#it's either what tumblr staff like what tumblr staff like again what's trending or. picking by post type??? for some reason

[jarchivussy]

why'd tumblr destroy the explore function

#originals #it's either what tumblr staff like what tumblr staff like again what's trending or. picking by post type??? for some reason #like ok. what if i want both textposts and pictures. what then #it's so weird. who would actually go on the explore page to look at answered asks specifically? #yeah no when sam said 'tumblr loves rolling out features they know everyone will hate'.. literally

[threewaysdivided]

New Desktop Dash, No Bueno

Okay so, new dash layout on desktop.

As seems to be a common reaction: not a fan.

Let's talk about some of the issues:

1. Really visually cluttered

The new sidebar crowds out the dashboard content and the bright blue popup notifications (now at the side AND top) and create-post bar pull your eyes in different directions. There is no space for the eye to rest on anymore - it's all noise. The end result is that everything flattens - there's no focal point anymore.

It's also pretty overwhelming - even for someone like me - so I can't imagine it would be very user-friendly to someone who was photosensitive or struggled with visual overload (especially when paired with the high-contrast 'true blue' default site palette and animated icons for the changes-on-tumblr/staff-picks/trending buttons).

2. The activity pop-up now covers dashboard content

This is really bad from a usability standpoint. In the old layout the activity pop-up used to drop down over the recommended blogs sidebar. Now it actively gets in the way of looking at core content. The dash is why we are here, burying it like this is baffling.

The search bar now drops down over the recommended blogs banner instead, but where the old design had non-critical space on each side of the dashboard to visually allow both features to pop in, this new layout is way worse for efficiency. And for what? Having a rarely-used former drop-down menu now permanently active? The old banner with quick-links for the key use-features (notes, messages, askbox) made much more design sense.

It also means that the activity pop-up gets now completely covered by the blog pop-up that opens when you click the notification, so double demerit there. 0/10.

3. It's harder to navigate to the activity page, and the new page-stretch means you can't see new notes without scrolling down

That first bit is kind of a nitpick but cramming the 'See everything' link down at the bottom of a browser window isn't a great navigation choice. (Again, the visual signifiers and eye-direction in this new design are incredibly poor.)

That the main activity page now requires you to scroll to even see the top note due to the new display ratio is really egregious. It makes another key site feature just slightly less convenient and accessible in a very irritating way. Bad choice.

4. The new ratio pushes the Radar and Main Sponsored slot completely off-screen

This one is directed the tumblr staff: that's also a bad choice, guys. That's your main ad-slot for people loading into Tumblr so hiding it is going to hurt both your ad-impressions and your ability to promote the ad-free option. The new layout ratio also means that the in-dash ads are going to be a lot more invasively screen-filling - and let's be real most users will either add-block or leave before purchasing ad-free. I have no idea what the new layout is trying to achieve but if ad optimisation is the goal then this ain't it, chief.

To be honest I cannot comprehend the rationale for this change. I guess it's visually a bit more like Twitter... but that site is currently being demolished from the inside by poor management decisions so maybe it's not the best aesthetic to be aping.

Well then, what do?

Okay so, new dash bad. And so, in true Tumblr spirit: we complain. However, to get results we must deploy the art of kvetching productively.

If you want the old dash back (or at least, a better new-dash design that corrects some of these big weaknesses) what you should do is head over to https://www.tumblr.com/support and lodge a feedback ticket pointing out the problems. The more users who do that, the more likely you are to see an effective response.

Remember, tagging @staff and @support in posts won't fix this. There's no guarantee they'll see it among the notes barrage.

Also: please don't be rude or abusive when you lodge tickets. Whoever is manning those blogs and inboxes probably isn't the person who forced through this change. Save an intern, be polite.

Go forth in disgruntlement to keep this hellhole a hellhome.

#tumblr #tumblr problems #new dashboard #yes it's bad #but there is a way #I've already lodged tickets about it

[babygirl06301]

When Did Dean Fall In Love With Cas?

tl;dr: S11

I’ve wanted to talk about this since the show ended and the Spanish dub that broke Tumblr came out. So, when did Dean Winchester fall in love with Castiel?

This is entirely my opinion of course, and I know there are some people that will say it was right away or that it never happened at all, but I wanted to put my thoughts out there so other people could tell me their thoughts, too. I’ll probably get off on some tangents here and there, so feel free to send me any Destiel thoughts you’ve got.

Also, it’s worth noting that, to me, there’s a difference between falling in love and actually being in love. I mean, if you’ve fallen in love with someone, every point in your relationship has been a stepping stone to that point, so I guess it’s all abstract, but still. Hence, S11 being my answer to this question.

Keep in mind I’m doing this without the benefit of a recent rewatch, so I may miss some behaviors from Dean that would change a few things.

Warning: sappy stuff ahead; read at your own risk (also crappy images).

S4-5

I don’t think it’s that big of a secret that Dean attached himself to Cas, like, right away. I mean, the dude never talks about his emotions, and yet, it took eight episodes of Cas being around for Dean to break down in front of him and talk about his fears. It’s almost like you could say that’s because they were always meant to fall for each other.

However, I don’t really the think the process of falling in love with Cas had started yet. I do think that Dean cared about Cas, but I don’t think it was anything extremely special. Reason being: it was the literal end times and Dean didn’t have that type of time. That, and I think there’s something to be said for being raised a certain way and believing certain things about yourself that affects how long it takes for you to notice that something has changed. So, yeah. I don’t think Cas had been around long enough at this point for Dean to start feeling anything more than kinship with him.

That’s not to say, though, that Dean didn’t subconsciously find Cas hot or get the warm fuzzies sometimes because:

I mean, come on.

S6-7

So, this era is weird because I do think something had begun to change in how Dean saw Cas, but I don’t think he got to fully begin the process of falling in love with him because: a.) Cas betrayed them and b.) Sam’s head was broken.

I’m gonna say something rude now: I think a lot of the Destiel moments in the beginning of S6 were born of Dean needing Castiel’s abilities as an angel and not of needing Cas. For example, Dean calling on Cas to help with the Staff of Moses or with Soulless!Sam. He was usually pretty demanding and sometimes curt with Cas and got irritable when Cas couldn’t help.

However, I think that Cas always being there despite his battle in Heaven began to shift Dean’s feelings toward him. I do think this change was almost imperceptible, but you can see Dean showing more and more concern for Cas as S6 progresses. Like this:

This is the primary reason I think Dean got so defensive of Cas when Bobby and Sam started suggesting that Cas was working with Crowley. It’s also why he got so hurt when he found out that Bobby and Sam were right.

Here’s my super abstract and vague take on it: he’d started feeling romantic emotions for Cas, but as soon as Cas’s betrayal was revealed, it got replaced with pain. Basically, Dean almost started to fall for Cas in S6, and then the Purgatory storyline interrupted it.

And then Cas died. Which didn’t help.

Here we enter S7, which has fuck all for Destiel content beyond the first two episodes—until Cas comes back. I know some people are going to say not to gloss over the trench coat thing, and fair enough. I think the keeping of the trench coat was akin to Dean trying to hold onto what he did feel for Cas, obviously not consciously. Almost as though Dean could tell he’d lost something special when Cas died, and not just in losing Cas, but in losing part of himself, a part that he didn’t know existed yet. I don’t consider the trench coat to be a sign that Dean was falling in love with Cas but a sign that he was about to or that he could’ve. Is that weak? Whatever.

Now, I do think that some shit got shaken loose when Dean saw Cas again because, for all intents and purposes, he should’ve been pissed. But instead he was... whatever this is:

I still, more or less, think that he was too preoccupied with Sam to really begin falling in love with Cas. I think that’s clear to see in how he treated Cas after he came back into the story for the final battle with the Leviathan. He did give the whole “I’d rather have you” speech, but all the stuff before that was more along the lines of “Nobody cares that you’re broken, Cas! Clean up your mess!” So, yeah.

S8

Okay, so this is where the Purgatory stuff comes in. In the words of the great John Mulaney, “we don’t have time to unpack all of that,” but this is where I believe Dean started falling in love with Cas.

Dean told Sam that Purgatory felt pure because he could only focus on the fight at all times... but he still had the emotional availability to worry about and search for Cas, so...

If I had to pick an exact moment, I’d say somewhere around here:

And thus, rather than just keeping a trench coat when he lost Cas, Dean literally rewired his own memories because he would rather think that he left Cas behind than think that Castiel chose to leave him.

From here, we can start seeing Dean paying attention to Cas more, noticing when he’s not being himself, and more than that, worrying about him in a more personal way. For instance, when Dean insists that Cas talk to him about what’s bothering him in “Hunteri Heroici.” Not to mention, Dean becomes a lot more emotionally vulnerable regarding his feelings for Cas. One example would be when he insists that he didn’t abandon Cas in Purgatory. Another would be, of course:

I would also mark this season as the season Dean’s prayers to Cas become more emotional and, at times, cathartic, as though he’s confiding in Cas. In “Remember the Titans,” for example, Dean prays to Cas to ask him to look out for Sam; the scene reads like Dean is asking for help but is, in equal measure, asking for Cas. This is also the first season an adversary pokes at Dean and Cas’s relationship in a way that specifically targets Dean and his feelings about Cas rather than Cas’s feelings about Dean as it had been before; this would be when Naomi says “You’re hoping Castiel will return to you.”

S9-S10

Well, these seasons are complicated to say the least because of Gadreel and the Mark of Cain. I don’t think, at this point, Dean ever stops feeling what he’s feeling for Cas. However, I do think that a lot of the hiccups throughout S9 and S10 made Dean step away from those feelings.

Of course, Dean is still stressing about Cas 24/7 in the beginning of S9 what with Cas being human, Cas being hunted, Cas dying, Cas working at a Gas-n-Sip—you know, drama. I think when Gadreel said that Cas needed to stay away if Dean wanted Sam to be healed, Dean had to let what he was feeling for Cas go—not that that means he stopped feeling it, mind you. No, I don’t think Dean consciously went, “Well, guess I’m done falling for this dude,” but I think he knew somewhere in his heart that it wasn’t the time.

Now, the Mark of Cain. The storyline that put the characters down on the page once and left them stagnant and unchanging until it was resolved. Now, as you might imagine, slowly turning into a demon that wants nothing but death would put a damper on any relationship. Finding Destiel in the B season for S9 and throughout S10 is hard. Especially on Dean’s end. 

There are moments when you can tell that Dean’s feelings for Cas are still there, and I would say, developing slowly, like the cheeseburger date. Probably the biggest Destiel moment in the entire Mark of Cain stretch is when Dean nearly kills Cas but resists, despite the Mark’s hold on him.

That’s really it, though. No backwards movement, but barely anything trending the opposite way, either.

S11

This is the Big Season™, the one I believe Dean fell in love with Cas in. Now, obviously, it isn’t like Dean lost the Mark, and boom, fell in love with Cas. Plus, there’s the whole pull-to-Amara thing. However, I don’t think falling in love necessarily has to be a big moment; I think it can just happen, and I think that’s what happened with Dean. At some point between the start of this season and Cas being released from Lucifer’s possession, Dean fell in love with Cas.

That being said—if I was really reaching for a moment—I wouldn’t say it happened during a happy scene. I’d say Dean fell in love with Cas when he lost him.

I know that sounds weird, that Dean didn’t fall in love with Cas completely until he realized Cas had been possessed by Lucifer, but in my head, it fits. I think it’s because Dean is so emotionally closed off and tries not to let his emotions show if he can help it that it took knowing that Cas was gone for that last switch to flip in his heart.

So, now Dean is in love with Cas, but Cas is Lucifer. I’d say this has something to do with the fact that, even though Dean is supposed to be attached to Amara, he still calls out for Cas even though Amara is right in front of him.

Considering the fact that Cas comes back in the literal last episode—at least, that’s when Dean realizes he’s back—there isn’t a whole hell of a lot of time to see how being in love with Cas has changed Dean. We do get the “you’re our brother, Cas” scene, but seeing as how that’s pretty inconsistent with everything that comes afterward, let’s just chalk that one up to bad writing and/or Dean being dense.

S12

Alright, so my post should be done, yeah? I’ve answered the question I’ve set out to answer. However, there’s still more to talk about here. When did Dean first sense that what he felt for Cas was different? When did he have an inclination that it was romantic? When did he know for sure?

That’s why we’re here in S12. Now, S12 is the most Destiel-heavy season in the entire series. In my opinion, while it does have many of the best Destiel scenes, it doesn’t have the best Destiel scene. However, as far as number of moments, S12 takes it.

This is where we really get to see how being in love with Cas has changed Dean. Realistically, I think this has a lot to do with S12 being the beginning of the Dabb era because this era marked a change in tone for both Castiel’s character and his relationship with Dean. Dean began to worry about Cas a lot more frequently and, as a result, got mad at him a lot more, too. I see S12 as the season that Dean moved away from simply being worried about losing Cas to being terrified of losing Cas. And that translated into anger any time Castiel put himself in danger. For example, killing Billie. Any other time, the threat of losing Cas translated itself into fear, like when Cas nearly died from being stabbed with the Lance of Michael.

Of course, the mixtape is also in this season, which is another example of how being in love with Cas has affected Dean. I could probably make an entirely seperate and very long post regarding Destiel in S12, but the general idea is that Dean’s newly found love for Cas made a big difference in how he treated Cas.

S13

Alright, S13 stands outs to me because I believe this is when Dean first realized that Cas meant something more to him than a friend and that he felt differently about him than he did about his family. Again, I don’t think that Dean actually thought those exact words, but I think his heart knew them to be true even if he mind didn’t. Reason being: Cas had just died. Which is the first time Castiel has died since Dean fell in love with him. Dean knew he needed Cas, in a way he hadn’t really realized it before. Which is why he demands that Chuck bring him back.

Then Cas comes back, and it’s like Dean forgets what hopelessness and misery are because Cas is his “big win.” After this, honestly, there isn’t much else by way of emotional development for Dean regarding Cas, but I see that as a good thing. It’s a sign that, though Dean hasn’t realized it yet, being in love with Cas is comfortable for him. There are still expressions of concern for Cas’s wellbeing throughout the season, but mostly, we just get to see Dean be content with Cas.

S14

Alright, S14 a.) mostly saw Dean’s feelings much in the same place as they were in S13 and b.) just kidding because Dean tells Cas that he’s dead to him in this season.

To be fair, if we’re talking Destiel, there’s more of it on Castiel’s end this season than there is on Dean’s because Dean is dealing with Michael. There are a couple moments that stand out to me as moments where Dean’s love for Cas comes through: when Cas asks Dean if his plan to trap himself in the Ma’lak Box means that they’re supposed to say goodbye and when Dean confides in Cas about how he’s handling keeping Michael trapped. In the former scene especially, I think it’s clear to see how much the idea of saying goodbye to Cas affects Dean.

And then we get to “Absence,” which is the episode where Dean tells Cas that he’ll be dead to him if Jack killed Mary. Now, going off on a tangent here to explain how this ties into Dean being in love with Cas, let’s talk about when Dean gets mad at Cas.

When Dean gets mad at Castiel, it’s always out of pain. I think that’s a very unique effect that Cas has on Dean that no one else does, and I believe it’s because Dean gets so overwhelmed with the emotion of betrayal that all he can do is push Cas away. Why a feeling of betrayal? Well, in this case, it’s because Cas knew something was wrong with Jack and didn’t say anything. I think that, as Dean fell more and more in love with Cas, his expectations and feelings for him grew, and because of that, when he feels like he’s been let down by Cas, it turns into rage. 

When Dean walks away from Sam, it’s usually because he’s either worried or angry. With Jack, he walked away because of anger, maybe even disgust. But with Cas, it’s always pain; it’s always because Dean feels like he’s been personally betrayed in a way that has nothing to do with worrying about Cas and everything to do with wanting to hurt Cas back. It’s almost a selfish sort of anger, which is actually a positive for Dean’s character since he rarely puts himself first.

To me, the way Dean gets mad at Cas—especially in S14—is so personal and unique that it serves as proof as to why Dean is in love with Cas. So, even though the “then you’re dead to me” line is so damaging, it’s still a result of Dean loving Cas.

S15

Last season. The hardest season by far, for a lot of reasons. I’m not going to get into the lack of closure the ending of this show gave us in terms of Dean and Castiel, and I’m not going to talk about this final season in conjunction with the Spanish dub—just what I, as an English speaker experienced in canon since that’s what was intended in the final cut—but I will talk about everything else. There’s three episodes/points I’m going to hit with this season, and I’m sure we all know them: “The Rupture,” “The Trap,” and “Despair.”

I’ve already discussed why Dean’s anger points to his being in love with Cas, but I think the important thing to note with “The Rupture” is that Dean still didn’t want to lose Cas, even in the moments when he was hurting Cas and pushing him away.

There’s still a couple questions I’ve asked that I haven’t answered yet, and one of them will be answered with “The Trap.” I think this episode—and really, the moment Cas told him he heard his prayer—marks the first time that Dean considered that his feelings might be romantic. I don’t know how clear those thoughts were or if Dean told himself he was wrong afterward, but I do think that that scene was the beginning of possibility for Dean and Cas. Had they had enough time, they would’ve decided to be together, and that scene is where they both really felt it for the first time—even if they didn’t believe the other felt the same way.

I’ll be honest: I really don’t want to talk about “Despair” because it’ll just make me sad. Alas, there is one question that still needs to be answered: When did Dean know that he was in love with Cas?

When it was already too late. Much like in S11, I think it took Dean losing Cas to realize how he felt about him. The difference here is: I think Dean would’ve realized it regardless; hearing how Cas felt about him and then losing Cas just forced it. Had Cas not died, I don’t believe it would’ve been too long before Dean realized it naturally, and that’s the most frustrating thing about this scene is that Dean didn’t have to learn how he felt through the trauma of losing Cas.

I’m not trying to diminish this scene because, had there been closure—and proper editing—I’d say this scene was the perfect avenue for Castiel’s character to go down because it would mean that, when he came back, he could be with Dean.

Again, I’m not getting into the semantics of the final couple episodes or how they handled Destiel because it’ll just make me mad, but I think Dean realizing he was in love with Cas was just as big of a factor in him seeing himself differently as Cas’s speech was. I think Dean wanted to honor Cas by being the person Castiel saw him as; I think Dean wanted to live as a man worthy of being loved by the man he fell in love with.

Anyway, that’s my take on when Dean Winchester fell in love with Castiel based on what canon gave us. As someone who had been very realistic about the possibility of Destiel over the years and had never truly hoped for it in canon because I knew better, I have never been more convinced that Dean is in love with Castiel as I am now, after the show has ended.

I don’t think I can say I believe he was in love with him all along, but I believe that his story, their story, of falling in love is real and true, however long it may have taken. I’ll never say goodbye to these two, but I’m happy that I can at least walk away from this show knowing that they found each other in the end, even if their ending didn’t do justice to their legacy.

Let me know when you think Dean fell in love Cas or vise versa. I’m curious to know what you see in their relationship. I don’t think I’ll be making a post like this for Castiel because, in my opinion, Cas fell in love with Dean rather quickly—his journey was just realizing what that meant. Anyway, thank you for reading this, and thank you for being a part of this twelve year long love story that is Destiel.

#destiel #casdean #cas x dean #dean x cas #dean winchester #castiel #spn #supernatural

[poirott]

I apologize for the off topic ask, but could you shed some light on the #bbelcher tag for me?

I keep running into it, and it seems to be all over the place and on (seemingly) unrelated gifs. It’s such a mystery to me, and it’s a little thing I know, but... it’s just frustrating not knowing, you know?

Again, sorry for the off topic ask, but you are such a nice and tumblr-savvy person, I thought I’d ask here first.

Hi there, anon! Don’t apologize for asking, it’s a good question to ask! Anyone would be curious about a tag that keeps popping up a lot in people’s posts. The tagging on posts, especially gif sets, can be confusing if you don’t know the context or what the tags themselves mean. I didn’t understand what it was all about at first either and it drove me bonkers but it’s really simple! :)

‘bbelcher’ is the personal tag of the popular movie/tv/actors/pop culture related blog @bob-belcher. It’s run by several gif makers (admin + fellow members) who are tracking this tag so that other gif makers can use it on their posts and get noticed and reblogged by said blog. bob-belcher’s reblog gives exposure to all sorts of great gif sets that may not have gotten noticed as much if the gif makers only used common tags like “name of movie/series”, “name of character”, “name of ship/pairing”, etc. bob-belcher helps them get some exposure and circulation via their large following.

You might have noticed other similar tags on posts, such as ‘cinemapix’, ‘doyouevenfilm’, 'fyeahmovies’, ‘tvseriessource’, ‘marvelheroes’, ‘magicfolk’, ‘thestarwarsdaily’, and so on. They’re usernames of blogs akin to bob-belcher. ‘Magicfolk’ is for Harry Potter stuff, ‘marvelheroes’ for Marvel projects and actors. The blogs all state somewhere in their intro which particular tag they’re tracking. And the bigger the fandom, the more likely it is such “member blogs” exist in it.

Some blogs track more common gif/edit tags like ‘tvedit’, ‘filmedit’, ‘marveledit’, ‘perioddramaedit’, while others have decided on a personal tag related to their username, that’s why there’s ‘bbelcher’ for @bob-belcher, ‘userstream’ for @stream (a tv/movie blog), and ‘chewbieblog’ for @chewbacca (also tv/movie). Spelling it a bit differently or using a variation on the name prevents tumblr from confusing the tags ‘chewbacca’ the Star Wars character name and 'chewbacca' the username. There are a lot of tags along the lines of ‘userPERSONALNAME’ and they often refer to a person’s main blog. To give an example, in line with the naming trend, I could have named my own tracked tag ‘userpoirott’ or 'userNICKNAME’ or similar for people to tag it in their posts they wanted me to see/reblog, but 'poirott’ works just as fine as a tag name and it doesn’t get mixed up with any common tags like ‘poirot’ the fictional character. :)

It took me ages to realize chewbacca (and others like it) isn’t just one person! The common thing about these big name blogs is that they’re run by more than one individual. Bob-belcher has 20+ and chewbacca 50+! Staff members are listed on each blog. Their job is to check the tracked tag(s) frequently and queue the posts for reblogging, it’s why it may take a few days for your gif set to get picked up, depending on how busy their queue is. They have a system and certain rules all members must follow.

They also create their own gif sets exclusively for the blog, on top of gif sets for their main/personal blogs or even sideblogs. The way they join these big blogs is by appying for a staff member position. I know some gif makers who are members at several big name blogs because they’re passionate about giffing and make a lot of gif sets across fandoms. :) By reblogging gif sets via the member blogs they’re supporting fellow gif makers, new and smaller fandoms, as well as vintage tv/films and everything inbetween. I’ve lost count how many great tv shows, films and gif makers I’ve been exposed to thanks to reblogs.

Sorry for the length! I hope this explains the topic of tagging. Have a nice evening! <3

#Anonymous #replies #fandom #tumblr

[wannajointhecrabcult]

Adrichat Craziness plus Miraculous/Batfam Crossover

In light of this new trend I had an urge to do this. This is a Miraculous/Batfam crossover. I'm sorry.

Imagine Damian, Marinette, and Adrien are friends.

How they met and all that backstory stuff is up to you.

Maybe Damian was sent in on a League mission or maybe it was an exchange program.

Maybe Adrien went to a gala with his father or Marinette's parents was catering a party in Gotham or something.

The important part is that they know eachother.

They could all be in a poly, just friends, cult members, secret relatives, a couple and a third wheeler, whatever.

Oh! And they know eachother's identities.

That's important too.

The great thing about this relationship is that no one knows about it except for the tree of them.

It's been hard hiding it from their family and other friends but they already have secret identities.

Lying and making excuses is easy for them.

They have weekly video chats, online movie nights, group chats, revenge plans, black mail, all that good stuff.

They know eachother better then they know themselves at this point.

So one day Damian is at Gotham Academy just scrolling through Tumblr when he finds this gem on #1 trending.

Adrichat.

There are adrichat memes, adrichat fanfics, adrichat comics, ADRICHAT.

The reaction is instant.

He bursts out in laughter, scaring everyone in the vicinity.

The Ice Prince LAUGHING?!?

Either the world is ending or it's the Joker.

Cue the panic and screaming.

Everyone is either running out, looking for places to hide, frozen in fear, or something else along those lines.

After a bit everyone has calmed down a bit and their has masks on they start to notice things.

Wait, where's the henchmen? The rumbling ground? The crazed laughter?

The only laughing that can be heard is Damian's.

Now as they look around they realize that there's no gas seeping out from the windows, under the doors, or through the walls either.

What is happening??

The Batfam arrives and observes from the shadows for a bit.

The cafeteria is full of people but non of them are really reacting like they normally do in some sort of villain attack.

Wait, why is everything just standing around awkward? Where's the henchmen, the guns, the JOKER?!

After a few minutes they come out and start questioning people.

The students and staff just sorta point to a corner of the cafeteria where they are greeted at the sight of a hysterical Damian on the floor.

After the shock of seeing Damian LAUGHING wore off, Nightwing instantly went into panicking mother hen mode and gave him the Joker laugh gas antidote.

It didn't work.

He's still laughing.

WHY IS HE STILL LAUGHING!?!??

At this point the rest of the fam snaps out of it and tries to figure out why the antidote isn't working while panicking. (Well they weren't outwardly showing it so that the civilians could see but they were.)

Through his laughter and tears-wait. TEARS?! Damian tells them to get his phone and call someone called Angel?

Confused Red Robin picked up his phone from off the floor (he dropped and kicked it away during his fit) and looks through Damian's contacts.

As he scrolls through he sees them, Jon, and someone called 'Banana Sunshine Boi' before coming across "Scary Pastry Angel".

He calls them, puts them on speaker, and is surprised when he hears a accented tired female voice say "Dove? *groan* Why in the kwami are you calling me in 2 in the flipping morning?"

From where he is on the floor clutching his stomach, he makes a grabbing motion with one of his hands.

Once the phone is passed to him and he brings it to his ear he wheezes out "M-Mari."

Now panicked Marinette says "Omg are you crying?! Or are you laughing? It's hard to tell?"

"It's b-both actually. But t-that's not what's imp-portant here. Have you *wheeze* c-checked tumblr y-yet?"

"No? I literally just woke up. Wait, Lemme jussstttt......."

After that there was a long pause.

They thought maybe he accidentally hung up when the mystery person whispers through the phone.

"I... I can't... is this for real?"

"Yep."

"........... Heh.... Hhehe. Ehheeheheh. HehEHWHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH!"

Slowly the voice on the other side delves into uncontrollable laughter, triggering Damian to laugh harder as well.

He drops the phone again only for it to be caught by Red Hood before it hit the ground.

"What the hell are we supposed to do now? What even HaPpEnEd?!" Asked the anti-hero as he turned to his brothers.

They all just sorta look at eachother before Damian tells them to add Banana to the call.

"Excuse me. WHO?!?" Asked Jason before the phone was snatched out of his hand by Tim.

He does as Damian tells him to and after a few rings another tired accented but now male voice is heard.

"Guys why are mew calling me so early?What's happeting? Mew know I have a furto shoot in the meowning."

'Even half asleep he's still punning.' thinks Damian as Marinette answers his question.

"We c-called because ppttt C-can you check t-tumblr please. I-It's important."

"Umm. Okay?" Was the reply.

They all waited for a few moments before Adrien's voice was heard again.

"Is this real?"

"Correct."

"So I'm actually trending on Tumblr?"

"*wheeze* y-yeah?"

"And hundreds of people are writing fanfics, making memes, and drawing comics about me dating myself?"

"Yep."

"........."

"........."

"Dang. I never though about me and Chat like that but I guess we do make a cute couple. After all, the dashing royal and the smooth knight has always been one of my favorite tropes."

"bwahahWHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAH!"

#adrichat #maribat #daminette #adrien x marinette x damian #omg why is this trending #this frigging fandom i swear #i cant believe THIS is my first post #the true crackheads are miraculers

[floralkittygambler]

Return of The Thing

Sort of. By thing, I mean me. But I love this movie and the meme. Ok, context for this post: - Where I’ve been - Why I left - Whats hip happening -  Where I’ve Been:

Long story short, I’ve had real life matters to deal with. Firstly, my entire household contracted COVID. Well, *almost*. We’ve been through constant testing, quarantine zones, and had the ambulance up numerous times. My parents and 2nd oldest sister were hit the hardest. My 3rd oldest sister was positive and asymptomatic. Now something none of us could predict that I would be completely COVID free despite my compromises. Despite that I was in close contact with them all, including the 2nd oldest who contracted it first and accidentally being coughed on a few times lol. I went through the exact same testing and yet nothing. No symptoms. No presence of COVID. And I took no precaution to isolate from my family as I presumed in our small house we’d all get it, so I was more preoccupied with caring for the sick. Ultimately, I’ve either gotten off scott free this time or there’s a chance I may actually either be highly resistant or even immune. Even then, I WILL be having the vaccine as and when my family are eligible. And we all still follow regulations set.  I’ve also had other real life obligations, much of it either mundane fixing up my living circumstances to more personal matters. Overall, I have been extremely preoccupied.

A mini update, the stray cat Big has been in our porch a lot more in recent times due to the snow as well as being even more affectionate. And Queefster passed away after a good life and a full tummy. Why I Left:

Aside from COVID, business, and my own health declining, I’ll be blunt. I left because of how disgustingly toxic most fandoms are nowadays, but Hazbin is one of the WORST for it. That includes harassment, death threats, mocking MI and triggering an ED. In fact, I’ve even seen others get rape and death threats. So yes, even if YOU are a decent fan, collectively most of you arent doing any favours. Even some critical blogs seem to be overtly catty in ways no one else seems to pick up on under this ‘look how blunt I am’ look and it’s just... You dont have to be a prick to have your say, to be honest and to disagree with the trending. That’s a few on and off of tumblr, and no one I follow anyways. 

In regards to my ‘sensitivities’ - two things: 1) Of course trauma is going to hurt, 2) Im fully aware of kids doing and receiving much of this, which hurts MORE. I have my own lil squids and Im worried of them eventually having to deal with this shit. And no, no one SHOULD have to put up with such rude and poor behaviour. Agree to disagree doesnt live in some people’s realities, but by God harassment and bullying seems ok if YOURE doing it or enticing it. That ISNT ok. Even if it seems like nothing to you it could kill another. I certainly will not take your shit. 

On huskerdust I STAND by my words. It’s fucking creepy and there is sexual harassment and obsession. And there are large triggers. I will not go into detail here because Ive done that dance before and I’ll be refining it again. YOU may like it, however it triggers my very real traumas as well as those in my bloodline. Be respectful and keep that shit away from me. And for goodness sake, parents PLEASE dont raise your children to behave as such online. And no, being anon isnt actually fully anonymous. Also to send hate and threats anon is not only traceable but also cowardice. Grow a pair and find a hobby. I avoid my traumas for the most part. I will not allow you to weaponise or diminish my own or others experiences for your fictional based gratification. Likewise, if it becomes canon, I’ll just make an AU where it is not. Simple. You can hate it but Im not your personal circus so go be toxic elsewhere. IF you like HD and follow me, honestly... Youre probably better to unfollow as I am deeply and passionately against it and stolitz, and valvox, and am very vocal on that. Dont mistake my traumas and discomfort as a personal attack - and dont personally attack me over it either. And before anyone claims homophobia, no. This is nothing to do with sexuality. You arent the victim. If you love these pairings with your soul to the point of a ‘stan’, then youre best off unfollowing because I really am too old for extremists and rabid fans more crazed than the infected in REC. Also I never used to hate angel but now... Fans behaviour is abhorrent and hes so over saturated that I honestly really dislike him now. Doesnt mean you have to hate him too, but just bloody respect that angel isnt loved by all, he can be triggering to some as well as toxically enabling [incl. past addicts], a vile homophobic gay stereotype and just overall a lack of knowledge and respect of sex workers as a whole. When you know a lot of the ins and outs and victims, it’s hard to overlook. I respect your triggering ships by avoiding that mess. Respect others.  The problem with Viv - and I will elaborate in the future - is that your audience is often a reflection of your work and it’s message/presentation. And most of the fandom Ive met are awful. Honestly, though lonesome I find more comfort keeping distant from fandoms because yall often extremely toxic and petty. Perhaps others have had better experiences than I however Im drawing a line in the sand. For MY sake. I’m annoyed with virtually anyone I sense great potential in that becomes wasted. Im angry at Viv because she can do so much better but is blocking HERSELF. This is from a creative and business mindset. When someone has potential that gets wasted - especially creatively - it burns me. Im just passionate on artistic fields. It doesnt mean I hate them. I hate the waste of full potential.

I’ll state things here people disagree with but encouraging harassment, hate or just being an overall cunt just aint on- It’s like people charade as being this fair being but its all bullshit. Self improve and sod off, I do NOT have time to parent you online. 

And obviously there are RL duties I must fulfil. Some in which I will need the publics assistance for if you can spare it. Overall, Im just... Fandoms behaviour generally disgusts me. Disappoints me. We SHOULD be better than this. It’s like listening to bloomin incels rant on fuckin chad or some bullshit pill theory instead of looking to improve themselves too. Honestly... I do mostly acknowledge my own flaws and faults and try to improve each day. It just feels fewer folk see that in themselves and do the same. And that’s coming from an old cunt whos far from fuckin perfect. Also, my fuckin laptop broke so I waited a week for a bloke nearby to fix it. What a fuckin lifesaver, he’s the real mvp!

Also Also, one of you did privately apologise and I appreciate that. I certainly hope we agree to disagree and continue to grow as people on our separate ways. Trust me, I dont forget small acts like this. Even the trauma that caused and the aftermath, please dont think I dont appreciate the apology. However you’re also entitled to know that the forgiveness and healing side may take longer for me due to various factors that occurred - much that few are aware of, including yourself especially. I wish you well and safety.

Hip Happenin Now:

Still busy but slowly visiting. I’ll reply and reblog soon, be patient please. Ive still many things to sort which take priority as well as other things. Im trying to get money n shit for a future and whatnot. Health issues are strong in the blood rn and Im spending extended time with both Big and the other pets to keep up harmony, especially now that Big is accepting slowly that our porch is a welcome shelter for him and he’s free to leave and stay whenever. Trust me, overloaded isnt even the word. Im prepping shit early this year and from now on. Also, my God Ive been dealing with more physical issues as well and had to play doctor. May even need medical interference but holy shit I could never see this coming. Still... It’s... An experience- If you could call it that. Staying more active and healthy. Cat’s nearly clawed my eye out in my sleep (to which I can only presume Billy got too close or hyper) but it’s fortunate placement so Im alright. Most of my body is in pain to the point of absolute normality at this rate. And I plan to make space for a better altar. Future of the Blog: 

Errr, it’s my fuckin space so it’s whatever I want really. Ill still have my Viv rants (ie, pros and cons of her work, HH/HB, other shit like that) however I just really dislike most the fandom at this point as well as the poor management and lack of professionalism and attitudes of staff. It’s just draggin me down and making me ill. I also want to showcase more of MY work (from redesigns to projects to some dumb 2am shit), cosplays, fashion, hobbies, spiritual practises - MY. SHIT. I feel like Ive strayed slightly. But I WILL be honest. And damn well will it upset people. And if it does and I’m genuinely ding something wrong/harmful - guide me patiently. Educate me. If it’s like this HD shit where Im not only allowed my opinions but justified on my traumas or mocking my disabilities or features, then just yeet yourself elsewhere. Also some of my gaming shit too. Getting to know folk who interact with my stuff and just... Create my space. For me. Something hopefully others can enjoy. Something that can function as a bit of an art portfolio as well. Critiques and whatnot.  But I will continually not stand for anyone’s shit or poor handling of serious matters. You will not cause me to doubt and invalidate my experiences like you have to others.  For now, Im tottering but slowly returning. For those who I previously and daily interacted with, I will get back to you. And Im sure you’re patient and understanding of my situation - it’s appreciated. But in terms of any fandom, more so if it’s known to be as hostile, I’d rather keep a healthy boundary between us. That’s for newer folk. Perhaps we may bond further and you’re welcome to try, however I do feel far safer not getting involved into other people’s shit any longer. I will put anon back on but any toxic shit will be reported as well as compiled so at least I have a reference on the actual toxic nature of fandoms. Likewise, Im slowly getting there but god theres a lot of fuckin work. So much that not even my closest friend has heard too much from me until recently. I’ll be returning to the grind for now as I have duties, as well as many demanding felines for my attention. Alongside some physical medical concerns which require additional care, I’ll be popping off now.  Im thankful for those who have checked in on me. I will reply shortly. Take care

#im fucking tired #ive hardly had any alcohol lately as well #ive snuck some though but not as much for unwind time sadly #also discovered sourz alcohol and it is wonderful #i made someone laugh until literal pissing themselves though so #im taking bloody pride in that comedy so

[artificialqueens]

Unlawful Affairs (Shalaska) - Thomo

(A/N: Hey y'all, i just finished my Cop!Sharon and 7/11!Alaska AU for tumblr user sharonsgf. It’s a smutty 2.4k fic of hell, inspired by the fun that comes from her blog’s thirsty anons. Who am I kidding tho? We’re all thirsty for some good lesbian Shalaska ;) Hope this one does ya well, and again I have a witney smut i’m working on, also lesbian au. -and i saw some more requests here that i’m planning on starting soon, so woohoo! Thanks for reading x -Thomo)

Alaska sighed, wrapping her thin jacket around herself as she pushed through the store’s front doors. It was a long day at work, with her customers making messes and not letting anyone know or even attempting to clean them themselves. Plus the usuals that made her day didn’t show up today, specifically the cop that came in every day without fail. Sharon, was it? She wasn’t sure about her name because she was too shy to bring up conversation with the sexy, older woman. Every time the lady would show up, Alaska wouldn’t be at the counter so they’d have no reason to talk. What a disappointment that was. The thing about Sharon is that she didn’t seem like the other cops in her area. She’s just assuming this, but being someone who’s smoked for so long makes it easier to pick others who’ve done the same.

A cold breeze pulled her out of her deep thoughts and she shivered hard. She needs a new jacket but can’t afford one better than the one she’s got so what’s the point really? Alaska huffed out a deep breath and continued her way to her beaten up car. It wasn’t the best, but it got her to work and back. Cheap too. Alaska was almost to her car when she got this eerie sense that someone was following her. Instead of turning around and checking, her anxiety kicked in and she sprinted to her car. Mistake? Maybe, because she didn’t hear only her slapping of her shoes on the pavement when she took off. That only served to freak her out more. Of course when she reached her car she couldn’t find her keys. She spun around, ready to try and fight for her life when she noticed that nobody was there. Well, at least right behind her like she had thought. The cop from her earlier thoughts was roaming around the front of the store and swearing, quite loudly at that. Sighing in relief, she approached the other woman.

“Hello?” she managed to stutter out. “Is something wrong, miss?” Sharon whipped around, her face slack in shock. “You! You work here right?” She practically shouted. Alaska nodded slowly, unsure of where this was going for her. “Well, I know this a lot to ask, but I had a, well, a bad day I guess, and missed my usual fix of cigs and a coke and I really need it and I know you guys just closed but i’m only a few minutes after closing and if you could please let me get my fix I’d be so grateful and do anything for this in return.” Sharon huffed and was shaking, either from the cold or maybe the “withdrawal” from her apparent usuals. Alaska shifted from foot to foot, unsure of whether she was allowed to do this. She gave in to the pleading look in the cop’s eyes and nodded her head. This had better not get her fired.

Upon unlocking and opening the doors, immediately the lights flickered on. Alaska turned around and locked the front doors so nobody else could come in, that’d just be her luck to have someone else wanna come in for some after-hours snackage. She shook her head and flipped her hair over her shoulder at the counter, waiting for the cop to grab her coke. She almost went and grabbed her regular choice pack, but figured that’d be kinda creepy to just know what she wanted without having her ask. Again, Alaska wasn’t at the counter when Sharon showed up. Quickly, Sharon jogged up to the counter and placed her coke down. “Uh, I’ll have the ones on the top left.” she muttered, pulling out her wallet from her fanny pack. Nice, Alaska loved the fanny pack trend. She turned around and reached for a pack, her shirt riding up in the process. Sharon bit her lip at the sight of the pale skin being exposed before turning away. She may be a cop, but that didn’t give her an excuse to perv on people.

“Thanks, Alaska?” Sharon glanced down at the worker’s breast for her name tag. “Cute name.” she grinned and handed the money over to the cashier. Alaska blushed and took the cash. “Well what’s your name?” she asked like she didn’t already know. Well, at least like she thought she knew. “It’s Sharon.” she winked and began to walk away, she really needed a smoke at this point. “Wait!” Alaska called. She blushed when Sharon turned around with a slight look of irritation and confusion on her face. She wasn’t even sure what she wanted to say, she just knew she wasn’t ready to let Sharon leave. “I, uh, well…” she stuttered, looking down. “I just wanted to know if maybe you’d like to hang out sometime?” she didn’t dare look up, not being able to handle what might be the expression Sharon held. There was a soft chuckle and then footsteps heading towards her. “Look at me, Laska.” Her eyes slightly widened at the nickname and her head shot up almost instantly at the sure command. The cop was smirking, sipping on her coke.

“Yeah, let’s hang out. I’m actually off the clock right now. Just got off before I came here. Is right now a good time for you?” the smirk never left Sharon’s face. Alaska only blushed further and squeaked out a small ‘yes’. The 7/11 employee re-shutdown the store and met with the shorter blonde outside. They both agreed on meeting at Sharon’s, one because it was closer and two Alaska prefered that because her place was a mess at the moment and she was sure her roommates wouldn’t appreciate her bringing a cop into their apartment when it smelt like weed and sex. Not that she thought Sharon would mind or be upset about, but it would be a big deal to her roommates because they haven’t been near her enough. Alaska tried to shake her thoughts of her roommates away, now was not the time to think about those fools. She was about to spend personal time with her admire-from-afar crush. In all her luck, she never thought that she’d get to chill with someone like Sharon. By that, she means a laidback cop.

As they both pulled up to Sharon’s, Alaska could feel her nerves start to rise. What if this was some sort of trick? What if Sharon could tell Alaska was into recreational drug use and planned on ambushing her after getting her to confess? Her grip on the steering wheel tightened at the thought of misplaced trust. She has an opportunity to get the fuck outta there now, but did she really wanna waste a chance of romance? Well, if not romance, a good fucking was always an option. Closing her eyes, she inhaled and exhaled slowly. Fuck it, she thought, and threw her car down open. Alaska heard a squeal and was instantly worried. She opened her eyes and saw a slightly disgruntled Sharon glaring at her. “You almost hit me, ya cunt!” though her words were sharp, there was no bite to her tone. ‘Laska sighed in relief and finally left the comfort of her old car. “Sorry ‘bout that, Shar, didn’t realize you’d be so close..” she mumbled as she approached the other woman. Sharon just shook her head and gently grabbed Alaska’s arm. “Let’s just get inside before you do something else risky ‘without realizing it.’” they both nervously giggled and made their ways indoors.

Once inside, you could visibly see Sharon relax. She plopped down on her own couch and pulled out a cigarette, finally able to smoke comfortably. Sharon noticed Alaska awkwardly floating by the front door so she patted the spot next to her. “Wanna smoke?” she offered, holding out a new stick to her. Alaska shrugged, taking the unlit cig and sitting next to Sharon. The older woman leaned over and pressed her lit cigarette to Alaska’s unlit one, allowing her to light it. They grinned at each other and exhaled the smoke. “So, how often do you work there?” Sharon asked, lazily stretching and kicking her feet up onto her front table. The other girl shrugged in response, taking a long hit off her cigarette. “At least 5 times a week, sometimes all day, too. Depending on the staff available that day.” Sharon nodded, then asked a question that kinda stung. “How come I don’t ever see ya there?” Alaska looked away, shrugging again, not trusting her voice to not come off pointed. The cop looked over the lanky girl, trying to figure out how a girl like her didn’t end up becoming a model. She had the look down, tall, thin, beautiful even at first glance. Alaska looked back to Sharon and was shocked to find her staring at her. Her face was stoic so she didn’t know how to feel at the prolonged examination. Even though her brain didn’t know how to feel, her body was reacting. A blush spread across her face and her stomach twisted pleasantly.

“What? Is there something on my face?” Alaska snapped, thoroughly removing Sharon from her dazed thoughts. Their eyes met, causing Alaska to blush even harder. “Not yet, but if you want, there can be.” Sharon winked and took another puff from her cigarette, blowing the smoke away from them both. Alaska was amazed at Sharon’s forwardness. Her dominant personality and way of flirting definitely got to her head. She wasn’t sure if it was a good or bad thing at this point. What she did know was that she was taking to long to respond to the offer, instead staring at Sharon with her mouth open and eyes wide. Sharon’s face fell as she thought that maybe she went a little too far with the flirting. They had only just met, maybe Alaska wasn’t into the whole lust-at-first-sight thing. Sharon couldn’t say the same, but she did respect others boundaries. “Sorry, Lasky, that was a joke… Well not really but you can take it as one if it made you uncomfortable.” Sharon rubbed the back of her neck and her faced heated up. Usually girls responded quite well to her upfrontness, at least on a sexual level. Doesn’t mean everyone will, she thought to herself. Alaska physically shook herself and started to panic. “No, no no no no, it’s not like that, I just- I’m not used to, uh, someone being so direct with me.” she smiled sheepishly for making Sharon feel like that. “I actually, if it’s still on the table, would like to take you up on that offer?”

Heat rolled through Sharon’s stomach. Alaska was literally the most adorable person she’s met, being flustered just from Sharon’s words. Even though Sharon was mostly a dominant person, the thought of Alaska’s touch made her weak at the knees. She would probably do anything to please her. Which wasn’t normal for Sharon, usually she was the one being pampered and such in bed. Of course, always in control, but still. “Of course, Lasky. Let’s head to my room?” Alaska shook her head no and pointed to the couch. “I want it to be here.” Sharon didn’t tell her no, and she didn’t want to tell her no. “Lay down for me, baby, okay? Be a pretty angel and spread out as much as you can.” Sharon stroked Alaska’s cheek. Being the more submissive type, Alaska did as she was told. First, though, she pulled off her work shirt and slid off her pants, wanting to get more comfortable for what’s to come. Sharon stood and stripped, winking at Alaska when she noticed the lust in her eyes at her now naked body. “Like what ya see, pumpkin?” Alaska just dumbly nodded and silently begged Sharon to come closer by doing the classic ‘grabby hands’ move. She chuckled but did move to Alaska’s side.

Sharon straddled herself above Alaska’s face and shuddered. The hungry look in the younger’s eyes made her core wetten further. Alaska licked her own lips, watching Sharon glisten right in front of her. She tugged the woman’s hips down to connect her lips to Sharon’s lower ones. Alaska passionately licked and kissed Sharon’s wetness, soaking her face with what couldn’t make it to her mouth. Above her, Sharon was gasping and moaning, trying to hold back from fulling sitting on Alaska’s face and grinding herself to release. Alaska could tell that Sharon was holding herself back, so she stopped moving her tongue. Sharon whined and gently pushed herself against the lower’s face, still trying to not grind down. Alaska didn’t move, she simply laid there with her mouth on Sharon, daringly looking her in the eyes. Sharon whimpered and gave in, not being able to handle the lack of pleasure any longer. She moved her body over Alaska’s mouth, verbally begging for Alaska to fuck her with her tongue. Once her tongue was inside of Sharon and she could feel her clench around it, Alaska’s fingers went to her own pussy. She fingered herself while Sharon bounced on her face, not hard enough to her Alaska but enough to make her jaw slightly sore from the pressure. Sharon came, her juices leaked over Alaska’s lower face and onto her neck. She moved off of her mouth and sat on her stomach, also moving Alaska’s hand which was deep in her own pussy and replacing it with hers. She fucked her fingers into Alaska hard while her thumb circled and pushed on Alaska’s clit. Not much later Alaska came too, leaking onto the couch and soaking Sharon’s fingers, which she cleaned up by making Alaska lick her own juices off of them.

Sharon leaned over and pressed herself into Alaska, humming happily. “That was super hot, Lasky, we should do it again sometime. Maybe when you’re on break, we could fuck in my cop car?” Alaska blushed and nodded before burying her head into Sharon’s hair. She still didn’t know for sure how Sharon would react to her own lifestyle, but she’d bring it up at a later time. She didn’t wanna ruin the cuddly mood Sharon was in right now. Alaska hasn’t felt this warm, inside out, in many, many years. It was too good to pass up. Eventually the girls fell asleep wrapped up in each other’s arms as they chatted about themselves. Alaska somehow managed to leave out any incriminating facts and stuck to things she thought Sharon wouldn’t mind hearing after a fuck. Alaska’s last thoughts before finally leaving her last conscious state: How was she going to explain to her roommates that she was fucking a cop?

#thomo #shalaska #lesbian au #tw graphic smut #tw drugs #tw recreational drug use #lesbian shalaska #sharon needles #alaska thunderfuck #rpdr fanfiction