#it's not on purpose I just love asides

[salemoleander]

After seeing these generous lifespans/regen chances, and keeping the Secret Keeper and Evo symbol in mind, imo the only way to keep this from going past Christmas is to make the secret tasks start being things like 'push someone into lava' or 'kill the next player who says your name'.

Which is of course a delightful way to up the ante! However, given all that...

I really hope Grian has considered and is prepared to roll with:

The Secret Keeper is going to start asking for crueller and crueller things.

What happens if a significant number of Players try to rebel or destroy it? *

I understand if it just ends up being a mechanical macguffin! I won't even really be disappointed! But I'm crossing my fingers that he might be prepared for if the story builds to a non-Player antagonist.

To be clear, I don't want an entirely external antagonist for the whole series! I like the complicated motivations the Life games require if they're voluntary rather than some Watcher trap (apologies Martyn). However, consider:

A single season where this particular Life server houses an insidious and monstrous rock that commands people to hurt each other for life and prizes. **

* Yes Scott defied Boogey in LL, and the Divorce Quartet defied their soulmates in DL. But the source of these curses/ impositions have never had a physical, in-game form, and that may understandably spark new reactions. In this case, it feels like a good GM would be prepared for the players to want to bounce off that antagonist.

** This would also be neat to me as a canonization of the Life series taking place on different worlds each time, that have seemingly-innate rules or properties that differ from vanilla. Fun bit of worldbuilding there.

#slsmp #secret life #secret life spoilers #slsmp spoilers #secret life smp spoilers #life series #life series spoilers #salem tag #salem meta #trafficblr #spoilers #i love that I manage to write posts with fucking footnotes #it's not on purpose I just love asides #anyways. kinda tempted to write fic but LMAO no time for that we're on 24/7/365 MCNN lockdown baybee

[ineed-to-sleep]

Well you see they're just very good friends

#vtm #vtmb #vampire the masquerade #oc.pepper #oc.vince #technically not their first kiss but kind of their first kiss #first fr fr kiss #their actual first kiss is during italian dinner to keep up appearences bc they're posing as a couple #but their first like 'I am kissing you bc I want to and btw I'm in love w you' kiss is in the luckee star #after pepper talks to nines #it's funny to me bc they weren't in the best of terms before this #vince was kinda mad at pepper bc she almost bloodbound him while frenzied and she'd been frenzying on purpose and just generally #being rlly irresponsible #she's sorry tho. she's very very sorry and trying to do better #but like he just puts that aside bc of the bloodhunt and how worried he is abt her #and he shows up and they have a good talk and the feelings come out and etc etc and then kiss #kiss kiss smooch smooch. they love each other v much #vincent is still worried abt pepper's behavior but what can he do. she's his problematic fave 🤷🏻‍♀️ #ship: viper #sleepyscribble

[esmes]

ooh, let the light in at your back door yelling 'cause i wanna come in ooh, turn your light on look at us, you and i, back at it again

#sweeney todd #sweeney todd revival #broadwayedit #sweenett #been working on this since i realized it's been THREE MONTHS without them D: #every day i think i miss them MORE which is so fucking stupid #they were always... touching... each other....... #the way she RUNS to him when he finally comes home and the beadle is in the parlor.... god help me. #him showing her the chair is sooooo. marrieds. evil marrieds. #the fact that... the fact that their love is poisoned by lovett's deception but... setting that aside... #(lol) #they're each other's safe place... he fills her heart and home with purpose. and she's his constant. his safe harbor. #ykw she didn't get that ring but she did get forever 😈😈😈 hellbride. :') #** #otp: if you only knew #not a lot just forever.........

[ilovefredjones]

i’m always thinking about how dal never knew his parents and the only mother figure he had sold him into slavery as a child and then it turns out he never even had parents, he was just a failed experiment. and then his next mother figure is simply a hologram of a famous admiral who then deceives him before ‘dying’. but the real janeway cares for him so much, and defends and advocates for him in court and wants him to join her crew

#this is not anti holo janeway btw i love her it’s just. as soon as they gain a parent they immediately lose her #sometimes i think about how they modified holo janeway so they could hug her. someone get these kids some parental figures STAT #just. dal having to sleep in the engine and literally being SOLD INTO SLAVERY #after never knowing who he even was #feeling so worthless his entire life #yet finally finding his purpose among his crew on the protostar #and being taken under THE admiral janeways wing #he justtttt. does such a good job at being captain #he cares for his crew so much #bc he knows what it’s like to be forgotten and cast aside!! they all do!! #and cares for them and protects them and just loves them more than anything in the world #and he’s no longer a failed experiment but a confident leader! who’s not alone anymore! #ohhhhh i love him #star trek #star trek prodigy #dal r'el

[todayisafridaynight]

matrophobia

#rgg #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku 7 #yakuza series #yakuza like a dragon #yakuza 7 #masumi arakawa #masato arakawa #snap sketches #oh my god im going to pass out but my tag ramble is necessary. like especially this time #i was just gonna draw his Actual mom but then i wanted to get saucy with it. also i miss drawing wolves but theres a purpose i promise #ive loved wolves since i was a kid since theyre like. family-oriented and shit. of course a lonely loser ass kid gonna think thats cool #when i think of wolves i think of family- which is what you should think of with your mom right #but a lot of people know wolves are monsters so. ysee where im goin with this one #the flowers and thorns arent Just Random i Double Promise: i snagged inspo from her flower shirt #i originally had the roses be purple to highlight that buuut i didnt want any more color aside from red #did i have anymore notes..... i dont think so. thats all i had to explain :) this is mid ik i just needed it done tho im TIRED #OH HER MULTIPLE EYES its supposed to be inspired by her necklace :) the third eye has a purpose im too tired to explain rn tho #the jo alternative was more depressing since i wanted to put emphasis on his feelings of inadequacy in that #BUT i figured hey. let me have a /lil/ happiness today right. i can do that at least let me draw that at least #ignore the fact i got more bad news while drawing this and almost abandoned it as a result but we push through :) #in any case. im subjecting arakawa to more horrors tomorrow i guess sorry king youve had it good too long. i GUESS #to round this off. Obligatory Vent Portion because myyyyy GOD. i have nightmares about my mom every night #its been that way since like. february- ive always had nightmares bout her but theyve ramped up since The Event #and for the most part i just wake up tired and despondent but sometimes the nightmares just make me wake up gasping for air #like i was TRULY just fighting for my life then and itd been a while since i had a nightmare like that #and just. coupled with how trash my months been. and now that im comm free.(dm me;) ) i figured id express the soul a bit #alright NOW im done. im pretty sure. goodnight everyone come back for part ii of. whatever this was #IM ALL OUT OF TAGS NOW LMAO THATS EPIC ok bye fr

[ronithesnail]

“Aw man i was really feeling the christmas spirit with all the juicy party drama and now youve all killed the vibe!”

Yeah yeah remus is chaos and enjoys chaos but listen. Remus is the side of uncomfortable truth. Yes he is intrusive thought but that’s cuz he wants thomas to see everything, no matter how unpleasant or unproductive for thomas. That’s why he so pushy with logan and wanting him to go apeshit. He doesn’t like things being bottled up he wants everything to come out.

#thats what i think his purpose as a side is #cuz they all have a purpose even remus #ive noticed that virgil and remus are kinda similar in their behavior #driving thomas crazy making him think about unpleasant things #the difference i think is in their purpose #virgil wants thomas to be vigilant of things that could hurt him #remus wants thomas to embrace the parts of himself he is scared to acknowledge #yes ik janus too but not to the extent of remus also i think thats for more self-indulging reasons. #janus is more about wanting thomas to do whatever he wants without giving a shit about how it affects others #anyway i just thought it was a interesting detail #remus loves drama because it is the perfect form of chaotic truth revealing within relationships #he lives for that shit #anyway if you read the tags thank you for coming to my ted talk #remus sanders #thomas sanders #sanders sides #sanders asides #tss

[petiolata]

Decided I'll just block people I see tag their art with "not ship art" "don't tag as ship" and the like.

It's not that I care whether it's ship art, or whether the artist intends it platonically or romantically.

It's that it shows a deep, fundamental misunderstanding of how art works. Art is not meant to be interpreted to the exact dictation of the artist. Art is meant to evoke thoughts and feelings *beyond* what the artist intends.

The audience, viewing, completes the experience by supplying interpretations based on their own unique experiences.

If someone doesn't get that, then they're too mentally shallow for me to waste time on their art. Why would I? There's nothing for me in it--I'm not permitted to have my own thoughts or feelings about the art after all.

Viewing art as complete, immutable product that the audience exists only to "consume" without thinking is the mentality that enables the hideous conversion of "artist" to "content creator".

Besides, the artist has admitted they can't clearly communicate ideas or scenes, since they feel the need to clarify something that should be obvious 99.9% of the time.

#fandom #artist problems #fandom discourse #discourse #death of the author #reader-response theory #op #personal #it always surprises me how ignorant many creatives are about their own supposedly beloved method of creation #“I love to make art! now I'm going to learn absolutely nothing about it 😃” #“I'm never going to bother thinking about the audience's role or art's purpose and what it gives humanity! 😃” #it's just a very complacent and shallow attitude #altho tbh it's a common failing generally. so many ppl never bother to think critically or analytically or have any curiosity about anythin #i know i probably shouldn't bother voicing these opinions but pseudo-intellectual rants are just part of my content-creator “brand” baby #along with my struggles with various household objects #if you can't be a little insane and pretentious on your own tumblog then where can you? #btw the art that prompted this wasn't even about a “problematic” ship which is what made seeing it so bizarre and jarring? like it wasn't #even an attempt at advertising the artists' values #just “You [the audience] are clearly all idiots so let me clarify this scene for you and spell everything out” #but even aside from that particular piece I've seen plenty of posts with similar tags. stop treating your audience like they're dipshits #also trying to forcibly control how your audience interprets your work is control freak BS

[moe-broey]

*pulls out a crumpled up piece of paper*

My transfemme Fire Emblem Headcanons. Include:

> Rosado, transfemme non-binary, most likely to use neopronouns or multiple sets of pronouns (fae/faer, she/he, never let 'em know your next move)

> Forrest, has been on estrogen for years but still says "I'm a prince" if asked and insists on using he/him pronouns (may be closeted, may be in denial, may do so out of a sense of obligation, may be a case of pronouns being "indicative of but not exclusive to gender identity", may also just have an exceedingly complicated relationship with the gender)

> Loki, a shapeshifter, chooses to look Like That (and she's so based for it)

> Gullveig. Just. Everything Seidr/Heidr/Kvasir and Gullveig have going on. Is so transgender. To me

And on vibes alone

> Triandra

#fire emblem #i just think. more transfemme hcs in the world. peace and love 👍 #i'm transmasc so you can take these w a grain of salt lmfao #also. very much. just the selection of charas i'm in deepest for esp feh oc wise. #i don't have a lot of fleshed out thoughts on trans triandra aside from it's just normal actually. sometimes people are just trans. #and also. like. a lot of trans people do not/did not have easy home lives. like it just makes sense to me #which is like i don't want the trans experience to be defined by suffering but also i think that's why you should have MANY dif trans hcs #like i think rosado perfectly captures trans joy and being dedicated to advocacy and social justice #meanwhile i think. forrest is in the trenches. i'm so sorry. #also the transformation of seidr into gullveig fucks w me SO HARD. i am so insane i know #but it really does feel like a trans allegory. being outed before you were ready. before you even fully knew what it meant for yourself. #and having it fuck your entire life. like she is so transgender to me #also i think any shape shifter is trans by default. ESP if they have a 'main form' they typically present as. #loki is a titted up as wide as she is tall scantly clad goth woman. on purpose. #this is. how i feel. speaking my truth. ect ect #rosado #fe forrest #fe loki #gullveig #triandra

[bonyato]

I'm like, currently obsessed w/ this TVDINT aquarium collab thingy and its deliberate choice of pairing Draluc with an ocean sunfish.

#I JUST FOUND OUT ABT IT & IT HAS ME LOSING MY MIND !!!!!!!!! MOST USELESS MOTHERFUCKERS IN THE OCEAN. #kyuuketsuki sugu shinu #the vampire dies in no time #draluc #ronaldo #john #hinaichi #handa tou #hiyoshi #shot #satetsu #draus #. . . and co.!! 😁 (<- Remembered the remaining characters don't have actual names & I REFUSE to use their titles. they're too stupid /LH) #I had to share my thoughts on this detail as soon as I took notice of it; it's just too clever‚ im in fucking stitches. #there are many benefits to possessing random knowledge abt marine biology. such as‚ #being able to tell when they're making fun of your scrunkly's patheticness in subtle ways like this <3 #OK BUT SHADE ASIDE‚ THESE LITTLE CHARACTER ILLUSTRATIONS R ALL INSANELY CUTE.....WAAAHHH I LOVE THEM TO PIECES !! ♡ #JOHN HANGING OUT WITH AN OTTER?? AND PENGUINS????? OUGHFGHJ AS IF HE WASN'T CUTE ENOUGH ON HIS OWN ALREADY 😭😭💞💞💞 Blessed images... #HINAICHI LOOKS ADORABLE W/ THE CLOWN FISH TOO!! 🥺🥺♥️ AND HANDA WITH THE SEA ANGELS....!!!! #(which are probably vampires he intends to use for devious purposes <3)

[boltgunkiller-archive]

it’s so irritating that everyone likes santana for the wrong reasons 🫤 i mean she is funny and i like the mean girl trope but the whole idea of “haha she’s so mean she’s saying the stuff everyone wants to say” ?? amazing job you fell for exactly what she wants to convince you of

#juno speaks #do i agree with her? i mean i guess most of the time #she does call out rachel a lot #but that’s not really the point nor the appeal of her character #you can like her for whatever reason but thinking that’s the purpose/point of her character #ENTIRELY #is missing the point #yes she’s a mean girl cheerleader trope. i love that trope for many reasons #but it’s not just because they’re mean although that is fun #it’s because they’re mean due to inner turmoil or other circumstances. that’s why i like aubrey so much #(from omori not glee lol) #it’s interesting to see and analyze which is a major reason why s2 is my favorite because a lot of that inner struggle #was actually shown on television. like we can see why she’s acting out so much #that’s the interesting part to me. and santana isn’t only mean she just struggles to express herself #she cares deeply about things and FOR a lot of people. she just doesn’t know how to express it #but deep down she’s a good friend and she loves people #she’s shy and insecure and doesn’t like being vulnerable so she never shows it but it’s true #and there are several moments where she sets all of that aside to be there for people because they NEED it #and she does care #like rachel having her breakdown before going on funny girl #santana stepped up and helped and knocked some sense into her #because it was important and rachel needed it #like yes i also do think santana’s funny and i like the mean girl trope i love when girls are mean #that’s no secret #but that’s not all there is to her… ignoring the rest of her character is just irritating like #it’s ignorant 🤦‍♀️ and it irritates me that that’s all people see when they say they’re a fan of her character #like stop there’s so much more.. so many meaningful things about her #Again i do also think she’s funny. but THATS NOT ALL THERE IS ☹️☹️☹️ #anyway. like characters how u want but this is how i feel #gleeposting

[spirit-small]

i post mere Concepts for g/t stories because my secret is that i am imagining these scenarios with Current Blorbos and sometimes they don't perfectly align with the themes and characterization of the original work so i refuse to write it down as fanfiction. but i also don't really have any OCs that work for this kind of thing.

#my brain jumping through hoops to make up a borrower pym au #which serves no functional purpose aside from allowing me to utilize the existing borrower tropes i already know i love #meanwhile the blorbos in question are all canonical sizeshifters #i just have a hard time making the specific genres of g/t drama i love work when they all have perfect control over their size #maybe i should just try writing some original g/t content but i have some nonsensical aversion to that for reasons i don't fully comprehend

[gohjuo]

just fyi, gojo's physique is on the thiccer side but he tends to hide behind his jujutsu teacher's uniform, purposefully wearing something baggy so that he looks less physically imposing to his students.

#✧ → ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴇʏᴇs sᴇᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ? ( ʜᴄ. ) #aside from the fact that i absolutely love post prison realm gojo bod #this is the only way to explain it #because he probably has that build #he just likes looking like a stick man on purpose #space and i talked about this awhile back #but i'm here to make this shit true af on this blog #also i do like to think he did work out to pass the time #among other things

[naturalbornlosers]

its looking like i have not one but two uterine conditions and im this close to just taking the sucker out myself

#Statement.txt #pcos and endometriosis. pick a fucking STRUGGLEEEEEEEEEEE #i dont even want kids. my uterus is just Sitting Here with no purpose #aside from fucking me up and causing dysphoria and dysmorphia!! #love being a dude with a uterus that doesnt like me. so much fun. /s

[raisethe-velvet]

the amount of girls on tiktok who insist all women or fem presenting people NEED to wear makeup or else...something idfk? pisses me off to no end literally grow up, get off the internet, and go into the real world where the only women who share your opinion are also chronically online

not wearing makeup is not a "not like other girls #quirky" take its an "i refuse to conform to society's expensive and impractical beauty standards" take

#i appreciate makeup as an art form like. i love makeup styles used in alternative fashion styles and stuff #doing makeup as a hobby or job or for fun is a skill i have respect for dont get me wrong yall look cool as hell and r talented af #im not anti-makeup im just anti-beauty standards #makeup makes my eyes itchy and my acne worse so i dont touch the stuff but like. that aside i'd only do makeup for fashion purposes #all i wear is a lipgloss lmao and thats just bc i like how it looks

[grimalkinmessor]

The best villains are the ones that make you honestly question who's in the right, but the most FUN villains are the ones who's whole goal is just to fuck up as much shit as possible—those real salt-the-earth-then-blow-it-the-fuck-up-for-absolutely-no-reason-because-they-crave-violence motherfuckers ✨

#they have no higher purpose they just woke up one day and said 'You know what I think the sun shouldn't exist anymore' #i love them #not the joker do NOT tag this as jokercore that man has a point to prove he doesn't count #wanton destruction and insanity aside #villains #tbh this applies to the fanon yagami sibs in my brain #light is the first one and sayu is the second :)

[unproduciblesmackdown]

asia kate dillon in visible: out on television, episode 5, “the new guard”

#asia kate dillon #and for some intents & purposes: #winston billions #and you know; even: #billions #they have a whoooole five minutes smack in the middle of the episode & appear for a sentence or phrase in the opening/closing montages too.. #again just disappointing when disclosure the documentary abt trans rep in media gave 5 secs of an Aside unspecifiedly referencing taylor.... #give it a few years and This lgbtq rep in tv media came through and then some. tyvm #these are consecutive but Not continuous But...every pair is continuous lol i.e. gif one and two are two halves of one moment; three & four; #and so on. like i said there's five whole minutes...selecting moments to gif for both visual and the essence of the dialogue lol... #extra smitten with the shot in the next to last gif. hearts #confusing search results re which eps of this miniseries they appeared in might be due to the credits never listing the interviewees #but they showed up via Interview Format in episode 5 and they were the narrator for episode three #just so the people know...got that handy streaming link if anyone wants it lol...watched it all to be sure & to learn. pretty enjoyable #oh and naturally this is the result of soph nothingunrealistic doing the research legwork to be like just found out akd was in [this media] #and then i go ah...digging noises #note that they have One earring and their nails are a great like bright And deep red. we know the V necklace says they/them and the other #like rectanglish one i'm going to keep theorizing is a comet or shooting star #love the teal and the warm tan...the everything