#anyway. sorry. I love these fools

[blackllghtburns]

Brandon likes festivals.

The UK? Not so much. It’s not that playing Reading and Leeds isn’t an honor. It should be. For a little band from Arizona, playing a festival overseas should feel good, like an accomplishment. And it does. But–

Well, Brandon’s bored. Very bored, and the weather isn’t helping. He’s used to the sunshine that even the worst places in the US can offer. Over here, Brandon’s pretty sure he hasn’t seen the sun at all. Endless clouds, endless fog, endless…

Gloom.

It had taken a major toll on his mood, even if the day itself had been good so far. They’d played their set to an energetic crowd. The fans that had shown up specifically for Blind Faith had come, taking their place at the very front of the crowd. The crowd had been infectiously ecstatic, singing along and moving to each new song. Even the ones who clearly had no idea who they were had seemed to enjoy themselves. And after, the band and some friends had gone back to the bus for their usual post-show party. It was good. It was fun. 

… So why does Brandon feel like this?

He’s restless, antsy. As much as he likes staying in and partying, it doesn’t feel like the move tonight. So Brandon slips out. The rest of the guys don’t seem to notice. Evan’s busy talking to some blonde chick he’d brought back with him. The guys from Significant Other – Kyle, Trent, and the others – are too preoccupied with the bottle of Patrón Brandon had dragged out. So, he’s able to slip out without much of a fuss.

It’s getting late. The sun hasn’t quite set, but it’s sinking lower and lower into the sky. The festival’s still raging on. Maybe this is what he needs. To get out, get out of his own head, and listen to some new music. Then maybe Brandon won’t feel so weird. At the very least, it’ll be an hour or so where he’s distracted. The rest… he can sort that out later.

It takes a bit of walking, but eventually Brandon reaches the nearest stage. Or the crowd for the nearest stage, anyway. The next band is just coming on. Brandon doesn’t recognize them or their logo, a heart wrapped in thorns. He also doesn’t recognize the first song as they start playing, soliciting an uproar of cheers from the crowd. 

The band doesn’t have much in common with Blind Faith. Where Blind Faith is all loud guitars, obnoxious drums and Brandon’s wailing vocals, what this band does is more... refined. The singer, Brandon pinpoints pretty quickly, isn’t American, though he can’t place the accent. What Brandon also pinpoints fairly quickly is that this is a man of craft. Everything he does has purpose. Every note, every lyric... it has meaning. He’s a storyteller who’s mastered his craft, one that believes every word that leaves his own mouth. 

What the bands do have in common is women.

When Brandon is on stage, he’s a beacon of energy. He'd once been called a ping-pong ball, and admittedly, it’s true. Brandon never stops moving. And with each song that passes, and the wilder Brandon gets, the more women scream. By the end of the night, when he lays on his back and belts out the final notes of their closing song, he’ll be covered in whatever bras and panties find their way on stage.

As he watches this singer, Brandon sees him doing the same thing. He's locked eyes with a woman in the front row, singing to her as they finish another song -- some number about eternal love. The woman’s openly weeping, reaching her hand out towards him. It’s… captivating. Personable. And the crowd’s going insane. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in passion. Brandon guesses this man could lure any woman here back to his bed if he wanted to. He looks the part. The sleeveless shirt he’s wearing perfectly shows off his tattoos, and with his long hair…

Brandon turns to the woman next to him in the crowd.

“What band is this?” He asks.

The woman (clearly a fan, judging by the wrist tattoo) replies quickly.

“Rakkaus,” she says. “From Finland.”

Rakkaus.

Brandon has to meet them.

#oc: brandon #oc: aaro #my writing #I have never posted OC stuff on here before but. #here is a snippet. tbh I don't rly even care if anyone reads it #it just kinda gives me more motivation to write #also hi I love my bands that are just parodies of real bands #significant other is my bizkit parody. rakkaus is HIM. blind faith is #well. they're no one. but I love them #anyway. sorry. I love these fools #also I've been to exactly one festival bc I hate them. I feel like it shows but this is My world. I make the rules

[coulsart]

@venomous-qwille The opulence! The excess!

#couls art #gitm au #dca #daycare attendant #fnaf eclipse #fool eclipse #UHHH #i dont have much to say for myself other than I love him #I love him. #i went way harder on this than originally intended but SDKFJKSDJG as i kept studying his design i kept seeing more little tassles and- #details that i'd missed asdasda im not always the most 'accurate' artist #ANYWAYS WHAT IM GETTING AT IS I TRIED REALLY HARD #TO GET HIM RIGHT #SORRY FOR THE RANT IM JUST EXCITED HOPE YA LIKE IT #<3

[jiung-s]

P1harmony 1st win🏆- Killin' It Encore (240216)

#p1hedit #p1harmony #p1h #sorry for the long post the urge to gif the whole encore was too strong dhdkdhdj #but look at them 😭😭😭 they are such happy boys 🥹🥹🥹 #jitak have my heart in such a grip 😭😭😭 #intak's happy puppy energy went 400% here 🥹🥹🥹 he's so precious #and the way jiung just keeps stopping to smile and stare at the audience 🥹🥹😭😭😭 #also soul w his bouquet holding it up to the others🥹 #the hug!!!!! the huuugg!!!!!! #anyway i love these fools so so so much💖💖💖 #c:mine #c:gif #simizone #useroro #userlovevivi #long post

[dreamsy990]

some of the less nice thoughts about being aroace

extras below the cut

sketch

closeups on my favorite panels

bonus: adios

#doodles #kingdom hearts #roxas #axel #olette #aromantic #asexual #aroace #do i tag pence. hes in the background of one panel #ehhhh sorry pence no tag for you #also not tagging soriku and namixi #i mean by the logic of 'theyre in one panel so i wont tag them' i also shouldnt tag axel but. he has dialogue so #anyways i have a very irrational love of olette whenever i need a random side character in a kh comic? olette #i think she uses webmd. anyways im done talking about olette #so let me clarify about this comic #im aroace. this is all just things ive thought before #im not saying in any way these thoughts are real. theyre just thoughts #thats why it ends with 'but there isnt. its just me.' there IS nothing wrong with being aroace. even if it feels like it sometimes #im not trying to send a message im just trying to express a feeling ive had for a while #anyways. the aroace community is super positive and i like that. but not everything i feel about it is that positive #sometimes it feels like im missing something yknow #this comic seems like its about roxas. but its about me. congrats youve been fooled #drafted something similar to this for aro week but didnt finish it in time so this is spiritually part of asaw 2024 #btw sorry im not posting as many drawings lately #schools kinda stressful im pretty tired and busy most the time #i am throwing this drawing to you like a slab of meat to a pack of hungry dogs. take this meager ration in these trying times #alright i think thats it bye now

[aeb-art]

even in a story with reader insert, i'm still putting myself in there separately ahahaha so here's another lil thing with some of @venomous-qwille's characters

and then the moment they leave the room:

#2024 #i love cricket a whole lot tho i see them more as their own character over an insert so that's why i'm not them here 👉👈 #also this is funnier to me okay cool cool cool #gitm #ghost in the machine #gitm soleil #self ship #self insert #gitm cricket #gitm y/n #gitm fool #i wanted to test how my wrist feels so i used soft B pencils (which i forgot i had lmao) #i think i might be able to paint tomorrow or friday? (busy thursday so) we'll see #anyway i finally drew soleil! weight lifted off my shoulders.... i need to draw something scary with him when i feel better #i also just wanna cover him in kisses i love him i need to annoy him #man i am incapable of not yappin in the tags huh #anyway take care of your arms and wrists and hands that's an order xoxoxo #edit: I JUST REALIZED FOOL'S CRESCENT IS THE WRONG WAY GOD DAMN IT okay my fault for not using a reference i'm sorry bestie

[arom-antix]

So.

That new Gearous Yuuri birthday art, huh?

#when i saw it i actually gaped #how have i never considered the unbridled GENIUS of viktor in glasses? #gearous has truly opened my eyes #also sorry for making viktor such a twig i was drawing fast #i shall never disrespect his imPECCable athletic swoleness again #(yes i shall) #anyway viktor is so easy but only for yuuri #and yuuri is tired (dont be fooled he loves viktors shenanigans) #oh and sidenote yes i made him farsighted because yuuri is nearsighted and i am entirely predictable #also that last panel #i cannot tell you how much fun i had #it was the thing that took me the least time on this entire page but drawing it watered my crops and brought me a plentiful harvest #yuuris expression is everything to me #his glasses are so damn expressive if you want them to be and i sure do #thank you for your service yuuri #yuri on ice #yoi #yuri on ice fanart #yoi fanart #fanart #art #arom antix #arom antix art #viktor nikiforov #katsuki yuuri #viktuuri

[coldlikethestars]

one thing about the withywoods years that drives me a little crazy is the fact that fitz is living that life as if he is a 80 year old retired man living his last years wanting nothing more than to spend time with his dear wife, completely ignoring the fact that he is a middle aged man who is not aging. not only he is still relatively young and could have been doing more with his life but he also pretends the not aging situation is simply Not Happening and he continues living in this little fantasy in which he will grow old and die by molly's side. and it was painfully obvious that he was going to outlive molly and continue his life without her but he simply never thinks about that. he never prepares himself for that loss and for a life beyond her even though, as painful as it is, that would have been the healthiest thing to do in that situation.

and all of this only adds to the fact that he was indeed living fully immersed in this fantasy and illusion of Absolute Normalcy that he created in his mind and he would not let anything else about himself and his life that was Not Normal to even touch that fantasy. but then he loses molly, the illusion crumbles, and the boredom and unfulfilling nature of that life becomes obvious. and, to me personally, it gets clear throughout the trilogy that that illusion he creates, his protectiveness of his life with molly and his inability of letting reality touch it, him cutting all these parts of himself and his life away, it's not only because he wants a life of normalcy and peace but because, above all else, he wants a life of being loved by molly. and he can't really see anything beyond that, the thought of not having that is unbearable, so he will continue to lie to himself, he will keep living an uneventful and unfulfilling life, he will pretend he's not really aging, he will lock all those parts of himself away in his little study, because that's what he thinks he has to do in order to have that life and feel loved by her.

and fitz thinks no one else loves him like that, and after he loses her, he thinks that no one else ever will. and to me the soul crushing tragedy of all this is that this comes almost directly from beloved's abandonment of him which not only reinforced his already existing abandonment issues, but also it meant being left behind and feeling used and unloved by the person he loved and wanted to be with the most.

#rote #rote spoilers #fitz and the fool spoilers #anyways. realm of the elderlings' endless cycle of tragedy sure is something huh #this post is the result of me thinking about how incredibly depressing fitz's mindset during the withywoods era is #imo nothing about it is healthy or normal #but also thinking about how. to me. the withywoods years and the very core of that life #was not exactly about fitz's love For molly but rather Her love for Him #anyway i wrote this in the middle of the night while so so sleepy i hope this is. uh. comprehensible #sorry for the wall of text on ur dash do u still love me!!!!

[theswedishpajas]

A lil thing inspired by an outfit in this art by @alibonbonn and an unfinished bonus inspired by another in this art by @oneslimybastard

I just want him to enjoy the sun still 🧡🥺🦇🥺🧡 (and get an excuse to draw us in our matching AND clashing outfits 😤)

#my art stuff #digital art #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #spawn astarion #tav #tiefling tav #durge #tiefling durge #astarion x tav #astarion x durge #spiced vanity #transparent #parasol #vest boys #it would’ve technically matched more to wear my other fave shirt (similar sleeve poof to assy here) #but I NEED my colourblocks if I’m gonna be wearing my hat and look like a scarecrow 😤 #scarecrow/påskkärring …or påskgubbe? what’s the masc equivalent-??? #anyways that vibe is my life - you’ll have to wrench it from my cold dead hands. #btw alibonbonn - I’m gonna EAT your art here. I haven’t really looked at your other stuff yet but I WILL eat this one in particular. #it WILL happen. #get ATE fool!!!!! #I ALSO LOST MY SHIT AT THE TOTK REF THAT’S SO STUPID I LOVE IT - MY POOR LAD FJSBDJSBDJSBD #AND SLIMY - I WILL CHEW THIS WILL WOOD-ASS SUIT AND I NEED TO DRAW HIM IN SIMILAR STUFF MORE #YOU KNOW THE GOOD SHIT #sorry if either of y’all didn’t want to be tagged btw - I hope this was fine

[zhongrin]

*taps mic* yes hi hello is this working. ahem ahem. testing one two three.

ah yes. we're back to normal now lol

..... were yall surprised ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )

long story short, i just wanted to do something for april fools… last year albedo made an appearance, so i thought of doing the same this year... but i felt like it would be repetitive. so given the recent developments and future events, this idea came up lol

in any case, it's the truth that i've been warming up to neuvillette.... i've been writing more for him, and if you saw my 2023 wrapped post you probably saw him as a 'runner-up'... and i really do mean it when i say he's been kinda occupying the back of my brain since last year hskdljfklsd at the end of his story quest... his tone when talking to kiara.... sobsob ueueue

however, i'm honestly still unsure if i can/want to have an actual selfship with him (ó﹏ò｡) i can't figure out how it'll work out yet... it just feels like with neuvillette's canon personality, he wouldn't even think of glancing my way in the first place, given the circumstances…. and zhongli... what do i do about him.... ough....

maybe he'll be a separate ship (e.g. zhongwrinth is one au, wrinlette in one au) on his own… maybe rinvillette will be a 'pining but not actually dating' kind of selfship.... idk..... on that note, i really should be making a selfship post huh lol

also, he's rerunning in less than 24 hours (like. 19 hours-ish for me) and i hoped this would be a sufficient offering for the hydro dragon to come home early… i'll play him twinkle twinkle little star on my guzheng while pulling or something, since it should arrive tomorrow afternoon lmao… i hope he likes the instrument that 'sounds like flowing water' hdlshdls

in any case, thank you for interacting in the short little event! it was more of a spontaneous decision on my part, but i hope you all had fun and i didn't butcher neuvillette's character too much, he's so hard to muse orz <3

lil doodle bonus of what could have been:

#rin rambles #the april fools' part isn't the ''haha you thought i really liked him?'' but more like ''haha you thought he'd be a yandere? weeelll....'' #lol i'm sorry i got too silly #neuvillette is a complex character i feel like.... especially since his moral compass is so attuned to the side of 'justice' #ofc i could always make him ooc and dial that 'judge duty' part of his into the more extreme scale. you mix that up with love and i think- #-it would make a good driver for obsessive love. but i didn't think you could explore those series of complex emotions in one day. so yeah. #you get conflicted pining neuvillette who's just a little bitter about things this time. lucky you. hsdlfsldkjf #anyway #why is this man so hard to muse orz he took all my brain juices so i'm gonna eep soon.... goodnight....

[spacedlexi]

so theres these 2 zombie apocalypse daughters and im a disappointed parent who plays favorites

#twdg replay got me feeling Feelings....then i remember i have Another zombie daughter i neglect these days >.> #this is not me pitting 2 bad bitches against each other im just thinking abt ellie and her poor life choices lol #clem got Everything ellie threw away : ) fool #ellie im so sorry its not your fault #sometimes i remember how important ellie and tlou were to me before ...... #anyway :) *thunder stops clouds part sun shining birds chirping* #clem is happy at her forever home with her found family and baby boy and co leader girlfriend :) peace and love on planet earth :) #clem does Not get the appreciation she deserves and i stand by that. clementine you will Always be famous. the original. the blueprint. #CLEM I LOVE U BBY GIRL i will give u ur flowers forever #all wlw who stopped playing twdg before s4 go play s4 right now i am no longer asking #the amount of people who havent played s4...wat r u doin....its the final season...pains me #anyway back to my brain hell :) guess i'll just sit here by myself #thats ok :) my house now #it speaks #twdg #tlou

[volcanolotus]

The thing is I don't think people care about puyo puyo for the characters unless they're artists or love fanart. Everyone else is just kinda playing the game. Which is fine I guess but I wish people liked these silly little bitches. It's not like they exist for no reason. That's like the reason I play ppt over any normal Tetris game. I don't get to play as Maguro Sasaki in your grandma's Tetris. To me if you dgaf about the characters why are you here lol

#mags says... #i dont post about puyo anymore dont be fooled #i love my streamer but he might (?) fall into this category sorry youre still my fav #anyways itd be funny if i modded my favorite characters into puyo puyo #quick tell me how to do that

[vonlipvig]

honestly, the more i keep thinking about it, the more i actually think that sandra voyter was being kind of a bitch, y'know? like, her husband was shouldering all the blame and responsibility for something that was purely an accident, plus taking care of their son's education while she's out stealing his own ideas for her books, the least she could do was speak french with him cause oh my god i can't even finish this post, happy april fools', guys.

#anatomy of a fall #april fools #for this year's april fools i will become a Man with a Film Podcast #anyway IM SORRY SANDRA I LOVE YOU #according to jules

[tsuunara]

fyodor and dazai likers = BUTT SNIFFERS

#sorry i really needed to get that out rn. #a little distraction from my pile of projects #procrastination go ZOOOWEEEEE #aha i have a due assignment tomorrow #and i havent even started #anyways HAHA APRIL FOOLS #i love you all fyodor and dazai likers #lets kiss #mmmmwah

[sleepanonymous]

The last rb I literally read your tags as "rattling the bars of his ribcage" and I was like oh, that's nice. And then realized I'm an absolute moron. Haha. 🙃

No, you're absolutely 100% correct, I should have used "rattling the bars of his ribcage."

#asks #sleepanon answers #gif #off topic #kinda #i'm so sorry to all my followers #i have not recovered from the boopening on april fools #and i fear i may not recover until after red rocks #or when sleep token stops touring in may #anyway i actually really love this misinterpretation #i'm going to use it from now on 🖤🖤 #maybe with “bones” instead of “bars” tho? idk yet

[mushroom-for-art]

@distortionmewtwo Lucifer@Vector:

The big horned mew hovered in the air, gazing down at Vector with undisguised judgement. "Just what are you supposed ta be? Mew? Mewtwo? Some Meowth's hairball? You look like what you'd get if someone threw an algae-choked fishtank and moldy bread into a blender! Hah!" He did a lazy little roll in the air, sneering down at Vector. An eager, evil dare in his eyes for them to retaliate.

The strange creature hunched over watching the horned other with expression and body language that clearly read as pure terror and uncertainty her eyes glued to the floating individual as he loomed over her sneering and mocking.

However when he didn't strike nor more too quickly her ear like horns straightened slowly no longer back in fright turning if anything to inquisitiveness as she shifted her body slowly though still watching him to crouch using one hand to stabilise herself as her head slowly tilted to one side.

She blinked slowly in a manner that indicated she may not have even understood what he had been saying, or was choosing to not acknowledge it her tail moving and swaying lifting to rest on the top of her head two of the spikes sticking up while the third morphed back into the jelly like substance of her tail as she curiously mimicked his horns, at least the best she could.

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery or so they say, though it could've been read otherwise. Foolishly perhaps, she seemed a bit fascinated by him now as her tail fell back down to resting on the floor, she lifted her body just enough from her crouch to curiously tap at one of his hooves as though seeing if it was real and not just a unique shaped paw, idly grabbing one of the points between her digits making little curious chirps and cooes in her throat.

#my art #Vector the mew/two #@distortionmewtwo Lucifer #Lucifer really came to mock my biggest weirdo character ever XD #Me watching Vector probably set herself up for a swift kick in the face like: baby girl are you SURE you wanna do that maybe don't?? #Vector is lmao a bit of a fool really sees a mew that's different and strange looking and goes oh kinda like me! #He is not ur friend he is being mean to youuuu!!!! #Can vector speak? Eehhhh??? Unclear?? Can she understand him?? Probably?? I don't know probably I think she's just choosing to not speak XD #Really just not giving him the satisfaction of words because she doesn't talk much anyways lmao too distracted by his horns hooves and tail #I'm not sure how big lucifer is?? So I made him kinda big and threatening and she's probably kinda trying to look small #But she's probably about 4'5 head to feet so like she is choosing to make herself look small compared to him she could maybe tower over him #Weird little creature I love her but she is so so stupid XD #Sorry it's a rough sketch! Was meant to get this done friday and oops didn't so quickly sketched this out to answer #And sorry for forgetting his ear crimes XD sorry Lucy <- fun fact the file name was saved as VectorLucy because I thought it'd annoy him XD #my oc #pokemon #mewtwo #my writing

[cicide76536]

Did you hear that Lord Golden likes men? In bed?!

#cicide draws #and brother i did draw after two years omg #rote #this series stole my heart go read it omg #realm of the elderlings #fitzloved #befitzed #fitzchivalry farseer #beloved #the fool #lord golden #tom badgerlock #this is.. ig set in asjleval as tent is there?? Or something??? #anyways nsft version exists #idk where to put it #Will reblog is someday #is this too nsft??? sos im sorry XDD #I love these too so hard #And so i did #give me mercy i haven't drawing anything for two years or so