#i accept a little criticism

[cranberrytea451]

I mean it in the way that the undertale fandom treats each character very similar to the slashers. .... I guess killer might be closer to Ghostface but specifically, dbd ghostface.

It's really strange.

Anyway, this is a convoluted way to say that horror sans is the favorite murder child.

Dust, Horror, and Killer are quite literally just Michael, Jason, and Freddy.

[fantasybooksandtealeaves]

i'm gonna need ya'll to put the AI art down because it's rotting your fucking brains

what do you mean you'll only watch the adaptation of your favorite book "if it's AI"? what do you mean "only AI art can do justice to the characters"? never mind that every piece of character "art" AI spits out all looks like the same version of a photoshopped plastic mannequin. never mind that it relies on actual, stolen art to even exist. never mind that big studios are already trying to find every possible avenue to replace talented, dedicated human workers with AI

it terrifies me how willing some of you are to yield our crafts, our humanity, our passions in favor of worshipping at the altar of the black hole of vapid soullessness that is AI. all because the actors they cast don't live up to the insane, arbitrary standards you made up for your fictional boyfriends

I beg ya'll to think critically. I beg you to consider the very real implications of the things you say. because they exist and they aren't fucking pretty.

[m0e-ru]

i have beef with the official portraits so i hate incorrects so much i'd rather spend 10000000 years drawing my vision instead

[artsekey]

It really does look like pivoting to Harris has thrown the Republican party for a loop. She's speaking clearly, concisely, and with wit; if she were to be put in the ring with Trump, it would be a knockout if only because she's coherent.

I'm voting blue regardless, but I've started to feel like I've moved from voting for the 'least bad' option to someone I might actually be more passionate in supporting.

[utilitycaster]

I do think it's worth calling out that a lot of the arguments in favor of killing the gods treat their worshipers as the "haves" amidst a sea of "have-nots" and that's just...flat out false in Exandrian canon, in addition to obliquely pinging certain antisemitic canards I am unfortunately attuned to by necessity, even though I suspect that's largely unintentional.

There are powerful adherents to the gods, but there's a lot of worshipers who gain nothing but whatever meaning they personally draw. We saw the Schuesters in Hupperdook in C2, who were imprisoned for following the Changebringer within the Empire, and seemed to have no cleric or paladin powers; nor, to our knowledge, does Imahara Joe. Technically we learned that Molly did sort of get something out of the Moon Weaver, but he didn't know that during the campaign. Grog thinks The Stormlord is pretty neat but hasn't gotten any powers from him. We saw worshipers of the Lawbearer and Dawnfather in Whitestone and worshipers of the Wildmother elsewhere in Tal'Dorei during Campaign 1, again mostly without any specific powers. In this episode and during the Team Wildemount arc we've seen no shortage of people simply going to temples as a place to seek comfort and meaning. Hell, the Player's Handbook outright says it: "Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their gods' will through prayer and sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms."

I think a generous read is that a lot of D&D players who aren't playing a mechanically divinely connected character don't make their character religious in any way, and so it becomes easy, with a PC-focused mindset, to assume that the only religious people are clerics, paladins, and the handful of deity-connected subclasses from other classes, but that isn't true and never has been in Exandria.

[deliajackson]

One simple thing in Riordanverse that is only a little detail but annoys the shit out of me.

"The Gods don't have DNA, so you are only related to your godly parent and your cabin siblings..."

Like.... Just pay attention to that statement. It doesn't make any kind of sense. Like. Not. At. All.

[longing-for-rain]

I think it’s funny how people point to the existence of female kataang stans as proof that kataang isn’t written for the male gaze when every female kataang stan I’ve interacted with has said something to the effect of “but he’s so nice, he wouldn’t have done something like that” to dismiss his blatant violation of Katara’s boundaries on screen. It is unfortunately not uncommon for women to flock to the defense of male interests.

[captainsparklefingers]

Now, is this one night as in 'one night no matter what', or is it one night as in 'one night because the world might end by tomorrow and nothing is guaranteed and if by tomorrow we're all still here we can reevaluate'?

Because while it's likely the former, knowing the Matron and Vax's devotion, but it could also be the latter because there are world changing events happening, do the rules and status quo matter anymore?

Am I grasping at straws a little bit? Yeah, probably. I either want Kiki to finally have a chance to move on and have proper closure OR I want Vax back with them all for good, because these middle grounds do nobody any good. Who knows where things will stand come tomorrow, it all depends on how things go on the moon now.

But 'one night' without specification of what happens come morning, just implications, could still mean anything.

[sergle]

this might just be the pessimism talking but there are times when I feel the body positive movement is straight up Over. even stuff from now that’s meant to be body positive, or is packaged in that way, is of a lower caliber. like it feels like it’s gotten worse.

[asher-agere]

omg omg please I've literally asked every agere pjsk person on tumblr this because it's my fave headcanon ever but HEAAAAR ME OUT

Polyshow but Emu's a VERY frequent involuntary age regressor to like 3-5 (just like me teehee) and voluntarily can regress really easily to whatever age she wants (though she often just sticks with 3-5), Tsukasa's an involuntary stress regressor to just babie and voluntarily regresses to like 4-6 years old when it's time for babie adventure with the gang, Rui involuntarily regresses to like toddler age when sleepy (he just like me fr) and voluntarily regresses to like 5-7 years old and is a little MENACE, and Nene said regression was "weird" until rui calmly explained to her that she had visibly regressed to a 3-5 year old and screamed at him to put sofia the first on tv like two days ago (she had no memory of this- or so she claimed). At some point she just kinda. Quietly joined in. Nobody mentioned anything so as not to hurt her pride.

AND GET THIS GET THIS THEY GO ON BABIE ADVENTURES INTO THE FOREST!!!! IMAGINE THAT!! And they play pretend and dress up bc they're theatre kids and this totally is not a self insert (I kin the entire wxs unit except for nene)!!!! but like thoughts feelings more additions to the vibes

Hi I LOVE this???? These are the absolute silliest of kiddos right here and omg I love them so much…

WxS Littles

˚₊‧꒰ა ♡ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

𐙚 I think these adventures are almost always started by Emu, occasionally by Tsukasa? But only if he’s regressed involuntarily I think. Rui just naturally plays on his own, he doesn’t really think about inviting his friends to play with him. And Nene is just way to shy… But luckily Emu is never afraid to ask to play! Sometimes someone will agree to play even if they’re not regressed, saying they’ll babysit. Emu makes it her personal mission to make sure by the time the play date ends they’re all feeling tiny!

ᯓ★ I’m gonna start off with all of their favorite games… First up Emu! Listen guys I know that we all agree that little Nene likes to play mermaids, but that game is so made for Emu… Emu is absolutely the kid to be like “Yeah yeah! And my tail is pink and shiny but it also has like rainbow scales! Oh and I have kitty ears! And I can control the weather! Oh and-“ And she just goes on and on. She’s also the kind of kid to like playing wolves, any game where she makes up a character? Yeah she’s making it completely outlandish and silly (Purple wolf with red eyes and telepathy during a full moon)

⭑ Tsukasa! Loves! To! Dance! And! Sing! He’ll pick out the perfect music and props and costumes for everyone! And obviously he expects them to do as he says, he’s the troupe leader right? This can lead to meltdowns though because he absolutely does not want to listen to any suggestions. This is his game! He’s making up the rules! If someone annoys him too much he assigns them the role of the audience instead of a performer and they’re instructed to cheer for him. Yes just for him, let’s face it by the end of the show all of them are in the audience. Emu can survive for awhile as a tree but eventually Rui and Nene are watching her more than Tsukasa and he doesn’t like that

❀˖° Rui is the dangerous kiddo… There’s a tree? He’s proposing a challenge to see who can climb the highest! Somewhere to swim? Who can hold their breath the longest! You get the gist. Nene refuses to compete in these challenges, always nervous that something will go wrong. Tsukasa sometimes tries to cheat and Nene will call him out on it which leads to some lighthearted bickering. Emu is actually usually the winner of these challenges- She has a knack for random skills and she’s crazy athletic

𐙚 Nene time! You may be wondering. Ok Asher, if you gave Emu mermaids what does Nene like then huh? Nene liked to play shop! They’ll all set up a booth to sell things! Tsukasa sells performances, Emu sells crafts like drawings or bracelets, Rui sells toys, and Nene sells flowers! They use things like acorns for currency. Tsukasa usually ends up going broke (Nene makes him pay like double), Emu also usually ends up going broke because she wants to buy all this cool stuff from her friends! Nene ends up giving Emu money while Rui saves Tsukasa by taking over his business (Tsukasa doesn’t realize what’s happening even though he agreed to it)

ᯓ★ Emu is the resident bug kid! She’ll grab a handful of bugs then run to show them to her friends! Tsukasa screams so loud, Rui tries hiding behind Nene, and Nene doesn’t mind seeing them! But if Emu puts a bug on her she starts crying. When Emu gets bugs out Tsukasa usually climbs a tree to hide (He doesn’t realize that Emu can not only climb trees but she’s faster than him at it). Rui tries to act unbothered but he’s absolutely terrified of them. He also isn’t very well hidden behind Nene and has to crouch down a lot, which gets very uncomfortable very quickly. Tsukasa tries calling him up into the tree to save him though!

⭑ I think they’d like to play house! Emu is always the dog, usually a talking dog? But sometimes she thinks it’s funny to just bark at her friends. The other threes roles depend on the day, Nene is only ever a kid if Tsukasa is though so they can be bickering siblings. Tsukasa is voted to be the best dad because he gives them ice cream for all the meals. When Rui’s a kid he usually just talks to Emu and pets her which she is overjoyed about. Emu’s favorite line to say is “Wonderbark~!” Usually with some kind of silly pose that leads to her falling over in some way. Tsukasa tries to copy her! He’s better at not falling over

❀˖° Dress up! Nene likes to dress up in long flowy costume dresses, she also uses them as an excuse to not do the others crazy schemes “I can’t! I’ll get it dirty!” Emu likes mixing things that don’t go together at all, think Christmas dress with armor with cat ears with a tiara. And probably fairy wings- Emu loves dressing the boys up in dresses and telling them how pretty they look! Nene laughs at them and Tsukasa gets embarrassed and Rui absolutely OWNS it, he’ll do twirls and pose and everything! Emu happily claps and jumps up and down for all of her friends!

𐙚 They love playing pretend! They’ll go into the forest and divide into good or bad teams (They say it’s randomized but Tsukasa and Nene are almost always good and Emu and Rui are almost always bad). Nene the wonderful princess gets captured by the evil Rui and Emu! The Alchemist and his assistant (Cue Tsukasa saying “No- Emu! Puppies can’t do magic!”) And Tsukasa is the brave knight on his way to save the princess! Obviously the good guys always win, usually by showing the others the light, making them stop being evil. Emu loves to scream out “Happily Ever After!” However it loses its effect by the end because she shouted it like 5 times throughout the early game

ᯓ★ I think they’d all work hard to recreate Nene’s favorite video games in real life! Mainly Rui comes up with the ideas, Emu over enthusiastically carries them out (Sometimes messing things up cause she’s so excited), Tsukasa has absolutely no idea what they’re doing (He can be clueless if he’s not really interested) but he’s happy to try and follow instructions! They’ll find sticks and stuff to use as pretend weapons and random odd shaped objects for puzzle games! Emu will get incredibly attached to fragile things like leaves then cry when they get ripped

⭑ Emu loves making friends in the forest! Everyone else is fairly supportive, Nene can get spooked easily though and she’ll hide behind Rui. Tsukasa always charges ahead claiming he’ll clear the path to protect them, which leads to Emu tackling him screaming about doing it together. Rui is like a narrator, always commenting on the things he sees. I think Nene pulls him down and whispers things into his ear to announce too! “Ah Tsukasa found a rare friend, our star runs- Ah Nene? … Yes yes, he scurries like a cowardly mouse-“

˚₊‧꒰ა ♡ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

I LOVE LITTLE WONDERLANDS X SHOWTIME. THEY’RE LITERALLY SO SILLY

[DNI ID: An orange box with a darker orange border, to the left are blocks from the Wonderland Sekai and to the right is Wonderlands X Showtime. Dark orange text reads “DNI if your blog isn’t child safe. I will block NSFW accounts” End ID]

[sapphic--kiwi]

drew the rest of the PNF gang in my style as well…love these kids sm 🫶🫶

[arabella-strange]

The problem is, there are two problems:

Problem #1: The Gods. They hold all the cards. They act like they're inevitable, immovable, and most important of all? Already here—they're a known danger. Literally the devil (and celestials and others) you know. But just because they are complex and flawed and powerful and pre-existing and far-reaching and far-knowing, does that mean we mortals of Exandria must accept their power regime forever? Can those under their domains not choose to strike out for a radical new future of unknowns—not even try? And yes, absolutely, they're good to us sometimes, they like or love us sometimes, they want what's "best" [according to them] for the world and the universe sometimes. But just because of those sometimes, just because things would change in unprecedented ways that might even be daunting or frightening or hard, does that fear mean we have to yield and submit to their fundamental prioritization of their continued dominance over us? Solution: unclear. Who gets to decide: also unclear.

Problem #2: Ludinus and Predathos. Ludinus has seized unilateral control. He has decided (as Orym pointed out) that he knows best, that "the ends justify the means." He has likewise decided (as Imogen pointed out) that what he wants and his judgment have achieved a level of rightness that must either be followed or be cut out of his way. If you're not with me, you're my enemy. Now, these two problems are intertwined at present because Ludinus is partly responding to Problem #1—namely, the injustice of living under what mortals must [he asserts] realize is not an inevitability or a necessary constant of the world. But he has turned in his campaign to solve this problem to Predathos, a total unknown, and Ludinus has gone so far down this path that he has convinced himself (or allowed himself to stop questioning) that his solution is the only right one. The absolute conviction without regard for harm, for alternatives, or for consequences makes him and this route a problem in its own right. Solution: unclear. Who gets to decide: also unclear.

*** But the thing I hope there is still time for? is a disentangling of these problems.*** Because Ludinus has warped the conversation so much, sooooo much, to make it seem like Problem #1 MUST be solved and it must be solved NOW, HIS way. But that's not true. If the Gods must be overthrown—if it is their time to become simply "the old gods"—then that deserves consideration. But he does not get to decide on behalf of the whole world that his way is the only way; there is no evidence that this is the only way and the only time and the only terms by which this important, maybe-uncertainly-possibly necessary step must be taken. But he benefits by making everyone think so.

[kit-the-gaygent]

Shadow loves taking care of kids, because it reminds him of maria. When he helped her with anything, when she taught him about humanity and earth.

However, due to his reputation, a lot of kids/adult are scared of him.

Not Vanilla and Cream though. Vanilla saw right through his rough exterior. Cream loves having him around, playing tea party, waking in flower fields, reading books, and watching cartoons.

[beedreamscape]

In Avalir's ceremonies, given its complementary name, The City of Crowns, it's common to wear a headpiece as a symbol of your station and they go as such:

Septarion

A Kokoshnik-style crown in pure gold bearing seven gemstones. In high elvish is enscripted the very cliche "Knowledge is Power".

Eldamir, being "head of state", bears an extra stone, a big ass diamond.

Apprentices, Ring of Gold

Diadem or Circlet, usually simple in style, of fewer karats than those above, bearing a central gem that represents their Septarion mentor.

Octothurge

A two-centimeters-thick silver circlet, the base for the emblems of each of the schools of wizardry placed in the center of a eight-petal flower.

Ring of Silver

A thin circlet in parallel filigrees with discreet leaves ornamenting it.

Along with that, as a symbol of her family, Patia wears a delicate crystals and pearls snood.

Magisterium

A chain of gold with a curtain of thinner chains over the eyes like a mask (justice is blind shtick).

Court of Owls

Laurel-like circlet of gold feathers.

The head of court wears a crown in the shape of an owl spreading out its wings

Court of Working

Simple straight laurel wreath of palladium metal.

Laerryn, as Architect Arcane, wears an elaborate laurel diadem of Mithral metal with flowers, minuscule pearls and a down-facing point, reminiscent of elven crowns.

First Knight

Usually worn over a light chainmail hood, it's of simpler metal and inscribed with the vows the Knight swears when nominated.

Loquatius

None of his titles actually bears a crown, but having earned the respect and love of those in the upper echelons, Quay earned himself a crown as the city's Herald and Scribe

Thranduil-style crown (yes, he went full-on fey prince) coming to points on his cheekbones, the backpiece resembles flames. Also made of Mithral to match Laerryn's.

[pjshermann]

Posted this on Twitter already but. Willem dying in glue trap

[bonesandpoemsandflowers]

my beloved observed the other day that the kind of woman who most enjoys his work "probably has strong opinions on which Brontë sister is the best," and, Dear Reader. I was, in fact, immediately ready to fight somebody about it. I have been in actual physical fights with less readiness. He wasn't even going to argue with me about it but I was so ready to argue about it with like. Anybody.