#almost forgor those

[notdysfunk]

This would honestly fit more with our goodie two-shoes Sun, but the moon rot was strong when I drew this LOL 😭💕

[spotaus]

The brothers meet again

Ohhh my gods, this one was so daunting (I don't like backgrounds 😭) but it was so fun!!! This scene is going to be like. The really fun dramatic one when I get around to writing it, but for now here's a piece for it instead!!

Very quick explanation for those who haven't seen my insane rambles: Dream was about to kill Killer (finish him off) when Nightmare bursts out of hiding to get between them!

Now, bonus stuff!

^ He's actually very handsome <3

^Thinner version with a crop I like better??

^ I had to check sizing a few times (but Killer is angled so idk if it really helped?) And I just thought this was REALLY funny

^ Just the twins!

[aliusfrater]

i was originally gonna make a joke about how 'even crowley's quote unquote intervention is less violent that sam's (x2). he gets company at least <3' but the differences and similarities within these two dynamics is actually super interesting to watch back to back

[rats-attacks]

THE TOXIC YURI POSSIBILITES ARE ENDLESS

lucy and vellen belong to @coulsart, original comic was by @ink-the-artist

a silly extra under the cut

[izzy-b-hands]

my back really hates enthusiasm. woke up not eager but ready to get started on multiple things at once and it really said 'oh? you want to be able to move without pain? fuck you'

But fuck my back say I, bc I can work on the grocery pick up while laying down. Check mate, you... spine.

(turns out nothing i can think of to say/type to shame my spine sounds effective. it all just sounds vaguely clinical lmao)

[tangledinourstrings]

baby's first stamp collection. some tnar stamps bc i wanna make some stamps 4 my artfight this year. also sorry that the image quality is so crusty on all of them. x_x

stamp template by AHMED-ART on Deviantart

free to use! credit is not necessary but is appreciated. :o3c

[deus-ex-mona]

the ✨fickleness✨ of the heart

[homoeroticvillain]

drew for the first time in two months and its my durge and astarion <3

[starboundsingularities]

I NEED TO BE OBNOXIOUS ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVED THAT ACE ATTORNEY LAWBLR SIM YOU MADE BECAUSE OH MY GOD IT MADE ME LOSE MY SHIT. I definitely can tell you put genuine effort into making that silly little thang and I wish that it would have 10,000 notes like right this minute. Hellsite hall of fame if you’re reading this please reblog this person’s ace attorney lawblr sim because it deserves an award

i think this is one of the nicest asks i've ever gotten thank you so so much (I'M RAMBLING IN THE TAGS SO MUCH BTW. if you want insight into the thought process or anything)

[zevrans-archive]

i feel like playing bg3 desensitized my arachnophobia a bit 😳

[miraclemaya]

i should purge my online presence and become one of those aesthetic liminal space blogs that post/reblog images of weird places but also very often just poor people houses in a slightly problematic way

[wolftheidioticfan]

Hey, if Todd is still around... would he like a train? But a train mecha.

CAN YOU IMAGINE TODD IN A TRAIN MECHA THAT SOUNDS HYSTERICAL...TRANSFORMERS GUNDAM TYPE SHIT

[bilboyagathechickenfootedhobbit]

The sticking with things is so important! We’ll sign our kid up for pretty much anything he’s interested in, with the caveat that whatever he starts he has to finish. So he wants to try soccer? Okay let’s do one session, it runs three months. Halfway through he’s over it. We talked about this, you’re going to finish the season, but we won’t sign up for the next one. He’s fine with it and still throws himself into every game wholeheartedly all the way to the end of the season. Cheer? You got it, let’s do this. A full year and two medals later, he’s still wanting to do it, and wants to add a dance class to help him with his rhythm. He does ninja, wants to stop one day. I get curious and ask why since he’s been doing it for a year and loving it. Turns out a kid was picking on him. We discussed ways to deal with it, and now not only is he still doing ninja, he wants to do a Junior Competition.

We would never sign him up for something he didn’t want to do, but we do make him finish it if he starts it, partially to teach him commitment and follow-through, but also because some of the time, whatever was making him want to quit either went away, or he found a way to resolve it.

It’s important for kids to have these activities, but it’s also not the same as having a free, private place to just exist as kids without adults around. When I was young, we had forts we could retreat to. Our parents probably knew where they were, but they respected that it was OUR space away from them. Then we got older and it was loitering at the mall. Now kids can’t even do that. I can’t send the kids to play down in the cul-de-sac without getting CPS called on me. Teens can’t loiter at the mall without being accused of shit. There is nowhere kids can go to be free of parental eyes and just BE with one another. My friends and I were active and involved in stuff, but it just didn’t compare to hanging out with one another and cracking jokes and making memories. Balance in everything.

Raising kids is complex and hard. Especially as the world becomes ever more hostile to the thought of idle youth. Kids need activity and stimulation but they also need to be kids. The trickiest thing is that everything keeps changing; your kid will grow and change and so will you, and so will your relationship to your kid. So right when you think you’re getting it figured out, your kid goes through a growth spurt and their brain develops past what you just got used to. This is why, over anything else, it’s just such a good idea to build strong communication with your kid; you have more insight in to what makes them tick and what may make them happy and what they’re struggling with and every other decision you make regarding your kid becomes so much easier when they can better communicate their needs. But it takes a lot of deliberate energy and focus and effort and it’s not something every parent can do. So you get kids shoved into activities that don’t vibe with them and no parental guidance on how to navigate it, and any hint of not liking it, the parent just lets them quit because it’s the path of least resistance. I 100% empathize with these parents, but also like…..sometimes you have to look at the big picture and the things you are teaching your kid and push through. I don’t want my kid in 20 years to give up on things without giving them a chance, or shying away from new experiences where he may not know anyone. So I push through and get up early on a Saturday to take him to a soccer game across town. Because it’s not always just a game, sometimes it’s a life lesson.

In theory I agree with getting kids a third space but in practice I don't know where the line between "getting a third space" and "making them do stuff for parents' gratification" is. I teach a lot of kids and nearly all of them have packed schedules after school and when it comes up in class and they have to explain what they do they just seem so defeated. There's like one girl who I'm condifent enjoys her extracurriculars (tai chi) and that's it. And I don't fully believe into "just let the child tell you" because the same parents will blame the child for laziness/lack of discipline or tell them they'll regret it in the future if they express wanting to quit. I just don't think it's a fully sustainable practice as it is rn. Kids who actually enjoy extracurriculars are an exception among those who just put up with them because they have to, and adding yet another thing kids have to do against their wishes in addition to school because it's "good for them" does nothing to promote healthy behaviours, the opposite imo.

I still just think it's important.

I'm not suggesting the third place HAS to a skill or something. So I guess "extracurricular" is poor wording. My main focus is having a third place for them to go and socialize. So if you have a kid who goes somewhere with their friends after school most of the time, I would call that the third place. If your kid plays basketball (for fun) with their friends at the park almost routinely or they just fuck around somewhere together, I would call that a third place.

My main point was to ensure socialization. And if you're working with kids, far be it from me, childless lesbo on the keyboard lmao, to tell you what kids actually respond best to. My opinion is backed entirely by my personal experiences not being pushed enough to socialize and then seeing a positive response when I finally was.

In terms of "let the child tell you," I mainly meant to talk with them about finding a third space if they don't already have one. So, not just shoving them in a sport but asking them, "If we were to sign you up for something, what's something you might like to try out."

[lehguru]

BE MINE + ONE PIECE MEN

request: them asking the reader to be their partner + luffy, zoro, sanji & law

info: gn!reader, i forgor how i characterize them so bear with me, also this is me trying to crawl back to one piece so im sorry if its rlly bad; not proofread!!! (i should start asking ppl to beta read those istg)

monkey d.luffy didn't really straight up asked you to be his partner. luffy being luffy, he walked up to you one day and said that you were his partner. you, having feelings for the captain for a really long time now, chuckled nervously, asking "what do you mean?". as he explained that nami told him that if he liked you, then he should ask you out, you could hear the red head sighing from somewhere—you knew at least half of the crew was watching you two right now. you laughed softly at the proud smile he wore and nodded, agreeing to be his.

roronoa zoro was almost the same as luffy, but at least he had the decency to actually ask you about it. during a beautiful day, you were on one side of the little garden that was built in the thousand sunny's deck, helping robin to water the plants. out of nowhere, a shadow was cast upon your crouching form; looking up, you noticed the green haired swordsman and smiled at him, getting up. "yes, zor—"

cutting you off, he asked in the same stoic tone he almost always had: "do you want to be my partner?". your eyes went wide and you let out a small exclamation of surprise. taking that as a denial, he turned back and started to walk away, but you managed to yell out his name. "yes! i will be your partner." the man huffed and nodded, but you could see a slight blush dusting his cheekbones.

when the subject is romance and love, you always expect sanji to be a master at it. out of everyone, he should be the one knowing how to ask someone to be his significant other, but he has never felt this... strongly about someone like he feels about you. when he approaches you to ask that, he's holding a little box with your favorite dessert, his long slender fingers shaking a little as words seemed to catch on his throat for the first time in front of someone he loves. he took a deep breath, a bead of sweat dripping down the back of his neck, you touching his arm and asking 'is everything okay, sanji?' with your sweet voice sent him over the edge. "do you want to date me?", his words were clear for him, but for you, he simply spat all of them out at the same time. you told him to breathe and say it again, and he did, his eyes looking at the floor with the shame of the rejection that would surely come his way. your head almost bumped on his as you jumped on his arms, screaming a yes and giggling loudly. he hugged you and spun you around, giggles of his own leaving his pink lips.

trafalgar d.water law didn't want to acknowledge his feelings for you. you were one of his closest friends, one of the few people he trusted the most—you knew things about him that he never told another soul; so he was afraid of losing you. terrified even. he had lost enough people that he loved during his life and he couldn't bear to lose another one. but... his other friends knew a little too much about his "silly" feelings.

"c'mon man, go ask them out." law saw himself being cornered by penguin, sachi and bepo one day, all of them with playful expressions. "the worst you can get is a punch."

he tried to ignore them, ignore how his cheeks seemed to be heating up, but they were being so obnoxious and annoying, he couldn't handle them anymore. with a burst of rage, he yelled at them, "can you shut up? i don't like them and they don't like me, either!"

"like who?" your voice made his heart leave his body and he felt like stabbing the three men—and bear—that were running away now. "no one." law replied, scoffing to himself for the slip up. "torao! tell me! come on!" now you were the one bugging him and he rubbed his face with his hand. you poked his cheek, giving him a little pout. "law, please!"

"it's you." he snapped, making you freeze. "it's you, dumbass." surprising the man, you started to giggle, making him go from annoyed to even more embarassed. "what?" you kissed his lips softly and started to walk away, saying that you accepted to be his partner.

2024 © content belongs to lehguru, but the characters used in them belong to their respective creators!!

[raileurta]

Still have thoughts that I forgor to put in my other ask, sorry if I’m being a bother

Since like….you mentioned humans having a shorter lifespan because of a lack of spark in their diet I kinda assumed that 80 years was the max amount of time we could go without one (for average lifespan). So how do you think bulkhead and wheeljack would feel upon finding out that Miko basically needs to eat a spark every so often? Would they even notice that it’s required at first and just think it’s optional for a while? Would they be surprised that she passed the average human lifespan without much issue? If/when they do figure it out, would they just turn a blind eye for their sparkling friend? Do you think other bots/the cons would make comments about her the same way people say things like “your cat will eat you when you die?”

I know Miko would be absolutely thrilled at the longer lifespan, wings, claws etc. This is basically nothing but a bonus for her. But I’m very curious about how everyone else would adapt to it. Do you think more morally dubious transformers would try and “get” a spark so that their friend could live longer?

You're not being a bother. 👋

Let me set down some biology lore for you.

Humans are supposed to eat a spark within the first twenty years of their lives. It's needed for them to develop properly, if not humans will experience a whole array of problems one of the main ones being their shortened lifespan. Most of the human body's “problems” can be traced back to spark deficiency, like why the appendix explodes or the spine being unable to heal itself. Since the kids have eaten a spark before twenty then this is not an issue. Physically speaking all of their spark needs are met.

Physically speaking.

While humans after metamorphosis are much more superior to their un-evolved form at the end of the day they are still organics, and organics aren't supposed to live thousands of years. If a human doesn't consume a spark after a certain number decades pass they will go insane. Slowly the human will start mentally breaking down, slipping into a state similar to that of rabies. The spark's energy keeps the brain in check, and helps it process all the years that have passed. It will depend on the human’s mental stability and the spark but on average you can assume a human needs to eat a spark every at minimum every 1,000 years or so. However those years are added every time they eat, not just resetting the timer. If the human eats five sparks in one sitting then can wait 5,000 to eat another one.

I doubt Unicron wouldn't go a day without constantly reminding the kids the importance of eating cybertronians. So they are well aware of the need for it, but telling the autobots about it? Hmm not so likely.

People tend to think the autobots would be unaware of their charges’ lifespan but I think it should be the opposite, they should be too aware. They are almost always thinking that these little kids that they absolutely adore are going to die extremely soon. So Bulkhead and Wheeljack almost immediately notice when Miko hasn't been aging. They don't bring it up at first for fear of breaking whatever spell is keeping her young; however, they eventually do talk to her about it. She tries to avoid it at first because she doesn't want to scare them but Miko quickly folds and confesses the truth. Both them are horrified but on some level happy. They get to keep their little eldritch bird for a much longer time and potentially forever.

So yeah they turn a blind eye.

In fact they are probably storing immobilized half dead mechs they had fought/found in random caves like a very disturbing chipmunk.

Omg the cat thing lmao. Because they're petty they will start making jokes about this.”Oh she's going to eat me? Well my baby gets hungry, how about that?” “Miko can take an arm or leg idgaf. Not like I'm using them anyways.”

Miko is living her best life.✨ Loves being an horror beyond comprehension and spending the rest of entirety with her family.

Yes. Some bots want to keep their human around longer, no matter the cost.

[superkooku]

Girlfriend, HELP! I had a conversation with two girls today who took Theseus' side against Dionysus in the whole Ariadne affair. And they had the audacity to call Dionysus "the type of lazy husband who does nothing all day and gets his stupid ass drunk". What do I do?? 😭😭

Sounds like these girls are in desperate need for some good ol' Dionysus x Ariadne propaganda ! Don't worry, I'm here to save the day 🫡.

Ok, in all seriousness, these girls are entitled to their opinions buuuuuut they should at least know what they're talking about. If I were you, I'd just present them with the necessary arguments to explain why they work.

A lot of my claims depend on the source but your conversation partners clearly refer to those where he marries Ariadne and not those where she dies alone or with Theseus.

1. "Dionysus is a bad and lazy husband"

Ah yes, Dionysus the notoriously terrible husband that never cares about his wife.

The one who offers her a crown of literal starlight as a wedding gift and honors her in the sky.

The one who grants her a place among the gods and eternal youth.

The one who brings her to his epic journeys throughout the world.

The one whose love affairs are completely separate from his wedding to Ariadne (contrary to Zeus's where it's directly stated that Hera is in the picture) so we can interpret them as him having fun before settling down.

Even in the sources where Ariadne dies in the war against Perseus, Dionysus literally goes in the Underworld to fetch her soul back and resurrect her.

(and also they had a bunch of kids together so we can say they were, in fact, very active 😂).

2. He does nothing and gets drunk

I have a (almost) whole essay series dedicated to debunking this stance. The link is in my pinned post (Dionysus' iceberg)

To sum up, no he's very proactive, had to establish his cult as a god and... idk, just tell your friends to read the Bacchae if they're into Greek mythology and ancient greek plays.

Also, according to one source, he can't even get drunk. Only his followers are in the haze and he's fully in control.

3. He's stupid

Funnily enough, him being a fool is exactly what he tricks OTHERS into thinking.

When the pirates capture him because they think he's a prince, he just stands there, doesn't try to untie himself from the ropes and smiles...

Then he proceeds to fill the ship with vines, summon wild animals and force the pirates to jump at the sea, turning those who didn't drown into dolphins.

This and the Bacchae. Seriously, this play is a must-read before ANY Dionysus discussion starts.

4. They're on Theseus' side

Ok, so they have the right to like Theseus, even though my favorite pastime is making fun of his intellect (like I stated earlier, I don't even hate Theseus).

And my answer to this argument depends on the source. The ones where Theseus just dumps her from his own will or because he "forgor 💀" are 100% a jerk move from his part. Imagine her waking up alone on the island, probably without warning, as she sees the ship of Theseus going away. With black sails btw, because he didn't even think of Aegeus.

And there's Ariadne, crying, lamenting her fate and her own decisions. In the sources where she isn't rescued, she either hangs herself or dies in childbirth, which is absolutely disheartening to read about. She never lives a happy life in those.

But don't worry ! In most other tellings, Aphrodite and Eros know what to do !

Here comes Dionysus. He comforts her with soothing words, instantly smitten with her. After living in a toxic family and with a man that didn't love her, she finally finds love and a joyful entourage.

There's, however, the telling that Dionysus forces Theseus to abandon Ariadne (either by himself or through Athena). In this case, I get why some would be upset.

It's kind of possessive and she has less agency, but it's also proof that he cares about her and isn't a lazy inactive husband at all. So it's a negative that kind of makes Theseus innocent from this incident (though the rest of his love life is an absolute catastrophe).

But the divine couple still ends up happy, Araidne is hailed as a goddess and plays a role in the cult. Besides, it's Greek mythology, so a bit of weirdness and different moral standards should be expected.

This isn't perfectly fluffy or anything but still acceptable since the ending is the same.

Conclusion :

Dionysus x Ariadne supremacy, though I'm ready to take actual counterarguments into account.

At least those that are pulled from sources and not from a retelling like Saint's version.

(also, this works as an apology for procrastinating on the end of my "Dionysus' iceberg" essay. I'll work on that last part one day, promised !)