#in a releasing kind of way

[mirrorhouse]

i wonder how many more people would've vehemently hated gale right off the bat on full release if his introduction conversation had stayed like this or something similar

#i wasn't realy involved in any discussions during ea but i do know a lot of people didn't trust or like gale then #but i always really loved the wind imagery he uses with his phrasing here #and the way he casually walks out of the portal like it's effortless and then stands over you literally talking down to you #in the full release your first impression of him is a guy stuck with no way to free himself without your help #then when you do help him he's very friendly and kind and doesnt come across as threatening at all. and you talk to him on level ground #even his most dismissive remark about the player's magic or lack of it just after meeting him doesn't come across as strong as this one imo #also. i have like no other clips from ea saved other than this one lol #baldur's gate #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #★

[i-suc-at-art]

Dp x Dc Prompt #1

Danny (holding someone who is passed out (maybe it’s dani idk)) knocking on Jason’s apartment door

Jason: “Who is it?”

Danny: “I have a dead body open the door!”

Jason looking concerned as he opens the door quickly

Danny: “They’re technically not actually dead, but there’s no way you’d open the door if i told you anything else…”

#danny phantom #jason todd #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #dp x dc prompt #writing prompt #jason actually hates danny #in a littler brother kind of way #idk if this is actually a prompt but it’s a quote from my fic that i’ll probably not release

[peridots-pixiwolf]

[Start ID. A digital drawing of Gabriel and V1 from Ultrakill in super-saturated, pixellated colors. It seemingly takes place during phase two of his second fight, judging by Gabe's bright yellow-cyan wings and the consequent blush shining through his helmet. Gabriel is pictured on the left, facing the left side of the screen with his head turned to V1, preparing to strike them with the bloodied spear in his right hand. Small but frequent splatters of blood dot his armor and outstretched wings, fabrics torn through in places. V1 is on the right, aiming its piercer revolver at his face. Their arms are stacked in pairs on either side, idle Feedbacker and Knuckleblaster on the left and Whiplash tucked atop their default arm on the right. Both parties are stylized to resemble insects, Gabe with beetle wings and a halo in the shape of antennae, and V1 with the four wings, four arms, short antennae and bristles expected of a dragonfly. End ID]

woah.... happy 1 year anniversary to gay people

also a couple alts (background removed, just gabe, and just v1, respectively) in hopes it'll be a little easier to understand what's going on and all!

additionally once again: special thanks to @magnumopos and @muzzleroars , neither of which I have actually spoken to in my life but both of which are credited with partially inspiring this! (dedicated section under the readmore due to the fact I do not generally tag people at all ever and wasn't sure if I should, but thought it was worth mentioning!) The former for giving me the wonderful idea of dragonfly V1, the latter for drawing V1 like a strange little creature + for the feedbacker plate, I enjoy both your works :]

(retroactively, on march 27th of 2024, assigning them a full bingo with credit to deep-space-lines. ehehehehe)

#peridots-art #gabriel ultrakill #v1 ultrakill #ultrakill #bots #bugs #drawing them more buggish now... i have a whole chart listing uk characters as bugs and it's so fun #v1 is dragonflyish for many reasons and gabriel (+ council)'s heavily bee-coded but I like drawing him more beetlelike. anyway #eyestrain #blood #gabv1el #< yes gabe's wholeheartedly trying to kill v1 and v1's actively harming him. yes this is ship art. they're having fun #not a thing that I feel I really need to clarify when it comes to ultrakill i just thought it was funny #anyway. yes yes more ultrabright ecstasy-winged gabriel with blood all over him. as to be expected of my ultrakill fanart. however #this obviously isn't my usual style but it WAS pretty fun to draw. i wanted to draw something chaotic and abnormal anyway for this #i kind of wanted it to be a successor to the nov29 gabe post and to mess around with it so. task completed 👍 #there definitely was more i wanted to say here (besides clarifying it's been a year since the act 2 release + that means a lot to me) #but i can't think of anything else so woe! bugs be upon ye #actually aug22 addition: if this inspires your own uk art in any way shape or form. PLEASE tag me in it :]

[lazylittledragon]

a 2 act tragedy starring me: i’ve been making fruit smoothies in the morning for a few days which has been great because it’s getting me to actually eat fruit for once, only to go on the internet and be told that it apparently releases all the natural sugars so it's actually Not that great for you and i am devastated

#ramble #i thought i was doing myself SO many favours #i ENJOY FRUIT i just don’t eat it for some reason related to adhd #context i am a long term ED sufferer so this kind of thing upsets me #honestly i don't care that much because it feels like it's better than Zero Fruit #can any dieticians put my mind at ease #someone explain how ‘the natural sugars are released and become Bad Sugar’ makes sense. like it’s all just the FRUIT #chanting to myself ‘there are no bad foods there are no bad foods there are no bad foods’ #like the Nutrients are still there and some of the fibre is still there #tw ed #on a lighter note current fave is pineapple+orange #also kiwi which i didn’t think would be good #edit: WAIT YOU’RE RIGHT WOULDN’T THE SUGARS BE RELEASED THE EXACT SAME WAY BY JUST CONSUMING THE FRUIT. WHAT THE FUCK

[tallwglasses]

I bet people would hate it if instead of it saying "download" and being taken to a locked pater0n post, said "purchase" ,it would be a lot more accurate.

#ts4 #the sims 4 #This is the kind of stuff we're supporting #anti paywall #Most of this shit doesn't even have a release date #Because there isn't one #it's just their cute way of hiding that it's exclusive

[kingjasnah]

wait is it the row anniversary? wow. happy three years to UNETHICAL YURI and KALADIN i guess

#some old rhythm of war posts got notes all of a sudden and im like. OH. release day #sorry for only cluing in at like 10:30 pm my time i literally forgor and acciddentally mixed medication this morning in a way that was #um. interesting. just two different kinds of cold/cough OTC meds but i was off my shit for most of the morning. slept great though #cosmere

[muzzleroars]

What would a fallen risen V1 look like?

a beast of violence, now subject to similar rules of fallen angels - it appears as those fallen to its respective layer, and has traded its wings for new arms made of hell energy.

#happy violence release day :] #i do wonder if this is kind of helpful in a way for it tho #like. it can drink nasty old blood now too. neat! #i can imagine gabe seeing it like this tho. #gabe: v1. what happened to my light? #v1: easy come easy go ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #gabe: EASY???????? #cake answers #v1 #risen v1 #doodle tag #(no spoilers just my own design!)

[cuddlebugmonster]

Maru’s favorite pass time is frog/toad hunting ! She loves to collect them and will one day create her own little army XD

#toads/frogs are also her favorite animals #their kinda like her in a way so her little kid brain just hyperfixated #she tries to hoard them but never succeeds #Leo and yuichi always force her to release them XD #it’s a crying fit every single time #it’s kind of like kids and candy #but her candy is frogs and toads XD #pyonpyon #bugs oc #weepwonp

[pasta-pardner]

spotify | john marston's revenge quest, set to music from 1960s spaghetti westerns.

Fun detail: the opening cutscene for Red Dead Revolver (2004) features an instrumental version of "His Name Is King". The lyrical version is oddly fitting for John, given that it's a song about seeking vengeance for a dead brother.

#red dead #rdr2 #john marston #arthur morgan #pardner playlists #pardner posts #tagging arthur in this bc even tho its a john-centric playlist.. its about the way john grieves arthur #y'all know me !!! im always a sucker for a revenge story!!! #so i cant help but dwell on johns attitude of ~i will throw away my chance at a future because i'm stuck in the past grieving you~ #like thats a banger. thats a good revenge story. the ultimate act of devotion is also an ultimate act of betrayal. #this is admittedly a kind of pulpy playlist and im embracing that. im a fan of 'horse opera' westerns and im attaching that to epilogue joh #anyways. all the songs on this playlist were released btwn 1966 - 1971 so its definitely a vintage vibe. #i tried to match that vintage energy with the graphic design. the cover art is screenshots of rdr2 that i've /heavily/ edited in photoshop #i wanted the images to look like those oil and/or acrylic paintings done for old movie posters #it took a lot of filter adjustments and paint-overs to get to this stage. i spent a lot of time on it. (please clap) #i initially wanted john to be wearing arthur's hat for this but . hdkhjdf ran into some difficulties sourcing usable screenshots. #i refuse to accept unmodded epilogue john as canon. i dont know what you think that thing is but that is not my son etc etc. #its jmrp or bust for me #most of the jmrp screengrabs i could turn into a workable composition featured the john hat so i just went with that. unfortunate but mehh #sidenote. plz click for quality bc a lot of the paint texturing in these covers gets lost in the compression #alight yall. have fun with the playlist !! lmk if u end up giving it a listen. #rdr2 spoilers #🤠 #art

[sofiaruelle]

MAKE A BUNCH OF FAUX BAND POSTERS!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I WOULD GIVE YOU ALL OF MY MONEY

Alrighty….here’s a 3 more thumbnails hahhahah

and i’m just gonna slide my ko-fi~ https://ko-fi.com/sofiaruelle

(you arent obligated to obviously!!!!! BUT….if anyone would like to *wink wonk*. it will definitely help me expidite the process hahhahaha)

#doodle #stardew valley #my audacity knows no bounds #is this allowed hahhaha #like i do want to figure out how to monetize my art beyond commissions #but also i’m shy #but also now i’m kind of unemployed a lil goes a long way #YALL ARENT OBLIGATED TO ESPECIALLY IN THIS ECONOMY #and this is just me trying to gague if people are actually willing to pay for somekind of pre release art membership thingy #idk how do paid subscriptions work in the art space #send help #lmao i forgot to tag charas #stardew abigail #stardew sebastian #stardew sam

[bakedbakermom]

@agent-troi you made me do this

(based on the notes on this post)

#sir this is a wendys #i am not even ashamed of having this whole ramble memorized. #txt #ftf #honestly from a screen-writing perspective a drunken rant is the BEST way to deliver this kind of background information to an audience #without clunky exposition. very important considering this was a major theatrical release and not everyone in the theater would have been #familiar with the show.

[puppyeared]

mmm, mmonkey

#figuring out how to draw them #it’s that sun/moon symbolism baby. they literally put it out for me it’s like catching fish in a barrel stg #I wanted macaques hair to be slicked back because it kind of reminds me of the curve on a crescent moon #like the dip at the end kind of reminds me of the tip of the crescent somehow idk #I’m trying not to draw stuff related to spoilers but it’s soooo harddddd. I can’t wait for the English release I need that serotonin NYEOW #MACAQUES ART THOUGH.. LMAO #without context it looks like he just made DLC for wukongs game and force fed it to MK #also decided instead of having fur covering the shoulders and chest maybe make it a glorified mullet #so the hair goes all the way down from the hair to tail on the spine #SO MANY DRAWING IDEAS IN HERE #myart #my art #doodles #Lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #macaque #six eared macaque #lmk macaque #lmk six eared macaque #lmk sun wukong #lmk wukong #lmk monkey king #lmk MK #lmk xiaotian #monkie kid MK #lmk fanart #monkie kid fanart #fanart #wanna draw Mei next. I have a cool ass idea

[ineed-to-sleep]

I'm watching Berserk and I may or may not have hyped myself up to turn my vampire ocs into dark fantasy characters. mmaybe

#sketch tag #so uh. pepper is kind of a guts basically jdjgkckkc #they're both in an army and they butt heads a lot bc pepper is big and stronk but very impulsive and reckless #but there's no griffith situation or anything like that it's just that vince worries abt her #and he's way more restrained as a fighter and a strategist. maybe a commander or second in command #and just like in vtm he's very paranoid and afraid of change. so he worries abt her and is also unhappy in the army but too scared to leave #so he broods a lot and mopes around and gets on her ass abt her recklessness #and just like in vtm pepper is impulsive and has a lot of pent up frustration and she uses the battlefield to release all of it #sometimes overexerting herself and nearly getting herself killed #she also wants to leave bc she's not sure she believes in what they're fighting for anymore. but then she loses her coping mechanism #things change when they have an argument where he reveals he cares abt her sjfjjfkf YES very cliche I am thriving #and she's dismissive at first but after being alone for a bit his words start sinking in #and when they're on a battlefield again there's a moment where they have to retreat and she's about to absolutely not listen to that #but then she has a change of heart bc she remembers what he said + she cares abt him too so she doesn't want him to be hurt by her actions #neither by him getting worried nor trying to come to her aid and putting his life at risk #so she retreats #and he's very happy abt that he thanks her later for what she did #and then she's like yeah sure I guess I didn't die but also guess what. I'm bored #everything she wanted to release back there she just didn't. so she's still frustrated and especially bc she had to admit defeat #and she's an extremely proud person. she's irritated #and he's like aight. I'm gonna fight you then #and she's like what. and he's like yeah #so he picks up a sword and throws another one to her and there's a *sexual tension play-fight* hell yeah babey #I'm having sm fun w this au can you tell jejfjckckkc #eventually they do desert the army they're in bc things get worse and pepper decides she no longer wants to be a part of it #and in a fight or flight moment she pushes vincent to make a decision and he leaves with her #and like the story is only getting started there bc then there'll be some big misteries in the story they're gonna uncover #which. I haven't figured out what they are yet #but either way akhhdskfha I'm having a lot of fun w this #sleep.txt

[not-poignant]

Can I ask, why do you love BL romance better than het romance? What makes them better? I did not mean anything negative, and I know everyone have their own like and dislike but I want to know your thoughts....

Also what do you think that made Asian MLM (BL manga/manhwa/manhua/ danmei) romances better than western MLM romances?

Can I ask, why do you love BL romance better than het romance?

Because I had no choice for many years.

Because that choice was taken away from me by a homophobic, transphobic, queerphobic, acephobic society. So all the romances I read had to be heterosexual, all the romances I watched had to be heterosexual, all the romances I heard of had to be heterosexual.

Because I'm not heterosexual.

Because I never saw myself represented in any stories ever, for over about 20 years (queer stuff existed, but where I was situated in Perth, Western Australia, meant that I was not seeing it).

Because I was force-fed allonormative, heteronormative, heterosexual tropes, bullshit, toxicity, misogyny, patriarchal culture, rape culture and more, and because everyone assumed that was normal, which made me feel isolated, marginalised, alone, and bereft, and cut me out of knowing what a life could look like for myself, and made relationships harder, when you don't have the words or stories to latch onto.

People like me couldn't even be erased out of the media, we hardly existed in the media, and if we did, almost never under our real identities, and almost always having to pretend to be something we weren't, for many people who hated us, or wished we were dead, or simply didn't care about us at all.

So, when I finally got a choice, I made a choice.

And I do not want to read heterosexual content anymore, unless it's queer (like T4T). The only place I actually willingly consume heterosexual romantic content these days is like 80s and 90s and early 00s romantic comedies. It's the only thing I allow through my filter, because so many of them have a really strong bent of hurt/comfort in them, and it's rare to find movies that have this in general.

But yeah otherwise het is just not a thing I look for in fiction. Literally a squick. Literally reminds me of 20 years of oppression in the mass media. It's not inherently bad, it just wasn't good for me personally, to never have a choice.

So I made one :D And my life has been so much better for it. I'm never going back.

Also what do you think that made Asian MLM (BL manga/manhwa/manhua/ danmei) romances better than western MLM romances?

It's just better for me, anon! I find a lot of western published m/m (so not like m/m fanfiction which I still read) often feels stifled and too short for me, and the characterisation doesn't get as deep as I want it to get. I often can feel the rigidity of the novel structure on authors who are trying to rapid release, and the depth I'm looking for is rarely there. Sometimes that's what people want! Sometimes they don't know there's other options!

Sometimes that's true of some BL manga/manhua/manhwa etc. as well. Tbh it's probably true of a lot of it! Serial format doesn't always allow for depth either. But I find the visual format easier to read as well. If I reread western m/m it's almost always fanfiction. And tbh, I'm sure some amazing m/m was published last year, I just get tired of having to wade through it all to find something I like. It got to the point where I was reading like 60+ titles just to find one average read, and I gave up.

The recommendation systems for BL tend to be better and more on point for me, I find most people who recommend published m/m to me generally always miss the mark (which isn't their fault - I'm particular, there's a reason I write what I write - because I can't find it to read!!), but close friends like @morbidlizard who recommend BL to me almost always hit the mark!

I don't actually read much danmei, but mostly because I haven't had time to really sink my teeth into it. Aside from MXTX, I haven't explored much further.

But yeah, hope that helps! :D

#asks and answers #personal #can't even put inadvertent recs on this #honestly 'rapid release' was kind of the death of it being easy to find a lot of good #m/m fiction being published #it's still out there it's just way more 'needle in a haystack'-y than it used to be #also there's way more fandom tropes like hurt/comfort etc. in manhwa and manga in particular #so it speaks a language i prefer #like Define the Relationship has SO many moments of hurt/comfort #just over and over again #i find published novel-format m/m just really kind of misses the mark on this #and honestly i include my own stuff in that #the novel format isn't super friendly to it #compared to the serial format #i'm sure that's not true across the board #it's just true 'so far'

[kaliphoeni]

ETHO GOT THE SLAB HE DID IT WOO ive been waiting for this moment since he started deadly runs im so happy

and he sounds so happy about it too <3

clip under cut !!

#etho: OHH WE GOT THE SLAB!! THE ETHO SLAB EVERYBODY! that's my artifact :D #he sounds so happy man i love it #crazy to me that the “”update“” that the etho slab was released in was 2013... #wdym this man has been around for so long and i only found him like 3 years ago?? what have i been doing?? #and the way he doesn't understand “The one that started it all. Accept no substitutes.” #this man T-T #etho #ethoslab #decked out 2 #decked out spoilers #kind of?

[hikeyzz]

need to have the kind of sex that makes me cry

#gross kind of sex that makes me feel so seen and loved and desired in every imaginable way #ya know #and also that melts my brain and lets me release all my emotions in a healthy enjoyable way #maybe some trauma kink play idk ya know just keepin it casual #((my way of saying i need someone to break my brain by any means possible)) #hikey