Making jokes about a serious topic is far better than ignorance and silencing, and is often a very helpful coping mechanism for anxiety, fear, grief, etc. 🤘 Not everyone is going to have the same sense of humor, but it's important not to dismiss someone's value as a person because of their differing approach to a topic.
I don't think Maglor gets nearly enough stick for committing a war crime, writing a song about how sad it made him and then going on to commit two much worse war crimes.
MDZS AU where Wen Qing comes back too somehow and takes a lot after Wei Wuxian's jokes about dying
Whenever Wen Ning asks her if she isn't worried her new medical experiments will cause trouble, she inevitably replies with "And what are they gonna do? Burn me at the stake?"
Something catches on fire and she goes "well, at least it ain't me this time."
Researches something and goes "I'm burning to find out what this thing's about!"
Durge: *looks over Gortash's mechanisms,and tools*
Durge: Do you think you could make a mechanical appendage, for a person? Like an arm, or a leg?
Gortash: Of course... why do you ask? Does one of your underlings have need of such a thing?
Durge: I've just always wondered what my own flesh tasted like it is all.
Gortash: What does that... NO, just no. I will not allow that.
Durge: You would not be able to stop me. You do not know where the temple is. *grins*
Gortash: You're joking. You're messing with me.
Durge: *just starts to leave*
Gortash: /Please/ tell me you're joking.
Durge: *just cackles and is gone*
Another comic based on one of OSS's Humor Program skits, but I made it worse. Please do not split from your human while you're still on the Net, what happens there can't always be explained. :)
WOR: aura is really funny bc not only does salem do the illustration equivalent of name-dropping the demiurge (MA’AM WHY IS YOUR IMAGE OF THE HUMAN SOUL A BLACKSMITH. MA’AM–) but the whole thing is just a dig at ozpin’s preoccupation with magic.
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oz: i sacrificed my magic to create the maidens whom i now devote the vast majority of my efforts toward keeping track of so that salem can’t have them. to keep track of the maidens i granted two of my acolytes shapeshifting magic under dubious circumstances. i make it a regular practice to recruit rare special destined magical warriors with silver eyes whenever i can find them. all of this is to protect the magical relics i the gods entrusted into my care. i’m only a man, not even a very good one. 😔
salem: aura is a manifestation of the soul, a life force flowing through every living being on remnant, and with training and focus it can be projected outward as a semblance, infinitely greater and more profound than anything JUST A MAN over there could ever be…
i have to believe she coined the term, because she’s also the one who turned remnant into a defiant point of pride, and can you imagine the miscommunication this caused when they were married. salem says semblance and means “when someone draws upon their own soul to manifest the true essential form of their self into the world” and ozma says semblance and means “the last dying embers of real magic (sad!)” and i don’t think either of them has any idea that they are not. defining the word the same way
here's a few more Deltarune Monsterswap Kris doodles, and this time I'll toss a handful of related headcanons and tidbits below the cut!
- Kris's origins are unknown prior to Asriel finding them digging around in trash cans in front of the house when they were tiny; they seemed to have been living on their own for a while, eating anything they could get their paws on and avoiding strangers. they might not remember their time on the streets, but they still have a habit of eating weird things-- even when they're not really hungry. if you offer it to them they WILL eat it, that is both a promise and a threat.
- they initially didn't like to communicate outside of a variety of dog noises, and for the first couple years the Dreemurrs weren't actually sure if they could talk at all. they still tend to prefer growls, barks, and whines though, since many sounds used in everyday speech are a bit difficult for them to make and their paws lack the dexterity(and 1 finger) for some sign language. they can still talk though with a bit of effort, and may write out responses or spell in ASL if they're struggling too much with pronunciation. they struggle worse when frustrated or upset due to trying to speak through a growl.
- more of Kris's behaviors carry over from dogs and wolves than just their sounds and appearance; seeing if Susie's head can fit in their mouth once they're pals isn't just a goofy joke (though it's definitely a goofy joke on her part). it's actually their weird attempt at nibbling like a wolf-- a sign of affection and friendliness. nobody in Hometown actually knows enough about wolves to pick up on that, though, so they don't try it with anyone other than Susie since they know she won't panic. she just thinks it's the silliest thing ever.
- Kris is actually a monster loosely based on 'el cadejo,' a mythical dog spirit from Central America. whereas dark-furred cadejos are believed to be malevolent and dangerous beings, white-furred ones are seen as benevolent protectors and guides. their color palette swap between dark and light world references this; in the light world they have dark brown and tan fur with red eyes, but in the dark world they're white and silver-furred with blue eyes. notably, the dark cadejo is also associated with the devil-- paralleling Kris's devil horns they wore as a child. and likewise, their benevolent side is associated with angels, in line with the 'angel' that may or may not be the Player.
Omg it took that photo of your icon blown up for me to realize it's a skeleton and not a cool sunset
Hahahaha, it's okay, nonny. I'm sure he wouldn't mind being mistaken as a cool sunset.
For those wondering, my profile pic is Altaïr's skeletal remains.
I was forced to go to my younger sister's parent-teacher meeting and I was so bored I made this tumblr and thought it would be funny to add blush to Altaïr's skeleton and make it my profile pic instead of one of my cats that I usually used as my profile pic.
Signal sucks at her school btw so this quick edit took 15 minutes in Canva due to loading, uploading and downloading time.
What was you're 1st reaction to seeing a Lynel maybe in Wild's Hyrule?
-J🥰👋
Legend: Haven't seen one yet, only pictures. I also want to see one.
Hyrule: Hi J! I really hope we don't see one. I mean, I'm all for grabbing some stuff they dropped, but I'd rather not get impaled the second it sets its sights on me.