#gifts of desire

[proustian-dream]

Ray Johnson, Valentine for Joseph Cornell, 1971

Joseph Cornell, A Valentine Object for Grace Hartigan

[flwrkid14]

The Tim Drake Heartthrob Conspiracy – Part 2: A Heartthrob with Loser Rizz

So, Tim Drake is Gotham’s newest heartthrob. Cool, right? Except, well… there’s one tiny problem.

For all the brooding good looks, the sharp jawline, and that mysterious allure that has Gotham swooning, Tim Drake has absolutely no game. Like, zero. Nada. It’s a full-blown mystery how this man, who looks like he belongs on magazine covers, can be such a disaster in the romance department.

It all started with his date after that iconic moment when he rolled into the Batcave in that tailored suit. Everyone expected the night to go smoothly. It was Tim, after all—Mr. CEO, Mr. I-Can-Run-A-Multi-Billion-Dollar-Company. Surely, that would translate to his love life, right?

Wrong.

The next morning, Dick was the first to catch Tim yawning over his third cup of coffee. “Rough night?” he asked with a knowing smirk.

Tim just groaned, “I fell asleep on the rollercoaster.”

Dick blinked. “Wait, you fell asleep? On the rollercoaster?”

Tim sighed, rubbing his eyes. “I hadn’t slept in two days, and it was… kinda relaxing? The adrenaline and all.”

And that was just the beginning.

Steph found out later that Tim had somehow managed to spill soda on his date twice—once while trying to explain a complicated merger (because who doesn’t love business talk on a date?) and then again when he tripped over his own chair. By the end of the night, his date probably thought she was being pranked.

Cass, being Cass, summed it up perfectly: “Tim is Gotham’s biggest heartthrob, but he’s also Gotham’s most awkward date.”

Jason, of course, had to weigh in. “This is the same guy who walked into a glass door because he was distracted by a text.”

Let’s not forget the infamous “flower shop incident.” Tim, trying to be romantic, went to pick up flowers before another date, but things quickly went south. How? Well, let’s just say, when you knock over five vases, trip into a display of roses, and end up covered in petals, it’s hard to look suave.

By the time the Batfam heard about that little misadventure, Damian had had enough. “Drake, how is it that you have the charisma of a plank of wood?”

Still, Tim doesn’t mean to be such a disaster. It’s just, well, life seems to have it out for him when he’s trying to impress someone. He once spent an entire dinner talking about the intricacies of encryption algorithms—his date didn’t even make it to dessert. And don’t even mention the time he thought bringing homemade spreadsheets to a movie date would be cute. (Spoiler: It wasn’t.)

Yet, somehow, despite all of this, the mystery of Tim Drake continues to deepen. People are still thirsting after him. The forums are still buzzing with talk of his “quiet charm” and “endearing quirks.” Even his awkward moments somehow manage to add to his appeal, giving him this relatable, down-to-earth vibe that no one in Gotham can seem to resist.

And so, the Batfamily remains baffled. Tim may be Gotham’s biggest heartthrob, but when it comes to actual dating?

He’s a disaster wrapped in a perfectly tailored suit.

[pianokantzart]

One of my favorite things is little lines of dialogue like this that imply Luigi is perhaps the most underestimatable bastard in the entire Mario universe.

[desire-mona]

toby fox drew this for me when i was 11 btw which was incredibly kind he did NOT have to do that but man i wish it didnt have my deadname on it. fuck

[guardevoir]

Fiber arts update: Embroidery (derogatory)

Wedding gift for my lil' sis (who saw something like this on etsy, balked at the price and immediately went "hey I know some fucking idiot who'll do it for free" and then the idiot did in fact do it for free)

To my deep and lasting horror I'll have to do this again because my sister does, indeed, have two feet.

Also I'm helping out at an academic conference this week and my job is mainly just "sitting around looking like someone who would be able to give directions to places if asked" so I did this on the clock while everyone was attending lectures. I guess there's some poetic justice in bringing the worst project you have to something like that.

[writtenbyplato]

can u come back bro i want sum alphacest bro plz bro

hi bro

twas in my drafts 🤍

[kingslionheart]

Do you trust him wholly? I do not. I cannot.

2×06 | ALFRED TALKING ABOUT UHTRED

[miroana]

Odysseus confirmed wife guy! He loves when Penelope lies to men and extorts money

[freakymoonlitsakura]

The little gifted kid that I used to be is so happy that I'm finally realizing and accepting that I'm meant for something more

[renegadeem]

Still on my Valenwind bullshit.

More specifically, here to advocate for monsterfucker!Cid rights.

These were inspired by @tench-art ‘s amazing Bowluigi pieces, which have woken something in me.

[assmaster-8000]

i don't know if im tripping for this but it seems a lot of millennial and gen z women on tiktok still have really. weird gender norm based perceptions on men, and their relationships. do all your complaints about the standard of dating today need to consist of insulting a man by equating him to a woman. what do you think you're actually saying here

[senseearly]

insert something about how different the potato brothers have been raised; how Gil is immersed and violence and transactional love, how Ludwig grew in a stringent but beloved household -- the very same thing that young Gil always wanted but threw out yet secretly yearns

separate art in read more

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

In the Dallas Cheerleaders documentary there's a girl and they're trying to make her sole personality trait Christian but the thing is it's kinda eating because her theological stances are sound so far.

[an-experienced-gentleman]

You are the gift I wanted.

Six Sexy Words

[just-french-me-up]

fandom is just so fun and incredibly sweet as a concept cause!!!!!!

you like that thing so much you want to make more!!!!

you want to share the things it wrought out of you with others!!!!!

it moved you to create and talk and interact!!!!!!

it made you want to partake in the divine act of creation out of love!!!!

[put-me-on-a-hitlist]

Me: “I love my s/o’s and they’re so hot. I don’t think there’s anything that could make them hotter”

*the bbq and the reveal*

Me: *just dies*