#wish i had her confidence

[bonefall]

Maybe I'll make a post on this at some point but like, something deeply fucked up about TNP and Po3 that people have totally forgotten about is how badly they try to whine that "Tigerstar Had Good Traits :("

Firestar does it, Brambleclaw does it, and they keep doing this after it becomes this GRAND irony that Firestar almost gets Tiger'd to death in a fox trap because he was too trusting. Bramble gets his pity award of keeping deputyship and then cries to his son about how No One Saw The Good In Tigerstar :(

And it's wiiiiild that no one else in this fandom has done anything with the fact that Leopardstar broke the Warrior Code to appoint Hawkfrost, who had no apprentice, an extremely aggressive and warmongering Tigerclone who says things like "Tigerstar wasn't the worst cat to look up to." ONLY qualifying trait was being kinda like Tigerstar.

And she practically did that the SECOND Mistyfoot went missing. And then Leopardstar continued to be one of the most violent and xenophobic leaders through Po3, joining with WindClan to attack ThunderClan.

What I'm getting at is that like, a few years ago, with books like "Blackfoot's Reckoning" and "Shadow in RiverClan" it's like they suddenly decided to retcon in a bunch of "redemption arcs" in hindsight. They just pretended like there was this grand high reckoning with TigerClan, when there literally wasn't, and if anything that caused SERIOUS problems for the cast that the authors didn't fully acknowledge as such.

And now ppl haven't actually read the main series and are just working with their recent memory of all these retcon books.

But TNP and PO3 are still there, and you can go and see the ACTUAL timeline where Leopardstar is really not apologetic at all, and Blackstar is a useful stooge for the very next wannabe dictator that strolls in, in spite of the new side content that COMPLETELY mischaracterized them for their plots to work.

#I just wish people could be more critical of this #And im not entirely anti-retcon. Mind you #But I am here because i think these retcons make them WORSE characters. It's BAD for a character to GET a book with a redemption arc and-- #Then they don't change at all and act like totally different people later in the timeline #And Leopardstar is the worse one between her and Blackstar BECAUSE she has sooo many active choices here #Im confident in my choice for BB the more I think about it. Leopardstar's dismantling of the bonehill was good #But it works better as a tragedy imo with the rest of the series in mind #That for a brief moment. A fleeting whim. She could have changed. #But she never did. #And Blackstar who was FAR less repentant at the time DID eventually turn around. #At the end of the day one of them appointed Hawkfrost as codebreaking deputy. #And the other did not. #And I think it's fucking bullshit the way that Leopardstar's retcondemption implies that Hawkfrost was just so tricky he mislead her #The old and experienced leader who had been fooled by a tiger before and was soso sorry for it. Just got tricked. #Like fuck off. She never had a redemption. Stop trying to tell me she did 15 years later #She's a girlboss who empires too close to the sun in pursuit of power and drags everyone down with her #Not a sad weepy smolbean #Bone babble #Warrior cats analysis

[cozystars]

Waaaaaaaaaaaat the fuck kind of tension is this

Bonus! A personal Wapeach design - Princess Plum

#cosmo creates #doodles #character design #JP&E #I'd like to think Plum is the heiress to some failing fashion company in New Donk Cit-ay #making her a princess (in the non-tradtional way) and also willing to cling onto any form of relevancy lol #just like waluigi and wario. YAY #now. Wuh and Luh. well :) #I'll just leave at there's some weird 'envy ouroboros' #Waluigi stole the guys name after he got some notoriety #Luigi wishes he had that much confidence to the point of jealousy #very normal people #princess plum #<jic i draw her again

[starry-nights12]

Currently in the midst of writing a mutual pinning timebomb fic.

Jinx's thinking is: He's such an amazing person. Anyone would be lucky to have him. Who wouldn't? I know I would.

But he wouldn't feel the same way. Friendship is one thing but dating me? That's crossing the line.

Besides, Ekko's always been confident. Even If he like-liked me, he would have said something.

Meanwhile, Ekko is internally screaming: Gods, help me, she's looking at me. She's beautiful.

How do I confess my love to her without looking stupid? What if she rejects me? I'll just embarrass myself. I have to do it. JUST FUCKING SAY IT!!!

#timebomb #ekkojinx #ekko arcane #jinx arcane #arcane #firelight jinx au #my writing #FINALLY settled for an idea for one of the one word prompt requests. I had so many😭 #wips #It's 'crossing the line' for jinx because she terroried him and killed the firelights #her pursuing a romance with him is wishful thinking and wanting too much from him in her mind #Ekko is very confident and can be smug/cocky sometimes #But when it comes to confessing to Jinx he'll get very nervous and a little shy

[vero-valzer]

Warden Ingo from Pokémon Legends: Arceus at Sakura-Con 2024

@vero-valzer as Warden Ingo

@rekkazor.cos (Instagram) as Volo

@palmtop_kitty (Instagram) as Pearl Clan Leader Irida

#Sakura-Con #sakura con #Sakura-Con 2024 #Sak 2024 #cosplay #crossplay #submas #subway boss ingo #warden ingo #pokemon #pokémon #pokemon legends arceus #legends arceus #ingo #nobori #ノボリ #subway master #subway master ingo #battle subway #pokemon black and white #pokémon legends arceus #pokémon black and white #it's been a million years since i shared my own content on tumblr. figured it might be fun to share my most recent ''niche''(?) cosplay her #will admit to ordering the complete cosplay--wasn't satisfied--proceeded to weather and modify it within the timeframe i had before con #figuring out the wig and sideburns(???) bangs(???) was also a trick lol #some things I'd like to modify or change further if i decide to wear him again but for a first outing as him--not bad I'd say! #the fact that the people who knew who i was were SO EXCITED to see him helped bolster my confidence so much #apparently!!! i missed a singular Emmet cosplayer the day before who had a sign saying ''have you seen my brother?'' and i went 😭 #i wish the stars had aligned for us to meetup the day we were both of the Submas twins. i might've just cried on the spot tbh #my cosplay

[ambientsoundtrackfan]

I was thinking today about Simone Weil, and how during her time at university everyone made fun of her for wearing basic clothes+no make up and just devoting herself to her studies and everyone even future famous philosophers/scientists/mathematicians made fun of her, called her “the Martian” or “the red virgin” and this happened to her, her entire life but her self reflection has almost no self pity nor did she ever cave into the pressure to beautify yourself for baseline womanhood

#I wish I had her confidence bc I’m so aware of myself

[placeinthisworld]

sheeeeeee

#personal #gracie abrams #i wish i had her confidence 😮‍💨😍

[invisible-pink-toast]

shug avery making sure everybody knows how important celie is to her no matter the adaptation

#i love how it's changed every time but the meaning stays the same #this was mainly just an excuse to capture the moment in the second gif #because MY HEART when i first saw it #i wish i had her confidence and charisma #i love these two #the color purple #the colour purple #cause i'm an aussie #shug avery #celie #celie x shug #my gifs #my post #the color purple 1985 #the color purple musical #the color purple musical movie #miss celie's blues #push da button

[onthehighwaytomel]

No Doubt is absolutely killing their Coachella set right now.

#it's awesome to see #honestly I didn't think Gwen Stefani had it in her. she pleasantly surprised me #i forgot how unique her voice is #and she's singing strongly + with a lot of energy #rest of the band is killing it too #and i forgot how many hits of my childhood they were responsible for #no doubt #coachella #coachella 2024 #livestreaming from pittsburgh #edit- olivia rodrigo just joined them. i wish she hadn't #gwen is singing circles around her #to be clear...i didn't think current gwen had it in her--after how plastic and country-adjacent she went with blake #gwen of that time period definitely had It. heartening to see her really find that strength skill + confidence again #and remind us just how interesting and unique their music was

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

"i mess up things and then i don't have the energy to fix them up" yes brain true sentence but no brain the appropriate response is NOT "therefore i should kill myself (and here's how)"

#tw suicide #i wish i was joking #i am just so so tired of keeping myself alive! can't someone else do it for a change? or better yet kill me?? #said something to the emergency room psych #she queried it and i confirmed i had said precisely what i intended #she blinked and said 'i usually hear that from jaded forty year olds not twenty year olds' #i won't share what because it was a highly specific explanation of precisely how i might see myself suiciding or how/whether i thought i #could. she asked me and i answered. apparently she wasn't expecting that level of detail and confidence #is it funny to anyone else that i always struggle with confidence but i can confidently tell her specifics about suicide thoughts? #this is reminding me of the fifteen year old yesterday i was conversing with and he randomly started listing all the suicide methods he #could think of and i was internally like you missed a dozen i can think of. didn't say that obvs #i don't know i am. tired. of everything. and i had a long and good conversation with an older woman from church last night (mother of the #boy. i have confided in her before she's great) #she's hte only person irl who now knows about the second suicide attempt (tho she doesn't know it was the second) and she was encouraging m #to see the psych and escalate care #but all day ive been regretting telling the psych or bro or anyone honestly #it would be so much EASIER to have said nothing and gone through with my plan #i wouldn't trust myself not to rn if i had access #i mean. i know multiple ways in this room i could kill myself. but i won't #there's a couple of specific methods that are most of the thoughts usually so they're the specific ones i gotta watch out for more if that #makes sense #ooh gosh im rambling i should shut up xD #personal #puddleglum hours

[marblerose-rue]

all the bad dreams that you hide / show me yours, i'll show you mine

#my art #do not copy trace or steal #everlark #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #hunger games #the hunger games #thg #im still working on drawing people which adds to my nervousness x_x i wish i could be as confident as i am drawing animals #BUT YEAH IM SO NORMAL ABT THEM. I. #i literally have not gone a single day where i havent talked about them and im literally having to give myself limits on how much i can #read the books bc i literally went out to get a new library card JUST to do that #i literally cant believe when i was a kid i didnt like them as a couple . #i just couldnt appreciate the fake dating trope and i also took it very literally . and i was also like ten #ive had this ready to go but when i say ive had my mouse hovering over the post now button for a while i mean that so sincerely #PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT THE HUNGER GAMES i try not to overwhelm my sister but #i am very aware i am way more into thg than she is and we watched the movies together #ive been sending her literally every single video abt thg thinking she will enjoy it as much as i will and im probably driving her up #a wall AHBKJAHBHDFJGBKJDHBGG but its fine she expects nothing less #i have to get used to posting non cat art non warrior cat art #you can tell im stalling . just a little bit

[musubiki]

hello! quick question, i know this is very soon after you posted the comic of young lime trying to bully mochi, and i’m sorry if a question like this has been asked before, but when mochi sees the candy bits and is able to recognize what spells they could be used in and the effects they have, is that from studying magic a lot or is it like a natural identification ability/instinct that she has? thank you!! i hope you have a good day :)

oh thats a great question actually!!!! it comes from studying!!!!

as a kid she was already trying to be a very diligent witch-to-be!! she would spend a lot of time with her mom while she was making spells, so between reading a lot of spellbooks + hanging out when her mom was making potions + wanting to be like her mom, shes good at spotting things that could be used in spells even from an early age!!

(that being said, as a kid she still messed up a lot on the right ingredients. shed bring home random items and be like "I got us spell ingredients!!" and tiramisu would be like "Oh!! Thanks sweetie!!" and didnt have the heart to tell her that whatever she brought home was some useless piece of grass or something jkldj)

#i guess nothing is really USELESS to a witch but there are items that are like. dont really grab those #either cuz theyre abundant enough that you dont need to collect them or the effects are so weak its not worth it #baby mochi had such a passion for magic and was so excited to be a witch and have magic one day #but when she gets magic and works with it she gets hella discouraged #she frequently wishes she had the mind of her 5 year old self who was so full of enthusiasm #but she messes up so much as a witch and its so exhausting it becomes more like a chore #like how you have a childhood dream of being an astronomer or artist something #but once you grow up you face so many struggles pursuing it you lose the love for it #magic burnout is mochis character arc #she finds herself again eventually and becomes confident in magic #but in a more mature way that uses it responsibly and loves it for what it really is #and less like her baby self that wanted to make cookies and fireworks appear out of thin air #the tags got serious but the question was cute #i hope you have a good day too!!!!!!!!!!! #new thing i never touched on: mochi character arc #you see hints of it in the webtoon though. its rough for her starting out. pom was not easy on her #but i think its the kind of familiar she needed

[lo-batteryy]

I’m drawing more of the Gale au and now I’m nervous because it includes my tav and idk should I keep it separate? But so much of in game concept comes from having tav around or Gale’s reaction to tav doing things. I guess I’m just shy about her and worried about ruining the au for everyone even though idk if she even romances him or not.

#I wish I had the confidence of the ppl who’s Tav’s everyone loves #I really like her I just also like thst angry Gale kinda feels like a stand-alone au #I’m just shy okay I didn’t think this au would get so much attention #lo speaks

[sexynetra]

As I so eloquently said to my friend when I saw this photo

Gigi ass Good(e)

#her ass is a bonding force between me and my friend Evan :) #she’s so wowie wow ow #wow #her body goes so fucking hard #I wish I had the confidence and the body to pull off a dress like that #but alas I will live vicariously through Gigi #drag race #rpdr #RuPaul’s drag race #drag race 12 #rpdr 12 #RuPaul’s drag race 12 #house of avalon #Gigi Goode

[incorrectosemanverse]

Rooney: What are you talking about? I never brag

Georgia: You once called your face proof of God’s existence

Rooney: I didn’t lie though

#rooney bach #georgia warr #loveless #i wanna reread loveless so bad #source: incorrect-megamind-quotes #they are my children #i wish i had her confidence #back on my bullshit

[magentagalaxies]

fucking love it when one of my professors brings up kids in the hall in giving me feedback, not in a pandering way but in a "this is an observation i've made about their work and how you could channel this aspect in your own comedy to get yourself out of your comfort zone and play with new things"

#shoutout to my improv teacher fr #we were talking about how i don't use dynamic physicality and movement as much in my characters #and she brought up how so much of their characters are very physical and encouraged me to play with that #and also specifically character temperament and emotions and stuff bc i have a specific range i play in #and it's funny even tho i personally think my comedy style is most like bruce #and scott in a lot of ways has these uninhibited moments i wish i could throw myself into #in terms of character range/voice/temperament/emotion? i'm playing heavily in the scott zone rn #and my professor was like ''that's great but also i wanna see you play a bruce girl'' #we also had a whole conversation about gender and kith and how gender plays into my improv or is absent from it a lot of the time #and holy shit erin my improv teacher wins cis ally of the day award she was so respectful while also having good feedback #(her feedback was low key ''be more overtly trans even if it makes cis people uncomfortable'') #bc like. i'm very overtly trans in my standup rn like you know how aubrey is #but in improv? sure i play many characters regardless of gender but that's the thing. it's ''regardless'' of gender #so i sort of default to being neutral so that others can project onto me. it's sort of ''idgaf i'm chill'' which in itself still is radical #but it gives ''cis allys'' who don't want to deal with gender an outlet to just project onto me in a way that i could own much more #anyway the way i process feedback is often by repeating it to someone else so like. this didn't need to be a post this is for me #but idk if you're following along with my comedy journey (or even if you just want to hear my professor reference kids in the hall!) #maybe this is of interest to you. in any case i'm very excited to play with all this stuff much more #and i definitely feel confident in my comedic identity and trans identity and most of all my trans-comedian identity #and i'm excited to see how i grow from here

[nopenototdaysatan]

If you could relive any of your memories, which would it be?

That is an interesting question. A hard question truly at 30 years old. I have so many memories now.

But I think I would choose.....

The day my 10th grade English teacher praised one of the poems I wrote.

It's been a while since that day and sure I could have picked something in more recent times but that memory still sparks so much joy in me and here's why.

I had an incredibly easy time in school until the end where the ADHD overpowered my ability to bs everything. So, any praise given to me on intelligence didn't really mean much cause I didn't put any effort into it. And that mattered to me. Because if I put effort in then I struggled against my disorder and won.

CW: small reference to suicidal ideation

Context for this: up until this point I had only ever written from my darker emotions. My poetry was sad, depressing and to be frank suicidal. But we had an assignment and I chose to write about the snow. I've always loved the snow so, I took one of my favorite forms of writing and I made something happy for the first time in my life. And it was a struggle. I wasn't sure what to write or how to get my emotions across because I had never done it before. But I did it and the pride from doing something new and happy made me ecstatic.

I only became more happier when my English teacher came to me later on my own and praised my writing. Not in front of people just on my own. She told me that she wanted to know if I wanted to put it out so others could see it and with that praise I did. For the first distinct time in my life someone had praised me for something I actually didn't do naturally and it was the best feeling in the world.

#one of the few adults when I was a teenager who cared about me as a person and wanted to see how I was doing after I moved schools #I wish I had confided in her everything I had been struggling with back then. #I'm just gonna cry over here from the memories #satan responds #satan rambles