#ITS TO TENDER

[trashy-greyjoy]

really love dynamics that are like 'it honestly doesn't matter if you view them as romantic or platonic, the point is that they love each other. the type of love is inconsequential, all that matters is that it's there'. gotta be one of my favorite genders.

#who cares if its platonic love who fucking CARES if its because they wanna kiss like the devotion and the tenderness is there no matter what #mainly brought to you by: jack and anne from black sails but also probably sydcarmy and msr #sydcarmy #msr #rackhanne #the bear #black sails #txf #the x files #mulder x scully #sydney x carmy #jack rackham x anne bonny #oh wait perhaps also theonsa if you squint #maybe not

[guinevereslancelot]

first base is wound tending second base is hand touching

#third base is marriage #this is abt calabby but applies to all ships i hope this helps <3 #humor #ship dynamics #this has been a shitpost #windy #walker independence #im not being silly im not being funny it doesn't get nore romantic than this <3 #its abt the tenderness and unresolved tension #also the yearning pining longing etc #anyway tropes that make me insane every time <3 #1k #im being diagnosed as ace in the notes....interesting #im sorry but it doesn't get more tender and romantic and intimate than this #10k

[beescake]

shit. two dudes

#homestuck #sollux captor #karkat vantas #vioart #2023 #solkat #??? pitch ???? #<- making excuses to tag 💔 #ngl the more ppl say its impossible to woobify them #the more im like. no no listen as an enjoyer i NEED my goofy tsundere baka bl yaoi rare soft and tender #the kind that falls apart in my hands #sighs. the joy of shredding mean scathing characters down into pliant loving mush....

[time-woods]

breaks can be nice

#phighting! #roblox fanart #i love these 2 faceless old things #they deserve tender moments aswell #ilove that theyre drinking buddies #i know that hypers like legally blind without his helmet i feel like its to the extent where things are mainly smudged but still distinct #like real fuzzy but with practice hes still able to move around decently without it but for convenience he still wears the helmet

[inkskinned]

one of the things that i think we should pay attention to, socially, about the disney v. desantis thing is that it is really highlighting the importance of remembering nuance.

in a purely neutral sense, if you engage in something problematic, that does not mean you are necessarily agreeing with what makes it problematic. and i am worried that we have become... so afraid of any form of nuance.

disney isn't my friend, they're a corporate monopoly that bastardized copyright laws for their own benefit, ruin the environment, and abuse their workers (... and many other things). this isn't a hypothetical for me - i grew up in florida. i also worked for the actual Walt Disney World; like, in the parks. i am keenly aware of the ways they hurt people, because they hurt me. i fully believe that part of the reason florida is so conservative is because it's been an "open secret" for years now that disney lobbies the government to keep minimum wage down, and i know they worked hard to keep the parks unmasked and open during the worst parts of Covid. they purposefully keep their employees in poverty. they are in part responsible for the way the floridian government works.

desantis is still, by a margin that is frankly daunting, way worse. the alternative here isn't just "republicans win", it's actual fascism.

in a case like this, where the alternative is to allow actual fascism into united states legislation - where, if desantis wins, there are huge and legal ramifications - it's tempting to minimize the harm disney is also doing, because... well, it's not fascism. but disney isn't the good guy, either, which means republicans are having a field day asking activists oh, so you think their treatment of their employees is okay?

we have been trained there is a right answer. you're right! you're in the good group, and you're winning at having an opinion.

except i have the Internet Prophecy that in 2-3 months, even left-wing people will be ripping apart activists for having "taken disney's side". aren't i an anti-capitalist? aren't i pro-union? aren't i one of the good ones? removed from context and nuance (that in this particular situation i am forced to side with disney, until an other option reveals itself), my act of being like "i hope they have goofy rip his throat out onstage, shaking his lifeless body like a dog toy" - how quickly does that seem like i actually do support disney?

and what about you! at home, reading this. are you experiencing the Thought Crime of... actually liking some of the things disney has made? your memories of days at the parks, or of good movies, or of your favorite show growing up. maybe you are also evil, if you ever enjoyed anything, ever, at all.

to some degree, the binary idealization/vilification of individual motive and meaning already exists in the desantis case. i have seen people saying not to go to the disney pride events because they're cash grabs (they are). i've seen people saying you have to go because they're a way to protest. there isn't a lot of internet understanding of nuance. instead it's just "good show of support" or "evil bootlicking."

this binary understanding is how you can become radicalized. when we fear nuance and disorder, we're allowing ourselves the safety of assuming that the world must exist in binary - good or bad, problematic or "not" problematic. and unfortunately, bigots want you to see the world in this binary ideal. they want you to get mad at me because "disney is taking a risk for our community but you won't sing their praises" and they want me to get mad at you for not respecting the legit personal trauma that disney forced me through.

in a grander scheme outside of disney: what happens is a horrific splintering within activist groups. we bicker with each other about minimal-harm minimal-impact ideologies, like which depiction of bisexuality is the most-true. we gratuitously analyze the personal lives of activists for any sign they might be "problematic". we get spooked because someone was in a dog collar at pride. we wring our hands about setting an empty shopping mall on fire. we tell each other what words we may identify ourselves by. we get fuckin steven universe disk horse when in reality it is a waste of our collective time.

the bigots want you to spend all your time focusing on how pristine and pretty you and your interests are. they want us at each other's throats instead of hand in hand. they want to say see? nothing is ever fucking good enough for these people.

and they want their followers to think in binary as well - a binary that's much easier to follow. see, in our spaces, we attack each other over "proper" behavior. but in bigoted groups? they attack outwards. they have someone they hate, and it is us. they hate you, specifically, and you are why they have problems - not the other people in their group. and that's a part of how they fucking keep winning.

some of the things that are beloved to you have a backbone in something terrible. the music industry is a wasteland. the publishing industry is a bastion of white supremacy. video games run off of unpaid labor and abuse.

the point of activism was always to bring to light that abuse and try to stop it from happening, not to condemn those who engage in the content that comes from those industries. "there is no ethical consumption under late capitalism" also applies to media. your childhood (and maybe current!) love of the little mermaid isn't something you should now flinch from, worried you'll be a "disney adult". wanting the music industry to change for the better does not require that you reject all popular music until that change occurs. you can acknowledge the harm something might cause - and celebrate the love that it has brought into your life.

we must detach an acknowledgment of nuance from a sense of shame and disgust. we must. punishing individual people for their harmless passions is not doing good work. encouraging more thoughtful, empathetic consumption does not mean people should feel ashamed of their basic human capacities and desires. it should never have even been about the individual when the corporation is so obviously the actual evil. this sense that we must live in shame and dread of our personal nuances - it just makes people bitter and hopeless. do you have any idea how scared i am to post this? to just acknowledge the idea of nuance? that i might like something nuanced, and engage in it joyfully? and, at the same time, that i'm brutally aware of the harm that they're doing?

"so what do i do?" ... well, often there isn't a right answer. i mean in this case, i hope mickey chops off ron's head and then does a little giggle. but truth be told, often our opinions on nuanced subjects will differ. you might be able to engage in things that i can't because the nuance doesn't sit right with me. i might think taylor swift is a great performer and a lot of fun, and you might be like "raquel, the jet fuel emissions". we are both correct; neither of us have any actual sway in this. and i think it's important to remember that - the actual scope of individual responsibility. like, i also love going to the parks. Thunder Mountain is so fun. you (just a person) are not responsible for the harm that Disney (the billion dollar corporation) caused me. i don't know. i think it's possible to both enjoy your memories and interrogate the current state of their employment policies.

there is no right way to interrogate or engage with nuance - i just hope you embrace it readily.

#does this make sense #to do be deleted probably yikes #(takes a swing at a wasp's nest) #like i think ppl have started to just be really quiet when they like something 'problematic' #and im like... u can be like - #girl tswift NEEDS to just TAKE A BUS . LIKE????????????????????? #while also being like. #''she's a lot of fun'' #if ur personal policy is that u don't support her for that reason that's great #but it's like. eating meat??? #like yeah some people won't bc the environment. but the fact i eat meat doesn't mean i hate the earth #like i can say that i think the meat industry is HORRIFIC and also downright cruel to its employees #but like. still enjoy a chicken nugget.... #there are people who choose otherwise. it's okay . we are people. i make like no money. u probably don't either #us fighting about whether or not it's Right To Eat The Chicken Tender just distracts from like. #actually turning your ire on the corporation #i hope it's clear what i'm saying here is like. when we fight each other for Purity Reasons #we are just doing the work of corporations . for free. like they WANT us to be doing this lol #it's the fucking DREAM of the upperclass that now ALL forms of responsibility fall on the individual

[yuudamari]

some yoohankim kisses

#orv #omniscient reader's viewpoint #kim dokja #han sooyoung #yoo joonghyuk #yoohankim #kdj is bad at receiving affection while hsy and yjh are very good at it #yjh is the most tender of them all #hsy is a bit more on the teasing side but she can be very very sweet #kdj..hell learn its ok #sorry its all just sketches um. i cant do anything else ALKSJHD #smh yjh looks different everytime i draw him god

[abstractr]

Scarian request: grian tracing over scar’s face scars while they’re laying in bed together

this looked better in my head sorry

#you. who wrote this prompt. yeab you #you made me tear up. i love this #its so like. its so nice. and skft. and tender. #sadly i didnt know how to convey that but this prompt was so sweet i cant move #scarian #hermitshipping #abstra arts #not too proud of this lol

[todaaru]

kissy serennedy.. just some doodles from the RE whiteboard (which u can still join!! i think it expires in two weeks) happy holidays everyone!!:3

#serennedy #luis serra navarro #leon s kennedy #luis serra #resident evil 4 #resident evil #re4 #whiteboard fox #its actually still xmas eve here #i will draw something for xmas day :3 #i hope u guys have happy holidays MWA #also sidenote serennedy soft and tender moments where. they need to have a moment guys #rukis art

[ballisterboldheart]

no one fucking look at me no one fucking talk to me everyone shut up don’t even breathe in my general direction

#s.txt #nimona #THEY'RE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #sad guys in love. is like crack. to me. to ME. #i'm posting this as part of a bigger set but also. had to post it on its own. because GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD #THE MOTIONS IS SOOOOO TENDER....... WHOEVER ANIMATED THIS HAS BEEN IN LOVE........

[mattymartin]

↳ MAT BARZAL’S BEST MAN SPEECH AT ETHAN BEAR’S WEDDING | 7.30.23

#i have like ten thousand things to say #but this was so well done omg #chicken tenders and nickelback 😆 #HE CAN READ #mat barzal #ethan bear #new york islanders #isles #nhl #hockey #did not think i would ever get to see this especially not in its entirety #so shout out to this guy on facebook thank you king!!! #eb x mb

[mincedpeaches]

Commission I got at tfcon Orlando from Sara Pitre-Durocher of another IDW styled Heatwave ❤️

#maccadam #idw #rescue bots #transformers #heatwave #this is a real physical drawing I own and im obsessed with it. look at him. #*parks and recs meme voice* its beautiful. i've looked at this for five hours now #I LOVE. HEATWAVE. IN CASE ANYONE WAS NOT AWARE. #will i post the rest of my tfcon haul and some of the eight (literally eight) other heatwave drawings i got? maybe. if i find the energy. #but for now. please feast your eyes. i know i am. #heatwave tag #paid for with my own legal tender

[ruporas]

only human

[ID: Two page comic in color of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun Maximum. The first page has a black background and the upper half, behind the panels, is splattered with stylized red blood, scattered bullets, and lifeless hands. In the first panel, it focuses on Vash's boots, showing him stepping through the panel and into the bloody scene. The second panel shows his bloody footprints and the third panel shows his face, his down-turned eyes looking downwards. It's a neutral, vague expression with confliction. At the bottom of the page, the back of Wolfwood's head and shoulder is seen, blood dirtying the white color of his shirt and side of his face. Vash's hand reaches out to him from the right side of the page.

The second page shows the entire scene in full, half the page in light and the other in solid black. At the center, Vash leans down onto his knees as he wraps his arms around Wolfwood's shoulders into a hug. Wolfwood's back is turned away from the viewer, his left arm holds onto his bloodied punisher and his right hand sits on his lap. Light casts from the left side of the page, showing the bloodied surrounding, but the held up punisher casts a shadow on the both of them, shielding them from the light. END ID]

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #tw blood #<-- should i add that to the original post... if it's effective? #anyway this was a direct sequel to the previous post... i had a lot of thoughts when i drew it but my brain is failing me rn #something something about being granted that bit of mundanity and then running into some situation that whiplashes u back into the identity #u were built and trained to be. that at the end of the day its not possible to just be without dirtying your hands again #he's used to it but ww will forever be someone too kind too tender hearted to really be eased out of the cold lifestyle he's forced to live #and i personally dont think trimax vash could look at wolfwood with disdain or disappointment when catching him after the fact #he knows where wolfwood's heart lies he's seen the way wolfwood killed to protect and he thanked him for it too. i think him understanding #ww deeper in that way would just make his heart wretch so all he can offer is a comfort and arms to return to. #to reassure that he can still be loved even with the blood on his hands #i also think i drew an illustration when i first got into trigun depicting this same ish message.... #i'm just very particular about this Subject. i need ww to be loved i need him to be reassured even if he'll still refuse to believe he's #worthy of it like AUGHHH. ok. #ruporas art

[sambrosiac]

in honor of the first ever omegaverse anime i would personally like to thank the incestious undertones in the hit cw tv show supernatural (2005-2020) for making this happen

#what a beautiful time to be alive #tadaima okaeri #IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE #and its so good oh my god!“?”??“”??** so wholesome and tender #and the a/b/o is a/b/o-ing #claim marks and pheromones and suppressants and MPREG???? #we love to see it #thank you wincest #or j2 ig #what an insane timeline of events #wincest #samdean

[starmochu]

Day 2 of this year's @bumblebybigbang ! I was so lucky to be paired up with the extraordinary writer @lavendermeghan - her work is beautiful and full of tender moments, and I'm just a sucker for college AUs 🥺💕 Working together to make these pieces was such a fun experience, I hope everyone checks out her amazing fic!

#fanart #rwby #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #bumbleby #bumbleby big bang #i am so so so happy i got to work with such an excellent partner! her fic is truly one of my favs its so sweet and tender 🥺💕💕

[twink-with-an-agenda]

"The Lyctor took her silently in his arms: they held each other like children who'd had a nightmare and had woken in a fright. Just as silently, they detached."

#this scene does unspeakable things to my heart like #like #its ALL genuine. their mutual hatred and bitterness is real and genuine. but so is their sudden tenderness after johns ''death'' #so is their immense attachment to each other despite everything #its all real. the LAYERS #it kills me how tiredly gentle they suddenly get here #like. its done. time to finish up and leave this (im)mortal coil together #screams #tlt #the locked tomb #augustine the first #mercymorn the first #dios apate #harrow the ninth #my art

[turnipoddity]

me doing another raunchy ass chainshipping: im gonna make it a simple… simple drawing…

me 1 hour in: *made several panels*

#ALSO IM SAYIN its kinky but also tender i guess LMAO #not the nastiest ive ever done #alright im gon sleep LMAO #delete later #why cant i make ONE image no more. #ITS LIKE #i cant make the scene without a build up dawg #KANSKSJDKDKFKFFK #THERE HAS TO BE BUILD UP TO IT EVEN A LITTLE BIT #thats all for today’s announcement another raunchy ass chainshipping is coming and its in a comic format HAHA