#they seem pretty active

[deus-and-the-machina]

hythlodaeus be like "teehee I hope I can be of some use" *clean headshot* 😊

bitch they wanted you for the aether-centric governmental position I know you think your curmudgeony cunt husband is amazing but stop selling yourself short its a slippery slope to sacrificing yourself to make god smh

#final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #im glad ee3 confirmed hes downplaying his own abilities bc soooooo many people just take characters at their word in this game #im always curious as to how his esteem issues developed I dont think its as simple as 'society' bc hes pretty accomplished in the context o #said society they wanted him on the convocation! hes in charge of a whole bureau and that doesnt mean no one ever made him feel bad and we #know erichthonious got mocked though his situation is more actively extreme but the main example of something hyth cant do is transformatio #which is considered preposterous to do in front of others most of the time so it seems like it wouldn't matter too much. maybe its moreso #that he sees others as better and more deserving and is constantly comparing himself and seeing others be better at him in certain areas #started to develop those esteem issues #siren says #funny post which is a trap for my character musings anyways #hythlodaeus

[mattodore]

pets him

#river dipping #ts4 #matthias evanoff #theodore doe #a burning house to live in #echthroi #🦇 #i used this image to experiment with some new things i learned #making that hickey on matthias's neck look more gnarly was fun. theo tries to make them last as long as they can so. #they normally look pretty dark and nasty #i really did mean to post this yesterday but yk how it goes... anyway. i'm going to make An Attempt at tackling my activity feed today #if i sound weird to any of you just pretend i seem so normal #i also want to actually catch up soon... #ik i'm definitely behind on kmik and the legacies i keep up with #i just don't want to sound insincere when i catch up... #so i might just put those off for when i'm actually back to feeling uhhhhhh . not like a weird little husk of myself #oh. also i made this pose. their height difference is actually there it's just that matthias is leaning forward a lot and bending down #and theo's up on his toes and leaning into matthias's chest

[yonpote]

I feel like people are conflating continuing the joke with invading their privacy… like no one is stalking them or sneaking pictures or bothering their friends and family asking about them we’re just continuing their joke that they set up within our fandom space. Which is exactly as we should be doing imo

yeah exactly. like i think when outsiders dont understand that we are in on the bit that makes some sense, but when it's PHANNIES especially phannies who joined post coming out???? it seems strange.

oh i didnt really explain why this kinda behavior is homophobic as well. (disclaimer: me calling an action homophobic is not the same as me calling an individual homophobic.) a lot of ppl use pj and sophie as a direct comparison straight couple example. pj has only directly called sophie his girlfriend once, and it was in the context reading someone's poorly written article about him lmao. otherwise, its known that they met in uni, have lived together since then, have worked on nearly every kickthepj project together, and generally their on screen energy is really sweet and funny. they also have a cat together and call themselves a family. it's not a stretch to say they're together in the slightest. in fact, it is just natural to assume so.

BUT when dnp who are now publicly out, have been very open about how much they mean to each other, have lived together since dan was in uni, have worked on nearly every project together (even in solo projects the other would help out behind the scenes), have a clear on camera chemistry together, had co-parented a fish, a pigeon, and several houseplants and possibly plan to get a dog or other pet in the future... suddenly it's wrong to assume anything.

i understand the fear that may come from having been in the phandom since when they were closeted and it was much harder to talk about it without seeming like youre aligned with stalkers or ppl who harassed their families or dnp themselves to reveal more information, but thats not the case anymore, and ESPECIALLY if you discovered them post-gay, it's such a flimsy argument to say anyone is breaching privacy in that way.

now there are still some like unspoken basic decency and boundary rules. you probably shouldnt be @'ing them in your smutfics or even your pretty innocent theories about them being super duper in gay love. dnp themselves understand that if they aren't being @ tagged in something, it's probably not meant for them to see, and even acknowledged that in the twitter memes video. but us talking about it in our own spaces, especially on tumblr where they arent on as much but also on twitter BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEYRE NOT MEANT TO SEE IT, is not the same as being like hey @/danielhowell @/amazingphil do you fuck nasty i gotta know if you fuck nasty. (but even if i were to do that, i feel like its very clearly a joke lmao)

so like just dont worry about it, if you still personally dont like seeing ppl talk abt this stuff regardless, you can mute and block people, you can blacklist tags, you can curate your own experience to fit your needs and you dont need to harass other people into suiting your needs.

#myrambles #sorry if it seems like im just repeating myself over and over #but like ppl shat on me when i talked abt it on twt and idk i just constantly feel the need to explain this shit #cuz i think some ppl (often younger) dont understand that ppl are just gonna post stuff you dont wanna see #and its up to you to curate your own experiences #and i dont even wanna try to argue about adult spaces vs minor spaces or whatever like i make it pretty clear that my own space is 18+ #so if ur a minor and you hate the shit i post i actively beg you to block me and leave me aloneeeee shout out to the twt stalkersssss

[itsbeenliketenyearsitsprettywild]

Thing to remember about Cat’s magician theme: while yes, it does imply there’s some stuff that we just won’t get to see due to it being hidden, it’s also hinting at something meant to help us:

Don’t get caught up in any misdirection.

One of the big things about this music video in particular is that there’s a lot of stuff thrown at us really fast and quick, multiple times. A bunch of busy, flashy, dramatic sequences that are sure to draw most people’s eye and theorycrafting!

But, just as a magician uses their skills to get the audience to look away from the actual trick that they’re pulling, Kazui is subconsciously pulling the same stuff on us. Like, just in considering what one of the slower sections of Cat showed us:

People have already pointed out that the guy in the wedding audience is the same man who was bartending in Half. But I think there’s even a bit more past that that Kazui’s given to us as context. Which is to say: Consider the ring on his finger and the woman behind him.

Know what other woman in Kazui’s videos we’ve seen who has brown hair and been right next to this man?

Which actually puts the bar scene from Half into a completely different context.

The picture above wasn’t Kazui cheating on his wife: it was him getting to know the woman his childhood friend was going to marry. 

By having their meeting in a casual setting, with both Kazui and her sitting right up next to the bar where the guy was working, all three of them would get to talk and hang out when things weren’t too busy. And when things did get busy, Kazui and this man’s future bride would be easy to check up on via a quick look down the bar counter, with alcohol as an added social relaxant so things would hopefully never get too tense and awkward. With all this in mind, I think it’s really important we consider the art of misdirection when looking through the rest of Kazui’s Cat video: If our attention is being drawn to something in particular, look at everything else first.  That’s gonna be how we crack through Kazui’s shell and get to the truth.

#MILGRAM #MILGRAM project #kazui mukuhara #kazui milgram #like with both the magician AND the Mafritte references being pointed out to us #it seems clear that we're supposed to give EVERYTHING in Cat a double glance and a closer look #but especially the less flashy moments in particular #as those are the places where Kazui's subconscious isn't putting up as much of an active effort to mislead us #have I mentioned i find kazui relatable? 'cause i find him relatable #not so much the 'hiding being queer' part #(I wear that part of myself pretty blatantly) #but more the 'i want people to understand my mindset without having to spell everything out for them' part #because HOO BOY is that an eternal dilemma when you feel the need to wear five bajillion masks to make things move smoothly

[sergle]

also you can record the quality of the season of Witcher by how it corresponds to the Jaskier Nastiness Level

#just actively worse in season 2 and 3. just bad. why did they do that to him #he's not even an ugly man but by season 3 he is.... nasty #the haircut and the outfit and the makeup that doesn't suit his face AT all #he looks Wet. #and in s1 he's pretty much just twinking it up and his little bard outfit is perfect for his character #and his haircut suits his face better and they don't try and make him seem like he's a stud. bc he's not #sergle.txt #and that jacket they put him in............................

[sketchy-scribs-n-doods]

i'm a little sad at how sparse steddyhands and stizzy art and writing is on here now after the finale (thankfully, i am still digging through the couple thousand fics up on ao3 so i'm not totally bereft)

because during the airing of the season there was new stuff in the tags every day, sometimes even every few hours, but i think the finale really punched all of us in the face

there's lots of good stuff from before s2 to go digging through of course, and ao3 and twitter still have some new art and fic and memes if you go looking for it, but the difference from before and now seems a bit stark

don't misunderstand me, this isn't me being defeatist, just being a bit melancholy (and mad at the s2 finale tbh lol) about it. shout out to the regulars i see in the tags still making stuff and posting jokes, ya'll are doing the most and i wish you all the passion and motivation and time to create in the world <3

#obviously in this day and age ppl seem to drop fandom right away after the media in question is done so it's not totally unexpected #but the stark difference between so much new art being shared during airing vs the sudden quiet after the finale was. damn. #the izzy tag and regular fandom tags are still pretty active but i have a very specific love lol and it is #stizzy #steddyhands #gentlehands #even the ed and izzy tags are a little more active tho that's mostly because of the meta and angst enjoyers (mood) #anyway as soon as i'm done with finals and have some free time during the break i am going to draw so much old man yaoi #and maybe finally do more of and share my steddyhands mermaid au lol #also one more thing #if i'm sad about how much less steddyhands and stizzy stuff is happening #i am sending so many thoughts and prayers ™ to the frenchie and izzy and lucius and izzy shippers bc goddamn #they also got fucked over this season #we all thought we were winning and then suddenly we all got smacked in the face about it adfgfkj

[penduulum]

This might possibly be one of my favorite LITWTC moments in recent memory like I was trying my damndest not to cackle out loud while listening to it in my studio class. Just holy shit

#I don’t know where else to share this but tumblr seems to have a pretty active LITWTC fanbase so you guys get this #I religiously record my favorite moments from this podcast. it’s like my own little library #life in the world to come #litwtc

[ccarrot]

okay this is a very personal hot take but i genuinely don't believe dazai is as self destructive as he may seem.

#this is going to be a rant/vent here in the tags but #there's something abt some dz character studies. they really make a point of like... thinness. lack of eating. it bothers me a lot #i actually don't think he's like. actively starving or whatever. maybe his appetite come in waves. sometimes when u don't feel hungry at al #you end up not eating until it's wayy too late then you might eat too much bc u feel that hungry. then instantly regret it. #and then skip the next couple of meals #idkkk i've struggled with disordered eating. i don't like how callously its treated. it often seems kind of.. glamourized #i hate that. #in general dz seems like a glamorized character within the fandom. partly bc he's very pretty and simultaneously broken and self destructiv #** in my personal view based on personal experience** #don't reference my tags btw

[deoidesign]

So I know you said you aren't allowed to promote your merch store or patron on your webtoon but would it be okay for people in the comments to remind others that they exist?

I have no control over what anyone posts in my comments... (eyes emoji)

#asks #anon #asking my friends 'who sent this' LOL #yeah it's ok #I just feel bad asking anyone to do it hahahhahahaha #but yeah you can comment whatever you want! #all pretty null rn cause I'm not posting but once it's back if webtoon hasn't changed their minds on it #then feel free if its what you want to do #there's no pressure from me though I dont want you to feel obligated #but if you want to then please by all means #I wont stop you #we're sorta actively trying to get them to change this but they seem to be doubling down so we'll see how it goes

[silveme]

Human! Ramattra 💜

#I am SO tired of seeing him always redrawn as this young clean cut sort of guy so here’s my take #be aware I was actively trying to make him look tired and slightly ugly but it doesn’t seem like it worked idk #the whole point of this was to NOT make him look like a pretty boy Instagram model #original art #ramattra #ramattra overwatch #overwatch #overwatch 2 #ow #ow2 #art #fanart #overwatch fanart #digital art

[s1ithers]

wish i knew the forgotten realms lore better...how am i meant to make my little ocs in this state of ignorance

#i'm so interested in how people relate to the gods in this world which is sort of hard to glean from the wiki #thinking abt those notes in the ilmater temple - 'even bhaal has things to teach us 😔🙏' otoh but the absolute cult is 'heresy' #like who decides that? what does heresy /mean/ in this polytheistic setup where each god's cult seems to p much do their own thing #& it seems like even among the good-aligned gods ppl tend to pick one to hitch their wagon to in a pretty committed way #what does polytheism mean to the average joe in this world #i need to know #i need to make a little guy about it #wrapped up shadowheart's quest and....idk man! #just going off the lore as presented in bg3 so far it's set up distrust for deities pretty much across the board #like babe is your new cult better? bc they've got angel imagery? i guess so #the whole problem of evil thing - the dead three shar et al being so extant & active in the world makes the (apparently?) more distant #benevolence of good gods pretty limp by comparison #so much of what draws lay people to them seems to be protection from the very real material threat posed by the evil ones? #& at least SH is in a better place to choose than say. the goblins #vast swathes of people just born under a bad sign in this world #i heard somewhere that if you don't get a god to claim your soul for their afterlife it just kind of withers away in limbo for eternity? #kinda fucked up #some protection racket shit dude #being a mortal in FR like you're just a little guy in a precarious cosmological situation aren't u #to be clear none of this is a criticism i think it's very fun & chewy #rife with cosmic horror potential #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #edit: i mean it's a little bit of a criticism in that i don't think the game sells SH's conversion super well #if the intention is just to be like. yay white-hat god good ^_^ #but i don't hate the worldbuilding implications if we take the iffiness as read

[non4ry]

Capcom should hire me to write Ashley because I understand her more than anyone in that entire company

(read tags for more context)

#resident evil #ashley graham #resident evil 4 #re4 #re4 remake #leon s kennedy #re4make #alright so this is my very mini ashley analysis I have a lot more thoughts about her #it makes me so sad that people take ashley at face value because I think there’s definitely something more to be said about her character #I do think that ashley despite dramatization bc video game is a pretty realistically written character. like she’s a young woman in an #insanely traumatizing situation #and she is CONSTANTLY disrespected. she has been kidnapped . violated insulted and the worst part of it is that she’s just a means to an end #and I do believe in my heart of hearts that president graham is kind of a shit person. IS a shit person especially politically but even as #a father??? like he’s the PRESIDENT how does he not have better security over his daughter #and ashley’s mother is presumably dead .. she gives off very. neglected and I know part of it is just the situation but she actively seems #to Expect to be hurt by other people. even leon and she feels guilty for her ‘weakness’ in their situation even though she’s actually very #helpful and resourceful several times throughout the game #idk i always think about that one scene where she’s coughing and leon tries to be kind to her and she freaks out on him like #SHE CANNOT ACCEPT KINDNESS BECAUSE SHE CANNOT PAY HIM BACK!!!! #and then at the end of everything she offers him sxl gratification because that’s the only thing she can think of to repay him #she’s been led to believe she must owe a man something for saving her and that is a very unfortunate reality for a lot of women #idk. i love ashley #she’s literally me #no kin / id tags.. do not tag as ship

[gideonisms]

I post my snail picture on instagram and no one likes it and I lose a follower. Do you guys not appreciate the rosy wolfsnail? who is invasive to my area and hunts other snails? women on tumblr would kiss me for my creature pictures and facts

#i'm still on there bc i LOVE to have pretty pictures collected #everyone else seems to only post their social activities though and i think we could all stand to be weirder on there

[seiji-langs]

any scottish gaelic langblr blogs?

#doesnt have to be focused on the language either just anyone learning even if u mostly post abt other langs ^-^ #i want to be more active on langblr but most people i had on here before seem pretty inactive #langblr #scottish gaelic #scottish langblr #other languages in the family are good too :)

[strawberryswitchblader]

apparently the hp game has a trans character which (a does not cancel out the fact that it brings publicity and money to a woman who actively uses her platform and money to make things worse for trans people and (b does not even come close to fixing the slave elf and blood libel plotline problems lol

#I try not to get too swept up in the discourse bc I find activism based on what you do and don't consume pretty annoying #and like not that useful as people seem to think it is #but the more I hear about this game the more I want to bite and also kill #hogwarts legacy #transphobia/ #antisemitism/ #☕

[tallymali]

hey so the only places i post pics of myself are here, fetlife, reddit, and insta. they all have this same username or some variation of it. if u see pics of me elsewhere then i didnt post them myself. ik there are catfishes out there using my pics and i dont know what i can actually DO about it so yeah idk idk

#seems i got a pretty active catfish on okcupid and the like #ive had multiple people message me that they recognised me from there #i have never used any of these platforms #no hate to the people messaging me or anything. i feel awful for them #but yeah im p much only active here at this point #my insta and reddit are dead #fetlife gets the odd post and then i run away scared lmao