Higher Ground ||| "Our Strongest Link" ||| Scott Barringer

I was on lots of teams, and, just like you, I messed up and I got thrown off — but I still remember how good it feels to be part of something. I still remember that, Scott. It's a good feeling, even when you lose.

I made these GIFs for @sendpseuds. She's writing an Obikin football fic, so I thought it'd be fun to give her some GIFs of Hayden Christensen who plays a football player in another show. Hope you like them, friend!

Bonus:

Still sorting shit out, but I came back for a second because I figured people who like the tv show Higher Ground would probably wanna know that Daryl Bennett (composer) released a more complete album of the show's soundtrack!

And that in the more complete version, the first track on the list is a first-draft version of Higher Ground's opening song.

I really like it!!! I think the opening they chose is probably ideal as an opener for the show, but I like how the song is almost like the raw feelings version of the show's theme. 🥹 The soundtrack also comes with a lot of cool promo photos and possible BTS shots, so it's worth checking out either way.

College freshman.

.. and if I post some art here, then what. Idk. I’ve run out of options, LOL.

Girl where's your ao3 page? Link in bio isn't finding anything

Damn, I didn't realize the link wasn't working. Thank you for bringing my attention to it! Here it is. Also, thanks for being interested! ^_^ <3

(hi all, in case anyone is worried, i am fine. just been handling some unexpected RL thing that makes me not have time/energy atm. its almost taken care of though and then ill be back. ^_^)

Renee Rapp as Regina George in Mean Girls (2024)

May the Fourth be with you! ✨

TIME TO THRASH FOR THE HOLIDAY

May the 4th Be With You - May 4th, 2024 'Gladiator' - Zayde Wolf Spotify / YouTube

For some reason I thought it’d be a good idea to change my art style for today and use no lines, but I think it turned out much nicer then I expected XD He deserves some moments like this.

Enjoy! And May the 4th be with you!

Tangerine in space - Submitted by @yeoldeghostofmushrooms

#FA6B50 #E44869 #7F4273 #141A35 #094D6D #028291

Her(manos) 🖐️✋

"Good soldiers follow orders"

Aproveitando o final de The Bad Batch pra postar essa arte

THIS MAKES ME SO FUCKING ANGRY

IT'S NOT A FUCKING COMPETITION

WHETHER AN EXPERIENCE/EVENT IS TRAUMATIC OR NOT VARIES FROM PERSON TO PERSON

WE CAN ALL HANDLE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF PRESSURE

LEAVE. ANAKIN. ALONE.

I know I’m a chronic overthinker but I’ve been in the same fandom for three years or so now and I was reflecting that writing seemed so much easier when I first started out. Just looking at my output since 2021 shows a clear trend: I’ve been writing much less and it’s been taking me way longer.

I figured that I’d gotten a little burned out and that three years is a long time to focus solely on the same two guys making out and that there’s a limit to the number of situations I can put them in before I start to get bored. But I don’t think that’s quite my problem because even now, a million years later, I have ideas for dozens of fics and AUs that would be interesting to explore or funny to write.

No, it’s that I’ve let the larger fandom overwhelm me and it’s left me constantly second-guessing my writing. And I don’t mean that I’ve gotten nasty comments or asks, because I haven’t! All the other fans have been consistently wonderful and fun people with really valuable insights. And it’s not that I’ve been obsessing over stats or comments or worrying about going against popular headcanons. I mean, I’m just as excited as anyone else to see an AO3 email in my inbox but I’m also perfectly happy posting niche fics for an audience of me and my three weirdest friends.

It’s more that after so long engaging with other fans and other fics and the general meta, I’ve ended up writing too self-consciously. I’ve read so many interpretations of canon events, analyses of characterization and comparisons between fiction and real-world politics over the years, and I’ve enjoyed them because I genuinely care about these stories and these characters! I like seeing what everyone else thinks and then considering their points of view, no matter how bewildering they might seem at first.

But now it feels like I’m writing almost defensively, like I have to justify every choice I’m making based on this enormous and contradictory body of information. Three years ago I’d have written a scene in a few thousand words and moved on to the next plot point with my momentum intact. Now I’m constantly wringing my hands over things like physical details (I guess he’s not exactly a redhead) or broader social implications (is this trope misogynistic?) or finicky logistics (these locations are too far apart for this scene to make sense) or controversial character nuance (does writing this guy as a kind, doting husband make me an abuse apologist???) and the result is that I’m paralyzed with indecision and a ridiculous need to support everything I write with a lot of context that isn’t especially fun to write or, I suspect, especially fun to read.

I’m aware that this problem is entirely in my own head and that no one has asked me for any of this. And it’s not that all those questions aren’t interesting and important things to contemplate. But I miss the days of sitting down at my laptop and going “wouldn’t it be funny if these dorks played a video game together?” and then writing exactly that.

I don’t know. Were my fics better three years ago? I kind of doubt it. I’ve looked back at some of them and if nothing else I now have a better grasp of what tense I’m supposed to be using. But I definitely had more fun writing those older stories, which maybe feels more important.

hmmm, idk, these lips are way too pink and perfect to be real if you ask me 🤨

accurate as FUCK lol

I just found this quiz and it’s, phenomenal