#shoulder tackle

[stubz]

Pollix lazed on the beanbag in the reading area. The passing sun shining just so perfectly on the young tighalax. He rolled onto his stomach and kneaded the carpet below when he spotted something or rather someone.

Nova. The ship Captain's daughter and fellow tighalax is currently stalking something.

'It's like watching a newborn cub walking for the first time. She'd be the runt of any tighalax pack in the galaxy.'

Pollix really had nothing against the smaller cub but he just couldn't help himself from teasing and poking fun at her every now and then.

'She's 6 moons older than me but half my size! She's like one of those stuffies we have in the toy bin.' he giggled to himself.

Intrigued by what she was doing he looks to see what her target is.

His ears perk as does his posture.

Kim. One of their human caretakers/teachers. Currently cleaning up some blocks on the ground. Completely unaware of the small feline-like creature.

She pounces. The prey is caught. Sent tumbling to it's side, shrieking with laughter.

A successful hunt shrieks Athea also watching the "hunt".

'A successful hunt? Pfft, I get that they're comrades but how could Athea call that a hunt?' for Nova's hunt was something to be expected of when one was a fresh cub. To celebrate a hunt like this when you were 7 summers old? Unheard of.

But runts do take longer since they're often too weak for some summers to do this type of thing, he concluded.

Still, at their age they should be hunting prey that's much bigger than Kim. Something around Max's size.

"Pollix! I caught Kim, did you see?"

"I saw...you were very quiet. But remember to use what's around you. Like you could have hide behind the bookshelf to get even closer."

"Oh. That's so smart! Thanks Pollix, I'm going to practice on Kim again."

"Mmmm." he curled back onto the bean bag.

"Not impressed?"

"Your blocking the sun Athea," he whined looking up at the orc. "But no not really. I mean Kim is strong I guess but she's a human."

"What. Humans are strong, sometimes stronger than other apex species like us." Pollix scoffs

"Yeah but I knocked her down like a million times when we wrestled! So Nova's probably going to be able to knock her over at least once, or maybe Kim just let her." he finished as an afterthought.

"...Okay so maybe she let Nova knock her over but what if she also let you knock her over?"

<If there's one thing many know about Tighalaxes it's that they are very prideful of their hunts and wins. And to diminish said hunts and wins is to question their skills as a hunter. The fastest and easiest way to tick them off>

The cub puffs his fur and flicks his tail around angrily.

"Nu-uh."

"Yu-huh."

"No. I knocked her over because I'm stronger than her!"

"And so did Nova. So I guess Nova is also strong." she stares at him.

<Now for Orcs, what they're known for is their undying loyalty. Should you belittle or badmouth an Orc's friend within earshot of them be prepared for an argument or a swift blow to the face. Depends on the situation>

The young orc straightens to her full height while keeping her gaze with the tighalax cub. Who in return get's up and rises to his full height as well.

Standing at 5 feet tall both are easily larger than most other youngling species their age. Only 5 inches shy of their teacher Kim.

Only at the age 6.

"Why don't you try to tackle her?"

Startled they stop sizing each other up and turn to the human who managed sneak up on them.

Jasper. A human child their age. Almost a foot smaller than them.

"I do it all the time. It's fun and I get to see how strong I am by how much I can make Kim move!" he exclaims, "One time I managed to make her take a step."

"That could work."

"Huh?"

"If you can tackle Kim then I'll apologize and take it back. If you can't then that means that Nova is strong too."

"Alright. But I'm doing it the proper way. Not when she's crouched down. That'd be too easy."

"Whatever."

..

'A real hunter should rely on their strength and instincts. Not just hiding and sneak attacks.'

He stalks towards Kim who's standing in the middle of the room doing a head count.

He picks up the pace. Her back is still to him.

He's broken into a run now. Normally he should wait till he's closer but he's just trying to tackle her so it's fine. She hears him.

He's at full speed and mere seconds away. Athea will be saying sorry to him very soon. She turns sideways and widens her feet.

He lunges. She's smiling.

To Athea and everyone else watching it was like watching a bouncy ball hit a wall. The cub made impact only to bounce off the human onto the floor.

"OH SHOOT!" Kim picks him and sets him on his back paws. "Are you okay? I'm sorry I didn't think you'd bounce like that."

"..." could she always pick him up that easily?

"You look okay, Pollix are you hurt anywhere?" he shakes his head.

"Well that's good. Sorry about that buddy," she chuckles. "I thought since your a lot bigger than Jasper and Nova that you'd be fine. Here, let me go get you a starburst for the great effort."

"Wow Pollix! You made her actually get ready for it. I never did that. You really are strong." exclaims Nova. Eyes sparkling with awe.

"I, I just bounced off her. Like a bug."

"Yep." Athea pats her friend on the shoulder.

"...Nova you did a great job with your hunt. It was awesome."

"Aw, thanks Pol."

"I wonder if I could tackle her? I am heavier than you."

"Yeah you are pretty fat."

"Fat so I can crush you."

"You two are weird friends." sighs Nova.

#a kid at work likes to try and tackle me and is happy that my ankle is healed cause now she can tackle me again #but a couple of months ago she came to tackle me and I decided to actually brace for impact #wide stance shoulders braced #she comes zooming in #BAM #bounces off me #we had a laugh about it #the adventures of kim and max running a space child care centre #humans are space orcs #humans are space oddities

[oddly-casual]

The amount of times Raph tackles his brothers into safety is important to me

#mutant mayhem #tmnt #tmnt mutant mayhem #again keeping spoilers out of this bc I don’t wanna scare anyone #but like #it drives home my point of Raph using his weight to his advantage #whenever one of his brothers is in danger or whatever Raph just full body TACKLES them into the floor #every other character has to use their shoulder to push someone else out of the way #nah Raph aggressively saves

[hyunpic]

hyunjin on instagram: 🖤

#hyunjin #skz #stray kids #insta #he wants me to jump on him and tackle him to the ground so badly #we shall wrestle like two kitties #THE LEOPARD CAP WITH THE EXPOSED SHOULDER GRRRR #someone just locked me inside of a pressure cooker and i cant seem to get out. the only thing left to do is to explode

[sort-of-a-hero-that-way]

Dennis shielding Dee whether it's physical harm or a verbal confrontation. And thinking about ada's tag alongside the gifs

They're both of equal threat to him...

#sorry i forgot who the 1st gif is from #i know its subtle but on one hand dennis distrusts strangers #bcuz they dont get him and they disrupt the gangs status quo #but dennis also just...doesnt like anger and will always calm people down #usually he puts his hands on their shoulders and massages when they get riled up and eases their tension #but here he's acting as a shield bcuz the threat isn’t coming from inside #it isn’t their emotions and their anger that needs to be hm let's say treated/controlled #it's an exterior harm it's coming from other people #dennis here understands dee's anger and sees reason behind it but he'll handle it instead #shields her away from it and speaks out #to me dennis doesn’t like anger and doesn't like himself when he's angry #so since he's calmer and more rational than dee in this instance he'll take over #cuz he knows anger doesn’t lead to anything good #he will always be the last to snap and he prefers running away to anger anyways #i feel like I've tackled too many subjects in the tags now I'll shut up #dennis reynolds #iasip #trash twins

[hmtaxidermy]

Hope y’all like bird mounts because that’s all I’m doing this April

#I’m excited. I’m doing some really cool mounts this week #I’ll eventually get back to shoulder mounts but I need to tackle this wave of birds before I get to those #gotta go sequentially. y’know? #deer talks

[purplecatghostposts]

I know the Operator is an untouchable monster and a force of nature but… What if it wasn’t. What if it could touch, leaving chills and extreme discomfort in its place, making you wash the spot it touched over and over again but the feeling lingers for days, weeks, months, or even years?

What if it could speak? Would it be monstrous screeches, like glitching technology, or could it talk to you? Implant ideas in your head that almost feel like your own or maybe, it has a voice of its own, or is that just one it’s stolen? But it talks, and it gets hard not to listen when you don’t have anyone else around.

What if it wasn’t so distant? What if it got a little more hands on?

I love how it is but sometimes I think about that, y’know?

#SB Speaks #Tim has gotten used to hearing it’s voice. an auditory hallucination they tell him. #Alex tells himself he’s used to the Operator’s ‘Hand’ on his shoulder but he keeps losing whatever he has in him and shakes for hours #Brian keeps his head as clear as possible so he knows which thoughts are his own. Nothing On My Mind. #Jay tries to tackle the Operator but it closes its arms around him like a hold and he wakes up with seven months missing #shit like that. #I dunno I just think it would be a cool thought #I like canon the way it is though so like. AU y’know? #SB Rambles #anyways. thems the thoughts for the day.

[calamitys-child]

God I always knew a gig would fix me

#i always make a point to earn my place in the pit and its the sexiest workout in the world #you catch two people to stop em falling and then you get bodily picked up and rugby tackled across 3 metres of air #you let 3 dozen people land on your hands arms shoulders back neck head you get to crowdsurf the length of the room #im bleeding twice every part of me that can take a bruise is purple and i feel for the first time in weeks perfectly at home in this body #i am strong i am steady i am solid i know who i am and where i am and that is being fuckin TOSSED by a bear of a man into a bare stone wall #and standing up beaming

[betelgeusing]

we did my family Thanksgiving early today (gotta coordinate 5 adult mostly-married-half-with-kids siblings' schedules) and I am so pleased to announce that I beat ass on the badminton court for like 2 hours

#shoes? GONE. feet? filthy! bra? damp with sweat. sun? setting. #my 2nd older brother who's preternaturally gifted in sports and games: MOSTLY KEPT UP WITH! #the only other time I've ever come close to that is when we were playing tackle football as kids and I jumped on his shoulders #and held on and deadweighted him till he finally staggered and fell. he's strong but I was not a small child #anyway my shoulder is now gently aching bc I was whapping that shit with all my might lol #that's why I love badminton. everything is so lightweight that you can't hurt people even hitting as hard as you can #I got directly face/head hit 3 times tonight. no problem no pain #I then went on to run a children's Monopoly game. there's no savagery like 6-9 year old savagery. I could barely keep up

[olliebjorkstrand]

i thought hockey might be the most insane a sport could be in terms of physicality but ARE RUGBY PLAYERS OKAY????

#jesus christ im shocked at how much theyre tackling each other WITHOUT PROTECTION #theyve gotten kicks to the face and they're lowkey standing on their heads and shoulders wtf #also theyre so hot HELLO #rugby #france vs italy #idk what tournament im watching tho :( #something six nations

[corrodedcarpals]

lol quick derek sketch cause ive been learning how to draw f/urries and hes a hot f/urry

derek goffard belongs to gatobob

#derek goffard #tpof #the price of flesh #derek tpof #gatobob #styxsart #idk like hear me out. being mauled to death in the scorching hot desert by a hyena man #GOREY DESCRIPTION AHEAD #you're dehydrated as hell and on the verge of passing out from it when this cocky asshole tackles you from behind causing #you to fall into the scorching hot sands that practically burn your skin. and the second he gets a close up whiff of your sweat his teeth #sink into your shoulder and you can feel and hear the wet squelch of your tendons and muscles being torn from your body. #feeling his saliva and your blood mix ............. #🤤 idk man i got some kinda issues #some days i want to see his organs splattered out on the pavement but other days i want him to rip and shred me to pieces #the homoeroticism of being cannibalised #ill do a proper piece with derek someday i prommie

[quillyfied]

Okay but listen Rhys and Taika collided REALLY hard for that first scene fantasy reunion hug, do y’all think they’re okay

#our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #I’m sure they are #but just as we heard after the fact that Rhys threw out his shoulder pushing a fake boat on a beach #I wonder if one of them hurt something rugby tackling each other to the ground like that #gosh it’s viscerally satisfying to watch though #so physical

[pendraegon]

pros: ate a lot of bibim naengmyeon for dinner after seeing grandma 👍

cons: on my evening walk and literally outran a dog attack lmaoooo

#really aggressive dog and a kid was walking him and i saw it lunge towards me and the kid was like? 8? obviously overpowered #and i just started sprinting diagonally back and forth. #managed to outrun the beast partially but also the kid’s older brother full on tackled the dog so 👍 #so. um. ???????? #anyways my shoulder is sore as fuck now you really hold tension there in high stress scenarios

[tittyinfinity]

Sometimes I forget about the time I was almost killed by a sniper because of a fight between two other people

#domestic abuse tw #(in the tags) #it was my ex and his grandfather #his grandpa had shoved his grandma into the ground and broke her arm and shoulder while drunk as shit #my ex tackled him and got him off #but then he grabbed his rifle and we both had to run #i was about 10-12 weeks pregnant at that point and 18 #i did the thing my mom told me repeatedly since i was a kid in case of a shooting #as soon as you hear a gunshot get on the ground and roll #and running in zigzags #though that's not gonna help every situation honestly #but it did save my life #we ran to a neighbor and begged them to call 911 #it was going to be our only way to leave since we were out in the middle of nowhere and had nowhere else to run #and it was back before i lost all faith in the cops #but the woman who answered the door when we knocked told us no and slammed the door in our faces #we eventually had no choice but to go back because it was winter and below freezing outside #and we were both in short sleeves bc we didnt have time to grab coats #then we just had to pretend like everything was ok while his grandma had a cast on her arm #she's trapped with him under threat #she always has new injuries and broken bones #he literally will try to kill you if you don't do what he wants #and i 100% believe he has killed before #she's been trapped with him since she was 16 #so nearly 50 years #what i also don't understand though #is why my ex was able to immediately see that it was wrong for his grandpa to do that #but then he put hands on me many times including while i was holding our kid #last time i saw him he sliced my pinky open with a knife because we got in an argument about him being racist #.bdo

[fastbreakpoints]

#I am SORRY but #young NFL star jayson tatum and his NBA bf jaylen brown AU #jaylen goes to his games! sits w jayson's family and everyone wonders abt tjem being Such Good Friends (tm)! #and when the NBA season starts they show jayson on the big screen at TD garden and he's sitting court side w deuce and he smiles and waves #and when the NBA season starts they show jayson on the big screen at TD garden! he's sitting courtside w deuce! #and jayson is all shy when he smiles and waves and looks away in a classic he's baby (tm) move!!!! #jaylen posts stupid videos of them racing on his youtube channel and they laugh and squeal and giggle the wholw time!!!! #and then (off camera) jaylen is all smug when he beats jayson (bc jayson is distracted by how much SKIN jaylen is showing and the way his #chest LOOKS) and jayson tackles him to the ground and sits on him and they KISS!!!!!! #and jaylen is all breathless from running and laughing and how pretty jayson is!!!!!! sitting on him! #bottom line they're stars they're IN LOVE jayson wins super bowl MVP and jaylen is on the side lines w deuce on his shoulders #and thats the moment jayson thinks wow.......... #completely STUPID IN LOVE #anyway lol just another thought from the thought factory #brought to you w precious and crucial input from sscb who is a genius and makes every idea so much better #the jays #*

[leapdayowo]

Y’all I have 31 pages (probably 50 individual sketches) all for jrwi riptide. The minute I have time to properly paint them it’s OVER okay. This podcast had such a visceral grip on my mind. There will be fluff. there will be laughs. there will be angst. The only thing stopping me is the FRICKIN LINE ART and my school obligations…

anyway yeah that’s an update from me

#jrwi riptide #yes I only refer to gillion only as ‘the sexy fish man’ he deserves that to be added to his titles #no I am not only drawing gillion but he is my blorbo whom I hold gently and splat against the wall #also each fandom I join helps me practice and get better at something with my art #I have noticed jrwi is helping with shoulders and hugs and poses #Probably tackle lighting for realsies this time too

[sxturdaysun]

man i am trying SO hard to come up with something soft and happy for mikuni's birthday but every idea i get comes out steeped in angst because of the.

*gestures vaguely to whatever is happening in the manga*

That.

#i am once again saying that i just want to be happy with him. #(don't tell him i said that though i'd rather d*e) #LIKE... #i have. honestly a bunch of wips but the last couple i've started are just. so angsty even if they end fine(?) #among others In My Brain #so i want to give us a moment of respite before i tackle THE EVERYTHING that's happening rn #but [grips my own shoulders] LET ME WRITE SOMETHING SOFT... #♡ — text #anyway 4 days until his birthday and another month until our 4yr anniversary <3