#i'm gonna be very honest with you

[somerandomdudelmao]

i was wondering (if your allowed to say/feel comfortable doing so) what type of animation work you do for you day job? nothing specific ofc, but is it like, a tv show/movie, or advertising?

I'm a storyboard artist on a little animated series for some kids tv channel (I won't tell you which one) :>

#to be honest #I don't really like this show #it's very childish and stupid #but if I go for more cool and complicated project #I'm not gonna have enough energy for my hobby #and by hobby I mean drawing things for you all #so #eh :|

[kylekirkwoods]

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER (insp) happy (belated) 24th birthday, kyle @princemick! <3

#*g.fx #ms07 #michael schumacher #michaelschumacheredit #f1 #formula 1 #f1edit #dailyf1 #kylelook #userriel #usercille #uservroom #usergarnet #userpickles #hiaanya #usersunflower #tusermira #vindicia #usergif #kyle💖 #i'm gonna be honest... kind of hate this set #but i tried my very best for you kyle <333333

[chirpsythismorning]

Some of the evidence supporting Mike not being in love with El is brutal. No, but seriously.

In s3, when El's leg is injured, instead of Mike putting his arm around her waist, allowing him to take some of the weight off her injured leg, he puts his arm around her shoulder, basically having the exact opposite affect of taking the weight off of her, instead just adding more weight for her to have to carry.

Now, I’m not coming at Mike here, I’m actually coming at the writers, because this choice here has everything to do with them using this gesture to signal Mike’s lack of feelings for El, even at the expense of realism.

I say this bc any person with common sense, including Finn and everyone around him and Millie filming these shots, would've known it looked unnatural for Mike to be adding more weight onto El as opposed to taking some off of her.

This means that what Mike did here, Finn was directed to do, and therefore it was for a specific reason.

And we know they could have easily made the opposite choice, because they show us Max AND Lucas doing it.

See how putting an arm around El's waist looks so much more natural? Because homegirl is injured and clearly needs help taking weight off her leg to qualm some of the pain she's experiencing there, which is why Max and Lucas are shown here doing it the correct way.

And so, why can't Mike do the same? Why are the writers making a point to show Mike being incapable of simply taking some weight off of El, instead doing the exact opposite?

I don't think it's as deep as Mike not being able to do something intimate, and that's bc, again we see Max and Lucas doing it.

I honestly think what they're trying to convey with this choice here, is that Mike thinks he's helping El, when he is in fact doing the opposite despite his best efforts. The implications of that and how that sort of aligns with their romantic relationship and what it leads to at the end of s3, going into s4, is pretty spot on.

I do think Mike thinks he's doing the right thing by being with El instead of voicing any doubts at the end of s3, because he is under the assumption that she is in love with him. I do think he believes he is indebted to her and that this is the least he can do after everything they've been through together, which has mostly been riddled with romantic pressures and so continuing that instead of disputing it seems like the only option anyways. Not to mention, he does care for her deeply, so it's not hard to imagine that he's a teenage boy confusing deep care for love (he literally tells us this is his problem when he can only say care and not love to El's face... but that's a whole other conversation).

Still, when it's all said and done, Mike's not actually doing El any favors by being with her romantically, if that is not what he truly wants.

Because that's the sad truth about all of this, which is that you would never want someone to be with you just because you want them. If you knew that they truly couldn't have those feelings for you, you'd want to know, right? You don't deserve someone just because you have deep feelings for them. And I think there's so many layers to this idea, bc many people are capable of not giving Byler a chance bc they truly believe Mike could never return Will's feelings. Will also feels this way atp, so though it hurts, he rips the band aid off, because he would never want Mike to be with him just out of pity or something. No one would want that. And so it all really comes down to who Mike truly loves romantically and wants to be with. And the right thing to do, even if it hurts someone, is to be honest, because being with them just bc you think that will make them happy is never going to be enough if you aren't truly feeling it, or worse, feel it for someone else.

We see how Mike's inability to be honest with El at the end of s3, leads to a season of Mike feeling deeply insecure and undeserving of the love El has to offer him, and even though he does try, he always comes up short. Despite Mike putting up this front that they are the perfect couple, the details are telling us something is off. And it gives him away.

Another example that I think is very similar to this loaded gesture from Mike to El in s3, is the scene in s4 when they hug in the airport.

Common sense ppl, picture this: You're reuniting with your long distance girlfriend. Then suddenly, she runs up to you, with her arms wide open, and instead of opening your arms wide to embrace her properly, you take the bouquet of flowers you brought her as a gift, and shove them against your chest just as she approaches to hug you, effectively squishing the present you got for her (a pretty delicate present at that) for no reason other than to... what exactly?

Like?? El isn't even squishing the present Mike, she's trying to hug you, dude! Your gf is trying to hug you properly and you threw the gift you got for her in between you so you could throw in a careful! x3??

Again, this has less to do with Mike's thoughts and reasoning behind this gesture in a literal sense, and more to do with the simple fact that this is a narrative choice! Mike is not a real person! There are real people sitting down and writing this and actors are having to do multiple takes to act it out. What feels natural for a situation is going to be what is often chosen 9 times out of 10, because of realism and wanting the audience to see stuff happening that is believable. That 1 time though, when it's not being done the way it would usually be, is usually because there's a specific reason for it.!

So the question really is, not why is Mike doing this, but why are the writers having Mike do this, and what message are they trying to convey about Mike's feelings based on his behavior, in these moments where he's just not capable of committing to El genuinely, one way or another?

#byler #no but most of the gay subtext is just so like... you really didn't have to do all that? #gay subtext at the expense of realism? check #mike thinks he's helping el by not breaking her heart and just being with her despite feelings for will he can't deny #very reminiscent of mike's 'maybe you thought you were helping but you weren't. you hurt me! what you did sucks!' #i do think it would be epic too see that moment come full circle but with el saying it to mike this time #bc i'm sure el would much rather have her heartbroken finding out that mike is incapable of loving her romantically #than to find out he was with her bc he didn't want to hurt her even at the expense of his own happiness #like no one wants to have someone be with them out of pity or obligation #we want someone to love us truly and deeply and genuinely! #we see how much el struggles in s4 bc of all the hints she's getting from mike that he doesn't genuinely love her #bc that's the most important part of a romantic relationship #it being equal #and it didn't feel that way #sure she's gonna be pissed #but she's gonna be more pissed he wasn't just honest #friends don't lie obvs

[front-facing-pokemon]

#surskit #now THIS guy. very underrated pokémon. the little blush? cute. the blue? cute. the spike on their head? cute. the whole concept of surskit #is cute. and there's this one video of like serena tossing out a surskit and then they just go “a” and it zooms out #and plays gen 8 encounter music and it's a very good video. if y'all've seen it before you know what i mean. for the rest of you #well i don't know what to tell you. i don't know much about this pokémon outside of that because i kinda started liking it when i saw that #video to be QUITE honest. i don't even know what type it is for sure—bug/water? and i sure as hell don't remember what they evolve into #yeah ok i was right. and they evolve into masquerain. not a ton of continuity colors and design wise but i like Get it. the whole bug thing #i suppose i just prefer pokémon that are visually traceable #but my paws are very cold typing this so i'm gonna wrap this up and take my meds. happy surskit day #and also happy pride month! i'm queueing this up on june 2nd. my power went completely out last night #which was awesome for pride month (lie). it was a very good time (lie)

[automatonknight]

id: a digital drawing of sol badguy, based on the x plus challange illustration for guilty gear x. he has his back facing the viewer, but he’s looking back over his shoulder with his sword leaning on his arm. his other arm is next to his side. he’s grinning and sticking his tongue out. the sword is producing a cloud of smoke, which is flowing to the left and off-frame. the background is turquoise.

#art #fanart #guilty gear #sol badguy #i had sooo much fun with this and i think it turned out soooo good #it was gonna be just a doodle i'm gonna be honest but erm ^__^ #you know how it is with me and 'just doodling' men. right #i'm very proud i used so many colors in this one and did it a little differently i think it paid off #i fucking love drawing his hair so much. do you understand #sol is generally probably one of my favorite characters to draw. i dont even care about him that much but ooh boy

[willowser]

Following up on uncle Kiri, what's your take on kiri and others becoming parents before bk, and his attitude towards all that? I imagine it's super conflicting being """"left behind"""" but also the questions around self worth and if he's "__ enough' to become a parent?

(obligatory disclaimer that these are all my personal opinions/feelings as someone that wants willow sprouts, and if that doesn't align with someone else's desires/beliefs — that's okay !!! we all write for the ones we love in different ways, and it doesn't make any opinion less valid or worthy of respect ✨️)

OOOOH HMM !! you know, i will write about dad bakugou all day, every day bc that's what i like to read and write but !! i do think he would have a hard time deciding if that's what he wanted ?? i don't think he thinks about it for a while, and then i think he tells himself he shouldn't have them, for a few reasons. mainly bc of his career and all that it entails, and also — bc he must wonder if he would be a good parent !!! he'll tell himself this for a bit, and he'll brush the topic off if it's ever brought up because he "doesn't think it's a good idea for him" but it's never explicitly bc he doesn't want them, if that makes sense ?? tbh i think it would take a very supportive partner for him to openly tell himself that's what he wants. like, someone loving and trusting him enough to be a father would help ease some of his worries, i think.

BUT ANYWAY. regarding kirishima, i actually had this perfect vision of them at a bbq, of course, except kiri's got his FOUR KIDS running around LOL and one of them coming up to bakugou and he's just looking at it like 🤨🤨🤨 akfbdjsja and aww, wouldn't it be cute if, once bakugou is expecting a child, kirishima lets him come over and learn how to change diapers ?? 🥺 let him practice burping and how to swaddle them up when they're so squirmy 🥺🥺🥺 CUTE !!

i think — his feelings in the situation of being around his friends that have children would really depend on whether he has a partner or not he feels comfortable with, tbh. like if it’s just him, i feel like he's non-stop looking at all these kids and his peers and telling himself, "yup, just not in the cards for me", almost like he's trying to convince himself he's fine with being without, though i definitely think he would, deep down, feel like ".......but why not me ?? 🥺" WAAAHHHH but !! on the fun, flip side, if he was with someone, i think he would honestly try to be more observant of how kids are ?? if that makes sense ?? LOL like he's watching them run around and trying to gauge what yaomomo says to her brats to get them to eat their vegetables PFFT. just storing it away for later.

tbh, it's hard for me to imagine not having this conversation with him BUT in the event that yall haven't discussed children yet, i don't think he's going to be the one to push it. like he's not coming back from the bbq asking when it's yall's turn, and i say that bc he's on the fence about it for so long. so i think he takes you not bringing it up as like......okay maybe it really isn't a good idea 🥺 but if years go by and nothing is said, then i think he might bite the bullet and force himself to ask LOL WAAHHH HE'S SO COMPLICATED

#ty for asking !!! 🥺🥺🥺 #i feel like — none of this made sense and didnt answer your question at all LOL SO I'M SORRY #i feel like for most of his young life he tries to convince himself that he doesnt want them bc he doesnt think he should have them #almost like he's a little embarrassed TO want them ?? bc he knows how he is and how he can be and how others perceive him #and he knows that if he voices that desire then people might be like WHAAATT ??? YOU ???? #🥺🥺🥺🥺 #and he also isn't sure he's ever gonna be lucky enough to find someone to have them with #it's all very up in the air for him and he doesn't want to be honest about wanting something he might never have #if that makes sense skfbdusak #but if he does have someone thst loves and supports him and wants to have little katsukis then he feels very 🥺👉🏼👈🏼 LOL AAWWW #this was interesting to think about thank you !!!! #cw children #✿ ask willow #✿ theme: dad bakugou

[pansetta]

It's still hard to believe it took 4 seasons for Grian to change his skin to go along with whatever theme for the life series, and of all things it's him as a playground bully in a leather jacket...

#I mean I think it's HILARIOUS personally #everyone always hoping he'll be the green/yellow/red theme like a bunch others like to do #but the man just never changed his skin during the life series #AND HE'S NOTORIOUS FOR CHANGING SKINS IN HERMITCRAFT VERY OFTEN MIND YOU #we finally got it but at what cost #a great cost if I'm gonna be honest #appreciate the commitment to the bad boys(tm) #limited life smp #trafficblr #grian #pan rambles

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

i love this alliance general and am glad someone is thinking positive about future friendships in this damn game

look at this cute general look at him wanting to be friends with all these people he spent all these good times with

#DCB Three Hopes Run #interesting enough too is that raphael mentions they have ''parties'' in ag #he seems to think they're too formal for him but im gonna be real with you #with rodrigue there they are NOT having stiff formal parties like you'd have with like #nobles and rich people mingling and that kind of thing. rodrigue literally goes to have fun at bars and drink with his men lmfao #he's dimitri's dad i'm SURE he lets it slide and lets him just do what he wants #so i'm SURE their parties are lively. also with how the npcs (particularly the alliance npcs) seem to talk abt it #they all seem to be having fun/feeling close to the kingdom and church #i will be honest it sounds like being in the kingdom army is a very fun time esp after the alliance joins up with them

[do-you-know-this-queer-character]

Do you know this queer character?

Kei is Transgender and uses he/him pronouns!

#I'm gonna be honest I read a bit to try to understand the rep and it was very confusing and uncomfortable for me but I'm gonna go with it #as far as I can tell it's true? but if this is wrong please lmk #i also don't know if the person on the cover is kei I couldn't find any pictures specifically noted to be him #kei zenbu kimi no sei #zenbu kimi no sei #tumblr polls #fandom polls #poll #transgender #he/him #manga #lgbtqia #do you know this queer character #Photo changed to an actual image of Kei! Thank you! #finished

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

you absolutely already know this, but i adore your work. i think it's hard to avoid the pressure of being surrounded by people we might consider "true artists," but the fact is that, frankly, everyone who makes art is an artist.

before this year, i hadn't drawn a complete piece in nearly three years. the line work i did produce felt abysmal and i was tempted to give up. then, i saw your comic and i thought, "wow, that's really cute, and it looks like a fun style to emulate."

i drew you, pondering me, eating grass. and it WAS fun. i forgot how fun it could be. i can draw lesbian horses, or pony!WWX throwing a chicken, or me eating grass. i can even make shitty memes! and all of it, no matter how good or how bad, is fun again.

you bring a lot of fun to people here. that's something equally as important as people who cultivate fancy line work or expert level digital painting. i'm sure that's something you know, but i hope it never hurts to hear it.

happy first season, friend! i can't wait to see the rest.

As a chronic perfectionist, it's been a long journey for me to accept that 'done is better than nothing' and that the worst critical voice is my own. Sure there's people who've gone to professional art schools, and those with a more than a decade of experience on me, but honestly? Would I tell a child their sonic drawing isn't art? Just because they have no 'experience' or 'technique'? Absolutely not. So I'm no longer saying my efforts should not count as art.

At the end of the day, art is what we choose to make it. We have the power to create whatever we want. And we are going to use it to have fun! We never lost the love and fun for creation we all had as children, we just told ourselves it wasn't enough. But it really is B*)

#ask #non mdzs #Thank you so much for this very heartfelt message B'*) #This kinda hit hard for me cause this blog isn't actually my first attempts at art (started with the classical florals and life drawing) #but it stressed me out immensely. All I could see was flaws and it made the process miserable knowing I wasn't going to succeed #So I stopped trying. I didn't draw for *years* #The point of Poorly drawn mdzs was always 'it doesn't matter how it looks it matters that I just keep going' #and it made art fun! I was making comics for ME and no one else. The bar was so low and I really could only go up from where I started #I think art block might be 50% fear of failure and 50% the weight of expectations. *That's* why art is perceived as 'hard'. #I'm gonna be fully honest here; your art is GORGEOUS!!! I'm glad you didn't give up B*) Though I understand the feeling. #I have greatly enjoyed chatting and collaborating with you! Thank you for so so many things #I hope to see more of your work again in the future!! I hope you keep finding the joy and fun in the act of creation! #is it not so amazing we can make something out of thoughts in our heads? #Lets all remember that art let's us draw ourselves eating grass and realize how wonderful that is

[bitacrytic]

Spoilers

So, I finally watched Saltburn and... why did you people lie?

Homoerotic subtext?

Homosexual undertones?

What in the actual fuck?

Did we miss the gay love confession where he begged Felix to love him back?

Did we miss the gay handjob? Did we miss the "or you could just fuck me" between TWO DUDES?

Did we miss the part where Oliver exhausted Farleigh in bed AND slept over????

Because I'm sure no one would call it "subtext" regarding the heterosexual mindfuck of whatever the fuck Oliver did with menstrual blood but somehow, an orgasm on screen isn't enough to convince us that there is in fact actual TEXT of the homosexuality of this film?

I went into the film thinking they'd be skirting around the issue of Oliver's feelings for Felix and pretending that Oliver only expressed overt interest in the women, but no. Instead the movie begins with the fucking question of whether or not Oliver was in love with Felix.

THIS IS NOT THE DEFINITION OF SUBTEXT.

It isn't subtext when the text is acknowledging it. It isn't subtext when the text is pointing at it and screaming about it and portraying it onscreen.

#everyone has misled me #if i'm honest i'm glad i went in with my hopes very low because everytime i thought they'd keep it at “subtext” the movie just went “bet?” #and i was excited for the surprise #not gonna lie #oliver and Farleigh were the best surprise of this movie #i have not recovered from the karaoke or midnight scene #those two men deserve more screen time #also oliver if you weren't such a liar felix would have let you fuck his brains out eventually #he was heading there anyway #saltburn

[anthonycrowley]

is there a gomens fic of all time people recommend that they base characterization off of. just wondering

#my post #i will be honest i OCCASIONALLY read gomens fic of course but the chracterizations are mostly me marinating characters in my brain #and also talking to beloved friends and mutuals like we're greek philosophers. but very rarely fic #gomens #idk if i'm gonna read it it'll just fascinate me. i think the general gomens tv fandom is like a different species of trout to me #or like. however that diverging population thing works. you know what i mean. hopefully.

[ardentlytess]

CHOCO MILK SHAKE (2022) - OFFICIAL TRAILER — dir. ahn ji hee; coming october 25th

#choco milk shake #strongberry #korean bl #bl drama #kdrama #kdramaedit #kdramadaily #kdramasource #mine #mjtag #<- i'm actually not sure if you were interested in this one so feel free to ignore if not but i figured at the very least it's pink LMAOO<3 #i'm gonna be honest i was a little skeptical when i first read the summary but god i'm so incredibly excited for this now #& strongberry hasn't let me down yet so #it just looks like it's going to be such a cute time & i'm very much looking forward to the cat side of the story #he really is just like me fr

[jocasta-nightstrider]

Still so sad that Merle Highchurch's canonically nonbinary plant-person partner who can't fucking stand him but is still infatuated with him and also they share a psychic unbreakable bond tying them together- as far as we know forever- all because the two's bosses thought it'd be funny to set them up together isn't like. A well known thing in the fandom </3 they're so funny </3 my psionic warriors think about Kuo Adventurezone for me please and thank you

#I LOVE YOU KUO ADVENTUREZONE YOU'RE SO SILLY I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW YOU <3 YOU GO THROUGH SO MUCH BULLSHIT FOR NO REASON <3 #truly the 'i can't believe i have to fuck that old man' 'you don't have to' 'no I'm gonna' character of all time <3 #I'm gonna be completely honest half the time i make these posts I'm paranoid i made up an imaginary sequel in my head and none of it's real #but that's my paranoia issues speaking!! luckily i can go back and listen to The Zone of Adventure: Imbalance and remind myself it's real #merle highchurch #merle hightower highchurch #merle taz #taz merle #merle x kuo #kuo x merle #taz kuo #kuo taz #kuo adventurezone #kuo highchurch #<- maybe? not canon (yet) but it would be funny so I'm keeping it #oh also very much a silly and very simplified way of describing their dynamic for humor's sake i hope that's clear lol

[insomnya777]

Hey! I found you though your superhero AU, which i love, by the way! I really enjoy your writing style, so I was wondering what your writing process is, in particular, do you have a plan/outline you follow, or do you have a list of little snippets of writing you want to include, etc. Just really curious!

oh my god the question i've been dreading. so funny thing, for the longest time, i actually didn't have an outline or like. a plan. at all

this wasn't even originally going to be a series, it was just supposed to be the first part 😭 but then people started liking it so much (and i live off of attention and comments) so i decided to make a part two and it kind of skyrocketed from there. did not expect we'd be getting past 20k words this is my longest series ever LMAO

but it's not like i have nothing planned out — like i know what's going to be happen with etho and the agency (to an extent) and i've pretty much got the whole ranchers and gempearl storyline down. but desertduo and boat boys..... i've kinda been taking it part by part.

that however does lead to things being repetitive and getting a little stale. so i've been planning things out more lately, and i'm very pleased to say that now i do have (kind of) an idea on the ending. which i have no idea when is going to happen

#yeah i'm very unorganized #i was honestly not expecting this series to go on for so long #almost two whole months!!!!!! a lot for me #but yes i have no intention of leaving this unfinished 🙏 #i have no idea how i'm going to fix boat boys tho i'm gonna be very honest rn #slightly terrified it's getting a little repetitive. #bfop au #my asks #about around the fourth part of the series i made a notes app page for all the things i want to have in this series #like titles (you like your girls insane is one of my favs) and lines (which i will not spoil cuz i've got some BANGERS) and other details #(like ages #i do have certain parts outlined however #there was going to be a part titled “interlude — xelqua” and it was going to be about grians story #i have so much written for that. idk if it'll be published ever but #yeah it had acts (act i: destruction act ii: salvation act iii: war act iv: peace) #and i had pages upon pages of notes #but for the general story i have very very little

[bijoumikhawal]

Been staring at the DS9 station's interior architecture and Cardassian screens and uh the art department really just said "Art Deco/Nouveau and Arts and Crafts" with their entire pussy huh

vs

Tell me I'm wrong

#Cipher talk #Ds9 #I'm gonna be honest the design on the bedroom doors just looks exactly like public domain art deco clip art #Also I'm being wibbly about the art D/N/C because all of these examples are from that and being quite honest #They were contemporary movements that influenced each other a lot and if you look at the broader body of work each produced there's this #Blob of things that technically are from each movement but look STRONGLY related #Moreso to each other than some of the more known works from each movement #For example that blue brooch is art nouveau from 1900 but looks very deco to me #And if you told me the year I'd knock it back to a&c before thinking of it as nouveau readily