#and I keep pausing to make posts

[slimeandsadness]

'What this show was about was legitimising the power of light entertainment…Look at this happy audience, look at the memories. Is this not enough? Yes'

I love this perspective so much because, ultimately, that's what this is all about, right? There are plenty of light entertainment things that are given far more weight and importance by the powers that be, but - even through their radio 1 presenters era - Dan and Phil have always existed outside of that official sanction. And yet it's good and it matters!

With this and the no cringe of it all, it's easy to see how Dan and Phil have kept their audience for all these years. They understand that maybe what they do is kind of silly, but that silliness is itself extremely important. Even when they're doing more serious projects, like YWGTTN or WAD, they keep this in mind and, although we all joke around about it, they never belittle their audience for basking in the silliness of it all. I'm just really grateful that they keep showing how much they Get It and how much they want to keep being silly with us all.

[delicourse]

jolyne doodles

[merlinfromberlin]

Bumblebee & Ratchet Fic Recs

It's my birthday, so let me treat myself (and you) to some of my favourite fanfics exploring the dynamic between Ratchet & Bumblebee in TFP. Because I am a sucker for Ratchet and Bee and Ratchet having a soft spot for Bee.

Bumblebee & Ratchet Fics

Do You Like Bees? by @thinkingheron (Stardustjinn on AO3)

TFP. Ratchet needs a break from his Synth-En project, so Bumblebee takes it upon himself to make it happen. The Team is amused, Ratchet is not, and Bumblebee pays with a scratched paint and a dent. Oneshot. Warning we have an angry Ratchet.

I honestly love this story so much. It's incredibly creative and funny! :3 I love how cheeky and mischievous Bee is. I love how helpless everybody else is to stop his shenagigans. I love that, yeah, he's playing a prank and it's infuriating to Ratchet in the moment, but in the end it's not actually malicious. No one is hurt, it can be reverted easily and Ratchet recharges for a bit.

On another note: this fic is basically canon to me.

If Language Were Liquid by @equivocaleternity (equivocalEternity on AO3)

Bumblebee's voice box is malfunctioning again, and he joins Ratchet and Raf for a perfectly timed lesson on Cybertronian grammar.

This fic just hits all of my boxes: Ratchet, Bumblebee and an super interesting exploration of Cybertronian languages/linguistics/grammar. It's absolutely amazing! :3

Minus One by @gentle-hero-blog (carrot_top_monk on AO3)

A rewrite of the season 3 episode “Minus One”, in which the Autobots’ interrogation of Soundwave goes horribly wrong.

I almost wish that this was canon. It's such an interesting way to explore how Minus One could have gone differently. It's also a super interesting angle at a "Tyger Pax fic". I also honestly love the relationships between Ratchet, Optimus and Bumblebee in this fic so much.

And, maybe most impressively, it made me sympathetise with Smokescreen a little bit more than I did before. I still don't really vibe with him, but I feel like I understand him a little bit better now.

Spark of Courage also by @thinkingheron

TF:Prime, Aligned. Pre Earth. After a surprise Decepticon attack near the Well of AllSparks, Ratchet manages to save a sparkling from near death... or was it the other way around? Origin fic. Rated for mild violence.

Aaaahhh. I don't know how to even describe this fic but I honestly love it so, so much. Bee's immediate attachment to Ratchet is honestly so, so sweet. How Ratchet gets attached to Bee against his will. Bee's sparkling adventures are just absolutely amazing. He's got half the Autbot force exhausted with his shenanigans within the first three days without even trying to. And at the same time he's got all of them wrapped around his little finger. It's honestly one of the best portrayals of Bee I've ever read. I can only aspire to one day write such an adorable, fun and mischievous version of Bee. :3 Also: the background War politics/plot. And, Jazz is in it and he is absolutely glorious.

Honestly can't recommend this enough. <3

Dadchet Fics

Because, for some reason childhood trauma, grumpy old medic dad having a soft spot for his little yellow robot is my greatest weakness.

A glimpse in the Past by arctic_lotus on AO3

When they say you see your children before you die, it isn't always the good memories. ~ Ratchet seems to walk through the events leading to his deepest regret as a recon mission goes up in smoke.

Featuring lots of incredibly sweet vignettes of Bee's and Ratchet's relationship leading up to Tyger Pax. Sparkling Bee is absolutely adorable and Ratchet has a soft spot for him that is bigger than Cybertron itself. It's incredibly sweet. There is also some incredibly heart-warming Optiratch in there. ^^ It's a bit bittersweet but in the best of ways. :3

Autobots, Pass Out! by @yamiquietshadowflo (Quiet_Shadow on AO3)

Ratchet is far too busy and stressed to just drop everything he's doing and go to sleep, even Optimus gives him his best 'So-Disappointed-In-You Look'. Recharge? Who needs that when there is so much to fret about? (Un)Fortunately for the medic, Optimus isn't the type of mech who give up and he's not above for the most underhanded, sneaky tactic at his disposition: Sending in Bumblebee and Raf.

Adorable. Funny. Sweet. :3 I love that Ratchet knows exactly what Bee and Raf are doing, but is absolutely helpless to it anyways. Absolutely adore that it is implied that, now that this has happened once, Bee will keep making it happen. They deserve their cuddles. Optimus is absolutely hilarious, too. :D

Napping Spot by @keef-a-corn (Keef_A_Corn on AO3)

I have a soft spot for Bee and Ratchet. Sometimes you just gotta hold your little Bee. It's short and cute. I have nothing else to say.

Honestly, this is just utterly adorable. 10/10. Could read it every five minutes. I should probably read it every five minutes.

Promises and Failures by @theiceemperor (Windify on AO3)

He’d made up his mind the moment they found out that the scout’s T-Cog was missing. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to fix Bee.

Now this. Whenever I read this story, I just want to shake some sense into Ratchet because he ist just infuriatingly reckless. Because, yeah, he should definitely not have operated on himself and then not told anyone. At the same time, however, I absolutely get why he is doing it. That's his baby boy who's hurting, after all, and there's all that old medic guilt and self-consciousness and love for Bee that drives him to his decision. In the end I'd probably be too much of a sap to wrench him before hugging him. Even if he'd deserve it for endangering himself like that.

I also just love Bee and Ratchet's interaction at the end of the story. That just oozes their love for another. :3

Now go and read at least one of these fics, they are all absolutely amazing.

[plulp]

hey guys. remy design

[icewindandboringhorror]

recent lounging babey images

[josecariohca]

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[crescentfool]

WHATS UR FAVORITE RYOMINA MOMENT FROM THE MOVIES I NEED TO KNOW!!!

HI FELIX!! thank you for the ask i am always happy to take more opportunities to talk about ryomina they are so special to me o7

it is VERY tempting for me to answer, "every fucking time ryoji showed up on screen!" ok this might be an exaggeration, i like 90% of his screentime, december 2nd ryoji should've been portrayed more like a pathetic wet dog imo but i digress. but hm... favorite moment.

while the helper's club montage has a very strong place in my heart (it permeated my braincells without my permission)!! i think my favorite part of ryomina's portrayal in the movies is the whole sentence finishing thing they got going on. i feel like that's a cop out answer but like.

there is something so so gut wrenching to me about how they start off by making it so that ryoji is the one finishing minato's sentences. always ryoji. BUT THEN!!! when they meet again at the top of tartarus to do battle on judgment day!! they turn it on it's head!! and it's minato!! who finishes the sentence!! and fuck man does it make me feel like i'm being kicked down a staircase.

and to have the sentence finishing happen again for such an important day?? god idk im gonna tear up and someone needs to like. give me like. a chew toy or something this makes me so fucking insane (blows up) (blows up).

so basically my favorite moment is really like, january 31st, but a lot of my attachment to it is BECAUSE they have that set-up in november with ryoji being the silliest fucking guy to have ever walked at gekkoukan. and oh man oh man the fucking. THE. when. WHEN THEY FOLLOW IT UP WITH MINATO SUMMONING THANATOS AFTER THIS?? yeah man. that's the fucking shit.

like i don't think the english language is enough to convey how much i love the artistic choice to have the flash frame of ryoji when minato summons thanatos. it's the hesitation and rebellion babey!!! the whole scene afterwards is so fucking juicy as well.

honorable mention to when ryoji jumped off the fucking roof at iwatodai station to tell minato that he has kindness in his eyes and that he doesn't like seeing him alone. what kind of guy does that. that's so fucking hilarious to me like actually. he was insane for that.

anyway that is my answer i HOPE u enjoyed reading it, god, ryomina still makes me eyes watery (it's been almost 2 years since i've met them??? what the fuck). i feel like others have echoed this sentiment before but nevertheless i was super happy to type it out :D

[helldustedstories]

@madefate asked: The first thing Blitz does when he gets home is curl his tail around Stolas' waist and plant himself face first in his luxuriously soft chest fluff. Much fuckin' better. He purrs a little, finally feeling settled for the first time in, like, two entire days, and breathes in the scent of lilacs and fancy smelling nice stuff that he just calls Stolas in his head. ❝ That's it, I'm retiring, I'm too old for this shit. ❞

Today had been a bad pain day. He'd spent a fair amount of time in the bath, hoping the hot water would help. And while it did, to an extent, he couldn't spend all day in the tub. Stolas still has his duties to attend to, after all.

Thankfully, he was able to do most of his work from his desk, one hand massaging his leg while the other writes out star charts. He'll have to do the prophecy-reading later; that took more energy than he had, at the moment.

Stolas has also been trying to make sure he gets dressed every morning, instead of keeping his robe on. The routine has been helping him remember to take his meds more regularly, but today had been a robe day.

Once he finishes with the bare minimum he needs to do today, Stolas deposits himself on the plush, comfortable sofa to stretch out, heating pad on his lap, book in hand. Getting lost in the book helps distract him, at least a little, and the heating pad helps to ease some of the pain. He can still feel it there, as it always is these days, but it's quieter. More manageable.

He hears Blitz before he sees him, and replaces his bookmark, putting his book to the side. Stolas is always glad to see Blitz, but when he doesn't even greet him, just curls his tail around his waist and burrows into his chest fluff, he knows he's had a rough time, too.

His arms slip around Blitz, holding him close, one hand stroking absently up and down his back as he starts to purr.

A soft laugh leaves him when Blitz says he's retiring, though something had clearly happened for him to say such a thing.

"You'd be bored within a week," Stolas says, amusement clear in his voice. His tone shifts to concern as he murmurs, "What happened, darling? Bad day at work?" He was perfectly content to sit here with Blitz, just letting themselves be close while they talked. Nothing had really happened; he'd just been missing Blitz more than usual lately.

[sheepie-self-ships]

Me when the f/o…

[dinassim]

hello! cute cat moment🥰

[airenyah]

god ever since i watched simm (and msp), seeing these two in bad buddy just completely takes me out every single time

like!! what are you doing there sean (sound) and daonuea, go back to your own show(s)!!!!!!! did you get lost or something

[tardis--dreams]

The french subtitles are getting it so right i should switch to french in order to avoid killing myself out of frustration over the Sie/du distinction

[curiouschaosstarlight]

person #1: "[character i really love] should die violently!"

me: okay, bye

person #2: "i love this character!"

person #2: "[other character i really love] should die violently!"

me:

[monstersinthecosmos]

Marius is in a mood.

The others don’t seem to notice. They don’t know him the way Armand does. It’s a thing that aches, deep in his chest, this realization that Marius hasn’t changed. It’s been five hundred years and he hasn’t changed.

Of course, to Armand’s logic, that means it’s still easy to provoke him.

It’s been a long time since he’s submitted to anybody. Sincerely submitted, in that way that chills him down to his bones and leaves his head in a pleasant fog. He realizes, as Marius falls into his trap, that he can’t recall anyone putting him in that place since Marius himself. It’s been five hundred years.

With others, when he submits it’s all posturing. Louis was never really in control, neither was Nicki. He’d let Daniel beat him bloody so many times and it barely registered. Maybe he’s become complacent, maybe he doesn’t remember. It’s naive that he thought provoking Marius could result in so much as a shred of control. [read on AO3]

[callixton]

fully unrelated ig i'm just thinking a lot tonight but it really sucks that 90% of the reason that sex feels dangerous for me is bc i'm trans. like most of that is dysphoria which makes it emotionally dangerous bc there is simply nothing i can do abt that and then it's also just way more difficult to navigate casual sex as a trans person esp in person. there r some factors that probably wouldn't disappear if i was cis but . SO much of it is abt me being trans. which blows

[honorary-fool]

today I learned/found out that adblockers block videos on tumblr... lovely /sar