#who coulda guessed

[mothscotch]

freak fortress ? in 2023 ? its more likely then you might think

#tf2 #freak fortress #freak fortress 2 #tf2 freaks #its my freak :) #his name is rabies #he has rabies #who coulda guessed #scotcharts #ive got so much lore for this dude #hes intertwined with my friends freak oc :3 #tw blood #tw dismemberment #if i redrew this it would be so good i think

[joeysmuttonchops]

[Firestorm (2004) #2]

god this is so insane. the desperation in these comics, the violation this has gotta be, of having someone who wanted you dead and now wants to use you being held in your head

#dc comics #jason rusch #local guy whos weird about possession is going crazy about firestorm #who coulda guessed #panels

[doggirlviscera]

grrrrrr pitchver in my brain

#who coulda guessed #just rotating them rn

[notfullyfunctional]

noo im doing so well haha baby steps etc

#one day at a time etc #it doesn't happen overnight etc #healing is not linear etc #i am so positive now im going to be positive forever and shit will work out #if i just do what i can each day i will get there #if i get very little done i will just move on and not feel like shit about how im not doing enough #etc #even if it is all so stressful and i am at the bottom with absolutely nothing #i shall persevere #i cannot snap my fingers and be top 10 most productive grind core person #i cannot even snap my fingers and be semi functional #but #with time #i can build myself a nice little life #see i actually started out making this as a sarcastic joke post about how poorly i actually feel like im doing but #as it turns out #a little self kindness and hope feels a lot better than dragging myself through the dirt #who coulda guessed #im gonna be so niceys to myself #pos

[stevebabey]

CONGRATULATIONS RUBY!!! You're one of my favorite authors so I trust that you'll make something amazing out of this request (if you like it and feel like writing it, no pressure)

❤️‍🔥 with “Nobody in the world has hands this soft.”

just a little steve hand appreciation blurb (bonus points if you include comparing hands with him!!!)

M!!!! AHHH THANK U ANGEL!! im literally so :')) rn u are so very talented so it really means the world for me to hear u like what i write!! your bonus point suggestion like shaped this whole blurb im so glad u included it & omg its the first to break 1k+ words. i went for mutual pining besties bcos i've only written established relationship so far ! enjoy my dear!!! <3

You can’t believe you’re listening to advice from a 14-year old.

It feels like a new low. The idea that you can’t figure out the flirting thing on your own combined with the fact it’s your kid friend Dustin who seems to have a mountain-load of advice makes you feel— well, less than stellar.

But times are tough. And shit, it’s not actually bad advice.

Besides, despite Steve being your best friend, you’ll admit Dustin and him are close as well. Close enough that you made Dustin swear not to rat out your feelings to Steve at the first opportune moment.

He’d scoffed, then very reluctantly agreed. Seemed miffed you wouldn’t let him play matchmaker. Then set to work formulating a perfect plan on how you were to woo Steve — though he insisted you really didn’t need to because Steve was already well and truly obsessed with you.

“Honest!” He had said, eyes bright, and with that familiar cocky smile like he knew more than you. Which, in this case, might be true.

“Steve’s crazy for you, I can tell. He once gave this whole talk about,” Dustin waved his hands around. “Electricity. It’s a whole thing with him. Just trust me, you guys have it.”

Which leads to the here and now. You’re in the passenger seat of Steve’s beemer, the drive-in screen glowing ahead of you, just out the windshield. It’s night time, the dark lit up by dozens of shiny neon signs dotted about around the drive-in keeping you cozy in the car.

There’s an advertisement for Scoops Ahoy! ice-cream, all red, white, and blue, nautical symbols in every corner on a board to your right; a crimson and mustard coloured hot-dog stand with bright lit bulbs around it and a comically large weiner atop it. Beside it is a less glammed up, but nevertheless, trusty popcorn stand.

One of the buckets from there sits between you two, balanced between the seats. Steve seems to be unaware of your inner turmoil, his interest in the film properly piqued as you debate internally on Dustin’s advice. The film is miles away to you, worrying your bottom lip as you reconsider Dustin’s words.

“Just, like... find a way to touch his hand. No, wait- compare hand sizes! That’s like the oldest flirt in the book.” He’d nodded with enough fervor you nearly didn’t question him. Nearly.

Narrowing your eyes at him, you’d asked. “And where did you hear that?”

“Suze.” He’d said plainly. “And Suzie said she heard it from the girls at one of her camps. And it worked on me, so it’ll work on Steve. He’s simple!”

So, how do you go about this? You’re not sure there’s a natural way to ask to compare hand sizes. This feels like a flirt you’d do if he was just a handsome stranger at a party and you had a couple tequila shots on your side for encouragement. Leaned against a wall, sultry giggles and seductive touches; that seems more fitted for the flirt you’re about to try.

But you’re Steve’s best friend, not a stranger, and there’s certainly no liquid courage in your veins. No party. Just you, armed with more butterflies in your stomach than you can count and the advice of a 14-year old. God, you’re screwed.

You steel yourself and steal a glance at Steve. He’s in that grey shirt you like, long sleeved with just two buttons up the top. Both of them are undone.

You feel a bit peaky at how it makes you flush, seeing a flash of his chest. Briefly, you wonder if he’s worn the shirt because he knows it’s one of your favourites. The thought provides no relief to your nerves.

You fix your eyes forward and miss the way Steve glances to check on you, a smile toying at his lips.

Coincidentally, when he reaches for the popcorn, so are you — and your hands brush in the middle, burning hot, and you startle at the touch. Steve’s already apologising, pulling his hand but in a moment, you see it clearly there; your segue.

“Your hands are so much bigger than mine,” You comment, with a quiet chuckle to seem casual, shifting yourself to face him better. Your stomach turns over with nerves and you have to force yourself to meet his eye.

You raise your hand a bit, palm facing him. “See?”

Steve’s pauses, only for a moment, but it’s enough to send your heart rocketing. Just as you’re about to retract your hand and hope to hide your crumpled pride, embarrassment stinging at your chest, Steve grins.

He chuckles and twists in his seat to face you, unfurling his hand and extending it out towards your own.

He wavers, hesitating just short of pressing his hand against yours and when your eyes dart up to his face, your stomach tightens up a bit more at what you find. Nervous, you think giddily, he’s nervous.

In another second the expression is gone and he presses his hand flush against yours.

“I think you might have the world’s smallest hands,” He jokes, curling his fingers over the top of yours just to prove the point. He’s wrong but compared to his large hands, you can see why it certainly might seem that way.

“I think you just have huge hands, Harrington,” You remark, enjoying the feeling of his hand against yours far too much.

The butterflies in your stomach have evolved into something bigger — some sort of lovebird that pecks at your heart and leaves it bleeding in your chest. The beat of its wings gets louder every second Steve doesn’t pull away. In fact, he leans in closer.

“Nope, it’s your hands, 100 percent.” He nods along, lips quirked into an amused smile. The film continues unnoticed, just flashes of light that illuminate the side of his face. Subconsciously, you lean closer into his space, nearly close enough that you could lean over and lay one of him. If you wanted.

Steve continues with a tease, “I’m serious! Nobody in the world has hands this small.”

“Nobody in the world has hands this soft.” You counter with a grin. It’s true, Steve’s hands aren’t at all like how you’d expected; instead of calloused and rough, they’re supple and soft. Like a lover, not a fighter.

It takes a moment to realise your slip. Your heart stutters and Steve’s eyes turn a little wide. His cheeks flush and the only comfort is the obvious delight on his features, even as he blushes pink. His eyes dart to your lips. You hold your breath.

“Yeah?” He asks and licks his lips. “I- I’ve, uh, heard— well, some would say the same about my lips.”

It’s not nearly as smooth as you’ve seen him be, words a bit fumbled. He screws his eyes shut for a moment, gathers his courage, then keeps going. His voice is quiet, eyes watching you closely. “Softest... yeah, softest in the world s’what they’ve said...”

If by some terrible tragedy you’ve misread this and he’s not asking for a kiss, you’ll happily let the ground swallow you up after this. But with the nervous gleam in his eye, his pink lips, and hand against yours, you think you like your odds.

You close your eyes, lean in, and think of luck.

And even if it was just a line, you have to agree; these are the softest lips you’ve ever kissed, and maybe in the entire world.

join the celebration <3!

#this was so fuckin scrumptious to write... #m im not joking trying to make it include comparing hand sizes helped SO MUCH #MWAH MWAH HOPE U LOVE IT!!! #ruby writes steve #steve x reader #steve harrington x reader #steve harrington x you #steve harrington blurb #stevie blurb! #ruby's very own tour of hawkins #mmm who coulda guessed that the friends to lovers piece has been one of my faves to write #IT JUST HITS SO HARD I LOVE IT !!! SO MUCH !!

[jmdbjk]

Jimin's choices

After reading Beyond the Story and learning more about the culture of Kpop, I think Jimin's promotions were exactly what he wanted. I'm talking specifically about the few weeks he spent making music show appearances. He walked the exact path debut-Bangtan walked in the beginning which were the music show performances, Music Bank, Inkagayo...achieving a first 1st place win on those music shows...and appearances on variety shows. Jimin actually won two 1st place wins.

To us OUTSIDE the Kpop world, it all seemed charming and yet expected that he'd want to perform on Korean music shows for K-Army. That was one of the primary reasons for going that route but at the same time he dutifully paid important homage to the expectations/standards embedded in Kpop culture in order to lay down that first stepping stone in his solo career.

At the time BTS debuted, companies were reluctant to keep spending money on producing a group if they did not show these progressive and specific steps.

Perhaps recalling the strong reactions from the kpop world to debut-BTS, Jimin was sensitive to those still waiting for a chance to criticize anything he did. Sometimes wounds leave lasting scars that still twinge now and then.

So Jimin paid his dues as a debut solo artist and gave a respectful and decisive nod to his Kpop idol roots. He earned a rightful place in the eyes of anyone in that industry.

The Billboard #1 was perhaps an unexpected win on top of all that. The #1's on all of the other charts: also extra on top. STILL dominating in his own country.

And now he's moving on. His next step will be bigger. He's coming for you AMAs, BBMAs, Grammys. I can feel it. Let's get it.

There are things that happened (or didn't happen as people wanted them to) surrounding Jimin's album. I am on board with that. But until Jimin says what went down himself, I won't be flying the "company mistreated him" flag. Mistakes? Yes. Incompetence? Perhaps. Shortsightedness? I definitely think so. Online streaming platform manipulation? Sure looks like it. Western music industry sabotage? Absolutely without a doubt. But his own label maliciously cutting him off? No.

Jimin is my bias and I want him to have everything he deserves and I am going to trust that he knows how to handle his own professional career and he does not need my intervention. If he's not happy with something, guess what? He can call Bang PD and tell him what's what. None of us can do that. Let Jimin handle it.

#guess we'll see #i feel so much smarter after reading the book #jimin face #of course we know haters are gon' hate #and someone who thinks they shoulda coulda woulda #i wonder if jk grabbed seven because he knows what jm has in store #bts chapter 2 #me with unpopular opinions again #the usuals will be tiring in the comments #3-2-1 there they are...

[broncoburro]

ASHES TO ASHES

#furry art #anthro art #fire #original character #idk #an overdramatic lucas bust shot who coulda guessed id draw that #oc: lucas #world: forever gold

[fumifooms]

If Dungeon Meshi is about cooking then why is this manga so fricking RAW. 

I need to make a compilation of all the autistic Laios moments and then spend a day nonstop writing an essay about how social trauma from autism otherizes on such a deep level that it shifts your identity and GODDAMN

The story is a solid 10/10 so far I’m only like 35 chapters in but, layers of plot and grander stakes and worldbuilding get peeled off and revealed so gradually until you’re horrified yet enthralled by what’s unraveling

#dungeon meshi #laios touden #autistic laios touden #Wow me gonna make yet another long ramble about how a character is autistic who coulda guessed

[hiemaldesirae]

the path to nowhere experience

#ran rambles #not pol for once who coulda guessed #path to nowhere #god im so funny

[sonikkuruzu]

@gokutober day 1! Today's prompt is "Star" so I drew Goku with the Star Rod from the Kirby games.

Prompts here - https://gokutober.tumblr.com/post/729317335347888128/gokutober-2023-prompts-are-here

#my art #dragon ball z #son goku #gokutober #guess who forgot that they coulda drawn the dragon balls bc they have stars in em

[batcavescolony]

I watched some of the DCAU 'Batman: Death in the family' while reading the B:DITF comic and tbh I don't really like the DCAU version. like I get their different stories but why not just have the Sheila plot point? Idk I just feel like I'm connecting more with comic Jason, he was just a kid who wanted to see his mother and she betrayed him. in the DCAU it's kinda like their saying 'ah well thats what you get for running off should listened'

#also why does Jason Todd's dad have Lady Shiva in his address book? idk that seem weird I guess if he needed to take a hit out on someone? #also the idea that lady shiva could have maybe been Jasons mom is funny. bruce coulda found two of lady shivas kids and another was trained #by her. if they went with that bruce and shiva shoulda just had shared costady of all the kids lol #ok now im watching under the red hood.....is death in the family just utrh bruce addition? i dont like it. and still no Sheila? #plus after jasom death its like batman didnt care. in the comics (a lonely place of dying) you see him grieving. thats why Tim went to find #dick to be robin (and then dick couldn't and Tim took up the mantle). like idk its like the dcau got a summary of DINTF and ALPOD from #someone who only likes action and hates the emotion in comics. #if i only watched utrh id be with jason on the*why dont you care about me enough to kill the joker*things bcz i dont see any morning #like i see a vague *i just got out if a 6month body cast* things from the joker or something #comics bruce was calling kids jason crashing a planes like having a big enough grieving process that a 13 year old had to get dick for help #dcau utrh is better than ditf so far i like the action and stuff but i like the comics better #comics #dc comics #robin #tim drake #batman #red robin #bruce wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #red hood #dcau #nightwing #under the red hood #death in the family #i like bb jason tho when he was in the og costume that was cute #obligatory this is just my opinion dont kill me for this i like jason and all the batkids bcz some if yall are wild

[trainingdummyrabbit]

anyway now that im back. bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark b

#bark bark bark bark bark bark bark b #piktalk #shockingly; micromanaging 30+ littleguys is; as they say; Fucking Exhausting ! who coulda guessed !!! \o/ KDJNGKD

[lcpmon]

head in my hands realising how wide this is gonna be

#i was hoping to get away with 3 inches bc i wanted them to be large anyway but oof #i dont know if ive gone insane or misread something when i was trying to make charms earlier but zapcreatives can make 10 charms #on 3.5 colour acrylic boards so i could always go with them #i wanna try the gloss finish anyway #i just coulda swore the min was 50 as a min but that might have been a smaller size #oh it was a size thing #well i guess i know who im trying out next year #gilly speaks

[cythanadiel]

having heavy design choice regrets rn

#coulda gone with them preset hair fades when i still had the chance #guess i gotta stick to the og but these are still so cool #maybe ill make alt palettes one day who knows #valorant oc #valorant ice #valorant original character #oc art #ice #my art #cythandraws #valorant #wip #work in progress

[cerealmonster15]

[TWST OC TEMPLATE SOURCE!!!]

wip shots of The Lads.... my twst ocs that haunt my brain...

i've been goin back and forth on what they should be wearing cause im trying to go a lil dif from the just straight copy from the dwarves' rsa uniform lol, and to show a lil personality....... but if there's one thing about me it's that i do NOT know how to design clothing LOL

the bio is also in progress, i'm just jotting ideas down and may switch some things around as i try to flesh out their interests more in my mind palace... i think i ended up drawing a much bigger height dif than 5cm lol. maybe ill fudge the numbers or maybe youll just have to forgive meee <3

i'm also gonna do a second one w/the scarabia background for dañarte for his... post expulsion/transfer to nrc 👀....

#cereal tries to draw #twst oc #ocs #oc: char #oc: dañarte #twisted wonderland #i have color blocking for dañarte but not char lolol we'll see how it GOESSSSS AUGHHH #im trying to actually take my time on these so ive been workin on em during lunch breaks over the past few days #i guess i coulda just put a white blob behind them so you could see better lol. oops. #WHAT EVER it's a PROGRESS SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #of. my silly guys. whatever. WHAT EVER!!!! #me on pinterest searching up What Do Normal People Stand Like #jk i just looked up some poses and went with some generic ones teehee #anyway i still havent decided if char has a UM/SS yet #i toyed with it on the lemon post. but i dont think i liked those options and that was mostly for sillies #'the lemon post' i say like anyone saw that post jSDJKFLSDJFKL well i mean. it's still there. i just dont think ppl saw it LOL but that isO #it was kind of lame. but /I/ thought it was mildly amusing :3 #anyway. dañartes magic came to me easily enough but fuckin char i just dont know. im truly not a creative person at my core and it's showin #so idk maybe chars a late bloomer third year who hasnt discovered his UM yet!!! or maybe ill think of it later. I DONT KNOW!! BYE!!

[death2you]

very very slowly coming to the realization that i might just be a straight trans guy. lol

#oh wow who coulda guessed. #so attached to the lesbian label. however. #95