#And it's a very special feeling

[sillylittlestoryteller]

A (younger) friend just asked me how I figured out I'm aromantic and asked me for some resources

I've never been a queer elder/queer resource before, I feel so honored 🥹🥹🥹

#I've had other people that i could look to and say #Oh #I'm like you #What you are resonates with something inside of me that I do not have the right words for yet #But I never have been that for someone else #Not irl at least #And it's a very special feeling #I'm so 🥹🥹🥹 #Aromantic #Asexual #aspec #Queer

[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

#the question of 'what do we owe to each other' can be answered simply with 'the dignity of retrieving our remains when we die' #another answer is 'the dignity of thinking about each other fellow humans with similar motivations and feelings' #also 'stopping someones potentially self-destructive behaviors just because theyre rich and want to feel special' #also i feel like humans have been sailing the seas long enough that it should be guaranteed that people will survive sea voyages #im very mad about specifically mediterranean maritime disasters because we have ancient writing saying they made it safe #sailing from Egypt to Greece was so old hat and safe that people legit took the ancient equivalent of cruises back and forth #cleopatra habitually sailed from alexandria to rome with a ton of ships and was fine #Nero tried to have his mother drowned at sea by orchestrating a dramatic shipwreck while she was our sailing AND SHE SURVIVED #and then swam to shore got back to rome and whooped his ass #fuckin pliny the elder tried to evacuate people from pompeii and the surrounding coast villages when vesuvius erupted #and he actually WAS able to rescue people #but he himself had an asthma attack from the fumes which led to a heart attack and he died on the beach #there is legit no excuse for that trawler of migrant refugees to have wrecked #negligence all around #anyway #oceangate

[ruushes]

not dead not alive but a secret third thing

#dragon age #dao #my ocs #ailill mahariel #my special little guy who is dead #iirc the Lore says the blight as a disease varies wrt effects #so i think it's feasible my weak and sickly victorian orphan of a man could have begun ghoulification in like a week #anyway. wardens can have a little tapetum lucidum as a treat #also shoutout to the person who tagged my last post w them ‘GOTH ELF GOTH ELF GOTH ELF’ u understand my vision #like this feels very Edgy OC TM but you know what I’m leaning into it I’m embracing it #my art

[jakejeffreyperalta]

we don't give percy enough credit tbh honestly if i was 12 and my mom died and my best friend was a goat and my father was a sea god and i was expected to go around the country looking for my uncle's thunderbolt with a girl that i was pretty sure hated my guts while literally everyone in my life was hiding things from me and never giving me any information so i had to peice everything together and still being called dumb i would go on a homicidal killing spree. i think percy managed to beat up ares because of the unhealthy amount of rage and agitation that was building up inside of him. honestly i don't blame him at ALL pop off king

#12 year old percy was my JAM he is very special to me #he is not a character he is my friend #i feel bad for him though like ??? 😭😭 #percy jackson #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #the heroes of olympus #hoo #annabeth chase #grover underwood #sally jackson #<- these are just people mentioned in the post 🙏 #the lightning thief #tlt #pjo tlt #percy jackson and the lightning thief

[shorthaltsjester]

watching the sdcc panel and i am just very :) about how sweet their answers to “what are some of the micro moments from the game that have stuck with you the most over the years?” are. taliesin saying what the fuck is up with that which was the first like The Party Gets To Know Each Other moments of c3. travis saying asking his wife if he could kiss her in campaign. marisha going way back to the cannonball competition in campaign one. ashley choosing the beauyasha date but also just the silly goat noise matt made. liam adding onto that to compliment matt roleplaying grass so well and then saying his favourite moment was writing a story for laura and reading it to her as caleb for jester. and then matt saying that was his answer, and that his favourite moments of the game are when they find ways to give gifts to each other whether tangible or not. and sam saying his favourite moments have less to do with the story and is more so when he can just. see his friends across the table from him. when marisha perches and when laura and ashley are (badly) drawing dicks and liam saying he loves when sam sneezes and ashley tells him to stop it and just. yeah. they Are an extremely popular online powerhouse, but i’m so happy that they’re also friends building a world together out of gifts to and love for one another.

like i Am so enamoured with the characters and the world of exandria but the moments when you can feel the love that those people have for each other reach out from behind the stained glass of their performances (to steal a metaphor from brennan lee mulligan) are so extremely special and i am endlessly grateful that they decided to share their silly little home game with the world.

#it’s just the. laura and travis’ characters always being supportive of one another when they’re facing hardship #taliesin and marisha consistently making characters who challenge one another and still protect each other relentlessly #all of them being so fond of ashley’s characters always and literally seeing them light up in c1 episodes when ash got to join in person #sam and liam always making characters who offer one another reprieves into kindness that they don’t always get in the campaign setting #liam making orym after falling in love with keyleth as vax #marisha making laudna after matt’s storytelling with delilah and choosing vex as her body double #ashley using ‘i would like to rage’ and matt having kord ask her where she finds her strength #laura and matt always weaving these deeply complicated and emotional interactions between a daughter and a father #the gasps and yells and clapping when matt makes cool sound effects or reveals a map or breaks/ends on a cliff hanger #them ending both campaign 1 and 2 with ‘what a great/nice story’ and travis saying ‘let’s do it again!’ #and it’s like. yes yes i love the comics and i’m a fan of tlovm but . seeing this well produced thing that somehow mimics #the feeling i get sitting in my living room laughing with my roommates about my ranger’s giant rat failing to climb stairs #it’s very special it’s very sweet #critical role #sdcc 2023 #taliesin jaffe #travis willingham #marisha ray #ashley johnson #liam o’brien #matthew mercer #laura bailey #sam riegel #cr cast #critical role cast #my posts

[nordidia]

having a very rough night so raph doodles needed to be made

when in need, mash two interests together

#i love him so muhc ghghgh #and uh please stop sending me asks straight up demanding me to draw more /nm #if u've sent me an ask just regarding art before pls dont feel anxious this is about people actually DEMANDING like im some sort of machine #im absent due to my work/mental health situation going up and down #tmnt will ofc always be special interest but right now its in the back row #theres little time for anything but work and meetings and thinking about work and.. well.. monster hunter escapism egsfkhjhh.. #but yeah i promise im still here #and i want to draw him when i can #but stress is high right now and drawing takes too much wrist stamina to do often now #i hope u understand #sorry if i worded myself badly im very tired and stresed n its ... oh its 5am great. wellp. goodnight skafklgsjdklfnshh #my art #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt #nordidia art #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt raph #id in alt text #also one would think my art style is easy on my wrist but #i gorilla grip my pen and when i learned to write as a child i held the pencil jank #and it stuck like that #so its really rough on my hands #sadly

[themoonatmingitaw]

Serilde: 'Repeat after me: Thank you for helping me, it was very kind'

or 'If you can't make your own manners, store-bought is fine :)'

#Astarion you confessed her your feelings that very night #you are not fooling anyone #one of my favourite interactions from the game #specially funny to me when she is a bard with 17 on charisma #Astarion #bg3 #bg3 fanart #bg3 tav #Serilde #astarion x tav #baldurs gate 3

[booasaur]

Special Ops: Lioness - 1x06

#specialopslionessedit #special ops lioness #special ops: lioness #aaliyah amrohi #cruz manuelos #stephanie nur #laysla de oliveira #special ops lioness 1x06 #special ops lioness spoilers #aaliyah x cruz #femslash related stuff #muslim lgbt #oh no I'm so caught up in their story! #the rest of the ep spent actually so much time on their fledgling little friendship #reaching through each other's very different but genuine loneliness #stephanie nur is playing a BLINDER here #she really comes across as this unimaginably rich privileged caged bird #while being a fairly adorable and naive version of the specimen #and she gets across all her feelings about cruz so well #the way she's testing things here #and then after cruz pulls back--which makes it better to me #since it was a sincere loss of control and not her undercover play #but after she pulls back aaliyah's trying SO hard to be chill as if it's nothing #and it's so heartbreaking because it's like every possible misreading of the straight girl kiss #AND her particularly terrible circumstances

[expelliarmus]

#mine #doctor who #dwedit #matt smith #and the skittles daleks #hello friends it's been a few days!! #fan expo weekend was very fun #except i also think i got food poisoning or something bc i was horribly sick yesterday #so i stayed home today from work but i feel so much better now #anyways today i read the scripts of the three 60th specials and they made me so happy :') #ALSO the announcement from big finish about dark gallifrey!!! very excited for that to start!!!!!

[itachanta]

Vash's glasses going glint

#trigun stampede #vash the stampede #tristamp #vash #the way the opaque reflections on his glasses are used is very smart #for foreshadowing and colors #and to cover his eyes when he's hiding something #it is specially noticeable in the first episode #this reflection happens a lot of times #it adds an air of mystery around his persona #and makes us doubt about his intentions feelings and honesty #also it is exactly the episode where we know less about him #the opaque glint disappears in the next eps #and becomes more transparent #along with him #and knowing studio orange doesnt do anything randomly... #or maybe i smoked cat hair and im high #it just came to my attention how in the first ep theres a lot of this visual device #and then it isnt #*rambling* #my gifs: itachanta

[elbdot]

Here comes a very special mare Her name was "Ode". She was like mother nature incarnated. Visiting her was special. She had an incredibly soothing, calming aura to her. Petting her made you feel grounded, as you stood next to her incredibly massive body and her enormous hooves. And she was as patient and kind as ever to every soul who came to spend her a visit.

We loved her dearly. But the farmer who owned her didn't take care of her well. After selling his other horses, Ode was standing alone on a paddock for over half a year. No one brought her into the stable, no one gave her any shelter and no one took care of her hooves. We tried everything to get Ode away from her owner, but in the end, the only solution was money. After we collected enough from friends and family and invested some of our savings, we bought her free and found a new loving home for her.

Ode lived another beautiful year owned by a loving family on a big farm with lots of other horses and instantly became the new leader of the herd. We stayed in contact with the family and heard how well Ode was doing, how much she blossomed in her new home. But one winter morning, she refused to get up. Through the neglect of her former owner, she had developed arthrosis in her legs and she was unable to stand without pain. Her family decided to release her. That was a couple of years ago. I still miss her dearly. She has left a lasting impression on me like no other horse ever has and I wouldn't be surprised if she was a Goddess of nature in disguise. Despite her life being cut short, I am glad we were able to give her one last year full of love and joy.

Cheers to you, Ode, on whichever plain you're now running free💖

#horse #horses #artists on tumblr #digital art #bella sara #art #illustration #This got WAY more personal than I wanted it to be but I feel like Ode deserves the recognition #Her story should be told to understand why I drew this illustration #I still get emotional over this horse after all these years jesus christ #She was something VERY special

[the-chosen-half-of-one]

Is it really your favourite show if you’re not constantly warning your friends every second episode, “Okay, now this one’s kinda bad but—”

#tv shows #favourite shows #relatable #textpost #but hear me out it’s so so good #but also it’s terrible I hate it I love it with all my heart it’s flawed it’s so flawed you wouldn’t believe #it’s also the most perfect thing in the world partly for those reasons #it’s something that makes me feel human and yes it’s stupid as hell while also being so so expertly smart you feel me #and you think no one else will understand but you need them to you need them to #and so you overcompensate for the flaws and and— #*sighs* #anyway this is about two things that had a very specific similar effect on me thus effectively becoming the two major hyperfixations #/possible special interests of my life #one being Buffy the other being well I shan’t say *** ****** ***** ** ************ #and others

[hysterical-random-things]

Soundwave Superior Back when I decided I wanted to get back into drawing transformers and interacting with the fandom, I decided to start off with attempting Soundwave. Now that it's been a bit over a year since then, I figured i'd be fun to do a redraw of the piece and compare how I'd draw it now :> Comparison under the cut

#transformers #maccadam #soundwave #g1 soundwave #tf fanart #laserbeak #redraw #idw transformers #g1 transformers #tf soundwave #g1 #idw #hystdraws #i'm glad i decided to get back involved with the fanbase #i dipped my toes in back when i first joined tumblr but decided then to just continue consuming transformers content on my own #the transformers franchise has been something i've loved since i was very small watching g1 episodes at my grandparents house #it holds a very special place for me #and while it is somewhat sad i only now really have started to actually engage with other fans i'm glad i have #anyway if you wanna talk to me feel free to dm or send me your discord handle etc etc

[oifaaa]

The juxtaposition of Morrison and Winick both writing Jason in the same series back to back will never not be funny to me bc Grants like "He's dumb, ugly, doesn't shower and can't even tie a knot, he's also got a stupid costume" followed swiftly by Winicks "he's actually drop dead gorgeous, he reads Jane Austin, he's exactly where he wants to be, he's been 5 steps ahead of everyone this entire time, and oh would you look at that hes got his sense of style back"

#dc #dc comics #jason todd #batman #dc really said #both extremes side by side #bc morrison hates jason #like they dont hide that #while jason is winicks special boy #very much feels like a #in the pursuit of fairness

[clownsuu]

Your possessive/obsessive Wally reminds me of the song “Smoke and Mirrors” by Jayn! I think he’d gladly kill someone to have Howdy to himself

Don’t know much obsession/possessive songs, but I do think Mob!Wally would be “the red means I love you”-

as for normal Wally? I feel he’s a lil more “Stalkers Tango” or maybe even a “The tailor shop in Enbizaka” (though it’s a different culture and timeline all together JDHHDHDDHE- vibesl still there)

also Frank screams a lil bit of “my unhealthy obsession”-

cw more obsessive behavior, syringe

Ai adventures with yours truly: day 90- We are not gunna talk about the “uno reverse” arc, or the “tea shop” arc-

#Also sorry for lack of art of yesterday and today- I am not feeling very well atm #Hopefully later I’ll be a bit better #But for now take some mid life crisis doodles of me just trying to get angst MDHHFHHDDJJD #ALSO WHY DID THE AI DO THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT IM T R A U M A T I Z E D. D D D D #I swear the days are getting worse and worse howdy whAT HAPPENED TO U DAWGGGGGGGGG WHERE DID THE SCRUNGLY SCRIMBLO GOOOOOOOOO #Welcome home #welcome home howdy #welcome home wally #wally darling #howdy pillar #wallypillar #cw obsession #Bleh bleh I need to drink more fluids #AND U TOO I SEE YOU NOT DRINKING W A T. E R #SPECIALLY U M O N IF YOU ARE READING THIS #Welcome home mob au

[aquanutart]

chomp

#pokemon #bulbasaur #pokemon red #trainer red #pokespe #aquanutart #i drew this several years ago and i have wanted to finish it for several years because i think this is a wonderful bulbasaur #bulbasaur is thinking 'i am going to eat it!!! i am going to eat it!!! i am going to EAT IT!!!!' #i desperately wish i could draw anything for my old fandoms without feeling a need to put in a whole background #this was supposed to be just a cute scribble like you see sometimes of two characters on a blank background doing something cute #and then i was like no i've got to fully color it and here i am .....14 hours later #i did this because two days ago i found out it was red's birthday due to seeing beautiful fanarts as usual only a few hours before it ended #i thought 'this would be a great chance to quickly finish that old doodle and post it in the next couple of hours!' #and then 14 hours later... #well anyway #happy birthday red #i love and grew up reading pokemon special manga #edit: hello! i would like to thank everyone who is leaving delightful comments and tags on my bulbasaur they are making me very happy #i am very happy that many people also think this is a wonderful bulbasaur !! 🥺