#this was mostly for experimenting but also

[yume-fanfare]

really intrigued with something that's happening in the notes; are the hunger games game-y enough for people to associate them to the same genre as squid games? from the anecdotes some are telling it seems like no, the average dad thinks death games as seen in squid games are a never done before thing, but it's a reasonable criticism of this post hskdjsks

i think it's really fun when a rly specific trope is super popular in one particular medium but in other ones it's just totally unheard of. it's the time knife. visual novel players are suuuuper used to death games but many others encountered them for the first time in squid games. the other day my mom showed me all excited the summary of a super original novel she found and it was about a girl who got reincarnated as the main character in her favorite fantasy book

[shkspr]

Genuine question that I hope will not be taken in ill faith—I do earnestly believe transfems about their experiences and in structural transmisogyny—but do you have any data that supports that trans women are at higher risk of violence than trans men in society at large? Most studies I have seen have reported significantly higher percentages of violence against trans men.

human rights campaign: 83% of trans and gender-expansive victims of fatal violence between 2013 and 2024 were trans women (this report also breaks down the extremely disproportionate levels of violence against tpoc and especially black trans women)

trans pulse: trans men are less likely to be depressed when experiencing less transphobia, having greater sexual satisfaction, and not in the “planning but not yet begun” stage of transition, while trans women are less likely to be depressed when having little involvement with any community organizations

nsvrc: trans women are nearly 2.5x more likely than the greater trans population to receive unequal treatment at rape crisis centers (which i hope will help shed some light on the factors that lead to certain studies saying that trans men have higher rates of being sexually assaulted)

transequality: trans women are more than twice as likely as trans men to engage in sex work, and transfem sex workers are significantly more likely than transmasc sex workers to be hiv+ (also another good report to look at for stats on these factors for tpoc)

2016 gender inequality survey (via the williams institute): 19% of trans men/37% of trans women have lost a job, 17% of trans men/30% of trans women have been denied a promotion, 13% of trans men/26% of trans women have been removed from contact with customers or clients due to their gender identity

transequality: 10% of trans men report having been to jail "for any reason," compared to 21% of trans women

also, just some notes on reports that seem to say the opposite, not that this is going to just completely negate all of those studies, but it is important to consider: most reports that i looked at that say trans men face more violence (mostly ipv and sexual assault) than trans women are self-reported.

i point this out bc (as demonstrated by the rape crisis center discrimination statistics) it cant be ignored that trans women are constantly inundated with the idea that they cant possibly be victims, that they are inherently violent perpetrators, and even that their specific incidents of being assaulted were actually incidents of them assaulting others.

this necessarily instills the idea (which is proven true over and over again) that they wont be listened to when they share these things, and that reporting it (officially or otherwise) may in fact lead to additional consequences on their heads, rather than any kind of justice or even support.

hope this helps! (genuine)

[dailygihun]

day 41 || been a minute since ive drawn these 2 together actually

[howtofightwrite]

I know that shooting while moving is not great... I have a character being chased by another and shooting at each other so they're both running. The chased character uses a handgun and misses wildly from less than 60 feet away. That sounds normal enough, but I'm wondering if it would be weird if the character is a sniper that hits targets 1.5 miles away with rifles? Maybe I should give them other handicaps too - i.e. drunk, no glasses, shooting offhand??

So, a couple things here. So I'll just separate them out.

You probably get this first part, but I'll spell it out, just in case it's someones' first time. The basic idea of aiming a firearm is that you're working with a very small object (the bullet), and you want it on a very specific trajectory. While the specific physics are different, you can experience this (without a weapon) by playing with a flashlight. As you move around, the light's going to bounce around a bit. You can specifically slow your movements so that you're keeping the light trained on a specific point while moving, but you sacrifice speed to do that. The same thing works for firearms. You can keep a stable aim while moving, but, you're sacrificing mobility for it.

The weird part about the sniper is the 1.5 miles detail. To be clear, the list of Snipers with confirmed kills at that range (or higher) is about six people. (There's about four more who are slightly under 1.5 miles, in the 2-2.4km range.) So, that's absolutely something that can be done, but you would be talking about someone who is, literally, one of the best snipers in the world, taking the best shot in their life.

There's nothing wrong with saying you have a character who is that good. But it is the kind of thing you should probably be aware of when you're writing a character if they're among the best in the world.

One famous example of a fumble on this subject would be the original James Bond novels. Flemming somewhat overcompensated, and as a result Bond's described physical regimen becomes borderline parody when you remember that the character is also a high-functioning alcoholic and chainsmoker.

It's also worth remembering, when you are talking about sniping, that the limitations of the weapons are pretty important. One of the snipers mentioned above used a .338, the rest were all using anti-material rifles. (Mostly .50s, but there was also a 14.5mm rifle used in Ukraine, at 2.7km.) So, to hit someone at that range, you're probably using a very heavy gun, designed to take out vehicles.

So, if your setup is someone sniping with a Mk14, or a SCAR, they're probably only good out to about 500m. (A little over a quarter mile.) They might get lucky some day. The world record for a kill with a Remington 700 (technically, an M24) was at 1,250m. So, less than a mile.

Is it weird that someone could be a world class sniper, and still miss a snapshot at close range? Not especially.

Let me define the term snapshot, it's not that complicated, but, it's not really the general term. Snapshooting is the practice of being able fire semi-accurately without aiming. It is a specific skill with firearms. You can think of it as being related to quickdrawing, and while there is overlap between the two, it's not quite the same skill.

Sniping is about taking the time, and accounting for how the bullet will behave as a physical object at extreme ranges. It requires familiarity with your weapon. Not, just the make and model, but the behavior of your specific gun.

There is some basic proficiencies with firearms that are easy to pick up, so it would be somewhat peculiar if you had someone who had extensive experience and training with a rifle, but no comprehension of how to operate a pistol. (You could certainly work out specific counterexamples, but as a general rule you're unlikely to see that.)

It's likely your sniper would be reasonably competent with a handgun. Though there's no reason to assume that you're looking at someone who could hollow dimes at 150m with one.

This leads to a different thought, and it's probably something you want to consider for yourself. Why fire at the pursuers?

The answer you had before might have been as simple as, “well, they're shooting at my character, so of course they'll return fire.”

If you're being pursued, you'll loose speed and time to return fire, even if you're not careful with your shots. Even if you're blindly firing over your shoulder. On it's own, you'd be better off keeping your gun in it's holster, and focusing on getting distance, and finding an escape.

However, suppressing fire can force your pursuers to slow down.

The point of suppressing fire is not to kill your foe. It's a nice perk if it happens, but what you're actually doing is denying spaces they want to move through. Returning fire like this isn't about actually hitting the pursuers, it's about forcing them to slow down and be more careful, while your characters gain distance.

So, does it make sense that a world class sniper would fire blindly over their shoulder at pursuers in order to slow them down, without any real concern over getting precise shots? Yeah. Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

If the point was to kill them, your sniper would want to find someplace with actual cover, preferably on a blind corner, get out of sight, and gun them down when they came around that corner. Like your sniper was a moment ago, they're going to be at a full run. (And, depending on the exact environment, your sniper might be able to hit them from behind, as they run past the hiding spot, or something similar. There are options on how this would work out.) This kind of an ambush is quite doable.

It's always worth remembering, your character's goal in a fight might not be to kill their opponent, and while it might seem irresponsible to use bullets as a general deterrent, that is one of the primary uses of firearms in warfare. Granted, it's not the primary way snipers interact with their weapons, but the fundamentals are still there.

Now, is it possible that a sniper wouldn't even consider using their handgun for suppressing fire? I could believe that. Not because they don't know how, or don't understand the concept, but rather, simply because it's not how they think about using their weapons. Though, again, a character like that is more likely to take the ambush route detailed above.

-Starke

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[wisteriaiswriting]

Elliot NSFW Alphabet

Words: 606

Requested by: @animallearner168

This was requested on my other account, @abyssalrot, but I'll be posting here instead.

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Top tier, this man had everything prepared before you two fucked honestly. Doesn’t want to leave you waiting for anything, occasionally lets you take over aftercare. Those nights where he’s practically dead, enjoys the feeling of being cared for instead.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

He likes his hands, they do so much for him, they let him work, enjoys his hobbies and touch you. (And now heal you) He would totally say ‘He couldn’t choose a favourite~’ before immediately choosing you.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Prefers to cum inside but won’t really complain if you want to swallow it instead.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

Low key wants to try something in public but has too much shame and doesn’t want to risk anyone seeing you in the act.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

He has no experience, this man has been working for most of his life so… But he’s actually a quick learner so no worries.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

There’s not an absolute favourite one, though he does prefer to see your face and keep you in his arms.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

He really tries to be serious but it quickly dissolves into small giggles and a laugh-y mood.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

It’s groomed well enough, he doesn’t focus on cleaning himself down there much but it’s not out of control, and it does actually  match the drapes.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

He definitely tries to keep / make it romantic, even if it doesn’t stick he tries.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

Jacks off more than you’d think, maybe once a day after work, if he’s extra stressed then maybe a few more times later that day.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

Not sure if this counts but just being close, he really likes being close to you anyway he can.

This also means 69 all the way, he gets to be so close and please you? Sign him right up!!

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Mainly the bedroom although any room in either of your houses will do.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

Mainly praise, this man is a sucker for you praising him in any way.

Also formal wear, he’s not sure why though. He thinks you look hot in anything but especially formal wear.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

Nothing that majorly hurts you, as soon as you mention it he’s saying no.

Also no foodplay, especially anything savoury, you could maybe get away with whipped cream or something similar though.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

He prefers giving but we all know he needs something in return, it’s quite easy to convince him to relax and let you take over for the night.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Nearly every session is slow and intimate, only rarely when he’s really pent up does he become rough.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Willing to have one occasionally but not often, as in, he doesn’t prefer them.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Gonna be honest, not really. He might consider and go through with something every now and then but mostly sticks to being vanilla.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

Pretty average so about 3 minutes before cumming and 3 rounds before he needs a proper rest.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

No, he doesn’t have any and doesn’t want to use them. Won’t complain if you own any though.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

This depends, before 007n7 starts terrorising him and the pizza place: then yeah, most times when he sees you he’ll throw out a small tease but after? Rarely anymore.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Not loud at all, mostly low groans and heavy breathing.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Over time after being taken into this realm, he’s lost a lot of shame, take that as you will…

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

Honestly he never checked, but he’s pretty average. About 5.5 inches with a few small veins.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

It’s not the highest, not everyday at least. Most times he’ll indulge if you want, otherwise it’s a few times a week.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

Most nights he’s still up until you’re all settled and asleep, other nights (Which are very few) he’s actually asleep before you.

[alexas-musings]

NSFW alphabet Morpheus/ Dream of the Endless

A = Aftercare

Surprisingly gentle. He may be cold to the waking world, but in the Dreaming? He treats you like you're fragile, especially if you're mortal. He worships your body, think caresses, velvet blankets, wine, snacks, sweet words.

B = Body Part (his favorite)

Your eyes. He is obsessed with how they flutter closed in pleasure — or stay wide and glassy. Dream likes to see your pleasure, and your eyes are gates to your soul. He also really enjoys looking at your lips and hearing your voice when you beg him to continue or urge him to go faster or slower.

He probably likes his hands most, because they are the physical connection between you but as it's not really his body, he's not that attached.

C = Cum

Never messy. Dream is meticulous. It will end up exactly where he wants it, which usually is inside of you. He is old-fashioned in that way.

D = Dirty Talk

Rare, but when he does speak during sex, it will ruin you. Low, deliberate, an intimate growl or whisper. Think: “You belong with me." He will not tease you much though as it's more of a reverent act for him.

E = Experience

He is the Dreaming. He’s seen every fantasy and every perversion since the dawn of thought. Personal experience is somewhat less extensive but he is very attentive and he reads your body like a menu.

F = Favorite Position

Missionary at first: he's in control and it's very intimate. But the moment you flip the dynamic, it’s over. He likes control, but he also likes watching what you do when you think you have it. And when he sees how much you enjoy this, how you get pleasure from him, he'll want more of this right away.

G = Goofy

Absolutely not. Morpheus doesn’t do goofy. He does “sacred ritual of union beneath a dying star” energy. If you giggle, he will pause, confused. But if you kiss him through it, he softens.

H = Hair

Soft, lush, always slightly wild like he just rolled out of a meadow. He’ll let you tug it, twist it around your fingers, bury your face in it while he fucks you like a dream you don’t want to end. Down there, he's probably not perfectly groomed, but it's not a wild tangle either.

I = Intimacy

He doesn’t understand it fully, but he craves it. Deeply. You’ll catch him studying you while you sleep, just to feel close. He lovebombs you early on because he doesn't know slow and steady. He doesn't do halves, either, and it sill mostly be on his terms. Touches. Gifts. Whispered words. And he will expect you to return it.

J = Jack Off

Almost never. He’s above that — in theory. But if he dreams of you? If you haunt his mind long enough? He will give in. And when he does, it’s dark and desperate and entirely about you.

K = Kinks

Control, worship (being worshipped and worshipping you), dreamplay (jusy using the Dreaming basically), bondage with silk and shadow, edging, whispered affirmations. He's not cruel, he would never hurt you, but he likes to play with power and dominance.

L = Location

When you're in the Dreaming, then all over the place. One moment you're in his throne room, the next you're suspended above a sea of stars. Your moans echo in a cathedral of forgotten gods. No place is off-limits. And in reality? There's no place on earth where he doesn't want you, so...

M = Motivation (what turns him on)

Your desire for him. Your love for him. Morpheus really needs this attraction. Also he seems to go for people who are good-natured and honourable, so that too, probably. And then, once this is established, you yielding to his dominance will be as much of a turn-on as you resisting him or seducing him.

N = No (hard limits)

Pain. He detests cruelty or humiliation for its own sake. Also he doesn't seem like he's up for sharing. His pride couldn't stand it. Otherwise, considering his age, he's probably tried everything at least once.

O = Oral (Giving/Receiving)

Both. And he's skilled. When he eats you out, it’s slow, hypnotic — like a story being told on your skin. When you go down on him, he watches like a god accepting an offering.

P = Pace

Either agonizingly slow, teasing you to madness — or sudden and overwhelming, like being caught in a storm of stars and shadow. Rarely in between.

Q = Quickies

Not usually. Sex is a ritual to him. But if you ask, or tempt him? He’ll pull you into a dark corner of the Dreaming and make time stop for just long enough to ruin you.

R = Risk

He has no shame. But you do. And he likes pushing you to the edge of that. He won’t get caught — he’s Dream. But he’ll let you think you might be.

S = Stamina

Infinite. Literally. He’s an Endless. The real question is how long can you last?

T = Toys

He doesn’t need them — he creates anything. A whisper becomes a silk rope. A memory becomes a vibrating echo inside you. He’s only limited by your imagination… or his.

U = Unfair (teasing)

Unfair. Always teasing. He’s into dreamplay — your form shifting mid-act, scenarios from your subconscious unfolding around you. He'll make you fuck your fantasy and then ask how it compared to him. He sends dreams. You’ll wake up wet, breathless, your legs shaking — and he’ll appear in the doorway, smirking like he knows exactly what he did.

When you tease him, that'll take him so time to get used to but he'll love it. From innocent touches to glimpses to that special underwear he gave you.

V = Volume

Quiet, but intense. Low grunts, reverent moans, the occasional gasp when you surprise him. If he says your name while coming, it’s the closest he gets to prayer.

W = Wild Card

He longs so much to belong to someone, to you, that all intimacy is much more than just desire. All sex is always driven by affection and his wish to connect.

X = X-Ray (What’s Under the Robes)

Lithe, cold skin like moonlight, but responsive to your heat. More muscle than you’d expect, all sinew and shadow. And yes, the cock is real, and perfect, and dream-forged to your desire.

Y = Yearning

God-tier. Ancient, aching longing — the kind that creates galaxies. If Morpheus wants you, it’s not casual. It’s obsession, devotion, eternal ache. You feel it across every plane.

Z = Zzz (how quickly he falls asleep)

He doesn't sleep but he'll take care of you. Stay close to you. And he'll definitely peek into your dreams to see whether you enjoyed it. And he'll take notes.

[solargeist]

Im new to the whole tegg Au, and um.. I'm an idiot so I don't fully understand the whole AU onq

So can you, maybe, possibly, pretty please give a run down on the whole Tegg au?

Tegg AU takes place in season 8 of Hermitcraft, when Grian gets a dragon egg in his first episode.

In this AU, Grian is an Avian, so after the Tag game, he becomes broody over the dragon egg, and believes its his egg that he laids, despite its size, and despite knowing it was originally a dragon egg.

Dragons also reproduce asexually, they just lay empty eggs and the End towers keep them sustained or the egg "eats" off the mother's code. Weird fantasy egg stuff !!

Since Grian took the egg day one, it was practically empty, but it started eating off of his code, and then eventually Scar's too after being around too long.

The egg eating Grian's code does have its noticeable side effects, it simulates a pseudo pregnancy with a few symptoms, like fatiguée, sickness, things like that, despite nothing physical happening to his body. Scar also experiences a few symptoms like tiredness or body ache, but not as extreme since Grian has the egg most often. Scar also doesn't connect it to the egg, since he already has bad days.

That is how they ended up with a biological baby from an egg, tho she has a few dragon traits.

After the egg hatches, the baby is already a few months by human standards, easier for survival etc etc she just has neck strength and not completely helpless.

The baby looks mostly like Scar despite eating Grian's code most of the time, and... This just happens sometimes ! No special reason, sometimes baby just looks like dad.

Grian's broody mindset comes crashing down almost immediately, the hormone crash + sudden realization of his behaviour PLUSSS a new big responsibility causes a sort of postpartum depression in him.

Boatem agrees to take care of Tegg together.

And thats currently where we're at.

(Anything you see with Xelqua is just a crossover, and not canon to either AUs.)

[leoruby-draws]

Since I'm posting stuff today, decided to post some more stuff, mostly random batfam doodles I had in storage. Ever have strange dreams that creep you out? Here's something Jason dreamt, maybe don't eat too many cookies late at night Jay!

A little comic showing how cute (and evil) little Jay can be, I really project all of my eldest sibling experiences into Dick. Comic split into two, since it didn't fit all on one side.

Why do little kids scream like that? Barbara is so done.

Bit of a continuation of this post, with Barabara and Dick switching the bat and bird roles. Barbara is Augur, based on the ancient practice of observing birds to receive omens. I thought Barbara having a bird name relating to ancient Greek and fortune telling would work for her. I wonder if I should've gone for a dark blue/gold color scheme for her, or switch the purple and gold. As for Dick, his name is admittedly less creative but I hope his outfit looks cool to you. Jason in the bottom is Batkid, not the cool Batboy moniker he was hoping for. But Damian has laid claim to that, to Jason's chagrin.

Here's some genderbend versions of the batfam, a continuation of these two posts. It was pretty fun to think up designs and names for them, tho I couldn't figure out the best name for Dick tbh. My personal favorite might be Barbara (Barnaby), and Duke (Della?) was fun and adorable to draw as well. Also would Damian as a girl would have short or really long hair? I couldn't decide.

Random doodle of Dick and Barbara playing with baby Jay and Cass. I don't know what I was trying to do here, maybe it's somekind of training exercise??

Another random doodle, for 4.99 you too can get your own mini bite-sized vigilante! Get them while they're hot!

Well, hope you had fun with all that!

[cinnacorn]

post-event thoughts about dashcon 2

so it's been a few days since I got home, and now that I've had a chance to decompress, I wanted to describe my amazing experience and put some of my thoughts into words about the convention!

putting it under a read-more cuz it's going to be pretty long (and also very cheesy, you've been warned). :P

(I was the ms. frizzle cosplayer, and my sibling @duskroads was the dredge fisherman!)

for context, I've been attending conventions (mostly anime, some comic) since 2009, and I've been on tumblr continuously since 2011. I definitely remember watching from afar when the original dashcon happened, and I'm a longtime convention-goer.

I was pretty excited that not only was dashcon 2 happening, but in toronto, which I visit frequently, and by some amazing stroke of luck I managed to nab tickets for myself and my sibling. I was honestly a little dumbfounded given how fast they sold, I kept thinking I'd get a refund email that was like "oops we oversold and yours was the last purchased!"

I think my biggest worry was actually not that it'd be a shitshow (I wasn't too worried based on the site FAQ), but that it'd be boring. I've been to small conventions that I ended up leaving early for that reason.

but dashcon 2 was absolutely anything but boring. I've been to conventions where there's a sense of camaraderie, but never quite as strong as the sheer feeling of community last weekend. it genuinely felt like everyone was just a friend I hadn't met yet, and everyone was so kind.

this post would be even more of a novel if I got too into this topic, but I'm a newly-formally-diagnosed autistic, and while my self-acceptance has generally been solid since long before suspecting I was autistic, there are a few things I'm still unlearning shame around now that I know they're not somehow personal failings. y'all, I felt so safe and understood, both in the discord(s) and in person at dashcon 2, in a way that I've never quite felt before. people were bringing up neurodivergent struggles with things that I've never heard anyone talk about before but faced myself. everyone completely got it when I mentioned being overstimulated easily. I just knew that if I was struggling, not just my sibling but everyone around me would understand without judgement and be willing to help. (luckily I only got a little overwhelmed once, which was solved by putting in earplugs!)

and the convention was so fun too! the artists in the dealers room were fantastic, the panels and events were all engaging and enjoyable, and the activities were a blast. there were so many little weird details about the day (a gaggle of hatsune mikus may have set off an anti-theft alarm! I found a little plastic baby on the ground! literally everything about the duel and subsequent funeral!) that just felt so delightfully absurd and yet completely on-brand.

I especially loved the crow exchange, and also the amount of people just giving stuff out throughout the day. I am so touched and impressed by the amount of time and/or money people put into generously handing out nifty things. my haul of things I traded for or was given is like twice the size of my purchase haul!

I regret not being able to attend some of the panels (the line for the strange aeons panel was gigantic when I got out of the panel room before it!), but the Making of Dashcon 2 panel and the Rabid and Loving panel were simultaneously some of the funniest and most informative panels I've been to at a convention. I'm glad I didn't miss either of them, especially the raccoon one. I'll definitely also check out several of the others when the VODs drop.

the closing ceremonies were so emotional and sweet. I loved how we sung happy birthday to avis's mom and everyone called her "mom," and how we continued the legacy of the first dashcon by singing we are the champions. finishing off the day's events like that really compounded on the sense of community that I was feeling. my sibling and I ran out of steam shortly after that but we even did an extra half-hearted lap around the dealer's room just because we didn't want to leave.

I also loved how happy my ms. frizzle cosplay made everyone! it was a remake of one I made in 2016 but I hadn't cosplayed her in years and I forgot just how fun it is to cosplay her. I also had multiple people ask me where I bought the dress, which as a longtime hobby seamstress felt incredibly flattering. I put a lot of work into it and I'm so glad people got excited about it. (please let me know if you any have pictures of me, I'd love to see them!)

this event just felt like a chance for everyone to be unapologetically ourselves, and it turns out that who we are as a community is full of passion, kindness, joy, and silliness. truly, we are all cringe but we are all free.

I really hope that if there is another event next year, I'm able to get tickets. my biggest fear is that it happens again but I can't attend, because this was just such an amazing day. I also do a lot of panels for anime conventions, so I really hope I can run some next year for dashcon!

from the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful to everyone involved with making the day happen, because it really was special. thank you to @the-muppet-joker, @strange-aeons, and @xiranjayzhao for all injecting so much entertainment and chaos into the whole day (side note: thank you also to strange and xiran for your videos keeping me company at work or while sewing. :P) thank you to the volunteers, vendors, and my fellow attendees for making the convention what it was. thank you so much to @raccoonmilf for coming up with the idea all those years ago (even if it didn't go so smoothly the first time around!), for giving it a second chance, and for the awesome panel teaching us about all these raccoon facts that I can now share with people. and of course thank you to all the staff at @dashcon-two for having this crazy idea to bring back dashcon in the first place and then actually making it happen!

I can't thank everyone enough. thank you so much. my heart is so full. thank you.

[marsoid]

Ayo mars. My midlife crisis is due in like less than 10 years and I feel like I'm going to become an old muscle car person when it does (slowly been heading that direction, after all) so I figured I'd ask... What are some essential Car Things I should look into? Is there some secret classic hotrod course all the enthusiasts take to Know Things? Must one essentially become a mechanic to have such a beautiful machine as your Sugar is? Figured I ought to be prepared and all, but figuring out where to start is a bit of a headscratcher

I’m a huge advocate of buying and fixing up and maintaining old cars over buying disposable new ones!!!!

things I’ve learned since buying/owning/daily driving mine:

- always get a pre-purchase inspection/appraisal by a trusted mechanic before buying. Make sure there aren’t any catastrophic problems

- insurance will be more expensive because of the whole no airbags thing

- theyre usually easier to break into than newer cars, and are also attractive high-theft items, so invest in anti-theft products like wheel locks, kill-switches, tracking, or alarm systems

- you need a garage. Old cars prefer moderate temperatures, so sitting out in the freezing cold and blazing heat and crazy weather could cause battery issues, rodent nesting, and other wear and tear

- don’t drive over salted roads. Salt = rust. Wash the undercarriage if you drive over salt. Living by the ocean with salt in the air could also cause rusting

- be very careful on ice if you’ve got RWD. The two do not mix lmao (same with wet roads, just be careful)

- old white men will talk to you a Lot. They’re usually nice tho and just want to ask what year it is hahahah

- it will break down! It’s got old parts! That’s ok! Fix stuff when it breaks, update old parts when you can, keep up with maintenance, check fluids, don’t ignore check engine lights. It will be frustrating as hell but there’s almost always a solution.

- always carry a fire extinguisher in the car. Not to scare you but like. Just do it

- prepare for bad fuel economy. It’s not a huge deal for me since i work from home so i only drive when i wanna. Classics like ethanol free gas, which is hard to find. Modern gasoline can cause engine damage slowly over time. Aftermarket fuel injection systems that replace carbs help with this a lot, as well as additives

- classic cars were made to be easy to work on. They were made so the average person with a tool kit could go in and fix their own car. They’re made with sturdier parts. That’s why they’re still around 50, 60 years later. Modern cars are made intentionally difficult to work on yourself so that you have to get them serviced by the company. Classic cars have big spacious engine bays so you can actually get in there and work on shit yourself. There’s an endless supply of YouTube videos with instructions and tips on how to fix and replace things in your classic. I also recommend finding a Chilton or Haynes repair book on your car

- they don’t have crumple zones. If you crash you will probably die or be seriously injured. A lot of them don’t even have seat belts. In my experience, drivers are more likely to notice your car and give you space, but don’t count on that. People become stupid behind the wheel

- make friends with gearheads in your area for help when you need it

- this is just advice for every car owner: get a dashcam! Lmao

I think that’s mostly it???? I’ve had Sugar for 9 years and there’s still stuff I’m learning about cars, but I’m making it work! If it’s something you really love you’ll figure it out! And if you decide later that it’s not worth the trouble and wanna sell it, it will probably be worth triple what you bought it for in like 5 years LOL

Best purchase I’ve ever made tho I love her to death and everyone is always so happy to see her which is super cute 🥺

[kalmidnight]

hi, all, i grew up on a farm and i gotta tell you, it's a load of shit. it's hard work that breaks the body, and it's a precarious existence. one bad harvest could make you lose everything, and that's happening a lot. this is true of any kind of ranch or farm, subsistence or not.

also, pastoral/agrarian societies are not lost in the past. they're here in the present, only they're outside of most modern society's awareness. they're mostly in what the media calls "developing countries", and to anyone who romanticizes that life, i encourage you to go visit these countries, as i have, and see how they live, often without running water or electricity, much less internet or air conditioning, and never really enough to eat. (which is how i lived for two years in a Georgia swamp in the 90s and guess what? it fucking sucked.)

IF NOTHIN ELSE understand this: the majority of subsistence farmers around the world have insufficient access to food.

there's a lot that bothers me about all this romanticization. there's the obvious disconnect between production and consumption and between humans and nature that allows pretty pictures of Farmtown, USA to be present in the mind's eye without the smell of shit in the nose.

there's the historical fact that this agrarian utopian nonsense is where fascism starts. oh, yeah, the fascism. be careful what you want to RETVRN to and why.

there's the underlying rejection of cities, which is itself a rejection of civilization. without these cities full of sewage and sin, we wouldn't be arguing about this on the internet because the internet wouldn't exist, because the ultimate logic of rejecting civilization is to crawl back into the cave. what did cavemen do to treat cancer or diabetes? they got sick too, and they suffered and died. but in a city with a hospital and a university system and streets and ambulances and waste management and people who's job it is to cook for special dietary needs, we suffer a little less before we die.

there's the ignorance and arrogance that you, the tumblr/twitter/tiktok scroller, think you could even begin to manage a farm successfully without the necessary years of experience and generational knowledge built up and handed down. just the utter disrespect you show to billions of people around this world that live desperately and tenaciously. you really think you can just put potatoes in the ground and live? remember: THE MAJORITY OF SUBSISTENCE FARMERS WORLDWIDE HAVE INSUFFICIENT ACCESS TO FOOD.

so, take a suggestion from this former farmboy: go outside and touch some concrete. roam around your neighborhood, if you can, and fall in love with the city. that's where the good stuff is.

HALT!✋😐

did you remember to express gratitude for not having to subsistence farm today?

[honeyspeeches]

random kl hcs??

Hmmm well headcanon suggests that I believe something is going to be canon (which you can read all of my analyses (also on this blog at #voltron analysis) for what I believe was SUPPOSED to be canon, such as Black Paladin Lance, Keith and Lance fighting, them confessing their love for each other etc) BUT I think what you mean is fan ideas of the characters, which is way more fun to answer, so here you have ideas I have about the characters that aren’t necessarily canon but I think are fun anyway.

-Lance was taught to shoot by his uncle, who stands in for his dad as his father figure because his dad died when he was a kid.

- Lance’s backscar

- Keith is an artist and draws Lance a lot in his sketchbook

- none of them are readers

- none of them know how to cook

-Keith doesn’t really cry. He’s not a crier, it just doesn’t happen to him. Not because he’s trying to be macho or anything, but he just doesn’t cry. But when Lance tells him he loves him, he does.

- post-war Lance likes to practice braiding on his niece Nadia so that he can braid Keith’s hair in different fashions

- Keith’s favorite thing in the world is when Lance brushes his hair (that’s why he grows it out)

- they are in the Blade of Marmora together, but on the Earth station. Sometimes they get called on missions out in the galaxy, but they never leave without the other

- after a near-death experience on a mission they decide to get married. They have a beach wedding.

-Lance cries at the wedding.

- Keith is the early riser of the two (and the early sleeper).

- Lance’s favorite part of his day is waking up to the smell of Keith’s coffee in the morning.

- Keith just uses whatever products Lance buys, such as shower gels, cologne, aftershave etc. which means they usually smell the same

- this annoys Lance cause Keith will use anything but his face cream which he is in desperate need of

- Keith continues to Not Use Anything Lance Says just to annoy him.

- once Lance gets Keith a new cologne as retaliation but Keith never uses it. He just uses Lance’s. So Lance ends up using it instead.

-sometimes they go riding on Keith’s hoverbike to watch the sunset together. Lance likes to stand up and holler and whoop his lungs out and Keith likes to go extra fast cause he knows Lance loves the feeling of the wind on his face

- They switch.

- when they can’t sleep, when the nightmares are too scary, they sit on the porch and hold hands under the stars until they feel real again.

-Lance uses babe, maybe even baby, some Spanish pet names such as mi vida, mi amor. It comes naturally to him. Keith doesn’t use any pet names, because he can’t think of a word lovelier than ‘Lance’.

-if Lance wants to annoy Keith he uses pet names he knows makes Keith cringe such as sweetheart, cupcake, honey-muffin, sweet pea, honey-bun etc. if he wants something from Keith he uses exaggerated pet names such as light of my life, love of my life, my moon and stars, bearer of the key to my heart etc. Keith can always tell.

-Keith likes to lie with his head on Lance’s chest, to hear his heartbeat. When he feels pent-up, the sound of Lance’s heartbeat helps calm him down.

-Lance likes to sneak in kisses where it’s almost inappropriate (like in between meetings, right outside his parents house, during missions etc). It flusters Keith.

So. I had quite a few lol. These are mostly just some scenarios more than headcanons but I think they are really fun. As you can tell, it’s just them being a sappy, disgusting, domestic couple together (as they deserve) <33

[puriteenism]

idk what to say abt this, as a poc fan. i believe that her statement is sincere, especially because of her attitudes to social issues now. shes grown eight whole years since then, and while that is not an excuse for the past, she most likely doesnt hold those opinions now. the people exposing her are not doing it out of any good faith. she was 19. thats old enough to know not to do that. keeping it hidden could be seen as her hiding it, but also could be seen as her moving on.

i always feel a bit iffy when white people try to "move on" from their past racist actions instead of at least addressing it a little bit, since its not really your issue to move on from and you have to at least reckon with the harm you caused. a lot of white people tend to see their teen edgy racist eras as harmless or at least not worth digging up, (not saying that shes doing that) but unpacking that and speaking about it is important and can do good. im not saying she has to make a statement like: "I WAS RACIST IN THE PAST" and get flayed in the town square, but talking about it and how she learned and grew from it could provide a good example for her (lets admit it) mostly white listenerbase, as well as being seen as "taking accountability". however choosing not dig it up with how the internet can be is also an understandable choice and i will not hate on her/be hugely disappointed in her for this.

the only other part of the statement worth mentioning (and barely that) is the missing poster promotional, and i can see that as an careless mistake. the rest is fearmongering puriteen slop and/or blatant prejudice wrapped in a social justice coat. the idea that she is "fetishising the female experience" or somehow a zoophile is almost laughably on the nose, the type of critique that my incredibly pentecostal mother would give her, a jk rowling special. damaging and will get spread around and blown out of proportion but bait so obvious you could catch a fish with it. one is blatant TERF rhetoric and the other (while still being terf rhetoric) is practically completely made up.

the incest/CSEM allegations to me are similarly stupid but need to be acknowledged more deeply since there are many who will fall for this.

hayden is allowed to sing about sensitive topics in her art. this includes incest. when she sings about incest she is not required to put a two minute disclaimer at the beginning saying "i understand that incest is wrong. this is a fictitious depiction which is not romanticising incest in any way shape or form". she is not required to intersperse the song lyrics with interruptions to explain how incest is wrong. needing the artist to concretely explain the taboos in their artwork and why you shoudlnt replicate them in the real world is child behaviour. saying that she is not allowed to sing abiut comicated topics because it may trigger someone is disingenuous, since if someone doesnt like something, they simply should not engage in it. some things arent for you, and thats ok. not every piece of art is going to be palatable to everyone, and thats just the way of the world. she is not a bad person for singing about incest, including incest as a topic in her songs. she is not a bad person, invalidating peoples trauma or actively advocating for incest when she does this. i feel like this should be obvious, but here we are.

the shirt (for context there is an image going around of her wearing a top saying "legalise incest) is a bit crude, but isnt the smoking gun people think it is. its just "edgy humor" and if you legitimacy think that it is an actual call to actually legalise incest, then i dont know what to say to you. it also didnt come out of a vacum, being a reaction to the stereotypes of her region and what people were calling her. she doesnt actually want incest legalised, and it isnt a piece of mass merchanise either. its just a shirt she made and posted. not the best, but definitely not a horrible evil bad thing. very obviously a joke.

the csem allegations are completely untrue and pedojacketing. the character was not a minor (19) and the idea that the character was "minor coded" is incredibly dumb. minor coding, in artstyle or personality, doesnt exist. these were also a way of processing her own trauma, and bringing them back up to paint her as a villain is a special kind of evil. also, again, she is allowed to have art that is sad/messed up/deals with hard topics. art is allowed to do that. she is allowed to post that art. you are in charge of your own internet experience, she isnt forcing you to see it. this is another way to paint her as a gross pervert.

as you can see we have 1 actual issue, one sort of issue, a bunch of lies a lot of puritanism and a ton of terf rhetoric! the drivers of this hate train have hoarded this information for ages just waiting for the right moment, which is incredibly messed up and shows they dont actually care, they just want to tear down hayden due to their own predjudice. the racism allegations have been adressed, and while i am not happy with finding this out, know that she was not a child when she said and did these things and wish she talked about this before this all happened, she has moved on. from what i have seen from her current politics, she seems progressive now. to say we should all ostracise her for being racist at nineteen when she is a very outspoken social rights activist now at 27 is probably not helpful. you can choose to not listen to her music or be angry about her racism, that is completely fine, but please do not back the people who made this tweet thread. they have lied, blown things out of proportion, their supporters have doxxed her, her family and are clearly operating from a place of prejudice and hatred.

[urban-shade]

I’ve been curious for a while now, but what are your headcanons on Sebastian’s scars? (Medical or otherwise, haha)

hmm mostly just the canon(ish, not in game) ones! (Vivisection scarring and also major scarring around the 3rd arm)

I think it'd be interesting if he had some marks on his arms from getting injections very frequently though (sedation, experimentation) and some mild scarring on the 3rd arm from whatever injury he got there

The 3rd arm having such violent scarring reads to me as it erupting out the side of his body very suddenly during the experimentation

I have some experience with getting a new ear grafted on and, that is not the scars of even a mediocre surgery to attach an arm.

[transmutationisms]

The “it’s about control” argument with anorexia is so frustrating. I understand it’s probably reductive to say that fatphobia is what primarily inspires eating disorders, but as a fat person who’s also had/has an eating disorder I’m still going to side-eye anybody who tries to shut that conversation down right away. Even if I try to hear their argument out, I still always find myself asking, “Okay, but why then is THIS what they feel compelled to control? Why is THIS how they attempt to gain control? Do you honestly think that’s random? That it has nothing to do with a society that views fat people as out of control? That it has nothing to do with a society that equates weight loss and weight management with self-discipline?” It’s just…obtuse, to me. I feel like it comes from a place of viewing fatphobia very two-dimensionally, as though the only way fatphobia manifests is through not liking the way fatness looks, and nothing else. Even if someone with anorexia isn’t concerned with losing thin privilege (which is my experience, could not be further from the truth anyway) where does the idea that becoming/being thin and remaining thin = control come from? Where does the idea that restricting food = control come from? And can you honestly say that if society’s view of thin people and fat people were reversed, this is still what your eating disorder would look like?

agreed & i also just don't think that concept of 'control' is very coherent. at best it's a trivial statement: name a behaviour that isn't 'about control', like in the sense of trying to exert control over your life and to feel possessed of your own corporal form lol who is out here thinking oh i hope my actions lead me to become completely unmoored and unfunctional. and it goes back to the fundamental issue of trying to frame eating disorders around a personal psychological impulse while eliding the material circumstances that make them possible or necessary: food insecurity/poverty, other reasons adequate energy intake is difficult to maintain, necessity of navigating social valuations of eating behaviours and bodies, and at some point in the process the effects of semistarvation itself also become causal in this process.

the psychological element of desire is clearly not irrelevant but it's much more rarely originary than people think & is really mostly just an update to the family-based psychoanalytic etiologies of the early-to-mid twentieth century that shifts off blaming the mother to blaming the archetypal wealthy white perfectionist teenage girl. an inadequate explanation even in the minuscule minority of such 'textbook' cases & laughably incapable of capturing anything at all about the vast majoritt of anorexics

[spades-n-diamonds]

BSD MEN x GN!Reader — Vacations

CHARACTERS — Dazai, Kunikida, Sigma, Fyodor

GENRE — Fluff

TYPE — Headcanons

A/N — I don't have anything particularly interesting to say for this, I just wanted to write headcanons about how I think they'd act preparing for vacations and what going on a vacation would be like with them lol

DAZAI:

Oh god you don't want to make preparations for a vacation with this man

Does very little of the actual preparing. Leaves it mostly to you while he busies himself with things he thinks are more interesting

Dazai's the type of man to hardly try with vacation preparation. He simply turns up at his destination without any kind of plans for his stay, barely any money in the right currency and minimal research into the location

Although he's good at finding cheap flights

He's fine with warmer climates and colder climates, prefers places with warmer climates though

He either complains for the entire duration of the flight or he falls asleep before the plane even reaches the sky

Probably leaves you to do most of the unpacking

Somehow always finds the weirdest shops and experiences on vacations

He's also very good at finding decent restaurants

Buys you about a million desserts during the trip, but he steals a spoonful each time and refers to it as tax for him buying you it

Buys the stupidest souvenirs

KUNIKIDA:

Takes over the majority of the planning for the vacation but frequently checks in with you to make sure you're happy with the plan

His plans are very detailed and strict, you might need to ask him to tone it down a bit

Makes a long checklist of things to pack

He packs most of the suitcases and pays a lot of attention to how much e packs so he doesn't have to pay for extra baggage

Kunikida gets a little stressed when planning but generally he can manage it pretty well

Researches the location extremely well. Makes sure he understands basic phrases in the country's language, knows the best places to visit and looks up all of the most interesting attractions to enjoy

Gets sunburnt a LOT

Pays for most of the trip

Buys souvenirs to bring home and gift to people

He's on his feet a lot, Kunikida likes to be active on holidays and really enjoys exploring the area

Buys at least one overpriced touristy item

Pretty good at finding his way around the area and generally doesn't get lost

If he does get lost though he insists he knows the way and that he isn't really lost

Takes photos of everything

SIGMA:

Definitely gets extremely stressed preparing for vacations

Prefers going to countries with cooler climates rather than very warm climates

Tries to prepare for every worst case scenario he can think of

Researches the country a lot

Prefers to have more control over the planning side of things

Packs a lot more into his suitcase than necessary

Still somehow forgets something important

He's more calm when he reaches the destination, but gets rather anxious if he gets lost

Sleeps pretty badly on vacations

Really good at spotting overpriced tourist traps so you don't waste your money

Prefers to keep busy and explore the area, but also doesn't mind having a few days to relax

Gets sunburnt easily

He gets rather flustered when you ask him to help you put suncream on

If there's a local carnival he will definitely win you a lot of prizes

Despises carnival rides

Gets lots of souvenirs. Nice looking ones unlike Dazai however

FYODOR:

Plans the entire vacation out unless there's anything specific you want to do

Takes care of all of the planning and packing

Definitely books expensive hotels or apartments

Prefers cooler climates. He doesn't do very well with the heat, but if you prefer hotter climates he will endure it (although he will constantly be carrying around fans and trying to cool himself down)

Researches the area pretty well and has a good grasp of what it has to offer

Will pretty much buy you anything you like

Pays for all of the meals, travel and groceries

He doesn't have any preference of being more or less active on vacations. He's fine with whatever you prefer

He's not particularly interested in souvenirs. He doesn't buy any for himself and doesn't care to buy them for others. Maybe if a few catch your eye he'll buy you a couple

He doesn't get lost easily

Definitely needs a lot of suncream or he gets pretty bad sunburns