#that is yet to be determined

[thebramblewood]

Even when she's fending off hunger pangs, Helena's got a weak spot for the sexy brash alternative girls (bonus points if they're named Lilith).

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Chapter 4: The Art of Dark Meditation

Helena, thinking: You are not hungry. You are not hungry. You are not h-

[stomach grumbles loudly]

I guess it's back to the drawing board.

-

Julia: Whoa. Where ya off to looking like that?

Helena: Ugh, do I look ridiculous? Is my makeup awful?

Julia: No, you actually kinda look like a million bucks. No more migraine?

Helena: It's under control for now.

Julia: Wait! You didn't answer my question.

Helena: Maybe because it's none of your business. Keep out of trouble, kiddo, and don't stay up past your bedtime.

Julia: But-

Helena: Don't make me call a babysitter.

-

Darling: Helena! You managed to track me down. Guess I owe you that free drink now, huh?

Helena: Oh, I really don't need-

Lilith (Pleasant): One more round, Dar?

Darling: Another round of EAPAs coming up! I'll make you the cocktail of your dreams once I'm finished here, H.

Helena: [stealing discreet glances] No worries. I can wait.

[indistinct conversation]

Darling: Helena, you've barely even touched it! Are my mixology skills that hopeless? I've been practicing!

Helena: Sorry. It's great. I'm just a little... distracted.

Darling: [chuckles] Yeah, that's obvious.

Helena: Who is she? I thought I knew everyone in this place.

Darling: She's new in town, I think. Looks like a tough nut to crack but seems nice enough. Good tipper at least. God, what is her name? I think it's...

Lilith: [faintly overheard] Well, I should pack it in or I'll hate myself in the morning.

Helena: Thanks for the drink, but I've got to go.

Darling: What's with you and the hasty exits these days? [sighs resignedly] Well, good luck chasing down your new lady.

#ts4 #sims 4 #ts4 story #sims 4 story #simblr #story: hzid #helena zhao #julia zhao #darling walsh #lilith pleasant #that IS ulrike's leather jacket aka the breakup jacket #she felt too awkward asking for it back and helena said i am gonna RECLAIM this garment and get laid and fed in one go #will it work? #that is yet to be determined #(i always like to do townie cameos for fun when i can #and i thought lilith seemed like helena's type #then the humor of her unknowingly finding someone else with THAT NAME sealed the deal lol) #anyway i was gonna try to fit this entire sequence into one post but AS USUAL that turned out to be unrealistic #the rest is done though! i just have to edit!

[erachiiii]

>:))) im snaking on your art rn

picturing a lil snake slithering around in my computer

#is the snake a friend or a foe #that is yet to be determined #but the snake is there #watching #and slithering

[autisticaradiamegido]

day 343

none of your fuckin business dude

#day 343 #year 4 #sollux captor #karkat vantas #kanaya maryam #aradia and terezi in the bg but im not gonna bother actually tagging them for this one just to avoid spamming their tags #homestuck #anyway sollux being invited to girls night is honestly less of a gender thing and more of a All The Girls Just Kinda Think Hes Neat thing #but its also a little bit of a gender thing #regardless he has determined karkat isnt ready for that conversation yet #whatever karkats literally just jealous anyway

[thepenguisalive7]

What’s holding you back?

#Continuing only brings you pain #Yet you refuse to let go #Trying to hold onto memories that shouldn’t be yours #In a body that’s long past it’s due #a walking corpse #and the children as your only tether #So why are you so determined to suffer? #qsmp #qsmp fanart #badboyhalo #badboyhalo fanart #bbh

[blackcathjp]

ppl seem to like the idea of harry courting draco or harry doing big public displays of affection to ask him out (think promposals). but i feel like he'd be so awkward at dating. he doesn't quite know what to do with or show physical and emotional affection, the weasleys give him bad advice on romance, he's also oblivious when ppl are interested in him.

what he does have is earnestness and determination - he makes the first move on accident, just bursts out his feelings, brave and embarrassed.

draco knows all about courting and respects tradition, but he's not the type to make the first move (not anymore at least, not like when he was a kid, where running to his parents for safety and comfort was a luxurious option). he's calculating and weighs his options - what if he confesses but harry doesn't like him? what if he confesses and harry DOES like him? what if harry likes him, but doesn't like dating him? he's more hesitant and guarded with his feelings, but is more likely to show his affection towards loved ones.

harry asks him out in the middle of a conversation, just because he loves watching how passionate draco gets about something he loves. even after weeks of dating, draco insists on courting him the "proper way", showering him with gifts, writing letters that make harry blush, leaving loving post-its all over harry's home and work desk, delivering anonymous flowers, publicly asking if he can escort harry home (they're both embarrassed). he's touchy feely too, which harry isn't used to, but physical contact becomes easy and second nature now with draco. harry doesn't quite get the courting, yet still loves it.

harry: you already have me, draco 😊😆

draco: i still want to woo you though 🥹😤

#harry is earnest and determined in life but always had a bigger responsibility to be a hero #romance and physical affection are just kinda like. there in the back of his head #still trying to figure out what he wants and trying to express that #yet he's also touch starved and touch deprived #draco knows exactly what he wants but w/out $ and status he doesn't know how to get it #he's a very prideful person who takes a bad hit and gets humbled and becomes a better yet still prideful person #anyway this is supposed to be a cute idea of drarry courting ways #fics where harry figures out what he wants bc he's never wanted before >>> #drarry #harry potter #draco malfoy #drarry blurb #drarry headcanons #writing

[thecatspasta]

One of my favorite and most interesting thing about Jon is that he sorts peoples actions into Human and Monster

To him, the actions of monsters cannot be forgiven, as seen with Daisy, Helen and Jared

But along with that, the actions of humans always have an excuse, like Basira and his grandmother

The most prime example of this is with Jurgen where, prior to his meeting with him, he wrote Jurgen off as evil and when he did meet with him he dubbed Jurgen as just a spoiled confused child

And what makes this more interesting is how he perceives himself as a monster. He sees himself as unforgivable and monstrous, even when hes just doing what he needs to survive

He forgives people who hurt him, like his grandmother who neglected and obviously resented him and Basira, who threatened to kill him if he so much as stepped out of line, because they are human. They are people against a monster

The only time he doesnt blame himself for something is when he can blame another monster, like in mag 146, Threshold, where he blames the Web, another, different monster

And what makes his mentality so much more devastating is that many avatars, the monsters in his mind, are shown to not often be in complete control, whereas humans do have entire control

Avatars have to spread fear and hurt or they themself will die. In more explicit cases of lack of control Jon himself has stated he often doesnt realize what hes done until after its happened and Daisy becomes completely mindless by the end of the series to the point of only recognizing two things, a hunt and Basira (daisy also sorts people into monster and human, but thats because of hunt reasons)

Humans dont have these restrictions, humans are entirely free to do what they please, with the only con being they are significantly weaker than avatars

When Basira threatens him, she is doing it entirely through her own choice, whereas when Jon hunts statement givers he is doing it partly because hes forced into that position. But he will still forgive and rationalize Basiras actions while condemning and scrutinize his own, because she is the human and he is the monster

Anyways I like Jon he needs therapy

#im filling my 'go feral about jon' quota #i didnt draw him obsessively today so im just. yea #i love this guy hes so fucking interesting #i have no clue if anyone else has made this connection yet #but I HAVE so all of you get to hear about it #i like basira btw shes also interesting and she sorts people by determining whos the biggest threat and ally to her #tma #the magnus archives #jon sims #jonathan sims #jon tma #the magnus archives fanart #jarchivist #garlic breath #daisy tonner #basira hussain #the web #jurgen leitner

[kasterarts]

Moving Forward. (Spoilers for YTTD up through 3-1b)

#your turn to die #yttd #yttd fanart #sara chidouin #joe tazuna #happy birthday sara #post-death game au #set in the Kanna/Alice lives route because that's personally my favorite #there are so many little hcs in this #sara will forever have freckles in my art #alice dyed his hair to match reko #also he's trying to get back into music for her #whether that's healthy or unhealthy is yet to be determined #Keiji is not doing so hot #angst #your turn to die fanart #ryoko isn't being mean i promise she just doesn't know how to help #yes sara is wearing joe's jacket #joesara >>> #I'm like 20 minutes late but I hope you enjoy regardless #god this took so long #I ran out of time to shade it I'm sorry </33 #I hope you enjoy anyways!! #or don't #sorry for the angst on your birthday sara you deserve so much better

[wardingshout]

Redraw for Day 1 of SpeSilverWeek... vol 25 shenanigans my beloved...

#this whole time I thought I owned a bunch of gsc volumes when actually I own. 0 gsc volumes... #spesilverweek #pokespe #pokespe silver #pokespe yellow #my art #I highkey hate everything I've finished for this so far but I'm so full of hope and determination for the pieces I haven't done yet #I feel so motivated I'm drawing a bunch !!! and I can finish stuff too for Silver !!!!! #pokemon

[unpretty]

behind on video games because i spent the day buying plants and sticking them in the ground 😔

#original #i am determined to grow things this year #not fucking around with seeds. i need to successfully grow a little plant into a big plant first. #don't ask how much i spent on plants some of them were perennials and that makes it okay #i'm amortizing the cost over the life of the plant #i haven't even bought trees yet because i can't fit a tree in a 2000 honda civic

[unbidden-yidden]

Hey major shout-out to my fellow trans Jews. This year has been hell and it's hard not to feel like we've been completely abandoned, betrayed, shut out, and made unsafe across the full political spectrum.

I'm so sorry; we deserved better. I hope you're okay and standing strong - we will get through this together 🕎 🏳️‍⚧️ ✡️

#the right either actively or passively wants us dead or disappeared because of our genders #and the left apparently wants us dead or disappeared for being Jews #where can we go? #who can we turn to? #who can we rely on but ourselves? #it's terrifying and excruciating #I'm so tired of begging people to see me as a person #trans advocacy is so important right now and being in trans community is so vital #and yet far too many trans activists and community leaders were cheering on the deaths of my people not three weeks ago #pan-Jewish solidarity is so important right now and being in Jewish community is so important #and yet a disturbing number of the strongest voices advocating for Jewish people's humanity and right to self-determination #are also very right-wing #and refuse to see not even the truth of our lived experiences but fail entirely to see our humanity as trans people at all #so again I ask: where are we supposed to go??

[re--ve--rie]

sometimes I wonder what the soul in the true lab implies

#undertale #chara #gaster #true lab #DT extractor #kalemim #DETERMINED YET DETERMINED #DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE THAT I SEE? #why are these two hanging out in the void toby #toby I need to know

[lesbiancarat]

[240202] XCSS Weibo Update

#JUN文俊辉[超话]# 熠熠相映，不负星辉；交织跳跃色彩，驻足挥洒自如，限定版 @/文俊辉 2024小年夜舞台即刻出发。

#seventeen #jun #240202 #p: weibo #took me a while to find this post bc a while back i got logged out of my account and had to make a new one #and i couldn't find the xcss account bc i forgot the actual chinese name for it and i hadnt followed them on my new acct yet #but i was determined to post these bc wtf!!!

[veliseraptor]

out with redemption arcs, in with rehabilitation arcs

#important text posts #i might write something longer/more cogent about this at some point #but i also might be too lazy to do that #fuck the villain police #(adjacent) #anyway i just saw something that annoyed me on the internet so i'm getting off tumblr and going to do something else* #*yet to be determined

[only-one-brain-cell]

Spencer spending all of 4x7 trying to pin the murder on his dad.

#criminal minds #criminal minds 4x7 #spencer reid #Spencer your daddy issues are really showing here #I shouldn’t be proud of this post #it’s the memes #man has never been so confident and determined yet so wrong in his life #I strive to be this level of petty

[wield-the-mighty-pen]

That moment when you realize that Marinette is twirling the measuring tape like her yo-yo in this scene:

#i was watching this scene #and something felt familiar #i know they have quantum masking and everything #but how has adrien not figured out her identity yet?!?! #ml spoilers #ml determination #adrinette #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #ladybug #lovesquare #miraculous ladybug #ml #miraculous #mlb

[ani-craft]

"Martyn is loyal" this and "Martyn isn't loyal" that

Loyal or not, this man loves. No matter what he might say. Calls himself selfish, or a wanderer, or a wildcard, or whatever else he'll readily claim to seem unanchored. And sure, he is highly driven by self-interest, that is undeniable especially after Lim Life's ending. Yet every season he gets attached to people, finds a fondness in someone. To Scott, to Cleo, to the Southlands (especially Mumbo), to Ren--and to an extent he is loyal, or devoted, or whatever other word you want to use for it. As loyal as he can be up until he can't be anymore. Looks at every alliance with the idea that they'll make it to the finale together, even if what happens after is unsavory. He knows too much for his own good, knows that every life will end as him versus everyone he's allied with. It's inevitable, given the nature of his lore and his role in the grand scheme of things. It's an always present truth that backs every plan he has. An audience is Watching, and we need a grand finale, after all.

But until then:

"That's it, they're dead."

"I'm more than happy for you to link back up with me, and we can be real proper soulmates."

"You said, 'You and your allies will see the end.' You said I could bring them all!"

"I'm with you. This is us, now. This is us."

#limited life smp #limited life spoilers #martyn inthelittlewood #inthelittlewood #he's a contradiction and that's what makes him interesting #a disciple of the shadows but his heart holds fondness still #it's worth noting how set on a betrayal he is specifically #that he wants to be the one to kill his allies #it'd be simpler to let them die by someone else's hands than his own and yet... gotta feed into the negative emotions right? that's showbiz #i also love to compare cc!Martyn's take on things versus the narrative as a whole #sometimes the story writes itself out of the author's hands #it's impossible to determine one way or another what is 'correct' in an ever-evolving saga #too many retcons and meta comments and spur of the moment improv to really make it clear cut