Lux et veritas

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[braxiatel]

I honestly and truly believe all good AUs should be a little “”””ooc”””” in the sense that good characterisation involves understanding that changes a characters backstory and circumstances will have an effect on how they respond to the world around them

Good characterisation isn’t about creating a perfect 1:1 canon replica it’s about understanding why a character is different in your work and about grounding the changes you do deliberately choose to make in canon character traits

[starrygatorr]

characters who are actually two characters are so important to me. d.i.d. doppelgängers. possession. twins. clones. au versions of the same person. sometimes a guy is two guys and that is so so so important to me

[roseworth]

i think theres this idea in the general public that the "best" fanfic gets turned into real books like 50 shades of grey. but the truth is that the best fanfic can never be published as an actual book because its intricately woven into the canon material so its inseparable even if you change the names

[imhereonthekitchenfloor]

did you get a full time job that uses your college degree? (don't be cute. are you in the field you studied for?)

yes

no

kind of (using a minor or something)

still in college and/or applying for jobs for the first time

did not attend college

unemployed forever (self choice)

something else?

Voting ended onJun 20, 2024

[e-the-village-cryptid]

growing up with a psychologist for a mother was so funny because my sister and i would be like “mo-om why do we have to go to bed now” and she would respond with a long explanation of the research on the effects of sleep on the brain and body followed by another explanation on permissive vs. authoritarian vs. authoritative parenting styles, with citations

[e-the-village-cryptid]

this was actually really good in some instances though because i started having insomnia and intrusive thoughts very young and when little me was like “mom i don’t like the thoughts in my head but i can’t make them go away and i can’t sleep” she replied with “oh honey. active thought suppression never works. in fact, wegner et al. (1987) tested this when they told a bunch of people to talk about whatever they wanted, and they told half of them to try not to think about a white bear. people thought more about the white bear when they were trying not to think about it! but when they told the people to think about a red car whenever thoughts of the white bear came to mind, the people had a much easier time not thinking about the white bear. so you see, you can’t force the thoughts out of your mind. you just have to let them pass through, and pick something else that you want to focus on”

and so ever since i was a very little kid i knew how to deal with intrusive thoughts, I’ve had them my whole life but never developed ocd or senses of shame about them cause my mom did her phd on thought suppression and she knows what’s up

[immuno-deactivated20240319]

I feel so bad for teenagers these days w their tiktok meanwhile we had king and lionheart on 8tracks

[prettyaveragewhiteshark]

So turns out…..you guys are not gonna believe this…….but it turns out. Reading real books. Is good for you actually.

[prettyaveragewhiteshark]

Let me be completely clear - I’m not being a sarcastic ass. I’m just realizing all over again, in real time, for myself, that reading a real life published book makes your neurons feel like they’re getting a spa day. Like I can feel my brain getting juicer and wrinklier with every page I turn. This shit is no joke, this is like hard drugs if hard drugs were good for you and made your brain feel revived and alive.

[prettyaveragewhiteshark]

@7redmoon nothing against some good fanfic, I’m a fic author myself, but there’s something very necessary and mentally nourishing about reading a published book that isn’t just a recycled version of the same cast of characters you’re already familiar with.

[prettyaveragewhiteshark]

@911boofer I hope it’s okay I snagged these tags bc YES!!!!! This is what I’m talking about!!! Diversify your palettes, my friends, it’s so so good for you!!

[butchdykekondraki-moved]

i have maybe the worst type of cuteness aggression about fiction characters that im attracted to

[butchdykekondraki-moved]

i see guy from shows and im like ''awwh hes so cute i need to see him curled up in a ball on the floor clutching his organs and sobbing inbetween haggard breaths''

[butchdykekondraki-moved]

hes so pretty i need to see him writhing in agony and gasping inbetween rough sobs and covered in his own blood and visibly injured

[vivernt]

some spoilers to erha's ending, be carefull

[oryunart]

Shizun and his golden dragon @oryunart

[teh-nos]

re-reading my own fic because the author has exactly my taste in tropes, ships the same ships in the right way, and also shares my sense of humour. what a find, what a revelation. i hope they write more of this sort of thing.

[mitskisquare]

the only reason why ten year old girls are destroying stupidly overpriced products at sephora to make “skincare smoothies” is because they aren’t being given access to a yard with a variety of mud, sticks, rocks, puddles, and old ceramic planters to make potions in. the children yearn for the apothecary

[tarotforsale]

The Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou/Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat tarot Defiance is up for pre-order! This is a 78-card collaborative fan project with an interpretive book and a zine anthology that includes art and fanfiction! It's priced at P4P pricing and is in limited quantity, so if you're a Dumb Husky or a Remnants of Filth fan this deck is for YOU!

Get the deck!

Visit the project!

[bernard-artal]

Chapelle de Keramanac’h | Plounévez-Moëdec

[blackmoonlightexpress]

TTEOTM Dunhuang Posters

Who wants to relive the week of April 2, 2023 with me? 🥳

Released on April 3, 2023

These posters are inspired by murals from the Mogao grottoes in Dunhuang. The halo design is unique to each character and tells you something about their stories.

Released on April 4, 2023

Released on April 5, 2023

[t4timekeeper]

if you’re ever jaded by really bad fanon interpretations it helps to revisit the source material so you can go Oh thank god. t’was all just a bad dream

[rocktheholygrail]

Hannibal (2013-2015) Interview with the Vampire (2022-)