#genuinely makes me feel ill

[orphiclovers]

1863!yoohan post compilation

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

Okay 3 things

1. I was thinking about an aroace Sonic who says things that can be taken as wildly flirty/romantic but he just means them genuinely. “You have beautiful eyes, I keep getting distracted while looking at them,” not cause he’s interested romantically in them but because eyes can be really cool and pretty man I dunno what to tell you he likes looking at cool things and he thinks his friends are neat. “You’re the most beautiful person here,” because he really thinks that, he loves his friends

2. Sonic randomly dropping heartfelt genuine comments on his friends out of the blue completely blindsiding them and then moves on like nothing happened while they’re left going ?????? Bonus points if he does something immensely stupid or jerkish just before or immediately afterwards and they can’t tell if he was serious or not with the compliment (yes he was)

3. Sonic usually being so allergic to truly vulnerable moments that when he expresses something heartfelt randomly Tails thinks he’s been stabbed or something and does not believe him when he reassures him that he’s fine he’s fine he’s not dying yeesh

[youreturnhome]

KILL YOU GET RID OF YOU OPEN UP YOUR RIBCAGE TAKE OUT MY HEART THAT BEATS IN YOUR CHEST!!!

[dirtytransmasc]

|| The Fawn & The Fox ||

in the eyes of the adults in his life, Spider is the fox, having the worst was always assumed of him because he simply tries to survive. he was alone and desperate for scraps of love.

Neteyam was the fawn, everyone saw him and knew he was *good*. as a child, he was seen as pure and vulnerable. Harmless. unlike his brother. he was better than Spider could ever be. he was set above him.

a fox and a stag could never be brothers. they're too different. not enemies. but they are divided. a scavenger and prey. it could never last.

and then the stag, still young and spotted, falls. he falls and the fox, whether he wants it or not, is there to snatch at the scraps of love left behind by his death. to curl up in the hole he left behind. a son for a son. but a fox can never be a stag.

Spider will always suffer the consequences of how others view him. how they decide when and how he deserves love. when he is sly and conniving, and when he is simply a child in need of love.

he will always be a fox in their eyes.

even as he is pushed to fill the empty space left by their son, whether he wants to fill that space or not.

Spider is in such an awkward place, he desperately needs love and attention and space to heal, the Sully's are his only option, Jake might actually accept him now. he can't turn them down, out of desperation or out of fear of being seen as disrespectful. but can he take his brother's place? it's almost an insult to finally show the kid decency after years of pain and the death of his friend and brother they forced away from him.

[storytellering]

I dunno guys, I think he did nothing wrong ever

[lazylittledragon]

so uhhhhhhhh. not to be cryptic and bitchy on main but congratulations to everyone in my messages for like 5 months on being right i guess

[cookiedough77]

the more people say "marinette is becoming gabriel!!!"

all i can think of is the scene from the owl house season 3 episode 3 where luz thinks she's just as bad as belos and the titan is like "the fuck??? no??? belos is genuinely awful and hurt alot of people, you are literally a teenage girl"

anyway the same thing is happening here sort of-

JUST AUGHHH

[captain-clandestiny]

grisped. grabbed. snatched. both a symbolic illustration the hold life has had on me lately and a canon event from the Blusleeves storyline

[abyssconqueror]

the sun/moon-ness of sylusmc

him flat out saying mc reminds him of the sun but also the way he always floats around her, unable to leave her orbit by choice, drawn to her like a gravitational force.

the sun as a giver of life, the same way it was the sorcereress’ curse that brought the ill-fated fiend back to life

“flowers can bloom all over tarus city, but only for one person,” as if she’s the key to their photosynthesis

sylus as the mysterious moon, never fully seen or understood, but always reflecting the light of that one bright star

[snoozerin]

sketches and a wip. i dont like thinking too much before posting, head empty this is the stuff i have in my gallery take or or leave it the void is nice

[tinyfantasminha]

I don't want to keep clogging my blog with vent posts but uh... I guess this is a more general concern/observation

But it's getting real hard to stay motivated in fandom spaces when there's little compensation, and annoying occurrences are more frequent than good ones.

Mainly there's been less engagement/people showing interest in creators and their art (such as sending asks, making comments and reblogging with tags) and MORE parasocial interactions. This goes for both artists and writers.

Over this year I've noticed a vast disinterest within my public in general. Asks about ocs, my art, or just nice simple comments of ''I love your art'' has been getting more and more scarce. My follower number is bigger than 2-3 years ago sure and I get more likes on my posts but they are feeling more like just numbers and statistics than actual people who supposedly like my stuff.

And while people being parasocial with creators has always been a thing, I feel like it's gotten way worse... in general? People sending personal pictures out of the blue in hopes of being validated, unwanted psychological advice or assumptions about the creator without any established connection first ( <- these happened to me in the same week.) ventdump, just insensitive/lacking of common sense comments in general, unreasonable demands (mostly with writers)... I wondered at first if it was just me, but a handful of mutuals/acquaintances who are artists and writers seems to be going through it as well.

It's annoying. It's tough. It's getting exhausting. Creators pour so much of themselves into their work—countless hours, effort, and passion, all to share something meaningful or entertaining with others (and for FREE) The LEAST anyone can do is show respect, even if opinions differ. When a writer posts a fanfic, don't just say ''omg post next chapter!'', when an artist posts a drawing of their favorite character, don't just say ''omg draw (character) next!'' as if they're faceless content machines that are expected to churn out more '''content''' for you without acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation.

''I want to support creators but I don't know what to say and I feel intimidated by their talent so I just lurk silently :((('' I swear to you, no creator (at least not the majority) is making up an intimidating persona to discourage you from interacting with them. They WANT your comments. A single ''I love your art/writing/videos'' or even something as silly as ''I want to eat your art'' is enough to keep a creator sighing dreamily for WEEKS. It doesn't have to be deep! It's heartfelt and that's what it matters!! (Just remember to keep it relevant and thoughtful... It takes just a bit of common sense NOT to comment things like ''this looks like (another character)'' or ''this but with (another unrelated ship/character/show)''. No one wants to hear comparisons or unrelated ideas when they’ve poured their soul into something.)

In fact, the ''I like your art but I think you're intimidating'' feels more hurtful than flattering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, acting wrong. 💀

If you love that fanfic that changed your brain psyche forever and want to gush about it, go tell the writer. If you loved so much a piece of art that you saved it a million times in your phone and can't stop thinking about it, go tell the artist. Push away the ''they probably won't care about my comment/it won't make a difference'' thoughts. DO IT NOW. You won't know when they might go inactive forever or deactivate. You can't know if that is the last piece they will ever post. Make sure you show appreciation to creators NOW, while they are still here. While they're still not being replaced by AI.

[cent-scratchnsniff]

hoptal

[astralzeraphias]

“he was mentally ill. this monster was a- was a sick fantasy. a product of his dementia.”

“…i saw it too. does that make me disturbed? demented? does… that make me sick too?”

[numberonetacostan]

Taco angst it's all taco angst TACO ANGST

[fatedroses]

And some days, I just wish you wouldn't look at me at all.

[alotonmymind49]

When Callie told her mom that she's the same age Shauna was when they crashed, it 100% destroyed Shauna more than she let on.

She now has to face the fact that at this point, her daughter is just as capable of the evil that she was. Shauna wants to believe that she is the only person that could comprehend her trauma, but here is Callie who could totally go to the same lengths as Shauna. We've seen Callie manipulate and mistreat people to get what she wants, just like her mother. Shauna is horrified by the possibility that Callie could ever do what she did, because if there's one thing we all know about Shauna, it's that she hates herself more than anybody else. To see that mirrored in Callie must have ruined her.