#overall though i think it was a fun time

[miaowsers]

the huge split between people going "this is the BEST most beautiful movie ive seen all year!!!" and "this was so BAD im crying on the floor sobbing" is great miraculous fandom never change

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous awakening #personally im somewhere in the middle #there was stuff i LOVED and stuff i LOATHED #overall though i think it was a fun time #also this isnt a dig at anybody both reactions are very respectable #(people saying its better than the show are WRONG though >:[ dont do the blorbos like that)

[elliwoods]

I need to buy myself a really expensive lego set.... as a treat.

#I have been a huge fan of legos for uh... many many too many years #and every year they get more and more expensive :( #granted they also use more pieces are are more detailed/ornate though #and overall look better #NO ONE talk to me about the history of ninjago dragon heads by the way #that will lead me onto a huge ass debate #but in summary: #brick built heads >>>>> molded heads #and with ninjago specifically #the heads went from molded #then SICKASS BRICK BUILT #EVERY DRAGON HEAD WAS SO UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT #And I remember when the FIRST dragon was released where it had a brick built head for the first time and!!!!! #ah what a trend setter that was #then. they went back to MOLDED. #WHY. #EVERY DRAGON HEAD LOOKS THE SAME AGAIN #and some dumbass print #wheres the imagination and fun w/ a giant mold with a dumbass print #and lately its been leaning into a mix of brick built and molded? #I think they are leaning away from the pure molded heads though #but now dont know what to do #I dont even like ninjago I just like the dragon builds man #enjoy a tag ramble my mutuals #if you made it this far into the tag ramble about LEGOS um?? #thank you??? #and im giving you a big hug with my mind

[averlym]

@remylong :

#newest broken telephone installment #the remy renaissance #or rather standard avvycc dms. broken telephone elements include ccsims designs of my old designs plus prev hp art plus the general sepia #of everything on fire. bonus to the chromatic aberration on hp it feels quite fitting (yknow bc the chorus behind his lines..) idk vibes #this colouring style is actl terribly fun i'm quite !!! about it. i'm also glad that I made reference sheets for them all long ago bc #otherwise i would have gone insane rrying to rmb them from scratch. lately despite the rainbow hp seems to overall be turquoise blue? which #is so fun compared to the more purple/ neutral blues and greys i have in mind for mark... #anyways doing well! getting back slowly into Making things again! having fun etc etc #have been in OC-land late​ly but nothing i'm ready to share yet haha #so occassional bit of fanart it is. i inexplicably want to draw hands now though i was walking back home #pondering my adamandi era (mad the most insane fanart i've ever made; no recollection of it now) and after enough mulling it over #it would be nice to return to it. don't think i'm as obsessed anymore but it's certainly not lacking in inspiration #ideas are there just havent reached the sweet spot where you get so taken by an idea you're compelled to turn it to reality #and i think itwould be fun. perhaps even gratifying to set wips to rest #so maybe. in the meantime px11 brokentelephone is sustaining my urge to make miscellaneous fanart haha #melliotverse so true. wonder why despite watching taopp i haven't been compelled to draw it but i get the inkling it's just that specific #aesthetic that doesn't do it for me. <blinks> it was very good and i enjoyed it immensely! i think i just surprised myself by being normal #about a musical for once. i think also bc irl i've been more Good Busy the drive to engage in fandom has dissipated somewhat.. #so overall i think it's a good thing. just different. but then again this stretch of time is a transitory period for me so changing ought to #to be expected. ah well tldr don't overthink just do what sparks joy be happy? literally so lucky to be spoiled for choice wrt things #i want to do. so much to do and see and learn and time still to get to figure it all out!

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: March 27

"Long Time Gone" by The Chicks

#song of the day #I'm still thinking about the Country Songs About Country Songs #this is actually a cover too though I never hear the original around anywhere #(it's by Darrell Scott who is also the originator for 'You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive' #turns out he's got a bunch of songs that got picked up and made somewhat more popular in the hands of other folks. an interesting legacy) #the best lines of this song to sing are also the bits About Country Music--well the whole song's about chasing the love of it #but this bit is bemoaning the kids these days you know. country music isn't what it used to be. why back in my day etc etc #it's so so so much fun to sing too because you get to exaggerate your 'I think's until they rhyme with 'Hank'. excellent work #'we listen to the radio to hear what's cookin / but the music ain't got no soul #now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard / they got money but they don't have Cash #they got Junior but they don't have Hank / I think I think I think / the rest is a long time gone' #it's fascinating to me to think about these songs in (saying 'historical' here is giving me psychic damage but) historical context #because the Darrell Scott original for Long Time Gone came out in 2000 and The Chicks released their version in 2002 #so they were talking about the trend towards American jingoism in country music of the time #versus like Waylon Jennings in 1975 'Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way' #(I typed that and /then/ went back and looked up the release date and I'm so proud I got it right) #already bemoaning the state of country music in the 70s versus good old classic country like Hank Williams Senior sang #(Hank Jr covered Waylon's song in 1981. like yes it's a tribute to his father but also Hank Jr was a big push towards outlaw country #and has a few pretty famous songs himself about not singing like his daddy did. it just seems a strange choice to me) #and then Eric Church put out 'Lotta Boot Left to Fill' in 2009 calling out the shallowness of the country music scene of the time #(talking some only-thinly-veiled shit about a few of his peers in the process) #and then he released 'Stick That In Your Country Song' in 2021 and that /definitely/ put some backs up #that one's a less directed but more direct call-out if that makes any sense #no lines that are direct references to other artists' songs but stronger sentiments overall #not just general 'y'all are getting shallow prioritizing good times and high sales over genuine heart and integrity of craft' #but some straight up 'you have forgotten the face of your father' shit towards country artists and fans alike. the whole industry #a very good righteous-anger song

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads / storygraph

The Art of Destiny

book 2 in a fun wuxia-inspired high fantasy series

set a couple years after book 1, after Jian failed to live up to his chosen-once prophecy, he is once again training with Taishi who decides to recruit a bunch of her grandmaster peers to come out of retirement & finish his training

Qisami & her crew are lacking assassin work and take a job going undercover in a palace - and the change of pace & new developing friendships give her a glimpse of new possibilities

Sali leads the survivors of her exiled clan to a new home while trying to find a cure for a magical sickness she's developed

#the art of destiny #wesley chu #the war arts saga #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #god this is so fun i love the characters #I think i didn't love it QUITE as much as book one for a couple reasons #the narratives r quite disconnected through most of the book (though i love them all equally) #and also jian randomly has a love interest and istg he was not-attracted-to-women coded lmao...... #(I guess that was like. immature/dumb about girls coding. which I feel euh about. but whatever) #shes a cool character and it's like. 3 scenes. still far more focus on platonic relationships. but still. #qisami…….babygirl….is this what mean when they talk about dudes being their little meowmeow. #unhinged assassin who hates children forced to be babysitter then realises children are feral actually & gets attached to these ones #i thought this was a duology but it’s a trilogy. the end definitely doesn’t wrap things up. ESPECIALLY FOR QISAMI #theres MAYBE a few moments where im like oh yeah this is written by a man. not in an egregious way just like. Noticing. #BUT i love it very much overall #lots of ocean boat time. flying lion riding. centipede wagons???????

[warlenys]

every time davina mccall got injured my mum said “excellent!!”

#funny as shit to bring her in get her to play herself and then have a line about the goblins hurting her for fun #i personally have nothing against davina mccall but god #also overall opinion is that it wasn’t my Favourite favourite but i had a good time #largely though i think that was the locations feeling small it didn’t feel expansive and that makes a big difference to me #i prefer in the forest of the night to flatline purely because i prefer the forest location to the gross train tunnel one #also don’t think it showed off ncuti as well as it could have as it was more ruby focused but obviously idc we’re getting more #very excited for him dancing with jonathon groff #hope he kisses a million men #anyway yeah fine. good #i probably will never rewatch it on its own #doctor who #dw spoilers #+

[kagooleo]

my completed world of horror runs! (2020)

their stories were absolutely wild ones but they were still able to make it through the apocalypse

#kagarts #world of horror #tw eyestrain #tw scopophobia #I picked haru as my first guy to play #he’s got a cigarette addiction and nearly got choked to death by a spirit phone #but then he beat it with a shovel and made it through #second is aiko and it was my ‘oh god’ run bc I nearly died multiple times throughout #accidentally wore a mask and it removed her face #one girl one knife against a guy who was trying to make mermaids with fish tails and human torsos #got his axe though and the rest of the run was a fight for my life #overall a pretty fun roguelite but I think hades took over around that time so that interest shifted greatly

[keeps-ache]

DARN, missed it again! 2nd anniversary of being a they/themer :D

#just me hi #i should cue a post for next year cuz i just Keep missing it hfhsv #cool though!! two years of queer yeah babyyy #i now have it/its but they/them was where i started hehe :> #i've considered neos but you know i think they'd be a bit much for me lol #character customization Truly #//i am NOT missing this blog's birthday. proooollyyyy hghfsh #these aren't such huge things but i like to know things have happened hfsh :3 #these are two things i really only celebrate on here so i've just Gotta say it :33 #//anyway i've been listening to the radio a lot (did i say that? i think i told you that some weeks ago lmao) and it's Funnn (mostlyyy) :D #yes they play the same 15 songs over and over and i'm starting to learn all the words to even the most unremarkable ones but that's part of #the Fun :DD #been listening to it because once in a while they play a song i already have in my playlist (yayy !!) or a song that i like (which then goe #in the Playlist (yayy !!)) that and it supplies a background track to whatever i'm talking about with my siblings which is funny at times #/imagine. you've slipped up. a secret of another's you were never supposed to know was mentioned by accident. so instead of #trying to excuse yourself from guilt you admit to knowing even More. the person you're speaking to is betrayed confused and overall upset. #and you're trying to get in contact with a ghost to give you pointers. it's not great. in the background Lovin On Me is playing #that's how our games have been going hfhsvhf #/i let them play in the plots of my stories sometimes and it's So Ridiculous Dude #i've had to ban specific organs from their characters because they were being wretched little beings. it Was funny though i'll not deny hfh #they've tormented shye + weirded out oath + killed and been killed many times #there were a couple times i saw genuine horror on their faces and i am living on that i'm ngl hfhsvbhs #like the horse thing! it would take a sec to explain so i won't go into it but oh i hurt myself laughing Lolll (it was dark but it was stil #funny hfbvs) #//OH i've gtg now lol -- #ciao ciao see you somewhere later from now !! :D

[maddy-ferguson]

fun fact about me: i'm insecure about so many random things that i've never flipped anyone off in my 22 years of life because i think my middle finger looks awkward and ugly by itself

#and like i say: brf slt #i felt like this especially when i would have been likely to do it semi-regularly like in middle school. but like i was thinking about this #the other day and i did it in front of a mirror just to check and it looked as bad as i remember like it's just not for me #i have a story abour middle fingers though or just about what one would call the finger #when i was in what an american would call the 5th grade (i can never do when i was x years old because it's not an accurate representation #of the class i was in since i skipped a grade and the grade is what matters more to me. when i was 9 and my friends were 10 i was saying) #we would always play this game called girls catch guys or guys catch girls where the girls would run after the guys and like tap them on #the shoulder and then they would go to prison and they would line up and another guy could set them free by like touching one of the #prisoners it was a very fun game except it's way more fun to be like the ones getting caught than to be the ones catching and we would #ALWAYS play girls catching guys and it was very unfair we would be like okay in the morning we do guys catching girls in the afternoon #girls catching guys so it's fair like normal system but the guys NEVER wanted to do it (and we would always give in because like we still #wanted to play ig and idk guys. female socialization) they never wanted to be the ones doing the catching it was so unfair because we also #didn't like it as much and we did it all the time? #and i remember this one morning we were fighting about this we had literally all agreed that it was fair this way but they didn't want to #do it and my second best male friend flipped me and my best (female) friend off and (very #important detail) he did it with both of his hands so like two middle fingers and i don't know why because i'm not even sure that that's a #thing but one middle finger meant fuck you and two middle fingers meant go fuck yourself and to us that was very different? and i remember #my friend and i we like knew what it meant but for some reason we were like. he did do the one finger before doing the two does this mean #he...loves us because it literally means he wants to have sex with us #but what's funny is we never talked to him again after that and i don't even know why that was our last straw because i remember i #genuinely liked him before that like i said he was my second best male friend! so like maybe sixth best friend overall that's not bad #and he's not the only guy friend who flipped us off that year like it was so random to stop talking to him after that😭 #like he was an actual enemy we really did not like him we talked about him in letters we'd give each other using a nickname etc #and what's even funnier is in our last year of middle schoold FOUR YEARS AFTER THIS a friend of a friend told him he should become friends #with well my friend and he was like hm i don't think so have you seen who she hangs out with? marianne *last name* like why do YOU hate #me😭 it was so funny like wdym it was mutual this whole time. i had literally moved on by then i didn't even care about hating him #anymore like wow...i think he's the only person i hated who actually hated me back

[yeonban]

This ends me every time I come across it bc it's THE most fitting Tobias statement in existence. I very much think that if he wouldn't have had to save himself time and again throughout his entire childhood, he would have had no issue with being one of L's men! Hell, he would've probably even been fine acting as a 'bodyguard' the way Watari did and would've paid no heed to the idea of sacrificing himself for L's safety like a lamb to the slaughter if need be, because he'd have liked L as the symbol of justice and he always returns favors/pays people back for what they've done for/to him (whether good or bad).

The issue is that he was NEVER ONCE in his life helped by law enforcement nor anyone related to it. If anything, he saw several people from the 'good side' partake in egregious dealings with his family and absolutely none of them spared a single thought to maybe helping the kid slowly bleeding out to death in the house every other time they came around. What did save him was acting the same way his enemies (parents, as part of the mafia) were, which set him out on a similar path. At that point people would've still had a(n albeit tiny) chance to 'set him right', but instead of a good samaritan taking him in & raising him like a normal kid, it was Watari who found him. And for a while it went well - he learned the people who took him off the streets were L's people and he used to hear about L from his parents (they hated him, obviously); they didn't abuse him (well. to his standards; I'd say Wammy's is very much a house of neglect); they allowed him to be around kids his age and make friends; they gave him the best education in the world - but all that stopped being a thing 'good people' did the first time he realized what the purpose of the House is and, in his eyes, Watari didn't help him for selfless reasons - it was to gain something from him, and maybe if it had been something else he would've been fine with it, but it was his identity; the only thing Tobias had. Then after his disillusionment he kept noticing worse things (how each letter being handed down to them means the one who held it prior died, which means several dozen of children/young adults from the program; how they were allowed to leave and die out in the streets if they felt like it etc), and then years later came L's famous shattering of hearts where he told the orphans that he doesn't do things for justice, that he too could be considered a criminal in the eyes of the law if they heard of some of his dealings.

All things considered, Tobias became a far more well-adjusted person than could have been hoped for sb in his circumstances. He appreciates the House for the opportunities it brought him, but he simultaneously has resentment for it and the staff (+L) attached to it. He doesn't care about how they do things, but his vision of justice is wholly different from theirs. He finds fault in their approaches, and unlike L you can expect Tobias to help you if you ask or beg him to even if he doesn't have any interest in your 'case'. While L is busy taking care of the most heinous cases that haven't yet been cracked, Tobias takes care of the actual evil entrenched in the system; from politicians, to the army, to the mafia, to practically every facet of society you can think of; aka the sides that he was abused by and the ones he's certain are of much more importance to the regular person than some far off genius criminal from the other side of the world. The people abused by law enforcement; the people taken by the mafia; the people accused as scapegoats; they're all people that Tobias willingly helps by taking them out of their situation and giving them enough $ to be set for life afterwards. If someone like him had been there for him when he was a child, he would've had a normal life. But there wasn't, so he's become it for everyone else in his former position/a similar position to the one he found himself in almost two decades ago.

#muse: tobias. #* tobias. / development. #Sometimes I stare at a wall and think about how different Tobias could've been if things had aligned better for him #Wammy's WAS very much a good thing per overall! but it too ended up exacerbating his decisions for his future/current lifestyle #Tbf Tobias doesn't detest his current lifestyle. He doesn't even dislike it. It feels about as natural to him as breathing #and he LIKES delivering payback!! It's one of his favorite things. And he equally loves having the means to enjoy things he couldn't before #but at the end of the day he's become a very... detached person in a sense? I mean he doesn't /feel/ much. When he kiIIs; he doesn't feel #when he helps; he doesn't feel much either. He had one (1) emotion growing up (rage) but he got rid of it when he realized that #being angry all the time would've not only been exhausting but also a hindrance to thinking clearly which he could Not have #if he planned to survive any amount of time in the 'field' he's chosen. THAT is why he's so fond of and helpful to amusing people #they make him feel /something/ and that something is; for once; a POSITIVE emotion!!! The only other times he's actively having fun #are when he sees the looks of utter shock & terror on his enemies' face when they didn't expect him to best them and get what they deserve; #and SOMETIMES when he tries new things. Not Most things though. He prefers those that inject some more adrenaline into him #Tobias when he comes across a funny person; which in turn makes him feel Not Empty Inside: (hovers around them like a curious dog)

[britneyshakespeare]

this barbie saw the barbie movie

#i was telling my friend how i've been following news about the production of this film literally since like. 2014 or smth #when ppl complain about how amy schumer said she was gonna play barbie... YEAH SHE WAS AT ONE POINT #AND I REMEMBER BEING REALLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT IT #but it didnt get a lot of buzz and i was the only person i knew who gave a shit #ppl dont realize how long this has been in production. bruh i remember when it was scheduled to come out in 2016 #i think it came out in the right version at the right time tho. it's very current #and very VERY fun #the world wouldn't have been ready for this barbie movie any earlier #i have a few small complaints but overall it's great #it doesn't have an after-credits scene though so don't stick around for one #tales from diana #i was physically incapable of not seeing this movie asap #if anyone saw this more than a few hours before me i wouldve literally dissipated #i am the no. 1 barbie girl

[longagoitwastuesday]

I've also been reading the three musketeers and the thesis chapter had me Cackling. the clowning on learning latin in particular and aramis as a character constantly emphasizing that being part of the higher sought after and hard-to-get-into regiment of the king's musketeers is just kind of a temp job for him is so funny. character of all time. (also bazin wanting aramis to be a abbe so bad is so good)

Disclaimer that I was actually not reading the book, just giving a look and toying with the idea of reading it soon. In fact I was reading something else, but the chapter was so funny I've abandoned it and will probably start The three musketeers instead xD

Yes! Bazin was so funny. While reading him I couldn't help but be reminded of Smee wanting to leave Neverland and done with Hook's obsession for Peter Pan. Aramis dismissing being a musketeer is hilarious, but it becomes particularly funny after reading Cyrano de Bergerac, where Cyrano mentions being a musketeer wistfully a couple of times. While I was reading the play I kept thinking that Cyrano's aspirations were basically to be Aramis haha

The use of Latin each character (the curate, the Jesuit, D'Artagnan and Aramis) does was indeed very funny, as well as insightful. I ended up reading a paper on the command each of the four protagonists has of Latin, and I loved the comparison it established between Athos and Aramis. I don't have an opinion on this formed because I have yet to read the book, which is a good thing (it will hopefully keep me from rambling), but I found what I read super interesting.

The chapter was very funny, and I felt Dumas managed everything very well? I loved the writing itself. Every part of the chapter worked wonderfully as a whole to enhance every aspect, making the funny parts more fun and drawing a more clear lively depiction of the characters.

By that I mean, basically, that even from the initial interaction between D'Artagnan and the hostess in which he asks for Aramis and she goes "the charming hot guy?" we can see Aramis' hypocrisy and unsteadiness by a mile. It's hilarious to read the chapter and see how Aramis ends up contradicting everything he does or says, at times not even that long after saying it xD

Which takes me to the thesis itself. Honestly, I loved the topics. I know they're supposed to sound a bit ridiculous and funny, but I thought Dumas conveyed very well the air of some of those intricate questions of theology that seem trifle but have a lot of implications, and end up being of a very poetic nature (such as the question about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, one of my all time favourite questions). I wasn't very interested on the topic of the hands until the Jesuit commented that sprinklers "simulate an infinite number of blessing fingers"; that's beautiful.

Now, the topic Aramis himself proposes is just gorgeous. The way he defends it with a syllogism is so clever of Dumas considering the link between theology and the development of Logic. Besides that, despite how unorthodox the topic may appear at first, as Aramis himself puts it, there is a lot of truth in what he says about the world being full of temptations and it being very much a sacrifice to leave it, and how there lies the devotional act. I ended up being very intrigued by the potential development of this thesis in a mix of appreciation of the world as God's creature, and thus the leaving of the world as an act of true love for God, of more importance; how instead of an easy surrender, the struggle and doubts are as much reflection of the condition of humanity's frailty as it is a more steady and full surrender to God.

The topic of Aramis' thesis is somewhat paradoxical yet sound, and reflects doubts, as well as an appreciation for the world, aesthetics and beauty; I think it reflects so much of what makes Aramis himself.

And then, again, there's the whole hypocrisy through the entire chapter (which is what makes it for me haha). The way he says he isn't defending a regret at renouncing the world while proposing the thesis, that the mere idea is sacrilegious, how he insists he won't miss it, that friends are but shadows and the world a grave, and still how his resolution wavers almost instantly with his "And yet, while I still hold to the earth, I would have liked to talk with you, about you, about our friends" (and what a tender shaking), only to end up asking D'Artagnan to tell him about the world in the last line? Hilarious. What an hypocrite xD

But how extremely charming and adorable, I must admit! I love how when D'Artagnan tells him "But how are you going to live while you wait for me? No more thesis, no more commentaries on fingers and blessings, eh?", Aramis smiles and replies "I shall compose verses". Truly one of the characters of all time xD

#Aramis #The three musketeers #Les trois mousquetaires #I want to keep this to find later on. I'm truly sorry for the tags #And I'm sorry for talking a lot. I honestly tried to keep it short but there's so much I wanted to talk about‚ the chapter is so good #In fact there are a lot of things I haven't mentioned or developed that I loved #such as the fact that Dumas waves the chapters in such a way that that of Aramis starts with Porthos‚ while the chapter of Athos #starts with Aramis‚ linking the three friends together metatextually as they are linked together narratively by D'Artagnan visiting them #I also wanted to ask whether Aramis was the anon's favorite character and whether they had opinions on his position vs. Athos' for example #But the anon being an anon makes it hard to ask #I wanted to talk a bit about the developing of theology through paradoxes and Logic at times and how fitting that seemed for Aramis' thesis #He reminded me a bit of theologians such as Dionysius the Areopagite and Scotus Eriugena among others‚ and even Kierkegaard #But I must admit I always think too much about Neoplatonism and it's been long since I read these authors thoroughly so it may be a stretch #I had a lot of fun imagining the potential development of the thesis Aramis proposes though. Now I want the thesis now haha #And truly‚ the writing of the entire chapter was a thing of genius in how every little thing has later significance #to enhance something else. Such as the joke with Aramis moralising about the food‚ the conversation with the hostess‚ #D'Artagnan's overall discomfort as if mad fanatics‚the world as something to renounce but the instant temptation of asking for his friends‚ #the way D'Artagnan reads Aramis like a book and how he blushes and responds in poetic yet theological terms with too much fierceness #The way he blushes and exposes himself #And the entire thesis Aramis proposes being a good reflection on his character (no wonder he is adamant on pursuing that one #and only that one‚ like a calling). How the chapter and the thesis are a good summary on his character #But also how those lines I quoted‚ D'Artagnan asking what hell do and Aramis smiling and replying he'll write verses‚ are as well #Truly‚ the writing was so good. And yes‚ I agree with the anon completely #Character of all time #I suspect I'd love him immensely #Even in this chapter alone he was everything I wanted and more of what I didn't dare to expect. Now I just want to see him plotting #I loved these fragments so much that now I fear reading the entire book and being let down xD #Oh but I'm rambling again... #Anyway! Thank you for the ask and sorry it took me so long to reply. I had a lot of fun with it #Too much‚ that's why I took so long to reply. I read and reread and then I wasn't able to summarise. Thanks for indulging me in my fun xD

[foxwithapen]

Just watched the new camp camp episode. I don't know how I feel

#on one hand the VA changes are so surreal #and it's certainly not my favorite episode #but its BACK and it was fun. it was sweet #i was liveblogging to my friend the whole time #i am upset though that Daniel wasn't there. i miss him :( #but i also liked Dolph's design change!! its really for the best I'd say #overall. it made me happy. that's what matters i think #camp camp #camp camp rooster teeth

[whumpy-wyrms]

Has Aspen watched Wolfwalkers before? I think he would absolutely love that movie :)

YESSSS YES YES ASPEN FUCKING LOVESSSSSS THAT MOVIEEE

AND SO DO I!!!!!!! like i’ve never seen that movie before but i’ve wanted to watch it for a long time and this ask FINALLY made me watch it and oh my god HOLY SHIT IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES NOW. i literally JUST finished it and i don’t even know what to say besides this

i need everyone to watch this clip in particular because holy shit i cried during it /pos. like i can’t even describe how much i love this movie and how much it means to me just wow WOW it’s absolutely fucking amazing and i definitely recommend it to everyone. the animation is stunning i love the main characters and everything is just so EXPRESSIVE and the COLORS ANR AHHHH THE WOLVESSSS

Aspen loves it. it’s one of his favorite movies now too (maybe his favorite idk i’ll have to think of what other movies he likes) but guys i don’t even know what to sayyyy that movie is sooo good

thank you so much for sending this ask because wow i don’t know what it is with me and wolves now but wolves are COOL and i LOVE this movie i’m so happy i finally watched it!!! :D

#i was screaming at the tv during the super intense parts like wow WOW this movie was amazing #imagining Aspen running through the woods as a wolf being so so so happy #i’m so happy i got the idea to turn him into a werewolf later on in the story so he can finally truly live #like Aspen turning into a werewolf marks the end of Silas feeding on him i think. it’s a brand new beginning. he’s truly alive and free now #and i love that so much #i’m so happy #i’ve gotta write down everything i’ve been coming up with for silas and aspen because it’s a lot and some people might be outta the loop #but basically after a very long time of being Silas’s bloodbag Aspen befriends a werewolf and gets turned #Silas was pissed because werewolf blood is kinda gross and Aspen now smells like wet dog and he’s overall less appealing #and Aspen is over the moon when he gets turned because he’s a wolf therian (otherkin) and he basically just got everything he’s ever wanted #and by then he already got closure for some stuff in his past (relating to how he originally died and one of his friends and ghosts) #so like he’s Happy. he’s so fucking happy. he’s the happiest person you’ve ever met by then #and also that is past the point where Silas eventually warms up to him (because aspen is literally a delight to be around #even to people as cold and heartless as silas) he still kills aspen for fun though. aspen is used to it and honestly doesn’t mind anymore #their dynamic is just sooo fun. #and i love werewolf aspen so much and need to talk about him because he’s all i’ve been thinking about and drawing #like Aspen is a bloodthristy werewolf who doesn’t know anything about his powers and Silas begrudgingly helps him because he’s Involved now #lots more happens in the story after this. it’s gonna take forever to actually get there tho like im a slow writer and haven’t even finishe #the first chapter. but yeah i love werewolf aspen and the werewolf who turned him is very cool too. don’t know anything abt them yet but im #working on it. anyway i love wolfwalkers u all should watch it because it’s amazing #ask #aspen oc #silas oc #brc ask #blood runs cold

[nowendil]

thinking about. womanhood again

#been thinking about how much of the way i have let some kind of womanhood in as a fragment of my identity is infleunced by me thinking that #'well people are going to gender me as a woman anyway so might as well accept it' #and i think that's a part of it (not a thought i overall enjoy. feels somehow defeatist or like i'm giving in or whatever.) #(which i dont think it is but it's a kneejerk reaction) #i do also think that the way i have been actively trying to unpack some of my internalized misogyny has a part in it #i'm not proud to say that i did grow up as a girl who thought womanhood (as it was presented to me at the time) #sounds stupid and way too much effort and unrelatable #but now that my view of the different ways to experience and relate to womanhood have broadened #i can say that i do feel some connection to it. even if i dont usually really claim it as wholly mine #and that acceptance has made it easier to be perceived as a woman in my day to day life #i'm not saying it never stings but. isk it's a bit different #i have said it before but the main thing that bothers me is being seen always and only as a woman. #like i can be a little bit of a woman and Kind Of Like a woman or a close approximate of a woman #but if Woman is all people see my gender as that stingsss #just like being seen solely as a man stings too #(this doesnt happen often so usually it feels more like a fun gender sprinkled in. #or like. it affirms my gender by telling me that i can confuse people) #like. i'm not really a woman i'm not really a man but those are the two options currently recognized by most of society #so a mix of both feels like the best case scenario for me personally genderwise #because gender neutral terms dont always just. hit the same for me as mixing gendered ones does. this varies greatly though #but also i would like to. hm. how to say this. not make that into a rule for myself? i dont want to overthink it #(<- says a guy who has never not overthought anything) #like i have been finding a lot of joy in dressing a bit more masculine in the last year which is wonderful #but sometimes i find myself stressing that if i look 'too masc' people are going to misread my identity more often #because i have a masc leaning chosen name and all #but i try to remind myself that. bitch people are going to misread and misunderstand your gender no matter what you do. relax #but idk. anyway abolish gender so i can start stressing over something else #nowe talks #gender

[draconicace]

i finished totk. i love dragons

#aiden's monologuing #ailbtotk #totk spoilers #(jic) #what a good ending #notes: i miss dodge roll so so bad. i suck at parrying and perfect dodges #i nearly failed at second phase and just decided to rush in and stay close and swing wildly. it worked! *hides the fairy that saved me* #that was way harder than botw. especially fighting a lynel beforehand #in botw i was ok at fighting lynels but the tools i used aren't in totk. so i have a bad time #(which is why i haven't done lynel gauntlet) #also hey rauru. why do you keep taking link's shirt. give it back it was fully upgraded #honestly the last phase was easy but it was also my favorite #very funny to take photos during a fight to put in my house. i changed outfits even #ok. ok i think that was all my initial thoughts #overall i prefer botw but i don't think totk could ever have refreshed me like botw did #really cool concepts though. some not well-executed (dream house...) but i really had a fun time! #i'll have to figure out what i want to do next in the game #maybe just figure out how to beat lynels. maybe make enough rupees to finish the compendium quickly #maybe i'll go take funny pictures of sidon. who knows! #i'm waiting for the credits to be done lol #ok it's over. zelda ilu and i respect your sense of duty. i do want to free you though. and maybe destroy hyrule castle #also i desperately wish the game wouldn't just go back to last save. i want zelda to be able to explore... #she has enough trauma let her hunt frogs again