#// was meant for nailed down

[its-your-mind]

HEY. HEY.

HEY @re-dracula WHAT GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO HAVE JONATHAN ACTUALLY READING THAT PASSAGE OUT LOUD BEHIND SEWARD DESCRIBING THE SCENE, HUH? WITH THE TEARS IN HIS VOICE AND THE PAUSING AND THE SHORT LITTLE INHALES AND THE VOICE CRACKS? WAS IT TRULY NECESSARY??? I WAS ALREADY CRYING. I DIDN'T NEED THIS TOO. WHAT THE FUCK.

#dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #re dracula #to be clear this is meant in sarcastic jest this episode was a beautifully crafted piece of art and I'm blown away by the cast and #the producers and the editors... holy fucking shit I know today's was a short episode but I think it's taken its place as my favorite so fa #it beat out jonathan fuckin dropping out of the sky in front of drac with his fuckin knife out in order to protect his wife which was ALSO #very good and made me cheer out loud in my car but THIS #also why does jack get to narrate all the dope ass dramatic scenes #I wonder if Mina was like #no really y'all this dude has the best voice and grammar structure for storytelling #we gotta let him keep doing the phonograph thing and I'll just keep copying it down later #tbh she's so valid for that also y'all are so valid for casting jonny sims in this role bc he SHINES when he's describing emotional shit #he NAILS the middle ground between conveying the emotion of a scene and still being a separate narrator #it's almost like he did a whole podcast of that one time ANYWAY my point is y'all are incredible and I am so fuckin glad y'all decided to #start this project

[boarcide]

Hindi songs that are so sskk core to me

“I can’t live without you now,

What is my worth without you?

If I got separated from you,

Then I’ll get separated from myself.

Because you’re the one,

Now you’re the one,

Now my life consists of you,

My peace and my pain,

You alone are my love.”

—Tum Hi Ho, Aashiqui 2

“I love/adore you so much,

A hundred times in one moment,

If you leave me and go,

I’ll just wait for my death—

Because for you I have left the universe behind,

My breath stops at you,

I want you more than anything,

You couldn’t even imagine.”

—Soch Na Sake, AIRLIFT

“Your sky, and mine,

Has become all smoke, like a dream,

Your sky, and mine,

Is spread in parts, like breaths…

Wherever you go,

You’ll find me only,

These shadows of mine are comprised in you,

I am a planet now, and you’re a planet too,

And we shall meet again,

In the world of stars now.”

—Saiyaara, Ek Tha Tiger

“You sleep in my sleep,

You cry in my tears,

There is a whisper in my thoughts,

Even if you’re not here it seems like you are,

You’re the disposition of my pain,

They are the prayers of my heart…all the ways leading back to you.”

—Galliyan, Ek Villain

#everyone should listen to these songs NEOW #Soch na sake specifically is near and dear to me. it’s a lovely song #the translations are hard to nail down especially since #a.) I’m not Indian I don’t speak Hindi I can only understand the gists of it #and b.) it’s hard to nail down the nuances of the meaning in English #but these songs are so so good and they are so sskk core #something about being one with the other like the universe meant for you to be together #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #sskk #shin soukoku

[rakkuntoast]

i swear if qforever doesnt get a nice and healing reunion with richas and tallulah i am exploding that server myself

#txt post #cw caps #a shit ton of caps in the tags #HOW HARD IS IT TO WISH THIS CUBITO SOME FUCKING HAPPINESS #EVERY TIME I REMEMBER ABT FOREVER CUBITO I FEEL AWFUL MY LITTLE GUY HASNT HAD A BREAK IN SO LONG #MOSTLY CUZ PEOPLE CONSTANTLY GIVE HIM SHIT AND ISOLATE HIM SINCE HE'S THE FUCKING PRESIDENT NOW AND DONT EVEN TREAT HIM AS MUCH OF A FRIEND #ANYMORE AND JUST HOLD HIM AT ARMS REACH. HE FEELS ALONE AND HOPELESS #LITERALLY THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT STILL TREAT HIM LIKE THEY TREATED HIM BEFORE THE WHOLE PRESIDENT THING BULLSHIT IS HIS DAMN FAMILY AND PHIL #AND MAYBE BAGHS TOO I CANT REMEMBER #man feels like no one trusts him anymore cuz hes “part of the feds” when he's not actually as involved as people make it seem #literally the only official mission he has ever done for the feds was the whole go to the nether get lost lmao L bozo #his position in the federation can literally just be reduced to the one who represents the islanders as a whole in the eyes of the feds #like god every time someone refers to him by his actually name instead of “the president” an angel regains its wings #cuz yeah he has to carry the burden of his position but that doesnt mean im not allowed to complain that everyone is pushing him away for i #like fuck. phil telling him that he trusts him and cares about him before forever went to the nether meant the fucking world to him #“phil nailed it down in the minute what was happening. im glad i can rely on him” <- not verbatim but like. cmon

[desultory-novice]

I wondered why Noir was in Hell and not Purgatory, then I remembered...

Apparently, whatever gods exist in this universe lean very heavily into "Cool motive. Still murder."

You. You get it.

At least, you understand there's complexities in his situation.

This is not an "excuse" for Noir's fate. It's not about "karma." He was hurt first. And hurt many times. However, sad teenage boy still has one of the higher confirmed body counts in the Dess-verse.

He did not earn his title of The Swordsman for nothing. He grabbed the sword for "protection." (Or was guided to it?) But he used it. A lot. Seven deaths at the absolute minimum. Maybe as many as 20?

Since he is a massive expansion upon the character of Dark Matter Swordsman, the grandfather of "sympathetic bad guys who die" in Kirby, I wanted to make him a tragic "villain" like his antecedents, Sectonia and Haltmann. At times, the things that happened to him seem almost senselessly unfair, similar to their backstories.

But like them, he was also so completely stuck on the wrong path (literally collared to it) that there was really no other "end" for him...

#Apologies AU #noir (human form dms) #cw: angst #He is a victim but he is not 'a perfect innocent' #He was meant to be at least a little complex #At a guess (says the author) part of the reason he has so many hurdles to go before we wave a wand and bring him back... #...is due to these complexities. The goal is to get him to a place where he won't fall into the same mistakes. #And that journey involves breaking him down quite a bit. #That said I might not be too consistent with 'hell' and 'purgatory' for hell branch - if that was what you're referring to #If you're referring to why he's even IN hell branch and not an angel up in heaven then yes you have nailed the reason why

[fluentisonus]

fucked up my thumb 😔

#okay it's not that bad but i cut it rlly deep right through half the nail & everything :/ #it's fine my uncle cleaned it up & bandaged it but rip my thumb & everything I'd meant to do today also #thoughts #kind of scary to cut through the nail ngl though #i thought I'd got it down to the bone for a bit there when i fist did it #<- still not sure how deep it is other than very but it's not That bad

[the-shy-artisan]

But even after the battlefield grew still, the ground desecrated with both Spartan and barbarian blood; the eager general still wanted more.

The God of War once again obliged, and he bestowed more gifts upon the warrior; the strength of a lion, the swiftness of an eagle, the endurance of a ram.  But in return for this boon, Ares took his humanity. Skin became cloaked in fur, teeth sharpened to fangs.

And Kratos, once a proud son of Sparta, became known henceforth as the Beast of Ares.

#god of war #beast!kratos #kratos #reblogs over likes #art stuff #fun fact: that little snippet is a sneak peek at my beast!kratos introduction fic #it's meant to be read as if gaia was telling the story lol #it's hard to write in her voice; if that makes any sense #been listening to the narration from the old games to help with tone #it's in it's third draft; hoping i can nail it down ;;;

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

HOW HIGH CAN THE HEMLINES GO?!

"as high as you want baby~"

#ask #i had to look up what hemlines even meant 😔</3 #HHH but fr i wasn't sure what this was referencing so i choose to draw my favorite little gremlin to illustrate my point lol<333 #although i prefer skirts to be low enough not to be uncomfortable to walk around sit and bend down in but since when did killer care LMAO #she's nailing the look no matter how high or low sob sob<3333

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

"Don't you ever wonder what waits beyond the stars,"

"Where the sun we know is only a cinder in the sky?"

#GW2 #Guilds Wars 2 #sylvari #my posts #Dreamer Seren #i've had Seren for a really long time #but only JUST FINALLY went back and gave her a design #she was just in the Herald of Aurene outfit for ages HDFHFDH #tho i still need to get the stellar? astral? whichever is ascended #so she can finish up her gold and purple magic look (and then i can do an even fancier photoshoot with her using them) #i ALSO broke down and finally nabbed mistlock since it was on sale and i had enough gems saved up from gold conversion #anyway. i still need to decide her backstory... i have a lot of thoughts but i'm not settled yet #i think SotO is actually gonna be what nails her down since she definitely has magical multiverse ties... #my current thought is that she can connect to the Dreams of /multiple Tyrias/ which gives her a very strange sort of future sight #where she can see high probability futures and determine the most likely outcome based on the overlap... #she operates almost the way an Avatar of the tree does where she sees All of it and not just the part that's meant for her #also she's a chronomancer! it fits very well thematically i think :3c #(i'm working on setting her up to be a solid support chrono but i'll wait on runes until relics release so i don't waste gold lol) #sidenote i wish the butterfly texture on the carapace leggings was higher resolution it looks so pixelated for no reason GFHFHF

[piratespencil]

Finished watching Shadow & Bone s2 last night and my Six of Crows obsession has returned full force. Just catapulted me back to 2016-2017. I love those crows so much.

#i thought the changes they made from the books were fun!! #i dont think the show is Better than the books by any means but i like that they’re doing their own thing with it #giving us new storylines and working them into alina’s story #tbh they could make up whatever they wanted and as long as that meant more crows content i’d be down #that cast is soooo so good #kaz and inej especially. their actors fucking NAILED them #the kanej scenes this season….. destroyed me #and the wesper stuff?? cute as FUCK #sad that we’re gonna miss out on some of my fave early wesper content #but thrilled that they gave us so much cute wesper stuff this season #so if they DONT get renewed. we didn’t miss out on that cuteness lol #also curious to see more of nina and matthias bc we definitely got the least of them this season #anyways!!! this is such a ramble lol but. fuck i love the crows #six of crows #shadow and bone #kk talks about stuff

[sysig]

Working on some designs for one of my oldest OCs, “Cure” (Patreon)

I also managed to track down some of her initial concept sketches from 2018 - why 2018 considering I called her one of my oldest OCs?

Well, her design has always been rather elusive, even more so since she spent so much time in my head without being brought to paper - even these sketches make mention of it!

Pretty sure she got “Cure” in 2018 too - starting to take form!

#Doodles #Original #The quotes are very intentional lol #As stated under the cut I started designing her in 2018 but she's existed since around 2007-ish? Latest would be 2010 #Part of her having such a range of uncertainty is that it took me many many years to consider putting her to paper! #She might've existed in 2007 but there's no record! She might've existed in 2010 but no record! I don't think I even wrote about her #She was a completely mentally-extant OC for many many many years #Partially because at the time I had just started drawing and knew I wouldn't be able to put down what was in my head to physicality #And then the longer she stayed in my head the more she became that kind of mental kaleidoscope ever-shifting impossible-to-draw design #But screw that! I have a few years of doodling under my belt now! Even if I can't get her quite right I can at least make an attempt! #It's especially funny because outwardly she is meant to be a pretty generic teddy bear lol - not Exactly but more like the vibe of one #Round and plush and innocent - innocuous #And really she's not like Nefarious or anything lol - she's not what she seems but she also is?? It's hard to explain lol #A lot of it does still come down to subtleties so it actually is still hard to capture but it'll only keep getting harder the longer I wait! #So at least pinning down Some things about her design that I'm happy with and can refer to helps the me down the line haha #The first one is actually pretty close! It's always a coin flip on whether the first one is a disaster or nails it haha #The heart ears and straight body are pretty good tho I gotta say #And honestly it was the little lace-ribbon bracelet that was the deciding factor for me to try drawing her again haha #I had an idea I thought was silly but to do it I needed a design to work with! #Getting there getting there - every little bit closer

[hella1975]

not arguing that gels do not lack the many pros of acrylics but like they are more expensive than normal paint cause they last much longer. you probably already know this but like. just in case you like literally think you paid for paint. gel is a little more elite. but still not acrylics. sorry for the series of events :(

i do know that they last longer! my nail tech was trying to reassure me and she was like 'these ones can last up to 3 weeks!!!!' and i was like girl i dont even want them for 3 DAYS 😭 pure shambles

#i hashed out my paycheck with my manager and while he still underpaid me the weeks have changed #so it's not as severe as i thought which is mainly a good thing bc i dont WANT to be underpaid no one wants that #but also it meant i was expecting a load of money into my account today and i got like. half what i expected #so ive written off getting my nails done this time around which. even though im saving £25 NOT getting acrylics after all this #still somehow feels worse bc spending £22 on these stupid fucking gels then £25 on acrylics at least would mean i have something #to show for it and did ultimately get what i wanted. but now ive got nothing and im down £22 #and im like. not being brave about it at all lmao. but we move! #ask

[mitamicah]

It is not often I can stay away from sharing the joy of music and songwriting at an open mic event - today was one of those nights unfortunately...

#i felt so out of place and awkward there #maybe it wasnt the right time #it seemed like everybody knew one another and i was the odd one out #listening to the person starting out the evening by playing and talking about his songs made me feel so insignificant #i felt so tiny so useless and so utterly alone #like what i would share would not be worth anything #so i went home #the self hate cloud overtook me and i am still feeling the boiling anger but directed at myself #i am glad i went there in a way but yeah it wasnt meant to be #hopefully i will calm down soon so i can go to bed without hating myself too much #that would be nice #could be now i should actually respond to inbox messages for forever ago #hopefully that wont make me look attention/validationseeking #sometimes i wish i had a partner if only to have somebody to hold when i feel shitty #in such moments i feel extra touchstarved #i needed the pressure to get myself out of my head somehow #so i bore my nails into my neck #a hug would have been better and less hurtful #but nobody is around and i only have myself to blame for that #stop it micah nothing good comes out of these thoughts #sorry about that #micahs thoughts

[dilfsuzanneyk]

the thing about ace and her band is that they are gay for each other in so many different ways

#like yeag ace and nikki are married. everyone assumed they liked each other romantically #they dont know what it is they just know they feel strongly for each other and chose to spend their lives together #plus nikki is on the aroace spectrum. btw. if you even care. #ace and jack though? they say they're friends. like best friends. at some point roommates. #have they made out sloppy style? yeah obviously. didnt you hear me i said they were best friends. #have they fooled around a bit more? yeah and they joke about it constantly but no one believes them #never officially announced that they were dating so everyone assumed they werent meanwhile the two of them just assumed that the other knew #what they meant to each other #jack and nikki? girl best friends. they talk shit about ace together (affectionately) and do each other's nails #also wanted to spend the rest of their lives together but jack wanted his own space at the same time #solution? neighbours <3 #jun is just down bad head over heels for all three of them. #like down BAD. would do anything they asked #lives with jack too. unofficially dating so everyone assumes they're just really good friends even though it's obvious #in conclusion your honour these bitches GAY. #vex rambles #ace o'spades #jack-off hearts #nikolaus haas #han junjie

[buttbiscuit]

Gerard Way does more for "non-binary fashion" than Harry Styles could ever dream of

#sorry but gerard coming out there in halloween costumes and clown makeup and cheerleader dresses etc is so much more interesting #not to mention authentic... harry probably has an entire team of stylists crafting his look down to every nail #dont get me wrong i love cishet men in dresses and sequins but what harry is doing is really not revolutionary #hell theres hundreds of 80s artists who did the same thing and more than harry why is he being treated like a mesiah #also this take is too spicy to even post on twitter thats how you know its hot #also non binary fashion isnt a real term and the author meant androgynous and im pissed at the conflation of the two terms

[braywashed]

anyway

not to cry about the same shit as always in the same way but

god i love the magic dads like so much LIKE SO MUCH they’re so cool and like yeah whatever it’s just insert au bravier here but like they really are kinda their own beast at this point and i rly didn’t plan for that and i just

*clenches fist* love them so much

#in my feels bc i am once again trying to draw #solely to get gud enough to draw cool fuckin art of them #and i have this kinda portraity image in mind and was like fuck it its never gonna get there if i dont try and practice #so i was just like tracing this screencap of x's face at a somewhat similar angle #just the lines then trying to color and shade it somewhat and the shading actually #LOOKS KINDA NICE CONSIDERING #and then i tried for the *fucking horn* and i still dont have the shape quite down #but i tried for the texture i have in mind and actually #kinda nailed it first try and i am so glad it actually kinda works #like still very far off but roughly you know #okay imma shut up im just proud of myself okay bye goodnight i need sleep #i meant to sleep like an hour and a half ago but i felt cruddy

[because-its-eurovision]

@pastlink tagged me to make a moodboard using the first 9 images that show up on my pinterest feed 🖤

no pressure tagging @thisisntaparty @drippinlou @paleangels13 @theflyingfeeling @ladysorbus @fangirlinglikealoon

#ok so I mostly use pinterest to find wallpapers for my phone #and drawing references #and inpiration for whatever project I'm working on at the moment #like the naturalistic cage for my hamster #haircut pics I needed for reference when I cut it #nail art ideas #and when I was building my gaming set up #the kitten is there because I have only pinned down stuff about cultural history which was kinda my major #and I first meant to use Pinterest for work and studies related stuff #also I have a niche interest about victorian era animal anthropomorphism and especially humour connected to it so