#ill leave the tagging at that i guess

[greensaplinggrace]

the problem with people in fandom suggesting polyamory for everything is they treat it like some magical glue that fixes all relationship problems, ignores clear sexualities and genders, assumes polyamory is the same as multishipping, sands down characters into something manageable, and sidelines their least favorites into a position that is both agreeable and easy to access. so then you get fandom thinkpieces about how suggesting polyamory is sexist and racist and biphobic and blah blah blah. which is all a valid response to the inherent sexist and racist and bigoted values of the previous polyamorous suggestions, but also ends up sounding real bigoted as well when it starts comparing polyamory to something dirty or disgraceful or shameful or greedy etc...

this makes it very difficult for people like me, who suggest polyamory because characters are clearly and often forced into situations where they are actually polyamorous, and practicing poly relationship structures without any of the support or stability that comes from acknowledging the inherently polyamorous aspects of their relationships. they are engaging in the actual real complex relationship dynamics that come from polyamory, such as the acknowledgement of sexuality and differing attractions and changing interpersonal relationships, and the fact that everybody loves differently not just at an individual level, but also every time they fall in love again - if it even is love or romantic love at that. it's a celebration of differences and similarities and balance in equal measure. and polyamory for them would actually be freeing and fascinating.

this also makes it very difficult for people who like polyamory because it's fun, and shipping doesn't always have to mean something. sometimes it's just fun to smash your favorite guys together to figure out how they'd work, and there doesn't always have to be a reason.

so when EYE and many others suggest polyamory, it's because it would be a) healing b) freeing, and c) fun as hell. but then you've got idiot mcgee over here saying "everything would be solved with poly! :D" about relationships with complex sexual and racial and gendered undertones that need to be handled respectfully. like what am i supposed to do with that.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

what kind of underwear do you think Erik and Charles wear (i'm not asking this to see them half naked) ((please believe me)) (((PLEASE)))

My Personal Belief is charles is a briefs guy while erik's a trunks guy. trunks/briefs kinda couple because i can

and idk just a lil bonus or somethin. as i do.

[jacepi-time]

[buqbite]

it's kinda fascinating to me how welt has been "at the end of his life" for like. several decades by now. he goes on and on about how old and weary he is and how "his job is done" and his story is over but- oh wait i just realized i can phrase this in a very funny way- he's kind of sorta immortal now because he got the herrscher core back, so he's really just stuck in the epilogue for all eternity

[bowlofmie]

finished knitting this funky sweater that sat in WIP purgatory for over a year! as you can see, my tension is really wacky at the top, but i think it’s really cute! I’ll have to figure out when would be a good time to actually wear it though

[killjoy-prince]

A kiss from Death

[shower-phantom-ideas]

Jazz becoming the next big Gothem villain is such a solid concept. Theres so much to explore.

She targets corrupt mental institutions. Corrupt companies who destroy their workers state of mind so they wont quit. She attacks landlords who make it impossible for people to live comfortably.

She is the staple anti-hero of anyone struggling to get back on their feet. People should have to work three jobs just to afford a crappy one bedroom, no utilities, half bath, in crime alley apartment, with a roommate.

Shelters should be aiming to gain a profit instead of using the donations to support others.

She is tired of these big name heros leaving children to clean up messes. She has watcher her own brother wither away to a shell of his former self trying to make a change and she is sick of it. Hell she herself is a child but if this is what it takes, then this is what it takes.

Enter from the left The Manipulator™️

Feared by all corrupt. People think she has mind control or something. When she targets someone they make almost a full 180 in their ways. “She will do anything to get her way or to make people into what she thinks they should be. And she mist be stopped” cries big business.

In reality she is the worlds best damn psychiatrist ever to be known. She doesn’t force anyone to change but gives them the choice to be better. To see how much more they can be. And it terrifies them. Helps them find themselves again and to move past their troubling pasts. No force and no mind control. No manipulating. No one but those who she has helped know the truth but when they tell the truth it only fuels the fire of her being controlling.

Theres one thing also fuelling the flames of mind control. Thats the fact that every single major hero to go after her can’t. Any who approach her find themselves no long near her. Superman just wants to talk, well she doesn’t, and he is then back in his city?!? Batman is stalking her to figure out how to deal with her but once he gets too close he suddenly finds himself in the batcave?

At first they think it’s teleportation but time is passing? Theres video feed and tracking of no they just went back themselves. No response from them the whole trip. As if possessed. (Lmao it’s just good brother danny pranking his sis a little by making her seem all powerful but also protecting her anyway he can. Or could be Dan instead)

[kaleochu]

vonkai huggy draw-over 🧡❤️

i don't do art ever but ive been feeling really inspired and gay and thought id put these two in a situation

draw-over pose under cut!!

i found this on here but there wasn't a source, im sorry :'<

[mousemannation]

serious post time. concerning some thoughts ive had about zverev at LC. nothing too heavy but under the cut in case u just wanna scroll past.

i was talking to my mum about this and i think most of tennisblr share the same sentiment towards him so im not gonna be saying anything too radical. Its also not going to be super concise because im mostly spitballing here.

I was just thinking about how we talk about him and how we as a community navigate his presence on tour. I know that there's a vindictive joy that comes with seeing him lose that's especially potent since he basically got away with domestic violence scot free.

Seeing him lose is a good feeling because he clearly cares a lot and it feels like winning that he's upset, but it also doesn't actually mean anything in the scope of things. Obviously on some level if he lost enough he would no longer be relevant but it's inescapable that he is, unfortunately, very good at tennis. He's number 2 in the world. Call him a choker all you want, he's still vastly more successful that 99.9% of all tennis players.

But it's also just sport- a game. It's not the outcome of the match that amounts to anything outside of a very small community of people; its the celebrity, the money and clout and hero worship. The fact of the matter is it doesn't make a difference to the women he abused if he wins a match because he still abused them and he is still famous. He will always have been famous, even if he retires tomorrow. They will still interview him, laud him in press, put him in ads.

I just sometimes think- what right do I have to feel vindicated by his losses? To weigh his literal actual crimes against the outcome of some silly ball game? In a perfect world he would not be playing, he would be banned by the ITF and shunned publicly by his fellow players. He would not be invited to Laver Cup.

I won't say I don't look at tournament draws and hope for his early loss, but at least at tour events that means an early exit. I can't find it in myself to care if he wins or loses at Laver Cup, not really. Because he will still be there, he is still part of the team, he is still on the bench. It doesn't matter if he wins because he's still an abuser people paid thousands of dollars to watch play a game.

[fruixtii]

im crying because in this moment silver was probably asking himself that same thing.

[spamlets]

its ur favorite robots, this time they’re dead ascended

[frankburn]

i have got to stop smoking 😭 someone oughta curse my mom for encouraging (down right offering) all her kids to become addicts of various sorts. and out of everything ive stopped doing i still cant stop smoking thats whats pissing me off the most!!! sorry. happy new year. ill figure it out

[mondaymelon]

ignore the fact i disappeared that was simple winter hibernation ( still sick and coughing out my lungs btw )

for a basically nonexistent context it’s currently 1:50 am my paper is literally just on my mattress hello hard surface who and this is the most abhorrent lighting and i COOKED (dubious) 🔥🔥🔥‼️🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🌶️🌶️✨🌶️😋😋🌶️😋😋🥺🥺💖💖✨���

one of my ocs grgrggrjekslalksj I need to talk about them more on here nyways yeah uhm bye read the tags thanks

[cicada-candy]

I get the sense that Nina is gonna haunt the next season.

[fatal-fun]

My Ingredients:

A stroll in nature,

A sprinkle of fantasy,

A chat with my friends,

And a hug with family.

These are my ingredients,

For my creative flow.

I mix them up inside my brain,

And let inspiration grow.

A calming quiet,

A cloaking dark,

A gentle breeze,

Thats my favorite part.

Its in the silence and the calm,

After a full day of color.

It fills me like a healing balm,

And sets my thoughts a flutter.

I go and stumble till i find,

A freshly planted seed.

Then from there,

It’s just like magic.

Out comes pouring all the words,

Imbued with subtle feelings.

The only way that i can share,

The unique patterns of my breathing.

[asterdeer]

Y'ALL.

after just over 2 years of work, i finished the Ace Jon Quilt.

inspired by @/speakerunfolding's fanart of jon jarchivist sims with an ace-colors quilt, which was so sweet and cozy and which is still one of my favorite pieces of jon artwork. anything unsightly in this quilt is original to my work; the fanart is adorable and lovely, 10/10, no notes.

as previously mentioned, i've been working on this quilt since late 2022, which means i started it when i was still pretty new to quilting. i batch-cut a bunch of pieces for the the gray squares, and they were a quarter inch too small, which doesn't sound like it should be a big deal! but it sure was! there is....... not as much lining up of the squares as there should be, and it does not lie particularly flat.

it's also the biggest quilt i've made - approx 7 x 9 feet. actually quilting it was a pain in the ass, which is why i didn't do as much of it as i probably should, but i love quilting with decorative stitches. i backed it with bubble/double gauze which i didn't want to put through the machine, so i did most of the quilting on the top and batting and tacked it to the backing by hand. the green thread is because, you know, tma, and also because why not throw some aro + agender garnish on the ace quilt?

ANYWAY. all the yapping to say. i love this quilt. it's messy and imperfect and i worked on it through a nearly month-long cold/headache to finish it, it's essentially all i've done since christmas besides sleep and watch arcane. don't look too close at anything about it except for the parts that i was not necessarily responsible for, but also......... look at it !!! this is currently my masterpiece and i can't wait to cuddle up underneath it properly.