#i want to make a good first impression

[petricorah]

scenes i loved from Real Enough to Get Me Through by @marriedzukka <333 [ids in alt]

#zukka #zukka fanart #sokka #sokka fanart #zuko #zuko fanart #atla #atla fanart #avatar the last airbender #zukka fic rec #myart #yall. yall. dani. this FIC #first off it made me cry twice. not like 'oh im crying' internet speak no. like. eyes are too blurry to read let me stop this for a sec #it is SO GOOD #your prose? amazing #your insights on grief? life changing #THEM??? THEM their relationship and trust #'zuko looked at him and his world shifted on its axis' #ive been thinking about that line for WEEKS STRAIGHT #i can't tell you how many passages i screenshot just because of how beautiful or cute they were #the moment of seeing the painting of sokka's mom? how did you manage to make it so telling character wise--so sweet so PAINful AND so #cute with their relationship?!!?! #'oh so you think i'm beautiful too' #GOD #i had so many scenes i wanted to draw it was crazy #also #'Our loved ones leave impressions on us that can still impact our decisions and feelings even after they're gone' #fuck. had me crying AGAIN #seriously this fic is so wonderful and not just through a zukka lens. truly life changing you're an AMAZING writer #the fandom is so lucky to have you and i can't Believe it took me so long to get around to reading this masterpiece

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

his daughter is not a weapon!

#ethan winters #karl heisenberg #resident evil 8 #re8 #resident evil village #rebhfun #resident evil #resident evil fanart #miss D and her man thing #i hope to god this does not start discourse #be fr #u really think ethan is in the wrong for turning down his deal #turning down a deal from a man whos first impression was stabbing him and throwing him into a death pit #'yeah but he stabbed him because ____' #BRO HE STABBED HIM #IT DOES NOT MATTER #karl is not a good person #just because he was willing to ally with ethan does not make him a saint #he wanted to use ethans daughter #why would u tell the man who has been fighting his way through ur family to save his baby daughter #that u want to use said baby daughter #it was a bad deal please dont try to twist it to make it seem like ethans stupid for turning it down #karl is stupid for thinking hed accept and then refusing to elaborate and throwing him into his jet engine hole #this doesnt mean i dont like karl #im just tired of people tyring to make karl look better by making ethan look worse #cmon man #this concludes another crumb essay in the tags

[uncanny-tranny]

For TST

I just finished listening to Elliot Page's book and I have to say it was an interesting piece of literature. I highly highly recommend it.

I have never read a book that is so closely aligned with myself as a trans man and my upbringing. I never thought I would read book that defines what it means to be a trans man in the public eye. I do not want to be as famous as him but I would like to make a change to the world as he has.

I am comfortable in who I am and who I love and how I choose to express my gender. Things really can and often do get better with time. And I hope that any person that sees this knows that they are not trapped in the shoes that society has put them in and they can actively choose a different pair.

I would love to read Pageboy soon; these memoirs and other art and literature are our history, part of our lifeblood as a community, and it's vital that we read each other's lives and understand that we truly are here in this world💛

It's great to read such a glowing review from you, and I'm so happy that his words lit your soul like it has

#ask #anon #transsexual thursday #to any trans person reading this: please document your life however you can. make music or keep a journal or paint or write books #your existence is so important and leaving as much evidence of your life as possible is important no matter WHO you are #it doesn't matter if you're famous or rich or the top in society. it matters that you *exist* #if you can and want to: documenting your life is an amazing way to engage with community and who you are #you can document anything you want or need to - the good the bad the ugly - whatever you want to share is important #i know i for one am FOREVER grateful to see historical accounts of trans people - sometimes it's all you have when you first come out #the only figures i had that i knew to look up to were men like billy tipton and dr. allan L. hart and a couple others #and while it felt lonely at first i was so comforted to know that my existence as trans and as a man was not unprecedented or unknown #so if you can/want to document yourself please do #it isn't conceited or selfish or bad. it's human. it's natural. it's revolutionary - especially when you're trans #ESPECIALLY when our history is both impressive and sometimes limited

[lacefuneral]

"ACAB except kim kitsuragi"

no hope for you even at all.

#i love kim but he is literally a centrist corrupt cop that abuses his power #please i'm begging you play disco elysium again and actually engage with the political themes #your takeaway should not be ''cops are good'' #it should be ''cops and politicians are corrupt and no one is immune from flaw'' #this why some ppl think the video game is copaganda... it's literally teaching you to be literate of propaganda and to use critical thought #the fact that kim is a likeable person is important. the fact that you want to impress him is important #you will sometimes eskew your own moral values to make him happy #if i knew kim in real life i'd be deeply ideologically conflicted #which is! the point! #sigh. #you can have little an old man yaoi as a treat but you should engage with the text first

[potatobugz]

my reaction to the return of the gay sex book

#just roll with it #just roll with it riptide #jrwi riptide #jrwi spoilers #just roll with it spoilers #jrwi riptide spoilers #I GUESS ? #im gonna be so real im unironically happy for Finn Tidestrider like. go grandpa go actually #as funny as the old man yaoi book is i think looking at it from the lense of grandpeepaw exploring his sexuality #on the oversea. idk. good for him u know #grandpeepaw gets around #it was so funny though. oh my god. help me #P.S. IVE BEEN MAKING SO MANY JRWI TEXT POSTS CUZ I LOVE INFORMING MY NON-JRWI FAN FOLLOWERS OF MY ESCAPADES #i want everyone to know about the gay sex book #and that grizzly (the dm) wrote actually excerpts from the book #and that the first chapter was genuinely impressively written. to me. i think #suggestive #Yeag #anyways lets just say if he did have 2 grandpas he doesnt have 2 of them Anymore #literally i thought it was gonna b like how one of gillions parent came to be or something but um. Not Exactly #i love finn tidestrider btw. i am not immune to funny moustache

[hella1975]

so it turns out it was actually never that serious

#the exam literally went fine what the fuck just happened i feel like i just hallucinated that #like im not one of those people that go 'omg i did soooo badly :(' just to come out with top grades if i say it's going to shit #then it's becuase i genuinely wholeheartedly believe it #and my headspace before this exam was the worst it's been in MONTHS like i havent felt that bad for an exam since first year #and i sat down opened the paper and. remembered everything. like i literally just Knew the answers #im not saying ive passed bc am i fuck about to jinx it and i was still riding mainly blind bc i have NO idea where that knowledge came from #but at the very least there was a 35 marker that i KNOW i aced like i could picture the exact lecture slides it wanted me to discuss #and i had all of them memorised so at the very least ive got like. 30 marks. which is enough for me to pass the module #bc this exam is only weighted 75% and with my marks from the other 25% i only needed like 20 marks to pass this exam #which... makes it even more embarrassing that i failed it the first time but whatever!!!! #oh my god im so glad that's done im so happy IM FREE #just been in the kitchen dancing around to my little tunes and texting my friends <3 #im meeting up with one of them when she gets off work at 5 and we're going for drinks #so ive got until then to nap and chill and then ill go to the shop and get us some food and wine #and she's gonna come here for a bit & then we'll go. like actually look at me. im having people over at MY HOUSE im going out to buy us WIN #im literally a functioning adult living independently who IS she a misty memory #alas i do only have £23 in my account so this is gonna be such a slay seeing how i make that stretch for a night out #i acc could budget for england when it comes to alcohol i think like the way i manage to have a good funky time with MINIMAL funds #is downright impressive. it's a skill idc what you say #hella goes to uni

[saintchaser]

have i thought you guys i got into the school that i wanted to get in?

#the location of the school is like begging me to skip at some point #because it’s like close to the most well-known and most visited coffee shops in our town and it’s a few steps away and i need to go #first of all i’m gonna be making a good impression amd then i’m gonna let myself a bit loose #because i’ve been a bit stuck up to this point and truly want to let myself go with the flow #also it’s my birthday in nine days omg!!! happy birthday to me i guess #lifeposting

[writeouswriter]

Me: *Has written plenty of great opening scenes that I'm actually quite fond of*

Also me when trying to write a new opening scene for a new project: I have never written an opening scene in my life, what's an opening scene any more, has there ever truly been an opening scene to anything, there is no beginning, so there is no end, there is no one out there watching over this monstrosity, I am in the void, my mind is adrift, how do I open this scene without a key, where did I leave my keys??

#writeblr #writing #writer things #relatable #text post #i am struggling to write the opening to this one possible project i'm still lying to myself over the idea of working on it for nano #i don't really know where i want this guy to be when we're introduced to him #at first i was thinking mid heist gone wrong or something but it doesn't quite click and would require extraneous characters #then i was thinking retired from doing heists just going about his day when dragged back in but iffy on that as well #cuz how much of the character and vibe does it really show i want a good and not necessarily memorable but semi impactful 1st impression #i don't really know and i'm a very has to write in chronological order writer when doing these things #i mean in theory i can write random out of context scenes but in practice they're never getting put back into context if i do that #they're doomed to float forever until i find out how to chronologically do the rest so anyway #yeah need an opening if I want to make some writing dent at all but also feel like the pressure of perfectionism #which is hard to tamp down no matter how hard one tries so perfect opening when come on daydreams step up

[sarcasmo-mexicano]

Spot gets to meet Adrian, Reyes' dimension Vulture.

#he wants to make a good first impression #the spot #the spot atsv #spidersona #? #reyes #how do i even tag this? #my art

[random-mdzs-thoughts-dumpster]

I love hensheng but telling people about its name must have been so awkward. Imagine if someone said "that's a cool sword. What is it called?" and JGY responded with "hating life". I mean, what would you even say to that?

#He was so emo for this #Xy too #Wwx at least had an excuse because suibian was an accident and not that concerning for strangers #I mean a sword should have a concerning name but it's not supposed to make you feel sorry for the owner right? #I desperately want to read the scene of JGY telling LXC and NMJ about what he's naming his sword #LXC is concerned about his mental health and NMJ thinks he's seeking pity #Also. #Immediately after winning the war and getting legitimized I don't think JGY would come up with that name #It's possible that he got it while he was a spy #But imagine if he named it “loving life” at first because hell yeah he just fulfilled his mother's dream #Or at least got close to doing to #But then JGS happened and suddently the name didn't feel suitable #So he renamed it #Or what if there was a ceremony where he was supposed to get his courtesy name and a sword #And was under the impression that he was going to be jin ziyao #He had a fancy poetic name for his sword but once he heard his new name he got overwhelmed by resentment #And said hensheng without considering what other people would think #Because I can't imagine JGS being thrilled about people thinking he was such a bad father that his bastard hated being recognized by him #And let's be honest JGY isn't very good at making snap decisions

[alagaisia]

I’m reminded of that post about how goths and people who wear only lots of pink are actually the same because “wearing only one color” is a specific choice in opposition to just looking Normal

I’m flying to a friend’s wedding today, and I recently acquired from my neighborhood free page a very pretty vintage suitcase in like a brocade upholstery texture in all of my good colors, so of course I needed a coordinated airport outfit à la Midge Maisel. You guys don’t know me, but I usually dress very put together, in what my sister calls Outfits, with a capital O to distinguish it from just wearing clothes. And since getting a full time job I’ve been slowly adding to my collection of vintage and 50’s-vibes clothes, because I just really like that aesthetic (my bridesmaid dress for the wedding is a vintage tea dress I got from Etsy. The fabric is in great condition but I had to reinforce pretty much every seam with my sewing machine, because the structural integrity of the original thread was breaking down, so that was an interesting learning experience).

All of which is to say that I Dressed Up for the airport in a vintage-y outfit that coordinates perfectly with some of the colors of my suitcase, and my hair is curled, and I have a vintage leather purse that my grandma gave me that matches her watch that I’m wearing and the shoes she bought me last summer at the same vintage store that my skirt came from, and a teenage-ish girl with whatever you call the 2023 teenage equivalent of emo/punk vibes, like the dark maroon mullet and not a lot of makeup and dark comfy clothes but like, very on purpose, told me I look cool when I walked past on the way to security

And like, she Gets It! We have different fashion goals but I think we put a similar degree of intention into the way we look compared to just wearing regular clothes. Which is cool! It’s validating. Not that I really need validation, but it’s always nice to get compliments, of course. And the way I dress is really not terribly distinctive most of the time, other than being Outfits and a little dressier than maybe the norm is, like I think most people who see me one time in passing would see that I look Nice but not necessarily see it as a cultivated Look. But punk mullet girl gets it.

#struggled with not sounding *too* pretentious here #I don’t feel pretentious but I have a hard time talking about like. specific choices and things in any detail #like to my friends I just said what happened with a picture of my outfit and was like ‘and she gets it!’ and they were like ‘yeah!’ #but to strangers I have to go into much more detail to get the point across #even though really it’s not like I’m putting all of that into it every day I just get up and go ‘i want to look nice today’ #in accordance with my personal fashion preferences #and then having to explain those preferences like ‘my name is alagaisia midge maisel darkness way and I’m wearing vintage whatever’ #i do look so cute though #i got these shoes last summer and then lost the heel cap off of one of them the very first time i wore them #finally took them in to have them fixed last week so I could wear them to the wedding #needed a deadline so that I would actually get around to it #i hate flying it’s really a testament of how much I love my friend that I’m flying #instead of driving ten hours to Nebraska #but it made more sense and to make sure i won’t be late or run into car trouble or anything #and I’ll stay looking nice right away instead of getting gross and sweaty in the car or having to change for bachelorette activities #i only know the bride so I’m definitely going to make a very specific impression on all of these strangers lol #i joked with my dad about adopting a trans Atlantic accent for the whole weekend just for shits and giggles #turns out you cannot do it over the top. have you ever listened to JFK’s ‘we choose to go to the moon’ speech #it’s very silly sounding #we had a good time saying things one might say at a bachelorette party in a goofy voice #‘we cho~ose to ohdah thihs maiule strippah… ahnd the othah things.. nawt becahse it is easyh.. #but becawhse he is hahd’ #highly recommend #mine #personal

[petrichorium]

The fav I have the most frequent (and most intense) fights with is actually jing yuan btw

#pattering on the roof #he has a tendency to make me feel stupid and it’s not entirely by accident #he just can’t help himself #like JDNJFNEF I reference it in my meet fruit fic (which was Very selfship coded) but #the first massive fight we have is before we start dating when he’s still like courting me ig #and wheedles me into playing starchess w him #but I’m BAD at starchess okay I hate it I suck at it sucking at it makes me hate it more #and I like him so much and he’s so good and I wanna make a good impression but I SUCK and I leave every time upset #and he knows ofc he does. I’m improving and he loves seeing me improve which is why he keeps asking #eventually he’s like well maybe it’ll help if I let her win #no. it doesn’t. I blow up at him entirely bc I HATEEEE being condescended to and if u wanted someone who could beat u in starchess then go #find someone else u fucking asshole don’t humiliate me like that (<- face puffy weeping literally the only two people in the garden) #and I storm off sobbing. literally refuse to interact w him for MONTHS he’s making every excuse to bump into me and it’s full cold shoulder #I also never fully forgive him for it. we never play starchess again even centuries down the line after we’re married and he’s retired #n e way yeah #p much every fight is similar he just makes me feel dumb sometimes and I lash out at him #and frankly often it’s warranted bc not infrequently he provokes me on purpose #ss.🌧 yujing

[clementiens]

ughh

#partner's dad + stepmom visiting i've already said a couple kind of stupid things #one autism moment one . well i guess other autism moment LOL wrong script. twice. ok three stupid things #and then the worst one after dinner saying goodbye some guys start yelling shit at me from their car about my wheelchair #i yell back just like automatically. to shut the fuck up and then i was like . oh ! i should have just. pretended not to notice #later my partner said they felt embarrassed that they didn't process what was being said in time to respond first but #i still just #UGHHHHH #i want to make a good impression we haven't met that many times and they definitely know i'm on SSI . not good boyfriend material #i'm so embarrassed

[polutek]

Guess who started crying after @roachthefish showed them qsmp fanary found on Twitter.

#yes that was me #I wanted to make a good first impression on a new player #I obviously failed #qsmp #q!slimecicle #juana flippa

[lesbiandanielmolloy]

So i am a firm believer that at every point that Daniel accuses Armand of trying to drive him crazy or do insane things to make Daniel feel the need to go back to him, he is right. Except for the restaurant Armand really just didn't know what to get

#devils minion #mortal food in the 80s was completely unrecognizable to him maybe #or maybe he just wanted to make a good first impression i just legitimately believe that that was him making an effort #armand #interview with the vampire #daniel molloy

[raiiny-bay]

my favorite posts of the year :-)

links to full posts below the cut:

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12

#ts4 #simblr #idk how to tag this so i'm just?? tagging???? something? #i was going to comment about how much red there is here but then i realized. kel. hair. red. lmao #story posts were excluded but just know kel/ick getting knocked tf out is absolutely one of my favorite things i've ever made #the top 3 are in order #the rest are just kinda randomly thrown around #surely no one is surprised by number 1 #it is in fact my phone's home screen #a good bit of these are actually from the first half of the year which is surprising to me #usually i stop liking/being impressed by my own edits after like. a week lol #no. 6 i think is the oldest on the list. it's from january & i still rlly like it #it's one of the rare ones that turned out exactly how i wanted it to #honestly i would have added my most recent mb edit to the list BUT #it's still pretty fresh so it might just be newness bias that is making me like it so i'm leaving it off #overall tho i feel like it was a really good year edit-wise. my skills definitely improved a lot so that's neat #i think for next year i might like to try photo sets again or like... more nicely edited story posts #assuming i.......... actually work on some story posts lmao