#uhhhh i'll also tag

[saphushia]

|| part 1 || part 2 || part 3 || part 4 coming soon... ||

man sabo really thought he'd get away from ace that easy, huh? well tough shit buddy you just got the attention of one of the most stubborn men on the seas. i do wonder how this'll play out now that sabo's cornered... hehe >;3

textless versions below the cut for those who want to look at. pictures <3

(skipped page 5 due to. y'know. it not having any dialogue)

#see this is why i don't give estimations on when updates will come #because literally 3 days ago someone asked when part 2 was coming and i said at least a week or so cause i only had 1 page done #and then i just got in the grove and cranked out 3 1/2 pages in 2 days dfkghsdjkf #consistant workflow? what's that lol #warlord!ace au #one piece #sabo one piece #sabo the revolutionary #portgas d ace #hmmm koala's here but i don't think enough to tag her #cause she's entirely offscreen #ah well #art #comic #warlord!ace au update #feels wierd to post textless because like. the bubbles are a very important part of the page balance #but i'm also the kind of nerd who likes to look at that sort of thing so i get it akjbdfkgj #i'm posting this so late but whatever. your welcome uhhhh australians? maybe? sdfkbgk #pleaaase let there be no more errors i've corrected like 4 since starting the post and i'm so worried i'll post it and find another

[fisheito]

i told myself that yakuei only had one position then i proved myself (sorta) wrong

my fave face here:

#technically... if they were boinking in outer space... a lot of these would be the same position #makes a rotate-y gesture with my fingers #what is yakumo's kabedon if not a vertical missionary #so i've half proven myself right AND wrong! i'm net neutral in outer space broskis!!!!! #zizz-asdf if ur reading these tags i'll have u know that u inspired me to Do the Research1 #like. 5 garu riding eiden? no. it can't be. does yaku do one specific thing with eiden 5 times? *tries to write it down* #i can't quite... what's the word for that position...uhhhh #ah forget it i'll just draw it out #<- that was the process of creating this. collage? 😆 #THE MATRIX OF YAKUEI BOINKINg POSITIONS (under construction) #when u about to be semi-normal and make a spreadsheet but ur sexcabulary is stunted so you resort to visuals instead #legit opening up every intimacy room and skipping thru sections to get as complete a picture as possible #wondering... where are yaku's feet planted in this one. (skips to 8minute mark) #ah! there they are. theyre not supporting his weight in this one *draws it* #while drawing crimson phantom room 2 my brow was furrowed and i was mentally narrating #[and this one i affectionately call.. rectal exam - professional misconduct Grounds for Termination)] #surprised they str8 up havent done classicdoggstyle yet. is it because he's a snake? garu should teach him #also surprised that there's been no Light SSR for yaku yet. come on!! Light mode on the double! #uhhh i think the only repeated positions were freestanding (choco liqueur r2 and dark nova r2) #and standing AGAINST! THE! WALL! (choco liqueur r5 {interior} and shadow lineage r5 {cave}) #wait. *throws papers around* i swear they did missionary more than once. was it only ocean breeze??? #i know with the intimacy rooms they gotta modify the positions into certain angles to make it...look...better #but seriously? only one missionary out of the lot of them? despite the aesthetic tweaks??? how can that ........ #*tosses more papers around with increasing befuddlement* WHERE IS MY PURE 100% VANILLA BEAN ICE CREAM #sighs as all the papers lie scattered on the ground #dude... i don't know anymore..... this is beyond my scope #now that i see how evenly spread out the positions are... #i BET the devs have SOME SORTA CHART tracking yaku's positions. now THAT'S a funky office corkboard! #yakuei

[seahdalune]

i just started watching season 3

#artofdalune #ava #do i tag the main tags i havent finished watching uhhhh sure why not #animation vs animator #animation vs minecraft #yeah idk man the main 5 sticks feel like little kids to me sorry if this goes against majority fanon #and i'll assume King Orange is like an adult or something #bc of how big he is compared to Purple #and also because it kinda is funny how this grown ass stick is beefing on children

[frozenyolkai]

"hello wxson nation" i shakily whisper as i approach the large void now beneath my feet and carefully drop an offering down into its gaping pit

vvv more vvv

+ 3 alt versions or somethigsnfgndgnjd

+ dumb extra doodles

#im insane for this. #i mutter as i proceed to draw wilson's hair into a heart #don't starve #don't starve together #dst #wxson #wx-78 #dst wx78 #wilson p higgsbury #dst wilson #dst woodrow #just now saw that someone also posted magnet in the dst tag today #uhhhm uhhhh #dst tag can have two magnet shitposts. as a treat <3 #uhhhh i guess i'll tag it #asexual #hehe #i'm terrified this is the first time i've ever ever ever willingly drawn ship art. gghahg.gagfghuauhfguhguhgr. #look i finally remembered to add my watermark this time :) #my art ahhh

[kanonavi]

2023 XVX Fic Recs!

Hi, all, I hope you're having a lovely holiday season! Around the beginning of this year, just for fun, I decided that I would record all of the fanfics that I read this year, and during the summer I had the idea to take some of the best fics I read in 2023 and compile them at the end of the year into a rec list. Since xiaoven was the ship I read the most fics for, I've decided to just do a rec list for them this year, but maybe in the future I'll branch out more!

As with any rec list, please take note of the ratings and the tags for any given fic! Just because something suited my taste doesn't necessarily mean it will suit yours, please take care of yourselves. Now, here are 10* fics that I read this year and think that other xiaoven fans should read too! (Also uh. Sorry for how much I'm about to talk in the reviews lol)

*Keep an eye out for a few bonuses that I've peppered in ;)

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We Creatures of Fate, by Wackachu

[Ongoing, Teen, 57.9k, 7/?]

Xiao is a weapon forged from red, carved from the hearts of weeping souls and etched into the memories of grieving mothers. While free under the care of a new God, he finds salvation, yet feels as trapped as the day the chains first clamped down onto his wrists. Venti is a God, one born from the wishes of others as opposed to his own. After losing his loved ones, he can't help but feel lost, high on a throne all alone, built upon all things he despised. The two find each other by chance, yet the rest can only be described as fate. ---------- A telling of Xiao and Venti's story with a hefty load of lore

If there is any fic on this list that should be read, it’s this one. I am an absolute sucker for speculative lore when it comes to Genshin, and the picture that the author has assembled of Archon War-era Liyue is absolutely masterful. Within the threads of that beautiful tapestry, they’ve also been interweaving Xiao and Venti’s developing relationship all the way from when they were a newly-freed Adeptus and young Archon respectively. They have a long journey ahead of them (the burn is slow, folks), and I think that said journey is an absolute must-read.

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Extra Recs: Wackachu has also written two other xiaoven one-shots, which I highly recommend for more bite-size pieces of their excellent taste!

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the holy light of your single lantern, by boxofcrows (@miralia)

[Complete, Teen, 34k, 6/6]

“Long divided by river and sea, For years we two have failed to meet – And suddenly to find you seems like a dream.” Thousands of years of silence, broken by a single visit.

This fic wrapped up recently, so it’s a great time to go and show it some love! One of my biggest sorrows is that xiaoven is rather lacking in really good canon universe fics compared to other Genshin ships, but this fic managed to fill that hole in my heart. The author does a fantastic job of capturing the way that Xiao and Venti’s conflicting natures and ideals can cause friction between them, all while maintaining the undeniable magnetism that they feel towards each other.

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Relax In My Arms, by alphaparrot (@aparrotandaqrow)

[Queerplatonic XiaoVen, General Audiences, 5.9k, One-Shot]

As Lantern Rite arrives, Xiao is found exhausted and spent by Qiqi of Bubu Pharmacy, who brings him back to Liyue. Upon awaking, Xiao quickly makes his exit and returns to Wangshu Inn, where Venti is waiting for him on the balcony. Xiao isn't in the mood to party, but maybe a chill hang-out would help him relax. Venti knows just the thing to help Xiao relax and recuperate, and as they both get comfortable, they begin to reflect....

Author's Original Promo Post!

Queerplatonic xiaoven was a flavor of their relationship that I hadn’t tried before this fic, but it really sold me on it. What I’ve always loved about xiaoven so much is the inherent intimacy that can be achieved between them once all of the emotional barriers between them have been stripped away, and I think that those ideas are explored very beautifully here. Xiao and Venti trust and love each other so deeply here, and it shows in every word and touch that they exchange, and I think that it’s a must-read for anyone whose brain chemistry was altered by the ‘Endless Suffering’ trailer (so basically, every xiaoven fan ever lol)

~

i can not save us (but you can), by anemowisp (@sillygirl19)

[Teen, 19.4k, One-Shot]

two boys figure out what the hell they're doing

In the midst of one of the most turbulent times in my life, one particular line in this fic really hit me where it hurt, and it’s one of the few times that I’ve actually cried reading a fic. In my xiaoven-enjoying friend groups, we sometimes call Xiao and Venti old men with teenager problems, which means they don't always work when turned into actual teenagers/young adults with those problems, but I think this fic pulls it off really well.

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what queer sins stain thy soul, by Anonymous (@sincerelyandyourstruly)

[Mature, 3.2k, One-Shot]

In which Xiao, long-established asexual, learns that identity is not as stable as he’d like to believe.

As an ace person myself, I feel it’s so rare to find a really good asexual character study where the asexuality is actually one of the central focuses of the intimacy taking place (if anyone has any recs of that variety please hit me up!), but I think that this fic pulled that off really well. It also delves into that particular vibe of when one’s identity might be shifting, which can be a really scary thing, but Xiao in this fic is lucky enough to have someone he loves and trusts to support him as he explores his new desires, which was really comforting to read about.

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Where Words Fail, by kavvueh (@kavvueh)

[Complete, Teen, 34k, 12/12]

Author's Original Promo Post!

"You're Barbatos," Xiao repeats breathlessly. The young man in front of him nods. "Yep." "But..." Xiao cuts himself off and tries again. "You're the God of songs and poetry." The Anemo Archon nods his head sagely. "More or less." Xiao fixes Lord Barbatos with the most incredulous look he can manage. "... You're failing Music Theory."

As someone who was also suffering through music theory alongside Venti as this fic was publishing, all of the attention to detail in the musical aspects of this fic absolutely tickled me. But all of that was merely a foundation for a lovely story about a pair of souls finding their partner in a new life. The musical connection that xiaoven have is one of the essential tenets of the ship, and this fic did a beautiful job of using that idea to its fullest potential.

~

Extra Rec: kavvueh has recently started publishing a new xiaoven fic with a similar setting, so if you enjoy these kinds of fluffy modern aus, give that one some love as well!

~

The Stars in Teyvat are a Lie, and So Is the Sky, by yueyunn

[Complete, Teen, 148.2k, 13/13]

There were several issues that Xiao immediately took with Ningguang’s proposition for him to produce for Barbatos: his other artists had upcoming comebacks and year-end stages that required his attention, he was overworked enough as it were already, and Ningguang was not exactly someone he was looking to do any favors for. While her persistence to overlook all this was one matter, nothing aggravated him more than Ningguang completely ignoring the obstinate fact that he. doesn’t. work. with. idols.

Perhaps I was a bit like Xiao in this fic at the beginning of this year, because I approached the two idol/celebrity aus on my to-read list with open skepticism, and then ended up absolutely adoring them both. What I loved about this fic the most was how much care was put into actually translating the character’s canon backstories into the modern idol au setting. The author clearly has so much love for the characters, and it really shows through in the way that everyone has their chance to shine, even the side characters. This fic also updated recently with 15k words of extras, so it’s a great time to visit or revisit it!

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Extra Rec: gold rush, by underthethousandstars was the other idol/celebrity au I read this year and really enjoyed, so if those aus are up your alley, I highly recommend it!

~

low-key (no pressure!), by windrise (Twitter - @/wyndrise)

[Ongoing, Teen, 75.7k, 11/?]

Following his friend’s questionable suggestion, Venti partners with Xiao—the resident grouch of his early morning stats class—for his music project.

If you want to sit down with a fic that will give you the warm fuzzies, this is definitely the one to pick. As alluded to previously, I don’t really go for modern aus as much, but this fic absolutely blew my expectations out of the water. I was getting the ‘squee’s as I read about Xiao and Venti growing closer over the course of working on Venti’s project, as the author has an excellent grasp of the deep inner kindness that the two of them hold, and how that kindness would naturally draw them together.

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bouquet of lies, by underthethousandstars (Twitter - @/zhongliorder)

[Complete, Mature, 85.9k, 12/12]

In a world where humans can use elemental magic, Xiao uses his to move through the shadows becoming Liyue’s phantom killer. Known to the public as Alatus, he is their most notorious assassin. One day Xiao secures his biggest job yet: kill the Crown Prince of Mondstadt, Venti. Harbouring no love towards any royal family Xiao pulls off his mission with success. Or so he thought.

This fic falls solidly on the darker end of xiaoven stories (the ‘Dark Fantasy’ tag is there for a reason!), so if you happen to like your ships with an enemies to lovers flare, this is definitely one to check out. This is one of those stories that really managed to pull me into the world of assassins and political intrigue that the author has crafted, and on top of that it puts a fun spin on exploring Xiao and Venti’s individual guilt and the way that it affects them as people. The first fic in the series is finished, but the second installment is currently in progress, so I highly recommend checking that one out as well!

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every morning in the dark, by magicites (Twitter - @/bribird_wings)

[Complete, Mature, 77.1k, 34/34]

Stuck in a time loop where he succumbs to his karmic debt, Xiao struggles to see the point in moving forward. Venti struggles to save him.

While by far the heaviest of any of the fics I’ve recommended so far (mind the warnings and the tags!!), if you can stomach the subject matter, this is one of those fics that I would refer to as XiaoVen Essential Reading. The author has a pitch-perfect grasp of what makes xiaoven, qualities which are pushed to their limits as the two of them struggle to break free of the loop that they’re trapped in. I took severe emotional damage while reading it, but my only regret was that I hadn’t read it sooner. It’s definitely A Lot, but it’s so, so worth it for anyone who really enjoys this pairing.

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And with that, we reach the end of the list! If you've made it this far, thank you so much, and I hope I've given you some fics to add to your to-read list for the coming year! I tried to incorporate some newer fics with some classics, so hopefully there's something here you haven't heard from before.

With that said, I'll hopefully be back next year with some more xiaoven or other Genshin fic recs! <3

#genshin impact #xiaoven #venti #xiao #venti genshin impact #xiao genshin impact #fic recs #fic rec list #navi's ficshelf #Maybe I should make my own rec tag so I stop losing fics I reblog but uhhhh tired :) #I technically cheated with bouquet of lies because I only read the sequel this year #But I feel like it made more sense to rec the first fic in the series instead of the second #Also if anyone I tagged in this doesn't want to be please just let me know and I'll remove you #I don't want to offend anyone's privacy

[trraubensaft]

GOONGALA

#Listen listen I straight up do not care that he has no pants #The focus is on his arms and on his arms only #Also mister dark and gloomy versus pinky pie LMAO #my art #casey jones #tmnt #tmnt fanart #Uhhhh idk which iteration I meant this to be???? #Ig I'll tag the ones I took in inspo from? #rottmnt #rottmnt casey jr #tmnt 2012 #casey jones 2012 #idw casey jones #artists on tumblr #digital art #digital sketch #fanart #anatomy sketch

[vorish-wonderland]

Rook decides to gather all of his targets (including you) in one room and have some fun. He shrinks everyone, and... it's time for the hunt to begin.

Includes: soft/safe vore, unwilling prey, fearplay

★✦A Predatory Medley✦★

☆ﾟ⁠.⁠⁠･⁠｡ﾟ☆ﾟ⁠.⁠⁠･⁠｡ﾟ☆ﾟ⁠.⁠⁠･⁠｡ﾟ☆ﾟ⁠.⁠⁠･⁠｡ﾟ☆ﾟ⁠.⁠*⁠･⁠｡ﾟ

Everyone is in one place.

Leona, Ruggie, Azul, Jade, Floyd........... and you, for some reason.

"Ah... what a shame Monsieur Fier-a-Bras could not attend. I would have quite enjoyed having him here... I would have also enjoyed having the Roi du Dragons here, but, ah, c'est la vie." Rook sighed.

"So why'd you bring us all here, Seagull?" Floyd asked, making sure he kept his arms around you. He's been real clingy all day...

"Ah! I simply wish to share with you an interesting potion I've created! It's a shrinking potion which can usually only be crafted underwater, as it turns into a gas the second it makes contact with oxygen, however, I have created it on land! How impressive, non?"

"Uh... yeah. Real impressive, I guess..." Ruggie awkwardly said. "......so can we go now?"

"Ah, not yet... I do have something more to show you."

"No, I'm leaving." Leona said.

"Me too, I don't trust this one bit." Azul added.

"Oh dear! No no! You can't leave yet!" Rook insisted, running to the door. "I still have to do something!"

"And that would be...?" Jade trailed off, hoping Rook would finish his sentence.

"This."

Rook let go of the potion, letting it fall to the ground. The glass shattered in every direction as Rook quickly left the room and held the door shut.

"THE HELL?!" Leona screamed, pounding on the door. "THAT BASTARD TRAPPED US IN HERE!"

Your eyes darted to the liquid on the ground. You noticed it start popping and fizzing, almost looking like it was somehow bringing itself to a boil...

"Ah! L-look! The potion, it's-!"

And then, the entire room became filled with a magic gas.

"DON'T BREATHE IN!!" Ruggie yelled, placing a hand over his mouth. "QUICK, FIND A WINDOW!"

"There aren't any in here, genius!" Leona sarcastically said. "Octotwerp! Get your damn goons to help me break the door down!"

"I've said it multiple times, they don't answer to me!" Azul yelled.

"I would help you, however, it seems the potion is already taking it's effects on us..." Jade mentioned.

That's when you and everyone else realized that... the room seemed to be slowly getting bigger.

After everything stopped, Rook entered the room once more.

"Ah! It worked!" Rook excitedly said, grabbing Ruggie first. "And now, for what I've been waiting on so patiently for~"

Rook dropped Ruggie into his mouth, and then...

Gulp.

You were completely horrified.

Floyd suddenly picked you up and started running away... somewhere. It looks like everyone else had a similar idea.

You and Floyd hid behind some stones and artifacts just as you saw Azul get grabbed.

"I think we'll be safe here... I am not letting Seagull eat me." Floyd scowled. "You ok?"

"I'm fine, but... w-why would Rook do this...?" You asked, very nearly on the verge of tears. You've always been a bit of a scaredy cat, but this... this was too much.

"Well... y'know... I'll be sure to, um, keep you safe." Floyd blushed, looking away from you.

"You... you would really do that for me?"

"Of course I would..." He sighed. "But I can't believe he was right! Seabream read my palm earlier and told me somethin' was definitely gonna go wrong today, and I don't think it could go any more 'wrong' than this..."

"Haha, yeah, I guess you're right!" You said, trying to deal with the situation.

You then notice Floyd's expression change to pure terror as he grabbed you by the shoulders. Before you could ask what was going on, he shoved you to the side, and then...

"Shrimpy, you have to run."

He was grabbed by Rook.

You immediately started running as fast as you possibly could.

You heard the sound of something being swallowed, and it wasn't long before you were grabbed as well.

"Bonjour, (Y/N), mon petit crevette, as Monseuir Malfeasant would call you~" Rook smiled widely.

"P-please, I... I don't..."

"Oh? Whatever is the matter, petit crevette?" Rook asked. "Are you perhaps missing your dearest murène? Ohhh... how sad that is... but don't worry! You and he will be reunited in due time... ah! How beautiful this is! You're willing to be eaten just to be reunited with your dearest murène!"

"W-WHY ME?! WHAT'D I DO?!" You screamed and cried.

My my, what are with these tears? I'm simply trying to reunite you and Monseuir Malfeasant!" Rook said, dragging his finger gently across your face to wipe your tears. Rook placed a hand to his mouth as he let out a small burp. "Ah... excuse-moi... they're being quite rude in there. You can calm them down, I hope."

You couldn't stop yourself from crying.

"I'm sure you see right through me. And I needn't explain myself to you." Rook glared. "Now, en vous allez."

Rook then placed you in his mouth.

Then, he swallowed you whole as if you were nothing at all.

You were hyperventilating and screaming and kicking and hitting, just trying to do anything.

"That's quite rude of you, (Y/N)." You heard Rook say. "If you're smart, you'll knock that off."

That terrified you into stopping.

You ended up falling directly into the arms of someone.

"Huh. Well that's a coincidence." It's... Floyd. He caught you. "You didn't do a great job at running away, didja-?" You immediately grabbed onto him and started sobbing once more. "Wha- Hey! Hey, hey, calm down! Calm down, Shrimpy! We're gonna be fine, ok? The teacher's would definitely notice if a group of students suddenly went missing, then they'd eventually pin the crime on Seagull, so he can't hurt us."

"A-are you sure.....?"

"...mostly."

And then, Jade arrived.

"Rook is not planning on letting us go and is going to let us die in here." Jade said as he fell down onto the squishy flesh.

Knowing Jade, he was messing with you, but the stress was too much and you burst out crying yet again.

"Great, now they're crying again." Leona rolled his eyes. "Can this day get any worse?"

"Oh yes. I heard them panicking and thought that would be fun." Jade smiled. "My apologies, (Y/N)."

"Ahh!! How wonderful!" Rook squealed. "Oh if only I had the Roi du Dragons to top this all off, but alas... I suppose this is good enough, for now... I'll have to get him some other time."

Rook contently rubbed his stomach, he adored this feeling.

"Though, how ironic it is that NRC's predators found themselves eaten, swallowed whole by a simple human." Roook laughed to himself. "It seems the hunters have become the hunted, hmhm~"

Rook laughed to himself as he began to clean up the glass on the floor.

You didn't like how noisy it was. You didn't like how the walls were contorting and constricting around you. You didn't like how moist and humid it was.

Floyd made sure to keep you in a tight hug the whole time, calming you down enough to not pass out from fear.

Leona had accepted this for now and somehow fallen asleep despite the situation.

Ruggie was still kicking at the walls, trying to get Rook to spit everyone out, sighing every now and again as if he knew it wouldn't do anything.

Azul and Jade were discussing... something, probably businesss.

You lay back, resting your head on Floyd's chest, letting yourself close your eyes and taking a deep breath.

"Good to see everybody's calmed down." Rook said. "I'll let you all out in due time."

#ahaaaaa if you noticed that this is more floyd x reader than rook x reader... #that was intentional. #I REALLY LIKE FLOYD OK #also the idea of having somebody in a fearplay scenario to like help you calm down ahhhh i love it!!! #soft vore #safe vore #twst vore #twisted wonderland vore #gt vore #rook hunt #floyd leech #i guess i'll tag him #i usually just tag the pred but since this was more of a floyd x reader uhhhh #yeah you get it #twisted wonderland x reader #v.ore #v/ore #rook hunt x reader #floyd leech x reader

[theokusgallery]

Arsenic comic- several trigger warnings

15+ (please)

- tw suggestive content

- tw non-graphic nudity

- tw self-harm

- tw general Arsenic bullshit (abusive realtionship, unhealthy behaviors, etc)

- tw blade & implied violence

#ok now let's start tagging. this is gonna take a while #drawing #digital #comic #arsenic #tw blade #tw knife #tw sh #tw self harm #tw abuse #tw suggestive #tw nudity #...now do i want to add main tags. #uhhhh #uhhhhhhhhhhh #fuck it i'll slap 'em on #for anyone who's new to this blog: this is an au and they are both 18 #i hate how that last panel looks ARGH #also sunny's reaction is left up to interpretation. #and this is pre-incident! not late-stage arsunny relationship! this one of the first instances of arsenic being visibly Like That #omori #omori sunflower #sunnflower #ok that's all the main tags i'll add the warnings are all there anyway

[swordfright]

cyclical violence & the dsmp finale

I’m seeing a lot of folks on Twitter interpret the DSMP series 1 finale as “can you believe they forced an abuse victim to befriend his abuser in the end, that’s so sick and tasteless!!” and after a bit of pondering (i.e. absolutely rabid conversations with @ringenthusiast) I think I’ve realized why that interpretation bothers me. Personally I find it extremely reductive to read DSMP as being solely about abuse rather than as a story in which abuse happens and is explored, but even if you’re only prepared to consume it solely as an abuse narrative, you absolutely must acknowledge that the story is about both interpersonal and systemic abuses, and moreover that it’s about how interpersonal and systemic abuse enable each other.

c!Tommy is a victim of horrific interpersonal abuse. c!Dream is a victim of horrific systemic abuse. c!Dream is the perpetrator of the interpersonal abuse c!Tommy suffers, and his abuse of c!Tommy is later continually used as a justification (both in canon and in fandom) for why c!Dream deserves to suffer systemic abuse. This isn’t a coincidence, it’s clearly a very well-planted and thoroughly developed overarching theme: abuse is cyclical. Abuse perpetuates itself. One type of abuse perpetuates and enables other forms of abuse. That’s the point.

There are plenty of examples of this theme being explored outside of the “Dream vs. Tommy” conflict -- the instance that immediately comes to mind is c!Quackity being treated terribly by c!Schlatt, only to turn around and torture an incarcerated person, ostensibly for profit but also presumably for personal enjoyment. Again, abuse is cyclical. This is actually why I think it’s really important that c!Tommy and c!Quackity are, in a sense, set up as foils for each other. c!Quackity makes the decision to become as bad as (if not worse) than his abuser, and that decision is a source of strength and agency for him even though the audience is expected to understand it as a downward spiral. c!Tommy’s approach is different, after he sees c!Dream’s perspective from limbo. It has to be different because c!Tommy is different.

It’s kinda wild to me that anyone could watch the DSMP finale (not to mention the past two years of the show) and not see the final interaction between c!Tommy and c!Dream as a representation of restorative justice. You are not obligated to fix, forgive, or offer redemption to someone who hurt you... but you are obligated to at least try to see them as a person, because the alternative can and will enable atrocities.

This is both a positive ending for c!Tommy and a very uplifting message to end series 1 on. Remember what I said earlier about c!Quackity and c!Tommy being narrative foils? Well, they certainly are, at least insofar as the theme of cyclical abuse is concerned. c!Quackity is an abuse victim who becomes an abuser. That’s an arc that makes sense for his character and personally, as a longtime c!Quackity stan I’m happy with it... but it would be super depressing if that was how every abuse plotline in the series turned out. The final interaction between c!Tommy and c!Dream offers an alternative outcome: that abuse victims are not obligated to forgive or attempt to understand their abusers, but in some cases it’s worth it to try. The abuse c!Tommy suffered makes him neurotic and angry and depressed and fearful and paranoid, but he never lets it make him unkind. He never becomes an abuser himself. The message is clear: abuse can be cyclical, but it doesn’t always have to be. You can break the cycle. The snake doesn’t always have to swallow its own tail.

That, to me, is an incredibly meaningful ending.

#LIKE SORRY BUT i'm actually happy that c!tommy didnt get a contrived corruption arc or whatever HE DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT #tommy deserves restorative justice he deserves PEACE #also i'll add that i kinda hate the trend of categorizing every character in a series into ''abuser'' and ''victim'' #because i think it's reductive and waters down the meaning of those terms #but i decided to use that language in this post because uhhhh that's the kind of language twitter always defaults to when discussing media #so i was like lmfao let me say this in a way yall will understand #since everyone's coming here from twitter #dsmp finale #dream smp #dsmp #dsmp meta #dreblr #dsmp analysis #cdream #cdream meta #ctommy #ctommy meta #idk what else to tag this as lol i hate tagging

[plushiehamuko]

With Shinjiro’s birthday quickly approaching, Hamuko wants to complete her plans for the perfect birthday with a perfect homemade cake to go with it, and Junpei and Akihiko are more than happy to help. However, they quickly learn that baking may not quite be “as easy as pie”. Additionally, Hamuko ends the special day by giving Shinjiro a present.

hey uh. here is a silly little fic i wrote for shinji's birthday, as promised...! mostly featuring hamuko, but there's some akihiko and junpei in there as well! no ships, just platonic stuff :)) happy birthday shinji, love you very much!!! <33333

#squishy tries to write #<- new tag new tag gonna USE THAT for fics now #uhhhh. sorry the quality is a bit rushed! i really didn't want it to be late but i didn't have much time to work on it lately bc of a trip #i prommy i'll post fics for shinji with more thought and time put into them when i'm not on a deadline!! #i'm also still learning and getting better with writing in general so uh. please be niceys thanks <3 #i still think it turned out cute despite everything!!! i hope you guys do too #shinjiro aragaki #hamuko arisato #junpei iori #akihiko sanada

[bittwitchy]

I've been the man of the house for as long as I can remember.

#jphoenixedit #joaquin phoenix #jokeredit #joker #joker 2019 #joker2019 #joker2019edit #arthur fleck #afleckedit #ngl im mostly only posting these for jessie lOL #still trying to tag correctly but also............................................................... fandom scares me #creator is dyslexic pls don't use my gifs to uhhhh be ableist kthxbye #if i add the other thing i dont want i'll get flamed again so i wont but yeah #mine #mine.

[aluria-sevhex]

help a few days ago i drew a mom and i think i accidentally made her a milf

#homegrown post #uhhhh should i tag this as my ocs or smth #eh if i end up posting her then i'll tag the reblog ig??? #this might end up being the first post for my #homestuck #au ;<; #re: the whether i should tag this as my ocs or smth like that #this post actually doesn't contain her and also she's partly original but like she IS based off of pre-scratch Roxy/Mom Lalonde #but like she's still a different character y'know #uhhh fuck it ima tag this as the au #Selenium AU #AuSe #<- the abbreviation has the au part first as a chemistry pun because fuck it we ball #why am i acting so nervous about smth i might not end up posting #i should be CONFIDENT like HELL YEAH HERE IS THIS THING I MADE >:D #like when i took a photography class and the teacher said that we shouldn't put down our work and let other people judge for themselves- #-whether we did a good job or not and our job is to try to make others think it's good even if we don't think so #anyway the thoughts are rotating in my head and now the tags r a mess sorry ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bumblingbabooshka]

Jezri as a three way character assassination

#bea art tag #but really thiis is just a bunch of doodles #cannot emphasize how little I know about Ezri/Julian this is based on vibes ONLY .... #Ezri being young and confused and also a reincarnation of Bashir's very suddenly dead friend/old crush #makes it uhhhh pretty weird that they get together #but good to draw about for me who loves conflict #it's why I'll allow Chakotay/Seven in the context of Seven feeling the need to perform heterosexual femininity in order to be 'normal' #it absolutely obliterates Chakotay's character but -shrugs- that's why I juggle multiple versions of canon in my hands #anyway I was watching clips of Ezri and I remembered this quote from Jadzia and was like ooohh I've /gotta/ draw something #maybe their relationship isn't as catastrophic as I'm imagining but ohhh boy #also I've only seen Ezri in one episode and I watched it bc it had to do with detective-solving v_v she's really giving.....like.... #like the debbie ryan thing #radio rebel smirk #but ! the duality of woman! She also nearly kills a guy twice <3 #comix #ds9 #ds9 art #ds9 ezri #ds9 ezri art #I might have to redraw this later.... #Ezri being a 'reward' for Julian after being rejected by Dax is so foul for both of them but like I said I'm gonna draw the horror #there's no other way in my mind to see that relationship...you persevered through being '''just''' friends with a woman and now #you /finally/ get the girl! all it took was the death of a cherished friend #does he see Her when he looks into her eyes? are the second pair...kind? Or do they glare? Even as that new tongue says she loves[?] you #I refuse to believe that you can have a relationship with a reincarnation of your dead ex-crush who rejected you without being constantly #reminded of that person and that rejection and it makes the ezri/julian thing SO Weird #//scopophobia

[cactusdying]

did i mention that i have children btw. did i

extra doodles under the cut

ft. fan roids flavor npc and mimkin by tairbaz and dummy by thegreendiji

ft. sasha by marmo

#cacterart #oh god i need to make an oc tag don't i... uh... #i'll do it later #brutal orchestra #i suck at making movesets but i DO have general concepts for most of them #cortico is some kind of roids clone (one slightly mediocre damaging move that moves him left or right‚ one more hard hitting one #that applies frail to the enemy and maybe to him also? and also a self-heal move) and also some overexerted passive #irina was made when i was thinking of cortico's passives and came up with one that went along the lines of #“if this party member is not damaged on the enemy's turn reduce their damage by [number]” so her abilities play around that #myaku doesn't have anything. i'm sorry my baby #i know she'd be a support character but support what exactly i am completely clueless. #danny was made with the concept of throwing bombs on the enemy's side that explode after a certain number of turns #(or explode when they reach 0 health and their passive does damage to them? dunno haven't figured it out for sure) #the bombs themselves would deal damage to the left and right enemies and the opposing party member #anyway uhhhh #yeah :) #cacterverse

[swashbucklery]

Every time I try outlining a next fic and diving into Kit meta she gets more and more nonbinary I don't make the rules I just work here.

#like she doesn't want to be a princess #she has a complex relationship with embodying that gender role #but once you start peeling back the layers of that it's uhhhh #not NOT trans #you know? #also don't ask me what i'm working on next the answer is everything and nothing #i had a clear and specific focus #and now that's done and i have six outlines #and eventually one of them will click and i'll finish it #but which one clicks is up to the vast and unknowable universe #writing tag #kit tanthalos: girl prince #willow: medium powerful magic once adjusted for inflation

[krowscrawl]

so

who's surprised lmao

I warned y'all that I'm gonna draw bible fanart ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

some context below the cut

basically that guy up there is my version of judas, inspired by other versions of judas (in particular the one from the comic "Judas" and carl anderson's version)

I still haven't done a proper ref for him yet cuz idk if I should try n tackle the whole design based on sth more modern like most jcs productions I've seen or sth closer to history (probably not a good idea considering I know jack shit about the bible and history in general >>;;;;)

but I did want to give him a superstar outfit

why?

cuz to me the superstar fit is like, the most extra shit judas gets to wear in the entire show

n like the guy is already dead and destined for superhell so might as well go out with style amirite?

I just wanna put him in a cool outfit alright ;-;

also jesus's design is still cooking and I haven't done mary m + the other characters but I gotta slap this thing here so noone gets confused about any other shit I draw with him in the future (but also just cuz I like this fit a lot actually)

that's all me thinks uwu

#bible fanart #jesus christ superstar #jcs #fanart #judas iscariot #my art #sketches #wtf do I tag for this lmao??? #like this isn't an actual production of jcs but I'm also referencing it so I'll just tag that maybe??? #out here yassifying people that I shouldn't be yassifying but I can and will actually #uhhhh what else #sth sth maybe he's trans or sth cuz any character that I vaguely relates to gets transed that's just the law man #oh yeah the bralette n stars on his pants n thorn arm wraps n stuff are glittery silver cuz I gotta stay on theme :3 #he's also wearing silver eye makeup cuz yes #I think that's all lol