#and they aren't so gentle

[kariachi]

Building off that last Pern post- I think it would be hilarious if dragons did retain a gold 'wtf those are mine!' instinct, but with 3 caveats-

This is purely because none of these idiots doing the science realized gold firelizards are territorial under normal circumstances and so it didn't get engineered out (the concept being there was enough space that the smaller firelizard golds could keep to their own territories and fairs at Landing without any real issue, especially since they had humans feeding them, plus a lack of proper study of the wild specimens)

It was the biggest issue in the First Pass, where the golds started getting territorial as fuck once they reached full maturity and threw everybody off, and chilled over time as the golds who could cohabitate best had a lower chance of getting themselves killed or left flightless, until golds could generally be trusted around each other, but just in case you still separate them when Rising happens because emotions run high and nobody wants an incident

Then the Second Long Interval happened and after over 400 years Benden's golds ended up shifting back to "wtf do you mean I have to share?!"

[jknox11]

jeremy makes jean feel safe. SAFE.

[noperopesaredope]

Me: Ooooo, I wonder what this "Mouthwashing" thing is that everyone's been obsessed with lately. I should check some of it out.

Me, 30 minutes later: I would kill myself for you, Anya.

[pain-in-the-butler]

A compilation of art for my Dadbastian fanfic Coattails that I commissioned from the incredibly talented @karafina! They went above and beyond with the details... Each picture feels as cozy and warm as a storybook, right? I'm so delighted with how they turned out!! Thank you for making each one so beautiful! 🥹🥹🥹

[my-queer-fantasy]

reminder to the decadent aristocrat doms who wear a handful of rings to please remove them before slipping your fingers in someone's mouth and fucking their throat sore

[secriden]

Every episode, I fall more in love with him <3

These screenshots do not do justice to just how comforting Game is in this moment. His voice is so, so soft and kind and he doesn't try to pretend like Diew didn't just completely bomb the presentation, but he's also offering very honest and practical reasons for Diew to feel better. Sometimes when friends try to comfort you and they tell you that it's not a big deal or it wasn't as bad as it seems, it feels more like they're downplaying or not acknowledging how awful you feel but I like that Game isn't doing that.

But most importantly, he's not letting Diew face it alone:

I know everyone has things on their plate and so sometimes it's not always possible to offer to walk with someone through the difficult thing, but when someone DOES offer, goodness it can feel so, so good!

MND is so good at portraying genuinely good friendships. God's entire friend group, while chaotic, is just so enthusiastically supportive of each other. And I love that Diew and Game's friendship is built on these genuine moments of connection and common interest. You can really see why they're friends. Sometimes in shows there's a sense that if these people weren't just in the same class/thrown together by the situation, they may not really be friends but Diew and Game's friendship feels like they'd've found each other even if they weren't in the same class(es?) together (probably through seeing each others names on the same books they borrow from the library or some other cute shit like that). Literally every time they're together its just wholesome and lovely and good. <3

[blaithnne]

my timephoon hot take is that the episode was literally fine, it's the episodes that came AFTER it that fucked things up

[sysig]

Some Betty highlights from her way-too-long comic roughs (Patreon)

[uncanny-tranny]

Part of why I think it's important to pick up a skill that requires challenge or skill is not only that it can be a great experience to have, but it teaches you so many things you never expected.

I've realized the reason I feel ancient crocheting is that this is a skill humans have been doing for thousands of years: textiling, cloth-making, and creating. Technology is amazing, don't get me wrong, but I think many people take for granted what technology has done for us, and we forget sometimes that these skills take work and effort, and continuous effort!

It doesn't matter what you pick up as a skill or craft, and you absolutely should do it in a way that accommodates you, but finding a skill or craft and doing it will teach you things you never considered.

[noblesvacation]

sequel to the post about Lizel

Gil is seen as insanely, inhumanly powerful and antisocial. This is mostly true. Gil is far more powerful than he should be by normal human means, and he's not particularly interested in getting along with people.

However, he's not entirely against human contact nor ignorant to social matters. Gil will punt idiots straight out of the building as neededーand adventurers are exactly the kind of rowdy group who will be annoying and only listen to violence so can we even blame himーbut he otherwise has no problem holding a conversation. It's OTHER PEOPLE who have a hard time talking to him because of their own assumptions and his scary reputation.

The key is that he genuinely doesn't care enough about being social to rectify or even be bothered by this! As long as there are a few people who can act like civilized human beings towards himーand there are some! The landlady of the inn, the bartender, even Studd as a guild employeeーhe's good. Gil does not get lonely easily.

AND THIS REMAINS TRUE AFTER MEETING LIZEL. He's not particularly seeking out new connections, but Lizel is a sort of social connection he's never had before, and that. It's nice. He doesn't need more, but now that he's had this, going back would be difficult.

[moodymisty]

I'm worried that all of us here wanna die by dicks

I mean... yeah

40k is quickly becoming 'size kink' the franchise

[graveyardrabbit]

I’m your host, and it is the middle of the night. But don’t worry. You’re not alone.

Thin Places Radio aesthetic

[quirkle2]

my fav pets from cs :) [please zoom in . pl ease]

[designs belong to chickensmoothie]

[beastsovrevelation]

Do you ever look at a character and go "I wanna eat your cunt so bad I-"

Yeah...

[lovinglin]

That mother sure can mother

[moonmoonthecrabking]

it's so. fascinating and upsetting to me how christians can be like "oh accepting queer people/being queer as a christian/general leftism is being of the world" and then turning around and. mistreating their girlfriends, or being slanderous on their political platforms. obligatory i am not perfect in this area. i'm literally bitching about it on tumblr.com. kalso, recognising these are like 21 year old boys and they will hopefully grow from it. but what if they don't? i genuinely doubt that their older mentors or their churches or their communities are, to use a phrase, rebuking in love on these conservative treatments of others that are not biblically based. i say this because i know these guys. i know how they act, and i know how unrepentant they can be. this can be for a couple of reasons, such as them obscuring information from these mentors, them not understanding the broader picture because of environmental differences so filling in different blanks, and. you know. misogyny which favours the male perspective over the female (binary terms because of the specific story i'm drawing on. also other obvious reasons). and like, sure, i understand the theological perspective of certain things. i can understand how someone can believe that, for example, women shouldn't be pastors or ministers. i don't like it, but i can see the working. i can't see how they get to racism, because there are no anglo people in the Bible, but that's besides the point. i can't see how they can get to "my girlfriend is being a burden for [redacted]" or "i'm just going to post a video laughing at my opponent while she's speaking on my political account, right after [redacted]." what are we doing here? what am i doing here? why don't i have it in me to tell these men "you are defending your actions by conservatism, not by the Bible, which, in fact, are two different things?" why should i feel the responsibility falls on me instead of people who are closer to them who they are more likely to listen to? because they never frame it like i do, of course not. i find this stuff out from my own rabbitholes, or being friends with ex-girlfriends. they don't frame themselves as they are, no one does in all fairness. but i just... idk i don't like the culture, and i don't like the idea that these guys could be high up in christian leadership in the next couple of decades. i know those places are already massive boys' clubs (my dad calls one group "the lads" derogatorily based on the stories i tell of these guys) and i think that attitude is harmful if it continues!