#how interesting!!

[sunflowertoonz]

i wanna draw something for you,,

i liek just found you an you seem cool

but i donr know what to draw sighhh

AUH??

OH DEAR UH— i you drew phighting so i would like to request a Biograft drawing!!

[niijsii]

My biggest critique for Triple Crown is that the stakes for the main story came in WAY too late. We know immediately the stakes for the characters in S1 and that drives the whole story home. There is a unified goal that we can fight for alongside the cast, a growing sense of urgency to resolve it, and consistent conflict related to those character’s goals. I really wasn’t kidding when I said that S1 really mimic’s what made Avatar: The Last Airbender so strong. As for S2, we get into the real conflict of the season a little late for my writing tastes; and if this story was presented to me in a workshop setting that would be my main point to the writer.

That lack of immediacy, I think, was something that made the whole miscommunication subplot so sloppy for me; or at least one of the reasons.  I never really hated the subplot as much as I hated that it kinda took 7 chapters to get to the real meat of the season. Additionally, I know most of us have collectively decided that Wolfgang’s writing for this specific subplot has been questionable. However, I would venture to say that the miscommunication issue kind of makes sense, due to Shin and Wolf’s dynamic in a time of political unrest, which is why I don’t hate it. I’ll go into more detail about that under the cut, but I guess what I’m thinking is that without really establishing the “main plot” immediately, or at the very least with the same nuance that S1 had done, it will ultimately make every subplot suffer somehow in return.

(All this was from my twitter @niijsiibb where I also just ramble about KM)

The chemistry between Wolf & Shin is something that I've been yearning for— it's realistic & gradual and while I too, like most of us, have issues with Triple Crown's writing of miscommunication, I can't help but find it a real step/conflict for the two of them.

We have two boys that have gone through such MASSIVE traumatic experiences in their youth, over & over again; to having their first genuine, intimate relationship ever, well into their adulthood. A relationship with a serious power dynamic in the background, at that. We know that Wolf is very perceptive & is GREAT with people, yes. KJY and Haga's decision to inherently write Wolfgang's character in his adulthood as someone that completely lacks perception when it comes to Shin is a strange thing to sacrifice, but also isn’t a complete shift? Because it's Shin we're talking about? In my re-reads, it doesn’t feel like this wasn’t written intentionally; because Wolf’s perceptive nature still extends to how he treats average citizens, but his behavior towards Shin is like he’s a new person. And in a way, he is. Shin knows him the most intimately, but they also had to be super guarded in the early stages of their relationship.

It's like, yes, "You're adults, please act like it and talk it out like adults!" but also, these men were robbed of their childhood & are FULLY experiencing an extremely tender relationship for the first time ever & at a time of real political unrest where they are the center of attention. They’re now needing to ask themselves very difficult questions at the expense of their lives and the kingdom, without really knowing how to talk to one another about those issues. Either way, I do still think the whole thing could’ve been written better, in a way that really resonates with the reader. (I don’t know if I’m making sense here, honestly, lol.) Anyway, the whole political issue is a direct reason why I think Shin is apprehensive & conflicted on how to really talk to Wolf, as well. Like, the question here is how else could've S2 been written to avoid the miscommunication subplot? I really don't think it was something that was going to be easily avoided. Especially because we know the miscommunication stems from Wolfgang's bad confession being the whole, "You are mine," right after Shin is liberated from his previous abuser who had claimed the same thing. Who was also a King. Again, real painful situation to be in. Like, yes, but also? I am my own person and you know this? I am confusion now?

There's just so many layers! Though I do prefer S1's nuance with the darker plot points, S2 has it's moments of good writing. I think we will get more out of that in the coming chapters <3

[vidaeodrome]

things i've found out about due to sexualizing that old man: jordan doesn't think of himself as a person and instead, more of an animal. sure, he may act as if he's got everything together but internally, he thinks he thinks should be put down like a dog.

[two-of-tails]

Cheerio Tails! Do you want to know what we do to foxes where I'm from?

The fine chaps of Britain have a fine tradition of fox hunting.

It involves British gentleman dressing up in their equestrian best clothes and riding into the countryside on horseback with a pack of dogs following them to help hunt foxes. When the dogs find the foxes , they go into a frenzy! The gentlemen then make rugs and carpets out what's left of the foxes. Others simply taxidermy the foxes and keep them as exhibits. The more unique the fox , the more desired and expensive their pelts are...

Uhhhhhhhhhhh…

That’s… quite an interesting… fact… to know…?

(I feel like this is an underlying threat… should I be scared?)

[elenalinari]

so everyone…… how’s ur saturday going ?? can u believe atleti’s match was cancelled ???

[21stcenturybi]

@elozable said: We have them, I just have no clue what they’re called! Which I hadn’t thought a/b until you posted that pic. And I would go on one, but I get motion sick on rocking chairs, so I think I would die if I got on one of those. ;) 

@eskapismus said: In response to your response, these are also super common at least at American fairs but I have no clue what it’s called!! “The swing thing that spins” @sommeil-chatons-filles said:Swing carousel? I’ve been on one before but idk if they have a proper name… 

Ooh I see so it’s more like with the stick-thingies you use in a grocery store at the cash desk to seperate your stuff from the others’! At least here we don’t really have a name for those although they’re super common :D

[hotgirlrry]

:)!