#ken the maine

[fully-functioning-pigeon]

People getting upset about Ken being just Ken in this movie clearly never experienced Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. That show is basically a precursor to the new movie in the way that it shows the dynamic of Barbie and Ken pretty well. Barbie is the main character, Barbie is everything. And Ken’s stumbling over his own feet trying to be there for her however he can. Not obsessively, not creepily, just golden retriever himbo energy. Ken was never, by any means marketed to young boys, or intended to represent men. He was there to be by Barbies side in all her wacky adventures.

[kagooleo]

the gangs all here!!!

[solarockk]

13 year old tea

designs // first meeting

shiny duo pokemon au "Pokémon’s Shiny Jewels Sun&Moonstone" by @wyvernspirit and I

[blvvdk3ep]

it's been one of these days

[orengejoshi]

Paperhatober Day 3: Asleep

[mochasucculent]

Becoming a certified Dandadan enjoyer

+ dumb comic under the cut

[smollsmule]

small comfort cool down with the boys ft. one of my favourite shots from the show

[ghostedtea]

sees armour sketches <3

[indigoseijin]

My hope with Ultraman Rising is that ppl be willing to give the rest of the series a shot bc my dude Ken is not a unique case!! So many of these men are SAD and STRUGGLING but TRYING THEIR BEST, bunch of SOPPING WET CATS!!!

Mebius's first episode closes with Ryu crying his heart out and punching the ground calling Mebius an idiot, it's great

[sillysquid11]

the main thing i love in scott pilgrim takes off is the extra emphasis on the evil exes. in the comic they're essentially just plot devices for scott and ramona's character arcs. forcing them to confront each other's past mistakes and all that, with some fun bits of characterization here and there, and that's all well and good. but in takes off, they take a HARD 180 and basically make the exes the star of the show for the majority, showing their personalities in more detail, emphasizing how ramona hurt them, giving them their own mini character arcs, and it's GLORIOUS. also they're just funny little guys in their own right matthew is a theater kid. lucas doesn't give a shit about anything and just wants to skateboard. todd is gay and pining for wallace. roxie walks out of the plot of her own accord while singing the hamster dance. the katayanagi twins become bros with scott and help him with a dumbass time travel plot. gideon goes from pathetic in a creepy incel way to pathetic in an endearing wet cat way, and gets to hatch evil schemes with julie powers. it's fun.

[wigglebox]

Suptober - Day 31 || Trick or Treat

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“Come on Barbie, let’s go trick o treating!”

ALL DONE with this year’s Suptober!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for this past month!

I will make an updated post about revisions before the lineart from this month is released to download and color yourselves.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND HAPPY SUPTOBER! 🧡🎃💚💙🥳

[hakucho-art]

This is, like, the third or fourth time (if not MORE) that I see a person apologize for talking about touken, showing enjoyment in the ship or needing to give some clarification. I know I'm not the only one who feels like the TG Tumblr space carries a negative atmosphere towards touken and it honestly kills my mood to post on here.

It also saddens me to see people show love for them so hesitantly. Like you're in the wrong for doing so. Like it's stupid. Like it's silly and unreasonable. Like it's almost shameful. Idk! That's how posting on here and see other people talk about them and acting ashamed about liking them makes me feel!

For how much TG tumblr advertises to be a welcoming space, I don't feel welcomed at all and more like just tolerated.

[oosey0]

mizisua

[slocumjoe]

Anyway do you ever think about how piper is given weight in the main plot only to be shoved into a ditch to make way for Nick Valentine Synth Detective, who has large presence in the main plot + a personal quest + a whole ass DLC

[orengejoshi]

i really like your art! it makes me happy to see you post and i love how you draw flug and black hat :D

thank you so much😭🥺 and it makes me happy to hear that I make others happy, we're in an endless transaction of happiness here

I wish I had smth for you

how about this stimmy little Flug, have I posted this here before?

[still-breathing-au-p3r]

At first it’s just an unexpectedly early but otherwise normal visit from Aki– boxing practice had been canceled last-minute for whatever reason, leaving Aki free to come pester him as soon as classes ended. As the date of their last mission creeps closer and closer, Aki makes sure to keep him up to date on their progress through Tartarus. 

Shinjiro doesn’t know why he bothers. It’s nice to know, but it’s not like telling him any of this will make a difference. He won’t be there for the final battle, and after that, Tartarus and the Dark Hour will just be unpleasant memories and it won’t matter anymore. 

Still. It’s kind of sweet that Aki wants to keep him posted on everything, even if all he can do is sit here uselessly. Plus he gets to hear about blackmail-worthy mishaps like Junpei getting charmed and attempting to serenade one of the shadows they’d been fighting.

Aki describes the latest dead end they’ve encountered, and the strange note that had been left for them to find there. It’s weird, Shinjiro thinks, that there’s still more of the tower that they can’t get to, even though there’s only one big shadow left. 

Then again, the idea that they needed to get to the top of Tartarus had only ever been a guess, hadn’t it? Hell, the idea that Tartarus was the source of the Dark Hour was just a guess too. If getting rid of the twelve big shadows would get rid of the Dark Hour, then they were probably the source. Maybe the tower had only ever been a scar left over from the explosion that had started this whole mess.

And it’s not like the damn thing followed any kind of logic, anyway. Stupid to expect it to come to a nice and tidy end, probably.

He’s about to run this line of thought by Aki, but he’s distracted by the sound of shuffling coming from the doorway. His door is open right now, if nothing else so people won’t have to knock if he gets more visitors. The last person he’s expecting to see is standing there. 

It’s Amada. 

This is the first time Shinjiro’s seen him since… Well. Since the obvious. He immediately zeroes in on Amada’s left ear. The actual scars are pale and faint, but the knuckle sized chunk of empty space that interrupts its shape is impossible to miss.

His chest feels like it’s been packed with ice, his lungs frozen solid. He can’t even cough. 

Aki seems equally shocked. Clearly Amada hadn’t told him that he’d be stopping by–  for one thing, Aki would for sure have given Shinjiro a heads-up if he’d known. Amada looks about as surprised to see Aki as Aki is to see him– he had probably thought that Aki would still be at practice right now.

Between the three of them, it’s Aki who gets his shit together enough to speak first.

He says it in the same ‘don’t worry you’re not in trouble’ tone he used to use with skittish new kids at the orphanage.

He comes into the room mostly as a technicality, just barely inching over the threshold and sidling along the wall beside the door. It’s not like Shinjiro can really blame him for his nerves.

God, it is weird to hear that tone in Aki’s voice how it sounds now, instead of how it sounded back when it was still a coin flip whether it would crack or not.

Amada continues to worry about it. His eyes flick between Shinjiro and the floor, then Aki and the floor, then to Shinjiro again. He looks like he’s two seconds away from bolting.

He wonders if his attempt to sound casual sounds as forced and fake as it feels. 

Aki makes eye contact with him, frowns so slightly that probably only Shinjiro or Kirijo could pick up on the expression– a question. Shinjiro gives a nod so small that, again, only Aki or Kirijo would notice it– an answer.

Amada doesn’t look that much more sure of himself once Aki’s left the room, but he at least peels away from the wall a little bit. Shinjiro waits for a few moments to see if he’ll say anything, but he ends up having to break the silence himself.

Amada gnaws on his lower lip, his brows pinched together so hard that it looks like it hurts. Shinjiro can’t say he knows what the kid is thinking, but he knows what’d be on his mind if their roles were reversed:

Why would you be worried about me? How could you even stand to be?

Shinjiro is the one to speak up again.

He does not want to ask this next question, doesn’t even want to look at that particular elephant in the room. But he knows he has to.

The kid cringes in on himself, sucking air through his teeth.

He promised Aki– and himself– that he was done running away from the past, done wishing to forget things no matter how painful. But if there’s anything he would make an exception for, it’s that. If he’d known that Amada had planned on following him to the grave…

Then what? What could he have done differently?

Fucking hell. It was bad enough hearing it from Yamagishi, but this– He feels sick. Amada’s expression is open and earnest and Shinjiro doesn’t deserve it. He’d actually rather be shot again.

Another funeral-shroud silence falls over them. Amada scuffs his shoes against the floor and opens his mouth, then closes it. He does it again, and a third time, looking increasingly distressed. Shinjiro sighs.

He says it as gently as possible, but Amada still hunches in on himself and looks like he’s done something wrong.

Amada blinks hard and slinks out of the room without another word. Aki returns a moment later, concern plain on his face.