#I'm proud of you!!!

[i-like-forcefem]

hey sorry to send another kind of downer ask, but I was wondering if you had any advice in regards to coming out? or just getting over your fear of coming out XD I guess I'm a little terrified that the few people who are close to me will leave and then I'll just be all alone. I guess that's one of the reasons forcefem is such a nice fantasy, because then you can be sure you have at least one person who will stick around after. and of course if someone 'forces' you then I kind of get around that feeling of guilt and shame just for admitting I want to be a girl, I know it doesn't make sense but I can't stop feeling it for some reason. anyway sorry again, love your blog :D

No problem at all! And yeah this is a hard question, what I did was just be stupid about it and bluntly tell my parents, they treated it really well! Probably because I've already had like 10 of these conversations during my life but this time I was actually old enough for them to respect my opinion

And yeah I was surprised it went better then I really could've hoped for! They can surprise you!

But that doesn't mean I wasn't a dumb-dumb with how I did it

Here's some stuff I'd do before if I had to redo it: 1) Gently bring up the topic to see how they feel about it, don't engage too much, if they have the bad opinions don't turn it into an argument (though maybe do say how you feel and give them time to digest that hm maybe these folks aren't super bad, plant a seed of doubt, but to do so you need to be respectful of their opinion! Make them feel heard!)

2) And in the reveal make sure to sit them down properly, tell them why you feel this way, how you're still open to it maybe being something else (you have a problem, and you're going to the doctors to see how they can help! (or you already have been going to the doctor and this is the treatment they recommend!))

3) And everyone's situation is *really* different and I'm not experienced in giving feedback on stuff like this, so ask some friends who know your situation! Ask online on subreddits or in discord servers! (Maybe go to the Orchard discord server!!! It's made to help with stuff like this!)

As for the fear of people leaving you... I don't know them, but they can surprise you!!! And even if worst comes to worst for some of them there will always be more! There's so so many lovely people! So I'm sure you won't have social-holes for long!!!

But yeah go to someone else who's more experienced in this! My expertise lies in turning boys into girls! Social consequences be damned! (Since it's more fun if they need to figure out themselves how to explain why they're wearing a skirt to the principal)

[pocket-size-cthulhu]

I'm a cryptid in Stardew valley. I live on the outskirts of town. I disappear for days on end, purchasing daily one-way tickets to the calico desert. Nobody knows where I go while I'm there. Can occasionally be found fishing at random spots throughout town. I am never not running on at least one triple shot espresso. I take the abandoned minecarts to get around and am frequently seen disappearing into the sewers. I carry a sword for some reason. Once every week or two I will stride into your bedroom to deliver you your favorite meal. I'm a self-made millionaire. I attend all the town events and will go to your concert in the next town over. I have donated approximately 2583 items to the local museum and singlehandedly revitalized the town community center. There are rumors I can talk to junimos. I'm friends with the local wizard

[xamitras]

For many of years I had this tradition of drawing Wirt and the beast once a year to see how much I have improved, then depression hit in 2023 and couldn't continue, but it left so really amazing art in the process

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[daydreamerwonderkid]

RIP to Bruce. Can't get a single night to himself smh

[blackkatdraws2]

[Toon x Mobster] A tender moment.

[Animation timelapse here!]

[AUDIO USED:] Chet Baker - Almost Blue Sound Effects edited by me!

[katsinspats]

I think my copy of the game is broken they've been doing this for 30 minutes

Crop of the Biolizard edit I did bc it makes me laugh:

[mimimar]

spring waiting for summer's awakening

(art prints)

[akiiame-blog]

I liked this little moment here. Canonically anxious-but-well-hidden Mario my beloved 💕

[h00f]

T4TM (Theseus4TheMinotaur)

lost wax cast bronze, patina & paste wax

2023

(process photos & info under cut <3)

my minotaur boy!! pls click on the photos for higher res! my thesis is focusing on trans men and creatures (how original ik) and this was last semester's final. i spent a lot of time looking at sculptures of the theseus/minotaur story, and yknow? a LOT of them are erotic! i'm pretty sure i saw some of them on tumblr a decade ago, and that's led to this now!

as you'll notice, the minotaur has a big t-dick! i wanted to give him breasts and an enlarged clitoris to present a very masculine trans figure. the boy on the bottom is also trans because i say so . the piece is about looking up to older, bigger, hairier trans men and seeing something awe-inspiring and beautiful. the minotaur was locked up by a cruel father for being different, and i think modern adaptations tend towards a sympathetic asterion (his name in one version)

making this piece was. so much effort. it took me about 3 months to get it all together - from clay model (plasticine) to 3D print to silicone mold to wax cast, and finally bronze pour into the shell mold. and then a TON of filing, sanding, dremel-ing, and various other metalworking techniques that probably took years off my life.

i started with sketches and made theeeeeee ugliest model ever:

then used a 3D scanner to get it digital, then spent a goooood month or two making him pretty in blender! then i spent an agonizing few weeks trying to get it print-ready, and fiiiiiinally did

^^^ an early resin printed draft of the model - you can see in the final that i added lots to theseus after some feedback, but sadly the nosering broke off every time i cast it so i just. let that be <3

then came the moldmaking, and then the wax dipping!! the yellow stuff is shell mold (ground up ceramic bits and algae soup, sticks to the wax, then silica sand in varying sizes on top) which gets the wax melted out, and bronze poured in!

then it's all metalworking, cutting stuff off, and working with hot metal. they don't tell you about all the bronze dust and how annoying it gets wearing a respirator AND goggles. but it is for me health, me boy. here's him all cleaned up before the patina:

and then i spray him down with various chemicals to make it "patina" (aka rust) in pretty colors. wait a few days, then apply paste wax to seal it and give it that shine!

then we get what you see above!!! the blue was actually unintentional, and i'm still not super sure why it looks that way.. but it's pretty so idc <3

thanks for reading!! if you ever have any bronze/casting questions, don't hesitate to message me! <3

[lylahammar]

IT'S FALIGON DAY BABYYYYYY I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS DAY SINCE 2018 WE'RE POPPIN MASSIVE BOTTLES 🥳🎉🐉🍾🍻🔥

[raspberry-rampage]

tfw you're the only one in the group not obsessed with some has-been

[lightseoul]

THE WONDERFUL MESS THAT WE MADE

pairing. k. bakugou x reader

synopsis. you're invited to the wedding of the ex who unceremoniously dumped you over the phone while you were on your way to meet your boss. that boss, who just happens to be #2 pro-hero dynamight, finds out and comes up with a diabolical proposition. madness—affectionate or derogatory, you don't know—inevitably ensues.

w.c. 22.8k (completed)

tags. worker!reader, pro-hero!katsuki, aged-up (25), a lot of cussing (bkg-typical), reader is alluded to being smaller than bkg, minor violence, minor nsfw reference

links. ao3 (coming soon)

❀ chapter one

❀ chapter two

❀ chapter three

❀ chapter four

❀ chapter five

❀ chapter six

❀ chapter seven

❀ chapter eight

❀ chapter nine

[lunaisanartist]

I'm a day late, pretend I'm on time 🦅

[ionomycin]

Forest Guardians

[cametotheshowinsd]

TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR (2023)