#but at any rate

[i-didnt-do-1t]

Katherine Plumber my beloved

#I have some #controversial thoughts on the treatment of Katherine #newsies #Katherine plumber #maybe one day I shall say them #but at any rate #she deserves better

[nativehueofresolution]

#armand #the vampire armand #theatre des vampires #iwtv #polls #if you see this multiple times i apologize... tumblr is being weird for me rn #but at any rate #i think that scene is begging for a musical number #shudder to think about the lyrics anne rice would have come up with #but this is fun

[obliviousriki]

Night on the Bionis’ Shoulder.

#xcde #xenoblade #had to fucking FIGHT the xc2 lighting engine for these ones #ive definitely talked about this before. the xc2 lighting engine makes everything look like shit at night #what looks okay at night? glowy things #so i sought out glowy things #all things considered i think these turned out pretty good #but at any rate #what happened with gael gar. like what purpose did he serve #the final quest with him was just annoying to be honest like he basically asks melia to come kill him #like i didnt think he even had a reasonable point of view #which could be interesting to investigate from a position of 'he's a fanatic and isn't logical' but it isn't played like that #he just kind of exists #blows up a lab #says some weird unjustifiable shit and then leaves #melia's comebacks were not exactly that good either #anyways im sure theres more analysis to be done about that character but i just dont want to #he does not interest me and neither do his perspectives #which i think is kind of sad because there could have been some really interesting stuff about how the post-zanza world should be run #considering everything that has changed #like who put shulk and co in charge? they are mostly essentially children who grew strong enough to kill god #i feel like they could have done something really interesting with some people reasonably pushing back against the new people in charge #but instead we get 'i dont like the ancestors!' vs 'i like the ancestors!'

[conditionaljewel]

Imagine if Imogen begins to interpret herself as being the opposite of Laudna upon hearing Dusk's compliment: warm hands, cold heart. And the worst part being that she cannot deny that due to how upset she is... while she is forcing herself to not dwell too much on it, screaming inside all the while.

Yet she tries to keep her walls up nonetheless because it's easier for her to blame Laudna for something beyond her control than to own up and admit that they both need to talk.

She called Laudna a liar, yet can't be honest about her own feelings... it hurts so much, and I really hope that his cold distance falls apart like the unsustainable front that it is, lest she end up with her powers, say, going berserk due to the strain, or to put it in simpler terms, lest she end up the Scarlet Witch or Dark Phoenix.

They can't go back to how things used to be, but they also can't afford to lose each other to their own demons, be they ruddy stormy dreams or a widowed ghost that just won't go away.

I will be totally honest, I am not a really big Marvel girl so I haven't watched Wanda, and I never was one for X-men, but I know enough about each to know what you're referring to lol superheroes were just never my thing but anyway

I've been trying to respond to this for the last like three hours (and even longer after last night when I first saw this) and I just have so many thoughts that I'm going to put them all here, because this was a fascinating message to receive and it opened up some portals and thought pathways that I just wanted to extrapolate upon a bit here, so I apologize that this got extremely lengthy. I'm gonna slap it under a read more because of length, spoilers, etc. for those who haven't seen it yet.

"cold hands, warm heart." This whole ask is a really interesting way of framing that particular moment, and it's one that I'd been trying to ruminate on for the past 24 hours or so now, and I'll come back to it in a second. I want to revisit it after I espouse something else, because I think it's indicative of something and I'm glad you brought it up, because it's also a thought that occurred to me could happen - this whole saga between them becoming a sort of catalyst for the evolution of her powers, but the catalyst specifically being her ability (or inability in certain respects) to communicate and open up.

She may be able to block people out mentally and physically, but she's also shown that she can't do it forever, or in heavier crowds - she's almost certainly keeping one up between her and Laudna if no one else, now that we're back in the city - and I feel as though if she were to let herself reach out and just get Laudna's surface thoughts, she'd see that Laudna were equally as distraught, as we saw while they were together in the air. Laudna's trying, timing being shite as it is when she did, but Imogen would see that Laudna were worried all the same.

I don't think that we'll end up with a Phoenix/Scarlet Witch sort of situation, at least not as far as becoming villainous - I'll be honest, and this is me metagaming it a little, I'm only a little surprised that there was not a conversation had between Matt and Laura/Imogen where her alignment was changed after she scorched The Verdict - but rather I think there'll be a shift in her energy and powers and (moon related or otherwise) she'll continue to learn more of the abilities she has and harness and control them. Sometimes, you've got to go through hell to get stronger, and to her, hell is Laudna seemingly breaking a promise.

And I know this was Imogen-centric but I want to touch on Laudna for just a moment. I can only help but imagine that Laudna's thinking, after "the worst thing that has ever happened to me has already happened," that surely, this is the worst thing that has ever happened to her (and now possibly, so far; Matt is a bastard and I love and hate him for this). She's unsure of what the rock was, what just happened, what Delilah did, what that feeling was, and now on top of that she's unsure of what Imogen thinks of her. Imogen called her a liar. Laudna's likely been called a lot of things but I am willing to bet she's never been called a liar before, not by someone she loves. So when she does try to reach out to her and Imogen gives the cold shoulder or that sharp "no" in response, she's really feeling that wall not just mentally but physically as well, and she's really not sure how to deal with that, on top of everything else.

I really don't know what Imogen is thinking with regards to calling her a liar though. (Edit: I misspoke, I know why she called Laudna a liar; I am extrapolating and simply am just following the thoughts thereafter.) Part of me wonders if she's not convinced it was Delilah controlling Laudna in that moment, and Laudna just did something with her rock after she promised not to? Part of me wonders if she thinks it was Delilah controlling her all along, and Laudna acted under her control and lied to her so she could use the rock for her? Is she thinking

So now going to Dusk saying Laudna may have "cold hands, warm heart," and the idea of Imogen perceiving herself as the opposite now, it's a peculiar phrase and thought process but it's absolutely indicative of the ability and inability to communicate that Imogen possesses. Yeah sure, she has the capability to touch others and warm them and comfort them, but she can also keep up walls and shut someone out very quickly, and hurt someone when she really wants to. This lines up with the aforementioned roasting of The Verdict. That was cold hearted if I ever saw it.

And being someone who is such a people person the way that she is, unique as it be, she would not ever accept herself to be someone like that. She may not be the bubbly happy-go-lucky type of people-person that Laudna is, but that's what makes her so lovely and unique and special to Imogen, and is all the more of a reason to open up and communicate with her so that she can get back to hearing that symphony from her. Imogen may be a bit stern, a bit rough around the edges, but when she cares, she cares deep and hard, and when she hurts, it's just as emphatic. She's just so caught up in her own maze of emotions that she can't see that Laudna is hurting just as badly, just as intensely, and perceives the interaction between Dusk and Laudna to be more than just Laudna putting on a happy face.

Now for the last thing I'll say, I know this is also a bit metagamey, but I'm just throwing this out there because I feel like it needs to be said: I don't think there's much of a way (read: it's barely a not-0% chance) that Erika would have known what happened at the end of the prior episode that would have prompted Dusk to have said something about a "warm heart" to Laudna, so I am trying very hard to just take this as a cordial compliment and greeting that she's giving to her just to simply say it matters not what you are but what's in your heart... Even if I fully expect Matt to take that line and twist it into something more in the next few days (episodes)

So that being said, it absolutely makes sense that Imogen could be feeling this way, and having that self-perception that could further impede her ability (or enhance her abilities). I do think that they could get back to where they were, any real relationship can if the time and effort and work is put into it -- that's what makes it so special -- but even in the realm of D&D and Exandria, and for our Southern Gothic belles, the possibility is there, they both just need to open up at the right time and be truthful to one another about everything.

And hell, just as a bonus after-thought to entertain the idea, I googled Dark Phoneix and Scarlet Witch... I'd love to see a PC go completely rogue and turn villainous a la Scarlet Witch or Dark Phoenix, that would be some pretty dope shit if Laura continued to control her while the rest of them had to subdue/etc., very Molly-esque but without the NPC part lol. I think it'd be an interesting angle to take in a game, certainly isn't without it's own plot hooks and twists, and I could honestly see both of them doing it in some form -- Delilah assuming full control over Laudna, and Imogen going full glowing-eyed-floating-hair-flying Dark Phoenix. That'd actually be kind of fun.

Wait, Jean Grey was in space, huh... and was hit with some cosmic energy... you don't say... hmm... so, we're getting Dark Phoenix in Exandria, aren't we?

#cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #campaign 3 spoilers #campaign 3 #critical role #bell's hells #laudna #imogen #word vomit #text post #ramblings of a southern gothic shipper #i hope some of this made sense #but at any rate #i just want my loves to be back together #thanks for the ask!

[ladysqueakinpip]

guys hot uquiz was just discovered but I'm taking it about 100 yrs too late. anyways everyone share how wifeable you are.

THE WIFE RATING SCALE 1929

#THIS IS SO FREAKING FUNNY TO ME... #i am completely unwifeable by 1929s standards #anyways im such a catch... any takers? 💅 #this is stupid #i HAVE to know whether the nail polish question added or subtracted from your total wife rating #i LOVE red nail polish i NEED to know if that would have made me slutty in 1929

[newttxt]

leashes for zosan

#one piece #zoro #sanji #zosan #nico robin #usopp #ive had this comic sketched for… probably months. but i finally lined and finished it!! #eesh… three comics in three days… this rate is NOT sustainable #im just incapable of not thinking about one piece dkfkdkkckdkc #i normally dont draw at all nov-feb bc i feel unmotivated and sad but hey!! not this year!! skckdkckdkkcdk #anyway i have the nonblurry zoro. featuring more of his uhhh body. but thats not going up here any time soon

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike misunderstood Vanny’s request,,

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #mike schmidt #fnaf vanessa #fnaf vanny #glitchtrap #fnaf #fnaf movie #security breach #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #Mike has one braincell and it’s so eepy #dude passed out instantly in her hands #poor Vanny now she’s gotta do her best to not immediately resort to violence #Mike tests his luck with her everyday totally by accident #they ain’t getting any work done at this rate 😔 #oh right btw #happy valentine's day #comic totally unrelated no connection 💗💗💗

[wardingshout]

Zelda goes mushroom girl

#tloz #a link to the past #zelda #link #my art #I was happy with that first one but for some reason decided it still needed a companion piece so I spent way too long on that second one... #I don't think there was any time during the progress where I was happy with it but hfduhdfu at least I got to Attempt drawing moss hell yea #I also at some point sat in Pyu's art stream and said I enjoy drawing legs As I was being murdered by the infamously impossibe (imo) squat. #it's ok I had fun !! but I need to learn how to let doodles be doodles or I'll never finish stuff at this rate dfsuhfd #if everything in my tloz tag looks like it was drawn by different people uuuh 2023 was art crisis year ngl...... #I'm falling back into my old ways rn though #anyway I think about these two a lot I think they're both stone faced and awkward ppl in different ways but they try rly hard to be friends #like I like to think it starts out so incredibly awkward and a bit sad bc they keep stepping over each other's toes accidentally the harder #they try but idk they find comfy middle ground idk in my brain they have a very interesting friendship I wanna get around to drawing it #in a proper way that might make sense.... #if I don't write 200 tags I will die maybe it's bc I grew up on dA or smth #and yes I know how to find 1 (one) type of mushroom /I/ am not mushroom girl unfortunately smh

[fma-forever]

Good to see ya back 🥰

Hey, thanks! Glad to be back.

I'm sorry it took forever for me to respond. I attempted to answer an ask ONE time on mobile, and it ended in disaster. Couldn't risk that happening again.

#busy life kept me from getting to my desktop #but at any rate #every time I wander back to tumblr #i'm reminded of how much i appreciate people who share their passions and joys #i'm glad i have a little place to collect some of those labors of love

[cirrus-grey]

TMA Gerry, dressed in head-to-toe black, with died black hair and tattoos, gaunt as a skeleton, smoking a cigarette: Who're you?

TMAGP Gerry, dressed in bright colors, with natural hair and no tattoos, plump-cheeked, drinking herbal tea: I'm you, but traumatized differently.

#this is how im visualizing the new guy at any rate #the magnus protocol #8 running on empty #tmagp spoilers #my magnus protocol stuff #original post #gerard keay #queue cause i'll be at work when the episode airs #500 notes! #1000 notes! #2000 notes!

[ryllen]

fhsf just for fun , this is how i imagine it would be if sebek got transported to yuu's world via her coffin

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst yuu #twst mc #sebek zigvolt #fanart #but then how can return home #he shouldn't be that careless #he would go crazy living in yuu's world bcs mal mal is nonexistent #and he wouldn't fit into any job of this world #there should be like a survival on real life chart rating for every nrc students

[spitblaze]

Really, REALLY good article that helps put a lot of the shit I've been seeing lately into perspective, along with highlighting the weird intersectionality and social concepts that inform transmasculine issues and why they're difficult to discuss (and also makes me glad that I've like...rarely ever seen any of the Toxic Transmasculinity this article talks about holy hell)

#spitblaze says things #dmgw. i still think its painting with a broad brush at best to say 'transandrophobia is an inherently transmisogynistic concept' #but this for sure highlights a phenomenon that i have not had much exposure to so. worth a read at any rate #transgender #transmisogyny #transmasc #doin numbers

[theramblingvoid]

Low level/continuous pain tips for writing

Want to avoid the action movie effect and make your character's injuries have realistic lasting impacts? Have a sick character you're using as hurt/comfort fodder? Everyone has tips for how to write Dramatic Intense Agony, but the smaller human details of lasting or low-level discomfort are rarely written in. Here are a few pain mannerisms I like to use as reference:

General

Continuously gritted teeth (may cause headaches or additional jaw pain over time)

Irritability, increased sensitivity to lights, sounds, etc

Repetitive movements (fidgeting, unable to sit still, slight rocking or other habitual movement to self-soothe)

Soft groaning or whimpering, when pain increases or when others aren't around

Heavier breathing, panting, may be deeper or shallower than normal

Moving less quickly, resistant to unnecessary movement

Itching in the case of healing wounds

Subconsciously hunching around the pain (eg. slumped shoulders or bad posture for gut pain)

Using a hand to steady themself when walking past walls, counters, etc (also applies to illness)

Narration-wise: may not notice the pain was there until it's gone because they got so used to it, or may not realize how bad it was until it gets better

May stop mentioning it outright to other people unless they specifically ask or the pain increases

Limb pain

Subtly leaning on surfaces whenever possible to take weight off foot/leg pain

Rubbing sore spots while thinking or resting

Wincing and switching to using other limb frequently (new/forgettable pain) or developed habit of using non dominant limb for tasks (constant/long term pain)

Propping leg up when sitting to reduce inflammation

Holding arm closer to body/moving it less

Moving differently to avoid bending joints (eg. bending at the waist instead of the knees to pick something up)

Nausea/fever/non-pain discomfort

Many of the same things as above (groaning, leaning, differences in movement)

May avoid sudden movements or turning head for nausea

Urge to press up against cold surfaces for fever

Glazed eyes, fixed stare, may take longer to process words or get their attention

Shivering, shaking, loss of fine motor control

If you have any more details that you personally use to bring characters to life in these situations, I'd love to hear them! I'm always looking for ways to make my guys suffer more write people with more realism :)

#voidrambles #writing #whump #does this count as that? whatever those folks will probably enjoy it at any rate #this is honestly mostly for my own reference but i hope it can maybe help some other people too :) #I'm so pulled in by books that write pain in a human and detailed way and not just when it's dramatic or intense #would love to see more of that and incorporate it into my own writing #oh i should have added. distraction seeking to that list #like writing a really long post about. #...yes i may be chronically ill and having a flare today and yes i may be farming myself for writing tips for Future Me hdgfhfhsjs #but hey gotta do your research somewhere babeyyy it all goes in the creativity soup #tw injury #tw illness

[egophiliac]

kamen rider shion was just revealed for ride kamens, and he looks like he's themed after the... horse orphnoch? this is an even bigger surprise than the jin and woz homages

trying to speculate on Ride Kamens characters pre-reveal really is like

#ride kamens #not art sorry #(still gotta draw something for SUPER POSITIVE MAN too whoops) #joseimuke games are serious business #i am NOT complaining i think it's great that they're not restricting themselves to main riders or even like...main characters #but horse orphnoch feels like...an extremely weird pull #i have not seen faiz so i don't know anything about him as a character beyond a quick google #still feels weird to do a non-rider though? #i mean shion seems very lovable and i do enjoy having a character i can just shout HORSEBOOOOOY about #he was the one i was convinced was brave though! DANGIT #the specter of a possible ikemen poppy looms closer... #though any ex-aid rep won't be poppy let's be real here #at this rate it's going to be like. burgermon. #do i dare hope for such a miracle #(is that one guy with the wolf/dog tail going to be garulu then) #(or maybe he's thouser's dog robot WHO KNOWS) #truly ride kamens is a kingdom of infinite possibilities

[orchres]

Hate to make an urgent post but this is, well, urgent. My mum is the equivalent of 200 USD away from completing payments on a loan she took in 2020 before she was laid off and hasn't been employed since. The bank told her that she has to get things squared away by the end of this week or they'll send auctioneers to come take our shit and those ppl are basically thieves they will take as much as they feel is necessary. That's not a threat I wanna see them make good on 😭 I want to raise at least 100 for her and I'm sure we can scrounge up the rest from friends n family. I would really appreciate any help at all with this!

pp: [email protected]

kofi: https://ko-fi.com/azucarnegre

#literally any amount helps the conversation rate is 1:156 now for KES to USD

[somerandomdudelmao]

Hi Cass! Wanted to spread the word about a video coming out on the 7th from Saberspark about RotTMNT. Lots of people are thinking that this might get the show back on Nickelodeon's radar!

I work at the studio. So I personally believe the thing that brings a show back to life is money. Not fanart or reviews. If the studio realizes that Rise can bring in money, they'll bring it back. It's simple. You want to save Rise, buy official merch and subscriptions to services that show it

#I know this sounds sad but #the people who have the power to cancel or revive any show don't usually look at fandom stuff #they look at income stats and general rating #if you wanna make them do what you want #speak with them in a language they understand