“Buddy? You good? How did you get this?” Mumbo clutched the material scrap close, peering down at Grian, who currently was standing on waist deep water, like this was a normal thing to do.
“Yeah,” Grian said, hands outstretched to touch the crests of passing waves, standing still enough to be the envy of any statue. “The ocean provides.”
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“Might wanna avoid flying tonight, Impulse. Big storm tonight.” Gem was sitting on her lighthouse ledge, kicking her feet off the sides.
“Okaaaay?” Impulse glanced towards the sky. Only the sun filled it now. Nice breeze, too. A welcome break from the building oppressive heat of his city. “You sure about that?”
Gem scoffed. “Of course,” she swung to the top of the railing, smiling, looking out of the horizon at something. “The ocean always knows.”
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if artists aren't dressing gale in colourful finery and big sweaters and robes then what are we even doing
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*ranting and raving and stomping on rooftops and flailing my arms about* HUMANS ARE AMIMALS!!! WE ARE ANIMALS!!! QUIT ACTING LIKE WE'RE NOT!!!
I am so goddamn tired of society acting like we're not!!! I am so goddamn tired of us as a society acting like we are above all the other animals!!! I do not care that we are the apex!!! We are fucking ANIMALS!!! Like, just take a step back and observe us like we have our own nature documentary on Nat Geo or something. Maybe with David Attenborough or whatever, idc. Just imagine it.
We are a species of apes that just so happened to gain the ability of extremely complex and abstract thought, capability of language, an almost absurd level of self-awareness, and the type of intelligence that allowed us to discover, invent, and develop tools. A species of apes that just so happen to have such a crazy level of curiosity that we have the capability to learn about the world around us, and beyond.
The way we learn and develop is fascinating. If you observe a toddler from that standpoint, watching them interact with the world around them, you'd see how natural curiosity is to us, in our human nature. Neil deGrasse Tyson has literally said that children are beings of chaos because they're curious and learning about the world around them.
We all have children in us, just like we have our ancestors in us!!! Our brains are wired like theirs. Relatively, we have been in this state of society for an extremely short amount of time!! Our brains and nervous systems are still wired to survive and keep us safe from predators and other dangers!!
We are social creatures!! We need love and connection to survive!! We can't do things on our own. The only reason we ever got to where we are is because we work together and communicate and share knowledge. The way society is right now is too isolating!! Humans aren't meant to be fighting for a place in society!! Haven't you seen zookeepers?? Or anyone who cares for nature in any capacity?? We have an incredible capacity for compassion and caretaking, because we have the capability to know and understand the inner workings of ourselves and countless other species!! Caretaking and compassion is literally an innate human trait!! We're supposed to take care of each other and the world around us!! We literally are capable of pack bonding with ROOMBAS, for fucks sake!! Little robots that our ape brains see moving around on its own, being part of our homes, and thinks "little guy is alive... I love him"!!! Isn't that beautiful???
We were an evolution of Mother Earth, Herself, to grow Her and expand Her and care for Her!!! Whether you believe in intelligent design or just the absurdity of it all, it still happened like that. We have the capacity to care for Her in an evolved level, yet we're fucking it up so badly right now.
Indigenous cultures have always been on the right track. They've always been right about this. They have always known that we are all pieces of the same organism, just like the atoms and cells and organs and electricity in your body are all part of one body!!
And btw, culture is another HUGE part of us being social creatures!! Being expressive and creative and connected!! That's part of our nature!! We're meant to sing and dance and laugh together!! That connectivity of us being a collective is So Important!!! Making fun of people for being "sheep", or having "herd mentality" every single time is so stupid because yes!!! Yes that's EXACTLY how we are supposed to be!!! We are social creatures, remember?? The whole point is that we do things together!!!
I know how society is rn isn't the end all, be all, but it just breaks my heart that this Capitalism shit goes against some of the most beautiful parts of humanity!! We are animals!!! We are cute and curious and compassionate and social and we need warmth and sunlight and sustenance from the earth and water and sleep and shelter from the elements!! We have instincts just like everything else!! We came from the dust and we will return to the dust because we will always be part of the Earth, just like all the other animals!! And somehow, despite all odds, despite how robotic Capitalism wants us to be, our human nature seeps into everything.
Take care of yourself! You are an animal, after all! <3
*climbs off rooftop... for now*
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the thing is, THE THING IS, that above it all was the love that merlin and arthur had for each other. no matter if you think it's platonic, romantic, some kind of fusion between the two, who cares, because it was love in its purest form. yeah, their fates were intertwined, destiny and all, and, yes, loyalty is loyalty even without your heart on your sleeve, and, yes dying for each other really wasn't unseen in those corners of the universe. but they didn't have to do it for love. they could've stuck with the destiny or the loyalty. they could've stuck with caring just enough. but did they? no. love in its purest form is a choice you actively make. and they kept making that choice over and over and over again, despite the fact that they needed each other either way. and yeah, maybe it was doomed. maybe exactly that was the nail in their coffin, but could they have done it any other way, even if they knew it all?
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They alter the world (slowly, quickly), craft it (carefully, recklessly), sink their souls into the soil.
Of course things start to change.
It starts with the mail.
Shulkers from Tango start ticking. There’s no visible source, just a quiet click, click, click, and Tango has scoured the mail system for something that might cause this and found nothing. (redstone has no issues, ever.) (ha.) The gears on his cottage turn, turn, and turn,
Shulkers from Gem are cold? It’s odd to describe. There’s wet cold and dry cold and sinks-to-your-bones cold. (Etho, when investigating, has the idle thought that it’s the perfect temperature to keep dead things from decomposing.) They turn a dark, dark blue. The inky depth of the night melting into the unknowns of the sea. The tide comes in, Gem casts out another line.
Shulkers from Pearl are bright pops of color, worn around the edges and filled with flowers. No one questions it (at first)—she has to be advertising for her shop, right? They bloom, they keep blooming, like the warmth of the sun is always in reach,
Shulkers from Impulse hum. That’s the only way to describe it. It’s not musical, but when you lay your hand on the shulker there’s a slight vibration, the tiniest of shocks. A pulse with no discernible source. (His city hums along with them,)
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I know you probably won't answer this, which is fine.
But, I just wanted to say thank you, for everything you do.
Whether it's a simple shitpost, a artistic comic about gay puppets, or even a life update about sprinkles, everything you make brings me joy.
Life's been pretty shitty lately, and I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done.
I can't what to see what else you post, lol
jokes on you, I'm Answering This! ha, get pranked
but really, that's one of my big goals, i'm going to be honest. it's why i started posting fic & now art - i wanted to provide for people the joy and escape it all gave me over the years. if i can make One person's day better, it's worth it!
so... really i should be thanking You! it warms me to know that i've brightened your hours even a little <3 KITTEN BLAST:
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