#mun sounds

[splatoonusna]

Let's be real, nobody is going to be calling it the "Mint Decavitator"

[misteria247]

Classic Tails: That thing is probably what kidnapped your friends!

Classic Tails realizing

Classic Tails somewhat excitedly: I mean our friends!!!

Me sobbing: Yes, yes baby boy you're gonna have so many fucking friends and they're gonna love you just as much as Sonic loves you and omfgggggggg 😭💖

[nugsters]

Legit I started barking with Laios when this scene played meanwhile everyone is making "He got that dog in him" posts and memes.... So what does that mean for me?

Am I... Doge?

[fvnnythiings]

i have a headcanon that i’ve been mulling over for a long, long while now that’s lowkey special & hard to let go of for me but im afraid it’ll make ppl less likely to want to interact FHSHSJSKS

[arkvra]

Redraw their moments on chap 111 🥺

[izunias-meme-hole]

*takes a deep breath* Here goes some bullshit.

So I've been looking back at Steven Universe, a show that I haven't fully seen again in literal years, and it's as flawed as everyone says... but it's also infinitely better than I remembered. The Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz stuff is an arc that makes sense, Steven's character isn't absolute peak but he's also not the utter meme people make him out to be, the gay space rocks are indeed cool, and for every last fumble there is there's somehow something to counteract it. Overall the show is a really good show with obvious cracks, but we're not going into a full in-depth analysis of the show, movie, and spin-off. We're taking a look at one character specifically.

Yep. This is a White Diamond post.

For context, White Diamond has been the main villain of the entire show as far back as season 1. Granted she never made an in-person, hell the show outright never mentions her in the earlier seasons, but through the introduction of characters like Lapis, Peridot, and Jasper, there were enough pieces to put together that there was indeed an empire. Eventually, as the show would progress we'd learn more about the Great Diamond Authority, more about the imperialistic system that the Crystal Gems fought against, more about the corrupted gems, more about Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond, more about Pink Diamond, until we finally see White in the flesh for around 6:35 minutes of screentime, and god she is terrifying.

Then we get to her background, where we can basically gather that she's the Gem equivalent to a god, complete with the power to mold and manipulate the identities of other gems. So she's already the furthest thing from an actual person in comparison to Blue, Yellow, and Pink who are more like two queens and a princess that just so happen to be related to her. Though that doesn't mean that White is just absent of personality, oh no. Thanks to her "god" status, she has the complex to match it, is a literal giant control freak (Not even her fellow Diamonds were safe), and cannot see herself as anything other than flawless, something that the show's creator, Rebecca Sugar clearly showcases in the show and elaborates on:

"White believes that because her Gem channels white light, she is essentially a Gem light-form all the time. All Gems are made of light, and she is light manifest. She sees all Gems as her, sees herself in all Gems, and judges them as she would judge herself. She believes she is everyone—which is why she speaks for everyone. But the truth behind her identity and powers is that she has no identity at all. She needs other Gems to behave as she would—she is very poorly differentiated. And any Gem's behavior can be construed by her as a personal attack if they are not behaving as she would. Her identity is so fragile that she can only judge: If she were to act or feel or want, she would open herself up to her own criticism. She has traded that chance to be someone for the power to be everyone, a decision so miserable that everyone on the planet has to suffer for it." - Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe: End of An Era

With this knowledge in hand, it's clear that White isn't just a tyrant, she's a divine tyrant that's never been a person. Unlike the gems she commands, she has no true self that she hides, she is simply god... a hollow, controlling god. There's nothing more dehumanizing than that.

That's pretty much White in the main show in a nutshell before her defeat. However said defeat is... let's be honest it's a crack on a perfectly fine finale.

First of all, Steven definitely wasn't super fond from the Diamond's, but after he at least got Yellow and Blue to chill the hell out and introduced them to the corrupted gem problem that's irreversible without White's Diamond's help, he goes to Homeworld. So right off the right off the bat, Steven HAD to at least try and get White to change her mind, which after one of the most chilling moments on the show and a breakdown, she did change her mind... a bit too quickly.

IMO the root problem (keyword root) with her turn is just that, she changed to quickly. If anything it would have made more sense for White to be mentally out of it for at least a year or 5 at the notion that she isn't flawless, that way we could at least come to the whole "Diamonds healing the corrupted gems" bit more naturally, while also granting the catharsis of the Great Diamond Authority being defeated.

Then there's her characterization after the main show ended which pretty much can be summed up as this:

She's still as narcissistic as ever, and still holds herself in a high regard, though it does make sense. She can never get rid of that aspect of herself, mostly thanks to what she is, but she's at least more willing to learn how to manage it. So it's not like she really changed a lot, she's just more focused on self control. The only real changes are the fact that she's more of a symbol than a divine leader, and her powers, which are less about controlling others and more about letting others voice their feelings through her. It's quite development, but it works for who she is now.

So what we have here with White Diamond conceptually is this. An entity that was actually born on an entirely different level of existence compared to everyone else, gained power because of that existence, and ultimately has been an amoral, terrifying, "perfect" god and nothing else for the past 20,000+ years. She's had nothing but that for a long time, and once she finally looses control and realizes she has "flaws," her perception of herself and her kind is shattered. From there, she pretty much begins keeping herself in check

On paper and in my head, I get what Rebecca Sugar was going for with her, on some levels I can see where she tripped on the finish line, and ultimately I can appreciate what she tried doing and what did work. White Diamond if anything is a reflection of the show, flawed but also really great.

Thank you for attending my yap sessions, hope I got my thoughts across clearly.

[masquenoire]

Hey everybody, sorry to have been so quiet lately! Nothing too horrible going on, I assure you but between cleaning an entire house from top to bottom, starting overnight shifts early, setting up a biiiig snake vivarium and getting a new baby to love and care for, it didn't leave much time for writing but now things are settling down! Officially starting overnights tonight and not... you know, Tuesday, but things are as good as they are busy! Hoping to start somewhere tomorrow inbox-wise after a GOOD sleep now that the nerve-wracking part of installing a gigantic vivarium is done for now!

[fanto-thegreat]

Make me sway~

Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore. Hold me close, sway me more~.

!! UNBLURRED VER !!

[muutos]

i'm sorry i have to say it ... i don't watch wrestling but the way i think rhea ripley is so fucking hot 🤤🤤🤤🤤 ohhh my god..

[secret-sector-antag]

Ankle Biter Anarchy

"Fuck you, you Augustus Gloop lookin' motherfucker; we're gonna go get the other babies and go do some Rugrats-level shit. Are you coming or what?" -Minerva, essentially.

Yeah, you tell 'im, Buzz.

In response to/inspired by this post right here

So if we're going by Showtime AU ages (in this case, Penny is a smol lil bab at 1 year old), and if I've got this right...Ramsay is the oldest (4 1/2), followed by Minerva (4), Candy (3), Val (3), Beckham (2), Kitty (18 months old), and Buzz (9 months old).

Told you I'd get more babies involved! 🤣Okay, so it's a bit counterintuitive, cuz they reeeally could use a babysitter...but look at the little beans! How much trouble could they get in to?

Answer: probably a looooot. That playroom is not coming out of this unharmed or in one piece.

Penny/Numbuh 1-2 (c) @kommandonuovidiavoli Sector ANTAG (c) Me Background for second panel is from here

[not0a0mundane]

Y'all weren't lying when I heard that Kallus is still a spoilsport in the rebellion.

Take a rest mulletman

[misteria247]

You know what would be funny?

If Pacifica unintentionally became somewhat friends with Fiddleford.

Like at first he's just known as the hobo she had to hold hands with during the whole Bill fiasco. And then he becomes the guy who bought her parents house. And Pacifica not even thinking about would sometimes walk by her old house because it was her home originally for 12 years. And Fiddleford he'd notice her stopping by and looking at the home from time to time and then one day he's outside and he sees her walking towards the gate.

Fidds doesn't hesitate to call out to her, startling her and Pacifica sees him and she gives him a look that's supposed to be unwelcoming but it's hard to take her seriously when she's blushing from being embarrassed at having been startled. She'll huff and stick her nose up in the air and dramatically storm off in an effort to save face and as she's walking away Fiddleford calls out-

"Stop by again sometime Pacifica!"

And she stops, whirls around and snaps-

"As if old man!"

But despite her saying that, Fidds once again finds her coming back around. And he humors her, getting reactions out of her and finding her amusing instead of intolerable. This continues on and then before Pacifica and Fiddleford realize it, he's invited her inside and they continue their strange friendship. Fiddleford learns that Pacifica's pretty smart and kind despite her snarky and uppity attitude. She just hides it beneath a mask of "I'm better than everyone."

And Pacifica learns that Fiddleford isn't just the crazy town weirdo. Instead he's a genius and to her surprise, beneath his somewhat timid, polite, nature he's got a dry sense of humor and hidden snark under the surface. He's also incredibly sharp and keeps it up his sleeve as his ace.

They bond over the snark and jabs, and they teach each other things without realizing it and for awhile it's this tentative thing till one day Pacifica shows up on Fiddleford's doorstep. Looking miserable and red eyed and Fidds he doesn't hesitate to bring her inside, his dad alarms kicking in much like how they do with Tate. He doesn't say anything, and she doesn't explain it. But an unspoken barrier has been crossed and neither of them mind. They don't knowledge it, mainly for Pacifica and her refusing to do so.

But Fidds doesn't mind it. In a way she reminds him of his son, with the way she handles things. Pacifica would tell him in her own time, and Fiddleford was more than patient with her taking her time.

Afterwards they're basically in a strange mentor/mentee/paternal/unspoken adopted daughter kind of deal.

[thornedlamb]

[howlkissed]

This is a Christmas present from a custodian at my job btw lmao

[ask-olivine]

Ah the priest. Would take an old foxes confession? *Kuya had a knowing devious smirk on his face. The look he had made it seem like he came by with his own mysterious motives*

- @ask-kuya

But of course, Kuya! I'd be delighted to.

Olivine's signature warm smile showed on his face, disguising the fact that his mind was already starting to race. Something about Kuya's demeanor wasn't quite right-- though the fox was certainly known to push buttons and pull at the strings with almost terrifying accuracy. This surely wasn't going to be easy.

Would you like to use the confessional booth?

[azmenka]

so we’re heading towards our own little “republican” take over next spring I guess . . . dear Americans, very sorry but apparently Germany won’t be safe for much longer either.