#like very very subtly

[ironinkpen]

The dynamic in Rise between the rest of the team and Leo is. so fucking funny. Because like you've got these three extremely talented individuals who all seem like perfectly reasonable people at first glance, right, but then if you squint hard enough you realize they're actually all batshit insane (affectionate) and the clown boy standing behind them is secretly their common sense.

Clown boy will occasionally put himself and the others in danger to Prove Himself or Prove Someone Wrong (see Minotaur Maze and the movie) but like otherwise... i think people forget Leo's overwhelmingly the voice of reason in most situations?

Raph, Mikey, and Donnie are all incredibly powerful boys with very specific skill sets. They are also, as a direct result of this, the WORST decision-makers on god's green earth lmao. When presented with a problem, Raph will smash, Donnie will blow shit up, and Mikey will razzmatazz. They will all run straight toward death with the same oblivious enthusiasm of a dog about to run straight into a screen door. None of them realize this and all of them think they are Extremely Good At Problem-Solving.

And the guy cursed with the common sense to realize this is literally the LAST person anyone would expect.

When you look closely, the entirety of Rise is actually a chronicle of Leo trying to find new and creative ways to keep this team of superpowered fools alive while simultaneously white-knuckling his Cool Fun Guy persona so the others don't realize he's secretly the Boring Responsible One. Haha, you know what would be Cool and Fun, guys? Not going after the Spine Breaking Bandit lol. Getting home before the sun goes up lol. Evacuating that civilian lol. Not telling the guy dangling me off a roof "you won't, no balls" lol.

The sacred struggle of every iteration of Leonardo is thanklessly wrangling the most trigger-happy siblings in the world, and Rise Leo has not escaped it. He just does an occasional shenanigan to avoid detection and his brothers fall for it every time.

#rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rise leo #leo #donnie #mikey #raph #raph has the Older Brother Stress while leo has the Common Sense Stress #GOD i adore Rise's take on leo so much #just a funny little guy subtly herding his brothers away from danger like cats while trying desperately to be Chill and Cool about it #he's been dodging the responsibility allegations for YEARS but Splinter caught him right at the very end of the show lmao #because like listen. listen. is rise raph responsible? yes. #is he--in practice--the Responsible One? absolutely NOT #raph is a RUFFIAN and a HOOLIGAN (extremely affectionate) #anyway i think the movie has made people forget that like. for a vast majority of the series leo's the voice of reason

[elitadream]

Getting ready for a special event~ 😉🕺

#In this case: New Year's Eve! ^o^🎉 #Who else wants to see Luigi and Toadsworth play matchmakers? 😏 #I feel like these two would get along really well honestly 🤭 #Often chatting about Mario and Peach... Subtly trying to move things along at the castle lol #Not to mock our lovebirds but- #they do need all the help they can get xD #I had imagined that Peach would once tell Luigi about her secret wish to attend a fancy party with Mario #And this wouldn't fall on deaf ears ;D 💕 #Cue Mario being dragged into a dressing room and wondering why he's having his measurements taken all of a sudden #Feeling very clueless about it all but confusedly following royal fashion protocol regardless 😂 #He doesn't know it's done with the sole purpose of him matching with the princess for the occasion #Although Toadsworth's statement assuredly gave him a clue; and one can only assume he blushed very noticeably at that! 😆 #Mario #Luigi #Toadsworth #Princess Peach #Mareach (implied) #Mario x Peach #romance #shenanigans #conspiring wingmen #party #Super Mario bros #fanart

[magnusbae]

Judging ™ aka flirty glancing to confirm he agrees

#Listen it was meant to be a funny post about how you share the look TM however with the way I edited them together it.... #Well it really did end up like some slowburn Victorian glances and inappropriate under the table hand and thigh brushes didn't it??? #Dream so very subtly brushes a fingertip across Hob's hand - glancing at him in a flirty manner to see if he had notices #And Hob literally like we are hosting the bloody Queen what are you doINg #((Sorry got distracted there lmao)) #sandmanedit #sandmancentral #hob gadling #Dream of the Endless #hobDream #DreamHob #dream x hob #Hob x Dream #Lord Morpheus #Morpheus #Dream #and hob didn't really mind exploring stuff-- it's only dreams-- after all. #the sandman #buns.edits #buns.hc #buns.all

[theblacktiecacti]

jay went to clown school. let’s talk about that

#art by me #jrwi riptide #jay ferin #i was drawing wherever the wind took me #and it took me to clown school jay #the best destination i could’ve hoped for #i feel like so much could be explored or expanded there in fanon #but i barely see anything #welp if there is none make some #sound off in the comments if you ever think about how jay rarely retracts into herself when faced with conflict #but instead goes to clown school or hitches a ride with the loserest boy she can find #and it’s the rare (and most impactful) moments when she responds differently #shutting down after the phone call with her grandmother #or blowing up after learning about lizzie and ava #or crying as she’s told to shoot her friend in the chest #but the every day conflict almost always gets humor as a response #which leads to very out of pocket moments but we love jay for it #oooooough jay ferin the way you express emotions is so important to meeeee #ALSO the fact that often it’s insult based humor or overly confident in self humor #let’s dissect that jay how do you relate to your friends in the hierarchical structure of the navy academy #did you feel like your humor had to subtly place you at the top? or you would not be enough? jay? #your relationship with kira hinges on fixing this structure by being better than it hm? let’s talk about that #let’s talk about how your life centered a lot around being the best even if not directly or intentionally #should i do a full analysis on this? #i kinda wanna do a full analysis on this

[world-of-puppets]

I have conflicted feelings about the FNAF series in general, but seeing a movie where practical animatronic puppets are the primary focus of the film becoming not only financially successful but also well received by general audiences is pretty damn neat.

#five nights at freddy's #fnaf #fnaf movie #jim henson #halloween #the animatronics look genuinely so good #not only are they extremely faithful to the video game designs #but they also have such a great range of emotion and expression #the horror aspect of them isn’t overstated too much either #like so many horror puppets especially in the 2000s/2010s were very… in your face about the fact they were horror monster #like with a lot of grime and low saturated palettes and such #Idk I think horror puppets are better when they look kinda superficially not scary until they’re placed in the right context #like it would’ve been very easy to make the fnaf animatrocis look quote on quote realistic and grimy and obviously unsubtly horror-y #but they actually look like kids animatronics #like there are creepy aspects #like how tall they are or thier uncanny animatronic movements #but for the most part they literally do just look like chuck e cheese esque animatronics #thier creepiness has actual subtly #they’re endearing when they want to be and terrifying when they need to be #just very solid designs overal

[michaun]

Lucy Tara in Serve and Protect

#ncis hawaii #lucy tara #yasmine al bustami #ncisedit #thing i made #tvgifs #tvedit #loved yasmine's acting choices #actors rarely get chances to be vulnerable on shows like this #especially in terms of lgbt related things #but she did it very subtly and very well #and so did the writers #no doubt they are limited to what they can outright say #but its easily readable between the lines

[sleepdeprivationitself]

Toph goes to the Jasmine Dragon in Ba Sing Se and meets Zuko as Lee, knows he's lying about his name, but just assumes that he's trans but hasn't come out yet

She keeps dropping hints that she's an ally and not a snitch

#atla #atla zuko #atla toph #trans #shes trying to subtly be like hey you can tell me the name you actually go by i wont tell anyone miss or mx #she had no clue what kind of trans this very (presumably) cis guy is #but shes being supportive #she realizes that Lee from the tea shop is Prince Zuko later when they formally meet but she still thinks hes trans #because she just doesnt question her earlier assumption that hes trans #also because maybe he doesnt consider himself a true prince after leaving #so if he ever calls himself a prince shed detect that he didnt think it was true and assume it was for trans reasons #(even funnier if zuko later does come out as trans)

[mrmosseater]

just doodles thats it i like them all

close up on the joker in the top right LMFAO

#the lego batman movie #lego movie #the lego movie #lego batman movie #lego batman #lego joker #bad cop #good cop #good cop bad cop #unikitty #shes there subtly!!! #benny the spaceman #benny lego movie #very bottom left Yes that is real. and i keep watching it because holy cow #i tried to draw coppernauts here but i didnt like how it was coming out. theyre hidden in my layers somewhere

[qpjianghu]

(...but what if I was?)

Li Lianhua / Li Xiangyi | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023)

#mysterious lotus casebook #li lianhua #li xiangyi #lhl #my mlc gifs #thanks to the folks who helped weigh in on that last gif! #specifically thank you to: #the-surreptitious-albatross #lianxiaojie #and an apology... #to our dear a-fei #for including him in this gifset #I still believe that the feihua relationship is one of the most devastating tragedies of this show #because of the way that di feisheng grows subtly but significantly over the course of the show #and he comes SO CLOSE to loving and accepting llh/lxy for who he is and who he always was #and maybe he in fact DOES get to this point internally #but his last words to llh are inviting him to fight him like times of old #showing (in llh's eyes at least) a regression to their previous selves #a “self” that maybe llh feels he never actually was #which is why I specifically wanted a feihua scene in that last gif to juxtapose with the more obvious shan gudao scene #the subtext of that feihua scene is very sexy of them (I am looking disrespectfully) #but the text of the scene is brutal and tragic: #as di feisheng violently lashes out at li lianua for his perceived weaknesses #and while llh's initial reaction was at most faintly irritated up until that point #you can see that spark of genuine hurt and sadness in his gaze as dfs holds him at arms length #anyway this has been “things about mlc that make me want to tear my hair out at 3AM” #thank you for coming to my ted talk

[airanke]

Steampunk Dabi sketches 👌

#Dabi #Touya Todoroki #Todoroki Touya #bnha #mha #Boku no Hero Academia #My Hero Academia #steampunk #steampunk au #he's very subtly offering u his hand #u gonna' accept or no? #Air's art #I found a patchwork vest ref and I?? #Needed to draw Dabi in smth like that #Not sure about the last patch being polka dots but it's a rough for now #I'll try to finalize when I get home...

[rainymoodlet]

Kiss Me in Komorebi+ 🌸

[ Third Vacation: Maxwell! ]

It’s been really important to me in this next phase of Kiss Me in Komorebi to really introduce these contestants of ours properly to our audience — they’re full of such life, and they’ve all got their own stories! Our former contestants didn’t get much of a chance to share themselves with Dan, so we’re making up for it now!

Looks like Max has taken Dan’s shift to heart! Let’s see how they navigate a more serious conversation… ����👀

Part 5 of 7 🌹

@yikessims

#ts4 #ts4 screenshots #ts4 gameplay #ts4 challenge #ts4 bachelor challenge #;kmik #sim: daniel #maxwell santiago by yikessims #|| #they 🥹 #giving them more time is just making this HARDER AHHHH i want them all to end up in a big polycule at this point dhdhdhd #but that’s not who dan is (… perhaps 👀) it’s all very fluid rn fjfjfj #i’m so emotionally attached to all these sims bwuh #maxwell is referencing his audition here!! if you want to know more you can #go check out his application if you’d like to know more!! #their poses here bwaaaAHHH #return of kmik!!! i think the reduced posting schedule works a bit better for effect!!! #its helped a lot with my stress on constant posting too hehe #i hope you all are doing well! 🥹 #(dan subtly complimenting him aaaAAHHHH)

[sheltershock]

I was thinking today about how Sasha and Milla both got burned for using telepathy/mind reading on another person without their consent and I liked that it played out that way. I think realistically if you had the ability to read minds you’d also be traumatized by the thoughts/fantasies of others. Plus it adds more subtext in PN2 when Sasha scolds Raz for trying to bend someone else’s will to his own. Because that’s what he did when he was younger. Major props. Psychonauts is so good at subtext that’s why I love the writing, and it’s ability to be whimsical and silly but also realistic and gritty at times.

But then I thought about their constant psychic link. It’s cute, nice little relationship thing between them. However, when taking the mind reading trauma into account… that psychic link probably wasn’t easy. At least in the beginning.

I mean the last time they did any level of telepathy/mind reading it went so awfully that both of their lives changed trajectory in an instant. So the idea of doing that again in general must be terrifying. I’m sure they both decided to form that link, but even having known each other there could be that aching fear in the background that the other person might accidentally hurt them.

Maybe the link was a form of therapy for the both of them. And they might have not even shared/said anything over it for a while. It could have been strictly professional at first, reminders for meetings, information relay, communication in the field, etc. They’re both still a little tense though that they’ll accidentally share something unrelated.

Milla was probably the first of them to share something over the link that was non-work related. Something mundane, like appreciation of the view from her office, or a compliment of the music she can hear through the wall, or what’s being served in the cafeteria that day. Something simple. And he’d answer back and they’d continue with their day. The first thing Sasha would have sent over was probably observations, non emotional observations. Construction being done, new colors being painted, or saying it’s colder outside and to bring a jacket if she’s going to the Quarry that day. They get a little more confident after a while. They share things they know the other would like. They start having longer conversations. There’s more emotion. People can observe them smiling at seemingly nothing more frequently.

Once a little bit more comfortable they’re talking about what they did that weekend, Milla struggles to describe exactly what her experience was like the other night. She offers to share the memory directly. She can feel Sasha tense up on the other side. The conversation ends. The next day, he offers her to send it over. He’s spent the entire time preparing for it, telling himself over and over that it’s her, that she’s offering, that it’s probably fine. And it is. Milla’s delighted and they move on, though she checks to make sure he’s not hiding a bad reaction from her. They’re both fine.

But that’s one of the things she’s very aware of. Long stretches of time where Sasha won’t say or respond to anything at all. She can hear swears through the wall during this brief times, and he hardly ever leaves his lab either. She understands why, everyone has bad days. But sometimes he does reach to her, because she always offers an ear to everyone. But she always makes it a verbal conversation. She just can’t seem to push past the irrational thoughts that the source of his frustration might be her. That she’s not a good enough agent, a good enough friend, a good enough partner. And she knows that he’d never say any of those things… to her face. But if she would read his mind she’d know for sure.

And one day he asks again if he can talk to her, and hesitantly she agrees. Over the link. And she spends the entire time waiting, waiting for that dreaded Freudian slip. But it doesn’t happen. And he finishes his thought, and they both continue on, except Milla finds herself in tears in her office. And she finds herself reaching back over to talk some more.

Over time and each individual thought, memory and experience, they’re both confident and far less afraid as they used to be. Their fears aren’t completely gone of course, but it’s them, specifically. And they know where the other’s sore spot is, and are more than willing to provide a warning for anything triggering. They find themselves using their telepathy abilities with others from the newfound confidence. Projecting their own thoughts to another, but only one way though. Only in the other do they feel truly safe enough for a two-way mental link. And was preciously an isolating, vivid and painful experience is now one where they are never truly alone, and it’s peaceful and it’s comforting.

Just a thought.

#psychonauts #psychonauts 2 #sasha nein #milla vodello #sashamilla #I think the implications of their mental link with their backstories is very interesting #it’s really fun how we see a major catalyst in their lives and how they are now and we’re just left to guess the stuff in between #and you can have thoughts like this because of that #I love the subtly in psychonauts’ writing so much #headcanons

[bonebrokebuddy]

Kryptonian Biology Prompts #1

Due to the combination of the facts that Clark’s heart canonically thrums rather than beats and his voice has been mentioned to have a resonant quality to it (generally by Bruce).

I propose that evolutionarily Kryptonian have some form of their anatomy that connects their heart to their vocal cords, causing their voice to automatically “hum” whenever they speak, think evolutionary wackery akin to the laryngeal nerve in giraffes.

Thankfully, it could likely be written off as a naturally gravely or raspy voice that would decrease during times of lack of physical duress.

While this means that Kryptonian’s could theoretically purr, it also means they would only do so when under extreme amounts of duress or physical exertion as their heartbeat would need to rise above normal levels to cause their vocal cords to thrum without also speaking. As a result, it could only be heard in circumstances where a Kryptonian is horribly injured & near death or is exhausted & out of breath (a Very difficult feat.)

#clark kent #superman #dc #dc comics #writing prompts #dc prompts #bones prompts #billy’s prompts #ik this isn’t a very large genre of kryptonian fics for whatever reason #but I feel like it should be. there’s so many funky ideas to explore & ways a kryptonian could subtly function differently than a human #or at least externally. we got no fuckin clue what their internal process is and I think it’s fucking neat as hell #if anyone writes smth based off these please do tag me so I can see what comes out of this possibly #imma start with simple additions or subversions on the typical kryptonian biology troupes then proceed to go buckwild

[ollierachnid]

Whoever did Reginald's costuming in particular... I'm obsessed with them. The progression from the softer colours and fabric, sloped shoulders, etc. in the earlier episodes: ep 3 especially the cream, wool jumper which was so un-Reginald and went far in making him seem fragile and elderly, that (despite Colm Feore being 63) Reginald never reads as. But as the season progresses and he weans himself off of the pills, his choices swing back to stiffer, darker fabrics and much sharper shapes. You barely even notice while it's happening across episodes but comparing them side by side and it becomes so obvious he was reverting back to himself, conveyed just through costumes AUGh

#pretzel talks #tua spoilers #the umbrella academy #reginald hargreeves #its so Goooood #like his transition from very stiff and staggering in his body language in eps 1 to 3. to when hes striding around w klaus in ep 8 #god i could write essay after essay on him #also the way his hair is styled... very subtly but goes from being v pressed down and unstyled to raised again #banging my head on the ground bc im so demented about colm feore and this character #hes a terrible evil bugger but just.. great onscreen season 3 especially #sorry tua fandom colm is one of my favourite actors and i recently watched his lear and have been abnormal about him since

[justablah56]

hey remember how I said I'd post midnight kiddads ? ok I lied , have some 2 pm kiddads <3

might color in a background at some point but eeaaaughhh no <3

#my art #also we love all the very slightly hinted at ships in jere #like yeah you can pass terrys hand on nicks shoulder/neck as platonic but to me ? no <3 #subtly pushing my sparrow/terry/nick throuple propaganda #also tiny bit glark . bcs glark #anyways #they are besties and the betrayal never happened and terry didnt die no siree #dndads #dndaddies #dungeons and daddies #kiddads #grant wilson #grant li wilson #terry jr #terry jr stampler #terry stampler #lark oak garcia #sparrow oak garcia #sparrow swallows oak garcia #nicky close foster #nick close #nicholas foster #undescribed

[thekidsarentalright]

the way that 2our dust shirt has already been removed from their website, and apparently it never was actually for sale and was Just There… theyre so fucking scary and good at teasing stuff dear god x

#very much the same vibes btw as the newspaper and website stuff that started this era. subtly teasing something for those who notice. augh! #i woke up wayyy after it was put up so i assumed it being sold out already was real but. it literally was just there to tease us. god!!!!!! #so like when is it coming… im bracing for impact when is it gonna happen if they’re teasing it Now… im so afraid <3 #txt #p: 100