#IT'S TOO LATE FOR CREATIVITY

[verycrackedphonescreen]

yesterday at the game shop someone asked me when I started 3D printing. I told them a couple years ago, it was really easy to get into, sometimes I make things for commission, etc etc

then this person, this child, looked me square in the face and said "do you think it's too late for me to start? I'm almost 17..."

17

almost 17

ALMOST. SEVEN. TEEN.

when I tell you my soul left my body over this child, this mere not-even-17 year old, thinking they were already too old to start a new hobby, lemme tell you, I did not know how to respond

so i need yall to repeat after me

it is never too late to start a new hobby

it is never too late to start a new hobby!

it is never too late to start a new hobby!!

you wanna learn to crochet at 47? go off king! learn to paint at 69? nice! learn embroidery on your death bed?? it is literally never too late!! you don't even have to be good. it's absolutely wonderful to see people who are just ok or even bad at something doing that something unabashedly and at whatever age they happen to be

[luckyartdrawer]

Eclipse was a little late, but he finally found a candle to celebrate your birthday with!

(It turned out to be one of those joke candles that never blow out...)

vvvv Yapping and extras below the cut! vvvv

Sketch and Close up

Alternate sketch colors

I don't know why exactly I really like the glowy sketch version, but even if it doesn't even look like the outline stuff the vanny mask adds onto things in the dlc, it reminds me of it lol

I think it's neat!

I recently saw this art post where they drew and mentioned cannon Eclipse barely getting love and I immediately agreed. I just had to contribute ASAP. Gotta give this kind robo man a forehead smooch. v3v

I don't mean for the image to come off as entirely creepy, I just wanted it to feel like you've been staying in the dark plex with your best buddy eclipse! Stuck but at least not alone. :)

Plus I gotta let the creepy robots be creepy sometimes. It makes the sweet personalities feel even sweeter imo :P

[bastardlybonkers]

i dont actually think hes blond

[nocreativityfornames]

TH👁️IR E Y👁️S

[crybaby-bkg]

asking nerd Bakugou to give you a ‘pearl necklace’ and he starts grumbling about you tryna drain him dry but instead of pulling out his cock, he pulls out his phone to actually search for a pearl necklace </3

and to both his surprise and embarrassment, his phone is quickly tossed away in favor of you showing him what you’re actually asking for. he’s not mad though—not when you end up looking so pretty covered in white, grinning, and asking for another necklace <3

[pouletpourri]

happy (late) valentines, here's some cards I forgot to post ft the silly bird men

[musicalmoritz]

I was skimming through my old Soukoku fics and LMAO Chuuya chill out

[cnth-rb]

[Esp]

Ese suéter se le veía sorprendentemente bien.

[Eng]

That sweater looked surprisingly good on him.

[alevolpe]

I’ll ask Tumblr ppl this time cause I feel like I don’t interact with you lovely folks enough. Any quick warmup sketch ideas?

[roachemoji]

🤡 ⭐️ funny little cardigan 🌙 ❤️

maybe I'll actually dress up and style an outfit or something

[horrorshow]

Can you talk about why you think blocking and moving on is a bad thing? I thought it was a way to curate your space and avoid drama

idk maybe i'm too idealistic but fandom is a much more friendlier, welcoming, supportive, creative, engaging, active, diverse and interesting space when it's treated like a community where people are encouraged to participate and talk about their interests and where there's space for niche or more unpopular opinions without these people having to worry about being blocked and feel unwelcome by the majority of the fandom they are in. i can't stand how blocking everyone you disagree with has become the first thing to do.

you say its 'to curate your experience'. but blocking people does not only curate YOUR experience. you're also forcefully curating other users' experiences. and not for the better.

people say 'i will block you for literally anything' and then those same people wonder why engagement is down, why no one sends asks, why no one reblogs, why rarely anyone talks in the tags anymore and why this place feels so dead and boring and quiet. i wonder why!!!!

people treat real people as annoying ads they can dispose of at their whim. but that's not how a fandom or a site like tumblr works. (besides, if you really care about people curating their own experience you wouldn't block people. you can filter and blacklist and never see them again while still granting them the same freedom instead of actively making their experience worse.)

you say its to avoid drama. but seeing a post you dont agree with is not 'drama'. and blocking is not solving anything except for you personally. fandom was more fun when we remembered that every user is a real person you share a space with, and probably some mutuals as well, so you find a way to live with each other. starting with a restraining order seems a bit excessive and is not contributing to anything. it's not that hard to be respectful and tolerate others and acknowledge people have different opinions and interests and still co-exist in peace. its not that hard to be nice to people and try to find common ground with them and interact with the stuff you DO like. you do this in every aspect of your real life, so why not online?

i hear you say: 'but that requires WORK and i don't NEED to do any of that bc i can just block them'.

yeah, you can try to create your own bubble and only hang out with like minded people but you wont EVER fully achieve that (no matter how much you block, social media WILL keep feeding you posts you disagree with bc it makes them money). social media WILL pressure you into an 'us vs. them' mentality where you constantly feel like everything online is a threat or an argument you have to win and where being mean and unnuanced gives you the most notes and where you don't even see, let alone be able to treat, other users as people anymore bc you don't interact with them anymore other than to block or fight them. that's not how i want it to be online. it's not fun to me. and maybe i'm a pessimist but i think it will eventually be the death of online fandom and sites like tumblr. look at the state of twitter right now. DOES blocking give you a better experience in the long run? i doubt that it does. overall, i think it makes people even less tolerable and more vulnerable to hate and fear mongering, and social media an even more hostile place.

it's everything i hate about social media and everything i want to fight against and WILL fight against. i won't pretend my meager contribution will change anything, but i LIKE to just scroll past posts i don't vibe with and not see every argument online as a personal offense. it keeps me curious. most posts aren't that bad when you know the person behind it. i mean, you do you, i'm not gonna say what you should or shouldn't do bc that's up to you, but i recommend it: free yourself of the block button and bring back supportive user communities based on a shared love for the same thing and focus on what you have in common with people, just like you would do in real life. save the block button for the rotten apples who DO keep trying to pick fights and exclude others.

(which is, now that i think about it, probably the main difference: most people see the block button as a neutral way to prevent worse. but. that's only the case on an individual level. and treating everything online as an individual choice to which there are no further consequences, especially if they happen on a larger scale, is already a loss.)

[thepathetickind]

some people might say I talk a lot  but the truth is I keep everything inside 

by laurenmaerie, some people

[raineandsky]

Your writing always makes my day!!! Request idea: hero and villain accidentally crossing on some kind of public event. The moment hero notices villain, he starts following the criminal in order to prevent whatever is going to happen. But eventually instead of doing evil stuff (as hero had expected) villain faints near some shop, hero catches him before villain hits the ground and then stands there for a second like “What the hell just happened”. Of course then he tries to figure out what is wrong with his nemesis and to help

Sorry if it’s too specific🪿

i'm glad i can brighten your day a little! this was a fun one to write - thank you for the request!

The hero never took himself for someone to recognise faces. But he sees the someone in baggy clothes, a bag thrown over their shoulder, a world away from what the hero would think he’d recognise, and he still knows, somehow, that it’s the villain.

His nemesis is trying a new technique, perhaps. Trying to blend into the masses, shedding his noticeable identity to go under the radar. The hero is more than happy to show him that it hasn’t worked—he can smell something evil from a mile away.

The villain slips into the crowd and the hero follows. He can just see him ahead; shirt flapping behind him, bag clamped to his shoulder with tight fists. The villain careens to the left and disappears. Ha, the hero thinks, he’s noticed me and he thinks I’ll lose him. That won’t work on me.

The hero pushes through the crowd and the villain is thankfully still there, stumbling slightly. He puts a hand out blindly, trying to lean on something that isn’t there. The hero strides closer, mentally preparing to deal with him, when the villain loses his balance and topples right over.

The hero’s moving in before he can think about what he’s doing. He manages to catch the villain, just, before he can crash to the floor. A few onlookers gasp dramatically; someone approaches worriedly to help.

“It’s okay,” the hero says, as if this is, in any way, okay, “he’s with the right person.”

The villain, it appears, is out cold. The hero scoops him up as best he can with civilians crowding around. It’s something of a sloppy bridal carry—he doesn’t have much choice, but his face heats up slightly regardless. With a beeline towards some of the onlookers, they quickly part and let the hero through to find somewhere quieter.

The city and these goddamn events—it doesn’t seem like there’s anywhere even slightly secluded, and naturally people are curious about a hero carrying someone through the midst of it all.

And through all of it: why? Clearly something’s going on with the villain. Well, that’s a given, since he’s a villain, but the hero assumes fainting isn’t part of the job. He’d never admit it to the villain—god, imagine how smug he’d be—but he’s worried. Is he hurt? What’s wrong with him?

The hero finally spots a little alley, miraculously undisturbed, and practically dives into it. He carefully lays the villain on the pavement, wasting no time checking vitals. Okay, he has a heartbeat. Promising. He’s breathing. Alive, by all accounts. Probably thanks to the hero, given his head-first dive for the unforgiving concrete.

Like the villain can hear the hero’s racing thoughts, he slowly opens his eyes. They lock onto the hero’s face, half-there at best, his mouth moving in a vain attempt to speak.

“It’s okay, [Villain],” the hero says, even though it still really isn’t, “I’ll look after you.”

“Oh,” the villain slurs. “O’ay.”

He reaches for the hero, his fingers flexing thoughtlessly, and the hero edges closer. He gets dangerously in reach, and the villain grabs a fistful of the hero’s shirt like a lifeline. The hero freezes, unsure what to do as the villain weakly pulls him closer, and submits himself to sitting here and waiting for whatever this is to pass.

The hero waits with him for the better part of ten minutes as he slowly comes around. He knows they’re in the clear when the villain’s eyes glance at him again, and this time he seems to actually see him.

“Oh, Jesus.” He pulls his hand back like the hero’s burning. “How long have you been sat there?”

“Well, I was there when you passed out,” the hero says flatly, “so… a while.”

The villain was already pale, but he’s basically a ghost now. “Right.”

The hero casually brushes the new crinkles on his shirt. “Are you going to tell me what that was about?”

“I don’t have to tell you anything,” the villain snaps. He goes to pull himself up but the hero stops him.

“No,” the hero says sharply. “You’re just as human as everyone else I look after in this city. Tell me what’s going on.”

“Oh, ew,” the villain cries dramatically. “Look, I’m fine, okay? You’ve had your moment of heroics, now back off.”

The villain goes to pick himself up slowly, and the hero watches with a worried frown. This conversation has answered exactly zero of the hero’s questions. “Please, just tell me what’s going on, [Villain]. I don’t want to have to worry about this when I next fight you.”

The villain brushes his clothes off with a scowl. “You’re not leaving this alone, are you?” He sighs, glancing nervously down the alleyway before turning his eyes back to the hero. “It’s hypotension.”

“What?”

“Hypotension. My blood pressure is too low sometimes, and I just…” The villain makes a motion like he’s about to topple again. “Go out like a light. I’m quite proud I’ve gone this long without anyone noticing, honestly.”

The hero moves in to help the villain to his feet as he stands. “I’m horrified no one knows about this, [Villain]. Something bad could happen to you.”

“I’m horrified this happened at all. If I find out this has ended up on file somewhere in the agency, [Hero], I swear to god,” the villain seethes, “you’re so dead.”

The hero laughs awkwardly. “Hey, I know where the line is between moral and personal.”

He’s not lying. There’s no section for villains’ medical issues in the files, anyway.

[senselessalchemist]

officially summer or something

[mysteryequationart]

Out of the darkness and ?

[groovyfrog420]

Who's that pokemon?!

It's another random idea I drew instead of completing my tasks!

I'm gonna be honest I only drew this because I saw cute art of two zigzagoons and I had to make it about Shadowvanilla sjfsfdssf

I'm not a fake pokemon fan I know more than the eeveelutions I swear, these are purely for the looks lol