been dragging my heels a bit with art but im finally back with my dumb character ideas
just remembered a fic on AO3 (or more likely LJ because it had that distinct late 00’s experimental vibe) that appeared double-spaced oddly, in that some paragraphs would be spaced normally and others would have double or even triple spaces in between. it was about one half of the otp getting over the other’s death (or coma, can’t remember which), so all the comments were about how poignant the use of visual spacing was as a means to convey all the emotional holes in the character’s life.
and then the author replied like… *giggle* guys it’s NOT double spaced. try selecting the whole text
and we were all like “no WAY”
but we selected the text, and yes!!!
the “holes” in the story? they were actually lines and actions from the dead/coma character’s ghost, rendered invisible to the eye by the simple trick of coloring the text the exact same as the background, revealed by nothing more than a click and a drag of the mouse
a story about the profound loneliness of losing your the partner of your life and having to make do without them, without anything to fill the holes they’d left behind, suddenly became a story about the profound helplessness of seeing someone you love suffer from your absence while you are right there, unable to do anything about it, unable to communicate that you love them enough to suffer unseen and unheard with them, just to keep them company they’ll never know about
it was then that I truly realized how *superior* the digital medium is to plain printed paper, how the medium and the format can add to a story.
I think about that fic about once a year. I wish I could find it again
Me: I wanna stream a 1990s Mac that looks like a fireplace (on a CRT in a real fireplace) as a Yule Log stream for Christmas 2023
Me: Hm… the Mac I wanna do this on can’t play video, so I am gonna have to code something that can animate the fire
Me: …
Me: ah shit i’m gonna have to learn how to animate that and draw it
hey bestie! just letting you know i’m transforming into something unspeakable
emet slutch
I hate your fucking green hairrr they remind me of toxic slutch
i never posted this because i wanted to keep it forever but i think posting it is the best way. i say “toxic slutch” many times a week. thank you.
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you’re out of slutch
I’m out of slime (slime)
