#and that one for the ring thing

[defiant-firefly]

Okay I have recently learned about asexual rings and I thought ‘hey I’ll make a post about it on my main why not’

So apparently ace rings are black (or mostly black) rings that you wear specifically on the middle finger of your right hand. It’s like a subtle way of telling people you’re ace and I think that’s really cool!

There’s another ring that’s literally the opposite, a white (or mostly white) ring worn on the middle finger of your left hand that signifies being aromantic. I’d literally never heard of this one ever but had come across the ace one a few times in passing so it’s getting mentioned here too

I’m not entirely sure what the history of these things are (if anyone knows I’d be really interested to find out) but ya know. Since I’m ace and I love cool adjustable rings guess what I’m gonna start a collection of now and guess who’s dashboards I’m gonna clog up with it when I get started on it :)

I also learned a bunch of other stuff on the wiki looking this up! Apparently lemon bars are a big thing in the bisexual community and the Blahaj shark has an entire paragraph dedicated to it and how it’s a symbol of the trans community! And the high five was possibly invented by openly gay athletes which is cool and that the green carnation is associated with gay men because of Oscar Wilde (who was apparently gay?? I feel like my literature teacher should have mentioned that) wearing one. And violets? Represent lesbian and bisexual women because of Sapphos who I unfortunately know much less about. I didn’t see anything on asexuals and the dragons, space or cake associations but again, I’ve only seen these vaguely mentioned in Tumblr posts about how these things have declined because of exclusionists or something, I don’t really know much about it. There’s also apparently talk of comets being symbols for nonbinary folk, though it doesn’t look all too prevalent if the wiki is much to go on. It’s unfortunate I couldn’t see anything like the ace ring or the bi lemon bars thing for nonbinary folk like me but hey! I’m sure we will at some point! It’s not like this stuff can’t be added to, I mean look at Blahaj. I’d say that’s pretty recent

Anyway, if you haven’t already, go look at the wiki for LGBTQ+ symbols and shit there’s some fun stuff in there!

#asexual #lgbtq+ #not sure I want to tag all of these but I'll tag those #aromantic #and that one for the ring thing #ya know just in case anyone wants to throw any history or symbols my way 👀 #nonbinary #AND THAT ONE TOO OF COURSE #SAME APPLIES #I'm interested in all of it but those are the ones I'm currently looking into so they get tagges #ANYWAY #yes I'm going to go crazy looking for black rings now #I've already seen a few #and my mum loves making resin stuff so I'm gonna ask her for a little resin ring with purple gliter in it #:D #she won't understand what the fuck I'm talking about but she never does anyway she'll just be like 'ohhh okay' and then forget #she's great like that lmao #maybe I can take a bunch to the next pride event I didn't see a single thing for these rings when I was at it #just running around offering people free ace and aro rings... #community! #I'll have to get mum to show me how to do the resin stuff for that though hm #or maybe if we nonbinaries wanna start a thing about wearing those cool thread bracelets or something 👀 #just sayin' they look nice #and it sucks we don't seem to have anything 👀 #could be fun #anyway I have rings to search for #bubye

[inkskinned]

because sometimes there are invisible tests and invisible rules and you're just supposed to ... know the rule. someone you thought of as a friend asks you for book recommendations, so you give her a list of like 30 books, each with a brief blurb and why you like it. later, you find out she screenshotted the list and send it out to a group chat with the note: what an absolute freak can you believe this. you saw the responses: emojis where people are rolling over laughing. too much and obsessive and actually kind of creepy in the comments. you thought you'd been doing the right thing. she'd asked, right? an invisible rule: this is what happens when you get too excited.

you aren't supposed to laugh at your own jokes, so you don't, but then you're too serious. you're not supposed to be too loud, but then people say you're too quiet. you aren't supposed to get passionate about things, but then you're shy, boring. you aren't supposed to talk too much, but then people are mad when you're not good at replying.

you fold yourself into a prettier paper crane. since you never know what is "selfish" and what is "charity," you give yourself over, fully. you'd rather be empty and over-generous - you'd rather eat your own boundaries than have even one person believe that you're mean. since you don't know what the thing is that will make them hate you, you simply scrub yourself clean of any form of roughness. if you are perfect and smiling and funny, they can love you. if you are always there for them and never admit what's happening and never mention your past and never make them uncomfortable - you can make up for it. you can earn it.

don't fuck up. they're all testing you, always. they're tolerating you. whatever secret club happened, over a summer somewhere - during some activity you didn't get to attend - everyone else just... figured it out. like they got some kind of award or examination that allowed them to know how-to-be-normal. how to fit. and for the rest of your life, you've been playing catch-up. you've been trying to prove that - haha! you get it! that the joke they're telling, the people they are, the manual they got- yeah, you've totally read it.

if you can just divide yourself in two - the lovable one, and the one that is you - you can do this. you can walk the line. they can laugh and accept you. if you are always-balanced, never burdensome, a delight to have in class, champagne and glittering and never gawky or florescent or god-forbid cringe: you can get away with it.

you stare at your therapist, whom you can make jokes with, and who laughs at your jokes, because you are so fucking good at people-pleasing. you smile at her, and she asks you how you're doing, and you automatically say i'm good, thanks, how are you? while the answer swims somewhere in your little lizard brain:

how long have you been doing this now? mastering the art of your body and mind like you're piloting a puppet. has it worked? what do you mean that all you feel is... just exhausted. pick yourself up, the tightrope has no net. after all, you're cheating, somehow, but nobody seems to know you actually flunked the test. it's working!

aren't you happy yet?

#almost wrote the champagne line as ''effervescent'' but legit could not write it without saying ''effervescent like a snail'' #ah tumblr... #writeblr #warm up #idk . having trouble writing rn #ps i don't like to talk about it . it is my medical information. but before you ask. yes this is about being on the spectrum #i really don't like when ppl make my writing about how im [whatever ID]. i want it to ring true for the people who it rings true for #i don't want it to be like ''awwwww look at this person!!! she's the EXCEPTION!!! :)" ..... #no.... not really..... #idk something gross happens whenever i admit to certain conditions and i turn into like inspiration p*rnography #like yes they actually let us use keyboards these days #furthermore i just... dont feel comfortable talking about this part of me. i had too bad of a childhood. adhd is one thing... #this one im like. still coming to terms with. which is like. my own journey. #idk. just please be kind. some things are more private than others. this one feels private to me. #i do not know how to help others w/this . and i do not know how to help myself. i will talk about it if im ever ready. idk if that will #actually ever happen #ty in advance i love u im kissing you we are kissing somewhere on the spectrum

[pkmndaisuki]

the mystery retirees try to book a room at a motel in their old hometown for their big annual in-person reunion, but the concierge regretfully tells them they're not taking anyone in right now due to strange happenings bothering the manager. said manager thinks the place is ... haunted.

looks like we've got a mystery on our hands, gang!

#scooby doo #daphne blake #fred jones #shaggy rogers #velma dinkley #pkmn drew a thing #thinking i'll call them mystery retirees from here out. has a nice ring to it #also yes this is an homage to that one shot from the intro in the library

[epiclad]

""The tale of House Hoslow is told in blood." That's the kind of warrior I want to be one day, coz. Even if I'm scared, I'll still fight to protect everyone."

#elden ring #jar bairn #the cutest little thing #i used to get really annoyed at diallos' face #but after this quest #fuck #he's now one of my favorite characters in the entire game #my art

[eowyn-igneelcheshire]

One of my favorite things in the LOTR books is Sam being obsessed with Elven magic and wanting to see it and when Galadriel finds out she basically tells Sam "I don't know what the fuck magic is but I can show you the future in this bowl of water if you want" as if that's just a normal ass thing to be able to do.

#to be fair it is normal for elves #but literally no one else is capable of this kind of shit and it's the funniest thing in the world to me #lotr #galadriel #samwise gamgee #lord of the rings #elves #tolkien elves

[katabay]

ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A KNIGHT...

the visual inspiration for this was a combination of Frederic William Burton's Meeting on the Turret Stairs and also Bernardo Cavallino's The vision of St. Dominic receiving the Rosary from the Virgin

this was supposed to be just a one off illustration to get the thoughts out of my system, but then I started thinking about medieval politics and warfare and plagues and a castle and home as both a place of refuge, a prison, and a tomb, so perhaps they will end up as ex voto characters as well.

you may say, hey! that rosary looks like it has too many beads! it's a fifteen decade rosary, probably. dominicans are really into marian devotions. it works out.

also. spiral style stair cases. oh boy. it was that unexpectedly more difficult than I originally thought it would be to draw. the more I think about it, the less I understand them, even though I had a million photos of the stairs in front of me while I was drawing it.

⭐ I have a tip jar (ko-fi)!

⭐ and other places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app

#the economy and my bank account are in shambles and i ended up stress drawing this whole thing in one go #its so many lines. the next time i draw this. because i will be revisiting this composition. i want to use a different inking brush #i think. but the next time i draw this it will be with solid blacks on the stair case steps i think #hey here's a fun fact for those of you who aren't catholic. did you know that kissing the ring of the pope/a cardinal/etc #grants you an indulgence. cardinals also used to kiss the pope on the mouth. also foot and hand iirc. anyway #there are no cardinals in this drawing but im saying if you write medieval/renaissance smut about men of the cloth #you can really amp up the friction between holy and seductive with a lot of the (gestures vaguely) that. #actually another fun fact about cardinals. their fun sun hat (it's called a galero) has some fucking weird as hell fever dream (literally) #origin lore. so if seductive isn't your thing. the horror of a thing that you wear is also extremely fun #esp when you get into medieval gender performances of clothes and how they define a person etc #generic medieval tag #original tag

[lucksea]

don't be scared, i'm your friend

#null havoc damage #cult of the lamb #i have opinions on the fact that this thing is apparently alive.is it like the one ring but a crown. im choosing to believe so #i didnt mean to render this so the rim lighting is NASTY god bless #edit: jungle book similarity is unintentional.... i truly believe the crown is there to help despite being freaky and weird!

[cat-cosplay]

"A little more caution from you, that is no Trinket to be knocked off tables!"

#lord of the rings #hobbit #cat cosplay #cosplay #cats #kitty #cats in costumes #cat #cats of tumblr #aww #cat costume #fan art #tiktok #the one ring #humor #funny #cat things #fantasy

[realtacuardach]

One of my favorite takes on Frodo, and why I value him so much as a character: unlike so many central characters in fantasy, he was not a Chosen One.

Instead, he was the One who Chose, and that made all the difference.

#lotr #frodo baggins #lord of the rings #thinky thoughts #I'm a sucker for Chosen One narratives too #but there is something so beautiful about a character that makes the difficult choices and quests #not expecting victory or glory #increasingly not expecting to survive #and not even fortified by a prophecy or the like that their efforts will even be successful #instead stepping up because it is the right thing to do #here we stan Frodo

[middle-earth-mythopoeia]

(source, 11/30/22)

KING

#anti rings of power #rings of power #Bernard Hill #LOTR cast #anti rop #and before anyone says something about how Peter Jackson's movies made money too - yes they did #but at least they were based on books Tolkien actually wrote #the Amazon show is not based on any story Tolkien actually wrote #it's just the haphazard and low quality imitation of a greedy and corrupt company #Bernard Hill is right and he should say it #IT'S NOT THE REAL THING #and also #I think he's saying that the Amazon show is PURELY a money-making venture - which is true #the LOTR films were not purely a money-making venture - in fact they didn't even know if they'd be successful at all #and then they were - but no one predicted it

[all-lee24]

Elden ring DLC manifestation sketch

#elden ring #Miquella is like a guarantee but the other two #like Miyazaki baby girl can you do this one thing for me <3 pretty pelaseeee #I’ll edit it once the actual trailer drops

[bleuu-moon]

💭 eughhhh fake dating with ceo!price where you walk into his office desperate for a job after being laid off, but with his company being at employee capacity he has nothing for you. however, just as you begin to leave, he sparks up an idea — one that does unfortunately take advantage of your situation…

he’ll pay you to be his fiancée.

he’s got an overbearing mother, one that is on his back constantly about being too busy working and never finding time to marry and start a family. so what’s the harm in pretending for a bit? the plan is that you’ll both be engaged for a few months but then separate due to being on different paths, fabricated just enough to prove to his mother that he isn’t a crazed workaholic.

and of course, you go along with it all. the amount he pays you is enough to allow you keep your nice little apartment and then some — maybe even enough to leave yours and move into a bigger one.

you’re not fully aware of the lengths john would go to, to make sure that this facade succeeds. but when he’s shoving a ring that looks as though it would cover your rent for an entire year on your finger, you know that the next few months will be more than just making up a few stories here and there.

#can my brain just stop and concentrate on one thing please????? #and of course he becomes obsessed with you #starts thinking that you’re actually married #and the first time you fuck he notices you haven’t got the ring on so obviously he finds it and has to put it on you before proceeding #captain john price #cod prompts #price x reader #captain price x reader #cod x reader

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

come get yer Laughin'stock! get it hot off the press! free Laughin'stock right here!

#biting and ripping and tearing and maiming and wailing and sobbing and flopping around like a dying fish #Thank You to this round of requesters! banger ideas the lot of you! #this lil 'excersize' made my night a lot better <3 #all of these were so much fun to do #the tango one and the winter one especially! #if you dont see yours here have Patience! #im not done! #scribble salad #laughingstock #barnaby x howdy #howdy x barnaby #ive actually thought soooo much about them getting married and how they'd go about it #and each time i come to the same conclusion #on the day of. like ten minutes before theyre supposed to walk down the aisle #howdy bursts into wherever barnaby is waiting and is like 'this is a hassle - lets skip this show' #and barnaby is all I Thought You'd Never Ask <3 #so they straight up run away from their own wedding. hand in hand and laughing like idiots #exchanging rings in the woods and sneaking things from the bodega for a picnic #in a more modern setting i imagine theyd just sign marriage paperwork at a courthouse #and then go to the nearest high-rated cheap diner #hard cut to everyone at the venue like 'where the fuck are they???' #finally frank notices that the ring pillow wally is holding is devoid of rings. where did they go. shrug #actually in a modern setting i think theyd skip the actual wedding altogether #too much money + too much effort #the store closes for a few days and then they show up on monday with rings nbd

[andro-dino]

The princes of funk ✨

#trolls #dreamworks trolls #trolls world tour #trolls cooper #prince d #prince darnell #trolls prince d #I love them so dearly #this piece was so much fun to draw #I’m v proud of their outfits #they went through a lot of little changes but the one thing that was concrete was that I NEEDED to give cooper big ass gogo boots #it was a necessity. for my own sake #I SPENT 10 AND A HALF HOURS ON THIS AUGH IM SO TIRED #I just remembered I was gonna give prince d rings and totally forgot to add them orz

[dimitrscu]

someone at steam obviously got their ass beat by malenia a few too many times

#what a weird thing so say on sekiro #like no funny joke about the game? just oh malenia’s a sekiro boss joke #a generation of gamers needing therapy because of one boss fight #the elden ring one i can understand but sekiro? really ? #also her and wolf would be friends so there’s that

[incorrect-lord-of-the-rings]

#one of the biggest reasons sam hates mount doom is 1) the whole ring thing and 2) no food :( #lotr #lotr meme #source: tumblr #obviously #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #The Lord of the Rings #lord of the rings #incorrect lotr #incorrect lord of the rings quotes #incorrect lord of the rings