#bc i cannot draw glasses for the life of me

[thymeskip]

silly drawing of my sona wearing ink’s fit because i think it’s pretty :D

also for practice drawing humans since i don’t draw them very often-

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[mementoasts]

jonathan sims head archivist of the magnus institute london

[pleasantlycrazyworld]

A/N:This was requested but I cannot find it anywhere!!! I'm sorry I couldn't tag you :( The request was for a mute reader who wasn't a hero working at the tower. Bob becomes a translator for them!

I do have a few follow-up ideas for this let me know if you're interested in one or both! 1. Bob gets jealous of someone at the tower bc they learned ASL and are taking up more of your time. 2. Soft mutual pining with no jealousy (obviously both could be combined lol)

Summary: Working with the Thunderbolts* is a challenge, especially when you don't speak. Thankfully Bob is there to communicate for you.

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Most of the team barely noticed you when you started at the Tower. You weren’t flashy — no special powers or combat gear. You worked in communications, more in the ground support area of things. It was quiet and precise, the kind of work that kept the mission flowing much smoother.

The only thing that would be labeled as special for you was that you didn't speak.

Which meant in a room full of people who were always busy solving problems you were often overlooked… except by Bob.

Bob usually blended into the background himself. He had a talent for disappearing into a room full of larger personalities. It was Bob who smiled the first time you signed “Nice to meet you.” You didn’t expect him to answer, most people just blinked at you awkwardly and waited for you to get your phone out. But Bob, he softly smiled back, and signed, slowly, clumsy but clearly: “Nice to meet you too.”

You stared back at him in disbelief.

He scratched the back of his neck, looking a little sheepish.

“I uh… picked up ASL a while ago. Long story. You’re the first one here who I can use it with.”

From that day on, everything changed.

You didn’t need to rely on text or nods. You could talk-- actually talk and be understood while Bob happily listened. He was patient and kind. He never made you feel like you were less than or an inconvenience. Whenever meetings got chaotic or everyone at the debriefs skipped you over, Bob would awkwardly clear his throat and voice your thoughts aloud. “She says we need to reroute the signal. It’s already compromised.”

No one else understood what you were telling them, but they started paying attention when Bob spoke. And that made him…proud? It gave him something nothing else did, it gave purpose to his life. He wasn’t just in the background anymore. He was your connection to the team. Your translator. Your voice. He was needed. He was important, he was…valued. He never knew that he was missing out on this feeling but he knew he never wanted to miss it again.

He’d walk into the control room just to see if you needed help. He started to pause during drills to check if you were okay. And you started saving little notes for him on post-its. Inside jokes and little drawings. Doodles of him and a speech bubble: “Best Translator Ever.”

He kept that one on his mirror.

One night, after a long hectic day, you both lingered by the Tower windows, watching the rain streak down the glass. The others had cleared out long ago but the two of you stayed in the peace that always seemed to find you when the two of you were together.

You signed slowly: “Thank you for seeing me.” Bob looked at you, and stayed quiet for a long moment. Then he smiled, it was a soft smile, a little sad, but very warm. “You’re the only one who’s ever made me feel like I wasn’t invisible.”

You reached out and brushed your fingers against his arm, a small gesture that made him suck in a breath, a gesture that said: Me too. And in that silence between signs, Bob realized something: You didn’t need words to say everything that mattered.

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@itsjustisa

[johannestevans]

Autism shopping trip bc i Finally got paid and have been operating on Very Little food in the house.

Me: little bespectacled white man, gibbon-like, balding

Equipment:

- noise cancelling headphones

- ridiculously large phone that barely fits in pocket

- massive blue camping trolley cart

I am wearing white converse (double-laced), red socks pulled up to the calf, red and green shorts, a white t-shirt with a rainbow Black power fist and the slogan LGBTQ+ rights

I exit my apartment building. I feel immediate regret. It's 28 'C, humid, and it's 3:30pm. There are families everywhere

I begin to slowly navigate the large crowds of stupid families and their slightly more cautious children. Many parents are parked like absolute bellends but are visibly anxious at how close my massive cart has to come to their fancy 4×4s in order to keep on the pavement. Get fucked, range rover cunt

Many children peer with eagerness and fascination into my cart, and are presumably disappointed that it contains only shopping bags. Many families loiter whilst walking 6 abreast, meaning i must weave between them to keep my natural pace (loping; gay)

I arrive at morrisons

The Security guard at morrisons does not look in my trolley to verify it's not somehow tricked out with thievery devices because

a) he does not give a single fuck

b) the only person in bradford who would even think to do that is that officious white lady who works at aldi. Whom i dislike

I walk aisle by aisle with my cart. I have my phone open with my calculator app open and keep track of what I'm putting in the cart. I purchase a too good to go bag (£3.09) but i will not collect it until i have completed my shopping, because it is invariably full of bread and fruit

I am ensorcelled by a 17-piece collection of food storage boxes. The price is not in sight, and also i have so much tupperware at home. I am quietly bewitched nonetheless, but resist the draw

Many people stare at me. Some are other shoppers. Every aisle or so an employee stands near to my cart

And watches me

They keep peering into my cart to make sure that... that's where I'm putting things? Perhaps just because they don't know anyone diagnosed with autism in real life and we're never behind glass at the zoo

I go to the self trolley checkout. I scan my morrisons card. I turn the volume of the checkout down to almost 0. I scan my groceries and arrange them on the weight pad in rough category order.

Firstly, fridge items - meat, hams, cheeses, a strawberry mogu mogu i will slurp down outside

Then, light cupboard and snack items: pastas, crisps, biscuits, candy bars

Then, bottles and cans: pepsi max, shampoo and conditioner, a jar of pickled cabbage, honey, squash

Finally, cat food and a 10kg bag of cat litter

I pay. I slowly and efficiently pack my trolley. I cannot hear the machine screaming at me to leave faster because i have lowered its volume and i am listening to a klezmer album on loop. I place the heaviest items nearest the handle of my cart because front heavy distribution makes curbs easier

I put all the cold items in one bag together, then place the pasta and crisps on top so that the airy bags will provide additional insulation. Kitchen jars and snacks go in separate bags to bathroom items. The strawberry mogu mogu goes in the trolley's drinks holder (yeah babey) for easy slurping

Two different families observe me. A child has been mystified at my insectile back-and-forth motions as i pack my cart in anal retentive fashion. The parents seem torn between disgust (autistic homosexual on the loose, not even during autism hours) and intense jealousy (big fucking cart)

I get my too good to go bag. It contains broccoli and pears and blueberries, naan bread, croissants, 2 different packs of "hot chilli brioche burger buns" (insane) and 23 crumpets of assorted branding and sizing. This is so many crumpets. I am beleaguered by crumpets

I go outside. I dutifully slurp 50% of my strawberry mogu mogu. A man with a handlebar moustache and unsettlingly blue eyes in a high vis jacket stares at me as he goes into the morrisons, either because i am gay, or he is gay, or both.

A man tries to speed up when he sees me crossing the road

(All road encounters in the city of bradford are player vs player. The motorist does not distinguish between other motorists, cyclists, or pedestrians: he sees only the enemy)

He abruptly brakes and looks panicked when he sees my big fucking trolley, which would hurt his sweet ride

I walk very slowly and make direct eye contact with him as i cross the road. I walk home because roadworks have closed the easiest bus stop. I cram most of these bread products into my freezer. The cat complains that i have unpacked a trolley of items and given him nothing. My journey is over

[taylanix]

Hey guess what

Ramble time

Todays topic of discussion: My Rocket Raccoon design that I do not have a ref sheet for + some headcannons for this one

Aka this man:

His outfit takes from a variety of designs from the games, movies, and comics. Most notably his jacket, pants, and gloves are from rivals, and then the clothes underneath are inspo from both MCU and GOTG 2021 game. Goggles are from Avengers: Endgame (not pictured).

Fur pattern mostly matches rivals design with some tweaks. He does have a hole in his ear above where his earing is (again another design taken from both games). This hole is actually due to this Rocket's specific lore (which mainly follows MCU) where HE tagged him and when he escaped either he tore it off or someone else did (ouch). Example of when he had it:

(yes I want to give yall this image again. I love how innocent he looks)

If y'all would like I can make another ramble post over this version of events in this universe. ANYWAY BACK TO THE DESIGN.

Now this is just general design choices I do with rocket. First off is that his eyes are all red for most of the designs I give. His sclera is a bright red followed with the outer part of the pupil as a dark red and then the inner part being a softer red. The only exception is Celestial Rocket who has a different eye color (Yellow -> Dark pink -> Light pink). His eye shape is also very angular compared to more round. Most of his character design for me includes sharp points and spikey meaning his eyes should reflect it. The only time his eyes are not round was when he was a baby.

All my rockets have claws! Most of the time his claws are a dark shade of brown like usual raccoon claws. However some designs I give him white/clear claws bc it matches better with the color scheme. Going along with this is that his paws actually are two-toned. The top of his hands and feet are covered in his light brown fur while the inner/underside of his hands are the same color as his dark brown fur. This is to be like how actual raccoon paws are with having a darker underside.

Fun fact: The drawing below he does not have paw pads as raccoons do not have it them but they are in fact calluses. His hands are sensitive so thats why he wears gloves unless he needs to use his hands to see what he is doing.

Headcanon time:

He has decent eyesight but sometimes its strained. He owns glasses but doesn't like using them unless its for stuff up close that he cant make out. He does not defeat the tired dad allegations with his kid (Groot)

He is still very much an asshole to everyone but some people have it less. His favorite guardians are Groot, Mantis, and Nebula while his least favorite is Quill (hes still fine with him but likes the other 3 more).

I cannot for the life of me find the post but someone said that Rocket would love spicy food. I agree with that even though raccoons hate spice just so the imagery of white boy Quill dying to his food is funny. If someone has the link to the post I will link it here. (Edit: Found the post! Link to the post that was made by @/happylittleshrub and then reblogged by @/gumcatbd)

The underside of his hands are very sensitive to touch which is why he wears gloves. He hates it when any of the guardians (besides groot) or gross material touches his hand without his gloves. He often reacts violently when someone touches his hand without permission (often just a nip or claw swipe).

Overall bc he is an actual raccoon he is very sensitive to a lot of things which makes him easy to anger when everything at once is going on. No wonder he is pissy during fights.

Consider yourself lucky is he falls asleep by you or next to you. Groot is #1 at this ranking due to the closeness of the two while both Nebula and Mantis are tied for #2. Nebula is at number 2 due to her and rocket getting along and having to spend a long while together. Mantis is at number 2 bc she will just scoop him up and take him to watch stuff as a break. He often falls asleep when extra tired. The person in last place is drax. The amount of times Drax has made a reference to eating him/animals similar to him makes him not trust sleeping by Drax alone.

Continuing with the sleeping habits, when he sleeps in his hammock he is sleeping either one of two ways. First way he is on his back splayed out like he owns the ship. 2nd way is he's curled up with his tail by him/using it as a pillow.

He can grow a beard if he so does wish so (like 2021 Rocket) but chooses not to. Instead he has just barely any scruff.

He has a very fluffy tail bc I say so

As much as he represses it, he will make chattering and other raccoon noises when working. He eventually learns to actually use these sounds this on jobs with the others when alerting them of trouble, he's in position, or just to mess with them. Its great bc he sounds like an animal but he will get picked on if he purrs (he nearly bit off quills arm).

Thats all for now.

[shuastar]

hiiii! how would ot13 take care of their s/o when they’ve had too much to drink? love your work btw 💓

drunken love

pairings: ot13 x drunk!reader (individual) warnings: none a/n: hahahh if you saw this a couple days before NO YOU DID NOT. apparently my tumblr on my computer does not retain asks but my phone does!! sorry anon for the long wait <3 (ps send in requests i promise i wont lose them <3)

hyung line / maknae line

seungcheol

carries you bridal-style after two shots. You could sneeze and he’d wrap a blanket around you and call the paramedics.

glares at everyone who looks at you for more than 0.2 seconds.

“baby, you’re drunk, don’t fight the tree.” (You’re trying to wrestle a tree.)

pulls you into his lap so you don’t “wander off into traffic or the arms of another man.

the one whispering, “drink water or I’ll cry,” and means it

literally so protective you cannot convince me otherwise

like lets you curl up in his lap and doze off while he has an arm around your waist and another hand covering you eyes so that it’s not too bright for you

protective….

pushes mingyu a little too hard (off his chair) when he offers you another drink

"what the hell hyung?"

"oops"

literally doesnt gaf if his members tease him about it because its u tf? 

designated driver (esp. with his $42K watch + his G-wagon im gonna cream i love rich men <3)

jeonghan

unpopular opinion, i dont think he’ll let you drink more just to watch you spiral

will laugh at you when ur drunk tho bc he thinks its the funniest shit since “joshuji”

open to letting you use his fork as a mic when the karaoke machine makes an appearance at the group gathering or restaurant

NOT open to you throwing up everything you’ve eaten on his new louboutin shoes :( 

beer pong partners 4 life because you’re the only person who helps him move the ping pong balls into the cup after he misses

takes photos of you passed out on the couches of the karaoke place (for like round 4 or something) with a bottle of beer dangling from your hand

is NOT the designated driver oh absolutely not 

instead hooks a ride with seungcheol or gets a taxi

lowkey struggles to get you up and into the taxi and has to ask joshua, mingyu, or seungcheol to get you in but the less you know the better

joshua

so calm and polite… until you start giggling at someone else’s joke.

says shit like “whose joke was that? was it mingyu’s? don’t laugh. i’m funnier.”

lowkey ego-booster when youre drunk because you start talking about his muscles and his biceps and his forearms and his everything (big dick when he reaches for your hand)

stays right by your side all night and will hold your hand while you pee

gently keeps your hair back, whispers affirmations, and throws a death glare at anyone trying to flirt with you

wraps you in his coat and sings lullabies when you say your feet hurt (sunday morning rain is falling)

“next time remember that whatever you do, you can’t beat the might of alcohol” as you throw up the next morning.

jun

thinks drunk you is the most fascinating creature on earth

??: why is she crawling under the table?

jun: you ask me like i’d know the answer

you’re on a quest to find the moon. He’s your knight with a shot glass.

honestly just wants to see where this goes (hopefully not with you threatening to throw up on his dick like the one time you gave him drunk head

still jun so will mirror your crazy unless you become a little too real with it

he probably draws the line at like pretend murder idk (unless its for cats. Then he’ll do anything)

probably makes up a fake language with you and yells it across the bar

hoshi

girl if you’re drunk, he is DEFINITELY drunk 

he cannot hold down his alcohol to save his life

swears to you that he won’t drink but the peer pressure from mingyu, jeonghan, and seungcheol is too much and ends up five soju glasses in and drunk off his ass

the other half of your chaotic evil

ends up trying to choreograph a romantic dance with you but you’re way too sober for his shit

“BABE I’M A TIGER. RAAWR!” with like little baby tiger steps and jumps

pulls out his phone to buy the one tiger onesie he asked you if he could buy and you said no and called him a furry

(secretly you’re a supporter of his tiger agenda, even if it takes you ten shots to tell him)

takes 400 blurry selfies with you in the bathroom mirror with his lips smooching wayyy too wet kisses on your cheek, arms dangling over your shoulders

if the place has a karaoke machine, you best know he’s hitting that shit up with dk and seungkwan (even woozi if lucky) and DEFINITELY you

has a weird obsession with like jennie except he changes “jennie” to “hoshi”

ends the night wrapped in a curtain, sobbing: “Starlight, star bright”

wonwoo

not amused. not entirely sober, but much less drunk than you.

if you’re sneaky enough, he’ll drink either more or as much as you

“baby, just tell me when you wanna go home” 

wonwoo honey just say that you want to go home…

is only still there because you’re still there and he doesn’t trust anyone else except maybe mingyu with you except mingyu’s too busy trying to hug woozi

holds your waist the entire night to keep you from wandering off.

reads the cocktail menu just to check alcohol content and limit your options.

deadpans “No” every time you ask for “just one more shot” 

when he’s not looking hoshi slips you another shot

absolutely death glares Mingyu when he says “let her live a little” when he overhears you complain when wonwoo takes the so-maek out of your hands

carries you on his back while you narrate your life like it’s a drama to the taxi

indulges in your conspiracy theories

“i told you so” when you wake up witha killer hangover the next morning

woozi

tries not to laugh but is quietly recording everything

either he’s completely sober and designated driver or he’s drinking more than you

doesn’t know what to do when you try to steal seungkwan’s drink when he’s not looking

“this is why I don’t drink,” he mumbles while catching you mid-fall for the fifth time.

wipes your face clean with a tissue and does his little sigh 

doesn’t tell you that he thinks you look cute when you just grin and give him a kiss on the cheek

“you hungry, babe?” 

says ramen is the best hangover cure and will make a bowl for you whenever

unless its in the middle of the night and he’s really really tired

sends you photos of you drunk the next morning while he laughs next to you in the bathroom

“don’t pout you brought this on yourself”

[groovebunker]

wait please share what you think future cc would look like

OK so i've been ruminating on this a lot bc i've been writing future fic and also looking at pictures of lauren as she's got older and like....as g-d damn fine as lauren is now, that's not what cc looks like in my head.

i think she's let herself age differently in la to the way she would have in new york bc while she's working on higher profile things, she's actually more anonymous bc she's removed herself from that high society expectation.

i always loved her with longer hair, so i think she keeps it a bit longer. i've never cared much for canon, so while i know she technically bleaches her hair, i refuse to believe it, and i think there are streaks of silver coming through as she gets older. less makeup, for sure - i think there's a real contrast in how fran finds aging in la to how cc finds it and i think it helps cc be a lot softer on herself. older fran fine is just....fran drescher to me - she's still very vain (affectionate) and (in the fic) this is compounded by max being an asshole. older cc doesn't need the armour of her looks as much anymore - she wields real power now and her face doesn't matter so much. her eyesight is definitely getting worse, so she definitely wears glasses more (this is just bc cc is hot in glasses) and feels less self conscious about that. which is not to say she doesn't feel it at all - she's still a woman of a certain age, in los angeles, and there are still pressures. i feel like she definitely works out to keep herself a certain size/shape and like, obvs, she's still tall as hell. but (this whole thing is so informed by my fic, i'm sorry) she knows fran likes the way she looks and she doesn't necessarily care as much about what other people think now she's made herself a new life.

i don't think her work wardrobe changes much - lots of suits, maybe a bit more colour (less bc of the area, more just bc the fashions change). mom outfits confound her for sure - what do you mean she needs clothes that let her get in the sandpit or save ellie when she's climbed too high on the jungle gym? eventually, she settles into very well tailored jeans and button up shirts and loafers on the weekends - think old money east coast chic - because it's easier to run after a toddler (fran is relatively feral about this, for obvious reasons). she never gets to a point where she's truly relaxed about her clothes bc they've always been a shield for her, but she does find a good balance.

the long and short of it is that i think an older cc in la is far more relaxed than she was in new york and that shows in the way she looks. there's still a raw power there, but she's almost cultivating that from not giving as much of a fuck about what people think, and she's still tall and imposing and absolutely fucking gorgeous, but there's also a softness to her that we didn't see in the show, because she's slowly letting her walls down as (a) she grows into being a parent and (b) falls deeper and deeper in love with a woman who loves her back (there's something important about it being a woman). i recognise that this is more headcanoning again - i wish i could draw and also, i cannot think of famous women who (in my head) look like my older cc but i hope this gives at least a vibe.

[vanill-tea]

Headcanons and other things:

tagged for this by @theoneandonlysemla thanks again XD

tagging: Anyone who wants to honestly!

ragdollrory asked: Trick or Treat! :spider_web: It's not Halloween anymore, but hi!!

(Please share a headcanon, a preview of a wip, or anything else you'd like and pass it on!)

I don’t really have any WIPs written out atm bc I am busy but I do have a few Headcanons I would be more than happy to share

I really love how @silusvesuius draws Altmer, especially the accentuated facial features and the little tail :3 In my mind I kinda low-key started seeing them like this to the point where I get a little confused for a second when I look a the canon ones (especially ESO elves hurt my eyes, they are just humans with pointy ears!!)

Staying with Altmer appearances, I also low-key like the idea that their eyes glow in the dark (like cat's eyes do). I also know I didn't come up with this myself, I think I read it in a Tolkien book (or Tolkien tumblr post... basically the same thing) once a few years back but I cannot, for the life of me, recall where that was. But no, just imagine poor Onmund getting up in the night for a glass of milk shortly after arriving at the College and going down the hallways to see a pair of ominous eyes reflecting the mage light hovering over his shoulder. Poor boy runs back into his room screaming while Faralda and Nirya/Ancano just stand there completely perplexed like "The fuck?!?"

Knowing that Altmer cannot break of an engagement without being kicked out of the family I imagine there is a high demand for aqua tofania (non-traceable poison) on the Summerset Isles

I don't know if this is canon or not, but I like the thing that @cheesychickenwings introduced me to, where Altmer that become criminals sometimes have tips of their ears cut off to make them akin to 'lower races'

I have a lot more shit I think about but if I listed everything this post would be an epos so I'll cut it here for now ✨

[asfearlessasamango]

here i ammmmm i hope this isnt the longest ask ever lol but i cannot overstate how GORGEOUS i find your prose. the phrase “tiredness curls up in each joint like old cats in old corners” is so absolutely evocative and paints such a melancholic, beautiful, rich picture in my mind every time i remember it. i could actually get it tattooed thats how seriously beautiful i find it. most of all i loooooooove the amount of social norms, architectural details, cultural differences etc etc you infused in the story to fill in the gaps of the canon universe. the choice of using of rice paper vs. glass and all the reasoning behind it is the example that comes to mind, but im sure that if i knew more about east asian cultures, i could identify more and more details you scattered throughout the plot to turn this make believe world into a truthful parallel of the real one we have. i can only say bravo. and if you have any recommended reading for homework, i’d love to know more about these references! now back to your writing! one of thee strongest points of the story, for me, is how believable these characters are as people. they feel so fully fleshed out that sometimes it was like intruding on someone’s most private thoughts - even a little painful to keep going, and i mean that in the best way possible! i especially loved the subtle addition of zuko’s ingrained sexism and prejudice against other nations, things that ofc he’s never had reason to unlearn in this universe. he is compassionate, but can be very unkind - seems like a delicate balance, but in your story, it just flows naturally. you inhabit their heads, strengths, flaws and life experiences so well, like sokka’s blind defensiveness when he thinks of himself as helpless, his brashness and ingenuity when he sees zuko more as a puzzle to solve than a person. that goes even people who haven't gotten that much plot attention yet - like azula wearing blue lipstick (!!!!) foaming at the mouth from the thought. OFC she would!!! shes bold, shes confident and shes here to shine + now she allows herself to have fun! do “ugly” and “imperfect” things for fun! and all the parallels between this redeemed azula and the canon zuko we know. your oc who is zuko's guardian, who he calls grandma, hasn't even shown up yet and i already love and miss her. uncle iroh!!!! zuko assuming malice from uncle iroh who only wants the best for him - but ofc he doesnt know that! but we do, and it hurtssss katara and aang!!! the bath scene with aang, zuko’s forced vulnerability, their honesty, aang’s absolute grace towards zuko. suki and the kyoshi warriors! i trust they will get their turn to kick some ignorant prince ass. and the thing that draws me the most to this genre: the exploration of trauma in its aftermath. your storytelling is wonderfully brutal here. like… you draw a white picture by filling in all its shadowy contours…. if that makes sense. all the ways zuko’s life was affected by his father add up to the shape of his hurt. him not eating fatty foods to stay fit and "bend better". recognizing azula in his own reflection instead of himself. wearing his mom’s night clothes. im going feral feral feral whew! in my heart all this would’ve been a very pretty glittery letter sent to your author p.o. box. i love your story and it lives constantly in my imagination - thank you so much for sharing it with the world!!!

ohhhmg.... thank you for this!! i sat on it for a whole minute to respond right! i'm so glad you like it!! i love that you love all these characters' new lives <3 <3

there are so many Very Careful Lines to Walk in doing an ATLA au bc the original characters and cultural stories are really so complex. and i am FAR from an expert on east asian history / cultures but here are a few sources that I found helpful / interesting:

jinian qian's writing for The Millions, especially the articles "The Moon Is Beautiful Tonight: On East Asian Narratives" and "Light in the West and Shadows in the East"

chaoyang trap, which is not at all about ancient china but about very modern chinese cultural existence, especially on the Internet / social media / fandom. I can't say this has directly provided me with a lot of relevant info but it does help me figure out attitude / approaches / how things "translate" into western contexts

and of course there are so many A:TLA blogs that really keep the analytical conversations going and make ao3 as vibrant as it is-- @atlaculture, @boybff, @volkswagonblues, @azularedemptionarcwhen, @chitsangenthusiast, @azulasnailtech, @visit-ba-sing-se, @marriedzukka, @bleekay, @ash-and-starlight, @sokkagatekeeper, @azulapropaganda, @zukkababey, @comradekatara, @ofherlionheart, @chaoticsandstorm

okay i will stop blasting this post into all of atla tumblr's notifs but the above blogs are total Gs, 10/10, would not be as deep into my MFA in a:tla without these trailblazing scholars who went before me

have a lovely vintage kermit meme, mwah

[lavalampstealer]

Uh I oh HI uh people keep tagging me in games /pos

TY @agent-calivide for the Song Game (is that what its called)! I don’t use Spotify so I cannot do the shuffle thing sadly 😔 however- I will sprinkle my wildly inconsistent music on you nonetheless

I will say, I have had really bad brainrot for the past few months, so these all have a TSP or IEYTD tie-in :]

1. This Side of Paradise - Coyote Theory If I were to make an animation of this it would have a winged person running towards the edge of cliff, besting their wings and nearly taking off. Once the drums drop out and the chorus starts, they’re in open air and soaring on an updraft. Once the drums return they’re back on the ground, nighttime this time, running to take off again with the starlight around them, but this time they’re more sure and take off easier. They can do loops in the air and truly soar. During the guitar solo part, they’re skimming the tops of trees and slowly going back towards the ground to do a half running half flying landing and they end up tumbling over and looking up at the moon, smile on their face. I plan to do this sometime, once I figure out how to draw/animate wings, like for a future college project or wip to add to my (albeit empty) portfolio.

2. rises the moon - Liana Flores ok so I’ve had major brainrot for my fic despite it pretty much existing as just a concept in my head and this song. this song is so. its so Handler comforting Phoenix because they are Not Okay after Death Engine

3. RISK, RISK, RISK! - Jhariah No consistency here, but this one is a) a banger and b) reminds me so much of Juniper. Him wanting a change, wanting more, gambling everything he has just to get just a little bit more and “put more behind [his] name”

4. The Lamp Is Low - Laurindo Almeida this is just so Yellow core to me I can’t explain it. Him with a glass of iced scotch in a cozy armchair reading a book with only a nearby lamp as lighting. Also he can’t sit normally /silly

5. Bleached - Video Days good god I’ve listened to this on repeat so many times. So many fictitious scenarios. It just screams Comfort Fic™️, it’s what I put on when I work on Down to Earth

6. Left Bank Two - The Noveltones I’ve accidentally left this on loop while doing homework. Also this is so Sheen core you cant change my mind. no thoughts going on in that head. Paint smears everywhere, little trails down hallways and smudges on door handles and whatnot

7. Notion - The Rare Occasions something about Phoenix looking back on their life and how they don’t just fear death; it’s a game. A window. If they die, oh well, at least they’re guaranteed to go out in a blaze of glory (“I see a window, a limit, to live it, or not at all”). Also them struggling with the weight of being The Phoenix when all they wanted to do was be a secret agent. secret (“Sure it’s a calming notion, perpetual in motion, but it’s not what you signed up for”)

8. Nuestra Canción - Monsieur Periné oh thank god one without a meaning /j its just such an upbeat and silly song !! :] v Cyan core to me, they’re silly like that. Like them and Yellow being on an upbeat walk when they find a flower field and drag him into it. dancing together all goofy bc they have 4 left feet between the two, just having a true day off. no stress. no worry. free from the pressure and able to just be light for a day. Things might not get better, but its the moment that counts

9. Debt Collector - Jhariah GOD I know it doesn’t really fit Cyan but this is such a Phoenix song. Like I see a lot with some kind of criminal background or something from before the EOD, and this just seems like Phoenix running from their past and memories. I will admit, I need to work on Cyan’s backstory, all I have so far is that they were a beginner car mechanic and chronic tinkerer

10. Whose Eye Is It Anyway??? - Jhariah ok this one started as a Phoenix song but now this is just so Broken Juniper to me. Him surviving Rising Phoenix and not even ranting or cursing or pleading with Phoenix, it’s just him venting about how it’s an eye for an eye and he got what he deserved but he didn’t deserve it. “This path of heart attacks is paved with folks who only gave their enemies what they had coming. I don’t know if it’s worth it // I’m reeling from all of the pain, I feel it making me insane” and, “Is it a knife or a lie? Is it in your back? Is it all I need? Is it all I have? Bring me the peace that I need so desperately?” yeah. I could go on but. this would be an essay and I am eepy

Keeping it going!! /nf @purple-to-my-tangerine and @eyesofrhodochrosite hiii hope yall dont mind the pings :]

[vencyrus]

just gonna rapid fire some awful thoughts that would make my brother hit me over the head with a metal bat // just kidding i accidentally started ranting about my bpd

as an aromantic that is desperately clawing at the chance to feel love, i fear i would become a "he know where home at" kinda gal but i think the concept, while horrifying irl, would make such a beautiful literary device

i have been drawing myself for goretober but not posting any of it bc i think it might be a form of self harm and i dont want to face this problem with my therapist yet

me posting art is actually exposure therapy as suggested by my therapist for my bpd because i crave attention in such a bad way that it actively affects my mood and motovation for weeks at a time when i spend so much time on something only to recieve no recognition for it

this honestly would be a non issue if my friends would actually talk to me bc i used to be okay with sharing things with just the two of them but theyre both so busy all the time and they dont really make the effort to talk to me so it is so disheartening that i dont even try to talk to them that much anymore

i want to make new friends bc i got some rly cool mutuals and ive met some rly nice ppl in the mistria server but i fear i am not in the proper headspace to be making new friends and my therapist agrees but it has been so lonely lately

i also have not had an FP in like years which is really good progress but thats also such a long time to be lonely. im a very codependant person. ive spent so much of my younger days attached to people that i really dont know who i am without that but id like to find out.

i think the combination of aromantic and boderline personality disorder is going to end me bc i want to be able to give my entire being to one person so much that it hurts to be away from them and i want them to feel the same way but i cant love them in a way that truly matters and thats just not fair for them. and im not being fair to myself either because im just essentially looking for someone to leech onto, someone to tell me how i should feel, someone to emulate, someone to admire. ive spent so much of my life being other people i dont think ive ever known how to be myself

i cannot feel the calm i feel when im drawing. its becoming such a vicious cycle of drawing to decompress then spending the next few hours stressing when something doesnt do well then drawimg again. lather rinse repeat

anyway! i hate being vulnerable but man does it feel good to throw this all out into the void. its like letting loose a message in a bottle out to sea. so just to balance all that, let me just say some out of pocket stuff since no one is gonna read this far into it.

im a coulro/dacry/hemo-phi11iac.

one time, in the middle of a Hook^ my partner noticed my glasses faintly glew in the dark so she wanted to turn off the lights so i could pretend to be the invisible man from hotel translyvania

this dude was tryna be flirty by speaking french but my native language is super ugly tbh and im not fluent in chamorro or carolinian bc im so disconnected with the other side of my herritage so i just whispered omae wa moe shindeiru in return

[cupmouse]

rambling about my injury

i smashed a glass on my right hand accidentally like a week ago, had to get stitches & surgery bc i damaged a tendon, have been going insane for the past week since i literally can’t Do Anything (i’m right handed) when i just got home from uni and had so many plans. today i got my cast off which i was vv excited for, but it turns out i still cannot do Anything for another 2 weeks which i definitely should have anticipated but. i’m just upset, i wanted things to be normal again before my birthday & my bf coming to visit but they won’t be. i still can’t write or draw, and even when the splint i have now is off in 2 weeks i’ll need physio and everything will be really weak and i probably won’t be able to do things like normal for a while. i’m just devastated. i didn’t really grasp how serious everything was and how bad this is for me, drawing and writing is my whole life and my passion and will be my livelihood, i’ve had so many ideas that i’ve been itching to execute for so long and now that i finally have the time i physically can’t make them. my skills will get worse and i don’t want to fall behind. i’m trying to see the bright side in that at least i don’t have a huge horrible cast on anymore but i’m just annoyed and restless and have so much energy that i can’t do anything with. it’s so frustrating :/

[molluskzone]

fursona design from 2024 vs her old designs for funsies

current/2024 (minus her glasses. i always forget them... i think bc i forget i wear glasses irl? theyre always on my face so i dont think about them or see them unless i check a mirror)

2022 (i made her colors optional because i was horrible and making color palettes and wanted people to make them for me LOL. im kind of better now idk not by much though)

2019 (??? not actually sure. i cannot for the life of me find where i originally posted this. EDIT: okay yes it is 2019 i remember because i drew it for artfight that year and i have attacks of this design from then LOL)

not an official ref sheet but this IS the first time i drew her stubby tail . also this was my real life halloween costume in like 2019 LOL

2018 (those paws still look amazing btw. no idea how i did that bc i have not been able to draw paws that cutesy since then... now i just draw them as normal humanlike hands bc its easier to find reference. also this was back when i didnt like drawing boobs on furries lmao)

2017

2017 (but a few months before the previous drawing)

THE ORIGINAL! not sure what year this is from, probably 2017? ive had fursonas before this but this was like. intended to be the Same character. i think this is actually the LAST time i drew my fursona as a horse. had one older fursona, her name was skye and she was a also a horse lemme see if i can find any old art of her

ok i cant find the colored / slightly more recent (relatively) version that i know exists but she was a blue pinto and her mane was short with purple tips LMAO. this specific drawing is from like 2015 i think and im 90% sure it was my first attempt at A Fursona Period

[stupendousbetsietheplant]

oh seriously they're doing that?

The policing of what we do with fictional characters that DO NOT EXIST is starting to get seriously annoying.

I saw a few of those comments, mostly respectful and in a context of discussing the topic. So it was ok in this context bc well the whole context was a discussion about shimmer and babies.

However I didn't know people were going around under timebomb family/baby posts being pains in the ass. Like do they not have better things to do? What does it bring them to try and police others?

On this topic of all topics. (not saying it isn't a valid topic to discuss)... like why?

Methink they might just be trying to be annoying to other people they see having fun. Idk if that's their definition of fun or they're actually incapable of having fun and are trying to drag others down with them but it's super annoying.

Stop policing others, people.

They're fictional characters we're all having fun with.

You will not tell others how to build their own sandcastle. Make yours as you wish, write your own post on your own blog about how you would like to see sandcastles built, or to argue about the build of some sadncastles but LEAVE OTHERS ALONE. (aka : you are free on your own blog but respect the tagging rules in fandom. Like not tagging the ship you are criticizing. Or tagging specifically "x,y,z critical" or "anti-x,y,z" so pple can filter you out.)

Like make your own post if you have something to say. And yes you can say "I am uncomfortable with x,y and z" but that's on you and do not try to go on and bother others or try to say what they can or cannot say. Write to your heart's desire, tag accordingly so pple can filter you, and live your life and let others live their life.

Which yes going under pple's posts writing "oh yeah no I don't think they can do x,y,z" is a way of trying to tell pple what they cannot and cannot do. Even if you don't frame it in a way that says "I don't think you should do that."

Sorry for the rant, it's ultimately a minor issue, but I am SO TIRED of the stuff I see in fandoms these days. It's a "last drop in an already overflowing glass" type of issue. I know there is much worst done in fanfom, much much worst. But I think even the minor issues are important in that they reflect a general shift in mentality, pple's behavior, etc.

Some of the behaviors bewilder me bc what is the point?

I can not excuse them with "people just don't know the rules of fandom." (which is ok, if you don't know and do mistakes, we all had to learn. I did some mistakes in my days too.). Some stuff are just pple being voluntarily rude or annoying or worst.

And tbh I really don't get why this topic in particular.

I mean again, if you do feel about this topic, which is valid and more than okay : make your own post. start your own discussion. Don't go bother other people.

The thing is... do people that go on and bother others under their art etc. truly care about the topic or are they just trying to be annoying?

and if answer nbr 2 : why pick this topic in particular to bother others about?

ngl this is making me want to unleash the part of me that do like to imagine them with a bio kid and draw and write it all and share it with the world.

Then i'll block anyone bothering me about it unprompted. (If you genuinely want to discuss this topic well I just wrote how you can do so.)

Also : like even if something was in canon it doesn't mean we'd have to follow it.

If infertility is at the heart of a story/character arc, and the whole story/arc revolves around it and all. Yeah we can discuss about fandom giving them bio kids. Not saying policing or censoring, again, but discuss it.

But like maybe I'm stupid but I don't remember arcane and Jinx and Ekko stories in particular being about infertility.

Besides, we do not know for shimmer and fertility and even if we did (which : knowing a fat is not the same as "story/arc revolcing around it")... we do not necessarily have to follow it. Like it or not : they're fictional characters.

It's fiction.

(did I just a bullet in my back and will get blocked if anyone in the fandom sees this before I even started posting my art and stories? Anyway. that wouldn't make me change my thoughts.)

The people writing thinkpieces under every timebomb family/baby art about Jinx not being able to have biological children are sooo annoying sorry

[twolovelyberries]

posting the flats of this one before i fully shade it because i think it looks cool! (full disclosure i listened to so much electra heart while drawing this)