#maybe try a spiked look?

[solarpunkani]

"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"

OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.

"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"

OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it

"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"

OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.

"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"

I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.

I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.

Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.

So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.

#out of queue #ani rambles #punks and posers #i cant even call this a 4am hot take because its 7pm but like #idk i keep seeing posts about like 'how DARE people think I bought my punk clothes how DARE they not know the how-tos and DIYs' #or 'ugh people only care about the ~aesthetics~ of my movement if you don't know shit get out of here' and like #maybe I'm just a shy ass introverted nerd whos scared of social rejection! but I avoid that shit like the plague #so if someone were to reject me based on not knowing about something I'd never even heard about? something i was JUST getting into? #there's a high chance I'd just scram and never look back. i don't wanna be the one who causes that emotion in someone else #granted this is coming from someone who STILL doesn't know how to make her own patches or worked up the courage to do direct action praxis #outside of offering neighbors to my tomatoes and trying to talk to people about what I'm passionate about #but still imo unless someone's a malicious intentional bad actor i dont see the point in scaring newbies off #thats how movements die imo #i know this is my solarpunk blog but its not a solarpunk specific thing #i think the main post that inspired this was about store-bought versus self-made spiked leather jackets #which honestly just feels petty to me but who knows. #might delete later

[theseventhveil1945]

SPIKE & DRUSILLA 2.07 | "Lie To Me"

#btvsedit #buffyedit #tvedit #sprusillaedit #spikedaily #sprusilla #buffy the vampire slayer #attempting to recreate that psd that actually made s2 look good........this maybe wasn't the scene to try it on tho #the lighting sucks and is an ugly yellow ok whatever done complaining spike drusilla finger sucking hello

[maraschinotopped]

when i first saw all of sbmr2 i thought it was kind of a shame that there wasnt a new 'evil bomberman team' or any new bombermen in general... but then i realized that meant i could make new bombermen. because im an artist and can do that. so heres calamity seed as a bomberman <3

poor girl got overgrown :(

alt design below cut

thought it would be fun to also design a more 'dastardly bomber' inspired bomberman design too lol

some annoying bastard vs the reanimated horrors. who will win.

#[cherry on top] #[boom! crash! bang!] #bomberman #super bomberman r #super bomberman r 2 #main tagging because fucking hell trying to do that sbmr artstyle replica took me way too long!!!!!!!! #and its still not quite right. augh. #i got the lineart through using a fountain pen brush but realized too late that its slightly transparent #plus i feel like it ended up too cluttered.... #but it looks fine enough if you dont look too hard. and also i didnt want to go back and redo everything V-V #anyways. woe undead bomberman puppeted by plantlife and maybe also ellonite be apon ye #(plus the dastardly inspired design who i feel like would just be a bit of an annoying prick) #also if you're wondering i do also have a bomberman design for spike quintet #but the sbmr replica took so much out of me that im separating that design into a diff post lol #i need time to recharge before attempting it again !!!! #ask to tag #bc the design might be a liiiiittle too much into body horror territory but i cannot tell...

[heartbeetz]

Literally so fucked up but also so funny that the second or third drawing I ever did of Anton (the one that's my pfp) is still my favorite. Something about the way I drew his face or hair or beard is PERFECT to me and I still haven't been able to figure out what it is or how to replicate it

#I know his nose is different but that's bc I'm now purposely trying to draw his nose more like the way it's drawn in updated sprites #I think exaggerated features has a lot to do with it. big brows big eyes big mouth. but I just can't ever get it quite right #maybe also the angle of his hair and beard? like the way they spike out #I just think he looks just the perfect mix between my way of drawing/imagining him and the way he's stylized in canon #which is what I want #but it's never gotten better than this akhfksbfjsg #roz posts #♡: 🔨🎰🥃

[perenlop]

god i want a cat

#parents were talking abt me maybe getting a college room cat and letting it live at home when i get back 🥺 #and ough got to play w my aunts cats and my friends have cats that are so cute i want one soooooooo bad #genuinely they seem right up my ally bc i worry im not active enough to properly take care of a dog #but cats are chill while still being playful its just on their own terms #im ofc gonna try and look some stuff up and take classes if thats a thing bc ive only ever had spike and i wanna do it right #i dont wanna seem like im getting caught up in how cute they are and ive got dog owner habits #echoed voice

[cinna-bunnie]

worst part of picking up a new physical craft is not knowing what the FUCK the names are of some of the pieces and where u can get them

#there's this place that makes BEAUTIFUL chokers i find rly inspiring but like #i want BIG spikes. something past 40mm long. some things as wide or wider than 15mm. #and there's this SUPER common U shaped piece that I see everywhere but have no fucking clue what it's called #where do the crafty girlies b ordering their supplies from bc amazon isn't gonna cut it for what I'm looking for 😔 #at least not the spikes >.> maybe the other piece if I can figure out whats it's called #anyways.. the site is run by one woman who handmakes everything and I sent her an email asking for her supplier lol #i made it clear it's just as a hobby and personal expression so i hope fr she doesn't think I'm trying to compete 😭 #like listen.. i love everything i make so much even when i meant to sell them i just couldn't okay.. I could not part with anything #I'd make one off stuff for free for ppl i care about but I'm not about to open up a shop yfm. 😮‍💨 we'll see #i feel like with this kind of question ur either gonna be super supportive bc You Get It or ur gonna be rly suspicious and not help lol #to which.. i would even offer to buy the studs n the other thing off her but i don't wanna pay extra for it just bc someone is sussed out 😔 #so mm.. ig I'd see what her offer is. but this is just me rambling internally and trying to cover my bases :^} i want the supplies sooo bad #u would think a diy site for leather would be easy(-ish?) to find but 😔

[devilishdelights]

some mammon stuffs from awhile ago. I did this for every character (pain.) to figure out how I want em to look like + use as refs.

#every time I draw him it feels as if I can’t get him right. like these are the peak mammon drawings I have that 100% show how I envision him #maybe I just need 2 do a big study. hehe #or maybe I need to draw someone else for fucking once god damn #he has such a tiny nose in the first one LOL ❤️ #n his hair I kinda like. I’m trying to draw it more accurately now though but idk I think it works for me in my style. but in other drawings #it just looks off. drawing bangs r harder than it looks #bc u wanna get them even n pleasing 2 the eye. so when u flip the canvas it’s chill #do not flip these I have not seen the flipped LMFAO I don’t wannsee it #he also has this angular eyeshape I do that just makes it feel like mammon to me. #angular as in there’s like three lines. if that makes sense #I think u can see it in my other drawings #like the eyes here are round. but it’s still like. drawn in three parts instead of one continuous line. #I feel hunched over like a scientist explaining his greatest creation to those who accidentally stumble across him #my other faves r beel’s + solomon’s icons. they’re just so fucking nice!!! not to toot my own fucking horn but I’m tooting it toot toot #enywey. back 2 the guy here. I also think he has a crooked smile or just one side that lifts higher than the other. yk that boyish charm bs #u read in YA books. yeah. and he’s got dimples on his cheeks. and lower back !!!! #both noses r different n the left is one where I was still figuring it out. the right is how I envision it more/all my other posts w him #he’s got a soft round shaped nose. very squishable too #ALSO GOLDEN FANGS YEAH but I’ve had a hard time drawing them without it looking weird with all the other teeth #n his eyebrows have that little spike at the curve that I rlly like but it’s always covered by his fuckinf hair so most of the time u can’t #even see it. anyway I’m done rambling I’m just bored as fuck. cheers #also sorry for changing my icon all the time. it cannot be helped

[chxxms]

🙄

(small rant)

#looool not my dad going on a homophobic rant so randomly yesterday night…. he was talking to my lil brother on how to act properly when he #goes to uni saying to be careful and look after your drink cause people be spiking then he was explaining how some boy in uni got his drink #spiked by someone (maybe his friends) and apparently he got m*lested then my dad went on his homophobic rant cause apparently was men who #done it???? but why u bringing up gay people when a man got m*lested?? that doesn’t make sense like how far did u have to reach?? anyways i #clapped back at him and said that those two doors not correlate with each other and people can love who they want to love it isn’t your #business. but anyways yeah he realised showed himself to be a homophobic ass loser my mum wanted to hype up and defend him like gurl you #know damn well that i got to gay pride events and i know you’re just talking cause u wanna impress him (loser ass pick me) but yeah my #parents will never have that access to me when it comes to who i’m dating romantically because of the face i’m a lesbian they will never #know they hardly know who i am anyways ESPECIALLY MY DAD loser ass #like how embarrassing is it you’re a hating ads loser allowing that colonising christianity to hate on innocent people trying to live their #life like your high blood pressure is raising up for no reason other than your pressed #like how do you understand racism so damn well but you cannot put 1 + 1 together and see that christianity has done a number on us and our #igbo culture africian queer people have always existed it was not a western 🙄 thing ffs

[ask-the-bone-boys]

did u put more patches on ur jacket?

“I DID! FLUFF ACTUALLY HELPED ME PICK THEM OUT IN RETURN FOR HIS NEW BRACELETS, AND DON’T THEY LOOK GREAT??”

“JUST.... DON’T TELL HIM I SAID THAT. HE DOESN’T SEEM TO LIKE COMPLIMENTS VERY MUCH, FOR SOME REASON.”

#BUT!! THEY!!! LOOK!!!! SO GOOD!!!! WITH THIS DRESS!!!!! #ask retro #quite the mishap #bone boys #(maybe one day i'll actually post something BEFORE its almost my bedtime lmao) #(not today tho! gonna try to get a couple more out <3) #(also i wonder how many ppl didn't notice fluff's new spike bracelets lol)

[ghostbeam]

Faye makes me so fucking sad I hate everything

#rewatching my funny Valentine btw #she is just so tragic to me #imagine being frozen for literal years and waking up with mountains of debt from something u didn’t even choose #and then a man manipulates u into a relationship fresh out of a fucking coma and then fakes his death and leaves u with HIS DEBT #and on top of that u don’t know who u were before and u have no information about ur old life #and any piece u get of it is a dead end #and ur home is practically nothing #and so u try to make a home with these people you’ve found and maybe they’re not perfect and maybe it’s all a little unconventional #but ur taken care of and ur looked after even though no one wants to admit that they care about each other #but it’s all temporary anyways because ur all chasing something #but when u find ur something it’s actually nothing #and when u go home half of the people u call family are gone and another has a death wish #and where does that leave u!!!!!! #(anyways spike didn’t die and he came home and jet and Faye patched him up) #(and Ed visits when she can and they’re all happy the end) #sorry guys these characters make me actually insane #like I will not shut up if I start in on them it’s so bad #ghost thoughts

[bmpmp3]

they need to STOP making cute headbands and hairclips and scrunchies and shit i have a wannabe 2016 zayn malik ass wannabe zac efron ass number 1 fade on the sides with a bit on top dad in 2004 ass faux hawk and im MAD i cant wear them

#fighting for my life trying to learn how to accessorize #i MIGHT just barely have enough for a couple hairclips to grip onto depending on the style #theoretically i can wear headbands but um. actually this has less to do with my hair lentgh and more to do with how my hair behaves LOL #its like. memory foam. it starts flat and over the course of the day it expands into whatever shape its decided #and if u press it down. its stuck like that. until a few hours later where its expanded again. really really slow memory foam #and like if i wear a headband the hair in front of the band gets SO flat and tamped down and then the back is UP THERE #its like. not thick (used to be. going balding mode <3) it just has 100000 cowlicks and likes to defy gravity #now i will say cutting my hair short has made my headband game even worse. i look like a strange hedgehogged beast #flat in the front with the back spiking straight up like an anime character. and not even a cool one #one off class clown character from a 2000s shonen anime ass hair #scrunchies are a no go tho. nothing to put it on LOL #i saw a scrunchie with like a little cat head and a cat tail and got so mad i dont have long hair anymore JLKDAJHFDK #i wouldnt give my short hair for the world i hate having long hair with all my heart but......cat scrunchie #maybe i could wear scrunches as bracelets but i dunno im not good with bracelets... anklet? scrunchie anklet?????? #maybe i should wear like. a furry tail. put the scrunchie on that #wait that was a half joke but i just realized the accessorizing potential of a tail #you could put so many hairclips on that bitch........................

[mythvoiced]

-. i WILL kick my butt back into gear and be more active HA, i canNOT be stopped, BUT before i get fully into that, consider this

local he/they home of secsual Dr W.atson type beat, as in, what about a spunky doctor who keeps getting dragged into things because 1. he can’t say no, 2. he lowkey secretly enjoys adventures, 3. he’s really, really bad at saying no, the stressed manga side-kick with the glasses, you know, the intellectual with peaceful vibes and a british accent who’s the only one good at reeling in some local adventurer, the R.eim Lu.nettes (if you know, you know), refers to people by their titles or last names only and keeps fixing his clothes after every jump out of a plane, my darling, do you... do you maybe care... they?

#;ooc #something's been scratching at my brain in terms of character creation and i didn't know it was this lmao #gif made by illicitaffvirs i'll reblog her post for it and add credit on the credit page once i know for sure if i want to do this #i SHOULDN'T BE POSTING THIS BC what if i don't pull through with it WHAT IF I END UP MAKING A BIG FUSS FOR NOTHING #i'm trying to bully myself into a spike of energy i will NOT let me being annoying at me any longer HA!!!!!!!!! #that attitude is all in the attempt to get Things Done >:33333333 #working on queue and IT'S--!! i'd be prouder if i had more ic stuff in it BUT BUT I WILL #AS IN IC STUFF LIKE REPLIES rather than starters althOUGH HEY DID YOU KNOW #that the secret ingredient of all my stuff is... love ♥ #BUT I AM USING THIS GIF SO LET ME CREDIT HERE #HYELLO TO YOU ALL ♥ i'm still tired BUT i'll be picking up activity again SLOWLY tho and steadily and maybe with short messages ♥ #i GENUINELY have? no idea what's got my head going like this atm? i have a hunch it might be hormones #NOT TO GET too detailed i don't want to trigger anyone YNEVER KNOW but if you get what i mean i do get? #pretty low around this time it kind heightens all my Usual Stuff if you catch my drift HMM HMM BC OTHERWISE? IF I LOOK AT THINGS? #I'M PRETTY SATISFIED? i mean i hate this town but i always do - work's good and i'm really good at managing things #in THIS CONTEXT FKLHJGJKHLG PLUS i really love things on here? i've met some wonderful people #i feel so free and well-seated here? like sitting in a soft armchair idk idk #like the circle of people is neat? you're all so neat?? i've got sOME LOVELY-ASS FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!! #my writing is kind of satisfying me AND i've made a breakthrough with the plot for my novel (one of them KFDG) #idk why i'm oversharing here i think idk found it neat listing some things that got me 'hey yknow what this is neat' #gdmonster's a lot more active than i thought i'd manage to get it #i've rekindled my passion for ph which feels like returning home IDK GOOD VIBES~ ♥ #so it's really just some sort? of exhaustion? IDK IDK but i'll be here ♥ #ANYWAYS FDGKFHJKLG IN THE MEANTIME thoughts? >:3 #haven't forgotten about Cesare and Jiwoo - I've got Cesare's starters queued (SPOILERS FOR MYTHVOICED ACTIVITY!!) #and i'm still wondering what i should do about Jiwoo i think there's still some work to be done there >:3 #BUT YES pls enable me? ♥ HOPE YOU'RE ALL HAVING A MOST WONDERFUL DAY/NIGHT and omg if you read this far hey omg #please take a break and some rest love you ♥ UNCLENCH THAT JAW #omg i spent so much time writing these tags that i'm... i'm actually going to sleepers now SO YOU TOO SLEEP WELL ONCE YOU DO ♥

[oveliagirlhaditright]

You know what else is so stupid about how Bangel was handled in "Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer" (or not handled--or not handled well, I mean)?

How there they completely contradict the "their love transcends everything" quote that J*oss Whedon said about them. (And if you're confused by what he meant by "transcends" think "overcomes" or "endures.")

And hate J*oss all you want, I know I do. But if you're completely contradicting something the creator of the series did with the couple, that was a fundamental aspect of it, you have writing problems.

There's just no way Angel would have ever left Buffy. At least not unless it was for a "you're better off from me or a this will somehow save you or the world" reason.

And I think we all thought that that was where the story was going, and they so could have easily done that: like, that for some strange reason for the sun to come back, Buffy and Angel couldn't be together or something (since maybe he got a prophecy that Spike and Buffy together figured out the problem, and he couldn't be in Buffy's life when that happened and those two needed to be together for it. I'm just spitballing here). But then they didn't even give us that!

Also, Angel totally would have shown up at the end to help in the Big Fight to save the world--regardless of his and Buffy's relationship, as he'd done time and time again in the series--because that's just who he is. He's a champion. (He and Buffy could have had a cute "No matter what, I always have your back." "I know. Me, too" moment, like Max and Logan's from Dark Angel.)

And I've said in other posts before, that you had other writers of the series saying how Angel, no matter what, would always show up to help Buffy. And then this was contradicted, too. Again: writing problems.

I know that Casey Gilly is a S*puffy shipper, and there was surely some bias there that led to things going down this way. But you can have that S*puffy ending without completely destroying A*ngel's character, B*angel, and everything that's been established in canon to do so.

#as it stands i'll forever be mad at what buffy the last vampire slayer did #and every time i think i've put it behind me it creeps up and annoys me again #this is all just so stupid imo. i thought writers had learned long ago that making one love interest look bad to prop up another is bad #writing #and it's actually better to make love interests great so you're even more moved when the person makes the choice that they did #like 'wow. this person had two GREAT choices and they still chose you. that says a lot and they must really love you' #like... it's not nearly bad as love never dies of course. and yet i'd be lying if i said this didn't give me love never die feelings and #make me think of the raoul character assassination there #and even outside of the angel and bangel stuff i actually have a lot of other issues with buffy the last vampire slayer too #like how i sort of felt like we were glorifying joyce way too much in the end. when. tbh. she was kind of a horrible mom #i also kind of thought that buffy's slayer essence going to heaven and her not (if i read that right) was kind of weird and maybe too easy? #and looking back on it... i feel like how mean buffy was to thessaly was actually ooc and kind of uncalled for #and jaded and in a shitty dystopia or not. i feel buffy would have never done that. yeah she didn't mean any of her witty remarks but it #still doesn't make it better for me. actually scratch that. late into the series she says she doesn't even like thessaly to anya #and there are even other things #i've said this in other posts... but i feel spike had no flaws in this maybe because casey gilly loves him so much and that colored her #writing of him. granted this series is short. so perhaps she didn't have time to get into them #but when you compare to how flawed she made buffy. that irks me #i also don't like how i feel she tried to say that all of buffy's relationships falling apart were her fault for not trying enough? #like looking back i don't know if i liked how she handled or characterized buffy at all #and i also like thessaly... but i don't get why she decided to write thessaly based on all of willow's worst qualities #those are casey gilly's exact words. that's a word choice/take to me #all of this is kind of why--again: like i've said in other posts--i might be done with the new buffy stuff the original writers haven't #touched #because they don't seem to Get It #joss whedon tw

[dyketennant]

idk i think i should start masking again 🤠 (i mean the autism i already wear a face mask)

#vent #personal #dont mind me using the tags as a diary for a bit. i have a real diary but my carpal tunnel is not agreeing with writing with a pen rn #blah blah blah val's interests are annoying and weird. and it's all they really know how to talk about #because they are so busy constantly with two jobs + full-time uni + side gigs + life in general #that they cannot function without their Little Things and because of that all their interpersonal relationships suffer #yknow how it is #ive always been one of those people who talks a lot in class #especially since getting to college because now i really care and am excited about what we're discussing #(plus talking about it/engaging helps keep me awake and stimulated otherwise i'll go to the seventh circle of hell) #but i feel like especially recently but just in general. i just always say dumb shit. and maybe it's worse now bc my paranoia is spiking #bc of that class with my ex i have twice a week and i know they're probably judging what i say and making fun of me to their new friends #while i have to spend an hour and fifteen minutes trying not to look at the other side of the room and turning up music when they speak #i used to be better at socially masking bc high school was hell but then covid happened and it all went down the drain #and then my life got Worse and now it's like. sorry im annoying and bad at talking i know i am. i am also trying to not be like that #idk i think im just so spread thin that everything i ever do im doing poorly bc i just Cant. and im in pain constantly #and always running late or rushing or stressed or busy. like i haven't been not-stressed since. i dont even know. maybe when i was sick? #and even then i was stressed because Oh Fuck I Have Covid. yknow #wow my therapist is going to have an interesting day tomorrow it seems

[catmemey]

so angry that my condo corp actually is going to look into installing spikes on the soil bed ledges to prevent people from loitering. but also so incredibly grateful for someone I know on facebook giving me a ton of ideas and resources to protest it!! thats community babey

#maybe I CAN make a difference #Im gonna try anyways #someone said mybe I can withhold my condo fees which is an interesting idea. its EXTREMELY hard to evict a condo owner #I have to look into the legality etc of that but it might be on the table if they do install spikes

[ceilidho]

Okay but ghost who is turned on by the size difference between you two. Ghost who notices one day that maybe your forearm and his dick are about equal lengths and thickness. Now he can’t stop imagining the bulge it would create in your tummy when he fucks you slow and deep. Ghost, who is guilty of manspreading whenever you walk into the room and lives for the blush that paints your cheeks as you notice his size, and he can’t help but puff his chest up with pride. Omg or ghost who remains unbeatable when you two spar, pinning you down on the mats so easily it’s laughable, pushing his pelvis into yours as one hand holds both your wrists above your head and he is absolutely living for the doe eyed look you give him from underneath. Just giving you my ghost brainrot of the hour lmao

His brain short-circuits when his whole hand easily fits around your wrist. He stops you from grabbing something and something thrums through him at the difference in size, but it digs in when he notices how wide your eyes go. Just staring down at his gloved hand on your wrist.

It's even worse if Ghost notices how much his fingers overlap around your ankle when he's pulling you back down the bed when you try to crawl away. He loves the way your breath hitches when your fingers barely touch after wrapping around his cock. When his boots frame your feet when he's fucking you from behind, it makes his blood pressure spike to see the two side by side.

He always makes you sit down first whenever you go out for a drink or stop at a diner for food. That way he's the first thing anyone sees before their eyes fall on you, and they never get too interested if they register the sheer size of him first. Their eyes sort of glance off you after that.

#im sorry to anyone who can't relate to these size diff things but im self inserting and im 5'4 #cod mw2 #ceil writing #cod x reader #simon riley x you #ghost/reader #cod simon riley #simon ghost riley x reader #ghost x reader #simon ghost riley #ghost cod