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for-valour · 1 year
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King George VI's New Year Resolutions!
Just for fun :)
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1. Get oneself back into shape.
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2. Take up a new hobby!
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3. Finally sort out the garden...
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4. Treat oneself occasionally!
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5. Try to improve relationships with certain family members... maybe? -_-
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6. Spend as much time as possible with 'Us Four' ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡
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7. Make this year the year one quits smoking. AHAHA JUST KIDDING.
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8. Blast Hitler into space!
. gifs made by @for-valour Sources: Getty, Alamy, and the BBC documentary, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen.
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nincompoopydoo · 2 months
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*:・゚✧*:・゚  nincompoopydoo // WIZARDING WORLD MASTERLIST
theseus scamander
⋆ caught in a crossfire [series]: Theseus and his team of Aurors are tasked with a mission to take down a recent movement formed by dark wizards and witches with the intention to erase all muggles. The night takes a turn when you arrive at the scene unknowingly and it seems you’re the next target. ⋆ in search of a grecian beast: As you, Theseus, and Newt find yourselves on a secluded Grecian beach along the Aegean Sea, an endeavor unfolds to seek out a Hippocampus. However, plans don’t turn out as expected. ⋆ for old times' sake: Theseus attempts to convince you to leave your desk. ⋆ happy christmas, dung brain: you visit the Scamander household on Christmas, seeing Theseus after a long time and the two of you’re not sure what to do with all these feelings. ⋆ bertie botts: Theseus gets injured during a fight and you’re mad. ⋆ overnight shift [series]: you and Theseus were known rivals among the Aurors at the British Ministry of Magic. ⋆ false signs: unsaid feelings turn into what seemed as unrequited love to Theseus but it turns out you’re in love with him as much as he is in love with you. ⋆ tea at newt's: newt plays accidental matchmaker. ⋆ envy: you’re jealous, although you hate to admit it, of Theseus’ rather flirtatious assistant. ⋆ trespassing: trespassing during a mission leads to a life or death situation when you and Theseus find yourselves entangled with a dangerous dark wizard. ⋆ war and anguish: theseus returns home as a war hero but you’re engaged and he doesn’t know what to do with himself and his feelings for you. ⋆ crimson cheeks and ivory snow: you spend a snowy day learning to ice-skate with the help of your crush, Theseus. ⋆ behind the sofa: you rant to Newt about his brother’s constant teasing at the workplace which led you to seek a hiding spot behind the sofa when Theseus unexpectedly shows up at his brother’s place. ⋆ shadows on ancient stone walls: soulmate AU: Where the outline of your shadow is your soulmate.
newt scamander
⋆ scamander: you are constantly being used by a ‘friend’ of yours but when you reached your limits, Newt is there to comfort you.
james potter
⋆ healed [series]: you and James had been the best of friends since your Hogwarts days. Thus, you grew strong feelings for the boy, feelings stronger than just plain platonic although you knew about James’ extreme infatuation for the beautiful and intelligent ginger, Lily James. ⋆ you owe me butterbeer: you and James are best friends and you are constantly helping him get Lily’s attention, even if you didn’t like doing so, simply because of your crush on James himself. However, things take a turn and James catches on a little later that he may not truly have feelings for the redhead but instead for someone who has been there with him all along. ⋆ mistletoe and holy moly, are you trying to kiss me?: James is trying to get you to kiss him under the mistletoe.
sirius black
⋆ flowers: you’re the quirky and socially awkward girl that Sirius has a crush on but his flirting ways seem to not work on you. ⋆ prejudice: you’re a Slytherin who stood up for a Ravenclaw against your own housemates which caused you to be attacked. Having been sent to the infirmary, you’re met with the charming Sirius Black.
remus lupin
⋆ alive and true: having found a lost friend, living in the countryside of Yorkshire, feelings of once hidden affection start to bloom in the need to be alive and good things to be real. ⋆ war changes you: Remus comes to visit you at the Hogwarts infirmary involuntarily sparking some old feelings you might have had for each other after not seeing each other for so long.
fred weasley
⋆ good, pure, and beautiful: the Leaky Cauldron serves as a sanctuary to drink your problems away for the night but a certain ginger always seems to find his way to you. ⋆ sheperd's pie: you desperately need a break from studying for your upcoming OWLs which left Fred Weasley, your best friend, the responsibility of coaxing you to do just that despite you being quite headstrong. ⋆ near death: Fred Weasley dies. Nearly.
george weasley
⋆ where two lonesomes meet: in the midst of a Christmas market sits a bench where two walls meet. Here is where two lonesomes meet. ⋆ nature mourns with the mourning: you and George finally find solace after the Battle of Hogwarts. ⋆ five to four: you comfort George after the Battle of Hogwarts. ⋆ snowball fight at midnight, that's christmas to me: where George simply had the audacity to force you to a battle of snowball in the middle of the night, out in the cold.
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wallapology · 3 months
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Hey guys here’s a handy-dandy list for all of you to experience thoschei throughout the years
Theta and Koschei: toxic childhood gifted kid friends to lovers ez— outspoken extrovert and shy introvert who goes along with it
Adult Theta and Koschei: Newlyweds to Newly-Disastered to Newly divorced
Threegado: Corporate and/or academic frenemies. There is mutual respect there, and I respect that
Crispy/Four/Crispyainley: Gym bros that motivate each other “u good bro?” “No” to “glad you’re doing better man let’s swordfight”
FiveAinley: Man who is absolutely oblivious to all intentions of his ex (or, at least, pretends to be. And loves being a Bertie Wooster type)
SixAinley: “Oh god not you again” but its both of them so
SevenAinley: Typical hero/villain rivalry (not fun and or sexy)
EightRoberts/war stuff: That BUT they give each other space to live and grow as human beings happy for them
NineRoberts: I mean they didn’t really meet but goddamn would the pining after the master be fucking insane
That or he is just very mad
TenSimm: I don’t want to say yaoi. But. Yaoi with feelings and they’re specifically high schoolers who are both really into P!ATD and MCR and they thought their middle school relationship was waaaaay more serious than it actually was. Like this pairing was MADE for the people who have never actually found love
Twissy: Stockholm syndrome (I’m never gonna stop making that joke sorry about it)
Nah just kidding 100% old married couple
TwelveSimm/ Silver!Simm (fanon): Lowkey Simm is himself but grown up. He’s in his 30s-40s, still a little bitter from lack of connection, but is in a genuinely satisfying relationship for the first time; like a shelter cat finding his forever home, and 12 is somewhat annoyed but glad he’s come around.
Spydoc: They’re gym bros again but they’re on different teams and the guy from the other district is taking this race WAY TOO PERSONALLY, while the other one can’t wait for him to graduate and get off her ass
“Bro why is that guy throwing hurdles”
“Hes mad because he put himself on a training regimen all summer and I beat him out on the 100m by 2.5 seconds”
“… Did he tell you about the training??”
*sigh* “Yeah, he was texting me about it the whole time.”
“Why didn’t you block his number??”
“…. I don’t know? It’s kinda endearing to see somebody so pathetically lusting after you?”
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mowiththehat · 2 months
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“…so you’ll understand why our joining in holy matrimony is impossible,”
concluded Honoria after some lengthy explanation the duration of which I had worried my elbow she’d end this sentence sort of completely oppositely, don’t you know.
“Ah, yes, rather!” I sighed, much relieved. But really, I needn’t have worried. Jeeves’s schemes always end up ending well, in the end. “Topping!”
“You haven’t listened to a word I said, have you, Bertie?”
“I say! Of course I have! That is, I mean to say—”
“Oh, shut it, you ass. The short version is: We can’t marry because I sail for Greece.”
“What! What! When is your ship?”
“Not like that, Bertie,” she said sternly and very much like a General that was disappointed in their soldier. “Good Lord. Haven’t you ever heard of Sappho?”
“The poet beazel?”
“Yes.” Honoria kind of looked at me intently. I gave the lemon a pensive scratch. I thought that perhaps Jeeves had mentioned her once, because he has mentioned almost all of the poets and philosophers and great thinkers to me. Something in the dark and faraway corners of the Wooster brain finally seemed to stir at the fifth-and-a-half scratch.
“Oh! Oh, I see! My word, why didn’t you say so?”
“I just did, you clod. Anyway, I’m telling you now because I rather thought we might be the same in regards to our proclivities.”
“What a preposterous notion! No, no, dearest Honoria, old chum and so on, you’re absolutely wrong! You couldn’t possibly be more wrong if you tried. Me! Love a woman! What a ridiculous idea.”
I barely dodged the steely fist that descended upon me to strike my arm. The second blow no one could have evaded.
“Oh, Bertie!” she laughed and ruffled my hair.
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moonspirit · 11 months
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Armin is basically your guide to leaving the forest. He is what Humanity needs to retain its Humanity.
Armin is hated on so much after S4 for being "useless" and "not living up to Erwin" but people forget, Erwin was so good because he had YEARS of experience. When Erwin died, he was what, 40-ish? At 15-19, Erwin was much the same as any ordinary cadet, you can see in the flashbacks in S3 Part2, a very young Erwin crying with a wounded/dead soldier and trying to fend off a Titan.
Armin is the embodiment of what the survey corps stands for - "Understanding". He is a pacifist and optimist but not naive, he knows that he has to kill when push comes to shove. He doesn't like violence but agrees that it is necessary sometimes. There is nothing wrong with that. He's a very relatable character. Don't forget that Erwin recognised his potential. He literally looked shocked when Armin theorised Reiner to be hiding inside the walls in RTS arc. Armin is the first character in the whole show to internalize his enemies thoughts and actions and try to understand it from their pov. He always tries to talk first and when that doesn't work, he pulls the trigger. You can tell me "his talking doesn't work!" but that doesn't mean you don't try. He's convinced and manipulated people plenty of times. If your only option is always to kill first before anything else, then you're not in your right mind.
A character is not weak simply for wanting peace. Armin doesn't run from his conflicts, he always faces them head on whether he likes it or not. His yearning to choose the method with the least bloodshed is actually admirable - it's easier to just pull the trigger in a world like SnK where people hate you, no? Why go through all the effort of trying to make people understand? He's a very strong character because he stands by his convictions.
It's unfair to burden him with Erwin's legacy at this age. He's also selfless to a fault. While Erwin did care for his soldiers, he never hesitated to use them as bait. Armin lacks that trait - being ruthless. Instead he has shown time and time again that he'd rather sacrifice himself so others can go unharmed. Despite the lack of experience, he still came up with some of the best plans, strategies and deductions in the show, some of them conjured up within seconds, and all that when he was even younger than he is now. Reiner was sweating and shitting his pants when Armin figured out the Female Titan's intentions in under 30 sec. At 15, Armin secured the collosal Titan for the scouts with just 1 casualty - himself. Just a few examples. He lacks Erwin's experience and deals with a severe lack of confidence, but for his age, possesses a lethal brain and outstanding intellect.
One of his most forgotten contributions is during the Scouts vs Kenny's squad. It was his analysis of the anti-personnel ODM gear, and following strategy, that allowed the scouts to exploit the weaknesses of their opponents' weapons. They wouldn't have won those fights with such success otherwise. He's extremely perceptive. Notice that when he fucked with Bert's mind back in S2, it was bec apart from Reiner (who knew from long ago), only he had noticed Bertie boi had a thing for Annie. He pays attention to his surroundings. He picks up on every little detail. He knows where to hit where it hurts. His 'Annie' strategy with Bert in S3P2 fails because he didn't realize Bert was a different person, someone who had stopped Annie from being his weakness. That was a crucial lesson Armin had to learn, but he learned it. He's very good with his words. People don't want him to open his mouth and change their minds (eg, Connie with Falco, Daz & Samuel). He's a genius strategist and war tactician in the making, give him a few years and see what he becomes.
One of my most favourite moments is during the table scene with Eren before getting beaten up, the only psychological attack Eren fired at Armin ("You're only visiting Annie cuz of Bert"), did not sting Armin at all, it only shocked him that Eren would try to bullshit him into that false logic when clearly Armin knew better. So Eren chose to beat him up, but Armin still had the final word. "You're the slave Eren" absolutely got under Eren's skin.
He isn't dumbed down post S4, it's just that the stakes are infinitely higher.
There's a lot of blame on him for "not doing anything in those 4 years despite having a genius brain" etc etc. Armin wasn't commander. They were dealing with a hostile world which they were desperately trying to understand for the first time in a 100-year history of being isolated inside the walls. It is one thing to understand people inside the walls and fuck them up (like Erwin did multiple times) but another entirely to deal with several countries in a world you discovered overnight. Politics and diplomacy is hard af. I doubt Armin would have been able come up with some 20/20 vision plan at that point to end the whole conflict anyway. Pixis didnt. Hange also didn't. Nobody did! The island had other intelligent people too!
Regarding Erwin, the whole point of his death was to show that he was put to rest from his suffering. It is the end of Erwin's story.
I dare say that if Armin had become Erwin 2.0, the haters would have said "Oh, he's just a copy of Erwin, he's not his own person!" So, conclusion: he's not supposed to be Erwin. He's his own person with his own methods and he's 19, leave him alone and please compare people with comparable experience.
Dude also went through a ton of issues as a young kid and has a severe inferiority complex, guilt at being revived instead of Erwin and the constant pressure of living in Erwin's shadow. Add to that his best friend of 19 years disappears, forces him to nuke a port and kill people against his desires, then pushes him away, doesn't explain shit, snaps and goes on a mass murder spree - you have a guy under extreme duress and he's still thinking of the big picture on Paradis, that genocide is wrong even though it's his best friend doing it. He has already subconsciously realised that they cannot stop Eren without joining hands with the same enemies they tried to kill a while ago. So despite having a mental breakdown, he still goes to get Falco back, because as a person, he values humanity and understanding above everything and can't watch another one of his comrades lose his shit and feed a lil kid to a Titan.
I also believe that Armin knew Falco was a decent kid, considering what he was taught in Marley, and choosing to save him was symbolic in that Armin wants to save the one kid who sees through the fucked up hate. In this moment he was the closest he'd ever been to Erwin (since Erwin's death) with that calculated risk, but also very true to being *himself* , very Armin, because he jumped to his death, aka, selfless. Rescuing Falco was a v good call, not only because the kid is a shifter and therefore necessary to form the alliance, but also cuz if you are a manga reader, well, you know why. He slapped sense into Connie, rescued Falco, showed a young Gabi what compassion meant and won her trust , and laid down the foundation for the Alliance before even knowing Hange and Levi were alive. He always sees the bigger picture.
And don't even start with the whole AruAni hate, they had a thing going on right from S1 during training years. If anything, Bert's memories of Marley only reinforced his already existing feelings for Annie and he "understood" her. He didn't forgive her. He "understood" her. See what I'm getting at? AruAni only further supports the fact that children of war are just children in the end, and love can permeate even that imaginary barrier of being on "opposite sides". It's a beautiful ship and I'm fucking glad it's canon. Something to smile about in this depressing show T_T
Kenny's ideology of "everyone being a slave to something" applies to nearly everyone on the show. But not Armin. From his birth, he has only been motivated by one thing - curiosity to see, curiosity to understand, curiosity to experience. There is nothing that ties him down so much that he can't die and give up. He is arguably the most "free" character in the whole of SnK.
Eren sets out to achieve freedom at the cost of freedom itself. But for Armin, freedom is simply the beauty of simple, little things. They are the two sides of the same coin.
I'm not being aggressive in any way, my comment is only to throw some light on Armin's character. I respect everybody's opinions at the end of the day and I'm not engaging in any wars.
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transtranslations · 5 months
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Nobody Expects The Japanese Jooster: Some Fun Translation Notes
Hey, guys. Are y'all aware that in the Japanese translation of "Bertie Changes His Mind", the line where Jeeves says "I'm fond of Mr. Wooster" is translated as 「私はウースター様が好きでございます」 (or, "watakushi wa Wooster-sama ga suki de gozaimasu")? Because I'm sure not normal about this.
Tl;dr: this line now reads like a love confession. (If an amusingly keigo-ridden love confession, because even in his internal dialogue Jeeves is physically incapable of not sounding aggressively polite.) More under the cut.
Now, please note that I am not fluent in Japanese, so take all my words with a grain of salt. But I have, at the very least studied it for several years, am currently living in Japan, and have listened to a great number of Japanese love songs. And this is how I would like to share that if you "ga suki" a person, this can and very often does mean you are in love with them.
Technically, "suki" just means "like". If you like apples, you'd say "ringo ga suki". If say, tennis is your favorite sport, you'd say "tenisu wa watashi no ichiban suki na supootsu" - with "ichiban suki" literally meaning "number one like". "Daisuki", or "big like", is the one that is often used for love - but boy is just plain "suki" used a hell of a lot.
Take this translation of "Ano Yume o Nazotte" (or "Tracing That Dream"), for example. Here, the translator has written it literally as "I like you", but contextually the song makes it pretty probable that it's a confession of romantic love. Or have a look at the Project Diva translation of "Suki Kirai" ("Like-Dislike" or "Love-Hate"), which makes "suki"'s usage in romantic love quite clear. There's even a whole conversation about the subject of love confession and translation in The Great Ace Attorney - this links to a fan-translated Let's Play so the original Japanese dialogue is visible, but the conversation happens similarly in the official localized version, though it manifests a bit differently. Regardless, both versions discuss "suki" as used to confess feelings of love.
What I'm saying is, wow, holy shit, Tamaki Morimura made a rather strong choice when using "suki". Because no matter the intent, that potential implication is absolutely going to be present in a reader's mind. And if you're wondering why I know this in the first place, it's because this line is used (in very slightly altered form, as "Wooster-sama" is exchanged for "the young master") in the manga, Please, Jeeves, which in large part uses Morimura's translation for its text, and... well. Let's just say our good pal Bun Katsuta seems to rather leaned into that with the expression.
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Yeah.
And this goes in tandem with other aspects of the manga, like an added line that, to my knowledge, is not present anywhere in the original text (certainly not in the story that chapter adapts, "Jeeves in the Springtime"), in which Jeeves says that Bertie's shortcomings do not prevent him from being "beloved as a person". Not to mention the other choices the manga makes, such as having Jeeves wink at Bertie incessantly, or occasionally having hearts float around Bertie when he talks about Jeeves, or the panel at the end of "Without the Option where I swear to God it looks like Jeeves is trying to reach for Bertie's hand.
So, between the official translation and the manga adaptation, I'm not saying we have a Spanish Destiel situation on our hands... but I'm certainly implying it.
(My final note is that this is one of the favorite book series of Empress Emeritus Michiko. Which, with this added context, is very funny to me. I wish she had an open email address so I could ask her if she thinks they're in love.)
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mickc-rants · 6 months
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Helluva Boss Rewrite (WIP)
Disclaimer: I have no harsh intentions regarding rewriting HB. This is just some headcanons coming from an ex fan who is currently a critic of the show.
The Lore
Hellaverse rewritten lore gonna be based on the worldbuilding of John Wick and Good Omens (Helluva is action oriented)
The concept of human sinners being Overlords doesn’t exist in the rewrite but Hellborns can be Overlords.
Hellborns (like Imps, Succubi and Hellhounds) are middle class, Goetians are upper class (aristocracy/nobility) and the Seven Deadly Rulers are higher and more respected than Goetians despite some of them are Goetians (e.g. Asmodeus)
The imps are the soldier class in Hell’s system and known for their various combat skills
The succubi and incubi are used seduction as a form of distraction for the target
Hellhounds’ appearance are similar to werewolves but they can shapeshift to a literal canine
Hellborns usually age slowly, resistant to fire and wouldn’t be eradicated by gunshot unless if they’re in contact with Holy water
Holy water is fatal for Hellborns but they’re used to make fuel for deadly weapons
The Characters
Soul Trading Department
Instead of being an assassins for trade, the IMP is part of Stolas’ legions where they’re responsible for targeting souls for Stolas’ soul for trade
Their main nemesis are Shax and her legions
Blitzø Callisto
Pronouns: He/him
Age: approximately 700 (mental and physically late-20s to 30s)
Gender: Male
Species: Hellborn Imp
The sergeant of Stolas’ Soul Trading Unit and boss of Millie and Moxxie
Trained with any kind of combat skills (close range, long range, melee, etc.)
Maximilian Grimson
Nicknames: Max, Moxxie
Pronouns: He/him
Age: 600 (mid to late-20s)
Gender: Male
Species: Hellborn Imp
Skilled with long range combat and assassinations
Second Generation for being in Stolas’ legion (his father Sniper Grimson is part of his legion who is stationed in Greed)
Distanced his father to Wrath where he met his childhood friend Millie (he relocated to Millie’s family who welcomed Moxxie instead of despising him in the show) until they’re both stationed to Gluttony for the unit
Mildread Grimson
Nicknames: Millie, Melee
Pronouns: She/her
Age: 600 (mid to late-20s)
Gender: Female
Species: Hellborn Imp
Skilled in melee (hence her name) and close combat
Trained with mixed and various martial arts
Originally in the Wrath Ring and moved to Gluttony along with her husband when they were stationed to the Trading Unit
Luna Nogood
Pronouns: She/her
Age: 400 (early 20s)
Gender: Female
Species: Hellhound
The youngest of the Trade Unit and Blitzø’s foster daughter
Goetians
Most Goetian demons are usually fallen angels and their abilities weaken a bit when they’re in contact with Holy Water (a fuel used for deadly demonic weapons)
Goetians tend to bid their conjurer for a soul (like literal soul) to do the bidding they wanted (other than souls, they were offered with things they associate with)
Similar to Good Omens, Angels and Fallen Angels are usually agender or non binary at the time they were created and most Goetians identify as non binary or transgender (e.g. Stolas being trans masc)
Some Goetians are hellborns
Prince Stolas of Lust and Greed
Alias: Stephen, Steven and Steve
Pronouns: He/him
Age: 6000~ (mentally and physically 40s)
Gender: Trans masculine
Sexuality: Bisexual
Species: Owl demon (formerly fallen angel)
Voiceclaim and Human form faceclaim: Jemaine Clement
Inspirations: Winston Scott (John Wick), Oliver Bird (Legion), Lord Joseph Banks (Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium), Jemaine Clement’s DILF form, Paimon’s owl form, 70s fashion and Bowie-esque outfits (specifically his forehead and his outfit which is based on The White Duke era)
Known for his various knowledge of astronomy, botany, herbs, poisons, and any sorts of traditional medicines
Usually responsible for the economic rise of herbs which leads demons in Gluttony to indulge with his mixture of herbs in the 60s
Adopted young Andrealphus after his father’s death (OG Andre was close with Stolas)
Lord Shax, marquise of Wrath and Greed
Alias: Stella
Pronouns: She/her
Age: 6000~ (physically and mentally 40s)
Gender: Trans feminine
Sexuality: Bisexual
Species: Stork demon
Voiceclaim: Olivia Colman
Inspirations: Shax (Good Omens), The Adjudicator (The Continental), Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda 2), 19th century to 1930s fashion, and equestrian wear
Combat skills are inspired by Lord Shen
Responsible for lootings in the Mortal Realm
Stolas’ former lover and current arch-nemesis (lovers to enemies)
Professional liar and gaslighter (unless placed in a magic triangle)
Has an ability to lose memory and knowledge of a person (her abilities opposes Stolas’)
Known for plucking eyes and used plucked eyes as different forms of jewelry
Would accept an exchange of vial from horse liver from the conjurer’s horse
Lord Andrealphus the Younger, marquise of Lust
Alias: Andre
Pronouns: He/him
Age: 2000~
Gender: Male
Sexuality: unlabeled
Species: Peafowl demon (Hellborn)
Stolas' adoptive son and apprentice
Takes Octavia’s role in the rewrite
His biological father is the OG Andrealphus (but he died after being exterminated)
Not to be confused with Stella’s brother with the same name (aka Canon Andrealphus)
Lord Andras, marquise of Wrath
Pronouns: She/they
Age: 2000~
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Unlabeled
Species: Owl hybrid (Hellborn)
Stolas’ daughter with Shax
Andre’s younger sister
Human Sinners
Human sinners are the lowest class in Hell’s system since Hell is meant to punish sinners
Yet there are some sinners who are part of a Goetian legion (like Shax’s)
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ducktoonsfanart · 9 months
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Donald's girlfriend, Donald's sister, Donald's relatives and Donald's friends. - Duckverse characters
I will be posting some of my old drawings and I am posting new drawings related to certain characters from the Duckverse and the classic Disney universe from comics, cartoons and video games that I love and I am posting them separately.
The first drawing is Daisy Duck and yes Donald's girlfriend, and aunt to April, May and June, but definitely she is a special person that I love in the Duckverse. I drew her in Ducktales 2017 style in a beautiful dress, but in my own way.
The second drawing is Della Duck, Donald's sister and pilot and mother of Huey, Dewey and Louie. Although she had a role in the Ducktales reboot, she also had roles in comics, especially Dutch comics. I drew her combining the Ducktales reboot style with the Topolino style. Also, I was inspired by some drawings related to her,
The third drawing is Gyro Gearloose, a famous innovator who works for Scrooge, but helps Donald and his nephews a lot. He is also Donald's best friend. Yes, I drew him in the style of Ducktales in 1987. And there's Little Helper.
The fourth drawing is Fethry Duck, Donald's clumsy cousin who does all kinds of things just to somehow please others. He likes to help, but sometimes things go too far. Still, he's Donald's best cousin to me. I drew him in the style of Italian comics (Topolino).
The fifth drawing (new drawing) is the Gladstone Gander, Donald's lucky cousin. He is often lucky and annoys Donald a lot, although his luck is not always useful. He also has problems. Overall, I love Gladstone. I drew him in the style of Italian comics (Topolino) and he is wearing a four leaf clover as well as a horseshoe which symbolizes good luck.
The sixth drawing is Gus Goose, Donald's cousin who is often lazy and likes to eat and sleep. Although he annoys many, he is still useful to Grandma Duck where he works at her farm. Still, I love Gus. I mostly drew him based on the Italian comics (Topolino) and that he was eating his sandwich.
The seventh drawing is Grandma Duck (Elvira Coot), who is also the best parent in the Duckverse in general, because she took care of Donald, Della and her other grandchildren a lot. She is also strict, but she is also well-intentioned. I drew her based on the Italian comics (Topolino) and that she is holding a cake, as she likes to bake and cook cakes. She is also the oldest living citizen of Duckburg, although she lives on her farm and is the daughter of Clinton Coot, who founded the Junior Woodchucks.
The eighth drawing is Dickie Duck, Goldie's granddaughter. She is a very lively, exciting older teenage girl who works a lot and hangs out with her friends. Yes, she works for Brigitta and Gideon, but also helps Scrooge. She also hangs out with Daisy a lot. Plus she babysits Donald's nephews and Daisy's nieces. I drew her based on the Italian comics (Topolino).
The ninth drawing is Bertie McGoose or Grand Mogul, the leader of the Junior Woodchucks, also one of Donald Duck's best friends from childhood. He can be curmudgeonly, but mostly he does everything to help the Junior Woodchucks, in which Donald's nephews and Gyro's nephew Newton are certainly the most useful.
I hope you like these drawings and love these characters.
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selene-and-the-cold · 6 months
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☕️ and 💧for Silas and Bertie?
Yesterday, I reblogged this great list of snz fall prompts by @buckysnose and was sent this great ask for Silas and Bertie.
Warm drinks ☕️
Sniffles 💧
I really loved the prompt combination, Kaze, and was excited to write for the two of them again. Thank you so much for sending this ask <3 I hope you'll enjoy this little ficlet.
These are my two Victorian-era- inspired OCs Silas and Albert. Their story so far can be read in Part 1 - Taking a Ride, as well as Part 2 - Taking a Rest. I am currently working on Part 3, but it might still take a while.
This little scene is set at some point after Part 3 of their story. It can be read on its own and I apologise for the title as well as for any mistakes because this is not beta-ed.
Warnings: two men in love, one of them with a cold, the other with a valet as cool as a cucumber. Nakedness is mentioned, but not explicitly described. And somehow they are drinking alcohol again. It seems to be their thing. Brief mention of naughty things done with a tasseled belt. And of course some snz.
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Frolicking (OCs, M/M, cold)
"I don't know what you were thinking!,"Albert chided, giving Silas a reproachful look as he hovered over him like an angry bee, then fussed some more as he pried the soaking wet coat off Silas' body. Silas just let it happen, trying his best not to exasperate his friend even more. He shivered slightly, even though Albert's rooms were nice and warm as always, but the damp fabric clung to his body like a second skin.
"Once again, I... hhhehhh... I do apologize, Bertie. It's just that I longed to see you tonight, so I decided to come over for a surprise visit*snnnffff* I meant to sneak in rather stealthily with the key you gave me. It was never my intention to cause any trouble.. and I certainly did not mean to compromise you by letting Barker witness my arrival. ” At that, Albert suddenly stopped the fussing, hands resting on Silas' drenched lapels as he eyed him confusedly. "Barker? Why on earth...?”
It took a moment until the penny dropped and Albert caught Silas' meaning. Apparently, Silas was worried he was angry with him because Barker had seen him enter. Usually, Silas was very good at entering the house unnoticed, but his sodden shoes and trouser legs had naturally drawn the valet's attention as they had made the most horrific noise on the tiles in the downstairs hallway, no matter how hard Silas had tried to slink soundlessly along the hallway.
“Ooohhh...! Oh no, don't you worry about Barker, that's not what I meant,” Albert reassured him, waving his hand dismissively. “Barker won't mind, he is very discreet. No, I'm talking about you, my love! Walking all the way here in the pouring rain! Look at the state of you!" Albert gestured, while Silas kept dripping water from every inch of his being, soaking the plush carpet in Albert's private sitting room. Albert was not wrong. Silas was in an absolutely awful state. The sudden downpour had taken him by surprise only a few minutes after he had left his own house for a sneaky, late-evening visit to his friend. Of course he could have turned around and gone back home, but he had longed to see his Bertie, and besides they did not live THAT far from each other, did they?
In theory, they did not. However, Silas soon found that the downpour was only getting worse and that the distance between their respective dwellings seemed to cruelly stretch out further and further the heavier the raindrops pelted down on him and his fashionable, alas regrettably thin coat.
So Silas had arrived at Albert's town house a dripping wet mess. Barker had met the scene with an almost blank, neutral face. Only the hint of a smile and the slightest twitch of an eyebrow had suggested Barker's real thoughts on Silas' late-evening visit long after respectable calling hours, as the valet had taken him upstairs to Albert's private quarters without as much as a word on why Silas was there. It had all been terribly embarrassing. "I'm sorry, Bertie, please don't be cross with me. I couldn't bear it... heehhhh....Hehh'dzSHhIew!!!" "Ah, there we go! Now you've caught a chill from frolicking around in the rain!" "I did not 'frolic' I was merely walk...wahhhlkhiinnn...Ngg'TSSHiih!! *snffff* Hell's teeth! Excuse mbe!" Silas had hastily ducked to the side to avoid spraying Albert with the poorly stifled sneeze, annoyed with his nose for its terrible timing. Albert just clicked his tongue and gave Silas a withering look. "See?! Quod erat demonstrandum, my love." "It's been only a few sneezes, Bertie. If anything it's a slight case of the sniffles, nothing more... HhEdzZsHIh!! TSSHHIhh!!! *snnfff*" he clamped a gloved hand in front of his face, barely covering the set of sneezes that shook his frame and sent droplets of water flying from his drenched clothes as if he were a wet dog. "*snnnrrff* So sorry.... As I said, it is merely a case of the sniffles. Do not fret on my behalf. You keep fussing over nothing, Bertie!”
“Why don't you let me be the judge of that?,” Albert retorted, sounding audibly piqued. The truth was that Silas had felt not quite like himself for a few days already. He had suffered from a terrible headache and an irritatingly sore about two days ago. The sniffling and sneezing had started yesterday evening and he had felt tired and cranky all day. If he was completely honest, he had felt miserable and craved Albert's sweet, loving embrace and kind eyes, hence why he had decided to venture out for this night time visit despite the adverse conditions. And now he had ruined their evening by getting himself all wet and Albert all cross with him. Tears of frustration pricked Silas' eyes, causing Albert's stern look to soften instantly.
“Come, Sy, let's not squabble about this. The most important thing is that you are here now and that we have to get you warmed up, my love,” he said softly, his hands rubbing Silas' arms in a weak attempt to generate warmth for his sogging wet partner. “We can't have you catch a chill! Now, you stay put here in my quarters near the fireplace, while I go downstairs and organise a few things. And for goodness sake get out of these wet clothes!," Albert chided, since Silas still stood in his wet shirt, waistcoat and trousers, having only shrugged out of his coat, which lay forgotten on the floor in a sorry wet heap.
Silas wanted nothing more than to lean into Albert, to have him close his arms around him and kiss his neck, as was Albert's habit. He was still far too wet, though, so instead of folding himself into Albert's embrace, Silas began to peel the sodden fabric from his body.
“I'll get you one of my pajamas and the warm golden-brown dressing gown,” Albert announced softly, then stayed long enough to ensure that Silas did in fact undress, before he left him to it.
Albert's bedroom was directly connected to his private sitting room, so Silas did his best not to sneeze in Albert's earshot. He could not help the waves of shivers running down his spine, though, and soon he was shaking like a leaf as he tossed one item of clothing after the other on the growing wet pile of fabric. It really was a shame about the beautiful carpet.
“Here you are, my love, you can slip straight into these once you're done drying yourself off. I brought you a towel as well, just toss it on the pile when you're done with it,” Albert explained, sweetly but efficiently, his mind snapping into efficient mode so it would not have to linger on the worries about Silas.
“Thank you, dearest. I am so terribly sorry to be such a burden to you.. Hehh'DZzzSHHI!!”
Letting the last bit of clothing drop onto the pile, Silas snapped forward with a pitiful sneeze that had him sway on his feet. Tears threatened to well up once again, when Silas was suddenly painfully aware of his own vulnerability as he stood there, naked and shivery, barely able to keep his balance in the wake of the sneeze. He blinked, trying to force the tears down, when he suddenly felt himself wrapped into a fluffy towel and Albert's warm embrace.
“Bless you,” Albert whispered softly, his lips mere inches away from Silas' ear as he was hugging Silas from behind, wrapping the towel around his shivering frame. “You are not a burden, Sy. You are a gift I intend to keep protected for as long as I can.”
He turned him around to kiss him, then. Long and slow – a silent promise.
When their lips parted, Silas had stopped shivering.
“That's much better, isn't it, Sy? Now you towel yourself off, slip into my pajamas and get comfortable on the sofa. I'll be right back with a little something to warm you up.”
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Some time later, Silas found himself bundled up in Albert's pajamas, the dressing gown with the tasseled belt, which Albert had once used to spank him, and a warm blanket around himself. Next to him on the side table stood a tray laden with the most delicious treats. It seemed that Albert had raided the kitchen for him, since there were biscuits, a steaming cup of tea, as well as another mug filled with a fortifying hot toddy. The first few sips had filled Silas' cold body with a heavy wave of warmth, and he had finally been able to relax.
He had taken quite a few more sips since then and thus felt a little drowsy, his cheeks red from a mixture of alcohol, the heat from the fire and the first licks of a burning fever. Albert sat right behind him on the couch, so Silas could rest against his lover's chest, his body moving softly with the rise and fall of Albert's breathing.
“And you are certain that it is no trouble if I stay here tonight, Bertie?,” Silas asked in a small voice for about the millionth time.
“Quite certain, Sy, my love. Besides, it is still raining outside and I won't let you ruin my dressing gown by frolicking around in the rain again.”
Silas rolled his eyes. “For the last time, I was not frolicking around! Hehh'TttssSHHieW!”
“Bless you~”
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huanglaoshu · 9 months
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I drove round to the stables and halted the car in the yard. As I got out, I looked at it somewhat intently. It was a good car, and appeared to be in excellent condition, but somehow I seemed to feel that something was going to go wrong with it - something serious - something that would not be able to be put right again for at least a couple of hours. One gets these presentiments.
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Mr. Wooster being one of those easy going young gentlemen who will drive a car but never take the trouble to study its mechanism, I felt justified in becoming technical. "I think it is the differential gear, sir. Either that or the exhaust." I am fond of Mr. Wooster, and I admit I came very near to melting as I looked at his face. He was staring at me in a sort of dumb despair that would have touched anybody.
-- "Bertie Changes his Mind" in Carry on, Jeeves
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beserkerjewel · 7 months
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Salam. Popping in as a fellow Muslim in fandom to tell you that you're acting in a very un-Islamic way by spreading lies and assigning bad intentions to people who engage with fandom differently than you do. I'm not here to argue or try to convince anyone of anything, only to say your viewpoint is entirely lacking any sort of nuance. How can you claim that someone who writes darker fanfic, for example, is a "groomer" when they themselves might be writing it to deal with trauma they endured? Your arguments sound a lot like the nonsense hate groups like M*ms for L*berty spews to justify banning books by LGBT/POC authors - I'm a librarian and hear this stuff on the daily at this point, and there's a very strong overlap between conservative rhetoric and your claims about proshipping which I find uncomfortable. I don't consider myself a proshipper or an anti but I firmly believe in don't like, don't read. Islam says to mind your own business (“Part of your good practice of Islam is to leave whatever does not concern you.” ); if you don't like a fic, move on to one that you do like. I don't carw whether or not you reply to this. I don't follow you. “O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin.” “O people who believe by their tongues whereas Faith does not touch their hearts! Do not backbite Muslims and do not look for their faults. Whoever finds faults in others, Allah will find faults in them and expose them even in their home!”
I have to say that "you're not a real Muslim if you decry pedophilia" is a wild take to get in my inbox.
I'm gonna preface this by saying that I do not know if you're actually Muslim because you're on anon, and I've seen many anonymous askers lie about their identities to get a leg up in an argument.
If you are Muslim: I cannot even imagine what kind of mental gymnastics it takes to 1. Tell me that I am committing a sin by calling out pedophile shippers and 2. (The most audacious) quote directly from the Qur'an to that end. You think sitting idly by and allowing these things to happen and actually participating in it makes you a good Muslim? It doesn't. It makes you a coward who hides behind scripture to justify your actions. How dare you try to use the Qur'ran, Allah's word, as a bludgeon to shame and beat others with? What is wrong with you?
If you are not Muslim, what can I say but die?
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belteppismo · 1 year
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Sanremo: the festival of Italian music, the Holy Week, an inexhaustible source of memes. All of this is approaching, so I present to you:
Formula 1 as Sanremo memes
Lando and Daniel in the Combine Challenge x a shirtless Rkomi and (a probably drunk) Amadeus doing push-ups on the stage
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Daniel pulled over by the cops x the iconic Orietta Berti chased by the police “I was going to pick up the clothes I had to try on, but the curfew (for covid) had started a few minutes earlier. They didn’t believe me”
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All of them ‘cause it’s literally their job x STAI ANDANDO FORTEEE (you’re going fast) by the one and only Gianni Morandi
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Charles showing off his dance moves x whatever was going here (Amadeus the go-go dancer? Fiorello beatboxing? Laura Pausini singing The rhythm of night out of nowhere?)
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Last but not least, the reason why this compilation even exists, THE Sanremo meme
Checo @ Max after Interlagos x Bugo leaves the stage of the Ariston after Morgan changes the lyrics of their song to insult him
«The bad intentions, the rudeness, your poor show from last night, your ingratitude, your arrogance, you do whatever you want by trampling on other people. “Your chaos is an art form”, but you only know how to cultivate envy. Thank goodness you’re on this stage, respect who brought you in. And that person is me»
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someguywife · 1 year
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8 Shows to get to know me!
Thank you for tagging me @thatqueercookie 💕
We're going to ignore how long ago you tagged me, it took a while to think of shows then I forgot it was in my drafts and then got too embarrassed to post okay lol
1) What We Do In The Shadows - Obviously I had to start with this one, because c'mon? My partner introduced it to me one night and I fell asleep, after that I almost didn't watch it, but boy howdy am I glad I did! It's got it all! Gays, murder, found family and I finally get to have my long awaited vampire phase I was promised in my teens. This is the first show in years that really resonated with me, I love all the characters so damn much to the point it actually got me out of a really long art slump, inspired me to start writing for the first time and even rejoined this site after god knows how long, I'm thankful every day for that 💕
2) Our Flag Means Death - Feel like at this point this goes hand in hand with wwdits?? This show healed my cold gay heart, growing up in the era of gay just being used as a punchline in movies and TV, finally just having just a positive show full of action and adventure where the gays fall in love was was so healing. Also the fact that it's also fully grown adults realising/coming to understand themselves and their sexuality in later life was just wow?? Idk how else to word it
3) The Last Of Us - One of my newer loves, this show was 9 episodes of the most heart wrenching, traumatising stuff I've ever sat through, but once again seeing queer love stories be treated so casually and with such respect, especially when so much of the online gaming space can be toxic, was amazing, the games are now on my wishlist and I can't wait to relive the pain. (A nice bonus was it's all filmed in Calgary so me and my partner got to sit there getting excited when we recognised places and also trying to figure out the exact areas they were in for some scenes, we still have friends back in Calgary and they sent us photos of some of the sets/props)
4) Tuca & Bertie - Not a day goes by where I don't cry at the gods for this show getting cancelled...twice. It's amazing, behind the loud humour it carries such a heavy story about deeply flawed and traumatised women just trying to navigate adulthood and find their place. It handles topics of csa, abusive relationships/family, mental health, losing loved ones and sobriety so well without it being too much?? I deeply relate to Bertie and I wish this show got to finish the story it set out to tell 💔
5) Over The Garden Wall - This show has my whole heart, I actually got a pair of stork scissors added to my sleeve last year because I love this show so damn much. I wish I could inject the show's entire aesthetic directly into my bloodstream. The vibes? Immaculate. The art style? Beautiful. The characters? I want to pour them all in my pocket and keep them safe. 11/10 one of the best shows to grace our TV screens and that's a rock fact!
6) Bob's Burgers - This is just my go to feel good show, it's goofy heartwarming fun with a painfully neurodivergent family with show tunes! What more could you ask for?! I can't listen to What If They're Right without violently sobbing, not sure if it was intentional but they really hit the nail on the growing up autistic head with that one and it hurts. Also my partner compares me to Linda far too much.
7) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Bro this shit is just so much fun, I was very late to the party on this one but I don't care I still quote this show daily. God did it confuse me, first watch of season 2 was an experience. I'll be on my deathbed crying about Bart, I'm so mad how it ended. They did my girl dirty, someone please girl me a season 3 where she gets a hug and some therapy.
8) Tales From The Crypt - Okay this show is a little before my time but this horrifically 90's pun wielding puppet dragged straight from Hell's dollar store was baby's first introduction to horror. I remember watching this as a little kid and living for it!! I've always been a huge horror fan and I think I have this to thank for that
Tagging @indigayghost @indashadows @nandorisms @megaawkwardhuman @maryhatestheocean if people have already been tagged or not and if you don't wanna then dw man, I'm just a sucker for these kinda things
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chelmnik · 1 year
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one thing I do think about quite frequently: you see a lot of ‘critique’ of ‘auteurism’ around which I think is usually well-intentioned and aims to dispel the myth of ‘genius’ or elitism around what is and isn’t ‘real art’ but does (consciously or otherwise) wind up doing the work of capital and the giant culture industry oligopoly players for them. 
obligatory disclaimer against bad faith readings: what I am absolutely not saying here is that the brilliance of an ‘auteur’s ideas can excuse them feeling the need to abuse or terrorise others involved in its creation for their vision - if I got to press a button that deletes the Shining from existence but gives us a healthy and happy Shelley Duvall I would be SMASHING it.
but I do think that the primacy and the importance of the idea & vision behind a work and the person(s) responsible for that can be recognised and celebrated without that dismissing or denigrating the importance of the many hands who realized it, and that outright dismissing it gives undue credibility to the idea of ‘intellectual property’ which can be bought and sold and encourages the alienation of artists from their work. 
for one thing I think it’s a slightly patronising assumption that the viewer/reader/player would think the artwork was created in a vacuum by a genius if they’re engaging with it on any meaningful level. you go to a Renaissance gallery and you’ll see works attributed to ‘apprentices’ or ‘the workshop’ of the Titians and Caravaggios, at least some of which will be as or more skilful and affecting as the ones that get to bear the Official name. you watch Rear Window and it’s Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly bringing it to life in front of you. 
but also: who does it serve to destroy the idea of the auteur, really? ten years ago, I remember feeling fundamentally troubled by seeing people celebrate the Disney purchase of LucasFilm because it meant that George Lucas wasn’t going to be able to make Star Wars any more, in a way that I couldn’t really articulate as a teen. my heart has never bled for Lucas as a struggling exploited artist in this situation but there was something to me wrong in principle that the law can take away the right of someone to tell new stories or make new works using their own ideas. to other people, I was being stupid and sentimental: he had squandered the right, by making us watch Revenge of the Sith, to imagine stories in that world, and it was right that it given to more responsible custodians, for the good of us, the consumer. 
thank you Disney for destroying the auteur myth! who cares about the messy, jagged process of art when you can have a smooth flow of content in an infinite number of permutations, optimised to all potential audiences? It’s impossible to escape, in a critique of the ‘auteur’ made in the current time, knowing that the first ‘auteur’ figure who springs to I suspect most english-speaking reader’s minds will be Martin Scorcese, and that the thing he is second-best known for in 2022 after his films is his critiques of the Marvel industry. 
I feel like there’s something similar, surely, behind the sheer volume of specifically animated work that’s been canned unceremoniously since the Warner/Discovery merger - no form of TV carries the ‘auteur’ fingerprint as strongly as animation. you see five seconds of Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill, Bojack Horseman and Tuca and Bertie, the Simpsons and Futurama and you know straight away, regardless of the countless other names in the credits: Mike Judge, Lisa Hanawalt, Matt Groening. This is not convenient or profitable for the media giants, because it suggests an essential quality of the artwork that will always belong to the artist, regardless of how far from their hands the IP is sold. those pesky cartoonists with their ideas and identities! 
surely a more productive way to combat the endemic abuse and exploitation in the arts is not to celebrate the alienation of the director or creator with the intention of uplifting the storyboard artist and script editor, but to continue agitating for creative workers’ right to organise and work free from precarity. give your financial support to union works and boycott ones where workers have a picket. listen to and amplify workers’ accounts - don’t assume that ‘indie’ means ‘egalitarian’. if you work in the arts, be the troublemaker who starts tough conversations with your colleagues and organises. view and assert yourself as both a worker and an artist: your work is worth a fair wage, and it is also priceless! 
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Question re the post about mass-produced vehicles generally not being sentient but sometimes becoming sentient if enough care and love was put into them and this being a concern for car modders: What qualifies as a "real vehicle"? I know even some 3-1/2" and 5" gauge live steam engines can pull a train with people on it. Do hobbyists who put thousands of hours into custom-built model locomotives often find that they are now parents to a living being that needs exercise and socialization?
You should probably be advised, right off the bat, that I am not a logical thinker and none of my headcanons/interpretations are consistent with the others.
I'm not so much good at "thought experiment" as "what would make a good fic?"
So I'm not sure exactly where the line is drawn—I'm open to ideas?—but I am inspired by one of @togetherness23's AUs where small models of Harold, Bertie, etc. adopt some Beatles. (It makes sense in context. Well, sorta. Well, that doesn't matter; it's delightful.)
Thus I propose the notion that, at small scales, you might give life to a lil' vehicle (even strictly a static model that can't "run" mechanically!). But it's a bit of... sub-sapient life, perhaps?
Like the difference between RC and the other toys...
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... only even more exaggerated.
These "small-scale" vehicles and models don't talk, don't show any evidence of understanding humans' talk, and fail all formal intelligence tests.
But they have locomotion and will. They vroom back and forth or hover at very low heights to the ground, and they bond to their maker or other humans of their choice.
For they can be rather capricious and fey. Certainly they are so independent that they are super low-maintenance, as pets go. They are known to like disappearing (very annoying for the proud modeller!). Usually they turn up again sooner or later, but very much on their own time. Most of them are very coy about exhibitions and seem to prefer the privacy and comforts of home.
Some will run away from their owner more permanently, and may adopt some new human as "theirs." These little vehicles that run wild run the risk of becoming dirty and battered. But they don't require fuel and they are remarkably hardy. One disappeared from its creator in Uruguay in the '70s and reappeared over thirty years later in Japan, apparently with the intention of settling down with its creator's daughter, who had relocated in order to collaborate with fellow researchers at the University of Tsukuba.
There are at least a million of these lively little vehicles throughout the world, and rather than be as regulated as their larger road-, rail-, or flight-legal cousins, they are mostly ignored. If governments take notice of them at all, it is as subjects of research (are they a national security threat?—they don't seem to be) and as a pest problem.
Just spitballing. Anyone is welcome to borrow and refine the notion further.
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Gosh I love characters that like. Are the Absolute Shittiest Human Beings but also that was the writer’s INTENTION, so me hating them is actually proof that they’re a good character, writing wise.
Yes, this is about Bertie from Rusty Quill. I hate him with my whole being, as I am supposed to do! The creators want me to hate him! And they succeeded! I’m so glad I get to be a part of that! My disgust is proof that they did what they meant to!!!
If a writer makes a fictional asshole who I am supposed to despise, and I do in fact despise them, it immediately endears the media to me. And the opposite is true, loving a character meant to be loved, but I feel like that’s a little easier than specifically making someone who is meant to be hated.
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