#he called me cute which made me be like

[reallyhardy]

Sorry what’s up w the Ethan slater stuff? I know him only from your posts / SpongeBob stuff

HI HELLO please buckle in

yep -- the same guy from the spongebob musical, and my posts abut the spongebob musical.

he blew up completely and now the general public knows him as 'ariana grande's new boyfriend' - their relationship seems to have started off the back of co-starring in the upcoming wicked musical film adaptation.

it's just been like. a monkey's paw curling sort of a way for him to get catapulted to fame, as i had always really enjoyed him as a performer (as spongebob, yes, but also in the other roles i'd seen him in,) and my biggest hope back around 2017 was that he would continue in and be really successful in theatre, get a lot of broadway roles, maybe take on some existing parts i thought he'd really suit, like seymour in little shop or ogie in waitress.......... but instead he booked the role of boq from wicked in a massive hollywood film production instead, where he met ariana grande. THE ariana grande.

and then yeah. at some point, he and grande broke up with their respective partners, (slater leaving both his wife AND newborn son) jumped into a new relationship, and now the whole wider internet knows who he is but certainly not for the right reasons.

there's been speculation regarding whether or not grande and slater had cheated on their previous partners before their relationship began with various sources coming out of the woodwork saying "yes they did" and others saying "no they didn't" -- humans are all perfectly capable of making stuff up, the media especially, so i simply don't know who to trust and i admit it had completely shattered my whole good impression of him - PLUS it gave the wider internet an absolutely awful first impression of him, resulting in, yeah, the (frankly, unflattering, sometimes downright cruel) memes of him popping up on twitter and, as i discovered yesterday, in non-theatre youtubers' videos who would literally never have heard of him if not for the slater-grande romance 🥲

FULL COVERAGE of the situation as it was happening can all be found on the lovely @notasimpleslater's blog under the tag 'ozgate' if you want to delve deeper!

#loren talks #ethan slater #months later let's call this my actual full response/reaction lol #i think at the time this was going down at the end of 2023 i was sort of just Freaking Out like my blood was boiling lol #i was parasocially furious with both of them #ofc now i do realise i'd put him on something of a pedestal #having seen his cute posts about his then wife an former childhood sweetheart plus posts welcoming his new son #AND having watched a youtube mini-series he'd made with his then-brother-in-law. i was SO invested and then. #i was like OH. he really DESTROYED his family huh. #but ofc! every situation is nuanced. we don't know what went on behind the scenes #wrg to his relationship. or what grande's was like with her ex-husband #since everything came to light there's been articles stating that slater wants to work with his ex-wife to share custody of their child #and that he's been spotted backstage WITH his son at spamalot on broadway (his current production) #so it sugggests he's not trying to be an Absent Father #which tracks with some of his own artwork as he and nick blaemire DID write a whole musical about the strained relationship between #a father and son and i just feel like. that suggests something about his personal character. and makes me HOPE he'd want to #be a present and loving parent regardless of circumstance. #anyways. #it's simply not my business BUT. seeing his face #popping up every now and again #it does just. feel extremely weird haha #there's a part of me that's like oh but that's musical spongebob my bestie what's he doing here #as for ariana i really have never had a strong opinion of her #but i have to say hearing her songs out and about these days...... :') i could do without it

[kaidabakugou]

the new girl at one of my favorite bakeries called me pretty this morning and it literally melted all my stress away 🥺

#kai.rambles #i was feeling sad bc my grandma is in the hospital and when i went to visit her they wouldn’t let me pass bc my license is expired #which okay ik that’s my fault but i took my passport with me just in case and the guy straight up told me that it wasn’t a valid form of id #and im like yeah tf it is ITS A PASSPORT and he said no #and while i was waiting for my mom to come down to the lobby an old lady came in and he turned her away for the same thing #and dudeee okay you turn me away fine fuck off but an old ladyyy??? at that age they don’t pay attention to that just let her pass #and then he argued with another woman bc she brought a flower arrangement and it had water so he couldn’t allow it HELLOOO??!? #so i had to leave and went to go get breakfast for my mom at least bc she stayed the night and i was supposed to stay the day #and when i came back to give her the food she told me that the nurse that was with my grandma asked what happened bc she wasn’t expecting #my mom to return and when my mom told her she immediately got so angry bc that same guy #didn’t allow her and a couple other nurses to bring in a cake for one of the residents #who’s birthday is today and they had a full on argument this morning #so it was all in all awful and now my mom has been there for more than 20 hours until later tonight when my aunt goes over :( #anyway this turned into a whole rant im sorry but im so mad bc i know for a FACT that a passport is a valid form of id #and he was just being a fkn dick #but the girl called me pretty and it took some stress off and she really liked my blush #and i liked hers so we had a little makeup 101 exchange and it was so nice at least 🥺 #and i have a couple cute asks to answer that have made my day as well so i’ll get to those in a few 🥰

[marlenacantswim]

are we sure Shaun and Russell aren't related?

Danger! 50,000 Zombies (2004) / Shaun of the Dead (2004)

#idk dawg; shaun might have some aussie in him #there is some insane crossover potential between these two properties #whoop sent me a ficlet she wrote once about shaun calling russell for his skills in the field of zombies #to ensure he was taking proper care of zombified ed #which was very cute #anyways these were a bitch to make #it took me what feels like eons to line up their falls in these gifs #but i am so so so sosososoosso happy with them <3 #danger! 50000 zombies #danger 50000 zombies #danger 50000 volts #shaun of the dead #the cornetto trilogy #cornetto trilogy #simon pegg #nick frost #edgar wright #running my mouth #made this with my hands

[toriliashine]

need mastermind kokichi and gonta going mwah mwah

the angel/demon theming working together perfectly, matching the mask/reveal scene in chapter 4 only to reveal they were working together the whole time

the mind games, the clashing personalities and bodies yet melding perfectly together, in despair and in love, it's like

they were made for each other...

//on to notes like

**i am now also BEGGING YALL to read the tags

i'm still working on the designs but i know i have some drafts here hmm

>for their mastermind fits, i'm thinking gonta being all white , with his hair being more curled and really framing his face for that angelic round-faced look, plus his ahoge making a little halo to really top it off. one eye of his glasses are red for monokuma. with a black choker . nice fancy 3 piece suit that really accentuate his muscles, giving the image that he's not someone to mess with despite his angelic demeanor and damn, he looks good in it too plus an all white , n gold/red accented overcoat! letting the boy be dramatic and fancy and beautiful 2k24.

*more notes at bottom

kokichi's fit is a sleek, sharp black. but still comfortable to move and store things in. He can still be silly and dramatic in it but It's be really cool for his new fit to be purposefully cold, controlled and intimidating , a good contrast from his usual clownness to really grab their attention. //need to explain this one to be an 'oh! he was doing that to distract us' but more... oomf . hm He has a a white glove, and a black one to draw more attention to the former. black captain hat with devil horns, or just the horns? hm. plus the black cape for the demon bat silhouette. inside is one of those cool n kinda slutty but loose all black formal fits, like (ahhh i need to get pack into drawing or outfit scrapbooking but imagine with me)

**** gonta's black choker and kokichi's white gloves is supposed to a) show their connection via the colours lol. but also represent a dog on a leash deal. however gonta can take off and on the choker when he pleases, showing his willingness and equal choice in this operation despite it seeming like ouma has the upper hand [plus feeding into the 'ouma is controlling him!' schtick their classmates got going on, thus making them suspect him less and not believe him and kokichi are purposefully working together! boom baby

also, the kink factor. hehe

**** i do wonder if i should cave and make them both wear chokers matching the other's colour though. i like chokers , and colour symbolism

#ougoku #danganronpa #kokichi ouma #gonta gokuhara #they argue about how best to gut the others in the mastermind hq then grab the other and make out sloppy style #gonta being the.. only one able to do the command grabs but hey- the grape can trip and push him and be all damn guess this big oaf's falli #for me yet again despite his stature! and gonta smirks and calls him another insect based petname which he KNOWS ouma would bitch about #which he does and pins gonts down lower and aaaa they stare #and gonta closes his eyes as the purple dictator leans down #till he can feel his soft breath on his lips #and senses a smile a nanometer away from his month #k - put in a little more effort next time hmm #the grin on his face as gets up reminds the entomologist why his partner got the devil role #g- ... #g - that motherfucker.... #writer's note: RAAAAAAH you THOUGHT #I couldve made them kiss but in the middle of writig i was like #you know what would be funny? you know what would be a dick move? hehehe #ndrv3 #also random but they are both super cute and pretty here like i can really imagine #gonta randomly pulling back ouma's hair when he notices it's all over the place #while still talking #and ouma beng 1) shocked at the boldness 2) smiling none then less 3) resting his head in gonta's palm #then the big guy realises what he did and goes 7 diff shades of red heehejhebhjhfaclknufa.e #and the others wondering when they got so close and how kokichi could have man-ipulated him bc gonta cant think hur durr #or gonta talking about bug patterns or some tamer ento- shit while kokichi's chilling with him in his lab #he's sleeves are rolled up #and his hands keep running too push back his hair and he rambles. his eyes are bright and firm his hands busy as he works in the sunlight #ee this has leaked into my regular ougoku thinkings but eeeeeeeee #them being made for each other and their story was already a tragedy but them now having to make themselves feel despair on purpose but

[3rrorsnas]

i can't believe I'm actually starting to wear my glasses more because of inky sjsksjsj/very pos

#i was scared to be made fun of when wearing them #like- i just look goofy and not threatening plus people make fun of me enoguh as it is TT #but i kept them... i was sorta attached to them regardless ig (yeah we're gonna ignore that whole geno thing. -_-/srs neg) #but now i have one more reason to keep them ehehehehe #guys he called me cute djsjwjdjd >///< /very pos #inky #me #my post #lore #/pos #also my eyes hurt a bit when wearing them which was another reason why i didnt wear them #(on top of not really wanting to see people sometimes lol 💔/lh gen srs) #...i should look to get a new prescription/srs pos #(heck i'll be wearing them all day if inky asked me to ehehehdiwjs >///<)

[asmidge]

emotional over how Android 17 was built to kill and now his job is protecting life. he doesn’t want to kill the poachers even though they directly threaten the animals that are so important to him

he has a wife and kids now and has an actual life, something that Dr Gero never envisioned for him or his sister. they were created as tools meant to kill Goku but they’re his friend now. they live for themselves and value the lives that they were originally meant to destroy

#android 17 you are so special to me #the ‘even monster deserve a chance at life’ line he says to Goku is SO!! good because it feels very applicable to him and 18 #they’re weapons built by the army to kill people and iirc they’re called monster a couple times throughout the Android/Cell sagas #but!! they’re also just people!! they were teenagers when they were experimented on and turned into androids they didn’t choose this #Krillin sees their humanity and asks Shenron to take their bombs out because he wants to give them the chance to live normal lives #and they do!! they grow and learn to appreciate the world around them and they have families ouugh #monsterous animals don’t choose to be born like that instead of cute. the androids didn’t choose to become androids #but they are and they deserve to live just as anything else does #I love overanlayzing dragon ball. this was probably not the intent but idc #ALSO I just think it’s interesting that the poachers leader claimed to have a bomb inside of him as an ‘insurance policy’ #which directly mirrors the Androids who had bombs implanted in their hearts as insurance for Dr Gero in case they ever got too difficult to #control. does it mean anything? probably not. am I shaking it around in my head? yes #the androids are soo fascinating to me. did toriyama know he created the best characters ever when he made them #db watch

[figurativesin]

havent drawn these two in a hot minute so i spent ~4hours remedying that. they turned out so cuuute 💕

OCs, any pronouns for raphael and he/she/they for bria

#my art #my ocs #still waters #raphael #bria #the original insp for this was jenny by walk the moon but i ended up listening to i carrion (icarian) by hozier #on REPEAT for most of it because i heard it for the first time while working on this and it made me feel actually ill over raphael #i love themmm i love my kids sm these r my BABIES. and thats his baby #speaking of which he doesnt have all his tattoos in this bc im still designing a lot of them... i want him to have a 'baby' tattoo tho #ik xe would NOT ask her before xe got it. same w whatever xe gets for angelo. and itd piss them both off so much lol #xe also ends up with a tattoo for dean but im not sure what... ik xe calls dean bug/lovebug so probably something related to that #and then. four coffin nails for the other archangels and i THINK possibly crucification stigmata. bc its like #theyre the nails xe pulled out to get off the cross xe was pinned to... #and then obvs xyr big joan of arc tattoo. currently a chest piece but im not married to that idea... we shall see #ANYWAY. look at my sweeties!!! look how in love they are!!! so cute!!! #'didnt raphael try to kill bria at one point' i mean yeah sure but if anything that just heightens their romance #its not like she doesnt get him back for it

[doodlboy]

Local man has an 8 hour shift 2morrow gn every1

#1 of my coworkers asked me 2 cover for him 2morrow bc he knows im barely getting hours rn #which is rlly sweet so instead of only 12 hours this week i get 20 and it rlly helps bc i need to save up for a computer #im gonna open comms eventually but rn im too drained 2 work on anything. even personal projects #i gotta get a computer and somehow save up 4 a car but christmas and me redoing my room & #stuff made my bank acct take a serious hit. which. is fine ig bc I'm not living alone yet #i still gotta set my 401k or whatever its called up. and do the savings/investing thing #work should b paying me 25 an hour man..all my work these last couple months only totalled to maybe 3k #if i was going 2 college that'd be all gone in like..2 weeks bc a bachelor's 4 game design @ snhu is a lil 1k every 8 weeks #with financial aid apparently bc somehow i make 2 much. anyway #its 2am im rambling and i gotta b up at 10 #so gn every1 #ily'all #mwah #xoxo #and such #also im excited 4 valentines day bc all the silly pink lovecore stuff is out and i rlly want to b pink & cute this year idk #elliot rambles

[dudefrommywesterns]

i'd love to get up just a bit earlier to make rick breakfast and coffee then prepare us both a little lunch if we're working so we can take it with us

#and maybe he's reading the paper or rubbing the sleep out of his eyes #and the whole house smells like toast and freshly made coffee #and if I'm just at home writing I'll adjust his tie at the door #or if i have an appointment with the publisher he'll look me over #or if we both have places to go we look each other over #then we kiss and we leave #I'll admit it. i kinda like a little bit of vintage domesticity. #not *all* of it obviously #but I wouldn't mind being a cute spouse who's usually at home #i like being home tbh #i just don't like feeling i *have* to be there or that it's my place. which is the part about the aforementioned domesticity i don't like #and i wouldn't mind ironing his clothes or doing the laundry or anything like that #as long as he appreciates it #(and wants me to do that) #and when i come home first or was at home writing (if i have time) i can make him a nice dinner we can eat together when he comes home #and maybe he calls out as he comes through the door #and i meet him there with a kiss #and he looks so pretty loosening his tie and relaxing #and we just unwind together #and we talk about our days or the news or life or whatever comes to mind #and it's all very loving and tranquil #♡ give me a chance. i might grow on you — ⌜ rick todd ⌟ #typewriter dings

[ikyw-t]

I do relate to olivia rodrigo in some ways for example I did have nightmares each week (every day for months) after that phone call in may (march). I fantasize (once every other blue moon) about a time where you're a little fucking sorry. except I do not hold my undying love (there is not even an iota of love, if there ever was) like a grudge and also I will never ever forgive bc you were indeed filled with vitriol. and unfortunately I also cannot let it go. it was six months (three years) of torture. I did NOT love you truly and I cannot laugh at the stupidity. I may have made some real big mistakes but you do indeed make the worst one look fine. like..............

#sorry i know this is cringe and something i should just journal about #ive just had a very shitty day and also kinda week #ive just been tired and lethargic for no clear reason for the past five days and it's very frustrating #bc i have homework due tomorrow that ive barely made any progress on #and i kinda rly need an A in this class to maintain my gpa. so if one bad week means i tank this assignment and get a B in this class #oh dread. unspeakable unsurmountable dread #also i went on a walk in the park w my mom which i haven't done in a bit and i just was unable to stop thinking #about my high school demon of a boyfriend who lives nearby. altho he literally never goes outside i sometimes get rly freaked out #and panicky that i might see him and have to deal with him again. like he did call (AND TEXT?!?🤢) me last march #and i was having nightmares for months after and feeling so paranoid that he might randomly show up at my house one day #bc that's the kind of shit he used to do regularly when we were dating to keep me from breaking up w him #and like ughhhhhhhhhh it just makes me so upset bc he literally would have the audacity. #it's just upsetting. i am soooo nonviolent as a person but when i think of him i suddenly feel not very nonviolent #again my apologies i know this should be journaled about instead. sorry u had to see all this #feel free not to read these tags like this is just for me. apologies. #while im here some other songs that make me think of him include would've could've should've. atw10 but only the terrible parts #uhh better by myself by hey violet is incredibly on the nose #also it's actually just a rly great song. also get out of my life by little hurt. okay im done now. #gonna go find something funny and cute to watch. maybe little witch academia. #sorry if u read all this 😵‍💫

[lulu2992]

imagine joseph falling in love and trying to flirt/show interest in his future wife. my goddddd XD absolute disaster. he was so shy and stutter-y before he became the father.

I’ve personally always seen Joseph as an eloquent person, someone who is contemplative and “inhabited” but not afraid to talk to other people… except maybe to the girl he had feelings for and who would become his wife. In this case, maybe he was flustered and awkward, haha.

By the way, I think it’s sad that Far Cry 5 doesn’t tell us more about Joseph’s wife because, clearly, he loved (and probably still loves) her deeply and she was one of the most important people in his life. At the time, he hadn’t seen his brothers, his only family, for years and had no idea where they were. He was alone until he found her and she became his new anchor, but the game treats her and their daughter more like a plot device than actual people with a name and a personality (unlike Ishwari and Lakshmana in Far Cry 4, for example). I would have loved to have more details about who she was, how they met, and what their time together was like…

#far cry 5 #joseph seed #does anyone else think younger joseph sounded too different in collapse’s post-credits ‘scene’? #hearing him call his wife ‘baby’ felt weird to me #don’t get me wrong it was cute but he barely sounded like himself #they really treated her death like it’s what made him ‘crazy’ #but he’s always been kind of strange #which is why I prefer the young joseph from rite of passage #but DH and DH were involved in the making of the comic (not the dlc) so I guess that explains a lot #far cry 5 spoilers #far cry 4 spoilers

[andr0medafallen]

lmao i walked into my brother's apartment for ibuprofen, was immediately asked "Are you Ellie?" and ended up staying for 3 hours.

#he wasn't even there for like one of those hours #also yes my brother calls me Ellie and then everyone who knows me through him calls me Ellie lmao #which is fine #i don't mind it as a nickname #but i don't like introducing myself as Ellie yk? #anyways #i think i might be into his roommate Adam cause he's weird and i like that about him #and this girl Raquel he's dating is so absolutely cute! #that my brother is dating #sorry that wasn't clear lmao #Adam is single #ANYWAYS #oh and my brother's other roommate Sam and his hot friend Felecity made pizza #and this other guy who was there but my brother didn't know (whose name was Rick) made brownies! #And this chick Emma who was like 5'4 gave Sam who is 6'7 a piggy back ride!

[orcelito]

ok listen objectively kisara and dohalim would be a "straight" pairing but listen neither of them r cishet like OBJECTIVELY just look at them. they literally call dohalim "flamboyant" in canon just LOOK at him. theyre not straight. and i am cradling them in my hands.

#speculation nation #i have reached a new level of shipping where im like 'yes this is a m/f pairing no this is not straight' #bi4bi and t4t let's GO #or if not trans then at least gender-nonconforming which DEFINITELY counts. to me. #listen lady knight and flamboyant lord what's not to love here #ngl seeing this late game shit with the two of them is really getting me closer and closer to admitting i like the pairing #the scene where kisara first calls him 'Do'............ ldkfjslkdfjsdf #AND THEN her calling him that in front of the others and Law being like 'Did you just-' b4 Rinwell pushes him along lmaoo #everyone too busy dunking on dohalim to realize kisara actually really really likes him #to be fair she also dunks on him. he made green goop pancakes with his face on them and called it art i think he deserves to be dunked on #also OH GOD THE PANCAKES lksjdflsdjflskdjfslkdjf dohalim pancakes... and he legit put his face on them. #i was fucking cackling #im enjoying wandering around the game in this late-game setting. just a bunch of shenanigans #shionne's max campfire bonding like lskdjflsdkjf alphen get ur brain out of the GUTTER 'do you wanna make something together?' 'w-what?!' #like broooooooooooo but tbh i kinda had that thought too so maybe i cant blame him. it was just the face she made while saying it ok #and then fantasizing about domestic living together... like ok i wouldnt quite say i Ship them but they are very cute. & very canon #BUT ALSOOOOOOO dohalim's max convo slkfjsldkfj drinking together... alphen commenting that it'd be a good time for music... #and on the space ship thing dohalim asking him to support him with leading their peoples... ooughhhhh #i want them to be joint rulers soooooooo badly. They Both Have Two Hands. #i can be a shionne/alphen/dohalim/kisara truther ok. alphen and dohalim have Two Hands #ldkfjsldkfj many thoughts. maaany thoughts. also love dohalim commenting on law's nonexistent love life lksjdflkdjf #'it wouldnt be called the spring of youth without a little storm every now and then' ok old man lmao hes not even old hejust sounds like it #also them finding a wiener (their word choice) recipe & dohalim commenting 'Personally i prefer bologna' #dohalim likes bologna canon. i Knew he was my favorite for a reason. #he likes weird food in general tho. king shit i love him #toarise spoilers/ #lots of rambling sldkjflsfj i just love this game

[starbuck]

my hair is sticking up funny bc i haven’t showered yet today and i’m wearing an oversized t-shirt as pajamas and when i saw my reflection in the mirror while grabbing smth from the bathroom, all i could think was “you look like Jesse Pinkman” and now i can’t stop thinking about it.

#I KIND OF DO - IT’S SO CURSED #like. Aaron Paul is very cute - don’t get me wrong - i just wasn’t prepared for this 😂😂 #though this has also made me realize that we have the exact same hair color and (i presume) texture #so now i need to know if he was also blond as a child 😂😂 #or like. not Blond blond but just… idk… i always called mine ~gold~ bc i was just Extra Special like that #and it was Shiny lol #but now it’s just sort of Vaguely Light Brown lol #it’s still very yellow-toned - which is annoying #red-toned brunette’s truly have it all… #but ANYWAYS… this has also made me realize that that’s why i feel so personally distressed by that bit in like. basically ALL of s2 where #Jesse DESPERATELY needs a haircut and is just Not Getting One #excellent characterization choice. 10/10 on that front. #but TERRIBLE for me… a person with similar hair who starts losing my MIND the second it gets Too Long in the back #Awful… #anyways - OFF TO THE SHOWER WITH ME!!!!!!!!

[godslittlesadge]

reading the sunshine court rn and you know i have never really thought of characters as poor little meow meows but my god if jean isnt peak poor little meow meow. i was gonna make a joke about a gust of wind being able to break him but that was an actual to god scene of the book

#like i know neil also had issues but it all confined to being chased by the mafia #jean has upped it by eleven bro he has 1. trust issues 2. abandonment issues 3. self esteem issues 4. SA trauma 5. the whole not being able #to leave the nest absolutely ever for 8 years #he's not doing good 💀 #oh and also the unrequited love towards kevin which is sad but I CALLED THAT SHIT SO THAT'S A W FOR ME IDK #on the orher hand i imagine him and jeremy are end goal but can we have a poly with renee PLSPLSPLSPLS THEY WERE SO CUTE #oh and also x2 every scene with andrew so far has made me cry laugh because he SO DOESNT CARE #and compared to how in your face involved he was with neil its so fucking funny dude #that scene where he jean neil and keving were there and the only thing he said was leaving rn he is NOT getting involved anymore he's DONE