Fun Arts

Welcome to my art blog! It's mainly focused on the Summerverse, an MLP Next Gen story, but I'll occasionally post other stuff

[sodiumvaporss]

i do have to say that no matter how shitty any sort of media is or how shitty your own creations are. always remember

[hellsquills]

Take out that "at least". Art is not a minimum

Say it with your full chest, no matter how shitty it looks:

It's art. And It's not AI.

[dreamyarty]

Can we talk about Rosalyn's little setup for her and Cronan's portrait. Can we. Like what is going on there gurl

[imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs]

A and B for Aira/Farran 🍃

When he finally confesses that he likes her, for a moment she just stares at him. The tools she'd been using to build some kind of... Emily thinks it's a coffee maker, but she's unsure if Elves even have coffee. She's also not sure if describing the situation as Aira having a "blue screen of death" because Elves don't have computers. She looks towards Farran who seems to be wilting more by the minute. Her heart goes out to him; it really does. Especially since she was the one to push Farran to confess in the first place.

However, Aira lets out a high pitched squeal that makes Emily jump what must have been six inches and comes roaring back to life, leaping at Farran with her arms outstretched.

Emily can only watch in bemused astonishment as Aira smothers Farran with kisses while he lays still on the floor with the dopey expression of lovesickness and lipstick prints on his face.

_*_

There's a sort of... element to these two that could serve as bedrock for a future romantic relationship. He's the mom friend, she's breezy and inventive. He's a little bit awkward, she's a little bit kooky. There's clay there, all we need to do is mold it into something.

My brain is empty please send me Ships so I can either A. Write something about them B. Yammer about them C. Recommend a fic about them D. Literally do anything at all to pass the time. If you don't want the answer to be smutty or spicy, please make sure to add the phrase "hold the lemon" to your ask.

[dreamyarty]

[sixty-silver-wishes]

I love it when headlines get cut off

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[ouroborosorder]

fucking losing my shit over elizabeth holmes' fucking twitter banner

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[the-davest-of-uncles]

stunning and brave and corrupt

[pixelartpeach]

Reblog to give a trans person a fresh and perfectly ripe mango wait huh

It's the wikipedia image??? How big could it be

What

Huh???

[bonesbeetle]

can see the pores on that thang

[crow-with-a-pencil]

Reblog to give a trans person a shockingly high resolution mango

[gahdamnpunk]

When Zuko apologized to uncle Iroh in the tent cause he was so ashamed of his actions and what he’d done to the only person who unconditionally believed in his ability to do good >>>>>

[opinions-about-tiaras]

So okay, I’ve given this rant before but this is another good time for it.

Structurally speaking, ATLA did something important with Zuko that, in a purely mechanistic sense of narrative development, I think a lot of people don’t notice immediately, and that even fewer people who want to emulate what was done with him get.

Which is Zuko is made a protagonist VERY early, and the show goes out of its way to continually place Zuko into situations where the audience empathizes and roots for him.

This happens in literally the second episode of the series, if we count the two-part premiere as a single episode, which I think we should. The A-plot of that episode, “The Southern Air Temple,” is Aang reckoning with the genocide of his people… but the B-plot?

The B-plot is the introduction of Zhao, and more specifically, his introduction in a way that is calculate to shift the audience, whose introduction to Zuko did NOT engender a ton of sympathy to him, directly and forcefully onto his side. They want Zuko to kick Zhao’s ass.

This continues all through book one and book two. Remember, Zuko is never, ever the main villain of this series. That’s initially Zhao, followed by Azula and Ozai. (Plus various temporary players like Long Feng.) Whenever Zuko isn’t placed into direct conflict with the other protagonists, he’s always written and presented in a way that is careful, VERY VERY careful, not to make him too monstrous, and to make us root for him. He’s placed right next to Iroh, who is designed for people to like, and that reflects back onto Zuko; we want Zuko to be better than he is because we want Iroh to have good things.

Put aside for the moment whether any specific character, including Zuko, deserves their redemption. If you’ve decided you’re going to do that, you have to erect the proper narrative scaffolding around them, and it extends to far more things than “did this person not do things that were too horrible” and “is this person genuinely sorry and is working really hard to atone.” There’s a difference between protagonist and white hat, but if you want someone to eventually wear that white hat, you REALLY need to establish them as a plausible protagonist early on.

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

Yeah, it was made obvious from the get go that Zuko is definitely nowhere near Zhao’s level of nasty, which in turn means he’s nowhere near Azula’s and nowhere in the scope of Ozai’s.

1.) 

He made a deal with Aang to leave the Southern Water Tribe alone if Aang went with him. When Aang escaped with help from two of those tribe members, Zuko didn’t demand they go back and destroy what was left of the tribe as revenge. He didn’t even think of it as an option. There was no split second where he went, should I/shouldn’t I?

2.) 

This is repeated. He corners the Avatar somewhere, causes some damage to the area in the ensuing fight, but does not stick around to raze the village/monastery to the ground and kill the people when he doesn’t get what he wants. Doesn’t consider this a necessary action even once.

3.) 

The Iroh&Zuko relationship is juxtaposed with the Zhao&Zuko relationship. Both older men have more power over him. Iroh is a retired War General and Prince who is not banished. Zhao is a Commander in favor of the Firelord, who is also not banished. We could tell early on that Iroh is wise and despite being on the bad side, seems to be pretty chill. We took a liking to him immediately. Zhao is the opposite. He is very much like early!Zuko. Impulsive, rude, loud, cocky, etc… But why is he more annoying? Why do we root for Zuko as opposed to him? 

Because we see what Zuko is like with his Uncle Iroh. Iroh does not rub in the fact that he’s banished. He doesn’t use that when reprimanding him for his attitude or his failings. That is a hot iron and he knows it. It’s to the point where Iroh can bend fire in Zuko’s face and Zuko is perfectly relaxed over it and doesn’t once believe his uncle will hurt him. There is a lot of faith in Iroh, from this angsty teenager, and it’s very obvious with their interactions.

Zhao is not trustworthy from the start. We’re shown this by how both Zuko and Iroh are hesitant to interact with him and don’t want to linger in areas he has control over, for too long. They even lie to him despite him obviously having more favor in the Firelord’s eyes than either of them do. Zhao’s personality opposes both Zuko and Iroh. And as we like Iroh, we want him to win and have nice things, as stated above. But Zuko&Iroh is a package deal. And as Zhao reveals himself more and more to be nasty even if it’s subtle, we want Zuko to win even harder.

And even when Zuko wins and he’s in the prime position to do to Zhao what Ozai did to Zuko for also ‘speaking out of turn’… he doesn’t do it. He walks away. He is the bigger man in that scenario. And Iroh further puts shame onto Zhao when he goes against the sacred rules of the Agni Kai because he can’t handle a loss to a banished teen. We are shown that Zuko follows rules and has honor, which is reinforced by Iroh’s, ‘even in exile, my nephew is more honorable than you’. Iroh’s Word is basically Law at this point. Sf he says it is so, then he must be right and the audience accepts that. He knows Zuko better than us and hopefully we’ll get to understand more as the story progresses.

Already by the 3rd episode, we’re shown that Zuko is in no way the worst person from the Fire Nation. In fact, we’re given a sort of scale now from the four major Fire Nation people we know of. Iroh–Zuko——-Zhao–Firelord.

We’re also hoping that Iroh rubs off on Zuko enough for him to also become wise and learn to chill out.

4.) 

When “The Storm” finally rolls around, we’re pretty invested by then in the Iroh&Zuko relationship and that episode gives us so much more info into Zuko’s character and we are shown that Iroh is right. He has honor and he cares for others. And yet it’s obvious the Firelord doesn’t because we see Zuko do the right thing(protesting the plan to treat new recruits as cannon fodder) in the wrong place, and then his face gets burned off by his father because of it. And further, he’s banished for refusing to fight his own father. What sane parent wants to do battle with their own child? What sane parent banishes their child for speaking out of turn at the defense of their own peoples’ lives? What the fuck is wrong with the Firelord?

Zuko was punished severely for showing compassion and having a kind heart. And Iroh(and the ship crew even) is properly mortified by the punishments his nephew received for it, which in turn affects the audience’s perception of this situation. Iroh doesn’t like it, it’s especially bad then.

Now we start wondering why does Zuko wants to go back to the guy who burned his face off?! Iroh, talk some sense into him! PLEASE!

Halfway through S1, they got us to the point of wanting Zuko to have a redemption arc. 

Making the audience want a character to be redeemed is also very important in this. We were shown he has redeemable qualities. We want that pay off! Do it justice!

[dealbrekker]

[sundove88]

I love him!!!

[all-mammal-creechur]

Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso

It is found from southern Mexico to Belize, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, as well as in Trinidad. The bats are nocturnal, sleeping during the day in an unusual formation: most of them line up, one after another, on a branch or wooden beam, nose to tail, in a straight row.

In the photo, the two bats on the lower left are carrying young.

img source

[all-mammal-creechur]

I really love how dedicated these guys are to queuing.

[genericpuff]

i loved the newest episode!! so many good things; LO:RE is literally enrichment for me. but it reminded me to ask you something I've been meaning to ask: what is emotional cheating? I think i've seen you describe kore and hades's relationship as such, but as someone who is very very aroace, it's hard for me to figure out exactly what it is.

So emotional cheating is, to put it at its simplest, cheating with your heart. It's emotionally involving yourself with another person on the same level you would with a romantic partner.

You might not be explicitly asking someone else who's not your partner on a date or giving them roses or having sex with them, but you're still giving them attention that you would normally be investing into your partner and not someone else. The emotional investment is the big part of it, how much you're dedicating parts of your life and self to someone who isn't your partner and would normally share in those things.

It's often far more damaging and sneakier than having an outright affair, because in many cases, the person who is the 'subject' of the emotional affair isn't even aware that it's happening (and unlike a one night stand, emotional affairs are predicated on deep emotional investment, which takes time and attention to build).

While there are many people who get involved in sexual affairs who don't know that it's an affair (as many cheaters won't tell their targets that they're married / taken) they at least still know they're having sex and are attracted to the person they're having sex with. But in the case of an emotional affair, the target may not even have a clue that the cheater is pursuing them or, at the very least, investing energy into them that they should be investing into their actual relationship.

Of course, emotional affairs look and feel different to everyone, but I'm gonna rattle off some general (and extremely common) examples, while using panels from LO as visual guides. Some of these examples include:

Not being honest about your relationship status with your emotional affair target

Consistently ignoring and/or dismissing long-time partner's boundaries and needs while respecting and meeting all the needs of your emotional affair target without question

Obsessing over the other person just to satiate a crush, often overstepping boundaries and robbing them of their security and autonomy

Constantly wanting to act on personal fantasies regarding the other person

Affording your target certain privileges and luxuries that you wouldn't give anyone else (including your own adopted son and presumably your partner)

Expressing affection in ways that they would normally do for their partner but are now doing for someone else (ex. giving them gifts, buying them dinner, spending personal time with them, etc.)

Making plans about all the things they want to do with / to that person even when that person isn't in an active relationship with them

Changing little things about your life to suit the fantasy of being with the other person

Fearing your target's perception of you more than you'd consider your partner's perception of you

Confiding in the other person for emotional support instead of doing so with your partner (often kept secret from your partner)

Being overly protective of your target and treating their problems as your own to deal with

Talking shit about your current partner behind their back (and/or letting other people talk shit about them to your face)

But most damning of all, if your own brother tells you you're participating in an emotional affair, that's a pretty good sign that you are 💀😆

Beyond that, when your own target admits to also flirting with you knowing fully well you're in a relationship, that's an ACTIVE TWO-PARTY EMOTIONAL AFFAIR.

There are many, MANY more examples from LO (and also even LR!) I could include, but those are some of the most damning and straightforward examples that I could find at 2 AM while drafting this post LOL

Emotional cheating is definitely complex, but it's not without its victims, the betrayed partner most of all. Cheating in every shape and form (emotional and sexual) is ultimately about exerting control and power, not fulfilling unmet needs.

Regardless of how unstable your relationship might be (such as Hades' and Minthe's) you at least owe your partner the respect and dignity of breaking off the relationship as soon as you're no longer invested in it, rather than staying in it while pursuing someone else. Especially if that someone else isn't even aware that you're pursuing them.

I hope that helps answer your question, fellow ace pal! (; ω ; )ヾ(´∀`* )

[dreamyarty]

I love her

[dreamyarty]

Cronan spent literal years being dramatic and evil I doubt those habits are going to go away anytime soon.

He's laughing at his own joke btw. What a loser.

[dreamyarty]

Your art is absolutely gorgeous it deserves to have more recognition if I was Leonardo Da Vinci I would be proud of this generation I really hope you achieve your dream

Oh thank you that means so much to hear!

[dreamyarty]

Welcome to the Party

"We're so happy to have you here!"

Pinkie was the last of her friends to have kids, and not for lack of trying. She and Cheese were over the moon when Pixie finally showed up.

[dreamyarty]

Bnuyquis

A random draconequis I drew!

[drawnsnake]

Instead of cursing her to an eternal sleep or death, Maleficent declares that the princess will grow up to betray the kingdom and serve her instead. So the king sends Aurora away, but one day the young adventurous girl strays a bit too far and right into her territory.

And of course Maleficent is like "hey kid do you wanna learn some totally normal magic that is not dark or evil at all"

[theoneofwhomisblue]

Scooping him

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