#y'all know what I mean right

[elitadream]

Is it just me, or has your Mario gotten steadily more buff over time?

AH-

This is true, I won't lie! 🤭

There was a moment where I suddenly became aware that I was highly drawn to the idea of Mario not only being strong, but also robust, athletic and sturdy. It was always important for me to give him a reassuring and protective aura; a sense of both friendliness and stability. But I didn't know how to properly express that in a visual sense yet. Most of all, I wanted Mario to be a figure of gentle strength in a sense that could be felt and recognized. For him to give off a distinctly benevolent and appealing sort of masculine energy. And after some time, I found out that a very efficient way to achieve exactly that was to make his muscles slightly more defined and give him more body mass. ✍️

To me, Mario must at least remotely look like someone who can perform impressive feats of physical prowess and carry a princess nearly twice his height in his arms with complete ease, otherwise the implied vigor and endurance just doesn't feel as believable. Plus, I personally think the extra thickness suits him better. ;D ❤️

#BY THE WAY- #If you don't recognize the bottom right image? That's normal. 😏 #It's a small preview of my next piece #...and it's pink. I think y'all know what that means 😉🤭 #asks #mario #chararcterization #personal portrayal #my style #fanart and fanwork #thoughts and ramblings

[ourflagmeansgayrights]

hey guys remember like a few days ago when a good chunk of this fandom thought ed and stede weren't going to reunite until like the very end of the season, or at least that they were going to spend a big chunk of the season separated? and then the full trailer dropped and suddenly we got all this footage of them in the same frame interacting and everyone realized how unlikely those predictions are??? and how literally just a tiny bit more detail changed everyone's perspective on things?????

anyway yeah maybe we need to all think abt that for a minute and like. rethink the way we're treating certain theoretical s2 plot points as if they're a given.

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #if u squint idk #txt #mine #og #this applies to a lot of things i've seen ppl in the fandom saying #but right now specifically it's abt the stupid canyon kool-aid comment #like for one thing. have some fucking faith that the writers will do a good job with izzy no matter what his arc is #(this is me saying i have no problem with an izzy redemption arc in case that isnt clear) #and secondly: y'all. we literally do not know the context of anything in the trailer. #we are all just spitballing our predictions right now #like i've seen a LOT of izzy fans taking victory laps abt izzy getting redeemed in s2 #and like i said idc if he gets redeemed i'll eat up literally anything the writers want to give me #but for the sake of izzy fans i almost hope theyre right #bc there is a nonzero chance his “belonging” line is taken out of context and doesnt mean what we think it means #like. we don't know. we literally just don't know. #i'm gonna enjoy whatever happens but like i seriously hope nobody's gonna be heartbroken if izzy just gets worse

[yourebeingsilly]

it's been more than a month yet thinking about how Neil said season 2 is a bridge to what was supposed to be in the book sequel still keeps me awake at night 'cause the math isn't mathing for me

you see, i can’t see how it was supposed to work, taking into consideration Aziraphale's book personality. i mean, Aziraphale's final s2 decision, in my humble opinion, wouldn’t at all work for his book!version (and radio!version, obviously. I'm still not really sure if it works for me even in terms of his show!version), since book!Aziraphale, how do i put it? yeah, i doubt he’d give a single fuck about the idea of reforming heaven and making it better and stuff. like under no circumstances whatsoever

because — though I might be wrong — I always thought the point of Aziraphale's character is that he doesn’t believe in heaven being right. it's evident from this part of the book when he interferes in a TV program while on a search for a body. he calls heaven propagandistic here and says it doesn't matter who wins, hell or heaven, because humanity loses either way

and it's not, in fact, the first time Aziraphale shows disapproval of heaven and its methods. he has already said himself that hell and heaven are practically the same before here, while discussing their head offices with Crowley

so he knows for a fact that heaven is just as thirsty for blood and cruel as hell. they are not the side of the light. he knows it from the start, and the fact that heaven wants war just as much as hell does is not an insight for him. it just reassures him of what he's known before. and he's quite strong in his beliefs, too

and i just keep trying to figure out how we were supposed to get to book!Aziraphale not only going back there but also taking up an archangel position — and if we ever were, really

i honestly can’t find an answer to this in my head, so i thought i might share it here. i can’t be the only one thinking about this on repeat, and maybe someone else has found an answer or a loophole they’ll want to share so i can find peace again

#please tell me it makes sense to anyone but me #i also will be very glad to hear what y'all thinking #because i literally spent hours right after finale thinking of this and i still don't know how to answer #you can also just tell me that i’m wrong and stupid i’ll take that at this point #good omens critical #i mean i'm not sure it's really critical more like picky i suppose #good omens #good omens 2 #book omens #radio omens #aziraphale

[questing-wulfstan]

While on the subject of trauma, do you ever think about how Hob Gadling waited 33 years for Morpheus to show up at the New Inn, and seemed determined to wait even longer if needed even as he was getting dangerously close to the longest he'd ever stayed in the same place, which had awarded him to be drowned as a witch ? And sure, British people no longer publicly drown witches in the year 2022, but that would not stop a traumatised Hob from dreading it. Nor would it stop bigots finding themselves a sudden dislike for a queer man marginalising himself from society just enough that he can fall off the face of the earth without too much trouble from not-publicly do other than drowning him ... What I'm saying is, it was not only incredibly patient and loyal for Hob Gadling to wait 33 years at the New Inn for Morpheus, it was also freaking brave and metal of him, thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

#sandman #netflix the sandman #dreamling #dream of the endless #hob gadling #hob x dream #hob x morpheus #meta #sandman meta #maybe saying 33 is dangerously close to 40 is a bit dramatic I'm aware #but you know what I mean #it's about the flair *snaps fingers* #listen I love y'all's headcanons of Morpheus' fishbowl trauma #but besties there are worse trauma for each of them right in canon please #userlyde

[kazoosandfannypacks]

Me: *asks for a teeny thing to be changed to help me*

The other person: Oh, yeah, absolutely! *kindly does the thing without a sigle hint of being upset or inconvenienced*

Me: Perfect!

Me: Why am I crying?

#y'all know what i mean right? #you ask for a teensy weensy favor and you're met with a positive response #but the very act of asking for this teensy weensy favor sends you into a fit of tears for no reason #i've lost track of how many times this has happened #why do i have to cry so easily about things i'm not even sad about??? #kazzy's diary

[tangledinink]

i've actually decided that anyone who's made any disaster twin fanwork that includes dialogue along the lines of, "i can't survive without my other half," or "i'm not a whole person without you," or "life isn't worth living without my twin," owes me $50.

#im right here man cmon-- #im only half joking #this is a very specific gripe but it gets me so fucking bad man #i know what y'all are trying to say and trying to do but like #can we not actually.... #like #they actually can live without their twin okay #like i prommy #vent #personal #tw sibling death #cw sibling death #sibling death #tw family death #cw family death #family death #and i know that you cant always take the things characters say at face value like #just because X character says “i cant live without you” doesnt mean they ACTUALLY cant or that the author thinks they cant #but it so often it is delivered. with. like. no... nuance? or any feeling of #like... critique or whatever from the author/artist. and like. idk. just. seeing that shit sucks sometimes you dig? neway

[nymphilily]

"The Knight Of Dawn being a near exact copy of Silver is lazy!" You absolutely think the curtains are just blue, don't you?

#Y'all are free to call me crazy BUT #If Yana went out of her way to design KoD to be an exact replica of his son when that isn't the case for ANY OTHER Parent-Child Pair #Don't you think that was intentional? #If they are the only odd pair out don't you think that means something? Or are the curtain's just blue to you? #TKoD is an antithesis to Silver. He is everything Silver could/would have been had he not been put to sleep and adopted by Lilia #THAT is why TKoD is Silver but with longer blonder hair. Because he's supposed to be an undesirable outcome for Silver #A dog forever chained to his master's side without the courage to act on his own sense of what's right and wrong #Only when he isn't under the eyes of those he owes his life to and hold that above his head the does TKoD do what he knows is right #He lets Lilia escape with Malleus during his fight with Meleanor. In the middle of battle he gives the innocence a chance for life #And he's only allowed to do so because Henrik isn't there to interfere. Because for once he can act on his own morals and help someone #So when we see the Knight of Dawn next to Silver we aren't supposed to see a father and his son #We're supposed to see what Silver COULD have been had he not been raised by Lilia. Had he been raised to be a tool instead of an individual #A right his biological father was never able to obtain for himself #I guess this is the hill I'm dying on now. Yippee #TWST Knight of Dawn #The Knight of Dawn #TWST Silver #Silver Vanrouge #Twisted Wonderland Spoilers #TWST Spoilers #TWST Book 7 Spoilers #Twisted Wonderland Book 7 Spoilers #Twisted Wonderland

[craycraybluejay]

Transphobes get off my blog, transandrophobes especially. In fact go hate queers with the evangelical white moms who have coincidentally the same talking points as you about trans men.

#the venn diagram between terfs and baeddels is a circle but no one wants to talk about that #because that would mean no longer using trans men as a silent punching bag the same way yall do with aro/ace people #except its worse because aro/ace people arent necessarilt dysphoric and you go out of your way to misgender/degender trans people #istg transfem baeddels hate me and people like me MORE than cis right wing extremists #which is crazy to me #how are you managing to outhate people whose entire identity is hate #leave trans men alone and stop re-enacting transphobic sexism genuinely what is your problem #insular microcommunities of hate often turn into cults (see: antis) #and you can say we're evil for being trans in the wrong direction but we are literally just living our lives and you are isolating yourself #in a community that encourages transphobia #and no doubt yall treat the Wrong Kind of trans woman or transfem like shit too #literally transphobe central on tumblr #transandrophobia #'im going to bully trans men because theyre the easiest group to bully and get away with it' #how are you different from literally every other person who promotes hate #i just know y'all bullied the 'slow' kid in school and went 'well im autistic or something and not Like That so its fine' #'he deserves it' #but he didn't. and you said he has it easier cause teachers pay special attention to him but he DOESN'T

[elitehoe]

Mox said a lot of people come here and don't know what it means to be elite and he fucking cleared

#he's right some of y'all really don't know what it means from the start but he didn't name so i ain't either #jon moxley #aew #aew lb

[gunksh1t]

boys that are barbie and girls that are ken

#i don't even know #this means literally nothing #i just love being a pretty boy #trans nsft #idk what to say to y'all #i jus love dressing up all girly then using only he/him #the prettiest boy<3 #i know im right #i know what im talking about #(not really) #barbie #barbie girl #also obsessed with ice spice song barbie world

[anotherpapercut]

if you think there should be an upper age limit for holding office your politics are based on finding the right people to discriminate against and you're annoying. there are other far better ways to determine if a person is competent enough to hold office

#lowkey weird as fuck how y'all are super cool discriminating against disabled people as long as theyre old #the mitch mcconnell thing is making people stupid. first of all that man was absolutely having a seizure or TIA or something #i mean fuck him and if he dies thats a ok with me but first of all thats kind of scary no matter who it is #and 2nd of all its absolutely not exclusive to old people #old people are also like human people with needs and interests to protect. less diversity is literally never the solution #what we need is more people of ALL ages not just no old people whatsoever lmao what the fuck is wrong with you people #youve seriously never met a mentally competent person over age 75?? i knew a guy who died at 94 #and couldve handle the presidency up until like age 92. dude was sharper than most 25 year olds #conversely i know 27 year olds who are less mentally and physically competent than mitch mcconnell :/ #to be clear tho i also think 18-35 year olds should be able to be president because fuck it am i right

[magentagalaxies]

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#i should've just gatekept scott thompson from my college bc the way my college is treating me right now is bullshit #like i don't even want to do the scott event anymore bc of how they're treating me but i kind of have to #and i know i should be grateful they're even letting me be one of the interviewers but i hate being a student so much #i hate how nobody respects my opinion or input or experience even tho i'm literally the reason scott's even doing this event #(and ESPECIALLY the reason he's willing to do it for free!!) #and it especially stings bc scott has never made me feel like my insights were worth less because i'm a student #like he's always been one of the few people who consistently treat me like we're equals even tho he doesn't have to #and the way my college is treating me. it's like they don't trust me to not be an annoying little kid #like they're just assuming scott doesn't respect me so they don't have to respect me either #i mean on the plus side i'm supposed to have another phone call with scott either today or tomorrow so i can probably explain the situation #like i don't want to make him feel negatively about my college i want him to have a good time #but this treatment is genuinely fucking with my self confidence #and also maybe i can harness scott's power to hear ''don't talk about this thing'' and immediately make the interview all about this thing #(except in this case it would be him treating me like an equal instead of a random student) #and there's a bunch of bullshit currently going on with the class i have right after the event #so even tho originally i was like ''awesome i have the perfect schedule to bring scott to all of my classes!!'' #i might just ask scott if he wants to skip class together and hang out. like i never promised that class anything #the only thing i *have* to do is the interview. the class we'd be skipping is already being like #''oh are you sure scott wants to visit the class i don't want to take him away from a better use of his time'' #and scott was genuinely excited to see what my classes were like!! even if y'all didn't treat him like a big celebrity!! #but y'know what i'm sure scott does have a better use of his time. and i do too. #i'm gonna do the interview event bc i have to (we're in too deep at this point) #and i might ask scott if he wants to talk to that freshman film class about the buddy cole doc #bc 1. they offered to pay scott for that (they can't legally pay me but that's why i made the joke about money laundering) #2. since it's about the doc it's the one class where i get to be treated like an actual person #but other than that. damn it i was excited to share this part of my life with scott but fuck that this part of my life sucks #i'm gonna have a good time with scott in boston and my college is only going to be as much a part of is as they have to be #because we ARE friends (scott said so!) and i AM a brilliant filmmaker (bruce said so!) and i DO have potential (bellini said so!) #even tho it is hard to internalize those things after how much yesterday fucked me up. but that's ok scott will call again soon

[icannotgetoverbirds]

FRIENDLY FUCKING REMINDER

image id: the meme of a woman holding a man on her hip in one arm and using the other to gesture "I'm watching you" at a third person. the woman is labeled "Me", the man is labeled "People with NPD/Cluster B personality disorders", and the third person is labelled "Ableists/sanists, people who believe in narc abuse". end image id

just saw some people being Like That to people that they claimed were narcissists, so here's your daily reminder that on this blog we support our cluster b besties.

#byrd chirps #narcissistic personality disorder #i do not have a cluster b afaik but i want cluster b having people to know that i am doing my damndest to understand and do right by y'all #every therapist I've ever been to calls my parents narcissists from what i tell them about them #and yet here i am defending people with npd #so why the fuck is it so gotdam hard for people to give a shit about the real human beings they could be hurting for no good gotdam reason? #it really shouldn't be that hard? #also if i fuck up please tell me #because I'm a big fat himbo (literally and metaphorically) who despite its best efforts can't always figure it out alone #i figure this shit out by listening to y'all so please by all means keep speaking up #people with cluster b disorders i am kissing you on the forehead i am so sorry about the world

[thebirdandhersong]

btw in case you're wondering if, after reaching adulthood, you finally escape the horrible pain of always being picked last for sports/games: unfortunately, it does still happen, and it still hurts as much as it did when you were a kid

#did i cry about it? i am embarrassed to say yes #listen. i know i'm short and slow and don't know how to play most sports #but still. #also i may be used to this #but being the last to be chosen means you're not chosen at all because you're automatically part of the team #that didn't choose you either. so there's that! #anyway you guys everything feels really heavy right now and so something as small as this feels like so much #i couldn't help for a little moment thinking. well y'all SAY you like me and want me around. but clearly none of you wanted me on your team #not a single one of you! what's up with that!!!! #and i understand that i really do. i'm not aggressive or intimidating on the field. but the point still stands #anyway that is something i would like prayer for. even though community building IS going well #and there ARE bright spots #but the general feeling of this season is feeling unwanted and undesirable and in some capacity unlovable #so would really appreciate prayer in the larger as well as the smaller things #the small things like this accumulate SO quickly and i really.....hate that actually #the waiting room chapter

[crossbackpoke-check]

Substance, Shadow, and Spirit [remixed, abridged] by Tao Yuanming

#liv in the replies #patrice bergeron #boston bruins #brad marchand #do you ever think about how brad marchand said that when bergy retired he would retire or are you capable of normal thought i'm not at all #please say a gratitude for both my sanity& y'all that this poem (which has been saved in my camera roll with the vague idea of using it for #??? ​long) & not one of the poems i had saved for carey for a really long time & remixed & everything with another poem until i found a poem #that absolutely murdered me in cold blood but there is an alternate universe where i did& then had to explain my unhinged thoughts to you. #anyway how are we feeling about bergy retirement. pspspspsp sara & luna are y'all doing okay like. the doc title for this one was #patrice the hockey player means a lot to me but patrice the person means so much more #which is why the end line of the other poem was so *%"@^)! (you love / what you are) because patrice does. like he is a whole ass good huma #& now since no one asked i need to tell you all the details about everything also y'all please clap i made an edit with NO baby pictures #although i did find one & save it & minimal genres of photo i always use in edits because they're my taste & aesthetic but anyway. #when i saved the first photo and marked it as one i wanted i accidentally wrote “how will he know they love him” which is not the line but #makes me feel feral about patrice & the rest of them all had hurtful names too but also. the third picture is literally a CELLY like brad #just scored a goal & he is clinging to bergy for dear life with that shit i saved that as “oh the agony on his face for unendurable” #& yes it is one of my cliches to have a draft day picture but in my defense the lifelong bond that patrice has/d with boston deserved to be #there even if i put in the love story & YES that picture is from the 2011 playoff right below it shared joy & pain & i couldn't tell you #when the brad marchy photo for together forever is except for the fact that i saw it & just the gut punch of oh my god the way he looks at #things men will praise you for is the stanley cup. duh. but i love the contrast of “some deed” being the stanley cup but then #bergy's choice to do noble deeds (ends up still earning praise &that's my note to his efforts outside of hockey we love a supportive captai #should also mention the first two i came up with & had the photos i knew i wanted for were the first and last one alskaldk but i KNEW i #wanted chara somewhere in the paragraph about leaving & then while i was looking found the one of bergy playing tuukka on accident & yes #i do have to make goalie jokes every time. no reprieve . no dice/no deal/no goal goalies have no rest/reprieve etc etc the one that killed #me though was looking for a patrice award pic & i wanted basically the one that i got for “how will you know any will praise you” & instead #also got the picture of patrice winning the some community hero award for charity work that he does & i love him mama & of COURSE that puck #is from bergy's 1000 game who do you think I am (if you guessed sleepy and emotional about patrice you'd be right) and ALSO please be ready #for all the patrice posts/bruins posts that have been sitting in my drafts to be released on this occasion of patrice retirement #I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT TUUKKA ALSO RETIRED THAT’S WHY HE WAS ON WISE OR SIMPLE NO REPRIEVE AND THAT LATE OR SOON WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE #CHARA BECAUSE CHARA LEFT FIRST TO GO TO THE CAPS AND THEN LEFT IN RETIRMENT HE LEFT SOON BUT NOT FOR REAL THEN LATER LEFT FOR REAL (RETIRED)

[jewvian]

A rhaenicent parallel of young rhaenyra asking young alicent to ride syrax with her and alicent declines to older alicent asking older rhaenyra to take her on a ride and rhaenyra accepts

#house of the dragon #rhaenicent #rhaenyra x alicent #text #it's not a coherent post because my thoughts aren't that coherent either lol #but y'all must know what i mean right?? #like older alicent yearning for that missed childhood opportunity and rhaenyra gives it to her #this idea kept popping up in my head and i had to write it down lol