#(i actually really liked doug)

[commsroom]

the u.s.s. horrible unending nightmare 💥 (once again from the incredible @hehearse)

[captn3]

fairly odd parents still infecting my brain have a redraw

og screenshot ^ im already working on stuff with backgrounds i dont need to make even more

[milolovesbmc]

The Dream (The Angel's Kiss)

Based on the sculpture by Auguste Rodin (1905)

(Censored just in case even though it's nothing explicit, uncensored under the cut)

"I remember you, something about you... coming to me, and sinking into me, and giving me breath again. . ."

[star-felled]

more citizens posting

a muriel i drew a while back and a species swap speio ! shes an aspiring priestess who works as a lady-in-waiting for the ding dong dell royal family

[endiness]

not to always dunk on hc but i'm rewatching the sirens clip again and it's like genuinely funny how shitty hc's acting is in comparison to doug cockle's performance as geralt lmao

[phantajam]

my hot take about descendants is that NONE of the core four were ready for a relationship until maybe like, the third movie (rant in tags)

[kumquatpoo]

Posting this right after the mlp and total drama crossover drawings

Anyway i think clydes self worth issues are really interesting and how its an entire neurosis that feeds off of him, making it hard for him to accept love given to him, being loved turning into guilt.

[phone-kisser]

I went to Barnes & Noble today to get the book of bill and journal 3 and I got journal 3 but I couldn't find the book of bill so I went to ask the employee that was walking around and he was like "do you need help with anything?" and I was like "Yeah do you have–" and he cut me off and said "book of bill?" like thank you Doug I'm glad you could tell

[meljwrites]

What are your thoughts on James and Leah/Lucas. I get annoyed by James and I can only hope their relationships get better.

Yeah he doesn't seem like the most likeable character, especially after the way he abused Lucas. I haven't watched any of the ste/james arc other than their wedding, so I can't really get why ste likes him so much. It's hard when their relationships have also been strained with Ste, there is little chance for them to act like a proper family unit.

If Ste does go to prison (a big if) then I hope that James steps up and acts like a proper dad, even if he is a bit of a nightmare.

It also doesn't help that those kids have had a lot of step-dads and none of them have lasted very long (and three of them have died)

It would be interesting to see him being an actual dad to them, but I wouldn't pin my hopes on it, considering everything that has come before.

[sysig]

Something to while away the hours (P1 | P2 | P3) (Patreon)

[rotzaprachim]

minx is interesting. It’s interesting and it’s interested in things in a way that I find a lot of current media about feminism not to be. There’s an active interest into poking into some of the uncomfortable areas without simple conclusions when it comes to how feminism should relate to sex and the market/capitalism.

also really appreciate the unapologetic 70’s ness and the use of 70’s events, catchwords, buzz etc in a way that doesn’t always feel tee hee

[commsroom]

wolf 359 is not a horror story, it's got the average amount of horror elements you would expect from sci-fi, and this is a good thing for eiffel, who is very, very determined not to end up a horror protagonist. (for all the good that effort did him in time to kill, but...)

like he's genre savvy enough to know where these things go. he opens a crate of eyeless russian dolls? hm. creepy. no thanks! puts the lid back on and puts it out of his mind immediately. heard a weird noise? think you should investigate? no you didn't! no you don't! consider hiding in the nearest available hole in the wall instead.

eiffel is careless in so many ways, he thinks he's not concerned about his own well-being... until his safety's even a little bit threatened, and then his survival instincts kick in to an insane degree. his pride has never once outweighed his cowardice and this has probably saved his life. but the other thing about eiffel is that, despite his surprising amount of common sense, no one ever listens to him for it. he's the guy telling everyone not to split up or go in the spooky basement as they leave him alone at the top of the staircase.

[bobmckenzie]

ok i don't know WHAT kind of brain fart I had but I've been thinking today marks 6 months since I started shipping with Bob... IT'S NOT SIX DLSKJFKSF IT'S EIGHT 😳😳😳 8 MONTHS!!!

so today i learned i don't know how to count but idec bc it's my 8 month bobiversarry lol ❤️

[freepassbound]

10. What are your future plans?

13. All of pets you’ve ever had

22. Your plans for summer

26. What language do you want to learn?

41. Are you happy with where you live?

✨✨✨ please and thank you 😁

10. What are your future plans?

I really don't know. This past year in the new teaching job was really stressful, and if next year is anything like that... well, I don't know that I want to continue with this job. It seems like I could pivot to tutoring full-time without much of a problem - but that carries all kinds of disadvantages around insurance and taxes, and it is more uncertain.

13. All of pets you’ve ever had

Three dogs: one who preceded me and passed when I was literally a toddler (so I don't really remember them); one from when I was in middle school to college, a beagle who would run off after anything; and one from my mid-20s to late-30s, a black lab mutt who loved snuggling and who also wound up absorbing a lot of our neuroses.

22. Your plans for summer

I have nothing concrete; right now I'm just slowly trying to set right all the stuff that went sideways during my bad spell last month. I'm doing some tutoring, I'll probably try to sneak in a short vacation or two, and getting the house sorted has been a checklist item for... seven-and-a-half years now. Nothing remarkable.

26. What language do you want to learn?

French has always been top of the list, even if the original reason isn't valid anymore. I don't suppose I'd change it as the choice, though.

41. Are you happy with where you live?

Hmm. I think it might be more accurate to say that I'm very attached to where I live? I suppose I'm happy enough - I've never seriously imagined living elsewhere (and at this point I almost certainly don't have the financial means to move).

I value my community, and I try to help it out with my work and my custom; I like knowing where everything is, and having long-time favorites.

On a tighter scale, I think it's a pretty nice house, in a reasonably good spot. I wish I could feel comfortable going for a walk or a bike, but the road is too busy and not designed for that (in my opinion). The yard is a source of stress because I don't trust myself with plants and I hate cutting things down - but it's also very nice at the same time, as I get deer stopping by, plus a nice variety of birds, and rabbits, possums... used to get turkeys, but I haven't seen any in a long while.

[unnecessarilygrandiose]

welp. time for 911 now

[existentialcrisisetcetera]

i think it's bc its straight up just not that scary. and i dont mean that in a bad way! i love dark deception dearly, and i love what it does, but the focus is definitely on pacman-esque gameplay rather than really trying to scare you.

tldr: dd just isn't as scary as a lot of other horror games bc there isn't much dread, that's on purpose, and it's absolutely good for what it is.

sure, if you get surprised by agatha teleporting behind you or a gold watcher just being There around a corner, youre gonna be a spooked. but it doesnt try to make you Dread the enemies in the same way as, say, outlast or resident evil. like they build up an atmosphere, a tense one at times, but not one that makes you dread to move forward. thats why the whole thing at the end of mascot mayhem hits so hard, its the first time the game really makes you feel afraid what's ahead of you through the near-complete darkness and use of sound+small lights that dont reveal much to lure you on.

of course i may be a Very biased source, horror just kind of bounces off me unless they go in very hard - not in a badass way, in a "local man accidentally totally desensitized themselves to horror imagery bc they just thought it was neat" way. but we KNOW glowstick entertainment would not have an issue if they really were trying to scare the shit out of you: nixson is doing the coding, and he made joy of creation, and joy of creation is scary as shit. it builds dread through environment and sound, it creates enemies you really fear rather than just obstacles. sure, nothing could really be like The Corridor (you know the one) but dark deception being not even slightly as pants-shittingly terrifying makes it very clear that the lack of dread is on purpose.

and i think this lack of dread is good! dark deception may have a very horror-themed set dressing, and uses a lot of references to popular horror settings/media, but the ganeplay itself doesnt really try to be scary beyond the inherent conceit of being chased and jumpscared if you die. it's tense, but in the way that makes you think tactically rather than the way that makes you panic. or that might just be me haha

anyway yeah im a very biased source but i do love this game, it's very rare to see a game that adores its references so much while still doing its own thing. it's not ripping off anything besides maybe pacman, and the first-person perspective makes them play quite differently anyway - it's at least a little more threatening to not know where the enemies are, and makes you plan differently. and the spooky setting dressing is fun, sue me