#I love lj

[patternoticer]

The simulacrum, whose peculiar function lies in what Sartre would have called the derealization of the whole surrounding world of everyday reality... The world thereby momentarily loses its depth and threatens to become a glossy skin, a stereoscopic illusion, a rush of images without density. But is this now a terrifying or an exhilarating experience?

Frederic Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism

[jichanxo]

how i feel pretending that kuwana is part of judgment gang (based on this dunmeshi post)

[jeffthekillerzblog]

candyguts maybe?

CANDYGUTS. THATS SO CUTE!! thank u hackrusty I'll be using this from now on

[morgombie]

happy 2014 :3 new year, new creepypasta art!

[ro4dlj]

Two broken hearts mend each other quicker.

It's 11 pm for me rn but who gaf nuzi jumpscarw

I really love the designs I made for them I might vomit they're so cute. Every bad day gets removed thanks to them. I'm not ok I need more nuzi I will kill them /j

Song is Two Broken Hearts by Rivers Cuomo, I thought it fit them :)

Stayyy freeesh

[dofidid]

JILL!! After so long <3

[m4ladapted]

MY FAVORITE MONOCHROMATIC CLOWN‼️‼️‼️,,, added the sketch for fun :3

He def has a striped tongue I will NOT take no as an answer

[alittlewordy]

Maybe don't tag Mouthwashing art of Curly as body horror, since body horror is about fictional stuff like more limbs growing or any inhuman parts. Not abt someone who's been flayed and disabled in an accident

A simple gore tw would suffice maybe, since he is still bleeding and the wounds are still fresh.

I can understand that point of view, and the feedback is appreciated. I do want to be clear that my classification of Curly's condition as body horror is not intended to be ablist. If it comes across that way, I apologize.

For me, body horror follows the more general definition provided on Wikipedia.

Body horror, biological horror, organic horror or visceral horror is horror fiction in which the horror is principally derived from the unnatural graphic transformation, degeneration or destruction of the physical body.

The reason I use body horror as opposed to gore in this case is because the damage that covers Curly's entire body is not survivable in those circumstances, and I don't think he lived.

Based on the wounds, 3rd degree burns cover most, if not all, of his body. Not accounting for internal damage that would have occurred during the crash, such burns can be fatal. According to the research completed by the American Burn Association in 2017, patients with burns that cover more than 70% of their body have a 50% chance of survival. [x] This is assuming modern medical attention is provided. Such burns can lead to shock and organ failure, among other life-threatening symptoms. Without proper medical intervention, Curly would die.

Based on the state of the ship, I don't believe the necessary medical intervention is possible.

While immediate survival is possible given Anya is so close, the crew spends months in space. In that time, Curly does not heal at all. In addition, it's clear that needed medical supplies for Curly's condition are not present. There's no talk of antibiotics, bandages, or any other medical supplies that are used for Curly's condition. Only painkillers. This would not be enough to save him.

Jimmy is also the only point of view character after the crash until the very end. Even then, the player isn't really Curly unless the cryopod doesn't work and Curly isn't freezing. I point to this because we cannot believe what we are seeing at any point after the crash is truthful so long as Jimmy is who the player controls. Jimmy is an unreliable narrator, and anything the player sees will be skewed as a result.

Given all this, I genuinely believe Curly died before everyone else on the ship, and the movement we see from him are Jimmy's hallucination, as Jimmy doesn't want to take responsibility for what he's done.

Because Curly died, or simply has not healed in months, I do think Curly's condition does qualify as body horror under the definition, as it is the unnatural graphic destruction of the human body.

That's not to say any concerns regarding the body horror classification I put on Curly are invalid. I think they are very valid, and it brings up a great conversation on what truly does classify as body horror beyond the general definition.

It's something I'll continue to think over. And if anyone wants to put in their two cents, I'm here for it.

As for the tags, I'll make it a point to change the tags when I get home from work. Regardless of my personal beliefs and theories, I do want to be inclusive and make sure things are tagged properly.

[regulusrules]

You know what's so special about this scene aside from its destructive irony?

It's that Arthur is addressing Merlin as if he was his knight for real, acknowledging all the times Merlin stood by his side so fearlessly (something we rarely got: thanks bbc writers). At this point, Arthur began to see Merlin as his 𝘬𝘪𝘯 not just his servant, and for a prince who grew up never knowing how to express admiration, he could only voice it in terms of honour.

Which takes us to another point actually; why did Arthur never really knight him? In 3×12? Or when he became king?

At first I shrugged it as the writers' fault (as with everything) because they were always so inconsistent specifically with Arthur's characterization. But while writing to you I swear my solemn oaths, a different lense just popped in front of my eyes and nested in my soul and brain.

Arthur wanted to protect Merlin from himself.

Let's be real; these two had zero point zero self-saving instincts. They blatantly expressed how they would live and die for each other. They fought on who to do it literally every episode when Arthur was not robbed of making that choice. But elevating Merlin's status would've strained their relationship. How?

Because it labels their unwavering loyalty to each other. It solidifies that they were merely just master-servant, not the earthshaking combination they were. It threatens to erase how Arthur always viewed Merlin as his pillar of strength, because if he knights Merlin he could no longer favour him and his companionship over the rest.

Also, knighting Merlin would have required for Arthur to first accept the fact that it's Merlin's duty to be there with Arthur, not because Merlin wants that any longer. Being given everything on a silver platter from the start only for Merlin to be the only one who denied him this narrative and was real with him, this is something Arthur could never let go of.

Lastly, knighting Merlin would have involved Arthur making peace with the fact that Merlin is OBLIGATED to die for him, and I don't think he could've ever accepted that. Even if he always took Merlin with him everywhere, he did it because he always believed he had Merlin's back and that he'll be there to protect him. This reciprocation of loyalty is so important to Arthur that if he ever knighted Merlin it would completely overthrow their little status quo they created for the two of them only.

So there is no denying the fact that Arthur really always saw strength and bravery in Merlin that surpasses any knight, but he never acted on knighting Merlin because he never wanted to put him in that position.

[viviennevincent2]

Sevendust's "Home" ~ released on 24th August 1999

[trustiskingandqueen]

I'm a summer dream, I'm a real light beam - I'm worthy of all the goodness and the love that the world's gonna give to me I'ma give it back ten times, people, are you ready? If you think you're alone hold on, I'm coming - x

[emocl0wnpp]

Quick wip of Jill :3

Can we show this fine lady some appreciation too?😔

Don't get me wrong i'm absolutely head over heels for Jack but give my girl Jill some love too

[dandylovesturtles]

@theplacewhereidumpmyinterests I can't talk about most of them because they're part of an AU verse I want to keep secret until I have the first fic that's part of it written, and idk when that will be (by summer?? HOPEFULLY??), but I guess I can talk about the other one because idk if/when I will write a fic for him (I'd like to but like I am only human)

"more AUs Dandy?" LISTEN all I do is sit around and think about "what if"s, okay?

ok so this started as me being like, hm, we see Lou Jitsu with a rotating door of women, so many he doesn't seem to remember all their names, so it's not totally out there to think he might have gotten one of them pregnant, right?

and thus Marcus (middle name Kyle) was born! literally!

so the story for this is, Lou Jitsu had a fling with a woman in the early 90s, pre-Big Mama. they were both in agreement that the whole thing was casual and it didn't last very long, but oopsie-daisy about six weeks after their last night together she finds out she's pregnant.

she debates what to do for a bit, because, as established, Lou Jitsu is kinda a fuckboi and she doesn't really want a relationship with him. But once she decides she's definitely keeping the baby she feels like she can't just not tell him, right? so she tries!

...unfortunately he's dating Big Mama by that point and she interferes to make sure that Lou Jitsu never meets with the woman and never finds out, because she knows this would get in the way of her plans.

she takes never hearing back from LJ as a sign he just isn't interested in the kid and resolves to single-motherhood. which she is the best at, btw.

she's still considering trying to introduce Marcus to his dad at some point, but unfortunately her kid isn't even 5 before Lou Jitsu suddenly goes missing, with his teary fiancée telling a sob story to the cops. assuming, same as everyone else, that he's dead, she lets the whole thing go, though she does tell Marcus who his dad is once he's old enough to understand everything.

Marcus goes through periods of being obsessed with Lou Jitsu, watching all his movies and consuming every piece of media about him that he can find, and periods where he can't stand to even hear the name. it's up and down. from his perspective, LJ abandoned him and his mom, but he's also dead, so it's not like he can have closure on this ever, right? so it's just a thing he has to deal with on his own.

but he's fine! he's alright. he gets through high school, then college, then accepted into vet school just fine.

then... his mom gets sick and dies.

yeah, that's a hard blow.

but he's alright! he has a few buddies from college he still sees now and then, and he's started his zoo vet residency at the Bronx Zoo (with a particularly special interest in reptiles), so lots of new people to meet that way! he's doing great! he's not lonely at all!

(a few months ago, he was suddenly woken up by a surge of something, like dozens of voices were crying out to him for help, tugging him toward something, saying his family needs him...

yeah, no idea what that was about. he doesn't have any family anymore.)

then the sky opens up and aliens come out.

Marcus is at work, because of course aliens would attack at the beginning of his shift. he spends the day ushering survivors into safe zones within the zoo, using his medical knowledge to handle first aid, and just trying to stay sane as the whole world turns upside down.

and then just as suddenly as it all started... it stops.

in the aftermath, everyone around him is just trying to get home, desperately calling their loved ones and praying for the best. Marcus starts trying to figure out how he's going to get home, because the trains definitely aren't running, and as he looks as his phone for a spark of inspiration, he realizes... no one has tried to call him. his coworkers' phones have been going off all day, whenever they can get signal, as loved ones try to reach them, but... he doesn't have anyone trying to reach him. and as he sits there he realizes he doesn't know who he should be calling, either.

so. that's pretty depressing.

and as he's sitting there, thinking about his life and what led him here, in a now empty vet clinic outside the bronx zoo... he hears a noise. and then, voices.

ah great. looters.

at first, Marcus tries to call 911 - but obviously the call center is swamped. so he decides to take care of the problem himself, going to see who's there and get rid of them...

wait, who is he kidding? he's definitely not paid enough to confront potentially armed looters! he's going to get out of here.

but just as he starts to leave, he hears the voices again - coming from one of the surgery rooms this time. and they're talking about IVs... scalpels... anesthesia...

suddenly he realizes that these aren't looters - they're here to try and treat somebody.

and like hell is he going to let some idiot kill someone trying to do DIY surgery.

so he turns back around and bursts into the room... on two humans, a rat that counts as giant even for New York, and four very big, very injured turtles.

one of whom immediately points a gun in his face. to be fair, that's what he thought would happen.

"Donnie!" yells the biggest one, and, oh, they can talk. huh.

"Relax, it's just a tranquilizer!"

"Donatello!" that's the rat. there's a sound like a whip cracking and the one with the gun makes a startled noise and drops it.

now the rat is in front of him. he's looking up at Marcus imploringly. "Do you work here?" he asks.

"Y-yeah. I'm a vet."

the rat bows very politely. "my sons are seriously hurt, and I don't have the supplies to help them at home. I understand it is a lot to ask, but... we must use your supplies. please, if you could just look the other way."

Marcus looks around at the turtles, especially the one on the table, the one worst off. he looks mangled. he won't live long if he isn't properly treated.

a rat, two humans who look like teenagers, and the turtles. who the rat called "sons". now that he's noticing, they're all pretty short, other than the big one. are they also teenagers?

"...Are any of you doctors?" he asks. the littlest one starts to raise a hand, but the girl grabs it and forces it back down.

everyone else has left by now. he's the only doctor here.

alright. guess he's doing this.

"...okay, everyone make some room. let me get sterilized, and I'll see what we're working with here."

and that's how the son Lou Jitsu didn't know he had becomes primary care doctor to his teenage mutant ninja half-brothers. ^^

(and then a bunch of other stuff happens)

[jeffthekillerzblog]

hello tumblr nation im here to finally spread my lj x ej propaganda

guys PLEASE u have to hear me out on this one...

jeffs the first to know of lj's existence, he finds him roaming around in the woods since jeff is usually walking around the woods himself. he's kind of freaked out a bit bc he's a 8 ft clown scary looking guy... and jeff wants to leave the guy alone or get away but lj follows him and jeffs like UGHHHH🙄🙄 and then he brings him to ninas apartment and ninas a little spooked but shes nice anyway and bens like erm idk ben doesn't care. lj sticks around their group a bit, meeting other creeps, and when ej finally meets him he's a little taken back. ejs always been the tallest of the bunch discluding slenderman, and Lj's like tall... super tall.

lj kinda lingers around ej a bit because he's a little curious and he starts following him around everywhere and he's like erm.... but he lets him and stuff. Ej has a strange liking towards lj since he gives ej a sense of nostalgia, his little siblings always loved all the circus-y stuff and comedians idk so he lets lj stay around.

Also ej has infrared vision so lj sticks out like a sore thumb.

They're very... Lj is a creature who does not know much about this word since he feels like he's been stuck in the past so ej kinda gets to show him the world in a way. Gets to go on walks with him when ej is working and lj is just taggin along

i like to think after a while lj kinda just moves into jacks apartment and ej just lets him bc he's so used to him. I love their dynamic I think it's so silly... they're so silly i love them so much ARGGGRH

[mooifyourecows]

Well look at that. It’s post Chapter 22: Must be nice of and the Emi goes to... day!

Everyone say thaaaaank yooouuu and I looooove yooouuuu to LJ and Radish! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[ro4dlj]

Small rant but I dislike it when people make N and V siblings or put in a found family setting cause like, they fuckin liked eachother 😦

Yes they aren't canon and yes N lost interest but it doesn't remove the fact they once shared romantic feelings for each other ?? Even if they choose to not pursue it, it's still.. weird

And while I love nuzi with my heart I just get so bitter??? Seeing people make V and N related or see each other as family in fics/aus cause like. Man what 😭

If you're not an envy shipper, that's fine, that's cool. But if you're gonna put the reason behind why V and N aren't in a romantic picture in ur fics/aus could we like.. make it because they just see eachother as buddies?? Bff's?? And not. Yk.

But like whatever I'm just a hater I guess /j /silly