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Had a hard time stopping myself from overthinking this one, but I think we're finally there:
Pick a song from a bad description! You do not have to recognize any of the songs to vote. Just go by vibes. Pick whichever seems funniest to you. Or most relatable. Or whatever floats your yacht. At the end of the week, I will put all the songs in order from the song with the least amount of votes to the song with the most amount of votes, and share the playlist with you.
If you would like to hear the playlist when I'm done, leave a comment or put it in the tags of your reblog (or just write it in the reblog, whatever) and I will tag you when it's finished. If you're too curious and you just have to know about a song, send me an ask and I will answer.
Also, please reblog! The more votes I get, the less ties I get. (Usually. Last time we had three ties. Maybe all the descriptions were just that good, IDK.) But reblog it anyway. Inflict my weird music taste on your friends, followers, and mutuals. It'll be a good time.
Oh, and for those unfamiliar, let Get Smart! teach you how to frug.
#polls#music#bad song descriptions#chaotic girl summer pt. 2#this almost turned into 'serious funk' but i pulled back and re-invested in the concept#and we're more fun now#i'll do a more exploratory deep dive later either before or after the synth one#which will also be a more deep dive-y one#but this is a summer mix it needs to lighten up#so we lightened it#anyway this is a lot of tags please just reblog
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in spite of everything, I had fun <3
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#jjk fanart#jjk spoilers#jjk manga spoilers#jjk leaks#yuji itadori#fushiguro megumi#nobara kugisaki#itafushikugi#jjk 271#well we made it :'>#im kind of ignoring a lot of the tag rn ghsdff ik people are upset#if u follow me u know th full extent of my thoughts on the wrapping up of the series but tl;dr the caption says it all#this series meant a lot to me and im working on a bigger tribute to fully express that love and gratitude#but take a redraw 2 tide u over for now#im just so happy. its bittersweet but those r my kids n theyre tgt and theyre okay#i think the return to normalcy is good fr them. i say let them rest n b together n process everything in time#/i'm/ satisfied with what i got out of jjk as a whole and that's all that matters to me#however ik that not everyone shares tht sentiment n thats valid!#regardless of how u feel abt the finale i hope that u at least take time to remember things abt the series that brought u joy#thats all i can say#oh yeah anyway i lightened up megumi's expression his face is so funny in that panel i can't believe he really said -_- until the very end#still tho i think megu deserves a content lil smile
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Spawn fans: arguing with Ascended fans.
Ascended fans: arguing with Spawn fans.
Me, a true Astarion Enjoyer:
#i hate all the negativity can't we all just enjoy our favorite versions of him?#he's literally a choose your own adventure vampire boyfriend why are we fighting lol#i get why people get defensive of their personal interpretation of him#but the fact that there's always so much ascended vs spawn arguing after every patch is just...#kids could you lighten up a little#bg3#astarion#astarion ancunin#astarion romance#ascended astarion#spawn astarion#baulders gate 3
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Read Right to Left (Manga Format)
I have returned to watching demon slayer after a year and it came up while I was having a serious late night talk with my big sister. I was talking about the relationship between Michikatsu/Kokushibo and Yoriichi and it turns out we both see each other in Yoriichi's shoes and ourselves in Michikatsu's place. Definitely surprising, but really relieving to know that we both worry too much and we are not so far apart in skill as we believe.
This is technically the first piece of fanart I've ever made for the characters in Demon Slayer, I have made OCs before but I never drew an actual character from the story. For context this is mostly just a fun "what if" scenario with them meeting in the afterlife. I like to think Yoriichi's love would reawaken Michikatsu's humanity.
#demon slayer#kimetsu no yaiba#yoriichi tsugikuni#michikatsu tsugikuni#demon slayer fanart#kimetsu fanart#kny fanart#fan comic#very much unserious note: I misread something on the wiki to my sister as Koku offing himself because he regenerated too ugly 💀#and now me and my sister have “Kokushibo moment” to denote a scenario in which we become so absolutely pathetic that we just cannot go on#Mine is if I'm still making submas content at 60 years old#Hers is me thinking she's currently having her Kokushibo moment#definitely lightened the mood and we were laughing for like 5 minutes straight#anyways Yoriichi and Michikatsu (mostly Michi) are my faves from this story because I can feel for them more than I do other characters#Also that thing in the beginning is meant to be a hitodama!! I wanted Michi to land next to Yoriichi but when I tried the shooting star ide#it did not work 💀 anyways that little wisp reforms into Kokushibo's monstrous form‚ which Yoriichi shreds apart in seconds#for the people looking for my usual submas content‚ I actually had an idea to draw them debating which twin to cosplay a few months back#Ingo said Emmet should be Yoriiichi cause he's the younger one‚ Emmet said Ingo should be Yoriichi cause he's cooler (read: better liked)#This took about 5 hours elapsed time‚ I stopped halfway through the last panel for a 6 hour nap#Also the purple just denotes which sections is close to the demonic parts‚ kinda like lighting but not quite
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hey psst c'mere... no a little closer... a little closer- there we go
Loop lips are part of a racist caricature of Black people. Stop drawing Black characters with loop lips. I don't care how they look in canon, it's racist.
okay that's all you can go
#one piece#usopp#goes for other black characters too but this is the one that comes to mind rn.#not gonna get into other shit like 'lightening their skin to make them look prettier teehee'#or 'but they look better with wavy/straight hair!¡!!' or any of the number of other stuff ive seen#bc like. im not even sure folks can handle this one simple thing lmao#many people are great about this but theres still quite a few who are ass#'um! well the creator did it this way and i like him! and he did it on his white characters too!' dont give a shit.#stop drawing racist caricatures. i like op too but im not riding that guy's dick and twisting myaelf in knots trying to justify all his BS#we can agree he's bad at drawing women and he fumbles how he handles queer characters (sometimes. this is mostly referring to momoiro)#but you can't listen to folks who are constantly saying 'hey this is a racist depiction of black people. please dont draw like that'#like???#im gonna keep it 100 with you guys. i love one piece. its got me through some dark times. ive loved it for a long long time#i dont expect the creator to ever give me the time of day#but english fandom? english fandom i can change. and english fandom i can hold to a BARE MINIMUM standard of 'dont be racist'#and yet i still get disappointed. far more often than i should.#ignorance is one thing but the people who DOUBLE DOWN are the worst#thanks for telling me you prioritize your comfort over not being wildly offensive to me and people like me#idfk where i was going with this im just so goddamn tired#if u wanna know more about what im talking about in the post just look up the wiki for minstrel shows & jim crow
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my therapist: so how do you know if you’re a good person
me: well I suppose I ask myself if I’m living in line with my values or working towards embodying those values and that’s how I decide
my therapist: so if you’re not living in line with your values or working towards embodying those values you’re a bad person
me: well yeah I guess
my therapist: and if you’re being a bad person you have to discipline and chastise yourself back into being a good person, ie someone who lives and acts in ways that feel aligned with the values you’ve decided are good. because that’s how you earn goodness
me: I mean. sort of
my therapist making a note: hm okay. so you’ve reinvented religion on a personal level
#that got me good#I was like I MEAN I think it’s more nuanced than that#I actually do think people need some sort of guiding framework they rely on to make decisions and so on#and I also think it’s valuable to think to yourself like#is this action moving me towards being the kind of person I want to be or away from it#and for some people that framework is derived from religion and for others it comes from philosophy and for others it comes from culture#and so on#but it’s an interesting point to think about#do I intend to change: no#but perhaps SOMETIMES I could lighten up a bit#she was like so are we born good#and I was like psh everyone knows we are born sinners and we have to work hard on earth to do good deeds to earn our way to— damn it.
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🇯🇵 Louis' team laughing at Louis' reaction to the fans Awwing/Oohing him saying 'Konichiwa' (hello in Japanese) as he reads a script.
All Of Those Voices premiere, Tokyo, 13 March 2023 x
#he is so shy and cute#Louis makes everyone laugh#we cant help finding everything he does cute#AOTV Premiere Tokyo#Japanese#konichiwa#13 March 2023#Louis Tomlinson#Louis vid#fan vid#team Louis#Charlie Lightening#Matt Vines#Chris Frewin#bald security#mine
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hi!!! i just wanted to say i really love all of your MASKS stuff. i'm something of a newbie when it comes to the TTRPG community, but MASKS seems to be not very well-known and i think that's a real shame. i'm a huge fan of old-school superhero-adjacent stuff, especially the silver- and bronze-age ones!
by the way, i was wondering if you'd be willing to share some tips for a first-time GM? you don't have to if you'd rather not! i just figured i'd try asking since i was planning on GMing a MASKS campaign for some of my friends later, but despite my decade's worth of roleplaying experience i've never been in a TTRPG campaign nor a GM (or similar) role before
Thank you so much!! I was just lamenting about how I felt bad for the MASKS tag because it is now flooded with all my npc nonsense hahah so this is really nice to hear.
It's awesome you're planning on running a MASKS game for your friends!! There is an indispensable post on twitter I saw that has a LOT of great tips for running MASKS that I recommend checking out. But for my own personal tips that are just me things, here's what I got. Sorry it's gonna be extremely long-winded, it may take a few months to read through it.
(Note: I am also hugely into RP and probably put more into it than what is necessary, especially with MASKS which is meant to be able to be played out of the box. It was definitely not played out of the box in our case because I require a lot out of myself and everyone else to feel good about running something. if anyone else wants to continue seeing me as a normal human being please don't click the Keep Reading)
Since you're running it, make the world interesting to you. If the world runs around themes you're personally interested in then you'll have a much easier time coming up with answers on the fly. For me, themes I'm interested in that lend themselves well to a superhero world: money, power, family, celebrity, media, the 24 hour news cycle and the desensitization of violence. Because I'm interested in this stuff anyway, wrapping a world around them makes it much simpler for me to figure out how the world ticks and thus how the characters fit into it and how the world reacts to them, and I am DESPERATE to find out how the characters react to all the questions and expectations the world is imposing upon them.
Make sure your players have a good grasp of the tone of story so they can make characters that gel well within it. For me the tone is a lil more adult because I'm not personally into younger morality tale stories in tone, it's pretty grounded, and I think comedy and tragedy work hand in hand so I lean into them.
Talk. A lot. Talk about the characters, talk about the world. MASKS is fun because it's a LOT of talking and figuring out the narrative together. It's not a lot of crunchy mechanics, it's all around seeing how the characters react to the world narratively, all hurt and comfort and emotions which (for me) requires people to have a good grasp on their characters and the world. I like to give my players "homework" where I ask them a question involving their characters in some way like "what hero did your character look up to as a child?" so they get to come up with past heroes, or "How does your character feel about _____?" etc etc. The only fans are gonna be your table and fans love to talk so be the biggest fans of the PCs!!
Figure out your framing. I know in MASKS they suggest framing it like a comic book, and basically talking about the frames on screen. For me, because I'm more into movies and tv than comics, I frame it like that. So I have an active "camera" in play during sessions and will ask things like "would anyone like to grab the camera?" to encourage the players to put the character into a scene or "what does the audience see as the camera focuses in on your character in this emotional moment?" There is a LOT of playing up to the camera and framing the sessions as episodes of a show, so it's like, okay, you have several options but what is going to be interesting for the audience to see? I find this encourages the players to have their characters take bigger swings and feel comfortable letting us into how their character is feeling because it all looks GREAT on camera. The camera loves it. The PCs are the story after all.
Because I frame it a show, I also like to play individual ending songs over the "credits" at the end of each episode. So I asked my players to make playlists for their characters so if I feel an episode had a lot of emotional focus on one character in particular, I can play one of their songs at the end of the episode! I also made a general MASKS playlist with a bunch of songs from the era we set it in (2004) to pull from. It's a fun little addition that I really enjoy and that I hope makes it all feel more special.
The Dino Donut Effect: create landmarks in your world. (OK THIS IS GONNA BE LONG BUT WORK WITH ME HERE) They don't have to be locations, more solid landmarks of the story that the characters can refer back to and lean on to make the world feel more "real." I call it the Dino Donut Effect because in our world the thing that made everything click into place was talking out the backstory of one of the PC's figuring out they had the power negation ability. We were talking one night trying to figure it out; we wanted the character to fall out of a building and be caught by a flying superhero and accidentally turn off their powers, so they toss the kid to another flying supe whose powers also get turned off. But we were like... holy shit what is the height of a building needed that can handle this much action in the air without them hitting the ground in 3 seconds. So after a long night of talking about terminal velocity and looking at Splat Calculators we figured out the height of the building, and we needed them to crash into something that wouldn't fuckin kill them. The first suggestion was a truck full of bananas. Nah. We landed on a giant balloon that could take the impact. And the balloon became a giant T-Rex holding a donut that was the mascot of the city's beloved decades old donut shop Dino Donut. And so we decided that one of the two flying supes grabbed onto the kid and the other and flew into the giant balloon to try and keep them all alive, which destroyed the balloon, which was a city institution, and there was a crowd of children there that day that saw their friend Dino Donut die. Killed by a superhero. The balloon deflated loudly so it sounded like Dino Donut was screaming in agony. All the kids were traumatized (screaming crying throwing up), the city was furious because everyone loved Dino Donut, it was constantly in the news cycle, and it ruined the career of the supe that "killed Dino Donut." AND THEN THEY REPLACED THE DINO DONUT BALLOON WITH A LAME "UPDATED DESIGN" DINO DONUT STATUE which everyone hates and people consider to be a memorial to the old Dino Donut. ANYWAY, the Dino Donut effect is that now all the PCs have one single incident to refer back to that they all have feelings about. A couple of them were there that day and heard Dino Donut scream, one is now the protege of the disgraced superhero that killed Dino Donut so she feels uncomfortable talking about it, there's the kid that was saved that day but was sworn to secrecy by the supe so no one would find out about his power negation ability, and then there's the kid that wasn't there because she's an alien that just arrived to earth and now the kids have to explain the incident to her with all their varying opinions. Now the PCs' meeting spot is at a Dino Donut. Having this one solid incident that is both funny and kind of goes into the themes of the world has been an absolute treat. Creating "landmarks" like that in the world has done so much and now I'm like okay I'm gonna try to do this moving forward with any other thing I run.
anyway these are my extremely specific to me tips. my RP standards are kind of high which makes me a bit of a terror but also when the flowers bloom from it it feels GREAT. i'm not sure if this will help but hopefully there is something there that can be useful!
MASKS is fun and simple once you get the hang of it, though, so I'm sure whatever you do you and your players will have a lot of fun! especially if you're someone who is into RP which is the background I'm coming from too; MASKS is extremely narrative! i'll be looking in the tag for your game hehe
(The Day Dino Donut Died art by JD)
#masks: a new generation#ttrpg#text post#biji text#i am so sorry this is incredibly long but i just really really really like RP SLKDGM#also another tip: make the npcs hot#hot npcs are great okay#this is the advice from someone who has run checks notes 2 episodes of MASKS#2 episodes but like 7 sessions in total because what it is time management#i've also known my players for a many years and we met in an RP group so i felt more comfortable being this level of intense with them#otherwise i would have tried to be a lil more laid back and normal...........#but also as the GM you're going to be doing a LOT of work so it's fair to ask your players to do some work too to help lighten the load!#have fun!!!! MASKS is a lot of fun!!!
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"So let me get this straight, she kidnapped you, interrogated you, shot you, threw you in the dumpster, and now we're at her funeral?" "Sounds about right."
(side eye)
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they are attending Clover's funeral! or well, Rainy would like to pay his respects, despite... earlier conflicts he does respect her and what she does, going against the Boss is no easy feat, especially with Rainy being pretty close to him...
He knows his presence may seem like some sort of act of mockery, but it truly isn't!
Besides, they share a couple of friends, so he may as well be there for some sort of comfort for the others, as small as it may be...
( maverick belongs to @thatthirstyweirdo !)
( @chimeracarnival hehe hi! bwah! )
#maverick mic#rainy dewdrop#welcome home oc#welcome home mob au#just a guy and his dog...#honestly they are very funny when they first meet#Rainy doesn't take him very seriously at first#he just thinks the guy needs to lighten up... which is very funny considering his own crisis going on but we will get to that later <3#Rainy is very aloof in this period of time#thats the best i can explain it!#so of course he would attend a funeral that would probably attract targets on his back!#because of course!!!#why not!!!#why would he careee!!!#thats what maverick is there for aint it!!!#but anyways#maverick thinks he's a nut for this#and he's completely right.#HEH
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why is everyone doomposting holy shit guys
#okay they talked abt sleeping forever or whatever and ended with helena which isnt encouraging#but like?? we have also lived through mcr breaking up coming back dropping a single out of nowhere doing a world tour#like i know we were all clinging to wwwy like a lifeline bc it was the only mcr stuff we were guaranteed to get in the foreseeable future#(i was too)#but we've lived through mcr as an active band not having anything anmounced before#and we'll do it again#so lets lighten up a little?? maybe??#anyway i cant catastrophize rn i have work tomorrow so like. im going back to bed lmao#take care of urselves!!!!#mcr
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I See the Light (Mike’s Version)
#byler#stranger things#mike wheeler#will byers#st4 dna board#visual parallel being the shot of ryder to the right while staring longingly at rapunzel as she talks looking off into the distance#then we have the very technical artificial lighting which is what I think drives this parallel home for me#in this scene in rapaunzel they’re singing about being in the dark for a long time and NOW ‘seeing the light’#and so the choice to illuminate will with light in 87% of the shots from mike’s pov here… is quite the choice#you’ll notice mike is not lighten up at all to this extent from will’s pov#this is bc mike is not will’s light! he is his heart (duh he just gave a whole speech about it)#for mike tho. will is his light!!#and so the implications that come with this song and the lyrics you just heard from ryder’s pov specifically#the character mike is being paralleled to here#are quite staggering#bc this choice could have the potential to add even more layers to what we are seeing here#this scene started with mike looking pretty depressed and hopeless as he has been looking for most of the season#this scene then ends with mike looking mesmerized. in awe and maybe the happiest we’ve ever seen him after hearing will’s words#and so what does this all mean?#was mike in the dark but now he’s starting to see the light?#at the end when the light is shining on will in the cabin and mike ends the scene resting his hand on will’s shoulder#is that to signify that mike is now in the process of stepping into the light with him?#the duffers saying in their emmy consideration that the show will end with the characters coming out of the darkness and into the light…#was that just a coincidence?#not at all related whatsoever to the culmination of two main characters taking 5 seasons to confront their feelings for each other?#after a season that made a point of focusing on their dynamic with light…#or is it really just that simple bc tangled is written and crossed off the st4 dna board?#like this is literally just one of several scenes that connects byler to romantic pairings from movies on the st4 dna board#basically#byler endgame
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BREAKDOWNNWHSGHGSGGGFFFFFHRR (i love him casually and normally as any normal fan would)
Sketch below:
The dude ever
#transformers#breakdown#maccadams#i am SO normal about him#i am he and he is me (and we are all together kookookachoo)#tjis is the product of me getting super anxious for no reason#but then i dont like to make vent art so i drew the guy ever#lightened my mood a bunch#stunticons#finished piece#my art
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listen. i do not ever want anything bad to happen to lena kelley. however i do want her to, at some point, be in so much distress that someone has to comfort her. do you understand.
#and i want that someone to be alice. DO YOU UNDERSTAND.#if i speak...#ive been calling them alina#in my head#which i think is cute#what if our names combined into a real first name...and we were both girls....#anyways yeah.#save me alina hurt/comfort...alina hurt/comfort save me....#i want lena to collapse into alice's arms and cry about how she's been so tired. so scared. so alone. for all these years.#about how many people she's watched die right in front of her eyes. people she cared about.#about how she knows alice and sam and gwen and colin and celia aren't save either.#and that she's so scared she'll one day have to watch them die too#i want alice to try to crack jokes. to try to lighten the mood a little.#but eventually she gives up and just. holds lena close to her. as close as possible.#and she promises that she'll be here. always.#that others might leave but she'll stay.#a comforting constant.#AUGH IM SO UNWELL ABOUT THEM#tmagp#the magnus protocol#lena kelley
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i miss how tumblr used to be when i first joined
#venus speaks 🗣#like all this drama going around is just fucked#i miss when the only thing we worried about was stupid character hate nights or hate posts#then we all banded together to lighten the tension#I miss when this place was filled with silly lil blogs doing silly lil things#now it’s tension and drama and nonsense#it’s honestly so fucking draining#anywho it’s time for me to nap
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Personally I think if you make an edit that involves lightening a non-white character's skin then your computer should just blow up on the spot but that's just me
#like i understand lightening everything up because modern movies and shows are impossible to see#but you know what i mean#like we only have two darker skin black girls in this franchise leave them alone#and you think chloe can't get anymore pale? you'd be surprised#just stop omggg it makes it so hard to find good pictures of people
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SEVEN DEADLY SINS : CHARACTERISTICS .BOLD whatever applies | ITALICS what sometimes applies | STRIKETHROUGH what doesn't apply &&.tag people. REPOST ; don’t reblog!
𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐄
Lust: desire for connection, pursuit of pleasure, emotional intelligence, obsessive, lovesick, one-night stand, seductive encounter, flirtatious conversation, erotic party, seductive attire, revealing clothing, passionate gaze (in.. his own way), provocative makeup, sensual expressions, suggestive gestures, flirtatious smiles, lingerie, love letters, perfumes (toxin?), provocative behavior, love poems, erotic art
Gluttony: indulgence in experiences, savoring moments, hospitality, generosity, hedonism, culinary expertise, wine tasting, excessive snacking, overloaded plates, excessive portions, bloated stomachs, messy eating, greasy fingers, full tables, indulgent spreads, overflowing cups, satisfied expressions, wine bottles, can't get enough, fast food wrappers
Envy: motivation, competitive spirit, strategic planning, observational skills, bitter, rivalry contest, envious gossip, resentment-filled argument, social media jealousy, furrowed brows, clenched jaws, side-eye looks, pursed lips, tense posture, whispering behind backs, crossed arms, gossip magazines, keeping up with the Joneses, the grass is always greener, feeling inadequate
Greed: resourcefulness, entrepreneurial spirit, negotiation, materialistic, aggressive investment, lavish spending spree, resource hoarding, get-rich-quick scheme, auction bidding war, property acquisition, piles of money, overflowing wallets, luxury items, locked safes, penny-pinching, rare collectibles, selfishness, unwillingness to share
Sloth: calmness, stress management, nonchalance, relaxation techniques, lethargic, apathetic, inactive, lazy weekend, binge-watching marathon, neglected chores, skipped workout, long nap, lounging on the couch, missed deadline, unkempt appearance, messy hair, pajamas, blankets, slippers, procrastination station, self-care routines
Pride: confidence, self-assurance, self-respect, dignity, public speaking, self-promotion, arrogant, conceited, egotistical, self-important, vain, boastful speech, puffed chest, raised chin, smug smiles, spotlight, tooting your own horn, showing off, refusing to admit mistakes, feeling entitled, personal branding, leadership development
Wrath: assertiveness, decisiveness, strength, intensity, boundary setting, courage, indignant, heated argument, road rage incident, physical altercation, angry outburst (of toxin), clenched fists, glaring eyes, tense muscles, raised voices, reddened faces, aggressive gestures, stormy demeanor, intense frowns, destructive actions, broken objects, punching bag, out for blood, fists, simmering anger
tagged by: @nightmarefuele (ty!)
tagging: @ourpretender, @ofmuse (for lee or paul), @bullsh1tterz, @babydxhl, @batcaller, @bruz3r, @chaoticjoke
#《 YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP / ANSWERS 》#《 YOU NEED TO LIGHTEN UP / MEMES 》#《 THE MIND CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH / HEADCANON 》#so.. crane is a b*tch who isnt very good at taking care of himself#but we knew this#also i rly see crane as gay but very demi#tho he definitely wouldn't care for the label#it's just so rare for him to actually connect w others especially given his reluctance to be vulnerable in any way
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