#flexible bearings

[fullcravings]

Bear Swiss Roll with Cheesecake Filling

[sparring-spirals]

I very much enjoyed Play It By Ear season 1, but, by god Play It By Ear season 2 has Got The Vibes.

[dailybehbeh]

Behbeh

[riotbeankai]

Hey why do we assign moral value to strength and weakness? Strength isn't inherently good or even always useful. Weakness isn't inherently bad or useless. There are applications for weakness to be useful and helpful and same goes for strength, but they're both morally neutral and neither are inherently pure/good or wrong/corrupt or whatever you wanna call it

[gingergofastboatsmojito]

When people feel unconfortable with smut, it’s usually bc they feel uncomfortable with their own sex life. When people feel uncomfortable with fluff, it’s usually because they don’t like it IRL either. When people feel only confortable with angst, typically indicates unresolved trauma, when people is flexible about all of those genres, regardless of their personal preferences, meaning they don’t feel any discomfort reading it or writing it, whether they particularly like it or not, then it means that person has found balance in all those aspects of their real life and it reflects in their writing/reading.

Our creative outlets are a HUGE tell on our current mental/emotional status. I’m talking about a rigid/flexible spectrum in terms of tolerance, not about subjective tastes. One thing is a taste or preference, a completely different thing is full-on discomfort or even rejection and disgust, when exposed to certain stuff, that’s rigidity. Rigidity is always a 🚩 or at the very least a yellow one.

It’s good to know where we are truly standing, in case we feel we’d like to change that. Keeping in mind this flexibility/rigidity spectrum, we can know where we stand even if in some cases all of these reactions may be somewhat unconscious. Keeping tabs on our triggers is always helpful.

[true-blue-sonic]

I think very often about the fact that Silver doesn't have any friends from his own time. Even if he did make friends in the future, he would risk erasing them from existence any time he chose to go to the past; and not only would nobody but him realize the loss that happened, but also he would have nobody but himself to blame for causing the loss of his friend.

And that made me wonder: If Silver were to be rendered unable to (seemingly) ever return to the past and got forced to make a life for himself in the future, and then he did, but then suddenly he regained the chance to see his friends from the past again… Under normal circumstances he might've had little qualms about visiting the past again, but after spending potentially years accepting he'll never get to see them again but he's not gonna let that prevent him from living his life… would he be willing to risk losing the life he has now?

Exactly this is a dilemma I like discussing in some of my fics as well, like New Beginnings and Genesis. The choice to go back in time and making a whole world and its inhabitants not exist in the first place is definitely made more easy when that world is beyond rescue and its inhabitants are mostly gone or rapidly dying out anyway. Since the games never dive into Silver's life in the future except some vague mentions here and there, like Silver saying that the sky is blue and everybody's got a smile in Colours DS, I find it hard to infer what his social life would be like there. But indeed, if he brings forth an accidental change to the timeline, it is very likely that people he knew in the future are gone or get fundamentally changed. And if they don't recognise him with each timeline 'reset', I can imagine that for Silver it eventually becomes better to just not have any acquaintances there at all. It leads to too much heartbreak, too many goodbyes, and far too much guilt. No, in such a scenario, I really do think Silver might steel himself and ensure his only friends are ones that are safe in the past, where his control over their lives only extends to ensuring they can keep on living instead of being responsible for their demise. Stopping people from coming into existence is already a tough choice, let alone if it's someone Silver knows, and I think he's got a lot to grapple with conscience-wise about it all.

As for your question in your second paragraph, I'm afraid I don't have a solid answer. I think a lot would hinge on how likely it is his visit to the past immediately changes the entire timeline. If he were to visit on some calm weekend afternoon when there's nothing happening regarding Eggman and the like, I don't think there would be too much chance of things going wrong? But I do think he would be tremendously antsy about it all, both in part because he hasn't seen his friends in the past for so long and in part because he is afraid he's going to lose some friends all over again, but then in the future instead. All in all, it is a situation wherein I see only losses and problems, with no easy solution to ensure everything goes well for both people in the future and the past simultaneously. But somehow, I have faith that Silver can make it work!

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[the-everqueen]

Omg you also love both Heven Sent AND Hell Bent?! The latter seems a bit polarizing across the fandom, so it's so fun to find out that I follow someone I didn't even realize liked it as well! That shit made me cry and now I need to rewatch.

yes!!! Heaven Sent is peak acting from Capaldi and such a good use of form for character development. Hell Bent is...the total abuse of power in order to save one person, the only one who matters, because who are you without them, because the choices you made to save them cannot possibly be justified unless they are saved in the end, because one more loss in a lifetime of losses might be the end of you. you're a god and a monster and a terror to the universe but you are also lonely. you would like to never be lonely again.

[haurart]

Robert's profile on toyhouse is finished... I think! I'll tweak some small details and some artworks but it's up and running. And if I come up with something new I will add it to his profile.

If anyone wants to know who this idiot is you can find the info I've been sitting on there.

[brithombar]

wonder woman is the most exciting superhero because she's not trapped in the stasis other big names are & she actually is legitimately reinvented with every new creative team, i have trouble bingereading other a listers because all their stories start to blend together after a while but that never happens with her

[signode-blog]

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[eastberlin]

Just ordered jazz shoes that will hopefully fit and tide me over until I can find character shoes that fit my incredibly fucky feet (medical term) and now I've got Chicago stuck in my head (because jazz).

[dailybehbeh]

Behbeh

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[percheduphere]

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOKI'S SHOES (ACTUALLY, HIS WHOLE WARDROBE)

Production costs aside, clothes tell the audience about how characters think of themselves.

Loki's shoes in the S2 finale raised a lot eyebrows, but I find them quite fitting: they are comfortable, practical, and most importantly, they are humble. The camera brings this to our attention to communicate his evolution in character.

Loki has always dressed well, often times ostentatiously. Whether he is at war, passing as a Midgardian, or held captive as an Asgardian prisoner, Loki communicates his social class and sense of superiority through clothing. For him, clothing armors his fragile sense of self and against others' opinions of him. He intends to be perceived as deadly charming but ultimately unapproachable.

His attire in the first Thor movie is roughly equal parts green and gold, signifying his royal status. His style is dressed down for his brother's misadventures in Jotenheim, yet overall both silhouettes are lofty, princely, but not hardened or threatening.

In Avengers, Loki's look has more black and leather, with exaggerated emphasis on his shoulders meant to intimidate as he assumes the role of villain. The silhouette is very hard, heavy, and edgy. Gold detailing is prevalent as well. Combined with the goat's helm, this is Loki's most pretentious outfit, which speaks to an undercurrent of low self-esteem and a compulsive need to impress. There's no mistaking he is the main antagonist of the story.

In Thor 2, Loki's attire is similar to Avengers but the overcoat is exchanged for a less bulky version (perhaps conveying he is less guarded now that the effects of the Mind Stone are no longer influencing him). Loki's role likewise pivots from the harsh lines of a villain to the more flexible edges of a reluctant villain-turned-ally. This aligns with his character arc when he protects both Jane and Thor, seemingly sacrificing himself.

In Thor 3, Loki's silhouette is streamlined even further. The overcoat is done away with in favor of what appears to be a leather doublet, pauldrons, and vambraces. Gold accents are minimal. While stylish, Loki's attire is more practical than showy, and his helm serves the dual purpose of protection as well as weaponry. At this point in his arc, Loki has become a full antihero, joining his brother's side in rescuing as many Asgardians as possible, and eventually dying in a vain bid to protect Thor from Thanos.

The TVA does something very fun and interesting in taking away Loki's ability to dress himself. Since Loki cannot use his magic in the TVA, he is forced to wear the same clothing as his captor/advocate, who eventually becomes his best friend and peer.

Perhaps, on a subconscious level, this helped Loki to feel included. We know by his pwn admission that Loki fears being alone and desperately craves a sense of belonging. At the same time, he intentionally dresses to put people at a distance, thereby protecting himself from potential rejection at the cost of isolating himself further.

When Mobius gives him that TVA jacket for the first time, Loki seems uncharacteristically pleased. It is not an attractive jacket by any means, yet he neither scoffs at it nor refuses to wear it. Instead, Loki puts it on and is content when Mobius says it looks "smart" on him. He continues to dress like Mobius and, indeed, mimic some of his mannerisms such as placing his hands on his hips. Without clothing meant to push people away, Loki opens up, has more fun, and makes friends.

Loki's choice of attire as he assumes the mantle of God of Stories (and time) is fascinating. Setting aside the clear design inspiration from the comics, Loki's silhouette is soft, remarkably so. His colors are earthy hues of green, and the only bit of flare are the light gold trimming and crown. The look brings to mind the garb of sages and wise wizards rather than royalty or warriors. He's powerful yet approachable because there is humility in his bearing. And that humility springs from a well of healthy self-worth, self-love, and a deep love for others.

The shoes are not meant to be attractive. They are meant to help him ascend the throne, nothing more.

[animorphic-arts]

Anisha tries her best to bend up one of her legs. How original. 🐻🧘‍♀️