#-was all very different from each other

[welcometogrouchland]

"lol they should make Steph spoiler again she's basically not even a Batgirl" look I'm not too jazzed about the current state of Batgirl lore either rn but if I have to suffer through another decade of terrible babsgirl content PLEASE AT LEAST LET ME HAVE BATGIRL STEPH, IF ONLY IN NAME

[stopper-my-heart]

Nick stroking Charlie's hand with his thumb

[annimir]

Draco Malfoy

Main Floor, Hogwarts

as seen by Harry James Potter

Circa 8th year (they’re about to fall in love)

[cerealmonster15]

skully (scully??) in his element: alone in a quiet dark room with NOTHING but a single pumpkin and a light inside😌

[levemetal]

Day 2: Timeloop / Xiao Qi and Jiu Ge

I am cringe and I am not even free

Feel free to reuse this idea but 24 hours are not enough for me to finish an entire comic. I could have taken the simpler prompt but nOOOOOO timeloop is too tempting. Past me why are we like this

[otaku553]

Some more spy x family one piece crossover doodles :)

A fic may or may not be in progress…….

Edit: the fic is posted :)

[front-facing-pokemon]

[sauronism]

armand would rather throw that old man into the trash can, than calling daniel "maitre". he would NEVER fucking do that.

[lostyesterday]

Something I like about both T’Lyn in Lower Decks and T’Rina in Discovery is that they feel distinctly Vulcan, but in a different way than a lot of other Vulcans shown previously. T’Lyn is somewhat classically Vulcan in her mannerisms, but not in her actual behavior which is frequently impulsive and based on intuition. Not that no other Vulcan characters have had their impulsive moments, but T’Lyn as a character feels more strongly defined by them, and I like how this is shown to be a strength as often as it is a flaw. T’Rina has a subtly different demeanor from a lot of Vulcans portrayed previously that I think indicates a deep sense of compassion intertwined with logic that is reflected in her actions as well. She is open-minded about other ideas and philosophies in a way that has rarely been portrayed in other major Vulcan characters. Not to say that other Vulcan characters aren’t compassionate or open-minded, but I personally feel that T’Rina embodies these ideas more fully without it ever feeling like she’s less logic-oriented. These two characters are nothing like each other, but they both feel like new and fresh characters without being completely unrecognizable from Vulcans in older series.

[dracrownian]

Nagano Snowy Mountains case has to be one of my favorites for Conan & Rei interaction. From Conan asking Rei if he knows who Rum is and Rei's non-answer -

to Rei giving him a hint anyway -

which Conan then proceeds to not think about ever again, probably...

And then to have Rei like. Protecting Conan from Rum by acting like they barely know each other.

This was before the actual Rum identity reveal, but it was super obvious (imo) from the moment you meet this guy that he's Rum, and that's all beside the point anyway. The point is that, whether Rei knows this guy is Rum or not (which I believe he does), he's protecting Conan. And I love that.

Rei obviously thinks highly of Conan and his intelligence, and mostly treats him as an equal when it comes to investigations (and even needles him occasionally when Conan does something obvious, such as the most recent chapters in Poirot), so to have this moment where Rei realizes Conan's intellect could get him in trouble and act accordingly just sticks out to me as such a good moment for their relationship.

(Another thing I love about this case, unrelated to Conan, is the fact that Kuroda definitely called Koumei to be like "hey if you recognize Rei, no you don't.")

Anyway I just think about this case a lot. And definitely not for the case itself. This is one of those where I figured out the culprit from the moment they appeared based entirely on vibes.

[littlebittyhollowbugs]

Also thinking about Nailmaster brothers and Vessel siblings parallels

I don't know how exactly to articulate it but Oro's boss fight dream dialogue~

"My path is mine alone..." And "Whatever it takes... I'll prove myself." Describing Hollow's beliefs/inner conflict.

While Mato's "Don't leave me behind!" And "Brothers always fight together!" Describes little Ghost's.

Also Mato and Ghost both feeling betrayed by their siblings but coming to their aid despite that!!

[phoenixcatch7]

Loz fandom stop being angsty and give the daydreaming kids on big fun adventures with a cool glowing sword some actual whimsy and joy challenge

[kacievvbbbb]

I feel like the main reason this evil shanks theory is so prevalent (besides the private meeting the the gorsei which up even I can’t explain) is that his general cheeriness and lackadaisical disposition is more of a presented front, a mask to be slipped on and off at will which would be fine if he weren’t often put in the same boat as Roger and Luffy two people ( for as much as we know about roger) who have no masks at all.

Don’t get me wrong I’m pretty sure that Shanks is a naturally happy, good natured dude but he’s also the most politically minded pirate we have seen on the show (and some of these pirates were actual politicians) like I’m pretty sure Roger is more mature and secretive than Luffy ( makes sense he’s older and has seen more of the world) but with both of them you never get the sense that their silliness is something they are putting on for the direct purpose of making themselves less of a threat. They both can get serious when the situation calls for it but that feels more of an extension of their already established personality more than a hidden personality.

While with shanks it’s undeniable that something changed within him and his goals the day Roger died I don’t know if Roger actually told him something or if he just wasn’t dealing with the abandonment well it was probably a mix of both honestly. But yeah Shanks comes off as a guy with his ear to the ground someone who has schemes on schemes on schemes. he’s someone playing in the long run, kind of like crocodile but not nefarious. And when compared with a straight forward head first always kinda guy like Luffy, like he often is, he can come off a little suspicious.

There’s something that’s a little fake about his cheer, something a little too performative about his optimism and foolishness. I think it’s a mix of; he’s housing a deep sadness, he’s more of a realist that an optimist and also dudes just a pacifist unlike like luffy who loves to brawl ( like luffy knows when it’s better not to fight but he also loves a good fight) and he would rather deescalate a situation than fight it out and sometimes the easiest way to do that is with an air of cluelessness and making yourself seem less of a threat which makes it so much more jarring but effective when he reveals just how big a threat he is. but I can see why people think it’s suspicious.

(Interestingly even when luffy tries to emulate this behavior like when he first encountered Bellamy at the pub his plan is to just not react which while in the same vain is very different than Shanks actively playing the drunken good natured take it on the chin role for the bandits Luffy was still essentially himself he just refused to react while Shanks played a role which made it more terrifying and effective when he stopped)

Also it doesn’t help that until recently he’s largely been missing from the narrative with just a man echoing or a whisper here or there of how powerful he is.

But I think we should remember that Shank’s goal is essentially world peace. and peace, a true lasting peace, is just a little more of a precarious balancing act, than utmost freedom. For freedom you have to destroy the old game, for peace you have to learn to play a new one, hopefully with a bit more kindness injected into the foundation.

[massivementalitynut]

My Connection Lost Comm of White Fang Members by @ogariane

[al-luviec]

juvie buddies

[kiiingsnake]

Thank you for answering that mecha ask, it was very helpful!! Though if I may, could I ask if you have any advice/tips for people who are new(ish) to drawing mecha? or just struggling in general I guess

first off, sorry for taking so long to answer this- it made me really have to think about how the hell i structure my mecha drawings in the first place. so here's my best advice, structured in a very on-brand confusing and shitty manner:

really, when you're just starting out its all about taking a base shape and warping it. the biggest thing is exaggeration- what you exaggerate and where you do so really does depend on your own tastes/goals for the robot. high exaggeration reads as super mechanical/otherworldly/technical, while keeping it close to the base shapes you want to replicate will make it seem more organic.

a good thing to remember the whole time is that you're putting a shell around a frame! it's like trying to draw an animal but with only hard bits (well, most of the time). so your base shape layouts aren't exactly indicative of what will be your mecha's internal and external structure. you can exaggerate inwards to make it seem like, say, an armored skeleton, or only exaggerate outwards to seem like a carapace on a bug. it's really just a whole lot of pushing and pulling within your original silhouette and weights!