#i'm so bad at like

[jue-jack]

Kirby is a star!!!

[gongyussy]

good thing from jp twitter this week is queen of old man yaoi michiru sonoo discovering the term old man yaoi

update: somehow it got impossibly more wholesome

quick translation: おかえり: welcome home あ 終わった 終わった: ahhh, it's over! it's done! コーヒー? お茶?: coffee? tea? コ~ヒ~ ありがと: coffee, thank you~ ネクタイレア★★ ネクタイ取るレア★★★★: seeing him with a tie on, rarity level ★★, seeing him take a tie off, rarity level ★★★★ にあうな~: it suits him~

also please do follow: AraigumaSha: sensei's twitter account marureviere: maru, who does such valuable work highlighting bl manga for an international audience

[sweet-star-sketches]

Something Resembling A Pinned Post

Uh hey, hi! Welcome everyone, my name is Katie :) After a recent increase of follows and notes on my posts (thank you!), I have realized way too late that I should probably do some kind of pinned post here to explain a few things! Especially for anyone who has followed me for my current influx of Yu-Gi-Oh related art and complete nonsense at the time of writing this, hello! It is genuinely great to have you here, just please be aware that I uh... don't actually do this stuff that much ^^' And by "stuff" I mean fan art in general, especially for Yu-Gi-Oh. I don't actually go here in much of an official capacity!

I realize how contradictory that sounds when I have made several drawings and posts about it at this point (with many more on the way, promise) but I'm really just riding a hyperfixation wave of indeterminate length at this point. I may stop making the thing you followed me for, so just be aware of that going forward ^^'

This blog is essentially my digital sketchbook that I use to post WIPs and whatever else tumbles out of my brain in the moment that I feel like posting, and thus there is very little coherence to it all. The bulk of the work I normally do consists of commissions and original personal projects. While I don't consider my main art blog to be "serious" in general, I do like keeping the more finished pieces separate there. All that said, regardless of what may have brought you here, thanks for stopping by anyway! :) Here's other places you can find me and my stuff if you like:

★ KATIEMACKENZIEART.COM (my main site, under construction)

★ Tumblr (you are here!) ★ akysi - main art blog ★ sweet-star-cookie - personal blog + some of my art reblogs ★ starglasszodiac - my webcomic updates + project specific art ★ Instagram ★ InkBlot ★ Bluesky ★ Toyhouse - Original character/story stuff only ★ Art Fight - annual art trading event ★ Ko-fi - tip jar ★ Redbubble - merch shop

Please note that I've significantly cut down my social media presence in recent years and will likely continue to do so, so while I do have accounts elsewhere (DeviantArt, Pillowfort, etc.) they will indicate whether they're active or not. If you find me, you find me! ----------- Last Updated: January 22nd, 2025

[pangur-and-grim]

one thing that took me embarrassingly long to learn is "sometimes when people say things, they will not be true."

I used to tell people about this revelation and they'd be like yeah.....duh.....but like, why wouldn't my base assumption be that you're communicating to me in a straightforward manner. anyway, I get scammed a lot.

[inkskinned]

the tradwife movement is the same as it has always been - back in the kitchen, back to breeding - it just has better branding.

when i was younger, i hated pink. i was not like other girls. this is now something i'm embarrassed of - this was not me being a "girl's girl."

but it was expressing something many of us felt at the time: i literally wasn't what girlhood was supposed to be. this is a hard thing to explain, but you know when you're not performing girlhood correctly. it isn't as easy as "i liked x when girls liked y" - because there were other girls that liked x, too - but i never figured out exactly the correct way to like x, or to be interested in y.

now there is the divine feminine. this is the same rhetoric it has always been: women are biologically driven to like pink and ribbons and submitting to our husbands.

the problem is that the patriarchy found a better PR team. because yes, actually, i want every woman to have the choice to be a homemaker. i also want her taken seriously for her legitimate home-making labor. i want her to be recognized as also having a job, just unpaid. i want men to have this opportunity, too.

but it is no longer "i made this choice and I love it." instead it is a sixteen-paragraph rant about how selfish it is that my generation isn't having kids. instead it's long videos about how if you feed your children processed foods, you're going to kill them. instead it is "this is what womanhood is supposed to be. i feel bad for any other choices you're making."

the shame spiral is just prettier. it is large houses devoid of personality. it is the implication: if you don't have this, you aren't happy. the solid, everlasting assurance: women are actually supposed to be submitting. this is the default. this is the natural state of things. all other attempts inflict suffering.

but you can no longer say i'm not like other girls. you can no longer reject this image completely. you cannot find it revolting, even if you know that the underbelly is toxic and festering. sure, it is the same repackaged patriarchy. but the internet does not have shades of grey. you should support and reward other women! your disgust is actually internalized misogyny. not because you are seeing a vision of yourself the way they're trying to train you to be. not because you feel her ghost pass within an inch of your earlobe. not because your father will eventually ask you - why can't you be like her?

because they figured out how to make it beautiful: women will sell other women on this idea, and we will find the singular loophole in feminism. sure, she's shaming you in most of her videos. sure, she implies that a different life is obscene. but she just wants you to be happy! you'd be happier if you were listening!

and the whole time you're sitting there thinking: i'd actually just be happier if i had that kind of money.

[palarien]

sketched this out at jury duty actually

[artkaninchenbau]

A h-heartfelt reunion..?

Bonus

[jq37]

You gotta hand it to Fig. All of the Bad Kids were given foils this season and they got to decide how much they wanted to engage with that part of the plot. Gorgug only interacted with Mary Ann in passing despite them both being on the Owlbears. Fabian noped out of chatting up Ivy once she crossed a line with Mazey. Riz was so busy that he truly had no time to engage with Kipperlilly even though she's obsessed with him. Kristen interacted a bit with Buddy but spent way more time verbally sparring with Kipperlilly. And Adaine was somewhat interested in Oisin but never overtly acted on it.

But Fig?

She's in Ruben's WALLS. She's in his DREAMS. She's faking her alter emo's death. She's got the Fantasy FBI after her. She's SO SO tiny. No one is doing it like Fig's doing it.

[egophiliac]

I'm still processing 7-13, in the meantime have this super quick thing! of all the things that happened that I didn't expect, one of 'em certainly was a not insignificant subplot revolving around Silver unintentionally committing international mail fraud.

[mythicalcoolkid]

You don't wish your disability was worse or more visible, you wish your disability was taken seriously. Please stop confusing the two, I guarantee you would not get the support you need JUST by being more severe or more visible. Please listen to visibly disabled people when we tell you it isn't better on our side

[lil-lemon-snails]

sometimes you just need to hear it v some stills below the cut v

[jabberwockypie]

That fucking DIY wheelchair post is going around again, and none of the people reblogging it are reblogging a version that talks about the risks of using homemade mobility aids that don't fit you properly - such as that they can make your pain worse or cause pressure sores that lead to terrible infections.

I did see a couple of additions about how cool and punk it is. I don't know, is getting sepsis punk?

[cozymodeonpoint]

senshi fans: learning how to make nutritious meals for themselves

laios fans: down bad

marcille fans: lesbianism

chilchuck fans: putting that man in situations

[katsinspats]

Tragic: Guy you based your entire villain backstory on doesn't even remember you

[yaoisquidbob]

serious gaming

[pangur-and-grim]

alright, this one's a little more silly