#oof also

[morningstargirl666]

director’s commentary on Big Bad Wolf chapter 33, please!

Oh, that's a good one. Yaaaaassssss let's see shall we?

So, first off, chapter 33 and chapter 34 were originally plotted out as the same chapter, so jot that down. The original outline was something like this:

(yes I have tbbw all plotted out in a separate document, all my secrets are in there, no you will not be seeing them hehehehehe)

You will see, Sam and Kol's scenes aren't even on there because it was something I thought of closer to writing the chapter, and after I wrote chapter 30, @stars-and-darkness was particularly traumatised over Sam's ordeal so I promised her some fluffy video gaming between the two (I'd already been thinking about it for a while, like those two playing mario kart was an image that would NOT leave me alone). I'd also forgotten to plot in some scenes addressing what happened to Sam and him waking from that...so that ended up in there too. Add Liz arriving, the conversation between her and Klaus becoming longer than I anticipated even though I'd already written some dialogue for it...

...Well, you can see why I ended up having to split the chapter into two.

[deep sigh]

ANYWAY another plan that changed when i finally wrote chapter 33, was the scene between Kiera and Klaus. Originally, Sam was going to be in the same room during Liz and Klaus' conversation, and after Liz left, Klaus would have this massive blowout where he destroys the room, kicks Sam outside for lying to him and Sam would wait, defeatedly sat outside the door, for Klaus to cool down. Then Kiera would arrive and that line - if you want to break something, break it, just don't let it break her - would come in.

That line, actually, has a story of it's own. It comes from the cinematic adaptation of Patrick Ness' A Monster Calls, which was both a book and film I loved, telling the tale of a boy that comes to terms with his grief over his mother (who's dying of cancer) by imagining a monster that visits him every night, telling 3 stories that turn into lessons. In one of the stories, the 'monster' destroys a town? church? (can't quite remember) and I seem to think the destruction was justified, like someone else had done something to earn the monster's wrath. The boy, Connor, wakes from the monster's story to realise he's destroyed his Grandmother's (who he's living with while his mother's sick) living room, smashing all her prized possessions. At the hospital the next day, his mother tells him - after learning about what he's done - that if he wants to break something, then break it. The monster's lesson was everyone experiences grief and anger and pain in different ways, and it's okay to be angry, it's okay to break something. Expressing emotion is part of the human condition, and when you start bottling those emotions up inside, that's when the problems start. That's when you become a ticking time bomb that's about to explode. (It's a fantastic book AND film, Liam Neeson voices the monster - go forth and educate yourselves)

Klaus is the same. Mikael has beat into him the need to not show weakness, to bottle those emotions up until he explodes and every single time he does, leaving carnage in his wake. Kiera, like Caroline, understands who Klaus is on a fundamental level, and she's probably the first person to say, it's okay. It's okay to break things. It's okay to feel fury and betrayal and hurt and pain. It's okay to show it. Just don't destroy everything - don't let your rage destroy the ones you love. No one can be King over a pile of bones.

But I digress, back to how that plan changed - obviously Sam was with Kol, so I had that blowout instead where Klaus confronts Sam upstairs and then Kiera arrives later to calm him down. Klaus and Kiera's relationship is so tricky for me to write because I'm trying to get across that they're very close - probably understand each other better than most do - without overshadowing or belittling the connection Caroline and Klaus share. It's a tricky balancing act, but I think I got it right this time around in that last scene. They have so many memories together - an immortal's worth - and the basis of their relationship is born of mutual respect for each other. I hope that comes across in that scene.

[troutreznor]

anyways op had me blocked when i wanted to reblog this photo set and they didn't have a source on their post either so yknow i will provide for us all <3

Lil Nas X for The Neighborhood Talk

[kenchann]

some silly book 7 doodles that i looooved so much

[allykatsart]

The Fall of Joy

Masterpost

An idea that I pray does not happen. I stg Emily better be safe and happy these next two episodes-

Hypothetical Fallen Angel Emily! Because this angst would not leave my brain. It hurts to leave heaven, but she won't be alone. If Emily was cast from heaven, I think the hotel would welcome her with open arms...

Commission me

[egophiliac]

hiii im sure you’ve answered this before but in regards to your twst x Pokémon, how do you choose which Pokémon go give to the cast?? really curious since your choices are unique :O

unique in a good way, I hope? 😅 (jk jk I haven't come across too many pokemon AUs, so I was going in without preconceptions, I guess!) I was sorta aiming somewhere between doing, like, a full AU with internal consistency and everything, and just picking entirely based on theme/character, so maybe that's why! basically I just set some arbitrary rules (no legendaries/no repeats/evo stages based on year) and then went on ~vibes~. a couple were also suggestions (thank you guys!) and last-minute decisions, so it was a bit of a delightful mess of ideas!

my one regret is that I should have given Riddle a Togedemaru after all. ...you know what, he can have one now, why not

[lonicera-caprifolium]

they're in love! 💕

(based on -this neat little tea table- that recently sold at a nearby auction for far more than I have in tea table budget)

[spicyraeman]

felt like a pt 2 of the collar piece was needed [full ver. here (explicit)]

[f1-stuff]

Miami GP '24 // Thurs Interview

"Happy to be racing in these historical colors for Ferrari, and happy, you know, to have a bit of a different vibe this weekend. Always good fun."

[bunny-is-cute]

I’ve been wondering if we’d see Martha in Hell and she’s fucking Mrs. Mayberry?!

I suppose you can forgive someone for cheating on their husband right and make them go in a blind rage…

But where are the husbands… 😏

[semisolidmind]

Ah yes, good ol smooches after a brutal fight, good stuff indeed.

it's the quiet, desperate force behind the action that really does it. it's the possessive, deep pressing nature of the kiss. it's a silent "i fought for you, i won, and now i want you." it's hands, still drenched the blood of an enemy, holding and grasping with a fervor. those same hands that brutalized their enemy hold their love with gentle but firm insistence. they hold firmly, not about to let their dear one get away without payment for services rendered.

[niinnyu]

Red in your hair.

[lacebird]

#plot what plot

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN in THE LAST MAN (2019)

[kenchann]

the amount of stuff i wanna draw from this event aughauhaguh so many cute and funny moments bonus one piece doodle cause-

[2aceofspades]

TW: Blood/Injury, Implied Death

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With you

Lil one-shot I guess...??

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After the dust cleared, it was dead silent. The air was thick with moisture from the dark clouds looming above them all. Someone, probably Raphael, yelled out something Two didn't quite process, his ears still ringing as his vision slowly cleared.

A faint blue glow flickered in the near distance, not too far from where Two was slumped on the ground. More muffled shouts rang out as Two attempted to collect himself, staggering to his feet and trudging over to the source of-

No.

Just the image alone was enough to bring Two collapsing back to his knees. Stupid, he thought.

"H-hey..." One's weak voice just barely got through to Two, snapping him right out of his thoughts.

He stared down at the dimming blue glow, watching it flicker and fade in and out. How the hell are you still here, breathing?

His thoughts became flooded in his head, even more so as he felt his arms cradle his brother's near-lifeless body.

"Did we win?"

Two felt his jaw clench at One's question, feeling frighteningly close to grinding his teeth until they were flat.

Did we win?

The question echoed in Two’s head, as if that would better help him process this moment. In any other instance, he would have deflected and scoffed at such an empty, meaningless question. Did it matter? he thought as he titled his head up, looking around briefly at the wasteland that surrounded them. It was over, that much was apparent.

"Yes,” he huffed, looking down at his brother in his arms as he continued, “Now, shut it and save your strength. Your heart-"

"I know," One croaked out in between a few sputtering breaths, interrupting Two in more ways than one. Two tried to ignore the cast-off of blood coming from his brother's mouth, despising the sickening feeling settling in his stomach as it hit his chin. One smiled weakly up at his brother, his eyes dull and unfocused.

How dare you, Two thought to himself.

His eyes flickered from One's exposed heart, bleeding out and hardly beating, and back to his brother’s face. His brother looked beaten, bloody...broken. It wasn't a look he saw from him often, if at all. It was that damn smile that he watched waver as One's heart beat softer and softer. What cruel irony, Two couldn't help but think, a metaphorical expression brought to life by his stupid, thoughtless, idiotic brother.

Two could still fix this. Even as he held his brother tighter against his own plastron and felt his shirt get soaked by the horrid mix of blood and empyrean; he thought to himself how he'd be the one to fix this.

There was no other choice left.

“Good…” One let out the softest of chuckles, “…we…we can s-start over.”

Something in Two’s own chest faltered, even just briefly. It was enough to shut out the feeling of One’s pathetic coughs and wheezes against him. He watched how One's eyes dulled further, his gaze wandering away from Two's face.

Starting over? That wasn’t ever an option, not one that Two had ever weighed in his mind. He wasn’t sure if that was even an option now. After everything he had done, everything he sacrificed, worked for…his brother still wanted to burn it, bury everything down and out of Two’s reach. One wanted this win, he wanted the impossible.

“Impossible…” Two muttered under his breath.

He heard yet another faint chuckle. And then the dense silence that followed.

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~bonus doodles~

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[wistfulwatcher]

A new age is upon you. The rule of the Chroma Conclave.

[petricorah]

fake manga covers [id in alt]