#oh and yes

[stygianheart]

I think one of my “favorite” things is when people misinterpret what it means to be aroace. Watching people so clearly not understand the complexity behind the spectrum of aromatic and asexuality and then proceed to say they “stand with” aroace as an ally is so hilarious to me. Especially when they use this to start bashing on a perfectly fine ship, especially because said ship gets in the way of theirs.

Aroace does not mean no attraction. The plastered poster face for it is people who don’t feel ANY types of attraction, but that does not mean everyone. Aromantic people can date and fall in love. Asexual people can fuck. Aroace people can do both.

Yes, aroace rep IS needed. But we still have it via Luffy—just because Luffy kisses someone (hypothetically) doesn’t mean we just yeeted the aroace label off of him. He is STILL aroace. You know who else is aroace? Bon Clay, for one. Zoro as well. Yet I don’t see people screaming that shipping Zoro with someone completely erases the aroace label, now do I?

Ugh, I’d totally make a whole ass essay about this, but it’s half till midnight. It’s just. Been on my mind for a few hours and I need to say a little shit

#iykyk #zolu #I got so worked up reading that one post lol #as someone who used to not ship zolu because Luffy felt aroace to me I found it hilarious #while also quite insulting #says someone started bashing on a ship that’s done literally nothing wrong #plus they also started bashing on zonami and said it’s because Zoro’s canonically gay #like ??? no??? he isn’t??? #“never explicitly said but heavily implied” is ridiculous really #Zoro is Zoro. he is a fictional character who is up to interpretation until the original creator states otherwise #also the “straightwashing Sanji” comment had me dead I’m sorry #like did we WATCH the same anime/live action? #sanji’s been straight from the start. if anything opla made him less straight with all those soft looks he was giving Luffy #like dudes bi at most #but truly Zoro is so aroace to me #that dude has nothing on his mind but being the best swordsman #booze #and making sure his captain doesn’t die like #seriously. people need to understand that aroace is much more complex than they think it is #oh and yes #we definitely need more non-dating aroace rep

[beesinaskirt]

i spent way too long to not show this wip to anyone

idk if i should even attempt to colour it

#ninjago #lego ninjago #kai smith #kai jiang #ninjago kai #kai #ppl said i should do either dragons or flames for the tats so i did both #ninjago fanart #oh and yes #those are gills #they arent functional #fish boy kai just lives in my head #he couldnt pay rent even if i charged him

[happyheidi]

Look at the light and beautiful rainbow outside just now! Much better irl but wanted to share ♡

#rainbow #cottagecore #rain aesthetic #isn’t that window nice btw? #the height of this apartment makes it seem much bigger #and it’s really beautiful here #I gotta take more photos and show y’all #it’s a big house from 1886 that’s turned into apartments #it used to be a school #a kinda boarding school for boys #and a hotel and motel (weird right? lol why go from hotel to motel? how does that happen?) #oh and yes #it’s haunted AF

[yelmor-boots]

Chapter One : a pearl, a sickle, a gemstone

here is the first chapter of Heart Stone.

I will post twice a week because there are a LOT of chapters. (wedn.sat) and I will post the chapter's art tomorrow.

Before I just delete the whole story (because I overthink everything), I decided to start posting it so there will only be art for the first half of the fic.

Like I said, this is purely indulgent and amateur at best. But I really like it and I do want to start writing the sequel eventually (regardless if people like it or not because I enjoy writing the au immensely)

#voltron #vld #keith #my art #fanfic #heart stone #oh and yes #the name is a type of ore from skyrim #if you caught that you are literally my fuckin hero

[arom-antix]

Did anyone order some Viktor angst on this fine [insert time of day]?

#i having the most fun drawing him in emotional turmoil #i have no remorse #its too fun #you should try it sometime #oh and yes #its That Scene^(TM) exdended cut #sorry not sorry for whatever pain these drawings might inflict on you #yuri on ice #yoi #yuri on ice fanart #yoi fanart #fanart #viktor nikiforov #art #arom antix art #arom antix

[ourladyofmaplemurder]

ooh!! Cheryl of course for your unhinged character bingo please 🙏!

Explanation under the cut, as is custom. <3

Cheryl Blossom really checks all the boxes for me. Every single one.

Daddy issues. Mommy issues. Same, bro. I want her to be happy forever, but I will also torture her in fanfic because I love her and hate myself. (It's more love than self-loathing though, I promise. I just need her to fight my demons so we can both fucking heal.)

I'm putting her in a snowglobe and SHAKING IT. I am casting her in bronze and admiring her in my garden. I'm chewing on her leg.

She is the saddest, wettest cat in a cardboard box and I'M TAKING HER HOME to cherish her forever. I'm putting her in a blender and bloody is splattering everywhere.

I would take a COMET to the face for her.

When people talk shit about her (beyond reasonable criticism or outside of a funny joke) I genuinely see red. Ba dum tsssss. But also, Cheryl-haters should steer clear. I have violence in my heart about this woman.

You already KNOW I'm working on a dissertation about her to be completed later this year. It could easily be 10 hours, but I'm editing it down because I am applying for sainthood and it's my first miracle. <3

All joking aside (not really), Cheryl Blossom is one of a kind to me. She captures everything I love and hate about myself. I see so much of myself in her that I can't help but love her and I can't help but roll my eyes and laugh at her.

She's the clown in me. The woman-fucker. The firestarter. The bitch. The broken bird. The ice dancer with a plan. The witch no one believes. The madwoman and the saint. We're the mothers we never had and the fathers we flinch away from. We're unrelenting and utterly doomed. We're obsessed with ourselves in way that's deeply exhausting but utterly inevitable considering "she's just like that" and "no one listens to her". We're processing through art. We also both mellowed out over the years after a period of self-imposed isolation. We're both so tender with those we love. Neither of us know how to show it very well sometimes. We're both WAY too much.

The biggest difference is that she's high femme and I am the dyke version of Skrillex (Not intentional, but it's been said several times now). She uses fashion as her shield. I use piercings. I am both envious of her femme aesthetic and hopelessly attracted to it.

The other big difference is that she is moneyed and I grew up with nothing. Amazing how similar we are considering that. Childhood trauma really IS that powerful.

When I was in my early 20's, I suffered a drug-induced psychotic break where I genuinely believed I was a prophet sent from God to save the world. (I recovered and have since learned that maybe my proclivity for madness, drama, and drugs should no longer mix.) But god damn it, I understood exactly when she suggested that even though she probably wasn't a living saint, wouldn't that be miraculous?

When I was a kid, my "proverbial" twin died suddenly and I have carried the weight of his death ever since. We live two lives. Our own and the expected one of the dead other. Twice the pressure and, shockingly, twice the disappointment, but never twice the love. (Not a literal twin, but one of a pair.)

If she were real, we would fuck each other to death and leave nothing but a pile of ash.

#Sorry this is so so long #I have a lot of feelings about this messy queen #OH AND YES #I DID look up the hex code for Pantone Flame Scarlet to highlight my answers #I've edited this like 4 times with additions

[akitasimblr]

xavier is ready. but the real question is: are YOU ready? 🤪😆

«first impressions round» starts tomorrow! i expect to post once a day around 3pm GMT. the first posts will be long ones in terms of pictures. this gameplay is crazy, i'm telling you 🤯

#harperbachelorchallenge #xavier harper #omg! his pose :P #he really IS leo's son 😂 #oh and yes #that's the mansion they'll live in :) #it's in del sol 😎

[enbeemagical]

Not a fan of the type of gay story where the only queer characters are the gay protagonist and the gay love interest and anyone else who's interested in the protag. No queer minor or side or background characters, no reference to anyone having two moms or any reason to use they/them for someone unless you're concealing their actual gender or anything like that. Especially when the protagonist never gets any flack for being gay and it seems like being gay is totally accepted in this world, and common enough that there's a word for it and all but also the protag and anyone into them are the only queer characters at all. 0/10 cut that out

#vent #because the audiobook podcast i'm listening to is good in some ways but also it does this and i wish it would not #oh and yes #the love interest uses they/them for the protag sometimes to conceal whether he's a boy or a girl #and every character + the narration act like there is no possibility of the they/them y'know ACTUALLY BEING A THEY/THEM #*sighs*

[ramblings-of-a-mad-cat]

You don't think it's problematic that the hp books had a race of slaves who were *just so happy* to be enslaved? That it wasn't just the bad guys who kept slaves? Dumbledore had god knows how many in the kitchens. And when the SLAVES situation was questioned it was treated as a big joke? But oh I guess all they needed was a white savior to swoop in and save their souls, one who couldnt even be bothered to actually listen to their needs and just bulldozed on ahead with what*she* thought was right. Fuck Jkr right in her racist ass.

Hold up anon, you think Dumbledore was a good guy?

All kidding aside….

We know that Dobby, at least, was paid a wage for his work. That Dumbledore offered him a much bigger salary and fairer conditions that he turned down. It stands to reason that Dumbledore likely offered the other Elves similar terms, but they refused.

I'm actually quite glad you sent this message because it gives me the chance to explain my perspective on this in more detail. That way, if I'm wrong, you or other anons will be able to break down how, and help me understand. Either way, from my perspective, there are two major criticisms of the House Elves, and your message actually touched on both of them. 1) That it is a positive depiction of slavery, as the Elves prefer to be enslaved. And 2) Hermione is a white savior, who should be respecting the wishes of the Elves.

Now, is it just me, or do these two complaints totally contradict each other? Either Hermione is right to be speaking out against the system, or she isn’t. If the books are trying to say that slavery is a good thing, why do they have one of the three lead characters so vocally outspoken against it? If Hermione is supposed to be wrong for her interference, then does that mean that the House Elf enslavement is a good thing? 

Well, here’s my take on it. The House Elf enslavement system is absolutely fucked, and the books aren’t trying to suggest otherwise. Hermione is definitely in the right for speaking out against it. While it's a recurring character flaw for her that she cannot admit to being wrong about anything, and that does hinder her in this case...she’s still doing the right thing. It’s an archaic, despicable institution used to control one of the minorities in this world, that utilizes magic to keep them in line…but also psychology. This is the main reason why I fail to understand how it would help anyone for Hermione to respect the wishes of the Elves in this case. The elves have been conditioned to believe that serving humans is where they belong. The fact that everyone tells Hermione to let it go, that the Elves are happy, so it’s fine...that doesn’t mean the books are saying that it’s fine. Not at all. To me, this a very smart depiction of an institutionalized evil that everyone in the community is socialized to accept as normal. 

The idea that the House Elves romanticize slavery…only makes sense if you read the books and come away from them thinking that we’re supposed to see the House Elf system as a good thing. But it clearly isn’t a good thing, and despite how much the humans have tried to keep things all clean on the outside, the fact is…we meet Dobby long before we get a glimpse into what general House Elf culture is like. Through Dobby, the curtain is pulled before the production even starts. He is horribly abused, and fearful of his masters. Not only that, but he feels compelled to punish himself when he believes he has failed them or disobeyed orders. Whether this is due to psychological conditioning, an enchantment, or both…doesn’t really matter. It is beyond disturbing, and Dobby isn’t the exception, he’s the rule. Kreacher also punished himself, again and again, for his failure to destroy the Locket. Even years after Dobby was freed from the Malfoys, he could barely say a word against them without attempting to self harm again. This is a positive depiction of slavery? I don't think so.

Because they are slaves, and that's exactly why Hermione is doing the right thing. So what if the Elves "like" it? Here’s a question - do you think the magic that keeps the elves enslaved would just disappear if the elves decided they would rather be free? No, it wouldn’t. Dobby still had to serve the Malfoys when he clearly didn’t want to. They’ve all been raised to believe their enslavement is what should be, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’re slaves. Setting aside the emotional conditioning, If fully informed and enlightened House Elves want to work for humans, with no pay or sick leave...then sure, I guess that should be their choice. But it’s not a choice, because they wouldn’t be allowed to leave if they wanted to. Hermione isn’t disrespecting the Elves autonomy...she’s pointing out that the system in place doesn’t grant them any autonomy. I agree that people should listen to what minorities are saying when trying to help them. But I really don’t think that’s what the story was going for. If it was, then the message was muddled.

There's a difference between endorsing oppression in your writing, and simply depicting it.

#Dobby The House Elf #Kreacher #Harry Potter #House Elves #TW: Slavery #Oh and yes #Fuck JKR #I agree with that entirely #It's the books that I'll defend

[hekate1308]

25 Days Of A Christmas Carol December 4: A Christmas Carol (1954)

directed by Ralph Levy, written by Maxwell Anderson, starring Fredric March

All of us know that Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a heartwarming story.

#25acc #a christmas carol #ebeneezer scrooge #a christmas carol 1954 #i love this ghost of christmas present i cannot help it #oh and yes #that is basil rathbone as marley #keep an eye out for him we'll see him again

[kitkatwinchester]

WAIT SCOTT WAS IN ON IT WITH GERARD?!

OMG that explains sooooo much about his behavior the last few episodes.

I mean, yes, I remember that talk they had, but I didn't, like, make the connection that pretty much all of Scott's decisions were based on what Gerard wanted him to do.

That said, my earlier post still stands. I still f*cking hate Gerard (even if he is being nice to Scott), and I hate what a manipulative a*shole he is, because it's hurting our characters and their relationships with each other (except Scott and Stiles, 'cause, like I said before, ultimate power duo).

That also pretty much confirms with me that he was either hoping or planning (or both) for Victoria to die (though, as a side note, while I feel bad for the Argents as a whole, Victoria kinda had that coming if she was really gonna try to kill our innocent Scott. Karma's a b*tch, lady), which is so f*cked up in so many ways. And now he's gonna take control of Jackson and I do not trust that man with that much power, because LOOK WHAT HE'S ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY UGH this dude.

Yeah I definitely still hate him. And I definitely don't blame Allison or Scott for any of their actions the last few episodes. I blame f*cking Gerard.

P.S. I know Matt had to die. I know he did. He was psychotic. But I can't deny that I feel bad for the kid. Trauma man....

P.P.S. Between the boys' two parents, I was convinced Stilinski was gonna be the one to find out--not Melissa. That said, this is probably ultimately a good thing, right? I mean, it'll explain his weird behavior to her, and, like, I feel like she'll get it. ...right? Either way, I still want Stilinski to find out at some point. God he's such a good dad. I love his relationship with Stiles so much. Actually Melissa's also a great mom, and her relationship with Scott is equally great. Basically I can see why these characters are so wonderful lol. They had excellent parents. <3 Anyways side tangent. Moving on.

Season 2, Episode 11 now.

#teen wolf #teen wolf season 2 #teen wolf spoilers #gerard argent #scott mccall #stiles stilinski #oh and yes #i do fully intend to have a stiles gif for every post i make about this show #and yes #i will find one that fits #just watch me XD #who let me get this obsessed?? XD XD

[cpntredbeard]

Enjoy

The area is like an amphitheater, but positioned as it is in the middle of a street and sprawled across several buildings, deeply incongruous. In the night, several dozen hooded figures assemble along the frame conspicuously reaching forty feet into the air above an all mechanical orchestra as the speaker is revealed. The violins start to play, and the speaker, appearing to read from a small card, begins.

“Thirty-two months ago a call was put out, for volunteers, young women.” The chorus enters.  

“By their sacrifice, through the darkest of our magics, and the most powerful of our science, a system was produced capable of sustained growth.” An extended pause, and ‘the monster’ is revealed. 

“He has many names, but tonight, you will know him only as, The Super Tyrant.”

relevant tunes

#writing #original writing #creative writing #science fiction #writeblr #tbh #angst #also its basically #science fantasy #but i unironically dont think it is #resident evil #i had a vision #and so #i did a thing #in terms of audience #like in story not u #im thinking... #a swat team? #idk my mind tends to go to cops when it comes to awesome robot-analogues kicking ass #oh and yes #Subtlety #//how tf did i spell that right// #subtlety is for confident ppl #100% yes the chorus are all dude's mom. #dude = 'the monster'

[hazel-bazil]

It might come out of nowhere, but I just wanna say I'm so glad I meet you!! My day instantly brightens whenever I see Hazel in my dash ♡♡ here, take Mr Passed Out For Three Days After Drinking Fire-Water Because He Was Petty/j, he will protect you huhu ♡

Lots of love Hazel 🥺💕

waaaa - thank you, Vivi! I’m glad I get to know you too :D 

I hope you get all the good warm fuzzies when I fill this blog with stuff! it’s got such a vibe ya know, a comfortable little hidey-hole in the corner of the internet 

((and don’t forget you can chat with me anytime! I’m a very good chatter, even though i’m a slow responder lol))!!

#hazelmail #vivivivivivivivi #vivi mail #sending you love back!! #oh and yes #diluc my BOY #i'll take care of him if he ever needs to rest ;) #thank you for the booy

[dishsaop]

the worst part about being an adult is thay its no longer socially acceptable to just roll down a really big hill and then run back up it and roll back down again. "oh is this a syphilis metaphor" passerby would ask. "is this for a tick tock". no i just wanna come home covered in dirt and scratches and bask in the the solace of childlike mirth

#m text #everyone rbing this without the addition and commenting 'op did you mean sisyphus' yes. yes i did #'where did the discord screenshot reblog go did you delete it' well in the 10mn after posting it someone had a funnier reblog #so i was like oh. ill delete the less funny one i did for the funnier one #and then. guess what got big.

[may12324]

this is your reminder to give Shadowheart all the pretty armor

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #shadowheart #bg3 spoilers #baldurs gate #shart #my art #yes astarion looks pretty in it #but SHART #looks so hot #in this armor #it kills me #the armor is elven chainmail and you can find it in myrns corssing outside of baldurs gate #wyms crossing #wYRMS CROSSING #oh my goodness

[tapiocats]

Decay exists as an extant form of life

#artists on tumblr #my art #gavle goat #gavlebocken #yule #yule goat #happy yule #merry yule #christmas #hi yes I’m alive #so much work but oh well #wishing you happy holidays :D #new year #2024 #2023 #happy new year #happy holidays #Gavleboken 2023 #christmas goat #burn the goat