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Chuck Tingle has arrived at my Tomodachi Island @drchucktingle
I'm no artist but I've been recreating Foals albums in Tomodachi Life. I've had to take libertines though! But I don't think they're that bad!
Antidotes from 2008
Life is Yours from 2022
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 from 2019
I am working on the rest!
Yeah, yeah, Cassandra Clare got her start writing fanfic, old news.
Rebecca Thorne wrote She-Ra fanfic before writing Tomes & Tea.
Matt Dinniman wrote GI Joe and Transformers crossover fanfic before writing Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Pierce Brown wrote Greek Mythology fanfic before writing Red Rising.
Andy Weir wrote Ready Player One fanfic that later got canonized by Ernest Cline before writing The Martian.
Fanfic has never been, and will never be inferior to published works, and writing one does not discredit or devalue the quality of your work when writing another.
“Not that you need me to tell you girls anything, but you’re doing an amazing job. Don’t let anyone tell you different.”
Pep talk at Meemaw O’Neil’s apartment. :)
☄️ TMNT X Sonic Riders AU I made!
1P -- Select your character...
SPEED TYPE »
FLY TYPE»
POWER TYPE»
Here's a compilation of all the designs I've made for the main characters. Some drawings are bit old. I'll upload my new art now too in case yall want to see my profile <3
Art gallery here ↓
And a little context
[Rider April]
In this Au the turtles and his friends will be forced to participate in supersonic races, while trying to save the earth. I made futuristic and colorful environments art for this, with a strong influence on Playstation 2 aesthetics.
[Casey and Raph in Metal city]
Chronologically located in the space arc, it's an AU inspired by my favorite Sonic game.
[Leo in Metal City]
Leo used to have a board too, but it was sabotaged and destroyed during a race, similar to what happened to Sonic in Sand Ruins. Fortunately, the pieces were recovered by Donatello, and used to build his skates.
[Mikey in Green Cave]
Please enjoy! and sorry for my english, it's not very good. Also feel free to ask questions! I'll be happy to answer them
Thanks for reading
u/OutFold aka @derek.the.sketch.guy has been sketching out the first scenes of the book and they are EXCELLENT
"Golden Deer is boring though it's lackluster, the characters aren't as strong as the other paths there's less conflict-"
You fool. You absolute buffon. Golden Deer is perfectly designed. Not only does it feed into the whole "alliance" theme well by having the characters still work together despite their differences and feelings well before hitting those A supports, but it's ALSO the only route that actually puts the focus on YOU the player. Or, rather, Byleth themself
Black Eagle is about whether or not you can agree to Edelgard's ideals of acceptable sacrifice and perspective that there's only 1 way to do things. The branching happens when you decide whether or not you agree, but ultimately it just explores opposing or agreeing with Edelgard. Anything more than that is really just incidental to that main concept, whether it's Crimson Flower or Silver Snow, the entire time you're focused either on helping Edelgard achieve her goals or you're focused on showing her how wrong she is alongside the Black Eagles who think it's their duty to correct Edelgard's wrongs (and I have a whole separate thing in regards to how the cast acts in Crimson Flower verses Silver Snow). It works really well for characters designed around an empire, a domineering form of government where (usually) a singular ruler determines the course and focus
Blue Lions is focused entirely on working on past issues and learning to bring yourself into the present, but it's done almost entirely through the cast more than the player. The Blue Lions themselves all have their own traumas and deep-seated past issues that hinder or help progress. While both Blue Lions and Black Eagles have a lot in common when it comes to traumatized characters and ideology, the ideology is front and center, while in Boue Lions, their interpersonal conflicts are front and center. This shows especially in the final (non romance) scene, where Dimitri decides that his personal attachment to Edelgard and past memories still matter, and he reaches out a hand, despite her immediately trying to kill him. It's fitting for a route designed around a kingdom, which is usually built entirely on interpersonal dealings between the ruling class
Golden Deer, however, is designed very differently. Unlike the other 3 routes, the player, or more specifically Byleth, is put as the driving force instead of the Lord. And this is actually what makes Golden Deer such a good route and one with the best ending of all of them. Claude has ideals, but he isn't a person who wants to force others to follow his path like Edelgard. Claude has lived a life of strife where his past motivates him, but it doesn't chain him the same way it does Dimitri. Instead, he works on understanding everyone around him and working together towards agreed upon goals, while taking on stuff that isn't agreed upon onto himself. But more than that, while all the Lord's value your opinion, Claude is the only one who actually takes what Byleth wants (rather than just what they think about specific matters) into consideration for his plans. Repeatedly you tell Seteth in Silver Snow that you don't want to kill Edelgard, but he pushes that you have no choice. Pretty much the entire first half of Azure Moon is Dimitri ignoring you. And in Crimson Flower, you've all but completely submitted to Edelgard's will with a couple of exceptions (which actually proves my point because it's specifically in regards to the Golden Deer because you can fight the entirety of Crimson Flower while sparing all of them except for Judith). But in Verdant Wind, Claude doesn't hide that he has a problem with the church and wants Rhea gone. In Golden Wildfire, without Byleth, he's more than happy to just get rid of her without a second thought. But when Byleth is the protagonist, he goes out of his way to accommodate your wants into his plans and goals. When you express as the player that you want to reason with Edelgard and ponder if you can't walk the same path, Claude agrees with you and says he'll make it happen if he can, with the other Golden Deer mostly agreeing. When that,can't happen you both lament the fact that Edelgard gave you no choice together. He makes finding Rhea a priority, mostly because as curious as he is in general, he wants to help you find out answers only Rhea can give you. And all of the Golden Deer do this to some extent, with each other but also with you as the player. I think Hilda and Marianne's A supports with Byleth show this best personally, but that's a personal opinion. And it just works so well for a route designed around the idea of an alliance, people coming together and agreeing to work towards a goal bigger than themselves
And that's not to say the other routes aren't as good as Golden Deer, they're all equally well written, but it just makes me sad when I see people giving the Golden Deer route grief just because the characters aren't the same when it does its theme so beautifully
I feel bad for the future nalu kids. Like imagine going to meet your girlfriend/boyfriend parents and it's the king and queen of the dragons, but not only are they dragon royalty Natsu is one of the strongest wizards to ever exist at his full power and Lucy is probably the strongest celestial wizard ever but I don't know it's just a thought.
No one:
Nobody:
Not a single person or thing:
*mild inconvenience*
Gray: "ICED SHE-"
Natsu: "STOP-"
Just My Thoughts Pt. 36
Fairy Tail Manga Reread Version
For someone who is not good with words, Natsu really outdid himself. He spoke the words Lucy needed to hear in midst of her doubt. I actually love her reaction when he first started to speak because she probably thought he was going to tease her instead of being genuine and very understanding of her situation. Another thing I like his how he called her “Lucy of FT” it creates a sense of belonging that she needed. She escaped a place she didn’t feel comfortable in and found a new home. This panel hits hard when knowing what comes in the inevitable future. FT becomes so such more than just a guild to Lucy and when she’s left alone, it just hurts more. Especially when Natsu, who accepted her without any condition or reason, had also left her. However, at the end of the day, FT was the home they all returned to.
Until my next thought!
Someone on Twitter pointed out that this cover is all of Zerefs demons together ;-;
Natsu to me is very smart like his brother zeref just in a different way because I fully believe Natsu could win a chess match he just wouldn’t know how he did it, like zeref critically can think and solve really intricate problems but Natsu? No he wouldn’t be able to. I think Natsu learns threw actions rather than actually thinking he’s street smart rather than book smart but Natsu isn’t dumb he’s just more in touch with actual situations in front of him rather than hypothetically which is why he seems dumb. I also think he forgets things that he doesn’t really need to remember because he forgot half of his core things he should’ve learned then re-learned them when he got his memories back. Also he just doesn’t have proper education. But a lot of people don’t realize that at like 5 years of your life you learn basic everything so for Natsu to forget that and then re learn it from a dragon probably put him back so much more than people realize
I think he repeats things he GENUINELY believes so it may sound simple to some people but it’s probably how he remembers things that’s a hc I heavily implant on Natsu because Natsu forgetting what a library is but knowing what a library is like 8 years ago is crazy because I believe getting his memory back with zeref fucked up the way he remembers and thinks because now he does remember the core time he spent learning to grow normal and that being abruptly stopped and even then Natsu didn’t speak or write he refused I think Natsu just is struggling to think half the time
do you have any headcanons on the relationship between zeref and natsu? knowing that natsu does acknowledge him as his brother makes me wish we had seen more of them together.
They make me so emotional you don't even understand
Natsu and Zeref were really close as kids. Zeref was the perfect big brother
Natsu was always an emotional child, but Zeref was able to settle him down (even when their parents couldn't)
Zeref's favorite color is pink. It reminds him of his beloved brother
Natsu idolized Zeref and wanted to be just like his big brother
I'm talking full on followed Zeref around everywhere, mimicking his behaviors, and everything
`Zeref was the good kid and Natsu was a demon spawn
Natsu would always get so happy when Zeref visited him and Igneel. He didn't understand why his brother didn't live with them but he was content with the visits
Zeref was very scared to hurt Natsu so he always kept his distance but couldn't stay away for long
Now let's pretend Zeref survived and wanted to be good...
Natsu is the only person that can't be hurt by Zeref's curse (there's several theories on why this is a thing but no one knows for sure)
After spending some time around Natsu, Zeref has no idea why people consider him a hero. This man is a hazard to society and Zeref is stressed
Natsu is so proud of his big brother. Zeref expected him to be ashamed, but Natsu loudly announces that Zeref is his brother and brags about him all the time. He drags Zeref to events and defends his honor above all else
Unless he's talking to Zeref then Natsu tells him he's an asshole. But Natsu's allowed to
Zeref tells Natsu stories about their parents and Igneel. He actually made Natsu cry at one point because of these stories and freaked out
Natsu is always trying to fight Zeref and Zeref is so unfazed by it. Like imagine him having a conversation with someone then Natsu runs up, decks him, and Zeref just keeps talking like nothing happened. It drives Natsu nuts
Zeref is a pessimist while Natsu is an optimist. It causes a lot of very weird convos like Zeref walks up like "the world is on fire" and Natsu just grins and goes "hell yeah buddy put on some sunscreen!"
that really interesting post that's going around got me thinking and sort of made me realize that i never made a post about my feelings on the scene where Lucy rewrote the Book of E.N.D., so here goes:
i always thought the part where she's holding this book, realizing this is Natsu and just hugs it and bursts into tears was one of the best moments in the whole series. not even just one of the best nalu moments, one of the best moments overall.
because we saw time and time again how much senseless suffering Zeref or whatever people chose to glean from his existence caused. Lucy watched the Lullaby Flute try to kill all of her friends and the entire Magic Council, saw the Tower of Heaven--the R-System Zeref had conceptualized and which had been built in his name--fall. She bore witness to the pain Deliora caused one of her closest friends. She and all her friends almost died at the hands of a group of fanatics willing to do anything to see Zeref awaken. Her future self died in her own arms thanks to schemes which revolved around the Eclipse Gate, which she would later learn had helped to end her mother's life. On the brink of dying and losing everyone she loved at the hands of Tartaros, she was forced to break Aquarius's key.
And in the midst of a brutal and destructive war Zeref waged, she learned about the Book of E.N.D. Here it was, this final act of senselessness and--in a way--the cause of all of it nothing more than a damaged book in her hands. everything, every vile act justified using Zeref, all the horrible things he personally did or indirectly caused, all of the suffering...it all led right up to this moment. and more than evil, it was tragic: Natsu's boundless life and Natsu's inevitable death, apparently captured in ink and paper, inextricably intertwined with all the pain all of them had faced along the way.
what words were there even left to say? except the ones Lucy spoke:
"This book...how could this one book contain Natsu's life? He's more than that! Natsu's special...but he's still a person just like us! So how..."
and in rewriting the book, adding all their memories to his story, she saved him and proved once and for all what the adventure she shared with the family who chose her, what all the pain they'd been through together had taught her: that love can overcome death.
(Major spoilers for anyone who hasn’t read/watched Fairy Tail)
(Like seriously, major)
Something that always haunts me about Fairy Tail is that Natsu isn’t really the original Natsu
Like Zeref said he brought him back to life as an Etherious
But as far as I can tell creating an Etherious seems to involve writing, in detail, what makes up that Etherious in terms of personality, in order to determine what the magic involved actually creates
Which would mean, technically, Zeref never actually resurrected anyone, he just created an approximate facsimile of his dead brother
I mean, he had like previous versions of Natsu and everything (see: Larcade) which means Zeref tried to recreate Natsu multiple times and our Natsu was just the most accurate recreation, the one close enough to Zeref’s original brother for Zeref to accept
Our Natsu is still our Natsu and always has been, but he is not, in fact, the original Natsu who died. He’s a copy of a little boy who died four hundred years ago.
Except he grew up into his own person of course
Also I wonder if some part of Zeref recognized that and that’s why he was totally okay with Natsu killing him even though that meant Natsu would die too, despite literally everything Zeref had suffered and done to bring his brother back to life