A Trash Can

Second to last for the first set of Wilds

+ my fankid

New kinsona. And also open original species. (GlassWolves)

..I thought Lanterny was a cute name. I was considering using it as a nickname, but decided to give him the nickname instead. Also yes I did misspell trans as tran. Ignore that. Please.

I built a new PC this week! It was my first time upgrading since Jan 2020, and while I had trouble almost every step of the way, all the kinks are ironed out now and I'm free to enjoy what I built. It's pretty fast!

The downside is that I can't use Photoshop CS6 for now; the license is tied to my old PC hardware, and I'm not allowed to disable the license online (I'm sure an intentional choice by Adobe to force people onto their subscription plans - fuck Adobe). I basically have to rebuild my old PC to do it, which is not practical since I reused my old case. I'm giving my old PC to my sister later this year, once she's ready for it, so I'm going to have to wait until she's ready for it to rebuild it in her PC case. In the mean time, I'm gonna try learning Clip Studio Paint EX - I bought a license for it in 2022 and literally never used it. Maybe it'll be a blessing in disguise to be forced to a modern art program. I'll still use PaintTool SAI though - that's what I drew this in!

a blockbench tutorial for people who want to create their own 3d references!

buddies!

Can you explain what's the difference between proactive and reactive character? From what I gather, proactive characters do actions that "fowards the plot" while reactive characters just follow whatever the plot tells them to do.

@totallyauselesstrashcan ,, I figured I should make a separate post about this! Since it's a lot to explain. I'm gonna use TADC as an example because most characters seem to just watch the environment around them. This is my take on why the Jax-favortism worked so well.

A proactive character like Caine creates the narrative's momentum by imposing his will on the environment. He doesn't wait for the circus members to suggest an activity; he manifests an adventure, teleports everyone to a new location, and sets the stakes. When writing fanfic or even just a story, a proactive character is the one who says, "I'm going to do this," and the rest of the cast is forced to deal with the fallout. They provide the "action" that prevents a story from feeling stagnant.

A reactive character like Pomni (especially in the Pilot) usually serves as the audience's anchor by responding to the chaos. Her entire arc is a series of reactions, like her reacting to her new body, reacting to the exit signs, and reacting to Kaufmo’s abstraction. She isn't choosing these events; she is a victim of them. In writing, reactive characters are great for building tension and showing the weight of a world, but if they stay reactive for too long without ever making a counter-move, the audience can start to feel as trapped and frustrated as the character is. This is also why in Episode 8, you might've gone, "Really? It took that long for them to finally do something?" because the build up wasn't... great.

The shift into Active writing happens when a character stops just enduring and starts manipulating the system. Jax is a great example of a character who is technically trapped (reactive) but chooses to be proactive by causing mischief. He actively hunts for keys, insults others to see their reactions, and disrupts Caine's games. A bored character like Jax has his own mini-goals, and the writing creates friction against Caine’s main plot, which keeps the scene from feeling like everyone is just waiting around for the episode to end. This is why a lot of the narrative favoritism is going to Jax because it quite literally is.