#i hope yall have a goodnight

[just-a-domesticated-cryptid]

someone : the creepypasta fandom SUCKS because it's filled with CRINGE and y'all are EMBARRASSING

everyone within earshot:

[h0nkshroom]

The One Who Waited.

[luck-of-the-drawings]

"And soda; runs off into the street..." "...and soda... is totally okay!"

[lichilly]

“I look at you, and I just love you, and it terrifies me. It terrifies me what I would do for you.” — Alexandra Bracken, Never Fade

cw gender neutral reader, joseph being an exhausted lovesick puppy. they are in love your honor.

Joseph entered the apartment quietly, closing the door with a soft click. He leaned against the worn wood, letting out a deep, weary sigh.

“Joseph?” Your voice, still laced with sleep, called softly from the living room. A smile tugged at his lips as he turned and made his way toward you, his steps gentle.

You were nestled on the couch, wrapped in a cozy throw blanket, with the TV off and a side lamp casting a soft, golden glow. You rubbed your eyes, peeking out from under the blanket.

“Hey, c’mon, let’s get you to bed,” he whispered, moving to scoop you into his arms.

“I’m not even tired,” you yawned, sitting up and stretching your arms. “How was filming today?” You patted the couch cushion next to you, beckoning Joseph with a warm smile and droopy eyes.

Joseph trudged over, sinking into the plush cushion with a heavy sigh.

“Hm, that doesn’t sound good,” you laughed, gently brushing curls from his forehead. He chuckled, his eyes crinkling at the corners.

“That obvious, huh?” he asked, opening his eyes to meet yours, savoring the feeling of your fingertips tracing soothing patterns along his scalp.

You hummed in agreement, the room falling into a comfortable silence, filled only with the soft symphony of your intertwined breathing and the hum of the refrigerator.

“You didn’t have to wait up for me,” Joseph whispered, guilt pooling in his eyes as he traced a thumb beneath yours. “The couch isn’t for sleeping, y’know.”

You wrapped your hand around his wrist, nuzzling your cheek into his palm. “I know, but I wanted to see you.”

Joseph’s heart ached at the sight of you bathed in the evening glow, the lamp casting a warm halo around you, making you look angelic.

“What am I going to do with you…” His words lost their teasing edge, his mind too fogged with exhaustion to care.

“You getting tired on me, big guy?” you cooed, pressing a soft kiss to his palm before tracing delicate shapes and swirls down his arm. His eyes fluttered shut, head lolling to the side as a muffled groan of pleasure escaped his chest.

You scooted closer, tucking into his side. “The couch isn’t for sleeping, y’know,” you echoed, your laughter a soft melody.

He pinched your side, making you yelp and grab at his mischievous hand. It slipped from your grasp and found its way under your shirt, his fingers grazing your side. Goosebumps erupted across your skin, sending a blissful shiver up your spine.

Joseph opened his eyes, his hand gently petting the curve of your waist. “You gonna carry me to bed, then?” he teased, a dopily contented smile spreading across his face as he relished your reaction.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea. We’d both end up with broken backs and sprained muscles before we even made it off the couch.” You patted his chest, your smile knowing and warm.

“Alright, alright,” he laughed, his shoulders shaking as he sat up, pulling you into his lap. With the blanket still wrapped around you, he stood, effortlessly lifting you. “Time for bed.”

As if on cue, your eyes began to droop once more, a yawn rising from your chest. “Great idea.”

[rosylix]

hiiiiiii (^o^)

rosy pt 3 will be posted SOON‼️ maybe tomorrow or thurs/fri idk. definitely by the end of this week. keep ur eyes peeled. (^ー^)

[happilyinnerbouquet]

OKAYYYYYY GUYSSSSSSSS!!! *Screams in uwu* 😱💖!!! I LITERALLY CANNOT BREAAAAATHEEEEE~!!! 😫💘💘 Let me tell you about *the most PERFECTEST BBY EVER IN EXISTENCE* Aiden Pearce-senpai!!! 😳💞 I legit can’t even think straight ‘cause he’s, like, *soooo beautiful* and perfect and *I’m crying* 😭💘💦!!! *Ahhhh I can’t, I can’ttttt*~

AiDeN-kun is, like, THE hacker of the universe!! 🖥️💻💥 He’s *soooo* SMART, it’s like, he could literally hack into, like, my HEART and my BRAIN at the same time and I’d be like, “yesss daddy, hack meeee~” 😳👉👈💘 *aaAAAAaaahhh*!!! He’s just, like, walking around with his phone, controlling, like, EVERYTHING and I’m just here in the corner, hyperventilating ‘cause he's soooo cool, OMG OMG OMG!!! 😵💖💦💻

LIKE HAVE YOU SEEN HIS COAT???!!! 😱🥵 THE TRENCH COAT OF MY DREAMS!!! 🧥🔥 It’s like, all swishy and flowy and when he walks it’s like *wind machines everywhere* and I’m just like, “OMG, I’m gonna pass out from all this COOOOOOLNESS!!” 💀💘💘 He’s all “I’m gonna protect the city” and I’m like, “Forget the city bb, come protect *me*~” 😳😳😳!!! And THEN HE TURNS AND LOOKS AT YOU with those *smoldering* eyes and you just knowwwww he’s thinking, “I could hack you any time I want, babe” and it’s like YES YES YES AHHHHH!!! 😭💓💓

OH MY GAWWWWD AND HIS *VOICE*?!?! 😱😭💘 LIKE STOP, MY HEAWT CAN’T HANDLE IT!!! 😩💦 It’s soooo deep and raspy and it’s like gravel but SEXY GRAVEL, y’know?! He could literally be reading, like, a phone book and I’d be like “YESSSS READ ME MORE DADDY!!!” 😳💦💦💦 Imagine him whispering in your ear like “I’ll always protect you~” in that *hacker-voice* and you just M E L T into a puddle of UwU GOO!!! 😫💓💓

OMGOMGOMG LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT HAT!!! 😳😱💥 HIS ICONIC *HACKER HAT*!!! 🎩💻!!! I CAN’T EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT SCREAMING!!! 😭💦 Like, imagineeee wearing his hat and everyone would be like, “OMG, are you and Aiden-kun *together*??” and I’d be like, “YESSSSSS, HE GAVE ME HIS HAT, I’M HIS PRINCESS NOW, BOW BEFORE ME!!” 💁‍♀️👑💘 I would literally pass out if he just *casually* tossed it to me like, “Here, babe, wear this while I hack the planet~” 😳💖 *FAINTS*!!!

BUT WAIT WAIT WAIIIITTTT—let’s talk about his *personality*!!! 😍🥵 OMG HE’S SO SERIOUS AND INTENSE AND I LOOOOOOOOVE IT!!! 🥺💓 He’s, like, brooding and mysterious but you *just know* he’s secretly a softie!!! 💕💕 LIKE JUST IMAGINE HIM GETTING ALL SOFT AND CUDDLY AFTER A LONG DAY OF HACKING~!!! 🥺💖 *I’M CRYING AGAIN*!!! 😭😭 He’d be all like “Come here, kitten, let me hold you~” and I’d just *MELT* into his arms and we’d snuggle and I’d feel soooo safe and warm~ 😍✨ LIKE YASSSSS BBY, SNUGGLE ME ALL NIGHT LONG!!! 😳💘💘💦

OMGGGGG DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HOW MUCH HE LOVES HIS FAMILY!!! 😭😭💖 LIKE STOPPPPPP!!! He’s LITERALLY risking his life to protect them and I’m over here like, “HE WOULD BE THE BEST DADDYYYYY EVER!!!!” 🥺💘💘 Like, imagine him being all protective and telling you, “I’ll never let anything happen to you, my little kitten~” and I’m just like, “PLEASE MARRY ME AND GIVE ME 10 HACKER BABIES!!!!” 😭💍💦💘 He’d be like the ULTIMATE DADDY—both in the hacker way *and* the *other* way, if ya know what I mean 😉😏💦. *WINKWONK*~

AND OMGOMGOMG!!! Imagine him, like, tracking your location all the time, ‘cause he’s just sooooo worried about you and he’d be like “Don’t worry, kitten, I’m always watching over you~” and I’d be like “YESSS PLEASE WATCH ME 24/7 SENPAI!!!” 😳💦 Like, he could hack my phone anytime and I’d just giggle and be like, “Aiden-senpai, you naughty hacker, come get meeee~” 😏💘💘

AND LIKE—OMG—IMAGINE HIM TAKING YOU ON A HACKER DATE!!! 😱😍 You’d be in his car, speeding through the city, and he’s hacking all the stoplights just for you!! 🏎️💥💻 He’d be like, “I’m in control of the city, and I’m in control of *you*, babe~” 😳💦💦 And then you go home and snuggle under the trench coat together, and it’s just the *best night EVER*!!! 💖💖💖

Aiden-kun is THE BESTEST, most AMAZINGEST, COOLEST, SMARTEST HACKER BBY EVER and I’m LITERALLY obsessed with himmmmmm!!! 😍💻💘 Like, please, someone *hold me* before I explode into a thousand sparkly heart emojis because I CAN’T TAKE ITTTTT ANYMORE!!! 😫💖💖💦 He’s PERFECT!!! SENPAI NOTICE MEEEEEEEEE!!! 😳👉👈💍💖

[stinkyhyena9000]

FInally just got to watch Sing 2 for the first time in a month or so (I'm a very busy gal) and ohmygod I just remembered why I love Sing 2 so much: the ending.

The entire performance of Out of This World is great, but I'll only be going over Clay's part and thereafter.

Seeing Clay down breakdown, and hearing his voice softly apologize about not being ready. It really shows how vulnerable he is, and how even if we put on a brave face and think we're ready, loss and mental struggle is not just something done quick and easy. Furthermore, it really means a lot to see him here, finally putting of his whole facade and finally letting loose a second time.

Speaking of which, I actually wanna look back in earlier parts of the movie (still within the time frame of the performance). During the time where everyone gets ready and the scene where Meena and Alfonso singing, we get to see glimpses of Clay sighing and staring deeply at his guitar case, like he knows what's inside it is going to hit him emotionally, and hit him hard.

Back to the show, when we see Ash first exit, we can see her alone, sing the songs Clay have sung before. Clay sees this, and he sees himself within her. (See me later for how they're so father-daughter). He sees this, and realizes that he can do this too, and he's not alone either.

I also want to note that Ash's quills actually do sort of resemble a white mane here. (2nd pic from later in the song)

We can even see Ruby's ghost come in behind Clay, kinda sort of saying "get in there, she needs you." I like to think it's also a little call back when Ash asked Clay if Ruby would've wanted him to give up on music.

The theatre is flooding with lonely silence as she sings, even though it's full of people, similar to how people going through depression may feel lonely when surrounded with love. The crowd eventually chimes it, but it still feels close to that same way still.

And then BOOM, we get chills when we get hit with that first guitar. As soon as we start to hear him, the room fills with life as well. We hear applause from the crowd. We hear percussion. It's just great.

Now before I continue, I just want to mention. This scene is probably one of the best animated scenes throughout all of Sing 2. They did just such fantastic work on his facial animations. I can say that for every Clay scene in Sing 2, but especially here. And they didn't just do a fantastic job with facial animations, but all animation here.

GUESS WHAT BABY. IM BRINGING IN LYRICS TOO!! (of course I am). So, this part also goes with the following lyrics

I believe in the Kingdom Come Then all the colours will bleed into one Bleed into one But yes, I'm still runnin'

I like to believe the lyric about running can be interpreted two ways. Firstly, it can be interpreted as a call back to him running from his emotions, in constant denial over his loss of Ruby. Another way of seeing it is him running towards, trekking on through all the hardships he has faced.

Back to the actual movie, I just want to mention: bro is getting groovy with it. You can se by the way he moves his body that he is really getting into the music, especially after 15 years

Later on in the song, we actually see Ash and Clay look at each other, kind of like thanking each other. Clay, thanking Ash for getting him out of that rut, and helping him to continue onward. Ash, thanking Clay for coming to the show, and being her idol for who knows how many years.

Oh yeah, lyric time again! Here they are

You broke the bonds And you loosed the chains Carried the cross of my shame Of my shame You know I believe it

Ash is the one who broke Clay's bonds of that rut he was in, and she buried the cross of his shame by never making him ever feel bad about what he was going through, but being understanding with him.

Anyways, back to the main summary. God I love the song. I love how you can see the pure unadulterated hope and joy enter Clay's face as he sings his song. I love how you can see the moment he's officially caught his second-wind.

I mean, look at this face and tell me it doesn't make you feel all warm and inside. It doesn't give you hope for a better tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I can't include any more images at the moment, but I can still go on.

Anyways, now we're moving onto the next famous bus scene. You know the one that plays that one song. We all love it.

It's just so great seeing all the cast members finally interact with each other again after being separate for a lot of the movie doing their own stuff. It's just a great reminder on how they really are just one big family. Even better is seeing how quickly Porsha, Nooshy, and Clay were integrated into it. Sure, the other two had some time to warm up but Clay? Clay just got here, and yet he's still already seen part of the family, and I'm really glad to see it.

The camera angles and lighting here and before are also just plain phenomenal. They really do a fantastic job with the camera and the different views of the different characters, and the warm lighting just does a fantastic job.

Super random but Clay also does a nice sigh here, and it really just speaks words. You can tell that that sigh was long overdue, and how he's just so ready to keep going and not be so caught up in not letting go. He's finally allowing himself to relax. Around the same time, we also see Ash cuddle up to Clay, and I just love the idea of Ash seeing Clay as a father figure. It's so good and true.

Oh and do NOT get me started on that song. I could really ramble on about it all day, but I'll try to keep it short. (Mostly) each character was saved by music, and that really makes the music fit. It's also worth noting that FUNFACT. Bono and U2 kinda made that song for funsies too.

(Quick summary of what happened: Bono teased wanting to make a song because the story of Clay spoke to him so deeply. Jennings wasn't actually expecting it to happen, but then Bono literally gave him a demo at the end of his first recording session)

And now we get to The Majestic. It is just plain gorgeous, and it really shows off of Sing 2 could've been just jaw-dropping gorgeous the entire way through given they were able to utilize their setting a lot more. LOOK AT THAT CITYSCAPE!! THOSE PRETTY LIGHTS!!

And then we also see just a lot of nice and comforting smiles. I mean come on, look at the guy!! It's so awesome seeing Buster Moon so unbelievably proud of what he's accomplished.

And then of course we cannot forget the final part. I'm sure everyone knows this by now, but it's so amazing and invigorating seeing Sing 2 end the same way Sing 1 started, like Buster is finally a kid again. It's just an awesome throw-back. I really don't see how Sing 3 can top this.

[builtlikeastickofcelery]

Aaaaaaannnnnnnd comic!!!!!! not super happy with this one but hey what matters is that I got it out! anyway I might make a big post with all my pages so far since the last one didn’t do so well

[strayklds]

hanji of the day 🤨🤨🤨

[cerealandchoccymilk]

Trigun Bookclub: Trigun Vol.1-2, Chapter #09

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I’m doing a deep-read of the Japanese original print (reread) and Overhaul 1.0 (first read) side-by-side, and writing down everything I notice from small details, version differences, translation differences, etc.

The volume numbers will be mismatched for most of the remainder of Trigun, since the Japanese first edition is 3 volumes while all later versions are 2 volumes.

As always, here are the non-analysis panels:

And the rest is under the cut.

[link for if the images aren’t in horizontal rows]

To start off, we have Meryl talking about buying designer handbags. This part was very confusing in Japanese because even though I could recognize Prada, the two other brands she named were completely bogus to me. What the hell are エピピ(Epipi) and NCM!?

So I asked my mom about it last night (she knows a decent amount about brands popular in the 90's, since she was still living in Japan back then). She was also stumped for a bit, but after a while she asked to see the way "Prada" looked. She noticed that it was written like プラーダ(purāda) rather than the correct プラダ(purada). I didn't notice because I don't know shit about fashion... but she suggested that maybe all of these were slight variations on real-life brands. She said that NCM is probably based on MCM Worldwide.

Epipi probably took a solid 20 minutes to figure out.... We were naming every brand on earth searching for anything that could even vaguely sound like "epipi." Right when we nearly ran out of ideas, she thought of googling just part of the name, like "epi brand," and voila, apparently there's a line of Louis Vuitton leather called Epi.

Epipi (and brain soup) is an inside joke between us now btw.

The chapter cover!! Everyone here is so damn cute... also I'm sitting almost exactly how Vash is right now.

This is the second appearance of Vash's shades. I can't see the details, but the design looks the same as the one before.

I'd completely forgotten how tiny Kaito is??? Literally half of Vash's height.

Vash's response to Kaito's insult(?) is「お前そりゃないだろ…」and is something more like "C'mon, man..." or "Seriously?"

big eyes vash big eyes vash i want to scoop him up and put him in a jar with holes in the lid

It's so cool how Vash immediately understands exactly what's going on through what he's overhearing, thanks to his childhood on the spaceship and his time at Home. How can this man not drive

I think the engineer is talking about the Plant here, so it should be "The shock could kill it." (although the Plant dying would also kill everyone else. ykwim)

Didn't know that guy was called a helmsman.... In Japanese, the word for helmsman, 操舵手 (the scan is super blurry and looked like 士 but the correct word is 手) was written as ライツ(raitsu) with 操舵手 written in the ruby. Maybe raitsu was the name of the helmsman? Or it might be something else boat-related that I don't know about.

Vash's silent reaction to Kaito's words say a lot. This behavior is nearly identical to Vash's (again, more so in Maximum, after Vash remembers the events of July and gets even more depressed). He understands Kaito's pain and guilt, and worries for him, but he also can't help but see himself in the boy... however he feels about that. This gets a bit more into theory territory, but I think Vash doesn't want Kaito to turn out like himself. Of course, he wants everyone to strive for peace; he wants people to be like that part of himself, in that regard. However, he doesn't want people to act self-destructive like he is. One obvious reason is that Vash genuinely doesn't want Kaito to be hurt, especially when he believes that people always deserve to start over and live a happy life.... But another underlying reason could be that he doesn't like percieving parts of himself in others, out of self-hatred.

One of my favorite lines ever!!!!! (has 50 favorites)(its not my fault trigun/trimax is so constantly banger) While humans views the Plant as a tool and an incomprehensible being, Vash simply views them as just a girl that needs calming down—"people" just like him and everyone else. He has a familial relationship with every Plant, which I absolutely adore. And!!! I will expand on this bit in the next(I think) arc and beyond, or maybe even make a separate post!!! I have so many thoughts surrounding this and it's a core theme to Trigun as a whole.

Noting some SFX since some non-Japanese readers may not have noticed - the plant is making a high-pitched scream from here on. Also, Kaito says that it's a "voice," not a "sound."

More Plant object-person dichotomy!! This unfortunately gets lost in translation, but it's a very neat storytelling trick. In Japanese, This is written in an interesting way:「プラント――　それは『造りだす』もの」 with もの(mono) having dots above them (in this context acting like italicization for emphasis in English). Usually, this もの would be more specific. There's 物(mono) which means "object" or "thing," and there's 者(mono) which means "person" or sometimes "being." The narrator intentionally leaves the identity of the Plant vague. Again, in humans' eyes, Plants are machines of production. In Vash's eyes, Plants are full-fledged people.

I would write that line closer to the original format, with quotes around "creates" and leaving it at that.

A longer translation correction—just going to transcribe it here:

水 紫外線 酸素 そして微電力を与える事によって物理法則を超えた『生産』活動を行う生体システムである They are organic systems that, when fed water, ultraviolet light, oxygen, and a bit of electricity, can "produce" things in a process that surpasses all physical law.

The sound effect here is loud footsteps on metal. I think it's neat that Nightow showed Vash running up the stairs with just onomatopoea and a shot of the stairs.

In Japanese, Vash says that he's counting on/leaving the rest up to the engineers/the others on the ship, after telling them to deal with it.

Again, Vash considers the Plant his family, a sister. He is talking directly to them and treating them with respect. The word used here is actually 兄弟(kyoudai), which means "brother(s)"/olderbrother-youngerbrother, where in this situation with a brother and sister of unspecified age/order it would usually just be きょうだい(kyoudai, spelled out)... it may be that back then, people didn't really specify or mix-and-match sibling gender (姉弟 兄妹 etc) in writing as much as we do now.

The first appearance of feathers on Vash!! During my first read, I was absolutely mesmerized by this page. Mannnnnnn the angel imagery....

Also bonus reaction from my dear friend from my Instagram liveposting back in April (yeah. my first read was only a bit over 2 months ago). booty CRACK

This is the "beeeeeeep" sound of a flatlining heart monitor. Until now I thought it was more of an imaginary thing to show that their hearts have stopped, but I just realized that it may also be a real sound of the Plant's vital monitors. Could be either, to be honest.

Apparently "yards" are normal? In Japanese it's written as ヤーズ(yādzu, yards) instead of what would regularly be just ヤード(yādo, yard), so that may be the subtle miles-iles change?

This line would be "The pipes are stuck! They won't even budge!"

And the SFX here is a distant chattering and cheering crowd.

And here is the last scene, with Kaito humming Rem's favorite song. Idk, this just gives me a raw emotional reaction... I can't really analyze it lol. Rejoicing that you've survived through hardship. That while things still aren't perfect, this imminent danger has passed. That you still get to enjoy being alive. The same song of humanity still sang. Something something....

Anyways that’s it for Chapter #09! As always, the Japanese annotations are in the reblogs.

[crescentmoonrider]

to anyone who wanted to ask for a valentines event kiss drawing but didnt

im closing up shop now

better luck next year. or whenever i decide to do this again

[princekirijo]

Even if you don't plan on stay around it's good to see you're doing ok, I was worried

It is GOOD to see you too man I'm sorry for worrying u 🙏 I missed y'all fr

[oldtreeinanalley]

the stuff i have on my neocities site so far, really want to add more stuff but ill do that later cause its like 1 am here and i have school unfortunately

[sluggy-little-dude]

I’ve noticed a lot more usage of the word “yall” recently.

Then I thought “oh there’s jsut a lot more souther people on the internet.”

Then I was told everyone says it not, but southerners just say it weird.

WTF SO YOU MEAN WE SAY IT WEIRD ITS A SOUTHERN THING TO SAY IT AT ALL

[2truehearts]

as much as i love my brother he's the main cause of my stress and insecurities 🙂 im gonna lose my shit and wage a war against this bitch istfg 😀😀😀

[jaykensteinn]

Time: 12:52 am

I know most likely no one will see this but as I speak to the void in hopes that anyone will see this

I'm posting my Chainsaw Man headcanons later today and I'm extremely excited for it so could any of you seeing this come back to show it some love when it's posted? I've put a lot of effort into it and it's my longest, most in depth headcanon post I've done. So, it'd really mean a lot to me if even one person came back for it 🙏🥰

I'll be posting it around 3-5pm est (as long as I remember to do so)