#embarrassing for him frankly

[lastmidtownshowmp3]

He wants that cookie so effin bad

[hunting-for-sport]

the fact that isaac lahey took the bite to be able to "defend himself" and gained all of these new abilities that in theory should have helped him do exactly that, only to continue to disproportionately oscillate between freeze and flight reactions when put in violent situations, the fact that he gained this facade of confidence at the start of season 2, but that confidence really only existed when he was being ordered around, when he had an authority figure expecting obedience and telling him what to do, and the second he was left to his own devices and forced to deal with uncertainty that facade crumbled, the fact that when he was met with any kind of genuine kindness he always reacted with the sort of awkwardness and surprise of someone who hadn't experienced that in years, the fact that kindness was never the first thing he expected to be given from others, the fact that his most reckless actions were consistently taken on the behalf of the people he cared about, not in defense of himself, the fact that when he did fight for himself, there was hardly ever clear thinking behind it, it was the kind of violence you get only after backing someone into a corner, all of the things that carried over from his human life, from the loss and abuse and fear he lived with, all of these qualities that the bite couldn't magically "fix" despite how hard he leaned into it and tried to adapt to his new life, because the bite was never and will never be the cure-all it's cut out to be (both in universe, at times, and by a hell of a lot of people in the tw fandom) all of this is incredibly important to me.

[bearsandswears]

Childhood encounter AU! BabbyGale got separated from his mom mushroom hunting and rather than stay put he ended up more lost trying to show off his navigation skills, luckily helping people lost in the woods is literally Asena’s whole upbringing.

They’re the same age but Asena is a runt.

[safftums]

hungry guys who are older and gruff and would never use the word “tummy” in their lives letting out that exasperated “‘m starvin’…”

you agree, reblog

[phantom-rats]

back on my claptrap bullshit

[gay-ppl-real]

1 Page Welcome Home comic

The finished product of the little screenshots I shared a few days ago, now complete with full backgrounds, texturing, and the incredibly stupid joke dialogue that definitely shouldn't have taken so much of my time and focus over the past two weeks

After this Barnaby elbowed Wally and told him that was a joke and then Wally laughed because he always laughs at Barnaby's jokes. No he did not understand the joke.

[laurents-secret-diary]

mocking Damen with "all you do is moan 'oh laurenttt you feel sooo gooood laurenttt'. embarrassing" after the great "reveal" was iconic but Damen should have gotten more mileage out of "you fuck like a virgin". There is no um actually-ing it out of that one

[fadedrainbowbookshelves]

Need a little help there, Neighbor?

[bloodydeanwinchester]

the thing that’s so funny to me about the j2 fallout is that of course jared could have said all of that in a text message/group chat. but he chose not to because he’s a big baby AND he wanted his fans to know he was being a big baby so they’d be pissed about it too.

[clonerightsagenda]

Well I guess I have to stop joking that Barrayarans don't know about female sexuality now that that was a plot point

[cynicalmusings]

he occasionally flirts and proud of it.

his way of flirt is so smooth that we don't even have the time to react.

why does he look so glowing in the event? is it the impact of not seeing him for more than a year?

(still heizou)

he is one of the smoothest flirts known to mankind, yeah. you’re just having a conversation and then he says… something, which completely stuns you and sends you reeling, either in its shamelessness or genuineness, and he carries on as if it’s nothing while you’re left questioning whether you imagined it or not.

and it’s worth remembering that just because he flirts and compliments a lot doesn’t mean those comments lose any value over time. it might look like he’s simply being a sweet-talker for his lover, but everything he says, he absolutely believes to be true; he’s not one to flatter somebody for the sake of flattery. and so the reason he flirts and compliments as much as he does is simply because he sees that much goodness in his lover, and archons be damned if they don’t know how much he admires them.

and that last note about the event… literally. 100%. could not agree more. he’s, like… actually beautiful? stunning? gorgeous? i look at him admittedly quite a lot when playing genshin, so there hasn’t been an absence of seeing him in-game on my part, but you’re absolutely right about him somehow being so radiant in the event. like. he’s actually so pretty. how. why. and more importantly, why has it been almost a year and a half since we experienced this radiance, hoyoverse?

[waterloggedsoliloquy]

what

[hyliareborn]

ok one more thing about this

the idea of a “love triangle” between these three except sumire has no idea what’s going on is soooo hysterical to meeee, like imagine that akechi is fully convinced that ren and sumire are either dating or have feelings for each other and he is absolutely seething with poorly concealed jealousy, but sumire only knows that akechi and ren have something going on and she’s too scared to ask about it. ren is also too scared to ask about it. ren and akechi are definitely into each other but god forbid either of them say anything so they keep stewing in teenage angst. sumire just wants to go home.

[angellayercake]

Can we talk about terzo's nose here specifically?

this is @ghelullu's fault for tormenting me with this thought

[ajaxbell]

Story of Kunning Palace is everything I shouldn't like and I love it

I picked up Story of Kunning Palace rather spontaneously, something to watch when I couldn't sleep, something to replace the run of really awful xianxias I keep quitting after a couple episodes. I went in knowing nothing about SoKP.

I was not prepared.

Oh, I said to myself, Zhang Linghe is in this. Fun!

Well my friends, while you should watch this because it's excellent, you should also brace yourselves. I did not expect to be utterly obsessed with this show and binge it all in like a week. Like literally I never do that. But the plot is interesting. It's beautifully shot. The cast is quite excellent. And the chemistry is off the charts.

Bai Lu is fantastic in this. She takes a complex roles and nails while giving the character an undercurrent of vulnerability that should win anyone over. She has sizzling chemistry with everyone she encounters, including one character who is the human equivalent of cream of wheat, and with the princess which is utterly delightful.

But Zhang Linghe. Whew, let me sit down and fan myself for a second. This is not the man who deftly played both Changheng and Xiao Run in Love Between Fairy and Devil. This is not the sweater-clad romantic his Studio seems to want to portray him as. This is... something else. Let me start with the caveat that I rarely go for the villain. I especially do not go for the villains who do not seem redeemable. And here in SoKP his character, Xie Wei, does not initially appear to be redeemable. He is a red flag a mile wide. He is a calculated mask of refinement over seething rage that always seems on the verge of breaking through. He appears capable of real violence. He sneers. He threatens. He's possessive and jealous to a disturbing degree. He generally looks disgusted with the world around him. And it is sexy as fuck. Why I am so in to this character? I can barely explain it beyond good acting and good storytelling. He is an utterly unhinged character, a veneer of civility over a feral creature ready to kill you at the slightest provocation, at least until you penetrate his armor. And then whew. You're in for quite a bumpy ride from beginning to end with his character, but so worth it for some incredible character development.

This is a reincarnation story of sorts, though slightly muddled since Chinese censorship won't allow those stories. It opens on the Empress, Jiang Xuening (Bai Lu) narrating her rise to power by any means necessary only to fall when rebels over take the palace. We see a lot of cruelty and violence and then rather than dying the Empress wakes up in the past with all her memories intact.

In this new life Jiang Xuening does everything she can to change events from the future she remembers, but ends up in the thick of it anyway. Along the way she collects an incredible cast of characters who all seem to fall in love with her (as you will too) and a long list of enemies so vile you will find yourself shouting at the screen for our heroes to just poison these assholes already.

It is especially interesting that here many of the side characters are the kind of good and honorable heroes, with excellent fighting skills or noble birth, that you often find at the center of these stories. Our secondary characters are sunshine, sweetness, and upright morality. But our leads are intensely morally grey, rely only on their wits, and are so packed full of trauma it's amazing they can function at all. And yet the story manages to wring some incredible depictions of friendship and loyalty out of this morally dubious center and make a story so irresistible that I lost sleep to watching several nights in a row.

In fairness some of that was because I just sort desperately needed more of Xie Wei the walking red flag, because whew he was so compelling. But it is truly a good and intricate story so full of twists that the constant surprise makes it even more satisfying. Highly recommend. But don't go into it looking for a sweet love story, it's a violent palace intrigue story with a side of very morally dubious and toxic romance with a smattering of consent issues, but weirdly, maybe even better for that? (And if you have a choking kink, this show will reward you!😅)

(And I'm not much one for celebrity gossip, but I will say that Zhang Linghe and Bail Lu gazing at each other in promo appearances for this has real 'get you someone who looks at you like Wang Yibo looks Xiao Zhan' vibes. Their on screen chemistry is searing, but it seems to have somehow carried over to or from real life because these people seem to very much, uh, admire each other.

gif from here

[stormyoceans]

sea's birthday message. 13.04.2024. Thank you for all the birthday wish and every birthday project that you made for me, I feel a lot of love and support from you guy. The special gift that that get this year is the moment that I see you guy in an event or every work that I do, this things very mean to me very much, thank you for full filling the missing piece. My wish this year that I want give back. Wish you all the best, good health, and strong mental health. No matter how hard is your life just never give up and keeping trying. I want to say that I'm not the best, but I keep on improving, and never give up easily. One day it will be your day. Love you all my little baby ChaoTaLay. ��🌊