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lovedthestars-toofondly · 1 year

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#so the thing about Dara from the Daevabad trilogy is #or rather the thing about the fandom reception of Dara #is that I think he's neither a poor little meow meow nor an intolerable piece of garbage #and I think reading his EoG arc as 'Shannon Chakraborty caving in to Dara fans' does it a massive disservice #like yes he's committing atrocities while whining about how sad that makes him but simultaneously continuing to do them #but have you considered #that we're not supposed to uncritically agree with his perspective here #EoG gives us a lot of detail on Dara's personal history and thoughts and interior world #and yes part of that is seeing his perspective on the war crimes he committed #and - surprise! - he has ways of justifying those to himself to varying extents #and those justifications start to fall apart more and more #but it's still a PROCESS #like the point here is to trace the psychology of someone who committed a slew of atrocities #and to understand why that happened #why he did those things #that is NOT the same as excusing or absolving his actions #we're supposed to understand the internal logic of Dara's thought process but that doesn't mean we're meant to agree with it #Dara's story is about redemption and it's about how that is HARD #'oh you talk about him like he's Zuko but what he did was much worse'#I don't know how to explain this to you but Zuko's arc isn't the end of all redemption narratives #some people do bad things for reasons other than 'having the emotional maturity of a 13-yo and being goaded by your abusive father'#and the books make it very clear that he's not fully redeemed at the end #he's SEEKING redemption. he's at the START of that journey. and he's very aware that he doesn't know where or when it'll end #but that that end is still very far away #also I think it IS good and thematically important that he chooses his own punishment actually #in part because what he goes for very much leans towards restorative rather than punitive justice #but more (thematically) importantly because the horrible things that he did were all fulfilments of other people's orders #part of why he allowed himself to not take responsibility is because he 'just did what he was told to' 'he was just an instrument'#(this is bullshit of course)#but I think it's really important that his life from here onward

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qiinamii · 8 months

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we'll do fine.

#fionna and cake spoilers #what hits me a little is how similar fionna and simon's stories are in the case of finding nuance in their lives #when both have gone through their separate but still valid pain no matter the extent it had been #and its that they met each other they get to see how it compares and they're no less worth of the peace and fun they dreamed of #even in the form of simplicity and just being normal #“i wouldn't have met THE fionna and cake” “we wouldn't have met THE simon petrikov”#it hits me harder that after the dandelion scene would've been their last time seeing each other physically #and how assuring simon sounded when fionna didn't know what to do with the literal world in her hands #tho im sure prismo isnt that much of a rule jerk lol i still drew out the revelation anyway with this tiniest addition #also the fact fionna's world is influenced by simon's thought processes and conditions so now things are a little better for both of them #fionna the human #fionna campbell #simon petrikov #qiiarts #the lil flashback of #betty grof #fionna and cake #adventure time

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davidtennan-t · 6 months

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*THE GIGGLE ENDING SPOILERS*

EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING

I’ve just read the novelisation of the Giggle and the ending has me on my knees - it goes into much more detail than the show so guess what

THE DOCTOR BOUGHT THAT HOUSE

THAT IS HIS HOUSE

He chose it, he went to an estate agents and said ‘I want this pretty house’, offered them £60, then rang Kate Stewart and discovered he was getting paid by UNIT this whole time, was able to afford the house/mortgage and BOUGHT THAT HOUSE

The Nobles still have a house in London but they STAY WITH THE DOCTOR NEARLY ALL THE TIME

He chose the house with a sunroom so WILF COULD LIVE DOWNSTAIRS COMFORTABLY

#I’m still processing this oh my god #baby girl owns his own house #I’m crying #doctor who #donna noble #fourteenth doctor #dw spoilers #the giggle #David Tennant becomes David Landdlord

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chodzacaparodia · 1 month

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It's frustrating that you can come up with the plot of an entire fic in just a few seconds, but writing it all down can take anywhere from never to forever.

#a few weeks ago I was enlightened with the idea for an entire fic #but it was a few weeks ago #and I still haven't finished it #i'm mad #writing #writing problems #writing process #fic writing #fics #ao3 fanfic #ao3

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fefairys · 5 months

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getting real fed up with my peers treating teenagers like shit. how did you forget so fucking quickly what it's like to be them. shame on you.

#this is about people my age getting into internet discourse with teenagers #and calling them stupid and overall belittling them and being a jerk to them #like. literally just block them if they are being a shithead #teenagers are shitheads sometimes #youre not going to change them #they need to grow up on their own #and an adult making fun of them isnt going to help #in fact it is going to hinder the process #if you want to try to help you need to be kind #if theyre not receptive to that and are still being an asshole then it is not worth it #and you need to go do something else with your time #you are a fucking adult

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artist-rat · 7 months

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based on one of my fave gifs on whatsapp :')

#cats #still playing around with styles and vibes #starting to like both this kindof process and results tbh🤲

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akanemnon · 2 months

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Deus ex Chara

FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT

MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

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stil-lindigo · 10 months

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scorched earth.

a comic about a princess who died in a fire.

(this is a sequel to bite of winter, a comic about Snow and what became of her after her death.)

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all my other comics

store

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fancyfeasti · 4 months

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"I guess you have changed."

-Husk, Hazbin Hotel Ep. 8

#Is anyone okay after that finale??#hazbin hotel #huskerdust #angel dust #husk #i'm still processing all the new info they just threw at us #Sir pentious is in heaven?!?!?!?!!?#lilith????#i'm so sad its over but holy shit that was so good #anyways enjoy some soft huskerdust while you process #actually sobbing #charlie morningstar #vaggie #sir pentious #lucifer #lilith #nifty

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salamispots · 8 months

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something something giant isopod sharing is caring pass the detritus

inprnt

#giant isopod #marine biology #artists on tumblr #inprnt #I tried coming up with a pun but nothing popped up #cackLES #there's also another print up on inprnt that I'm waiting to post when I have other stuff settled 👀#technically inprnt is getting to see stuff a little earlier haha #also been noticing how my process has changed haha it's interesting #like I'll spend waaaaaay more time now nitpicking/adjusting colors which is fine #but like before when I was still in old process mindset I'd get frustrated and think the colors weren't coming out right #when what I needed was to spend more time figuring it out

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wannabe-f-f-friends · 3 months

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Xie Lian in the cave: He's obsessed with me 💖😗🥰🥹👰👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨💘💘💘

Fengqing in the cave: HE'S OBSESSED WITH YOU 😬😱🤢👹🙈🙉🙊🔪🔪🔪

#CAVE OF 10000 GODS #IM HERE I READ IT #IT WAS SO MUCH #I WANNA TALK ABOUT IT BUT I'M ALSO STILL PROCESSING #heaven officials blessing #xie lian #hualian #tgcf #talking pancake

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theshitpostcalligrapher · 9 months

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guyyyyssss

so we're out for a meal at one of those fancy tasting menu places and they went on about the sourdough for some elements of it so i was obv delighted to talk yeast with the chef

and when they bring us out our bill stuff and little extras at the end of the night look what i was gifted: