#semi-long post

[dumplingsjinson]

so i'm spiralling because he hasn't messaged me at all today, since sending me the good night text last night (which, for context, is him saying "good night, love you most <33" AND YET I'M OUT HERE HAVING THE AUDACITY TO OVERTHINK HIS FEELINGS FOR ME). it's been 24 hours AHAHA. i won't be reiterating what i told my friends but the summary of my overthinking and irrational thoughts boils down to this: "yeah so maybe he regrets saying he's ready to become official with you and is now ghosting you".

now i know i could message him first, but i'm thinking if he messages me first, i'd get the reassurance i need. i know it doesn't make sense but let's be real - when has overthinking ever made sense? trust i'm gonna feel much better when he finally messages me.

anyway i've been venting to my friends about it and i'm glad i have a great support network <333

in saying that, it's funny bc one of my friends was like "i've observed that you overthink more when things in the relationship changes, but it settles down once you get comfy" and i'm like... wait a second why is she right though?? so yeah. that's where i'm at right now.

and i can't say i love being an anxiously attached fucking idiot. i absolutely hate it. i just need to get a grip on myself.

also, one of my favourite coworkers is leaving and today was my last shift with him, so i guess that's making me feel even worse bc i'm starting to really hate this fucking job with how understaffed shit is and now someone i actually talk to like a friend and can banter with is now gone. it makes going to work completely miserable.

#semi-long post #personal #cat guy chronicles #vent #ramble #rant

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Base used: F2U Cat Head Base by googaoo on DeviantArt

I was planning this for a while, and have several drawings of some (4?) characters, because I wanted it to be my own. But I'm just too busy for it right now, and really wanted this out. Hopefully I will one day have a version of this where they're all my own art! Until then, I hope you like it!

And if you're new to the blog and wonder why I have dead af cats have kits, here you go: https://www.tumblr.com/residents-of-the-darkforest/717800073334079488/ok-so-i-came-across-this-blog-and-im-super?source=share

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Tags (forgot): @ambitiousauthor @starfalcon555 @liberhoe @wills-woodland-warriors @frightnightindustries @indigo-flightly-falls @elementaldeityoffood @umbranoxs

#semi-long post #ferndoe #jackdawfoot #myrtlewing #alderstar #mudpatch #mudpaw #mudkit #stormflare #harriernose #martenstep #shellgrass #horsejaw #sootcloud #avery #wc avery #dark forest #dark forest au #dark forest headcanon #kinda both I guess? #dark kits #grand dark kits #place of no stars #dark forest oc #dark forest resident #place of no stars oc #place of no stars resident #wc au #warriors au #warrior cats au

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

It's wrong that you should just ignore minor things that annoy you. Bitching about stupid things that no one else cares about is SO FUN, and where else am I gonna do it if not on a blog where I just say random thoughts and then log off?

I personally don't have another way to complain--I won't message someone I know irl out of nowhere just to tell them "hey this one scene in this show you've never seen has a bad and inaccurate detail. ok bye."

And I usually won't just not say anything either because sometimes you just want to let the minor annoyances loose somewhere.

BUT

I do think there is a line that people tend to cross, and that's when they complain about fans of a media instead of the media itself.

"I think this show sucks" = go off, queen

"I think the fans of this show suck" = ok, dickhead

I'm not trying to make this seem like something "deep" or that my point has a lot of depth to it, but I do want to explain a bit further to hopefully take down any confusion.

When I bitch about a show, I know that it's something inconsequential (like someone called a tortoise a turtle) or a joke that's overdone and boring.

I suspect that when other people bitch about shows, they point out actual flaws in it, reasons plot points don't make sense, why This character has a bad arc (all posts I REALLY enjoy), or maybe the stuff that doesn't matter, like me.

But when you complain about FANS of a show, it's....weird. Mean.

I mean, sure, when fans of something are known for being dicks, like they're super defensive or whatever, call them out.

But I've seen posts complaining about fans of a show that I like, and as far as I could tell it was only because the people making those posts didn't like the show or its creator. I myself never posted about the show. I only found it because a friend of mine was obsessed with it, and was so happy when I told them that I started watching it.

This post could be made in defense of them, subconsciously or something. But it sucks to know that someone is shitting on people for *checks notes* liking something.

Could that something be bad? Could the creator be a bad person? Yes! They could be! But how many of a given audience know next to anything of stuff going on behind the scenes? Is abuse going on? Manipulation? Plagiarism? If yes, then how about you say "hey fans of this, please be aware that [.....]." Instead of just jumping straight to "this show sucks, everyone around it sucks, and so do you, fuck you all."

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Did not mean for this post to be a semi-long one when I began writing, but my thoughts do tend to get away from me.

And yes, this post was me bitching about something.

#semi-long post #notdf #bitching #shows #media #fans #fandom

[mysticmoondancer]

I’ll think another reason why it’s upsetting that the season 2 cliffhanger ending of mbav won’t be resolved is because no broadcasts were wanting to pick the show up which is nuts to me cause who won’t want to see new seasons of a show like that but apparently to the executives it was too dark and mature for them compared to other kid/teen sitcom shows to continue with it which is a shame they just didn’t know what they had I guess

Too me it wasn't even all that dark compared to other supernatural shows I've seen. Although those shows are meant for a more older viewing audience than MBAV was. But still, though. It wasn't really all dark to be considered a pre-teen/teen show. Besides, a lot of teens were also watching some of the more darker stuff like Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries around that time, as well. Compared to those shows, MBAV was more like fluff than horror! Lol!

I just think that the executives in charge of what shows get renewed/aired and which get cancelled probably just didn't like it for whatever reason. I don't think it had anything to do with ratings. Plus, if it did then they must've been only going by just Canada's ratings rather than looking at the rating as a collective from across the world. Which is stupid, in my opinion. Because the who wasn't just shown in Canada, but rather in other countries, as well. I think the execs just didn't like it, is all.

Same with one of my other favorite shows, Legacies, which is about to be cancelled for no real reason at all, as well. Legacies is one of the CW's with decent/good ratings and yet they want to cancel it after 4 seasons. I think they personally just didn't like the show anymore which is why they're cancelling it. Among some of their other well watched series that they're cancelling on that channel, too.

Anyway, I could go on and on about MBAV (and Legacies, too) being cancelled for no good reason. But I won't. This reply is long enough already! Lol! But it is a very touchy subject for me, though. If can't tell. Lol!

#asks #asks answered #ask and i shall answer #my babysitter's a vampire #mbav #semi-long post #me ranting

[ro4dkillz]

Hey girl (gender neutral ) for the ask game erm erm

You should like name all of your twizzly headcanons I wanna hear them

ooohoohohohooo yeahhh

Uh I forgot like half of them but uh

- I hc that she’s a transfer nonbinary who uses she/they/it

- also a lesbian

- no religion obv

- she kinda lost their eye from some sort of disaster that happened when she was still a kid (like 12ish)

- Fears nothing, not even Treesus Christ himself (Millie)

- She listens to TQBF or just any speedcore songs

- When they’re excited they flap-stim and electricity comes off of it

- God knows when the last time it has slept, probably worse than Espresso

- Kinda terrible vision since their only eye has a scar over it making it hard to see

- Love language is staring at you menacingly from a dark corner /hj

- Kinda like a parental/sibling figure to wild strawberry

- Terrible at keeping relationships

- It’s band of misfits is a big happy family :)

- Hobby is killing ppl lmao

- Very gnc

- mauls people

- Worst anger issues known to man

- Not too fond of cats because of how the fur static terribly mixes with her static, prefers shorthair dogs

- uh twizzler cool

#semi-long post #twizzly gummy cookie #I love this bastard so much you do not understa

[noxinara]

i'm really going through it today, even though it was something we knew was a long time coming.

our precious 16 year old cat, Ellie, finally passed through the golden gate this evening and i was petting her as she took her final breath. i've never felt more heartbroken nor more relieved, because we knew she was suffering and now she doesn't have to anymore. these past few years i've spent with her have meant the world to me.

i love you, ellie, and I'll miss you always. much love, your cat mom ♥

#tw: mentions of death #tw mentions of death #tw animal death #tw: animal death #i'm gonna miss her with all of my heart and soul #she was my precious little baby #semi-long post #long post

[synthstyle]

Special Announcement

A special announcement from yours truly; I'd like to announce to my followers (and anyone that's visiting this page) that I have two new sideblogs! The first one is @vacantly-abandoned, dedicated to all things abandoned and liminal, and the second is @style-of-synth, which is mainly dedicated to my art and writing but will have some discussions of my ocs on there too. I was originally thinking of overhauling this blog, but I figured that I could make some sideblogs dedicated to other things whilst still keeping this as my main one. I would really appreciate it if you could go and give either of them a follow, thank you!

#announcement #blog update #you'll still be seeing my classic silly posts on here #so don't worry! #I just thought 'hmm I'd like to post my art to tumblr but' #and THEN I thought 'well why not make a sideblog?' #and THEN the idea of making another dedicated to liminal spaces came about and I was like 'yeahh this is it' #so #semi-long post #important

[avanii]

Typhlosion is one of my favourite Pokémon and I just love drawing/painting him <3 (painted with Ecoline inks, about 5 hours’ work)

#typhlosion #pokemon #bakuphoon #realistic pokemon #oh hey long time no art #gonna try to pick up this blog again and post more #emphasis on try #anyway I love drawing pokemon semi realistic #avanii's art

[civetside]

TLT game night

#harrowhark nonagesimus #griddlehark #gideon nav #tlt shitposting #camilla hect #palamedes sextus #comic #i am once again just thinking of semi funny dialogue that kinda sounds like them and making a whole ass comic about it #putting them in situations #modern au #long post #needlessly long some may say #every time i post one of these sillay modern AU comics i always get nervous about how detached it is from the source material #OH WELL #i always try to play monopoly on my birthday every year i hope i get friends who will play with me SOON

[dumplingsjinson]

so um... cat guy asked me if i wanted to come along with him to the joji or the weeknd concert this november, and i said i'm down for joji's concert so uh... AHAHA.

he says his friends MIGHT be going to the joji concert, but they're definitely gonna be at the weeknd's. ionno if i'm ever gonna meet his friends tbh, but if i do, it's in a more chill environment lmaoooo. a concert environment is defos not it, at least for me.

but yeah that's happening and ionno how to feel about it because it's once again giving "i see you in my near future" type of vibes.

it's like when he asked me if i wanted to go to the porter robinson concert with him about a month ago, which is happening during november as well, OR when he asked me if i wanted to go on a trip with him and his friends to another state this october, because he was talking about it and i mentioned "i've been wanting to go there with my friends but we couldn't get our shit together and plan something", so he suggested for me to join kjnfenf. (i declined both invites lol.)

AND I DUNNO IF I CAN HANDLE IT IF I'M READING INTO THIS WRONG SJSJSJSJ like. does he want to keep me around as a friend or wHAT. (friends don't fucking kiss tho, do they. and before you people who kiss platonically come for me, keep doing what you're doing, but this isn't what i do with my friends lmfao)

imma see what happens this saturday on our third date. one of my friends keep asking me "are you gonna ask him what the fuck you guys are or what?" and i'm like nO IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THAT DNSLKFN

#semi-long post #personal #love life rambles #yeah... #UMMMM #cat guy chronicles

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Regretful Words (short story -- gore+blood warning)

The sun shone through the gaps of leaves in the apprentices’ den, warming Deerpaw’s back and causing him to stretch in its warmth. Then his eyes shot open.

The assessment! He was supposed to be taking it today. Had he slept in? He stood up, not bothering to wash. He didn’t want to waste any more time, and hurried out of the den. His heart fell as he saw that the sun was at its highest, and warriors were already going about their day, sharing prey in different spots of the clearing or helping to put another layer over the nursery before the start of leaf-bare.

   At the entrance to the clearing was his mentor, Snowwillow. He shrank back as her eyes latched onto his, and had to force himself to pad toward her. “I hope you had a good rest,” she said scathingly, irritation clear in her twitching tail and claws. “Because the other apprentices and their mentors have already made it back, and are waiting for you to hurry up and finish so that they can receive their names.”

   You could have woken me! Deerpaw bit back the retort as he followed Snowwillow into the trees. He was disappointed that he was no longer able to take the assessment with his friend, Smokepaw, like they had planned for moons. But then, Smokepaw didn’t wake him either! His disappointment morphed into a bitter anger that threatened to overwhelm him. Before he knew it, he was spitting, “I don’t see why no one woke me up! There were three other apprentices in the den, yet they–”

 “This is supposed to be the day you become a warrior,” Snowwillow cut him off. “You should learn to wake up when you need to wake up.”

That’s not fair! Deerpaw wanted to protest, then decided to do just that. “How do I force myself to wake up, when in a dream you forget everything?”

“Warriors learn. They know not to spend the entire night chattering away like a starling about how great it would be to accomplish something, and to actually get the rest they need so that they can!”

Now that was even more unfair. He was the only apprentice in the den that was actually capable of shutting up precisely so that he could wake up early, and he had only spoken enough to argue with Smokepaw and the others about being quiet. 

Was that it? Did they think it would be funny to let him sleep in after all the fuss he made? Or was their idea of payback for him yelling at them to be for him to miss his assessment?

He had fallen silent, padding along behind Snowwillow, but his anger hadn’t left him. “Warriors also know to help each other,” he mumbled. “So they should wake each other up.”

Snowwillow whirled around, and he flinched. He hadn’t meant for her to hear that. “Do you think I had fun, sitting in the clearing waiting for you? You got to sleep on your tail all day, but what do you think it was like for me? Do you think it was fun having our Clanmates stare while I waited for you? Or when the other apprentices returned, and I was still waiting for you to get up?”

Normally Deerpaw would feel bad for making his mentor embarrassed. This time, his anger boiled into rage, and he practically shouted, “you wouldn’t have had to do any of that if you had just taken the precious time to wake me up! That’s what mentors do!” In fact, it was what Snowwillow always did up until today. She hadn’t prepared him at all. How was he to know?

Snowwillow’s white fur bristled. “Oh, so I suppose you want me to mentor you forever?”

Deerpaw growled. “I want nothing more than to be rid of you!”

For a second, hurt flashed across Snowwillow’s eyes. Then they narrowed and she huffed. “Fine. Hunt now. Hopefully you’ll catch enough prey that you can pass, and we won’t have to speak again.”

Immediately, Deerpaw regretted his words. His jaws opened to apologize, but Snowwillow was already heading away. He wouldn’t know when she was watching.

This was supposed to be a joyous day, and it had turned out all wrong! He shook his head. After all the trouble he had just made, he wasn’t going to not try. He’ll focus on hunting now. Apologies can wait until after he gets his warrior name.

. . . . .

“Yes!” Deerpaw couldn’t suppress the triumphant yowl as he brought down the pigeon. It was the fifth animal he had caught, after he had managed to take two mice from a nest, a squirrel from the roots of a tree, and a vole as it swam in a shallow stream that must have been created by the rainfall earlier that moon. 

It was an impressive catch. Deerpaw hoped that meant that it was enough to pass him, even if he was incredibly late. 

He turned around, expecting Snowwillow to emerge from the bushes. The darkening leaves didn’t rustle, nor did he see her bright pelt between the branches. Should he still hunt? But it was already getting dark.

He flicked his tail in a questioning manner, deciding no to call out her name and risk scaring off the prey in case he was supposed to keep hunting.

Two more mice and a failed bluejay attack later, and he decided to return to camp himself. He wasn’t sure whether or not to be angry with Snowwillow or be sorry that he had gotten angry with her. Did she leave because she was angry with him, or had he hurt her feelings more deeply than he had realized? 

Either way, he would need help carrying all his prey back– he felt a glimmer of pride at that. He decided to carry the squirrel and pigeon, the most impressive of his catch, carrying them both by the tails. He allowed himself to delve into the triumph he was feeling. It felt much better than being sad or angry. 

He took in a deep breath, letting in the scent of their fresh blood, and trying desperately not to sink his teeth in deeper as the crimson liquid bathed his tongue. He hadn’t eaten all day, the scent of freshly killed prey was so tempting. 

He sniffed again and froze.

He smelt blood again. Yet somehow, he knew this was different. He set his prey down so that they wouldn’t block his nose, and tasted the air. There was blood for sure, but he couldn’t tell if it was simply from his fresh-kill. 

He decided to quickly hide them beneath some leaves, then ventured further. The smell of blood became overwhelming, and just beneath it, Deerpaw could smell the scent of a cat. Forgetting his own safety, he raced along the trail as fast as his aching legs could carry him.

The ground ahead was as undisturbed and golden as ever. So what is– his thought was cut off by something in Deerpaw’s path, causing him to stumble awkwardly onto his belly. He bit his tongue painfully as his chin slammed against the ground. “Owow!” 

He raised a paw to his chin, fearing for a second that he had bit his tongue off, but there was only a small trickle of blood. Blood…. Deerpaw realized that his fur suddenly felt wet. Eyes wide, he peered down to see blood smeared across his pelt. 

Deerpaw began to tremble. Every hair stood on end as he forced himself to look behind him. 

Snowwillow lay, her paws and tail tucked awkwardly beneath her. The leaves must have blocked her from his view. Now that he had kicked them up, he was able to see more than he would ever want to.

Her white pelt, always so well-cleaned, was soaked red in what seemed to be every part of her body, soaking the ground. That was almost unnoticeable too, Deerpaw realized, horrified, due to the red tinge of dusk and the browning leaves. 

The more he stared, the more he saw. Snowwillow’s eyes were rounded as far as they could stretch. Deerpaw could feel them burn into him, almost having to back away, if only his paws could move. She had a horrible gash in her throat–several, actually, and they led down to her stomach. Oh stars. Deerpaw nearly threw up. That wasn’t what he thought it was, poking out of her stomach?

Then a voice broke into his horror. “I want nothing more than to be rid of you!” He shuddered, collapsing onto the ground, unable to do anything but stare. 

The voice had belonged to him.

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--Okay I was thinking about Flamepaw’s assessments and of how angry he was getting with his mentor, so of course I began to think “you know what would be messed up?”

--How many of you thought that Deerpaw or Snowwillow was going to kill the other? Well, other than what we see in the story, they DO get along for the most part. 

But no, Deerpaw didn’t kill Snowwillow, but he will never forget what his last words to her had been, or that the last thing they ever said to each other were in anger.

--Any guesses on who did kill her? It might be someone we’ve met before, it might not be

#notaresident #wc #Snowwillow #Deerpaw #warriors #warriorcats #warrior cats #wc story #warriors story #short story #long post #semi-long post #wc oc #warriors oc #warriorcats oc #warriorcatsoc #warrior cats oc #oc story #wc oc story #warriors oc story

[mail-me-a-snail]

congrats johnny! that's the worst anyone's ever done it!

#cyberpunk 2077 #cbp2077 #cp2077 #cp77 #johnny silverhand #doodle #digital art #artists on tumblr #keanu reeves #cd projekt red #ben affleck #mine #my art #HELP #FIRST SEMI SERIOUS ART OF 2024. ALRITE #johnny voice V I FUCKED UP SO BAD #anyway this is a paps shot of his n kerrys samurai days btw #long post

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

Good Old Days

I said before that their life, particularly Martenstep's was similar to that of an adult in an educational kid show--he's knowledgeable and still an adult, but his life is like a happier, more peaceful version of the world.

He and Cricketfur also lived in a VERY peaceful era of the Clans. There was no battle since at least since he became an apprentice (not with their Clan at least), there was still lots of food even in Leaf-bare, and anyone who died was either sick for a long time or an elder (no sudden or unexpected deaths until Cricketfur).

So now being in the Dark Forest....it's definitely a very drastic change. Not just the environment, but the cats themselves. It's like taking a character from a kid show and putting them in a horror movie.

Of course, since he never did anything wrong and is not rejected by StarClan, he can join the Stars whenever he wishes, but he doesn't want to. Being with his brother again is worth all of that.

Besides, now he has kits, as does Cricketfur. He wouldn't give them up for anything, but he does often think about that old life, and what it would be like if he was still there but with his kits. Say, to clarify, he wonders what it would be like to still live there, with his brother safe and sound, and with the kits they have now, just adopted in life.

But he also questions himself. Does he really want to go back there because it was so peaceful?

Or does he want to go back to when that was his reality, before he knew what was really going on, before he knew that his sweet innocent brother was a murderer?

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Bonus them now with their kits! (Needlepaw [Martenstep's daughter] and Crisppaw/oak [Cricketfur's son]). Pineazure is probably off to the side a bit.

Base: Warriors Sleeping F2U Base (ex in desc) by KingoftheKraken on DeviantArt

#martenstep #cricketfur #needlepaw #crisppaw #crispoak #the other cats were random Clanmates #semi-long post #dark forest oc #dark forest resident #base #base art #I know it's not technically art but for finding through tag's sake #martenstep art #cricketfur art #needlepaw art #crispoak art

[mysticmoondancer]

do you have any favorite mbav villains/bad guys

Jesse. Hands down. Lol! He's probably the most cunning out of all the villains they've had to face. But I would say Vice Principal Stern comes in at a close second, though. He was able to fool the gang for so long now up until he got his hands on the Lucifractor finally, that is.

I also liked the demon who possessed Sarah in Three Geeks And A Demon. I loved how it for some reason wanted to ruin Ethan's life, pretty much, by picking on him only it seems. Like, the only person's room who it decided to trash out of all of them was just his and it was posting embarrassing things about him online, too.

I also liked Debbie Dazzle. Mainly because of the creep factor with her and how she's practically always smiling and seems so happy all the time (even when she's not, obviously). She's way to perfect and nice, even when being evil she's still somewhat nice. Lol!

Maybe Doug Falconhawk because in a way he's not really even a villain/bad guy. He's just regular old dude trying to make a living by becoming a tv celebrity, is all. He barely had any clue as to what he was doing being a paranormal investigator. Or at least, he had very little knowledge about the real facts of the paranormal, that is. Lol! Most of it I think just was just him making it up as he goes along and kept with it, regardless of the facts being accurate or not. Lol! But compared to some of the other baddies the gang had to face, he's one of the more sad and pathetic ones (sorry Doug, but it's true). Lol! Unlike many of the other villains, he's one of the few bad guys they had to face that didn't really have any nefarious plans or an evil agenda. He just wanted to be famous, is all. Lol!

Anyway, I hope that answers your question. Thank you for the ask!

#asks #asks answered #ask and i shall answer #my babysitter's a vampire #mbav #semi-long post

[puppyeared]

updated Sleight ref!!

#i changed his colors !! #treat this as a suggestion than a solid ref. i spent like 3 hours drawing and redrawing the legs bc i couldnt get the shape right so if u #wanna draw them more planti or digi i do not mind ^_^ get silly with it!! same goes for pelt pattern do whatevr u want with it #the pelt pattern is loosely based on a snowshoe cat which was fun to play with. as u can see they kinda have a butterfly motif going on #if u squint the ear tufts kinda resemble luna moths or swallowtails with the long tail at the end of the wings #i was kinda torn about changing the costume color but it clashed too much with the new color palette so i had to change it #i didnt include the cape here so its easier to see the costume but ill draw it another time if i remember lol #its also a lil hard to see but i put pinstripes on their pants but thats optional. their design is pretty flexible anyway #god im pretty attached to this guy already. hes like semi fan character semi regular character... oc... thing #i should draw more furries. i followed some furry artists for giggles recently and its true what they say. u need furries in your life #btw while i was drawing this i was fooling around while trying to figure out his costume color and colored it as kaito kids suit for fun #and i just stared at it for a solid 5 minutes before saving a picture. maybe ill post it later #my art #myart #my oc #oc #furry art #fur #furry #laika's comet #laika's comet oc #fan character #sleight #ref sheet #oc ref sheet

[deviljesterlamb]

Solomon, who notices a white hair on your pretty little head. Then is shocked but amazed too by this surprise before him.

Solomon, who lovingly teases you over it, and imagines how you would look with white/silver hair like him.

Solomon, who is trying to look at the positives from this all, but not the negatives. Of you showing your aging quicker/sooner than expected.

Solomon, who fears the days are moving too fast now and wonders if he can bear to watch his beautiful flower. Slowly began to age, and wilt, and die, before him now.

#semi vent post...found another white hair...lol. its very long. #obey me #obey me nightbringer #obey me solomon #obey me imagine #solomon x y/n #solomon x you #solomon x mc #solomon x reader #obey me mc