#pls read the novel

[jesus-camp-the-sequel]

They just matter so much to me <3

[shellomantic]

Currently re-reasing the rise of kyoshi and i want to draw some of myfavorite scenes so bad so here you go

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“Topknot’s got it,” Lek said, pointing at Rangi. “Look at her, boiling away with Firebender rage. See if you can pull that off.”

“I’m not doing anything,” Rangi protested. “This is my normal face.”

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“I want you to teach me how to kill someone.” If Lao Ge was surprised by her answer, he didn’t show it.

"Hit them in the head really hard with a rock. "

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Lek forgot his portion as he watched them, amazed. “I didn’t think an army princess and a servant girl from a fancy mansion would take to elephant rat.”

“Survival training at the academy,” Rangi said, breaking a bone with her fingers to get at the marrow. “We learned to accept whatever food we could find in the wild.”

“I used to eat garbage,” Kyoshi said.

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I love them so much <33 this took so long whipe im still in my flying opera company phase im gonna continue to draw them (especially rangshi they have my heart) also kirima, lek, and lao ge (sorry i cant draw wong) im currently working on a kirima design!! So!!

anyways look forward to more kyoshi art from me heres my favorite snippers

[lotus-pear]

bsd fic authors i understand yalls pain SO well right now why is it so fucking HARD to write dazai. like i have a whole fucking spreadsheet dedicated to tireless analysis i have done on my part so i can accurately characterize him but he is such an unpredictable and morally gray character that it's hard knowing his limits and boundaries and where he draws the line for himself.

[gojuo]

george going "I wrote on p. 506 of FIRE & BLOOD" in his blog post on his critique of hotd is so hilarious to me bc that's how i be writing my critiques of hotd 😭

[transmasccofee]

Shitty Light Novel fanart drawn on my phone in ibis bc I had a vision but no access to my tablet

[verycharismaticdragon]

theyre just... theyre just a liddl creechers.........

[requinum]

came for the homoeroticism stayed for the plot (also the existence of hsy?!)

[mios-art]

Problematic faves, Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe my beloveds

[uinre]

FFXIII EPISODE ZERO: PROMISE "ENCOUNTER"

I love how in the first meeting between Lightning and Snow, Lieutenant Amodar affectionately refers to her as Captain Dangerous and cannot stop praising her and embarrasses her like a proud father and this makes my heart melttttttttttttt.

The way she feels happy to hear his praise for her shows how much respect and appreciation she has for him because she's not the type of character who usually cares about others opinions of her.

I've always loved their relationship even though there's not much about it in the game, but you can tell how much he cares about her as well by the way he encourages her to get a promotion because he knows how competent she is and warns her to stay out of the business concerning PSICOM's discovery in the Pulse Vestige and only care about the future of her and her sister in the fireworks scene.

They give me kind of father/daughter relationship and I'm here for THAT <333

[silverraes]

okay so we all know that I am the #1 Phaya being a little shit (affectionate) enthusiast but I do think his reaction to what the doctor said was... interesting

like I get it, random strangers knowing your issues isn't cool and at this point Phaya would have no reason to believe that the doctor found out some other way, but that was one hell of a strong reaction (Phaya you can actually talk to Tharn you know, poor Tharn looked genuinely confused and concerned)

but it's also making me wonder if Phaya being a little too hotheaded might have been part of the reason why their past lives ended in tragedy

(also if we assume that the thinking face he made after eavesdropping on Tharn and Yai was because he heard them talk about Tharn's vision, then you'd think he'd come to the conclusion that Tharn would be the last person to consider him crazy because of the dreams... Phaya bby please use your brain, you're smart enough to be a special force police officer, I know there are some brain cells there)

[mueritos]

I just wanted to say thanks so much for the lovely tags on my FAHAH post and I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Also, I adore your art so much!!

oh my gosh hello Lorian!! im happy i could spread the word on FAHAH, I have devoured it over the past few days and have truly fallen in love with the story and characters!! (also thank you wahhh!!)

the boys got stuck in my head so much that i drew them! hope you dont mind if I put them below :)

fiddling with their faces and getting used to their lovely designs ^-^

a lovely kiss :3

and the boys on the beloved Banu :)

thanks for writing such an awesome story!! im excited to keep reading and pls check out @longlostlorian work!! <3

[the-amaranthine-terminal]

"Suddenly there was a thunder of thumps on the front door. The sleeping pups awoke in alarm. The Baddun brothers lumbered to their feet and stumbled towards the door. But before they got there it had been flung open.

Outside, against the moonlit sky stood a figure in a long white cloak.

It was Cruella de Vil."

🐩

(literary reference)

[yaoigoddess9158]

Idk why but this is giving romance in the amnesia trope vibes…

Like that one fic I read where one character lost their memories but saw that they gave another character a lot of their precious items and came to the conclusion that they were dating (they weren’t)

This is giving shipping vibes…

Don’t question me and my shipping intuition.

[azure-clockwork]

How Does it Feel to Read Classic Sci-Fi?

Orson Scott Card: Two of the most interesting books you’ll ever read if you’re willing to look past a handful of things. And then you find the planet of Chinese people who worship having debilitating OCD. And the Mormonism. And the fact that the author is wildly homophobic and ought to read his own books.

Robert Heinlein (or at least the Wikipedia Summaries): I guess that’s a neat concept—oh, it’s a sex thing. Um. Gotcha.

Ray Bradbury: Man, I gotta read this thing for class huh. Well here’s hoping it’s good! *three hours later* oh. that’s why he’s famous. this will stick with me forever and I will never look at the phrase ‘soft rain’ the same again. christ. And then repeat 3x.

Isaac Asimov: Wow, this is such an interesting concept! I wonder how the exploration of it will influence the plot! Wait, hey, are you going to add any characters? Any of em? No like, with character traits other than ‘robot psychologist’ and ‘autistic’ and ‘woman’? None of em? No, ‘detective’ isn’t a character trait. Those are all just facts. Aaaand now I’m bored.

Ursula K. Le Guin: Hah, get a load of this guy! He’s never heard of nonbinary people before. Lol, what a riot; how dumb do you have to be to comprehend that these people aren’t men *or* women actually? Oh, wait, what’s happening. Oh shit, it was about society and love and learning to understand each other? And now I’m crying? And perhaps a better human being for it??

Andy Weir: Alright, this guy’s a really good writer. Funny, creative, knows so much engineering stuff…ooh, a new book! …I guess he can’t write women. Well, he wouldn’t be the first sci-fi writer…ooh another new book! And it’s more engineering problem solving and—wow. It’s not just women he can’t write. Please stop letting your characters talk to each other.

Lois Lowry: Oh, I remember this being fun when I was a kid! Wouldn’t it be fucked up to not see color? …upon reread, it would be fucked up to have your humanity stripped away, replaced with a tepid, beige ‘happiness’ for all time. Yeah.

Tamsyn Muir (let me have this ok): Haha, “lesbian necromancers in space” sounds fun. Lemme read this. Oh wow, yeah, this is right up my alley. OH GOD WHAT. NO. FUCK. OH SHIT WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING AND WHY IS IT REFERENCING THE BOOK OF RUTH AND HOMESTUCK BACK TO BACK!!! AHHHHHHHHH!! Now give me more please.

[milkbreadtoast]

its been a while since i read the orv webtoon and i still havent started the novel but was randomly thinking about orv(specifically kdj) again this morning... sorry this isnt deep analysis or anything but i just wanted to archive my #thoughts.. sorry seasoned orv fans if i didnt cook (i may have cried typing this tho)

edit: clarifying the wording: it works BC he perceives them as not real, not "makes him perceive"

(^ *of his trauma response... + i forgot the word "identity" while typing this lol that wouldve fit better)

in conclusion yea i need to start the novel but i alr think abt orv a lot... its so good. i don't even know how good it really is... I CANT WAIT TO HAVE THE FULL EXPERIENCE SO I CAN PROPERLY DISSECT KDJ'S BRAIN LMFAO

edit: also the way kdj can't see his own character profile bc the 4th wall also blocks him from being read by others (ANOTHER CLEAR METAPHOR MANIFESTED LITERALLY AAAH HIM PUTTING UP WALLS AND NOT OPENING UP SO OTHERS CANT READ HIM)... him being able to literally read the minds of others w ORV but can't read/understand his own self the same way (and has to gradually find out more abt his abilities and by extension himself on his own)...

edit2: obv this isnt a full analysis bc this was just my quick frenzied rant but... his powers don't just come from emotionally distancing himself... i want to add on that his ORV skill also rewards him by being able to understand and connect with others..? like when he successfully is able to understand/empathize w others points of view his skill grows stronger... but even with that it's complicated because even as he gains understanding of others he still doesnt fully open up to them and distances himself from them... (like how kabru from dunmeshi analyzes others and understands them well but doesnt open up to them himself)... its as if he's analyzing charas in a book... but that doesnt mean his own heart is unaffected... ...is it fitting to say that the ORV and 4th wall skills are 2 contradictory aspects of his chara? ...No, i don't think so... they work together in tandem because he still can observe and analyze others and gain an understanding of them while completely removing himself from the narrative... just like a reader would... which he is. He is literally The Reader... dokja... aldjsldjsk 🫠

....sorry im not articulating it well bc i havent fully developed my analysis myself... i def have to read the novel and refresh and let the thoughts cook😵‍💫 i havent read the webtoon in over half a yr (+ the earlier parts yrs ago since i was following the weekly updates..)

[zinniapetals]

it’s so weird when a post is explicitly chengxian and then people add lwj into the mix.

I blame CQL and the animation for not sticking to the relationship between wwx/jc faithfully and creating that whole extra subplot of jc/wq in cql bc truly, in the novel when it focuses on wwx/jc friendship, it’s silly teens that are just so intimate and knowledgeable about one another while being blurred with the strange history of their parents and the inherent competitiveness they both have and it’s way more than what could be viewed as just romantic ship or whatever

The conviction wwx has that jc will return with help when trapped in the cave, jc believing in wwx’s words that they are twin prides, jc having faith in wwx finding a core solution, wwx seeing jc’s scars and promising to get rid of them — it’s the little things in their interactions as people who grew up and trust and love each other to the point of giving up their lives for each other!!

it’s frustrating to see a good chengxian post and it being reblogged or commented with other characters that a) were never mentioned in the post b) removes chengxian and makes it some other ship