#cringe is dead i am free from cringe

[manamuses]

and on the topic of returning to find places and rare other muses to rp with. i am a lucien rper and my dream is to one day meet tomb taker rpers understanding how rare this likely is but i'm out here... so looking for any discord/forum/groups in general where they maybe exist in but i'd also return to tumblr rp for this one too. i'd consider writing cree or jurrell too, maybe one of the others if that doesn't work out since i've never written for either. lucien (and molly) are my main muses though. i don't have a lucien doc already written to provide writing examples or anything and this is an old blog but... i do love him a lot. i did write this drabble recently? (normally only second person in drabbles but it is rly fun) (it was mfrp based thus the derail/new info at the end)

[mrmeepsmadmind]

bee's protective nature over anyone persists even as a ghost & i think he sometimes forgets or doesn't care that only star can see him (sadly no touch tho) & will start shouting & angrily try standing between people who are mad at starscream even tho he can't be seen, he just wants to try & help anyways bcs STOP IT >:(!! BE NICE !!!! cried the ghost no one can hear or see except for the poor guy getting yelled at & trying to overhear the conversation over bee's frantic rebuttals while trying to discreetly let bee know it's ok while ALSO trying not to look Insane .

continued attempt at a 4am drawn doodle comic below

i might draw detailed later but yeah i just wanted to give yall this headcanon bcs i love starbee so much... the nagging wives finally finding their true loves... another nagging wife.

' you .. do know only i can hear and see you, unfortunately, right? or are you starting to go loopy, because i don't need another insane figure haunting me. I have enough already, as you can try and fail to imagine, little bee . '

' trust me, im Well aware .. of everything you just said . .. but i just. i couldn't just Stand there and do Nothing while someone talked to you like You were Nothing . that's not the autobot way. that's not- my way . '

' . . . '

[kaythefloppa]

More rambling about Wild Kratts Game Lore bc I can

On today's episode of "shit about the flash games that I am probably the only person alive to care to notice," let's look at a certain pattern in the tutorials that, whilst it may seem minor, may actually reflect something about the overall website (and if you have no clue what the f*ck I'm talking about, feel free to stay, it's so much funnier that way)

Ok so let's look at the first wave of flash games made by Chocolate Liberation Font (the dev-team behind them). In the tutorials of these games, (i.e. Cheetah Racer, Ride on Remora, Caracal Leap, Draco Glide, Kickboxing Kangaroo, ect), one of the Kratt Brothers would introduce the animal and objective before activating their Creature Powers. When they do so, we see a close-up of their shirt (oddly enough without the suit or gloves??), and we see the buttons on the Creature Power Suit with the Creature Disc insignia in the same color as the suit itself.

Some image examples as Exhibit A.

You get the picture.

Now let's move on to the games that were added to the website in 2012 by Pixelpusher; Flower Flier, (R.I.P.) Croc Hatch, Frogfish Feast, Aardvark Town, and Web-tastic!; The Wild Kratts Creature Math Suite that collectively made up a quintilogy game, Creature Roundup. These games features new animals and new Creature Powers, 3/5 of which were featured in Season 2 of Wild Kratts which had recently premiered on PBS Kids at the time. Like before, the Kratt Brothers introduce the creature, the objective and Activate Creature Powers. However, here is one difference;

When the screen zooms in on the Creature Power Suit post-activation, we can see the physical Creature Power Disc itself over where the PowerSuit button/creature insignia would be. Regardless of the disc's color, it would show up. As shown below in Exhibit B.

Quite the difference eh?

But wait, it gets even more fun.

In 2013, two games, Dolphin Dive, and Slither Run, also done by Pixelpusher, are released. They're not affiliated with the Math Suite, but are in the same league as them. In the tutorials where the brothers activate their Creature Power Suits, you realize that, just like in the games developed by Chocolate Liberation Font, the close-ups of the buttons don't have any overlays of the disc (using Slither Run here because Dolphin Dive wasn't a good enough example)

Put a pin in this, because this becomes relevant later.

Let's redirect ourselves to the habitats. You probably remember exploring the habitats, finding and learning about different animals, unlocking photos, and adventuring with the Creature Powers earned from the games. The site was updated to include some new habitats and Creature Powers, but let's exactly look into the details of that, shall we?

Here are the available Creature Powers to use in the habitats to unlock the photos for your adventure journal in the character creator page, Your Room. Rattlesnake Power, Draco Lizard Power, Cheetah Power, Kangaroo Power, Caracal Power, Squirrel Power, Firefly Power, Dolphin Power, and Remora Power.

Now, you may notice that the Creature Power Suits from the Math Suites (Hummingbird Power, Crocodile Power, Frogfish Power, Aardvark Power, and Spider Power) are missing here. In fact, they're not in any way able to use in the habitats. They (along with Dolphin Power and Rattlesnake Power) are also absent amonst the assortment of Creature Powers to use in the supergame, Habitat Rescue Game.

This is where I pull stuff out of my ass cause I'm fcking crazy everything comes together.

Notice how the only Creature Powers that aren't available to use in the habitats are Creature Powers that the brothers use in the games where the physical discs are displayed on the buttons. The only ones available to play are ones where the button is visible when the brothers activate that particular Creature Power.

Conversely, none of the Creature Power Suits from games developed by Chocolate Liberation Font have PowerSuit photos that the user can take with a camera once they complete Level 5. Only the games added by Pixelpusher (this includes the Math Suite, Dolphin Dive, and Slither Run) are, and 5/7 of those games are where the physical disc is placed over the button. Slither Run and Dolphin Dive are anomalies from this pattern, but the majority rules (especially since they were added in post after the Math Suite).

But wait. It gets even deeper.

You know how I said in the assortment of games where the physical discs are present in the tutorials, Dolphin Dive, and Slither Run are anomalies in terms of games that had unlockable photos in levels? You know what pattern they aren't anomalies of?

Yeah, the Habitat Rescue Game at the beginning of this post wasn't just bc the game is fucking peak (based on a show that's fucking peak). None of the 7 Creature Powers from Pixelpusher's update to the website appear in the supergame Habitat Rescue. Not a single. One. And none of the Creature Powers available in Habitat Rescue are from games where you can unlock a photo in the site from directly finishing Level 5.

In case this has been way too complex, let me break it down *Activates Lawe's Parotia Power*

Creature Power Discs earned from games where the physical disc is not shown on the Power Suits after the activation in the tutorial are available in Your Room and the habitats.

Creature Power Discs earned from games in which the physical disc is visible over the Power Suit button in the tutorials are available in Your Room, but NOT in the habitats or Habitat Rescue Game.

Creature Power Discs earned from games in which you must complete Level 5 to earn the PowerSuit Photo and Badge, regardless if they physically appear on the Creature Power Suit in the tutorial, do not appear in the supergame.

None of the games that show the physical button of the suit have collectible photos from directly playing Level 5, BUT all of them that do are available to access in Your Room, the habitats, and Habitat Rescue Game.

CONCLUSION: Whilst there are many anomalies and errors in the structures or patterns of the original flash version of the online Wild Kratts website (I'm sure many of you noticed the duplicate Martins in the Aardvark Town tutorial Jesus Christ), some of these inconsistencies have consistencies in their inconsistencies, even if it wasn't the developers' intention. With this, you could logistify several appearances or absences of certain Power Discs in certain games or pages. And to those of you, who like me, grew up with the flash games and were confused as to why you couldn't access all 14 Creature Powers in the habitats or in Habitat Rescue, hopefully this observation could provide good enough answers and closer after a decade.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

[punkinspice]

Besties be danged! These two are in love!

(Enjoy a gross Shadouge sketch dump for fun 😘)

[chialattea]

Ok I’m finally brave enough to post this,,, here’s one of my One Piece OCs!! Her name is Feli and she’s a half-koi fishman! She’s a giant woman who’s super strong and I love her very much!! She’s based on traditional Spanish attires 🫡 that’s all. she’s my little meow meow.

[vannistilldraws]

I always get so self-conscious around Julance cause I’m like, literally who is this for?

Me. It’s for me. I love Lance, that’s my son. My literal child.

Plus I’m not the only Voltron fan that exist. There are thousands of artists that still post Voltron art to this day.

I think the issue stems from once a fandom is out of the public eye we consider it dead. I think that has to do with how fast we consume entertainment now. Which is really sad because it wasn’t like that in the old days of fandom (showing my age lol) a fandom was never dead- it was rather the show ended or they were waiting for a new season.

I think that’s why I’m so prepared to embrace my “cringe is dead, I am free” roots because I miss posting fanart just for the fun of posting fanart.

I probably won’t post it on my Instagram because that’s become a mini portfolio for things that I draw consistently versus my actual portfolio.

But this is Tumblr! Where cringe is bred. Just know I am living. I’m thriving.

[jrueships]

A HEAARRRRT IS A HOUSE FOR LOOVE AND IVE LEARRNNED THAT IT DONT TAKE MUCH TO BREAK A HEAARTT

sorry I just had to get that out lol I love that damn movie. That film, the temptations film (Paul and Cornbread my loves) and the little richard biopic will always have Leon as one of my fav actors idc idcccc also it took me way too long to find out the five heartbeats weren't a real group 🤣

IS A HOUSE ! FOR LOVE !

And I've LEARNED ( ive leaarnnned!!) 🗣‼️‼️

NO NO, DONT SAY SRRY FOR HAVING GOOD TASTE. NEVER BE SRRY FOR HAVING GOOD TASTE !!!!

ALL ur takes are MWAH. Just MWAH.

PAUL AND CORNBREAD LOL!! THE LOVES!. OUR BEAUTIFUL LOVES!!!. UGH. UGH. IM SO OBSESSED WITH THESE MOVIES. BOTH!! OF THESE GROUPS ARE REAL AS LONG AS U BELIEVE!!!

& i know dresser ran to that limo once he heard Eddie begging for his job back (our poor softie gentleman baritone baby..) but i think somebody should be jt's moral compass bcs duck is just 😭 sick of him

Leon deserved SO MANY MORE major movie roles just by being beautiful and bitchy like . His 50 cent movie cameo was so fucking funny.. TY FOR SAYING THIS. GENUINELY. I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE LOVES THESE MOVIES TOO. The characters are hilarious and tragic and I am. Infatuated with them all. They all have their lil moments to solidify them as real or to reflect them being real and it's just. Mwah.

Eddie almost at rock bttm begging for his job back bcs he loves music. He Loves. Music. But he has trauma so much trauma but he's Trying. He's trying so hard and then he opens his coat to reveal he still has their old performance uniform but makes a funny noise:

JT:

[fredware]

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Ooh makes sense hHhH

Throwing more at you bc y not- ('It' can be replaced with 'down' or add it with down if needed)

Crack it Felix, crumble it Felix, Snap it Felix, Burst through it Felix (probs too long tho HHH), dismantle it Felix and fracture it Felix

Woop! Almost missed this one in the inbox :] You're actually so genius about replacing the words, I didn't even consider that lmao. I really like Crack it Felix! It sounds really nice with the strong syllables, but I think I'm going to go a little back and forth in the workshop during the whole character development process (and you're all coming along for the ride, and I wouldn't have it any other way, yayyy :D)

[kayrllylikesblitzwing]

hmm I wonder where kay has been

hi guys it’s my birthday and today I remembered that I have tumblr omg!!!! anyway. where has kay been?

sorry for not posting for like 20 years😭😭😭 i kinda stopped drawing for a little while cuz college applications were happening and that’s a preeeeeettttttttyyyyyy big deal at least for me so i vanished and didn’t post any Blitzwing 😵 can you BELIEVE IT? NO BLITZWING? On @kayrllylikesblitzwing?!(!?(?! Are you JOSHING me rn????

and then after the college apps had all gone down i had scholarshipss to fill out and my Apple Pencil DIED like it completely stopped working, charging, or even pairing to my iPad and I didn’t want to post my traditional stuff because Guys. Guys I’m such a FAKER my traditional is so BAD BAD BAD! so I just kinda forgo about posting but now here I am. New Apple Pencil. Posting!!!!

except it’s been a long year LOL and ive really started liking another show outside of transformers fandom. It’s a pretty small show, pretty niche, pretty undergrou—

it’s fucking chainsaw man

here’s one of my chainsaw man ocs her name is ume and she’s like kobeni if kobeni had no skills whatsoever but lots of money and a closeted desire to be emo😭😭 ume is fun to shitpost even though she’s stupid and in the stupid lore I’m writing dies horribly oopsie-daisy

I have a BUNCH of csm ocs so I might post them sometime to get them outta my system so then I can go back to BLITZPOSTING YAAAYY it’s actually been so long the last time I drew Blitzwing was likiiike a few months ago

anyway I am cringe but I am free thanks for showing up 😭😭😭

[magitekconveyor]

Homecoming

[cxttlefishcxller]

Dahlia Jeyne -- The Voice of Hope County

I mentioned somewhere that coming into a game years after the hype train died down is like being one of the trash puppets in Labyrinth. I'm just puttering around the junkyard finding cool shit and putting it on my back. And as Far Cry 5 is my current hyperfixation, that means that I'm building fics and reblogging posts and essentially making myself a nuisance, so why not like. Actually post about the stuff I'm writing. Accountability and all that!

Anyways, this is Dahlia Jeyne, my latest BlorbOC that I've shoehorned into this game for no better reason than to get these brainworms out of my head. Fic facts and character stuff under the cut!

Name: Annabeth Dahlia Jeyne

Age: 32

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Dahlia is a journalist searching for the story that finally puts her name on the map. What she had originally started as a piece on the correlation of herd mentality and religious influence led her to mentions of a doomsday cult deep in the Montana mountains, and right to the doors of Eden's Gate. She spins a story about wanting to write about life on the inside of their commune to combat rumors and accusations from the locals that the group is nothing more than moon-eyed followers of a gibbering madman, and receives an invitation to stay in the compound and receive a firsthand education as to what the Project is doing from none other than their leader: Joseph Seed.

The people of the Project stand at the opposite end of her moral compass, but she's moved by their sheer belief in a better, fairer world. The rest of the county is painting them as traitors, devils, or even victims of the Seeds' manipulation, but Dahlia finds them to be kind, sincere, and unfaltering in their faith in the man and the family that they think will lead them from the jaws of destruction. Unwittingly she's swept into Joseph's machinations, falling deeper into his plans with every step she makes to figure out just what his game is...and if he truly thinks of himself as Noah saving his people from the oncoming flood.

I actually have 5 pages of this fic started which is on brand for me because I'd set out to write about my Deputy OC and John instead. Funny how the yearning rats have smaller attention spans than I do dudhsbbsbd

Anyways I will. Attempt to post things here to mark my progress, I guess? I figure it couldn't hurt any, and I ought to have some way to keep all of my thoughts together anyways. 😂

[cinnimon-beetle]

Freeing myself from the cringe shackles…. I will watch the Gayass cartoons I was made fun of for watching and was told were bad because gay people and transphobia…. I will enjoy them and not let the evil internet men stop me. I will draw and listen to music from the cringe things. I will be free.

[copiawife]

i NEED to get a copia body pillow,,,, literally don't even care anymore if my family thinks i'm cringe i need to snuggle him

[llycaons]

'x person goes missing' is literally the most boring plotline for any sequel not based on existing piece of media and that all I'm going to say about gomens 2

[simons-temple-of-eros]

Just Like the Tiger in the Gas Station Cage | chapter 1 draft 1

writing the epic demon fighting dimension hopping boy kissing romance of simon and ford. and since i need validation i’m going to post what i got so far for all of you dorks. if you find yourself thinking ‘this is so fucking cringe’ then yes it is and thank you. =3

CW: SUICIDE THEMES

...

【 ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪ - ᴡʜ��ᴛ ɪɴ ɢᴏᴅ'ꜱ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴᴇ 】

STANDING atop the bridge just moments ago, now being pushed and pulled this way and that in the tango like dance of the icy cold river, simon lenore thought over his predicament.

some would call what happened a suicide attempt. was it? he ponders. after all, he hadn't come out that late night with the intention of taking a rest with the fishes and sand below. it had been simply that he needed to get away from everything. and in his mesmorization of the way the moonlight made the river water glow he's lost his footing and was sent into the depths below.

and yet despite this he couldn't be bothered to try and fight the currents. maybe he was just tired of fighting or maybe it was the lack of oxygen but suddenly found himself wanting to rest.

and so he thinks back to the story of ophelia and the willow tree as he allows his eyes to flutter shut. he imagines every fear and worry that's plagued his very bones be washed away in the river's icy grasp.

as his vision goes dark, however, ghe swears he can hear a voice echoing in his head. words that he can barely make out '.̵̣͗.̸̰̍.̵̧͘O̸̩̎R̸̘̽R̶͖̕Ẏ̴͓,̷̡̾ ̸̱̆D̶̖̊O̷̲͠Ǵ̷̦B̸̬̀R̴͉̈́Ȁ̸ͅĮ̵̊N̷͎̽.̸̼͐.̵̮̄.̷͉̈Ā̶̹N̵̝̽'̶͖̎Ṱ̴͝ ̵̲̇D̴̩̎Ỉ̷͈E̶͗͜ ̴̹͒J̴͉͌Ū̷̹S̸̬̎T̷̮͋ ̷̢̋Y̵͓̿Ė̶̫.̷̳̆.̷̤̽.̴͙̀ ̶̳̋P̵̮̋L̵͔̕A̸͓̽N̵̞̉S̸͈̈́ ̴̮͑F̵̼̅O̷͖͝R̸̤̀ ̷͕̏Y̴̯̿O̵̩͘U̷͍̽.̸̬̚.̵̼͐.̴̯͊"

and then he knows nothing.

☽ ılılıl⚿lılılı ☾

the sunlight pours through the leaves and the birds chirp as he passes them by. it's the kind of day where the weather is comfortably warm but with a refreshing cool morning breeze. the kind of morning that would be perfectly suited for a relaxing walk through the woods to just enjoy the beauty of it all.

ford was anything but relaxed.

his entire being instead holds a tension that had been with him since a few days ago. brought upon him when soos had send him and stan a panic filled message via email. he reread it multiple times but one sentence alone sends pure fear into his heart. enough to make him and his brother make an immediate b line back to the strange oregon town he'd come to see as home.

'bill's statue is gone.'

"soos' probably all worked up over nothing, i'm sure it'll just turn out to be some kids pulling a prank." stan had tried to say with a showman grin. yet ford can sense the tension in the way his twin holds the helm in a shaky, white knuckled grip. in the two days it took to make tracks back to gravity falls the tension is thick enough to cut with a knife. the niblings even notice as much but they do their best to wave off their concerns. as much as ford hated lying to them, he didn't want to cause the poor kids to panic over what might just be a false alarm. they've already been through enough as it was.

when they finally arrive at the familiar town ford wants to go investigate immediately. it's only what stan reminds him that it was the middle of the night and that neither of them had really gotten any rest in their haste to get back home that he agrees to rest and check in the morning.