#go bum

[tide-locked]

i feel like people forget that sometimes characters in fic are written like that because it's a reflection of real life.

people have sex without setting boundaries. people have unprotected sex without talking about their sexual histories or producing recent sti tests. people play with kink without discussing it ahead of time or establishing a safeword. they have anal without 'enough' prep or lube—they may even prefer it like that.

and none of this is really a fantasy. it's all pretty normal. you can feel that it's inappropriately normalised, and you'd probably be right! but it is normalised: one study found that 58% of female undergraduate students on the campus studied had been choked during sex. 20% of those students said that they'd never been asked if it was ok; another 30% said they'd only sometimes been asked if they consented. fully half! (non-paywalled journal article on choking during sex here, including these numbers.) despite a rise in stis of all sorts, condom use is declining. (pdf link to the full text of this study about declining condom use in the us; aidsmap article about an australian study with similar results.)

even when people do talk about things—sex or anything else—they communicate imperfectly. 'yeah, but don't go too far' is consenting and setting a boundary, and also relying that the person you're talking to has the same metric for 'too far' that you do. for some people, 'the trash needs to go out' is a neutral, factual observation; for others, it's a request that the person they're speaking to take out the trash.

even when people understand each other perfectly, people react unpredictably to things sometimes! we behave irrationally! people laugh uncontrollably at funerals, or get angry at the straw that broke their back rather than the enormous load they were already carrying. they get scared and lash out at people trying to help them. when hurt, most people do not instinctively reach for therapy-approved grounding exercises and 'i feel' statements.

pretty much any bad choice that characters could conceivably make is a choice that people make in real life, on purpose, all the time. people do things that can have catastrophic, life-changing effects because it felt like a good idea at the time, or they're leaning into the vibe, or they just didn't think about it all that much, or an infinite number of other reasons.

fiction isn't intended as a guide on the best, safest, and most responsible ways to live your life, and fanfic isn't any different. it's not a narrative flaw to let characters do things that are messy or harmful or downright stupid—it's a reflection of what people are actually like, and not something that authors should feel they have to apologise for.

[egophiliac]

time for skeleman

with the lack of any other info yet, all I can focus on are those Charles Lloyd-looking sunglasses. they are absolutely sending me. I feel like we're gonna fall through a tree or whatever and this stitched-up boney gentleman is gonna pop out from behind a gravestone and start serenading us with some smooth jazz on the saxophone.

or should I say...the saxoBONE???????

[glowoak]

a short interlude before crepes

[marciaillust]

on a break

[screwpinecaprice]

Copying artstyle off of older Steven and Connie concept art for the heck of it. (And chibis. ┐⁠(⁠´⁠▾⁠｀⁠)⁠┌)

The proportions felt awkward to draw, I did end up stretching them a bit. Haha

[idolomantises]

I really love scavenger’s reign and I want more people to watch it but there’s one thing that’s been bugging me about that show.

Why didn’t the lesbian fuck the robot.

[minceraftyuri]

i remembered i can just make insane posts so in my head traffic cleo is absolutely a smoker and in the (probably inaccurate) vision in my mind this is how it would go if she invited and of the other traffic gals to smoke with her it would go like this

if cleo offered lizzie a cigarette i think it would send lizzie into like a death note internal monologue where she tries to figure out if cleo actually wants her to take one or not and untimely decides that cleo doesn't want her to take one so she takes one as a power move. and then she smokes it really badly and coughs and coughs while desperately trying to come off as cool (cleo was offering her one in the hopes that this would happen)

if cleo offered gem a cigarette gem would passive aggressively remind them of the heath risks and deny one for herself, clearly trying to position herself as morally and physically above cleo in order to gain control of the situation. and cleo would get turned on a bit by what a bitch she is

if cleo offered pearl a cigarette pearl would take it and put it in her mouth and chew on it and swallow it and then be like 'that doesn't taste very good cleo :( why do you like them' and cleo would be like 'its and acquired taste i guess' because she cant tell if pearl is purposely doing this as a bit to make her uncomfortable or possibly make her laugh of if she's just stupid but cleos not going to let her win regardless

[enden-k]

speaking of saran, made a (more dressed) version of this from the latest sideblog comic bc theyre too cute to keep them off main and i miss them again alrdy :]

[casekai]

patroclus :)

[inflamedautistic]

Achilles: Mom, I'm going out to kill Hector.

Thetis: Not dressed like that you aren't young man!

Achilles (now in the shining suit of armor forged by Hephaestus): Better?

Thetis: Yas Bitch slay!

[laikabu]

i read posts that say mithrun had a whole construction crew but it took one guy to fix him n im like. his brother loves him. cithis genuinely cares about him. i think mithrun’s last scene was about how kabru and senshi make him realize that he has a support system despite it all

[rebouks]

Previous // Next

[waves lapping] Alex: [gasps] Hey, buddy! Awh.. I haven’t caught anything yet. Alex: And you brought your friends! Alex: No wonder you’re the stinky one-.. wait! I KNOW YOU!! Alex: Is that your girlfriend? Alex: Yeah, I do that too. Alex: Well, cleanliness is important… Alex: Ah, more birds. Alex: Take me to your house. Alex: Are we done digging yet? That’s a pretty big hole. Alex: Now you go fast-.. on SAND? Toulouse! Alex: LOU!

[princescar]

more pixel art, but mukie this time!!!

was supposed to be a larger peice, but i was to exhausted, so i just cropped the face, lmao. so if it seems weird, thats probably why

[emerdoodls]

hiiiiii aftg fandom... pls take my offering of allison reynolds fanart

[serpentface]

Yeah I had Wardi use of eyeliner on a routine/cross-gender basis as canon for ages but routinely forgot to depict it ever. And then once I remembered it was also like.. I can't just suddenly drop this look now with no context

It has intended practical functions of protecting the eyes from the glare of the sun and from other sources of damage/contaminants/ailments. Certain styles are considered beautifying and/or formal and may be worn for predominantly cosmetic reasons.

Most eyeliners are derived from soot or charcoal and worn as a thin paste (mixed with small amounts of butter, oil or animal fat and water). What exactly the black pigment derives from (which kind of plants or type of animal's bones/ivory is burnt to produce it) entails more specified medicinal benefits. More expensive eyeliner utilizes powdered malachite or lapis for blue-green hues.

The use of eyeliner in of itself has no gender or class connotations, but the specific styles worn (and materials used) do.

The people you see wearing it on a daily basis are peasants and other laborers (ESPECIALLY sailors and fishermen) who are likely to be in bright outdoor conditions. Field laborers tend to smudge the eyelids all around and a little above each eye while seamen tend to wear a black stripe across both eyes (though exact styles often vary regionally).

Men apply it in combat (regardless of season/sun conditions) and thick black eye makeup is a part of the cultural image of warriorhood. It is generally thought to look both handsome and intimidating, poetry describing it often contrasts a combatant's masculine beauty with the fearsome evocation of a skull's empty eye sockets. This specific style is what's pictured here, and it's not one you're supposed to wear in regular life unless you can claim status as a blooded warrior (he actually can).

Other styles worn by noblemen usually set themselves apart from those of field laborers via design (a sort of cat-eye look with a long tail is common) and/or more expensive pigments being mixed in, usually lapis for dark blue hues. Most noblemen don't wear this style on a daily basis unless they're public officials, it's considered an aspect of formal dress for special occasions.

Women who are Not outdoor laborers wear it for predominantly cosmetic and/or medicinal purposes. The proper feminine variant that won't make you look like a peasant or like you're trying to be masc or like you're Too Slutty is very delicate and small lines contouring the eyes.

[neonbodyache]

Onwards, into crisp November air…