#THE DOODLER IS EVERYTHING TO ME BTW

[llumimoon]

THE DOODLER MY BELOVED THE DOODLER MY EVERYTHING ‼️‼️‼️

something about meeting yourself- something about learning how to be human <3

btw Dot is the Doodler from my AU they've got a whole comic and everything

[officialgleamstar]

The song “Angel Eyes and Basketball” by Foot Ox is SO Normal and Scary to ME TO *ME* (i interpret it as platonic but obviously interpret as you will) like the entire song is so fucking them like the first half is SO Normal and the second half is SO Scary but specifically

is Normal. The “massive animal” to me is like the Doodler yknow and then the flowers bc like Henry (and I believe Sparrow) are both druids yknow?? does that make sense? and then obviously like Normal relating to the Doodler during church of the Doodler yknow???

and then

is SO Scary like ‼️‼️‼️ CMON!! the fish for the Stampler family, the cheap coffee as Willy like its just so perfect

and the ENTIRE SONG is like this istg like its SO them I could (and I have actually) gone on a rant about how the entire song is them and detail every line and everything (I’d actually like to update that a bit with recent episodes and everything, I have so many thoughts) but just GOD its so them!!!!

And also sorry for just like dropping this LMAO obviously feel completely free to ignore it!!

lex i would never ignore you . the mere thought hurts my heart . THATS SO GOOD BTW PUTTING IT IN MY NORMSCARY PLAYLIST IMMEDIATELY. i do also have some platonic songs for them, hang on, ill give you one of those back. nevermind no i dont but ill pretend this is platonic HJFKHGJKFDHJK

ULTIMATELY BY KHAI DREAMS. GOD. HOLY SHIT. it IS definitely a romantic song but i think it works really well just, in general for scary with the other teens!!!

JUST. THIS SONG IS SO SO SCARY BUT ITS WAY TOO SOFT VIBE-WISE TO GO ON MY SCARY PLAYLIST BHJGBDFHJBGFHJ so its in my normscary playlist instead <3

[happi-tree]

Normal for the headcanon ask game?

Right away, lovebird! Hope you're having a wonderful day btw 💗💗💗

Sexuality Headcanon: SOOOOOO bisexual to me <3 Slightly favors more masculine-presenting people but just by the tiniest of margins. And he is some form of asexual as well but hasn't quite figured out where he falls on the spectrum!

Gender Headcanon: Most trans boy to ever exist. Yes I thought this before the Teenybinderpocalypse but that phenomenon has made me even more sure about it! He can also be a little fluid with it on occasion, especially if he finds a swishy skirt with a good texture, but mostly thinks of himself as a boy.

A ship I have with said character: Oakworthy my beloveds,,, silly4silly issues4issues mascot4methodactor,,, truly I am such a believer in them. If Oakworthy has 1 fan it is,,, well it's probably Will Campos tbh, but if there were 2 Oakworthy fans I would definitely be jostling for that position.

A BROTP I have with said character: Scary and Normal are truly. Everything ever. They're siblings they're besties they're haters they're EVERYTHING TO ME!!!

A NOTP I have with said character: Um I guess??? Normal and Taylor??? Not that I have any real issues with it! I've just seen a few fics for them and then looked at their canon interactions and went. 🤨????? Yeah they might technically be married but they're friends. To me. They've been forced into a group project together and they tolerate each other.

A random headcanon: Literally in a copyright infringement battle with Matthew Arnold rn (/j) because the rad fact that he gave Link in episode 36??? Literally my headcanon for Normal. It just makes sense that he'd be a contacts wearer since Henry and Sparrow and Hero all wear glasses but also glasses would get all foggy in his mascot suit! In my mind he had them on for the whole trip so far without taking them out (an irl friend of mine pulled this stunt for a similar period of time) (kids at home DO NOT TRY DOING THAT) up until around episode 23, where the sheer everything of the Doodler made him cry them out. And then he proceeded to make the trip back home mostly blind skhdbfkavfkhsfs. Anyway. Mr. Arnold what the fuck how did you pull that from my brain.

A hc that could actually apply to him now is that Normal knows how to braid hair! He did it for Hero when they were younger, and he used to do it on himself but now his hair's at a kinda awkward length to braid without 29364 pieces falling out.

General Opinion over said character: SON BOY. I'm adopting him he's been through so much and I am so very proud of him ;-;

[abnormallyo-a-k]

mmmmm. I'm not one to turn away from a bribe especially if it's potential content. Or a potential new believer in this shit. I'm just gonna need you to hear me out here-

also you're so real for the willy and barry thing, pretty sure i read those fics you mentioned!!

(s2 spoilers beneath the cut for those around who haven't caught up btw)

Lark and Cassandra

Cassandra has had some really not great run ins with her partners. Left behind with their son by Nick, treated like shit when kind of enslaved by Willy. That kind of experience will absolutely turn you away from relationships out of want to protect yourself. She doesn't need a partner and she knows that, maybe a part of her doesn't want one because of the risks of either her getting hurt/tricked again or just her getting her heartbroken when they leave.

There is absolutely no way Lark has had a single meaningful relationship in his life. He released the doodler when he was like 11/12, and based on everything we know about him? It haunted him, and I genuinely can not see him being willing to open up, be vulnerable, let him self be soft around someone, and get attached in that way because of that. He had his shit he needed to do. He trained his neice with his brother for years to get this shit done and kill the doodler, you think a man who'd do that would think twice about letting himself be in a relationship? Especially after sleeping with Rebecca?

Now comes post canon. Within the months after Willys death. Willy is gone, the doodler is gone, they're trying to clean up whatever residue is left but mostly? It's over. This thing Lark has been obsessing over for 25 years is over. What's next?

For Cass, Willy is gone, her son is safe and by her side again, Nicky is sometimes there but Taylor made his stance pretty clear. Life is supposed to go back to normal, but how does that happen when she had married a man who tried to kill her son and four other children. Who did kill not only one of those kids, but one of the other parents around as well - who had practically kidnapped her? It's over, sure. But moving on is hard. Especially when her son constantly has his friends around, it makes sense he brings them there - she does have a big house and the money to support them. And she'd do anything for her little boy, but it doesn't really give her time to cope.

Sparrow and Normal haven't been getting on well at all, that lovewolf scene really fucked the kid up as we all know. But I think he and Lark would have been more okay, Lark had a good few times already told Normal he believed in him. Told him he trusted him. He'll he stopped his 25 year long plan to kill the doodler because of Normal. I like to picture him and Lark being a lot more okay than him and Sparrow.

but because of this, Lark is the one to drop him off or pick him up if it isn't Hero or Becca. Sometimes he sticks around after Normal runs in to catch up with Cassie, he does know her after all. The guys and Nick were all friends when he got married, they may have stayed away from her a bit after the betrayal but I don't think they'd entirely cut her off? Espeically if she had become their friend as well kinda thing. So sure sometimes he stays for a bit to talk and catch up, maybe help her make the kids some dinner. At least with Norm's because of the kids vegan diet- he's been with his family long enough to now know by now.

It's slow, but I see them growing closer. They're friends, and they lean on each other. she confides in him about what she went through with Willy and even Nicky - about how she's feeling about everything. About her worries for her sweet boy after all this. He does the same, slowly- not really one to open up much, but tells her about his own worries for Normal and Sparrow. (I'm a firm DadLark believer as well fight me on that so other dadlark lovers have fun with this) He confides in her about the fact he knows that Normal is his but how is he meant to raise a kid, one who's been hurt so bad by shit he started, when he can barely take care of himself somedays.

They both have this other person, someone who's understanding in their own and is helping eachother without even realizing. Them spending time together has helped take their mind off the shit thats plaguing them. It's slow, but steady, if not a little wobbly because healing is. But I feel like, eventually- they could learn.

Cassie could see that even with the horrid experiences she's had, that maybe someone out there can still make her laugh the way she used to. Lark could see that maybe being vulnerable and open and soft isn't as bad as he's made himself believe. They could learn that maybe they do deserve something good like this for once.

I just absolutely love the idea of Lark warming up and opening up. Of letting himself be vulnerable in a way he hasn't before because he hasn't had a relationship in the proper since. Hook ups and casual things that went nowhere deep are nothing compared to this. Him having to get used to letting himself not be this wartorn paranoid survivalist type guy, let himself be able to sit and relax for a little bit now that he can. Be able to sit and relax with someone by his side. I love the idea of Cassandra slowly working through this trauma and everything that's been left in her. Finding herself again and letting herself be comfortable again before finding something in Lark as well. Not rushing into anything like last time, but taking her time to make sure she's safe and comfortable.

She would be safe in general, too. You can't tell me Lark wouldn't make sure of that. He gave his nephew (cough, son) a gun and put Kevlar in his suit to protect him.

I just think they could be really soft and healing and ugh me and my friend have been going insane.

Plus considering Cassandra's track record of men she's liked, I think Lark fits in that kinda taste as well. Nicky being the longer haired punkish guy who tries to be cool. (you're cool in my heart you big dumbass). Willy being canonically incredibly attractive and also like rugged and scruffy. You're telling me Lark, survivalist prepper scruffy ass fighter Lark wouldn't fit in that list? I rest my case.

anyway tldr Lark and Cassandra could be really soft and a way for them to learn to cope, be vulnerable again, and trust again. I love them, thank you for your time.

there's nothing like being in a Fandom and having a rare rarepair ship that you fell in love with because of writing stuff you do with a friend and it just happened. but no one else will see the same thing we do - no one will get it

no one will see the same vision we so clearly do

I lie awake, hand placed lovingly on a framed photo of them. I see a potential with the two of you, it's okay.

And you all may think I mean Terrick considering my posting history. Not at all, no where near actually.

[langblrstudysession]

I am learning Arabic now, but I have difficulties in getting a teacher and any environments who can I share with them or learn together bout arabic. Do u have any suggestion for me, ? Or, can I learn written and spoken Arabic only by myself, ?

Well, I by no means think that language classes are the end all be all. If you have access to them, great, but if you don’t, don’t even sweat it! Before I had taken Japanese or Korean classes (which I didn’t do until college btw), I had been studying on my own, on and off, for a few years. Here is how I typically approach my new languages (and this works well for me, personally):

1. Learn the alphabet, well

2. Learn the super useful and basic sayings and how to introduce yourself

Of course, this just always seems like the best and easiest thing to do. Not only are these the things that are most important, so I’ll likely run into them all the time, but by learning basic phrases, I can get a feel for the way the language works, both in regards to how the language sounds, and how sentences are typically constructed. This early on, even when I don’t know all of the words, I like to point out certain patterns I see while looking at the translations (For example, when I was learning Korean, even though I didn’t really know any words or grammar, just by looking at translations of basic phrases, I could see “Oh, sentences in the past tense all seem to have this -ㅆ어요 ending whereas present tense sentences only had -요,” things like that.

3. Vocab, vocab, vocab!

Even though you may not know how to hold whole conversations, I feel like learning basic vocabulary at this point is the best idea. Verbs, places, time, direction words, family members, colors; all the super important things that you would likely want to talk about on an every day basis. Just build it up for a while.

4.  Grammar!

I feel like once you have a substantial amount of vocab knowledge, now is the time for you to be focusing in on grammar. Of course at this point you already may have noticed a few things without having studied it, but now you can really dig into the grammar rules and start learning how to put together your own sentences. Thanks to all the vocab you now know, you should be able to construct sentences/hold conversations and talk about your self on at least a basic level, ask for directions, order food at a restaurant, things like that. 

5. Get more comfortable with the past and then the future tense

Once I’m comfortable with the present tense, I focus on learning past, and then future tense (and if we’re talking Spanish, the 1,000 other tenses 😒) Once you’re finished with this point, I consider myself having created a solid foundation. Now all I have to do is decorate it! :) 

6. a. Expand on vocabulary, then b.expand even further on grammar. 

When you’re at least somewhat comfortable enough to recognize when sentences are in present, vs past, vs future,it’s time to hone your skills! Now is the time to learn all of that not-your-everyday-conversation type vocab, like more specific colors or body parts, outer space, less popular animals, more places and verbs, etc. This is where I typically try to get all fancy with sentence enhancers (aka adverbs, adjectives, idioms). 

Going back and forth, repeating steps 6a and b.

You can never have too much vocab or grammar knowledge; it just keeps growing and growing. 

Gee, writing this list out makes language acquisition seem like a short and easy process lol, but we all know it takes so much time and dedication. Once you’ve done all of this, I think you should be about at an intermediate level (on paper at least). It sucks not having anyone to practice speaking with, right? 😭 For the longest time I didn’t have anyone to speak any of my languages with. Now that I’m older, I guess I just have no shame in my languages. I walk around my house speaking Korean all the time. I get my pronunciation from dramas and music. I speak Spanish with my coworkers at my job. But if you really have no one, just sing! Or repeat things out loud that you hear in the movies or shows you watch. 

So yea, I definitely know for a fact that it can be done. You already have a tumblr account, so that’s good. There are so many resources here. Notes, links, friendly people who will answer your questions the same as a teacher would, friendly people who will chat with you in your target language. Then there’s youtube, and there are endless apps and websites dedicated to teaching languages. I said it once and I’ll say it again, folks: Don’t underestimate the power of the internet! We can do so much on here, and for free. Take advantage of everything, and learn to work with what you’ve got, and when I say that, I mean both tangible and intangible factors. So much of how quickly and effectively you will learn, is based off of how well you do that (work with what you’ve got). If you know you love music, use it to learn. If you’re a doodler, draw out your notes. Some people like the sticky notes thing. If you’re like me and like to travel, go to countries that speak the languages and force yourself to talk to people. If your interest in languages and or motivation to study comes in waves (like me again haha), then work with that. Realistically, that happenes to a lot f us, I think. I stopped trying to fight it. If I am studying Korean for 2 months and suddenly I just want to study Spanish for 5 days, then I just do it, otherwise trying to force myself to study becomes a drag. I don’t ever want this to become a task for me rather than being fun.

Sorry this became so long 😭 but I really hope it helps! I’m considering starting Arabic, btw. I definitely want to start a new one this year, I just don’t know yet whether I want to start learning French again, or start learning Arabic or Mandarin. Anyway, happy studying!! :) 

[tsnbrainrot]

Hi marie! I saw that you've been learning embroidery (i loved your painted whore tote bag btw) and ive been trying to learn too (new quarantine hobbie) but i'm having a hard time with letters, do you any sources to do letters and different fonts? Thank you!! Have a nice day!

oh, anon you are so so sweet but i am absolutely the WORST person to ask advice because i’m literally just vibing and not actively trying to ‘learn it’ yk? i know maybe 4 or 5 stitches but use the back stitch for 90% of stuff i make and if i need anything else i just google it on the spot. and i don’t use official patterns because they scare me and i feel like they stifle my creativity and that’s not how i’m having fun with it.... also my handwriting is terrible so everything i’ve made pre-painted-whore tote just looked not great. 

but for the painted whore tote back i saw this video on Pinterest where someone pinned the paper tracing of what they wanted to do on the fabric, stitched through it following the pattern and then sprayed water on it to take the paper out afterwards. so i tried that using a font on canva lol. turns out taking out the little pieces of paper under the letters is a bitch but it worked really well and the result is chill. so yeah.... idk how helpful it actually is to say ‘whelp i traced it’ but .... yeah that’s how i did it lol. i’ve actually recently downloaded a few free fonts to my computer so i’m probably gonna experiment with those soon..... oh and i’ve seen some people use a lamp under their fabric to be able to trace whatever their drawing is on the actual fabric but i haven’t tried that yet. i dont know how i can manage it in a tote bag, i don’t have a strong enough lamp that small................

anyways, i’m an average doodler at best and my handwriting is shit so i’m either tracing and or making something that looks like a child made it. for the sake of being honest: i tried making myself a ‘bad bisexual rep’ tote with the same font as painted whore and it was an utter failure. i messed up the p so bad, it looked terrible :(((( very disappointing. but hey, i’m having fun with it all  which is all that matters! sorry i can’t be more helpful rip.