limited access to his memories and powers. Has been trying to keep his powers a secret. Talia knew about them but never told anyone but she may have hinted at it in her letter to Jason. Not the strongest physically but very good at stealth and social interactions. Didn't know he had and older brother or twin before Jason woke him up at Talia's instruction that night. Thinks Damian is mean and has faith Jason knows what he's doing even if that is very much untrue.

[taintedtort]

prompt ✧ you fix their clothes

characters ✧ wanderer, kazuha, xiao

warnings ✧ gn!reader, none!

a/n ✧ writing this on christmas day, prob getting posted way after tho..

while staring at your beloved slightly ramble on about his day, you couldn’t help but zone in on the way the fabric of his shirt was folding in an awkward position. it was driving you absolutely nuts, but you didn’t want to interrupt him so you silently hoped he’d move his arm in a certain way and fix it, or he would notice it himself. however, that did not happen, and you tried very hard to forget about it and focus on his words… but you couldn’t.

you finally let your urges take over and reached towards him to properly position his clothing.

WANDERER

“what are you doing?“ he sneered, clasping his hand around your wrist, successfully halting your movements.

“im sorry wanderer, it’s just really bothering me.“ you sounded exasperated. his face morphed into confusion.

“what’s bothering you? what are you talking about?” he sounded defensive and looked down to inspect himself. he failed to notice the fold in his shirt though, further frustrating you.

his hold around your wrist had loosened so you were able to quickly escape and straighten out his top. his eyebrows raised in realization and a quiet 'oh' left his mouth. finally content with his fixed shirt, you leaned back with a smile, “okay, keep talking.”

you hadn’t realized that you’d slightly flustered him, not to where a blush rose to his cheeks, but just enough to wear his stomach was fluttering. with a clear of his throat, he continued ranting.

KAZUHA

“hm?” was all you heard from him when you reached out to fiddle with his shirt. he stopped talking and looked down at your hand, watching you straighten his clothes out. a smile settled on his lips once he realized what you were doing.

when you were finished and went to lean back, his hand met your cheek, successfully stopping you and bringing your attention to him. he leaned in and placed a lingering kiss to your mouth. it didn’t last long, and had you chasing his lips when he pulled away.

“thank you,” he breathily laughed. and for some reason, that brought a blush to your face. you smiled and nodded, finally leaning back to your proper seat across from him and letting him continue his earlier conversation.

XIAO

“what? what is it?” he very gently took your hand in his with a worried expression on his face. you lightly laughed at him before freeing your hand and fixing his wrinkled clothes.

“sorry, your shirt was a little messed up.” he nodded in acknowledgment before relaxing. he thought you were hurt or upset.

you took his hand back in yours and placed a kiss to the back of it. “please, do continue. i didn't mean to interrupt.” your gesture and words caused his ears to redden. his eyes darted away from yours before clearing his throat to speak again.

[starrysharks]

hotel manager

[nibbelraz]

Thank you @wildbeingwild for the prompt! I went a BIT overboard and colored it because I was having fun with them