#kind of. this is very mild

[sketchz]

guess who speedran the game in 2 days and completely wrecked their sleep schedule

[northstarscowboyhat]

can we grown up frisk?

The kids all grown up...

(do not tag as ship)

[0nlyhere4phil]

isn't he gorgeous

x

[transmothman69]

Random Aventurine Headcanons

Just a quick disclaimer; these are just my opinions and are not canon in any way, so don't take them too seriously 😭

Now, have a handful of my Aventurine HCs. There's 10 of them, and they're just general ones, nothing too angsty or heavy aside from mentions of his past (also, look how perfect he is. I love this pic.)

1. He loves caffeine and its effects but not the bitter flavor of coffee or espresso, so he's always rolling up to work with one of those really sweet specialty drinks.

He's also constantly changing what drink he orders, so no one can ever predict what he's going to show up with. Sometimes, he makes his employees concerned because he'll just be sipping on this bright, radioactive looking drink with a shit ton of espresso in it (kinda like the shamrock macchiato from dunkin).

2. He loves giving/making gifts to people he cares about. For people like clients, business partners, and "friends," he gives them gifts like credits, expensive sweets, just polite catch-all gifts that have no real thoughts or consideration behind them; things that everyone would like. He doesn't really find joy in giving these gifts.

However, for people he truly cares about, he will listen to every word they say in order to deduce the best possible gift. Since the Sigonia link rope states that the Avgins were meticulous craftsmen (I'm assuming that if they made the Knots of Cyclicality so well, then their craftsmanship didn't stop there), I also think that Aventurine would try his hand at making things for people if he's especially close to them. I think he would get kinda nervous when actually giving the gifts, though (especially if it's something he made himself). I feel like he's insecure and doubts himself a lot when it comes to his close relationships.

3. Aventurine has a sleeper build. That man is way stronger than people give him credit for. He had to kill the other slaves in the labyrinth with only the chains around his wrists while he was most likely malnourished, dehydrated, and wounded in order to prove his luck. Adrenaline can only do so much, so I highly doubt he's weak by any means.

I think people around Aventurine- much like a majority of the fandom- perceive him as physically weak when he's not using his cornerstone, since he's not that tall and he doesn't appear well-built. Others probably get surprised when they see him use a lot of strength because of this.

4. He's a very hard worker, and he's prone to overworking himself, especially if something is upsetting him. He's very good at hiding when something is bothering him due to his past, but when he starts working a ton of overtime, it becomes easy to tell. He does this to tire himself out so he can avoid thinking about whatever troubles him, and he usually continues on this path until he burns himself out and is forced to confront what's upsetting him.

5. He sucks at driving and doesn't enjoy it at all. He likes car rides, feeling the wind through his hair, and just vibing while listening to music, but he hates being the driver. He has his license, but he doesn't like using it, so he either uses public transport or hired a driver just so he can get around without the inconvenience of driving.

He also really hates traffic. He already doesn't like standing in line, so traffic is way worse to him because he can't just pay people in the other cars to let him cut in front of them.

6. He's good with kids. I think he's one of those people who are like, "Kids are fine, I guess," but then he interacts with children, and all of them absolutely love him. He's gentle with them, plays with them if they want, and only really scolds them if they do something that could get them hurt. He also treats them with respect, like actual people, instead of just extensions of their parents to order around. I think his dynamic with kids is similar to how his sister treated him when she was still alive, so interacting with children is bittersweet for him because it brings back memories.

7. He's the messiest sleeper in the cosmos. Aventurine tosses and turns, snores, drools on the pillow, and always wakes up to at least one corner of his fitted sheet popped off. Half the time, if he falls asleep using his phone, it gets so tangled in his sheets that he has to pull the blankets off of the bed and shake them until his phone falls out. If he's sharing a bed with someone and trusts them enough to fall into a deep sleep, they are 100% getting accidentally slapped, kicked, or partially laid on.

8. He's very fidgety. Sitting still makes him feel restless, so he's always doing something to move around. He paces in his office, plays with his coin, clicks pens, bounces his leg, and taps his foot. Trying to sit quietly in a room with him would be a nightmare unless he's occupied, focused on something, or just really tired.

The only thing that tends to properly ground him and make him calm down enough to stay still is physical touch, but that's a double-edged sword. Due to his past, a touch from the wrong person can be problematic, and there's not many that he trusts enough to touch or soothe him, so he doesn't usually reach a state of calmness and stillness.

9. He has a lot of impulsive and intrusive thoughts. These range from impulsive and harmless things like going on an online shopping spree or dying the tips of his hair to more intrusive and potentially dangerous ideas, like shoving his hand in a pot of boiling water, hurting himself in other ways, or harming others.

His impulsive thoughts don't bother him too much, but the intrusive ones nag at him a lot even though he knows they're not his fault.

10. He wishes he had the opportunity to go to college and have a formal education. He knows he could've done it if he had the privilege and the opportunity, but that was never afforded to him, so he tries not to dwell on it.

He doesn't even know if he would choose to go to college if he had the chance, doesn't know what major he would pick or what extracurricular stuff he would do, but he wishes it had been an option. It ties back to how he wonders how life would've turned out for him if he had any semblance of normalcy- a stable home planet, a living family, the chances and opportunities that people in less oppressive situations had been given-, but he always just pushes those thoughts aside and refuses to consider them, knowing it wasn't a possibility for him and never would be.

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I hope you guys enjoyed my thoughts! These headcanons are dedicated to @mysteriaqueen who encouraged me to post these. I would've just forgotten about this app if it wasn't for this kind stranger. I hope these live up to your expectations :)

God, I haven't written anything like this in years. I really hope these are good 😭

[sunlight-shunlight]

my personal headcanon is that after flemythal uses the well's power on my lavellan for the first time, it sort of forcibly readjusts her accent when speaking elvhen, from "reasonably fluent modern dalish" to "crisply upper-class ancient arlathan". and she doesn't actually notice this at the time, bc by the time it happens, she's already Experienced Crestwood, and doesn't speak elvhen often otherwise.

but the next time she talks to solas and drops in a word or phrase in (stilted and unhappy) conversation, he very much does notice the shift, and feels a sense of palpable horror that she's already been a bit changed.

[eternalflowershipping]

Started working on a new fic ^.^

[asurrogateblog]

The Syd Poll

the topic of this poll is one that is frequently avoided in the pink floyd fandom, but inevitably one we all consider – our individual views on what we think caused syd's psychological struggles (and by extension, led to his departure from the band). I think that – at least in this neighborhood of tumblr – this is a conversation we are capable of having in a way that is civil, nuanced, and at least minimally disrespectful to syd.

So, to help facilitate this, here are some ground rules:

let's all assume we have a mutual understanding of the complexities of this. syd could never actually be reduced down to a poll, and all of our viewpoints are limited in various ways

the poll options just serve as just a conversation starter, and responses are not necessarily a statement of absolute beliefs

feel free to discuss as much or as little of your own perspective as you feel comfortable sharing.

in the case that debates break out, please try to assume good intent – and also demonstrate it (unless, for instance, someone is being blatantly insulting beyond a misunderstanding that needs correcting)

please do NOT vote if you are not actually a pink floyd fan with at least basic knowledge about what we're talking about here.

The options I've included below are not meant to be exhaustive, they are simply the "theories" that I have seen most commonly circulated. I have also decided not to include combinations. I'm fairly sure we'd all agree multiple factors were involved. Rather than make the poll too complicated, I ask you to instead select the one that you think is the "most" important to your viewpoint, and clarify further in your tags/comments as you wish.

so. here we go.

READ BEFORE VOTING ^^^^

(note of correction: "late-onset schizophrenia" should just be "schizophrenia". the typical timeline for onset of symptoms is late adolescence/early adulthood, so syd would've been well within that period at the time)

[diddlesnap]

joniss for the soul

[merlins-strawberriesandroses]

Freylin lovers… all four of you out there…. please talk to me abt them. I will love u forever

[cosmogyros]

That moment when you have to let people be wrong about you because correcting them would make you seem like an unbearable show-off

I was at a bookstore with a friend the other day and I was looking at a book in German that I was interested in buying, but then I saw that it was a translation and had originally been written in French

I commented idly to my friend "Sometimes I don't buy a book because it's a translation and I always prefer to read in the original language when possible" and she said in an agreeing-with-me way, "Yeah it would make more sense to read it in English"

and I realized she assumed I meant English when I said "original language"

but I couldn't bring myself to say "Yeah, or French or Dutch or Spanish or Italian or Portuguese or one of the other languages I read..." because like. who says that kind of thing.

[tophatcats]

oc / adopted character sketch stuff. Pose ref for first piece is by @/adorkastock

[m0ns00n53]

Snippet from Day 7 (with pic of my own UG collection for a visual😉)

Mac leaned back in his seat, stretching his arms behind him and feeling deeply satisfied. It had taken some doing, but he’d finally found the guy. Four years and Vidal Ruiz still had that same crappy little Ford pick-up, was still using it to prowl the streets of Panama seeking out unwitting tourists. Or, otherwise bad-ass secret agents all too eager to be trapped by their own touristy impulses—

“Maaaaaac!”

Whose daughter-figures were intent on tormenting them. Mac let out a groan, shutting his laptop as heavy boots thumped closer and closer to his study. “Come on, Riles.”

“Save me, hoss!” Jack burst backwards through the doorway, brandishing his handheld Geiger counter like a shield. “She’s gonna kill us all!”

Riley’s voice floated after him, more sugary-sweet than Mac had ever heard from her. “Awww, what’s wrong, big guy—”

“Nope!” Jack had already backed up all the way to where Mac was sitting, free hand splayed across him in a protective barrier. “Just stay behind me, kid,” he muttered, staring wide-eyed at the sound of her approaching footsteps. “She ain’t comin’ near us with her…glowy-mutant tomfoolery.”

Link to the whole thing!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63577723

@rosies-writealong I’m being super inconsistent with posting on here specifically, because I feel…shy? I dunno, AO3 is nice and familiar I guess😅 and it’s easier to reblog than to post one’s own work. It’s also easier to post fluff than to post angst…there’s probably some interesting (to me) psychology behind this…..

[andy-clutterbuck]

TWD - Inside 8x07

[peargreen-jellybean]

making a cute little fic, still in the pining, soft morons category tho. also! i will be posting some writing snippets that i cut from several fics bc they didn’t fucking fit but i like them still

T-Rating bc it’s just gonna be fluffy pining with Logan being a shit and swearing

[moregraceful]

many things i have been keeping under wraps at work, such as pronouns, but also, very critically, age. bc i got that ageless mixed race asian swag where i am very clearly not an undergrad but also??? they just don't know. and it WHIPS and it is so funny to ME because all the managers and shift supervisors are like damn this girl in her mid-twenties is so easy to talk to, it's like talking to a peer. surprise bitch i'm older than you. and maybe this means i'm performing psychological experiments on cis men, but i am ngl if i hand you a two page resume that you don't read, it is simply none of MY business if you think i am in my mid-20s. they are going to be so mad when they find out lmao

[rimouskis]

FINALLY READ A GOOD BOOK everybody rejoice