#This is actually pretty meaningful to me

[nomiqbomi]

It makes me so happy to see people tagging "I'm _____ and _____ is my favorite Pokemon!" on my pride badges! I'm actually pretty surprised by how many people are enjoying lesbian Parasect in particular. I didn't think that many people would be that excited about being represented through a parasitic fungus crab. 😂

I think there's something to be said about people on the fringe of society being drawn a bit closer to fringe characters.

For me, personally, a Pokemon being popular severely lowers my chance of liking it, even if I probably would otherwise. Eevee is cute and all but Magnemite absolutely melts my heart. Arcanine looks cool af but I'd much rather have a Magmar.

For me I don't think it's entirely LGBTQ+ related, but a combination of a number of factors, including but not limited to being agender and somewhere under the asexual umbrella. I'm just a weirdo who likes weird things and I wouldn't have it any other way. uwu

#sorry for rambling #This is actually pretty meaningful to me #I'm tearing up a lil #text

[sass-squat]

Part 3 of the Linked Universe Winged Au! As requested, this time around we got our favorite wolf man, Twilight!

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Did you know that Ravens are actually oftentimes called Wolf Birds? This is because Ravens are known for their symbiotic relationship with wolves! Ravens typically help guide wolves to meals and get to eat as well in return. They are also known to "adopt" wolves and even play with them as they grow up.

Anyways, it should be pretty obvious why Twilight is a Raven in my headcanon. Mainly because of the irony of the wolf man now being a wolf bird, but also because I believe that the typical Raven behaviors and characteristics fit his character as a whole.

Throughout Twilight Princess, he is shown to be very good with children to the point where the people in Ordon Village all practically adopt him and he becomes a big brother figure for their children in return. In the Linked Universe, he often looks out for all of his fellow Links in a big brother-like fashion regardless of if they are older or younger than him. So while Twilight may or may not be able to turn into a wolf in this au, I headcanon that everyone he connects and forms bonds with become his "wolves" that he watches over just as any other Raven would.

As far as physical characteristics and flying abilities, I believe that Twilight is pretty decent! Ravens are known to be excellent acrobatic flyers and are actually deceptively fast compared to other birds. On top of that, Ravens are known for being able to fly about 100 miles a day! So while Twilight isn't as talented in the sky as well...Sky, he is still a very good flier and is definitely one of the best in the group.

Anyways, that was a short summary of Twilight's lore for this Winged Au! Kudos to those who read it all! As requested, coming up next will be our favorite little shorty, Four!

As always, let me know if you have any requests for who or what you would like to see! Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement!

#my art #winged au #LUWAU #Linked Universe: Winged Au #loz #linkeduniverse #linked universe #lu twilight #loz link #I would like to personally thank Wild Kratts and Google for giving me so many fun bird facts #What would I do without them honestly #I'll be honest I'm pretty proud of this lore I came up with for Twilight #I honestly just picked raven as a joke cause I googled “wolf bird” and there was actually a result #and also cause as my friend Nightlight-jpeg would say “it fits his emo aesthetic” #but then my brain turned this joke into some deep emotional meaningful lore and I don't even know how it happened #I think the spirit of Twilight possessed me honestly that's the only explanation

[owlsie-hoot]

Comfort and support // hands // Siegfried & Audrey (poem)

#probably silly to include the plug because it's only a tiny touch of their fingers but it is symbolic OKAY? #Siegfried Farnon #Audrey Hall #Siegfried x Audrey #ACGAS 2020 #All Creatures Great and Small #ACGAS #more handholds in series 5 please?!?! #all of them are pretty meaningful already #especially the one where she actually calls him Siegfried #these two will be the death of me

[existentiol]

something that pisses me off in RA is that Flanagan will occasionally hype up Pauline as this super important and prominent figure in Will’s life, even treat her as a proxy for the mother he never knew, and yet will just refuse to show it beyond the like. two or three (personal) conversations that they have in canon. I get that he was attempting to make her an important person in Will’s life but why not do that by actually making her an important person in Will’s life

#hey Flanagan I hate to tell u but just because she’s married to Will’s father figure does not automatically make her his mom figure #what REALLY annoys me is how easy it would have been for him to connect her & will #like hey. if only there were a pretty clear gap in Will’s education that halt couldn’t fulfill - say for example mmmm diplomacy? #(​cause we all know how gifted halt is at conflict resolution) #then he’d have a valid reason to seek out a master of diplomacy for lessons in negotiating compromises & treaties #but no I guess not. Will’s just naturally good at diplomacy despite never really being exposed to it #yk what extra sucks? #if Pauline HAD taught will about treaties & stuff then him receiving the last name treaty wouldve been 1000x more meaningful #it would’ve spoken to her influence on him and solidified her as a sort of parental figure in her own right #AND as an extra extra bonus: if she came to the cabin to teach will about negotiation tactics and such #then we could’ve gotten more halt/Pauline interactions. as in: we could’ve actually seen them being in love ON SCREEN instead of just being #told that they loved each other #will could’ve had a chance to see how much the two of them mean to each other. and then he would’ve had some actual basis for a speech #at their wedding or whatever #but yeah no why do that when we can just imply that will & Pauline got super close off screen? same effect right????? #ranger’s apprentice #pauline dulacy #halt o’carrick #will treaty #I love these books so so much don’t get me wrong. but there are just some things…… #anyway. #jackie rambles

[rawliverandgoronspice]

trying to assign instruments to gerudo characters for thralls' soundtrack. Nabooru is getting the sitar so far, as I think she's good at representing the gerudo side that's closer to the Wild Era in terms of long-term vision for gerudo prosperity, not to mention that it works great for a more laid-back character; though Iftaah could also get that aspect, even though her perspective is a little bit more desperate and a little less actually strategizing about diplomacy and commerce in the way that Nabooru's is... not sure I have nailed down the perfect instrument for her yet though? Maybe a duduk, for its plaintive quality and capacity for softness? But I don't know, I feel like there could be something better out there. Saeruk and flamenco guitar seem pretty great fit for the versatility of the instrument, both harsh and defiant, playful at times, but also extremely sad if needs be, and the fact that she represents more the "older" kind of gerudo works well with more hispanic/romany inspirations. And then there's Aveil, who I feel represent the best the connection of the gerudos to their land, and I'd love an instrument that really represents that. Still looking for that one.

There's a bunch of fun things for Ganondorf that can be done, but I think he'll get... bigger instruments, in general. And church organs are quite versatile too it turns out. :) I like the marimba from his first phase boss battle, but it's a little too... I don't know, I feel like it lacks the roundness and depth and imposing quality that we could get with other picks. But Ganondorf so far has about *eight billion* leitmotifs going on with what I have selected for him (him and Ganon's, as they are... not exactly separate entities in the story, but sort of, it's kind of weird), so it might be more a case of actual melody rather than instruments, or maybe on top of instruments that swap in and out depending on what we want to invoke...

Sorry, rambling, but I would really love to compensate for my lack of voice actors with a pretty meaningful stab at the soundtrack. I feel like I kind of have to honestly. ;;

#thoughts #thralls of power #animatic project #gerudos #nabooru #ganondorf #I need to upgrade my music software and stop using Logic 5.5 that came out in 2002 ;; #and gives me between 30mn to 2h before subjecting me to a coinflip about whether or not it corrups my savefile #never really had the material for a proper upgrade but I really want to make one and that seems the perfect opportunity for that #also yeah nabooru has kind of a big role in thralls! #she wasn't there at all in descant or just in passing #but she becomes kind of an important player in this version of the events #her antagonism with ganondorf is. definitively there let's say. #it's funny I actually kind of used descant as a brainstorming ground for thralls in many ways #as every single character arc is just whatever I began to sketch out in unhallowed vespers #but like More and More Deliberate and more focused too #there's a bunch of threads I completely cut out #so it won't be a perfect 1:1 #which is for the best I think I just hadn't spent enough time with some characters to truly get them #I'm much more confident now #Iftaah is perhaps the one that needs the most work at the moment? she has a Bad Fucking Time so I need to make sure #it goes to places that not only serve other people's arcs but also her own --and that she ends the story in a meaningful place narratively #Serielle also needs work but more in the sense that's there's so much happening in her brain. and it's pretty difficult to convey. #but I fully know what's going on in there at least even if it's wildly convoluted #anyway!! rambling rambling sorry sorry #I am frustrated that I can't actually work on it so here I am rambling #ok back to work now

[brainrotdotorg]

thank you supereyepatchwolf for making me enjoy my failing major again because i get to make video games in it < 33333

#save me the bizarre world of fake video games video save me...... #i have been having to make prototypes constantly with limited use for weeks now and i am SICK OF ITTTTTT #im making stuff i dont like and none of it deserves to go in a portfolio #i feel creatively stagnant and just really fucking tired of making stuff that doesnt look good #but damn . seeing these cool things that otehr people made that like #they arent actually games. they look like games. theyre all the fun parts of games #i could make those too #oh hey look i like to create again!!! #than and also playing open sorcery (thank you sevvy mwah) has really given me a kick in the pants #towards making stuff. i want to make stuff. i like to make stuff! i want to make things that are meaningful and pretty #but now i can feel myself wanting to get pulled in different directions #because the stuff i have to make for class is not the stuff I want to make creatively....... #oh well! at least I WANT to make stuff

[ghosts-cyphera]

OH MY GOD YOU HAVE SUCH A COOL NAME??? LIKE ALORA SOUNDS SO FUCKING COOL OMG SLAY 💅💅💅💅

OMG WHAT HI, SAYS WREN??? cool name club unite 💗💗💗

#thank you I chose it myself lol 🫶🏻 #I use my given name in real life but I actually had a discussion just recently with my partner about me wanting to change my name #because I don’t feel connected to the one I have? I was named after a flower that blooms on my birthday which is pretty and meaningful #but it’s not me #and we came to the conclusion that it’s indeed odd that someone chooses a name for you based on their own view on you #and that name becomes a massive part of your identity #and honestly after growing up in a borderline abusive household regaining some of that identity and sense of self would feel damn good #so watch me go and change my name to alora real soon hahaha #lo answers

[shaykai]

Does anyone else ever see a character that they don’t think is very pretty until they interact with the character as someone who likes them and then suddenly they’re gorgeous?

#I don’t know how well I worded that sjsjsjjs #best example would probably be Solas (from Dragon Age) #like I personally do not find him to be very attractive #UNLESS I’m thinking about Soraan/playing through as him and then suddenly anything I didn’t initially like is either swept to the side or #becomes something endearing and meaningful and beautiful #and it’s a wild little thing sjsjsjsj I want to dissect why this happens- it intrigues me #I think it’s something about how I perceive caring for someone?? #like if I enjoy you as a person then you could never be ugly in my eyes #if I love you then your form- regardless of what it actually is- reflects that back to me #if that makes sense??? that’s the conclusion I came to dhdhdhdhdh #anyways I’m thinking about it again cause same thing is happening with Gortash (Baldurs Gate 3) #where initially- on my entire first play through- I did not like him shsjsjsj #and then I played a character who had more history with him and actually rather enjoyed his company and now he’s pretty #which I think is neat in a weird sort of way dhdhdjjdjd

[blujayonthewing]

more dnd and adjacent media should be run and written by people who think dwarves and elves are boring but care very sincerely about halflings and gnomes

#me it's me they should put me in charge #welcome to my campaign. all of the halfling and gnome NPCs are richly developed and well-rounded. maybe sometimes a dwarf will exist #actually I almost left elves out of this post because imho they're more interesting than anyone ever bothers to remember or implement #and I don't think they're boring and I would give them loving and meaningful worldbuilding-- but I DO think most people run them boring #'oh they're like humans but better. they're like beautiful humans who are old' that's IT?? I am ASLEEP!!! #anyway why do people just flatly refuse to engage with the small races at all!! #are they boring or are you just writing them off for no reason!! #I have one(1) dnd friend and DM who Gets It-- oh no sorry I forgot Justin is also my DM and dnd friend dfkjhgdfj. TWO DMs who get it #so halfling and especially gnome NPCs actually get to 1) fucking exist at all and 2) feel like real people but also distinct from humans #I think people just don't know what to do with them. which is a bummer and also boring. #I dunno like. as a reasonably intelligent and fully realized adult who is also playful and silly #I have pretty strong feelings actually about gnomes getting to be real people and ALSO culturally value goofiness and whimsy #and very strong feelings about how hard that is for most people to understand or believe (: #about me #gnome stuff #worldbuilding

[nymphantasia]

Happy Halloween ;3

#my long awaited costume post #it was pit together pretty quickly but I like it! and it's kinda meaningful too #after all it's 3 separate firsts: first costume as my actual gender #first costume made myself #and my first time actively trying to make any sexy outfit at all! #anyway I hope ppl enjoy it anywhere near as much as I have #also plz forgive my dusty ass mirror lmao #Posting Through It #Selfie Therapy #About Me (Girlwise)

[quirkeduptransguy]

YES my username on yt is a blood bros reference :33 i need to go to crimes world again i know in my heart and soul that i love her but i seldom show her attention .. i need to care her more ..

HOOFRAY!!!! also pretty please do!!!!!!! for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#such a good album it is Insane that like. you never really see it talked about outside of certain spaces #and even then it was originally derided for being much less heavy than its predecessors #such a smart album lyrically and even in just like certain songs like peacock skeleton with crooked feathers #which btw is my go-to song to introduce people 2 them #for obvious reasons. the way the vocals play off each other #the keyboard #aforementioned lyrics because man they’re good at writing political lyrics that are simultaneously very pointed and relevant to this day #and also just plain fun. the way they word stuff rolls off the tongue very well #which I suppose is very much in part to Whitney being a very literary guy from what I’ve read up about him #SPEAKING OF!!!!! Jesus Christ the vocals. the vocals #(positive) #very very powerful for a guy who was like…. 21-22 at the time of recording I’d reckon? #I know whitney’s vocals are a turn off for the band for most people but imo? it’s one of the main appeals. 2 me he is like an insanely good #vocalist. almost jealous that he can hit those notes as a cis guy and I can’t cause omfg in like. wolf party near the end #HOW DOES A GUY MANAGE THAT….. #I love how they incorporated elements of other genres in it. like I don’t see them as indie rock like people #for whatever reason #like to describe them as in that album #but you can hear the elements. bringing up wolf party again cause nick zinner did some of the guitar in that and he’s in an indie band no? #yeah yeah yeahs or whatevs. they’re cool seeming I should check ‘em out #ALSO sorry I kind of glossed over Blilie. he’s really fucking good in the album obvs!!!! #pretty sure he did the album art which. omfg it’s had an aesthetic chokehold on me as of late #and also just. he has a nice voice #the sort of warbley thing he has and also his screams… goated #contrary to my posting #I’m actually a bliliegirl I’d consider myself lol. Whitney happens to also have a psychic chokehold on me #this is obvious. I go by Johnny and want to go blonde HMMMMM I WONDER WHY.. #my bad for rambling in tags I just. I love that album so deeply #it’s very meaningful to my identity and songs like the title track and beautiful horses just. get me right at my core #evil neighing compilation

[mirroredmemoriez]

When you have so much anxiety you want to throw up, so obviously that inspires you to create.

#thank you funny tummy #you are my main source of inspiration #who needs beta readers when you’ve got butterflies #things be going on in my life and I’m just yeah #that’s shit #how do I apply these emotions to a creative platform so I don’t explode #8/10 I don’t create anything meaningful #which actually is pretty good if it wasn’t for the fact I don’t finish anything I produce #and YES I am hiding in the tags #because you can’t perceive me as much here #HEHE #mal out

[felikatze]

if i head straight through then all the villages get destroyed, if i head down then heather will involve herself in a deathmatch with one soldier for six turns and then just leave the map - does fe understand that only having 2 units sucks ass very bad

#feli speaks #they clearly did not learn their lesson in fates since the map where you only have 3 units exist #and they did not learn their lesson because hunting at daybreak is. a map for sure #okay to be fair hunting at daybreak has reinforcements pretty early for you #but it's also just a really bad map #please give me like. four. minimum. so i can actually have meaningful action on a turn

[inkovert]

while I don't have the capacity to respond to every single Spilled Ink response, I still do read them all and I gotta say I'm loving the discourse this second session is generating 😁

#I will chime in if I absolutely feel moved to #but I think I wrote a pretty hefty post contributing most of my thoughts on the matter #and that kinda tired me out lol but also I'll probably only speak up again if I feel like I have something meaningful to say #but I'm glad that the series is doing what it was made to do!! #I'm hoping w/ future sessions we will recruit more and more people to chime in that actually have experience with what's being discussed #(which again was part of the point! bringing together people of different backgrounds/experiences)

[behind-the-sc3ne]

sometimes i think about trying dating apps/online dating in general but i don't think i'll be able to attach to a real person again

#cw vent #oversharing #shoutout to the people who ruined it for everyone #like don't get me wrong i want (and probably need) relationships with real people #but how am i supposed to do that when i don't even have the courage to message first #at a glance i seem pretty open and honest about who i am and what i've experienced #but there's a lot of things i'll never talk about. not online or irl. #i can't open up fully to my therapist (who i've had for two or three years at this point) #so how am i ever going to have normal relationships? #there's people both online and irl actively trying to befriend me but i don't know how to react #how can i trust them? #i feel like they don't know me well enough to want to be my friend but how are they supposed to know me if i never talk to them #i think the biggest problem is i don't know what's appropriate to discuss. (<- autistic) #i always accidentally overshare or talk too much and become annoying or make them uncomfortable etc #and i can't talk about my interests over and over because it'll get repetitive and annoying #and no one cares anyway. #about any of it tbh. i'll be honest and say that humans are very self-centered. #we want relationships to make OURSELVES feel better #i'm convinced no one actually cares about me and they just want to talk to me because i'm cool #they're not looking for anything mutually fulfilling. they're not looking for anything meaningful or long-term. #they just want short term pleasure #and i'll be honest. so do i. i'm not going to be around for much longer so it's all i can get. #i'll likely kill myself before next year is over and no one's going to miss me #can't say i blame them. i don't think i'd miss anything.

[ivyloveheart]

Yeah idk I guess I’m just gonna go back to just reblogging things idk. Not really too in the UTMV fandom anymore and I still can’t get many interactions.

#I still love Error and Fresh don’t get me wrong but like. that’s really all I care about now + I’m focused on other fandoms now #like Sparklecare and Pizza Tower #I tried the best I could here to get interactions #but people barely reblogged my art or sent asks/practiced reblog karma or anything #and not only that is kinda demotivating but the fact that the interactions basically came to a screeching halt bc one mutual had to leave #like. it was nice when I got interactions. but I’m kinda disappointed to see how they suddenly stopped because one person left it’s like. ok #and I don’t really know how or even if I can even bring them back. because I try to go out of my way to send asks n stuff #but like. I’ve rarely gotten it reciprocated #and it’s not always easy for me to answer asks because I’m slow at drawing #it’s also pretty disheartening to see how many meaningful interactions I’ve already gotten on Twitter when I haven’t even posted any of my a #art to Twitter yet but here I’ve been posting so much art and stuff and sending asks and everything but barely get anything. #in return. #like it’s just frustrating #why even bother with this anymore #like I’ll probably still occasionally post some of what I draw here but I think I might just switch to being mostly active on Twitter. which #is sad because I know how bad that place can get and I never wanted to move there in the first place #but art gets better traction and interactions there and people actually commission artists there #Ivy can speak