#the rest of the characters aren't in it

[spectrecowboy]

the triad of all time actually!

[aroaceleovaldez]

tbh my latest biggest theory for why HoO and onwards is such a dramatic drop in quality and consistency is just. Rick stopped making teaching guides.

Like, the Lightning Thief teacher's guide is SUPER in-depth with even stuff like sources about middle grade child psychology and exact specifications of where he's applying that, explaining what different character's goals/motivations are, their dynamics with each other and their environments, etc etc. Even specifying which specific myths certain plot elements are supposed to reference or be about.

That stuff just doesn't exist for later books. There's activity guides and smaller, significantly more simple teacher guides for later books but they don't go into anywhere NEAR the same level of depth. The TLT one is a full lesson plan that breaks down the book at every level and explains what's going on and more or less why Rick did that. The others are all basically just glossaries of terminology and some simple question guides.

And they didn't even use the TLT teacher's guide for the Disney+ show because they clearly aren't adhering to any of what's discussed in that breakdown of the book.

By creating a teaching guide alongside writing the actual book, that's forcing you to document what you're doing, why, your sources, and information about your characters and the story they're in. It's like an even more in-depth version of a series bible. But that's lacking for later books (and etc) and it shows because that level of thought and depth and attention just isn't there anymore.

[diavolo-is-babygirl]

Things I Think Of:

Me thinking of MC plotting a surprise Disneyland trip with Barbatos for Diavolo. Dia's been having a very hard month and deserves to have some fun

So they go. Via flight because MC wants Dia to experience the joys of an airport in the human world. MC and Barbatos keep Disneyland a surprise so Diavolo's incessantly asking 'where are we going' the entire trip

They arrive at Disney. Diavolo bursts into tears and tells MC and Barbatos about how beautiful everything is. Barbatos is like: "Young Master, we're still at the check-in gate." MC's dying the entire time

So they check-in. Diavolo's insanely energetic the moment they set foot into the park. He says hi to every Cast Member and character. He has a dance off with Goofy and MC takes pictures of it

A little girl runs up to him and says 'look Mommy, a prince'. MC takes Dia's arm and proudly says 'yeah, he's my prince, from a faraway kingdom'. Other kids hear and see and soon there's a crowd around them. Barbatos too because he's the cool butler. Disney staff apologizes to them

Diavolo wants to buy all of the food. Like, all of it. He wants to take a bunch of it back to Beel but MC tells him it won't last that long

Their rest periods are only 5 minutes long because Diavolo wants to see everything

So they stand in line at Radiator Springs, where there's a two hour wait. Despite having bounced off the walls the ENTIRE MORNING and flight, Diavolo's talking ten miles a minute. And it's hot. Barbatos is re-evaluating his life choices

Diavolo squees the entire ride and immediately wants to ride it again. There's still a two hour wait. Barbatos threatens to end their friendship but MC promises to buy him a big lemonade

Dia's favorite ride turns out to be Haunted Mansion

They actually make it back to the hotel MC booked to rest. Diavolo excitedly talks about what he wants to do next and is gently snoring within minutes. MC admits to Barbatos that they're sad because Diavolo's acting as though he'll never have fun again, and maybe Disneyland was a bad idea

Barbatos tells MC that giving the Young Master precious memories is never a bad idea. He'll remember the happy trip forever and that's a wonderful thing

Barbatos then says 'just don't make me visit Radiator Springs again. I'd rather deal with a rat'. He and MC laugh

[mewkwota]

With the rest of this evening, here are the rest of the boys. Because most of them weren't too complicated, I drew them just once.

[fluentisonus]

something something

[sunlit-mess]

Is your hellsona gonna be in your hh au??

Maybe ::]

[athina-blaine]

genuinely don't understand people who gripe about someone getting into dunmesh for m/m pairings as opposed to f/f when none of them are even close to being the main point of the series

[canisalbus]

Does machete not like to be touched/not used to being touched?

I've noticed that whenever vasco touches him in your art, he's always has this grip, or an uncomfortable/suprised look.

I think he's just highly guarded and touch-averse, that's all. He has a history of being manhandled a bit as a child, nothing too extreme, just typical stuff you go though when you're a shrimpy and sensitive kid growing up under the care of a very harsh and volatile adult who doesn't realise how much stronger they are than you. As a priest he's expected to maintain an aura of solemnity and reverence so he just sort of lives in his own little bubble of personal space, which he's neurotically strict about. As it stands, most of the physical contact he gets comes from his doctors and personal physicians, and their treatments tend to be uncomfortable at best and degrading, invasive and painful at worst. So yes, neutral, let alone affectionate touch can be alarming and confusing if you're not used to it.

[tinypuffballofanger]

man you gotta love how people will shout from the rooftops how autistic laois is and then in the next breath call him a little freak that no one can possibly understand the perspective of

[lightbulb-warning]

so has anyone figured out WHY there is the Need To Share our Artworks™ or is it just the vibes and our Soul apparently

[the-hydroxian-artblog]

head empty + headshots for this week

[spongebobsfatcock]

YTTD characters as things said by me and my friends on Discord.

[bumbleberrybee]

been experimenting with how to stylize the inkfish from Splatoon :O

[screwpinecaprice]

I really don't have time to be bummed out right now so I made them a little sad instead.

[ecogirl2759]

Arpegius (Interstella 5555)

Istg I collected all of these for a reason okay hear me out--

All rights to this character and this character design goes to the creators of Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, a movie made by Toei Animation in conjunction with Daft Punk. I do not claim ownership of this character nor the source material, I am simply taking snapshots of the movie and sharing them with others. If at all curious, the movie in its entirety is available for free on YouTube.

[arsenicflame]

getting real worried about this one lads