Fandom Hoarder Extraordinaire

~Hi, I'm Techno, I do things and stuff~ I am in many, many fandoms and read a larger than average amount of fanfiction! About Me

[zorymochuu]

Sketchh

[feralratbitesu]

breakfast from when before i eated it

[feralratbitesu]

okay. here is my breakfast from before time began

[shmurg]

during my free time over the past few weeks, i did some rough future designs for the main srmthfg cast! these exist in the same continuity as my characters, and take place a little while after the Soul of Evil finale

info under the cut!

Chiro: retained monkey features from the season two finale due to an overuse of the power primate. This also caused his eyes to start tinting slightly green, as visual indicator of the stress put onto his shoulders.

Jinmay: similarly to Chiro, due to the overwhelming amount of danger after Skeleton King’s ressurection, she is also using her abilities far more often, almost never switching out of robot mode. I included the heart chest motif from her mecha design, showing her desire to find her creator.

Nova: fundamentally altered after her experience with the macrocosm. She can still hear it calling out to her from time to time, fearing that it may be beckoning her back. One of the cracks on her helmet is beginning to reopen; a cosmic reminder that she still has work to do.

Otto: still as joyful as ever, he continues his job as the Hyperforce mechanic well. Internally, though, he’s not exactly sure how to deal with the onslaught of terror with everything going on. He does his best to push it back, but it’s slowly starting to poke through.

Antauri: replaced his eye lenses to their original color; a suggestion from the rest of the team that agreed it may help him feel a little bit more like himself in the silver monkey body. He finds himself connecting to the power primate more than usual. It seems like his usual meditation, but he himself is unsure if that’s really the case. It may be out of a personal reassurance that the power primate is still even there…

Sparx: after the Fire of Hate was removed from his body, he finds himself constantly shivering. He is fearful to admit that he misses its warmth. He blames himself for everything that happened after the finale. Despite his teammates constant reassurance, he emotionally isolates himself out of fear he’ll make it all worse.

Gibson: working tirelessly day and night studying new formless matter and its capabilities/qualities. He figures that there HAS to be something he’s missing, perhaps some sort of new mutation due to the resurrection. What on earth is making them stronger? His teammates fear for his sleep deprivation.

[l-ii-zz]

More of baby scientist Zim!

Recently I was re reading "Bioshock: Rapture" and this part of little Eleanor destroying her audio diary gave me baby zim vibes lol.

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

And if I said Megamind is one of the few movies that understands Superman.

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

And if I said Megamind through its three subversions of Superman shows a deeper understanding that the point of Superman is that he was loved and taught to love by good, present parents, and because of that he is able to return that love to a world even if it doesn't always accept it, and he is not corrupted by his power, than many other films either subverting or playing the superman story straight.

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Megamind has three Superman subversions. One is obviously Megamind himself. He was not raised loved by the world, but rather was loved by those hated by the world. Because he was still raised with love, he does care about other people, hence his character development. But because he didn't receive wider love growing up, his own is misplaced at first.

Metro Man was not loved growing up in a way that mattered. His adopted father was clearly very absent, and while we don't know much about his family, their relationship seems superficial. Because of this, his sense of duty to the world is also superficial, hence his boredom.

Hal wasn't raised with power. He gained it and was shown how to use it by a 'space dad' who only taught him power and not love. Hence, he sees it only as a grasping means to an end.

All three of these subversions, in their negative space, create the silhouette of the superhero that they are parodying. That silhouette is of a space child that came to earth and was cared for very deeply by the world, and taught love through his experience of love, and because of that holds fast to his duty to the world. Which is Superman.

[dragongirlsweetie]

boss makes a spider i make a slime. that's why i . thas why, tthats why i uhhh. t. thawhy

[dragongirlsweetie]

t.gats why i can't think up an end to the rhyme

[evilwizard]

GET BACK TO WORK

[unconventiononthelawofthesea]

atheist quarterback throws a hail darwin

[akindlyowl]

agnostic quarterback throws a hail maybe

[yanmagotchi]

christian pitcher throws a christian baby

[knh-furbies]

A collection of these.

[domestic-dom]

Doodle request from discord <3 I think raph, leo, and mikey take turns makin’ donnie’s tea for him. <3

[mevil]

[nehirose]

i'm still losing my mind over this, that is EXACTLY what the weed store in Splatoon would sound like.

[ao3commentoftheday]

hey, blog! 🌸 anon here. I think there are probably other posts about long fic, but I was wondering if you or others have any advice on sticking to a single long story instead of jumping to another? I'm mostly of a short fic writer myself, and I'm so interested in the secrets long fic writers possess. Anyway, thank you for running this blog! An awesome project :)

I'll give you my secrets as a fellow short fic writer who sometimes dips into medium-fic and the occasional long fic.

Be obsessed with your story. This can go a LONG way to helping you maintain your motivation. Daydream about it. Make playlists about it. Talk to friends about it.

Try to make each chapter feel like a oneshot. Give it an opening, a middle, and a closing. Have some character development or achieve a plot point or drop a clue that will be used later in the story. The more you can give yourself the satisfaction you get from a oneshot, the better.

Do jump to oneshots on the side to keep you going through the long fic. Sometimes you really do need to get the feeling of "done" to be able to continue something that's still in progress. Don't deny yourself that feeling just because you think you should. Life needs dessert and short fic writers need completed works.

Embrace a B plot (and a C plot and a D plot). These side plots can last for a single chapter or can be threaded through the whole story or they can bridge from chapter 12 to chapter 18. Whatever their final form, these smaller stories-within-the-story also help to satisfy the need for a short, punchy hit of dopamine when the story is starting to feel huge.

I'll leave it there for now and open it up. How do the rest of you go about writing longer stories? Especially if you typically prefer to write shorter.

[whetherwoman]

Cosigned, for sure. Especially talking to friends. NOTHING keeps me motivated more than someone else who's excited to talk about the story.

But also honestly I had to learn to think differently about writing, structurally. Most of the time when I lose interest in a long fic, it's because there's something I'm doing wrong with the structure. Maybe I'm trying to write a boring connective scene that could be skipped. Maybe the characters' motivations aren't juicy enough. Maybe there's a gaping plot hole that I've been pretending isn't there. With one shots, that mostly doesn't happen to me - I'm writing about a limited moment in time where by definition something interesting is happening. With longfic, I have to make a lot more judgement calls about what is and isn't interesting enough to be included.

[damnhotpocket]

Gema.piano on instagram

Why are all music teachers like this 😭😭😭

[communeist]

THEY ARE

[crematedequally]

when i was 8 i had a very intimidating russian woman as a music teacher- she was both my opera instructor and piano teacher. about a month into piano, she sat me down and said to my mother and i "this child- very beautiful voice, good for singing. i will not allow this child to continue piano. god did not want this child to play an instrument. he told me this in dreams. that is all."

my mom had it written down on a slip so we could remember the exact words because it was so funny. i HATED playing piano and i was definitely not good at it (i did end up having a good 5 years of opera training and ended up being a pretty accomplished choir singer though) and the idea of god sending my incredibly severe and serious russian piano teacher a dream begging her to stop teaching me piano was probably the funniest way it could have gone.

[christine-sullivan]

-What to wear? What to wear? What to wear?

-Ooh, that’s nice! 

[grandmastergorillaz]

The Unofficial Gorillaz Masterlist (resources for beginners and old fans)

Below is a list of Gorillaz resources. I compiled these with beginners trying to get into the band and hardcore fans who want a bibliography of sorts to keep tabs/go back to reference things in mind, but anyone can use it, of course.

Official:

Websites: Gorillaz (includes Kong Studios, newsletter signup, the store, and tour dates/request form) The Now Now promotional site (contains official lyrics for the album) Streaming profiles: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Audiomack, Deezer, iHeart, Pandora, SoundCloud, Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz, YouTube Music

Regional streaming profiles: AWA, Bugs!, FLO, Gaana, Genie Music, KKBOX, KuGou, LINE MUSIC, Melon, QQ Music, Rakuten Music, VK Music, Yandex Music Digital stores: 7digital, Amazon, Beatport Social media accounts: Discord,Facebook, Instagram, Linktree, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube Band member social media accounts: 2D's X, Murdoc's SoundCloud, Murdoc's X, Noodle's Instagram, Russel's X Current G Mixes: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, Russel Stores that carry licensed merchandise: Barnes & Noble, Hot Topic, Spencer's

Music/Real world content:

Every song (including demos, remixes, songs Gorillaz feature in, unreleased songs, etc.)

Every full-length live performance A playlist full of commercials/trailers A playlist full of "Search for a Star" contest submissions

(A playlist of interviews with Damon and Jamie regarding the band TBA. I cannot find any, so I will have to make one myself.)

Art/Fictional band content/Lore:

Kong Studios showcase videos, for those who can't access the site

Archive of the old Kong Studios website, as well as a few other games that were on the old Gorillaz website Gorillaz for Beginners (Essentially like a wiki or encyclopedia. Catalogues their whole history, both fictional and real. Great for people trying to get into the band, and an amazing resource for long-time fans)

Every music video in chronological order

Every audio interview, podcast, radio spot, or voice lines with a member of the fictional band Every piece of art in its highest available qualityLobotomy Pop - An archive of written interviews and biographies, old G Mixes, etc. Rise of the Ogre PDF Dawn of the Ogre PDF (semi canon, unofficial sequel to Rise of the Ogre) Photos of 2D's personal journal (taken from The Now Now box set)

Random:

The Gorillaz Wiki

Gorillaz Unofficial

Gorillaz Unofficial Discord server (best place to keep up with any news)

Damon Albarn Unofficial A playlist full of random interviews, music videos, animated content, etc. (great for beginners!!!) "Old gorillaz stuff/lost media" playlist (really cool/obscure stuff for more hardcore fans)An in-depth analysis on each song until Plastic Beach

I hope this was helpful! If anyone has any suggestions for additions or edits (either for this master list or one of my playlists linked here, my YouTube username is Vidaleza) please let me know :) I will be sure to update this as needed!

(Divider credits go to Burucheri on DeviantArt)

[tikkety-tok]

[pawprint3]

This is better than any snl sketch

[kingofdoma]

when you so shit they gotta bust out a famous violinist to drag you

[slimewizaaard]

I can tell that she was NOT expecting that last part.

[vortian-archive]

[lord0f]

This came to me in a fuckin dream….