#shrink myself

[foreverjola]

When I think about it a lot - marriage is forever. And a relationship is someone you have to consider *ALL* the time. Because you love them and therefore want to. I have people I consider. But no one to that extent. I can get up and leave and do what I want to a relative degree. But I'm also relatively lonely. I feel like I have no one truly close. Everyone has other people. I'm just an option for them. So in those times, a person sounds nice. A man. A Christian man. A Black man. An abstinent Black man. An abstinent Black man who doesn't want children. An abstinent Black man who doesn't want children who is within ten years of my age.

My pool must be infinitesimal, right?

But I only need one.

But The One is a myth, right?

[1humanbeans]

I made myself a Siffrin keychain out of shrink plastic and I think it ended up looking so cute!

[fisheito]

collab #2 with @xenole i was given a chibi yakumo and i.. i...... turned it into thiS

[hyunpic]

[boimann]

Status: Access to shrink paper has been gained

Behold my crappy first try that I let bake for too long

I will now be making charms for all my friends so they know they’re loved :3

[lemonmaggot]

I’m working on a drawing of the team so I needed to compare their heights so now I’m going to talk about my headcanons and my reasons why :3

P.I.X.A.L.: 6 ft 2 in / 188 cm

I debated having her be the same height as Zane, as I think that would make the most sense as her original body and Zane’s new body were built using Borg’s equipment. I also think Borg would need a lot of room in order to create a highly intelligent robot that functions as a human would, therefore would need to build bigger. A lot of those robots that can walk around and self balance irl tend to be pretty big. Pixal used to be the same height as titanium Zane, but when she rebuilt herself she made herself slightly taller than him (on purpose, as they met when he was shorter than her, so it felt right).

Zane: 6 ft 1 in / 185 cm

He used to be about the same height as Jay in Season 1 but then the others started growing and he became the shortest briefly in season 3. This is because Dr. Julien built Zane to be his child, so he gave Zane a young appearance. But when he built his titanium body he wanted to have something more mature looking, so that he could look like the older teen he was getting to be and could then pass as an adult once he was older. He purposely made himself just a little bit taller than Cole just to mess with him (and he wanted to be the tallest).

Cole: 6 ft / 183 cm

Cole is just very big to me. Friendly giant vibes, y’know? Like big teddy bear. That’s all I have to say for him. He’s just genetically lucky. Plus I feel like it’s typical for the Masters of Earth to all be tall. They are tall like mountains. Plus controlling the earth requires lots of energy and strength, so they have to be bigger.

Nya: 5 ft 9 in / 175 cm

She’s taller than Kai but you can’t tell at first as they’re similar heights. She was supposed to be shorter but due to Kai becoming a ninja at a young age, he stunted his growth. Nya was older than Kai was when she became a ninja, so she had more time to grow.

Kai: 5 ft 8 in / 173 cm

Genetically speaking, he was supposed to be much taller. But ninja training is rough on the body. I think of it as similar to when kids are in gymnastics as kid, the amount of exercise/impact of the sport on their body often stunts growth. Plus I think Kai would always make sure Nya ate first when they were kids, so his nutrition wasn’t always the best. Nya doesn’t know about this and he will take this secret to his grave. Not even their caretakers or babysitters knew. Kai started styling his hair up so that he would look taller than Nya. He’s kind of jealous that his little sister is taller than him. He would totally wear inserts in his shoes to give himself a little bit more height.

Jay: 5 ft 6 in / 168 cm

Libber gives me very short vibes, and Gordon gives average height vibes, but Jay takes more after his bio mom than his bio dad. (It’s like Gordon’s genes didn’t even try. You could never tell that Jay is biologically related to him just by looking at them.) So he’s shorter than average but his bio dad was good for something and gave him some height. Jay used to be insecure about his height and it took him the second longest on the team to reach his full height (Lloyd took the longest). Him taking so long to grow is why Cyrus Borg said that Jay “looked shorter.” It’s because everyone else grew but him, making him look shorter than he previously had. But due to his stature, he finds it easy to wiggle through tight spaces and move quickly, so now he sees his height as a perk since it helps him.

Lloyd: 5 ft 4 in / 163 cm

As I mentioned with Kai, the impact of being a ninja at such a young age paused Lloyd’s growth, although it affected Lloyd more since he was a child, the others were at least teens (even if they were young teens). Then the tomorrow’s tea incident happened. In combination with the tea and the trauma Lloyd underwent, his body seemed to freeze (Extreme trauma/stress can delay puberty in teens). Lloyd was under so much stress that his body wouldn’t start puberty and therefore didn’t grow. In the year between S7 and S8 he was finally able to relax enough that his body resumed normal functions (hence his voice deepening and as Kai says “Sounds like our little ninja is growing up!”). Though his growth would have paused again due to the surge in training/stress during the Oni Triology. Finally he would’ve been able to grow a touch more in the year post-Seabound as he gave up all training. People who are in sports at young ages (again using gymnastics as my example) tend to see a sudden growth spurt once they quit. However, at this point Lloyd is getting too old to grow much and his height is permanently stunted. Similarly to Jay, this makes him faster and harder to hit in battle. Most restraints are designed for people bigger than him, so he can free himself from traps easier. Also makes it easier to sneak around and hide. (He also likes to wear the hand-me-down clothes from the others and finds comfort in wearing stuff that was once theirs, so being short and not growing means he never has to outgrow their clothes.) (I might go into why he finds it comforting in another post, if anyone wants to hear) (or I’ll post it anyway because I love ranting about Ninjago)

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

hello everyone, i have been VERY BUSY!!!!! this is why:

most of them still need clothes, and i need to do some tiny additions here and there (like o's white streak) but!!! my gosh the bodies are finally done!!!

josie and rory belong to @thedeafprophet , harper belongs to @the-insouciant-scientist , elias is mine, and orsinio belongs to @house-of-mirrors !!!! i started partway through august and oh my gosh! it's been a lot of work, though I've enjoyed myself quite a lot!!!!

we actually have three different body types at play here, the base (josie and rory), a shorter type (harper and orsinio), and a wider type (elias)! elias' body type was that hardest of all, since i had to make certain i didn't have the extra width go up through the neck and into the head (because. i don't want to do that chzbdbfbdbd) but in the end it was actually a lot easier to turn and stuff, and now that i know my pattern works, it'll be just as easy as the rest!

some body type comparisons:

rory still wins the repeat dentisty contest at 14 though. (2nd highest is harper at 6)

now! I'm off to go play plushie tailor!!!

[mewkwota]

I'm still thinking about this old post and how Volnutt looks absolutely cute in that dress, which I hope you realize he's cosplaying again-- there's no way I could've designed something that pretty.

Anyways, hear me out, because Volnutt's position in being the Master's favorite Unit makes a lot of sense for this. So I chose Shinku's outfit out of the others also for that reason.

[deoidesign]

Guys you're not gonna believe this. The books are wrong again

At least this time I didn't even get half of them and half of what I did get was damaged...? So I only have another 70 books to deal with... This time they're soft touch......

I've got so many of book 2 it's not even funny

[entomolog-t]

You know what G/t scenario I’m jonesing for?

A not so distant future where a breakthrough in science is made public; a procedure able to permanently shrink individuals to a fraction of their size. At first is just regarded as a very wild and crazy new technology, but soon society at large starts to find innovating ways to use it. 

Its regarded with as almost prestigious in some professions; the ultimate display of dedication to ones craft. Surgeons, entomologists, mechanics, investigators and many other careers start having individuals willingly undergo this procedure in order to better master their craft. 

To give up so much for one’s passion... Its regarded as admirable to some, and eccentric to others. 

Soon though, there's top down pressure. Shrunken individuals are seen as fully dedicated to their craft, and generally more capable in their niche. There is preferential hiring. Individuals looking to get a leg up in these fields are slowly starting to feel pressured to undergo a life altering procedure.

Sure, theres massive benefits; A fat paycheck for one.  But a fat paycheck with greatly reduced personal expenses?? An “easy” road to a life of luxury. 

Obviously the personal cost is not easy. Its hard to live on your own so small.. not just hard but dangerous. You give up so much power. You are at the mercy of the kindness of those around you. Sure, they should obey the laws, but with the dangers present at such a small size “accidents” are bound to happen. 

The social implications are strange. There is a general respect and admiration for the shrunken from some, and other who regard them as strange eccentric little beings, being guided by either wild obsession or shallow greed.... and then there are the opportunistic. Given the financial freedom of the shrunken, some people see them as a quick road to an easy life. They provide them the safety of having a large human around (transportation, protection, convenience) and reap the benefits of living as a “trophy wife/husband/partner.” The term gold digger applies but given the specificity of their niche they soon became known as leprechaun hunters, and rainbow chasers... people who search for the shrunken’s “pot of gold.”

Sure, they can offer some sort of symbiosis, but given the shallowness of their reasoning, these relationships often turn parasitic or even abusive. The power dynamic being a deeply dangerous one. 

It’s got everything; angst potential, fluff potential, fearplay potential, culture/world building, career development!! I want this so bad. 

Maybe I’ll write it. 

But like, in posting this, maybe one of you will like it enough to write it too. 

[upsidedownsmore]

deck of playing card-sized prints I ordered from artscow just came in a couple days ago! (of this piece)

gonna try handing these out at tennocon this year! I might also order another deck or two since I'm pretty happy with this one (though i might make some adjustments if i have the time who knows)

(oh yeah and these prints are secretly just on the backs of regular ass playing cards cause it's cheaper (and maybe a bit gimmicky?) lmao)

I was inspired to go with playing cards partially due to people's suggestions on the original art post, but also because of this small outer wilds nomai print I got randomly from Fangamer alongside my copy of Tunic for switch! I just really like the idea of a smaller print having rounded corners I guess (the artist is Elliot Bouriot btw)

it's very cool I like this outer wilds print a lot :)

idk hopefully it'll be a fun thing to pass around at tennocon, would be cool to try and expand upon the idea in the future though! just might require a lot more work to feel like an actual product if I ever intend on selling this kind of thing lol

[novelconcepts]

Drawgust day 7 & 8: cabin-bound lesbians making normal conversation

[incomprehensible-phasmid]

Lucy's shiny new garments (literally)

[itgirlwife]

f/os when you compliment them one time on an outfit/hairstyle/accessory that’ll 100% be wearing it whenever you come around just bc it was you who liked it particularly <3

[alithographica]

Polls were honestly the best thing to happen here, happy 1 year anniversary polls 💕

I love scrolling past not only random polls about anything but also whole accounts dedicated to poll-based tournaments for pokemon, astronomy, colors, farming equipment…

Having opinions about inconsequential bullshit can be very fun