#dropped diary

[naradivision]

Date: 07/07/2XXX

Memo: Tanabata with my lil brother :)

Gokigenyou~ My dear brother ✨

I wonder how have you been right now? 

If you’re reading this, then I guess the Tanabata has come again this year. 

——Wait, how did I know? Tee-hee☆ Don’t underestimate your nee-san’s clairvoyance!

Let’s go to the corridor and look up to the sky, shall we? If this night isn’t so cloudy, you might see something very, very special.

Do you still remember the tale of Orihime and Hikoboshi?

More than just a heart-wrenching love story between two star-crossed lovers, this day is also known as the “Star festival” and one of the earliest annual festivals held in summer.

And at this point I’d like you to face toward the opposite direction of the setting sun. High overhead you might spot something; the large triangle composed of three stars known as the “Summer Triangle” must be shining brightly on the clear night sky  ——The brightest one or “Vega” lies at the northwest corner of the triangle, the lower left is “Deneb” of the northeast, and the lower right is “Altair” of the south. 

However, our protagonists today are on the western side. According to the story, Vega is portrayed as “Orihime (The Weaver Princess)” and Altair is recognized as “Hikoboshi (The Cowherder)”. 

Also, if you’re lucky enough to be on a moonless night, you may see “the Heavenly River” known as “the Milky Way” passing between the stars Vega and Altair, miserably splitting the lovers apart. 

Once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month comes around, a flock of generous magpies would come to their aid and use their wings to form a bridge for the lovers to reunite …but we have to wish the day doesn’t rain, or else, these cute little fellows couldn’t come to help them and the lovers have to wait again until the next year ——This is also the part why people love making a wish on this day. Wishing the couple for a clear day and they’ll grant you wishes. 

There is also one’s saying “If you tell someone your wish, it won’t come true”, but listen close here... Nee-san still kind of wants you to know her secret!

This year she has made her wish and that wish is the same as those previous ones;

She’s looking forward to celebrating together with dad & her dear little brother next year, next year, and many years up ahead. And you know what? Surprisingly, it has become true every time even now!

So, don’t be afraid to make some wishes ’kay? 

P.S.  We still have plenty of tanzaku left inside the desk. Dad definitely bought too many of them from the shrine wwww

——Hope all your wishes come true!

Love you lots

From ‘Dusk’ to ‘Dawn’

[thankchaosforspellcheck]

kinda wish someone would write a reaction fic of Dr. Mensah reading the in-universe letter murderbot sent her before it fucked off that is literally just 80% of the actual book. I feel like she probably had a lot of feelings while reading all of that.

imagine hyping yourself up to read a goodbye letter from a sapient construct you trauma bonded with and the intro is essentially "After I hacked my governor unit I could have become a mass murderer, but instead I spent about four years just checking out various forms of media. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure."

I would've laughed so hard I cried

[jackie-mae]

Some Mystreet/MCD incorrect quotes :p

[inozuart]

garrance in 2024? likelier than you would think

been having a mcd brainrot this whole month, might do more of them

[giddlygoat]

i was at my friend’s graduation party hanging with other teenagers once and the group was bragging about how fast they had each gone on the highway, so i made a comment of concern. as one does. and one kid looked at me and he said “oh, come on! live a little!” like some sort of 60s horror movie supporting teen character who dies in the first 5 minutes to which i say “no thanks; i’d rather live a lot” which to this day i think is the best retort i ever spat on the spot

[schyrosoreffs]

aughh ,,two of my fav characters ever ever

[vixelooney]

This is my contribution to the Sasha nation of Aphblr!!

Sasha is my fav I literally love her sm and there’s so little content for her :(

[soup-future]

was talking to my sibling about aphmau and I had to draw them

[awbublie]

wait!!! katelyn practice safe binding!!!! TwT

she practices in her quarters becuz its easier to train in bloomers and a binder

phoenix drop high katelyn cant believe what a bulk can do to her

my first trial below because i used this as an excuse to draw muscular women >.<

i wanted to make her more muscular but i thought that as she isn't exclusively relying on her strength, but instead on her speed and flexibility, she's be a bit more lean but still have strong punching arms and more muscle on her quads

[raisunomii]

Btw if you portray Zane as socially inept or anxious you’re going against his character and should label it OOC because that man’s charisma is off the fucking charts and chooses to be alone. People flock to him he just hates them.

[laurance-kisser]

Laurance leaving the Shadow Knights (ca. 2002)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Shout out to all artists who had to work without any strong direction or instruction.

I wish you a merry “the client likes it anyways”

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

[montanabohemian]

honestly, the people bitching about an objectively insane episode of wwdits are SO BORING. it's just a silly little comedy about some idiot vampires that live together and commit atrocities in new york. like what is so difficult to comprehend about that.

of course lazslo would create horrifying animal lab experiments that can talk that guillermo has to take care of.

of course nandor and colin are besties.

of course nadja makes 50 dunkin runs for a crazy lady.

it's just a weird show that is outrageous and funny and sometimes carries an emotional wallop. it's not fucking rocket science.

[spiriiitt]

APHMAU MYSTREET S1 WOO

This was the quickest I completed any of the mystreet pieces so far lol, finally have my motivation to draw digitally again and started with this first. I love her lol she's so cute idk. The galaxy print is two different galaxy images I found mashed together and then I blended it with some fancy blend/smudge brush on csp and added white details. ANYWAYS she totally painted the white and other colours on her purple connies herself. Really tried my best to make her gorgeous bc there was no way she had that many guys into her without being literally stunning anyways peace and love watch mystreet and minecraft diaries

[syncopatedid]

Thinking out loud about The Apothecary Diaries #19... and my observation on how many have expressed disdain about Jinshi's muted reaction in rushing to get treatment for Maomao's injury. How could he remain so calm when the one he cares about is unconscious and bleeding? Why was he not running out of the temple with Maomao in his arms, flailing and yelling for a physician? Why was he not more distressed about it? Anyone would have lost it upon seeing their loved ones hurt like that, would they not? And to that, I'd like to offer this for consideration: Jinshi isn't just anyone. He is the Crown Prince. And to add an extra layer of nuance, consider also that Jinshi, attending the purification ceremony as the Crown Prince, meant that all eyes were on him that day.

Even undercover as an eunuch, Jinshi takes great care in conducting himself with the propriety expected of his role, only ever letting his guard down with a select few whom he trusts enough to have his full immaturity on display. In all likelihood, Jinshi has been made aware of his status and the politics of the palace since he was young. It's not a stretch to assume that the allegiances and loyalties of people who serve the palace are constantly in flux. Everywhere we turn, we see politics at play; amongst the court officials, the Emperor's consorts, and even the handmaidens serving their respective mistresses.

In earlier kerfuffles, when it came to protecting Maomao from being bullied by the handmaidens, Jinshi would approach it in a way that his actions would not be seen as favoritism towards Maomao. Jinshi also didn't cry when he was seeing Ah-Duo off, and would only allow himself to be vulnerable when he was alone with Maomao. In every situation where we see him acting in an official capacity, Jinshi is always conscious and careful about how he is being perceived. So it goes without saying that appearing as the crown prince that day, Jinshi knows his every action is being watched and scrutinized by the people around him. Any move that could be potentially perceived as "weakness" or "unbecoming" of a successor to the throne could start rumors that might reach the enemies of the state, who could use that intel to sow discord among the common people or persuade disgruntled officials to turn against the current regime. The fact that the crown prince's life has been targeted only serves to remind him that there are those actively plotting to destabilize the kingdom by causing massive panic and chaos. Jinshi knows the weight of his role and cannot act impulsively in any situation, even if it's about someone he deeply cares about.

When we consider the above, it would be understandable why he showed as much restraint as he did when it came to what had happened to him and to Maomao. He's used to putting the needs of the country above his own all his life. To step out of the temple maintaining the dignity of royalty after an assassination attempt has just been made on him sends a message of defiance to the ones who were most certainly watching somewhere. And while sullying his hands with the blood of a mere servant girl might send some tongues wagging, Jinshi's composure and quiet indignation would cement his position not only as a man befitting of his lineage but also as a man not to be underestimated. Just something to think about. p.s: As much as I think Jinshi is seething with rage, I kind of feel he would still hold back on the death sentence when it comes to meting out punishment to the guard who was only doing his job, let alone when it's about a servant's disobedience towards a ranked official... so maybe Jinshi could still spare his life and throw him to the gallows or something. That won't matter anyway, since Lakan will probably use his connections to see that he will not live long enough to serve out his full sentence RIP get wrecked!