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Happy Eid Mubarak from Lunar Boy and Astronaut Mom! I've always wanted to draw an illustration for Eid, so I'm glad I got to finish one on time for the year of Lunar Boy!! The Lunar Boy family showcases various Indonesian food and traditions during Idul Fitri. Peace and happiness to my Muslim friends~

#eid #booklr #eid mubarak #queer #trans #lgbt books #indonesia #lunar boy #graphic novel #my art #ketupat nation let's rise #eat well and here's hoping for a better year! #< prev tags #i hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful holiday #have and amazing eid #islam

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1. 3 members

2. Mayhem and the are a rock/punk band

3. (Name / Stage Name) Sam/Rebel, Simon/Knife, and James/Fang

4. Bad boy, Pretty boy, Wild card (marketing)

Honestly just an exaggerated form of their normal personalities

5. Black and Red

6. These three are brothers from their care for each other to their ridiculous fights over who gets the remote

Sam - He's essentially their Robaire (don't tell him I said that though he'll kill me) he is a leader type and he's all for doing controversial stuff to get the people talking. He was openly cursed out annoying paparazzi and been seen at a few more parties than management is happy with. He's very dark, and mysterious (at least according to him) he keeps his private hidden so nobody knows that much about him outside of his music (including the band) and he likes it that way). Especially in interviews he is very blunt and crude (honestly whatever comes to his mind) and has absolutely ZERO tolerance for rude invasive interviewers and will easily pick them apart.

Simon - Basically the Jesse equivalent but more like an older brother than a dad. He is the signature handsome member and cares very deeply about his appearance. He is the smart one who essentially carries all the brain cells in the group. Most of this intelligence goes into his love of technology and instruments which got him into music in the first place. When they are playing (scheming) any plot against 4town he knows how to mess with their equipment and give them a hard time. His stage name comes from the switch blade he carries in his pocket because his dad told him at a young age they always come in handy. He is the most mature and professional member but if you mess with his band enough he will not take that lightly.

James - The Aaron T of the group he is a very athletic and comedic person, lightening the mood when his band mates are too serious. He has a follower mentality since he is the nicest one but still follows through with the many plans to sabotage 4town. He comes up with cool stunts for music videos and makes everybody on set laugh much to the chagrin of any director that has to work with him. He probably interacts with fans the most taking lots of pictures and signing autographs which makes him popular among his fans. He has a tougher persona for the media but is more sensitive and shy in real life (as a kid he developed his stunt skills by trying to figure out a way to pass the time by himself). A very 'kill 'em with kindness' type of guy and will retort with all his bandmates positive traits if someone insults them (because he's grateful that they took him into their group that was originally supposed to be a duo act).

7. Ready set attack, they dislike that it still was directly under Nobody Like U on the Billboard charts though.

8. At first incredibly rude essentially wanting 4town to fail at every turn. Sam and Robaire have been rivals since grade school choir so they already HATED each other. They purposely try to sabotage their performance if they are playing at the same event. Mayhems dislike of their rival band is very obsessive to the point where if they lose a chance to compete with 4town someone at management is getting a complaint with in the hour. They never want to loose a chance at being better than them.

Eventually though they go through alot in the industry and get along better so they are still at each other's throats for the general public (publicity idea from management) but after the show they'll get ice cream (they'll still debate over who had the better performance). I would still say they are all frenemies. Sam and Robaire are the last to reconcile but when they still still refuse to call each other friends (much to the annoyance of the other members of their bands).

Rival BoyBand Creator Challenge!

4*town is a great band- but no boyband is complete without their rivals! Make your own rival boyband & fill out this form as you do!

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1. How many members are in your boyband?

2. What is your boyband’s name? Are they a typical boyband or do they have odd quirks about em?

3. What are the member names?

4. What are the member roles? How are they marketed & what are their aesthetics/gimmicks?

5. Is your boyband color coded? If so what are their colors?

6. What are the band members relationships & dynamics with one another?

7. What is your boybands most popular song or album?

8. What is the band’s rivalry like with 4*Town?

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And add whatever else you want :]!

#4town

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The old man is snoring 😴

Robaire, Taeyoung, Aaron T, and Aaron Z are all gathered in the hotel room of a snoring Jesse:

Aaron T: Ro I am begging you to let us wake him up. All this noise is making my ears bleed. I can't sleep like this.

Taeyoung: Nah the old man tired, let him rest, and besides aren't you the same guy who made a one man percussion band out of pots and pans earlier.

Aaron T: It's called creative self expression Taeyoung!

Robaire: T shhhh, anyways I agree with Tae it's best for us to just let him rest. We just need to figure out a way to block out the noise.

Taeyoung: We could use those ear plugs we got from the plane. They blocked out the sound of that crying baby.

Aaron T: You mean the baby you mean mugged into being quiet

Taeyoung: I have no clue what your talking about 😊

Robaire: Well I could still hear that baby maybe we could try like sealing the bottom of his door or something.

Aaron T: Are we trying to keep out the noise of the dust bowl? Even if we can't hear the snoring we'll still hear that paintings on the wall rattling.

Robaire: True true. Yo Z got any ideas?

*Aaron Z standing in the corner of the room frowning so hard Jesse is lucky looks can't kill*

Aaron Z: *grumbles something under his breath*

Taeyoung: What was that?

Aaron Z: You know what I do have an idea to silence the old man gently. Are you ready to hear it? 😊

Aaron T: Well no not when you say it with that tone🤨

Robaire: Respectfully, you sound way more cheerful than you usually do.

Z: Ok so I'll pick up this pillow very gently, walk across the room very gently, put it over his face very gently, and he'll stop snoring very gently

Robaire: *whisper yelling* Z NO!

Aaron Z: *whisper yelling back* WHY NOT ROBAIRE I'M TIRED WE HAVE A GIG EARLY TOMORROW I WANT TO SLEEP!

Robaire: Dude calm down. We'll just wait it out he can't possibly snore like this all night.

*fast forward to sunrise*

*Jesse finally stops snoring as he wakes up*

Jesse: *yawn and stretch* Wow I slept like a baby lat night. Time to start the day - aaah

*Sees the other members on his floor eyes wide open*

What are you guys doing? Were you up all night. Tsk tsk tsk that explains all that noise I heard. You know some people were trying to sleep. Come on time to prepare for the gig.

Aaron Z: That's it I'm gonna kill ‘em.

Robaire: You will do of no *yawn* such thing. Cause I will.

*Both get up to run after Jesse*

#Never get between Z and his sleep #For those who don't know what mean mugging is it's basically making staring at someone with an angry face trying to intimidate them #Also the dust bowl was an event where a bunch of cropless fields became dry and the wind made giant clouds of dust #which people put towel under their doors to keep it out of their house #4town #4town taeyoung #4town robaire #4town jesse #4town aaron t #4town aaron z #4townie

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wishing everyone who celebrates it a happy & safe ramadan🌙

#ramadan mubarak #happy ramadan

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hi hi hi! wanna help a girl get back on track with getting a shitload of extensive dental damage from a transphobic hate crime repaired? cuz boy howdy i could sure use the help!

i had an appointment today finally after ages, and with needing to get all the teeth left ripped out and replaced with dentures and all the fun that goes with that, there's a lot that my insurance isn't going to be able to cover. im working two jobs right now and scraping by best i can but fuck, times are fucking tough, and they're tough for everyone but if you can help with even the slightest amount it'll be saving my life and giving back my ability to eat and smile and speak properly, and it'll be huge to me. my c@$h@pp and v3^m0 are both punkyrooster, and i'm gonna get a proper fund set up after another appointment or two and we have a solid clear idea of a number, but for right now im just fuckin desperate to get started on moving towards this and inching my way towards a functional face 🖤💜🖤💜🖤

#boost #cashapp #venmo #transphobia

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attention all writers! tumblr is rolling out a new feature that allows our work to be used in ai training processes!

be sure to opt out of this in your visibility settings immediately! and remember, you have to opt out for each blog, not just your main!

go to your blogs’ settings (again, you have to do these steps for each blog, not just your main blog)

scroll until you see “visibility” and choose that

in your visibility settings, choose “prevent third-party sharing for (blog name)”

you may opted out already but we don’t take chances with ai around these parts *insert angry cowboy*

tagging some mutuals to get the word out — @multifandomsimagine @pegxcarter @moremaybank @gladerscake @goldenroutledge @thatsthewaythechrissycrumbles @drewstarkeyslut @drudyslut @tangledinlove @rafeandonlyrafe @mvybanks

#writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing community #ai

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happy march guys!!!! 🌱 it's turning red month 🥹

#Happy almost Turning Red/4towniversary y'all #march 2024 #march #march 11th #4town #turning red #4town aaron t #4town robaire #4town aaron z #4town jesse #4townie #4*town #4town taeyoung #pixar turning red #turning red movie #turning red pixar #turning red 2022 #4 town #4 town x reader #4 town aaron z #4 town robaire #4 town tae young #4 town jesse #jesse 4town #robaire x reader #robaire #robaire 4town #aaron t 4town #aaron t turning red #aaron z

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Road to 4☆TOWN

part 31 | part 32 | part 33 | part 34

“Robaire? Robaire? ROBAIRE!”

“Huh?” Robaire jumped when Jesse snapped in his face. “Oh, sorry, Jes. I guess I’m a little distracted.” He sighed. “I’ve got a lot on my mind right now.”

“Yeah, I bet.” Jesse snorted. “You’ve got paparazzi following you everywhere you go now that you and Janelle have gone public.”

“No—I mean, that is getting a little annoying, but she said it was best for us to do.” Robaire sighed. “It’s actually about my parents. Can you believe they don’t like Janelle? They think she walks all over me.”

Jesse stared at him. “You know Selina and I said the same thing to you forever ago, right? Do you really think all of us are wrong?”

“Yes, I do.” Robaire narrowed his eyes. “Can’t you just be happy for me?”

“I really, really want to, but I can’t be happy about a relationship that’s suffocating you like this.” Jesse admitted. “And it kills me that you can’t see what it’s doing to you.”

“Ugh, not you, too.” Robaire groaned. “You guys really need to back off with this. You’re acting like she has me in some type of chokehold.”

“Maybe because she does.” Jesse shrugged. “You’ve been acting so different ever since you met her and it’s bugging me. Hell, you’ve hardly even focused on the music like you said you would when we got back from the tour. You’ve only been over here like once.”

“I know, I know, but I’m always focused on the music. My whole life has been consumed by 4☆TOWN for the past three years, it’s nice just having something for me. I mean, don’t you want me to be as happy as you are with Selina?”

“Robaire, quit lying to yourself.” Jesse rolled his eyes. “This is not that and you know it.”

“How can you be so sure?” Robaire crossed his arms. “I mean, I know we haven’t been together as long as you guys, but she makes me feel alive.”

Jesse scoffed. “Alive in your pants maybe. What actual substance is there to your relationship? Every time you talk about her, all I hear is you giving and her taking.”

“Don’t they always say it’s better to give than to receive?” Robaire retorted. “Besides, I like doing things for her. You’re constantly doing things for Selina.”

“Yeah, of course I do things for her, but she does things for me, too.” Jesse reminded him. “After rough days at the studio, she lets me rest my head on her chest and listens while I rant about everything. And then on the anniversary of our prom night, she’ll tell me all the things that make her fall in love with me over and over again.”

“I get it, Jes, but—”

“Three months after we started dating, she came to my dad’s funeral and put up with the disgusted looks and racist remarks behind her back just because she wanted to be there for me.” Jesse narrowed his eyes. “Do you believe Janelle would do that for you? And I mean actually believe it, not just that you want to believe it.”

Robaire was quiet for a moment. “You know, you used to be cool.” He averted eye contact. “Now cuz I’ve got a girl of my own and I’m not spending all my time third wheeling you and Selina, you have a problem. You don’t even know her.”

“You’re right. I don’t know her.” Jesse agreed. “But I know you. You’re never this stupid, and you don’t let anything come before the band.”

“Oh yeah cuz—”

“No, not me. Not the other members.” Jesse stopped him. “The band. Your career. Your dream.”

Robaire was silent. He refused to look at him.

“Alright, fine. Be like that.” Jesse set his guitar down and got up. “You wanna keep lying to yourself, that’s up to you.” He glared over his shoulder. “But when shit hits the fan, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

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4TOWNIES!!! Tomorrow, March 2nd, is a global strike for Palestine so please try to refrain from making fandom posts and instead reblog informative posts, donate if you can, and don’t stop talking about Palestine!

#4town headcanons #4town fanfic #4town robaire #4town jesse #4town z #4town aaron t #4town taeyoung #4town #turning red #turning red 4town #4townie

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resources for palestine

resources for palestine (2)

operation olive branch, a spreadsheet full of families trying to escape rafah, in case you can donate

twitter thread of fundraisers for palestine

daily click for palestine

info post about sudan

twitter thread about sudan

twitter post for the DRC

friends of the congo, a list of helpful actions you can take for the DRC

post of donation links for the DRC

#free palestine #free congo #free sudan #palestine resources #congo resources #sudan resources #global strike

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My dear lgbt+ kids,

If you’re in a boy/girl relationship, you’re allowed to identify as lgbt+.

Maybe you are bisexual.

Maybe you are asexual.

Maybe you are trans.

There are many possibilities why a lgbt+ person may be in a “straight”  relationship - and it takes nothing away from you being lgbt+!

Your identity is still valid and important and beautiful.

You still deserve to feel proud of yourself.

You still deserve to feel safe in lgbt+ spaces.

I know this sounds confusing to some people: After all, “lgbt+” is often confused with “exclusively attracted to the same gender”. But the B and T are in there for a reason, and so is the +.

With all my love,

Your Tumblr Dad

#lgbt #lgbt+ #Bisexual #asexual #trans #letter #❤️

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My dear lgbt+ kids, 

One of you shared a comic with me that deeply touched me: “Nothing Wrong With Me” by Dylan Edwards. 

It’s an autobiographical, short comic about a asexual trans man - and as a asexual biromantic trans man myself, it really hit me where the heart it. I relate to (almost) all of it. 

The person sending it to me wished to remain anonymous, so I decided to share it with you this way. I am sure that this comic will be helpful and comforting for other people who are asexual and/or trans as well! 

You are not alone, there are other people just like you <3 

With all my love, 

Your Tumblr Dad 

#lgbt #lgbt+ #asexual #biromantic #trans #trans man

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Dear newbie queer kids, We appreciate the sentiment but stop "correcting" the older LGBTQ+ community. And by "correcting" I mean trying to force them to adopt your language. "Actually, it's pansexual if you're attracted to any gender. Bisexual means only men and women." (I really was told that one today.) "Actually if they're attracted to anyone despite gender and even to non-human entities in works of fiction that's omnisexual." Guys, you may not know it but what you are doing is what we'd once call bi-erasure. A little LGBTQ+ history: The word bisexual is still relatively new for a lot of people. In 1973 when David Bowie came out as bisexual, a reporter misunderstood that to mean he had both male and female reproductive organs. Even today I've stumbled upon people who think bisexual means "nonbinary." meaning "I don't identify as a man or a woman." The only connection the words have is the "bi" part so this one is painfully stupid. In the 1990s there were older queer folk who didn't even know bisexual is what they were. When Roddy McDowall was confronted by Vincent Price's daughter and asked "Why didn't you tell me my father was bisexual?" He said "We didn't know the word." In the 90s most bisexual people used the term to mean attraction despite gender. I'm fine with the use of the word "Pansexual" but it IS actually gatekeeping to tell older bisexuals that the word bisexual means "disincluding trans and nonbinary" and "attraction to the gender instead of despite the gender." I can't think of very many people who identify as bisexual who are okay with those added restrictions that they didn't agree to. For most of the older queer community bisexual means their own gender and everything else. That's the two for bi. I am certain there are some people today who don't mind the new restrictions added to the word bisexual and use it to self-identify but those that were identifying a bisexual in the 90s and early 2000s didn't have such restrictions because the options of pansexual and omnisexual were not in use yet. Pansexual was a term invented by Freud to mean "attraction to anything" (this included furniture). It's modern meaning of "consenting adults without consideration of gender" is relatively new and frustratingly this was originally how most of us were using the word bisexual. When you "Correct" someone who self-identifies as bisexual that they are actually pansexual because you want them to use the more modern language, THAT is gatekeeping. Ironically this just happened to me and when I corrected the person that was "correcting me" by explaining that older people who identify as bisexual tend to use it with the same meaning as the modern pansexual, I was suddenly accused of "Gatekeeping." So now, ironically, they're misusing the term gatekeeping while gatekeeping. Please stop doing this. The new terms are okay but don't tell us how we can use the older terms, especially when bisexual isn't that old of a term in the grand scheme of things. I sometimes use the term pansexual just to make things easier for the younger folk since they adapted to the restrictive version of the term bisexual we never asked for. Also I like its connection to mythology. But please don't "Correct" people for using the term they had for themselves since the 90s because they never added those new restrictions to it. This is rude. And that is the gatekeeping. Them telling you what the word meant decades ago is not "gatekeeping." You telling them how they have to us it now- that is gatekeeping. Sincerely, Most queer folk over the age of thirty.

#LGBTQ+ #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQAI #Bisexual #Pansexual #Omnisexual #be respectful

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dear parents,

Please stop/don't tell your kids that "one day they will want *insert cishet, allosexual narrative*". I was gonna go into detail but I don't think I need to, this is pretty straightforward hopefully.

#dear parents #parenting #lgbtqia #asexual #gay kids #queer #lgbtq #lgbtq community #lgbt #🖤🩶🤍💜 #💚 #your kids are their own people

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ATTENTION TRANS FRIENDS IN THE UNITED STATES IN NEED OF GENDER AFFIRMING SURGERY!!!

my friend @nevinekara shared a list with me of therapists and doctors who write gender affirming letters for trans patients. i live in New York and this list helped me tremendously. there are resources for each state!!! please share with anyone who is in need, my journey wouldn’t have been possible without this list.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1mQo2vls2x1FeCihQmQ0FftY9x5jEvbHykZUWEijSRYQ/htmlview#

I hope this helps, love you all 💖🏳️‍⚧️

#trans #transgender #ftm #mtf #trans ftnb #ftnb #affirmation letters #trans letters #lgbtq community #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer community #queer pride #transsexual #🏳️‍⚧️ #💙💕🤍💕💙

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PoC Ace & Aro flag design, done in the vein of the QPoC flag design by queerwitchqueenofcolor

#aro positivity #ace positivity #asexual #aromantic #aroace #pride flag #poc ace #poc aro #PoC Pride #💚 #🖤🩶🤍💜

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Aros and aro spec people who want and/or enjoy romantic relationships are great pass it on

#aro positivity #arospec positivity #aro #💚

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Reblog if you would read a book with NO romance arc and a female, asexual main character

Someone said no one would ever read my book because there’s no love triangle. Prove them wrong?

#asexual #ace #acespec #🖤🩶🤍💜