#we'll see :-P

[stuckinapril]

so past the point of changing people's minds about me!! like i actually just realized today that i don't care. i am so much more capable of shrugging my shoulders at someone's preconceived notions of me than i used to be. throughout my life i will probably run into many a person who will have a negative impression of me that they will not be able to dispel (or will go out of their way to fuel for the sake of their confirmation bias or whatever it is). but i will also have the honor of meeting a lot of amazing people who won't do that and who will actually see me for who i really am and will affirm that w their thoughts and actions. so long as i know who i am, anyone who's willing to make the effort will know who i am too. and that's all that matters

#i feel like some people resort to delusion to self-soothe when they run into people who don't like them #or avoid them like the plague #but for me i just wanna be chill. like u don't like me? but it's not for any actual reason aside from ur preconceived notions of me? ok! #i am not going to expend energy into changing your mind or even avoiding you #in light of this revelation i will simply chill and do my thing anyway #i have a friend who tells me “we'll always work w people we won't like” so now i see these kinds of instances as practice #rather than something that actually reflects my worth as a person #p

[leoserblog]

Ok this might be an unpopular opinion but someones gotta say it...

Cassandra is a better Casey Jones than Casey Jr

Ive gotta be honest... i think casey jr is a kinda mid and i dont particularly think all the fanfare about him is warranted LOL

I want to note real quick that i dont DISLIKE him! He is a good character who only got as much development that a 2 hour movie could give him, and he filled and satisfied the role he needed to play in the movie, but the way the fandom latched onto him over the og casey... kinda makes me raise a brow

(Essay/rant about the prioritization of casey jr vs og casey under the cut :P)

Fandom spaces love a traumatized boy from the future, and believe me i do too! But the amount of attention given to casey jr after being revealed as casey is a wild amount compared to the amount of attention the original casey gets. Maybe its just me getting into rottmnt after the movie aired, but this seems a little baised?

Not only that, but the amount of... idk the best way i can think to describe it is infantilization of casey jrs character isnt helping my opinion of him. It feels like most content surrounding him babify him and reduce him only to his trauma post movie. I understand that it can be interesting to explore his trauma now that he no longer lives in the literal apocalypse, but it feels strange to see him reduced to someone who cant get around on his own and lives with the turtles when the original pitch for the movies ending has him leave to explore the world, which i feel is very appropriate for him and wish they had kept it in

In the movie when april shows us where the og casey has been and what shes been doing throughout the film, it tells us that casey is friends april which in theory, shouldve also shown us that she and the turtles are friends to some degree as well and should already have her place established within the group as this generations casey jones

However the final shot of the movie is a group shot of the family+casey jr, which subtlety implies that he's the new casey instead, and that this is the main cast moving forward (should it move forward *sob*). While both caseys being considered in the main cast could be true, it does strike me as a little odd that this was the final direction the rot team decided on for the official ending versus the scrapped ending, especially because it complicates the pre-established canon. It wouldve been one thing if our og casey was a different character, but that isnt the case.. y... (<_<)

Casey jr is an interesting character though! And i can understand why he appeals to fans, especially as his character post movie is fun to expand on aswell as developing his past involved with future versions of the main5, but one (me lol) could argue that the og casey is just as interesting of a character to delve into as she was involved, when you boil it down, a cult most of her life, and that concept, as well as the guilt she could hold for working with the foot and releasing the shredder, ontop of trying to befriend and gain the turtles and aprils trust are also intriguing concepts that could be explored, yet finding content that mentions her at all beyond her relation to casey jr is scarce

It feels as though shes been reduced to a background character within the fandom despite being a reoccuring character for the entire show.

For the two seasons of rottmnt that we did get, we are shown just what kind of character casey is and her possible dynamics with the turtles+april. Shes passionate and powerful and beyond determined to prove her worth and reach her goals. Shes also playful and reckless, a side that fits well with the main cast and their humor and, if the show was given more time, couldve developed naturally as the newest addition to the family as most caseys are. I could also argue that her characterization fits that of previous caseys more than casey jrs does (though i will admit that considering the plot of the movie, i cant positively say what hed be like outside of life or death scenarios, but i also cant imagine hes going to make a 180 in personality without it feeling jarring and ooc)

Now, i wont ignore the fact that her arc was cut horribly short and her involvement in the movie was quite literally a brief mention, both of which definitely play into how under appreciated she is. But at the same time it almost feels like everyone, including the show runners, have willingly pushed her aside for this new boy version to fill the role of casey jones. Hell, even when you look up rottmnt casey jones, cassandra barely shows up. Its casey jr which further proves my point

Idk, TLDR im pretty disappointed that despite being a consistent character for the entire show, no one seems to write or acknowledge her and if she is mentioned, its only relevant to push forward casey jrs character development or a brief cameo. As much as i do love casey jr (i can feel like hes mid and i can like him!) it seems like most people forget about the original casey, or favor casey jr in her place and she deserves more love and credit than shes given!

#rottmnt casey jones #rottmnt cassandra jones #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #leoserpost #sorry to get so passionate about her #shes my little meow meow you see #now OBVIOUSLY some people write about her and casey jr #and they do it well #and im well aware of the rushing of the show along with the strange gap btwn it and the movie #but i still feel its important to mention because shes so cool!!!!! #and the best!!!!! #and i love her very much!!!!! #(also i didnt get into how fandom prioritize male characters over female ones and how that also likely plays a role in her being overlooked #(but i didnt feel like starting an argument w ppl who refuse to examine their own internalized misogyny so :P #we'll leave it at this) #plz appreciate her!!!!!!! #she deserves so much more!!!! #i want in depth fics about her life post shredder!!!!! #*if u want it sm go make it urself* i hear some say #and listen bud #<< #im thinking about it so hard in my brain #maybe i will! #😤 #ddjsjka ok im done #this is all very much my opinion #and maybe theres cassandra circles im missing out on #but this is also what ive observed #at the end of the day these are just silly cartoon characters and i just happen to feel strongly about this one!!

[luckyjorabbit]

Experimental Crocomonster comm page for @eiserstein over on twit~ 🐊💥🩸

#Comms are still open if anybody wants smthn! But I'm starting to look for work irl again so I might close em once I do :^p #We'll see we'll see... I'm tryina open an online shop as well so haha. Lotta things goin on all at once! Im havin fun ^_^ #Commission #One Piece #Sir Crocodile #Body Horror #Guro #Blood #Dofuwani #My art #Digital #Procreate #Fanart

[catzgam3rz]

Haven't drawn Hermitcraft stuff in a bit... have a Tango or Two why dontcha?

#rambles #my art #tangotek #hermitcraft #hermitblr #hc s9 #I'm liking these for now but i'm definitely gonna change DODM in the future I can tell #But for a first pass It's p good :D #I really like how his base skin came out though i'm v happy with it >:D #also whoever started the trend I see of the Dungeon master doing a loopy with a keyring I am indebted to you it's cool as hell #might add more deep dark aspects to DODM but we'll see we'll see... #also uh good morning I definitely slept last night yup totally

[bloo-the-dragon]

So i re-watched the fnaf movie trailer again and hear me out-

Calling it now, Mikey is gonna be the blue eye Freddy thankyou for coming to my fred ted talk

#bloo talks #fnaf #fnaf movie #i had the biggest WAAAIT A MINUTE moment of my life HJDKG #it was mainly the start and ending of the trailer that made me notice #cos im a sucker for parallels see #mikey walks in with his lil sister at the start #ending shows blue eye freddy leaving with the same little sister #i forget her name im sorry jfgh #MIKEY GONNA GET MEAT PRETZLED INTO A ANIMATRONIC BEAR LADS #also springtrap is there too thats p neato #maybe we'll see william get springlocked as a bonus ending scene too

[tradingjack]

having fun with colors for once :P

thanks @creepycoffins for the awesome dtiys :D

#creepycoffinsdtiys #trigun #millions knives #vash the stampede #i haven't drawn nearly enough knives. posted him even less #him and vash are so fun to draw :P ik they have the same face but it's like. fun to experiment with how different i can make them look yk #also admittedly. did most of this at work during downtime so if it looks funky..... my bad #the lighting isn't the greatest aight?? it's night shift and there's no windows but they do dim the lights #i did do the limited coloring i did at home lol. wasnt gon bring more art supplies to work #trying to get back into the swing of things with my drawing. i got myself a huion display for my birthday this year! #on top of my traditional i wanna do more animated stuff #primarily animated bc honestly i don't really wanna learn digital painting or whatever. im not interested in that and i like my harsh style #i'd also like to do more original work. i think last year was literally just trigun fanart lmfaoo #we'll see how things turn out ig #i'm not really holding myself to doing anything bc i don't see that turning out well. i am applying myself to more fan projects at the leas #tho those i'm applying more as a writer lmfao #well anyway. enough about me. i actually really like the drawing this was based off of! i didn't include the full body designs #and tbh vash's design is almost entirely cut out just cuz how the pose worked out :( #so i would highly suggest checking out the original art by the person i tagged! #and their other art's pretty banging as well :D

[becauseplot]

Penciled Lines

(Cross-posted on ao3, if you prefer to read it there. Reblogs still appreciated!)

Missa wakes up, and he thinks he might be doomed. This doesn’t scare him nearly as much as it should.

Missa is awake early—by his own metric, anyway. His nocturnal nature causes “early” for him to mean “early night” and not “early morning.” Regardless, “early” means that Philza is not asleep yet, still going through his nightly rituals. “Early” means that Philza is sitting up in (his? their?) the bed, pillows propped up behind him, notebook in his lap, sketching away.

And when Missa wakes up to the soft scritch-scratch of a charcoal pencil on textured paper, his forehead just so happens to be brushing Philza’s hip.

Missa can hardly breathe.

Oh no.

He knows that if he gives any indication that he is awake, Philza will stop sketching, close his notebook, shift himself over until he is politely seated on his side of the bed, and greet Missa with a friendly smile. Philza has done it before, when Missa wakes up early. That’s how Missa knows he’ll do it again.

Thus, Missa can hardly breathe—his breaths have to be the slow in-out of sleep. He can’t so much as twitch, either. He has to keep quiet and play dead or else he’ll be found out. Seen. Caught living the lie.

“Husband,” Philza calls him. They’re not married. They share a bed. They’re hardly ever in it at the same time. They have a son and a daughter. Neither of them know Missa very well. Philza has had an extra set of armor and a skull on his backpack for months, waiting for Missa. Missa doesn’t even know Philza’s last name.

Philza is a good man and a good friend—and Missa doesn't deserve him. Still, he takes what he can get. Curls around it. Hoarding every innocent kindness Philza extends like a starving creature: the generosity of a backpack fully stocked with equipment; the trust Philza places in Missa to watch the kids when he’s asleep; and now, the courtesy of not moving his hip from Missa’s forehead to ensure his “sleeping” isn’t disturbed. Missa clutches all of these little offerings in his greedy claws and hugs them into his chest, even as the guilt eats away at him.

Because, regardless of the lack of mutual feeling, he loves Philza. He loves him so, so much, and that is why he is doomed. He can’t afford to lose what little he has. He can’t cross that line. 

So Missa lies beside Philza, forehead pressed against Philza’s hip, pretending to sleep so he can imagine that they’re not just lying in bed together, but lying in bed, together; and later, when Missa truly wakes, he will sit on his side of the bed and look at Philza’s face soft with sleep and think about how lucky he is that he still has a side-of-the-bed to begin with.

Missa doesn’t mean to drift off. When it starts to happen, he’s hopelessly torn between shaking himself awake and thus giving himself away, or remaining how he is, silently fending off the inevitable. In the end, Missa clings to that scritch-scratch sound of Philza’s pencil on the paper for as long as he can before the fog at last pulls him under. 

Eventually, he dreams. In fact, he dreams of the calloused fingers he dreams of every night, hands like his own, an artist of Death, cradling and shading the contours of his face—a softness dashing charcoal across his jaw, and over his cheekbones, and perhaps on his lips, too, if he’s lucky. Defining every edge of him.

~*~

A deep sigh. Phil stops sketching as Missa shifts in his sleep. He tilts his head up so that the tip of his nose is now just nearly brushing against Phil’s hip. The motion disturbs the wild splay of his dark hair, revealing more of his face: eyelashes, cheeks, warmth. Tender blush of something Stygian and otherworldly. New.

Phil’s lips tilt upwards. He turns to a fresh page, and he starts again.

#qsmp #pissa #qsmpshipping #qsmp missa #qsmp philza #i hesitate to put main character tags bc it's shipping content but i think we're all p much okay with that?? we chill??? we chill thumbsup #my fics #ficlet #anyway would you believe me if i told you this took me a week to write. hhourgh. #i'll prolly make small edits as time goes by if i dont scrap this version entirely. #i really like it rn but we'll see how i feel abt it in like a couple hours or a day. the sheer number of times ive rewritten this hhhhh. #this little character/relationship study is primarily for me to try to work them out in my head. #so if this doesnt quite hit the exact vibe you know why. #im still getting acquainted w missa's character but i gotta start somewhere ya know #i didnt actually get to explore missa's feelings of inferiority as much as i wanted to but thats bc i found trying to tackle that As Well- #-as everything else saddled the fic/setting w too many Things and made it cumbersome and muddied the story being told. #so another time perhaps. #anyway i adore them. beloveds.

[ryonello]

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#store update #store post #my art #YIPPEEEEEE #im soooo excited abt the monhun ones HEHE ive been gettin back into mhw and wanted to make smth for it so bad #and worked really hard on stream the other day to add a bunch of new overwatches since they get asked abt a lot !! #then it was p simple to add a blob to some of the other serieses while i was in the zone this week hehe #ive been so productive this year im so proud !! worken hard on bein consistent and healthier to avoid burnout #we'll see how it goes but its goin good so far :3 #BUT YEAH HOPE YALLRE WELL N THAT U LIKE THESE IVE PUT A LOT OF LOVE INTO EM !! #monster hunter world #overwatch #overwatch 2 #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #apex #apex legends #valorant

[callisteios]

i made a new uquiz! vibe check greek gods edition.

#uquiz #quiz #tagamemnon #classics #take for some surprises i hope #i think its one of my best #imo #we'll see #greek gods #persephone #etc #oh #calypso #she's in this one #she's great #you cant get zagreus #spoiler #i mean hes a result #but im p sure you cant actually get him as an answer #lets see #mine

[faggotry-enjoyer]

There's a lot to be upset about re: the response to the recent self-immolation, but one element I haven't seen touched upon much is, well, this shit.

So I found Aaron Bushnell's reddit and went through his comments/posts. That young man was well read and stable as they can be. Nothing in his writings pointed to someone who was "unstable" or "brainwashed".

5.5k note tumblr post

While US media is already spinning the story as one of a mentally ill, troubled youth, Aaron’s own message in the seconds prior to his act demonstrate the moral clarity and foresight with which he pondered and ultimately decided upon his act.

palestinianyouthmovement on instagram

Like, y'all. I thought we had all come to understand that it's possible to be mentally ill or suicidal and perfectly lucid? That being articulate doesn't rule out being "troubled"? What the hell happened to "just because someone looks okay doesn't mean they're okay"? The concept of masking?

This post isn't even about whether his death was an effective protest or if he was genuinely suicidal. Others have spoken on that; don't derail this.

This about the double standards and the inconsistency. People who would previously say that obviously suicidal people can appear fine suddenly using "clarity" as evidence that someone wasn't mentally ill in the slightest. People who talked about mental health and suicide prevention suddenly glorifying this suicide as martyrdom. And for what? To prove a point? Because he agreed with you?

Would you have accepted this rhetoric for anything else? Are you really this willing to throw away vital concepts? Do you really have principles, or do you just have a side?

#aaron bushnell #israel/palestine #i/p #mental health #suicide #self immolation #ableism #saneism #might be walking into the proverbial lion's den with some of those tags but we'll see how it goes #seeing all the glorification has been deeply sickening as someone who survived a suicide attempt and those got my blood boiling #i was lucid and self aware and acting normal right up until my attempt #some of the smartest and well-spoken people i've known have been suicidal or otherwise mentally ill #so seeing those qualities upheld as proof that this guy was Stable Actually is enraging on a level i cannot fully put into words

[rayofmisfortune]

LIES OF P DCA AU REAL??

I have no life and a new obsession nfjfbfb can't draw humans so I'm compensating in the only way I know how jfnfnfn

I love Lies of P to bits, the story and characters are so tragic yet you can still find some endearing moments inbetween saving the city.

So... I drew E(clipse) in the starter fit you wake up in in Lies of P As well as the greatsword of fate jfnfnf

I'm not yet done with the game but I do have SOME grasp on the story. Which is not at all stopping me from taking fnaf characters and shoving them into the roles of lies of P characters fjfnfb I have some story for this planned out :3 not all characters are yet replaced because... there's just too many and I personally have not gotten to them yet while playing

#fnaf dca #fnaf #fnaf dca fanart #fnaf daycare attendant #fnaf eclipse #fnaf eclipse fanart #lies of p fanart #ray's art #idk if I should tag it with lies of p BUT OH WELL WHAT'S DONE IS DONE #i have some stuff figured out for the au already #some characters are... placeholders and probably will be changed BUT THE MAINS aka dca's jfjfjf are staying in their roles jfjfjf #idk if the shading or anything w/ this is okay jfjf #may end up drawing E with the other two starter weapons as well #we'll see eheh #ALSO E AND SPRING I WILL NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT HOW P INGAME GETS TO PICK UP AND PET SPRING #e's legion arm is... funky??? it's the starter one #as weverything on E in the drawing jfnfnf

[shima-draws]

My doctor: Hey yeah that's not normal I don't think it's an issue with your hip

Me: Oh?

My doctor: It's an issue with your spine

Me: OH

#Literally the first thing he said was 'You shouldn't be in this much pain from a labrum tear' #'Yeah I'm p sure it has to do with your back' #Me: Everything makes sense now...... #This actually adds up bc I've always had shitty back issues. Lmao #Luckily I don't need surgery!! Unluckily I need to get another MRI! Kill me! :) #If the last MRI didn't bankrupt me this one DEFINITELY will #Also he did say I have a weak hip so I gotta do physical therapy #We'll see how that goes;; #Right now I'm fine bc I haven't even been billed for the first MRI yet. But I know as soon as I get the bill #I will be a HOT mess #Not looking forward to that #Anyway I'm glad this doctor seems to know what he's talking about. And from the get go too #Can't believe it took this fucking long to narrow it down to 'possible spine/back issue' tho #Godddd. I'm so tired #He prescribed me some heavy anti-inflammatory drugs so hopefully that helps with the pain a bit #Lies down #I need a nap bro. Lol #Shima speaks

[misclogarts]

the peakyarounds from memory :3

#itlog's arts #d4dj #d4dj groovy mix #happy around! #peaky p-key #feel free to correct me on any parts of their design i got wrong lmaooo #photonm4id is next (we'll see when i finish it) #with hapiara i think i have their appearances burned into my brain #but not with their stage outfits #sorry peaky fans if i massacred yuka this is literally my first time drawing her

[skeletonfumes]

P-Valley (2020-)

#p-valley #katori hall #brandee evans #mercedes woodbine #2x01 #pussyland #mygifs #mygif #gif #3 gifs #tv #starz #we'll see if they let this one go lol #flashing

[walkingstackofbooks]

This wasn't MEANT to be a Garashir fic, dammit.

Fellas, is this too gay?

"Garak wondered if this was the last time he’d see that beautiful smile directed his way."

This is just what they're like in canon, right?

"Garak. The Cardassian was completely infuriating, and yet Julian couldn’t say he regretted any part of their afternoon. He’d been provoked, driven to anger; Gark had torn at his pain like it was a newly healed scab, twisting Julian’s emotions around frightfully. And yet, there was something about his arguments with Garak that always made him feel so alive, in a way that little else quite managed. "

The trouble is they're definitely pining for each other in season 3 at the very least and I can't switch that off in my fic just because it's not the focus 😅

(Once again, Garak was not even supposed to be in this fic. He just sauntered in during Day 3 and has proceeded to dominate Day 4 because what else would he do?)

(He's not invited to the braiding party though. I'm sorry Garak. I'll write one with you and Keiko and Julian another time.)

#Andi writes #Writing woes #Garashir #Elim Garak #Julian Bashir #I feel like Garak had been like 50% of the problems in my fic but also he's definitely made Day 4 more interesting so I'm not mad :P #5+1 Visionary fic #I've got one hour - can I make it to the braiding scene before I have to stop? #Or will Julian continue brooding about Garak for too long... #We'll see 😅😅 #personal #WSB

[sheepaleepz-but-art]

i'm on the final boss of lies of p and have resorted to drawing memes to uh. cope HERKHSKG

this game makes me so emo. but the idea of p and carlo becoming a system of sorts post-game amused me so we have this (and why carlo doesn't look different from p minus the ponytail)

based on this meme under the cut

#sheepa's art #lies of p #lies of p fanart #lies of p spoilers #lop #lop spoilers #p being a sweetheart vs carlo being a pest is SO funny to me im sorry #maybe you'll get some more sincere lop fanart from me #or i'll fuck off and not post for three months again we'll see LMAO