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pocketgalaxies · 2 years

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Hey, you’ve might of already answered this and I missed it, apologies for that, but what is your opinion on the whole Yu and Birdie fight? And how Bells Hells reacted to it? I’ve seen some harsh takes,like, harsh ass takes. And I am wondering what yours is. Again, sorry if you have already answered this.

hello! nobody has asked me this so you're all good!

idk what the harsh takes are but i personally thought it was totally in line with the characters as we know them so far, so i have no complaints dkfjskdf like?? idk i think critical role would not be as successful as it is if these people weren't extremely masterful character creators, and as long as things are in-character there's very little for me to complain about

all this to say i feel pretty neutrally positive about it, kind of just "that happened the way it happened!" and looking forward to seeing more extensive fall-out in upcoming eps, honestly not sure if i have much else to say at this point. i don't have any TAKES per se, just really hoping we get some RP-heavy stuff this week to get a better idea of how everyone is Feeling™? but some rambly thoughts about what happened in general:

in general i think the death wish run did a LOT of work to make bells hells trust yu. she repeatedly showed that she was willing to take huge risks to help bells hells succeed, and i think this ultimately played a big part in preventing the party from immediately turning on them once they revealed their true form (especially imogen and orym)

ashley did such a wonderful job walking the line between "you're my mom, i trust you above all else" and "you're a stranger i haven't seen in 90 years." i made a liveblog post about this too but i think it's interesting to see how fearne was p much paralyzed with indecision, but as soon as she got something out of birdie (read: that she is ruidusborn) that explained her behavior as anything other than intentionally hurtful, she was ready to turn on yu, but she needed that answer first.

imogen's prioritization of information-gathering makes a lot of sense considering that she knows better than most how emotions can bias your actions and perceptions, as well as how your feelings may not always be accurate or fair to the situation. imogen explicitly wanted fearne to have a happy reunion with her mother, and she also had some level of persistent suspicion of yu (from jealousy sure but also from the mind shielding), but she used detect thoughts to get all the info she could first, and that ended up defining her course of action

ashton was very very quiet. but mad at yu for sure. not sure what to make of it yet aside from being very very pissed at a traitor

fcg...i'd have to rewatch to rly confirm this but my initial impression was that fcg did a pretty terrible job picking up on the social subtext of everything that was going on DKFJSDF. sam has been v consistent in showing that there is just Something lacking in fcg's social instincts. everything is a little bit too objective, a little bit too black and white

chetney is consistently morally questionable and willing to make deals with the (proverbial) devil. i still feel like i don't understand this man at all so that's all i have to say at this time

i'm getting tired and i think ppl have written much better meta about orym than i have. something something he feels like he failed himself and will and keyleth 6 years ago and he was not willing to let it happen again

i wrote a little about laudna in yesterday's gifset but basically she just made me Sad. the use of bane to de-escalate was really interesting on marisha's part and in general i think laudna is extraordinarily non-confrontational and also was completely panicking. the helpless confused "agh!"s as she presses her hands into her eyes and summons the shadows onto a person that she loves. it made me very sad.

anyway hope this was fun to read i'm not going to proofread it so sorry if it's nonsense but long story short i don't have any particular takes about it at all, let alone harsh ones dkdkfjskdjfs

if you want to read more smarter neutrally positive analyses you can go in my #cr meta tag! there are some posts about yu and birdie in there too since i am too tired to put them here rn lmaooo

#sorry school just started for me so my brain is a little dead #anonymous #ask #answered #critical role #cr3 #nova shh #cr meta #r: bells hells #yu suffiad #birdie calloway

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3na-exe · 10 months

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idk if this is okay but like ? I have some miscellaneous asks and stuff if that's alright!! and you don't have to answer all of them if you don't want, of course

- how / when did you first get into your current fandoms ?

- do you have any favorite characters and why?

- how did you make/ how do you come up with your designs for those characters?

have a nice day :>

hmm, this is kinda a hard question for me since i still kinda consider myself into a lot of the media i used to like, but i'll answer using the main ones !

funnily enough, both my ultrakill & 17776 fixations both started very recently ! ultrakill was in the beginning of february i wanna say ? i knew about the game for quite a while & i was actually a big fan of the soundtrack, before i realized "hey, i should just check out the actual game" [i remember seeing some fanart for it and it intrigued me !] i watched a playthrough, and about a week later i decided to actually get the game ! for 17776, i had heard a bit about it [mostly people talking about webcomics & talking about media that changed the way they thought about life] but around the middle of march this year i was rereading DECT & i saw 17776 in the credits and decided to check it out ! i genuinely knew nothing about it prior to reading & i think that REALLY added to the experience :3

YES i do have favourite characters ! a couple i can list off the top of my head are V1 [blue robot. good character design. kills things.] juice [he talks like me & likes lunchables, & the jupiter icy moons explorer is my favourite space probe] glados [cool voice, cool design, im Not Normal about her] GABRIEL !!! [cool design, cool colour palette, REALLY GOOD voice actor, also very not normal about him] sonic [just like me irl, blue, a hedgehog] ENA [really cool design, cool story, i like her voice actors & shes just sooo cool]- & i have lots more but they're not really coming to mind right now.

i assume 'those characters' means either my 17776 designs OR my ocs- so i'll answer both ! for my 17776 designs i looked a lot at other people's designs for inspiration & to incorporate things that i liked, i also wanted to make them very robotic & be at least semi-accurate to the actual space probe designs. their outfits were a mixture of fashion that i enjoy & what i think they would actually wear. for my ocs its pretty much the same, except more self-indulgent i feel ? i look for inspiration from other people's designs and ocs, then implement what i like and add on to it. outfits are usually chosen from what i actually wear & things that i wish i could wear :3 !

#ahh this post is long but hopefully i answered ur questions well anon !!#ty for the ask :3 #ask-txt #I FORGOT I HAVE AN ASK TAG

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fleabagflu · 2 years

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ok so this is simply MY opinion but ive wanted to say it for awhile now.

regarding the new vampire academy show (as someone who read the books) it isnt based. its not accurate and they changed way too much stuff that i honestly don't understand how it could even get back to the original plot. NOW, if the books weren't the basis, its not bad.

the casting is very good, as well as the plot line and the focus on rose and lissa (which is pretty similar to the book). the graphics are way better than i thought they'd be.

but, if it was trying to mimic the books, it did it wrong.

now, i wont even go into it all because honestly, im just annoyed but ive recently been seeing a bunch of stuff about sisi and just add my opinions ive been having for a long time.

now in the books: rose is supposed to be turkish. her father is turkish (abe the himbo <3) & her mother is of irish descent.

personally, i love sisi. i think she's a phenomenal actress and she seems to fit rose. BUT, i'm never going to stop being mad that they didnt cast rose accordingly.

julie plec has a history of doing this btw.

literally the ONLY characters i wanted to stay were rose & dimitri. (dimitri is literally russian. A BOOK TAKES PLACENIN FUCKING RUSSIA!) so i did want him to get cast by a russian but whatever atp

rose having her turkish identity erased does not sit right with me at all. it's not the representation you guys think.

NOW, like i said, not connected to the books, sisi is an incredible rose and she does her well.

i just idk, i love sisi, it's just so uncool how julie couldn't find a turkish actress. like they are tons. literally tons.

it just urks me bc i see all these people saying good things but like; no one mentions how they practically erased her whole culture/ethnicity. (dw the movie did shit with that too) like, idk, its just, i really would have liked to see more into rose and abe & was hoping that they would include some more into her turkish background bc they didnt do much? (im pretty surenit was little) in the books

idk, dont hate me please, like i said: love sisi and everyone. just wish julie found a turkish actress

#rose hathaway #dimitri belikov #vampire academy

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arithmeticanimaniac · 7 months

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tag someone you want to know better

tagged by @romanceyourdemons

favorite color: bright pink (also any happy color)

last song: the last song i deliberately played was either “Almost Like Being in Love” by Nat King Cole or “September in the Rain” by Dinah Washington, but the last song that came up on shuffle was “Juliet” by LMNT

last movie: either around the world in 80 days (2004) or inception (2010)

currently watching: the last season of archer (2009)

other stuff i watched this year: lmao i actually have a lot of half baked reviews in my drafts but i never posted them because i’m almost always at my queue limit so here’s my chance to do a rapid fire round of reviews (based entirely on whether i enjoyed them)

how to marry a millionaire (1953) 👍 too many people forget what a comedic genius marilyn monroe was

Love Sarah (2020) 👍 🥲 a bakery, romance, grief and healing, intergenerational bonding, what more could you want

My man Godfrey (1936) 👎 boring

bringing up baby (1938) 👎 it has its moments, blueprint for disney channel show shenanigans

memories of the sword (2015) 👍 sooooo melodramatic

The Dig (2018) 👍 haunting

the misfits (2021) 👍 it is Not Good, but inexplicably charming

Free guy (2021) 👍 responsible for the resurgence of mariah carey in my playlist

Papillon (2017) 🤷🏻‍♀️ hard to get through but not bad

Chungking Express (1994) 👍 i’m not usually an atmospheric film type, but wow

The Lost City (2022) 👍 i had fun

The French dispatch (2021) 🤷🏻‍♀️ tried watching this multiple times, fell asleep each time but the fact that i tried multiple times means it goes on this list

most of the movies in the DCAMU (2013-2020) 👍 i saw a gif from Teen Titans: the Judas contract (2017) which led me to watch 11 of these 16 movies lmao curse you tumblr

Blue crush (2002) 👎

the Batman (2022) 👎

Lost in the stars (2022) 👍 the whole thing could’ve been avoided if (spoilers) were lesbian, but anyways it made me want to visit hainan and shanghai

Dumplings (2004) 👍 i mean i can’t eat dumplings anymore without gagging but

the burning sea (2021) 🤷🏻‍♀️ i remember laughing at the cheesiness (idk how accurately they translated from norwegian), but solid disaster movie

alive (2020) 👍 korean filmmakers really know zombies, but mix in quarantine era

Palm Springs (2020) 👍 went into this blind expecting white lotus lol (very much not white lotus)

The babysitter: killer queen (2020) 👍 i can only do horror if it’s campy horror

the menu (2022) 👎 well made movie, not for me

blockers (2018) 👍

joy ride (2023) 👍

Spider-Man: across the spider-verse (2023) 👍

king arthur: legend of the sword (2017) 👍 i don’t care i enjoyed its ridiculousness

Austenland (2013) 👍 it’s so bad!! i laughed, i cringed, i awww’ed

the tuxedo (2002) 🤷🏻‍♀️ better enjoyed in highlight clips

Matilda the musical (2022) 👎 if i hadn’t seen the danny devito version i might have enjoyed this

heathers the musical (2022) 👎 the off bway actors were better

Mayhem (2017) 👍 samara weaving and steven yeun! another movie apollo threw a covid dodgeball at

Charlie Chan at the wax museum (1940) 🤷🏻‍♀️ could’ve been good, hard to watch with the yellowface and racism

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) 👍

shows i dropped this year/didn’t finish: justified (2010), killing eve (2018) , gannibal (2022), beef (2023), doom patrol (2019)

currently reading: bel canto, but mainly just a lot of medical articles

currently working on: finding a new job because hellooooo 2 year itch

current obsession: ok so if you look at english language sources, most say that pregnant onions are toxic and therefore not edible. however, the medicinal value of pregnant onions is apparently not uncommon knowledge in other cultures (fuck yeah china and south africa). so a family friend gave us a few mature plants that make into soup and i picked off the little seedlings and have been tending to them. that led to spending more time tending to my other plants (i have a lot more loquat trees than i remember) and now i’m trying to air layer some stuff. TLDR; gardening

tagging anyone who wants to do this :)

#tag game #tag me bc i’m sooo nosy about stuff people are watching #this was fun! i forgot i watched so many things so digging through my memory took a while #long post #.txt

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imakemywings · 6 months

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I hope you don't mind me asking for some writing advice, like lots when making fics in the Tolkien fandom. You see, I have tried writing fics of ideas that came to my mind. And every fic I've written becomes unfinished because I feel like halfway through, it starts becoming soulless, like in a way that it looks out of character for the character to say this or that, like I may have gotten the characterization wrong or the context is a bit too weird and distasteful and this discourages me that I never tried uploading it on ao3 because um Idk I think they won't like it so um. How do you do it? I've read your fics repeatedly and I am always in awe because they are amazing af. I wish I could write like you.

That is so kind of you to say about my works anon! 🥺 Would it help at all if I told you I've had the same concern about my writing? In most cases, no one's harder on your work than you.

One of the things that's nice about the Tolkien fandom is that while fanon may have strong ideas about a character's personality, canon (in Silm) has relatively little to say about everyone's personality. So it's really hard to "get it wrong" as long as you don't mind potentially going against fanon ideas (And you should never be afraid to challenge or discard fanon! You might be surprised by how many people find your take refreshingly new!)

I would definitely encourage you to go ahead and finish the fic and then take another look at it when it's totally done. Sometimes you may get these doubts part way through just because you're sort of committed now and it feels a little daunting to commit to finishing the rest of the fic if you're worried it won't be good. But I think having a finished product to evaluate would help you take a more accurate look at your work. Most of us go through fluctuations of "this is great/this sucks/this is alright/this is the greatest thing I've ever written/I'm never publishing this ever" so that's normal.

I would also say, when you're reading other people's fic, really consider what it is you enjoy about their characterizations. If there's something there that really strikes you as true to the character, or just an interesting dynamic, don't be afraid to let that influence how you write a given character/ship/scenario!

When I started writing Tolkien fic, I felt a little lost because there's so little canon information on personalities. I was accustomed to fandoms with a lot more defined characters. So one of the things I do is before engaging in-depth with a new Tolkien character, I try to write out at least 5 traits that I would say define that character, in my mind. This gives you a little manual to return to if you start wondering "Would she react this way? Would he say that? How would they interpret this?" And you can expand and grow more detailed from there as necessary.

As for context--I would say there's nothing too weird for a fanfic audience. You will always find someone who's into this idea! And even if you're really just writing it for you--that shouldn't stop you!

I think it also helps to have fandom friends. Interacting with others on AO3, on tumblr, on Discord, can lead to some great friendships and having a circle of people to share your work with can be a lot of fun. It can help with inspiration, motivation, and all that kind of stuff (with the caveat that you'll need to provide this for other members of the group). If you can count on at least one or two people to have an interest in your work, you might feel more comfortable posting and more motivated to finish it!

Generally speaking, the worst that comes of posting on AO3 is that your work gets no interaction. Sure, there are instances of flames or whatever, but generally consequences tap out at "0 comments." Which is definitely disappointing, but also--you haven't lost anything. And you got the benefit of completing a work! Maybe this one didn't get attention, but each work you create helps you get better.

As someone who's been writing fanfic for a long time (15 years or so!), let my most emphatic advice be this: write what you enjoy. Write what's fun for you. Fanfic is a hobby, and above all, your creations should be geared towards you. If other people like them too, awesome! That's always a good feeling. If they don't--that's alright, you do, and that's what really matters. It should be fun to go back and reread your own work, because it's something you wrote for yourself! And if you write what's fun for you, it will be easier to keep yourself coming back to it, and practice makes perfect. If you put too much pressure on yourself to write the perfect piece, writing will just be too stressful and unpleasant for you to want to keep doing it!

I hope this helps, and I hope you do go ahead and post to AO3 someday, when you feel comfortable doing it. Don't let your doubts tell you you have nothing to add to the fandom!

#asks #anonymous

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finsterhund · 1 year

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Reading this and finding this context makes me sad. For the record I didn't find out about Skinamarink personally until late November but I did evidently end up torrenting it. I desperately wanted to see it but it was only in film festivals. I try to make the effort not to pirate indie productions as this is pretty much the only situation where piracy does very much hurt creators but I absolutely still want to officially support it when I have a way to.

Skinamarink is something special to me and while I've gone on record to say I don't think it "works" as a movie and I had multiple issues with it, I've become extremely captivated by it all the same and I think it's safe to say it's a special interest now. I think Kyle is talented and I take pride in a fellow gay Canadian creative putting his work out there and feel a great sense of comradery in how this movie taps into the way my childhood neglect often felt. I think watching this movie may have also allowed a previously closed off or repressed part of my memories to become accessible too.

All the theater showings were way too far away for my disabled ass to ever hope of attending when it did get brought to theaters but I pretty much signed up for Shudder briefly solely to support Skinamarink lmfaooo

I wish there was a way to directly send support Kyle's way though. I really want to physically own a copy and also want merch. I saw at certain showings there were stuff like little pin buttons and I think Kyle should set up an Etsy or something. I could just buy/make fan merch but if it's just gonna be a button of a photo of the chatter phone with the movie's title above or something I'd like to get that from him. I only buy fan merch when it's created and handmade.

I guess now "everything turned out okay" and the movie made a comparatively massive amount of money upon theatrical release but I still feel bad.

Skinamarink is very divisive and pretty much my entire main friend group didn't like and roasted the hell out of it (I poke fun too because I meme the crap out of the things I hyperfocus on) but it's still something special to me. In a similar way that the English dub of the Tiny puppy tired and weak movie is. Weirdly my attachment and softness towards Tiny is of childhood nostalgia and Skinamarink is like, something I didn't grow up with but it's *how* I grew up and there's nostalgia I guess. One of the first things I said about it after I had first finished watching that it's basically if they made a machine that supposedly records videos of memories but spit this out instead, and that it's the memories from an alternate universe of me that isn't sentient, and that I was afraid it would be what I would experience after I died. It really accurately to me showed the way my nyctophobia works which I don't see all too often in video format.

In the end what it mainly did was inspire me. I want to remake a version for myself. Saccharine and masturbatory or whatever the phrase is. More character depth in Kevin and more information in regards to the entity mainly. I'm so entranced by the little scraps of lore we got that I really want more detail into the world that was made. Managing to feel inspired after the diagnosis and then losing Cazza to cancer has been increasingly more and more difficult so I'm really grateful to Kyle Ball for making something that caused me to think creatively again.

But yeah. Kyle idk if you're ever gonna read this but thank you for making it. I've had a lot of fun since discovering the movie and want to see more things in the future. Sorry me and a bunch of other people are negative at times but Skinamarink does still mean a lot to me and I'm interested in what you do next.

#text post #Skinamarink

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neptune-ian · 12 days

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Idk if i should mention this or not but I'll mention few more things....those pac readings we see on YouTube are mostly general readings, don't get me wrong but whenever we get obsessed with the signs and keep looking for them we'll receive what we want as we are attracting that, pac readings are always meant for general readings there are many people in this world and many people can have similar traits, like think about it-pac readings are watched by thousads of people there are multiple people in the comments that would've resonated with it not just you :)) also if you all looking for signs it's one of the biggest sign that you are being obsessive..i might not know sm about astrology but let ne tell you this that astrology is way more diverse, my juno chart isn't my fs's entire natal chart, it's just a prediction not a reality this is the very reason many astrologers don't count those charts moreover regardless of everything you could feel pulled towards him because of his personality? Or maybe he just have some placements in his chart that makes him attracted like think about it if other girls feel the same obviously it's a natural thing and moreover he's a celebrity. Ask yourself whether you really know him? Would you feel the same if he wasn't a celebrity but a normal human??

🤍 Anon here

yes 🤍anon!

Relying on spiritual things to know whether or not you are someone’s future spouse is not good. However spiritual ways can tell you whether or not you have a connection/a lesson or abilities regarding that person. Feelings for me are indeed personal but universal regarding a celeb so I don’t count them as a sign of a connection at all. Though it could mean that this person is some sort of safe place, a guide, an inspiration but nothing as « grand » as an fs.

I am not that close to astro and do not plan to but people should really consider that their birth chart is not as personal as they think. Many more were born the same moment just like you, maybe some seconds/minutes appart but planets (Earth included) move slowly in reality haha so yeah but no. It’s funny and all and in some cases could explain why you feel a certain way but it doesn’t tell you if you really are his destined fs. And more than that, I believe that Astro CAN’T tell you who is your destined fs whether destinn/karma or whatsoever is conjunct your/their venus/mars/juno/vertex/north node and stuff. The effect they hold could be as efficient from afar and you two never meeting as much as you being in each other’s life. pac readings : very general whether or not they are accurate and funny to read/listen to, it’s still general so it feels like it resonates but does it in reality? Are you sure? Or even so… if there is no real spiritual connection then it’s more likely what you wish it was more than what it truly is. :)

thank you 🤍anon!

#neptune’s talk #neptune’s anon ask #spiritual connection

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watarulesbian · 1 year

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wataru hibiki my precious lil birdie aaaawwwwwww

anyway i wish i had the energy to think deep thoujghts about her . deep thoughts thatd make me feel like a real #1 wataruknower . i wish i had the will to get my ass over to some enstars stories featuring wataru and read them but i dont hav anyfucking will for anything but mindless scrolling and being pessimistic i was doing #stuff today and then i had a therapy appointment and bam rest of day wasted............................................................................................... besides when i painted for a while lol i got watercolor set for xmas and its quite fun

wataru is MINE!!!!!!!!!!! MY CHARACTER!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE LEAVESME AWESTRUCK I CANT EVEN THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! unless youre one of my three friends from twitter (hi) you have NO IDEA of the extent. of how i so adore and love wataru. and even than thats not all of my love for her.

one thing tho i love when people draw her face very expressive. i wish i could do that in my own art of her........ im better than ai but worse than most actual artists :( i want to die because im not able to capture her accurately in artistic mediums but other people can? so MAD!!! KILL KILL DIE DIE DIE (to myself not to the wonderful talented artists who i admire very much)

idk i just feelt like shit lately. its because i havent gotten enough wataru. the enstar doctor perscribd me 10 hours of wataru hibiki a day and lately ive been getting like 2 a day when i NEED more than that i need. like 10! i need my mind to reboot my brain and maybe put a fucking timer on youtube because i keep looking at shitty uoiutube shorts WASTING MY WHOLE FUCKING LIFE AWAY AND MAKING ME DEPRESSED AND DOOMFUL AND AAAARGHH

how many of you even know my name? i know 3 of you do (hi again)

tumblr isd better for making long incoherent posts huuuuu

need one of those send a number and ill give a ___ headcannon things ummmmmmmmmmmm idk i feel like all my awnsers to thosewould be dissapointingly bland and im scared that there will be something in cannon thatd contradict my hc (NOT LIKE A LESBIAN HC BUT LIKE A LIKE/DISLIKE THING) wataru is lesbian by the way and i think, as an autisticl esbian mysjmlf and YOUR wataru expert Wataru feels the isolations. the lesbian isolations. the autism isolations. maybe its weird and unrelated to what im saying here and it might sound even crude but whenever someone who previously idenntif as lesbian comes out as Not lesbian i feel a profound emptiness within me . and i know i should probably tell that to a therapist and not post it on tumblr for anyone whos former ident lesbian to see this and feel guilty or mad at me but i JUST had a therapy appointment today and need to get it out. its been in my brain for a long time. and ive of course ive come to recognize and get used to people changing, ive never thought or said to anyone “nooo you cant be _____ youre supposed to be my fellow lesbian :(” but i never see anyone ever talking about feeling sad when a lesbian they know turns out to Not be a lesbian except in the context of transphobia or homophobia. like im NOT one of those asses saying “a trans man? we lost a lesbian im so sad” “noo lesbi ann is dating a man and changing her name to bai sexxx this is so not her! come back lesbi ann!” im just saying i feel like when someone who previously idenntif as lesbian comes out as Not lesbian i feel a profound emptiness within me. and im NOT trying to guilt trip! and PLEASE dont be mad at me! and i get USED to people not being lesbian! the emptiness goes away after several months! but yea whatever

i want someone out there to make more art of eichi lovingly brushing and braiding watarus beautiful long hair. fic or art. or cannon for the love of god... theyd BOTH enjoy it the same amount im telling uou. even when they grow old together watarus hair is still long and still so nice and soft tbh like she got upset that it all turned white and talked about possibly dying it a lot but eichi is like My Wife Of Many Years You Are So Beautiful With White Hair You Are A Goddess. I Love It Just As Much As When It Was Blue. but in present time as 19 year old young lesbian lovers i just know wataru has falllen asleep while eichi runs his fingers through watarus wonderful amazing shiny superlong hair. i know wataru doesnt wanna like be asleep in front of people but as part of showing her human side more, i see her doing it tbh, eichi loves seeing his girlfriend asleep and is always like Awwww :3 wataru doing normal human things with eichi is actually cannon btw and im smiling thinking aboutt that

i want to write a magnus archives statement about watarus expieriences with a fountain (the stranger) she makes a foolish wish on that has her live a year where evgery day she wakes up in a different persons life and body and its totally torturous. after 365 days of that shes finally in the life and body of wataru hibiki again but she is incredibly traumatized . happier ending than most magnus archives statements because she is ALIVE with no physical injury and doesnt end up dying or anything. the stranger. i remember when i was really lttle i came across a ton of amazon reviews for a book that had a premise basically similar to this except itwas a creature who lived like this and it was a love story or something LET ME FIND IT HOLD ON

its called “Every Day” i found it lol

i never read it but i reacd the reviews 8 years ago so i feel like i know it well enough. it was easy to find by one single google search ahaha

i hsould be going to bed now thanks for listening tubmlmr

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girlfriendsofthegalaxy · 2 years

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tuesday again 4/5/22

work is a slog, weather is bad, life is a fuck. let’s talk about some media

listening Simply Vibing to this, which according to google translate is Prayer by the band Kassiopeâ. it has a little bit of the vibe of Blondie’s Call Me? it sounds like a modern cover of an eighties song but it’s already a modern song. hope this helps. VERY strobe-y music vid, be forewarned.

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the lyrics are very fairytale-impossible, like again idk if this is an accurate translation of part of the lyrics but fuck it’s good

Give me the grace of a cheetah Myocardial elasticity Perfection of all kinds To fall in love with your enemies! Perhaps this is impossible!

i want to know more about this band and what specific old movies they are pulling from and why they reference Mephistopheles and why there are so many animal parts in this song and what it’s About but alas.

how did i find this: either spotify weekly recommended or it started playing an automix after i listened to a single and i didn’t notice.

reading do you people enjoy when i link a Bideo James article and break it down/add my own commentary or is that not fun? can’t tell, haven’t read a real book in a minute.

anyway there are exactly two other video games data pundits whose work in data i respect and mr joost van dreunen is one of them. here’s an interesting look at the playstation subscription service offering, which does feel half-baked and like they didn’t want to announce it quite yet. the tiers are extremely confusing- i tried to summarize them in one powerpoint slide for a client and ended up with a footnote on the main slide instead like “varied tiers of offerings similar to GamePass”.

now the fun thing about console gaming is that consoles are typically sold at something of a loss. the real money is in the games, especially the first-party exclusives (the ones you can Only play on a specific platform, like Breath of the Wild, bc once you’ve gotten people over the big purchase of a console they’re more likely to buy more games for it). the real money is also now in the subscription services. everyone wants to be the Netflix of Games.

playstation’s offering isn’t QUITE like gamepass, even though they feel similar. as mr joost points out, right now the games available on playstation’s service tend to NOT be the most modern battlepass lootbox stuff that keeps gambling addictions satisfied (my words not his). since they ARE offering a nice buffet of older PS2 and PS3 games, this implies good things for video game preservation, and i think if they spun it more as a Criterion Collection of restored/remastered/pulled out of the archives stuff they might get a little more traction? who could say. much remains to be seen &tc

how did i find this? read it for work.

watching our flag means death: not pinging my Sea Longing in the way black sails does bc it is so obvious they are not on a real boat? like i am thinking of it more as a stage play than anything else? i am oddly cranky that it’s not black sails, but nothing will ever be black sails. this was perfectly fine and fun! tailored in a very specific way for fandom in a way i cannot articulate, in the way that some movies are oscar bait this show was fandom bait? but not in a malicious way, i think mr waititi simply knows what he’s about?

playing deeply annoyed bc i was very excited for NORCO, a moody narrative point and click game in the louisiana lowlands, but the themes have turned out to be. shall we say. Emotionally Difficult for me. so i did a thing i hate which is request a refund, but made it super clear in the refund note that the problem was me and not the game. shoutout to games that DO put their biggest trigger upfront with a warning, wish they did it for more than just the one tho.

in other news i have GOT to find a new fucking game to turn my brain off that’s not fallout 4, bc i put like a hundred hours into this run with the objective of getting more achievements and have fallen off at the same point i did last time (rummaged around in a brain, didn’t meet the brotherhood bc fuck those guys) and i am simply not compelled by the main quest and i am no longer having fun with the game. i am finding it oddly difficult to make my own fun in that game this time around, outside of settlement building.

anyway look at this screenshot from the most extreme southwestern corner of the map, where you can very very faintly make out the brotherhood airship in the distance. should have centered it but i did not, a bit up and to the left of the center dot.

and this slightly better shot. i do like watching the vertibirds limp home. dont you fucking DARE crash into my goddamn base tho

spent most of this run unlocking all the settlements and spent like fifty hours in nuka cola world, which is an extremely robust little dlc. maybe i’ll give far harbor a crack tonight, although i vaguely remember actually finishing that one. still haven’t finished nuka cola world bc i do like gage but it’s mmmm impossible for me to justify doing a slaver/raider playthrough. why (i mean i know why but WHY) are the east coast games so obsessed with owning slaves. it’s not great. the biggest and most robust questline aside from the main in fo3 is the goddamn slave trader one. you functionally own clover and charon.

making part of a making update, part of a life update: i will be moving sometime between NOW and END OF JUNE (upside down smiley face) partly bc i have learned that i simply cannot deal with living with other people any longer and especially with cannot deal with living with other people five years younger than me. i do not currently actively wish my worst roommate harm but that could change at any moment.

so making will probably DRAMATICALLY slow down bc i am no longer inclined to put any effort into this apartment. the making this week is i guess pre-grieving this apartment. a good refuge while i had it :(

evil lair 2.0 here we come?

#tuesday again #tuesday again no problem

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absentgoji · 3 years

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Something people don't really talk about when describing their experiences with dissociative identity disorder is that the main problem about this is not 'having different personalities'.

Yes, knowing that your likes and preferences and even some traits of your personality are not stable 'as they should' can be frustrating and confusing, but, at least from my experience, i ended up realizing that feeling has to do with how others perceive me and how my disorder affects them.

I'm perfectly fine with having a part that loves Godzilla, a part who doesn't care about him but loves RuPaul's Drag Race, a part who would love to be a musician or one that wishes I had studied biology at college. I respect myself. I respect every part of me and I'm okay with their (my!) interests even if I dont feel like they're my own all the time. I know that i like Godzilla even if I don't relate to that now. Because I'm always me no matter the shade. I'm okay with that. I respect that.

But i have struggled with that in the past, because i was worried sick about others getting upset because i had lost interest in something they expected me to enjoy. I was afraid a friend would like to talk about how amazing last season of RPDR had been and me not being 'the me' they needed me to be. Or me having an opinion about a certain topic and then two days later have a different one, and argue with them about it. Me hating Nestea and my friends not understanding why I would buy one anyways because a part of me LOVES it. Me saying that my favorite color is green, then next day saying it's red and they saying "what? wasn't it green?". It made me feel super self conscious. But, if you think about it, that feeling had to do with how my disorder affects them.

As soon as i felt comfortable enough to tell my closest friends about it (i must admit I'm so lucky to have these friends, because they were so respectful and understanding even if they couldn't relate) i stopped caring about that.

I feel that we (us, this community, people with did/osdd who write about themselves), and even people who don't have did/osdd but think this is 'a super interesting disorder,' focus too much on how many parts there are, how they are, what their names are, when most of the time we don't even know ourselves! I feel it's quite common (and I've been there too) when you first discover that you have dissociative identity disorder to focus on every difference and try to describe 'your alters' the most accurate way you can. It's reassuring in a way, and it's also thrilling to finally start knowing yourself. I understand, I've done that and I think it's part of the process.

But we shouldn't stop there when educating others about this disorder.

The hardest part of my disorder is not 'being different people' (which is not even true, i will write another post about this). I'm okay with being like that! The hardest part of this disorder are all the bits that affect me, my daily life.

Forgetting about important stuff, dissociating, feeling lost during a conversation because you cannot remember any of the info the other person's addressing, not being able to keep up with your life and friendships because of switches or amnesia, forgetting your way home, your social relationships being a mess if a part of you doesn't like a person, skills you need that may come and go, having feelings you don't relate to, being extremely hard for you to focus because your thoughts are intertwined with another series of thoughts that don't feel yours and that may be about something completely different, gender dysphoria/body dysmorphia, conflictive parts that may be hard to deal with for a variety of reasons, and many other experiences that come from not having a unified sense of self (note: these are just some of my experiences, yours, or your way of describing them, might be different!)

I feel we should talk more about overcoming trauma, about how we deal with life despite the hardships of being a dissociative mess, about coping mechanisms that are actually useful... having different parts/shades/alters is just the tip of the iceberg, and focusing on that is not as useful as we might think, since the most common scenario is not actually knowing who you are, or at least not being 100% sure.

Before you were diagnosed, you didn't know about those parts. You didn't describe them as you do now and you didn't address them as different people, but you did suffer from all those other experiences, even if you didn't know why.

I feel we should talk more about the other side of this, the hard part. The part that has to do with us and not with how others may or may not perceive us. The part that's 'not that interesting'.

It's not flashy, it's not cool, it's not quirky, not creative nor fascinating. Just confusing. And talking about it could be way more helpful for everyone than just describing our alters/parts.

This was a long post! Thanks for reading and stuff, idk if you guys agree with me or not but i feel it would be useful for 'the community' to start addressing other experiences than 'being "multiple" ' (ugh, i hate using that word, it's not even true..!)

#did #did/osdd #my experience with did #dissociation #dissociative identity disorder #otherwise specified dissociative disorder #ddnos #osdd #did awareness #osdd awareness #dissociative disorder #alters #ok to reblog

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Apollo!

How I feel about this character hehe he's definitely my favorite Greek god, I love reading his myths they're just great and his character is wonderful. He's so complex and I love how he's incredibly human for a god and how he wears his heart on his sleeve and how he's a good parent and how his immaturity and pride can get the best of him- I can gush about Apollo for a while lmao, he's wonderful I really, really want to see more good content with him in adaptations and such,, fgjhf there isn't much stuff with him that does him justice and it makes me sad,,,

All the people I ship romantically with this character Hyacinthus my beloved- also Admetus, Cyrene, the Muses....there's plenty of nice Apollo ships (which don't end in tragedy!)

My non-romantic OTP for this character Hermes and Apollo's bond makes me very soft, also obviously Apollo and Artemis- oh! Also Apollo and any of his kids (yes this includes Chiron, duh) hehe :D

My unpopular opinion(s) about this character

Hmm, ok I have a bunch so I'm gonna filter this down to my Main Three Ones 1) I'm not personally into either the "Apollo's an unproblematic Best Sun Boi" stuff or the "Apollo's a Monster" stuff? Like Let him be a complex character who screws up and makes bad decisions and is selfish but also genuinely means well and has a good heart. It's greek myths, everyone is a little messed up and Apollo being a complex deity is part of the reason why he's so interesting! Why dilute his character? 2) Idk why people don't talk about this more but Apollo Hates Achilles because Achilles killed two of his sons, one of them being a literal child, and so he's perfectly valid to hate Achilles. Like I think he killed Pat for a number of reasons but a big one was Petty Revenge. Tbh I don't really care for rewrites that make Apollo secretly Care about Patrochilles during the events of the Iliad and I also think that Apollo would still be angry at Achilles even after the Trojan War's over. Dude's allowed to be petty. I'd be down for adaptations/stories that explore more about Achilles and Apollo but I'd want them to touch on the fact that Apollo has his side of the story too, things are more complicated than they seem. 3) Apollo isn't dumb!!!! He's smart! He's the god of Knowledge for crying out loud! It's more accurate that he's High Int Low Wis if you wanna talk about his bad decision making tendencies

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. Uhhhh I'm gonna be talking about like Potential adaptations because fdghhfdg I'm not into calling Greek myths "canon" lmao, it just feels....weird to do so But yee!! I'd love to see more about Apollo being a parent because he's such a good dad (and PJO did him so dirty >:T there's so much wasted potential there with him), or more with his relationship with his siblings- especially Hermes I'd also love to see like maybe a coming of age story with him, I think that would be very interesting lol Or maybe like Apollo in modern adaptations being less like a stereotypical fuckboi and more like his actual personality? Like if he had to be put in any box it'd probably be like the high strung prideful perfectionist with too many hobbies who has a sensitive side, which yeah isn't really a box because it's hard to put him in a stereotypical trope like that? Ghgh My thoughts on adapting Apollo could be an essay on it's own fgdhjfgd

Also I'd like to see smth to do with reincarnation, or smth that explores the differences between humans and gods with him as a central character? Have a couple ideas regarding that

My Guilty Pleasure thing that I'd like to do with him is just take just about any comedic Nanami episode from Revolutionary Girl Utena and make it Greek Gods with Apollo as Nanami- but specifically Cowbell of Happiness, I think that would be a good ep to do with him. Idk, I think it'd be funny, and that it fits him in multiple ways All in all, I would just be super into like just about anything that explores his personality in a way that is true/respectful to his myths and character ^^ GIVE ME A CHARACTER AND I’LL BREAK THEM DOWN

#loll I have so many thoughts about him he's great #Apollo #greek myths #greek mythology #an ask!

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To me, it doesn’t make sense to make Magneto the main villain because it has been done so much before and it would connect it so much to the Fox Films. Also I think there is a GREAT laziness in writing Magneto especially in films. He generally didn’t want to kill all humans, subjugate them yes because he doesn’t trust them. Which isn’t a ‘good guy’ move in itself and he slips in and out of.

He legit murdered genocide I think when he was going to kill all humans. Like no.

I also think that the average cinema goer likes Magneto too much… or maybe that is me. It would also require them to recast the most famous faces of the franchises?

Like is anyone going to care if they recast Jean, Scott, Iceman, Rogue, Kitty, Beast even Mystique but Magneto? I don’t know. I have long been a fan of an actual Jewish actor playing Magneto but following Ian McKellan would be difficult for the casual fans to accept. I don’t think Fassbender left such an amazing impression.

Even my most average MCU fans friends (and god they love the MCU 😤 but I see past it) still talk about how much they want to see a Magneto solo film.

To me I would put the focus on their reveal and sentinels. Then again I thought they’ll go through Krakoa stuff. Like it turns out the mutants have been living on this Island etc

With the ‘simpler times’ comment I have to for the sake of my sanity have to think that it was because Pietro knew where he was. Things were clear to him, as much as it hurt he had his sister. The following trauma had not occurred. Again I don’t think this is true but I am trying to reason bad writing. He didn’t doubt his morality but was indebted and controlled. Shitty actions were out of his control.

I don’t read Avengers so I didn’t know he was shelved for so long.

I think the Trial of Magneto is trying to ride on the coattails of Wandavision because even though she’s not a mutant a lot of the internet was wanting Magneto to show up. So what is the best way to get those fans who wanted to see that? Set up a family comic book where they establish the family again because I guess the MCU fans heard they’ve changed their background and themselves didn’t like it.

I see the Trial of Magneto as something poorly thought out as they saw what the audience was interested in. The timeline kind of clashes uncomfortably with Inferno. Which makes me think it was wedged in there to ride the Wandavision train and undo the retcon on the side of the main storyline.

Thank you for reading my essay/rant

Ok so I'm going to first say you have a lot of great thoughts and great on picking up the whole forced feeling. You are right, it does feel wedged in there and it does feel forced because that's exactly what Marvel did.

The Trial of Magneto was supposed to be an X-Factor plot, it was Leah Williams next arc, here's an article link talking about her podcast: link (yes I know it's bleeding cool but I don't have time to listen to the podcast)

Leah Williams tells us that X-Factor was canceled because Leah's pitch for the Magneto/Wanda story for X-Factor, now called Trial Of Magneto, became such a popular pitch at Marvel but they thought the reader numbers for X-Factor wasn't big enough for this story, so they wanted it as a separate comic. And canceled X-Factor #10 rather than seeing it run as originally planned, with the Trial beginning in X-Factor #15. Williams says she only learned about the cancellation of X-Factor when she was writing #9, so as she had to finish the series quickly, squeezing six issues worth of story into those last two issues, calling it "cramped and rushed".

So I'm not a fan of Leah but the way Marvel treats it's writers has always been terrible so this cancellation doesn't surprise me. Could this be about W*ndaVision? It's likely, but it's more likely this has to do with Hickman bowing out. It's no secret literally everyone hated the retcon and I always knew it would be undone but I didn't think it would take 6 years but here we are.

Hickman leaving is a bigger thing, he stated in an interview ( link ) that he had planned Krakoa and X-Men to be a 3 arc story, and he wasn't allowed to move onto the 2nd arc because the clowns at Marvel liked the idea of Krakoa too much and I'm so mad because that's exactly the kinda behavior that annoys me with the fans, them thinking Krakoa is just a fun playground for the mutants to mess around with.

"Oh, plans have changed entirely," Hickman says. "When I pitched the X-Men story I wanted to do, I pitched a very big, very broad, three-act, three-event narrative, the first of which was House of X. And while this loosely worked as a three-year plan, I told Marvel upfront that I honestly had no idea how long the first part would last because there were a lot of interesting ideas that I had seeded that other creators would want to play with, and so, we left this rather open-ended. I was also pretty clear with all the writers that came into the office what the initial, three-act plan was so no one would be surprised when it was time for the line to pivot." Hickman continues, "However, I also knew that I was cooking with dynamite, and it was very possible that what I had written in House of X, and the ideas contained within, was not actually the first act of a three-act story, but something that resonated more deeply and worked more like Giant-Size X-Men, where it would represent a paradigm shift in the entire X-Men line for a prolonged period of time. So, during the pandemic, when the time came for me to start pointing things toward writing the second-act event, I asked everyone if they were ready for me to do that, and to a man, everyone wanted to stay in the first act. It was really interesting, because I appreciated that House of X resonated with them to the extent that they didn't want it to end, but the reality was that I knew I would be leaving the line early."

I'm so MAD because the thing I was predicting, that Hickman would have it come crashing down and everything would be revealed to be terrible and Mutant Death Sex Cult Island wasn't a paradise is never going to happen because the fucking CLOWNS at Marvel don't want him to move past it. I may have my personal gripes about some of Hickman's writing but we can't deny the man wrote one of the best if only the best Marvel Event with Fantastic Four/Avengers/Secret War.

As for the simpler times comment, like I have my theories that I wrote out here, and that's what I think is most likely but I do think Pietro's life has never been easy or simple once his adoptive parents died. Pietro could be drinking to a time before the Brotherhood.

I would love for a Jewish actor to play Magneto and any other characters who are Jewish. I would love for a Jewish writer to be able to write them too. However Ian's performance literally set him in the minds of the people as Magneto, not even Fassbender's bleh one note Magneto could compare. Imo the only reason people liked the younger Magneto was because he was young, handsome (? ig idk i dont simp for him) and they could ship him with young professor X (cowards. where is the old man ship???) But I feel like a new actor could definitely fill the role if they are Jewish and the writing was good.

Magneto's writing in comics... well I just wish we could have a Jewish writer for him. There's some great stuff for him but I feel like characters like him and Doom could be written better by non white/american writers.

Although by today's standards the og X-Men trilogy doesn't hold up I will defend the first two movies with my life simply because after Blade these movies opened up the idea that a good serious, non campy version where characters called Magneto and Cyclops were taken seriously. X2 in my mind was the definitive X-Men movie. Was it totally comic accurate? No, but it doesn't do what the MCU does, it doesn't treat the watcher like they need to have their hand held through all the military propaganda and "hints to the comics". Also side note; the reason no one cared about any of the other X-Men being recast is because all through most of the X-Men movies the focal story point has been Professor X vs Magneto. If they really want people to care about those characters/actors then we would need stories that focused on them. Not like how Storm barely had any character growth or plot in the og X-Men and even young Ororo got mishandled by the script. This is why I feel we should have "origin movies" for the X-Men that don't do what Wolverine Origins did and try to make a whole new cast but instead should use the stories as they are. If it was Kurt's story then we would see him join the X-Men, and have the other actors revolve around that. Same with each of the others, the X-Men work best when they are working off each other and each given enough screen/page time to shine. Unfortunately we all have our favorites, even movies and writers, so those are who are going to be pushed for fans to love.

Thank you for your long rant and sorry for my own long rant/reply.

#xmen #x men #comic talk #xmcu #magneto #erik lensherr #imp answers

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und3rwat3r-a5tr0naut · 3 years

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Hey, since I haven't seen any stuff for your version of the Mafiatale bros, what are some general headcanons you have for them?

CERTAINLY!

General Headcanons w/ Mafiatale:

Something to keep in mind is that my mafiatale boys are a more lighthearted and cartoony take on the trope, they’re just bootleggers/go on heists/sell illegal products(like fancy handbags or smthn idk).

Sinter:

★ One of the taller and ‘wider’ sanses. About 5′11.

★ He’s one finely dressed lad. You never see him without his signature suit.

★ He smells faintly of smoke but it’s covered up by a pleasant smelling cologne.

★ SUAVE- He can smooth-talk really well, which is why he’s in charge of most of the negotiations.

★ His magic is a much richer and darker blue than og sans’.

★ He can be just as intimidating as he is smooth. His voice is deeper than most other sanses as well.

★ He’s an old school gentleman. Doesn’t like to cuss in front of children or ladies. (or men if they ask him.) Whatever works for you.

★ When at Grillbys, if you can manage to pull him away from the bar he’ll swing dance with you! He’s pretty good too!

★ Not as lazy as the other sanses, but that doesn’t mean he’s super energetic.

★ Him and his brother’s gang actually do a lot for the community via. “donations’ and fixing up places around town.

★ So the police aren’t as...gung-ho about cracking down on their specific gang as the others.

★ When off duty? He becomes reaaaallllyyyy snuggly.

★ Don’t let him smooth-talk you into sitting on the couch with him you’ll only end up taking a nap.

★ Often escorts woman and children to/from work and school if he knows another gang is bothering them.

★ Despite his smooth-talking/friendliness it actually takes you quite a bit to get close to him. It’s all part of the job. It’s not his fault most people are waiting to double-cross him.

★ Can tell when people are lying. It’s scary accurate how well he can read you. The slightest shift of your eyes and he already knows.

★ Loves to get breakfast at local cafes. (Since Grillbys doesn’t serve breakfast, sadly.) Besides, it’s easier than having to cook it himself.

★ An expert at poker. You will lose against him.

Busta:

★ Busta is about 6′7 I’d say. Still pretty tall among all the other Papyruses but not the tallest.

★ Has extremely good control of his magic and bone attacks. If he wanted to hit you between the eyes he would. With extremely good accuracy.

★ Much like his brother he’s a perfect gentleman.

★ Prides himself on being chivalrous. Please, let him throw his coat over a puddle so you can walk on it.

★ Wears suspenders with almost every outfit. Yes, they’re obnoxious and clash with his suit’s theme but he doesn’t care.

★ Busta is actually a really good chef. Not the best, but not terrible either! His spaghetti is pretty good!

★ This dude actually loves play-fighting. He thinks it’s cute. It’s not as exerting as sparring, but just as fun!

★ He oh so desperately wishes he had hair so he could grow his very own fancy mustache.

★ Can be quite charming when he wants to be.

★ Has a fierce protective side for those who are weak. He can often be seen tussling with hooligans on the streets that harass innocent folk for the sake of enjoyment.

★ If he’s angry you’d never tell. Because one minute he’s smiling at you, the next you’re knocked out. There is no indication of anger from him at all.

★ Not only does he wear flashy suspenders, but bow ties as well!!

★ You can tell he’s excited/nervous about something if he won't stop straightening his bow tie. It’s already straight, Busta you can stop now-

★ Runs a little side business for extra cash. He sells his homemade meals in a little food cart.

★ He’s taken it upon himself to learn a bit of Italian. It’s a slow process but he’s getting there.

★ Has a thing for card tricks. He likes using them to wow people at parties. He also favors the more childish card games rather than poker.

#undertale request #undertale imagines #undertale headcanons #undertale aus #undertale au #mafiatale #mobtale #sinter #busta #sans #papyrus #au sans #au papyrus #mafiatale sans #mafiatale papyrus

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rollingaroundin-bread · 3 years

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My Sweet Ride is an amazing episode of Phineas and Ferb and the only thing bad about it I that I wish we could have seen more people in full out 1950s clothes!! So I did that!! (Also including some MML kids because I love them and don’t draw them enough!)

Anyways!! If y’all want to see me rant about 1950s stuff for a very long time because I had a blast doing research for this project you should click the keep reading!! :D

Okay a quick prelude!! Not only am I going to talk about outfits I designed, but while doing research I was blown away about the attention to detail the original designers had for these outfits and characters so I’m going to talk about their outfits too! :D

Here are my sources if you want to look into this btw!! :D

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-teenager-fashions-girls-fashion-trends-and-clothing-styles/

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-teen-boys-clothing/

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-hairstyles/

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-dress-styles/

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-womens-hats-by-style/

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-womens-shoes-style/

Candace

Okay I’m going to start out by saying I just adore this outfit

That has nothing to do with anything I just really love it!!

I’m thinking I might make one of my own for Halloween but that’s off-topic

Okay- 1950s clothing!!

Candace is wearing a blouse (?) with a cardigan over the top, and a pleated swing skirt.

This is a classic 1950s girl’s style

More specifically its also a classic “preppy good kid” look

Which Candace absolutely is!!

Y’all should notice that all the skirts are past knee-length, which was standard of the time.

Candace also has a neck scarf, a common accessory, and a headband.

Ribbon headbands were still a thing in the 50s but the hard plastic headband was also coming into style in the later 1950s.

She’s wearing a pair of saddle shoes which were one of the popular options of the time among boys and girls

Her hair is long with curls at the end, another classic teenager look in the 50s!

While short hair was more popular among adult women, teenage girls often kept theirs long with slight curls on the end!

Bangs were also standard, but usually shorter than how I drew them

Sorry that bit’s inaccurate through all of them, it’s just easier for me to draw long!

Finally, in case you had any doubt about Candace’s outfit being time period, here’s an advertisement from the article I read:

Vanessa

To start off we have a blouse and pencil shirt for Vanessa

Pencil and swing skirts were the two most common skirts of the time

She’s also wearing a belt, which I modified slightly to look like-

The wide contour belt on the bottom right!

She’s also wearing a pillbox hat, one of the popular hats of the time!

Hats were generally not worn by teenagers because they were seen as “mature”

But that fits pretty well with Vanessa’s character

It’s the same story with the pumps, which I also changed lightly to match time period ones a bit more

Now what made me make my original post about the outfits in My Sweet Ride was actually the hair

Specifically, Vanessa’s hair is modeled after the Bettie Page style

This hair wasn’t actually that popular with the masses because it was seen as too simple, not classy, etc.

BUT it was popular among rebel girls in the USA

And like!!!!!! Y’all the designers did SUCH a good job to get down into details like that!!!!!!!!

But yeah her outfit’s great!! Next one!

Stacy

For Stacy, I decided to change things up slightly and give her a dress!

Specifically, it’s a shirtwaist dress, which I modeled after the reference below

Why the shirtwaist dress you may ask? Idk I think they’re neat

I thought it fit the vibe I was going for so I did that one I don’t know what to tell you jkdshsf-

Okay so generally, the belt wouldn’t have been a different color but I wanted to tie the green I used in a little more

Btw sorry I changed her color scheme a bit

I honestly haven’t fully figured out her original color scheme so I modified it a bit so it would look nice for this!

Pastels were very popular in the summer after all

I tried to stick to everyone else’s original color scheme though!

Stacy also has a headband tied up into a bow, which was standard

And to change things up I put her in a ponytail (with the end curled) which was popular with the teens!

Sklsdjhdkj I sound very “how do you do fellow teens“ while writing this that’s unintentional sorry

Shoes are penny loafers, another popular shoe at the time

I liked the little bows on the ends of some of the ones I saw and thought it was very Stacy!

That’s about it for her!

Phineas

This has nothing to do with anything but I love drawing Phineas

He’s just a funky little triangle!! I love him!

I’ll admit here that I didn’t look into men’s hairstyles, so you won’t hear about that from me sorry!

Phineas is wearing a black button-up, standard.

Black and white matched everything so they were the most common undershirt colors

Over that, he has a jacket that looks to be varsity jacket inspired, which was seen as super cool!

Full jeans were coming into popularity in the 50s but only with the younger generations

Finally, he also has saddle shoes like Candace does

So yeah it’s a solid 1950s outfit!!

Ferb

Ferb’s a greaser, need I say more?

No, really he has everything

The white t-shirt and jeans combo is exactly the greaser look, so much so that most teenagers avoided it to not fall into stereotypes

Tighter fit jeans were coming into style in the later 50s, so that’s also accurate

The leather jacket just amplifies the greaser look

The one thing is that for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what shoes he was wearing

So I gave him a pair of sho-loks and called it a day!

More about sho-loks in Milo’s portion!

Isabella

Isabella makes an appearance with the first (and only) poodle skirt of the group!!

Poodle skirts, while definitely what most people think about when you say the 50s, actually weren’t that popular among teenagers

The embroidered designs were seen as childish, so children and preteens wore them the most

But here’s a fun tidbit you may not have caught from the show, Isabella is, in fact, a child

(I don’t know why I built that up so much sorry ldksjfhkds)

Anyways I decided if I was going to give anyone a classic poodle skirt it might as well be Isabella!

I modeled it after this poodle skirt:

She’s also wearing a blouse with a peter pan collar, the most popular collar of the time

Another headband tied into a bow because it’s Isabella I had to give her a bow

Standard belt (nothing really to say about that)

And another pair of penny loafers with little bows because they’re cute gosh darn it!

Milo

Okay, I’ve been writing for a while but honestly a lot of the rest of these I just drew directly from reference so…

I did say I would talk about shu-loks here though and I will!!!

Now we know Milo is shoelace-adverse

And while there are plenty of slip-on options I found the shu-lok to be fascinating!!

As you can see above, the tongue snaps down to keep the shoe on your foot!! Isn’t that cool? :D

So yeah I gave Milo those!!

Zack

We know Zack plays football so I gave him your standard sporty outfit

Sorry I just find girls outfits infinitely more interesting so I kinda focused on those skjhgfdss

Oh! I do have something to say here!!

Converse were your typical sports shoe for the 50s so he has those!! Almost forgot that tidbit!!

Yeah, thick soles with wrinkles and stuff were seen as cool among teens so they got popular!

Melissa

Finally, we have some patterned pants!!

Yeah- checkers, plaid, stripes, polka dots, etc. were all very popular!!

I just didn’t want to draw them a lot ‘cause it’s hard sksfjdhgs-

But I gave Melissa checkers because it would get the black and white of her color scheme and I liked the way the checkered pants looked!!

Girls did wear pants at the time by the way!!

During summer and weekends mostly since they weren’t allowed to wear them to school

Short-sleeved turtle necks were also a thing and I thought that combo would look neat!!

Also, converse because it went with the outfit and that’s kinda what she’s wearing in the show!

Hair in a ponytail and side part bangs, both popular!

Yeah okay, that’s about it for Melissa!

Amanda

By this point, y’all are hopefully getting the gist of 50s fashion so we’re going fast now

Blouse, swing skirt, penny loafers (different style but still penny loafers), headband

(here’s what I modeled the whole thing after:)

I do want to mention the pullover sweater because I thought I should include one and I really like the flower embroidery on them

Then finally we come to her hair!! I already mentioned the headband but I was specifically modeling her hair in the pageboy style which looks like this:

Obviously, it looks a little stylized but what can you do?

And that’s it!! I had so much fun doing research and designing this and I think they all turned out pretty good!! I’m going to do more go this in the futures so if there's someone in particular you’d like to see let me know!! I’m planning on doing Cavendish, Dakota, and Sara at least in the next batch!!

#I had too much fun with this hope yall can tell #phineas and ferb #milo murphy's law #candace flynn #vanessa doofenshmirtz #stacy hirano #phineas flynn #ferb fletcher #isabella garcia shapiro #milo murphy #zack underwood #melissa chase #my art stuff #my sweet ride

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hi mlm here. so i want to write andreil smut but im a virgin so i have no idea what exactly sex is like. but i do not want to write it for the.... straight women gaze. what are some things that are accurate to write about. this is prolly super nsfw but i dont know who to ask.

Okay so this response took me literally months, and I'm sorry about that. I honestly was so excited when I got this question. I don't know why I put off responding?? But here I go:

CW for discussion of NSFW, STD’s, and a lil homophobia

I bet a lot of people who write smut are virgins tbh, that's not to insult anyone or anything, but like writing is a non physical way to explore sex and fantasies by yourself, so you’re definitely not alone lol.

So you're MLM and want to write smut, (and others who want to get my opinions on writing non-fetishistic smut).

Porn is porn and can have unrealistic circumstances to fulfill said fantasy, such as anything from people messing around in locker rooms to tentacles.

To get a general sense of what is common in MLM sexuality, (rather than the typical feminine gaze that is seen in smut) looking at gay porn and gay porn categories is good insight.

Bear culture, muscle culture, leather culture, etc.

These are obviously still porn and unrealistic, however being attracted to sweat, jockstraps, and muscles is very common outside of porn.

Bear culture is a body-positive movement that started because of the gay community's fat-phobia, age-phobia, and overall shittyness about body hair.

Leather culture is also really big, it started because of the belief that gay men couldn’t be dominant or “masculine”, even in bed. So in America, leather culture was a way a lot of MLM embraced themselves.

Going to pride, you will see many men wearing those leather harnesses, it doesn't indicate a preference of topping or bottoming necessarily, they're just something mlm wear and has grown quite popular in the culture, I've known some men to say it feels like a security blanket for them.

And I think it’s very important to understand these cultures or at least be aware of them on a base level if you’re going to write gay porn.

Also looking at erotic MLM art made by men, there is Tom of Finland, who was very historically significant, and is the most famous erotic gay artist. There is gay literature, one that openly talks about sex quite frankly is the book “We Both Laughed In Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan” which is a series of diary excerpts from a real gay trans man where you follow his life up until he died during the aids epidemic. He talks about sex with partners and discovering himself as well as what being a gay man means to him. He has a real love for sex in a way that is very unashamed and interesting to read about. We know that he wrote the latter half of his diaries with the plan of compiling them and publishing them but he passed away and people in his life carried out this wish for him. He is considered a significant part of gay and transgender history because of this, and his diaries are in LGBT museums.

Reading gay poetry, looking at gay art, erotic, romantic, grungy, whatever, and you will find and see how they portray things differently than when it’s not portrayed by gay men usually. I mean there is a clear difference between yaoi and bara and that's the audience and authors. Some yaoi are made by MLM, (well technically their called gei comi, or gay comics in Japanese)

“Also known as ‘gei comi’ or ‘men's love,’ bara comics are by men, for men. There is a yaoi equivalent to this, and it is called ‘gachi muchi’-- it is written by women, for women.” – myanimelist.net (lol)

but more than 90% aren't. I haven't ever heard of a non-MLM bara artist, but I'm sure there's at least one.

Of course, I've seen things depicting MLM just together pretty realistically that didn't feel like it was written by someone who definitely wasn't MLM, but these scenes tend to be more writing in the general sense of art in the general sense rather than porn, which has a huge gap in characteristics between stuff usually written by MLM vs when it's written by women. (sorry about the binary language here)

I know some people don't like any realism in their porn, but I personally really like small details such as prep being mentioned, foreplay, even acknowledgment of the existence of condoms even if they choose to go without.

Especially as an MLM who lives in America currently, the ever-present acknowledgment and stigmatism of AIDS is around us. We think about it, even when we don't want to. An entire generation of MLM, trans people, and a lot of POC were wiped out. Not necessarily a PWP detail, but including discussion of prep, PrEP (the anti HIV medication) and/or getting tested, even for diseases besides HIV, is a small detail that I think is nice. MLM often have to have a moment when opening up a conversation about sex where HIV is mentioned, our dating apps and hook up apps have sections where you put positive, negative, non-transmissible/undetectable, or prefer not to say. The books take place in 2006 so PrEP didn't exist yet, but also the aids pandemic was happening when they were being born and as young kids, so it wasn't that long ago in society's mind. It's still illegal for many trans people and MLM to donate blood despite that the blood is screened for diseases after donation.

Also, some realism I like is when a character isn't getting their ass ate first in the morning. Like, for me that's a huge turn-off because I think “holy fuck hygiene.” specifically with anal play I just really think even casually mentioning “washing up” or basic prep, or if you want more accuracy/details mention time between last meals or “x only ate a salad, so he would be fine”. It's like a joke in the gay community to eat chili fries or some shit on a date to indicate that either there will be no anal, or if there is you’re not going to be the one to do it, because you just fuckin ate those fries to say so.

A cock just going in without prep and no condom is going to A) hurt very bad the body does not do that naturally and can cause injury B) get shit dick.

An also not sexy detail that is common for sex is just laying down a towel so you don’t have to wash sheets. Lube on hands? Wipe off on the towel that you’re on rn. Laying down a towel is pretty normal especially for anal. But this is if you’re going for a much more playing for accuracy sex scene.

Honestly just writing fingering and prep and stuff like that in my opinion goes a long way and also gives the audience more to read.

Also, sex is way more than peen in hole. Get creative, frottage, mutual masturbation, docking? Idk like thigh fucking, fucking buttcheeks but not hole, handies, blowies, anal oral, Neil doesn’t have to be the only one who gets his ass ate and things don’t have to follow formulas, in fact, they’re better when they don’t.

Sex comes in many forms, and like I’ve definitely been with someone and he took off his shirt and I was like what, because he was skinny and clean-shaven and I didn’t expect him to have nearly as much chest hair as he did. I bet honestly Neil has a massive bush, like fuckin, massive.

Andrew and Neil don’t have to like everything the same amount, Neil could be like “I wanna lick your armpit” and gets really off on it, Andrew is neutral but likes that Neil likes it and agrees even if it does nothing for him physically. Honestly, Neil having a sweat kink imo is pretty fitting lol.

Try not to categorize the characters into “the bottom” and “the top”, or “the man” and “the woman”

This is something I see a lot and pay attention to how “the bottom” tends to adopt traits that are seen in straight porn that are over-exaggerated. I’m not saying it's inherently wrong to write someone as slim, but we know Neil isn't delicate, but I personally wouldn't categorize him as slim. He's a college-level athlete and is definitely muscular and defined, he has some bulk at least, he isn’t model lean for sure imo. You also often see PWP where the bottom makes a bunch of noise and the top makes none, or the top grunts and the bottom mewls, these are things I personally feel gives the bottom the role of a woman in porn. I don’t think Andreil have rough sex necessarily, but I do think when Neil does make noise, it would be because it was practically punched out of him by the feeling, and would sound more like a gasp than a kitten or whatever. There's nothing wrong with writing them both grunting, both of their voices being lower. Someone bottoming doesn’t suddenly magically not have secondary sex characteristics and stubble and body hair or a deep voice or however, they’re like everywhere else.

When I read an over-emphasis on Neil’s slim waist and swaying hips and ass I’m like,,, okay someone please mention Andrew looking at Neil’s dick or bulge or shoulders. As an MLM, what do you find hot about men? I like stomachs and arms and shoulders, jawlines, collarbones, asses yes but like in a different way than how I like women’s asses (I’m bi lol) they are smaller and I like them muscled and squared almost. I look at veins on hands and noses and shoulders and backs, I look at a lot and I honestly don't have a type. But yeah so think about what you like, why you like it, what you might want. Or look at what others like, and why and how they want and like it.

what would Neil like, how would he feel about it? And Andrew. I kinda feel like Andrew is low-key masc 4 masc but that's just me lmaoo. Anyways, good luck writing.

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