#made a wish

[bug-decal-kissing]

Hey friends!

The chant of a beetle, by mrcafe, was updated today, with 2/2 Chapters released! It is Not Rated and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, with additional tags "Comfort, Bonding, Singing"

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Not That Bad, by Megastrum, was updated today, with 6/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Fluff, Angst, Prohibited wish - Freeform, Slow Burn, Touch-Starved, My First Fanfic, Scarab Has Trust Issues, Hurt/Comfort"

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NSFW works are below the cut :].

A new work, made a wish by creatorcindy, was published today, with 2/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Mature and Major Character Death, with additional tags "CHARACTER DEATH WILL BE IN FUTURE BUT RN EVERYTHING IS CHILL, okay, FAINTFLAME I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS AND CHAOS YOU TOO, this took 3 hours to write, Fluff, get cubed bitch, i dont know how court works but ok, Angst"

You can read it here:

[leavemebetosleep]

when I was a kid for some reason I thought Lola Bunny's last name was "Rabbit" and that she was actually Jessica and Roger's daughter. And the reason she wasn't in the original Loony Tunes is just that she wasn't born yet

I mean can you blame me. Look them and look at her. She's got a good blend of both of their features.

[majubengel]

One Piece final battle

poorly drawn extra:

[whatawonderart]

My Fionna and Cake game theory is that Simon Petrikov becomes Wishmaster so he can be a God of the Cosmos with the love of his life

[mysillycomics]

[twilight-zoned-out]

Learning about the Doctor Who specials' expanded budget: oh no, what if they overuse CGI to look more 'professional' and high-budget?

The first scene of the Doctor Who Special:

[yujateaandpi]

Holographic glitter fairy kitten sweater! Ford and Mabel needed way more screen time on the show. I like to think that Dipper is someone Ford can pass a legacy to, but Mabel is someone who taught Ford how to find joy. After a lifetime of using his talents to fuel his ambitions or survival, it would be so heartwarming to see him invent just to make his girly little niece smile.

[anastoza]

I'm on a quest to sketch my favorite party banters maybe next time I won't get so carryed away and color it heh, but my soul kinda needed some colour Also, I kinda went through act 2 and 3 untill they've fixed missing party banter, I personaly haven't heard it myself, but i did hear it on youtube

[molotovgrifter]

this made me feel ill. chapter 2 vs chapter 6.

[bunnieswithknives]

As much as I love angst I think it would be funny if he just didnt give af

[bug-decal-kissing]

Hey friends!

A new work, Ace Auditor by TJade, was published today, with 1/1 Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Asexuality, Romance, Happy Ending, Fluff, Light Angst, very very light, Internalized Acephobia, very minor but it's there"

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A new work, The Dreams of My Enemy by ProbablyAnAlienInDisguise, was published today, with 1/20 Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and Graphic Depictions Of Violence, with additional tags "Slow Burn, Fluff and Angst, DreamWeaver AU, Blood and Violence, sorry this au is like a very gruesome place even if it looks pretty, Angst and Romance, Eventual Romance, Enemies to Lovers, this is mostly based on the writing idea that Scarab had made on ep 10 ngl, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, you CANT tell me they don't write fanfiction together??"

You can read it here:

Prohibited Wish Highschool AU, by Mitch_D_Punk, was updated today, with 3/11 Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - Human, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Slow Burn, Robotics, Swearing, minor violent incidents"

You can read it here:

NSFW works are below the cut :].

The Lich's Hand, by Orbo, was updated today, with 2/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Explicit and Graphic Depictions Of Violence, and Major Character Death, with additional tags "Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Prismo's Glitch, Scarab Lost His Wings, Orbo Lost His Eyes, Past Abuse, Grief/Mourning, everyone's having a bad time, except the Lich, Slow Burn, Eventual Smut, universe hopping, Alcohol, Bad coping mechanisms"

You can read it here:

made a wish, by creatorcindy, was updated today, with 4/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Mature and Major Character Death, with additional tags "okay, FAINTFLAME I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS AND CHAOS YOU TOO, Fluff, get cubed bitch, i dont know how court works but ok, Angst, i invented mourning mondays, lawful joke au, cosmic owes orbo 50 bucks now, i try to make every chapte rover 1000 words, Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/fluff, 200 hits, HOLY"

You can read it here:

[pickled-flowers]

Sex positivity is also about not calling Ace people prude and using virgin as an insult 👍 hope that helps

[creative-clawmarks]

Just outside the [ANGEL]'s line of sight,

two puppets recognize each other.

[bixels]

Learning that fans hated Applejack and called her "boring" is crazyyy to me because I genuinely, unironically believe AJ's the most complex character in the main six.

Backstory-wise, she was born into a family of famers/blue collar workers who helped found the town she lives in. She grew up a habitual liar until she had the bad habit traumatized outta her. She lost both her parents and was orphaned at a young age, having to step up as her baby sister's mother figure. She's the only person in the main gang who's experienced this level of loss and grief (A Royal Problem reveals that AJ dreams about memories of being held by her parents as a baby). She moved to Manhattan to live with her wealthy family members, only to realize she'll never fit in or be accepted, even amongst her own family. The earlier seasons imply she and her family had money problems too (In The Ticket Master, AJ wants to go to the gala to earn money to buy new farm equipment and afford hip surgery for her grandma).

Personality-wise, she's a total people-pleaser/steamroller (with an occasional savior complex) who places her self worth on her independence and usefulness for other people, causing her to become a complete workaholic. In Applebuck Season, AJ stops taking care of herself because of her obsessive responsibilities for others and becomes completely dysfunctional. In Apple Family Reunion, AJ has a tearful breakdown because in she thinks she dishonored her family and tarnished her reputation as a potential leader –– an expectation and anxiety that's directly tied to her deceased parents, as shown in the episode's ending scene. In The Last Roundup, AJ abandons her family and friends out of shame because believes she failed them by not earning 1st place in a rodeo competition. She completely spirals emotionally when she isn't able to fulfill her duties toward others. Her need to be the best manifests in intense pride and competitiveness when others challenge her. And when her pride's broken, she cowers and physically hides herself.

Moreover, it's strongly implied that AJ has a deep-seated anger. The comics explore her ranting outbursts more. EQG also obviously has AJ yelling at and insulting Rarity in a jealous fit just to hurt her feelings (with a line that I could write a whole dissection on). And I'm certain I read in a post somewhere that in a Gameloft event, AJ's negative traits are listed as anger.

Subtextually, a lot of these flaws and anxieties can be (retroactively) linked to her parents' death, forcing her to grow up too quickly to become the adult/caregiver of the family (especially after her big brother becomes semiverbal). Notice how throughout the series, she's constantly acting as the "mom friend" of the group (despite everything, she manages to be the most emotionally mature of the bunch). Notice how AJ'll switch to a quieter, calmer tone when her friends are panicking and use soothing prompts and questions to talk them through their emotions/problems; something she'd definitely pick up while raising a child. Same with her stoicism and reluctance at crying or releasing emotions (something Pinkie explicitly points out). She also had a childhood relationship with Rara (which, if you were to give a queer reading, could easy be interpreted as her first 'aha' crush), who eventually left her life. (Interestingly enough, AJ also has an angry outburst with Rara for the same exact reasons as with EQG Rarity; jealous, upset that someone else is using and changing her). It's not hard to imagine an AJ with separation anxiety stemming from her mother and childhood friend/crush leaving. I'm also not above reading into AJ's relationship with her little sister (Y'all ever think about how AB never got to know her parents, even though she shares her father's colors and her mother's curly hair?).

AJ's stubbornness is a symptom of growing up too quickly as well. Who else to play with your baby sister when your brother goes nonverbal (not to discount Big Mac's role in raising AB)? Who else to wake up in the middle of the night to care for your crying baby sister when your grandma needs her rest? When you need to be 100% all the time for your family, you tend to become hard-stuck with a sense of moral superiority. You know what's best because you have to be your best because if you're aren't your best, then everything'll inevitably fall apart and it'll be your fault. And if you don't know what's best –– if you've been wrong the whole time –– that means you haven't been your best, which means you've failed the people who rely on you, which means you can't fulfill your role in the family/society, which makes you worthless . We've seen time and time again how this compulsive need to be right for the sake of others becomes self-destructive (Apple Family Reunion, Sound of Silence, all competitions against RD). We've seen in The Last Roundup how, when no longer at her best, AJ would rather remove herself from her community than confront them because she no longer feels of use to them.

But I guess it is kinda weird that AJ has "masculine" traits and isn't interested in men at all. It's totally justified that an aggressively straight, misogynistic male fandom would characterize her as a "boring background character." /s

At the time of writing this, it's 4:46AM.

[devsgames]

Me: "hey game developers, especially AAA ones, are getting laid off en-mass and it's awful for our industry" Gamer: "well I only play INDIE games and the problem with AAA games is they are creatively bankrupt"

Me, slamming my fists on the table like a baby: "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS IS ABOUT A BUSINESS PROBLEM PERPETUATED BY CAPITALISM NOT A STATEMENT ON CREATIVE DECISION MAKING"

[joy-drops]