#(talking abt my phone)

[tianhai03]

had to do poster making as an exercise and the theme was superheroes, so of course i drew mr. vengeance for it🦇

[tiedsh0es]

Breaks my heart how 3GS was created to be an adventurer. He's got the whole personality for it. A leader, he's explored space, and now he's locked himself away inside that closet for years.

Do you think he ever thinks about those siblings he failed and left behind, and thinks he too deserves to be left behind. That this is his punishment. His anxieties only confirmed by the fact every person whose found him has left him again.

Deep down he wants so desperately for someone to help him to tell him he can leave.

[sunjaesol]

[fyodorsushankaaa]

bsd characters as the things i / my friends have said pt1

dazai (me): when life gives you a lemon, become a lemon and hook up with it.

kunikida (friend1): i hate you so fucking much.

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dazai (me): hey have you seen my notebook that i've been drawing boys kissing since i was 12?

atsushi (friend1): okay, why DID YOU BRING IT HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE-

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chuuya (friend2): why don't people understand my home address? im telling them to walk straight. but what they do? turn left or right. ARE YOU DEAF OR FUCKING STUPID?

chuuya: i have never seen anyone that stupid except my fish that died from overeating.

dazai (me): your home addres is the only thing you're straight btw.

chuuya: are you the one who speaks?

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atsushi (me): i'm really having hard time about choosing a career

dazai (friend3): why don't you translate yaois from english?

atsushi: huh

atsushi: okay

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kunikida (friend3): every single thing on earth is so tiring for you.

dazai (me): yes

dazai: i wish i didn't need to breathe

dazai: i wish i didn't need to shit

dazai: i wish i didn't need to eat

atsushi (friend2): then hold your breathe

dazai: tried that before. it's more tiring

kunikida: then die.

dazai: i wish

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chuuya (friend2): i think dazai should write letter that says he's not petitor about we beating the shit out of him so i can punch him till he goes into a coma and lives without needing to eat, shit or move

dazai (me): i would say okay but being beaten is too painful

chuuya: then what about i give you narcosis?

dazai:

dazai: when are you coming?

chuuya: so soon

chuuya: by the way, would you be offended if i unpluged your respirator and charged my phone instead?

dazai: nope but why are you asking?

chuuya: nothing.

(actually it was continue of the one before that btw)

[vhvrs]

flash from the past shadow akechis from my old palace au + pulling a script outline for a zine/fic involving them that i wrote in 2019 that i may as well drop

[stellabyystarlight]

When there's yearner characters at the function

(press the pic for full quality !!)

[payaso-gomi]

Got venture bros charms on the mind,,,, ive done a couple of designs now but i dislike most of them now so im starting over again-

I do have finished sticker designs, I'd like to promo those and then put it em on the store but for the keychains i'd need to plan it out a lot nore

I plan on doing a little interest check! I'm a bit indecisive on which designs of venture bros to do because we kind of see the same designs in merch but maybe people like that? We'd do an interest check to see which designs would be preferred and then open a preorder! However we would only be able to do us shipping :( at least until we can fully figure out international shipping

[breathe-2am]

Tommy: Alright evan, i'm off to my planned solo camping trip! Just a weekend of rock climbing and painting in the desert, can't wait!

Buck: I'll miss you :-(

Tommy: It's gonna be okay, i'll be gone for your 48 and be back when you're off, we can get breakfast.

Buck: Yea, it's only two days, what's the worst that could happen? Ok have fun, see you when you get back :-)

Tommy returning to cell service:

[justablah56]

a real image of me when my mutuals are niceys to me

[astranauticus]

link click yingdu ep 1 is truly the gift that keeps on giving the more you think about it the more layers you unlock. at first i thought the 'video call with phone in shirt pocket' trick is a pretty effective way of replicating their dives with like.. normal human technology without their powers and then i realised that's probably because lu guang specifically thought 'this is a situation that would call for a dive except cheng xiaoshi doesn't know about the whole time travel powers thing yet, what would be a good and reasonable approximation of that that i can spring on him rn'. also, we know this is not the first time he's experiencing this day because he was checking the clock before he proposed the whole video call phone camera thing, implying that he had the 'script' for this day just like he did with the anime convention, but even then he could only warn cheng xiaoshi about the guy behind him with the bat right before he was about to get hit - probably because cheng xiaoshi kept 'doing unnecessary actions' and messing up the timeline/lu guang's 'script' and forcing him to improvise. once again, lu guang's trying to protect cheng xiaoshi while also hiding information from him and cheng xiaoshi's failing to follow lu guang's instructions and putting himself in danger because of his own kindness and impulsivity - their entire dynamic moving forwards, captured in their first (arguably more like.. the 0th) 'job' together.

[velvetwyrme]

Importante Lore question about the crotch rust comic.

We know Megs had it and I wanna say he was probably the one that spread it to the Petrol pump too infecting poor prowl and the twins

BUT…………,,….. how did Megatron basically get the robo clap/rhea/ lower herp.

Is he the true patient zero or are they still out there.

i'll answer that in a second but hey. i think we should give Megatron the benefit of the doubt here. there are PLENTY other Decepticons (and Autobots, probably) that have STIs...

that being said, Megatron giving a fuel pump an STI is an INCREDIBLY funny image because in many continuities he doesn't turn into something that would fuel up at a gas station, which means one of the following presumably happened:

a) he goes and fuels in bot mode. inherently hilarious and terrifying.

b) a fucking tank rolls up to a petrol station.

c) a jet/stealth bomber rolls up to a petrol station?????

d) gun.

anyway. that aside, ive reviewed the available data and i think patient zero was Shockwave.

i reckon he was keeping a strain of it for testing and it got loose one day when Frenzy/Rumble were poking around his lab and they knocked something over.

i mean... either that or.....

................................ i meant to write injection oh ymgod

[ask2ps]

listen. i take you gently by the hands. none of the nations are good people. "you mean the 2ps right?" no. we are talking about the main cast now. "they're just doing their job—" no. when you're a nation your very existence is (at best) a competition and (at worst) a bloody battle for survival. there is a limited amount of space on earth. everyone wants to feel the high (the strength the riches the prestige) of being an empire. for some the fall has made them bitter and unpredictable. for others the fear of collapse makes them paranoid and violent. they are not good people. "well SURELY my little blorbo wouldn't—"

i am shaking you with tears in my eyes!! they are soldiers. they are weapons!!!! there are days they hate themselves for it and days they pride themselves on it!! they aren't human. they aren't human!! even if they want to be, even if they pretend to be, they're not human beings!!! and they are not good people!!!

[hyunin]

omg as an aside from my tags on the last post. i briefly worked for a company that wrote letters to political reps on behalf of constituents who couldn't/wouldn't write to them themselves for whatever reason and i know for a fact that letters are WAAAAY more effective at influencing government officials than emails are, and sometimes they're even more effective than calls. emails are better than nothing but a lot of times (especially if they all have the same subject line/content) they will just be considered spam and get deleted without making it to the rep at all. letters are way more likely to make it to them for them to read! they Are more effort but that is a big part of why they're more influential too. so if there's an issue you're passionate about i rly encourage u to write a letter/letters to the people who can do something about it 🙏 there are websites out there where you can write the content of a letter to your rep and they will send it for you but i don't have any on hand atm, but otherwise writing and sending a letter yourself is not as intimidating as it might seem and is a great way to make your voice heard

[doobledabbadoo]

Is the Mr. Men & Little Miss franchise sexist? - An informal essay by a fan

(tl;dr summary is listed at the end of this post)

A while ago, I was going through my strawpage (which you can find here) to uncover some submissions that were collecting dust over time. While most of them were about how I was doing, or silly headcanons that the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters had, I came across one that I think needed more than a silly and lighthearted response from your's truly:

"Do you think Mr Men and Little miss is Sexist?"

For those who don't know, the Mr. Men and Little Miss franchise is a British children's literature franchise that contains simple, shaped people that embody certain attributes, such as happiness, luckiness, or forgetfulness. The creator of the series is Roger Hargreaves, who created the first Mr. Men book, Mr. Tickle, in 1971. The book series is still being written today by Adam Hargreaves, Roger's son.

Meanwhile, sexism is defined by the prejudice, discrimination, or stereotyping towards a target sex, typically towards women. Because sexism is a more sensitive topic than many people realize, I will do what I can to approach this subject manner in a more sensitive and serious matter.

I will be writing this from my own perspective; as someone who's identity doesn't relate to being either male or female, and as an avid fan who is viewing the franchise from a critical lens for the sake of this essay. Keep in mind that I'm not an expert on sexism or how women should be portrayed in media, so you may take anything I say below with a grain of salt, and I highly encourage you to do your own research on the subject to form your own thoughts and opinions.

If you're looking for my answer, I honestly don't think that the Mr. Men and Little Miss series is sexist. For one, almost all of the relationships between the male characters and female characters are strictly platonic. Even in Little Miss Valentine's book, a character meant to embody a holiday all about love, includes friendship as one of its core themes. The only instance of romance I gathered from actually reading and looking into the books is between Miss Shy and Miss Quiet, and even then I'm pretty sure it's only implied, based on their interactions.

I've seen a lot of people criticize the series for some of its more negative stereotypes towards women, using more malicious characters, like Miss Naughty and Miss Trouble, or more incompetent characters, such as Miss Helpful, Miss Late, or Miss Scatterbrain. I would've agreed if it were the 1980's, where there were significantly less female characters than male characters. However, some people should consider that there's also many malicious male characters, like Mr. Mischief, Mr. Rude, and Mr. Mean, and many incompetent male characters, like Mr. Clumsy, Mr. Forgetful, and Mr. Wrong. Plus, within these past few years, we've had some more positive female characters, like Miss Brave, Miss Inventor, Miss Sparkle, Miss Hug, and Miss Fabulous, so it definitely balances out.

Although, there are a few decisions the franchise makes for its books and series that does make me raise an eyebrow. For example:

I saw another post on tumblr earlier that criticized how infantilizing "Little Miss" sounds, especially in comparison to "Mr. Men". I do agree that this isn't really the best way to label female characters in the series, as I think something such as the "Miss Madams" could've worked just as well. I don't know how much the Mr. Men and Little Miss franchise is willing to rebrand this name. They've renamed a couple of their characters in the past due to offensive terms (Miss Plump to Miss Greedy, and Mr. Uppity to Mr. Snooty), but I'm not sure if they're willing to remove the "Little" in all their female character's names any time soon. Maybe in another world, they could be branded as the "Little Misses and Little Misters" or the "Mr. Men and Miss Madams".

Miss Brainy, who's just simply tired of everyone asking her questions, has her book end with her nearly getting mauled by a lion. To be fair, neither Roger or Adams wrote this, but... What exactly did she do for a lion to appear on her walk before trying to eat her? She could've learned something like how not everyone was as well educated as her, and that she could learn to be more patient with them. At least Mr. Clever, a character known to be obnoxiously smart in his own book, learned to be humble when he couldn't answer subjective questions. The whole lion thing just felt entirely random.

Little Miss Late, at the end of her book, ends up having a more fulfilled life by cooking and staying at home with Mr. Lazy. On one hand, this does enforce some gendered stereotypes from the 1950's, where a woman is supposed to cook and stay inside for the man in the house, and if you know anything about the 50's, well... It wasn't a good decade for women, to put it simply. On the other hand, there are some women who actually don't mind cooking and cleaning for the men in their lives, and if that's what makes Miss Late happy, who am I to judge?

Just some of the treatment that the female characters get in the Mr. Men show. Because the producers of the show wanted to market it towards boys, they cut a bunch of the female characters that were in development, and they even removed a prominent female character in between seasons simply because the executives didn't like her. They've brought in more characters in season 2, more female characters than male, but they don't utilize any of them as they do the cast they had in season 1. I personally would've loved to see Miss Bossy have a shouting match with Mr. Stubborn or Mr. Rude, or even Miss Curious take Mr. Bump's role in the "How do they do it?" segments of season 2!

Even despite these gripes, I honestly don't think that the franchise itself is sexist. It had many different books, shows, music, and even a musical throughout the years, and they were all written, directed, and produced by several different people with different perspectives and biases.

If you're a woman, or fall under the transgender and nonbinary umbrella, and you've engaged in any Mr. Men media, I would also love to hear your thoughts on how the Mr. Men and Little Miss franchise treats its female characters. It's always great to listen to other people's voices who differ from yours, as it provides different perspectives into the conversation.

tl;dr: no, i do not think its a sexist series. i can see why some people would think so, but i personally dont think it is.

[wundrousarts]

SILVERBORN 2025 (for real this time!!!) 😁😁😁

Going to make a video of all of Jess’s instagram stories together and upload to YouTube, probably transcribe it as well. She says she’ll be continuing it in the next couple of days so hopefully expect it in the next week or so? 🤷 In the meanwhile, if you don’t follow her but you’re in the Discord, stuff is also being shared in the “Jess Feed” channel.

Also as soon as I find HD versions of the cover pics I will post them on @nevermoorsource. So far all I can find is a blurry pic of the Australian cover lol (and the UK one should be coming soon?)

I wonder if we’ll get a full blurb soon or closer to the release date? I’d love something new to obsess over during the wait… 😅

[finncakes]

:/