#the great book of sayings

[juniemunie]

Broskis ts!underswap is so fun. every single part of it is *chefs kiss*

I went in completely blind and honestly i think it was the best move i could have made

i love how its just swapped roles but not personalities so it leads to stuff like this its so creative

Anyways have some more self insert sansnomaly (and chara)

#sansnomaly #junie art post #*adds chara into the “puppetted children thirdwheeling sansnomaly” club* #sans x reader #sans x self insert #utmv #undertale au #ts!underswap #CAN I JUST SAY WHILE SANS IS GREAT HERE #TS SWAP ASGORE IS JUST AS AMAZING? #LEGITIMATELY. THE ENTIRE RUINS IS SO WELL DONE ESTABLISHING ASGORE AND WHAT HE DOES THERE #that i was so. so. reluctant to leave him. #i connected and sympathized with him more than i ever could with toriel in the original. hes so darn sweet its painful. #and from what ive “heard” in the uh. geno route... smarter too. #anyhoo. back to sans. #i wont lie im not that big on comic book heroes. im not that uh savvy #but SPOILERS!!!! #i love how cleverly they implemented the alter ego with crossbones and sans #also seing sans pull new pranks really reminded me how exasperating he is back in UT #every ridiculous line and bs he pulled was so... *sigh* i understand papyrus now #unfortunately for him thats not gonna stop me from loving him any less #crossbones' personality specifically took me a while to like. but he grew on me. (like a barnacle on my ass) #but seeing him admit he liked being crossbones was super cute as hell omg #whatever makes you happy sans #being crossbones also rises to the most ridiculous ideas too so. cant complain

[aroaceleovaldez]

i still think a lot about how technically, it's implied Anubis and Walt started dating each other before they asked out Sadie, and if Sadie had said she wasn't interested they would have gone "Entirely fair have a nice day" and proceed to just go continue to date each other.

Cause like, that was the entire thing. They decided that themselves. That things would work best if they were together (as in both physically sharing a body and also relationship-wise). The "asking Sadie about it" part was secondary. If she had said no, they would have stayed together, because among other things Walt would kind of die if they didn't. Walt and Anubis are technically the first gay couple in the Riordanverse. AND they're in a polyamorous relationship with Sadie. Why does no one talk about them ever.

#tkc #the kane chronicles #riordanverse #walt stone #anubis tkc #sadie kane #saltnubis #< great ship name btw #and for anyone who says ''i dont think Rick intended that'' mind you this book was released like #six months before HoH came out (and. subsequently also. Nico.) #like. Rick was not ignorant of queer stuff at that time. he was actively writing it into HoO/HoH while writing both simultaneously #if Sadie had said no they wouldn't have just gone ''okay Sadie pick one of us and the other will cease to exist on the mortal plane'' #they would have gone ''okay well good luck we have a coffee date scheduled so we're gonna go do that'' #saltnubis is still probably the most entertaining solution to a love triangle in middle grade media i have ever encountered #even some YA media. just ''yeah so we solved both our major problems by dating but like. we know you like both of us sooooo...?'' #also hilarious that meanwhile Carter's romance arc is ''so turns out my first girlfriend was a clone made of pottery'' #''and the actual girl has never met me and this is kinda awkward''

[snackugaki]

one orrrr

two?

#not a perfect return to posting art #but fuck if my pettiness isn't a great driving force #lol about what snack?? #some ole bullshit i saw on the whassit... insta or twitter #one of those two where “FaNs” go to pretend they got no fucking manners #oOoOh you're a this that whatever artist because look you draw like this one OoOoh #fuck outa here #literally I'm gonna post going through my whole goddamn style rolodex #also? #personal art style is not as big a deal as some of these new/young artists think it is #like maybe in commercial or children's book illustration #since they look for a specific vibe #and you're doing yourself an artistic disservice by focusing so much on “creating a personal style” #and this weird fucking self-imposed boundary of like appreciating how an artist renders this or that aspect of their drawing #because they think the plagiarism police are gonna SWAT them #like... it's pretty and you like it bcoz it speaks to you so #fucking just #try it out #try out that type of line weight #try out that color palette #try out that way of lighting a person or a scene #try it #listen everyone is out here being an aesthetic frankenstein's monster #the minute you try out xyz in your art it becomes “your style” because how you interpret it replicate it will be #influenced (altered you could say) by how you draw #unless your ass getting paid to draw on model or your art lead's style or you wanna get on a show/game so you're cobbling a quick portfolio #but that's not this #also lol next mutation still got fans #my childhood nostalgia says hello #tw eyestrain

[greatdisaster]

i don't bleed

🍋

#doraemon is there because in the book it says he only remembers things he likes/believes to be most important #and when he was in school he didnt remember any teachers name but he memorized all of the gadgets doraemon used in the comics #the twins are great. lemon and tangerine are The Brothers Of All Time #bullet train #lemon bullet train #tangerine bullet train

[triaelf9]

Dealing with Dragons: Cimorene sketch ^_^

Been re-listening to Dealing with Dragons recently (anyone who knows me knows I will not shut up about how formative this series was for me re: many things but mostly dragons) and so I got the urge to draw Cimorene again (I sketched her like a year or so ago, but can't find it, so I thought a redesign with my new style was perfect!)

Also, my fav book reviewer (I have one of those now?? What??) Just covered the first book of the series, so if you want to check out a great reviewer AND my favorite book of all time, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMaKkwHQQKM

Not me trying to speak into existence an Enchanted Forest Chronicles graphic novel series that I get to adapt, whatttt noooo... ^_-

#enchanted forest chronicles #dealing with dragons #Cimorene #books #nostaltic books #fantasy #cool Princess #I also love her other princess friend #Morwen is also great #also so many cats #this is also where I got my CATS ARE BASICALLY DRAGONS thing #Kazul my love #what a fantastic series tho #highly recommend the audio book #if you like high fantasy with a subversion of tropes and with a fairy tale story structure #yes I know the book doesn't say she has freckles but it's my design so of course she has #this is also where I got my love of long braids

[monstermoviedean]

everything sam is doing to "save" dean from the mark is predicated on the belief that dean can't handle the mark. that he will lose. that he's not strong enough.

#and the fact is dean is winning every damn day! he's doing a great job! #i was going to say sam's opinions of dean haven't changed since s4 but i think this belief is much much older #specifically tied to dean 'not being strong enough' to stand up to john #when really he was picking his battles and trying to protect sam #spn #spn rewatch #10x18 book of the damned

[clockwork-carstairs]

i have to say seeing how popular jem is now, knowing he hasn't always been, is SO reassuring and relieving. not because other characters aren't great or have good values, but because it means jem's standout qualities – things like kindness, compassion, gentleness, being thoughtful – are being appreciated and seen as more important and that's SUCH a good thing. especially knowing ya's history of pushing forward the toxic-cocky-mysterious bad boy agenda… we're finally putting qualities like kindness above that, which is a really positive step forward. i know it's more nuanced than this, and tsc's characters are far more nuanced (jem's sole trait isn't being kind, for instance) but he wasn't always appreciated this much and as a longtime jem fan i truly love to see it. i grew up reading books where the mc always went for the mysterious bad boy character – ruder, testy, provocative – and often these characters were more popular because being kind was seen as 'boring' or meant you could only ever be in the friendzone. jem was one of the first characters i read who had this really horrible backstory, but throughout everything was genuinely just kind. it's really wonderful to see so many people appreciating that :)

#like yes let's keep normalising healthy relationships and kindness yk? #the way tessa fell for jem because he was so compassionate towards her and always listened to her and made her feel great about herself - #like that's the message! #this isn't saying other stories aren't important or interesting #but i'm saying that love interests who are just kind + good are rare and often overlooked in ya and i'm really proud of how much apprecia- #tion jem is getting now #bec a lot of people reading these books will be young and impressionable and like when i was growing up i thought love was meant to be - #rocky and difficult based on the books i read…but no it shouldn't have to be that way #and jem came along and proved that a relationship based on friendship and intimacy can be equally passionate #and he slayed sooooo hard for that #ok i'm done lmao #jem carstairs #tsc #the infernal devices #tid #james carstairs #tessa gray #meta ? #idk #ya

[pup-pee]

no1s mad i drew more konbart right?

last drawing is nirvana au // also i gave up on the 1st drawing mayb? i might return 2 it

#i realized im starting 2 feel insecure bc ppl my age r drawing muchMUCH better than me so i tried 2 do things i dont usual do kinda idk #trying 2 prove im not *that* bad @ art lol #which means i tried 2 draw kissing y tf did i try this I DONT I #USE TONE INDICATORS U BITCH! #nirvana au #nirvana!kon #kart #konbart #my fujcing wifi freaked out on me & i drew all of these #so thats fun!! #also i worked on my sketchbook bc NOTHING WAS WORKING sts yestefay was so boring :( #my sketchbook is exploding its more junk then sketch #my junk book #puppee art #i love nirvana!kon oh how k love them so theyre so pretty ((imo)) #i drew like 3 sidelrofiles im dying #ALSO IGNORE HOW LAZY I AM DRAWING SUPEEHERO SUITS LOL #IDRC…IDK…I DIDNT WANNA DRAW THE FLARES OR THE PATCHES PLSSSSS #ive drawn sm kon in the last like week? #bc of etsy its honestly great i have like a lil collection of those ty cards i make #uhm #i need 2 stop rambling gn #y am i saying gn???

[lordandladywhistledown]

this is just a beautiful parallel

#i dare say i much prefer this photo of them as the book cover #because it gives colin some more attention #the other two pics felt a little too pen centered for me #but this with the mirror behind them is just great #polin #bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 #bridgerton s3 #nicola coughlan #luke newton #bridgerton 3 #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton #also i don't ship luke and nic #i love them as friends #im just saying how cool the fact that they accidentally have the same pose as the poster is

[kevin-sedai]

He didn't think he was good enough. He thought he was a bad person. He didn't think he'd be worth anything. He blew the horn because he didn't know what else to do. And the Heroes still came. His face said it all.

#before anyone says anything #i am aware that a person's ethics has nothing to do with it in the books #but that was a great moment #for someone so low #wheel of time #wot amazon #wot show spoilers #wot s2 #mat cauthon

[posallys]

"the pjo show is so good! im so glad they stayed faithful--"

#just say you havent read the books in 5 years its okay #the show is not that great and i will not be silenced #do i like some things? sure. i dislike ~85% though. #just...you had the book there babe. you said it was going to be faithful. that means in more ways than just the plot </3 #pjo tv #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians

[aurpiment]

tlhod’s Gender Situation as written in 1968 (published in 1969) was about a man from Earth who goes to another planet inhabited by alternate-bio ambisexual humans who are completely like Earth humans in every other respect. The man from Earth at first expects them to be like men in a way that’s recognizable to him, and that expectation causes him some struggles in relating to them, but he then comes to accept them on their own terms.

An updated look at that Gender Situation might be about a nonbinary person from Earth who goes to another planet inhabited by alternate-bio ambisexual humans who are completely like Earth humans in every other respect. The nonbinary person from Earth at first expects them to be like nonbinary people in a way that’s recognizable to them, and that expectation causes them some struggles in relating to them, but they then come to accept them on their own terms.

Mutatis mutandis since “nonbinary” is a way, way broader category than “man” (hello multigenders I love you) but people who have never heard of gender are going to have a different, for lack of a better word, thing going on than someone who is familiar with a gender binary and has rejected it.

(I also think having a normal earth queer person interact with members of a fantasy gender/lack of gender would be interesting. Real deal meets metaphor. It’s like if an actual trans woman met Jadzia Dax.)

#mt #the left hand of darkness #the way some people read the book and go ‘silly Genly Ai! of course they’re not men they’re nonbinary’ makes me go #‘you ARE Genly Ai 2.0.’ #and I say this with love because he’s a great character but also with a bit of mischief #Joanna Russ’s take on the gender situation was ‘if a woman went to a women planet she would think it ruled’ #but the women from the woman planet are actually recognizably women and are also from earth #not a spec-bio new human #that the earth woman tries to fit into an existing framework #so of course she thinks it rules. they’re lesbians. #meeting women from Planet Lesbian would obviously rule #so I think Russ has addressed a completely different gender situation #but she thought she addressed the same one

[chelshiart]

In 2011 I drastically reduced my DWJ book intake to dripfeed levels, so it was only in the 2024 new year that I finally decided to read Deep Secret. My god - out of all her books this seems targeted at me personally? Stressed late-20-somethings, making fools of oneself in vicinity of fav authors, artist alleys?? Also, blatant unmistakable LGBT-rep??? I can't believe I slept on this one for so long!!! Definitely putting it on the upper tiers of my DWJ bookshelf.

Anyway, here's some designs I've whipped up for the characters! As always, might tweak 'em if ever I draw more in the future, but that's what's fun about figuring out character designs. Rob in particular is a joy to me.

btw Zinka plsplspls let me table with you

#diana wynne jones #deep secret #maree mallory #nick mallory #rob the centaur #rupert venables #will venables #simon venables #zinka fearson #ladies and/or gentlemen #i legit laughed out loud whenever the characters got stunned by them #like props to dwj that you can tell she was a bit confused but she did have the spirit #character design #also glad to say I've thoroughly revised my opinion of nick!! #first read Merlin Conspiracy back in 2009 and I remember being pissed because his backstory was so vague #the copy gave absolutely no indication that this was a sequel to another book #so finally getting context for all that was great and now i adore this eepy teen #(also reread MC after Deep Secret and boy I whooped at the one instance Rob my beautiful centaur son got mentioned by name)

[obsob]

happy autumn!!!

#mine #original #heeheh ordered some new prints yesterday..... #i went to th library also! got a book ive already read to read again before reading th sequel #and also a new book...hehehe...... #ive been reading on my kindle so much it will be nice to read a real book #if anyone wants to send me £30 so i can buy th hands of the emperor by victoria goddard that would b great #why so. why costs so much money. relax #th second book comes out in nov heheheHEHEHE #book im reading rn is pretty good but also these guys are rock hard at like any given moment #theyre like we need to be sneaky...people cant know...anyway want 2 hve loud passionate sex behind this tree #which. i mean im not complaining. #th last book i read was pretty dull but all the reviews are like 5 STAR CHANGED MY LIFE did we read the same book #anyway. happy saturday! #also they updated how u do posts n i gotta say......being able 2 edit tags? godsend #gods know i cannot spell

[jettreno]

there obv IS a prevalent and aggravating trend of stories having an antagonist who correctly identifies a flaw in society and aims to fix it but also commits atrocities along the way that the narrative claims to undermine the entire goal and then when the hero defeats them it is in the name of the status quo - but people sometimes point to legend of korra as an example of this which is so annoying bc like man how can you not understand a show written for children. every single season ends with korra defeating the villains and then saying "they had some points tho!" and then changing the status quo to address the flaw the villain identified

#rambles #legend of korra #lok #she says amon WAS right nonbenders ARE underrepresented and then gave them more political power #she said unalaq WAS right we ARE severely disconnected from the spirit world and then kept the portal open #and then books three and four kind of combine with her saying #maybe assassinating the earth queen with no follow up plan wasn’t great bc now the entire earth kingdom has plunged into chaos #and kuvira’s brutal dictatorial style leaves something to be desired! #BUT the monarchy did need to go and now the earth kingdom must shift into a democracy #and like these aren’t things you need to analyze the plot to discover #korra says straight up ‘amon was right’ #‘unalaq was right’ #it’s just funny 2 me

[cometblaster2070]

i find it unreasonably funny when people hc raven listening to like sad emo rock or smth like that (honestly tbh it's so valid), when raven canonically is a swiftie.

and what's even better is the fact that dexter is also a swiftie and i think they both canonically sing a bit of enchanted together.

#ever after high #eah #raven queen #dexter charming #dexven #once again expressing my love for the books #everyone say thank you to shannon hale #taylor swift #taylor quick #i mean?? #enchanted #this is so great #good for them yk #couple gouls even #GOULS YES