#sure has been awhile

[nebuladreamz]

A little different than last year's, but here we are again. To say that this past year hasn't been absolutely wild would be a lie, cause HOLY SHIT MAN

This year's birthday is. A little different for me, but you already have the silly comic to show that so I won't make like a broken record oops

But, despite the changes and hills that life's decided I should climb or throw at, it hasn't changed the fact that I'm so genuinely fucking thankful to the people that I've known since joining this fandom. I'm not even kidding when I say that being here has actually changed my life for the better. I know I said something similar last year, but this time, hoo boy it sure turned up the AMP and test how far I could go.

So, to everyone, both new and old; thank you for being here :D

@garbagechocolate @darkxsoulzyx @smoljeanius @bunmuffin @skizabaa

@tuzesdays @sleepykas @fernzwing @kandidandi @starsketchez

@just-a-drawing-bean @notdysfunk @ilsole @amberluvsbugs @cloudyvoid

@nomsthecat @alfinefalf @nosleepygay @theblog-with-thestuff

@cacaocheri

(Edit: ty kibbits for informing me of the. Fuck ass tagging system)

AND TAGGING OTHERS BECAUSE. POINTS. BONKS WITH HEAD. GETTING TO EITHER INTERACT OR TALK OR WHATEVER IS ALWAYS A DELIGHT

@ohno-the-sun @kibbits @ink-yy @saltyfryz @kaprisvn

@hierba-picante @sunny-sophies-garden @cookiiemancer @sneeblbop @justaduckarts

@pepethehumanz @crystalmagpie447 @woolysstuff @mocha-illustrates @duhsty1

@sanchensky @pillowspace @victarin @witherfide

[I DEFINITELY GOT SONAS WRONG AND THESE AREN'T ALL THE SILLY PEOPLE I KNOW BUT IM SITTING HERE AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING JUST KNOW YOU'RE THERE IN SPIRIT HANDING YOU ALL POPTARTS WAUGH]

[guardian-angle22]

Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) | December 2021

[happistar]

American Psycho Jekyll & Hyde AU, anyone?

[ghostlycleric]

What if I said Will was blurred out here because he was smiling and that's not what they wanted for the shot? If they focused on Will's face here, like they did with Robin, it would send the wrong message.

In a season so focused on how sad Mike and El being together makes Will, suddenly including a moment where he was happy about them wouldn't make sense. But, they couldn't make him look upset, like Robin did, because that would make it seem like he was upset they found El (which would be out of character and bad for audience perception, which has been important to his character since s1).

Basically, they wanted to do 3 things: convey Mike and El being together as something that hurts Will, parallel Rovickie/put Will between them like usual, and convey Will is still ecstatic to see El. So, to do those things, they blurred Will out completely while standing between Mike and El. After that, they had him come into focus in a seperate shot where it's very clear he's only happy about El and not about he reunion with her boyfriend/his "crush".

That's why Will wasn't in focus in that shot. They couldn't have conveyed everything correctly if he was. That blur is what makes it a direct parallel to the Rovickie scene.

And no, they didn't just want the focus to be on Mike and El's moment. If they really wanted that Will wouldn't have been in the shot at all. They put him there on purpose when they really didn't have to, and it would've made more sense for him not to be.

Will being in focus and smiling wouldn't have conveyed the right message. Will being in focus and sad wouldn't have conveyed the right message. Will not being there at all wouldn't have conveyed the right message.

Will being there and blurred out conveyed the message they intended.

[wartornrequiem]

motionless in white appreciation post, pt. v ↳ most played live [x] feat. 2000s muchmusic countdown nostalgia

[mgu-h]

it's so hot here right now that it made me think of the cold water of lando's 2022 singapore post race cool down.. there's just so much [redacted] energy going on lmao i'm still very grateful to the unboxed team for sharing it (x) 🙏

[tealconverse]

subtle foreshadowing

[youngyoo-apologist]

I think my least favorite thing ever of all time is when I’m reading a fanfic and Basen and Lily are villains like NO my children would NEVER

It’s usually the case in OG Cale fanfic, now don’t get me wrong I love the guy but also his family was not all horrible, and Basen and Lily were NEVERRRR at fault. Lily is literally like, seven years old and Basen is fifteen neither of them hate their brother either. Any child wouldn’t know how to approach their older brother who doesn’t talk to them and is distant(+ is known for having a bad personality) like that isn’t their fault 😭😭

OG Cale distanced himself from his siblings to protect them, there’s no one to fault in this situation for things turning out this way because it happened due to so many combining circumstances. Like IDK! I just don’t like it when Lily and Basen are treated like bad people cause I just find it a bit ridiculous.

Basen and Lily could’ve tried talking to OG Cale, but the real question is if he would let them talk to him ykwim, his act was perfect with literally no flaws. The reason it worked so well was because no one KNEW him and he probably knew that part too. The sadness to their situation is that they all had their reasons and cared for eachother but there wasn’t really any communication

Tbh it should have been Deruth’s job to ask Cale what was wrong, he’s not like the worst father ever okay but he also has extreme communication issues! The Henituse’s middle name is practically ‘communication issues’ like none of them are very good at it I fear. Deruth clearly cares for his son a lot, but he doesn’t know how to approach Cale possibly out of guilt/fear he’ll hurt his son even more. Which is why he just let’s Cale do what he wants

I think it’s important to note that the family did have faith in Cale, they all knew he wasn’t a bad person but they were all just so distant from eachother. I don’t think Deruth would have offered KRS!Cale to go to the capital after like a weeks worth of changed behavior unless he knew that there was more to his son than what the public thought. Again I think the big issue with the Henituse family is their communication

The characters all have complicated dynamics and personalities and it’s just something I don’t like when everything is treated very one dimensional

[aroaceleovaldez]

It wasn't until a few moments ago that I thought about this, but Nico probably had a huge amount of panic when Percy was going to do his mission with Hazel and Frank on Neptune's son because this is the second time he's taken one of his sisters, what happens if he comes back alone again?

Nico was entirely saved from freaking out worrying over Hazel during SoN through the combo of struggling to force himself to not get attached to people again (does not work) and being distracted by being in Literal Tartarus (does work). And maybe also knowing that Hazel had a prophecy that a descendant of Neptune would get rid of her curse. Knowing she had at least one, if not three descendants of Neptune/Poseidon on that quest probably helped assure him that Hazel would be fine.

on the plus side, imagine how happy he probably was getting out of one of the worst situations in his entire life to be greeted by his sister. alive. doing fine. yeah his crush almost immediately falls into superhell directly afterwards but for like 5 minutes? probably the best he's felt in years. everyone he cares about is fine and he's no longer in superhell or suffocating to death? excellent. he's doing great.

[lckydog]

shameful promo but @lckycharm and i made a nsft couple’s acc !! still a wip but you’ll find audios, pictures, and other naughty things ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ if interested please feel free to check out @lckylove!

[a-bit-of-cest]

tfw you spend a full 24 hours thinking your captain is dying only to find out you're getting another crew mate

[eliks-edge]

I love the idea of a death wizard who parallels Malistaire pre-Sylvia’s death working together with Cyrus so much. Cyrus sees his brother in this child and it hurts because he misses his brother so much but it also worries him deeply. The wizard and Malistaire are so similar he can only hope that the trauma the wizard will have to live with after dragonspyre (and even more so after future worlds) will not make them into the man Malistaire is now. And really and truly, Malistaire is just a man overrun with grief over a loved one, which could so easily happen to the wizard. I think it would so interesting to see a villain arc very similar to Malistaires with the wizard

[suddencolds]

// personal

how strange it is to observe yourself changing

[fukase-stan]

[chiefguideandcentre]

I’m so tired of taking meds, I really wish I didn’t have to anymore, but I don’t know how I will be if I stopped. I think I’m in a better place than I was years ago (I mean obviously, it’s the meds) but like I just don’t want to have to take them for the rest of my life. Things are more stable in my life though, I’m not in the same bad headspace anymore, so like do I still need them? Would I be fine dealing on my own considering things are going well or is the only reason they are good is bc of the meds and if I stopped would I just spiral? Yes I know, I’m feeling better bc of the meds, that’s their purpose, they are working, but still like I want to try without them, just to see, but I don’t…trust me?

[ask-azurearts]

This is half random but I want to put out that if your a fellow artist and struggle to accept compliments do one simple thing; just say thank you. That sounds very easy in writing, and maybe even stupidly obvious, but it is important. Specifically if you have a habit of talking down your art with all the problems that happened/errors you see/etc. It's super easy to get wrapped up in those negatives and cloud how you see your own work, to push away compliments that will help you build confidence in your work, not just sharing it but just generally accepting the time put into it was not wasted like the mind tries to say.

You can very easily put yourself out of the desire to make art when all you see are negatives, and then that leads to frustration for not making something, but when you do you hate it.

So just say 'Thank You' and leave the mind with that, don't let it rush to explain the errors of why it doesn't deserve to be praised, let those two words be the only thing it gets to let out. You'd be surprised how much weight they carry to make the mind believe the conversation is over, I've had to learn that over the years.

Your work deserves praise, don't let your brain say otherwise.