#and yes you can reblog that's ok!!

[originalartblog]

Apparently much-needed reminder that reposting artists' art (by saving the images or screenshotting them and reuploading them yourself) on other platforms without the artists' expressed permission and without credit is theft and an insult to their passion and craft. You are profiting (in views, in attention, in feedback) from someone else's work and ideas, who do not get that feedback for sharing their creation.

If you are an art reposter, you are a thief and I have no respect for you.

[thevalleyoftriumph]

actually not to keep talking abt a topic hours later but i want to build off of one of my tags on that ultrakill post i rb'd last night [and im ONLY going to expand on one of my points, i will not be bringing up any other arguments in this post]

people love love love to say stuff like "pronouns =/= gender" [correct] and that you dont NEED to have specific pronouns such as he/him or she/her to be gay or lesbian [also correct], and while these two are great points that i agree with, it seems that these peoples support for this only goes as far as they/them users.

the absolute SECOND that a characters gender expression is canonically different from a "classic nonbinary" expression, its suddenly "up in the air" and "for your interpritation." and why is that?

specifically in the case of v1 and v2 from ultrakill; two canonically genderless/genderqueer/agender/nonbinray/what have you characters. v1 is VERY commonly seen as masc, and v2 is very commonly seen as fem.

v1 and v2 are also commonly headcannoned as gay and lesbian, respectively. theyre commonly shipped with characters seen as masc and fem. do you see what connections im beginning to see?

like it or not, by disregarding the canonical gender expression [or lacktherof] for these two, in order to fit them both into simple, binary, gendered boxes to also fit your specific sexuality headcanon - is in fact, an act of erasure! it comes off as INCREDIBLY iffy to fit nonbinary characters into a "masc nonbinary" and "fem nonbinary" binary.

and the fact is, i see people less often use other pronouns than it/its for these two for headcanon purposes or for fun or for projection, and more for SHIPPING purposes. there is a MASSIVE difference between adding onto a characters canonical pronouns for your own enjoyment and preference, and COMPLETELY changing them because you want a certain ship to be more gay, or whatever. an it/its user can be gay! it can also be a lesbian! it using it/its doesnt make it any less gay or any less of a lesbian, and it definitely doesnt make it any less nonbinary/genderqueer!

idk its just like. the machines in ultrakill [and most importantly v1 as the player character] being exclusively referred to as it/its is a major part of them and who they are. it is how they all express their gender CANONICALLY in the game. there are no other refferals no other pronouns, nothing. by disregarding this fact SO quickly, along with often only being for shipping reasons, you are showing that you Do Not Care for what the canon text is trying to tell you about the machines. im sorry but thats how it reads to me.

genuinely people love nonbinary characters until theyre the "wrong kind" of nonbinary, and all of a sudden jump through as many hoops as they physically can to disregard anything to do with that.

end of posts notes because if this post gets rb'd in any way or even breaches containment i know people will say stuff at me;

1] no, hakitas tweet about using "whatever you want" for the machines doesnt count IN THIS POST. nor does the discord. not everyone who plays the game is going to SEE either of those. while you could consider it canon [and i do! trust me! hakitas word is absolutely canon!] that doesnt mean it is ABSOLUTE, or the canon that is being INTENDED to be shown. most people are only going to see the in-game text, which is what is most important to me considering this post.

2] ive seen people making the argument that making nonbinary characters inhuman is like. bad rep or something idk im not doing the argument justice bc i dont remember it. but to that i say yes, i agree! we DO need more human nonbinary rep! boiling down every nonbinary person to be inhuman is Bad and you shouldnt instantly assume everyone whos nonbinary is Not Human! because that is really awful! do not misinterprite my stance here, i know what kind of website this is regarding reading comprehension! however comma that is not the point here. the machines using it/its isnt just from them being "inhuman nonbinary characters," it is a PART of the intended gender expression youre meant to gain from them. besides personally i adore inhuman nonbinary characters bc they kick ass and also im not human either. heart emoji.

3] no i am not saying you CANT listen to hakita and use different pronouns for the machines. at the end of the day hakitas word, regardless of if its in the game or not, is canon. im not your boss i cant tell you what to do. im not a fan of using he/him or she/her for Either v1 or v2 myself, but if it makes you happy, i literally cannot stop you. i hold no power over your decisions. i am once again saying, i am NOT tell you that you CANT do it.

just please. if your kneejerk reaction to being told "do what feels comfortable" about a characters pronouns, is to immediately assign the characters with it/its pronouns arbitrary masc/fem ones instead.. if that is your immediate kneejerk reaction, then PLEASE stop for a moment and consider why you feel that way specifically.

[songofsaraneth]

tv show reccomendation: Scavengers Reign!

adult animated series on HBO Max about survivors of a spaceship wreck surviving on an alien planet, a pal originally pitched it as "Nausicaa meets Annihilation vibes" in terms of whimsy + body horror elements, and I think that both fits and is a compelling way to describe it. the plot isn't the most in depth but I think that allows the show to wrap everything up nicely in the 12 eps and maximize screen time on the best part which is the alien planet's ecology and worldbuilding.

it was also just very refreshing i feel like theres been a divide in western animation in recent years where a lot of "adult" shows are that way solely because they're crude/sexual/edgy, and meanwhile anything "whimsical" gets slotted into kid genres and is therefore limited in how far it can push anything. so its nice to get a show that balances whimsy with body horror elements without relying on like, sex or fart jokes.

also the last episode has a really gorgeous animation sequence nearish the end, you rarely see animation of earth-biology/geology/evolution done with such care and attention to detail, and it was really wonderful to see how much effort the writers/animators put into that aspect of the show and clearly loved it + wanted the viewer to love it too

[gimblegamble]

redscape week

So... I have a little idea for redscape week, but I just need an input from people...

[notsoattractivearenti]

guys! i’m doing my own little research 👀

if you consider yourself a fan,

[zorkaya-moved]

> Vacher created this drink after discovering the effects of Primordial Seawater after being diluted with normal water. He manufactured and marketed it to fund his experiments, earning a lot of money through doing so.

> Vacher was an adventurer from Snezhnaya who traveled to Fontaine.

> Marcel, real name Vacher, is a quest-exclusive NPC that appears as one of the main antagonists in the Archon Quest Chapter IV: Act II - As Light Rain Falls Without Reason.

With all due respect, Genshin, can we fucking stop mostly using Snezhnayans as main antagonists in Genshin storyline and keep making Traveler have 9/10 people be a damn villain? This is getting very damn old. 'From Snezhnaya' and ofc I see negative connotations next to it or affiliation to it.

Hi, so, if I'm ignorant about this forgive me I'll catch up on the story quests this week.

I had to rant in tags. pls don't read if you don't want to hear rus-tatar's thoughts on representation of snezhnaya across the story AGAIN. i look back on remun's post and scream internally all over again.

P.S. I understand Harbingers are supposed to be the villains, Tsaritsa, yadda yadda but if Tartaglia's quest showcased Snezhnayan's culture in a better light, Genshin can get its shit together and write Snezhnayan NPCs better with some more quests to expose bits and pieces of their WARMER culture. They CAN give us more NPCs who can show doubt, concern, be friendly to others, try to help out. There are TONS of ways to do that.

[deanpinterester]

mcu stans losing their minds on twitter over florence pugh's quote of "i actually like marvel's strict schedule because that means they're not wishy washy and it works for me :)" and they're going SEE MARVEL'S TIGHT SCHEDULE IS NOT A BAD THING and meanwhile the vfx workers are still suffering from supreme crunch Because of the strict schedule but yeah i'm sure the actors' opinions are the only ones that matter 🥴

[junkissed]

Hiii! i think i already asked this in your other blog, i just didn’t know which one you’d use to answer😭

but do you consider that a blog is ageless despite having a “not a minor” in their bio or something like a year range depicting their age

(sorry for the different typing styles i didn’t know which one you’d prefer😭😭)

haha no worries! @wenjunehui is my main and i only really use it for gifs, but i can still answer asks on any of my blogs :)

for this blog since i write nsfw content, all i require is something that shows you're not a minor! you can do that in whatever way you're comfortable with, since some ppl may not want to post their exact age for whatever reason. here's some examples i've seen that are acceptable without giving a specific number:

adult

not a minor

'02

90s baby

in my 20s

above 18

i would avoid relying on ones that mention high school/"old enough to drive"/"old enough to drink" since these ages differ from country to country and don't necessarily prove that you're over 18.

you technically could be lying about these, but i'm not going to go on a wild goose chase thru your blog to find out. if you put that you're an adult, i'll believe you. it's up to you to take care of yourself and your safety online with what you choose to read. i require age in bio for two reasons: 1) because i personally feel uncomfortable interacting with people under 18 and want to avoid them, and 2) there can be legal consequences for me as an adult if a minor interacts with nsfw that i've posted. it's important for all of us (both writers and readers) if you have an age in your bio, whether it's the exact number or one of the other things i listed above.

[seafoam-taide]

there needto be more weird little freaks with weird pronouns and weird interests who do weird things in the world (<- guy who's every oc is one or all of these things)

[goodtimeswithgrian]

hi. rec me some fics you've read lately and really liked. preferably scarian but any scar ship is fine. preferably one shots or finished multichapters, length and rating doesn't matter. as long as it's good and scratches my brain in a good way i'll read anything, but i prefer if fics are not super angsty and without a happy ending.

preferably something written in the past three or four months bc i used to read a lot of fics and suddenly stopped, so there's a chance i've read it already if it's older than that haha.

[orcelito]

Honestly I have realized that 99% of my shipping of vashwood comes from trimax. Yea I vibed with it while watching tristamp but trimax is what took my utter heart and soul

It's to the point where I just don't rly enjoy tristamp vashwood that much anymore hfkshfjd like. OK? Those sure are some dudes. Not My dudes tho, sorry.

[soundwavefucker69]

okay i have a challenge for fic writers.

do you have a character that you love that died sacrificing themself? maybe a character that gave themself up to save someone else? anyone that made the choice to die? and you wanna write a fix it?

well, boy, do i have the challenge for YOU.

a few years back, i made a character. it's called the Owl, or Dream, or Desire, pick your poison. it's a cosmic entity born from all sentient desire across every universe that appears to people who have, ahem, voluntarily died in this massive library that just goes up and up and up seemingly forever, and offers them a trade. a new life, for all of their names. if you tell it no, you just go on to whatever afterlife is planned for you. if you tell it yes, you give up your names to the library and continue on into a new life in a new world, all of your memories intact, placed in the perfect body for you, generally in a tower, sometimes a cottage, sometimes a spaceship, with access to magic or whatever the equivalent is in that world.

lately, though, i've been using it as a vehicle for crossovers. i do plan eventually to create a multiverse with this, and a patreon, but i wanna see what y'all can do with it. if you write fanfiction, consider this my blessing to go buckwild with the concept. you have to rename your beloved characters, and all i ask is that you adhere to that, but do literally whatever you want. just tag it with The Owl.

[didntaskforfrozenyoghurt]

maybe next time i bare my soul by making a huge tag ramble i'll add a tag that just says '🥺' and i won't feel so alone

[scholarhect]

i will never outgrow responding to people in confusing ways but it will be ok because people are patient :)

[kaddos]

i <3 the block function