#tone needs to be JUST right

[w1f1n1ghtm4r3]

alien bugs your gs

[arcanegifs]

Here are some Season 2 Arcane GIF comparisons before and after I color and sharpen them! | Season 1 Comparison GIFs

[ursula-legun]

idk man i don't think anti-civ shit should be nearly this controversial.

"some societies, including most if not all contemporary societies, require slavery, state coercion, and/or environmental devastation to maintain the benefits that they provide to their citizens. we think that this is bad, and should not be done, and are willing to give up the benefits that require slavery, state coercion, and/or environmental devastation." -> generally admirable even if people don't put it into action that much; few would say somebody is a bad person for feeling this way.

"most modern technology, including motor vehicles, cheap computers, disposable plastics, our entire global transportation chain, and like half of 'renewable' energy solutions require either environmental devastation, capitalist coercion, or slavery to produce and maintain; i.e., they either cannot be made without destroying species or ecosystems, OR nobody is willing to do them except under threat of death - at least in the ways that we currently know how to produce these things" -> not considered to be in good taste to point out but generally hard to argue; usually handwaved with notions of "green tech" coming in to make things better, that we just need new engineering improvements, that we can harvest from the moon(??), that we can just stay inside all the time(???), etc.

"combining the first two things, we think that the production of these things should stop immediately, and that society should learn how to survive only on things that we know how to create and maintain without slavery or ecocide; at least until such a time as we develop means of production that are communal, and well-integrated into the rest of life on earth" -> generally considered naive and unrealistic but still admirable

"no, seriously, the slavery, societal unrest, psychic flood, and environmental devastation are all real, and directly responsible for the apocalypse that we literally all now acknowledge to be happening right now" -> also generally accepted, generally handwaved with weird "well what can you do?" responses

"so we really think we should stop making these things NOW instead of waiting on more far-fetched solutions that will come too late to save most life on earth." -> well now you're just the fucking devil. I guess.

[heyimkana]

Sung Jinwoo's Cute Moments Part 1

[show-us-kaidenshenandoah]

every time i watch anything with him in it (admittingly, predominantly from the Dropout app), i am reminded that Lou Wilson is the most handsome man to have ever lived. like, objectively. he just is. i will hear no arguments for any other person to be ranked higher. Lou Wilson: whose face single-handedly shows humanity can go no higher in beauty. he is THE most attractive man in the world. argue with the wall lmao

[mephistosfaust]

@mightofrome

Goethe was right after all. Italy does hold a special place in my heart—the food, the landscape, the layers of history pressing in from every corner. If only the people weren’t so...chaotic. In other words, if Romano wasn’t such a belligerent idiot, I might actually enjoy myself more. But life rarely hands you perfection. Irritating, I know.

A few days of peace after back-to-back meetings. I’m in Positano, standing outside a small wine shop tucked along one of those impossibly narrow alleys that somehow all smell like lemons, salt, and something older. A little indulgence I allow myself when business drags me into this country.

“I wasn’t sure it would work,” I say, quietly, almost to myself. “Thinking about the Roman Empire to summon you. Sounds ridiculous.” A smile tugs at the corner of my mouth—rare, reluctant. “But here you are.”

I turn, both hands full—two bottles of wine raised slightly like offerings. One in each hand as I meet the eyes of the man who shouldn’t still exist—and yet somehow does for he became immortal in all our minds. “Primitivo,” I say, lifting the left. “Complex and deep.” Then I lift the other. “Or chianti. Bold, flirty, impossible to ignore.”

[not-equippedforthis]

really love characters who have varied panic responses. kirk stating himself that he does not panic outright, externally, not in high-stress dangerous situations, but instead becomes tense and level like a wound string, on-guard: mostly because his role as captain necessitates that he maintain level rationality even when facing potential death as his training as 'the guy who tells you what to do when shit hits the fan' requires, but also because his childhood experiences taught him early that drowning in the desperate haziness of panic won't help you survive. especially as kirk already follows his intuition so deeply. he learned to grasp and contort the feeling. spock is the main person who represses his emotions, of course, but kirk does it to those deep-set, personal ones (this includes how he doesn't reveal anything truly personal about himself willingly 90% of the time, only what others already know/shallow anecdotes) in a much more subtle way that's really interesting to me. certified expert at avoiding the subject as long as he isnt caught out on the lie. professional bluffer.

in terms of past or parents we dont know much!!! hes known as the heart-on-his-sleeve guy!!! like yes he yells, he gets irritated, excited, hes a whirlwind of quick-thinking and plans and intuition, he goes out of his way to connect with his crew and shows it, when he puts on a little act or bluff he puts his heart into it and clearly enjoys the dramatics so much, at times he wears his heart on his sleeve, he laughs openly and is honest to spock about what he means to him, he's very sun-coded to me in a burning, passionate way, always intertwined with the stars and seeking them out, but when it comes to genuine deep-set turmoil? we dont actually know all that much about him??? hes so full of emotion and character (i love fics where spock characterises jim's mind/bond as a whirl of colour and sensations, hes a quick thinker!!! intuitive!! lively!!!) and yet its still so outwardly surface level. tarsus iv gets mentioned like twice? so especially here where kirk gets briefly jumpscared by the creature, because like:

its subtle but his eyes. his eyesss!!!!! kirk commands with his emotions but there's always some sort of level of control to it, or he transforms them into something that spurs on others or uses them to ascertain a goal: seeing unguarded fear/distress in his eyes even if its faint and brief (in this instance) makes me go insane every single time. like!!! its such a small moment!!! he isnt even panicking!!! really, he just got jumpscared!!! its insignificant!!!!!!! but seeing a two-second flash of actual, naked apprehension is just...oughhh,,,,,,,,,

oh god, and dont even get me started on the galileo seven episode where he assumes a tense level-headedness throughout the whole thing, irritated and apprehensive but not panicking, making sure he maintains intelligent rationality, even when he has to leave them behind, but when spock and the crew are confirmed safe and the bridge is occupied the camera pans to him and his eyes look like they're fucking watering and he's so achingly relieved. don't even talk to me. im. fuck.

he shows so so much but at the same time reveals so little.

[pergaminaa]

Manon is totally the kind who’d smash a mirror in frustration/anger/ when she’s feeling emotional like she’d have blood dripping down her hand/arm and she won’t even care because she’s so caught up in her feelings

[demodraws0606]

"We needed more Two screentime !!!" Guys, it's almost like they're giving us a break from The Lore TM. You guys are gonna be thankful when next episode comes on and we get fucking decimated.

[grapecaseschoices]

it seems that i got my ass blocked by commenting how surprised i was i liked an IF given the genre [dark fantasy] and how white it was.

i suppose i should have seen that coming.

i suppose it is a bit of that 'oh i can't stand xyz but i like how YOU do it'. like that poll. i like 9% feel bad i approached it that way. i felt bad when i was writing it but i let the obnoxiousness stay. because it is very white. and i don't mean just in terms of the ro. but in terms of calling brown skin after food stuff.

though maybe the writer isn't white! which was part of the offense. but that lowkey makes it worse in my eyes.

[xalodaxa]

This song from Brain's pov haunts me.

[purplepeptobismol]

Aight y’all… im gonna be honest….

I don’t have a song to put on the IWMOY playlist that matches the ending of chapter 6….

SO IM OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS!!!

[dizzybizz]

Hmm could you draw Gallagher? :D

(I don't have my Lynx or Natasha built and no Bailu, Luocha, or Huohuo so this disgruntled bartender holds a special place in my heart rn)

oh i how i wish for him to show up on my future-boothill-haver acc....

[yaboiecho-yt]

THE SKRUNKLY HUE HUE HUE

[cervideity]

he likes to cause problems on purpose

[cementcornfield]

damn :( these kids aren't desperate to rise out of poverty anymore and have already been paid for their skills :( that's a shame.