#just throw me to the wolves

[uncle-fruity]

Y'all know that "trans men don't suffer from significant oppression" is just the logical end point of the TERF belief that trans men transition to escape misogyny & sexism, right? Like, y'all realize how bullshit that is, right? That when you downplay and ignore and make assumptions about the experiences of trans men that you're just doing the work of transphobes who want to prove that we're "escaping" oppression to become oppressors. And surely that is not the hill you want to die on? Surely you care about trans people and have enough understanding of transphobia to know that you shouldn't take TERF talking points at face value and uncritically adopt them into your worldview, RIGHT? Surely you understand that oppression relies heavily on misrepresenting the group it's targeting and that the best way to combat that is to actually listen directly to the members of that group and get to know them as individuals, RIGHT? Surely you wouldn't shout down the throats of the trans men while they’re trying to speak on their pain and the effects of systemic oppression on their livelihood, RIGHT? RIGHT???

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[courtmartialme]

I have a question. Also, you're my favorite Royai artist (the characters as individuals and together). You've mentioned that you consider Riza autistic many times, but have you ever given your support for why you think that? I'm just curious what your thoughts are.

comparing to my own experience but it's common to see autistic people be taken as uninterested and rude for being unexpressive and blunt. so it's mainly about riza being presented as stoic and somewhat scary but gradually being shown she's very kind and fun and even makes bad jokes with a straight face (it's so moe........) but is bad at expressing that, which makes both other characters and viewers think she's always annoyed and no-fun when that's not true.. it's so important to me

she also barely understands other people's feelings and takes things too literally, or say things out loud you probably shouldn't

like at the hughes' funeral scene when roy says it's raining and riza's immediate reaction is to go "it's not??" LOL or when roy is coming up with problems as excuse to not fight ed in flame vs fullmetal and riza very promptly solves them...! it's all very Autism to me.. my mom works for arakawa and she told me it's true

basically:

(i haven't watched brotherhood in so long but i'm like 80% sure these panels i used are all scenes that didn't make it into the anime which is why i'm an avid brotherhood hater and you should read the manga)

[happyk44]

Jason: I'm sorry, my dad tried to do what to you?

Nico:

Nico: Nothing. I didn't say anything.

Percy, climbing in through the window: HE SAID THAT HE TRIED TO KILL HIM WHEN HE WAS A KID!

Nico: Oh my God, Percy, where the fuck did you come from?

Percy: From outside, obviously.

Percy, uncapping Riptide: Anyway, Jason, would you like to come with me to embark on a quest to kill your dad?

Nico: Percy, no!

[t4tadrienette]

"Just... slightly damaged"

A screenshot redraw from the special

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

having sensory problems is tough because how to i tell my stepdad that i want to throw a brick at him for having a snack in the same room as me-

[carefulfears]

top 5 Skinner line deliveries?

agent scully......if i'm carrying marilyn monroe's purse.......do you assume that i slept with JFK?

(with mulder in a headlock) are we FINISHED, agent mulder? are we DONE? we're DONE.

we're not even yet, boy. (shaking krycek by the back of his jacket like a cat)

i know mulder. he'd get to a phone and call first. he wouldn't do anything crazy. (silently withers under the glare scully is giving him) ....not overly crazy.

agent mulder, that's enough. i don't want to hear another WORD out of you. (5 seconds later: forced to check mulder into a psych ward)

[svtskneecaps]

here's how it goes:

everyone spends valentine's day in DEEP denial. tubbo isn't dead, he CAN'T be. when they die they come back, that's how it is, how it's ALWAYS been. the island is hell but at least fatalities don't stick, except in specific cases and all of them in the same white shells. of course philza jokes, he's thinking about tubbo, he can't stop. he's expecting tubbo to jump out at any moment, he's expecting to go to fobo and see tubbo hidden in the basement throwing darts at a picture of fit and pac looking at each other, he's expecting to go back to the dungeon and the body is gone (he hopes). tubbo's not dead. he can't die. none of them can, just the eggs.

(it never takes this long to come back; he knows something is wrong)

here's how it goes:

tubbo tells the kids "i'm on my last life." the eggs have always had lives. i don't think some of them have ever understood that the players have infinite chances, with their insistence on protecting their caretakers from deaths like their caretakers do for them, charging back into the eye worker war, refusing to back out of a dangerous dungeon before their parents do, wanting to protect. i don't know if they understand that to the players, death is like spit in the face: unpleasant, sure, but no big deal.

tubbo tells the kids "i'm on my last life" and of course they believe him. death is their constant companion, no more than two doors down. some eggs are used to it being a breath away.

here's how it goes:

tubbo is dead. the children mourn him. the players are scared. defiant. they always are. who among them has died? dan, missing; spreen, gone; maximus... well there was no body, no announcement, surely-

(how long did it take pierre to accept it? to realize it? to take down the missing person posters? not a day. not a day.)

juanaflippa died and there was a court case to save her. bobby died and the whole server journeyed to save him. when is the last time the players have taken death lying down?

here's how it goes:

tubbo dies, and he dies unloved (fit's arm is stretched out to save him). he dies without purpose (sunny is there, she's waiting, she knows he won't move). he dies and no one cares (chayanne refuses to leave, his godfather, he failed his-)

here's how it goes:

the valentine's party is so loud but too quiet. there's a name in the air, even when no one is saying it

"wow sure is good tubbo isn't here" phil says (he's said this before, he'll say it again, but isn't it strange how many times? perhaps even he doesn't believe it. perhaps he's trying to convince himself.)

here's how it goes:

a creature with too many faces comes. it tells them the truth they won't face. tubbo is gone.

quesadilla island says, "not for long"

[yardikins]

I present my ”Not canonically stated to be Force-sensitive but there are things in canon I think are hinting to it so i say they are” duo

[shannonsketches]

an incomplete list of animals i'd like to see utilized in gerudo valley + canyon + desert + highlands

[smallsies]

arthur and john reach the end, eventually. it’s not easy—was never easy, in all truth, but they manage and they come out the other side, alive with more than just a few cuts and bruises. everything is over, they're safe, nothing is chasing them. and then arthur says, “john, you can finally have your own body,” because that was always the goal, wasn’t it? john isn’t going to live in arthur’s head forever. john isn’t going to live in arthur’s head forever and. well. john doesn’t even know what he wants anymore. not that—not being separated from arthur, the one who taught him hurt and love and humanity and—he can't lose him.

john has never been inclined to selfishness. not since he was a god, at the very least. and once he and arthur were, by any definitions of the word, friends, everything he had done was always for arthur. to keep arthur safe. to make sure arthur was okay. beyond that, john's self-preservation was an often-forgotten piece of the puzzle. and he was fine with that—it wasn't a concern, and he was an inhabitant of arthur's body after all, so it was only natural that arthur remained john's highest priority.

now arthur wants to separate them. john is beginning to doubt his ability to go along with this. arthur wants to separate them and john is terrified of losing the only person he's ever had but he exists for arthur and how could he ever say no to him and—and he can't lose him. john is not proud of himself for sabotaging the ritual. they only had one chance, and it's gone now, and john and arthur are one and they always will be. he begs for arthur's forgiveness even as he cannot forgive himself for what he did, even out of misguided love.

maybe he has never been one for anger before but now arthur is hot. the smoke from the fires john started doesn't burn out as he refuses to talk to john for weeks, existing in a silence that john wishes he could forget. arthur stares into the mirror when they're getting ready for bed the first night; john can't help but see every fragment of bitterness, of hurt and betrayal and regret and i'm sorry i ever trusted you. you destroyed everything i love and you will not stop haunting me. why did you do this to me (why did you do this to us). maybe arthur never forgives him, maybe they never move on from this, but john never has to face the possibility of losing arthur. he will never have to be alone again.

[thousand-winters]

I think it's hilarious how the story mode tries to make the summoner appear so cool and respectable and make them give others meaningful moments and make them go "I figured out what it is to have people you cherish thanks to them" and all that...

And then in the Day in the Life manga, the summoner is just a huge dumbass. Brain exploded trying to make a good strategy levels of empty-head, they're just going around being the silliest person ever and making the Askr royals judge™

The duality of a summoner

[the-owl-tree]

Oh god, I didn't even consider the idea of Dovewing dying in Ivypool's SE. And while Dovewing is becoming more loved, I can absolutely see the editors/writing team deciding to kill her off because of the constant hate she got- and she HAS Birchkit who could become the next ShadowClan POV if that happened too. I think the worst possible option is Squirrelflight dying both for manpain with Bramblestar and so Ivypool, being acting deputy struggles with whether or not she wants to be leader, and Dovewing dying just so we feel sorry for her. I think I'd genuinely stop paying attention to ASC if they're killed off for drama lol, unless like Ivypool gets Dovewing killed because of her rash actions and finally has to deal with the consequences of her behavior. THAT at least could be interesting and a good reason for her to doubt her ability to lead when her hot headedness got Dovewing killed, buuuuuuut given that even after she interfered with sending a rescue party for SkyClan the Erins/narrative coddle her and have everyone forgive her and justify her actions? Even if she straight up gets Dovewing killed, I can already see the book bending backwards to defend her and people acting like it's Dovewing's fault. 💀

Tigerheart and Ivypool mean nothing to me without Dovewing, even Shadowsight and Lightleap being her kids is what elevates them for me. She's just That Good. If they kill her off I'm throwing rocks!!!! I feel like they wouldn't but, you know, they have a pretty blatant disregard for their female characters and you can't be sure -_- I especially don't want her to be thrown to the meat grinder for Ivypool's arc of all things, she already has a dead daughter we don't need more mince meat relatives!!!!

AVOS!Ivypool is so frustrating, like the books have always been awful about the code stringent characters that it peddles out. People's reactions to her in Tigerheart's Shadow drove me NUTS she is not being rational, she is being controlling and petty! THAT'S BAD WHY ARE YOU SAYING SHE'S RIGHT. Characters who are controlling and needy and petty are so good....but the narrative has to play into that, it has to acknowledge it to be fun to read. Ivypool clinging onto her sister would be fun if the text didn't want to constantly remind me how noble and loving she really is because of the code or whatever. I know the two technically reconciled but like. come on.

Seeing as how I still have to wade through "Dovewing abandoned her" takes, we must band together and fight for her tooth and nail to protect her.

[hollowsart]

Octomedes, small but knowing in the bg: 💕

[suppenzeit]

fuck it. hits them with the furry beam

below are explanations for why i chose the species i did

Solas - Wolf, because he's the. He's the Dread Wolf.

Varric - American badger. Badgers usually live in burrows, and are short and stocky! Chose American badgers for their shorter faces.

Cassandra - Nearly entirely inspired by Karelian Bear Dogs, because I think a hunting dog is a good fit for someone from a family of dragon hunters

Cullen - A German Shepherd or Malinois type dog. Breeds often used as guard and police dogs

Leliana - Red fox, for obvious reasons (she's a redhead and sneaky. like foxes)

Josephine - Deer, I used marsh deer as a main inspo tho. Friend suggested a bird and that would've really fit but birds aren't always the most expressive, sadly. Why's she a deer? Vibes.

Dorian - Caracal, because caracals look fancy and like warm environments. He's my favorite to draw can you tell.

Sera - A lynx of sorts. Honestly this one was just vibes too

Cole - Jackrabbit. Because they're lanky and have unnerving stares. Also I think the ridiculous ears would match his hat. :)

Iron Bull - I think this is obvious. Kinda wanted to do something else just as a bit but bulls really do just fit him!

Blackwall - Markhor. At first I wanted a bear but bears are a bit too round and bulky to fit him, and I also wanted his beard in there naturally.

Vivienne - Melanistic serval. Again, just vibes. Was also considering a leopard, since they're also regal, but I wanted her headpiece shape in there.

and lastly, Felix - Dobermann mix of sorts. This is also just vibes but it's also because the thingies on his dads hood remind me of cropped dobermann ears.

(Hukka is of course a wolf as well. it wouldn't be right to make him any other animal)