#positive aspect

[soular-sisters]

Natal Mercury Conjunct Venus: can you feel my heart in these words?

Natives with natal Mercury conjunct Venus have a naturally harmonious communication style; while the native is friendly, romantic, courteous, imaginative, and lovable, they tend to be submissive and passive in an effort to keep peace in their lives. A natural peace maker, they are often called upon to be mediators due to their diplomacy, they are also good financial negotiators as Venus rules money. Communication is one of their strong suits. They are often able to jump into social situations and make friends with ease due to their gracious nature. Natal Mercury conjunct Venus can also give the native a beautiful or nice voice and is a common aspect among many singers, actors and comedians. The native might be interested in creative pursuits such as singing/music, writing or poetry, acting, beauty or other similar endeavors. While this aspect is very positive in nature, the native must work on not intellectualizing their feelings too much and beware for partners who will take advantage of your kindness.

-AH

#astrology #zodiac #aries #gemini #taurus #aquarius #cancer #capricorn #leo #libra #scorpio #Sagittarius #pisces #virgo #astrologer #astrology signs #astro #astro community #zodic signs #zodiacsigns #Mercury conjunct Venus #aspects #positive aspect

[turtleblogatlast]

Imo the most impressive thing Leo’s done is hold this pose for as long as he did while covered head to toe in gold paint:

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #if you’ve ever had to wear body paint that stuff can be UNCOMFORTABLE #AND to hold that pose for so long - not moving a muscle even when they first started falling? #as humorous as this is it is no joke highly impressive #I also love the implication that they disguised Leo SO FAST that Big Mama JUST finished with item 1 #this is why Leo grows to become the worlds greatest ninja #bro’s dedication to subterfuge is godly #also #Leo 🤝 Mario: being painted gold and tricking the villainess into thinking you’re a statue #side note but in this same episode leo makes a comment about being betrayed by his brothers all the time in a happy tone #and I wonder if that’s part of where his love for epic betrayals comes from #or if his bros partially did those betrayals because they know he likes them #also also #nearly all of Leo’s absolute best moments are contained within episodes that feature either Hueso or especially Big Mama #and I find that interesting #ALSO also also #Karai and Big Mama both embody different aspects of Leo’s key character traits and in this essay I will- #side note but as I mentioned in the notes LEO WOULD BE SUCH A GOOD CHEERLEADER AND SPECIFICALLY A FLYER #bc here’s the thing he has literally all the marks of a good one - the main one being what he shows HERE #the ability to LOCK HIS POSITION #plus his affinity for showmanship like #AND his literal JOB AS A MASCOT??? #let my guy be a cheerleader plz #he and Mikey both would be so good at it

[coffeebanana]

The way the finale went down isn’t the ending a lot of people wanted—I get that, and I sympathize. But I really do believe that’s in part because it isn’t an ending.

And, frankly, I love the way this season finale went purely for selfish reasons.

The thing is, I honestly think that from a fandom POV, that’s so much better than having everything go the way we wanted or expected. I’m already so inspired to create things—to patch holes of things I didn’t get to see or hypothesize on how things will turn out. There’s debate on what the wish really means that I KNOW is going to manifest in some creative af world building in future fics I’ll get to read.

I know some people are contemplating leaving the fandom after this, but that was going to happen regardless of how the season went down. And I hope that some of those people still find a way to enjoy what the show has given them. I hope people realize it’s never too late to play with whatever ideas they may have.

I think this “ending” is unsettling on purpose. And I think so many cool things are going to be created because of that set-up.

I’m super duper excited okay?

#I do think because I had a few things spoiled for me it made the episode easier for me to digest personally #and I kind of had no expectations going in so I just really enjoyed it! #and yes there are aspects I didn’t love but I’m going to make an effort to spread positivity instead of pointing those out #I just love this silly little show and that’s gonna be true even if I disagree with the way some things go #but I do understand other ppl might not feel the same way and that’s valid! everyone is valid! #i just selfishly hope I get to see that manifest in fics hehe #miraculous ladybug #ml conformation #conformation spoilers #ml recreation #recreation spoilers #ml s5 #ml spoilers

[nyxofdemons]

okay so the main criticism i've been seeing against episode 8 is that beelzebub (among other things) is "too nice" to be the sin of gluttony, because she's an attentive hostess, because she expresses worry over blitz's excess drinking, etc., and i wanna talk about it.

the thing is, i feel like this complaint is rooted in the most basic, somewhat cliche idea of the sin of gluttony, and a somewhat boring approach to bee's character in general. the idea is that, as the sin of gluttony, bee should be encouraging over-indulgence, excess, and the self-destructive aspects of party culture and drinking.

but she's the queen bee. she clearly explains that she can feel the "energy" of everyone at her party, and i think that's very important to analyzing exactly what gluttony means to her. instead of indulging in food and alcohol and drugs and being selfish (as gluttony is generally expected to be about), bee feeds on the ENERGY of the demons around her. and in order to get the best energy she can, she needs to be making sure everyone is actually having FUN and having a good time. gluttony, in this sense, is about EXTRAVAGANCE, having the best quality of everything, rather than just everything in general.

i also think this is why she was so put-off by blitz's actions. when he chugs the entire barrel of alcohol and then is absolutely wasted beyond all reason for the rest of the party, he's NOT actually engaging in her sin. he's not being gluttonous; he's not drinking to have a good time or to indulge or to have fun - he's drowning himself in alcohol because he's trying to forget and ignore all his problems, which is a sin much more akin to pride. his energy feels bad to bee because he's not having fun, he's deeply hurt and trying to distract himself by being self-destructive, which is NOT what her sin is about.

(also, remember, this is supposed to be part TWO of the finale. meaning, this episode (and the introduction of bee's character) directly goes hand-in-hand with the introduction of asmodeus, who's entire club IS about indulgence and depravity and everything you'd expect from the sin of lust. bee and the gluttony party are meant to be a direct foil to the energy of ozzie's.)

#like. gluttony is about the best QUALITY of everything of wanting the best that you can get #as opposed to lust or greed; which seem to be more about depravity and wanting EVERYTHING #also like. something so so good about gluttony being all about the positive aspects of party culture #the joy the color the vibrancy; encouraging moderation and being an attentive host etc etc #like what a subversion of expectations. i think it works SO well and stands as a really good foil to most of the other sins we've seen #anyway. rant done #mine #helluva boss #helluva boss spoilers #helluva boss queen bee #helluva boss beelzebub #beelzebub helluva boss #beelzebub #e: queen bee #analysis

[phantomkapok]

happy valen time dey (it is valentines day today dude trust me dont check the date wai)

#noelle holiday #kris dreemurr #suselle #kerdly #both of these are my favorite in vastly different ways #suselle is awesome i will fight anybody on this (i wont but in spirit absolutely) #kerdly on the other hand has so much comedic potential and is just funny in every aspect #suselle is comfort kerdly i point and laugh (positive) #deltarune #my art #phantom posts #phantom art

[paintpanic]

Calculating probability of survival... It doesn't look good.

#kirby series #kirby #star dream #susie haltmann #meta knight #ask 2 tag #i don't have anything interesting to say here! #just that this is my first super “high-effort” piece since getting back from vacation #i've been pretty out of it but i'm starting to feel a lot better. thank you to my wonderful friends for being awesome. #...and thank you to the folks whos twitch vods i've been watching a shitton of. #hard to stay down when you've got so much positivity around you. #EDIT HALF AN HOUR LATER: hey hi this is the right aspect ratio for desktop wallpapers #i just really like drawing in 16:9 and 9:16 what can i say. they're good aspect ratios. they're the standard for a reason.

[uncanny-tranny]

I despise the idea that you can only do a certain art project once. You can only release an idea once in this world before you can't. You can't re-try, can't ever re-do, can't ever revise the idea or project because, like marble, it is sculpted and could never change.

You're allowed to paint the same subjects. You're allowed to write the same types of stories. You can crochet the exact same bags. Who cares about if your ideas are "unique" and "revolutionary to the art world"? You can do the same shit forever and ever. Art and love on planet earth <3

#art #positivity #encouragement #encouraging words #there's a reason so many great painters had the same muses for their works <3 #because sometimes you just want to create what you know and you want to refine it #that's part of the art process #if you're working on so many new things and ideas it's harder to refine individual aspects #capitalism is a plague on art istg (i'm blaming a lot of this and the attitudes people have about art on capitalism because why not <3) #guys i think i like talking about art (ask me how i know (joking))

[boyfriendgideon]

as yr favorite local jason todd fan sometimes i get so fed up with the apparent inability of most dc comic writers to write a class conscious narrative about him.

and yes, i know that comics are a very ephemeral and constantly evolving and self-conflicting medium.

and yes, i know they’re a profit-driven art medium created in a capitalistic society, so there are very few times where comics are going to be created solely out of the desire to authentically and carefully and deliberately represent a character and take them from one emotional narrative place to another, because dc cares about profit and sometimes playing it safe is what sells.

and yes, i know comics and other forms of art reflect and recreate the society within which they were conceived as ideas, and so the dominant societal ideas about gender and race and class and so on are going to be recreated within comics (and/or will be responded to, if the writer is particularly societally conscious).

but jesus christ. you (the writer/writers) have a working class character who has been homeless, who has lost multiple parents, who has been in close proximity to someone struggling with addiction, who has had to steal to survive, who may have (depending on your reading of several different moments across different comics created by different people) been a victim of csa, who has clearly (subtextually) struggled with his mental health, who was a victim of a violent murder, and who has an entirely distinct and unique perspective on justice that has evolved based on his lived experiences.

and instead of delving into any of that, or examining the myriad of ways that classism in the writers’ room and the editors’ room and the readers’ heads affected jason’s character to make sure you’re writing him responsibly, or giving him a plotline where his views on what justice looks like are challenged by another working class character, or allowing him to demonstrate actual autonomy and agency in deciding what relationships he wants to have with people who he loves but sees as having failed him in different ways, or thinking carefully about what his having chosen an alias that once belonged to his murderer says about his decision-making and motivations, you keep him stuck in a loop of going by the red hood, addressing crime by occupying a position of relative power that perpetuates crime & harm rather than ever getting at the root causes, and seesawing between a) agreeing with his adoptive family entirely about fighting nonlethally in ways that are often inconsistent with his apparent motivations or b) disagreeing and experiencing unnecessarily brutal and violent reactions from his adoptive father as if that kind of violence isn’t the kind of thing he experienced as a child and something bruce himself is trying to prevent jason from perpetuating. because a comic with red hood, quips, high stakes, and familial drama sells.

it doesn’t matter if it keeps jason trapped, torn between an unanswered moral and philosophical question, a collection of identities that no longer fit him, and a family that accepts him circumstantially. it doesn’t matter if jason’s characterization is so utterly inconsistent that the only way to mesh it together is to piece different aspects of different titles and plotlines together like a jigsaw. it doesn’t matter if you do a disservice to his character, because in the end you don’t want to transform him or even understand him deeply enough to identify what makes him compelling and focus on that.

and i love jason!!!!! i love him. and i think about the stories we could have, if quality and art and doing justice to the character were prioritized as much as selling a title and having a dark and brooding batfam member besides bruce just to be the black sheep character are prioritized. and i just get a little sad.

#jason todd #jason todd meta #red hood #batfam #batman #dc comics #comic analysis #classism #tw: csa mention #maybe someday half of the most intriguing and nuanced aspects of his character will be touched upon #red hood outlaw 51-52 had some cool moments wrt jason + class + hometown friends + systems of power but. that was a two issue arc #and even then it was admittedly messy #GOD i want him to be three dimensional and well rounded and well used #even if a writer wrote a fucking. filler comic for an annual or smthn exploring what jason does outside of being red hood #keep the name if u want. have him have deliberately taken the name of his killer and twisted it until ppl from his city know rh #as a protector of kids and the poor and sex workers and so on. that WORKS. but show him connecting w his community #have him get involved in mutual aid. have him do something when he’s not out as red hood at night. let us see jason & barbara interact more #or jason and steph !!!!!!!! or another positive but complicated dynamic (he has a lot of those) #i just. i think that his stagnancy makes me fucking sad. i liked some aspects of task force z. felt like it ended too soon tho #FUCK the joker lets unpack his self concept & have him be a real person outside of vigilanteism (?) and vengeance #i liked some aspects of the cheer arc in batman urban legends mostly bc he had SOME agency and bc he wasn’t completely flat #even tho i hate the retconning of robin jason being angry and moody and so on #part of the problem is we don’t see him too too often for more than semi brief appearances so im so happy to see him i’ll just accept it #love the idea of a nightwing & red hood team up comic. hate that tom taylor a) wrote it and b) gave jason that stupid ass line abt justice #u think this man trusts cops ????? or the legal system !????????? BITCH. #get jason todd into like a sociology / gender and intersectionality / feminist studies class NOWWWWW #ok im done im sleepy and going to watch nimona. thx for reading to anyone who did #PLS anyone who reads this let me know what u think im frothing at the mouth rn #wes.txt #mine

[mattzerella-sticks]

So are the Big Bads of Junior Year going to be the Rat Grinders? AKA kids who leveled up 'the normal way' by doing a bunch of quests, grinding, taking on any enemy to get more powerful, but because of the 'luck' and 'opportunities' given to other kids (ie the Bad Kids) aren't being lauded or appreciated like they expected so they're taking it out on the Bad Kids, have taken advantage of it the summer they were gone, and are doing what they can to punish them for 'being rewarded despite failing at what's expected of them, despite actually saving the world'.

I wonder if all the members of Rat Grinders have classes that reflect those of the Bad Kids? We already know they have a rogue and a bard...

#d20 #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #this makes perfect sense to me story wise in terms of the past 2 seasons we had heightened tension and drama in the villains faced #from kalvaxas to the nightmare king to the night yorb at the beginning of this season #some pvp (even if the other ps is the dm) makes sense for a stripped back season focused more on relationship building #plus we've been missing the high school rival aspect of fantasy high this is a good focus for junior year #when you are now realizing you are in direct 'competition' with other kids for opps and positions in colleges and unis #and the rat grinders probably see the bad kids as having a leg up on everyone because they were able to save the world multiple times #and could parlay that into bright futures in any college they want like brennan hinted at in ep 3 #this season the rat grinders will try and separate the bad kids and put ultimate stress on them to break them apart or get them kicked out #getting rid of gilear to install a principal more aligned with their views #and yes i absolutely think those four yorkshire terriers in a sweatervest made it so gilear won a cruise #it's a very tracey glick thing to do

[sesamenom]

maglor with a lightsaber

(btw i started posting my star wars doodles over at @redbean-nom! definitely not leaving here but i did want to separate my star wars/dnd stuff for ease of organization)

#silm #silmarillion #maglor #star wars #lightsaber #idk what the star wars tags are #based on the expression i am unsure if hes actually a jedi or just managed to Obtain a lightsaber somehow #but if he is hes definitely part of the disaster lineage somehow #if he just found it on the floor then feanors probably off in the background trying to reverse engineer kyber crystals #he doesnt quite get the Force aspect of it but he does end up with Weaponized Silmarils #which is a net positive for him and nobody else #(except maybe earendil at the war of wrath because then he can just stab ancalagon with the silmasaber)

[rarlkove]

Ninjago Confidential in a nutshell.

#ninjago #I won't put this in my 3d tag since the 3d aspect of it literally took 5 minutes #Maybe 10 if you include positioning the camera and strokes

[swagginmun]

ok so question about the mirror au is the backstory with Wukong and macaque still the same, so is the only difference is that there personalitys are swapped

The ideas on them within this AU kinda fell on personality quirks I noticed while watching: What if Mac was much more " ride or die": A person who takes brotherhood and comradery much more seriously? What if Wukong holds back a whole lot more information; doesn't really feel guilty for what he's done, and maintains that he's only interested in causing a little bit of chaos?

#swagginasks #swaggindoodles #lmk mirror au #mirror au thoughts #I thoughd it be interesting to expand on aspects that COULD be more positive: Loyalty #attachment and telling little white lies to keep the peace arent inherently negative #but pushed towards more extremes #they most certainly are!

[burning-ink1]

Quick reminder to everyone to spread positivity on social media around this movie, even if there are obviously aspects of it that can and should be criticized.

Cause the better the reactions, the higher the possibility of many, many more queer, sweet romcoms for teenagers and kids growing up queer. And God, is this needed.

I definitely think big platforms such as Amazon are aware of their general audience, and if everyone goes crazy about how bad it all was, that's not gonna be helpful.

Queer people need silly, funny, idealistic RomComs too!! It's a book adaptation, not an exact copy of it.

#rwrb #rwrb movie #red white and royal blue #firstprince #henry fox mountchristen windsor #alex claremont diaz #Obviously it is okay to point out bad aspects #However lets just send a positive signal out there #We should not have to fight that much for representation but we still have to

[earlgodwin]

the irony of cesare slutshaming juan for sleeping in brothels had me with tears in my eyes considering his very first scene in the show is him rawdogging a prostitute like his life depended on it...like babygirl we see you!!!

#like they're such whores i'm screaming!! but also so on brand when you think of it. since the real ones both were fucking sancia byeee #i believe the scene where cesare fucks that girl is just a glimpse of the show adapting the Real cesare's General Manwhorishness™ though! #if you're the borgia family enthusiast you already know that cesare has sired 7 illegitimate kids because of his romantic exploits lmao #cesare borgia i love your hypocritical ass fr like yessss #also love their rivalry so much because there's cesare who always wanna one-up juan in every aspect and be seen as the serious and driven #which is true about the hypercompetent and ambitious part!! but he fulfills his duty in the family in ways that are not conventional #meanwhile with juan...he fully embraces his hedonism and isn't ashamed of it. while he's aware that cesare outdo him in everything... #the only thing he has over cesare is his position as a gonfaloniere!! so he winds cesare up with flexing it!!! #the difference is cesare is as much as he hollers about doing everything for the family...he pretty much does it mostly for selfish reasons #his desperation for juan's position and rodrigo's attention made him sabotage the family more than persevering it etc #while juan is genuine but is reckless and incompetent but he Really tries yk? he really does! but he spiraled bc he feels weak and insecure #oh well both brothers are idiots in their own ways #i miss them fr #cesare borgia #juan borgia #the borgias #juan and cesare #text post

[totaled-drama]

Super rough sketches for the Flying Fish coaches & Sky!!!

Bowie wants to be just like Sky when he grows up!! He thinks she’s so cool (and she inspires him to wear jewelry like hers when he gets older)

#total drama #td 2023 #td spoilers #marsh’s td art #total drama spoilers #total drama 2023 #total drama bowie #total drama sky #total drama emma #total drama josee #total drama jacques #td little league au #Jo is the assistant coach for the flying fish #but she’s basically their main hockey coach because jacques is always more focused on the skating aspect #jacques is SO jealous that josee got the skating job and he got stuck with the hockey job #the only reason jo didn’t get the main hockey coach position is due to a lack of experience on the ice #lightning makes sure to hold that over her head

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

i don't know how to describe it but there's potential between maxwell and wigfrid's friendship that's like. almost tender. i guess. you'll just have to take my word for it.

ultimately, they're both so painfully similar. when you boil them down into their base elements, they're practically the same person. an artist, longing so desperately for approval, that they're willing to sacrifice anything to get it. an actor who hates themself so thoroughly that they're willing to become someone worthy of being loved- and judging that metric of worth on how much they're adored by the strangers that comprise their audience.

maxwell knows that 'wigfrid' is a facade. but, to an extent, i also think that wigfrid knows 'maxwell' is a facade. and i think there's something so delicate, so genuine in the way two people like that can engage with each other.

two people, terrified of being unmasked- and subsequently, unloved- knowing full well that the other isn't what they seem... and not prying. not peering behind the curtain.

"i understand you. i know you're a ghost of the old self you ruthlessly buried. i am, too. i can't unknow the real you. but i can lie, as you do. i won't take off your mask. but if it ever slipped- if it ever fell off- i would not run from the monster hiding beneath, so long as you promise not to run from mine."

#dontstarvetogether #dst wigfrid #dst maxwell #to me like. theyre in a very strange position #where wigfrid can't really trust maxwell because. you know. he's the Lying Schemer #but at the same time. considering he Knows her. and HASN'T publicly outed her? or made a spectacle of her identity? #and if anything has only affirmed her since joining the group?? #there's a part of her that can trust him more than she can any other person there #she can't trust him with regular things. but she can trust him with the most fragile aspect of herself. a strange scenario to be sure