#nd i DIE

[pastorpresent]

do- do you think logan wakes up from a particularly awful nightmare crying out for his 'dad'/'pops' and wade of course immediately comforts him and settles him down, and later on, when he's got logan tucked firmly under his arm, he asks. He doesn't usually, but logan had never talked about his parents before and wade couldn't hold his tongue.

and logan flushes, and admits quietly that the nightmare was about charles dying, and wade doesn't push, but just holds logan that bit tighter

(Update: @midnights-dragon wrote this so perfectly well and im in love so if you want to cry pls go read it here rn!!)

[chrliekclly]

[mcytegg]

im ngl i feel like clowns current relationship w ros in realms is the type of relationship ls kab expected/wanted from clown. like they wanted clown to be someone they could rely on to always protect them and to stick by their side always, but i dont think this type was ever possible for the two of them, even if kab had succeeded in "proving" themself like clown said he wanted them to.

like even if we ignore that it was already incredibly unlikely given the nature of lifesteal and how clown could never trust anyone on ls wholly and completely knowing they COULD betray him and try to kill him at any moment, i actually think who kab is as a person is Why they never wouldve been able team w clown like they wanted to

not bc kab has specifically done anything wrong or done anything to make clown be against teaming w them, but bc kab lacks the distinct, very specific type of open and unashamed vulnerability people like branzy and ros exhibit both in general and w clown specifically that he seems drawn to. kab is too guarded and too tricky as a person to ever be vulnerable and openly reliant on clown in a way that makes him feel the Need to take care of nd protect them.

its not as if ros and branzy are incapable in the slightest; branzy is a cunning and surprisingly revenge driven guy and ros is incredibly smart and clearly WANTS to come out of her shell to fight for herself and for the people she holds dear, but w clown specifically they are so openly and easily vulnerable w him. they will go to him for protection and if they want to explore their own bloodlust, and they make clown feel needed and valued in an incredibly specific way. like theyre basically people he can save and protect in a way nobody else can bc he IS just the strongest, and nobody else can take care of them in the way he can bc of his strengeth and bc of the softness they show w him.

and kab is just...not that type of person. they could never be someone who leaves themself as openly vulnerable and reliant on clown in the way he needs to be needed for the relationship kab wanted w him. like kab is too scared and way too paranoid abt everything that could go wrong to put themself in a position like that. they lack the open softness and sorta "damsel" vibes that clown is drawn to in branzy and ros. the thing that makes him feel so strongly abt protecting them and taking care of them.

bc ultimately, kab is someone will fight and stop at nothing survive. there will never be a situation where theyd rely on clown to help or save them without any sort of other plan, so the fact that they would never need him in the way that makes him feel the most cared for and wanted means their relationship was never going to be what kab wanted it to be. and kab seems to have realized this, at least!!! that its smt they dont have w clown, but they can get something like what they need in mane bc he WILL protect them in the way they need but theres no rose tinted glasses for kab to view mane through so their relationship is, funnily enough, much more equal than kabs relationship w clown ever was due to the way they idolized him

[theghostofwilburtheworm]

iiiiit was my birthdaaaayyy

[blcssom]

ok ok ok you know what fucking hits though? a prince(ss) x their bodyguard who is also a childhood friend/has always been around and they fight and bicker like siblings EXCEPT for this deep devotion they both have to each other and they assume it's just duty based bc the bodyguard has dedicated their life to protecting them !!! and the prince(ss) sees the bodyguard as ~ theirs ~ but it's all just covering up deep-seeded love for each other and one or both of them is too stupid to see it :' )

[tinderbox210]

Thinking again about the way Kay's feelings are very much written all over her face when it comes to ND and at the prospect of losing him.

!!!Spoiler Warning!!!

The way she looks just always so worried for him when he's malfunctioning/hurt and how her first instinct is to get close to touch and comfort him and make sure he's alright.

Also the way he calls for Kay sounding so uncertain and distressed when he's malfunctioning gets me everytime 🥺

And I can't get over the way she looks so softly at him during this little exchange, like so much tenderness there!

And the way she looks so shocked and devastated when she thinks she has lost him...

And Nix jumping on the table and giving that sad little head bump... 😭 god damn, why don't you rip my heart out a little more?

And in the end, the way her eyes go all soft again and show just all that relief when she sees he's okay, and again with the touchyness, like she needs the physical confirmations that he's alright.

And ND's "never better" which just says so much, not just because he's finally free of his strings but also because he has the one person that came back for him and that matters to him by his side. This is definitely the moment he decided to never leave her again.

[faunandfloraas]

truly I do not and will not care about any skz brand deal outside of a general, well I hope they're gettin paid well :) kind of way EXCEPT for the samsung one which I actively enjoy only because those boys were always talkin about their iphones and airpods and apple apple apple apple and clowning on changbin for havin his lil android, ooh hoo Changbin why don't you ask bixby about it haha loser, lil abdroid enjoyer hoo hoo and now they have to SMILE so nice and show their little samsung phones and Go wow Changbin was right :)) and thats karma. and thats funny.

[egginfroggin]

*yeets this and runs*

My hand regrets my decision to try for more realistic wings, frankly

Transcriptions:

Mabel Pines - Steller's Jay

Dipper Pines - Blue Jay

fledglings

can't quite fly yet

wing's aren't adult-sized yet

Dipper often forgets to preen

Mabel likes to put glitter in her wings (and Dipper's, when possible)

Dipper collects his primaries to make quill pens

Mabel collects their feathers for crafting

Yeah so I'm just gonna drop this here and uhhhhh run, thanks for checking this, and I hope you have a good day

(program: krita; time taken: about 1 hr 45 minutes)

[corvidstrike-pt2]

true pain is wanting to yap about ii18 but not having the words to yap about ii18 so you're just sitting there sobbing

(spoilers in tags btw!)

[weebsinstash]

Suddenly having Vietnam flashbacks to the last election where I literally started writing all those "Reader gets sucked into Eos and travels with the Chocobros" posts as copium partially because i was worried Trump would be re-elected in 2020 and now it's just like... "welp, maybe I'll write some tense horror-escape fics about Reader finding out Vox and or Alastor genuinely DO have Awful Traditional Values that they start forcing on you and you run away and find someone who treats you nicely"

[yuri-luver69]

mandatory 2020 chibi-ish dead girl walking tumblr doodle

[lokh]

every day im reminded that though my parents may have wanted a dog they clearly did not want to take care of a dog

[wtrclrsndrunknpstls]

Stumbled upon a store that does button making so I did this in 3 min

[makkeoneoneo]

ok, nobody gaf, but im playing death note spiraling trap rn. ive got four hours left and im only on floor four. my ass is SO getting blown up!!!

[corviiids]

i did end up muting notifs for that uquiz btw because some of the tags / free text responses get quite presumptuous about me as a person and sometimes a little rude so I want to thank u all for taking my quiz and very happy for people to share their results but just letting you guys know if you're saying something you wanted me to see, im not seeing the tags anymore!!!

[holmsister]

The way her mom phrases this gets me so bad. "You run at a different pace".

At some point, a parent can rely on their child starting to build an extra support system of peers. Not necessarily a family in the traditional sense, but you know - someone who will come collect you if your car breaks down, someone who will water your plants and feed your cat if you go on a trip. Friends, coworkers, neighbours, partners, spouses, their own version of a family. The parents can feel reassured that when they eventually die, their child will have people who will be with them and will support them. Someone who will keep pace with them even as their parents slow down and then, eventually, stop.

But what if your child runs at a different pace than anybody else? Too fast, too slow, too irregular - it doesn't matter. They cannot be assured to find that community of peers who can help. In Marcille's case, she might find a few - but she will outlive them all. The possibility that she might be actually, truly, brutally lonely for the majority of her life looms large. How do you prepare her for that?

I wonder how many nights the Donatos spent talking in bed, after Marcille went to sleep, discussing when to break things to her, how to explain them, what words to use. "You run at a different pace." It gets me.