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approximateknowledge · 11 months ago

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once you learn enough about evolutionary biology you start seeing ghosts everywhere

#everything alive carries within it the traces of its ancestors' niches #and also some niches are just eerily *empty* where they were once full #and im not talking like “the megafauna here got eradicated by human intervention and hunting and habitat loss”#i mean it in the “there hasn't been a proper aerial macropredator since the azadrchids went extinct 65 million years ago”-sense #which is something you cannot unthink or unsee #especially in island ecosystems

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wombrion · 2 months ago

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Can I study and use your art style because it is very beautiful and I tried drawing with it and it seemed to be much more enjoyable than any other art style I have tried?

dude do whatever you want. be free

#btw i dont mean to be aggresive or anything #it just bothers me how so many people get worried abt this kinda stuff nowadays #no one owns a “style” n i find it crazy how some artists pretend to..#i can understand to get uncomfortable if art gets like #traced #but getting inspired is the most natural thing ever and everyone does it

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yuurionviktor · 1 year ago

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Gonna finish Gideon one soon, but for now you can have this Harrow

#the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #harrow the ninth #harrow the 9th #gideon the ninth #things ive made #idk man the 1page1day not going great and it’s only been 1 week #one week where I only worked 3 days mind you #(local holidays)#maybe I really wasn’t made for creating art jdhsjdjcbcj I see so many cool people online #where they’ve been better than me 10 years ago so where does that math leave me hm #for a person who’s really into bones herself (preceding my love for harrow ironically) I REALLY don’t know them #I mean you can always say that’s A Stylistic Choice but I’m also so lazy #like… just trace them girl

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readwing · 3 months ago

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One interesting part of the discourse surrounding family-coding relationships in media is when people who are against it raise the argument that two characters ‘can’t be sibling-coded because their relationship is more complicated than that.’ As if siblings relationships by nature were an uncomplicated thing

#this post is specifically about Carmy and Richie from The Bear #and yes I know that when people say ‘more complicated’ what they tend to mean is ‘more romantic and/or sexual’#but just be honest with yourself and say that then #yes I also know that there’s a preponderance of fic that uses familial classifications to water down character interactions #but frankly so does a lot of shipping discourse so I don’t see the point in throwing stones there #the point is that all relationships are complicated as soon as you scratch past the surface #and it’s weird of discourse to pretend that familial-coding by nature removes that #when it’s not any relationship coding that removes it; it’s the fans who do that #for a wide spectrum of reasons #and that’s not a phenomenon that can be traced to any one attachment style

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apocketfullofdnd · 5 days ago

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The character was based off of -like any good character is based off of- several friends, some of whom are not with us anymore, and several experiences as a teenager, and places and people I've gotten to be and things that profoundly had effects on me.

I've been listening to Molly's playlist, which I'm sure I have to put out now, which is waay harder to listen to because - there's a lot in there. But like there's a song off the soundtrack of Wristcutters because that was, that movie had a lot of that good carnie family vibe and how carnie families work and sort of how these weird, bitchy people take care of each other and there was- for many years, there was an archetype in film, in storytelling that was very much this kind of character and I haven't seen this character in anything in a long time. And I've barely- I've read a couple things that people have written where they've kind of gotten this notion of:

'You're supposed to live your life and there's a way of both not giving a fuck about what people think, but giving a fuck about people.'

And he was never a character who needed to be fixed and he was never a character who needed permission for anything and its- I mean, you go in with a character like Iron Man where you're, like, waiting to watch them become a good person or you go with a character like Captain America where its 'I want to see this good person's effect on the world' and he was never- there was never going to be a profound change in Molly. His whole notion was just his perspective and how it affected everything around him. It was- he never had any unfinished business.

His only unfinished business was just barreling through every person he ever met and making them deal with him. Yeah, make people deal with you, but make sure dealing with you is always a positive and kind experience. Yeah.

-Taliesin on the beauty of Molly and what he hopes people take from him

#dont mind me crying #i'll be fine just-#i just love him #and by him i mean both Molly and Taliesin #all of Taliesin's art is just top shelf to me #you know the moment I irrevocably loved Molly?#it was way back in Alfield when he jumped in on making breakfast like it was nothing #something about that was so intriguing in his character build #and it traces back to this #absolutely this #this is what it was #mollymauk #critical role #the mighty nein #critical role spoilers #the mighty nein spoilers #cr 2x26 #ainulindaelynn

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backpackingspace · 13 days ago

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Odysseus: demanding Athena take off whatever enchantment she put on him the second the situation ends.

Odysseus: who constantly reminds Athena that he has great plans to grow old and die with his wife so don't even think about getting any ideas.

Odysseus: side eye diomedes who has started fucking glowing he has so many enchantments on him: bro you should talk to Athena about getting those removed. You're going to end up immortal or some shit

Diomedes: who has been a solider since he was 5 who has intersting thoughts about his own personhood who has a much more traditional relationship with Athena and would rather literally stab his own eye out with a rusted sword than speak out of turn: I don't know what you're talking about

#odysseus #Diomedes #Athena #This is more pulling from my own headcanons than any source material #But I have a lot of feelings about the narritive physically changing a character and how well that works with the idea that #Becoming immortal is a slow process more of a slide than an abrupt change #And I have a lot of feelings about diomedes becoming immortal and how odysseus only ever wanted to be a man #And how diomedes was having a much more mortal experience and odysseus experiencing so much magic and monsters and gods #And how every step of the way diomedes only ever politely thanks Athena never argues only does his duty #And how nearly everything odysseus met tried to change him or keep him and how he fought against that with his whole being #Also a lot of feelings about the traditional reward for heros was immortality #This obviously does not include all the times Athena treated odysseus like a barbie doll because ody was 98% not aware of that #Athena post the whole ajax going insane thing: that was fun #Odysseus: great yah super fucking fun love when my allies go mad with desires to torture me to death BTW #Take off the invisibility spell I want nobody trace of it lingering on me I am remaining mortal if it kills me #Athena: definitely not pouting you're no fun one little spell isn't going to permanently alter you #Odysseus: I am not taking any chances any invisibility I have is going to be my own fucking skill and your excellent training not magic #Diomedes: internally:after getting the ability to see through illusions and see gods #Should I mention this to Pallas Athena? Did she mean for me to keep it? Is it bad if I keep using it?#Is it even more disrespectful to not use it? Surely she is aware that I still have this? Surely it would be an insult to her intelligence #To remind her that would be casting doubt on her memory and perhaps it is part of a plan and #Who am I to question pallas athenas plans who am I but her devout weapon better to not mention it or any of the other lingering magics #Diomedes realizing a hundred years after the fact that he is in fact immortal: ....should I mention this?#Athena finds it funny to try to sneak magic onto odysseus it's a game for them because their both rat bastards #But not post odyssey it's just triggering then #Actual child solider diomedes #Greek myths

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bo0tleg · 10 months ago

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Decided to make one of these for Top Gun: Maverick too, you know... to dispel the pain I caused with my last post...

(this is my whatsapp history, not direct quotes from the movie)

(in the first one, I'm aware it looks like There's a 30 min gab between both messages. There is not, my internet just decided that they were going to let me see the message 30 min later)

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ohtendril · 9 months ago

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There was something heartbreaking in the way she was gazing at him, as if she might die if he didn’t kiss her. Not from heartbreak, not from embarrassment—it was almost as if she needed him for nourishment, to feed her soul, to fill her heart.

#bridgerton #bridgertonedit #polinedit #tvedit #romancegifs #bridgertonblr #cinematv #polin #periodedit #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #*mine #I COULD EAT THAT GIRL FOR LUNCH YEAH SHE DANCES ON MY TONGUE TASTES LIKE SHE COULD BE THE ONE #anyway i will forever be obsessed with this kiss like. this is the one for the books #it's literally so iconic of them to look for first kiss inspiration in jess/nick cause. they just placed in the top 5 in tv kisses (TO ME)#i couldve giffed so many more moments like. the giffer's eye is twitching rn #but there are huge so i stuck to these 4 #i mean the first one?? the way she flinches as if he burned her as if she felt an electric current a spark at the touch #his fingertips just oh so gently tracing her jaw pulling her in #the uh oh moment in the second gif. the realisation that they cant just stop there #colin's brows furrowing in the third. and then relaxing. guy's going through it right there #(plus the thumb yeah)#and then the last one? hoo boy the savoring THE SAVORING

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hello-its-em · 9 months ago

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UH, GUYS??

SINCE WHEN WERE THOSE EYES THERE???

I swear those weren’t there before. Or have they been? How long ago was Shadow Milk cookie planned?

There’s also little eye emblems on the bookcases in pure vanilla’s room

Also, one of Shadow Milk’s eyes is in the shadow of Pure Vanilla’s soul jam.

Maybe I’m delusional, BUT, I think this is hinting at shadow milk taking over pure vanilla. Cuz the eye is inside of pure vanilla’s soul jam and the soul jam reflection is inside a sunflower pattern; much like PV’s staff

#I love small details like this #just how long was shadow milk cookie planned?#I mean that guy has traces EVERYWHERE #From the blueberry yogurt academy to pure vanilla’s healing spell.#rambles #crk theory #shadow milk cookie #pure vanilla cookie #cookie run kingdom #cookie run

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hyakunana · 8 months ago

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Ah yes, the Prismatic experience when they deliver your main subclass in the starter pack 😌

#destiny #destiny 2 #destiny the game #the final shape #destiny art #bungie #the young wolf #d2 ghost #hunter guardian #fanart #comic #comics #and now we're back to alfa the hunter and zeta the ghost in their usual dumbass schedule #fun fact i literally beat the legendary campaign with the lament for all the missions #and i didn't struggle so much like i've seen others??#yes even the mecha one - but i beat it with trace rifle kjhgfd #THIS SWORD HAS HISTORY - IT HAS MEANING TO US EXOS - OFC IM CARRYING IT TO THE END #sometimes i think people underestimate the lament - or maybe im just very stubborn on keeping it but again i didnt struggle #as for prismatic i only began to feel truly prismatic when i got the gunpowder aspect 8D #altho i used the arc grenade for a while - i mostly used to increase my light bar #the stasis one still fit best to me WHICH BTW FROST ARMOR MY BELOVED #you're all lucky i play in pt-br or that would be another 'the line between light and dark iS SO VERY THIN' reference

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teddybeartoji · 4 months ago

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toji is NEVERRRR beating the big cat allegations . never

#that grow man WILL fucking purr if you scratch his scalp #play with his hair #massage his back #or just like trace your nails all over his back yk?#is that a normal sentence i can't tell #i'm sure you understand what i mean #anyway yeah #he will also try to curl up on top of you #which is very cute #considering how big he is #hehehehehe #i luv himmm:333333 #mayor of loserville

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mikansei · 5 months ago

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i'm thinking about the guards outside aventurine's room in the reverie. stuck working a boring security job on THE planet of festivities, stationed outside a room in boring reality where someone's literally just sleeping all day. absolutely jackshit to do.

but there's no way aventurine would trust just any old grunt to guard him when he's that vulnerable; they had to have been hand-picked, personally vetted over years of working for him. it's no small feat to become someone aventurine trusts not to stab him in the back, even with the built-in insurance that if you shank your boss, he can't sign your paychecks anymore.

so they were familiar enough with him to know how he works, i.e., pulling off insane stunts and doing it solo. i have to think they're the kind of people who would've wanted to join him - not because they're sore about not getting to see the dream, but because they want to guard him IN the dream. you have a whole team of us, boss! put us to work!

and he keeps insisting no, he has to do it alone. it's too risky.

what could notorious gambler aventurine possibly find "too risky?" it's not that he thinks they'll slow him down or get in his way; it's not that he just prefers working alone or hates relying on others. that's what other people, in other departments, might think.

but these guys know: he does these missions solo because he doesn't want to risk their lives - that's the unacceptable risk to him.

(they also know not to ever say so aloud, because said notorious gambler has a reputation to maintain, and "worries about his employees' wellbeing" does not fit the image.)

#alright it's finished percolating #i realize the conclusion isn't like. saying anything new. but he has to have SOME employees he can trust (inasmuch as he trusts anyone)#and i want to know what they're like. aventurine's top men. the rare few in the company who don't hate his guts #idt he's the kind of boss u could mouth off to but could they say “director this plan sounds nuts you really don't have to go it alone”#obvs he'd never take that particular advice lol but i like to think he appreciates the candor of a (select) few over a bunch of yes-men #u gotta have a henchman or two who's not just a simp. it's like trace minerals in ur diet. zinc and savvy henchmen #hsr #hsr meta #aventurine #also i bet these guys felt like absolute SHIT when they found out what happened to him in the dream wrt nihility & sunday #like what do u MEAN u didn't know u wouldn't die. what do u mean u got branded with a harmony timebomb that would just up and kill u

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harbingersecho · 1 year ago

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