#not usually one to talk much about my orientation and whatnot but...

[pawzels-artbin]

me fr

#funni #memes #meme #shitpost #aroace #aromantic #asexual #idk if anyone else has made this before but i just HAD to #not usually one to talk much about my orientation and whatnot but... #twas feeling down and this cheered me up :)

[panoffrying]

okok so ummmmm ,,, this took me a while to write down bc i fucking SUCK at writing down my thoughts in actually coherent ways so i hope this all makes sense:

i think sozo's sorta the black sheep where he comes from . a lot of stuff abt ants is usually abt how BRUTAL they are toward other ant colonies , literally ripping each other apart an kidnapping babies n shit . so i think sozo's colony was sort of like that—very warrior-oriented with not much space for anything else . then there was sozo , who didn't have Any interest in fighting or anything to do with battle , instead WAY more interested in fungi an stuff

in his colony (and in others) fungi r generally treated as life-threatening pests , since EVERY ant ever knows tha horrifying tale of cordyceps an how they'll rip apart a colony from tha inside out n whatnot . most of sozo's colony just thinks his fascination with fungi is simply a childhood phase , that he'll get over it n realize how dangerous they are , but he doesn't because it's NOT A PHASE , MOM !!!!!!!! he wants to be a MYCOLOGIST , not a WARRIOR !!!!!!

(his colony is also in silk cradle . i forgot to mention that so i'm putting that here)

so sozo ends up leaving his home as a young adult after growing up as a social outcast , wanting to pursue his own dreams instead of just listening to whatever his queen wanted . he eventually Does become a mycologist an one day , ends up at shamura's grand temple to add his knowledge of fungi to their great library , which is when they first officially meet each other . at first it's a fairly generic follower meeting his god type thing , but after a while of talking their conversations slowly get more casual an they begin regarding each other as friends , an then eventually Close friends . maybe they could've become more if sozo hadn't gone off to anura , discovered those mushroomos, and ,,, well . you know what happens to him .

eventually shamura forgets about sozo (since this all takes place After narinder's betrayal) but they occasionally get a strange , yearning feeling ,,, like someone used to come to them everyday to talk about ,,, something. they can't quite remember what , though ...

it's only after the lamb takes over , when shamura is indoctrinated and sozo gets brought back from the dead (then promptly goes through rehab) that they meet again . shamura doesn't quite recall sozo an he only vaguely remembers them , but they still like to hang out together , especially as shamura's head injury slowly stabilizes into something more manageable for them . shamura likes to hear him talk abt his studies , and sozo likes having an attentive audience . they're really good friends who also maybe wanna kiss (but shamura isn't willing to unpack THOSE emotions yet bc they have weird feelings abt romantic relationships after that whole fiasco with their ex a few millennia ago but sssshhhhhh)

anyway that's abt it :3 i'm just realizing it kinda dipped into sozura toward the end there but ehhhhh that's still TECHNICALLY a sozo headcanon if u squint so

SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO ANSWER THIS MY LIFE GOT A BIT CHAOTIC BUT YOOOOOOOOO OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH EEEEEEE I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!

It’s very different from other sozo headcanons and I like that a lot. I like to imagine for your headcanons sozonius is literally like hiccup from how to train your dragon lmao. To be fair he might know some self defense based on how he was raised.

I like the idea that sozonius colony was in silk cradle in which I have it in my headcanons that after Narinders banishment silk cradle becomes the most dangerous land of war, just killing without thinking. God bless Sozonius for making it through their bro💀🙏

AND YOU KNOW ME IM ALWAYS A SUCKER FOR THAT SOZURA FOOD. I really like the idea of sozonius meeting Shamura before sozonius went to Anura. THE BUGS ARE BESTIES a bishop and a mortal ant.

Bro my heart of thinking of Shamura remembering sozo in random moments and wondering where he is, then having to be explained to that Sozonius went missing years ago, before forgetting him again AGH MY SOUL!!! THE POTENTIAL HERE

I ADORE THIS SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR HEADCANONS! Seeing this stuff inspires me and I love being able to interact with yall💜

#✨tarty has mail ✨ #AAAAAA I LOVE YOUR HEADCANONS SO MUCH OH MY GOSH #not my headcanon #sozonius headcanons

[hana-no-seiiki]

// ramble about my sexuality / agaykening and whatnot post pride

i thought it was completely normal to be hella uncomfortable with half naked men no matter their body type and having my heart race whenever i’m near one. like my dad usually never wore a shirt on when it’s super hot which makes me go ‘wear a goddamn shirt!’, and dudes on screen that undress (cause they do that a lot on phil tv) got me shivering in the bad way.

but when i found out my reaction towards women that i like (specifically one situationship i had before + 2d ones lol) + enjoying smut with fem characters more, i realized that i just didn’t find dudes as sexually attractive down to the physical, visceral way. the only reason i didn’t find this out earlier was cause of my fam’s hyper conservative and religious upbringing.

like i had this crush on this dude for two years straight (which is extremely long for me) and when my friend brought up the thought of having sex with him and maybe even writing a lil smut of us i was like - 🤢

like it’s so funny in hindsight with the many excuses i made not to engage in activities with guys but being GO GO GO with girls.

i dont have much experience with people who are under the trans umbrella but i have a feeling as long as they present as fem or are fem leaning i’d be interested.

but case in point, what you think may be your sexuality and orientation might not be what it is. but you have your whole life to experiment, know what you like/dislike and decide what label you want cause even that’s your thing and only yours to decide and you’re totally valid for whatever you feel as long as it’s legal yo

…

tldr my type is women with long hair thats usually straight (the hair ofc not the sexuality) and can choke me + i have concerningly frequent dreams about the ‘tsaritsa’ pegging me despite my also frequent protests about being a dom/top to friends

that was my ted talk.

(i’d really love to hear you guys talk about your agaykenings if possible to read through my orientation 👉🏻👈🏻)

also for u simps / worshippers out there im wearing a skirt for two days of my orientation. have that stay rent free in your head for tonight ya.

#hns.txt💬 #hns.ramble🗣️ #lgbtqiia+

[herrscherofmagic]

I think I might take a break from making fanart for some time; or at least, I'll try and make it less of a priority.

This thought came to me just now, and while I don't really have a concrete plan or process in mind I figured I might as well share it anyways

Of course, I do intend to still make fanart soon, and I still have an insane amount of ideas on future projects. Just take a quick glance at that project overview thingy I posted a while back, and you'd see just how much I still have to do!

But honestly, art has been really stressful for me recently. Not because of art itself, not because drawing is difficult. It's just that I'm dealing with a lot of anxiety, exhaustion, and stress from other life stuff, and I already have really low self-esteem when it comes to my art, so trying to force myself to work on these various fanart WIPs hasn't been helping at all.

So I think I want to experiment a bit and start posting more of my practice work. Gesture drawings, studies, anatomy notes, scribbles, and whatever else comes to mind. I want to try and do more with drawing from life both with pen and with pencil, too.

One of my biggest issues is that it's incredibly difficult for me to focus and commit on anything. This isn't an art issue, this is an issue I have with nearly everything in my life. So I can't really "solve" it, I just have to mitigate it to the best of my ability.

Recently, I think what's been giving me the most trouble with art is that I struggle with line quality and mark-making. I'm starting to understand anatomy more, I've gotten decent at gesture, I'm even taking a live drawing class as part of my college studies; but none of these things matter if I can't even move the pen(cil) across the paper or screen to make the mark I need to convey form, shape, value, and so on.

I'm also not just talking about lineart in the sense you usually think of, like in manga as one example. This is about all sorts of marks, whether it's using a brush to show value on the side of an object, or making lines to show the position & orientation of a limb.

I tend to draw really quickly and roughly, basically drawing at the same speed that I think- which is way too fast. Sometimes it's good to draw quickly like that, but I'm running into an issue where I'm spending upwards of one hour on rough sketching and "planning" when I should be taking less than 30 minutes on that, and using the rest of the time to actually draw the damn thing T_T

And because I rarely get to that later stage in the drawing, I've constantly hit roadblocks with my more complex works because I have so little experience there. That disconnect between my ideas and execution is really demoralizing, but I don't think I realized what the exact issue was until these past few weeks...

Instead of trying to worry about these large illustrations or comics and whatnot, I think I want to try and focus on some drawings that will help me really figure out my mark-making. Things like drawing a scene from life, such as plants or buildings or people on the street. Drawing more studies of clothed people instead of only doing anatomy. Drawing 3D forms in simple perspective, and then repeatedly adding more onto these forms to try and add complexity without muddying up the drawing with inconsistent and shoddy linework.

I've always wanted to add those kinds of drawings to my social media, but my ideas for fanart fill my mind 24/7 and I've been trying so hard to realize these ideas- and failing miserably. At the rate that I'm going, we're gonna experience the heat death of the universe before I reach a level of artistic skill that would actually let me make a living and survive off of my work. So I need to seriously address these concepts, and I need to (mostly) detach it from my fanwork so I don't get too emotionally attached to the countless shitty drawings I'll be making >.>

So I'll try and worry less about making all these cool fanarts and instead pick a single or handful of simpler fanarts to seriously work on, and surround those few works with lots of other practice that will help me build the skills I need to execute these ideas.

I also think I'm going to go back to writing more fan fiction in the meantime, since my writing skills are pretty well developed; far more than my drawing, at least. So I can try to present more of my fan ideas through writing instead of only through art, that way I can still share these thoughts with the world.

Plus I have some ideas that can help combine my fanfics with simple fanart in the form of illustrations- like one or two drawings per chapter of a fic, for example. Not full scenes with lots of detail- rather they'd be simple drawings with more rough linework and simple shading, which focus on conveying a key idea of the text instead of trying to convey all the meaning within the artwork itself. Like if a chapter introduces a new character, then having an illustration of said character in a simple scene. That kind of thing!

No clue where this'll take me, but hopefully it'll at least let me continue to improve my art skills without feeling miserable, while also giving me time to catch up on other work that I've been neglecting, including some huge life stuff I need to sort out if I want any chance of surviving on my own once I graduate.

I'll still have a lot of stress and anxiety from other places, but I want to at least take art and transform it into something I can do for fun and to relax, instead of being stressed by my art because of the pressure to make things "look good" instead of building up the skills I need to do that in the first place. If I can learn to enjoy making art, that'll go a long way in helping me get to a better frame of mind ^.^

#long post #lots of text lol #random thoughts #don't mind me #just screaming into this void that we affectionately call “Tumblr”

[ariiikat]

Nimona Review!!!!

Hey everyone just watched the movie and omg I love it so much!!!! Honestly I think I may need to find the graphic novel now and officially read it! To make this sweet and simple, I’m breaking it down to 3 parts: animation, story, themes…

Also totally spoilers below…

Animation

Firstly ahhhh, I remember seeing the screencaps released by blue sky before they shut down and I was so excited then and got even more excited when I saw the trailer! And everyone I showed it to says it gives off video game vibes, and I think that’s totally true! A lot of animation has been mixing 3D and 2D together, and whilst I can see that here, I think it’s soo much more interesting what they did with light. What I think is that the white in Nimona’s eyes were representative of her abiltiy, what makes difference to others. And sure her shapeshifting is an indicator, but when there is a lull and they are talking, the glint in her eyes makes them falter. I just like that detail cause their reaction next is always telling of their preconceptions. And, the the light is mixed wihh the her usual pink colour, it’s the brightest of herself, but when she gets all big kaiju at the end, white mix with black shows the darkest part of herself, which does reveal when she finally reaches the statue… on um more lighter notes, the transformation scenes!! It’s animated in a smooth and with a flow which really emphasises how natural shapeshifting is to Nimona.

Story

This story is so different! Well there may be similar stories, the way it’s told to is so unlike other movies I watched. Usually, after seeing the first half of a movie I can predict or expect what to happen (even if it’s a good movie), but with never having read the graphic novel, I never knew what next step the movie was going to take, the last part took me by surprise whilst still making sense, which is quite rare for movies to do! Not sure if this is super accurate to the novel so some may have been expecting that, but from someone who has never properly read it, it’s written and tied together so well! Also humour is on point, the references didn’t feel to out of place (like pizza rat) and really sold me on Nimona and Ballistar’s bonding.

Themes

Damn, I didn’t expect this theme of ‘whose the monster’ to come up (in fact I am so biased in loving this theme as I am currently writing a similar story for my University project)

But yes this theme of monster is so well executed, it’s such a simple moral for everyone, the way it was handle showed the different layers there is to this theme. One showing how a monster can be mistaken or framed (or in this case Ballistar was being framed because he was different) or how monsters are what some people considered to just be different. It is interesting they show both from Nimona to Ballistar as the monster first, how the previously mentioned themes ring true in their stories, then the slow reveal that the institute is the monster manipulating the whole kingdom all along. Feels very big company bad, but the reveal the one who started on is the one who turned on Nimona makes it hurt at Nimona’s pain and even more satisfying when the director gets destroyed.

Also, there is this gender fluid presentation of Nimona going on! It is so refreshing to see this expression of self on screen. I love how instead of being up in your face about gender orientation or whatnot, Nimona is simply "I’m not a girl, or human, just Nimona.” And whilst I am supportive of explicitly stating pronouns when necessary, the way it was presented her was very natural and focused on what made Nimona- ‘Nimona,’ and not how gender or presentation defines herself. (I’m also presuming though that Nimona goes by she/her since that is what they generally address her by)

Alright! I’m usually more eloquent than this but I still riding off the high of watching that great movie! If you haven’t watched it then why did you read this and just do it!!!! And if you are like me it’s time for us to scour around for the graphic novels 😈

#nimona #ariiirambles #Nimona review #ahhhhhhh

[mjo240]

I'm curious y'all. What are some hot takes you have on the Undertale fandom and/or the AU's and characters? I'll go first:

1. Ink and Error are the most overrated characters. (I do NOT hate them. They are really fun and interesting characters, not to mention the fact that Error is one of my favorites to draw, but the way the fandom perceives them and get overshadowed so much just ruins it. I still love them though). There are other characters that I do think are severely overrated, like Last Breath Sans, Dusttrust Sans, Zero's Insanity Sans, etc.

2. We have enough skeletons, especially Sans's. Most of the Undertale fandom is FILLED to the brim with Sans's, Papyrus's and Gaster's (if he's considered a skeleton, which he usually is) and it's just ludicrous at this point. There are SO MANY fun characters, main or side, that make Undertale what it is. We need more original/variant characters of your own ideas, or just not give Sans the spotlight every single time. AU's and solo characters would be SO much better if they weren't a Sans.

3. I seriously don't get ships. Let me clarify. I don't get why people ship characters that either genuinely hate each other, are incapable of feeling love, do not want to date or love anyone, aren't the characters actual sexual orientation (depending on the ship), or just flat out don't make sense. I feel like most of the fandom (even fandoms outside of Undertale. I'm looking at you MHA) will see ANY two characters talk to each other and if they like each other as friends, they immediately get shipped. Now I will say, that if you do ship characters, then by all means, ship them. I'm not hating on any ships whatsoever, I simply just don't get them most of the time unless the ship actually makes sense. I will say though that it is rather annoying.

4. Stop overshadowing characters canon personality, looks, abilities, etc, with their fanon counterparts. Whenever I look up an AU or character, I almost immediately see their fanon counterparts rather than their canon. I get if you want to make a character "different" for whatever it is you want, I do it too. However, it has gotten so bad to the point where people genuinely believe that a characters fanon is their canon, despite them most likely not researching for the original source. I still see people who use Underverse as "canon" evidence to a character's personality, abilities and whatnot. If it takes place in Underverse, that's fine, but most of the time it's outside of Underverse. It sounds confusing, I know, so if you have questions, feel free to ask. I just find it fucking insane and ridiculous to how much fanon has overtaken canon. I do NOT mind or hate characters/stories that use fanon, but what I DO hate is how much it has overshadowed their canon counterparts.

5. Most power scaling is absolutely fucking bullshit. They're made by people who either have NEVER done research about the character and just use what they heard or watched from animations, use their fanon counterparts, or are just straight up biased. If you ARE gonna use the characters fanon counterparts in power scaling, at least specify that it's fanon and not canon. Most of the time, characters are either heavily overplayed or underplayed, with very few actually being accurate. It would be nice if people ACTUALLY put in their research to the original source, determine who would win a battle or just analyzing the characters powers and do it right cause most of the time it's fucking bullshit and irritating.

6. I just need to say this because why not, but 99% of Undertale games on Roblox are fucking BORING AS HELL. This only includes the games where you constantly grind nonstop for souls or LV to get more characters. It's not fun, like at all. Maybe for the first hour it is, but after that, it's boring and not fun to play. I don't get how people can just do the same exact thing over and over and over again for hours and days straight without losing even a slight interest or finding it stupid and unfun.

I have several more hot takes, but since I'm writing this at 2am for some reason, I can't think of them and I'm tired as hell lol. Anyways I know I'm probably gonna get a lot of shit for this, but this is just how I feel. Plus I'm really curious as to what other hot takes people have regarding the Undertale fandom and/or the AU's and characters. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask me and I'll gladly answer.

#undertale #undertale au #gaming #hot take #fanon #canon #error sans #ink sans #underverse #power scaling #bullshit

[sunkern-plus]

by the way, if you want a good idea of what a quoisexual or quoiromantic character LOOKS like if we’re talking about aspec representation (because grey asexuality covers a LOT of areas), i’ll give you examples of how it feels to me:

for quoisexuality:

-feels like being asexual and not asexual (as in like. desires sex consistently and has sexual desires for the most part) at the same time. instead of it being like a fluctuating thing, as with aceflux, it’s more like...a bigender feeling but with asexuality? like i’m asexual and “horny on main” at the same time. of course, asexuals can be interested in sex or even sex favorable, but this is not what i’m talking about here. it’s like. within minutes i can change from “i am not interested in sex, in fact i’m probably close to sex repulsed” to “i‘m a sex maniac and desire and want sex and that’s not a bad thing” in even seconds. i’m sure it’s a system thing but that’s VERY tied to my quoisexuality for me.

-most of the time, the idea of “having a sexual orientation” is pretty much like...not applicable to me. like. i HAVE a sexuality sure, but a sexual orientation?? that’s fuzzier. grayer. like my sexual orientation is less a clear cut “i’m bi” “i’m pan” “i’m a lesbian” “i’m gay” “i’m omni” “i’m straight up asexual and aromantic” “i’m straight” it’s more like...my sexual orientation is mostly based on personality and not even based on any traits like physical appearance for the most part. like you know that oft cringed-at quote (by pansexuals and people who AREN’T pansexual alike) that “pansexuals don’t see appearance or gender or have a type” and whatnot? i LEGIT don’t see gender or appearance or really have a consistent type. i’m like...people i find attractive is less a consistent pattern and more a scatter plot filled with random points that aren’t even consistent. i don’t feel like i have a sexual orientation, basically, and my attraction is basically to really fictional characters (which don’t really count), like one cis girl, one nonbinary trans girl, and one nonbinary trans man. and yeah i found them all amazing but like...i don’t think i have a sexual orientation aside from like the various kinks i have (which i will not MENTION because that is not something that i should put on an all ages post).

-when i DO experience consistent sexual attraction, it’s either usually to people i know really well, or fictional characters i equally “know” as well. like. example. poison from street fighter. i love her so much because i feel like i KNOW her; i wasn’t as nearly attracted to her as i am now. i also experience attraction to features, body types, etc., that aren’t stereotypically seen as attractive; not saying this to brag, but to be honest, stereotypically attractive bodies often found in porn are literally so unappealing to me.

-when i do see drawings or outfits or whatnot with sexual aspects, i tend not to...either notice or understand (moreso that one) why that outfit is sexual. like. for example. mai shiranui’s costume in king of fighters. i feel like as long as people aren’t obsessing over her boobs or butt or thighs, i personally think she’s fairly nonsexual aside from being a stereotypically attractive, “porn bodied” woman. same with poison; i don’t see her as a stereotypically sexual character, i feel like she’s just a tomboyish, independent woman with both masculine and feminine sex appeal but her sexiness isn’t the only thing TO her, but not a lot of fans of street fighter think the same way (same with juri han).

-although i like the idea of sex, and i’d probably enjoy having it, tbh...i don’t think i’d be upset if i was in a sexless marriage. i wouldn’t mind if i was in a marriage where instead of having sex, we just had conversations in bed and relaxed. idk.

for quoiromanticism:

-i am...in the way a lot of aromantics are romance repulsed, i would say i am...mostly hetmance repulsed. not because “ewwww het is ewwwww het is ewwww even if the het people belong to marginalized groups ewwwww” but moreso toxic and coercive heterosexuality and heteronormativity; like the kind of heterosexuality that proclaims women to be inferior and have to be the helpmeet of men or says that women aren’t as intelligent as men or that men have to be superior so by divine right of kings or something they can abuse women. it’s probably due to my upbringing with my abusive grandfather that i probably feel that way, tbh.

-honestly, it’s also the cultural conception of romance that puts me off of romantic tropes in general, though i do feel romantic attraction, just to a slightly dimmer degree of others. like, the whole YA and contemporary romance conception of romance conception of romance most of the time just puts me off.

-conversely, i prefer the simone weil “love god until you feel merged with him” conception of romantic love in a sense; i want to fall in love with my partner to the point i feel merged with them, while still having my own identity. like...the drift compatible type of thing. feeling like a brain soup where i’m half myself half my partner. i guess that’s also a system thing but i’ve always found that appealing.

-OH YEAH especially when i was younger, finding romantic friendships of any gender appealing but not really traditional romance. like romantic friendship in the intimate, “you are closer to me than my romantic partner, i want to meld my body and soul with you nonsexually and maybe nonromantically” is kind of a thing that’s appealed to me since childhood, as well as “boston marriages” (not just for the gay reasons).

if there’s any character or whatever you think the quoisexuality description, quoiromantic description, or both would apply to, please tell me!

#quoisexual tag #quoiromantic tag #quoisexual #quoiromantic #aspec #also tagged that as those things because i feel like people would want to know what quoisexuality and quoiromanticism feels like from the #inside you know? like from someone who IS quoisexual and quoiromantic

[cobaltstarling]

🧡 🔥 🍁 🌾 !!

LGBTQ+/Queer Themed Asks @aparticularbandit

How rude, you sent me four when I only sent you one! SUCH RUDENESS! /j

🧡 - How has the way you presented yourself (ex. Clothing, hairstyle, etc.) changed since you realized you were queer?

It hasn't, really. I was never too concerned with gender indentities and 'gendered' clothing and colours. Heck, I've even had my OC say "All clothes are unisex if you're not a little bitch about it!"

Having said that, all of my clothes do generally fit the usual idea of 'male' or at the very least 'unisex'. I generally just wear what I like, and the sorts of clothes I like usually fit into those categories.

🔥 - How has the way you think about yourself changed since you realized you were queer?

For better or for worse, not really. ^^; I'd spent so much time being the 'token cishet' around my friends that I keep forgetting I count as queer now, and that the 'cis' might not apply, depending on how you feel about gender apathy. The het, unfortunately, does still apply, at least when it comes to sexual orientation.

But yeah, it hasn't really changed too much. I am still me, I just learnt new things about myself.

🍁 - When did you first realize you were queer?

With the 'aromantic', it was shortly after watching JaidenAnimation's video on being asexual and aromantic, and alot of the aromantic stuff really just resonated with me and made me go "oh shit, that's me". It took me a little while to properly come to terms with it, because I have seen a lot of stuff that is stereotypical stuff for other orientations and whatnot and been like "oh shit, that's me", but sometimes that's just because I hang out with a lot of queer people so some of their behaviour and whatnot rubs off on me.

As for the gender apathy, that's been around for quite a while actually. I even talked with my friends about how I felt apathetic about my gender, even straight-out using the term 'gender apathy' before I knew it was a thing, and then one of my friends went "you know gender apathy is an actual thing, right?" and I was like "...wut?" So that was just one of the things that I already knew about myself, but wasn't aware there was an actual name for it, despite having said it by name

🌾 - How queer do you think you look? Would it be obvious to someone that you were queer if they looked at you?

Probably not. I'm just a fairly regular guy.

Like, a lot of the things that come to some people's minds when they think of queer people, like, piercings, tattoos, dyed hair... I don't have any of that. I do have reasons for not having any of those, but that's for another time, if anyone is interested. Although I do occasionally want to dye my hair, but it'd also be a fair bit of trouble due to how dark my hair is, but nyeh.

But yeah, I don't think anyone would really notice that I'm queer just from looking at me, really.

Hell, the first time someone might think I'm queer is if they get me talking on LGBTQ+ rights and they'd be like "Why do you care so much about LGBTQ+ rights?" and I'd just

Say I'm queer.

That's all a random stranger would get to know, though. :P

#aparticularbandit

[dorefasolsido]

3.

Grease

What clique were you in in high school? 

We didn’t really have cliques the way they do in American high school movies, but I can say with great certainty that I wasn’t among the popular kids. I was just that one quiet invisible kid people remember when tests come up.

Would you liked to have lived in the 50s?

No thanks. I don’t think women had a great time back then tbh

Did you go to prom? How was it?

Yes, because my mum was very adamant about me going even though I didn’t want to. It was literally just meh. Like, it was so meh that I can’t even remember what I was doing. I'd been nervous for months before it, and it turned out to be such a non-event in my life. It’s almost like it didn’t even happen tbh.

Moulin Rouge!

What is your favorite cover of a song?

Johnny Cash’s Hurt comes to mind.

Have you ever been to France?

Yes, on a short exchange for about a week.

Have you ever been in love with someone who was fatally ill?

Nope.

West Side Story

Are you Puerto Rican?

Nope.

Who is your favorite character from Romeo and Juliet?

I’m not really sure I remember, which is funny because I read Romeo and Juliet probably around three times for different classes. Just, when we talk about Shakespeare, some of his other tragedies left a much stronger impression on me.

Have you ever been to New York?

Nope.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

What’s your hair color?

Right now it’s very very dark blue that looks black for all intents and purposes. I was purple before that, and I’ll probably go back to that soon.

Do you own any diamonds?

Nah.

Have you ever been on a cruise? To where?

Only those short cruises around Greek islands for summer holidays. You hop on a boat in the morning and come back to your resort in the evening, so it’s not like a serious cruise.

Chicago

What is your favorite kind of liquor?

Not big on alcohol, but I usually go for cocktails (Mai Tai and Tequila Sunrise). Lately, we’ve got a Korean supermarket here, so I tried soju for the first time and omg, the flavoured ones are so delicious. Maybe my alcoholic arc is finally starting.

Have you ever been to jail or prison? For what?

Nope, never.

Have you ever been to Chicago?

Nope, never been to America.

My Fair Lady

Is grammar important to you?

Have you ever received or given a make-over?

I won’t correct strangers online, nor do I care that much if my grammar isn’t 100% when writing comments or whatnot, but it’s very important for my job. So, in some sense yes.

Not a full-blown movie make-over lol. I got my makeup done once or twice for some events. That’s as close as we can get to that.

Are you English?

Nope.

Mary Poppins

Have you ever been a nanny or hired one?

No, but funnily enough I was thinking of joining this programme where you get to travel and take care of strangers’ kids. I still love the idea, but I genuinely can’t imagine myself taking care of anyone.

What do you do to make cleaning more enjoyable?

Play music.

Do you know anyone who works at a bank?

Yes, my parents’ friend.

RENT

Do you know anyone who is HIV+?

Not that I am aware of.

Are you behind on your rent?

No rent.

What is your sexual orientation?

Asexual with demi/heteroromantic tendencies, maybe? Idk for sure

Hairspray

What is your favorite brand of hairspray?

Don’t use it.

Have you had any best friends or SOs who are a different race than you?

No, my country is very homogenous.

Have you ever been on TV?

I think I was once when I was in elementary school and I came first in some maths competition. I didn’t see the interview, but I know it was a mess because the interviewers got my grade and my name wrong lol

The Sound of Music

What are a few of your favorite things?

Chocolate, cats, BTS, travelling, books, learning different languages, sushi.

Are you Catholic?

Nope.

Are you German?

Nope.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

No, I was never religious.

Have you ever been to a desert?

No, would be cool, even though I really don’t like hot weather.

If you could ask Jesus for anything, what would it be?

I don’t think he works like a genie, right? But let’s say maybe just for a bit more confidence and a bit less of constant and obnoxious self-doubt.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Are you engaged?

Nope.

Who did you lose your virginity to?

No one yet.

Do you know any trans* people?

Yup.

Little Shop of Horrors

What is your favorite kind of plant?

I love cacti and bamboos.

Do you like your dentist?

I don’t have a specific one, but sure, all the ones I’ve been to were cool

Have you ever donated blood?

I’ve tried so many times and there’s always something -- underweight, low iron levels, etc. I’ll get it one day tho.

Across the Universe

What is your favorite Beatles song?

Maybe Yesterday.

Who do you know that’s gone off to war?

Now? No one.

Have you ever been in a protest?

Yes, I go once in a while for various causes.

Mamma Mia!

What is your favorite ABBA song?

Umm, idk, maybe Dancing Queen.

Have you ever been to Greece?

Yup.

Do you know your biological father?

Yes.

Les Miserables

Are you French?

Nope.

Do you know anyone who has committed suicide?

I don’t think so.

What is the poorest you have ever been?

I’m really not sure. Thankfully, my family has never struggled financially.

#surveys #personal

[fatehbaz]

And so the trees drew my imagination back into the past: Where did all this amazing, diverse sound come from? What stories are buried down there in the soil? And how do they intersect with the everyday human experience of sound -- of listening to music and talking? [...] Time is the place where kinship comes from. [...]

The kinship that you mentioned is a kinship between the living world and what we usually regard as the nonliving world, although the boundaries get somewhat hard to define. So, for example, when we hear the songs of birds that live in forests, particularly dense forests, they tend to be slow, whistled melodies, because that is the kind of sound that transmits well through that habitat. You go out to the prairie, and you hear lots of rapid trills and ups and downs in the frequency suite, because that is the sound that works well there. Go to the ocean shore and you hear cries of gulls and oyster catchers that carry over the tumult of surf. And so the physicality, the materiality of the world, has, in a way, woven itself into the sonic diversity of the creatures that live within that world [...]. This applies below the waves as well: fish and whales are making sounds that transmit well over the right kind of distances for the ecology of their own species. This relationship between materiality and the form of songs applies not just in air, but in water and solids as well. [...]

Mostly when we hear a birdsong, we just think, “Oh yeah, that’s an American robin,” or whatnot. We don’t think, “Oh, that song has within it the imprint of the forest in which that robin has been living.” We’re hearing the legacy of plate tectonics and great migrations of creatures from one part of the Earth to another just by lying in bed and listening to birdsong in the morning. You don’t even have to get out from under the covers and you can hear this magnificent legacy of kinship, not just in the present moment but in deep time.

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In the rainforest, and indeed most other habitats, the sound is just a lot more intense in part because there are orders of magnitude more species there, but also because the insects have a different evolutionary path from one another. The crickets have a different way of listening and a different thing that they’re listening for in the sounds; different species of birds have different ways of appreciating sound and hearing the sound of their own species; the mammals, the primates, all have different voices. All of that is converging and singing at once in the rainforest [...].

So there are all kinds of stories, but those stories are not coming from the mind of one person. [...] But to listen in the forest is to belong within a much bigger set of narratives. The narrative of the living Earth is not just about me or, indeed, my own species; it’s about the convergence of multiple narratives that have to make it work with one another [...] .

Most of the stuff around us came from places that we have no direct sensory connection to. And, in fact, that disconnection is not just a side effect of the global economy; it is a necessary part of continuing the destruction. Because if you separate people from the consequences of their actions, then those actions will continue and short-term profit and gain will be made, but long-term loss will ensue. [...] This all sounds very dire, and there are dire problems, but the great thing about the senses is, they’re joyful. [...]  So the senses bring us great pleasure at the same time that they’re orienting us to the important work of ethical discernment.

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Words by: David G. Haskell. “Listening and the Crisis of Inattention: An Interview with David G. Haskell.” Article/interview published by: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee. Emergence Magazine. 21 April 2022.

[swindle-comic]

Hi, I've been reading your comic and I really like it.

My question is: how Ty was created? I don't mean biologically, no, I mean what came to your mind while creating a bear oc. I'm a huge fan of bears myself, so Ty being one got me curious.

If you feel comfortable, could you tell his origins? That's prolly some stuff that are gonna be shown ahead in the comic, but I wanted to ask nevertheless.

The simple answer is it was like 3am and that’s usually when stray ideas spiral out of control.

Okay if I remember right it began almost two years ago when I was very very lost in the ducktales sauce and we were talking about the characters constantly. So we had been on the topic of the triplets and how they’d develop as teens to adults and then the subject drifted into romantic orientation or lack thereof and potential relationships they might have in the future. When it came to Louie we were just like “ye he gay.”

While we were talking about that, I brought up a silly little scenario about Louie having a notable interaction with some boy at school. I guess what the notable interaction entailed would be a spoiler. The angle that hooked us on this relationship dynamic is a spoiler. (Even if plenty of people who went deep diving have found their answers on the matter. I’m still gonna try not to bring it up on the blog.) but you’ll find out soon. So the idea of Ty’s character started with “Somebody who could work off Louie.”

But then I was like “yeah ok sure fine I know I just brought this kid up to be funny but now I’m invested in him. Who is he? Lets flesh out this Boy At School. It’s 3am let’s go apeshit.”

And then I wondered if I could make this kid a canon character. Maybe a lesser used one. And I remembered that some of the talespin characters were intended to appear in season three. Now I hadn’t watched talespin much at the time so I didn’t pay much attention to the announced characters. For some reason I thought they were Baloo and Rebecca? I had just briefly looked at the image of them like once. So then my train of thought was like “okay so if Baloo and Rebecca exist in dt17, so does Kit Cloudkicker.” I knew a little bit about Kit Cloudkicker. And from what I knew, he matched the personality of this Boy At School that we were messing around with. I thought it was a perfect.

I figured out like a few minutes later that the adult bear I thought was Baloo was actually Kit so we had to regroup. But I was already attached to this angle we had so the regroup was basically just

(I just think Artsy with their Kit icon being like “idk him” is funny)

The name “Kit Jr” did not last long because it was stupid as all fuck but by this point it was 4am so be nice to me.

The fact that we made Ty into an OC made things WAY better cuz it opened up for way more creative freedom. He wasn’t confined to the restraints of canon characterization and I could do whatever I wanted with him. This early stage of his characterization was definitely inspired by young Kit from Talespin but he became so much more than that. Artsy had started designing him the day after and then drew up a bunch of him. Which just added fuel to the fire. The next few days I spurted out essays upon essays about Ty. Everything about him. He was a fully realized person within a week. There’s so much life to this kid, I stg. I’m really excited for the comic to explore every facet of him. He has a lot of facets.

But yeah that’s why he’s a bear. He was based off a bear character. If he had just been an OC with no links to any other character, a bear probably wouldn’t have crossed my mind.

I’m guessing by his “origins” you mean where he came from, in universe. Like before he landed with Kit and whatnot. I’m delighted you’re interested but that’s private information for the moment. But we will get to that.

Thank you for your question! This was fun to talk about!

[casualmaraudering]

so i can't get family feels out of my head so have some headcanons feat wolfstar having their first baby

Sirius is immediately so excited at first

and even though it's a nine month long wait (even longer with a procedure of getting a surrogate and all) he's so very happy

he physically cannot go shopping without coming back with at least one bag of baby stuff

the socks are so tiny, he's not strong enough to resist

he clears a room in the house right away. Remus doesn't let him turn it into a nursery that fast, but they designate it as the baby stuff pile and so Sirius puts all the shopping bags there

and really, Remus acts as if he's more calm about the whole ordeal but he also contributes to the baby pile quite fast

Sirius will randomly grin to him and go "we're gonna have a family" and how can you not love this man when he's this happy about it?

around the halfway mark is where things turn different

it's when they start painting the nursery, buying furniture, and slowly coming up with names when Sirius has A Thought

it being: what if i end up like my parents

what if the baby hates me like i hated my dad and mom

what if they won't feel at home here like i did

he panics, and internalises it, and therefore freaks himself out even more

he lets it slip during a dinner with James and Lily. the remainder of the dinner is spent with everyone telling him what a fantastic dad he's going to be and why are his thoughts such bullshit

even Regulus texts him the next day saying the kid will be happy to have such a home

they don't have a baby shower so to say, but there is a gathering of friends and family where everyone gifts them things. and also there's cute cupcakes (gender neutral ones, cause Sirius and Remus 1 don't want to make the gender a weirdly big deal 2 they want to find out at birth so no gender reveals) and James cries a lot about being an uncle

Sirius quits smoking finally

Sirius decides he doesn't need instructions to put furniture together

he is immediately defeated by an ikea wardrobe

Remus puts it together with surprising ease. he uses the instructions though

the nursery is yellow (Remus's favourite colour)

Sirius buys so many glow in the dark stars. so. many

the stars and the moon are a theme, of course. there's a little mobile with some stars and the moon in the centre, the furniture has star shaped handles, there's a little space rug, and there's also wolf and dog plushies - they go all out and yes, it's sappy, but it's their baby okay, they get to be sappy

they spend a lot of nights just cuddled together and talking about the family they'll have

Sirius cries so hard when he sees the baby for the first time

Remus also cries. but Sirius honestly tears up every time he sees the baby for like. the entire day

just imagine those two boys holding hands and having the biggest smiles on their faces looking at their little baby

the few black hairs on his head and the tiny hands and the little feet and small chubby cheeks

they name him Leo

(Regulus has no excuse not to visit now)

they talk to the baby a lot

Remus reads him his favourite books as a way to pass time. Pride and Prejudice, Dorian Gray, LOTR, all that. he also comments quite a lot, pretending as if he's having an actual discussion with a one month old baby

Sirius's favourite past time is just holding his baby, or just literally lying there while Leo sleeps on his chest. it's so simple and yet he's so happy about it

Sirius starts to wear his hair in a very secure bun. having a baby pulling your hair is very much not a fun thing

Remus has a pretty unregulated lifestyle anyway so he's mostly up at night, while Sirius loves to get up in the morning so he's in charge of breakfast and entertaining in the mornings

sometimes if it's particularly early and Remus argues he doesn't want to get out of bed yet, Sirius will just put Leo into bed with Remus and they'll just hang out there, it's extremely adorable

Sirius sings french lullabies, and talks in french quite a lot. basically any time Remus isn't around his brain wires back to french and so the baby will absolutely be bilingual at this rate

Remus goes back to work when Leo is around 6 months old - he's a very work oriented person, he'd honestly go insane if he had to stay at home all the time

Sirius is more than happy to rebrand to a stay at home dad

it only results in a handful of disasters a day at first

Remus doesn't need to know ok

Sirius likes to say he's got his shit together emotionally and then Leo says his first word (which is 'dada') and he cries so hard

Remus will have Leo on his lap when grading homework and will, of course, chat with his dutiful assistant quite a lot

"Can you imagine Maddie wrote this? This is the worst paper of hers I've ever read"

"Bwaba"

"Exactly. I'll have to have a word with her on Monday"

James visits them at least twice a week, he can't just not see his favourite nephew less often ok

Leo's first Halloween, Sirius dresses him up as a little ghost

they don't go trick or treating, but they take a lot of pictures. and then when the baby sleeps the adult eat far too much candy and watch horror movies and snuggle

Sirius has always had a Christmas spirit, but when it's Leo's first Christmas it hits So much harder than usual

he decorates the house on the first of december and nearly falls off the ladder several times

his Google history for the month being: "can a 9 month old drink eggnog" "can a baby eat gingerbread cookies" "can i take a baby sledding" and whatnot

despite that the house has too many decorations, Remus really doesn't mind the holiday spirit cause Sirius is truly in his element every December, and now he seems twice as happy as usual

he, of course, puts mistletoe on the doorframe of the kitchen. cause yes they're married with a baby but that doesn't mean they can't make out in the door like teenagers

James puts a hat with antlers on Leo and proceeds to take so many pictures and send them to literally everyone he knows

Lily and Sirius make and decorate gingerbread cookies and this time there's only a few penis shaped ones. they've all grown up yall

Leo gets the most presents, of course

and by the time he's in bed sleeping, and everyone leaves after Christmas dinner, Sirius and Remus curl up by the fireplace and talk about what a good year they've had

and when New Year's comes along, their only resolutions are to try and make their little boy as happy as possible

#every now and again I get overwhelming feelings about parental wolfstar ok #enjoy #Sirius Black #Remus Lupin #wolfstar #my tag #headcanon tag #say hi to my baby Leo i love him and would die for him #I could make several posts about him he's my darling baby #Leo Black

[remythologise]

Hello! I found your blog via you amazingly summarizing all that's going on with the spn drama. Due to my schedules, rl stuff, some of the arcs that didn't vibe with me, my availability to find a place to watch...the rollercoaster I was used to with this fandom was more me binging it in a weekend to going months to over a year without watching it. I still haven't watched the last season(but with a fandom this big it's pretty impossible not be spoiled so I more or less know what happened) BUT oh great one I ask of thee for more information if you have it...other than being busy and whatnot, I'm not really one to keep up with the actors as well. So could you also maybe do a summary of all the stans? I'im seeing terms I haven't seen before. Who is Kelios(sp?)? Hellions?? probably messed it up but like...I guess what are the name of each legion? Who do they have alliance towards? What was their desires? Que paso?!?!?!?

Hi there! 'Some of the arcs that didn't vibe with me' me emotionally quitting Supernatural in Season 7 after they killed Castiel 😂 Anyway I totally get it, I went through the same culture shock mid-last year when I got back into SPN and tried to find where fandom was at! There's really a LOT of lore and content after 15 years though so I'll just do the broad brushstrokes based on my impressions and personal stereotypes PLEASE remember this is oversimplifying groups and individuals to tendencies and I'm very biased! Also important that there are sub-factions within sub-factions - again, I'm simplifying here!

I've also linked to the 'Super-wiki' in terms of some definitions because the Super-wiki has pages for them where the Fandom-wiki does not. Great introduction actually - only in the Supernatural fandom. There are two Supernatural wikis. One, through curation and twitter activity, supports BiBro/Wincest factions and does not support Destiel users. One is more neutral or Destiel-friendly (I don't know that the Fandom wiki has a personality/social media presence per se). You cannot make this up. There is a factional war... within use of fandom wikis.

Destiel faction

People who primarily ship Dean/Cas, love Castiel and (often, although not always) Jack, and the 'found family' of Supernatural as well as the brothers, and like the post s3 seasons too. Hated 15.19 and 15.20 for killing Dean and ignoring the other characters/narrative arc of the show. Nicknamed 'Destihellers' by the Wincest faction as a derogatory term, 'reclaimed' and shortened as 'Hellers', a nickname they use affectionately to describe each other. See more info on nicknames here.

Sometimes also ship ‘Cockles’ (the ship between Misha Collins and Jensen Ackles) although generally speaking they're more respectful of the wives of the actors than J2 shippers, who are notoriously responsible for... a vast series of insane-fan misdemeanours. Historically most were also good at keeping RPF to themselves and not harassing celebrities with it directly, although recently, particularly with younger twitter fans, that has not been the case.

Sub-factions:

The ‘Desticule’ or ‘Destiel tumblr’ - general grouping of Destiel-shipping tumblr users around 20-30 years old, usually LGBT+, most who came back to the show post-15.18 after leaving it for various reasons including getting sick of the queerbaiting. Funniest bitches alive etc. and responsible for the best text posts you’ve ever seen. Can also start stupid discourse and in-group drama when they’re bored.

'POLOL' - People of Lots of Letters, a discord group (of tumblr and twitter users) that ran on the assumption Andrew Dabb was playing a hugely intricate game of 3D chess to do with gnostic symbolism among other things, and would make Destiel canon. Have since had their own factional sub-wars and fallen apart a bit. Some of their meta was and is good and interesting! Some of it was wildly off the mark. Now generally insist that Dabb/the writers were all pushing for Destiel canon and the network is entirely to blame.

Twitter fans (TikTok edition) - younger fans around 18 and younger who (FOR REASONS BEYOND ME) started watching the show around 2018-2020. Definition of 'stans'. Tend to be very loud and aggressive on twitter when Events Happen, which like. I do get, because they've grown up in a completely different media environment and this kind of Dinosaur Politicking around LGBT+ issues is beyond them. Fancam central. Anyway stream #CASTIEL for clear skin!

Twitter fans (AO3 edition) - older fans around 30+ who kept going with the show but either don't have a large tumblr presence or just prefer twitter. A lot of fic writers, GISH-ers, and BNFs in this group. Some of them are very cool and reasonable in their opinions, some of them act like the younger stans. Some of them too accepting of what happened wrt 15.19-20 in my opinion, because, in contrast to the younger twitter stans, they grew up expecting Destiel to NEVER be canon or respected. 'Can't believe we got this far' etc.

Multiship faction

Multishippers or shippers of things not as large as the two main behemoths . Sub-factions based on shipping, e.g. Megstiel and Sastiel. I don't think these groups are very large though, and seem to have very little influence in the Discourse.

Wincest faction

LARGE overlap with the 'BiBro' faction and their opinions, which I'll get to. Ship Sam and Dean romantically. Often pretend to be BiBros on places like twitter and reddit in order for outside groups to take their opinions more seriously. 'Wincesties' etc. are derogatory nicknames given by the Destiel faction.

Sub-factions:

Multiship fans - ship Sam and Dean but respect Castiel/the 'found family'. Politically overlap with the faction of multishippers, I think. I don't have a lot of insight on this group of people honestly, but I know they exist.

Bronlies - the typical BiBro and 'Wincest' shippers most people think of, twitter user 'Kelios' is one of the would-be ringleaders of this faction - typically tend to be older white midwestern women. Historically have been pretty nasty on twitter (leading to Robert Berens, writer who made Destiel canon, occasionally subtweeting Kelios). Also tend to ship 'J2' - and take it very seriously as a legitimate thing that is really real. This is called 'tinhatting'.

BiBro faction

People who think the show should JUST be about the brothers, love Supernatural s1-3 and everything after it should have been just like Supernatural s1-3. Hate Castiel, Jack, and the 'found family'. Largely loved 15.20. Go to literally any comments section on any Supernatural article and You Will Find Them complaining about how the show should just be about the Brothers. Tend to be older, straighter, and more conservative/Republican (and male) fans. (I am aware that the definition of 'BiBro' used to refer to people who just liked the brothers but there's no definitional difference now in the discourse.) The Wincest and BiBro faction are generally much more wealthy than the Destiel faction (they being younger and more diverse/queer/left-leaning in general) and would be the biggest revenue generators at conventions etc.

Sub-factions:

Reddit bros - literally anyone who visits r/supernatural. Well, that's not fair - there are people who post reasonable opinions on there, but it's pretty rare and they get downvoted a lot. Like to talk about 'toxic Destiel fans' 'ruining the show' and how Dean is a straight man who is straight and could never possibly be gay. Might even think the confession was platonic despite all evidence to the contrary. I'm Not Homophobic I Have Gay Friends, But No Gays on MY Show!

Old Guard - group of older fans who overlap strongly with the Wincest faction, but might not necessarily ship Wincest.

GA faction

'General Audience' - These are the group of audience members that aren't 'online' so to speak; most watch the show on TV as a Casual Viewing Experience (are therefore also sometimes referred to as 'casuals'. Mostly their opinions tend towards BiBros, but they have a vast range of baffling views thanks to being Not Online and usually Not caring about Supernatural that much or thinking that deeply about it.

Sub-factions:

People who simply watch Supernatural on TV and then don't think about it very much after that.

I said they weren't 'online' but that's not entirely true; I'd probably classify people on Supernatural Facebook Groups as GA, along with friends of friends who post statuses about how 15.20 was a neat finale that wrapped up the series.

Conclusion

Supernatural is famously the show that appeals to both Republicans and Democrats, literally All Orientations, so there's a WIDE range of factions. However, most warring online boils down to Destiel vs. Wincest/BiBro - the war that started in Season 4 and has simply never ended. In terms of the 'actors' and their stans, in general, Wincest/BiBro fans love Jared, like Jensen, and dislike Misha. Destiel fans love Misha, like Jensen, and dislike Jared. Of course as with everything, there are variations and this is just a generalisation. But that's the summary of it, from my perspective!

This didn't even get into Sam girls, Dean girls and Cas girls. God. Anyway.

Hope that answered your question, anon!

#for some reason read more does not work on my blog main page now? you'll have to click the permalink #season 17 time for a theme change tumblr has broken this one too much sigh #ask #anonymous #this might be the most controversial thing I've ever posted or I might escape with nobody noticing it. Only Two Outcomes #didn't mention any other factional ringleaders because well #I value my life etc. #unironically who will fund me writing the PhD on supernatural fandom etc. etc. #the graphs. the statistics. the sociological insights #kira for ts #supernatural spoilers #spn spoilers

[papabigtoes]

Your art style is so unique and interesting, I've never seen anything quite like it!

Thank you so much for these words!

One of the postives I can find from quarantine, is that art transformed from a personal hobby to more that of a higher interest in my life (and drawing fan art during that process always makes me pumped because even if a piece I draw is ‘flawed’, I learn something each time and its exciting to experience that). My process usually is try drawing it, keep doin it, and draw until it transforms into a style that makes me satisfied (and most times now, after years of depression, I can happily say I do reach that spot.)

I am more performance-arts oriented when it comes to career goals- I don’t know if its due to my asd but drawing and making things with my hands has helped me understand more about character building be it on a canvas or on stage a lot easier. I’m a big fan of expressions and whatnot, as well as artistic catharsis. I always feel bad for my friends because if we get onto a subject about art HOH I won’t stop talking about it

Once again thank you, I’ve been a bit busy this week and some wips im workin on right now cant be shown just yet (but when I’m allowed hOOO), but here’s a little cropped murderface blocking idea for the distance fan comic I’m working on as well as my first :baldchamp: when i entered the mtl fandom

#anon #I hope you are having a good day! #I also hope I haven’t posted that bald boy before LOL #as my friends say to those with big ol exposed scalps #smack es bald

[ermbabyel]

hi hi hi !! may i please request a personality ship with bts and ateez !! i apologize in advance bc it's super long </3

I’m a 5’9.5 (basically 5’10) girl with dark skin, jet black hair (currently in long twists rn!!), and i’m on the curvier side (esp hips and my thighs) !! some of my favorite features are my plump lips (and i have a beauty mark on my bottom lip!), my long legs (that look so so so so good in skirts and dresses), my kempt and pretty fingernails, and my eyelashes !!! i’m a virgo (and surprisingly i get along with all the signs, i cant think of a sole zodiac sign i DONT mix well with), and i am an i/enfj (i got 51% extravert 49% intra the first time, then 50% for both the second time!! ) and i honestly agree—i’m an ambivert all the way! i often come off as cold/shy when meeting new people (one of my closest friends avoided me for a month before meeting me because i looked so intimidating LMAO), but once you get close to me i turn into a bundle of warmth and love: i will never stop texting them the <3 emoji every morning or buying my friends/s/o their favorite starbucks order when they need a little cheer-me-up.

  i’m extremely passionate about the issues and people i care about and the goals and dreams i have. I’m creative, patient, an extremely good listener, caring, a social butterfly, and extremely hardworking. my friends always told me of my heart of gold and how perceptive i am of the people around me—noticing immediately when something is wrong and trying to make them feel better. I’m also very headstrong, detailed, and determined!! my friends also call me a nerd since i’ve had all a’s since kindergarten—i LOVE school and would describe myself as intelligent. i really like that i’m empathetic and motivational to those around me. it’s really easy for me to show my affection, adoration, and support for someone because i just want everyone to feel loved and safe :( i HATE seeing my loved ones sad, and when people usually have problems about anything (from family to just school), i’m the one they come to talk to because of my warm and openminded heart. I love sharing happiness with my friends in their goals and always hype them up no matter what, and it makes me so so so so happy seeing my loved ones content. im also really, really funny (my fave personality trait of mine tbh)!! I’m always cracking jokes and laughing (sometimes for no reason LMAOO). i would be in the library at like 7 am with my friends and struggle with stifling my laugh from jokes i told </3

  I also love to go out and explore—whether trying out a new restaurant in the city or a newly opened amusement park or trying something new, like skydiving (or some other crazy but fun idea), trying recipes from around the world, or trying sledding for the first time! at the same time, i like really chill, mellow spending-time-alone-or-with-one-other-person activities like baking (my favorite treat to bake is red velvet cupcakes and cheddar bay biscuits) and dancing !! (i’ve been a dancer for more than 12 years!!). i can also speak more than 5 languages (including korean!) and i’m always saying random phrases (like thank you, i love u so much!, gtfo my face, that sucks ass) in a random language too LMFAOOO. i often think being a coffee/cafe lover is a personality trait (i love love love love love coffee) i also love accessories (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, etc) and would die of happiness when the day i can wear matching accessories with my s/o comes.

besides being my bestfriend who i can kiss and whatnot (hehe), my ideal type is a TALL (THEY DONT HAVE TO BE but 5’9+...i’m already tall but pls .5 of an inch taller would be enough) man who has eyes for me and only me !!! they may look cold/cool/mysterious/laid back at first glance (like “i dont like u lol” or “yeah haha 🙂" to any other girls but “hi baby what can i do for u today to please the loml” with me <3)  but turn into the sweetest, warmest, cutest honey bun once i get to know them! (kinda like me)!! ALSO a man who can pull off all black outfits like those are my FAVORITE omg. he needs to have a BIG sense of humor (like i want to laugh every second i’m with him and laugh so hard that our stomachs start hurting and we beg each other to stop making jokes type of humor), fashionable (so i can learn fashion pls and wear coordinated outfits with him). i just want a boy who i could talk to and listen to for HOURS. like i would follow him into the bathroom as he showers and sit on the toilet and just listen to him talk about his day or vent to him, but also a boy that loves comfortable silence!! like just cuddling with each other or im studying, and hes working on a personal project so that just being with him makes me feel warm <3 i want a s/o who’s willing to go out and travel with me so i could take off guard pics of him and make him my wallpaper until he begs me to change it. im also not good at conflict so if conflict arises, id love a boy who knows how to talk me down and open up the room for conversation and make me feel safe and not as if im confronted or wrong, someone where we can just talk, resolve our problem, and make it up with a hug or night out!! this kinda leads to me wanting a relationship where we both help improve each other and our flaws (for example some of my flaws are callousness, taking things to heart sometimes, and not opening up easily, etc), so i’d really appreciate a relationship where my partner and i can help each other grow as people. i also love love love to cook, so i’d love an s/o that loves cooking with me and teaching each other how to cook each other’s cultural foods (i would love to teach my bf how to cook jollof rice and have a cookoff one day). I like ALL 5 of the love languages but my top 3 tied for 1st are quality time (THIS i want to spend everyday with my bf at chinatown or a new city exploring), words of affirmation (someone who reaffirms me of their love continuously, supportively, and in sweet ways), and acts of service (cooking my favorite food when i’m down, doing chores that i cant do when tired). men who are really expressive through touch are also ideal <3 i'd shy away from pda, but inside the house i’d be so happy yet so shy and flustered when they express their love through touch (like laying in my lap so i can play with their hair, holding my hand while watching tv, cuddling while talking about whatever). OR like the SLIGHTEST compliment or act of love (LIKE BACKHUGS OR HOLDING HANDS OR KISSING MY BEAUTY MARKS OR FOREHEAD KISSESJSJSJSJ). i love a man who's goal oriented, know what he wants, and makes the move first (kinda like taking control of the relationship!!) in all, i’d just love to be really appreciated and loved and also show the same love, support, warmth, closeness, and happiness to my bf <3 tysm <333

Hi hi~! You sound like such a sweetheart and so cute 😍💕 I’ll be super happy to ship you~!

Bts

Yoongi 🥳

I thought of Yoongi right away while reading your submission. You sound like such a sweet and supportive person that I think Yoongi would benefit from being in a relationship with you. You also remind me a lot of hobi when I was reading your description so I think you two would be best friends too~! Yoongi would be intrigued by your appearance, your intimidating aura around you would make him want to know you more. Surely there’s more than meets the eye...and Yoongi was correct. After getting to know you more. He soon learned how such a happy and sweet person you are. He would love the duality of you. It’s keeps him on his toes and yearns to learn more o about you~! Yoongi is a very passionate person as well, especially with his career and his members. And I’m sure he’d be passionate with you too, but he’ll show you in his own little ways. For example, writing songs about you for bts’ new comeback, getting you your favorite foods and drinks when you both have had a long day...he just loves you so much. I can see you, and sope being the three musketeers of bts, you three would do SO much together. Yoongi can be a silly and goofy person as we’ve seen, but only certain people can drawl that aspect out of him, so you and hobi would do SOO well at making him feel comfortable to let loose and have fun~! I can see you and hobi goofing around at the studio with each other and Yoongi would shake his head and act unimpressed, but we all see right through him and he truly adores you in that state~! Yoongi would also think it’s super adorable how flustered and shy you get when he gets touchy with you 👀💜. Just a very cute and wholesome relationship~! 🥰

Ateez

Seonghwa 🥳

You love when your partner takes control? You don’t need to tell Seonghwa twice! The boy would LOVE to take care of you and take the lead in the relationship. I think he’s also naturally dominate, so it would be no problem for him~! I can see you two going on cute coffee dates to local cafè shops close by. Seonghwa would absolutely adore how excited you are about coffee~! He would also think it’s hella attractive that you’re a dancer 👀. He LOOOOVES to watch you dance for himself maybe he would create a dance for only you two to perform. Your legs and lips are how absolute favorite physical traits of yours. Seonghwa would always have a hand on your leg or knee whenever you guys are sitting down. And if you’d let him, Seonghwa would kiss you all day long~! He just loves the feeling of your soft lips against his 💜. Seonghwa also adores how happy and cheerful you are. Especially on hard long days full of practices and performances, your cheerful and loving nature always makes him feel better and soooo much more relaxed. I can see both of you mothering the other members too~! He appreciates you taking care of him at times, but he’s also take opportunities to take care of you too~! Overall a very sweet and loving relationship~! ❤️‍🔥

Again, I am very sorry for the long ass wait 🥺. I hope you enjoy your ships love~! Stay happy and healthy~! 🤗💜

#kpop ships #ateez #seonghwa #Bts #Yoongi #submission

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Okay but for the "Romance and friendship ship asks" - petition for you to just answer all of them, LiveJournal interview meme style, lol. (I'll do it too if you will!)

(( Okay, but first I gotta start with... I still don’t know wtf LiveJournal is. I, uh. I’m not an internet-savvy person, unfortunately (I’m *still* trying to figure out what xkit is and why it’s so important to tumblr, so I usually just smile and nod when it’s brought up lol). I can’t even figure out how to work twitter or facebook. The fact that I learned how to tumblr is a miracle.

And next: A lot of these questions are really heavily dependent on the situation I’m in, unfortunately! So some may not have very clear answers. I’m going to put this ENTIRE thing under the cut - for several reasons. One, it’s long. And two, there’s some sensitive material that’s either triggering [allusions to sexual assault and manipulative behavior ], or NSFW. 

A huge thanks to @renofmanyalts, @spotofmummery, @lukawarrioroflight, and @cadrenebula for the asks on this meme! ))

So without further ado - here’s all of the answers to the questions for the “Romance and Friendship Ship Asks”!

1. When you RP a ship do you prefer to make everything be smooth sailing all the time or do you allow conflicts to arise?

I don’t mind either way, so long as my RP partner… y’know, talks with me. I’m reminded of an instance in the past where my RP partner wanted conflict, but took it to a whole other extreme to the point where it physically hurt to RP through. One of my characters, in a serious relationship with theirs; ended up kidnapped, drugged, and assaulted - resulting in the assailant getting pregnant. Now, when my character comes to - only semi-aware of what happened to them; absolutely distraught and hurting once they learned the truth; my partner’s character comes in and berates them for cheating, being unfaithful, not trying hard enough - essentially victim blaming. If I had been warned of this, I would not have agreed to playing this situation out. With adequate warning, however, I’m usually fairly open to anything. So, yes. It really does depend. I would prefer smooth sailing, and with warning, am very okay with conflict in a ship.

2. Do you like to RP smut when you RP a ship?

This one’s doozy lol. The base answer is, I do! I find the smut scenes to be very big character building situations - giving more detailed information on what a character is like in an intimate situation; what quirks they have, and whatnot. Sometimes it’s story building too - and I’m all about that story and character building. BUT. I will not. My IRL spouse is not comfortable with me doing so, and I respect that. So I will not ERP as long as they remain uncomfortable with it.

3. Do you like to plan a ship out or just let it happen?

Usually, all of the ships I have just… happen. Nothing’s quite planned except “what character would interact well with this one” - not with the explicit purpose of shipping (romantically), but more of seeing what kind of interactions can blossom. However, I’m not opposed to planning, if that’s what’s more comfortable with my RP partner.

4. Do you prefer monogamous or poly ships?

I, personally, have no preference. So long as the poly relationship is played out properly (i.e. the people who use being poly as an excuse to cheat/be unfaithful to their partner(s)). I don’t excuse people giving us poly folks a bad name. So I have no preference… but my characters do! Each preference is listed in their profile, whether or not they are monogamous or polyamorous / what their sexual and romantic orientations are. (tbh tho, all of them are negotiable)

5. Are there any characters that you want a ship for?

Ha ha. Yes. Quite a few, actually. (If not all of them, for shipping in a general sense.)

6. Do you like friend-with-benefits ships?

With warning ahead of time, yes. Whether IC or OOC - OOC is preferable, because some of my characters’ personalities make them very easily attached to others. The best example is Danny, with what some of the more recent ask answers show. And I want to make sure that the character is good for the situation. Though I do have a couple characters that would prefer to keep it at the “friends-with-benefits” stage, and if that’s a character or plot I want to play, I would ask my RP partner about it first.

7. Have you ever regretted a ship, romantic or otherwise?

Mmm… I want to say yes. I really do. Even the ones that screwed me over, though, part of me can’t help but cherish them in some strange way. Each one of them has been an experience for me and my character. But. I think… there is one yes in there. ...Maybe a couple, but all of those ships were with the same RP partner. At the time, though, those ships were my lifeblood - upon reflection… they were all pretty yikes. And I’ve got another friend as my witness lol.

8. Do you like to be friends with the people you have ships with?

I have to be friends with the people I ship with. I can do walk up RP with strangers, get to events and all that - but if someone is wanting a romantic ship with me, I need to know them as a person, not as their character. And I need them to know me as a person, too; that I’m not my character(s). Honestly, I prefer to be friends with all of my RP partners anyways! Ship or no! I like learning about people as they are, not just as their character(s) are.

9. What do you look for in a writing partner for ships?

Just… I guess, a decent person? That’s very vague, and that’s because it’s true. I want someone that understands that life gets in the way a lot, and that I might have to pause a thread or two until I can get myself situated. RP does not come before real life, and I want my partners to understand that as much as I do. I will drop threads with people who show toxic behaviors - not without talking to them first, of course, but if it blows up, then I’m done. I can’t put myself in a situation like that again.

10. Do you think romantic ships should be long-term?

Mm. This is another tough one. Which I think coincides a lot with the next question as well. If my partner wants a romantic ship to end, then as long as they talk about it with me, I’m totally fine with it - a day, two, a month, years? I don’t mind as long as I have warning, and things are talked through first. I’ll cover the rest of my thoughts on this in the next question.

11. How do you handle an absent RP partner that you have a ship with?

First, I’d be incredibly worried! I do have some friendships that disappear for a few months, then come back, and I don’t mind those at all. But if I make a new friend, and I don’t know if they’re prone to that, then I’d be worried about their safety! I’ll reach out first, as many times as I need to. I want to make sure that my friend is safe and in a good place. If they respond with “I’m alive, just stuff going on”, the ship won’t be dropped. I won’t drop ships due to absence, not right away - unless otherwise told to by my RP partner (maybe because they know they won’t be around, or they’re quitting the game, etc). If my RP partner is absent for a minimum of three to six months or longer *without* any sort of contact, I will tell them that there will be a pause on our ship and there’s a possibility of the character finding another… but also that if their life allows it, and they’re keen on it, I will pick up the ship again in the future. tl;dr: I want to make sure that my RP partner is in a safe place before I make any comments to dropping a ship.

12. How often do you think people should RP when they have ships together?

As often as it is comfortable for everyone involved. Whether that’s everyday, once a week, or twice a month. I, personally, have no issues with time. If RP isn’t being done, then I’m memeing or asking questions or putting terrible ideas into my RP partners’ heads.

13. Do you RP out all interactions or do you assume some things happen ‘off-screen’ with your ships?

Assumption, always. Even if we don’t play out those interactions, we’ll talk about them. “So it’s likely that [x] has happened during [x] time since [RP session]”. RPing out all interactions would take up a lot of time, and lead to a lot of disappointment - especially if you equate “one day irl = one day in RP”.

14. Is there anyone you know that you want to have an RP ship with (romantic, friendship, hateship, rival, ect.)?

My only answer to this is: yes, absolutely. My only clarification is: all of my wonderful followers - you all have such amazing characters, how could I not want a ship (in the general sense)?

15. What’s the most important thing you’ve learned when it comes to RPing ships?

The most important thing I’ve learned… happens to be two things. 1) Communication is your greatest tool. Not communicating with your RP partner about anything will cause everyone grief. If something makes you uncomfortable, if there’s a thread you want to try, if there’s a thread you want to drop - you need, need, NEED to talk to your RP partner. and 2) Your RP partner is a person, just like you. You cannot expect them to shit out a thread on command; nor can you expect them to write when there’s stress going on in their life. Your RP partner is your friend, and you should treat them as such. If the going is tough, make sure they know that they aren’t pressured into writing, and that you’re there for support. If there’s stress in your life, it’s on you to warn your partner - and trust that they treat you like a person too.

#a response for you: ooc #pls #if you are wanting a ship #pls talk to me