#good lines

[ringchollyandfriends]

the lil trio done by @stinkybrowndogs 🥰🥰🥰

[quirkquill]

The older I get ,the more private I get ,just vibing alone.

[ultralaser]

so are we just not going to talk about the goncharov manga

because this series was so revolutionary in japan that it still influences artists and writers to this day, like there are major characters you are familiar with who are directly riffing off of the japanese version of goncharov. and this is precisely because the setting translated so perfectly from russian mobsters in 1973 italy to russian mobsters in 1976 japan.

the manga was so successful it even spawned an anime adaptation from 79 to 82 and a series of japanese live-action films from 85 to 89. in fact you probably didn't realize it at the time, but you've likely seen clips from the goncharov anime in late 90s european techno music videos, because it was still a cult favorite and was aired over there well into the 90s.

because this material was much more readily available in the west across europe than in the united states, over here it was an obscure footnote, but in france and italy it inspired a whole generation of filmmakers throughout the 80s and 90s. luc besson has even talked about how leon (the professional here in the states) was inspired by illicit readings of the brutal goncharov manga when he was slightly too young.

in fact you can draw a, well never a *straight* line with goncharov, but a clear path of influence from the original film, through the manga and anime and japanese films, through to the almost apocryphally obscure 1982 italian tv adaptation *of the manga*, through nearly luc besson and jean reno's entire early careers, and on through, even to "modern" works like the hitman games and then of course to *that* film adaptation.

the legacy of goncharov lives on almost invisibly because by this point of course, once it has bled into something like the transporter films, nearly all of the original story has been lost to attrition. but that core premise that still makes the original film so vital, of a man trapped in a brutal and inevitable cycle of violence? that has endured across continents, across mediums, and across generations.

[knight-of-ashes]

FUCK YEAH MY @funzos RUG GOT HERE

[sumikatt]

sticker at the donut shop

[french75studios]

Day 6 of #peachtober22 🪴💻 with @peachtober @furrylittlepeach also peep the @stillherestilllife prompt for week 91 in the photo frame. @french75studios

[awritingcaitlin]

Good Lines Tag Game

@oh-no-another-idea tagged me for this a few weeks ago and it looks so fun!

Rules: What’s a line that you’re tremendously proud of writing, and what’s a line that’s just out-of-context ridiculous?

Proud of:

Rinnie felt a surge of emotion, a desire to allow herself to be comforted, to share more information and not carry this burden alone. She wanted to be held and cry for a few moments and allow Taryn to be more than just a bodyguard with benefits.

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Ridiculous out-of-context:

“Mama cultivated some flesh-eating coral from Edansa.” 

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I'll tag: (no pressure) @isabellebissonrouthier, @jess-p-edits, @legiomiam, @pinespittinink, and @bebewrites

[art-echo]

[connectingwithsoul]

You know I am a catch. I will open up the world for you. @connectingwithsoul

[sheepory]

My brain translated “sheepory” to “sheep creamery” so here’s this

Happy Inktober! <3

OHHHH MY GOD!!!! OHHHHH MY GOD HI???HELLOO ????? THIS IS SOSO CUTE AWAWAWAAAAAA THANK YOU!!! ;A;

[quirkquill]

Happiness is only real when it is shared.

[nboheme]

I am the map, so I travel back in time

I have everything I want cause my imagination is mine

But mind is not enough for me cause I am not my mind

- Good Life by Zhu

[the-faultofdaedalus]

art colab for the st 2022 games by @oluka and @somekindofsheepl and yours truly!

lu did the sketch, bly did the lines, and i coloured and shaded!

[simplemoneyideas]

[kavaleyre]

• The Hanged Man •

“Compared to what Falin went through? This is nothing.”

[thelvadams]

The Fifteenth Doctor's new Sonic! ⚡️