[evilfeminist-deactivated2020042]

 I’m a huge supporter of things which annoy misogynistic rich white men

[hatefuhk]

when people ask where you see yourself in 10 years

[turtle0verl0rd]

JUMPING ON THIS OPPORTUNITY

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

a big part of being happy is being excited. be excited for everything - making a cup of tea, decorating your future apartment, seeing a friend again, falling in love unexpectedly, the next episode of a show you like, finishing something stressful, buying something you’ve been saving up for, a new album, sunsets, traveling, road trips, and the feeling of going to bed after a long day. think of something to be excited about and daydream about it often when you’re sad.

[catchymemes]

If Brand Names Were Anime Characters

Credit: @sillvi_illustrations

[viostormcaller]

This went from normal to oddly dark to normal again, gave me whiplash

[guillotinedream]

Is the artist ok…?

[ellieintheskywithdiamonds-deact]

i just really like how they made BMW a sneering german-looking guy. perfectly captures the essence of the brand and its customers.

[chleopatraapaige]

Starbucks and Krusty Krab…………

[foolsroad]

YA novel: this guy was the most badass guy you’ve ever seen. he could kick anybody’s ass. he was the leader of his own gang of misfits that nobody dared cross. he wore a lot of leather. he had a scar somewhere that looked really cool. he had this super deep sexy raspy voice no one could resist. he stood at a towering height of 6ft5 and was built af. everybody feared him.

me: alright

YA novel: and he was 16 years old

me: excuse me

[locuas642]

One thing about the whole “I need to shock audiences and surprise them” mentality going on in media currently is that, not only does it sacrifice character arcs or having the narrative make sense for the sake of “surprising audiences”, I feel it also punishes the audience for trying to engage with the material.

Good world-building and foreshadowing should reward people for noticing small details such as names or places or even guessing what a character will do.

Since it is a general rule in Tumblr to use ATLA as an example of good writing, I want to point out to Azula’s first appearence in the show.

We first see her in a flashback only for a moment where she does not say anything and her identity is not even hinted at. But to those who pay attention, you can gather that her design is too unique to be just a background character, she must have some importance down the line.

You can also see that her reaction to Zuko being punished is similar to Zhao’s and the opposite to Iroh’s. This manages to establish plenty about her.

And then the season finale reveals she is Zuko’s sister.

One of my favorite things about people’s blind reaction to ATLA is when they notice Azula’s flashback cameo and say “hey, she seems happy Zuko is being scarred for life. Wonder if she is important in some way” then discover who she is and go “the girl enjoying Zuko’s suffering was his sister!!?”

And that is good payoff. Because it is something that actually rewards people for engaging with the material. It gives them positive feedback that tells them there is value in engaging with the material beyond just consumption. That there is value in rewatching and see what one missed.

The need to “shock” audiences is the opposite of this. To have a character or story seem important only to drop it unceremioniously because “it was unexpected” is the opposite of that.

 It tells them “you tried to guess what was going to happen? to think rewatching would help you understand the work better? you are stupid for doing so.”

[214-thotline-bling]

how did abortions get banned faster than assault rifles

[hammertimeinthegrill420]

[falsedetective]

my budget is a fucking mess. i‘ve got the spending habits of a victorian dandy on the salary of a medieval serf. i’m living like post-incarceration oscar wilde with prime 2-day shipping

[kimreesesdaughter]

Women: I want a man who cares about me.

Men: That’s why you single.

[helwolf-deactivated20141031]

[fortheloveofcare]

Royal Lace Moodboard requested by anon 👑

[arcadeigannon]

u know when u watch a movie and afterward you’re like “god the score was so fucken good who composed it” and the answer is hans zimmer every time

[the-headless-vulcan]

he is just That Bitch

[gettingitwrite]

Some authors: This is my OC, I have an encyclopedic knowledge of their backstory, personality and character arc. I know everything about them.

Me @ my OC: What was your last name again?

[theinkednerd]

hello this is me being “insecure” && coming at you with yet ANOTHER filter

maybe one day i’ll go sans filter but for now, i am enjoying the filter

[princesshamlet-deactivated20210]

shakespeare is not pretentious. fans of shakespeare are pretentious. shakespeare is twelve hundred dirty jokes strung together by increasingly ridiculous plotlines and increasingly homosexual characters. don’t let the archaic language fool you

[matchagirl]

[studynowsandee]

9/7 - Still studying Criminal Law. It’s raining so hard right now. Makes me wanna stay home.