#like a strange coincidence
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raddestrose Ā· 4 months ago
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somebody sedate me, I just discovered that Iā€™ve been confidently referring to Link Click as Clink Link for months
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the-moogs Ā· 4 months ago
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marlene loves when her gay aunts babysit her šŸŽ€
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pipperoo Ā· 2 months ago
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kinda obsessed with the fact that grace isnā€™t in ā€œgo go nighthawks.ā€ the person that came up with the whole plan to get back at max and to chop up and hide his body, is the one student that doesnā€™t reap the benefits from it.
her saying ā€œmama iā€™m curedā€ only after she saw ghost max in her dream and thought he wasnā€™t sexy at all just shows how nothing changed for her after max died. it took that dream for her to move on. and it shows that those feelings were all grace and not actually maxā€™s fault. (he certainly didnā€™t help, but he never made her have that fantasy)
iā€™m so curious about how those two weeks were for her
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fishofthewoods Ā· 7 months ago
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Oh my god I woke up this morning and my Stardew Valley meta post had almost 150 notes????? Hello?????????? Anyways I started writing this last night because @moon-is-pretty-tonight left nice tags on the original so thank you so much!!
We know from the starting scenes of the game that the farmer's grandfather loved Stardew Valley. So why did he leave? Pelican Town is a good place to grow old; George and Evelyn are just fine. It's a fine place to raise a kid, but maybe he just wanted to raise his child closer to real schools and other children.
Or maybe, just maybe, he understood.
Was there a day when he was in his thirties where he looked at his friends and realized they weren't like him? That he could run faster than them, work longer, explore deeper into the hidden places of the valley?
Was there a day when he went to the wizard to ask him for help, for knowledge if nothing else? Did he learn then that his family was different? Special? Chosen? And how did he react? He couldn't possibly raise a child in the valley if they would be as strange and fey as him. He had to leave. There was no other way.
But years later, on his deathbed, did he regret that choice?
Is that why he gave the farmer the letter?
Is that why they went back home?
When the farmer steps off the bus that first day, the valley is still on the cusp of winter, just barely tipping over into spring. The flowers are starting to bloom, but a chill still hangs in the air. As soon as the farmer's boots touch the soil there's a change. The air gets warmer. The trees get greener. Not by too much, not all at once, but it changes.
The junimos watch the farmer as they do their work. They're new to farming, but take to it with frightening speed; their first batch of crops is perfect. None of the townsfolk tell them that parsnips don't normally grow in less than a week, that cauliflowers don't grow to be ten feet tall, that fairies don't visit when the sun goes down and grow potatoes and beans and tulips overnight. The junimos talk amongst themselves in their strange, wild language, and agree: this is the one. They're back. The valley recognizes its own, even when they've left for a generation. The farmers have come home.
Things change fast in the valley. The community center, empty and decrepit for so many years, is rejuvenated. (Lewis says it was abandoned only a few weeks after the farmer's grandfather left. Strange coincidence, he says, that it both came and went with the farmer's family.) The mines and the quarry, similarly abandoned, are explored for the first time in ages. The town becomes cleaner, brighter, more vibrant, happier.
And it is happier. Not just the environment, but the people. It's the talk of the town for weeks when Haley does her first closet purge. Leah's art show in the town square is a huge success. Shane's smiling for the first time since he moved to the valley. All of them, when asked, say it's all thanks to the farmer.
People love to ask why Lewis didn't fix the community center on his own. Why Willy never repaired the boat to ginger island. Why Abigail or Marlon never went down to fix the elevator in the mines, or why Clint didn't fix the minecarts.
But isn't it so much more interesting to ask how those things were there in the first place? How they got so broken down? If the stories the townspeople tell are true, the valley was once a beautiful place, flourishing and full of life; why did that change? When did it change?
Was it when the farmer's grandfather, the locus of the valley, its chosen representative, left town?
And if so, what happens when the farmer comes back?
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carnivalcarriondiscarded Ā· 1 year ago
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looking very closely at the website neighborhood and here's some little things i noticed (plus some overthinking & flower symbolism):
~ the only butterflies on the "map" are the ones outside of Frank's house, and the single one outside of Eddie's.
~~ i think the flowers outside of Eddie's are either hyacinths or lavender. given that the flowers are different colors, they're probably hyacinths. which is a Fascinating choice to me, because hyacinths can symbolize regret, devotion (especially beyond death), love, forgiveness, and jealousy - depending on the flower color. Eddie has light blue, dark blue, and purple. The butterfly is landing on the purple one (sorrow, mourning, forgiveness, regret, devoted love).
~~ its also Fascinating because the myth behinds hyacinths is about the greek god Apollo and his (male) human lover, Hyacinthus. they were playing discus (metal frisbee). Apollo threw the discus too hard, and it bounced back and hit Hyacinthus, killing him. devastated, Apollo grew the hyacinth flower from Hyacinthus' spilled blood. SO THE FACT THAT EDDIE, GAY PUPPET EDDIE, HAS HYACINTH FLOWERS OUTSIDE THE POST OFFICE IS UM. INCH RESTING!
~~ (also also in the myth, Apollo wanted to rescind his immortality to join Hyacinthus in his death. and in an alternate version of the myth, Hyacinthus was technically murdered, because Zephyrus was jealous that Apollo preferred a mortal over him & purposefully blew the discus off course to strike Hyacinthus. things to think about. yes, in this whole myth metaphor im viewing Eddie as Hyacinthus and Frank as Apollo. do with this what you will)
~ All of the trees in the neighborhood are in the same general style, except for the tree outside of Sally's home, which is a pine tree. i wonder why!
~ the only buildings with second floors are Barnaby's, Frank's, Sally's, and Poppy's homes. rip the "wally falls down the stairs" memes
~ there's a teeny tiny Home in the post office display window
~ Julie's house has quite a lot of heart symbolism. like, a weird amount. an amount to the point where i now have an entire theory around what her role and arc might be. i Will talk about it with minimal prompting.
~ one of the swingset balloons has a happy face balloon with its eyes closed, which stands out to me (and fuels my julie theory)
~ the only neighbors who don't have flowers outside of their buildings are Sally, Julie (disregarding decoration), and Howdy.
~ Poppy has daffodils, which symbolize rebirth, new beginnings, resilience, and hope. however, they have a negative side of selfishness.
~ Barnaby has red, yellow, and blue tulips. red means undying love, admiration, and truth. yellow means "there's sunshine in your smile", joy, happiness, friendship - But it can also mean unrequited love or jealousy. Blue means individuality, trust, and good luck
~~ note that there's a dead/trampled white tulip. white tulips symbolize sorrow, "my condolences", apology, honor, purity, faith.
~ Frank has sunflowers, daisies, and some others, but those i think are more generic, unspecific flowers for added decoration. i couldn't find a "red flower on vine" that fits the general look of the ones on his house. now, sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty, longevity, happiness (also, might i add that these flowers are from another greek myth about apollo, this one where Apollo turns a jealous nymph into a sunflower for snitching on his mortal lover, which got her (the lover) killed. inch resting indeed.)
~~ also blue daisies, which i am assuming are the blue flowers outside his house, symbolize freedom, trust, loyalty, confidence, and honesty. lots of positivity surrounding Frank's house!
~ Wally has daisies. these symbolize innocence, purity, new beginnings, hope, and affection. it can also symbolize the ability to keep a secret. a fun fact i found interesting is the word daisy comes from an old english word meaning "day's eye."
~~ do i believe these flower choices were purposeful? maybe. probably. it does seem strange that there are specific, distinct flowers drawn in equally specific parts of the "map", while a couple of generic "cartoon" style flowers are sprinkled throughout
~ three green apples are growing on the tree next to Howdy's Place
~ it stands out to me that the bodega window above the fruit stands is completely blacked out. no window shine or nothing
~ Sally's "yard" is weirdly barren. everyone else's buildings (excluding Home) has several things decorating the surrounding area. all she has is a spotlight and a tree.
~ Barnaby's house having paint all over it (and a paintbrush & can next to it) is just cute to me. it makes me think that he wanted to paint like his lil' buddy Wally and just went ham with it. or it was a team effort between them<3
~ it took me a while to notice the tiny "Eddie's" painted above Post Office. it gives the vibe (to me) of him tacking on the "Eddie's" to make the office feel more like his. maybe he saw the sign "Howdy's Place" and decided to paint his name on his building to make himself feel more established and at home
~ there's something on / part of Frank's roof. i don't know what it is. if anyone has an idea please tell me its driving me insane. at first i thought it was a chimney but theres two? making an additional symmetrical structure? idk!!
~ there are only three buildings with straight up rainbows. Eddie's post office (hanging from the roof and in the window), Sally's house (the entire front), and Frank's house (butterfly on the door wreath. i almost didn't catch it, it's a sneaky one!)
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cuteniaarts Ā· 1 month ago
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The weight of the world is a heavy burden
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Especially for a child
(Or, in slightly less dramatic terms ā€“ I imagine that the first of her past lives that Avatar Suiren [who is the Avatar after Aang instead of Korra in my AU, and also Ghazan and Ming-Huaā€™s daughter] gets to talk to is Yangchen, because she is too plagued by memories not her own [including Jetsunā€™s death, fun fact]. And Yangchen wouldnā€™t want another child to go through what she did on their own)
(Or maybe someone just needed an excuse to draw @katkastrofaā€™s latest obsession in a context that interests them as well, just in time to maybe cheer her up a little? You canā€™t prove anything)
#my art#artists on tumblr#the legend of korra#Avatar Suiren AU#Kat and Nia and their multiverse of madness#yangchen#original character#sotrl suiren#if youā€™re wondering what the context is. Suiren is around 8 or 9 here. already having revealed herself as the Avatar to her parents#and it has been Hard. because as much as they try to maintain a sense of normalcy for her. itā€™s clear that things have changed#they never accounted for their daughter turning out to be the Avatar. they hoped Aang dying on the night she was born to be a coincidence#all of their plans now have to be rethought and put on hold because her safety is more important than anything else#she is never blamed for anything. she is still just as loved. yet thereā€™s now a heaviness in their gazes whenever they look at her#the Avatar as a concept should not exist. it is too much power and responsibility for one being who is ultimately human#thatā€™s what Suiren was taught. so what do those teachings mean if sheā€™s the Avatar?#basically.. a whole lot of cognitive dissonance and she hasnā€™t even been alive for a decade yet#and all her life her head was filled by strange memories and dreams. fragments of lives not her own. sometimes nightmares#and usually her mama would comfort her through it but tonightā€¦ she just wants to be alone#so she wanders off. not too far. but enough that she wouldnā€™t be heard. and just softly cries#because itā€™s too much. because she doesnā€™t want to be the Avatar. why her? why not anyone else?#and as she whispers that she wishes she wasnā€™t the Avatar. her mind is assaulted by memories of previous Avatars saying the same thing#it really is a never ending cycle of too much burden being placed on a single person. but that realisation is anything but comforting#she begs for it to stop because that grief of life over life spent pushing a boulder uphill is just Too Much#and before she knows it. it ceases. only to be replaced by a blue glow visible even through closed eyelids#and a feather light touch of hands on her face. it doesnā€™t feel exactly like human hands by virtue of belonging to a spirit#that helps her relax a little. reminding her of mamaā€™s touch. she looks at the person who appeared before her. her mind supplies the name#ā€˜Avatar Yangchen?ā€™. she whispers. but the woman is nowhere near as stoic and peaceful as sheā€™s shown to be in every depiction of her#she looks.. sad. concerned. as burdened by grief as Suiren herself is. sheā€™s not just a legendary figure from a time long gone#not yet another past life Suiren would never measure up to. sheā€™sā€¦ human. capable of human emotion. just like Suiren is#Iā€™m not sure how their conversation goes and have no inspiration to come up with anything. but I just wanted to draw them interacting
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deus-ex-mona Ā· 1 month ago
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farewell, my idiot sonā€¦
#(aka my switchā€™s internals got fried so the repair shop had to format it to revive it: the tragicomedy)#(wait no on further inspection they seemed to have just given up on fixing it and gave me a whole other switch instead. lmao.)#(i wonder what happened to my old switch thoughā€¦)#(farewell to all of my save dataā€¦ thank heavens i didnt transfer anything over from past gens of pkmn)#(but aaaaaaaaa this shiny goo was a christmas present from a former acquaintanceā€¦ rip squish you wouldve loved kimikawaii mv)#manā€¦ these past couple of days have been a *l o t*.#shoutout to [job recruitment company employee] who sent me a ā€˜hey the job wants you :)ā€™ message#at the exact same time that i submitted a job application form for another company. it truly was a strange coincidence i thinkā€¦#butā€¦ eheā€¦ theā€¦ the job that wants me is offering $1k more than the monthly base salary i asked forā€¦ isā€¦ is this really okā€¦?#nothingā€™s confirmed yet. but. yā€™know. s t i l l . is it really ok for me to get paid so much for a job that lets me skip the morning commute#and while im still reeling from all of yesterdayā€™s happeningsā€¦ squish my dear shiny goo will never be seen againā€¦#switch save system my b e l o a t h e d#so. long story short. take good care of your gadgets and gizmos guys.#then again. maybe im not the best person to say thisā€¦ i mean. iā€™ve bricked like. 3 personal laptops in my lifetimeā€¦#and a phone sim card. and 2-3 nokia phones. and 3 android phones. and a tablet. andā€”#so. yeah. uh. itā€™s a good idea to take care of your stuff. especially if theyā€™re fragile.#anyway. in memoriam of squish my idiot son im gonna try to find another shiny in sv this time. i hope i can find anotherā€¦#but aaaaa the map in sv is pretty huge. um. i got lost like 10 times before even making it to schoolā€¦#the friends are all just. so. friend-shaped. thoughā€¦ i like the sandwich pal. he has priorities.#looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds thoughh. i saw spoilers on twt but i need to know how the story even unfolds bc aaaa#ok thatā€™s it idol sengen tl is now on an extended hiatus (ch 35 has just 7 pages left to go) till i complete this game. whenever it may be.#see yā€™all then~~~~~~~~~~~
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good-beanswrites Ā· 11 months ago
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Imagine the awkwardness if in that Mikoto Prank Show ask however, if no one but Es and Jackalope were in on itā€¦ And they somehow got everyoneā€™s crimes perfectly right.
LMAO šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€
Jackalope and Es are in on it, and they donā€™t even need to guess them -- the machine can be legit! As any good businessmen, they put this newfound life-changing technology to good use: reality TV. They get a hold of 10 random people, planning on editing and splicing the videos to make up some crazy stories about crime and guilt and see how people react. They chose an range of people that might feel guilt over something -- they assume doctors feel bad for losing patients even though they did their best, or policemen regret the people they can't save, or chronically online people feel responsible for things they're connected to -- but that's all.
They get to Harukaā€™s interrogation and Es comes back to the team going, ā€œhey, did you guys watch the video? Crazy that this guy killed animals, huh.ā€ Then Yunoā€™s rolls around and they go ā€œshit I never would have thought she was the type for that, now sheā€™s overthinking her abortionā€¦ā€ Then Fuuta. ā€œWhat are the chances that so many people feel incredibly guilty over someone elseā€™s death? Does everyone feel a secret responsibility for something that happened indirectly?ā€ Then Muu. ā€œOkay that was pretty direct. How did we find these people? Should we contact anyone about this? No? Okay.ā€ Shidou. ā€œ?????ā€ By the time they get to Mahiruā€™s interrogation and she readily admits to murder theyā€™re like ā€œyeah okay, I had a feeling.ā€
The funniest part is, Mikoto is the team's only hopeful case! From the very beginning, they hear him talking around the prison and everyone breathes a long sigh of relief. ā€œFinally! A normal, not-murdery guy! Our show is saved! We have someone real to prank!ā€ ā€¦ And then.
(Slightly off-topic but Iā€™ve always wanted to write a comedy normal au in which Es befriends the cast in different areas of their life; Amane is transferred to their school after her incident, Mahiru works in a nearby store, Shidou works at their local clinic, etc.) One by one they get close enough to Es to really trust them, and each confess to being involved with a death that was either indirect or very well covered up. The first few times itā€™s a beautiful moment of trust and vulnerability, but after like five confessions Es is sitting there like ā€œseriously?? How does this keep happening????ā€)
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faunandfloraas Ā· 3 months ago
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Felix telling a girl at that fansign she should drink beer when she visits australia, cracking me up a little bit
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brionysea Ā· 6 months ago
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if mike was straight, stranger things would've ended after season 2
#straight mike isn't real he can't hurt you vs stranger things fatigue#anyway i can elaborate on this#season 2 is a false ending#someone died but it was just bob and they used that to make sure no one ELSE died#mike might have gotten caught in the tunnels but he was rescued! it's fine! everything's fine! he's at the snow ball with el it's FINE!!!!!#and then season 3 picks up and everyone#they expected it to be over#i know that's a thing EVERY sequel season but in 3 they're all WEIRDED OUT by it#it takes them SO LONG to accept that the ball's rolling again#because they bought the false ending! the straight mike ending!#what do you mean it's back on? everything's fixed isn't it? mike should be happy#happy heart happy life#but no he's being unnaturally annoying and pissing everyone off and saying that plot activities are STRANGE#when he's the ONE person who's historically been like wdym? this makes perfect sense#when it's actually the weirdest thing in the world#but now Unsanctioned things are happening. hopper's fucking off with joyce to another state and mike did not Approve of it#it's Weird he says#This can't be a coincidence He says#as if he didn't make that call#which goes against his dungeonmaster role#as does his inability to track down dustin when he VERY MUCH WANTS to find dustin#and the plot usually rearranged itself to grant mike whatever he wants#not this time! you want hopper and dustin? sorry. they've been taken off the board. your move#there's a paradigm shift is what i'm saying#within mike both on a character level and on a plot level#what's the plot again? people being flayed aka possessed aka taken over by an external force and made to act unlike themselves?#fascinating#surely not relevant to the main character who's suddenly acting unlike himself though#certainly not#st posting
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sanguith Ā· 5 months ago
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Writing original characters when you're trans be like
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apocketfullofhobbits Ā· 1 month ago
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anyone else getting normal ass ads on tumblr dot com all of the sudden or is it just me?
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the-sea-anemone Ā· 7 months ago
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ok i'm going to ask a stupid question but please keep in mind that i'm jewish so to me easter is just like. a couple of surprise extra days off roughly around the same time as passover.
with that out of the way: so there's good friday and easter monday, right? but when people talk about "easter," do they just mean the monday, or do they mean both days? are saturday and sunday also easter, or are there just two regular days in the middle of the holiday? or is it two separate but related holidays with two normal days in the middle?
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rogueolight Ā· 2 years ago
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MARYAM DANCESTORā€¦. i lav herā€¦.
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darkparablesthorst Ā· 8 months ago
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Hear ye, hear ye, writers and artists of the realm!
The discord server lovingly created by @artemhiss and one I'm a part of is hosting a zine dedicated to Dark Parables, with the theme Potions and Magic. Work is starting in earnest this week, but everyone who is an enthusiast of the franchise is welcome to join. If you are keen to join and meet wonderful and creative people who are passionate about the characters, the lore, and the stories of the games, feel free to click the invite link and join!
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strangerpsychofficeparks Ā· 2 years ago
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Oh I forgot to mention both also rely on twerking as a source of humor because that's what the kids think is funny these days, right?
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