#it had to get out

[hugsandchaos]

The loud winds from the heavy blizzard were the only thing that filled the silence as Cyn stood motionless meters away from her big brother. N laid seemingly unconscious on his left side, his back rising slowly, but falling faster, as if he was trying to take deep breaths, but only managed heavy sighs. Yet Cyn heard nothing. His tail occasionally flicked and twitched against the wooden floors. A now empty barrel of oil laid toppled over onto its side in front of his head, which was facing away from Cyn. The few drops of oil that remained very slowly formed a tiny puddle on the bottom — or side — of the barrel. The light was off, so the main source of light was from the door Cyn had opened while looking for him. Thanks to that, she could also see that the barrel looked as if the top had been torn off with three long claw marks dug into the top that was still screwed on. After a few more seconds of howling winds and snow hitting the window, Cyn finally spoke up.”N...?” She said nervously.

As if she had flipped a voice activated switch, N’s head suddenly shot up and a low growl echoed through the empty room. Cyn took a step back as N slowly rose to his hands and knees. Well, not exactly hands, more like claws. Claws that were so long and curved in just the right way that if they were on his feet, they might’ve been considered talons. His tail swished side to side and up and down as he turned to face her, both his eyes replaced by an X symbol that glowed starkly in the dark as he turned around. However, there was no message detailing or specifying what error there was, and it wasn’t blinking. He wasn’t experiencing any technical errors, but that didn’t mean he was alright. Cyn took another step back and N followed her, rising to his feet and taking a step forward. Each movement he made was slow and tense, and his posture was low to the ground with his claws outstretched and ready to grab, like he was a spring ready to release his energy and pounce.

Cyn couldn’t run very well, and even if she could, no worker drone could outrun him or outlast him. Even if she tried using her Solver abilities to grab him, he’d eventually break free and come after her. Running outside wasn’t an option either, even if she could make it. If anything, the raging blizzard would make it so much easier for N to catch her. There was no escaping a murder drone unless you had a flamethrower, and Cyn didn’t have one. N’s tail moved side to side as his mouth opened in a wide smile. His too sharp teeth were on full display, and with a powerful spring, he lunged towards Cyn.

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“N, please.” James repeated for the fifth time. N, who was currently sitting and had an X mark where his left eye should be, continued to glare at him and rapidly shook his tail in agitation similarly to how a rattlesnake would. Except the only sound it made was a faint swishing sound from the nanite acid, not a creepy rattle. Truth be told, he was a little scared by his threat, but the nature of the situation nearly made him laugh. He tried to keep himself under control so N wouldn’t think he was mocking him.”Snrk- Please, can I just have one of the blankets?” He asked. He slowly reached his hand out to grab one of the many blankets used to create a sort of nest that Cyn was getting nice and cozy in, but as his hand grew closer, N lunged for him and snapped his jaws near his hand as a final warning. James let out a totally-manly scream and pulled his hand back quickly. Tessa couldn’t help but laugh at what just happened and James turned to her with a fake sad expression.”It’s not funny.” He said. Tessa laughed more and J smiled a bit.

“It’s a little funny.” Tessa said. James briefly let a small smile on his face and shook his head as J stepped forward to give it a try. She crossed her arms and glares at him, hoping he’d surrender one of the blankets.”N, hand it over.” She demanded. N shook his head. They weren’t exactly friends, but J doubted at the very least that he’d be just as willing to resort to actual violence against her as he would be against James. She stood her ground and grew angrier.”N, now!” She ordered. N stood up to his full height, just as tall if not a bit taller than Tessa, and loomed over her with his entire screen showing an X. He switched his hands to claws and held his wings wide open, which made him look bigger. J instantly knew that he was not going to be ordered around this time and backed off. She stood next to Tessa and N gave them all another very irritated glare before turning back around to the nest. He climbed into it and nudged Cyn so he was curled up around her while laying on his belly with his arms folded as a pillow for himself. Cyn made herself comfortable by his side, knowing fully well that she can’t escape her fate so she might as well succumb to it and enjoy a nice nap. Once she closed her eyes, N purred contently and rested his arms on his head. He gave them one final glare before he used one of his wings to cover up Cyn and part of himself.

“...Maybe we should get V.” Tessa suggested.

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The room was fairly vacant and devoid of windows, which was probably the reason N had chosen this one when he built the nest. The lights had been turned down very low, but V had enough light to see. She walked up to the nest as quietly as she could. In the case that they were already asleep, she didn’t want to keep Cyn and N awake longer than she had to. Once she was close enough, she couldn’t help but smile a bit when she saw Cyn and N napping. N was curled up around Cyn, who was fast asleep against her big brother’s left side, like she was using him as a big pillow. She hugged the old snake plushie that she had with her when she and N first arrived at the mansion and N used one of his wings as a sort of extra blanket for Cyn, covering her from the shoulders down. After a few seconds, she leaned down and tapped N on the shoulder to wake him up gently.”N.” She whispered.

N was a pretty light sleeper, so he was awake after a few more taps and whispers. His screen flickered from “sleep mode” to show one closed yellow eye and an X mark where the other should be as the five semispheres on his head quickly glowed to life. He yawned and looked up at V. When he saw her, a smile appeared on his face and his tail laying around the nest perked up and began moving side to side at the stinger, but it didn’t look threatening. A small yellow blush appeared on his screen.”We really need one of the blankets, so if could spare one, that would be—“ V cut herself off when N suddenly reached up and grabbed her arm. He began pulling on her, not hard enough to hurt her, but definitely enough to make her stumble forward into the nest. He then pulled her down until she was sitting down right in front of him. He then moved his hand to hold her’s. A small blush appeared on V’s screen as N began... Was he purring?!

Cyn was woken up by the movement and mumbled the word “yawn”, which caught N’s attention as he quickly turned to her. The yellow blush disappeared from his screen and he tilted his head slightly. Cyn slowly pushed herself up and opened her eyes to see what was going on.”Oh, sorry for waking you, Cyn.” V said. Cyn stretched her arms as best she could.”It’s okay.” She said. She looked over at V and noticed that she was also in the nest of blankets with them, a small smile breaking out and barely illuminated by the light of her screen.“Oh, are you here to join us?!” She asked excitedly.

“Doing what?” V asked.

“Just enjoying a nice nap with each other’s company.“ Cyn replied. She looked at V with a slightly bigger smile than before, and she could tell it was a look of expectation. V felt her screen heat up and knew that there was a white blush on her screen, but she was more focused on what it would mean for her if she joined as Cyn suggested. Given the tight room in the nest, it meant that she would be sleeping with N, and possibly cuddling with him. The thought of cuddling her crush made her mind go into a frenzy. V suddenly felt like she couldn’t think straight.

It was a good question, though. Should she accept the offer, or should she refuse? V started to think about i, not noticing N’s face falling and his tail slowing to a stop. If she refused and just got the blanket and left, she’d miss the opportunity and possibly make N and Cyn upset. If she accepted, she might be able to enjoy a nice nap... V decided that she didn’t actually have to think about it and cleared her throat.“Alright, I’ll stay for a little bit, but then I need to get these blankets back.” V said nervously. N smiled and his tail started wagging again as V laid down next to him.

He uncurled and reached one of his arms out to grab V and pull her closer to him, to the point where Cyn was snuggling in between them. There wasn’t a lot of room, but that didn’t exactly make it uncomfortable. In fact, it was quite the opposite as V’s core speed up more and her screen felt even warmer. N moved his arm to hug them both with his hand landing on V’s back. He then covered her and Cyn with one of his wings like a blanket or an extra arm hugging them, purring quietly. He nuzzled his head and face against both of them, which was fairly easy since they were all pretty snug together. The purr was fairly low and sounded a bit like an old engine, not exactly like a cute little cat, but like a large machine. Cyn mumbled the word “yawn” and grabbed onto N’s arm to hold as she quickly fell back asleep.

With how nervous she was, V wasn’t sure if she’d be able to fall sleep, especially with N nuzzling the side and top of her head while purring. Truth be told, it really felt like he was trying to give her affection similar to a kiss, but that could’ve been her imagination. N only stopped after a few seconds to move his head so their foreheads were touching and closed his regular eye while the X still remained. Now V was starting to think that it wasn’t her imagination. She was wondering if he really did have feelings for her or if it was just because of whatever’s happening to him. Then again, he might’ve done the same to J and Tessa if he was just being really, really affectionate. She knew that wasn’t the case since they had actually come to her for help, explaining that he’s the reason why there are less blankets in the storage room and claiming that she might have a better chance at convincing him than they did.

Whatever the reason, she would ask him about it later. For now, V closed her eyes and snuggled ever so slightly closer to N despite already being close enough to hide her face against his chest if she tried. Pretty soon, she was asleep.

#au #murder drones #murder drones n #murder drones v #murder drones cyn #murder drones envy #md n #md cyn #md v #md envy #murder drones j #murder drones tessa #md Tessa #md j #this was stuck in my head #it had to get out #I think it’s cute #I’m sorry if it’s too short

[qiinamii]

we'll do fine.

#fionna and cake spoilers #what hits me a little is how similar fionna and simon's stories are in the case of finding nuance in their lives #when both have gone through their separate but still valid pain no matter the extent it had been #and its that they met each other they get to see how it compares and they're no less worth of the peace and fun they dreamed of #even in the form of simplicity and just being normal #“i wouldn't have met THE fionna and cake” “we wouldn't have met THE simon petrikov” #it hits me harder that after the dandelion scene would've been their last time seeing each other physically #and how assuring simon sounded when fionna didn't know what to do with the literal world in her hands #tho im sure prismo isnt that much of a rule jerk lol i still drew out the revelation anyway with this tiniest addition #also the fact fionna's world is influenced by simon's thought processes and conditions so now things are a little better for both of them #fionna the human #fionna campbell #simon petrikov #qiiarts #the lil flashback of #betty grof #fionna and cake #adventure time

[talaricula]

Things I've seen tumblr memeing about James Somerton doing à la "How did no one see how bigoted he was!" as if those things haven't been a significant part of tumblr culture for over a decade :

Presenting untrue and bordering on conspiratorial versions of (queer or otherwise marginalised) history without any sources

Completely disregarding and disrespecting any expertise on socio-cultural topics/humanities and distrusting academics and historians (incl. acting as if no academics or historians could be queer or marginalised)

Downplaying the role misogyny played in the historical oppression of queer women and concluding that queer men must have been more oppressed than queer women

Bi women are, at best, not as queer as "real" queer ppl, and at worst, simply equivalent to straight women

Despite nominal trans inclusivity, transmasculine ppl are functionally women when convenient (combined with the above, bi transmascs are functionally straight women)

Despite nominal trans inclusivity (bis), shamelessly attacking, threatening and actively endangering any trans woman who questions them or smth they find important (often by unfairly presenting her as violent or as a threat)

Having absolutely fucking wild and reductive takes about ace ppl, the oppression they face and their place in the queer community

Stating that marriage equality is an assimilationist fight while completely ignoring its direct roots in the horrifying consequences of the AIDS crisis for partners of ppl who died of AIDS

Praising western media creators from the past for queer coding even under censure and in the same breath condemning current non western media creators for being homophobic bc their representation isn't explicit enough

Blaming China for all existing homophobic censoring in western media

Assuming all queer media would be better told by western creators and by western standards

Only out queer ppl get to tell queer stories

Heavily criticising almost all queer media created by women or ppl they see as such (see above points about trans ppl) or involving/starring a significant amount of women for any perceived or real amount of "problematicness", but fawning over and praising and negating criticism of queer media created by and starring mostly or even functionally exclusively men (even when it could be argued that, you know, not involving/seriously sidelining women is a pretty clear example of misogyny which should probably be considered "problematic")

And I'm probably forgetting stuff or there's stuff I have internalised myself and don't recognise as an issue

Like idk but I feel like the takeaway from Hbomberguy and Toddintheshadow's videos should maybe be "be aware of such patterns in your communities bc they definitely exist" and not "this guy is uniquely awful" and I feel like a lot of the discussion I've seen surrounding this has been severely failing at that. Most ppl who've spent any significant amount of time on tumblr prob either have internalised at least one of those thought patterns, have had to de-internalise them, or have had to be extremely vigilant to not internalise them (which is done by, you know, seeking out other sources, which also seemed like an important takeaway from the videos)

#Also I'm saying this as someone who actually watched quite a few of Somerton's videos #And noticed those patterns and stopped watching bc I recognised them from here #and had already learned to unlearn them after being so exposed to them here #And tbh I think anyone who hasn't had the luck or made the conscious choice to seek out ppl who pushed against those narratives #Would absolutely have fallen for this man's bullshit. Like let's not kid ourselves we see takes like this every day on this hellsite #2014 me would have. For sure. #This is next to the plagiarism issue which as Harris points out is an Internet wide issue and this includes tumblr #James Somerton #hbomberguy #todd in the shadows #This brought to you by a conversation with my wife yesterday #So many ppl on here don't deserve to meme or be this self absolvingly critical of this man #The call is coming from inside the house #The man has a tumblr it would legit not surprise me if some of the things he supposedly made up himself he did actually get from somewhere #And that somewhere was a tumblr post

[hattersarts]

im already at the south downs cottage guys, catch up

#good omens #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #crowley #they're nb in the flavour of being lesbian gay men bc its such a lesbian move to pine for someone for a few thousands years #and literally not make a move #PLUS u know when they have sex it takes like 9hrs and if you wrote what they did down on paper it really wouldnt look like much #but they still had to take intensity breaks bc they kept getting overwhelmed and then just making out for an hour #thank u for coming to my ted talk #high amounts of gender of all types happening all the time with these two

[aru-and-leopard-cat]

Call his hole Little Caesar’s the way it’s always hot and ready

#sorry #i had to get this out of my system #text post #this is about Shu-Chi btw

[theshadowrealmitself]

I like to think that Vulcans who come to understand that Humans just can’t try to process emotions the same way as them, it’s just healthiest to let it out in harmless ways, decide that venting and stuff should be taken just as seriously as Vulcan’s meditation time, and will encourage the Humans around them to complain about what’s upsetting them

People who are used to aloof Vulcans who avoid Humans at all cost running into one comforting a Human

“-and then they said my cheesecake was subpar, and they didn’t even bring a dish!!!”

“The purpose of this event was that every participant brings a food item of sorts, correct?”

“Yeah!!”

“And they did not follow this rule while insulting dishes that were brought?”

“Mostly just my dish but yeah >:(“

“How illogical”

“That’s what I’m saying!!!”

#star trek #Vulcans #Humans #not based on a specific thing #but I used to know this annoying couple that were ‘family friends’ #who would show up to potluck dinners and the like and would either bring nothing or bring something really just. out of left field? #like a bag of frozen chicken to a bbq #and then proceed to make sure they are first even if it was stated to let kids go first #would take HUGE amounts before anyone else got a chance to get a plate #and then make off with the leftovers again even if they were already claimed for #and it wasn’t a food insecurity thing trust me I would never speak bad about a person getting food if that was even a remote chance #the adults who raised us knew them really well and we’d been to their house a ton of times #they were just dicks #and yeah. they’d occasionally insult the food. while eating the MAJORITY of it. #it was so weird at their home they would go out of their way to get the healthiest options possible #you know the really bland tasteless expensive stuff that apparently was healthier #but then if they were visiting our house they would. eat all our unhealthy snacks. #that always pissed me off so much as a kid because we actually had a food insecurity thing going on #and also a variety of other reasons that are a bit too depressing to bring up on this post #but anyways we’d hardly ever get to have nice snacks #and this couple would just take them all??? even after we’d tell them repeatedly that it was ours and those snacks weren’t gonna be #replaced #hated that couple #if you’re wondering why they were ‘family friends’ it’s because the couple who raised us #(it feels weird to type it out like that but apparently legal guardians doesn’t fit since they never finished petitioning 💀) #liked having them around because it made them look like ‘such great Christian’s’ being nice to the people #that no one else wanted to be friends with #I always thought that was a really weird and fucked up reason to be friends with someone #this got long sorry 😭

[oviraptoridae]

here's what ur gonna do. ur gonna get a plain tshirt from anywhere. from ur closet or ur dad or the thrift store or whatever. then ur gonna go to the dollar store or whatever equivalent u have in ur country. ur gonna get fabric paint and a sponge. ur gonna go home and take a cereal box or a cover of a magazine or something similar. ur gonna draw a design on it [or words. or print out a picture and trace it onto the cardstock) and cut out a stencil. then ur gonna use the sponge to dab the paint onto the shirt using the stencil. ur gonna do that thinly in 2-3 coats until it's opaque but not too stiff. then ur gonna let it dry for 24 hours. ur gonna cover that shirt with a thin towel and press an iron against the design for 30 seconds. then ur gonna wash it & wear it. got it?

#''i wish i had xyz on a shirt'' you can!!!! you can!!! #you can also use premade stencils u can get em at craft stores if u have trouble using ur hands and cant cut stuff out [i understand] #how to #squawks

[keymintt]

a comic/zine about coyotes

#art #comic #coyotes #comics #my art #digital #zine #idk what else to tag this if anything #i just think coyotes are so fucking cool and excellent queer symbolism. if you think about it #< he has thought about it so fucking much #shoutout to the handful of ppl who kept me company on stream last night too hehe #sorry if you get a version with typos they should all be corrected by now. i unfortunately have adhd and made this in two days #busted out all the illustrations for this in...one night for phx zine fest lmaO #our group found out two days before we were tabling that we got taken off the waitlist. had fun today tho #greatest hits

[snarkspawn]

the devil you know

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 fanart #bg3 raphael #stuff and things #userpharawee #yeah I know everyone and their mum has already done something like this #with the shadow and the exact caption and all lmao I *know* ok #I just. wanted to do it too #and I've had it in my head for months it needed to get out #anyway. moving on!

[buggywoogie]

please hold

#hermitcraft #goodtimeswithscar #gtwscar #hc #i came back after 3 years just to post this. i had to get it out #bureaucracy is my passion

[michaelsheens]

We don't need Heaven, we don't need Hell, they're toxic. We need to get away from them, just be an us. You and me, what do you say?

GOOD OMENS - 2.06 Every Day

#goodomensedit #good omens #userange #userlauren #useremi #crowley #ineffable husbands #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 spoilers #good omens 2x06 #* #shows #long post #i know it's already been giffed a million times and this is ugly. but i had to get it out of my system #now i can finally move on #(<- me when i lie)

[mo-mode]

The Biblically Accurate Trio in TLT

#it’s not that they don’t have the other two it’s that they all had their smarts privileges revoked #Annabeth lost her street smarts and common sense privileges when she tried to buy all that candy with only $200 #Percy lost his common sense and book smarts privileges when he couldn’t figure out he was a son of Poseidon after using literal water powers #grover lost his book smarts and street smarts privileges after trying to reason with Medusa and a cop respectively #they’re all my children tho #don’t worry they’ll get their privileges back #eventually #percy jackson #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo tv show #percy jackson tv show #pjo spoilers #percy jackson the lightning thief #pjo series #annabeth chase #grover underwood

[southpauz]

They’re dating, your honor

#my art #my sketches #I dunno man I had art block and this helped me get out of it lol

[lazylittledragon]

more domestics to warm the soul <33

#art #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #tavstarion #until they sort out the daywalker thing he's getting the taako special #if you're not putting astarion in fabulous outfits then what are you doing #also fuck you astarion for being the only fictional man that i can't Dad #that man would throw an orphan into a volcano for one corn chip #it is so important to me that dorian's eyes look like he's never had a thought

[ambrosiagourmet]

I think one of the biggest tragedies of Laios & Falin and their relationship is how much his actions impact her life. But like. Specifically how much they WOULDN’T impact her life as much if they weren’t both stuck in such a shitty abusive situation.

This part of the Falin-tries-makeup daydream hour comic is what got me thinking about it again because truly it just... it seems like such a like an offhand comment that I'm sure Laios didn't mean to be cruel or anything. That's just like. A little kid not thinking about what they are saying. ESPECIALLY when the kid in question is Laios.

But man they depended on each other SO much as kids. Too much. It really feels like they didn't have any other source of positive reinforcement, or anyone else to share themselves with. So of course an offhand comment like that has a huge impact on Falin.

Or this little bit from one of the flashbacks:

This tears me apart. Do you think it tears him apart to think about? I think it does. I think Laios holds every small failure to care for Falin against himself.

And then there's the Bigger stuff. The way that him coping with his own trauma ended up impacting her.

Like his interest in monsters. Like him going to find a ghost, and accidentally revealing Falin's magic to the whole village in the process.

Like him needing to leave. And leaving her behind.

He shaped her life so much, and he carries so much guilt for it. And again, there should have been other people there to help. The same things that made Laios need to leave home are the things that made his leaving so hard on Falin. She ate alone after that. She shouldn't have had to eat alone just because Laios wasn't there.

She was 9 when he left for school, and he was 11.

Nine. And Laios feels like he failed her because he didn't stand by her through this better. As an eleven year old.

Both of these kids deserved so much better from the world.

#dunmeshi analysis #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #falin touden #laios touden #dungeon meshi spoilers #AND this isn't even getting into her leaving the academy & how much it seems like that was directly tied to how poorly he was doing #there's a comic in the adventurer's bible where marcille is like 'yeah she had a job lined up and everything' #and like. do you think he feels bad for that too #like he wrecked her life by leaving #and wrecked her life by showing up #what do you even do at that point. if you feel like a failed protector when you are away & and a burden when you return #unable to make yourself accept. unable to make yourself resist #Laios strongest moment is when he lets himself accept that. the contradiction of his life & his relationship with Falin #that he has to kill her to save her #as a small note this came out a little more focused on Laios' POV with this stuff but Falin's experience of it is v important to me too #didn't mean to sideline her but her feelings about stuff are more speculative and probably need a post of their own

[tariah23]

#yuhhhh #rambling #everyone and their mama had a lot to say about the slap but these same ppl have either come out being full blown Zionists or they’ve just #been completely silent #all together #not that we should expect much from celebs but you get it #also it’s been completely normalized to demonize black people doing literally anything so #you literally would’ve thought will smith killed this ass on national tv the way they were crying about this shit