I Dont Know If This Has Been Posted Before. I'm Sure It Has. But When I Did A Search For "jerma Dick"

We need to fricking stop with this CinemaSins TVTropes style crap in fandom. Actually, we need to stop that attitude in all creative fields, but I'm talking about fic right now.

I have seen many posts ragging on over-used phrases in fanfic, and yes, I find 'cerulean orbs' deeply strange, but if I ever said anything hateful on the topic I wish I hadn't.

You know why we say 'smirk' a lot in fic? cause its faster than 'gave a tiny smile to one side with their lips closed, a little cocky and provocative' Smirk is an easy way of saying it. It's the correct word. We say it in fic a lot because people smirk a lot in real life. Go people watch, its all over. Also. Bring me a true synonym for smirk, and I'll use that instead, but these ain't it.

If you have a better way of saying 'took off his shoes without untying them, just levered the heel with the toe of the other' that isn't saying 'he toed off his shoes' I'd love to hear it. Cause that phrase is perfect for it.

'Huffed a laugh'? Yeah, they did. Cause I'm not going to spend extra words describing how they 'exhaled through their nose once, amused, but not enough to fully laugh aloud' Its a specific action. You think people don't do that all day? five bucks says its exactly what you do when you see a meme most of the time. You didn't lol. You huffed a laugh.

The idea that something that's been used before is inherently less valuable is ridiculous. Same with the inverse.

If the phrase you want to use is common or widely used, but is the best way to communicate it? Use it. Don't fall for this trap that is currently consuming hollywood. You don't have to have a clever twist just because 'they survived and were happy' is a trope. You don't have to use some insane alternate phrase just because someone thinks fandom uses 'smirk' too much.

And, as always, if someone gives you hell and you don't want to fight them? let me know, cause I volunteer.

shit ton of people are repeating the thing about hayao miyazaki saying AI art is an "insult to life itself" and just as a reminder he was talking about the zombies that team made that were intended to be scary in how much they shook, but instead reminded him of his disabled friend. the insult to life itself was referring to the team trying to make scary real symptoms that people live with.

it was a quote about ableism. if he has said other things about AI type stuff, that is a different thing. but that specific quote was about ableism.

Hey

Do y'all ever just wonder if dimitri ate weeds during the time skip?

this applies to all fandoms 

one of the most important anime scenes of the 2000s

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

Nie Huaisang: I don’t see why it’s so hard to understand, DaGe.

Nie Mingjue: I just don’t see why he would give up his freedom, possibly his LIFE just to protect those Wen-dogs-

Nie Huaisang: DaGe shut up, they’re coming down from the mountain.

Wei Wuxian: *holding little baby A-Yuan, giving him kisses and pretending to eat his little hands*

A-Yuan: *baby squeal* A-Die! No eating, no no!

Wei Wuxian: I think this tiny one will taste especially good! *pretends to eat his pinky*

Nie Huaisang: *looks at NMJ*

Nie Mingjue: *tearing up* Okay I get it.

Nie Huaisang: *big sigh* You aren’t gonna start talking about when I was that small, right-

Nie Mingjue: You were SO tiny, though! Father said you were born early, you nearly fit in my hand! *emotional dumb bitch noises*

TURNING INTO RATS WON’T HELP YOU WHEN I HAVE THE GUTTER FEAST CHARM, PAOLO