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𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 ➺ 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢 #10 (𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 1)
anderson construction and landscaping had been parked outside your door since you returned home from university. as if the summer couldn't get any hotter, the business owner works overtime in your area. anderson is collecting new, loyal clients of your neighbors, cementing her permanence in your life for the next few months. what's to come of your girlish crush when she keeps showing up?
𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜. 18+ (mdni); age-gap, young!reader, older!abby, butch!abby, slow-burn, suggestive language, thoughts of infidelity, ellie ft, smoking/drinking, mentions of parents, nickname: sweetheart, and modern au.
𝚊𝚗. guys, you're awesome that's for supporting me. i've recently stopped using grammarly for a more real writing experience. so if things are wonky, just know thats why! no more ai help.
♫ 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝. come see me by jill scott ♫
“Shit, what time is it?” She rubs her eyes.
“Almost 12, but lucky for you there are no clients on the schedule today. It’s a planning period, remember?” You said, suddenly nauseous.
Ms. Anderson’s hand grasped her chest and she slowly breathed herself out of the early chaos. In a poor attempt, she rakes a hand through gnarled hair and you stand with your arms crossed like an upset mother waiting for their daughter to explain a wild excursion.
“Right.” She managed.
“Nice robe.” You mutter sarcastically.
Abby’s face contorts in pure embarrassment as she grips her ribcage before scurrying into the hallway leaving you alone with the ghosts of last night. An empty bottle of red wine with a gold label sat on the coffee table in plain view. You scuff, literally, letting out a breath of disbelief because the things you felt and believed were now un-real. You slump down onto the couch face warm from a certain humiliation that you could only associate as conflating her looks and kindness for more. You did it again.
Abby walks out in a white Anderson and Co. t-shirt with the logo across her back. The fabric stretching across her traps, tightening around her muscles. You admire her ass in those dark wash jeans and her slick bun. Even as you were upset you couldn’t help but admire how her grays shimmered. “Want a cup?”
Her offer of coffee was tempting after the night you had with Ellie. Being stubborn would make you look even more like a child so you kindly accept with the intentions of not drinking it at all. You follow her into the kitchen and stand in silence, staring at the unwashed pots and empty glasses.
“I���ve been off my game, I had an unexpected visitor, I promise I’m more organized than this.” She sighed.
Unexpected visitor.
“It’s perfect that I’m here now then, isn’t it?” Your voice unusually timid.
She turns away from her machine and closes her eyes as if they weighed a ton. “It seems like once I gotcha, I lost all my senses.”
A beat fell between two and the coffee drip pulled at the thick tension as Ms. Anderson’s gaze fell on you. You crack a willful smile and then peer at the kitchen floor knowing you can’t hide from her here.
The time that you spend with Abby seems to go by quickly because by the time you check your phone it’s already 8:00 p.m. You press your hand to your forehead after looking through numbers and endless identical names, small square boxes on digital screens, it was straining on your eyes. You couldn't complain, you needed the distraction. After Ms. Anderson cleaned up her mess and you both settled into her office, the conversation and work flow clicked effortlessly. She listened when you spoke and took time to process every syllable, all while teaching you her customer management systems, and the basics of organizing a comprehensive schedule. The main priority today was allocating tasks to her staff for upcoming projects and seeing Ellie’s name on the roaster made your stomach flip.
“Listen, I was thinking last night, this is pretty monumental for me as I am shifting into a new level of A&C and you joining me, maybe if you’re not busy we can celebrate?” She asked.
“Oh,” Is all you manage.
“Or not? I see you’re tired and had a long day, unpaid time with the boss, I get it.” Her instant defeat was a little adorable.
“No, no, Ms. Anderson I would like that, I just wish I wore something nicer.” You sigh.
“I think this looks amazing.” She said drinking you in.
You arrive at one of the few standing lesbian bars in the state that invited all female jazz musicians to provide the entertainment. The building was brick and seemed small but spanned all the way down the plot, housing a wide parking lot, shockingly full with cars on a weekday.
“I won’t tell you how long I’ve been comin’ here.” She smiles putting the car into park, flaunting those kind crowfeet.
Slipping out of the truck and walking on the gravel you started to hear the grumblings of a drum kit and wonder what the hell you’ve gotten yourself into. As expected she opens the door for you and welcomes you into a private sliver of her world. Given Ms. Anderson’s past of being a bartender it made sense that she’d take you somewhere like this, but it being a lesbian bar, made it all the more interesting. Women, mostly older, scattered around in two main parts, the dining area with small duo only tables, or the bar that was cornered by a stage and dance floor. You had never seen so many lesbians in one place before, studs and butches vying for attention from femmes flaunting their silky legs and ready bodies.
“Let’s have a bite. I promise it’s nothing like you had in college, sweetheart.”
Self seating was a blessing as Ms. Anderson picked the prime seat, a booth big enough for two. You slip into the far end and Abby follows suit and reaching to pull out her glasses, but before she could you stop her. “I could read it for you.”
Her brow rises and she sinks down a bit to spread her legs wider. Wider into yours. Her thighs brush yours and it was sweet, so sweet. The menu was held in a black, clothed book and the options spread from appetizers to dessert. A waiter, about your age, came over with Barbie pink lip and electric blue eyeshadow. “Hi, what do you want to drink?”
No niceties just direct and you liked that.
“I’ll have an old fashion and whatever she would like.” Ms. Anderson smiled at you.
“I will have… that.”
The waiter looked at you shocked and so did your counterpart. Back to the menu you lean in even though the music was a soft tickle of a riffing piano. “So, how hungry are you?” Looking up into her eyes was dangerous but you couldn’t help it. Abby chewed on the corner of her mouth and shrugged.
“Hungry enough to eat,”
You order two appetizers that serve as your meal. Once the drinks came out Abby turned towards you and raised a glass to make a toast. “For my very first and best-est assistant, thank you.”
In unison the cups come to your lips with unwavering eye contact. Your eyes dipped over the rim to watch the handsome woman lick her lips to digest the flavor fully. Your body jolts from the immediate heartburn, this drink was nothing familiar, which made her laugh.
“You didn’t have to get that.”
“I know, jus’ something new when I’m with you. Plus, I need something stronger than a cider right now.” You add.
“You’re okay right?”
You exhale allowing a tug at your lips, “I will be.”
The pianist concluded its set before another large brass band started to infiltrate the stage.
“I would enjoy it if you joined me to watch the band.” She muttered, her words a bit stiff as if she had practiced them first.
“Of course.”
The image of Ms. Anderson, young and reckless flashed in front of my eyes as she swayed alongside you to the silky sound of the sax. The woman’s lower body rocks in opposition to her shoulders, making a good synchronous bounce to come about. Slightly shocked you watch her slyly rock side to side balancing another thick scotch in her left hand, eyes locked in on the band. Her eyes fluttering, a very subtle indication that she’s nearing intoxication.
Your eyes pace the room, searching for something other than Abby’s nose, that you can’t help but think about. Those lips sat perfectly between it and her chin, pink and damp, stinging from her top shelf beverage. Attempting to appear normal you step side to side and bob your head as the tempo increased. Couples begin swirling around you and Abby and suddenly you were transported to a different era. Legs thrusted out in kicks and ball changes which made your heart bounce.
Abby leaned back slightly and lifter her glass in an admirable jeer. A slow figure closes in on your left side, taller than Abigail by a few inches and absolutely lofty. The woman had a head full locs, split down the middle, cascading down to her shoulders and skin so dark it had a sheen under the blue stage lights, as if she was glowing. She was probably closer to thirty and her confident was exuberant, you couldn’t help but lean in as she cut past all the flailing limbs.
“You’re looking pretty nervous,” She chuckles in your ear.
Her warm breath tickled you and as you adjusted to her body next to yours, you notice Ms. Anderson take an awkward sip, chucking a tight grin in your direction.
“I need something to make me… less nervous, I suppose.” You reply, nearly yelling into her ear as she bends down, accepting your hand on her shoulder.
“Your girl isn’t helping?”
“Boss.”
It stung to say that, especially with you and Ellie on the fence and an undeniable crush on Ms. Anderson, being in this position felt weird.
“Shit, that makes more sense, would you like to dance?”
She was so gentle with her large hand resting just above your hip ever so. You look at Abby who locks in on the stage while nursing the last few sips of drink.
“Teach me?” You say, as she tugs you into her hips and dips you towards the ground.
Her strength made you yelp over the clattering of instruments. Directly under a sudden white spotlight, her deep brown eyes focused into view, gold hoop in her nose, and a wide mouth that she wet slightly with the tip of her tongue.
Once pulled back up, the audience began clapping and the next song began without missing a beat. Your new friend spun you around and twisted you so quick that before it registered that you could even move like this. Something opened up inside of you like a newfound freedom beckoning you to simply let go, which you did.
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#lesbian#abby x reader#abby anderson x you#abby anderson tlou2#abby the last of us#abby anderson#tlou abby#wlw and nblw only#abby anderson fanfic#abby x you#abby tlou#abby tlou2#the last of us part two
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Lucifer cupped his face: Hey, there is so much more to a relationship than just sex okay? You healing and feeling better is more important than having an orgasm.
Adam sniffled and looked up at Lucifer, he sounded and looked so serious.
Adam: But-
Lucifer: No buts, I care about you so damn much. Getting to know you? Spending time with you? I love it, I'm here for it. You are smart, funny, witty, and probably one of the nicest people I have ever met. The world is a better place with you in it.
He brushed some of Adam's hair away from his face. He wished he could just fix his leg with a snap of his fingers.
But he can't.
Lucifer: Alastor did this on purpose, he wanted to ruin what you love most. Why? All because you moved on? Well fuck him. And not in the sexy way, that fucking prick can take a Slapshot to the face.
That made Adam crack a small smile.
Lucifer: If nothing else you might have to just sit the season out. Which I know sucks, but you need to give yourself time to heal from everything. But you can't give up. Show that prick that no matter what he throws at you, you'll just get back up.
He hugged Adam and Adam hugged him so tight.
Lucifer: You're not alone in this. I know what it's like.
Adam: ..... You do?
Lucifer nodded and pulled back: I do. When I was younger and by that I mean ten years ago, you inspired me so much I learned how to skate. For the off chance one day that I could skate on the ice with you. My friend Angel said that I was so good that I should try out for the Olympics. I thought he was joking and when it came time for people to register I did so as a joke.
Adam: You got in didn't you.
Lucifer nodded: I did. I was given a plane ticket to Tokyo and everything. So I figured that I might as well give it my all. And you know what? I won a fucking gold metal for Canada.
Adam smiled: That's fucking awesome.
He inspired Lucifer to do that?
Adam: So, why aren't you getting ready to go to the Olympics in Paris this year?
Lucifer: Well...... It's a little bit like what happened with you. Only I wasn't stabbed I broke my knee practicing for the next one because it was so exciting...... I can still skate, but I've just been hesitant to do anything super fancy. But don't you see? It's because of you and your resilience that I even learned to skate and tried out in the first place. You do a lot more good for the world than you realize.
Ice hockey palyer!Adam meeting fan!Lucifer for the first time when he's smashing someone I to the glass in front of him.
Adam winks at him, btw.
AHHHH YES PLEASE!!!
Lucifer would bring swooning and on cloud nine, his favourite hockey player winked at him!
Angel: Awwww cute! He likes you.
Luicfer: It was just for a second…… but these front row seats were worth it oh my god.~
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How are we feeling about affection system Norton? 👁️👁️
I L O V E IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT
LOOK AT HIIMMMM
He is being so SWAVY LIKE WHAT LOL and the banter between these two was NATURAL as SOON as Alice gets a second to be in the room alone with him LOL They bounce off of each other's words so WELL LOL
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AND THE GAME IS HILARIOUS!! The ability to BONK the other's crude ore and take half of their resources and send the piece all the way back to the beginning IS AWESOME LOOOL the chances to absolutely SABATOGE EACHOTHER IS -WHEEEEZZZEEEEE-
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AND LOOK AT ALICE'S FACE AS SHE PLAYS THIS THING
CUUUTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE She is having FUNNNN
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AND THE THINGS NORTON SAYS TO YOU AS YOU PLAY LOOOL
"Don't get too cocky now" "Ain't this a fine day" "Your lucky day, huh?" "What's the hold up? You think they're just gonna turn into gold or what?" "Look at you, feeling lucky"
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Also these two being absolutely BAFFLED about what the other has just said or is doing -WHEEZE-

Alice being shocked about how he is eating
and then Norton being baffled that she even asked 'low on cash bruh??"
-WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZEEE-
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I was legit having the TIME OF MY LIFE PLAYING THIS LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL
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Here is the short edited version LOL I took a ton out so I could fit it under an hour and its still a LOT LOL
#identity v#idv#norton campbell#idv prospector#alice deross#idv journalist#minty speaks#minty answers#ask#asks#THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ASK#HEHEHEH
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Three Narrator Voices in IF
When I teach writing, I always teach about "sweet, tough, and stuffy," the awesomely named three major writing styles written about in the 1960s by Walker Gibson.
I think about these all the time, though, particularly when I read interactive fiction and see the way the narrator talks to me. But when one writes in second person, these styles ring out with incredible clarity.
Imagine your character is presented with three doors, and you have to choose which to go through.
The sweet IF narrator talks like this: "So, my dear. I wonder which you'll choose here? Good luck..." And then after you choose, something like "Oh no, no, no! I can't believe you did that!" The sweet narrator is really intimate with the reader.
The sweet narrator is trying to be a character in the story. When people review this game, they are going to talk about how much they love the narrator or they will talk about how cloying and annoying they found the narrator.
The tough IF narrator talks like this: "Three doors. Make a choice." The tough narrator of interactive fiction is down to business. You make a choice, and the tough narrator says, "You swing the brass door open, and there's the treasure room you've been looking for. Are you looting it, setting it on fire, or calling out to your friends?"
The tough narrator is here to propel you through the choices and has no interest in being your friend.
The stuffy IF narrator talks like this: "You see, before you, three doors arrayed in a line. You examine them, and determine that it would be best if you opened one of them. Which door you open, however, is a question that you consider carefully. At last, you make your decision." Then when you open the gold door, the narrator says something like, "The gold door, then. Perhaps lured by the gleam of the precious metal, or perhaps by some dim memory of legends of this place, you swing the gold door open and consider the chamber within."
The stuffy narrator is verbose and in absolutely no hurry to get you to the next choice. There isn't the same sense of very present personality as the sweet narrator--there's a certain detachment about it. This narrator is not your buddy.
Obviously you want to mix and match these when the moment calls for it. But I like having names for these voices--and once you know their names you will see them everywhere in IF narration.
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Come visit the Noble Gases Club for more chit-chat about game design, writing, and lovely and idealized 1930s era comedy here.
#interactive fiction#creative writing#writers on tumblr#if game#jolly good tea and scones#interactive game#authors of tumblr#game development#choice of games
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ATHENAAAAAAAAAAA
Second try at an Athena design and I’m happy to report this is much more like how I’ve been picturing her in my head for the past 4-6 years.
Some things and headcanons i’d like to note::
- while I didn’t draw it here, I do imagine some sigil like markings on Athena’s back and arms, representing where her owl wings come out when she chooses to have them appear
- not sure why but i’ve always imagined athena with both gold and silver armor aspects. i think seeing different interpretations over the years influenced that decision, where i couldn’t choose between the two lol. didn’t draw it here but i would have designed her shield the same color as her spear
- gilded boots! again, did not draw them here because the lineart and coloring here already took 4-5 days so wtv. i imagine them mostly gold, looking like your typical grecian armor, with silver accents and snakes carved into them
- i headcanon that annabeth looks very similar to athena in facial features and hair type, that if Annabeth were to ever style her hair in braids, the resemblance would be uncanny (why she sticks to a ponytail instead)
- i know a lot of people design athena with blue elements and while i think that’s an awesome design choice and i don’t disagree with it, my personal headcanons have always imagined athena with more gold, red, white and sunset kinda color themes. while being a goddess of wisdom, weaving, etc. she’s also a goddess of war at the end of the day and i think red really incorporates that well. in my aries design (which i will post eventually) he too has red elements, just a lot more black and bronze.
- the golden string in the background is an attempt at her golden thread in which she weaves with. i actually think more weaving athena representation is in order!! i totally see her using it in battle and overall taking a much bigger presence in her godly abilities!!
ty for reading the yap -
p.s. this is my athena design for both pjo and epic. i personally see them as the same figure.
#pjo#athena#pjo athena#epicthemusical#epicthemusicalathena#epicathena#greek gods#greek mythology#greek myth art#digital fanart#digital art#pjofanart#epicthemusicalfanart
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scribbles of theodochia in a pink pony outfit and scorpi with his godtier, lusus and weapon (knight of hope, six-eyed crow+buster sword)(designed by xonn)
#scorpi's characterization is just 'what if a ceruleanblood was as cool as dave' XD and so he gets to look fucking sick always#hes just awesome!!! idk what to say!!#he does have robot arms also#jsyk#godtier doesnt remove them just empowers them with HOPE POWERS!! KNIGHT OF HOPE!!! dude who can and will help you out#the added vents on his arms means he can shoot a HOPE BLAST from his palm or claw#or just have them be super freakin strong and lift crazy stuff because hes so hope powered#urasea is in a little princess dress bc she is a little princess. meanwhile theodochia is once again an italian cowboy#i love her#inspired by the song pink pony club. theodochia dances like that. shes a viber#homestuck#bugstuck#buggy trolls#fantroll#Gold rule
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(linear) time & (empty) space
#w101#w101 fandom#wizard101#wizard101 fandom#w101 oc#wizard101 oc#dasein#wizsein#oc: aedan#wallaru spoilers#sal art#ummmm what if you were the personification of nothingness and i was the primordial keeper of time and we were both boys 😳#ft. aedan's SECOND primordial form. he looked different before he was made human this is after he dies and goes back to being weird#mostly hes just a little more distinctly Humanoid and retained some elements of his human self#like the long bits of his hair and his tied belt and such#my solution for avoiding the conundrum of 'dasein is functionally immortal and the wizard will eventually die one day' is just#making my wizard Also immortal lol#neither of them know so i can still get that awesome existential dilemma angst out of them#BUT they do just get to Hang Out for eternity#like how mellori's essence is green and bat's is purple. aedan's is gold#mostly inspired by how bartleby appears in the scion test/husk#since thats his more 'magical' incarnation#each arm has a different pattern btw <3 i think maybe they change it up every now and then. constantly shifting#maybe one day ill make an actual proper ref of aedan's chronokeeper form#but ummmm not today. today its time for gay people
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mARTch Day 2: Inspirations
I love all these artists’ work so much, highly recommend checking them all out.
#mARTch#mARTch2025#ok imma ramble about them here#RednFlynn we all know by now probably they altered my brain chemistry and art style with their comics#Velnna’s worldbuilding and art style is like just so good and ethereal I aspire to it#Dan Schkade you genius bringing back the traditional comic book style in ur WT really influenced my love of thick lines#Tenyai’s (and celinekim18) characters just blow me away w/ the small glimpses into their lives I wanna draw my OCs like they do#littletherat your work is amazing I think about your Kayne so often your style is just so fun looking#Icedamage the amount of storytelling and characterization in this one Starscream pic is golden just so beautiful#Kroov’s illustrations and WT Horizon Walkers are so super pretty and detailed so amazing#Like tenyai.. malacandrax’s comics are so amazing whenever I write I think about Billie and Berta there they’re everything#arcane-gold ough the tenderness in their art sometimes so awesome and I love the linework#Finally salmakiis I found them through ST recently and their art is everything. I think about this piece a lot love the hair and eyes#Check ‘em all outtttttttt
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My personal rankings of each special splatfest Big Man outfit because he actually kinda slays.
1. Frostyfest

2. Grand Festival

3. Splatoween

4. Summer Nights

5. Springfest
#splatoon#splatoon 3#big man splatoon#splatoween#frostyfest#springfest#summer nights#grand festival#Big Man's got a simple design so they had to go pretty hard on his costumes#Frostyfest is easily the best he looks spectacular#the big hat the mask the bow tie the glittery gold IT'S SO GOOD#people seem to not like Big Man's Grand Festival costume but I think he looks awesome#His Splatoween outfit is so good because it fits his team perfectly#Summer Nights Big Man had a very appealing color palette and I love the sunglasses#also free Palestine#and I actually like his Springfest outfit I think it's cute fight me#gotta love trans energy Big Man
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THEY FOUND THUTMOSE II'S TOMB THIS IS SICK!!!!!
#HOLY SHIT I CANT BELIEVE THEY FOUND ANOTHER PHARAOH TOMB RAHHHH#im so excited to see what the inside looks like!!!!#apparently the ceiling is painted blue with gold stars which is only seen in a pharaoh's tomb#he's the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty to have his tomb found :]#and he's hatshepsut's husband this is sick!!!!!!!#can you tell i study egypt at uni lmao i love this#ancient greece will always have my heart but god egypt is so cool#anyways yeah they found his tomb and its awesome haha#and this is the last pharaoh tomb they've found since tutankhamun!
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tbh i never really ever post any art of mine anymore cuz tbh nobody care about my hetalia oc doodles 😞😞 butttt here’s smth i cooked up yesterday that i’m pretty proud of

(this isn’t me hating on catholicism or our lady guadalupe i swear my family’s catholic)
#hetalia#hetalia oc#aph mexico#hetalia mexico#traditional art#alcohol markers#had to bust out my gold ink pen for the shawl#like this is my FIRST time ever using it bro#lowkey liked how it turned out i think it’s pretty awesome looking#eheheh i love drawing mexicoooo they’re such a silly billy#silly little latin american nation#i wanna buy them elote
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keldon wilder # swagson (johnson) sunglasses emoji 😎.

why the fire emoji.... keldon... enogh.
#it's like he just discovered them#reporter: keldon how did you get an olympics gold medal??#keldon: bcs im awesome ok 👌#sunglasses fire emoji fire emoji sunglasses 100#sochan coveting a keldon bobble as every person should#why do we have to know what song youre listening to 😭??#LOOK AT THE FUCKING ROAD!!!!!#DONT STARE AT THE KELDON BOBBLE HES F I NE#ENOGH!!!!!#keldon is so good at being an embarrassing parent#he milfed so soon that it had to be!#his milfossom!!#'make sure youre always got your' france person alert#they get along so well bcs all keldon does is scream and wail (sometimes wail laugh) and sochan k*lls someone#keldon
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I come triumphantly back from a lengthy google to inform y'all the genius behind this is one Pat Mandziy, and he has a playlist called Gen Z Shakespeare (I think? that link should work--TikTok is a bastard with screen readers). If it doesn't, just look up his name, and you should see the playlist underneath. The Romeo!!!!!!! one!!!!!!!! is so good!!!!!!!!
this is targeted tumblr content
#was looking up something Shakespeare-related earlier and suddenly hit with a wave of frustrated nostalgia because like the gadfly I am#I'd seen some truly magnificent shit on the Ides of March and forgotten to put it in the queue#so I needed to go hunt up at least part of it at once (I'll find the other piece I want tomorrow) but this! oh this's so fucking good#the way slay. slay! keeps getting used and at first it's 'awesome' and then suddenly it goes quiet and bitter and you just have chills#down your spine because he's using the slang to cut! Brutus to ribbons with the way it's suddenly taking on this very different#'murdering bastard' connotation. and then! then there were just moments that made me#cackle#'the cringe we do in life' oh! oh that's _perfect use of slang just _perfect and I need y'all to know that Pat Mandziy is responsible for#this masterpiece!#tumblr gold
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I’m having a blast 🦩🖤⚔️
#Sleep Token#6#also just wanted to archive the fit I have on today bc I showed up repping House Veridian in real life#Probably nobody cared but I sure did#I love the song so much#It has everything they do good in it and more#The rap parts get me hyped up so much I jump out of my chair#Very hard to listen to this in public bc that will definitely happen hahah#vessel’s beautiful vocals are as buttery and awesome as they ever were#His skillful use of vocal effects and harmonies grrrr so good#THE LYRICS ARE SO AWESOME WHO WRITES LIKE THAT VESSEL LITERALLY SOLD HIS SOUL TO SLEEP FOR THOSE SKILLS#II’s drumming SO AWESOME#AND THE SAX OMG IF ANYONE CAN PULL OFF A SAX IN A METAL SONG IT’S ST#Such a great way to transition out of the song I love saxophones so much#More songs should have sax on them#ALSO I AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL MAY 9TH GOOD GOD (also Kaleo’s album is that day aaaaaaaaa gonna die)#SUCH A COOL AESTHETIC WE’RE GOING WITH ALBUM COVER CRAZY#ALSO I LOVE VESS’S NEW LOOK IT LOOKS SO POLISHED AND KNIGHT-LIKE I LOVE THE MASK SO MUCH HIS BLOOD IS GOLD NOW#DID HE BECOME A GOD OR SOMETHING AT THE END OF TMBTE idk that’s just my theory#Music video was crazy too with those glitches caught me so off guard when I first saw it#Okkkkk I’mma go and listen to this song forever I’ll be back with mARTch here in a bit
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Yeah you could say my trip to the used book store was fruitful
#they had an awesome copy of le morte de arthur i didn't see until i was leaving and im gonna agonize over leaving it behind for like a week#it was a hardcover with gold leaf on the spine FUCK.#anyway. bought some good stuff.#they had a bunch of cool looking vintage manga but i decided just to get the Gundam one. the rest didn't quite strike my fancy#the Yaoi isn't vintage but i had been meaning to get a copy for a while and it's pretty pristine so. saved a few dollars there#and of course. the crown jewel of my trip. the sacred texts#it's so fucking funny. look at it. will he save the world... or DESTROY IT. the face my mom made when i showed it to her lmao#snow blogging
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Scanning electron microscopy is awesome and I personally think the images it produces are gorgeous but objectively speaking I feel like it doesn't do any favors at all for the "scary" cultural image of insects, because I mean, here's a closeup of a carpet beetle in its true colors:

And here's an SEM image that comes up for carpet beetles on google:

And the thing about SEM images is that they aren't "photographs;" they are computer scans. They're 3-d digital models generated by scanning an object at the molecular level. Color is not preserved by this process, and if it were all the specimens would look like metal anyway (I'll explain this is in a moment), so images like this had to be colored artificially. This isn't done to recreate the true colors, but to make different body parts more visible as study material, resulting in scientific images of wacky blueberry fleas:

The subtly varying transparency levels of living tissues are completely lost as well, which is why the fine hairs of insects stand out more like cactus thorns in SEM imagery, and tardigrades look like opaque leathery things with no eyes:

...Even though a tardigrade actually has eyes, they're just under the surface of a crystal clear exoskeleton:

Another thing that probably contributes to the uncanniness of SEM images is also the fact that they can only show us embalmed corpses encased in liquid metal.

It's not possible to do this fine level of scanning "instantaneously" enough for it to work on anything that's still moving, so even when you see scanning electron images of animals in various lifelike poses, it's because they're preserved specimens that were carefully positioned, or they were live specimens basically "flash frozen" by a sudden dehydration process, mummified so fast they never knew it. Many specimens are then "sputter coated," meaning they're sprayed with a thin (like microns thin) layer of liquid gold, platinum or other fine metal in order for the electrons to perfectly bounce off of every subatomic detail and produce that perfect scan. So this is a live fruit fly:

And this is a fruit fly mummy with probably some sort of chrome plating:

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