Inej Ghafa as a slaver-hunting pirate (Gave her a little cockatoo because every pirate needs a bird sidekick)! This was originally a character design for a book I hope to write soon but I thought she looked familiar. (From @lbardugo’s Six of Crows duology) 💛
What she means: Inej didn’t even know how to sail a ship. Inej knew virtually nothing other than what a regular person might know about sailing/ship terminology. There was nothing that tied her skill in that current state to holding her own on something like a schooner or the affiliates. The only connection was a seemingly distant dream, an awakening of thoughts that longed to be more. Leigh Bardugo did this on purpose to furthermore emphasize that the heart really is an arrow that demands aim to land true. Inej would teach herself and learn the ropes with fervent need, guided only by independent direction and self-actualization. Leigh made a human microcosm of Inej to inspire and guide other young women in the world that you don’t have to know or acquire any former skill to be what you want to become. You only need that aim, to push you into learning and taking action in the future, to exalt what you want to become in the present moment. Furthermore,
“In my opinion, the best thing you can do is to find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you … That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.”
Write them to show what’s healthy. Write them to show what’s unhealthy.
Write them because problematic behaviors exists, and writing is a medium to explore and show– to teach and make the reader think. Shying away from these topics only creates ignorance.
I see so many people telling writers to avoid anything that could be problematic, like writing about it is supporting it. They fail to see the importance of writing with depth and meaning.
Writing has always been about conveying thoughts and ideas without fear of censorship. Being able to present problematic situations in a healthy way is important.
If I ever stop reblogging this topic, assume I’m either dead or have been assimilated by the mindless masses.
one of my favorite things about the pokemon universe is how the humans are esp. the bad guys
like mob boss giovonni can pull out a glock and waste my 10 y/o ass but he doesn’t he just accepts that i knocked out his cat and hands me money
I have my own theory that humans in the Pokemon world don’t even have a concept of direct violence. They settle all disputes through Pokemon battles, but also a human without pokemon is entirely helpless. This might lend its self further to the notion that humans can’t venture outside of towns without bringing trained pokemon to protect them. Like, can Pokemon world humans even throw a punch? I think the notion of humans ever directly using violence against one another without pokemon involved is something they can’t even think of.
In one of the movies ash just straight up clocks lucario
ash is innovative in a world where humans can’t punch
*steeples fingers* okay so I know this is a humorous fun joke but like…
Let’s think about this for a moment.
Mob Boss Giovanni probably has a gun. Given the level of technological development in pokemon’s universe it’s very unlikely that nobody invented gunpowder or ever thought to put it together into a weapon, or that Giovanni would procure one.
Let’s also assume the average ten-year-old bright-eyed pokemon trainer is not wearing a bulletproof vest, or has particularly impressive gun dodging abilities.
Giovanni shoots child, Giovanni probably dies immediately.
Stressed, Depressed, and Story Obsessed 