#or is very persistent

[timethehobo]

So I read up about Nevarra being renowned for its artistic culture and my brain forcibly conjured this. Sorry not sorry.

[lucabyte]

hi im back

[ky-landfill]

[sleepy-the-loz-enthusiast]

Fluffvember Day 3:

Nature walk

This isn't the usual little pencil sketch, but I sort of forgot about this at the last minute- so enjoy a little digital doodle with a photo I took in the background.

I hope you like the little Minish!Four and Fairy!Hyrule !!

[zarla-s]

TF2 Casual is still a bot wasteland (the petition's at 285k+ signatures currently and valve has said nothing) but every now and then you run into another real person which I consider a personal victory, haha. Under these conditions what else can you do, there isn't any other way to win! Shout out to you, CRINGE-ineer gaming, wherever you are.

Remember to go to save.tf and sign the petition if you haven't already! And if you still can lol. The bot hosters are big mad about the #fixtf2 tag right now from what I've been seeing in casual.

[patreon]

[milkybishop]

"- but with whom can you sit in water?"

and who can hop in the bath with you to make a show of not caring about your tattoos, and how can you not find it hard to hide your disdain at the attempt.

because either this is a trap you have blindly walked into again . . . or he really does love you and could have loved you all this time. and despite all that-

you cannot turn from the path that you are on.

[nelkcats]

Batcows and millionaires

Of all the things he could do on a Wednesday night, Danny didn't think he'd be following the last wishes of a ghost cow but life takes its twists and turns.

With Wulf's help and a lot of persuasion he managed to translate what the spirit was trying to tell him, apparently "Batcow" wasn't meant to be a ghost, but neither did she wish to leave her former owner alone.

She was worried about him, how he would take it, and refused to leave until the Ghost King himself promised to take care of Damian and let him know she was in a better place. Again, Danny could have refused her request, but he thought about Cujo, he thought about how he followed him everywhere, about the time the GIW captured him and almost killed him, and he understood a little, so he agreed.

So, the Ghost King ended up in the back of a mansion (of course the owner had to be a millionaire, damn it, couldn't he be a farmer?), watching Damian Wayne stare at the barn with melancholy. Danny noticed his hands were shaking.

With a sigh, the halfa landed beside him, wondering how he might approach the subject. He obviously hadn't expected a sword on his shoulder but hey, he'd initiated conversations in worse ways.

[commandertartarsmoocher]

Would you take the offer and follow him?

[starrysharks]

winter assassin outfit

[edennill]

people tend to take the curious fact that a lot of the exiles had known morgoth personally in a somewhat humorous way, but that severely undersells the horror of it, and not only in the huge abuse of trust it entailed, imo.

I can't help but imagine how much nervous brain-racking must have followed the revelation of his non-repentance, how many people combing through their every thought and conviction, trying to find any planted by the enemy. and you're not safe even if you didn't have anything to do with him because others had.

just, the knowledge that someone attempted to model you according to his own aims and being unable to tell how far he was successful.

[gaytaikawaititi]

i cannot believe i’m actually enjoying izzy this season, the consequences of his own actions came to bite him in the ass and he can’t cope, he put on blackbeard make up and still served negative cunt, he keeps getting ignored by stede, he lied about ed being alive to make stede feel better, he told fang to unhand him and then cried when he was hugged, he got gangrene, he was bleeding out on the bed while jim was getting some in the same room, he looks like a pathetic flop of a creature and even he isn’t immune to stede bonnet changing something fundamental in him just by being himself, i completely forgot the writers made him actually interesting and a great antagonist before his fans woobyfied his character to death

[that-butch-archivist]

"The New York Femmes, 1991" by Morgan Gwenwald

source: The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader, edited by Joan Nestle

[verdemoth]

I've continued playing Fallen London on and off and I've been wanting to make a new ref for Mel for AAAGES, not just to update old art but also show some of the character development Mel's experienced after a handful of years in the Neath! The ES 'Adornment' especially was a major turning point for Philomel and sparked Mel's revolutionary leanings, and is when Mel began to realize Mel's formed meaningful ties just as important as Mel's quest for vengeance. This year's estival (the Coilheart Games) brought out another evolution of this, and Mel's settled into an investigative role in the adamant belief that such worldshattering secrets and threats that encompass the entire city should NOT be purposefully withheld from the people living in it.

Image text is probably hard to read, and there's a transcript below this readmore

Text Transcripts:

In the top right are some quick details. Mel's full name is Philomel Pelayo Muros. In the style of other Fallen London characters, Mel's epithet is 'the Steely-Eyed Gun-for-Hire'. Mel uses no pronouns, Mel's 38 years old and 5 feet 2 inches tall. Mel resides in the Flit, and Mel's profession is as a mercenary and freelance investigator. The faction Mel is closest to is the Revolutionaries, with which Mel has 15 Renown. Mel is an Ambition: Nemesis character.

Below this are some notable player character attributes. Of the main attributes, Philomel has high Dangerous and Watchful but low Persuasive. Mel also has high Dreaded. Of the quirks, Mel has high Steadfast, Melancholy, Ruthless, Forceful, and Magnanimous, but low Subtle and Heartless. Mel also has the quality 'Tragedy: Death of a Spouse'.

Paired with the portrait in the top left are these notes, pointing to several parts of the illustration: "Permanent dark circles from years of stress, poor sleep and frequent nightmares. Mel always looks exhausted and more than a little haunted."

"Mel has acne scars, and a lot of other scars. Mel accumulates wounds almost as quickly as Mel does nightmares."

"A skull fracture obtained during 'Adornment' resulted in some long-term afflictions. These include vision and hearing loss (both on Mel's left) as well as vertigo spells. Mel also fractured a wrist and dislocated a shoulder, now prone to re-injury."

"Mel originally shaved just for ease in tending to the fresh wound. But Mel ended up vibing with the style and is still sporting it a few years later."

The next notes point to the raven (named Sarangerel) perched on Mel's arm in another illustration: "A black raven from the Surface - very rare in the Neath. She spent a good many years with the Tomb-Colonist who first found and nursed her to health, and who gave her her name. Sadly, that chapter has come to an end. She's befriended Philomel, and is glad for Mel's companionship. She doesn't speak much these days, but she sings beautifully her wistful, plaintive melodies."

With the drawing of Mel's hand are these notes: "Finally bothered to ditch the New Newgate cuffs, but Mel got used to the weight and replaced them with heavy bracelets. The 'jewels' are coloured glass."

Each of Mel's possessions are accompanied by a note:

"Rose-Shaded Lenses. Prescription, for light sensitivity and migraine. They've seen better days."

"Revolutionary's Red Feather Pin. Kept close at hand, seldom displayed."

"Horseshoe Lapel Pin. Always part of Mel's ensemble. Worn in reference to a departed friend."

"Ring with a Rose Motif. Of significant sentimental importance. It was an anniversary gift."

"Simple Derringer. Typically hidden somewhere on Mel's person, though Mel now favours a knife. Mel's aim isn't what it used to be."

Text transcripts end here.

[sheiireen]

Izuku and his emotions

I keep seing posts about how Izuku's reactions are disappointing to some readers, because he does not cry or react deeply in specific scenarios - but it's more complex than you think.

First of all, let me remind you that Izuku is an unreliable narrator.

He lies when blackwhip was triggered for the first time:

2. During Katsuki's apology, he asks Izuku if he remembers what he said before he was attacked by Shigaraki, and he says no.

Really? The boy who 'frets over every small detail', who remembers details about quirks and character traits of all the people he meets? He would not forget such an important moment. He purposely avoids to answer.

Izuku is stubborn. He tries to convince himself that he is fine all the time. We have seen this throughout the whole story.

Then - that one time in ch425 when he does try to reach out to his friends, he is rejected. We see how sad he is but we don't get a glimpse into his mind. You can clearly see the implications of how frustrated and sad he is, even if he does not voice his emotions.

He saw Katsuki's dead body. There is no way he would be over this (he must feel responsible and most likely blames himself because he was late...).

He won the fight against Shigaraki and we saw glimpses of his feelings about the fight at the hospital - how disappointed he must feel that he couldn't save Shigaraki. He wanted to be a hero who saves people. In ch 425 right after Fuwa says Aizawa showed them why they became heroes, we get this image:

He looks so pensive and absent-minded...after all, he lost his purpose and his powers.

All of this does not mean that we will not know how Izuku truly feels. He needs to get his emotions out, and he will. Just because we don't see Izuku's reactions right after something happens, doesn't mean that he is indifferent or doesn't care.

Katsuki will play a big part in this. Even though he has reached out to Izuku, Katsuki didn't get through to Izuku's inner self. Izuku didn't "take his hand", yet. This is why we will get a Katsuki and Izuku conversation aka DvK3. Katsuki will be the one who initiates it, because he knows Izuku best and he will reach out his hand to Izuku again, but this time, Izuku will take it.

We will get an intense, heartfelt conversation and it will be cathartic for Izuku.

[riseandfallofsecunit]

[Catastrophic Failure]

aka holding your past self in your arms

[artvaris]

Hibernation