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loumands · 1 year

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I feel like many people have a fundamental misconception of what unreliable narrator means. It's simply a narrative vehicle not a character flaw or a sign that the character is a bad person. There are also many different types of unreliable narrators in fiction. Being an unreliable narrator doesn't necessarily mean that the character is 'wrong', it definitely doesn't mean that they're wrong about everything even if some aspects in their story are inaccurate, and only some unreliable narrators actively and consciously lie. Stories that have unreliable narrators also tend to deal with perception and memory and they often don't even have one objective truth, just different versions. It reflects real life where we know human memory is highly unreliable and vague and people can interpret same events very differently

#the way some people (usually lestat fans lol) talk about louis being an unreliable narrator has frustrated me #i still insist louis' unreliableness is mostly subtle (passing quickly over things he doesn't want to think about #presenting things that factually happened in a way he can build a story that makes sense to him #not knowing what lestat is thinking and feeling so interpreting him differently than lestat himself probably would)#rather than he's telling something that didn't really happen or is under armand's mind control or something #like for example i think it's been made very clear all the abuse really happened they're not gonna suddenly pull the rug from under it #if anything i feel lestat is going to turn out to be even worse than louis perceived him when we hear people who are not in love w him lol #keanu.txt

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 4 months

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His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #tulu xuanwu #blood #Vomit on his sweater already; mom's spaghetti #I love drawing teenji because he gets to be a lot more expressive than Older Lan Wangji.#wwx is trying so hard to be supportive and it keeps backfiring for lwj.#“There's no way I would ever want you carnally ^_^” meanwhile the guy who wants him carnally is losing his mind in agony.#Hot tip if you keep finding yourself in Lan Zhan's shoes: consider being more obvious. Give up on trying to be subtle with an ADHDer.#His game is SO BAD. Abysmally bad rizz. I do not think it was possible for these to to have a chance to get together in this life.#He has no plan. He has no healthy outlet for his feelings. He is looking at his half naked crush and losing his shot.#F in the chat for Lan Zhan. He's just been accidently rejected and he is about to be accused of being straight.#Meta commentary moment: I am going to try very hard to be more consistent with outfits and details across comics #I have had some...difficulties in the past with forgetting details (COUGH the vermillion mark COUGH)#New year new goals! Wish my ADHD eyes and brain good luck!

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gabe-lovebot · 1 month

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councilor 3D model

i learnt 3d modelling from the ground up to bring him to life. he's yours now. do whatever you want with him

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please credit me if you make something using the model (or even ping/link me to it, i would love to see what you made!)

currently available as a .blend, .fbx and an SFM port.

#hello councilnation i'm finally releasing him to the wild #have fun playing toys with him #ultrakill #councilor #councilor ultrakill #3d stuff #obviously with the councilor having just 1 full body image of him means that some stuff i had to improvise on #so you get to enjoy my headcanons on how he looks #(like obviously the wings & halo)#(but also the chestplate design)#but did you know that the councilor's canon design has subtle engravings on his forearm armor pieces?#i only barely noticed them when painting textures and i was floored #i had to add them #to the sfm anon and whoever else wants to use this for sfm stuff-#i did my best with a port for sfm and i'm quite proud of the result #but please be aware i have never used it before so if you find that something doesn't work as it should please please let me know!!#gonna pour my heart out in tags as always so close your eyes if you don't wanna see me being sentimental but #i'm not kidding when i say i learnt 3d modelling from the ground up for this #i have meddled with blender before but never actually came close to finishing a project #and i don't know how i did it and how i kept going #(i do know) (it was my friend encouraging me every time i showed him progress)#this was like 1 entire month in the making #but i'm so fucking proud of this and how it turned out and people's tags in my act 2 render genuinely were such a huge confidence boost #so thank you guys for liking it <3 #i'm still very much thinking of doing a version with just his bloodied head #but it might take a while because i want a break and i want to play warframe

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theloveinc · 1 year

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Bakugo is the type of idiot who doesn’t realize that roughhousing with someone you’re interested in is erotic … not until your legs end up around his waist, his arms above your head and his mouth near yours … and then he’s just thinking oh shit lmfao

#Bakugo #it’s kinda funny bc I feel like he doesn’t expect this to be how he asks u out #he thinks it’s alllllll casual and then —#AND LMFAO the squad was warning him #‘what do you mean you spar with y/n???? be careful dude they might get the wrong idea’#and he’s like ??? wtf it’s just sparring #BUT THEN HE HAS A THATS SO RAVEN MOMENT AND HE feels like such an *ss #been leading you on for MONTHs thinking you’re just being buddies #not that he wasn’t in love with u but #he wrestles with coworkers all the time… what do u mean it’s weird to snatch someone’s leg when they’re sitting on the couch #lmfaooo #this just stemmed from the thought that I bet he’s a subtle roughhouser who tries to mess with y #sighhh #shii posts #gen

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srapsodia · 3 months

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Do you guys see my vision. Do you see it.

#persona 5 #p5 #p5 fanart #kawakami x takemi #sadayo kawakami #tae takemi #this scenario has plagued my brain for a YEAR #i think they both are very thankful of what akira has done for them. but they need to hang out with someone their own age #and go chat and talk about life and vent together and have fun and maybe make out a little too yes #akira is being subtle but inside he's watching them interact and going 👁👁#anyway these are quiiiick sketches cause i had some free time at work today and if i didnt draw it now then i never would jfjdj #kawakemi

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emoreooo · 11 days

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A Home For Flowers au by @fireroll and @emoreooo / @raineadey (myself)

“my flowers are all so beautiful! i’ll be careful not to give them too much water, so they can grow and bloom as they should.”

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not-equippedforthis · 4 months

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really love characters who have varied panic responses. kirk stating himself that he does not panic outright, externally, not in high-stress dangerous situations, but instead becomes tense and level like a wound string, on-guard: mostly because his role as captain necessitates that he maintain level rationality even when facing potential death as his training as 'the guy who tells you what to do when shit hits the fan' requires, but also because his childhood experiences taught him early that drowning in the desperate haziness of panic won't help you survive. especially as kirk already follows his intuition so deeply. he learned to grasp and contort the feeling. spock is the main person who represses his emotions, of course, but kirk does it to those deep-set, personal ones (this includes how he doesn't reveal anything truly personal about himself willingly 90% of the time, only what others already know/shallow anecdotes) in a much more subtle way that's really interesting to me. certified expert at avoiding the subject as long as he isnt caught out on the lie. professional bluffer.

in terms of past or parents we dont know much!!! hes known as the heart-on-his-sleeve guy!!! like yes he yells, he gets irritated, excited, hes a whirlwind of quick-thinking and plans and intuition, he goes out of his way to connect with his crew and shows it, when he puts on a little act or bluff he puts his heart into it and clearly enjoys the dramatics so much, at times he wears his heart on his sleeve, he laughs openly and is honest to spock about what he means to him, he's very sun-coded to me in a burning, passionate way, always intertwined with the stars and seeking them out, but when it comes to genuine deep-set turmoil? we dont actually know all that much about him??? hes so full of emotion and character (i love fics where spock characterises jim's mind/bond as a whirl of colour and sensations, hes a quick thinker!!! intuitive!! lively!!!) and yet its still so outwardly surface level. tarsus iv gets mentioned like twice? so especially here where kirk gets briefly jumpscared by the creature, because like:

its subtle but his eyes. his eyesss!!!!! kirk commands with his emotions but there's always some sort of level of control to it, or he transforms them into something that spurs on others or uses them to ascertain a goal: seeing unguarded fear/distress in his eyes even if its faint and brief (in this instance) makes me go insane every single time. like!!! its such a small moment!!! he isnt even panicking!!! really, he just got jumpscared!!! its insignificant!!!!!!! but seeing a two-second flash of actual, naked apprehension is just...oughhh,,,,,,,,,

oh god, and dont even get me started on the galileo seven episode where he assumes a tense level-headedness throughout the whole thing, irritated and apprehensive but not panicking, making sure he maintains intelligent rationality, even when he has to leave them behind, but when spock and the crew are confirmed safe and the bridge is occupied the camera pans to him and his eyes look like they're fucking watering and he's so achingly relieved. don't even talk to me. im. fuck.

he shows so so much but at the same time reveals so little.

#just had to write something about this because i loveeee seeing cool characters in distress. sorry but i need to see that boy PANICKING #im only on season 1 still so i dont know if there is a point where kirk openly seriously panics in the typical way #in high stress situations hes guarded but controlled #seeing him genuinely lose his nerve and start panicking would make me ouuughghgughg #like if he starts actually hyperventilating for kirk you know somethings so wronggg #but no yeah even if spock is injured or kirk is concerned about him he still shows that in the tense guarded high strung demeanor #same with spock really - his tone becomes tense and he uses jims name and its subtle but AAACKKK #i love the note of desperation being logical. that one episode is such a good exploration of spocks characer #i just think its interesting. to me it reads not only of kirks headstrong nature but also of his experience on taurus iv #not equipped for rambling #star trek tos #star trek #james kirk #jim kirk #captain kirk #kirk tos #hope this is right because im only just coming to the end of season 1 so #i love kirk so much though i cant even #hoping so so much ive interpreted him well #and that this makes sense. this is a ramble to the max.#he draws people into his orbit hes lively hes intelligent hes a burning whirl of passion and arhrthhhh

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babulekbabayaga · 3 months

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I did him (I have to redesign his face).

#hazbin hotel critical #hazbin hotel critical adam #he had so much character and angst potential for being the first man created and seeing all his descendants crawl to sin hopelessly #And being the one in charged to executing them #I wish that was explored while still mainting that harsh and jerk side of his personality #However instead of being crude he more witty and subtle #You know what i mean #Ugh #Love you the Adam in my headcanon #also gave him some wrinkles and mature features since well he is literally a dad who had his son murder his other son #made me think why did the show never ever mention his children?!???#WHERES CAIN WHAT ARE CAINS FEELINGS ABOUT ALL THIS???#hazbin hotel redesign #hazbin hotel adam

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introspectivememories · 1 year

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i think my favorite thing about tim and bernard is just how in love tim is with bear. usually in civilian x hero relationships the civilian is always way more in love with the hero than vice versa. but with tim and bernard, tim is sooo fuckin gone for bear, it almost stops being cute and borders on lame. pathetic even.

#like bear smiles #and tim is tripping into the marina #tim leaning against a pole trying to be suave: hey~ 😎#bear beaming: hiii tim! <3 how are you!#tim slipping off the pole falling on his ass and trying to get up only to hit his head on a metal railing in a looney tunes-esque sequence:#nothing much! how's your day been?#this is not saying that bear is super calm and not affected by tim #he definitely is. it's just he's pathetic about it in a subtler way (at least that what he thinks)#anyway they both think they're being subtle about being in love with each other but to every1 else it's like they're holding up a sign that #says: WE'RE BOTH REALLY FUCKING IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER!!!!!#like bear's college friends hate when tim comes over bc bear who is normally so competent is sooo fucking stupid around tim #dc #bernard dowd #tim drake #timber #timbern

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the-force-awakens · 9 months

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The Force Awakens + laying the groundwork for Poe's characterization in the later movies

#swedit #starwarsedit #starwarsblr #starwarsdaily #starwarsfilms #star wars #the force awakens #poe dameron #flashing gif #nym.gifs #brought to you by me being surprised again that ppl think he isn't Like That in tfa too #he /is/ he's just in so little of the film that's more subtle than the rest of the trilogy

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twinstxrs · 4 months

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there’s something so personal about the scene in fantasy high s1e7 where gorgug calls himself stupid & fabian, who up to that point had basically entirely been acting like the bad kids (especially gorgug) were beneath him & had also been the one calling ragh stupid two lines ago, instantly says “okay, do not put yourself down like that. don’t you dare do that to yourself.” like it was obvious he liked the bad kids at that point but the instinct to protect his friends manifesting as an immediate strong refusal of gorgug’s self-deprecating talk kills me. that boy loves his friends so bad oh my god i feel sick.

#fabian seacaster #fantasy high #gorgug thistlespring #these two specifically are so dear to me #top 5 most underrated fh dynamic the girls that get it get it #acts of service (gorgug) meets words of affirmation (fabian)#spring break i believe in you. i hand you an orange. you never hug me / shut up.#THE TENDERNESSSS #it’s about gorgug fixing the hangman & fabian having no idea how to repay him other than saying ‘i’m gonna buy you an orange.’#when fabian a year ago had an insecurity about buying other people things bc he thought they’d just use him for that.#it’s about gorgug’s tin flower that’s tattooed on his arm being both symbolic of his roots & deeply tied to his relationship with fabian #it’s about fabian being the reason gorgug was in that fateful detention in the first place.#& gorgug being the first person to see fabian again in the nightmare forest.#all the bad kids are tied by destiny but god. fabian & gorgug you are so tied by destiny.#anyways i will not lie this far into my tags i expect nothing but in another universe they would be the slow burn of all time. to me.#it is so subtle & casual but there is so much love there it makes me kinda crazy.#but either way my beloveds who i think have helped bring out the best parts of one another but who r also both soooo lame (affectionate).#also i think it’d be funny if a) gorgug was the final bad kid to join the giant family tree via dating fabian #and b) telemaine was eventually gorgug’s grandather in law. can u imagine.#thistlecaster #fabigug #whichever one it is idk idc #they r just so gentle :(#UPDATE sorry i stopped right when this happened to write this whole post & literally like 5 minutes later gorgug has that idea to look at-#zayne’s pearl & his hunch isn’t right but fabian IMMEDIATELY jumps back in with ‘it’s moments like these that prove you’re smart’ GODSDD #when the fabian & gorgug dynamic hits it truly hits. besties/bfs ever i can’t decide they r simply so great

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thebramblewood · 5 months

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Our girl coming in hot with the understatement of the century.

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Helena: [hisses in pain as hot water hits wounds] What the... There's no fucking way.

[investigating in mirror] Yep, this is not good. Not good at all.

Now, where did you come from? [picks up letter addressed with her name]

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Dear Helena,

If you are reading this letter, I will admit I am relieved, though I cannot say for certain whether your survival is more blessing or curse. I know you must be confused. God only knows how much of the night you even remember.

My sister misled you about who and what we are, which was no accident on her part, even if the dreadful mistake that followed was. I can hardly cast stones for I did nothing to stop her and, in fact, committed an unforgivable sin myself in attempting to undo what she had done, though I very well knew it would turn you into a monster against your will.

I will put it to you bluntly: Lilith and I have been vampires for some 100 years, and faced with your otherwise certain demise, I chose to make you one too. You may not believe me. It will feel like a bad flu for a day or two; then it will feel like the heat of 1000 fires blazing inside.

You will desire answers. I compel you to seek them elsewhere. Lilith has her mind set on having you and, if she knows you are alive, will not take no for an answer. I can only deceive her so long, as vampires are inextricably tied to their creators. As surely as I will soon know your fate, so will she, for she is my maker and cannot keep out of my head.

I am truly sorry, though it must offer little consolation. You do not deserve this eternally damned existence, but you also did not deserve to die. You see the bind I was caught in. All I can do now is urge you to make the most of this truly terrible hand we have all been dealt.

Regretfully,

Caleb Vatore

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Helena: Well, shit.

#ts4 #sims 4 #sims 4 story #ts4 story #simblr #story: hzid #helena zhao #injury tw #she's definitely still in shock and denial mode #gonna take her a minute to process #i love how caleb took the time to clean himself and helena up AND sit down to type her a long letter just in case she was alive #(though i think he only wrote it because he knew she was)#as for the lack of brevity you can take the guy out of the 1900s but you can't take the 1900s out of the guy #btw the first picture is my favorite use of relight so far #most of the time it's been too subtle but i think that's been on me being afraid to set the intensity too high

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toshidou · 1 year

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Ghost gettin g ,, pegged$d,, poor little baby would be whining so much oh my god he'd be such a mess imb losing it

The mere thought of Simon getting pegged is enough to make me howl at the next full moon.

Like him face down ass up, your fingers digging into the side of his hips as you fuck him from behind?? A masterpiece.

The way his voice would pitch up when you angle your strap to drag deliciously against his prostate?? I am going to consume him WHOLE.

Everything about his man was made to be fucked, I don't care that he's some 6'4 war hardened bastard with an inability to be emotionally open, he is my babygirl and he would cry when he gets pegged. I don't make the rules. I simply follow them.

#he is just so #AHHHHHHHHH #you know??#I would do anything to get my hands on that ass #and in it aha *bites lip*#anyway simon riley makes me go feral can u tell #i think i'm being pretty subtle #simon ghost riley #ghost mw2 #simon riley x reader #babygirl ghost #sub ghost #sub simon riley

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nasykuching · 1 year

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When you joined a family and the couple begins to flirt in front of you

*Gon’s voice* I didn’t sign up for this..

#フェルムコ #my art #my agenda of felmuko embarrassing old married couple #fel doesn’t mind PDA tho #muko’s too shy to do it #he thinks they’re being subtle #everyone knows they’re married #tondemo skill #campfire cooking #felmuko #ferumuko

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asterroses · 7 months

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man they werent lying astarion does look softer when he's lookin at romanced tav in act 3 . what the fuck man

#taking every inch of my being to not tack on hellefer pictures but i think i am losing #but i just . i dunno going thru my screenshots comparing him from act 1 to post cazador act 3 . . . dude its insane #its such a subtle difference but once u notice it its so Obvious and i love it #his face is less . tense ? i think is the word ?#sorry i finished his act 3 quest what 2 days ago and im never not thinking about it now #dannie games #bg3 spoilers #astarion #'why is he drenched in blood' thats just how it be #DO I TAG THIS AS SPOILERS ? I DUNNOOOO

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khattikeri · 1 month

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nie huaisang may say "i don't know" all the time but the person who Really doesn't know or even want to know is lan xichen. thanks for coming to my tedtalk

#keri chats #mdzs #mdzs spoilers #mo dao zu shi #nie huaisang #lan xichen #these two have such an underexplored dynamic... betrayal in a form so subtle yet piercing by the end it's sickening #nhs goes idk idk!! all the time but he DOES k things. he does know!! he just pretends he doesn't!#when lxc calmly admits that he doesn't know stuff he's being honest. THIS is the real guy who dk and doesn't WANT to find out #nhs is playing up a dumb incompetent loser image to gather intel and use it to quietly indirectly steer things the way he wants #lxc thinks of himself as just but he 1) delays decisions until he has All Possible Info 2) can't bear harsh truths abt people he cares abt #which ends up clouding his judgment and making him the one who's actually in the dark

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