#she had no plans of sharing it

[hyperpsychomaniac]

Had a few pics of peoples’ ships snuggling come across my dash. And so…

I’m sorry.

[all-lee24]

Radahn designs + Headcanons

Lands between's biggest horse girl

[spacedlexi]

"sounds nice... having a partner"

[meru90]

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i forgot to post my table on here cause i mostly had zero internet connection lmaoo but yehh dokomi is over and I’m still kinda overwhelmed by all the support and sweet people visiting my booth, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!it was once again such a fun experience 💜💜💜💜💜 aghhh it's so exhausting and i wish i had more time to walk around but also so much fun

[gimpyhair]

Listen, Romy will always have the first place in my heart. But you know what 97' pairing intrigues me? Remy and Madelyne.

Not in the sense that they belong together, but more as a post-breakup, comforting each other, living through the same thing, angsty rebound thing.

Madelyne says her Dashing Cajun line, they have a few drinks, Rogue and Erik have their dance, Remy leaves, Madelyne is worried about him, she finds him in his room, they talk about how they are both heartbroken and you know the rest.

They have sex but are picturing Scott/Rogue instead. They are both aware that they are not thinking of each other, but they don't care because this is what they need at the moment. You know, angsty hook-up

What's good about liking them as a side pairing is that their universe gets vaporized right after, so there's no real impact to your OTP. Just two ridiculously attractive people having a one-night stand after a bad breakup 🤷

[siena-sevenwits]

Look at this glorious illustration @praise-the-lord-im-dead drew of Noemie Gardeine, the main character from my old WIP, The Brilliant Hour.

This is from a scene in the first chapter. It's the moment when Noemie's in her performance clothes at a Night Market festival, and spots a flaming bottle of oil thrown from a great height, about to smash.

Didn't @praise-the-lord-im-dead do a terrific job?

[rockoblanco]

got my first tat :p

[nevermoorsource]

Jessica Townsend announced a Nevermoor Series Readalong on Instagram and YouTube!

Hello friends! 😊 In anticipation of the upcoming release of Silverborn, I’m hosting a readalong for the first three books in the series: Nevermoor, Wundersmith and Hollowpox! Here’s how it will work: The readalong will run for nine weeks, kicking off next Monday 24 February with the first eight chapters of Nevermoor, and finishing on April 27 (bringing us neatly to the week of Silverborn’s Australian release on 30 April). We’ll dedicate three weeks to each book and at the end of each week, I’ll post a video to my YouTube channel recapping the chapters we’ve just tackled. Towards the end of the nine weeks I’ll be doing a Q&A event and also a giveaway (details to come). I’ll post info & updates here and in my IG stories along the way, so keep an eye out! Let me know if you’re planning to join in, and if you’d like to share/post about it, use the hashtag #ReadalongNevermoor2025. Can’t wait to go on a reading adventure with you! 🥳 JT xx

[smile-files]

some great bluish bakeoff stuff!

nickel later apologizes this episode; it's prompted by balloon's confrontation, but clearly nickel was in the mindset to apologize. the fact that he didn't raise the issue himself shows how he's still really afraid of how balloon would react. at the same time, though, he's acknowledging that "standing up for what [is] right" is important and good, even if it doesn't necessarily have the most beneficial outcome; notice how this not only shows how he accepts and understands balloon's anger towards him over the past few episodes (which had the consequence of losing them the challenge and getting bot eliminated), but also suitcase's anger towards him in the latter half of ii2 (which had the consequence of destroying their alliance).

in this episode, blueberry is assuming a role that has previously been taken by nickel and, more recently, silver spoon: he has placed himself at the top of the pecking order, calling all the shots, forcing everyone to roll with his punches. now everyone's in the same position balloon has been for a lot of his time in ii. silver, in throwing the chariot (:nerd emoji: actually a litter, they use the wrong word) at blueberry, is taking a stand against him -- announcing his frustration from being treated poorly.

for the longest time, balloon had "stay[ed] away from the thorns": beating around the bush, not bringing up the hard stuff, so he could maintain his positive relationship with nickel (and by extension his sense of having actually changed, which is linked with that that relationship represents) and not face his inevitable aggressive snap-back. but, though these proverbial thorns are painful, touching them helps him actually move ahead of all of that discomfort. balloon took a stand against nickel recently, which he was justified in doing, expressing his anger at nickel for both what he did and his denial of doing it -- and nickel harshly bit back about what balloon had done a while ago. balloon touched the thorn, and got the pain.

now, when nickel is yet again dancing around the problem, balloon's frustration returns. and, as silver took a stand against blueberry (which nickel supported), balloon channels his frustration and takes his own stand: technically also against blueberry, in trying to get himself and the others to the challenge before blueberry (thereby denying the domination he has imposed), but the drive itself came from nickel. he knows touching the thorns is painful, but that it's important and good. he should stand up for himself, and he does. he literally pokes himself with a thorn, and that literally sends him and the others ahead.

for the sake of this analogy/symbolic framework, it's worth noting how they are pushed forward because of the thorn, but there's still baggage: they fly through the desert only to crash, losing all of their ingredients. at this point, though, balloon's not going to let the pain of the thorn prevent him from touching it. balloon will keep standing up for himself, even if he keeps facing setbacks and pushbacks, because he knows what he deserves.

you can imagine that when balloon confronted nickel in this episode, he was expecting the same old same old: he'd say what he's mad about, and nickel would shut him down. but he doesn't. nickel listens to him. nickel lets balloon be angry at him, lets himself face the guilt he needs to feel. balloon is able to be mad at nickel without their relationship automatically going up in flames like before. and balloon is shocked! but will he forgive nickel? what'll he say? ...well, they're taken by tyler bombard before balloon could say anything...

for all this talk of the thorn, where's the blossom? well, here it is. thematic parallels indeed! recall how balloon misunderstanding "flour" as "flower" contributed to the grand slams losing the cooking challenge in ii2, which likely added fuel to the fire of nickel's hatred towards him -- now that same flower and that same misunderstanding is a representation of their friendship: it is what remains after the pain of the thorn. balloon finding value in this meager flower and presenting it to mephone at all (thereby insisting that it has value) is what wins them all the challenge. the flower and its beauty are not just a reward for the pain of the thorn, but a product of that pain.

balloon still hasn't responded to nickel's apology, because he hasn't had the chance to... but in disputing tyler's happiness about blueberry's death, balloon both recognizes his own attempt to change as well as nickel's: attempting that change is also a thorn, a very painful one (it literally killed blueberry), and both nickel and balloon have recognized the changes the other has tried to make and has succeeded in making. nickel is very reassured by this.

and as a final flower, a final reward for balloon's persistence in standing up for himself and what he believes in, balloon is chosen as the sole recipient of the immunity cookie -- silver spoon, someone with both a history of selfishness and a history of putting others below him, is the one to make this decision. balloon is finally being recognized, genuinely, for the changes he's made.

notably, balloon never accepts nickel's apology: no, he accepts that nickel is trying to make up for what he did. and, knowing from personal experience how hard it is to make that change and be acknowledged for making it, balloon is there to support him through it, and help him realize that he can be better -- and balloon is still on that "trek" himself, as we know balloon still has a lot of flaws to work through. they both know they have to touch the thorn, but they're all the more motivated to do so because they have a beautiful flower as well:

their genuine friendship.

...

balloon continues to be very charitable with blueberry, even as blueberry is critical of himself. nickel is also charitable -- telling blueberry to "just be nicer to people" implies that he believes that such a change is possible -- though of course he expresses this in his typical snarky way.

blueberry, though, doesn't believe that he can change, just like nickel used to. no matter how much balloon and nickel believe in him, he himself has to realize he has the capacity to improve before he can actually do it.

[mitamicah]

Not to spam you guys too much but: happy international racoon day!!

What better day to introduce to you my little guy - this is Gremlin (Merchgremlin for short) and I hope to make him into my fursona :3

[timecryptid]

I have listened to this song about a hundred times and as such needed to draw this absolute relatable queen. I just love fujo Miku what can I say?

[catstar91]

Ok phandom peeps, I need to get something off my chest. I cannot stop thinking about it, it’s so funny that this happened to me!

So I’ve been casually perusing the DP fandom for a while, right? Like for several years at least! What can I say? I like art! So at various points I had talked to my aunt about some stuff related, like fun stuff about the phandom and the existence of ghost king aus and stuff. Recently though, I found a fanfic that I spent AN ENTIRE DAY reading and doing nothing else! Like I stayed up late the night before, woke up to immediately read more! I don’t normally read fanfics, let alone any long form story, cuz my attention span is shit and has been shit basically all my life! So in the evening when I was a good chunk of the way through the fic, I talked to my aunt about it! Cuz it’s funny! I found a lot of things in it very amusing and wanted to share!

And then she asked for a link…

The next thing I know, within a few months, probably 3 months later at most, my aunt starts telling me about phandom lore I had never even heard of before! She literally made an ao3 account!!! Guys I am floored! I’ve been idly watching from the shadows for so long, and then I accidentally get my aunt into the phandom and she starts telling me about a red duck candle that’s apparently been integral DPxDC lore for YEARS!

What have I DONE???

[askblueandviolet]

Hey Mayor, what's a memory that you really like and/or will never forget?

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[sarastuss]

me: oh s.hadowbringers replay is going so hard. so many duty stuff i didn't recall - also me: * sees these again *

[subtlybrilliant]

I miss my dad.

I miss my aunt.

Today has been so hard.

This weekend has been so hard.

[oschonseleven]