#but theyre easier to talk to

[slavhew]

toodeee

everything is transient. only an easy to draw guy is forever

[milkwands]

for a lot of reasons but the one im locked in on is he said hi to me for the first time in a while

im so happy today

[dirt-str1der]

They made hyoga look so much cooler in the anime hes just standing there , in the manga theyre all dripping wet and bedraggled and senku is dying as usual

[randomminty]

Yippee

[crossthread]

No jokes here. The Navy’s best pilot and the Navy’s best admiral. Between them, eight air-to-air combat kills and five stars. These were men who commanded respect with or without your approval. This was the picture of ruthless competence.

Debriefing (& Other Stories) • part 2 of Easier Done Than Said by @compacflt

[dumbbitchawards]

Some of you guys need to start listening to music in a language you don't speak. And I don't mean kpop or jpop I mean like you need to find some obscure shit you don't understand and would never listen to otherwise - find music based on purely if you enjoy the sound and not what the song is about. A lot of people will do this nowadays with foreign cinema (which is also good and important) but people don't even think about foreign music. Find some slovenian pop. Find some spanish metal. Find some danish techno. There's a whole world out there I guarantee there is something for you.

Even better find music in a language you're learning, and just familiarise yourself with how it sounds. It can be hard to find foreign language music but i promise you youll be better off for it. You might even find your new favourite artist. Please just listen to something outside your native language please please please for the love of god expand your horizons

[smallerdelusions]

Excerpt from Observations on the Order Draconia in Europe, with Notes on the Oriental Breeds by Edward Howe

Additional notes and transcript below the cut.

VITRIOLIC SPIT Longwing Breed, Adult The modified salivary glands, known as vitriol or acid glands, within the lower jaw release concentrated aqua regia - a combination of aqua fortis and spirit of salt - into forward facing channels in the spurs. The acid is created through similar means as stomach acid.

Vitriol Spitters cannot direct the flow of acid and must expel from above to prevent damage to themselves or others

FIRE BREATH Kazilik Breed, Adult The modified salivary glands, known also as naptha glands, within the lower jaw contain a liquid accelerant which, when combined with carbureted hydrogen water from the lower throat, are lit by the spark teeth to produce flame. The spark teeth are not true teeth and are instead mineralized protrusions of the skull.

The combination of naptha and gasses allow fire-breathers to direct expulsions in any direction. Excess water is often expelled as steam across the dragon's body.

OH BOY THIS ONE WAS A LONG ONE! I think way too hard about dragon biology, and had a lot of fun trying to write this as an 17th century naturalist.

Translations: (thanks to my spouse for their obscure alchemist knowledge)

Aqua regia: a solution of nitrohydrochloric acid

Aqua fortis: nitric acids

Spirit of salt: hydrocholric acid

Naptha: volatile, highly flammable hydrocarbon liquids of many types. (known today as "mineral spirits" or "lighter fluids")

Carbureted hydrogen water: methane dissolved in water

To expound, I don't think Mr. Howe would have totally figured out fire breath. The universe establishes that 1) dragons can direct their fire, 2) dragons can still breath while flaming and don't need to stop for air, and 3) a byproduct of the process is steam. To square all that, I think the dragon must have some sort of starter in the jaw, here as naptha (though my spouse says it could be nitric acid) that it can ignite at will, then feed with methane produced by food/bacteria and dissolved in water lower in the body. When the methane burns, the water evaporates as steam. The liquid nature of the methane water means the dragon can probably close its throat to avoid being burned.

The acid spitters are easier: I believe they were based on spitting cobras, though the spurs gave me a little trouble. Those have pressurized canals in their fangs and keep extra venom in glands. In both dragons it made sense to have modified salivary glands for this, as the muscle control and chemical production would have a headstart for evolution of the traits.

Anyways, thanks for reading!

[bmpmp3]

finding out ur coworker is way older than you thought and having to very quickly reorient how you talk to them

[jojossillywalk]

my actual personal headcanon is that once polnareff and avdol start getting along. after they consider each other close friends. they become Two Dudes With No Personal Bubble, like they're grabbing each other, they're leaning on each other, once they're friends they're like. glued at the hip, basically.

however, upon realizing that they are attracted to one another, they dont want to Take Advantage Of This Guy Who They're Close Friends With and develop the 5 Inch Personal Bubble Of Respect and everyone thinks they had a fucking fight

[bugflies00]

you know what i really hate. when people try to pretend that the reason they don’t want fat people in ballet is anything other than preference.

it’s one thing to have people describe in great detail how ungraceful and ‘heavy’ fat people dancing ballet would be (and they’re always so adamant on the fact that this is an objective judgment and beauty standards have ‘nothing to do with it’ its just ‘obvious’), its another to have some fuckass default-icon user explain why it’s actually a health risk. how ‘pointes arent made to withstand that much weight’. how ‘their ankles would snap’.

YOU MASSIVE FUCKING MORON ANYONE WITH INSUFFICIENT ANKLE STRENGTH WOULD GET HURT. thats WHY kids need years of training before going on pointe!!!

fat people already carry around more weight than a skinny person and thus often have stronger muscles!! if a fat person is trained well enough so their ankles are strong enough to withstand their weight there is no fucking reason they would be more at risk than a skinny dancer!!!

you are all just hypocrites who like to pretend that a fat person on pointe is the biggest health risk the ballet community needs to be worried about than, oh, i don’t know, the rampant eating disorder culture for example! no but see thats fine and not a risk because they dont do that anymore and also theyre skinny so like clearly it’s not a health risk ^_^

[oceanwithouthermoon]

"doing all his talking in between panels"

a few examples of this (where he had to have spoken otherwise it doesnt make sense):

some im pretty sure he spoke in but not 100% confirmed:

(he most likely said something in the first part, otherwise idk why they would know he was lying about doing stuff, but then just walked away wordlessly in the second part ☠️ im not sure)

(its most likely that he said something but its also possible that they just noticed his shock and explained. but the others do explain their situation and dont give any indication of being asked like these two did, so im pretty sure he said something.)

(more direct indications of being asked a question, but he probably couldve asked with gestures or expressions, so not sure)

[emry-stars]

I don't have any coherent thoughts about it but it's been a full year and I haven't stopped thinking about Matt quietly covering for Andrew/helping Andrew feel out a place or person by mentioning "his partner Dan" and clowning on whoever takes it badly

They're gym buddies and Andrew deserves to make more friends I think

[nyatbinary-81]

@vulpixisananimal sifstem art jumpscare!! more specifically i got bored and decided to mess around with sif and mal's outfits.

[eateth-thy-words]

getting ice cream with the april squad

tumblr is gonna crisp crunch ghrhghgr to the quality so click if u wanna see the crisp clean lines mmm yummy

also reblog pretty please mWAH xoxo

[veryaren]

here.... Take this bwforei go..... (To bed)

[boarloved-art]

YOUR ASKS ARE OPEN!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HELLLLOOOOOOO, ELI. ELI MY DEAREST, MOST BELOVED ARTIST ON TUMBLR. You're literally one of the greatest artists I have ever seen portraying wangxian so perfectly and so beautifully. I could go on and on about my favourite parts of your art, but let me just stick to how much I adore how expressionate you can make the characters, and their noses strangely - just something about them is gorgeous and I cannot stop staring whenever I'm admiring your work. Cannot believe it took me so long to fully interact with your work - I should have been giving it all of the love and attention it deserved the moment I signed up for this accursed website! Thank god I can make up for it by gushing over your fantastic work all the time now, because I think I'd die without that way to just....show my appreciation for your wildly brilliant art and headcanons. So, my dearest Eli [imagine me trying to get down on one knee but then wobbling halfway because I have no balance], will you marry this poor sod who can't deal with your art without wanting to bawl at its beauty every time I see it? You're a genius and you make Tumblr a fantastic experience every time you post. I love you and everything you make <3<3<3 (/p)

HAIII I DIDNT EVEN REALISE THE ASKS WERE OFF UNTIL U MENTIONED IT!!! HELLO DARLING FOUR !!!!!!!!!!

oh my GODDDDDD bro im gonna start weeping im srs !! youre too nice!! too sweet!! & im so glad my fave things to draw r also hitting for other ppl thats actually like. a bit wild. i fucking lurveee expressions n noses n making all these fictional losers look very soft for eachother n giving them insane hcs!!!!! i love the fact that ppl other than me r also enjoying the hcs & the gay losers!!!

anyway! Yes...a thousand times yes...of course ill marry you.....its always been you..... etc etc whatever else romantic drama protags say ! also Ur a genius, oh my god when u add onto stuff in the tags its literally ALWAYS correct, u are on my LEVEL so perfectly its wild ! ilysm!!!!!!!! tysm for literally everything im serious like actually omg. i die. ur everything and more 🫶🫶🫶🫶 also?!?!?!? ur ocs! omg! i was reading through some of ur svsss oc tags and ogughhhh theyre so good i fell to my knees and cheered to the heavens etc etc anyway heres a speedy shui qingbo as a gift 😌🤲