#good shade

[ancientpersacom]

We were robbed of a Hypnos romance, yes I agree. But you know who else we were robbed a romance of? Good shade.

[lokidokeyartichoki]

The Good Shade believes in YOU!!

[kyleesarthell]

Good Shade appreciation post

[mechadress]

Conifer, CO

[yarnnerdally]

I had a wonderful, wonderful time at MAGFest this year :) I had a BLAST being the Supportive Shade/Zagreus' #1 Fan :)

I am home. I am exhausted from the weekend and driving 7 hours home. I'll catch up with everyone soon :3 😘 💕

[dotoro3]

a good shade doodle for the soul

[prommytheus]

btw whenever i get an anon i imagine they look like this

[samcybercat]

Some warm-up doodles I did of various Hades Game shades, because I’m working on A Thing, but haven’t drawn since before time began <3

[roseworth]

i think theres this idea in the general public that the "best" fanfic gets turned into real books like 50 shades of grey. but the truth is that the best fanfic can never be published as an actual book because its intricately woven into the canon material so its inseparable even if you change the names

[benjingle]

Conjured this at 4am (it's 4am)

[orpheus-has-lyreizz]

photos taken 10 secs before disaster

[ancientpersacom]

When you barely survived but you gotta say hello to your biggest fan

[gatoburr0]

I HATE how this turned out WITH A PASSION.

[lotus-pear]

he’s begging kuni to let them eat pancakes for dinner

[notbecauseofvictories]

I'm re-reading the Discworld series for reasons, and honestly the most relatable part of reading these as an adult is how many of the protagonists start out being tired, used to their little routine and vaguely disgruntled by the interruption of the Plot. Sam Vimes wants to lie drunk in a gutter and absolutely doesn't want to be arresting dragons. Rincewind is yanked into every situation he's ever encountered, though he'd much rather be lying in a gutter too. (Minus the alcohol. Plus regretting everything he's ever done said witnessed or even heard about fourth-hand in his whole life.) Granny Weatherwax is deeply suspicious of foreign parts and that includes the next town over; Nanny has leaned into the armor of "nothing ever happens to jolly grannies who terrorize their daughters-in-law and make Saucy Jokes"

Only the young people don't seem to have picked up on this---and that's fortunate, because someone has to run around making things happen, if only so Vimes and Granny and Rincewind have a reason to get up (complaining bitterly the whole time) and put it all to rights. Without Carrot, Margrat, Eric, etc. these characters don't have that reason; they're likely to stay in the metaphorical gutter and keep wondering where it all went wrong or why anything has to change.

............well, that's not quite true. You get the sense that Vetinari knows how much certain people hate the Plot. And as the person sitting behind the metaphorical lighting board of Ankh-Morpork, he takes no small pleasure in forcing the Plot-haters specifically to stand up, and say some lines.

[sugarcoatednightshade]

Humans are Space Orcs story where humans are known for our storytelling and acting abilities. While these talents are somewhat respected, there’s a major stigma against humans because we’re also the best liars.

“Humans don’t actually feel anything at all, they just mimic emotions to trick others into believing them”

“Never trust a human. They lie like the rest of us breath”

“Humans spend so much of their lives acting, it’s impossible to tell when they’re being truthful”

“In human culture, great respect is awarded to ‘actors’ who are able to mimic other persons and emotions with startling accuracy”

“Some ‘actors’ are able to ‘perform’ hundreds of unique characters”

“Acting is so ubiquitous in the human culture that many consider it polite to lie”

“Sarcasm is a common, casual game played between humans, where one human says something untrue and the other human must guess what truth they are thinking. Humans unable to perform this ritual are often ostracized by their peers”

“If you see a human crying, do not immediately assume they are hurt. Humans have been known to use their ‘acting’ abilities to trick unsuspecting travelers into giving up an unreasonable number of belongings”

“All interstellar travelers are required to read up on popular ‘scams’ or ‘cons’ performed by humans in the region they are traveling to”