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girlfictions · 7 months

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can’t stop thinking about this excerpt from an interview with emily wilson (x)

#need to preorder her iliad immediately!!!#this interview was such a wonderful read my goodness #emily wilson #words #quotes #typography #on life #on womanhood

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deoidesign · 18 days

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Hm... I'm feeling benevolent...

#every time i use the word 'benevolent' i remember that guy who called me 'sensei'???#because he asked me for a crit and i was basically like 'i really dont like your comic' but obviously constructively #and then he kept messaging me asking for more critique and i had to tell him to stop #and then he made a video review of my last comic and the whole review was like #'yeah so i havent really read this comic. looks pretty sick though. i basically harassed her and she had to say to stop lol'#anyways. that was weird. he used the word benevolent a lot so i always think of him. sending good vibes hope hes still making comics #oh yeah also this is kind of spoilers but not really #sorta like afterword stuff #gotta sketch gotta get into the mindset...#im not sure if that counts as spoilers at all lmfao its just minor design changes #anyways.#time and time again #spoilers #what the hell i typed 'spoilers' and '911 spoilers' was the first option??????#uh #adam and steve #ttawebcomic #sketches #sketch dump #these used to be patreon posts but its been like 5 months so. theyre free noe #the word 'benevolent' is literally an inside joke with myself now LOL

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sapphic-bats · 3 months

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GUYS I FOUND HIM

#I’m enthralled #reading the Bible in a hospice center #the things I do for Good Omens #and from the influence of Rosewater #and her wise words #good omens #the bible #never thought i’d see the day #that I tag the bible #in my Tumblr post #bildad the shuhite #crowley

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bonefall · 7 months

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What did Sagewhisker do? All I remember was that she was Yellowfang's mentor, and I used to love YS. (I was a lot younger at the time, though.)

oH Lord, a lot of people who read YS when they were younger kinda don't pick up on how shitty Sagewhisker is. It goes over their heads that she is the one who's actually responsible for Yellowfang being forced to be distant from Brokenkit

From a young age, Sagewhisker is pressuring Yellowpaw to be a medcat, when she doesn't want to

Yellow LIKES the satisfaction of healing itself, but LOVES being a warrior more.

She's a fantastic hunter, has always wanted a family, and is just genuinely filled with a lot of self-satisfaction when she gets to do her warrior duties.

(They also had to retcon the stupidest magic power, super-empathy, into Yellowfang so that she nonsensically wouldn't like fighting. Yellowfang. The cat whose first appearance in TPB is attacking Firepaw and didn't hesitate to blind Brokenstar. THAT Yellowfang.)

In contrast, when she starts healing, she's constantly filled with shame or horror. She also gets bullied viciously by several cats, while others do that Thing that an older family member does when they don't like what you're doing. You know;

"Ohhh that's so good, for you. If it makes you happy it's good!! I mean, but, wouldn't you rather do Other Thing? I mean no, I understand, you like This thing, but Other thing would... no no it's okay, nevermind. I'm happy for you."

This while she's already courting Raggedpelt, and planning a future with him.

So to begin with, she has a lot of negative feelings when Sagewhisker tries to pressure her into this role, especially as Sage insists she "Wants HER" and "It's your destiny." But that's not all;

When Cloudpaw (later Cloudpelt) gets viciously mauled and might not survive, Sagewhisker takes one look and says, "It might be kinder to let StarClan take him now."

Yellowfang is FURIOUS at how quickly Sagewhisker gave up, and Sage just waves this away with "oh I won't stop you but be prepared for heartbreak lol"

Sage continues to tell her shit like "You can't save every cat" after Cloudpaw's mother sees her son all cheese-grated up.

So... either Sagewhisker was going to just leave Cloudpaw there to bleed out or die of infection, OR she was implying euthanasia.

And it's probably euthanasia, because when Yellowfang is pregnant later, she says,

Sooooo... considering how WEIRD WC generally is about abortion, acting like it's not even an option and giving Clear Sky some Angel Fetus Children in DOTC...

Sagewhisker was probably implying that Yellowfang would smother infants. Or do whatever Sagewhisker was planning to do with Cloudpaw.

I don't even know if pressuring Yellowfang into an abortion would have been better... honestly this exchange is uncomfortable no matter how you slice it.

It gets worse ofc. Yellowfang gets this warning from StarClan about how “Only one thing can stop the tide of hatred this birth cursed cat will bring: the courage of a mother to know her destiny.” Silverflame also suggests just being his friend, if she can't be his mother.

Forget that though, because Sagewhisker continues to snap at Yellowfang and remind her that she can't look at him for too long, else people will get suspicious or something.

"It's a woman's responsibility to have children for our glorious war society, Yellowfang, unless they have A RARE GIFT THAT MUST NOT BE WASTED."

In the same conversation she's then like, "Also don't go into the nursery, the child I forced you to give up needs a chance to bond with the abusive foster who hates his little guts."

In general Sagewhisker also prevents Yellowfang from standing up for herself or her position in a way that is absolutely infuriating. Foxheart comes in and starts bellowing about "HOW DARE YOU HAVE APPRENTICES RUN ERRANDS FOR YOU?" and Sage is just like, "Turn the other cheek uwu"

Yellowfang is punished constantly for the sin of being Yellowfang. She is not allowed to be snarky at all. It fucking sucks. This book is MISERABLE

SO basically, Sagewhisker forces her into a role she isn't very happy in, stops her from standing up for herself ever, guilts Yellowfang over "wasting her special gift," gives up on cases that are too hard for her, suggests killing kits, says some wildly misogynistic stuff, prevents Yellowfang from doing anything about Brokenkit, and then dies.

She's the worst and no one ever talks about how fucked up this character is. and I really mean AS A CHARACTER

Because her PURPOSE in the story is to do all of these things and be hailed as a good mentor in the end. But the fandom is REALLY bad at analyzing characters as narrative tools.

She's right to pressure Yellowfang into her role, with the ending comic even trying to have Sagewhisker apologize for pressuring her and Yellow going "d'aww dwai you didn't force me into anything 8) ignore the entire fucking book before this point"

Giving up on a battered teenager is supposed to show Yellowfang's talent and resolve, not reflect poorly on Sagewhisker.

WC fully believes that "wisdom" she espouses about Lizardfang. Lizardfang is a bad woman because she doesn't accept her place as a queen. This kind of guilt and blame is reserved exclusively for mothers in WC, not fathers, note how Mudclaw doesn't help at all but no one gives a shit.

Killing the baby would have been the best option because, again, Brokenkit is BORN. EVIL.

I'm pretty convinced that "Courage of a mother to KNOW HER DESTINY" refers to the fact she is supposed to be a medcat, who kills her child. What FINALLY ends Brokenstar's reign of terror is being poisoned-- not the kindness she was finally able to show him in TPB while he was prisoner.

So Sagewhisker guilt-tripping Yellowfang into a position she doesn't like, keeping her away from her child, suggesting murdering the baby... that's all good, actually. That's something that is framed as correct.

And I think people really sleep on it. Sagewhisker is like this perfect little encapsulation of how shitty clan culture is in WC, an enforcer of the series' misogyny while being a woman herself, someone who makes Yellowfang's wife HELL.

But because she didn't do it violently, no one notices it.

#Sagewhisker #Yellowfang's Secret #warrior cats analysis #I think there's some good in this book. But it's one of the most miserable entries in the series #It's overwhelmingly cruel and mean-spirited #And maybe it would be sufferable if Yellowfang was allowed to BE Yellowfang #But she's not. She barely gets a word in edgewise as people shit on her over and over and over #It's really nice to see glimpses of ShadowClan's dynamics... but that's it. Glimpses.#It's buried in a slog of Yellowfang's toxic relationship with Raggedstar and Sagewhisker #And mind you I say this as The ShadowClan Lover #I'll do anything for a peek at ShadowClan cats ShadowClanning because I love MisunderstoodClan #but lord. This book is a really difficult read.

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kaelidascope · 23 days

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Midnight Menagerie Chapter 19 is LIVE

**SHAKES UH OH DOGGY BAG OF TREATS**

This aint an April Fool's joke folks. This chapter is DARK and I wish I was kidding but I'm not LOL

The second biggest chapter I have ever written for MM is LIVE!

Please please please mind the content warning on this one guys. From here on out, we're getting into the darkest segments of the story. Every negative tag will be relevant. For the sake of spoilers, I'll only label the extremely graphic scenes. ALL ABOARD THE ANGST TRAIN! CHOO CHOO

#midnightbeesfic #rwby #bumbleby #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #ilia amitola #Honestly there were scenes in this chapter that made ME fucked up #and I WROTE IT #Please read this while sitting down #I'm not responsible for psyche damage #Also I am so sorry Neon Katt lovers I personally adore her I just needed a scapegoat #doesn't help with that 15 min short that just came out either LOL oops #24k words good fucking christ #The biggest chapter still remains the hangover chapter #have fun!!!#remember to lick and comment to let me know how much this fucked you up i mean how you're enjoying so far!

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luck-of-the-drawings · 1 month

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OH ARTHUR BENNETT.. such a gorgeous and intriguing character. terribly burdened by a GRUESOME set of crimes, his light suffocated by a HEAVY century of GUILT. so tragic, so dark and broody, and yet PAINFULLY awkward in any social setting ever

#jrwi fanart #cw blood #jrwi show #jrwi suckening #arthur bennett #OUHH THIS ONE WAS SITTING IN MY WIPS FOR SO LOOOONGwhen i took it out there was mould on it :sob:#BUT i think i was able to fix it up okay #i keep seeing SO MANY MISTAKES RRAAAHHH BUT YOU DONT SEE THEM RIGHT?? THATS ONLY ME. RIGHT?? EXACTLY.#THE KEY IS TO SAY. AND REPEAT AFTER ME. 'FUUUCK IT WE BALL #so anyway. arthur bennett huh? grizzly says that arthur is reaal fuckin difficult to play. and i SUPER get that. i mean LOOK AT HIM..#grizz often needs a minute to think abt what hes gonna say in a way that matches w that Stoic Personality. which is FAIR but also that #ends up making way for awkward confrontations like: the lady in the parky lot. he took too long to answer and scared her away.& I LOVE THAT #arthur is tragic and sad and cool and stoic but hes ALSO awkward and silly and kinda dumb and short sighted. HE HAS COMPLEXITIES #I LOVE WHEN TTRPG CHARACTERS HAVE A GOOD SET OF SHORTCOMINGS. ESPECIALLY WHEN U FIND THEM ONLY AS U PLAY THEM.#I COULd go on and on saying the same things w different words abt arthurs intriguing and entertaining character but i shall spare u. for no #ILL ALSO MENTION HOW MUCH I LOVE HIS FLAVOR THO.. I LOVE TALL HOT BOY WHOS ONE W THE DARKNESS.. I REMEMBER WHEN HE FIRST MENTIONED THE #BADLUCK. N I WAS LIKE OOOHH THATS WHY HIS DESIGN IS SO COOL N CHAOTIC N ASYMMETRICAL. HES UNLUCKY!!! i love love love his design so much...#GRaaauruguguraguhhghghgh what else what else is there for me to spew on abt...i think im reachin a limit here..OH MAGNUS. i hope that #we get to know more abt how magnus and arthur met.. like How they became besties... ouuhh... I ALSO WANNA KNOW MORE ABT MARY DAVIS. LIKEHOW #he also apparently spent alotta time in a zone dominated by edward twilight? all he remembers is constant partying? I WANNA KNOW MORE..#i think i got room 4 one more ramble SO. THE ART PIECE.as i said its gone a lil stale BUT. im still very proud o the bits where hes allScar #I WANNA SEE HIM GET SCARYMORE. I like the idea of shadows solidifying to make him strange and eerie.like TEETH n CLAWS n SPINES n YESS #also the SILVER EYES.no1 does silver eyes like the show Claymore. they make em look so striking and eerie...i also like to think that #human arthur had deep beautiful brown eyes.just in my beaitufl heart.i mean look at him..i wanna cook him n eat him.ANYWAY #i think thats all my ramblin for this piece. now i gotta go cancel a single day i had ata hotel bc my work schedule change last minute FUCK #feel free to ramble in my tags aswell tho i read all of them and i chew on thenm and i love them so sos os mcuh

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paw-padss · 1 month

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the sun has long since set, and the sky is now only illuminated by the gentle glow of the moon and the twinkle of her surrounding stars. The wind blows steadily in the quiet streets as everyone seeks refuge for the night.

everyone except you.

sitting anxiously by the door, careful not to do so much as a wink, for you might fall asleep and miss it.

miss him.

you don't want to miss him as he walks through the door, with his red hair tied back in a messy ponytail and a tired smile plastered on his face. his musk invading your senses as he practically falls into your embrace, quietly mumbling about his day as he gently kisses along your neck and collarbone.

you don't want to miss the opportunity to lead him to the kitchen table, hanging up his coat along the way, and seating him next to you as you both share a quiet, late dinner.

falling asleep now would mean you wouldn't get to follow him into the bathroom, using the toilet as your seat while he's in the shower, sharing remarks about your day. Eventually, brush your teeth side-by-side in front of the cramped sink.

and then you would follow him to the bedroom, curling up next to him as you both let the stress of the day melt into the sheets, exchanging I love you's before allowing your eyes to close and falling asleep wrapped up in each other's embrace.

that, is why you cannot risk closing your eyes at this moment, you cannot risk the chance to finally enjoy a calming nighttime routine with Diluc.

you must not.

your eyes dart to the clock and back to the door, the minutes tick by ever so slowly, and your brain starts to feel a bit foggy.

you blink.

or at least you thought you did, but when you open your eyes, you can smell the aroma of breakfast wafting in from the kitchen and sunlight creeping through the window shade.

slowly crawling out of bed, you see the sight that you had been wishing to see all night.

red hair draped around his shoulders, a tan apron pressed around his figure, and a pair of pajamas. Diluc stood in front of the stove, turning around to greet you.

even though you didn't get to say good night, at least you got to say good morning.

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harmonysanreads · 10 months

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Thinking about how hyv foreshadowed Fontaine's lore through a voiceline of Alhaitham.

Lyney talks about this in the Official Fontaine Trailer.

He then says that whoever chooses the right time, place and people essentially controls this whole show and hints at a possible solution for discerning the truth from lie.

#so basically ; think traveller think #maybe i'm reading too much into it buuuuut who knows #arlecchino's monologue is something to consider as well #because an actor—or in her words a 'good actor' also does the exact same thing #hmm but where does justice fit in all this i wonder #excited regardless #genshin impact #fontaine #genshin impact lore #genshin lore #fontaine lore #alhaitham #al haitham #lyney #genshin impact lyney #genshin #genshin theory

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harryjpotter-shitpost · 10 months

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I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate HATE hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate people who try to justify Petunia Dursley or say she was a good or “misguided” person.

#🤢#she was a horrible abuser #nothing is good about an abuser #I think people got the wrong idea that to abuse someone you need to be physical with them #which is why a lot of these people are defending her #or saying that the word abuser is too harsh to use against her #but the word abuser is literally a word that describes a person who uses the power they have over a person to belittle them #and use it against them #in whatever form #because abuse doesn’t mean physical harassment only #mind you she did that as well #but let me not get into that #ugh I hate this so much #”oh petunia would’ve been nice if she had divorced Vernon”#“Vernon was a bad influence on her”#“she was manipulated by Vernon”#“she actually liked Harry deep down but was scared of Vernon’s reaction”#DO YALL HEAR YOURSELF????#LITERALLY READ THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE FIRST BOOK #ITS THERE #VERNON IS THE ONE WHO IS SCARED TO MENTION HARRY OR LILY IN FRONT OF PETUNIA #NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND #mind you I hate that bastard just as much #but I’m just saying #if you’re gonna hate someone hate petunia first #I can’t stand her nor the people who defend her #harry james potter #petunia dursley #harry potter series #harry potter

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lemongogo · 1 year

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i wish we saw vash interact w the plants more T__T

#ive said this one million billion times before but i love when everything comes 2 a standstill like this.in media #like some intense moment happens n everything just Pauses. Stops .its Quiet #UGUUUHHGG ITS SOOO GOOD.....her focusing on him.him focusing on her.both of them ceasing 2 breathe or move or do anything......#i was trying to make a post ab this earlier but i deleted it bc i couldnt word it well without sounding like i was discrediting vash #but we get SOO much imagery of knives w plants #especially w plants that are dead / dying / otherwise decaying #and we get This w vash but thats ab it?no? aside from ig the end where he uses his forced empathy or whatever its called #maybe theres more.ill see as i continue reading but anyways #i think their relationship 2 plants or plants in general were soo underdeveloped. i wouldve loved to see more w them #trigun #trigun maximum #trigun spoilers #vash

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kulai · 6 months

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REPOST! because i forgot to add tags since i was sleep deprived sawrry

based on ch.17 of chaos for the fly by @laylajeffany!! fed me wenclair for months and im still not halfway done. if you want a genuinely good long read, go check it out!! :DD (more under the cut)

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sentientsky · 4 months

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lady cassandra o’brien really truly is nikola orsinov’s wildest fucking dream

#she’d point at lady Cassandra like ‘JON WHY CANT U BE MORE LIKE HER. JUST LET ME FUCKING MOISTURIZE U’#it is midnight. my brain isn’t working. I’m so sorry for putting this on your dashes. i swear I’ll be normal by morning #if u want to blame someone for these terrible words I’ve made u read pls blame @actual-changeling for persuading me to watch this show #(/j. i love the show aksjakdj)#(be nice to alex)#not good omens #doctor who shitpost #doctor who #shitpost #tma shitpost #tma #the magnus archives #nikola orsinov #doctor who series 9 #christopher eccleston #billie piper #rose Tyler #the ninth doctor

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transmascutena · 4 months

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these lines hit different when you read utena as transmasc

#i mean the first one is really awful regardless.#pretty sure i read somewhere that the words akio uses means something along the lines of 'you really should remain a child'#as opposed to 'you really should remain the gender that you are.' which speaks to his whole thing about keeping these kids from growing up #and there's So Much in anthy's line even without hypothetical misgendering #anyway the au where utena has already transitioned by the time he gets to ohtori is really good #and i of course have lots of headcanons about post-ohtori utena and gender #but i've been thinking about one where he's actively questioning while he's there and is not out to anyone.#and i guess not a lot would really change but akio's attempt at making utena more feminine would have a whole other layer of awful to it #and unfortunately i think in this scenario the first person he would come out to would be akio. which is so sad #like maybe it could be anthy but idk. i think it would be something he'd be apprehensive to be open about with her #(in the show utena does tend to be more vulnerable with akio than with anthy. at least the vulnerability with him comes first.#he's her go-to person for advice in the black rose arc and utena doesn't really begin opening up to anthy like that until the third arc)#maybe i should write something for this au. i can see it so clearly.#utena talking about his confusing gender feelings in one of those black rose scenes in the planetarium #and akio doing that thing where he sounds supportive and helpful but absolutely isn't.#that fake sympathy that's actually really patronizing and condescending and dismissive but subtly enough that utena doesn't realize it #and THEN the contrast when utena finally talks to anthy about it and she empathises by talking about her own confusing gender feelings #(transfem anthy realness !!!!!)#oh wow i did not mean to write so much in the tags #revolutionary girl utena #utena tenjou #my posts

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iridescentscarecrow · 6 months

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i think at one level i really appreciate fjmt's dedication towards drawing quanxi kicking ass but there's also something so distinctly offputting to seeing her kitted out in the public safety uniform, especially when we know of her earlier departure from public safety and her assumed ignorance of its activities in part one.

#the implication here has never been makima is gone == ps is good. the institution casts its shadow over all of part #two #idk. i'm reading the word “character” here with the unreal way she's purposed. her detachment's much stronger than it was before #csm 147 #chainsaw man #csm meta #crow.txt #quanxi

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silvergyus · 2 months

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I know this is mostly a smut writing blog but genuinely, genuinely I have such a deep appreciation for soobin as a person and I love reading his interviews and hearing what he has to say because he is so deeply emotional and I feel like his inner world is so rich and I think that is why he has such strong connections with the other members- particularly beomgyu and kai- and is why he is such a good leader even though he doesn't always think he is like. I know I log on here to be like, hehe soob but like, oh my gosh he is just so emotional and intense and I feel so precious about him like, I can't even put it into words well but he really does feel like he's so human and so varied and I love the glimpses he lets us see into his thoughts and feelings and like, I am *so* proud of him always and getting to learn about how he has grown and matured feels like such a privilege

#please read txttranslations explanation of the lyrics of his cover and also soli (can't remember her @)#she did a good interpretation too #+ his weverse mag interviews. all of them #+ everything he says in the our lost summer documentary #like #i really just always come to a loss for words when i talk about it but he really is so precious to me #my heart is like fragile glass where it holds him #i love him so much #ari talks

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gethimbackpdf · 11 days

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"pip is ooc in as good as dead!1!1!" just fucking admit that you don't like it when female characters have an actual realistic portrayal of ptsd after the trauma she went through

#in other words I'm finally reading as good as dead #ive heard that she murders someone in this book and honestly? as she fucking should #less than a 100 pages in and I want to give her a big hug #agggtm #a good girls guide to murder #as good as dead #pippa fitz amobi

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