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dresshistorynerd · 3 years

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An Introductory Timeline of Western Women's Fashion

I think a good place to start to get into dress history is general overview of the whole timeline. Understanding especially how the silhouettes change is really important ground knowledge to build the rest of the information on.

I'll start the timeline from Middle Ages and go till the first world war. I'll focus on upper class England/French sector, so keep in mind that before 17th century there were huge regional differences in fashion inside Europe and class differences too. There is a lot variance, changes and nuance inside any century and decade I'm about to discuss, but I'll try to keep this short and introductory and very simplified. I used a very scientific method of basically what makes most sense to me to divide the periods. I've made sketches what I would consider to be the basic silhouette of the period stripped mostly out of the detail and then I give couple of primary source examples.

12th century (Middle Ages)

Dress was simple one or more tunics over a chemise. They were overly long for upper classes, made out of straight lines. There were loose tunics often worn over another tunic, and tunics with laced bodice called biaut. In France bliaut sleeves often widened from the elbow, in England they often widened in frists.

13th century (Middle Ages)

Clothing was mostly very similar as in the previous century, though bliaut was mostly gone and new popular style was a loose sleeves surcoat.

14th century (Middle Ages)

Tailoring basically revolutionized clothing production, since clothes weren't made out of rectangles anymore and could be better made to fit form. Also functional buttons and lacing was popularized resulting in very fitted styles. The underlayer tunic, kirtle, became a fitted supporting layer.

15th century (Middle Ages)

Improvements in weaving technology and trade and growing prosperity in Europe showed in clothing as excess of fabric and variety of trends. Houppelande, a loose A-lined overdress lined with fur and fastened with a wide belt under chest, became a very popular clothing item, and in later decades developed into the iconic Burgundian dress (the red dress). Fitted overdress continued to be popular alongside the warmer houppelandes.

1500s-1550s (Tudor period)

In the renaissance era clothing became increasingly structured and elaborate. The bodice was heavily boned and the skirt was also structured.

1560s-1610s (Elizabethan Era)

Both structuring and elaborate decoration reach it's peak during Queen Elizabeth's reign. She became the defining fashion icon of the late renaissance.

1620s-1670s (Baroque)

In baroque era the bodice was still heavily structured, but more curved than the conical Elizabethan bodice. Otherwise though structuring was replaces with dramatic excess of fabric.

1680s-1710s (Baroque)

In the late 17th century there was a huge shift in the clothing industry as mantua, a loose open robe inspired by Japanese kimono, came to dominate fashion. Rigid bodice was replaces by structured under layer, stays. Stays brought back the conical silhouette of Elizabethan era.

1720s-1780s (Rococo)

Mantua developed into the iconic Rococo dress in France, robe à la francaise (first example picture), and in England robe à la anglaise with closed bodice. Rococo fashion was characterized by the wide silhouette of the skirt.

Since Tumblr won't accept more than 10 pictures per a post I'll have to continue in a reblog. So to be continued!

#fashion history #dress history #historical fashion #historical clothing #history #western fashion history #medieval fashion #renaissance fashion #tudor fashion #elizabethan fashion #rococo fashion #baroque fashion #timeline of western fashion

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otvlanga · 3 years

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Do you have any thoughts on hygiene habits of Tamriel?

OKAY SO, I am very passionate about the idea that people in Tamriel are NOT dirty. I'm nowhere near an expert on TES lore and stuff, so everything I'm listing are just personal headcanons for a few parts of Tamriel.

Of course bathing habits will vary within different areas, but I genuinely believe that good hygiene is practiced thoroughly and frequently, regardless of social status and class.

I don't know much on soap making, but most of Tamriel's soap would be made of lard (or other animal fats and oils) and lye, and scented with various plant extracts if you have the extra coin for it. Commoners and middle/lower class citizens would likely only bathe once a week unless working a dirty job, and those of more noble status would probably have the luxury to a bath every other day, or even daily.

Magical Alchemy is also a thing in TES, so I don't doubt the possibility of body washes, perfume, and antiperspirant solutions or potions. There's also clearly sewer systems and some sort of knowledge of plumbing, so I like to think the really rich assholes would possibly have running water in their homes. Especially in Markarth, where Dwarven technology and architecture is at their fingertips.

I refuse to believe people in Skyrim are yucky. Nords are modeled after Vikings, who were notorious for having excellent hygiene (for the times, anyway) and many Viking graves have things suck as tooth picks, hair combs, nail trimmers, etc. in them. People in more rural areas like Kynesgrove, Rorikstead, Shor's stone, etc. wouldn't have as much every-day access to luxuries like quality soap or clean water, (especially during the Civil war) so they might be generally a little bit “dirtier.”

Places like the Summerset aisles and Cyrodiil would be probably be much more hoity toity about bathing and taking care of the body, with things like lotions, moisturizers, creams, scented oils, and hair butters being common household items among people of all social statuses. I feel like Altmer would definitely take milk baths in attempts to further slow signs of ageing, and probably pour healing potions into bath water to rid themselves of any “flaws” like cuts, scrapes, bruises, and blemishes.

Some parts of Tamriel may even use sugar waxing for body hair removal, or have specially crafted razor blades for shaving. Probably more common in Summerset, as I can’t see Nords giving a fuck about shaved legs when it’s -10 degrees and snowy, or Dunmer when they get coated in ash wherever they go anyways.

Khajiit would be VERY meticulous with hygiene and cleanliness, considering they’re covered in fur. Tics, mites, and fleas could become a serious problem and easily transmit sickness. The hot climate of Elsweyr would also be a BREEDING GROUND for diseases, especially in the rain forests. Fur and manes would be brushed twice daily, in the morning upon rising and at night before laying down to sleep. Braids and twists would be common hairstyles for convenience, and claws would be regularly filed. They probably make scrubs and soaps out of Moon Sugar and cocoa butter. Sleek, shiny fur is highly sought after, with Elsweyr and neighboring countries being notorious for their excellent hair care products.

As said above, those living in more tropical/warm climates like Hammerfell, Valenwood, Summerset, and Elsweyr would have easy access to things like coconut oil, cocoa butter and shea butter, which would all be used for moisturizing and hair care. Minus Valenwood mostly, because of the green pact.

Dunmer would likely come up with a lot of neat ways to use ash and charcoal for things like face masks, exfoliating scrubs, and even antioxidant/antibacterial ointments. Pumice stones for scrubbing and exfoliating the skin too! Soap made from sload oil and the fresh ashes of Red Mountain would likely be highly sought after in other provinces for it's rumored healing properties, and probably makes many Dunmer merchants stinkin' rich. Mud masks from Black Marsh are also credited for their rejuvenating and detoxifying benefits.

I don’t headcanon the Argonians as using many soaps frequently, as their scales can be very sensitive and dry out easily, which would cause painful rashes. They also spend a lot of time in water daily anyway, and likely wouldn’t need to use soap often unless they were going for a dive in a nasty swamp and needed to do some serious scrubbing. Their resistance to disease would likely ease any fears about getting sick from bacteria and dirt, and I’m 100% sure any human that isn’t careful while visiting Black Marsh would probably catch a deadly disease and die horrifically from what Argonians would call a common cold. I do see them using a wide variety of mud masks though, and likely have spas with fish that help pick off old, dry, and cracked scales. Sort of like those weird fucked up fish pedicures we have.

#I just realized Ive said nothing about dental care so lets just assume they at least pick or brush their teeth.#anyway I have to cook dinner but maybe Ill add onto this more later when its not 90 degrees #skyrim #oblivion #morrowind #tes #tesv #tesblr #headcanons #tamriel #khajiit #argonians #altmer #dunmer #bosmer

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komotionlessqueenmm · 2 years

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Imagine # 900

Picture NOT mine.

Year posted - 2021

Tag(s) - @joikima-joestar

Note - Blue is Dolphs messages purple is readers.

*Also this is a shameless self insert for me. 😅

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When (Y/n)'s phone chimed, she perked up, recognizing the sound as a notification from her dating app. Setting aside her book she picked up her phone and unlocked it, immediately opening the app to see what the notification was. "Oh." (Y/n) muttered under her breath when she seen it was a notification about a match. She swiped to see their profile and was surprised to see her chemical engineer professors face. "Interesting." She mused as she read through his profile bio, pleasantly surprised by how much they have in common. "Hello beautiful." Dolphs message came through. "Hi handsome." (Y/n) replied as he didn't seem to realize who she was, and (Y/n) was curious to see where it might go, so she played along. "What do you say we meet up for some coffee sometime?" Dolph asked. "Sure, why not. How about tomorrow?" (Y/n) responded, with a small grin, wondering if he'd even recognize her then. "That works for me, say 10:30? Down at Cheshire cafe on west main?" He offered, knowing they were in the same town, as that was a factor in the apps system. "I love that place! I'll be there." (Y/n) sent back with a smile, knowing that this probably wasn't going to go anywhere, but it could still be an enjoyable time spent with someone so kind.

The following day (Y/n) stood outside of the Cheshire cafe, about ten minutes early, waiting for her professor to arrive. "You're early." His smooth voice called out from her left, as he approached her with a warm smile. "Force of habit." (Y/n) mused as they walked inside. "You're even prettier in person." Dolph admitted as they sat down at a table. "Thank you... You don't recognize me do you?" (Y/n) smiled. "Do we know eachother?" He asked with confused eyes. "Here this might help." (Y/n) mused before reaching into her bag, and slipping on the glasses she wears in her classes, she then swiftly pulled her hair back to imitate the tight bun she always wears it in while at the college. "Oh god you're one of my students." He breathed out in realization. "Afraid so professor." (Y/n) smiled softly, as she let her hair down, and removed her glasses in favor of her contacts. "Does that make this weird now?" He asked with a hint of worry in his eyes. "I don't think so, if you'd rather not try pursuing this that's okay, I just thought I'd be nice go get to know you outside of class, considering how much we seem to have in common." (Y/n) shrugged her shoulders, turning her attention to the waitress as she approached. "I'd like to see where this might go." Dolph agreed before placing his order.

"So you box?" Dolph asked (Y/n) with surprise in his voice, their conversation drifting from this and that as the hours ticked by. "Yeah it's kinda like a family activity, been doing it since I could walk." (Y/n) mused with a grin before sipping her drink. "And you're an 80s movie buff?" He asked with a grin of his own, finding himself fascinated with the woman before him. "Yeah we didn't have cable growing up, my parents don't really care for technology, but we had a VCR and a ton of miscellaneous VHS tapes." (Y/n) explained with a small shrug. "I still can't believe I didn't realize it was you, you look so different outside of class." Dolph admitted. "Yeah I like to keep people on their toes." (Y/n) joked. "Besides you know me by my legal first name, outside of class and work I go by my middle name, so there's that as well." (Y/n) added. "I probably still wouldn't have made the connection if your profile had your first name." Dolph confessed, the both of them laughing softly. "How old are you exactly?" He asked. "I'll be 26 in about two weeks." (Y/n) answered truthfully, fully aware of the age gap between them. "You do realize I'm more than twice your age, right?" He asked in a soft tone, a small smile tugging at his lips when (Y/n) nodded her head in agreement. "And that doesn't bother you?" Dolph wondered aloud. "Not at all, in my opinion it's the connection you make with someone that matters. We're both legal consenting adults, age means very little at that point." (Y/n) shrugged casually, genuinely feeling that way. "Well in that case, I wouldn't mind going on another date with you sometime." Dolph smiled at her. "I'd like that." (Y/n) mirrored his smile, her heart fluttering in her chest a little.

#imagine #Picture imagine #extended #actor imagine #dolph lundgren #Dolph lundgren imagine #Dolph lundgren x reader #Dolph lundgren x fanfic #Professor! Dolph Lundgren x Student! reader

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bitchesgetriches · 3 years

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To get this one out early to all your followers who I'm sure will eventually be asking: NFTs are essentially a scam. They're the digital equivalent of the creator of parks and rec scribbling you an autograph saying "Piggy owns parks and rec now, love, Mike" on the back of a napkin and jotting his phone number down on the bottom of it in case anyone wanted to ring and confirm that he did actually sign this autograph.

It's *technically* not actually a scam because deep in the small print it does usually specify that your NFT grants you zero rights zero ownership and is absolutely meaningless despite the marketing claims, and in theory the NFT in itself *could* have some sort of collectors' value (like an autograph could) but the marketing around them is VERY scammy making all kinds of ownership promises and rights implications that they really can't deliver on. It's also got a whole 'nother level that the whole scam essentially exists to suck real fungible money into the eretheum system, which as a previous poster has already pointed out is also a proof-of-work-based environmental disaster. NFTs are essentially a barely legal cash fleece to prop up the crypto bubble.

So buyer beware people, if you wouldn't pay that for an autograph from whoever it is, don't pay it for their NFT.

I suppose we should also cover "What is an NFT" shouldn't we?

An NFT is a Non-Fungible Token. What does that mean you might ask? Well fungible means it's practically exchangeable for anything else like it in the same class. The best idea of this is money. A ten dollar note is fungible. If I have my ten dollar note, or I swap it for a different ten dollars with you, or I swap two of them for a twenty, I don't fundamentally care. Ten dollars is ten dollars.

Non-Fungible is like an autograph. If I have an autograph from Joe Biden, it's not immediately and self-evidently equivalent to an autograph from Barack Obama. Sure, you might *decide* to make the trade, it might be worth it to you, but they're not inherently interchangeable. If you woke up one morning and someone had swapped out your Joe autograph for a DJT one, or your mom borrowed your Joe and promised she'd replace with a Ford one later, you'd be well within your rights to be pissed in a way that you just wouldn't be with a simple ten bucks.

An NFT takes this idea and makes it ~digital~. It's built on the same idea as crypto currency but they've made each one unique. Like putting different people's autographs on a ten dollar bill, I suppose - now your Joe Biden $10 IS different to your mom's Barack one (very ELI5 don't @me).

What they claim to do is provide digital "ownership" of art, or music, etc. As we all know, digital artwork can be copied and pasted to your heart's content, and no one can really own an original. Copyright law can come into play, but who *owns* the original. NFTs (claim to) attempt to solve that. When an original is created, the artist creates an NFT that says "X person owns this artwork" and sells it. This person now has a cryptographically secure little badge saying "I own this artwork", that they can prove no matter how many people copy and paste it. The idea being that everyone can see the Mona Lisa, or copy and paste a print of it, but only one person gets to OWN the Mona Lisa, right? Even owning the artwork doesn't necessarily give you copyright over it - that's normal, so NFTs just work the same. You get to own it and be the only person in the world who can prove they do. Seductive marketing. Cool, right?

Wrong.

Firstly - you do not "own" this artwork. Like, not even slightly. Hell, the artwork itself isn't actually contained within the NFT. It's usually just a link to another website that is contained within the NFT. Something like "the person who can correctly prove possession of this token owns the artwork at www dot artwork dot com". Well, can you imagine if the Mona Lisa did the same?? You'd never stand for that, would you? Can you imagine if you spent $1bn on buying the Mona Lisa and then looked at the fine print and it actually said that you own the painting that stands at the middle of the Denon Alley in the Louvre? Sure, that's the Mona Lisa NOW, but there's no guarantee it'll be the Mona Lisa next week.

Secondly. You do not actually own the art in any meaningful sense. The terms and conditions confirm this. You do not gain the copyright. You do not get the right to have it taken down. You do not get the right to exclusive use of the photo. You don't get the right to destroy it. You literally only own this digital token that says you own it. To take it back to the Mona Lisa example, it would be like getting a piece of paper saying you own the painting at the middle of the Denon Alley in the Louvre, but we're gonna keep hold of it: you're not allowed to move it, touch it, tamper with it, copy it, take photos of it, sell merchandise of it, stop anyone else from looking at it, or do any of the things that one usually associates with "owning" a painting. In fact, all you get is a piece of paper saying it's yours, and you can ring us up anytime to check we really did give you that paper. That's it.

What's the point? You don't actually own the painting in any meaningful way. It's like those "name a star" gifts. It may well be "official", but in practical terms it's worth diddly fuck all. You'd be pretty annoyed if someone told you you'd bought the Mona Lisa and that's all you got.

Thirdly (and finally)

There is literally NO benefit to 'owning' it for you. To go back again to the Mona Lisa, the example the sellers use to justify the "but anyone can copy it" is that anyone can own a print of the Mona Lisa, but only one person can own the original. You're the original owner of this digital artwork.

Except... The Mona Lisa is unique. Digital artwork isn't. The original and copies of digital artwork are - ironically - completely fungible. If I copy-paste the original file, they're both "originals". Neither has any more claim to be original than the other. And remember, there's no "original" actually stored in the token, just a link to something that shows another copy. The Mona Lisa is unique, different, there's only one copy. He only put his paints on one piece of canvas. Prints aren't the same. But a digital artwork? By the time it's finished being drawn and copied over to the website, it's a completely different set of electrons on a completely different server. It's already not an "original". It's a completely, utterly, identical copy. Which I can then download. And copy a thousand times. And they're all still perfect copies and indistinguishable from the original. If I swapped one of them out for another on the website my link points to, there's literally no technical or practical way to tell.

After all that. NFTs DO have some uses. They are ways to support the artist. They are ways to give money back. They are ways to make people feel special (like autographs). You may ask why would you buy a digital print from the K&P Etsy store if you think all digital art is the same. Why would you pay to download an ebook when you could pirate an identical copy for free. This is what they will come back to me with. And there's many - good - reasons to do so! There's many good reasons to buy digital art. And you should! Support your local artists! But this can be, and is already, all achieved without paying over the odds to falsely claim I actually own some sort of permanent original. It can certainly be done without all the crypto-hyped middle men taking their cuts. And it can be done in a way that doesn't prop up the horrible eco-disaster bubble that is a proof of work Blockchain.

The technology isn't a scam. The technology has real world uses and benefits. But the entire marketing ecosystem around it is a scam.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

Now this is the kind of “better know a scam” content for which I come to the internet. Thank you so much for this primer on NFTs!

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biggaybunny · 3 years

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Under Tides

So, first off, kudos to the writing team and probably the translation team because I feel like this story was much better about explaining what was going on and I actually understood what was being implied, even if I did have to read a couple of scenes twice. I'm not here to do a literary analysis of it I just wanted to mention it since some past stories have left me too confused to comment on (looking at you, Darknights). Anyway, from what I understand, what's going on with Skadi and the Abyssal Hunters is:

They were Aegir and they were modified by Aegir scientists

They were implanted or their genes spliced or something like that with Seaborn biology, which mutates to an impossible degree (Specter lampshades this when we the Aegir-to-Seaborn mutation happen to the bishop)

The inquisitor and high inquisitor serve as good reminders that even normal Aegirs are fucking freakazoid person-shaped nuclear devices, so this brings them to new levels of "strong as shit"

It's possible that this procedure has a failure rate, and that Skadi's sister underwent it only to end up a feral Seaborn (who likely killed Skadi's mother and grandmother)

The abyssal hunters are not informed of what's being done to them, for any number of possible reasons

Eventually, every abyssal hunter *is* going to mutate into a seaborn, regardless. One possible reason they aren't told of their fate is because their ignorance postpones their destiny by making sure they don't obsess or despair over it. One could argue that active resistance would also postpone it, but that's less reliable.

Gladiia probably knows because captains had to be the ones to watch for signs of the rest of their squad going fish mode in the middle of battle.

Because they're all a liability in the long-term, Aegir probably had no problem sending them on suicide missions.

The grandest such mission might even have been a way of getting rid of dangerous hunters as much as it was an attempt to push the war against the ocean in their favor.

A war that, from the sound of it, the Seaborn don't see themselves as fighting. It's unclear if the destruction of Aegir cities and possibly the whole nation was in fact from another cause entirely (and blamed on the Seaborn, as any nation might blame its problem on outsiders with territory to steal) or if the "First to Talk" was merely downplaying the destruction wrought due to its patchy understanding of certain concepts.

Speaking of the seaborn, it's very possible that they are a hivemind of some sort, given the way the First to Talk speaks. It is aware of itself as a singular actor but that doesn't mean it's not possible for their to be a loose collective consciousness of sorts that means most seaborn do not need to do their own decision making.

A complicating factor is the Church of the Deep, which appear to be aegerians who worship the ocean and the seaborn, and become seaborn-like in a less refined way than the Abyssal Hunters

The main reason I'm certain the church are also from Aegir and not an outside force is that they have the level of technology to do what they did to Specter. What the bishop was capable of scrounging together on his own, in a cave in a shitty cursed town, was capable of rendering her temporarily lucid, which is more than RI has managed so far.

Back to the hunters: the biggest suicide mission (which may have been Aegir thinning their numbers as much as pushing the war forward) appears to have been an effort to kill the Seaborn's "geneszoic", which Skadi likens to their god.

"Geneszoic" is a made up word, but we can guess at what they're implying; it's not exactly subtle. "zoic" is a suffix for describing a certain class or type of animal, like "protozoic" for Protozoan organisms. So it doesn't *really* make sense to describe a single organism this way.

Maybe the geneszoic was what helped guide the evolution and mutation of the Seaborn. Maybe that's why they're such unorganized, crudely formed creatures, only having finally worked out how to create one single being with human-like intelligence. It would make sense as a keystone to knock out.

I think it's also possible the geneszoic was some kind of coordinating structure in the seaborn hivemind, as "brain" of sorts, but that's just a hunch

The fight to kill the geneszoic ends up killing *every* abyssal hunter. It seems that their sacrifice gave Skadi the opportunity to land what she believed to be a lethal blow.

Getting that close to it caused her to become aware of the psychic-like link the seaborn seem to have with one another. Unaware of what's been done to her by the Aegir, Skadi is confused and distressed by this moment pretty much continuously from then on.

There were likely actually several survivors of the initial battle to kill the geneszoic. I believe this is where the church of the deep got its test subjects for their experiments with Originium, taking advantage of wounded survivors to capture otherwise very powerful hunters.

Originium does not seem to be present in the sea or on the sea bed, nor is Oripathy a concern there, so it's likely Aegir technology is powered by something else, by the way.

Specter is among those captured by the church of the deep and survives incredible torment. Everyone else experimented on dies. The purpose of these experiments is likely to find a new weapon against Aegir, implying that the church of the deep still has an enemy worth fighting even presently. I think that's an important detail, tbh.

Specter escapes, likely under her own power, and stays semi-lucid enough to find help at Rhodes Island. The nun outfit finally makes sense: she probably grabbed something to wear while beating a cultist to death with another cultist and once her derangement took over it became part of her identity.

I'm not sure how Gladiia survived. It's possible she simply escaped and never caught up with Specter or Skadi until now. It's more likely her escape cost her something.

Gladiia is already mutating, and is angry that this is happening "too soon". This is why I believe she was informed instead of finding out on her own: she knew what to expect and this wasn't it. Or she is simply lamenting the short time she has left.

It's possible that Gladiia was able to escape by pushing herself past even an Abyssal Hunter's normal limits, speeding up her mutation in the process, which would be another reason hunters are not normally told. This wouldn't explain why no other captains escaped, but it could be that none were willing to do that, or it really was only Gladiia who knew.

Skadi's alter seems to explain why other abyssal hunters were not told about what they are. While she retains some sense of self and some resistance, she's not exactly, yknow, *well*. In constrast, Gladiia knows she has lost some ground but is vehemently opposed to what is happening to her, and has found things to cling to that make her human (in the broad sense of the word used in the world of arknights) and not seaborn. Specter doesn't seem to give a flying fuck, because she's a fucking shark and the seaborn can suck her dick.

I know it's a fair amount of speculation, but we know a whole lot more than we did before. Honestly, it wasn't until I wrote this up that I realized the implication that there's probably some sort of Aegir still out there. Of course, if I missed anything, or any lore we have elsewhere I don't know about contradicts something I've said here, you can always mention that.

#arknights #arknights spoilers #under tides #under tides spoilers #long post #lotsa text

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apinchofm · 2 years

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Fake Dating

Prompt - 'My grandma is in love with you and she lives far away, so why not pretend to be a couple for the few days we see her, it would make her so happy'

Note: I love Ysabeau and Marcus' relationship, so this would be really cute.

Human AU

"Oh, Marcus I can't seem to hear you," Ysabeau complained. Marcus held back a laugh as his uncle Hugh fixed her iPad (taking her off mute and setting it up on its stand.)

"Oh," She clapped her hands happily when she could see and hear him. Technology wasn't her strong suit, but she liked getting to see Marcus and asking him to fly back and forth was unfair.

As they caught up, Phoebe arrived at his house as she always did on a Friday. She knew how close Marcus was with his grandmother, finding it really sweet. It was one of the things she loved about her friend.

"Hello," Phoebe smiled and waved.

"Is this Phoebe?" Ysabeau whispered excitedly. Phoebe raised her eyebrow at Marcus, who seemed to blush.

"Yes, I'm Phoebe." She smiled and the older woman smiled wider.

"Oh, Marcus has told me so much about you! You didn't how beautiful she was," Ysabeau complimented, "Not that it is your most important quality of course."

"Thank you." Phoebe laughed slightly.

"Marcus, ask her."

"I will. Love you. Bye," He ended the call abruptly.

"Ask me what?" Phoebe asked, following him to the kitchen. Marcus sighed as he started pulling out ingredients for dinner.

"She wants me to bring you to Sept-Tours. For the harvest festival in the village. Old family tradition." He explained.

"Well, why don't I go with you?" Phoebe offered.

"What?"

"I mean, I'm not doing anything and I would love to finally meet Ysabeau in person." She shrugged, "Plus, it gets your family off your back."

Marcus pressed a kiss to her forehead and hugged her, swinging her around making her laugh.

"Phoebe Taylor, you are an angel amongst women."

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"Wow," Phoebe breathed out as they approached Sept-Tours.

"What?" Marcus asked, confused as he parked the car.

"I didn't think you owned a castle."

Phoebe instantly got nervous as they got out of the car. Marcus, sensing this, intertwined his fingers with hers.

"Come on." He encouraged.

"You own a castle." She repeated.

Marcus nudged her playfully, "Um, hello. St Paul's? Cambridge? Daddy in the diplomatic service?"

"Oh please, we're upper-middle class. You were raised in a castle." Phoebe retorted.

"When I wasn't at boarding school. Or getting kicked out of boarding school." Marcus replied.

A small, kind-looking woman came out of the house, checking on the people decorating the outside with holly and other festive plants.

Marcus gave her a hug and a kiss, "Phoebe, this is Marthe. She runs the place."

Then Ysabeau de Clermont appeared and Phoebe felt herself shrink. It was like meeting royalty and she certainly dressed like it, in a pantsuit and tweed jacket, a string of pearls around her neck.

"Marcus!" She smiled and Marcus hugged and kissed her as Phoebe smiled at the two of them.

"Let me look at you. Are you eating enough? You are always so busy, you can be worse than your father." She complained looking at him over and fixing his collar.

Marcus laughed, "I'm fine, grand-mere." He then indicated to Phoebe with a proud smile, "This is Phoebe Taylor."

Ysabeau then turned to Phoebe, "How lovely it is to finally meet you in person."

Phoebe replied instantly in French, "Thank you for having me. It's an honour." The older woman smiled, impressed.

"I think we will get along splendidly." She smiled and Phoebe felt herself relax slightly and Marcus smiled at her.

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They both flopped down on the bed, that had been made up nicely. The two didn't mind sleeping in the same bed, having done so on multiple occasions.

"You have always had an obsession with the 80s." Phoebe pointed to the Queen poster. Marcus playfully nudged her.

"She's terrifying," Phoebe said after a while.

"Only at first. But she's warm and cuddly at the core. I don't think I would've straightened out if it wasn't for her."

"Well, you turned out pretty great," Phoebe replied.

Phoebe turned on her side, "Will the rest of them like me?" Marcus turned to her.

"Of course they will. I think everyone will be more surprised that I convinced you to be around me. You're all proper and lovely. We're the uncivilised ones.'

"That's where the plan falls apart. I'm out of your league." Phoebe teased and Marcus laughed.

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"Marcus!"

Marcus hugged his grandfather who had been holed up in his office. Philippe looked him over.

"You look well, my boy."

"He brought his girlfriend," Ysabeau mentioned. Philippe turned to him with an interesting look.

"Speaking of which, I am going to get ready for dinner," He jogged away, not wanting to answer his grandfather's questions.

"Ysabeau, what are you doing?" Philippe asked. He knew his wife. Always scheming, particularly when it came to Marcus.

"I want a wedding, mon coeur." She replied and he laughed heartily, kissing his wife.

"You are dangerous."

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"Alright, I'm ready" Phoebe had changed into a red satin dress and had tied her curls into an updo. She stepped out of the bathroom as Marcus' eyes widened as he took her in.

"Uh- hello. You look..." Marcus failed to find the words, "Beautiful. I mean you always look beautiful, but you look very beautiful."

"You don't look too bad yourself." Phoebe giggled, teasingly pulling at the lapel of his suit.

Marcus held out his hand and Phoebe clasped it tightly, "Ready for the cult meeting?"

The dinner was actually quite nice. Phoebe and Marcus were seated closer to Ysabeau at one end at the long table, across from them. Phoebe took a liking to Hugh and Fernando, who was seated nearby. The two were perhaps the nicest of the family.

But they spent the majority of dinner whispering to each other, Marcus telling her embarrassing stories. Phoebe tried not to shiver whenever he mindlessly traced his finger on the back of her neck or arm, lingering.

In the same way, he tried not to tense up when she rubbed his leg or leaned into him.

"Marcus, since you seem so insistent on whispering, do you want to update us on how you have been?" Philippe said, after having a conversation with one of his daughters. All eyes were on the two of them, and Phoebe understood why Marcus called it a cult meeting.

"Philippe," Ysabeau scolded but had a smile on her face.

"I've been well," Marcus replied.

"You brought a woman home. You never bring anyone home." Philippe commented. Phoebe looked at him in surprise.

"May I ask, are you mentally stable?" His elder uncle, Matthew asked and his wife Diana slapped him on his arm, "What? It's a fair question."

"Very much so," Phoebe replied, a polite smile on her face, "And well, dating a doctor, I can assure you he would notice. Perhaps that's why he doesn't come home that often. Lack of stability amongst certain relatives." She'd not liked Matthew on the few occasions she'd net him in Oxford.

The dinner table was silent, and Baldwin, another uncle leaned back and grinned, "I do like her." Godfrey snorted at his elder brother's looks.

"Well, I'm very proud of Phoebe. I always am. She's brilliant and I'm lucky to know her. I love her" One his aunt's "aww'd"

Ysabeau whispered a 'well done' and winked. Marcus squeezed her hand and all Phoebe could do was look at him in slight shock.

He loved her.

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Phoebe sat in the courtyard garden, needing some air. Marcus had said that he loved her. In front of his family. And he seemed to have meant it.

"Phoebe, what are you doing out here?" Ysabeau asked her. Phoebe stood and dusted off her dress,

"Just some air. The wine got to my head." She lied.

"You know, I'm very happy Marcus has someone with who he shares his life." Ysabeau began.

"Madame-"

She held up her hand, "Ysabeau, please. I know the two of you aren't together." Phoebe's face fell.

"We meant no disrespect or to deceive you. Marcus, just wanted his family to stop asking questions and he knew that you liked me-" Phoebe rambled, but the older woman simply held up her hand again.

"I can tell that he loves you and you love him." Ysabeau smiled, "You wouldn't have stayed or even offered to come here if you didn't."

"Is it that obvious?"

"To me. But for Marcus, he doesn't think he's good enough for you."

"He's brilliant. He always has been." Phoebe protested "I'm not- I don't look like the women who marry into this family. It can be a bit alienating. I just want to be his friend if anything." Phoebe admitted.

"Marcus loves you. You are intelligent, accomplished, kind." Ysabeau, "We're old, yes. But we try not to be judgemental. Hugh and Fernando have been happily married for years."

"You didn't like Diana. Marcus told me."

"She's American. Fully. That's an objectionable trait in anyone." Ysabeau defended and Phoebe giggled. She placed her hands over the younger woman's and squeezed comfortingly.

"Take it from an old woman. The men in this family are dense. They always need somebody to point out the obvious. Tell him, so that you will both be happy." Ysabeau smiled.

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"Hey, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable at dinner-" Marcus began when Phoebe entered the bedroom.

Phoebe shut him up, by kissing him. Marcus slowly wrapped his arms around her waist, deepening the kiss.

"So you aren't angry with me?" Marcus asked after they pulled away from each other.

"I feel the same way. If you're serious, that is?" Phoebe said nervously.

"I have never been more serious. I'm in love with you and you are way too good for me," Phoebe shook her head.

"That isn't true. You're exactly what I want. Who I've always wanted."

They kissed again happily, interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Ooh, sorry." Ysabeau and Marthe poked their heads in. "We just wanted to see if you wanted some cocoa or coffee?"

Phoebe buried her head in Marcus' chest giggling as he groaned slightly.

"We're fine. Thank you grand-mere, thank you, Marthe."

"You're very welcome." Ysabeau smiled knowingly before the two left, their giggles were audible.

Phoebe and Marcus looked at each other before bursting into laughter.

"She is-" Phoebe began.

"Terrifying?" Marcus suggested.

"Lovely. But also strangely omniscient."

"Welcome to the family.

#adow fic #phoebe and marcus one shots #a discovery of witches #marcus whitmore #phoebe taylor #adow #all souls au #marcus x phoebe #ysabeau de clermont #one shot fic

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morlock-holmes · 3 years

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So, something I've been thinking about a lot is how, over the 20th century, the cost of producing certain things dropped, but the cost of reproducing them cratered.

Say I want to make, I dunno, a math textbook. Back in the day, say, the 50s, I'd write it, and then a publisher would use an expensive printing press to make a bunch of physical copies of my text. This process was expensive enough, between the cost of a complex press and the paper to run it, that an ordinary household couldn't duplicate the process. If you bought my textbook, you had one copy. Taking your one copy and making a second would require specialized machinery or hours/days of hand copying, and you'd probably end up with a copy that had notable defects compared to the original. If you leant your copy to a friend, you would lose access while your friend had it.

Today, if I write a book, it will at some point become a computer file, and the thing about a computer file is that they are very very easy and cheap to make exact duplicates of. If I have a text file on a computer, I can't make literally infinite copies, but the cost of making a copy available to everyone I know is negligable, any middle class household can afford to do it using cloud sharing and computers and the internet.

The problem is, the way we have our economy set up is that things are monetized by supply and demand. If supply massively outstrips demand, the price drops and you can't sell the thing for much at all.

This functioned, kind of, when supplying something and producing it were activities that were closely tied together. A textbook cost a certain amount to make, but supplies were limited compared to demand, and it was relatively difficult to start up a competing supply of my textbooks.

Nowadays, art and information still cost about the same to produce, but as soon as you do produce it it's very easy for the supply to immediately and totally outstrip any possible demand, which would then, theoretically drive the price down, making it impossible to recoup your costs.

The response to this has been to introduce artificial scarcities; when it comes to information and art, we have the technology to create a post-scarcity society but we actively prevent that from happening because our society can only function with scarcities.

This seems pretty bad actually.

I'm wondering if this is as unprecedented as I think? I can't think of an invention that has so thoroughly severed the ability to produce an object from the ability to copy one as the computer has. Writing and the printing press to some degree but not nearly as much.

Also, who else has been writing about this in these terms?

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notasdriedapricots · 3 years

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Hi! If you don’t mind, would you share a lot more of dad!Lucas headcanons please!

Well I do not mind at all! I'm sorry if there's people wishing I'd shut up about it lol Here is the first part of these, just in case, and here are some comments on pregnancy and choosing a nanny. And sorry it took me so long to get to this!

So, some more general HC and then I'll add some specific for a girl or a boy because why not.

- That child is getting technology time so, so limited… They're gonna be playing outside (likely taking classes for a chosen sport), they'll get tons of pencils and paper to draw, paint, jigsaw puzzles, cubes, books, playdough… Physical things, rather than an iPad and Kids Netflix 24/7. I HC Lucas as working in rehabilitation, and some fellow psychologist will remark the importance of early cognitive and motor stimulation. And he'll take it very seriously, even if it requires a bit of extra work from him and MC.

- He would be the one teaching them how to walk (again, according to my work HC for him, he already does that with grown people so he would take this as a personal mission).

- OBSESSIVE about proper nutrition while they grow up. Lots of research about when children can start eating certain things, swatting forks away screaming "ARE YOU INSANE?? DO YOU KNOW HOW ALLERGENIC TOMATOES ARE??". That kid will have no allergies and a killer immune system.

- So much frustration during the "picky eater" phase, oh my god. He can't understand why they won't eat something they used to like, and now they just want spaghettis with cream and nothing else.

- Slightly hurt if he's woken up by a distant "Mom, I had a nightmare" instead of a closer "Dad, I had a nightmare" in the middle of the night…

- His worst nightmare is the supermarket tantrum. MC knows the basic principle of: You just explain why you said "no" and let them cry their eyes out, the rest of the people know kids that age throw tantrums. But Lucas? Lucas would get anxious that people would think he's a bad father and end up giving in even if he knows he shouldn’t, and then when they don't stop because sometimes what children actually want is just to cry, he would get even more anxious and just leave the supermarket without whatever they were there for.

- Punishments are smart and evil, but effective. Nothing physical, of course, and nothing unenforceable like "No TV for a month", and nothing cruel like "Not seeing your friends for two weeks". No. Something simpler. "No TV, only for two hours, for a week". Which two hours you ask? The two hours their favourite cartoon is on. "Sure, we'll still go to your favourite park. But later. When the dog you always pet has already gone home." "Yes, you can have a cookie after lunch. Any you want, except you favourite." Little things that make a point. They didn't do anything unforgiveable so it won't merit anything big, but he'll make sure there are consequences to it.

- No family portrait, but he takes all their drawings to his practice and pins them on a board next to his desk.

- Firm believer on the "one language, one physical activity, one artistic interest" triad. The specifics in each category are up to the kid.

- "Daaaad, can we go for a ride on your bike?" "Absolutely not." "… Why?" "Because it's dangerous. No." "Why is it dangerous?" "Because it goes very fast and you can fall and get hurt." "Then we'll get another bike that's not dangerous." "All bikes are dangerous." *Points to his arm* "That one too?"

- Bonus points if after that they cry every time they see Lucas grab his helmet. "Dad, no! You're gonna die!"

- The kid would be curious about his job and think he's a doctor. He would kinda let them believe it while they're still young because explaining the difference would be a bit too complicated for a small child; a "Not exactly a doctor, but close" type of deal.

- He's so over the top when it comes to material stuff… "Dad, can you get me a book by this author?" "Which one?" "Whichever you find!" *The next day* "I got what you wanted!" *puts three bags filled with the author's entire bibliography on the table*.

- I don't like it, but he would be kind of a "suck it up" kinda parent… Not because he doesn't get that you shouldn't shake everything off but because he doesn't know how to deal with it himself. Mom would be more understanding.

- This has to do with a very specific HC from my Lucas in my fic but I figured I might as well share it. Lucas would never ever suggest it, it probably wouldn't even cross his mind, but if MC said she wanted to be a stay at home mom for a couple of years, he wouldn't oppose.

- Another personal HC (a bit too personal as it vaguely comes from actual personal experience), is that he doesn't have a bad relationship with his family. They are all just a bit distant, mostly only talking and seeing each other for Sunday brunch with very little interaction besides that (which makes some sense on a particular level but I won't get into it right now). So, while he doesn't actually resent his family, he wouldn't want his kid to feel that distance or coldness; it would be difficult because that's the way he's used to interact with family, it's what he learned, but he would make the effort and follow MC's lead on being a more loving parent.

Lucas and a daughter:

- The OG, my first dad!Lucas HC ever, from the Baby Challenge I've had written since last year, is that he would melt for the rest of his life if he had a daughter.

- She is a princess, she's perfect, and no human being will ever be good enough for her, don't @ him. No one is surprised by this headcanon, right?

- He can't say no to her, he just can't. Again, no one is surprised.

- Also, she grows up seeing him as the model of the ideal partner, seeing how he treats her mom and being taught that's how her partner should treat her.

- "Can I put make up on you?" "Sorry, honey, no." "… Well, can I give you another tattoo, then?" "… Okay."

- "Lucas, we can't keep buying her just dresses. She's a kid, she needs to run around and play, and be comfortable. Just let her be in a pair of trousers or shorts and a t-shirt." "Yeah, you're right… She looks so cute, though!" "Yes, but all those pretty dresses are going into the sandbox, you know?"

- "Lucas, why did you buy her a real tea set?" "What do you mean why? What did you want me to buy her? Plastic?" "Yes! It's a toy!" "I'm not buying her a set of plastic Barbie-pink cups. That's tacky." "Okay then, what do you think it's gonna happen if she drops one, it shatters, and she tries to clean it up without asking for help." "… She- she would ask for help." "You never know." *Suddenly pale Lucas*

Lucas and a son:

- If he's into them, sports! If he's not, Lucas won't force him.

- While Lucas is away he would ask mom or the nanny for one of his white shirts and pretend he's wearing a lab coat like his dad. Lucas would get him a tiny lab coat of his own, with the pockets and everything.

- Some physical play, as in putting him upside down or tickle wars type of deal.

- He would look up to his dad so much it's ridiculous. He's his hero, and his role model. He would copy his walk, the way he seats, the way he talks… So much so, people would insist they look exactly the same even if they don't because the "vibe" resemblance is that strong.

- Just imagine his face if the kid said he wanted to follow his footsteps profession-wise.

- The chats about how to treat women and how to stand up to bullies both for himself and for others…

- Quiet camaraderie when he's older.

Okay, I'll stop here again lol. Now I'm thinking about teens and Lucas, but if I get into that this will be a novel and we don't want that. Again, thanks for asking these! Now I want to write a dad!Lucas fic, damn you all.

#lovely mutuals 💜#lovely anons 💜#dad!Lucas #Lucas #HCs #lucas koh #litg lucas #I need to shut up about this

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peachlolitasevillacourtstuff · 3 years

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Winx club; Magix world: Chapter 4;

Bloom.

Bloom's first week at school was much better than normal school on earth, during her learning she was able to do the basic spell that stella had taught her, in another class they taught her how to change her hair color with professor wizgiz, With Professor Paladion she was able to learn potion formulas, and what chemicals not to use or what to combine, with Professor Dufour they taught the kinds of spells that she and her friends could do depending on their magic, Stella could create small auras of light, Flora could accelerate the growth of a carrot, Musa could create musical combinations by floating instruments, and Tecna could create electronic gadgets in 12 minutes, although they only lasted one hour consecutively.

─ This week was wonderful girls, do not believe it.

─ That's what you say, but I'm very tired, and I can't wait for Magix Saturday to go downtown and buy things.

Said stella exhausted

─Wait downtown ... in this world there are shops and shopping centers !?

─if the world of magix is almost the same as your world, but more civilized in laws and technology.

She said tecna as she showed her a map about the magix world.

─ wow there are many kingdoms, and which is this that says that their entry is completely prohibited.

─ that .. Well that is the kingdom of domino, it was one of the largest metropolises of magix, but since it fell, no one has wanted to go to that kingdom ..

Described Tecna

─and that happened already about 200 years ago in the past.

Said stella honestly

─ poor country, it would have been great to see.

─ me too

Answered muse

─ well, what if we better go downtown on Saturday all together? After all, the students from fontana roja come in 5 more days ...

Flora said with incitement

─The ones with red fontana, there ... there is my handsome Brandon, hero of the shield ...

Stella said with hearts in her eyes.

─ brandom, he is not the same one who helped us catch that monster that attacked me and my house.

─ the same.

I reveal stella

─Well, where it is in the center .. I want to go there ..

─ It is not far from here, apart from tomorrow is Saturday we can all go tomorrow at 10 in the afternoon.

I mention stella

─ I have many ideas about the red fontana meeting, and tell me are there field trips?

Bloom asked about her habit of elementary and middle school.

Yes and it is very often, it is only for the qualifications, and to earn extra points.

Musa said

─ last year we saw an earthen wolf, a wolf that is native to linphea but is rarely seen in other territories.

Flora said remembering.

─And with what is paid in this world ... I only brought terrestrial money.

─ you will see here we pay with bronze, silver, gold, quartz and diamond buttons

Tecna says while showing the buttons, each button had a different value, the bronze ones were worth $ 1, the silver ones were worth $ 5, the gold ones were worth $ 50, the quartz buttons were worth $ 100, and the diamond buttons were worth $ 1000.

─Woah that you value very different from my world, but since I get so many buttons, I don't have any.

─You can do some assistance, for the teachers, since according to the law they if a fairy gives their help and assistance they will pay you with 5 gold doubloons.

I mention tecna.

─ but still I give you 2 quartz buttons and 3 gold.

Said stella with affection

─ And your father the king won't bother him.

Musa said doubtfully

─ Relax, I'm richer than you think, well apart from the princess of andros and linphea ..

Stella said as he touched his fingers to each other

─ very well then let's go downtown tomorrow at 10 in the afternoon

Bloom said in conclusion. The next day Bloom had prepared herself together with her pet Kiko, she carried her personal purse and a second-hand bag that had been given to her at her high school graduation, when leaving she found muse, tecna, stella, and flora together, in the exit was supervisor Griselda giving them directions about going outside.

Where are you all going !?

Asked Griselda sharply

─ to the center Mrs. Griselda

Answered stella

─ I hope you all have money, and as you know six o'clock must arrive before 10 o'clock, if you are late at that time we will call your parents, especially you princess!

The supervisor roared.

─Oh come on we will be careful ma'am, we will only go shopping, and look good at the meeting with the Red Fountain

Stella said with a smile, while she and the rest of the girls got on the magic bus, already inside the center of magix Bloom saw around her one of the cities she wanted to visit in America, New York exactly, the city of magix had TVs with giant billboards, shops and restaurants, apartment buildings, and long transportation traffic.

What is it, your expectations were higher than you thought !?

Asked tecna

─ if I expected something similar to the cities of the Harry Potter movies, or about the world of full metal alchemist, and I found myself in a magical version of New York.

─ what is new york?

Asked flora

─ a city far from my world.

I answer

─Well, let's go to the first clothing store.

Stella added pointing.

─ very good

They said 5 o'clock entering the clothing store, inside there were all kinds of styles and colors, some mannequins changed their pose every 5 minutes, even the clothes and shoes were completely adjusted to the buyers' tayas, there were even perfumes that changed their scent , jewelry that could be combined with the outfit.

─ TADAH! How I look!

Stella said coming out of the changing room, wearing a two-piece dress, orange and yellow.

─Gorgeous stella almost like a Greek princess.

Said tecna with a thumb up

─ how do I see

Flora said coming out of the changing room, wearing a short two-piece dress, green with a pink skirt with white flowers.

─ It looks excellent on you.

Tecna with another thumb up

─ I know many will say about this, but I like to cover my legs from time to time.

She said muse in a purple one-piece flared pantsuit.

─ I'm not the one who gives bad reviews but it looks excellent on you

Tecna said with giving more thumbs up.

─ look at this one, it looks very precious on me.

Bloom emerged from her changing room in a magnet-colored three-piece dress with a gold ribbon and straps with purple bows.

─ Heavens you look divine.

─ and did you see the price?

Asked tecna

─ A if the price .. Ah it costs twice the money you gave me stella.

Bloom said with wide eyes when she saw the label.

─ neglect I pay.

─ It is not necessary to spend so much, I will find another, or look at this

Bloom grabs a white dress with red and pink embroidery, but it was also more expensive than the previous one.

─Could you pay for your dresses in advance, I will look for one while I find one that will reach me with the money I have

Bloom said as he went to take off her dress and find another one.

─good.

─Also, I also need to try mine

Tecna said as she went in to change.

─ we will go to pay.

Said Stella as Musa and Flora followed her, Tecna had an eighties themed dress in metal color, Bloom searched for 18 minutes until she found a small clothing clearance stall that was not bought last year, Bloom looked and found a blue dress light blue with long gloves and it was almost his size and cost 2 times less than what he had, apart from that he also found some royal blue ribbons and a silver heart-shaped button.

─Girls I already found what I need.

Bloom said with her chosen objects

─ that is enough for you with what you have Bloom

Tecna said pointing to the products

─ but with a little tweak to this with a tailoring book you will be ready for the gala

Bloom said positively

─Well, Bloom, you can pay it now ..

Stella said. When they left they realized that barely an hour had passed since they bought their outfits, but there was still a lot of time left over than they imagined.

─ Hey, Griselda said that we had to get there until before 10 o'clock right

Wonder bloom

─ If that same

Musa replied

─ but we have a lot of time left over, we have to give Bloom a great tour of the center, come Bloom I will show you all the corners of this city.

Said Stella taking Bloom to know the areas of alphea, the center was a big place and full of places, Bloom saw around her the beauty of the city, from shops, restaurants and parks, the city parks were something that she I was already used to it as a child, only here the floors were made so that children would not hurt themselves when playing, there was even a fountain with fish in the water.

─ There are girls who gave me a good walk, I hope I can make it up to them one day for all this.

Bloom said in gratitude

─ there is no need to Bloom.

─ you are also someone who is only once in a lifetime

─ I also want to know the Bloom land

─ and me too.

Said stella, Musa, flora and tecna praising her. Back at the station where they came from, in the corner there was a tall girl, with very pale skin, her hair was white and semi-blue, she had very sharp eyes, next to her were two more girls, the other was more She was tall, she was brown, she wore glasses, she wore wide and torn pants, the last one was shorter, she was dark, her hair was purple, and she was a bit plump, she had a lip piercing, her eyes were large and very defined when crossing, she They had stared at Bloom for a moment, but Stella brought her back to reality.

─Bloom, let's go, we're going to miss the bus and Griselda will punish us.

Stella said while she called her

─ I'm sorry stella ... it's that I stared at a few girls ...

─ bloom, don't you know who they are?

I mention Musa

─ Eh no.. Why !?

─ Those girls that you stared at are cloud tower witches!

I reveal stella.

─ Witches!?

─ If the director warned us, those witches practice black magic, and things related to darkness ...

Flora said a little scared

─ seriously .. well as I found out through the director I imagine ugly old women with pointed noses... and that!..

Bloom said what he was thinking

─ I'm afraid that's an earthly stereotype Bloom, still let's go Bloom

Tecna said as he got on the bus.

─ good ..

Bloom got on the bus without looking back, the girls were heading back to the magic academy, but something strange was noticeable, but they did not know what they were feeling, but they did know that something strange was happening.

─ Hey girls, I feel that something very strange is happening ...

─ Like there is something weird?

─ I don't feel anything.

Musa and stella asked

─ is that it is not to bother but I feel that something strange is happening, do not your flora feel it, or your techna?

Bloom asked them.

─ not really ..

─ also the trip back to the academy lasts 14 minutes and we have ... a moment!

Tecna.

Tecna realized something while she went straight to the driver, the man was driving as if nothing had happened, Tecna approached him momentarily to see if everything was okay inside, when he touched the driver's shoulder, he realized that he himself was not a man if not a doll with a living pumpkin head, Tecna gave a cry of fright, the bus stopped immediately causing everyone to trip over each other.

─ WHAT HAPPENED !?

Asked Stella stunned

─ THE BUS WAS UNDER A SPELL OF ILLUSSION!

Tecna said as she showed the pumpkin in front of them, she flora she approached for an instant.

─ I recognize this type of spell, some from linphea recognize this type of supernatural spell, and illusion, this pumpkin was someone's puppet!

Flora story

─ But who would be able to cast this spell like this.

Bloom said she missed, tremors were felt inside the bus, while a great blast of cold was felt, tecna opened the door, and realized that they were 17 feet high, far from the academy and the city, this was great fear to all

─ CAN'T BE!

─ WHO IS DOING THIS TO US!

Bloom and Stella shouted scared.

─ I DON'T KNOW! I KNOW WHAT TO DO!

Tecna said in a plan, although it was not the best, I knew it was the last exit, Tecna began to use her fairy transformation, when she transformed her clothing, she changed into a kind of tight one-piece suit as an astronaut, she also wore green glasses that covered her eyes, the wifi symbol appeared in her eyes, that was her fairy transformation.

Level: 6

Magic: technological

Type: White

Element: Everyday Magic

Offense: 56

Defense: 40

Energy: 166

Mov.especial: hacker mod.

Tecna with her transformation used her special move, hacker mod, an ability that consists of making some objects change places, or change movements, Tecna used it to save all her friends from the terrible storm, it was hard, Tecna used his strength but he managed to do it. Bloom, Stella, Flora, and Musa were unharmed, but some had light bruises and scratches.

─ Are they all alright?

Techna asked worried.

─ I'll take care of this.

She said flora transforming into her fairy form, her hair was braided into a tail, her wings were two large tree leaves, and her dress looked like a one-piece pink rose flower, at the same time her shoes looked like a ballerina's. .

Level: 4

Magic: plants and flowers

Type: White

Element: Elemental

Offense: 31

Defense: 30

Energy: 90

Special Move: Healing Petals

Flora used her special ability healing petals which consisted of accelerating the growth of flowers and causing their petals to fly over the injured person and heal.

─ Could someone tell me who would do this to us

Bloom said annoyed.

─ checking coordinates this was not about the force of mother nature, but an act of black magic which means that ..

"But!?"

Bloom.

Three girls appeared in front of them, Bloom recognized them very well, they were the same ones she found at the stop, but this time, the three witches introduced themselves to her and her friends, the pale witch on her face her eyes sharp with shadow, she wore a living blue leather suit, with ice heels, when they stepped on the ground they created light snowflakes, the brown witch, did not change much, she also wore shadows on her eyelids, and the last lightning and thunder stood out in her hair, like a cloud ready for the storm.

─ I am Icy, and they are more than my friends are my sisters, Darcy and stormy, and we want something from you princess!

Said the pale witch pointing at Stella.

Level: 7

Magic: Ice

Type: Black

Element: Elemental

Offense: 50

Defense: 60

Energy: 180

Special Move: Hell Blizzard

Level: 6

Magic: Darkness

Type: Black

Element: Elemental

Offense: 52

Defense: 58

Energy: 200

Special Move: Shadow Impact

Level: 6

Magic: Thunder

Type: black

Element: Elemental

Offense: 61

Defense: 57

Energy: 190

Special Move: Thunder Hurricane

─ Like! What do you want from me!..

She said she angrily stella as she transformed into a fairy.

─ I have my tricks too!

Musa said as she transformed, her wings were long and bluish, she wore a fuchsia dress with sparkles, leggings, and her pigtails were covered.

Level: 5

Magic: Music

Type: White

Element: Everyday

Offense: 52

Defense: 30

Energy: 100

Special Mov: Sonic Waves.

─ What do they want from all of us! We have nothing to give them!

Bloom said as he tried to transform into a fairy but he couldn't.

─ WHAT! I do not transform!

Bloom said without understanding why

─ What were you going to do !?

Darcy asked when he saw Bloom's failed transformation attempt.

─ I want to transform but I can't

Bloom said even more frustrated.

─ Leave the useless one aside, let's go for the scepter!

Said icy, as the fight started against the fairies against the witches of two rival academies.

#winxclub #magix world #winx #winx fanart #winx club #winx club redesign #fanfic

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rainydayhogwartsimagines · 4 years

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I'm back in your inbox again😭😭(hope u don't find me annoying) can I request something like when the Hogwarts teachers get ahold of muggle technology n does online class and reader lives in a noisy place and then their mom got mad at them for not thawing the chicken and Snape ends up muting them in their zoom call LMAOOO

PS. I hope this made sense cause my English became horrible 🗿🗿

Idk how you're adding pictures in but you are fucking hysterical and I love it.

God damn the pandemic. It was an annoying ass school year but Hogwarts had the common sense to give the students laptops for online schooling. It was a pain in the ass for everyone involved. Poor McGonagall had no idea how to run an online course, only sticking to Google Classrooms and no calls. The only teacher who truly had his shit together was Snape. However he now had new excuses to ignore students he didn't like.

You were somewhere in the middle of like and dislike for Snape. He didn't seem to hate you. He didn't like your existence but he tolerated you. But today that tolerance was gone. Construction was being done on your upstairs bathroom while you were in a zoom call. So all Snape was hearing was a lot of hammering and drilling, followed by your dad yelling at his brother for doing something wrong.

"Miss Y/n could you answer number nine?" Snape asked. You unmuted yourself and a loud bang rang out making students jump as ceiling tile fell to the floor. "ooohhh shit." You muttered. "DAN. TELL ME YOU DID NOT JUST DO WHAT I THINK YOU DID!?" your dad shouted from across the house as he was grabbing a tool he left downstairs. "The answer is polyjuice--" another bang rang out and your Uncle ran downstairs, walking down the hall before another bang and ceiling tile clocked him in the head. Fred nearly passed out from laughter seeing the chaos in the background as you remuted yourself. "Right... Thank you." Snape said, eyeing the situation behind you as your Uncle slowly stood up and more ceiling tile knocked the poor guy back down making George fall over.

You for the most part tried to keep quiet and you did up until your mom came home and saw ceiling tile everywhere. "Miss Y/n, can you answer question 53?" Snape asked you. You hesitantly unmuted yourself as your mother yelled at your dad. "OH MY GOD. WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!?" she yelled. "Mom. I'm in a call can you--" "AND YOU. YOU DIDN'T THAW THE DAMN CHICKEN!" she said. "I'm in class--" "I GAVE YOU ONE JOB. YOU ARE SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE. IT IS RIGHT THERE." she said. "Mom. Seriously. I'm in class--" "I KNOW. HI SEVERUS." she said. "...Hello M/n." Snape greeted slowly. "IT. IS. RIGHT. THERE." "Just order out" you suggested. "WE CAN'T BECAUSE YOUR UNCLE KNOCKED OVER THE ADDRESS SIGN." She sighed. "How the hell did he manage to do that!?" You asked. "He has the motor functions of a blind service dog, you know this. I know this. The ceiling tile on the floor knows this." She said earning snickers from students. "Mom... I'm still in class and I'm supposed to be answering a question so--" "Here's a question. Why can you seem to never be able to thaw chicken but are able to make six separate cups of coffee?" She said making you sigh. Fred unmuted himself and laughed. "Y/n you stil haven't answered." Fred said. "What's the question--" "I just said the question!" "not you mom!" You sighed. Another bang rang out and Snape let out a long sigh, muting you. You saw the red symbol and you put your face in your hands. "What?" Your mom asked.

"Snape muted me because I was too loud." You sighed. "Christ. He was like that in school too." Your mom huffed before tile hit the floor again making George almost red in the face from laughter as he saw it fall. "DAN I SWEAR TO GOD I AM GOING TO BEAT YOUR ASS!" Your mother shouted right as Snape unmuted you. You facepalmed and Fred had water shoot out of his nose. Again, you were greeted with the mute symbol and even Draco was having a difficult time keeping it together. An argument between your parents and uncle ensued in the background. To anyone else watching you it seemed relatively peaceful considering the shaking and falling tile seemed to come to a halt.

However when Snape unmuted you it was absolute unhinged chaos. "YOU HAVE THE FUCKING MOTOR FUNCTIONS OF AN INBRED SLOTH YOU DAMN IDIOT!" your mother shouted. "Is your wife always this pleasant or is this your anniversary?" Your uncle asked earning a snort from Seamus. "THIS IS WHY I MARRIED YOUR BROTHER." earning shocked looks from a couple of students and Snape didn't exactly know how to react. "WELL AT LEAST I CAN ACTUALLY WORK UNLIKE YOU!" your Uncle yelled making a couple of students gape. "THIS IS WHY YOU'RE ADOPTED." Your dad yelled making you gape along with everyone else. "AT LEAST I WASN'T AN ACCIDENT!" Your Uncle said making everyone in the call stare in awe. Snape didn't know what to do and you sighed, gritting your teeth as you listened to the adults argue.

"Professor. Excuse me." You said calmly before you took your earbud out. "SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP." you yelled making Dean topple out of his seat and Cedric have to close his computer because he was laughing too hard.

That was the last time Snape ever selected you for a call. And you definitely did not win house cup that year.

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#draco fuckingmalfoy #draco imagine #draco malfoy #draco x reader #draco x y/n #fred weasley x reader #fred weasley x you #fred weasley

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dannyphantom-rewrite · 4 years

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Character redesign references: Danny, Sam and Tucker .

(Art by the wonderful @gally-hin-phantom / @gally-hin ) click/tap image for higher resolution.

This is way overdue!! Sorry for the delay!

Danny

Full name: Daniel A.Jax Fenton

-Yes his middle name is A.jax and it's entirely bc of this post and this post .

-Danny is Trans, (note the cute bracelet!) having officially transitioned over the summer between middle school and his freshman year.

-Danny is still fourteen, and is the youngest, as well as the shortest out of the trio.

-12 ounces of whoop ass, snark and anxiety. Also puns. Dear God, the puns....

-hobbies include: Astronomy, astrology, D.O.O.M and horror movies.

-Astronmy is more of a hyperfixation tbh.

-Proficient in gymnastics, having taken classes from ages 6-12, and participated in jr. cheer-leading throughout some of middle school as a flyer. Actually used to be friends with dash and paulina.

-Favorite classes involve Science and Mathematics, he’s good at understanding difficult concepts when he can pay attention. Absolutely awful at reading comprehension.

-His style hasn't changed all that much; he absolutely lives in graphic tees, jeans and sneakers. He usually wears the hoodie to cover up the litchenburg figure scars he received from the accident.

-The Accident occurred roughly a week or so before the start of his freshman year at Casper High.

-Much of how Danny got ghost powers remains in line with the established canon, with Sam urging him to investigate the ghost zone portal, and his getting caught and electrocuted within the frame after accidentally turning it on.

-Sam didn't have to do very much convincing though, Danny's definitely a lot more interested in his parents work that in cannon, even if they can be super embarrassing about it a lot of the time.

-And this is the point where I break off from that canon: but I'm going to make a seperate post for detailing Danny's ghost half / Phantom.

Sam

Full name: Samantha Nicole Manson

-Sam isn't an Amity park native, she moves into town over the summer after getting expelled from a fancy private school and finishing the year out online/ at home.

-At 15 years old, She's the oldest out of the three of them- having gotten held back a school year at some point for "behavioral issues"

-Sam's personality is still very much in line with her cannon counter part, although while she may still be stubborn to a fault, she knows when to admit she's wrong.

-Her revised style is really more punk, than goth.

-Sam's family is still pretty well off, as her father is the Owner of "Manson refrigerators" which has had a long-standing partnership with Dairy-King Co.

-She doesn't have a great relationship with either of her parents- they view her as out of control while she feels that they're too controling. Her grandmother is a constant mediator between the three of them.

-she's a vegetarian, she won't eat meat, but ethically sourced eggs and dairy is fair game.

-Pan-romantic Asexual.

-hobbies include: Cooking, Gardening, urban exploration, social activism, Anime, horror films and novels, and D.O.OM.

-She meets Danny over the summer at the movie theater during a horror flick marathon. After talking with him for a while, she's intrigued when Danny explains what it is his parents do. Being equally shocked that she doesn't immediately dismiss their work and call him a freak, he invites her over to see the portal...

Tucker

Full name: Tucker Foley

-Meet Danny in kindergarten, and the two of them have been pretty much inseparable ever since. He's only older than Danny by about a month.

-Was the first person that Danny came out to.

-Bisexual

-Dated Danny VERY briefly (like, a week) in middle school, which, unfortunately leads to a lot of people assuming they're still a "thing" (it's annoying but I has absolutely gotten them out of a few sticky situations *cough* fake out make out *cough*

-Not really a fan of sam at first. Tuck Actually feels somewhat threatened by her in the beginning beacuse for the longest time it's been JUST him and Danny, the dynamic duo. He gets worried that Danny'll stop hanging out with him because Sam is just SO much cooler. (These worries are completely unfounded, of course.)

-Still a tech wiz, same as in cannon. Even though I've decided I'm going to set the rewrite in the early 2000's, there's gonna be more "modern" technology. (bc I love the fact that Jack, Vlad and Maddie were in college in the 80's and also don't feel like doing math to adjust the timeline) Tucker probably still has at least one PDA somewhere cause hey, vintage shits kinda cool! But it's definitely not gonna be his go to device anymore.

-Tucker has an issue with iron deficiency...hence, an increase of red meat in his diet. The "meat vs veggies" debate is absolutely a heated issue between him and sam, although after a while it settles into friendly banter rather than lengthy arguments that have Danny pulling out his hair at the lunch table.

-Tucker hates the horror genre, cause he's a freaking wuss, lmao. But he lets Sam and Danny drag him out to see movies anyway.

-Tucker's hobbies include tinkering, computer games, (including but not limited to D.O.O.M) coding and yarn crafts.

-His grandmother taught him to crochet when he would visit her in the hospital, Tucker Actually made his beanie himself.

-Danny's the only one who knows about that though because he doesn't want to be teased for liking something "girly"

-He still has a phobia of hospitals. Watching has grandma slowly deteriorating in one is what caused it.

I think I've covered everything, but odds are I'll be adding onto this at some point.

Next post will probably cover Danny's ghost half in depth!

(on a final side note, if anyone is interested in drawing character refs for this project, dm me! I can compensate with a fic based on prompt of your choice, or if you have set commission rates, $$$)

#tucker foley #sam manson #danny phantom #danny fenton #danny ref #sam ref #tucker ref #character ref #art #character redesign

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franki-lew-yo · 3 years

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I really hate 2d purists. No, not 2d animation. Not 2d animators.

2d purists.

The sad thing is it’s gotten to the point that I really cringe hearing any pro-2D sentiment at all. I hate the arguments I agree with because how often they're misused and weaponized by idiots.

Let me make my stance here clear - 2d is NOT appreciated and 3d is used for everything! The layman Karen-mom who doesn’t have an artistic bone in her body looks at stupidsmooth 3D Grubhub ads and assumes quality cause it “looks more real” (aka ‘rendered’). I know as much is true because I literally have a member of my family who told my sister and I that she thinks 3d is better (and also that she “tolerated THOSE movies for us kids”. Touching words. My sister was taking an animation course by the way). Combined that with the studios either using 2D for cheap stuff or finding good 2d animation too “costly”, I get it and I’m not even any animator. I'm just a worm an illustrator.

but holy HELL -

There’s a backlash from the artistic community that's it's own kind of insufferable and deserve to be addressed.

“(insert2Danimatedfilm) is better BECAUSE it's 2D!”

followed by: "Animation is a visual medium and the quality of the art affects how much the story means !!!!”

Yes. Totally. Animation is a visual medium and the look and style is important. Sadly, people use this excuse to really obnoxious ends, insisting that design being pretty is '' everything ''. When you treat a movie more as a special effects demo I get why you talk about the artistry at hand; but I’m sorry, visuals are not the only thing important and it’s why I’m also getting sick of the sameElsafacesyndrome rants too! There’s this attitude that's reads as "but it LOOKS better fromaproductionimage/teasertrailerwhichapparentlyisindicativeof all themovieactuallyis so it MUST BE better".

-“3D should only be used to make things look realistic!”

I think I know the logic this criticism is made in response to, and that’s the Sony + Illumination films which look just as good in 2D as they do in three dimensions. I know it feels like people are twisting this medium to try and make it like a classic cartoon when by all means people can and would love a classic cartoon being a classic cartoon. That I get- From the unsung 2D animator’s perspective, that’s more than valid !

But it’s a huuuuuuge slap in the face to 3d in saying it should only be used for "realistic animation" because

1: It’s not like realistic animation could age badly or look uncanny in the next few years. It's almost like technology is constantly improving, which I guess 2d animation never did and it was always the same technique and quality as every film that came after it.

2: The industry does treat 3d as a magic-moneymaker for this reason. Just listen to these people call the 2019 LION KING “live action” as if they’re embarrassed to call it animation. It IS animation! It would be impressive if you acknowledged that what it is, but like the CATS, you basically are treating it as just a neato tool to better your live action and not it's own artform - which it is!

3: By this “three-deeonly gud when real liek in da toystories” non-logic I guess 2d should ONLY be for flowyflowy SPACE JAM cartoons and maybe some Disney*. Just that though. You can’t do anything more with 2d. It’s never supposed to be realistic I guess. Good thing Richard Williams only did 'toons' and just toons that’s why we need 3d in the world I guess.

Wait no - that’s stupid.

"I HAVE to see the “Land Before Time 14″ when it comes out! I mean it’s a 2D animated film!"

Lost in the aether that is Youtube comment chains removed from kid's videos is a stream of this very VERY stupid argument supporting the buying of the 14th LAND BEFORE TIME film because it’s supporting 2D. My sister and I can be found on that chain arguing against this stupidity. All you have is my word, but trust me: it really did happen.

I’m sorry but...no.

Unless you have a friend or a family member who worked on these movies there’s no reason to see this and ESPECIALLY no reason to insist it’s a win for the 2D community if you buy up this crap - and I'm not judging if you do like it, but come on! LAND BEFORE TIME 14 isn't where your money should go if you really like this medium.

What’s so infuriating about this argument is you can tell it’s made by nonanimators. Real animators will tell you to support their movies cause they want some respect for their artform which is why there’s such a push from the PRINCESS AND THE FROGcrowd that you SEE and LOVE every 2d thing out there, regardless of how good it is because any recognition for it is k i n d o f what they're after!

Kiddy sequel schlock isn’t even in the same ballpark as KLAUS or WOLFWALKERS; these films DID have very limited theatrical runs (Klaus so it could be nominated; Wolfwalkers in places where theaters opened up after Covid) and should have been supported because they were labors of love made by people who love animation.

As other people have already pointed out, one of the reasons for the lack of interest in 2000sera2D animation is that the only films released alongside critical+financial 3D hits were cheaper 2D films that either coincided with daytime tv shows or should have been just direct-to-video. It’s not to say art couldn’t come out of these flicks, but dayum if it wasn’t abused as much as the texture software that era's CG used... Point being, should the world ever go back to normal: If you hear about an out-of-town showing an acclaimed 2D animated film, make time to trek out and see THAT!

Don’t give your money to see yet another made-for-tv movie on the big screen because all that tells the studio is: “yeah 2d IS cheap and only good for cheap stuff let’s just keep it cheap. Only 3d is important 8D 8D 8D !!!"

“I don’t understand how it works. So it sucks.”

This text is from an ANIMATOR btw.

“I don’t understand how it works” and “it’s just some computer rendering” is the exact same wave of logic the people who prefer cgi use.

The plebian Karen I mentioned earlier? She understands the basics of 2D animation as much as you did from one of those cruddy flash classes you took in middle-school. She 'understands' the basics cuz she watched how it was made on the DVD features or maybe back on the WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY. To her, the illusion is broken and she’s not impressed by 'just some drawings on paper'. You, an animator, know the process is more complicated and is intrigued by knowing how it’s made - not bored or disinterested -

Neither you nor Aunt Karen have really good cg-animation software at your house and unless you ARE a 3D animator you probably DON’T know all the ins-and-outs of how these movies are modeled, rendered, and animated.

Aunt Karen is bedazzled by them cause she doesn’t know how it works and the technical aspect makes her brain hurt so it might as well be magic and she can feel like a cool kid sharing Minion-memes. Aunt Karen is the nonartistic type who just wants to feel safe. You're not. You want to feel challenged.

I get it: you’re pissed off cause you’re in a field no one, including Aunt Karen, appreciates; told to work in cg which it's an artform you didn’t devote your life to and told to learn it cause THIS style sells! 3D is everywhere and is starting to look like 'garbage' even if you don’t animate 3D models yourself you just KNOW, I guess. Besides, you know all there is to know about 2d!! You know all there is to possibly know about this artform and have to fight this 'war' against "r e a l" animation! And I mean even when 3d software is there to use, it's not like you can actually make anything worth while in it, especially not anything that transcends the medium. Right Worthikids?

TL;DR: This argument is basically just " BWAAAAH I’M NOT GONNA USE IT I HAVE STANDARDS (a chip on my shoulder cuz art should be what I deem it to be) "

“PRINCESS AND THE FROG is-”

There’s a reason I can’t say I truly like PRINCESS AND THE FROG even though it's not even a bad movie! Like, stop reading this and watch PATF if you haven't it's good. It's my 'FROZEN', in that; I see a lot of potential in it I just think it needs some serious rewriting and that bugs me. Always have felt that way, tbh.

I dislike this movie because the response from the animation community seems to be it was perfect and the Academy was just Pixar-crazy with UP ((ftr, the Academy IS Pixar’s bitch and I personally advocate a sequel be made to WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY about Mike Eisner’s sabotage of the 2D department at Disney which is still in place now!- but that’s a story for another day)). I’m sorry but UP was just a better story. So was CORALINE. So was FANTASTIC MR. FOX. Honest to god it feels like poor PATF is brought up as just a talking point and never for it's own worth as a labor of love - which it was! I'd like to honestly know: had PRINCESS AND THE FROG come out now and been cg if it would have even half the defenders for it because now it doesn't "look" like how a Disney movie "should" look...

If you like PatF more than the currant Disney lineup because of it's culture, it's music, it's feminism, it's black representation? Awesome. Great. Those things should be appreciated and I never want that taken away from you. But if you seriously think PatF is better just for how it was animated and looks - I lowkey may hate you.

“ALL OF DISNEY’S LATEST MOVIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2D! THEY ALL LOOK AWFUL IN 3D!! ALL OF THEM!”

TANGLED, FROZEN, and MOANA? Yeah. Sure. But um, e x c u s e y o u- WRECK IT RALPH sooooo doesn’t work in 2d! It could have used different between the various worlds but it’s about hopping through different video games. I’m also of the opinion that ZOOTOPIA and BIG HERO 6 are fine the way they are. Their 3d is awesome.

The latest fairy tale Disney films are really big on their place alongside the 2D canon esp in marketing. They keep trying to mimic 2D to varying results though I don't think it works as well as the movie's I'd previously mentioned. Me personally, I would love a mix of 3D and 2D technology, like if the backgrounds in FROZEN still got to be 3D but the characters were handdrawn and shaded ala KLAUS ((sweet sigh)). But even then are they truly unwatchable just based on how they're animated to you?

MOANA would have been incredible in 2D but for the record - I don't think it feels out of place in it's style. It reminds me more of a Pixar movie with the heart of a Disney classic which is it's own just as good.

“2D is the oldest form of animation and it’s being replaced.”

Actually, if we’re talking animation in film, stop motion is the earliest form of animation. The stop motion animated THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED and TALE OF THE FOX predate Disney’s SNOW WHITE. And yes: stop-motion IS still a form of animation even if it’s a serious of pictures taken of real life things and not drawings, so don’t you dare come at me with the "but that's not animated"/"Technically it’s LIVE ACTION" crap or I’ll envoke the spirit of Sandman to get you at night.

“Every animated film would look better in 2D! Even PIXAR would look better in 2D!”

Again, Stop Motion.

No, I mean it.

Lemme ask: Would ISLE OF DOGS or FANTASTIC MR. FOX carry any of the same effect if they were generic 90s toons? I know NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS wouldn’t. Christ, don’t even get me started on Svankmajer!

Sometimes the problem is that a movie is envisioned with a specific artform in mind. Pixar started out with toys and bugs for a reason and that’s cuz they were always gonna be a 3d studio and they needed to first overcome the placisity of the models. Over the years they’ve gotten really good at effects and blending unrealistic proportions with real textures (and also not so much- ONWARD and THE GOOD DINOSAUR really needed some different character designs and yeah, I do think would have looked better with a 2d artstyle, but not the ones they had in their films. THE GOOD DINOSAUR needed more realistic-speculative looking dinos and ONWARD needed a grittier HEAVY METAL/BLACK CAULDRON appeal to its designs.) My point being that the problems with these movies aren’t even inherently the animation as much as it is a problem of style. As someone who runs a group speculating different styles and designs for movies and tv shows I’m all for envisioning a 2D ZOOTOPIA or Bluth-inspired FNAF. That’s amazing!

But that’s also the talk of fan artists and nerds and not the professional artists working on visualizing their stories!!

Since I ate, slept, and breathed NIGHTMARE in my youth I’ll use it as an example: All the concept art ever done for TNBC was on paper and 2D was used in the final film. However, even when Tim Burton was thinking of making it just a tv special it was always going to be stop-motion. NIGHTMARE’s puppet cast do work very well in two dimensions, believe me, but the film was made as a love letter to Rankin/Bass and the art form of stop-motion. Skipping to another Henry Selick-helmed project (haha), JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH was also always envisioned as a multimedia film to give it a truly dream-like atmosphere. If you know anything about Henry Selick you’ll know he’s 1) a perfectionist, and 2) loves mixed media and different types of animation and puppetry at once. That’s why he was the perfect pick to direct TNBC at the time, why JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and CORALINE are so beautiful and why MOONGIRL, his only fully 3d film, doesn’t have the same appeal.

As for what films I couldn’t imagine NOT being 3D? Probably; 9, Padak, Next Gen, Soul, Finding Nemo, the Toy Story films, Wreck-it-Ralph (as previously mentioned), Wall.E, Waltz with Bashir, Robots, Inside Out, Arthur Christmas, The Painting, Happy Feet, Shrek, Enter the Spiderverse, Megamind… just naming a few here.

“I want a traditionally animated film [and by that I mean a 90s-Disney/Don Bluth looking movie] of ‘x'-popular live action/stage thing!”

Okay I’m cheating a bit but it’s my blog and so I’m gonna stick this one in because it’s related.

When I see musings about wanting live-action or CGI shiz to be in 2d again a lot of the time this argument actually boils down to " I want this to look like a 90s Didney movie ". Or, if it’s about animals - " I want it to look like a Don Bluth film! "

Like...there ARE other styles of animation out there...you know that right?

Frack, Disney themselves tried different styles throughout the 90s it’s just that the peak of the Disney renaissance films (LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ALADDIN, THE LION KING) and the many imitators that followed tended to have the same look to them where only film/animation nerds kept watching into the era that was TARZAN, HERCULES, and ATLANTIS along with the kids. Aunt Karen wasn't singing Part of your World in the carride with you every day.

The Don Bluth argument is especially irritating because...what exact feeling do you WANT from a movie if it looked Bluthish? Each of the four ‘quintessential’ Bluth movies (NIMH, AMERICAN TAIL, LBT, and ALL DOGS) have such a different feel to them that’s complimented by that style; SECRET OF NIMH is a drama about wild animals trying to understand humans; LAND BEFORE TIME is even more squarely about an animal’s perspective as there’s literally no humans around; AMERICAN TAIL uses animals stowing away on the ship to tell a story about refugees; and ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN is ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN.

What the frack are you even asking for with that because I think there’s a certain flavor to the Bluth-styled oeuvre as well as the 90s Disney catalogue that would clash too much stylistically with some films.

Also come on! Like some Bluthian-style 2d would really fix THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS or SCOOB!, bite me.

I think this fixation solely on these two hand drawn styles and nothing else is based on nostalgia goggles, refusing to step outside the norm and discover different films and feelings than Disney and Bluth, and just preference. Goin back to NIGHTMARE there will always be a special place in my heart for Henry Selick’s stop motion, but I couldn’t imagine CHICKEN RUN or ANOMALISA in it's unique style.

Also I’m tired of every time there’s a "lets make an animatic to ‘x’ musical theater song" it’s reliably just Disneyesque or realistic. WHY envision an animated version of the show at all if it doesn’t have A STYLE to it??!?! I’m sorry but 90s-Disney does NOT fit CABARET!

“3D is so CHEAP now! Why can’t they just do 2D again?”

I think - on the cusp of the 2020s and the Grubhub hatedom, there ARE changing times ahead for 3d and 2d. The general public are starting to get tired of the same looking 3d films and wanting some 2d back, but they don’t have the best resources or opinions on animation to know what it is they want. Meanwhile, the animation community + industry is trying to figure out what to do and you have a lot of turmoil between the monopoly that is the industry, the high standards of the artists, and the mixed wants of the animation fanbase deciding what art needs to be.

It’s a tough business. And in the spirit of that tough business - maybe DON’T act like the means of a film’s production is solely your control, that you know best, and know definitively what the artists should have done....cuz you don't. Sorry my fellow criticalfanomanalysist-folks we DON'T and in an age of standom where fans and critics think it's okay to hackle indie animation studios about not getting their pitched cartoon out fast enough - we need to reserve these discussions to our circles and not treat them as gospel.

3d animation and 2d animation have to share this world. Stop acting like they’re either interchangeable in terms of budget, means of production, or artistry or that one has to be superior to the other.

The industry already says one art form is better (spoiler: it’s always live-action), we don’t need anymore of this purist garbage. Just stick to what you like while trying new things on the side. Be critical while also being compassionate. And remember:

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“I think you might be my soulmate.” I'm a sucker for soulmate Analogical.

How about platonic soulmates??? :D Gosh this one decided to go real sweet <3 thank you, Ace!

Ten Thousand

Soulmates were exceedingly rare, but legends told that the ten-thousandth time you looked your soulmate in the eye their aura would glow bright colors for you.

For the socially anxious child stepping into a room of screaming kids and flying toys, looking anyone in the eye once seemed like a monumental challenge. So with no thoughts of the old stories, Virgil glanced around the room and found the other quietest kid, and planted himself firmly just outside an acceptable personal space bubble.

Logan looked up at the newcomer and for the briefest moment, their eyes met. He nodded once at Virgil and once at the blocks he was sorting by color, size, and shape before continuing with his task.

Virgil quickly found the darkest color blocks he could and began to build a small wall, careful to not mess with any of the other piles. They played quietly like that most of the day.

When Virgil’s mama came to pick him up from daycare, he waved goodbye and their new friendship was firmly established.

Logan and Virgil saw each other every day at daycare, slowly learning each other's names and favorite games and snacks and bugs and music and books and stories.

"You've heard about soulmates, right, Lo?"

"I don't believe soulmates exist. Scientifically, the odds of meeting your soulmate are trillions to one."

"Trillions sounds like a big number," Virgil muttered, biting a cheese stick in half.

"It is a big number. And even if you met them, it would take years to look them in the eye ten thousand times. My dad says nobody looks at anybody anymore 'cause of technology," Logan sounded so perfectly condescending that Virgil had to giggle but it came out as a snort first that made Logan giggle.

"Listen, sweetie. I know school seems scary. Mom and I both know Mx. Campbell very well and they're not going to let scary things happen, okay? They'll watch out for you, little Stormcloud."

***

"Mom, my stomach hurts. Do I hafta go to kindagarten?" Virgil moaned from the back seat. His mom shared a look with his mama who turned around.

Virgil nodded and tried to swallow down the nervousness that was twisting his stomach in knots. When Mom led him to his classroom, he scanned the other students and lit up seeing a familiar face.

"Logan!" Virgil ran and claimed the desk next to his friend and knew Kindergarten would be alright.

Anyone who didn't know them before high school would have assumed the straight-A's nerd and bitterly sarcastic emo were unlikely friends. Too many people assumed they were dating for Virgil’s comfort, but the rumors never drove a wedge between them. After classes and weekends were always spent together.

***

Logan was one of only a few constants in Virgil's life. They knew each other’s quiet ways. They always saved seats for each other and spent recesses testing Logan’s theories or people watching from the swings. By middle school, Logan was one of a very select few that Virgil still trusted to look him in the eyes and tell him the truth. Virgil found he often needed that truth. Logan was an anchor for him when everything around them and including them was changing.

Instead of Homecoming, Logan took Virgil stargazing, each bundled up against the cool autumn night. After a while, Logan met Virgil’s eyes and confessed he actually was gay. Virgil nodded because he was too. They didn't kiss, they just turned back to the stars.

The day before Thanksgiving, the shop was dead inside and all Virgil wanted was for the clock to hit closing time so he could go home. He sighed heavily when the front door chimed, looking up from his phone and into a familiar pair of eyes.

***

Logan went out of state to study chemical engineering at his dream university while Virgil found a job at the local record store. Every Thursday they video chatted to talk about Virgil’s on again off again punk of a boyfriend and shitty customers, Logan’s classes and a rather flirty English major he was trying to ignore. Virgil felt hollowed with Logan so far away, but the last thing he wanted was to do was make Logan feel guilty for pursuing the life he wanted.

"Logan? You're home!" Virgil grinned with excitement and almost missed the confusion radiating from Logan’s face.

"Virgil… I think you might be my soulmate!" Logan sounded astonished, staring at him with wide-eyed wonder and Virgil couldn’t help but grin.

"I thought you didn't believe in soulmates," Virgil teased as he stepped around the counter to hug his friend, but as he did, he noticed it too.

A steady blue aura glowing around Logan, perhaps difficult to see in the low light of the shop, "oh my god… I think you're right…"

Logan wrapped Virgil in a tight hug and wouldn't let him go, even when the front door chimed again.

"Shit, did we break up again or are you cheating on me, Vi?" Remus shuffled into the store, not quite sure what to make of the pair.

"Remus! This is Logan, my best friend since forever, and.. apparently my soulmate," Virgil pulled back from the hug with a grin to introduce the two.

"Oh… soulmate? Well.. um, what does that mean for us? I'm cool with threesomes if you two are," Remus smiled a cocky smile.

"Uh… could we talk about it after work? Logan, you should come over for dinner! We can catch up and figure this out."

"Actually, the reason I'm in town," Logan gulped, "I don't think I can do dinner, I'm supposed to be staying with Roman."

"Wait, you're the nerd he's been pining for all semester?" Remus interrupted and ran back outside, pulling an aggravated man from his car and into the shop, "Virgie, your soulmate found my brother!"

"Get off me! By Odin it's bad enough- wait did you say soulmate? I thought those were a myth," Roman stared at his crush and brother's boyfriend.

"I believe we'll all figure this out together," Logan smiled at his best friend and Virgil grinned right back. Ten thousand and one.

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