#(still need to do a lot of farming)

[sentientcave]

Mood board for my latest project. Little bit of it below the cut.

You eat the lunch you packed and pull off your sweater, the noon sun warming you up enough to not need it, at least for the moment. You putt along to a new spot and try fishing again, this time catching three good sized fish. Surprising, considering the time of day, but sometimes you get lucky. You're thinking about heading back home when you spot a flash of white under the water.

You grab your camera, determined to be ready. And then a grey shape launches out of the water and into your boat, nearly capsizing it. The white orca sluices through the water next to your boat a moment later, regarding you disdainfully with one bloodshot eye. He flicks his tail as he dives again, soaking you and your passenger.

Your seal friend makes himself comfortable at the prow of the boat, entirely too pleased with himself.

"You're on thin ice, mister!" You tell him, turning back the way you'd come. Thanks to him you missed your photo and nearly went for a swim in deep water. You're pretty sure he couldn't help you out of that situation even if he wanted to, especially with a hunter swimming just below. You certainly don't want four inch teeth biting you in half.

Of course, you don't want to see your friend get eaten in front of you either. You know its the way of the ocean, but he's your little buddy.

The white orca cuts across your path again. You stop your engine, heart hammering, and grab your camera. He disappears into the depths for a moment, and then jumps a little ways away. If you didn’t know better, you’d say he was showing off. You get several quick snaps that you know will be gorgeous— Water droplets catching the sun, his ghostly white body stark against the backdrop of the dark ocean. You grin at the seal, and yelp when something thumps the bottom of your boat, rocking it harshly.

Then the white orca (he needs a name, so you land on Ghost) surfaces next to you, terrifyingly close, and spits water at the seal.

“Holy shit,” you breathe, adjusting your lens for the close contact, camera shutter clicking away as you shoot pictures. Ghost eyes you, and then spits water a second time. The seal looks deeply offended, but not concerned, even with his hunter bobbing in the water a few feet away. “Aren’t you a pretty boy.”

He is pretty. A juvenile, maybe, now that you see him up close— He’s a bit small for an orca, but he’s all alone out here, no pod to speak of, and a juvenile wouldn’t survive on it’s own. As if he can hear your compliment, he creaks at you.

The seal barks back. He seems offended by Ghost’s presence. Understandable, since Ghost was trying to eat him earlier. You get a few funny snaps of the two of them regarding each other over the rim of the boat, having a conversation that you have no way of understanding. You feel a bit insane. A bit like you’re going to wake up laying in the bottom of your boat any minute, and this will all be a funny dream.

[cheriafreya]

I'm actually... enjoying Wuthering Waves this time...

[cheeseknives]

Yes....

...why are you looking at me like that though...

[infraredss]

absolutely fucked that i can't go into the hairdressers and just say "lesbian" and have them immediately understand what i want

[starbuck]

in the fresh light of day, i felt something falling away / on the day your love came screaming through me

[guinevereslancelot]

not to be ungrateful but i don't get paid enough at my job lol

[llycaons]

I have friends and family who are vegan and it wouldn't be a big deal but as the op of that post said, there are people who genuinely get mad that ecology exists as it does and do shame ppl for hunting and/or eating meat for cultural/religious/health reasons and I know because I've seen it...and I also think it's worth keeping in mind that there are people who would rather buy grains from thousands of miles away no matter how bad the conditions are for the people harvesting it than locally grown, sustainable meat because they care more about animals than about people of the global south. like! some of it is education/anthropomorphification but I genuinely do think there's racist elements of a lot of white vegan's thought processes that need to be dealt with

[arolesbianism]

Ive been waiting for ages in oni for my future industrial block to be vacuumed out so I decided to doodle some furry women while I waited (it’s still not done)

[isan0rt]

Me, loading Dreamlight Valley: phew, the Halloween event is over, I shall no longer be menaced by the Nightmare Before Christmas aesthetic items in the star path, that aesthetic has irrationally terrified me for 30 years.

Dreamlight Valley: surprise! In addition to the holiday star path, we're out of early access and there's a big update and new villager and world!!

Me: :D

Dreamlight Valley: it's Jack Skellington and Halloweentown!!

Me: 🙃

[decidueyedreamerdetails]

🥊 Hickory?

Link to the ask game here! (Still open if anyone wants to send anything else in!)

🥊  - What does Hickory love to do? What do they hate to do? 

I’m going to put this under a cut because it got long. Apparently I’m incapable of talking about Hickory a Normal Amount LOL /lh

Hickory loves farming, it’s both their job and their biggest hobby! Being an Alpha, they’re stronger than the average Pokémon too, so they’re well suited for this type of work!

Surprisingly, they didn’t like farming at first - they very much saw being sent to help on their uncle’s farm as a punishment, and did as much as they could to be unhelpful as possible. However, they eventually came around to the idea of being helpful, and it turned out to be very effective anger management for them? A lot of it was physically demanding, helped tire them out and not have that energy to lose their temper, but also a lot of the plants needed to be handled with care - there were a lot of mishaps at first, but Hickory eventually learnt how to be gentle with them, even when frustrated, a skill they’ve managed to apply in other situations!

Eventually they grew to love farming, taking genuine interest and passion in it! They usually grow herbs, spices and seeds like their uncle before them, but they occasionally branch out and attempt to grow other crops to satisfy their curiosity!

Other people are the bane of their existence however; if they could live on their farm in isolation, they absolutely would.

As a child, their issues with others mainly arose due to their temper, often starting arguments and lashing out at them, driving the other kids off and leaving them alone. However, even in the rare times they were calm, they wouldn’t interact with the other kids anyways. They wouldn’t approach them, and wouldn’t talk to the other children if they approached Hickory - it seemed like they genuinely preferred to be on their own to the adults, although part of it was they were likely too nervous to engage with the other children.

They did have one friend though, their younger cousin Clancy! However, that friendship was short-lived, as Hickory eventually physically lashed out and injured their younger cousin. Understandably enough, Hickory’s aunt and uncle did not want them around Clancy anymore, and refused to talk to Hickory’s parents too. As an adult, Hickory regrets what they did to their cousin and does want to apologise, but they have no way of getting in touch with him, and they don’t believe that he would appreciate them reaching out anyways.

They have grown to be a lot calmer as an adult, and know how to just walk away if someone is genuinely frustrating them, but people still remain a struggle for them - mainly due to their social anxiety that was masked by their anger issues as a child.

Despite many’s first impressions of Hickory being ‘scary’ (they are almost 9 feet tall, and very strong from farm work) they are actually quite timid, finding it almost impossible to start conversations, and struggling to hold them… This has led to them finding selling their crops to be their hardest part of their job, especially now their uncle has retired, and they can’t just let him deal with other people. Most of their regulars are merchants who are used to Hickory’s timidness and eccentricities, but also know their crops are good quality!

Unfortunately though, they don’t have any friends - Hickory doesn’t leave the farm often enough to make friends. However they do aim to visit their uncle once every month, making sure their crops will survive the couple of days they’re absent! They enjoy catching up with each other, although their uncle does worry about how much his nibling seems to isolate themself.

[idiaa-shroxd]

HEY HELLO I LOVE YOUR WRITING SM I'M SO JELOUS MARRY ME???/j

awww thank you so so much!! 💗💞 I absolutely would marry you (*´∀｀*) i hope you don’t mind but i checked out your blog aesthetic is literally so pretty?? i’m very jealous of people who know how to make a pretty profile!!! i adore the color it’s so pleasing to the eyes!! i also checked your writing and it’s very nice!! it’s easy to read and understand and i also respect the first post being one about deuce! <3

i also really love the genshin emotes, makes me happy to see another fan ehe so here’s one in response, as faruzan’s got to basically be my main besides wanderer because i adore her so much?? play style is absolutely fun despite only being c4 i crowned her. my wanderer is like triple crowned and has cons with a BIS but I still love faruzan so much—. she’s literally so cute!! (´・ω・)

[loredwy]

Tbh im convinced living in any rural place for a while is a cure against falling for the trad aesthetic

[autism-freaks]

I think it's a common misconception that domesticating animals is somewhat like enslaving them. It really is more of a symbiotic relationship. No wild animal would have willingly put up with early humans if they didn't get something out of it. Wolves wouldn't have stayed with us and become dogs if they weren't getting food and safety out of it. Many large herbivores that are now domesticated could and would have easily trampled their early human captors or broken their enclosures open if they didn't have a reason to stay. Sometimes individual animals still do if we don't give them what they need.

The animals that have stayed with us for thousands of years have evolved to cooperate with us better. Dogs have additional facial muscles around their eyes that wolves lack in order to mimic human facial expressions. Sheep grow their wool perpetually while their wild counterparts don't because a bigger fleece means they're more likely to be allowed to breed and be kept around. Domestic dairy cows produce much more milk than wild bovine species and domestic hens lay more eggs. Do you know how energy costly producing eggs or milk is for an animal? It's pretty intense! They wouldn't be able to do that if we hadn't given them the food and safety from predators and the elements to.

And we really need to show these animals respect and gratitude for what they give us by taking excellent care of them. They gave up a lot to be with us, often including the means to take care of themselves in the wild. That's a huge reason why I'm not against using animal products, but I hate factory farming. They are still living, breathing creatures with needs and feelings. They deserve a comfortable life and, when the time comes, a humane death.

[guinevereslancelot]

el oh el. just got to tell the guy who dumped me (to make more time for skiing) that yes you can ski on my property actually 😌

[witch-queen-of-lesbos]

Today I learned that there's a limit to the number of notes you can put in a post.

hm actually i made a joke poll like this a while back but now im genuinely curious

[neverendingford]

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