#ilove that stuff

[dizzybizz]

the little chipper

[regret-evatorful]

goodmorning

[rusty-gloinks]

ooo scary song art

[ricketybonesandricketyhands]

they faked their death..........death didnt stop them..............................ougfgghhghhghhhh

[provincial-girl]

Yeah, so A League of Their Own continues to live in my head rent free, and lately I’ve been really fascinated with what the show does with Sergeant Beverly. There’s one scene in particular in episode 7 which really strikes me as a moment that does some really great, subtle work towards helping us understand the ways in which she fits in the show’s larger goal of exploring queer and marginalized communities.

 It’s right after Jo is escorted into the house by the police, the moment Beverly asks to speak to Carson privately. I feel like this is the scene where we get our first solid hint at the fact that Bev is queer, because she speaks as if she knows. Bev knows how this works. She understands that the names will be in the paper unless someone gets paid, and she clearly knows how to go about paying the right person. She understands the danger of keeping Jo in Rockford in a way that doesn’t even seem to occur to Carson until Bev explains it. Bev discourages trades all season in an attempt to keep the team together, but she pushes this trade through overnight, because she knows that getting Jo out of town ASAP is the best way to keep her safe. Bev is very matter of fact about the whole thing, like she knows these facts of queer life, and has  known them for a long time. 

This scene also takes place in the same archway where Bev all but comes out to Jess, an interesting parallel which suggests that Bev often exists in a sort of in-between space. On one side of the doorway, we have the kitchen, a more private personal space. It’s the only place inside the house where we see Greta try to kiss Carson, where Carson asks Greta on a date, and Greta asks Carson to move to New York with her. It’s also where Bev shares the most she ever has about her service in the Marines as she has a heart to heart with Carson about learning to stand up for herself and find her power (even if that advice is a bit misguided). The kitchen is very clearly a private space, though one vulnerable to intrusion, as we see right after Greta asks Carson to come to New York, and where we can still see people milling around behind Bev and Jess. On the other side of the archway is the much more public space of the staircase and main entrance, the place where Jo is very publicly escorted in by police, as if to indicate that this is what can happen when a person’s private queer life becomes part of a public space. 

This is the in-between Bev works within for the entire time she is with the Peaches. On one hand, she’s an employee of the league, tasked with enforcing rules and maintaining their image for the public. On the other hand, she’s a queer woman doing her very best to protect these vulnerable women. Standing in that doorway as she has these conversations is symbolic of her straddling that line between her public and private self, brief moments where we can very clearly see one bleed into the other. One of the main difference in the shots is that she stands on the left as she talks to Carson, and the right as she talks to Jess. My theory is that this is symbolic of the fact that, in one case, she is taking something away from the team, even if it’s in Jo’s best interests, and in the other, she’s giving something back. It’s a literal give and take that Bev constantly has to balance as she tries to take care of her girls.

Bev may not be a main character, but this character arc acts as an important part of this broader portrait of the lives of queer and marginalized characters living out their own unique, often untold stories. Bev often hovers in the background, but the show treats her with thought and care,using small, subtle moments to create an interesting character, someone we grow to love and remember. By the end of the season, we learn that she’s an older, closeted, queer female Marine who doesn’t care about baseball, but is as devoted to protecting her baseball girls as she is to her fellow Marines, maybe even moreso. I can’t think of an occasion where I’ve ever seen a character quite like that, particularly one where we’re given the time to learn about her organically. I just really love that the show puts in the time and effort to allow a character like that to be seen and included as part of this larger portrait of the lives of marginalized people in 1940’s America. A League of Their Own is just so thoughtful and sneaky smart in how it does that, and I’m so grateful that it exists in this world.

[yulgurr]

attacking @meltypancake on fe artscuffle!!!! i had so much fun with this..!!

[slaparoonie]

eepy

[goldiipond]

regardless of how you feel about modern paper mario leaning hard into the 'THE WORLD IS PAPER' thing for their gimmicks you do gotta admit its kind of impressive how much wild cartoon body horror the origami king devs managed to stuff into an e rated game simply because all of the characters are made of paper

[kimbapisnotsushi]

i think we all vastly overestimate kunimi tbh. i think he probably has the legend of zelda ost constantly on loop inside his head or something

[onlineviolence]

the babygirl

[bunssocks]

some doodles and wips!

i adore doc i really need to actually watch his videos, but have been busy catching up on other series

[mr-not-null]

I love ur art and love how silly and cute ur Tien and Yamcha art!

Btw who are the characters in the first and second panel in ur recent art post. Bcs it made me search what Cashman is bcs it was first time hearing that Toriyama's manga and I am not familiar with the characters.

Theyre characters from other toriyama's work

They are from mangas you can read all by looking up "akira toriyama manga theater"

Mr.Ho is from Mr.Ho and its a short one-shot and he doesnt have any other content apart from that (that i know of)

And Chapat is is from Saving Soldier Cashman and its a three part manga that apart from that he has an ova you can watch on youtube!

And random official-ish art i like

[c0tards--s0luti0n]

chat i might jsut stop posting my art lollll

[barrygeuse]

hello! your maitlands headcanons are literally the cutest ever and I was wondering what you think their engagement was like? asking for a friend lol

what a treat it was to see this in my inbox oh my gosh. i've never thought about this before (very surprisingly) so i had a great time writing it

maitlands engagement headcanons below the cut! i've done this because there are some ring pics and the post got a little bit long hehe

barbara dropped hints for a really long time. and by hints, i mean very blatant statements about how she couldn't wait to settle with adam and start a family together

(he can be a little oblivious, so she had to make sure he got her drift.)

he was a nervous wreck about the whole thing. consulting his friends, family, barbara's family, keeping himself up stressing about it as the days got closer

definitely went and asked barbara's parents for permission to marry her. they love him, so it wasn't a problem. though they didn't say it out loud it was sort of like a "finally!" moment

very supportive, eased his worries, were very very happy for him and for barbara because they were certain she'd say yes of course

she knew it was coming. or she knew Something was coming, anyways, and she definitely had her suspicions about what it was

they went out to dinner somewhere nice. adam didn't want a lot of people to see it (the idea of being clapped at just overwhelms him. he's mortified if restaurants happen to sing to him on his birthday.)

asked her to dress up, and they both did, and they had a lovely dinner that he paid entirely for even though she pushed really hard to at least split the cost with her, come on, honey!! don't be silly!!

they took a walk afterwards, and it was dark by the time they did. stopped at a little ice cream place and ended up on a bench in the park

adam was so obviously anxious. looking back on it, barb teases him about it, but thinks it was so sweet of course

he told her how much he loved her, and after they finished the ice creams they walked home, hand in hand. barbara almost started to think that she was mistaken about something happening until he told her to close her eyes and she heard him pop a bottle of champagne

he was a little bit too vigorous with it and it got all over the floor. making distressed noises while barbara giggled, eyes still closed

he handed her a glass of champagne, and told her to open her eyes, and he was down on one knee with the ring.

she was ecstatic. gasped, immediately teared up. started laughing out of nervousness! she had to put her champagne immediately down (which was part of the reason she started laughing)

he stuttered on the words but asked her straight out, starting with saying that he loves her and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. and of course, she said yes.

the ring was simple. nothing gaudy, but very nice. an emerald as the centerpiece stone, with maybe a few small diamonds as accent stones, and a gold band. she showed it off for weeks. he picked perfectly.

they sat on the couch and drank the champagne and cried a little together and didn't stop touching each other in some way for the rest of the night, just keeping contact.

here are some rings that fit with what i imagine he would've chosen:

[yulgurr]

thinking about stupid things

i will get better at drawing stories trust me... pleas etrust me...

[bedforddanes75]

venus, please never stop posting because seeing your stuff on my timeline gives me life. thank youuuuuuuuu <333333

i literally will suck your dick and marry you Reveal yourself immediately so i can thank you properly