Its a Paw-tton!

Remember right after the rap battle when Virgil says “that was clearly just a copy of Epic Rap Battles of History,” and Logan responds with that adorable lil “Yes, I was going to point that out…. but I didn’t wanna miss this opportunity.” It makes sense now that I’ve noticed it, but I’d never followed Logan’s line of sight before. 

He looks at Virgil for all of one second in response. “Yes,”

Then halfway through the word “yes,” his gaze shifts and stays in one spot for the rest of the line: directly at Roman.

“I was going to point that out…”

“But I didn’t wanna miss this opportunity”

He’s so darn proud of himself, and whom is he looking to for validation? The Side that loves poetry as much as he does.

Furthermore..

they do..

seem to share this love..

of besting eachother through rhyming..

… and yes, it is hecking adorable.

Here’s the thing.

I read a lot of scripts.  A lot.  From professionals to aspiring writers to complete newbies.  Features and pilots.  Specs and treatments.

And 8 times out of 10 the fan fic that I’ve read over the last, oh, 15 years is leagues better than this stuff.  It’s more inspired.  It’s more compelling.  It’s genre bending and creative and heartfelt.  It’s well-paced and intense and funny and sexy and meaningful.  It’s smart and thoughtful and good.  It’s novel-quality.  Better than, sometimes.

Rare is the script I don’t want to put down, but how often have we stayed up until 3am to get to the last chapter of a 100k fic? And it’s not even a fan fic author’s day job.  This is what they do on the side.  In their spare time.  For free.

So my point is, fan fic authors, you’re good.  You’re good writers and great storytellers.  I know it doesn’t always feel like it, especially if you’re one of the authors who’s not a BNF and doesn’t get the notes/hits that a few do.  And  because some people still view fic as “not real writing.” You guys know the shit that gets made into movies.  You’re better than that.  So be better than that.  If writing is what you think want to do, then just know you’re already doing it.   You’ve already started.

I wanted to draw a finished picture for the holidays! It was pretty fun experimenting with backgrounds since I don’t usually draw them. Click it for better quality cause dang that’s fuzzy!

Unedited picture under the cut!

Commission for @not-so-innocent-bi-sander and their friend!