#they both kinda gay but i love them

[annonnex]

I havent drawn Edgar in a whiiile now lol

And i wanted to draw him with Painter causeee i just simply love to draw Painter over and over again

Also this was requested by @girstacobowl

[anonymouscheeses]

They are everything to me.

[kelocitta]

In honor of the @rw-ship-showdown I wanted to write about Artihunter as someone who jokingly slapped them together pre-downpour and still thinks they are actually very compelling. Just not in the super soft love wins kinda way (Although I get why people like that more) And the only way I know how to do that is talking too much so heres a far too long slug essay-

Obviously the slugcats don't offer a ton of characterization but theres not nothing to work with. Their stories, whether by their roles in it or the overarching themes do provide a backbone to work with. Even gameplay itself can provide a bit. (for some more than others) Hunter, to me, is ultimately a story about selflessness. The goal is to revive Moon, which is very much an act of kindness from both Hunter and NSH. But the weight of that action is much more significant for Hunter- Hunter is deeply sick. They're on the clock, and for all their skill in combat none of that will ultimately help them to survive longer than their body can hold out. Moon is a close friend of NSH but that means little Hunter- Hunter really gets next to nothing out of helping them, and ultimately pays quiet a bit spending their limited time alive fighting to deliver that neuron so that someone else can live.

To spend ones limited days on helping another, in a game that very much stresses the unwavering cruelty of the world and nature- is pretty notable. (And you could even say that Hunter being the Hardmode of Rain World adds another layer to this)

And then we have Artificer. A storyline that very much stands out to people as more… villainous (so to speak) than the other slugcats. Artificer's story covers a lot of things. Trauma, violence, revenge, etc. Revenge is a bit of a selfish desire- That need to see someone hurt as they have hurt you. A punishment that ultimately does not fix whatever harm was done- but feels good to see because you were hurt and now those responsible share that pain.

Artificer's actions are founded in that need for revenge, their pups killed for overstepping boundaries they didn't know existed. Is it not fair for them to be angry at that, to punish the scavengers for their violence with their own? Why should the scavengers ever be forgiven when they and their pups were not? And that's how you get that loop- Harm for harm over and over.

The original action has been lost in a spiral of violence for violence. And here stands Artificer- their very spirit scarred. Not just because they sought revenge, but because they never ceased trying to scratch that itch for violence as an answer. Artificer only has two paths for their story- killing the scavenger king (Someone who, really, has little to do with the original 'crime' of the scavengers, but represents an important individual to them- as did the slugpups to Artificer), locking themselves as karma one for good and spending the rest of their life chasing creatures that no longer even fight back in a warped sense of closure- or to dissolve themselves in the acids of the void sea because they're too far gone to find any real peace.

They can't meaningfully recover from that state, not alone, twisting in on themselves. Even if they halt their actions, they've been using violence as a feeble defense against their own pain- violence that no longer has any real direction or basis. Artificer gets no real closure from killing the scavenger king. All they can do is continue the cycle, or try to scrub it away. No real peace in a prison of their own making. So you have a creature, who even with a strict timer on their life- a body that will crumble to disease, spends its last bit of time on saving another. And another who was so caught up in the pain of loss that were eaten alive by their own anger, poisoned their own soul on such a deep level even self-proclaimed gods have no solution for them. What peace can they offer each other? For Hunter, its only a fleeting moment of happiness- of selfish love, before their own body fails them. A bit of indulgence in something for themself. For Artificer, its a single, comforting thread to ground them again, something tangible to protect and care about again. But thats a thread that will ultimately be snapped under the cruel indifference of the world. Hunters timer will tick down regardless of if it takes another with it. Its a tragedy- its doomed to end badly. Whatever good it offers to either of them to find each other will only provide the fleeting comfort of a band-aid that will be ripped away too early. But all that can be worth indulging in anyway, if only for the moment. It doesn't change the ending, but the ending was never going to be happy. Its can so yuri

[cannibalhellhound]

More of @screaming-universe dragon au because cat sized dragon Eddie means everything to me

[hella1975]

im so sick of reading ooc dabihawks fics make them try and kill each other fr i have a GUN

[musicalmoritz]

Here we have Teru flirting with his girlfriends

Who are also girlfriends with each other btw

[rexxroy]

Thinking about them

[autodrives]

hes back from the dead wowza!!!

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

The Loudest Silence

YA contemporary

a newly Deaf-Hard of hearing girl moves across the country and starts a new school, struggling with navigating her disability and love for singing and lost friendships - determined to not make any new friends for the year she’s in Florida

and a boy struggling with family expectations and anxiety, after being made the fútbal captain even though he secretly ways to be on broadway, who quickly befriends her

bi & aroace-coded MCs

[alessandramortt]

god the way i forgot for like 7 and a half episodes that this is a marvel show...... i am both dissapointed and surprised, which shoud never really be a combo. Also ghost agatha was bad simply bc it didn't let me appreacite kathryn being an apathetic b*tch in all its glory

[alinedreams]

Uryu and Chad are gay married by the end of the manga. In this essay i will

[landoncrris]

this is giving “we’ve all seen the pictures, she looks absolutely beautiful and… he’s there” vibes but OH MY GOD!! they’re both so pretty??

[deus-ex-mona]

no one:

absolutely no one:

jptwt reactions to the hiyomv:

[mishtershpock]

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[cabeswaterdrowned]

remembering on my circa 2017 booklr I used to tell people to read Gemma Doyle by describing it as trc but with an all girls boarding school / all girl group in a historical setting… I was trying to do the lord’s work she deserved tumblr fame

[0tappaja0arts]

What's the extent of the conflict between Kvothe and Argar?

To be honest it's a complex relationship to explore. I'd say it could be boiled down to Kvothe needing a softer father figure, but honestly there's a lot of generational trauma involved as well. I'll try to summarize it the best I can

TL;DR: Strict traumatized father raises an approval seeking asshole

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Argar left his home at a young age after humans violated him as a kid. He was unable to endure the fact his own father did nothing to stop it from happening, so now he has crippling, untreated PTSD, fight or flight and constant suffocating anxiety.

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Kvothe was concieved in a loveless marriage (Ryder scored the love of his life and married someone else out of misery) Since Kvothe came out as a boy, he had big expectations for him. Argar wanted him to grow strong and be able to cope or protect himself. He feared he couldn't be around all the time to protect Kvothe so he was really strict and hard on him, always forcing the kid to perform at his absolute peak.

Kvothe became a perfectionist but he's now a stuck up, self-loathing asshole who has no clue how to be gentle or kind to others or not constantly criticize everyone else like his father would do to him.

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As mentioned in a previous ask, Kvothe was pouched and Argar, unlike his own father, actually did something nasty about it and he was detained. Enough time passed that Kvothe realized that he isn't in constant misery when his father isn't around.

So Kvothe's inability to open up about his feelings led him to alcohol abuse, nicotine and self harm addiction, and a good amount of Depressive/suicidal Black metal (Like Father like Son, eh?). Kvothe became uncontrollable and Argar just disengaged in utter shame that he isn't any better than his own father, letting his son wallow in his misery in a completely dysfunctional household, without love or comfort and having no energy to raise his daughter either.

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Now it's just arguing between them, Kvothe still seeking Argar's approval who absolutely loves his son with all of his heart but unable to express it. The conflict that led to them both being scarred was about Argar wanting to get Kvothe help by putting him in a psych ward or some rehabilitation program, and Kvothe absolutely refusing it. Physical altercations are kinda common between them but it's nothing too serious. Argar diffuses it by just not doing anything and letting Kvothe exhaust himself.

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And now in the midst of the hardcore angst, I'll just leave these stupid bonuses here