#/end ramble

[milkbreadtoast]

someone called me 1 of their fav twsb artists....🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

#smiling so hard... #along with pen..!!! who i love they r great💖 #my lifeline to twsb fandom lol #they have been supplying me w non-spoilery twsb fanart since i cant search thru the tags myself due to spoilers KDJKS🫣 #and also was the first to comment on the first twsb art i posted into the void without even knowing if anyone would see it🥺 #v nice introduction into twsb fandom... thank u pen-nim... #wild to think ppl think i am contributing to the fandom... since twsb fandom is relatively small (en fandom at least)... #im just rambling now but im rly glad i got into twsb #the fans ive interacted w are all so nice and i get so happy reading ppls tags on my posts #like even tho twsb fandom is small and its only like 5 ppl commenting #ppl still leave nice tags more often than on my cookie run fanart before?? #so its a small but dedicated fanbase... love to see it #also ive gotten to interact w korean fans on twitter too and that makes me rly excited too aaaa #i want to make more mutuals but im scared to follow ppl bc spoilers aldjslsk #also i love how dedicated the kor fandom is... like organizing birthday cafes for the charas... thats so exciting to me!!! #i wish us fans did that too ladjks (well twsb is too small here but... like for fandom in general... it would be so cool) #anyway i love twsb the work and ive had positive experiences w fellow fans so far so its nice.. #/end ramble

[arewillselectric]

i think it's so crazy that i returned to fandom, specifically tumblr after being away for years because of the overwhelming need to consume byler content, and ever since then basically every other byler shipper i've come across has so so many shared specific interests and experiences just like mine?? and it's like, so incredible to find such a big group of people that has so much in common with you beyond the one reason that brought you together in the first place i get the feeling that even many many years after st has ended, the byler community will still be so tight and united, and even with people moving onto other interests, it's so likely that those new interests will also be shared

#the overlap in hyperfixations and favorite things is just wow #from things that are so personal and complex like the queer experience and/or being neurodivergent #to like VERY specific common interests that if i were to list them all... #and our love for dissecting media and how there's #so many bylers that will go on to be part of the film industry or writers or incredible artists #i know i've said this before it's just that i'm always blown away by the ways i feel so seen and understood #the ways i go 'they're just like me fr' at like every post in my dash #this is not meant to be a generalization tho #all the ways we're different are so wonderful too <3 #and it makes our community so vibrant and interesting #also thinking about the overlap of bylers and swifties love that for us #/end ramble #byler

[whatevertheweather]

Cheers hello hi thanks for the tags @aristocratic-otter @martsonmars @facewithoutheart @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @artsyunderstudy​ @fatalfangirl​ @basiltonbutliketheherb​

I want to write a bunch of witty fanfare for this post but my brain cells are cotton. Cotton is too big. Dandelion fluff maybe. Anyway.

Writing in general has been a bit of a bear lately, but here is some partially-old partially-new fare from the sequel to Brazen.

Under the cut? In case people don’t like fighting. (It’s pretty tame though.)

“Thoughtful of you.”

Simon cuts down at his arm. Baz is still smiling as he deflects it, sidestepping his next attack.

He’s a slippery opponent, Baz is. He doesn’t often go for a test of strength; he twists around Simon, slides just out of his grasp and slips behind him, always keeps him turning, reaching. 

But Simon knows him now.

He feigns a swing at his neck, and Baz does what he always does: he ducks. This time, Simon catches him by the shoulder and shoves him down to his knees.

Baz is laughing as he looks up at him, a high flush on his cheeks, chest heaving, and that ache of a pull in Simon’s stomach starts working its way under his ribs. He puts his sword to Baz’s throat.

“You’re lucky you’re pretty, sweetheart.”

We’re all lucky he’s pretty.

Now. I’m just pulling names out of a hat for tags. Dandelion seeds out of my brain, if you will. Any names missed are a testament to my fluffy mental faculties and are in no way a reflection of my love for all of you.

@moodandmist @tea-brigade @sillyunicorn @mostlymaudlin @ivelovedhimthroughworse @kherub @cutestkilla @captain-aralias @prettylightsbigcity @bookish-bogwitch

#y'all I am sick as hell #no festivities #I was born under a cursed sign #although I have been sent soup by two different people #so it's not all bad #I think there's cheesecake in the fridge too #worth investigating #/end ramble #wip wednesday #my writing #brazen

[malistaires]

on an unrelated note im almost level 100... genuinely never thought i would ever get to this point. i cant believe im still playing this silly, lovely wizard game for 10+ years.

#when i first started playing in 5th grade lvl 50 was max level... look at me now #i remember not having a membership and battling the kraken so much that i somehow got to level 15 #i wouldnt say that this game drastically changed my life #but it has been a constant in my life #anyways i want to draw smth for it eventually but we will see when i have time </3 #/end ramble #soup.txt

[lazylittledragon]

can't believe we're all adults being forced into the club penguin level of censorship in 2024

#ramble #if you say unalive in front of me i will personally kill you with my hands #you just can't muffle and censor and hold someone's hand through some things #some things are horrible. and they should be spoken aloud and they should upset you. because they are horrible #the second we started kidzbopifying the world was the end of taking anything seriously i think #i'm not even joking i've spoken to people older than me who won't even say the world sex #this isn't the playground you're not going to get in trouble just let us say the word!!!!!! #how am i supposed to listen to you when you won't even say the thing you're supposed to be talking about #yes this is the fault of the platforms with their censorship rules but the fact that we all just go along with it like it's not dystopian #you do know it doesn't stop with cursing right. people are already having to censor queer terms because they get flagged as inappropriate

[runawaymarbles]

The thing I keep coming back to, with all the *gestures expansively* is that real life doesn't have peaceful epilogues.

Every single win has to be defended. Forever. I'm sorry. It sucks. The Nazis lost until they stopped losing. The US had abortion rights, and then 50 years later it didn't. Empires fall, and then they invade other countries again. Oppressive regimes are overthrown and replaced with other oppressive regimes. You will never finish the work etc etc etc. Which is why it's so fucking important to be able to acknowledge and celebrate progress, when it happens. The people who came before you didn't put in all that work for nothing, and you aren't, either. You can't save it all for the Ultimate Victory because there is never going to be an Ultimate Victory. There's no such thing as a time when everything is good, and ours shall not be the commune of Heaven.

#rambling #like by all means always push for more #but man you gotta be able to note the small victories too #and you have to be able to step away for a bit when you need to because there's never going to be an Ultimate End #op

[exoflash]

a concerning amount of witchblr will be like "um actually new years was stolen by europeans from the ancient god scroobus mcdoobus" and then you actually try to research scroobus mcdoobus and it turns out he was invented in the 1940s by a conspiracy theorist who powdered every meal with ketamine and thinks that queer people are reincarnated fish

#brightts ramblings #BEFORE I GET ATTACKED: THIS IS NOT AN ANTI-WITCH OR ANTI-PAGAN POST #im just literally begging witchblr and paganblr(?) to study history from proper sources #so you don't accidentally end up repeating misinfo or even outright bigoted info without realizing #you are not immune to propaganda! #this post is specifically ab new agey stuff like starseeds #but a lot of other stuff fits into this as well ie 'blessed be' #for further context i am not a witch or pagan myself but i DO study the occult/occult history #religion #spirituality #history

[scorndotexe]

i can't lie to you i loveee bad endings sometimes. what if nothing worked out. what if the characters gave into their worst instincts. what if they became worse. what if there's truly no hope left. what will they do out of desperation? who will they become as their worst selves?

#sorry. i'm compelled by terrible endings. #persimmon's rambles

[tariah23]

The manga industry, especially JUMP, needs to hurry up and do away with weekly scheduling for mangaka. There needs to better regulations put into place for their health and safety because this is pitiful. Two weeks - monthly updates should’ve already been the standard for the manga industry at this point. These money grabbers will only continue to put the lives of these artists at stake for the sake of capitalism unless some serious changes are implemented.

#it’s just??? #at the end of the day all these people want to do is draw and write their stories and share them with the world #why is death from stress the end game for so many of them #this should not be part of the package when finally deciding that this is what you want to do with your life #rambling #I still never got over miura’s passing man #and Togashi is still here but he’s been suffering from the consequences of overwork #it’s just… all so bleak #fans just need to learn to be patient if these changes are ever made and to be respectful #your fav series is not gonna die just because you can’t get it right now #I’m glad that gege does this now like he takes a break every 2-3 chapters and that’s good #this should be normalized

[oobbbear]

I want to post this here too because I’ve seen it happen a few times

Please understand that there are cultural differences and language differences, if you see this happening let the person clarify what they meant, that person might just not be familiar with words the western side of the internet use

#bearz rambling tag #no it’s not really possible to let everyone who uses this term to change #because as far as I know this is the most common word with use on Chinese websites #I didn’t know that pairing are called ‘ship’ here #like why would I even know that #‘ship’ makes zero sense to me #it took me a while to learn the fandom language people speak here #it’s hard #give people time #shipping culture is very different too #Like on Chinese site you HAVE to clarify the Top and the Bottom of this ship in the ship name #it is very very important to them #people who like the same ship but with different Top Bottom preference will fight till no end #imagine how confused I was when I first got here #where there’s no top bottom differences #it’s not really a smut thing #it’s more a dynamic thing #AxB and BxA is very different #oh I can talk so much about the differences on fandom cultures #if ya are interested in more please feel free to ask #it’s very interesting to me #I wanna talk about it

[vampyre-lesbian]

these absolute madmen. they actually did it. they actually made billy the puppet bisexual.

#first john kramer and now billy too??? #when will it end??? #alice rambles #saw #saw x #saw movies #saw franchise #billy the puppet #jigsaw #chucky #love wins!!!!

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

so in an attempt to actually use positive thinking, anytime i fuck up and my brain reacts as if ive cause a minor apocalyptic event, i compare my fuck up to the 4 minute fuck up committed by the crew of the uss william d porter.

and only today, as i was having to explain what happened to my mom when i was explaining the whole comparison thing, did i realise that most people dont know about it and ive decided that needs to change because its objectively hilarious.

...which is a weird thing to say about an event that occured on a warship in 1943, specifically november 14th.

see the uss william d porter was a fletcher-class destroyer but you dont need to know what that means, just that she had guns that went bang bang and that she was escorting another ship, the uss iowa, to cairo.

while they were on their way there, they performed some gun trials like testing the anti-aircraft guns or the torpedos. and while they were running a torpedo drill, the crew of the porter managed to fire a live torpedo straight at the iowa which you know, in terms of a list of things to do while escorting a ship, shooting a torpedo at them is not on that list.

especially if the president of the united states is on board.

yeah so fdr was on board and the gun trials were actually his idea, and part of the trials was that they were conducted under radio silence.

and that means the crew of the porter couldnt just call the iowa to be like "move out the way, we accidentally shot a torpedo at you."

but they did have signal lamps and you know, the signalman on board was trained to signal this exact kind of message.

...and uh never mind, the signalman did manage to successfully tell the iowa that a torpedo was coming toward them but wasnt as successful when it came to the direction the torpedo was coming from.

not all hope is lost though because the signalman could still use the signal lamp to correct his previous mistake and-, never mind, he announced that the porter was reversing, which she wasnt.

yeah so at catastrophic mistake number 3, they broke radio silence to warn the iowa and she managed to turn out of the way just in time which meant no one got hurt. and even though the inquiry into the incident led to chief torpedoman (fantastic job title btw) lawton dawson being sentences to hard labour, fdr intervened and waved away his sentence, saying it was all an accident.

but yeah, so thats my new measure for "how much did i really fuck up?" and when i compared accidentally picking up a pencil case without a tag on it in wilko, turns out it was a very minor fuck-up. yes, the cashier had to ask another worker to grab a duplicate so they could scan the barcode, but i didnt nearly kill the president during wartime via accidental friendly fire

#kai rambles #so like #i enjoy ships and learning about them and looking at them but like #i dont really care for warships #i dont hate them viscerally like i do cruise ships but i never really care for them #apart from the ones that were just like either ridiculously designed like the hms captain or the vasa or the novgorod #or the ones where just insane shit happened like with the william d porter #like this isnt even the extent of the porters unfortunate incidents like shr was sank by a kamikaze attack that MISSED #but somehow ended up below the ship and exploded and just like yeeted the porter out of the water #william d porter #uss william d porter #ww2 #world war 2 #world war ii #warships #again warships are really not my thing but god some of them are so fucking funny #uss iowa #fdr #franklin d. roosevelt #this suddenly got so many notes in like less than 24 hours what the fuck #shipposting

[o0kawaii0o]

Spring's Harvest!

#a more elaborate piece and this time it's stardew! #would you still call this animation if it only consists of 2 keyposes? hm #I thought about it and didn't want to make inbetweens in the end so here you go #found motivation to finally realise this idea I had for months since the release date of the 1.6 update got announced! #can you maybe spot the O/ne Piece details? hehe #I'm rambling again #stardew valley #stardew fanart #stardew farmer #sdv #sdv fanart #junimo #fanimation #o0kawaii0o

[pollyanna-nana]

So. It’s no secret that the dunmeshi manga gradually changed art style as it went on (thereby twinkifying a few characters…) but I like to think that, in Thistle’s case specifically, it was also a change in perception by the party. I mean…

Early in the story, when all they knew about him was that he was the creepy, all-powerful mad sorcerer? Probably were much more intimidated by him. Same with the reader. BUT….

By the end? Oh, he’s just a little jester twink who writes poetry and can be picked up and slung around like a bag of potatoes. No way they could take him seriously anymore. Literally this meme but in reverse

Little guyification…

#polly speaks #dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #dunmeshi #delicious in dungeon #thistle dungeon meshi #laios touden #here. have more unhinged thistle ramblings bc someone’s gotta do it #he’s literally so >:3 by the end it’s so so funny to me #I went from being like ‘huh. weird’ to wanting to pinch him cheeks

[puppyeared]

learned something about myself lately

#i dont think its even the fact almost all my characters are somewhat beasts in one way or another. i just #really like tails and wish i had one myself #and then my oc designs are a little tame theyre mostly human shaped with animal features. but they always have tails #my eyes have recently been opened to the appeal of long whiplike unicorn tails.. so flowy and curly #something about the tuft at the end being long and swirly just does something for me.. #maybe it would make sense to change auggies tail shape so it looks like a meteor. her design is mainly pink with hot pink accent #so it would be cool to use that and orange to make it look like a fire meteor.. maybe itll help complement the blue/green in her design #head full of ocs today so expect a ramble later #if i had a tail i think it would be long with a kink. so it kind of folds over once but not in a curl #when it wags its kind of a swaying motion. i have thought about this a normal amount #yapping

[purplepenguintime]

Thank you for finally giving them a happy ending 

#little teenage me was absolutely destroyed after that ending #I don’t think I could live through it again in animated form #nimona #nimona movie #graphic novel #comics #comic #my art stuff #animated movies #animation #nd stevenson #Ramblings #blue sky