#i don’t have them designed all the way (shocker (not))

[yesandpeeps]

Ik tumblr is popularly a fandom art space, but I’m a fur oc artist at heart 🦇💫

[sophie-hatter-jenkins]

Part 8: Messy

A March 2025 Hinny Microfic for @ginnystrophyhusband using Prompt 9

689 words (that's more like it)

All the March prompts that I write will be set in the same universe as, and form a prequel to, this fic. Hopefully they'll all stand alone, but they'll also form a little story of their own, which is why they're numbered.

Fair warning - it's going to be fluffy!

Read them all from the beginning on AO3

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On the evening that Harry and Ginny host their Painting Party, Harry is fascinated by the very different ways in which their friends and family approach the task in hand. 

Ron hasn’t actually left the kitchen, AKA the closest spot to the pizza boxes and the cooler containing bottles of beer, but despite the amount of food and drink he’s consumed, he’s nearly finished the whole room. He’s definitely the evening’s MVP.

Hermione is neat and methodical (shocker), but also painfully slow. They’ve been painting for almost two hours, and she’s barely finished the first coat on her designated wall.

Neville is an absolute liability. Decorating is clearly not his thing, because so far, he’s tripped over one paint can, dropped his brush into another, and spilled paint all down his jumper. At least some of it made it onto the wall too, which, Harry supposes, is all that really counts. 

Luna applies the paint in random daubs and swirls, following an intricate pattern that only she can see. If she had any colours available other than Nordic Sky, Harry thinks it would probably be absolutely beautiful.

George hasn’t actually picked up a paintbrush at all, having nominated himself as DJ for the evening. Ginny’s made several pointed comments about it, all of which George has ignored,  but Harry doesn’t mind; it makes the painting party feel like more of an actual party. Besides, he’s brought Angelina with him, and she’s more than made up for George’s lack of productivity.

It goes without saying, though, that his favourite person to watch is Ginny. Typically, she approaches painting with commitment and enthusiasm. She’s currently attempting to get a straight line between the wall and the skirting board (which Ron tells him is called ‘cutting in’), and Harry can see the very tip of her tongue, velvety pink, poking out from between her lips, the way it does when she is really concentrating in something. It’s messy work, though; there’s paint on her knees and all over her fingers, and Harry smiles fondly when he realises that she’s got a splodge on the tip of her nose too. 

“You got any buckets, mate?” asks Ron, sidling up to him and handing over one of the two bottles of beer he’s holding. 

Harry’s alarmed. “Yeah. Why? Is something wrong?” 

Ron smirks at him. “Too bloody right. That soppy expression you get on your face when you look at my sister. It’s nauseating.”

Harry snorts with laughter and takes a pull of his beer. “I could say the same about you and Hermione, you know.”

“You’re really doing this? Moving in together?” asks Ron. 

“Yeah, we really are,” Harry nods. 

Ron shrugs. “Big step,” he observes.

“You’re okay with it, right?” The question is out of Harry’s mouth before he can stop it, even though Harry knows that Ron’s absolutely fine with him and Ginny; that hasn’t been a question for literally years. It’s also completely redundant, because it isn’t like Ron’s answer would change anything, not now.

“Course,” Ron confirms anyway, taking a swig of beer. “I’m definitely fine with it, even if I don’t understand it.”

Harry’s known Ron long enough to recognise a set-up when he hears one. “Go on, then. What about this confuses you?”

“Honestly, the part of me that grew up with Ginny is always going to wonder what the hell you see in my annoying brat of a kid sister, but you seem quite keen on her, so I guess there’s no accounting for taste.” 

Harry lets out a puff of laughter. “Yeah well. I don’t know if I’ve ever told you, but I took a blow to the head when I was a kid.”

Ron snorts. “I think it was mentioned once or twice. Seriously though, I’m made up for both of you. I can see how happy both are.” He eyes Harry speculatively. “I do have one really important question for you, though.”

“Yeah.”

“We’re not telling her about the paint on her nose, right?”

Now it’s Harry’s turn to smirk. He looks back at Ginny, still cutting in like an absolute trooper. “Nope.”

[im-a-hoping-beetch]

Many people seem to get genuinely confused, whenever we, zutara shippers, mention how underdeveloped kataang really is. Usually, they’ll brush it off as us being delusional, bitter and you know the drill. Their main response to that, usually is: “How, could they possibly be underdeveloped, they had 3 seasons!?!”

The thing is they forget that the amount of time isn’t as important as what you do do with it. Cuz, yeah, Aang and Katara did have 3 seasons, but their relationship still managed to feel rushed as hell. Heck, even Bryke, out of all people, admitted to it. Which mostly as to do with a bunch of things that I’ll get into right now.

Let’s start with the fact that, Katara never actually shows any interest in Aang.

Now, many of y’all will probably come for me by citing how the cave of the two lovers or even the Headband have moments of her showing interest in him, but all of them end up falling flat at some point.

The cave of the two lovers:

The argument here, usually is“if she didn’t have any interest in him, why would she kiss him?” or “why would she blush at the idea of kissing him?”. The former seems to forget this is a life or death situation and that we don’t really know for sure that if there were another way to get out if this, she wouldn’t take it. For the latter, I’d like to say that blushing can have many significations such as, embarrassment. Which, here makes sense when considering what she says and overall demeanour, after suggesting to kiss.

Like yeah, a fourteen year old girl blushing bcz she’s embarrassed at the idea of having to kiss, her friend, out of all things, cuz you know… awkward. Can you imagine that (pun fully intended)???

The headband:

This one is going to be a ride, but stick with me. The arguments can range from “What about her jealousy while Aang is dancing with other girls.” to “What about the way she looks at him during the dance.”

Here, is said jealousy being shown:

And said look being done:

Now, yeah, I can absolutely see why these two exemples would be used as a way to prove her interest, but let me remind you that this is the same episode where we have this happen.

Yeah, the same episode where Katara is acting all jealous and giving flirty looks to Aang is also the same one where she pretends to be is… mother. While, I could go on about how it wasn’t the best idea on the directors or whoever was in charge of the episode part if it was their way of giving a glimpse of Katara being into Aang. The issue is, them doing so wasn’t completely farfetched either, because up until now it’s been established that Katara can be very motherly and she acts that way with almost everyone in the gaang. More specifically, the one with who she does so the most is, Aang.

I mean, even the show makes a point of poking fun at their mother-son dynamic on several occasions all throughout the show (ie. the don’t-rub-your-eyes-when-you’re-speaking scene in “The runaway” episode). So realistically, the two exemples shown way above could somewhat work, but only if you decide to completely ignore what episode they take place in, one that hasn’t really helped at stopping the mother-son dynamic allegations kataang has been getting, for years, now.

So, back to the development aspect, I think it has always been stunted from the beginning, because, fundamentally, the ship as always been designed to be Aang-centric. If you’d like more insight on that I’d recommend checking @starlight-bread-blog’s amazing post on the issue. But also, that their lackluster resolution is way much more obvious, cuz both are leads in the show. Katara's existence in the show, isn't solely there to serve as some love inerest for Aang. Shocker, but she's actually a MAIN CHARACTER in the show, meaning that we spend three seasons where we get to learn about her battles, fears and aspirations, none of which seems to involve a relationship with Aang.

Like yeah, the reason why The Ending Kiss™ feels so unsatisfactory is, simply, because, Katara doesn't like Aang (at least not like that). Katara, likes Aang, because the show said so. Now, stick with me, cuz I can already feel some of y'all ready to jump at the screen. Within the show, name a single moment where she ever comes to thinking of Aang in a romantic way. One that doesn't involve any external sources, such as someone suggesting about it or because of the given circumstances she has to. The answer is none. The only time we ever get to see her voice her ACTUAL opinion about it, this is what she says:

That's not even counting how her overall demeanor, from the body language to her choice of words seems to suggest that she's actually trying to let him down gently. Also, may I remind you that at that point THERE'S ONLY 3 FREAKING EPISODES LEFT BEFORE THE BIG KISS™ and this is where there at in their relationship. Plus, within the 3 episodes that are left WE NEVER GET TO SEE THEM TALK ABOUT IT, EVER!!!

This obviously was part of Bryke’s horrible attempt at the will-they-won’t-they trope. Which ended up playing right in their face, cuz like I mentioned they themselves had to come to glaring realization that kataang was rushed. Now, it could’ve been it, the creators realizing their obvious mistake and if they could, trying to fix it by giving us what seemed like the natural progression of their relationship, which was for it to end.

Instead, we got comics!Katara and oooh boy…

Basically, they decided that they would throw away Katara’s meticulously built characterization in order to make her existence revolve around, Aang. I kid you not, when I say that she isn’t allowed scenes, lines and actions that do not revolve around her “sweetie”.

Remember how I said that, Katara likes Aang because the show runners said so. This is an example of this cranked up to a hundred.

Essentially, when you start thinking about where these two are in terms of growth, kataang is the antithesis to development itself. On one hand it validates the regression of one (ie. the dropped chakra plot line), while simultaneously, having to strip any previously built characterization of the other (ie. comics!katara).

On that note, I’d like to remind people, how important Katara is to the story. Without her, the entirety of the gaang would be dead. Without her, there would be no story. Without her, there would be no Aang.

She deserved to have a voice within her own relationship and not for it to be stolen by two grown men who were still stuck in their childhood fantasy.

She deserved better.

[phightingaus]

i like lurking here and seeing aus and now I have one I feel like I wanna share woah :0

still actively working on it I really just got some of the premise yesterday and it’s really just switching around some of the world n characters

ok anyways I like birds so I turned all of them into birds so now inphernals are part bird :) so far I still have some birds I need to figure out for them and I’m working on how to change the world in a way so it’s kinda just… less like the actual canon but with bird wings

so anyways here’s the birds everyone is so far that I have (including skins I’ve gotten birds for idk they might not even appear but it’s cool)

Sword - Crow (crow swor :] I like a lot), Marshsword is a canary, Sunburst is a phoenix (I’m allowed to use ones that don’t exist), Follower Sword is an ibis

Katana - Long-eared owl, Kramptana is a red-shouldered hawk (right now at least)

Banhammer - Bald eagle (was originally going to match him with Windforce like I did for sword but I feel like it’d fit him more)

Rocket (literally the only reason I made this au…) - Magpie, Buster Rocket is an Egyptian vulture, PJ Rocket is a dove (right now I might change it idk), Captain Rocket’s an albatross, Stargazer’s a barn owl

Slingshot - Mockingbird (also might change one day idk… I think it works a little)

Shuriken - Rufous hummingbird

Scythe - Roadrunner

Medkit - Peregrine falcon (was originally a canary but ehhh I like this one more)

Boombox - Lovebird

Subspace - Turkey vulture

Vine Staff - Velvet-purple coronet

Coil - Noisy miner

+deities -

Windforce - Secretary bird

Illumina - Dove

Venomshank - Crow (shocker)

Icedagger - Dark-eyed junco

Darkheart - Raven

Firebrand - Black kite

Ghostwalker - Crow (little note so far with the design ideas he’s changed. The most. Because I couldn’t pass down the idea I had with him being a crow)

+npcs or just generally anyone I forgot

Valk and Dom - both ospreys (might change this is the one I’m the weakest about)

Broker - Raven (yet another corvid…….. sigh)

Zuka - Blackbird

I can’t believe I’ve spent 2 days thinking about phighter birds because of a little one-off comment of me going “what if stargazer was an owl” and then turning all of rockets skins into birds….. sigh

anyways I like birds :) this is an excuse for me to research more about birds n stuff

trying to figure out at least the rest of the phighters (aka skate bio … and hyper goodness that’s actually less than I thought) then I can think more about the world n stuff and actually make this more of a seperate thing

ok no more rambling hope the birds are sufficient for a first one :]

black vulture hyperlaser maybe. anyways birds are fucking awesome and i want to draw some of the bird inphernals now. who up birding they shit

[edgy-ella]

A new era begins!

(It’s hard to hear, but Sebastian said “criiiiinge,” which is why I told him to shut up)

I’ve wanted to play Sonic 06 for a long time. Not because it’s good, obviously—this is one of the most infamous video games of all time, perhaps the most to come out of the new millennia. No, I wanted to play it because I felt obligated to.

Of course, everyone “knows” 06 is bad, but how many people have actually played it? I hadn’t, and I don’t think it’s fair to shit talk a game no matter how bad its reputation is. I mean, I have my fair share of games that I like that have been critically panned as well as my fair share of games that I dislike that have been critically praised. No amount of lets plays and reviews can substitute actually experiencing a game for yourself. So, play it I shall. I also see it as a sort of hazing ritual as a Sonic fan.

A few years back, I got a used copy of the game on PS3 at GameStop for $10. Problem was, I didn’t have a PS3 to play it on. I thought one of my friends had one, but it turns out that she has basically every Sony console except the PS3 (as it truly had no games). This turned out to be a common trend with more and more people. But now, finally, I have a console to play it on—the PS3 at my college’s gaming club. So every Friday from 5-7 from this day on, I’m gonna be playing Sonic 06 until I beat it.

(A lot of people have asked me why I don’t just emulate it; you don’t understand. This isn’t just any game. This is Sonic 06. I don’t want to even for a single second blame any of the game’s…quirks on my computer’s poor specs or the emulator not being properly optimized. I want to play 06 the way God intended.)

After having played through Sonic’s campaign up to White Acropolis, I can say that it’s definitely the worst mainline 3D Sonic game that I’ve played. Wow, shocker I know. But, I think there’s a lot more to talk about here than just saying “game bad” and writing it off entirely. As someone who grew up hearing horror stories about how bad this game was, it is absolutely fascinating to analyze now that I’ve gotten a chance to actually play it.

I don’t think that Sonic 06 is inherently a bad game. A lot of its biggest issues are technical—the camera is awkward to control and often gets stuck, Sonic‘s physics paired with the awful camera make him a chore to move around with (though I don’t think he feels as sluggish as I’ve seen some people say; it’s more that everything else is fighting against him to make him feel slower than he actually is), the frame rate is HELLA inconsistent, yadda yadda yadda. With all that being said though, I don’t think the game is full of bad ideas, just bad execution.

The level design so far is okay. I’ve played through worse levels in a Sonic game, but I am also not very far into 06. Once again, the poor technical performance of the game is what holds the levels back, not their layout or geometry. Fun loop de loop sections are held back by Sonic being flung off them into the ocean because he was one degree off center, and the game doesn’t correct you on it like in similar parts of other Sonic games. I think the Mach speed sections would genuinely be a welcome addition to Adventure style games if Sonic had better handling (especially in the air). So the ideas there aren’t inherently awful, it’s just their execution (though you could argue that Wave Ocean plagiarizes Emerald Coast enough to say that the level design is lazy for taking so much from a level in a previous game).

Perhaps my most controversial example of this good idea, bad execution philosophy is with the boss fights.

Let’s talk about Silver.

The first boss fight against Silver is one of the most memorable things from Sonic 06. When people talk about the game, if they don’t think of the cutscene where Elise kisses Sonic or the more recent Real-Time Fandub, this is what they think of. It’s no use!, Silver’s voice line where he grabs Sonic in this game, ended up becoming something of an unofficial catchphrase of his (though the comics often have other characters say it to Silver instead). I remember seeing multiple Top 10 lists back in the day where this fight ranked among the worst video game bosses of the 2000s. Not just for Sonic. For all video games of that era.

Needless to say, I was not optimistic going into the fight. I expected to get stuck, to rage, to curse the day Italian hedgehogs ever gained telekinesis. But I have to say…

The fight really wasn’t all that bad.

Granted, I had hindsight on my side going into it. But for a fight that I expected to suffer through death after death after infinite loop after death for upwards of twenty minutes, I ended up getting through it in a little less than five minutes. And I know that exact number because I had someone else at club record me playing from the second Silver showed up in the cutscene to the second I saw my A Rank after I beat him.

(In case anyone’s wondering; I don’t want to post the video since other members of the gaming club appear throughout it, and I don’t want to publicly post a video of any of them online without their permission)

The fight is annoying for sure, but that’s more the fault of the game’s preexisting issues. Sonic's poor physics and camera control really work against you in boss fights. But this is nowhere near the worst boss fight in a Sonic game, let alone of any game in the 2000s.

Now that I've actually played through the fight, I can kinda see what the devs were going for here. You start out right in front of both Silver and a circle of rings, both of which you are naturally drawn to run towards. This will prompt Silver to grab and throw you when you get too close to him, but the timing of how long it takes each of you to reach the circle of rings means that you should have at least one ring on you before Silver catches you. The devs likely wanted to use this as a way to safely teach you how to fight him: keep your distance and wait for him to pick up something else so he can't pick up you.

This is a fine idea in theory, but there's a few things that hurt this approach:

1) It's extremely unlikely that you will beat Silver on your first try. The more you replay the fight, the more you are conditioned to avoid Silver—meaning that you will want to avoid the circle of rings he spawns right in front of at the start of the fight. This makes it much easier for Silver to come in and one-shot you, since you most likely won't have any rings to back you up. I fell into this trap once, and I'm sure there's video evidence of a bunch of YouTubers doing the same. Though, with that being said, there is a Ring container in the southeast corner of the arena (if Sonic starts facing north), so if you’re clever you can book it there at the start of the fight. Which is easier said than done, because of…

2) THE CAMERA. Once again, the game's awful, awful camera control really bite you in the ass for boss fights. This was also an issue I had with Egg Cerberus, but Silver's smaller character model and faster attacks really elevate the issue. Since there's no way to lock onto Silver and turning the camera is so clunky, he will often manage to sneak up behind you and grab you before you have a chance to find him. In that sense, Silver almost feels like an enemy in a horror game here; you'll move the camera around a little bit, get jumpscared when Silver comes into frame, and hope you react fast enough to not get instakilled by him.

3) The homing attack has a habit of locking back onto Silver even when you try to homing attack away from him, so keeping your distance after you hit him once isn't as easy as it should be. This isn’t that big of a deal because you can just drop down and walk away from him, you just really need to fight muscle memory to avoid it

Once again, this is a case of 06 being hurt by its execution and technical implementation rather than just being full of bad ideas. There’s other examples of that in the fight too, like Silver desperately needing a cooldown after he grabs and throws you. This would fix the infamous loop where he traps you against the wall as well as the problem I ended up running into where he throws you towards the sky then grabs you again before you can reach the ground and grab more rings.

Is Silver secretly the best boss fight in Sonic history? No! But I understand what the devs were going for with this fight. If the camera and controls were more polished, I don’t think anyone would think twice about fighting Silver, wall loop or not. I can see why the Project 06 mod has been lavishing in such high praise from the fandom; buried underneath 06's rushed, sloppy coding is a solid framework.

So overall I’m…cautiously optimistic for the rest of the game? I can’t believe I’m saying that about Sonic 06. Sure, the physics and camera is a mess, but the game isn’t unplayable like so many others have claimed in the past. Maybe it’s because I have a soft spot for the adventure games, but I’ve played worse games than this. I understand that the worst is yet to come, like Silver’s ball puzzle or the multiple one hit kills in the Final Story, but hey, if getting past “one of the worst boss fights in video game history” was a cakewalk for me, then maybe being pessimistic about the future is just no use.

The story is still hot garbage though lol

[doodlemsstuff]

While I’m at Monster High. Wanna give my opinions on G3(ik shocker) since it’s a bit controversial and mixed within the MH fandom.

Me personally, I don’t mind G3’s existence. I think G3 is way better than G2 from what I’ve seen and I like some of the character designs. Keyword some.

I like how it’s more inclusive. With Frankie being Nonbinary, Twila being autistic, and more plus sized characters being seen. I think it’s a good iteration for new fans to come across!! And if my brother, or kids I’m babysitting wanted to watch G3 I wouldn’t mind watching with them.

With that said. I do have some problems with the series. Maybe my opinion would change if I actually sat down and watched it. But I’m seriously not that interested in watching it. The trailer of the Live Action movie gave me a sour taste in my mouth and I didn’t want to see it. Though I’ve come across clips of the show on Insta and I’ve liked what I’ve saw! But just not interested.

But back to my criticisms. I don’t like most of the character designs. I either feel like the designs in this show are hit or miss, or were translated poorly to 3D. For example, Heath:

I seriously don’t like his design in 3D. He looks awful and he was one of the reasons why I was so disinterested in G3. But when I see his box art, he looks AMAZING! I love how he looks in his box art and it sucks so badly that his modeler(s) weren’t able to capture that. There are more monster high characters redesigns that i seriously don’t like

Another example is Iris. And no, it’s not bc of her being plus size. I seriously don’t care weather or not some characters change drastically or little. But her colors aren’t appealing to look at. I feel like if they added more pink like in Iris’s original design or played around with it more then I would like it. I see what they were trying to do but it just didn’t work for me.

Despite some of my gripes I have with G3’s character designs. They do update the characters in a way that I like.

I REALLY like Venus and Catty’s redesigns. Venus more bc it comes together so so so WELL. And her doll is especially gorgeous. I like the vibe they did with Catty, but I feel like her outfit needs to be tweaked. Maybe some more elements of her original dress should be added in more. Plus I just don’t rlly like her sleeves.

In conclusion, I like G3 and don’t mind it. Will I watch it? Nah. But I wouldn’t mind watching a clip every now and again and look at the dolls they’re producing. I like how inclusive the new generation is and how that inclusivity translated to the dolls. Key examples being Draculara and Catty. Being bigger dolls than the usual skinny dolls we are all used to.

I’m interested in seeing what G3 has to offer from a distance. I still have wayyyy more opinions on G3 that I didn’t bring up bc this post would be even LONGER. And my phone is bugging so badly bc of this.

[bonezlyy]

SILLY GUY INTRO‼️

Hello gays in my phone, my name is Ezra and I am a huge fan of the utmv

But the skeleton part specifically

Shocker I know mate, my wattpad got deleted because wattpad is ableist so my headcanons are going to be put here instead

I don’t really know how to explain myself so I’ll do a character intro thing instead because I’m a lazy little shit 🫶🏼

Okay the sheet looked ugly so Im gonna write it by hand

Name: Ezra/Ez

Age: 15

Pronouns: He/him + neos but I cant be arsed to make my card so they dont really matter

Gender: Trans ftm, genderqueer

Sexuality: Aegosexual, Cupioromantic (aroace), gay

And this silly thing

the pet name kinda things aren't romantic in any way btw, I call ppl pet names platonically

If I do this and you dont like it just tell me and I'll stop :3

This blog is a safe space for:

Queer people, I am gay and Aroace myself

Trans people, including xenos. Again, I am trans and use xenos myself

Disabled people, I am autistic myself

Poc people, I am mixed race

Furries/therians/otherkins

Age regressors (sfw)

Systems

‼️DNI IF YOU’RE QUEERPHOBIC, TRANSPHOBIC, RACIST, ABLEIST, A PROSHIPPER OR ARE DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS ANYONE WHO IS JUST EXISTING AS THEMSELVES‼️

Oh and if you’re that transphobic identity that I can’t remember the name of, where you dont date trans people and ur flag is the PH colours

And any stupid labels like that (mangasexual, dreamsexual and shit like that)

No, this blog will not include nsfw headcanons, they’re teenagers

It will definitely have nsfw/dark jokes because that is most of my humour but no headcanons/scenarios.

This blog is gonna be messy asf but in a hot silly gay way

Anyway I hope you enjoy my blog, there will probably be a lot of shitposting and I might try writing stuff but it’ll be mostly headcanons I think (or hope)

Also, its gonna be a highschool au

Because gay angry teenagers in a big gay friend group

My fucking dream.

Also Toriel is a teacher at this school

Asgore is the head master

And Frisk, Chara, Chris, Asriel, Suzie, Noelle, Alphys, Undyne; and X Chara who will just be called X, are all students too but they kinda just float in the background

And all of the papyrus siblings are either dead, missing, non existent or little children

All the Papyruses will be like 6-12

OH WAIT

and I can’t draw very well but Im trying to learn so I this au can be an actual comic thing

Well it’ll be an AO3 story first but I want to make outfits/designs for them and draw some scenes from it :3

MKAY BYE, HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS FAGULOUS SHITSTORM 💕💕💕

Holy shit this thing is long

I need to learn when to stop talking lmao 💀

[rebelcharmings]

💖🤮❤️💜🃏?

💖 favourite character?

huge shocker - it’s lizzie🥰🥰🥰. i said this in my previous ask on which character i’m most like, and again it’s bc i find her relatable in a way. but other than that i just . idk love her character sm. i love how she tries to act all tough and like her mother but she’s actually just a sweetheart that wants friends and she just misses her mother and her homeland :(. that being said i love her character in the book just a little bit more than the show bc she feels more unhinged and i love it. and u can also properly see her development from wanting to be this isolated powerful queen to finally opening up to others. in the show i feel like it’s such a jump from her screaming Off With Your Head to everything and then spring unsprung she’s suddenly a sweetie that wants to design clothes for her friends. which isn’t necessarily a criticism bc i get that briar helped her realise she doesn’t have to follow her mother exactly, i just prefer how it’s portrayed in the book more. also am obsessed with her character design it’s just . so good.

🤮 least favourite character?

i’m sorry but.. crystal. just the way she acted was sooo ughhh i’m sorry ik that was the point the fact she’s a spoiled princess but it still annoyed me. like wdym “my pixies always help me when i’m in trouble” GIRL WHO CARES YOURE TWO SECONDS AWAY FROM FALLING TO YOUR DEATH JUST JUMP!!!! and i’ll admit i don’t know much of her original fairytale so i also thought the whole spoiled princess storyline w would’ve felt more satisfying with a character we’ve known for longer.. unless like i said it ties into her story somehow. but yea sorry crystal enjoyers she just ain’t for me

❤️ top 3 royals?

1. lizzie again obviously

2. dexter even tho it doesn’t make sense for him to be a royal but apparently he’s still technically one so . yes him. he’s just a silly guy who wants to prove himself and is also massively down bad for raven. when i read the books, anytime he spoke or was described i was just thinking “Aww i want to squish him”. i especially love his short story of before his legacy year i thought that was cool. wish we could’ve seen more of him being brave or proving himself somehow in the show. also fellow swiftie🤝

3. daring or apple… bc i love analysing both and defending them with my heart bc the show does them soo dirty. daring more so bc apple being a main character means she gets more focus on her motivations and development etc but daring doesn’t . the most ppl see of him in depth is….. epic winters…… if they don’t read the books they don’t get he’s actually a Good Man a bit self obsessed and a himbo but a Good Man who LIKES helping people and does it without hesitation. ppl just Don’t understand daring like i do……. i also love his and apple’s friendship dynamic . peak mlm and wlw solidarity.

💜 top 3 rebels?

1. raven!!! my other fellow swiftie🤝she’s just a cool girl idk what else to say, just love how she’s so unrelenting in her beliefs. even when she wants to sign the book her beliefs don’t change she just doesn’t want anything bad to happen to her friends. and same again when she Does sign the real book. but she’s still just a inherently sweet and nice girl despite it all i love her

2. darling. the charming twins both being my second favs is funny but yea she’s also cool and she is so badass in her book. but also a very considerate person especially when it comes to her brother . love her

3. maddie!! the silliest of girls. the show doesn’t expand on her more than the comic relief best friend but she is soo cool in the book especially when she has to take over for the narrator. that was a fun time. she’s just so cutesy and i love her

🃏 top 3 wonderlandians?

i’m being redundant now but. lizzie, maddie, kitty. there’s not much i haven’t already said for lizzie and maddie, but kitty has always been in my top list of fav eah characters bc i liked her mischievousness and as a kid i thought her powers were so cool too?? i also just like the mischievous cat characters i remember thinking torelai from mh was so cool too

[adamwatchesmovies]

Company of Heroes (2013)

To anyone who ever thought the idea of a Call of Duty or Counter Strike movie might be cool, I present the 2013 adaptation of Company of Heroes. The plot is the definition of generic - basically a checklist of war movie clichés. You don’t care about the characters, you don’t care about the action. Even if the film had ambitions to do more, the budget wouldn't allow it. This is the kind of movie you forget minutes after having finished it.

Near the end of World War II, a squad of American soldiers stumble upon a dying messenger who informs them of a critical mission. The Germans are finalizing the design of an atomic bomb. With their sergeant and most of the company dead, Nate Burrows (Chad Michael Collins) and Dean Ransom (Tom Sizemore) make their way towards the Nazi base.

There is only one interesting scene in all of Company of Heroes. A woman named Kestrel (Melia Kreiling) is about to step into the bathtub and turns to face Nate. The door is open. He’s surprised to see her. She gives him a look. What’s going to happen next? Will she invite him in? If she does, will he accept her invitation? He says he has two sweethearts at home… does he want to make it three? Then the scene ends. That’s it. Is it the nudity that makes this scene exciting? Not really (unless you’re 13). It’s the unknown. You don’t know what’s going to happen next, which is a breath of fresh air. The rest of this film is so predictable, so generic it’s practically a wartime lullaby.

This movie is a bore. The story is realistic - it’s not like Overlord, for example - so you know the Germans will not develop that super weapon. What you’d normally be worried about instead are the characters. Will Ransom make it alive and live up to the memory of his dead father who died in the first Great War? Will Burrows forgive himself for all the lives lost under his command? Even if these tales could hold your interest, the casting makes it impossible. Every soldier looks the same and the camera shakes so much it’s often hard to tell who’s shooting at who. The establishing shots are dreadful and the characterization almost non-existent. You’ll see a soldier fall over dead and think someone important just keeled over but no, it was some random nobody you didn’t even know was there too.

I don’t even think people who consider World War II to be “their favourite” war would enjoy this film… unless they were Americans blinded by patriotism. Most of the people we meet are stereotypes, from the burly Russian (Dimitri Diatchenko) to the gritty Brit (Vinnie Jones) to the slimy-looking Nazi commander with the metal brace on his leg (Richard Sammel). Over and over, the film exaggerates America’s role in the war to the point where - shocker - we learn the Nazis are planning on dropping their atomic bomb… on New York! Why a city overseas instead of a much-closer target like say… London? Because this movie thinks you’re a moron that won’t care about anything outside of the U.S.A.

The special effects are unconvincing but this flaw might’ve been forgivable had the rest of the picture been strong. Thing is, no writer would ever commit their good war story to a video game when just about any generic plot would do the trick. That’s why this film was basically doomed from the start. Company of Heroes has no opinion about the war, it has nothing to add to the conversation, it doesn’t have any new perspectives or a new story to tell. It has no reason to exist except to cash-in on a name. It’s a sure-fire way to make you fall asleep and little else. (May 1, 2020)

[daringdoombringer]

Got bored and made this, now that I have a decent amount of Ocs now. Is this just an excuse to summarize their backstories? Yea probably. One things for certain I am FAR NICER to my Ocs than a lot of people. They are my children and they deserve happiness goddamit.

Tier One: Moderate to Typical Oc Trauma/yea you need therapy after that you’re ✨messed up✨ now

Matthew Fencer: Originally made solely as a protagonist for an MCYT horror game thing before evolving into his own character (and the “AU” evolved into its own thing/story/timeline whatever) so yeah I’d say he’s been through some crap. Mofo had SIX very angry people-turned-monsters trying to kill him cause they weren’t happy he was entering their town without permission (actually, at all). He didn’t even enter on purpose he was just kinda SCP-spacial-anomalied in there by chaos magic from several miles away while he was tryna take a walk poor guy. Bro needed a lot of therapy after risking his life to break a curse. But he did (kinda) make a friend during that whole fiasco and he has a wonderful girlfriend who was glad to see him alive after he went missing so ✨yippie✨ happy ending

Anchihiro.ExE: Was a human until Sonic.ExE/Xenophae killed them and now it’s a disembodied soul trapped in a Sonic ROM hack they shouldn’t have clicked on that’s floating around the internet. Idk how it would get therapy at this point since it’s yaknow… DEAD. (I still have the Gacha edit thing I made of their death for a video last summer. There is so much blood.) Pretty sure I did Anchihiro the most dirty out of everyone since they’re the only one who actually dies. Not to mention they are somehow trapped with the fucker who killed it in the first place (who is trying to gather human souls so they can become powerful enough to leave the video game realm) so yeah imagine being stuck with your sworn enemy in a video game for all eternity #skillissue At least it’s befriended Fleetway and Tails Doll so they’re not entirely alone????

Cyroblast: Was an elven soldier sent to the Frozen Wastelands of Vesh to find a treasure, got badly wounded and JUST ABOUT froze to death until King Pen found him and managed to revive him with Mind Magic. Now he’s half Undead and often wondering if he should even be alive. Also he’s realizing the king he worked for is actually an a-hole and wouldn’t have cared if the entire squadron died, he just wanted the treasure that probs don’t even exist. And did I mention his nose and mouth are just g o n e? (the head I used in Imaginators didn’t have em and it worked it’s way into his drawn design :P) But hey, he’s great with a blizzard bazooka and made plenty of awesome friends at the Academy who are there to help him, so I’d say he’s alright.

Raystrike: Hers isn’t even as bad as these other three she just had a strict/kinda mean family and now she has really low self esteem because of that. She did meet a bisexual fire spirt (Spellfire) who’s just as confused about the world as she is and they’re gay now along with Mysticat being like the genuinely supportive parent she never got so ✨yayyyy✨ she’s healing we love that

Tier Two: you had like one or two milder things happen you’ll be alright

Foreclash: Bro just got teleported into a cave while trying to get the vortex at Shellmont Shores under control, and was stuck there for I think a week before Starcast found them. Other than maybe some mild claustrophobia/homesickness he’s fine.

Shield Shocker: just daddy issues lol. He just hates the fact his father (a very powerful tornado dragon) is evil and wants to spite him. The dad also plays a role with Cool Factor but we’ll get to that in a moment.

Shade Ace: found a weird spell in a book and it cursed them/turned them into an undead lizardy thingy don’t do necromancy kids

Mecha Quad: His workshop was attacked by Greeble air barons and he lost his legs. He should’ve died but he was like PEACE WAS NEVER AN OPTION and he built himself a new set of cyborg legs, tracked down the baron base and beat all their asses. Bro death/giving up could’ve been a one-way street but you somehow did a u-turn you go dude✨✨✨

Tier Three: no trauma, you’re good👍

I’m just gonna stick Cool Factor’s summary here cause something did happen to him but it wasn’t necessarily bad for him or anything. The curse Shield Shocker’s dad put on him just caused him to be part dragon and have his dry ice powers/magic and he was like “oh hey this is cool :D” Cool Factor and Shield Shocker did have a V E R Y awkward conversation about it (cause none of Factor’s family really told him about it) so other than MAYBE a mini epiphany he’s completely fine.

And uh everyone else didn’t really have anything major happen: Spellfire’s just glad to have a physical form (and an awesome girlfriend), Trick Black bamboozled Count Moneybone cause they didn’t wanna join him, Heat Stroke helped Freeze Blade and Doom Stone destroy some Evilizers, Spring Bloom was accidentally created after Hoot Loop zapped a tree, and Ground Pound has barely even been brainstormed yet. But yeah that’s everybody, I love them all✨✨✨✨✨

OH AND ONE MORE THING SHIELD SHOCKER AND SHADE ACE ARE GAY

[aizawas-upper-left-wisdom-tooth]

Guess I can't do worse than the last guy...

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Ch 1

Trans lives matter. Don’t support JKR, even if the HP franchise is great. Don’t buy official merch and don’t support bigotry.

Chapter 2 (Got me spinin like a ballerina)

Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here. I think to myself as I dangle upside down in my floating baby walker. My mother charmed it so I couldn’t get out without her magical signature because I “keep getting into grown up things.” Honestly at this point she should just move all the dangerous or sensitive objects in another room if she doesn’t want me touching them.

With perfect vision, I glare up at the irritating device and contemplate some of my life choices. Thankfully the blurred vision really was just crappy newborn eyes and nothing more. In this recent escape attempt I was hoping some accidental magic would kick in and free my ass, but alas, all I have managed to do is make myself a fool… again… shocker, I know.

The walker is slightly off balance, due to the enchantments not really being designed to flip upside down. I’ve been stuck for the past 6 minutes or so, squirming and trying to get back upright so that I can try and get back to my personal mission of grabbing the mind arts book from my dear muhma’s expensive book collection. I would certainly love to learn those asap so that I don’t have a wizened old man with a terrible sense of fashion poking around in my head.

Slowly, the walker rotates lazily and spins me with it while I stare absently into the abyss of my own making. I knew I shouldn’t have insisted my motor skills were fine enough to drink my juice while studying “the big boy books” and yet here we are… Icarus and the Sun… doomed to repeat the cycle of unnecessary hubris until the sky herself collapses upon us at the end of time… and space… and I think the blood isn’t quite leaving my head anymore.

In the year and a half that I’ve been living as the rat’s ass himself, I’ve managed to impress quite a few people! And subsequently, have stopped impressing my mother who now takes every day in stride and sometimes gives me these looks as if wishing that she could convince herself to grab the giggle water again. I honestly have no idea how babies work and was able to keep my mouth shut a whole two months before slipping and insulting that mouth breather of a grandfather I have.  

The short, ugly, gourd of a man could have played uncle Vernon in another life. The only thing he really had going for him was that he actually knew how to not yell every other sentence, but that was about it. He oozed disappointment like the pink goo from Teletubbies. From what I could gather, dear old mumsie had a star-crossed lovers escapade with a muggle guy and had to dropped him as all of this pure blood bull shit got to be a little too in your face (Thanks Tom). Unfortunately, she was just a touch too late in her decision because 8 months later she’s giving birth to what would have been the second coming of Judas if it weren’t for my ass going full body snatcher on little Pete here. All of this I have learned via the sentient washed up Pillsbury dough boy I, unfortunately, have to call a grandfather now.

This common rain frog with control issues couldn’t go two seconds in my presence without making it well known just how disappointed he was in my existence. He kept on insisting that my grown ass mom had to do as he said and “put the ugly thing out back with the bins.” Enid, my saint of a mother, was trying to find the nicest way possible to tell her dad to shove his opinions up his ass to be with the other shit he’s made when he turned to me and told me… a two-month-old… that he couldn’t believe his daughter had allowed a “filthy little half breed” to even exist in the first place.

Honestly, the man set me up, I had no choice but to rock his shit with 4 simple words.

“Die mad about it.” I had dead paned while locking eyes with the human trash heap.

One of these days I would like to figure out how to frame memories. The traffic light red glow of the bastards face was dwarfed only by the brilliant beam of my mothers first genuine smile at me.

Enid, the poor thing, had some alcoholic tendencies that she had given up for me(presumably) when she found out she was pregnant. While she’s never told me this, context clues are far from lacking and the way she stares at her tea after a long day… well, I suppose it’s a good thing she can’t transfigure it into something stronger. Not that I can blame the lady, after meeting that ugly ass Boohbah of a man she had to grow up with, I can actually say I’m quite proud of her for not having gone harder on the substance abuse. Not to mention her mother who disdainfully ignored everything around her and looked like the walls of the cottage we live in were going to try and purposefully dirty her (clearly knock off) “high end” robes.

I still have no idea why mom-sickle had allowed them into her home, much less had them meet me. My best guess is that it had been some sort of last test for them to see if they could behave. The spoiled brats failed spectacularly and I haven’t seen the two oompa loompas since they stormed out though the floo. I had silently wished that they would be too huffy and insulted to remember the floo powder when stepping in the fire place, but no such luck I suppose.

Enid works as a seer at the ministry and even had a prophecy in front of me that I could’ve sworn was about the JFK assassination. Thankfully her friend, Lynda Tuberdrain, was over at the time for a “play date” with her daughter Kelsey, so they were able to get it on record in the ministry. I had taken full advantage of their fretting to sneak away from the boring 8-month-old I had been forced to share a blanket with in the garden next to the table our mothers sat at and managed to get to the small Horklump bed Enid was growing. The spikes had tensed out of the mushroom tops when I got closer and it stopped me in my approach. Lynda and my mother had found me leaning back and forth, mesmerized by the spikes flexing in and out while I did so.

I begin to let out a sort of wheezing sound as I reach the 10 min mark being stuck upside down, not unlike a dying…. Something. I’m not gonna lie, my brain is not feeling up to computing right now. I should probably make an effort to call for help before I die in a much more embarrassing way than the first time. I allow my throat to let out a large whine like that of a humpback whale(nice, still got it!) until I see Enid come around the corner. She freezes for a moment caught between shock and laughter before diving at me to help get me upright.

“I’m not gone for five minuets-!” She grumbles reprimandingly at me. I can barely hear the concern behind it as the blood begins to circulate my body again.

“liar!” I slur while she holds my head still to keep me from swaying too much. I cough once or twice while the world stops spinning. “You’s was gone LOT longer than that!”

She cringes at my severe lack of proper grammar, like she does every time I purposefully butcher the English language when I’m mildly upset with her. I really lay into the woes of life and her cruel nature of leaving me alone with that death trap of a walker so she could focus on dinner. Never mind that I’m more like a needy roommate than a baby and am usually perfectly capable of being on my own for hours(not that she would ever give me that privacy). By the end of it all, worry has left her face as she gives me her best withering deadpan look, that lets me know just how done with my shit she is.

“Are you hurt?” What should be a loving question comes off closer to a scathing statement without any real heat behind it.

“Yes.” I say, exaggerating the pout of my lip. I give her my largest and fakest doe eyes as I pat my chest above my heart. “Right here. Mothers lack of care for widdle Beby Pete hurtes so much! Beby Pete might not recover from the ouchies!”

Somehow her withering look deepens and she looks to be considering the pros and cons of the worlds latest abortion when she stands with her hand on her hip.

“You’ll live.” And with that she pulls out her wand and with a quick wave the walker is following behind her leading into the kitchen. I gasp dramatically and start on another bout of fake woes and tears dripping with sarcasm while I watch the bookshelf I had been trying for drift further out of my reach.

Magical houses are amazing and super different from one another! Each house or building I’ve been to has had its own unique spin or flourishes unique to the wixen that inhabited them. From color schemes to personalized carvings and door frames, each house and even buildings, molded themselves to the magics surrounding it. I had asked my mom about it a few months ago and she gave me a quick explanation… and then a longer explanation when I wouldn’t stop nagging her.

Wixen homes are made from materials that work well with magic. Different woods and metals that tend to absorb magic like a sponge overtime. Dwellings will often take on the attributes of the people living in them. This prosses can take years to happen naturally and often times will end up with a bit of an eclectic vibe due to the amount of people living in the house going up or down and the different magics used on the property or building itself. This really explains why places like the Black ancestral home can be so dark and hostel to strangers. It’s often said that you can judge a wixen by the state of their home, of course, that entirely depends on how long they’ve lived in the house and how much time they’ve spent there.

The Pettigrew cottage is beautiful. The previous owners had obviously been into herbology and warding. It felt a bit like a hobbit hole at times and I would make the direct comparison if not for how my mother has affected the house. She had bought it in disrepair a good 4 years before I was born and bits of her have seeped into the area over time from what I’ve seen of older photos.

Once large and round windows have started to take on a bit more of a sharp oval look. And the plaster and wood walls have begun to crack to reveal a grey brickwork underneath. The once cozier low ceilings have started to raise while the rafter stick out slightly more than before. Warm wood flooring has lost some of its color and I believe the rug from the living room has grown a few centimeters. Enid definitely has more of a castle vibe then the original cottage core that was going on. Ravenclaws and their towers!

I tapper off in my whining and busy myself with watching my mother cook. She’s never been the best at the practical side of magic, always exceeding in the theories and specifics. That being said, she almost never cooks or cleans with just magic and instead uses it as a passive aid more than anything. I watch things float and clean themselves with wonder. I never truly get tired of seeing this. One day, I’ll be able to do that! One day, it won’t seem so impressive… I can feel myself getting impatient and jealous and fall back on my usual method of distraction.

Tom…. Good old Tommy… He should be what, in his mid to late 30s right now? I think that’s about right. He was in his 50s-ish when he killed the Potters… I’m going to have to prevent that. I have to remind myself that these are real people, James… he could be my friend… Will we be friends? Will I even go to Gryffindor? I always thought I’d be in Slytherin, maybe Hufflepuff… Possibly even Ravenclaw, but Gryffindor?? Should I even try and be friends with the Marauders? They were bullies at times… but if I was there to rein them in, maybe they wouldn’t take things as far? Remus I definitely think we’ll be friends, but Sirius is... a bit of a wild card. That’s a whole lot of teenaged angst and rebellion I will have to handle, not to mention Wixen appear to be allergic to therapists and mental health awareness. Good lord, I’ll probably have to be the therapist mom friend!  

And fucking Tom! I don’t even know how many horcruxes he has right now! Do we kill him first and hunt horcruxes second while he doesn’t have a body and his death eaters panic? Can we even kill him? Was the Order of the Phoenix that incompetent or was Voldemort really just THAT powerful? My very presence here has shaken the world if I think about it. Without Peter betraying the Marauders, Harry doesn’t get his tragic backstory and kill Tom. So, did I just completely break that prophecy before it was even made? Will Harry even be born?

I always get nowhere with that line of thinking so I switch back to something I can plan for.

Right, so, I’ll definitely be fighting in this war if I can’t Manipulate, Mansplain, Manwhore Dumbledore into taking care of it before we graduate. And even if Tom dies for realzies before then, there’s no guarantee that one of his bull shit followers won’t take up the mantle like some fucked up version of a relay race. So my main focus has to be on learning all I can about magic before then and training my body to be ready… I wonder if I can convince Enid to put me in some muggle martial arts classes? OH! And Guns! MAGICAL GUNS! I’M GONNA MAKE SOME MAGIC GUNS!

I start chuckling to myself as I think about all the different possibilities for combining years of internet and DnD sessions for the most unhinged and yet still practical combinations of magic and non-magic fighting and/or prank ideas. Never mind my doubts of being friends with the marauders, they are going to love me and despair.

Vaguely, I can feel the weight of a concerned stare from my mother. I blatantly ignore her.

I do however, calm myself down and begin making a mental note on some ideas to circle back to.  Then I come up with a basic to do list of what goals I’ll be wanting to reach if possible.

Study like my life depends on it, because in all honesty, it does… and also magic is dope and I want to know EVERYTHING!

Begin training for physical fights, try not to minimax on magic because that’s how you get got!

Try and come up with some fun pranks/inventions! Even the most harmless of pranks can have their uses.

Don’t forget your roots! Enjoy the muggle side of society and keep an eye out for new ideas and fun places.

Come up with some school wide activities to promote inter house unity, try and break Toms access to new recruits!

Coming in at my second priority, just under kill fascist, racist, wizard Nazis… Find out how to kill/destroy dementors. Cause that’s just fucked up man.

Oh yeah. It’s all coming together.

Ch 3

[thelonesomequeen]

Have you guys seen all the movies that were nominated? I watched A Real Pain and all I kept thinking was that I’ve seen the plot of this movie before. I just can’t place it though and it’s been bothering me. I did love Colman Domingo in Sing, Sing but I love him in general. I do think Adrien Brody will win for The Brutalist even though I hope Colman wins. I don’t think Wicked is going to win anything but part 2 will when it comes out. I know this wasn’t listed in the polls list but I think Conclave will win best adapted screenplay.

I didn’t see all of the movies this year, I’m significantly behind where I usually am for awards season because I’ve been so busy 😩 and honestly, a lot of the movie just haven’t caught my attention/interest that much either. It’s kind of a weaker year for awards movies, in my opinion. I do think there are some great performance, or great hairstyling makeup, production design, etc., but as a whole it’s just kind of a blah year to me.

I just didn’t like A Real Pain at all. It was dull and I kept hoping they’d link what Kieran Culkin’s character went through (keeping this spoiler free) to the plot in a better, more meaningful way. I kept waiting for some type of grand revelation and it just wasn’t there? I’m not sure how to describe it, but the movie was just lacking something that could have taken it from dull to meaningful.

I didn’t see Sing, Sing, but I know that Colman Domingo is a great actor, so a win from him wouldn’t bother me. I also think it’ll be Adrien Brody that wins, but I kind of hope it’s Ralph Fiennes. I really really enjoyed Conclave. I kept hearing the end was a shocker and it really was. I watched it on a flight and literally gasped out loud at the revelation and the whole row stared at me 😂 If you plan on seeing it, try your hardest to avoid a spoiler of the ending because it’s GREAT. I do agree that it’ll take adapted screenplay and wouldn’t be upset to see Conclave win best picture, either.

Wicked has a shot at production design and costume design and that’s about it. And it honestly breaks my heart to say that. It’s my personal choice for Best Picture, but I unfortunately know that isn’t happening. I’m also just going to say it, I think the fact that Zoe Saldaña keeps beating Ariana Grande for Best Supporting Actress is a travesty. Ariana was phenomenal and is so deserving of the win. It honestly makes me angry Zoe has swept the major awards and there hasn’t even been a toss up between the two of them. I don’t know if people don’t want to award Ariana because of her past and being a pop princess or if this is one of those “let’s award someone’s whole body of work and not just this performance” type deals for Zoe, but it’s complete bullshit in my opinion. No offense if anyone out there feels different. I keep seeing people say things like “Wicked will have a chance again next year with part 2!” but that isn’t necessarily true when we don’t even know if Wicked will be nominated next year. It’s also widely known that Act 2 in the stage musical is significantly weaker than Act 1 (the movies have split to follow the acts). All we can hope is that they’ve beefed up the script to accommodate the plot holes and misses in Act 2 of the musical. (Just adding the songs are GREAT, it’s the plot that had issues) 🦎

[josenoelrobles]

Discovering Purpose Through Adversity: Unlocking the Potential Within Struggles

Introduction "Adversity isn't just a challenge to overcome—it's a cryptic guide, subtly revealing the grand design of our life's purpose." This provocative assertion challenges us to redefine our perception of struggles, not as mere obstacles but as integral, enlightening components of our journey. Personal Experience: A Story of Transformation If anybody knows about failures and struggles is me. I personally don't know anybody who has failed more times than me. And every time things don't go my way I feel that I am taking a step back. But the reality is that all my struggles have given me the strange, knowledge, and endurance to keep moving forward and to find my purpose in life. Have you ever met and or heard anybody going through something in their life, and they are acting like is the end of the world and you see it like is nothing? You feel like this person is overreacting because what they are going through is not a big deal. If you ever felt this way is highly likely you went through something similar and you have overcome it. You have developed the endurance and resistance to deal with it. And you have experienced the positive results that come when you keep moving forward. Knowing that it is possible to get out of that particular situation and that in the end, everything will be ok. And to me, every struggle, every setback, and every failure are just milestones in which life presents itself so you can discover who we are and why we are here. What we may consider negative things that happen in our lives bad things, I consider them as a training camp. Opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills that we need in order to do the job that we were put on this earth to do. And also, to be able to receive the blessings that God has set up to give us. This will be a topic for another blog but sometimes we are not ready for the blessings that God has for us and we have to develop the heart and maturity before we can receive them. If not, the blessings can and will crush us. You see, is not a secret by now if you have been following me that I struggle a lot financially. Not for the lack of money but for the lack of making the right decisions. In other words, lack of character. And God has blessed me with a lot of opportunities. I started and grew a few businesses that have become successful. I have generated revenues of over 2 million a year in some of those businesses. And yet, I have had to go through 2 bankruptcies in the last 5 years. Not for the lack of opportunities, because of the economy, or any other outside circumstances that I can use as an excuse. Everything is because I have way too many issues that I have not dealt with yet, that are preventing me from properly managing that type of success. And because God is so merciful, every time that I felt my text, He gave me another opportunity to try it again. And if I being honest is never fun starting all over from the ground up again and again. But at this point, I have developed the resistance and endurance to keep pushing forward because I know it can done and business success and financial freedom are achievable and possible. Not only that, but because of all these setbacks, I have discovered and God has shown me my real life purpose and that is Helping The Hispanic Community with their small businesses and their finances. What a shocker, the very things that I have struggled with my entire life are what I am supposed to help others with. When God revealed my life's purpose I was excited and at the same time scared. I asked myself, who am I? I am not qualify for this. I have failed way too many times in these areas. Doubt crip into my mind and I keep delaying doing something with my purpose and calling because I thought and believed that I was not good enough to help anybody with their finances and small businesses. Instead of helping others, I decided to try to make as much money for myself as fast as I could. The problem was that the more money I made, the busier I got and the further from helping others I went. So I have been ignoring what God asked me to do. In other words, I am choosing to disobey God, walking on my own, doing whatever I want, and at the end, I always go back to the beginning, zero, because God loves me too much to leave me to live a life without Him and purpose. I had to put my pride aside and recognize that if He said do it I should do it. Because is not about my qualifications, is about His love, mercy, and grace. Is not about what people may think of me, is about how He can use my past experiences, knowledge, and stories to teach and encourage others through the Holy Spirit. Everything is about Him, not about me. I am just a vessel that He is using to deliver a message to the right person(s), at the right time. So if you have been through a lot in this life and you still standing, take a closer look at your struggles because maybe your life purpose is hiding in there. And if you feel that you are not qualified to help anybody, don't worry, God will give you the wisdom, tools, and resources to do what He has called you to do. Remember, everything is about Him and the people. If we are willing, He is able. And if He is able, you can consider it done. Data: Empirical Support for Embracing Struggle Research underscores that adversity often acts as a catalyst for personal growth and discovery. A study by the American Psychological Association reveals that individuals who encounter significant challenges frequently develop resilience, which in turn enhances their capacity to manage future stresses (American Psychological Association, 2012). Further, the concept of "post-traumatic growth" suggests that many people find new meanings in life post-adversity, which aligns with discoveries of personal and professional purposes (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004). The Problem: The Stigma of Struggle Often, society views struggles as failures rather than stepping stones to success. This stigma can prevent individuals from fully embracing their potential learning experiences, leading to missed opportunities for growth. The Solution: A New Perspective on Adversity The key to transforming adversity into opportunity lies in shifting our mindset. Here are practical steps to begin this transformation: - Reframe Challenges: View each challenge as a question asking you to find its hidden lesson. - Seek Support: Leverage community resources, mentors, and networks to navigate through tough times. - Continuous Learning: Invest in personal and professional development to adapt and grow from each experience. By integrating these strategies, individuals and businesses can not only survive but emerge stronger and more purpose-driven from the trials they face. Conclusion: The Synthesis of Struggle and Success In conclusion, our greatest trials are not mere barriers but are, in fact, the very vehicles that ferry us toward our life’s most profound purposes. By embracing our struggles, we unlock potentials within ourselves we never knew existed, leading to discoveries that resonate not only with our personal aspirations but also with broader societal needs. Read the full article

[artsy-book]

for the hermitcraft ask game: 4, 19, 20, and/or 21 :D

(feel free to do some of them you don’t have to do all)

I shall answer them all :3

4 - favourite hermit?

this may come as a shocker to no one but rn xisuma ^-^ but etho, gem, and grian are up there too

19 - favourite hermit design? (whether yours or someone else’s)

for my designs, I would have to say my pearl ^-^ she just looks so kind and friendly and I love that ^-^ (I need to draw my pearl more)

for others designs, it's so hard to pick!! there are so many good ones!! but to list a few; @/beethubs etho ; @/terracottakore false ; any of @/applestruda hermits but especially grian ; @/cherrifire martyn (I'm counting martyn bc honorary hermit) ; and @/sweetest-honeybee xisuma

BUT there are so many cool designs by so many different artists and I would never be able to list them all without forgetting some (and I did use this as a way to share some art i love ^-^ hehe)

20 - favourite hermit skin?

I love gem's default!! it's so fun and pretty!!

(I'm 99% sure this is gem's default. but honestly all if gem's skin look so good)

21 - favourite hermit interaction?

god there are so many, but I think my all time favourite would be grian and scar reuniting with mumbo on the bridge ^-^

ask game

[m4gicisland]

૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა damon reznor x f!traveller  — sfw / fluff / lazy proofread / 1.2k wc

it’s not as if damon had received a lot of gifts in his life. 

growing up, his birthday was never celebrated, if even acknowledged, and he’d learned that expecting so much as a “happy birthday” was a complete waste of time. he would be met with nothing but disappointment, and damon wasn’t a huge fan of disappointment.

it was just another day to live through. another year in which he had somehow avoided a one-way ticket to hell. because, let’s be honest, only in his wildest dreams would he be granted any bittersweet depiction of an afterlife. in reality, damon reznor was undeserving of second chances—even ones that he didn’t believe in.

throughout the years, the assassin had somehow acquainted himself with people that, deep deep deep down, had a heart. one big enough to bless him with gifts on a day that he had gone years without recognising.

but opening the door of his quarters at the ass crack of dawn to a member of the royal peg’asi family clutching a knife in their hands on such a day? the thought of an afterlife paled in comparison. that seemed more within his reach than whatever clusterfuck of a fever dream he was having right now.

“to what do i owe the pleasure, your highness?” resting one hand on the door frame, he took their brief silence as an opportunity to rack his brain for an explanation. the target on his back might as well be tattooed with all the people who dream to one day put him out of his misery, but he cannot recall doing anything that would push this peg’asi to darken his doorstep with a knife so early in the morning.

“i brought you a gift!” the princess exclaimed somewhat excitedly, although the uncertainty in her voice and inability to make eye contact made damon raise a scarred brow. a gift? for me?

“i hate to break it to you princess, but it’s the middle of july. i don’t think santa made plans to come early this year.”

“don’t be a dick, damon. i know it’s not christmas,” the princess’s gaze raised to meet his. “in fact, i’d say today is a bit more special than christmas...”

it took everything he had to not snort at such a comment. while damon reznor was a dick, he most certainly wasn’t dumb. he knew exactly what today was, but he had better things to do than pay any attention to that fact.

“i’ve gotta say, i’m surprised you even realised. i don’t remember telling you the day my mother made the greatest mistake of her life.”

“oh no, i’d say she made it long before that,” the princess grinned. “but that’s not the point! here-“ the royal waved the knife in damon’s line of vision, making it impossible to miss. “-take this.”

he took the knife with ease, weighing it in his hands. it felt familiar, his eyes narrowing with realisation. “this is my knife.”

“shocker.” the princess rolled her eyes, her smile lighting up her face. “the knife isn’t the gift, dumbass.”

“ah, but it would’ve been a very thoughtful one.”

“hey, you know any sane person would question why they’ve answered the door to someone with a knife in their hand?”

“ha, i doubt there’s even an ounce of sanity on this ship, princess.”

rolling her eyes, the princess bent down to retrieve something hidden behind her legs. damon failed to notice the messily wrapped object she’d kept tucked out of his sight.

despite the insanity of this situation, one question tugged at his thoughts. “seriously, how did you know?”

she held it out eagerly, pushing it into him. “i was having a nice little chat with ryona the other day and she let it slip.”

he had no choice but to take the gift into his own hands if he wanted to leave without a hole in his stomach. seriously, the force was unexpected.

“alright, alright, i’ve got it.” he held the gift out between the two of them to examine. it’s shape is reminiscent of the notepads that lived comfortably on his desk, only this one was wrapped up messily in about three different designs of wrapping paper. “but if this is my gift, why the knife? i don’t think threats are part of the tradition.”

“well, it’s been a while since i’ve been able to give a gift like this. i’ve always had so much fun doing the wrapping part and got sort of... carried away? i used too much tape, it’s quite difficult to open without cutting it somehow. i just thought it would come more naturally for you to use a knife.” the princess smiled apologetically.

“well, if the gift is shit at least i can stab it to show my disapproval.” damon laughed. “or maybe i could stab you for insulting my honour?”

the princess’s mouth gaped open in poorly concealed horror. “insulting your honour?”

“i didn’t even want to celebrate my birthday, but you went and got me a gift i hated just to make things worse. i’d be deeply offended.”

“whatever. just open it, will you?”

damon proceeded to cut the wrapping paper open with swift ease, almost confirming his suspicion of its contents. he peeled the paper away to reveal a doodle of an orange tabby cat glued neatly to the cover. it’s a sketchbook. flipping through it uncovers multiple illustrations of all different breeds of cats.

“i originally wanted to get an actual cat, but your birthday gift isn’t worth getting thrown out into space for.”

damon chuckled, although his gaze didn’t leave the sketchbook. “blondielocks definitely wouldn’t approve.”

the princess hummed in agreement. “instead we can torment him with my drawings until he caves and brings us the real deal as a peace offering.”

after examining every page, he closed the book gently and tucked it under his armpit. “thanks, princess. this is not what i expected when you showed up to my room with a knife, but i’m pleasantly surprised.”

the princess winked at the assassin before knitting her brows together. “hey, i think i deserve more credit. do you know how long it took to draw all of those cats? do you know how much debt i’m in with bash now? he’s expecting a lifetime supply of crayons after this project!”

damon clicked his tongue. “it’s impolite to demand things from the birthday boy. did you not learn anything from that expensive education of yours?”

folding her arms across her chest, the princess huffed a defeated sigh. “fine. happy birthday, damon.”

chuckling in amusement, damon leaned down to tuck a stray hair behind the princess’s ear and brushed a soft kiss to her forehead. that precious, adorable angry look quickly being replaced by one of shock. “thank you, princess.”

satisfaction painted his face as he stepped back into his room, leaving the flustered princess with the gorgeous view of his door once again.

as if the gift itself wasn’t a big enough shock, the warmth flooding his heart left him with more to think about than he’d have liked so early in the morning.

the princess was a fool if she thought he’d let the captain lay a finger on her artwork. it was his, and only his. he would treasure this gift for as long as he had to celebrate the tragedy of his existence.

an unexpected gift from the same person he’d threatened and tormented all those months ago. if she could forgive him, maybe he wasn’t all that bad.

maybe damon reznor was deserving of second chances after all...

[melina-ya]

What they’re like as boyfriends;

Characters; Takashi Mitsuya, Chifuyu Matsuno, Keisuke Baji.

Warnings; Baji. Just him being him.

Takashi Mitsuya;

He’s a sweetheart.

He’s responsible, reliable and always busy.

From school to the sewing club to taking care of his younger sisters to Toman meetings. He’s always busy.

Of course he wouldn’t want to change anything about his life, he loves the people around him and usually doesn’t mind his responsibilities. But he’s still human.

After another long day he can’t wait to just go to your house and lay in your arms in peace.

When he’s with you time passes so slowly, he can finally relax. Give this man a break istg.

You could be the most energetic person in the world, but when he’s with you? You’re completely calm. He just has kinda effect on people.

In his free time that he doesn’t have he loves making clothes for you. He’s got your entire measurements memorized and everything.

On dates it’s the cutest thing to see his little blush when he notices your choice of clothing. One of his best designs.

He absolutely loves it. You’re the most beautiful person in the world in his opinion, but with his clothes on you’re just on an entirely different level.

Meeting his friends for the first time was definitely,, an experience.

When you met Mitsuya you never would’ve guest he’s the second division captain of the Tokyo Manji gang. You didn’t mind, of course, but it was still a shocker.

His friends tho? An even bigger shocker.

How can gang members with a reputation like Toman be so- i don’t know.

You thought Mitsuya was an exception, that he was one of the good ones, but they’re all so,,, nice? Except for Baji he’s just questionable.

Long story short, you get along great with his friends, especially Hakkai, which is super important to him.

Also super important is that you get along with his family. He’s such a family person.

Chifuyu Matsuno;

Dating this man is like living in a shoujo manga.

He’s read so many, he knows exactly what to do. From kabedon to pulling you back by your wrist. Sometimes you really feel like you’re stuck in a romance story.

That however doesn’t mean he won’t get flustered. Every action he takes is being escorted by a rosy blush on his cheeks. He acts so defensive about it too.

Doesn’t like drama tho. I’m mangas there’s always so much going on, there’s no need for that. Wouldn’t want you to find a second male lead lmao.

This man is your own personal Wikipedia page. He knows everything. Every information that he gets is saved in his brain like it’s a database especially made for you.

Tell him your favorite flowers once and your entire house will be full of them.

He loves giving flowers.

It’s a great way to show appreciation in his opinion. He gets a little shy sometimes so he just gives you flowers instead of talking.

Is a romantic and will take you on the cutest dates ever.

For example, one time he took you to a cat cafe. He loves cats and hopefully so do you. Watching you play with the cats was the most adorable thing in the world for him.

But be warned, it wouldn’t be the first time to get your date crashed by a certain black haired menace.

‘Oh, ur’e on a date? Cute, anyways, so what movie are we watchin-?’ Kick him out. Now.

Loves showing you off.

Keisuke Baji;

Wow. You are in one hell of a ride.

He’s convinced committing arson together is the ideal kind of date. Kinda is.

Doesn’t understand why you’re so against it. It’s so romantic, an act of love. Obviously.

Would call you nicknames like ‘baby cakes’, ‘sugarplum’ and so on.

In public too, knowing how embarrassed you get afterwards.

Absolutely loves teasing, and behind the bad boy act he gets flustered pretty easily as well.

He’ll turn his face away from you to try and hide his adorable blush. It’s so cute. Would never admit to it tho.

May not always show it, but values you a lot. Sometimes at night he stays awake wishing you were laying next to him and literally can’t fall asleep for hours.

His life wouldn’t be the same without you. He knows that very much.

His love language is physical touch. Words aren’t really his thing, so he shows his affection through hand holding, kissing and cuddling.

Whenever you make each other promises, you always make pinky promises. Always.

Let’s you bread his hair into cute hairstyles. He goes full tsundere mode and denies they look spectacular on him. Secretly enjoys it, and your complements.

Also always Carries one extra hair tie for you.

Toman always asked themselves why you’re with him, then they witnessed first hand how whipped this man is for you.

He’s canonly the best husband in tr and it shows.

His mom absolutely adores you. She invites you over to dinner at least 3 times a week.

Don’t break his heart, please. </3

Overall experience: 9,9/10. minus 0,1 cuz of ep 21.

a/n; thank you for reading.