#(birds are cool bro)

[ricky-mortis]

Howdy hello- guess who made a wings au :)

More to come with this eventually- I’m working on my designs for other characters at the moment, but for now we’ve got Red-Tailed Hawk for Curt and Eagle Owl for Owen.

For DMA I had Barn Owl wings because a) Barn Owls are beautiful and I wanted to draw the wings for them, and more importantly, b) Owen would probably want to disguise his wings, and it would make sense if it was as a different type of owl. I just assume he’d dye his feathers in some way or another. Look- just don’t think about it too much.

[oh-bother-stickers]

[acourtofquestions]

“She had no magic to wield, save for the keen eyes of the goddess at her shoulder and an uncanny ability to remain unnoticed, to play into expectations.”

[mooniety]

adding onto that very obscure idea i had around a few months ago of a dragon representing mk, the feathered serpent representing gk sounds lowkey banger rn

maybe i'll finally put together all those vague notes i have about a gk gijinka design (dementia ridden, starry eyed (in the literal sense, possibly in the personality sense, depends) old man who has very fashionable walking sticks & has a...son? clone? family member? nephew (in the context that you have a friend & they have a child, thus you would be their child's uncle/aunt)? actual nephew? found family???? depends.) for 2025 since it'll be year of the snake, which very interestingly is right after the year of the dragon

the mishmash of different cultures to create a fun, interesting concept is always welcomed here

[agreysexualromantic]

Gifsets via @winchesterlegacies

Smallville 9.21 Salvation

This.

I'm going to refer to this moment to talk about why I hate Jor-El so damn much in this series.

Because this moment, here, this moment where he very consciously chooses to sacrifice himself (and everything that led up to it), this should have been greeted by his father with understanding and pride. This was the choice of a true hero, one who had weighed every other possibility and chosen the one that caused the least harm, that brought the most peace, that saved two entire worlds from war and tyranny.

But instead what we get from Jor-El the moment Clark opens his eyes in the next season episode is, as always, shame and anger.

And no, I don't care that Jor-El is AI. If it was true that he operated without regard for emotion there would at least be internal consistency to his criticisms of Clark, *but there never is*. (Also, anger is an emotion, and AI Jor-El absolutely expresses anger frequently, and his anger results in active punishments for Clark, not just "natural consequences" from Clark's actions.)

In reality, Clark can just never do the right thing in Jor-El's eyes. If Clark makes a choice based on human emotion, he gets a lecture for being too emotional. If he makes a choice based on logic he gets a lecture for not caring enough about the people he was "sent" to lead. When he chooses to save the lives of the people he loves, Jor-El tells him he can't focus on just a few people, he has to think about everyone. When he thinks about literally everyone and sacrifices himself, Jor-El tells him he failed and abandoned them to greater evil (as if Clark could have possibly foreseen any of what was coming in season 10). Jor-El tells Clark repeatedly that he's NOT a god and shouldn't act like one, yet expects perfection and omniscience from him. He consistently withholds vital information and assistance out of sheer spite. He pouts and gives Clark the silent treatment like an actual child whenever he feels remotely wronged by Clark.

He spends nearly 10 seasons telling Clark that he will never, ever be good enough, going so far as to disown him completely and tell Kara to take his place instead. Clark shows one minor instance of pride for saving both Lois and the people of Metropolis and he's told that he's too dark to defeat the darkness. And again, this is immediately after Clark WILLINGLY AND THOUGHTFULLY SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO SAVE TWO ENTIRE WORLDS.

In other words, Jor-El is a toxic, abusive father. He moves goalposts constantly, he tells Clark to obey or suffer the consequences (but we never see any instances where Clark's obedience actually leads to a better outcome for Clark or anyone else for that matter). After Jonathan dies, Jor-El heaps guilt on Clark's head for choosing to change the past, when Jonathan himself admits that he made his own choices that led to his death. Jor-El tells Clark to do one thing and then blames him for the outcomes when Clark does it.

Clark simply cannot win, because Jor-El doesn't actually want him to.

It's no wonder that by the start of season 10, Clark is holding a pile of insecurity, regret, shame and fear. It's no wonder that he's so terrified of making the wrong choice, no wonder that he so often believes that he HAS to do everything on his own and that everything that goes wrong is literally his fault and his fault alone.

And look, I get it, Jor-El is there to challenge Clark, to push him, to be the Kryptonian influence, blah blah blah. I get that Jonathan and Jor-El are set up as foils for one another in fatherhood. I get that Kryptonian culture is different and Jor-El doesn't operate under human ethics or morals.

None of that changes the fact that he actively works *against* Clark's growth for the majority of the series. Most of the time, Clark has to *unlearn* whatever lesson he learned from Jor-El in order to take the next step towards becoming Superman. Clark rarely, if ever, comes to a place where he actually thinks Jor-El was *correct* in the way he views the world, he only comes to a place where he agrees that not obeying Jor-El means people were punished, and Clark regrets any time someone suffers.

AI Jor-El served as a personal villain for Clark in the series, and the way the writers tried so hard to force Clark to have a relationship with him "because it's his father" was one of the most frustrating story threads in the whole series.

End rant.

Also, fuck Jor-El.

[tweets-i-have-saved-on-my-phone]

[krowmachine]

TW: SLIGHT BLOOD (I think)

um um art i made for my oc/sona character for @the-tales-of-luminae. She used to live in a kingdom called Aviantee before being exiled for some reason (the people there didnt like her for her joyful cheerful nature and asking the king to kick her out of there) and after that she got rlly upset and angry so she sought to avenge her exile. Shes an avian, basically a person with wings and are from Aviantee.

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[hummingbird-hooligan]

my date said I had dave strider swag... chat is this what gender euphoria feels like?

[repurposedmeatlocker]

As someone who loves birds, and is a furry, and so REALLY loves anthro birds/bird fursonas. I get so tired seeing everyone default to the same old bird species (corvids, owls, eagles, vultures, parrots). Not that there is anything wrong with these guys. Hell. My fursona is a crow. It is just that there are SOOO many unique bird species out there. It would be cool if that diversity was reflected in people's character designs.

[brothasoap]

In the coming days as irresponsible parties try to convince you that H5N1 is as cool as ice, remember that half the people who get it never have the chance to recover 💀

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[oh-bother-stickers]

[captain-amadeus]

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[uraharafiles]

file : interesting creatures

* this file will be updated regularly according to findings sourced from urahara and his research team, as well as aizen and his.

+ #1 : spinosaurus [researcher: rhykar (mostly)] + subfile : [dinosaurs] . + fun facts

+ #2 : endangered birds (A) + subfile : [endangered species]

+ #3 : tameryraptor markgrafi [researcher: hayle]

[elizabro]

the main problem is there are too many great books, movies, video games, comics, TV shows, music, sports, languages, musical instruments, crafts, and various hobbies that I could get into and I want to get into all of them. the human lifespan is only about 80 years unfortunately AND I'm prone to both accidents and lapses in resolve

[rosysins]

♣ Gekkouin.

As a bird demon, I think Gekkouin has a lot more potential that Kagami didn't explore before kind of pushing him to the side(?). When I saw the chapter where Gekkouin was fighting with the other Shinoa Squad's black demons, he only used very generic attacks that seems to be any attacks that demons could use? Which personally feels like a waste, considering Kiseki-o and Asuramaru were able to exercise their own powers during the fight against Yuu.

I think it would've been cool if he made use of more bird-themed abilities, like even something as simple as using his wings to throw Yuu off-balance during the fight would've pose some form of challenge. After all, even the most formidable swordsmen would waver if they loose their footing.

Also, a rlly cool ability i read somewhere, like a peacock's shrill? or peacock cry? An ability that agitates or grabs the opponents' attention, thereby limiting their ability to tunnel vision?? LIKE THATS SUPER COOL and could've made Gekk so much cooler?? I mean, yeah he would still get beat up but at least it goes to show that the black demons aren't exactly weak either??

Like yes, he is a side character and yes, he probably shouldn't be 'invested' in so much. But if a side character doesnt prove any sort of challenge or support to the main character, then he might as well not be there in the first place.

[sodaisgayplastic]

Makes me sad that characters in shows/movies will make some super creative taxidermy and it’s treated as Creepy and Weird and Dangerous