#i'd say 100%

[indecisitivity]

hey gang so now that we've heard alex j newall say "bonzo? bonzo bonzo?" in a semi-normal voice how sure are we that he's still the actual voice of bonzo

[johnnyshrine]

★ 093 // “POV: You Died :("

[chrisrin]

Tycoon is here, to steal your heart!

[wolfisblank]

People who think the party forgives Siffrin too easily at the end of the game confuse me. Tbh I think their reactions were really realistic. Yeah if my friend said some really hurtful and deep-cutting shit I'd be upset but they were literally in the torture labyrinth for months where they died over and over and experienced catastrophic levels of OCD and had an abandonment issues mental breakdown of a cosmic scale... Like yeah I'm a little mad but I can be mad later??? I'm worried about my friend :(

[memen18-m5r3]

hello surviving centricide fandom...I bring you some wacky food

(i'm also animating a small portion of Centricide 3.5 but since I can't tell how much more time it's gonna take I'll show you some sneak peeks! :3)

((since I'm a certified yapper, I added some additional info + translations to all the images descriptions! not sure if it qualifies as ID so feel free to add upon it if necessary))

[pansexualeldtritchhchaos]

Ladies and Gentleman we've got our first "Cas", I repeat we got our first Cas on episode 4 of the season. After like 3 interactions, one shoulder pat and a couple of intense head tilts Dean is like "aight time to domesticate this motherfucker I guess"

[followerofmercy]

Oh my God I just realized the reason Arlecchino is Like That is because she's never known a parental figure as anything but an antagonist. Essay incoming:

I saw some really good analysis pointing out that Crucabena's existence was almost certainly a retcon for the Knave/Director of the House of Hearth's unforgivable behavior, and I agree. Nobody's ages make any sense without having to do a mental contortionist act and there was a distinct vibe of the Chasm Hearthlings being particularly brutal.

(That is part of why I don't usually get into super long-running stories. There will inevitably be some half baked ideas that you have to introduce early on for foreshadowing, but then the rest of the story moves in a way where there's a better option, and then you have to find a way to make the new idea work with the groundwork already laid. Personally, I think a footnote saying "We changed our minds - this is the edited version" is perfectly acceptable. A story is a conversation between the audience and author but whatever)

ANYWAY! It feels so fucking weird saying this because while I'm on the "they should be Worse, Actually" train 99% of the time, this is that 1% where I think Arlecchino being on the very very light side of morally gray makes for a way more interesting story than if they had've kept her true to the original idea.

I love evil women more than the next guy but I think the continued operation of the House of Hearth being a spit in the face to the Fontainian government and the Fatui and the idea of how a 'normal' family should look - because none of these kids are normal and that has directly led to their abuse - and that being a good thing is. Idk. Refreshing? I think it's a much more powerful message that Arlecchino was the only goddamn person that actually got results trying to do something about all these abused children. She is actually doing some incredible work in a terrible situation. In a world where these kids’ options are “being trafficked” and “Fatui pawns,” I think “Independent child soldiers operating under the Fatui banner but staying true to themselves” is a pretty damn good alternative. 

It’s also important that the rest of society’s lack of care is directly responsible for the continued existence of the House of Hearth as it is. I mean fuck’s sake, Fontaine has a community of people living in the SEWER. If there was a public orphanage that wasn’t operated by predators, I’m sure most children would be there instead! But no. Nobody wants these kids. And, God forbid Wriothesley decided to do something about being sold. The victim blaming is off the charts. There is no way for Arlecchino to operate peacefully within the existing system, so she made her own. 

So the actual point of this essay: It’s everywhere in Arlecchino’s story, dialogue and actions that she wants her children to support each other, but because of how Crucabena raised her, she can’t really envision herself as part of that family (even if she actually is part of it and the majority of the kids love her dearly.) A parent is something to be feared, eventually killed, and removed from the path of their successor. Everyone likes to highlight little Perurere asking if it’s normal for biological mothers and daughters to argue. On some level I think she knows it’s wrong, but still. Literally all she’s ever seen is a parent as an obstacle to overcome. None of the children in her care had good parents and, if they did, the parents are dead. 

(Also hot take that Crucabena probably thought extremely highly of Arlecchino and gave her special treatment. She felt that Clervie was holding her actual favorite daughter back. I imagine Arlecchino also has very complicated feelings in Crucabena’s role in raising her to be as strong as she is while also being an objective monster, but that’s a topic for another time.) 

Even Arlecchino’s constellation talks about her being alone while instructing her children to care for one another. That separation ties into her being outwardly contradictory about rules. In her story quest, she spends the majority of it aware that her children are disobeying her, but as long as she doesn’t catch them, she can’t rightfully punish them now can she? Now excuse her while she makes herself scarce so they can get up to their mischief. She lip services - and by that I mean lies - about the importance of rules. She Actively Encourages her children to disobey her so long as they do it smart, which is a way to teach them how to circumvent the unjust laws of Fontaine and the Fatui without getting caught. If her kids fuck up bad enough she’ll “punish” them before they get actually killed by something worse than her, and if they successfully trick her (with her blessing), then there’s a good chance they’ll live. (Or, yk, if they wanna leave she’ll let them asldfj) 

So, again, I'll keep preaching that Arlecchino's whole MO is that she is setting herself up as an antagonist for her children, and her children's allies, to test themselves against. She actively encourages rebellion against her, unfair rules, the system, the Fatui, Fontaine, etc, because that's how she survived her own upbringing and the only way she knows for her family to protect themselves. She is keenly aware that she is Not Gentle, Not Fair (even if I do neglect that part in my own writing), and that there probably is a better way to do things. That’s why she wants Lyney specifically to succeed her. She cannot envision a perfect Hearth with her in it because she is the Parent, and historically, Parents are obstacles to be removed. 

Arlecchino’s greatest wish as the King of the House of Hearth is to be dethroned, and I think that is WAY more interesting than the abusive, violent tyrant Hoyo teased at first.

[da-janela-lateral]

Hair texture headcanon scale

[ihateornithologists]

OKAY I FINISHED THIS (the whole thing took me 10 days btw....) based on the song порез на собаке - баллада о тайном товарище (the ballad of the secret friend) unfortunately i couldn't find any english translation.... idk if it helps but i'll put the song lyrics under the cut so you can copy it to google translate or something😭😭 LMAO SORRY.... or you can just look at the pictures ig

(1) Текст: Порез на Собаке - Баллада о Тайном Товарище (2) Сквозь свист метели, вопли сов и лай цепных собак Услышал твой далекий зов, не знаю даже как (3) Ты звал из тех безумных мест, где сходят с гор снега И но��ью слышен сосен треск, и голод, и цинга И волки воют в небеса, канюча о судьбе Идти отсюда полчаса, и я пошел к тебе (4) Равнинами держал свой путь, холмами и порой Хотел обратно повернуть, поскольку не герой Я шел, петляя и боясь, держался лисьих троп С ветра порывами борясь, меня не сдули чтоб Лишился сил и весь продрог, сморкаясь и дрожа Я шёл и не идти не мог, тебя в уме держа

(5) Кем был я без тебя, скажи, чем полон был внутри? Щепотка скуки, горстка лжи - хоть плюнь да разотри Счастливым не был я ни дня, не ведая о том, Но ты не стал плевать в меня и растирать потом (6) Бездействием опустошен, я спал. В один из снов Нежданным гостем ты вошел, рушителем основ Ты жизнь мою перевернул, распутал и отмыл Я будто в небеса нырнул, расправив пару крыл

(7) Я жил, закрыв глаза, и вдруг - переменился весь Я начал видеть всё вокруг таким, как оно есть Увидел неба синеву и пряжу облаков Я словно грезил наяву и плакать был готов Всё в новом свете: горы, лес, озера и поля И звери с шерстью, или без - всё трогает меня Чудесных мыслей хоровод, восторженных идей И хочется пустить их в ход, не мешкая, скорей

(8) Я словно обитал в раю четыре долгих дня На пятый счастье и уют покинули меня И прежний грязно-серый мир с глазами палача Собою новый заменил, злорадно хохоча (9) Я испугался, прежним быть я не хотел уже Того, что видел, не забыть израненной душе Пытался убедить себя, что это был мираж Но страх и боль внутри сидят и портят весь пейзаж (10) Я бросился тебя искать, надежду затая Я забывал поесть, поспать, я забывал, кто я Девизом сделавши слова "Кто ищет - тот найдет" Искал ночами, как сова, недели напролет Но в глубине я понимал - затея терпит крах И вера в радостный финал тускнела на глазах

(11) И вот, когда, утратив пыл, я свой провал признал Ты вновь во сны мои приплыл и вновь меня призвал (12) И я в испарине вскочил, я знал, куда идти И я пришел к тебе в ночи, не сбившися с пути (13) И снова вихрь, искристый свет блаженного огня И снова всё сошло на нет через четыре дня (14) И точно так же, пятый день, оскалившись, принёс Тупую скуку и мигрень, и ноющий вопрос: (15) Какой резон был приходить бессовестно в мой сон? И показав, как может быть, отбросить, будто сор? Брезгливо морщась, отпихнуть и опечатать дверь Так одарить, так обмануть - как с этим жить теперь? (16) Вопросов тьма, вопросов хор, но где в вопросах толк? Нигде. Я принял приговор, смирился и умолк.

(17) И так я научился ждать, шли месяцы, года Порой мечтая убежать, но как, зачем, куда? Ведь - пусть нечасто с той поры - ты всё же приходил И я держусь своей норы, где годы проводил (18) Вот и сегодня твой призыв нежданный всполошил Лечу к тебе, про всё забыв, быстрей любых машин (19) И вот мы встретились, и всё застыло, как во льду (20) Я обессилен, я спасён, (21) я никуда отсюда не уйду

[glitter-stained]

I know some people argue that robin!Jason and Dick were never close post-crisis pre n52 because they only interacted a couple of times in canon and I understand that due to Dick living away when they first met they wouldn't be as close as the relationship Dick has with some of his other siblings, but I would also wish we would take in account that for all three of Jason's years, we have like 30 issues of Jason's run. That's exceedingly small. We have batman #416, we have that one moment in teen titans (i forgot the issue) of jason working with the team, and i think the ski trip we found out later about was included in the same canon*. (also, i do feel like even if you didn't know/like eachother before going on a ski trip together by the end of the ski trip this will have changed, and the picture definitely felt like they were getting along even though Jason's face in the picture was comically weird.) I'm not sure if there were other interactions shown or mentioned, but hey, 2-3/30ish isn't a bad score at all! If we're going 3/30, that's a whole tenth of Jason's robin era.

(And I'm talking about their relationship from Dick's pov since it's the one in question here but it's clear to me in Jason's run, even post-crisis, that Dick is often on his mind and important in his life (with a certain inferiority complex the little siblings of very cool people know well) with stuff like I think Batman #410 or Jason is Legends.)

And even more importantly, 30ish is extremely short for three damn years. That's ten issues per year! Do we assume that Jason was sitting on a shelf for the whole time he's not working with batman in the comics? Do we assume batman was sitting on a shelf twiddling his thumbs all that time during those three years he appears, either? It's perfectly logical to make the assumption that Bruce and Jason were still going out as goddamn Batman and Robin even when it's not shown on screen and having a relationship and interacting together even when it's not seen. In fact it's the most reasonable and logical assumption even. It's obvious Jason and Bruce's interactions extend past what was shown on screen so why wouldn't Dick and Jason? We know from Dick's relationship to his death that Dick cared about Jason. We know how much his death impacted him. Regardless of the (now retconned) terrible mess that was their relationship after Jason came back, they had a relationship, and it was good, and how deep it went is up to interpretation but it doesn't cheapen or lessen any of Dick's relationship with his other siblings to acknowledge that (like, seriously, even though some of them might view it as such in the story, dick's love isn't a prize that can only go to the one blorbo to win the competition. Personally I don't see Robin Jason being his favourite, and that's fine. Probably since, as I only have one sibling to be weird about, this is one aspect of Dick and Jason's relationship that I don't project onto them.)

There's a difference between saying "those are the only canon interactions between Dick and Robin!Jason that we know of" and saying "those are the only interactions that happened between Jason and Dick when Jason was Robin", especially if the next sentence is going to be something like "read a comic". I want to insist that I'm not saying that they have to have been super close. All I'm saying is I don't see, with the knowledge I personally have of canon and the retcons I choose to disregard (because of terrible writing), why considering that they were close wouldn't be canon compliant.

Leeway, nuance and up to interpretation stuff are fun and should matter for evaluating the level of canon compliance of your own headcanons, and I think it's especially important when trying to police other people's interpretation of canon: are you certain their interpretation is fanon and you're correcting it with the right canon, or is it a case of two headcanons clashing in the blank space between comic pages?

I just found it strange to never see it taken in account in the sometimes pretty emphatic takes I saw on the debate around their relationship, so those are my two cents on the matter. All this to say, [theatre joke in coming], when it comes to Dick and Jaybin, we could all stand to be more chill.

* btw i'm excluding dixon's nightwing year one from this conversation because I hate how it manages to shit on every one of the characters i've seen him write in it so violently and also fuck dixon, my jason comes from post-crisis not that crappy weirdo retcon.

[imjustaf444keriguess]

some accessibility tools and disability aids are not always needed. some aren't life saving. some do help people but aren't necessary for life.

pluralkit is an accessibility tool for systems, but is not vital to existing. both those things can be true.

[willosword]

really wish they'd have dived into this more bc i genuinely can't tell if mark is just watering everything down for oliver bc he's a kid or if he sincerely believes this about nolan. bc like.... that's a really significant change in mindset from the conflicted feelings he was having in episode 5 of last season

[nocreativityfornames]

Not them getting together to take revenge on Mephisto

[omnificent-orion]

Do you still dream of escape? So near at hand?

What is the point of dreaming when your body lies here, never moving?

[sallymew4]

older mopi and teru designs i made a little while back that i just never posted... take them take them NOW TAK R HTEMT

[doodlingwren]

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Summer Holidays! Going around, visiting new places and taking lots of photos! (maybe eating some ice cream too...)

Here's my entry for the @aldemuappreciationhub event. Since it's summer, I drew something inspired by this season ^_^