#look at that group of weirdos

[beyondthisdarkhouse]

Actually, history is more frequently written by that little weirdo in the corner taking notes

#Procopius of Caesarea #Eustace Chapuys #etc etc etc #did not realize this had blorbo post power #but looking at it yeeeeah fair #every friend group has a little weirdo in the corner taking notes #or at least I assume that's true because it's the only kind of friend group left in the written record!

[coquelicoq]

[ID adapted from alt: Two panels (the first is on the left) from the Natsume's Book of Friends manga in which Natori uses the phrase "clowder of cats". The first is from chapter 101 and he's saying to Matoba, Natsume, and Nyanko-sensei, "So Ban is aware of the clowder of cats that Natsume saw." The second is from chapter 102 and he, Natsume, and sensei are looking at a dozen or so ceramic lucky cats surrounding a man passed out on the floor. Natori says, "Wow, this is a real 'clowder' of cats..." /end ID]

ugh gretchen stop trying to make clowder happen, it's not going to happen 🙄

#i had to look this up. i've been reading english for three decades and i s2g i never saw this word before #apparently it's a collective noun for a group of cats. like a pride of lions‚ a murder of crows‚ a clowder of cats #if you say so gretchen... #i love that he says it like a normal word the first time but he must have gotten some weird looks because he's quote unquoting it #the second time #wow this is a real [pause] CLOWDER of cats... #<-said no one ever you big weirdo #i have to wonder though if this is just a totally normal word in japanese and it's an artefact of translation #because we don't really have a collective noun for cats in wide use in english... #natsume's book of friends #natsume yuujinchou #kittehs #fun with words #my posts #natori shuuichi #homura cats arc

[theotherrichardpapen]

#don't look too closely at the twitter handles okay #i started making this post and near every ailment known to man was inflicted upon me out of nowhere #it was quite disconcerting . but i stay silly #obvs set in an au where nigel is just part of their friend group #he's still a total and complete weirdo but he's their weirdo #mainly because alex is attracted to him . a fact he will vehemently deny to both josh and raj #like minds #murderous intent #nigel colbie #alex forbes #nigel colbie x alex forbes #like minds 2006

[astragatwo]

In contrast to my last two Rain World OC posts, these guys aren't one offs and are part of my current core OC group. More info about them under the cut since it's lengthy.

First starting with The Serpent —

The Serpent is one of AV's many bio-engineered slugcats - if you can even call him a slugcat at this point - as part of a simple passion of experimenting with flexible slugcat biology

They share several traits in common with red lizards, those being constant hyper-aggression, tremendous strength, projectile spit and size

As for similarities with slugcats, well, a general elongated shape? Oh, mobility, unlike red lizards, the Serpent is very adept with vertical movement

AV didn't really have a clear goal in mind with the Serpent unlike the rest of their tube babies, they just sort of... happened.

The spontaneity of their creation though has been very interesting as despite initially being created with the solitary lifestyle of a red lizard, the Serpent still keeps his slugcat instinct of adopting random children they find

Though the Serpent seems at first, displeased with this development but rest assured that if you ever LOOK at his pup wrong they will kill everyone in the room and then himself

Though not pictured in his reference since he was my first Rain World OC, created with very little knowledge of the lore and started as a one-off, he has a citizen ID drone which AV uses to keep track of him

He was also simply created out of my desire to have a long slugcat and my obsession with red lizards combined so there's that, too

Speaking of AV, moving on to Administrative Violence —

Named after the song of the same name by Lauren Bousfield, you'd expect them to be - well - violent. They're not, at least not with those they commonly interact with

They are actually quite sweet with Blown Blooms, their partner, and Peach the slugcat

Weather conditions, all things considered, are pretty mild where they are but far, far off into the distance their partner Blown Blooms isn't so fortunate and natural erosion as well as other random unfortunate events unrelated to weather, has taken quite the toll on them

As a result and fearing for Blooms in every way possible but especially for their communication's inevitable severing and also Blooms being lonely all on their own, AV created a slugcat who resembles a strawberry lizard - a species of lizard Blooms is especially fond of

Peach was designed for protection and companionship first and foremost and an emergency messenger/relay secondly.

Outside of worrying for Blooms' condition and yearning & longing for close physical proximity to them the way creatures who aren't supermassive structures have the luxury of, AV spends most of their time studying their bio-engineered slugcats.

Each and every one of them is given a citizen ID drone for ease of tracking as well as general classifications

They couldn't give a shit about whatever problem the other iterators are working on - just these funny little slugcats

They take the occasional interest in other animals too but it's mainly slugcats

And finally, Blown Blooms and Peach —

Blooms, like AV, is named after a song of the same name by Lauren Bousfield. Peach is just named after her colors.

Blooms, like their partner AV, has a complete disinterest in the great problem and a very big interest in bio-engineering

This time with plants rather than animals though they have a soft spot for small critters but they're usually never the subject of any experiments - just study and admiration

However, due to a deteriorating state, Blooms isn't quite able to use their equipment to manipulate genetic information like they used to - which is upsetting

So instead, they help AV with their current studies as well as keeping tabs on their own prior experiments

They have Peach now, though, which brings a much appreciated break from constant studying and nice close companionship

Peach will often catch prey outside and come back to eat it with Blooms and occasionally Blooms will play around with Peach and levitate the prey around for Peach to chase in anti-grav

The event that pushed AV to create Peach was when a creature entered Blooms' chamber and attacked them, partially damaging their puppet before being killed and then expelled from the chamber

Blooms is absolutely still capable of themselves and ultimately damaging the puppet a bit is nothing when taking account the sheer scale of an iterator - but AV will be AV

Plus, Blooms isn't complaining about getting a cute little companion from AV

And general trivia/info —

Everyone here is aroace. All of them. AV & Blooms' relationship is non-romantic in a sapphic way

The Serpent's pup's name is Pipsqueak

I know rudder tails shouldn't curve like that but I decided that after I finished drawing the Serpent and I wasn't about to redraw anything at that point

The other Iterators in AV and Bloom's local group are Illuminated Crown of Fire, Projections of Watchful Eyes, and an unnamed lunar-eclipse inspired iterator.

I have little information on them right now, but they are each based off of solar eclipses, stars and lunar eclipses respectively

In all, this local group is just a bunch of experiment freaks to varying degrees except for ICoF whose presence is often forgotten because of how little they speak but is also ever looming

And that's all! Thank you for reading this far in <3

#my art #my ocs #fanart #rain world #oc tag: the serpent #oc tag: administrative violence #oc tag: blown blooms #oc tag: peach #THE READ MORE IS VERY LONG i have Thoughts about my little weirdos #i have a whole iterator log between AV & blooms written out that i really want to draw something for but idk if i'll get to that #sure iterators off their string is cool but im obsessed w the fact that they're supermassive structures that cannot move from where they ar #yet feel so deeply and can create deep meaningful relationships with one another #i can only dream of articulating and capturing The Longing AV feels to be close to Blooms physically #it's there just trust me it's just stuck in my brain and i'll never be able to translate it out of my brain but just trust me on this one o #av looks at slugcat colonies and wishes that they could live with their local group in close proximity like that #blooms longs and yearns too but not as much as AV their mind is more preoccupied with their inevitable collapse and ruin

[schalotte]

being shy as an adult is so humiliating

#i'm not even bad with people or offputting or whatever but i do struggle in social situations especially in groups #and i feel like it makes me look like a weirdo :((

[toxicrevolver]

K-Pop recap of the year!

Tagged by @serendipminie thanks for the tag!!!

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Groups you started stanning: literally every group I now stan. I only knew BTS and OnlyOneOf at the end of 2022. So the answer is yes.

New ult biases?: Suga (BTS), Leedo (Oneus), Choi In (E’last), O.de (Xdinary Heroes), Taeyong, Ten, Xiaojun, Yuta (NCT) (I just figured out ult biases these past few month. I am slow. The list is probs gonna expand. More NCT members will be added probably. I have no self control) I FORGOT S.COUPS AND WOOZI (Seventeen). IM TERRIBLE

Idol(s) who got the most of your simping: HAN (SKZ). IDK WHAT HAPPENED THERE. ALSO CHOI IN (E’last). the rest of the ult list. SO MANY DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF NCT. MOSTLY WAYV. LATELY MARK (NCT). FOR SOME FUCKIN REASON

Most streamed group(s): NCT (yes all of the sub units), Seventeen, ATEEZ, Stray Kids

Most streamed soloist(s)?: Taemin (of SHINee) and Taeyong (of NCT) THEY WERE SOLO ALBUMS/MUSIC SO IT COUNTS WAIT I FORGOT DRP IAN TOO. I LIKE HIM.

Top K-Pop song(s) of this year (opinion or streaming, you choose): Alley Oop, Kangaroo, The Bat (NCT U), Hot & Don Quixote (Seventeen), BOUNCY (Ateez) HAD ME IN A CHOKEHOLD AND NOW MATZ DOES. ALSO JOPPING (SuperM) FOR SOME FUCKIN REASON FOR LIKE A MONTH STRAIGHT. Honorable mentions - Paint Me Naked & New Heroes (Ten of NCT/WayV), Koong (Xikers), Simulation (Oneus)

Top debut this year: Xikers & BoyNextDoor (yes I’m picking two. They’re my kids I can’t pick favourites)

Choreographies you learned: *insert Highschool musical “I don’t dance” meme*

Albums/merchandise you bought: so many albums. Like so many. And a shit ton of lomo photocards.

New K-Pop mutuals you made: SO MANY. Such as you! But also so many others!! (A large majority of them are about to be tagged. Idc if we don’t talk. You’re still a kpop moot)

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Tagging (no pressure): @odeblr @faceglitchsworld @rainknow @accal1a @pisces-of-peaces @atinystraykid @we-survive-endlessly @haahka @smushedmuffin @here4theheartbreak @papangphromphiriya

#tag game #about the weirdo who runs this blog #hi my wonhyuk friend!!! #bruh (gender neutral) I had to think about who debuted this year #I ended up googling it bcs time isn’t real to me so I wasn’t sure #also I kept getting into older groups instead of looking into new ones debuting so that was fun #BUT SERIOUSLY I LEGIT ONLY KNEW BTS AND OOO WHEN THE YEAR STARTED #EVERY OTHER GROUP I LOVE HAS BEEN FOUND THIS YEAR

[lindwurmkai]

I think I need to move away from the framing of "missing out on teen experiences" (or experiences associated with any other age range) and instead put it like this: there are things I would have liked to do in the past, for which it may now be too late, that I never got to do. And there are things I would like to be doing now that I can't, as well as things I would like to do one day in the future that I'm afraid I will never get the chance to do.

That sucks, regardless of age. But it is highly individual. Some of the things that I wish I had done, other people simply didn't do because they didn't want to. Some people also didn't get the chance, but for a completely different reason. When my fellow LGBTQ+ folks talk about "catching up on teen experiences in their 20s", all I can think is that being queer didn't prevent me from experiencing those things, it was chronic illness, and it did not magically stop in my 20s. Or 30s.

There is no point in continuing to hope I will get to "catch up" one day. And to say that I have "less experience" than other people my age is not even truly accurate because someone who has not experienced chronic pain or inpatient treatment or any of the other unpleasant things I have gone through in these almost 37 years of life may well think of me as the "more experienced" one.

For any age-associated experience you can think of (other than basic childhood milestones), there's someone out there who didn't do it simply because they were poor, because it wasn't part of their culture, because they didn't feel like it, and so on. Whatever they experienced instead was also an authentic [insert age here] experience. I have been a teenager, I have been someone in their 20s, and I have been someone in their early to mid-30s. I was no less those ages because my experiences didn't look like "everyone else's", and they certainly were experiences.

Now, you can be inexperienced in one particular area of life - sex, romance, friendship, work, living on your own or whatever. But there will always be people out there who are older than you and in the same boat. They are still older than you.

#local dragon figures out how age works: news at 11 #no but seriously i think i may be on to something here #the bolded sentence is important (which is why i bolded it) but putting it that way suddenly makes it relatable across demographics #it is a form of pain that most people are familiar with even though it's more highly concentrated among various marginalised groups #i personally feel like by removing the association with age i am looking at the pain more directly. but at the same time i feel comforted #knowing that it's actually a lot more common than you'd think #thanks for coming to my ongoing public midlife crisis #the mood swings are strong with this one #chronic illness #neurodivergence #thinky thoughts #weirdo chronicles

[floorpancakes]

#xxxholic #yeah #hes so fucking funny hes like this super popular sports club giant with a bunch of class responsibilities and everyone is obsessed w him #but he dgaf because his heart has been sold from day 1 to the weird bitch who hisses at people #they can be weirdos together #do you think their school population has any idea how fucking bizarre doumeki is they probably have no idea #their friend group is like the three weird kids but two of them seem popular and normal to everyone else so it isnt immediately clear lol #this panel is so funny cause it looks like hes dead serious about something but that something is having a little snack and chilling

[anaalnathrakhs]

i keep looking at posts like "i stopped a binge" "i prevented a binge" and all of them are like. "i waited until the urge went away". buddy. the urge doesn't go away. there's no urge. there's just nothing else to do. i don't have anything else to do. every time i stop eating no matter how long i sit with the feeling or not, i always go for more food because there is genuinely nothing else in my life. nothing is enjoyable anymore. the world sucks. no matter what i force myself to do it's the only positive thing i can ever find.

#like okay cool i let the people around me guilt me into eating whatever they think i should be eating #i get it. i'm so fucking stupid for missing out opportunities to try new food. i should never buy the same food twice. #i should always buy all the variety i can and try everything. #i'm so stupid for having eaten the same stuff in a loop for years and years #i'm a massive fucking weirdo for not eating when other people are eating #i keep stealing food from my parents and the people around me i keep taking way too much of stuff intended for a group #nowhere i go will be free of obligations #i have to keep buying my own poison because everywhere i go there's other people's food waiting for me anyway #my parents keep looking at me like a freak no matter if i eat dinner with them or not #they see me binge and nothing happens #we just ignore it #i just eat until Designated Eating Time is finished #hunger doesnt ever have anything to do with it i just eat when food's in front of me #i need the ritual i need the structure it brings to my life #both meals with other people and my ritual binges #i dont know what to do with myself when i'm not binging #and it's like i'm not allowed to not want food #to other people #it's like i must necessarily want all food and anytime i refuse it's restriction #my friends are always like ooooh you can grab some of my fries if you want #or oooooh do you want the rest of my cookie #or ooooooh and how about you are you ordering something #and i'm like :) yeah sure :) like anybody else would :) #and to myself. to myself i don't know. i think i just want to give up. i want to suffer and i want to fuck up so badly. #so badly that no one can deny i need help #i want to be proven right. i'm just a little weakling and all i'm good for is to haunt the halls of a mental hospital. #no responsabilities no pressure nothing but a pitiable suffering victim #i want somebody or something to swoop in and save me #but nobody will come. it's my job to ask for reasonable help from the relevant authorities. and currently they can't offer that care. #so fuck me i guess

[stoneshipmapper]

Intz, my Pokemon TTRPG character from a few years ago.

#Pokemon #sM Original #Intz #sM Art #She's a madly insecure temperamental girl from the Nurse Joy family that abandons her training to go on an adventure #She was also the only normal one in a group of magical and scientific weirdos #I love her Hehe~ #Done in official Pokemon style #Looks pretty legit I think

[barbieaiden]

i love astarion's voice actor so so much. like the voice is so perfect for the character and the guy just goes all in in emotional scenes

#i particularly like when astarion is in distress i saw some video on youtube where he's yelling at you for killing him or something #also the this group is full of a bunch of WEIRDOS conversation #just looked him up and he played kamski in detroit become human?????? #oh god i didn't recognize his voice but watching videos of kamski. yeah that's the same person #wow #and he also played gavin reed??? #does he always play the most punchable characters lmao #also didn't realise MATTHEW MERCER voices minsc??? ok

[cryptidesc]

Part of me hopes that the face paint doesn’t wash off. Like. This is their true form.

#still laughing over astarion complaining that the group is full of weirdos. like bestie i’d tell you to look in the mirror but uh. yeah #bg3 #for some reason after hitting “post” the image quality dropped substantially. Love you mobile

[ihhfhonao3]

Appeasers are the worst type of people

“As an x, I do not claim this type of person!”

“As someone who does x, this person is not one of us!”

“As someone who identifies as x, this person is a faker!”

Can you shut the fuck up. Who died and made you the police? You do realize that doing that does jack shit because you’re still disliked and hated by the wider society, right? You have to accept the bad apples. Because even though they might stink, they’re still one of you.

#sorry I just saw a verrrrrry no-ship video that was generalizing a lot of shippers and all the comments #were like as a shipper we do not claim the weirdos in the mha fandom/undertale fandom/etc!!!! #and then all the replies were like idgaf if you don’t claim them you’re still a shipper and I hate shippers you should kys rahhhhhhhh #like bruh #trying to separate yourself from your own people (especially if you’re in a group that is looked down upon) WILL NOT HELP YOU IN THE END #this is also about queer conservatives. because being on their side does not mean they will spare you when they come for your siblings #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer #fandom #fandoms #fandom culture #shipping #shipping culture #shipping discourse #anti gatekeeping #no gatekeeping

[alchemiclee]

there's so many popular repetitive video games that seem so boring to play, but then I watch people stream them with a group of friends, and they make it seem so fun just because the people playing are so lively and goofy and funny. I want that. I want to be part of a group of streamers or at least group of friends that make receptive and otherwise boring games fun and hilarious. a group that's not boring, serious, competitive. one that cares more about having fun and laughing than completing the video game objective 😭

#like the currenr one lethal company #it doesnt look fun at all and looks like it would get boring fast. UNLESS you have hilarious friends to laugh with #which i lack. i dont have enough friends and most people i know and would play co op games are too serious and boring #people probably think the same of me. im generally quiet and confused when playing games and bad at them #usually people get mad at me for being bad or goofing around so its never fun. but the fun people never invite me #probably because they thjnk im the boring one. but i absorb energy like a sponge!!!!! be silly and funny and i will too! #i really need a group of people with great silly fun energy who i csn feed off of. i miss laughing. i need to laugh. i never laugh anymore😐 #lee rambles #every time i tried playing with people i know I honestly got so bored. I feel bad because they're the only ones nice enough to play with me. #but they're too serious and not funny. so I haven't played with them in like a year at least and am afraid to ask lmao #why do the silly fun people avoid me and only the serious boring people would agree...i need an energy boost #i need a person to be my battery. where do i get a battery #want to play l4d2 again. its been a while. its so hard to fill the lobby and the couple people that used to play with me arent funny 😅 #if i could get a group of silly funny weirdos together then id try lethal company. but i wont try with boring groups #there's so many games i bought to play with people and got ditched that could use a goofy group too. sighs. #why am i still rambling. i dont even have the energy to speak to multiple people at once and play a game #but maybe that's why i need a battery #anyway i kinda really miss doing silly goofy rp and regular gaming hasnt been able to replace the laughter that brought me 😭😭 #i need a good laugh. cant remember last time i laughed until i cried. laughing makes me feel good for a bit sighs. someone make me laugh pls

[worldvisitor]

reese, internally: man i wanna go home this place is fucking weird with weird brain tadpoles and squid aliens who put the brain tadpoles in your brain and the goddamn cultists who also have brain tadpoles but don't know they have brain tadpoles i cant believe i'm saying it i miss dealing with the shady science tech company who tortured me, at least they didn't have brain tadpoles. reese externally: this shit is wild man

#she looks like she's 2 seconds away from crying at all times and honestly? that's a mood #✨ visage // the world is full of kind people; if you can’t find one; be one #✨ this group is full of weirdos // bg3 verse

[heartual]

eugh

#🍄.txt #actually really upset i haven’t been able to look at tee ex tee the same for the last few months because of sbn #like they were my ult group and he was my ult bias but now i just feel yucky. #*pcs > #pc i bought myself for my bday came in like a day or two after all of that stuff happened a few months ago and they’re still sitting in the #envelope #i don’t even collect anymore i was just like yay <3 for funsies #this is why u don’t buy laminated cardboard pictures of men #i feel weird just having them sit there now 🧍🏻‍♀️ #this is so dumb 😐 #doing some more research and seeing people talking about dropping mia after seeing the third movie or the second season like yeah #i feel a little sick but we move #🚶🏻‍♀️ #doing my own research so i’m not supporting some weirdo i don’t even know #like me just trying see just How censored it is…