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detective-inspector-hardy · 5 months ago

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When did you lose that endless joy that comes with childhood? Mine died at 6. How the bloody hell do you cope without the demons trying to tear you apart every waking moment? I've been losing sleep over it for years. 22 years of it. I feel like a failure....I'm sorry...

You're only 22? Nobody knows how to live at 22. That's not a failing on your part. Try not to be so caught up on the idea of childhood and the past. You're still a kid. Just keep living it.

I've learnt there's little use in dwelling, as tempting as it is. As easy it is to fall into.

There's this pit - this wee pit of rotting and self-pity. It's constantly pulling you in. It's strong, and it's hard to resist. We all fall into it sometimes. Some more than others. Maybe this is similar to the "demons". However you want to put it.

We've all got this pit. We've all been in it, we're always fighting against it - but that's life. There's always something we long for, something we don't have anymore. But sometimes you just have to push on. There's no use crawling into that pit. There's nothing at the bottom. The good things, the things you'll eventually miss, are all above the surface.

If they never happen to begin with, there's nothing to miss. Try not to waste your time worrying about something lost when you're, really, still in the middle of it.

You're still a kid. Try to live it. I wish I had lived it.

Don't be sorry. You're not a failure. Everybody has these "demons". Sometimes it's just about learning to appreciate the things you've got - the time you do have, rather than the time you don't. I learnt that when I became a parent. Properly, for the second time - when my daughter came to live with me.

- needless to say, I was much older than you when I realised it. You're still a kid. You're going to be confused. That's not a failing on your part. Not at all.

#admin ->#this mightnt be particularly good advice #im just trying to keep it true to character #(in this case s3 alec attempting to appreciate his time with daisy #and be a better parent #and learn to move on from his past and appreciate new things/be a better dad)#dont take this blogs advice as fully serious and correct

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wyervan · 2 months ago

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would Sun be mad if i fiddled with his hair? Not in a grooming way. . . more like. . .

Would he let me grab a strand and twirl it around my finger?

Mmh! Okay—only if you guys were like, super familiar already. and he liked you. a lot. and he knew your hands were clean. Otherwise, Moonie's the only one he's comfortable with touching his hair. Anyone else tries it, and he’ll be flinching away, making excuses, and inching toward the Lysol.

If all the above is true, he quite likes having his hair played with! Twirling strands, gentle tugs, carding through his mane with your fingers. He’s lids will droop and he’ll get a dopey smile on his face 🥴. Be nearly purring in no time.

#dca slasher au #ask #im not beating the cat allegations here #this is ofc the human translation of how i headcanon how OG anamatronic Sun feels about his rays being touched #if that wasn't obvious #i mean that’s true of how I decide most of Slasher DCA’s traits #i always try and keep the idea of OG DCA in my head in these asks #what would Sun FNaF do? how would he feel about this #i am ofc bias lol #cause *I* want to touch his hair/rays #not to mention I’m sure projecting my own attitudes about how I feel about my hair being touched on to him #so i do get caught in loops of thoughts like ‘am i betraying his character because im just projecting?’#‘is this just selfish fantastical self-fulfillment?’#‘am i only making him this way because this is what I *want* to see??’#‘AM I ALLOWED TO HAVE FUN???’#and then i realize im probably being a little silly lol #but character…. ‘authenticity’ (?? not sure if that’s the right word) is important to me #whatever that means when there IS no quintessentially ‘correct’ or ‘true’ interpretation #oh look i rambled in the tags for longer than the actual post again hee hee hoo hoo

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orionshounds · 9 months ago

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I make alot of jokes about abraham towers but I actually really do appreciate him as a character....but he's one I don't see talked about much and it's such a shame

like, he's probably the one other character still alive who is almost as personally connected to maria's death as shadow is

how he now fills the role of the person who ordered the attack on the ark, and how heavily that legacy must weigh on him

how he still has to grapple with his own fear of shadow, despite what maria saw in him, despite how towers has seen him save the world

how he's had to look the demon from his childhood in the face, and realize his own pain was reflected in it's eyes

he is a man built on pride, but who has to put it aside for the greater good. a man who wants all this power to try and protect the earth, but who has to constantly realize it's not enough

he is a man who, above all else, is trying to not make the same mistake twice

#orion rambles #also how fucking funny it is that this middle aged man is the only one desperately trying to keep team dark on track #he's ignored so fucking much but he's so fun as a character!#ESPECIALLY in regards to his feelings on shadow #also i think im going crazy #because i could have SWORN that abraham's father was the previous GUN commander #and that's why he used to visit the ark as a child #but thats just? not true????#or at least there are a lot of conflicting stories from the comics/anime etc #whatever it's going to stay as my headcannon unless outright disproved by a mainline game <3 #shadow dark beginnings #abraham towers #gun commander #shadow the hedgehog #shadow x sonic generations

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nenoname · 2 months ago

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.....ok it's legit wild to see people saying that emma may is unironically their fave character

#like i get complaining about how badly wendy was done but it is kinda funny seeing folks crying out 'justice for emma!!!'#when we got tons of other characters who didn't get the focus they needed-- heck ford himself didn't get the time in the show he needed #and i will always be mad about grenda and candy getting absolutely nothing with the comics and tbob they're part of the fam!!!!#(i suppose trying to make up a character for emma makes more sense than the fandom's old obsession with s/tancarla i guess?)#oh whoops now i have to add #neno blabs about ships #but yeah it always struck me as odd that some fans saw stan's highschool gf and decided it was their otp akshdskajhd #some are real mad about how giffany was treated but im just eh. she honestly got a kinder fate than most of the abusers in this show #and i would always keep the cash money sequence over 'and then she just got another bf aka rumble :)' being animated #(i dont forgive people glossing over how she is an abuser just cos 'uwu she's so sad and lonely' boooo treat victims better!!!)#but anyway i think the writers were too chicken about undoing wendy's 'cool factor'? i honestly can't solely blame alex for this cos #there's a whole damn writers room and none of them was able to make something satisfying lmao #anyway something something we needed like 4 more eps in s2 to flesh stuff out #but also the whole 'working on this show was literally burning alex to a crisp and that's why one of the other directors(?) bailed after s1 #anyway damn the cipher zodiac i would trade love god in for a stale biscuit instead of that shit robbie ep #(kinda mad at some complaining that soos got eps focused on him when its like. 2. and that's still less than what paz got lmao)#op was annoyed that wendy wanted to use the memory gun to get rid of an annoying song but honestly. i get it.#i would erase tons of bullshit i see on the internet lmao #(and im eh at the idea that she would erase memories about her mum??? that's kinda way more messed up #and also 20 min time limit when the ep is about mcgucket lmao #need way more of a setup for that and also the blindeye cult was also. something that was winged)#edit: of course the next post i had to see was emma watching her husband kissing ford #emma fans i believe your true enemy is the fandom lmao

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sonknuxadow · 1 year ago

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i need to get more hater-y today to combat the endless sea of mushy ship art everywhere umm . *spins wheel of ships i dont like* knuckles and rouge would not date portraying them as a cutesy lovey dovey couple feels out of character for both of them and throws out everything thats already fun or interesting about their dynamic

#rouge's one true love is the master emerald and knuckles is always trying to keep them apart ............. SAD !#anyway i feel like knuckles is too dedicated to protecting the master emerald to let rouge specifically get that close #and like i said already rouge's one true love is gems. and knuckles' one true love is sonic. Hope this helps #< the part about sonic is a joke im not the kind of person who hates ships #just because i prefer to pair one of the characters involved with somebody else

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connormoving · 4 months ago

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like obvs i cant ask How do i develop my personality ^_^ Id like to be an entire person with thoughts and feelings can someone tell me how to do this ^_^ like thats not how that works i just have to do it but its like i just dont have it like. i dont know why i dont have anything you know

#i dont really do anything i dont have anything im passionate abt i dont have plans for the future i feel like i genuinely dont have like.#a personality or a soul or like just. a Self that i am i dont have any of it . like if i try to think of something thats Me or somethjng #that describes me or somethjng that i enjoy like. i cant think of literally anything i feel like a blank slate #and its even worse when other people like. describe me or how they see me bc i like. I dont understand where they pick these things up about #me or if those thjngs are true and it just stresses me out bc i dont understand at all #idk... it doesnt matter rly i just. i rly rly wish it worked for me like i wish i knew who i was at all. whatever. lots of ws going on in #that one...#and its likeee. whenever i Try to have an interest in something it just feels disingenuous. i try to draw i try to be someone who draws and #like. i make things. but im not An artist j dont get like. satisfaction from it im not like Yes im doing art which is a hobby that i do. yk.#its nice when its done and i can look at it ig but its not like #idk. i play video games and i do it for a while and it keeps my attention and ig i get invested in some ways but its like. im not a Fan of #them im not like. thinking about them a ton or like. idk.#even when i read or watch something like. i can recognize when its good and i get invested sometimes ig but its more like. I am watching a #show so i need to keep watching until its done even if i like. like a character its just not like. idk its just not the same #i feel like everybody else is so passionate and they like. like things. and they know what they like and everything and it makes them happy #and i feel like im just perpetually tired and just. going. yk. idek what kind of clothes id want to wear if i was able to yk #i feel like i judt copy things and imitate i never like. i dont Develop at all

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kalloway · 15 days ago

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messed around with some new brushes yesterday... this one's a bit too crunchy/scratchy for my liking I think but the sketches were kinda alright haha only showing one of them tho cuz it's more "finished" looking

doodle of Cravat from Idle Mastermind because that's the only mobile game I even remotely play anymore after freeing myself from gacha hell (I wish I coulda played Idle Apocalypse again though but alas... phone too old lmfao)

#myart #sketch #fanart #doodle #artists on tumblr #art #idle mastermind #ive been trying to do some fanart of characters from this for a while and it has just NOT worked out #but I have brain rot for some of them okay #and some of the interactions too are so good lmao I can't get enough #LOL is def my fave villain to play as tho (also for... reasons...) - Yara is second for sure #anyway Cravat is described by the news lady as being elusive and 'handsome' so I mean..... had to (try to) do it fellas #idle apocalypse I completely forgot I ever played until I saw an ad for it after picking up a REALLY old game a while back and was like :O #had it on my iPad for a time but since mine's busted... can't use that... and my phone is too old for that and their newest game #weirdly enough... idle mastermind (their second game afaik) works on it tho so I will not take that for granted hahaha #finally saved up enough henchman tokens for Counterfeint and it was a true test of my self-control... but so worth it lmfao #only 3 more left to unlock with the tokens though! we're getting there fellas! (I've only been playing for like 4 months or so)#okay im rambling im high-key just posting this quickly before running off to keep playing Elden Ring lmfao juggling two runs atm #love getting part-way into one and then having an idea for a new one and going to that immediately..... zero focus in this house fr lol #also by the by... he is tossing a knife with one hand in this but u can tell I did not even bother trying to draw it lmfao but now u know

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end-orfino · 1 year ago

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ahhhhhh i remember why i dont read comics & books and watch movies as much as I should. Because they make me lose it

#i get suddenly hit with a tsunami of inspiration and an urgency to Make Something #but the urgency isn't about the process of making it's about I Have Stories To Present Too. I have to See Them Realized.#and that hit of urgency is obviously far too short lived to make anything. esp since it comes in a set with a feeling of 'wow this-#-thing was so great' that transforms into intensified perfectionism of No No What Im Doing Here Isnt Good. What Is This. Disgrace-#-to my idea AND to what inspired it AND to my self proclaimed status as an amateur storyteller #which turns into artblock. so like low chances that ill even get a singular good drawing made during this #and the multiple comic or script or whatever ideas that appear in my head during this are out of the question entirely #oh and all of this appears next to the normal feelings caused by a good story like attachment to the characters and having to process it-#-for a while and if its very good then even sometimes rarely i get the need to make fanart #so all of this combined just leads to me not being able to do anything for a while and feeling awful about it.#fun./sar #i wish i was a normal artist people here are so resilient and do stuff even though they dont want to or they DO want to #because idk they enjoy being pissed bcs of a thing not turning out right and they dont mind how tedious it can get-#-and they enjoy sacrificing hours&days&months of their lives without a guarantee that anyone will appreciate it accordingly and itll pay of #its probably the resilience though #im weak like a dried twig both mentally and physically #this sounds like i never enjoyed drawing&writing ever. and to clarify thats far from true. i frequently enjoy it #just never frequently enough and consistently enough to actually make something more 'worthwhile' or linear #it's like a wind that comes & goes that i have no control over.#i try to keep telling myself that in the past i struggled to make anything 'bigger'....& know i even made animatic shitposts #this sounds so stupid god. an animatic shitpost being an achievement.#its not an art skill achievement its a fighting tooth and nail with my own self to actually finish it because its a struggle almost every-#-time achievement #what im saying is im trying to tell myself that i already improved. im doing more than i could have done in the past.#even if the process is so slow and i dont know when ill advance again #if ill advance again. i just gotta believe i guess? thank u parappa

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phagodyke · 10 months ago

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I love to talk but I rly do feel like we have to be talking for a minimum of 8 hours straight before I feel like I can even begin to rly broach things on my mind or that have been bothering me a lot that I actually want to talk abt without being vague or deflecting or omitting or lying and if the conversation takes a break at any point it resets back to 0 and its still nice regardless but.

#we're all just desperately chasing each other around for a semblance of connection in this cold bleak world #but unfortunately due to the relentless crushing pressures of capitalism we also have to work so no time for that #man. sorry just frustrated n miserable now. wish i was capable of feeling close to other ppl wish i could give other ppl that connection #but instead we're just ships in the night passing by or whatever #and i have to settle with not rly being known or wanted or important in other ppls lives and its forever. btw #bc even if ppl do think they know me or do want me around or i am important to them in some way.. the specific torture labyrinth i call #home is constructed in the most elegant and precise way that im incapable of believing them to be sincere anyway #so thats all on me! if I tried harder and made more of an effort to communicate with or trust ppl i wouldnt feel this way!#but i dont so better luck in the next life i guess! this is why i dont think abt this shit bc it makes me want to kms #whats even the point man #dont even worry abt me im fine just need to fucking vent bc i dont have time to allow myself to feel anything bc i have plans tmr #so i need to go to bed early. and ill just try my best to keep distracted forever so ill never need to face how pathetically desperate #i am for any kind of emotional intimacy whatsoever and also physical contact but im not normal enough to fulfil any of my own needs #yeah well. its my life that i have to live and im the one making it this way. digging my grave and lying in it innit #its fine tho bc they make repressed fictional characters that i can project onto instead of confronting any of my issues #so ill just be here in my labyrinth doing that. while everyone else gets to see sunlight and grass and whatever #im just so tired i dont want to do this i want to pretend i dont care and dont need it and maybe itll become true. its too much for me #let me know when they need me to pilot the jaeger and drift with someone and thru our mindmelding i can finally achieve intimacy and trust #well anyway. that was embarrassing. hope it works out for everyone else #hope my flatmate gets her ideal life w our other old flatmates and finds a convenient way of discarding me from that like they want #except im going to make it as difficult as possible for as long as i can for them to get rid of me bc im selfish and want what i want so.#my obligate parasite ass. or whatever. im going to throw up if i keep thinking so thats a good place to stop and go to sleep probably #.vent #dont interact im being stupid as fuck and dont care just leave me alone thanks

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sludgeguzzler · 1 year ago

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therapy is going to be a struggle bc i just know that as soon as i mention The Divorce the therapist will try to trace all my problems back to The Divorce and to be completely honest with you, i dont think ive ever had a specific problem with my parents not being together anymore (i kinda knew itd happen eventually) and i feel like my issues come more from the aftermath than from the event itself

#you could argue that this would mean it is actuallh a product of divorce but like. man. thats just not true if im completely honest #i wish i could be one of those fictional characters people write fics about where they overcome a decade of trauma in one conversation and #then get magically better and theres this line thats like ''its not always easy but theyre trying their best'' but the relationship the #author built is in fact perfext and flawless and the times where it isnt easy dont come from the characters unhealthy behaviour affecting #the relationship it actually comes from when the character js SAD #sigh idk. i need a therapist. ik its gonna be a struggle but its better than nothing.#ive been trying to get one since last year but the last lady bailed on me like twice and it killed a bit of my willingness to go to therapy #and now i keep asking my parents to help me out with getting a new one and they just arent (this is not somwthing i can do by myself)#anyways ^____^ life goes on #talk #oh also yes i feel like this about therapy specifically bc of this lady. so sorry to all therapists that i will talk to this is a thing now

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unproduciblesmackdown · 2 years ago

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also was revisiting a little bmc bway interview ft. william last night & him saying his favorite part of the show was probably doing the agtikbi reprise scene on the couch at the party & mentioning the Nonverbal aspect of jeremy & christine's interacting / communicating there & a way of exploring/depicting Love & Affection in a way you don't always see everywhere and like aaaarghhhhh so true good lord that specific scene. and Again the bway obcr version Existing and being like that, it's just like. winded exhale yeah obsessed 5ever thank you all

#sooo true so true....#bmc #love putting it right in like the eye of the storm #both of them basically just having had these breakups & with jeremy that means mitb scene And [all of that A Time he had prior]#also now reflecting on how you know obviously he was Not ready to hear it w/michael & ofc he was affected by what all Just happened #but it's also like probably the worst time to be very pushy even with the best intentions & thinking it's Urgent & right abt all that lmao #but jeremy's Just had like whoops autonomy revoked ten ways to sunday from two different squip figures like #even [being correct! having jeremy's wellbeing in mind!] behind trying to yank him into some outcome; he's gonna be like Not Again #& ofc the sunk cost re: his squip & he has not had time to catch his breath like literally; not in a place to Confront Shit #if even his missed bestie is; from his perspective here; not at all comforting & not giving him what he feels is a real option....#& anyways ofc we can sympathize / understand them both b/c that's what the show is giving at all moments re all characters #all this to say like jeremy & christine like having such a time being very at sea very uncomfortable but then having This moment #and the refreshment & relief finally of having this successful genuine connection & relative security being with this person rn #love & affection for sure....just say what's on your mind....lord first of all that they improvise those Noises every night. i'm gonna cry #second of all imagining not knowing how that scene goes & the pause & jeremy like [augh] & then christine just Yes Anding. aaaugh #head in hands haven't even relistened for a moment despite all this reflection. the downtempo quiet reprise waaah #it's Pretty killer to sit & chat with you....it's pretty killer for me too....sooo true Not getting this everywhere always & Waaugh ;;m;;#and wasn't even thinking of it as a joke like [and talking about devote specific focus on the Nonverbal aspect of such a scene: im putting #my hands on the shoulders of that & keep drawing a deep breath to start talking abt it but instead going Whew & making Expressions]#i.e. the significance of my nonverbal response as per conveying emotions & thoughts lmao. and just....You Know

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woolydemon · 1 year ago

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for ppl that know my tf fan lore you would think I'd be ryu/kita pilled since I was blur/bee CEO but actually I was driven by my shock/bee instincts to be drawn to ake/kita instead <- none of these words are in the bible

#THERES A METHOD TO MY MADNESS #ok ok ok. ryu/kita. its the spunky bro electric yellow guy and the autistic weird blue guy. thats straight up blur/bee and i admit it #THE BLUE GUY IS EVEN TALLER THAN THE YELLOW GUY. ITS SO BLURBEE #but like for me. i def enjoy ryu/kita a lot but it doesnt make me crazy like blurbee does. nor ake/kita #BUT LIKE OK. THIS IS WHERE ME SAYING AKE/KITA IS LIKE SHOCK/BEE GETS INTO INSANE PPL TERRITORY #ok . for one. ermmmmmmm. shockwave .... was my first goro.#bc he has the whole. false identity meant to decive vs true identity as a villain thing. like gorby #and also i admit. i do have my v specific fan interpretation of him that makes him more sympathetic BUT ALSO THATS LIKE JUST ME.#ITS NOT IN CANON. IM AWARE OF MY DELUSION. i have fun though its ok. i separate fan interpretation from canon text. i have media literacy #the real insane part though is trying to explain why yusuke takes on a bee role.#to preface its not matching in personality. at all. they are nothing alike #its not the personality thats key here. its the role and dynamic he specifically has with shockwave #in which hes kinda a more lighter character that often gets religated as comic relief in the source material #but does have a genuine depth to him that could be taken more seriously but that usually gets ignored #and paired up with the antagonist guy with conflicting identity he pulls out a better side from them #and also they have the capacity to be sooo crazy dramas and toxic yaois and redemption like. whatever.#IM INSANE. IM INSANE IM INSANE. GOD .#i . i . i . im.... idk man i love dynamics #shock/bee still isnt like my top tf:a rarepair. but also ryu/kita isnt my top personba 5 pair . for some inexplicable reason #when i rlly enjoy both these kinds of dynamics but then sometimes it clicks with me more with certain character and a lil less with others #im a complex inexplicable enigma. but also maybe some characters just make it work better for me #i think largely overall though #im drawn to dynamics that have a hint of smth in the source and are expanded upon more in transformative material #anyway blah blah blah all that though #the real consistency is i keep having the same favorite character in stuff and its the blue autistic guy #rando thoughtz

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aria0fgold · 2 years ago

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Acting like a god figuring out how to human and slipping up from time to time by activating my god powers to make the world safe to travel with my pet parrot.

#aria rants #im playing minecraft (unofficial ver cuz im too broke to actually buy the thing. whys it so expensive)#i finally figured out how to get mods working on it without relying on modpacks cuz mygod...#those modpacks are so heavy on the pc that not even a minute later the fans gonna start wheezing #whenever i play minecraft i put cheats on but try my best to play survival normally without it #but i fail each time (the moment i pull out the gamerule keepinventory true is the moment i fail)#and at this point i just start treating my character as some god trying to act like a human and ultimately failing at it #by occasionally going creative mode and switching the difficulty to peaceful when there are too many mobs #on this new modded world. i found a parrot early on (called her serisia) and now its like #a journey of a god failing human 101 to keep a parrot safe and sound

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crystalkitty1220 · 2 years ago

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Welcome back to tumblr! Hope you enjoyed your break

It was very stressful. Ended up failing the marking period for English, but not by as much as I was failing before. Could still pull up the overall grade by the end of the semester.

#started writing a fic a few days ago. been a while since ive done that.#so far felix is very out of character but he's only gonna be the focus for the first chapter. plus i might go back and rewrite him.#maybe i should wait until the new chapter comes out tho so it's relevant to updated canon #anyway echos started brainrotting about chris in a /pos way so yeah a lot of my break has been rethinking old analysis #started to notice that he's a lot more fun if i get in the mindset that he's not poorly written he's just literally isaac's antagonist #also my siblings have been hyperfixating on DC so i watched a batman series. i think they're very disappointed in me for choosing batwheels.#snowy best vehicle #. what else #oh ive been doodling a nightmare design #been liking the idea of him and dream not being skeletons but dont wanna draw/write them as their canon human designs #because (if i'm correct) they get those designs at some point later in the story. and i don't want to confuse the timeline like that.#so ive been working on concept sketches for a less human design for them. ive also noticed that them being humans in canon actually #makes a lot of sense because the other guardians don't really have any connection between their species and it can be assumed that #whatever they are exists in the universes/multiverse they're from. so it makes sense for the twins to be humans because the utmv has humans.#. but i also like how they couldn't be given the human forms at first because of the lack of holes.#so the design im working on has gill/stripe-looking vents for the energy to come out of.#also gonna try to add little fire wisps into the design because i love their true forms so much #anyway i dont think there's been more that ive done. other than schoolwork. and watching qsmp.#oh i started working on an animatic. but i do that all the time. it'll be a bigger occasion if i finish one lol.#think im gonna still keep interaction on tumblr to a smaller scale because i wanna keep getting stuff done

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pankomako · 2 years ago

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feeling like it might be about time for another update to my failboat design. especially if he does get new glasses

dont expect any super major changes, usually when i do a design update i just tweak a couple things based on new info, like if there's a branding change (ex. hoodie changed to button-up shirt), a change in his actual appearance (glasses, facial hair, eventually his PHYSICAL BUILD???), or if i just personally notice smth about him i didnt before (like i did for his eyebrows once), or i just make a change i think looks better, like small adjustments to his hair.

this time around, i dont really have anything in mind that i personally want to change just for sake of modification, but maybe other than his glasses (if that happens) and his build (when that happens) i might actually design a few different outfit choices for me to use other than the standard white button-up and black pants w the yellow stripe. but idk, does anyone else have ideas for changes i could try? guy's gone through a lot of updates in my art style over the 6 years i've drawn him lol

#failboat #like ngl the white button-up is starting to feel kinda boring. but idk what i'd change about it without making it a whole patterned deal lo #side note it's kinda crazy to me that he just has a blue jacket similar to shipwreck like i didnt know about that #speaking of shipwreck if boat gets new glasses im keeping shipwreck's the same as current for sake of differentiation #anyway im kinda thinking of making his white shorts a thing. but also i dont want him wearing TOO much boring plain white #maybe i should incorporate more blue into his design too i think thatd be good. sorta break up the yellow n white #see thats where i feel my design for shipwreck is stronger. theres more going on and more blue than just his eyes #like i wanna keep him sorta true-to-life but im also thinking from a character design perspective #im trying to think what's more visually appealing. what draws the viewer's eye most?#character design is my passion and boat is my favorite muse

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linipikk · 1 month ago

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Honourable screnshot mentions:

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theory that Keith really was in love with Lance makes season 7 and 8 almost comedic at times. Keith letting Lance get away with shit because “anything you say gorgeous.” only early season 7 but him letting Lance pick the lion arrangements and trusting him to lead the team the next episode. moral of Voltron (2016): gay people will be your boss and make that everyone else’s problem

I love this ask because it's so funny, and at first I was only going to respond with my agreement that Keith is really just outing himself as in love with Lance any time he has to interact with him, but then I started wondering... does he out himself?? is it visible through his actions after season 6? Which led to the question,

Does Keith have a soft spot for Lance after his return?

We know thanks to this analysis that Keith definitely has a soft spot for Lance in the first three seasons, before he leaves. But when he comes back, the first thing he does is yell at Lance. This is very out of character for Keith, given what we've seen from his reactions to Lance since season 1. Keith is very rarely actually angry at Lance, like he seems here in Season 6, Episode 4. And here I discuss why he reacts that way. So it seems like, after season 6, something changed, and Keith hates Lance now. But... Is that true? What does Keith's actions tell us?

Let's have a look together, shall we?

Their first interaction, despite popular belief, is not Keith yelling at Lance, but actually here:

[Season 6, Episode 4: The Colony, 05:05]

Lance commenting on Keith's appearance. Which we know Keith hears, because he reacts:

[Season 6, Episode 4: The Colony, 05:10]

His expression changes, turning more serious. Okay... that's interesting... Why was it necessary to cut to Keith while Lance is still speaking? Usually, this type of shot is used to indicate that the receiver heard the person speaking, and to show us the receivers reaction to what is being said. This is evidenced when Keith reacts to Hunk saying that Lotor is in the Quintessence field and we see Keith's expression change again and him saying "Oh, no". So, we know that Keith heard what Lance said, not just by the shot, but also because his expression changes. Keith reacts to Lance commenting on his appearance by changing the subject and asking where Lotor is. And it seems his impatience reaches a head when Keith lands and they have their second interaction here:

[Season 6, Episode 4: The Colony, 06:05]

Wanna know something interesting about this?? Keith's expression changes again when Lance says this and walks towards him, because THIS is his expression while Lance talks:

Keith is not frowning nearly as much as when he yells at Lance. That means he reacts again to Lance commenting on his looks. Again, I examined here what lies behind Keith's reaction, but as far as we've seen, this pretty much sets up the "Keith dismisses Lance because he doesn't take him seriously," impression that the casual viewer gets (and many fans when the season was released...)

In fact, Lance talks to Keith multiple times in this episode, but Keith never answers him.