#a shadow's rambles

[shiawasekai]

I just destroyed my fingers furiously typing Japanese on my phone. It was a good reminder of how annoying I find to write Japanese on my phone (the keys are smaller so muscle memory betrays me constantly and I typo so much... So much...)

#a shadow's rambles #it was for a friend so it's ok #but man it's annoying

[starmagnets]

#my ramblings #made this on the bus #shadow the hedgehog #mewtwo #fecto elfilis

[hollowboobtheory]

no woman born after 1993 can be an ally all they do is swoon over Ted bundy, tweet about gay missionary sex, be straight and white, write love simon, eat hot chip and lie

#beck rambles #james somerton #hbomberguy #todd in the shadows

[ismellpestilence]

The Todd in the Shadows video isn't nearly as polished as Hbomberguy's, but it's so essential for folks like myself who have watched and absorbed James Somerton's misinformation.

I used to watch his videos in the background because hey, I like queer stuff and film analysis. It was the pandemic. I needed something to fill my time. I stopped watching a while back because I got the impression that I could guess what he was going to talk about from the title and thumbnail. I don't need to learn how the Owl House was mistreated by Disney when I was there and saw it happen in real time.

But the fact that I stopped watching ages ago doesn't fix the big problem, which is that this guy spread misinformation and I absorbed it. It's been years, and I remembered what he said anymore. That misinformation is in my brain whether I like it or not. Other's have pointed out that this explains why queer internet discourse is so rancid; this guy has spent the last 6 years giving fake queer history to thousands of viewers. I don't want to spread more of those lies because I can't remember where I heard them from.

Hence the necessity of the video debunking his misinformation. Everyone who has watched his stuff needs a way to clear the gunk from their brains.

#hbomberguy #james somerton #todd in the shadows #rambles

[charlieism]

guillermo de la cruz is literally THE most character of all time. hes gay. hes latino. hes fat. hes badass. hes sexy. hes a serial killer. hes a mamas boy. hes insane. hes the most normal one here. hes by birth and lineage a vampire killer. hes spent 13 years trying to become a vampire. hes my best friend hes my pal, my homeboy, my rotten soldier, hes my sweet cheese my good time boy

#wwdits #guillermo de la cruz #what we do in the shadows #wwdits fx #im so insane over him #nandermo #jay rambles #harvey guillen

[fettiowi]

STOP LOOKING AT EACH OTHER AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE DAMN GAME

#i hope they both lose badly at whatevrr theyre playing #ALSO PLAYING ON DREAMCAST THEYRE SO BASED #idiots. i hate them ❤ #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #sonic ramblings

[witch-of-the-sands]

As an ex fan of James Somerton I am livid

Currently I'm watching Todd in the Shadow's video on all his incorrect facts and the one that really got me was Somerton's rant on the "boring gay" activists of the 90s. While I'm not perfectly versed in the history of queer rights activists (even though it's been an interest of mine for years) my uncle was one of the people on the front lines of the movement in NYC in the 80s and 90s. He's a journalist, author, documentarian, and activist who's spent a massive part of his career covering the gay rights movement and gay history. (To the point his documentaries have been mentioned in a Somerton video actually)

I've spent my life as a young queer person absolutely idolizing this man. He literally fought for my right to exist, and yet Somerton discredits all of the work he put into the cause under being a boring queer who didn't sleep around and just wanted to join the military.

My own flesh and blood and DNA has had to watch so many people he loved die. He fought for so many things in his young queer life and even now is continuing to bring attention to current lgbt issues. I sat down for an interview with him (a few years ago at this point) and during that conversation there was a moment where we got into the topic of the trans rights issues going on across the US right now. Even outside of that, he continues to speak out and bring light to LGBT problems outside of the United States.

My uncle has been banned from countries, lost countless people he loved, and fought hard for his marginalized community. So have so many others. And Somerton dares to reduce them to "the boring ones" and not "the survivors of a plague."

So from the absolute bottom of my heart, James Somerton, fuck you.

#james somerton #hbomberguy #todd in the shadows #lgbt #lgbtq+ #kelpie rambles

[secondbeatsongs]

hey, don't cry

tumblr is the new pdf! ok?

#tumblr #tumblr is the new pdf #personal #sbs rambles #art #idk what other tag to put this under but this is definitely a thing I made #the big blue rectangle is 2013-era tumblr blue #the dark blue triangle and text shadow are the current ''true blue'' #and the lines and blue corner are what we call ''classic blue'' or ''old blue'' but at 69% opacity #(nice) #in this way I have combined all the eras of tumblr into one #so that I might imagine #just for a moment #that .tumblr is the new portable document format #thank you for coming to my ted talk #graphic design is my passion #anyway hey remember that time yahoo said they wanted to make tumblr ''the new pdf'' #wild #bizarre thing to say #but hey #I think it could still happen #we just have to believe

[snowgloberoundandround]

If Taylor Swift told the swifties to solve the Kate Middleton mystery we would have complete answers by midnight.

#y’all give me your theories #unfortunately my darkest ones seem the most plausible #taylor swift #kate middleton #shadow rambles

[notesappsoup]

The wwdits season finale really said 'what if you finally reached the goal you had been dreaming of your whole life, the impossible future where you are capable and worthy of being loved and it turned out that you were still *you* under it all? What if you still had all your human traits under those fangs? What if you were in fact *even more* susceptible to your human softness even though you had supposedly escaped it all? And what if the person you've loved for so many years holds his hand out to you and tells you it's okay, he can make it better? What then? '

#Wwdits #what we do in the shadows #wwdits s5 #nandor the relentless #guillermo de la cruz #Nandermo #Just rambling

[emthimofnight]

Name ✨Stellar the Hedgehog✨

Age Varies based on what age I draw her, but let's say 16!

Pronouns She/Her

Basic Description The product of Project Stellar—a secret government operation aiming to perfect Project Shadow—Stellar is a genetic experiment combining the DNA of the Ultimate Life Form and the fastest thing alive. Designed to be a living weapon, Stellar was born in a hidden facility where she would have been raised to be an unstoppable weapon for the military. Thankfully, Shadow the Hedgehog (with help from Rouge the Bat) discovered her existence, destroyed the lab, and rescued her as an infant. Shadow then went on to begrudgingly inform his long-time rival, Sonic the Hedgehog, of their newfound child, seeing as she was technically just as much Sonic's problem as she was Shadow's. From there, the duo (along with help from their friends) raised Stellar as their daughter, sheltering her from the knowledge she was created to be a force of destruction for her masters. Along the way, Sonic and Shadow found themselves truly falling for one another, dissolving the barriers they had placed between one another as rivals, finding new appreciation for each other in their new parental roles.

Stellar herself is a bright, warm-hearted person. She has a strong sense of justice and never shies away from standing up for what is right. She takes after Sonic in personality, always cracking jokes and finding it hard to sit still. Despite this, she inherited Shadow's finesse and ability to plan out her choices, not to mention his abilities to utilize chaos energy. She has a love for figure skating, ballet, and make up (thanks to Auntie Rouge!), but don't let her feminine side fool you, she is not afraid to get her hands dirty! She would love nothing more than to spend her day smashing badniks into the ground with her skates if her dads would let her! Stellar loves both of her parents dearly, but sometimes wishes that they wouldn't be so protective of her. After all, what could they possibly have to be worried about?

Extra ✨Stellar's favorite color is red. ✨Her favorite food is chili dogs. ✨She is bisexual. ✨Her favorite flower is lavender, because it reminds her of home! ✨She learned how to skate from Shadow. ✨She calls Shadow "papa" and Sonic "dad". ✨She desperately wants to make her family and friends proud. ✨Her best friend is Camellia the Cat, the daughter of Blaze and Amy. ✨She loves racing Sonic, but is frustrated he always lets her win. ✨She can be VERY impulsive when angered, much like both of her parents! ✨She is SUPER dense when it comes to romance. She has no idea Camellia has been in love with her since they were little! ✨The inhibitor rings she wears keep her powers under control, but they also prevent her from truly mastering them. ✨Her powers are designed after collapsing stars/black holes. Extremely destructive to both herself and everything around her. ✨She has no awareness to the extent of the latent power inside her.

#my art #character ref #stellar the hedgehog #sonadow #shadonic #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic #shadow #sonic x shadow #shadow x sonic #sonadow fankid #sonadow fanchild #fankid #fanchild #my oc #sonic oc #sonic fandom #sonic art #sonic fanart #sth #emthim rambles #fankid au

[shiawasekai]

A baby... I hope to push the differences further with render/shading but...

#a shadow's rambles

[nagichi-boop]

SHADOW IS WRITTEN SO WELL IN THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!!

First of all, just him showing up to Amy’s party is a step up from his recent “I will do everything myself, I hate everyone, imma fight you” attitude that we have seen. Secondly, and idk if it was intentional, but him attending shows he cares about Amy. He’s always had a special place for her after the events of SA2, so it’s nice to see him showing up for something that maybe isn’t his style for her sake. (Parties aren’t really his thing, after all.)

SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT

It’s also really sweet of him to go through so many lengths to try and get Amy’s present. I definitely don’t think he forgot to get her a present, he genuinely just didn’t seem to know that it was a social norm to bring presents to a birthday. If he really didn’t care, he either wouldn’t have gotten her anything or he would’ve given her a rushed gift. But no, he went through a lot of effort, basically foregoing the game, just to stall Amy so he could get her a present she would enjoy.

And not just any present - he remembered her mentioning a specific band she liked and that she hadn’t seen them live. This not only suggests he listens to her and remembers what she tells him, but also implies that he has had multiple conversations with her. Clearly he must have also done some research too since he knew that the tickets were going live soon. He thought this through, even if it was a bit last minute, and did his best to get the tickets (even though he admits to not being the best with computers, which is also nice because usually Shadow just insists he’s the best at everything). I also think it was sweet that he didn’t heavily protest Amy’s suggestion to see the band together. He hesitated, but then yielded. This…for a character who recently has been written to be quite selfish.

He seemed upset that he couldn’t keep this a surprise, but he also didn’t become enraged or lash out at Tails and MC/Barry. In fact, he didn’t really lash out at anyone at any point which is refreshing, since in most Sonic media that’s his go-to emotion.

Most of his expressions throughout the game are fairly gentle in fact. Sure, he doesn’t smile, but he also isn’t actively angry. And the one expression where he does seem a bit negative just seems like his resting expression, or at absolute worse just a little annoyed. He’s very mellow throughout the game and it’s refreshing.

Even after he has finished talking to Amy, Tails and MC/Barry, he offers to stay with them and help them with the investigation. Normally in Sonic media, Shadow has no interest in helping others and only really cooperates if there’s a mutual goal/interest. And even then, he tends try to do things on his own. But in this game? He actually cooperates, and what’s more, he goes out of his way to offer his help.

So far I’ve mostly talked about his attitude towards Amy. But what’s his attitude towards Sonic? People debate back and forth on whether Shadow hates Sonic and the recent games and media have made it seem like he does hate Sonic. But in this game? I wouldn’t say so. I mean, he’s literally hanging out with him and his friends and instead of having beef with Sonic, he just focused on making Amy happy. And even when the situation gets more dire and Sonic is found to be knocked out, he doesn’t make any snarky comments or anything. In fact, he actually helps to tend to Sonic’s condition, even if it was just checking his pulse. If he rly didn’t care, he would’ve left it to everyone else.

Man, I could talk for hours about Shadow in this game. I can’t believe this April Fools prank game is actually the best characterisation for Shadow we’ve had recently. He’s not overly aggressive, he isn’t selfish, he isn’t super edgy. He is still sorta cold, but he’s not rude or mean. He’s actually really kind (in his own way), putting his needs and desires on hold to make Amy’s birthday fun and to help everyone out. I seriously hope that Shadow is written more like this in the future and not like he has been. Maybe Sega wasn’t joking about taking on board the complaints of the fandom.

#welcome to Nagi rambles way too seriously about an April Fools day prank #sorry I’m not the best at explaining what I mean but I love how he is in this game #I love this game way more than I thought I would #shadow #shadow the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #the murder of sonic the hedgehog #tmosth #character analysis #analysis #nagichi talks #posts that popped off #long post

[piko-power]

"I never knew you were a hugger..."

"No body protects nature better than you, sweet Amy."

Whoa, he's bisexual! I didn't know that!

#piko rambles #sonic the hedgehog #amy rose #shadow the hedgehog #sonamy #sonadow #sonamyshad #sonic prime #sonic prime spoilers #Look. I love sonadow so goddamn much. But ALSO. #sonamy was something I was OBSESSED with as a kid. I don't love it as much as I used to but I still find it adorable like sonadow. #We got good food from these hedgehogs. #This was in my drafts since when Season 3 came out and I was so nervous to post this because everyone has OPINIONS about sonamy. #<--- Which I don't blame them for. Some sonamy fans are not really... nice. Let's just put it at that. #Plus everyone has different opinions on sonamy and that's okay! I'm just happy that there are fans with opinions that differ from mine- #-but are also fantastic people I look up to! Makes me feel like I'm not alone 😊

[vi-138]

#sth #shadow the hedgehog #wahh been working on this for ages can finally get rid of it yippee #luzki's art #the needles are pretty stylized so i don't think i need a cw #but let me know if i should #i imagine shadow would be apprehensive about going to the doctor #after gerald happened #also because he's convinced hes invincible and hates vulnerability lmao #man don't you love medical malpractice #its so silly to me that ppl on the arc went and made a fully sentient hedgehog #like. if you wanted a living weapon or develop pathogen resistance there are surely easier ways to go about it #i'm just rambling now #i love silly edgy hedgehog and his truckload of trauma

[hiyyihrts]

The way he starts the scene so intently looking at her with not admiration but almost gloating, in a sense, because he’s told her that he missed her and her letters, so of course Penelope being Penelope she’ll just faun and look bashful and maybe mumble a line out to him, but it shifts to a 180 when she starts saying she’s the laughing stock of the ton and that she knows he’d never court her no matter what she ‘changes’ about herself to fit the ton’s needs and wants. You can see he avoids her gaze and looks anywhere but directly into her eyes, because she’s no longer praising him and awarding his own thoughts by amusing him. I think here he realizes that what she’s saying is true and he’s embarrassed/maybe even a little ashamed to admit that he’s also thought that or thought something similar. But I think he also realizes, once she says he’s cruel and just like the rest of the ton, that he’s taken Penelope for granted. She’s always indulged in his adventures and whims and travels, all of his family troubles, all of his internal-self issues, etc. and that she’s always been nothing but “kind” to him, when in reality she wasn’t revealing everything she probably wanted to say or felt at the time, because how could she ever hurt Colin or do something to take the good-natured smile and easy going wiles away from him? His Penelope would never do that! But she’s becoming her own person for once and entering into her own agency, and he’s not sure how to maneuver through it, let alone with her through it. So I feel as though he looks at her with a sense of shame and regret as she walks away- so much he wants to deny and refute but not being able to because he believes some of it to be true as she believes as well.

#me rambling into the void for no reason this morning #bridgerton #polin #bridgerton s3 #bridgerton season 3 #romancing mister bridgerton #colin x penelope #penelope featherington #penelope x colin #colin bridgerton #out of the shadows