#meme ; snowball attack

[ventresses]

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (4/?)

Star Wars + Text Posts & Headlines

[chronosmythed]

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Get balled on

WH-

HEY STOP WITH THE RAPID FIRE DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO MAKE SNOWBALLS WHEN YOU HAVE CLAWS

YKNOW WHAT

JUNIOR!!!!!! ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!

[snathark]

Of course, I couldn’t resist trying Hange and Levi on the roles of the meme

I didn’t like previous format, so I’m trying this one

[janluxe]

𝑺𝑬𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑻 𝑺𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑨 — 𝑱𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑶𝑫𝑫

– contents; fluff and mostly batfam stuff instead of just romance

– summary; a casually chaotic Secret Santa with the bat family as Jason's partner.

– word count; 1.5k

The roofs of the houses were beginning to gain a white hue as more snowflakes fell gracefully – the children in the city found joy in it, their laughter echoed in the streets while they initiated snowball fights with their friends and neighbors. Adults were busy shopping or grabbing a coffee to catch up in the presence of their loved ones, and the holiday music played in every street. Christmas was known for bringing even the most distant people back together.

A part of you hated how cold it was, but it was your idea to take a walk around the city with your partner before you drove over to the manor for Christmas day like you usually do. However, how can one ignore such events on these joyous days just for their own comfort?

The fuzzy feeling of the gloves around your hands and your coat enveloping you in its warmth was rather enjoyable even if the world outside was freezing while you walked with Jason. A soft sigh escaped you as you finally entered Wayne Manor, welcomed by Alfred opening the door for you and the heat that escaped the inside of the building.

Greetings, hugs, and smiles were exchanged with more excitement than usual while you took your seat on the couch in the main living room amongst the rest of the family – everything was decorated; the tree that you all helped set up, stockings on the fireplace with everyone's names engraved on the soft red fabric and no one can skip Alfred's baked goods resting on the coffee table.

It's odd thinking that a few years back, most of the family members were off doing their own thing instead of being here and spending time with everyone else like Jason avoided them for a good few years before he finally gave in. Now, everyone was present and agreed to have a Secret Santa along with the rest of the activities scheduled for that day.

Tim and Damian were surprisingly getting along, wearing matching Christmas sweaters as well, and then you noticed Dick supervising the two with a proud smile drawn on his face as he kept a conversation with Jason and Steph. Duke was helping Alfred bring in more sweets on the table. Cass and Barbara were calmly chatting with you about various topics and the one at hand; who was Secret Santa for who?

Meanwhile, Bruce observed everyone with a hint of a smile and a sigh as the place filled with chatter and the life it lacked most of the year due to responsibilities, his shoulders relaxed as he was more than happy to host this event annually and welcome his family –and those who he considered family– home.

“Alright everyone, enough of your chit chats. Let's start.” Dick stated, too excited to wait even further as he quickly moved to grab a present from under the tree and took a moment to read the name on it and handed it to Cass, and then kept handing out presents to everyone.

Each family member got something based on their personality, training, or hobby, and some presents were filled with meme cards describing them. Eager chuckles echoed in the room before Bruce interrupted.

“Who got that for Damian?” He asked in a mockingly firm tone as he pointed at the young boy swaying a katana similar to the one he had when he got trained by his grandfather in his hands. Just before anyone could answer, Barbara did everyone a favor and started playing Christmas music through the speakers set by the tree.

Jason scoffed at the sight of Bruce's dynamic with Damian – it had been a while since a youngling had given him a heart attack, enjoying the show and unwrapping his present. His hands traced the hardcover of the book as he lifted it up and read the title; ‘All the light we cannot see’ which had him confused for a moment. He had that book in his library already, didn't he? So he studied it further, flipping through the first few pages only to find that not only was it a first edition copy, but it was signed too.

His eyes flicked to you as his hands traced the sign on the delicate page of the book before he snapped the book closed with a smile brighter than the star atop the tree. Jason immediately knew that his gift was from you since he had been ranting about how much he wanted this for the past month or so. His suspicions were confirmed by the smile on your face.

It was really hard to find it online and get it signed just for him, but you knew it would be worth it.

“You didn't.” Jason mumbled, finding the fact that he had this book in his hands as he clutched onto it like it might disappear into thin air.

The known-for-his-violent-ways Red Hood was now acting like a literal child on Christmas, completely awestruck and bringing you in a tight hug as he muttered his thank you's. His attitude earned a chuckle from you, his embrace giving you even more warmth while his heart was beating out of his chest.

Duke blinked a few times. The newest addition to the family was having a hard time trying to process the sight before him. “Is Jason okay, or is he having some sort of cardiac arrest?” he managed to mutter, his gaze shifting to everyone else laughing at his question.

Your gift consisted of newly made gadgets, upgraded equipment, and a personal touch with a vintage Polaroid to top it off – definitely Tim's job.

Yet you couldn't help but be thankful for those, given Dick's situation; shirts that were literally merchandise about his butt, an eye mask for power naps, and a ‘big brother manual’ book. “Whose idea was this?” His fingers pinched the bridge of his nose in mock annoyance, a small smile brightening his fine features.

“That's a brilliant idea, Dick.” Jason chimed in, not bothering to hide his usual smug smirk. It was definitely him who thought of that combination as a good Christmas gift for his older brother.

Meanwhile, Barbara wasn't having it easy either, with the present in her hands containing a vintage phone and a custom Lego set of Oracle. “A Nokia? Really?” She asked, a low chuckle escaping her lips as she turned to face Steph. “You're lucky I like Lego sets, but you're stuck in this with me.” Barb threatened playfully as she set the box by her side.

Stephanie raised her hands in the air in mock surrender, she didn't seem to mind the idea of building a custom Lego set in the company of Barbara; in fact, it was a good opportunity to spend a girl's night along with you and Cass while having a chit chat – or gossiping. “It's for emergencies. And the Lego set was cute.” She explained with a shrug.

“Fine. You'll see how cute it is when you have to build this many pieces.” Barb protested, her tone lacking real bite as she pointed back at the amount of pieces written on the box. “You're all invited to our suffering.” She commented jokingly, glancing at you and Cass.

Cass perked up at the idea, “I'll bring the snacks.” She said simply, her voice soothing as ever even as it held a bit of enthusiasm as she gave Barbara a thumbs-up.

Meanwhile, Dick was flipping through the pages of the manual and hastily reading the contents before he could comment on them. “Who wrote this?” He scoffed, shaking his head disapprovingly, and continued reading. “...’Always take responsibility for your siblings' mess-ups.’ Really, Jason?”

Jason leaned back in his seat and shrugged, his arms crossed over his chest as an amused huff escaped him. “Merry Christmas, Dick.”

Tim studied the merch, trying his best to bite back his laughter at what his eyes met while Duke observed alongside Damian, who decided to address the situation accordingly. “That was uncalled for, even by your appallingly low standards, Todd.”

Dick sighed and shook his head once more, yet he couldn't help the grin spreading across his face as he couldn't help but find the situation entertaining. “You're so getting payback next year. And I'm rigging the draw.” He stated as he tried on his nap mask with a proud smirk.

Bruce, sitting quietly by the fireplace with Alfred whom he had exchanged gifts with, took another sip of his coffee and sighed, allowing himself a small chuckle as he watched the banter unfold. He was prouder than he'd care to admit, of everyone in the room.

“Everyone, pause.” You interrupted every party in the room as you took hold of your brand-new Polaroid and held it out for a selfie, trying to make sure everyone was in the frame. “Say ‘Merry Christmas!’.” You exclaimed with pure excitement and messily snapped a picture, holding the moment forever captive.

– a/n; Merry Christmas and happy holidays in general ♡

[dustorange]

I really was interested by what you said in your post about WFA outselling the main comics and canon/fanon. Do you think the fanon characterizations are pretty much on point for canon characterizations or then at least redeemable?

Well, so the thing with Fanon DC stuff and why it exists and why it is so pervasive is that 1) PART of it is a function of the medium—I.e., lots of people know Batman, through movies or shows or now TikTok and ao3, without having read 80 daunting years of comics, so people take a shortcut (very reasonably) (fanon) whereas others HAVE read 80 yrs worth and want to discuss canon and 2) PART of it, the larger part in my opinion, is that fanon Dick Grayson or fanon Tim drake or whoever are NOT really in any way approximations of their canon counterparts anyway—instead they’re just the same default character archetypes you see across other fanfics and fandoms. They’re a little bit painted to be the DC characters (features like Patrol, Pit Madness, etc.) but otherwise it’s not really a special character at all, just an archetype or something, just someone’s vague sort of immature cartoony characterization of a Good Happy Big Brother or Neglected By Parents Anxious Panic Attack Boy. You can see exactly those same characters—with the names scraped off—in any other fandom’s fanon. And in lots of contemporary shows or books. Everybody does the same stuff. With the same weekly social media jokes etc. The same 2024 up-to-date politics uniform among the characters. And characters are the exact same across so many different things because it’s just what people jump to and know how to write! Because we’ve grown up with those archetypes! It’s just like how EVERYBODY’s first stories involved Mary-sue-like qualities. Or how a trademark first fic for EVERYBODY is a very teenage angst victimfantasy or everyone Realizing They Were Wrong and Apologizijg or Grieving Their Loss Of You. It’s like the universal teenage girl fantasy. And it’s a loooot of people’s first stories me included probably. And that’s why an essential part of talking about fanon people has to be cut with the fact that fanon people ARE VERY YOUNG. Like teenagers. Not all of them. But a lot of them are veryyyyyyy young and there’s a big Pro Being A Hater contingent on here and i have laughed at many a Tim drake shrimp allergy meme but omg I should not have bc that is rly cruel and people are really truly harsh and I know if someone made some meme about how bad fanon writing is about a fic i put genuine work into, I would feel sooo crushed so with all of this preface before the actual answer is to say WE SHOULD BE NICE TO FANON PEOPLE BUT:

no, fanon really is not redeemable and it pretty much does not have any, even accidental, grasp on or insight into the dc characters. as far as i’ve seen. These ARE complex characters and they’re tough to nail. But fanon is not dealing with those characters, just sort of empty characterholes that are the same regardless of the fandom. Fanon is really a snowball that began snowballing in a whole different zip code from canon. And then there’s a whole different question of What Is A Dick Grayson or What Is A Bruce Wayne like is there a true essence to be gleaned from comic books and stuff and I think the answer is YES. But also something ive been thinking about is that everybody picks and chooses, even selfprofessed canon fans, and says No I Don’t Consider This Canon or In This Fic I Changed The Timeline And Ignored This Arc And This Run Because It Is OOC and I think if we’re really talking about being rigorous and tied to canon it’s GOOD to force your stuff to be in line with canon, even with canonical aspects you don’t like, because pressure, limitations, and rules make you much better than just getting to do whatever you want at all.

[qedmirage]

As most of my international followers know here in the US we're having a presidential election this year. Well, that means each major party has to select their candidate, and the process for that has been going on for a while now. See, in the US, state-level parties have a lot of say in how they select candidates, so they randomly jockey for more important slots than each other, and this is why the party elections for their candidate take months and not, like, a week. Well for the past several months, in the lead up to actual voting, we've been obligated to pretend that several people with a snowball's chance in hell were serious candidates to control the world's [EDIT: second-] largest nuclear arsenal. I want to briefly commemorate/memorialize one of those candidacies, that of Ron DeSantis of florida.

See just a few days ago we had the iowa caucuses, a silly way to select presidential candidates that is ALSO unrepresentative of who the final nominee will be, as the winner secures an objectively tiny amount of points (called 'delegates') towards gaining a party's nomination and the system is designed to make it impossible for introverts to participate. You get like a tiny sliver of a party's membership voting in caucuses and it's weighted to favor the freaks and fanatics. And yet that simple, first contest, was enough to cause all but two of the field of GOP candidates to give up and go home. Because throughout the pre-pre-election season they would give fawning, obsequious praise to Donald Trump - the best president since Washington, possibly even better - and then be asked: "Isn't he also running for president? Why should people vote for you over him, if they like Trump?" to which the answer would be some vague mumbling about his legal challenges or age or how statistically most of the country wants to murder him with knives. (The notable exception here is wannabee mafioso Chris Christie, who at least does not forgive trying to kill him). Anyways, in final results Trump got 20 points, Ron DeSantis got 9, Nikki Haley got 8, and 4chan shitposter Vivek Ramaswamy got 3. Of those, only Trump and Nikki Haley didn't immediately give up. So anyways. Ron DeSantis. Actually presently a governor of a major state, and Florida at that - one which has shifted from 'swing' to 'republican' over his tenure. You could be forgiven for thinking he's a skilled politician. And yet. He repeatedly promised that his first day in office would start with war with mexico, which he never described in those terms. Rather he'd just

blockade mexican ports

shoot mexican nationals on the southern border without a trial ('people who have backpacks', apparently)

Send US military forces into mexico to kill more mexican citizens without trial

Cool. Normal. We're allies with that country, you know? He'd say such policies were informed by his military service as a lawyer in Iraq and then (he does not mention this part) Guantanomo Bay. Yeah, I bet they are. Though, for some reason, he always leaves off the "as a lawyer" part. DeSantis's team also produced some of the most deranged and openly fascist ads of a major candidate. See, the DeSantis campaign was oriented around "the war on woke", his efforts to use state power to roll back civil rights in general, progressives existing in government, and the rights of LGBT people in particular. Already cloaked in the language of online reactionaries it was always gonna attract freaks, and as a result, the ads made by younger staffers (released, not by the official campaign, but to pro-DeSantis meme accounts secretly run by his staffers) are totally deranged. Here's one of them; I'm going to warn you, it's intensely homophobic, to the point that a republican presidential candidate had to apologize for the homophobia.:

crazy ass moments in american politics on X: "The Ron DeSantis campaign team post a Trump attack ad feat. phonk. (2023) https://t.co/cwaWnZInG7" / X (twitter.com)

For those who don't wish to watch such things, the core thesis of the ad is that the republican party under Trump was captured by and coddled LGBT people, and DeSantis will restore strong masculinity and crush LGBT americans. DeSantis is paralleled to noted straight Achilles, those sigma chad memes, and fictional murderer Patrick Bateman, all while heavy bass music plays. My personal favorite stills:

Again, these are from an ad for a guy who quit after literally the first contest. Truly a fighter.

But even that pales in comparison to the "running up that hill" ad. That one is one of the most straightforwardly fascist pieces of advertising a modern american politician has made. While perhaps less directly offensive, viewer be warned, this is nazi shit: Luke Thompson on X: "The @desantiscams account just deleted this video after at least one campaign staffer RT'd it. I wonder if this was also made in-house. https://t.co/JA1D9qqONF" / X (twitter.com) (It was, in fact, made in-house).

The esoteric nazi symbolism did not go unnoticed. Nor the fact that it ends on DeSantis's paramilitary "florida guard" (not the national guard!) marching forward into a bright dawn while he looks down approvingly. The aide who made that video was fired, but it's no wonder he felt at home; DeSantis's whole appeal is about threatening to use extralegal power against conservatism's enemies. He tried to revoke Disney's special tax statuses based purely on an extremely beige statement in support of LGBT rights they issued, and again, established a paramilitary force under his command. There are far more examples than those two. Not a 'normal' politician. Aside from setting millions of dollars of republican donor money on fire, DeSantis's campaign leaves behind a legacy of the various 'posting is life' type laws he enacted in Florida to raise his public profile. These include a raft of laws that target and victimize LGBT americans: [Thread of several such stories, reported in major outlets]

And he was also a noted figure in the conservative turn against COVID precautions, defenses, and vaccinations. While we'll never know such things to precision, Florida's COVID deaths record was considerably worse than many other states, despite its wealth and good climate. They chose not to pursue safer methods so as to buoy DeSantis's future presidential ambitions, now dead in the street. Like most failed presidential primary candidates he will probably not have a long future in national politics; DeSantis is a weirdo who eats pudding with his bare fingers, he's profoundly uncharismatic, and he's fought against his team's de facto leader. But before it's all consigned to dust of history, I'd just like to take a moment to remember all the real people who have suffered for his campaign, and for what? So he can make a 72 second ad with him shooting lightning from his eyes, get 21% of the vote in Iowa, and give up after 8 days.

A statesman for the ages, truly.

[ciaossu-imagines]

CHARACTER REACTION MEME

💎 Send [I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY] for the character’s reaction to someone they have a crush on confessing their love to them

💎 Send [I’M SORRY] for the character’s reaction to someone confessing their love to them when they don’t feel the same

💎 Send [DIRECT HIT] for the character to react to you hitting them with a snowball during a snowball fight

💎 Send [DON’T WORRY] for the character to react to you getting scared and seeking comfort from them

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💎 Send [SECRET ADMIRER] for the character’s reaction to getting an anonymous love letter.

💎 Send [OUCH!] for the character’s reaction to you accidentally hurting them.

💎 Send [OH SHIT!] for the character’s reaction to accidentally hurting you.

💎 Send [THAT’S CUTE] for the character’s reaction to discovering that they’re your phone background.

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💎 Send [YUM] for the character’s reaction to you bringing them breakfast in bed.

💎 Send [PERMENANT] for the character’s reaction to finding out you got a tattoo for them, either of their name or something you tell them reminds you of them.

💎 Send [NOT THEM] for the character’s reaction to finding you in a hospital bed.

💎 Send [DIDN’T NEED TO] for the character’s reaction to waking up in the hospital to find you asleep in a chair beside their bed.

💎 Send [BABY FEVER] for the character’s reaction to you saying you want a baby.

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💎 Send [BATHROOM] for the character to react to walking in on you on the toilet.

💎 Send [TOILET PAPER] for the character to react to you walking in on them while on the toilet.

💎 Send [SCARY] for the character’s reaction to catching you waking up from a nightmare.

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💎 Send [DIDN’T WANNA SEE THAT] for the character’s reaction to you walking in on them kissing someone else.

💎 Send [EWW] for the character’s reaction to walking in on you kissing someone else.

💎 Send [SKETCHY] for the character’s reaction to walking in on you making a shady transaction.

💎 Send [IT WASN’T WHAT IT SEEMED] for the character’s reaction to you catching them making a shady transaction.

💎 Send [SAVE ME] for the character’s reaction to seeing you being attacked by a masked intruder/assailant.

💎 Send [CATCHY] for the character’s reaction to catching you singing.

💎 Send [EARWORM] for the character’s reaction to you catching them singing.

💎 Send [IT’LL BE OKAY] for the character’s reaction to catching you breaking down mentally/emotionally.

💎 Send [HOLD MY HAND] for the character’s reaction to you catching them breaking down mentally/emotionally.

💎 Send [YOU’RE DRUNK] for the character’s reaction to finding you piss-ass drunk.

💎 Send [I’M DRUNK] for the character’s reaction to you finding them piss-ass drunk.

[notsomajestic]

Your top 5 favorite fanfics!

I chose my favourites from five different fandoms! I really should start bookmarking more; I had to go back through the ship tags for some of these…

Fics and their summaries under the cut~

hearts and bones (28237 words) by honey_wheeler Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Major Character Death, Underage Relationships: Renly Baratheon/Loras Tyrell Characters: Renly Baratheon, Loras Tyrell, Robert Baratheon, Margaery Tyrell Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Falling In Love Summary:

Loras is gliding the razor carefully over his chin now. Renly hates this part; Loras is too close for too long, concentrating on his task with a focus that makes it too easy to stare at him. And Renly has done far too much staring. He could probably provide a tally of Loras’s eyelashes by now (a staggering lot), or identify which side of his lower lip Loras bites when he’s concentrating (the left), or number the tawny flecks in his eyes (eight in one eye, five in the other). He could probably even find the freckle just under Loras’s eyebrow in the dark. With his tongue. Gods.

RIBBONS (104397 words) by LNRlavish Chapters: 20/20 Fandom: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Leone Abbacchio/Bruno Buccellati Characters: Leone Abbacchio, Bruno Buccellati, Guido Mista, Narancia Ghirga, Pannacotta Fugo Additional Tags: Slow Build, Slow Burn, Getting to Know Each Other, Self-Esteem Issues, References to Depression, Pre-Canon, Mystery, Gangsters, Original Character(s), Minor Original Character(s), Internalized Homophobia, Closeted Character, Internal Monologue, Internal Conflict, Canon-Typical Violence, Eventual Romance, Eventual Fluff, Eventual Smut, Light Angst, Gritty, Playing Fast and Loose with Stands, Abbacchio Feels, Fashion!, Unreliable Narrator, Bruno Whump, Abbacchio Has Anxiety, And possibly PTSD, Drug Abuse, Awkward Tension, Torture, Dance Dance Revolution - Freeform, Explicit Sexual Content, Low-key turned High-key Praise Kink Summary:

Bruno Buccellati seems to enjoy picking up strays from the gutter. He shouldn’t have bothered with Abbacchio. The Ribbons, Napoli underbelly thugs, drag them down together, and tie them closer than he ever thought possible.

The Revenant (4268 words) by Lycaste Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Megatron/Starscream Characters: Megatron, Starscream Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Oral Sex, Sticky Sex, Dysfunctional Relationships, Rape/Non-con Elements, Reclaiming, Dominance, complicated relationships on barren asteroids, Kink Meme, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot Summary:

Megatron clearly needed a different tactic this time. He'd already subjugated Starscream physically, to do so again would send him further down the spiral of resentment and despair. To turn Starscream's universe into a pleasure-drenched haze of capitulation, Megatron just needed to employ some patience. After all, there was more than one way to possess another mech.

Bon(d)ing sessions (15442 words) by Papy_1412 Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Reiner Braun/Eren Yeager Characters: Reiner Braun, Eren Yeager Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Explicit Sexual Content, Dubious Consent, Marathon Sex, Switching, Masturbation, Mutual Masturbation, Wet & Messy, Bondage, Nipple Play, Coming Untouched, Multiple Orgasms, Come Eating, Dom/sub, Humiliation, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, First Time Blow Jobs, Snowballing, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Unhealthy Relationships, Mental Health Issues, Suicidal Thoughts, Just typical Reiner stuff, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Bottom Reiner Braun, Character Study, Internalized Homophobia Summary:

“Hey Eren, I get it, I have a fat dick — but stop staring like that. It’s embarrassing.” “S-Sorry,” he slurred. “It’s just…” The gulp that resonated between them gave him a chill. He suddenly wasn’t so sure he wanted to hear his reasons. “The first time, you told me I should think about things that made me hard. And it’s right in front of me now.”

hide your head in the sand (19502 words) by ichinoseharu Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Free! Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Matsuoka Rin/Yamazaki Sousuke Characters: Yamazaki Sousuke, Matsuoka Rin Summary:

He smiles easily at Sousuke as he draws closer and then reaches out to nudge him in the shoulder with a fist. When Rin looks up through the curtain of his windblown fringe though, Sousuke’s eyes are dark and unfathomable. He's looking right at Rin, and Rin can’t properly put words to it, but he feels a little like an errant fly caught in a spider’s web. It's unsettling.

[northwest-cryptid]

I think being born when I was sort of made me immune to the "oh god it's HOMESTUCK" vibe.

Like I get it, the fandom is a whole mess, the comic is long running and has had huge cultural impact on the internet and thus the world at large for my generation and the following generation given our connection with the internet.

I won't deny that I "get it" when people make HS out to be some big thing, to say "there will never be another web comic like Homestuck" isn't a false statement at all, as even long after it's ending the remnants of it continue to crop up in things like Undertale allowing it a natural passage into modern relevance. I mean it sounds absurd to say that the fucking Pope has heard a song that originates from Homestuck yet that's the world we're living in.

However at the end of the day Homestuck has always just been "a web comic" to me. I've picked it up before, read a few arcs into it and got bored; put it down and watched plot summaries. I've listened to the OST (yea it has one of those which sounds weird but, yea it's pretty good.) I've heard all the memes. I can identify the big ones, Dave Strider, Vriska, ... That weird frog thing at the very end that like makes a universe or is a universe or something?

But I have never really "got" two big things. One of those being the hype around it in the sense of like "oh no it's HOMESTUCK! Oh god oh no oh fuck we are all doomed, the unspeakable evil is upon us!" And trust me this is after I accidentally introduced a friend of mine to a couple of people in troll cosplay because I was like "you could use some friends, oh hey there's some goths you like goths let's go say hi!" My one attempt at helping a friend make some friends resulted in said cosplayers being like "hey man you want some hard drugs?" Which kind of snowballed. SO LIKE YEA I understand why people might find the loud majority of the fandom to be a bit odd, but couldn't you say that about literally any fandom? I'm being real here, I've been a part of a ton of fandoms and by and large the loud majority are typically cringe and annoying to even the people who DO like the thing.

The second thing I never got was the hype for the actual web comic. Every time I try to read it I get bored. I understand the concept, I understand the general plot, I don't even think the concept is bad or anything. But ironically my reason for reading it is to better understand the world building and the characters and the plot and when it tries to explain those things I sit there like "when do we get to [big pop culture thing] I was warned about the [big pop culture thing]." Which may just be my ADHD acting up but I never found the narrative or characters or anything about it to necessarily be super gripping to me.

Whenever I say I'm considering trying to read it again I typically get one of those two kinds of hype from people in response. People who think it's the bane of existence and I should "remain pure and innocent" as if I didn't grow up during the PEAK of its popularity and don't already know about it, the things that inspired it, and literally lived through going to conventions with HS meetups. Or I get people who are so excited that I'm finally going to bear witness to the holy experience that is HS, and then they get super let down when I get bored because I'm like "this dudes stuck in his home, is that it? Is that why it's called that?"

Maybe I'm weird or boring or whatever, like maybe it's all one big joke and I'm just not playing along because I don't get it and I'm being super lame like that time I went around on April fool's spoiling all the pranks because I thought it was stupid to randomly pretend to have an asthma attack since someone could actually have an asthma attack and the teachers wouldn't know because some asshole who doesn't even have asthma thought that was a good prank, which it wasn't but like I didn't need to be a narc about it I was just a dumb kid. So I guess that's sorta how I feel now towards HS, like it's a joke made by my generation for my generation and somehow I don't "get it" and more often than not, that lack of knowledge has lead to me being confused by HS jokes that never made it into the pop culture.

Like yea I've osmosis'd a lot of it, I know about shit like "I warned you about the stairs bro" and such, but the second someone mentions a character by name who isn't either Dave, Vriska, or I think there's some dude named Karkat? Like I'm totally in the dark.

I assure you if you think the jokes and humor of homestuck is so bad it will do irreversible damage to my psyche you gotta understand that the internet was just sorta, like that? Back when I was growing up and the result is that if there was any damage to be done it's already done.

I don't know man maybe I'm just not one of the "cool kids" of my generation or something.

[inseparableduo]

*Snowball fight winter meme*

Meme || Accepting!

The two were already in the middle of their own snowball fight when they started to notice a third person had entered their fight. It took a while for the two to notice but, eventually they noticed the amount of snowballs they were being pelted with increasing along with the speed.

When they finally spotted Annalise they targeted all their attacks onto her. Hopefully, she was ready for a snowball fight against the both of them.

[muses-inn]

❄️❄️❄️!!! CARVER WATCH OUT OPHELIA IS COMING IN WITH THE BLIZZARD !!! @outofthiisworld / meme (accepting)

[🌐]  It had been snowing entire bedsheets over night, but Nowhere's winter cold is not as relentless as the icy scape on Tau Volantis. Carver exhales deeply and his breath turns into white mist in the brisk air. He's just standing there for a moment, taking in the chill breeze outside of the cottage. It is early in the morning, but... evidently not early enough.

Just moments later, the peaceful silence gets disturbed and he's greeted with a barrage of snowballs. Even without Ophelia giggling somewhere out of his sight, the perpetrator would have been very obvious to him. He spits out snow from one stray soft snowball hitting his face. Whether that one was intended or not, it doesn't matter to him at this point.

"Are you fucking done? What are you, TEN?!" He angrily brushes the snow off his jacket, only for another snowball to hit his left leg. SPLASH! He snorts and turns over into the direction the ball came from. Looking around. Is she hiding behind the snow-coated shrubs, maybe? "Cut it out already or I SWEAR I'll--!"

SPLASH! This time, the attack came from behind? With an irritated growl, he whirls around. And discovers Isaac standing there at the porch. The engineer just gathered some of the snow from the balustrade to make a snow ball of his own as he stepped out. And no, Carver is not amused by that the slightest.

"Oh come on!! Seriously?! You're in on this too??"

Isaac shrugs, almost a little sheepish, but he can't entirely hide a mischievous little smile. He rubs his hands together to get rid of the remaining snow on them, and also to warm them up. Joining in on this endeavor without gloves was certainly not the best idea. Ah, but he couldn't resist.

"I wouldn't put it that way. I was going to leave anyway and I just heard you yell out here. So I thought-- wait, what are you--"

But Isaac doesn't get to finish whatever he was going to say. There goes another SPLASH! Another snowball, straight into Isaac's face.

And there is now a mean, spiteful grin on Carver's lips instead of the angry pout just moments before. "Heh, this really does seem fun, after all~!"

[chronosmythed]

❄️

[snathark]

Of course, I couldn’t resist trying Hange and Levi for the roles of the meme

The snowball meme is literally about Sasha and Connie on the mountain expedition.

I also thought first to draw Sasha deciding to have a bite to eat a potato, and Connie attacking her. But I guess the situation in the picture would be more likely to happen

[miundy-again]

Snow day! ❄👊

[theoriginalladya]

Snowball fight for Team Lachlan.

from this list

On AO3 here

Thank you so much for asking about Lachlan!!!!  It’s time to actually get writing and posting for him, I think!  :D

Under cut for length.  Enjoy!

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 The moment they set foot on the island, Lachlan senses the difference.  Like the quick drop in temperature when a cold front passes through, it’s instantaneous and noticeable.  Eyes closing, he inhales slowly, deeply, leaning heavily against his cane and for just a moment. A gentle breeze toys with the ginger locks, teasing them into a swooshing cascade that cover his right eye. And in the distance, echoing throughout the valley, he swears he can hear ‘Hielan’ Laddie’ playing on the pipes as the troops march off into battle …

A strong yet gentle hand at his shoulder pulls Shepard back to the present with a start.  Breath hitching in the cold winter air, he blinks over at his companion as the connection breaks.  “What?”

He’s met by a warm smile and an easy shake of the head as Kaidan replies, “Just … checking.  You seemed like you were a million miles away.”

Lachlan relaxes and takes comfort from the concern in those whiskey-colored eyes.  How long has it been?  The mental math brings a smile to his whiskered jaw.  Almost eleven years?  Aye, that’s a time, but we’ve known one another far longer than that.  With a smile, he slides his hand behind Kaidan’s head and pull him in for a quick but thorough kiss.  When he releases him, the smile is still present.  “Aye, I was,” he replies honestly, “but not where you think.” Using his free hand, he gestures to the scenic view around them.  “Have you ever seen a place so beautiful?  One that bleeds history like this?”  

The castle of Eilean Donan stands open before them, awaiting their arrival.  Tucked away in the highlands of Scotland, it is the ancestral home to Shepard’s mother’s family, a place he’s wanted to visit since his youth, having grown up on stories and traditions that the MacRaes passed down through generations. The reapers never made it this far north; there was no need, and so it survives unblemished for the most part.

Another cold gust of wind blows across the loch, and Lachlan snuggles deeper into his heavy jacket.  With the war over now and his wounds mostly healed, he and Kaidan have come to visit Fiona MacRae Shepard’s homeland.  A journey years in the making, it has more impact now, after all they endured to get here.   

“Can’t say that I have,” Kaidan says as he looks around the grounds.  

They have directions on where to go; their visit is a private one, specific to the Savior of the Galaxy himself and his companion. The reapers may not have reached here, but there is no less pride for the man who saved them all from extinction because of it.  

Carefully, Lachlan and Kaidan head toward the main gate. The grounds are covered in snow – a storm blew through the night before, blanketing the castle and surrounding area beneath a layer of frosty fluff that brings the place alive – but the groundskeeping staff have cleared a safe path for them.  Still, they take it slow and easy; not their usual SOP, but a new ‘normal’ since the end of the war.

Once inside the keep, they are met by a guide who gives them a tour of the interior and explains the history of the family and the place as well as answers whatever questions they have.  Lachlan is amazed to discover that many of the tales his mother used to tell came directly from MacRae area.  For the first time since he was sixteen, he finds strength in his connection to her.  

The tour lasts for a couple of hours, at which point Lachlan and Kaidan are released to roam the grounds as they please.  Somehow, and despite Lachlan’s lingering injuries, they find their way up to the castle battlements and spend some time walking. They exist together in silence, taking in the scenery, listening to the world as it lives around them.  About halfway through, they come to a stop for Lachlan to rest. Leaning heavily against the wall, he stares out over the lochs at the highlands surrounding them.  What was it Anderson said up on the Citadel at the end? Seems like years since I just sat down…  Lachlan breathes in fully, deeply.  I understand, my friend.  I understand.  

When he opens his eyes again, he asks in a voice filled with wonder and awe, “Can you imagine?”

Kaidan stands beside him, similar stance with his arms braced against the brick.  “Imagine what?”

Turning, a hint of mischievousness in his blue eyes, Lachlan grins over at him.  “Imagine playing here?  Outdoors? Listening to the notes echo up and down the valley?”  He lifts an arm and circles it around them to indicate the general geographic area.

Kaidan chuckles softly.  “I know you and your imagination, so I should probably say, ‘yes,’ to that.”  Facing Lachlan, he eyes him cautiously.  “Do you want to start playing again?  Your cello, I mean.”

Lachlan sighs as he straightens, balancing himself with one hand on the wall and the other on his cane.  His gaze drops to his left hip and leg, the source of most of his troubles these days.  “I would like to, yes,” he replies.  “Am I capable of it?”  He shrugs. “That’s another story just now.”  

“Give it time; it’ll heal.”  

The words are soft, gentle, reassuring, but Lachlan suspects Kaidan knows more about the severity of the injuries than he lets on.  “Haven’t I given it enough time?”  His fist closes around the top of the cane, frustration eating away at him.  “Between surgery and physical therapy, haven’t I covered all there is to do?”  Kaidan has the patience of a saint; practically a requirement to be married to Lachlan, but after months cooped up in hospital, that is put to the test more frequently.    

“Everyone heals differently, and you know that.”

Another point that leaves Lachlan bent out of shape. Huffing softly, he counters, “What about the synthetics?  Why don’t they speed things up like they used to?”

“They are.”  Kaidan sighs and runs a hand though his hair before facing Lachlan again. “You have no idea just how close you came to losing your life, do you?”

Lachlan opens his mouth to respond, but it’s the slight warble in Kaidan’s voice, that hint of a crack, that keeps him silent and has him turning back to the wall to stare out over the lochs once more.  “In all honesty,” he says after a minute or two, “I didn’t expect to live.”  A shudder shakes his too-thin frame.  

Kaidan moves beside him in an instant, arm sliding around him, hugging his waist and pulling him close.  They’ve had this conversation only once, back in the early days of his recovery when it was still an open, raw wound like so many others. These days, it still lingers where the rest have mostly healed.  “Have I mentioned today just how thankful I am you did?”

Their eyes meet and Lachlan stares at him before leaning into the embrace and huffing softly.  “Didn’t say I didn’t want to.”

Kaidan lifts a hand to Lachlan’s cheek.  “No, listen.  You could have died at any time along the way.”

“I seem to recall I did.”

The biotic’s lips press into a momentary tight line before he continues, ignoring the comment and pushing forward.  “But you didn’t,” he stresses.  “You kept fighting, you kept going, and we defeated the reapers.”

Lachlan’s hand rises to cover Kaidan’s, squeezing gently. “You don’t approve of my dark humor, do you?”

“It isn’t a matter of approval,” Kaidan argues. “It’s a matter of truth.  You’re the one who got us here, and you managed to survive that.  Way I see it, that’s a good thing.”

Kaidan’s left eye twitches, a small, subtle movement that settles into a tightness all too familiar, and one Lachlan knows well. “Migraine?” he asks quietly, changing the topic without warning.  When Kaidan looks confused, Lachlan runs his thumb gently over the tightness.  

“I’m fine.”  

Lachlan doesn’t argue; it never gets him anywhere if he pushes it anyway.  Instead, and typical of him, his mood jumps from one extreme to the next to the next, seemingly of its own free will.  “Yeah?” He waggles an eyebrow at his husband as his own lips curl into a smirk.  “How fine is that?”  He leans on his cane and takes a step backwards, continuing, “I mean, don’t get me wrong, you are quite fine in my book.  Number one, as a matter of fact.  But …?”

Rolling his eyes Kaidan turns away, but not before Lachlan notices the twitch at the corner of his lips.  Good.  Okay, I can work with this.  Let’s get things back on track …  “Hey,” he calls out in mock indignation, hobbling after him carefully, “where do you think you’re going?”

Kaidan doesn’t turn around and instead uses one hand to point East.  “Sun’s setting.  Dinner will be soon.  Can’t miss that.”

“Pfft.  There you go, thinking with your stomach again!”  

Kaidan snorts.  “Occupational hazard.”

The stairs down are a bit of a trick, but Lachlan navigates them fairly well, all things considered.  As they exit out onto the grounds, he hears the tell-tale sounds of a bagpipe starting up – not nearby, but close enough the notes travel across the water to fill the area.  A grin forms as the notes find a familiar pattern.  Scotland the Brave.  “You going to slow down and wait for me?” he calls out, humming along with the familiar tune as he keeps moving.

“You going to quit belittling dinner?”

“Hah!  That depends.”  Outside of the castle, they head onto the bridge that will take them to the carpark. Kaidan is still some distance ahead, but Lachlan knows how to get his attention again in a more creative fashion; something he’s wanted to do since their first trip to Noveria together all those years ago.  As he hobbles along, his free hand scoops some of the snow lying atop the walls of the stone bridge, shaping it carefully.  “Hey, Kaid?”

Kaidan stops, nearly on the other side, and waits. A few heartbeats pass, but there are times when Lachlan can be just as patient as the other man, and this is one of them.  Finally Kaidan turns around to face him … at which point, Lachlan launches the snowball. It lands squarely in the center of the biotic’s chest.  As Lachlan grins, Kaidan’s eyes widen … darken …

Lachlan ducks the snowy missile Kaidan launches at him in retaliation, just barely missing it.  In the same move, he makes another for himself.  Several minutes pass of back and forth, expertly aimed missiles, occasional hits and misses; of both men laughing and simply enjoying the fact they are still alive despite years filled with doubts, concerns and uncertainties. Finally, they call an end to the battle and wind up in each other’s arms – Lachlan dodging awkwardly on his bad hip before losing his balance, and Kaidan diving over to catch him – both soaked through, red-faced, but in a far improved mood than before.  

Leaning in, Lachlan trails a few kisses along Kaidan’s jaw while murmuring, “So, dinner?”

“Mmmm.”  Kaidan shivers when Lachlan reaches a sensitive spot just beneath his collar. “Dinner first, yes.”

Lachlan pulls back, flashing his trademark grin. “Can’t wait to see what you have planned for dessert…”  

[lunastars21]

My god would ya believe me if I said clutch is way more underrated than fang! Cuz I can't find shit about this Opossum and he's in recent comics!

Welp time to change that

Clutch headcanon time

He's obviously a boomer, He WAS legit in retirement when he first appeared in IDW, but now he's building his empire again, still also focusing on Chao racing as a lil bonus.

I'd like to think after the whole Amy and friends fiasco he does treat chaos a bit better, would the ones he trapped never Wana get near him again? Yeah sure he doesn't care, Chao races are the least of his importance now, plus less trouble for him, but at least some new ones would get better treatment.

Did he adopt rough and tumble? Yes, he doesn't admit it but shows it through action, they do speak louder than words after all

Whenever he recalls his past, it's a visualization of a 60's like anime where he's much younger.

Rough and Tumble try to catch him up with memes, but since the duo is always late with the trends, so is clutch. He's beraly hearing about the Dr. Livesey meme and it's already been months now guys come on.

Clutch and Fang have a mutual friendship, they'll help each other, and once the mission is done they go their separate ways, Clutch states Fang still has much to learn.

Besides his FUCKING cane gun, clutch knows to hand to hand combat, using his tail as another way of attacking, he also uses it to choke his enemies and practically strangle them to death.

Clutch takes care of his giant bear robot, he knows some machinery but isn't really an expert, still the robot gets all the recent upgrades.

Clutch sometimes accidentally rhymes his name with words, Rough and Tumble tease him about it and he just pushes them away.

He enjoys going to fancy diners, concerts, and museum's in his spare time (yes I watch bumblekast QNA how ya know)

Everytime a holiday comes up, wether it's their birthday or Christmas or something, rough and tumble always argue and waste the day away. This has led to clutch having to separate them and calm them down before they break something, but the duo make him participate in whatever the holiday is so they won't fight for the rest of the day (example: getting clutch into random blind dates on Valentine's day, making him join the bros in the bouncy house on their birthday, snowball fight with them in the snow during Christmas!)

Clutch does smoke and drink, he on occasions gets high but that's rare

Clutch has many different kinds of coats that he wears, his favorite mostly being the grey one you first see him in, plus they make him look taller

Rough says Gif, Tumble says Jif, Clutch says it like an acronym: G.I.F

Clutch is a good balance with physical actions and smarts, but since he's older his fighting is a bit weaker than It used to be, but his marksmanship is still sharp!

He's still trying to understand how modern phones work, so he mostly has a flip phone

In his past he wasn't a wealthy kid, beraly scrapping by and taking as much from the street, but then one day he ran into a casino, he only had a few cents and couldn't really gamble much, so he decided to play one game of poker and then head home. It turned out he was very good at most of the games and manage to collect so much money, his life changed after that. Making deals, killing whoever double crosses him, and always getting away Scott free, His family was never poor again.

Most of Clutch's family members have either passed away or went on their own adventures and hasn't seen them since, now he focuses on passing his knowledge to the skunk brothers...well...try too.

That's all I got for this guy! Made him a complete dad figure but still very dangerous, man has taken out tons of heroes for crying out loud! I hope to see him more in the comics and that he gets more people into his fanbase :3