#IM SORRY THEIR SO SHALLOW

[owo-is-a-guy]

hi i had this sitting in my files for like weeks and i had the courage to finally get this done and post it :sob:

for the imp smp <3333333333

[cyfffff]

such a struggle making character playlists bc most of the time they’re young adult men who would be into stuff like classic rock and punk but my music taste is not diverse enough in that almost all of it strictly features “pop” as a suffix so idk anything from the genres that the characters WOULD listen to and when i try to make a playlist that would fit the character based on my music taste im staring at it like. “he wouldn’t even know who that is.” as a result i look like one of those stupid fans w terrible fandom brainrot acting like their 37yo grown ass man murderer pookie would listen to sad indie pop like pls be serious rn but plssss im self aware pls i know what it looks like!!!!!!

anyway i just swallow the pill and turn these grown men into teenage girls that spend too much time on tiktok (me) but just know that i know. i know that jason todd would not fucking listen to mitski. i know that uchiha sasuke would not fucking listen to taylor swift. i know that leo hamato in the bad future timeline would not fucking listen to the steven universe soundtrack.

[lala-blahblah]

i am learning so much every day, it is a little humbling but also wow, i am continuing to grow and change and become a better person every day. I need to get a diary so that I stop using tumblr but like. slay.

[handjumperhiatus-cope]

Can you draw samin plssssssssssss

YEAHHHH SAMIN MENTION

[pleasedontcareaboutme]

It's missing my father hours rn so imma just dump a bunch of pictures here and cry

( sorry i don't know the source of anything I just had them on my phone)

(also dont read the tags i just need to let it out lol)

[theunluckiestdevil]

so. hey. question

hanged man or wheel of fortune (i am going out on a limb and assuming tomas did not let their new friend get made body and mind and soul into the new boatman)

HAHA you'd be right about that last part. Tomas was willing to do anything to keep that from happening.

Wheel of Fortune! Tomas (and I) thought it over for a very long time. I don't think any of the endings are bad- I've heard Evolution be called a tragedy, and I've also called it one, but honestly, all of the endings are pretty good depending on what your angle is. Unfortunately you've activated my trap card so here's A BUNCH OF THOUGHTS YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR YIPPEE

For The Hierophant, he gets to live his life, he gets to have a nice time. He doesn't worry about his fate- hell, he even eats pie! It's a type of peace of mind I can't blame anyone for giving him. Tomas just couldn't choose it because they didn't want to lose their friend to the Boatman if there were other options. And also, there were a lot of other wills at play here, some with more selfish motivations than others. That did NOT rub Tomas the right way. They refuse to sacrifice a young man as a part of some scheme he had no say in.

For The Hanged Man, I'll admit the future of London there is kind of bleak. The flooding, the arms, it's not looking great! But changing oneself into something that can't die is what I feel like the Naturalist was leaning towards himself. It's the culmination of all he's been fighting for the past few years, to not die, to not give into his destiny. It was a very tempting option. But, wouldn't this just be losing yourself in the opposite direction? Sure, he wouldn't be bones on a river, but... he wouldn't be the man we met either, past a certain point. Tomas knows that staying alive is important to the Naturalist, but surely a part of that stems from not wanting to lose himself. As appealing as this future might be, it couldn't be what Tomas chose.

The Wheel of Fortune. The one I chose. The one where he spends his life researching ways and experimenting on himself to stay himself when he inevitably goes on the River for the first and final time. It doesn't meet his goal of not dying- but, as one of the movement texts put it, maybe preserving the flesh isn't what's important. Preserving the self is. And Tomas couldn't help but agree with that. And Tomas is a scientist, a Thanatologist*, this is work and research they will absolutely commit themself to wholeheartedly. Not just because it's the field they've dedicated their life (and death) to, but also because they care so deeply for the Naturalist. They want him- him, in all his mischievous, eel stealing glory, to make it through this. To be on the boat, as himself, and do what he wants. And Tomas will be there to support him through it. And knowing that they get to explore the River together one day? That's something Tomas has only ever dreamed of. They can't wait to do it with the Naturalist at the helm. If they could make this their destiny, instead of other Irem options, they would, in a heartbeat.

‼️THIS PARAGRAPH IS ABOUT THE ES: THE SHALLOWS‼️ Now, Tomas has been the Boatman. They've broken a few of the rules on the river, and gotten punished accordingly. But the important thing is that they know first hand there's nothing stopping you from going where you wish, so long as you're in the boat. And there's still so much to explore. Tomas wants to know everything. Tomas genuinely had a good time during that ES, which I think is also part of why they don't think the Naturalist being on the boat is the worst thing in the world. With the right mindset, this is an opportunity! There's so much to learn!! And another thing- Tomas has the Boatman's hat. Which means, due to its appearance on the Naturalist's head in the WoF ending, Tomas gifts it to him at some point. Which is REALLY CUTE. I'm so soft about them. Tomas would also absolutely offer to cover some of the Naturalist's shifts so he can have a break. Tomas loves this job and they love the Naturalist of COURSE you can take as long as you want off buddy. They trust you.‼️OK SHALLOWS TALK DONE‼️

SO YEAH. Tomas chose the Wheel of Fortune ending. It might not be in the best interest of whatever politics flew over our heads, but they only care about the Naturalist. The research and the exploration that gets born from this is just a nice bonus. They might sometimes wonder if they made the right choice, but they never regret it. How could they, when they're doing science with their dear friend, and will one day explore the rivers of death with him too.

*Thanatology as a field was only named in 1903 in real life which means that in the flondon universe there's a real chance that it's the Naturalist and Tomas who name it since it's 1903 1899 there too. Which is REALLY CUTE. Naming a field of study with the bestie... this also means that the Naturalist might have been the one to give Tomas their alias in universe (if they're even a thing in universe idk). Finally! Tomas can stop being 'the Bandaged Thanatologist' anachronistically! I'm so happy.

[toddtakefive]

neil perry can’t swim

[paperstreetlocal]

i like to extend tylers hypocrisy to his entire character rather than just his beliefs.... the narrator can never satiate him no matter what he does... he will never be good enough . if he does one thing hell complain if he does another hell still complain. ahhhh

[hangingoffence]

ok but theres this whole thing going on around jason bruce and killing people. like jason and everybody else around him constantly reminds how 'far he has come' and how 'the darker times' are over now. and those being the times when jason killed people and didn't run with bruce. and now everything else is better that hes with them and he doesnt kill people anymore and how hes a better person now. but like not a single time have they mensioned the reason jason killed. of why he didint run with bruce. his death is only mensioned as jokes and the joke is always: everybode else doesn't wanna mension it and jason loudly yelling that he died and rolling his eyes. not once is jason and bruces conflict mensioned (and im gonna still assume that bruce didn't kill joker) and that bruce chose his own moral code over jason. not once is the trauma and pain that it causes mensioned and everything that was "wrong" with jason is just blamed on the lazarus pit

[wintersongstress]

crying screaming throwing up gently kissing the other awake for arthur pls isabell im so thirsty my crops are dying

It's been so long...let's see if I still got it.

Tenderly, the morning light fell and came to a sunny rest upon your eyelids. In a bedroom, in a quiet stretch of forest, loveliness reigned and stillness too. The window framed an opal-colored sky and a pair of fond arms enfolded you. The cobwebs of a dream were swept away by the warm clarity of the present. You blinked in the angle of sunlight, nuzzling your nose into a familiar, steadfast shoulder and sensed the heart beating in the body beside you. You remained still. The scent of evergreens and a whiff of starched pillowcases filled your nose. The chest beneath your splayed palm rose and fell and you glanced along the planes of him, lying with your shins entangled, clothes wrinkled, and hair tousled.

Arthur’s lashes looked like fine bristles of gold in the sunshine. A contentment suffused his features while he rested, the sight of which never failed to strike you—how the lines beside his eyes smoothed, his brows relaxed, his jaw slack. On an elbow you rose cautiously, your toes traveling past his ankles.

A breeze through the trees softly tossed the boughs of the cottonwoods, the buds on the point of bursting and snowing in the air. Robins whistled, and you paused in this sun-warmed angle to look upon your lover’s face without him knowing for the simple pursuit of transfixing this moment in memory. You placed a thumb on the soft cushion of his mouth and let it trail into the valley of his chin’s scar, delighting in the sharp prickle of his beard, and cradled his jaw in that hand. The freckle on his cheek beckoned you next, and you leaned to press a kiss against it, grazing stubble, eyes closing as the muslin of your nightdress slipped down your shoulder.

Your heart skipped as the lips beneath your touch softened and brushed over the pad of your thumb. A sound came from low in Arthur’s throat, like a groan of laughter, and there was a murmur of cotton as his coarse, large hand wrinkled your chemise. He nudged your nose with his and rose from the hazy lake of sleep with a smile, one veiled by memory and tinged by dreams, and your mouths melded together like two raindrops meeting on a window, seamless and certain. When the kiss dissipated, Arthur’s hand lifted to your denuded shoulder and his fingertips as they touched your skin were softer than a breeze flitting over flowers. How slowly they dragged as he traced the line of your collarbone, how openly his eyes spoke of adoration as he met your shy glance of affection.

“You’re smiling,” he observed, bringing his knuckles to your cheekbone, and kissed each corner of it.

[justmwahstruly]

Hold isa/POS (I miss my wife/j)

hey dottyyyyy

i hope this looks okay enough shjdsbjhdjbfd I just doodled it real fast i don’t feel too great rn but i hope this isn’t awful

[sciderman]

Random question- what do you think of mayday?

unfortunately i don't think a lot of mayday (haven't read spider-girl)

i should probably get onto it, but... oh... so much to read, so little time. the thing with spider-man is that there is so much to read, and i know i'm never going to cover it all. so i kind of become a very picky eater – i don't pick up many books where peter parker isn't the absolute centre of attention, and i think twice before letting myself look at that goatee for too long.

yeah. i don't have time for that.

[yakny]

Knight Bobo, wearing some of the patterns I drew :D!

[faefeedee]

ok listen: you are OBVIOUSLY all of our types, but who's YOUR type? Like, not just manipulative feeder, but what makes you drawn to someone on a shallow level? Musclebound jocks? Long-haired alt boys? Chubby gamers?

i already told you this: peter capaldi

fr tho my type isnt based on appearance at all, its all personality. i like nerds, gamers, a good music taste, ppl who are rly funny, musicians, artists, ppl who work w computers (i like this a lot), etc :) i also do rly like ppl who are lowkey mean lmfaoo

like obviously there needs to be physical attraction there but ur appearance won’t be what mainly attracts me to u if that makes sense !

[stunie]

oh em gee! what kind of piercing did u get?? i bet it’s so cute ૮ › ༝ ‹ ྀིა

HIIII HI HI!!!! OMG i got a lil belly button piercing > < it has a cute lil flower gem at the top !!

[onejellyfishplease]

soooooooo

i was going over my plan for the next arc... and remember when i said this fic would be around 40 chapters until the reveal.

uhhhh

that will definitely not be the case :/

ALSO

i just ranted in the tags. APPARENTLY THERES A LIMIT TO THE NO OF TAGS!?

ive never done that before lol