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Appreciation post for all the beginner artists who work hard despite the AI āālooming over us. You are fabulous. You are precious. Keep up the hard work, you are needed.
me and my homies support real artists who put their passion into their pieces instead of a machine who rips off the hard work of talented peeps
imo a discord server should be like a breakout room for fandom. like the place to run your wips by your besties or discuss your otp in more detail with a few people who were insane about it on your post or organise events with a handful of trusted mutuals etc etc. if itās where ALL the fandom activity is going to happen it will inevitably foster a cliquey environment where the fandom is divided into āthose in the serverā and āthose who arenātā, lurking is disincentivised if not made outright impossible, people who feel uncomfortable joining in conversations and would rather interact with fandom through reblogging etc are largely excluded because thereās no repost mechanism, and the fandom itself becomes an enclosed space so new fans are limited in how much content and meta they can access without having to make the plunge into Joining The In Group, thereās limited scope for interaction between different communities within the same fandom, god itās just an altogether dogshit stupid idea. what if we moved all fandom activity to really massive private groupchats. STUPID
i hate it here im gonna [remembers suicide jokes are bad for mental health] find the Avatar and restore my honor
Charles: aw that was aces! right, Edwin?
Edwin: yes it was rather,
*consulting a list of modern slang Niko and Crystal gave him*
Edwin, proudly: poggers :)
clocked
reposting this for jayden's birthday :)
we're still going š«”
took me like 3 hours but I'm very happy with how it turned out, even though I know it's going to be completely smudged later šš
the way jordie haunts the narrative truly haunts me. the way he carried kaz to shore, the way he demands to be remembered. the way he drives kaz's plans and schemes and has woven his way into the platform that kaz brekker has built for himself.
the way jordie has kept kaz afloat for years. but the way he's also kept kaz in the water for years. the way kaz has been kicking and kicking toward the moment of recompense and revenge, his hands never leaving jordie. his kickboard, his lighthouse, the thing keeping him alive and the thing keeping him half in the grave, dragging him down as much as he's guiding him.
the way jordie was once a light for kaz, the way kaz has found light in inej. the way inej is the reason kaz didn't drown in fjerda, the reason to keep swimming, the reason to live. the way jordie was once a brother for kaz, the way kaz has found a brother in jesper. the way jesper is someone for kaz to protect and to forgive, and the way he's more capable of doing so now.
the way jordie is avenged by kaz, but the way that isn't where the story ends. kaz destroying pekka isn't it. it doesn't have to be it anymore. because everything that jordie was to kaz, everything he's clung to, he's found elsewhere. and yes, he still has to learn to take his hands off his brother, but there are reasons to now, there are reasons to climb out of that water. to forgive, to move on, to learn to forget in moments when remembering does nothing but drag him down.
the way jordie is, in so many ways, what holds this story together. the way kaz no longer needing him or his ghost is what sets the story free. is what sets jordie free.
āwhat if kids identify with something and it ends up just being a phase-?ā good. stop teaching and expecting kids (and adults honestly) to formulate permanent traits and ideas of themselves. everything in life is a phase. that doesnāt make it any less legitimate while you experience it. let people explore themselves and know itās okay if what you think about yourself changes.
i love how everyone on this website is kind of pathetic it brings such a sense of understanding and community
i feel like every other day i see posts being like, āis dbda fandom dead? where did everyone go?ā and⦠no? weāre not dead? weāre very much still here.
i still think about my wip fics all the time; theyāre not abandoned. i have more fic ideas, even though the words can be unpredictable sometimes so i havenāt done much on ao3 in a while. but i still have many more plans for fic, lots of gifsets in mind, more art i want to draw, and many, many more thoughts about these characters.
the dbda big bang/minibang is literally in progress right now with tons of beautiful fic and art in the process of being created. the fandom just released a 200 page zine full of fic and art! the fandom is making gifs, edits, fics, art, moodboards, playlists. the fandom is paying for multiple billboards to stay up for months at a time, to show support and love for the show & actors, and continues sending cameos to george and jayden when their cameos are open. thereās a fan meetup planned. there are new prompt weeks/events popping up all the time.
in short⦠the fandom and its talented and passionate creatives havenāt gone anywhere. some authors or artistsā interests may have shifted over time, or they are in multiple fandoms at a time (myself, iām currently watching doctor who as well). but posting about how the fandom is ādeadā or āabandonedā isnāt exactly the encouragement to create more that folks seem to think it is; instead itās just baffling and a bit discouraging to those of us who absolutely are still here, creating out of love for a show that is barely over one year old.
maybe folks are not seeing the exact type of fic/art/gifs they want and think the fandom is waning as a result. but the best way to see the exact creative work YOU want to see is ultimately by creating it yourself - however new you might be to creating, there is no barrier to entry! or at the very least, connecting with the folks who are creating things and spreading genuine love for whatever is out there is the way to keep a fandom going.
much love to everyone <3
yep I'm gonna start crying now
Dear Niko,
Are you doing well? Have you gotten used to life at school? How is the food in America? (Iāve heard itās not very tasty.) Right now I was thinkingĀ āItād be so nice if I received a reply from Nikoā¦ā so I decided to write this letter. The person who always loves you deeply is not just some person, but me, your mother. Though I think that you canāt imagine that anymore.
Over here, the cherry blossoms are starting to fall from their trees. When I see this, I think about how the dry and chilly season is here again and get sad. You already know this, but - - -
please
Day 10: Lantern
(Havenāt been able to do anything new for @dbdpromptober yet, but todays prompt seemed like a good excuse to share these two side-by-side)
listen, fuck "to each their own", sometimes your mutual gets into some batshit insane rarepair that they're a little embarrassed about and it becomes your sworn duty to put on your jester bells and jingle jangle proudly by their side for moral support. don't be a pussy. it's ride or die motherfucker
It really is wild that some politicians can stand there and say "yeah we're getting rid of a program that keeps quite literally millions of people alive specifically so we can cut taxes for people who are already richer than god" as if it's a normal political stance and not so cartoonishly evil I'm legit shocked perry the platypus doesn't break through the nearest wall the minute the words leave their mouth.
rip niko sasaki you would've been so popular on tumblr
no matter what happens, the true winner will always be Yuri
I didnāt expect this to turn into a rematch but here we go
fuck you *hits you like ron pon pon pom*
my brain has decided succession, severance, and leverage are all the same show and i still have no idea what any of succeverage is about
donāt think i can call it a hyperfixation anymore fam im afraid im just long term insane about this piece of media
when Dead Boy Detectives gets a second season, i want the Night Nurse to be deeply unsettled by Charles -> like- i think she'd have a soft spot for him, absolutely
but also he beat her into the belly of a murderous fish and then completely 180'd on their next interaction
[Charles is sitting cross-legged against the couch in their office, with a new cricket bat on his lap and one of Edwin's books open next to him] [The Night Nurse materializes with a swish of fabric and looks around] Charles, glancing up and grinning: Charlie! What're you doing here? Night Nurse, sighing: I believe I have told you innumerous times by now not to call me that. What are you doing? Charles: Well, my last bat kind of got splintered fighting Esther's giant lass eating snake so- Night Nurse: -in five words or less? Charles, holding it up: Enchanting. A. New. Bat. [He looks at his fingers] Charles: ...Charlie. Night Nurse: I said or less! Oh, never mind, where's your other half? I was under the assumption you two were joined at the hip. . . . Charles, tilting his head: He's out. Night Nurse, taking a deep breath: Out where? Charles: Just out. Why're you asking? [The Night Nurse holds up a file with an incredulous flourish, a perfectly arched brow.] Charles, getting to his feet with a grin: New case then, is it? Brills, I'll take it to him Night Nurse: Now wait just a moment- [He's out through the mirror, file in hand, before she can voice a full protest] Charles: Cheers, Charlie! . . . Night Nurse, straightening out her attire: I am a trans-dimensional being with a lifetime that spans eons. And yet, that boy.. . . . [She clears her throat. Turns on her heel] Night Nurse: ..disturbs me.
Your a faggot kill ur elf
the fuck did my elf do
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[guy who hasnt drawn in a few weeks voice] yeah the world is horrible and life is agony