#than just fainting

[stil-lindigo]

teresa of the faint smile.

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[seaworthit]

The black brides

[aceofalmonds]

I first heard of cherry-plums from @elodieunderglass, as part of an ongoing jam competition saga (I'm rooting for you)! I second heard of them when my coworker pointed them out on a walk to the bus stop. So, naturally, I picked some. I...probably should have massed them, but I went by volume instead; it was about three cups worth.

Per the excellent advice given to me, I pitted the fruits by squeezing them, then simmered them for a bit until they were soft. Then I added sugar. About two and a half cups. Which...may have been too much. Because I definitely got syrup out of it (which was my goal!). But...it tastes like liquefied grape jelly. Or grenadine. Somewhere between the two. Beautiful color, but gotta try again when more of the bush ripens.

[tswwwit]

lmao imagine if familiar au them accidentally spark a weird craze for dating/marrying humans amongst demons?? like, bill pulled it off *too* well. suddenly every demon thinks human flings are the shit. having a human date at your side is the new fashion trend. people find themselves making deals not in exchange for their souls, but being a date to the next big fancy event. then everyone comes to their senses and it just becomes that one phase everyone simultaneously agrees never to speak of again. CRAZY

[andromeda-vita]

okaayyyy first on the list of designnsssss,,, rayman !! yeah incredible , ik ik just. stay with me here

a brief rundown of it is taking that whole "guardian of this world" concept, and being an embodiment of dreams, bravery and light.. then making it into a silly forest spirit,,

some inspos are sky children of the light, over the garden wall, adventure time, and zelda . again , weird mix , i knowwww . but!!!

i would need an entire doc to list all the things i've written on him thus far but i'd love asks/questions (and perhaps suggestions!)

im gonna be real here... most of the changes have to be the fact he has a cape and, messy hair, with flowers/leaves caught in it (ever heard of a brush???)

[screechingfromthevoid]

The cape wrapping was too much for me I have to leave

[volivolition]

AEROSTATIC PILOT JACKET +1 Volta do Mar: A feather on the wind

[solidcarbon]

old stuff too. got too emotional about lotus after the end of new war

[spontaneousglitterbees]

[sskk-manifesto]

It always makes me crack how Kyouka carrying Atsushi's sensless body just launches herself for several meters straight into the sea, and Kunikida somehow manages to catch them exactly on the fly. How are they still alive

[no27-autonation-honda]

congratulations to Mme. Pascale Leclerc, who has surely just experienced both the funniest and most unhinged weekend a mother could ever have. Dear fucking christ, I hope your middlest son brought you a bottle of champagne for yourself, ma'am.

[strugglingclassicist]

I JUST SAW THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!!!!!! ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE BUS!!!!!!! DESPITE ALL THE LIGHT POLUTION I COULD SEE IT!!!!!

[catihere]

The second you ask who Alabaster is, one of his extremely sparse fans (me included) materializes next to you with an essay on why you should read Son of Magic. You cannot escape us

[sea-buns]

Forgive me if I'm a bit nervous about Gorgug this season. It's just that the last Zac Oyama pc was Colin Provolone, who was arguably one of his greatest D20 performances, if not the greatest.

Zac always does great with every pc he plays, but Colin was something else. He came out swinging with actions and words that were teeming with unspoken emotional baggage. The way Colin's presence affected the other pcs; there was this level of depth that I don't think I've seen in any of his other characters. It was understated and quiet in that signature "just a guy" way that he tends to be, while still captivating everyone instantly with just how raw it was.

Not to say we haven't seen emotional depth in Gorgug. It's just that, compared to the other Bad Kids, Gorgug's journey and progression as a character has been very... impersonal? Like, yes, he found his birth parents, and he found friends who appreciate him, and he faced his insecurities about his intelligence, and he navigated relationship troubles, and his trial through the claustrophobic bug-tunnels was a horrifically-uncanny parallel to how he's spent his entire life trying to make himself as small as possible.

But how much of that has actually changed him from the Gorgug we started with? I would agree that he's definitely happier with his life, given all the loving and supportive people that have been added to it when it used to be just him and his parents. And he's certainly grown into himself and become more self-assured in his abilities, even if he's still, and always will be, our anxious little guy. And there's nothing wrong with that. I've always liked how Gorgug was a representation of all the little things. The subtle acts and kindnesses that don't seem like much to most, but to some are everything.

We don't need another Bad Kid living in fear that their mouth could be shit-in at any moment. We've already got one-too-many.

All that being said, I just feel like Gorgug's personal story beats are much easier to sweep under the rug than everyone else's. He has the same soft and understated quality that Colin held, but they lack that extra oomph that pushed Colin over the edge from being just another guy in a series of dudes, to a character that the vast majority of us could not get out of our heads. He took someone who was anxious and softspoken, who ultimately never wanted to be violent— someone who is remarkably similar to Gorgug in many ways— and maintained that demeanor and core in Colin's character while still hitting us in the feels with character development at max velocity at every turn.

I think Zac gets better and better at this with every season that goes by. With each new character, there is always something that leaves me stunned in awe. And it's been, what, three? Four years since we last saw Gorgug?

I'm just,,, I'm cautiously optimistic but also going into a bit of a worry about what violence this man may inflict upon us

[beebopboom]

do you ever think Aziraphale watches the sunset

the cotton candy sky

and is just reminded of a certain starmaker and the time they made the stars together

[blackbirdblackbird]