#redraft

[frmacnac]

Hi. This post will be a sequel to the past one, I have posted an article about Toffee did like a curtsy to Star and Moon. he also seems to have done other things similar.

In his first encounter with Ludo, he was sitting at the desk, there was that penstand.

In this picture, his tie is painted pink; it seems the same color as the feather in the knight's helmet.

Even though he looks this miserable, he called "Your Majesty" to Moon. He's bending his neck, maybe even bowing.

Maybe I'm saying something crazy. but I get the feeling he acting like a knight, while being hostile to Queen/Princess. I think he is complex person.

(2023/11/15 update. fix)

#star vs the forces of evil #my thoughts #svtfoe #redraft #disney

[theperplexedpoet]

a resurrection of self

a meditation on healing one more volume for the shelf drawing cards intent on dealing a resurrection of self line by line, I am rebuilding these reflections that are cast all the while, I am still fielding questions that the pen has asked attempting to see more clearly the winding path I have tread hoping that the heart will hear me to know what now lies ahead a meditation on healing one more volume for the shelf drawing cards intent on dealing a resurrection of self line by line, I am redrafting these reflections that remain praying they will be more lasting than those cast here by the pain attempting to hold more dearly to each of the words I've bled hoping that the heart sees clearly how I used each drop it shed a meditation on healing one more volume for the shelf drawing cards intent on dealing a resurrection of self line by line, I am rewriting these reflections that are cast all the while, I'm still deciding who will rise up from the ash (5/26/23)

#poetry #introspective articulations #bard in the bardo #resurrection #rebuild #redraft #rewrite #rise #from the ashes #meditation #healing #writing

[laelianas]

Blue - redraft (499 words)

The sea was blue where we first met. I remember the mischievous look in your eye as you regarded me for the first time – that sense of adventure you created in me every time you laughed. The sky watched over us, a light blue tinged with the oranges of the coming sunset; we walked along the shoreline and gazed upon the sea as it crawled up to greet us only to shy away again soon after. You wanted to chase it back to the ocean, grabbing me by the hand as you raced after it - yelling for it to wait for you. Sand that had crusted over our feet was washed away by the azure waters grasping at our ankles. A brushstroke of Saxe blue found itself flying across the top of your canvas. Ultramarine and indigo mixed to make the perfect blue for the colour of your muse’s eyes. I could have watched you work for hours. Always patient with your colours, your shades, and your brushes. A mastery of even the small things, a vision in your mind of what everything should be – and so it would be. You were patient. I was adoring.

You wore a dress of deep sapphire, paired with some simple heels. The cobalt in your eyes shone ever so brightly, I wanted to see them shine that way every day to remind me of everything I had gained. I thought it made you look perfect. Too perfect, and the world knew that. Such perfection could never be allowed to last that long, the laws of nature turned against us both. Balance had to be kept. I believe I led you down the steps, taking you closer to the road. It might’ve been my hands that led you into death’s cradle. You trailed behind me a bit, so I didn’t realise in time or maybe I just didn’t act fast enough. I remember your tears, an Atlantic blue, as they trailed down your face for the last time.

I was blue, a melancholy shell of the person I was before. I lived half a life. I didn’t want to get up. Life became a task I did not have the heart to complete. Your paintings taunted me on the walls, the house we designed together acting as my torturer. You were gone. I wished I was as well.

I made sure you wore indigo when the day came. People said their empty goodbyes, the preacher said words that he had rehearsed in a hundred funerals before your own. Your mother blamed me for it all, cursing me for even being in the church. She was right. I could never forgive myself for it. The loss grasps me tightly each night as I go to sleep, holding me down – forcing me to remember what I no longer had. Every time I see the colour blue, I can’t help but be reminded of you. You are a deep sapphire. I am a blackened soul.

A/N - Feedback would be awesome!

#oc story #orignal work #original story #oc #sad #angst #redraft #romance #love #creative writing

[ardatxhtta]

Gay grandpa looking for straight men CJ Wants A Big Dick In His Ass Asian side boob on cam Toket besar nikmat Naked blonde Christy with massive natural tits cums while riding Angelina Castro Great Anal Hot Christy Mack shows off her hot body in this compilation Traga leche Large hooters japanese babe enjoys nasty threesome sex British teen gets nailed Big Tit MILF In Black One Piece Lace Up Swimsuit Sucks & Fucks FREE PORN

#underutilization #rebid #ranchland #dichogamic #odontoglossate #traumato- #QSY #afflicter #belecture #Fula #unthrilling #blackandwhitephotography #biglenoid #nonnegligible #grandchildren #unresiliently #redraft #Stevensburg #full-floating #unludicrously

[fdmeassgcb]

Petite cousin fucked hard Exotic4K - Sexy ebony Armani Monae takes a huge dick in her pussy Pregnant MILF squirts and gets cum in panties before grocery shopping Massage Rooms Oil soaked lesbian sex with big tits Euro teen Desi Girl Webcam RUSSIAN GIRLS (BBC IR PMV) Fit Sexy Muscle Girl is Chained Up In The Gym Horny MILF stepmom enjoyed helping a kinky stepdaughter Shemale se corre en sus piernas Kitty Duo Abella Danger and Gina Valentina Mounts a Strap On and Enjoy It

#belecture #Fula #unthrilling #blackandwhitephotography #biglenoid #nonnegligible #grandchildren #unresiliently #redraft #Stevensburg #full-floating #unludicrously #curvesomeness #cutoff #potline #hidden-veined #ammonionitrate #tintinnabulist #dyscrased #ptilopaedes

[heywriters]

I have a writing issue I am trying to get out of, but I also don't know how to get out of it. I have a tendency to have characters look at one another, gaze, glance, peer, stare, get lost in, etc - so much action with the eyes. I want to be able to describe communication and feelings between characters outside of *the eyes* (that isn't touching), do you have any tips/exercises that can help with this?

So I waited a super long time to reply to this, and you may already have figured out a solution on your own or found an answer elsewhere. I apologize for saying I would answer and then lo and behold I did not. I did however find a piece on the site Happy Writer that addresses this exact issue! Read their advice, it's meticulous and practical.

How to Make Your Characters Stop Looking At Everything

Personally, when I've encountered this crutch in my own writing, I switch my focus to some other sense. Whether its actions the character is doing with their hands, sounds they are distracted by, a interesting patterns in the wallpaper, whatever. As long as it isn't eyes every time it makes those moments fresh again.

I've noticed in most day-to-day conversations I don't make much eye contact with familiar people. We can speak without looking at each other, especially when occupied by other activities such as chores or driving. With strangers of course there is more nodding and polite eye contact, but with friends and coworkers they understand if I'm not looking at them I can still pay attention to their speech.

Likewise, if you save the heavy eye contact for specific scenes—like romantic, hostile, or suspenseful encounters—it will be more impactful! It will be exciting to write "they stared into each other's eyes" again! I'm teasing, but also I've been there and I understand all too well.

---

+ If you enjoy my blog and appreciate my advice, consider visiting my ko-fi and Buy Me A Coffee!🤗

+ Follow me on AO3 - Pinterest - Unsplash for my fanfiction and photo inspiration.

#writing #writers on tumblr #writing tips #writing advice #writeblr #creative writing #descriptive writing #edit revise redraft #writer problems #answer

[braisedhoney]

PART ONE (you are here!) - [PART TWO]

an eight page comic from Our Pupils Grope for the Shape of What We Know on ao3, by @ectopal

part two coming shortly (as in, minutes, so stay tuned!) rambles under the cut.

guys, this fic is so good. like so, so good. everything ectopal writes has been incredible so far, actually, and i had the hardest goddamn time figuring out which fic i wanted to draw for—in the end i’m really glad we chose this one, and i thank them for their input >:0

just… god. the brainrot is so strong. and if you can believe it, this whole comic barely even takes up a small portion of the last chapter—so if you like danny phantom, you’re looking for some epic gen fics, AND you’ve got some time, i say give their works a look. i promise that it’s worth it.

in the next part i’m gonna ramble more about how the process of making this comic went, but for now i’ll let you go. onward, enjoy! o7

#danny phantom #danny phantom fanart #dp #dp fanart #vlad plasmius #vlad masters #skulker #ney’s art #ney’s comics #GASP! vlad that’s a naughty word!! #how terrible… proceed with your rage. #okay no but seriously THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN #like AAAAAAAA #i had a TIME trying to organize this shit. you should see the amount of redrafts i did just for the scene where vladdie starts yelling #BUT IT’S DONE #I’M SO PROUD

[charlie-artlie]

location marker set: where everybody knows your name

happy murderbot day! ive been kicking around this au thing for a very very long time and finally was able to squeeze it out juuust before the new book releases 💦 i think ive drafted this comic 5 separate times, so apologies if it doesn’t make sense at all lmao. explanation is below the cut 👇

so what if when murderbot destroyed central and targetcontrolsystem and 2.0, it… failed? what if something about the alien remnant kept them alive in there? but damaged, confused, and corrupted. so 2.0 wakes up. its memories are corrupted, but tcs uses what it has access to to put together something plausible to get 2.0 to let its guard down, so it can get close, so it can take it over. repeat ad infinitum. whenever 2.0 is lucid enough to do so it starts spamming assistance needed requests, but anyone who’d be willing to help it is long gone by now. it’s just them down here now, alone together.

unless tcs pokes the tiger too much and 2.0 eats it! but that probably wont happen

#the murderbot diaries #murderbot #ayda mensah #murderbot 2.0 #tw body horror #arts #if i had to redraft this comic one more time i was going to kill myself #finished over perfect!!!!! /screams into pillow #im quietly very obsessed with this au and 2.0 in general and need to talk abt it but the book is coming out and ialdkfjas #IM BUSY #i would share the playlist i made for this but its 50% sweetieb0t destabalize songs so #sobs its 2 am as im drafting this #software ghost

[tojisun]

jake seeing you and the way you react around him for the first time and thinking, “there’s the daddy issues.”

it was obvious in the way you always sought out his approval, unconsciously turned to him whenever you expected a praise. jake gives them a lot diligently, curating each praise so that you stay unknowing. so that you stay innocent—as innocent as you could still be.

“i’m proud of you, sweetheart,” is his favourite thing to say. the way your cheeks flush with your lips tugging up in a soft smile; the way your ears flick upright as your tail coils around your leg—jake could not find it in him to not indulge you. he would be a fool not to.

“my sweet girl,” he’d murmur, pressing his lips on your forehead as he pulls you close, covering you with his bigger body. you are precious as you lay there in his arms, in his hold, and jake makes sure you know that.

it was also obvious and glaringly loud whenever you fuck up. it was in the way you hunch over, fidgeting with your fingers and waiting to get told off. but also waiting to be told that you are forgiven, that jake is there to help you correct your mistake, that he won’t leave.

and on those days, jake makes sure that he is careful with the way he handles the situation. careful with the way he talks to you. jake would always pull you close to him, sitting you on his lap, tugging on your chin and tipping your head up so your eyes are looking at his.

“you’ll be good f’r me, wouldn’t you?” he’d ask even though he already knows your answer. but jake would wait silently, beckoning you with such tenderness until you are shakily nodding, nuzzling your face on his chest and promising him something he already knows is set in stone.

then, jake would say, “good girl.” because you are.

(among other things, it’s obvious because jake has it too.)

toji ver

#suns.hc #dilf jake sully #jake sully x reader #dilf jake sully x reader #jake sully x you #jake sully #jake sully avatar #suns #remember when i told yall that jake is toji-coded? this is the specific post i had in mind 😭 #i didnt wanna just rehash the same old post but it fits jake sm and i couldnt stop thinking about it so might as well redraft it #pls dont be mad babes

[god-of-this-new-blog]

Smile, You’re On Camera

#death note #lawlight #light yagami #l lawliet #my art #death note fanart #deathnote #hehe so this started as a lazy doodle on which I was just trying to learn about rim lighting but like—Hey! now it’s two finished drawings! #anyhow. L likes to look at stuff and Light likes to be looked at #so it all works out for them #I think L keeps all the footage he has of Light #sue me kill me whatever L is a voyer and you can not tell me otherwise #I also think L likes to record like [redacted] and then later when they [redtacted] he makes light watch the [redacted redrafted redacted] #*I am shot dead*

[kazoosandfannypacks]

sabezra week: day 1: in-between

during the decade in between, sabine helps the rebellion defeat the empire, but after the new republic is started, she's a rebel without a cause, until ahsoka suspects some force sensitivity in her and takes it upon herself to train her. after the death of sabine's family, ahsoka worries her grief will lead her down a dark path and stops training her. a rebel without a war, a mandalorian without a clan, and no longer a jedi- a keeper of the peace she's now trapped in- sabine spends most of her time on lothal, wondering if there's any way she can find ezra and bring him back home.

during the decade in between, ezra finds the noti and joins their clan, initially communicating with them via the force, but eventually adapting to their language, and swapping stories with them to pass the time while he waits for sabine to bring him back home.

headcanons and taglist below the cut. do not repost moodboards!

Sabine's loth cat, Murley, is nicknamed Cyar Kaysh Mirsh Solus [two mando'a phrases meaning: "beloved" and "his brain cell is lonely"] because of how much he reminds her of Ezra.

Anytime Ezra has a stupid idea, he hears a sarcastic little voice in the back of his head calling him out for it, and usually calling him a D'ikut, or some other Mando'a insult. That's part of why, when Sabine's with him again and makes a sarcastic and self-confident remark, all he can think to say is "I've missed you."

Sabine paints the walls in the tower on Lothal a lot, usually things that she knows Ezra won't mind when he gets back, but occasionally one or two things that'll annoy him in a half-sincere attempt to spite him out of hiding.

Ezra attempts to learn to draw/paint so that he can impress Sabine when she finds him. A lot of his early attempts were horrible, but by the time she gets there, he's quite good for someone with his limited resources, and he has a not-too-bad mural of the ghost crew etched in the wall of his mobile home.

Though she wouldn't even admit it to herself, part of the reason Sabine wanted to become a Jedi was to find a connection to Ezra though the Force.

Part of the reason Ezra worked on his proficiency in combat without lightsabers was because he half-expected Sabine to have lost his lightsaber over the course of their separation.

Sabine's family noticed how downtrodden she was at losing Ezra and asked about him, but she told them she didn't have feelings for him. Tristan asks her about it later, and and she tells him the truth, but her secret dies with him a couple days later.

Ezra tells the Noti all kinds of stories about what happened before he got to Perida. Naturally, their favorite stories are the ones that he seems the most excited when he's telling, so they ask him a lot to tell him stories about his friend Sabine.

Jacen loves hearing stories about his ghost crew family. One time while Sabine's watching him, they sit at the table drawing while she tells a story about his Uncle Ezra. Jacen, without even looking up from his coloring page, asks Sabine if she loved him. She's a little startled and deflects the question, but in that moment, she almost said yes. She hadn't even told herself that until that moment.

The language the Noti speak is a little different from basic. It throws Ezra for a loop when one of them asks to hear about his "girl friend Sabine" until he realizes that the Noti word for a romantic partner is completely different, and they were merely referring to his friend, Sabine, who is a girl. He has to admit though, he likes the sound of that phrase.

taglist: @laughingphoenixleader @accidental-spice @kanerallels @piraterefrigerator @jedi-nurse @sabezraweek (if you'd like to be added to or removed from my Sabezra taglist, let me know!}

#gonna try to do a different kind of media each day for sabezra week! wish me luck! #also if you saw me accidentally post this at 12:06 am and then delete the whole thing and then redraft and post it again... no you didn't. #sabezraweek2023 #sabezra #sabine wren #ezra bridger #ezrabine #ahsoka series #star wars rebels #ahsoka spoilers #kazzy's moodboards #headcanon

[frmacnac]

Marco and Toffee are like mirrors each other, or have similar facial expressions and gestures (Part 5, redraft)

It's going to be the last part. Thank you so much for watching!

#star vs the forces of evil #disney #redraft #svtfoe #toffee star vs the forces of evil #marco diaz #situations could contrast? #i'm sorry #toffee of septarsis

[fascinatedscrawls]

You Dropped This, King

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52571512

Fandom(s): Danny Phantom, Justice League - All Media Types

Summary: New turns of phrase can sometimes work in everyone's favor, especially when Danny manages to get Clockwork on his side to help it along.

Excerpt: "Yeah, it doesn't quite do that any more, you know?" They must. Everyone does now. 'I summoned the ghost king, but all I got was [insert a different ghost here]' trended for weeks after it dropped. "Centuries of linguistic drift can do that to you."

#dpxdc #one shot #only jokes and good times here #I swear I'm working on my other things #this just forced its way out between drafting and redrafting the star wars fic

[vhstown]

reminder that ppl who make stuff on the internet for free don't actually owe you anything at all like ... as sad as it is that ur fav comic / fanfic hasn't updated in god knows how long that person has a life 😭 can we not harass people and be compassionate and patient and understanding thanx

#like ive read fics that will never ever update again and #thats just too bad! oh well! ill live! #can we stop treating people like content machines this is not my story animated please #people have work school health + mental health issues etc etc #harrassing someone to update makes them demotivated to do exactly that... believe it or not... #and the quality of whatever it is might be worse because it is rushed #you do not simply pull the comic or fanfic out of your asscheeks you have to think unfortunately 😭 and draft and redraft and edit #and then hate it for a bit and redraft and you get the point! #try write something yourself. try finish a 200k word series. thats like a whole novel 😭 put those words to use instead of in sum1s comments #soz for the rant im meant to be doing homework erm! #vee chats #vee rants

[thrilling-oneway]

Tsukasa Tenma

3.5k

I've mentioned it before but WxS is the group I would consider to be the least close on a personal level. It's complicated to put into words. They clearly love and treasure each other dearly and Our Happy Ending really works to show us just how much their friendship means to them and how broken they would be without it. But despite that there's still barriers. I come back to what Rui said in KAITO's initial card about how he and Tsukasa aren't the kind of close friends who talk about their childhood memories. Like... how to put this. WonderlandsxShowtime is an incredibly tight-knit and valued circle of friendship, but Tsukasa in particular very rarely divulges information about his past. Mainly in regards as to how he came to be like this, like Tsukasa. They know about the shows and that he wanted to make Saki smile but there's those small personal details that are only known because of Toya telling Rui about them.

WxS is incredibly important to Tsukasa, Our Happy Ending is evidence enough of that in that he actually broke down crying for the 3 whole seconds they were disbanded. I think it's more obvious that they're important on a professional level (thanking Emu for hiring him in OHE, thanking Rui for being their director in the connect live), but he does care about them on a personal level he's just less vocal about that part. It's still very obviously there but just not explicitly in the words "I love my friends thank you for being with me", and by no means does it need to be. Maybe the audience interpretation is not helped by the fact that Tsukasa is somewhat single-minded about theatre. He throws himself all into that - theatre comes first, evidenced by Phoenix where he neglects his health for the sake of a role and his development. As well as this there's the fact he tries to tackle most of his challenges alone, rather than asking for help. He goes into tunnel vision when theatre is concerned, although it has been stated a few times that his childhood experiences very much did shape who he is, and I do wonder if having to take care of himself so often from such a young age plays into his mindset of having to do things on his own, even when he encourages his friends to do the opposite. However, over time he is gradually learning to, well, learn from other people. He's got WxS and he's got other actors around him to help him, and he is learning that he can rely on them when he hits roadblocks. A star shines brighter because of those around him, a lesson he learnt well in the main story.

And while there isn't really anything to confirm this, I get the feeling that part of the reason he never got an event covering his feelings over the disbandment and overall seemed to be far more ok with the idea is maybe because he's a realist in some ways. As I said, nothing to actually suggest this, mainly just thinking what would make sense given his childhood where he was constantly exposed to the harsher things in life through Saki being in hospital for a lot of it. That said, he kinda just doesn't like to think about negative things. We see him faced with the possibility of the group disbanding a few times, but his reaction is always to worry about it later, and enjoy it now. Or something along those lines. Like think about in Dazzling Light where it takes him a while to realise that actually he used the piano when he was lonely the same way Torpe used the stars. Or in Phoenix at the Sky's Edge where he has to force himself to break down in defeat and accept that he isn't as good as his peers.

As I said, WxS are important friends to him, even if he usually only vocalises this on a professional level. Like even if it isn't said it's obvious by his actions that they mean something personally. He respects Emu's wishes to make people smile over everything because they align with his own. Both of their dreams were sparked by a loved one that they treasure dearly and with their whole heart. He wants Emu to be happy as well, and wants her to be more open with the troupe (Smile of Dreamer), and in Wonder Magical Showtime, he put the competition that could get him a head start in his career aside for Emu's dreams to uphold her grandfather's legacy, knowing full well that he was giving up an opportunity for himself. It was a completely selfless act for her benefit.

He respects Nene's talent and aspirations, and again they align with his own, to be able to be good enough to see stages worldwide. Even if they bicker, he does care about her, checking in on her at school to see how she's doing in her new class (Hello Good Day), and encouraging her as she improves her singing and works towards her dreams. He gets genuinely worried for her and not just the show in Holy Night when she hits a roadblock with her singing. Admittedly I think their relationship is a little less defined that Tsukasa's relationships with Emu and Rui, but also I am going off memory on this one so it might just be that I remember Nene events less. Nonetheless, they have a lot of respect for each other, despite their bickering and Nene usually acting annoyed at him, they are still close friends who are important to each other both personally and professionally. Due to them being the main actors of the group as well, they naturally fall into that respectful and friendly rivalry. Both of them are incredibly talented and can see each other's abilities as a goal to work towards, though this is more defined from Nene's side, given she's slightly more focused on the singing side of things over acting.

Skipping over the relationships that don’t involve Tsukasa and going straight to Rui because, well, this is an analysis of Tsukasa. But, how to put it, it feels like Tsukasa and Rui’s relationship might be one of the most misunderstood within WxS? Like maybe it’s because they’re the designated comedy duo as Oddball 1-2, but also there’s like 2 and a bit events dedicated to it so I dunno. Anyway.

Tsukasa dislikes the Oddball 1-2 bit because he doesn’t like getting in trouble at school. In 2nd year he was the class president and in 3rd year he joined the disciplinary committee because he didn’t like the fact he had a bad reputation and was supposedly (definitely) considered a problem child. He adamantly refuses that he is a problem child and wants to be a responsible model student. That's the issue he has with it. He actually doesn't actually mind doing all of Rui's stunts even if he does complain sometimes, because he knows even if they sound dangerous Rui wouldn't do something that would get him hurt (Wonder Halloween).

Tsukasa's relationship with Rui is built on a mutual trust, because obviously as an actor and director they have to be able to understand and work with each other (Curtain Call). Tsukasa trusts that Rui will help him to shine, Rui trusts that Tsukasa will perform under his direction to 12000%, and they trust each other to put on the greatest show together. And again respect comes into play because of their aligned goals. That said their relationship isn't strictly limited to the professional side and Pandemonium is definitely the biggest game changer in that aspect. Actually while everyone talks about the end there's actually a couple earlier scenes that are needed to add the full context of it, even if the event is mostly from Rui's POV. Actually the most important scene is probably the part where Shizuku tells an anecdote about her and Tsukasa as kids and then mentions that Tsukasa is the kind of person who really loves his friends, and then Rui realises that Tsukasa had been looking out for him the entire trip and making sure he was getting along with his classmates. So even if it's not from the POV of Tsukasa himself, it's very clear that Tsukasa does care about Rui a lot and values him as both a good friend and a director. They actually become significantly closer after this event if recent interactions are anything to go by (Tsukasa's new 2* has them going shopping together, something Emu and Nene do often who were always closer friends than the boys were).

I don't think the scene at the end was one-sided either. Even though Rui says that he was able to change because of Tsukasa, what Tsukasa said in response isn't wrong. He accepted Rui's thanks, but he still turns it back on him because it's true that even if Tsukasa gave him the chance to stand on stage, Rui never would've actually changed if he didn't take his hand. Tsukasa's pretty selfless when it comes to the people in his life. While yes, he can be selfish sometimes about his dreams, but that's just what you have to do when you're passionate about something. With people it's different. He does the same thing with Saki, and a few other characters. Tsukasa has positively impacted the lives of multiple characters but when it's pointed out to him he will find a way to turn the situation on its head and find how those people took what he gave them and helped themself with it because that's just who he is. He's happy to see his friends happy and will point out their good points that they fail to notice. Tsukasa didn't need to talk about his own experiences then either. That would be very out-of-character for him. It wasn't his moment to share, not to mention he doesn't talk about that sort of stuff to anyone but his family. It was Rui's moment to express his gratitude and Tsukasa's moment to accept it, not unload his trauma (also, it was a Rui event).

I think part of the reason Tsukasa's events are heavily focused on him and only him when the others get events that are more tied to their relationships with the unit is simply because his arc is more closely linked to his personal growth in regards to acting. While Emu had plenty of friends, she didn't have anyone at Wonder Stage with her, she needed people to take her dream seriously. Rui had been outcast by everyone around him and just needed friends to accept him for who he was. Nene was shy and needed an outlet to rediscover her passion for theatre and people to encourage her to push through the past trauma holding her back. WxS obviously was what set off Tsukasa becoming a better person, but he always has dealt with everything personal alone. Even in the main story after WxS split, he went to the SEKAI and had to unpack his childhood memories by himself (I guess a plushie did help him out actually), and he had to get Emu back by himself.

Rui and Emu's events are especially slightly more focused on their relationships with the unit, because they're the ones who have always been pretty satisfied with where they are. They have their dreams, and they're working towards them. But what has always been the most important for them has always been having friends who truly accept them and take them seriously. That's why they were the ones who got the events focused on the possibility of the unit disbanding. Because WxS is especially dear to them.

On the other hand, Nene and Tsukasa are the ones with huge dreams of a worldwide stage. It's clear Nene wants to go to Broadway (fes card), and Tsukasa mentions wanting to go abroad multiple times. Their events are always focused on them honing their talents and skills to get closer to that dream. However there is a stark difference in how they do it. While Nene still often works on her own, she's always been pushed forwards by the others, she knows she can rely on them, and she even got to meet her idol and be mentored by her. She's got a stable (professional) support system and knows that there's people to help her out even if the work is something only she can do.

Tsukasa is the opposite - he tries to deal with problems alone. He doesn't take help until he's pushed himself as far as he can alone, he lies to Saki when she's worried about him. As I said earlier, it genuinely does seem like he feels he cannot accept help, that he has to work alone. Because the game makes it very clear that Saki is massively important to him, she is literally what sparked his dream in the first place, him lying to her is a big out of character moment for him. Phoenix makes it very clear that his craft comes first, but he also has a very unhealthy mindset when it comes to some of the roadblocks he faces in said craft.

The thing you have to remember is that all of this comes from Saki. Specifically, the situation she and her family were in way back when. Saki was chronically ill, and she had to be away all the time. It was all completely out of her control. However, in one instance of her being home, Tsukasa saw how happy she was at a play, and he built his entire life around that. And obviously as Saki's illness worsened, he started to develop a persona to make himself more confident and mature. He had to take care of himself even when he was a kid because of how often he was left in the house alone. Not to stray too far into speculation, but the thing is when these sorts of things happen at such a young age they will start to mesh with who you are. Because you are growing and if you're having to be completely independent and put on a persona to act in an ideal way, that is going to grow into you. And it very clearly did, just read the main story and it's clear that persona and idea of being independent got to his head. It's also clear that he pushed a lot of what actually caused those things to happen to the back of his mind, the SEKAI existing is proof he never really forgot, but he pushed it away for some reason, presumably because it isn't a nice thing to think about. It's never outright confirmed, but to me it seems pretty clear that the things that happened in his childhood shaped how he acts now.

Actually, a lot of his arc outside of him improving as an actor is about learning the lesson that he cannot do everything alone, and that there are people here to support him. It's what Rui teaches him in the main story when he leaves: Tsukasa cannot become a star on his own. When Tsukasa runs into roadblocks he usually will try to deal with them on his own at first, which is what most people would do, of course. However he tends to really push his limits before he accepts help, because he's stubborn, and it's frustrating that he can't work out how to get into character for certain roles. But there's a very clear development in how he accepts help. Compare the main story, where he only cared about himself and couldn't work well with other people, to Phoenix, where he's surrounded by people to support him and is able to openly show his insecurity to them. However, there's a certain disconnect between his personal and professional sides; even as he learns to open up about his problems, they're specifically his professional ones.

I think the reason his relationship with WxS is less obviously important, with you instead having to read a bit between the lines to see it does go deeper than just coworkers, is simply because Tsukasa isn't good at dealing with his emotions, mainly regarding his past (also, as I've said, he just never really vocalises it). He was worried for Saki but he had to be brave for her, he had to be happy so she could be happy, he couldn't be vulnerable because a good big brother isn't vulnerable, so he created a persona for himself. He had to take care of himself and was lonely so often, but Saki had it worse, so he would play the piano and then he pushed the experience aside when it was all over. Even if Saki had it worse, Tsukasa didn't have it good. And as I said, he pushes it aside. He rarely talks about his childhood. Saki and Toya obviously know, and Rui knows what Toya told him, but Tsukasa just never brings it up to anyone outside of his family. He's not great at processing his emotions. I think all of that sort of builds up an emotional wall between him and WxS that just makes him seem less close in a way. It's there, the closeness is there but it's limited by the fact he holds so much back compared to everyone else. There's a lot of things they don't know about him that so far has had to come from a third person (that being Toya in a couple area conversations and Never Give Up Cooking).

And, of course, it does make sense that he was able to grow closer to WxS through theatre, considering just how much of his life it takes up. Theatre is so so much to him, so it's no wonder that as he learns to open up about how he feels, the feelings that he opens up about connect to his craft. But it's that, the fact that it's all theatre. It takes up so much of who he is, which is by no means whatsoever a bad thing, but there's still a lack of his life beyond that. The phrasing there is a bit misleading, so let's put it this way: obviously WxS and we as the audience know he's an excellent older brother, he's incredibly kind and loves and cares for his friends so much, he gets pretty good grades in school but he does cram, he's loud and bombastic and loves being in the limelight, and most importantly he loves theatre, and wants to make people smile just like his sister did way back when. But then only his family and we as the audience know about the other things from his past, like how much of a toll Saki being in hospital took on him, how he was lonely, the extent to what the piano means to him. Pretty much all of what WxS knows about him is about him now. They don't know much about his past outside what they've been told by other people. You don't have to know about someone's past to be their friend, but knowing about their past can help you to understand them better, their inner workings and how their past shaped them into who they are now. It can help you to develop a deeper personal connection. Even if they don't get a whole event and it's only mentioned in passing, like Kohane for example (though it's plot relevant for her), every other character has discussed their past with their unit, be it their childhood or only a year before the game is set. Tsukasa is the only character who has his past shown and talked about who doesn't ever talk about it with his unit (outside the basics of Saki and shows). We're shown more than quite a few characters get but these scenes are only for the audience and his family to know about, not his friends.

Come Our Happy Ending, Tsukasa's relationships with the others is clearly an important one. There's a reason he's broken up by the very real possibility of the group splitting up. As I said, he tends not to dwell on the negatives, he always pushes those aside unless he has no choice but to face them, and this was one of those times he had no choice. WxS has given him so many opportunities as both a craftsman and as a person. He's a better person because of them, he's changed because of them, he's closer to his dream than ever before because of them. Even if he doesn't always vocalise this, even if he still puts up walls and limits how close their relationships can be, those relationships are still nonetheless valuable to him. As said by Shizuku, Tsukasa is someone who really loves and treasures his friends, his friends and family are the most important people to him. Despite how bombastic of a character he is, he's extremely nuanced and there's a lot of subtlety when it comes to how his experiences and the people in his life affect him. He just needs to be a bit more open to talk.

#rambles #this was written in response to an ask but the anon didnt want me to post what they sent. but i liked what id written so heres my response #it might not make 100% sense bc of the ask missing but i think i got rid of most of the parts that needed the context of it #obligatory love is used platonically but interpret how you will #forgot to add that #project sekai #tenma tsukasa #mine #30/11/23 i had thoughts it's edited now #17/2/24 i decided i didn't like it and redrafted it again

[heywriters]

Sometimes editing feels like tending a garden, no matter how good you get at keeping out weeds and parasites, the little snots find their way in. Today's measly little parasite: "was"

There was a plastic feed sack thrown over her shoulder.

Altered to,

A plastic feed sack was thrown over her shoulder.

altered again to,

A plastic feed sack hung off her shoulder.

The final edit is more dynamic and less wordy, and I personally like it better.

#edit revise redraft #writing #og