#And they are all very very messy XDDD

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

The people have spoken

[sytiart]

This is a little personal project i've started early this year. A full Asura house! I wanted to practice with interiors since i do have a job dealing with them but not dealing with the design part.

What i noticed is that designing the spaces is hard, really. It's not just about filling the rooms with items, that's kinda straight forward. But designing the actual spaces was a problem for me and a carefull look can spot several problems :'D

But i decided it was ok, I was more interested in the final look and I had fun with all the tiny items in the rooms.

I had fun inking. Even if it was an endless process and it really got me tired ad the end. But i'm satisfied by looking at the b&w lines!

In the final version, each line was coloured. First, with a trick to bulk color them. And then manually, where it was necessary. The final result is a bit messy if you zoom 100% but it works just fine at web-sizes.

I decided to publish the final version as a small file for reasons u_ù buuut this doesn't stop me from doing close-ups! I also posed the asura inside according to the light source, it was fun ;3

Overall, I tried to stay faithful to Asura designs, taking lots of ingame references and designing extra items based on them (like the bath tub (even if I think an asura would rather bathe with a little golem model rather than a quaggan one xDDD). That was the most fun part! I love asura culture being so tribal (inca-like, stone and garish textiles) and yet full of advanced magitech. That's the very first thing that won me over to the master race ;DDD

[glettokono]

I just wanted to say that I always get super excited when I see that you’ve posted something new. Your style is so cool and it just really flows. I was wondering how you make your panels interesting and not too grid like, but not hard to follow. Any advice?

Hi!!! Thank you for the kind words and im so glad you like my works!! Unfortunately, I cannot give any practical advice, because I always do everything SO HAOTIC because I have ADHD and have a very hard time finishing an idea. An idea just flashes in my head, and what I manage to sketch becomes the basis . And most often nothing works out for me) Usually, I draw a storyboard on paper in the office, and in the evening at home I transfer it to the computer, and I always have too many frames and they don’t fit into the format, or too few frames and I have to - either remove or add something. I don’t make a very precise sketch, I just throw out ideas and see how it goes) And to be honest, most often I miss and I can’t fit all the frames into one page, and there aren’t enough frames for the second page) Comic where i needed to add more frames to make it more understandble:

Comic where i made the final page the way i made it on paper(but it is sometimes to hard ro understand what i made in paper xddd):

or the bad example where the skethc was good but i didnt make it right so at the end the finale comic is so messy and hard to read)

so I’m not an adviser, I just insert frames as they are inserted, and try my best to make them clear to read) sometimes I succeed, sometimes not) I think my main advice is to read more good comics, look at beautiful pictures and try to repeat it) learn, get inspired and work, work and work! Over time, you will learn) I myself am still learning, I make mistakes, but every time I try to do something new and more correct!

[elrondapologist]

RoP Episode 7 spoilers

Messy thoughts about what the-, and musing on theories

SO THAT WAS THE KISS. I need to admit I was disgusted more than a little looking at it xD. But Galadriel's face in the end kind of made up for that. But fr, Elrond. You had no other idea to give her lockpick unaware than to _kiss_ your future mother in law??? (Who is also apparently married, just with no husband in sight???) Can't deny it worked, but...

And... Did Arondir just... died? Like that? I was so hyped after the last scene that I kind of brushed aside in my mind and now I am like hum??? Did he? He can't just be forgotten like that, I love him :C. But many good scenes this episode. I highly enjoyed the siege, as it was both kind of nice to look at - you know, as far as killing everything in sight can be nice to look at - but also had this weight to it, the danger. I liked that we can see Elrond get more and more tired as the fight progresses. I expected problems with dwarves, and yeah, I got it... Although I am not sure how it happened that as Narvi said one dwarf, even with an axe and being a king, decimated an army?????? What? But like honestly generally what is happening there with the dwarves and Disa xD I sincerely hope no one touches her tho or I am going to riot! I liked the progression of Celebrimbor's plot. I was afraid that realising Sauron's deception will be end of his agency, that they will make him passive, but I love that he has his last stand. I soooooooooo winced at the whole finger situation cause what the actual-. I was at the same time like yes (fight him!) and no (aua). I also loved and despaired at the scene with Galadriel - it was the best possible option, Celebrimbor was giving all he had, and he was going into torture and anguish knowingly, willingly and head held high despite the fear. I didn't even know I needed Celebrimbor like that until I saw him. And the thing with Mirdania? I think her death, for that is kinda undeniable I am afraid, proved without a doubt she was not Celebrian - which is kind of a pity, I must admit. There was something there that could develop nicely, as well as it is the case with Adar = Maglor, which I also think is highly unlikely now, as Elrond did not acknowledge the possible connection in any way. But if I am mistaken, please let me now! Also, I applaud Elrond for not giving the ring for Galadriel's life. Despite the whole weird kissing scene xDDD. I liked to see him take his commander role seriously and as an orc said - holding his own better than expected (or sth according the lines xD). It is a win for nerds, I think. Lord Elrond "according to the lore" Peredhel. Leading a siege. Feel old yet? Anyway, the dwarves will come (when Durin finally usurps the throne, I am afraid) and Celebrimbor and Elrond will be totally fine because I am delusional :).

P.S Also, Gil Galad in an armour. In an armour. P.P.S There this whole slow motion scene in one place that has in a foreground just an elf running away from an orc. Slay, bro. I laughed, tho, not gonna lie. P.P.P.S The last stand of Gil Galad and Elrond's army was suprisingly... Not to use the word... There were really like ten elves left? From the whole army? I know they said orcs unnumbered them, but that took me by surprise. P.P.P.P.S I was happy that Gil Galad's armour was not very visibly that much different from the rest of the elves - you know, like some shows have this whole ass target point basically by giving the commanders extremely weird and visible armours. Shoot here. I like Gil Galad here, even if Elrond kind of outshined him xD.

[tinytinybumblebee]

hello!!! You know what I'm here foooorrrrr!! Baby Bill!! (featuring baby Joel!!) :D

So, I saw this video about this bunny and duck duo being together and eating strawberries, and it immediately reminded me of tiny Joel and Bill 😭😭

Like, it would be a nice, summers day, and Frank decided it was perfect to go outside for the day!! So, he let both Joel and Bill wonder around for a bit (probably pre-preparing with sunscreen and hats for each of the boys ;w;), letting them touch the grass and look at all the pretty flowers that Frank and big Bill have grown for the past few years.

Now, Frank had been lucky to find so many strawberry seeds out in the open!! (he checked to see if it had anything like with the infected on them first ofc) And he just had to use them all!! So, most of them had been just ripe and perfect to use for jams and such!! But there are two lil guys outside too... and I KNOW they both like strawberries so much (more Joel than Bill probably, but let's just say they both do equally :>) And you know what happens when you leave a favorite fruit/food out in the open with a little around...

So Joel just sees these big, red, beautiful looking strawberries and gasps, 'this is that yummy fruit i've had before!! :0 And there's so many!!' And just stares at them XD Bill just looks over to him, and just see what's happening and shakes his head 'we can' eat those, Frankie gonna get mad at us!!' Bill (probably) says, but Joel just shakes his head 'no, he's not!! an' look! there's so many of em!! :00'

And before you know it, Joel already has a few strawberries stuffed in his mouth, with some in his hands XDDD and his face n hands just get all covered in red!! And Bill's just panicking a bit, thinking that there gonna get in trouble!! Buuuuuut, Joel puts a strawberry in his mouth, and he forgets what he was thinking about XD

Frank is a bit suspicious on why it's so quiet... he had been attending to some sunflowers, while the boy's had been playing a bit (but ofc keeping a close eye on them both :>), and just knows there might be a little mistif going on... so he walks around, starting to hear little giggles and babbles as he does, and immediately sees two lil guys, giggling with red on their hands and face... and strawberries in their mouths...

At least it wasn't that many, but Frank was a lil disappointmented XDD But he just walks over to the two and kneels in front of them, putting on a whole act with gasping and everything XD 'oh my goodness! who has been eating my strawberries??? some little critters must've come along without me noticing!! have you both seen them??'

And Joel and Bill and just giggling, shaking their heads, and Frank just coos a bit, finding how cute they both are... even with the messy faces and hands- he'll clean them up soon though XD and then he just gasps again 'have you two been eating my strawberries??? how could you! oh my heart has been broken!! now come here!!' And he just starts to tickle the two's sides, making them both squeal and giggle loudly ;w;

Later on, all three of them all get back inside the house after a very long day of playing outside, and both boy's have been washed and cleaned, and now both sleeping together on the floor (with that big ol quilt :D), just arms wrapped around each other (with Bill making soft sleepy coos :>), and Frank may or may not be snaking on a few strawberries himself as he makes some homemade jam :]

The strawberry bandits!!!!! Oh my GOSH😭💖💖💖

Just the two little lads, sitting on a blanket (because Bill probably doesn't like the feeling of prickly grass and, Joel would probably be ripping the grass out so, it best to have them seated on a blanket for everyone's sake xD) out in the garden, enjoying the warmth of the sun and the distant humming of Frank as he's tending to the sunflowers.

Of course, strawberries are veryyyyy tantalizing, they're bright red, kinda shaped like hearts and, they're growing on the ground, the exact place tiny one's can easily get to!!!

Bill's fear of getting in trouble is instantly gone the moment he's got the sweet taste of strawberry in his mouth- then it's the duckling and bunny, happily eating their berries!!

Oooh Frank is so sad at this moment that he doesn't have a camera, to capture this moment of his two boys just, giggling, covered in the strawberry juices/bits xD♡♡♡ He joins in on their giggles when Bill explains they're just trying to help!! There were sooo many berries, too many for Frank to carry!!

All cleaned up and tuckered out from their afternoon playing, Joel and Bill are fast asleep, probably dreaming of strawberry fields while Frank occasionally peeks into the living room to check up on them-

And for dessert, that night is strawberry jam on toast💖🍓

[thyhalloweddesign]

So I've been doing a Medical Billing/Coding course thru the AAPC, and it has been. A Mess. This is one of the worst designed and planned "textbooks" I've ever seen, taking notes is an absolute Bitch. Studying for exams is a Bitch.

They keep going back to topics and adding more info, in later paragraphs and even whole chapters later, so my notes are just so messy. Never know when they're actually done with a topic, they can't organise for shit. I know I'm already going to have to basically rewrite the damn thing so the damn topics are all together properly AND THEN. These fuckers decided it was Smart to test you on information that's located on Other websites that are Not owned by the AAPC. Which means if the page is no longer there, or the info changes, well fuck us! Then they have to update their textbook, once they realise. Do you know how many times I've read something, taken notes down, then gone back to study and the entire chapter is different??? THREE TIMES, FOUR CHAPTERS SO FAR. Fuck.

Latest biggest stressor with this damn thing, is that the CPT codes are. *takes very slow deep breath* That book is Not organised. I understand /why/, but I do Not Fucking Approve. Finding ICD-10 codes can be tricky bc they're just bitches inherently, but finding Any CPT code in that book is a goddamn adventure. And yet! I ace those exams way better than the ICD-10 exams despite the Massive amounts of stress I am feeling XDDD Absolutely rude as fuck.

BTW going thru schooling for Coding is not required to do the job, which is why everyone's medical bills are so fucked up all the time - this system is a mess, considering just how many people and groups that work together to try and make a "uniform coding system" (y'know. not talking about how we need at least 3 code systems and every payer has their own requirements/regulations, on top of the state and federal regulations). But most people who do medical coding don't go thru classes and so so so many things are done hella wrong. And going thru this course, it makes so much sense Why it's such a mess Even When You Have Certification.

I am so glad I'm going into a single specialty bc trying to do billing/coding for any and all medical services would drive me batshit. I'd be constantly contacting the providers for clarification on their lackluster documentation so I'm not getting denials and messed up payments all the damn time. (This latest chapter has been dragging on for 4 days now, I am Very Grumpy*wheeeeeze*)

[jinanreona]

@poisonedbeauty​​ sent a 💖

Send a 💖 and I’ll tell you what a relationship would be like with my character:

How likely they are to enter a relationship with them:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (mostly cuz I don’t see Vil dealing with Leona’s antics fijewfoaewo) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Would Leona…

Make the first move?

Yes, but to Vil it’ll appear as if Leona is just picking on him so he’ll dismiss it and Leona will just be all ://///  | No

Say “I love you” first?

Yes | NOPE XDDD

Cheat on them?

Yes | No!

Be the jealous type?

Ofc he is! | No

Plan the dates?

Yes | No | Maybe? I think Vil so far has been the one to initiate hangouts for them, but I think Leona would do it some times (what a lazy lion fjaewo;w)

Initiate the first kiss?

Yes uwu (then he’ll get crushed like an apple) | No

Remember anniversaries?

Yes, but he’d be casual about it to see how Vil reacts | No

BOLD WHAT APPLIES:

Their Relationship Is:

friends to lovers | rivals to lovers | enemies to lovers | still just enemies | mutual pining | star crossed lovers | old married couple | perpetual honeymoon phase | stable and boring | stable but not boring | secret lovers | best friends hiding their feelings | and they were roommates!!!! | friends with benefits | coworkers avoiding HR | one-sided affection | weird sexual tension??? | it’s VERY complicated | toxic relationship | a secret affair | an actual dumpster fire | other

PUBLIC Displays of Affection:

hand holding | kiss on the hand | kiss on the cheek | kiss on the forehead | kiss on the lips |  cuddling | hugging | affectionate messages or comments | pet names | pictures together (does it count if it’s for work? I vote yes :) ) | no displays of affection

PRIVATE Displays of Affection:

hand holding | kiss on the hand | kiss bite on the cheek | kiss on the forehead | kiss on the lips | cuddling 🥺 | hugging | affectionate messages or comments | pet names | pictures together (insert that one fanart here) | no displays of affection

Do they stay together?

yes, this is endgame | yes but someone is gonna die tragically | something is keeping them apart | they part ways as friends | they part ways as enemies | they’re on-again-off-again | they have a super messy breakup | it was just a fling | other

BONUS

What terrible pet names would they give each other?

Vil’s called him kitty (derogatory) and childe bully. Leona’s called him bread thief and his knight (in shining heels) uwu

[thewarnerbrothers]

Alright then !

-In Wakko's Ha'penny song there a passage where Wakko says he's gonna buy his big bro a new underwear. Now the thing is that underwear in french is "caleçon" whereas pants is "pantalon". Two things important here : they have the same number of syllable and their end sounds the same. Meaning that in a song those two words are interchangeable and it was painfully obvious to me that they could have perfectly put "I could buy my brother new pants " but deliberately choose to put "I could buy my brother a new underwear". This part really cracked me up.

-Remember the joke where Yakko ask Wakko "You're turning in ?" "Turn into what ?" ? Well for the sake of conserving the jokes the translator made Yakko ask "And you, you're alright ?", which was sweet. (the joke translated literally but less accurately would be "And you, you're in shape ?" "In shape of what?")

-At the beginnings of the scene where Pinky misunderstandings lead him to nearly crashing their flying machines twice, Brain tried to end the conversation by saying "nevermind let's just continue". What's notable here is that in french he is very cheerful about it. Saying "Don't worry" in a tone that make it clear he really isn't annoyed. He's in a good mood that not even Pinky usual pinkyness can soar and it's hearable ! You can't miss it especially since in french Brain has a very deep supervillain voice that make him seems very cold 99,99% of the time.

-They added a James Bond references here and I don't know if it's the translator that couldn't resist putting it here or if it was an improv' of the voice actor that was kept but there's a time where Salazar tells Plotz "your mission if you accept it-"

-When the Goodfeathers bump into Pinky and the Brain flying machine and make them all fall (for the third time for Pinky and the Brain lol) in the original everyone is screaming incoherent things and we hear mostly the Goodfeathers. In the french dub the Goodfeathers are just screaming generic "AAAAAAHHHH" in the background but you can clearly hear Pinky (or was it actually >Pinky and not one of our dear pigeons ? Idk) screams : "I want to fly- I want to fly !!!!. And then there's Brain screaming at the top of his lung "MOOOMMMYYYY HEEEEEEELP". Did I mention that Brain had a very deep, serious mastermind villain voice in french ? XD

-There's no proper word for "cuteness" in french (there are for cute but not for cuteness) and instead of turning the sentences in another way so to not have to use it the translator just made the captain of the guard use a made-up word (which always sound a little silly in french). It honestly suits him well and his way of talking, I'm happy with that decision :)

-And finally my favorite change of the French Dub which I was very disappointed it wasn't a detail that wasn't in the original dub : at the end when The Brain say "preparing the sequel where we try to takeover the kingdom then the world !!!!" their end song play. In English the version with the voices not corresponding with any characters play. In French the version where the Warners sing that ending song plays ! And it does when the camera show the water tower !! The implication being that the Warner Brothers and Sister themselves are singing it from their Throne Room which implies that they know that their prime minister is trying to overthrow them and are somewhat supportive of that effort. And I just found it so hilarious and in character, I wanted to share !!! Reboot please make a sequel where Pinky, the Brain and Pharfignewton are trying to overthrow the kingdom "in the shadow" while the Siblings are fully aware of it and do absolutely nothing to stop them, preferring letting karma follow its path XDDD.

(Sorry if it was kinda messy, it's late for me right now, hope you enjoyed !)

OMG THANK YOU FOR SENDING ALL THESE FRENCH DUB FACTS??? this was so interesting, i love the bits about pinky and brain so much. i always wonder how some of the harder-to-translate jokes get handled and this list gave so much insight

if anyone else has little fun facts from literally any of the dubs please share!

[hopeshearthpod]

So I made a mistake in our Discord today. Some context: I'm making pork and beans with a ham bone today and am very excited about it.

So I posted this

[ID: A screenshot from Discord of a message sent by 'Raindeer', who has a purple deer furry as seer icon, that says "makin porn n beans with the ham boooone"]

And then in a different Discord (the @roomwherepod discord) I posted

[ID: A screenshot from Discord of a message sent by 'Izze Taxxon Fanclub Pres.', same purple furry deer icon, that says "makin pork n beans with a ham bone"]

And then the following ensues across two discords

[ID: a Discord screenshot of a conversation between 4 people, white text on a dark grey background, each person's name is a colour. pzle is teal, Raindeer and Dirk are purple, Ben is pastel yellow

phzle — Today at 12:32 PM Porn and beans isn’t honestly my favorite Ben banned: Tandem punplay — Today at 12:32 PM Nice! I'm doing a chicken and veg pie for work this week, with stuffing crust. Raindeer — Today at 12:32 PM I love pork n beans, its a winter comfort food Dirk Malice banned: pun play — Today at 12:32 PM Izze. Raindeer — Today at 12:32 PM pork n beans, cornbread, some green beans phzle — Today at 12:33 PM The beans get messy and are hard to clean up Raindeer — Today at 12:33 PM yes :3 phzle — Today at 12:34 PM Porn and hors d'oeuvres like small pastries or maybe some potato chips and caviar on the other hand really elevates the experience. Dirk Malice banned: pun play — Today at 12:35 PM aeriughfesdaz]

[ID: discord screenshot, white text on a dark grey background, Izze's name is green, Dirk's is white

Dirkalicious (They/He/Fae) — Today at 12:33 PM Image (screenshot of Izze saying "porn n beans" Izze Taxxon Fanclub Pres. — Today at 12:33 PM what Dirkalicious (They/He/Fae) — Today at 12:34 PM That's what you put in HSEnclave. XDD Izze Taxxon Fanclub Pres. — Today at 12:34 PM Yes Oh I have seen the error Dirkalicious (They/He/Fae) — Today at 12:34 PM XDDD Izze Taxxon Fanclub Pres. — Today at 12:34 PM I'm tired leave me alone Dirkalicious (They/He/Fae) — Today at 12:35 PM Never, I love you too much.]

[ID: Discord screenshot, white text on a dark grey background, pzle is teal, Raindeer is purple, DrakeRagon is teal, Ben is pastel yellow, Dirk is purple

phzle — Today at 12:35 PM Is no one… is no one seeing this? Raindeer — Today at 12:35 PM I DIDNT SEE IT DrakeRagon — Today at 12:35 PM lol Raindeer — Today at 12:36 PM i'm tired Ben banned: Tandem punplay — Today at 12:36 PM 😄 (big smile emoji) Dirk Malice banned: pun play — Today at 12:36 PM I saw it. Ben banned: Tandem punplay — Today at 12:36 PM I mean, at least you had the booone for it. phzle — Today at 12:36 PM Looooool Dirk Malice banned: pun play — Today at 12:36 PM caaaaaaackles Raindeer — Today at 12:36 PM I'm just excited about pork n beans… I didnt see]

[ID: discord screenshot, white text on a dark grey background, phzle is teal

phzle — Today at 12:37 PM A little too excited, some might say Not all, but some lol]

And that's what it's like in our Discord. Regularly.

[hellsingmongrel]

XDDD  I might?  I dunno, I’ve only carved spoons until now, and it’s so messy and ALL THE CARPAL TUNNEL, but it’s fun!  So if I get the chance to do it, I’ll probably post it somewhere.  

And oh man, that just reminds me of the headcanon that I have, that Vash has a certain lighter with him after December.  Just carries it around in the inside breast pocket of his coat.  Anyone asks about it if they see him fiddling with it, he says it’s just handy to have a lighter when you’re surviving out in the desert.  But he’s very protective of it, only takes it out when he’s feeling a certain kind of sad.  He doesn’t even smoke, and he probably hasn’t even thought to refill the fuel in it, but it’s there and it’s special to him.

Random doodles and stuff while I get curbstomped by finals

~

I remember seeing this hc somewhere that ww carves little toys n stuff out of scrap wood and gives them to kids and I think I soooo very much agree

And a little sona thing I did a while ago

Wam things, Wam products???? Yea

[toujoursmiraculous]

Thoughts and Reaction to SIMPLEMAN

A day late but that's what happens when good subs aren't out until the next day, and you're busy that day. This episode is so sweet and wholesome that it was worth it, for sure. I'm still not sure which one is Ella and which one is Etta. They're always addressed together so I just don't know, but I'd like to. ;-; (Note: Looked it up on Wikia, the one in pink with seafoam earrings is Etta, the one in seafoam and pink earrings is Ella) See Nino knows. Nino's concerned about Marinette babysitting three kids already. He lives with one all the time, times that by 4 and WOO that's crazy. Sweet of her to want to ensure her best friend has some time to relax with her boyfriend. Oh. OH those poor Kwami! Especially Fluff and her ears being pulled like a game of tug-of-war! I can see it now, Fluff now traumatized by young kids. So if Alix ever has any in the future, they better grow up knowing about Fluff right away or she's in for a horror show. PV TRAILER AND MUSIC! I'm such a fan of the music and the PV that when my sister told me about it, it made me even more excited for this episode than I already was. And I was very excited already! Manon: So? Aren't you going to answer it? She knows what's up. So Adrien's calling asking Marinette to help sew on a wing? Because nobody else there can do it? I dunno, sounds kind of sus to me, Adrien. Are you sure you're not using that as an excuse just to see your "friend"?

Marinette's biggest problem is thinking so far ahead in her brain that when she goes to speak, she's either way far ahead of herself or gets everything mixed up as it comes out of her mouth. If she just lived in the moment and didn't plan (which being Ladybug that's probably very hard not to do outside the costume), she'd be able to do this and overcome that fear of rejection as well. She seems to have that part fairly taken care though. When Gina said she was in China to learn Kung Fu and met a girl that reminded her of Marinette, instantly thought about Fei. How could it not be her? Rolland gets asked to babysit, immediately is like "Let's do something fun and dangerous!" Tom must have had an interesting childhood with Rolland and Gina. o.o Clearly Rolland doesn't realize who the heroes are based on. Or just completely forgot he met them when Bakerix. xD Adrien's so sweet with Marinette, even if he can't understand a single thing she says. That's adorable. But a really good way to thank her could've been "Would you stay and watch the photoshoot, and then maybe we could go do something fun/get something to eat after?" BOOM. Problems solved. But I have a feeling this may come back later, and maybe that would turn out better. Marinette's grandparents tend to give Hawk Moth/Shadowmoth the most sass and trouble in comparison to other Parisians. XD Rolland is so sweet to these kids, and they are so caring towards him. It's so wholesome! Just think: if that helicopter wasn't crashing behind her, she would've screamed she loved Adrien. So close. Simpleman is the chillest akuma. Being all "Hey kids, even though I'm akumatized, let's go out into the city!" and the kids are like "Yeah, okay. Hey let's get ice cream!"

Him protecting them from all the flying pizza boxes that guy was throwing around everywhere was super sweet too. LB and CN: Things are complicated. So we should find Shadow Moth directly. Let's run around the city screaming for him to come find us so we can fight him! I seriously think if Chat Noir or Ladybug brought up the fact that their identities made things complicated, they would've revealed themselves right then and there. LOL at the old school fighting and them behaving like young children xD "NO!" "I'm NaNa, ClaCla is no longer with NaNa! Paris is really messy! BuggyBug, KittyKity, help us!" Oh this is going to be so hilarious in the English dub with the voice actress who also voices Nathalie. XDDD A bouncy ball is very complicated for Ladybug. That a literal 5 year old can figure out. Wow this villain's power sure did a number on her. xD I find it all the more stressful actually, that Chat Noir and Ladybug can remember what they were doing the whole time they were affected by the akuma. That means if Marinette said she loved him, or they revealed their identities, there would be no going back or being able to make an excuse for it. Can we just talk about how those kids could understand that the reason he wants things to be simple and is upset that the world is so different, is because it scares him and he doesn't think he's capable of learning and changing with the world? A majority of adults these days can't even take two seconds to try to understand someone else's situation(s) before judging and being outright nasty people towards them. Yet these kids were able to do so. And a lot of kids actually are like they are in real life. Some may see this as an episode just for kids to appreciate, but there's a lot in here that's aimed at adults, too. Adults need reminders and these lessons just as much, if not more so than young kids. It's adults that lose their way and needed to be reminded of it, as they have a greater immediate impact on the world. I've seen so many people judge Rolland, make assumptions about him which is almost always the very worst things they could think of. But this episode shows how caring and willing to learn and understand he really is, he was just hiding behind his fear of change and not being able to keep up with it. Some lessons in this episode for the adult viewers are: -You're never too old to learn, get over your fears, try new things, become a better person, and see things through new eyes. -Don't over-complicate or overthink, but don't be lazy and think keeping everything simple will actually in reality be the answer, sometimes it can make things worse! -Kids tend to see the world as things are, not what they think it should be, or believing they're the center of the universe like adults tend to do. -Being wise means knowing that regardless of your field, educational background, age, or lived experiences, you don't know everything, there is always more for you to learn about everything out there. The kids in this show are quite wise, as they know that there is so much they don't know and how they treat learning new things. They also know how adults tend to understand, or act like they understand everything, so we as adults aren't used to it when we don't and react negatively to that because it scares us when we don't know. In that way, this episode was very brilliant! Also that hug at the end, oh you can bet these kids are going to want to go visit Grandpa Rolland, and honestly I'd love to see bits of them here and there, their bonds are adorable and they've changed his life in such a positive way. Also the pure Ladynoir without another hero or Alya or any kind of upsetting situation was honestly such a breath of fresh air! Maybe not the kind of Ladynoir people wanted, but it made me happy. Marinette acknowledged her problem is she's scared of Adrien rejecting her. First step is admitting it! Can't blame her for not being able to do what she wanted, she only just realized the issue after all. It's going to take a little time now to work on it! Is it just me, or

does it seem Adrien's almost trying not to laugh when she was messing up and then asked if he liked fishing? XD Maybe it was the actors tone with the facial expression but it seemed that way! But the way he just watches her run away and does that adorable little chuckle... Oh Adrien, we really need you to start realizing why you keep doing that. "She (Ladybug) reminds me of your grandmother and you know what? You look exactly like her (Ladybug)." Well. Oop. He's onto you! Apparently Rolland isn't blind, as not a single character suspected her from her personality or appearance to be Ladybug so far. Even Adrien only began piecing it together due to circumstances (and his own personal wish that Marinette is LB, you can't convince me otherwise this isn't true). This is going to come back later, possibly Dearest Family? Overall such a good episode with a lot of things in it, if you decide to watch without high expectations or biases. After all the angst lately, it was certainly needed as a nice change of pace.

[vynegar]

enduring light SSRs liveblog thread, will be updated as i read. screenshots and spoilers!

luke

adfjdaskj the card animation is so crazy there’s just so much motion in there xDDD

oh it’s set right before college graduation... rosa and luke will finally be able to graduate together :’) surely everything will go smoothly for them after graduating

MC HAD EXCELLENT MATH GRADES SO SPECIALIZED IN INTELLIGENCE STUDIES!!!

kiki is here but with no sprite ): and she likes drawing!! (but is putting that on hold to also work on codebreaking)

SHE!!!

oh i know luke must be sabotaging again for rosa to not have anyone ask to be her partner for the dance

KIKI SUGGESTING THAT SHE ASK LUKE

OKAY SO IT SEEMS LIKE THEY’RE NOT CHILDHOOD FRIENDS. IT’S HAPPENING IT’S HAPPENING IT’S HAPPENING

THEY’RE ALWAYS WORKING TOGETHER SO GRADUALLY THERE WERE RUMORS THAT THEY’RE DATING

luke rejecting a lot of girls’ invitations.... DON’T WORRY LUKE I’LL ASK YOU

kiki best wingman

EVERYONE IN THEIR CLASS HAS BEEN TRYING TO GUESS WHO WOULD CONFESS FIRST

A;LDSFKJA DK HE DID!!!! HE DID CHASE AWAY ALL THE OTHER SUITORS!!!!

oh luke has his parents in his universe :’) his dad got him a (rare and expensive) audio recorder pen before he started college (who wants to bet that it’s full of recordings of mc’s voice. and his parents)

also it’s probably a reference to the mp3 player in his 3rd bday card (which you can read my translation of *hint hint nudge nudge*)

oh mhy you’re mocking us with this. like this is literally my account description just one character difference

but he will. he will.

idealistic and a hero. yup.

NOT LUKE JUST CASUALLY INVITING HIMSELF ON OUR (MC’S) PLANS FOR THE FUTURE TTTTTTTTTT OH HE’S SO DOWN BAD

aaron and younger luke but we don’t get sprites, just silhouettes. fine. whatever. just give me vincent in marius’s card and it’s all good.

wow. so mc asks to practice self-defense and luke IMMEDIATELY keeps his right behind him as a handicap, not even stopping to ask or offer. i hate him. that’s so hot of him

sorry i’m being so messy in the liveblog but if you’re scrolling this far then be ready

luke’s eyes described “as if they had absorbed the milky way” hmm okay writing team i may love you for that

AND we get fake relationship as their cover in this card?? thank you for the feast mihoyo 🙏

not another imagery of a cemetery in the rain

NO!! NO!!! NOT THIS FACE!!!! YOU PUT THAT BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME

(i call it luke’s despair expression and it kills me every time)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO DON’T TELL US TO KEEP THIS SAFE FOR YOU

okay. yeah. i teared up. bad end ✔

anyway i enjoyed the card story. i think most of it was a lot of fun, the action/tension moments were well executed, and the last twenty minutes or so were definitely brutal, oof. i’ll consider saving for this card but it’s definitely not a necessity. also i don’t think i’ll be translating it, or at least, it wouldn’t be a priority for me to translate.

unfortunately i actually DO have to sleep instead of reading the card stories all night like i would prefer :’) might watch some vyn bc i have no self-control but vyn/marius(/artem?) cards tmrw!

vyn

not a proper “live”blog since i read this at work so this is more of a review

but i really liked the story. possibly loved it, i’ll have to think about it a bit more

vyn’s personality is like... a little different in here. his earlier scenes have a LOT of his mocking unscrupulous people and not bothering to hide his disdain for them. remember how he was with that PUA in his personal story and that very disdainful expression he had? that energy x10. also a wider range of emotion/sprite expressions used with him

so honestly it’s VERY tragic that this was AI voiced bc it would have been so awesome to have jiang guangtao actually voicing him TT i’ll probably rewatch at least parts of it when other dubs release

the story reminded me a bit of his desert card since mc helps him unveil a conspiracy and he and mc need to work together to take down the true threat. like, this one definitely feels more gritty and grounded, and imo that’s closest in tone to the desert AU card; gufeng AU is meant to be like a myth/legend, and bakerlon was almost... whimsical? ANYWAY back to the main point, i liked how it felt more serious, they had to test each other a bit because trust (at first) isn’t certain, and i liked that a lot because doubt was such a big thing for their canon storyline. also i really like how they feel more like equals in this story! usually there’s a bit of an imbalance in identities where vyn is more powerful, but it definitely feels different in this one. maybe also because they made vyn more emotional/unstable (and have a very... luke-esque trope) in this one?

anyway, i liked it more than i thought i would. definitely considering saving for it and/or translating

marius

ALRIGHT SPY!MC ENEMIES TO LOVERS ROUND TWO LET’S GO

oh my god. are they giving us a taste of marius as the ~domineering CEO~? I’M HERE FOR IT

vincent has me DISAPPOINTED when marius appears in the scene instead of him. I WANT TO SEE HIM SO BAD

it’s SO weird having rosa call him “mr. von hagen” (she’s his secretary :3)

NO!!! FUCK!!!! DAMN IT!!!! NO SPRITE FOR VINCENT!!!!!! 0/10 CARD!!!!!

wowww we got this sprite too 😍 spoiling us with these cards

YANG TIANXIANG’S VOICE ACTING TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT LEGEND!!!!!

okay i think it was a good card but tbh i feel like his desert card just outshines. i feel like the plot was too similar in this one, and the parts that i were most interested in were done better in that card. but like it’s still a really good card!!

artem

them SHARING “cloudbreak” as their codename...... TTTTTTT

sdjflkajdsfk rosa get it together!! why is she so much more coolheaded in the other cards

yesssssssssssss when the highlight leaves their eyes >>>>>>>>

so many cold/humorless laughs from artem

omg he’s really panicked. so much. he spent like the last ten minutes with either that^ sprite or this sprite

OH WHAT THE FUCK

not sure of my opinion on this card plot bc dang this is kinda messy TT but zhao lu’s voice acting is godly so i’ll enjoy it

what the hell i think this is actually the bleakest ending. i think we both died TT

ok so. this is an interesting card. i can’t decide if/how much i would say that i like it but it definitely gives you sth to think about

(also like. i do Not think that my confusion about this plot is solely from il/literacy because one of the highest comments is someone trying to explain the plot of the card)

but anyway unlike the other cards where they’re kinda forced in situations with no better choice, i think artem and mc’s flaws and mistakes play a part in causing their bad ending. like. they were not on their game tonight. i’m sorry to say it’s an L for team cloudbreak

and that’s not always a bad thing!!! it’s very cool to see a character cause their own downfall!!!

but i think the flaws in question are ones that aren’t necessarily present in their canon personality, so YMMV on whether it’s an interesting character interpretation or if it crosses the line of ooc

this may be bc i JUST reread my post about artem’s personal story, him hiding something so important from mc and in that way holding her back is a little immersion-breaking for me. and mc being rather inexperienced and letting emotions win out when she needs to take action was also a bit much for me

but ALSO maybe that criticism is largely due to bias on my part, because you could probably make a really similar argument about gufeng marius, but i liked that card. maybe because it’s marius and i’ve been wanting tot to go yandere for so long i would reread it so i could analyze it more clearly but I DON’T HAVE THE CARD YET

honestly the more i think about it in comparison to gufeng marius the more accepting i am of the card

overall (my opinion)

vyn > luke > marius ?? artem

vyn’s card gets the highest ranking because i was invested the entire time and i can’t remember any major complaints about it (or at least about the story, i’m still sad that we had AI voicing for such emotional scenes)

luke and marius are pretty similar. not really any complaints but also not as much that lingers in my mind. i think luke edges out marius for me because there’s better foreshadowing with things that appeared earlier in the card showing up again later.

artem depends so much on how you feel about the direction they took with the characters that i can see it varying wildly. for me it’s still near the end though

ok to be FAIR. there could also be an argument made that vyn is a little ooc here. but he also had a very different background; instead of growing up as royalty and being instilled with gentlemanly manners, he grew up being told he would die at age 9 and still had his death predicted in the year the card happens and lived his whole life conscious of his mortality. and he used this borrowed time to heal as many injured people as he could, even against the wishes of powerful underground organization/s. so yeah i can believe that he could be rougher, sharper in tone, a little less coolheaded. also, consider : it’s very entertaining to see him like this

[azure-steel]

AU where instead of whittling wood at the bar, Cloud does tattoos for Tifa's clients.

HC/AU Asks - ALWAYS ACCEPTING @ivory-paragon

Okay, so let me start by saying that when I received this, I was sitting in the studio like a sack of shit just idling through my phone after finishing for the day. And I HOWLED like a dog when when I saw it xD

Secondly, if we're going to try and apply my rendition of Cloud's artistic talent to an occupation like tattooing.. oof... are his clients going to be in for a bad time! But anyway, let's just imagine that this AU could possibly be a thing~

Tattoo Artist AU? Are you kidding?? xD

So I think it's safe to say that tattoo artists definitely exist in the FFVII verse, given that massive monstrosity of a thing Barret is brandishing on his arm. Fight me if you want, the thing is AWFUL and I (as a tattoo artist) would have done my best to try and talk him out of it, gun hand swinging in my face or no.

So yeah, there are tattooists in that verse, though whether they are proper establishments or these people are working out of the trunk of their car is anyone's guess... so if Cloud was to take up something like that, even as a hobby, I would like to think that he didn't just buy a cheap machine from some back alley shop and start carving into his mates, but received some proper training on how to use his machines, power supply, stencil application, blending techniques so on and so forth (Please believe me when I say that if you don't know what you're doing with these things, you have the potential to cause some quite substantial damage to your client. It's a lot more technical than some folks believe or understand, bear with me on this... xD)

But... in all honesty, Cloud's style would possibly be quite basic. A bit of old school 90's Tribal, some blackout shading, maybe even a skull here and there, or a flower or two. But if he's any tattooist (Hobby or no) worth his salt, he won't be scratching them out in a bar room setting!!

>>Also, you're really not suppose to tattoo someone who's already had a skinful of ale!! Alcohol thins the blood and it can get VERY MESSY. Plus the risk of the client passing out or getting sick in the chair would be much higher. I've had someone throw up on me at work too... it's... it's not good, man.<<

Maybe, let's have him convert a section of his garage into a clinical clean room, set up an autoclave, an ultrasonic cleaner, room for inks, power supply, and of course comfy chairs for he and his clients.

Maybe the chairs are shaped like mini Fenrir's, like those novelty kiddy chairs you see in the hair salon, now wouldn't that be super neat??? (Where can I buy me one of those...?)

But... even with all that, I'm not sure if Strifey would have the patience for something like this. Tattooing is quite a slow process depending on the design and the complexity of the piece, a piece of solid black tribal can look simple enough but I've done plenty which has taken me up to 6 hours which only fills the top of an arm, not to mention each area of the body has different skin textures which can make that process easier or extremely difficult (For example, the neck, ribs, sternum and the back of the thigh can be quite difficult area's to work on)

Not only all that, but he's so very heavy handed. If you let this boy loose on your skin, you gonna wish he went back to working with wood xDDD

[veliseraptor]

I read "true more than truth" last night and now I can't stop thinking about Xiao Xingchen bringing up the tale about the wolf again, this time with Xue Yang present, probably both of his lying husbands present, maybe during some nice peaceful dinner and just enjoying his husbands squirm xDDD (tho he would have to make it really obvious that he definitely wouldn't have the heart to kick out the wolf out of his house if the wolf is a good boy and he very much wants the wolf to stay so that Xue Yang's nervousness wouldn't turn into full blown panic because then things might get suddenly very messy) but omg the image of the whole happy family sitting at the table and Xiao Xingchen peacefully discussing this metaphorical tale while his boyfriends sweat nervously and Xiao Xingchen just drops increasingly more blatant hints like

XXC: It would not be fair to punish the wolf if the wolf proved himself to be good and helpful, like hmmm I don't know... fixing the roof and doing groceries for the scholar :)

XY: *laughs nervously* you're very funny today, Daozhang.

XXC: you've been very funny too for the past few years, my friend :))))

*AWKWARD SILENCE*

no that silence probably wouldn't last long because a-Qing would just scream "Why the fuck are all of you so fucking weird today?!!! can you just STOP!"

this entire thing is cracking me up so much and yes this entire ordeal is absolutely driving poor a-Qing bonkers and Xiao Xingchen does feel a little bad about that and kind of wonders if he should read her in but like. that’d require a lot of explaining and possibly make for family strife in a way that he’s trying to avoid

“he would have to make it really obvious that he definitely wouldn't have the heart to kick out the wolf out of his house if the wolf is a good boy and he very much wants the wolf to stay so that Xue Yang's nervousness wouldn't turn into full blown panic because then things might get suddenly very messy”

this takes some very careful handling indeed. this is the kind of conversation honestly that can probably only be had when Xue Yang is tired and already happy and getting head-scritches or something because otherwise, yeah, edging toward freaking out and that is the opposite of what anyone wants. it’s a good thing that at this point Xiao Xingchen knows pretty well how to handle both of his boyfriends. he’s very good at it and he’s also pretty good at doing it without making it clear that’s what he’s doing, which is also very important.

but yeah at whatever point Xue Yang is out and Song Lan just. looks at Xiao Xingchen with this absolutely aggrieved expression of won’t you please put us out of our misery and Xiao Xingchen gives him one of those sweet smiles and is like. “is there something bothering you, Zichen?” and well. fuck.

(this is probably when Song Lan and Xue Yang have a fairly unsubtle whisper-argument where Song Lan’s like just say something he’s obviously at least all but figured it out so get it over with and Xue Yang’s like yeah that’d suit you wouldn’t it why don’t you say something huh because he’s not! going to cave first! (and also because it’s scary.) and Song Lan’s like I’m going to strangle you and Xue Yang’s like go for it sounds fun and then they just glare at each other for a while.)

and a-Qing is like. I can’t believe I like these losers

[shouta-aizawow]

bakugou would be such a good friend, like wow being told to die 😍

I KNOW RIGHT?!

Like, one of his besties would ask him for help and he’d be like “No. Die” while helping them out and they’re all like “AWWWW BLASTY THANKS” (but only on the inside cause they don’t wanna get blown up XD)

(Also Ngl I do the same thing as Katsuki but without the die. I just say no while helping out XDD)

Oooo wait!!! You just gave me a new headcanon!!!

Okay, so we all know how Bakugou struggles with showing affection. He speaks roughly, acts even rougher, and not many people bother to look beyond his obvious façade (I mean, cmon, he seems like a textbook delinquent but he works harder than anyone, has unwavering morals, is extremely intelligent, and goes to bed at 8:30, amongst other things. Ofc he has a deeper side to him.)

So anyway, they don’t bother looking too deep, but Class 1-A does. Class 1-A sees Bakugou for the troubled kid he is, the amazing kid he is, the friend he is.

They know that when he says “Fuck Off” but doesn’t shove you away, that means that he enjoys your company.

When he complains and complains and complains, he’s venting, not targeting his words.

When he curses, he expresses himself. When he acts like a delinquent, he’s protecting himself.

They can hear the fondness behind every silly nickname, can understand that his tendency to say “die” isn’t from malice, but is just his word. The word he uses to hype himself up, the word he uses to subtly show amusement when his friends are acting up, they word he just sometimes says, because he needs to say something, not always being able to help it.

And not many people understand. In fact, barely anyone understands, but his class, his friends, are able to see his growth and see him for the person he truly is.

(In this M*neta is replaced by Shinsou, obviously)

Anyway!!! This is very messy, but I hope it makes sense???? Like, sometimes Katsuki just needs to shout or say smth, open the trapdoor that feels like it’s lodged in his throat, and he says “die”, sometimes he’s focusing or needs to focus and unconsciously starts chanting “die die die”. Sometimes he’s amused but his pride won’t let him show it, so he just says “die” with a small quirk of his lip. Sometimes he needs confidence, needs excitement, needs to hype himself or others up, and he screams “DIE” at the top of his lungs.

He very much likes how it feels to say the word (like yknow how some words are just nice to say? His is “die” XD) It helps him express himself. It’s like “his word” XD

Katsuki is the funniest, most 3D character in the entire series and I will not accept any criticism saying otherwise XDDD

OKAY IM ACTUALLY DONE NOW XDDD

Thank you for your ask!!! You helped me to look into another side of Katsuki that I’ve seen others do but had never bothered to do myself XDDD

Sorry for the messiness ;~;

[rhythmelia]

Hunger Pangs liveblogging

So I got my ebook hold of @thebibliosphere‘s delightful book Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites in from the library (see this post for info: https://thebibliosphere.tumblr.com/post/627741880551145472/id-a-screencap-of-john-oliver-spreading-his-arms)

And I am having a grand old time and I’m very full of feelings and I’m only on chapter 13 so far. So I’m gonna toss some choice quotes and reactions under the cut, mostly unspoilery I think?

Oooof the messy feelings around Nathan's parents' ideas about what is helpful, attitudes towards health and chronic conditions... ;_; Dawn broke, shattering with all the grace and gentility of an ice pick being driven through a watermelon - Can I tell you I CACKLED AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO READ IT OUT LOUD TO MY BROTHER AS WE WERE IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR HIM TO GET AN XRAY "I will be there presently" in body...along with several levels of spirit - SHRIEKING LOLOLOLOLOL Vlad was decanted somewhat respectfully onto the bustling streets... - LOL Vampires weren’t allowed to engage properly in politics. It had been deemed too unfair to all the other soulless bloodsucking parasites attempting to manipulate the government.- YUP, ANOTHER TO READ OUT LOUD TO MY BROTHER, WHO ALSO CACKLED HIS HEAD OFF Lol Vlad noting fashion and tie pins as he goes

Nathan’s entrance to his guard posting! Oooh better commander feels (I’m strongly reminded of Robert Asprin’s Phule’s Company series in a way, of someone coming in to shake things up in a positive way by making the misfits feel good about themselves and what they do, and being a solid commander who can actually lead)

Fiddildy (Okay I keep mentally reading it as Fiddly and then getting messed up about how many syllables are happening and then add too many back in) and his snark about Vlad being a drunk!

The love affair with a slide ruler!

“Yes, a family name, I’m afraid, but I’ve learned to be dead with it” - I’m utterly deceased (ha) at Joy’s hilarious turns of phrase

The Moonshiners!!! known both for their werewolf composition and for the amiable fermentability of the humble potato!!!!!!! (also I feel like moonshine that werewolves could handle would be fairly lethal for anyone else XDDD)

Lol Nathan is entirely error 404-ing over Vlad at first meeting and it's so great. YEAH I BET YOUR HEART IS FLUTTERING QUEERLY So many characters using they/them from the jump 🧡 Ethereal eyes... next page - hah she's a ghost Kitty and Lydia... but Collinses! Okay that entire gossip scene was delightful!!! The unnatural hour of 2 in the afternoon! (MOOD) Lady Margarete and the magical wheelchair?? Gliding tech? Hah the Daily Record, sendup of the Daily Mail? ;-P Pfffft Vladdy Lol quite a lot of the Captain worth watching indeed Fucking lol Lady Margarete "The balls have always been held by the men in the family" Nathan!!!! Could use an understanding shoulder. Fiddildy is not that but he seems a well meaning bean Lol end of ch 9 resolution to ch 10 opening Lol oh dear poor Nathan at the hands of a matron on a mission

Sibling love 🧡 Vlad is such a good big brother!!!! Riya deserves all the hugs Vlad immediately snatching his spectacles off his face as soon as he realizes it's Nathan there is hilarious

Okay I will drop some more choice reactions and quotes as I continue :D