#i just really adore you as a person

[royalarchivist]

Pac: This is my secret base. And this is Pequito!

Fit: Pequito! *Immediately starts cooing over Pequito*

Pac: [Laughs]

Fit: Sorry, sorry.

Pac: No no, that's good! He likes you, you know, he likes you.

#FitMC #Pactw #QSMP #Hideduo #FitPac #I THINK this was October 27 but I don't remember well enough to put that as a tag #I usually am pretty good about adding dates to my file names but sometimes I forget #anyways. Why'd Fit coo over Pequito like he was a dog LMAO #''He likes you'' You don't say Pac #Y'know I wasn't huge on the minimes #However. I do think we as a community really slept on the concept of Islanders taking care of their partners' minimes #(er or I guess. Their roommates' minimes) #Like ''yes this minime is a nefarious Federation thing but it DOES look like a small adorable version of the person I have a crush on. So.' #I'm just saying. This island's greatest strength is love and their greatest weakness is also them being gay idiots sometimes #Q #Fit #Pac

[messiahzzz]

When I came across that "joke" from Tav to Quill and Z'rell's comment (plus Halsin), I had to take a minute to process what happened. Gale might be a bit silly and eccentric but he's the kindest, sweetest and most passionate character in that party. No wonder the poor man has deep insecurities to solve, so many people reduce him to an easy target! Ofc one of the side effects would be overconfidence and ambition as a defense mechanism. He's obv lonely; only Tara and Morena ever loved him for him.

his eccentric nature might be a part of it. he is loquacious, outgoing, and doesn’t see the point in hiding his enthusiasm. he is considered to be the weird one. naturally, wizards in general being seen as somewhat squishy and physically weak might also add to it.

personally, i really don’t like the implications of the (widely considered) autistic-coded character being the one who faces the most ridicule by far by other characters and fans (and larian) alike.

some might disagree with me on that, but i don’t find it funny by any means either. mostly it just makes me feel bad. “he deserves it. cocky, arrogant, hubris-ridden wizard needs to be taken down a peg” like he isn’t… y’know… already at his lowest. it also disregards the fact that much of his bravado is part of his carefully curated Great Wizard of Waterdeep™ persona that he has skillfully adopted to mask his general feeling of being defective. being fiercely proud of your skill and knowledge and being doubtful of having something truly worthwhile to offer are mindsets that can coexist. according to fandom, gale is either secret hubris incarnate that is only waiting to be unleashed upon the world or pure baby that can do no wrong. instead of a character that is just as flawed and traumatized as all the others, but no less deserving of genuine love.

to me, the constant ridicule just reads as further feeding into his deep-rooted insecurities and his belief that he (as gale, the person) isn’t someone who holds inherent worth. it really, really doesn’t sit well with me.

#gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #but then again i believe that fandom still has a hard time grasping his character as a whole #we always talk about wanting complex and complicated characters that contain multitudes #but once we get them we don’t know what to do with them #and proceed to try our hardest to reduce them to a few select traits #gale is a kind and good-hearted person. that is not up for debate. #anyway gale deserves people around him who respect and cherish him and are genuinely supportive #protect that wizard and shower him in all the adoration. he needs it. #and i get you anon!!! i also really wish we could call out our companions & npcs #my tav would always keep a spray bottle on hand just in case #someone is being mean to gale again? [pssssht pssshhht] u stop that right this instant #on that note i also don’t like the undertone tav has when they have the option to talk about gale to other parties #what’s with the hesitancy and the derisive undercurrent??? #am i supposed to pretend that my tav wouldn’t turn into the personification of the will smith meme whenever they had the option to #talk about their bf/husband???? lies and slander #larian critical #it speaks

[fadedrainbowbookshelves]

Frank Frankly: Resident Bug Relocator.

#welcome home #welcome home fanart #gif #frank frankly #eddie dear #eddie x frank #frank x eddie #howdy pillar #wally darling #there's no sound it's just a little collection of a story really #Frank being called out to every residence with an extra friend no one wants #Eddie gets skeeved out by some of these critters good thing he's married the right person to help #Frank is both loving and judging #Bow didn't you already draw something about this canon piece of lore you say #Yes I did but I'm not tired of it yet take a second helping #Everybody's getting seconds at dinner tonight #Also I want an adorable little ladybug with heart spots #Unaffiliated with the incredible Welcome Home creation I'm just a fan having fun!

[prettyboykatsuki]

there is truly a strange disconnect between some astarion fans and not recognizing his most basic trait as being a sponge for attention.

#aristotle.txt #i think this will make people upset but its really just like #elf boy needs attention. like needs it. and a lot of it #hes spent an entire lifetime completely devoid of love and affection #not of gods not of people. nothing. not only that he is already a relatively self involved person #fundamentally that man needs adoration and romance and attention and love #like in heaps. it feels like people seek in him things that he both does not want and would not do #he is not incapable of tenderness but its going to look a lot more like allowing you to love him than it is acts of selfless romance #id argue its the most loveable / attractive aspect of his character and its like. completely overlooked somehow at the same time #its just so like. it incites so much ??? in me sometimes hehkjsdkjf

[booasaur]

2023 World Athletics Championships - Women's 100 meter finals

#sha'carri richardson #track and field #2023 world athletics championships #budapest 2023 #man not unfollowing the NBC olympics twitter account ages ago was such a good decision #because they keep you up to date on all the big sport events even outside it #so I've been following a lot from this worlds' just through that #I actually had added her win in the heats to my gif list because she did this gesture at the end #what can I say I love a Personality #but then barely qualifying for the finals #I was nervous! #how awesome to see her win! and that the 9th lane might have actually helped #look at the last gifs as it really starts to dawn on her #literally skipping... it was so lovely and adorable #also aw everyone else being so classy with the hugs

[grapecaseschoices]

stop being a hater sceleritas.

he's just jelly someone's more devoted to his milady than he.

#sceleritas fel #wyll x durge #HE ADORES YOU BLINDLY #but who could ever love a beast? #when is a monster not a monster? oh but when you love it #crying. rocking. bubbling up snot #kaeliana x wyll #bg3 #bg3 durge #i was waiting for this WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT #ugh clawing my face #that first line is why he fascinates her scelly. why she trusts she can do this #suck it #whew #wyll really is her favorite person tho and i cry about it #t: devotion #bc isn't it just? #bg3 spoilers #top ten christmas eve gifts

[agir1ukn0w]

I'm sorry but I just do not subscribe to the opinion that the hunger games movies were in any way bad or that they "butchered" the characters or themes that suzanne so meticulously and lovingly created, because a) she was always a constant presence in the creation of those movies and the directors/producers were very respectful and mindful of the differences between her books and what they could actually implement in a visual medium that would make sense and propel the story forward in a way that made sense in their interviews, and b) even though the movies definitely don't show all of the thematic nuances of the books, and although they do gloss over/erase a lot of the ways that the games affect katniss and peeta (namely his disability/her loss of hearing), and while the movies are quite preoccupied with the visual aesthetic and streamlining the story for a wider audience, they do still contain the heart and soul of the books and, to me, the creators seemed fiercely protective of suzanne's core vision. also fuck you they're just amazingly well-shot, well-written, and well-acted films, including the mockingjay movies, and i will die on this hill

#i may be a huge book nerd but i'm also a movie buff so i'm obligated to be loyal to both mediums #i feel that both the books and the movies offer a full story when put together and i honestly couldn't have one without the other #i saw someone say the mockingjay movies were bad and i was like...wtf are you talking about and did we see the same movies?? #suzanne created such beautiful rich characters and jennifer/josh/donald/woody/elizabeth/sam brought them to life for me #since i'm a very visual person i really appreciate the movies for being as faithful as they were #anyways i just adore these movies (and the books) so much so if anyone wants to shit on them they can go thru me #the hunger games #thg #thg movies #mockingjay #catching fire #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #suzanne collins #katniss everdeen #president snow #peeta mellark #effie trinket #haymitch abernathy #coriolanus snow #finnick odair #lucy gray baird #tigris snow #johanna mason #sejanus plinth #jennifer lawrence #josh hutcherson #elizabeth banks #woody harrelson #donald sutherland

[bitchfitch]

I have the general rule that I just, don't let myself give a shit about other people's dumbass opinions but I have one pet peeve that I just. Can Not let go of. and it's posts that go

How to write [Minority Group]!

Step 1: Make sure all your characters are exactly like me the op, or are exactly what I like to see in media.

Aside: Anything else is impossible, unrealistic, bigoted and you'll go to hell forever.

Step 2: They also have to use the exact language I do to describe themselves btw, no matter the time period or setting. See the above aside for further explanation.

Step 3: you should never ever even think about the actual mechanics of what makes a trope problematic in its impact in the real world. J ust memorize this list of things that should be banned in all fiction (for being problematic because I don't like them/someone else I agree with said they should be banned)

Step 4: Nuances in identity don't exist <3

#this is specifically about the number of how to write acearos posts that dont recognize people can have motives outside their orientation. #or that demiromantics/demisexuals exist #They are also always Really particular about how its unrealistic for aro characters to be anything other than disgusted by romance #Hi im an ace aro who fucks often and adores romance #as like a genre and form of social performance #I like sex because I like attention thats socially simple and doesn't require the upkeep of a relationship #I like romance because im a human person who doesn't think every story has to be about me to be interesting. #I like new experiences and seeing the world from other perspectives i like the pagentry of dates andnthe aesthetics of love. #Whether im loveless or not is an ongoing question because my ability to process my own emotions is zilch. #Maybe im incapable of love (the chemialcal reaction) but still chose to love (the social contract) #its not unrealistic for people tobe different from you #it just Frustrates me to no end when folk try to define anyone who shares their lable but arnt like them out of existence.

[moeblob]

Windy at my house + power flickering = no comm work = quick laptop doodle

#my characters #i genuinely hoped the wind would die down but like ??? nah? #and the last time we lost power without an actual storm it WAS bc of wind #and so i just get so panicked over please dont fry my tablet with a power surge #if it calms down by tonight i really wanna work on art since i spent almost all day yesterday struggling with a pose and i finally #think i thought of something that could work and then (gestures to the wind) fuck me #also in regards to these two you have seen me drawing deacon a lot recently and i only drew armya once so far #she is a devoted follower to fulj which is really rare since fulj no longer has a large following nor a temple #so when fulj finds her its comforting and reassuring and she adores armya a lot #however the fact that fulj relentlessly teases deacon and calls him names is like..... ok wait would you really be mean to me if it wasnt #for her ? like would you still pick on me? :c and shes like lol yeah dude absolutely #deacon is just constantly dunked on by the lightning group and hes so sad because he wanted to be friends :c #but also the guy wouldnt really recognize the followers if it wasnt for the traces of lady fulj #so if they would wander into the city without having been possessed recently he probably wouldnt even cast a glance their way #nothing personal he just straight up doesnt decipher looks fast at all #he could think they look familiar but then not know why ESPECIALLY if they wear something he's not used to them in #like if armya showed up in something other than her loose white jacket he would not be able to go AH YES ARMYA immediately #he identifies people by hair or clothing details so it kinda messes him up if people remove whatever identifying trait they have #long hair getting a hair cut? suddenly a whole new person #and armya knows this very well since he never looked her way unless fulj was possessing her or trailing her #so she does like to tease him as just. we are both in servitude to a deity and same rank but like. bro youre too easy to mock #(fulj agrees)

[jemmo]

i finally got the time to watch love is better the second time around and im not at all shocked that im obsessed with the adult second chance at love jbl - have you met me.

but it also needs to be known that shiraishi is my beloved, the actor plays this role so perfectly and i want my bitchy sad gay to find true love

#love is better the second time around #also i adore the mains a whole fucking lot #iwagawa is the perfect mix of pathetic and desperate veiled in cocky and sophisticated #and miyata’s character is just a gem like the way he has transformed from his younger self is so refreshing to see #like this is a kid that was so pure and sweet and open and when he believed that all got trampled on he didn’t let it go to the extreme of #becoming hard and emotionless instead he really has just matured into an adult that actually cares for and values himself #like that hurt made him feel worthless but now he knows he isn’t worthless #like he internalised it through the way he protects himself from others but he does it both to not feel that hurt again but also bc he #thinks well of himself and i just adore the fact we get to see a timid kid grow into someone with self-respect it’s so cool and refreshing #and even when it comes at his detriment bc he won’t let himself believe iwagawa is being honest or that he’s ever been - that it’s all just #a joke or teasing or whatever it’s not frustrating bc you both get where it comes from but also feel like you can support him pushing him #away bc he does it for himself and for the person he’s become #so like… to watch a show where you’re both deeply rooting for the couple but also support when they push each other away… idk how they did #it but they did. the premise is simple and the show is simple but every moment and interaction is electric and thrilling and that’s the kind #of show i love. one that can convey how seemingly interactions are full of tension and stakes for these people. it’s so hard to convey that #but this show nails it and i just can’t get enough now.

[hecksupremechips]

To also go off of the point about cop!akihiko being annoying to me I gotta say that Akihiko as a character is very hit or miss with me because of how different adaptations of p3 will subtly alter his character. I felt like in portable with the femc route he comes off best, he’s a bit of a hothead with an obsession with fighting, but he’s overcompensating his strength so he doesn’t feel as weak and helpless as he’s been in many situations. He defines strength in a very literal sense, being physically strong and using that to protect others, but he’s lacking in emotional strength as a result. And in particular in this version I think he’s portrayed as a bit more goofy and sweet in a sense. He cares deeply for you as a friend and leader but he struggles with finding the words to describe how he feels. Hes kinda naive and gullible and has trouble noticing his surroundings. He has no clue what he’s doing but his heart is in the right place. I think he just comes off much more human and he has flaws, many many flaws, and that makes him all the more lovable

But then in other adaptations and spinoffs it’s like. They look at him through some hetero male bullshit filter and seem to view him as a lot more admirable and cool. Like in p3 dancing, theres literally an event where he’s talking with Junpei and Minato and they’re gushing about how perfect Akihiko is and how he doesn’t seem to have ANY flaws at all. And it becomes clear his inability to flirt with women just gets added as a way to make sure you, the Straight Male Player, don’t get insecure being next to such Perfection because at the end of the day, you’re still more charming and sexy than he will ever be because you’re better. It’s a “flaw” that’s only there to shield a sensitive male ego. And then in arena I mean, come on. He’s overly beefy and is a damn cop and travels the world and loves Protein™️ it’s his whole personality and he’s so clearly meant to be seen as hot but like, he’s just some shitty hetero male fantasy. Hes what the writers deem to be a Perfect Man that every guy wishes he could be, but don’t worry he’s still bad with women so you don’t gotta worry about him stealing your property- I mean, girlfriend!

And though I’ve not played reload and don’t really plan to anytime soon, judging from his social episodes they seem to have a similar problem. Akihiko comes off as a lot less approachable, like the year age gap is just too much of a barrier to get to know him properly. And he doesn’t have that dorky sweetness he has in portable, he’s just that perfect hetero male fantasy guy and don’t you fucking worry- he still has his protein powder with him

#persona #persona 3 #akihiko sanada #does this make sense like i feel like im going crazy cuz okay #akihiko isnt in my top 3 characters (shinji ken and fuuka lol) but hes teetering on the edge hes number 4! #i really loved him in portable i worked my ass off to get his social link i had him on my team the entire game #i found him really cute and endearing and hilarious but then like i played dancing #and er well i never got all his events cuz im bad at that game but i noticed that subtle difference #and then watching reload clips i felt it again i was like good god i hate this guy i wanna beat him up #which is so weird since hes one of my favorite characters so like what the hell is that #but i really think it is just this filter hes being presented with like when hes supposed to be a love interest #hes allowed to be more flawed and adorably pathetic and sensitive #like hes the one who wants to do the protecting but you end up protecting him you know? #so yeah this is what i mean when i say that if any straight person looks at akihiko sanada i will melt them with lasers #my mitsuru rant is a lot longer but its very similar just that ughh disgusting filter shes presented through I HATE IT I HATE IT SO MUCH #i think having kotone as the protagonist fixes most problems so i consider that the solution lol but i think Aki not getting a real social #link is a major disservice and creates that super annoying upperclassman divide that makes him unapproachable and idolized

[tennessoui]

au where obi-wan is just havin a cup of tea and readin a bit of a book and anakin bursts into his quarters looking halfway to insane and blabbering absolute nonsense and then he just looks at obi-wan and says fuck it and kisses him before he storms back out 

meanwhile anakin’s been stuck in a time loop for ages now and he’s halfway to insane because no one remembers anything but him so what if just one day he gives into the urge to kiss/sleep with his master it’s just one time and no one else will remember it!!!

only for the time loop to break because of that kiss and the next day obi-wan is like ?? are we gonna talk about it??

and anakin (having burst in again, thinking this is another reset of the loop) is like ‘what, the fact that that romance novel is yours and not ahsoka’s?’

and obi-wan is like ‘nO (but it is ahsoka’s) im referring to the fact that you shoved your tongue down my throat this time yesterday!!’

#obikin #kit's silly lil aus #i just really need a time loop story told from the pov of someone not in the loop #so they're just watching their person fall apart and theyre concerned and also like ??? #anakin would storm in and snap something about yes he knows that book isnt ahsoka's it's obi-wan's #before obi-wan could even try to lie #and he'd also be like and i brought you htis food for breakfast because you want to make an omelet #but you secretly want me to make you an omelet #and the fic (told from obi-wan's pov/outsider's pov) is just like '???? ???? ? ??? ????' #an amazing case could be made for the reverse #where it's anakin's pov and obi-wan stuck in a time loop #and he just spends a day sighing in anakin's directtion and saying the nicest things #and anakin decides he's dying and almost falls to try and prevent that #and obi-wan says something like 'im not dying i just wish you would remember how much i adore you' #and anakn would have to kiss him because now that he's heard how could he forget??? #and the timeloop is broken through sheer anakin skywalker stubborness #post cancelled now im torn

[starvinginbelair]

"We're close yeah. Especially with our songwriting thing. I really love writing-I love writing with all the guys, they have different muses that you engage with, and we all write a specific kind of song together but...Luke and I have a special relationship with our songwriting stuff. It's kinda like we don't allow anything to touch it. Like even if him and I had a disagreement or something, we'd still write a song together the next hour cause it's compartmentalized in a space that's safe. And just creative and respectful."

— ashton irwin on his creative relationship with luke hemmings on artist friendly

#5sos #ashton irwin #luke hemmings #lashton #ash is very profound in this podcast i feel and it was such a great look into his mindset as a musician #i personally loved it #this is also so fun because luke and ash never really like wrote together one on one until youngblood #so like did they just not ??? realize ???? that this was their writing relationship ????? FOR FIVE YEARS????? #i also adore the way they love each other like #you can tell it's a very safe relationship for them both #5sos quotes

[starflungwaddledee]

which ocs in the fandom do you find the most interesting? also, which ocs do you think have the most aesthetically pleasing designs? finally, which ocs have you only heard of but would like to know more about?

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooo ha haaa noooo i can't possibly answer this because it would be soooo unfair to have favourites wouldn't it's comet knight by @kittenvirus

#sorry it's the colour scheme and the glitter and the fluff. i'm unfortunately so so weak to all these things 😭 #even a little bit of pastel rainbow star theming specifically... comet really has everything i'm sorry to say #i think starstruck would faint immediately if she saw him. could they be friends?? i'm not sure i think she'd just be like this: 👁️👁️ #he is also one of (if not the very) first designs i saw when i started picking around the kirby community #so i'll always have a soft spot for him no matter who else i discover. #there are also a dozen other OCs that i love and adore but the more that i list the more folks will feel that i didn't list *them* #and i really really don't want to do that! my mutuals have some absolutely banging designs as do some folks who i don't follow! #there are also a lot of REALLY cool designs that are 'semi' oc but are more like redesigns? from folks AUs or comics or so on #many great morpho-esque redesigns out there too i'm always a fan of those!!! #please understand i'm listing only ONE design that hits all these prompts (bc i also don't know the creator well hence 'only heard of') #and one that always stands out to me personally because of the sentimentality i mentioned above #but i love MANY many many. if i started listing them i would never stop!! if you have an oc or a design i probably love them!! #i realise that is a bit of a dodge of the breadth of this question but i just... yknow? haha #i'd be happy to learn more about any ocs really!! i would actually love for starstruck to start having some relationships with others too? #if folks are interested in that!! she has relationships with the dream land four but not so much with ocs; and that might be fun too!! #others ocs #asks

[citnamora]

While we absolutely should make telling your friends that you love them a more socially acceptable thing I think we should show just as much energy in normalizing not saying those words back because many of us do not feel the emotions attached or simply don't like saying it from personal discomfort or other completely valid reasons!! This is something we also need to acknowledge!!!

#aplatonic #friendship #loveless #notthebookbyaliceoseman #this invisible pressure of saying it back or being a bad person/asshole if you don't reciprocate?? is so bullshit??? we need to stop acting #like not feeling something that's a common experience is a bad thing!! or completely unnatural!!! because it's really shitty!!!!! #you should absolutely bring this up with your friends btw!! the point is to not assume and overstep boundaries!!! #don't get me wrong. I am all for affectionate friendships whether verbal. physical. etc. and I think telling your friends you love them #(if you're both comfy with it ofc) is very sweet!!! I adore the idea!!!! but we should put just as much energy towards letting ppl opt out! #this applies to any relationship btw. I was just focusing on friendship because I saw a post today of a loveless person stuck in this #and I feel for them. I too have times of extreme discomfort with echoing a sentiment towards friends

[landoffreaksandfrogs]

the sylph of light has been waiting a very very long time to meet you.

#homestuck art #homestuck #aranea homestuck #aranea serket #im still sooooo mentally ill over her i rlly thought id go through the SLOG that is openbound and be like #nah araneas cant be as great as a character as i remember her surely i have been far too influenced by my own interpretation #no shes still fucking awesome to me just wholesale. shes an awful person but so good at making you think shes not #and the way she had those panels where she was paralleled to a2 dd made me go fghdfghergsr bc YEAH #she DESPISES being rushed and dd: ascend more casually just further inspires that parallel for me #it truly encapasculates how much of a passive class sylph is like. you know?? YOU KNOW?? #and further contrasts vriska and araneas personalities bc vriska SUCKS AT ACTUALLY MANIPULATING PEOPLE #SHES JUST A TEENAGE BULLY. #but aranea only needs to use her words and its like #of course the beforus trolls dont like her. bc they *know her.* aranea seamlessly worms her way in with the meteor crew and the a2 kids #because they DONT know what shes really like #and now that meenahs back she has a friend that makes her seem more *reasonable* by comparison #serket mind gaaaaames!!! #anyway. i adore her. im glad that she was a fucking idiot.