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mayflora-18 · 7 months
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I don’t know if you guys could tell from my previous likes so far, but Roach is my favorite character in Call of Duty and most certainly my comfort character.
I don’t know what I find more infuriating: that pornstache Shepherd killed him and Ghost in the original game and then proceeded to light them on fire, or that Roach has yet to make an appearance in the reboot! Grrr!!
Truth be told, the only reason - and I mean the only reason - I got into CoD was because I was scrolling through YouTube looking for nightcore cover songs to role play to and I found one with the background being Ghost when he was talking to Laswell about the missiles he and Soap found. You know, like this:
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And since I have a weird fascination with skulls, I was like “hot soldier with a skull face? I must have more!!” After that I found out who he was and fell into the Ghost x Soap fanfic rabbit hole on Twitter where I proceeded to question my sexuality while I was working. I eventually came out the other end at Archive of Our Own, or AO3 for short.
I saw some mentions of a character called “Roach” and thought for some reason that I could find him on YouTube? Anyway, I made the mistake of clicking on the first video I saw, which showed Ghost and Roach getting shot by Shepherd, thrown in a ditch, and lit on fire while Price was trying to warn them over the comms. Not gonna lie, I came very close to crying. I wanted to, but I couldn’t (darn my internet-induced desensitization 😡)
So I was working on my Call of Duty OC and I thought to myself “she don’t need no man!” And then I read “Fire Meets Gasoline” by Red_Clegane on AO3 and I was like “but she’s gonna want that one!” (18+ plz don’t read if you’re a minor)
I thought that before I make something happen between these two, I should at least learn about the man first.
For a while I was kicking myself for being all “it’s not fair that he’s fictional and my boyfriend is a heckin’ saint I’M SUCH A DESPICABLE HUMAN BEING!” I quickly recovered when 1.) I found cute headcannons of roach x reader that made me almost melt and 2.) I realized that since I have made my OC’s personality so close to mine, regardless of who Roach would be with, both of us would be the Mitsuri to his Obanai. And if you don’t know who I’m talking about:
Mitsuri Kanroji ⬇️ and Obanai Iguro ⬇️ (Demon Slayer). ⬇️ ⬇️
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So yeah, now I love him.
Thanks for reading guys! Have a good rest of your day!!
Edit: no pressure tag @redclegane
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faifromthewild · 1 year
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"There is hope as long as you live."
My notes on themes of depression and found family in New Life Begins
Spoilers for New Life Begins ep. 24-25
CW: childbirth, depression, postpartum, attempted suicide.
Just finished episode 25 of New Life Begins, and I was NOT prepared for the absolute chaos of found family breaking all of the rules to save their depressed friend from dying.
The raw emotion. The sheer absurdity of Yin Qi threating to hurt himself if they don't let him take the physician to see his friend. The way you can tell Li Wei dove into the water to save her friend bc she's soaking wet. Zhao Fang Ru telling the maid not to cry just minutes before having her own breakdown. Because crying would be admitting defeat, and she isn't about to let Hao Jia die, and yet... she can't stop her own tears. And of course, Yin Zheng showing up just in time. Holding a sword to his brother's throat so the others can run in and help Hao Jia.
It's all so melodramatic and bordering on ridiculous, but I LOVE it. Despite the DRAMA, it's so real and relatable and moving. Let me explain...
As someone who is mentally ill, I was so impressed with how they depicted Hao Jia's depression. The self-loathing. The feelings of incompetence. The belief that you deserve your fate bc of the mistakes you made. I have never given birth or suffered from postpartum depression, but so much of what Hao Jia feels mirrors my own experience with depression.
Which is why I was so moved by her friends and their absolute REFUSAL to stand by and do nothing while she suffered. While she was dying.
Li Wei running from the carriage when she realizes what Hao Jia might do...
Shang Guan Jing saying "From this day forth, we're her family who will back her up." (Ep. 24) And taking up her spear when she hears that Hao Jia's dying, claiming she'll take the physician there by force if she has to.
The 5th and 6th prince feeling powerless but doing everything they possibly can, from angering their father and going against their brother, the Crown Prince. Threatening violence even. All to help save Hao Jia. (I know people will argue that it's bc they want to help their wives, but I think it goes beyond that. Bc they seem seriously concerned about Hao Jia too. They're worried about her).
Zhao Fang Ru gripping Hao Jia's hand as she lays on the bed, cold and getting colder, pleading "Do you hear me? Open your eyes and talk to me. Hao Jia!" Using every tactic at her disposal, even threatening Hao Jia that if she dies, she'll take it out on her child. (I don't think she would actually hurt Hao Jia's child. I DO think Zhao Fang Ru is desperate enough to say anything if she thinks it will wake Hao Jia, and keep her from letting go).
I have a confession to make. While I have always hated the role of "damsel in distress," there's a part of me that has always wanted to be rescued.
When I played by myself as a child, I would imagine scenarios where I was in danger and someone would save me. Interestingly, whenever I played with my friends, I hated when it was my turn to be rescued in our games. But when I was alone, when I couldn't pretend to be the strong hero...
Maybe that's why I always appreciate stories like this. Where someone who is alone and scared has a support system that will do anything to take care of them. Will fight and scream and rage if it means saving them. It doesn't fix everything, and it doesn't always cure them, but it's beautiful. It fills me with wonder. I think that's why found family is a favorite trope of mine. People finding each other and caring for each other. Fighting the odds together.
At the end of episode 25, Hao Jia is surrounded by her friends. She says, "I heard about all the things you did for me. I've failed you."
To which Li Wei replies, "As long as you live, we will do anything. You were unhappy because you were ill. Take good care of yourself and recover. Your life comes before anything else, understood?"
Yuan Ying adds, "If you ever need help, you must let us know."
"Right," says Shang Guan Jing. "We are all here for you. Don't shoulder everything on your own."
They all look up to see that it's dawn. The sun rises, and sunlight filters in through the window and touches each of their faces.
And I'm crying. Because for so long, I felt like Hao Jia. I felt alone, and I felt like I deserved to be alone. But like her, I also have friends who care for me and don't want me to suffer in silence.
The internet says this show is a historical romantic COMEDY btw. And yeah, most of the show has been fairly light-hearted. There's romance, family, politics, and food. LOTS of delicious food.
Don't get me wrong. It still has funny moments (I wasn't kidding when I said parts of this show are absurd), but I'm pleasantly surprised to discover the show also wants to tackle serious issues.
Whatever else this show may be, for me, it's about these friends and how they've become a family. It's beautiful, and I'm in love.
To everyone out there struggling with depression, I leave you with this line from Li Wei, "There is hope as long as you live."
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purplelurkinghini · 2 years
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'cause I am a new wave gospel sharp, and you'll be thy witness
(♡)
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adazaster · 4 months
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So far the longest chapter of Frannie is ch 4, with 29 pages. Tumblr's image limit is 30 so I'm like hey that's a perfect hard limit for how long individual chapters can be! But now I'm writing chapter 6 and I'm 10 pages in and I really don't think I can keep it within that limit. Like, it's tight so far, this chapter is just so dense that if I start cutting shit for time it'll only harm the narrative. Now obviously 29 pages is ultimately an arbitrary limit, it's just feels like it'll be too slow at only 2 pages a week. As much as I'd love to post more frequently I know that's a recipe for burnout and RSI. Just gotta remind myself that this story will inevitably be finished for longer that it was in progress and treat that completed work as the end goal.
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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 13 days
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Do you like sci-fi and indie animation? Check out Monkey Wrench!
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rotomicity · 8 months
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TGCF art from 2021 which were very experimental and very much something out of my comfort zone but am still so satisfied with
(gonna ramble more under the cut 👉 )
My main inspiration for these were definitely classic storybook illustration styles and the watercolor-like illustrations included inside the tgcf books which depict hualian's daily slice of life routines as seen below
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I wanted to capture that feeling of warmth i got from reading but i also went with the storybook look because their relationship (and by extension broad strokes of the entire plot) really did feel like something out of actual myth or legend; i'm chinese indonesian and was raised surrounded by chinese culture + values so tgcf felt VERY familiar to me, it threw me back to my childhood reading or listening to tales about chinese deities, i'd say the storybook image definitely came into my mind pretty quickly bc of this
I find this style somewhat hard to replicate now but if i could or have the time to, i really want to continue the 'companion pieces to chapter titles ' concept i did with the last 2 pieces (which are of the same chapter title but i was just indecisive 😭😭), i even had 3 more planned based on my favorite titles before burning out back then
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navybrat817 · 6 months
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My daughter was so excited to make breakfast in bed today, but got really sad when she came back upstairs and said she needed help because she couldn't do it by herself. I told her it never hurts to ask for help, which is a nice reminder for myself. So I got out of bed to help.
But she told me to relax and watch some "sweet tv!" so my hubby could help. 😂
This is the result. She is VERY proud of it. So am I.
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She specifically picked the purple Monster because it's her favorite color and said I would get that. I do, sweetie. She added that I can save the muffins for later as a snack if I don't want them right now.
Thankful for my baby girl.
Thankful for you lovelies, too! ❤️
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drawnfamiliarfaces · 2 months
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i... wrote a smol fic (っ´▽`*)っ
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also!!!!! If you haven't seen it - shoutout to first ever published fic in Ninja Showdown/My Immortal Soul tags - Lustrous Red by @missadmyre !!!
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nerdy-spooks · 1 month
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Can we Talk About Paul's Death-
Like It hurts me with every fiber of My being but Paul has one of my favorite deaths in The Lost Boys, Good makeup and effects obviously.
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Also Damn the Holy water really does it's job lol, I actually had a debate with my brother on when Paul actually kicks the bucket in the bathtub, I presume it's when he leans back and sinks in but my brother thinks it's a bit before then but whether lol.
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Anyway I noticed something fascinating I haven't noticed before-
In the picture of Brooke having his makeup done I noticed his hands, The Bone is showing! That's so sick I can't believe I've never noticed it before!
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Also pretty sure his brain just becoming mush from the holy water lol. Unless it's from him idk hitting his head on the tile lol, idk I just like looking at the makeup and special effects for the gore in this film because there's nest stuff like the Glitter blood.
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Thanks for reading my rambling lol. 😌🤘
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Lights out! Poppy: Ahh I had such a refreshing na- Why is Sally glowing?
LMFAO YEAH. pretty much how it goes...
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lazylittledragon · 4 months
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Salutations! Your art has such a warm and cozy vibe, even when dealing with sad things! How do you do this!? Is it magic? The tan backgrounds?
Anyway, the adventures of your Tav Dorian in BG3 are so lovely to see! I especially love all of their cozy sweaters and cardigans! They deserve to always be comfy!
I have been curious though, in your comics of Dorian and Dadstarion you had a panels where Dorian ‘fibbed’ saying they found Kittrick ‘in a bin, and Neverwinter and decided to keep him’. If that’s NOT how they acquired their bundle of joy, HOW DID they come to have Kittrick? An Egg? Magics? Save them from…something?
Thank you for you time and hard work!
long story cut short, he was the result of a few too many glasses of a very nice vintage
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cerise-on-top · 3 months
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Ooh, what if Price/Ghost/Gaz/Laswell came across their childhood best friend? Reuniting with reader who was there for them through thick and thin, until they joined the military and lost contact 🙏
I've been reading/re-reading some of your works!! They're so good! Also, I'm sorry those teenagers were pricks to you, hope you have some better days soon!
Hello! I have to say, I'm genuinely surprised anyone reads my rambles in the tags, I didn't think anyone would, but thank you! You don't know how much I appreciate it! Today was already a much better day, which is why I decided to write and post two requests today! This is a lovely request, very nice! Love me some platonic stuff as well! Sometimes all you need is a good friend by your side!
Price, Gaz, Ghost and Laswell Come Across their Childhood Best Friend
Price: He actually thinks about you from time to time, more often than he’d like to admit. You were a good person in his eyes, always there for him no matter what he went through, which is something he could appreciate. His childhood wasn’t particularly bad, but he had some days where he would have loved to simply throw in the towel, which is normal, though. Price was a rowdy guy when he was young, so you likely either went along with some of his ideas or were kind enough to talk him out of them. Either way, he appreciated having you around, so seeing you again would be quite the surprise, he didn’t think he ever would again. If he’s on a mission, then the talk will be kept short, but afterwards he’ll make sure to seek you out again, catch up a bit and ask you how you’ve been. Price didn’t expect to have missed you this much, but he only realized that once he saw you. You’ll either be going to one of the cafes you used to visit nearby, or maybe sit down on a park bench and maybe eat some sandwiches together, just like you used to during the good old times. Since you’d likely be around his age, so roughly 37-38, you’d have a lot to tell. Roughly 22 years you need to catch up on. He’s willing to talk to you, tell you about his career, how he's been doing, about the people he’s met and how he’s feeling. Considering this much time has passed, there’s a good chance you’ve both mellowed out quite a bit, but it isn’t unpleasant, you’re both mature people now. He likes hearing about everything you’ve accomplished, it’s like you became a new person during all those years. It’s so lovely to him, he sort of can’t believe it. Whether it’s a coincidence, or maybe you sought him out, it doesn’t matter, spending time with you again brings back all those memories he thought he had since forgotten about. He laughs, he smiles, he frowns. He’s a bit more expressive with you, but really wants to reminisce about the good old times. Even so, he hopes to be able to see you again more often, so you’ll likely exchange numbers. This time he tries to make sure to not lose contact with you and will text you every once in a while.
Gaz: When he was a child, Gaz was a lot calmer than he is today, a very quiet kid. He had always been a good boy, a gift in the eyes of many, but he wasn’t as active a child as one would imagine. Ergo he didn’t have very many friends until he became older either, but he was loyal to the few he did have. You were one of them. As you slowly started to grow apart, he started to miss you, but didn’t want to bother you either, as much as he would have loved to do so. So I’m sure you can imagine the surprise on his face when he found you at the mall the two of you would hang out in during rainy days. Gaz has become more confident, so he’d immediately walk up to you once he recognises you and start talking. Like Price, he’d be pleasantly surprised to just see you in such a mundane place, but won’t question it. Or complain about it either. In fact, if you’re not carrying anything heavy, he’d be the one to suggest going out to eat or drink something. Again, either a small and quiet cafe or a small restaurant. Maybe you’d go to a place you liked when you were kids, if it’s still open. Regardless, it’d be hard to get him to shut up with how excited he is to have you around. It’s a calm kind of excitement, but he’s happy, and that’s what’s important. It’s very likely that he’ll pay for your food, even if you insist he shouldn’t, but it’s not like he has any other use for his money. Chatting with him about the good old times is very sweet, he likes to bring up all the good things. But eventually, he’ll thank you for everything you’ve done for him and how happy he was to have you as a friend. Considering there were very few people who tried to get to know him, he was quite lonely, but you fixed that. You made everything better. From the pain on his knee when he fell as you gave him a band-aid, to the pain in his heart when the other children ridiculed him. Like Price, he’ll ask you if you want his number so you could continue to keep in contact with each other. He knows it’ll likely never be the same again, but he can pretend everything is as good as it used to be back when he was young. He’d love to spend time with you again.
Ghost: This man has had one of the worst childhoods imaginable. He was abused by his father, and the only friends he had aside from you were his mother and his brother. Barely anyone was kind towards him or accepted him considering he had always been the weird kid. No one but you wanted to spend time with him. Needless to say, Ghost had taken a liking to you when he was younger. You spent your time with him, you even defended him when some of the other kids ridiculed him. And now, 12 years later, he finds you running after a coin you accidentally dropped on the ground, bumping into him as you did so. He’d be wide eyed at first, a bit quiet as well. Once you left he never would have thought he’d ever find someone like you again, but here you were, just as quiet and surprised to see him. Ghost would pick up the coin for you and ask you how you’ve been. It had been a while. Although he’s not usually one to smile, especially not in public, you could see him faintly do so. He’s become a quiet man, so he won’t be talking too much about everything, especially not everything that happened after he joined the military, but he’s more than willing to talk to you about other matters. His life has become better over the past few years, but that doesn’t mean he isn't scarred still. He’ll offer you a walk to just about anywhere, really, even if the final destination will always end up being one of the places you used to hang out in as children. An abandoned house, a park, a mall. Manchester is a fairly large city, so there’s much to see. It would be a bit rough to catch up with him entirely, but he loves to hear about everything you’ve accomplished. You’ve become such a mature person, it warms his heart to see how far you’ve come in life. Back then, when everything was so bleak, when neither of you thought you’d see your 28th birthdays, everything was different. But now, you’re smiling at him as you’re drinking your milkshake. You seem to be better off, and so is he. It makes him nostalgic to see all of this, but he’s happy. Ghost will offer you to come to his home if you want. Even now, he still loves you dearly as a friend and couldn’t be happier about the fact he’s found you again by chance.
Laswell: When she was young she was a healthy mix of rowdy and good. While she never caused much trouble, she did stand up for herself when she needed to. However, this alone was enough to get the attention of some awful people. People either liked her or hated her, there usually was no inbetween for them. Some people did try to bully her, but it never ended well since she would fight for herself, plus she had some good friends who would do the same for her. However, none of them could compare to you, as you were her best friend. All her joys she would celebrate with you, and all of her sadness she would share with you. Back then, things were simpler, something small meant the end of the world, but you always had each other’s backs. Laswell tries to not think about you too much since you slowly drifting apart is quite painful to her. As she grew older, she learned to live with the pain and it didn’t bother her as much. Still, she was very happy when you were sending her a message after all this time. She may have been at work, but responded to you immediately, having missed you just as much as you missed her. Once you meet up it’s evident you’ve both grown a lot older. Laswell has been working for the CIA since her twenties, so it’s been almost thirty years. You have a lot to catch up on, but you take your time, eating at a fancy restaurant and spending hours there, laughing at everything that’s happened. Laswell would show you photos of all the places she’s visited during her downtime. She’s seen almost the entire world, some of it with her wife, some of it without her. Although she doesn’t usually tell people she’s married, to another woman too, she knows you’re a safe person, you’ve always accepted her as she was. Considering how happy you looked when you saw her wife, she continued to tell you about the world. But you get your chance to tell her about everything that’s happened to you as well. If the conversation goes especially well, Laswell might invite you to a few outings every once in a while, after you’ve met up a few more times. Plus you get to meet her wife eventually as well, which is a real privilege. Considering how much she loves her and wants to protect her, not many know about her. It’ll be fun either way since you get to make more memories together again.
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lightasthesun · 1 year
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the last thing arthur ever did was ruffle Merlin's hair... The last thing arthur ever said was I love you.
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turquoisemagpie · 3 days
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Appreciate the little things.
Not to ignorantly deny all of the big bad things in the world, but to survive them.
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dailynakaharachuuya · 7 months
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6. Yokai AU
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canisalbus · 5 months
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My absolute favorite thing about your blog, even more favorite that Vachete, is the care and interest you put into each response. Be it an ask or an art piece, you always eloquently break down each individual aspect and comment on them. It always makes me smile.
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