#which she usually does

[chisatowo]

Y'know bandori talks a lot about Moca and Ran's ~deep bond~ and stuff which like they do have but one thing I find interesting is that despite them being described as being able to easily read eachother like a book, Tomoe seems to be a lot better at reading Moca than Ran is. Obviously we see this to a cartoonish degree in the most recent aglow event, but like even before Tomoe just seems to have a surprisingly good sense for Moca's thoughts and feelings. Idk, I just think it's neat that Tomoe and Moca can have that kind of bond without it being as romantic as with Moca and Ran. The idea that romantic partners get eachother better than anyone else has always bugged me, so while it's small and idk how intentional it even is I love Tomoe and Moca's friendship a lot because of it. And also because they're very silly and goofy.

#rat rambles #band posting #also I like this stuff because it compliments my afterglow comfort web quite nicely fnfkdkd #and by that I mean whos the first person to hear of each members struggles if they decide to even vaguely bring it yo #for tomoe its ran for ran it depends heavily but usually either moca or tsugumi tsugumi and himari go to eachother and moca goes to tomoe #thats when moca allows itself to go to anyone ofc which is. rarely. #and even if it does its basically just brainwaving to tomoe that its not doing great and trusting her to respond accordingly #which she usually does #but yeah himari and tsugumi vent sessions are funny to me cause tsugu only calls himari to vent if theyre going through something extremely #distressing amd hes freaking the fuck out but himari will just vent abt literally everything as if its all on the same level #shell whine abt losing her favorite pen and then in the same tone tell him abt the most fucked up shit youve ever heard in ur life and then #go back to crying abt another one of her pens running out of ink #meanwhile tomoe vents are just her climbing through ran's bedroom window and then just sobbing violently for the next 3 hours straight #and then she gives them a thumbs up and climbs back out the window #I imagine ran vents to tsugumi and moca more than the others because usually theyre looking for more of a conversation than comfort #they usually dont look much like vents from an outside perspective but it does help ran let out steam when it gets that bad #hope this all makes sense idk Im tired gndnddnfkf

[clownsuu]

I'm just gonna leave this here.. :)

Da siblings,,,,,

#The striped arms trio- #HEHE SHMOL #Lovelie being the lil hater of the group despite the one with the most confidence #Funfact #Lovelie’s favorite fruit is peaches and Mari’s is blueberries (and of course Robbie’s is anything citrus) #They usually like eating the fruit raw but occasionally like to dabble into other forms #Like for robbie he likes baked sweets like cakes pies etc- #Lovelie’s is peach flavored beverages #And Mari’s is….. well anything round #As long as it’s served in a round dish she’d be interested lmAO #Though she does really like blueberry pancakes- which is also a favorite to Dusty! #ANYWAY THO AWEAWEAWE SO CUUUUUTE #Thems just vibin… what are they talking about? #Possibly world domination…..

[doverstar]

actually I love Tentoo and he is the Doctor and it was the only ending for Rose that worked and it is a huge gift to be able to have the man she loves grow old with her, they were always heading for that, y'all be quiet. I 100% understand the angst but it's okay, they're okay, good ending-

#did you want her to...not end up with the doctor? #she ended up with the doctor. she ended up with the doctor and they get to AGE together #they get to have a real honest relationship the way they both always genuinely wanted #it's hard that the full time lord version has to carry on without her but that is the way that character's story ALWAYS goes #the doctor does not get to keep ANYONE. it would be a different show if he did #meanwhile there is a version of that same face of his - the one that was MADE for love? particularly born out of love for ROSE? the one 1/2 #2/2 that always wanted a FAMILY? and stability? and a normal life? the tenth doctor longed for that specifically because of rose #now he gets to have it AND be part-human so he doesn't have to watch her get old. he gets old WITH HER #and they're canonically growing their own Tardis so you don't even have to be sad that they're not adventuring in time and space as usual #because they ARE. it's the kindest ending for either character. and if the full time lord hadn't left without either of them- #-he would have had to lose them eventually. lose Rose because she's human? hello? painful? but instead he was selfless and left her- #-with a proper happy ending. which she CHOSE to have so you can't be like “he tricked her!” she chose to kiss one of them and it was Tentoo #they are the same man. Rose won in this scenario. #and I GET IT I am with Billie Piper I think it will always feel a little off that she was left with Tentoo and not the full time lord #I understand. it still makes me a little sad. but I know it's a good ending writing-wise. really the ONLY ending. #yes I know about the popular idea of Immortal!Rose or Bad Wolf Rose or whatever and that's cute and all BUT - it's not a GOOD thing #it's not PREFERABLE to be immortal. Rose doesn't want to live forever. she wants to be with the man she LOVES forever. #she doesn't want to not die or adventure for all time. she wants to be there to hold his hand. and when Tentoo is born she gets THAT! #Immortal!Rose is tragic. the Doctor would not wish the burden of immortality on the woman he loves HELLO #anyway #I ship timepetals. that includes Tentoo/Rose. because he is the doctor #so there #I have more thoughts on Tentoo specifically but I digress #maybe if provoked in an Ask or something idk #doctorrose #timepetals #opinion piece #tenrose #tentoo #handy

[molagboop]

Noise game.

#winging it #raven beak #samus aran #samus #metroid dread #metroid #chozo #metroid comic #Chozo have a habit of just making noise. it's fun! #Samus does it too (picked it up during childhood) though her smaller human throat doesn't allow her quite as much range. #make no mistake: her mimicry is very impressive. she just can't flawlessly imitate an oncoming 16-wheeler. #She can do other Things though. As Raven Beak displays his mastery over the ringtone. so too does she have this power. #she has the upper hand in some places: lips and teeth allow her more tools with which to execute the finer points of complex noises #but her elders have tricks of their own. #Raven Beak can imitate human kissy noises in his throat using the very back of his tongue #making noises at each other is honestly one of their best bonding activities so far. #though they're usually sitting across the room from each other when they come out with the ear blast-tier moves #they don't need to talk to each other. don't even need to look at each other. they can just sit in the living room and go back and forth #with noises. they get competitive sometimes. that's typically when the loud stuff comes into play. #sometimes they have these wordless competitions of who can make the most intricate noises or the loudest noises or the weirdest noises #or they try to see who can make the most outlandish sound that flesh can feasibly make. like heavy machinery. stuff that you wouldn't expec #someone to be able to make on their own without the help of equipment.

[sctumsempra]

rip severus snape you would’ve loved being a barista at an indie coffee shop

#severus snape #snape #pro snape #barista snape #they usually treat their employees like shit just like his employer does 😍 #and potions is so close to barista #knowing exactly what you need? making something up on the spot? intricate techniques and new gadgets and everyone coming to him for help? #and he wears all black with the classic barista hair and his clothes probably always smell like his job #he has clothes specifically for work so he doesn’t fuck up his normal ones which is why he’s in the same outfit all the time #i am drawing this by the way. she’s a wip but she’s happening #if there’s a way to be a barista without going into autistic burnout after a week please let me know. i miss it

[rasticore]

i was looking at the Husk charm i have that uses his pilot design and noticed his inner ear is pink and white striped, similar to a Certain Spider 🤔🤔🤔

#hazbin hotel #huskerdust #it might just be a viv-ism given she seems to like striped patterns and its part of the usual palette for hell #but it does let me put the ship glasses on for a bit #looking at it more its interesting seein gjust what changed #the wings dont have suits on the inside anymore they're just spots #and his brows have black where it used to be darker red #the show is just generally simplified for everyone which makes sense for animation

[blueskittlesart]

do u have any navi thoughts from your oot replay

i've been waiting to answer this until I actually beat the game in my current playthrough because navi is another one of those characters that i think of in like a "set" with several other characters who serve relatively the same thematic purpose; in this case that purpose being the "mother" character, and i wanted to have all the characters in that set fresh in my mind. it's notable that while oot shows us very clear and consistent instances of the ways in which the adults of hyrule fail to protect their children, there ARE several adults who DO go out of their way to both oppose ganondorf and protect and nurture the children under their care. All of these characters are adult women, and all of them explicitly help the children out of some sort of parental responsibility or sense of duty towards them. in this group I include link's late mother, impa, nabooru, and navi.

all 4 mother characters, despite being adults or adult-coded, reject the inaction mentality which characterizes other adults in the game. they become either direct supports or shields to their children from the conflict the world has to offer them, and they are always explicitly punished for their interference--link's mother is killed trying to protect her son, impa's village is burned, nabooru is brainwashed. The mother's fatal flaw is that she will protect her child above all else, even in a world in which children cannot truly be protected. however, with the exception of link's mother, these characters manage to persist even in the face of her punishment, and this is where I think navi becomes the exemplary character.

Navi, after a lifetime of being link's only support system, the only adult in his life he could truly, consistently count on, receives her punishment at the hands of ganondorf--in the final battle, she is pushed out. she is unable to reach her child. she cannot protect him. However, BECAUSE link has grown up with her at his side, he is strong enough to take ganondorf down. and when ganon rises again, navi is there to support link, promising not to leave his side, and the intuitive targeting of that battle (a mechanic which navi is inherently tied to!!) makes it a cinch to win. Navi, and the other mothers we meet, are a reminder to the player that the world doesn't HAVE to be the way it is. Their persistence when punished, their insistence that their children ought to be protected, is a reminder that good adults do exist, and that good adults raise good children. link and zelda are able to win in spite of the adults who refused to help them, but also BECAUSE of the adults who DID. It's a reinforcement of the core theme of oot--that childlike idea that the world SHOULD be good and fair and if it isn't, it should be changed until it is. The mothers of oot are examples of what the world COULD be, reminders that it is possible to grow up without losing hope or growing bitter, and they are examples of the next step for the children they've raised to change the word--to continue fighting even in the face of punishment, to refuse inaction, and to foster that same hope and persistence in the generations to come.

#one thing i've really been noticing this time around is the specific way in which navi's targeting works #because even though other 3d games have that targeting mechanic navi's targeting is noticeably different #in two ways. the first being that she specifically targets weak spots in enemies almost as if she is pointing them out to link #and the second being that she is capable of targeting things link himself doesn't see #whether it be invisible enemies or triggers that are out of his reach or scarecrow points or whatever #it's really reminiscent to me of the way you teach problem solving skills to a kid. you see them struggling with something and beginning to #get frustrated and you say 'hey let's look around. do you see any solutions?' and if they can't see the solution themself you might point #and say 'hey what's that?' just to get their attention on it and help facilitate that train of thought for them #because like in most other games targeting is sort of assumed to be link's own intuition in battle #and therefore it will usually allow you to focus on one enemy within a swarm of them but it won't explicitly light up the weak spot for you #navi does that for link because she's essentially the mother teaching her kid how to problem-solve. #and when she's taken away in the final battle link is able to fight anyway BECAUSE she put so much time and effort into raising him #that he no longer needs her to facilitate that problem-solving process. he already knows how to beat ganondorf #because he's done it with her before. and that's exactly the mother's role in her child's life #protect him and raise him as best you can so that when you can no longer be by his side he isn't afraid. #foster that sense of justice and encourage him to keep fighting to change the world even when it seems unchangeable. #god. ocarina of fucking time #zelda analysis #asks

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

Finally catching up on the Horizons episodes I missed 👍

#fluff binges !!! #I've missed out this one and the one from last week that I'll watch once I settle my work for tonight--mainly due from a whirlwind on my en #even if it were just for two weeks I missed these sillies sm 🥺🥺🥺 #Diana was finna gonna murder that man you gotta respect that #I think I saw online that not that many people liked this episode because of the main concern that Friede usually saves the day #I do get that though I actually really enjoyed this episode because I think it's one of Roy's best battles (aside from the top one which wa #--the confrontation with the explorers in Diana's hideout) #he got a couple hits in and even thought to send in Wattrel when he realized that he'd get an advantage up in the air which was so so good #the kiddos mainly fumbled this time 'round because they forgot about the foongus/didn't have another mon to counter it #(maybe Hatena could've countered but Liko still needs to learn How to use her in battles--she does want to help though !!! with how she #--moved that shovel on her own - which I thought was a nice lil indicator of a possible battle highlighting her in the future) #I loooved that moment at the end with Diana showing the dude his true self through Bronzor's reflection that was actually very sweet #so yeah it's a simple ep but an enjoyable one - I think people gotta chill with constantly wanting peak sdkjfskndjfs #loads of Horizons content are focused on character moments and a slice of life feeling to everything which is something I love personally #this is a nice breather after the insanity of the last arc methinks hehe #anipoke #pokeani #pokemon horizons #diana pokemon #arcanine

[mllenugget]

I have only one word and one word only : CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI

"I intended to skip Purgatory 2 to catch up faster on VODs since I was told they were unrelated lore-wise But my biggest mistake was to vibe check all the new players - I was not expecting to completely fall head over heels for Team Capybara, hot damn I love them all so much ????" - Me, February 2024

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I took @sunshinetomioka's werewolf Guill headcanon and ran with it btw, credit to it

#you have no idea how painful it was of a dilemma for me to only pick one outfit for Jinki i am so bitter about it #JimmyBoyyy #Bastet #Bagi #TheGuill84 #Scottonauta #Jinkiwinkki #the common factors between all the brazilians is the nose piercing #wait no actually this Bagi design doesn't have one here for some reason but my usual one does #btw i was hesitant for a long time before posting this because I didn't know what to think of my Bagi design U_U #Bagi is a veteran player which means I came up with a design for her months ago AND seperately from the Purgatory 2 new crew #and I had this artistic direction with all my other designs for veteran players that they would all look bruised and bloodied with dirty- #-torned up clothes and what not because it was Purgatory 1 back then (which is why my poor girl Bagi looks rOuGH here) #but then when I started drawing the new players I made them all look shiny and brand new #and I still cleaned up Bagi in her Purg2 version (no blood on her outfit !!) but she still clashes a bit with everyone else so idk man. #Also theres my watermark on this one when i said i wouldnt do that anymore for q fanarts #because this post has been up and ready since February and I lost the original files because I have a bad habit of not ctrl+S #ah et à mes mutu fr : Guill c'était le seul fr de tout qsmp dont je n'avais jamais regardé le contenu avant voilàdesbisousbye #purgatory 2 #qsmp purgatory 2 #mcyt #my art #qsmp

[novelconcepts]

Dude, the fact that you can see Strazza putting KJ through all five stages of grief in that bathroom, landing on an expression that perfectly sums up the feeling of: THAT. That’s it. That’s the thing I’ve had at the back of my head all my life. You watch it click home behind her eyes. It’s in the leveling out of breath. The slight pull-back of her shoulders. The blink. The full range of human emotion spills out in the span of forty seconds, it is insane. This kid is an excellent performer.

#paper girls #paper girls spoilers #kj brandman #fina strazza #as usual the wlw coming to a huge epiphany in a bathroom #but for real even though the story is wildly different from the comics #it really does land the acceptance in comic!KJ just simply saying ‘I think I grow up to be a lesbian’ #this kid is like sixteen and she already knows how to get that much across in silence? keep her in paychecks man #her and Riley as Erin are especially good at drafting nuance without a word #which is critical for more introspective characters

[qqueenofhades]

Going to hazard it's not a great sign for your obvious party nominee when a substantially non-zero portion of your own party's voters come out to make a point of informing everyone that they are not voting for you, even if they have done so multiple times previously, and pledge to support the incumbent president of the opposite party if/when you win the nomination.

#hilary for ts #politics for ts #we literally knew from the jump that trump would be the nominee #that’s not a surprise #what strikes me from IA and now NH is that there *are* a minority (but not insignificant amount) of republican voters who Are Not Doing It #which... etc etc republicans usually rally around the standard #but also the haley voters seem pretty determined they're not going back to trump #88% of NH haley voters would not support trump being the nominee #now look haley sucks #but she sucks in an establishment republican way #and not a trump way #so it does seem empirically inarguable that trump has in fact gone too far for plenty of core GOP voters #and that winning the ever dwindling amount of cult votes (as expected) will not help in the GE #meanwhile biden cruised to victory despite not even being on the ballot #can we get rid of dean phillips now lol #anyway etc etc tea leaves but i think it is interesting this has happened twice in a row #trump is bitterly toxic to everyone who is not still a devoted cultist #and they seem ready to stand behind this #which i will cautiously optimistically bode as a good sign for november #we will see

[farragoofnotes]

rereading the castle arc and sorry to do this to you phil but like. gil is definitely looking at the same thing tarvek is here, Whatever It Might Be. like that's just something you've drawn.

#girl genius #gilgamesh wulfenbach #tarvek sturmvoraus #agatha heterodyne #gilvek #is agilvek a thing? like obviously it's a thing but is it a tag? #because ot3 is definitely what i'm implying; at all times; but i do admit this is mostly centering gil and tarvek at present. #i do like how agatha looks more blushy in that last panel than she usually does. #like it is nice to think that agatha's completely entrenched in her science and thus oblivious; which is in fact how i read this page #but cheyenne has given us all something to think about; hasn't he?

[scintillyyy]

honestly, though. sometimes when the drakes are discussed it does seem a little "oh, they never would never do <insert terrible fanon trait here>, they just <insert a different trait they....also never really did and is actually kind of contradicted by canon? here>"

#honestly i'm usually fairly forgiving about the second because i'm sure i'm guilty of it too lmao #and it's also like. that's usually more of personal intepretation/reading thing which should have different viewpoints #variety is the spice of life and all #& i like defending the drakes AND talking about how they failed #but sometimes the thing that is confidently stated they do instead is something canon directly contradicts. #they never would force feed him something he's allergic to #they would just have super strict expectations of his behavior & not be affectionate #meanwhile the expectations are limited to don't wear a t-shirt to a wedding rehearsal and jack is shown hugging tim like every 5 issues #(and janet is dead and can have no expectations but the only time we see her she's like “you can be whatever you want to be sweetie :)”) #and they are shown having a very iconic outing with him and they treat him nice & want him to have a good time & are very loving #i too want to swing the pendulum the other way but that second one does apply to both good and bad traits lmao #“jack was just trying to get close to his son” well. no he really wasn't. #or “jack never cared about his son & never tried to listen to him” well that's not exactly true either #god i love them. my polarizing flawed family.

[ocdhuacheng]

I love kabru like he’s established as this manipulative and shady person with ulterior motives who could be a major threat to laios’s party, but he also is one of the most empathetic and kind characters in the series and does his best to try and help everyone bc he is one of the people who understands the situation the best. and I think ppl are too focused on the first part they forget the second part. (Anime onlies are ok bc you guys haven’t gotten his character development yet ^^)

Also his party getting wiped out constantly in the beginning was funny as fuck

#it’s such a red herring #like yeah he’s manipulative and does questionable things (killing those corpse revivers which is understandable imo but he did it in a local #*location where they’re basically guaranteed to be gone for good) #but he also just wants the best for everyone #also I’m not even gonna get into his trauma both from utaya and growing up surrounded by elves (like milsiril was well meaning but she also. #just doesn’t understand him) #bc that’s a separate post #same with why I think his dynamic with Mithrun is so cool bc it’s the only time he doesn’t feel the need to impress anyone so we get more of #his like. /true/ self. if I’m wording that correctly #or maybe I should say first time #or. anyone that wasn’t his mom(s) #also I love his hyperawareness because it’s both a flaw and a strength for him #anyway tldr. I just think he’s neat :) #dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #<- I don’t usually tag but I feel like I should the way this post is worded #.txt

[pianokantzart]

Speaking of TOTB, does Peach have her healing powers in the fic?

Nope :D

#askbox #anon #the one to blame #I know sometimes she does and sometimes she doesn't in my fics and I go back and forth. But there IS a pattern #in my fics that are more game-based she usually has some sort of healing powers #But in my fics that are more movie-based she doesn't have the powers #and guess which fic is set in the movie verse baby!

[muppet-on-a-spit]

katara spends the whole show searching for acknowledgements of her grief from others to get closure of some kind, or to gain a sliver of peace. but it never sticks. talking about it doesn't ease the pain. time didn't ease the pain. action doesn't ease the pain. the war is still going and the wound is still growing, so of course she still hurts. her story doesn't end with her resolving that pain, but she does accept that she's always going to be angry and sad, and the empty space where her mother was will always be there. and of course it will. of course it will. but she's strong enough to always be aware of that emptiness, and to stop trying to fill it in.

#saying the final real but petty bit in the tags. i think that's part of y ppl feel so weird about the southern raiders #besides the misogyny #bc the arc is resolved w yes it does suck. it's always going to suck. #she will always miss her mom & she'll always hate the ppl who killed her #which feels weird in a kids show that usually resolves things at the end of the episode #but yeah there's also the misogyny #katara #atla #anyway one thing about me is i will return to atla posting at any time. atla jumpscare