#IM GUSHING ABOUT THEM IM SORRY

[dgaftilwedie]

FAWTHORNE RAMBLING!!!!!!!

i just wanna talk abt the toaster scene and this silly little headcanon i have...........

there is something so sweet about julian comforting thomas when he gets scared by the toaster. sure, you could look at it like it's a simple interaction that occurred only for comedic effect but i think there's something more to that.

yknow thomas's death episode?? we see that he was shot from behind. even though he's dead, it's easy to assume that thomas still deals with the trauma of that event in the afterlife.

in the toaster scene, the toaster is BEHIND him. now what if he's scared because it's a loud noise coming from behind him and it reminded him of what it felt like getting shot?? and the way julian instantly goes to comfort him tells me that this isn't the first time something like this has happened.

i read this really sweet fawthorne fic where julian found thomas panicking because of the fact that he could hear thunder and it reminded him of the event. i just know there had to have been some interaction between thomas and julian where julian witnessed thomas having a flashback because of a loud noise that he couldn't find the source of. and even though julian's a brash, loud asshole who doesn't act like he cares about other people's feelings half the time, HE'S DECENT ENOUGH TO NOT ONLY COMFORT THOMAS, BUT NOT MAKE A BIG DEAL OF IT TO ANYONE!!!!!!! and that is so healing for me to witness.

now i could totally be overthinking a 5 second interaction yknow :33 food for thought!!!!!!!

[anonymocha]

finally coming out as a dyke in 2023 is realizing i dont need to pretend to simp that Guy just because everyone else in my friend group does

[literallygwenstacy]

Nah cause do you ever get really excited to yap about something you’re interested in but it becomes a whole ass essay so you end up putting it in your drafts and never posting it

[internetdruid]

I gave my three leopard geckos to a teacher, they've been promoted to class pets for a high-school class 🥲

[satorugojoswiife]

What do you think about gojo ships

I feel like I'm pretty indifferent to most of them. This is super cringe of me, but whenever I fall super in love with a character I don't often like shipping them romantically with anyone. 💀 (im delusional I know)

It doesn't help that for some reason the jjk fandom (especially twt) is weirdly aggressive about ships. I know it isn't all the shippers and it's mostly just the loud minority, but seeing so much of the discourse has kinda put me off and I don't really engage much with the ships in the fandom except for rarepairs and selfships bc alot of the time those communities are more wholesome and cozy (if that makes sense LOL)

[darnellthefirestarter]

It's a little hard having friends who don't understand this kind of thing

[zellk]

My question is about Qalaa! She’s got an amazing design in every iteration so I wanted to ask what were your main inspirations for her? Also could you tell us a bit more about her story?

Hi there ! Thank you so much for your kind words about my babygirl ;A; !!! Everything started circa 2014 when I started to play Wakfu again with @shuuzaar and decided to make a red-skinned osamodas. She also now exists in multiple universes (a minotaur or tiefling in DnD, a demon/oni, a dragon, etc etc).

It wasn't a very conscious & willed thing but since I put a lot of 'myself' into her (more than all my other OCs, who have more... handpicked bits) so her build started to grow towards the larger / bigger side naturally. I'm definitely not as big, nor tall as her though (I am short and she's like, 209cm tall or sth).

Her general themes / traits are : A kind, soft & gentle soul in a body that is 'made' for killing / hurting easily because of it's size and strength. Feeling inadequate / dysphoria / struggling to accept her body because it doesn't fit what she likes (petite and feminine girls). Struggle to control flares of emotions & physical strength. And being very, oh so very gay about girls and feminine people (this is a very important part ok).

In time I've been slowly collecting pictures of athletes and people that make me think of her and trying to refine how she looks in my head ! Though, like many of my characters, the specifics tends to change depending on how I feel on the moment... sometimes I want her nose a bit more like this or like that... don't be surprised if her gallery isn't the most consistent in terms of facial features :,^)

One thing that definitely DID inspire me for her though are the marks on her body ! They are inspired from scarifications of the Chambri tribe in Papua New Guinea https://bodyartforms.com/blog/sepik-river-scarification.asp)

As for her story, well, my current DnD group where I play her has given me a lot of opportunities to flesh it out a little more >:^D I'll try to keep it short.

Qalaari was born from an unplanned pregnancy. Her mother, Aamira Molandine, was someone with a very weak health due to a blood curse running in her family (more on that later) ; but despite her health she decided to keep the child and see the pregnancy through. Her father, Temhos Croquelune, is a member of a tribe of "beast folk" (this is tweaked and adapted to fit in various universes when I can) and, while enamoured with Aamira, was really not ready to have a child, and to potentially have to raise it alone should Aamira die while giving birth. After yet another argument with her about getting an abortion for her sake and the sake of them both, Temhos ran away during the night and never came back.

~6 month pregnant Aamira found refuge in the Croquelune tribe under Temhos' sister roof, Olgha (who also had a crush on Aamira & both her and her brother tried to court her). The travel took a heavy toll on Aamira's already weak health and yet she somehow miraculously survived the delivery of her (very) big and healthy baby girl Qalaari. Qalaari was raised in a very loving home by Aamira and Olgha, but developped a big resentment towards her blood father, especially since after giving birth, Aamira remained a very sickly person with a broken heart. Aamira died when Qalaari was 13, which kind of forever scared her and worsened her struggles to control her emotions.

Remember the Cursed Blood thing ? Well basically, it's a curse that either 1) eats you alive if your body is too weak to handle it (Aamira's case, which is why she had a weak health from the beginning) OR 2) enhances the physical potential of your body, but tends to make you lose control and become little more than a beast (Qalaari's case). So yeah... she's trying to get better but she has a lot of healing to do with her inner child and that's not easy... especially with the layers of self hatred the cycles of her life are bringing in :^) !

EDIT : I FORGOT TO ADD that Qalaari is currently exiled from the Croquelune tribe. The circle scar on her clavicle is the mark of the exiled, who are sent away from the tribe for 3 years before they can come back. The practice exists to try and get people to grow 'outside of the community' before coming back in it as a slightly different person. The once-exiled people are reintegrated in the tribe when they return if possible. Olgha, Qalaari's aunt-in-law and adoptive parent, has a mark like this! This exile is definitely not the best solution ever but it's been done for so long in the tribe that it's hard to yknow... challenge the system of it.

Anyway if you've read to this point, thank you for listening to me fail miserably to keep this short... Qalaari is one of my dearest OC, so it's really hard not to gush about her in a 3 hours TED Talk everytime...

Thank you for this kind ask ! Hope you'll have a good day :> !

[jazzzzzzhands]

I love Slime Wally a LOTTT can you tell??

Melly is just just SO!

Puttling add-ins into his slime is like decorating him..

affectionate...

He can have little beads or charms or glitter ..

He's like a Jello... stores fruit in him...

ANYWAYS

Melly (Slime Wally) Belongs to

@slimey-wally

He's sooo cool awaaa!!

[sincerely-sofie]

Getting my boyfriend into all of the obscure early-to-mid 2010s video games I was obsessed with as a teen like "yesssss.... YESSSSS........ PAPA SANGRE MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY SINCE ~2018 BUT YOU WILL BE ENTHRALLED BY THE CONCEPT OF AN ENTIRELY AUDIO-BASED VIDEO GAME ALONGSIDE ME........... tell me once you beat A Dark Room so I can send you fanart without spoiling The Twist....................... I have so many text adventure games to send you........ We haven't even broken into the RPG Maker horror and other indie spooky games of my youth.......... I'm gonna inflict so many Brainworms on you. you have no idea <3"

[kazieka]

ever since my foot surgery the other day the Gamers have been taking turns sitting on my bed like they’ve agreed on it. they are my most precious little creature babies. Gus brought me his toy jellyfish but he doesn’t even want me to throw it. when i kick him out of the bedroom so I can sleep, he naps in the laundry hamper in the hall. i would kill or die for these little Orange fools

[crows-home]

hey! i hope you don’t mind me asking, but do u have any fics you recommend reading? (specifically sonic fandom ones)

im so sorry anon but im probably the worst when it comes to fic recs. I just started using the bookmark function on ao3 like last month. There's probably tons of fics that i've read and absolutely loved, but never saved and are just collecting dust in my history ToT

i'm going to shout out a few of my favorite authors whose works i absolutely adore and some fics under the cut!

There's definitely more authors and fics i missed, but this is what i was able to come up with!! in general, the sonic community is full of so much talent and i'm just really happy to be here :)

@cozyqueerchaos - I love every single piece they put out honestly and these fics are the reason i dipped my toes more into the sonic fandom years ago. they're THAT good. love them all.

@phantomruby - another wonderful fic writer that everyone should check out. "Slipping Away" makes me cry fr, although i haven't caught up on the latest updates. everything just makes my heart go oshfdsfhd

@chaoxfix - sonic fics are wonderful sonic takes are top notch i dig everything. the understanding of the characters and archie is just phenomenal.

@teamxdark - fell in love with the Tales of Avalon series and fell harder in love with the team dark Boomtober fics and dynamics and aaaaaa, wonderful writing and style.

@rubyiiiusions - every fic is a joy to read and every story really just gets your attention and keeps it till the end. i've bookmarked a few of them since last week :)

I went digging through my history and here are some of my personal favorite Sonic fics!

radio silence under a yellow sky by chaox Summary: Sonic finds out Tails is missing. And more importantly, that no one's been looking for him.

A gen fic about Sonic finding out Tails was MIA during Forces it's so so good i think about it a lot

falling by sonosuke Summary: Shadow likes a boy

sonadow during SA2 I'll cry. so angsty but it makes me :')

Birds of a Feather by SonicaSpeed123 Summary: Sonic has been trapped in Camelot for three years, but he's started to make a place for himself that he can finally be comfortable in with his beloved Lancelot Something has been bothering him, though: If all the people of this world look like the people back home, where is Sonic's lookalike?

Lansoni. Part of a series of SatBK mini fics that i really love, but this one especially because it answers the question of 'what about the Sonic doppleganger?'

you can hardly swallow your fears and pain by chaox and sketchjii Summary: Shadow is usually better at putting up that cold, unfeeling front, isn't he? Or maybe that's him. (or: sonic doesn't need to be in touch with his feelings if he pretends they don't exist in the first place)

One of my all time faves i love it so much i dont think i have the right words. shadow tries to give sonic mental health advice. it does not go well. takes place some time after Forces.

the time has come again for stars by rubyillusions Summary: (five times someone notices sonic and shadow are in love and one time they do something about it)

sonadow, Teen. obsessed with how the characters are written here and the way all of their friends interpret their relationship it's just so cute and sweet and shit and i love it a lot.

against every odd by eggskie Summary: "We're friends?" Nine asks, small and timid, and oh, doesn't that break Sonic's heart. "Of course we are. We always have been. Or we always should have been." Or: Nine isn't used to being cared about

wanna see how hard i can cry? Gen, Sonic Prime fic about sonic and tails and what they should have been.

Dreams Don't Come True by Skyblaze Summary: Short, mildly humorous fic with sonadow flavouring. It also takes the mickey extensively out of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 Next Gen game. Warning: not to be taken seriously.

This fic is just really silly i like it a lot :)

A largely platonic cave by mousewritings Summary: "You know I uh, love hanging out with you and all, but do you think we could go somewhere that's not a cave for once?" Shadow stares at him. "What do you mean, go somewhere that's not a cave? Think you're too good for caves?"

Sonic Boom Sonic and Shadow (pre-slash sonadow) my beloveds <3<3 this fic is so funny they're so insufferable

Also, uh. I know you said only Sonic fics but i'm going to add a few more fics that i really really love from different fandoms because i reread them a lot, i hope you don't mind! ^^

Our way by shpeeper Summary: Overall, the mission was pretty simple. Sniper was instructed to track the spy for a week, figure out his daily patterns, then put a bullet in his brain when no one is around. No one told him there would be a kid. An AU in which Spy raises Scout alone, and Sniper is hired to kill Spy.

Oh my fucking god i could go on about this fic. Sniperspy, Teen, TF2. filled with action and danger. Every time a new character would get introduced, i would have fun piecing together who they were in my mind. the first chapter already had me emotional, it's been in my brain for YEARS. And don't even get me STARTED with the twist at the end. holy shit.

Desmodontinae by Romiress Summary: Kirk wakes up in a Gotham that is not his own. A what-if, where Gods and Monsters Batman winds up in the DCU. Originally intended as a short oneshot, and expanded out into a small story, exploring the differences, struggles, and conclusions. Focuses primarily on Kirk Langstrom (G&M Batman), with a side or Hernan Guerra (G&M Superman), Damian Wayne, and Bruce Wayne. Guest appearances by various other Robins, Clark and Jon Kent, and several others.

The Gods and Monsters DC team means so much to me and oh my god this fic was made with so much love and care for the characters. It's been a while since i read it, but i remember this fic had me staying up literally all night, eagerly going through all the chapters, one at a time. i was in bed kicking my sheets quietly irl lmao.

[thisismeracing]

Since when did we start charging money on patreon for fanfics 😭😭😭😭 is this for real😭

hi, love. I haven't seen that many people doing the Patreon thing when it comes to fanfic, but it's pretty common for people who draw for example to set up a Patreon. I believe that everyone who does, just like myself, needs the money. I wouldn't be doing it if i didn't need to. I figured the Patreon setup was the best idea since it's not really that common for people to tip writers, we've been struggling with getting reblogs and comments, so you can imagine.

Right now, I'm applying and doing tests to get an internship, which still won't be enough because I'm also trying to apply for a master's. So, yeah, I'm really thankful for everyone who tipped me on ko-fi and subscribed to my Patreon, last month my savings were over, and the Patreon money was what helped me pay for some medical stuff I needed (Idk if you saw the whole mick schumacher's sick club, but yeah — huge thank you for everyone who subscribed/donated btw).

We often see fic writers as little robots who don't eat, drink, or sleep. We request stuff, and expect an instant reply, and when we get the content we don't even go back to the page to tell the writer our thoughts. We don't reblog, nor leave comments, but still, we expect them to keep writing and keep sharing everything as if it didn't take hours, sometimes days to come up with a 1k piece polished to what we think readers will like best. I hope I don't sound rude, I'm just trying to make a point because I'm tired of seeing writers deactivating, tired of seeing my friends getting writer's block and then people still demanding things.

On top of that, I'm still posting a lot here, from smau to blubs and long fic requests (and I won't even talk about how some pieces aren't even getting a hundred notes, which always makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong, if my writing is bad, or if there's anything that I could do to make the reader's experience more enjoyable), and it takes a lot of time, it's even harder to balance the two profiles now, but still, I keep sharing some of my work for free. so please, please, don't make me feel bad about needing money. thanks ❤️.

[koszmarnybudyn]

So I just finished episode 100 of tma and it was very awkward (which was the intention of it), and i just adore it, cause thruth be told i got annoyed at how perfect in person statments were, but it all makes sense now the archivists have an effect on you that makes you give a good statment, remember everything keep it nice and precice, no stamerring or pauses or rants. Listening to it before i just thought it was for the benefit of the podcast but no, its in the story, its a plot point, its a watsonian explanation to a doylist problem, which is just wonderful. This podcast is so good and nicely written its amazing, trully remarkable!

[llondonfog]

lettie, im not sure if youve seen this artwork around twitter since its popular rn imo but regardless??? I GOTTA SHARE BECAUSE THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN **HAUNTING** ME (NO JOKE)

https://twitter.com/bunbunspoils/status /1678375905792786432?s=20

https://twitter.com/bunbunspoils/status /1678375905792786432?s=20

that twitter thread who also explained the symbolism around that art is just *chef kiss* AND ALSO PAIN....

as if SILVERS DISTRAUGHT EXPRESSION WASNT ENOUGH IMPACT-

The clock hand acting as like a guillotine to lilia who just couldnt careless if time will just inevitably kill him- SILVERS DESPERATE HOLD ON HIS WEAK FRAME PLS IM SO DEVASTATED ABOUT THAT‼️💔‼️💔🥲

malleus' finger stopping the clock hand but silver is hesitantly pushing it away AND PLS QUOTING THE THREAD??? "hes distraught his father is dying but understands that the clock needs to move"

IM CRYING BECAUSE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED THE LILIA ON SEBEKS DREAM SILVER SAID SOMETING LIKE " If (staying in Briar Valley) was what you truly wished for, then I wouldnt mind spending the remaining days with you!" 🥲😭🥲😭😭😭

the composition!!!! THE CONCEPT???? the storytelling!!!!! JUSTA GRJAJDJQJD!!!! i wish i can word how much emotions this has been giving me but all the best i can do is just keysmashes !!!! !!!!!❤❤❤

LIAN I FEEL SO DUMB, YOU SOLVED SUCH A BASIC MYSTERY FOR ME 🥲

so i got sent that piece of fanart from several sources and of course it tore my heart out, BUT I NEVER PUT IT TOGETHER THAT IT WAS A CLOCK HAND WHICH SEEMS SO OBVIOUS NOW???? AND IT'S EVEN WORSE????

the tortured expression that the artist gave silver is EXQUISITE— the raw desperation of holding on to his father and yet at the same time, the selflessness of understanding that he cannot stop the inevitable? like can we just take a MINUTE to unpack this because i don't care how often we do, it never fails to render me utterly speechless with awe.

lilia is silver's only living family member that we know of at this point in time. he is the one who raised him, shaped him into the compassionate and loyal young man that he is, who wishes for nothing more than to carry out his father's desire for peace among fae and humans. we know that silver has already experienced one crisis of faith about their family of two when he was younger once he realized that lilia was not his father by blood, and overcame it with the understanding that regardless of their circumstances, lilia truly loves him as if he were his one and only son. silver has already proven as well that he has grown up so sheltered away from briar valley society, with only the zigvolts and malleus on the occasions that he could visit for company. lilia is his cornerstone— he is both the bread and the wine at the childhood altar where silver learned devotion through patience and unconditional love.

and yet, despite being rocked to his core and foundation shattered by lilia's announcement of his fast-approaching demise and departure, silver is the one to yield and let him go? silver, the one who has the most right of them all to rage and despair at lilia for how he sprung this news on them and how cruelly he carried out his departure, is once again, his father's greatest supporter? that he would go up against malleus, their prince, someone he has sworn to defend, in a hopeless battle that he must know he can never truly win in terms of magical ability alone, all to allow his wretched, selfish father the choice to leave their side as he so desires to lick his wounds in relative anonymity for the rest of his dimming days?

all lilia had ever known through his long, tragic life has been the human capacity for callousness; is it any wonder that he would be floored to realize his own son's boundless capacity for love?

[merry-the-cookie]

GUYS!!!! GUYS!!!!!!!!!!! i commissioned the incredibly talented insanely cool and radical jay @tacogrande​ to draw my favorite dudes and im so happy loOK AT THEM........ ashtons lil smile 😭 michaels sleepy eyes 🥺 all of it so gorgeous

pls go give her a follow and check out all her socials and if you can commission her i cannot recommend it enough, i mean look at this dreamy lil portrait 🥺🥰💖💖💖

alt version under the cut cus yea i got tWO VERSIONSSS

jay has been an inspiration to me for so many years since i was a wee little teenager and ive learned soooo much from them and to commission her again after so long whilst still being a huge fan of their art felt like a full circle moment hehe will definitely do again <3 maybe complete the 5sos set dfhjGHFD

[busysleeping]

i finally saw across the spiderverse and i nEED TO DUMP MY THOUGHTS CAUSE I AM UNWELL