#good thing rules are made for breaking

[skyrim-forever]

so I finally watched the video...

#the elder scrolls #tes #tesblr #morrowind #meme #tes meme #tw: sex mention #cw: sex mention #no fun in morrowind #good thing rules are made for breaking #tribunal #vivec

[skitskatdacat63]

Boy King Seb :D

#thank you to Grace for the idea of making his chivarly collar red bull instead <33333 #he was gonna have both collars but then making that one made me suffer so no not today #this was a lot of fun but also made me suffer. but i keep looking at it and being like AAAHHHHH BABY!!! BABY BOY!!!!!!! #can you believe i tried to do this in one night? i cant #i stopped and came back to it and was like 'no way you could do this in one sitting at 1 am' #this is kinda the ascended form of that very first sketch i made for this au! concentrated boy king sebby!!! #i say to myself i need to take a break from drawing complicated things but youll prob see a nando version of this in less than a week ;;; #okay about the drawing(i wrote good tags and then tumblr deleted them so these are a bit inferior AGH): #this is typical pouty seb but is also referenced off a specific pic from AD 2009(beloved) #its very important to me how emotionally open Seb is. im not sure the specific context of this. maybe after a triumph? #but instead of being that typical stoic serious detached kind of ruler; i like him being openly emotional(think AD 2010) #its important as well for his dichotomy with nando and how they choose to portray themselves #seb is very assured in himself and his rule vs. nando who is more insecure and bitter about his #so nando takes strides to portray himself in that more stoic calculating way bcs he feels like it helps him legitimize himself better #whereas seb has absolutely no care for outward public image and shows how he feels and is loved for it(nando hates it but loves it) #not that nando cant be fun and whimsical!! but to me he always seems a bit more mysterious; like i can never tell his true thoughts tbh #anyways i feel like ill finish 10 more drawings before i end up posting the lore pt 2 LMAO #its just a lot harder to organize and layout compared to part 1 which was just an explanation #pt2 would be a mix of more world building/characterization/anecdotes ive talked about with mutuals(LOVE YOU GUYS!!!) #i have a *lot* of ideas (gotta whip out my notes app every once in a while to write down stuff abt it) just hard to put into a coherent pos #sebastian vettel #f1 #formula 1 #f1 art #formula 1 art #f1 fanart #formula 1 fanart #catie.art. #*ill prob make a process post later if anyone is curious!! its fun to write abt my process and influences and such #boy king au

[queenofthursday6599-blog]

You know, when I think about Arcane I can't help but think about the fact that I'm not a huge fan of how Vander handled things.

I mean his heart was definitely in the right place, he wanted to protect his children and his people, but to be honest there were moments where I felt like he was very confidently doing the wrong thing.

Specially in a child rearing sense. Now I just want to put it out there, that we the audience are shown a biased depiction of Vander.

Just about every scene he's in he's surrounded by his people who (mostly) look to him for protection, his children who adore him, or his enemies who are literal drug lord gang leader bad guys and corrupt policemen. Who are not humanized by the story until after his death.

For one there's Vi's pretty obvious eldest daughter syndrome, which Vander does nothing to try and curb. In fact I feel like in most of their scenes together Vander is treating this unhealthy dynamic as Vi being her sibling's leader and that she therefor needs to take more responsibility for them.

Even though I feel like Vander teaching Vi that way of thinking caused a lot of problems for all of the kids.

Sure it's great when your kids can work together, but there shouldn't be a pecking order among them, and if there is you shouldn't encourage it.

Vander fully expects Vi to take responsibility for Powder(which makes some level of sense considering she's 4-ish years younger than Vi), but also Mylo and Claggor, who are both the same age as her.

Meaning that if Vander trusts Vi to look after herself (and Powder) I feel like he should be able to trust Mylo and Claggor to look after themselves.

Vi should not be saddled with the responsibility of being in charge of her siblings, who are literally the same age as her.

If Vander is going to be reprimanding Vi for getting into trouble, he should be getting on to Mylo and Claggor just as much.

Sure Mylo and Claggor mention that Vander is going to be upset, but it's very obvious that the majority of the responsibility rests on Vi's shoulders.

Which, sure they look up to Vi and listen to what she has to say and what she thinks they should be doing.

But if it's to the point where Vander thinks it's gotten to the point that they will literally blindly follow Vi into dangerous situations because she said so. Then I feel like it's time for Vander to have a sit down with the rest of his kids and have the very important "Thinking for yourself" talk.

It's- You can't raise your children to just blindly follow their oldest sibling their entire life, and raise the oldest child to be the caretaker of the rest of their siblings their entire life.

Yeah, Vi needs to think things through a bit more, because the other kids look up to her a lot, and will go along with whatever her plans are, because they think she knows what she's doing and they trust her.

But also the other kids need to know how to assess things for themselves, rather than just blindly follow whatever it is Vi says, no matter how much they look up to her.

Like this man fully thinks that his 15 year old daughter, who clearly has problems with her temper and being impulsive herself, should also be responsible for her two adoptive brothers who are functionally the same age as her [one with a pretty obvious superiority/inferiority complex], alongside her younger sister who already has problems of some kind of anxiety.

Mylo and Claggor are just fully not held to the same standard as Vi in spite of being the same age, and literally getting into the exact same trouble. Their choice to go along with what Vi planned, is put onto Vi's shoulders when it shouldn't be, because if Vi is old enough to know better in Vander's mind, so are Mylo and Claggor.

If it was just Powder I could somewhat understand. She's younger, more impressionable, she idolizes Vi, she's not as strong or fast as the other three and if Vi forgot that at some point Powder could have gotten left behind or hurt.

You know the general "You need to be a good role model for your younger sibling because they look to you for guidance" stuff.

Like the fact that Vi feels the need to fight Piltover in order to secure a better life for Powder in Act 1 tells me so much just how parentified Vi is when it comes to Powder's care.

Which I do think originated from before Vander adopted the girls, to be fair to Vander. Vi gives off the vibe of looking after Powder having always been her responsibility.

To be unfair to Vander, I don't think he did anything to try and undo Vi's over responsible and over protective mindset when it came to Powder after adopting them.

#arcane #thoughts about Vander's parenting style #I know he probably did spend more time with Claggor Mylo and Powder that we're just not shown #but the show didn't show us that #so in the actual show it kind of feels like Vander is trying to parent his children via the trickle down economics way of things #like if he's just Super Good at parenting Vi and he leaves her in a role of responsibility over the others #that said good parenting will just trickle down the sibling totem pole to his other three children #and I just gotta be like mmmm doesn't work with economics and it sure as hell doesn't work with parenting #he wonders why they all go along with Vi's dumb ideas that go against the rules he's made #while he makes Vi responsible/in charge of them and the other 3 all know this #Like the man really put what seems to be his most rebellious (literally) kid in charge of the rest of his children #and then wonders why they're out breaking laws and getting into street fights #Sometimes I gotta grasp the thought that Vander very suddenly became a dad of 4 after never having had children very tightly when watching #because sometimes he'll say something that sounds really wise but it's actually genuinely unhelpful #like the talk he had with Vi is literally what gave her the idea to hand herself over to enforcers and act as the fall guy #the man gave paternal advice worded so poorly his kid almost gets sent to jail over it

[daftpatience]

I need a really long fix it fic that super in depth covers how the bombing of revachol is prevented and they figure out how to finally slowly reverse the pale's expansion and there is hope for elysium as much of a pipe dream as it all is

like harry is a ttrpg protagonist I think he deserves to have a hand in saving the world adventure zone style

#disco elysium #i just wanna dream about things being okay #the spirit of revachol telling harry that he can keep her on the earth made me hopeful #and something about breaking free of innocentric rule having an effect on the pale appeals to me #im really not this good a writer #but i wanna read this #reminds me of the star wars fix it fics where they just like overhaul the system and clones get rights and droids get rights and things #just. get better #like i want best case scenario

[artemisbarnowl]

Every woman should be given a button when she's born and if she presses it her dad explodes. No exceptions.

#love the way my dad things disrespectful means disobeying rules never actually articulated outside his brain #and also the rules are made up and of no actual concrete importance #look both ways before crossing the street is a good rule to be safe #lock the door behind you good rule also #as is dont leave stove or oven or open flame unattended #my dads rules are not like this also i dont know i am being disrespectful until i break them and he complains #because he does not say 'i expect you to do this behaviour in this situation. if you do not i will complain endlessly #because i require a sense of control other other people and think you are personally trying to harm me when you act of your own free will #in a way that i disagree with even though it has no impact on my life at all'

[constellationcrowned]

((I've updated my rules. Please like this post once you've read the updates and thank you in advance. Details are in the tags.))

((Addendum: I also added one notable tw to my list of common as well as potential tw tags on this blog; that addition being ca/nnib/alism. Please be aware of your mental health and boundaries and if you need me to tell you which muses to avoid because of this trigger please contact me privately and I'll tell you who the affected muses are as well as the severity of the topic, ways you can interact with them while potentially skirting said topic if possible, etc. Again safety and comfort are paramount here.))

#;;ooc: mun muttering #;;ooc: blog commentary #I emphasized the rule about me being treated as a resource bc a lot of people have been breaking that lately #the other updates were made to my duplicates section and my general post/replies section (specifically the paragraph regarding post length) #and ofc if you have any questions please contact me privately #honestly I think the lot of you just need to refresh yourself with the whole thing...mostly bc its a good thing to do but i digress

[scrawnytreedemon]

What stupid names? Can I know the names?

Ghirahim, Sephiroth, Zant, Kirby... I'm blanking but I know I have so many more.

(shout-outs to Cris!!! love ya buddy xoxo)

Micolash is a perfectly respectable irl name(a Hungarian variation of "Nikolas", iirc), but on him it has such a Vibe but then again I am writing Him. The name is the least outrageous thing here lmao.

In general, I tend to like villains, and villains tend to have "stupid-as-fuck-on-a-real-person" names. They might be perfectly serviceable with titles, but the moment you take them into a more intimate setting it's just... Bro. You're getting called that, on a day-to-day basis?

God, so sorry for blanking out on the more ridiculous names, I know I have more... But I think the grandiosity of the first two should do plenty well.

#scrawny rambles #scrawny answers #writing ghirahimg ghirahim ghirahim over and over again made me a l m o s t break my no-redundant epithets rule #(which is to say if we already know a character has a trait) #(there's no need for me to point it out again as a clunky name-replacement.) #i remained strong!! but good lord #granted this might have more to do with my Autism than the names themselves #so take that as you will #(minus the kirby. hi cris! i can't believe you've gotten me invested in these goons) #i say knowing damn well the cosmic horror aspect always intrigued me #seriously though you will have some of the most hardcore shit nintendo has ever dared to publish #and it will take place in an area called. dreamland. on a planet called planet popstar that's a flat golden wait for it #that's right a star #honestly kirby is this for the entire thing but that is on me #LOOK the lore goes hard you gotta admit #i need to finish up that magolor gijinka page... 2/3 designs have their colouring finished why did i stop??? #i love him alot again thank y o u CRIS! <3

[thronealigned]

wip wsunday except it's just the tags on a fresh ao3 draft

#i'm a fucking pioneering sicko over here i guess because there are No search results for the swarm path #on ao3 i mean #literally just started this thing + my swarm playthrough today so we'll see where it goes #1.3k words already! doubt it'll break 2k though. or if it does then not by much #and when i say i started my swarm playthrough (lich -> swarm specifically) i mean i made a character. started the prologue. closed the game #and by today i mean last night i put this in my drafts at 6 am and then went to bed. its 5 pm good morning #also shoutout to this one person on spotify with a public playlist for their swarm character. whoever you are your music taste rules

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

I’ve destroyed it all. The circumstances are not my fault; nevertheless, I am the straw that broke the camel’s back. I am the thousandth paper cut needed to end a life. I am innocent on my own; but with everything behind me I will be the one to bring destruction. I don’t want to be the cause. I never wanted this. I saw it coming miles away and I did it anyway; the worst part is that I see exactly where it’s going. Please let my intuition be wrong for once. This doesn’t feel real.

#I’m going to be fine. I’m about the only person who’s going to be fine. #We were born of the fire and now we shall die in the fire #exjw #pomo #Yes; POMO. But at what cost? #If it weren’t for the cult; we wouldn’t be together #If it weren’t for the cult; we’d still be together #I know I bitch and snark a lot but I don’t hate them. I love them. I think they’re good people and I like them. Genuinely. #I don’t blame them for everything. I can’t blame them for everything just like I can’t blame myself for everything #None of us are breaking us apart; a concept is. A concept that has more power than the bond between parent and child #ex cult #vent tw #I hate this I want it to end. #I want for none of us to be hurting or afraid anymore. I want us to be free to be with one another and be ourselves #I want us to love each other regardless of who we love #I’ve made it clear that I will not cut them off. If there is ever any restriction of communication between us; it will not be on my end #It’s such a silly thing too. I haven’t killed anyone. I haven’t done anything unspeakable. I’m an upstanding member of society #I just want to exist as I am. That is all. #What makes a cult isn’t just not being allowed to make your own decisions #it is also when the rules of the religion punish you unnecessarily for making normal decisions that should not cause turmoil

[yellowocaballero]

ZAZIE/WOLFWOOD?!

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YEAH.

It would have been dishonest to be too explicit about it so I just had to write them flirting and desperately hope that it would come through. If it didn't for somebody I don't blame them. Wolfwood doesn't show how he feels with words. He mostly just observes. Sometimes very aggressively.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Zazie/WW had to happen. I struggled a shitton with the epilogue (this is a theme with this story), and I debated with myself a lot over if it was truly necessary. Eventually I had to decide that it was. This was partly because of Zazie - I felt as if they were a big loose end that I needed to explain ("What was up with what they did in the hidden city? How come they wanted WW to join the Gung Ho Guns? Where did Wolfwood get that gun? Were they helping Vash or Knives or what?"), and I didn't want to let Vash's story end on nothing more than a desperate desire. And I needed to prove the point that this was Wolfwood's story.

The gigantic barrier in the epilogue that sent it skidding to a halt was the fact that, basically, if Wolfwood saw Vash being ""besties"" with another twelve year old he would kill him or die trying. And there is no way he would ever, ever buy the amnesia story. Ever. So he had to get the amnesia story from a source that a) knew and knew for certain, b) had a reason for telling Wolfwood this, and c) that he trusted (kinda). Only Zazie made sense. So I had to figure out why Zazie would do that. Lots of reasons, for thematic and symbolic and foil reasons, but Zazie helps WW a lot, and why does WW trust him anyway, and...WELP. Romance: helpful for explaining irrationality.

The implication for me personally is that an essential trait of WW that persists across dimensions is that he's into aliens. Which. Sure. Why not.

The epilogue felt bizarre to write and read for a lot of reasons. Through Wolfwood's eyes, it's truly a different story. I don't think Knives understood how deeply Vash fucked Wolfwood up. Knives doesn't really see the consequences of his actions and his true impact. Good and bad. In many ways Knives was Wolfwood's Rem. That feels like...the final thing to me. A big thread through the story was "What is the impact of your actions?", because Knives and Vash had done things that had catastrophic impact that determined the future of humanity and Choices Have Consequences, but Knives lives based on creating the best impact and Vash lives based on following the best intentions without truly understanding the horrible impact (which is a big thing in Trigun itself). Wolfwood was the best way to show those impacts. And Knives leaving the impact of Rem on Wolfwood changed his life. It created a good person. Out of everybody, you know, Wolfwood deserved the chance to be a good person. I'm glad that the story worked out so he could have that. And date a bug person. Why not.

#so good to talk about this after the story is done #i kept so much of every character back until the end that i couldn't rly say much lmfao #esp b4 knives met b&l because they explain 75% about him #something to me that made the rem thing obvious but may have not been obvious: #in 98 Vash chooses not to kill Monev the Gale in Diablo because it would 'betray Rem' #and Vash thinks that if he kills somebody then she would truly die #Rem lives on through Vash's religious following of her rules and if Vash breaks that then he's lost the last aspect of her #at the end of the episode he's like “is this the right thing to do” #he doesn't even KNOW- it's not about that. #this is why i call vash selfish (affectionate) a lot #anyway when WW says that hurting somebody from fear makes him feel for the first time as if Doc's truly abandoned him #that's the connection. dunno how obvious. anyway! #my writing #my asks

[tonyglowheart]

reading thru old meta posts on qian qiu and there's like, some stuff I agree with sure but there's also a lot I don't lol. w like yan wushi especially. there's a lot of. I think too much conventional-mindedness in approaching yws even from the ppl who did like him as a character. saying he's a difficult character, and is meant to be a difficult character, but then still framing him along more conventional moral frameworks. yet another apartment 'complex'? strange, I find it quite simple moments.

#qian qiu #yan wushi #sorry so many of you are still hung up over the *chapter 45* '''''betrayal''''' rip but i'm different #(though I wonder if I'd feel this way if ppl hadn't made such a big deal of it and so I was expecting The Betrayal to be like. worse lol) #like for me since I was expecting *a* betrayal when I hit it in chap 45 I was like. this is it? lmao I thought it was sth actually serious #and then ppl like I can't let it go or I can't get over him saying he doesn't regret it - like god forbid women do anything forreal #the thing about yan wushi is he is not just master-less he's also in many ways *peer*-less #and that's why to him he was so much on the 'what a shame you're like the one guy who maybe could have been my rival but you're not' #I think ppl see rival as like. could be my enemy. but it's like. someone has to be your peer to be your rival #and it's very much established that yan wushi even before his power level is like maxed up has this wild potential #there's that chap where sq reflects on what qfg said abt yws having the potential to be better than him #but also I think it's a huge mistake to see/think of yws as amoral #he HAS morals. they're just not the same as yours #he doesn't care about the greater good as a rule but he's also not completely indifferent to it #and like. I think it's also a simplification to say that 'sq breaks the rules of yws's world of human nature being inherently corrupt etc' #I think that's a belief that yws holds about human nature but I think he's also like. smarter than to believe in absolutes? #and besides. to say it that way I think frames it as if yws is in denial about sq's existence and nature #I just don't get that sense from him - imo he sees sq as more of a curiosity than a like aberration #he's testing sq's bottom line not necessarily bc he's convinced sq is secretly evil but he because he wants to see what sq's bottom line is #and he wants to know that because sq's nature is so different than his own or those he generally encounters and understands from people #he's squishing sq like a dog with a chew toy not because he wants to destroy it but because he wants to see exactly what kind of noises #he can get out of it and exactly how far he can squish it before it starts being too much #(but also I think bc he sees sq's potential to be on his level and wants to see if that can get teased out) #in a like... bonsai shaping kind of way #yes he's pruning the tree back and sometimes pruning & shaping quite hard #but as with the art of bonsai - it's an interactive dance and like only the tree can add material #and for all that you can prune & shape the tree you will never know exactly what the tree will do #SQ is also like a tree in the sense that like you have to prune to get read of dead growth & also encourage new growth #and SQ goes from that like houseplant side of the meme that's like i'm allergic to tapwater #to flourishing under the adversity and the 'i can eat thru concrete'

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

everybody who likes the great gatsby should read "the great gatsby: an unusual case of mate poaching" from american classics: evolutionary perspectives by judith p. saunters btw

#don't yell at me i'm here for like. 2 seconds before i run to class #this is breaking my rules but i know who made them and they won't stop me #i just remembered this article thing that i read years ago it's the best i love it so good i lost my annotated copy tho :(( #but i feel the need to let y'all know that it's great read it i prommy it's good even if it's like. 40 pages or smth #it's on jstor too btw. if u even care

[bat-the-misfit]

FYI if you're not american but most of your OCs are bc usa is more "popular", "cooler than your country" or whatever stupid excuse you're a fucking conformist playing their game to always rule in the rest of world and i fucking hate you for that

#screw conformism!!! break the rules!!! make your stories non-american!!! #they already make the most media out there and we don't get enough praise for OUR media #we make stories about our cultures and no one cares #they make stories about OUR cultures and win millions for that #like in Encanto :) #if Encanto wasn't american no one would be simping for Bruno :)) #we need to show them they're not the standard country and we're the “others” #our media is great too!! we need to value them!!! watch non-american media too!!! #not only you will learn about and respect other cultures but you will be helping that country produce more art!!! #HOW COOL IS THAT??? #that's so fucking amazing!!! #i want to watch stuff from literally every single country in the world!!! #i want to watch stuff from my own country that was so well made i feel proud of ourselves!!! #i want to feel well represented in media!!! #idc you don't like your country there's ALWAYS smth you like about it #don't pretend everything about it is bad #it's not like i think my country is perfect neither #but i love the good things about it and everyone should do the same #i never understand people who choose usa over their own country like??? #i hate conformism so much #like by doing that you're telling americans “yeah you guys are indeed superior and we're pieces of crap :D” #i'm not saying you can't make american ocs #just to not “americanize” your stories if you're not fucking american #stop putting them on a fucking pedestal #they're no better than us #their country is as good and as shitty as ours are #tio morcego tá pistola #tio morcego tá tagarela

[junewild]

ok so. i’ve already told this to all of my nearest & dearest so now it’s time to tell my beloved tumblr folks too. but i’m going to put it in the tags because i am whispering it to all of you

#here it is #m & i had our 6-month anniversary last monday & over the weekend before it we decided that we are going to get married and start a family #when i told my dad about it her first words were ‘yeah i kinda figured’ #i am aware that this sounds absolutely insane but let me just say that i have thought about it maybe harder than i’ve ever thought about #anything before & i am 110% sure that this is the right thing to do & i have no hesitations or qualms #(i am whispering it bc saying it out loud still seems too good to be true & also like whoever hears it should institutionalize me asap) #(but i am. so happy. i did not know it was possible to feel this way.) #(yes i’ve been engaged before but it was nothing like this. i just. aaaagh) #(hate to be the Queen of Words and not have words) #(don’t worry i’ve ruled out honeymoon phase and limerance and new relationship energy as major factors i promise i’m taking this v serious) #(and i’m going to go to therapy about it a bunch over the next couple of months just to be sure but. i am. incandescently joyful) #(at this point i am genuinely grateful to j for breaking things off so i could find someone who makes me feel this way) #(ALSO i am still poly. my gf is glowing with delight for me she’s already compiling lists of parenting resources i’m sure) #anyway. this has been a state of the blog update #if you made it this far in the tags i would also be willing to marry you jsyk #k talks

[ceabu]

Karkat and gamzee to me feel like. Characters with SUCH great potential that are heavily memed on and sort of not allowed to be badass by the fandom? But like. They deserve to be a little bit cool, so I offer you a challenge! Next time you feel like working on any specific part of your art skills, use whatever new thing you're trying to highlight badassery in either of them! Just a suggestion ofc but I think it would work great with your style!

to be honest with u anon i havent learned no new art skill n forever like i barely look at references and most of my drawings are bust up cuz i just cant be bothered to think of poses lmao

and i got in my own head thinking my art style is more on the ‘‘cute’‘ type kinda style and that weird/edgy drawings wouldnt work on my art but thats a very like...bad way of thinking lmao why should i limit myself

so yeah i will look up some art improvement tutorials cuz god knows ive got a long way to go lmao

AND YEAH!! urghhh i mean i get it, making them smol<-- fucking hate that word is fun but like ;saodighasog uRGHHHH i wanna see art of karkat being badass and fucking cool for once lmao boy deserves it ( says me, an artist who draws karkat in a cute way lmao urghhh )

#ceabu's asks #its also like. a new thing for me lol cuz im more comfortable doing cute wholesome drawings #and doing anything but that feels weird #but its just because its something new and idk how to make it look good for me uknow #also ive got a lot of rules i made for myself and idk how to break out of that yet lmao yeeey thankz brain

[pacack]

.

#This is not related to anything #But I've seen a few post that bash Harry Styles' approach to gender nonconformity #And that he gets praised for doing things that other folk #Namely non-white non-cis men #Get a lot of shit for #But like #As a general rule of thumb it's not necessary to shit on someone for experimenting with their gender presentation #And in the case of Styles in particular it's a good thing that he's normalizing men wearing skirts dresses and so on #And that's not getting into the fact that the few comments he's made on his gender and sexuality #Leave room for interpretation that he might be in the process of experimenting or otherwise questioning himself #And needless criticism of people experimenting with their gender is a *bad* thing #Is it true that he gets less flack for it than most people because of his social status #But the praise that he gets should be the norm for people breaking out of gender norms #Not the exception #So by all means criticize the hypocracy of the media and society all you want #But don't attack Styles himself. That's a bridge too far