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dystopiagnome · 1 year
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You snored and it was the most beautiful thing that I’d ever heard And I’m sure if we ever got old and married it would get on my nerves But right now, for the first time I think it’s so cute you can’t breathe right So sweet dreams sweetheart, sleep tight
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welcometomyoasis · 3 months
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Seventeen doing the cupid's chokehold trend
Synopsis: Types of pictures that seventeen would post when doing the cupid’s chokehold trend on tiktok (ie, a trend where boyfriends post pictures of their s/o). Svt x gn! reader | fluff | 0.4k words | warnings: slightly possessive behaviour, public displays of affection | requested by anon A/n: I am aware that the song used in the trend explicitly refers to the s/o as a female. But I am making this scenario for a gender neutral reader. Also thank you @\weird-bookworm for helping me to find out what this trend was. 
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The “they are mine” possessive line
➴❤︎  Seungcheol, Mingyu, Dino
He is possessive. He’s yours and you’re his. Period. He’s jumping on this trend the second it comes out. Honestly he’s always posting pictures of the two of you. But this is just another excuse to show people who you belong to. He’s posting pictures that you both are in. More specifically, pictures where there are obnoxious public displays of affection. Pictures of you kissing (lips, cheek, hand everything), lipstick marks, lipgloss marks even. Pictures of his hand in yours, his hand on your thigh, his arm around your shoulders, waist. You name any, and I mean any type of PDA, and he’s posting pictures of it. What? You can’t blame him. He needs to publicly stake his claim to you. 
The “you’re royalty to me” line
➴❤︎  Joshua, Junhui, Soonyoung, Dokyeom, Seungkwan
He worships you. You’re royalty, the beauty among all the beasts, the diamond in the rough. The song the trend is based on is actually really soothing? It’s not overly aggressive. And of course he wants to show you off. He wants the world to see how gorgeous you are. He’s going to post pictures of you and only you. Pictures he’s taken of you when you’re posing, candids, selfies you’ve sent him (those that he doesn’t mind being public). He might even go a step further to edit those pictures to make you stand out against the background. He just wants the world to know how pretty his baby is. Although, he might still post these pictures with the caption “Mine ~”.
The “couple goals” line
➴❤︎  Jeonghan, Wonwoo, Woozi, Minghao, Vernon
He doesn’t exactly understand the point of this trend? I mean you both are together, there’s no need to reinforce your relationship through a social media trend? But if you wanted him to, he would make the effort to compile some of his favourite photos. He posts a wide variety of pictures. Some only have you in them. Others are photos of the two of you. The ones that are his favourite are the ones where your hands are intertwined, or it’s just your backs against a pretty background. Hey, if he’s going to partake in this trend, he’s going to make sure that you both are literal couple goals. Everyone should be jealous of your relationship. And, if he’s feeling particularly good, he might even throw in a photo of himself staring lovingly at you. 
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taglist: @weird-bookworm @wonijinjin @babyleostuff @wishing-fieshes @kwanienies @mayashu @megseungmin @porridgesblog @haecien @mirxzii @scoupsofcherries @eightlightstar @brownsugarbaybee
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blasphemecel · 5 days
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can u give us some kind of cringy blue lock relationship headcanons short and quick like the post about the clementines i wanna get the ick but not too much and i think u understand what i mean
Ness says 'are you mad at me' when you don't respond to his texts. And he kicks his feet in the air and rolls around in his bed when you do respond
Reo buys you gifts and gets ripped off. Says "let me spoil you" when you tell him he is getting scammed
Kaiser flips his hair over his shoulder, says "this is for you," runs in slow motion on purpose and his shot gets blocked by the goalkeeper. Worse? He invited you to his practice specifically so he could do that, rehearsed beforehand, and still failed anyway
Sae waits for you to open the door for him (WITH HIS ARMS CROSSED.) even though he was like. In front of you and got to it first. Stands in the middle of the street like he's unaware of his surroundings/doesn't care that he might be getting in people's way
Rin paces around his room in a circle blaring emo 'I hate love' type music with a deadpan expression on his face while he thinks about you 💀💀💀 (He is making an AMV in his head)
Aiku comments shit like "damn 😍" on your posts. Tells you stupid shit like "If you need a shoulder to cry on I have 2 😏😏😏" and then the finisher is "You know you like it 😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏" when you call him corny
Bachira is a cringelord who says shit like "teehee" and "XD". Sends random pictures that don't even make sense in that context and captions them "us :3"
Isagi scratches his neck and tilts his head to the side before saying "Thank you" with an awkward smile when you give him a compliment 💀
Shidou calls you sickening, convoluted and overly descriptive nicknames ('my sweet endoparasitic fungus who has taken over my brain') in public and sprinkles in weird asterisk roleplay in his messages sometimes just to piss you off On Purpose
Nagi is a manchild
Chigiri is this
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morganbritton132 · 1 year
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Please tell me that in the comments of that tiktok people are trying to give advice to help steve make another row. or one of the kids who used steve for math class crochets and decides to make a crocheting video in the form of one of steve's videos for class and sends it to eddie. or like, dustin or someone else who can get it to steve
Oh, absolutely! Eddie’s comments are flooded with people giving advice or telling him which tutorials they thought were helpful, or just generally being happy that Steve’s taken on a new hobby.
Eddie passes along all of it and then posts a series of TikToks of Steve getting frustrated that he’s not immediately good at crocheting.
In the first video he posts, Steve is frogging two wonky and misshapen rows while an overly perky YouTube tutorial goes over the basics of crochet. He is muttering to himself, “The internet says this is easier than knitting. The internet says this is easier – How?!”
Eddie, from behind the camera: Do you know how to knit?
Steve: Fuck off, Eddie.
The caption on the video says ‘Thx for the tutorial rec [TikTok username] 😉
The second video Eddie posts is of Steve trying to untangle his yarn while Joan bats at it. He tosses all of it to the side and throws himself back on the couch, declaring with an Eddie-level of overdramatics, “It helps with memory loss because you’ll never forget how frustrated you are trying to learn.”
The third video has Eddie in it. Steve is trying to shove the questionable beginnings of a hat onto Eddie’s head even though it’s clearly too small. He stops and sighs, and running his fingers through Eddie’s hair as he thinks aloud, “What if we cut your hair? *pause* No, that’s insane.”
The fourth video in the series is actually posted by Dustin.
Steve and Eddie are sitting side by side on the couch while Eddie demonstrates how to do a specific stitch. Steve watches him do all this with such an effortless ease even though Eddie hasn’t crocheted in years and then just stands up and declares, “I’m taking a walk. I need to clear my head.”
Eddie and Ozzy look at each other and then Eddie makes a gesture that says, it’s your turn to deal with this. Ozzy huffs at him but gets up and follows Steve out of the house.
All of this cumulates in a TikTok filmed in after school detention of a few students presenting to Mr. Harrington a tutorial they made in their Media Immersion class. They explain why they think that their tutorial is better for him than anything he’ll find on the internet because they’ve tailored it around him and things they’ve noticed from just having him as a teacher.
“And,” One of the students says, “Our grade kinda hinges on you actually learning how to crochet, so you have incentive too.”
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I’ve seen this video circulating recently and was wondering if you had any idea what’s going on and why the orca is doing this. I don’t know much about cetaceans
Hello! Thanks for the ask.
So this gentleman is Nakhod, one of the adult male orcas at Chimelong Spaceship (which is in China, so it would not be even remotely affected by the SWIMS Act promoted in the video’s caption). Let’s preface by saying that since I don’t actually know this animal or the specifics of his care, I can’t come to any hard and fast conclusions from watching a 20 second video.
The Instagram page you linked is using this clip as proof of “mental health issues.” First off, animals can’t be diagnosed with mental health disorders as we understand them, but I think it’s safe to say they’re referring to stereotypies.
This could absolutely be a stereotypy, and I definitely don’t want to diminish that possibility. However, but its very nature, a stereotypy must be repeated. In this 20-second clip, we only see Nakhod smack his head once before swimming off, so this particular incident doesn’t seem overly stereotypical. Personally, I think it’s more likely he’s displaying misdirected aggressive behavior, particularly since he opens his mouth afterward. As for what’s causing him to be so frustrated, it could be he’s annoyed at the guests. But the fact that he very clearly smacks his genital slit against the acrylic really makes me think it may be sexual.
Chimelong is actively breeding its orcas (Nakhod himself has already sired a calf), so we know their whales are not on birth control (at least not all the time). It’s certainly within the realm of possibility that there was a female in estrus that he was either separated from or rebuffed by. From personal experience, male cetaceans tend to get a little crazy when the females are receptive, and that includes aggressive displays. If I had to go with my gut, I think this is sexual behavior. But again, that’s pure speculation on my part.
So, in conclusion, I don’t know for sure what’s going on. He could be developing a stereotypy, or he could be frustrated, sexually or not. It’s not a benign behavior, but it’s also not automatic evidence of extreme distress.
Note: Normal orca vocals sound sad and pathetic. They’re not screaming or wailing, that’s just how they are. Not sure if the video said “sound on” to hear that or the thuds from him banging the acrylic.
Another note: My overall feelings on Chimelong are really complicated. They purchased their whales from wild captures 8-10 years ago, but their current facility is by far the largest and certainly the most enriching orca habitat ever built. They’ve also had a lot of success breeding healthy calves, which indicates they’re at least doing something right. At the same time, the park is outer space themed for some reason, and since I can’t read or speak Mandarin, I have no idea what the educational value of the aquarium section is. But I hope the Chimelong pod does for China what Shamu did for the United States—inspire a passion for orcas.
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swaps55 · 6 months
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So Sam can’t be all sharp edges. What aspects of him are kinder and gentler?
I LOVE this question so much. Thank you for asking.
Sam indeed has a lot of hard edges, but also quite a few soft ones if you’re looking in the right places.
1. He’s a closeted cuddler and certified Little Spoon. When Sam is at his Sammiest he’s a human lap cat.
2. He is unnervingly observant and his brain is a steel trap for personal details. If you make a comment about something you like, or a thing that you want, in his presence, he will remember. If he encounters it in the wild and it’s within his power to obtain, you’ll probably wind up with it. And he’s confused if you’re overly surprised or touched by this.
…of course he doesn’t always use this skill for good. He also remembers the things that drive you BATSHIT and keeps that info handy, too. I have not pinpointed the specific incident that instigates the Great T-Shirt War with Garrus, but I am positive Sam starts it, by buying him a t-shirt that says something like, “Expel 10’s Biggest Fan,” when Garrus insists they’re the worst band to ever exist at dinner one night. This catalyzes an ongoing saga of attempting to buy each other the most obnoxious t-shirts imaginable, that lasts the rest of their lives.
3. If you want to Do a Thing that he does not want to do, but it is important to you, Sam will Do the Thing with you. Every time. Will he complain? Yes, but mostly token resistance. He is willing to make himself extraordinarily uncomfortable for the happiness of others, and he rather enjoys the opportunity to experience something he isn’t interested in or actively dislikes through the eyes of someone who cares about it.    
4. As someone who didn’t grow up with much exposure to animals or wildlife, he wants to pet EVERYTHING. One of his life goals is to see an armadillo in person, take a picture with it, and send it to Wrex with the caption, "it was great running into you the other day." No one knows why he thinks this is so fucking funny.
5. While he and Kaidan do not have kids, Sam actually quite likes kids, and they fucking love him. Horsing around with them gives him a chance to reclaim some of the childhood he never got. Krogan occasionally make ‘pilgrimages’ with their offspring to see Commander Shepard, and he gets a huge kick out of throwing them around in the lake and climbing trees at the orchard, things most of them do not get to do on Tuchanka, and things he didn't get to do as a kid.
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mxstly-melancholy · 2 years
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Could you do dating hcs for Holt Hyde, please? I love this guy so much 🥺
↣ for anyone, if you’re new here and don’t know me at all,… let me explain something… when I was growing up, holt was my everything. I was obsessed with him for almost a decade. he is legit my baby. I used to be really popular in the MH community specifically just because my love for holt was crazy. (I was also very young and am neurodivergent lol )
↣ anyways, Mrs Hyde will now give you hc for holt❤️❤️
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♡Dating Holt would include..♡
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talk about the most overly loving boyfriend ever!
he really loves hanging out with you and listening to music.
you inspire him to write new music!
he loves doing things that make you laugh.
his love language is words of affirmation, shown through his music!!
he’s a bit unpredictable and he shows up at random times asking to hang out or to do something.
he sometimes posts candid pictures of you with captions like “beautiful always!” And “they didn’t see this coming, looking great either way <<33”
he loves surprising you with your favorite snacks and drinks when you guys hang out.
he loves campfires and being outside at night, that calls for tons of late nights by a fire playing guitar.
he loves pda, but respects it if you don’t like it!
he wants to show everyone that you’re his. He always sneaks little notes in your locker between classes <3
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resident-cake-anon · 14 days
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HI AGAIN LUNA <3 referencing ur answer to my last ask from a while ago, what kind of captions would claude write to the stuff he posts of him and catalina 🥺
EEEE TY FOR THE ASK AGAIN CLARA!! continuation from this ask from the lovely clara <33
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❦. claude’s captions would probably lean towards playful and simple, definitely not overly cheesy, ive seen the caption “dibs” float around and i think that’s the kinda vibe he would have !!
❦. for something specifically claude themeing.. “got hit by an arrow” or something else w cupid’s arrow theming aaaa
❦. also for those leaning more romantic they would be something like “always gonna be you” or maybe a song lyric,,
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to add to the blurbs..
❦. catalina gets REALLY flustered but also giddy each time claude posts them together or even just a pic of her on his story from their date
❦. she’s not the most active on social media posting wise other than posting pretty flowers or scenery she sees throughout the day maybe the occasional food pic but after they’re together for a while she feels compelled to post him too!!
❦. she’s more drawn to cute emojis for captions and some song lyrics ooo or maybe just flower names that suit the vibe (did i mention she likes flowers..)
❦. also sylvain comments under one of or some of their posts together with “siblings or dating” — makes claude laugh, leaves catalina MORTIFIED (“omg no do ppl actually think that when we go out together!?omg nononono”)
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izzyizumi · 3 months
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Digimon Adventure ~ Episode 31 (J.P.N Ver.) ~ Character Traits & Character Development ~ Important Dialogue + as Adopted representation (Izumi Family)
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{Koushiro and “Thank You”} (Koushiro, in the J.P.N. version, is known for using overly-“polite” speech in most of Koushiro’s wider canon. [at the very least, up until the beginnings of the 02 Epilogue timeframe]; (However, we see hints of that changing a little throughout the {+early} series too) {i.e. “Arigato[u] gozaimas[u]” (Formal) vs. slightly more informal {to Izumis, as they’re Koushiro’s family} “Arigato[u]”, which he slowly begins to start using more often by late 02′s World Tour arc} This is right after Koushiro’s returned home the first time, so the Izumis are bemused by Koushiro saying “Thank You” so openly)
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* = Koushiro’s Adoption backstory, which Koushiro continues to show clear awareness of Izumi Parents knowing & keeping the secret from Koushiro, including throughout this entire episode. (After Koushiro just got back from being stuck in the Digital World for over two months in Digital World time, maybe NOT counting the time Koushiro spent trapped and isolated in Vademon’s ‘pocket’ dimension...)
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Exharme and Sorsley Concept Art
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(More) concept/reference art for Exharme and Sorsley. Translation notes and image id under the cut.
Translation notes:
"Tasuki" is in reference to a specific type of sash used to hold up the sleeves of a kimono (Wikipedia link). It doesn't 100% resemble the sash we see here, but it did seem to be the word they used to describe it. When "tasuki" was put in quotes (up by the Tenebris-looking designs) I kept it as explicity "tasuki," but down in the illustrator's note I translated it as "sash" for clarity.
"Grrrrr...." is actually a mnemonic sort of word that's an internet slang term for "blood boiling"/"furious and speechless". There were a few forum posts I found about it, and most people seemed to agree that there isn't a great English equivalent. "Grrr....." kind of gets the general meaning across though.
"Pulling up vers." on the hoods was sort of a weird one. I'm guessing it's sort of supposed to mean "lowered," but it seemed to be using a word more like "raising." I might be missing something connotation/context wise there.
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[id: The first two out of the five images are the original Japanese pages for Exharme and Sorsley's concept art. The next image is a translation of the bottom half of the first page. It has several notes detailing motifs of Exharme and Sorsley's outfits. Next to Exharme it reads, "The subtle underlying theme is that of a snake (a poisonous creature). If possible, avoid overly emphasizing it in his design and features." There is also a note pointing to a small Next to Sorsley it reads, "The subtle underlying theme is that of a frog (a poisonous creature). If possible, avoid overly emphasizing it in his design and features." There is also a close-up of Exharme's cloak-clasp with the caption, "A snake biting its own tail. Mobius-like…" Exharme also has a note pointing out a mole next to his eye, as well as some smaller drawings with alternate angles of his headpiece. Sorsley has a similar note next to a close-up of his belt buckle that reads, "Buckle with frog motif". There is also a note on Sorsley that mentions that the fabric of his clothing has a slight sheen to it. Exharme is labeled as "C2 Head of Household" while Sorsley is "C1 Head of Household". There is an illustrator's note at the bottom that reads, "I was in charge of designing these two. Sorsley was the No.1 character in this piece, and was given the face of a sleazebag. Exharme was supposed to be a "young entrepreneur", so I made him a handsome man who prided himself on success. Sorsley's design inclided frogs, and Exharme's included snakes; both were given poisonous creatures that seemed to represent their nature. (Tatsuaki Urushihara)".
The next image has the basic Seven Saints' robe design. It shows the front view (both with and without the cloak hanging open) and the back view (both with the hood up and hood down). There is a note near the front open robe image that reads, "If you close the front, you won't be able to see the "tasuki" so you'll want to keep it open," and another that reads, "The color is dark, but it looks shiny and expensive." There is also a note about the robes having a silk-like luster, as well as another that points to the golden emblem on the back of their robe that reads "Country C Emblem". There are then several different versions of Exharme's design, one of which has short hair that hangs in his face and has a small "Mwahahaha...." note next to it. There are then two more drawings, one of Exharme and one of Sorsley, that have a red box around them labeled "MOST PROMISING SO FAR". Sorsley has a note that reads, "Grr....." next to him, while Exharme looks to be shouting, "Do you really think you can match me!?" There is another illustrator's note at the bottom that reads, "The Seven Saints' garb is comprised of white robes similar to a clergyman's and a purple sash, which gives it a noble color. (Tatsuaki Urushihara)" /end id]
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art-res · 1 year
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How should I self promo? I wasn't interested before, but recently I read a post about it and decided I should try it. I really want to get my art out there but I don't know where to put things or what to say without coming off wrong.
Hi anon!
Great question!
I made a lil article about this topic of art marketing & hopefully you find it helpful!
Here are some additional pointers that I have, and may be time to update the article lol.
Self-promotion can be a powerful tool to get your art out to the world, but as you said, it can also be a delicate balance between showcasing your work and not coming off as overly self-promoting.
Use social media: Social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook are excellent places to showcase your art. Make sure to use high-quality images and engaging captions that describe your art and provide context. Reddit can be good, but read rules carefully! Discord is also good, but again, read rules or join art specific ones ones. Ads can also help, but I am not the most experienced in paid ads..
Collaborate with other artists: Collaborating with other artists is a great way to gain exposure and tap into their audience. Consider reaching out to other artists in your niche and see if they're interested in a collaboration.
Drawing challenges are great ways to network with other artists. There's draw this in your style challenges as well as just word prompt contests like inktober, febroarary, creatureanuary, etc.
Create a portfolio: Having a portfolio is essential to showcase your work to potential clients or art collectors. You can create a digital portfolio using websites such as Behance, Squarespace, or Wix.
Attend art fairs and exhibitions: Attending art fairs and exhibitions is an excellent way to network with other artists and art collectors. It's also a great opportunity to showcase your work and gain exposure.
Do not forget to engage with your audience and be genuine in your interactions, as this can help a lot too!
Sincerely,
AL
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ofmdtereomaori · 1 year
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So for some reason your most recent caption (and specifically seeing the phrase OFMD whānau) made me curious- do you have a post translating the title "Our Flag Means Death" itself into te reo Māori?
Unfortunately not. I think it would be "Ko Mate te Aronga o Tā Tātou Kara" but I'm not confident enough that it's a) correct, and b) not awkward and overly literal. "Ko Mate Tā Tātou Kara" (Our Flag is Death) might work better, but I'm not sure.
It doesn't help that we don't have any context (that I know of) for the name of the show. I've gone with the inclusive "our", but if Stede is shouting it at the enemy then it would be "Ko Mate Tā Mātou Kara". (tātou = us including the person being spoken to, mātou = us not including the person being spoken to)
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goober-37 · 6 months
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I wish YouTube captions were written better y’all cause it drives me mad. Some creators who edit their captions themselves do a great job! @annamarieforcino specifically will tag who speaks in her video, put dialog in quotations if it’s from the vid/show she’s reacting to, and she doesn’t use the fuckass “[_]” style captions YouTube generates even if her audio has swears censored. I love the way she captions!
I’m not diagnosed with any hearing issues but sometimes words straight up just don’t sound real to me. I either just straight up can’t hear them or it sounds like a load of nonsense to me–especially if there’s too much background noise that my brain can’t figure out what to tune into. I can hear, but reading captions as I’m hearing what people say makes it easier to understand and actually capture everything said if that makes sense.
YouTube having really lousy, overly censored captions really pisses me off. Makes it harder to enjoy what I like watching because half the time the captions are inaccurate, unavailable in English for some reason (happened with a couple Flamingo videos??), or every single goddamn swear (or what the captions think is a swear) gets censored completely and takes away my ability to fill in the gap if I couldn’t catch the actual swear or if the creator censored the audio.
I understand creators censoring swears for brand deals and monetization but I hate the auto generated captions censoring too heavily and throwing off my reading. I despise that the captions don’t even accurately pick up what’s said half the time so then I get confused hearing a word and reading the wrong word at the same time and thinking “wait what 🤨 did they say that or am I stupid??”
Idk lmao I mean I thrive off captions and my dad being HOH means we always have captions on movies and shows and at least those are written and tagged well. I wish YouTube were a lil better about it without making every creator hand write all their captions because even I find that tedious when I custom write my tiktok captions.
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thatvalvefanatic · 2 years
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Here is all the LGBTQ+ representation in Valve games that I could find (Canon/implied/speculation). The mega list!! Feel free to comment any other canon/implied characters or information that I missed and I'll add it on!! Same with anything I got wrong. Just have sources or reasonings!!
Any sources are linked within the text, the words with links are underlined (there are no images so the post isn’t overly cluttered)!!  Many of these are subjective and some reasonings here are not 100% accurate but I'm trying to include as much possible representation as I can. Some are very silly!
I’ll occasionally update this with new ideas or findings, so feel free to come back and find the most updated version. The post will always be pinned to the top of my profile!
Spoiler warning for most Valve series ?
Portal
GLaDOS - bi, ace (canon)
GLaDOS is said to romantically like Chell in the Final Hours of Portal 2 (was originally supposed to accuse Chell of cheating on her with a core, Want You Gone is called a break up song, Chell and GLaDOS were supposed to sing a duet, they’re referred to as having a twisted dysfunctional romance), in interviews (in one before Portal 2 released, GLaDOS was called Chell's jealous ex girlfriend, Jonathan Coulton saying Want You Gone was a breakup song), implied in her songs ("even though you broke my heart and killed me" "I used to want you dead now I only want you gone"), and also her voice lines (reanimating the dead, being curious about Chell's behavior, forgiving her in Lego Dimensions, various things about the Companion Cube, etc). In Poker Night 2, she has a line possibly alluding to Chell, “I cheat all the time, but only with people I care about”. Not as canon but one of the former developers (sort of?) made a gay joke with her, where he reposted an image of a Half-Life crate being cut open to reveal a rainbow cake, he captioned it “GLaDOS’ secret”. For liking men, GLaDOS dates Claptrap in Poker Night 2. Jonathon Coulton, writer of GlaDOS’ songs, said about the Lego Dimensions Portal DLC that GLaDOS probably had feelings for Batman. Implying she’s asexual, GLaDOS has a cut line in the Cooperative Testing Initiative in which she says human reproduction is ridiculous (not as related but the “testing euphoria” probably relates more to an addiction than to sexual desire). For further explanation on ChellDOS evidence, humanwheatleyslefttoenail + Ossy Flawol’s posts on it were quite useful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZJuxvaG5nI / https://humanwheatleyslefttoenail.tumblr.com/post/640814755030908928/why-do-you-ship-chell-and-glados-if-glados-is. Here is another post I recall having good information too. https://sapphofinch.tumblr.com/post/691178346793533440/portal-1.
Caroline - bisexual, asexual (implied)
Caroline is bisexual/asexual as she is apart of GLaDOS/GLaDOS’ conscience was built off of her, and also the possibility Caroline could've dated Cave in her time at Aperture (The writers never clarified, just saying they were never married but there might be “more of a story there”). Caroline and Cave’s art for the Steam 20th anniversary was done over a meme of a couple.
Chell - sapphic (canon)
Chell was originally supposed to have a duet with GLaDOS in Portal 2, GLaDOS also getting called her ex girlfriend (as stated in the Final Hours of Portal 2). Stated in an article by GameInformer, Chell was supposed to get married to a Turret (which was specifically called a bride, the turrets also refer to each other with feminine terms). These aren't as canon, but in Count to Three, a Valve fan-song that got approval to have Gabe Newell and Ellen McLain in it, Chell is drawn as dancing with Gordon Freeman. I’m not sure what that counts for but it’s staying. A little bonus, I headcanon she’s transfeminine because the original Portal protagonist was male before they used Chell! They aren’t the same character but I like to think they are (if the guy wasn’t white).
Turret Bride - lesbian (canon)
There was a cut scene in Portal 2 where Chell would save a group of Turrets and help them so in return they gave a Turret off to marry Chell, who was called the bride turret.
Turrets - sapphic (implied)
The standard turrets themselves are sapphic because most are girls or at least use she/her pronouns (besides Randolph,  and probably the defective turrets). They had valentines cards to each other, the Turret Wife serenade can be brought up as well.
Cave - transgender, pansexual (potential)
In Aperture Desk Job, there is a billboard with Cave's face on it with specific parts having the colors of the transgender flag and the pansexual flag. In Perpetual Testing Initiative there are lines implying (in a sense?) he could've liked his assistant Greg (Similar to how Caroline and Cave could’ve had a relationship). There is also a universe where Cave was a trans woman, meaning in a universe Cave is a trans man as he says the possibilities of universes is infinite. In Portal 2 there is implication he could've liked Caroline (they get a lot of strange implication. And once again, Caroline and Cave’s art for the Steam 20th anniversary was done over a meme of a couple.). In both PTI and the base game he makes remarks towards the hypothetical test subjects hearing it (as they're prerecorded), calling them a handsome devil or complimenting them. In the DotA announcer pack, he often makes remarks finding various characters attractive (or commenting on how characters of either gender aren’t wearing pants??). Also in the DotA announcer pack, Cave mentions having a first wife (implying he had other marriages).
Cavina Johnson - transgender (implied)
Cavina is the transfeminine version of Cave in Perpetual Testing Initiative. She is heard protesting her gender and trying to get people to believe she is a woman.
Greg - transgender, achillean (potential?)
Greg might be transmasculine as seen above with Cave, he too had a transfeminine version of himself in Perpetual Testing Initiative. (Big stretch, probably not the intention) how he acts with Cave could also potentially be romantic. Though he also has a daughter, and in the DotA announcer pack, Cave mentions how Greg has a wife (who Cave does not like).
Sally Sue Greg - transgender (implied)
Sally Sue Greg is the transfeminine version of Greg in an alternate universe. She's heard talking with Cavina about the matter of people not seeing them as women.
Bendy - nonbinary (potential)
Bendy was never given a gender in Perpetual Testing Initiative and only has the little stick figure sprite. Same for other Aperture universe games such as The Lab.
Charlie - nonbinary, bisexual (implied)
Charlie in Aperture Desk Job gets no identifying features of any gender and Charlie is a very gender-neutral name. Grady also asks them if they have a wife or husband and then says he'd like to meet them eventually.
Grady - gay (potential)
Charlie and Grady are most likely meant to mimic the relationship that Chell and GLaDOS have.
Cores - agender (canon)
Most (but not all) Cores and robots in the Portal games that you see do not get assigned a gender (or get it/its used on them).
Atlas and Pbody - gay? Aroace? (Implied??)
In The Final Hours of Portal 2 they were implied as a couple. One of Valves artists, Makani, made human designs and made them both the same gender, also stating the robots are pretty gender-neutral. I don't think the robots themselves were actually given a gender though. Also you can color-pick the aro/ace flag off of them. Portal is literally aro/ace now lol!
Mel - sapphic (potential)
Mel and Chell were originally co-op test partners together, if following the same pattern as the co-op bots, then they could’ve been romantic.
There’s a clipboard in various areas of the games that says “Gender Neutral, Polyamory-Friendly Partnership Project”.
Half-Life
Gman - genderless, asexual (canon?)
There's a line in Half-Life 1 from the Nihilanth that says Gman is not man like Gordon is "you are man. He is not man". Gman isn't really human so I don't think gender or sexual orientation matters but a bonus is you can also color-pick the asexual colors from him.
Alyx - bisexual (probable)
Alyx was meant to have a crush on a resistance member who's gender was not confirmed. Alyx in Half-Life 2 is shown to develop a crush on Gordon Freeman. This doesn’t really count but in the Official Portal 2 Guide Book, there was a question to some Valve employees on who would win if Chell and Alyx were in a fight and two people said they'd probably just hang out and go to a bar (I like to think that implies something lol).
Cut Resistance member - nonbinary (possibly)
(Same as above) There was a cut resistance member for HL2e3 that Alyx Vance would get a crush on. They were deaf so Alyx learned sign language to communicate with them. They later on go away from Alyx to someplace else to fight the Combine and Alyx was left to use her sign language with Dog. Gabe Newell did not specify the gender of this character.
Technically you could also count many of the humans in Half-Life to being asexual due to the suppression field.
The Lambda symbol, in Half-Life’s context is used to represent radioactive decay, but the Lambda symbol has been used historically as a gay pride symbol.
Team Fortress 2
Miss Pauling - lesbian (canon)
Miss Pauling was confirmed lesbian by Jay Pinkerton, one of Valves writers. She's shown in Expiration Date, her voice lines, and the comics to not like Scout back or ever date him. She goes to many women themed events in her time off in the Tough Break update. She had an ad listing in the Teufort Reader on the TF2 website in which she was looking for someone to go on a date with her but did not specify the gender of the partner, unlike Scout who specified he wanted to date a woman. Ashly Burch, Pauling's voice actress, came out as pansexual and added in the post that many of the characters she voiced were in LGBTQ. In the TF2 comics, Pauling is repulsed by Soldier being naked but was unbothered by Zhanna, possibly implied to develop a crush on her. Miss Pauling might also have a crush on the Administrator by some of her remarks towards her in the comics (And in the possible comic 7 leak documented by Richter Overtime where they almost kiss??). I made a whole post going into more detail on Pauling’s lesbianism, so here it is if you haven’t seen it!  https://www.tumblr.com/thatvalvefanatic/691897743464136704/miss-pauling-from-team-fortress-2-is-confirmed-to?source=share)
Medic - bisexual (canon)
Medic and Heavy being a couple is heavily implied! The main TF2 comic artist, Makani, has posted a lot of Heavy x Medic art in the past (slight nsfw warning if you click on the links). Medic and Heavy are shown to be extremely close in their voice lines, (Heavy has more lines for Medic than everyone else, they’re a lot kinder as well), official sfms (they're usually paired next to each other), and in the comics. In the comics they become the implied parents of the monkey from Classic Heavy (and they stand together on the side with the other couples). Heavy had a line to Medic for the Kiss King item saying to kiss him. Robin Atkin Downes, Medic's voice actor, at Pax West 2022 said that he thought Valve should make a love story for Medic and Heavy and later on as Medic "just for the record, I love Heavy!" And posted it to his Twitter. Heavy and Sniper's voice actors replied supporting this decision. Medic and Heavy’s actors also improved a date, once reaching a certain donation goal on the Kritzkast streams. For him being bisexual, Demoman had a line to Medic saying he was having sex with his wife, as well as Makani made a design for her. For further info, here’s a master post I found of people compiling Heavy-Medic stuff! (although it is probably not the fully updated version but it includes A LOT more that I didn’t include here!). https://www.tumblr.com/heavicislit/638295696204857344/more-art-by-makani
Heavy - gay (implied)
Heavy is gay for the reasons for Medic as above, but he has never seemed romantically interested in the other women shown in the series (probably seeing them more like family he should protect).
Pyro - genderqueer (canon)
Pyro in their updates and in Valve interviews has gotten all he/she/they pronouns used on her. He also was joked at having a menstrual cycle in the comics. But they also have a male voice actor and masculine concept art. There was also a lot of implications of different genders for her, such as in Meet the Pyro with the female symbol in Pyroland and showing him liking stereotypical girlish things (plus the “he’s not here, is she?” line in the official captioning/transcript). Their cosmetics can be pretty androgynous. Many character’s use different pronouns or gendered insults on occasion in-game. One thing that inspired people to have the theory they are a girl is when a file of an unused female face turned up around the time of the Sniper vs Spy files, but never confirmed what it was used for. In a QnA, John Patrick Lowrie, Snipers voice actor, was asked what Pyro's gender was and in response he said Pyro was beyond gender. Besides Sniper, Pyro was the only mercenary to not receive genderbent concept art. (There is way more to the Pyro genderqueer theory so if I find a good post analyzing it, I’ll link it here!)
Soldier - transgender (possibly)
My friend brought this one up but Soldier might be transmasculine, as people who are unidentifiable for a name, mainly used in war, will be named Jane Doe (for female) or John Doe (for male) based on genitals. Soldier's name is Jane Doe, but he still refers to himself as a man, meaning he could be transmasculine.
Merasmus - bigender, asexual (implied)
Merasmus in the comics would have feminine terms or titles used on him (for wearing a dress) but never corrected anyone (while still using he/him pronouns on himself). Soldier has a voiceline calling Merasmus an enchantress (used for a woman who uses magic, or used for a woman who is attractive). In a comic he implied he was ace by saying his blood was that of a virgin. 
Spy - genderfluid, polyamorous (implied)
Spy has the line "I like my teams like I like my romances: in groups of six". In the Scream Fortress event for 2022, there is a sticker on the briefcase for Spy's taunt, Travel Agent, that has him in pinup type attire with a more feminine/sexualized figure for both Red and Blu team. In the Steam 20th anniversary art, both Red and Blu Spy were drawn in the blue-black, white-gold dresses.
The Administrator - aroace spectrum (potential?)
Administrator shows no interest in relationships of any sort (besides once having a relationship with Saxton Hale). Someone suggested she was aplatonic, which can fall into aroace categories.
Redmon and Blutarch Mann - intersex or trans?? (almost)
In the comic Blood Brothers, they consider creating a pregnancy machine to continue their family line and to continue the fight over gravel, but they are stopped when Gray Mann kills them.
TFC Pyro - transfeminine, intersex (canon)
Beatrice (TFC Pyro) is canonically a trans woman as in the original Team Fortress game she was assumed a guy, having a male voice actor and her design was mostly covered up. She then is a woman in the comics. She technically got gender reassignment surgery from Medic when he put baboon uterus' inside everyone!
TFC Soldier - gay, intersex (implied?)
Ross (TFC Soldier) is implied to like Greg in the TF2 comics before they die by Pyro. The pair talking emotionally about going to make orphanage together and following their dreams.
TFC Spy - gay, intersex (implied?)
Greg (TFC Spy) is the same as the spot above.
TFC Heavy - intersex (canon)
Medic directly told TFC Heavy that he put a baboon uterus inside of him. The procedure works and Medic is left with a baby baboon!
TFC Demoman - intersex (canon)
Same with TFC Heavy, Greg (TFC Demoman) is directly said to have a baboon uterus!
Team Fortress Classic team - intersex (canon)
Like previously mentioned, the TFC team had baboon uterus' put inside them from the TF2 Medic. Most of the team is assumed to be assigned male at birth and assuming none of them noticed this surgery, Medic probably kept in both parts, making them all intersex. 
One of Valve’s artists, Makani, used to post a lot of queer art of the mercenaries. Many were genderbent, (or just remained cis/gay or polyamorous). Examples include Spy x Sniper, Heavy x Medic x Medic’s wife, ect.
Left4dead
Ellis - bisexual (canon)
Ellis says "If the laws of nature would allow it, I would bear that man's children." Towards a race car driver. Some believe the voice lines towards Keith make it seem like the two could be in a relationship. Ellis does develop a crush on Zoey, though. Someone suggested his voiceline "My name is Ellis, some people call me El. But I really prefer Ellis 'cause El kinda sounds like a girl's name. But if you prefer to call me El, I guess you can." can relate to being transgender.
Nick - bisexual (possible)
Someone informed me that Nick having a ring on his left pinky finger could be used as a gay sign. Although he has rings on many different fingers, the pinky ring could still indicate he’s MLM in some way (although it can also be used as an indicator of a gang, which we know he was probably apart of one). Nick has been divorced from a woman at least once, going by some of his voice lines.
Rochelle is sometimes referred to with male pronouns for certain actions, but it seems to have been an oversight of forgetting to add female variants.
Dota
Storm Spirit - gay (canon)
Storm Spirit is implied to not like women in his voice lines (Batrider also says his bat likes fruit when the bat hurts Storm Spirit). Him being gay was confirmed by an employee on Steam on a Steam forum.
Legion Commander - transgender, lesbian (canon)
The Legion Commander was originally male in DotA 1/World of Warcraft (?) but was later changed and remained a girl in DotA 2 and it’s comics. Legion in the DotA comic, Call to Arms, is hinted at dating a male Satyr named Belasanno, but this is contradicted when Legion was confirmed lesbian by a Valve employee on a Steam forum (where a user stated she was lesbian and a Valve employee marked it as correct).
Mirana - bisexual (canon)
Mirana worships and is in love with Selemene (other potential relationships were Marci or Luna). She later falls in love with Davion the Dragon Knight, and is implied to have his child.
Zeus - bisexual, polyamorous (canon)
Zeus in DotA 2 is just Zeus from Greek mythology, who was known to sleep with both women and men, usually multiple at a time.
Queen of Pain - pansexual (probably)
Queen of Pain is a succubus, and while succubi are usually attracted to men, many can be bisexual.
Fymryn - pansexual, polyamorous (canon)
Fymryn in the Dota 2 Dragons Blood anime is seen in a polyamorous relationship with Adara, Dyfed, and Idwal. Adara being a woman and Dyfed and Idwal being men. When she is Mene, she is shown to be very loving to everyone.
Adara - bisexual, polyamorous (canon)
Same as above for the poly relationship.
Dyfed - bisexual, polyamorous (canon)
Same as above.
Idwal - bisexual, polyamorous (canon)
Same as above.
Selemene - pansexual, polyamorous (canon)
Selemene has very intimate worshipers of any gender, previously was dating Invoker, she is also an elf, in which the elven race is naturally pansexual and polyamorous.
Invoker - polyamorous
As previously mentioned, all Dota elves were confirmed polyamorous in the anime.
Mene - pansexual, polyamorous (canon)
Mene is the goddess that came before Fymryn was reincarnated as her. Similar to Selemene, she is seen with multiple gendered worshippers.
Luna - lesbian (canon)
Luna worships Selemene and is possibly hinted at being in love with Mirana.
Elves - polyamorous (canon)
Most elves in DotA are confirmed polyamorous. Fymryn says that the elves find one on one relationships strange. Other main elves are Filomena and Invoker. They are presumably polyamorous although neither have been shown to have romantic relationships (besides Invoker with Selemene). I can’t find a clip of the scene but someone posted the quotes of Fymryn asking Davion about monogamy.
Counter-Strike.
There are characters missing from this (from both the Asian and American versions of the series, apparently), but this is what I’ve found so far?? Please let me know if you find anything else!
Trapper - transgender?
Many people thought this character was transgender due to the fact that when first released, she used the male variant of voice lines. It was later updated to the female version. The design is very gender ambiguous.
Safecracker Voltzmann - lesbian (potential)
I’ve seen a couple people in the community say she is probably lesbian, but I am unsure if there is any canon to back this.
This also doesn’t count as much but in the Steam 20th anniversary art, there are two Counter-Strike dudes doing the Barbie and Ken mugshot meme. Usually people used this meme for ships (as well as Ken has a crush on Barbie in the movie).
Miscellaneous
Steam Pal (Steam Deck) - agender (canon?)
Steam Pal is the Steam Deck mascot for the Asian release. They have not been given a gender so far. The only possible instance was when Steam Pal was referred to as “Pal-Chan”, (the honorific “-chan” in Japanese is often used for young children or girls).
Player character (Ricochet) - transgender (canon?)
There is a cut female model from the game, potentially the player character instead of the male. (They were probably different characters though).
Holly (Back 4 Blood) - sapphic (potential)
(Yes I know Back4Blood isn't directly from Valve) Holly has a pin with a rainbow on her bag, the colors are similar to the pansexual flag. Some people interpret her and Karlee’s interactions as flirting.
Mom (Back 4 Blood) - bisexual (canon)
Mom and Doc are said to be written as a relationship by one of the developers. Mom was married and had children too.
Doc (Back 4 Blood) - sapphic (canon)
Same as above.
Karlee (Back 4 Blood) - lesbian (potential?)
Karlee was stated to have grown close to Sharice (but not clarified in what way) and gave her one of her pins. Some people interpret her interactions with Holly as flirting.
Sharice (Back 4 Blood) - lesbian (potential?)
Same as above.
(Back 4 Blood) There is a line from Jim implying none of the characters are straight in response to someone. Lines being (not exact as I just saw a post about it) “I hope this is straight forward” “Only thing straight around here is how the crow flies”. Of course this phrase is used in other contexts, but it’s funny to think about.
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i am used to long travel times by car or train, but i very rarely go on long flights (you'd be surprised how far you can get within 2-3 hours in europe), so getting to watch movies on a plane is a very fun and novel experience to me. it also presents a very good opportunity for me to watch them, because there is not much else to do and i HAVE to sit there for several hours anyway!! it's perfect!!! my flights also had a pretty good catalogue too, even if it got shaved down when i filtered by closed captions availability.
ANYWAY here's all the movies i watched on my trip
The Batman - i liked it, i think it did a good job of capturing the droopy depressed vibe thst i remember from an animated batman show i watched as a kid (not the most known one but one just called the batman i think????). creepy And wet. made a respectable attempt at being critical of cops and letting the antagonist have a point but i felt very "sweetie you're So close to getting it." alas it's a big franchise superhero movie so like. of course it won't say acab
Blue Thermal - sports anime movie about glider planes! the pacing was weird and i wish they had included more scenes of the protagonist actually flying and not just telling us about it, but i enjoyed the vibes. very immersive experience to watch on a plane
The Croods: A New Age - I BARELY GOT HALFWAY AND THE NEXT FLIGHT DIDN'T HAVE IT. TRAGIC. i was actually having a lot of fun with it, i do enjoy caricatures of Those Neighbours That Are So Much Better Than You In Every Way. it's fun to see what overly specific details get portrayed. also appreciate the Girl Friendship. i hope i can finish watching it sometime :')
the new thor movie uhh love and thunder something - i gave up maybe not even a third in. it was unbearable. i just wanted some easily digestible entertainment but the new flight catalogue had less options and i was like, i'll give this a go, i liked ragnarok. but no. it was unwatchable to me. not even the inclusion of norway saved it for me. actually that probably made it worse - it makes sense to have an american spelling and pronounciation of Åsgard!! but having to hear them say asgard asgard asgard repeatedly in the middle of tønsberg (was it real tønsberg? was it cgi tønsberg?) was just too much, in addition to make a constant mockery of norse mythology. bye
Mortal Engines - now THIS was a lot more fun. i know zero things about the books it was based on, but i thoroughly enjoyed how extremely YA the world-building and the character interactions were. like it was genuinely endearing to me!! this movie was also a very immersive experience to watch on a plane. honestly the most pleasant surprise out of all the movies i tried i was just so stoked about big scary city with a maw like a literal metaphor
Pitch Perfect 3 - uuuhhh i liked the singing? "i brought a cup" was my favourite joke from it. maybe the only joke that made me feel anything at all. had more US military propaganda (ew) and fight choreography (nice) than i expected.
started a rewatch of mitchells vs the machines for the last hour of the flight. it's a banger obviously
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twitter tags dont really do much - nobody browses general tags since its insanely disorganized, hence why people dont use them unless its for a specific event or somethin. keywords work just as well. i typically caption my art with "[ series title / character name ] artist comment here". hope that helps!
OHHHH. I SEE okay that actually helps a lot thank you so much pretend I’m on my knees shaking my hands clasped together with little cartoon tears I APPRECIATE IT I’ll prob do some sort of variation of that! Posting art only on tumblr since I was 14 jumbled my brain a bit so I’m always like. Insane about accidentally making it overly complicated or bulky on other sites but that option sounds perfect!
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