Ruler of Wonderland

Fallen from Grace [04/17/1987]

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Joli Poli Couture

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[alex-and-nova420]

made this into a gif bc i liked it so much. shark Denied

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JoliPoli

[scheidungsgrund]

from twitter user deejaygeejaygee

[galecstatic]

it just gets better

and better

[goingonanadventuremaybe]

[funnyfroge]

[jeremy-ken-anderson]

Villains are Destined to Die is really good. Admittedly, at first I was just wowed by the print job; The first thing I noticed when I picked up the books from the library shelves was how heavy they were. They're full-color glossy pages the whole way through. And the art earns it; It's gorgeous work, page after page.

What I really like about the writing is how often I want to shout at the protagonist for her "suboptimal plays." For me, this is generally the sign of good character flaws. Too often, writers have protagonists with no true flaws. They'll have "inner pain" or "prejudices to overcome" but then, when it comes time to act, they'll do the optimal thing. The author thinks they're showing the audience a triumph, but we don't have an impression of a climb because we never see our protagonist at the base of the hill; only cresting the top. Penelope, our protagonist, constantly second-guesses how to approach people. Some of the time she's so caught up in the game element - being caught in a dating sim where failure means death will do that to you - but other times her own trauma from her past life colors her responses and makes her act out.

My personal favorite moments of this sort are where the author flips it around and venting her frustrations - being "unfair" with the person she's talking to - turns out to be the absolute best course to take. And conversely, I like it a great deal when the story screws her for treating the game as a game. Who'da thunk it, when she's manipulating people to get their affection meter over a threshold so they won't kill her, the more perceptive among them feel like they're being manipulated and that makes them trust her less.

Of course, both of these speak to a broader lesson; that my own annoyance at "suboptimal plays" is foolish and possibly hypocritical. I've actually already hit two points in the plot where plans I thought up early on for what I'd have done in her shoes would have failed catastrophically. It's amazing work, making me feel like I know better than the protagonist and at the same time reminding me chapter after chapter that I don't.

I've read at least three "reincarnated into red-haired villainess" stories, and while I enjoyed all of them so far this feels the best-written. I recommend it.

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[fashion-runways]

LACEMADE Shell Goddess Dress pls help me get out of debt donating to: ko-fi.com/fashionrunways or dinahlance-shop.fourthwall.com

[velvetcloak]

Original “Wings” Scarf Made in Bishu, Japan Jacquard woven textile

by: Harune Horigome

[goth-queen]

I made a battle axe out of monster cans

[ruinedchildhood]

Pretty fun weapon to draw

[everythingfox]

Give her everything

[aromantic-journal]

"everyone should get more aromantic" can appeal to tumblr's sensibilities but I genuinely think everyone should also get more asexual. I don't mean everyone stop having sex, what I mean is

Sex is not essential. You can live without it. Full stop.

Not having sex isn't shameful or a sign of failure. It also doesn't make anyone boring.

You are not entitled to having sex with anybody and nobody is entitled to having sex with you.

Sex is not what makes someone an adult.

Nobody's worth is defined by how much sex they have or don't have.

Sex is not equally important to everyone.

You can have fulfilling and happy relationships without sex.

You should only have sex on your own terms, not because you feel like you owe it to someone, or because you feel like you'd be incomplete without it.

Know your boundaries around sex and be firm about them. Know how to respect other people's boundaries.

The previous point also applies when it comes to discussing sex. If someone doesn't wanna talk about it or hear about it you have to back down.

Anything can be sexual but not everything has to be sexual.

[skeletomez]

[aisatsaa]

I'll be slowly uploading my art here too from now on hehe SUMMER TIME ☀️🌊

[luna-azzurra]

Something nobody prepares you for is that the better you get at writing the harder it becomes. beginners write freely because they don't know enough to know what's wrong. then you learn. and suddenly you can see every single flaw in real time as you're making it and you have to write anyway while your own brain is in the corner going "that's a weak verb. that transition is lazy. you've used that word three times." getting good at this is mostly just getting better at ignoring yourself.

[persianmom-deactivated20260602]

she’s just like me fr