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[andreadarcyart]

Up close look at both Cassidy and Delia:

Challengers but make it Hanamusa with some Yamushipping. I thought this fit them really well (I genuinely just wanted to draw them in tennis outfits fighting over Jessie 😂 I have an outfit I want to draw Jessie in too, if I ever find the time to get it done) and I have a few more ideas for this tennis AU, so fingers crossed I’ll get them drawn once things have settled down at work 🤞

I’m also advocating for a 🍉 family, their last two fundraisers resulted in their PayPal accounts being blocked by PayPal, so I'm organising on behalf of them with their permission and transferring the money raised to them through the bank (This is me being completely transparent for anyone that is uncomfortable, if you are, please do not donate, I will completely understand). (The money that was originally raised isn't lost, PayPal is holding on to it, but they can't fight to get it back in their current conditions since they're moving a lot and WiFi is unstable at the best of times. So if you donated before, do not worry, they'll be able to use that money to rebuild once they've evacuated to a safe place). I’m currently not open for commissions because I’m burnout from the last lot I’ve had to do (it’s the exact reason I don’t do commissions, but this is an emergency), but I am raffling off the Across the Spiderverse Artbook (never used, might as well be brand new) to anyone that donates at least €10. Also, if we manage to get to €7k I’ll draw James and Jessie in all of Barbie and Ken’s outfits from the live action Barbie movie (James will be dressed as Barbie and Jessie as Ken).

[thebramblewood]

When you're engaged in an intense stare down with damn near every vampire in town - and probably losing.

Featuring vampires by @itcrescentcrow, @fallstaticexit, @simsdaughters, @antiquatedsimmer, @vicciouxs, @moonwoodhollow, @skyalenesims, @living-undead, @moonfromearth, @queenmabsim, @mosquito-cove, @raye-sim and @evilgoof. Thank you so much for your contributions! I hope you don't mind my embellishments. And to everyone still waiting, I appreciate your patience and there will be several future opportunities! 🧛

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The Top Dog

Vladislaus Straud:

Founder of Forgotten Hollow, de facto ruler

Lilith’s estranged (it’s complicated) sire

Enjoys lurking (read: eavesdropping) from afar

Cagey about his past, claims not to recall his years as a human (if he ever was one?)

Rumblings of discontent with his antiquated  ways

Empire may be crumbling (if rotting, junk-filled castle is any indication)

(Lilith: And that god awful crow! It’s got to be as old as he is. Christ, the racket it makes!)

Veronica Aurelius:

Straud’s new protege (niece?)

Related through a distant bloodline (Lilith: Allegedly.)

Accomplished artist, historian, medium

Dreams led her to Forgotten Hollow (Lilith: Doubtful.)

Lilith’s replacement? (Lilith: He wishes.)

(Caleb: She looks sweet, but there’s a vicious streak beneath that glossy veneer.)

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The Old Guard (Lilith: In other words, Straud’s minions.)

Elle DeVampiro, Inna Cents, Vlad Bloodvein:

aka The Nobles (Lilith: Fossilized Bitch, Slightly Less Fossilized Bitch, and The Inferior Vlad.)

Council of ancients who guard town’s borders from human trespassers

View vampirism as elite society: only most deserving should be initiated

Have hazing rituals to weed out weaklings

Never-ending blood supply flows from mysterious sources

Eternal life of ease has left them physically weakened, social status protects them

(Helena: Hazing rituals?

Caleb: Mind tricks. Intimidation tactics. Like humans, newborn vampires can be manipulated.

Lilith: Stop scaring her! A strong breeze could knock them over.)

Claudius and Marie Bouvet:

aka The Occult Hunters

Hunt spellcasters for their power

Hunt “exotic” occults (mermaids, aliens, fairies, etc.) to siphon and sell blood, consumed as an indulgent luxury

(Helena: Wait, you’re telling me mermaids and aliens are real?

Caleb: We exist. Is it really so hard to believe they do too?)

Hunt werewolves for sport (owing to centuries-long feud)

Sometimes hired to kill vampires if deemed a threat to community’s existence

(Helena: Werewolves!

Lilith: They smell like wet dog and taste awful.

Caleb: That hardly gives us the right to kill them.

Lilith: Oh, so we should just let them kill us?)

Elizabetha Bathoris:

aka The Gossip Hound (Lilith: She deserves a far nastier title. Sanctimonious cunt.)

Forgotten Hollow’s premier shit-stirrer

Rumored to bathe in virgins’ blood

Delights in spilling secrets that aren’t hers to tell

Loudly claims to be Straud’s “one who got away,” though unconfirmed by man himself

(Lilith: [scoffs] There’s only room for one delusional narcissist in that household.

Caleb: Lilith, please. At this rate, we’ll never finish.)

Carmela Castellano:

Owns sprawling private vineyard in countryside where Forgotten Hollow and Windenburg meet

Crafts exclusive (and expensive) blood vintages

Known for frequently dipping into her own supply

Hoped to raise adoptive daughter Pandora as protege

However, Pandora’s rebelliousness has led to household tensions

(Lilith: Nothing rivals the rush of feeding, but her blends come damn close.)

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The Enigmas (Lilith: No one knows shit about them, and that’s how they like it.)

Dorian Vasile:

Born vampire, not transformed

Agoraphobic recluse, never seen to leave ruined cottage

Once prominent member of vampire society with many friends — and enemies

Fatal end to human love affair rumored to have led to voluntary isolation

Griselda Oreolo:

(Caleb: I wouldn’t recommend wandering any graveyards at night unless you want to meet The Bride.

Helena: The Bride?

Caleb: She can be quite ruthless.

Helena: As if I don’t already have enough graveyard-related trauma.)

An aristocrat transformed on wedding day, fated to dwell forever on what could have been

Cemeteries are her favorite hunting grounds

Not one for friendly conversation

Defends self first and foremost, no allegiance to other vampires

Nyx?:

Origins, real name, language unknown

Lurks the forest like a cryptid - quick, silent, and deadly

Known to kill men, disposes of withered bodies like a cat leaving gifts of mice for its owner (Lilith: Honestly, good for her.)

Interrupt mid-hunt at your own peril

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The Challengers

Emet and Maxima Galvus

Obscenely wealthy tech CEO and “granddaughter”

Whispers they’re both much older than they look, by hundreds or even thousands of years (Lilith: I’ve yet to see any proof of that.)

Seem to purposely cultivate air of mystery, socializing little

Keep small coven as waitstaff

Emet fiercely protective of Maxima, though is he protecting her from world or world from her?

(Caleb: Don’t be dramatic, Lil. Yes, that stare of hers is unsettling, but-

Lilith: There’s nothing more aggravating than a precocious child. I don’t trust her one bit.)

Ulric Blüt and Herta Nacht:

(Lilith: I can’t believe you think they warrant serious inclusion. A delusional brat and his pathetic enabler are hardly a threat.)

A supposed demon overlord in the body of a child and his “14th Seneschal”

Taken deadly seriously by himself and no one else

Boasts Grim Reaper fears him, many assassinations dodged

Except his strangely devoted companion

Companion stealthily observant, formulating plans of her own?

Details of supposed coup TBD

Countess Maria Francisca Flores:

Mad vampire scientist (Lilith: [scoffs] An old woman doing science fair experiments.)

Claims to have transformed herself via scientific methods

Seeks to grow her “House Flores” with new vampires devoted to pursuit of knowledge

Unpublished manuscript on vampire anatomy

Old Guard disapprove, but for now human academics remain steadfast in denial

Currently studying cowplants, which scholars can admit do exist

(Helena: If she turned herself into a vampire, can’t she reverse-engineer a cure?

Caleb: I’ve asked. She’s incredibly tight-lipped about her findings.

Lilith: Because they’re non-existent!)

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The Next Generation

Beginning in ‘60s and ‘70s, an influx of new vampires into Forgotten Hollow

Old Guard bristle at modernism but grudgingly admit transplants necessary to keep town thriving

Recent turnees or experienced vamps who’d rather evolve with times than stay stuck in past

Tend to form cliques based on shared subcultures

Enjoy mixing with humans, easily mistaken as such by undiscerning eyes (often a deadly mistake)

Less concerned with secrecy, hedonistic, impulsive

(Lilith: “Not coincidentally, shortly after we returned, what was once a trickle became a flood.”)

Example: Grunge Gang

Kiona and Nikan: trouble-making twins, street smart, book stupid

Vonny: stoner type, prefers when meals come to him

Clarissa: paranormal investigator turned paranormally investigated

Tara: wants to be good, surrounded by bad influences

Pandora: favors rock concerts over wine-making

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Lilith: Did you get all that down? Rest up! The hands-on portion begins tomorrow.

[icewindandboringhorror]

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY!!! To this elderly bapy boye!!! he...!!!

[front-facing-pokemon]

[the-somwthing]

Okay WHO IS READY FOR MY RANT ABOUT HOW GRIAN “CHEATING” ON SCAR WAS (mostly) GOOD ACTUALLY AND SCAR WAS (mostly) THE TOXIC ONE IN THAT SITUATION

Disclaimers: this is about the characters, does not reflect how I see the CCs at all. I will also be talking negatively about the characters (mostly scar), this doesn’t mean I dislike the characters, in fact c!Scar is one of my absolute favorites and I will defend him till my last breath but NOT RIGHT NOW because I realized that everyone else in the fandom has been defending DL!Scar for the WRONG REASONS and it drives me crazy cuz while I defend even his DL actions there are some that I cannot! And it is the actions that the rest of the fandom thinks are okay!!

Okay, first of all no offense to everyone but HOW am I the only person who sees this 😭 I’m a Scar main through and through you literally just have to ACTUALLY WATCH SCAR’S POV to see how mischaracterized he is in DL fan content.

So where do I start? How about from the beginning of this whole mess: finding your soulmate.

Everyone always points out how devastated Grian was at finding out his soulmate was Scar. Oh, poor Scar, his soulmate doesn’t like him back… ARE WE IGNORING THE FACT THAT SCAR DIDN’T EVEN CARE?? And I don’t mean “he’s acting like he doesn’t care what Grian thinks” I MEAN HE NEVER TRIED TO FIND HIS SOULMATE.

I’m a Scar main as I said, I always watch Scar first. When DL came out, I was actually CONFUSED about the gimmick before watching other episodes BECAUSE SCAR CARED SO LITTLE ABOUT IT. His title and thumbnail was LITERALLY about him and the Jellies being soulmates. I thought “are they connected to mobs?” After watching the episode, by the end of it (at latest) you find out that Scar and Grian are soulmates. I was like “… okay…? Does this matter?” Cuz Scar didn’t act like it mattered. I was convinced that soulmates changed per session because of how little Scar cared. But no, that’s his reaction to finding HIS ACTUAL SOULMATE.

Desert Duo was what Divorce Quartet would’ve been like if they decided to stick together anyways. Actually, not even. It’s what they THINK they would’ve been if they decided to stick together anyways. I think if they stuck together they would’ve been a great team and forgot about the whole nether mess. But DESERT DUO was NOT. Desert Duo was a bigger mess than Divorce Quartet could’ve dreamed of, the divorcees are only winning the toxic competition because they’re actually TRYING to.

Do people forget that Scar was the one who got Pearl into “soulmate torture”? No, they don’t forget, well some do, but others just think Scar was justified. Why? Cuz Grian “cheated” on him? Do we forget that he theoretically only knows that much later in the series? Like bro.

ACTUALLY, THAT’S A GOOD TOPIC TO BRING UP RIGHT NOW. The cheating. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: “cheating” implies that they were TOGETHER. And yes, I AM being lenient with this one, I don’t need them to say they’re in love to be together cuz I get that’s not the point. But how was desert duo’s relationship established? With Grian begrudgingly trying to work with Scar and Scar completely brushing him off.

Like, don’t get me wrong, Grian was mean to Scar. He didn’t put much respect on his name, he BARELY let Scar keep the pandas, and didn’t trust him AT ALL. I think that was wrong of Grian! But then on Scar’s end, he doesn’t care because he’s not TRYING to please Grian. He spends the entire series trying to do his own things and Grian is more of an obstacle than a partner. (To which I think SLAY!!! He’s the REAL “I don’t need a soulmate” character. How people forget that he always declared the Jellies as his true soulmate is beyond me. Oh, right, cuz they purposely pretend he said it AFTER Grian was bad to fit their narrative better.)

So what I’m trying to say here is, THEIR PARTNERSHIP IS NOTHING. Grian is the only one TRYING to maintain a relationship (he’s doing a bad job but he IS trying). So WHY in the WORLD would it be considered CHEATING when the ONE GUY PUTTING EFFORT INTO A RELATIONSHIP is the one who quits and finds a new partner?

The thing I will call Grian a bad person for in the “cheating” scenario is trying to make BIGB a cheater. GRIAN wasn’t cheating, but he was IN HIS OWN WORDS, TRYING TO “STEAL REN’S MAN”. Bro was in it to cause PROBLEMS. Now, I’m a biggri lover okay, I am NOT team “Grian was only using BigB to start drama”. He literally said he was heartbroken when he found out BigB wasn’t his soulmate, the signs he liked him before being stuck with Scar were THERE. I just think Grian felt it would be more fun if there was drama. It’s in his nature. I believe he picked BigB because he genuinely liked him.

Now let’s take a look at what we have:

Grian tries to find his soulmate while Scar doesn’t have an OUNCE of care for the concept of soulmates.

Grian tries to form some sort of partnership, he and Scar’s ideas clash, they aren’t getting along.

Grian is stuck with a soulmate that doesn’t even call him that, who also tortures him just for the lolz. So he gets himself a man who will actually be his soulmate.

I don’t see anything especially wrong with this scenario (other than of course Grian “stealing” BigB lol). Sometimes two people don’t get along, and that’s okay! Grian’s got a new man, why would Scar care when he never cared what Grian was up to before…

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SCAR IS JEALOUS

Now I should probably address that Grian was keeping BigB secret from Scar, which adds to it seeming like cheating. Well first of all he knows that no matter what he IS stuck with Scar so he can’t ruin that, and also AS WE SEE Scar is MAD about this relationship so he had to keep it secret, and also as mentioned Scar NEVER REALLY CARED WHAT GRIAN WAS UP TO!!! So why should he tell him??? Yeah okay it’s not COMPLETELY good but I haven’t been trying to say Grian was perfectly innocent I’m just trying to say Scar is worse.

LIKE RIGHT HERE. WHY IS HE JEALOUS. WHY IS HE MAD AT GRIAN. TOXIC EX ALERT!!! ACTS LIKE HE DOESNT CARE ABOUT YOU, AS SOON AS YOU FIND SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT YOU HE SAYS “why are you hanging out with someone else”

“Secret soulmate 🙄 I’m your REAL soulmate binch” YOU HAVE BEEN CALLING THE JELLIES YOUR REAL SOULMATE THIS ENTIRE TIME WHY IS GRIAN NOT ALLOWED TO GET HIS OWN REAL SOULMATE???

It just drives me crazy. WHAT AN ENTITLED LITTLE BINCH. Doesn’t care what Grian does AS LONG AS he’s mine. I’ll never say I want him but if he belongs to someone else I’m mad (aligns with his other seasons a bit actually but this is the worst of it). Ignores him, acts like he doesn’t need him, doesn’t want him, but if Grian actually accepts that and moves on? Oh, he’s messed up. I don’t need you, but you better need me.

IT’S SO BACKWARDS AND TOXIC!!! I LOVE IT CUZ IT MAKES ME SO SICK!!! But nobody else in the fandom can seem to see it 😭 it’s all “oh poor Scar he just found out his beloved soulmate is cheating on him 😢” ARE WE WATCHING THE SAME DOUBLE LIFE OH MY GOD?????

It just feels like a huge disservice to Scar to pretend he was focused on Grian the whole time. I LOVED watching him ignore his soulmate and do his own plans!!! I LOVED watching him do his little sanctuary and enchanter things!!! But all fan content of DL!Scar ignores that in favor of “he tried to get Grian to love him and cried when he didn’t 😭” NO TF HE DID NOT!!!!!!!!! HE SLAYED AND TOOK THE ENCHANTER!!!!!!!!! When Grian cheated on him he went ALPHA TOXIC BOYFRIEND MODE not SAD BABY BOY MODE!!!!!!!

I keep saying he didn’t care about Grian, but you can tell he sort of did. You can see him enjoy the things Grian does, see him happy when they do things together… but it’s a rather small thing compared to everything else he has going on. On the surface, he doesn’t care about Grian. But he does. But I’m not saying it’s necessarily as pure as fans make it out to be. He’s possessive of him, which actually makes some sense considering their relationship was originally founded on Grian’s life belonging to Scar.

I could also get arguments that he DID really care about Grian the whole time, he’s just REALLY FREAKING BAD at showing it. That seems consistent with his character, not really being able to show how much he cares. But like, in the case of DL he would be SO bad at showing it that Grian better GTFO lmao.

But like, he mostly starts getting along with Grian better after Grian KILLS BIGB 😭. Probably because now Grian is truly only his and has finally realized that 😁😁😁 YOU SICK ZOOKEEPER

I love toxic Scarian. Don’t get me wrong I love the more wholesome Scarian as well. I get the urge to make DL be “Grian messing with Scar” cuz like trust me I love Grian being the toxic one too. But MAN that is just NOT what happened

I really wonder if Grian chose someone other than BigB. Say Mumbo was in the series and he chose him as his secret soulmate. Would there be more people saying “Scar should’ve listened to Grian now he’s found a better man 🤪”??? It almost feels like this MAJOR mischaracterization is a result of a very popular ship (scarian) getting ruined by a character that isn’t so popular (BigB) and leading to people MAKING STUFF UP to make the new ship (biggri) look bad and the OTP (scarian) look good. Like I already said this mischaracterization felt like a disservice to Scar but at this point it feels like it’s a disservice to BigB, acting like he’s just a prop for scarian, like he doesn’t deserve Grian, Grian should be with the white guy instead 😭😭😭 SHUT UP BIGGRI IS 🔛🔝

Anyways this was a huge mess. Sorry guys. If anyone wants to talk about this whole thing with me more in depth I have more to say about the implications ITS SO ANGSTY 😭 but I just wanted to get the basics out of the way cuz NOBODY EVEN HAS THE BASICS BRO. LIKE HOW DID DL GET SO MISCONSTRUED 😭😭😭

And remember I am a lover not a hater, if you were the biggest biggri hater and biggest scarian lover and always said scar was a poor innocent baby I still love you. Or at least I’m not out to get you lmao.

Also to reiterate I stand with Scar’s decision to go “EFF GRIAN” like he didn’t actually want you anyways slay king do ur own thang. But like. Don’t get mad when he moves on bro ur looking soo entitled right now 😭😭😭 you deserve better anyways king keep your chin up!!!!!!!!! Scar Main For Life (scarred for life)

[leoandreeda]

My designs on how I imagine Zoro's parents looked and were like: Roronoa Arashi and Tera.

If Ushimaru has blue hair, it makes sense that Furiko (Zoro's grandmother) also had it that color. Therefore, Arashi would also have blue hair but maybe less indigo;

And tera, well, a yellowish green/greenish yellow

Mixing both colors, we get Zoro's.

To be honest, I don't like all the Tera designs where they draw her being exactly like Zoro. It's like- Zoro looks like his grandma's side of the family, which means that his features are like his DAD's, not like his mother. I think his personality is mainly from her mom's side though. She was a bandit and Zoro is kinda like "whatever I want, I take it".

Headcanons of how their relationship was:

• Kozaburo, Furiko and other wanted samurais get to a new island that's being controlled by bandits. They help and defeat them. Stablish themselves on the island.

• Furiko falls in love with a swordsman and have Arashi.

• Their personalities are very different. He's calm and focused and she seems to be angry and stressed all the time.

• Arashi and Tera meet and clash a lot also because Arashi's family defeated her family.

• Against all odds, they fall in love eventually and have Zoro.

• Arashi dies fighting pirates as he's helping defend the island. Tera takes care of Zoro until she falls sick and dies.

• Zoro starts roaming and surviving alone, having to fight even adults. Finds the dojo. The rest is story.

[rickybaby]

I don’t think I have yet come to term to how things went down over the weekend.

Is it wrong to call it harassment by the press? Because make no mistake, while Red Bull bears a huge part of the responsibility for how the situation developed and for not doing anything to stop it, the press is truly the real culprit here. I don’t think there was a single instance over the weekend where someone took his name and it wasn’t followed by ‘potentially his last race’. And this situation has been building up for months. Week in, week out, they’ve constantly harassed him. Daniel, Jacque Villeneuve said you’re worthless. How do you respond to that? Daniel, Helmut Marko has said you’re losing your seat. Is it true? Daniel, we’ve asked your ex-teammate, your current teammate and Lance Stroll if you deserve to stay in Formula One. Daniel, why are you smiling?

Is it any wonder he cracked after one of the most gruelling races of the year?

[slavhew]

burger

[fluffypotatey]

*puts on my Professor glasses* Macky really knows EXACTLY how to talk to Wukong, let's dissect it! M: Looks like things are going smoothly. W: I say, you've been here the whole time, haven't you? M: FFM is your home, but it's also mine. W: Did you find anything? M: Still nothing, however. Now the Jade Emperor is no longer present. The Celestial Realm already gives me an unsettling feeling. M: Wukong...that kid. W: I understand. M: You have to go and talk to him. W: I know! But...he still isn't ready. M: I see. You're the one who isn't ready, yet. How did you even become a teacher! M: He has to be. We all have to be realistic. W: He's just a kid. We can't let him... M: Who says he's just a kid! Why is it him? When you chose him, did you know? W: I didn't know, I really didn't know! I just followed...a feeling. M: Are you not the least bit worried?! This child has all of your special powers, and he always runs into trouble. Have you never questioned this before? Not a single person knows where he came from. Is it not strange?! M: We still have no clue as to whoever let out Azure Lion. All your old foes returned in one swoop. Are you not even a little- W: Then what about you? You also suddenly came back. M: Argh- M: I say, someone must be manipulating us behind our backs. Especially Xiaotian. But they still haven't succeeded. W: Then tell me. What about you? M: Tell me do you want my help or not?! / W: Not long ago you were still against me! / M: I see, you're just a- / W: ...after I assume you'll teach me how to train my own disciples? ~ Xiaotian Interupts ~ M: Look. That kid has made you his idol. You're his one true hero, but you... W: But I what? M: He has to understand, he doesn't need to carry these burdens. You have to do better. You can really tell whose the chatty one in this relationship XD Wukong might be a lil annoyed, but he's tolerant. And Macky is a little playful turd as always. Where Wukong gets gloomy and concerned, Mac swaps between teasing and serious in a blink. Then things get a lot more strained and tense, but unlike their previous fights, it never escalates into violence. Never a growl, never a raised fist. They're right at the edge, and they drop it. I'm very much interested in the psychology of arguments and when it comes to people latching onto (1) thing a person says and relating it slightly off topic to avoid talking about that other thing, like Wukong is doing here. It's so cool seeing how physical they are in trying to visibly control their emotions around each other, and how they keep trying to hold themselves back from tearing in further, always pausing and halting, and switching to another thing. They're TRYING. Ugh. I think Mac was trying to give a comforting smile at the end, but it's kinda warped by the whole ~ everything else. ~ Anyhow, I like how this starts with Wukong establishing, or rather cementing to Macaque that he believes MK is a kid. And while Macaque argues against that, he did also say before that Wukong should talk to him. And they have their squabble, with Mac pushing Wukong's buttons to get him to say something, BUT the fact this gets resolved with he needs to understand he doesn't need to carry these burdens. YOU HAVE TO DO BETTER. Like of all things Mac could have chosen. He's playing right into what Wukong himself believes, that will overwrite the "MK isn't ready" thing. Because let's face it. Mac is right when he says Wukong also isn't ready for that talk yet. He's so down throughout all this, Wukong probably feels himself that he needs to be better. AND by appealing to the fact MK is a kid, without explicitly stating that, just a statement that cannot be denied, BUT is a subject that undoubtedly, even Wukong cannot avoid. Because he wants better for MK. For him to not walk down the same path as him. Macaque has basically nudged Wukong into having that talk he wanted with MK by reframing it differently from what Wukong wasn't ready for. Thoughts? Critique?

*squishes you* anon…anon, you’re telling me..that this was the actual dialogue between SWK and Macky in 5x01. that what i just read is the translated version of the Mandarin dub. correct?

ok ok cool. i’m cool. gucci. feeling fantastic lemme just

WHAT THE FUCK LMK

ok so i ranted in the tags but realized i forgot to say more things (also i was worried i’d exceed the tag limit bc that is a real thing what do you know!)

so, anon, you said Macky knows how to talk to Wukong and yeah agreed but for me it’s for of the sense of “Macky knows how to get his words under Wukong’s skin”

he knows how to let his words sink in and fester in Wukong’s mind, making him reconsider things or another to help speed up certain decisions or choices Wukong is hesitating on. and ain’t it fascinating how despite how long it’s been since either character have talked or interacted with each other, they still know the ins and outs of their behavior and thoughts.

Macky knows Wukong needs to talk to MK but is holding back. Macky after one answer from Wukong realizes that it’s Wukong who isn’t ready for that conversation and switches tactics to try and breach that mental block

Wukong, in a need to avoid the conversation, brings up the questions surrounding Macky’s reason for even being alive again because that is information neither have talked about and oh hey! Macky is avoiding that conversation too! and it’s an important one to have so he pushes for it, but Macky knows it’s being pushed to avoid their original discussion and is annoyed bc “classic Wukong, never wanting to delve too deep into topics where he’ll need to be vulnerable for” (especially when said vulnerability is with his newly re-allied ex friend Macaroni himself)

god i love them

[frogayyyy]

i have a dilemma....

so search for spock is back in cinemas in a few weeks but i'm trying to figure out how i'll be able to go

context:

- it's on saturday evening and sunday afternoon

- it's not on at my local cinemas (booo) so i can't walk there myself, and getting to the nearest showing will take like a 45 minute drive at the least (see my rb 😔)

- buses don't run past 8pm-ish

- i'm going on holiday that week. my parents are going very early sunday morning. i was originally going to go later in the week by train (because there wasn't enough room in the car) but now i have the option of going with them on the sunday.

- there's no cinema near where we're going

my options:

1. ask my parents to take me on the saturday which will be very inconvenient for them

2. ask a friend to go with me on the saturday but she might be busy plus she doesn't even watch trek (booo)

3. go on the sunday by bus and then go on holiday by train later in the week

4. be dramatic and stubborn and don't watch it at all and sulk all holiday (kinda leaning towards this.... /j)

[noisytenant]

discovered that one of the more non-evil use cases for chatGPT is asking it to reword existing writing to be more concise. If this is a thing you struggle with, of course you still need to review and edit carefully, but I was pretty happy with the results and it saved me a lot of time. might help you if you have a word or page maximum on something. godspeed

[moodr1ng]

just spent a full hour trying to figure out what the original price of the crestworth astro lamp was in 1963.

[fangshing]

ahahahaha i just remembered i had a dream last night and infamous Baby Fights Instigator [REDACTED] was there and it was doing [DATA EXPUNGED] and whenever it was called out on its shit it freaked the fuck out and i think it blew up a lake

[front-facing-pokemon]

[husband]

Hi, im a beginner horror enjoyer and im really disturbed by a lot of gore but i wanna understand the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies bc ive heard theyre hugely influential on the genre (rightly so too)

I figured with all this id ask the foremost texas chainsaw scholar i am aware of

Could you tell me the basics, if its gross (im really bad at tolerating gross out horror and gore played realistic), and any fun tidbits?

If not i thank you for reading and hope you have a good day ^-^

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was hugely influential on the genre and set the standard for low budget horror and inspired future filmmakers to rely more on psychological terror over gore & violence! It was also seemingly the birth of a lot of horror tropes, like big, masked killers and using power tools for weapons.

Texas Chainsaw's story is inspired by serial killers like Ed Gein and Elmer Wayne Henley. The movie’s director, Tobe Hooper, was inspired by the graphic coverage of violence by San Antonio news outlets and based elements of the plot on murderer Ed Gein, who was a notorious serial killer who made furniture out of human body parts and created a mask made of human skin. The movie’s underlying themes are mostly the horrors of isolation, and the dangers of unchecked capitalism. The movie is also a metaphor for the Nixon-era mayhem and the government’s deceit toward the public during the 1970s. Hooper intentionally misled audiences by claiming that the movie was based on a true story to attract a wider audience.

I honestly don't know how to give you the basics aside from a plot synopsis because I would, hand to God, be sitting here for about 12 hours minimum going into every weird little detail, like the intricacies of bubba's mental issues and being forced to take on a female role for his abusive older brothers, or all the absolutely insane shit that happened during filming. And that'd just be me talking about the FIRST film.

But if you want to ask me more questions or see more Texas chainsaw related stuff you can ask/look over at my blog @chainsawhouse. I just hate to gum up my main blog with this particular interest.

Also, my fun tidbit is that they've recently confirmed that there is a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre in the works, under the title 'Texas Chainsaw Legacy'! Very fun imo.

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Family Portrait - "our own familia of two"

okay i have a whole ass google doc coming together with all of their general symbolism n shit so this is just where its relevant to this piece

1- inverse colour pallets. white/black, Gold/silver, orange/blue.

2- the rays. Celias gold turns into red as it gets futher form her- and closer to her brother. he golden sucess is stained bc of him his ice/masks thaws when he gets closer to her. her rays are on top of his

3- background. purple is combination of their main colours, but its darker, showing Celia is the main person here, also see how her rays blend better into teh background. also purple= rishces n royalty

4- she is standing behind him [supporting him] but the hand on teh sholder shows she in control.

5- seat- hes sitting on a seat in her colours, shes the one whos giving him the platform to take the lead on.

6- distance- they are fairly far appart, Celia reaching forwards but otherwise standing behind him

7- blank space- the balance is off and it feels like someone should be standing on the left- and that person is their mother, absent but in a way that haunts the relationship- she defines them, throwing them off balance, by her leaving.