#theme: children

[araekni]

Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

Philip Larkin, This Be The Verse

Lily Allen, Apples

Lana Del Rey, Chemtrails Over the Country Club

Daniel M. Lavery and Cecilia Corrigan, Let Your Father Die Energy Drink [x]

Big Thief, Mythological Beauty

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962

Chuck Palahniuk, Adjustment Day

Nocturnal Animals (2016) dir. Tom Ford

#webs #web weaving #theme: parents #theme: mothers #theme: fathers #theme: children #theme: the poison drips through #theme: dysfunction #mine #remake #barbara kingsolver #philip larkin #lily allen #lana del rey #daniel m. lavery #cecilia corrigan #big thief #sylvia plath #chuck palahniuk #nocturnal animals (2016) #i didn't add anything but i feel like the original was ugly and had too many song lyrics so i trimmed it down and prettied it up #image description in alt text #image described

[willowser]

your little angel of a son inherits katsuki's bad temper, and it manifests in his terrible fours.

there's an awful little shriek that echoes throughout the house and katsuki is on his feet and halfway to the living room before his eyes are even open—but the only danger awaiting him there is a pouty little brat.

his son is sitting amidst a swarm of toys that have been strewn about haphazardly, and his arms are crossed and big fat tears are in his eyes and he looks mad as all hell. you do, too, sitting across from him with a deep frown, holding the ripped page of a book from his little shelf.

"no sir," you warn, "we do not treat our things this way."

you incite a meltdown.

katsuki feels his own temper flaring—half from shock and awe at his little mini-me and also from the exhaustion wearing him thin—when your son kicks his legs out in a burst of rage, letting out another little shriek of anger. your cheeks puff up, wearing the same furious expression, and at the hiss of his name, the little brat jumps to his feet and snatches a toy truck nearby and launches it across the room.

"oi!"

your son's attention snaps to katsuki, startled, losing a hint of anger as he pouts at the floor.

"what'd she just tell you?" and when he gets no response, katsuki prods with a, "hah? answer me."

but the little boy only stamps his little feet and grunts out a furious, wordless sound that has katsuki's lip curling. you let out a heavy sigh, shaking your head at him before frowning down at the torn page in your hands, and then katsuki is planting a hand on the back of his son's head and steering him towards the front door.

"time to take a walk."

the boy goes, even though his arms are crossed and his eyes are downcast. he only resists once, as katsuki tries to shove his little feet into his shoes.

"i don't wanna." he mumbles, face scrunched and wet before promptly looking away.

"i didn't ask."

"hmm!"

katsuki has to resist the urge to pinch his own son.

they get out the door eventually, and the little boy stomps along for the most part, no longer needing a guiding hand on the back of his head once they get around the block a time or two. neither of them say anything.

fatherhood has taught katsuki a lot of things, which was expected, but the one thing that's surprised him is—he's learned all the things he doesn't want his son to be.

the first of them being angry. not the way katsuki was, mean and selfish, throughout his childhood; hateful and careless, in his teens; shut off and simmering, even now.

he waits until the tension has melted off his little shoulders, until his little face has dried and evened out. his arms swing at his sides, occasionally coming up to wipe his snot with the back of his hand, and he eyes the few wildflowers they pass with a little hum and a small smile.

katsuki tugs once on his ear, frowning down at the little brat when he peeks up at him. "that how you're supposed to treat your mama?"

he doesn't answer at first, leaning his head all the way back and clicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth, until katsuki stops walking. "no, sir."

"how you s'posed to treat her?"

"with love."

"how you s'posed to treat your toys?"

"with care."

"uh-huh," katsuki squishes his son's cheeks in his hand, shaking his head lightly from side to side until he starts giggling. "that how you acted today?"

"no, sir."

"that how y'r gonna act again?"

"no, sir."

"okay," katsuki murmurs, nodding once before letting him free. the little boy bounces on his feet and sucks on his lip, grinning when his tummy is pinched. "now pick those for your mama."

and he does, carefully plucking a small handful of flowers from the grass as they make their way back home, and just before he runs up the steps to the house, katsuki's little angel of a son hands him the biggest one.

#cw children #i firmly believe katsuki just has to give the kid one look and he's like. oh shit. #LMAOOOO #dad's up. #bc katsuki isn't going to take him throwing shit around akfjeiqql #NOT IN A BAD WAY HE'S JUST. LIKE. ABSOLUTLY NOT HAPPENING BUDDY. #he's a firm dad but. he makes sure his son knows he's still loved ofc 😌 #✿ thoughts: bakugou #✿ theme: dad bakugou

[tenthmuseondine]

𖤓Princess Elia of Dorne and her son, Prince Aegon Targaryen 𖤓

#asoiaf #asoif fanart #elia martell #game of thrones #Targaryen children had dragon themed toys!!

[sky-poprocks]

They call me a sky:cotl player the way I [LOUD SHARP SHARD CRUNCH SOUND EFFECT AS WINGED LIGHT GOES EVERYWHERE] -get hit by [A SECOND LOUD SHARD CRUNCH SFX] the eye- [LOUD HEARTBEAT SOUND EFFECT AS I NEARLY RUN OUT OF WINGED LIGHT] of eden shards.

#pop rocked sky children #sky: children of the light #sky children of the light #sky: cotl #thatskygame #sky cotl #ymir sketches #skyblr #yeah. that's the joke. that's it. it's an eden posting by an eden themed blog

[tubbytarchia]

Derailing from everything to draw this because I can't stop thinking about "You're triggering my parental instinct. I want to take you into my hand and take you to a safe place" Doc

#Love the common theme of Doc and Etho being the father figures in hermit/traffic art #hermitcraft #jimmy solidarity #docm77 #hermitcraft fanart #docm77 fanart #jimmy solidarity fanart #I also love Doc being drawn as a big goat man please its so cool I love monster people and the leeway of minecraft skins #I know jimmy is tall but doc is just very very tall so he can pick his children up easily #to put grian and scar into timeout specifically #also just. jimmy turning up in hermitcraft and quickly getting vaguely adopted by doc. it tickles me. its cute #tubby art

[climbdraws]

im so so sick of the infantalizing takes of "this children's media is soooo dark its not for kids!!!" and it's just a millennial recounting scene for scene what happens like this

#FAIRYTALES ARE STORIES MEANT TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO DEFEAT THE BOOGEYMAN #NOT PRETENDING THE BOOGEYMAN DOESNT EXIST AT ALL #screaming crying thrashing #im so so sick of it like its the most brainrot take #thinking that children cant understand or be exposed to “darker adult themes” when those themes are just Life #theres an entire genre of youtubers who do nothing but recap scene for scene and go woah?? like thats so dark?? woahhh broooooo #im begging and pleading to bring back 80s dark fantasy

[nostalgicfun]

Feel free to share which is your favorite NOW in the tags, but this particular poll is about which you preferred as a child! ⭐ These are being grouped by a vague theme, so in a few days we'll do another one with more options!

Also, same rule as the last poll: REALLY popular choices (ATLA, SpongeBob, Scooby Doo, Pokemon, etc.) are overwhelmingly popular and have been omitted for the sake of seeing the results for other shows.

Note for emphasis: More polls are coming with more early-childhood shows, so please keep in mind other shows will be options in the future!

#thank you to everyone for being much nicer on the more recent poll :) #polls #this week's theme is 2D animals for very young children

[foreverephemeral-art]

I've been playing Sky recently, thanks to the PC release ^_^ I love my Skykid dearly, I need to shake them around like a ragdoll

#my art #my ocs #sky children of the light #sky cotl #sky cotl art #sky cotl ocs #oc lune #they're owl themed =)

[mabellsmora]

MABEL & TOBERT in ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING 3x03

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#only murders in the building #omitbedit #only murders in the building spoilers #omitb spoilers #omitb season 3 #mabel mora #tvedit #nellsdani #since it seems like this season 's theme is gonna be about mothers and children tobert's comment about his mom is really interesting #myedit

[ciearcab]

four years of candle runs and i’m still broke every time a new spirit arrives

#thatskygame #sky: cotl #sky children of the light #illustration #my skykids felt very in-theme for the new season recently #and tbh i think their hair clipping through the hat adds so much charm #+ the grass blade is my new favorite item it’s so perfect

[calware]

dirkjake is like sometimes i feel like you're the only one who knows me. i think you know me better than i want to know myself. i can't bear to be around you. i would die for you because there is no living without you. i want to perform an autopsy on you and dissect you from the inside out. i don't want you to ever look at me again. the world is too terrifying to bear unless i'm with you. the thought of loving you is the scariest thing i've ever known. i hope you kill me. i love you. my battery is low and it's getting dark. there is no sign of land. i hope you die i hope we both die

jakehal is like i have no idea how these two got together but it nuked the entire friend group in the process. 8 dead 24 injured. and it's objectively the funniest pairing out there

#homestuck #i say things #this is not a reference to no children. it is a reference to that tumblr post about a starbucks worker being asked to make a HP themed drin #k from instagram #every day i think about dante's post where dirk and jake break up and dirk. #immediately started dating june (pre-transition) (canonically looks very similar to jake) (identical twins in this context) #and jake and hal looked at each other like. i now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

[inqua]

child (baby) 💜

#lyon #fire emblem #fe8 #feh #fe #inktober #inqtober #doodle #inquart #my theme this year is depressing children apparently

[willowser]

katsuki wakes up to little fingers walking up the curve of his bicep.

his son is sitting there at the head of the bed, right next to him, waiting, and when katsuki opens one bleary eye to peek up at him, the little boy very casually says,

"hey, dad."

it's the middle of the day. katsuki's been on night patrol for the past week and it's, unfortunately, starting to finally catch up to him; through the first few days, he was able to keep constant with you and your son's schedule, even if he was exhausted, but he'd hit the couch the minute he'd come inside this morning and, truthfully, he doesn't remember getting up for the bed at all.

when katsuki gives a little grunt of acknowledgement, the little boy continues, scooching close enough that his knees are pressed against his dad's arm. "um, can i play that jumping game on your phone?"

even half-asleep, katsuki snorts. there's a small puddle of drool that's gathered on the pillow under his head, and he frowns, stretching out his arms before rolling onto his back. "not right now."

the little boy lets out a heavy sigh, as if the answer has greatly disappointed him, but he says, "okay."

katsuki nearly falls back to sleep—even though his son scoots closer, until they're touching again—but he raises his head at the soft sound of your voice.

"hey, c'mon," you murmur from the foot of the bed, holding out your arms even if the little boy is too big to be babied anymore. "let daddy sleep, come sit with me while i wait for your stinky clothes to finish washing."

you're pretty, katsuki thinks, taking a long look at the jeans hugging your hips, how the color of your shirt compliments your skin, and he cements it to the forefront of his mind as he drops his head back down. it's easier to relax like this: thinking of you, gentle and safe inside your home.

but the little boy at his side whines, grouchy enough that katsuki peeks one eye at him again. "no," he grumbles, scooting into the crevice of his dad's armpit when you reach a little further for him. "i wanna take a nap, too."

you let out a little sigh. "oh, you do? little boy, you never want to take a nap."

"yes i do!"

"hey," katsuki croaks, frowning at his son for the arguing—and the boy knows it; he shuts his lips, casting you a quick look before laying back, head resting on katsuki's shoulder. "'s'fine," he tells you, shaking his head when you pout at him apologetically. "he says he's gonna nap, he's gonna nap."

your son nods, the soft of his hair ruffling against katsuki's nose. "mommy can nap, too."

"yeah," katsuki pats the bed through his yawn, dropping his head back one final time, as his eyes shut. "can nap, too."

"mommy has things to do," you press a kiss to katsuki's forehead, and then lean over to press another onto your son. "but you gotta sleep, okay? no goofing around."

katsuki feels the nudge of his son's nose as he turns his head into him, hair tickling him again as he nods—and for a while, he's still, quiet enough that katsuki can mostly fall back to sleep.

but after a few minutes, he can hear the soft sounds of his lips moving as he talks to himself, whispers little stories katsuki knows you've told him before, and he even lightly touches his fingers to the scar beneath katsuki's eye; poking at the ones on his shoulders; the edge of the one on his chest, peeking up over the blanket.

the little boy doesn't sleep, and katsuki doesn't either, really, but—he doesn't mind too much.

#cw children #i hsve to go back to work but I TOLD UOU i could talk about it firever BYE #✿ thoughts: bakugou #✿ theme: dad bakugou

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

I used to despise Eridan and think he was the absolute worst character (barring Cronus ig) but you have shown me the light and completely turned my opinion around and now I think he is such an endearing little freak <3 I read your whole blog already but if you've got any more thoughts on eri or anyone else then I hope you post them bc I'd love to hear more abt it!

i have sooo many controversial opinions about the dancestors you have noooooo idea

#always glad to have another person go 'oh eridan's not that bad huh' #like he IS a freak and there is SO MUCH thats wrong with him #but he's supposed to be an antagonist AND sympathetic AND funny AND pathetic AND tragic #like all these things can be true hes just a complex character #same w a lot of them #vriska equius and gamzee all kind of fall into this boat #yes there is a lot thats wrong with them but they are also 13 #let he who was not a shithead at 13 cast the first stone #anyway ive been hesitant about talking about the dancestors because if my eridan opinions are controversial... #but the tl;dr is that almost all of them suck horribly #like collectively they are the worst characters in homestuck and thats on purpose #bc their role in the story is villainous like theyre the reason lord english even exists #if the alternian trolls as a rule are meant to be sympathetic even if they have a lot of problems #then the beforus trolls are like a worst case scenario of 'what if they never address their problems and grow up that way' #theyre the counterpoint to the comics themes of being a kid and growing up #learning to care about each other and become responsible #the beforus trolls are children who never grew up #going through the exact same problems and drama as when they were children #because they never took responsibility for their own actions or their treatment of each other #And That's Terrible

[moeblob]

New farmer (for 1.6 update reasons).

His name is Death and he's really death. He's pretty quiet and just wants to live in peace with his chickens. Tries to interact with the town as little as possible but is really curious about them and how they live and is super satisfied to simply watch them - but as the new person it seems no one wants to let that happen.

#stardew valley #sdv sam #farmer death #listen i just wanna name all my animals after ocs and have my farmer love and dote on them #those animals are like his beloved children just like my ocs are my beloved children #no i have no real idea what im doing but i spent all day debating if i would make him fish themed or not #and it was a really tough decision bc im indecisive #so then i debated doing a coin flip online and realized if i was that torn between my fish bits vs a death chara #may as well opt for the death guy since i have three fish farmers #sadly i cant play this file as easily bc its via steam which means i have to use my laptop #since i couldnt get the update on switch RIP that woulda been easier for me to access

[poppiesforthirteen]

i don't get people who don't like looms because "when two time lords love each other very much they send a formal application to the council to use a machine that is in their house" is so much funnier than a nuclear family

#it's also about the Themes #like if you loom a childe it skips all those developmental stages where it's 100% reliant on caretakers #tying into gallifreyan emotional neglect and children being forced to grow up too quickly #you can just Create More People there's absolutely no physicality required for it #time nobility is a society so deeply allergic to genuine attachment why would they allow for unpredictable biological processes #like pregnancy. why would they want all those hormones #population control - even less people to join their elite society. not to mention the eugenics #looms are a great meme but they're an even better plot device #i haven't read lungbarrow yet #looms #🥀