#is it thematically fitting? yes

[goldensunset]

‘kh doesn’t make sense sometimes!’ ‘kh is overly complicated!’ kh is about love. i have some news for you about the nature of love

#like sure everyone wants to say their story is about love but kh more than anything #is about the nature of the human heart and the relationships it forms #does it always make perfect sense how x y and z characters came back to life or how whatever happened? no #is it thematically fitting? yes #kingdom hearts #mine: kh #hall of fame i guess

[thebramblewood]

VICTORIAN Requested by @birdietrait, @kirsicca and @antiquatedplumbobs Starring Helena Zhao, Lilith Vatore and Ulrike Faust

The Favourite but make it Victorian. These ladies can't stay away from the drama in any decade!

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #the zhaoverse #helena zhao #lilith vatore #ulrike faust #it's probably because i have history blindness but when i pictured these three in the victorian era i immediately thought of this movie #of course i quickly realized it's not victorian but thematically it still felt relevant lol #so i did the reference anyway! #and yes they all look like they belong at different events and probably in different parts of the era #but i was more interested in choosing what fit each of them individually than group cohesiveness!

[mechieonu]

y'all i mean this w love but mha from the start has been a story examining how villains are also victims of the circumstances their world has imposed on them. why would afo be any different

#bnha spoilers #407 is from AFO'S POV #“he must intrinsically be evil” isn't something the narrative is saying but something THAT HE DEEPLY BELIEVES #his birth killed his mother and weakened his brother and there are people who are hunting them down #his method of empathizing w the world is through the lens of fiction #all these things that are happening to him are bad; therefore he MUST be the villain #if there are roles for him to play then that must be where he fits #this was done for dabi and shiggy and toga #& i love that thematically he is no different from them #i also love the unreliable narrator and the fucked up relationship between him and yoichi #yes yoichi is taken cared of. yes afo abuses him and is possessive of him #idk its just that afo dehumanizes everyone INCLUDING HIMSELF #407 spoilers #bnha 407 #and NO this doesn't excuse what he's done! no villain backstory justifies what they do! #it just EXPLAINS them from their POV

[cawcawmutterficker]

the main difference between inej and kaz is that kaz is in the gang wars and cruel schemes of his own volition, his choosing and inej isn't. after kaz survives, his first (and only) thought is vengeance. after inej is out of the menagerie, her first thought is freedom. she never goes for tante heleen like kaz goes for pekka. she decides that she'll fight slavers and free slaves - she goes to the root of the problem. kaz can't see the root of his situation and he essentially becomes pekka rollins while wanting to exact punishment on him. it never occurs to him to dismantle the system, he just learns to navigate it like a shark (a true capitalist icon, jk). they both do much amoral shit to get by but we know that kaz chose this lifestyle and inej is there to pay off her debt so she can finally be free

#yes yes plage-ridden children of 8 with a dead brother as a boat aren't fit to make decisions but I'm talking about the narrative function #the MeSsAGe #if you will #thematically there's a difference and we can all choose #six of crows #soc #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #kanej

[themarginalthinker]

I want vampires who are a little spooky. They walk the line between Here and There, they know of the Veil, they know the magic of Names and the Threshold, and if they live for long enough, they may even learn what the stars speak of.

'oh, so you want Fae, not vampires-'

No, because I still want that Earthly need for life. They must feed from living beings, as we all feed from living beings. They want blood and flesh and heat and life. They are as much man and beast as we all are, almost TOO alive sometimes.

'oh, so then you just want werewolves-'

NO, because they are not the struggle between Man and Beast, vampires are the midpoint between our humanity and ALL our darkest desires. They are dancing to the song of the darkness, they are knowing the taste of your fellow man in many ways, they are looking into the void and finding it unassailably beautiful.

'oh, so you ACTUALLY want-'

NO. I KNOW WHAT I WANT. AND IT'S SPOOKY, OLD-MAGICY, NON-ROTTING CORPSE VAMPIRES.

#the lost boys #vtm #vampires #just in general #this is not directed at any one particular person but I do see the sentiment of 'if you write -insert supernatural being- like so' #'then you should just write -insert other supernatural being- because you just want -theme- and it doesn't FIT -first supernatural being-' #NO #I KNOW WHAT I WANT #AND I WILL WRITE THAT #vampires represent certain thematic niches yes #but I can also expand that to fit the extra stuff I want while also keeping what makes them vampires to begin with

[vidumavi]

somewhat wine drunk on the bus rn, pondering some nonsense AUs to pass the time and I'm currently trying to come up with a scenario where Maedhros (?) (Actually, maybe Maglor tries advocating for stealth over brute force in a vague appeal to morality) rallies his brain cells after dior & silmaril show up in doriath and decides that actually, a heist worked for lúthien and beren and we dont really have that much of an army to spare right now and arranges some sort of undercover mission to steal the Silmaril back. I do not want this to be a fix-it, I want everything to go just as badly and for nobody to look better in the end. I think some good candidates for the caper would be cruel servant of celegorm #1 and #2 (i mean, debatable if this would be left in the hands of some underlings. Ok listen. Unnamed wife 1 and 2 are Feanors kin, technically. Horrendous girls' trip??) but I'm not sure what genre I'd want this to be, could go either in the gritty and depressing or the dark comedy direction

#yes they would not do this for multiple reasons and yes this does not fit thematically because the feanorians need to commit their #atrocities personally and not outsource them #but i am having fun. blame the bus wifi for working for once

[shegetsburned]

❝ Come you masters of war / you that build the big guns / you that build the death planes / you that build all the bombs / I just want you to know / I can see through you masks. ❞

[x] - by @marivenah/@marissources

#thought the pawn fitted her story well #no spoilers tho #but like how about a skin for her this season since chess pieces are pretty much the thematic #couldn’t help but use this template #yes i will be using the same pic of Michele mouton all over again because it’s gorgeous #vehicle expert y’all #she do love a big mounted turret #oh and atvs??? #delicious #please do give a try to masters of war #what a song #cod brainrotttt #THE SUNGLASSES Y’ALL #was lucky to find a pic with sunglasses #she be cocky asf in this verse too don’t worry #poor girl is traumatized too so #there’s more edits coming #because I’m addicted #oc: luna ursi [cod] #cod mw oc #cod oc #alejandro vargas x oc #macs edits

[achirding]

SatBK Prompt Week, Day 5: Magic!

Merlina has some pretty big shoes to feel, and she can't help but feel even less up to the task every single time she visits her grandfather's tower. Magic she understands, but what are these strange symbols and materials he has scattered about...?

Inspired by that one amazing theory that Merlina is Maria! That would make Merlin Gerald, then!

All the scribbles are a combination of the formulas Gerald had scribbled on the wall (as far as I could tell anyway lol) and alchemical symbols.

Thank u to my buddy, Essy, who gave me a Gerald alchemist idea that I have since run with. Magic and science combined!! Seems like the kinda thing Gerald-Merlin would be all about!!

#satbk #sonic and the black knight #satbk2023 #satbk merlina #merlina the wizard #satbk merlina the wizard #this one took so long omg why do i love small details so much ahaha very proud of the lineart and flats! #not so much the shading but w/e it fits thematically I think! #yes i know im missing a day its taking me longer than i thought but soon soon!!

[werewolf-transgenderism]

anyway shoutout to my dissertation director for telling me I should switch out one of my chapters for hoccleve, I'm having such an easier time of pulling everything together now

#doing my notes like 'YES YESSS YES' #perfect transition between the chapters concerned more with the body part of nonnormative bodyminds and the one more concerned with the min #and so much of it fits so well with the work by remi yergeau I was already pulling in for that last chapter #AND I get to boot my beloathéd thirteenth century french romance right out of there #he also recommended considering a chapter on Chaucer but I will not be doing that thank you very much #I can pull the wife of bath into my last chapter for thematic parallels about gendered authorship and how her rhetoric works #but that is as much Chaucer as I am willing to put in there. I do not enjoy him

[mostly-void11]

stims violently in your general direction

#original character #stimming #look at her go #yes I posted two arts in a row they didnt fit thematically to be one post #and I didnt want to forget

[sword-days]

We don't need anyone else. Only each other.

DAREDEVIL In the Blood

#daredevil #daredevil edit #vladimir ranskahov #anatoly ranskahov #a sword day a red day #veles taxi #the set from hell #who thought it was a good idea to make it that dark? #yes it's a prison cell and thematically it fits #but these are literally the only shots you can see anything in

[monsoon-of-art]

Dawn's eyes are RED :0

I mean samurott normally has red eyes

#but yes its very thematically fitting #pokerus au

[vulturevanity]

My friend and I have decided that villains who've experienced nothing but suffering and then death come back as kitty cats who get to nap in the sun

#babbles #is their death thematically fitting? yes. does it stop us from wanting to make them happy somehow? nope #iana <3

[torchickentacos]

Ok I've said this before maybe but I think my favorite thing about comics Zuko is he keeps his anger and his stubbornness and his issues post-redemption. Far too often, I htink redeemed villains are watered down to only their good traits since they're 'good guys' now, but that leaves flat, 2D characters. But Zuko STAYS fucked up and that's wonderful of him.

#atla #atlaposting #zuko #ok wait can i say lowkey this is my issue with hunter in toh #i adore him. ok. but where's the bravado and spice the golden guard had #and don't tell me it's thematically fitting that he lost that part of himself as he stopped golden guarding #because yes but also no #idk more on that later if yall want

[moe-broey]

I'm too lazy to illustrate it (plus I think I'd get too caught up in the process LMFAO) but when drawing/adding personal touches to Lif's design I am channeling Lio Fotia Promare for his armor (ESP the Mad Burnish armor) Lewis Mystery Skulls (less aesthetic similarities reflected but like, kinda similar broad chested body type similar vibes and important heart motifs) (heart motif isn't pictured in this Lewis image but if you've seen the animated music vids you get it) and literally just any 2D animated Disney villain who is Shaped and Dramatic (and has a huge fucking cape or coat -- tbh the specific ones I think about are Maleficent and Cruella just from the dramatic/big cape standpoint, purely aesthetic)

(fuck it after a lot of thinking Hades is a good one too)

#no main tags about it but. i need everyone to understand my vision. #ig maleficent is more sleek than i'd ever draw lif but it's about vibes. fucked up dramatic evil vibes. #when it comes to body language i am always imagining him moving around in that dramatic disney villain way too #like i adore the serious art of him that captures his canon very well i adore seeing his severe and threatening side #but to me when i portray him he is just a little campy. #i can't help it LMFAO everything i touch gets a little silly and gay AGSJHAKSKAK #THE FLOURISH. THAT'S WHAT I'M ALWAYS IMAGINING. THE EVIL FLOURISH. #and like v important he's still so serious. and angry and full of grief. a threatening foe and liability as an ally. #someone you love but don't fully trust. #i feel like i. don't always capture the full scope of complexities in my work. too busy staying silly ig LMFAO #fe lif #<- one main tag actually. but only so i can find this later on my blog if i need it 👍 #THINKING THIS OVER AGAIN the reason i gravitate towards maleficent is bc of the Sharpness in her design #like dr facilier/the shadow man could fit v well here too aesthetically and hades thematically esp #but also full disclosure i haven't watched any classic disney movies in years LMFAO #literally was just frantically looking up 'most iconic classic disney villains' to look at their character sheets #bc i was SO hard pressed by the maleficent inspo. i feel like she is the EPITOME of dramatic disney villain #and i happened upon cruella and was like OH FUCK YES BIG FUCKING FUR COAT!!!!!!!!!!!! implementing this forevwr now #pouring over model sheets i almost feel like dr facilier is a bit too flamboyant actually? #like he's too playful actually. fantastic vibes but not quite for lif. #i think hades captures the silliness/exaggerated rage/movementa i think of and cruella also captures this #AND she has the big fur coat. i desperately wanna watch 101 dalmatians now LMAO #just to see how her coat moves and the weight of it. #but also i think maleficent captures the Classic dramatic and severe villain i was also imagining. #she has a lot of seriousness to her too. plus big cape. and drama. ect. #CATEGORY 5 AUTISM MOMENT. I KNOW. I NEED TO STOP THINKING I WANNA DO SALMON RUN

[marklikely]

the results of that "is fanfic a book" poll have shown me one thing and its that this site never graduated past that absolutely insufferable phase in 2013 where everyone acted like every book is the single most sacred thing on earth

#sorry rant incoming. you know like the people who got way too offended over dog earing or carving books for art or things like that? #that's what the notes section of that poll feel like. just way too many people (on both sides) putting way too much importance on Books. #like first you have the 'um ive read fanfic that was deep and beautiful and thematic so yes all fanfic is books' votes #which like. ok. ive also read really deep thematic screenplays but that doesnt make it a book its simply not. what a book is #then you have the honestly even worse 'um your reylo au isn't like the works of the masters its not REAL BOOKS' crowd #which like. yeah most actual published books are not as good as the 'works of the masters' whatever that means. so you have proven nothing #which brings us back to the absolute worst of all 'colleen hoover & co aren't books either' SOMEHOW #like. ok well i think her work is pretty bad but it was literally edited and published into literal books so #if you're going to decide that you get to be the arbiter of what books are Good Enough to count as Real Books well you've lost already. #because no that's not how any of this works. youre fighting one of the most famous Losing Battles in all of art discourse. #a book is just. a format that writing can be in its not some holy status you have to work to acheive #and to try and turn it into that is really stupid and self important i think because like again #who gets to decide what books are Real? what motivates them to make that choice? what biases are benefited from that? #i think its worth noting in conversations like this everyone wants to deny female romance authors the title of Real Book #(which yes a lot of those books are very shallow or badly written. many have outright offensive tropes) #but nobody mentions the equally shallow and offensive stuff by/for men. like william johnstone's shitty cowboy books for example. #no matter how you try to frame it youre going to lose the second you decide something has to fit your standards to be real art. #avpost #its very reminiscent for me of the conversation around modern art where people just want to say they know what is and isn't real art #based on like whatever standards they want. 'ugh its just dots it's not real art'. do u see where im coming from. #a book is just. a piece of writing that was edited and published in the form of a physical book. that's it. its a v literal if vague noun. #it can be something with a lot of depth and meaning. it can be shallow and hacky. it can be nonfiction entirely. its not a value statement #which can also be said about art as a whole some of it is very shallow and bad. some of it is extremely skilled and profound #anyway. no fanfic isn't inherently books but some fanfics have undergone editing & publishing and became books i think #and that doesnt mean that they're 'as good as' the classics by really skilled writers. but theyre still books #tbh a lot of the published fanfic books are worse than most nonbook fanfic. them being books isnt a statement of being more valuable. #its just a literal fact. #i think its interesting to discuss but i swear its not a huge deal whether fanfic is books the bigger deal to me is #the weird attitude popping up on both sides. which i think most people would also find stupid if their brains hadnt been like #totally ruined by an uninterrupted 5 years of insufferable-on-all-sides fanfic discourse that has ruled this website.