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[joncronshawauthor]

🎧 Audio Edits & Integrating Narratives | Author Diary - July 12, 2024 📚🎤

🔊 Audio Pass for “The Knight and the Rebel”:This week involved a detailed audio pass of “The Knight and the Rebel,” where I listened to the manuscript through text-to-speech technology. This method is incredibly helpful for spotting plot inconsistencies, repetitive word usage, and other textual nuances that might be missed during regular editing. It’s a crucial step in ensuring the narrative…

[katisbadatnames]

Yeah this is exactly what happened

hello isat fandom I have arrived!

please accept this humble offering

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　　　　(੭´͈ ᐜ `͈)੭ pink alphabet pngs 　　　　imgs do not belong to me.

[fore-seer]

[dragon-reblogs-and-rambles]

I was browsing the interwebs and found an image of Valen doing this pose and immediately scrambled to make this edit

[fan-maniaer]

This is what I imagine what fatal errors voice sounds like.

[cutecapybarapics]

[jakuwais]

Ojisan… division? 😡💢

My initial idea for this

[burins]

I am so profoundly not allowed to write a fake about Bruce Wayne's obsessive compulsive disorder. but know it exists in my mind and I'm being very good and resting my arms.

[swisslerr]

MAGNETO EDIT🎇🎆

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Comic: GIANT-SIZE X-MEN MAGNETO #1

Music used: rises the moon (piano cover)

Tiktok: swisslerr

[rubidimum]

sparring

sabine is a massive flirt and shin enjoys it (secretly)

[pinkysup]

[detective-piplup]

My Many Thoughts and Theories for the Fire Spirit Update, described at length

I don’t usually post or even create analysis/theory stuff like this but I’ve been speculating on how the plot of the Fire Spirit Update for Kingdoms is going to go for years and with not only us finally getting more material to work with in 2024 (see, the wind archer update) but ALSO us getting confirmation that Fire Spirit will be arriving in April, I feel like it’s time for me to finally articulate my thoughts on this as clearly* as I can in preparation. so here that is.

(*this may still end up kinda rambly. I’m not good at this kind of thing and this took over 2 hours to type)

the first thing I want to talk about is the leaked title screen for the update (it’s gonna be a bit blurry, these aren’t my photos but they’re the best we have)

there is a LOT in this image and I think they had to upscale it for the live event so not everything is super clear BUT . I want to bring focus to 2 specific parts of it

number 1). the middle . while it could be teasing something else, I’m personally of the belief that it’s the ultimate cookie in there. it would make sense, after all, because Wind Archer’s update revolved around him finding out about that project and @/everyone-ing the rest of the elemental guardians about it. this update will definitely at least MENTION the ending to the Wind, Piercer of Darkness update, if it doesn’t just pick up where that left off, but from fire spirit’s perspective like I believe it will, so. that being the ultimate cookie would check out and tie the updates together

number 2) the cookie opposing fire spirit. we have no clue who they are at the moment (they do look like a dessert paradise cookie, but I can’t think of a reason why they’d go to the dragon’s valley or that fire spirit would go to the dessert paradise), I’m actually more curious about what’s in their hands/wings

It’s blurry and not TOO clear, but I’m like. 85% sure that’s reflecting Fire Spirit. The colours are painfully similar and in the same place as they are on FS’ design. this feels like a pattern recognition test. while I thought it was a crystal at first and that’s definitely still an option, it looks too much like a mirror for me to dismiss that possibility. Regardless, it’s absolutely reflecting FS’ and so that leads me to wonder why?

Well. Fire Spirit REALLY needs a character arc in his update. Like desperately. Not because he’s lacking depth, I think he has plenty even in what little we’ve seen of him in kingdoms, but because of how he’s currently acting. See: the Sherbet Update

yes that is the entirety of the fire spirit cutscene in that update. I have it saved onto my phone . shush.

regardless, watching how he acts in this makes it PAINFULLY clear to me why he needs a character arc. It has been confirmed by the director that both Fire Spirit and Millennial Tree will be participating in the fight against Dark Enchantress Cookie, and so if FS is going to be there he needs to actually want to be. Which he… doesn’t give a clear answer on.

In his interaction with Sherbet, he’s dismissive of the problem and dodges the question about the Dragon’s Valley’s dwindling power (something that was later confirmed to for reals be happening in the Pitaya Dragon update, if I recall correctly) by turning to insults and just straight up fucking leaving. He’s also shown the be rather egoistical and neglectful of his duties (asking who cares about the Life Energy, something that’s LITERALLY HIS JOB TO WATCH OVER). Every other legendary who talks to Sherbet does agree there is something happening, but Fire Spirit doesn’t actually acknowledge it (despite definitely knowing about it and maybe even worrying about it, as seen by his actions). I’m summing it up basically here because I have a lot of specific thoughts on it but this post isn’t about this cutscene okay I have other things to talk about

While this behaviour DOES make him an interesting character, it won’t do for someone who’d apparently be fighting alongside the ancients and the like. He can’t just stay alone and wilfully ignorant (or too prideful to admit) of the obvious issues. Also he needs to stop bullying kids.

There’s definitely going to be a character arc for Fire Spirit where he, dare I say, gets his shit together and starts actually doing his job actively, but the real question is how it’s going to be done. It cant be too subtle either, because we only really have this update to swing Fire Spirit over to the Ancient’s side and we likely wont get a second part to it given the fact we have 5 other confirmed huge updates for 2025 (aka tje Hollyberry and the White Lily beast yeast chapters + Millennial Tree) and then the Dark Enchantress update for Jan2026. Put simply, it has to be something drastic. A wake up call.

There’s two ways I see this going.

a) This Mystery Cookie with a Red Gem is a more heroic character, and there’s a more peaceful resolution to this and Fire Spirit has to genuinely do some self reflection, much to his initial antagonistic dismay.

or

b) Our Mystery Cookie is not on our side, and they directly threaten either the Dragon’s Valley or Fire Spirit himself.

I, personally, believe option B to be the more interesting and compelling of the ideas we have. And more likely too, given what we’ve seen. The issue is finding out WHAT they’d do to threaten Fire Spirit.

While threatening the valley itself is definitely possible, and would lead into an easier way to make FS’ reevaluate his “just survive first and worry about how we’ll fix the bigger issue at hand first” attitude we see him have in Ovenbreak (something that his Kingdom iteration would likely share) and make him actually protect the Valley he’s supposed to be the Guardian of, it’s also harder to make worse because Fire Spirit doesn’t often show interest in the citizens of the Valley (I don’t keep up a lot with the Dragon updates, but iirc he’s barely mentioned in them as an option) and even remarks in the Flames of Longing event that he didn’t know how deep the Valley really was. It wouldn’t be impossible to create something for this, or even just threaten the valley and have this work, but I really think they’ll need to make it intense to work. Why? Because of the other big scene in the leak.

This fucking image. I need you to know that this fucking image has been burnt into my brain. It’s haunting me. It’s why I had to write all these thoughts down as coherently as I could.

It’s INTENSE. It’s very clearly Fire Spirit, the staff with his bead is obviously visible, if the raging flames weren’t a dead giveaway. But he looks PISSED, like he’s actually for reals taking this situation entirely seriously, and that terrifies me.

Even in the Flames of Longing Event, he’s still rather lighthearted. Still prideful, and maybe a bit scatterbrained to have somehow lost his staff against a tiger he can literally tame with one flick of his hand, but he’s still rather relaxed about the entire situation. He obviously WANTS his staff back, and is quite frantically looking for it, but it’s absolutely nothing intense like this.

It’s obvious he’s pissed, and to me it feels more likely that it’s due to a threat to himself. While narratively I feel as though it’d be better as a threat to something separate, after all I remind you that he needs to do that self reflection, but we’ve never seen Fire Spirit like this in regards to the Dragon’s Valley before. It’s been in shifty spots before, and we get no commentary from him about it aside from the remarks about its dwindling power. It would make sense from a character perspective to have it be a threat against Fire Spirit.

My initial idea was that the Mystery Cookie perhaps stole the Dragon’s Bead, aka the source of FS’ power. And while I could see that working, it would certainly be a decent threat, I am. Curious as to how it would work. Because it’s always sort of come off in the manner that Fire Spirit can retreat into the Orb?

This is how we see him for the majority of the Flame of Longing event. He’s the bead. The bead is STILL IN THE STAFF but like. Orb Spirit seems to take the form of the bead . So. I’m still not really sure how it works. Regardless, I do think it’s an option and really the only one we have a clue about that wouldn’t be all speculation on my end. We see this cookie (who looks weirdly like Pilot Cookie to me for some reason???) next to Fire Spirit in the load screen, after all.

Perhaps they could help him out, similar to Habanero, while he’s Orb. I think that, if Kingdoms wants to lean more into the Fire Spirit lore we already know from Ovenbreak, this will be how the update goes. How he does his self reflection I have no clue, it’s possible he sees the threat to his livelihood and decides that, yeah maybe he sjould go sort this. It would be significantly less interesting and wouldn’t make as much narrative sense to me at least, but it sure is An Option and a safer call compared to my other ideas.

This bit is just speculation, but I like the idea of it. More compelling to me is forcing Fire Spirit to reflect, perhaps through that weird kinda mirror. Perhaps we’ll even see a Lord of Ash cameo here, but I think it’s very possible that Fire Spirit’s ego will end up landing him in a losing position against this Cookie. While this usually doesn’t stop him, as he is tactical on top of his pride, it’s a road I could definitely see happening if the mystery cookie is smart enough (perhaps playing weak, making fire spirit purposefully underestimate them). This could even result in Fire Spirit losing his powers temporarily.

If this route was taken, it would give a really good chance of fire spirit having to forcibly think about his behaviour and actions, and make him then gain the upper hand. His pride would also explain the enraged vibe he has in that leak. While I find this highly compelling, I don’t think there’s too much canon evidence for this except for the fact that Kingdoms seems to 1) get a kick out of torturing characters and having them rise from their suffering more ready to fight than before and 2) has a significantly more intense vibe. On top of that, it’s really good at giving even morally fucked up characters a lot of nuance and development, so it would be really interesting to see them do the same to Fire Spirit because im sure they could do him so much justice.

And this is JUST what I’ve come up with for a more villainous view of our mystery cookie. I personally find that more compelling but a heroic view of them (therefore having Fire Spirit fight against a force that only really wants him to understand) is an option I’d be down to see explored. We still have over a month until the update, possibly around a month and a half depending on how long the March Update is (although I do not see it being too long), and more may be revealed. But, this is what I’ve put together so far.

Some bonus notes that are less lore related so I put them down here.

I think that, while Pitaya has like a 50/50 chance to show up in this update (COUGH COUGH. ETERNAL SUGAR IN MAY), we’ll probably at LEAST get a Wind Archer cameo. Prior to the leaks, I actually thought it was going to be a fight between the two of them to make Fire Spirit join our side but now I’m obviously less sure. He’ll either appear at the end or just show up as a main character.

I have a slight feeling that the Mystery Cookie is somehow related to Eternal Sugar? Honestly it’s entirely speculation on my end but I think it could be a neat way to tie the updates together AND also have more fun beast stuff. but that’s just a little idea of mine

There’s a good chance that it’ll either be an event based story or, if devsis hates me, a special episode. I really don’t want it to be a special episode. Please.

I have seriously considered that maybe Fire Spirit would join Dark Enchantress’ side but I couldn’t make myself believe it. It’s not impossible but it’s highly implausible to me.

REGARDING GAMEPLAY. I, in 2021/2022, really genuinely thought he’d be a charge. Looking at his ovenbreak skill, it would make so much sense. But now, in 2025, I am begging for him to PLEASE GOD NOT BE A CHARGE COOKIE. WE HAVE 6 SUPER EPIC+ CHARGE COOKIES. I WISH I WAS KIDDING. *SIX*. I’m now leaning more towards Ambush for him . It would also make sense . Just not another charge :(

I’m generally just. So glad the update will finally be here soon. I’ve been waiting for years and while it’s been a bit of a painful wait at times, it’s been a thing to look forward to and I think with CRK’s current budget this will truly be the best it can be. I’ve had literal dreams about this update man. Just don’t ask how much money I’m saving to whale on fire spirit okay that’s between me and god

that is. about all I have to say. please remember that this is my evaluation of the characters and the lore and that you may disagree but that’s okay. I am. not the most experienced at character analysis but I like to think I know Fire Spirit well. There’s so much potential with his character and given how this is confirmed to be a big update, not like wind archer’s teeny one I’m so sorry windy bbg, I really wanna see how it plays out. devsis do not fuck this up for me. please .

if you read until the end of this??? 1) I’m surprised 2) tysm for listening to my thoughts! o7 o7

[parin-gurumin]

This is from a drawpile session canvas from december 2023 of course that I foolishly thought I posted here already but whatever. This is pretty much what their exchange was like at the blueberry academy, they're funny

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Billy as Prom King AU

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An Info Announcement for anyone interested/following me

I've really been finding gifmaking unexpectedly soothing at a time when I've lost touch with my creativity - I've not picked up a pencil or a brush in too long, and for a year now I've been unable to write. I feel I have lost both my confidence and my inspiration and it has been very hard, because these have been times when I needed both the solace and the escapism it provided me. I don't know when I'll be able to return to my writing and art, much less when I'll be ready to share them again. Through making gifs I finally found a small way to be creative doing something that demands attention and repetition, which is what I'm craving to soothe myself right now. And through that I've rediscovered my love for movies which is a hobby I had neglected recently.

Turns out you notice many things when gifing scenes, and appreciate cinematography and visual narrative, even dialogue, much more. It's been a new and exciting way to engage with cinema in a transformative way. So I'm taking this opportunity to produce some gifsets of a few of the movies I love and which I've not seen much material circulating online about, in the hopes that

1. someone looking for it like I used to do will find it and be merry,

2. I can engage in a little personal commentary/criticism through the visual without the need for long essays,

3. people will get to know about less well-known films and might find something they like there, and

4. at last I can contribute something a little more substantial to a space and, hopefully, people who have made me very happy with their own work in the past and have been so cool all this time.

I will take advantage of the recent renewed interest in movie-sharing to gif some movies I love very much (my main interests are nicely-costumed and atmosphere'd historicals, old-timey European cinema(eg. Vláčil, Visconti and Żuławski,etc)and films with preternaturally attractive cinematography and/or protagonists). Many of them is rare to find rare to find gifs online if, and since I'm doing this for fun, though too broad in my movie tastes, I'll start from my favourite movies and I'll go from there, depending on my mood. I might do some Greek movies eventually too - and if anyone has any movie suggestions to make, I'm always game to look them up.

That being said, I'll keep posting about Wh40k, and I intend to gif a lot more of TTS since I'm rewatching it right now (have I become the TTS gifset blog yet in vernacular 😂) and I might even try doing Hunter: The Parenting as I got into it and it's amazing too and a worthy spiritual companion to TTS. And I do intend to post more quotes and passages from my favourite books, especially since I'm on a scifi/fantasy kick recently (let's not forget the Tanith Lee crusade!)

I can't guarantee strict adherence to any sort of rules, since this is an uncertain period for me and I'm going through some personal stuff; this is just to inform people what they're in for with this blog, in case it's not to their tastes or, conversely,in case it is.

You can find my gifs under the tags my gifsets and my gifs.

My movie gifsets in particular will be tagged as my edits, movieedits and filmedits.

The TTS ones are under the #if the emperor had a text to speech device and under all related Warhammer 40k tags.

Book-related stuff is under quotes and books, as well as under author names or genres.

Thank you very much for the support all this time. Hope you enjoy!

(and as always Ave Dominus Nox!)