#honestly best boy

[khruschevshoe]

You know, it's rather interesting to me that Taylor Swift's parasocial relationship with her fans is honestly more akin to a YouTuber than a writer's. When I scroll through her tag on tumblr/Twitter, it's far more regarding the connection to her personal life/relationship developments than the actual metaphors/fictional story she might be telling. Everything comes back to how her songs reflect back on her relationships with Joe/Matty/Travis/Jake/insert ex-boyfriend here. And what fascinates me about it is that even though she complains about it, she leans into that very perception because it strengthens the parasocial bond.

The marketing for TTPD so clearly being about Joe Alwyn and the songs to Matty Healy. The marketing/video for Red TV so CLEARLY being about Jake Gyllenhaal, with so many of the new lines in All Too Well specifically being digs at him (I'll get older but your lovers stay my age, casting an actor that looks like him for the video, specific lines in I Bet You Think About Me). The fact that songs like Getaway Car and Bejeweled and Gorgeous and London Boy and Lavender Haze being picked apart at time of release and long after for signs of relationships crumbling. The way she uses surprise songs in relation to her relationship development with Joe/Matty/Travis. The damn TTPD "stages of grief" playlists where she deliberately undid/changed the meanings of old songs just to keep her audience speculating on her love life.

It's not sexist to point out that her wielding her love life is a marketing tool and that the strongest connection to her audience isn't the strength of her writing/the composition of her music- it's her deliberate crafting of a connection between her music and her personal life, leaving the audience invested in her music as an extension of Taylor the Person/Girlfriend rather than Taylor the Artist.

#taylor swift #anti taylor swift #to an extent #i honestly just view this as an analysis of her marketing strategy #like hates off to her for being the best possible microcosm of parasocial capitalism #girlie really knew how to harness the teen girl market and good for her billionaire self #she knows how to exploit the very tabloid culture that once strangled her #how to become the tabloid itself #and wield that against ex-boyfriends too but you didn’t hear that from me #joe alwyn #matty healy #travis kelce #taylor swift critical #ttpd #red tv #i bet you think about me #getaway car #bejeweled #gorgeous #london boy #lavender haze

[asbestos-11]

life is dark and miserable but tiny aventurine makes it all disappear

would be so sexy and cool if y'all could reblog my art^^

#hsr #aventurine #dr ratio #aventio #draw tag #i'm deep in the trenches rn and idk when i'll resurface #honestly the story made me lose it. i am emotionally damaged rn in the best way possible #aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hyv writers when i get you just you wait #on a side note i got luocha as an early so that makes my life a whole lot easier cuz now i can farm jades for the boy himself!!!

[braxiatel]

Being a mumscarian shipper and trying to imagine domestic fluff for them in this early season 10 day and age is hilarious because their living options are

1) Grian’s starter base that has an exterior but no interior living space

2) Scar’s train that technically has an interior but would only loosely count as an enclosed structure if you are really into sleeping under the stars and/or exhibitionism

3) Mumbo’s mothball which technically has both a solid and sturdy exterior and an interior with a bed, but which does require anyone trying to enter to literally die

#my boys are so functional and normal #they fucked in that secret cramped chest compartment on the train #because honestly it’s the best option they’ve got at this point #suggestive #hermitcraft #hermitshipping #mumscarian #mumbo jumbo #GoodTimesWithScar #Grian #the void collection

[waterdeeping]

soft wizard man 💜✨🔮

#*sighs kicks feet giggles twirls hair* #baby boy.... baby........ #sidenote gale in wyll's duke outfit is honestly the best look for him #he deserves to be decked out in finery tbqh #gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3edit #gamingedit #mine:bg3 #mine:gifs #baldur's gate

[canisalbus]

.

#aaaa dangit ;v; #first of all it's honestly unfathomable you managed to draw this on your phone how on earth #you must have some intense fine motor skills to achieve this kind of precision on such a small screen #zero judging necessary #their body language seems so natural yet expressive I love it #the way Vasco is leaning over the counter like he owns the place (he doesn't but certainly does his best to give that impression) #his expression is terribly endearing as well #to me he seems a tiny bit hesitant which is a fun contrast to his confident pose #and Machete sipping his coffee with such finesse #you made him look so refined #but he's just called white boy now #really makes you think of the awkward and drawn-out trying-to-break-the-ice phase that probably preceded this #this is so sweet and you depicted them so well! thank you! #gift art #nejd08 #own characters #Vasco #Machete #modern au #I wonder if Vasco is a genuine caffeine wizard #or is he just average at best or even lowkey awful and Machete keeps going there anyway because the barista is cute and nice to him

[purgatory-jar]

Who's excited for tonight's episode???? I am!!!

A lil bit of buck/tommy as a good luck charm for tonight!

*

Want something like this? Commission me here: x

#buck/tommy #have we decided on a ship name? #evan buckley #tommy kinard #I feel like I need to say this #I am absolutely a buddie endgame truther BUT I am also very happy with Buck figuring out he's bisexual and I really like Tommy #we should keep Tommy even if it looks like he's just here to ease our disaster boy into his bisexuality #as a bi woman honestly I care more about buck figuring this out for himself #let the boy have some fun #we can add the enourmous complications of finding out you're in love with your best friend later #also lou is making it very hard not to like tommy so #he's *cool* #911 spoilers #911 on abc #thunderjellyfisharts

[try-set-me-on-fire]

national treasure Christopher Diaz

#Christopher Diaz #baby boy….. best character on the show honestly #my art #911 fox #eddie diaz #evan buckley #buddie #this isn’t a specifically buddie drawing but like #isn’t it? #those are Chris’s dads #his two fathers #who love him so so much

[sparksly-mage-of-light]

So I played the Touchstarved demo and might have a bit of brainrot over a certain character...

#touchstarved leander #touchstarved game #touchstarved #i honestly thought ais would be my favorite but he's only 2nd best #we like boys with big...personalities #it also doesn't help leander's case that his name is one letter off of a VERY toxic plant

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Detectives at the Disco (Elysium)

#disco elysium #kim kitsuragi #harry du bois #“Hail holy queen of the sea -- You're whirling in rags -- You're vast and you're sad.” #I have been taken back by the disco fever and I wanted to draw these guys now that I can...y'know...draw. #I owe a lot to DE honestly. #If it were not for yagrandmapeach's daily disco elysium comics this blog would have never existed. #The idea that I could do lighthearted daily doodles made art feel possible and approachable. That fun was most important! #I was so inspired by their fun style and goofs! I loved the pen on paper look and their stylizations! #I'm still really inspired by them to this day! Peach if you're out there (unlikely)...Thank you for all the art you have shared. #To those who are considering giving DE a try: please be aware of it's many content warnings. #It is dark but also so extremely full of hope and love!!! #it's a murder mystery where you think you're supposed to be finding the culprit but you end up finding....yourself. #Also it has Kim Kitsuragi. The best companion you will ever have in a video game. #And it lets you dress up a stinky old man in whatever clothes he finds lying around. It's great.

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I like about Leo is that he’s honestly really chill? It’s easy to remember the moments where he’s being obnoxious or excitable but I feel like most of the time he’s incredibly “go with the flow” and has an overall affable demeanor.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #Genuinely speaking I feel like said demeanor is incredibly useful for when he has to charm and/or persuade people into listening to him #I have a whole post talking about Leo’s charm and how he consistently gets people to hear him out even if he’s annoyed or upset them #like they’ll still listen to what he has to say in full #his charisma stat is real and utilized quite often in this series I swear he’s not just a loser cringeboy all the time 😭 #if he wants to persuade and/or charm then he honestly sooo often does #me listing the 400th reason why Leo grows up to be the worlds best ninja and a good 365 of those reasons are Leo’s various subterfuge skill #Like most episodes where he’s not the main focus (and even many where he is) #he’s a voice of reason who notices things quickly and is often the one taking point to talk down situations #something interesting I found between Leo and Mikey is that #Mikey tells people what they need to hear #Leo tells people what they want to hear #not only out of his own agenda either #when bullhop was wrecking their home leo was the one that negotiated to make the situation go smoother #even if he would have rather bullhop left #meanwhile Mikey is the one who bluntly tells things as it is #small character moment that means a lot to me #Mikey is an honest boy who is upfront about his feelings #Leo prefers to let people make their own decisions he wants them to through steering the convo in that direction #but he is easily cowed by guilt #regardless leo is a people person - he knows how to talk to them and how to manipulate/persuade #and I like that his bros know this and often push him forward to do the talking if they wanna charm someone into doing what they want #I think Leo’s hope speeches are also an example of this - he’s saying what people really want to hear (and often it’s ALSO what they NEED) #the further the series goes on the higher Leo’s inner stress rises and he just keeps that chill aura anyway #there’s a reason!!! he wanted to go to a SPA so badly!! #literally the first thing he does when he gets in is rest #no joke meditation would do him good? like- it’s a Leo thing and I genuinely think rise leo would be no different here

[daneesoro]

Film was insanely good

#dani art #myart #ghibli #boy and the heron #wanted to reanimate the fish gutting scene but honestly nothing can top how it was executed #was already funny in the best way #anyway i love mahito sm #the boy and the heron #studio ghibli #mahito maki

[laylakeating]

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS APPRECIATION WEEK DAY FIVE | favourite quote(s) → Percy's Greatest Hits

#pjoweek24 #pjoedit #percyjacksonedit #pjo #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson #pjosource #userstream #usergif #userrajan #userneptune #userneve #userjustine #userbecca #usersadie #* #*gifs #*gfx #not massively fond of this honestly shjsh #there are some hits and some misses......however. SON !! #literally the best boy in the entire world that's crazy.... #pinecone's fate quote is soooo fucking funny too like what Possessed him to say that

[six-of-cringe]

p!atd has been taken out back. the balance has been struck once more

#urie killed instantly in the blast #has this been done already #mixed feelings #but this is for the best i think #the beloved but monstrous son of fob...he needed to be laid to rest #honestly? not feeling much ill will toward brendon urie. i hope everything goes alright with his kid #anyway stream love from the other side it fucks enormously lmao #fall out boy #panic! at the disco #not soc

[buddiesmutslut]

LISTEN. If we get a bisexual!Buck arc, I will ACTUALLY LITERALLY CRY, I’m already emotional just thinking about it, it will literally bring me so much joy

BUT

I don’t want it at the expense of an Eddie coming out arc…

Bc listen, I read a post talking abt how the writers probably won’t give both of them a really flushed out Queer Realization Arc bc it would be redundant, which like, okay sure, yes, I can see why you wouldn’t want to have two main, male characters going through the exact same thing, so sure, whatever, BUT -

I feel like, out of Buddie, Eddie is going to be the one that really struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality.

Eddie, who had to be The Man Of The House at 10 years old. Eddie, who grew up in the Deep South. Eddie, whose family is Catholic. Eddie, who already had a strained relationship with his judgmental parents. Eddie, who had a WIFE. Eddie, who says that what he had with Shannon was magic & compares every relationship he had to her. Eddie, who was in the military, which is infamous for DADT. Eddie, whose aunt constantly pushes him at random women because he needs to not be alone. Eddie, who canonically suffers from comp-het, saying that dating women feels like putting on a performance, not that he understands why. Eddie, who dated Ana & was planning on staying with her, even though he was unhappy, for his son.

I think Buck would be way chiller with realizing he’s queer - if he doesn’t already know, which is my fav head-cannon - & I feel like he wouldn’t struggle as much bc it’s Eddie, & Eddie is his best friend, and gender wouldn’t play as big a part for him as I think it would for Eddie.

I would love for them both to have an arc where they worked through their expectations when it comes to relationships & realize that they’re queer, but idk man, I feel like Eddie is going to be the one to really struggle & he deserves to really have that flushed out.

Idk, I’ve been thinking about this ever since I saw that post & nobody I know watches 9-1-1 😭

#buddie #911 abc #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 #Queer Buddie Arcs #I want them both to have nice things is that really so unreasonable? #literally all of their other arcs take place at the same time #let them realize they’re queer & in love with each other at the same time too #honestly this only applies if Buddie goes canon which I’m not even convinced is going to happen #i have so many feelings #Buck would just be like “I’m in love with my best friend? fucking dope #bc my darling boy just wants to be loved & chosen & Eddie has already done those things #either way I wish they would stop putting them with random ass women who have been on the show for less than 10 minutes #I don’t need them to go canon in s7 but if we don’t even get a HINT of it this season I’ll probably quit watching #unless s7 is REALLY good bc they put some WEIRD shit in recently that I dfw #I have no idea how Tumblr is supposed to work am I doing this right? idk pls advise

[laz-kay]

Don’t mind me. I’ll just be reading HuskerDust fanfics for the rest of my days✌️

#my boys fr #let them be boyfriends #best characters honestly #I just KNOW Husk would be the best most gentle husband that Angel needs #they deserve each other sm #losers together🥹 #loser baby #hazbin hotel #huskerdust #husk #angel dust #angel x husk

[chirpsythismorning]

I’m gonna be right there beside milevens cheering if there is leaks about casting for a young male teen, presumed by fans to be Will’s love interest, but for different reasons 😅

#byler #reasons = jealous mike #+ #will experiencing mutual attraction with a boy outside of mike #but mostly the gay angst 🤷‍♀️ #like i know some fans panic about that sort of thing #but it honestly does not make me feel an oz of concern whatsoever #just the irony of mike finally facing his feelings for will being gobsmacked with a boy showing interest in will #that’s just teen drama 101 #it’s a right of passage for slow burn on mikes end #not to mention #it’s gonna be hilarious seeing milevens take this as evidence against byler #that might actually be the best part #bc I feel like a lot of them are experiencing some major doubts compared to pre s4 #but a leak like that would probably dissipate their doubts #and witnessing that righteousness in real time and the aftermath of it… #priceless #and hey I’m not expecting this person to get a big role bc there’s just no time for that #a few scenes TOPS #IF it even happens bc they said we’re not getting new characters #all I’m saying is #im sat