#And you know what else is massive ...

[zuppizup]

I always find it strange when people lament that Rayla and Callum don't have much in common (implying they're a bad ship) when, to me, they're one of the most realistic portrayal of friends and lovers I've seen across various genres.

They very clearly enjoy each other's company. They have a similar quirky style of gallows humour. They like teasing each other, and they bounce ideas off each other. They fiercely love and care for their friends and family.

I mean, Callum just randomly starts spouting poetry at her, and does Rayla make fun of him or make him feel weird or self-conscious? Nope. She not only knows what he's talking about, she engages with it.

I suppose on the surface they don't have much in common. Callum loves his books and research, and Rayla’s more action orientated, but once you dig deeper, the foundation of their relationship is built on mutual admiration and respect.

And that is what's important. That's what long-lasting relationships are built on.

Your partner may not have the same taste in books or activities as you, but do they still engage with you about your interests? Do they support you indulging in them or spending time doing them? Do they respect you and your differences?

That love and support is what stands the test of time.

[hebidem]

massive forsaken dump

[itzphynix]

Yeah, so while I was on my "I'm going to read into Vanny/Vanessa as much as possible" journey, I noticed an odd quirk in her animations in how she moves. At first, I thought it reminded me of a ballerina, 'cause she's kinda tip-toeing, & she has this way of keeping her head & chest in one place as she moves, but I looked again & realized --

That's not ballet! She's doing a tight-rope act. Like, look at this one:

This is like standing up on the wooden boards before you do the actual tight-rope walking, & the ring leader is hyping you up as you do some fun movement for the crowds. &, then, these:

These are all instances where she walks with one foot directly in front of the other. In that third, she's doing the "woaaah" wiggly-ass balance movements & everything, as if she's swaying up at the top of the tent, even though she's down on solid ground.

Idk, I feel like the way her feet are placed isn't accurate (pretty sure they should be pointed left & right, not both forwards...) doesn't make this 100% correct, but I like it. It also connects back with her first SB teaser, wherein she's up in the rafters.

[your-unfriendlyghost]

ik y’all are here for Outsiders but Jesus Christ- in case ya haven’t noticed, I rewatched Risky Business recently and it has wrecked me

like i watched it a while ago and thought it was weird but funny and a little uncomfortable. But now holy shit. I’ve put like actual thought into it. I get it now. I could write an essay about it. I swear I could.

Something about the combination of weird offbeat comedy, the tragedy of Lana’s story that only is fully acknowledged in the director’s cut, Joel’s obvious inexperience and teenage-ness that shines through in everything he does without coming off as stupid or overly naive…the way Lana’s just a kid too but is forced to grow up so so fast…

the Reagan-era politics that I’m not educated enough to analyze properly…

“Looks like University of Illinois!”

…The fact that Joel ends up successful while Lana doesn’t even though she did the majority of the work because he has privileges she can’t even dream of…and the way that kinda reflects reality with how Risky Business made Tom Cruise a movie star while Rebecca De Mornay (and the director too) faded to relative obscurity…

And fuckin Curtis Armstrong’s character (he’s always amazing in everything ever I think)

Just. My thoughts ain’t the most coherent rn- But holy shit this movie man. Like everyone knows the dancing ‘round in briefs scene -and I mean, fair enough it is classic, I’ll admit- but lord there’s so much more to it and it’s a shame that all I ever hear folks talk about is that. Like I ain’t even touched on the soundtrack yet or the vague surrealist feel or how relatable and human Joel Goodson is- augh

[stardestroyer81]

Seeing as I drew Anton fairly recently, I felt that it was only appropriate to also draw his cranked-out coworker Dynamite Annie, and it looks as though she has something very important to say... 💚🏳️‍⚧️✨

[sloasis]

Can we talk about how if the theory that Oh Il Nam ( the old man , player 001 ) is In Ho's father , making him Jun Ho's father as well since they don't have the same mother ( Jun Ho's mother calls herself In Ho's stepmother meaning they're related by the paternal side ) This makes Jun Ho literally the HEIR to the Squid games 😭 . His father made / hosted the Squid games for a long time , [ not sure if he created them but he was most definitely in charge for it all for a while ] AND his brother became the game master / frontman who over sees the games and makes sure everything is in working order ... This reveal will be so damn interesting to see , like will Jun Ho still go through with finding and destroying the games or will he hesitate since it was his literal family who created it in the first place ? Or even Take Over ... 🤔

[mossterunderthebed]

Jujutsu Kaisen Observations #- i lost count im sorry but this is ep. 24

okay two things:

One: I really love that Gege put in a system that made it so that there was a reason for people to stand around gabbing at each other and explaining their powers and having actual conversations in the middle of their beef, because it is just. such an annoyance for a lot of people, i think, (and a pet peeve of mine personally) and that's such a fascinating and neat way to actually incorporate it into a story, and make it not a weakness, but actually a strength for the characters, as well as the plot and story itself.

and Two: Kugisaki Nobara is a fucking badass.

[unopenablebox]

ugh this is so pathetic and embarrassing but. it might be helpful to me if people would tag horror movie content with 'horror' or 'horror movie' or 'horror film' or something. because unfortunately seeing a still image of a horror movie monster or body horror scene, or a gif of the guy from saw swinging a bloody hand down to implicitly cut off his offscreen leg or whatever even though onscreen he's just swinging his arm, or even just an overly zippy horror movie poster or overly descriptive sentence about the content of a horror movie, does in fact often cause me to get so stressed out and compulsively miserable that i cry

[ETA: sufficiently non-explicit/non-tone-preserving joke content, like the Thursday the 12th meme that has a picture of jason in the store, is fine. my line is weird and hard to articulate but "does this preserve the tone of the horror movie or is it ridiculous/an obvious joke" is a reasonable way to delineate things i might benefit from tagging vs things that won't bother me.

also like. i made it sound very bad but it's not actually such a huge deal for things that aren't "this is literally a gif of a horror movie" so if you would like to make the question you ask yourself "is this literally a gif of a horror movie" you will already be solving most of my problems]

[appleiiforever]

Love how tiny the Macintosh looks next to Steve’s massive tits

[mmelolabelle]

“They’ve ruined Aemond! He would never do–“

Please I beg, just let this man be evil. Allow someone in this show to straight-up commit to disgusting all-out villainy. PLEASE. I can’t take any more back and forth. I can’t handle any more poorly executed “theY’RE morally gREY ACTUALLY” character arcs for Targaryens in which none of the writers involved can agree on what morally grey actually means.

That one-eyed, misogynistic, entitled, kinslaying mass-murderer with a superiority complex is my safe space. Aemond is terrible and unlike everyone else can be relied upon to show up when he’s supposed to and do terrible things to anyone unfortunate enough to share the screen with him. Let him get on with it for the love of god.

[1singulargrape]

I'm going to start tweaking if I don't get this out of me

[nobodybetterlookatme]

Anyway after thorough research, I can confirm that I am, in fact, not a big fan of the snow ahsjakskla it was really cool for like an hour and I was having a fantastic time, but the novelty wore off quick when it melted into my clothes lmaoooo

[the-beastmodality]

WIP whenever

I forgot yesterday was Wednesday 💔

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Fallen Thorns

dark urban fantasy coming-of-age

follows a boy settling into university, when after a date (that he didn’t even want to go on) turns bad he’s made into a vampire

as he settles into his new existence and the local vampire community - while they try to find who’s been leaving bodies across the city - he discovers that there’s something different and darker within him

aroace neurodivergent MC

[chayscribbles]

hola. i'm not dead. at least, not physically.

a lot of things have been happening in my life (mostly... not good) but i think things are settling down for now. hopefully. i'm not gonna promise some big dramatic comeback to writeblr but i certainly wanna dip my toes back in soon. i miss this place.

anyways, i'm strapped for cash, so expect an art commission info post dropping soon lol. i know it's the holiday season and everyone is broke but i guess it's worth a try.

[tenwhiteandalusians]

and then no one said anything about the fact that if i watched ONE MORE episode tenax pulls a "i'm not angry i'm just disappointed i'm hurt" about scorpus signing with the white faction.