#(hopefully it doesn't show lol)

[erbiumspectrum]

My thesis supervisor: I've been thinking about something you said last week - that you aren't sure if you're going to do a master's degree. I believe you mean you're considering moving to another city?

Me: ...no. I'm not sure if I'm going to do a master's at all.

Him: why not?

Me: I worry it'll be too hard for me.

Him: [gives me a long look] Do you hear yourself?

[celtrist]

I really want to see a more fucked up version of Charlie in canon. Like, okay, I am a die-hard for sweet bubbly girls in media. But I always see how some people make Charlie actually, oh I dunno... demonic? And it's so refreshing for her type of character. I could honestly see her having low empathy (and we kinda see this with how she handled Angel's situation or even Vaggie's nervousness about taking control on an activity). An exploration of that trait (if it was intended) would be interesting to see for a protagonist, especially when her main goal is about helping others. I would love to see her actually have a level of difficulty in understanding others' feelings from the other residents, sinners, and even her father.

But give her a fucked up side. Not a "she gets more power when she's angey uwu", but a "oh, she's a little fucked in the head". It would give so much to her character that she just doesn't have.

@/murmurmurena (don't wanna bother them so slash there we go) has some fun ideas with Charlie. I highly encourage people to check their stuff out! So many fun dark ideas with her character while also still keeping to her canon personality pretty well! Personally, I think Charlie being a bit more naive to her own messed up traits would work best but her also being aware of these traits can make for some interesting character for her.

THIS FIC, "A Game Between You and I". RIGHT HERE WITH THE FIRST CHAPTER. A bit of spoil for the fic here: but I love how they handled Charlie’s absolute ignorance as to why the idea of Russian roulette is horrifying to Angel Dust. It doesn't feel like her being intentionally malicious or aware that she's the odd man out here. This is also a pretty old fic going by only the pilot, but the point still stands that it was such a fun take for her character!

Charlie is one of my favorite characters in the show in part of the POTENTIAL she could have as being the most bubbly sweetheart character while also being the most messed up character in the show. I can't say I have strong confidence with the show's writing and fully expect them to stick with Charlie being the "nice girl but oh no, don't get her angry or she gets scarwy". Which isn't bad for a character mind you, there's just so much more potential to Charlie outside of that trope, especially when you get into the theories of her either being a doll, Roo's biological daughter, or what have you. And for the MAIN CHARACTER of the show, it would be not only interesting but also bring the spotlight back to her.

There's really no question that the side characters steal the show, particularly all the male characters. If I'm honest, Charlie does not feel like she gets a lot of love from the show itself when she's supposed to be the main character. She feels far more flat compared to the rest of the characters (again, the male cast in this "female-lead" show has more depth than most of the female cast currently. I wouldn't be pointing this tidbit concerning the genders of characters if it weren't for the fact Viv defended Helluva's lack of development with their female cast by saying "Hazbin is a female-lead show and Helluva is a male-lead" and Hazbin ended up with it not feeling female lead (to me) and the male cast just completely stealing the show. I don't normally care about gender stuff, especially since I do personally lean interest towards male characters. But using one show as a defense for poor development of the female characters, and then that show not really holding up with no very interesting well-developed feeling female characters irritates me. It's just very clear that these shows don't seem to care much about the female cast :/)

If you like how Charlie is written that's totally fine. PERSONALLY, I just think they're missing so much opportunity with her character by just making her the standard female character type. I honestly don't have a lot of faith they'll actually do something with Charlie's character though. She's a pretty static character in S1 being the same from start to end. Not changing or learning anything to create any development. What does the end of season Charlie do that start of season Charlie wouldn't do? Fight back? Because we see with the pilot (which is the “first episode”) that Charlie does fight people if pushed like with Katie Killjoy and even Valentino. Static characters can work in media depending on the show or their role. But Charlie is the MC of a show about “bettering one's self”. So to have her as a static with not a lot of strong dilemmas for herself (like we see with Angel Husk Al and even Vox) seems silly. Plus, considering Hazbin is telling a whole story and it's not a fun episodic thing, characters are expected to grow on some level. Or else, what was the point of their hero's journey?

[r0semultiverse]

Predictions for Tomorrow's Flash Page Upd8

Commander Karkat is dead or gonna die

Hell Chamber Vriska won't show up at all

Parody of [s] Game Over with lots of deaths at the hands of Jane Crocker's laser beam of death

Kanaya is given blood transfusions of a bunch of dead and alive trolls to revive her.

Meenah's life ring is stolen or destroyed (maybe she gets killed after or runs away idk)

Toby Fox collab with James Roach on the music and/or sounds

Toby Fox music (because nostalgia and he did say he was working on "some things" he didn't disclose)

Rose doesn't die like she had predicted and has an existential crisis about a lot of things & instead is the one leaning over Kanaya's corpse

Satyr's design reveal at the very end or just a reveal of one of them.

Vrissy in Sburb game session with gear and/or god tier'd.

June's corpse reveal

Dave's corpse reveal from Jade's wallet

Davebot and Aradia cameo

Sollux gets the fuck out of the gaming room to see wtf is happening

Deltritus civilization time-lapse

Karkat survives and sees Dave's body :(

EDIT: TODAY'S UPD8, GUESS I'M NOT SLEEPING YET

[yujeong]

Time was at a standstill. Vegas was holding his breath without noticing, and continued to hold it when he did - he was afraid of what would happen if he exhaled loudly enough to draw attention to himself. His gaze was shifting between Pete and the man who was standing before them in the doorway, blocking their entrance. Vegas had never seen him before, but even so, he recognized Pete in him enough to know who he was. A dangerous aura surrounded him. There was an edge to his presence that Vegas would only come across people of certain circles. He was a fighter. A muay khao. Pete's father. Shame coursed through Vegas' body, smearing his skin, settling in his lungs, rendering him speechless. I thought he was dead, he wanted to tell Pete if he could. He wanted to scream at him, I thought you killed him. Pete was the one who broke the stillness. As if awakened by something, he took a half-step back and made a motion with his arms, almost raising them to his chest, but not quite. In an instant, Pete reverted into the pet Vegas had been keeping at the safehouse, bound by handcuffs and afraid of his belt hitting flesh and drawing blood. A lump formed in Vegas' throat. "Have you stopped practicing? Your form is off." The uncanny similarities between Pete and his father appearance-wise didn't mean a thing when it came to their voices. Vegas shivered. Was this what Pete would sound like in a few decades? (Were these the condescending words he'd choose to spew? Was Pete going to embody his father? Was Vegas embodying his?) "What are you doing here?" Pete whispered. "They let me out for a few days, so I came here to collect some money. Imagine my surprise when I found out my offspring left the job someone found him worthy enough of doing to... do what exactly? Yaai didn't want to tell me." He crossed his arms, waiting for an answer. Vegas didn't know what he was allowed to say. If he was allowed to say anything at all. "It's none of your business." "I'd say it very much is my business, as well as yaai's business who was dependent on the money you were making being some rich asshole's human shield." A choked sound scratched Vegas' throat. He didn't like getting reminded of Pete being the main family's bodyguard, even though he stopped being one mere months ago. Especially like this. That was the first time Pete's father stopped looking at his son and turned his head to look at Vegas. For a moment, there seemed to be recognition in his eyes. Did he know who Vegas was? Did he care? A snort came out of his mouth. He leaned on the door. "Oh, I see how it is." He laughed, scratched his neck. "I never expected you to whore yourself out for money. Tell me, is it preferable to the path I carved out for you?" Vegas could sense the disgust in his voice. He could also see it on Pete's face. He was too astonished to share it, but not enough to be unable to speak. "Khun, there has been some misunderstanding-" "Don't bother. I can recognize a faggot when I see one." Pete's movements were too fast for Vegas to stop him. A direct jab to the nose; his father fell like a pack of cards, groaning like a wounded animal. Surprisingly, no blood - Pete held back. Vegas didn't know what to think about that. "That was a pathetic attack, even for you." "Get up." "We're not in the ring, son." Pete growled. Vegas could see his hands trembling as he was keeping them in the air, maintaining an offensive stance. "That never stopped you before." "You were too young to understand what I was doing back then. What I was preparing you for." Pete was silent. "The world isn't kind. It'll fuck you over one way or another." He got up, spat on the ground. "You still haven't learned a thing. You're too old to afford being naive." He turned around, and without sparing a look at Pete again, said: "Now get the fuck out of my house." (For @musictooth, whose posts about Pete's father have reignited my passion for this specific concept and for @wretchedamaranth, whose comments on my writing are always lovely and precious ❤️)

[nessbunnie]

ok new talking stage :3

[kirstielol]

currently testing some pink dye in a small section of my hair to see how vibrant it turns out, but i'm thinking i'm gonna dye all my hair pink tomorrow 🩷

[hickeygender]

how we doin' netflix haters? 🫶🏼

[elizabeth-mitchells]

ok ive been following you for LOST (Juliet Burke i love you <3) but im fairly intrigued by the yellowjackets stuff as well (despite feeling like neo dodging spoilers fksjckbdcj) so is there like anything specific you’d say to someone on the fence about starting YJ? :0

oh i love this message!! Juliet Burke love of my lifeee <33 just for that i'd tell you that in a way the reason i ended up watching Lost was because Elizabeth Mitchell would be the perfect casting for the adult version of one of the yellowjackets characters lol

but yeah there's so many reasons to watch yellowjackets!! it's one of my favorite shows ever and i definitely recommend it. first of all, if you love Lost, that show was a huge inspiration for YJ, there's soooo many parallels. have you ever thought "oh i love Lost but i wish there were more women"? that's yj ghdjfghjfghh

like. Lost but the passengers of the plane were a soccer team of teenage girls. they go through horrible things out there, there's also that supernatural or not vibe, and there's the look into the survivors lives 25 years later, seeing them deal with all that trauma and how it keeps messing with their lives. the dynamics between alllll the characters are so so good and fascinating. allll the actors are also amazing. it can be pretty funny at times and it's also very gay, which is a huge point on its favor in my opinion!

[adamwarlock]

★ The Magus in The Infinity War I am truly unique in this or any reality. There is no denying this truth. My dreams are beyond containment.

[variouscontent]

i like ethel cain's music but i'm never gonna forgive her for reminding me starffighter exists because now i can't stop thinking about it because it's so bad. every aspect of it is mediocre to bad, therefore it won't leave my head. the art style is better suited to illustration so the panels are very static, the page layouts are samey and boring and sometimes the continuity between panels doesn't make sense (left hand in one panel, right hand in the next panel; characters positions not consistent), the narrative and characters are thin, the racism is really quite striking, and the ending is terrible. there's way more story to explore but it's not explored because the author is done writing. we're just supposed to believe the main two guys live happily ever after even though they've barely interacted without fucking. like because they have great sex they're soulmates. it's amazing what we're willing to accept when we don't know any better/are too horny to function.

[elefaint]

...this is very zutara-coded lol

determined little lady, and her kindhearted/omg-lemme-move-outta-her-way boyfriend

maws is really good you guys! give it a watch :)

[dadatello]

Is there anything Dadatello is purposefully doing differently in raising Minitello and Leo to the way that Splinter raised him the first time? Also, is there anything specific he has purposefully carried on doing with his boys that Splinter did with him? Any traditions or anything like that?

"You know, I don't often show emotion, but it's scientifically proven to be beneficial for a child's development. Which is to say... this is important for the kids.

Losing Leonardo at the end there... had me thinking. I shouldn't act like I take my family for granted. He was a champion. And a damn good leader, too.

Just don't tell 'Nardo Junior all of that. It'll go to his head."

[tezzbot]

And if I posted my drawings of my little guys kissing what then. whta then.....

[insecateur]

i scheduled my name change appointment and the woman on the phone kept using "sir" after i told her my deadname. if i don't get this i'll be genuinely astonished

[aussied]

What's up heckers, I'm in my Voltron: Legendary Defender era, and that comes with me being a Klance shipper, so if you don't want to see that stuff on your dash, block the tag now haha

(I don't actually have anything regarding it queued right now because I'm lazy, but it'll get queued eventually, so this is just your fair warning)

[undermostcorgi]

ANOTHER ONE