#¿EER?

[fishyfarms]

@salt-n-salt hey have I told you I’m obsessed with Shane and his weird ass boyfriend hey have i told you that yet I’m telling you now i love these freaks I’m putting them under a microscope :)

[melon4brian]

Love Nonnon's drawing of them!!! They look like their running for presidency

[radlymona]

I feel like this person accidentally perfectly described what the meaning of "q*eer" is nowadays, without touching on how removing it from its initial usage as a slur against gay men is homophobic. (Presumably) Gen Zers have a fundamental misunderstanding of lgb history because larpers have appropriated the word for their own cause, and this is just normalised????

The secondary, terrifying aspect of this, is that anyone perceived as not ~normal~ is now being lumped in with lgb people, something activist groups have spent decades fighting against. That's why kinksters, furries, polyamorous people, and heterosexual men incapable of romantic love are now considered q*eer regardless of whether or not they experience same sex attraction.

[deer-a-day]

281

raaaaaaaaaaaagh

[spibder]

somewhat unpleasant to look at tadc sketch page at 2am omg!!

[dandorime]

MAGIC ANON TIME

Ur pheonix now has cat ears ^._.^

It is an ordinary day at the EOD headquarters. Phoenix is sitting at his desk as Reginald explains the details of their next mission, referring to slides on the overhead projector.

Reginald: ...which means the only way you'll be able to avoid detection is by making a HALO jump out of a B-2 stealth bomber. I do believe you've been trained and certified for low-opening jumps out at Red Rock, correct?

Agent Phoenix: ദ്ദി ._. )

Reginald: Excellent. Although, this might be a bit of a challenge nonetheless, as you're going to need to carry approximately 20 lbs additional kit -- that's the weight of the thermite you'll need to burn through the anti-ballistic armor, you see. I know that's a lot to ask, considering all the specialized radio tech we'll already have you carrying...

Agent Phoenix: ദ്ദി ._. )

Reginald: That's the spirit, Agent! Now, keep in mind you'll also need to deal will the automated railgun sentries on the production floor. They're heat-seeking and sound activated, so you'll have to be stealthy as a cat to avoid them. I'm afraid we can't help you with any special technology here, but...

Agent Phoenix: ദ്ദി^._.^)

Reginald: Good form, Phoenix. Good form.

[gramnel]

I'm cursing you to have diarrhea

[dontouchperi]

“ It was an accident , I SWEAR ! “

[lloydfrontera]

AHDKAJDKSLD i don't know what's funnier, if javier was genuinely pointing out something he thought lloyd cares about and is going '????' because why is lloyd yelling at him for something he taught him or if javier was trying to tempt lloyd into staying and fight the dragon and is now '????' cause it didn't work and now he's getting yelled at lmaoooo

[celestiachan]

SCREAMING and CRYING and PISSING myself. Styling Star is a such a neat little game where you assume it's just a regular dress up game for the 3ds but the more you play the more invested you become in Rosie, Yolanda, and Alina and side quests like Hitomi/Momo and Camilla and you become so invested in all their stories and at the end of the day it is a kid's game that doesn't let boys wear crop tops but it's genuinely amazing but it's a digital exclusive game for a 12 year old console that was already last gen when it came out so almost no one has experienced it and that makes me so sad

[bonefall]

Getting my ask in for Clanmew day! I translated some of my OCs from a personal project - they might not be fully accurate, but I tried my best.

Hindstar - Nisushai

For this one, I did a contraction of Niaa and usihu - I chose 'hind' instead of just 'doe' or 'deer' for her name to sound old and grand, which she definitely... tries to be. Her name is specifically meant to be archaic, evoking an old glory.

Deerspring - Augyiao

Pretty direct translation. If -spring wasn't a loanword, I would have it specified as the future tense, "deer about to spring." My cats are in North America, so her name would refer to a whitetail rather than a red deer, but I'm not sure how to translate whitetail calls.

Fawnspots - Mweenwoowoo

Again, pretty direct. She and Deerspring are sisters, and I wanted to give her a relatively plain name for contrast. It makes for a good nickname - I cannot imagine a better one than Weewoo.

Dapplepaw - Paplapwyr

Direct translation. I toyed around with the idea of contracting dapple with fawn to make Mylapwyr, both to tie her more directly into the deer theme of her family and to reference her mother.

Velvetpaw - Gawrekpwyr

Direct translation, don't have much to say on them - although, iirc, I sent an ask forever ago about antler velvet for their name and I think it ended up turning into the guide on deer.

Littlebird - Eebwipwik

"Small quail" - he's the father of Dapple and Velvet, and doesn't have the deer theming. His family has game-bird theming, but 'Littlequail' didn't sound quite right to me so I went with Littlebird instead. I like saying his Clanmew name though.

You're probably correct! Occasionally a Clanmew ask ends up becoming a full fauna guide. Yours probably became the one on deer broadly, the category of "Kleka" including sheep and horses.

So with all the deer totally covered, and your OCs all having great names, here's some fun words for Littlebird and his side of the family.

Wattle = Shubpi

The fleshy facial parts of a male pheasant or the head feather on a male quail.

Interesting etymological origin; the word "Shub" had a use in Old Tribemew AND Parkmew. In Tribemew, it meant Gray as in the normal color of the sky in England; inconspicuous; humble. In Parkmew, it meant uncooked chicken, especially guts and edible bones, rare treats that were not particularly common in the Park and had to be acquired from the wider city.

The siblings Gray Wing and Clear Sky were referring to a wing that blends in with cloud cover, and a blue sky that would put such a bird on full display. Since Gray Wing the Wise was killed before ever meeting a Tribe Cat, xey were associated more strongly with xeir role in death as a great, holy sage of wisdom, conveniently tied to their concept of delicious chicken.

And what's closer to a chicken than a pheasant?

As the two cultures mixed to create what we now know as Clan Culture, the many uses of Shub mingled. Gray Wing the Wise became associated with pheasants, the mid-gray color of thinner clouds with the sun behind them, and revelations of hidden or ancient knowledge. Xeir appearance as a patron reflects that, with prominent wattles over both eyes.

So "wattle" is a contraction of Gray + Perceive. It's also used to quickly describe just about any fancy bit of adornment on the head of a bird.

A fantastical bird = Eer-roo

Before the meeting with the Tribe after the destruction of the White Hart, Clan cats no longer saw eagles, and slowly forgot the truth of chickens as they were confined to farms.

The two things merged into one fantastical animal. A massive predator bearing the most delicious meat you've ever tasted, bearing a huge wattle and thick skin as if its hide was already tanned, big enough to carry off hogs and so heavy that it could only fly by jumping off the highstones.

Could be described as a feathered dragon. Its wisdom is stressed in the tales, unlike many other mythological beasts, even able to trick careless TigerClan warriors.

[markedbystars]

hi what does gnq mean?

it's the inverse of the way bell hooks described her sexuality

I had a mutual I was close with a few years back that wrote an essay post not necessarily critical of hooks but deeply critical of this viewpoint of forcing SSA people to be included under a descriptor that will always keep them "othered" as, even if it's unintentional, at the end of the day it's still homophobia. they used "gnq" in their essay a fair bit to describe the opposing stance against this. they've sadly long since deactivated but I still use it as a descriptor bcus it's succinct

[melon4brian]

Other than making them human I really wanted to make them humanoid aliens instead

[hadesoftheladies]

actually american liberals can fuck all the way off with their "slur reclamation" bs. go to hell all of you.

[weirdrobotfrom1960]

uhijust woke up from a dream in which fucking dirk strid and Jake english appeared .....like holy shit bro the hyperfixation goes hard bro wtf byeee?? i'm touching fuckin grass lolololol

[junoinouterspace]

No new Teacher AU content from me, however !! My best friend and partner in crime @peach-moths has written and posted the first chapter to a series for the au !!

Read it here !!