#its just that simple

[vashti-lives]

So I put on a new podcast which was brought to my attention by another podcast host I really like and it was hosted by one guy I'm not familiar with (Matt Bernstein) and a guest I am familiar with-- Natalie Wynne. I have, mixed feelings about Natalie's work but in the past she has had really insightful things to say about the conservative mindset and the topic was conservative republican gay and trans people so I was like, sure I'll give this a listen. I needed something to listen to while I knit, whatever.

And guys. You guys. This podcast was an HOUR LONG and at no point did they mention ANY republican policy other then their stance on queer and trans stuff????????

Because look we can all ask ourselves if LGBT people are republicans because hate themselves or feel shame or whatever and maybe some of that is true but for white LGBT republicans-- which I suspect is most of them-- I think the foundational answer for why they're republican is that they value upholding white supremacy over their own self interest which is honestly the standard mindset of 99% of republican voters!!!!!!!

The republican party platform is, no doubt, insanely dangerous for queer people but it's actually also bad for most of their voter block. People vote republican for mostly hateful reasons and plenty of queer people can vibe with those hateful reasons even when some of are directed towards their own community.

At the end of the day I don't really think it's that complicated.

#there are white queer people who will betray their own communities to uphold white supremacy #its just that simple #probably with a heaping splash of misogyny and abelism thrown in for good measure

[wolfkitten]

John Kelley, Trump’s Chief of staff said, “The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me…he is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.”

In 2024, it’s Trump versus American democracy - Ohio Capital Journal - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/07/in-2024-its-trump-versus-american-democracy/

#tRump vs democracy #its just that simple

[jackalcpe]

i think if you dont like xion kingdomhearts youshould go to hell forever and die

#hazel.txt #its just that simple

[mystxmomo]

Hello! I've been around since your Danganronpa fic, and pleasantly surprised to see you back and doing fanfic for Homestuck. I'm excited to see the direction you're planning on going with the most recent fic. Also, don't worry, you did a great job with their character voices.

Oh. Well you know.

LMAO.

All joking aside though, thank you so much. I do think I fumbled a bit with John's voice. I need to go back and reread some of his end game dialog and really master him.

But. Hm... Okay. Here's what I'll say.

So the thing about the Homestuck fandom is that. I think it's very good at exploring romantic relationships, as most fandoms are. It's actually fucking excellent at exploring familial relationships, be it support found in a family structure or the effects of an abusive parent on someone (though, I do sometimes think it's obvious when someone is writing from experience, and when someone is writing the idea of what they think a familial abusive relationship functions like. That's not pejorative by any stretch of the mean, though it is interesting to see pop up)

But god damn. Is the fandom kinda bad at exploring deeply intimate platonic relationships sometimes. It's one of the things I found really interesting and.. a little frustrating upon reentering the fandom, especially with how much of a focus found family generally seems to have in fandom spaces. Of course, no one is obligated to write for relationships or characters they have no interest in, but I think it's a bit odd to see people handwave how close like... Example this because it's what I plan on exploring, Jade and Dave are in fics that explore Dave Striders Trauma (though, while I'm using jade as an example I think a central factor of Dave's character is how important his friends are to him. Like more so then the other characters.) Goddamn that boy was up her ass throughout the entirety of acts 1-5. I think it's due to the same thing it always is with fandom, in that the prioritization just isn't there for most people. Though might also be a general discomfort and wariness about writing for platonic intimacy

And again! That's fine. I will write the things I want to see in the world. But that's the angle I'm coming from, in this fic.

I also mentioned it to a friend in their DM's, but I do plan on having a good end. I think a general theme of sburb is that it gives you the building blocks for a happy ending, and forces you to grow and change and work for it. And I want to explore that in my post game fic. You have everything ripped away, now chase it down and get it back. You have all the time in the world to do it, afterall.

On top of that, I made jade the pov character because I think there's a lot to explore when it comes to themes of isolation and loneliness, and the trauma that comes from being alone. And I think there are a few characters you can explore this line of thought from, but jade in particular is absolutely fascinating because of her personality, and a few traits I find charming about her.

So those are my thoughts, going into this fic. Hopefully I do not disappoint.

#homestuck #jade harley #dave strider #its just that simple #booyea first tag for the fic

[cyancees]

i have neither a good imagination nor aphantasia, but a secret third thing

#adhd #doodles #show this to your therapist instead of failing to explain it like i did #me: its like i cant control my thoughts like i was trying to think of something earlier today but #all i could think of was this giraffe eating leaves and no matter how hard i tried to focus the thought would just. replay #my therapist: what happens if you try to let the thought just play out #me: ........ i dont know but i dont want it to be there at all when im trying to do simple addition in a maths exam #10k #100k

[nouverx]

*proceeds to drink the whole bottle*

Yeah Alastor you're gonna be loved and appreciated wether you want it or not :)

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin alastor #hazbin rosie #radiorose #platonic radiorose #qpr radiorose #even tho they have no idea what label to put on their relationship at this point #hazbin comic #comic #my art #autodesk sketchbook #it probably looks ooc from alastor to react like this but poor man has only learned his whole life that relationships have a hierarchy #“marriage > a simple friendship” in his brain and it's confusing for him that Rosie would put her friendship with him over that #also Rosie was pissed of how terrible her date went and as soon as she comes home Alastor sides with her ex husband #just to explain why she got angry so quickly basically they couldnt really understand each other that's why they got angry #I love cute fluffy radiorose but its good to see them argue sometimes eheh #I needed to get this idea out of my system and made it into a whole comic

[kittykalliarts]

For decades, the blank vision that Iudex Neuvillette wears near his heart has been subject to much discussion in Fontaine. Nobody remembers who it had once belonged to or why the ancient dragon protected it so jealously. It is said that if the Chief Justice would to stare at it for a long while, it would be sure to rain right after. Oh, how beloved that person must've been.

#genshin impact #genshin fanart #neuvillette #visions #wriolette #wriollette #neuvithesley #myart #sorry for the short drabble? #kasndkansd i have emotions over a simple thought i had #the tragedy for someone eternal to fall for someone who's here for only a brief moment eats away at me hhhh #it started with a funny thought of IF neuvillette needs to carry a fake vision for some reason after laughing at the archons for it #and then i remembered how people like kazuha would hold onto their loved one's masterless vision after they died #one thing led to another and now we have some wriolette angst with neuvillette cherishing wrio's masterless vision #after his inevitable passing #and idk if its just the traveller or if its even canon #but i like to think that neuv being a sovereign he would be able to hear the ambition of one's vision and maybe just maybe #he can use wrio's masterless vision to listen to his voice albeit ever so softly

[houseofpurplestars]

Feel like i just have to tighten up that queer post:

Anyone can be queer. Mind your business.

#its just that simple #queer

[pasharuu]

both of us already know who it is

fish stealing incident

#honkai star rail #honkai star rail fanart #hsr #hsr fanart #hsr stelle #stelle #hsr march 7th #march 7th #hsr dan heng #dan heng #this one appeared before i opened the commissions and i couldnt just miss the opportunity- #but actually its not like your not allowed to request me to draw something #the thing is just i may not do your request lol #but a tiny mini reminder yuh anyway #its 7 am btw i literally spent whole night on this so dont be fooled by how simple it looks >:(

[wtfforged]

boy why you so legs

#i dont even fully understand why i even draw him so much. hes like 4th place in the strawhats for me #its just that hes so fun for posing and simple scribbles cause his designs so simple. just one big dynamic line bc of the silhouette #even if his hair is a pain in the ass. but i think im getting the hang of it #i liked when in fishman island they gave him a little fluffy cardigan sweater for a second that was cute #too bad that was when chopper euthanized him. havent seen sanji since... what a shame #wtf... art #one piece fanart #sanji #black leg sanji

[kittyjak-skellington]

Its always

"why don't you suck dick"

And never

"is my dick cute enough to be sucked"

#i don't do it because i don't want to #its just that simple #theres plenty of people who will #so get somebody else to do it

[u3pxx]

KIM KITSURAGI - “Is that. My kineema.”

COMPOSURE [Medium: Success] - Something in him is about to break, *big time*.

EMPATHY - And it’s not going to be pretty, do something!

- DRAMA [Formidable] - Everything is fine!

- “Sure is.”

DRAMA [Formidable: Failure] - Surely he’s aware that he’s not the *only* person in the world who owns a Kineema?

YOU - “Is it really *yours*? I mean, plenty of people have their own Kineemas, right? Like working men, government offices, uh, firefighters I guess, maybe even animal control people? Exactly! A million different people who could’ve driven it into the uh…”

DRAMA - Pause, my liege! Ixnay on the Ineemakay!

YOU - “It could even be our *mysterious* joyrider!”

KIM KITSURAGI - Your frenzied babbling falls deaf to the lieutenant's ears. Instead, he approaches the broken vehicle, sunken in the ice. He moves with a caution and gentleness you haven’t seen him display before.

INLAND EMPIRE - It must be cold and lonely down there, in the icy water. Maybe he could sense its sorrow, calling to him…

PERCEPTION (SIGHT) [Easy: Success] - His hands, which are always stiffly placed behind his back, are trembling.

ENDURANCE - This is the shuffle of a tired, tired man.

HALF LIGHT - He’s going to do something drastic because of you. Oh god, terrible! You’re a terrible liar! You can’t look at this, you just can’t!

VOLITION [Formidable: Success] - It's not *you* who drove his kineema into the sea. You have plenty of faults, but this one is decidedly not yours.

KIM KITSURAGI - He kneels down with his head bowed, casting his face in shadow. He plants a hand on the ice to stabilize himself, squinting to get a better view of the motor carriage. “Detective, it says ‘57’ on it.”

YOU - Sweat drips down your brow, and you feel a terrible headache coming. “Maybe our joyrider has an affinity for that number?”

LOGIC - He's not stupid, he knows that it's not that.

KIM KITSURAGI - “57.”

YOU - “What about 57?”, you brace yourself.

KIM KITSURAGI - “Precinct 57.”

YOU - You wince. “Kim, look-”

KIM KITSURAGI - “When I woke up in the Whirling-in-Rags with no memory of what happened during the days before, I've taken note that something of mine has gone missing.” He grits his teeth. "A very. Important. Something."

He runs his hands over his face, messing his already unkempt hair in the process. Regret creeps up on his features. “God. Fuck. They’re going to fire me over this, they’re not going to hear me out.”

EMPATHY - Desperation settles in the lieutenant's tone. Sadly, you find yourself in agreement, even if you don’t want it to be the truth.

YOU - “People are more valuable than machines, Kim.”

KIM KITSURAGI - “Not people like me.” He rasps.

YOU - “…”

KIM KITSURAGI - Before you can say anything more, you fail to notice the lieutenant carefully walking onto the edge of the ice. He looks over the frigid water, a dizzying blue that mirrors and distorts his exhausted face back to him.

YOU - “Kim?”

KIM KITSURAGI - Seconds pass as he looks to be contemplating something. Out of nowhere, he casually takes another step where the ice ends and the sea begins. It happens all too quick for the lieutenant to even voice a call for help— if he even wanted to — his body plunging into the cold water before your eyes.

YOU - “KIM!!!!”

uhhh bonus stuff? sorry i have swap au brainworms pfttt

(im not sure what skills kim has at the moment so rn he only has narration as his inner monologue ok whoops, i would like to keep harry as the guy who thinks in dialogue trees so im still figuring it out pfttt)

also, this was done bc i wanted to expand on these old scribbles of mine, just like an idea, i just think that he'd be having an even worse time wheezes

#disco elysium #kim kitsuragi #harry du bois #den's disco swap #disco elysium role swap #HI nobody look at the fact that. i am a novice writer at best DFGHJFGH #i had idea for some comic dialogue but it ended up being this instead whoops. i mean i could still draw this as a comic #anyways. i was like. trying to reverse engineer my idea of how kim can change into his bomber jacket instead of his uniform. #which. i dont think you can do with just simple convincing bc that thing is fused to him in spirit so there has to be like a good reason wh #oh it gets ruined! how? it gets like wet or smth! how'd that happened? he threw himself into the sea #also isnt it fitting that my memory problems is making me not remember the things that happen in disco elysium very well wheezes #so whoops if the characterization is a lil off lmaoooooo #but i have been trying to figure out how i want harry to be in this swap au #i dont think he's as well as he wants you to believe he is. and just the image of him pushing this 'youre allowed to be in denial about + #this' to kim about the kineema was so vivid in my head and idk if that tracks but hell. its in there now dfghdjfg #starry don't look #sunnysidedraws #sunnysidedisco

[kyoshi-lesbians]

The Blind Bandit | The Bullpen

[video description: an amv of Toph as the Blind Bandit set to The Bullpen by Dessa, focused on her earthbending skills fighting in Earth Rumble VI. the ending sequence shows her leaving her home to join Aang, Katara, and Sokka. end description.]

forget the bull in the china shop / there's a china doll in the bullpen

#toph #the blind bandit #just a simple little vid this time #an ode to my favorite earthbender :) #but not a thesis statement. yk? #ive had this amv idea in my mind for Literal Years. crazy that its here now! #amv #she literally found this here ladder (earth bending as a mobility aid) and got glass floors (became best earth bender in the world) #is the thing! #vid #r.post

[mystxmomo]

working a little ahead sorry to be showing things

#dave strider #Jade Harley #its just that simple #writing samples

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I want it back / I drag its dead weight forward.

#Better drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #digital art #This was a style experimentation doodle that took on a life of its own. #In a way it is a great example of 'beautiful failure'. The original goal was to try a pure black and white contrast piece. #Which I very much failed at doing. Not quite ready for that! However what this turned into is something I like a lot! #Different but in a way that really pushed me as an artist. A little less simple; a little more proportional. #I was also recently thinking about LWJ's grieving that we only catch glimpses of. #LWJ grieved his first love for 13 years. His love that was never reciprocated. #He chose to dedicate his heart to that mourning and most painfully of all - he did so knowing there was no end to that grief. #Wei Wuxian comes back to life in MDZS but that is an exception. Not the expectation. #He was dead. Not missing. Not 'maybe in hiding'. He was dead and his spirit unreachable. #Jiang Cheng went forwards with denial but LWJ takes that grief on. He copes by continuing to carry the weight with him. #Let me be clear. Neither are healthy approaches. It is a way to cope but it does not mean that is healing or healthy. #Grief is loved transformed but it is also about endurance and letting go. Grief can change you. You can also change your grief. #It isn't a good or evil thing to experience. It is just an experience.

[the-patrex]

Jack Harkness ends up as a Giant Weird Head in a glass jar so I think its safe to assume a recasting would be incredibly easy to explain actually

#doctor who #posts brought to you by me seeing someone argue ppl shouldnt want Jack back because of JB #like guys... just recast Jack. its so simple #shut up patrex