#tricky rambles

[cardboard-queen]

telepathically asking girls at the grocery store if they’re queer and also if they think I’m queer and if they’d like to get coffee sometime

#sapphic #lesbian #wlw #gay #soph rambles #the reason lesbians can’t reproduce isn’t because it’s biologically tricky #it’s because they’re too shy to ever approach each other in public #this post goes out to the girl with the fun skirt I saw in the checkout line today #I chose the wrong line #star crossed lovers

[eskildit]

i think a lot about hot sauce and jeannemary. two young girls so ready to kill and to die. a comparison made all the worse when you recall that hot sauce lost all her family to the cohort, that she can specifically recall fourth style necromancy (using corpses as bombs). a fourteen and thirteen year old that could easily have been on opposite sides of the same front line. 

#the locked tomb #the loss of childhood! senseless violence! #opposite ends of the propaganda machine #eskildit posts tlt #all of nona the ninth #how am i supposed to tag hot sauce #jeannemary chatur #ok to rb #edit: okay im actually gonna use these tags to ramble a lil #in many ways i feel alecto the ninth is gonna be the hardest book to actually pull off #first for the obvious reason that its an ending and endings are always hard #but second because nona the ninth was by far the most political book of the series #books 1 and 2 following harrow and gideon mean we're following characters on the outskirts of the empire #gideon is individually oppressed by the ninth and even harrow is considered a black sheep outsider of the nine houses #but they are still WITHIN the houses gideon has dreams of the cohort harrow has dreams of of revitalizing her house #nona was our actual introduction to the real consequences of the empire that characters like judith like jeannemary like corona herself #have their livelihoods and status entirely built on the imperial violence we see first hand on new rho #anyway i say all of this to say it means coming back to these characters might be kinda tricky! #the cost of the empire is no longer abstract its extremely palpable! #how does one return to our core cast we've know for multiple books now that we understand that #idk. interested to see where we go!

[letsmcfreackingloseit]

Hey-ho! I'm back again with some Apex Polarity art, but this time it's some designs for the humans' snow gear!

It started out with me just trying to figure out a design for y/n in my little comic, but then I thought it would be fun to also try and visualize the other humans, so here's my take of y/n, Vanessa and Michael! I really like how they turned out, although I don't think I got Vanessa's "patchwork" look quite right, but I still like where I landed. I added a blue scarf and I was really tempted to give her those red goggles, since it would've made her resemble Vanny even more, but in the end I desided against it.

So yeah- nothing too big this time, just something fun and easy!

But to round this off, I will of course credit the wonderful author @naffeclipse who is writing Apex Polarity, which you can go read if you click right here (can 100% recommend, especially if you like stories with a bunch of fluff, mystery and drama~!) and today I give credit to myself for the designs of the humans! ;P

#apex polarity #dca #dca fandom #polar!y/n #polar!vanessa #polar!michael #OK SO- I was trying to keep my rambling to a minimum in the main post #but now we're in the tags baby and I am about to RAMBLE!! #So if you're intersted in some extra info/thoughts- tag along! #so one thing I would like to note for y/n's design especially is the coloring choice #the grey jacket was mostly because- you know- ✨y/n-core✨a.k.a. grey #but the rest of the colors are basically the same as eclipse's colors- as a nod to their fated connection (black white red & yellow!) #I also kind of tried to make them look a little bit like a baby penguin- but the colors are inverted- so I guess I kind of failed? XD #but the thought was there! #As for vanessa I said most of it in the main post- except I gave her what I like to call; The Gamer Goggles (⌐■ω■) instead of the red ones #why do I call them that? I have absolutely no idea- so let's leave that and continue! #I designed michael last and he was kind of the easiest to do #the color balancing was maybe a little tricky- but I think the end result looks good! #at the very least he looks like he is ready for the weather AND you won't easily lose track of him in the snowy landscape! :D #I also made him a little fasco logo! #Nothing too fancy- just a happy little fox ready to tag along on an adventure! :3 #and that's about it for these pictures #I was tempted to also add their indoor design in this post (because yes- I also made some indoor designs >:3) #but I've decided to post them on a separate post so I won't ramble too much in this one XD #I mean look at this!!! #the terrible ramble disease strikes again #Will I ever escape it? probably not :P #now thank you so much for reading all of this and I hope you have a lovely day and/or night! XD

[captcassette]

davesprite my good friend davesprite

#i like this guy. a normal amount #funny thing is when i was 2/3rds through reading homestuck i was complaining to a friend about the size of the cast- #and how tricky it is to keep track of that many characters and care about what’s happening to them #i said smth along the lines of “how am i supposed to care about all these guys especially when they barely matter. whats the point of- #another dave but with wings??” #and now davesprite is my second favorite character. whoulda thunk. #anyway he gets done so dirty by jade and john on the ship. fuck that he should be treated better #ok ramble over. can you tell i like davesprite. tags time babyy #homestuck #homestuck fanart #fanart #hs fanart #art #davesprite #davesprite fanart #homestuck davesprite #beta kids

[parroset]

Incredibly self indulgent but here's Aaravos with a (fitting) Moana quote:

Based on the theory that his heart was taken from him during his fall.

#tw: blood #aaravos #my art #i could go on and on about Moana and TDP with Aaravos specifically #Aaravos is Te Kā and enraged because his literal heart was taken from him and he can only inflict pain #where once he shared life #he is also Maui being a demigod who was once worshipped and revered but is now hated for one of his failed gifts to humanity #but also Tamatoa with his shiny exterior and overall trickiness/manipulation #I'll stop rambling now lol

[marzfartz]

This makes #9 coloured pieces for @green-with-envy-phandom-event I literally read the lineartist's whole comic the other day and went to finish this right after

Lineart by: @tsubaki94

#disabled danny au is so interesting and I'm loving tsubaki's comic of it #I wont ramble about how good it is here but go give it a read if you have the time #side note: colouring the wheelchair was tricky so shoutout to all the artists who can draw them so detailed and well #green with envy 2023 #danny phantom #danny phantom fanart #greenwithenvy2023 #dp fanart #disabled danny au

[berryblu-soda]

I dont think we as a society are utilizing the potential for solid adult designs of the og ninja

I swearr those guys are at least 30 <- minus lloyd, who is *also* an adult but id say is around mid 20s , let them be ACTUAL ADULTS!!! Come on, they're not squishy faced anymore :((

They're in mentor roles, they have years of experience! they trust each other to go on solo missions and have become more independent while still being very close as a team! 2 of em are engaged, they keep reffering to the new gen as "the kids" and " the younger ones", LET THEM GROW UP DAMMIT!!!!

#ninjago #ik aging characters is tricky; i struggle a lot w it as well #but i think they deserve it tbh #dragons rising #examples of fictional characters in that age range are roy mustang(fma); aizawa (bnha) reagan (inside job) #<- DO YOU SEE MY VISION??? DO YOU SEE WHAT WE COULD BE DOING??? #anyways im rambling lol #shut up sheo

[krenenbaker]

Thorns

Pairing: Malleus x Riddle Notes: This is for the fifth day's prompt ("Thorns") of the 2023 TWST Rarepair Halloween event. This is LATE, but is getting posted. It's also only... vaguely about them, being more of a general poem reflecting two similar, but opposing individuals. Tags:@haruhar-u,@cheezy-moon, @thehollowwriter, @whspermy-name, @inkybloom-luv, @eynnwwyjth, @officialdaydreamer00, @xxoomiii, @red-viewe and @shortstorylover

Both different, yet connected; closely tied. Secluded wither, but supported, thrive. With feelings neither one could ever hide, Together, rose and blackthorn feel alive.

They cling, and twist, and grow in in their own way: The blackthorn takes his time, he ripens slow, The rose, instead grows fast, then wilts away. A balance - summer's heat, and winter's snow.

Both sharp and fierce, though softness also lies Within; a berry dark, a flower red. Their thorns and prickles choke, but too, growthwise, Protect. Their love not harsh, but sweet instead.

Two lovely boys, just like the flora strong, Root in each other's hearts, their whole lives' long.

#twst #twisted wonderland #twst rarepair halloween #rarepair halloween #malleus draconia #riddle rosehearts #malleus x riddle #riddle x malleus #MalleRid #RidMal #<- is that their other ship name? idk #krenenbaker's :) #krenenbaker's creations #and now... for the ramble-y tags #... this took way longer to formulate than I anticipated #and actually took a slightly different route than I thought it would #I did thought a sonnet would fit these two rather well but goodness! finding rhymes for this one was tricky! #but it's done! #also: some facts about these plants #roses (as most people think of them) and blackthorn are both part of the Rosaceae family #the blackthorn berries are also called “sloe”: the type of fruit used to flavour sloe gin #they are astringent and bitter when fresh but when ripe and picked after frosted over are sweeter and more pleasant to eat #blackthorns have actual thorns (a type of shoot) whereas roses have what are called “prickles” - sharp protrusions of tissue #:)

[skyward-floored]

Linkeduniverse au where everything is the same but everyone has a scarf except for Warriors

#battles would be tricky #one wrong step and they’re tangled up tighter than a burr in cat hair #rambles from the floor #linkeduniverse #linked universe #I didn’t get enough sleep last night

[tallyhoot]

Wow I’m feeling so great rn definitely not on the verge of a panic attack nu uh definitely not (me when I lie)

wow I definitely love when my parents talk about the abuse they did to me it’s so awesome/sarc

#Idk man it’s getting tricky to breath #tw shitty parents #tw panic attack #tw vent #Eddie’s random rambles

[sixamese-simblr]

My mom's like "what do you mean you don't have space for a baby in your studio apartment? They're only about yea big"

#ramblings #nonsims #Also being gay makes acquiring a baby a little tricky if your financial situation is in the studio apartment stage #She hasn't quite moved on to my sister yet because she still lives with them but we're finally entering mom's expecting grandchildren phase

[literalnobody]

Tumblr insists I compress these down to ugly quality >_>

You can listen to the Prologue and Chapter One if you want to understand what to heck is going on here!

Listening time: 17 mins~

Sound effects used: [x][x][x]

#I have said this on other posts but I'm obviously not going to post the whole book in audio posts lol #these are just a lil taste of the story so you'll know if its for you when i finish and hopefully publish it #dipping your toe in to check the temperature. that sorta thing #the water dog #mine #my writing #original writing #sowwy about the audio quality i record on my phone and then it gets compressed #best listened to with headphones if you can stand my voice #and if you're enjoying the story so far i'd love to hear feedback! this is still just the first draft #Sybil is a tricky protagonist bc shes kinda boring at the start.... but she grows through the story i promise she gets interesting #in my opinion anyway #its hard to write a silent protagonist in a novel where she is not actually silent #but silent in the 'god i wish i didnt have to speak to people' way #anyway im rambling now! #thanks for listening if you do

[omaano]

Hi! I'm the anonymous author from the maulrex fics you rec'd. The majority of the fics on the list were made by friends; for a couple years our little circus stayed focused on maulrex, and it led to the ship getting multiple pages on ao3, a week event and a couple of co-owned series and collections. I wasn't expecting new comments today on years-old fics, but seeing them made me remember how happy maulrex made me. Thank you for this and thank you for sharing my fics!

Hello! Thank YOU and your friends for writing and sharing all those amazing fics! ❤️ I’m kind of used to coming into fandoms/ships a little late(r) and missing out on a good chunk of the community aspect of it, but at the same time maulrex wouldn’t have taken up such a permanent residence in my brain if it weren’t for those multiple pages of fics on AO3, and they make me very happy and inspired in turn, a few years down the line 🥰 thank you for sending me this message, it was very kind of you and made me very happy (and a bit self conscious but that’s neither here nor there) 💕

#alex rambles #answers #anonymous #people being nice to me #I know seeing anon answers days after they had been sent is a bit tricky but I hope you’ll see it! #seriously thank you for those fics!! I really really love them and they take up so much space in my brain at all times #maulrex

[tmnt-on-the-mind]

i watched rottmnt and it’s so good you guys… i gave them sweaters :) theyve earned it

#rottmnt #rise leo #rise donnie #rise raph #rise mikey #my art #i hope those are the right tags for those guys #also don’t ask how raphs shell is going through his jacket idk either #but man rises designs are so fun and colorful #and i feel like it’s easier for me to draw them bc finding good reference photos for mutant mayhem is kinda tricky #also my art style keeps changing help me!!!! #but i like how this looks it’s more rendered than usual and i used a different brush for lineart #in other news #you can literally tell when idk what to caption something based on how much rambling i do in the tags #like???? help im overthinkg this

[rhyme-thinks-stuff]

melinoe's ghost arm is so so cool ive got to draw fanart

#rhyme rambles #hades 2 #ive already been working on a pixel art selene for a little while but it's been a bit tricky to polish #i decided to do a bit of anomation again

[useless19]

What are peach’s thoughts on the relationship? Bowser didn’t exactly have them make a graceful exit from the mushroom kingdom on day 27 for her to be feeling super great about the situation ship and all.

Day 27 was very hard for Peach. Having a big fight and then dealing with her home ruined was bad enough, and then Bowser stomps right on her in her kidnapping PTSD. If Luigi hadn't been one of the most capable people she knows, then she would have physically fought Bowser over the matter (and not done great, she was running on fumes at that point).

However, Luigi is capable and they exchange a lot of letters over the next few days that manage to calm her worry. She sends power-ups and Luigi confirms his (confused) receipt of them and writes things that she was sure that Bowser wouldn't have allowed a prisoner to write, but it's clear that Bowser knows what's in the letters and hasn't tried to change anything. She receives anecdotes about Junior and Bowser.

Of course, at that point she hasn't picked up on Bowser's feelings for Luigi or Luigi's denial about his feelings for Bowser. She wasn't always kidnapped for "romantic" reasons after all.

So when Mario gets back on Day 30 and talks it through with her, Peach is mostly confused. The idea of anyone liking Bowser on a romantic level is something she struggles with. She spent eleven years being kidnapped and that took her from a more accepting 'not my cup of tea but I understand that people's tastes are different' to an extremely firm no on the thought of Bowser with anyone. She doesn't get the appeal and has had to spend so long stamping down any friendly overtures that might be taken the wrong way that it's going to take a lot for her to come to terms with Luigi's choice.

Peach is a good person, so she accepts Luigi's right to make his own choices, but she cannot understand his choice on a fundamental level. She's happy to be allies with Bowser and extremely pleased for his attention to be away from her. She's going to spend the first few months worried that it's going to fall apart, but as time goes on and it becomes clear that Bowser is trying to be nice for Luigi, she gains a bit of faith and, ultimately, they've dealt with Bowser being "heartbroken" before.

Luigi isn't going to really notice how worried Peach is over the whole thing, she's much more likely to keep quiet about her concerns. Funnily enough, Bowser's a bit better at reading her when he puts his mind to it (which he doesn't do super often). Of course, staying quiet in the face of Luigi's apparent happiness will mean that it takes Peach longer to come to terms with it (because she isn't raising her concerns with Luigi and therefore giving him a chance to explain himself and put them to rest), but she'll get there eventually. As long as everyone seems happy, she'll try to put on a happy face too.

(When Luigi left for the first time in Day 42, Mario visited Peach's castle to have company and be in a better situation for having power-ups when it inevitably went badly. However, Mario and Peach ended up winding each other's paranoia up terribly. Eventually they decided it was best for Mario to stay away from the castle for the first day any time Luigi was away so they could face the situation with more level heads).

#days #ask #bowuigi #peach is a tricky character to figure out sometimes #she's good and nice #but how does that play out in a world that isn't always good and nice back? #like she genuinely wants bowser to find love with someone when it's what he so clearly wants #but she doesn't want that person to be her #she's not going to marry someone she doesn't want to (especially when they've kidnapped her) #but sometimes it's difficult to say 'no' without hurting him and putting her people in danger #this got kinda rambly