#i may be wrong though!

[popsicle-stick]

idk if this illuminates anything about the accents, but i remember that stoker lived in dublin for thirty years before moving to england (iirc he lived in whitby for quite a while?). something unrelated to that seemed peculiar to me is that at some point mina says steep little closes, or “wynds,” as they call them in Scotland. like, completely random, but may indicate something about her?

(second ask is ancient and has been mouldering in my ask box for a century. i'm so sorry!!)

i remember hearing something about stoker and oscar wilde, and how stoker retained his dublin accent after so long in the UK, and derided wilde for putting on an affected RP-esque accent. both of their different approaches to accent and identity seem to fit with how they saw themselves within british artistic society, too (i may not be correct on this so feel free if i'm wrong!)

irish or scottish mina is a popular hc - i do often hc her with scottish family (pre-orphaning) myself! - so this may be where she got that from. alternatively, she also does strike me as someone who's hungry for knowledge, and takes time to investigate and categorise local traditions and curiosities - she was fascinated by the local whitby folktales and provenance of the gravestones in the churchyard, and she's the kind of person who likes to keep note of such things! so that's another possible reason, but i do like both at the same time.

what i will say though is name origin ≠ nationality. /especially/ in regards to common gaelic names like murray - it's extremely common on the uk. so while it could indicate where she's from, it doesn't always necessarily.

(anecdotally, my own family has a gaelic name and my grandfather is somehow less genetically irish than the average british person. cringe!)

but yeah! i'm off topic - irish or scottish mina is a really interesting interpretation and it could really reframe the novel - but. i guess i'm just saying don't rely on names for it, if that makes any sense???

(interesting fact!! other places in the uk have their own unique terms those little alleyways, such as the opes of cornwall, ginnels or snickets in northern england, twittens in sussex, while the town of braintree, essex, knows them as gants)

#realised i just did the '! -' richard marsh special. christ #of course much of the commonality of irish names in the uk comes from the migration of irish families due to the famine #although i do think of murray as being more scottish than irish ngl #i can't be sure how naturalised the murray surname had become at the turn of the century - if someone has some historical knowledge lmk! #given how widespread it is i think it's probably been long established #i may be wrong though! #ask

[heartorbit]

the star you've longed for

#PLEASE WATCH REVUE STARLIGHT!!!!!!💥💥💥💥💥 #project sekai #revue starlight #pjsk #emu otori #nene kusanagi #emunene #prsk #proseka #yuri win. i make my fav pairing fight tothe death #HAPPY EMUNENE WEEK LOOOOOL #Can i be hinestni think this sucks it took way too long cause i forgot how to draw for a week #im seeing demons and stuff. i feel more normal now. Also you may recall emu has a big hammer for revstar #thats the bottom of it the gem thing all the weapons have hers is sharp #i remember seeing meta post abt how mahiru has a blunt weapon because she never actually aimed for the lead role #rather she only wanted to be by karen's side. so her weapon wasnt capable of cutting anything in the first place #Fastforward to the movie and well LOLLLLL #though i think its funny in the movie her mace is still mostly used for i timidation againstbhikari.. bc again shes not winning for a lead #revue starlight youre neat. maybe i like revstar. #<- has been insane for 4+ years #Needed their pose to be smth where nenes weapon isnt visible because I DONT KNOW WHAT WEAPON TO GIVE HER. OOMFS HELP. I NEED A NENE WEAPON. #i thought some sort of polearm/spear/halberd etc something with range but that can be ambitious #but i feel like smth with that much footwork needed doesnt suit her.. And she cant hsve a sniper i dont think thatwould fucking work #aruru gets pistols in the revue but aruru also is Ummm well shes uhhh. [screaming] [car crash] #throwing knives would be funny wouldnt it. Put that gamer aim to use #idk if the emunene week tag is on here but i'll donit anyways #emuneneweek2024 #i remembered to switch which account this pists to for the first time in like 3 pists. so you get to see all my tags this time #rather than accidentally posting it to the wrong account and having to dekete and repost andngoing IM NOT WRITING ALL THAT AGAIN.

[art-soboro]

my dogsred impression so far

#golden kamuy #gk #dogsred #ogata hyakunosuke #tsunemaru youta #tsunemaru has like 4 pages of dialogue so i may well be proven wrong in the future #as of now though i firmly believe he can and Would tackle ogata and break all of his bones easy

[sokkas-therapist]

Breaking my silence: I think Zuko’s “I’m angry at myself” explosion in The Beach episode was queer coded

*runs away before I can be booed off the stage*

#zuko #zukka #jetko #or literally anything else #I’m probably not the first person to say this but I haven’t seen anyone say it before #I mean he said himself that he was ‘confused’ and that he ‘didn’t know the difference between right and wrong anymore’ #and of course he meant that morally with his realization that the fire nation was wrong #but also…it seems like he’s conflicted emotionally #he was overcompensating with Mai that whole episode #and was very insecure about their relationship even though they weren’ really displaying much chemistry to begin with #like he was trying to force something that was - for the most part - not there #that along with the odd chemistry with Jet and his awkward discomfort with Jin… #idk man #ok I’ll stop yapping now #my post #headcanons and stuff

[yourhighness6]

It's funny to me when people insist that "ATLA was really feminist" as if there wasn't really only one feminist message which was the very generic "girls can fight too" spiel that every 2000s show had going on whenever they briefly tried to jump on the feminism bandwagon or whatever

#the main female characters who ended the show in relationships had all of their depth removed because of those relationships #I'm talking specifically about katara and mai but suki was by no means exempt from this either #also the only way female characters were ever shown to have an empowered role in society was in fighting #whereas male characters were political leaders strategists inventors ect #and its also worth mentioning that even though female characters could supposedly fight just as well as men #there were never any women in high ranking positions in the military and we were only shown any women in the military in breif cameos #and that was only in the fucking fire nation which sends entirely the wrong message #atla #avatar the last airbender #anti bryke #anti kataang #anti maiko #katara #mai #suki #toph #ty lee #ty lee is actually a really feminist character but I would say shes probably the outlier here #sexism #atla sexism #fandom sexism

[technofantasia]

One of my absolute favorite parts of golden wind is the singularly horrible outfits that the main characters wear, but not just the fact that they're terrible, no no. Sure, they all look like they got dressed with their eyes closed in a boutique for clowns, but the REAL kicker is that they did not always dress in this way??

We see the characters' backstories. We see how they used to look. And almost ALL of them USED TO WEAR NORMAL PEOPLE CLOTHES!!! Why? Why the sudden shift to kitchen sink fashion?? And, of course, there are layers to this, too.

Like. Giorno is his own whole can of worms, concerning exactly what happened between middle and high school. Sure, there's the whole hair color change thing which I refuse to acknowledge the canonical reason behind, but whatever, I can ignore that. Why suddenly decide on that hairstyle? That wardrobe? Especially considering that in every other way he's not exactly the flamboyant, attention-grabbing type... The only explanation I can think of would be, I don't know, he just happens to have a surprisingly eclectic fashion sense and high school was the first time he was able to be on his own away from home to indulge it. First opportunity to show off his individuality and he went whole hog with it, I could see that. Yeah sure you go giogio!! have as many heart shaped boob windows and ladybug brooches as you like

Abbacchio, too. It looks like he mostly dressed normal for his job, but the second he left, he transitioned to his current look? Either that’s just his usual taste or his emotional crisis led him to an emo makeover. Or both. In either case, I suppose that’s valid and I support him. His weird eggshell hat is the only part of his outfit that’s really that out there anyway

But the others??

Narancia. Mista. Fucking Fugo. They all dressed at least mostly normally right up until they joined Passione, at which point they switched on a dime to looking Like That. Sure, some aesthetic preferences seemed to carry over, like Narancia’s boyish style, Fugo’s suit pattern, and Mista’s navel window + crisscross pattern + hat. But they still used to wear, yknow. People clothes. So... Why??? What on EARTH happened???

Well...

Strangely enough, Bucciarati looks like he’s ALWAYS dressed Like That. Same hair style, same colors, same patterns... Given how much everyone else’s backstory outfits clashed with their eventual outfit choices, it’s almost weirder to see that Bucciarati clearly has clothing and style preferences that match up from past to present.

So. I can’t help but wonder.

Did... did the others just assume that, since Bucciarati (and maybe also Abbacchio) dressed Like That, that was just The Mafia Style??? The Style Of Clothing That Mafia People Wear???? So, in order to integrate themselves into Passione, they’d have to start dressing Like That too??????

Actually. Given that all the members of La Squadra and Polpo and the boss’s personal guard and the boss himself ALSO dress Like That... fuck, i don’t know, maybe they were right and that IS just The Mafia Style!! The fact it also happens to align with Bucciarati’s/Abbacchio’s/Giorno’s personal fashion sense might just be a coincidence!!! Who knows!!! Who cares!!!

Where do you even go to BUY clothing like that??? Are there special, under-the-counter sections of clothing stores that specially cater to Badcore fashion for mafia members??? Do the designers earn a special commission for designing clothes no sane person would wear that fit as uncomfortably as humanly possible??? Didn't they say at some point that mafia members try to dress inconspicuously to blend in???? RISOTTO IS LITERALLY JUST WEARING A JESTER HAT WHAT KIND OF CIRCUS IS THIS

But yeah so the logistics of part 5′s character designs drive me insane and I love it

#jojo #jjba #golden wind #vento aureo #jjba part 5 #passione #giorno giovanna #bruno bucciarati #leone abbacchio #narancia ghirga #pannacotta fugo #hunny rambles #maybe tagging everyone is overkill but whatever #I'm just LOSING MY MIND over this its fine #dont get me wrong though i have absolutely come around to the part 5 designs #love em #theyre very distinct #I may not care for the way most of the designs have very little to do with the characters they are portraying? #but i have come to appreciate the camp of it all #that being said. its still very funny

[rebrandedbard]

A bit of art to close out the year, inspired by this costume from MacBeth (1985). It was fun drawing it bit for bit, but I wanted to modify it a bit for more contrast. First draft under the cut for those curious.

#my art #my witcher art #witcher #the witcher #geralt of rivia #long post #my new year's resolution is to make more art since this last year had more of a writing focus #I also want to try more lineless art #or almost lineless at least #I may shrink the head a little if I look back and still don't like it #also there's something wrong with the nose but I can't tell what #it's buggin me though

[marivanilla05]

Shinran Week 2023 | Day 4:

Black Knight & Princess + Flowers

#shinranweek2023 #shinran #dcmk #ran mouri #shinichi kudo #i tried my best to incorporate both themes #i wanted to make something for each prompt but may was a really stressful month for me #i did make ideas for each prompt though so i might draw them after the event #anyways! #the flowers i drew are based on pink camellias = longing #blue hyacinths = sincerity and loyalty #astilbe = patience and dedication #I'm not an expert though i just used google #Ran's dress color was one of the hardest decisions i had to make in my life #sorry I got the schedule date wrong

[tvckerwash]

you know, an interpretation of ct that I don't see that I personally really love is that she's a fuck up. like yes she's cool and she has some good fight scenes, but a huge part of her character is that she makes mistakes. the mistakes that she makes are ones that on their own aren't the end of the world, but she keeps making these little mistakes, and they eventually add up until she's out of room to make any more.

a really good example of this phenomenon in action is the actions she took leading up to her final confrontation with carolina and tex.

strike one, she thought she saw something in the water, but when asked by the leader what it was, she brushed it off as nothing when even if it had been nothing, it would've been smart to tell him what she thought she saw.

strike two, she didn't sense or notice florida's presence when the leader did, and she looks at the leader twice, once as she pulled out her magnums, and again after she did a scan of the room, almost like she was looking at him for guidance before he finds florida and takes him out with one good axe throw.

strike three, she couldn't convince the leader to leave when they had the chance to get away, and her cheap tricks were not enough to hold off either tex or carolina in a fight. they were only good for incapacitating her opponents enough for her to get away, which doesn't work when she has no escape.

ct is not tex, or carolina, or south. she is not a one woman army who can get herself out of trouble when she's stuck in tough situations. she needs people who can watch her back, she need a team who can cover her when she does mess up, and the leader and his team were not those people. she couldn't bring herself to trust them, and they couldn't bring themselves to trust her, and that cost all of them their lives.

#i say i never see this interpretation of ct as if I'm not the only person having ct thoughts in 2024 lmao #red vs blue #rvb #agent connecticut #this is why wash and ct work so good together they function best in teams but theyre put in situations where theyre on their own #and they suffer because of it #but where wash had no choice in ending up w/o a team ct did #the ability to choose is a powerful tool. but being able to choose means that sometime somewhere someone will choose wrong #oh to further clarify the interpretation of ct I'm used to seeing is stereotypical hyper competent badass bitch type character #I've never really seen ct that way though tbh. she's a rebellious smart-ass who loves stating the obvious #it's honestly a pretty childish trait which i think goes well with her complex about being seen as a kid who needs excuses made for #her subpar performance in the field #basically in her head ct is james bond but in reality she's cringefail loser girl who wants to be a hero #you know what analyzing and discussing how heroism is viewed in rvb might be a pretty good essay #these colorful guys and gals aint heroes theyre all losers trying their best #anyway I'm off to attempt drawing a meta! tucker piece that may or may not turn out

[redr0sewrites]

i will forever defend these two- NOT to start discourse but they are both so heavily mischaracterized by the fandom its INSANE like omg yes they are flawed but they are also trying their best PLEASE leave them alone 🙏🙏🙏

as usual im yapping in the tags if anyone cares

#rose rambling #this is not directed at anyone #just some observations within the fandom ive noticed #i genuinely sympathize with jayce sm he may be making mistakes but he is trying his best under a stressful position #that he didn't even want to be in in the first place #there isn't a LOOT of people who are anti ekko or anything but he's genuinely so erased from fandom spaces #NOBODY TALKS ABOUT HIM and it makes me sad #or they completely mischaracterize him as this like emotionless stoic badass??? #he literally cried during our first intro to him when he hugged vi but! sure!!! #but yea jayce and ekko are both of my favs #jayce is a problematic fav and ekko is an unproblematic fav who has done basically next to nothing wrong #jayce? hes flawed. #he killed a kid #hes classist #hes lowkey a capitalist #but he cares sooo much ab people around him and prioritizes viktor and mel over everyone else #even though everyone around him seems to only want to use him #and ekko? he was forced to grow up without the guidance of someone like silco or vander #he was ALONE when he built his safe haven #and he is so caring and emotional and SWEET and people just disregard so much of both of their characters #i could give character analysis' on both of them for HOURSSS #arcane #arcane theory #arcane ekko #ekko arcane #ekko #arcane jayce #jayce talis #jayce arcane #arcane jayce talis

[hyper-revenge-sio]

I made this and thought maybe someone on here would appreciate it <3

#alrighty #adam faulkner stanheight #leigh whannell #quentin smith #kyle gallner #ethan kirsch #ethan landry #jack champion #hold on #adam stanheight #i did both for ethan it felt rude #mike schmidt #i think! i may be wrong #josh hutcherson #a guy im into totally looks like ethan. and he may even like me idkkkk though i only see him directly at choir stuff and thats not often #but i hope #anyways lmao #WAIT #saw 2004 #noes 2010 #scream vi #fnaf movie

[babacontainsmultitudes]

Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely think that from a moral standpoint Glenn made the better choice at the end of the trial- in fact I think one of the most tragic things about that scene (where we hear Glenn’s reasoning and all that) is that if you needed irrefutable proof that Glenn is both a good person and a good dad, there it was! But of course by that point it was already too late.

But… Sometimes I find myself thinking about… How to put this… If Nick had learned of his dad’s decision, do you think he might have… Taken it the wrong way? Do you think if Nick Close had learned that Glenn chose to give up being his dad, he would have understood this as the ultimate act of abandonment? Or that his dad didn’t see him as someone worth fighting for? Not that I think Nick would have wanted his dad to fight the dragon either per se, but… Well, maybe deep down some part of him would have, actually.

#I frankly don’t know if this one is coherent! But I really do think about this a lot actually. As much as it may seem unimportant. #Also Nick Close posting is gonna become my new favourite thing I think #dndads #dungeons and daddies #Nick close #glenn close #glenn close dndads #nicky freeman #🤔 will this resonate with anyone other than myself? Who can say! #I really did think that somehow Glenn’s decision at the end of the trial would have somehow been used as proof that his verdict was wrong #But alas the Burch man would not have it be so easy… #I really do need to get back to writing lawless (a fic of mine!) at some point 😤 #Even if that story is about all the kids- and though you wouldn’t necessarily be able to tell by what’s currently out- #It is actually at the base of it all a story about Nick Close

[canisalbus]

hi your art has for the longest time rendered me to utter shreds. nary a piece of me left untouched by the papershredder that ur blog is to my brain. what do you MEAN the thorny sickly looking one is getting held close to a warm chest at night what do you MEAN shopping in modern au together what do you MEAN reunion after 17 years sticking ur stupid snout into another mans neck I'm ILL . I'm ILL about this. and your art style is . ohhhhh. speechless your color work and line work is like honey and i am a stupid little ant getting lost in it

p o e t r y

#well you certainly have a way with words #you stupid little ant anon you #making me all mushy and emotional right before bedtime #thank you! it sounds like I've succesfully infected you with my brainrot I'm sorry about that #17 years sounds a little too long though it's entirely possible I may have short circuited and gave out a wrong number at some point #if they separate in their early twenties and reunite in their early thirties or something like that #I think around 10-12 years is the range I meant unless I've gotten my own timelines mixed up that would be embarrassing #but still you know #long while #answered #anonymous #getting held close to a warm chest at night #sticking ur stupid snout into another mans neck

[garfield-milk]

im trying stuff se here’s some pixel art katara

#this was really fun #and I’ve learned a lot #I may do some other characters but I won’t promise anything #(this is my fist time ever doing pixel art) #(so don’t judge if something wrong) #im also doing a huge shark outta of cardboard and paper but I probably won’t port that here lol #that’s also fun though #atla #avatar the last airbender #atla fanart #katara #pixel illustration #my art

[lustwithoutlore]

Bruce: I'm retiring. Someone will need to fill my place.

Dick:

Tim:

Jason:

Barbara:

Duke:

Damian:

Stephanie, launching into a dramatic monologue: There comes a time when one has to step up and do what is right. Gotham needs a Batman, I will heed the call-

Bruce: Uh, Dick, how about you? You've been Batman before.

Stephanie: HEY!

Dick: Um.... I'll pass, thanks, Bruce.

Stephanie: No matter. I will become the beacon of hope this city needs. I will-

Bruce: Tim! You'll one day be an even better detective than me. You'd be a perfect Batman.

Jason, muttering: Over my dead body. Hey, wait...

Stephanie: DON'T IGNORE ME!

Tim: I'm already a better detective than you. And, if I had to take on anyone's mantle, I would pick Nightwing.

Dick, tearing up: Awww, Tim!

Stephanie: Again, it leaves me as the only option. The underbelly of Gotham City needs a figure to invoke fear, and I vow to be that figure-

Bruce: What about you, Damian? You've fought over the title of Batman many times!

Stephanie: YOU JERK!

Damian: Yeah, when I was twelve. I'm not a child anymore. I would rather be Nightwing.

Dick, sobbing: The both of you want my mantle? How will I choose a successor? This is getting to be too much. Babs, catch me!

Stephanie: I will fight for vengeance. No, I am vengeance. I will bring upon a dark reign that will be unleashed whenever a force threatens my city. For I am-

Cass, appearing out of the shadows: I will do it.

Bruce, happy because Cass was actually his first pick: Oh thank God.

Cass: But only if Steph is, too. We are Batgirl together. We will be The Bat together.

Stephanie: HA! YES! CASS YOU'RE THE BEST! I'M BATMAN!

Bruce: ... Actually, Stephanie, your words from before moved me. I've decided to be Batman for a while longer.

Stephanie: NOOOO! I was so close!

Cass, patting her back: There, there.

Dick: That's it! Tim, Damian! You can both be Nightwing! If Cass and Steph can be The Bat at the same time you guys can both take up my mantle one day, too!

Tim:

Damian:

Tim & Damian: ... I'll pass.

Dick: NOOOO! I was so close!

Barbara, patting his back: There, there.

#stephanie would actually be a good batman if dc sets it up right #i might make a post about it because i feel like no one talks about it #cass though is totally bruce's ideal successor #if anyone thinks differently ur just sexist #nah jk u may not be sexist but you ARE wrong #tim and damian both as nightwing is atually a genius idea #dc comics you better fucking hire me like god #the comedy would be unmatched #the arrogance would also be unmatched #most of the fight scenes would be between tim and damian #even when they're mid-battle they'd bicker with each other #batfamily #batman #jason todd #red hood #batfam #tim drake #bruce wayne #stephanie brown #cassandra cain #dick grayson #duke thomas #damian wayne #batgirl #spoiler dc #signal dc #batman and robin #alfred pennyworth #nightwing #dc robin

[nostalgia-tblr]

"are people not into that?" i ask, after posting my weird niche shit to the internet, despite knowing it to be weird niche shit.

#jsyk sylkius or anything adjacent to it does not “Do Numbers” in any way and i observed this some time ago #i assume that's the “rival ships” element at work but who knows really #that sort of thing is like femslash in that everyone approves of it but nobody actually reads or writes it #but who would have thought sylvie beating loki with a stick would not bring in droves of readers???! shocking twist there! #& i don't consider sifki a rarepair but my rarepair standards are VERY strict like if there's >5 fics a pairing is basically mainstream #chasing popularity would annoy me though & i just don't have the mental spoons to try writing stuff i wouldn't personally read #yeah i *could* put my blorbos to work in a coffee shop but what cost to my own enjoyment levels? AT WHAT COST FANGELA??? #you can't please everyone so you may as well just please yourself and if anyone else likes it you've found some fellow freaks so yay #i don't mean please yourself in a wanking sense. though feel free to do that too it probably counts as a cardio workout idk. #BUT ANYWAY #fic related #ps i am v glad there's the “warning: loki” tag because i think/hope it acts as a filter for 'he did nothing wrong in his life ever' types #who are Valid & etc obviously but i write my morally grey characters to be morally grey and the tag might help avoid conflict #though tbh i write almost every character to be morally grey in some way so i can't claim to have left my comfort zone here #(i'm not joking when i say the 1987-89 run of Dr Who shaped my entire future fannish life from a young and apparently v impressionable age)