#is this anything LOL im just rambling bcuz i was thinking about it

[infizero]

cat kid comic club epic transgender representation ramble 🗣🗣

ok im gonna explain the trans stuff in cat kid comic club bcuz i cant stop thinking about it and i want to share it with you all

so basic premise for context, former villain flippy the fish has 22 frog children he adopted, and this spinoff series follows them all being part of a club about making comics

while i was reading and becoming familiar with the kids, i noticed that wendy was seemingly the only girl that was drawn without eyelashes. and i DID immediately go hmmm. does that have significance and she's meant to be trans or am i just reading too much into things

later on, it's shown that one of the kids, el, is non-binary and uses they/them!! which made me happy and also made me think that maybe i was right about wendy

"El likes birds and dragonflies. They sing in a punk rock band with their brothers, Pink and Curly. It's called: 'The Eye Screams.'"

no attention is drawn to this, until a plot point where one of the kids naomi makes a comic and sends it to a publisher. it gets rejected and when reading out the email that was sent back, this is mentioned:

"'Global sameness' fails to recognize that everybody isn't always given the same opportunities or chances in life. Furthermore, some lines in the story (i.e. 'just poke your nose beneath your clothes, you'll see we're all the same'), could be seen as making controversial statements about gender that may offend or diminish many readers.'"

for context, the comic is about a bunch of halloween monsters who dance around in their underwear, with the intended message that we're all the same deep down.

naomi gets upset at the idea that the comic that she intended to preach unity might offend people. but when she explains this, she specifically mentions wendy and el!

POPPY: "Wait. Who got offended?" NAOMI: "That publisher lady said my comic made statements about gender that are offensive!!!!!!! Wendy and El probably HATE me now!!!" POPPY: "No they don't."

naomi then goes to talk to wendy and el and make sure they know that wasn't her intention. to which they say they know and that they didn't take offense to it

NAOMI: "Remember those parts where I said... something like... 'everybody's the same underneath?'" EL: "Yeah." WENDY: "Kind of." NAOMI: "I wasn't talking about gender." EL: "Yeah. We know."

NAOMI: "I just didn't want you to take it wrong." EL: "We didn't." WENDY: "We're good."

and that's that!

what really struck me about this was that they actually... acknowledged it? like it's become more normalized to have trans and non-binary characters, but a lot of times esp in kids media it isn't directly addressed. like a character may use they/them, but attention won't be called to it or anything

but here, it's actually addressed, and in a really lowkey and realistic manner! like it's not a big deal or something they have to have like a whole PSA about. but el and wendy ARE trans and in this scenario that fact is relevant, so it comes up

it's also interesting to me because despite this, neither el nor wendy are explicitly STATED to be trans, but they're very obviously treated as such. which again feels very natural and i like a lot, but i do also wonder how this reads to the intended audience of young kids. like if they dont know that trans people exist, how do they interpret a moment like this? do they understand why el and wendy were specifically singled out? i have no idea but im fascinated thinking about it.

also smaller thing but i like how the trans kids werent portrayed as getting all super angry at something like that (since we are so often stereotyped as being easily offended snowflakes lol), but at the same time the idea that they might've been offended is taken seriously and naomi is shown to be in right for checking in with them to make sure she didnt hurt their feelings. again it just feels very realistic and i really appreciate that!

i do wonder if this fact will come up again or if this was the extent of it. i guess we'll have to see lol

in conclusion, dav pilkey says trans rights and continues to be the king of treating kids as intelligent and capable of handling more complex and nuanced topics 🔥🔥

[gomzdrawfr]

want to join the fandom cause it seems fun seeing fanarts and you and others interacting but I don't know how...and with the whole ai thing im scared...

my advice: just do it

really! sometimes all you really need is a leap of faith, and that was exactly how I dropped into the cod fandom. When I joined the ghoap discord server I talked to one of the artist I really like and respected from my lurking time (hi @bressynonym) aaaand the rest is history

I didnt know how to draw properly, nor digitally, all I did was scribbling on OneNote (yeah!) and rambled about cod characters, it is daunting and it is scary to interact but after a while? you may just be able to find someone to brainrot together with

start small, like commenting, reblogging, talking, chatting- doesn't have to be towards artist/writers, it could be the art/fic enjoyers!

you need to put yourself out there if you want something

as to if you want to start in the fandom as a creator, here's some more tips (which are all based on my experience, I am no pro at doing this, hell Im still learning myself, and I am by no means speaking these on behalf on others!)

establish a goal: what are you making? fandom based? original creations?

as with starting new, everything may take a while for stuff to happen, you'll feel like you're speaking to the void at times (esp with original arts, but do know that your stuff do get perceive by others as time goes, I would advise to draw fandom stuff as a beginning to get that boost going if you want! or else it's going to be quite hard to get things rolling)

imo this is hardest part of any new creator, you'll have to bear with it and try not to give up (but I understand how incredibly demotivating it could get, there were times when I stopped posting about Raven entirely, but eventually I post it anyway cuz surely someone out there will like them, it just takes a lot of patiences and perseverance)

btw, engagement can also vary from time to time, you may be booming for a bit, then suddenly you dont, it is a cycle that will bound to happen

take rest regularly, and I mean a break from social media because numbers, discourse and everything can get to you, very quickly (I cannot emphasise this enough)

the numbers are not worth it over your mental health (comes with practice to really solidify this thought)

study the algorithm (pain): see what other creators are doing to get where they are, what tags are they using in their post? what features/niche do people like?(this is, if you really want to grab some form of engagement, bcuz reminder in the end you are creating art for yourself first!)

example: I think posts would get more reach if you tag it with the ship name first, followed by the characters' name (doesn't work all the time tho)

that's the thing about algorithm, it is ever-changing, and you'll have to learn to adapt with it when it does!

expanding on that, studying algorithm could be about ships (for example, ghostsoap is most popular in the fandom), or really good rendered art/flashed out fic that leaves your jaw on the floor, or ships that gets lesser attention in general which puts you, who make content about them, easier to be brought into the light (like Faralex)

bUT, it can also be personality!

(again, not saying this is meant for everyone and strictly from my own experience + what I observe) for me, I made up the lack of my art by establishing a personality: a wild panda who yaps about price and their oc and also kinda everywhere in the place (just like this post LOL), OR you're the person who named themselves after Soap's ash particle number OR you're the one who likes bottom Ghost- literally anything goes, you want to make an impression in different ways, some more funny/goofier than others but it works (be mindful and stay respectful tho, dont wanna be the asshole in the fandom now do ya?)

efforts ≠ engagement (not all the time, but most time) and this is a fact. Sometimes, you can't expect a piece you did for 10+ hours to get thousands views and likes, especially in a fandom space. You need to understand algorithm is that wonky. (very disheartening, but again, you make the art for you and the few others who genuinely likes them, and those people can go a long way) be mentally prepared for such events, and try not to beat yourself up too much for it

ultimately tho, do it, do it scared but do it anyways and again, draw the things that bring you joy, I hope these could be helpful in some ways!

[yourleastfaveperson]

Apparently I ship Morbell now. Like i’ve been drawing and writing them. Heres some morbell ramblings/timeline i guess:

They aren’t in an official relationship ever but they do exclusively fuck each other. I think it started because they got into such a big argument that they had no where else to put the energy and next thing you know Arthur’s legs are over Micah’s shoulders.

And then it keeps happening and they never address it or talk about it it’s just this weird tension between the two. They don’t get along any better but they do have an outlet when it gets to a boiling point. But also sometimes it’s theres no boiling point, like sometimes Arthur’s the only one left at the campfire and Micah walks past and bumps him on the shoulder and Arthur follows after him like he’s gunna yell at him for it and then no one sees them for a while.

Is it good to start out? Lol no Micah is baaad at fucking I mean really bad (Arthur isn’t helping) but like cmon Micah. He sorts himself out and leaves Arthur to satisfy himself and deal with the clean up. Arthur’s like “hey if you wanna keep doing this u have to at least make this somewhat fun for me” and Micah (king of selfishness and self centred-ness) is like “how is it not fun for u? Seems like a u problem”. They sort it out overtime (not by talking about it just by like. Doing. Eachother. Alot). It’s all consensual but neither safe nor sane. They both are incapable of having a decent moment together it’s just messy and most of the time quick especially on Micah’s part lol. They do sometimes sit with each other afterwards not for comfort or anything like that (bcuz they don’t care i promise they don’t care) and smoke in silence.

Then they stop for a while before Blackwater and then Colter happens and Micah goes to jail yknow its hard to carry out a secret gay cowboys affair in these conditions. So Arthur breaks Micah out of jail and they have a massive fight again once they’re out of the way of the law and end up all over eachother. Listen I’m weak for fighting that leads to fuckin

Idfk dude i havent decided how it all ends up (arthur is still gunna die micah is still gunna rat)

I think im finally losing it

[cybrfrd]

Okay so for the artist ask game you reblogged, I'm curious about 4, 11, 12, and 30 :DD (Also sorry this is somewhat late, I meant to send an ask when I saw your reblog but then I totally forgot about it lmao)

omg no need to be sorry at all!!! you could’ve asked these questions 20 years from now and i’d still be so appreciative :DD

4. piece you wish got more love?

a few came to mind! i wish this (& this!) oc piece did better. i rly like how the face turned out :DD i also wish this viper sketch got just a bit more love only bcuz its my fav viper drawing ive done!! i don’t think i’ll ever be able to draw her face so perfectly again GAH!

11. do you listen to anything while drawing?

yea absolutely!! i can’t even imagine drawing in silence LOL. i used to mainly listen to music while drawing (id just loop whatever song was stuck in my head at the moment). thennnn i started listening to video essays more or id put my fav youtubers on in the background while i drew. nowadays i mainly put on twitch streams in the background while i draw but sometimes i’ll still listen to music or youtube :D in fact i’ll even bounce back and forth between twitch and youtube or twitch and music

12. describe your process while drawing

my process is 90% scrolling through pinterest and 10% actually drawing LMAO. i really will spend an hour minimum scrolling through pinterest before i actually draw 😭 i’ll find several pics i wna reference and then i get straight to drawing! im terribly lazy as an artist so i don’t wna spend energy warming up (though i probably should OOPS)… if im attempting to do a fully rendered piece the process is: pinterest for 50 million hours —> sketch —> flat colors —> paint over sketch and flats —> get lazy and never finish

i HATEEEEEE doing lineart GRRR sometimes i’ll clean up my sketches and that’s basically the lineart step for me. very rarely do i actually attempt to do proper lineart its just SOOO TEDIOUSSSS and a lot of times i like the messiness and texture of my sketches way better! i feel like whenever i do lineart it just looks so bland and lifeless <//3 that being said i actually do wanna practice doing lineart bcuz there are so many artists i like that do wonderful line work (alex raymond, takehiko inoue, and hirohiko araki just to name a few of my favs :DDD) and i wna be able to do cool line work too!!! i just get very frustrated with it a lot of times LOL

sorry that ended up turning into a ramble about lineart i hope you don’t mind 😭

30. whats something youre proud of about your artstyle?

this one is actually a tough question! i’m not even the biggest fan of my own art style but if i had to choose something im proud of how i draw faces :]] faces are my fav things to draw and i think im okayyyy at diversifying the features i give to characters though that’s something i def gotta work on more :D

does that even count as an answer….i didn’t rly single out a particular feature of my style…in fact im not even sure i know how to idk what the hell defines my style i wont lie 😭 i hope the answer satisfies you though :]]

thank you so very much for the questions i rly enjoyed answering them!!!! :DDD i hope you don’t mind the ramble-y answers LOL

[st4rboyloser]

Boom boom

0: Height

1: Age

2: Shoe size

3: Do you smoke?

4: Do you drink?

5: Do you take drugs?

6: Age you get mistaken for

7: Have tattoos?

8: Want any tattoos?

9: Got any piercings?

10: Want any piercings?

11: Best friend?

12: Relationship status

13: Biggest turn ons

14: Biggest turn offs

15: Favorite movie

16: I’ll love you if…

17: Someone you miss

18: Most traumatic experience

19: A fact about your personality

20: What I hate most about myself

21: What I love most about myself

22: What I want to be when I get older

23: My relationship with my sibling(s)

24: My relationship with my parent(s)

25: My idea of a perfect date

26: My biggest pet peeves

27: A description of the girl/boy I like

28: A description of the person I dislike the most

29: A reason I’ve lied to a friend

30: What I hate the most about work/school

31: What my last text message says

32: What words upset me the most

33: What words make me feel the best about myself

34: What I find attractive in women

35: What I find attractive in men

36: Where I would like to live

37: One of my insecurities

38: My childhood career choice

39: My favorite ice cream flavor

40: Who I wish I could be

41: Where I want to be right now

42: The last thing I ate

43: Sexiest person that comes to my mind immediately

44: A random fact about anything

oh ok awesome sauce

0, height: well my doctor SAID i was 5’1” but APPARENTLY SHE LIED AND IM JUST 5’0” (i am very upset)

1, age: 14-17 range

2, shoe size: 7?? idk if that’s in men’s or women’s that’s just what my converse say

3, do you smoke: nah it’s icky

4, do you drink: i’ve had alcohol before but i wouldn’t say i drink y e t

5, do you take drugs: no.

6, age you get mistaken for: uhh idk usually people think im a freshman, so 13/14?

7, have tattoos: not yettt

8, want any tattoos: YES. i want tattoos so bad, i don’t know exactly what im going to get, but i have ideas

9, got any piercings: yeah i have my ears pierced :)

10, want any piercings: i want an upper lobe, and a helix, on both ears. probably not any facial piercings tho bcuz im scared lol

11, best friend: there’s a little list: my partner, some people i met on penstagram (aspen included ik he’s probably gonna read this) and especially someone on there mickmac , and my older sister !

12, relationship status: very much in a good relationship :)

13, biggest turn ons: um nothing i dont do that

14, biggest turn offs: for this one i’ll just say things like, not respecting boundaries or talking through things , those are important

15, favorite movie: Mulan !

16, i’ll love you if…: you let me ramble about my interests <3

17, someone you miss: i miss my partner a lot, and my online friends (even though i’ve never met them irl), and my granny <3

18, most traumatic experience: errr there’s a few of those, but i’ll go with one that’s still kind of a problem— my dad threw me against a wall when i was little

19, a fact about my personality: i don’t really know if i have my own lmao

20, what i hate most about myself: oh there’s quite a few things, but i’ll just name a few—my chest, my arms, my teeth and my stutter

21, what i love about myself: i actually really like my eyes, i have naturally long and curly eyelashes and i feel like they’re really pretty :) , i also like my hair most of the time, and the fact i can cook well

22, what i want to be when im older: idk really, currently im leaning most toward being a photographer

23, my relationship with my siblings: best with my older sister, she’s one of my best friends. my younger siblings don’t like me, but someone’s we get along okay

24, my relationship with my parents: uhh not very good

25, my idea of a perfect date: having fun doing something we both like, laughing with each other and then relaxing at home after (not very specific but i’m thinking of one specific date ice been on that was perfect to me)

26, my biggest pet peeves: talking in a baby voice, chewing with mouth open, not tucking in chairs

27, a description of the person i like: soft black hair, really pretty brown eyes and they wear glasses, a little taller than me, literally the cutest smile i’ve ever seen, they’re beautiful ❤️

28, a description of the person i dislike the most: kind of long bleach blonde hair, kind of dark blue eyes? tall-ish, annoying ass laugh. that’s all i remember

29, a reason i’ve lied to a friend: i didn’t want them to know it wasn’t an accident.

30, what i hate the most about school: some of my teachers, the overwhelming work load, expectations

31, what my last text message says: “are you ready to h4ng mark tomorrow?? 🔥🔥” (mark is a glue stick btw)

32, what words upset me the most: useless , uhh mistake and slurs idk

33, what words make me feel the best about myself: being called pretty or handsome is always good 👍 but also things like, important, silly, the specific phrase “is that your son?” (every time i hear that i am very happy it’s awesome and it pisses off my dad so it’s perfect)

34, what i find attractive about women: so much, i love women i think they’re awesome . probably like confidence is a big one, and great style, other than that literally everything about them is <3

35, what i find attractive in men: well i haven’t actually liked a man in real life in years, but based on fictional men i like i think uhh fluffy hair and lowkey looking pathetic

36, where i would like to live: west coast probably, near my extended family and hopefully one day ill be living with my partner <3

37, one of my insecurities: my voice AGHHHH

38, my childhood career choice: i wanted to be different things throught my childhood, including a teacher, an author and briefly a fashion designer

39, my favorite ice cream flavor: either just chocolate or chocolate chip cookie dough

40, who i wish i could be: idk honestly

41, where i want to be right now: with my partner

42, the last thing i ate: some ramen

43: my partner? but not uhh that word idk it’s uncomfy

44, a random fact about anything: ducklings will resort to cannibalism when bored :)

[quinnstirrsworld]

ok! quincy here, free of work until tomorrow! so. turbotime chapter 9 is underway. its gonna be a short one tho cuz its basically updates on how cocoa, calhoun and the twins are doing on their missions and journeys. surely nothing goes wrong ever. on another note, i AM really considering having a turbotime “rbti” sequel story, but im really trying to work out the details in my head. because rbti is so ass and itd just bad in a funny way if i ended up following every single step that made rbti awful. so my plan is rewatch critque videos over and over, rewatching randomalistics kc/turbo analysis over and over, draft a first chapter, etc. but it wont be posted until turbotime is done. bcuz CONSISTENCY! (im already lackluster with it cuz i stop making progress for ages then i go back and act like i remember everything but its fine). i might post the first draft here actually… so YOU guys can tell me how it looks. or smth.

but yeah im really trying to get back into the swing of things w/ turbotime and stuff bc i still REALLY wanna work on it. and itd be a massive accomplishment for me if i finished it! but life. has been beating my ASS!!!!!!!!! so its been HARD!!!!!!! but im really trying trust me. trust me. im not perfect and turbotime definitely isnt perfect either, im happy no ones harped on me about anything honestly LMAO (by harped i mean like. ‘heeeey why havent you updated FUCKWAD!!!’ asking when a chapters coming out is fine but force would be so mean and i wouldnt like it. and by harped i also dont mean ‘no criticism’ bc i think criticism is good actually especially for works that you plan to show off to the rest of the world. do criticize me. but respectfully).

actually while im here i seriously gotta say that i didnt expect my story to blow up as much as it did on ao3. and im so so so happy that people like it and wanna keep up with it. ive never really gotten that kind of major attention before and it means the world to me yknow? so thank you all of my readers and subscribers and bookmarkers and commenters. thank for you for (checks notes) currentlyyy 133 kudos! quincy record! you guys make me feel so cool ♥️ 🔥.

sorry MAJOR ramble. here ill bulletpoint stuff:

turbotime chapter 9 steadily in progress

turbotime… 2! full possibility (working my brain 200% harder to make it NOT ASS)

life has been a struggle, apologies for slowness, im getting there though

thank you all for your support :) it means a lot.

uhhh yeah im probably gonna start posting here more again. either just reblogs, or art stuff. writing this made me wanna draw turbo stuff so i might just do that LOL. so. yeah! haha

[ribbitdeltarune]

the post like i said. its been 2 days later (maybe a bit more. im a bit late at this point..) But! 14 of november! My birthday !!! :p didnt do anything for myself but i did spend some (more like a ton) time with friends

so ahead will just be rambling . read if u want

Alriiight so. i am. Dead. i dont post very often . Thats bcuz i dont actually have a active online presence when it comes 2 posting lol this is sorta my first time . however i did post a few times on twitter before and got a decent following but that was basically never anyway . Thank you all for (checks notes) 19 followers! That. is a first actually

however i also kinda have 2 apologize since i dont post a lot which makes this account.. uh, semi-inactive? shrug. as i did mention before in a prev post i am holding back a lotta stuff that i havent posted yet . oops! i personally dont like posting irl photos because 1) i am actually dogwater at taking photos, 3) my camera quality sucks and 2) i dont actually draw on A4 paper very often or like notebook paper at all lol. (its this small one thats more like a notebook to write stuff down stuff you gotta remember, an agenda or whatever. not like i care i use it to draw anyway. it aint got lines its just full white paper (sometimes colored depending on the one i buy) so its for drawing in my view.) but the bad thing is most drawings i made of ribbit so far are... On Paper.

Now. I can just upload them as is but i dont like doing that . i can also just make them digital drawings but if you think im capable of doing that without immediately doing something else you may be wrong

Speaking of thats mostly why this acc is also semi-inactive . whenever i DO draw digitally im probably also doing another thing at the same time so i get distracted and then get stuck on doing something else completely and forget i have to draw!!! Oopsies. im also bad at executing things (''man im gonna draw ribbit right now'' (doesnt do it) (its also a 50/50 if i actually do it or not)) so thats part of it. do i Think posting and/or drawing ribbit stuff is a chore? Not really. i actually like drawing stuff 4 this fandom and im attached 2 the characters + the mod anyway so its not like im gonna stop This soon . not even a year in yet!

I also have a lot of ideas so i hop between 'em a lot (i have so many animations/animatics in mind but guess who cant animate and also drawing frames take longer than just drawing sighs)... thats why most posts on here is just doodles so far .

to be fair though i have been in a . Uh. I guess fine. Maybe a bit bad headspace as of a few weeks now so i havent really gotten the urge/want to post rn and who knows how long that'll take to go away anyway. thinking of trying 2 get sum stuff finished and then queueing a few posts just so i can get some brainworms out of ma head . and Who Knows if i'll really do that. Future Is Mystery!

Oh and to add i still need to finish or get to like maybe the 5th chapter for a fic im working on rn so theres that too. im still on chapter 4 (progress is fine. i think ill rewrite the dream segment?) and then i will Hopefully get 2 work on chapter 5. god bless being unable to execute things AND to spice it up focus on things (sarcasm)

i am however kinda busy these days. Schoolnstuff. I get in drawing moods a lot (literally everyday bro i dont get burnt out easily or get demotivated that much bc i just finish it eventually anyway) but i need to pass math to pass the year itself so maybe no art posts until thats done. i might post every now and then though. Speaking of posting! Did you know VeeReMia is actually a pun on viremia which is, ''a medical term for viruses present in the bloodstream''. vee came first as part of the instrumental theme, and then maxine added the other syllables. Fun isnt it (i cant stop thinking about it now)

Thanks for reading . I think thats all. Maybe. Shrug.

Also current pfp is placeholder i also need 2 make one BANGS FISTS ON TABLE REPEATEDLY

[ring-of-galactic]

//imma be real here idk what im supposed to do atp

like ik there's a basic idea but im not sure how to.. start it.

things like this sorta keep happening so maaaybe i should just try getting more comfortable about like. reaching out and actually.. planning collaboration things with other ppl. so I stop getting stuck on (what I assume are) eventful things that are supposed to be getting resolved/continued. while i just blank out bcuz idk what I'm doing because I'm horrible at doing stuff alone

like even something small like.. knowing that I'm meant to be initiating an interaction or something would be a great help bcuz I just get stuck worrying abt whether or not it'd be what im "supposed to do" bcuz I don't wanna get in the way of other ppls plans or anything

but uhhh sorry for rambling lol i just think i needed to like. clarify. on whats taking me so long to do Anything.

[greennoobartist]

@lilyhatesthenumber4 Im back :3 bcuz this Dub is driving me insane so for the sake of anyone seeing this it's now under the cut :D

So yeah like that's the channel

Tumblr acc is : @/four-swords-dub

And if you don't mind me ill list down the VAs of the five Links too bcuz i can and they also all have their own Tumblr acc:

Green: Riley (oh okay it turns out she doesn't have Tumblr nor anything lol) ((i think they replace her later idk))

Red: @/carrottheluvmachine

Blue: Ashe - @/pixelsandpins

Vio: Swiss Hope (or just Swiss) - @/swisshope

Shadow: Kaenith (aka Kae i think?) - @/kaenith

What's good about this Dub is that every Link has their own VA so they all have different voices and even accents (i say this as Vio is pure British you have no idea he's British on another level)

I love the voices sm bcuz they match the character so well

I saw your ask about that you saw the pt2 of chapter 4 and hoo boy. Im glad that you were surprised bcuz I was too and his voice definitely added to the moment. Their voices are so different so they're not similar to each other in any way XD

Now to return to your actual ask a bit lol

Im glad that you're watching the dub to understand my ramblings :D but hold on.... Which ramblings?? O-O bcuz depending on which ones, i might've spoiled you a lot of stuff. If you're talking about my own random ramblings like when I scream over Vio or just some randomness, then thank God bcuz my randomness doesn't have any spoilers it's just showing my love for the series. Now if you're talking about the theorizing i host with my friend Blep ( @/blupeeblep ) hoo boy, those include lots of spoilers. We theorize over stuff so if you're reading that then im concerned over how much i could've spoiled you T-T but if you're only talking about my random ramblings, then i hope and think you should be good (im praying to God i didn't spoil the whole story)

(Im glad that you're giving number 4 a chance :D Four Swords is a perfect way to maybe show you that the number isn't that bad idk)

((Great!))

Again im so glad that you're asking me for me recommendation and opinion, it makes me feel like im important at least in some aspect and it makes me so happy 🥹 i read the manga and am also watching the Dub and again im so so so glad you asked me about smth i really love and that you relied on me to give you a good recommendation (it just means sm to me i know it sounds stupid but eh)

I can always yap about this Dub if you ever need (mostly over Vio's bcuz GOD)

Im glad that you want to understand my ramblings so tysm <3

Sooo, what do you recommend for a Four Swords manga dub on YouTube, preferably colored, but I don't care that much if it isn't. I found this kid who did it, but they stopped after chapter 4. (Literally made me so sad) And the whole reason I even watched was because I wanted to understand your posts and ramblings (I'm reallyyyy giving the number 4 a chance here)((Hasn't disappointed yet thank goodness)) AnYyYyYywayyyyyyyyyyy, I figured I should ask you bc you would know out of everyone.

(Dang, I normally don't ramble this bad, I hope you get my question)

Got a notif for an ask, saw the word Four Swords, it's more than enough to summon me lol XD

Im glad that you're relying on me for one of my biggest passions ^^ It makes me so happy that ppl are asking me for my opinions and recommendations and when it's Four Swords heck im more than happy tysm <3

There is this one channel that does the Four Swords Dub so well im literally obsessed over the voice acting (literally in love with Vio's voice no joke intended) and it's like 50/50 colored idk how to explain. Some panels are colored some are not, but lately they've been coloring more and more panels with recent updates which im glad about.

This is the channel and I SWEAR THEY DO IT SO WELL THE VOICES ARE SO MATCHING VIO IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!! (nothing unusual lmao)

It's not complete yet but trust it's always worth the wait. They've been improving over time and it's visible. I think they change voice actors over time im not sure. Again they improve, so more and more panels get colored and video editing gets better and better. They include hilarious bloopers! AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY (probably not but eh), one of the best Four Swords artist is also a VA and they do some art for that Dub, the artist im talking about is the legendary @/kaenith. Trust me Kae is great! Their art is so amazing i love it sm and sometimes they do art for this dub and they also voice act for Shadow and I love it sm! Kae the Legend! (Im sorry but Kae is one of my inspirations to draw and make content for Four Swords, they also got me into Four Swords in general so I just wanna show em some appreciation)

This dub also has a Tumblr account which is @/four-swords-dub on which they sometimes post news and updates so I sometimes check that acc too to know about the VAs and how the project is going.

UGGHH I HAVE TO GO NOW BUT I WANNA YAPP UGHHHH ILL BE BACK WITH THE CONTINUATION OF THIS YAP IF YOU WANT BUT YOU GOT YOUR GENERAL ANSWER!! TYSM BAIII!!!

Edit: unfortunately it's gonna be tomorrow bcuz I know i can't yap for only 10 minutes ':D

[infizero]

pokespe reread: red, green & blue chapter - closing thoughts! 🔴🟢🔵

im gonna do these for each chapter before i move onto the next one :D which means its time for RGB closing thoughts before i head onto yellow! i dont have as much to say as i did about ruby & sapphire, but that's just cuz there isn't any poorly handled parental abuse or gender nonconformity i feel the need to ramble about for 5 billion years LOL

anyways, thoughts under the cut!

(before i say anything, reminder that i call the boy green and the girl blue 👍)

ok first off, i wanna talk about just how cool the way team rocket is portrayed here. like i sort of take it for granted since ive been into pokespe for so long, but the thing of a lot of the gym leaders being a part of team rocket is SOOOOO cool.

not only does that by itself raise the stakes a lot compared to other depictions, but also these guys are RUTHLESS. like they have no qualms about straight up killing these kids and that makes every scene they're involved in so much more intense. like the scene where red and green are fighting against koga and he keeps forcing them to back down by threatening to literally DECAPITATE the other? that shit was genuinely so tense, it was really well done.

outside of the involvement of the gym leaders, they also do a really good job at making everything feel interconnected. like almost every conflict that isnt interpersonal can be traced back to team rocket, and even stuff that seems trivial at first, like collecting the gym badges, ends up having a greater significance. i did not remember that giovanni left red and green alone so they could collect the gym badges for them, that actually shocked me. really well done

moving onto specific characters, i just wanna talk about how much i love red rq bcuz i have an even deeper appreciation for him after this reread 😭 like he's just so pure hearted and cares about pokemon so much, and i really love how THAT'S what makes him strong.

like obviously that's a classic pokemon narrative at this point, but this was back in the days of the first game! yknow the one where trainers had whips and the bonds with your pokemon WASNT heavily emphasized? i just think it's cool that alongside his skills as a trainer, red's main heroic trait is his EMPATHY above all else. not trying to give too much credit here but i do think that's really cool, having the main male protagonist's strength come from his empathy and love.

and the way that that influences OTHERS to become better is something that i really love too. blaine talking about how seeing red's love for pokemon is what made him leave team rocket actually almost made me tear up :') and of course green also learns to treat his pokemon better because of red, which is something that i really really love (more on that in a second)

i also just wanna note how much i love red and poli :D the reoccurring thing with red being saved from drowning by it was really really sweet

moving onto green, i was surprised at how much... less of an asshole he was than i remembered? like dont get me wrong, he's definitely got a few moments where he's nasty to red for no reason in the beginning. but overall he's really moreso just Prickly, rather than being outwardly antagonistic. most of the time he's just brushing red off and underestimating him, rather than straight-up insulting him

this also plays into the fact that i realized upon this reread green very much reads as autistic to me. he's silent a lot of the time, focused on stats over feelings, and doesnt even attempt to mask when he doesnt like someone or something. he's very upfront with how he feels which comes across as cold/mean (and im not saying that's NOT what it is, but a lot of the time i think he's just reacting honestly without necessarily meaning to be rude. tho since he doesnt rlly like red and thats who he's usually interacting with, most of the time it IS probably meant to be rude lol)

also there's instances of him not rlly getting social cues/sarcasm. like literally this moment i put above, red goes "back to your old obnoxious self i see!" but green doesnt seem to even register that as a jab and just goes "that's right" like bro hes making fun of you 😭

but anyways yes, green was not as actively mean as i remembered him being, and him and red actually start to get along far quicker than i recalled as well! i thought that their enemies/rivals to friends dynamic was very well done, and i think this is best shown in the championship match, which was for sure one of my favorite moments of the whole arc

^ LIKE. OH MY GOD. the way that red and green have both learned from each other and grown bcuz of it by the end of the story. the way they've grown to respect each other and know each other so well. "they've incorporated the best traits of the other into themselves... and they know each other like the back of their own hands!" simon infizero found dead on the floor

i also liked how much the two smiled during the match :) they're having fun! they enjoy battling against each other!! i already talked about this in a separate post but this is a VERY different championship match than the one that occurs between these two in gameverse. and that's ok! even if i find gameverse's version more compelling, both are good and serve different purposes.

gameverse green's character development is jumpstarted BY losing the championship, while here pokespe green has ALREADY undergone character development and this match is used as a vessel for showing that development off. and i really really like it :D

now uh. for something about this climax that i DIDNT like

bro what the fuck was this 😭 professor oak intentionally triggering blue and airing out her trauma in front of thousands in order to "get back" at her for stealing squirtle was really fucking weird and strangely cruel. like listen man ive experienced many different interpretations of oak over the years some good, some very bad, most of them complicated, but even at his worst he would not fucking do this 😭 at least not in my opinion

i really wish that him confronting blue for stealing her starter and giving her the pokedex was under better circumstances..... like imo if they wanted to do this scene with all that and blue talking about her past, they could've easily just. had oak directly confront her about it. if we need to get blue broken down enough to talk about it, then have him start beating her in the battle really badly until she gets mad about it!

or hell, if that wouldnt be enough, have him confront her, she wont open up, so THEN he pulls out the spearow as sort of a last resort. she gets scared and rather than being all weirdly smug like "haha stupid traumatized girl i knew it was you" (ew) have him be GENTLE. have him be like "i know what you've been through blue. i was part of the team that tried to search for you etc etc. all i want is to know why you stole my squirtle" and then she breaks down and goes on her whole spiel.

that would be sooooo much better than what actually happened, and it would make the scene where he finally gives her her own pokedex and she breaks down into tears thanking him feel SO much more earned and actually impactful, rather than just feeling weird. this moment just felt so weirdly cruel and out of character for oak for no reason. and it sucks bcuz i DO like blue's breakdown about how she's from pallet too and wanted to go on her own journey, but the way we get there is just so weird that i cant fully appreciate it.

ok lastly just quick thing, i love how mewtwo is portrayed here :') it's how it should be portrayed!! it's not evil, it's just been through a lot and has a very understandable hatred for humans due to that. i love how red didnt even hesitate in immediately being empathetic to mewtwo and encouraging blaine to show mewtwo kindness and help it have a better life. made me very happy I LOVE YOU MEWTWO

and that's about it!! overall, i really love this first arc. it's definitely a little wacky when it comes to certain worldbuilding stuff, but that's to be expected from something made in the franchise's infancy. u could just do whatever u wanted back then man. and it doesnt even bother me cuz i mean. stuff like the legendary birds fusing into one pokemon is objectively cool as fuck

this arc is really well written when it comes to the overarching threat of team rocket, the characters and their development, everything! truly a delightful read :]

now, it's time for the kantet to finally be completed as i move onto the yellow chapter!!!! ^_^

[avpdgirlfriend]

🥘: also about ur tags i saw on ur answer to the recent ask i sent… yeah that’s pretty familiar to me😭😭😭 (even if it’s off topic) i remember dramatizing a bunch of stuff as a kid and making up the stories’ intensity just to get ppl’s reactions… and then i just Do Not thinks abt it bc i just go… Hm… perhaps I Will Not talk abt it. Maybe

(rambly here, feel free to delete if anything i say bothers u, don’t worry)

also also. it sucks there isn’t a lot of resources to even like talk abt this and my own experiences, bc at the surface it’s only for attention seeking!! but it’s not at all like that. like i desperately just. Want connection and also not for people to leave me, and that also has me like… change what im into / what i like… kind of often, and it just makes me want to punch myself so much; even putting the symptoms into easier terms makes it feels like… Ok Yeah I’m not normal!!!

i often feel like im faking things, but yknow? it just generally sucks bc i won’t be believed! even if im w/ ppl im comfy w/ and see them as friends, I feel like im just deceiving them and being a huuge imposter lol. while im trying to more or less accept that im… not really that great at the whole acceptance thing for myself, i think learning and seeing how much me and other ppl’s experiences overlap in some ways helps me out so so much lol!!! like!! I’m not alone in that sort of feeling if that makes any sense

anyways i hope however u r doing, hope ur doing ok :)!!! cheering u on

omg yeah yeah i mostly didn't realize i could make things up as a kid but i used to just like.. say something and then be like omg u will Never figure it out :3 n then no one cared so i would give clues or just say it so they would pay attention to me and i'd get a reaction..... but i wanted them to be so invested in me they would detective it :/ smh i had to do everything myself . actually i still do this EHEJKFMD & yeah i totally get all of that! :( it's really hard. i actually made this blog mostly to see if people would relate so i could have that connection & feel like i'm not alone... i rlly enjoy when people leave tags expressing in some way that they feel the same or they get it..! it's also bcuz you know like attention haha but the whole thing attention boils down to is wanting to feel valued and loved and connection w people anyways & thank you!!! i hope you're doing good too :-) ♡♡♡♡♡ may u have a day filled w happiness & warmth & people u love complimenting you

[oceanatydes]

hi it is me again . I heard you wanted soft zhongli hcs so hello - I literally just woke up though so these might be a bit scatterbrain MAVJHA not like the way I write is already naturally scatterbrain AHEM ANYWAYS-- I dont simp for zhongli so beaR WITH ME • ok so I see zhongli as more of a father figure to me so- so I like to imagine him holding my hands whenever were going through a crowded part in Liyue harbor because im as small as a 5th grader (I actually got mistaken for a 5th grader once its so sad) and I might get lost in the crowd but height doesn't have anything to do here bcuz im pretty sure most of us are shorter than him like —zhongli is literally a six footer or at least near six feet OKAY IM RAMBLING- I dont know, something about handholding with zhongli makes me melt,, • ZHONGLI IS A CAT PERSON IN MY BOOK, IM MIHOYO AND I SAY ITS CANON —ok but seriously, I feel like he'd go on a tangent about how cats look so elegant and fierce- I don't think he would own one? but he definitely feeds the stray cats around in liyue and I think cats would just naturally like him lmao - I am all over the place help • I hc zhongli to absolutely love telling you stories —like if you're sad he would ask you to sit on his table and offer you a cup of tea and then tell you a happy story or just a story in general to take your mind off of whatever problem you have,, he's so sweet im gonna crY AND AND if you're already in a relationship with him, he would love to hold you in his arms while he rambles, zhongli just loves holding you in general because he is probably really touch-starved and wants any kind of touch from you —please hug him too while you're cuddling, it makes him feel so loved and giddy and it makes him blush too cough cough- I feel like this ask is just me rambling— I dont have any good hcs for him bcuz I see him as a dad TT my friend a.k.a. the biggest zhongli simp I have ever seen cough cough- isn't awake yet so I have to come up with these all by myself, writing this just when I woke up was a bad idea now that I think about it HVSJH but enjoy whatever this is (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑

HELLO DARLING I was hoping you’d pop by ☺️

totally understandable! he’s not everyone’s cup of tea but he’s most certainly a cutie to me 🥺

zhongli gently holding ur hand in his pls,, whether it’s platonic or romantic just feeling the calloused skin and the warmth of his hands

zhongli w cats is so cute and makes sense?? like I never thought of it but I agree. I feel like cats would just visit him wherever he’s staying like they just know lol

ZHONGLI HOLDING ME IN HIS ARMS WHILE HE TALKS PLS MY HEART IM 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭 imagine just gently tracing his features and he stops talking and just leans into the touch bc he hasn’t been touched like that in eons PLS

these hcs were adorable and I don’t mind ur rambles at all so don’t worry! thank u so much for sending these in! they always brighten up my day

[kissesandcream]

this is like my second ask in your inbox, im writing this right after I requested Jean for your minigame LOL but anyways- have smiling kaeya with taroumaru!! :D Bro I miss the good ol' days when we were new players :(( The sole reason why I made my NA account is to witness the start of the game again but it doesn't feel the same anymore😔 but putting the nostalgia stuff aside, the soundtrack in the game is beautiful, one soundtrack that scares me though is when you get near Cuijue Slope and it sounds like a whistle - aaa cuijue slope is alrdy so creepy but that sound makes it worse😭 dang you have a lot of favorite characters, mine are diluc, kaeya, jean, thoma (tohma??), zhongli, yoimiya, hu tao and Bennett bb <33 You can say that I have a slight attraction to the color red hHHHhhH red is a pretty color (*. .)♡ ,,can I just ramble about Zhongli real quick. inhales. I WANT HIM TO BE MY DAD😭 he doesn't even need to be my dad, just a father figure will do TT no bcuz Zhongli would be such a good dad and it makes me happy, I take interest in learning about lore and history stuff and I really want to listen to Zhongli's rambles jsdvshf zhongli pls be my dad ;;; AND THE SAME GOES FOR BENNETT TOO, I want Bennett to be my little brother omg, I'll be in his adventure team,,, ;;

LOOK AT HIM 🥰 kaeya <333 i love him sm <333 he was the first character i built and is currently the only one at level 90 with a crowned talent <333 probably not a good thing at ar 55 and will probably get outbested by kokomi. but he can have it while it lasts <3

no same i have like three accounts made just to experience the opening scene 😭 i remember the osial boss fight and how it literally took me by surprise,,,,, i was really new to the game and didn't really follow it on social media or anything so it was so thrilling

idk if im talking about the same one as you are but the sountrack at wuwang hill is sO EERIE,, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT KJKKJH

i was grinding genshin past midnight one day and i literally had it on mute bc the noise was scaring me so much 😭

yeah i adore an unhealthy amount of people 😃 but HU TAO!! i didnt really feel anything for her when she came out mostly bc i was still salty about not getting xiao but i love her so much !! pls i feel u with the red thing all of the pyro characters are just <333

YES DADLI. I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT HIM TOO JUST. he'd be the BEST at bed time stories and everyone knows bedtime stories are the number one father figure requirement

will they be peaceful bedtime stories? debatable. will they probably be about the numerous things he killed? possibly. bUT STILL

imagine him telling us stories about guizhong :,) bye ill cry if i think about it :,,,)

and bennett!! baby!! i really wanna be his friend, hanging out with him fischl and barbara sounds so fun bc it's fischl being dramatic, bennett getting hurt but not realizing it, and barbara trying to keep everyone alive 😭