Art By Ian (@ian19961)

I keep seeing posts on social media thanking the OFMD cast and crew for their work and not mentioning Taika, and it's driving me to distraction because Taika is absolutely fundamental to the existence of this show.

There's a huge chance the show wouldn't have been picked up at all if Taika hadn't attached his name to it. And he didn't just attach his name and walk away - he played a key role in developing the show. David has said that he was looking at the history with Taika and they both went 'omg Stede and Blackbeard were fucking' and decided to centre the show around that. Taika pushed for Rhys to play Stede. Taika saw Nathan's comedy on instagram and went 'yep that's Lucius'. Taika was desperate to play Ed, and fought to play him. Taika has spoken about how much he loves playing Ed, how it made him fall in love with acting again, to the point where he wears some of Ed's jewellery and has gotten some of Ed's tattoos actually inked on him. He poured everything he has as an actor into Ed (some of the stuff he had to perform, particularly at the beginning of S2, is difficult) and the show simply wouldn't work without it. Taika directed the pilot. He loved the show enough to juggle filming S1 with post-production on Thor: Love and Thunder. When the show's budget was slashed by 40%, and could no longer afford to film in LA, Taika would have been key to moving production to New Zealand - and if that hadn't happened, S2 wouldn't have happened. When a director went off sick with Covid during S2, Taika jumped in to direct half an episode and then didn't take a director's credit on it.

You do not have to like Taika. You do not have to agree with everything he does/says. But what we are not going to do is erase the absolutely key fundamental role that Taika has played in OFMD. This show simply would not exist, probably not in any form, but certainly not in the form we see and love, if not for Taika's continuing and multi-level contribution.

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all fanfic writers, ever, awake at ungodly hours doubting everything they’ve ever written or thought of writing until they see that one (or more, hopefully!) magical, long-ass comment that makes every bit of struggle totally and completely worth it (via rudderless-in-an-ocean-of-stars)

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So I was recently rereading the Way of Kings, and in the middle of reading one of Kaladin’s flashbacks I had a thought. Deaged Kaladin. LIke they, (probably Navani), would be experimenting with Stormlight or a new fabrial or some new technology in Urithiru, and there’s an accident and suddenly there’s a teenage Kaladin who remembers nothing of the last 7 to 8 years. ‘Cause wouldn’t it be cool if Bridge Four, and Adolin, and Dalinar and all them could meet/interact with teen Kal. Because they would be shocked about how much different he is then compared to now. Like teen Kal has awe for lighteyes, and he hates to hurt people, and he’s torn between being a soldier or a surgeon. He believes in both, and he has to make a choice between them, and then in the middle of all his confusion, bam. He’s in a strange place with people he’s never seen before. If Dalinar or another like “warrior” lighteyes is there, cue the hero worship. Dalinar would want to adopt him on the spot. And Bridge Four would never let him out of their sight because their Captain is insane and always getting in trouble, and they expect the little Captain to be the EXACT SAME WAY. Teen Kal and Lift would be best friends, and she and Syl would enable him in his troublemaking ways, because he would absolutely go around and help all the people who are hurt that he can. And he would constantly be ditching Bridge 4 and Adolin, because you know Adolin would love and be fascinated with this Pure Child who actually likes lighteyes, because whenever Miny Captain leaves their sight he is GOING to get in trouble, and Lift and Syl enable it, because Lift is Lift and Syl finds it simultaneously sweet what Kaladin is doing, and Bridge 4′s attempts to stop him hilarious. 

Here’s another way of putting it since I’m all over the place with this.

Kaladin being deaged in Urithiru and the rest of them dying over this Pure Child. Some sort of accident happened to cause it. He and Lift become best friends. Bridge Four wants to protect this smol Pure Child, and basically stalk him. Or just blatantly never leave him alone. Because their Captain is reckless and insane about his own safety, and they don’t trust him by himself. Dalinar wants to adopt him but Bridge Four keeps thwartng him because the tiny Captain is theirs damn it! Adolin and Shallan love him and join Dalinar in fighting Bridge Four for the small Kal, Renarin is torn between enabling Adolin or Bridge Four. Eventually they set up a rotation over who gets to watch him. Kaladin finds medical supplies and then proceeds to run around all of Urithiru with Lift healing people. It drives everybody crazy. No one but Lift can keep up with him, and she enables him. Syl thinks it’s both sweet and hilarious, so helps Kal. Everyone who he helps loves him. 

Basically, it would be awesome and amazing for Kaladin to get deaged and for all of them to see how he used to be.

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SERIOUSLY THIS SCENE

No, but like,

Can we talk about this scene?

THIS DIDN’T HAPPEN IN THE MANGA!!!!

Kaneki stayed with his mask until the end of his fight with Amon in the manga. Now, in the anime, kaneki took off his mask, and you’re not supposed to do that, ever. This shows the amount of trust kaneki has for Amon.

AND NOW HIS ASKING FOR HIS NAME

The thing with this shot, is that it’s done perfectly, it’s really clever. Kaneki looking up to meet Amon’s eyes (As if, accepting that he just showed his identity to a CCG, a complete stranger) asking for Amon’s name so formally, and the smoke covering only his ghoul side so he can only look at his human side makes it all the more difficult for Amon to doubt him.

What I really liked about this one, is that, in the manga, Amon is downright rude to kaneki when talking to him. He said something like “Don’t fuck with me you ghoul bastard” In the anime, Amon, without hesitation said his name.

AND THEN (sorry I don’t have a gif for this one) kaneki looks down, the smoke covering his mouth, and Amon TWITCHES, I know this may sound really exaggerated, but, Amon kinda likes, observes kaneki at that part, as if he did something for Amon to pay closer attention or something. (maybe kaneki smiled?)

AND LATER ON, Kaneki and Amon fight, with kaneki’s hair covering his eyes (maybe because he’s ashamed of himself?). 100% knowing about their “enemy”, Kaneki saying that he doesn’t want to fight Amon, and Amon just wanting to talk to the poor guy, wishing they had met some other way.

I don't think fic writers know how much they matter

Do you know how many times you distracted me when I was hurt or lonely? Do you know how many times a line or a scene from fanfic marked me so much that I remembered years later, even though I can’t recall my own phone number? 

Even if the fic isn’t perfect or popular or multi-chaptered… Sometimes there’s just one sentence that changed me.

You, miles and miles away, changed me.

Reject the chains of history. Do not let the past define your future as I did. Free yourself from the past. Learn from it, understand it–then let it go. Create a brighter future from your own hearts and imagination.

King Harrow, The Dragon Prince s2, ep 6 “Heart of a Titan” (via red-alynore)

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