#also I'm posting these at 1am and you can't stop me!!!

[ardberts]

we did everything right everything that was asked of us and still— still it came to this.

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #ardbert #warrior of darkness #my edits #ffxivgif #could a drunk person do THIS #*gestures wildly* #first gifset of 2023. #I'm shocked tonight is full of ardbert feels instead of emet feels. #I just miss him ok?? #also I'm posting these at 1am and you can't stop me!!!

[sincerely-sofie]

Okay i just got another idea like right now after reading this post once more (it's the fourth time, i love it so much).

I kinda can't stop thinking of how the child will grow. How will the others (Grovyle, Dusknoir, Celebi, Kip, Cresselia, etc...) act with him? Is he some kind of Darkrai clone or does he have exclusive features (physically or/and with his ability). What kind of person will he want to be or will be? And the question I should have ask before anything else: What is his name.

Also what will be the gender of the child because i say he but if the child really comes from Twig and Ark he can be anything in a way (like, they could be a boy or a girl from Twig but they also can be a neutral gender from Ark)-

Personally, i imagined the idea of the child having similar power and physical body as Ark but with some feature of Twig. They could control the few powers they have of Ark perfectly without trying (they even could be able to not put people around them in nightmares when they fall asleep) but would easily lose control over their negative emotions (Anxiety, Sadness, Anger, Fear, etc...) especially with their personality near of the one of Twig (or even worst than Twig on some point).

I hope i'm not disturbing/annoying you in anyway. I just really love your content and i'm really curious about how you see/imagine things about the PMD lore or your PMD AU. Anyway, have a good night/day, take care of you, stay hydrated, don't forget to eat and rest or there will be consequences 🔫

it's 1AM and i'm still up but do what i say, not what i do-

Neluj

You’re not bothering me whatsoever! It’s always a treat to receive your asks and see all of your ideas and perspectives… also I will regularly open my inbox to plan my next posts and see your reminders to actually take care of myself and always go “OH SHOOT I HAVEN’T EATEN YET TODAY” and bolt into the kitchen to scarf down some leftovers, hehe.

First off: The baby is a girl! Ark proposes naming her Opal for absolutely no reason in particular, and Twig sees no reason to disagree with the name, so that’s what the baby is called from thereon. Pal and Pally are common derivatives used by Twig.

I’m working on a piece that will show how everyone will react to her, but it’s not ready yet, so I’ll just give a teaser: Celebi is completely blindsided by the baby’s appearance— she had no idea that something like that was going to happen in this timeline, and it’s a pretty big event to have missed whenever she peeked ahead in the timeline before now!

I haven’t decided entirely on what Opal’s personality will be as she ages, but for now, she’s pretty much your average baby— minus the crying. She is eerily quiet and barely vocalizes at all, to the point Twig gets worried about her learning to talk— and she promptly says her first full sentence immediately after. She’s very particular about food as well as material textures, and is prone to getting overwhelmed by bothersome sensory input, especially loud and clamorous noises. This isn’t something that she will grow out of, though she will collect a lot of strategies to help manage and minimize her overwhelm as she ages.

As for abilities…

#sofie answers asks #the present is a gift au #Shadow Baby AU #pokemon mystery dungeon #pokémon mystery dungeon #pmd sky #pmd explorers #pmd eos #pmd #pmd2 #pmd darkrai #travailshipping #ark/twig #stuff by sofie #pmd au

[feydfuckernation]

i want to take a moment to sit down and talk a little bit about sweeney todd.

my good friend @allthemidnightmemories has already talked about what this revival has meant to her and i want to do the same. like m, i grew up knowing who josh groban was for most of my life, but it wasn't until the last few years that i really started to connect to his music. after natasha, pierre and the great comet of 1812, i started paying more attention to his work, listening to songs like if i can't love her and dust and ashes every once in awhile and occasionally commiserating with great comet fans about the 2017 tony awards.

then they announced the revival.

now i'll admit, i was skeptical at first. josh groban as sweeney todd? the demon barber of fleet street? i wasn't nearly as invested in sweeney todd as i would be, but i had seen the 2007 film and i had a very hard time wrapping my head around the notion of josh groban playing sweeney todd on broadway...but it certainly kept my attention.

when i was a kid, i used to love musicals. i grew up with the films of the disney renaissance (i'm sure it will come as no surprise that the lion king was my personal favourite 🦁) and graduated to other musicals and films like moulin rouge and phantom of the opera. when i was in high school, i auditioned for a few of them myself. i was also bullied and picked on, which led me to quitting choir and theatre and putting as much distance between myself and the performing arts as i could. i stopped watching the films i loved, i stopped singing along in the car and the shower, and although there were a few notable exceptions every now and then, i was convinced i would never be able to enjoy it the way i used to.

sweeney todd changed that.

it was the first time in a long time i had really, truly cared about a musical. i kept up with the announcements. i read every article i could get my hands on. i watched every interview the second it was available, and when it finally started previews, i hunted down every single bootleg audio i could find until eventually i got my hands on a proper bootleg (shoutout to @bikinibottomdayz for the bootleg i purchased from them, it's absolutely gorgeous and i highly recommend their services).

much like m, it feels strange that a musical about revenge, murder and bloodshed could be so comforting, but i truly could not be more grateful for the joy and the comfort it's brought me during this particular point in my life. it reignited the love i used to have for music, it brought beautiful and wonderful new people into my life like m and @twoheartsoneclara, @loverboygf and many, many others, and for that alone i could not be more thankful. what josh and annaleigh have done with these roles has been a joy and a privilege to experience. it has introduced me to new music i wouldn't have otherwise found (chess pa svenska at 1am you will always be famous), it has inspired me creatively, and it has, above all else, become something special beyond words.

ever since they announced this brilliant, bloody revival, i have taken it upon myself to watch as many versions as i could get my hands on, and while all of them have their strengths, there is something about this revival, from the cast to the costume design, the orchestration and set design, that will undoubtedly be my favourite version for years to come.

josh and annaleigh and the cast and crew of sweeney todd, you may never see this post, but know that you have brought some much needed joy to someone in a time of need, and that they will always be so very grateful for that experience. thank you for all your hard work, your blood, sweat and tears, your laughter, your tears, and your love for what you do and for this story.

to stephen sondheim, wherever you are, thank you.

thank you.

-🦁

#i have a piece i'm working on to commemorate their run but unfortunately it's not quite done just yet #but i wanted to still say something because this musical really has been such a blessing in my life for so many reasons #and i will always cherish the memories it has given me #from the desk of lion #josh groban #annaleigh ashford #sweeney todd #sweeney todd revival

[justiceforjumin]

Masterpost

This is a comprehensive masterpost linking to every chat I've translated in chronological order. Here are however some things to know before you proceed :

↳ I do this in my own free time, and I'm not being paid to do it. I pitched this idea randomly at 1AM on my other sideblog on a whim, and I'm still making this on a whim. ↳ Neither English nor Korean is my first language. I am however fluent in both. I'm only mentioning it in case one of my translations completely misses the mark. I can't be perfect all the time, lol. ↳ I'm doing this in real time. I don't have anything backed up, which means that I'll have to go through the entire game from the beginning and translate each chat as they go. Please understand that I might not be able to update this blog every day and that it's likely going to take a while. ↳ Translating from Korean to English is tricky. Some things are bound to still get lost in translation despite my efforts. I'll have to take some liberties at some points to keep the meaning intact if translating word-for-word makes it hard to understand. ↳ I am not going to be translating every possible answer with every possible outcome. I'm crazy enough to take on this project but I have my limits, lol. The version I'll be posting is the one from my own game, with the answers I pick to get to the good ending. These may not be the "canon" answers, but there will be enough of them to get the good ending. (Also ! I will add a "♥" whenever there's an answer I give that Jumin likes.) ↳ However, I am open to translating other interactions in the game, even if they aren't in Jumin's route. As long as they involve him, it's fair game. Anything he says that makes you stop and think "wait, that's weird", just ask and I shall deliver (I've done every route except Yoosung's. It's likely that I'll be able to find the Korean line in my own game, but in case I don't, you'll have to send it to me.) ↳ Since this is meant to be about Jumin, I'll only be translating the chats, calls and story modes that concern him (if a character talks about him in a chat he's not in, I might also translate it if I think it would give more insight on Jumin's character overall). Tackling the ENTIRE thing will drive me insane, lol.

Thank you for your patience and support.

PROLOGUE (Part 1, Part 2)

COMMON ROUTE

Day 1 - Chatrooms ↳ 주민의 외로운 출근 · "Jumin's Lonely Commute" [08:00] ↳ 세영의 고양이 사랑 · "Seven's Love for Cats" [10:04] ↳ 주민의 호기심 · "Jumin's Curiosity" [13:48] ↳ 두 남자의 의논 · "Discussion Between Two Men" [18:58] ↳ 파티 개최 의논 · "Discussion about Hosting the Party" [19:40] Day 1 - Phone Calls ↳ Outgoing Call · [01:03] ↳ Outgoing Call · [08:35] ↳ Incoming Call · [18:10] ↳ Outgoing Call · [18:58] Day 2 - Chatrooms ↳ 내게 감정표현이란 · "What Expressing Emotion Is to Me" [02:11] ↳ 부자들의 삶은 달라 너무 달라 · "Rich People's Lives Are Different, so Different" [11:50] ↳ 티격태격 · "Bickering" [15:58] ↳ 에이 솔직히 말해봐~ · "Come On, Be Honest with Me~" [19:56] Day 2 - Phone Calls ↳ Outgoing Call · [00:31] ↳ Outgoing Call · [11:00] ↳ Incoming Call · [14:15] ↳ Outgoing Call · [19:58] Day 3 - Chatrooms ↳ Zorro 포스터 · "Zorro Poster" [02:59] ↳ 점심 식사 · "Lunchtime" [12:02] ↳ 그사세 · "State of Affairs" [15:15] ↳ 파티에 대해서 · "Regarding the Party" [20:01] Day 3 - Phone Calls ↳ Outgoing Call · [02:59] ↳ Incoming Call · [09:58] ↳ Outgoing Call · [17:00]

#masterpost #mystic messenger #jumin han #jumin's route #mysme deep story

[from-izzy]

Which TBZ member would you assign your moots? And why?

hey anon! first of all, thank you for sending this in 🥺 means a LOT to me 💕 sorry that i'm super late 😭 i basically met everyone on this post on oct 8 and i wanted to wait at least a month to get to know them better, and to give a more detailed (basically) thank you and appreciation post. here are the ones that took a part of my heart!

general message to the ones here: you guys are such heart stealers! 💜 again, thank you for showing me that the internet can be a safe place ✨

also i'm curious 🤔 which member would you assign me to?

@cloverdaisies 📢 juyeon (+ jacob)

the way i went to heaven and back when clo answered my dm 😍 and then she followed me back?! 😱 told clo about how i was nervous interacting with her and yk how juyeon gives off shy and understanding vibes? i just feel like he would just be like "no no, you're all good. don't worry." like, that's clo right there guys (minus the shy part 🤣). jacob because she was so patient and nice dealing with my rants and me losing my mind (aka. fangirling) 🥺 literally talked to her for 2+ hours when i first properly had a chance to interact with her and it was so random going from plastic 🍴 to anime 📺 to [insert another random topic] 🤭 to her works ✏️ etc. (clo if you're reading this, i feel in love with juvenile again and i'm on my way to target:lover as soon as i have time 😉)

@heemingyu 📢 chanhee

apart from all the memes she has (cute or cursed 💀), she makes me just wanna squish her and just tell her how she should stop being so damn loveable (also stop flirting with me, my heart can't handle it). also you know how chanhee can be savage sometimes? yeah so, that's sana 🤠 but it's all loving banter between us, i promise! 💕 (had an ask because anon thought that sana and i were fighting 🤣) and yk how chanhee smacks deobi out their delulu sometimes, well sana does it in a similar way with her words and arguments 😵‍💫 she def puts up a good word fight fr that it keeps me awake and alert 😭 also, i just know sana is just as sassy as chanhee 🫢 we fangirl about chanhee 🐧 together and a few idols here and there (cravity take my money 💸). thank you for dm-ing me first that day 😭 you don't understand how much i was laughing (and blushing) at 1am because of it 🐝🍯

@justalildumpling 📢 kevin (+ sunwoo)

ik no one will agree with this KSJDKSK kevin is in no way an extrovert like my aussie girl is but j is very kevin vibes for me 💕 the things kevin say is very very comforting and j has made me cry 3 times because of it (yeah, everyone attack her lovingly please 🥺🫂). sunwoo because her energy gives me energy back, and her smile is just so damn cute 😻 bonus, you know that sarcastic smile that sunwoo did that one time on live with his loverboy beanie? i literally saw sunwoo when she did it LIKE IT WAS A "WHOA HOLD UP" moment 😮 the jaemin to my jeno, the eric to my sunwoo 💕 thank you for your words that night 🥹 i think i can make it through now. also note for you j: ...rice 🤨...rice 🍚

@kimsohn 📢 eric

i genuinely thought i scared maya away at first actually 😭 but maya is so sweet 🥺 they were the first one to send a friend request when i ventured out of tumblr 🤭 maya just seems like the one who would approach others and be like "hey, let's be friends!" (i do know maya is an introvert but still!) which is a very eric thing! so i stayed and thankfully got to meet everyone else and everyone else better 😆 would love to get to know you better 😊 ahhhh also maya 🥹 i literally had chills down my spine when you recognised my healing project like 😭 thank you sm for mentioning that! i appreciate it sm 🫶

@laviesm 📢 haknyeon

i can't really explain it tbh 😭 it's quite hard to put it into words but other than mona being so cute, she gives off massive haknyeon vibes 😚 maybe the others are able to put it into words and/or understand what i mean. kind of off topic but mona's accent is so cute 🥺 and the little texts that she would just drop out of nowhere is so wholesome! 🥰 (omg, i suck at explaining this) mona if you're reading this, i support any purchase of yours 💲 probably not a good idea for your wallet but we won't talk about that 👝 so yes, get those shoes 👟 bag 🛍️ and clothing 🧥! you're gonna rock it!

@littleroaes 📢 hyunjae

you know how all the members find hyunjae to be so supportive? that's so dora 🥺💜💌 she's always been so supportive. for me, especially that time when i accidentally deleted my old account (still so hurt by that gosh 😞), i quickly decided to make a new account with the same name and tried to follow all the accounts i know! i msged her to basically explain to her that it's me 😭😭 and that no one is impersonating me or anything but then she goes off and basically just made a supportive post for me? ❤️‍🩹 you're seriously an angel 🪽 would love to get to know you better 💝 and i can't wait to re-read (and read new) your stories when i have time 🫂

@mosviqu 📢 kevin

my fellow psych buddy! 💪 and another person i would absolutely love to get to know better! bar is so sweet and patient with my rants and also my random psych questions (so thankful she answers because the internet and the unit coordinator can be unreliable fr 😭). other than that, we've had some convos that healed a part of my heart ❤️‍🩹 and i'm so grateful to the times when i can just talk about it with someone yk 🫂 felt like i was unconsciously holding it in for so long so it was a relief to let it out 🥹 also, bar! 🍰 you're gonna smash that thesis, i believe in you!

@daisyvisions 📢 sangyeon

i haven't talked to daisy too much but i swear she gives me responsible parent vibes 💪 very easy going, kind, approachable 🥺 i was able to ask her a couple of questions and opinions that i would never be able to ask usually (that was my first convo with her) and for me, it was a big deal 💖 she's so trustworthy and i felt safe asking her that question 😊 daisy if you're reading this, literally can't wait to explore your masterlist when life gets less busy and i meant what i said 😤 (just tell me, i'll be rocking up with some food and we're good to go! 🧋🍱🍿🍨...kinda broke atm so i'll just bring this much for now)

@sungbeam 📢 changmin

...am i the only one who couldn't approach beam at first? 😭 like changmin who seems intimidating at first (wait beam hear me out first—🥹), thankfully time matched up and i was able to finally interact with the author that made me cry and stub my toe on the wall at 3am 😀 so eventually beam went from 'the stealer in THAT last chorus' 🔥 to the 'changmin who introduced chucky to deobi with that huge smile of his'. 🐿️ would love to get to know you better as well 🥺 also i support your purchase with that duck 🦆 bin cause it was so cute! i just knew i had to send the post to you as soon as i saw it (not me forgetting your account name and so i basically scrolled through my whole entire page to find you—)

@winterchimez 📢 hyunjae

so many things to say fr first, ally is basically my soulmate 🥺🫂 like hyunjae who fits in any kind of story scenario, i believe that our shared interests and thoughts led to this awesome, cool and dynamic friendship ❤️‍🔥 it's crazy that suddenly one follow, led to another, to a reblog (to me fangirling once again), to me posting something, to ally commenting 💬 to her closing the gap 📮 and messaging me 📥 after. it's just so wild to think about and i really tend to ponder and think about stuff like origins of friendships quite often. if it wasn't for ally, i most probably would have never met anyone in this post. if i did meet them (which yk, i would like to believe i would have either way), i think it would've happened way further in the future. i love everyone here so much and i think i would have missed out on a lot if ally didn't basically pull me out of my shell 🐚 hyunjae (from what i see) can go to very mischievous, then supportive and then loveable—to me that's just ally ❄️🥺💓 ally, i am forever thankful that somehow God said "they're on the opposite ends of the world? let them be friends anyways!" 🥹

@wuahae 📢 younghoon

another one that i can't really describe! ahhhh! 😭 other than the fact that god cat is a visual 😍 thank you for helping me with all my weird, random rants. i love how i would be like "help" and cat would be like "yes! i am here!" 🥺 also yes! thank you for agreeing with me on the topic of fairy bread! 🧚‍♀️🍞 (not me hating on a bread while assigning you ppanghoon 😭) was indeed a lonely battle without you. look forward to more episodes of grandma izzy 👵 vs technology 💻 episodes because there ain't no way i will figure out how to use any of these new, modern apps without someone that will answer me at any time of the day (for the sake of your health, i would def say please fix your sleeping 💤 schedule but who am i to give you this advice? 🤪 let's be 'sleep-who?' buddies together! 😆)

@zzoguri 📢 jacob

other than the fact that's moni is in love with jacob 🍐, moni also gives me parent vibes 2.0. 🫂 i didn't know moni much until quite recently (and i remember commenting on how i love their fic 😍 and ran out after 🏃‍♀️💨) but time matched up once again and they were part of a group that i managed to open up to straightaway. i actually made a mistake towards moni and i apologised, and they were so understanding ❤️‍🩹 (thank you so much for that btw moni if you're reading this) to the point i slept well after 💤 moni can also go from nods and understanding hums to very chaotic energy 🍻 which is a bit of what i see in jacob whenever he's around some members 🤭 love that for them seriously 😚

bonus! 📢 quote from songs i associate all of them with...

you never know (hsmtmts) ⛅ - a chapter begins, the pages turn in the wind, this story's so unpredictable lifeline (the rose, the transparent) 📞 - if the world is coming down, i won't let you drown, even if you start to lose your hold travel (bol4) 🧳 - take me to london, paris, new york city

#💖 izzy answers your asks! #📣 izzy's tag games! #🗓️ izzy's scheduled posts!

[thegeminisage]

oh boy IT'S tng update time. last night* we watched "imaginary friend" and "i, borg."

*tonight. it's 1am. whatever. it's posting tomorrow when i'll be awake but busy. anyway im gonna have to start splitting these up so tumblr will stop FUCKING me re my character count

imaginary friend:

what i like about this episode and indeed tng as a whole is that the little girl was fucking adorable. tng fans, your show has at least one point of validity. whenever there was a child on tos i wanted to throw them out of the airlock because they acted possessed. all the children on tng inspire within me motherly concern.

HOWEVER. THERE SHOULD NOT BE. CHILDREN ON A STARSHIP.

we've gone over this at length. we don't need to do it again. i am sick to death of hearing myself talk about it. i want to stop. and yet. every. and i mean EVERY. SINGLE. PROBLEM. in this episode. happened because there were children on a starship.

problem #1: child is making up a fake imaginary friend instead of making real ones = it's because her dad hops from starship to starship

problem #2 her imaginary friend is real now and wants to drown her in the pool like in that one episode of s*pernatural = this is because an alien, from space, read her mind, which it could not have done if she wasn't in space on a starship

problem #3: the alien HATES the grownups and thinks they should die = because she is seeing the ship from a child's pov, because there are children on this starship

and on and on and on.

aside from this huge and ongoing point of contention it was solidly watchable. i liked the little girl. i like guinan. i like worf being a big old softie when he found them out of bounds. i like people not undermining deanna's counseling work. i liked the horrifically unsettling imaginary friend with laser eyes who definitely absolutely inspired 2.11 playthings.

can anyone tell me if the other star trek shows just let them have kids on the ships? ds9 i get because that's a space station but are there kids on the ship in enterprise? voyager? discovery? genuinely please write in i can't take living like this

i, borg:

ooooooh. ooh i am twirling my hair and kicking my feet and giggling about it. OHHH finally we get a good tng episode. and not just a good episode a GREAT episode. the liz community has forgiven tng. oh baby where do i even begin

okay, firstly, beverly. she so instantly sees someone injured and HAS to help, i mean HAS to, it's so good. it's very bonescore in a way that doesn't feel like they're trying to make her a cheap bones knockoff but rather a spiritual successor. he would have also helped his enemy rather than watching him die. hell, he DID do that and got quite literally mind-raped for his trouble, and he'd probably do it again. i was really really lukewarm on poor bev at first but she's come into her own so well and i'm proud of her

the borg himself - third of five, aw, just like seven of nine - but no, hugh - the name is dumb but whatever i'm glad he has one - was well-cast. it would have been easy to make him uncanny and an unpleasant presence onscreen (this was my biggest issue with data's daughter even though the ep DID make me cry, deeply sorry to data whomst i love the most). his "you will be assimilated resistance is futile" song and dance was actually really funny when played off of geordi's wry indifference. "ok, but before we get assimilated, can we please finish x test?" so true king

geordi's a natural choice to pair with this guy because when he's not being the creepiest person on earth to holodeck girls he's sociable, outgoing, and patient. PLUS he has experience befriending machines because of data. hugh actually reminded me of data in some ways because of his general lack of understanding re: humanity but - and this is critical to me - HE IS HUMAN

like, i feel like the episode didn't quite nail the point home hard enough possibly because they were afraid of the implications but the cold hard truth of the matter is that each and every person on the borg cube IS A PERSON. they have been assimilated, but we've twice now seen that it's possible to unassimilate them with only a few days of effort. picard (and guinan!) consider the entire collective their enemy but the collective is comprised of brainwashed prisoners. those fucked up little borg babies they found in the cube were assimilated as INFANTS - i assume they weren't born on the cube bc if the borg could reproduce on its own it wouldn't need to assimilate - but even if they were born on the cube, they had no choice but to be this. you know.

which is whyyyy it's so fucked picard was like yeah give hugh some digital poison let him carry it back to his cube and we'll kill them like ants <3 like, oh my god his lingering borg trauma or whatever. MWAH. when he told deanna he didn't wanna talk. when he and guinan had to trauma-bond while fencing. when he told geordi that he needed to unattach himself because it was nothing more than animal experimentation. STONE FUCKING COLD BY THE WAY. he is fighting in the war on animal experimentation on the side of animal experimentation. he was going to let his cre heal and feed that kid and then send him back laced with poison. diabolical <3

and, of course, when he didn't want to speak or associate that borg kid at all because that's who he used to be AND WHO HE STILL IS in some corner of his brain (!!!)

LIKE. WHEN HE WAS FINALLY CONVINCED TO INTERROGATE THIS KID. and IMMEDIATELY broke out the locutus voice. he still remembered all the protocol! the way of speaking! everything! i was so shocked and thrilled.

i love also how everyone who spoke to hugh came away extremely unsettled but also totally convinced of his humanity. even guinan, which was so fun, because she was even more anti-borg than picard at first and they were bonding over trauma and fantasy racism. that bit where hugh, who had only known about the concept of loneliness for like an hour, immediately pegged her as lonely after like three lines of dialogue. oh my GOD???

i was decently satisfied with the ending - obviously they couldn't send him back with poison nor could they protect him from the borg, but i wish they had informed him of the inevitable memory wipe before he made his choice. (a selfless choice! he loves geordi!!) still i think he mostly walked into it with eyes open. very sad but very proud of him.

my one tiny nitpick with this episode is that for all beverly's genuine and justified concern about hugh, i don't think theyre ever gonna address the fact that she shot and possibly killed some of the borg in the episode where picard got assimilated. i feel like after realizing they are all people, like hugh, she should also realize she's broken the hippocratic oath, and have a little crisis about it. i have no idea why we had the DOCTOR shooting and killing anybody but let alone if we aren't gonna get into that. i don't think anyone cares/cared except me though.

but tbh, for me this is one of the main draws of the borg. they're ALL brainwashed cyber-assassins and they're ALL prisoners and in theory ALL of them could be saved if only they would stop attacking first. sure, yeah, in fights you gotta do what you gotta do because your own life has gotta come first, but the unique scifi horror aspect of all of those guys being perfectly innocent people fucks and they should utilize it a little more!!!

NEXT TIME: "the next phase" and "the inner light."

#personal #star trek blogging #tng lb

[undercoverpena]

Sorry to ask but you always give really good advice to people. When you post your writing, do you have a margin of what is a flop or not? I’m really struggling with likes and reblogs but I am new so I guess it’s normal? I just feel so discouraged. Sorry if this is a lot.

you're not a lot, promise! i'm not overly sure if i'm the best person to answer this, but as always, I'll give it a go.

i would be completely lying if i said to you i didn't notice notes, because i do and it's okay that i do. however, i don't have a metric for what i deem good or bad—because for a multitude of reasons i cannot control how it performs. such as:

the fandom

the popularity of the tropes

i can write one trope for one pairing and on the outside it looks like it hasn't done well. i can then redo that trope, with the same pairing, and it do so much "better" in terms of notes. but, the thing with both of those isn't the notes that i judge them on, but my enjoyment of writing them.

equally, sometimes it's a slow burner. like i POURED my heart into one non, and legit no one saw it. for like a week. and then it just trickled up, and now it's done "well"! (i keep putting things in " because everyone has different levels, and like yeah).

but all of this to say, writing, drawing, gif'ing should be fun. all of this SHOULD feel fun.

for me, i enjoy writing. i enjoy sharing. and i am hyper aware that i am not everyone's cup of tea, that i may not be what someone fancies one day to the next. so, the metrics i would use to measure myself sorta become moot, you know? but the one thing i can judge myself on is whether i'm proud of what i wrote, whether it brought me joy, whether i felt happy when i wrote it.

some pieces, i won't lie, i've written and despised writing and even if to others the notes are 'amazing', i hate it. the thing that has barely any notes, could be my favourite.

all of this to say, you said you're new and lovely one, you need to find your people, because really that's what all of this is for.

the community, the connections, the shrieking to someone at 1am in the morning about an idea (you may never write) but them being equally as excited because WRITE THIS IDEA BITCH. and you spend another hour (when you should be sleeping) going back and forth to flesh it out.

find those people. because honestly, hand on heart, it's those people who i talk to daily, the ones i want to read my work. you know?

but also if you're struggling, don't give up. i know how it feels (and it feels so tough, i know) but keep at it - because if not, how will your people find you? i'm so sorry i can't give you a magic spell or potion to rid this part, but if you're enjoying doing what you do, don't stop, lovely.

#jo: writing advice #asked and answered #anon #jo gives advice - and she isn't sure if this is any good #but like pls send another if i'm wildly off or unhelpful

[homeshippinglikeapro]

not gonna ask you to delete your blog but can you like. correctly tag your posts proship and not just include ship names and an obscure term only terminally online people use? because im not prepared to block every single incest/etc. ship name at 1am just so i can avoid a very genuine trigger that ive tried to axe entirely from my content pool for years

I'm sorry you never heard of the tags. I understand "comship", but "shipcest" is common in all fandoms and it's well known, that's why I use it. And if YOU (not "tErMiNaLlY oNlie") don't know it, it's not really my problem, I do not own you any tag, just to not tagging it incorrectly (which I didn't).

Also, if this entire blog is triggering for you, why do you even bother coming here, scrolling, and send me anonimously all of this?

I did use all the right terms and if you didn't know them, I'm sorry, but learn and move on. Just like I did before it was possible to do such things like "blocking tags of stuff I don't like/triggers me" - I was young and didn't know how it worked for very long time; STILL never complained or send such comments to people, even when I saw very inapropriate stuff for my age or stuff that triggered me as well, so no, it's not an excuse for your behaviour and I won't accept it. That's why I was aggressive and I don't regret it AND I will still be if somebody else, for WHATEVER REASON, comes in MY space and comments "eW wHaT iS ThIs?" instead of learn and move on.

Second of all, please don't be so STUPID! "It'S 1Am I cAn'T bLock-" yada yada yada, BRO, it's literally something you're doing FOR YOURSELF, I DON'T FUCKING KNOW YOU OR WTF YOU'VE BLOCKED OR NOT. BLOCK THOSE FUCKING TAGS, BLOCK THIS FUCKING BLOG AND GO AWAY. YOU LITERLALLY NEED TO DO THIS SHIT ONLY ONCE, stop complaining or I'll just assume you're here to bitch around because you hate yourself and trying to make it MY problem for some reason.

+ I am not using ANY terms incorrectly, I want to make it clear. On my main blog I used to tag "incest" and such, I know how tf tumblr works and I know they won't put down my stuff. I tag it shipcest because it's a COMMON term in fandoms, which I'm using FOR COURTESY. I do not own you this shit, I can literally tag it "homestuck" and call it the day, so stop fucking complaining.

EDIT: did this just to let you know how stupid you are, hope you'll enjoy babe

Took me approximately 2 seconds to search and read. Develop a brain to learn how to read yourself or recognize your limits and don't accuse other people, thanks.

(NOT fucking taggin my shit "proship" because it wouldn't make any sense wtf)

EDIT2: also, because I'm bitter about it now:

This is my INTRO post, my PINNED post. Stfu.

#important #mod pro

[unpleasant-stardom]

INTRO! READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE ASKING

This AU centers around Unpleasant Gradient, currently in their glory days, surrounded by their best friends and bandmates. Though as the blog goes on, you'll start to understand how they got where they currently are.

Unpleasant is in a band called C0L0R 5CH3M3 in this au, and currently does not know any of the Regretevator cast (besides maybe Gnarpy) at this time. ALSO! Mewing, skibidi toilet, and other such subjects are unknown to the band at this time!

ASKBOX RULES:

NO NSFW ASKS! The characters may be adults but I AM A MINOR!

Do NOT spam asks. I promise I value every single one, but spams will get deleted, and if it continues, you'll be blocked.

I am personally not comfortable with shipping content. Please do not involve any characters, or versions of characters in this blog, in ships. Even if you do, that's fine, I guess. I can't stop you. But do NOT send it to me or tag me in it. That's a one way ticket to getting blocked. No ifs ands or buts.

Feel free to do silly crossovers with your blogs! I love that kinda thing. Just two things: Unpleasant and others will ALWAYS be in glory days time when interacting unless specified otherwise, and all posts regarding crossovers will be marked as noncanon for easy navigation.

Mods Main: @nomeaynfoeye

CHARACTER INFO BELOW!

LOADING ENTRIES...

NAME: Kerosene/Kero

ROLE: Drummer

PRONOUNS: She/They

AGE: 27

ABOUT: Lesbian, lover of arson, and overall good-time-haver.

REVISION REQUEST: Stormi your site is homophobic, it's not letting me show off my hot bod.

REVISION DENIAL: Kero, the image is a WEBP. It needs to be in JPEG or PNG format. Also you're sitting right next to me. Conversations exist. -Stormi

REVISION REQUEST: oh.

ENTRY ACCEPTED.

NAME: Highlighter

ROLE: Keyboardist

PRONOUNS: They/It

AGE: 25

ABOUT: Life of the party! I seem pretty chill but I have the most energy :3 If you need 1am advice, call me~!

ENTRY DENIED: Emoticons are not professional, Highlighter. -Stormi

REVISION REQUEST: Bite me <3

ENTRY ACCEPTED.

NAME: Unpleasant

ROLE: Lead singer/Guitarist

PRONOUNS: He/She/They

AGE: 21

ABOUT: Started this whole mess by accident, but I love where it's taking me. I'm a chill guy. I think I'm hilarious. (I've been told I'm not. I don't believe them.)

ENTRY DENIED: This is a self drawn portrait -Stormi

REVISION REQUEST: I'm camera shy :[

ENTRY ACCEPTED.

NAME: Stormi

ROLE: Bassist

PRONOUNS: They/Them

Age: 23

ABOUT: I melt into the background. I'm not good with conversation or confrontation. These guys get me, though.

ENTRY ACCEPTED.

#regretevator #regretevator au #regretevator art #regretevator ask blog #regretevator oc #regretevator original character #regretevator unpleasant #ask blog #unpleasant stardom au

[bardofavon]

Can u do 18 about the about the name scène? "I want you to have it" / "give it to me". You had me at the edge of mu seat and I still can't stop thinking about it 😭

weird questions for writers

18. Choose a passage from your writing. Tell me about the backstory of this moment. How you came up with it, how it changed from start to end.

This is another verrrryyyy long response because I'm really taking you through every single change and where all my choices came from, so it's also under the cut!!

Okay so this is actually very funny because it's everyone's favorite part of the chapter, including mine, but it actually wasn't there originally. The scene was supposed to end after the line “I’m just wondering what other monstrous things you’ve merely let people think that you’ve done.” 

So anyway there I am, 1am the night before my self-imposed deadline, and I finish the chapter. And it's...like...shorter than I would like it to be, and I didn't feel GREAT about it but I was really determined to update. And then the next day I copied it from my google docs to the "add a chapter" page on ao3 and I was doing my last read over before I posted it and I got to the part where Kaz gets weird about calling the Darkling "Darkling" in a conversation. And ORIGINALLY that was a seed I was planting to deal with later but I was like, "no, actually, they're going to talk about it now"

so I just took like an extra twenty minutes and banged it out on my keyboard before i went to the party i was supposed to go to meaning i didn't have time to overthink it.

originally, after Kaz says "give it to me," the Darkling tells him his name and Kaz repeats it and then they KISSED but then I was like.....no.....this is too soon (I KNOW IT'S BEEN 20 CHAPTER SINCE THE LAST TIME THEY KISSED BUT IT'S STILL TOO SOON!!!!) but it ALSO felt like the name exchange was still happening a little sooner than I wanted it to in my chronology.

it doesn't happen in canon until Ruin and Rising after a lot of shit happened, and it's not going to take that long here but I did want it to build a bit more.

It was important to Alina, obviously, but it feels like it's somehow more important to Kaz. Kaz is someone who also changed his name, shed his old identity, and knows exactly how much it means to share that with someone else. He's still angry, actually, that the Darkling knows his true name and used it to prove a point during an argument. So part of him wants the Darkling's true name as retribution, he wants to have something of the Darkling if the Darkling has something of his, but he also feels like the exchanging of the name would make them more equal in a way they weren't before.

It also does the double job of continuing to humanize the Darkling which is something he's subconsciously trying to do in his head because throwing his lot in with a tyrannical dictator who wants to destroy half the world is not great to stomach, and he thinks he'll sleep better at night if he can understand the Darkling's actual goals and who he is as a person and work toward something with him.

It would also give him a new bargaining chip, chess piece, puzzle piece, whatever you want to call it. It's information he doesn't have, and once he has it he's going to be better off because it's something he can use. He already knows if the Darkling is soft on him, having his name and using it in a conversation will pull things more toward his favor.

And of course, the part he would never admit to himself, he just wants to know it. He wants to know more about him, he wants to say his name, he wants to be that close to him.

Throughout the whole scene I wanted it to have that level of emotional vulnerability but I also wanted the exchange to kind of feel like a metaphor for kissing, in a way??? Kaz has all of these physical boundaries that can't be crossed, even if crossing them and making that physical connection will make him more powerful. The Darkling has emotional boundaries that can't be crossed, even if crossing them will help get him what he wants (which is Kaz).

In the end, I kind of like that even though they're both trying to work on these things and overcome them even when they get to a part within themselves where they might be able to take steps toward progress, they forget that there's also intrinsic factors keeping them apart too that are almost more monumental than what's going on inside their head, and that's where Sturmhond comes in.

Also, I knew I needed a confrontation between the two factions on the boat to keep the plot moving and this interruption felt like a good segue into that for the next chapter, oops, so sorry gamers.

it's also funny because me going "this could be a little longer, what if they kissed" is exactly how i wrote chapter 25 HAHA.

#a good myth is hard to kill #kazling #ask meme #i am having a lot of fun with this ask meme actually

[seanconneraille]

Tell me more about this victuuri tag on your last post (◎_◎)

from [this post] that i tagged with #victuuri

Im an uber driver. One time a passenger asked me if I was afraid of picking up a serial killer. I said "what are the odds of 2 serial killers being in one UBER?" He laughed, I laughed, we watched each other through the rear view mirror the rest of the ride.

i usually don't have anything in mind when i tag with a ship it's more ~vibes~ i get that make me think of a ship for a specific interaction but i will try to press my brain juices to developp this one a little.

[i'm finishing this at 1am on a sunday night before work so be warned about possible dumbassery. they go fast (and furious) because i don't wanna spend the next century on it. also very unrealistic things because i don't care also i'm not a serial killer and don't know all the logistics behind it and don't want to know. uwufication of serial killers. i mean, it's me, if it's not a little crackish is it really something made by my brain juices? i do not approve of the killing of real people tho. (putting this here just in case) fictional people is ok (depending who when how).]

so obviously it's an au but i'm gonna keep victor as a figure skater. yuuri had to stop figure skating just before entering senior competition after an injury and told everybody he didn't want to hear anything about it ever again and found a job as a taxi driver. yuuri is sometimes hired to drive important people around because he's discreet and a safe driver.

one day, yuuri is called to get someone at the airport.

it's victor.

yuuri obviously recognizes him. because he's still very much a victor nikiforov fan. and still very much follows figure skating. but he says nothing and just starts driving after usual work related small talk.

victor is a little bit curious about the very silent japanese man who picked him up from the airport. (he said his name was yuuri). he's so used to be recognized everywhere at this point that someone not reacting to him at all is catching his attention. doesn't hurt that yuuri is also very pretty.

-you don't care about who your clients are don't you? asks victor, a finger on his mouth.

-why should i? (yuuri's grip on the wheel gets a little tighter but that's between him and his car.)

yuuri has a very nice voice, very gentle.

-aren't you afraid of picking up a serial killer?

yuuri startles a little. victor sounded genuinely curious so yuuri keeps his voice casual and goes for a 'joke':

-what are the odds of two serial killers being in one uber?

victor can't help but laugh and is rewarded by yuuri's chuckle. still. that was a little weird. right? victor can't help but get tense. and horny. he stays silent, looking at yuuri.

yuuri starts to get anxious, can't stop looking at the rear view mirror. and every time he does, victor is already looking at him.

-don't you know who i am? asks victor after long minutes of silence.

-i know your name and your job, yuuri's eyes meet victor's before going back to the road, but to say i know who you are is a little bit of a reach.

there's a breath of silence and that's just enough for victor to make a choice.

-would you like to know me better?

victor can already hear yakov from the future screaming in the distance. but should he really care when yuuri says yes with such an intensity in his eyes and voice that it makes victor's body shiver in anticipation.

the rest of the drive is silent, yuuri only focusing on the road but victor can't help smiling looking at yuuri's red ears from his back seat.

~

victor is already opening a bottle of champagne when he hears the soft click of his hotel room locking behind yuuri.

victor smiles at yuuri as he approaches.

-it was an accident the first time you killed someone right?

victor almost drops the bottle.

-how...

victor looks at yuuri. really looks at yuuri. it's still the same man but he's holding himself slightly differently and there's something a little dangerous in his eyes. victor inhales sharply.

-you! it's you!!! right?!

yuuri lowers his head with a shy smile and that's all the confirmation victor needs.

-i've always wondered who it was who copied me so perfectly...and it's you.

victor can't stop the awe in his voice. the smile yuuri directs at him is so bright and full of admiration? understanding?...love? victor feels like crying.

-how did you know?

yuuri shrugs.

-i wasn't sure at first, i just noticed that your skating had changed. you just seemed more free on the ice. and i was curious about the reason so i spent some time researching and then more people died and i just...realized.

victor can't believe this man.

-why did you start doing it too?

-i just wanted to help you. give you an alibi or two.

victor can't help but laugh.

-i-...really??

yuuri just shrugs again.

-what can i say? i'm a fan of all of your work and it would be a shame to put you in a jail.

victor shakes his head in disbelief. this man...

-i guess i'll have to give you a proper thank you then, but come sit and talk with me first.

victor serves them both a cup of champagne while yuuri takes a sit next to him.

-so tell me yuuri, do you like dogs?

-i don't like dogs victor, i love them.

victor is gonna marry him.

~

-i can't believe they still haven't figured out there are two killers, victor says later when they're lying in the bed.

-not my problem, says yuuri before kissing him again.

victor is definitely gonna marry him.

~

yura gets very close to being killed when he gets into yuuri's cab and starts talking shit about victor. he's only saved because he recognizes yuuri and yuuri is too surprised and forgets his rising anger. also yura is young and they become friends. but it's close!

#victuuri #serial killers!au #yuri on ice #saecookie #sean writes stuff #sean answers stuff #long post

[orangetintedglasses]

sketti and vash's mobile-friendly rules and reminders!

( Hello! Sketti here with a little mini rules post, so people don't have to fish up my carrd, or if said carrd invokes a bit of eyestrain on mobile. Just keeping some of the more important stuff handy for folks!

Mun and Muse are 25+. Muse is of unknown-but-very-much-adult age, and Mun is 30! Mun is also she/they!

I definitely prefer to write with people 21+. It's nothing personal at all but I am literally 30. Please don't interact with me if you're a minor.

My timezone is EST, and I'm only usually around starting at about 8:30PM-9PM until 12AM-1AM on weekdays. Anything I don't reply to is in drafts!

After a bit of trial and error, it seems like I try to match my partner's writing style in reply posts! So write how you want!

I am using the beta-editor and cannot change it, apparently. If you can't trim your posts but are using the beta-editor, I'll trim the post no problem~! If I can't trim my reblog off your post, I'll let you know!

If you're a multi-muse interested in interacting, please DM me and specify with which muse or muses you wanna introduce to Vash!

No god-modding, no forceshipping, no drama, anti-call out post unless it's someone hurting people with proof, etc. Be respectful and I'll do the same.

Triggers will be appropriately tagged, but I am human. I am absolutely fine with being prodded (nicely) if I accidentally heck it up.

Speaking of, I have a blanket tag for that kind of thing! Blacklist LOOK AWAY;; to hide anything I might have with more than a handful of triggers! I'll try to put that kind of content under Read Mores, or moving it to Discord.

Until Stampede stops posting new episodes, Saturday is ICON DAY. Replies will be slower due to me updating my reserve of icons!

Vash is non-human and is both very perceptive and capable, despite how he presents himself. I will never use this to insta-hit another muse, but I can and will use it to occasionally dodge or non-lethally counter.

Muse opinions and thoughts do not reflect that of the Mun!

And finally, I'm just here to have fun. I love angst and messing with my boy here, but I also like fluff, and fun stuff, and silly anon asks. If we vibe? Good luck dealing with my shenanigans. > V<

And that about covers it! And as a bit of a side-bar, I am more than willing to exchange Discords if we vibe well, but due to a pretty recent personal issue, I don't have it set to auto-login anymore and often forget about it. If we add each other and I'm on Tumblr but you wanna talk on Discord, feel free to ping me here and tell my forgetful butt to get on! )

#( just so folks can see it! ) #long post;; #( ish ) #tadaaaa...! ( blog maintenance ) #curtains down ✧〗( ooc )

[not-so-mundane-after-all]

i've been slowly and methodically making my way through all of your fics (it wouldn't be right if i didn't. you're carrying the rachel and dick tag on your BACK). and for a while i thought the first in the purification series was my all time favourite (body failing, a mindfight, its all i ever wanted)

but last night. at 1am, i started wicked game, and it took me SIX HOURS to finish it. and that i did. 7 in the fucking morning and i am at a loss for words. it's brilliant. it's got all the things i like- ballet, trauma, core four. i genuinely cannot applaud you enough.

i was wondering how you felt about people (with credit, of course), taking inspiration from your fics, writing sequels or missing scenes and such? of course, i know that a lot of people really don't like that kind of stuff, so it's absolutely alright if you don't. it was just a thought i had.

basically, long story short, i've had your ao3 notifications on for months. i wake up to an email and i fucking sprint. it's incredible. thank you

Listen, in times when I'm struggling for inspiration because I haven't seen any new Dick and Rachel scenes in so long, messages like this are literally a blessing sent from heaven.

First of all, I teared up reading this, THANK YOU. It's so good to know there are people out there, people like me who absolutely cannot live without this father-daughter duo. Many times, especially in recent months, I was struggling with writing about them because I felt like I was talking to a wall - everybody is so focused on Dickkory (a ship I love with my whole heart but it's not my main focus) that I'm just sitting here in my little corner, hoping someone stops by, you know? So for you to come in and say "I got notifications on you for months, you post, I sprint" means the absolute world to me. I want to give you the biggest hug. It really built me up after feeling down for so long.

Now. Wicked Game - an experience of a lifetime I get to share with my super talented bestie @wonderbatwayne and I could have never done this without her, so I can't take all the credit. I just had a tiny idea and she helped me shape it into something beautiful. I've grown as a writer because of her and learned a whole lot. I will never forget it. In case you haven't checked them out yet (but I have a feeling you did), she has some amazing Dick&Rach stories in her arsenal as well, things I am religiously rereading over and over. "Raise a Little Hell", "Fear Makes Companions Of Us All" or "All Doors Lead to Home" are some of my absolute favorites!

Fun WG fact: just last week I got a tattoo in honor of this story - Let's see if we can fly on my arm.

Also, I have to acknowledge this because you blew my mind. Over 260k words and you finished it all in ONE NIGHT?!? Mad respect for you, that's dedication!!!!

I have nothing against people taking inspiration from my fics, especially this one and I'm sure my friend doesn't mind either when it comes to WG. We're planning an official sequel, got some ideas thrown together but it's currently sitting on a shelf as we both got other things going on and we're taking it slow this time. And I think this is you subtly trying to ask for permission to get creative with it and let me tell you: you have it. It would be the greatest honor to see what you (and possibly, hopefully others) can do with what I created, how can you take it further.

You say I'm carrying Dick & Rachel tag on my back but I wouldn't be able to do this without you and everyone who reads my fics. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It means everything. With season 4 just around the corner and a really strong possibility of getting some beautiful, amazing moments from these two I'm sure the inspiration will come. And if you ever want to scream about these moments with someone and spread the love, just slide into the chat so we can scream together!!!!

#guys I'm emotional this is INCREDIBLE #dc titans #dick grayson #rachel roth #my asks #answered

[borealis-hopping]

((WARNING LMAO, this post turned out a lot longer than I thought it would, sorry. Autistic idiot rambles about Jack Stauber for multiple paragraphs.))

TLDR; Watching Jack get popular as a fan who was there before he went viral has been great, however, most people only seem to view his art as nothing but a vehicle for their own. Taking inspiration from other people's art for your art is wonderful and fine, however if you ONLY view someone's art as nothing but a vehicle for your own, it's not great. Doing so ignores the intention behind it, covers up it's original meaning, separates it from it's artist, and ultimately strips it of it's worth as an individual art piece, even if that wasn't your intention at all. ((Also pls listen to more than just the same 4 songs, he has a pretty big amount of music out there and it's all really good, give it a try and stop listening to nothing but "Buttercup"))

vv Thoughts below vv

________________________________

Look it's 1am so idk if I'll word my exact feelings on this as ideally as I'd want to but like, I have mixed feelings on the fan base that has formed around Jack Stauber's work.

While yes it is good he's getting popular, and yes it is good he's finding success after all his years of work, and yes I'm happy people are enjoying his music, I can't help but find the fan base that has formed around his music to be fairly disingenuous.

And by disingenuous I mean, most people don't tend to care about the art of the music itself, what any of it actually means, or the heart and intentions put into it, or really Jack himself. Now ik this makes me sound like a pretentious dickbag, but it comes from a place of care.

I love Jack Stauber's work because it's so interesting to me. Not cause "oh wow it's so weird and fucked up!! Jack must be such a fucked up edgy guy to make such surreal art LOL." But because of the amount of soul is in his work.

I think people are too fast to dismiss surreal art as meaningless or weird simply for the sake of being weird, completely missing any thought the artist put into it. Like, if you have the capacity to suspend your disbelief even for a second and look past his arts surreal aspects, you'll see just how /human/ Jack's writing and art is.

While I'm not generalizing EVERY thing he's made or is going to make, ultimately I think Jack's work is about humanity. Human struggle both internal and external, with relationships, grief, communication, and the complexities of self image.

If you pay attention to how he writes his characters, all the dialogue feels really authentic. Like yeah I can imagine passing a person in public who sounds like that or would say that, or I could totally see a person in that context talking like that. He seems to have a really good understanding of people.

The way he portrays them is honest but not nihilistic. They're just people, and sometimes people are a bit weird, or awkward, or just plain dumb. But they're still people and they're not evil for being that way.

Even in Jack's more surreal shorts or songs, if you pay attention to the lyrics and context clues, you can probably derive meaning from it that in one way or another is fairly human and sincere.

Ofc surreal art that is weird or funny or off putting simply for the sake of being so has plenty of worth as well, and I'm sure Jack has just had fun here and there making strange stuff for the sake of making strange stuff. (Think "Nerpo") and that's valid too!

But ig what I'm getting at here is that, more often than not the majority of engagement I see w/ Jack Stauber's work outside of his YouTube channel, is people simply using his work as a vehicle for their own characters or stories, or fandoms.

Now I'm in no way saying that doing that stuff is inherently bad. I do it all the time! Finding inspiration from other artists as a way to express and expand your own art is beautiful and extremely fun, HOWEVER-

That seems to be the /ONLY/ type of engagement there is. Which, sadly, isn't great. Using someone else's pre-made art, especially music, as a vehicle for your own fandom/art isn't bad, however, if you ONLY view that person's art as nothing BUT a vehicle, even if it's not your intention, you completely lose sight of the art you're riding off of. You separate it from it's artist, disregard it's original meaning, cover up the intentions behind it, and ultimately kinda strip it of its own individual worth as a piece of art.

Anyways! Enjoying Jack's work is good but I wish more people would appreciate his work for what it is on it's own, as well as who Jack is as an artist and look at his work with a more realistic and proper perspective even if it does look "weird" or "pointlessly creepy"

Also this is a bit more petty and just how I feel but PLEASE listen to more than just the same 3 to 4 songs. There's nothing wrong with having favorite songs or just listening to the same few songs from an artist and not exploring the rest of their work, and like idc if saying this makes me sound like a shitty hipster- if you're gonna do that just PLEEAASE stop walking around and telling people you're this BIG Jack Stauber fan when the only songs you listen to are "Oh Klahoma" "Coffee" and "Buttercup"

He has SUCH a big selections of tracks out there if you include both the extended and non-extended micropop songs, as well as his albums. My personal favorite album is "HiLo", it means a lot to me and is getting me through a pretty tough time in my life rn. I recommend ALL of his music! Even his very first album, and the stuff at the start of his YouTube channel.

There's even people trying to compile his "lost media" on SoundCloud. Old and unreleased music he never put on YouTube. It's a fun thing to look into if you feel up to it!

#Jack Stauber #music #long post #fanart #art #fandom #Adult Swim #HiLo #Pop Food #Ive had these thoughts in my head for a HOT minute #considering making a short video essay about it #Musicblr

[doctorbunny]

I posted 543 times in 2022

163 posts created (30%)

380 posts reblogged (70%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@bertrandcaillet

@chinateacup

@chinchillasinunison

@nikoberry

@shiro-hatzuki

I tagged 530 of my posts in 2022

Only 2% of my posts had no tags

#reblog - 297 posts

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#so idk what i'm getting revenge on other than the me from yesterday who also went to bed at 1am and caused today me to be tired all morning

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Bookends

(AKA I'm so hyped for season 2, here's a tribute to season 1!!!)

186 notes - Posted July 3, 2022

#4

MILGRAM is an interactive music project written by Tayuka Yamanaka and DECO*27 where you take on the role of amnesiac prison guard Es, who wakes up in the mysterious Milgram prison and is forced to judge the fates of 9 murderers and Yuno-

246 notes - Posted September 21, 2022

#3

The microwave is a metaphor for my head AKA I can't stop thinking about my blorbos...

248 notes - Posted July 11, 2022

#2

You guys sure liked the last TBH I drew, but did you know they make great indoor pets too?

398 notes - Posted September 16, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Footage of a THB captured running through the undergrowth...

2,653 notes - Posted September 6, 2022

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grungepo plays minecraft at 1am for tumblr clout

i promised that i would do this MONTHS ago. surprise! i didn't forget; i just suck at multi-tasking. so here it is now! my helter-skelter mess of a recap!

(shoutout to @allthesarcasm who has been waiting patiently for me to do this lol)

the first few days:

so i spawned on the edge of a plains biome, with some flowers scattered nearby, animals wandering around me, and acacia trees in the distance (you can't see them here because i had a really low render distance at first). acacia is my favorite minecraft wood, so the distant savanna was a nice surprise ^_^

and then, as i continued to wander around my little spawn hill, i saw some rocky cliffs, a nearby jungle island, and... A RUINED NETHER PORTAL!

after i looted the chest (and used the objects inside it to make a flint & steel - which i SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE SO QUICKLY) i spent some time making a hidey-hole in the cliffside, and preparing to hunker down for the night. but i took some time to enjoy the sunset & sunrise too.

my plans for the next morning were:

find iron, make shears, & get wool - i didn't want to kill any sheep right away

find a suitable house location - i knew that i wanted to recreate this underground base design by Zaypixel, but i also wanted enough flat open space to create gardens & stables around it, and spawn did not have that kind of space

make a boat & explore the jungle island, get some jungle wood in the process

i didn't find enough iron to make shears, but as soon as i passed by the jungle island...

A MESA!!!! BADLANDS CLIFFS!!!!! (and no i had not fixed my render distance yet, shut up lol)

the place i ended up choosing for my house was on the other side of the river, just beyond a beach. it's a MASSIVE open field, with plenty of room for farms, and lots of animals hanging around already. i would've taken pictures of everything, but... let's just say there's a reason i titled this post "playing minecraft at 1am."

i was legitimately playing this game until 1am. i'm writing this at 2am. also, the house build is not finished.

welcome to Grungepo Being Hyperfocused; you're stuck with me :P

pictures from the house build:

(and remember, this is what i'm trying to create)

the hardest part of making the base so far has been clearing everything out. like fuck, that was the true meaning of grunt work. but then i finished digging it out...

...and then i realized that my dimensions were off and i had to re-do the pattern. and then i realized that i had accidentally made the whole pit one block too small on every side, and i went fuck it, it's fine as it is. also, i decided to dye my bed blue.

have some blue lol

i had to make a few pit stops at the mesa, the jungle, and the savanna biome near spawn to gather up all the blocks i needed for the base structure, as well as gathering extra wood & charcoal to fuel my furnaces. after that, it was a long and arduous game of placing blocks and waiting for other blocks to finish cooking.

(also, i didn't light up one section of the field well enough, so i ended up getting ambushed by a spider and a baby zombie as i was trying to go to sleep. they killed me, repeatedly, because i kept respawning with both of them next to me. i screamed multiple versions of FUCK YOU BABY, GODDAMN, DO I LOOK LIKE PHILZA TO YOU? before i managed to kill all the monsters and sleep successfully. this is not important to the story of me building my house. it's just an important look into my mental state while doing it.)

by the time i finished (meaning i got tired irl) there was a wandering trader sitting on my roof because why not

so i moved my bed into the bunker and called it a day! hopefully the next time i boot this world up, i'll be able to actually finish the interior and make it look nice!

ok that's all for now - play your games more responsibly than i do lol

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