#Me: I've connected the dots.

[peacerisendove]

Once again I’m complaining about Bernard’s current characterization and random decision to make him a chef of all things/how he is currently a watered down milquetoast white boy. I still don't think it makes sense for him as a character, but I am suggesting my own solution on how Bernard being a chef could work while also rewriting how Tim and Bernard reconnect.

At the least if you want to make him a chef and still pull from his original (and honestly actual) personality at-least make a bit of an unhinged and maybe depressed chef as he tries to find himself. Like give him a bit of The Bear energy.

One of the things about Bernard was that he was a social chameleon. He could make himself fit in, in a lot of places, but that also opens up him to not really knowing who he is in himself. Which plays so well with being a chef. While in culinary school you might think you’re on top of the world, but beyond that you have to find yourself, you question your skills, whether your cooking is up to snuff, how you compare to other people/chefs, their skills, and their food constantly, and of course there’s multiple strong egos in a kitchen which you have to contend with.

I feel like chefs are fraught with identity issues and that could work so well with Bernard because he would also be searching for himself concurrently as he pursues Tim or figures out his sexuality/attraction towards Tim.

I think instead of the cult angle in Batman: Urban Legends that brings Bernard and Tim back together and them already knowing definitively that they are bisexual and pretty much immediately jumping into a relationship in subsequent comics, I think it should have been more exploratory and organic on both of their parts, and that while Bernard what sort of chef he is and his basis for cooking, he is simultaneously figuring out himself and who he is. His lack of knowing himself is reflected in his cooking, and that while he's figuring out himself his sexuality, and reconnecting with Tim (and they're going through a reconnecting period and dancing around flirting with each other) this development of himself and beginning notes of knowing who he is as an individual is reflected in his food.

So, yeah, my answer is basically make Bernard a bit depressed and and have him in an exploratory state where he's trying to find his own identity not only as a chef, but in his own personal life (which in turn is reflected in his cooking). And instead of things being all cookie-cutter neat and him having an established relationship with Tim, we instead get to see them both in an exploratory state of figuring out who they are as people, their sexuality, and their feelings toward each other as they reconnect.

[peecyjacksoo]

oh, don't mind me. Just thinking about how Percy canonically used nature magic even though that shouldn't have been possible for a normal demigod. (in the lightning thief on gabe, I swear)

oh don't mind me, i'm just thinking about how Sally seems to get younger when she's near the sea and her eyes change colors as well.

oh don't mind me, i'm just thinking about how Percy described the sea nymph his father sent to talk to him as looking exactly like his mother.

oh don't mind me, i'm just thinking about how Percy is part sea nymph and nobody fucking noticed.

EDIT: no I don't think sally is a full blooded sea nymph I still think she is more human than mythological creature. I just think it might explain a few things

[zackmartin]

HENRY DANGER: THE MOVIE (2025) ● dir. joe menendez

[appropriatelystupid]

[catboydan]

no because WHERE did the """fiancé""" even fucking COME FROM. am i missing something in the vid where he had reason to pull the word fiancé out as a reference but there's NOTHING. NOTHING IN THE FUCKING VIDEO ABOUT MARRIAGE OR ENGAGEMENT LITERALLY NOTHING AT ALL.

philip michael lester are you TRYING to jumpscare us on purpose? or are you trying to prime us for... nay.... i shan't suggest something so... and just before pride month....

[izzymarksthespot]

Wait, one more thing:

D-Do you think John actually said it to Arthur? That he's his everything? 🥹

[my-name-is-apollo]

Having a "I've connected the dots" moment on why Zeus is so affectionate with Apollo, and I don't know why I'd never considered it before that Apollo's youth could be a reason.

Iamblichus, The Life Of Pythagoras (trans. Guthrie)

So there was this sentiment that young boys are the dearest to the gods, and the gods are especially attentive towards their requests. And since Apollo is a perpetual young boy himself, with Zeus being the one to grant him this gift in one version, it makes sense that Zeus has granted so many of Apollo's wishes. He spared Prometheus and Periphas upon Apollo's request even though he was personally offended by them. He agreed to suppress Gaia and Athena upon Apollo's request when it came to the oracular business. He even revived Asclepius to console Apollo despite Apollo's frankly disrespectful reaction to Asclepius' death.

Apollo might be fearsome, powerful, and even reckless at times but when he kneels down in supplication, all Zeus sees is his little boy that he loves so much, and he can't help but give in to his requests (well, most of his requests at least). And as far as the text is concerned, and if I'm interpreting this correcltly, Apollo's youth is interestingly tied to his helpful nature because besides using his own powers to help the humans, Apollo can also help them by supplicating to Zeus on their behalf, as Zeus is more likely to grant a request when it's coming from him.

[realtapiocafan]

My personal timeline of the GQ Bowl!

1. Joe calling Ja'Marr right after the show ended ("where are you"):

2. Joe finally sees Ja'Marr and drops his phone (note that it is in his left hand):

3. Joe and Ja'Marr stare and smile fondly at each other (staring like this 🥹 at each other)

They also probably chat for a while (read: ja'marr yapping as joe continues to nod with that achingly fond gaze, completely locked into ja'marr)

4. But thenJustin suddenly calls Joe and begs him to come to another event ("Joe, please I don't have anyone to go with PLEASE") (you can see that he has switched his phone to the right hand)

Meanwhile Ja'Marr spots someone else he knows and hugs them since Joe is busy calling:

INTERLUDE: Joe tells Ja'Marr about Justin's pleas, but Ja'Marr sadly cannot leave because he just walked the carpet for GQ so now he has to Socialize and thank everyone and take pictures and shit

5. Joe has traveled to Justin's event, and is at first still a little closed off, hands in pockets and all (a little sad about being separated). However! It is Justin. Joe eventually starts smiling bc who can resist smiling in Justin's presence? 😍

5b. Ja'Marr, still at the GQ, is still sulking over being alone, but he does not have a Justin to cheer him up. Therefore all his pictures are with a very straight face and hands in pockets (maybe the first one he's watching joe leave?)

6. (Crossing into pure imagination here)

Ja'Marr calls Joe once the GQ event is done and by then, Joe's social battery is like completely drained. He still tries to say he's fine (bc ofc he does <3) but Justin interrupts to say that Joe's dead tired and would Ja'Marr get his ass over here and pick them up.

So Ja'Marr picks up Joe and Justin (ik he was driving around with a chaffeur to another event -i'll find it if someone asks). And since Ja'Marr probably owns a house since NOLA is his hometown, all three of them go to Ja'Marr's house and crash for the night!

THE END

[simbleleven]

Strangers: Meet Cute Ugly

Strangerville, but eleven-style, because what the fuck else? Been playing around with some character lore, and now I wanna do a Strangerville Playthrough with Alice. I'm busy setting up right now, since she isn't part of the Eclectic Arts Household anymore. I'm planning her whole family and everything. Meanwhile, I yoinked Erwin from his hidden NPC cave, and expanded his role. He's Going Through It. The Roswells are also involved, ehehe. Anyway; these two are gonna be my main duo, and this is how I think their first meeting went down, because I think I'm funny as hell. My guy gets greeted by one (1) pretty woman and immediately crumples. Please, he's terribly paranoid, he does apologize, after near interrogating Alice to figure out if she's military or not.

Playable CurioShop by Neoniti (Gallery)

[dorianpavus]

THE DEAD THREE Baldur's Gate 3, 2023.

[itsthatlake]

Just had three days off work and spent the first basically just sleeping and the next two possessed by an art demon. Anyways, here's some screenshots from a scum villain animatic I'm working on

[match-your-steps]

maybe it's because it's almost 8am and I haven't slept but I just remembered when my friend told me she was gonna double major in art and business and I said "[gasp]! you can decorate your cubicle!" and she said "that's. not what I'm planning on doing with that"

[spectral-phases]

So, I know it's not a reliable source, but the Death Certificate for Jason Todd in the encyclopedia says he died at 15, and he does have a comic saying he can't wait to turn 16 so maybe that's accurate. But...

Anyone ever think about the juxtaposition of Jason dying four months before his 16th birthday and Bruce...doing what he did on Tim’s 16th?

Like. It's completely out of pocket. He jumped the damn shark. It's insane and abusive. Unacceptable, inexcusable, and damn near unforgivable (and could only be forgiven if Bruce would own up to how wrong it was and apologizing, but DC will never let that happen, so...unforgivable it is).

But he said his goal was to make Tim a better Robin. Turn his training up to the next level. And Jason is always regarded as the failed Robin, the one who was too reckless and that's what Bruce was ostensibly trying to train out of Tim. Wanting him to prove he could think before leaping.

(New Teen Titans 1980)

(Robin 1993 116) (They're examining the box with the message that was delivered for his birthday party earlier in the day...so...they both know what today is and what Bruce is helping Tim examine in the machine...and boy...that adds some layers to Alfred's reaction here)

(Robin 1993 120)

Anyway. I'm casting "go to fucking therapy and stop taking your trauma out on the kids around you" on Bruce. It's not very effective.

(Teen Titans 2003 29)

(Recolor of the Titans Tower Fight between Jason and Tim here, in my heart it is the way things ought to have been. Just as in my Jersey heart, I know Tim called Bruce a Motherfucker in Robin 120).

[milesforstyless]

Charles is gonna pull a Fernando and not retire until he's in his 40's. If he can't win a WDC against Max, you best believe he'll win one against his child just to prove a point

[mbirnsings-71]

genderfluids your pro neighbor because the gender in parkciv is parkour- Who needs gender roles when you've got parkour anyways-

[plusultraetc]

do you think. do you think never showing Midoriya's dad was another Star Wars reference.