#only for it to not be mentioned at all XD

[the-fab-fox]

Okay I like these elders. They say it like it is.

Shut the fuck up. XD (but only about crime. Definitely keep reblogging shit about anti-facism and what not. But if you gonna commit a crime for real for real. (I know I've made my jokes and all but they were jokes. XD no one looking at me would ever buy that id hurt a fly and they'd be right. But if you're the real deal, shut fuck up unless you're positive the channels you're mentioning your crimes on is encrypted

once again begging people to not post their plans to commit crimes/ admit to committing crimes on tumblr

and especially don't post about your friends committing crimes on tumblr please,

[zuzuelectricbugaloo]

I've been thinking about Epic (shocker I know xD) and I thought about the missed opportunity for his and Packs' relationships with Epictale Mettaton and Napstablook.

Like, both are ghosts, and including Mad Mew Mew and Red/Lara, are two of four of all the ghosts Underground (and in existence currently). Monsters come in all kinds of variety, but as ghosts, I wonder if it's more isolating for them. That they'd be considered "not true" monsters because of their lack of corporeal forms, something all monsters have.

And Mettaton, Lara, and Mew Mew chose to possess bodies to fit in more and be more like "real" monsters. And there's still that slight "Oh you're not really one of us" from other monsters still, that they had to get physical forms just to "imitate" being a real monster. And how much worse it is for extremely socially anxious Napstablook and why they choose to stay with their cousin Mettaton in the lab so they wouldn't feel alone.

How Epic being treated as a "fake" monster, someone artificially made and is treated by all of Gester's followers and Gester himself as something inferior and less than because of his existence being an outlier from the rest of monsterkind, how much Mettaton and Blooky would empathize with him.

How Mettaton would one day make the connection between Epic's treatment and his and his cousins' own when Blooky quietly points it out one day after the latest experiment, where all the Followers and Gester thought it was within their rights to manhandle Epic's Soul and he had no say in the matter. All because he "wasn't a real monster." Didn't that sound familiar...

Napstablook had always been kind, and been softer to Epic than the others. And after they pointed out why they went out of their way to befriend Epic when they were normally extremely socially anxious to the point of isolation, Mettaton can't continue on with a blind eye anymore, discomfort churning in his wiring whenever he sees how his coworkers and boss, Epic's own father, look at and treat him.

Epictale Mettaton and Blooky could've found Epic hiding away somewhere, eating quietly and alone, and sat with him. Sharing their own experiences about what it was like to be considered alien from their own kind. How whatever occupation they decided to take on, with Mettaton and Blooky in the lab or Lara in the Guard and Mew Mew with their business, they always feel like they have to be the best (sharing that harmful mindset with Epic that their worth is only defined by their productivity), give it their all just to be considered as meaningful contributors to monster society. They could've had a tentative friendship and later close work partnership formed, with Metta, Blooky, and later when introduced, Mew Mew and Lara taking in Epic and later on Packs as honorary cousins.

Heck, there's even a funny moment where Epic accidentally calls Mettaton "Dad" and the ghost fam tease him relentlessly about it xD

We could've had Mettaton joking for Epic to "respect his elders" whenever he pulls a prank or joke. Or Epic and Mew Mew having a blast dressing each other up. Or Packs posing and finally being someone for Mew Mew to match and absolutely destroy everyone else in dancing with. Not to mention a sparring partner for Lara that they can match and both just hit it off really well. (RIP Toriel's ballroom. It has to be rebuilt everytime they party in there).

((And maybe instead of Mettaton and Lara having crushes on Packs, they joke that he's their favorite nephew and Epic pouts everytime. "I know my baby bro's the best but I'm pretty cute too! Right Metta?"

Metta, slightly smirking: No~

Epic: THAT'S IT, BLOOKY'S MY FAVORITE UNCLE!))

The ghosts could've been the family the skeleton brothers deserved.

@talonsirgo @sirsquidsalot @toffeebrews Some Epic and by extension Epictale thoughts I've been having.

[spark-river]

Lucifer: MAMMON YOU LIL MOTHERFUCKER-

Lucifer: I mean-

*clears his throat*

Lucifer: Mammon, my dear brother...

[telemna-hyelle]

I'm a pretty big Twilight Princess Zelink shipper, so while I can't say I speak for everyone, I hope I can give a pretty good perspective.

Shared trauma is a large part of it--they both saw each other at their lowest points. They both had a close relationship with Midna, and after the end of the game, they have no one else who can understand all that they went through. Link, especially, seems to have the aura of 'ordon was saved--but not for me'. He's gone through so much, and there's no one else who can understand what he went through... except Zelda. There's a lot of shared grief and pain, and their love for Hyrule and the will to give everything to defend it--after the game ends, to me it seems incredibly likely that they would draw closer together. Of course, that isn't necessarily romantic, but it DOES have a lot of potential.

They also work well together, and to me, their personalities seem complementary.

Into the more my-personal-opinions/experience realm, for one, I LOVE the concept that Link and Zelda are kind of soulmates, from Skyward Sword (and potentially the First Hero and Hylia) all throughout time, always finding each other and falling in love in every life. I'm not adverse to other ships, there's plenty other ships i find adorable, but this is also a concept i enjoy, and it adds to the other elements i mentioned above.

And finally, and this is probably only true for me, but they're the Link and Zelda in Super Smash Bros and when i was little and was watching the SSB cutscenes, i thought their interactions was SO romantic. Especially when Link thinks Mario killed Zelda and rushes to avenge her----

anyway, yeah!

(also they would look GORGEOUS together, there's that too XD)

hey, hello, yes,

Zelda fandom, can someone please explain Twilight Princess Zelink to me?

*has not played the game but knows Zelda does not take a major role in said game*

[danwhobrowses]

So there was a Callowmoore question on 4SD which has got people talking and since nobody will ask me about it I'm gonna get it out of my brain anyway.

For someone on 4SD as frequently as Taliesin, Callowmoore questions are rare and I think that partly comes from us fans not wanting to try and steer him but also because his answers tend to be complicated. He's quite plain with other stuff, but a lot also gets offered into interpretation when it comes to Ashton and Fearne.

And granted, we Callowmoores would love for him to pull a Liam and just up and say Ashton has feelings for her, but I think we all know that's not Tal's way; aside from the nuggets of wisdom, killer one-liners and unique homebrews, we tend to love Tal's characters for their actions and expressions, some of which subtle and rewarding to those paying attention. For this reason I have had to mull over this one minute answer for most of my day and figure out what I think he means by it, like blue curtains in a book.

To note though, 'I think' is the operative term, but I also don't believe that Tal has left Callowmoore better or worse by his response.

One of the interesting things I want to point out is that my interpretations are observing the divide between Taliesin's words and his roleplaying; it is not to say that Tal is being dishonest in his answers, but I also see it as the answers are what Ashton thinks and his roleplay is how they feel.

So no, Ashton isn't 'precious' about Fearne wandering off when sleeping beside each other, if she said no or came back safely it wouldn't have bothered them, and it's fair for Ashton to have preferred Fearne to have woke them up. And yet that doesn't deny the reaction Ashton had waking up to find her gone and fearing that she's in danger, and not there to help her; the panic, the anger, the impatience are all clear and instinctive reactions Ashton is having that imply that her being with them is important. They're not precious about Fearne waking up and leaving the bed before they wake, and yet they'll still smile upon waking and finding that she's still there.

The 'Adventurers with Benefits' is one of two comments I can see being used maliciously against shippers, but it's worth reminding that on the last Callowmoore question Tal was asked, he mentioned that Ashton doesn't believe that someone would love them. Ashton feels unlovable, and yet they still ask for intimacy with Fearne, leaning further into their connection but also not pressuring her into commitment. It's also worth pointing out that this is still a slow burn, even Jester questioned whether her feelings for Fjord were legitimate or a romanticized fantasy at one point, and Ashton is not privy to Fearne's feelings for them. Ashton frames it as Adventurers with Benefits because they don't allow themselves to entertain the idea of Fearne reciprocating feelings for them, and yet their impulse to kiss her before absorbing the shard, to frequently engage in physical contact at a growing rate, to playfully steal and share each other's clothing, the desire to defend her from harm or anyone that might have ulterior motives, and to willingly do anything and everything just for her to smile in their direction again, that paints more of a picture than just benefits.

Which finally gets us to Ashton's theory of love. Tal mentions that Ashton believes that love is 'wanting to trust somebody, but not trusting them'. Immediately: No, haters, I don't think this means Ashton doesn't trust Fearne, nor do I think it means that Ashton trusts Fearne so they don't love her. Ashton trusts all the Hells (well, maybe not Braius since they just met), but Fearne is special to them in a different way, they've already platonically said that they loved her when they first were using their titan forms. In addition, this could be an elaboration of the last time Tal brought up Ashton's opinion of Love on the post-shard Callowmoore question: 'love is ignorance and adorableness'. This is another thing that can develop, elaborate and/or change over time, but at the current moment Ashton's interpretation of love can come from environment; Imogen wants to trust Laudna but can't wholly trust her given Delilah, but even Ashton can see that they love each other. Tal also mentioned that Ashton is not very experienced in relationships - which kinda plays into my belief that Ashton and Fearne, while have had relationships, haven't had deep romantic feelings or proper intimacy before, which makes them discovering it with each other more special - so their understanding of love can only exist on what they assume it's like.

And yet what if you reworded the phrase in the same spirit? 'Love is trusting someone wholeheartedly even with nothing to reassure it', there have been many a time something looked to go south and faith was put in another anyway; the shard may be a bad example because it did go wrong but even though the red flags were there Ashton upon completing the process said 'thank you for trusting me', when Fearne took the shard Ashton was a bag full of panic their experience meant they couldn't trust that the shard wouldn't be just as bad for Fearne, and yet they still wanted to trust that Fearne would succeed. Ashton couldn't trust that whenever Fearne was wild shaped, cornered by Otohan, or taken away by Ira on Ruidus that she'd come back safe, and yet still wanted to trust that she would, Ashton couldn't confirm that Fearne wasn't a Doppelganger in Nanna Mori's trust trial - even when FCG and Imogen suspected it was her - and yet they still wanted to trust that it was her. Ashton's view on love may not be entirely right but it's not entirely wrong either, what is blind faith if not ignorant and adorable? Even with their interpretation, Ashton has put plenty of faith in Fearne even when the risk was high.

In conclusion, Ashton's behaviour towards Fearne do often imply a complexity rather than a discrepancy to Tal's 4SD statements, that maybe Ashton's emotions and subconscious are not in sync with their self-doubt driven thoughts, perhaps it is the way Ashton tempers their feelings to try and not get hurt by them or cause Fearne to get hurt by them again. Ashton's apology to her post-shard made a point of noting how she means a lot to them, and how hurting her was one of the worst things they have done, and as they work towards self-improvement and self-discovery, there will likely be a point where self-realisation comes into play too, and they can understand why what they're thinking differs to how they're feeling.

Again, this is all interpretation, speculation and observation, one that like the core statements doesn't add or subtract but fills in some gaps either way. Ashton's feelings are a complicated matter, which is likely why Tal entices and creates such speculation with a complicated answer. Right now Ashton clearly does care for Fearne and share a special relationship that's regrowing after suffering tension, loss and fear, blooming back into trust, joy and comfort, but save 5 Disney Greek Muses backing him up in a Gospel song they're not just gonna out and say they're in love

And Yet...

[fortune-maiden]

Played more Slay The Princess with a friend and learned something new about the New Dawn ending

My first playthrough included Razor and Moment of Clarity so when I reached that ending, all of the voices were there. I didn't realize that only voices you unlock in your 5 routes are present.

But even more interestingly, one of our routes was Happily Ever After. And we never got any other Ch 3s. When we reached the end, Smitten was Not There...

All of which is to say -

That is a REALLY COOL DETAIL!

Now I'm curious if Smitten can return if you get him back through another Ch 3 after HEA

And also if he stays gone if HEA is your last route where he appears, after having been unlocked in an earlier Ch 3

And also now I kind of want to try mapping out a playthrough that gets me all 10 voices without going through Razor/Moment of Clarity

And also if that kind of run can be possible with HEA as one of the routes

[all-my-ocs-are-evil]

Grojband, but as a band from an early 2000s shoujo manga

[saxonilla]

slight spoiler for sans route in @ut-acttoflirt

*you probably have you’re reasoning to what you do.

[imagionary]

Happy 20 years of not speaking to each other

[cienie-isengardu]

Mortal Kombat 1 Behind the Scenes AU: Why date a punk like him...

Author Note: A continuation to “Get. Lost.”, "Dating" & "Permission".

For context: Lin Kuei law forbid the younger son of Grandmaster to marry/be in relationship before the oldest (heir). But Harumi is visiting and Kuai Liang would like at least once asked her out officially so he is trying to get Bi-Han (aro & ace to the core) to fake date someone for a day so he could bend the law a bit without breaking directly tradition. Because of course Kuai Liang is all about tradition, whatever he likes it or not.

[Cage’s Mansion] [Waiting for Liu Kang] [Special Bonus] [Grandmaster’s commentary] [Climbing scene] [Madam Bo’s Inn] [Cage’s Mansion 2 (fire extinguisher)] [Medic] [Shang Tsung’s sad face] [Smoke’s Fall] [Scenography (1)] [Scenography (2)] [Show off!] [Favorite brother] [Climbing on the wall (nonsense)] [Tomas’ commentary] [Perfectly fine] [Sexy, sexy man~♪] [Brothers between filming - Scenography(3)] [Wrong team!] [Since when you two are friends?!] [I like being evil sorcerer more] [I forgot my line, sorry!] [Read the script Kuai!] [Get. Lost.] [Dating] [Permission]

[seaweedstarshine]

Me: *tells my mom I’ve been thinking people at work are controlling my mind again* My mom: No one can control your mind. But AI,

[lieutenantselnia]

Besides numerous other drawing ideas I now already have 2 (maybe even 3?) self ships that I want to redraw this meme with😂

Please I need more time and motivation for art again😭

[oh-meow-swirls]

i love how unhinged the anime is. esp since the dub aired on fucking DISNEY. like what the fuck-

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

Shoutout to ycgma 1 yr anniversary stream, u are seriously the best stream ever ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

I WANNA WATCH THAT ONE SOON!!! I haven’t seen it yet :0 It looks absolutely lovely though 🥺

[dailyoyo]

i need to think more abouyt roboy. i need to think more anout roboy. i keep forgetting him i dont want to forget him i like him.

[queen-scribbles]

8, 20, 27, and 61 for the fic writer asks! -em

8. Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story?

Assuming this means "to write", probably the middle bc the beginning and ending have 50/50 odds of giving me trouble, but the middle always flows. (For reading, probably beginnings bc I love seeing the ways people draw you in to the story they want to tell.)

20. Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?

My characters laugh/chuckle/smile a lot. And I have a tendency to, whenever possible with my POV character, go for a $50 word instead of the $10 words just bc a lot of the time I like the way the fancier/rarer one sounds. (loquacious vs chatty for example. Obstinate vs stubborn. That sort of thing. Probably why I like writing characters like Arcann or Adam or Morrigan; bc that fits their speech patterns really well.) I know there's other things-- OH. I do male-female friendships all the damn time.

27. What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

Most: COMBAT SCENES. I love writing combat, so. much. It's so fun. Also the rush of finally getting to drop things on your readers that you've been planning for a WHILE(I apologize to all the tLBT readers for the end of the last chapter, I really do😅, but it was FUN). Snarky banter is also really, really fun.

Least: Feeling too slow in getting to stuff I'm really excited about. No matter how much I'm enjoying the lead-up, if there's a scene I'm looking forward too, I don't feel like I can write fast enough in getting to it. xD It's even worse when I finally get to the scene/dialogue/whatever and then either a) have to leave to do something or b) my hand hurts too much and I have to stop. (I've pushed through the latter one a couple times. Don't do that, kids, you pay for it later.) I never feel like there's enough time.

61. Why do you continue writing fics?

Bc it brings me joy and the sheer volume of muses/ideas would drive me insane if I didn't let it out xD

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