#or at least ones that appeal to me

[bardicious]

Half tempted to filter out Clint Barton from all Marvel fics. I tried giving a shit about him, I really did.

#Bardicious Personal Entry #trying to see if reading marvel fanfic is a viable option for me again #Clint is especially annoying because I… just don’t care about him? #like? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ everyone always makes him a bit of a dick #Loki fic is just in general hard to get through cause characterization is wonky #he’s either a saint or literally hitler #or a victim who ‘deserved what he got’ #which just makes me want to vomit. #especially now characters I don’t have much patience for range with Odin Thor most asgardians #obviously Clint Barton Stephen strange depending on how people write him #straight up loath the little brat that is Peter Parker? which is #unfortunate because it’s a complete 180 from how I felt about him in homecoming #can’t believe they don’t a way to make me hate spider man #do be wild #so I’m basically looking for fics that actively ignore canon #in precisely the way I do which is… well obviously near impossible 🤦‍♀️ #I ran out of good stargate fics though #or at least ones that appeal to me #I think there are a few on fanfic net but the search is just such trash #and AO3 is way to focused in romance which is fine #just not what I’m looking for mmmmmmm might just take a break

[pokimoko]

Hello!! I came across a couple of your animals with pride flags series (idk what you're actually calling it lol) and I wanted to request an intersex blue-ringed octopus (I'm not intersex myself tho lol, just thought it might look neat)

Oooh, this was a fun one! Thank you for the request! 🐙

#ask #art request #art #my art #intersex #blue-ringed octopus #octopus #queer art #animal art #digital art #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #critter series #someone requesting an animal that matches the colour/look of the pride flag with it? *wipes tear* brilliant. you understood the assignment #like i love doing people's favourite animals with their flag but there's just something so fun about animals that match the colour scheme #or at the very least are very close to matching it. it makes the designs so appealing because it looks more natural #and it's always nice doing flags i haven't done before #the blue-ringed octopus was an excellent choice for the intersex flag. for obvious reasons. i also think it looks very neat :) #(the back legs are doing a very very good job of being hidden behind the head and have nothing to do with me forgetting about them) #i saw one when i was a kid. i was in a rock pool and as I got out it swam across. it was a very 'woah. i could have died just now' moment #but then again close encounters with deadly animals are basically a rite of passage for kids in australia #id in alt

[bonefall]

whats your take on the “palebird not caring about talltail leaving” scene? i always thought it was WEIRD, like yes she was a little distant because she was blatantly depressed, but not to the point where she would straight up not care about her first son leaving potentially forever?? it feels like one of those scenes the writers put in to make the The Woman look bad so the Bad Dad isnt aaaasssss bad.

I feel like many of my problems with it come from the end of TR being a mess. It sets up a ton of plot threads and either goes somewhere strange with them or drops them completely.

Palebird's is one of the ones that just gets dropped.

On one hand, I'm glad that Palebird isn't demonized, but they don't seem to know what to do with her. She's cold towards Tallkit and increasingly short and snippy as he gets older, reacts in a way that's pointed out as aloof and uncaring when he leaves and when he comes back, and Talltail takes it like betrayal when she moves on with a new mate... and then they just don't really have a thesis for that.

In the end, Talltail never stops and teases out his feelings on her, they never show a conversation where some characters talk about why she acts that way, Tallkit's upbringing isn't contrasted with his halfsib's upbringings... their last talk is actually about Shrewclaw and the kits his wife's going to give birth to. Talltail's BULLY.

This book that shows an abusive father and a nasty little jackass redeems both of these boys, making a sharp 180 to say they Weren't So Bad, but has barely any interest in Palebird. When she gives Tallstar one of his 9 lives, it's laughably short;

That's it. That's the resolution. She doesn't even act happy to see him return, they have a conversation about Talltail's bully, and then after she's dead he's like, "I'll never doubt she loves me ever again."

Like, ok? All right?? Did we just miss the falling action or did Ms. Hunter not feel like it that day?

In general I have so many feelings about Tallstar's Revenge... I can't say I HATE it because it is fun to read, and I like a lot of the things it lays down, but I can't LOVE it for how every step forward it feel like 2 steps back. And the differences in the narrative's sympathy towards Sandgorse (emotionally abusive and committing child endangerment because his son is disappointing him) vs his wife Palebird (completely unsupported while displaying a near textbook case of PPD) are like a tiny little microcosm of the problems in WC.

Sandgorse gets a whole journey dedicated towards finding out he was actually a hero who gave his life saving Sparrow, abuse forgotten, but Palebird... exists, and Talltail's mad she had new kids until he's suddenly not.

So in a nutshell, my take is that this soup is bland and watery. Look at all these complicated potential feelings they just cast out the window so they can talk about Shrewclaw the Bully and his Very Sad Death.

There's much better individual examples of how the narrative tends to treat their male and female characters (which is why I compare Sparkpelt and Crookedstar more than I compare Crookedstar and Palebird), but Palebird's a good place to talk about the pervasive disinterest that WC has in its girls. And how much of a waste it is.

#Tallstar's Revenge is one of those books that I WANT to like. There's so many things in it that are appealing to me #but they can't bring them together #It's like an itch you can't reach. Scratching it would be so satisfying... but you can't. You can't get it. #In the Wise Words of one of my favorite critics; The discussion of misogyny and bad writing are not NOT related #It's not a CAUSE of the bad writing but it's like this terrible symptom. Because a lot of bad writing comes from thoughtlessness #And when you're thoughtless to interesting potential conflicts or don't really have a conclusion in mind (or at LEAST a vague roadmap) #then you end up just. missing things like this #warrior cats analysis

[decarbry]

Yabureme 1-1

#boku no hero academia fanart #shouta aizawa #nomu aizawa #eraser head #Yabureme Aizawa AU #Yabureme Comic #well here it is #part one of.. chapter??? one???? #I guess this is my set-up #a handful of pages per part and a handful of parts per chapter depending on the chapter content #I went way too hard on this but I kept dragging my feet on starting this comic because I wanted it to be perfect #which is dumb and this is NOT perfect but I'm happy with it #so at least I have a baseline to continue with that appeals to me #xoxoxoxo #tw blood #my drive to do this comic is strong so hopefully it won't be long between parts #but I'm also not going to promise delivery dates HAHA #they'll come when I finish them and that's as accurate as I'll be #I hope you guys like ittttt

[adhd-merlin]

Arthur’s skin is still warm from the bath, the tips of his hair still damp, and he smells faintly of lavender.

“Is Queen Mithian still as beautiful as they say?” Gwen asks Arthur.

She’s lying with her head pillowed on Arthur’s shoulder while his fingertips brush against her temple and her hair — more an absent-minded motion than an actual caress.

Arthur’s fingers stop. He kisses the top of her head. “Never as beautiful as my queen.”

Gwen pokes him lightly in the chest with her finger. “That's not an answer.”

“Are you jealous?”

“No,” she says, truthfully.

There was a time when Arthur could’ve chosen Mithian instead of Gwen, had he wanted — and he didn’t. (Didn’t choose her, and didn't want her, although he might have wanted to want her, and came close to convincing himself that he did). She’s only curious to hear how Arthur felt about meeting the woman he almost married again, after so long.

“I suppose she is. Beautiful,” Arthur answers after a pause. “If everyone’s comments are any indication. I can no longer tell. You’ve ruined me for any other woman.”

Gwen smiles. “You flatterer.”

“It’s not flattery if it’s true,” Arthur says. “Your beauty outshines anyone else’s. And it’s not even near the top of the list of your qualities.”

He says things like that, sometimes — he even means them. Monumental things, uttered with complete casualness, not because he thinks them insignificant but as if he were just stating facts. Something he would be stupid to deny or to resist.

In the early days of their courtship, Gwen used to find it terrifying. She’s since grown used to it. Mostly.

“But I wasn’t there to outshine anyone,” she teases him.

She’s being playful, perhaps a bit giddy from the wine. She expects Arthur to reply in the same vein — to heap more compliments on her until they reach the height of ridiculousness, or to make a silly joke — but his tone shifts.

He takes Gwen’s hand and places it over his chest, covering it with his. “You are always with me,” he says, solemnly.

And their hands aren’t quite in the right place, because Gwen’s head is in the way, but she understands his meaning all the same — my heart. The term of endearment he sometimes uses for her, when feeling especially sentimental.

#well excuse me for thinking arthur would act like a complete simp around his wife. that's canon. #this is from an arwen smut chapter. I'm not even linking to it. #for the 2 (?) people who cared yes I will write that last vignette at some point #I'm stuck on a merlin x sefa ficlet that doesn't want to be written #it might never see the light of day but I'd like it to happen #pray for me. although I think no one but me cares #it is now my mission to make merlin x sefa appealing to at least 1 other person #and I believe I can do it through the power of my mediocre writing #merlin fanfiction

[r0semultiverse]

You know what feature we need to bother staff for next? Other people’s posts getting flagged as counting towards “strikes” on our blogs.

#like I am so serious tumblr staff look at me #one: we can’t even see how many strikes any of our blogs have; side or main #two: this is as ridiculous as teachers not giving the class recess just because one dude misbehaved; it’s group blaming & unnecessary #three: we can’t delete flagged posts on tumblr mobile at least on older versions idk how newer versions are #you set it up so it’s nearly impossible to keep your blog from not getting shadow banned #saying as someone who was previously flagged due to posts being retroactively flagged from the content ban of around 2016 #this ‘feature’ literally makes no sense; why are we at fault for reblogging anything; we aren’t OP #why should flags on another blog affect everyone else?? it’s stupid #please fix this tumblr staff #this is without tackling all the issues with marginalized folks being flagged more I’m trying to make an appeal to the people in charge :/ #mine #op #tumblr #tumblr mobile #tumblr staff #tumblr glitch

[authoralexharvey]

Maybe I'll fuck around and get a creative writing degree who knows

#Ive Wanted to Go Back to School For A While TBH But I Cant Find A Different Path That TRULY Appeals to Me #And That I Dont Find Interest In Or Disinterest In Thanks to My Mother LMAO #I Went First For Psychology and She Demoralized Me So Hard I Dropped Out. And Then Later She Encouraged Me to #Go For An Accounting Degree. And Like Yeah I Like Numbers and Accounting Stuff But It's Not Something #I See Myself Doing For the Rest of My Life Yaknow? and Like. Creative Writing Is the One Thing Im Good at and KNOW Im Good At #Like Theres Always Room for Improvement Obvs But I Think I Have Spent a Long While Making Myself At Least Good #IDK I Think Im Ready to Be In An Academic Environment Again I Love My Writing Groups But #alex has the floor

[my-lonely-thoughts]

I was today years old when I found out allos go on dates with people they find attractive to get to know them better/see if they're compatible 😐

#i thought dating was... actually i dont even know #something like #you go on dates to...... #OMG WTH WHAT DID I THINK DATING WAS????? #like fr???? #dating never really appealed to me so i never really thought about it before 😭 #but i guess i now know at least WHY people go on dates! #at least one reason lol #aroace #asexual #aromantic #lgbtqia #my lonely thoughts

[redhotarsenic]

Okay so I feel like I’m showing this off a TAD bit too much but I was thinking something along these lines vibewise?

#this is gonna be a real pain to do but agh I don’t wanna pick and choose #the appeal of doing a red punisher…agh…. #at least I got the chains set up finally #but the LIGHTING on the chains is gonna be so painful fr #I’ll try to power through. I’ll try. but agh!!!!! #pray for me everyone I’m gonna be in the trenches on this one #and should I perish….remember me……sniffle sniffle sob #I’m gonna diiiiiie waaahhhh this is gonna be so haaaard #<- man who did this to himself 😔 #trigun #wip update

[donut-button]

Apologies to the eyeballs for how these are blown up on the post with the transparent pixels piercing through on top of that but, here are gif files from the Sam & Max page from Nelvana’s old website.

#sam and max #sam & max #sam and max freelance police #of course I'm making the first post the least appealing looking one with how these images are displayed here #tw eyestrain #putting it there just in case #if there's better tags to use let me know #website findings #artwork #the cartoon

[sonknuxadow]

theres multiple reasons i dont like s/urgeamy but one of the things ive seen people do with it that annoys me a bit is the idea that surge and kit are going to become good because surge is gonna fall in love with amy and thats gonna be her only motivation to change.. and im sorry but am i the only one who thinks it would suck so bad for such fun antagonists to instantly switch sides just because one of them was "fixed" by romance and no other reason

#that is not an appealing storyline to me at least not for something like sonic where i dont wanna see canon romance #i DO think it could be interesting if amy being nice to surge and kit is gonna somehow be the start of a redemption arc for them #but not in a romantic way . not in an instant ''well i guess i have to switch sides now because i have a crush on sonics friend'' way #and ive seen some people assume that surge and kit are actually being serious when they come to the restoration as if theyve changed #i definitely dont think this is the case i dont think theyre good guys now #at least not yet it is possible they could calm down one day. but i dont think thats whats going on right now #i dont get why people are so obsessed with shipping amy with everyone anyway #shes just a little guy she should be doing average middle school aged girl activities like playing neopets or whatever #not entering serious romantic relationships . come on #especially considering most of her friends are a bit older than her #also the constant ''haha surge stole sonics girlfriend'' posts are getting on my nerves too #like my reasons for not liking the ship + the fact that the joke has already been made a million times aside. #it just always annoys me seeing amy be reduced to sonics girlfriend when theyre not even dating

[shoechoe]

diavolo is a difficult character to work with in general when it comes to fanon (particularly mixing/matching him with other characters). even i have trouble really imagining it beyond shitposts and like... random death loop scenarios. not much you can do with a character whose main thing is "avoids everyone" while keeping it from feeling off in some way

#rambles #it's also a big part of what makes him incredibly interesting as a character to me lol #part of why a lot of diavolo fanon tends to lack appeal for me personally #i see all those jojo villain roommate AUs and i can only look at the diavolos and go ''ok but he wouldn't do that'' #i think the most accurate roommate diavolo (sans doppio) to me is a diavolo that locks himself in his room all day and exits out the window #and nobody in the house ever sees him despite them all knowing he's there at least #his only tells are that food seems to disappear when no one is looking and sometimes the furniture looks a bit shuffled every morning #diavolo jjba #vento aureo

[sysig]

*You give him a laptop (Patreon)

#Doodles #UT #Handplates #Gaster #W. D. Ghoster #I don't have the time/energy at the moment but gosh does the idea of turning these into fake screenshots appeal to me so much lol #Maybe at some point >:3 #These are what a lot of my scratch projects look like btw lol - ''I want to finish this but Not Right Now but I need to it at least exist'' #Poof existence lol #Also the fun of this potentially existing someday but not yet: My handwriting keeps some spoilers intact lol #I can't tell how many since I can read my handwriting but there must be some right? #I gave it one go to do the text box over my scribbles and hated it so lol - full version or nothing! Haha #Does make wonder if posting gives it more existence cred? More complacence about not finishing since /a/ version exists? #Thoughts for later lol #Just ike the full version! Lol ♪ #Anyway a lot of this was fun to spiral around the thought of if he could actually have a moment of ''I could do my work?? While here????'' #Vacation-work spot lol #He complains so often it seems like such a nice gift to give him for all of five minutes lol #And he seems so interested in human technology really makes me wonder how much if any electronics survive the trip down #Or if they're all fried - or get fried falling down lol #There's gotta be a Nokia that made it right something that didn't have to be completely gutted and refurbed haha #But right from the source has to be a tempting offer even if it is a bit behind the times hehe

[punkeropercyjackson]

I know 'doll' is an old time-y american nickname meaning 'pretty girl' but to be so fr if a guy called me that i'd think he was insulting me

#like i'm homecountry raised afrolatina so i've never heard it used like that irl so i have no connection to it other than media and fandom #and least to say the men that use it in canon are uh.not great and the way it's written with male characters in fics/hcs always condesendin #so sorry but it has no appeal to me especially because i'm not fully a woman.there is one variant i like that i won't share #but 'doll' by itself gives me the ick it dosen't sound or feel like a compliment it feels patronizing and reggressive #femme #black femme #femmegender #bigender #genderfluid #transmasc #transmasculine #trans men #transmascfem #xenogender #softgirlgender #momgender #finalgirlgender #plantgender #kidcoric #autigender #genderpunk #herogender #t4t #transmasc4transmasc #bi4bi #mlm #mlnb #💌 #summerposting

[spider-man-2o99]

consider this my spiritual successor to the other post i did like this with “i.. becamed a vampire”

#talking tag #spider-man #spider-man 2099 #spiderman 2099 #peter parker #miguel o'hara #lyla #my edits #art is from asm (2018) 32 and uhhh. 35 i think for the top panels #four year later i am still >:( that the 2019/2099 Opened with. cannot stress this enough. #Spider-Man 2099 Strapped To A Table in a textbook example of tvtropes’ ''They Would Cut You Up''. #and then NOTHING HAPPENS!!!! #nothing HAPPENS nothing interesting or deeper’n a puddle ever Happens nick spencer can Set Up but he cant deliver a story if he tried #he knows that he wants an event but not what ABOUT or WHY or what STORY to TELL with it or even WHO it’s FOR— #but hey! at least now HE can show everybody that HIS cool 2099 rebopt is the coolest one ever unlike all those other reboots that sucked #as Always Inevitably Happens the 2019/2099 event was a flop because overall its impact was a whole heaping load of Nothing made for No One #if you want to introduce new readers to 2099 then make the universe more accessible. put out some damn trade editions of the obscure books #if you want to appeal to the existing fans of the imprint/character(s) (freaks like me ❤️) JUST DO the BARE MINIMUM QUIT REBOOTING 2099 FUCK

[deathnoting]

sorry but the fact that light is 18 and L is 24, that light is imprisoned and powerless and L is illegally, unethically powerful, that light is a “good boy” and L is fucking sketchy, that light is super pretty and L is in-universe gross,

all that combined with the fact that light is bonkers crazy horny about the idea of murdering L is just. really fucking hot. so sorry

#not even ACKNOWLEDGING that he canonically does kill him (which is not my kink but go ham) #death note #lawlight #this is inspired by that post that's like 'ppl mad about the lawlight age difference when light canonically murders L ???" #bc yes ia with that post 100% but i want to raise ya'll one and say that the age difference (and all the power differentials) #are a large part of the appeal at least to me - but only bc they are counterbalanced #by light being literally the horniest for murder of anyone ever in the world. light is power mongering and full of bad wrong feelings #anyway i'm gonna post a fic soon that is full of unjustifiable consensual murder kink wish me luck #jaye text posts to herself