#My Respect♥

[sysig]

Maybe requestober prompt of soft?

Day 5 - Pile o' plushies

[vilsoo]

no because wtf is this trend of “popular”wattpad writers that migrate over here and are COMPLETLEY NEW to tumblr, thinking they can just get away with stealing from bigger tumblr fic writers???

[yuseirra]

YEAH!! That does it!! I' m going to spam the hikkai tag till it dies!! I am so sorry for being annoying!! It's out of love though! For those of you are with me we need the luck. Bless you all. Also let's play persona 3 reload + episode Aigis together. I still haven't been able to play despite having bought it but I really want to get to it this weekend or so, it's my favorite game. I'm sure you'll all enjoy it! Have a nice day!!

[whirling-fangs]

There's only one brand of person who can boss Inosuke around and it's butterfly girls

[redmoonwanderer]

FFXIV Write 2024 Participation Prize

Look! Look, everyone! My this year's FFXIVWrite prize made by the very talented Dane (daneari_ in twt and dane in vgen)! I love it a whole lot, and finally brought it for y'all to look at, too!

Thank you @sea-wolf-coast-to-coast for arranging the event yet again. ♥

[sushicat777]

Hello to the 13 people who have started following me here in the past two weeks since I started posting. Welcome to the peaceful side of the internet and to this community (at least that's what I've been experiencing since being here). Other platforms are filled with annoying teens and ignorant bullies who like to talk sh*t about Joji and people in this fandom. I want to make it clear that I won't tolerate any of that anymore, and you will be blocked immediately! 😅 Anyway, love y'all! 💗💗

[consolecadet]

Well, I've been gf for one year. After some initial grief, anxiety, and frustration I feel like I've adjusted well. I feel somewhat less sick and have cooked and sampled a bajillion new things I would never have thought to otherwise. KC has been a champ about eating weird, expensive food with me and brushing his teeth before kissing me if he ate some regular pretzels or something at work.

The main thing I miss is convenience. I'm okay at planning ahead, but sometimes I wish I didn't always have to pack food. My kingdom for the ability to buy a terrible sandwich at a drive-through and eat it in the car because I'm already running late.

I know so much about grains and food harvesting/processing practices now. Too much, maybe. Also I have celiac-themed art going to a museum soonish. Much to unpack. 👍🏻

[mythvoiced]

-. one thing i liked about ex-huma (other than EVERYTHING) is making folklore spirits fking SCAWWY again

[chuuya-brainrot]

bruh what

Who the heck is this cheese anon stealing my bestie from me

They're mine thank you

(⁠●⁠´⁠⌓⁠`⁠●⁠)

I have no idea bestie but you'll always have a special place in my heart dw (⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠³⁠˘⁠)⁠♥

[bloodsoakeddoodles]

They pair nicely, considering

[sysig]

Oh dang, I really got in at the last minute! Time really flew this year!! Happy requestober, everything I've seen looks amazing so far! Could you please draw something where the Vargases get a Joel kitty but just like... *Not* under terribly sad circumstances? Like maybe after adopting Todd, they get a family cat? Thank you so much! <3

Day 31 - Mutual introductions

[goldensunset]

RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH IT'S DONE

one more thing to do for this semester. one more. one more. one

[memoriastellarum]

kaosou. do it.

Send me a ship and I will explain why I do or don't ship it

Simply put, it’s the red string of fate effect.  End post.  I love them for the dramatic, but entirely natural character growth.  Circumstances keep bringing them back together, and they learn to live alongside each other and truly, truly appreciate each other.  It was a very rocky start, though!  Even just the road they took to being friends was long and hard.  But that’s why this ship is one of my favourites-- they’ve already put an immense amount of effort to understand each other’s points of view, and they’re in a really good place as is.  This is the secret to harmony in any relationship-- whether familial, platonic, romantic, or anything else.  You listen, you learn, you understand, and you keep reaching for one another, even when times seem good.  (Especially when times seem good, dear reader!  Keep checking in on one another and you’ll avoid the worst of all disagreements.)

tl;dr They’ve put a lot of time and effort into working through their disagreements, and while they may never see eye to eye on every issue, they have a close, friendly dynamic that is, above all else, healthy in its current state, with plenty of room for forward movement.

WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN...  At the start, I guess!  I think one of the most important things to note about Souma is that he’s incredibly emotion-driven and will simply react according to what he feels.  For the most part, this works about the same as it does for most people.  He’s a very proud person, and while that usually translates into elegant speech and a certain degree of noble composure, it does also mean that he can heat up very quickly when his sense of pride is threatened.  More than that, he came onto the scene with an incredibly rigid, black and white view of the world, and he wasn’t always the most graceful at having his worldview challenged.

One of the first really big obstacles here was Kaoru.  I think it’s important to note that Kaoru was not in a very good place when they met, and he wasn’t dealing with it very well.  Their first meeting consisted of Kaoru approaching Souma, thinking he was a girl, then repeatedly blowing off Souma’s earnest attempts to speak with him when he realized he wasn’t, in fact, a girl.  For the most part, Souma was more patient with this encounter than most people would be!  But he did lose his patience by the end of it, and it set the mood for their relationship from then on.

Which is to say, things were tense-- and even violent-- between them moving forward.  The thing is, Souma does explain his reasoning for how deeply irritated he is with Kaoru, and it’s not as simple as a grudge over that first meeting.  What bothers him so much about Kaoru is that he’s actually a really good person, but Souma finds it difficult to trust him because he’s not genuine.  He remarks that it’s beyond frustrating to deal with him because he refuses to engage in any form of serious or meaningful conversation, and that the fact that Souma can tell that he’s actually not a bad person makes it all the more infuriating to see him behave like that.

Well.  If you think that’s a really flimsy reason to threaten someone, you’re right.  But they’re both dealing with very, very different circumstances, and in very, very different ways. This confession comes around the time when things start to really turn around for them, because they have something in common that keeps drawing them back together: their love for the sea.  In the same vein, they’re both very, very fond of Kanata, and so even at the least comfortable of times, they remain members of the Marine Biology Club together.  When they focus on the things that they both enjoy, they start to find common ground in other ways.  They grow to tolerate each other, and from there, to enjoy each other.

They make their introduction in !! together, where an annoyed (but markedly very calm!) Souma chastises Kaoru for stealing food without asking.  Once Kaoru leaves, Souma tells the newcomers that whatever other impression they may have gotten, Kaoru is a good and reliable person, and that they shouldn’t let his antics get in the way of seeing that.

UM.  WOW.

What a change from the man whose hand used to hover near the hilt of his blade when dealing with Kaoru.  The biggest reason for this is because both of them improve themselves.  I said multiple times already that they were both struggling with certain experiences.  By this time, they’ve sorted through the worst of that, mostly separately.  However, if you pay attention, there’s more than a little leadup to this.  It’s not out of nowhere.  If you read all of the stories where they interact, back to back, you can see a gradual but organic change where they come to appreciate one another’s company.  You can imagine that there’s plenty of this that you don’t get to see, as well.  Little moments off screen, and maybe some big ones, too.

I highly recommend reading Repayment Festival, wherein Kaoru spends the entire event with Souma, who is otherwise working alone.  He’s supportive, and their communication is on the same page the entire time.  Souma, in turn, is thankful.

The point is.  They’ve worked really hard to get through to each other, and that sets the stage for a lasting and healthy relationship, where neither person is afraid to communicate their wants, needs, or feelings.  There are a few stories in !! where you can see this, where any contention that crops up between them is simply a matter of difference of opinion-- and they talk it out until they reach a conclusion both of them are satisfied with.

[taniushka12]

the concept of art fight is the closest thing ive seen in over ten years to the pure experience of being in deviant art, this is an Extreme Compliment

[mixtapedoh]

potted meats, they could never make me hate you ♥♥♥♥♥♥

[serpentine-sweetheart]

I feel weird making a specific alter tag flower themed since it's usually only general or host tags, and it kind of looks out of place compared to the others.. but I really do need an excuse to use wolfsbane in a tag