#i loooove youuuuu

[chickpea0]

I loooove you guys by the way. Mutuals and the regulars in my notes you mean a lot to me even if we're basically internet strangers/acquaintances. It's like parallel play but we're coping together! We are classmates in reception/preschool and we're doing the worksheets and whispering about it to eachother and handing over the glue sticks. You lot make this space a safe space 💚

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

mahogany, crimson, blood orange, honey, celadon, wisteria, eggplant <3

mahogany - im gay

crimson - ur gay

blood orange - do you want to share a bowl of macaroni

honey - would you be open to ordering a pizza together sometime. like are friends in that way

celadon - i want to hug you

wisteria - i support and believe in you

eggplant - boy howdy!

awwww hehe thanks baby <3 come on over and we can eat macaroni and pizza and cuddle and nap together

send me a color

[rathockey]

(gonna go ahead and send this anyway)

beloved ace i ship you with me 😘

AHHHHH LITERALLY MADE FOR EACH OTHER MWAH YES PLEASE LETS RUN AWAY TOGETHER 💛💛💛💛

tell me who you ship me with (anon or not)

[star-byrd]

frakensteining together assets from stardew to make Cuter Seasonal Mouse House......... hat mouse is the cutest thing in stardew and u cant convince me otherwise

[lostfirefly]

Dear Alexandra, thank you for this wonderful art!

This turned out better (although "better" is an understatement) than I expected. Thank you for bringing my lovebirds to life. I'm amazed by your approach to the matter and the details (you checked photos, gifs, etc.). The idea with the bandana on Catherine's arm is 🔥 And the fish in the sweater 🤣

Guys, FINALLY!! Meet my Cathie-pie and Buggy Bear 🥺

I suddenly remembered that Russians can draw too 🤣

[mothedmanillustration]

here's a bunch of recent sketches while i keep workin on lore stuff

[thetwelfthcrow]

Frothing at the mouth bc of the sudden 4433 fic influx on AO3! Like everything’s so delicious!

i know right!!!!! im absolutely loving it����🥰🥰

[frostybearpaws]

TO TALK ABOUT MY LITTLE GUYS

(and the post-apocalyptic nightmare they find themselves in) :3

SO!

What is their world like?

I find parasites that take over hosts to be FASCINATING and make such good inspiration for stories because there is delicious body horror aspects that I can’t say no to

Hair worms that eat the cricket’s fat stores and force it to walk into a water source (the parasites eating the fat is actually not fatal to the cricket. BUT the signals telling it to go into the water leads to many of these afflicted crickets to drown)

the rat lung worm which takes control of its snail host and makes it climb to the tops of trees or grass stalks and makes its eyestalks do this

which is actually the worm itself inside the eyestalk (ouch) acting like a beacon to attract birds to eat the snail so it can reproduce in the birds digestive track

there is the T. Gondii that infects rodents and makes them attested to the smell of cat pee and cats in general. The mouse then gets eaten and like the rat lung worm it reproduces in the cat’s digestive tract. (Fun fact this parasite can get into humans and has the same effects on the brain making some people cat lovers, though (warning) it can be bad for developing fetuses)

there are several parasitoid wasps that lay eggs on caterpillars that eat the butterfly larva alive while still keeping it alive. A more specific example are the braconoid wasps and horn worms. Whats really interesting is that the wasp larvae make the caterpillar protective of them and won’t eat it drink water as it slowly wastes away.

in many ways Rabies is like this too. It infects the hosts brain and makes them aggressive and afraid of water to the point of not being able to drink water without the throat closing up. There is not cure and it can sit in your system for years until it gets triggered by something. (Which is a terrifying though)

Massospora cicadina is a fungus that infects 17 and 13 year cicadas (and funnily enough it’s an STD) it effects the host by living inside of male cicadas and makes them hypersexual AND act female by flapping their wings causing other males to try to mate and then become infected themselves. For fungus hollows out the cicada and also suppresses the pain.

If you look at this gif you will notice that the cicada is missing its abdomen entirely and still crawling around.

AND FINALLY THE ONE, THE ONLY (there’s actually a bunch of different species) THE CORDYCEPS FUNGUS! It’s actually very fascinating how this fungus can affect the insects it manages to infiltrate. Some species of this fungus only infect one type (even species: moths, flies, stick bugs, caterpillars, spiders, etc) of insect/arachnid. Sometimes it’s not that picky. But the one that most people are familiar with is the one that infects ants. The fungus makes the ant crawl to a high place above the colony and latch onto a branch in a death grip (all while it’s consuming the ants tissues) and then the fruiting body emerges. (Ants that are seen exhibiting odd behaviors that indicate infected-ness are actually taken out of the colony to keep the rest of the workers safe)

So I like this infection thing that’s going on, The Last Of Us made cordyceps fungus famous, but there’s also a book called The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R Carey which follows a group of survivors and a new age human whose body has formed a symbiotic relationship with the fungus making them super human (and also insatiably hungry)

Both are very interesting concepts and feel like a fresher snip on an old zombie narrative. And then I went in and added anthropomorphic animals into the mix, and there's a bit of an issue doing on.

This fungus, like rabies, can sometimes sit in a person for years and year before it "wakes up" and starts to infect them. There is a general sense of paranoia that is within this community of people (they use the word 'bipeds' when referring to groups of anthro-sapient-animals and humans)

Secondly globalization is a thing of the past and even the idea that cities a few hundred miles apart working together seems laughable now because technology is fucked, fuel is practically non-existent and everything is either steam powered, hydro-electric, or manual.

And finally this is a world of sapient animals and people (kinda like bojack horseman) in the past they had all been united because they were able to sustain themselves with (non-sapient livestock, think like regular cows, pigs, chickens, wild game, etc). Now it's getting harder to farm, so people are reverting back to their more primal instincts and eating each other. :D

This is the world they live in, riddled with infection, paranoia, and people desperate enough to kill for even a scrap of food.

Now with that all out of the way

Meet The Characters

Shaya Jacks: A human with blue hair. When the world went to shit, Shaya was taking an apprenticeship to become a welder. Then the world caught on fire and suddenly she found herself with a bunch of tools and a dire situation. Shaya quickly found out she was really good as using these tools to quickly shorten the lives of people for a hot meal and a warm bed at night and this is what she did until she was able to find a more stable environment to live. Once a person who fixed things, she was now a person who broke things, her morals went out the window and she became ruthless with her only goal in mind keeping herself and those she cared about safe and fed.

Solis Young: A lion with black hair and a yellow mane. Solis was halfway through high school when the infection took over. Previously he had been living with his sister who was looking after him after the death of their parents. He had dreams of becoming a professional chef one day and was on the school wrestling team. He managed to escape "judgement day" as they call it by the skin of his teeth. Solis has a intimate partnership Shaye, they met when she was on the road, she agreed to keep them safe from roving bands of raiding parties, in exchange for living with them and eating their food, she was the one who got them to safety when it became clear that their home was no longer safe.

Rhea Young: A pink lionness with a white mane. Rhea was working as an EMT when the end of the world rolled around. After the death of her parents she looked after Solis who was several years younger than her. Rhea always wanted to do good, she always wanted to help people, this is why she became and EMT. Having to kill infected peoples probably hurt her the most. For this reason when they found safety in walled off zone, she joined the militia keeping the walls guarded believing she was bringing order to a world that dove headfirst into insanity. She has a strained relationship with Shaya which in turn can cause some tense moments with Solis.

Molly Eisenhour: A dark blue, big horn ewe. Molly is Rhea's wife, they met when Molly was donating her wool to charity for it to be knitted into blankets during a harsh winter before power was restored. Rhea is extremely protective of her, because there had been a rise in the murder and consumption of other prey species such as sheep, cows, and even horses in their community. Molly is a capable ewe but like many sheep this is anxious and feels safest when tucked into the arms of her lioness.

Ben Hart-West: A newfoundland dog. He works with his husband Tony to provide fish for the community. He's protective but he's also a massive teddy bear (and soft too, he gives the best hugs)

Tony West: A Bull Shark. He is a spear fisher that dives down to collect the fish, he feels most at home under the sea as many of the fish do, but he also wants to drown in his husband's fluff.

[darcyolsson]

me listening to one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time: wow this is really good.....

[emails-i-cant-send]

SO WHAT YOU GOT A CREW? I GOTTA CREW TOO!

[itsnotreal]

who are your tumblr besties?

I do not have the mental capacity to do this today BUT here goes nothing @medicinehrry @greeneyesfriedrice @loubbies @larrrystrong @finexbright @complictedfreak @tommokat @braverytattoos @luckyagain @handgf @thebirdtatts @tommos

[lock-my-feelings-in-a-jar]

[teenagefeeling]

obsessed lmfao

[gazeboarcade]

Which saw trap do you think youd get put in

This is SUCH A GOOD QUESTION OMG

I’m not 100%???? I know once I took a generator for one and I got the blood board and tbh I was stoked on that one bc it aligns with some issues I have (re. Relying on others and self advocacy lol) but in case that’s too googoo gaga….

I think maybe I’d be in one of the hand or foot crushy ones. Bc I’d fucking hate that

[takeshitakyuuto]

Just started a new writing project and I think this is the first time that I enjoy the characters/story enough to actually want to tell people about it but also I’m too embarrassed to but luckily it’s just a language exercise so no one I know irl can actually read what I’ve written 😗✌️

[billysgun]

spinning

billy the kid x wife!reader | billy isn't afraid to sing his heart out to the girl he loves as he spins her around the kitchen |

you held his hand up high as you twirled around him, the record on repeat as billy mumbled the lyrics in your ear

after you spun, he wrapped you in his tight grip, your head pressed to his chest as he sways with you softly

"I can't heellppp fallin' in loooove wiiith youuuuu!" billy sings, you giggle as turn to see him. blue eyes practically sparkling with love as he smooths the back side of your nightgown

"I'll sing for my girl!" he proudly announces, hands moving up to squish your cheeks to meet his lips in a kiss filled with pure love

"take my hand! take my whole life tooooo!" he sings, pushing you up against the counter with the abandoned pancake batter still splattered everywhere.

as if you weighed nothing, he picked you up and placed you on the counter. his hand gripped your bare knees as he kissed you, lips softly expressing every word he cannot think of to how much he loves you

his hands brushed up, hiking your dress until he held your thighs. he softly bit your lower lip as you giggled

"don't tease me, billy" you smiled and he looked playfully offended

"oh dear, I'd never tease you."

"uhuh, you're a liar!" you smiled and he kissed all over your face, squeezing your thighs before removing his hands from your dress

with a hand, he brought you down from the counter and scooped the messy bowl of batter

"put another record on!" he called out and you did, right as the needle landed he gasped in realization

"and I love you soooo!" he sang, stirring the mixture as you danced your way over to him

"people ask me howww!" he kissed you again, the bowl between you both

your hips swayed as you danced around your husband, he used the whisk as his microphone as he belted lyrics to the love song

you couldn't stop the grin that was sewn on your lips as your love for this man tripled daily

"now that you're around me, now you know" he said as the record went silent and laid a kiss on your forehead

"I love you, billy" you whispered and you swear you saw the cowboy blush

"I love you more!"

an: I know Elvis WASN'T around during billy's time...but I had to have him sing it for you 🥺💞 I love you guys so much!