#those things are like crack

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

anyone else have multiple traumatic memories associated specifically with holidays/family vacations? because that is a topic I never see discussed in all the So You Had A Shitty Childhood, Now What? self-help books i've been reading. but for me, it was a significant thing. and the more i think about it the more it seems like this would be an (unfortunately) common experience. would be grateful to hear if this matches other peoples' experiences...

#not a shitpost #serious post #ask to tag #tw trauma #cptsd #c-ptsd #and if so we should TALK about it #because it means there are a whole group of survivors out there whose mental health regularly worsens during holidays #like i know i am most certainly not the only person who feels an undefined Dread hanging over christmas/my birthday/july 4 etc #bc too many shitty things happened during those times and now my brain is hypervigilant bc traditionally these are the Danger Times #and this seems like it would be particularly common for survivors of abusive/dysfunctional households (aka most people with c-ptsd) #because holidays/vacations typically mean 1) the whole family is together/being forced to interact #2) and undergoing external stressors e.g. travel/relatives aka 'outsiders' visiting/routines & coping mechanisms being interrupted etc #3) there is social pressure for this to be a Fun Family Bonding Experience which only highlights the cracks in the foundation #and exposes the common Everything Is Fine/We Are A Happy Family lie #4) the cognitive dissonance of feeling tired/anxious/stressed/afraid during a time when you are 'supposed' to be Making Good Memories #and then everyone is angry/tired/anxious/triggered and things boil over and something or someone goes Very Wrong #weird that i'm posting this in october when halloween is...sort of the ONLY holiday i have only good and happy feelings towards #i got lucky there #also i have positive feelings towards Labor Day but that's for socialist reasons

[dead-girl-tells-stories]

DP x DC Prompt: The Watchlist

Batman has a watchlist. A list that contains every individual who could become a rouge and a contingency plan for if they did.  

And while they, his children, often make fun of his paranoia and him for having it, they totally understand why he did. They lived in Gotham, for Christ's sake. Where everyone’s just a pin drop away from being the city’s next big villain, forcing the bats to scratch their heads while playing cat and mouse with a sicko for a good few weeks. And while they won’t admit it, the list has helped them a few times. 

But that won’t stop them from making fun of any of the list’s new developments. Because you see, there was a new list. And it wasn’t just a watchlist. No, no, no. It was The Watchlist.

It was a new development after he and Robin went on an out-of-state mission to investigate some town in bum fuck nowhere Illinois. And it was under some pretty tight security as well, so they were expecting something good, like mad scientists or evil mayors. Not profiles of the kids who lived in the town. And while there were a few metas and vigilantes that made the list interesting, by the end of it all they just seemed to be teenagers. 

Until they saw Damian. They hadn’t seen him since he came back from the mission with B. He looked tired. Like ‘Tim hasn’t slept in a week and is surviving on just coffee beans’ tired.

“Ah, I see you all have found it. Good. A few of them will be arriving next week as they’re a part of Gotham Academy’s student exchange program. At least three of them will be staying in the manor with us. Father will need you all to be on standby and to be ready for any possible scenario. Please, for the love of all that is good, do not encourage them in any way, shape, or form. And please do not dismiss them either. The outcome of doing that will be much worse. Is there more that I should add? Yes. Will I? No, because you won’t understand. Not until you've seen what I have.” 

The demon child sighed, then looked them dead in the eyes. “Godspeed to us all.” Then walked away.

Okay, they were scared now.

#dp x dc crossover #dcxdp #dp x dc prompt #dp dc crossover #dpxdc #dc x dp #dp x dc #Batman and Robin went to Amity Park to investigate two mad scientists who were dealing with Lazuars waters #and instead #witness teenagers dealing with The Horrors (tm) like it was an everyday thing #because for them it is #Bruce KNOWS that the moment any of these kids crack its the end of the world as they know it #i like to think that all the kids are liminals and have powers but some aren't out about it as others #Danny knows that there's an outside entity in Amity but they don't seem hostile #protective even #so he leaves them be #i'm honestly not too sure what the profiles would look like #but i do know that they would look pretty normal until you either read into them too much #or was there to witness the shit he has witness #he's scared of those kids #but also want to protect/save them #cause the GIW still exist #and while not bad parents Fentons they aren't really good either #none of the parents are tbh

[little-pondhead]

The Curse Of Hope

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Danny is in another universe. He had a reason, but he doesn’t remember anymore. He can only stare, horrified and disgusted, at the sickest city spirit he’s ever seen. Shivering and swaying with every step, core exposed, and ectoplasm leaking from wounds that are decades old. A ratty blanket was thrown over their shoulders, barely hiding the spirit’s pale grey skin and protruding black bones.

The spirit didn’t even sense him until he reached out to touch its wispy shoulders. The spirit flinched, clutching at the dozens of trinkets hanging from their neck and tucking in on themselves like they were expecting a blow.

“Oh, shit,” He swore, floating back a few feet, hands in the air, to show he meant no harm. “I’m sorry. I promise, I’m not here to steal from you.” The spirit shivered again and rolled a pearl necklace in between their fingers. A nervous habit. “Uh, I like that pocket watch? It’s very nice.”

That got their attention. They peeked at Danny, and he saw that more tattered cloth was covering their eyes, blending in with the stringy hair that reached the ground. Their blanket fluttered weakly, revealing hundreds of thousands of tiny marks etched into their skin. Scars, really. Scars that wrote out curse after curse onto the spirit’s very being. They burned with evil intent, and even reached inside the spirit’s body and wrapped around their core.

Occasionally, blinding specks of color raced across their body, temporarily erasing the writing, but it always returned quickly. He watched, a little detached, as one particular line rewrote itself across their rough forearm, drawing fresh ectoplasm like someone was writing it with a thin knife.

“Are you…alright?” Danny stuttered. A stupid question.

The spirit cocked its head. He couldn’t see their eyes, but he felt their burning gaze as they pondered the question.

“The pain of others becomes mine own.” They rasped. “The lights of the city dim as rotten wealth clogs mine veins. Magicks long forgotten have eaten mine skins, pulled mine cloak, and darkened mine skies. Helios has refused to grace mine doorstep, and the seasons of the Earth have revoked their kindness.”

Danny held his breath. It felt like he was the one with the exposed core, not the spirit.

The spirit shivered once more. “Tell mine soul, little lamb. How could this Forsaken City know peace, when it was long since ripped from mine hands?”

Shit, he needed Frostbite. And maybe Clockwork. Now.

-Or-

Danny meets the spirit of Gotham City. The villains and rogues that have plagued the city for decades are literal curses that are taking quite the toll on Gotham, and honestly, Danny isn’t sure how much longer they can hold out. The heroes seem to be doing some help, and are probably the reason Gotham made it this far, but the poor city needs help from the Realms if they want to get better.

Luckily, Danny can provide that help.

But only if he could get Gotham to leave their city behind. Because recovery is going to take a very long time.

#dpxdc #pondhead blurbs #Gotham is very lanky and tall and had dozens of necklaces around their neck #the necklaces are just cords filled with lost things the citizens have lost over the years #like bits of glass or wedding rings or hag stones made from a destroyed gargoyle #actually I have a weird picture of Gotham in my head I might draw it #it’s giving Bloodborne to me but idgaf #basically Danny meets Gotham and is trying to convince them to go with him for medical help because what the fuck #those curses are the equivalent of leaving hundreds of leeches stuck to your body for ten years #Danny is BEGGING Gotham to come with him #there’s potential for angst but if you want crack then Danny probably replaces Gotham #I think there’s already a similar fic where he becomes the new spirit of Gotham but I haven’t read all of that #anyways the Batfam are like #invasive animals that are actually helping the ecosystem recover from an even WORSE invasive species #but they aren’t supernatural heroes and they don’t understand that the issue is deeper #I’m calling this the Curse of Hope because Danny is offering hope to Gotham #but Gotham is just so tired and sick and hurt that they don’t want to risk it #they think Danny is another curse come to plague them #should he just straight up adopt the city at this point? #idk it probably depends on how it’s written #sad course is to let Gotham die. happy ending is where they are treated and returned #crack ending probably has Danny adopting the city and introducing them to his own city spirit Amity Park #oh shit is that a new ship #guys please I can’t keep doing this #Gotham City x Amity Park #how the fuck do you come up with a name for that #Burger Joints? #Wet Pavement? #bro idk I’m putting this down before I make something I might regret #low key wanna write this but like. I have so much to do

[cringefail-clown]

hateful gaze

#homestuck #homestuck au #beforus #alpha trolls #kankri vantas #man beforus SUCKS ASS in this au #i cant wait to post this fic. kankri backstory anyone??? #like i dont think it was ever stated but. his ass was def culled #and when you think of culling as complete removal of your rights - similar to conservatorship but on crack #like every part of your life is under control of your guardian #it really puts into perspective how horrific this whole thing actually is #not mentioning how a system like that is a breeding ground for abuse against disabled/impowerished #overall just fucking terrible. i have. many thoughts about beforus #its for the ultkri au btw for those unintiated thats a thing im apparently fixated on rn

[dragonkick-bootshine]

cuddyyyyy and her boytoy(s)

#house #house md #house md fanart #hate crimes md #lisa cuddy #greg house #james wilson #hilson #slugs art #I usually at least attempt nanowrimo every year but this year I literally forgot about it until it was already november. so instead #I am trying to draw every day of november. no idea if I'll be able to keep it up but its worth a shot! #I have so many damn ideas for comics and things. mostly hilson focused (shockingly). I will probably be taking a crack at some of those #entirely likely that I will not share them. but maybe if I like them enough :)

[jakeperalta]

I don't care what kind of retrospective analysis everyone is doing I refuse to make lover or paper rings into secretly sad songs they are about being HAPPY and IN LOVE and that is all

#being like oh it's sad now to look back at those songs is one thing #but to say they were showing the cracks is nonsense to me i'm sorry #sometimes you can just be genuinely happy until you're not #talking #taylor swift

[sophfandoms53]

Absolutely hysterical to me that Striker can afford a whole statue of himself with a you know what but he cannot upgrade past a flip phone, and then he proceeds to do this-

amazing, i love him sm

#the fact that thing was already cracked and he just TOSSED it in anger #and it shattered #good job striker you broke it LMAO #sir why are you like this #of all characters he would have the flip phone #but that doesn’t make it less funny #all those angelic items and the light up signs and the statue #but poor mans can’t upgrade his phone #priorities i tell you what #also the “Yello?” IS living rent free #helluva boss #helluva boss spoilers #helluva boss striker #western energy

[blackkatdraws]

Breaking each other apart is how we show our love

#okay so #if you've been keeping up with Black's lore then good for you #but for those that haven't let me briefly explain #my Narrator (Black) has golden innards and he gets embarrassed whenever somebody sees him cracked or shattered #(think of Houseki no Kuni/Land of the Lustrous since it's the closest example i can think of at the moment) #Stanley and Black are definitely a bit unhindged but the funny thing is that #they both act so normal about doing it that they don't veen notice anymore #Stanley likes to break things #Black also likes to break things #and they also like being broken too! #so what happens is that they end up just absolutely mauling each other LMAO #ah how romantic #they like it don't worry #the stanley parable #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #tsp #tspud #narrator tsp #tsp narrator #tsp stanley #stanley tsp #stannarator #stannarrator #stanarrator #stanley x narrator #narrator x stanley #mine 💗 #the stan parable

[magpie-trove]

I just don’t think the truth divides. I think the lie does

#no but there’s sooo many people I’m encountering recently that are like no no we just gotta look at this issue or question and go #well we can’t really know #that’s the only way to keep the peace and be loving #if we take a stance it becomes divisive and we don’t want to do that #so we are just going to be United by ignoring all the differences #and. I don’t think that’s right!! I think that’s fake unity!!! that’s putting on a happy face and throwing a rug over all the cracks in the #foundation instead of going hm why are those there what should be there #what is true and what is a lie #and of course a lie is something you don’t want to be believing in #I just think the lie is divisive. the division is already there #the truth must be found out. and that’s the thing we should agree upon #and I do think if you are willing and open and seeking and putting all the things together #you will find the thing that ties all the things together and that’s the truth #and that will be unitive

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

puppets can be considered arthropods

#exoskeleton.... #they are Shelled creatures.... #also invertebrates... there were puppets in the cambrian era i just know it... #personally i like to believe they're related to horseshoe crabs. or perhaps shrimp #hm. getting the mental image of a seafood restaurant #and the waiter brings out one of those fuckin. yk the dish with the metal dome on top #they put it down and lift the top - its a lovely steamed puppet with an entire pineapple in their mouth #and the diners dont use crab crackers - they use little craft scissors. the ones with the squiggle blades #theres still like. crab meat inside instead of stuffing. so. but the rest is puppet #no wait its puppet meat! what would puppet meat taste like... fluffy like stuffing.. a little sweet maybe.. sugar spice and everything nice #absolutely unprompted #be free my darling post! into the wild with naught but your own wings to carry you! #man. now i want crab. just a pile of huge crab legs to crack into and devour like a wild animal #while my cat stares at me with her gigantic imploring eyes #silently begging for a tidbit & drilling holes into my head all the while #normal things to pine for Yes?

[a-s-levynn]

(additional pictures on the creators IG) -

#edited: sorry i've had to add more i just love this thing #i was waiting for this bad boy to drop so bad #as much as i am a iv enthusiast till the end i think i like ii's mask the most #look at those details #how the sigil had this slight red around? as it was carved in so hard it drew blood #that the flaking and cracking away black around it reveals gold?? #and i like how he does not have a double sigil going on to be honest #sleep token #vessel ii #ii sleep token #sleep token ii #ii #sleep token band #sleeptoken

[horse-head-farms]

okay hear me out guys: trans girl Hypno

i have no explanation for this other than 1) i think it is fun 2) it gives the boob window a purpose (future investment for when boobs happen)

#this is 50% crack 50% im genuinely invested #wasnt confident at first about posting this. but the fandom seems chill with transfem grian transfem zed etc so this will be fine i think #(albeit it makes less sense than those) #also appreciate the art because originally this was just going to be a text post #obvious disclaimer: this is a fictional thing. applying to a character. not truthing/claiming cc hypno as a trans girl ofc #yall know that but i thought id write it out #she wears the bandana more like a hair band and less covering all of her head #do i maintag this… sure #hermitcraft #hermitblr #hypnotizd #hermitcraft fanart #my art #the argument hypnos having with xb has nothing to do with boobs. she just brings this up randomly because xb cant argue against that

[robinsversion]

The most ironic thing to come out of having not one but multiple of my posts about the James Somerton situation that’s been blowing up over the past couple weeks, is people plagiarizing the additional commentary I put in the tags of those posts ON THE SAME FUCKING POSTS THEYRE USING THOSE TAGS ON

#y’all know I can see that in my notifications right? #it would be one thing if you indicated ‘previous tags’ in some way and commented on them #hell if you really like them screenshot them and add them to the post #and say ‘op you can’t just leave these in the tags’ like normal people do #or add a meme image response like someone did #(that made me crack up) #but to add them with no indication that they aren’t your original words #like #do you realize WHY Hbomberguy and more importantly James somerton started trending on here? #you were obviously reading through one of those tags to see my posts #hbomb would be disappointed in all of you #anyway #james somerton #hbomberguy #why are you booing me i’m right

[sysig]

For the last day of requestober, can you please draw something spooky/scary with Negative RGB? With all the cool lighting stuff you've been doing recently, I think it could be very dramatic, and I'd love to see him in your style!

Day 31 -Pl̷̼͙̯̼̟̈́͒̃̓͆e̵̢͔̞̤̯͗as̴̨͆̒̏e dö̸̧̢̝̳́͝ not̸̨̞͔̗͆̔͝ͅ ̶̦̋͒a̵̪͋̉̈́̒djus̶̪͔͎̘͈̍́̂̅̚t yö̶̙̺͎́͘u̷͚̙̿̓͆r sc̸̙͍͒rę̸̰̺̣̿̓͌̔̎en̴̏̈́͊ͅ

#My art #Requestober #The Property of Hate #TPoH #Negative #Flashing gif #I wanted to go out with a bang :) #I had a lot of fun with the textures on this one haha ♪ #I have actually drawn Negative before but I've only posted him once as a vent :0 #He didn't make it over to my taglist 'cause TPoH was the Thing while I was making that sideblog lol - a few things fell through the cracks #Plus I mean vent is just like that sometimes :P #But! He is not vent here! He is just funsies! :D #And those textures were definitely funsies >:3c It was very cool to chip away at them and let them interplay and overlay hehe #I did really want the lighting to be the highlight - no pun intended - since you mentioned it specifically lol #Backlighting again! >:3c I will continue to do it until it stops looking cool! Haha ♪ #The rest is just Negative being spooky all on his lonesome haha he's just like that! #Doing his screen glow was very rewarding ahhh ♥ I've always really loved that hard/soft glow look #I'm still figuring it out but I'm quite pleased with how this one turned out! :D #Also would you like a secret/hint on textures? Hehehe - those static frames? :3c #They're just zoomed-in carpet swatches on the Binary layer type - turn them up and down and rotate to make them unique! #Anyhow hehe ♪ Happy Halloween! :D Happy spooky season! Thank you all for a fun month!! <3 <3

[pizzaqueen]

Eddie gets a cat before he and Steve get together, and when they’ve been dating a while, he makes up a little adoption certificate so Steve can officially adopt her

(Steve thinks it’s ridiculous but it makes him weirdly happy too)

#steddie #Steve x eddie #idk if Eddie would do this but he *should* because it’s funny and cute and I want him to #anyway it gets framed and hung up next to the family portrait I mentioned however long ago 😹 #it’s all done as a joke thing but like one of those jokes that’s also meaningful??? idk how to explain it lol #pizzaqueentxt #back with more borderline crack that came to me when I was half asleep

[sesamenom]

Gothmog, Thuringwethil, and bonus Tevildo

i was digging around in my files and rediscovered some really old silm art of mine, including my original angband trio designs (mostly traced off heroforge models lol):

and they're actually pretty cool! thuringwethil's tail is maybe a little questionable of a design choice (how are you supposed to fly with a giant tail flopping around...) but it looks really good on gothmog.

i don't really remember what i was doing with sauron (he looks a little like early curufin for unknown reasons) and idk what the wrist things are supposed to be, but Original Flavor Thuringwethil was actually a corrupted maia of manwe (eonwe's sister?), hence the feathers instead of traditional bat wings. for Original Gothmog i am less sure about his origins but he is possibly a corrupted maia of ulmo (originally a sea serpent, hence the tail and ulmo style ear-fins) who basically dried up into a more stone-based serpent

anyways i think I might keep thuringwethil's face/wing design and gothmogs full design for future use

#silm #silmarillion #sauron #gothmog #thuringwethil #hm now i must go check the other ancient dusty designs #yeah idk why thuringwethil has a tail i think i just wanted her to match the other two #for some reason half my original flavor elves look vaguely like curufin or celebrimbor #idk why they jsut all have celebrimbor vibes #my modern design gothmog is more coal-y #like with black skin black armor magma skin cracks and fire hair #which is also cool but very hard to actually see the details on #so maybe ill use Gothmog the Fair as his default design and Gothmog the Burnt as like an intimidating battlefield design #okay yeah hes a maia he can have two different fanas right? #definitely not keeping the giant pauldrons for thuringwethil though #not sure how shes supposed to raise her arms over like chest level in those things #also unclear how the tattered danglies are attached to her sleeves #are they sewn on for dramatic effect? #2021 me had really cool ideas and a rather poor understanding of how clothes actually work #oh well i can fix that now #ooh maybe ill do an uncorrupted thuringwethil/gothmog next