#y'know for self care

[emkini]

I think about Zuko and Ursa a normal amount

#atla #avatar #avatar the last airbender #zuko #ursa #atla fanart #em draws #illustration #I had heart of stone from SIX playing on loop while drawing both of these #because I enjoy hurting myself #I am on a fucking roll right now apparently #cannot go five seconds without drawing something #the stuff I've been posting is so incredibly self-indulgent but y'know what. I do not care #normally i'd have a modicum of shame but nope #if I want Zuko to look sad in his mom's robes then that's what he's going to do <3 #privileges of being an artist #yes it's 4:30 in the morning shut up #id in alt text #edit I fixed his wack ass face

[pinkyjulien]

His handsome man 🧡

Valentin & Mitch | 637/? 🥰

#Cyberpunk 2077 #Mitch Anderson #Valentin Da Silva #Aldecaldos #OTP: High Voltage #MLM #Screenshot #Virtual Photography #SSHHH... He's telling him how perfect he is UwU #from his scars to his lil badling head #he's PERFECT #THE PRETTIEST HANDSOME MAN #He gettin his whole face covered in smooches As We Speak DW DW #HC that Mitch doesn't care about insults- he been Through It already he learned not to give anyshit y'know #he get self conscious when he start catching feelings for valentin but he doesn't care about all his So Called Flaws #Val tho? Mitch has to restraint him from frying gonk brains HGFH #he gets protective of Mitch really fast #and vice versa- Mitch is highly protective of Valentin #They both cover each others with comforting genuine words 🥰🥰

[altschmerzes]

for everyone playing along at home wriggle up on dry land chapter eight is about 10.5k now and i took a detour into thinking about ted and beard and ted's fascinating combo of emotional intelligence and massive blind spot when it comes to his own feelings and i have no idea how it turned out or if it's gonna land but i AM having fun

#gav gab #trying to keep the balance of like #ted is self aware but not TOO self aware y'know #he's very like #yeah i have a hard time letting people help with my problems and that's not a great quality #beard yelled at me about it a couple times in our twenties #when neither of us knew how to communicate like adults but we both cared enough to try #good thing i no longer have any problems! :) #writing liveblog #fic: wriggle up on dry land #i should be done w this chapter soon #i'm antsy as hell to post it

[wiccawrites]

Dragon!Porsche, the deity who has been guarding a perilous mountain range for almost a thousand years now. He's bound to these mountains – the result of a curse he placed on himself centuries ago, when his own foolishness led to the death of his own brother.

Porsche keeps to himself; is careful that the occasional caravan of traders or group of bandits doesn't know he's there. He does send his pet tigers after the bandits sometimes, if he sees they're the especially bloodthirsty kind who won't spare innocent lives but he makes sure his presence is undetected.

Solitude is his penance.

He's spending another evening watching the stars when he hears ruckus coming from a nearby pass. There is screaming, but not the terrified kind that Porsche has gotten used to. Instead, it sounds like an argument.

"I can't let you do this!"

"How did you even follow me? I took the fastest stallion here!"

"Would you please stop changing the topic? Your Highness. You seriously cannot be trusting some half-crazed old man's advice on how to save the kingdom."

Kingdom?

Porsche knows there's a human settlement on the other side of these mountains. Or at least, it had been a settlement centuries ago. He and Porchay used to slip into their human forms and visit there, under the guise of travelers.

Was that settlement the same kingdom these two humans were referring to? It could be. The number of traders passing by these mountains had grown significantly over the centuries.

Out of curiosity, Porsche follows the sound of their voices.

"If it can save the kingdom, I'll take advice regardless of who it comes from."

"What if it doesn't work? You'll bleed out and die!"

"I've instructed Arm to distribute rations to our people. Ships and caravans are ready. Pete will lead our men. Kim has already planned an escape route that will guarantee the survival of most of our people."

Porsche is close enough that he can see two figures -- a man and what sounds like a boy barely breaking into adulthood. The man has his back turned to Porsche but the fine quality of his clothes are certainly fit for a royal. His broad frame hides the face of the person he's talking to from Porsche's line of sight.

Porsche is close enough that he can hear the man's voice grow soft.

"It will be difficult, but I trust my brother to lead our people. He'll take care of you, so please look after him for me too."

"No. I won't do it. No. Please, Your Highness. Please don't do this. Please. You can escape with us."

"The moon is almost at it's peak. You should go."

That it is.

The moon is full tonight and she lends her light to the darkness. It's thanks to her that Porsche sees the blade glisten in the man's hands, hidden behind his back.

The boy tries to plead some more, but he runs out of time.

As soon as the moon rises to its highest point in the sky, the man pushes the boy away. He turns around, slices his palm with the dagger and lets his blood drip into the earth before turning the knife towards himself.

The metallic scent blood fills the air and Porsche looks on in regret as he hears familiar words uttered into the night before the man finishes what he'd set out to do.

The thing about being nigh immortal is being able to witness the stories about you turn into tales, which then turn into lore, that somehow evolves into a legend. To this man's credit, he does have his facts right.

Had Porsche been a weaker deity, a selfless blood sacrifice made at the height of the full moon would have bound him.

But Porsche is much more powerful than that.

He watches as the man falls to the ground, a pool of his own blood already beginning to form around him.

"P'Kinn!"

The man's companion rushes to his side and Porsche freezes in place as he sees tears flow down the boy's face.

No. It can't be.

Porsche is stepping closer to get a good look of the boy's face before he can even think about throwing a glamor on himself. He steps on a branch that snaps loud enough for the boy to look up, red-rimmed doe eyes the exact same as they had been nine hundred years ago.

"Please," the boy's voice wavers as he begs, completely oblivious to the fact that Porsche had never been unable to deny him anything since they were born. "Please save him."

Without even thinking about the consequences – the bond he'd be forming with a virtual stranger, the life force that he'd be sharing with someone who he wasn't even sure was worthy saving, the target he'd be placing on all their backs if the wrong people found out – Porsche takes the dagger and gives in to his brother's request.

(Later, when the three of them are safely in Porsche's home, the man he'd saved wakes up. His name is Kinn, and he is the king of the relatively small but prosperous kingdom nearby. There is an invasion brewing and all plans of negotiation have failed.

"They will need to pass through these mountains if they want to get to us. Please, protect us."

"Done."

"You won't ask for anything in return?"

Porsche holds up his hand, shows Kinn the fresh scar on his palm.

"You've already paid the price. You're a king, aren't you? The ritual you performed binds you to me. As I am bound to these mountains, so shall you be."

"You're saying I'm your slave and I can't leave this place," Kinn says grimly. Porsche nods, lets him assume the worst; hopes this interpretation of the bond will keep Kinn as far away from him as possible . "For how long?"

"This is not a bond that can easily break."

"Will you keep protecting the kingdom?"

Porsche sneaks a glance at Kinn's attendant. The boy called Chay, who was currently napping beside one of Porsche's tigers.

"Sure, why not?"

"Then so be it.")

#they got dragon married Kinn just doesn't know it yet #if u must know Kinn assumes he's Porsche's servant and Porsche...goes with it bc hey he doesn't wanna do chores fjskjsfjs #it's all fine and dandy until Porsche realizes Kinn has No Self-Preservation Skills Whatsoever #and he ends up lowkey having to take care of Kinn #which is harder than expected bc humans are fragile af even with the shared lifespan from the bond #y'know the one Porsche has yet to talk to Kinn about? #he figures Kinn won't notice until at least a decade passes by #he has time ok? #anyway they catch feelings and end up fucking without talking about said feelings bc KinnPorsche #but don't worry they get there in the end there's just a lot of mutual pining in between #there's a whole subplot including Chay and his identity but I won't get into it #basically he doesn't have any noble blood but he grew up with the theerapanyakuls #huehuehue kimchay childhood bestfriends trope

[humanbeanisnotamused]

i wasn't done. okay so you know how in that one conversation with zerxus, asmodeus is like. we need all of these bad things so that the good things can thrive. so i took on the job of doing the bad things. and now the other gods look down on me for doing the work that needed to be done 😔😔😔

consider: how much zerxus fucking hates his job. that they told him someone had to do it, and that someone had to be him, and now he's the villain (his son won't write to him and he knows it's his fault) and he doesn't even like this fucking city and now he's one of the only people in the city who actually work and the fancy ass mages who talked him into this are out there partying it up

#is a great deal of his misery self inflicted? yeah for sure #is he isolating himself from the people who DO care about him? absolutely #but that's not the point #though he does give the impression of the type of man who will get Phenomenally Fucking Depressed regardless #wrack that man with personal tragedy and what comes out is not gonna be good #exu calamity #exu fucking party time #zerxus ilerez #man got played hard. like. for real #this thought came before the other thought about the assistants but y'know #you know how it is

[yaz-the-spaz]

I can't believe we waited 7 seasons for Buck to kiss a man and it wasn't even the person he literally legally shares a kid with

#buddie #911 #911 spoilers #i mean look I'm still happy it happened at all #and im still gonna support it cause I'm all for gay awakenings and buck deserves this shit so much cause clearly the girls weren't working #plus tommy seems great and i like him way better than most of the girls already (except maybe abby) #but all that said that doesn't mean im gonna support it with my full chest like i would buddie if it had actually happened #(i always kinda got the sense that ryan maybe wasn't fully comfortable playing a queer role where oliver was though #so if this is the best we get I'll take it) #at the end of the day i just want buck to be happy and with someone who truly cares about him who he can be his full self with #and if tommy turns out to be that person then i can absolutely grow to love him (almost) as much as i do eddie #(im still prob always gonna be a lil salty about buddie and what could've been but c'est la vie) #eta: coming back here to add that after watching some bts content that i had prev not seen i am now re-evaluating my stance on ryan lol #homeboy absolutely wants to kiss oliver. but y'know just like. for art. #bisexual buck

[vintagehcarts]

vintagehcarts features tintin and snowy from hergé's the adventures of tintin. heavily headcanon based, with mixed influences from the animated tv series and 2011 movie. currently iconless. sporadic activity. written by enza.

rules. muses. template.

#( self promo. ) #animated rp #cartoon rp #disney rp #dreamworks rp #( i might have posted my promo too soon but y'know what who cares lol ) #( i'm hella proud of this anyway! )

[riorangedeezguts]

hey rio what are your pronouns

"Pronouns, you say, bastard? You mean those made up thingies used by the left to push their pointless political agendas and Big Pharma? Those hormones aren't gonna sell themselves, y'know!"

It's comical to Rio just how unamused you look from that response alone. He lets the silence linger a little longer for maximum effect before changing stances entirely.

"...Kidding, kidding! I know what a goddamn pronoun is, I wasn't born yesterday! I mean, do I look like that oaf Q-taro?"

With that, the mental image of Q-taro digging wax (and potentially what little brain matter he has) out of his ear with a pinkie finger comes to mind, and Rio almost snorts to himself before deciding to move on.

"Keep staring at me like that, and I'll have to forcefully change your pronouns to fuck/you!" He threatens, though it sounded better in his head than it did out loud. Whatever, you want to know his pronouns, right? If you really care that much, you'll disregard his blunder and listen up. "My pronouns, yeah?" He asks. "Eh... honestly, I can't be bothered with all that junk."

Humans are all so predictable to him when it comes to all things immoral and offensive, which he just so happens to be both. At least that combo makes getting under their skin a piece of cake for him, but as the most human of his dad's dolls, it means he's prone to this flaw too.

That's the only reason he gives a morsel of a shit about any of this, right?

"People are alllllll soooo sensitive these days. So what if I'm a guy wearing a skirt?" Suddenly, he throws his hands up in the air, his expression cards falling all around him like confetti. "WHOOPDIEDOO! Why don't you grow a pair and put one on yourself, bastard! Don't tell me you're such a pussy that a piece of cloth is giving you the heebie jeebies! Come on, tuck like a man!"

(sorry for the 10 billion tags in this one btw, just wanted to clarify my thoughts and hcs there for anyone interested ^^)

#rio ranger #toto noel #yttd ranger #yttd #your turn to die #kimi ga shine #kgs #I do indeed think Rio would technically be some form of genderfluid #but just doesn't care enough to give it a label or to care if anyone uses a variety of pronouns for him or not #that being said I think I'll just stick to he/him on this blog unless an ask specifically asks otherwise #just for convenience y'know #and before any of you guys jump me just know I'm genderfluid myself lmao #so I'm not trying to censor anything #I just think it might be easier for new comers of the blog if I use the pronouns the game uses for Rio if that makes sense #gotta love genderfluid Rio tho thats my guy!!! my gal!!! I love self-made representation! #oh and abt that transphobic comment he makes to Alice before the bath scene #I really feel like that fits the whole “can't be botheted” nature in which Rio approaches his own gender too lmao

[irregularbillcipher]

modern clem/gus is like "can a fashion diy instagram girl and a reddit r/nosleep boy find love" and the answer is yes

#sorry imagining clem and gus in a more modern setting is so funny to me #clem has a like a small-moderate instagram following showing how to take care of yourself on a budget #and giving sewing tips and occasionally giving out or selling clothing patterns she made #sometimes she takes commissions #not a huge following but she's well liked. she also sometimes talks about disability stuff because y'know #and then she casually mentions one day that her husband is getting a book published #and mentions the name of the book #and it's one of those books that was self-published crowd-funded a-la that r/nosleep story penpal #and a small section of her audience is like wait. hang on. that guy does weird internet horror shit #and find his reddit account and his relatively unknown youtube horror arg and are like YOU'RE CLEMENTINE'S HUSBAND??????? #and gus is theatrical and stays In Character in his horror spaces but his audience quickly learns that like #the ONE way to get him to break character is to get him to start hyping up his wife

[selfproclaimedunicorn]

Lord give me strength. Just had to (after sitting on it for a while) respond to a comment on my fic to tell someone I'm gonna be sympathetic to Alicent & have very different opinions on some of the characters (in the nicest & most diplomatic, "I am not addressing all of this" way possible) so they could make an informed decision on if they want to keep reading this absolute behemoth.

#personal #fic: sins of the father #'i hate Criston in every fic he is in' babe hasnt DONE anything in my fic #'luke is the only one who felt bad about what happened to Aemond' babe WHERE? #'yorick would be neutral in the war i think since you dont seem explicitly team black' #he would rhaenys to satan for a chance to kill daemon in cold blood #is team black so starved for nuanced fic #that they will ignore me not condemning alicent as an agent of the patriarchy/not writing nyra as a pop feminist #and sprinkling in Rhaenyra being so selfish & entitled she thinks she can own her boy cousin/play as ella's self insert in games #and being critical of corlys & viserys #JUST to have someone treat the velaryon siblings & aemma with respect & approach everyone with enough care to make them ACTUAL CHARACTERS? #bc i had kind of assumed i was pretty obviously green leaning with the whole #'fuck viserys & daemon. all my homiee hate viserys & daemon. i am going to disrespect them every time theyre here' #Lord #shame to see them go but they gotta know what they're getting in for later BEFORE we get there #bc i feel like if they can ignore it till its OBVIOUS (driftmark) then they'll have sunk too much time just to get slapped in the face with #'anyway stan alicent' #y'know?

[thesinglesock]

a half-serious wishlist for the eventual new era of Ninjago:

20 minute episodes instead of 10

they let Kai be mentally unstable again

female main protagonist that doesn't get paired up. like it's not even hinted at.

feel free to add your own

#I get his character development I rly do #boy felt all kinds of stressed out having to protect his only family on his own all his life #made him a bit of a control freak in a weird chaotic self destructive way #and there was a bit of an adjustment period as he came to terms with 1) his sister has grown up and can take care of herself #and 2) he's not on his own. he has a support network now. #so suddenly he's like. the chillest dude on the planet. gets to take it somewhat easy for once in his life #and I get that. that was his arc. however. I miss when he did stupid shit because of his Issues. #him being mentally adjusted and mature is kind of. boring y'know #ninjago

[supercantaloupe]

i think i'll just personally never vibe as much with productions of don giovanni that characterize him as being particularly and intentionally cruel and calculating. ultimately i don't think that guy thinks about the potential consequences of his actions before he acts, like, ever. nor does he ever stop to think much how something will affect another person, for better or worse, beyond seducing them. i don't think it's an invalid way to perform the character of course but it's not how i interpret him

#sasha speaks #that he Is so cruel and Is so bothersome is a product of him not caring about anyone but himself #but i don't think he actually like. contemplates that. y'know. #i've definitely seen productions at this point (even ones where i otherwise like them and their characterization quite a bit) #where it felt like they portrayed the don. not quite as like a genius supervillain but definitely as someone who Knows What He's Doing #and honestly i just don't vibe with that. i don't think he's that self aware #i'm phrasing this badly but. hopefully you get what i mean maybe

[maraariana01]

(modern au)

drew a silly. heita n william bought him a shadow plushie lol

he actually loves it. no he will never admit it. no you can't take it away he will kill you.

he has never played a sonic game but they all watched the shadow fandub and soon realized who's his favorite oops

#self care is giving your favorite characters favorite characters. y'know #dgs #enoch drebber #[ triple culprit au ] #springle's art

[dragonfruitghosts]

gwtting back into wings of fire because i bought all of the wings of fire graphic novels (at least the ones released at this point)

all this means is that ocs can and will exist, as well as the warning that me and my brother's sally face wings of fire au still exists and i will make art for it when i get the motivation for it

#larry talks #my funny midnight rambles #i prommy i'll still work of asteroidcare and such #a bit of my motivation for working out it got sucked out from a really bad day for my brain #stuff about barely any interaction or somethin #idk i can't articulate proper thoughts #but while my energy for asteroidcare recharges i can just draw funny dragons #and i can also post the late christmas larriot art #idk i'll post that when i feel like it #i know that the main thing people seem to care about on my funny blog is the funny sparkle animals #which isn'y bad /gen #and to be fair larriot is pretty personal to me (it being a big comfort ship and also technically a self ship) #but y'know it's whatever #i need to stop rambling lmao

[herearethelegends]

my brother tells me i should make a tiktok to share my playlists, but i still don't know if i'm ready to surrender to that hovel yet... however, i am willing to share them here with you folks! they all have a sort of theme like a character, story, or a general mood, and silly as it sounds, i put quite a bit of effort into each one and i'm proud of them! so if anyone's interested, here's a little sample of the playlists i make:

here's a playlist about twin peaks

here's a playlist about selina kyle from the batman

here's a playlist inspired by a hypothetical summer love

here's a playlist all about grunge

here's a playlist about maren from bones & all

here's a playlist about mr. orange from reservoir dogs

here's a playlist of songs about war

all these and many more can be found on my spotify profile! ✨ check it out if you like

#shameless self-promotion but i don't care #gotta take my joy wherever i can find it y'know #playlist #spotify #spotify playlist #twin peaks #laura palmer #dale cooper #audrey horne #the batman #selina kyle #catwoman #bones and all #maren yearly #maren bones and all #reservoir dogs #mr. orange #freddy newandyke #mine #personal

[prettyblondguys]

*sniffs the air suspiciously* is this normal depressy, or seasonal depressy?🤔

#Got that depressy cocktail of normal seasonal AND pms sksksksksk #Gonna um order pizza for dinner and watch a superhero movie. Self care things y'know #Might look at pictures of trains 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃 #I want a train whistle.