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[valonthinice]

something i drew for may thy 9th day and forgot to post here <3

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Reni Reviews

Love Points to You by Alice Lin

Finished: 27th May, 2025

Genre: Romance, Romcom

May be for you if you like: Otome games, art, rivals to lovers, music, bi4bi romance, ace rep, family subplots

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Lynda Fan has the skills and the drive to get into the Rhode Island School of Design—but not the money. Her parents are too busy paying off her stepsister's violin lessons to help Lynda get into art school. So when her rich and arrogant classmate, Angela Wu, offers to hire Lynda as a character designer for an otome game—a love story-based video game—she jumps at the opportunity.

Lynda isn’t exactly a romantic, but in pursuit of her dreams, she discovers things she never knew about herself while also finding love with every heart she draws.

Review

This is one of the cutest romance novels I've read in a long time!

The premise had me hooked from the start, and I got even more than I expected! The story focuses a lot on art as a general topic - current art "culture" with online presence and fame, pressure to get into a good school, rivalry, the different options you have with art, and so on. It was great! While I'm myself am no artist, I do have my favorite artists, as well as several friends with an art background, so this angle was super interesting to me. The best thing was the focus on otome games though - even though the protagonist herself isn't much into otome games, her best friend Bora, her sister Josie, and (obviously) Angela are, and the way they talk about it is soooo relatable to me, as I love otome games myself lol. Especially Angela had so many great quibs about otome games, and my personal favorite was: "I play as if I'm Cupid shooting my arrow." because YES that's what I love about any romantic media (such as this book)!

The otome game storyline is a bit delegated into a background story as Lynda's relationship with Angela becomes more relevant - her complicated family dynamic becomes increasingly important too. While I didn't mind it too much, as I was very interested in Lynda's family life, it did disappoint me a little bit. I would have liked more focus on the otome game aspect of it all, since it's the hook of the novel. Overall, the story is very sweet and enjoyable though, with good pacing and developments throughout!

The characters were all well-developed and feel very authentic. Everyone has their flaws, and everyone undergoes believable development!

Lynda, the protagonist, is very practical, determined - and judgemental of anyone who isn't as driven as her. Her resulting lack of empathy annoyed me on occasion but it made sense given her backstory - and she does change a bit! Angela is a great foil for her, because she (even though she's supposed to be an arrogant type-A person) is very reflective and aware of her own faults, while also being endearingly romantic.

The side characters are all great as well - Bora, Lyn's best friend, is a spunky and fun character who tells Lyn off when needed, but she also has her own hobbies, wants and interests and didn't only exist to be a best friend character. My favorite character was Lyn's stepsister Josie - a talented violinist who struggles to find her way amidst pressure and expectations.

There are some other characters (mainly family members) who add some more depth. Overall, the cast is really great with several highlights!

So yeah, I absolutely loved this book, and I think everyone who is into romance and slightly into art or otome games will greatly enjoy this!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plot and Storylines: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters and Relationships: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Writing Style and Narration: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Setting and Worldbuilding: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

Controversial Beatles Asks

Unpopular John opinion?

Unpopular Paul opinion?

Unpopular Ringo opinion?

Unpopular George opinion?

What is the most overrated Beatles song by Tumblr users specifically?

To what extent is speculating on the Beatles' sexuality okay? Is there a difference if it's about an alive Beatle or not?

What makes RPF okay/what doesn't if you disagree with it?

Single worst Beatle look?

What do you think of Paul's lyrics?

If you were going to blame a single person for the Beatles' break-up, who would it be?

Is George as good a songwriter as Lennon-McCartney?

What do you think of Yoko's art?

What do you think of George and Maureen's affair?

Cancel culture vs. the Beatles?

Did Brian do a good job with the band?

Did the other three excuse John's behaviour too much?

What's your take on George's religiosity?

Was Paul capable of effectively leading the band?

Was John's activism pure narcissism or simply misguided?

What's your take on Stuart v. Paul?

Was George closer to John than Paul in the ±18 months after the first acid trip?

Do we not talk enough about how problematic Ringo is/was?

Did How Do You Sleep go too far?

How many hidden quibs do you think are on Ram?

What's your take on the Barcelona trip?

Was quitting the Beatles ultimately good or bad for John?

Did quitting touring actually help the band?

Phil Spector's production: Yay or nay?

Should Paul get to change the name order on the songs he wants?

Does having a Beatle-bias cloud your judgement of the Beatles overall?

[mini-q]

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Nobody knows me so I'll ask/answer myself on some of these because I have opinions

Controversial Beatles Asks

Unpopular John opinion?

Unpopular Paul opinion?

Unpopular Ringo opinion?

Unpopular George opinion?

What is the most overrated Beatles song by Tumblr users specifically?

To what extent is speculating on the Beatles' sexuality okay? Is there a difference if it's about an alive Beatle or not?

What makes RPF okay/what doesn't if you disagree with it?

Single worst Beatle look?

What do you think of Paul's lyrics?

If you were going to blame a single person for the Beatles' break-up, who would it be?

Is George as good a songwriter as Lennon-McCartney?

What do you think of Yoko's art?

What do you think of George and Maureen's affair?

Cancel culture vs. the Beatles?

Did Brian do a good job with the band?

Did the other three excuse John's behaviour too much?

What's your take on George's religiosity?

Was Paul capable of effectively leading the band?

Was John's activism pure narcissism or simply misguided?

What's your take on Stuart v. Paul?

Was George closer to John than Paul in the ±18 months after the first acid trip?

Do we not talk enough about how problematic Ringo is/was?

Did How Do You Sleep go too far?

How many hidden quibs do you think are on Ram?

What's your take on the Barcelona trip?

Was quitting the Beatles ultimately good or bad for John?

Did quitting touring actually help the band?

Phil Spector's production: Yay or nay?

Should Paul get to change the name order on the songs he wants?

Does having a Beatle-bias cloud your judgement of the Beatles overall?

[azuremallone]

Have you ever:

1. Skipped class? Yes 2. Done drugs? Yes 3. Self harmed? No, I’m not weak minded. 4. Drank? Yes 5. Shoplifted? No, I’m not a thief. 6. Gotten a tattoo? No, I love my pristine form. 7. Broken up with someone? Yes

What’s your favorite:

8. Show? Show me yours first. 9. Movie? Many.  10. Song? Art is dead.  11. Tumblr? Mine.   12. Singer/Band? No. 13. Memory? Before or after crashing on Earth? 14. Book? Kaelar’s Guide to Cooking Man.

This or that:

15. Invisibility or Ability to fly? Omnipotence. 16. Cookies or Cake? Sure. 17. Twitter or Facebook? I’m neither retarded nor a fucknugget. 18. Movies or Books? Everything. 19. Coke or Sprite? Water. 20. Blind or Deaf? The fuck does this matter? 21. Tea or Coffee? Alcohol.

What’s your:

22. Age? Fuck you. 23. Sign? Suck it. 24. Height? Short.  25. Sexual orientation? Trianything 26. Shoe size? Dainty. 27. Religion? Faithful. 28. Longest relationship? 4.3 Tauren, give or take a half-La’r in the backseat of a Mn’r-a 6 Quibe’ Suborbital Economy Class Hopper. 

Opinion on:

29. Gay rights? Sentient Rights 30. Second chances? Depends on if you survive the first shot. 31. Long distance relationships? 650 of your light-years in 2.3 parsecs. 32. Abortion? After how many years? 33. The death penalty? Yes. 34. Marijuana? Dope is for dopes. 35. Love? What is love?

Do you:

36. Believe in ghost? Wanna find out? 37. Shower facing the shower head or turned away from it? I dislike bukakke and back finishes. 38. Sleep with the door opened or closed? You should probably lock it several times over if I’m expected. 39. Love someone? Define someone? 40. Still watch cartoons? I’m here, aren’t I? 41. Have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Many. 42. Like yourself? Vehemently.

Come Ask Me Stuff, Come The Fuck At Me Nerds

Have you ever:

1. Skipped class? 2. Done drugs? 3. Self harmed? 4. Drank? 5. Shoplifted? 6. Gotten a tattoo? 7. Broken up with someone?

What’s your favorite:

8. Show? 9. Movie? 10. Song? 11. Tumblr? 12. Singer/Band? 13. Memory? 14. Book?

This or that:

15. Invisibility or Ability to fly? 16. Cookies or Cake? 17. Twitter or Facebook? 18. Movies or Books? 19. Coke or Sprite? 20. Blind or Deaf? 21. Tea or Coffee?

What’s your:

22. Age? 23. Sign? 24. Height? 25. Sexual orientation? 26. Shoe size? 27. Religion? 28. Longest relationship?

Opinion on:

29. Gay rights? 30. Second chances? 31. Long distance relationships? 32. Abortion? 33. The death penalty? 34. Marijuana ? 35. Love?

Do you:

36. Believe in ghost? 37. Shower facing the shower head or turned away from it? 38. Sleep with the door opened or closed? 39. Love someone? 40. Still watch cartoons? 41. Have a boyfriend/girlfriend? 42. Like yourself?

Or make up your own!

[minuses]

cancer, 4th house, 12th house💞

cancer: if you could choose your child’s zodiac sign, what would it be?— I think I would stay a virgo, I kinda like being it lol.

4th house: what does your bedroom look like?— my bedroom at home is a fucking mess but the one at my college dorm is more minimalist with pictures of friends on the wall and a hue tapestry of one of my favorite art pieces by quibe on society6.

12th house: do you like to be alone?— most of the time, yes but there are times where I get lonely af and that's when I realize that shit, im alone brother.

astrology questions

[howtodrawaeyes]

40 of the best ideas for drawing and sketching

It tingles you for a long time in your fingers and you want to train your talent for drawing. But you really have no idea what you could draw? No problem, in the following article you will find 40 ideas for drawing, exciting motives and all kinds of inspiration for your art project.  You can start with simple pencil drawings, then switch to marker, charcoal or ink. To make your drawing ideas even more creative, you can also add colorful accents to your pictures and experiment with pastels, crayons or watercolor paints. Your imagination knows no boundaries. Let yourself be inspired by well-known artists, illustrators and up-and-coming hobby artists.

Beauty in the detail of the line

Less is sometimes more - Draw ideas for minimalist representations:

1- Capture small moments: confessions of love

Capture the tender moments of love, a smile, a kiss, or just a whisper. The Brazilian artist Maria Eduarda Goettens does it with her three-part pencil drawing.

2- Bring Lines to Life: One-Line Illustrations

If you want to walk like Paul Klee, strokes, the work of the French illustrator Quibe on juniqe.de will inspire you. With a quick line, he creates one-line illustrations of animal, human and nature from individual strokes. Elegant and puristic, he captures individual movements with a fine, black marker.

3- Elegant sketches: fashion illustrations from a few strokes

Fashion designers and designers are happy to make initial sketches to capture their inspirations. These are usually as fleeting as the coal-drawn dancing ballerina from pinterest.com .

When b / w illustrations meet color

Drawing ideas for feminine magazine & Lady Business Pages

4- Sketches that seduce: fashion as a way of life

Do you want to design fashion as well? For fashion sketches, a few strokes are usually enough to indicate the contours and texture of the fabrics. A few clean lines for the face and voila.

5- Strong appearance through strong contrasts

With a few lines and colorful accents you can suggest figures and let the drawing speak for itself. Now go from pencil to ink or watercolor and make it, like the picture agency of Marie Bastille , which reflects her ideas in elegant drawings. Read More: https://www.howtodraw.xyz/draw-ideas/draw-ideas-templates/ Source: howtodraw.xyz Read the full article

[valonthinice]

‘you fought well, Atreides’

[quibliography]

Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli

Synopsis: The graphic novel follows the life of Asterios Polyp, a paper architect and professor who perceives life in lines and spaces. When his apartment goes up in flames, he gets on a bus with only the change and lint in his pockets and ends up in a mechanic’s garage in small town America. The story alternates between the past and the present, breaking down the events and relationships that have colored the life he has now. The question then remains, can you use those colors to reshape your future?

My Quibs: It is a visually pleasing story. Mazzucchelli deftly uses color and line to create an experience that is semi-subliminal and as much of the story as the dialogue. He has an aesthetic in his use of white space and organization that is reminiscent of different artists and architects and I may or may not have been too distracted by all this intriguing design to fully grasp what was actually happening in the story. The graphic side is one entire half of the story, with so many layers that can probably be better dissected by someone more studied. The dialogue is one entire other half that also might as well be multiple compressed stories. He uses mythology to convey subconscious struggle, to define a character. He uses an unknown God narrator to provide insight into someone that never was. There are so many nuances to both the writing and the illustration, as many other reviewers have noted, it requires multiple reads. It’s a hefty book in more than just literal size.

Should you read it? I have to preface that I have an architectural background so the references and jargon Polyp uses amuses me and therefore I might have a little bias. But you don’t need to know art or architecture. If you just like insightful graphic novels, this one would be up your alley.

Similar reads? I can’t say anything can be too similar, but the last insightful graphic novel I read was Daytripper by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba, both visual representations on life but in two very different ways.

(Spoiler Alert!) What was that last part? The meteor? Was it meant to symbolize the end? Sort of like a last-moments moment? Probably in keeping with the style of the book, it still caught me off guard. Does it represent the futility of life’s actions? Agh! I also don’t know if Asterios ever redeemed himself in the end. It was a long life of ego and success and returning to his ex-wife as a changed man doesn’t seem fulfilling to me. Maybe that’s what the meteor is for. Who know?

What did you think of Asterios Polyp ?

[valonthinice]

under our glorious black sun

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Ser Robert Gadling

[valonthinice]

had the sudden urge to see morpheus in his 1989 clothes

[valonthinice]

“Tell me,” Feyd breathed, “will you paint me upon your body after you have killed me?”

a scene from chapter three from the incredible fic ‘the shrike and the thorn’ by @bbygirl-paul on ao3, i can���t get it out of my head so ofc i had to draw it

[valonthinice]

morpheus sketches from a week ago that i forgot to post <3