#but decided it would be funnier like this

[apocalypticvalraven]

There is actually a non-zero chance the person on the right is a woman, not even a trans woman, but a ciswoman. That haircut would not be unusual for a woman, there is no facial hair, there is an adam's apple, but women can have adam's apples, and it would be more obvious on a thinner woman who is stretching her neck like that, and the little bit of clothing we can see under the jacket looks like it could be a "woman's top."

So this isn't even right wingers making us look cool (tho it is), this may be right wingers seeing something they ostensibly support (a straight couple enjoying nature, with their dog), and deciding that it can only be us degenerates.

Which is even funnier.

Why do right-wing memes make us look so cool. I support these gay anarchists and their dog backpack

[voxslays]

TALK TO ME — DRACO MALFOY

✮ You were always the quiet kid. You hung out by yourself as you walked the corridors, never really making an attempt to talk to anybody unless completely necessary. In class, you always sat at the back, usually alone. During the rare occurrence when a group project was mandatory, you would beg Professor McGonagall to let you do it alone. You were very odd—an anomaly, many would say.

✮ Draco, on the other hand, was always popular. Whether it was for his money or for his handsomely good looks, he never had to worry about his social status or connections. Yet, he was always very lonely, unlike you, who seemed so content in the small hole you had dug for yourself away from the crowds. That was what made you so interesting in Draco’s eyes—your contentness.

✮ So one day, he decided to approach you. “Ahem.” He loudly announced himself with a cough. You looked up and slowly closed the book you were holding, ‘Fantastic Beasts’ by Newt Scamander. You were always into those beasts, weren’t you? “Can I help you?” You ask politely. Why would someone like the Draco Malfoy be talking to someone as quiet as you?

✮ “May I sit here?” He asked, his thick British accent popping. You gracefully moved aside, leaving room for him on the intricate concrete bench. You looked at him, a singular blonde hair poking out of his usually slicked back style. “What is it?” He nearly sneered before stopping himself. “Why are you sitting here? Next to me?” You ask curiously, your voice filled with anything but malice.

✮ “I just needed a break.” He sighs, looking down. “The great Draco Malfoy needing a break, huh?” You giggle teasingly. “I never thought I’d see the day.” You honestly lost track of time, because before you knew it, you had been talking for hours. Draco was a lot funnier than he let on. And for Draco? Maybe it wasn’t so bad having someone outside of his usual ‘friend’ group to talk to. Whatever it was, this would be the start of a great relationship.

[ghost-of-morrowbright]

The Time I Spontaneously Hugged Lindir Because He Was So Shiny

Or, the time I met Bret McKenzie after a Flight of the Conchords show, and he was absolutely lovely.

We all know actor and Oscar winning songwriter/musician Bret McKenzie as the beloved, fandom-monikered Figwit from FOTR and ROTK, and Elrond's long-suffering, ball-of-anxiety PA Lindir in The Hobbit trilogy. Among his myriad other projects, Bret has been performing alongside Jemaine Clement as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords* for over 25 years now.

The Flight of the Conchords came into my life at a time when I most needed them, as I was mired in grief following a devastating loss. This completely absurd, hilarious but ultimately very sweet television show was my lifeline back to the land of the living. It gave me the much needed catharis of full on laugh-crying so hard I couldn't speak laughter, and something to look forward to on so many days when even getting out of bed seemed insurmountable.

Credit: @hughdancyn; @wtfhasmy-lifecometo

The following spring I was blessed with the opportunity to see them perform live, and the show was everything I had hoped for and more. After the show, I met up with some online fan friends and waited to see if Bret and Jemaine would come out to chat, as they were known to do. Between the excitement of the show and the mutually shared fandom squee, coupled with the andrenaline that was keeping me from completely crashing after a day of travelling, walking the hills of the San Franciso Bay Area, and of course, the show itself, my mental status may have been a tiny bit altered, which, in my defense, is important to note.

Bret was the first to come out and approach the fans. I did not have the presence of mind or even the time to explain how much his work had meant to me. Instead, I simply told him how much I had enjoyed the show that night and I thanked him. And then the stars shone: this tall, beautiful ✨️Actual Tolkien Elf✨️ crouched down, and with a beautiful smile and gentle Kiwi accent, told me he was glad I liked the show, and thanked me for coming. He was so radiant in that moment--eyes sparkling, smile dazzling, flecks of glitter in his dark velvet jacket--that I ... spontaneously hugged him. The image would be funnier if you knew me in real life; as I am quite reserved and shy, this was completely and wildly out of character for me. In retrospect I am glad I didn't spook him by my unscripted display of physical affection. Instead, he graciously hugged me back, and for a brief transcendant moment, it was like I had touched the stars of Varda herself.

Credit: @inthiskingdomwewillendure

(Granted, he looked a little more like this, but no less beautiful, in large part due to the genuine kindness in his eyes and smile. Seriously he was just so gracious and humble and kind--I can't get over the fact he actually bent down to speak with me and thanked me for coming to the show).

Credit: @fernytickle

For @valar-did-me-wrong and @fantasyquests, who actually wanted to know the story; @balrogballs, who might appreciate the intersection of Lindir and the unexpected ways in which fandom helps you heal; and, @askereiniongilgalad because it might make him laugh to know that even 15 years ago I was a silly starstruck mortal.

*I might make a separate post about the Flight of the Conchords, but I haven't decided. I do feel obligated to share the following, because although it's far from my favorite song of theirs, it is a pretty funny PJ trilogy parody which is made all the funnier given Bret's experience with the PJ Tolkien-verse and fandom.

[junkybot]

Mmm yeah, cant see the father son for tfone. Like, they're definitely family, but in a fire forged friends way? besides I find it funnier that Bee inmediately went 'Ive decided youre important to me and there's nothing you can do about it! :D". it's just funny to me that the same way op decided elita was someone he cared abt regardless of what she had to say abt it bee did the same to him (op did the same right back bc bee is very nice)

((I actually rlly loved the scene in which dee can't bear to say smth mean abt bee and tells him hes nice. I need more bee-dee bee-elita elita-dee friendship stuff the movie didnt have enough for my liking))

yess! way more flame forged friends than familial. i was never a big fan of the whole momlita thing in the first place…

i hope we get another movie so we can see the three of them and how their friendship grows. Especially in a setting where the three of them are around the same age/ there isn’t a age gap between them all, like in other iterations like g1 and earthspark. Bee definitely looks up to them both but maybe not on the degree other bees would i.e. TFP, RID15, & ES.

Huge agree on the relationship between dee, bee and elita, they were all so fun in the movie 😞

[iffondrels-library]

A thought: Wind being a good delivery boy while Time and Sky can and will flush your love letter down the drain.

[me-beef]

@strangeravatar made a great point

i was gonna focus on the spike-hotboxing-celestia aspect but i got distracted somewhere along the way and i think i forgot what joke i was trying to make

but dont you think its interesting how many guards of the exact same color/body type she's managed to accrue?? i do

ooohh you want to go look at our stickers so bad

[egophiliac]

WAIT when did he get FANGS

[doctorsiren]

Good morning tumblr

[sforzesco]

the ethically questionable internship situation with Cicero and Caelius and Crassus, who would like to go home now thank you

[somegrumpynerd]

I think it would be so funny if Nightmare had been going to Ccino's cafe for years and casually talking about his boys but Ccino thought they were cats the whole time.

Like I'm picturing at the start him describing Killer like "There's an overactive beast in my castle now, he shreds almost everything and gets distressed when I'm out of sight for too long" so obviously Ccino thinks he got a pet or something. He suggests maybe getting another one to keep him company so he won't be so clingy and Nightmare takes the idea on board.

Then the next time he comes in he's got a bone to pick (pun not intended), that he got another one - this one sleeps all day and hates doing work but they hate each other and won't stop fighting. Ccino nods along because he's been there before and kinda motions to some of his shop cats. "Whenever I bring a new one in here, I always introduce them slowly, you need to give everyone a chance to get used to each other y'know? Understand that the new one isn't a threat". Nightmare assumes he's just using the cats as a metaphor and also takes this in as good advice.

He comes in a while later telling Ccino how he got another one, introduced them more carefully like he said, but this one has a strange relationship with food. He goes on saying how he came from a place where there was very little so he understands, but it's hard manage his eating needs and the whole time Ccino is just really surprised Nightmare is taking in all these poorly stray cats.

He comes in to tell him he took in another one ("another one?? Nightmare, is this four now?" "(sigh) Yes") and he was all alone and such a pit of negativity Nightmare couldn't bring himself to leave him. How the others took to him much faster and he seems so much happier just to have a home again.

This has been going on for years and neither of them realise. Nightmare thinks Ccino is the most knowledgeable mortal out there because he always seems to know what his boys need. Ccino thinks Nightmare has a huge soft spot for 4 little cats who sound like the toughest pets in the multiverse.

[waywardlampcookieturkey]

The one thing I still haven't seen anyone talking about when mentioning Xie Lian's gigantic statue that Hua Cheng carved when he was inside the kiln is that... Well, He Xuan also went into the kiln... years after Hua Cheng came out I'm pretty sure... Do you see where I'm going with this????

[genesis-quoi]

My big-brained friend @nortedwayfinder and I like to imagine that food shortage is a prominent part of aosth. Sometimes the children are on the run for a while and can’t stop safely, or simply run out of money or friendly faces to rely on for charity, and that means they sometimes go days without eating.

Angsty, right? Haha (kinda) WRONG !!!

Because Sonic and Tails are masters of improv and being public nuisances alike. Tails gets nabbed?? He’s actually in the kitchen the whole time robotnik is busy monologuing, stuffing his face and stealing snacks to save for Sonic when he arrives.

Because if some dude is gonna burden you with the weight of growing up super fast and make an 11 year old and a toddler the sole guardians of the peace then you should be able to clean out his refrigerator. like fuck you and ur stupid shrink ray ivo im taking the thin mints

[nikolutke]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I offer some pittwins insta requests from back during spooky month

[protosymphonette]

forever thinking about maccready's "tunnel snakes rule!" voice line

[0xeyedaisy]

Random stuff

[starsnumber1charliefan]

”what do you have to say for the fans back home, bachira?”

“Uhhhh… hi!”

they mean the world to me and it’s hard to show that

Reference picture 🥰