#the hippo speaks

[acearohippo]

Don't mind me, just rambling

Sometimes, I see childhood!Wei Wuxian and think "wow, the untreated ADHD is really powerful with this one". And then I see him post ressurection as mo xuanyu and go "wow, he really be suffering from that lack of oxygenated brain" and then I pause and think.

"Wait. holy crap... Did mxtx purposely make him TBI (traumatic brain injury) -coded?? Did she understand that, as he wouldn't be in his original body, the ADHD wouldn't've followed him, but mxy being legally dead for who knows how many minutes (aka, no oxygen/blood flowing to the brain) before the soul of wwx completely merged, WOULD cause a whole load of similar symptoms but with less executive dysfunction??"

Because if that was on purpose, I am blown away at the attention to detail. And if it wasn't on purpose... I'm still blown away at the difference! Not to mention, the more stable he became with support from Lan Wangji the less debilitating his symptoms were to him.

And I was already shook by Lan Wangji, Jin Zixuan, and Jiang Cheng's autism-coded personality clashes. It's not often we see (accurate) portrayals of when two (or more) neurodivergent characters clash, usually there's more emphasis on solidarity vs neurotypicals. There's no "trauma-bonding", no "coming to a truce through marriage", no "I hate socialising, you hate socialising, let's avoid it together". And it's accurate, because when stuff goes down and they need to work together, there's no hesitation because the expectation is that- well, they need to handle the shit that hit the fan. And when all is over and done with? They don't fall under the societal pressure to bond with each other, there's no need. They did their jobs, they're good.

Mxtx is just really damn good at writing complex characters with complex neuroses. I ain't even touch how you can almost always tell who's the "coded" ones in her stories and they're not all the same character archetype. It's glorious.

#the hippo speaks #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #wei wuxian #lan zhan #lan wangji #jiang cheng #jiang wanyin #jin zixuan #not mentioned but a standing ovation for best jiejie jiang yanli for accommodating not one not two but THREE neurodivergent men #in their own individual ways?? #she would've been SUCH A GREAT SECT LEADER'S WIFE ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚

[yashley]

matt making the first words out of this monster hippo's mouth "FUCK OFFF!!!!" is SO RIGHTDFK

#critical role #cr lb #BABY HIPPOS GOING TELL EM MAMA TELL IM!!! #if hippos could speak it's exactly what they'd saysdhfksjdf

[octo-senpai]

voila! a just some doods of my favorite secondary characters!! I'm actually really proud with how they both came out! ESPECIALLY JACK O BONNIE!! HIS GLOW WAS REALLY FUN!!

a bonus doodle under tha cut <3

definitely gotta redesign the rest of the mediocre melodies!

#shut up dezzy #dez speaks #dezs doods #my art #fnaf #fnaf 4 #ffps #five nights at freddy's #jack o bonnie #nedd bear #UGH i love these two #and #pigpatch #happy frog #!! #they were fun to draw! i like to think of them a lil more accurate to their animals in my designs! #although i make happy frog (might call her happi??) in the lil inbetween phase of tadpole just turning to frog #so thats why she still has her lil tail <3 #ALSO i believe that the rest of the mm should have a flower motif (like how mr hippo and orville have them on their chests) but the others' #are considerably less noticeable :)

[apollos-boyfriend]

also. shoutout to joel for getting an origin from a shitty source and instead going “fuck that, i’m just an Actual Hippo now” + not even calling it by its actual name until episode 2

#icarus speaks #like. is his name still a joke on it #but look at his skin. he’s just a normal ass hippo. king

[kermit-coded]

happy frog no hippo friday to all who celebrate

#frog no hippo friday #op #one piece #bippity boppity queue #soda speaks

[easeupkid]

no but literally when you get home could you think about me ⁉️

#i’m about as lonely as a cowboy can be!!!!!! #this song has grown on me a lot in the past three days lol literally because of this lyric it feels like it was written for me specifically #as i told my therapist the other week i have this like persistent like not quite anxiety but i guess like insecurity that i always like #people way more than they like me and that i’m always like in it more than they are and like i often just like wonder if they ever think #about me when i’m not around and like yeah lol #and then hippo campus dropped a song that said that in one line and i was yuh they get it #also this is me about [redacted] like fr #hippo campus #c speaks

[vampv0id]

My hungry ass could never be a hippo

#Vamp yaps #Technically speaking a hippo's job is to be hungry so actually I'd excel at it due to my gluttony and hedonism #And other tricks I picked up while interning in the 3rd circle of hell

[amplexadversary]

Loving the Speak With Animals bit in episode 74 of CR3.

#Also the correct cast commentary about hippos #also Matt's portrayal of the creatures both in Speak With Animals version and in Bestial Bellowing version #FUCK OFF is absolutely what a hippo would say if it could speak human language #CR3 #Critical Role #CR3-74 #CR FCG #unfortunately I am now 2 episodes behind and can't look up clips. yet.

[blood-and-pizza]

Confession: when I came up with the line "Freddy hates this" where Rockstar Freddy is talking to Mr. Hippo... that was entirely inspired by Smash Bros. comic, Brawl In The Family.

#the mod speaks #rockstar freddy #mr hippo #brawl in the family #waluigi #fnaf

[jackson-otto]

#Man feels betrayed #Marriage issues #The man was left too stunned to speak #obey me luficer #obey me shall we date #obey me #tell me why I laughed like a hippo at this

[tau1tvec]

Lily the Hippo was also celebrating a birthday today!

#i don't know whether this one's lily bc there were two #and also i don't speak hippo #animals #hippos #zoos cw #photography #photography on tumblr

[acearohippo]

Li Ling once again proving he's actually the sweetest bf to Tang Xuan.

And Tang Xuan reminding Li Ling that he has no say in how things taste. Also, another reminder that Tang Xuan likes to drink tea! ଘ( ᐛ ) ଓ

#the hippo speaks #dislyte #li ling dislyte #tang xuan dislyte #they're so damn adorable your honour #lotusmonkey #lixuan #li ling x tang xuan

[allthegothihopgirls]

wait until the sudoku.com girlies discover logic masters deutschland

#i pray its soon #i cannot advocate like this for much longer #variant sudoku world domination #its so fun too because all the puzzles are hand-set by absolutely brilliant people #jay dyer #phistomefel #sandra + nala #zeta math #aad van de wetering #qodec #glum hippo #all favourites #sudoku #aararrrrarrrr #ablblblblbllbelelblleblel #gothihop speaks

[crimsonsongbird]

For the pride asks, 🍄?

Hiya, friend!

Pride Asks:

15/🍄 - what first made you realise you were queer?

Well, in my early twenties, I finally realized that I was actually attracted to various characters because of their personalities, not their presenting identity. It didn't matter to me their genitalia or how they identified, I just knew that I loved them because of who they were. I also came to realize that I've been physically attracted to breasts my whole life. I thought it was just a strong case of breast envy, but nope, I just genuinely love breasts.

Thanks for the ask!

~Crimson

#asked and answered #crimson speaks #the-sleeping-hippo #a lil about me #about me

[halliewriteshockey]

We went on a mini adventure today

Deception Pass an hour north

What’s it so pretty here for

*goblin voice* TREEESSS

#adventures in Washington #Michaela speaks #also got called a gay ass hippo but that was less fun

[duckmoss]

Y’all want to hear my favorite hippo fact? TOO BAD!! You’re getting it anyway!!

Hippos are too dense to float! Despite spending upwards of 16 hours a day in the water, because they’re mostly muscle with very little fat, they can’t swim. They bounce up from the bottom of their body of water, take a breath of air, and sink back down. An awake, moving around hippo can hold their breath for 5 minutes at a time! A sleeping hippo can hold their breath for 30 minutes!!

LOOK AT THEM

#duck speaks #mine #biology #zoology #bioblr #Nile hippopotamus #hippo #animal #animal facts #hippo facts