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oh you think you're soooo fucking smart. with your fucking convoluted pretentious sentences
You, a fool, when characters state different or contradictory things about backstory events or how the world works: This is a plot hole!
Me, wise, enlightened: Not so, neophyte. Have you considered all the exhaustive possibilities in which one of these characters simply has no idea what they are talking about, or better yet, is a fucking liar?
taking your own advice is so hard. it’s “make bad art” this and “kill your perfectionism” that until i sit down with an idea i like. the i have to execute it perfectly Or Else
word of the day: “woowoo”
definition:
Technically he's a Djinn not a genie, they were very clear that the two were distinct throughout the show, who knows? Maybe the genie wishes behave differently.
Probably best not to chance it though, eh?
*Nadakhan’s theme Intensifies*
I had a dream my parents got a cat called mustard (one of those patchy looking brown/black and orange ones? Tortoiseshell I think) and we were driving somewhere and we drove across some train tracks but I don't think it was an actual crossing because my parents were being shady as hell about it but it was near a the stations I'd of been to a couple of times in my dreams.
We were visiting libraries to get a book and they didn't have it but the second library said they would have it in a couple days and also the librarian who was also a priest was asking me if I knew this girl and I was like yeah? So he showed me my emails and there was a bunch from her asking for details about a meet up except it had already happened. So we went home, back the way we came across the train tracks.
I'd been leaving the cat alone because I was pretty sure it didn't like me but also so as not to overwhelm it and I fell asleep once and was crowding its space when I woke up so I cuddled it a bit but left it alone because it was acting weird and its mouth was being held open uncomfortably near my neck.
So I had to check on the cat because the train tracks were a bumpy ride and it was fine but afterwards we stopped for a pee break or something (one of my parents left the car) and I tried to say hi to the cat again and it tried to kill me, like it was sizing up my throat before and everything to see if it could do it and then it bit me and it hurt so I wrenched it's jaws open but I couldn't hold it for long because it was strong and when I let go it tried to snap down but I dodged and grabbed its muzzle which was now too long to be a cats and I was struggling and yelling for help and my parents were like "what do you need help with? What are you doing? If you could just *explain*"
And then I woke up
I've been seeing the drama about how the ninjago fandom thinks that Wu is abusive for raising "child soldiers" and all. But to me, personally, I've always seen it as, like, the equivalent of my 9yo brother going to kickboxing class? Wu didn't shove elemental powers onto them immediatley, he just trained them in general martial arts and probably lots of mental training as well. It wasn't until they were in their teens, probably about 15-16, when he actually revealed about their elemental powers and their fate to fight Garmadon/the green ninja. Some people may look at this as child soldiers, but keep in mind that in Nazi Germany/The Netherlands kids THAT AGE were fighting and killing Nazi soldiers. In the end, it was their choice to stay and fight, just like with the ninja. Besides, Wu was--for the most part--there right beside them until they started to get older. This is talked about in Season 13!
He cares about them like a father would. He knew most of their parents really well and was probably a designated godfather for all of them! He would only do what he thought was best for them, and would not force them into anything. If they wanted to leave, they could leave.
I feel like what they were meant to do was something that they needed to be trained for since they were kids anyways. As many people talked about, elemental powers are apart of them, not just weapon. He probably had to train each ninja differently so that the adjustments to their powers would not hurt them. Without as much training, we don't know what the powers would have done to them, or if they would have been able to reach their true potential.
Is Wu a perfect person? No. But I think he loves his kids like a father and would do absolutely anything for them. They trust him. So I trust him. Thank you for listening to my TED Talk
You want him to date Vania's dad?!?!??
Im still thinkin abt the dream I had where Cole had a Necromancer boyfriend
the part I remember the best was when both of them were fighting and having a blast and just smiled at eachother really big???? it was so cute
@ anyone who writes any version of ninjago pls give Cole a necromancer bf it’s a rlly good idea I promise
Love not having a ”””fandom””” specific blog. Something new will just consume my mind and everyone has to accept it. My house
Love not having a ”””fandom””” specific blog. Something new will just consume my mind and everyone has to accept it. My house
Glaze is out!
Tired of having your artwork used for AI training but find watermarks dismaying and ineffective?
Well check this out! Software that makes your Art look messed up to training AIs and unusable in a data set but nearly unchanged to human eyes.
I just learned about this. It's in Beta. Please read all the information before using.
I drew my silly little Minecraft skin because I could + bonus Allays
@silver-tounges-and-golden-lies I didn't know you were in Iceland
Keiko breaching in Iceland
god the absolute pain this brings me sometimes
What's happening to AO3 right now?
As you may have noticed already, Archive of Our Own is currently down. This is temporary, but unfortunately.. we now know that this is much deeper than we thought.
AO3 is currently the victim of a DDOS attack orchestrated by "Anonymous Sudan"
Why? Because AO3 is home to thousands of LGBTQIA+ content and lots of NSFW content. They're doing this as an Anti-LGBTQ+ attack. If they're doing this for or from America specifically, we're not sure. But this is what AO3 is facing at this time.
What can we do?
Spread the word. Spread the fucking word. I'll be providing updates to my Tumblr page directly from the r/AO3 subreddit. I know that not everyone here is comfortable using Reddit, so I'm taking the blow for you. I cannot access Twitter though.
And please, whatever you do...
Stop using the Archive of Our Own website at this time.
The moderators, showrunners, and service providers all need to repair the damage done by this group. The amount of data flooding in from people trying to log in will cause more problems. Keep yourselves off of the website.
Me:*goes through AO3 ship tag till the last pages*
Me: Well shit
Me: *goes through AO3 ship tag again w/ lower standards*
things I wish I’d known when I started writing fic on ao3
use & for friendships, colleagues, familial relationships and use / for romantic or sexual relationships (or encounters)
not everyone reads fic. Lots of people use screen readers, and screen readers can’t see what’s on images. use descriptive text to help them out.
lots of people download fic to read on other devices, not all downloads capture images too.
there’s a big difference between No Archive Warnings Apply (NAWA) and Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings (CNTW). NAWA means that there’s nothing in the fic that needs to be warned for using the official Archive Warning system. CNTW means there might be something that requires a warning and the author is either avoiding giving out spoilers or they are unsure how to interpret their plot point with respect to the official Warnings. (in both cases, additional tags are where it’s at - you can explain yourself there)
the reason why the number of bookmarks in the fic is different from the number of bookmarks on your stats page is because your stats page number includes bookmarks that are hidden
there’s a preference setting where you can receive emails with your own comments/replies.
there’s a site skin that hides stats so you don’t have to see them
writing in rich text format makes my life easier
knowing html allows me to do fun things in the comments section like comment/reply with reaction gifs
knowing html also allows me to do interesting formatting in my fics that I can’t do with rich text alone
those little blue bubbles with the question marks in them will answer my questions a lot of the time - and also teach me something new
the FAQ is linked under the word About in the header
if you write your fic in the draft window, you might end up losing it so make sure you copy the text before you hit Post, just in case
they aren’t kidding when they say drafts are deleted after 30 days
A little while ago I challenged myself to build a village using only one type of wood for each house.
Its been really fun experimenting with different styles and pallets and I've been getting to use blocks I wouldn't normally
This is the oak house.
Part 2 of my Wood Village Challenge - Mangrove!
Ignore the fact I did Spruce and Cherry before Oak ok it was the first I did a video for.
I thought they were people hands 😔
A pleasant surprise.
Usually I don't actually like Misako to be honest, but your take on her is making me like her! So thank you for that! I really do appreciate seeing a new side of her that most ignore. It's really good to see a more positive light on her, even if I don't usually like how she's portrayed.
thank you!
the biggest issue i see people having with Misako is her abandoning Lloyd and not fully apologizing for it; but that take on her character completely overlooks the very important context that the Battle Between Brothers mini-movie gives to the situation between herself, Garmadon, Wu, and Lloyd.
this got long, so uh... full explanation under the cut JKDSFHKJFHD
We don't get much backstory at all about Misako. She's not so much her own character as she is an explanation and someone who exists to help move the plot along. (This is something that happens a depressingly high amount to female characters in a lot of media... but for now let’s just focus on Misako Ninjago.)
What little we are told is that a: she's an archeologist, a historian and explorer, b: she was and is interested in the Spinjutsu Brothers romantically, in a way that has sometimes caused a divide between them, and c: she is Lloyd's mother.
We don't get to see her doing her job much at all- even in The Island, where she was said to be the leader of the expedition, Clutch Powers was given the limelight. Whenever Misako's work is referenced, it is for plot convenience only.
When we get to see her romance, the writers prefer to pair her with Wu, despite her marriage to Garmadon never truly being nullified. The letter from S4 is a throwaway excuse for them to move past that relationship, despite how important it must have been to them. (I like to think she was friends with Garmadon and recognized Wu's handwriting, but found it cute Garmadon would steal for her attention, personally.) Misako is treated not like her own person, but as an accessory to whichever Spinjutsu Brother stands closest, in a sense.
We aren't even given much context for her and Lloyd's relationship aside from the... (sucks air sharply through teeth) way they introduce her and her relationship with Garmadon and Wu in s2... later they are shown to be close enough that they have a fairly steady relationship (s5, where she asks him for a kiss on the cheek and he gets embarrassed; their interactions while Wu is aging in s7; the way he worries for her in The Island, and so on); however, we never get to see it expanded in the same way Garmadon's relationship with Lloyd is.
TL;DR: Misako isn't given deep characterization, and what little characterization she's given tends to affect the more fleshed out characters negatively, which leads to her not having much to defend in the eyes of the fans. So what?
So the Battle Between Brothers Short I mentioned at the start of this.
From what we know, Misako has no family. Perhaps she ran from home. Maybe they died long ago. They could have even quietly fallen apart; what matters is that they're out of her life.
All Misako has are the Spinjutsu brothers (and possibly that snooty Explorer's Club, who don't really count as a good support system if they drop memberships as soon as someone is in trouble rather than sending help). Wu, her friend and old flame; Garmadon, her adoring husband.
Her son, Lloyd, is an infant. Somehow, she knows he's destined to defeat his father- @httydbooks-doodler has a theory that I have adopted that I think makes sense- the Golden Weapons are all in one place, after all. It's likely she entered the room with him at some point. And if he was held before the weapons, of course they would have glowed.
This could tear their little family - all the family Misako has - apart.
So Misako keeps it secret. She doesn't tell her husband, nor his brother, in hopes that their lives will remain quiet. Garmadon has resisted the venom so far. Surely the balance can be maintained.
And then... Garmadon loses his unsteady footing and takes a plunge into darkness, he tries to steal the Golden Weapons. Wu, of course, tries to stop him. He's been helping his brother to stay in control basically all their lives.
But it goes too far. Garmadon is sent to the underworld, and Wu remains above, absolutely destroyed by what has happened.
And Misako wakes up that morning to learn that her husband is as good as dead because his brother could not stop him, fought him despite how that could feed the venom. Of COURSE she left. Of COURSE she didn't leave Lloyd with Wu!! How could she possibly trust him after that?? Perhaps she didn't even give Wu the time to explain.
I know I wouldn't, in her shoes.
Misako has no support. She has no one to help her raise her son, she might not even be able to help herself at this point. She's mourning the loss of her husband to darkness and barely able to keep herself going. She's not fit to raise a child like this- shattered and depressed.
She thinks to herself that her son deserves to grow up with a chance of happiness, the chance to love his father as dearly as she loves him. Lloyd doesn't deserve to grow up hating Garmadon for what such loss did to his mother. She can't allow them to be turned on each other.
So she fills out the proper paperwork and leaves Lloyd at Darkley's, a school that will raise her son to love his father and see him as a role model- she prefers the idea of Lloyd turning evil to the idea of him and Garmadon killing each other in battle- and she leaves before the pain of leaving her only son grows too much and she keeps him despite the cost.
She throws herself into her research. She tells herself that when she finds the solution to the Green Ninja Prophecy, the secret that will stop her family from killing each other, she can go back to her son. She can finally be his mother.
And then she goes back, and he's grown up too fast, he's already a child soldier. His father doesn't seem to realize just how much his crimes have affected his son. Lloyd has so much responsibility on his shoulders.
How could she possibly have told him the truth and burdened him even more? "I'm sorry for leaving you Lloyd, your father was basically dead and I was so depressed I couldn't take care of you and now I realize maybe I should have because by your Grandfather's name what has Wu let HAPPEN to you?!!"
... that would just hurt him.
So she keeps it quiet. She makes her pain smaller for him, makes it sound as if she simply followed destiny for its own sake, rather than fought as hard as she could to stop it for his. She doesn't tell Wu. (How could she trust Wu.) She lets him think everything is as it was as well.
It's painful to even speak to her husband, when she sees him again. He died, and she was alone, and she misses him so much. But she can't let herself be his like this. Not when he might die.
Not when he might kill their son.
She turns against him. She helps Lloyd win. And yeah, Garmadon comes back. He's hers once more, and he welcomes her with open arms.
She doesn't tell him what his loss did to her. She takes her place in their lives once more, as a wife, a flame, a mother, grateful simply to have her support back.
Even if she won't let them support her anymore.
... overall, i blame the writers for not giving Misako's role in Lloyd's life as much attention as they give Garmadon's as the overarching issue behind her getting so much hate, but considering how much the fandom likes to find small details to dig into other character's lore, I'm kind of put out that Misako doesn't get the same sort of deeper inspection.
(I see some people say Misako should have raised Lloyd alone, like Koko. This overlooks the very important fact that Koko made the choice to raise her son alone. Misako had that choice ripped away from her. Also, Koko has issues w her character being a plot point for Garmadon and Lloyd’s stories rather than being her own character as well, basically being Just a mother and love interest with no interests aside from that... so I don’t really like the assertion that she’s a better character than Misako. They’re both fascinating to delve into of course! I love Koko! But she and Misako are in two completely different situations and should be regarded as such!)
(and not all of my content with Misako takes the angst route of course, but this is my hc for the show specifically!)
Koko: Julian, we need to talk about your adoption problem.
Dr. Julien, with his six kids, two he built, one he semi-legally adopted/saved from a mafia, and three he saved from his bitter ex-coworker: What problem?
Whint: He doesn’t have a problem. These are our kids.
Koko: But you can’t adopt every sad kid you see-
Dr. Julien: Watch me.
Dr Julien: that's a nice looking son you have there
Koko:
Dr Julien: would be a shame if someone were to,,, adopt him
Koko: Julian, we need to talk about your adoption problem.
Dr. Julien, with his six kids, two he built, one he semi-legally adopted/saved from a mafia, and three he saved from his bitter ex-coworker: What problem?
Whint: He doesn’t have a problem. These are our kids.
Koko: But you can’t adopt every sad kid you see-
Dr. Julien: Watch me.
You know like how eating fresh cookies makes you feel.
Also slutty waist Zane? Chilli and cherry chocolate. Cadbury did this once I think.
I keep telling you I'm eating your art but I've never told you what it tastes like or what the texture is. It is very soft, fluffy and sweet like marshmallows, candyfloss and bonbons. There's the occasional mint Imperial which is always nice except it's warm instead of cold.
i was smiling thru the whole thing til u said its fuckinf warm like WDYM WARM MINT WHAT IS RHAT
Chen on his Hannah Montana arc
I’m on a Chen streak- time for mid musician alter ego: Citrine Snake!
He uses this identity as a form of escapism from his family life. He’s most known for his song “Poprocks”, as well as several collaborations with the Black Ninja.
those moments in au fics when you finally figure out how the author is reinterpreting a specific canon event and you basically go ‘oh snap that’s brilliant’ for five minutes straight
Hmmmmmmmm something something chapter three something something this fic you recced earlier
Another chapter so soon after the other one?? :OO what am I on
go read my batfam twitter fic
A silly little doodle I did on my notes of the guys and gals of Limited Life