#so this was a no brainer for me

[krscblw]

been listening to a lot of unreal unearth: unheard. so here's a hozier-inspired mountain ghoul

[needlepine]

I'M JUST SAYING I think Needletail should've waited longer before going to StarClan and hung around her nephew instead

[asbestos-11]

that one post that's doing rounds on twitter is made for me and my fellow mpreg enjoyers.

the twitter post in question. made by user tarraerae

[togetherness23]

SHIPS DEFINED BY WORKING AS A TEAM >>>

[patolemus]

after years of refusing i finally sat down and watched the first episode of supernatural

i. i think i made a mistake

[sysig]

i want to go on a big and elaborate date with papyrus SPECIFICALLY bc of the way u draw him bc he’s so bbg cutie patootie

PapyrACE 💚💜 Happy Valentine's Day!

[1000dactyls]

I wanna know if you have any thoughts on Valka and Sroicks parenting and how that affects hiccup? Because I'm loving so much of your content rn, especially your drawings!! But when I see stuff like Tgirl Hiccup while I think they would be supportive, I don't think they would be ... the best because their not really the best. Like ofc they tried even Val when she came back, but it doesn't and won't ever make up for everything else it's so complicated, and nuisanced would love to hear your thoughts!!

Im going to break this post into addressing stoick and valka separately because valka is such a non-entity in hiccup and stoick’s familial life. valka’s section will be underneath the ‘read more’

But I definitely agree! Unfortunately for Hiccup (and also not to project ijbol), it’s so hard because stoick’s best isn’t enough. Oh, stoick tries! He tries so hard — between the movies and the shows, he so clearly cares for his son. But he can never be just Hiccup’s dad; Stoick is the Chief of Berk before he’s Hiccup’s father, and both he and Hiccup know that. Hiccup grows up self sufficient and is used to a lonely home. The kind of free reign that he gets (and the resulting knee-jerk reaction he has to any kind of responsibility after 15 years of said free reign) doesn’t make for great conditions to cultivate a healthy, loving, traditional parental relationship

Still — i think stoick is more supportive than we give him credit for, at least going off the RoB/DoB characterizations. (Again, I haven’t finished watching RTTE, so Im not gonna speak for anything there.) When Hiccup makes moves for more freedom and responsibility, even as early as s01e01 “How to Start a Dragon Academy”, Stoick works with Hiccup to grant him that freedom. He makes attempts to connect to his son, albeit misguided and inevitably circling back to his own interests/role as the chief of Berk and not just Hiccup’s dad. For example, s01e07 “How to Pick your Dragon” shows Stoick ending up listening to Hiccup about getting a dragon, even though he mostly gets a dragon because it further suits his interests as a chief, which he realizes on the flight Toothless and Hiccup take him on. Which also leads to the core conflict of the episode! Because Stoick’s attempts to understand Hiccup are ultimately rooted in his own narrow perception of the world, that there is a Right way and Wrong way to do things, and Hiccup’s way is most definitely not the right way.

But Stoick listens. Over time, he picks up the signs when his child is frustrated and genuinely asks how he can help (s02e15 “A Tale of Two Dragons” 3 options talk). And after the events of the first movie, Stoick makes more attempts to involve Hiccup in his going-ons, such as the portrait of the chief’s family or contacting Johann to find a beloved childhood plushie. So i think stoick tries, and his best isn’t enough, so thank god hiccup isn’t dependent on only stoick and the both of them know this. And just because the both of them know this doesn’t mean that stoick doesn’t try to improve their relationship at all. In the end, he’s just really set in his own ways and his own traditions.

So in a world where Hiccup is trans, I do think Stoick is supportive no matter what direction Hiccup ends up going. Is he confused? Yes, always, because there isn’t a very established tradition even if Berk does have a history of trans folk. I think stoick has to try really really hard, and he messes up a lot in the beginning. Like, you know when your parents are trans affirming in a really weird and even insulting way? That happens a lot for Hiccup and Stoick. But they work together and Stoick works to try and get on Hiccup’s level, whether that means sending terror-mail to Johann to inquire about trans literature or gender-affirming clothes or dialing Gothi to move Hiccup’s t/e prescription to the front of the line.

……..argh, Valka.

Of course Valka tried when she came back, but the conscious decision to stay away for twenty years and miss some of the most important milestones in your child’s life says a lot, and I think Hiccup also knows that. Especially because of how similar they are, even though Valka would immediately accept and adore and absolutely love Hiccup and all his Hiccup-ness right off the bat… I think he’s aware of how different and better his life could’ve been with Valka’s understanding presence. In the end, one parent stayed and tried their best. And one didn’t really try at all, not until they reconnected again.

And like! I dont think Valka and Hiccup would ever be as close as Stoick and Hiccup were. Like it is one thing to idolize your parent in absentia and build up this idealistic wholesome perfect image of who they are, getting your characterization from their partner who never got over them even after 20 years. And it is another thing to meet that parent and realize… wow! They also don’t measure up to what I needed them to be as a child.

And so for all of Valka’s understanding, for all of the easiness it is for Valka to understand Hiccup, especially in a world where Hiccup is trans — it’s not Valka who had to deal with the bureaucracy of Hiccup’s gender change, nor aided in the social transition for people Hiccup has spent his entire life with. It’s not Valka who asked uncertain, blunt and somewhat invasive questions about Hiccup’s new identity, or found weird and strange ways to support it. It’s not Valka who would’ve gotten an entirely new wardrobe commissioned or talked to Gothi about medical transition.

Like, I think Valka tries, and it’s easy for her to understand the idea and support Hiccup. But i dont think she’d ever be Hiccup’s first choice when it comes to questions about who s/he is, not when there are people who stayed and tried much harder than her, and know far more about Hiccup than she ever did and maybe will.

[evilkaeya]

POSTED THE SKK ELOPE FIC (HERE) IF YOU READ IT AND LEAVE A FEEDBACK I’LL LOVE YOU FOREVER MWAH BYE NOW

[puhpandas]

not the ruin 2 fangame dawko played making me pissed off immediately because it called Gregory a dumbass for cutting the elevator

[qprpbj]

oh thank god ppl aren’t crucifying me for saying i like it better that darry dropped out of school over just not going at all i feel so vindicated. i think it makes sm more sense for his character and—-

[superbninten]

i've been playing library of ruina lately and when reaching the cane office i felt really compelled to draw martina.

[spacegoathours]

see you on team

✨stardust✨

everyone!!!

[fereldanwench]

Tagged by @hawke --Thank you, bb!

Rules: Make a poll with five of your all-time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite!

Tagging more than five because I'm a rebel (with no pressure, as always): @gloryride, @corpocyborg, @commander-krios, @vorchagirl, @wooriid, @elmknight, @drunkchasind, @sarasa-cat, & @togepies

[blackjackkent]

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[marc--chilton]

(wcau) house inserts himself into plainsclan battles sometimes even though with his bad leg he can be picked out as an easy target. if asked why he says it's for the thrill of it and ticks off some classic warrior cat rhetoric (that he doesn't entirely believe) while also proudly proclaiming his contentment at being a loner.

obviously he can't fight like he used to but he learned to adjust; he draws enemy attention away with quick swipes and bites and leads them to the stronger plainsclan warriors to take care of.

once wilson's in the forest with him, though, he sees through him easily. "you still care about the cats there. you're still hurt by what they did to you but you still care, much more than you let on. it's a good thing, house."

they find another battle happening at some point after that, and house was going to ignore it just to spite wilson, but then he saw robinchaser being teamed up on, missing clumps of fur, and charged in anyway. while robinchaser managed to escape, with two warriors on him at once, all house managed to do was put himself in his place.

that was until a ball of big brown fluff managed to ram them off him. imagine his surprise when he finally blinked the blood out of his eyes to see wilson standing over him, hissing and bristling and fending the enemies off in spite of his fighting inexperience (and unintentionally worsening house's big fat crush on him in turn)

[ratatatastic]

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