#but the grind can never stop

[siyratiin]

was originally meant to be a quick colour practice but I got distracted lol the 2am energy inspo kicked in I think :D

anyways first time ive drawn whirl properly, the arms where such a pain ohh,my god

#transformers #maccadam #maccadams #whirl mtmte #transformers whirl #idw whirl #transformers idw #rex scribbles #im so ready to go to bed #ive got a prelim in like 2 days #but the grind can never stop #mtmte #i love him so much

[denjidenjiji]

I’ve been thinking about women from different medias lately.

i just got out of an artblock…. Coloring is hard guys :(((

#art #digital art #ibispaintx #phone art #dunmesh #falin dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi #sousou no frieren #frieren: beyond journey's end #on a leash #dorohedoro #nikaido #slight blood #you can count this as a crackship post #Idc honestly #ruce duvall #THE GRIND NEVER STOPS!!!!! #I will NOT stop drawing women that haunt me #Oh yeah I dreamt of AsaReze #Expect that sooner or later #dunmeshi fanart #frieren fanart #frieren anime #dorohedoro fanart

[attleboy]

goddddd times are getting grim... i'm debating making art on my phone with my finger again...

#i have like 2 hours of commute and i'm wasting it currently. i have way too many things to do i might as well fucking try #maybe i can scrounge up a stylus pen or something #the grind never stops [visibly shaking] #me chat.

[vinnyandthephenomena]

college is kicking my ass

#SOMEONE HELO ME #i have 5 weeks left #Dear god #i’m so stressed over this stupid shit #summer break save me .. #i in fact did not take summer classes this year #THANKFULLY I JUST #couldn’t do it again lol #college #core core of me #AUGH! #just gotta get through it grind never stops! #please can it stop ……… #emo yappin #marble hornets #LOL #jay merrick #i get it man

[uncanny-tranny]

Person whose gender was directed by Todd Howard and published by Bethesda

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #trans meme #as in: it is janky and very bugged and sometimes your gender is just... a guy under the world map with a train car as a hat #and the guy is currently running underneath the map so people can ride inside his little train hat 😭😭 #i don't even care that todd howard wasn't directly responsible for that; he may as well be atp 😭 #todd howard you've done it again #and finding out that the voice lines in oblivion were done in ALPHABETICAL ORDER broke me #(i understand the game was a HUGE endeavor back in 2006 but it still is funny to me okay) #my skyrim husband who lives with me still addresses me as a customer. the grind NEVER. STOPS. 💪🙏 #and every so often i'll talk to him and he'll say 'THE SKY IS SO DARK... WHAT DOES IT MEAN 😰'

[crescentfool]

I noticed you're a Ryomina!!! How did you get into it? And do you have any good fanfics/doujinshi you can advice me to read? ANYTHING on Ryomina actually? I'm dying for anything about them!!! Thanks!!

yes!!! it's me!!! i'm ryomina fan (one of many)!!! thank you for visiting my askbox, i'll do my best to answer all of the questions because it always makes me happy to see that ryomina sparks joy for people! :D

...this got really long because i like linking to things, so i'm putting it under a read more (IM VERY NORMAL ABOUT THEM)

how did i get into it? i got into persona 3 around august 2021 through the movies- at the time my only experience with the persona series was with P5R / P5S / P5D. p3 was the one that interested me the most (i thought minato was very pretty + i caught wind that the themes of the game were very resonant with people). i picked the movies over the game because i'm a guy who plays games at a snails pace, haha.

admittedly, i did latch onto ryomina because of the scenes in the third and fourth movie (i have mentioned in the tags of this art i drew how much i felt like i was exploding and blasting off to the moon watching it).

but what really dug me into the ryomina hole (and what has kept me there) was thinking about how much ryoji encapsulates the themes of p3- and how interconnected his fate is with minato. i wrote some musings about their dynamic here, if you're interested!

tl;dr: what if we were both boys and we were mirror images of each other and i inherited your kindness and looks but god doomed our narrative even though we're soulmates

on ryomina fanworks recommendations:

regarding fics: i'm going to assume that you've probably read the fics that have the highest kudo ratings on them, so i won't really be listing those.

a personal favorite fic that i always hold close to my heart is Eurydice's Vow by crescentmoontea, which explores the idea of ryomina in p5r's third semester. this was the first fic i read about ryomina and it made me tear up lots...

i also think a lot about I Alone Await You by Nail_gun, literally scrumptious writing that captures the ryomina dynamic so so well. actually check out Nail_gun's other ryomina fics while you're at it too!

other fun fic i'm fond of: can't get my mind out of those memories (what were they?) by foxmulder_whereartthou. ryoji being homeless lives rent free in my head and it's all because of this fic. there's a bunch of other fun ryominas from the same author too (i still need to read them)

BkZa555 also has some fun AU scenarios if you're into that too, notably with Zagreus (P5-Setting, Ryoji focus) and The Definition of Insanity (TIME LOOP fuckery!), but they're currently ongoing.

these were some ones that came to my mind first- as i have the strongest recollection reading them. admittedly i haven't really been reading fic this year, so i don't have many recommendations from fic that came out this year. but if you're so inclined to let ryomina consume your soul, i definitely recommend giving the newer works in the ryomina tag a look-see and see if it strikes your fancy!

as a side note, i do have a few ryomina fics that i've bookmarked on my ao3 here, though i have to say that i'm not sure how well they hold up in terms of like... what i would seek out of a fic these days. but they made past me happy so i bookmarked them, LOL. it's kind of outdated (my collection of fic recs has my old username *disintegrates*).

regarding doujinshi: i have not read all the ryomina doujinshi available, but as a starting point, please take a look at this list from pandora-scans from livejournal!

notably, this is where you can find the strawberry-chan say good bye doujin- which features a small and cute comic from shuji sogabe (the p3/p4 manga artist), as well as other artists. the existence of this doujinshi is the funniest thing to me because it's like "HEY if you're wondering what the volume 8 cover is really gay it's because sogabe contributed to a ryomina doujin." this fact makes my head spin (positive). it explains a lot about the manga.

regarding persona side material:

i know you didn't ask for these but i thought that i mine as well list these too, since i feel that the side materials have some fun expansions on ryoji and minato's interactions. i haven't... watched/read all of these but, hey, i like to share these things!

for comic anthologies for the persona series (some of which have ryoji!). if you're interested in reading them, here's a scanlation index from maboroshi-no on tumblr. i don't think this is a comprehensive list, but i think it will be a great starting point!

for some translations of the persona 3 drama cds, check out imaginary-numbers on dreamwidth! ryoji and minato interactions can specifically be found in the persona 3 character drama cd vol. 1, and for the audio + english subs, you can watch this video on youtube:

and ohh the musical. ryoji singing and dancing gives me so much joy. i haven't watched the musical in it's entirety (only fragments), but here are some links that may be of interest to you:

Ao no Kakusei (The Blue Awakening), Sakuya version - playlist for the first p3 musical, translated by Phoenix Maiika.

Ao no Kakusei (The Blue Awakening), Kotone version - playlist for the femc version!! also translated by Phoenix Maiika on YouTube.

Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade (English Subtitles) - playlist by rumio!

P3 Weird Musical DVD & Soundtrack Booklet Scans by rumio_k - twitter thread that links to these funsies, if you don't have twitter, here's the publicly shared drive link.

god. these sure are a lot of links, huh? i hope you enjoy them- pick and choose whatever sounds most appealing! (if this overwhelmed you im sorry GKLHLDH i just like being very comprehensive in my answers about things so i got carried away).

and as a reminder, you (and anyone else reading) are always welcome to browse my tags/archive and reblog things from there anytime! i have... nearly 300 ryomina posts which, while mostly consists of art, has a few fics, meta, hcs, gifs, memes, and whatnot scattered about.

or browse the minato and ryoji tags too! there's.. nearly 1k minato. and 500 ish ryoji. and they're going to keep on growing because i can't stop being obsessed with archiving these things. god help me i am so deep in this hole called ryomina hell and now you're here too. welcome aboard!

there's always going to be a lot of fun ways to enjoy rotating ryomina around in one's brain, i think- they're a pairing with such fun symbolic imagery that is So Deep (to me) but ALSO they're immensely hilarious and weird guys (affectionate). so i love to share these things in hopes that it gives you joy too! they are the most couple ever (to me) (i'm biased)

thank you again for the ask! i hope it can satiate your need for more ryomina, and be a nice aide in exploring the p3 fanspace :)

#ohhh do i even main tag this #fuck it we ball i'll tag it #lizzy askbox #persona 3 #ryomina #ryoji mochizuki #minato arisato #i'm in a bit of a hiatus in terms of like.. looking at new ryomina stuff outside of fan art so i haven't seen Everything #but i would like to get back to it when i can be more cognizant and present to appreciate them #the grind to being a ryomina encyclopedia never stops! #my files and links are all messy i can hardly keep track of all the ryomina things... maybe i just need to make a neocities- #like cat's souyo archive (cat is an inspiration to me) #but FUCK man ryomina is so good. thank you for the follow and sending me this ask #i'm very sorry about the excessive length i can't help myself i'm very dedicated to wanting to know lots of things about them #i had a lot of fun answering this! #times like this make me want to return to like. my fic recommendation collection.. i gotta rehaul that stuff tbh #maybe after i've seen all the ryomina stuff i can make a ryomina iceberg based on what i've seen peple talk about (or not talk about) #it'll be a long while though. i feel like i've hardly scratched the surface even though i wouldn't call myself a casual enjoyer #ANYWAY BYE. no one ever apologize to me about being excessive because I AM very excessive and repetitive. LOL. have a good morning? evening

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

(from prev post of Howdy and Barnaby)

"once or twice weed as well"

Excuse me (?)

listen man a dealer's a dealer

#'where did howdy get it' hes got a big family #cousin Henry has always been a wildcard smh #13 yr old howdy: hey henry can i have some? #henry: *zooted out of his guard* hell yea little man #howdy: *proceeds to sell it to his classmates and not use any of it himself* #THE GRIND NEVER STOPS 💪😤🌿 #rambles from the bog #oh yeah btw this blog is 420 friendly. if that bothers any of you uhhhh well! thats Your business!

[thecrowthatdraws]

tooth achingly fluffy style comic of my blind stan au cause I love these boys so much <3

#blind stan au #digital art #Krita #south park #south park fanart #south park stan #south park kyle #sp stan #sp kyle #stan marsh #kyle broflovski #sp style #sp stanky #they are gay your honor #kyle hacked stans switch to have a narrator so that stan can play videogames better #its 3 am and i have work in the morning #the sp brainrot grind never stops #im dyslexic so if anything is misspelled #no its not

[werenotacoupleyesyouare]

RIGHT who else setting an alarm for 2 am tonight to catch a stream involving wine and two minecraft youtubers?

#who needs a sleep schedule #doing all my work today so I can sleep in tmrw the tntduo grind never stops #wine stream #also idk what time it will be but most likely ill have to wake up at 2 #tntduo #tnt duo #tntblr

[sillylittleguyinatrenchcoat]

some more. memes. at this point this is all i do to fill the void until the next mv drops

#this is more of a kazui/mikoto batch really #outing myself as a kazui liker hes my babygirl :) #im also a gay kazui theorist im sure u Can Tell… im spreading the agenda thru these memes #and some subtle ace fuuta agenda woo #the gay dad/ace son kazui+fuuta dynamic absolutely unbeatable (delusional) #me omw to make milgram as queer as possible in the only way i know how (making shit up and projecting) —> 🏃 #i love the smokers club btw.. my beloveds… #ALSO… mikoto our working class icon #love how half of these r just him struggling lmaoo IM SORRY MIKOTO… never stop the corporate grind king #milgram #mikoto kayano #kazui mukuhara #mahiru shiina #fuuta kajiyama #shidou kirisaki

[astralnymphh]

idk for what it's worth, i absolutely love how you're able to use "fancy" descriptive words of all kinds—it gives your work a unique and recognizable touch, while also being so interesting and gorgeously written. maybe that's because i read constantly so am used to "wordier" content, but it's your style and that's wonderful!!

there's two distinct sides to this coin— some people understand and enjoy it, while others understand and can draw attention to the fact that it can be gibberish, even if in the moment it makes sense in my head, that doesn't mean it will a couple hours later. of course, I will never give up being "wordy" as it has built the foundation of my writing style, I just have to put some actual structure in between. prioritizing creativity over intellect is so important, but that can get misinterpreted/misrepresented in a way that mistakes the constant use of big booty terms for being creative. the best pieces are the ones that use simple terms naturally/as the backbone and use bigger words tastefully/cleverly at a minimum. that's my takeaway. actually, I've always thought that I just forget my own mottos 😭

either way, as long as you've enjoyed it, I find the time spent worthwhile, so thank you for telling me. nothing to dwell on. just something to grow from!

#you can tell i love being wordy with the way i answered this #the grind never stops #⤹𓍢ִ໋aestras asks

[updatingranboo]

ranboo is live! playing "passpartout 2: the lost artist"

[title: "Becoming the worlds best artist"]

#ranboo #ranboo update #twitch update #main stream #sorry for not posting the whenranboolive tweet but i literally woke up 10 minutes ago and have had 4 hrs of sleep LMAO #can never stop that ranboo grind

[flowery-laser-blasts]

Me when drawing Drakgo fanart from 5A.M. to 2A.M. forgetting to drink water and eat lunch. My only break today was going to therapy and I feel like passing out.

The grind is real, go hard or go home, but jokes on you, I work FROM HOME. Also made this gif for @bcbdrums :))

Also kids at home: do as I say, not as I do. Stay in school and eat your vegetables and fruits (unless you are allergic to most fruits and nuts like me, but does that stop me from eating 4nuts muesli? Hell no).

#not sure if this can actually trigger it but I don't want to risk anyone being harmed by my stupid memes. #drakgo #the grind never stops #the devil works hard but I draw harder #flashing lights #flashing #Eyestrain #Glitch

[cowboy-robooty]

me when i read the gay porn genre comics and get mad theres gay porn

#I HATE WHEN THERES SO MUCH SEX UGHHHHWGSJJE #BEING A YAOI HUNTER IS SUCH A GRIND #I CANT STAND WHEN I GO IN AND THERES BAM BAM BAM SEX SEX EVERYWHERE #I WANT THEM TO HAVE SEX AFTER 50 CHAPTERS OF GETTING TOGETHER AND DATING N SHIT #NO MORE SEX BEFORE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP.... ITS A HARD MF THING TO EXECUTE WELL AND IT AINT WORKING 99% OF THE TIME #so many good yaoi have this as a ball and chain dragging dem dwon... i still love em but like... *cries* #bring me to the universe where all the sucking and fucking stops.... #me fighting in the yaoi wars i cant afford to limit myself to only shounen ai because 1) i do like sex when its established relationship and #has build up and 2) i consume yaoi every fucking day i need to keep my options open #some of these... like... the sex just never ends... the sucking and fucking never stops #its like eating a cake with nuts in it except its 99% nuts with cake barely glueing the handful of nuts together #LIKE GODDAMNIT BITCH JUST LET ME EAT MY CAKE!!!! #A FEW TOO MANY NUTS AND A MOUTFUL OF NUTS (lol) FOR THE FIRST BITE I CAN TAKE #BUT NOT EVERY GODDAMN SPOONFUL!!!!

[lavenderedhoney]

Going to absolutely lose my mind one of these days with how bad I wish I could knock her up. Had her on her face on the bed two days ago just grinding and grinding and grinding against her ass with my hands clutching her lower belly because she wouldn't stop talking about me getting her pregnant and I couldn't feel a damn thing bc I don't get phantom dick but I couldn't stop moving anyway and every time she said something new it made my hips twitch 😩😩😩

(DNI if you: are a cishet man, are under 18, do not have your age on your blog, or post ageplay or rape fantasies on your blog)

#ive never gotten quite like that before #i needed to grab her hard and hold on and just Move #pinned one of her wrists at one point #kept trying to get closer #i felt like an animal in rut it was crazy #if she had a womb and i had the kind of dick that could impregnate someone not even god couldve stopped me #we need to rig something up so i can get some kind of pressure on my dick when im grinding on her like that bc ill die #something that can put some pressure on her pussy too bc then SHE'LL die #i mean she was already dying. it was great #but she'll die more #(pussy as in taint) #text #baby 💖 #lesbian nsft #sapphic nsft #wlw nsft #nblw nsft #trans nsft #t4t nsft

[xhanisai]

I do kind of feel a bit spoilt with how the fandom pre-pandemic would share my work easily (fics getting hundreds and even thousands of notes on tumblr and on AO3 immediately and arts getting thousands of notes too). Back then, my work was so eUGH compared to the work I create now which is so much more polished and well thought out.

And now? It’s such a struggle for my art to reach even a hundred notes on this app alone and my fics take a long time to accumulate some attention on ao3. At first I thought it was because my creations have gotten WORSE lol but then I realised it’s been happening to all my friends too online.

Kinda sad tbh.

#delete later #i know that X amount of likes or notes on work doesn't necessarily mean that it's great quality #but i like seeing and knowing that people out there on the internet are enjoying what i put out #and i want more people to see what i can do if that makes sense? #my mentality is a little fucked right now because in the past i created mainly for me and i enjoyed what i did to an extent #but now i'm at that stupid stage where i hate everything i draw and get bored of my own writing and i don't like that #so validation online sort of helps with that mentality to go away #i can't keep up with internet art trends to get the attention on my work that i want that is not a realistic and healthy way of life #and i refuse to touch any salt or negativity in the ml fandom just to get the hivemind to find my work #my most popular work on ao3 is only popular because of lila karma and that makes me so mad because i write 100000x better than that LMAO #but people just wanna see a 14 yr old italian nightmare girl get expelled from school over and over again and i'm just tired af of it #as for art with twitter it's a bit of a russian roulette #you don't know what will be a banger and what won't unless you pay special attention or have a decent following or are always grinding #i don't think my art is for tumblr #i do appreciate the few people who always love and reblog it but i've always known from the start that my art isn't what would be popular #on this hellsite #oh well it is what it is #also don't worry i'm never gonna stop drawing nor am i ever gonna stop writing those two are literally my only outlets of my life #and the only way i can get emotions and feelings out of my body without exploding #and i am still madly in love with ML and will always be obsessed with it #i just miss how the prepandemic fandom would interact with my work and let me know what they thought and all the asks they sent about the #aus i created #it was a good period on this hellsite for me