#honestly i just love to talk

[magnusbae]

To illustrate this post by @mayahawkse I would like to visualize to you the difference:

A post in 2023:

A post in 2014:

A zoom out of the same post:

This is what a community looks like.

See how in 2023 almost all of the reblogs come from the OP, from their few hours/days in the tag search. Meanwhile in 2014 the % of reblogs from OP is insignificant, because most of the reblogs come from the reblogs within the fandom, within the micro-communities formed there. You didn't need to rely on tags, or search, or being featured. Because the community took care of you, made sure to pass the work between themselves and onto their blog and exposed their followers to it. It kept works alive for years.

It's not JUST the reblog/like ratio that causing this issue, it's the type of interaction people have. They're content with scrolling and liking the search engine, instead of actually having a reblogging relationship with other blogs in their community.

Anyways, if you want to see more content you like, the only true way to make it happen is to reblog it. Likes do not forward content in no way but making OP feel nice. Reblogs on the other hand make content eternal. They make it relevant, they make it exist outside of a fickle tumblr search that hardly works on the best of days.

If you want more of something, reblog it.

#i said i wont ever rant about this bc it's unseemly but HONESTLY. #you simply cannot complain about not having enough of A or B or C and then never reblog / interact with the content you love. #If you LOVE something you cannot just leave a like and silently wait for more to happen #I know countless of content creators that simply stopped doing art/writing fic/making edits #You need to understand that fandom content is made FOR the fandom FOR the engagement FOR the entertainment and fun it makes. #If a content creator does not have fun IN the fandom-- why would they spend the scares free time they have on making this content? #And we're not talking about things that you don't like-- no one expects you to reblog things you don't like. #However I think it's safe to say that when a post has more than 5k it's not some random shitpost with no value. #tumblr issues #tumblr #content creators #buns.txt #something something please don't starve your local clowns

[egophiliac]

Wait, did you put a photo of Vil and Neige as kids in Eric’s office??

oh good, I was afraid that wasn't going to read properly and people would just be like "what is this supposed to be". :') but yeah! I like to think Eric was pretty fond of Neige as a kid! single dad sees orphan child approximately the same age as his own son and goes "hmm. okay, you guys are going to be friends now." (this did not go as well as he'd hoped.)

(also I do love how it's kind of a running joke that everyone loves Neige except for Vil, who's standing over in the corner and just seething with furious irrational hatred. someday maybe he'll find someone who doesn't think Neige is the best thing since cinnamon rolls.)

#art #twisted wonderland #vil: am i massively projecting my own hangups and insecurities onto someone who i would otherwise find only mildly annoying #vil: no it must be neige who is wrong #idk i just like neige a lot! he's sweet and i find him fascinating honestly #there's ONE offhanded comment about how oh yeah he's been orphaned since a young age and just never talks about it #he lives with a bunch of dwarves and cooks and cleans for them and this has been going on since he was like eight #like. hello?! #there's a whole backstory here that we're never going to get more than this single crumb of and frankly that makes it better #man if i had a nickel for every fandom about fairytale characters in high school #where i instantly fell in love with the snow white character #i'd have two nickels et cetera you know the rest

[turtleblogatlast]

Every day I’m haunted by the fact the boys happily swim in sewer water

Even if it’s filtered somehow there’s no way it’s not still nasty 😭 Bet they can defeat any of their villains just by accidentally giving them diseases I swear

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #bless their hearts but they’re nasty #it’s funny because like #each and every one of them has moments #where they’re a typical disgusting teenage boy #and then the next they have STANDARDS #can’t blame Leo for being so determined to go to a spa #even if he nearly licked his own foot that’s prob cleaner than anything else the boys have been up to in years 💀 #thank you shelldon for all your hard work cleaning after then 🙏 #they’re all gross teenage boys!!! #even Donnie he is NO exception here #bro was DRINKING A BEVERAGE while wading through sewer water he is just as gross as his bros #bro also talks with his mouth full he is no more refined than his equally gross bros fr and I love it #but yeah no way that water isn’t disgusting even filtering it would still leave grime on the walls of the sewer for yearsss #pros of them moving into an abandoned subway system is fixing their sense of smell enough to not be as gross #100% that’s part of why they didn’t mind being so filthy pre shelldon #because I mean they were literally raised in the sewers and they’re teenage boys like that’s a double whammy #THEY ALSO DONT WEAR SHOES #the few times any of them do the shoes are discarded before heading home 💀 #I love them tho they are endearing anyhow #April’s immune system must be godlike just being around them fr #honestly no joke Mikey’s probably the cleanest of them all #just by virtue of being a chef #Leo I see as a mixture since he no doubt loves to pamper himself so he’s clean like #a percentage of time before he goes out and ruins his own hard work #Donnie is similar in that he’s just VERY SELECTIVE about what he thinks is too gross #Raph may be more on the stinky end but it’s not his fault he has his stinks and eats things of dubious origin(esp since his bros ate poison) #Donnie and Leo really have the gall to be sick about Raph eating the origami salami but they have no room to talk #all their villains are prob like please stay away from us we have salmonella now

[deeva-arud]

So, about that one AU that's been marinating in my mind for years

#'second canvas will be just simple sketches' *half cleans sketches* *adds base color* *adds shading* *adds bg* WHY AM I LIKE THIS 😭​ #anyway- you know how the flower that gave Rapunzel her powers (and also the Kingdom) is associated with the sun? #well. here it's the opposite bc Deeva is moon coded! :] #Gotta love the fact that her wings emphasize the bird in a cage symbolism.... #Ofc she doesn't have much experience flying in this AU since Mother Gothel forbid her from going outside #Talking about Mother Gothel... it's Azul HGSAHD #at first I thought maybe Vil or Crewel? but since the character later kinda makes a deal w the twin thieves it fitted him more(?) #Also yes. Cater's alias is Cameron Mägi bc... Mägi Cameron..... Magicam.... 💀​💀​ #it doesn't sound as cool as Flynn Rider but honestly I didn't know what to call him LMAO #I'll be back w this AU someday! I still haven't drawn the iconic lantern scene!!!! #twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #twst cater #deeva twst #cateeva #my art

[maxsix]

#Ateez #Choi San #San #Coachella #Coachella 2024 #mingi #Song mingi #ateez gif #maxsixgif #tw: flashing gif #we won't talk about mingi's appearance in this gif #we won't talk about any of this #i just know how much hard work goes into maintaining a body like that #and honestly #thirst aside #mad respect to this man #i hate gyms #i hate exercise until i'm in the middle of it #then i love it lol

[katabay]

my knight-monk agenda strikes again, but this was less of a 'I read something that made me experience several emotions and a strike of inspiration at once,' and more of a 'wouldn't it be fucked up if the bejeweled skeleton saints came to life and and started. eating people. or something. in revenge. medieval catholic horror, or an older horror of not being buried right. zombies, even. a complete bastardization of holy visuals. zombies.'

it's a far away idea, but I still wanted to play around with font layouts. like, if I DID make it into a full comic: these would be visual vibes, perhaps.

it's also a little bit about the kind of intimacy that these kinds of spaces provide, or in the case of this monk: the heavy trauma of war and the death of your brother, the escape to a secluded monastery, spiritual brotherhood to make up for your dead brother, but your role as a physician keeps pulling you back to this violence you want to escape. physician, heal thyself, only you have a holy calling to serve those in need, so instead: physician, open up your wounds again. saint jude, patron saint of lost causes, give us a fucking hand here, man. amen.

Homosexuality in the Renaissance: Behavior, Identity, and Artistic Expression, James M. Saslow

and this one is about earlier history than the medieval period that this comic is set in, but the monk character is sort of an exploration of earlier themes. a little bit. I like overlapping eras with each other, I've done it before and I'll do it again. this character is an exploration of some other stuff too, but mostly this book was interesting to read

From Monastery to Hospital: Christian Monasticism and the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity, Andrew T Crislip

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost

#i almost made him a benedictine monk but then we would've been reaching territory i do not feel like suffering through #generic medieval tag #i had more tags but i started talking politics and honestly if im going to talk politics i think its better to just make a post about it #i dont actually talk politics on tumblr even tho a lot of my work is extremely political in its subtext/text #because i think that tumblr is very annoying for that. its so anglo-american-western centric in its political theory #and i am WELL beyond that. i use twitter for politics because i love suffering lmao but also its like. still better for getting stuff done #komiks tag

[forgotmynametag]

Somethin somethin somethin, we WIN

(Nimona's out on Netflix, go give it a watch!)

Textless vers:

#nimona #netflix #nimona netflix #when i tell you this crew was deranged with determination- #I got to hear the directors and producers talk and those producers alone had a ferocity and love for this story like no other they got this #film DONE and it has absolute beautiful moments in it balanced with unhinged chaos #never before have i gotten to say in the fact that some of the jokes feel #like they just strike funnier for trans audience and idk somethin abt that just feels so nice #please show this movie some love im genuine the fact that it exists is honestly terrifying those people fought for something they loved and #it showed

[beanghostprincess]

i like acesan because i believe sanji would fucking lose it with ace being a good brother. it would instantly make him fall in love with him. ace being kind to luffy and loving him to death would have sanji on his knees quicker than anything.

#honestly same #nothing makes someone hotter than being kind and loving to their family #is this just my trauma talking? maybe! #do i care? absolutely not! #ace is so boyfriend coded look at him he was made to be brother first boyfriend second and that's what makes him so great #he loves luffy so much i'm in love with him we should kiss #<- sanji thinks this #one piece #acesan #sanji #black leg sanji #portgas d ace #monkey d luffy

[aduckwithears]

You know that wall color in the bookshop?

Methinks Aziraphale got the idea a long

time

ago.

(Also did they buy the entire world's stock of Va Va Voom paint for s2 sets or??)

#set designers and aziraphale on the same wavelength as far as their favorite color #please keep in mind that the exterior courtyard and interior of Job's house are this color #and yes this could be an unreliable narrator Aziraphale thing #and i love it either way #good omens #good omens s2 #color in storytelling #honestly the color design of s2 is just #<chefs kiss> #va va voom #the job minisode #bildad the shuhite #crowley #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #aziracrow #a duck talks #good omens screencaps

[akai-anna]

please, tell me i'm not the only one who is obsessed over kaito chilling there and making friends with seagulls

#detective conan #kaitou kid #anime #the magical agent of chaos #detco posting #la junk talks #magic kaito #honestly one of the best things that came out of movies: kaito interacting with ANIMALS #first the goat. now THIS. #GIVE ME MORE #HE JUST LIKES ANIMALS. LIL CREATURES TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH #HE JUST LOOKS SO CAREFREE #HE JUST WANTS TO EMBRACE THE JOYOUS WHIMSY #after seeing the lil promo video i thought they were doves #then i watched it again and went: WAIT A FCKIN MOMENT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT #and indeed THEY ARE SEAGULLS #i fckin love him

[raplinenthusiasts]

BTS x The Office

for @cordiallyfuturedwight 🫂

#I’m late I’m so so sorry #KAYLA HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 🥳 #bts #btsgif #btsedit #dailybts #dailybangtan #userbangtan #*mine #1k #ot7 #I hope you had lovely day and will have even better whole next year of your life!!! #full of beautiful music and people <3 #I’m so glad I got to talk to you and get to know you! #please accept this silly little gifset #its nothing compared to your playlists and cat photos BUT #ILY 💕 #anyway I also have purple Jin in drafts that was my initial gift so if you want it just let me know 🫣 #and this one was inspired by Jimin and that quote #but then jin happened and it's honestly perfect quote for him #i also managed to use my forever favorite zombie ep!!! yay #anyway I had fun looking for quotes and moments that match #I hope the one I chose are working together #I hope it will make you smile too 💛 #coloring is not consistent but what’s knew xd

[benevolenterrancy]

headshaker

(inspired by @yumemiruuuu's post because a bobblehead nie huaisang is really just too funny of a concept)

#mdzs #nie huaisang #nhs #he's just So Pathetic i really love him #jin guangyao #jgy #''san-ge san-ge i don't know i just really don't know'' #also @yumemiruuuu hi i'm carriagelamp i'm the one you were talking to this is just my artblog #and yeah you should definitely make one because that would honestly be phenomenal if you do you HAVE to keep me posted i am invested in thi #my art

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo getting hit with a truth curse but instead of forcing him to admit to super sad or worrying things it’s things like “it was me who broke the remote” “I saw Mikey prank Donnie and helped hide it because it’s way funnier if he didn’t know who it was” “I rip my clothes to look more like Raph’s because he’s really cool” “my stripes aren’t even red they’re pink!”

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #plot twist he COULD be admitting angsty stuff but he’s pushing the less oof truths forward instead on purpose #raph: hey leo what do you want for dinner #leo: *about to bare his soul on all his internal torment but pivots* I’m afraid of snakes #(no but fr Leo’s stripes being technically more pink instead of red is cute ngl) #(a very reddish pink to the point that in certain lighting it looks red but at the base they’re p pink) #(i also am very fond of the idea that Leo doesn’t just have questionable taste in fashion he also just loves Raph a lot and looks up to him) #but yeah I think that something like this would be 99% Leo admitting to unimportant things or admitting to how much he values everyone #like they all KNOW Leo loves them and he’s talked them up enough for them to know but it’s different when he’s like #‘I just wanna read my comics with you guys around - it’s my favorite place to be’ #or again just random bs that doesn’t REALLY have a lot of weight like #‘I like using my portals to prank random people around the world’ #‘I’m worried about being a bad influence on hueso jr’ #‘sometimes I kinda wanna see hypno’s plans succeed’ #‘it’s been way too long since I found this out and honestly it’s embarrassing but I actually don’t have a di-‘ #SORRY COULDNT HELP MYSELF #(<-but did u know that that pink rather than red observation actually ties into this headcanon as well if u know about red eared sliders)

[moeblob]

Anyway I'm still happy to have seen Hrid in FEH recently. Thank you for asking.

#fe heroes #hrid #reinhardt #i actually didnt really pay much attention to the banner at first but then #as i was looking at the rearmed reinhardt art i think i love the artist a lot ????? #like i am in love with this guy now and then i got to hear about him #from someone on discord since idk anything about him in his game #and honestly i think its really funny that reinhardt somehow has a base/sword alt/resp/dancer/rearmed #and is a boss on a map bc i didnt know that he was actually just a boss on a map #and the person i was talking to said yeah hes basically a feh oc at this point #and im gonna trust her on that bc i dont know anything about thracia so i gotta trust her #and if i have been told wrong information dont correct me i am now a reinhardt fan bc feh decided he should be important #i think its very funny and powerful of feh to decide this since release basically #hopefully i can do the part two to this tomorrow but im just not sure i will ? #but i wanna draw a follow up with reinhardt + nifl sisters

[opherusblog]

Something in my mind clicked

#Cape Defense Mode Now #Love how devastated the joker is when batman is a cocoon of a man #He really decided to bring out the 'bat' part of his name and honestly? I fucking love it #headcanon he just. Hides in there when he dosent want to talk #babygirl you're a COCOON #batman #dc #bruce wayne #joker

[eerna]

So. After 5 years of waiting. I saw Hadestown live last night. And I am still going Insane from it

#i am so so so happy i did this. all the money and the stress was worth it. i was. oh my god. i can't describe #i know it by heart word for word but i felt like i've never seen it before. the cast slayed. the orchestra killed it. #honestly the british aspects just improved it for me i absolutely loved the regional accents #i cant stop thinking an talking about it. it was insane. it was INSANE. #not only was it as good as i'd hoped it was better. BETTER. DREAM COME TRUE #hadestown liveblog