#and kinda gross imo

[jaredthebc]

Just a quick friendly reminder that when a company says their chickens are “free range” chances are they really mean “we meet the bare minimum legal requirement of giving the chickens a very small space to walk around in” cause they don’t give a damn about the chicken’s life, they just want a fancy label to put on their packaging so well meaning but not well informed people choose them to buy from

I can’t say a perfect alternative, I just want people to know that the label doesn’t really do much but say the chickens had the bare minimum rather than hell. I’m not against eating chickens or anything (hell, I own chickens, but that doesn’t stop me from eating chicken nuggets) but I do feel it’s worth bringing up so people know

[lizardinkart]

With the heavy caveat that I know people put their heart and soul into this show, having watched 6 seasons of this shit now, The Dragon Prince is just this to me

I root for this show as if it was my child’s little league team playing against the Dodgers. Like, they have the spirit, certainly. Can they actually hit a fastball going over 100mph? I think not.

[that-dragon-with-pet-sheep]

Man I love unfollowing + blocking people that think it’s cool to post leaks or fan art of leaks, especially with no tags

[nobodybetterlookatme]

how are you feeling today? did you make it through unscathed?

Yeah I definitely didn't 😭 I've been hella congested all day and I definitely have a cough, but it's more bc my throat is bugging me than anything. I don't think I technically have a fever, my temp's just slightly elevated from where it normally is. It's fucking miserable bc I can't breathe through my nose and the damn thing fucking hurts, and I'm kinda uncomfortable and a little achy, but other than that I'm mostly just tired and a little hazy and generally just don't feel great, so I'm not dying like my partner was lmao. But yeah, all this to say that I'm fucking pissed at him and I literally feel like a goddamn plague rat 😭😭

[radioisntdead]

I want a pomegranates

[girlbob-boypants]

Someone made a Bayonetta cosplay with the new Ember heirloom so maybe I do like the skin actually

[sunshineboy-greer-collins]

New Guy BA:

Guy: “flesh is a really gross word, can we talk about that? it is way worse than moist. thoughts?”

Honey (just my first reaction tbh): “and prayers because you, sir, are absolutely wrong”

[hauntedtotem]

I think the biggest red flag for me regarding the hopelesspeaches and lio convoy stuff, their entire group (especially lio) has near identical speech patterns and dynamics as my mom's online friend group. Which is less of a red flag and more of a raging wildfire tbh

[slender-wannabe]

so my sister is like a hardcore christian right and last time we hung out she talked about how she heard this story of miraculous weight loss and how this person lost like 100lbs on the spot and it just like melted off of them. and i think she was insinuating that she was praying for that to happen to me because she knows how long i've been struggling with this. and i was just like look sis if i drop a ton of weight it's because i busted my ass for months not because of some miracle prayer 🥴 lmao

[cld-n]

it’s weird to point out how hot you think someone is for respecting/supporting their partner who is not you js

[kanvasal]

I was going to share this here because of the name (I mean, he did make them the right size and shape...), but honestly I listened to it and was like "damn, that's actually nice"

Ok so I just looked at the album this is from to see if this was a shortened version of a full song (it isn't) and saw that they also had songs called things like "Wwhy Do They Call It A Oven When You Of In The Cold Food And Of Out The Hot Food" and "Fucked Up in the Crib Drinkin' Doctor Bob" and these are all videos that I would click on. The worms one is my favorite tho

[kittycomrade]

I dying sen help

[whose-lozerrr]

what about denying Bachira (+ whoever) his kisses because readers lips are chapped

(No pressure ofc!)

🪷-anon

Summary: Denying kisses from bllk boys because of your chapped lips

Characters: Bachira, Rin, Chigiri, Isagi, Nagi

Genre: Fluff <3

AN: I'm so so sorry this took so long. I've had such a horrible writer's block. 😭😭 I hope this is good. Kinda oc but I hope you enjoy reading this!! <3

Bachira Meguru

How could you deny this cutie patootie his kisses!!??

But you had to because your lips were chapped

He would definitely get upset and complain that it's fine that you have chapped lips

Would probably end up stealing a kiss or two anyway

"Meguru, no. No kisses, my lips are chapped badly right now." You say while pushing him away and denying his attempt to kiss you. He looks at you, his mouth agape in shock that you just denied his kiss. He pouts and storms off but not even a few minutes later, he storms back in and says, "I don't care about your chapped lips, I need my kisses." Then he would kiss you. Oh, you only thought once? Oh boy, you're in for a ride.

Rin Itoshi

What a mistake you made, denying Rin his kisses.. 💀

Honestly, he probably wouldn't care about your chapped lips. He just wants his kisses

Wouldn't listen to your pleas and just continue to kiss you

As Rin leaned in to kiss you on the lips, you backed up not wanting to kiss him with chapped lips. He looked at you kinda hurt that you denied his kiss. "Why won't you kiss me?" He asked softly. "Ah, sorry Rin. It's just that my lips are kinda chapped right now.." You admit bashfully. He then looks at you with annoyance in his eyes and grabs you by the waist to pull you in. "So? I don't give a shit." Then he continues to make out with you. Poor you. 😉

Chigiri Hyoma

Imo, he would be kinda hurt that you thought he would care that much

If anything would give you Vaseline or chap stick before he kisses you to make you feel better

But truly doesn't care

He just lives for his kisses

"Really? [Name], you're not gonna kiss me cause your lips are chapped?" He looks at you as if you just said the dumbest thing in the world. "Well.. Yeah, I mean I thought maybe you'd be grossed out.. " "Seriously?" He looks at you a bit flabbergasted before reaching into his pocket for a chap stick then applying it to his lips and kisses you very, very roughly. "There, now your lips aren't that chapped anymore."

Isagi Yoichi

Man, this precious boy 😭😭

Wouldn't give your chapped lips mind at all

If anything he probably has kinda chapped lips too

Would comfort you about and still kiss to show he loves your lips no matter what

"Um, Yoichi" You said softly as Isagi leaned in to kiss you. "Yes, [Name]. Is something wrong?" He backs up looking at you with a worried expression on his face. "Uh, I can't really kiss you right now because my lips are pretty chapped." As soon as you said that Isagi just stared at you in confusion before he laughed. "It's alright, love. So are mine." He says to reassure you before he smiles at you then leans closer to kiss your chapped lips.

Nagi Seishiro

Genuinely wouldn't give a damn

Probably wouldn't even give you a chance to tell him

He loves everything about you

Plus everything's a hassle to him so his lips are slightly chapped as well

"Uh, Nagi. My lips are chapped. So let me get my chap-" He cuts you off by kissing you. You look up at him in shock after he pulls away. Your face is flushed. "Nagi! Seriously! I didn't get to finish what I was saying!" Nagi holds you by your waist. "You were going to go grab something and that's too much of a hassle. I don't care about your chapped lips." You sigh, rolling your eyes. "Omg, you big baby" You say voice coated in annoyance but you have the cheesiest smile on your face.

[wickjump]

ok ive been seeing too much romanticization of vampires lately n it’s kinda upsetting do you realize how fucking DIFFICULT it is every day??? like holy shit the one thing you can properly digest is LITERAL BLOOD?? like yeah we can eat other things but unless you’re trying to passively kill yourself you need the blood. and everyone and i mean EVERYONE goes “ohhh just eat the cattle blood! the cattle blood is good enough!!” yeah as a BRIEF SUBSTITUTE. that’s like eating cucumbers. you get the cravings gone but like ultimately you still have to fucken eat after like two weeks (also it’s gross). it tastes bitter (pigs taste the best imo they’re sorta savory but not something id eat every day if given a choice).

and THEN there’s the whole ass process of trying not to kill the poor bastard you get your claws on because DO YOU FUCKING KNOW HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO PIERCE AN ARTERY. you have to hit a vein but not the artery which is a pain in the ass when you feel like you’re starving and can’t focus easily!!!!! and then you have to either kidnap your dinner, seduce them (not my thing), or if you’re experienced enough MAYBE you can alter their memories IF YOURE EXPERIENCED IN IT (which im not, ive only been around since like the seventh century, i haven’t had enough time)

and you can’t even bet on the other humans to not believe them because there’s a wound as proof!!! and your fangs can help scab the wound over but it’s still there and it’ll still scar. idk if it’s different in this century but i don’t want a pitchfork up my ass again. media portrays vampirism as something soooo easy but it’s not!!! “just kill the guy” ???? YOU REALIZE I HAVE MORALS RIGHT??? STOP ENFORCING STEREOTYPES??? i don’t want people to die?? im just hungry man. if you’re lucky you have a resident that offers their blood in exchange for a place to live but i don’t exactly have a castle like the count.

[pseudophan]

Your post about the unedited video of pinof 1 after Phil tackles Dan made me laugh but also I wonder what actually happened when he did that. I know it's like a longrunning joke (theory? Idk) that it was an "11 hour fuck session" (Dan's words not mine) but imo it would have been so much funnier if like. After 15 seconds they just got up in complete silence and didn't mention it at all. Maybe they rawred xD'd at each other or something idk.

no i genuinely think it was probably kinda awkward LMAO i mean maybe they kissed cause they're gross like that but i feel like it was one of those like, you do something and then giggle and then once you're done giggling it's like ummm.... what now..... and then awkwardly getting back up going haha we should- um- yeah- ha-

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

what are your thoughts on the ministrife situation? imo literally the worst fate for eridan to be damned to tbh

i think he will eventually (after <5 minutes) just shoot cronus and leave. (CW for mentions of abuse and cronus's romantic grossness and stuff under the cut).

Ignoring the extremely creepy and gross fact that Hussie doesn't seem to have a problem with the age gap (it's There, we've acknowledged that it's creepy and weird, i personally think it highlights how immature the dancestors are despite their physical age, and it actually serves to hint at how trash they are, but it's still really uncomfortable in the moment and never gets properly called out. In any case we've talked about it critically, we can move on and talk about characterization now), he and cronus are actually kind of polar opposites. Given that Cronus, along with many of the dancestors, are riffing on what the fandom interpretation of their Alternian counterparts are, it's kind of a fascinating look at all the things Eridan ISN'T.

The fandom (especially at the time) had flattened Eridan down to "overdramatic Nice Guy hipster who won't stop hitting on people," with varying degrees of sympathy. In other words, they took all of Eridan's outward presentation - the narration calling his genuine anxiety and distress "overblown emotional theatrics," the fact that his being rejected was a running gag - entirely at face value, while also missing what sort of archetype he was actually supposed to represent.

At no point does Eridan ever actually mention a hipster interest, like vintage clothes or indie media. It's all entirely in his design and Karkat calling him a hipster (it's not even in his character introduction), so presumably, it IS a part of his character (Karkat knows him really well), but it's probably a part he keeps to himself, like his love of wizards.

Moreover, he isn't really a Nice Guy. The closest he gets is thinking Nepeta owes him a chance for saving her life, but as far as we can tell, he only ever asked her once, got rejected, accepted that rejection, and has never taken out that rejection on her. When he complains about it, he frames it as a bitter "I guess what I did wasn't enough," not "she's an unreasonable witch withholding romance from me even though I'm so nice to her." All other romance attempts are crimes of... just being way too forward.

He bursts into Kanaya's DMs demanding she auspicetisize with Vriska because... that's what she likes to do, right? The same happens to Terezi in [S] Karkat: Wake Up. He comes on strong in Rose's DMs and after getting a little annoyance back, goes "wow, we kinda have something," and does not realize her blowing up his computer is a rejection because she didn't explicitly tell him no and he's a dumbass. And even though he's nasty at Sollux because emotionally, he's still bitter about Sollux "stealing" Feferi from him, at least CONSCIOUSLY he's recognized the rejection on both fronts and has repeatedly told Feferi that he has no more interest in getting back together with her, in spite of her recognizing that he's emotionally not over her. And speaking of Feferi, his confession to her is entirely genuine and respectful toward her feelings. At no point does he indicate that he feels like she owes him a date.

These aren't Nice Guy actions, they're "I have 0 social skills or self-awareness" actions. And also a little bit "due to my trauma and anxiety and desensitization to murder, I struggle to care about other people" actions. He's not even actually casteist or genocidal - I spent an entire essay arguing that.

But regardless, that's what the fandom ran with, in large part because they didn't bother reading between the lines. Ironically, like Eridan, they just believed what he told them. I don't even necessarily blame the fandom - at least part of this obfuscation was intentional, and a clever trick on the part of the writing. By highlighting Eridan at his worst, and having the narration be complicit in his self-delusion and mockery, the story is able to put the audience in the same mindset as his in-universe bullies - Eridan is dumb weirdo whose emotional problems are worthy of ridicule, not sympathy. Let's all point and laugh!

This sets up his meltdown to be more of a twist - even though his literal introduction is him killing something and talking about genocide, the very real danger he poses is forgotten both by the audience and the other characters because they've gotten so used to dismissing his feelings that they ignore his cries for help and the warning signals he gives off. And it makes his character more relevant and meaningful, because this happens in real life all the time - I'm sure we either all either knew, or were, the friendless weirdo at school who, upon reflection, definitely had either some bad shit going on at home or severe and untreated mental illness (or both).

The reason I'm bringing up this fandom misinterpretation is because, like a couple other dancestors, Cronus is very much a riff on the fanon version of his Alternian counterpart. Unlike Eridan, who's not actually casteist, but desperately trying to act the part, Cronus IS a casteist sea dweller who thinks he's better than lowbloods and land dwellers. Unlike Eridan, who seeks emotional connections with others, and accepts rejections, Cronus is only looking for some action, and keeps trying even well after he knows he's been rejected. Unlike Eridan, who's so consumed by anxiety and trauma that he's pretty much unable to function properly, Cronus DOES exaggerate his problems and explicitly leverage them for attention and sympathy. And unlike Eridan, who feels crushed under the weight of duty and responsibility, and tends to blame himself when things go wrong, Cronus refuses to take responsibility for anything, immediately blaming anybody BUT himself.

They're practically exact opposites, and this is, again, a clever trick on the part of the writing. It's an excellent usage of a foil: though superficially similar, the differences between these two really serves to highlight just how much Eridan is NOT the things that Cronus IS.

And it's especially interesting given that Eridan spent his entire life trying to emulate Dualscar, to the point of modeling his outfit after the guy. To him, it was not only his duty, but his inevitable fate, to wind up as Dualscar's successor. And when he finally meets the guy in person, his opinion is "even I think you're trash."

If that isn't a form of rejecting the values his society has told him repeatedly that he has to uphold, maybe in the service of perhaps setting up some sort of redemption arc or something, I don't know what is.

I've seen people point to this moment as kind of a hee haw funny one-off joke, look at how little Hussie cares about Eridan, but that's not what it is to me. You don't really need to say anything more about their relationship to each other. Eridan thinks Cronus (and by extension, everything Cronus stands for - and everything Eridan has tried to be) is garbage, but is lonely and friendless and desperate enough that he feels pushed into accepting it anyway. It's extremely consistent with his characterization and character arc.

So uh, yeah. Join me next time for more deep dives on how this funny innocuous thing in Homestuck actually Means Something.