#everyone is part of the journey

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

"What do you mean their name isn't Beef?"

(for @moondal514)

#TGCF #he xuan #I only know TGCF through having multiple people try and explain it to me + watching S1 of the animated series. #And fandom osmosis of some characters and plot points. #So I had a genuine 'A platypus? *PERRY* the platypus?' moment when doing research for this prompt. #My method for drawing novel characters is to read their description + personality and make a few drafts from there. #Sometimes I get curious and look up official art on a wiki. Ensue the: “huh who is this (sees the female form) I KNOW WHO THIS IS” #Anyways this is actually just a warm up. An unprecedented part 2 comes tomorrow. #Because the journey of “How *would* I draw he xuan?” took me on a wild journey that nearly drove me into madness. #Spoilers: its not how I drew HX in this comic. It's more...on brand for this blog. Lets leave it there. Everyone gets a 24 hour warning. #Thank you Moondal514 for pushing me into the deepest waters on this one. I am forever changed.

[puppyeared]

Started listening to JTTW

#I know like a bit of what happens just from Wikipedia but I never managed to read past the first chapter. not even finish the first chapter #so im using an audiobook and made some doodles on stream to follow along #I think right now I’m at… chapter 4? wukong just finished beating the shit out of me zha and another guy and now he’s officially great Sage #I think after this part he finds out that being great sage is also an empty role and beats the shit out of everyone again + steals peaches #my art #myart #doodles #jttw #journey to the west #to be honest I found lmk and then jttw and not the other way around #lmk #Lego monkie kid #sun wukong

[ponytailzuko]

natla season 3. gaang is talking about avatar info and aang goes 'one second' and pulls out the gospel (zuko's notebook) right in front of zuko himself until everyone realizes zuko is with them now! and they can just ask him for his opinion on everything. this happens multiple times.

#cal.ibrations #natla #'man maybe zukos notebook has it written somew- zuko. Zuko! We Just Have Zuko Now!' #sorry i keep talking abt this plot point but its just. so funny. its . its my favorite thing in the world. #i hope zuko never gets it back. i hope it becomes the gaangs collective book now. #end of the journey when everyone is parting after the finale aang just keeps it still.

[marieanneline]

tddk music artist au where their love language is singing each others songs at their own concert

#they attend each others concerts btw i make the rules #their fans have to memorize the lyrics and fanchants to the other's songs now. you stan one of them you stan BOTH OF THEM #i just love musician aus #i'm unoriginal actually i just watched the whole 17 minute phone call between wonpil and young k at yonk's letters with notes concert #and this happened. so. #stan day6 #younghyun making the audience sing wonpil's ''A Journey'' at his own concert??? bro..................... #YOUNG K COVERED WONPIL'S ''A JOURNEY'' AT A LIVE PERFORMANCE....... #young k's ''natural'' gives me heart palpitations like that song is SO ROMANTIC imagine shoto singing the ''ily ily ily ily'' part to izuku #tddk #tododeku #tdiz #todoizu #thanks for liking my youngpil au everyone

[winepresswrath]

hi! i always love your MDZS/CQL takes; can i ask what are the questions you think CQL is asking, as compared to MDZS?

I haven't actually revisited either canon in ages, which is making me nervous. what questions the novel is interested in can be pretty contentious all on its own! @mikkeneko has an excellent answer in the notes here which I reccomend to everyone. My own thoughts are honestly pretty scattered- I keep on deleting things and going hm, that's not quite right.

So, for the obvious-to-me example, people reasonably zero in on the creation of innocent doctors/radish farmers who Wen Ruohan is holding hostage. In CQL it's easy to infer that Wen Qing and Wen Ning are maybe the only cultivators and almost certainly the only combatants among the Wen remnants, and their status is much more ambiguous in the novel, which I personally think is asking, essentially, "and so what? were they wrong to run, when they had a chance? Do they deserve what Jin Guangshan will do to them if they go back? Aren't they just people, actually?" Whereas the question that CQL is asking is more to the effect of "What does Wen Qing owe these people, when she is their only defence? What is she entitled to do to save them, at other people's expense? If she fucks up that moral calculus, what then? Does it matter if she's personally fond of some of the outsiders who are going to get hurt? If one of them saved her brother? Later, this question will flip to what Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng, and the parallel to Jiang Cheng's situation in particular is, I think, genuinely pretty fun. You're giving up the Wen as soldiers who've laid down their arms in exchange for Wen Qing also grappling with leadership and the question of how many horrors she can stand to look the other way on to protect her own people. one reason I keep deleting so much is that a lot cql's changes were motivated at least in part by censorship, which I think we mostly share a general and justified distaste for! but I also think that within the bounds of that censorship the creative team put a lot of work into actually doing something interesting with those changes. Or, for another example- nieyao! There's a much greater emphasis on the nmj-jgy relationship, it's unambiguously very close and they are clearly extremely important to one another, and I think that's because the cql team has a lot to say about love, trust, power, and the ways those things interact, and that reflects back on all of the other relationships in play, including Wangxian. Almost every time, when CQL chooses change a relationship they make the characters in question closer- that's true for Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji, for Wen Qing and the Yunmeng contingent, for Zixuan and Mianmian, and Huaisang and Meng Yao. It's even true for Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian, who have a close and trusting relationship in first life! CQL puts a much greater emphasis on "all right, so you care, what next?" How do you choose someone and then choose to be good to them? What if there's a massive power disparity between you? What if you seriously disagree about your priorities and morals? How do you trust someone who's betrayed you? When is it a stupid choice to trust at all? How do you have faith that you know someone well enough for that trust to be meaningful?

for legal reasons i would like to specify that it's not that mdzs isn't interested in these problems. i do remember wangxian's literal trust fall. cql is asking these questions all the time about everyone. also for legal purposes i'm not suggesting that cql lwj and jc love each other. but! they establish a three month wartime partnership looking for wwx and then jc immediately drops him on wwx's say-so despite apparently having a positive enough opinion of him to tell wwx he thinks they should make up twice. lan wangji will later tell wwx he thinks he should loop jc in on the second flautist! these are people trying to navigate some kind of relationship/shared interest/community, as opposed to a hateful void. cql wants to say hey, how do you go about this? while I'm here and rambling cql also puts a lot of emphasis on wwx's connection to yunmeng and changes things up so instead of feeling alienated right before he leaves our last glimpse of him there is happily picking lotuses and playing with a kid! in both stories the narrative is asking who do you protect? who do you leave behind? can you ever get it back? but the angles are very different.

#why are there so many people who simultaneously argue that cql dumbs down mdzs and also that mdzs is the slow reveal of how wwx is a #perfect angel who has never done anything wrong in his life #being let down by everyone around him #surely you have to pick an option #but lan wangji and wei wuxian being close friends in the first life really does change everything #i have seen people (reasonably) be annoyed with this as an adaptation choice #but! i like this change a lot and i think they do interesting things with it #There's still a lot of emphasis on what makes them so particularly perfect for each other but imo moving Lan Wangji into the category of #people wwx loved in the first life #shifts the focus from #when will they get together #to #What it would take and what would they have to do for these people to have to do to have a successful partnership? #If loving someone is the first step what comes next? Who do I want to be to the people around me? #i love the focus on wwx's trust issues as trust issues! problems that he's had with lwj specifically before! #and the solution isn't just oh well lwj is perfectly trustworthy #though that's obviously part of it #wwx has to like. decide for himself to do some things differently this time around in order to reap the rewards of being really in it with #someone. and lwj does too! it's a journey they're on together #i have simply rambled in all directions i'm sorry anon

[guardian-angle22]

911 Lone Star | Paul Strickland in 4.07 • Tommy Dearest

It’s learning something about himself he wasn’t prepared to learn. The way that he has been dealing with his past has been to completely ignore it and throw everything out. Now he’s realizing, “I don’t have to do that. I can acknowledge my past. I can look at it. I can be compassionate for how things were. I can be compassionate for how I had to be. I can embrace the things that I love and I can bring the things that I love into the present and it doesn’t cost me who I am now. I still am who I am now, even when elements of my past are with me. In fact, I’m even more representative of who I am because my past is part of that.” - Brian Michael Smith (x)

#911 lone star #911lsedit #paul strickland #owen strand #asha fulton #this set took me so long to figure out what parts to put in but I hope the ones I chose are cohesive enough lol #I just read that quote from brian and really wanted to make one full set that showed the journey paul went through in the episode #long post #i just fucking love him y'all #i need more paul in my life and so does everyone else #my gifs #episode: s04e07 tommy dearest

[fictionadventurer]

Many men had offered her many things in the past, love and friendship, luxury and jewels, entertainment, dogs, amusements, homage--some she had accepted, some refused, but no man before had offered her work. Peter had offered her that, he had offered her a share of his--not noble or inspiring or fascinating work, just his work, what he had. He had offered it her, called her great energies into play, and set her to work beside himself in a furrow. And she was glad; for some reason she found it very good.

--Desire by Una Lucy Silberrad

#books #jo walton has done it again #almost the only reason i ever look at tor.com these days is to read her monthly roundup of the books she's read #because a good chunk of her reading is the type of classics i love #including a lot of forgotten light classics of the early 20th century #this was one of those #mentioned in a column from last year that i happened to read the other day #with a review that said this should be one of those classics that everyone knows and reads #instead of being this completely forgotten book #and since it happened to be on hoopla (a common perk of these types of book recs from her) i read it #i don't think it's all-time classic great #but it's a solid middlebrow novel #the beginning was a bit of rough going but after the major part of the plot kicked off it become rather lovely #because there was a lot of the above #explorations of the value of work and friendships and relationships #and because of things like the above quote the central relationship is one of my favorite romances of the year #it's a solid relationship built on friendship and mutual respect #with both of them having stories and emotional journeys beyond the romance #reminded me a little bit of gaskell in some ways

[skrimblo]

I love the character trope of someone immortal/living a really long life having friends that live shorter than them, and they learn to cherish moments because of how they have to watch them die while they still continue to live

#text post #frieren #vyncent sol #keyleth #vyncent feels like he doesn't fit the cherishing moments part but he lost like almost everything in a span of almost 2 years #so yeah i feel like he would atleast learn that he shouldnt take things for granted #everyone should read frieren: beyond journeys end btw its a banger manga #everyone should listen to critical role btw its a banger podcast #EVERYONE LISTEN TO PRIME DEFENDERS I NEED MORE VYNCENT SOL APPRECIATORS #its also a banger podcast

[completely-real-rocklee]

PEOPLE WHO ARE RECOVERING VIOLENT PSYCHOPATHS DESERVE NICE THINGS!!!! I AM NICE. THIS IS UNRELATED!!!!

#naruto #rock lee #rock lee thoughts #he’s right #gaara #rock lee wants everyone to know that he supports personal growth #especially if he gets to help w kisses #spine breaking is just a part of the journey

[uselessnbee]

okay i don't want to be THAT bitch but if El calls out Mike on his bullshit in s5 how the love confession was shit and untrue i do kinda want Mike to turn around and be like "okay well what do you love me for?" because let's be real girl would not have an answer for that 💀

and maybe it would be good to be the last thing that would make her go oh i've never loved him that way either

like yes she totally should throw everything in Mike's face cause she deserves so much better but let's not pretend like she's a good girlfriend to him and it's just Mike being the problem

this fucker has been depressed and struggling for months and like did she ever even ask how is he doing? not her fault but the fact that Mike has been struggling and never once thought about talking to El because he doesn't feel like he can be vulnerable with her? the fact that he pretends he's someone he's not because he feels like she wouldn't want him for who he is? seriously no hate to El i love her to bits and yes Mike is bigger asshole in this but we really need to stop acting like El is perfect and can do no wrong

and that one time in s4 when Mike actually tried to be vulnerable with her and let her know that he understands because he's been bullied his whole life and she just invalidates his feelings and completely dismisses him? i do understand her pov and what she meant but as someone who's also been bullied and have so many people invalidate my feelings and how it affected me and still affects me to this day all the time it really hurt to hear it. the way Mike's feelings are constantly being invalidated and dismissed by both the characters in the show and this fandom just because "others have it worse" really disgusts me

anyways i really just want to point out that this is a relationship. there are two people in this relationship and it all goes both ways. it's not just Mike being an asshole friend and a shitty boyfriend. El isn't really a great girlfriend either and when they were just hanging out together the whole summer it is on El too. they're both just kids trying to do their best and making mistakes we can acknowledge that both of them make some really questionable things so they both can grow and learn

#also isn't it ridiculous that every time we say anything like this about El we need to clarify how nothing is her fault #and she isn't in the wrong at all? like if we can call out Mike or Nancy or anyone else on their bullshit #without acting like they never did anything wrong we should be able to do that with El too #El is a flawed character as well it doesn't mean that we hate her she's trying her best just like everyone else and that's why we love her #but this fandom truly makes her into this perfect angel that can never do anything even remotely wrong and it's annoying #no one in that show is perfect and we need to talk about it more how human they all are #characters don't need to be perfect in order to be loved just like people don't need to be perfect in order to be loved #let us have flawed characters and let us talk about it #their mistakes are part of who they are and their journey let them make them and let them learn from them #and that applies to El too not just Mike thank you for coming to my ted talk #mike wheeler #byler #anti milkvan #not tagging el cause her fans would burn me alive #blue's 'Mike's extreme defender' ramblings #<- finally made a tag for my mike ramblings so if any of yall don't want to see it just block it i know i am annoying hah

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

“Almost Christmas” means it wasn’t Christmas!

#ace attorney #pheonix wright #maya fey #miles edgeworth #I have very fond memories of watching a letsplay of the first game while hanging out with a good friend a few years ago. #They sketched scenes from case 1-3 and I still have them! They are one of the few decorative things I have in my living space. #They are a seriously incredible artist and watching them draw - both then and now - is so incredible! #This fanart is in part an ode to them B*) Thank you for giving me your incredible drawings that day. #You’re one of my biggest inspirations! It will take me many many years but I hope I can one day draw even a 10th as good as you B*) #And a note to them *and* everyone else reading this: #Thank you for cheering me on throughout my silly comics journey. It means the world to me.

[hylfystt]

happy birthday babygirl 💜

#still in a rut tbh or i would have done the thing i've been planning but i logged in long enough to snap this at the least #anyways - thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey in the last year. i love you all so much and i look forward to more. 💜 #oc: leida valroux #gpose tag

[tea-earl-grey]

when i first watched Voyager, i really liked the finale and it felt satisfying to me (despite the Seven/Chakotay thing out of left field) and was kind of surprised that it seemed to have a bad reputation in the fandom and i wanted to test if that was true and if it's because of the two reasons i've seen cited (the C7 thing and that we never actually get to see the crew on Earth).

tag your opinion if you want!

#star trek #voyager #polls #i feel like ideally Endgame would have been like 3 or 4 episodes to give everyone more screentime #but given the length they had i think it was pretty great #i don't like c7 at all but i'm willing to ignore it #because there's no chance they stayed together longer than 2 minutes after getting back to earth #i don't mind that we don't get to see the crew getting to earth because #1) part of the point of the finale was realizing that Voyager is home. to the journey and all that #2) imagining everyone getting home and reuniting with their family is so much better in the imagination than in reality #my posts

[the-darklings]

Any plans for kinktober with Dream/Wanderer? 👀👀

Yes, we're going to explore my favourite kink, "healthy communication", and if I'm feeling extra brave, maybe even try my hand at "confession of feelings".

Jokes aside, if I keep a good schedule, their smut will most likely drop around October time, so there's that. And, depending on my mood, we might do some spicy stuff on the side 👀

#again. don't want to force spice onto anyone. #so it /will/ be there if you want to read this stuff but the main series is going to stay rated T until its end #we are catering to everyone #i know /a lot/ of you are itching and dw dw we'll get there. #the journey is the fun part : ) #when we hit that stage tho ohoho heh. #ask #fic: today i bury you in me

[lem-argentum]

i *DID* like end.walker, but playing it has just made me want to talk more about the strengths of shadow.bringers because it highlights them evenm more. help!.!!!!!

#lem text #xivposting #ITS ABOUT THE.THE FLOW. THE PACING. HOW THE EMOTIONAL WEIGHT OF THE INCITING INCIDENT NEVER LOSES MOMENTUM #ew focuses on the final days but you jump around to so many places that are far away from each other and have suchj different situations #and that kind of progression is similar to how the expansions work too #but THE ENTIRE. PREMISE. SETS UP SHB TO PROGRESS IN A WAY WHERE EVERYTHING SEEMS RELEVANT AND ENHANCES GHE MAIN POINT #AND AND SND. i’m too scatterbrained to word it hfnksjzfk YOU KNOW..!!.!/!!!! #ITS LITERALLY ALL ABOUT THE SETUP. FROM THE CRYSTAL TOWER SIDEQUESTS TO THE WARRIORS OF DARKNESS PLOTLINE IN POST-HW #TO WHEN ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS START COLLAPSING AND YOU FIND OUT THEY’RE BEING SUMMONED TO SOME UNKNOWN WORLD. #****AND THAT PART!!!!!**** IS ESSENTIAL BECAUSE. THE FACT THATJ THE SCIONS SPEND YEARS ON THE FIRST. GIVES **THEM** ALL SPECIFIC REASONS TO- #CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE. AND THE EVENTS. AND THE PLACES. WHICH IN TURN GIVES *YOU* THE SAME REASONS FOR INVESTMENT. AKNFHDKFJ #because OK. you meet alphi and he tells you about how much of himself he sees in eulmore. how to him it is a mirror of his past failings #and so you care about ITS development because you care about HIM and then it does the same witg ALI.SAIE #who cares so sosososo deeply about the people in the inn at journey’s head and how they’ve been affected by the flood #the scions all feel a connection to the first for a unique reason. introducing you to each bit of the worldbuilding alongside them #AND THAT PATTERN. IS SO MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN IF EVERYONE WAS NEW TO THE EVENTS. INSTEAD YOU ARE LED TO CARE THROUGH THEIR FAMILIARITY……. #efkdjzn ​i could word this better on a better day. it’s the setup it’s the setup…….. ahgkdnjf 💛💛💛

[everyryuujisuguro]

#ryuuji suguro #ryuji suguro #blue exorcist #ao no exorcist #rin okumura #suguro ryuuji #suguro ryuji #bon suguro #manga ryuuji #chapter 17 #konekomaru miwa #okay-part two of this explanation #again i really can't express how much you need to read and watch the beats in this scene #it's really well done in relaying everyone's motives and thoughts and journeys they're going to take #ryuuji never said it was 'rin' doing those things #just that the blue flames *had* done that so he can't trust rin with those flames #and fair because so far none of them have exactly seen any reason to trust those flames #they were wild in the forest and i cannot express enough that rin tried to attack them on that bridge and only couldn't because mephisto ha #but rin is taking this as entirely about him and not hearing what ryuuji is saying #he really won't for a lot longer #and we don't know where ryuuji was going to take the satan thing yet #and we won't really later either #but this conversation and beat isn't at all resolved yet #because it's going to lead to a bigger misunderstanding and problem #the point of this scene is that neither of them are communicating clearly and rin is still resulting to physical aggression and yelling and #ryuuji is yelling right back and their conversation isn't finished #it's hardly even started #this conversation set up is going to be what the rest of the arc is looking at and working around #also #notice koneko chooses to intervene when Rin starts to ignite