#I'll never admit it

[talekeepers]

looking for fellow vanilla ffxiv enjoyers just because i feel lame about my preference to not mod the game at all. i know this applies to console players by default, but i more specifically mean you're on pc and could, but have zero interest. you're just cool with how the game is by default.

#ffxiv #ff14 #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #ffxiv community #idk how else to tag this #this also doesn't mean i place myself above mod enjoyers #i have tried multiple times to mod and just never end up liking the vibes #like i don't enjoy the notion of changing things in an online game where only i see it #and i know about mare but i also don't like using it #and not everyone does so i just. i prefer working creatively within the game's restrictions #and i'll admit i don't like the look of overly modded characters

[pearlynia]

Sirius: Why do you only have like 4 friends?

Regulus: The less friends I have the more money I save.

Sirius: ....but we're rich?

Regulus: Saves my time too.

Sirius huffs: admit it, you're just shit at making friends

Regulus rolling his eyes: I can make friends just fine.

Sirius: sure you can

Regulus: fuck you-

*endless bickering*

#me and my brother: #He said I'm very dramatic #i think he's right but I'll never admit it #regulus black #sirius black #marauders #maraders era #marauders fandom #marauders incorrect quotes #sirius orion black #regulus arcturus black #the black brothers #reggie is a mood #sirius is a drama queen #we love them #jegulus #wolfstar #ao3 #dead gay wizards

[cosmicwhoreo]

How to get out of trouble with the sentimental old man 101

step 1- hit 'em where he won't expect. The emotions.

#He'll swear up and down that they're all just his sailors and crew. Nuthin more nuthing less #It's bullshit but good luck getting him to admit it outloud #Captain Caviar (i'll never show my soft side ever) cookie #captain caviar cookie #rookie cookie #caviar cookie #CRK #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #legend of the duskgloom sea #yes I think Rookie is a certain level of feral. don't @ me

[gothpersy]

Me *slapping together several different art styles*: HARDCORE

#i should have just used the stock photo i used as ref for the disco ball but i have standards so it's drawn #is it messy? yeah #but also nobody's paying me xd #disco elysium #disco elysium fanart #disco elysium poster #i do admit i looked in the direction of alexander rostov's art when drawing the pale/clouds so it's a very similar color palette #not identical though i have different brushes and shit #also I'm obviously not even nearly as good like could you imagine i will never paint like him #not a self drag just facts i am all about low opacity softish stuff #so yeah #i still like it enough to post #next poster will be l.s. dunes again and I'll try traditional art techniques bc i have a whole drawer full of art supplies i do not use

[journey-to-the-attic]

family reunion!! (imagine this is some hypothetical jtta version of s3)

#art #obey me #obey me belphegor #jtta ik #i feel like i could write paragraphs about belphie and ik's dynamic post The Incident #scratch that i could do that with literally any of the characters #so i'll spare you that but the thesis is that while he'd never admit it #in some ways ik is belphie's worst fear #while belphie was at some point ik's worst fear #though for very different reasons #belphie is by default the brother that makes fun of you #but plots kira-style to ruin the life of anyone who messes with you at school

[jujoobedoodling]

Haunting.

Phantom of the Opera Spire anyone? Jaina is once again the nerdy skeptic just can't let the ghost rumours go. She finds more than she bargained for - namely, a hot and broody elf named Sylvanas Windrunner.

inspired by this femslash february prompt list

#world of warcraft #sylvaina #sylvanas windrunner #jaina proudmoore #minifemslashfeb2024 #mine #also im hiding this in the tags do not mob me ive literally never seen any adaptation of it ive only heard That One Song #this was an interesting...thing #the mask was inspired of me i must say #jaina: vereesa you never told me it was your fucking sister i thought it was something way worse from the way you described it? #jaina: also you never told me she was still ALIVE #vereesa: where's the fun in that? also you never believed she was even real #jaina: that's not the point. #vereesa: it's a great prank jaina admit it. plus she likes keeping busy with the spire it gives her something to do #jaina: i'll give her something to do. #vereesa: what. #jaina: what.

[dewwshi]

we'll be there! 💖

#this is another old one from... over a year ago? jeezuz time moves too fast #i was going through a lot when i drew this #i basically binged wbb in... february? of '22 #it brought me a lot of comfort when i needed it and it's a very cute show #though i'll admit i never liked the baby bears that much. i liked the episodes when they were grown up #so i never watched we baby bears or the movie unfortunately #but anyway! bears #i was fascinated by the idea of drawing them as they would actually look if they were real bears because that's what i'm like #so that's what i did! #sorry not sorry for my prolonged hiatus it will happen again #wbb #we bare bears #wbb ice bear #wbb grizz #wbb panda #cartoon network #bears #wbb fanart #we bare bears fanart #actually i lied there was ONE baby bears episode i fucking adored and it was yuri and the bear because i love ice bear #like everyone else on the planet... #find me someone whose favourite wbb character isn't ice bear #you can't. it's impossible #i also loved the burrito #because i like when characters have trauma ig

[front-facing-pokemon]

#okay never mind this one takes up the full width of the post #for this. strange red circle with teeth. that i do not enjoy very much #i'll admit to liking the tynamo line but not from this angle #eelektrik #incomprehensible.

[joyfuladorable]

Trenchcoat-wearing time, but make it ✨Fashion✨

#tmnt #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 2k3 #tmnt mikey #my art #if there's one thing the cringe btts ep gave me #it was a Good Outfit Idea for Mikey lol #wanted Mikey to look like one of those dames from a detective novel or like an old-fashioned starlet hiding from the paparazzi #sometimes I think about the outfits they got in btts and laugh lmao #the stealth fits make for Bad Silhouettes #and the sports equipment feels fucking Silly #I'll admit I think the shorts look on Mikey is pretty good #but more for like actual beach outings #ohhh goddd why did we Never get a Beach episode??? #oh there's a fic I read with that actually #it's good but it is mostly hurt/comfort lol #anyways imagine an intel mission and Mikey wearing this outfit uwu

[thelaurenshippen]

cw: harry potter, jk rowling, transphobia

I occasionally see posts/get messages about the various harry potter references in the bright sessions, etc. and I've gotten a bunch of new followers recently so just so any new/younger listeners of my shows know:

jk rowling is a terrible transphobe whom I hold zero respect for and I haven't given a dime of my money to her since she revealed who she truly is. I want the whole bright universe to be a safe space for trans people (including the trans folks in our cast and crew!) and if I could go back and remove those references, I would. but I can't! harry potter was an extremely significant part of my life until...well, until it became very clear who she really was. it makes me so sad to think that folks might be finding TBS now and get thrown out of the story by these references, but just know that the people who made the show do not stand by jk, and that in many ways, the show is a product of its time.

#the bright sessions #harry potter #jk rowling #transphobia #I know there's PLENTY to say about the bigotry in the actual books and I think there's a lot of merit to those criticisms #and I'll own to choosing not to see some of that stuff before all this went down bc the books were meaningful to me #(this is not HP specific - another beloved childhood book series that was EVEN more formative to me growing up) #(is also something I've grappled with in recent years bc I think the author is actually probably wildly misogynistic) #(even though he's never behaved badly (far as I know) in his public life - there's stuff in the text) #BUT ANYWAY #it can be so hard to remember that we didn't have ANY inkling of her bigotry in this regard until 2018 #all of the original run of TBS was written before that #and I'll admit I gave jk the benefit of the doubt in 2018 re: her liking that tweet! I wanted to give her a chance to learn and grow #and she did....not do that #but TAMA was written in that little grace period #and then a few references in TCT were taken out during recording bc june of 2020 was when she really started to go mask off #and so we were making changes in real time #we didn't know what to do about quidditch #bc we were like 'this is a sport that people play in college and it's just called that?' #'and it's already canon that caleb plays?' #and it wasn't called quadball yet #anyway not trying to make excuses! #just know that none of those references were put in with any malice #and I guess I *could* go back and rerecord all those lines and replace them #but I know enough about my original audio engineering to know that it woudl be VERY hard to make it sound natural #and idk I do think there's something to be said for not covering up errors in old work #I'm not going to try to pretend HP wasn't important to me #EDIT: I've turned off reblogs for this post #also this is not me trying to tell other people how to approach their own HP fandom #fanworks especially - there's no benefiting jo in that - and I think it's totally legit for ppl to want to take HP as their own!

[bonefall]

So, your Clear Sky post is absolutely horrifying, but it was very needed, so thank you. What are your general thoughts on tackling his abuse for the AU? Like you've said, pretending he's a good guy is not the way to go, but are you planning on toning down *some* of the situations, just to give some of the cats a break? Clear Sky is a very realistic depiction of abusers, but that seems to come across even without victim number 25, yknow? I'm very curious about how you'd like to go about this.

My most recent big change was bringing Slash back into the fold, because I realized that it was actually a disservice to not address where DOTC's themes dip into Colonialism. It's a hard topic, and I'm still trying to work out the details, but I realized it was important.

With how BB!DOTC is such a MASSIVE overhaul, to properly address abuse and the ways it impacts you, ableism and its violence, and xenophobia broadly, a huge reworking of Slash belonged here too. He's one of the greatest examples of how badly WC demonizes non-Clanborn cats. I shouldn't dance around it.

That's what I need to do with Skystar.

MANY of his victims have happier endings than canon, though. Bumble is one of the most famous, bumped up into a major character and directly responsible for the formation of ThunderClan. Bright Storm is taking most of Gray Wing's roles. Birch and Alder are getting examined, with either a father who wants his kids back or Milkweed as the mate of Misty.

A lot of people will die because of him, even more will be hurt, but I see BB!DOTC as a story about victims and survivors.

Others might grab POVs here and there, but as a response to canon which I feel is Clear Sky's story told in many parts, I center this rewrite around Thunder Storm. The path of kindness he marches down, with love and with anger, and the people he helps.

So BB!Star Flower...

Previously I was playing her as ENTIRELY just manipulating Clear Sky. She was loyal to One Eye and trying to get at Skystar to bleed him dry for 8 lives to sacrifice; but connected to Thunderstar over recognizing him as a victim who deserves her idea of justice. So, she offers Thunderstar the final kill, so her father will be grateful to him and he'll get power AND the death of his abuser.

(When Thunderstar looks upon Skystar, pathetic and neutralized down to one life, he thinks about the collateral damage that will descend upon the forest if he accepts the deal. He decides that he has found the line between Justice and Justification. Of course he wants the power to make his enemies cower, protect his people, and eliminate Clear Sky so he never threatens them again; that's not the problem.

He can still do these things. He wouldn't NEED the power of a war god to do so.

But if One Eye returns, he will be endlessly hungry, ruthlessly dedicated to revenge, and set out to devour the whole forest. Everything would get worse, and even more people he loves would die. It's where his desire to destroy a monster would lead to him BECOMING one.)

Even on its face, it was previously missing an element. There's a step between "Starf decides to bring One Eye back" and "Starf offers Thunderstar the final kill" that was bare. This is the piece that was missing-- That she, herself, is trying to reach out to the only person who's ever really understood her.

But more importantly... I do feel this topic belongs here, in BB!DOTC. Abuse is a MAJOR theme. SKYSTAR is a monster already. He's harmed two wives in BB (Bright Storm and Falling Cry) and played toxic games with all three kits (Thunder Storm, Pale Sky, Tiger Sky).

And I'd avoid Star Flower being abused... why? Because it's uncomfortable to confront the pattern that Clear Sky displays? That in-canon, he tries to cut all his victims into the same ideal shape, from Storm to Thunder to Star Flower? ...it should be uncomfortable. Everything that I described in Clear Sky Is A Monster is rooted in the same desire for control, power, and punishment most abusive people share, he just happens to be a severe example.

Yes. That includes how he treats his child and romantic partners. The parallels that are drawn between Starf and Thunder are there because he wants power in the form of obedience. Starf replaces the son as a narrative award for his "growth" of not killing random people anymore for a while.

A cookie cutter is an effective tool because IT ONLY MAKES ONE SHAPE.

You know what's more uncomfortable? Reading canon!DOTC and seeing someone who hurt you reflected almost perfectly in the character the writers think did nothing wrong. Because of "good intentions" that were not there.

I will say though, just to be clear; I don't see a purpose in being more than PG-13 about serious topics for this project. I promise none of my intentions have changed. Nothing will be more graphic or gorey than canon WC-- just more intentional.

I'm keeping the sacrifice because it's dope. No one is taking this from me. Girl Moment: Killed her awful husband 8 times to count as 8 sacrifices and offered the last life to her buddy as a show of good will. How else do you make friends outside of high school

But I know now that Star Flower NEEDS to keep the canon fact she has very little agency, UNTIL that moment she snaps.

She's sacrificing one abuser to try and bring back a bigger, badder one, because in spite of everything, her father One Eye always made her feel safe. Even though he promised her off to Skystar, and expected her to be willing to die for him. She's followed every command, every order, past the death of his mortal vessel.

The first, and only, selfish choice she's ever made was in reaching out to Thunderstar to offer him the power of her father.

Thunderstar's Justice is a story about a Thunder Storm at the pinnacle of his arc, how the survivors of his Clan are settling into the new normal after the carnage of The First Battle, how Skystar's arrogance brings a violent god to the Forest... and the connection Thunderstar makes with the daughter of a monster.

#Kronk meme: ''Oh Yeah. It's all coming together'' #I'll be making the fragments in another post #Just because this one's getting really long #It works well as an explanation of my intentions #I think I had been making a mistake previously to conceive of BB!Starf as a femme fatale who seduced Sky #Again: I'm not perfect! As I analyze and re-read with a more critical eye. My art changes. #Tho I will admit I do like the idea of a Starf who is totally cognizant of how she can manipulate a villain #Into doing what she wants. I do love myself a powerful and scheming woman #It's that it didn't fit my story or my themes OR even the purpose of BB as a fixit that addresses canon #Better bones au #BB!DOTC #BB!Star Flower #BB!Skystar #BB!Thunder Storm #Also imo this philosophy will let me make BB!One Eye what I think he deserves and works best as #THE WORSE OF TWO EVILS #The Tyrant of Tyrants #And man.... the idea that Skystar becomes the Clan patron of war... #The God of Summer laughs at him. #''Outdone and reeling your wounded pride speaks the words your tender mouth can never say'' #''That you were outclassed and now you obsess over the bigger monster you aren't good enough to become'' #''You fell into the step of a lion and think you can replicate what my paw does without effort.'' #Cw abuse #Tw abuse #Abuse #Child abuse

[waterme-stories]

My Top Blorbos of 2023!

Thanks @virgo-dream for the fun template! And @bil-daddy for keeping it surreal.

(and very big thank you to the folks in the Spiderpool and Cablepool and @ageplay-may servers. This year was a Lot and y'all kept me sane and engaged with the world.)

#I'll admit to some creative license for the sake of the bit #“three different versions of Spider-Man and two OCs who I never talk about but who have lived in my head since middle school” #just doesn't make as funny a graphic #also as an aside I wasn't sure how much I should include in the image description for such a complicated image? #I wasn't sure if I should describe everything? Or shorten it for faster listening time? I'm always open to feedback on my IDs! #blorbo wrapped #spider man #spideypool #hobie brown #spider punk #across the spiderverse #cable & deadpool #cablepool #deadpool #nathan summers #bildad the shuhite #bildaddy #spider man noir #peter benjamin parker #andrew garfield #(honorary) #peter parker #spider verse #wade wilson #good omens #cable #spotify wrapped #image description in alt

[evanostic]

she really isn't

#sorry for dying school has sucked me DRY #haven't drawn V in a while #colors have never been my strong suit i'll admit #murder drones #murder drones fanart #serial designation v #murder drones v #md v #v md #v murder drones #sketch

[ianthedebonair]

your Halloween drawing is incredible!!! thanks for everything!! Now tell me if HG isn't secretly happy that his little brother is dressing up like him? I bet he took several photos and leaves it in his wallet/phone like a proud mother. while Ricardo must have been deeply disturbed

The earrings also add extra charm. Have Damian thought about joining the Mob Boss style?

In my little headcanon, Damien successfully "borrowed" and "returned" HG's suit without him noticing. But there was a little hiccup:

They're dry clean only and he has very strict standards. Damien had to research about HG's dry cleaning afterwards. The second trip back was fortunately uneventful.

If Damien did go out wearing his suit, HG would have taken whatever he could gather from public surveillance and saved it on his phone before scrubbing the original sources. Ricardo would definitely be disturbed because of the conflicting feelings of wanting to make-out with a well-dressed Damien vs wanting to punch a Hollow Ground look-alike in the face lol.

In terms of joining the mob boss fashion, Damien thinks it's too flashy for his taste. I am planning on a little glow-up in book 3, like neater hair and clothes, and a couple discreet devices that look like jewelry, but nothing that would make him stand out too much.

#i'd like to think that damien could have just asked to borrow one suit but hg would end up on a whole shopping spree #and if he did admit to borrowing and improperly washing the suit he'd be forgiven (but the suit would have to be burned) #(i'm liking this “hollow ground is actually a doting older sibling” a bit too much) #i'll never be ready for how their actual dynamic would end up in the book lmao #for the glow-up by book 3 it's either his whole secret is exposed so there's no need for him to dress down #and/or he's confided in at least one ro about what he really is and it gave him more confidence to exist and be “seen” (?) #but hopefully not by the farm lol #fhr #fallen hero #hollow ground #nocturne #jake manalo #anon #my art

[sciderman]

And like THAT we learned the cast for MCUs Fantastic Four and by extent.....Johnny Storm *shudders* God save us all from the Mouse and from how fucked the Johnny Storm (and also SpideyTorch) tag is gonna be once the movie comes out.

we are going to get SO MUCH johnny storm porn lads

#sci speaks #it's what he would want. #i'll admit i'm actually. kind of really excited for the f4 movie if they're going for this cutesy 60s retro-futurist domestic aesthetic. #please please please. pleeeeeaaaaseeeeeeee! 🙏 #i don't think pedro has mr fantastic energy at all. they just cast him for the thirst of it all. #but interested to see a reed richards that fans might actually like. reed has never been. well. very beloved. #but with pedro playing him... the game will change. #he'll be like. what rdj did for tony stark probably. nobody liked tony until rdj lbr. #i wonder who the villain will be in this movie. god i hope it's not doom. sorry to doom. #i love doom but dear god do we need an f4 movie that just leaves doom ALONE.

[redfirerose-blog]

omg the whistle scene!! i can't believe it's in the musicals!! now that's a 👌👌👌 way to mix manga and anime

#i mean i'll admit i have never read or watched Stars fully so i may be wrong but i believe this was an anime-only thing right? #sailor moon #sera myu #usagi tsukino #rei hino #she's the best #she's so loyal #and such a dork #i'm rewatching random sailor moon stuff but in no particular order so i'll just use a tag for everything #sailor moon rewatch