I have this planner with these absolutely ridiculous pages with like “motivational” quotes on them that are just these bullshit things like “Let your heart sing” and “Always believe in your dreams”
and like that’s always struck me as such meaningless bullshit, I’ve always hated those. They’ve never had that element that truly motivates me.
So, I took matters into my own hands and I made my own artsy motivational wallpapers. Enjoy.
As a person who will only do things that people tell me not to, these appeal to me greatly
Me, looking over the architecture plans for my evil organization’s base: “Hmm. Looks good, but there’s just one one problem. The vents need to be bigger. Make those air ducts easily accessible and large and strong enough for a well-muscled adult man to crawl through them.”
Henchman: “Isn’t that a security risk?”
Me: “What? No. Also, make sure they form an unbroken connection between all the most important rooms in my lair.”
Me: “Actually, now that I think about it, why not add plush carpeting to the floor of the air ducts? Something soft and cushioning beneath knees. Can you place drinking fountains throughout? Maybe scatter some protein bars.”
Henchman: “Um… boss?
Me: “And one of those motivational posters! Is the ‘hang in there’ kitten too cheesy? Maybe… maybe I should leave handwritten notes taped to the walls. Flowers? Is flowers too much? What about tic-tacs?”
Henchman: “Jesus, boss! Do you want me to go ahead and hang up an artistic nude oil painting of you in the air ducts?”
Me: “Ooh. Do you paint?!”
Excuse me…?! Why, I never! Who do you think you are? Don’t be ridiculous. Why would you think such a thing? Disgusting. You have such a filthy, depraved mind. Gross! Ew! Ew ew ew! I built this death trap to KILL my nemesis. That’s why I included a deactivation switch in easy reach. And sexy, sexy straps… so that I can see that they’re not hiding any secret weapons, of course! I’m all business. I’m all about business. Now, get out of my sight. I need to take a bath with my nicest bath bomb and scented oils.
@setepenre-set Megamind, especially in Gravitational Equations, at the damsel in distress rather than heroic nemesis but HONESTLY same difference?? Metro Man is essentially window dressing, let’s be real here. She’s the actual challenge and one he wants to impress.
/SNICKERS lolol SO TRUE!
Also, supervillain Roxanne and superhero Megamind in Temptress Roxanne!
enemies-to-lovers and villain/heroines works so well for me because it prevents you from dismissing the emotional element. sure, you can say that the villain doesn’t feel True Love, that it’s just narcissistic obsession, and probably some of the time, you’d be right
but framing it as a question mark forces you to pay attention to the ways in which the villain could be telling the truth, could really, really feel like giving up everything for someone else while AT THE SAME TIME killing people. the romantic angle forces a wedge between those two aspects of the villain’s personality and asks whether it’s possible to be fallen and falling in love, and we get to see which side wins out in the end! but the entire plot hinges on those heartbeats between the two characters. that’s going to be what tips the scale, and watching that play out where a villain might PUT THEIR WEAPONS DOWN AND SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES AT THE LAST MINUTE JUST BECAUSE THEY LEARNED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SELFLESS?????? AHHHHHHH
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