MaxerAlfa017

OKAY SO...

I read this article explaining the yautjan language made for Badlands, and it detailed how the yautja referred to each other with various forms of "you", depending on the relationship. "Wul", if they are talking to someone they look down upon or are disrespecting, "dau" if they respect the other person, and "kai" if they are close friends. And after that I noticed that Dek starts out referring to Thia with wul. Then, when they reach the Kalisk's den, it is dau, and after her betrayal, its back to wul until the end of the movie, where it's dau again. But he doesn't refer to her with kai... YET. So I had to draw the moment that changes.

I JUST FIND THAT ADORABLE OKAY.

Aaaaahhhhhhhh🥺🥺🥺🥺

For me, I think The best part is that Dek is the kind of person that doesn’t even realize he IS attracted to someone, until they’re neck deep in it already

He blinks one day and sort of…ALREADY accepts oh cjit okay i guess im attracted to her ohhhhhh cjit i hope she likes me back

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I wrote With His Educated Eyes based on the scene where they’re both smiling at each other, and from a Yautja POV, Thia is looking HECKING CUTE and though things were already going on between them in that fic, the moment is a good one if you want to discuss physical attraction:

She freed herself, busted open a synths face in front of him, is baring her scars and looking a mess AND she’s smiling at him - ohhhhhhhh Dek looks like he wants to swoon🥰🥰🥰 that’s wifey material right there

If you wanna go more INDEPTH

A crossover you all didn't think we need (me neither)

DekThia human AU

Initiation Phase DEKTHIA

1. Slow down at emotionally important moments.

Big emotions need space to land. If a scene feels rushed, pause the plot briefly to show how the moment affects the character.

2. Add reactions, not explanations.

Instead of explaining what a character feels, show it through physical responses, hesitation, or small actions that reveal emotion naturally.

3. Ground every scene in the senses.

If a scene feels thin, add one or two sensory details—sound, texture, smell, or temperature—to make the moment feel lived-in.

4. Let thoughts interrupt action.

A line of internal thought can deepen a scene without slowing it too much. Thoughts show stakes, fear, longing, or conflict beneath the action.

5. Expand consequences, not events.

You don’t need more things to happen—you need to show what matters. Focus on how events change relationships, decisions, or self-perception.

6. Strengthen setting where emotion peaks.

The environment should echo or contrast the emotion of the scene. Setting is not decoration—it’s emotional reinforcement.

7. Add specific details instead of general ones.

Underwriting often relies on vague language. Swap “they argued” for one sharp line of dialogue or a specific breaking point.

8. Let dialogue breathe.

Short dialogue exchanges without pauses can feel flat. Add beats—silence, gestures, interruptions—to give the conversation weight.

9. Show transitions between scenes.

If scenes jump too quickly, readers feel disoriented. A brief transition helps establish time, mood, and emotional continuity.

10. Clarify stakes early in the scene.

If readers don’t know what can be lost, scenes feel empty. Make sure the character wants something specific and fears losing it.

11. Use the “what are they feeling right now?” check.

After each major beat, ask what emotion is dominant in that moment. If it’s missing on the page, the scene is likely underwritten.

12. Expand scenes that feel “too clean.”