arloydj

🇵🇭4🇵🇸| occasional artist and writer | all-time shithead he/him

[wyrdpsylla]

Quick sketch of an AU that’s been bouncing around

[traincat]

I know the FF are based on the 4 elements, however i have seen that most (out of comic) fans tend to make johnny agressive as FIRE and while yes he is a hothead and reckless, johnny is the most sensible and least to harm someone with his power

Yeah, I won't lie and say this one isn't a pet peeve of mine, too, although I think it's way more egregious when it's coming from professionals than from fans. (Like with everything.) I'm not going to hold casual fans especially to the same standard as people who get paid to write this stuff. I remember being put off some Fantastic Four novel because it described Sue, of all people, as being frightened by Johnny's "violent temper" and I was like. Where lmfao. Like show me one entire time.

And I get why people do this, I really do -- because like you said, people see that Johnny is FIRE (and he's the most obvious when it comes to the Fantastic Four's elemental powers) and fire is aggressive and dangerous and destructive. And yes, Johnny's powers are aggressive and destructive and dangerous. But Johnny's personality is not. One of the things I've discussed previously is how hard Johnny works to keep his powers under control, and how hard he works to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone.

(I really recommend Burn!, the storyline in the first six issues of the 2003 Human Torch series, if you want to explore this further -- Johnny is brought into a pyrokinetic murder mystery by a former high school classmate he once scarred when he was younger and had less control over his powers. It's good stuff.)

I think there are elements of Johnny's personality that are very flame-like. He can be impulsive and impetuous, and he does have a temper, albeit not a particularly violent one. He tends to burn himself out quickly. He's passionate and warm and loving. If we're looking at things fire represents, there's the hearth fire, and he loves his family and his home. But it is always interesting to me, like you mentioned, that if anything, he's the one who seems uncomfortable around violence.

"Sue, don't." (Fantastic Four #594)

"Thank God you missed!" (Fantastic Four #502)

(Fantastic Four #545)

Obligatory Spideytorch mention: He's put himself between Peter and someone Peter is trying to hit/hurt on numerous occasions, and even just made the effort to calm Peter down when he's angry.

"I think you should show a bit more physical restraint against low-level thugs like these!" (Spider-Man Unlimited #5)

"That can wait." (ASM (2015) #5)

Johnny just isn't a violent person, and making him out to be one because he has fire powers ignores decades of characterization in favor of a flat take. A fiery personality doesn't have to automatically mean a careless one. In 616 there's just no basis for him being careless or irresponsible with his powers, or to portray him as having a violent temper. I think it's more fun to explore other ways Johnny's characterization reflects his powers. I know for me, when I'm writing him, even if I'm thinking about him being impetuous or hot-headed, I tend to lean into the fast burning side of things. Fast to ignite and fast to burn himself out. And once he does burn himself out, all that's left is the ashes.

[365chapitres]

[milesobrein]

Lock Tf In

[phantom-of-the-keurig]

Y’all

The original draft of the Kenobi show heavily featured Cody and they were described as “bickering like an old married couple”

Codywan gang, we lost

[phantom-of-the-keurig]

We could have had it all

[fox-trot]

👁👄👁

…are you FUCKING KIDDING ME

[secretly-a-trekkie]

the only sunny day on kamino ever

[asexualmaul]

[argonblue]

Hahaha pain. Oh two boots, are you ready to weird uncle/single dad it up? Also did anyone else catch the bit at the end where two boots and Rylee were leaning on each other while they slept/power cycled? Cause I sure did and it’s all I can think about.

[rascalmonsta]

Don’t you just want to go batshit

[everburningbutt]

I think there’s a tiktok out there of Peter doing that six seven thing, but as Spider-Man, it was some kids that called him over and he wasn’t really in a hurry that day, but he doesn’t know what it was about. The kids just told him to do the gesture and he did.

It’s not until Johnny sends a link to him, laughing, that Peter gets explained exactly what it is (he still doesn’t get it, he’s an old man and does not understand the humor of all the young folk)

I think his students try to do it too but he will not be doing that again.

[everburningbutt]

Six seven…

[kaninchen-reblogs]

Be kind to trans women or die by my sword

[kaninchen-reblogs]

Respect trans men or die by my axe

[kaninchen-reblogs]

Include nonbinary people or die by my morningstar

[kaninchen-reblogs]

listen to intersex people or die by my longbow

[kaninchen-reblogs]

love he/him butches and she/her femboys and neopronoun queers and all kinds of gnc folks or die by my arquebus

[kaninchen-reblogs]

don’t just see multi-gender and two spirit and third gender and agender people as “gotchas” in your debates or die by my trebuchet

[kaninchen-reblogs]

“Kanny where did you get all these medieval weapons” well you see I defeated the Duke of Worsestkingshireton-upon-avon in glorious battle and claimed his lands as my own and I broke into his castle armory and now I’ve got all these cool toys to use on bigots. I do this every Monday.

[beroyika]

not a true star wars fan cuz i dont think we should make milk all those colors

[beroyika]

MATURE CONTENT FILTER?

[savage-sinister]

I really don't understand how "without getting kudos or comments a fanfiction author is going to assume that people who clicked their fic didn't like it" became a controversial take.

I don't know why some people think an author should imagine, or guess that people who click their fic enjoyed it it when nobody is telling them that.

If you're re-reading a fic constantly, or leaving it up in your tab so that it re-loads every day for a hundred days the author is not going to know that unless you tell them. They'd love to hear it. It would make their day.

And if you don't tell them you liked their fic, there's no reason for them to assume you did.

[lucifers-legions]

Writers on AO3 when they see the hit counter on their fic go up and get an email that someone left kudos or a comment: Yay! People like my story! This made my day!

Writers on AO3 when they see the hit counter on their fic go up but the number of kudos/bookmarks/subscriptions/comments doesn't change: Oh. People are reading my story, but I guess they didn't like it.

Writers on Tumblr when they see notifications on their story: Yay! People are liking my story! Oh, somebody left a nice comment! Oh, they even reblogged it! That was so sweet of them!

Writers on Tumblr when they see 0 notes on their story: Nobody read it.

Also, just for fun, here are the stats for my fanfic with the most hits:

Almost half of the comments are my replies, so there are actually 27 individual comments. And almost 27,000 hits. So, basically a 1:10,000 ratio.

Do you still think writers are being unreasonable?

[idontlikeseagulls]

While 27 comments may not be much when someone gets them gradually, it's a lot to read through to make sure you're not contributing to unintentional spam.

[savage-sinister]

unintentional spam?? I'm sorry this is just such a foreign idea to me.

I promise you there are vanishingly few authors who would be upset to receive more than one comment saying the same (positive) things!

[treesramblings]

If I receive multiple emails of comments on something I write, there is an actual zero percent chance of me being upset by it. Literally would make my day, week, month. Love your authors! Comments do not have to be detailed analysis - something as simple as “<3” conveys so much. (In fact, the very first comment I got on AO3 was “<3” and I treasure it.)

[dancinbutterfly]

Spam your local fic author with comments. You never know what could happen.

They might fall in love with you.

Happened to the Goob author. Happened to me.

[i-wear-the-cheese]

Literally no fic author has ever been concerned about spam unless you are coming on their fic offering $5000 a week into their paypal account in exchange for their home address and mothers maiden name

comment. on. fics.

[levitatingbiscuits]

There was an old clone trooper joke that went like this:

General Koon, General Kenobi, and General Skywalker are arguing about who has the bravest men. They decide to settle it once and for all by making a bet.

Koon goes first, and claps a hand on a trooper’s shoulder. “Son,” he says, “I am so proud of you. Could you take out that battalion of clones for me by yourself?”

The trooper, being a member of the Wolf Pack, is practically bursting with pride. “Sir, yes, sir!” he says, and he goes and does it, all with a smile on his face.

“Impressive, but I think you’ll find my men to be more so,” says Kenobi. He calls over one of his men, leaning seductively on the side of a ship, scandalously showing a hint of collarbone. “Hello, there. Do you think,” he purrs, fluttering his lashes, “that you could capture that Separatist base for me, with one hand tied behind your back?”

The trooper, being a member of the 212th, is cherry red and vibrating with excitement. He can’t even speak, just nods vigorously, and does it in record time.

“Pssh, that’s nothing,” says Skywalker, and waves one of his men over. “Hey, trooper, I want you to strip off your armor and go ask Ventress for a drink.”

The trooper, being from the 501st, gives his general an incredulous look and promptly answers, “Kriff, no, sir!”

Skywalker, beaming, turns to the other generals and says, “See that? That’s real bravery!”

Rex is one of the few who can remember it, and one of the even fewer who even knows why it was once funny, even if it isn’t anymore. It was very true of his brothers in the Wolf Pack and the 212th, for all that Cody passionately (and blushingly) used to deny it, glancing around anxiously for fear of his general overhearing. When the chips activated, it stole what little culture the vode were able to build for themselves, and it stole the generals who were the basis of the joke in the first place.

Well, maybe not Skywalker. But when he hears the stories of Vader’s Fist, the callousness with which he spends clone lives and the absolute obedience he expects from his men, Rex thinks it may as well have.

[worm-strung-string]

Me when I wanted to draw some Boys in blue with Obi-wan before I realised what a BITCH ASS HELMET DESIGN fives had

[lightbulb-warning]

many such foolish cases of things left unsaid :)

[stellanslashgeode]