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Great Pretender (Laurent/Edamura)
post-canon, slow burn, hurt/comfort, pining, friends to lovers
172k - complete.
READ HERE: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60877471/chapters/155500042
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In preparation for editing my 147k #Frenchbean fic, I'm starting up another #GreatPretender rewatch. Let's see how many of my brand new blueskiers I lose as I become a Laurent Thierry account for a bit.
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This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I care that the art I engage with is made by humans, regardless of how "good" the tech may become, that is the underlying contention, that is important to me and cannot be bargained away. I'm sick of hearing about compromise this and middle ground that, do you want to hear my compromise?

Remove it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?

Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"

This.

This right here.

I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?

Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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最大の効果発揮するのはこういう場合かもしれない。夕方とか夜とか表現するために乗算使うと全体的に暗くなりすぎて調整が難しいけれど、ハードライトレイヤーだと夕焼けの赤みを残したままとか夜の青みを残したままとかで影作れる。そこに光表現も同時に描ける。
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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ハードライトレイヤーで陰影。パンケーキと髪の毛の箇所でいくつかレイヤー数が必要になるところがたった1枚で済むのは確かに効率がいいかもしれない。この絵だとハードライトレイヤーである必要性低いからあれなんですが。
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I nearly put Great Pretender on again but maybe I'll watch HMH instead, it's been a while. Even though Netflix is putting up new images to try to tempt me
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
sometimes when I'm unwinding in bed before sleep i read parts of my own fics instead of watching anime (the usual method). last night for some reason I was reading my sheith fic, and it made me feel so sad about the days when I really, really loved that show and was SO invested in all the characters
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Heres my hot take about #TheWitcher: Season 1 is great and the narrative structure is only complicated if you're not paying attention.

Ie: please actually watch the things you're watching.
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Trying the new season of #TheWitcher and this is the stupidest, most heavyhanded way to handle the actor change. "reading a book about Geralt in the future"with Liam in a bunch of redone scenes. And soooooo much yennefer kissing? Which is the worst part of the story.
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
(And yeah I got bored with Dawson's Creek. Not sure if I'll go back and finish it)
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
To continue my binge-watching of shows that ended ages ago...I've been (re)watching #ModernFamily, and I'm about to hit the quitting point on this one too. It's one of the shows where I accidentally stopped watching back in the day and then never caught up, but it got worse as it went on anyway
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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do you ever like, remember the scene in ouran highschool host club where kyoya starts painting outside his frame and then you have like, a moment of existential elation? ... anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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CUPID IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Vol. 1 (For Mature readers)

A Boys’ Love / #BL manga about a cheerful matchmaker and his kuudere senpai—by the creator of I DIDN’T MEAN TO FALL IN LOVE, also from Seven Seas!

Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/cupid-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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they really did that basketball game just so Patrick would have to give the ring back to Kacie🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ #loveisblind
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM