#language experts

[valtsv]

self-proclaimed body language "experts" are so frustratingly hilarious because they seem incapable of understanding that people can lie to you

[artistmarchalius]

I had this dumb idea going ‘round in my head so I let it out as a quick comic.

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[hussyknee]

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When this person dies I hope their hell is being stuck in a DMV queue, and when it's finally their turn a taciturn lady at the counter keeps snapping vague instructions at them and waving them away to a different queue. Forever.

[russellius]

— russellisms dictionary

[labelledamesansraisondetre]

Leaving it all in the tags, baby

[canisalbus]

I was going through your art and I love the little detail of machete's tail being in between his legs too signal him being scared or anxious when you draw him feral

Thank you for noticing! :>

[kacievvbbbb]

While I think Garp would be soley responsible for Mihawk’s hair falling out in clumps if they spent any amount of time together

I do think garp and Zoro would get on splendidly. As they are after all the same flavor of person.

any attempt to put all three of them in the same room will give Mihawk ulcers.

Mihawk would comment on their stupidity

Garp would respond “ain’t got to be smart to be a marine” and zoro would raise his glass in salute “ here, here”

And Mihawk’s blood pressure would reach levels previously inaccessible by man.

[tzthrowbacks]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNeEWJGAK/

Remember when the body language expert saw this and said they were unhappy or having a fight based on this 10 seconds clip 😭

they look like two normal human being watching a game and this was also them 2 seconds later :

[silverequation]

looking at all the characters Japanese pronouns made me notice that kid sidekicks in Sonic are either polite/formal or casual/informal to contrast their partner 

Sonic uses ore (casual) and Tails uses boku (polite)

Amy uses atashi (casual) and Cream uses watashi (polite) 

Blaze uses watashi (polite) and Marine uses uchi (casual) (they’re only pair where the sidekick is the casual one)

i don’t know if Surge and Kit have Japanese pronouns yet but Kit speaks very politely (calling Surge ma’am and stuff ) and Surge is the living embodiment of punk rock so she’s hella informal 

Silver uses ore like Sonic but he also calls other people anta like Amy and Rouge do (he be acting like Rouge again) so if Silver got a kid sidekick then they’d be extra polite/formal like Kit and Cream

[jeyneofpoole]

becoming defaultboatgirl historystudent is very fun because if anyone has a question the professor and everyone else in the 75 person auditorium will swivel to me and patiently wait for me to explain the difference between a pirate and a privateer or what a pressgang is and it makes me feel beautiful and special. unfortunately the annoying amateur linguist who sits in front of me had the audacity to be wrong about scurvy and so i had to sit silently stewing in my rage what the fuck do you mean you don’t know what vitamin scurvy is a deficiency in but you raised your hand to answer the question anyway i will kill you. this isn’t a game to me.

[cadillacjohnf1]

They're 5 feet ❌️ centimetres ✅️ apart (because they're not gay)

[ariadnes-elixirs]

What would Oliver smell like? I mean would it be something flowery or woody? I don't know much about scents.

Also what things would describe him? Kinda like a mood board or something 🤞🏻✨

hmmm i imagine the yandere noble boy smelling like vanilla with hints of something flowery and maybe a teensy bit like soil...

oliver enjoys helping in the kitchen and especially loves baking. he would definitely be the type to randomly show up at your door with a basket of fresh baked goods.

i also imagine him smelling slightly flowery or like soil because he helps the gardener at his estate out when he can. hes the third of four children, so he knows he wont be the one inheriting the estate. most of the time when hes not thinking or dreaming about you he just goofs off and spends his time baking or in the garden.

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as for a mood board or things that describe him, i associate him with things like fresh pastries, flowers, and plants. although, he may be sweet, but he is still a yandere, so i also associate him with the darker parts of his hobbies. that could be an oven he used to burn evidence or a gardening spade he used bury his secrets under his flowers.

additionally, i think he would be super into flower language. flowers like rhododendrons, forget-me-nots, red asters, and heliotropes would be some of his personal favorites.

info about the flowers under the cut!! (+ a couple things he would say)

rhododendrons (top left) - can be associated with elegance, prosperity, protectiveness, but also caution and danger.

forget-me-nots (top right) - remembrance, but also devotion, faithfulness, true love, and fidelity.

red asters (bottom left) - the specific colors of asters all have different meanings, with red asters frequently associated with undying love and devotion.

heliotropes (bottom right) - there are legends about this flower that eventually gave it the meaning of devotion and eternal love

overall, from the outside he comes off as a lovestruck yet kind boy. this is substantiated by hobbies that make him appear more soft and sweet. he does have that darker side though, but he'll make sure you never learn about that, darling.

"hello! sorry for dropping in with late notice, but i just finished baking some fresh pastries! i accidentally made some of your favorite kinds, so i figured i'd give them to you!"

"hm? oh! i'm glad you like the flower i gave you! it's a red aster! asters can have many meanings depending on the color. a red aster means... uh... oh look! those rhododendrons are in bloom!!"

thanks for your ask!! i enjoyed writing it :)

[orangepajamas]

their kids-

their kids are getting along-

[iguessweallcrazyithinktho]

Luigi not putting his head down not once as he walked. That's some king shit

[shittalkerxox]

Had a vision of Charles playing violin

Capturing someone's likeness is so hard 😭 like I'm happy with how it turned out, but it just doesn't look like Charles to me someone help