#anyway please kiss

[pangolin-404]

The Lovers by Sneha Solanki // The Kiss by Kelly Mark // TV Garden by Nam June Paik (x2) // Sistine Chapel by Nam June Paik // TV Clock by Nam June Paik // Untitled (The Sky is Blue) by Sandy Smith // More Wrong Things by Carolee Schneemann // Nabil Saleh // Puma XO Tao by Dan Dowding/Media Pollution

#thoughts #crt #aesthetic #objectum #<- who said that. anyways #little gallery for myself #anyways if anyone has discovered other exhibitions featuring crt monitors . send them in please I like them lots #the lovers & the kiss are among my favorites.. but whatever nam june paik had going on is also great #hall of fame #<- I GUESS

[cozylittleartblog]

i now understand how certain people felt when harpy eda was revealed 😳

prints here

#toh #the owl house #toh fanart #lilith clawthorne #hooty #toh finale #watching and dreaming #captioned #WOW. WOOO OW. GOODNESS. MA'AM. QPR PLEASE??? PLEASE??? WOW #i both literally am her and i want to kiss her. Wow! #she is the ideal woman. her particularly early 20th century fashion sense. she's a big nerd. she appreciates history. she's aroace. she's a #bird lady who can fly. she has curly hair. Oh Jeez It Does Not Get Better Than That #sorry anyway i cant believe i won twice in a row with ladies (queen and lilith) who are specifically tailored to me and no one else /j #digital art #illustration #a small victory against my art block even though this took like 4 or 5 days to chip through. but i did it #there are some parts i feel a little clueless about so #critiques welcome #lilith please pick me up and fly my gay ass off into the sunset please im beg

[ruporas]

kisses of affirmation (ID in alt)

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #ruporas art #oughrhhhh finally posting this here..... Very Romancey very Cutesy Very what do you call it... Indulging #for the longest time i debated on whether to post this comic at all on my socials - for some reason this was almost the limit to how far i #could push a romantic alternative that cusps ooc-ness for vw but then i ultimately decided its Fine. i couldv made it much more unbearable. #someone on twit qrt this with “vash is such a loser” which means i havent lost my way completely yet so its ok #(sidenote) script is a bit old !! bc this was meant to be a part two to an old comic..! the first kiss comic from feb #it branched off quite a bit that listing this as an actual part two would be kind of awkward now - but that was the initial intention #anyway. please enjoy! #long post

[inkskinned]

you're grabbing lunch with a nice man and he gives you that strange grimace-smile that's popular right now; an almost sardonic "twist" of his mouth while he looks literally down on you. it looks like he practiced the move as he leans back, arms folded. he just finished reciting the details of NFTs to you and explaining Oppenheimer even though he only watched a youtube about it and hasn't actually seen it. you are at the bottom of your wine glass.

you ask the man across from you if he has siblings, desperately looking for a topic. literally anything else.

he says i don't like small talk. and then he smiles again, watching you.

a few years ago, you probably would have said you're above celebrity gossip, but honestly, you've been kind of enjoying the dumb shit of it these days. with the rest of the earth burning, there's something familiar and banal about dragging ariana grande through the mud. you think about jeanette mccurdy, who has often times gently warned the world she's not as nice as she appears. you liked i'm glad my mom died but it made you cry a lot.

he doesn't like small talk, figure out something to say.

you want to talk about responsibility, and how ariana grande is only like 6 days older than you are - which means she just turned 30 and still dresses and acts like a 13 year old, but like sexy. there's something in there about the whole thing - about insecurity, and never growing up, and being sexualized from a young age.

people have been saying that gay people are groomers. like, that's something that's come back into the public. you have even said yourself that it's just ... easier to date men sometimes. you would identify as whatever the opposite of "heteroflexible" is, but here you are again, across from a man. you like every woman, and 3 people on tv. and not this guy. but you're trying. your mother is worried about you. she thinks it's not okay you're single. and honestly this guy was better before you met, back when you were just texting.

wait, shit. are you doing the same thing as ariana grande? are you looking for male validation in order to appease some internalized promise of heteronormativity? do you conform to the idea that your happiness must result in heterosexuality? do you believe that you can resolve your internal loneliness by being accepted into the patriarchy? is there a reason dating men is easier? why are you so scared of fucking it up with women? why don't you reach out to more of them? you have a good sense of humor and a big ol' brain, you could have done a better job at online dating.

also. jesus christ. why can't you just get a drink with somebody without your internal feminism meter pinging. although - in your favor (and judgement aside) in the case of your ariana grande deposition: you have been in enough therapy you probably wouldn't date anyone who had just broken up with their wife of many years (and who has a young child). you'd be like - maybe take some personal time before you begin this journey. like, grande has been on broadway, you'd think she would have heard of the plot of hamlet.

he leans forward and taps two fingers to the table. "i'm not, like an andrew tate guy," he's saying, "but i do think partnership is about two people knowing their place. i like order."

you knew it was going to be hard. being non-straight in any particular way is like, always hard. these days you kind of like answering the question what's your sexuality? with a shrug and a smile - it's fine - is your most common response. like they asked you how your life is going and not to reveal your identity. you like not being straight. you like kissing girls. some days you know you're into men, and sometimes you're sitting across from a man, and you're thinking about the power of compulsory heterosexuality. are you into men, or are you just into the safety that comes from being seen with them? after all, everyone knows you're failing in life unless you have a husband. it almost feels like a gradebook - people see "straight married" as being "all A's", and anything else even vaguely noncompliant as being ... like you dropped out of the school system. you cannot just ignore years of that kind of conditioning, of course you like attention from men.

"so let's talk boundaries." he orders more wine for you, gesturing with one hand like he's rousing an orchestra. sir, this is a fucking chain restaurant. "I am not gonna date someone who still has male friends. also, i don't care about your little friends, i care about me. whatever stupid girls night things - those are lower priority. if i want you there, you're there."

he wasn't like this over text, right? you wouldn't have been even in the building if he was like this. you squint at him. in another version of yourself, you'd be running. you'd just get up and go. that's what happens on the internet - people get annoyed, and they just leave. you are locked in place, almost frozen. you need to go to the bathroom and text someone to call you so you have an excuse, like it's rude to just-leave. like he already kind of owns you. rudeness implies a power paradigm, though. see, even your social anxiety allows the patriarchy to get to you.

you take a sip of the new glass of wine. maybe this will be a funny story. maybe you can write about it on your blog. maybe you can meet ariana grande and ask her if she just maybe needs to take some time to sit and think about her happiness and how she measures her own success.

is this settling down? is this all that's left in your dating pool? just accepting that someone will eventually love you, and you have to stop being picky about who "makes" you a wife?

you look down to your hand, clutching the knife.

#writeblr #this is a mashup of like 3 dates i accidentally went on lol #by that i mean that i was out with a woman on a date in 2 of these situations #and a man just. joined us. and we were too awkward to say anything while he tried to ''date'' me #& one was a longterm friend that i was like. you what???? #like he's nice he's a doctor and my mom was SO happy she was like raquel think about it #''it's a perfect love story you grew up together and reconnected as adults and like the same things and he's friends with ur brother #and his sister is one of ur close friends!!!'' #yes but alas. he is a boy . she only likes girls. can i make it any more obvious #anyway im tryna write about like the force of male attention being actually incredibly ingrained to women like we are SUPPOSED to like it #it's seen as the only important thing #even if ur gay #and it's a nuanced thing idk #and while rn i i.d. as lesbian #like .... it wouldn't be UNTRUE to say i am probably like ''cusp bisexual'' bc i CAN experience attraction to men bc like . #sexuality is fluid... #don't tell straight ppl tho bc they do not understand the concept that ppl don't necessarily need a solid everlasting label #they're like GET in the BOX #if ur gay & in boston i'm 30 and pretty please come kiss me. #(i usually only date older ppl sorry in advance tho)

[mikesbasementbeets]

Sometimes I think it's just scary to open up like that. To say how you really feel. Especially to people you care about the most. Because what if... what if they don't like the truth? // Sometimes people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. But, you capture the right moment… it says more. // I didn't say it. // You didn't have to.

[remake of my very first gifset one year later]

#byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #mikesbasementgifs #hiii i rly love making gifs i'm so glad i started it's been so much fun playing and learning and i'm genuinely so surprised and also #proud of myself for how far i've come in a year. theres so much more i want to learn and seeing how much i have visibly improved is #great motivation to keep pushing myself and trying new things... like this actually i've never done a set like this before dhjsfdsdjhs #also if you’ve ever said nice things about my gifs please know that i love you it means the world to me <3333333 #anyway look at these gay boys they want to kiss each other on the mouths!!! (and they will!!!!!) #ok byeeeeeeeeeeeee

[hyper-cryptic]

hai @crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington 's warrior cat au would inevitably rot my brain

#CAT LEON LEON KITTY KITTY LEON!!1! 1! !1 #my brain screamed #FLUFFYF !!! FUCKING HUGE PRIMORDIAL PUOUCH FAT KITTY ETHAN ! ! 1 ! #my brain yelled once again #then i knew... #i needed to draw them #anyways enjoy please #resident evil biohazard #resident evil #re #ethan winters #leon s kennedy #rosemary winters #sherry birkin #my art #lethan #that too. two gay dilfs kissing

[spottedgardeneelstan]

(1) new message from svsss cast

#svsss #bingqiu #moshang #luo binghe #shen qingqiu #shang qinghua #mobei jun #have a happy new yuri!!!!! #i strive to create more sillies in the coming year #so please continue viewing! i am very thankful #it’s been fun figuring out how i want to draw them #i’ve landed on my preferred designs #anyway happy new year #good luck everybody #i love you mutuals chu #(that’s me respectfully kissing ur heads)

[scatterbrainedbot]

(okay so i wanted to play with this a lot more but its been like a month and @somerandomdudelmao has posted like twenty updates since so im gonna just slap some textures on it and call this donezo for now)

cass has given us so many amazing moments, and plenty are far more intense and emotional than this but like

theres just. something about casey saying this,

and having to then quietly go back down into the sewers, alone

bonus:

#cass apocalyptic series #rottmnt #its just *chefs kiss* #that silent pressing grief #in what should be a bright and heroic moment #of returning a childs lost pet #but even still #its the immediate connection and projection onto this lost tiny thing #keep him close okay? dont lose him okay? he loves you please dont lose him dont throw him away did you mean to throw him away? #did you think hed be okay? on his own? please dont leave him #this place is strange and empty where love used to live #hes stuck see? without you hes stuck #and he needs someone there to pick him up to make things right #please dont let him go okay? #oh casey jones jr #tiny turtle #they did not mean to leave you alone down there #ANYWAYS #my art #rise casey #rise of the tmnt #rise movie

[heartagasm]

Can we just take a second to appreciate the growth of Ava’s protective instinct towards Beatrice over these past 2 seasons because it’s suPERb. In season 1 we see the first time Ava reacted, completely subconsciously, to Beatrice in danger

at this point she’s not aware of her emotional connection to the halo’s power, and has way less control of what happens - so even though she does shatter the bullet and save Bea’s life, she also blows everything in the room backwards including herself. Even Beatrice gets pushed back (although super softly) as you can see her recover briefly to run over to Ava after

THEN we start to get spicier protection in season 2 when Ava does react with more understanding of the halo’s power and her feelings towards Beatrice, and not only does she accomplish a much harder goal (poofing away a demon???) 

but this time Ava able to handle the blast AND it doesn’t get anywhere close to Beatrice. She does clearly have a blowing back effect on people next to her (cue Miguel/Michael folding like a lawn chair part 1) but Ava is learning to control the power of the halo and how to use it to protect specific people... or in her case specifically Beatrice

and then of COURSE because third times the charm, the last one is my favorite. This time it’s intentional, Beatrice knows Ava can control the power and she tells Ava to let go, and Ava nods AND pulls Beatrice in telling her to hold on 

WHICH if we look at past experience showing Ava having a forceful blast that surrounds her after using her power, her instinct should initially be to tell Beatrice (and Michael I guess) to run so that they don’t get hurt, but she knows at this point that whatever power she releases won’t hurt Beatrice because Ava would never let it. I mean look at Michael ! ! ! 

Dude folds like a lawn chair (PART 2) as if he were one of the possessed enemies Ava is releasing a blast towards. Even though Ava thinks logically she’ll be able to protect both of them, her internal instincts are only thinking of protecting Beatrice in the moment and the halo’s blast reflects that.

Bonus is watching them walk away without a second glance at anyone because to them, as long as they’re both safe, it’s mission accomplished:

Thanks I’ll be here till 2049 talking about this show and couple

#sorry this was so long it's giving dissertation #avatrice #warrior nun #warrior nun s2 #i'm not even tagging spoilers because WATCH FASTER #here's the thing #this was a top tier trope for them #protective ava eSPECIALLY when she doesn't even realize it #chefs kiss #anyways can someone who is better at gifs do like the side by side of these #cause this was thrown together in 5 seconds and in a rush #please and thanks #CANON AVATRICE LETS GO PEOPLE

[eggy-the-boy]

*poking my blorbos with a stick* 

#I was gonna write something after the poking my blorbos with a stick thing but my mind blanked and honestly I'll just leave it #it's still very accurate #I love them so much please stop almost getting yourself killed for each other holy shit #if they don't kiss next season I'm sending a formal complaint to Mr. Netflix himself #anyway I'm still clearly very deep into this fandom #also!!!!! I'm over half way into the 3rd book and FUCK it is so good!!!! ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #I'm loving it!!!!!!! If I didn't have a full time job I would have finished it in one day I bet you #anyway #lockwood and co #lockwood & co #lockwood and co netflix #netflix #anthony lockwood #lucy carlyle #as usual I hope no one has done this one already

[cherriko-art]

"The Kiss"

#cherry draws #my art #alien stage #alnst #alnst fanart #mizisua #mizi #sua #alnst mizi #alnst sua #the kiss #my clematis #cherry doodles #에이스테 #so I just got into alnst today and i just- #i have been hyperfixating for literally the last 12hrs straight #i have mass-consumed every morsel of alnst content online #the alnst brainworm is so bad #anyways I haven't drawn anything new in ages but I had to funnel my intense alnst emotions to something so- #please have a quickish mizisua doodle #not usually a style i draw in but i had a lot of fun just throwing colors on this #god i am so emotional over these kids #send help

[astorythatwritesitself]

yes good day hi I am being COMPLETELY normal don't look at the tags about this Valentine's YCH from @valkblue 😭

#mass effect #shrios #shep tag #LOOK AT THEM THOUGH AGH #i have put Adrian through many problems and i will do it again but also she can get a kiss from her bf so it's okay #it's so sweet!!! they just Get To Have A Moment To Enjoy!!! #also PLEASE appreciate all the texture work on here with me like godDAMN!!! #thank you again SO much i have been wanting Shrios art with my shep specifically for over a decade now & this is SO good 😭 #anyway time to play mass effect & figure out a writing i can attach this as a header image for

[registered-morro-simp]

Hello euphrasia nation how yall doing

#i don't remember who it was but to whoever had the hijabi euphrasia headcanon you r living rent free in my head #i stole your headcanon hope you don't mind <333 #also shoutout to jaysupersonicdynamico i saw you draw euphrasia with teal hair streaks n i also stole that #anyways ninjago fandom more euphrasia art please extra points if she's kissing jordana 🥺🙏 #ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #dragons rising spoilers #ninjago euphrasia #ninjago jordana #what's the ship name for rasia n Jordana #hhhhhh #bookworm shipping #idk #blue's doodles

[ooowyn]

wretchedness

#i have no idea how to draw either of them #i've drawn obi wan like 2 times before cause he's just #chef kiss #but anakin is my type of character to draw and i love that bitch of a man #this ship has consumed me since i got back into starwars LMAO #wups! #aniobi #obiani #the fuck is their ship name anyway i know aniobi is a staff move (that my roommate has learned and i kinda did) #and it's so funny that a movement is a ship name LMAO #anakin skywalker #obi-wan kenobi #starwars #obikin #i think i've seen this tag used before #aoniobi shippers please help me out ur my only hope #ooowyn art

[sollucets]

Why do you have to manage everything by yourself?

#love for love's sake #love supremacy zone #cha yeowoon #userdramas #tostrangers #userbon #tayvengeance #tuseralexa #tusermona #lextag #rowan gifs #hi everyone i told you to beware. i have immense brainrot #and a new method of loading in screencaps #and a whole terrible boatload of thoughts about how yeowoon and myungha have the same character development but from opposite directions #(learn to love <--> learn to be loved) #and also just a small obsession with episode 4 yeowoon's immediate pivot to overprotective boyfriend #bless #anyway this show is a tad difficult for me to color at times but i do not care. i am kissing it on the mouth #also also i havent really gone through the tag at all so if im being wildly unoriginal please just. cover your eyes and pretend for me

[sorbeau]

she was killing. she was dying. she was rotting. she was ripening. she was loving. she was losing. she was a woman. she was a girl. she was Karna Solara.

congrats to Aabria @quiddie Iyengar for making me sob and draw at 2 am

#dimension 20 #d20 #the ravening war #karna solara #something about living so fiercely and dying with a soft breath #the same tongue used to bite and gnash leaves sweet kisses on its deathbed #she was already dead when she was disposed of #she died with blood and rage and viscera and a love note #anyways aabria did you have to rip out my heart? was it personal? #the almost found family hurt me the most you know #how dare you turn my favorite trope against me please never stop