#tagging the hell out of this

[azvhaalk]

glorious evolution

[honeypleasejustkillme]

i thought i was at my lowest but holy shit it gets lower

[sonknuxadow]

[lovebugdotcom]

If I ever come on here suicidal you have my full permission to send me shit like this

[kanosherm]

first for you last for him

[heartorbit]

happy halloween! 🎃🐈‍⬛👻🐇

[pokecraftking]

Everyone: "Unova had a bunch of references to it recently and we had gen 4 games not long ago, next mainline game is gonna be in Unova!"

Also Everyone: "Gen 2 would be up for a new game soon after Let's Go did Kanto, and the whole Pokemon Present was FILLED with Johto related stuff. Next game will be Johto!"

Gamefreak:

[vieramars]

Hey guys I found this weird map I wonder where it goes

[bungobble-my-balls]

OK correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like the main 'yin/yang' parallel with Atsushi and Akutagawa is not something like 'this one is bad but secretly has a good side and this one is good but secretly has a bad side'.

I feel like it's more about 'who they are at their core vs who they choose to be'.

At his core Akutagawa is kind and at his core Atsushi is not. But despite this Atsushi tries every day to make the kinder choices and I love him so much for it. He has to work so hard to be good.

He wants to be a bitch SO bad I know he does but he tries his best to help people and be nice (sometimes he fails but that's OK <3)

Atsushi doesn't always WANT to help people, a lot of the time he's selfish and scared, but he does help people anyway. He keeps helping people over and over again. There's still some selfish motivation to it, and his initial motivation for helping people was because the headmaster told him that's all he was worth, but overall he does care about the people he helps and it weighs on him if he fails to save them. And of course, as the series goes on he starts helping people more because he can rather than because he feels like he needs to.

In Akutagawa's case, he's still capable of being kind but his environment led him into being someone who chooses to hurt people. But he's always been a protector at heart. In the start he was bad compared to Atsushi because he was choosing to hurt people and keep the cycle of abuse going. Just like how Atsushi developed in why he saved people, Akutagawa starts to get redeemed when he chooses to not just act on his rage. Not only does he start to spare people, but he speaks more kindly to them (apologising to Higuchi and telling Kyouka he's proud of her). It all culminates into the moment he chooses to help Atsushi and sacrifice himself for him, going back to his core value of being a protector. Even when he's finally revived, he keeps this role in his new position as Aya's Knight.

I kind of see the streaks of white in Akutagawa and the streaks of black in Atsushi not as their 'hidden sides' but as their fundamental selfs. That's who they are at their core, and their main colours (black for Akutagawa and white for Atsushi) are how they're presented to everyone else and how they try to have people see them as.

[ghost-of-kurdt-haunts-my-room]

okay, i don't know if you guys know this, but billie joe armstrong grew up and got his start in the bay area

a few hours from where i grew up, and the same town AND time frame that my mother was in the scene

i know this is a bit more personal information than im usually one to share, but i think it's funny to mention because i love this photo.

you notice how nobody's dancing? or smiling? or headbanging? or doing fucking anything? that's because green day is opening this show. as they did CONSTANTLY. if you're a fan of punk, or 90s music, or music in GENERAL, check out bay area punk. they were wAY ahead of the curve and produced some of the best bands of their respective subgenres by far (jawbreaker's roaring and yet vulnerable take on skater punk, crimpshrine's brutal punk rock with elements of ska, surf, and skater, fifteen's quite honestly clairvoyant activist message layered under blistering bay punk, and of course, the gods of ska, operation ivy). this pushed green day, who were inexperience, young, hungry, and talented, to the fucking sidelines. the scene was bonkers. it was ahead of its time. it created what would become pop punk from the ground up.

so you might be asking yourself, why did green day become one of the most famous and enduring rock bands in the past 30 years? well, here's where the story takes a turn.

i love green day. they were the first rock band i ever listened to. but they're fucking sellouts.

the worst thing you can be.

all of these people got their start and based their careers on 924 Gilman St., an old cannery that got turned into one of the most revolutionary punk clubs of all time. it was the scene. and it had rules

Rule #1. No record labels.

That means no reach, no sellouts, no traitors. everything was under the table, in the club, the scene was exclusive to those who were really there and really cared. almost every single band was signed to an indie label called lookout records, which was owned by one of the guys who played at gilman all the time (Larry Livermore of the Lookouts) and worked with Tim Yo all the time, the guy who opened the club. They agreed. and everyone went along with them. if you wanted to play, you're not getting paid.

Because that's just not fucking punk. This seems harsh, but Larry and Tim were protecting the scene from big execs, big business, big record labels like geffen and motherfucking mtv because no matter WHAT happened, they were for the fucking people. for the downtrodden. for the have-nots and the ne'er-do-wells, the rejects, the others. They once rioted against a gang of 3 dozen or more Nazi Punks because Fuck You, That's Not Punk. and they fucking did it. Gilman is still kicking

and one. band. broke that rule.

green day.

billie knew he wasn't gonna make it past 1995.

he knew he didn't have what Tim Timebomb or Jeff Ott had, and im sorry to be so blunt, but he knew wasn't that talented.

so he sent a record to Reprise.

and they picked him up.

and i say all this because i want the world to know that at Gilman Street, the openers get famous and the headliners go down in the punk hall of fame. i want you, dear reader, to know the names like Larry Livermore, Jeff Ott, Tim Timebomb, Tim Yo, Jesse Michaels, Matt Freeman (one of the greatest bassists alive), Dave Mello, Anna Joy Springer, Rob Eggplant, Annie Laliana, Allison Wolfe, Molly Neuman, Erin Smith, Aaron Cometbus, Jack Curran, Lucky Dog, Mikey Mischief, Doc Frank, Jon Von Zelowitz and so many more. i know that's a lot of names. but those are all lives. those are the bricks of pop punk music. those are the foundation of the sound of bands you know. bands like simple plan, green day, blink-182, sum-41.

these are your architects.

Billie Joe Armstrong

[wardingshout]

Zelda goes mushroom girl

[eilraee]

I think forgetting about dream studio in the second film was a mistake. It has so much potential!

[taytei]

more doodle pages cause i was experiencing intense art block for like half a year

[technically-human]

Can you draw something with Doom Patrol!Edwin and Netflix!Edwin?

Maybe something about Dp!Edwin talking about his feelings for Charles with N!Edwin?

It's just something I've been thinking of, make it a little angsty?<3

Glad you asked

ko-fi

[chalkrub]

been a long long while since the last time, but here's some more pokemans from memory! some of my favourites and also some randomly picked fellas

[kurthummeldeservesbetter]

I feel like something that should have been explored more in Arcane is that despite the dangers and pretty much horrific conditions, Zaun children seemingly grow up a lot more caring and have a larger understanding of family in comparison to Piltover children. And if such a reflection of the real world in a sense.

The kids of Zaun seemingly grow up with a lot more adult support. Ekko is easily welcomed under Benzo’s wings. Vander adopts 4 kids (two of which we learn he knew of before their parents death, two of which we can’t be sure of). Silco, despite all what happened, and his ulterior motives, shows no problem adopting Powder/Jinx. In the alternate universe it seems as though he’s still played a part in the kids lives. Jinx adopts Isha easily and Sevika cares for her as well. Hell, even Mr. War Crimes Against Humanity does well with little Viktor (until ya know, the animal abuse).

Hell, up until Vander dies (the first time) there seems to be a large understanding of if there’s an orphan or a kid in need of guidance, take them in! (And certainly don’t inform them of your plans to turn a giant pink salamander into drugs and be confused when a nine year old doesn’t understand). If a kid wants to be your apprentice, let them! For the most part, until things all went wrong in the end of act 1 of season 1, the worst parts of Zaun seem pretty typical for any city in poverty.

Match that with what we see with how Caitlyn and Jayce grow up. Caitlyn is given adult support, yes, and it’s clearly a good adult mentor, but it’s not entirely by her choice. It’s been chosen for her. She’s safe, but there’s a lack of freedom of choice. Meanwhile, when Jayce gets older, and that same accident in Act 1 happens, the family that supported him and his mom turns their backs. His own mom doesn’t support him either, because she’s afraid of what he’s talking about, but also because he’s damming them to being outcasts.

Conversely, Vander is more than willing to take the fall for what Claggor, Milo, Vi and Powder did. He’s willing to go to prison for a long time, in order for them to have a better future. Despite Vi’s best efforts, he’s not going to listen to her (she is just a kid) and he’s not letting his family go down and get hurt.

Meanwhile, a man who grew up in this mentality, where there’s a wide sense of family support from people who aren’t your biological family, is the one to go to Jayce, a stranger, and tells him he believes in him. It’s why it’s such a shock to Jayce; his own family and family friends denied him. They didn’t support him.

I think that’s what makes all the difference. Piltover and Zaun have wildly different understandings of family and forgiveness. For Piltover, it shuns and damns the lives of those who upset the balance. For Zaun, it provides safety and never ending understanding.

Just. I’m thinking.