#i hope the experience feels cohesive idk.

[masonsystem]

watched the trailer n i hope we all kill ourselves i mean actually i was reminded abt what i disliked irt botw.... the plot LOL. curious on how theyll find a balance between a plot-less gameplay (if gameplay still resembles botw) and the plot/story. wonder how fast travel will work now that shrines and towers dont seem to be a thing anymore. also the sky islands STILL look rly boring likee.. also omg so many story elements jeez. but also riju 🥺 and this chick?

interested in her.... DARK SKINNED ZELDA AGAIN.. MAYBE....?

#i hope the experience feels cohesive idk. #looks like theyre going for a lot story wise like hmm. or maybe itll be as meaningless as the story elements of botw #hope thats not the case bc that was irritating.. #well. im not entirely sure how to feel abt it all bc it does still look very Very visually similar to its predecessor. which is 🤔😕 #like in the visual identity sense. for example even tho oot and mm ran in the same engine they still had very differing vibes #likewise for ww and ph #visual identity wise this feels like alttp and albw; a rehash of its predecessor #which im not so enthusiastic abt.. #so much is in the air. i hope its good but hrmmmmm im not betting on anything

[try02line]

Alright- i finally came around and made a lil fanart of the Wittebane brothers with the design of @angstyhikka in her clean page AU! I absolutely ADORE their and and will surely try make some other fanart as soon as I have some free time.

Now, smol disclaimer and apology, I did take this as an opportunity to experiment a bit with a new brush- the thing is, her artstyle is SO dynamic and visually interesting to look at, and it sort of inspired me a lot and made me want to try something new! I should have probably made some study and surely more practice rather than jumping right into this- but oh well, it is what it is-

Although the final result is a bit odd in some points, I do consider myself overall satisfied with the result. In particular with their faces and eyes! I think they look SO pretty, i would suggest you all to zoom on them bcs the texture really makes them- idk, it makes me feel as if they have a soul? If that makes sense?

I also made a version without lineart- i personally prefer it with my classic lineart as I feel it makes everything more cohesive and considering I am not an expert in doing sharp/soft edges to define forms, it helps a lot, but let me know what you think!

I also did struggle a bit with Caleb, I don’t think I usually draw … oldish people? Mature people? Something I definitely have to work on- ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, i think Philip looks adorable and his hair flows in a very nice way!

Here at the end I will also add a quick version I made with my usual flat colors just for comparison!

Not sure if I will continue experimenting with this particular brush, but It was very interesting and I really hope you can enjoy the result!

(Also not sure if is intentional, but I find it fascinating how their color palettes are inverted? Maybe is a me thing, but I always associate Philip with red due his childhood outfit and Caleb with blue due his jacket, so see them switched is very cute! But maybe that is just me-)

ANYWAY hope you all have a lovely day!!!!!!!! 🦊

#toh #the owl house #philip wittebane #caleb wittebane #try02art #emperor belos #wittebros #fanart #toh emperor belos #toh fanart #toh fandom #toh au #the owl house fanart #the owl house fandom #wittebane brothers #the clean page au #toh caleb #toh phillip wittebane #kid belos

[mobiused]

follow-up on the lyrics!

i'll begin this by saying that so many times k-pop songs lyrics are a bit non-sensical (maybe this is a particular of title tracks as i don't usually go search for the translations of b-sides from other groups unless i'm very interested in that particular song) so my bar for good k-pop lyrics is LOW low

so i'm proud of the loona girls that they managed to pull-off lyrics that actually make sense (points down for Yeojin's Moonlight on this one tho. i do think she managed to put in some beautiful imagery and sentences in there - idk how they sound in korean tho :/ - but as a all, and with a bit more of experience, maybe she'll get more cohesive! and i did like that the lyrics followed a logical line of someone reaching enlightenment and i guess self-confidence? but i did need her commentary to understand the message. i do think she has LOTS of potential, and want her to move out of the moon imagery)

as for vivi's he said i said, it was fine! cute! i can't actually giving an unbiased opinion bc i thought (and was very enthusiastic about) that it was going to be a song about gossiping? and when i wasn't i was sooo disappointed, this was totally my fault tho, but i can't look at those lyrics without thinking how nice it would be for songs to move out of the love theme for a bit

gowon's (and yves'!) truman show.... nice! a breakup song, and once again we get to see yves' lyricism. i only pity that this means we still don't have a solo-written gowon song! unfortunately i haven't been able to check out truman show (...the movie) yet so i don't really know how the lyrics connect with it.......

hyunjin's starlight! NOW we are getting to the good parts. hyunjin had already proved herself with day by day, in which she made a pretty nice use out of the structure of the song and her vocabulary and symbolism to write very good lyrics! she seems to particularly enjoy those feelings of nostalgia mixed with hope for better days. can't wait to see what she writes out of those themes, but this only cemented my trust in her lyricism. i'll add that i was very surprised when the loossemble track list came out and she had written dbd by herself, as i previously had no idea she even was interested in lyric writting and suddenly here she is with a honestly beautiful song thats a message to fans and her members....wow

getting to the end, hyeju's girl's night.... now THAT's the gem of the crown for me. not only is it a understandable and easy to get message (low bar!) but it connected to sensitive's message and to the values the loossemble girls have said again and again they want to partake in their songs.... not only that, it's catchy and SO hyeju. love the "ooh i wanna fight" in the chorus particularly. definetely she was the one who surprised me the most in a very very good way. i can't wait to see the girls growing more confident and to diversify their topics in the lyrics

<3

Sorry for leaving this so long but I loved reading this!! Thank u so much sharing your thoughts and I'm excited for more songs by them

[togetherwithmistakes]

as someone who’s a cis woman, very much a fan of analyzing movies, LOVED playing with Barbie’s growing up and is a staunch feminist, I just have to say, I did not like the Barbie movie!!!!!

There I’ve said it! It was a mess! I hated the messaging at the end. And while I’m assuming they were going for the whimsy and unpredictability of a Barbie game, I think it was poorly edited in places. I think it was very second wave feminist, and honestly sometimes pretty cringy, and not in a funny self aware way. It just felt like it didn’t know what it wanted to say, so it said everything.

Honestly, it all came across as rich, older white lady feminism.

In my mind feminism has moved past “how would men feel if women ruled the world and treated men as poorly as they’ve treated us”. Because that hypothetical does nothing productive other than try to express the pain and anger and hurt we feel. And believe me pain and anger and hurt have their place for sure! But I don’t think this was the way to express it, it will never be that way and if it had been that way then women would be in the wrong in the same way men are now. A power imbalance between sex is not quirky and cute just because it’s women. Women are not innately better than men and vice versa.

I loved that Ken was exposed to the real world and his experience was drastically different than Barbie’s, I loved how he took the patriarchy back to Barbie Land, but everything after that was a MESS. Sure I laughed and I cried at small moments, but it just did not come together in a cohesive message. I honestly was really hoping that they would talk about how the patriarchy hurts men too, that stereotypes about sex, gender and gender expression limit all of us and that we only gain true freedom by listening to each other and uplifting each others voices. Instead they basically said, if the Ken’s want rights they have to fight for them just like women did in the real world and that feels icky. I did not get what the whole speech from Barbie about being “and Ken” was even remotely trying to say but by their reactions I think it was supposed to be important ??? It just fell so flat

And the whole thing about her wanting to be human????? Why, what was the motivation? She spent a grand total of one afternoon in the real world, all of which was being berated, ogled, assaulted, arrested and told on numerous occasions about how awful it is to be a woman in the real world. And then was like, hell yeah sign me up, I just watched a very poorly edited montage of women smiling by a tree or with a baby which is very clearly what life is like all the time ? Bad, bad, so stupid !

Maybe some of the messaging just didn’t land for me , idk but I have feelings about it

#barbie spoilers #barbie

[virgincels]

haiii cherry !! :3 um i’ve been in classes all day and unfortunately i still have a couple to go but i wanted to chime in ! so i don’t have any specific examples but yah! some of this might be repeat from what i’ve already told u but … my points still stand so ! also ur right for wanting validation for the things u write AND u totally deserve it :3 NO SHAME IN ASKING FOR IT

OKAY so first i just wanna say how easy it is to read ur fics ? this is probably more of just a me thing rather than a general thing? like genuinely i like reading but i’m so picky about what i read bc i just get bored and i’m really dogshit at visualizing. so a lot of times when a fic/book tries to add too much description of something i just get really lost and bored bc i can NOT see that shit in my head . so it’s all just words on a page and i can’t really do anything with it. but the way u describe things just makes sense in my head. like UGH IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN IT but although i can never actually ‘see’ what ur trying to convey, i can understand it. AND U EXPLAIN THINGS IN SUCH AN INTERESTING WAY and i think that’s why it’s not tedious to read ur fics for me? i’m gonna steal a line from my own comm bc i have it on hand … “Then it’s red, white and blue— Mainly red and blue. It’s all very fitting and American.” like it’s simple, it gets the point across, but it’s more interesting than just saying the cops were called blah blah blah. or vice versa sometimes things are over explained and that might be helpful to some people but for me it does nothing. maybe not the best example but i hope u know what i’m trying to say !! um ik this isn’t like a universal problem so u probably don’t do it intentionally but just know that ur writing style is like a godsend for me !! idk if that benefits u at all since it’s like a me thing but yah :3 i’m sure others that can’t visualize feel similarly

also just ur willingness to experiment with different things is one of the things i love most about ur blog! ur master list is just very diverse and every fic feels vastly different from the others. if that makes sense? like u can tell every piece is a cherry fic but i can read 4 cherry fics in a day and still feel like nothing was repetitive? HOWEVER on the flip side, ur fics with multiple parts feel very cohesive and they flow smoothly. like readers personality stays consistent WHICH IS ANOTHER THING !!! kinda going back i think . but all the readers in ur fics have different personalities which is so so nice. it gives the people reading ur fics the opportunity to relate to the reader in different ways each time ! and i feel like even when i don’t relate to the personalities of one of the readers u still manage to write in a way that makes it enjoyable. like i genuinely feel like i’m living vicariously through every single reader in ur fics! and if the fic is in leons pov that’s always fun too !!!! like even if u say he’s ooc i’m still like yeah hypothetically if he were in this situation this is how he would be thinking. UM and although u may voice that u don’t feel as confident writing certain things u still give it a shot and it always turns out so good?? like rigor mortis for example !! ik u said u struggle with writing gore but it was still sososososo good ? so just ur willingness to try out different things is very admirable !! 

i also love ur interactions with the people on ur blog :3 like ur just silly but not only that !! awhile ago when u made the quizzes to determine which cherry reader u would be or like which leon u would get !! UGH SO FUN !!!! those little acts of engagement are so special idk !! like u didn’t have to take time to make those !!!! but u did !!!!!!!! thank you for that !!!!!

and obvs i agree with what others have said as well !! the way u write is just so real and human . and i do think ur use of similes and more simple language is really special. like ur writing such heavy topics but ur not trying to overcomplicate anything or be morally correct and it just works so perfectly. ig just in a lot of the darker books i’ve read, the authors always try to make what they’re writing justifiable and they use all this fancy language and it makes it seem like it’s not really as bad as it should be. i’m sure they might have to just bc it’s getting published to the masses but what u do with ur writing is just so refreshing. and i think it feels weird to say that when we’re talking about fics with dark themes like rape but idk how else to explain it. you don’t try to glorify anything, you don’t try to overcomplicate things, and i mean u have had leon/reader try justify what they’re doing but it’s different i think. like with ur fics leon/reader is just trying to justify it to themselves rather than an author trying to justify why something is happening to the person reading. I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE

IM GONNA STOP THERE BC I REALLY FEEL LIKE I’M RAMBLING TOO MUCH . BUT LOVE U CHERRY AND LOVE UR FICS !!! MWAH

-💉

HAII anon omg :3 I hope u seek refuge from classes soon </3 and good luck on them oh em gee :3

oh em gee.. im glad they’re easy to read!! I get bored very easy when fics/books have a lot of flowery language or just longwinded explanations for shit which I feel like I do to make things fake deep but it makes me cringe so I try not to 😓

and again thank you 😞 like idk!! feel like my writing is very repetitive bc all I do is write incest and make leon suicidal LMFAO so it’s like so nice to hear that you don’t feel like it’s a total bore and my fics don’t all sound the same hfhfnf and stuff w personalities like I feel like half the time my readers blend bc idk I have a problem where I think I just put my personal opinion into things even if I try not to do that so like. omg. I LOVE YOU!!!!! I luv. anons on tumblr they make me so happy like the fact people even wanna talk to me / share ideas is so!!! fun to me idk like ugh im glad that people can put like dead dove thoughts here idk!!

ig for me.. it’s just personal opinion but I feel like a lot of fics on tumblr tend to do dead dove themes and shit but then don’t actively.. call it what it is. If that makes sense? like I see a lot of daddy kink fics but when you look at them it has all the traits of ddlg but people are too hesitant to label it as such? bc it gets such shit backlash but it’s like. idk ack.. where am I going w this. IDK!!! just some noncon fics too like that’s rape! feel like that word is like dirty and shouldn’t be said in a lot of spaces but it is what it is idk . BUT UGHH THANK U SM SORRY I CANT SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR THSI ASK IM SO!! STUPID N SAPPY ILY SO MUCH

#inbox 💌 #💉 anon

[updownlately]

I mean if jonas is out he is out. But yeah idk i have mixed feelings about it. Like last season we had so many injuries and we still pulled trough

Now we got a bunch of new players and injuries coming back and i feel like he doesn’t know how to put players together to play as a team.

Also yeah he sets the squad out but the 11 on the pitch are the ones who have to connect passes and score the goals not jonas. He isn’t playing 90min he is only trying to set a team out and hoping they do what he asks

I also feel like Leah and Kim and Katie are more then cable enough to change the game play if its not working and overrule Jonas with the experience they have

yeah true. i feel like overall, the teams approach and mentality towards games has decreased. like last season there was a certain energy and buzz in the team before and during the games. now it’s like they play half assed ykwim? they seem to wanna just leave and it sucks to watch. there’s such a lack of cohesion and people putting in effort which just translates to the game looking and being sloppy. definitely agree it’s more of the players problem than the coaches but i do think jonas could be putting better lineups out.

i also kinda think the whole team has been playing slightly selfishly, tryna get their goal, instead of a team goal, but maybe i’m tripping, idk

#sent from my iphone #mrsafc86

[secrettastemakerland]

Answering "Reblog this and let people send you asks (anonymously or not) about how they would describe your fics, your writing style or just anything they've thought about when reading your work" !! HIII okay so I've only read one of your fics so far and it was a short one so I might not be the best person to answer this but I'm so glad you reblogged that post bc I actually do remember getting specific thoughts & feelings when reading one of yours!! I'm not sure if your writing is always like this but in that fic (the one I commented on!!) it felt,,, cozy. it felt warm and familiar and the writing had life to it. it wasn't just Character A walking over to Character B's house (and then room). no, there were explanations, actions, emotions, thoughts and even little bits of humour in between. and that really added to the writing!!!! the story also flowed amazingly!! it was a short fic but it didn't even feel rushed!! everything just felt natural. it was all cohesive from one paragraph to the next and I adore that!! and the descriptions were wonderful!!! painted an image in my mind very easily. one I can only describe the image as love. if the fic was an artwork, it'd have a soft grainy/noisy textured layer over it and the colour palette would be of warm pinks and oranges -- and not just bc I was getting 'sun beginning to set' vibes from it, but also bc of how soft & tender the hurt/comfort in the fic was. also, I remember opening it, reading the first 1 or 2 paragraphs and then getting so genuinely excited bc by then I could already tell you could write well LMAO -- and I was right!! you CAN write well!!! like just in general too!! idk how exactly to explain this but basically what I mean is that you're good at coming up with unique sentences and not super straight-forward plain ones!! but anyways ya!! also, sorry for writing so much!!! I didn't realise I had so much to say 😭😭 (^ /gen to all of the above 💗) - 💎

okay so.

I've been hoarding this for like 2 weeks now and at first I had like the typical kicking my feet, twirling my hair, gotta kiss anon on the mouth (platonically duh) kinda reaction. I was ready to search all of tumblr for the epic poet in my askbox. UNTIL I GOT TO THE END!

I read the end (lol i saw the emoji) and felt magically, red string-a-lly compelled to write a simonette fic. For some strange reason.

So here she is: a slightly longer simonette secret flavored fic!

Jeanette sneezed, readjusted her glasses, and then sneezed again. She wiped her nose miserably before she let out a trio of more sneezes.

Honestly, if the shelves didn't need dusting, she would have stopped. But, alas, Brittany had begged and pleaded with her to do her chores this week in order for her to go on a date.

("And I triple, no, quadruple! promise I won't ask you if we're soulmates this time, Jean!"

"You're not supposed to be asking her that anyway," Eleanor scoffed from the other side of their bedroom.

Brittany stuck her tongue out at her before she returned to her begging and pleading. "Oh, pretty please, Jeanette!")

So Jeanette had agreed, if only to be spared from Brittany's puppy dog pout and crocodile tears combo. That and her obvious hopeless romantic tendencies aside (Brittany's soulmate was a street musician around the corner and, although she wouldn't tell her, she hoped that this date might somehow led her to her soulmate), she really did enjoy working at the shop.

Planting new flowers, experimenting with new potion combinations, organizing, and then reorganizing new spell books, Jeanette loved all of it.

Jeanette pouted as she watched her hat fall to the ground after another round of sneezes. Okay, maybe she didn't love every job at the shop. The heavens above knew that she wasn't exactly helpful during a lunch rush.

Her hand waved the duster with an excited flourish, more than ready to be rid of the dust and its cruel attacks to her nose. Unfortunately, that only made the dust to throw itself back towards her, causing her not only to sneeze once again, but also caused her to sneeze herself right off the ladder, towards the ground.

She let out a breath of relief as she bounced on the summoned daisy bed, catching her fall, returning the smile her little sister was giving her.

Read on ao3

#i wanted to either eat this compliment or hang it up on my fridge <3 #but then i was tricked! i was spelled! and somehow wrote every trope ever #simonette i hope i did you justice and if not i quit /jk #alvittany draft bbg you never seeing the light of day i fear /jk #thank you for the compliment random citizen! 💗 #(megamind reference) #ask #anonymous #ask game turned gift fic is crazy but true #simonette #my writing

[onnie-giri]

I love how you do your coloring! Any tips? 🫶😭

aaaaa rly sorry i only managed to answer this now ;-; im still figuring out how to color myself so take these tip/s i give u w a grain of salt cuz im still learning ^^

one tip i can give and this is sumth i apply mostly in my process is that less is better!!

using as little colors as possible helps in making ur entire illustration look cohesive!! it also lessens ur stress from picking out what colors to use (cuz lbr, w so many colors on the color wheel to choose from, it can get rly overwhelming ;-;)

i use around 4-5 (or add one more if i feel like it) for my base

this doesnt necessarily mean that u are only limited to use those amount of colors in ur work!! NO NO -- from those main color schemes that u've chosen, thats when u can start branching out different hues by sliding around the color wheel within the range of those main colors (idk if that made sense im sorry ;0;) FOR SHORT ANALOGOUS AKHFKJAFA

it's easier to make color choices that way especially if u dont understand color theory like i do lol

(but fr for the most part ive mostly just been finessing and experimenting the colors i use lol) WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY FINE BTW!!!!!! EXPERIMENTING IS FUN AND W DIGITAL ART THERE'S SO MUCH U CAN LITERALLY DO TO HELP U FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPROVE UR COLORING!!!

if u have trouble figuring out what colors to use, using gradient maps and picking up palettes on pinterest is definitely a good starting point ^^

JUST REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN W IT!!!

(hope this was understandable and that it helped u!!)

[dailyy-me]

I recently finished reading What If It’s Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, and I honestly still can’t make up my mind about whether or not I loved this book. It had me laughing, crying and sometimes had me kicking my feet while laying down on my bed.

(Here’s a spoiler warning because I don’t want to censor my ranting and idk what to consider a spoiler so read at your own risk)

I think I’m on the fence about it because of the way it ended (absolutely genius writing on their part but I need the closure!!). And yes, I absolutely plan on reading the second book.

The storyline itself felt kinda realistic?? I know the meet ups and the way they found each other wasn’t totally devoid of coincidence and that bit of magic, but it still felt possible. If Craigslist wasn’t a thing, wouldn’t all poster boards in coffee shops be filled with a “missed connections” section??

The characters were absolutely lovable. Arthur was a bit too much for me at times, but I still loved him. He was very charming and he always came off as very kind and sweet.

Ben. I just. I absolutely loved Ben. I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit hesitant when they introduced him as a white-passing Puerto Rican because that kind of weight to a backstory can be challenging to portray, but the authors absolutely nailed it. Whenever he talked about his experiences, it was all cohesive and the struggle came through without letting it overshadow all the good things about his culture and family. It also didn’t become his only personality trait so that’s always amazing. And his parents. I loved the love between them as a family and how much they supported him.

Dylan & Samantha were so cute. Dylan absolutely deserves Ben and Ben absolutely deserves Dylan. Their bromance is amazing. Please send fan fiction my way about those two hanging out or getting Dylan ready for his wedding or something.

(Second spoiler warning because the next part is about the ending,, just in case)

The way Ben and Arthur handled their relationship also felt relatable. It put a lot of teen romantic comedies into perspective for me because how come the teens always know what to say or how to act on a first date?? Especially when they claim they’ve never done it before?? Ben and Arthur’s first date felt more real to me than anything I’ve seen/read before. Especially because of course Ben would feel more comfortable going back to something familiar and of course Arthur wouldn’t make it a big deal if he wanted to see this guy again.

Ultimately, I think it was Ben’s fear of accepting the good things from the universe and Arthur’s inexperience that made their decision feel right for themselves and I respect that. They grew a lot throughout the book, but I’m hoping that in the sequel they both see through all of that.

Overall I give it a 9/10!

I am currently waiting for the sequel to become available in the Libby app because of course they don’t have this gem in my small town library.

#what if its us #adam silvera #becky albertalli #bl books #lgbtq books #book reccomendation #book review #bookworm #book rating #book rant #Ben and Arthur #OLG

[kimikitti]

Best Overblot form and Best Outfit? (For the Ask Meme) Unrelated: with Obi being so close to Malleus, have you gone in depth about the gen. relationship between Sebek/Obi? I don't wanna assume but I get a sense there's a lot of teeth-grinding on Sebek's end XD

Ooof... ok this is basic as hell but Riddle's overblot is by far my favorite. IDK, it feels the most cohesive of all the overblot designs. I guess its because the artist is very familiar with that victorian lolita style of fashion.

I do have a minor gripe about hte overblot designs. For the most part this is a very small thing and pretty subjective. But I feel like they are all so stiff. Don't get me wrong, I love the camp in all of them. But the overdesign on all of them make them all look like big bad that just stands there while casting aoe magic. (Which in game isn't that off but I digress). Leona's and Azul's do a decent job at making them look very mobile. But I think this problem is the most obvious in Vil's overblot. It's just so... meh? Like I know the dress is supposed to flow, but the rendering makes it look so stiff!! Where's my regality?! The ostentatious extravagance of Vil Schoenheit? It's too similar in concept and execution to riddle!

hahaha, just a minor gripe. I still love all the fanart that people make of overlots, they are so creative and work with the canon designs in a way that the sprites in game cannot.

Best outfit: Jack's portfest outfit (portfest in general is just muah for me, I love dumb little sailor fits) There is no thought behind this, head empty.

Finally, your last question. TLDR: Obi and Sebek do not get along at all. Obi just naturally does stuff that irks Sebek (like dating his perfect Master Malleus). But Obi doesn't care much for Sebek, tbh. He finds Sebek's blind faith and unfaltering loyalty incredibly boring. To Obi, Sebek is incapable of having an independent thought outside of Malleus.

Pre-chapter 7 their interactions would mostly consist of Sebek attempting to lecture Obi who is completely ignoring him. Sebek doesn't even register to Obi, which is incredibly annoying for Sebek.

During chapter 7, i hope these two get a chance to better understand each other and grow.

Future: I headcannon that like many years in the future, both Sebek and Obi have matured quite a bit. And these two are actually quite close. These two are like the bitchiest to each other, but they do it with love (I can't help but imagine that Sebek gets assigned to guard Obi and it becomes a buddy cop movie). Sebek is also someone who Mallerose (Obi and Malleus' daughter) looks up to. His experience and journey equip him with the ability to empathize with the struggles the young princess is going through. And he is capable of providing wisdom and support that maybe Obi and Malleus cannot do. Obi is incredibly grateful for Sebek's help.

#kimikitti talks #haha #i have a lot of thoughts about sebek #i really like him #i hope this made sense

[starryjkoo]

I can see a massive reunion tour, spanning all continents and going on more than a year, while they work on solo music and then solo tours after the group one, once they put out enough solo songs. The group is over, they are too different musically, they will just use the brand and live off their back catalog. Maybe just a couple of new songs to put in a re-edition of the HYYH trilogy and grab more cash on top of the tour... Or another album like BE : solo songs adapted to the group, no coherent style.

I'll just be forever sad they couldn't close the group chapter with the MOTS7 tour as intended. Now they are just longing for that tour, when the public will be so different with all that happened in the fandom since the English trilogy

Yeah, I could definitely see this being one possibility about how things could go for them in CH3. And I agree with the timeline that after their group tour they’ll probably take a sizable break to focus on solo activities/solo tours, I could totally see that. I don’t think they’re ever going to be as active as a group as they were in CH1.

But see, I actually just think they’re way too ambitious and prideful to release anything but the best for their next album. Literally everyone is going to be tuned in and I think they’re going to have something to prove. I just don’t think they’re ready to give in yet, I think of that Busan Run BTS performance for example. I just can’t imagine them coming back, releasing their first album in six years, and putting out something like YTC 💀 Could you imagine the backlash? I think they’ll want to take back whatever records and show their dominance in the industry again, you know? BTS members are known for their work ethic and drive, I just can’t see them agreeing on anything that’s not like… impeccable quality for their first comeback as a group in years. ARMYs didn’t support their ballads the same way they did the English trilogy, or even YTC compared to Run BTS. So if they want to continue upwards they’re going to have to release something exciting. I think they probably know that and want to rise to the occasion? And I think their feelings going into it are going to be very different to what they were feeling during BE and the pandemic or right before their hiatus. I think they’ll have a completely different mindset. I also think they have this… anger/defiance about them still sometimes? Like Namjoon’s letter about how the media talked about their hiatus. I just think they still have something left to prove as a group, idk. I felt differently during FESTA because they were so broken down but I just think watching the way they’ve talked and kind of moved during the rest of CH2 I feel weirdly optimistic about it?

Also the fact that they have solo careers they can use as outlets I think will make it easier for them to compromise and put out a solid group album. Like if Taehyung wants to make an obscure jazzy song he can easily do so as a soloist instead of being so dependent on BTS as his only creative outlet. I think that will make it a bit easier to be cohesive and compromise. I remember yoonmin talking a bit about the future album and how it would be nice to do it themselves, write about their own stories this time, JM said he would do the melodies ect. And I think they’re pretty flexible musically too. I mean, looking at their solo work a lot of them experiment with different sounds and styles so I think they’ll be fine trying out different things as a group again. I just hope that they have a lot more creative control over their next album (let JM and smeraldo garden marching band collab again! I know they’ve got his back and they’re like the regular BTS collaborators).

And honestly just the way they talk about it, idk. Like on Suchwita JM talks about wanting to improve and become more independent to make the team stronger specifically. And they say this

There are a lot of quotes and conversations where they emphasize the group being their priority like this. I mean, doesn’t mean it’ll work out that way? You never know. But they sure say it a lot, and go into detail quite a bit about it too, not just platitudes. I think the only thing that really throws people off is what’s going on with JK, which I do side-eye. But JK was the only member who was about to enlist without even releasing anything. He’s ambitious but I don’t think he has the ambition or desire to try and eclipse the group either (and it absolutely wouldn't be that easy).

Also the members seem to be in a really good place with each other generally speaking. 2seok text 100 times a day? JM knows their phone schedules? The vminkook revival? The way they low-key doted on JM during his birthday with that cute bd hotteok and the mushroom pouch? They seem on pretty good terms to me which I think means something. And working as a group and being able to feed off each others energy is just very appealing, so I don’t think they’re ready to throw in the towel as BTS, not when it's their best chance of continuing to do and accomplish crazy things. Everything with HYBE US and some of what's happening I really, seriously don't like. But like two random articles calling JK Justin Timberlake and a moderate hit song aren't going to be enough to break the group up, nor does it change the reality of the BTS members being seven of the most famous people in the world. Idk, I guess time will tell.

Anyways, yeah, the MOTS tour will forever be a tragedy. I think they do clearly want to make up for it. But I do think it goes beyond that. And the fandom is trash lately, imo, at least in most public spaces online, so here's hoping things clear up a bit in 2025. But BTS is a once in a generation phenomenon. I just really just can't see them going out with a whimper.

#ask #anon #bts #discourse #i just think they're going to get out of the military #and want to remind the world of their impact #but maybe that's just me #waiting to see what all happens in the next few months #again i understand pessimism #but I do still really trust the members

[fangymutt]

I recently came out as, or realized I am, or came to terms with being (or whatever) Therian. It feels weird to say, but also really right, you know? I'm not even sure why I'm tellin you this, I don't even know you outside a one sided tumblr follow lol. I guess cuz it feels good to go through self discovery like this, but it's the kinda thing where I don't think everyone I know needs to know. Especially since people can be weird about it. I've also found I don't relate to a lotta therians, especially here on tumblr. I don't feel like I have two conflicting natures, human and non-human, that chafe at each other. More like... one nature made up of those two things. I certainly wouldn't wanna be a wild animal outside the occasional escapist fantasy. Maybe you relate to that? Idk... Not exactly something with lots of spaces for me to talk about it yknow?

Oh, and well, coyote if you were curious. So bark or whatever, fellow canine (from what I've gleamed at least, hope I'm not wrong).

Heya Anon that's great!!! I'm glad that you have figured yourself out and come to terms with it and get to start exploring everything that comes with the identity! Im humbled that you even came to tell me, anonymous or not its a special thing that you shared!

As for how you feel, actually very much on par with what I feel! I don't feel the conflicting natures I just feel this not jumbled, but cohesive well mixed blended experience. I'm a person but I'm Bear/Doggy/Dragon, its very much not relative to wild animal entirely but it really feels beautifully tied into how furries anthropomorphize animals. It's a connection to animal tendencies but blending them with human actions. I think its fun and weird and really only varies in how animal-like I'm feeling vs. how "blended" I feel. I think for me, personally my autism plays into this heavily for sense of self being a very unique and ever changing thing for me, its a freeing feeling. I'm still really new to all of this too truthfully, less than a year since realization for me so its all still a learning curve! I wish you tons of luck and BARK BARK :)

#i dont have an ask tag

[the-algebra-thing]

just finished the house of hades and I liked it a whole lot. idk why I didn't expect to but I was so awed by the mark of athena that I think I was worried about how it was going to measure up, especially because I struggled so much with the first two in the heroes of olympus series. I thought the balance was really nice—I had a hard time with the first two because I knew how interesting the dynamic was going to be when we were eventually got all 7, which obviously slayed as they all hammered out their differences in the mark of athena. it is a fun narrative device to be able to just invent a quest that requires a specific few of your characters and send them out to have whatever relationship development you need with each other, and then have them assimilate that back into the group when they return; it was really sick to see them form a cohesive group like this by the end of the book. and then, when you take the core of the group away, the most experienced characters—a classic in this whole franchise thus far, moving the pieces around in fun new configurations—you get to watch it happen again.

in the house of hades, the little destination quests that move the main group away from and then back to the ship are also balanced out by a new and completely different setting: tartarus, where you get to see your two favorite characters, the most developed by far, experience new horrors even further beyond comprehension than they usually run into. their experience pushes the few boundaries that have even been set around the magic in this world, and it's mirrored upstairs in the ship, where hazel, then frank, then piper reach new heights in their respective abilities. this is that balance that struck me most about the book—the way percy and annabeth's journey mirrors the one above them. so much of the mark of athena was dominated by annabeth's themes and percy's daunting presence, and now they, in turn, follow everyone else's themes that are finally being properly developed now that we know enough about the new characters and their dynamics to really get into it.

jason, nico, and leo are one of my favorite things about the whole book—they share the last theme to crop up, one about home, and finding yours by listening to yourself. jason and nico travel the most obvious opposite paths in that sense, and it's interesting to watch them clash about it, but it's even more captivating to me to see how their relationship develops and most of all seems to bring about respect for one another, despite being headed in literal complete opposite directions on the thematic continuum. while we know percy hopes to settle down in new rome with annabeth once this is all done, trading the freedom that's brought him so much suffering for safety and security, jason realizes that he feels more at home at camp half-blood, where he is free of crushing rules and responsibility, than he ever did at camp jupiter. in fact, he decisively lets go of everything the romans put on him and decides for sure over the course of the house of hades that that's where he wants to go. nico is moving the other direction—the more he goes through, the more tired he gets of all of this, and the more he wants to disappear. we don't get his narration in this book so we only see him through everyone else's eyes, but the way house of hades develops his relationship with jason and to percy sets him up really well to narrate in the blood of olympus.

leo is, as always, in a league of his own—he is one of my favorites, and he finally gets some time alone in the spotlight in book 4. percy is just about as relevant to leo's story here as he is to jason's, and while the duality he has with jason isn't present, that's really the point. basically everyone catches an inferiority complex when you put them up next to percy jackson, and since leo already had that covered previously with his whole ass life and with jason, it's hit him extra hard. when he becomes attached to someone who breaks the usual system that he operates within—and whose system he breaks in return—he gains new perspective: if he had been a regular heroey hero like percy jackson or jason grace, this would've gone the same for calypso as it always does, but he is not. he is the mistake that breaks her cycle, a cycle that he realizes percy jackson has contributed to in the past. this new purpose, untethered from the group that makes him feel so out of place, and discarded by "real" heroes throughout history, helps him move past his doubt. in turn, percy jackson is in hell grappling with his own shortcomings. being a powerful hero doesn't safeguard you from passive cruelty; in fact, it makes it very easy to stumble into. he encounters the arai, who curse annabeth with calypso's bitter wish, and remembers he hasn't checked on the status of his promise to free her at all. he is guided through the pit by bob, whose memory he erased, and whom he then left to hades' care and never looked back. this tension and the moral quandary that evolves out of it is a main point on his and annabeth's journey. while leo is inspired to succeed where percy carelessly abandoned ship, percy realizes for the first time how many ships he's abandoned. I can't remember if it's quite lined up in the timeline, but it struck me as a fun way to flip some more stuff on its head.

#in unfathomable detail #this isn't as cohesive as I was for mark of athena #but this book isn't as cohesive by design. so. #the house of hades #heroes of olympus #rick riordan #was it hard?

[pondphuwin]

Hi anon! I actually loved the dynamics between mork and pi. but pond and phuwin's chemistry is so off for me in never let me go! for me, the boss and servant dynamics does not suit them at all.

Am I the only one????

hi hi anon! as a disclaimer i am very pondphuwin biased so my answer to this is probably not that objective if that's what you're looking for here.

to me, the things that are sometimes off about nlmg are not because of pondphuwin's chemistry. ppw are much more familiar with each other now since futs and have grown a lot as actors (esp pond <3), so i think the natural chemistry they've had since their first reading together for futs is now amplified through their experience. palm and nueng are attracted to each other, they have feelings for each other, you can see it through ppw's expressions and you could cut through the tension between them with a knife. however, the pacing of the show and their relationship especially can sometimes be jarring. like. ep 8 was surprising to me in so many ways. i think it's also an issue that comes with the show still trying to navigate how to balance typical bl romance beats, which are much easier to pull off and more natural to a rom-com like futs, and the very serious tone of its genre and premise. there is a lot going on and it doesn't always cohesively flow together. (but i love that they're trying, i love p'jojo for making this show and i hope it sets a precedent for future gmmtv projects)

also: it's a complicated dynamic to navigate and their characters are both teenagers and they both want so desperately without really having any thought to like. actually having game (like mork in futs). so to me it makes sense that they would be a bit clumsy and stilted in their relationship, but idk if that is intentional or just how it comes off.

#if anyone else has thoughts feel free to share #also i dislike futs for a lot of reasons and morkpi had to grow on me tbh #but i'm becoming more fond of it the further i am from my bingewatch of it lol #anon #mint answers

[suspicious-whumping-egg]

11, 24, 36, 37 for the writers asks <33 (no pressure to answer them all, just whichever you vibe with!)

11. Do you believe in the old advice to “kill your darlings?” Are you a ruthless darling assassin? What happens to the darlings you murder? Do you have a darling graveyard? Do you grieve?

I don’t kill my darlings! Because if I kill them, I can’t make them suffer anymore! And also because my stories are about hope and the resilience of the human spirit as much as they are about “hehe make blorbo suffer, pain fun”. The message I hope people can get from Alec and Raina is that there is always a tomorrow, and it may not be better at first, but you gotta stick around to find out. The only character I’ve killed definitely deserved to die.

24. How much prep work do you put into your stories? What does that look like for you? Do you enjoy this part or do you just want to get on with it?

I haven’t ever prepped my stories until recently! I didn’t do any planning for Alec and Raina other than rambling about my ideas on discord. As for Low Profile, I’ve started making a cohesive plot outline and while it’ll help the story a lot, it’s very draining. I’m not a big fan of it because idk how to finish the story and I feel like I’m not “allowed” to write any more until I finish the outline.

36. They say to Write What You Know. Setting aside for a moment the fact that this is terrible advice...what do you Know?

I know a lot about religious trauma and how it effects someone, playing cello, rock climbing, mental health, crafts and how to make them (jewelry, resin art, candles, and more), and the experience of being trans! And I know a lot about history and sociology, a smattering of space facts, and have lots of facts about opossums!!!! Feel free to hop into my ask box and ask abt history, space, or opossums any time!!!

37. If you were to be remembered only by the words you’ve put on the page, what would future historians think of you?

They’d probably think I was absolutely fucking insane and possibly an individual with a rather hefty criminal record when in reality I haven’t even stolen a pack of candy or smth. And I wouldn’t have it any other way :)))

[gracefullou]

I loved every moment you mentioned too! The greatest is so good, it was one of my immediate favourites on the album on first listen so hearing it as the opener was awesome. SIBWAWC delivered as expected!!! So good. It was just such a strong setlist! I agree about the 1D songs, I never really listened to 1D (other than how everyone my age did, in the sense that the music was everywhere so you picked stuff up) so I wasnt that familiar with WDBHG but Louis made it fun! I'd be fine with only one 1D cover (especially if it gave us headline, common people or TTWLG which im keeping my fingers crossed will get rotated in)

The production was really good, I'm a fairly new fan so haven't seen too much of Louis' last tour (mostly just clips) so it was really cool to see all the screens and lights. You can tell a lot of thought goes into making it feel cohesive.

I was soooo pleased to hear Copy, it's just SUCH a good song and he looked confident singing it.

Also back to you!!! I really didn't expect that, it was such a good version. And "Miss you" was one of the first Louis songs I discovered and really loved (very late discovery as this was like...last year? Haha) and I've always thought it would be SUCH a great song to experience live so that gives me a bit of hope that maybe we'll get a version of it at some point on this tour. (Whishful thinking maybe!)

Also got to mention going from saved by a stranger (Also so good) to WAOYF...the emotional whiplash!!!! It worked though!

Honestly, I could probably run through every song with something I liked (I've barely mentioned HOTH and Saturdays and silver Tongues!) but I've already ranted in your inbox enough but what a great first show!!!! So excited for the next one!!!

I'm glad to see the greatest appreciation, it was one of my favs at first listen too. Louis writes the best tour openers. He really did transport us to another world with sibwawc didn't he 😌 his mind is just superior. The production was mind blowing and a true step up from last tour (ltwt's production was still amazing though). Copy is a masterpiece no doubt about that the imagerie of the lyrics is insane. BTY in 2023? If someone told me that before the show i would never believe them but it made me so happy for many reasons. There is hope for miss you after all 😭 ( i think at some point he's going to replace bty with miss you and if it happens idk how i'll survive). There was so many surprises last night but honestly the biggest one for me was him singing saved by a stranger ❤️‍🩹(the bravery, the grace!!). Not only that he also made it kind of rock and followed it with waoyf (that fan in the live stream who was silent the whole time but felt the need to shout "can we pls go back to fucking" instead of " loving" didn't go unnoticed🔪🔪). Tbh, i always thought if he really had to perform a 1d song, night changes would be a good one (his solo is so angelic in it) and i enjoyed it when he performed it in the past. But this time, even i was surprised that the 1d covers didn't work for me. I think fitf is just a beast on a whole other level and performing 1d songs among such a brillant setlist emphasizes the quality differece between Louis' solo songs and the band's, sorry. Night changes followed by Chicago and wdbhg put between ooms and saturdays (and then silver tongues) was almost humilating for them if it weren't for Louis' perfect delivery and witt (and angelic voice). I can talk about the show forever and in detail about each and every song but i didn't want to make this any longer. Feel free to rant about Louis' music and performances in my inbox i love those kind of rants 🥰. The second show is today and i couldn't be more excited 💙

#fitfwt #fitfwt uncasville #louis tomlinson