#so maybe I should take a break

[lunarharp]

witch sketchbook

#witch hat tag #orufrey #partial nudity / #first is for 'promise' theme of whatober. saw there was an event so im bothering coming back online to post... lately i dont feel like it #especially twt..the last oru is just for here. i just feel so happy while drawing alone & then after posting it there like..mood drop. #not good at internetting... maybe i should just take another break & isolate myself forever... *thinks this literally every other week* #i like the nice tags on here though :) #i have nowhere else to complain about the following thing either so i'll do it here. theres a bug in baldurs gate 3 keeping my chararacter #from fully romancing their man. What's up with that. 180 hours of fighting the horrors for this. Aint that just life..

[cuoredimuschio]

okay, but where's my steddie AU where steve wants to learn to play guitar to impress a girl he's infatuated with and he remembers that munson kid was always hanging up posters for his weird band at school, so he hikes out to eddie's usual dealing spot behind the track and asks (with far less groveling than he really should have) if eddie will teach him how to play, and obviously eddie says no because why would he want to help king steve, but of course, steve offers to pay him, $20 a week, and well, that's the kind of get-the-hell-out-of-this-shithole-town cash eddie really can't afford to refuse, so fine, he'll teach steve to play and they'll spend inordinate amounts of time together tucked away in eddie's room and they'll start to see that they have more in common than they thought and that they kind of had each other all wrong, and eddie will put his hand over steve's to help him get the placement for a tricky chord and it totally won't awaken anything in either of them?? where is it??

edit: i started writing it

#steve x eddie #steddie #stranger things #someone tell me this has already been written because i need it. please. #bonus points if steve shows up to the first practice session empty-handed #and eddie nearly calls the whole thing off when he has the Audacity to grab at eddie's sweetheart as if eddie'd ever let him play her #and he doesn't even teach steve anything that day because rule number one get your own fucking guitar and keep your mitts off mine #but by the end when eddie is deep deep deep in love and it's time to send steve off to woo this lucky girl of his #he offers to let steve take his sweetheart because she's guaranteed to make him look ten times hotter and cooler #and he'll have no trouble sweeping his girl off her feet and maybe eddie's breaking his own heart but it's fine—as long as steve's happy #except steve doesn't seem nearly as happy as eddie thought he would be #he seems sad actually and eddie kind of hates that so he starts to make some lame joke about how steve should be honored #because eddie wouldn't lend his baby out to just anyone and that gets steve to crack half a smile #but then he puts the guitar down on eddie's bed (with all due gentle reverence) walks over takes eddie's face in his hands and kisses him #kisses him like he's been dying to do it for weeks. because he has #because somewhere along the line it stopped being about wanting to impress a girl and started being about wanting to be with eddie #it started being screwing up on purpose so that eddie would grab his hands and show him how it's supposed to be done #and forgetting about lessons entirely and just sitting around and listening to eddie talk or just watching him play #because somewhere along the line steve fell out of infatuation and into love with the last person he ever expected.... #anyway idk where i'm going with this

[ecoamerica]

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[bluenoisen]

Gwen can't bring herself to come to work the day after her first field assignment, but when she does return, she cannot help but see all her cases in a new light. They scare her. They could be real.

#gwen is saying: Alice for once just shut up about things you know nothing about! #alice dyer #gwen bouchard #tmagp #the magnus protocol #tmagp ep 10 #i just hope we see her SHAKEN abt this you know??? #like sam and alice will have some spooky story about the magnus institute (they probably won't share but still) #meanwhile gwen encountered horror face to face #YEAH maybe she should take a break!! maybe she only comes back to work as fast as she does so lena doesn't think she's dead lol #gwen's like 'yeah i need a break BUT i gotta go chew lena out for this shit' #my art

[squuote]

@shinakazami1 suggested i draw stanley in my narrator's outfit ^__^ fun little thing hehe

#the stanley parable #tsp #stanley #crows art #i like this enough to post it ig tehe #ngl sometimes i am like maybe i should take a break from tsp but i literally cant #hard to break fixation. i think about it so much. #not that i dont enjoy drawing it btw. i just think i should draw other things sometimes kfjghfkdjg but nah. ill stick with these dudes #just a bit longer. there's still so much i wanna draw #also shina look out i have. other things for you. soon... :-)

[reblog-to-cast-on]

so anyway I finished the baby dragon blanket.

this project took me easily over 100 hours to knit, plus 20ish hours to design and create the pattern itself. it's something like 200 stitches across and 250 rows long, with the backing knit directly onto the front panel. the baby I started this for has been born long enough that the parent has finished their parental leave and come back to work already (which I guess means I can easily hand it off after it's blocked?)

I broke the 'don't invent a new pattern for a gift' rule and paid the consequences. I could reasonably have done some research instead of just reinventing techniques, but I had fun and I think this turned out a solid 8/10 which is probably better than I had any right to expect under the circumstances.

#baby dragon blanket #IT'S DONE #except for blocking #which it really does desperately need #don't @ me about the mistakes in it I am keenly aware of them but every row takes like 20 minutes so I'm not going to fix a damn thing #knitting #fiber arts #I'm actually quite proud of it and QUITE TIRED OF IT but of course I've already had an idea for a new daring pattern #so I might not even give myself a break #the new daring pattern is going to be a pullover though or maybe a cardigan. not a blanket. #and it will NOT involve colourwork so that right there should solve so many issues

[fishsticxz-art]

im in texture paint hell

#3d #wip #the first pic is when i did the body uv map for the texture paint lol #since i used flat colors as placeholders before and just used project from view to assign colors #idk what im doing wrong but my shoulder always gets so sore from drawing on the computer #maybe i should just take more stretch breaks #i like the look of these soft painterly textures but man is it a lot of work #also i never do soft shading when im drawing because i cant be bothered #so im kinda in foreign territory also lmao

[thealogie]

I even like Taylor Swift but I think we should just take like a quick break. Just a little breather. As a culture.

#like obviously the people who really like her should continue talking about her or whatever but maybe all of media and radio and tv can just #prommy to take a one month break? so we can rest? so I don’t have to think ‘please enough’ every time I hear her music

[thelassoway]

Ted Lasso S03E06 Sunflowers

#Ted Lasso #*mine: gif #tedlassoedit #Theodore Lasso #Jason Sudeikis #Coach Beard #Brendan Hunt #ted lasso spoilers #GQ #interview #this bit worked out perfectly with the/my GQ gif...so kind of a callback-ish #okay so also finish another gifset but then I got too personally in the tags and now I don't know if I'll post that set... #maybe I should take the tags out but they feel important to that other gifset #so for now posting this one #started my last gifset idea but I need a break #the orange looks so much better here on my 2018 laptop than when I was working on these on my 2011 laptop #I've mentioned it before but I make all my gifs on my old laptop from 2011

[gunpowder-arti]

(Why I Think) Five Pebbles Is Not A Child

hello, all. it is 2am and i have An Opinion. you know what that means! essay

...okay, i might have lied; this will likely not be a proper essay because (upon looking through his dialogue on the wiki) this is very fucking hard to collect evidence for. not because it is unsupported in the text, but rather because it is attempting to refute a position that, in itself, i have seen little of others' specific reasoning for. It is a response, so to speak, to an argument that does not exist.

still, I will try, even though it's difficult, because this specific interpretation irks me and one thing about me is that when someone gets my blorbos slightly wrong I will attempt to write an essay about it regardless of whether i need to, want to, or should.

of course, mandatory disclaimer that you shouldn't, necessarily, trust me on this. I'm just some creature on the internet, what do I know? I'm not necessarily right about any of this, and you shouldn't feel pressured to change your personal interpretation because i, hollow gunpowder-arti, made a late-night post about it.

THAT BEING SAID,

I, personally, believe that Five Pebbles is not a child. I, personally, am somewhat uncomfortable with depictions of him as such.

the only proper 'evidence' I have heard for this stance is that he 'acts immaturely' (i believe generally referring to his behavior before and during spearmaster's campaign? i.e. the moon incident)--which I will concede, he does. but there is a difference between acting immature and being a child.

I will point out, also, that many times these narratives push either Moon, the Artificer, or both into a maternal role towards him--you all know my grievances with Fanon Motherly Arti, but even beyond that, it feels very.... iffy, to me.

I find that many times this idea attempts (either overtly or likely unintentionally) to absolve him of blame for his actions. which... five pebbles is not an unsympathetic or villainous character by any means. I mean that wholly and fully, in fact, I do relate to him in several ways (or... did, moreso when the hyperfixation was in full swing :P).

the situation is very complex, and Five Pebbles is not a bad person. That being said, he made terrible mistakes with terrible consequences. he acted rashly, impulsively, and, yes, at times cruelly. interpreting him as a child (and therefore not to be blamed for acting childishly), however, takes away a lot of this complexity--i would say almost as much, if not as much as interpreting him wholly villainously. because he was partially to blame. congratulations, you have made a perfectly good complex character and made him into a sweet innocent mockery of himself, who cannot be held accountable for his errors because he was a child and it was in his nature and he could not help it.

...if you cannot tell, this interpretation is very, very frustrating to me.

I... would like to go on, but I feel like I would just end up restating what I've already said. So. That's it, I guess.

One last reminder (which i do not think will be necessary, but you never know) to please not harass people on my behalf of course. This is not to say those who follow this interpretation are Problematic, simply to explain my reasoning for disagreeing with and even disliking it.

...how do I end this post. Bye, I guess?

#analysis #lore pearl #five pebbles #okay breaking the fancy-speak i half-accidentally slipped into here. #ask me to elaborate or whatever i'd love to talk about my takes more but :/ forgot half of what constitutes them #you know how it is with adhd. Anyways . hmm. i actually enjoy talking all pretentious-like maybe i should do that more #although that would bring the risk of coming across as condescending or like. A tryhard i guess. whatever #. i am so fucking tired #i started writing this at 2 (as mentioned in the beginning of the post) and it's 3:09 now lmao #the things voicing an opinion will do to a man

[ghosts-cyphera]

I have so many ideas for ps!ghost that I'm struggling to know what to work on next. this is awful but also feels really good? but also awful because I feel like I'm drowning?? eek

#I feel like I can't hold on to my inspo for one fic just because my brain is working on two others simultaneously #maybe that means I need a break? I should take break #it's hard to recognise sometimes #oh my god it's 3 am #I thought it was like 1 #jesus fuck well that settled it hahaha #I'll work on whatever I have inspo for tomorrow when I wake up <3 #excited to see!! #lo talks #(too much) #I treat my blog like a diary on some days and I kinda forget that I have a shit ton of followers who might read these updates #and like #I'm sorry hahaha #they're so pointless but hey this is what it looks like to be me #this is my brain 24/7. it's a chaos and I've learned to love it lol

[cosmicterrorthe8th]

Another Grant headcanon:

I think he wrote love notes when in relationships, and he went all out with like making the paper scented and stuff. But like he had no good perfume so he ended up using his horrible body spray. So like the lucky boyfriend would like find a paper reeking of the body spray like every once in a while.

Also I think he was someone who fell deep into romance because having a crush and feeling butterflies in his stomach was better than numbness. So he would pursue every crush even if he knew it would not end well because of the thrill of it. I think this sucked but I think he atleast felt like this is a normal way for life to suck.

#honestly I was thinking he continued the note thing with marco in college maybe? #and now marco likes the smell of the body spray even if grant found better perfumes cuz nostalgia #i think i am in my own la dee da world after this episode #where I think if willy takes a break from torturing the parents they should form a circle and become bffs #they should form a circle #toast to rebecca #and then just talk shit idk #i think they would be very funny as a group after they are done grieving #like cassandra would be like how could I have dated such a loser #he literally kidnapped like four of my exs ex friends and put collars on them when we were dating #and they would be like no its not your fault he is that manipulative #and then one of them would talk about their ex to comfort her #and then somwhow it would come out that willy is like the age of their grandparents #and cassandra would be like why did this senior citizen get me so bad #he told me to make him a sandwich and I #a multimillionaire made him a sndwich #this will probably never happen in canon #dndads #grant wilson #dungeons and daddies #the tags are their own seperate post at this point #dndads s2 #looking back on this(tags) #all the spouses knew willy as a nice guy who saved them #rebecca was the only one who suspected him so thats why he killed her #they must be feeling so duped getting tortured except for marco who saw him kill a man #cassandra has been feeling duped since heaven #this is killing me all of them are having conversations in my head now the comedy and the pain is killing me mostly the comedy #marco li wilson #grant li wilson

[wander-wren]

presumed death literally the trope of all time. you’re telling me i can have the grief and horror of character death AND have the happy ending too??

not to mention the possibilities after “dead” character turns up again.

maybe they have no idea their loved one thinks they died, and they show up all nonchalant only to realize things have gone horribly wrong. maybe their loved one thinks they’re a ghost/hallucination/trick and won’t accept them.

maybe they do know their loved one thinks they’re dead and they’re choosing to keep up the facade for their safety. watching from afar, unable to comfort them.

maybe they faked their death and believe their loved one is in on the scheme when actually that message was never received.

maybe, in the process of whatever almost killed them, they forgot about their loved one/old life/etc, and aren’t aware they have anything to return to.

maybe they “died” thinking no one would notice their absence, leaving their loved one full of regret for things unsaid. perhaps their loved one heals and moves on, only for “dead” character to return.

and just, augh, the aftermath. waking up to find “dead” character gone and assuming it was all a dream/they really did die. the codependency. the anger, even, that they didn’t come back/let themself get hurt/lied. maybe guilt if their body was abandoned by their comrades, only to learn that they were alive all along.

name me a trope that does more i’ll WAIT.

#wren wrambles #presumed dead #fanfic tropes #fanfiction #i’m working on a fic with this premise #i’ve written it at least once before as well #AND it’s in one of my books #i also play with the other trope of ‘presumed dead by everyone but [character]’ which is also so so good #the DENIAL?? #esp if that character gives up and it becomes normal presumed death #i actually had to stop adding to this bc i kept thinking of things and i was like shh wren youve made your point #anyway this is my favorite trope ever but i dont actually seek it out a lot but maybe i should #it’s devastating done well tho so i feel like i would need some lighter fics on the side to take breaks lmaoo #devastating but also happy

[reneethegreatandpowerful]

Mwhahaha! Here's the winner of the other random doodle poll! What schemes are going on behind those eyes? >:D

#Fire Emblem #Fire Emblem Three Houses #FE3H #Edelgard von Hresvelg #My Art #I really like how this one turned out #Thank you so much to everyone who voted! This is fun! #Maybe I'll do even more soon! #...Or maybe I should take a break haha #(Edit: Apologies to Rhea fans- I ended up choosing Edelgard. Sorry. >.<)

[sketchy-tour]

Oh I can't seem to get a grasp on my art right now and it is not helping my mood. I'm sure it'll pass and I'll be drawing back like I was before but I always get so worried in moments like these that I may never get a hang of it again.

Ah not meant to be a vent vent, more of just silly ramblings into the void.

#text post #just rambling #I really should just step back and take a real break instead of trying to force it and getting mad when it doesnt work #but im getting genuinely antsy at my lack of drawing #i WANT to draw. #but seems my brain and hands are not agreeing and its makin me angry at myself #im sure yall all know the feeling well too #itll pass eventually #sigh... hopefully soon. i want to finish something so bad #i crave the satisfaction of it #but maybe rn is not a good time to try and force it lmao #augh. anyway. dont mjnd me

[wildflowercryptid]

something that's been weighing on my mind ever since learning about the situation with ezra / toonimal is seeing how these predators will take the active hostility that is frequently directed towards minors in online spaces to their advantage and use it to prey on vulnerable children. i think that we as adults in online fandom should probably come together and maybe rethink the language / manner we go about interacting with kids bc clearly the way things are rn is causing active harm.

like obviously, if you're an adult and aren't comfortable with minors interacting with you or your content, you should be allowed to set that boundary and should be vocal about it, ( especially if the content you create isn't safe for them to consume. ) but i don't think talking to them like they're a blight on all that is good and holy is the way to go about it. maybe just saying you're an 18 plus account will suffice, you don't have to tell them to fuck off.

#i'm opening myself up for ppl to leave the stupidest takes on this post but whatever i need to get this off my mind #before anyone says anything about the kids on that website. they're grooming victims. they're literally kids being taken advantage of #show them some fucking kindness and be understanding that they're the victims in this situation #idk what it is about becoming an adult that causes so many ppl to lose their empathy towards minors it's weird #like yeah kids can be annoying and pushy on online spaces sometimes but a lot of them are old enough to know online etiquette lbr #alot of us were annoying kids on the internet at some point we should understand that you don't just. get a handbook for how to act online #that's shit you learn overtime but ppl seem to forget that #they also seem to forget that talking down to kids isn't gonna teach them shit they're not gonna listen to you if you treat them like idiots #what i'm trying to say is that we really need to talk to minors more respectfully and maybe give them a little grace #( obviously there will be situations where some of them need to be yanked up by the collar but there's ways to go about that >>> #without treating them like shit ) #these kids need to know that there's spaces for them to be online safely without having to stumble into places that'll pray on them #we all know how much it sucked to be a kid online we should want better for the ones coming in after us ya know #sorry if this comes across as preachy it just breaks my heart and boils me blood to see kids being taken advantage of like this #especially when there's ways to prevent it idk #how do i even tag this.... #mj.txt #there's trigger warning on the linked post btw #tw csa mention

[angel-of-sweet-revenge]

....

So. How do you tell someone who says they think they're exhausting you that they are, in fact, exhausting you without being mean-

#like the THOUGHT of having to have a conversation is exhausting me and i dont even know why #like things are better rn than they have beem for a while. they are. i should have energy #yet im too tired for any of this #i feel like maybe it's because after everything i now need a full on break from any conflict or drama or whatever you call it #or because maybe they always have something like this happening. way too often. there's more drama than fun #not that im involved in their drama. i just have to listen to theirs and it exhausts me to have to take in so much negativity (i think) #im not sure.