only squatters are the true claimants to our lives

multifandom (marvel, star trek (tos, aos), merlin, queer as folk, call me by your name, skam france (s3) and many more), language lover, translator.

[heymacy]

And it felt like we were something. We can't be something, Hollander. Would you want to be, if we could?

[somewillwin]

It was just so pretty I had to!

OG storyboard is by Silvia Martelossi ❤️‍🩹💙

[starpains]

on “the blond,” “the older man,” and other crimes against third-person limited

You know that thing where a story is written in tight third person limited — we’re meant to be inside someone’s head, seeing the world through their thoughts — and then suddenly the narration says “the blond frowned” or “the shorter woman sighed” about a person the POV character knows really well?

That’s called antonomasia — using a descriptive label instead of a name. And it’s fine when we’re talking about strangers: “the cashier handed her the receipt,” “the tall guy blocked the door.” The POV character doesn’t know their names, and we just need a quick way to tell people apart.

But the moment it’s used for someone the POV character already knows, it breaks immersion. Because that’s not how our minds work. We don’t think “the older man smiled at me.” We think “Mark smiled.” Or maybe “my boss” if that relationship matters in the moment.

Third person limited means the narration sits inside someone’s perception. Their inner monologue is the story’s voice. So when you switch from “Mark smiled” to “the blond smiled,” you’ve pulled the camera away from their mind and turned it into an outside shot.

If you want to create distance or irritation, you can do it on purpose —

“The idiot from accounting emailed again.”

That’s character voice. That’s judgment. That works.

But otherwise?

As soon as your POV character knows someone’s name, use it. While we do tend to worry about repetitions, names rarely register as such to the readers.

If you need variety for rhythm, use relational or emotional identifiers that make sense in their head: her friend, his partner, their teacher, the person they loved.

Because inside someone’s thoughts, there are no “blonds” or “brunettes.”

There are only people they know.

[ohbeauregard]

Begs the question, young Kiramman. What are you shooting for?

[loycos]

urgent work meeting

[only-cat-memes]

[wondertrio]

drew them

[silvergryphonart]

That’s it, that’s distilled to their essence

[arcanegifs]

Kudos to Joséphine Meis for her Annie Awards nomination, Best Storyboard (TV/Series) category. Such an incredible achievement and well-deserved recognition for this beautiful work. Don’t miss out on Josephine’s masterful work✨ (video source)

[fitzbeloveds]

Ballister Boldheart and Ambrosius Goldenloin in NIMONA (2023)

[soaked-doors]

baby i fall in love again come every summertime

[baran-alhashimi]

VIOLET “Vi” | 2.08 “Killing Is a Cycle”

[gilbert-gilbert-art]

hi i am new to tumblr! sorry if im doing anything wrong im still learning how this website works! anyway this is caitvi if they met when they were young and nothing bad ever happened to them ever <3

[heeeygracie]

VIGIL

Did I add anything to the plot? No. I just wanted to draw Caitlyn 😌😂

[avasillva]

I'm all in for those ships where... (insp.)

[linaisbluepancake]

No monster's gonna get you when I'm here...

[arcanegifs]

ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x06 - “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern”

[gingerpines]

kiss me on the mouth and love me like a sailor.

happy arcane eve im manifesting good things for my girls 🙏🏼

available on my inprnt❤️

[astral-herald]

jayce enduring a symbolic rendition of viktor's trauma is so painful and so, so clever.

being stricken down and immobilized through sheer accident or, in viktor's case, a cruelly random quirk that caused his disability.

then physically dragging himself from the lowest level of zaun to piltover, much like how viktor spent his youth reaching toward the promise piltover offered, but only if he could "pull himself up by the boot straps" and get there on his own. socioeconomic forces working against him be damned.

i appreciate arcane reminding us of viktor's origins - the reason he is so called to help people and, eventually, save himself - and putting jayce through the ringer - the contrast between he and viktor's lived experiences is front and center throughout season 1. the writers send jayce, and the audience, on a grueling journey to contemplate those experiences and how they've manifested in these intertwined characters.