#|| hope this works~

[astralbcrn]

@poeticphoenix

Bahamut looked at the creatures at his feet with great distaste. Pitiful beings – and foolish as well for attacking someone like him. Taking them down had been easy, but he knew they were of a stronger variety. They had to be, otherwise he doubted a group of SOLDIERs would be heading in his direction. Perhaps he should've let them take care of it, but he hadn't felt like waiting around to be 'saved'.

Turning to the leader of the pack, he immediately felt curious. This one carried one of his... children, so to speak, with them. A Bahamut summon. How curious.

"I am afraid you are too late, if these creatures are the ones you sought to destroy," he offered, keeping his focus on the redhead. The rest of them were hardly worthy of his attention.

[galahdborn]

☆ @infideliis ☆

Sometimes Nyx wondered if surviving the fall of Insomnia had been worth it. He liked helping people, liked fighting for a cause, but now the days were getting shorter and shorter and the daemons were increasing in numbers. Still, work had to be done and he, despite his injuries, was one of the people who could actually fight a daemon and survive.

Right now he was on the prowl for a person, not a daemon. Someone had told him that they had seen someone who might need help, but when Nyx finally found the guy he had to disagree. This looked like a person who was very capable of taking care of themselves, after all.

"Sorry for bothering you, but someone thought you might need assistance. Are you hunting anything interesting?" he wouldn't say no to a fight, but he'd also leave if the guy didn't want his company. Then again... why did he look so familiar? Some of his memories from Insomnia's fall were a bit blurred (he blamed the ring for that), but he was pretty sure he had at least seen this man before.

[whiteraven90]

Who would win? The thousand pound flying meathook t-rex, or… monkey with a stick?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[marcilled]

im fucking losing it

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[beastwhimsy]

a project I finally got around to finishing!! the mane 6, inspired by their earlier generation counterparts, within a medieval fantasy style setting. please don't repost without permission! you just need to ask.

some fun facts:

fluttershy is half unicorn here!! that's why she has the deer-like build and slightly long tail.

rarity is half horse

applejack is fully just a horse.

pinkie and rainbow are the only true ponies

their jobs (in the order shown in the lineup) are royal messenger, royal jester, royal menagerie keeper, royal tailor, royal orchard farmer and Queen Celestia's Most Specialest Student.

in this au, they all met due to working within the castle grounds.

in this au, celestia is queen, luna is still banished, and twilight is discouraged from making friends as it distracts her from her studies. she is celestia's heir and grew up in the castle.

they are all marekissers. lol

[bug-s0da]

blehhh...

i made an aa/lawyersona of @snapscube :3 we all know and love the lawyer+silly girl duos of ace attorney but it's about time the silly girl became the lawyer

[cozylittleartblog]

cant tell you how bad it feels to constantly tell other artists to come to tumblr, because its the last good website that isn't fucked up by spoonfeeding algorithms and AI bullshit and isn't based around meaningless likes

just to watch that all fall apart in the last year or so and especially the last two weeks

there's nowhere good to go anymore for artists.

edit - a lot of people are saying the tags are important so actually, you'll look at my tags.

#please dont delete your accounts because of the AI crap. your art deserves more than being lost like that #if you have a good PC please glaze or nightshade it. if you dont or it doesnt work with your style (like mine) please start watermarking #use a plain-ish font. make it your username. if people can't google what your watermark says and find ur account its not a good watermark #it needs to be central in the image - NOT on the canvas edges - and put it in multiple places if you are compelled #please dont stop posting your art because of this shit. we just have to hope regulations will come slamming down on these shitheads#in the next year or two and you want to have accounts to come back to. the world Needs real art #if we all leave that just makes more room for these scam artists to fill in with their soulless recycled garbage #improvise adapt overcome. it sucks but it is what it is for the moment. safeguard yourself as best you can without making #years of art from thousands of artists lost media. the digital world and art is too temporary to hastily click a Delete button out of spite

[lalalychee]

closer than you know

i've been working on this painting for over 3 months and i am exhausted 💀 so excited to be done with it. i'm really proud of it though!! it's definitely the most detailed painting i've done in quite some time.

(please be sure to zoom in to see all the little details i worked so hard on!)

[northernfireart]

read the whole story> here by @clarionglass :)

[roppiepop]

Typical role dustribution

[ruporas]

dragon meat, you, and me

[frigidfries]

happy birthday deltarune. happy late birthday undertale. here's a comic!

cheers to best friends forever & ever & ever & ever & ev

[mad-serotonin]

Take It Easy☀️