#unsurprising really.

[intern-seraph]

so now that there has been a spike in antisemitic hate crimes (in some areas rising over 1000%), synagogues have been vandalized, firebombed, and literally razed, jews have been assaulted in public, jewish businesses have been vandalized, jewish homes and businesses have been marked with the star of david, and a man broke into his jewish neighbor's home intending to murder the entire family for being jewish, are we gonna get an apology from the people who were mocking jews for being afraid of an increase in antisemitism after oct. 7th?

(this is, of course, a rhetorical question. we all know that those people never cared about jews.)

#seraph speaks #people were literally more upset abt the wizard game goblins than synagogues being bombed #unsurprising really. #disappointing but unsurprising. #sorry but i'm not gonna shut up about this #bc jews around the world are currently fearing for our lives (again) #and gentiles have been dead silent about it #so like... maybe start caring about antisemitism eh? #and maybe start tamping down on antisemitic rhetoric in your leftist spaces. #bc i got news for you. u are not immune to being antisemitic. #as much as you may want to say you are One Of The Good Ones #we cannot trust you unless you actually make good on that #and take an active role in calling out and combating antisemitism

[ryllen]

He will never get it next time or anytime,

but in my arms he will be my favorite loser woooo~~

#sdv #stardew valley #sdv alex #stardew alex #sdv farmer #stardew farmer #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley alex #fanart #he can just be instantly emitted from all bachelor polls because we all know his result is (affectionate) #fshdh there's really nothing more unsurprising than sdv bachelor polls - other than how many people actually asking it #it's mostly always the same pattern of result #with seb and shane pitting each other #and he is at the very down bottom fshdh #a h ~ i see now tho elliott u are steadily slipping in between the two #anyhow good night! #lmao everytime people drawing bachelors in a set i just hope they don't hate alex enough to not draw him because i still want to seee~~~ #he will only be drawn when people decided to be generous with him #but usually he will be the last if he did get drawn so it took a long wait to see him #RIP me #*closes eyes #there are still 2 artists i wish to see him from #i wonder if the set will ever continue to actually reach him #i was on bed already #but i jumped out of it again to console him

[iknaenmal]

hmm

#homestuck #hunter x hunter #jade harley #gon freecss #hs #hxh #i think i have a type of fav characters . unsurprising #also these are the only things i could think of but if you know more similarities lmk :) #i was gonna put something abt jades grimbark mode and gons adult mode but . i dont think those are really similar at all

[simply-sithel]

Gifts by @chubsonthemoon [link]

An adorable story that made me happy to read- never mind that I'm unfamiliar with the fandom, the sentiment was universal. Twas very sweet and an exceptionally well suited gem to set within the form of a crafted & gifted item.

The color guidance on this one was tropical island, a very verdant green. Always oh so pleasing to find that perfect little patch of print to fussy cut. Origami paper is excellent for the minis, being so thin and all. An extra small mini- with 2,153 words, it only came out to 39 pages (that 28lb paper really helps bulk out the wee ones)

#felt a little meta really- reading it after I'd bound it #mean to circle back and bind it again for my own collection #bookbinding #little book #book arts #binderary 2023 #so happy to be able to send this to chubs -- and amused but unsurprised to find her writing is as sweet as she is

[archerofunspeakablelove]

Russian Roulette update: Yassen's conversation with John towards the end of Командир (The Commander) genuinely made me tear up a bit. Y'all if I hadn't started shipping them at the start of Eagle Strike the first time I saw them interact this scene would've 100% convinced me because the way Yassen was so hesitant about working for Scopia at the start and had considered his other options, but now that John is tutoring him he desperately wants to prove his loyalty and competency. In the jungle John tells him he could leave if he wanted to, Scorpia had taught him enough about disguise - all this he had considered before himself, yet when John brings it up Yassen immediately shoots it down, becomes agitated. Why? Because he feels like John is questioning his competency. Remember what he said? "I can do this." John wants Yassen to not have to walk down the same path that he did, but ironically he is the reason Yassen even cares so much about succeeding in Scorpia in the first place. His cover worked a bit too well and now Yassen has a very fixed idea of who John is, and he will do anything to prove himself to his version of John.

You get it, right? The way they want completely different things out for each other, completely incompatible things, because they do not understand each other. These types of dynamics really just eat me up from the inside

#chaotic ramblings #alex rider #russian roulette #yassen gregorovich #john rider #man they really need a ship name i need SOMETHING to tag these posts with #the fact that yassen's relationship with john is very much personal to him even though he would never admit it #and it just so happens that to him john is basically an embodiment of scorpia #and he wants to impress john so by proxy he decides the best way to do that is to prove himself to scorpia #do you get it. do you get the dynamic #the tension in that scene was phenomenal i felt like i was reading fanfiction #which i suppose means that every fic author in this fandom does a wonderful job of capturing their relationship #just. the way yassen is so on edge whenever john says something about how he could still leave if he wanted to. before it's too late #the way he is so confused as to why john would bring this up because it doesnt fit with the very fixed idea he has in his mind about #who john is. the way he says “i killed some of them” as if to say see? i am like you. i can be like you. please give me a chance #his admiration for and attachment to john is so incredibly unhealthy which is unsurprising given that he has not had a normal #relationship of any sort since he was 14 and everyone he knew died #he wants so badly to be who he thinks john wants him to be. and that means that he will never be who he wants to be or who john wants him t #be or who he thinks john wants him to be. he is pursuing something that just doesn't exist #god i am so normal about these two

[doctorwhoisadhd]

okay im thinking about midnight burger <--> doctor who now.

#listening to doom coalition and ive only just started the red lady but COME ON THAT IS CLEMENTINE RIGHT THERE #and it would make sense for the creator of midnight burger to have listened to this since theyre both. you know. audio fiction #ari opinion hour #fav midnight burger characters btw are probably terric and caspar. and effie and zebulon tbh #its funny usually if theres an insane woman with a love interest whos just like Some Guy i am FAR more interested in the woman #(source: gwen cooper‚ jordan from scrubs‚ annika strandhed) #but its actually the exact OPPOSITE way here #although me being a terric enjoyer is... highly unsurprising. #as for caspar though. what can i say except he said he likes birds that one time #really though there isnt really one midnight burger character im that obsessed with i think theyre all fascinating but theres none that #stand out to me as Blorbos™

[coachbeards]

hating beard after hours is not a personality trait...but loving it is. hope this helps!

#i can QUOTE bah.......it's my most rewatched tl ep. unsurprising given who im obsessed w #coach beard #ted lasso #beard after hours #bah raised me. she's my mother and i love her very much. #i really don't get why it's so hated like come on mental health show's fandom ... #bah IS my personality #i haven't watched the newest ep but people are saying its similar to bah so...that means #the bah bashing is back. LEAVE IT ALONE!

[izzyhandsyouaglassofwine]

people critizing those of us upest about the finale and claiming that people dont have media literacy are conveniently forgetting the fact that the creators have been pedaling this show as groundbreaking for the queer community since day one (and it WAS). so when youre attempting to pioneer a genre/theme (in this case, queer love) it's perfectly reasonable for people to have critique of how things are handled. hell, i happen to think there are plenty of ways Izzy could have had a gratifying death in the show. But thats not what happened. Let people have their feelings about. Just block people if you dont like their take, it's not that hard. But maybe take a moment to think about why people are upset.

#ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #izzy hands #fandom wank #its just so frustrating how nasty people are being to each other about it #unsurprising cause its fandom and fandom is nothimg if not volatile but god is it disappointing #anyway if people really wanna be jackasses about media literacy im happy to dust off my bfa in theatre and get down to business #ive been studying storytelling for years so i feel pretty confident in my judgement when i say s2 finale was poorly written #media literacy is becoming tumblrs new overused turn of phrase

[akuma-homura]

also, have watched hazbin hotel's current episodes

My main critique is just,,, it feels like it being just 8 episodes for a season is a detriment-- the pacing is weird / a bit fast, and there could be more like... development for the characters and the plot. It has real great moments, but it could have benefited from more lead up to those moments?

outside of that though, I'm currently enjoying it-- I've actually always liked the style, and even if there were all those memes on twitter about the writing and cursing and stuff, I personally don't actually feel it was 'overdone' or out of place-sounding, laughs

i'm like. ignoring all other discourse around it too.

#[ ;text ] #alastor is still my absolute fave #which is completely unsurprising if you know me #lucifer skyrocketed real fast too #and angel dust makes me Really Sad #love him and husk getting closer too. that's so good #also. fucking hate adam LMAO #hazbin hotel -

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

🍂🐢🍁 Risetober 2023 🍁🐢🍂

--- Days 20/23: Mutant + Oozesquitoes ---

Day 20 (and 23) of @sariphantom's Risetober prompts! In one of the Rise comics, Draxum mutates a man named Harvey Hokum into "Man-Bun" (comic panels below the cut). Well... this is that, sort-of animated, and put to some silly music!

Here's a Youtube link as well, in case Tumblr's video player acts up again.

Risetober 2023 Masterpost

Music:

"Circus Tent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

#rottmnt #art #my art #risetober 2023 #risetober #day 20 #day 23 #mutant #oozesquitoes #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #video #my video #my post #alt text #man-bun #harvey hokum #I'm unsurprised that neither of those tags are really a thing #I could have used like any of the other mutants that were actually in the show #but that would have been too easy #so you get man-bun #you're welcome

[healingheartdogs]

Cardio said my echocardiogram ultrasound, exercise stress test, and week long heart monitor all showed no serious issues, my resting heart rate is fine, but that my heart rate does seem to rise very rapidly under even small amounts of stress (postural changes, taking stairs, casually walking around my house) and rises very high (160+ bpm according to the monitor) so now I get to be put on beta blockers to see if they work and if they do she said that is sufficient evidence to confirm for sure that it's POTS.

Obviously could confirm it as well with a tilt table test but those are TORTURE based off what I've heard from fellow POTSies so I am very thankful that she doesn't think that's necessary and will not be making me do one.

#i was not expecting to get dx and meds this fast tbh but im very happy about it #i think the fact that she also has POTS herself helps because she is very well acquaintaned with what it looks and feels like #and how hard it is to actually catch with orthostatics in office unless youre having a bad heart day #so my orthostatics not being within range was unsurprising to her and she was like #'that doesnt mean anything you clearly still have a heart rate issue going on even if it didnt show itself right now' #i didnt do shit the entire week i had that monitor on to like physically exert myself but my heart rate still hit almost 170 a few times #also the doctor who did my stress test asked me if i ever experience any chest discomfort or pain and i was like hm no dont think so #and he went 'your chart says you have palpitations though?' #and i was like '... those count as discomfort???' akdjaicidjwjcjsn the answer is yes apparently #im just so used to them now because i have them daily that they dont even really register to me anymore #unless theyre bad enough to knock the wind out of me or make me cough #they just make me anxious which... ig is also a form of discomfort #chronic illness and chronic pain problems though lol not having a normal baseline for discomfort and pain #ndr #not dog related #health stuff #not that anyone probably cares lol but im excited about getting things that have neen affecting me for years FINALLY figured out #im not crazy im just disabled!!!! #*been

[rotisseries]

😐 this is worse than I remember but definitely salvageable if we put our heads together

#I'm genuinely so confused cause he doesn't seem upset by her answer. like he's just asking for shits and giggles. just curious?? #it still doesn't actually really read romantic to me it's just that it's such an odd thing to say in this moment #I'd argue even that this whole thing could easily be familial #if not for annabeth specifying “you were like a brother to me but I didn't love you” #which tells you that obviously here love can't be used in the familial sense #but other than that it's not really romantic either?? she says no. luke seems unsurprised and not disappointed. #percy isn't even jealous about the topic coming up #which on that last point even if percy was jealous that still doesn't mean much to me teen boys will get jealous over anything #but he doesn’t #but like. why did luke even ask then??? he's not manipulating her cause there's nothing to get out of that #like. ok really I think he could easily just be trying to gage exactly how much he hurt her #this isn't even that bad y'all are dramatic🙄 #don't ask me about silena idk anything about that. kronos was probably in charge there anyway

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

hate to disneychannelpost but like. It's kinda fucked how stevie was literally like "hey the competition where only the winning child in any wizard family keeps their powers and everyone else gets the gift they've been using their whole lives taken away forever so siblings in every single wizarding family for generation after generation are pitted against each other for their entire childhoods/adolescence is actually. y'know. kinda fucked. we should make it so that stops." and then they shattered her body to pieces

#i mean its disney so 'character has an absolutely reasonable and valid problem with current circumstances #but its because of The People In Power #and fixing the problem would Disrupt The Power so we gotta make it so this person who wants a better world seems really unreasonable' #is a v common and Unsurprising route to take. but DAMN #(me after making coffee at 11:30 p.m.) wow justice for haley kiyoko's character in the wizard show #mine #disney channel #wizards of waverly place #disney

[deviantartidentitydisorder]

i tried posting on tiktok for like 2 months, one acc w just slide shows and one acc with my face. concluded i hated doing both of them

#unsurprising. i dont really like < why am i talking like this #IM NOT SURPRISED #i dont like showing off my face so i mean i was just like experimenting with what im comfortable with #my conclusion was i genuinely dont like most people on tiktok even when like kept to a really niche crowd #and also i cant be trusted to keep my fyp normal because im really conditioned to only hit like on posts that are like. super personal and #venty because of tumblr and then i end up making an echo chamber of delusion and its like AHHHHHHHHH AHHHHAHHHHHH #so it becomes a super nche community of ppl who all think the same thing and its like IF IM BEING PERSECUTED AND YOURE BEING PERSECUTED THE #WHOS FLYING THE PLANE?! #now i just look at ones my partner sends me. they know what i like #mostly small dogs #sorry my partner is so sick and usually theyre the one putting up with me talking their ear off and now ots all inside of me

[katabay]

Do you have specific fiction authors that you like to read? What aspects of a story make you want to really dig your fingers in it? Is it horror?

I’ve got a couple! Keigo Higashino for sure. anything Naoki Urasawa does: I will be reading it. Priest (Guardian and Mo Du are all time favorites). also KJ Charles and Andrew A Smith!

ngl I don’t really have a concrete list of favorite fiction writers, I spent several days thinking about this one: like, I have favorite books for sure, but I don’t often find myself considering an author to be a favorite just because their book blew my mind. I’ve only read three of Andrew A Smith’s works, but he’s here because he gave an interview years that changed my entire approach to storytelling, and I still revisit it whenever I start editing a story.

honestly the big thing is that I like character!! I like compelling characters (extremely varied definition of compelling, it doesn’t have to be much, but it does have to have something) I like it when something goes full throttle into whatever it wants to be. I’ll watch a slow paced slice of life romance with the same amount of enthusiasm that I had for Devil Judge, and the 1vs10 beat down in Ipman takes up just as much space in my brain as the ‘let’s not see each other from now on,’ breakup in the Heirs (but for extremely different reasons lmao)

however. if I have to pick something more thematically specific: I like seeing people in power get what they have coming to them, I like explorations and confrontations of political and social injustices. kingdom is one of my favorite shows, and the horror is great, but it was the political-class-power aspect of it that solidified it as a memorable watch to me. kamen rider build did something fundamental to the circuitry of my brain. etc.

#honestly if you give me imperial Japanese soldiers getting brutally taken apart I’ll eat that shit up #but mostly I like seeing people rail against oppressors and people in power and so forth #I also love junk food romances lmao I had an alert on my phone for dinosaur love and I’m not kidding about that one #idk. I also watched all of spn and the horror was fun but secondary to the other stuff u know #unfortunately everyone who analyzes spn is textually illiterate in their ability to examine the white supremacist-post 9/11 cowboy #cop aspect of it and that’s annoying but honestly considering the demographic of the fan base. unsurprising. #horror is like my favorite spice flavor and I gravitate towards it a lot but romance has my number and so does political thriller type stuf #murder mysteries too. whatever the hell you’d call OCN’s life on mars adaption. lives in my head rent free #ANYWAY I have no idea if this made sense. honestly I like just really like stories. I like spooky stuff a lot but variety is what #makes the world turn #ask tag #it’s probably easier/faster to list what I hate: which is feeling like my time has been wasted. If I read something that feels like #it wasted my time just once I’ll avoid everything from that creator/studio for ever after

[throttlegainwell]

Bruised, emotionally drained boy stares into cracked, grungy mirror while crying in silence is its own genre of movie, and I know this because I watched them all in my youth. Bonus points if it's the opening scene (which, in this case, it is).

#as you are #look i know what i'm about and i haven't been shy about it #that and like many queer people i searched out and devoured every queer film i could get my hands on growing up #they weren't always queer but the best ones were most of the time #it doesn't have to be a boy but most of the time it was just because even indie films suffer from We Don't Care About Girls disease usually #or they did back then anyway #i really can't even tell you how much indie cinema i watched as a teenager #just all the weird angsty shit that was my genre (if you follow me for my fics then this will be unsurprising lol) #(ask me about Sugar sometime that movie fucked me up) #i dunno i yearn for joyful queer cinema too (always) but i'll always take the sad queers