#and yet none of it's real
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#box bears nature#the peel of paint#adobe construction#and yet none of it's real#raul cantu#untitled#2024
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"Where were transmascs during Stonewall?" Across the street throwing lit mattresses at cops and chanting "gay rights, gay rights, gay rights!" from the windows of the Women's House of Detention, asshole.
#squawking#transmasc history#trans history#queer history#trans men#trans man#transmasc#ftm#women's house of detention#new york women's house of detention#< I hate that none of those two are real tags yet
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I'm sincerely very happy for anyone who is enjoying the show but every time I see takes that the show has improved the book characterizations or that the book characters are underdeveloped in comparison to the show...
#our experiences are very different lmao#pjo show crit#sure the show isn't completely out yet#but id argue that the characters (namely the trio) seem way more developed and well-rounded in the book by this point in time (episode 4)#and look im not saying every change the show has made is bad#but by and far there has yet to be a change to characterization that feels like an IMPROVEMENT from the source material lmao#the closest contender I'd say is show Percy does seem a tad angrier than book Percy#but again I wouldn't call that an improvement... its just different and I think that /change/ works because it feels like the same essence#but even that has had some issues because I feel like the show has inadvertently cut down some of Percy's canon book empathy here and there#I think the show has nailed Annabeth's pride and intelligence and her warped worship of her mother#... but they've also made her hyper competent to the point that she's not making half of the mistakes she did in the book#which ISNT good because book annabeth is smart but she isn't infallible#its a big point that she has the theoretical intelligence but none of the real world experience/application#she gets tricked by medusa and goes to visit the Arch just cause she loves architecture and that's okay!! she's twelve and a nerd!#I also dont like that they've cut/toned down her little crush on Luke#actually they've not even showcased the familial bond between annabeth and Luke either in the show so like lmao#and then grover#by now grover's fear of failure and repeating this past mistakes and wanting a license has already been acknowledged in the books at least#in the show?? not so much#and his canon book suspicions and wariness of medusa... were given to annabeth#like medusa in the book was Grover's moment to shine cause his instincts were right!#and in the book fight he even very intentionally attacked medusa#but his highlights there were cut completely in the show#and finally sally#...idk who that is in the show but that's NOT my sally jackson#percy jackson#mine
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May god have mercy on my soul for I have become addicted to another musical
#personal#this is about epic the musical btw#I’m this close to start drawing again please help me I need rehab#I manage to survive the secret history and Percy Jackson fandom without ever making fanart of Greek gods BUT LOOK AT ME NOW#it’s been so long since my last real musical hyperfocus y’all don’t get it#I’ve been sending my friends audios and videos talking about epic the musical non stop#the fact none have blocked me yet is a miracle#anyways hey guys anyone here wanna talk about epic#epic the musical
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rook and solas...narrative foils? rook? a narrative foil? to SOLAS? rook? to solas? ROOK? ROOK????
#IN FRONT OF MY ''I WOULD TREASURE THE CHANCE TO BE WRONG ONCE AGAIN MY FRIEND'' ?????????#da4 critical#datv critical#veilguard critical#rook has 0 QUALITIES THAT MAKE THEM A SUITABLE FOIL FOR LITERALLY ANYONE#rook has made NO mistakes ever. rook is good guy coded. treviso/minrathous is a nonstarter. a pointless shock value decision#rook experiences no real meaningful remorse over ANY bad thing theyve done because THEYVE NEVER DONE BAD THINGS#theyre good guy mcgee! happy go lucky hero! oopsie i disrupted the big bad's ritual teehee but actually it was ALL SOLAS' FAULT#rook is the most worthless piece of crap protagonist in history. they shouldnt even be allowed in the same room as solas#you want a nobody to somebody narrative foil? how about the person with a preexisting relationship with solas#whether the inquisitor romanced him hated him or was his best friend solas & the inquisitor are quite literally opposites#but better yet! the inquisitor actually feels like a real person! because rook is just biowares mary sue!#because this team had none of the gumption or drive of the old team & so of course they couldnt pull a game out of their butt in a crunch
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I think Stanford's aroace awakening was actually with McGucket and they had a civil breakup on good terms and when Bill came along he just had a toxic unrequited gay crush.
#gravity falls#the book of bill#i haven't actually got to read it yet but this is a headcanon ive had for a while and thought this was as good a time as any to get it out#stanford pines#gravity falls stanford#bill cipher#old man mcgucket#billford#aroace#ace#aro#aromatic#follow for more gay bill stuff. i don't actually have a set headcanon for his identity and honestly#he needs none. he doesn't feel the need to explain “what” he is to anyone and honestly that's so relatable like ur so real my guy#i hc that his identity *is* “complicated” like that's how he says it not hesitantly just very sure of himself like it's any other label
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Name : Rick
Age : 60
Zodiac : Aries
Generation : Boomer
Scariest movie : Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte 2
Believe in ghosts? Sure do. People with unresolved issues stay behind.
Relation to Author : Father
Start / Previous / Next
#and the first character is none other than my pops#this series is gonna be a bit of a family affair hehe#all characters are real so please be kind lol#this is my dad in his formal outfit#he always has to rock the cowboy boots i love it#i actually haven't watched this movie b4#but its on my watch list#i haven't gotten into my super vintage film era yet LOL#ts4 story#sims 4 story#sims 4#ts4 screenies#ts4 screenshots#the sims community#show us your sims#show us your story#simblreen#tw ghost#tw horror#gif warning#the lonely house
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The Reader Gets Read
*wiping off the dust* figured I'd just post the wip of this comic since I can't really find the energy to properly finish it anymore.
slight explanation of the comic + a bonus after the cut
(smn pls teach me how to pace comics properly I started crying)
Lyrisa's fatal flaw is that they don't give themself the time to process emotions, so I was wondering how they'd fair against Vere who could pick up on details like those. Also lowkey wanted to draw this to draw a slightly shaken Lyrisa, since they're not used to being read so fast (or thoroughly, those words cut deep)
and the bonus
#I swear I'm getting better at backgrounds#none of us see the improvements yet but I'm getting there#vere is such a worm in my heart#I never had a set plan for lyrisa's Li but he just had to shove himself to top spot#love him all the same#eyeing the one spelling error in the bonus w sm disdain#life doesn't feel real I'm up so late#vere#vere touchstarved#touchstarved vere#touchstarved oc#oc#touchstarved#wip#gonna pass out after this#lyrisa touchstarved
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"[Fitzjames'] public demeanor, which was always an easy mix of self-effacing humor and firm command, remained the same, but in private with only Crozier in attendance, Fitzjames spoke less, smiled less frequently, and too often looked distracted and miserable. For a melancholy man like Crozier, the signs were obvious. At times it was like staring into a looking glass, except for the fact that the melancholy countenance staring back was a proper lisping English gentleman rather than an Irish nobody."
The Terror, Dan Simmons
#The Terror#James Fitzjames#Crozier#Simmons' writing is so good but I'm mildly obsessed with this passage in particular#the intimacy of Fitzjames letting his guard down in front of Crozier and only Crozier#the concept of them as mirrors of one another#but it's only shown when the veneer of a “”“proper”“” Englishman is stripped away#which of course Fitzjames isn't (if the original novel follows the show - haven't gotten that far yet)#so they're both outsiders to the Empire they're perpetuating#but Crozier doesn't *know* that#so instead of relating to Fitzjames or trying to help him it just feeds his self-loathing as an “Irish nobody”#the whole description perpetuates the idea#that it's the Artic that is doing this to them rather than an innate sickness#we're blurring the lines between colonizing as metaphorical sickness and depression as a mental sickness#and the real sicknesses they're suffering from their own hubris + bringing along to a vulnerable population#IDK I GOT A JUMBLE OF THOUGHTS#none of which are coherent like the lovely meta others have done on this show#but this passage ~resonates~
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Husk having once been an Overlord makes so much sense when you look at his character design. The Overlords are the sinners who own the most souls. They also have visual theming that communicates what their entire "deal" is. Carmilla is made of steel and points and she sells weapons. Valentino looks like a pimp and works in the porn industry. Alastor is a radio host. Presumably their jobs and specialties (or simple conquest) is also where they get most of the souls they own, like Valentino with Angel Dust.
But there's a gap in the line-up. Gambling. There's no Overlord with an obvious gambling motif like Husk has. Out of all the exploitative industries where people could end up signing their very souls away, gambling seems like the most obvious. So as the only character who looks like they could be running a bunch of casinos where people go so broke they end up betting their souls, which Hell has to have, it fits Husk very well.
#hazbin hotel#though the real question is why there hasn't been another Overlord coming from the gambling industry#since there has to be a lot of souls up for grabs there. or maybe there just isn't a single person with the monopoly Husk once had yet#with all those souls split between several different people so none have enough to qualify as an Overlord#and I have no doubt the people gambling their souls are trapped in contracts WAY more encompassing than Angel Dust's#or other soul contracts which seem to operate more like really binding and exploitative work contracts that people get tricked into#since someone desperate enough to gamble their soul is probably just going 'you win you own my soul' and no other stipulations#which also might explain my Alastor's contract on Husk seems so much more binding since Husk lost it gambling#also idk the cat-with-wings + card-and-roulette motif design doesn't quite fit bartender. but predatory casino owner? it's very good
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isha's song got me CRYING FOR REAL FOR REAL
#text#nova shh#arcane#arcane s2#arcane spoilers#isha lol#arcane meta#music#crying aside i'm REALLY fascinated with the choice to make the song in mandarin#my mandarin isn't personally good enough to understand most of the poetic nuances of the song but#the melody and instrumentation and vocals are Impeccably expressive. i know what this song is about even if i don't know the words.#i don't love the take that a foreign language is being used as a metaphor for someone being nonverbal but#i do think it's smth adjacent. it's not a representation of being nonverbal but rather a very real communication barrier#and yet for the things that really matter at the end of all things - the feeling the loyalty the love - i understand it perfectly#just as isha is understood perfectly by jinx through physicality and mannerism and action. we perceive a barrier where there is none#and there's something to be said about the innate affinity we have for the human voice in deep emotional expression#as someone who dearly loves instrumental/orchestral music i know this to be true. the song would not have the same impact without vocals#thinking about the nier soundtracks too.#anyway. i'm crying for real for real idk what just came over me
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Adjusting my glasses to take a peek into the umbrella academy tag like Hmmmm. Maybe I don't want to watch the new season after all.
#im gonna be real I didnt even realize it had come out yet#where was all the marketing?? i saw none of it#Ive complained to friends before that a lot of the umbrella academy feels like hurt no comfort in a bad way#theyre SO good at making interesting compelling conflict on a personal level with the characters#and every time it happens I go “oh man I cant wait for the others to find out about this thing and react to it!”#but then it just. never happens. its forgotten and replaced with more character angst only us the audience seems to truly care about#example comes most to my mind is like almost every single thing that happens to Klaus in s1#my son got the end of the stick over and over and over and it was either always ignored or used as a punchline#and thats only funny the first 3 times#same w Luthor basically almost being sexually assulted by Allison (am I remembering that right? its been a while)#it happens. its bad. the audience goes “oh fuck I cant wait to see the reactions / pay off from other characters ab this”#then it just doesnt! give us that!#it never gives us that pay off!#idk that was always my biggest pet peeve#the umbrella academy#birds rambles
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Happy Sunday, folks!! ❤️💖
Pichu poll time!!
#ffvii#sephiroth#none are written/real wips yet so it’s all fair game lol!!#ff7#zack fair#crisis core#cloud strife#vincent valentine#jenova#professor hojo#pichu writing#ff7 fanfics#ty!!
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New OCs
(briefly, humans and supernatural beings have to team up for building better relations with each other and all the supernaturals can shapeshift and take on human appearances but also have their 'original form'.)
OK so I was GOING to draw fanart today - I had a fun idea and everything! But health anxiety (and anti-anxiety meds) wore me out so I kinda .... slogged through OCs as a treat to me. I am going to go to the doctor tomorrow so HOPEFULLY it's all okay.
#my characters#also kite is the worst socially and says things he thinks are surely fitting for a human conversation#but ends up insulting grady with 99% of the comments and that makes grady not fond of him#but then grady is like super pleasant to others and doesnt know how to act around kite and flubs a lot too#its a disaster and the twins are like oh no this is painful#mr tengu that was so tacky you cant say that to a human#mr tengu you cant DO that to a human STOP BEING LIKE THIS#while callum is just like wow this is hilarious thanks for bothering my younger brother its adding character to his life#and kite is stressed because thats the least encouraging thing to hear ever thank you v much hes TRYING to adapt#but also kite isnt his real name and he doesnt know squat about humans BUT he knows they have the internet#and so hes like well the problem is i dont want to actually say my name to you all because what if i am Online (TM)#and so he asks for a new name and then is like he should name me - the tiny one who wants to kick my ass should name me#so grady is like ....... nooooo...... dont............ and then suggests kite bc he's done google research#and kite is a type of bird and according to wikipedia has some familiarity to tengu so therefore yeah#and kite is like !!!!!! DOES HE ! KNOW THINGS ! and happily accepts the slightly researched name while the other humans#are like grady stop that is bullying the poor guy leave him alone pick a normal name!#anyway not drawn yet but there is a human guy partner for the twins and he immediately is like perfect#i know which is which lets go out and explore the human world for your research#and they dont understand how he knows them apart so fast and none of the other humans seem to tell em apart#but then none of the humans are shocked at the guy who knows so the girls are like sir howst do you know#and hes just v casual oh right yeah younger identical twin sisters - i have Practice ! and they are endeared to him haha#anyway if you read all those tags ty#and yes in his tengu form he does actually have the long nose please do not be mad#i just dont draw noses normally and im too tired to practice rn so#i only drew the second one today anyway - the first pic was done a couple days ago but i didnt wanna post on main#but then here i am posting on main#im sorry
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i cannot take marauders fandom “drama” seriously at this point. it’s truly ultimate loser behavior.
this is what we look like to the outside world and i need you guys to realize that the next time you make “x fic writer is problematic 🧵” posts on the rapidly sinking shithole that is twitter:
#go touch some grass#better yet? talk to people outside of twitter#talk to real people in the real world and realize none of this shit is as life and death as you think#i promise you no one gives a fuck what some fic writer wrote in their loser harry potter fanfiction#we’re all losers and we all suck and we need to stick together#harry potter#marauders
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There are so many people in my day to day life who see dogs as just pets. So many people who don’t understand how much I’m struggling with Miller’s condition. Even people in my own workplace are surprised by how “hard” I’m taking it. The reality is these people go home to a partner or family of an evening, I go home to my dogs. That sounds really miserable and antisocial - but I’m an independent person and I’ve bought my own home and set up my own life and I’ve done it all by myself… except for the little pack of supporters who’ve been there through it all. Miller has been through it all.
Miller knew me when I was 18 and living with my grandparents; still a kid and having no idea about being an adult. Miller knew me when I went through my first break up, and she stuck around through the heartache. Miller knew me when I first ventured out into the big wide world; renting a “big girl house” with a friend and having a stable income and working towards my dreams. Miller knew me through my second break up, where I fled the country and went on a journey to “heal myself” and left her (and Henry) with my grandparents. She didn’t mind. She enjoyed the extra snacks. Miller knew me when I bought my first home, alone, and was right there beside me throughout.
She’s known me through my entire adult life. But I’ve known Miller through the day when she first came home… carsick on the passenger’s seat with only petrol station toilet paper to clean it up. I’ve known Miller through her “drug overdose” where she decided to snack on a pack of ibuprofen (again, with Henry). I’ve known Miller through horrific and uncontrollable ear infections. Where I thought the kindest thing was to let her go. Where I saw her in chronic, severe pain and several ear surgeries and procedures. I’ve known miller through her, um, “back end” problems, and having to remove stitches from her actual butthole. I’ve known Miller through her mellow years, where her only crimes are barking at a yellow lab on the beach or greeting our guests with a loud and persistent voice.
Today someone came to my house and there was no loud voice to greet them. She’s in a vet clinic cage, yellow as a highlighter, trying her hardest to stay alive. She’s 8 years old and has lived a life rich with joy and adventure, but my god I’m not ready to say goodbye yet. She’s not grey, she’s not creaky, she’s still got so much life in her. So many more rivers to swim in and songs to dance to and yellow labs to bark at. Every waking moment is spent agonising over my special little blue dog.
We don’t see leptospirosis where I am located. It’s very rare, and my vets have little experience with it. Today we contacted other hospitals in places were it is more prevalent so we can get a better idea of what we’re dealing with. It can take 7-14 days to see a turnaround. Miller is on day 4. I don’t know how I will afford 14 days of intensive care. I don’t even know how to think about money right now. I don’t know when the right time is to call it; to let her rest, or whether she wants me to keep fighting for her. Every minute is a nightmare and I miss my best girl.
#when moby shoves his nose in the food bin he looks like miller#when trickle does her little pinned ears waggy butt appeasement dance she looks like miller#when someone comes stomping up the steps I can hear miller’s voice#except none of those are miller#and there’s a very real chance they never will be again#she may never come home#and I’ll be stuck reeling from these tiny fractions of time where I think it’s her#my very best friend#my loyal sidekick#who hates everyone in this world but me#and has always driven me absolutely nuts#please don’t take her away just yet#please let her come home for a little longer
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