#that analogy makes sense right

[soullessjack]

i think perhaps another layer of autism in jacks character is that he’s fine with being different, but is always upset to be treated or perceived differently.

[vilecrocodile]

everyone loves me and how i talk about Dune unprompted

[whattraintracks]

TMNT ask game!

20.) Which theme song is your favorite?

21.) What is your favorite story arc?

28.) What is one thing you would like to see explored more in TMNT art/fics?

20.) Gah, I love all the tmnt music so much, you have no idea. The '03 theme is a major bop, I hardly ever skip it. The full-length version of the Rise theme has some neat lyrics and musical moments. My absolute favorite, if this counts, is the theme from the Out of the Shadows soundtrack. It's a loud, high-energy remix of the '87 theme with good vocals, an epic rap, a sick guitar solo, and go ninja go ninja go. It's got it all.

21.) I loved Big Brawl in '03! Also, Rise's Tales of the Hidden City. I enjoy it when characters start in the same place, have separate adventures during which they occasionally cross paths or subtly reference what the others are up to, and all end up back together. It's like one of those kid activity pages where you follow the jumbled, squiggly lines from one side to the other.

28.) Mikey, Raph, and Leo's adventures in the Ultimate Drako arc! Since I only just watched it, I haven't gone looking for fanworks about it yet. I'm sure they exist, but I haven't seen as many come up as I do for SAINW. I'm equally intrigued by the potential for exploring or drawing out the others' time in their respective universes and imagining the after-effects.

Does Mikey think often about The Sliver? About how he helped the superturtles kill their father, a twisted mirror of his own? How does his experience affect the way he superheros? How does it affect his relationship with the Justice Force? With villains? With comics? Maybe I just haven't read enough '03 fics yet, but I LOVE Turtle Titan and want so much more of him, in general.

I talked a little about Raph and the planet racers in my reaction post, and @terrahlee-cup added some excellent thoughts. He was there for three days!! So much potential for in-between moments. Let him interact with the other racers, talk shop, show off his ninja skills, or just walk around freely. Did he throw himself into learning the strange mechanics and designs of his temporary bike to keep himself busy between races instead of running himself ragged, worrying about his family? Did he look for a way out on his own or force himself to focus only on the race, hoping that if he kept his end of the deal, so would Methania and Falcon? Surely he won't be all angst back home. Maybe, in true sibling fashion, he shoves it in Mikey's face: 'Oh, you won the battle nexus tournament? Well, I won a death race across an entire alien planet!' Maybe he goes right back to upgrading the shell cycle alongside Casey with a million new ideas. Maybe he ropes Don into discussions about how mechanical engineering differs across dimensions due to divergences or advancements in scientific knowledge or even different laws of physics.

And gosh, Leo must have felt so uneasy traveling in broad daylight in Usagi's world. Plus, it must have really stung to face prejudice not for his appearance (something he expected and had prepared for with humans) but because of his ninja training and heritage, something he so proudly cultivated and dedicated himself to. How did he feel at the Nexus, knowing he nearly sent Raph plummeting to his death as he tried and failed to return his family to him with the war staff?

I very much enjoyed answering these questions! Thanks <3

[monsterbisexual]

-_-

[eeriemothz]

just saw one bird fly away from a group of birds and mentally went "Solas fr" I think I need to lie down.

[wantsomebits]

I realized something.

c!wilbur hasnt moved on because he didnt get to. he wasn’t there for to see change so he didnt get to be part of it. we know that.

it’s like how when you go to a different school than all the rest of your friends and you remember all the things they forgot

[poptartmochi]

the maggie gioia thoughts strike yet Again 🤏🏻🕶️🤨

[alasy]

it’s like I’m an apple tree and you want mangos. i’m giving you apples. apples are fruit as much as mangos are, but you want mangos. which is completely fine! i, personally, cannot give you mangos, because i’m an apple tree, not a mango tree. i think mangos are also nice and you have all the right to want them, and obviously i, as an apple tree, understand and accept my inability to produce mangos. could it happen? maybe, but that wouldn’t be natural, would it? how much would it cost for an apple tree to start producing mangos? also, apples are also fruit, so it’s okay to produce apples and not mangos. what is not okay is to look at an apple tree, know that it is an apple tree, get the apples it’s giving telling you it’s an apple and not a mango, acknowledge that it is, in fact, an apple and that it’s also a fruit, but then keep telling the apple tree you want mangos, and that the apple tree is fine producing apples, but still why is it not producing mangos? the apple tree says it’s fine for you to look for a mango tree! all fruits are equally valid! the tree is trying its best!!!

[fruitsyrups]

sometimes i just want to be like AGHHH LITERALLY HOW DO I MAKE FRIENDS i never learned how to dooo that?!?!? but then that feels a little bit too pitiful because sometimes the people I want to befriend are my tumblr mutuals. it's like if someone asked you for some tips on robbing houses and then like the next day your house gets robbed. well. maybe that's not a good analogy. i don't think comparing my friendship to actual literal robbery will do a very good job of inspiring people to befriend me... be my friend I promise I will not steal your things.

[ileftherbackhome]

i think it's quite silly that atheists are still pretending like you cannot prove gods don't exist in 2023 tbh. all gods start out as an explanation for natural phenomena humans could not explain and the god hypothesis has a failure rate of 100% so far for explaining those natural phenomena. for every single hypothesis that god has been the assumed answer for, they have failed. your argument of "you don't know what came before the big bang!" is literally just another god of the gaps argument but updated to reflect all the science we DO know about now. it's extremely unlikely that the god hypothesis will succeed on try one million and two tbqf.

"you can't prove god doesn't exist" yes we can prove that 99.999% of all gods ever created by humans didn't exist. why is your god any different? because u say the things that would prove him false actually prove his existence? yeah okay do u see how crazy u fucking sound?

like why are we still debating this in 2023???? please bro. how is it that every single time we've tried to prove a certain god exists, we come up with a new science field and learn even more mindblowing things in the process, none of which are the result of said god? idk if u wanna believe in santa claus as an adult, that's your business but pushing it onto society as a whole because you've convinced yourself santa is really going to torture you for eternity if you don't please him is like... next level.

[caffeinatedopossum]

Kind of feeling like I'm going to have an ed relapse purely because my body hurts too much at this weight and I'm so frustrated. I either cry or hold back from crying every day and I just don't know, I thought this would get better but I kinda just keep ignoring it and I don't have the energy to ignore it anymore

[xavieremix]

okay so the tags on that last post got me feeling those melon collies so i'm just gonna. tagdump in here. slightly sensitive topics? so uh. scroll down (or press J to jump to next post). or read my thoughts like the morning paper. sorry. cheers.

[alagaisia]

Stumbled on a weird website for a work thing. With no other context, what is your response when you hear this phrase:

Context: this is a phrase used by the organization that founded March 18th as “Global Recycling Day”, on a page introducing their position that recycling/recycled materials should be thought of as the Seventh Natural Resource.

The six natural resources that they claim “we” tend to think of as the most important are: water, air, oil, natural gas, coal, and minerals.

[demifiendcruithne]

legion

o/

though if you want to talk to me in legion context i'd rather it be on the other account purely so i remember that's the context - i've been moving all my rp blog follows over there to make it easier for myself if i don't keep the accounts separate i Will get confused on what's the context of stuff, so

[duncebento]

wholeheartedly reject your comparison of the women on this dating app to resistance fighters. wow. way to obscure the actual violent racism clearly on display and being perpetuated here

No. Jesus Christ. No.

[tired-teacher-blog]

Shouto usually says the most random things and asks the most unexpected questions regardless of his surroundings.

It's in his nature and you have grown accustomed to it by now, so much so, that you are no longer surprised with anything leaving his mouth.

Well, almost..

_ "I'm a fish." he utters confidently and straight into your ear, while pulling you closer and pressing your back to his chest a bit harder as you two are lying on the couch, watching your favorite show.

His deadpan voice startles you, so you tilt your head back to look him in the eye, only to be met with his usual expressionless face as he kept staring at the TV ahead.

_ "You're a what now?" you let out a defeated sigh while shifting your body so you're now lying on your back, giving him your full attention and trying to figure out what's exactly on his mind this time.

However, a part of you is not at all surprised with his statement, in fact, you're starting to believe that if he's being serious and is somehow a fish reincarnated in a human form, then everything will finally start making sense.

_ "A fish.. I'm a fish." he says it again with the same indifferent tone and unreadable face, only now, his mismatched irises are staring down at you.

_ "Shouto honey I love you, but if you don't start explaining right now, I'm going to scream." and you are really starting to believe that maybe he is speaking literally.

_ "I'm a fish and you're my water, so if you ever leave I'll just die, much like a fish out of water." he blurts out all at once, still staring down at you with the same look on his face.

You suddenly let out a soft giggle and turn on your other side so you're now facing him, extending a hand to cup his cheek, and brushing your thumb gently along the scar reaching under his eye.

You are amazed by his analogy, and you have many questions to ask, but only one is forming in your brain right now, "why didn't you just say that you love me? Wouldn't that be simpler?"

_ "Because it's not as simple as that, it's a lot more, you are my home, just like water is to a fish, and I wanted to convey it properly." a hint of a smile is finally showing on his lips, and a blinding sparkle is appearing in his eyes.

Home..

Your heart squeezes almost painfully in your chest, and your eyes start to water at his words, you do realize the significance of that word to him because he wasn't raised in a typical and loving household, nor could he ever understand the meaning of it, so being called his home, the place where he belongs, puts you in a rollercoaster of emotions that almost overwhelms you, but in a wonderful way..

_ "I love you Shouto.. and I'll be your home.. Just as you are mine."

He might say the most random things and ask the most unexpected questions regardless of his surroundings, but he's as easily able to make your heart race and face light up.

Your very own sweet fish...