Loopy

@ellette-giselle

I like it! 😊 It looks familiar but I can’t remember what I’m thinking of

@koshka

Why can’t a woman fight for a man? Not out of *superiority* (snotbagishness), but out of love for a fellow bearer of the image of God (aka human)?

*Nods in agreement* But to take it further, are there other reasons for a man or woman to act outside of those norms?

Now let me go get that charger before I disappear…

*Taps the screen* You ali…[Read more]

I hate her hand, but otherwise this is good.

@koshka @whalekeeper @loopylin

I believe there are circumstances when a woman could fight for a man, when he is incapable of fighting. (ie, wounded, sick, etc.)

But it shouldn’t be the norm. She should be down to defending him, and should not be rushing off to battle or leading armies.

I have a female protagonist, Barnes, and she is a huge leader and fighter. There is a huuuuuge maternal dominance in the story, and the main protagonist would not exist otherwise. Because Barnes is not misusing her power and she has good reason to be a more physically dominant being, I don’t think she is a bad person. She’s largely a victim of…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @theshadow @loopylin

Thanks for the thoughts!

N               u             a             n             c             e,  lol.

I truly wish there was some way to objectively judge every action. It seems like everything depends on the spiritual aspect rather than the physical, but I’ve learned to find it comforting.

God…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

I starting drawing him digitally, but something about the pen saturation ruined it :'( I was sad. I’m going to traditionally draw him soon.

I’ve worked on the planks though. ;P

@freed_and_redeemed

I just came back to look at Jezyk and I 100% started crying again. He was SO SWEET!!!! Oh man, I LOVED him. I think he might be my favorite. Oh and the expressio0n on his face in the aesthetic! Oh man, you’re going to kill me! I can’t believe what happened to him! I’m going to storm over there and ring Han’s neck! Ugh! How…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I just wrote 3,000 words, but you STILL owe me Captain America!!!!!

where is he!!!??

😝

@linus-smallprint

Well, if I had a physical copy of the story, I would know. But I suppose this could spoil weather or not Aaron survives. I know this is a trilogy, but book two could pick up with Sabina or someone else.

that’s a possibility.

I thought for a split second that he would end the letter like this. That would have been blunt and h…

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@theshadow

thank you!! I’m very glad it was helpful!!

@keilah-h

I’m learning to animate on Blender and just learned how to rig limbs. The practice object looked kinda like a tail and all I could think about was how much fun I’d have making scenes from my reactor meltdown of a fanfic haha……

Lol that would be fun. Also that’s really cool!

character models to animate with, although I’m thinking of…

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@ellette-giselle

Wow, that was an excellent response. It really has me evaluating some female characters I have. The points you make with C.S Lewis were great!!

@whalekeeper

switching a “damsel in distress” for a “man in distress.”

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

I don’t care how interesting that plot may be, I believe it’s plain wrong. It’s completely unbiblical and it’s against God’s design. A man who leaves a woman to fight for him/rescue him is no man. Just read the Bible and you will see God very clearly designe…[Read more]

@grcr

Okaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy

Uuuuuuuuggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh

This Smiley ramble was completely out of the blue, and I could not stop cackling 🤣<3

I will have to read The Lunar Chronicles, I keep hearing good things about it.

Whaley great job with the working out, but seriously girl!! ake sure you’re drinking water!!! *does an evil glare to everyone who’s posted writing on there*

I have been drinking, I pro…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

I like writing guys best too. lol.

Yes, a group of misfit dudes is so good. It’s like, the comfort food of fiction. 🥹

@lightoverdarkness6

uhh barely

😭😭😭

 

 

 

Jkjk

 

 

 

Min I’m so sorry I haven’t been active at all lately, I went on a trip with my family a few weeks ago out to Idaho and it was soooo fun but now I’m trying to catch up with all the school I missed lol 😭😭 I’ve missed you so much!! How are you doing?

Pls don’t ever apologize! I’m just happy t…[Read more]

That’s an extremely blatant example. I’m more interested in the possible nuances. But it gets the point across.

I’m moving a discussion I started into this thread. It’s kind of related.

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h

Basically, how far are you willing to disregard gender norms in stories, specifically tropes? For an extreme example, switching a “damsel in distress” for a “man in distress.”