#i guess they really werent popular

[boomalope-pope]

I found vegan mini marshmallows and made cookies with them!

[alternautxyz]

uuhhh in other new that lmk s5 trailer dropped and people are very

mixed

for context the new season is being partly animated by wildbrain i think. flying bark is still working on the show but probably due to all the other projects they've been working on like the atla movie the animation is off.

its understandable that people are upset. lmk has some of the most consistently dynamic and lively animation ive ever seen, and going from that to ok animation kinda sucks. as a culmination of a lot of what the series has been building up to people were inevitably going to be disappointed

at the same time people shouldnt harass animators. like ever. no amount of trying to petition or anything will change the s5, people are just trying to do their job and theres no probably no major changing to the finished product by now. and theres still a lot of that lmk charm in there, and we haven't even seen the whole season yet to judge it. flying bark is still working on it, and even if the animation never reaches the peak of the old seasons it still has the same writers so at least the writing has the chance to live up old standards. idk though we'll just have to wait and see

[xoxo-ren-xoxo]

it's controversial to say this i guess but i genuinely believe last life was the least interesting life series season and youre all lying to me about enjoying it

[freyito]

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪᴍᴇʀᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ...

✭ pairing(s): aventurine, dr ratio, boothill, gallagher, sunday, argenti, mr. reca, sampo, jing yuan, blade, luocha, jiaoqiu, moze, mydei, phainon, anaxa (seperate) x reader

✩ in which: you bring home a chimera that looks like them.

✧ a/n: SOMEHOW IT FEELS LIKE ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE IVE POSTED A FIC??? IDK IF THIS IS NORMALLY HOW LONG IT TAKES ME BUT AUGHHH!!!!!!! i got a job again and many more things happening irl but i am FINALLY! FINALLY!!! starting to get back into the groove of writing and drawing and even gaming teehee... sometimes all you need is a change to get out of a slump i guess.

you may also notice that a few characters are missing from this post! thats cause whenever i do one of these big ol posts, a couple of characters really tend to make it feel like it drags on for me. that leads to me really dreading writing the fic and, of course, leads to me taking a month on the fic lol. this will be one of the last posts i do with all the male characters (and female, if i ever decide to write for them in the future), before i move onto writing five characters at most. im sorry if you guys liked these posts and your favorite characters werent written for, i know these are like. my most popular pieces. it just takes so long and by the time i reach certain characters i feel like im all outta juice.

✦ taglist: @fffrost, @shinysora

🗒 cw: gn reader, just fluff, not proofread

�� wc: 4.3k

⎯ Aventurine

“Well… I suppose we’ll see how this goes…”

AVENTURINE isn’t exactly against the idea of a chimera, but with all his catcakes, is it a good idea…? Both of you don’t know, and you feel a little embarrassed to admit that you didn’t think of this before bringing home the chimera. He’s not mad though, he’s quite taken by the little creature. But, with his penchant to collect catcakes, he worries about possible socialization issues.

The chimera, however, fits right in– aside from its striking eyes. Loafing and lounging with the catcakes, day in, day out. With a big ol’ smile on its cute face, happy to be with its kin… You think. Chimeras have the body of lion cubs, right? So aren’t they like… kind of related to catcakes? It’s a question you’d rather not ponder. Still, even so far from home, the chimera seems quite content. Paired with a bunch of companions who are all spoiled equally.

That being said, it seems you have chosen one of the laziest chimeras known to man. Ever since you had brought it home, it had kept Aventurine in bed even later, refusing to get up from his chest, even if the man had a meeting. It seems Aventurine has spoiled it far too much, or it has gotten so used to the comfortable life that it’s gotten quite stubborn…

⎯ Dr. Ratio

“Interesting….”

Most would not take RATIO as any type of pet person. No cats, certainly no dogs, no birds… the list goes on. Even his colleagues would not have guessed he’d take such a shine to such a… cute creature. As far as they know, cute is not a word within Ratio’s vocabulary. So, when his peers and students see a chimera toddling behind him, they can’t help but be interested.

He acts like he isn’t attached to the chimera, treating it more like a specimen than the cute little lion-butterfly-thing it is. When you first brought it to him, he was quite intrigued. A creature from a planet that not even the memokeepers can reach… It's a wonderful research opportunity, and a gift. One he cherishes, despite his logical approach to it. 

It seems he has bonded with the chimera on a deeper level than you expected. It just so happens that you have picked up a chimera that not only looks like Veritas, but also one that was just as enlightened as he was. You think. You don’t understand a lick of the chimera’s little chirps, but Ratio seems to understand well enough. Then again, the math that he prattles on about with the chimera, you don’t understand either.

⎯ Boothill

“Awh, who’s this little feller?”

BOOTHILL is actually quite delighted when you bring a chimera home to him, even if your reasoning is a little… odd. Looks like him? Well, there’s only one of him and that means there’s only one look-alike; the man in the mirror. Still, despite this, he’s practically in love with the chimera. It’s been so long since he’s even had a pet– and he’s always missed the dogs and cats on the ranch– so why not indulge in your silly little shenanigans, and appreciate this little critter you’ve taken the time to pick out for him?

The two get along so well. Boothill had always wanted a pet eventually, but with his lifestyle he was afraid to ever adopt. Considering he was running around half the galaxy, he was wanted, and the closest thing to home he knew now was a ship, it was just unfair to subject any sort of animal to that life. Now that he had you and a proper home, however, he had been debating getting a pet for a long, long while.

So imagine his surprise when you had handed off a chimera to him the minute he got home after a particularly rough bounty. Even the most snarkiest, annoying personality would have him charmed. It could constantly choose you over him, and he’d still fawn over the thing. He’s happy you have someone to keep you company when he’s away, but the little kid in him (who remained, despite the fact that everything around him had burned to ash) is much more happy to come home to a pet once more.

⎯ Gallagher

“Another stray, hm?”

Despite the chimera’s protests that it is not a stray, GALLAGHER doesn’t seem to mind a new pet. He’ll just pretend he didn’t hear that comment about the chimera looking like him. You had compared him to a dog so many times before, that he was practically immune. Even if a chimera wasn't a dog, or a cat, or… well, there was no use in wondering what exactly it was. Though, he was quite intrigued that you had brought home something from Amphoreus of all places, it seems that the nameless just keep going for bigger and bigger marks.

The chimera itself is quite happy to get away from its work and laze about. On the days that Gallagher is home, it enjoys curling up on his lap (or his chest, if Gallagher is napping), and bathing in his and your attention. It’s quite domestic really, you have seen Gallagher with his other pets before, but he’s more of a big dog kind of guy. To see something relatively small curled up with him, when he’s watching TV or getting ready for bed, it makes you feel… light.

He’s also quite happy to have a pet that can actually talk back. Gallagher often catches himself muttering to himself because of how much he tends to talk to his pets. So when he gets responses from the chimera, even if it’s asking to go back to bed or telling him that this work is just ‘too much’ (all Gallagher was doing was pouring himself a drink, the chimera simply chose to follow him), it was still wonderful for him to have a buddy. It’s not everyday that you have a pet that can talk back to you, right?

⎯ Sunday

“Ah… you thought of me…?”

Now, SUNDAY isn’t against pets, he’s just a little nervous. The last pet he had… Well, you know what happened to it. But, by all means a chimera is an extraterrestrial. So, naturally, he’s a little shocked. Even if the little chimera is as cute as a button and just so damn happy to be in his lap. While he knew stepping aboard the Astral Express would mean he would see quite a lot– which included different planets, and by proxy, different flora, fauna, people, and what not– he never really expected to be face to face with such a… thing.

Looking into its wide, golden eyes, however, he feels a sense of… kinship. As weird as it is. He does his best to ignore it, not to get too overly attached to the chimera. After all, surely you must bring it back to Amphoreus. Right? He does his best to ignore the papers in your hands, and chooses instead to believe that this ‘adoption’ is more of a ‘foster’ situation.

That worry dissipates with the coming days. He finds himself quite enamored with the chimera, even sneaking it leftovers when he can. He doesn’t mean to, but he ends up reading the creature passages from his books, or from some data entries he borrowed from the archive. In fact, the idea that you would have to bring the chimera back breaks his heart a little. Not that you would, it’s quite cute to watch the chimera follow Sunday around.

⎯ Argenti

“What a stunning creature!”

Isn’t the word ‘cute’ better instead? Nevertheless, ARGENTI is quite enraptured by the chimera. So much so that he doesn’t seem to realize the similarity of the creature. Really, when you saw the sparkle in its eyes, you knew this was perfect for him. The similarity was uncanny, really. With the way the chimera was staring into your very soul, chattering off (which, you could already imagine it was praising the beauty of you), a part of you wanted to get it contacts.

Needless to say, The chimera is glued to Argenti. Or perhaps it's the other way around? The man doesn’t have any traveling companions, and he had preferred for you to stay on his ship whenever he was out on one of his excursions. The chimera, however, seemed to be quite the trusty companion. That little ‘awoo’ must be vicious, given how highly the man spoke of it. ‘It’s like a cry from the very heavens!’

It seems your gift is quite well loved, though. Not that Argenti would ever dislike your gifts. You could give him a rock– one that isn’t even shiny or shaped in an interesting way– and he’d treat it like you’d have proposed to him. The chimera, however, seems to have struck a rather special chord within him. It is hard to know if you’ve truly surprised him, but you can definitely see how attached he is to the chimera. It has been too long since someone gave him something so meaningful. Perhaps even the first time.

⎯ Mr. Reca

“Ah, is this a new crew member…? Or perhaps, a new star?”

Is there a universe where MR. RECA isn’t looking for some scene to capture? ‘Cause it’s definitely not this one. No one has ever had the ability to capture something, anything from Amphoreus, so of course he’s fascinated with the chimera. He glosses over the fact that the critter looks like him. Not enough time to think about that, when this is a star in the making. What shall he come up with this time?

He unknowingly dotes on that poor little Chimera, as well… in his own way. There’s no critiques for the creature's performance (though, you must think that it doesn’t understand exactly what Reca’s goal is.), only dazzling praise, even for something as simple as curling up and taking a nap. Such a tiny little thing, full of all sorts of inspiration! It deserves nothing more than the best of praise!

For at least a month straight, he simply cannot stop thinking of ideas and ways to make the chimera a star. A documentary, perhaps. No, no, that’s too simple. A thriller, maybe? Now, that would be interesting. How could he use such a cute creature for such a medium…? Ah, so many things to work out! This excitement keeps him fueled for days. Oftentimes, he’s writing out scenes at his desk, pacing, or even talking your ear off. All while the chimera is curled up in his lap, content as can be.

⎯Sampo Koski

“And what’s this? A new business venture?”

Of course SAMPO looks at the chimera and sees a business opportunity. Not that he’s planning to sell it, no… this little fella could be the new face of his business. Cold Feet Junior, even. Needless to say, he loves the chimera. Who wouldn’t? Such a precious little treasure from way out there, somewhere not even the great Sampo Koski can get to.

Aside from the chimera now being the face of his business, he brings the thing everywhere like it’s a little chihuahua. It gets pampered to high heaven, with little treats even you have never heard about before. From all sorts of places, from Izumo to Punklorde. You start to wonder if these treats are even good for the chimera, considering just how different these foods must be from the ones back home. The chimera seems fine enough, however.

When he can’t bring the chimera with him, however, he’s the most pathetic man you know. He’ll fake cry, use a voice that is just so tear-jerking, and say a sorrowful goodbye to the chimera. He texts you everyday when he is out, begging for pictures, asking if it's okay, asking if it's eaten… and so on. You, of course, do your best to shower him with pictures of the chimera, assuring him that it’s never been better. To which, he always responds with some sort of keyboard smash (rare for him), and praises going your way, and the chimeras way.

⎯ Jing Yuan

“Hmm…”

JING YUAN could never turn down a gift from you, of course. Especially one so cute. If you hadn’t caught him at such an inopportune time (also known as nap time), perhaps his reaction would be more grand. Or the same, he’s never been one for big expressions. A simple ‘thank you’, a kiss, and something in return has always been his style. However,  this seems like a lot more than just a simple gift. A creature from Amphoreus… and a potential playmate for Mimi.

‘Potentially’ becomes a ‘definitely’ after some socializing. Instead of the chimera attaching itself to Jing Yuan, it’s very, very fond of Mimi. The grimalkin is quite well tempered, if not tolerant. The way the Chimera climbs onto him, like he is a mighty steed and not a proud lion… it’s charming in its own way. And yet, all Mimi does is maybe huff a little, and be on his merry way. Most of the time, he’d do the exact opposite the chimera wanted, by the sound of its annoyed chirps. Perhaps this was his way of playing with such a smaller creature…?

The chimera ultimately finds its spot on the bed. When you and Jing Yuan cuddled up, Mimi took his spot at the end of the bed. The chimera, unsure whether to stick themself at the end of the bed, in between you and Jing Yuan, or just sleep on the floor. Before it decides to exclude itself, Mimi makes the decision for it. With another huff (perhaps irritated that he had to leave his warm spot), he hops down from the bed, grabs the chimera by its scruff (not without it complaining, of course), and hops right back up. When you wake up in the morning, you find the chimera, stuck between Mimi’s paws, with the most content, familiar, smile on its face, while Mimi licks up its cheek repeatedly.

⎯ Blade

“...”

How many more times will this happen? First a cat cake, now a chimera. What’s next? A seal? BLADE really doesn’t know how to react. To be thought of is wonderful, but does it really always have to be in this kind of way? How many more creatures out there look like him? He can only hope you don’t find them for your ‘Blade collection’. Those poor, poor souls…

Regardless of his… pondering, the gift doesn’t go unappreciated. The chimera and Blade are like two halves of a whole, really. While Blade is sulking, so is the chimera… right next to him. When you adopted it, you swore it was just full of energy. Chirping and chattering to anyone who would listen, chimera, human, chrysos heir, no one was free from its chattering. In truth, you thought it was silly that something that held such a resemblance to such a broody man had such whimsy.

So, to see the little critter suddenly adapt Blade’s sulking and… edge, it’s a little surprising. Or not, if you understood how this tale has gone before. It’s actually kind of cute in its own odd way. When you point out the similarities in personality, all Blade feels he can do is grumble and huff. He should be used to your penchant for finding things that look and act like him by now, but somehow you always manage to surprise him. 

⎯ Luocha

“What an… intriguing gift…”

LUOCHA is never one to turn down your gifts, and he certainly won’t start now. But, despite the worlds he has traveled to and all he’s seen, somehow he’s never seen quite a creature. Perhaps it is the resemblance that throws him off. He doesn’t want to turn down your gift, but where he travels to may not be the safest place for the little Chimera. Very rarely does he stay home long enough to take care of any pet, either. He rationalizes that while it is a little amusing, this must be for you.

And of course he isn’t going to take that kind of companionship from you. It’s actually kind of endearing to him that you went through all this trouble to find a cute little look-alike. He’s more entertained by the way you dote on it, by the way you call it ‘Luo-Luo’ (even though the Chimera seems over it), and he wonders to himself if you truly got this chimera for him, or to have something to coddle while he was away. Not that you coddled him, normally. He isn’t a man to be doted on like that, and you are just too shy to do that to him.

He indulges in the adoption of the chimera, of course. Even when he’s out for months on end, he makes sure to call and check up on the Chimera (and you, but he does that normally). He shouldn’t be so surprised to see all the little outfits you’ve stuck the critter in, from cats (which makes no sense, considering the body of a chimera was a lion), to wolves. He wonders how many people you have commissioned for these little outfits…

⎯ Jiaoqiu

“And this charming little companion is…?”

JIAOQIU truly thought that the Tuskipir would be his only pet. He didn’t really need a service animal outside of the emotional support, considering he had a cane, and he knew the Yaoqing like the back of his hand. You, however, decide that if one critter does well, why won’t two do better? Plus, while the Tuskipir was used for more emotional wellbeing, Chimeras were experienced with work, and when you think about it, they’d make quite the service animals. 

What a shame that he can’t see the resemblance clearly. Still, he is quite touched by the thoughtfulness behind your gift. The chimera warms up to him all too easily, immediately taking its place by his side. Jiaoqiu doesn’t verbally admit it, but being thought of in such a way, especially after a trip that took you across the cosmos warms his heart. Even if he is pretty much completely recovered, it was quite nice to be cared for. Even as a healer.

In truth, as endearing as your gift was, he had expected the chimera to get in his way, under his legs, and become annoying in all sorts of ways. Given how happily it yipped and barked when you first arrived with it, he truly assumed it would be an annoyance. He’s pleasantly surprised that once the chimera has acclimated and settled, it becomes a wonderful companion. Chimera’s stomachs are so strong, you think, watching as Jiaoqiu feeds the critter a particular slice of beef that almost looks red, with the amount of spice he has put in the hotpot broth.

⎯ Moze

“I… Hm.”

It is rare for MOZE to talk without thinking. It is even rarer to interrupt his thoughts all together. You should be impressed with yourself. When met with the gloomy demeanor of the Chimera, Moze can only squint, open his mouth to form words, and ultimately lose them. What is he supposed to say? He’s never had a pet before, the strays in the alleyways who liked his scent were the closest thing to having one. All he really can do is hold the Chimera and stare into those oddly familiar eyes.

There is a quiet camaraderie between the two, once the confusion settles from Moze’s mind. When Moze is home (considering his work is too dangerous for any sort of pet), the two have a tacit, quiet understanding that you can’t quite… get. The Chimera follows Moze around, at a distance, and studies him closely, as if trying to commit his movements to memory. You swear, at some point, you heard Moze say ‘this is how you sweep’. When you walked in the room to check, the two were quiet as can be, while Moze was sweeping the kitchen floor, the Chimera perched on the counter.

When Moze is out, the Chimera sits by the door, or in the living room, or sometimes sleeps in his spot on the bed while waiting for him. It’s almost kind of heartbreaking when you think about it, knowing Moze is gone for most of the week. At the very least, it seems the Chimera is much, much more receptive to cuddles than your dear lover is. As much as it seems to miss its twin, it can’t resist curling up in your arms and taking a nap. It seems that the Chimera catches up on sleep in Moze’s place.

⎯ Mydeimos

“Hmph.”

MYDEI refuses to acknowledge the similarity. He pouts, sighs, and does his best to walk off and ignore the furry little companion you had brought home. The chimera trots after Mydei regardless, happy as can be, even if the man was ignoring it. You had to commend him, really. If you had something that cute following you around, you would fold immediately. But Mydei was stronger than you (and much, much more stubborn).

When Mydeimos wasn’t home, the chimera took up all his spots, short of the one in the kitchen. It’d sit in his chair at the table, enjoy the warmth of the private bath, and even take his spot on the bed. Which, Mydei truly doesn’t appreciate. Some days he is out from dawn till dusk, but he has always made it a point to come back home just before you fall asleep, so the two of you could sleep together. So to find you curled up with this little rascal, who was oh so happy to take his place, he doesn’t know what to feel.

He’s not jealous. No, no, he swears he isn’t. Why would he be jealous of a chimera? How silly. Despite that, you notice how he’s suddenly in much more of a rush to see you on the days that he is gone. He tries to beat the chimera to the bed, establishes his dominance in the kitchen (as if anyone could beat him), and makes it known– well.. you don’t know what he’s trying to prove to a chimera of all things. But it’s quite funny watching him try to one-up the creature, who was simply acting oblivious. Everytime you pet the chimera or praise it, you can always hear Mydei sigh. It’s not that he was neglecting the chimera in any way, not, he just had to one-up it. Almost every time he could.

⎯ Phainon

“Aha… Do I really look like this thing…?”

You are the third person to tell PHAINON a certain chimera looks like him. It worries him a little. Does he, a truly fearsome warrior that totally doesn’t have the air of a puppy, look like such a cute little creature? Looking into the chimera’s eyes, which are practically shining, he can’t help but concede… only for you, though. 

The very first thing this chimera does is challenge Phainon himself. To his surprise (and dismay), the chimera starts to take all his favorite spots.  Right by your legs, on your chest when you're sleeping, or when you're just laying down, and even in the baths. You find it cute, but Phainon… he’s not one to turn down a challenge, even if it’s initiated by a chimera. He takes every chance he can get to sweep you up off your feet and carry you off somewhere the chimera can only watch, like the hot baths.

While you find this kind of charming, if not funny, you can't help but feel bad for the chimera. When you show even the smallest amount of pity for it, however, Phainon decides its time to switch tactics. Instead of taking everything the Chimera did as a challenge, now it was a battle of charm. Anytime the Chimera begs for food (within his proximity), he rests his chin on your shoulder and tries to snatch the food from you. If the Chimera is sleeping on your lap, he makes an effort to also try and lay his head in your lap, and always, always, looks up at you with those pretty blues. You have to admit it's cute, but kind of pathetic. Not that you would ever want him to change.

⎯ Anaxagoras

“Hmph. But it is no Dromas.”

You, of course, know about ANAXA’s love for Dromases more than anything. You were one of the few who were graced by him and his magnificent onesie’s presence, after all. But, still, when you saw the little chimera, with its muted green coat and its missing eye, you couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Perhaps he is truly amused at the fact that you have found his doppelganger? Or maybe he’s finally figured out where one of his eyepatches has finally gone… either way, his tone is hard to read.

It is not long until you notice how he dotes on the chimera… in his own way, at least. He doesn’t outright ignore the critter when it toddles behind him, and on more than one occasion you have caught him talking to it, prattling on about his theories while he cleans his gun. Despite acting annoyed that you had taken one of his eyepatches for a ‘silly little costume’, he does not attempt to remove it. Not once. You take this as a victory, of course.

The real kicker is when you caught him sewing a Dromas onesie for the Chimera. His hands aren’t the steadiest, but he sits so quietly (for once), all while the Chimera lays curled up right next to his legs. You don’t mean to stare for too long, but he ends up catching you. Instead of acting shy (Which, he never did), and brushing you off, he only huffs softly, and shakes his head, before going back to his sewing. You read this as an invitation to properly watch, and when you step into the room, he doesn’t complain.

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[themyscirah]

ALYSSA WONG SPIRIT WORLD IS SO GOOD OMG

[ritzcuit]

the way certain pkmn fans act about palworld is so crazy to me. "oh sureee uh patent sharking is bad and all but palworld ripped off designs so its a fitting punishment" what? what? is it so bad if a game had knockoff pkmn designs? so bad that youd prefer nintendo abuse copyright law? wtf are you talking about??? 😭😭 youd PREFER nintendo wield the law like a cudgel and punish a game just bc it became meme popular for a month on launch??? Bc it has a ripped off lucario and meganium in it??

now palworld has been forced to remove "gliding on pals" as a mechanic, i guess last year they had to remove "summoning pals by throwing pal spheres" too, and youre telling me this is Righteous Divine Justice that palworld deserves bc they committed the unforgivable sin of ... ripping off pokemon designs 😭😭 SHUT UPPPPPPP YOU SUCK SO BAD

like tbh i dont argue that the design elements WERENT clearly ripped off bc a lot of them are, at best, derivative, but i dont see that as a bad thing and youll never convince me its a bad thing. i LOVE this for pokemon specifically and i always have. shitty monster collecting knockoff games are sooo funny to me. you see tons of them on the app store. theyll even use pkmn images to market their games. howww many dumb knockoff pikachus have you seen in the world?? and you want to get RID of them?? and youre telling me that NINTENDO is in the moral right just bc "palworld was really annoying"??? CRAZY Youre right we should set dangerous precedents for patents in game design that will make games worse forever just bc a mediocre game was popular once last year. Sorryyyy i forgot to protect your precious poke-ip 🥹🥹 FUCK OFF LOLLLL

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

one of my batfam hot takes is that alfred having a very kind and understanding grandfather-like role is a boring spin on the character and lacks a lot of nuance around his backstory.

like he is a classically trained british butler which means he very likely comes from a working class family. and like, as a working class brit myself, i sometimes find the kindly, well-mannered grandfather thing grating because, a lot of white, working class men his age are unfortunately not nice people. some of them are like my great grandad was a really great guy, but hes really the only one i know who is or was not awful.

because their generation werent as exactly raised with ideals about mental health and emotional regulation. a lot of them were traumatised due to ww2 either because they saw it firsthand when they were like 15, they were old enough to remember things like rationing and the blitz, and a lot of them lost their dads in the war.

i dont expect american writers to understand how much ww2 affected britain (modern britain is still so steeped in it, its insane) and that generation specifically, BUT id love to see that explored more with alfred. like depending on where he grew up, he would likely have been separated from his family during the blitz and sent off to the countryside like most of the kids in cities were, (this is how narnia starts) and like, a lot of them were horrifically abused or used as free labour. a lot of them also lost parents and never got to say goodbye to them. many came back to destroyed homes. some kids also remained in the city or their parents requested them back so theyd experience the blitz first hand and would know the sign of air raid siren meant they might die that night.

you can see how a lot of that generation were permanently scarred. and for a few decades now, alfred would have been part of that generation.

plus he was also a secret service officer which is just like more opportunities to be traumatised and more reason for him to not be this gentle old man whos in touch with his emotions.

and like, as a classically trained butler, he would likely be more reserved because you know, thats how he was trained. also british men that age would also likely be very hands off in regards to emotions.

but the biggest reason as to why the gentle, kind grandfather take doesnt really make sense is that he raised bruce wayne.

like bruce has a whole slew of emotional issues and problems, and obviously some of that is going to come from alfred raising him because you know, thats kinda how that works. i know a lot of batfam folks want bruce to be this great dad, so i guess their take on alfred fits that, but canonically, bruce wayne is an emotional mess and not the best father figure at the best of times.

you cannot look at that bruce wayne and tell me alfred did a good job.

listen, this shouldn't even be a hot take. it's just an opinion that differs from the most popular interpretation of Alfred as an endlessly giving grandmotherly old man.

the thing about Alfred is that more than anything you have to recognize that he's an enabler. and I love the man to pieces, but at absolute best he was extremely negligent in Bruce's upbringing, if not actively encouraging the world's worst coping mechanisms.

I hate to give Gotham credit for anything, especially when it comes to Alfred since I hate their Alfred, but the show was bang on in its insistence from day one that Alfred should not have been Bruce's primary guardian. it's painful to watch how often Alfred encourages Bruce to tough it out and suck it up, and it never really stops. in one of the latter seasons (four, I think) he hits Bruce hard enough to give him a black eye during an argument, and this is ultimately written as a situation in which Bruce needs to apologize to Alfred for being a bratty teenager, rather than Alfred owing Bruce an apology for hitting him when he's a grief-stricken teenage boy cracking under stress.

and like, listen, I understand there are Watsonian and Doylist layers to this. Alfred fundamentally can't have been a good enough guardian to stop Bruce from channeling his trauma into fursuit vigilantism, because then there's no story. I get it.

but jesus christ.

I don't think characterizations of Alfred as a stoic caregiver are wrong, but I do think people don't want to think about how he got there. when I see the aged Alfred patching up Bruce's wounds and nagging him to eat, or doing his best to offer advice to the kids who have gotten mixed up in Bruce's crusade, I see a man who realized a long time ago that he dropped the fucking ball and has dedicated his life to doing as much damage control as possible. okay, so, completely failed step one (raise a well-adjusted child). can we at least make sure that this basket case adult man doesn't go completely over the edge? can we make sure he doesn't become a killer? can we encourage him to take off the mask and be Bruce Wayne sometimes? can we keep the children safe?

I do think Alfred loves all of them, for whatever its worth. his care for Bruce is real, that is his son, the Batgirls and Robins are his extended family. he'll cook their uneaten meals and clean the entire, massive house himself and stitch them up every night forever. he would die for them. hell, he'd kill for them. he loves them. but none of that means he raised Bruce right.

that's kind of the thing I like most about the Bats: they all care so, so much. but the way they love is terrible.

[spookypartycrit]

I think its really weird that sophist (and the others) didnt appreciate the FNF mod(s) that much. Especially considering they seemed to really enjoy that one rap that got made for them (at least from my POV, dk if thats how you read it).

I also know that Nick and Vernias watched a lot of the fan animations of them and appreciated them enough to make a video on them (yeah Nick was talking about not wanting to be drawn as Piplup and theres also grievances there, but he generally seemed to like it)

Don’t know how much of that opinion is just me looking at it through a rose tinted lens or if they actually really did appreciate it, but I’d love to hear more of your thoughts because I genuinely never read it as being unappreciative of their fans (again, potential rose tinted glasses moment here)

Sorry i didnt respond right away wanted to get to my laptop, this is gonna be long

When i say “they” i mean nick, brent and sophist. Vernias is the exception as always.

This is why i think they have a hard time with the fnf mods and aus in general.

Tldr: they appreciate the fact they have fans. But don't tend to see the bigger picture of fanworks and the effort and love their fans have for them. Mix of expecting a hungrybox type audience, unfamiliarity of fan culture and being shit at masking.

More details under the cut. Warning pretty long

We have to remember that these guys were expecting a smash bros audience. Teenager boys. think pointcrows audience, wolfevgc, or hungry box. Or as i like to say when im angry. Kai cenat’s.

These fanbases while good in their own way. Are not artist focused, aren't au focused. Find me a smallant au, you can't atleast not a popular one. No hate if there is any. These fanbases don't get fnf mods unless its a joke. Don't get their personas drawn more than twice a month or on special occasions. Not that their aren't artists in those fandoms their just drowned out by , jokes, discussions threads, and whatever else kai cenat fans do. pc wanted tyler1 fanbse and got tommyinnits instead.

They also just aren't fandom people. They like shit but they don't consume aus, or stories. So frankly they probably think its bizarre. People liking them so much they wanna make their own content about them, remixing their interests, jokes and personas into a mod. Is just not something they would think to do for someone they looked up to.

They liked the rap, because its music its not hard to understand why you would make a fan song about a group of people you like. Think any legend of zelda fan song something they are more likely to experience before. Plus its a banging song. And even then im annoyed they never brought that shit up again, I'd have a song about me blasting as my outro.

The fnf mod is, a game they didn't really like. A mod they never expected to get and personas their not very attached too. Twas a recipe for disaster.

Imagine If you gave me a hamburger in the shape of my face. I don’t like hamburgers. I don't wanna eat it, and lowky i wouldn't care. But because you put time and effort and are a nice person i would compliment the skill it musta took to pull something like that off and Appreciate someone cared about me enough to carve this burger. Even if id throw it away the second they werent looking.

I don't think its a problem of a appreciation,i think they genuinely love their fans in their own way. They just don't get all this fandom shit, and their all just shit at masking.

Starting easy. Brent cant mask to save his life, its why he goes silent instead of commentary, he likes what he likes and nothing else. Brent isent that into his own persona and the fandoms interpretation of it, not to say he doesn't like fanart or what his fans do, its just a more “thats cool” and not a inch more.

The fact that when his persona came on screen and he didn't say shit and had to be prompted to actually talk about it. And the best he could come up with is “i like pirates…i guess” turning brent into king k rool is cool as shit. If you understand his history, but brent doesn't see the appeal so he just doesn't really care. Im sure if prompted he could go into detail on how hard making a fnf mod must have been, he is very good at sincerity when he’s interested in whatever hes talking about. But fanworks? Just don't interest him and he cant pretend it does very well.

Nick is really odd when it comes to his self image, im bout to make a post about it, so while he appreciates his fans and makes alot of effort for them, he tends to get really semantic when it comes to fanworks, cause hes got a thing of being portrayed in the best light he can. In the first video he repeatedly kept complaining daisy wasn't in the background of his and you could nearly Hear the annoyance when he noticed the cape. He tries to be as supportive as he can but he gets so fixated on details and is shit at being tactful about it, you can literally hear in his voice when hes fake smiling. Rewatch the joke song portion from fnf video one youll see what i mean.

Sophist irony poisioned persona mixed with low self esteem and a low capacity of fucks to give is why he tends to be so shit at this. He makes content, gives his fans a persona and lets them do whatever they want. Its occurring to me after seeing that He just tends to see himself as entertainment. so a fnf mod [espically how joked those tend to be] about his persona meant to be a big appreciation letter. probably doesn't mean much to him. Not cause he doesn't ungrateful he just probably doesn't see a use in honoring him to begin with. But you can’t keep a career off pushing away all your fans who give a fuck about you, the irony has to break sometime, thats why i think he tried harder this video, tried to find a fuck to give.

One thing i will state is despite them being not the best at fanworks they also don't ask for them, and what i mean is. If they asked for a mod to be made and then acted like they did i wouldn't have stopped at just a few posts, you still would be hearing about it. Frankly main would be hearing about it Doesn't meant they should be lazy about it. Fanworks keeps a fandom like thiers around, new art finds new eyes who find their content. Fanworks also keep your audience from getting bored while you do other things.

Their getting better. Atleast at masking and we gotta take little victories fan creatives keep up the good work.

[meatsochism]

why insest

hi anon!! i feel like u are assuming i seek out incest, rightfully so, i run a blog about an incest ship, but i actually dont gravitate towards it much... or at all.

so some context about my bg with incest shipping, just for you, anon. Wincest is the first incest ship ive actually liked from th many medias ive consumed that have had many a popular incest ship that i dont care about/actively ignore rhe presence of.

so why wincest? well. they so special... their relationship bleeds into every fiber of supernatural and it's hard to analyze the show without agknowledging the undertones, and accepting them. id say its less about the incest of it all and more about the relationship between sam and dean but that would be bullshit because it really wouldn be the same if they werent brothers. i guess they just clung onto my brain.

(honestly im way more into other weird shit. like priests. and cannibalism. thats stuff ive always been into. with this blog and fixation the ship just happens to be brothers.)

also the incest kinda deepens sam and dean's relationship. im into that

[arsynnotarson]

ive noticed that fandoms go by. fast. faster than before

i havent seen this as often as others within fandom, but i have noticed it a few times (cough cough tiktok)

i cant really recall when a fandom lasted longer than 5 weeks after the antis came, especially on tiktok. it gets overshadowed by other, new medias, before people could even digest what the previous anime or game was about. previous media would become scattered and rare.

what i see it as, personally, is that antis wont let people enjoy the media without a strict rule list. star wars is as popular as everything holy, because antis didnt really exist, or werent as popular as now. people werent harassing others over shipping reylo, so the fandom could flourish for as long as it has.

i personally dont know much about star wars or its fandom, but the first film came out in 1977 to my knowledge. it is 2023. you can go to any walmart and see merch for it if you really wanted to. along with, i cant recall how long danganronpa lasted in the public eye on tiktok, but it was the majority of 2020. the proship mentality was common sense. then antis flooded in from hell, i guess, and it diminished so quick.

dont get me wrong, im grateful for all the new medias, but can i see a media i like trend for longer than 5 days on sites other than tumblr? p.s. tumblr artists i love you

basically: rules put on fiction = less fiction published = less people who enjoy the media because of those rules = less people who write for it = people who dont get to find the media because of the lack of content for it = no fandom

[thousandheadeddolphin]

An overly detailed analysis of the scp foundations adopted son, the backrooms

Due to the fact that I have no control over my interests, ive decided that im gonna post cringe and start writing a minimum 100 word (50 for subrooms) review of every single backrooms level (or at least as many as I can get through before the hyperfixation burns out). And before we can actually get to the meat and potatoes, we gonna discuss the universal quality cap contained within the very premise of the modern backrooms (more under the cut)

The history of backrooms is like, pretty simple, and actually kind of similar to how scp started. Some guy posted an imagine with the caption:

"If your not careful and noclip out if reality in wrong areas, you'll end up in the backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, and endless backround noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hindered million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in.

God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you"

The concept very quickly caught on, because even retrospectively, the concept is really good, and then people started to write about. And at this point, it varies very, very heavily from scp. Because scp-173s whole premise doesnt crumble like a sandcastle upon any elaboration.

Ill blaze through this part simply because its by far the most common criticism of the backrooms and im not getting ad revenue from puffing up a video about it. You cant add entities or other humans because the vagueness of the final line and also ruins the isolation inherent to the original passage. You cant add more levels because that gives the person somewhere to go and makes the person less trapped, you cant make your levels death traps because thats just not scary, and you sure as hell cant make them safe because that removes the looming threat of death (this last point also applies to lucky o' milk and almond water). But personally, I dont think that talking about this helps the writers, or even gives us a better feel for what these writers are doing wrong, so instead im gonna focus on the main problem with the backrooms

The writing style is contradictory with the material presented

Since the backrooms popularity boom happened congruently with the one for liminal spaces (which ill just use interchangably with "eerily empty nostalgic space, even though the original definition just describes one thats transitional) even the most recent levels try to invoke this sort of setting. This within itself, is great. Theres a lot of room for very personal, intimate horror, especially when combined with isolation. Guess what they tried to do with it?

They jacked scps writing style, which for those not in the know, is intentionally written from a dry, neutral voice. To describe a setting meant to invoke one of the most personal emotions one can have.

Beyond this, articles, as evidenced by their often dubious writing quality, are written by teens who are far too young to have experienced that kind of nostalgia, so a lot of the articles end up not being able to fully capture the feeling, even if they werent written like a courtroom report.

To summarize, the premise is just kind of limiting within itself, even detached from any disloyalty to the original premise of the backrooms.

anyhow Im releasing the first review tomorrow

[psychelis-new]

thank you very very very much for my reply snd so sorry for my very long ramble. I guess I dont know what else to do atp, I couldve done much more had I not felt the need to fit in like everyone else is currently doing even memes are less entertaining as well as a lot fo it relying so much on the internet i just want to escape all of this nonsense i really do. like just yeet me into space then if anything. i dont care anymore for my life really. ik im probs just making excuses or sounding dramatic but it seems many others at leasdt have talents or something that they care deeply about. i just seemed to have missed the chances and since we didnt have any of this stuff when i was a kid

I dont particularly care for wealth yet at the same time that too is everywhere so its like fomo and inability to simply be satisfied in anything i like or do bc someone else has more or better things they are doing and its so easy to fall into the trap of comparisons, like so and so is posting their whole life online or so and so is exceedingly popular online and irl. i dont know lets just simply say that i keep feeling lkke a nobody and all anyone else on here seems ro say manifest xyz things and how age is just a number without knowing peoples past experiences or lack thereof skills and so on. i just dont even know what i want anymore either. its like im just a soulless blob in a pile of other blobs and everyone else is blobbing about stuff i dont particularly care about online.

i regret being born in my generation, i really do, theres almost too much going on at once but itd all digitalised rather than in person. even celebs dont seem to realise their devices can have an off button maybe if they werent online so much others would be inspired to do that as well but even if you go out anywhere people on their phones or go to concert let say people on their phones again how else to gsin connection with others when its all done via a horrid little screen which i regret buying but once again it is much required in todays society. theres certain things i wouldve loved to have done in previous generations or maybe had i been a different person of a different nationality but i still wouldve had to adjust to needing to be online for the most part. even just typing shit into google feels so soulless like i havw a brain but i dont need to think or feel and i dont need opinions cause someone online will end up hating me for it so thats out the window

As I was suggesting you, you need a break and find yourself again. You're too focused on what others do, who they are, and compare yourself to something that doesn't even exist (online world is pretty much like movies these days) and try to act the same as them to fit in (no but fr, who cares what celebs do online or how long they are online? it's their life, let them do what the heck they want -plus, they're often a brand with legs, they're making money that way...). But anyway you cannot fit in something if you don't know who you are and what you're searching for and if you don't know where you want to fit in (and where you actually can fit in without losing yourself -which you probably already did, in order to not feel left out).

You are worthy, your life is very worthy, but your worth is not outside, your worth is inside of you. Same as your talents and whatever good you possess (and don't tell me you don't cause everyone does). You cannot find it online or in strangers online, and for sure you won't seeing if you keep comparing with others and what they seem to have... so stop trying to do so. If others have fun online and have found their own place there, let them. Who cares what they find of so cool there. But if you don't, then it's time for you to find what you find funny by taking a break. Put in effort (the one you were calling for so much in the other ask) and find in yourself and what you want and like. The only way to find your soul inside of your blob is to look in that blob that is you and finding your voice. You cannot let others tell you who you are: only you know.

But it's useless if I keep repeating myself and you can't see you are worthy and not caged (you know it but still, you cannot leave the comfort zone you have created: you feel like you won't ever fit in and you keep finding comfirmations of it out of any interactions you have online. If you don't work on how you see things and yourself, nothing will change for real). You can think with your mind, you can believe other things than what you're told by society or people that only want to sell a product/gain from what they do (I already answered an ask or two on this... were they yours?). You can do what you would have loved to do in any other time: it's not about this generation, it's about you and what you want... don't find excuses to keep yourself out of what you desire to do or how you desire to live. Don't blame it all on this society, where you live and the times we're living in. You still have a choice, you can act differently and who the heck should care about it? If it makes you happy, do it. But if it's really so, if you know you'd feel better out of it, it's not the internet the problem, it's you caging yourself in a cycle that doesn't even exist (but was well created to sell products again)...

For real, take a moment for yourself. Maybe journal about how you feel, what you want and what you're searching for and then go find it. It may take a while and some effort, but you will make it. Maybe your people aren't online but at the supermarket you usually visit, or at the library or they share any other interest with you offlline. Idk. If you need connections, first of all connect with yourself. Then, you'll be able to connect also with others the way you need.

Again all the best! I know you're now writing me cause I am making you feel less alone, but I am not the answer you're seeking. It's only within you.

[pokestudentjune]

@ralts-lovin asked for backstories on the second half of my travel team! So we'll start off with Jade! B)

I've mentioned briefly before that Jade is the youngest of my current team so far! Shes the most recent member of the travel team, having joined the team as a noibat about a year ago!

I was attending some general education classes within Kalos over the summer, and when coming in to one of my classes a bunch of other students were freaking out and all out of their seats. Confused, I walked forward to check it out. Turns out it was a little knocked out Noibat. Not seemingly hurt or anything, just... sleeping?

Contrary to popular belief, most people arent actually pokemon trainers. Or really work with pokemon personally, so it was honestly kind of understandable that most of these students didn't know what to do. Some of them also seemed... scared? I guess they werent fans of bat pokemon.

Still, because nobody was really doing anything about it, I came in and scooped up the little sleeping baby and ditched class for the day, taking it to a nearby pokemon center. (Ideally, call up a ranger or the higher ups! I'm just the main character so I can do whatever i want /j) She was all right! If not a bit hungry. I let the little thing sleep in at the pokemon center until she woke up.. which was not a pleasent experience.

Jade practically made a mess of the entire room and would not sit still until until Lotus hit her with the sleep powder... Took her outside and waited until she woke up again. The poor thing was so scared, but also had some spunk! She wanted a battle... And I really tried to talk her out of it, but between every word I spoke she was throwing gusts and wing attacks my way... Finally gave in and caught her classic trainer style! I think she secretly wanted to be caught... She could've flown off at any time!

After that she really clicked with the team right away, she didnt even mind when Jasper was being standoffish as per usual... Shes always thought he was cool! My best guess as to what happened to her is that she got separated from her colony and ended up within the school. Maybe joining my team was like her finding one of her own?

[destinyc1020]

Kaia has an issue with emoting, god bless 😅 girl needs to use more facial expressions more (and her voice a bit), i remember someone commenting on her Calvins commerical that she didnt even lift an eyebrow and they werent wrong, im seeing 1 facial expression throughout the whole commercial. It mightv worked in Bottoms where she was a side character who was popular n feels lik ppl dnt take her seriously cuz shes beautiful (so... mayb playing herself?), and her voice/minimum expressions worked for that bt it cant work for every role.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmifWCg1Rv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

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Yea... bless her heart lol 😆

Idk if it's her facial expressions or her VOICE (monotone, Valley Girl), or WHAT lol.... But if I were her, I would work on those things.

People were gassing her head up in the comments section though! So it seems there are ppl out there who actually LIKE her acting lol 😆

🤣😂

I actually don't think that most models make good actors. As an actor, you really have to be completely vulnerable onscreen.... whereas with modeling, it's all about "hitting your angles", posing in certain ways, or being very aware of the camera, etc.

Let's just say, I think it takes work to get out of the "model mode" to be an actor.

EVERYBODY and their grandaddy wants to act these days now though... Singers wanna act, models wanna act, wrestlers wanna act.... 🙄 It's like people just think it's the "in" thing to do and that anybody can just do it, I guess. 😒

[vocalsynthbdays]

just wanted to say that this is a really cute idea! I've actually known about this blog for a few months bc my friend's UTAU got a post, but I guess I never sent an ask like I intended to. ofc you can't post for every single UTAU/DV/self-made synth, but I hope you continue to include them occasionally bc it makes us lesser-known VPs really happy when someone remembers our kids lol! /lh /nf have a good day :)

aaaaaa thank you so much this really means a lot ;; i love all the less popular and self-made synths ive learnt about through doing these birthday posts; the fact they werent made to sell a product, but out of love and enjoyment for vocal synths means they hold a special place in my heart, so im glad it makes the people who made them happy too ! im always open to suggestions on what synths to post, even if someone just wants to promote their own utau. i started doing these birthday posts specifically with the intent of shining an equal light on all synths; i was inspired by those anime birthday accounts on instagram, when i seen many post about mikus birthday, but no other synths, not even any other cryptonloids, so i just decided to post them myself lol

[caelanthe]

I used to quite like going on the main polish subreddit. It was like center-left i would say, when it came to content and opinions. If someone from the right came in with rational critique and opinions that werent downright dehumanising to people, they were usually accepted and at least heard out, with, as far as i could tell, civil discussion and pushback when applicable.

In the days after the presidential election, after the right wing candidate won, the subreddit became honestly hostile to everyone left of the center. It's kind of within the rules so its not like mods can do anything, but the general quality of life on that sub went downhill so fast and so suddenly. Legit might cure me of going on reddit ever again.

Ive been thinking recently about how lost ive been feeling in the internet sphere. I feel out of place everywhere but on tumblr.

I don't really like any social media or other popular communication tools like discord.

On these platforms I'm turned off by either the constant shit flinging, forceful jokes, open hatred, or fomo like on discord. It's terribly artificial, chaotic, fast-paced.

I don't enjoy twitter, instagram, facebook, tiktok. Somehow I put up with reddit, mostly because of the endless cat-themed subreddits, although I also catch myself more and more often reading posts, comments, and closing the page because the culture of expression is extremely tiresome.

The loud majority is either perpetually pissed off with everything, or extremely blasé in an exalted way. People compete over who makes a cheap joke faster. Interactions are superficial, competitive and loud.

I quite like tumblr, it suits me very well with the microblogging format there, one that is quite slow, a big focus on being able to customize content and the way it is consumed. Relationships can be established on the basis of gradual recognition in a common space, and observing each other does not obligate one to anything. We are all cringe. There is no particularly noticeable artificiality. Whoever you don't observe, you are two levels of separation from a person who probably writes hockey rpf or goes to furry conventions.

New social media like bluesky, mastodon also turn me off - there is some strange exaltation at the expense of twitter and reddit there. Look at us, how progressive we are, how smart we are. I leave aside the fact that hardly anyone goes there and in terms of number of users it is social media plankton.

I have my own sort of interests that I do in my spare time, which don't translate much into live meetings, and I'd like to have some friends. I don't particularly feel like forcing myself to attend meetings about hobbies that don't interest me, just to get friends (board games are out, thanks). It would be terribly artificial. I work remotely, I have some fondness for the people I work with but they don't interest me as closer acquaintances. I don't have friends to meet their friends xD

I feel that I don't know how to live in society. I have my tiny, quiet life, which would be completely enough for me if I still had at least someone to speak to.

I question myself - is it my fault, have i closed myself off to everything? Am I unfit to live as a member of society?

How to live? Where to find similar people? I guess i dont really know.

Not gonna lie, im generally afraid as far as societal tendencies go. Everything is going down into the conservative/alt-right shit drain.

I honestly dont know what can be done about the extreme proliferation of populist, hate filled content online. How to combat it? Someone takes ten seconds to throw one populist slogan, it takes hours to explain how its either completely wrong or misrepresents reality. Then they take another ten seconds to throw another slogan. Again hours to explain whats wrong with it. Rinse and repeat. At the end you come out with the person either cursing you out, or, in the best case scenario, a bit doubtful about what they believed up until that point. And then they go and hear another slogan that enforces their previous belief and its hours and hours of explanations down the drain.

Who in the world has the time and energy? Its imppossible to do by regular people. I have no idea how to combat this rot thats taking over the world.

I dont know. I just dont know. The rot is embedded so deeply in the matrix of society.