#just shouting into the void I guess

[air--so--sweet]

Just watched Chapter 14 of Legion. Amy was an underdeveloped character who was completely forgotten about until mid way through the season (to the extent I at one point thought they had actually literally forgotten about her) and as a result her death in Chapter 13 lacks the emotional punch it could have had; it's devastating to see David's reaction to the loss, but we don't see enough of Amy to fully feel her loss ourselves.

Chapter 14 is clearly an attempt to rectify this - with David trying a failing to create an alternate version of reality where things for Amy and him are better (which is not at all clear, I only know this is the case because I read a recap after, watching it I thought it was just a peek the multiverse as a random framing device). We still largely see Amy as how she related to David and don't really learn more about who she was as a person outside of theur relationship. However, the thread that does run through all the different versions of her we see (bar the version in the millionaire David universe) is the love she has for her brother and how she will do all she can to try and care for him. Is it a bit of a gimmick to try paper over the problem of our lack of connection to Amy rather than fixing it? Yes. Did it still absolutely get me emotionally and cause me to cry? Also, yes. Not least because of Katie Asselton's excellent performance. Say what you will about Legion, the acting is all round phenomenal. I don't think I've watched a show before where I've ended up googling the actors because I want to see more of them.

On a different note - knowing now these are alternate realities created by David, I have so many questions about the reality where he's almost attacked by droogs. Does A Clockwork Orange exist in the Legion universe and if so is David a fan? Was that reality a self insert fan fiction? If it doesn't exist does this mean David is the author of it in the universe of the show. I know it is a fun homage and reference not meant to be analysed and that's how I took it when I thought it was a standard multiverse scenario. But David creates these realities and that casts the reference in a very different light (I'm not criticising btw, I think more multiverse media should throw random homages to creators favourite films in there)

[finniestoncrane]

so far i have not enjoyed any single moment of dexter except when detective lundy stood up and i could see that old man's ass

[zecoritheweirdone]

hey guys,, who wants to see this new dsmp au i've thought up of instead of working on my other countless, already existing aus.

still trying to come up with a proper name for it,,, right now the working title is shattered reflections...? buuuut i'm not too content with that yet.

the basic plot is, via ~wacky shenanigans~,, ranboo, tommy, and tubbo,, all from different universes,, end up getting misplaced together in the multiverse or something like that, and now have to hop from dimension to dimension, trying to find their way back to their respective homes(and maybe they'll find that the real home was the friends they made along the way).

still need to iron out a few kinks(how did this start, how do they travel, how does it end, etc etc),, but like. it's been rotting in my brain ever since the idea first came to my head, so i figured i might as well share it here? in case anyone else's interested,, dkdnsksms.

ranboo's from a magical girl-like au!!! why? mostly because i thought the idea was fun,, ekenkssjks. tried my best to emulate an anime style into the design, 'm hoping it came across? i've been imagining, if this au were animated like spiderverse,, they'd look a lot like how peni parker was animated,, dkdmskdm. you'll never guess what his magical girl form is themed on /lh.

tommy, as you can prolly tell, is from a royalty au! youngest prince of the antarctic empire,,, design is slightly based on some fanart i saw on reddit, by someone called em0kii, i believe? i say slightly because i only thought to search up "antarctic empire fanart" for inspo after i was done with the lineart,, and by that time it was too late for me to change it to something that better fit the cold environment the kingdom's based on(and by too late i mostly mean i was lazy),,, dkdjskj. still, though, i'm pretty happy with it!

and then there's tubbo! he's from a post-apocalyptic au B]. not one with zombies,, but... idk, maybe something exploded? haven't thought too hard about the cause, but just know that his world is in a not good shape. i'm sure it's fine tho. my main thoughts when drawing him were to make him less colorful and saturated than the other two,, since his universe is a bit darker than theirs,,,, and to make him look a little intimidating(big coat, goggles, scarf, lots of sharp edges, plaid). after all, if you're a 5' something teen in the apocalypse, living all on your own– you wanna try and make yourself look as big as possible to try and ward off as many threats as you can. and if that doesn't work, you can always just hit 'em with a bat.

bonus doodle under the cut:

tfw you wake up in the middle of a forest, with no memory of getting there, with two weirdly dressed strangers right there beside you. like. what the fuck.

[samstatsupremacy]

you didn't hear it from me, but jacob anderson created a new spotify playlist titled EUROPE and has been adding songs to it for the last month 👀

we already know that he uses music to get into Louis' mindset in his trailer during filming (he shared the LDPDL playlist a while back with this explanation) so one can only assume that things are brewing...

[dark-elf-writes]

Okay but you know I’m very clearly on the edge of losing my shit when my mother Notorious Energy Drink Hater™️ agrees to get me one while she’s at the store picking up things for me it’s so good to know that I look as bad as I feel

[playitagainmyjohnny]

picture only tangentially related ( and also i love hakon ), but venting / complaining about my frustrations and sadness with the recent dying light news under the cut, so please consider if that's something you want to see before clicking ( and don't say i didn't warn you after if you do decide to click it and then don't like what you read lol )

am i excited ? yes am i also frustrated and, honestly, kind of hurt ? yes every time i go anywhere that isn't tumblr that has any fandom for this series, all i ever see is " dying light 2 is trash " in various forms . every fucking time . and i'm tired . i'm so . fucking . tired . i wish they had just made this new dlc-turned-game as dl2 in the first place instead of wasting all of our time ( and theirs ) with the original dying light 2 . because honestly, what is even the point ? it has always felt like the majority of the ( vocal ) fanbase just wanted dl1 - 2 !, and the updates they push out for dl2 have often felt like they're trying to make dl2 more and more like dl1 - 2 !, and now with this " oh well the second dlc we were making grew legs and now is gonna be its own game featuring everyone's favorite kyle crane again actually, and no more dlc for dl2 " it's just like . why didn't they just do this in the first place ? why didn't they just make this as dl2, instead of making the original dl2 ? like what's the fucking point man . what's the fucking point . and tbh one of the most heart-breaking parts for me is that i'm excited for it still anyway - because i want to see more of the universe, because i love zombie stuff, because this series is so incredibly fun to play to me ( i have a lot of time in the two games together ), because i'm so excited to see the new parkour we'll get to do and the weapons and the scenery and because because because ! but it just feels like ... idk . you made this new game, these new characters, all this stuff and .... you just throw it away ? maybe there will be cameos, or we'll see aiden ( and maybe like . hakon ? maybe ? depending i guess on what ending is the " canon " ending for dl2 that they'll carry forward ) and get to interact with him or something but like . you don't even carry aiden forward as the protagonist ? just sorry we're done with him now, here's kyle again, remember him, you love him right ? right ? lol * heavy sighing * idk it just . it really bums me out . i know the fandom loves kyle, i get that . but i'm sad that the characters and everything in dl2 are just ... it feels like it's all just so disposable . it feels like techland doesn't care, or they caved to the vocal part of the fandom that just spends all their days bitching about how dl2 is the worst thing to ever exist, or idek and i'm sad . i'm just . i'm just fucking sad .

[sketchy-tour]

Wonder what I should specifically draw to go about testing my lining brush. I need to make some kind of drawing to finish that's easy before I go tackling my bigger pieces again.

🤔 hmmmm Yall got suggestions?

[sprooknooky]

Omg why do they look like that <3

[nancywheeeler]

just saw someone accusing people of content farming. on tumblr.com. girl, farm what? the soil here is bone dry.

[origamiopossums]

So, I wrote and posted my first Poppy Playtime fic. It's a little oneshot about Theodore's first day at Playcare being introduced to the orphans as CatNap, and him re-connecting with his only human friend (and only friend besides The Prototype), and just trying to get through the day. Just a little sad character study and a hurt/comfort fic between him and an OC pal I made. They're both about eight years old in that story.

It's doing...okay. Someone has already asked for a continuation, but they're also the only commenter. I just feel like unless the story is CatNap/DogDay or about the carebear-ified versions of the Smiling Critters no one really cares about it. And no shade to those fics, they're fine, but they're not what I'm looking for or looking to write.

So, I'm thinking about doing a longfic where Theo's long lost friend comes back to the factory at age 21/22 and joins up with him and The Prototype against the protag of the game (who I'm thinking I'm going to make Rich) and Poppy but I'm not sure if there is an audience for that.

Overall based on what I've seen I'm not sure if anyone would want a fic from me that focuses on the lore/horror aspects of the game and the relationship/bond between Theodore as CatNap, an OC, and The Prototype.

At this point I'm just rambling, and I don't know if I expect a response from anyone, but if that sounds like a premise you'd read and you're in the fandom, let me know, I guess. I'd deeply appreciate it.

[flyingspicerack]

im starting sunday streams back up .... i think

tomorrow afternoon, im thinking maybe 2-5pm est? a shorter one to get back into things? idk if people will be around but, yeah, i think MAYBE itll be art... and i also wanna show you guys my minecraft house ive been working on? i have lots of fear in my widdle heart <3 but im going to... persist?

[finniestoncrane]

getting withdrawal symptoms for museum gift shops

[belfrysol]

finally got beat the elden ring dlc after playing it for like 4 days.

all in all I can safely say it's peak elden ring. (spoilers below the cut btw)

the soundtrack is great, voice acting and characters are amazing, the new weapons and spells I got to play with were pretty fun even if some of them aren't all that great. I have no complaints for the time and money I spent on it.

save for one thing.....

Promised Consort Radahn feels just a bit too overtuned. I think I get what they were going for to be fair. It really does feel like you're getting double teamed by a god and his consort. I just felt that the hp you have to chew through is a *smidge* too high for how much the game is asking you to do all of the sudden. Unless you have some crazy fucking damage set up that can kill him super quick, you are going to be fighting him for a long ass time.

Roughly 3 minutes and 43 seconds for me and my catch flame build doing about 1500 damage per cast. Just under 4 minutes may not sound like a long time but once you're fighting him you can fucking feel each second crawl as he keeps on the pressure.

Otherwise I think he's an amazing sendoff to an amazing dlc.

anyway here's my victory lap on Placidusax after completing the dlc

:3

[chibishortdeath]

Everyday I look up Simon Belmont on the same like three social medias and find no new fanart or discussion posts of him, so I guess I gotta do everything myself then huh—

[ilkitie]

took some time offline, embraced nature and had a chat with the universe.

It's gonna be ok i think.

[silvertonedwords]

Not me with 11,000 words of Mary and Matthew from Downton Abbey that I wrote mostly in the last two weeks...I don't know why they've decided to move back into my brain, but they have. I'm still working on Together too, I promise.