#but. let a girl have her projections

[misdre]

i rarely derive character headcanons from my own life but here's one (which @kinomiya told me to post. dunno how seriously. but i did it)

whenever max is outside japan, so like for the first 10+ years of his life at least, he has to deal with nobody knowing how to spell or pronounce his surname. all day long. every day. when he gets a bit older he becomes extremely self-conscious about it because "mizuhara" is so long and sits so poorly in any non-japanese-speaker's mouth, plus it feels like just the name alone plastered anywhere is like automatically revealing something private about him to anyone who sees it because it immediately reveals he's not just your regular white american. but he's very white-passing which adds an extra layer of confusion for people who see it in connection to his face and he feels like he always has to explain himself, which he doesn't want to do because it's a pretty humiliating experience in the first place to feel like you have to somehow explain your existence to other people all the time.

so he usually opts out to introduce himself as just max. like when he meets someone new who shakes his hand and introduces themselves by full name. he's like "i'm …..max :)" or if he does end up saying his surname too, it always seems to carry too much weight, and he pronounces it too carefully because somehow he wants it to sound authentically japanese instead of like an english-speaker saying a japanese name half-assedly because idek. (i mean, hdek. he doesn't even know)

when he attends school in the states, he gets idiotic comments on the name from other students. stuff like HOW CAN THERE BE THAT MANY SYLLABLES IN A NAME LOLOLOL. only teachers can actually tell it's japanese. generally people ignore it though, maybe to avoid making awkward generalisations

in the era of snail mail still being a thing, he's received mail with all sorts of variations. the most "interesting" ones are letters from his american relatives that feature some abomination of the name and he has to wonder how even his cousins can't be bothered to check it. or ask. he suspects the relatives too are a bit embarrassed about not knowing how to spell it. (as for how they would actually misspell it, i don't really have ideas ready because, i'm not an english speaker so i can't actually put it together in my brain how a native might spell mizuhara by ear. do share your ideas)

but it's a pain in the ass for even himself to spell sometimes. every time he makes a typo while typing it, he feels a special kind of shame for it because it's like, even i can't write my own fucking name, and what if someone saw that just now. it's much faster in japanese of course, just two kanji. but, and this is another headcanon, max isn't as accustomed to writing japanese so especially after not using it in a long time, it takes a couple of very embarrassing seconds to switch the alphabet gear in his brain.

and. well this one max may take better than i personally do. the knowledge that there very likely isn't anyone else in the world with the same name. being unique is cool and all but there comes a point when you just feel too singled out. also, fitting in one culture/community with your first name, and a different one with your surname, but never both at the same time. it's simultaneously cool and mentally and socially crippling.

that's it. that's the headcanon

[yore-donatsu]

Some idiot #sketches on Ramattra and D-va bc I like them 😊 (both as silly friends and/or like a ship💜) Before some people start moaning: I love to see our great ommiac in good company and be happy ! 😚

[the-woman-upstairs]

In the universe of the film, there is ABSOLUTELY a contingent of fans that fervently ship Argylle/Wyatt and have the dominant ship on AO3 and trade elaborate fan theories about their hidden relationship and are convinced they’re meant to be endgame but the publishers won’t allow it. Of course, they go totally BALLISTIC when they learn they’re based on the author and her boyfriend.

[dykesevika]

fortiche studios please make her a canon dyke please and thank u

Men DNI

[unluckywisher]

i like when people treat xavier's constant need for sleep as a disability/illness. because it is. you should treat it with the same gravity as insomnia babygirl

[abyssal-ilk]

it's so painful that i can't romance vivienne with an inquisitor who is genuinely head over heels, absolutely heartstruck by her. because now all i can do is imagine mescha sitting on her balcony late at night as she spins the ring vivienne gave to her around her finger again and again and again as she stares at the stars and wonders if it any of it means anything at all. if any of the 'darling's and 'my dear's and 'sweet thing's vivienne has so casually sent her way meant anything more than just passive endearment.

[frogoru]

colored something from a little while ago

[tunapesto]

I wanna know more about you

[gay-jesus-probably]

Fantastic news everybody: Zuko/Sokka is only about 600 fics away from overtaking Zutara as the most popular ATLA ship tag on AO3. Finally, nature is healing.

[thedrotter]

as a little treat i am sharing with you little Aya doodles I've done over the last few days to unwind ww just little expressions based on lines in-game because those are always fun to draw. nothing too special just biscuit

it's Aya because upon doing bizarrely throughout playthroughs of the game for still unspecified project purposes I've gained a soft spot for her she's my daughter now my mental tier list on my favorite characters is so confusing right now

[blujayonthewing]

thinkin about how rarely I draw elyss and june together anymore

[carnivalls]

good morning. thinking again of juve and her dog

[the-hilda-librarians-wife]

I was rewatching The Stone Forest and I really like to think that Hilda had to pass by the Bell Keeper’s outpost on her way out of the city limits. I like to think that idiot looked at what was happening, shrugged, and said ‘eh, she’s the scariest thing out there’

[arkhammaid]

had a fellow f1 fan at the camp and i will try to never talk about f1 with her again

[hotshitno2]

For those saying this chapter doesn’t rly move the plot forward, little reminder that Ruby’s the crow girl have canonically met before!!!! I’m interested af to see her reaction to her if she remembers, and if she doesn’t either way it gives interesting points to the extent of her power so overall LETSGOOO

[cuteniaarts]

2 hour rough drawing of Ehuang, my precious Green Opal child who I don’t draw nearly enough <3