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No one left behind 😭👍, that was so cheesy of Felix but I love that for him.
It was SO cheesy and I'm SO proud of him. I think Felix has the biggest heart in the Blue Lions, which is saying a lot. He's way too loyal and loves way too much and it burns him. He's one of the characters who changes most throughout the story, and it was rewarding to show him grow up. And I loved writing him as a POV character, he was perfect - perceptive, insightful, funny, provocative, has lots of internal conflict, starts a lot of external conflict, says what he thinks. and emotionally intelligent or stupid as the situation calls for. 10/10 character.
The conceit of the AU was, of course, "what if the Blue Lions stayed together during the time skip". They were each other's only safety and security, the only people they trusted, and in the most dangerous situation possible they were each other's only safe harbor. The Rules were why they stayed to take care of Dimitri (ergo, it's also "AU where Dimitri wasn't alone for five years"), but I think it was taking care of Dimitri that finally solidified them as a family. To them, it was a replication of what Byleth had done - gaining the ability to show compassionate, empathic, and unconditional love because that love was given to them. As Byleth gains the ability to feel love through the love felt for her. Byleth's upcoming arc is very much a 'oh no, I'm having feelings' journey. AKA Come get your Dimileth food lol
I think Felix is a very loving person, but his love had fueled his hatred and resentment, and he had to re-learn how to show it. That involved releasing a lot of things within him. Becoming a caretaker tends to mature you fast, for better or for worse, and Felix had to process a lot of stuff very quickly. I think namely the fact that Dimitri and Felix had been caught in a toxic PTSD cycle of Felix punishing Dimitri and Dimitri using Felix as a way to punish himself. I think Felix's desire to punish Dimitri was stonewalled by Dimitri's psychotic break, because it must have become incredibly apparent that Dimitri was punishing himself enough for the both of them - and that there was no point to punishing Dimitri at all when Dimitri could barely even understand him. Everybody's seen Dimitri homicidal now and everybody believes him. The homicidality has lost a lot of its monstrousness and evil - it just seems sad, now, the misdirected fear of a sick person. There's no satisfaction out of hating Dimitri anymore. There's no longer any point. And Felix is left alone with the fact that the boy he loved is sick, and needs him, and if Felix was cruel to him now then it would only be cruelty for the sake of cruelty, and he would be no better than Dimitri. I think Felix forgave him, and I think it took a lot of maturity.
Felix's journey is super interesting. He got, like, two side stories with his POV just because I found him so interesting. This is also really why I'm not a Dimitri/Felix person - what they actually have going on is just so much more interesting (same reason I'm not a Dimitri/Dedue guy - Dimitri and Dedue's actual thing is FAR more fascinating). Felix's decision to forgive Dimitri wasn't about Dimitri - it was about Felix, and Felix being nineteen years old, and facing a crossroads of his life where he decided what kind of person he wanted to be (again, another journey Byleth has). Would he exhibit decency, humanity, and compassion to the person he hated the most? And if he did, would it release something old and rotten within him? Who knows! We will! When I post Catleth!
#my asks#my writing#to emphasize something ive emphasized b4 in other contexts:#dimtri did not have to earn compassionate care.#when ur in a vulnerable period that care is a human right#during part 2 Dimitri is actively a deeply unpleasant person to be around#and its not easy to be the people who support him. but it wasn't in question#it's dimitri he's a blue lion blue lions stick together#byleth is a deeply empathic person who extends unconditional care and compassion to kids who need it#when she's barely more than a kid herself#nobody else is around to take responsibility and step up and provide what the kids deserve#so she does it no complaints#and BECAUSE the BL recieve that from byleth#they can give it to dimitri#and BECAUSE dimitri recieves that#he can give it to byleth#i definitely want to talk more about that when i post part 2 bc#that's the point of the story. lol.
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I wish Star Struck was given a longer runtime because I feel like this series had so much potential, but tried to fit too much into a short runtime which made it feel very rushed. I wish we could have had more character development/backstory so that I could understand Hanjoon and Yoojae's (especially Yoojae) motivations better and connect with them emotionally.
That being said, Yoojae giving Hanjoon a silver twist tie ring was super cute.
I think it's Hanjoon's happy smile that really sells it.
This final scene was sweet and made me smile.
#i wish they spent more time on the conflict with Yoojae's parents and Hanjoon's mom#i can't believe hanjoon just left his mom in the hospital like that after just finding out she was there#i'm torn between wanting a S2 so they can provide more context to the story we already have#and not wanting a S2 because i'm afraid they will present new story in the same rushed manner#i'll still feel unfulfilled#star struck the series#star struck
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the fact u immediately throw people with low empathy under the bus is super funny also Lol. god forbid people with npd be wary of people who use narcicissm as an insult as if the word isnt intrinsically tied to the disorder now. we look up resources and are constantly fucking bombarded with articles telling us we're abusive monsters for having npd. have a little decency bro.
yeah you can't pretend that all discussions of narcissism are implicitly tied to the disorder. Narcissist isnt just an insult, although the traits associated with it are definitely negative under a non-individualistic value system. Narcissist is also a word that has been used by people far before NPD was researched and defined in the dsm. The word describes someone with low empathy and a specific affect to their ego that is self focused and disregarding of others. The FACT is that the vast majority of individuals with narcissistic traits DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE that they have narcissistic traits that negatively impact those close to them NOR DO THEY PURSUE MEDICAL SUPPORT OR DIAGNOSIS FOR IT. Which is exactly why I haven't talked about people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Often those who find nothing wrong with taking advantage of others end up finding communities/workplaces where their disregard for others is valued, and that's pretty easy in a capitalist society where many people look up to those with narcissistic traits for the power they have over other people. There are plenty of abuse survivors who have experienced narcissists like Amber Heard not take accountability and take their smear campaigns to the public stage and still successfully take advantage of the biases of large populations of people who form impressions off of lies.
So maybe take a look at your reactivity to people talking about this topic and why you felt the need to send me this, because it's disregarding the subject of my posts and is disconnected from the material reality of narcissistic traits and their effect on social systems. But I'm guessing this is a personal feeling of insecurity on your part that you identify with the narcissists I'm talking about because instead of recognizing I'm talking about abusive narcissists who don't take accountability and don't seek help and take lies and cruelty too far, YOU IDENTIFY with the narcs Im referencing and send me this pity party about how hard it is for you to hear how angry people talk after being hurt by people who let your condition go unchecked. Low empathy is not a sub-human trait, I dont think people without empathy are monsters. But I KNOW some of those people dismiss the reality of their low empathy and the damage they do BECAUSE of their narcissism. So maybe, be less wary of people talking about the damage of narcissism and be more wary of how your biases can lead you to being out of touch.
#Like this is not personal#it's just the reality of human differences#if we just pretend that our culture is fine and we need to be treating narcissists like victims of their own experiences#we ignore that socially people have leeway to be narcissistic and successfuly meet their needs at the expense of others if they#are dishonest in specific ways. like there's still plenty of people who are supposedly anti abuse who support clear abuser amber heard#SIMPLY because she's a woman and a successful liar and manipulator#please recognize your biases that lead to you dismissing people's dishonesty and targeted aggression#and this is way more important in the specific context of person who has a pattern of instigating contentious situations and escalating them#the fact that it's actually a popular 'woke' take to just not question slandering a person while providing no concrete evidence#simply because its easier for you to think that women in Hollywood can't have the same entitled abusive attitudes as the men#and maybe YOU cant relate to someone lying about something as horrendous as abuse and rape but white women have been doing it for centuries#get a grip#people can be shitty and hold destructive views regardless of identity and that's the beauty of intersectionality baby#and if your narcissisticly disordered personality is better than that--lovely#but it's also possible to be a fake therapy-pilled self-aware narcissist who subconsciously still feels a need to be better than everyone#and who still faces the deep insecurity characterizing narcisissism while intellectualizing their existence to make up for not actually#healing the core problem which is your internal sense of stability
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I'm working on ref sheets for all the characters I don't draw too often :] Here's Rosie!!
#oc#oc ref#rosie turner#uuhg i wanted. to lore dump but. i cant find the right way 2 word it without it beung confusing#cuz i cant provide the full context in a cleae and consice way :(#its fine. waterever#rosies a ghost but she doesnt show up in the real world per se#shes a human from a time in the story where humans were like. existing. it makes sense within context but u gotta trust me on this fur now#midnight and moonlight are gods locked in a constant cycle of revenge & destruction#one creates a world only for the other to destroy it#rosie is the lone survivor of their latest calamity#but i think in this fantasy esque story it is a human world that is completely disconnected from like. actual real life#why did she survive? luck basically. ( and a lil bit of magic)#she met lucille in the real world and they became friends (but rosie was like. dying/dead of an illness at that point)#lucille is arthur's sister but we call her lucy :3#lucy and arthur r like sort of god like ? ish#lucy gave her the flower on her hat as like. a symbol of good luck bc she can sense when things r about to die#and so rosie ended up not dying#and now resides in this void. place. thing#where the souls of ppl are. basically. its really hard to explain. theyre all asleep when theyre alive but they wake up when theyre dead#OH COMPARABLE TO THE PROSPIT/DERSE IN HOMESTUCK I GUESS EXCEPT ITS ONE PLACE AND ITS#??????? ok i tried explaining it as best as i can#without overexplaining (but i failed at that)#midnight and moonlight also like. live there and kind of ARE the air and space around jt#they are the living void#i guess#and they hate each other#correction ROSIE ENDED UP NOT GETTING ERASED IS WHAT I MEAN#LOL SHES STILL DEAD SORRY FHSVSH
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Something I need my friends to understand is that I will lie and loophole constantly for shits and giggles, but for better or for worse I will keep my promises. I say that if you get another goddamn cup of coffee i swear to god I am going to take that cup from you? I will fucking do it. But if I say I won't pour it in the water fountain if you turn around and walk back to history class? You can trust that I won't. I don't get what's so confusing about this
#i have stolen two cups of coffee and a can of pepsi from the same person in the past two days but it was for a good cause#apologies to the people who saw me sprinting through the hallways with a tims cup and whoever was startled by me kicking open that door#had the absolutely surreal experience of shouting ''DON'T COME ANY CLOSER OR THE COFFEE GETS IT'' while holding said cup over the fountain#we had a whole mafia movie esque showdown in the hallway... there were classes going on in there that could def hear us#i could provide justification or context for this but i've decided I won't#this is also the same person that we (as a group) tried to gaslight into believing everyone she knew had secret low-tier superpowers#curio chatter#finals week#IT ISN'T EVEN FINALS WEEK YET BUT SHE'S ALREADY LOST IN THE STUDY SAUCE
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The twitter swifties are saying it’s misogynistic to listen to pre-Taylor’s Version songs/albums please help
#like WHAT#MISOGYNISTIC?#and no context or nuance was provided like what lmao.#sorry but if I burned a cd copy of fearless I own onto my iPod in 2008 I’m not going to stop listening to it#streaming it is one thing but? even so the moral high ground is a bit much#even funnier is how this was part of a rant about how this is sooooooo disrespectful to Taylor#and she then proceeded to say that the original versions are a ‘1000 times’ better than the Taylor versions like bestie. what?#and are some of you just…not listening to debut/sn/1989/rep until the tv versions drop? I’m sad for you.#I think.#if you streaming them (& can afford it) you should go on eBay or to your local used bookstore#buy copies of the og cds. and burn them to your devices. and then you should listen and enjoy with absolutely zero guilt. god bless.#ts#Taylor Swift
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also to go "wow this is just like in pentiment" about absolutely anything and/or "wow this is just like iphigenia crash land falls on the neon shell that was once her heart (a rave fable)" about absolutely anything further:
the Narratives within crash land falls where like, in the end iphigenia being Given the story of both "this is going to happen anyways" and "so why don't you see it as a noble sacrifice to accept." the situation happening to Create a story that she was killed, so her father must be tragic, and sympathetic. that iphigenia does take on that Narrative of taking on the Noble Willing Sacrifice, and it kills her, but she also would have been killed anyways, as everyone also knows. that we even get a bit of pentimentesque [other characters observe & assess things] like, the fresa girls as a chorus, and one at the end like yeah She Was No Saint, i saw everything, but being cut off by The News that's like yeah looks like iphigenia was killed, that seguing into her father saying yeah she was killed, god's will was done, She's A Saint now. seguing to the emcee who introduced the play, but that superceded by achilles, and that superceded with iphigenia's extasis monologue as the end of the play. that whether iphigenia's a saint or not, she dies. that [the whole play] tells us as much, like, this isn't a What If kind of retelling where she escapes her fate, this is a retelling examining itself like, she Will die because the story's preset, so what to do with this as the story that has to take her there, what to do with this as iphigenia who has to go there
that iphigenia takes on another narrative in addition to the one offered by like, violeta as guide and oracle telling her she has to die (As A Noble Sacrifice), that again (as per iphigenia in aulis being like uh hey daughter. let's go to aulis so you can uh marry achilles (it is to be sacrificed)) achilles is this bait, but it's only in the ending that there's any Story about being with achilles, and when iphigenia goes to the mercenary soldier who she knows will kill her, she's the one telling him what to tell her about where she's going and why, i want you to tell me achilles is waiting for me....and she still dies, because This Is The Story. as also applied to the reality, iphigenia as another dead and missing girl following & preceding many; any disappeared deaths when consumed as disposable & replaceable, not given part of any narrative about it. while also iphigenia only gets a chorus of fresa girls from there being crosses put on the factory wall with their names, with one girl even remarking like hey they spelled my name right for once. but at the same time they're also like, both mere Apparitions but also like standins for people who are simply alive. real [shades]esque kind of, i suppose, but like they're not Sanctified for dying either, they'll comment on iphigenia but not with any like, divine knowledge, just as this out of place rich girl. whether iphigenia's A Saint or Not A Saint, she's still dead either way. she wants to be a fresa girl, they maybe want to be her, but everyone's doomed anyways thanks to way larger forces and the Stories that have been told and will be told again
but there's also the moment right before the final section wherein, before she's having to say what she wants within the bounds of [she has to die], there's achilles asking "you still want me" and iphigenia answering with "i want everything" and her vision for, like, getting to be alive actually, i'm on the gulf where the sea is gray, and no one wants a piece of me....the whole inciting event here where iphigenia wants to evade her fate however she can, exiting the bounds of her life, the physical bounds and the family unit and walking away from the rank of status / class / wealth, trying for [have her body for herself] and what the body wants, the sensuous indulgences of (a rave fable), let's hear some more about the roman state like "we don't like the examination and challenge and upending of class and convention in a bacchanalia, so only do the official versions we permit;" the Threat of people's desires for themselves, when that's going to be counter to those in power who'd want these people to be resources at their disposal; the burden on the disempowered to suffer [the only way out is through] with the Additional pain & loss that has to be taken on in pursuit of their autonomy, while also of course suffering for the autonomy they lack, that restricted and controlled and mitigated versions of what you might want are deigned to be provided or permitted so that you have Something, but that everyone's actual undeniable personhood will always be spilling past those bounds, the potential power of transgressive pleasure when one's wellbeing and autonomous choices are counter to the power structures that have to constantly try to suppress and preclude this. achilles just as bait, doomed to die like iphigenia is also still doomed, sex was never going to save everyone and the [recognizing connection as these two parallel people / We're The Same] with your lover here is not going to save everyone but it still makes more things possible for them both; iphigenia does know what she wants, and gets some of it because she wants it, same with achilles in turn, while it can't save anyone from their fates still. but it can mean something even if it doesn't transcend, like even a fleeting night of insignificant dancing that doesn't change anything can mean something, and we all die, but that doesn't mean it's Nothing to be killed any more than it's Nothing to have your desires or choices one way or another to be wrung out of your life before you are
anyways, the stories. the Looking and Presenting here. achilles and iphigenia first encountering each other as images put together and presented by someone else for their own purposes. the presence of what's seen through film/camera/recording versus in person; the potential power relations and even violence in framing, presenting, and the intended looking and assessing. repeated language about eyes/looks that burn, while also that connection between iphigenia and achilles, and their finding the least room in what they do have of their lives for more of their own wants and selves and something genuine and not predetermined, is also connected to eyes and looking and being seen and light and burning. while they're also connected to the protection and possibility of night and darkness, getting to exist and be Without being lit up or seen; that with the power that's still in play, it's never like, well then you should have nothing / no reason to hide; the penultimate moment in the play with achilles being one that's in person and fades into darkness, rather than coming in from the light of a projection / video onscreen as the introduction....iphigenia needing to be guided through a crossroads to even get to achilles in person; violeta giving the Advice and Story and Tradition to pray to eleggua, as iphigenia does before getting to encounter achilles for real, who also doesn't get to break out of a role or a fate in full in any way, but their tragedies are like, pointing towards [autonomy, imagine it] in both the ways they manage to find a little bit of it for themselves, in no small part for simply recognizing each other as in the same boat here, and in the ways they still don't have it and still can't get it
and anyways it's also inevitably saying like, telling a story?? this Play is a told story!! looking? assessing? interpreting? you're doing that in the course of experiencing it! and it's really so fucking true.
#reading the whole of it like okay well i'm different forever now then#tearing a wall down about it like yeah it's extremely chill thanks#iphigenia crash land falls on the neon shell that was once her heart (a rave fable)#what a Narrative can change; what it can't....#those already with the power to do whatever they felt like in the first place just able to create whatever story of events supports that#those whose lives are restricted by that power having to struggle to find any narratives that provide some comfort maybe#whilest perhaps it's the stories that provide an accurate reflection on the pain & suffering in one's reality that are more threatening Lol#like hey i hope that that bacchanalia isn't satiriz....paused to look up ''if satire is based on satyr i'll mclose it lmfao''#Apparently it's not Really; but the latin form was indeed influenced by the greek satyr (for the theatre of it all) on the Mistaken notion#that that Was an influence. so; anyways i hope that bacchanalia isn't satirizing norms & conventions & providing a space to transgress#wherein we can see the Constructed and Enforced nature of things like class such that it can be deconstructed & deenforced#you'd Better not be questioning these conventions by commenting on them even indirectly; playfully; or via imitation....#that achilles can only have this genuine final closeness with iphigenia after voicing & sharing ''i'm dying soon too btw (:''#while iphigenia able to voice what she wants from life is only happening with the context that she'll die & she won't have this#she knows she wants [and nobody wants a piece of me] b/c of knowing that they do; and they'll take it....#their navigating their connection via also rejecting / superseding Their Image(tm). i want to kill the tabloid girl that envelops your skin#i will sink & get rid of every inch of me. that at the end of their scenes of actually interacting it's iphigenia reassuring achilles#who's like [but you wouldn't want Me] [everyone only wants a piece of me] [you'll forget me] vs i will destroy your celebrity; there will#be no one left to adore but me....unmaking oneself in the face of being defined & doomed Already; by the past....#breaking into pieces crash land falling. if you existed once ever that exists forever. the pieces all around & as the foundation#making one's way back around to ''wow just like in pentiment'' again lol....endless things to say all around#as well as when anytime you have something to say you have about a trillion words in the effort to do so#the narrative that matters to you but doesn't save your life still giving you More life while you still have it....#and what gives a little more life than that. and a little more than that
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God scripting conversations is fun
#for context syb is turning herself over to john in exchange for him leaving the ryes alone#only she doesnt trust him to keep his word so she's got grace coming over to make sure nick and kim are safe#(this also provides a way for jerome to know whats going on (grace tells him) so he can rescue her later)#whining wombat#wip: kneeling at the crossroads
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If anybody’s feeling down this Valentine’s I just want you to know that there’s a UA (like an AU but not; look it up if ya want) out there of Kingdom Hearts where everybody’s a furry (Sora’s a lion boi, Riku’s a wolf boi, Kairi’s a bunny gorl, etc.) and Aqua is there and she’s a big butch bunny lady and Xion’s a real person named Shion (who is also a bunny gorl) and is besties with Kairi and Aqua looked after them both as their Big Mama Aqua Who Is Very Cool And Capable after fleeing from the castle during a siege on Kairi’s home to Destiny Islands and played her little bunny gorls lullabies on her instrument she knows how to play when they were young (but would gladly do so anytime they asked) and that UA is mine you’re welcome :3
#more context can be provided but honestly I kinda wanna dedicate a whole blog for it#because Big Bunny Mama Aqua is really just the tip of the iceberg#my post#text post#Kingdom Hearts#my UA#Kingdom Hearts Redux#Xion/Shion#Kairi#Aqua#SERIOUSLY THERE'S SO MUCH TO IT WHAT AM I TO DO#💖💖💖#as a note Aqua's not officially their mom#but she kinda is at the same time#y'know what I mean?#:3c
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just need to stop looking at the amber he*rd tag on here for the sake of ma sanity but....jdepp weirdos will claim amber abused her ex gf and got arrested for it. then someone will refer them to the ex gf saying it was an incident of police being homophobic and amber wasny abusive to which they respond "uhhh well one of the cops wis a lesbian lmao debunked 😂". so then someone (me in this case but ive seen this exact scenario play out multiple times at this point) will point out that polis who are members of an oppressed minority group can still carry out bigoted actions against that group bcos the problems with police are institutional not caused by individual officers. and then They Delete the Comment
also as with everything these folk use as evidence it disny make sense in a multitude of ways. why would the ex gf say that then. i guess she is in on the ruse an aw. the list of ppl these folk have to believe are morally bankrupt and evil liars who are keeping this whole thing going despite gaining nothing frm it and most of them no even being close to amber anymore....the way u can figure out how none of this is real simply by the fact it DISNY MAKE SENSE EVER
#the refusal to engage wi any evidence evr and what they use to debunk it#Which is always Amber Lied™️... which there is no credible evidence of at all#so theyre like well it all makes sense if u believe amber lied#like ok i dont believe amber lied theres no evidence of that sooooo....#theres not even one consistant story on HOW she faked it all and what parts are fake people just i guess just Decide For Themselves#like i dont have to do any of that. i dont have to believe in essentially a basically conspiracy in order to debunk depps evidence#like most if not all of it has legitimate questions abt its credibility but even if i dont touch that#and take ot face value i can just.... explain it in the context of the dv situation amber was in#also do not need any behavioral analysis or made up shite or claim someone was acting for an entire court case#Never need to provide a tiktok as evidence. pls#sorry am like still. morbidly fascinated by th prodepps folks behaviour its like really really really bad#i see sooooo much cope and projection evrywhere its ridiculous#always hogwarts house and multifandom blog in bio btw. just an observation
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I will only read celebrity memoirs if I don't know who the person is / don't have experience with their work
#I was going to provide some sort of explanation or context but then I'm like nah. that's the post#I can even be wary about articles or interviews with some people although I've eased up on that a biiiit but you gotta be careful#ok tiny bit of context: I had absolutely zero issue reading Jennette McCurdy's book because I didn't know who she was beforehand!#for example!#my original post
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#the one irredeemable flaw#in the les miserables 10th anniversary concert#is that enjolras looks like he should be playing gaston#this greasy finance bro is not someone i would follow to the barricades#(also not a fan of michael ball but i do not care about marius whereas i do care about ExR)#(and while we're here what kind of hideous love child of laura ashley and gunne sax did they put judy kuhn in?)#i wasn't around for 2012 les mis fandom and the film did do grantaire dirty in drink with me but at least they look good#and what is the purpose of a film adaptation but to provide the fodder for out of context gif sets?#you can play a character you don't fit physically in plot-relevant ways but hair and makeup need to do their due diligence#just as the actor ought to do due diligence in speech and accent and bearing#i love bernadette peters but she has to deign to look middle aged if she's going to play sally durant or mama rose#or fucking desiree armfeldt#(disclaimer: i have only seen these performances in clips on youtube)#(but bernadette peters has looked basically the same for my entire lifetime)#(good for you but if you play a character who sings about her age you need to actually look old)
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I'm sick of corporate news and mainstream conversations about Is rael's assault being discussed in a Zionist framework.
There is no context in which bombing a hospital, let alone multiple, is justified.
There is no context in which adults and children should be coralled into an even smaller area to be bombed is justified.
There is no context in which Is rael can murder civilian men, who are fathers, lovers, friends, humans, is justified.
There is no context in which a family should die one by one in a car, in which two Red Crescent workers are killed trying to save the surviving 6 year old, in which the 6 yr old is left pleading for help until she too is murdered is justified.
What we need to say is this: Is rael is committing genocide under the cover of war. The United States is providing the bombs while claiming its non involvement. Is rael is a settler colonial project and Palestinians are paying the price.
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Been rethinking the “Toffa is adopted by Pearo, Chazel and Dolat” lore if only bc. Y’know Pearo is meant to be the main parent but he’s an unemployed 25 year old whose only stable living situation is crashing on his older brother’s couch. Dolat is always traveling due to work as well so he won’t be rather active either. And Chazel is the most stable here largely no complaints actually. BUT there’s also the fact Toffa is in a VERY dangerous situation (her parents are gang members who forced her into their ranks at a young age, the longer she stays with them rhe more likely it is she’ll end up gravely injured or worse) and none of them are. Really equipped to handle that. At all? Pearo’s family is in the mafia yeah but the other two are completely defenseless 😭 they’re just some guys being thrown into the horrors out of nowhere because some teenage girl decided to latch onto their boyfriend out of spite . Much more interesting to dissect this tbh
#Like yes. they love each other as a family. or at least claim to!#but like. DO these three truly have the resources to actually be full on adoptive parents to this kid? and not just family figures?#Like in Phoenix and Picoda’s case like yeah. Phoenix still lives in his parents basement when Molly latches onto him but both he and Picoda-#-Have the resources to take care of her. Picoda has a house with Ket and enough money to feed cloth protect her etc#and also. Molly isn’t in a life or death situation living with Waffa. it’s not like this is time sensitive#Melphis May be emotionally stunted and shit too but we all know he’s in a position to take care of ALL of his adoptive kids 😭#But Pearo is literally homeless . not really the best conditions to be adopting a child who has very intensive needs#And Dolat + Chazel. honestly we’re really nonchalant about the Toffa thing#like yeah they care but they also didn’t put much thought into it. they’re just like ‘oh guess we have a daughter now’#not considering the work and care required. especially in this case where a gang may come busting down your door to take her back#Unless Pearo can speedrun getting his shit together and whatnot Toffa will probably lack a lot of the stuff a proper guardian can provide#Because yes they love her . but she needs more than that#they need to be more than just friends. people who like having her around and want to protect her from her shitty bio family#she needs so much more and. it’s ok to acknowledge you can’t fully provide that. that she’ll be better off living with someone else#because that’s what you would do For a loved one. youd let them thrive instead of being selfish and claiming you know what you’re doing#you can still be family just not in this nuclear context!#much to think abt#EDIT: THIS IS LIKE. OK THE WAY IM IMAGINING THIS IS IN A LEGAL GUARDIAN CONTEXT OBVS#Like I said they can still be family they can still see each other as family BUT this trio is not in the position to actually have a kid rn#She’s gotta live with someone(s) who can actually provide for her needs Y’know 😭 but they can still b family#clarifying bc of the previous examples . and didn’t want to have the vibe of ‘you can’t b adoptive or found family if you’re broke!!’ Y’know#it’s just a matter of fucking. legal guardianship and living situations and ‘can we actually fucking raise a kid properly or nah’
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boy howdy... the bottleland event sure is a lot. i understand why it lasts an entire month now
#⇢₊˚⊹ 🩷∥ruby∥yo，ide yo !!#it's literally an entirely new area. and WAY bigger than i thought it would be#for context i'm a pretty new player so i wasn't around for any of the golden apple archipelago events#i want to go back to my usual grind tbh... i kinda don't want to do this event...#i mean bottleland is really pretty and idyia has the best npc design i have ever seen#(clothes-wise anyway; she still has the exact same face as every other adult female npc. which disappoints me a bit tbh cuz-#- it feels like a waste of her pretty design. but she's a temporary npc so whatever i guess. if i knew how to draw i would draw her tho)#but ugh... parade of providence is probably the maximum scale of an event that i can take#i'll probably enjoy myself once i get to the minigame stuff#i guess i'm just too stressed about irl obligations to be in the right headspace for hardcore summer party mode#it feels pretty weird too because where i live the summer months are not june to august at all#as far as i'm concerned the summer months were over ages ago
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“Show, Don’t Tell”…But This Time Someone Explains It
If you’ve ever been on the hunt for writing advice, you've definitely seen the phrase “Show, Don’t Tell.”
Writeblr coughs up these three words on the daily; it’s often considered the “Golden Rule” of writing. However, many posts don't provide an in-depth explanation about what this "Golden Rule" means (This is most likely to save time, and under the assumption that viewers are already informed).
More dangerously, some posts fail to explain that “Show, Don’t Tell” occasionally doesn’t apply in certain contexts, toeing a dangerous line by issuing a blanket statement to every writing situation.
The thing to take away from this is: “Show, Don’t Tell” is an essential tool for more immersive writing, but don't feel like a bad writer if you can’t make it work in every scenario (or if you can’t get the hang of it!)
1. What Does "Show, Don't Tell" Even Mean?
“Show, Don’t Tell” is a writing technique in which the narrative or a character’s feelings are related through sensory details rather than exposition. Instead of telling the reader what is happening, the reader infers what is happening due to the clues they’ve been shown.
EXAMPLE 1:
Telling: The room was very cold.
Showing: She shivered as she stepped into the room, her breath steaming in the air.
EXAMPLE 2:
Telling: He was furious.
Showing: He grabbed the nearest book and hurled it against the wall, his teeth bared and his eyes blazing.
EXAMPLE 3 ("SHOW, DON'T TELL" DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN "WRITE A LOT MORE")
Telling: The room hadn't been lived in for a very long time.
Showing: She shoved the door open with a spray of dust.
Although the “showing” sentences don’t explicitly state how the characters felt, you as the reader use context clues to form an interpretation; it provides information in an indirect way, rather than a direct one.
Because of this, “Show, Don’t Tell” is an incredibly immersive way to write; readers formulate conclusions alongside the characters, as if they were experiencing the story for themselves instead of spectating.
As you have probably guessed, “showing” can require a lot more words (as well as patience and effort). It’s a skill that has to be practiced and improved, so don’t feel discouraged if you have trouble getting it on the first try!
2. How Do I Use “Show, Don’t Tell” ?
There are no foolproof parameters about where you “show” and not “tell" or vice versa; it’s more of a writing habit that you develop rather than something that you selectively decide to employ.
In actuality, most stories are a blend of both showing and telling, and more experienced writers instinctively switch between one and another to cater to their narrative needs. You need to find a good balance of both in order to create a narrative that is both immersive and engaging.
i. Help When Your Writing Feels Bare-Bones/Soulless/Boring
Your writing is just not what you’ve pictured in your head, no matter how much you do it over. Conversations are stilted. The characters are flat. The sentences don’t flow as well as they do in the books you've read. What’s missing?
It’s possibly because you’ve been “telling” your audience everything and not “showing”! If a reader's mind is not exercised (i.e. they're being "spoon-fed" all of the details), your writing may feel boring or uninspired!
Instead of saying that a room was old and dingy, maybe describe the peeling wallpaper. The cobwebs in the corners. The smell of dust and old mothballs. Write down what you see in your mind's eye, and allow your audience to formulate their own interpretations from that. (Scroll for a more in-depth explanation on HOW to develop this skill!)
ii. Add More Depth and Emotion to Your Scenes
Because "Show, Don't Tell" is a more immersive way of writing, a reader is going to feel the narrative beats of your story a lot more deeply when this rule is utilized.
Describing how a character has fallen to their knees sobbing and tearing our their hair is going to strike a reader's heart more than saying: "They were devastated."
Describing blood trickling through a character's fingers and staining their clothes will seem more dire than saying: "They were gravely wounded."
iii. Understand that Sometimes Telling Can Fit Your Story Better
Telling can be a great way to show your characters' personalities, especially when it comes to first-person or narrator-driven stories. Below, I've listed a few examples; however, this list isn't exclusive or comprehensive!
Initial Impressions and Character Opinions
If a character describes someone's outfit as "gaudy" or a room as "absolutely disgusting," it can pack more of a punch about their initial impression, rather than describing the way that they react (and can save you some words!).
In addition, it can provide some interesting juxtaposition (i.e. when a character describes a dog as "hideous" despite telling their friend it looks cute).
2. Tone and Reader Opinions
Piggybacking off of the first point, you can "tell, not show" when you want to be certain about how a reader is supposed to feel about something. "Showing" revolves around readers drawing their own conclusions, so if you want to make sure that every reader draws the same conclusion, "telling" can be more useful!
For example, if you describe a character's outfit as being a turquoise jacket with zebra-patterned pants, some readers may be like "Ok yeah a 2010 Justice-core girlie is slaying!" But if you want the outfit to come across as badly arranged, using a "telling" word like "ridiculous" or "gaudy" can help set the stage.
3. Pacing
"Show, don't tell" can often take more words; after all, describing a character's reaction is more complicated than stating how they're feeling. If your story calls for readers to be focused more on the action than the details, such as a fight or chase scene, sometimes "telling" can serve you better than "showing."
A lot of writers have dedicated themselves to the rule "tell action, show emotion," but don't feel like you have to restrict yourself to one or the other.
iv. ABOVE ALL ELSE: Getting Words on the Page is More Important!
If you’re stuck on a section of your story and just can’t find it in yourself to write poetic, flowing prose, getting words on the paper is more important than writing something that’s “good.” If you want to be able to come back and fix it later, put your writing in brackets that you can Ctrl + F later.
Keeping your momentum is the hardest part of writing. Don't sacrifice your inspiration in favor of following rules!
3. How Can I Get Better at “Show, Don’t Tell”?
i. Use the Five Senses, and Immerse Yourself!
Imagine you’re the protagonist, standing in the scene that you have just created. Think of the setting. What are things about the space that you’d notice, if you were the one in your character’s shoes?
Smell? Hear? See? Touch? Taste?
Sight and sound are the senses that writers most often use, but don’t discount the importance of smell and taste! Smell is the most evocative sense, triggering memories and emotions the moment someone walks into the room and has registered what is going on inside—don’t take it for granted. And even if your character isn’t eating, there are some things that can be “tasted” in the air.
EXAMPLE:
TELLING: She walked into the room and felt disgusted. It smelled, and it was dirty and slightly creepy. She wished she could leave.
SHOWING: She shuffled into the room, wrinkling her nose as she stepped over a suspicious stain on the carpet. The blankets on the bed were moth-bitten and yellowed, and the flowery wallpaper had peeled in places to reveal a layer of blood-red paint beneath…like torn cuticles. The stench of cigarettes and mildew permeated the air.
“How long are we staying here again?” she asked, flinching as the door squealed shut.
The “showing” excerpt gives more of an idea about how the room looks, and how the protagonist perceives it. However, something briefer may be more suited for writers who are not looking to break the momentum in their story. (I.e. if the character was CHASED into this room and doesn’t have time to take in the details.)
ii. Study Movies and TV Shows: Think like a Storyteller, Not Just a Writer
Movies and TV shows quite literally HAVE TO "show, and not tell." This is because there is often no inner monologue or narrator telling the viewers what's happening. As a filmmaker, you need to use your limited time wisely, and make sure that the audience is engaged.
Think about how boring it would be if a movie consisted solely of a character monologuing about what they think and feel, rather than having the actor ACT what they feel.
(Tangent, but there’s also been controversy that this exposition/“telling” mindset in current screenwriting marks a downfall of media literacy. Examples include the new Percy Jackson and Avatar: The Last Airbender remakes that have been criticized for info-dumping dialogue instead of “showing.”)
If you find it easy to envision things in your head, imagine how your scene would look in a movie. What is the lighting like? What are the subtle expressions flitting across the actors' faces, letting you know just how they're feeling? Is there any droning background noise that sets the tone-- like traffic outside, rain, or an air conditioner?
How do the actors convey things that can't be experienced through a screen, like smell and taste?
Write exactly what you see in your mind's eye, instead of explaining it with a degree of separation to your readers.
iii. Listen to Music
I find that because music evokes emotion, it helps you write with more passion—feelings instead of facts! It’s also slightly distracting, so if you’re writing while caught up in the music, it might free you from the rigid boundaries you’ve put in place for yourself.
Here’s a link to my master list of instrumental writing playlists!
iv. Practice, Practice, Practice! And Take Inspiration from Others!
“Show Don’t Tell” is the core of an immersive scene, and requires tons of writing skills cultivated through repeated exposure. Like I said before, more experienced writers instinctively switch between showing and telling as they write— but it’s a muscle that needs to be constantly exercised!
If I haven’t written in a while and need to get back into the flow of things, I take a look at a writing prompt, and try cultivating a scene that is as immersive as possible! Working on your “Show, Don’t Tell” skills by practicing writing short, fun one-shots can be much less restrictive than a lengthier work.
In addition, get some inspiration and study from reading the works of others, whether it be a fanfiction or published novel!
If you need some extra help, feel free to check out my Master List of Writing Tips and Advice, which features links to all of my best posts, each of them categorized !
Hope this helped, and happy writing!
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