#but I got to reference my fave cartoon

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Creepy and spooky cartoons of my youth (2)

Now we get into the real thing! The actual "creepy cartoons" that shaped who I am today! (As I said before by "creepy cartoons" I range both cartoons intending to be creepy for kids, or kid media that just happens to have a "creepy" motif to it)

Starting with Extreme Ghostbusters. I never watched the original Ghostbusters cartoons, just the movies and this epic series. After seeing it a few times as a kid but then losing all traces of it and wondering if it was not all just a fever dream, I found it back in its entire glory on the Internet (I even got to check into the Patreon of the guy who designed the monsters of the show!). This show introduced me to a... LOT of things let's say

You might recognize the artstyle/animation style as being somewhat similar in terms of creature designs to the one used in the cartoon series based on "Jumanji", which itself was quite a piece of creepy children media:

Much more European this time: "My Grandmother is a Witch"! I had this cartoon on VHS and it was one of my early faves. You probably never heard of it, because it is a French cartoon (Ma grand-mère est une sorcière), so a brief recap for you: a teenage witch lives with her granny witch in a cursed and haunted forest right next to a modern-day town. She has a best friend who is a geek tech-gadget-genius, bizarre goblinoid Gremlins-like pets, an "uncle" who is a vampire living in another dimension populated by monsters... And the cartoon is about her various adventures or misadventures being a witch trying to live next to regular humans in a modern world (with the twist being that the humans are often freakier or more insane than the witches themselves - though the witches do regularly indulge in monster-creations and spell-fights in the city causing regional panick and disasters)

More famous for an English-speaking audience, and even dearer to my heart: Martin Mystery. Does it need any presentation? Designed to be a "horror show for kids" inspired by the X-Files, monster hunters fiction and many horror pieces of all sorts. Part of an unofficial trilogy with "Totally Spies" and "Team Galaxy". One of the manifestations of Europe's 2000s obsession with making anime-styled cartoons. Contains some of the coolest monster designs ever.

Another European reference - I had a certain soft spot for the "Jibber Jabber" cartoon which despite the uncanny of the "early age" 3D animation, still had a premise I quite loved (and similar to Mona the Vampire) of children living their actual games like entire fictional worlds... Except "Jibber and Jabber" lacks the the weird insanity angle of Mona the Vampire. I mean unlike Mona who can be read as a psychotic kid harassing poor strangers for no reason, Jibber and Jabber are just two kids playing within the confines of their own house and solely bothering their sister and their dog. It is a bit more wholesome X)

Due to the narrative, the show explored various fictional worlds, but I include it here due to the two "horror" recurring universes - the one where the kids play a mad doctor and his "Igor", and the one where they are vaguely-Victorian monster hunters.

I can't go on without dropping Tutenstein. For a kid into mummies and Egyptian mythology, this was a welcome cartoon (I think it aired somewhere in the morning when I first caught its existence, summer mornings). I was quite shocked when I learned the same man designed the monsters for both this show and "Extreme Ghostbusters". But in retrospective I probably shouldn't be that surprised...

I am pretty certain I forgot one cartoon I really wanted to talk about... I could speak about some of the creepy Looney Tunes or Disney shorts, but I feel that would be an easy way out... And I could speak of some favorite French shows of mine whose insane, weird and psychedelic style led to some nightmare fuel for kids (like Ratz, or Space Goofs) but I already pulled a cheat card like this one in my previous post...

Oh well if I ever recall, I'll share it in a reblog. Already that's quite a selection for you to appreciate, if you ever want to search for kid-friendly, animated Halloween treets.

And you, what were some of your creepy cartoons as children? Either cartoons that spooked you out a lot, or that were just "macabre fun" a la Addams Family?

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So, as someone who does not have any French or Canadian heritage, what exactly is Cartouche? I haven't heard of it before, but it seems like there's a show and books and stuff, is it fairly popular among french-speaking communities? You've made me curious lol

Ngl i went "nyehehehehehe" out loud when i found out i was being given an excuse to ramble about the thing :D

The short answer is it's a french cartoon from the early 2000s! One season-long, with 26 episodes! And yeah in 2010 they eventually made little books that are based on some eps, and they are very cute! They all have unique artwork because instead of using screenshots from the show they hired an artist to illustrate everything.

Most of the show is sort-of lost media, by which i mean that there are only 5 episodes still available in the original french audio… BUT an arabic dub exists, so I've been going through that with a translation app for funsies in my free time! So to answer your question, no, it's not a well-known show, but to me it's a nostalgic one asfdkg

More rambling about the thing under the cut!

What it's about:

Think Robin Hood in the early 1700s, but in Paris! Specifically, it takes place 2-3 years after Louis XIV's death : the future king is a tiny 7yo kid, and since he can't reign yet, the old king's nephew, Philippe II d'Orléans, is regent. In real life, the regency lasted 8 years, and Philippe d'Orléans is generally now considered by historians to have been An Okay Guy Who Did His Best, but every show needs a villain, so here he's the Prince John to Cartouche's Robin Hood! So the bulk of the show is Cartouche and his lil group of buddies helping out poor people and fighting for justice.

I was always fond of the show, but ngl part of the fun in recent months has been reading up on the time period; it's a unique but very short transition era between two very long reigns, and a lot of stuff actually happened during it! The show has a fun amount of references to real people and events here and there. Makes reading all those History books feel like the Pepe Silvia meme, really

Who are these characters:

Our main character is this dude! Cartouche is your brave hero archetype, but also a bit of a smartass with a penchant for shenanigans. And he's named after a real-life criminal! The actual Cartouche was notably Not Nice, but a lot of people at the time did cheer him on because, well, he stole from and attacked rich people. There are actual books and movies about him that did generally keep the bandit-with-a-heart-of-gold legend alive! Cartoon!Cartouche is even designed after one of the movie versions, where he was played by actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. He's got the same outfit and everything, it's cute :D

Real!Cartouche had his own group of allies called the Cartouchiens, and some of the characters from the show are named after them! The main ones are…

Louis du Châtelet, aka le Lorrain, he's a noble who decided to join the good guys! He's a fancy dude, and notably he used to be a massive jerk, but he got better!

Fleur d'Épine and Galichon! Galichon was sentenced to the galleys and escaped! He's the team dad… and is also Fleur d'Épine's actual adoptive dad. Fleur d'Épine is the youngest of the group and has a whole backstory the show takes time to uncover: she was found by Galichon when she was just a baby! She gets a bunch of episodes about her mysterious family situation...

Freluquet, who is, let's be real, the token kid they added for the show. But he's generally a fun little dude, and very importantly he often relays messages from...

Isabelle d'Entraigues, Philippe d'Orléans's niece! She's not named after a real person, but after a character in the Belmondo Cartouche movie. She's a fave, she's got a temper! She's a spy from the good guys.

And then we have our main villains!

Philippe d'Orléans, the Regent. He's cruel and power-hungry and not above trying to get rid of the young king.But of course, he's not going to get his hands dirty. (The real guy is super interesting! I've been reading up on him a lot!) He has two people doing work for him:

Demachault, the police lieutenant, who is named after a real guy and is doing his best but honestly just sucks at this job, poor guy.

Nero Falconi, who is the Regent's right-hand man. He's the competent one here, but unlike our other villains he's not a noble!! His sad backstory ties with le Lorrain's, but instead of acting angsty about it, he's just seething with rage at all times. I Just Think He's Neat <3 He's the one main character who isn't named after a real person or a movie character!

There are other characters, but these are the main ones! It's a cute show! The references and links to real events are fun to spot, the setting is neat :D

Also Falconi's sad backstory lives in my brain rent-free, despite the flashback being only 60 seconds long. I can't justify that one, it's not that deep, it's just been occupying space in my brain for almost 20 years for some reason

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@sigmasonicx linked me this video today. I love it! It's a comedy anime homage series that hearkens back to some of my favourite flash cartoons from back in the day. It even has a reference to one of my faves, Bonus Stage. The music from that bit really brought me back.

It looks like it was made in MSPaint* but it's got some real craftsmanship in the design and animation. Even just the ending credits sequence of this vid is so much fun. (Reminds me of ed atlin's flash cartoons too with the use of music.) It has a super low amount of views somehow so please please check it out, and the rest of the series. While the writing starts out good in this one it only gets better in writing and animation quality.

*Not a dig, I just mean literally that looks like the medium. In the lunch scene you can even see the little bit leftover when they erase and redraw Raven to move her.

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For the ask game! 9. What are your file name conventions? 11. Do you listen to anything while drawing? If so, what? 30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated?

9. My file names are either very technical (such as references/pages/etc. that I need to readily find with ease) or something silly!

Examples being:

It can be silly, rare occasionally unhinged— specifically pieces I make for myself LOL

11. I listen to either extended video game sound tracks from various franchises, or specifically my favorite YouTubers playing horror games. I avoid the scary imagery, and enjoy their terrified screams while drawing cute and colorful cartoon characters! What joy!

30. Ooh that's a tough one. I haven't posted single images here in a while aside from pages, but in terms of singular illustrations, I'd have to go with either this from my DA gallery:

People have no idea how much love and care I put into making the texture of that onion ring feel right. Got only a handful of faves back in the day because this features my OC, Twyla. An oldie, but a goodie

The other contestant for underrated would be this one:

Oh man did this get slept on. Another original of mine, and original monster— an Iratii Shade. This is a typical grunt/pawn type of monster! Alone they pose little challenge, but in large groups they can be a threat. Individuals can be relatively tame and goofy LOL

One of the last times I touched on anything from my scrapped OG series, World Jumpers. Been kind of at a loss since on what to do for an original thing, since I had been working on WJ for pretty much half of my life. But yeah! This piece got ignored so hard. No love for original stuff on DA omg

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heya Buwan🥺♥️♥️I hope you are well

Want to give some fun asks (don't answer if you don't wanna of course) soo:

What are your other fandoms besides ROTTMNT?

Favorite characters from each?

Have you have made AUs for them?

Awww!!! Anon! Thank you 🥺🥺I love answering these types of questions!

Other fandoms/interests besides just TMNT in general:

Revolutionary Girl Utena (Anime): This is a bit obvious with how much I reference this show. My favorite characters is Anthy Himemiya, 100%. This show genuinely means a lot to me, especially in its themes. It's cathartic, but difficult watch for me.

Ace Attorney (Games): Lana Skye... This fucking series, god <3

Lupin III: Goemon Ishikawa XIII and Fujiko Mine my beloved! Got into it because of my sister

JJBA part 6 & 7 (Anime, Manga): Jolene and Johnny are my favorite Joestars, and I love (Scary Monsters) Diego Brando. I literally started from part 6 snd worked backwards out of spite for an ex friend and I don't regret it.

Usagi Yojimbo (Comics): My fave is Tomoe Ame &lt;;3 though Miyamoto Usagi was my first fictional crush-of-sorts when I was 11

My Little Pony (Gen 1, 3, and 4 Cartoons): Who could've seen this coming?/s In order of iterations, faves are - Fizzy, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash

Etc... (can't think, I am the sleepy)

As for AUs? More-so a NaruMitsu fic idea, I think I mentioned this before, but I had one for Ace Attorney before the turtles kicked me in the shins last year.

From my notes app, Nov. 2022

Additional info:

Miles Edgeworth is "Miles E. Von Karma" in this fic, still actively under the guidance as is the "son" of Von Karma.

It's a time loop fic by the way because of course it is.

Thanks for asking this anon! So so sorry this just... ended up so long.

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Are there any Kim Possible episodes you wouldn't really consider "canon?" Some of the dumber ones like Grande Size Me or Roachie or Blush for example that don't really add to the show.

oh, snap... truthfully i was a little taken aback by anything except Grande Size Me being called dumb, but then i recalled that on my rewatch ahead of the live action i was incredibly impatient with Larry's Birthday. i have since changed my tune, but i was on a binge at the time and eager to get to Graduation, lol.

but, no.... i even consider Grande Size Me to be canon. recall if you will... in fact i think i recently mentioned this... that Kim Possible as a show is chock full of genetic mutation. it's an even more recurring theme than Drakken trying to use robots or mind control to take over the world. so while that episode was made at the direct order of the Disney execs to make a healthy eating episode, and the creators made the episode as horrible as possible on purpose so the execs would stop trying to dictate the show to them.... i still call it canon.

if DNAmy can put Rufus and Barkin in a machine, create a mutant from both of them with the flip of a switch, and then an equally simple flip of a switch brings them back to normal.... yeah. yeah, i can buy the events of Grande Size Me. it's no leap at all, really.

and... okay, Blush??? that one's got me confused. Blush is a highly important episode. first of all, the entirety of the evil plot in the episode is...Drakgo trying to kill Kim "once and for all" in Drakken's words. Disney won't use the word "kill" but Wade explaining that she'll disappear forever is pretty self explanatory. so, the point is...Drakgo are willing to go that far. as if it wasn't already clear.

secondly, the ep shows how great and devoted a friend Ron is, that he risks his life to save not just her life, but also her date. canon tells us that Kim and Ron have secretly crushed on each other all along, but here Ron is helping her date with another dude go well. so to those people who claim Ron is useless or whatever... yeahhh far from it. he's always there for Kim and this is one of those eps where it's just in your face.

important side notes about the ep... we get that delicious defeat montage, which ends with Drakgo shopping together. ahhhh domesticity for my ship! not to mention all those lairs Drakken has... including a space lair. they've all already been to space, very important to note... additionally, we see that Josh isn't necessarily the greatest guy... kissing Kim at the end there after Kim had expressed some physical boundaries. sure the boundaries were because she was busy vanishing, but he still didn't respect them. and, AND...! this is the precursor to the plot of So the Drama, where Drakken first starts researching what makes Kim, a teen girl, tick. i could go on but...yeah this episode is great.

and Roachie is one of the many delightful shorts, expanding the KP universe beyond the weekly villains. i can't think of another show to reference right now, but some of the bigger TV buffs out there can certainly name some... like...i guess like Batman fights the Joker each week, defeats him, he's hauled off to Arkham, then back again for the next episode! like...very typical cartoon stuff. or Bugs and Elmer Fudd always trying to outwit each other. Kim always fighting the same villain(s) kind of limits the show and makes it feel like an even...lesser version of 'monster of the week.' sooooo....yeah, for starters, this episode brings something fresh. it always gives Kim a very human very real flaw, for the girl who can do anything. and it gives Ron yet another unique gift and moment to shine. and personally i loved the one-off villain. a person might get impatient with the episode and want to move on to their fave villains, i totally understand that. but...not consider it canon???

i.... i hope you can send me another ask of deeper explanation, Anon? because why wouldn't any of these be canon??? not someone's fave ep, okay that's fine, people's taste is subjective and that's everyone's freedom. but not canon? they all fit in perfectly with the KP universe and i'm quite perplexed by them being called dumb and not adding to the show.

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15 questions for 15 friends

Thank you for tagging me @girlfailgaymer I Do Not have 15 friends on this site but I'll tag some mutuals at the end, so y'all feel free to ignore.

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My birth name that's no longer my name was a Bible reference. My middle name is my great grandma's.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last night. I miss my gf tails. I miss her a lot. (She's in college she'll be home soon lol)

DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Haha no, and I don't plan on it.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY? I used to play soccer growing up, but I haven't played it in a long time. When I have the time/energy (which I haven't recently) I'll lift weights and do other casual exercises at home.

DO YOU USE SARCASM? Sometimes. Not as often as others. My brand of 'tism makes it difficult for me to tell when people are joking sometimes, and that includes sarcasm.

FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Hmm. Probably their clothes? But not in like a judgey way, moreso what the clothes can tell me about them. Their fave colors or patterns or if it's merch for something y'know?

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOR? Blue.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? What about scary movies With happy endings? I like both, it just depends on my mood. Not a huge fan of slasher horror tho, I like monsters and psychological stuff.

ANY TALENTS? I can play viola, and I've been told I have a nice singing voice when I try. I'm good at reading out loud too.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? California.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? I love playing mtg, recently got back into the Pokemon TCG. Big fan of vidy games and binging cartoons. I also enjoy reading and writing.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS. Sadly no, but I'd love to get a wiener dog later in life.

HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5'2 on a good day. I have horrible posture.

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL? For required classes; English. For electives; I loved drama and orchestra.

DREAM JOB? I don't dream of labor. But less seriously, I always thought being a voice actor would be neat, and in my off time between shows I could record audio books.

Alrighty time to tag people. Again, feel free to ignore. @fluent-in-lesbianism @spooky-qrow @lilypads17 @bonerrmccoy @toboldlygoaway

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🥇 Comment Hall of Fame 🥇

I really like when people comment. What better way to encourage interaction than by rewarding it? Here's a running list of some of my favorite comments, the ones that made me laugh, the ones that made me cry, the ones that kept me going. I love all the comments I get but these are just some of my faves from AO3, Tumblr, and Wattpad. You guys are all the best. 💛

"This series has the same equivalence to the mini episode cartoons like teen titans go but like BETTER I LOVE THIS SO MUCH" - @/thatboyisagunn · I remember watching the OG Teen Titans as a kid, so I really loved this comment. Plus, it sort of gave me the idea to do like one-shots as 'mini episodes'.

"“…morally ambiguous, sarcastic, charming brunette“ I know this is supposed to be referring to Flynn Rider, but it sounds an awful lot like Bucky to me. Loved this whole story! I was smiling the whole way through." - @/bookish_irish_dancer ·I laughed for an hour when this lovely commenter said this, because, yes, that is absolutely what I was going for.

"T Swizzle is a national treasure and I will fight to the death for her." @/aswiftlytiltinguniverse ·I will too. Okay, maybe not to the death, but I will post a lot of fics with TS references.

"I GODDAMN LOVE THIS SONG DUDE. THE ANGST, THE PAIN, THE CONFUSION AND GODDAMN JOHN I HATE YOU. BARNES I LOVE YOU AND SAMUEL YOU BIG BROTHER. I'm LOVING this Tay Swift-ness author." @toomanyfanficsbruh ·I like inciting John Walker hate. Especially all caps hate. This just made me laugh so hard tbh.

"Sis, as much as i love your stories and this story.. THIS WAS A PUNCH TO THE GUT, WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS *VIRTUALLY PUKES BECAUSE YEAH, I HAVE A FULL STOMACH RN* (but whatever i still love you uwu😊🤣😭🤗)" @/youraveragehotmessofabisexual ·The "why would you do something like this" really had me cheesy grinning like I know I just hurt my entire audience, but wasn't it fun?

"“LeTs NoT gEt EmOtIoNaL” my ass. I’m emotional. Let me emote 😭" @/BuckySimp101 ·This comment made me emote. And keep going with the GrumpyxSunshine series after Two Sides of The Same Coin.

"I challenge you to a duel anonymityisfun. You hear me duel, I hope you have a blood donner cos you're gonna need it ( I'm hating where this is going but loving your update speed. Keep it up )( side note I moved to mars so you're going to have to come here for out duel. )" @i-wanna-burn-the-world ·I can say with absolute certainty that I'd never been challenged to a duel before this comment. It's happened a few times since then to be honest.

"THIS MADE ME CRY AND I DONT MEAN JUST TEARED UP I MEAN I FUCKING CRIED MAN" @/Jwritesstuff ·If you couldn't tell, I really love comments that yell at me about what I made people feel. I love it.

"WHY WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO US IM LITERALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW WHY OH GOD WHY ARE THEY TREATING HER LIKE HOW HYDRA TREATED WINTER SOLDIER 😭😭😭 THEY DONT EVEN LET HER TAKE HER BELONGINGS ITS LIKE SHES NOT EVEN HUMAN THE WAY THEYRE TREATING HER OH GOD YOU'RE PAYING MY THERAPY 😭😭😭😭 THE TITLE ITSELF GOT ME HOLDING MY SEAT LIKE WDYM LAST KISS" @/Marquiserose ·This comment always makes me cheesy grin. I love the enthusiasm.

"SAM YOU BITCH! YOU CANT JUST LEAVE US! RULE NUMBER ONE!!!" @/any_ways ·Now, you guys didn't know what I knew, but the visceral reaction everyone had to Sam at the end of Two Sides of The Same Coin was *chef's kiss*

"When I gave this story my heart it was under the impression that you wouldn’t tear it out of my chest and stomp on it" @/HopeMAnd21 ·I know it sounds silly, but I like knowing that I can make people feel things. That the words I write can actually impact a person warms my little heart.

"I always have no feedback, criticism or words, but…I once again am lost. This whole this has twist and turns, one right after the other. I really don’t know what to say. This should be a mini book that I can hold in my hands and it has that little penguin on the spine, and anonymityisfun written under the title. I’m going to cherish this. When I’m bored and want twists and turns and sorrow, this is what I’ll read. You should be very proud!" @/any_ways ·Listen, I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a crier, but this comment made me cry. Being published, being able to call myself an author, even the idea of ever getting to put something out into the world, it's been my dream since I was a kid. Ugh, it just made my heart swell.

"you really did take all these characters and made them your own. from all the fanfictions i've read, your version of marvel characters are by far my favourite. i also feel very happy seeing this full circle moment because i still remember very vividly how sad i felt when i read how alone sunshine was. thank you for this series and i hope this is not the end!!" @/khirtelt ·This felt so important because, while legally I own very little rights to these characters, they do very much feel like my characters and my stories. They all have little pieces of me, both good and bad, and I'm very proud of the work I've put into these stories.

"110% babygirlification of Bucky Barnes" @/thesweetestheart ·I do not mind being attributed to the continued babygirlification of Bucky Barnes. It's now my life goal.

"I was thinking of you when the Taylor swift album dropped I HOPE U LOVED IT 🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾 Also another Drabble masterpiece as PER USUAL" @buckbuckyoongs ·When you think Taylor Swift, I hope you think of me.

"I need a friend that loves me as much as Sam and Sunny love each other... AHEM, I SAID I NEED A FRIEND THAT LOVES ME AS MUCH AS SAM AND SUNNY LOVE EACH OTHER. please? (Now I just sit and wait until someone starts talking to me... I'm gonna be here for a while.)" @i-wanna-burn-the-world ·We all need a friendship like Sam and Sunshine.

"i ADORE THIS. I LOVE ITI WOUL KILL AND DIE FOR THIS. YOURE AMAZING AND I APRECIATE YOU POSTING YOUR WRITING, SO MUCH. I LITERALLY WIND DOWN AT NIGHT WITH YOUR STORIES-" @/ValerieQ "TYSM💜 AND OFC YOURE LITERALLY A GODDESS I DONT THINK YOU UNDERSTAND-" @/ValerieQ ·This was all one comment thread and when I tell you, I was having a rough go of it, I needed this. You all hype me up so much, but this comment just made my heart melt. I'm so glad that my silly little stories are a place you guys can go to unwind and hang out. I love that so much.

"another beautiful work from @/anonymityisfunwriter and i can’t tell if i love or resent them for the pain they put me through. every. time." @mediocre-daydreams ·I wonder if they decided if they love me or they resent me yet. Either way, I'm glad I make you guys feel all the feelings. It's my goal.

"Binged the shit out of this and fell in love. I cried, I weeped, my heart swelled with so much love for these two. Honestly this series felt like a hot bowl of homemade soup on a cold day." @kjdara ·"A hot bowl of homemade soup on a cold day" Please, the way that made me choke up. One of the best, sweetest comments I've ever gotten.

"I found the sound on TT literally just scrolling through and screamed "Bucky don't leave her! She's your sunshine"... Needless to say I have a meeting with the boss man about time theft" @/MandaRinne ·The time theft part made me laugh, and also worry, but I'll take it as a good thing you guys think of the Grumpy x Sunshine series while scrolling TikTok.

"I'm glad they made up and love love the twist at the end. Because it truly signifies that sunshine is a fighter. And I love sunshine and I try to strive towards adopting the better parts of her personality into mine everyday. Fr." @/youraveragehotmessofabisexual -This, and I'm not even exaggerating, left me a little speechless. It will never not blow my mind that anyone actually cares about anything I've written.

I'll be adding to this every now and then. I just wanted to do this to show my appreciation to everyone who's supported me, it's the greatest feeling in the world. If you're here, if you've ever left comment, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, I love you all so much. 💛

And please, take this as a sign to show support to other amazing creators and authors, comments, reblogs, kudos, it makes a world of a difference. 💛

And, if for whatever reason, you're on this list and don't want to be, just let me know and I'll take it down. 💛

[ladyzerodark]

Welcome To My Blog

Let's update the pinned post, shall we?

I mainly go by Dark, but I will respond to Zero, Lady or any combination of the three parts of my @.

Pronouns are She/Her, but I'm open to They/Them. 30+ years old

While I try to post/reblog stuff for all ages, I do occasionally post/reblog not so family friendly content at times. I try to tag them as best I can, and I don't mind tagging for triggers.

My artblog: @creativeafterdark

My crossover blog: @darkxcrossover

Other media:

Twitter: rarely use it but I have it

Discord: Friends/long time mutuals only, will not share with anyone I've only spoken with once

Bluesky: New as of today!

Twitch: LadyZeroDark https://m.twitch.tv/ladyzerodark

Youtube: Past livestreams mostly

My tags:

Ramblings tag: #things dark does

Look at my friend's art: #look at my friend's art

References for writing, drawing, information, what have you: #references

Stuff from the art blog: either #stuff from the artblog OR #stuff from the art blog... I was weird with tagging this lol

Polls: #polls

Stream announcements: #stream announcements

Main Interests:

Mythology, Anime, Manga, Manhwa, Sharks, Wolves, Cartoons (indie or otherwise), Video Games, Drawing and Writing

Got any questions? Asks are open, just keep in mind I am an adult and work, so I may not be able to respond immediately.

[toonjazzy]

Listing things I liked and disliked about the Mario Movie cause I am bored

 I think I was pretty neutral mostly. There was both good and bad shit. Please do not attack me- I will list what I disliked first so that when I list the good stuff, it’ll probably make you smile I hope-

Dislikes:

No accents. I get it was “explained”, but I still feel they were kinda bland. Even the cartoon had better voices :P

Chris Pratt Mario, so fucking weak-

Luigi barely having any screen time and spends most of it in a cage. I get it’s called The Mario Movie, but I really wanted to see more of Mario and Luigi being brothers

Mario never calling Luigi “Weege” like in Super Mario Adventures

Penguins were hardly even there...

LUIGI AND PEACH NEVER SWAP CLOTHES LIKE IN SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES-

Peaches...I am tired of fucking hearing that song on the internet. AND MY MOM HORRIBLY SINGING IT-

NO KOOPALINGS *SOBS*

Peach is fucking shorter. SHE IS LITERALLY CONFIRMED TO BE 6′1

Peach’s voice wasn’t doing it for me

Peach being animated weirdly

The story they gave Peach becoming a princess in my opinion made no sense

Peach missing her ponytail for some outfits

Peach having an axe instead of gun like in the Rabbids game. I REALLY WANTED HER TO HAVE A GUN-

No Peach Parasol ;-;

Peach having more of Daisy’s personality. AT LEAST MAKE HER ACT LIKE SPM PEACH OR SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES PEACH, SHE WAS MORE BADASS IN THOSE

The Bowser Peach wedding again. Bowser please, she doesn’t like you XD

Giving Peach a bland Wedding dress, you’d think Bowser would give her a fancy one! And my brother was disappointed that she didn’t say the line “And who picked this dress out? It's AWFUL!” like in SPM, he really wanted her to say it XD

Lumalee animated so weird-

Mario and Peach didn’t have enough adorable scenes together :’)

King Bob-omb got exploded *SOBS*

NO PMTOK REFERENCES- (JOKE! HUGE JOKE-)

Now what I actually liked :D :

Mario Bros Rap! MY BROTHER AND I STARTED RAPPING IT-

The original Toadstool cameo! (She had a way better voice than this Peach btw-)

PAULINE CAMEO

SHY GUYS!!!!!

BOWSER MY BELOVED

TOAD! I LOVED HIM SO MUCH!

PEACH FUCKING TOSSING MARIO, HAD ME DYING-

Mario’s zero to hero montage

THE 80′S SONGS THAT APPEARED

BOWSER

ALL THE MUSIC REFERENCES

INVERTED TRIANGLE CAMEO

DK RAP!!!! I legit screamed. I sat there rapping while my family was confused cause only I know the DK Rap-

THE FUCKING BLUE SHELL KOOPA! AND HE HAD WINGS LIKE THE ORIGINAL

LUDWIG VON KOOPA REFERENCE

Bowser playing piano

KAMEK DRESSED AS PEACH

Peach kicking everybody’s ass at the wedding

BOWSER

LEVEL COMPLETE, STIMMING WASN’T ENOUGH, I NEED TO EXPLODE! SUPER MARIO BROS 2 OVERWORLD THEME HAD ME IN TEARS SINCE PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT ONE AND IT’S ONE OF MY FAVES

BOWSER BOWSER BOWSER BOWSER BOWSER BOWSER

Listen, I’ve loved Bowser since I was 8, don’t judge me-

[markoftara]

⇢ ˗ˏˋ markoftara: index ࿐ྂ

― i moved to @erectrohammered and wanted to list down my taglist for future references (especially on mobile since my current theme redirects you immediately to my new blog)

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fave fandom posts: naruto fandoms: film and television ; teen wolf, the 100, star wars, supernatural, once upon a time, riverdale fandoms: books ; the mortal instruments, harry potter, game of thrones, percy jackson, divergent, the fault in our stars, the hunger games fandoms: comics books ; dc comics, young justice, marvel, teen titans fandoms: anime/manga ; naruto, attack on titan, yuri!!! on ice fandoms: cartoons ; avatar the last airbender, avatar the legend of korra, voltron legendary defenders, adventure time, miraculous ladybug, how to train your dragon fandoms: disney ; disney, big hero 6, frozen fandoms: games ; danganronpa, pokemon, life is strange, persona fandoms: web series ; carmilla, rwby fandoms: music ; k-pop characters ; asami sato, annie leonhardt, shikadai nara, miss martian, sabaku no temari groups ; sand siblings, titan trio ships ; shikatema, korrasami, more korrasami, tadahoney, shallura, beruani genres: aesthetics, alternate universe, headcanons, crossovers others ; fave posts, more fave posts, another set of fave posts, text posts, posts i agree with, more posts i agree with, posts that left me shookdt, queen shit, babies, film & tv casts, posts that got me simpin', more posts that got me simpin', posts i can relate to, accurate, posts i found funny, more posts i found funny, i ship it, posts that made me emotional

[handicappedbuenchico]

🧶 — any non-writing hobbies/interests? 📺 — favorite movie(s) and/or tv show(s)? 📇 — does your url have a meaning? if so, what is it? ✏️ — how long have you been roleplaying on tumblr?

🧶 — any non-writing hobbies/interests?

My main non-writing hobby is drawing! Have some examples below: (Of course, the two examples I have are spencer-centric because that feral gremlin lives in my head rent free, and it fits with this blog specifically! Also the heterochromia is NOT canon to Spencer anymore FYI)

I also like to play video/computer/mobile games! The main things I tend to play are T.he S.ims 4, M.ario K.art 8 D.eluxe, S.uper S.mash B.rothers U.ltimate, A.nimal C.rossing: N.ew H.orizons, and L.ove N.ikki: D.ress U.p Q.ueen.

📺 — favorite movie(s) and/or tv show(s)?

I have quite a few actually! For TV shows, my main fave right now is the C.reepshow series on Shudder that came out in 2019! For my 23rd birthday, my mother got me the entire series on DVD (sans season 4 because that obviously hasn't come out yet/was just announced), so I didn't even need to subscribe to Shudder at all lmao. I only wanted to watch it for Major Ted Lockwood (the character my other rp blog @/goranginumber7 is based on) because he was played by B.reckin M.eyer and I just grew attached to him. Also @kurtzbergsiblings was telling me how mid the show was in her opinion, so I had to watch it for myself, and I actually really enjoyed it. I'm still technically not done season one, but my brain was on hyper-speed when I got season 2 in my grubby little hands because I could finally watch The Right Snuff legally, so I forgot to finish it 🫣. Another TV show I really got into after years of not watching it, well I guess it's more of a cartoon series than a tv show but whatever, is Robot Chicken. Now for movies, this answer is slightly harder for me. Mainly for the reason that I haven't been able to fully sit through a full-length movie since I was about 13, and I also just don't have the expendable resources like time, energy, and income to watch movies anymore. However, I do still have movies from back in my movie watching days that I hold near and dear to my heart, and I'll watch them any day of the week. In order we have: C.hild's P.lay (the original 1988 version #fucktheremake) B.ride o.f C.hucky A N.ightmare o.n E.lm S.treet 2: F.reddy's R.evenge F.reddy's D.ead: T.he F.inal N.ightmare (A N.ightmare o.n E.lm S.treet 6) C.lueless

📇 — does your url have a meaning? if so, what is it?

DEAF = Carlos STONED = Spencer AND = Them both being portrayed on one blog (by yours truly!) For a more proper and in-depth explanation, because you wouldn't have asked the question if you didn't want that, is that I originally made this blog's URL deafandstoned because according to the fandom those were Carlos and Spencer's only "traits" as characters within F.reddy's D.ead. You know, because the movie was too busy with that nonsensical "is this random 18-year-old man the kid of THE F.reddy K.rueger, or is it the clearly older woman who is basically a reskinned Dr. S.imms from D.ream W.arriors but even worse." plotline to actually flesh anyone out beyond basic traits and identifiers. The funny thing is, Spencer is never shown to be a stoner until that scene in the van where he pulls the one joint out of his pocket and lights it up (one joint = stoner? 🤔). The only other reference to weed they use with him is the very beginning of his death sequence when he's smoking on the couch. Also, as I have learned from roleplaying a stoner on this blog, smoking weed would actually be an AMAZING Freddy suppressant, because it's been shown that weed actually SUPRESSES REM sleep. So, if anyone's death was easily preventable, it was Spencer's. Also, the only other "trait" that Carlos had going for him was that he was clearly not white (it's heavily implied that he is Hispanic through not only his name, but his mama having a heavy and vaguely Hispanic accent). Now, I personally don't like that "the deaf kid" is the only other "trait" that Carlos has besides his race, but that was the only one I had to truly work with in terms of coming up with names. Wait a minute...I just realized how FUCKED UP that is. The only thing Carlos is known, and was mercilessly tortured in a needlessly drawn-out death sequence, for is the permanent physical reminder of his abuse that he had NO CONTROL OVER. There was also a strange need to bring up the fact that Carlos was deaf a LOT in the film, and not just by Carlos himself, but with other characters doing it too. Sorry, none of this has anything to do with my blog URL, that's just my brain uselessly griping about this practically obscure "horror" movie from 1991 that I have a love/mildly annoyed with relationship with.

✏️ — how long have you been roleplaying on tumblr?

I started to do roleplaying on Tumblr fully on July 28th, 2022. Holy shit my 1-year Tumblr anniversary is coming up (if archiving and moving blogs doesn't fuck that up). Time is an illusion and just straight up doesn't exist I swear.

[sylvanas-girlkisser]

I got curious so here's is the (I think) complete list of song recs based on allie's AO3:

Where there's a whip there's a way - Is a song sung by the orcs in the LotR cartoon musical, that yes does exist.

All about us (The wild gay yonder CH7) - do I even need to clarify this a T.A.T.u. reference?

Bury the Antlers with the Stag - A song by Feminazgul

The Storm That Is Approaching (BTAWTS Ch17) - Vergil's theme from DMC5

No we're not paradise - A line from "Paradise (what about us)" by Tarja Turunen and Within Temptation

Seize the night - A song by Meat Loaf

The map with which you find her (A mourning hymn Ch2) - Adapted from a line from the song "Map" by Jason Webley

Hooked on all these feelings (A mourning hymn Ch3) - Line from the song "Feelings" by Hailey Kiyoko

Bandage on the wound, and payback in kind - My translation of the line "plaster på såret, og et takk for sist" from the song "Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice" (seven buckets of tears is enough Beatrice) by Kaizers Orchestra

A romantic tragedy (Bandage on the wound Ch1) - Technically not a song, but it is the subtitle of the "Violetta Violetta" trilogy of albums by Kaizer's Orchestra so it counts

You're still here (Bandage on the wound Ch10) - Song by Poets of the Fall

My Iceflower - In story reference to the song "Eisblume" by Subway to Sally

Rockabye (My Iceflower Ch1) - Yes its the Clean Bandit, Sean Paul, and Anne-Marie song, don't judge me.

Starry Nights - A song by Mamamoo

Sins maybe, tragedies no (Starry nights Ch2) - do I even have to say it?

The knife game (starry nights Ch3) - Ooooh I have all my fingers, the knife goes chop chop chop

Signs of Life - Song by Poets of the Fall

Stuck with you - Song by Aurelio Voltaire and Amanda Palmer

Laughing burnished-gold eyes - Translation of the Swedish kitsch classic "leende guldbruna ögon" by Vikingarna (though im like 95% sure this one is named after the Black Ingvars cover)

The map you use to find her - DID I USE THAT TWICE? Its like not even one of the good Jason Webley songs!

My heart can't take this (The map you use to find her Ch1) - Adapted from the line "And if your life won't wait, then your heart can't take this" from "Dead!" by My Chemical Romance (but you knew that you stupid homo)

New Romantics (The map you use to find her Ch8) - Your fave is problematic: Solveig "Valk" Offbrand_Valk. Wrote a supercorp fic and named a chapter after a Taylor Swift song

Lena Immaculate (The map you use to find her Ch10) - Reference to the song "Lillith Immaculate" by Cradle of Filth

At last I see the light - A song from the disney movie "Tangled"

Into the Free / Becoming Human - First half is a song by Turisas, second half I'll have you know was chosen before the David Cage game was announced.

Also I swear that somewhere I have a fic titled "Mess her up" which is an Amy Shark song

Thanks to my own laziness with naming fics, I can always count on my own AO3 profile for suggestions on what music to listen to

[just-call-me-the-intrusive-thot]

Soulmate September - Day 4

Day 4 - There is a trail of color only you can see that marks out where your soulmate has been.

Pairing(s): Platonic Patmile, Aro Patton, Aro Emile

TWs: None I can think of rn, possibly a warning for Pat questioning his aromantic-ness? If I need to tag anything that I’ve missed, please lemme know!

--

Patton wasn’t sure what to feel even as his own two traitorous feet carried him along the sidewalk in the direction of the sparkling baby pink soulmate trail; he knew he would have one, everyone did. At least, that’s what he was always raised to believe. 

“One day, Pat, one day you’ll meet your soulmate and everything will be wonderful. You’ll fall in love and be happy for the rest of your days!”

Patton loved his nana, bless her, but just remembering her words made his stomach churn more than the nerves he felt watching the trail. He already felt so happy with his best friends;  sure, perhaps a part of him felt a little like the odd one out considering they were all in relationships with their soulmates now, but he didn’t feel like he needed a romantic partner to feel fulfilled. But maybe that just meant he wasn’t truly happy. Maybe.

After all, he had a trail. Heck, he was following it right now! That meant he’d have to face his soulmate. Someone who would be looking for a loving partner who’d shower them with romance. Affection, Patton could do. Heck, platonic kisses and cuddles were practically his second job. Romance, however…. That he just couldn’t seem to grasp. Not that he didn’t know what to do, just the thought made him feel uneasy. The bad kind of uneasy, the kind of uneasy you get when you’re about to hear awful news for the first time, not the excited uneasy when trying something new. 

With an exhausted sigh, Patton tried to remain positive as the trail led to the local high school. Was his soulmate a teacher? A janitor? Maybe a parent stopping by to pick up their kid early? Or were they giving a talk to the students? Either way, Patton checked the time and was thankful that he didn’t have to try and explain to someone that he had to go wandering around the school to find his soulmate. Fifteen minutes wasn’t such a long wait anyway..

… Okay maybe it’s a long wait when your mind is positively racing with anxiety. Patton had been so lost in his own mind, it took a woman - probably a member of staff going by her attire -  talking to him to pull him out of his daze, 

“Sir? The last of the students are leaving, are you still waiting on your child?”

He shook his head, “Ah, no, that’s not it, see, I’m looking for-”

Pat wasn’t able to finish. Just as he looked over her shoulder, he spotted his soulmate, the pink trail glowing behind and around him. Gentle looking, perhaps only a couple of years Patton’s senior, wearing a light brown cardigan over a pink tie and white button up shirt. His pressed black pants would have clashed with his adorable pink sneakers if they didn’t suit him so well. Not to mention the pink streak in his dark hair or the numerous cute badges adorning the cardigan. Oh God this was too soon. Far too soon. As his soulmate pushed up his glasses, Patton became aware of the woman still waiting on an answer.

…… Nope, he can’t do this-

Patton made a small whining noise as he turned and took off down the street. He can’t do this. He can’t face his soulmate. Not like this! Not while he was still a mess!! Not while he wasn’t able to be the partner his soulmate surely deserved. Patton hadn’t even met him formally, but already he knew he didn’t want to let him down, not someone who was so clearly a wonderful person. 

For a moment, Patton began to wonder what was wrong with him. He liked him. His soulmate. That much was clear. One glance and he couldn’t get the sweet expression on his face out of his head, yet he didn’t feel an ounce of any romantic feelings for him. Not one. 

He stopped to catch his breath once he’d hit the nearest bench - he narrowly avoided ramming straight into the damn thing - and tried to work out what to do. Pat knew he couldn’t avoid him forever, of course, after all the trail-

Oh no, the trail-!!

Patton looked behind him just in time to lock eyes with his soulmate while he was tripping over the curb and falling flat on his face in his pursuit. 

“Great, now’s my chance to run.”, Patton thought, but upon noting that the man seemed to be hurt, his conscience wouldn’t let him retreat. Damnit. Swallowing the pit in his stomach, Patton rushed to his aid, 

“Are you alright!?”, Patton asked, offering a hand to help him up.

His soulmate beamed up at him, smiling brightly despite the fact his nose was bleeding from the impact with the ground as he took said hand,

“Yeah! I’m a little banged up but don’t worry about me, are you alright um..?”

“Patton.”

“Patton!”, his soulmate beamed, unaware of how it was breaking Pat’s heart, “I’m Emile Picani, do you how do?”

Patton was surprised to find himself chuckling at Emile’s antics despite his growing anxiety. “Oh jeez, he IS my soulmate..”, Patton caught himself thinking, unsuccessfully hiding his disappointment with himself in his expression. Emile noted the crack in Patton’s happy facade and decided to try and be light-hearted in his approach, “Hm, lemme rephrase my question; eeeeeh what’s up, Pat?”.

It was a terrible Bugs Bunny impression, but it did get a smile out of Patton. Oh boy, he still didn’t want to have this conversation…

“.... How about I bandage you up a little, then we talk?”

Emile agreed and the two sat down on the bench while Patton opened up his satchel and took out his cartoon network print plasters, a sight that had Emile excitedly bouncing his leg. Of all the people to be his soulmate, Patton couldn’t have asked for a better match, if only…

“Are you a father?”, Emile queried, catching Patton off guard.

“Wh-What?”, he stammered in surprise.

“Your bandaids, I thought perhaps you-”

“Oh, no, no!! I don’t have kids, but I work at the local daycare. It’s my day off today.”, he explained. Emile nodded, “I see! I work at the high school-  well, you know that you, found me there, I mean I’m the school’s student councillor. I’m sorry if my assumption upset you, Pat.”

Patton shook his head, “No, no, it’s fine!”, he waved off the concern as he silently got to work with the bandaids. The assumption hadn’t upset him, well, not in the way Emile probably thought; he hadn’t known Emile for a day and yet Patton knew he wanted Emile in his life forever, but… surely his soulmate would be looking for a husband. A lover. Someone to have romantic nights out with and someone who would love him back. But Patton couldn’t do that. He felt a form of love for the man but the idea of them getting married or anything like that just-

He was pulled from his simultaneous daydream and bandaging work as he listened to Emile hum something familiar. At first, Patton couldn’t pin down where he knew it from, however, as Emile hummed more, Patton recognised the faint singing he was doing under his breath;

“When you trip on your face and your teeth are misplaced..”

“Friends are there to help you.”, Patton sang in continuation, returning the excited grin Emile bore, “Ed, Edd, ‘n’ Eddy, right? I haven’t watched the show in years.”, he admitted.

Emile beamed brightly, “Oh my goodness, really?! Well I have the entire series on DVD! If you want, we can go back to my place and-”

The churning feeling was back. Patton had heard about this song and dance before. What was it his friend Virgil had called it? Netflix and chill? No, that’s the more R-rated song and dance, isn’t it? Either way, Patton’s displeasure must’ve shown on his face as Emile gently placed a hand over Patton’s, 

“What’s got you feeling blue there, my diamond?”

Patton couldn’t help but give an exhausted smile at that. Steven Universe references now. Lord help him, he’s about to break this poor man’s heart. Gathering what little courage he could muster, Patton tried as best he could to explain,

“Emile, you’re wonderful. I just want to make it really crystal clear, ah ha, that it’s not you, it’s me...”, Patton began, noting the way Emile appreciated his attempt to lighten the mood, “But I can’t return your feelings. Not um, not in the love-dovey way, I mean! I really like you, but as a friend?? Gee, I’m sorry, I wish I could love-love you back, but I-! Romance just, I can’t do it and I don’t want to hurt you because you’re so nice, but- ! Ugh! This is so confusing-”

“Oh thank God.”

What. Patton locked eyes with Emile to see genuine relief wash over him, a couple of tears welling up in his eyes as he explained, “I thought I was gonna have to explain me being aromantic to you and hope you weren’t against it-”

“Wait, wait, aro-what?”, Patton asked, perplexed.

Emile took a second, realising what was happening, “Oh, Pat. Um, right, let me explain; I’m aromantic - and genderfluid by the way, I use all pronouns and such but don’t you worry about that right now.”, Emile assured him, continuing, “Being aromantic means you don’t feel any, or very few, romantic feelings for anyone. You might like some things generally considered romantic but enjoy them platonically! Take me for example! I, much like Olaf, like warm hugs! And platonic kisses are a-okay with me too! But if you’re not into that stuff, of course-”

“Oh, no I am!!”, Patton beamed, feeling like a weight had been torn from his shoulders, “I really like physical affection, but I like it from everyone really! I’m just so happy I’m not breaking your heart here..”

“Aw Pat..”, Emile opened his arms wide, giving Patton a look of genuine adoration, “Awkward Soulmate Hug?”

Appreciating the Gravity Falls reference, Patton chuckled, “Awkward Soulmate Hug.”

The hug was far from awkward. If anything it was the best hug Patton had been given all year.

------------ I hope you all enjoy this one!  I wanted to give a little love to platonic soulmates too so here we go!! @tsshipmonth2020

Taglist [just message me to be added!]: @somehow-i-got-an-account  @cateye-glasses

[wednesdaygurl]

"Fate Is..."

The title is a reference to this little 70s couple in a book of cartoons by Kim Casali my mom had when I was growing up

a lot of times when I get stuck or need a little push to get me off the ground lyrically I start by just writing the plot of a book I like. This was def inspired by Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" Which is of course inspired by Emily Bronte's novel of the same name.

"Fate Is..." is a song I wrote in this way after reading "Wise Blood" by Flannery O'Connor. I'll admit a big motivation for this was an obsession with the musical savant Weyes Blood. In case you're not familiar here is my fave album of hers:

The lyrics to Fate is... :

"Come on baby show me all your smart blood

Hazel’s standing outside on his car

Following you home to your apartment

You were planning something without Jesus "

The next line is a reference to this Arthur Russell song

"Only reason that I did it was to find out what it’s like!!!!"

Billboards seem to be something I have a continued obsession with, I write about them in lotsa songs

"Pass the billboard on the street and wonder if hell will swallow me up"

This next line is a direct quote from the book:

"Fate is drawing back its leg to kick me"

and then I outline more of the plot. I don't think the song has many spoilers though, so if you haven't read Wise Blood I highly suggest.

"You stand outside and preach through the glass at the movies

You filled all your shoes with rocks and left the house

Then when you got home you had the things to blind yourself

Only reason that I did it was to find out what its like

Pass the billboard on the street and wonder if hell will swallow me up.

Fate is drawing back its leg to kick me."

[cleverhalloweenpun]

Thoughts on the New Trailer

normally I’d put this under a read more, but I guess that new ‘expand’ feature makes read mores pointless I guess so.

opening shot shows us the whole school, and what seems to be a whole town behind it? I was wondering why the school would be the Only safe space for monsters, like you’re only in high school for what... 3, 4 years? but it seems a whole society has been built surrounding the school, giving us a bit of a Camp Jupiter (from percy jackson) situation I guess? I think that’s really fun from a worldbuilding perspective. The trailer also gives us a few more locations

like this: the Coffin Bean, which is on school grounds now, supporting my theory that the school is more than an educational institution, but rather an entire town. Also it just looks gorgeous. The vibes are Immaculate. Gothic Castle with Slightly Less Ancient wooden buildings added on and Even more modern 1960′s Diner-looking coffee shop within it. Amazing concept, lovely execution. Also I’m just happy to see the Coffin Bean back, I used to have the playset as a kid.

we also get to see Frankie’s bedroom, it’s full of knick-knacks but what stood out to me were the Body Parts they’ve got hanging behind them. Are they there purely for decoration, or are they Replacement Parts they could change into if their limbs break or they feel like sporting a pink hand one day? (I wonder if it’s foreshadowing for the animated series, maybe switching up their body parts will be a Thing with Cartoon Frankie, we know they have a mechanical leg at least)

Bloodgood’s office looks just about how I expected it to, no Nightmare in sight though... where is the Horse! she’s supposed to be the headless horseman, not the horseless headmistress! Actual reason I took this screenshot was her “I hate mondays” mug though. A Big Mug for her Big Mood. I wonder if she bought it for herself or if it was a gift from the school staff lmao.

Heath’s shoes and socks being better than the entire rest of his fit. They’re really Heath, I like them.

Terrifying Trigonometry. I was not prepared for Frankie to look So Tiny compared to Clawdeen in some of these shots. Are they the only one not wearing heels? I feel like their height changes throughout the movie. The hallway could have looked better, but the coffin lockers and the swarm of bats that just flew through it are making me nostalgic nevertheless.

no straight nonsense between Clawdeen and Deuce please don’t even Tease it. I swear. I’m still hoping the Thing they’re hinting at with these two is that they’re both half human, and that’s why they were referred to Like That on the website. Please I do not want to see Clawdeen have a crush on a boy and we’ve had enough Romance Drama with Deuce in Gen 1 give him a Break.

Cleo with tinsel in her hair here, eye of Ra necklace and scarab details on her nightgown. Have we ever seen Cleo in green before? Either way, it looks really good, why did they reveal the characters with their worst outfits when they’ve got looks like these throughout the movie? Strange decisions.

Speaking of good looks, Abbey’s holographic bubble jacket? Great Decision. Love that for her.

also this look that Frankie’s got going on. White shirt with a sweater vest that has the original monster high colour scheme? Bow tie? Ripped Jeans WITH a Plaid Skirt, Tennis socks AND Dangly Neon Pink Earring?? Dead Fashion Disaster Walking. and I love them for it. reminds me of when I got to dress myself for picture day in 6th grade. Why can’t they wear all their favorite clothes all at once? They’re new to this they’re just figuring it out.

Draculaura’s little winged boots!! also the cape! Very cute, but not as cutesy as gen 1 Draculaura, which I’m really going to miss, but I think her new style and personality balances out this new gen 3 trio, so I see why they changed her this much. She was my fave as a kid, but I feel like if this came out back then, Frankie would probably be my favourite instead, this Draculaura is meant to be someone else’s favourite, if that makes sense.

y’all just stepped right into Ghoulia’s bedroom. She was trying to sleep, and you started trampling all over her things! Rude.

and then there’s this which I’m guessing is Jekyll’s lab? and... tomb? I honestly have no idea what to expect from this, but the wishful thinking part of my brain wants to say this strengthens the theory that our boys Jackson and Holt will be revealed/hinted at towards the end of the movie.