#huh.. what.. whats that sound…

[pieflavoredartz]

( CLIK FOR THAT SWEET then sour THE SWEEET QUALITY‼️)

🎶guess whos back back back, back again again🎶

🎶TOADIES BACK!! TELL A HOMIE or a friend frien frien (つ≧▽≦)つ🍄🍄🎶

#these r alll old bigg apologies :[[ #BUT HIII I HOPE U ALL BEEN WELL!! #i wanted to post smth older stuff so i can go fresh fresh prince for when arts done 🐝 #toadie school gave me no time to draw plus.. seasonal… affective.. disorder… #dawg the change of seasons from scaldin to freezin is like my green superman weakness rok #IT SUCKS SPHERES >:[[ #so i hope the old stuff is ok w yall <:] #jjba #jojo’s bizzare adventure #jojo’s bizarre adventure #diavolo #diavolo jojo #diavolo jjba #kira yoshikage #yoshikage kira #huh.. what.. whats that sound… #its sounds like.. #sounds like #KIRABOSS #hehe #kiraboss #kiravolo #(it is not aloter but yk its there) #so is nanami kento but idk if a wanna tagg #yoshikage n nanami da bros bros #jujus bizarre adven-sen #(new tag for when i draw anythang w them two ig pfft) #but yeye new art soon!! #call me back

[angelmichelangelo]

thinking about that one episode in 2012 where leo has that nightmare where he watches mikey get stabbed and then flung off a cliff and then he cries in the rain whilst cradling his body… yeah wtf was that about

#were…. were the 2012 writers ok????? buddy?????? WHAT WAS THAT #NO WAIT BECAUSE JT WAS SO SAD AND FOR WHAG #HE SAID ‘…no 😨’ AND THEN HELD HIM WHILST SOBBING #LEO??????? BRO??? ARE YOU GOOD #anyone else just think about this #todays emotion is: pain apparently #THE SOUND EFFECTS TOO??? when mikey gets stabbed you can just about hear the squelch of guts and then metal coming back out of him like. HUH #💀💀💀💀 #tmnt 2012

[smooth-noob]

#i woke up this morning and saw the date and was like #why does that sound familiar #then at work on the radio they said something about the jan 6 insurrection #and i went oh fuck oh yeah #that happened two years ago huh #throw back to everyone in my lit class logging off zoom bc we had no idea what was happening #anyway happy birthday to gay people congrats noah #noah schnapp #us politics

[vesrimm]

What colors would a god machine bleed? Be it some dream or nightmare?

#blood/ #rain world #five pebbles #rain world five pebbles #five pebbles rain world #biting and chewing my favorite character like a chewtoy and then sticking him in a blender (affectionate) #he's so me. i need to shake him around for a while. give me 26 dollars for the plush and i'll give him a warm blankie instead. #i also just wanted to draw someone covered in blood. unfortunately he was the person i was sketching. i'm so so sick he's suffering with me #payment for the sniffles. #idk what the text is for i just wanted to sound cool </3 #haha wheee 💖 #edit: wow i should drench him in blood more often. yall like that huh.

[theyarewrestling]

Dan and Phil, The Blair Witch Project, and taking back agency.

In their latest video, «DanAndPhilCRAFTS - Slime» Dan and Phil have made a very clear homage to the 1999 found footage film «The Blair Witch Project» directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. The movie tells a story about a group of students, who travel to a small town in order to film a documentary about a local legend. In the process of filming, however, they get lost in the woods and never make it out of there, being haunted and then presumably killed by the witch. In this essay I am going to analyze how the visual narrative is structured in both films in relation to one another, the way «Slime» differs from «Blair Witch» and how that difference conveys the shift in Dan and Phil’s public presence.

Let's start with imagery associated with the paranormal in both films. In Blair Witch one of the signs of the witch's presence become the "dolls" made out of sticks. They are filmed by the characters, who are naturally freaked out by the dolls appearing seemingly out of thin air, signaling the presence of the dangerous and inhuman Other.

Dolls are also used in Dan and Phil's video, the main difference being that the pair are not haunted by the paranormal and unexplainable Other, no, they willingly put the dolls there, they are taking active steps in bringing about their own doom.

While in «Blair Witch» the dolls are placed ominously in between tree branches, filmed from below to make them look like they’re floating above the camera, being forces of a power that the characters ought to be afraid of, in «Slime» the dolls are nailed to a steady surface at camera-level, and while they do provide an unnerving atmosphere, they are not a danger to the characters, at least not a danger they’re not aware of.

The same can be said for other "occult" imagery and artifacts. While in «Blair Witch» the characters finding strange symbols and even bloody remains in the forest strengthens the tension and suspense, signaling the close presence of the witch, in «Slime» all of the unnerving, "occult" and "satanic" exists under the characters' control. Dan draws the symbol on the wall himself, the animal skulls are presumably also brought in by the characters. Instead of being signs of danger, uncontrollable, they are merely tools in the hands of the pair.

The interior of the shack where the students meet their end in the 1999 film is filthy and decaying, which only strengthens the fear within the characters and us as the audience. It is filmed using close up shots which show the shack in it's decrepit and unnerving state. The shack that Dan and Phil's video is filmed in also seems abandoned from the interior, it is broken down, dark and dusty. However, instead of being mortified, like the characters of «Blair Witch», they occupy the space quite comfortably. Instead of being haunted by the building, they become the ones who haunt it, once again taking back control of their own demise. The interior is filmed at strange angles, almost reminiscent of German Expressionist films, in which the odd angles conveyed the detachment from reality and perpetual insanity, which in Dan and Phil's case could be used to depict the pair's descent into madness which leads them to their ritual.

Nature plays a crucial role in «Blair Witch» as the witch herself is never shown. The characters are "surrounded" by the unnerving dark trees, which presumably hide the horror that is never allowed to be seen directly.

Dan and Phil make an obvious homage to that with their shots of the trees, however there is a major difference. While the shot is still desaturated and somewhat unnerving, the flowers on the tree are in bloom, symbolizing a new beginning and the hope that comes with it. The new "life" that is going to happen after the pair summons Baphomet.

In «Blair Witch» Heather's final message is a long shot filled with pure fear and desperation. Dan and Phil's shot mimicking it is almost unnecessary as it lasts only a few seconds, however in those few moments it manages to showcase the pair as a unit, they are calm and in the process of their ritual, determined to bring it to fruition. While Heather is left alone in the dark forest in which she will die, Dan and Phil are not alone: they are in this together, they are a team. If they die, it's because they chose to do so. "Creativity is nothing without friendship".

Now for the infamous "Blair Witching it in the corner". In this memorable scene from the 1999 film one of the students is stood in the corner facing the wall. Heather and the audience both know that, according to the Blair witch mythology, this position is a prelude to being killed, as that is how the murderer, who was persuaded by the witch, used to place his victims, for he couldn't bear to look them in the eyes. This face-to-the-wall position conveys pure helplessness at the hands of the persecutor. In «Slime» there is a scene that makes an obvious homage to the «Blair Witch» scene: Phil is stood in a dark corner of a room, the shot is in black and white. There is, however, a stark difference: Phil is facing the camera. With just this one change the scene no longer feels like a display of helplessness. Phil is looking straight at us, he is not a victim at the hands of unknown horrors, he is in control.

The way the "monster" is presented in both films differs significantly. A big part of the horror in «Blair Witch» is our inability to ever see the witch herself. The "monster" not being shown to the camera is a trope as old as low-budget horror: it helps build suspense and also hides the lack of budget. In «Blair Witch» the rapid movement of the camera also makes it feel like the horror is too great for a human mind to comprehend, too great to be caught on camera, Lovecraftian in nature.

The 1999 movie starts with the characters interviewing Blair locals, who tell the characters and us, the audience, the legend of the Blair witch. The witch was sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft, so she haunts those who try to disturb her peace. Here we can make the connection between those persecuted for "practicing witchcraft" aka being Other with being queer and being othered and, historically, persecuted for it.

This interpretation correlates well with the fact that the "monster", in this case the devil Baphomet, is present in «Slime». More than that, Dan and Phil actively seek him out. In the final scene of the short film, Baphomet has his arms around the pair, claiming them. The characters are willingly allying themselves with the Other. Dan and Phil see the "monster" and yet they do not run away, instead, they worship him. In the theme of reclaiming your agency, this could symbolize coming out, proudly and purposefully becoming part of the Other.

They are doomed from the start, but they are not helpless victims of the Other, scary and unknown, they are the ones bringing about their own doom. This is taking your agency back, and I feel like this narrative rhymes really well with Dan and Phil's current presence on the internet. While the early years of their careers were filled with public speculation and being stripped of their agency, something that "was just theirs" being scrutinized by the public, which definitely affected the way they had to behave, their current self-described "chaos era" is very different. They no longer make the effort to pretend to be anything they're not. They are the ones in control of the narrative, keeping their private life private, while also sharing way more openly and freely, knowing that we know and not really caring about the public's perception, as post coming out they have taken the power and agency back into their own hands.

#i cracked and wrote my own analysis #putting this under the cut cuz its long BUT IT HAS PICTURES PLEASE LOOK #sorryy if some phrasing is wonky or awkward haha i can't always tell what doesn't sound natural in english #there were a few more shots that were direct homages to specific blair witch shots but they dont differ much and idk what to say about thos #the beauty of experimental cinema specifically is how it can only mean as much as the viewer is willing to put into it #so by overanalyzing and creating our own meaning we're entering a dialogue with the film #we're a bunch of sick freaks who write essays for the love of the game huh #dan and phil #phan #<- for the bit

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

She can't keep getting away with this!

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#poorly drawn mdzs #MDZS #season 1 #wei wuxian #lan jingyi #lan sizhui #little apple #I think little apple deserves to cause more mayhem. As a treat #I love how despite her hating wwx they both have the same 'burn all bridges' mentality in gusu lan #little apple would have been able to escape gusu lan if she had thumbs. What the hell is *your* excuse wwx? Huh? #MXY's asscheeks too dummy thick and it keeps alerting hanguan-jun? Sounds like a skill issue #I was too ambitious with wanting to have this scene be on fire. Its a better version of #the fourth comic but still...i have much to learn about the ways of drawing fire #much to learn about drawing in general actually B*( but I'm getting there! #i hope you guys enjoy the preview of wwx showing a little more skin. We still have eons to go until we’re at the dilf era outfit #but its on the roadmap #EDIT: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY!!!

[nyamcattt]

i saw a tweet someone made once that said, "moira and mercy bring that divorced energy that makes everyone uncomfortable." and they were so right!! there's even this voice line between them and wrecking ball 😭

#my art #overwatch #moicy #moira o'deorain #angela ziegler #comic #mercy overwatch #wrecking ball #poor lil hampter #this was not what he wanted to see when he left moon for earth #the girls are fighting #they're soooo divorced coded #they'd literally argue in the middle of a warzone in front of their colleagues #tHaNK mY mEDiCaL pRoFesSioNaLisM dOcTOr!¡! #get a room! fuck it out!! get a therapy!! idk!!!! #when mercy says 'go ahead cause more damage' #she sounds so TIRED and HURT #like damn babygirl #she rly HURT u huh

[just-bendy]

Low-key wanna know more about Alex [That male Alice clone]

Oh yeah, Alex Angel, the ninth Alice clone.

He's the only male Alice clone out there who became male, so don't ask me if there's any other male clones out there, or if that was his flaw comin' outta the machine. Same thing with any female Bendy clones, just give 'em some time and if it happens, it happens. Him bein' an Alice clone means that he's an amazing singer! I've heard him sing a handful of times, and he's damn good. I tell ya, that angel sure knows how ta make a demon swoon. He's also great at dancin' too, coz I taught him my best moves! Besides his singin' and dancin' abilities, he's fun ta hang around. He loves bein' in the spotlight and entertainin' folks with his singing and dancing. He's kinda like me, but more flamboyant. He's probably one of the only angel types that I like.

#bendy #alice clone #alice clone 9/alex angel #batim #batim bendy #batim au #flawedclonesau #bendyclonerevival #ask #anon #(( oops he kinda looks like a human bendy huh #also if you wanna know what he sounds like just listen to micheal buble 😍)) #(( i have like three more alice clone designs i'd like to show eventually. boris clones too #maybe if i ever return from hiatus ))

[celestianstar]

call them the autism polycule

#what the fuck is their ship name #haino #cytham #kavehtham #haikaveh #kavehno #cynonari #what is tighnari and alhaitham’s ship name bc if they dont have one #alnari #i think it sounds cute #saw someone say on twt kaveh and cyno is like a knight x princess #thats so real and true #kaveh is rlly a princess huh #love how he looks though i thought he was gonna be a catalyst #THEY NEVER SUSPECT THE ARCHITECT #cythamnari all have light-ish weapons #then kaveh comes in w his fucking CLAYMORE)/?/$-

[can-of-slorgs]

caw 🦅

#neopets #neotag #neoart #eyrie #mutant #vin doods #I can't beat the allegations that i doodle dnd creatures on a daily with this one huh #god i love mutants eyries so much i'm sorry i gavehim more draconic features but uGH; #what great colours lmao #I also gave inverted knees to the hooves cause i aint doing whatever neos doing #can you tell i have a thing for dnd and dragons in general im so sorry JAKLSDF #also in topic i've been so wanting to make a neo player's manual for so stupidly long its insane #might actually do it at one point #i had species and proficiencies and everything at one point i think its all gone lol #also for a fact that i'd be a me-thing for the most part #like i'd be the only one wanting it or playing according to it #my other friends none like neopets so yeah #god do i want to dm a neopian adventure i have tons planned lmao #but oh well #i'm super greatful for all positive commenta ad every like and reblog you guys ave given meeeee #i sound like a broken record but i swear i try to not leave this blog for long but i always read your tags and crack up to them sajhas #i know i've left a couple of you on read that actually wanted to know about my characters BUT IM SO SORRYYYY #my master's taking so long and everytime there's something new and have to rewrite and replan everthing everyday i hate it here #but i will do it #i know i will #both the lore writting and my thesis HASJKHASJS #anyways if you're still reading dont be afraid to shoot up a couple of messages! It might make this blog less dead

[skellydun]

starting to realize why I never used twitter or reddit after my carefully cultivated internet enclosure gets broken into

#christ alive we sure do cultivate our own internet experiences huh #and now i feel my enclosure has been busted into by an annoying pack of wolves #from one annoying person to another its ok not to add a comment on every post someone makes ❤️ u can even use the tags #im the most annoying person in the tags #i know theres been a billion if youre new to tumbly wumbly this is what u do posts #this sounds passive aggressive and mean but its not im just venting on me own blog babey #this mainly about posts i make and seeing people just put big ol paragraphs about how they disagree w the post like babey do not reblog it

[yikes-ajax]

So it's fine when I walk around with a cane, but when I run on all fours it's "unacceptable" and "terrifying"

#this was definitely not inspired by me having to crawl to the bathroom this morning #while i was doing it i was like “huh this is surprisingly efficient compared to limping” #and a whole vision came to me #i wish i could figure out how to word the post to fit what i was thinking but my brain is being funky today #im really frustrated because it sounds a lot funnier in my head than on paper andi just cant figure it out and aaaaa #shitpost #shitposting #dumbassery #disabled people #actually disabled #disabled problems #disability #disabled #disabled tumblr #mobility aid #mobility issues #cane user #leg pain #idk what to tag ughhhh #disabled memes #do i tag whats wrong with me? i dont even know if theres a “community” on here for it its not very talked about #functional neurological disorder #oo theres a tag at least #fnd

[secondbeatsongs]

in other news, button fly jeans are incredibly sexy

#personal #what do you have all those buttons for? huh? #so someone can slowly pop each one open #while kissing further down your stomach? #sounds gay #that's all #... #don't mind me #truly don't mind me #I'm in a weird mood today #and that's saying something #I need to be writing #or maybe cleaning #but instead I'm zoning out and reading fanfiction #as one does #clothes #jeans #fashion #? #idk what else to tag this with #but I want it to be known that button fly jeans are attractive

[sysig]

Didn’t know you had it in you, did you (Patreon)

#Doodles #Adventure Time #Fionna and Cake #Simon Petrikov #Winter King #Winterkov #What? Me? Enjoying a self/ ship ft. two dorks wearing glasses? Haha couldn't be me that doesn't sound like me at all #Trading one Tom Kenny brainworms for another sheesh - Tom Kenny stop voicing queer scientists challenge (impossible) #I hadn't drawn Simon before but I have known he's a massive cute for a heck while now lol #And yeah confirmed - he's Really fun to draw especially this iteration #His crows feet and hair streak ugh <3 #Plus I've just missed this style of eye more than I realized haha #And Winter just flows off my pencil like water like woah #I blame Spamton at least partially for that lol although he's easier to draw than Spamton :0 #Spamton is very fun! Winter's just easier for some reason :0 #Maybe 'cause he's so soft-faced haha ♥ And I don't use my colours on him lol #Honestly I only count this as self-slash on a technicality - yes they're both Simon bodily but that's not really Simon in Winter anymore huh #Maybe to some extent - he's still a scientist and all but honestly there's a comment I can't stop thinking about since I saw it #About how really that's The Crown using Simon as a host just without the madness - and his skills aid in keeping him lucid #So it's like a ghost puppeting your clone's still-living corpse more so than kissing yourself :) In my opinion lol #And I don't say that to get away from self-shipping! I love that stuff!! That's just genuinely how I read Winter now haha #Not that he wouldn't play into it lol #I've seen a ''I am like this so you are also like this :) Right Simon? :) You're like this'' and I enjoy that very much #Manipulative so and so <3

[gregoftom]

what do you mean you don’t think you’re gonna be buried at my side

#I CANT STOP LAUGHINGGGG AT TOMS EXPRESSION IN THE THIRD SHOT HES LIKE. AND THATS THAT ON THAT #HES SO RIDICULOUS!!!!! I LOVE IT WHEN HE'S UNHINGED #greg you DUMMY if I get fired if I die you are coming with me!!!!!! #greg: he likes me so i'm safe tho #tom: huh???????????????????? how is that relevant???? we're one and the same????? if i die so do you ??? you're my soulmate? lmfao #the only mf you can trust is ME or did you forget that. idc if he likes you you're MINE and only i will take care of you #WHO HAS EVER LOOKED AFTER YOU IN THIS FUCKING FAMILY #ALO THE WAY HE LOOKSA T HIM WHEN HE SAYS THE HIGHEST PAID ASSISTANT GOOD GRIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #he can't even talk shit any more without looking at him like he's everything to him TOM YOU ARE SLIPPIIIIIING #''its the family death march'' stop SAYING that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 WE GET IT YOU COUNT GREG AS YOUR FAMILY!!!!!! YOU COUNT HIM AS #YOUR EVERYTHING!!!!!!! I GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD!!!!11111111111 #tomgreg #yall just. just ANNOYING #also alsooooo the fact that tom was like did i do good? did i sound good? like greg was his little spouse brought along to a #work meet thing. that sounded good to the boss right? what do you think honey? sounded okay? #i hate them fr #ALSO SUGAR BABY GREG! SUGAR BABY GREG! SUGAR BABY GREG! S

[ohmyglobwhatthefrickamievendoing]

Part 2 of this post because speaking of how the parallels are paralleling:

Stede watches Ed give up his life as a pirate and embrace a softer existence (something Stede's been trying to move away from this whole time), he's visibly distraught over this and worries his presence has pushed Ed towards this. At the same time, his and Ed's relationship moves way too fast for him. All this leads to him panicking and so on a whim he runs away to have a "normal" life, leaving Ed to spiral & self-destruct with Izzy remaining by his side. (from bits & pieces, like Ed talking about Stede hating his naked chin, there's a large possibility Ed believed that Stede liked the novelty of the legendary pirate and lost interest when Ed started showing another side of him)

&

Ed watches Stede move further towards a life as a pirate and embrace a more vicious existence (something Ed's been trying to move away from this whole time), he's visibly distraught over this and (though it's not as explicit, we can presume) worries his presence has pushed Stede towards this. At the same time, his and Stede's relationship moves way too fast for him. All this leads to him panicking and so on a whim he runs away to have a "normal" life, leaving Stede to spiral & self-destruct with Izzy remaining by his side. (from bits & pieces, like from what Ned Low said the day before, there's a large possibility Stede believed that Ed liked the novelty of the bumbling gentleman and lost interest when Stede started showing another side of him)

And equally as interesting is not just the ways these two situations parallel each other so well but the way in which they differ:

Izzy & all the shit he said was the final thing that pushed Ed over the edge which eventually led to their own relationship fracturing

Then things go to shit for both of them in different ways and Izzy gets to see what Ed is like without Stede and devoid of any and all hope. What he's like when he's drunk and heartbroken and begging for a fight and in the end it takes Izzy too long to realise they're (metaphorically) sailing straight into a storm & it takes him too long to try and put a stop to it all and fix everything

Then there's the newest situation;

Izzy's trying his best to drag Stede away from the edge and this leads to a moment that builds their own relationship, where they are both able to find common ground over being in love with the same man

And Izzy sees Stede drunk and heartbroken and begging for a fight and immediately tries to steer him back to the ship where it's safe. But in the end he's still too late.

(luckily stede's self-destruction is a lot less suicidal than ed's. though some could argue that challenging zheng after seeing her take down steak knife in seconds is still some level of suicidal)

the point being all their actions make so much sense, and stede&ed work as couple because they mirror each other so well but they also keep hurting each other because of it

Ed & Stede's own trauma and insecurities and inability to properly express themselves keeps them from finding that middle ground where they can finally find a more permanent happiness and I'm not sure how much of this they'll be able to address by the end of S2.... yes they'll come together and be together but they'll still have a lot of work to put in, they'll still have to learn to make compromises and how to be themselves outside of each other, they'll have to put in the hard work to keep a happy relationship going so S3 being about "a more mature love" makes a lot of sense

#david jenkins said izzy's path is intertwined with gentlebeard's and yeah that's pretty intertwined alright #what's that friend's quote about chandler & monica having to buy a house with a room over the garage for joey? #this wasn't initially supposed to feel shippy but it sure does sound that way huh? mad world. #our flag means death spoilers #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 #our flag means death s2 #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death season 2 #ofmd stede #ofmd izzy #ofmd edward teach #ofmd ed teach #stede bonnet #edward teach #izzy hands #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #edizzy #blackhands #stizzy #gentlehands #steddyhands