#again i know everybody is talking about it but i cant not yknow?

[ghostorbz]

TALLY HALL PLUSHIES TALLY HALL PLUSHIES TALLY HALL PLUSHIES

idk just a lil small infodump down here

HOLY SHITTTTT BRUH IM GOING FREAKIG INSANE OVER THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love tally hall so much I literally never in my life been interested in bands until TALLY HALL these men changed my life I can't get over it!!!!! Whenever I think about the plushies I twitch I'm THAT excited over them,,,, the second my friend sent me the post I CRIED. BECAUSE OF TALLY HALL. It's insane how these guys make me this happy bruh,,,, I know everybody ever is talking about the plushies but I'm especially happy with it because I collect plushies that match my interests and tally hall is a BIG interest it is a BIG hyperfixation that comes back every single day and I love them so so so much!!!!! I won't be able to get them but just knowing they exist makes me so happy,,, hopefully they aren't limited time but knowing youtooz they probably are gonna be :( they aren't even confirmed and I'm stimming over the thought of them bruh I JFJSJJFJSKD!!!!! Absolutely going bonkers over these I'm so happy after 11 years tally hall is getting something and it makes me so so so happy x3

[godza]

which korean webnovels you should read: the elise guide. my only authority is that im very autistic over each of these things and have gotten very far into all. if you see this in the tags no you dont this is for my mutuals!!!

the starter: orv. the gateway drug of webnovels. tumblrs favorite. i cant write a better pitch than whats already been said. yes it is longer than the bible but thats rookie numbers. read if you like found family full of assholes, unreliable narrators, and plot twists youll be thinking about for days and picking your memory apart with a fine tooth comb over.

the wish fulfillment: tcf. guy accidentally adopts three children and several adults. he just wants to chill but he keeps being forced to save the world. very well written every chapter makes me giggle and kick my feet. 800+ chapters and ongoing but im fucking committed. read for a pathetic sopping wet meow meow who everybody instinctively wants to protect despite him paradoxically being weak and able to kick their asses. he takes his kids on family fieldtrips to loot and murder across several universes.

the kpop: dod. its funnier if you dont know a damn thing about kpop but is more understandable if you do. guy has to debut as a kpop idol, or die trying. title self explanatory. its balls to the walls ridiculous but simultaneously really sad. the protag suffers everyday but its funny as he does it. really realistic depictions of korean stan twitter and all internet in general. guy begrudgingly gets friends against his will but is okay with it eventually

my roman empire: sssrh. i will die out of excitement if you read this. guy kills himself 4000 times, kills someone else for revenge, and then is normal again. well not normal entirely hes still messed up from killing himself 4000 times but yknow. he is the nicest little guy ever and gets many friends after never having any. he also gets a husband (wife) who he loves so much its known everywhere. he tries to give lesbian god therapy, and makes all his enemies like him eventually because he keeps resurrecting them. except for the guy he killed himself a million times to kill he makes him dance perpetually and work in a cafe. the comic is also fantastic it has recently adapted the part where [my mouth is covered because i will talk about it for hours] at its core the message is humans need connections to be stable and it says a fuck ton of stuff about family i want to elaborate on but my brain is too jumbled. read it read it read it ill stab myself out of joy if you do

[edible-star-soup]

“how can i feel so much love for everyone around me but its not romantic”

“How can I feel so much for people but every time I think it’s romantic I don’t actually like them and I’m just delusional”

“oh”

“Yours must suck so bad. I can’t even imagine loving and feeling things for people but it never being romantic. I do like people on the infatuation level sometimes but because I analyze them so in depth there’s always something that icks me out. I don’t think I’ve ever really loved someone tho. I’m a firm believer in if you loved them you wouldn’t fall out of love with them. You can move on, but you’ll always love them.”

“we are so different”

“why?”

“just our beliefs and experiences”

“oh”

“maybe you need to stop analyzing things that are only there for you, see what theyre showing, instead of what you think you see”

“No I analyze what they’re showing. Cause when you ignore your instincts that’s when you get hurt.”

“oh”

“i dont go like psycho crazy in depth like learn their every aspect to analyze them. Just like the orange peel theory”

“the what?”

“You ask them if they’ll peel an orange for you, If they say yes, even if with hesitation, it shows that they will put effort in. If they straight up say no or make excuses, it shows they don’t wanna put effort in because that’s your job. Anyways I don’t know how to explain my thinking but like I don’t analyze everything. Like ofc there’s people that are date material I just don’t like them. Cause everyone has mistakes so yknow. It’s not like every little mistake or imperfection matters but”

“ill never get you”

“ill never get me either. Maybe i should just mess around and have fun kissing everybody like you do”

“idk man i guess i just feel like maybe im falling behind, i feel so much for so many people and i want to love them like a lover would and make them feel happy like a lover would, and i feel bad knowing that everyone will always have someone that will make them happier than i do. no matter what i do about it, i cant love them like they want. and its worse because someone will put into words all they want in someone to love and ill be everything they list but i just, cant love them”

“oh”

“no because i feel romance i fall in love with everything around me all the time and i know what its like to want and to love and be loved but its just not a romance like how others perceive it. i have so much feeling for absolutely everything, but its just not what somebody wants to be with, because i cant love them like they want, but i do.”

“I don’t know how to explain how I feel, I like people and there are people that I would date if given a chance but I don’t like them. I don’t desire to be with anyone but I crave romance. I don’t like people very often but on occasion I do, But I don’t wanna do anything about it because I’d rather sit with my feelings than lose that one ray of hope”

“oh my god were different”

“yeah were different”

“i think everytime we talk personally we get more and more different, or just find more differences”

“Like there’s nobody I want romantically but I WANT a love life. And when I do want someone I can’t do anything about it cause the only time I feel human is when I like someone and I don’t like not feeling human. i just float around. like a damn jellyfish. But when I like someone I feel like I exist. So I can’t do anything about it because if and when they say they don’t like me back they’ll disappear and I’ll be inhuman again. i dont know how to explain it better than that. i just want to feel man. Like ofc I occasionally feel real. But most things just don’t feel real at all.”

“i promise theres more humanity in you than just your feelings for others, if that helps”

[scalproie]

omg plz do 13, 16, and 25 for the violence ask meme on tekken FWKJFK sorry for so much im just interested to hear ur thoughts!!!

13. worst blorboficiation

Objectively, Lee is the "least evil" mishima and congrats to him for leaving (tho forcefully) that fucked up family and yeah his childhood sucked big time and I have to respect the hustle of him rebranding himself into the funny "excellent" flamboyant guy but GOD he somehow successfully tricked everybody into forgetting that he is also very not a good person. I KNOW we are starving for positive relationships in tekken but he is very much as egoistical and self-interested as the rest of his family, kazuya is his brother only by name only and lee not only doesnt care about him nor their father and he would happily throw him or both of them under the bus to get ahead LIKE HE IS DOING NOW BY WORKING WITH LARS AND JIN AGAINST KAZUYA. Lee could not have inherited raw power from heihachi so he got his manipulativeness, sketchyness and charisma, and lets not talk about how the devil gene is alienating both kaz and jin so there is no way lee could even keep up with that. But if he could I really doubt he would still be regarded as the meme man that he is now. I love lee but I feel like the only person that can see smth sinister lurking under the surface thats funny and approachable and even has friends. Thats not a negative btw I love that about lee but the overly kindness I see from people's interpretation of him sometimes take me out. Hes better, but hes still not good, yknow?

(as for mk im just slipping it there bc its fresh in my head, johnny cage holds the really heavy burden of being the only somewhat comical main character in a sea of dramatic people so he is doomed to be mischaracterized I think. Either hes treated TOO seriously and it feels... wrong in a way I cant explain OR he is subject to comical whorification. But thats just me hating fun I guess.)

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

Heihachi has the worst fucking development in tekken 7 it genuinely makes me insane that some people would enjoy this botched attempt of sympathy toward him, all while making fun of his original reasonning like "haha lions dont push their cubs off cliffs" WE KNOW its a traditional asian misconception that even has a name and it makes sense bc heihachi is old school but also ITS NOOOT ABOUT THE LITERAL LION THING ITS A METAPHOR ITS ABOUT GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND TOXIC MASCULINITY GNGNHGNH and its BETTER than a hypothetical witch trial that makes NO SENSE bc HEIHACHI YOU THREW THE KID SAYING THAT IF HE SURVIVED, HE HAD THE EVIL IN HIM. AND THEN YOU RAISED HIM??? WHAT??? Its stupid. I hope he stays dead goodbye forever funny cockroach grandpa.

(mk break again but you genuinely have to explain 80% of the mk ships to me. Maybe its me being idk, a shipping paladin or smth and took an oath to the One True Pairing or whatever and im now blind to the rest but yeah I dont see the majority of it.)

25. common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

EVERYONE SPEAKING THEIR OWN LANGUAGE AND EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER DESPITE THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST THING ABOUT TEKKEN. FUCK YOU IF YOU WANT AN ALL JAPANESE OR ENGLISH DUB. ITS ORIGINAL ITS INTERESTING ITS GOOD TO HAVE CHARACTERS SPEAKING ACTUAL FRENCH, SPANISH, PORTUGESE, KOREAN AND OTHER IN A MAINSTREAM VIDEOGAME. FUCK YOU FOREVER IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY OR IF ITS "WEIRD" TO YOU BC ITS NOT REALISTIC, BORING BITCH.

ALSO "NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE PLOT" I DO!!! I DOOO!!! IM NOT GONNA LOWER MY STANDARDS FOR THEM TO MAKE A GOOD SATISFYING STORY JUST BC YOU CARE MORE ABOUT EVO TOURNAMENTS, MICROFRAME DATA, AND IF YOUR WAIFU MAKE IT BACK IN THE MAIN ROSTER.

[diabolikpersonals]

is there any Shuuma scenarios/headcanons/ something like that you have recently been thinking about?

yeah, always!! in the yuma CL route labyrinth ending, shu (and everybody else other than yuma and yui who live, and kino who dies by Murder) dies by getting trapped in a burning building right? I love me some hurt/comfort so I've been imagining the Recovery Process if things were really bad but shu and the others managed to make it out alive. (bonus points if not everybody survived lol)

details under the read more B)

while the mansion is burning and there's a magic barrier keeping everyone inside, I like to imagine shu and yuma both trying unsuccessfully to break it from both sides. like they're face to face, both pounding on the barrier with their fists to break it and escape from the fire, but to no avail. and they make eye contact and they both look so scared, because they think shu is going to burn to death right in front of yuma's eyes.

BUT HE LIVES OK there's probably some bad injuries but let's say it doesn't result in everyone's death ok?? ok. but yeah maybe somebody dies, idk who though to be honest >_>

we get yuma on the receiving end of some "my friend (almost) died in a fire and it was my fault" angst!! after 4 games of being the friend that almost died in a fire, it's his turn to be the powerless survivor! thanks, chaos lineage! I love u!! (of course, in the game, his friend really did die, but........yknow)

there's something so terribly cruel about recognizing how much recovering that shu has done over this series (less afraid of fire, less guilty, less afraid that his loved ones will die as a result of getting close to him) and then putting him in such a horrifying situation that it all goes away and he's back at square one. it's awful, I love it.

after the scarlet mansion burns down, everybody packs into the orange or violet house to figure out what to do next. shu freaks out anytime someone lights a candle, uses the stove, etc. he's struggling to talk to people or help out with anything. he's such a wreck that nobody really knows what they can do or say to snap him out of it. it feels like, because he had recovered so much, he fell even further and it's even more painful this time.

I think I fixated on this so much because usually, yuma uses tough love with shu, right? yuma kind of has a thing about showing emotions (like he doesnt think men should look weak or "uncool") and I think that contributes to why he treats shu the way he does. he can act very, like, "you're fine, walk it off!" "dont make a big deal out of this thing, let's just brush it off and go back to normal!" yknow?? and I wanted to create a situation where yuma absolutely cant do that. because right now (especially if somebody else died in the fire) yuma is also grieving, he's also afraid, and he doesn't want to be acting cool or brushing it off right now.

so even if the others are trying to go about business as usual, I want yuma to realize that he can't do that this time. fuck his "men shouldnt cry in front of others" thing, shu and yuma both need to cry. fuck all that toxic masculine stuff, they need to hug it out and be there for each other until they both realize "at least you're here, at least you're safe, at least I didn't lose everything." and with that bit of hope they can start the recovery process again

for a while shu refuses to leave the living room and go to sleep, and the others are bothered by it. he doesnt seem like he's getting any sleep at all. yuma eventually coaxes him into saying whats wrong, and he finds out that one of shu's compulsions after the fire is that he feels he needs to stay awake and alert in the living room In Case Something Happens. I think it would be a rly big moment for them if, instead of getting annoyed, yuma was like "okay then we can take turns as lookout. you go to sleep now, I'll stay up and keep watch."

and as time passes they gradually get less anxious. they're getting better little by little. they dont feel so high-strung about it that they cant sleep. so they start dozing off together in the living room during lookout duty lol

[eggs-can-draw]

Why did you two angst it?! This was a cute idea, not Shuichi being quiet as Kokichi bullies him! I said one-sided rivalry! You know what it means? That the other doesn't even realize it's a rivalry! I mentioned adults smiling at Kokichi and calling Shuichi his friend, making him more mad, because I was picturing them seeing Kokichi's behaviour as classic pigtail pulling since again Kokichi probably just doesn't know how to act around somebody he likes because he doesn't get to see an example at home. I had this scenario of them both telling their respective parents about their playtime at dinner time and having very different narratives, Shuichi says they played tag, made funny faces at each other and had a tickle fight, I lost but it still was fun, it's nice to have a friend I can do those things with, and Kokichi's version is I chased him down, he turned out to be immune to my scary faces, as expected of a worthy nemesis, so I had to use my special attack and tickle him until he couldn't breathe, so that's a battle won, for my next plan I need to enlist your help. And then he gets Komaeda to help him make a glitter bomb, which Shuichi ends up perceiving as Kokichi greeting him with confetti the next time they meet and it goes on. For about two years before they start school, but when they become SESLs uh oh, everybody wants to be Shuichi's friend, but that's his nemesis and he should be focusing on chasing Kokichi, and at school there are none of Kokichi's trusted adults that he would listen to or talk about what troubles him at all, and Shuichi's new friends don't like Kokichi very much, so what he does is upping his ante, because any attention is better than no attention, and if his new pranks cross the line sometimes then that's totally on purpose, he is the supreme leader of EVIL after all

REGECT ANGST RETURN TO CUTE

I love this take on it so much because A) I am not crying and neither is Shuichi B) it’s so silly and keeps with the tone of the au a lot better (hurt and a lot of comfort)

I love how dedicated to it Kokichi is! He’s at the dinner table going in great detail on how he Terrorized his nemesis today and totally defeated him and Komaeda just smiles and goes “haha that’s nice Kokichi, make sure to eat your carrots”

Or the mini comic from the other day! Kokichi totally beams Shuichi with a snowball and Hajime is just like “Cmon Kokichi, we don’t do that to our friends, go apologize”

Nobody gets that that’s his rival! And once they all start at HPES it’s even WORSE because now he has all these people he has to compete with for HIS rival’s attention.

When it comes to trusted adults he feels he can confide in, I’m gonna pull a bit of a weird one. This just makes sense to me. I feel like out of every adult Kokichi knows, Gundham would take Kokichi’s rivalry completely seriously and treat it like the VERY SERIOUS matter that it is.

Don’t get me wrong, Kokichi loves Hajime and Komaeda, and they try their best not to hurt/invalidate his feelings, but they’re very much humoring him yknow? Like yeah Komaeda will help Kokichi make a glitter bomb for the next time he sees Shuichi but he doesn’t see it as the passionate declaration of war that it clearly is.

And it’s frustrating!! Take him seriously!! He tried to talk about it with teachers and they just tell him to stop being mean to Shuichi, TO WHICH SHUICHI COMES IN TO DEFEND HIM. RIVALS CANT DO THAT??????

And yknow? As the pranks get worse and the line gets lost in the dust, I feel like he’d get sent to the guidance counselor a ton and has just. Given up on getting them to get it yknow? He gave them chances ages ago and if they just aren’t smart enough to understand his evil machinations, then it sucks to be them. At the very least I think he still talks about it with Gundham, Komaeda, and Hajime, with the latter two at least PRETENDING to understand how him and Shuichi can CLEARLY never be friends.

[platonicmoonwater00]

frrrr personally i do headcanon peter as asexual but not aromantic(i have an original character of mine that i ship him with), also he actually has a personality!!! omg!! but nah i didnt used to hc peter as ace but i started recently. lemme explain my hc of peter real quick.

first of all, he's a huge drama kid whos good enough to be the star in every play but the "hot" guy who cant act for shit always gets it which really pisses him off. also he plays the drums(i do not take credit for this idea cos i got it form tcoptp) but he isnt in music class bc he started when he was in in primary school and would js be so far ahead of everyone else. also he is like super loyal(ironic ik but i never write canon compliant fics so it's fine) but hes got a really loose tongue so cant always keep a secret, but hes just doesnt think before speaking, hes not malicious.

he was also a huge people pleaser in primary school and at the start of of high school but in like year 8 he was like fuck this and now he seems like a pushover so people get surprised when he goes off at them when they try to walk all over him.

i also hc that after he first started dating his gf they yknow *did the deed* and he was like completely repulsed. he went through a few stages where he was like "maybe i dont really like her" or "maybe it'll get better cos this was our first time" and "holy shit, what's wrong with me" which is a sad one cos theres nothing wrong with him. but eventually he talks to remus about it and remus already had kinda guessed that peter might be ace bc of past comments he'd made. so remus is like just kinda listening and nodding and lets peter get all his feelings out.

personally as soon as i talk to somebody about something thats confusing or frustrating me they dont even need to say anything and i kinda js end up answering my own question or figure out a solution by myself.

so he kind of just ends up realising and is like "OH" and so he does a bunch of research and a LOT of am i ace quizzes and is eventually quite sure of it.

and mind you this was like half a year into his relationship so my man was nervous like he made it into a really bad thing in his head and thought that everybody(especially his gf) would hate him. and he thought she'd break up with him and no one will ever date him again. but eventually remus hypes him up enough to tell his gf and shes from a traditional family but is like insanely open minded even though her family isnt so she hadnt heard of asexuality before but he explians it to her and shes soooo accepting and understanding and i love that for them(her parents are bitches about it when they find out tho after peter and their daughter get married)

sorry i have been waiting for a long time to dump this on someone. but i totally agree, making peter ace or aroace js because you think no one will like him or should be shipped with him cos hes fat is so silly billy like girly he was really nice. i mean even if we're being canon compliant, they genuinely never thought he'd betray them, like ever. and lets be so fr its not like he was a total pushover, i mean if we are still being true to the books(i never am) then james was a stupid kid who had some of his values skewed so he wouldnt have befriended or stayed friends with someone that was completely useless?? and its not only fatphobic to make peter useless like people do but its also kinda acephobic like "oh hes useless and fat and unloveable and no one would want to be with him and i dont want to ship anyone with him imma make him ace ig" like girl no.

and its really weird honestly like i know plus sized people who are super nice and have really good personalities AND i know plus sized people who are really popular and really bitchy. but half of the perceptions of peter are js him being useless and not having a personality? which is stupid bc theyre people, not aliens and they have personalities. is that such a strange concept?? like what???

also i totally agree about the plus sized lily thing like i feel like plus sized lily is SUPPOSED to make us accept our bodies but like a lot of the fanart makes me feel bad about mine. like i have prominent stomach rolls, thick thighs that i hate, back fat and yknow the fat next to your armpits that sticks out when you wear singlets. also i dont exactly have a double chin but you definitely cant see the line of my jaw. i dont have an hourglass figure either. so now im going from oml im supposed to be skinny to hey maybe its ok not to be skinny to oh its ok not to be skinny but im supposed to have a jawline and an hourglass figure????

LIKE WHAT

sorry i did say id explain that 'real quick' but i got carried away

also peter isnt a 'prude'. he drinks and smok3s w33d and goes to party hes js ace. like id also like for us to demolish the stereotype that ace people are goody two shoes pls. like if anyone in the marauders doesnt do ^ that stuff its james lets be so fr.

Fatphobia in the Marauders fandom

I have spoken briefly on this before, but I think perhaps it is time we stop making Peter a prude, or unable to find a date, or "a late bloomer". I'm really fed up of regularly seeing posts saying these things with no explaination or supporting headcanon for why.

I think if you want to make him asexual or aroace for legitimate reasons then that's fine, as someone on the ace spectrum I love seeing good representation, but so often it feels like people do it because they can't think of anyone to ship him with because they don't want to ship someone with the fat kid. It's not because he turns bad later, because he's not bad during the Hogwarts years. But it is consistently Peter, someone who is not conventionally attractive, who is portrayed as some undesired sexless character who betrayed his friends because he couldn't get laid or have some great love like them.

Guess what, fat people date too!! Fat people are capable of having interests that aren't related to food or proving their worth through other ways. "He's fat but it's okay because he's really good at chess". NO. Peter can want to date, Peter can participate in talking about sex, Peter can have a partner and it not be a big deal that "him of all people" pulled someone.

If you don't think that this is a genuine problem in the fandom then you might need to re-evaluate. This is not the representation plus-size people deserve.

"But Lily is made plus-size and gets put in ships, plus-size Lily is hot". Plus-size Lily is still usually drawn in a way that is acceptably fat by society's standards. She's curvy with thick thighs and an hourglass figure, with a jawline and a small stomach. Give me fics of her an apron belly and a double chin and a realistic waist where James or Mary or Pandora or anyone still thinks she is the hottest shit. Please. We deserve this.

[323398149]

You dont need to sort through it as “quickly” as possible. Take a deep breath. Now take some more. Go easy on yourself. No one would be so annoyed that they would hurt you. And if someone were to ever hurt you then please let me know so I can hurt them….take things one step at a time. See what you actually want out of life. You have to know what you actually want before making concrete steps in that direction.

I cant know who this was from but I've read it a million times in the last year or two from whenever it was sent.

I just logged in thinking, this is a tumblr vent not a finsta one.

I'm so overwhelmed by life and growing up (the usual, am I not always in this state? Jk I guess a couple years ago, no, that wasnt what i was talking about on here lols)

I was gonna be like nobody prepares you for interviews and job applications but technically they do in grade 10 careers but gee the real deal is so much scarier and like.... it really is just based on you. Like some ppl just got it and others don't. I have no social skills lol and out here in the real world it really shows.

It's like gr9 RUSH all over again. I went from being the cream of the crop in my cohort in uni and being amazing at leading meetings and connecting with classmates to suddenly being back at the bottom of the barrel. It feels like they poured us from one barrel to another bigger one except you know how the foam gets left behind when you pour steamed milk into a cup? It feels like that. It feels like I'm just hanging out there by myself still stuck to the sides of the first barrel when everybody has moved on and I don't have the social or even technical skills honestly to get myself from the first barrel to the bigger one without the flow of the rest of the crowd to carry me. As soon as we hit 4th year it became every (wo)man for themselves and stopped being collective. Like for the 18 years before that we all progressed forward together every year at exactly the same rate yknow? I got complacent.

I didn't realize we were just walking towards the starting line for a race and were expected to start running at the whistle of graduation. It's like I didn't even know the route of the course that we were on and now I finally just got a hold of a map. Or it's as if I'd never heard a whistle before so I didn't realize that was our cue. Or lmaooo like I sneezed at the exact same time as the whistle and ended up not hearing it. So now I gotta figure out how I can keep going even tho I can barely see everybody turned some corners and I can't even see what's on the other side of the bend yet.

But the point is that I've found the map now so imma just have to figure out a route on my own and trust it and keep going.

[gedzilla]

my coworker is being pretty fucked to me today and i was already on the edge of a Big Breakdown when i got here hours ago, she’s making it so much worse and i dont know why she’s doing it

[irradiatedsnakes]

[ID: 7 drawings of monster!mechanisms designs. they are as follows: 1. a colored drawing of ivy alexandria that has been partially passed through the deep dream generator neural network, giving parts of the image a swirling, surreal appearance, often resembling eyes. 2. a digtal sketch of nastya as a ghost. her eyes are obscured by her glasses shine and she is covered in blue wisps, and dripping blue from her mouth and hands.  3. a digital sketch of drumbot brian as a centaur sitting down. his horse half is also mechanical and resembles a clydesdale. he also has horse-ish ears. 4. a sketchy bust of vampire marius. he looks smug, and looks to the side with a fanged smile. 5. digital sketch of partially-transformed werewolf gunpowder tim with doglike ears, claws, and a tail. he says "ok why did getting turned into that somehow give you a pitchfork." with a quizzical expression. 6. digital sketch of jonny d'ville as a devil or demon, with horns, pointy ears, cartoony wings, and a thin tail with a heart-shaped tip. he's holding a hellish pitchfork, looking confused and says "what? i already owned this.” 7. a traditional sketch of harpy/siren raphaella. she holds here feathery winged arms out, while her mechanical bat wings are unfurled behind her. her lower half is that of a bird. end ID]

ok ill post a couuuple. self indulgence machine go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

ok so u know like back in the gravity falls fandom there was that really popular au called monster falls where everybody got turned into some sort of monster/mythological creature? i fucking love that scenario and have been making my own little “everybody gets cursed by a witch or something so now i get to draw these fun designs” aus for like everything i like (never did it w tma oddly enough? good inspo just never struck.) so here.......is..........this. not everybodys pictured here but go under the cut for a list of what everybody is plus some extra notes and stuff

lets just goooooo alphabetical order

ashes - OKAY HONESTLY STILL NOT 100% ON ASHES im THINKING half-dragon. yes i know i already went dragon for them in the furry au its just a good fit and also looks Cool, but also waiting out to see if i can think of anything better

brian - CENTAURRRR also again. yes. i know i went 4 horse for him in the furry au. its just good and has fun brian vibes. wanting to draw centaur brian was the thing that led to this au happening

ivy - ELDRITCH SOMETHIN OR OTHER...idk what youd call that exactly. but you get the gist. cosmic horror, eyes, unfathomable patterns and things. doing the deep dream stuff for her in that picture was very fun and im very happy w how it came out...definitely something to revisit in the future. not sure how i wanna draw her when...not doing a whole colored digital thing, but well cross that bridge when i can draw again

jonny - he’s. he’s a devil? a little demon guy? like. yeah. of course. this guy was fucking meant to have little wings horns and a cute little demon heart tail. he has somehow become MORE bastardly

marius - VAMPIRE MARIUS ONCE AGAIN HES JUST FUN. hes just fun and the aesthetic suits him. i cant wait to draw him in a fun little cape with one of those big dramatic collars you know the ones. vampire marius is of course @ alientoastt’s idea!!

nastya - BANSHEE...or ghost in general but there some banshee stuff i feel could be fun to integrate. apparently in some tellings banshees can turn into crows? i love that very much. but anyways hmm..some notes abt the design in thsi post shes not quite where i want her to be. this was done on that collab canvas the other day and like...was mostly noodling things out having fun, those flamey looking bits are a very nice motion very fun to do but NOT wwhat i want for ghostya. i want her to be more. drippy. very drowned person vibes. fire and upward-floating motif not what i want. but it was fun to draw. also i think theres some potential comedy in there with “person who predicts deaths” among crew who habitually murder each other

raphaella - SOMEWHERE BTWN HARPY & SIREN (the bird kind not the mermaid kind) very excited abt her. lots of fun potential poses here. doing her design was a bit tricky- sirens tend to be just like- big birds with human heads? but i didt wanna do just that that takes away too much of her design recognizbility yknow to Just have her head. so she has a people torso, bird from the waist down, plus her arms are wings. which means she has Two pairs of wings. which i for one think is incredibly fun like you remember in httyd2 valka’s dragon w the four wings? yeah. also avent figured what bird in particular shell be based on- for the ufrry au i went w african grey parrot but dont feel like that here. ill think on it

tim - WEREWOLF TIM DUH. DUH. also i think werewolves are especially funny in scenarios like thse cus like- okay everybody suddenly ahhh cursed ahh monster whatever. but then tims just there like. i mean i feel fine lol and u get to have the fun surprise of Oh Suddenly Werewolf. also the question of how exactly werewolves who change based on the moon function in a. spaceship. i like to think its entirely fucking random i think thats funny

TS - ANIMATED SUIT OF ARMOR!! I DONT HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY ON THSI BUT I LOVE . THIS IDEA. and i will never draw it. because fuck drawing and designing armor oh my god

anyways i think thats??? all i have to say on this??? agdvjdkb. if you wanna talk about this at all (or if u wanna see more doodles...) im totally open to that. ill be real i get weirdly embarrassed about specifically this kind of au (like. monster stuff in general especially werewolf/vampire stuff i could not fucking tell you why. gotten better abt it over time though hey im actually postin this shit!) so im just happy i posted it afhcgvjdkvdg .

as for story type things like how. this happens. frankly i dont know thats not my forte. but the little bit of whatever ive got going on my head has the Terrific Trio of ivy marius & raphaella doing Research Science Whatever down on a planet somewhere get into contact with a Cursed Artifact or whatever the fuck and eventually get back to the aurora like. oh. uh. it happened to you guys too, huh. but thats like whatever honestly im not in it for the writing im here to draw fun centaur man etc.

if you made it to the bottom of this winding fucking ramble know that i love you. mwah. that was fun to write out i like thought barfing about stuff like maybe 3 people will care about

[sw33t-oubliette]

OKAY STRAP IN BITCH/AFF THIS GETS WILD

it starts with me evan writing a letter to himself, which his therapist told him to do to improve his confidence, letter got put into text here, and then the absolute BANGER that is anybody have a map starts, i cant do it justice by explaining it just listen to it

and uuh its about evan an connor's moms trying to figure out how tf to handle mentally ill teenagers-

evan and connor bump into eachother at school and connor pushes him and sets off WAVING THROUGH A WINDOOOOOWW

AND !!!!! the whole falling in a forest part is about how uh.*clears throat*.he attempted suicide in a forest by jumping off a tree.thats how he broke his arm

ANYWay after that he starts writing letter 2 which you can read here

after he writes letter 2 connor signs his cast, VERY plot important

then connor confronts evan abt letter 1 which he found in the computer lab, ends up not giving it back, this is where it gets . very Dark

connor kills himself . and they find evans letter to himself and assume evan was their friend. connors parents ask evan about it and he denies it but theyre like "BUT LOOOK !!! YOUR CAST !!!!!! THEY WERE BESTIES ABSOLUTELY" and evan HAS to confirm the allegations because how do you even convince them otherwise.

time skip evan gets invited over to dinner and . for forever starts

evan says they had emails to eachother and he HAS to keep making stuff up and now him and jared have to make fake emails . jareds reaction to this is "yknow his parents think you guys were gay lovers right" which isnt plot relevant but i lost my shit the first time i watched it over that ok anyway next thing

evan and jared start writing the letters, starting SINCERELY, MEEEEEE

evan shows connors parents the emails, family argument shit happens, connor's sister zoe drops this absolute amazing song

evan and zoe talk in connors room, evan has to keep carrying the lie, WAHHHH SONG AGAIN, IF I COULD TELL HER

time skip, everything went back to normal FUCK everybody forgot abt connor his memory fucking disappeared, "once theyve forgotten about me, what do you think happens to you. i mean nobody cares about people like us", DISAPPEAR STARTS

evan gets forced to do a speech at an assembly abt connor, fucking bombs it man .rolls up into a ball mid stage and fucks it all up. but the speech gets posted to the connor project website (the connor project is a project dedicated to keeping connors memory alive that alana [not related to anybody],evan and jared run) WHOP ANOTHER SONG .STARTS SINGING MID STAGE AND IT GETS CARRIED ON AFTER THE VIDEO GETS PUT ON THE WEBSITE

and uuuuh at the end of the song . wahhhhh evan and zoe are dating now .ok

ACT ONE DONE. WE'RE NOT DONE YET WE STILL HAVE A WHOLE NOTHER ACT . IT GETS WORSE

alana and evan start a fundraiser to reopen the apple orchard, jared makes up more shit for the made up shit and evan shuts it down, FUCK EVANS MOM FINDS OUT ABOUT EVERYTHING THEYRE ARGUING, evan apparently doesnt have anxiety issues anymore (HES FUCKING LYING HE VERY MUCH DOES), evan and connors dad bonding which leads to a song:

zoe goes over to evans house, the anxiety issues he VERY OBVIOUSLY STILL HAS appear again, ANOTHER AMAZING SONG

next day FUCKING ALANA IS PUTTING UP THE EMAILS ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ ON THE WEBSITE

jared hates evan now fuck

akward ass Murphy and hansen family meetup, oh my god theyre paying for evans college, evan is literally having a mental breakdown on a chair off to the side, okay evans mom denied the college stuff, ALERT THE MOMS R FIGHTING

oh no. the angst is happening. song time i . guess.the song explains all you need to know

https://open.spotify.com/track/7FIrk5lA1IalpZ3OtieeC8?si=4Ai_0wOSTy6hzOZjfPVo4g

evan considers just coming clean like he should but fucking cant . "HOWD YOU BREAK YOUR ARM EVAN. DID YOU FALL OR DID YOU LET GO.". everythings going downhill. he wrote a fake suicide note WHICH IS LITERALLY JUST LETTER 2 WHICH IS SO GENUINELY TRAGIC. the murphys are fighting again. hes telling the truth now uhoh its all falling apart . song commences

https://open.spotify.com/track/32bZDrurIGh2Cts0l2tRtL?si=5xF6Z_LXQ0uaOCV6jbbfDA

evan self depreciation time, ANOTHER SONG

https://open.spotify.com/track/5M2LiZ8SmRFWl1IJ0F7JNR?si=3zHBRVPFSryUkpfqNkYPxg

okay literally crying as i type this

its the end now. Timeskip, zoe talks to evan at the apple orchard, evan is still severely fucked up, honestly nobody got that much better mentally, another song and its a Mashup of other stuff from earlier and you know im a sucker for that

https://open.spotify.com/track/7vU9VpbmB4ZoztAigpXLlJ?si=RF4BccKlSh-4QZbXXs4Qgg

and thats. it. i honestly probably sucked explaining this im so sorry go watch the og musical on youtube (theres multiple slime tutorials of it it wont be hard to find) bc i did not explain that well i think

somebody who knows barely anything or nothing about dear evan hansen please ask me about it because 1 i want need to infodump right now and 2 its so fucking shocking if you know nothing about it and i need to be the person to tell you about it because i know everything abt it(literally evan irl) and im objectively right abt it (literally evan irl part 2)

[aboardthehavocmarauder]

Beautiful Mischief [Pt. 3]

Bad Batch x Reader • Angst/Fluff/NSFW (yknow the whole deal) • Mechanic [hidden Jedi] ! Reader • Female reader

Fall on your knees, sweet girl

Sweet girl...

——

“SHES A FUCKING JEDI”

“And how the fuck would you know that?”

“HER PETITE FUCKING ASS CANT TAKE DOWN A TREE IN A SINGLE PUNCH”

“You think she used the force?”

“She did! Don’t believe me?! Wait till the next incident”

Y/N frowns outside the cockpit hearing Cross talk about what he saw with Hunter and Tech. She straightens up when Echo came into the common area seeing the angered look on her face. He didn’t say a word. They stood in the silence and Y/N felt overwhelmed all of a sudden causing her to leave the room, before he could reach—-

“Don’t touch her Echo. We don’t know what she’s capable of” Tech states witnessing what just happened as Echo gave him a worried look.

——

“You’re taking on a Padawan? You know what Anakin turned out to be. You think you’ll produce a normal one?”

“They are Anakin’s age now. Not a child. I believe I can train them to be the best”

“A little late to find a force sensitive being”

“I didn’t find her, she found me”

“I trust you Obi Wan. But—“

Don’t be surprised by the hardships

——

Wrecker finds himself in the storage compartment looking for extra ration bars in their food supply when he saw Y/N sitting on the ground propped up against her crate staring at the ceiling.

“Hey?” He tilts his head confused seeing the redness in her eyes and swollen cheeks. “Hey Y/N...what’s wrong?” He decided to sit with her waiting for her to respond and if she didn’t, he would’ve stayed as a comfort.

“I’m a monster Wrecker”

“What? I don’t think so”

“Crosshair does, he’s telling everybody what he saw in the forest. Just another monster in this galaxy full of darkness”

“Okay now that’s a lot of talk. I’m going to need context”

“He didn’t tell you? None of your brothers did?”

“Honestly I ignore what most of them say” Wrecker laughs as he handed her a ration bar seeing her take the offer.

“I worked on your ship for a year before you decided to add me on this journey with you all. Then it’s been six months and as much as you’re all close with one another...I don’t think I’ll ever been looked at normally ever again”

“Y/N...from the time with the scar thing. Scars are scars. It was stupid of us to push you to tell us what happened. As for this recent thing. Speaking for myself, I don’t care what you are. You’re Y/N. A badass mechanic that knows a lot more than we expected. And if shit changes. Who gives a fuck? Imma still like you for you. Besides. Half of my face is a scar and I don’t give a fuck” Wrecker smiles hearing her laugh a little, feeling better.

——

“Two lightsabers? Ha! This will work nicely for you young apprentice”

Y/N stares with grey covered eyes standing still like a solider as the dathomirian receives the kyber crystals for the hilts before handing the new and improved sabers to his mindless slave.

“You’ll receive a new look. Keep you hidden away from the so called Jedi you used to call your family. Little do they know your parents died and adoptive sister left. Or you left her. I’ve always wondered why you did so”

“I wanted to become a Jedi, Odious...” Y/N says groggily before freeing when he started to force choke her. “I’m sorry sir...”

“Mmm. Are you truly, sweet girl?” He smirks pushing her against the wall and keeping her there like a wall ornament. “We don’t want you to remember to good old days...we need information and you will kill for it if it deems necessary” Odious laughs squeezing his hold hearing her choke. “You will kill if they won’t expose their secrets. We will take down the Jedi council”

Soon Y/N dropped on her side feeling the cold ground turn into a cold surrounding. Feeling like death was crawling in but she quickly stood to their feet seeing Odious’s accomplices approach her to start the appearance change.

No one said it was pain-free

——

Returning to Coruscant, Y/N thought she was being dropped off but Hunter assured her it was for Echo to receive some simplicity with his brothers in blue.

Even the clones need to go back to their home.

“You coming?”

“No”

“But come on. The mess hall will have more of those ration bars you like” Wrecker adds as Y/N stayed glued to her seat feeling a weight grow in her chest when she sensed him. “Y/N?”

“I can’t Wrecker...I know we’ll be here for three days but I’m safe here”

“Well you know where we’ll be” He smiles being the last stepping off the ramp as it closed behind him.

But it didn’t take until nightfall for Y/N to step out and take a look at something that over came their thoughts.

——

“You’ll be staying”

“No Obi-Wan”

“Y/N you’ve come so far. Why give up training now?”

“Your master was a grey-Jedi because he didn’t believe in the rules the council had held accountable on us all. I can’t live in a cult that doesn’t want me to seek out for more in my life”

“But you can—“

“I’m not becoming a whore of the Jedi council all because I can fuck every man that steps into the facility. I want to fall in love. I want to be free. Free from my personal burdens. Reunite with my sister. Go home. I won’t be corrupted Obi Wan. You can keep your tabs on me if you like. But I cannot be here”

“Y/N. Please”

“Take a look behind you Obi Wan, and what do you see?”

Obi Wan turns around to look at the city of Coruscant erupt in colors and volumes of plenty. He was about to say something but when he turned around.

She was gone

——

And now she’s returned

Y/N stepped into the quarters she stayed in during her time there. The nostalgia started to hit when the familiar feeling returned.

“Leave”

“Y/N—“

“Leave me alone” She frowns clenching her fists. “You shouldn’t have come out of whatever corner you were in”

“Y/N it took courage for you to come back inside this place. Please just let me spe—“

Obi Wan suddenly hit the wall outside of her room as she stepped out quickly leaving.

“General I heard—“ Cody stopped talking seeing Y/N and his General on the floor, triggering him to take out his weapon. “You stay right there”

“Don’t hurt him Y/N”

“I’m not a monster like you Kenobi” Y/N frowns lifting her hands and before Cody could even do anything, she booked it in the other direction.

“What the—“ Cody started chasing after her as Obi Wan quickly gets on his feet following in suit after the two.

Having no obstacle in the way made it easy, until Cody called in reinforcements from Rex and a few more from the 501st.

“This—“

“It’s Y/N. Why would Cody—“

“Cody explain?!”

“Cody stand down for maker’s sake” Obi Wan states. “You can’t just—“

“They—“

“NO” He snaps as the distress in his voice made Cody finally stop thinks but the actions still confused his brothers. “Now leave. All of you. Except Y/N”

As the sun sets on today

We’ll never know about tomorrow

——

“General Kenobi. New information has come up”

“What about this time Cody?”

“About fugitive x. You said to dig up anything on them and we got something”

Obi Wan turns to Cody seeing the information on the datapad and taking it, leaving to process this all.

Fugitive X

Name: Y/F/N Y/L/N

Found in the streets of the black market wielding duel lightsabers. Nothing life threatening. But they were found with a kyber crystal that was floating around in the market.

“This...isn’t giving me anything...” Cody frowns flipping through the pictures and finding the video from one of the street cameras of them taking out a knife and suddenly—-

Fuck

——

“Why didn’t you come back once you escaped?”

“Why would I?”

“What do you mean...”

“Just because you had spies in my life to keep tabs on me. Doesn’t mean they saw everything. You......” Y/N stops talking as she brings her knees to her chest staring out in the scenery as Obi Wan sheds his robe to be comfortable around her just enough. “You...you lost your master. Imagine that pain, but with your humanity, sanity...”

“Y/N, what happened?”

“A lot...”

A lot that nobody knows

Until now

[tigerdrop]

If you ever write Gordon getting dicked down by benrey, I can only image benrey just losing his mind and unable to form coherent sentences just going on and on and thanking Gordon for letting him do this. Just constantly saying how good gordon is to him and thank you over and over again.

bro do i have something for u. i was going off about this exact thing just last night

what if benrey humped gordons pillow.. you know..... like a. its a. its a petplay thing okay fuckin leave me alone. gordons prolly got more than one pillow right. what if......he had his face buried in the other one (or, you know, an other one, idk) while hes doing it b/c it......smells like......gordon......

like hes on his knees bent over, going completely crazy on one pillow, while perhaps hugging his face into the other and his whimpers and moans r muffled and oh god im rabid

rotating in my mind. maybe he wouldnt have been able to get off just from that ordinarily. it was just, like, warming up. he was gonna just jack it over the pillow later (you know, b/c hes fucking gross, and maybe hes entertaining wild fantasies of marking gordons stuff. you know). but its actually gordon saying a bunch of degrading comments (and then saying that if he was a good boy, he would finish what he started) to him that pushes him over the edge and makes him able to come for real

benrey's going absolutely ape bananas on the pillow, uncoordinated and desperate to come, with gordon breathing shit like "fuck the pillow like you'd fuck me" right in his ear. gordon's crazed on the power of being able to make benrey piston faster with just a little dirty talk

god. like. the fucking groan that would rip out of him at that b/c he wants to do just that so badly. not like he can deny that thats what he was thinking about the whole time, right

benrey just starts babbling nonsense on exactly how he wants to fuck him, if he'd let him

like. if hes wanted to do just that for so long, so badly, but hes never been able to prove that hes been good enough for gordon to let him (or at least, thats what hes convinced the issue is. if its up to me, its probably bound up in gordons weird internalized homophobia issues about bottoming.......but yknow thats not the way everybody characterizes him so LOL). and he really starts rutting into it good and hard trying to prove that hed be good for gordon, hed make it real fucking good for him, and maybe if he does it right, gordon will let him fuck him just like that

seeing benrey fuck the pillow as if its actually gordon makes him feel. some kinda way. and maybe he decides afterwards or sometime soon after, he actually DOES want benrey to fuck him like that. and when it happens, hes got benrey by the leash, tugging him and instructing him on what to do, telling him hes a good boy and UH HEY why are you reading this message are you fucking homosexual or somethi

okay. so. like. thinking about. gordon finally getting over himself enough to consider letting benrey top him. but if theyre gonna do this, hes gonna be the one in control, still. otherwise whats the whole fucking point of the bit theyre doing? so hes very strictly instructing benrey what to do, making him sit there and fold his goddamn hands behind his back and not touch, not move, just sit there and watch while gordon gets himself ready, because he dont trust like that. if benrey cant behave here, now, then gordon doesnt believe hell be able to behave when benreys got his dick in his ass. its like the apocryphal "green m&ms" story - if you cant obey the little rules, then theres no guarantee that you can obey the big rules, either

so benreys just watching, and hes fucking sweating, b/c he wants to be so fucking good right now. if he doesnt behave, hes not gonna get what hes wanted for so long, and gordon sure as shit wont let him do it again. so hes patient. he pants, open-mouthed, and his dick just twitches and bobs but he doesnt touch it b/c he wasnt told to. but man, is it hard when hes watching gordon get his fingers inside himself like that. watching his face turn red, watching him sweat, wanting it to be his fingers inside gordon so goddamn badly and just make him beg for more. but hes certain he cant get away with that, so he doesnt, and he just sits there and suffers

what if when gordon first takes benrey inside him, benrey notices a look of discomfort on gordons face that remains there for a hot minute. and slightly concerned, benrey speaks up, “yo you good? do we need to sto-“ and gordon is stubborn and insists he’s absolutely fine, hes completely cool, chill, all that. and hes got this.....! yknow, horny glare on his face, showing he means business and that hes so fucking into this, just as much as benrey is

gordon coming more and more undone as he fucks his own ass, his reprieved "control" on the situation slipping, benrey's listening the best he's ever listened and all of it's making gordon so goddamn hot. he tries to make it sound authoritative when he asks benrey to fuck him, it doesn't come out that way at all but benrey's so spellbound by the permission that he doesn't notice or care. just dives right in :)

then, finally, gordon feels like hes ready, and its really obvious how embarrassed he is even when hes trying to play at maintaining control over the situation. hes saying a lot of defensive shit like "dont say anything weird, dont make any weird fucking comments, just. look. if you wanna do this, then, uh. cmon." as he gets himself on his hands and knees and tugs benrey over to him by the collar and basically presents himself to be fucking mounted, because, you know, thats what theyre doing here. thats what their whole fucking game is

now. look. my benreys got a big dick. most benreys got a big dick. this benreys got a big fucking dick and gordon knows this real well by now, so hes insistent that benrey takes it as slow as possible. and it takes every goddamn ounce of his self-control to do as gordon asks, but its so worth it, because just that slow press inside of him for the first time is so, so good. gordons unbelievably tight, and hes making choked sounds and gasping and even though hes being super bossy, hes already gagging for it, practically. and like what you said: benreys fucking desperate to rail him into the ground, but hes also deeply invested in listening to exactly what gordon says and making it as good for him as he can

and he gets himself buried to the hilt, finally, after so long hes sure hed be going soft if it wasnt gordon, if he wasnt so deeply into being bossed around like this. and gordon breathlessly tells benrey to give him a moment, jesus, let him adjust. so he waits. and he waits. until gordon tugs at his leash, and tells him to move. but slowly, okay. so benrey does as hes told, and when he hits just the right pace, gordon does him the kindness of calling him a good boy and his fingers tighten instinctively on gordons hips

thats all he fuckin wants, bro. he wants gordon to call him a good boy and let benrey fuck him silly. (theyre getting to that second one.) slowly, gordon lets him pick up the pace, and hes trying to hard to maintain control but benreys dick is ruining him. gordons legs shake, his arms start to give way, and his back dips lower and lower while he raises his ass higher. and hes so fucking vocal. so much higher and louder than when hes topping. his mouths starting to run off, ordering benrey to fuck him harder while he gives that leash a sharp tug, and "good boy" spills from his lips with a greater frequency

and benreys just pressing him further and further into the mattress, legs braced around gordons in rut like a fucking mating press, and gordons really starting to lose control over the situation. benreys asking him shit like "yo......is it good bro? am i good?" because he just wants to hear it from gordon - yeah, hes good, hes doing so good, hes a good boy. hes gordons good boy. its some of the most effusive praise benreys gotten, and it goes straight to his head. and gordons pulling that leash so fucking tight, bending benrey over his back, while his orders for benrey not to stop begin to bleed into pleas and his babblings starting to get incoherent. and when hes like "please, oh god, im gonna come," benrey goes for the extra credit and reaches around to jerk him off and gordon just breaks

starts hardcore running his mouth and begging benrey to come in him, god, he can bite a little if he wants, its okay, just keep going, and gordon comes with the loudest wail benreys ever drawn out of him. and hes so overstimulated but he meant it when he said he wanted benrey to fuck him until he came, so hes mumbling about how good benrey is for him deliriously until benreys telling him thank you over and over again as he comes deep inside gordon. and then he pulls out and starts licking gordon and nuzzling his head into him and other gay shit while gordon pats his head and weakly reiterates that, yes, he was a good fucking dog and he did very fucking well, thank you

My Final Message. Good bye

[izukult]

sorry i can’t have you? one up me? so this playlist isn’t part of the matchups i’m sorry😞🤝

here you go IDIOT CHILD ( @rat-bastar ) being your friend is so hard 😁

choke - i don’t know how but they found me

ok absolutely your vibes. if you got the chance you would bitch slap me, we both know it. you big ol bully. this is the vibey pop ish version of a villain song and it’s such a hype song in my opinion idk

love me dead - ludo

we’ve established its a good song ok🤝. idk lmao play this while you’re thinking ab your friend OR her ex gf ;) as of my knowledge those the mfs you simp for or whateva LMAO

lemons (demo)

please. PLEASE THIS ONE IS SO OBVIOUS. you vibes. absolute you vibes. you @ me. you @ everyone. you play this on full volume while you try to convince yourself you hate everyone. you play this while judging every violin player ever. you play this glaring at maliek or whagever his name is. this song is you

piano man - billy joel

i saw this on one of your playlists lol BUT i feel like this is something you would blare on the bus or on your way to a fucking debate tournament you fucking loser

hesitation - hot flash heat wave

such a good song. this also feels like something you would listen to while you think ab other people. i dunno it’s got that sweet, sweet ‘condescending to hide real emotions’ energy and it’s vibey and it’s kinda sad yea

waltz #2 (xo) - elliott smith

don’t even get me started on how big of an elliott smith can i was. you def give him vibes but i mean that as a compliment?? i can imagine you with ur head down hands in ur pockets being all bummed out and angry walking up the hill to ur house idk that’s very niche oddly specific? i never really realized this song had BIG BIG BIG you vibes until i started typing this but i’m listening to the lyrics and it’s like describing you go off ig

everyone hates his parents - falsettos

i know you love falsettos and we both know we love to shit talk our parents so. it just seems to make sense. ALSO i feel like we would argue like marvin and trina or marvin and whizzer or marvin and anyone LOL

colorful penguins - we shore is dedicated

ok i know iM the one working, but this song please. listen to it. listen to the music. to the tone of voice. to the certain old tavern rustic vibe. that’s you. i cant rly describe it but the vibe of this song is your vibe

beachboy - mccafferty

well we have the shared mother’s name in the beginning there and that’s fun for me. also we know that i be smoking and yada yada and i know your friends do too and i feel like this song is just you dealing w ur friends dummy habits and angry fast sing

hannah - swmrs

something about this song just feels like a convo we’d have?? like in my head i can tell what you would say and what i would say IDK LMAO maybe that’s just me but it’s also a good song

problems - mother mother

this song. LMAOOOO. the way you constantly BULLY me i feel like this song is how you present urself to other ppl v some deep shit like how you feel ab urself idk i’m not ur therapist ur apparently mine w how much you be psychoanalyzing me🤨. ALSO you’d scream this dont argue w me

i love you like an alcoholic - the taxpayers

multiple things here. again those crusty cobblestone streets at night after it rains where someone’s getting murdered in an alleyway vibes that you give. and i feel like if u were ever like <3 at someone, this is how you’d feel idc bitch

seashore - the regrettes

i love this band sm pls i want to kiss her. ANYWAY feels again like a you @ the world song. you just feel like someone who would shove someone in a trash can if they said one wrong word about you & i rly appreciate it

gooey - glass animals

this song feels like something that would be on a playlist with “i know this:” and i thought you’d like those vibes. sorry for the peanut butter reference

chicago - flipturn

you feel like someone who would let me play flipturn and pretend to hate it cos you pretend to hate everything i do but actually vibe w it so

everybody loves raymond (except for me) - mookamay

this is the girl i was tellin u ab who wrote the songs ab me YEA THIS IS ONE OF THE SONGS AB ME SO I FIGURED YOU WOULD APPRECIATE A SONG THAT WAS KIND OF A SLIGHT TO ME SO LMAO I PUT IT ON THERE. basically this is a song ab someone literally getting tired of ME so yknow felt fitting 😁‼️ (this one is mostly a joke and i will probably take it off the playlist but it still stands)

power over me - dermot kennedy

you seem like someone who would listen to dermot kennedy which is fair bc i used to scream this shit in the shower i would just have a lil concert and you give me the same vibe this one isn’t that deep

ghost duet - louie zong

lol some serotonin. just this playin in the background while u game

iris - the goo goo dolls

just a rly good song. just a rly good song that fits ur vibe. also if u were ever in love i also stand by saying you would listen to this & think ab them

dream sweet in sea major - miracle musical

if you were ever listen to “soft music🥺✊” this would be your version of it

bs - still woozy

I TOLD U TO LISTEN TO THIS AND I DONT THINK YOU DID YOU BITCH SO NOW I WILL FORCE YOU. also i have brown eyes so basically this is everyone including u @ me it’s ok ur human u can’t be blamed for acknowledging my charm ;) 😁🤝

paper thin hotel - matt maltese

you just seem like someone who would listen to him during a depressive episode

troubled mind - cannibal kids

cant find the right words for this one but like gives me you trying to be there for someone and coming off as apathetic and someone not knowing how to be a proper friend to you and yall just space vibes yknow what i mean?? Idk

bloom (bonus track) - the paper kites

if you and a girl (strictly a girl idc that this was written by a dude no fucking guy gets this song) were in love. like in any way. romantic love, platonic love, competitive love idgaf i just feel like THIS has the vibe for u

kill the director - the wombats

i don’t care THIS IS YOU IN LOVE. I THINK YOUD HATE HAVING REAL FEELINGS FOR SOMEONE. YOUD DEF BE THE PERSON TO IGNORE IT AND YOU BULLY THEM JUST A L I L EXTRA AND YOU DO LIL THINGS THAT SHOW U LIKE EM LIKE IF YOU RLY PAY ATTENTION YOU CAN PICK IT UP but no way you’re gonna express that shit LMAO

i got the blues - big bill broonzy

i dunno this ones just a banger

dirty imbecile - the happy first

this is you having a breakdown. that’s all! thanks queen!

under my skin - jukebox the ghost

very similar to lemons but also different?? you getting pissed at everyone but having a select couple ppl you cherish 👍

song for me - greer

where do i START? you not properly voicing emotions ? preppy pessimism ? dissociation ? vibing ? teen angst ? good vibes ? in love w ideas ?

my explanations aren’t as good as urs but also i’m cool so 👍 ur welcome you’ve been blessed by a personalized playlist from ME 🙄🙌 not from no bitchass capitalist anime character 😐

[godza]

i forgor. anyway. 5 hcs lets go

1. he plays hello kitty dream island like its his job. my mom has been playing that and she likes it so midori likes it too. he has unlocked everything possible. he has shown kanata around the underwater hangyodon area and thats all i know about the game since i immediately went underwater when handed my moms phone. he has maxxed out friendship with everybody and probably does in app purchases if those are available

2. his music taste is slow indie despite making the opposite of that. hes tried music composition but sucked ass and was too embarrassed to share lyrics she wrote. he also loves peppy anisongs to help him get through the day! he doesnt listen to music always, but loves the songs he listens to.

3. he loves cutesy anime magical girls. he has shed a tear while watching precure. he knows at least two love live dances he uses for dance practice. he actually likes physical exercise if its fun so he likes to learn dances to keep his own dancing sharp. he also will only sing anisongs in karaoke you cannot get her to sing anything else.

4. his shorter friends like to treat him like a taxi service. just climb on midoris back or shoulders and he'll take you wherever. he doesnt like the extra weight but will do it for his friends. shinobu prefers his shoulders, while tori goes for a full koala hug. hajime is too shy so he just gets a piggyback if midori offers. he likes to feed whoever is on him veggies from his bag. putting carrots into their mouth like an animal

5. after supervillain, he got a therapist and has been taking meds. its not just character development he got put on zoloft. he pays for it out of his own pocket since he doesnt want to trouble his family. a lot of idols go to the same practice so he sees other people come and go there. es doesnt have psychiatrists on hand but they can refer you to one because god knows these freaks need it!

this was soooo fun. i wanna do more but im sleepy. yknow what lightning round. he has a few online friends but he cant tell them hes an idol (probably nda) and theyre so confused by him. "my roommate knows way too much abt guns" "omg someones in the vents again" oh i think mayoi teaches shinobu how to use the vents so shinobu uses them to visit midoris dorm and jumpscare her. midori has thrown plushies directly at him. one time shinobu fell out and midori had to catch him. they both came out with so many bruises. ok thats enough ill talk forever about this guy if enabled

reminder that im midoris biggest fan. per each like of this post i will post a silly headcanon i have about her.

[tfw-no-tennis]

mtmte liveblog issue 21

and here we go w/the end of the remain in light arc! 

TAILGATE COMIN THRU W/THE SAVE, AS SOON AS THE ISSUE BEGINS...my BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

real Q is how tg managed that 9 ft vertical leap to reach tyrests head

tailgate is so brave and smart I love him ;_; 

don't!!!!!! hit him tyrest!!!!!!! bastard!!!!!!!

AUGHHHH seriously tailgate is so brave, telling rodimus to kill tyrest even if it means tailgate will die even sooner - cause we know that even tho tg technically has a day and a half to live, he was hoping to find a cure on the moon - so he’s choosing to sacrifice that chance, however slim, to save everybody ;_; I love him

BUT THEN THE BIG SAVE FROMMMMMM - MINIMUS!!!!!!!!! HE ISNT DEAD, YAY!

‘fully deserved’ MINIMUS ILY 

‘this calamitous life,’ the amazing titles continue. jro seriously has a knack for titles 

OOOOH NOW WE GET THE SUPER SEXY PANEL OF CYCLONUS...the one where he’s half-shadowed with his sword, walking towards star saber as he challenges him...fucking epic you goth gay

and then the fucking ICONIC part where star saber is like ‘so I'm a religious zealot and that's why I fight, why do YOU fight?’ and cyclonus, never one for meaningless battle talk, just says ‘its personal’ and STABS OUT STAR SABERS FUCKING EYE WITH HIS HORN. CAN YOU SAY ICON??????

aughhhhh and then he says ‘[primus] lets the best of us get sick and die...,’ he’s talking about tailgate AUGHHHH he’s already in so deep, phewww

also can I just say. the harsh black shading/shadowing around cyclonus on these pages? fucking fantastic, it looks so damn good 

especially cause star saber isn't shaded like that, so he looks brighter/lighter compared to cyclonus - that contrast is just [chefs kiss]

don't worry, cyclonus, you'll get your rematch. eventually

OHHHH I love the panel of rodimus like DAD WTF????? and minimus is just SO TINY 

also I like the contrast of rodimus being covered in like, various chips and nicks and then minimus looks pristine bc he’s been russian nesting doll’d for who knows how long

minimus punching his way out of his own body shell? fucking gnarly 

oh okay so we DO see brainstorm dying cause of the killswitch

wow pharma really escaped from his restraints like 4 seconds after being tied up, jesus guys he was RIGHT THERE how did nobody notice that

rung, is the reason you cant go thru the portal bc you feel guilty about the many hipaa violations you've committed? is that why?

SKIDS MAYBE YOU SHOULDNT GO THRU THE MYSTERY PORTAL MADE BY A CRAZY ZEALOT??? MAYBE THATS A BAD IDEA???

who am I kidding, this is skids we’re talking about, this is the kinda stuff he does

pharma why does everything you say and do have such horny energy to it

oh first aid looking SCARY AS HELL over here

again, love the harsh shading on first aid’s face here as he solidifies his murderous intent into actual murder

and there he goes blasting pharma’s entire head off. phewwwwww. so pharma definitely deserved that, but poor first aid

rung watching this happen: welp there's another extremely traumatized person to add to my mile-long list of ‘people who really really need therapy’ 

alternatively...rung: don't worry first aid he probably isn't dead, the same thing happened to me and I survived :) 

first aid: biTCH WHAT [grabs gun]

rlly tho poor first aid, even tho pharma really did deserve that, that's still really tough for somebody who, yknow, dedicated their life to healing people

like, pharma is out here disregarding the hippocratic oath in the most extra and horny way possible, but first aid is putting aside his vows in the saddest way possible (sad for him, not pharma)

also the fact that even if pharma is dead, that doesn't make ambulon any less dead either, PLUS all of the bs w/delphi...first aid’s rlly been thru it huh

good thing perceptor is here to whip up a completely ridiculous sci-fi device at the last possible second

also, rodimus t-posing...or rather jesus-posing...I see it

oh my god minimus is so fcking tiny. I cant...I love it. I'm so sad we never got to see his alt mode 

percy: yeaahhhhh this might kill you. anyways, FOR SCIENCE! 

NOOOO DONT LET TYREST SPEAK

oh god and then minimus tells rodimus that he disapproves of his leadership skills, just as rodimus is about to maybe die. phewwww brutal 

and then minimus just tears into him about specific incidents (including possibly mentioning thunderclash? I cant remember the timeline on all that lmao)

ooooof I completely forgot that magnus DID lure them there - though obviously he thought things would go a bit different

HHHHHHHHHHHHH MANNNN and then rodimus admits to it - he brought overlord on board. whoa! 

I remember that shocked me when I first read it. I was also like, damn how many people brought overlord on board????? it seemed like a lot lmao

god and the fact that prowl goaded rodimus into doing it by being all like ‘what are you SCARED?????’ oooof. that's a blow, the fact that rodimus let that get to him instead of saying ‘uh yeah why would I NOT be scared of overlord’ and telling prowl to screw off

GOD I love rodimus, he’s such a flawed and interesting character

perceptor, who probably heard all of that and really wishes he didn't: ok guys ready to do science????

but rodimus, self-sacrifice is the (optimus) prime way!

now we go over to skids, to see what he’s up to...I fucking ADORE the scenery, mannnnnnnnnn

skids is such a good boy, he just sees this weird glowy orb and is like ‘hi there! hello!’ so GOOD

and then the orb starts talking in pictures, which is sure something!

ahHA I see that symbol!!! I see what's going on here!

and the last-minute science McGuffin worked! woohoo!

the tiny swerve in the corner of the panel where the legislators storm in....TINY

mannn I just love the lighting in the panels w/cyclonus and whirl. so atmospheric

cyclonus, you cant kill whirl, he’s gonna turn out to be your ultimate wingman 

oh god the panel of skids running out of the portal just reminded me that his feet are so wack hbvsdjkhfbhjksdf and that one post talking abt it where someone edited crocs onto him...never forget

pharmas body being stolen 👀👀👀

ALSO look I figured out emojis on the computer! I'm such a tech genius lmao 

I love minimus firing a gun that's as big if not bigger than he is

there goes tailgate being tiny and brave again 😭

THE SEMI COLONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

TAILGATE MVPPPPP

but then he just falls over 😭😭😭

and we’re back on the lost light! time to figure out what’s happened in the meantime

GODDDDDDDDDDDD IM LOSING IT IM STR8 UP LOSING IT....cyclonus singing to tailgate the whole time that he’s dying....im gonna cry

oh god the panel where cyclonus is bowing his head over tailgate, and the death clock is just There, reading 11 minutes....HHHHHH

GOD GOD GOD and then the heartcrushing reveal that tailgate was literally fucking 2 WEEKS OLD when he was trapped for 6 million years, so essentially he’s been alive for like a year and a half, GOD, 

and it’s like, tfs aren't ever really babies or children - I mean, tg may be 2 wks old but he clearly was operating as an adult right before he was trapped - but still man, STILL

and godddd tailgate’s whole little speech about how saving the day is overrated compared to the little moments in life, like movie night or hanging out at the bar with friends....that GETS ME man, that's so poignant and real and relatable, bc often the best things in life are the small moments...AUGH 

seriously I've talked a lot about how much I commend jro for writing the cybertronians as such Aliens, with their own completely unique culture and world that arose from them being quasi-immortal alien robots, but I also have to admire how relatable and human a lot of the writing is - the emotions come through so solidly, and really pack a punch. there's a perfect balance of completely foreign sci-fi worldbuilding and touchingly relatable emotional beats....fantastic stuff

anyways. time to continue to feel Big Emotions 

fuck that's so messed up, tailgate asking cyclonus to mercy kill him...like it isn't fucked up for tailgate to ask that, because he’s dying and of course he doesn't want it to be worse than it already will be, but the situation is just so fucked up and tragic

hhhh but cyclonus would never kill tailgate because he’s holding on to hope until the very last minute....

I fuckgin love that panel of cyclonus enthusiastically running thru the halls. he has great form

‘yeah we found a cure but it’s too late for tailgate’ that's fucking brutal, jesus

also, swerve taking a break from bartending to bust out some science and cure cybercrosis, nice

I know I literally haven't shut up about it this entire time but the whole page where cyclonus comes in and stabs tailgate thru the chest just looks so 👌🏼👌🏼

now that I've figured out emojis I'm unstoppable 

anyways, cant believe they really let us think that cyclonus mercy killed tg like that, jesus

tho iirc jro really WAS gonna kill tailgate originally, but then decided not to which, thank god

and there's magnus, back to being Large and In Charge

and rodimus didn't die! nice. you've still got plenty of character development in store for you my boy 

looking very sinister and mad-scientist-y there, brainstorm....

god I love brainstorm. I cant fuckign wait til the time travel arc

ok wtf happened to tyrest???? I mean we’ll eventually find out what happened to him but like, did rodimus & co just leave him there? he clearly wasn't dead...shouldn't they have arrested him or something?

ooooh the ominous shot of luna 1 with The Symbol and stuff....hellooooo

then we flash to cyclonus - now sporting two horns!!! - saying that tailgate is ALIVE!!! thank goodness.....

ah, I love magical alien robot medical nonsense so much

see cyclonus? aren't you glad you didn't kill whirl now?

so cyclonus basically has the spark of a newborn, and tailgate is essentially a newborn - yet they're both also old men...they're a perfect match 

and the final panel of magnus telling cyclonus ‘welcome aboard’ 🥰🥰

so, this issue! THIS ISSUE....this ARC....ill talk about the issue first - as I said frequently above, I feel like the art and colors were especially strong this issue, with all the different settings having very unique palettes and visual tones. the shadowing stuff was my favorite, and I also think the paneling was really good - there were multiple pages where the entire page was one drawing, and it was overlaid w/other panels and then the background drawing is visible in the middle/bottom - it’s hard to describe but I think it looks so dynamic and cool

as for the actual story this issue...SO good. things were tied together so nicely, both for this arc and the entire series as a whole so far, and we got plenty more intrigue for future issues even as we closed out a lot of big plot points, and had a lot of status quo changes (no more matrix map! we found luna 1...but lots of crazy shit happened there! etc!)

particularly, the reveal that rodimus was in on the whole overlord thing...that was shocking and perfect, and puts all the previous issues in a new light. this is where I feel like mtmte is a series you absolutely need to read twice (at least), preferably in quick succession (which is what I did - I read it once then before I even finished started reading thru w/ruth, which also helped me pick up on a lot bc I had to explain stuff to her)

anyways, that reveal makes drift’s banishment even more brutal, bc rodimus got off basically fine, along with brainstorm and chromedome (though cd losing rewind was certainly punishment enough). I love the scene of magnus tearing into rodimus about his leadership skills, right as rodimus is ABOUT TO MAYBE DIE. magnus thats kinda brutal, I love it.

as we’ve seen in the series so far, rodimus is definitely a Flawed Hero (all the incidents that magnus brings up prove that), but I feel like this reveal takes it to the next level, and I love that. and I love rodimus saying that he doesn't want to die, he wants to live so he can atone - also, looking at the series as a whole, I adore that this wasn't like, The Final Turning Point for rodimus - it wasn't like he went all uphill from here, development wise...nope, he goes on to make plenty more mistakes, and has to learn from those too, because that's how it works! and I love that 

oh man what I also love about rodimus - he seems at first to be the ‘overly confident loose canon action hero star’ type who thinks on the fly and gets it right every time, even if things realistically shouldn't always go his way - but we quickly find out that that isn't quite the case, and I feel like it culminates here w/the overlord reveal. like, yeah, that was a huge fuckup, and you wouldn't really see the blandly perfect 80s blockbuster protag do something like that - or rather, it wouldn't be framed as a big deal 

my last liveblog was for hxh, a show that subverts a LOT of shounen anime tropes, and I feel like rodimus’s complex, flawed approach to heroism feels a bit like a genre subversion a la hxh - at the very least, it’s a subversion of what you expect from him as a character upon introduction and first impressions 

anyways - I talked abt it above, but I feel like this arc is really the culmination of the whole blending of ‘very human emotions’ with ‘completely alien sci-fi worldbuilding.’ we get to learn a lot about the tfs with the reemergence of luna 1, and we get a lot of threads for future worldbuilding here - but we also get some really fantastic, complex emotions - like tailgate and cyclonus’s (seemingly doomed) romance starting to blossom, ratchet and pharma’s showdown which culminates in tragedy, magnus having the grapple with his identity, rodimus’s deathbed confession, even smaller moments like whirls speech about why he doesn't get ‘fixed,’ and first aid killing pharma then collapsing with grief - there's so much good stuff 

also, I gotta talk about magnus bc I love him...the whole russian nesting doll lore is one of my absolute favorite things that mtmte brought to the table, the whole concept is fantastic and adds so many layers to magnus’s character

I just love the magnus armor as this literal physical embodiment of a job - its like minimus is wearing his ‘work clothes’ All The Time. so obviously, storytelling wise, you gotta take that away and see what happens. and I love how this begins minimus’s arc of self-acceptance that spans basically the entire series - it’s seriously one of my favorite character arcs in the whole series, in part because of how subtle it is - it never really takes center stage at any point, we just see the slow progression as the story more forward. aughhhh I just love magnus, he’s such an interesting character

also, Latin talk - I adore the fact that ‘magnus’ basically means ‘big’ (or ‘great/greatest’) - like in your skull, the largest hole that your brainstem passes through in your ‘foreman magnum’ (translation: ‘big hole’) - meanwhile ‘minimus’ is Latin for ‘small/smallest’ (or something along those lines). it’s so poetic, I love it

ill defs talk more about rodimus and magnus and stuff at a later point - ill also do my biological/reproductive spiel at some point, bc I couldn't really find a good chance here. bummer 

more at the end, but I gotta read the short story first!

oh man I almost forgot about the canon fanfic here at the end, so: the sound of breaking glass! let’s do it!

so we pick back up during the span of time right after all the on-page Drama - glad we’re filling that stuff in, mostly bc I love the characters and want to see more of them

love the snippets of all the calls that rodimus makes

minimus noting that rodimus has ‘given more orders in the space of 3 minutes than he had in the last 12 months,’ wow. I feel like that has to be in response to minimus criticizing his leadership - and rodimus definitely looks up to magnus as a leader (and bc magnus is his dad ok) and took what he said to heart

goddddd minimus and rodimus having a serious and depressing convo about how many people have died in the last day or so, and then brainstorm skips into the vicinity and dances around (I'm assuming bc SCIENCE!)....glad you’re having a good time, brainstorm, because literally nobody else is. I fuckgin love brainstorm. king of not reading the atmosphere

I feel like rung meeting w/max for an unofficial therapy session in a busted up bar perfectly represents the state of the mental health facilities of cybertron/its affiliates

rodimus talking about redecorating - aw my boy, but that stuffs part of your personality, you don't have to suppress it to be more professional 

I do find it interesting that rodimus’s idea for what he’d have instead in his office - only the basics, and a memorial - seems like the kind of thing that magnus would do. I feel like in telling magnus about the overlord stuff, and magnus criticizing rodimus, rodimus is (consciously or not) trying to make himself more like magnus 

also, rodimus my man, changing your office to be more ‘serious’ isn't the kind of atonement you should be looking to do - in fact, that seems more performative than anything, trying to change people’s perception of him as a leader rather than making changes that will actively prevent similar mistakes from repeating in the future. I'm totally overanalyzing but I love rodimus okay, he’s so interesting bc he’s always Trying, in some way 

oh god I forgot there's a little flashback to drift and rodimus’s final convo w/the whole overlord thing

hhhhhhhhhh rodimus and drifts relationship is so fascinating and I could talk abt it for ages. the fact that drift basically always tells rodimus what he wants to hear, and that's an arrangement that benefits both of them, but they're also surprisingly aware of it? and there's a lot more depth too, with rodimus being very aware of the fact that drift had to spend a lot of time gaining trust w/the autobots, and drift likely thinking about how rodimus trusting him probably gave him cred in this respect...

AUGHHHH and the fact that rodimus seems 100% ready to take the fall for this and resign as captain and whatnot....

and then drift wont let him - but even so, drift taking the whole fall and being exiled was pretty rough (which is talked abt in brainstorms trial later), and rodimus has to feel super guilty for that too, wondering if there were other options...

meanwhile at swerves bar...does brainstorm not remember the whole thing where getaway took the briefcase clamps to use in the escape from the cell? I'm assuming brainstorm consented to this...there was a lot of wacky thought warfare type stuff going on this arc so who knows. or maybe someone did tamper w/the case aside from that - I genuinely don’t remember lmao

‘brainstorm laughed and clapped swerve on the shoulder, agitating an old injury and making the bartender flinch’ OOOH I SEE THAT 👀👀👀

god I love how threatening and sinister pre-time travel arc brainstorm is, god. I love brainstorm 

and the 0.1%er spark!!! helloooo

the mental imagine of minimus with just the lower leg part of the magnus armor on lmao...He Boot Too Big For He Gotdam Feet 

oooh I love that ratchet knew about the armor this whole time...

oh man I love what ratchet says about how people who’ve known ultra magnus for a long time ‘make allowances’ to account for differences in personality brought on by different suit wearers...that makes a lot of sense actually. the kind of retroactive thinking of like, ‘yeah I've known this person for ages, could've sworn they quite weren't like this before, but...yknow, it’s not like they're THAT different, I'm probably just remembering wrong/time changes people’

its trippy as hell to read getaway and rodimus interacting in a way that isn't absolutely rife with conflict and drama

oh I see getaway casually wondering about being a matrix-bearer, I SEE that

I do really like fort max becoming the new enforcer, and as rodimus says, just bc tyrest lost his marbles doesn't mean the position isn't still important - it still holds a lot of weight and power 

RED ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭💕 I'm so glad he came back and also gets to go retire and join a polycule. blessed

‘he pictured ultra magnus listening to him and nodding sagely at his words’ rodimus ily

oh ok so tyrest is like, in a (possibly medically induced) coma of sorts

and they FINALLY got comms up and running - that only took most of the story 

oh my god and the reveal that STARSCREAM is the one leading cybertron....bro bvhjakdhnfjksdf

omg outrigger, isn't he the youtube vlogger guy?

welp, that coma sure didn't keep tyrest down for long. first pharma escaping his bonds within seconds, now this...

also I'm assuming the implication here is that tyrest clenching his fist like that activated the same type of switch as in the magnus armor - I wonder if there were theories about tyrest also being a small dude in armor lol

THE END! of this arc that is. and s1 of mtmte I believe? or I think issue 22 is the end of the season proper? ill do my s1 retrospective then, this particular liveblog is already so long

anyways, final thoughts - as I talked about above, I love this arc SO much, the overarching story was great, the way it tied together so much of the series so far was great, the characters and relationships were great - I love it. 

reading it now, I feel like so much bonkers stuff happened this arc, and yet even CRAZIER stuff happens later, and often in much quicker succession, so this arc feels kinda normal in comparison bvjahdknfajksdfnkjl

but I do think that mtmte does a great job building up to that craziness - things do get pretty crowded in lost light just bc it had to be rushed, but other than that factor, I think the scale/ambition of the plotlines are perfectly built up to as the story moves along

so yeah, I still love this arc. I'm curious if it’ll still be my fav arc alongside the time travel arc - idk, I feel like I might end up being surprised by another arc I didn't consider that'll knock remain in light out of its spot

tho I will say, the arcs are all so different in a lot of ways that its hard to really compare them, even tho its all the same story. I love all of it tbh 

so yeah, this liveblog ended up being super fucking long but mannnn great arc! cant wait for more!