#very wholesome every time

[aroaceleovaldez]

one of my favorite recent recurring convention/cosplay things is Zagreus Hadesgame cosplayers and Nico di Angelo cosplayers excitedly referring to each other as brothers

[clownsuu]

The sillies,,,,,

THE SILLIESSS

[lemonbeemon]

Elden ring modern AU where St. Trina & Miquella make a discord server that immediately turns terrible like most discord servers

[crimeronan]

"If polyamory were normalized..." SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK. You're so right that Hunter's Luz's type. If she weren't SEVERELY crushing on Amity by Hunting Palisman she'd have gone a little bit heart eyes at the sad wet cat boy. That being said. Lumity Real and Good. I feel like in the human realm the girls would sometimes have girl talks at night and Amity would ask Willow "Why Hunter of all people???" and Luz would be like "Nah i get it, he's kinda cute in a weird way"

addition to the last ask: the absolute COMEDY of "mean lesbian Amity" wanting to insult Luz's taste for saying Hunter's cute but being unable to without insulting herself. Peak Fucking Comedy

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honestly i ship the lavender winter polycule (hunter/willow/amity/luz) like BURNING so this all slots delightfully into it. i think it's totally reasonable that the kiddos might end up negotiating more complex and/or flexible entanglements with each other as they get older, that doesn't have to mean that they end their current relationships. like maybe it's just because i'm polyamorous but this has happened with So Many Groups Of Friends of mine.

amity being like "why is your taste so terrible. i recognize that i'm including me in this but it's necessary because HUNTER????" and luz being like "i guess i just really like people who are fundamentally kind and do their best to rise above shitty circumstances :)" and amity being like [STRUGGLE] [STRUGGLE] "DON'T DO THAT >:(((("

they're. perfect. thank god.

[kismetconstellations]

Christmas Eve with the Heelers in Verandah Santa

[twistmusings]

i dont enjoy the shrinkwrapped eels myself but i did enjoy your analysis on it! i think another point is that the stitch card did show floyd with better draw shirtless anatomy, which in itself leads to either "new card weird art" or "well hes /differant species/ in this card of course hes different" conclusions :P

Hi Anon!

That is a good point! Like I said, I'm never going to fault someone for finding the cards strange or off-putting, especially considering how strange some of the anatomy choices for those cards were.

You make a great point about the beachwear Floyd card! I had a similar line of thought that ended up being cut out of the final post, but you're correct that since we do have multiple Floyd cards that show his upper body at this point, we can compare them.

CW: GIF under the cut, images of monster designs from movies and games.

Again, forgive a bit of the crunch, as I'm working the the teaser image for the new card. I also overlaid the two cards using the major skeletal landmarks such as the collarbones and the shoulderblades. Of course, this could be an artistic difference and it seems like the perspective is making Floyd look a lot skinnier than he is, but at the very least it makes it easy to see the differences in his shoulders and chest.

A few things of note - we can see that Floyd's shoulder muscles are more pronounced and as are his collarbones. However, I would honestly say the muscle definition is comparable in his actual abdomen, it just looks like the Merman Form Card doesn't have as much fat, which is consistent with what I said in the first card. I think it's pretty interesting to actually see the comparison of the two cards because it makes it easy to tell where the designer for the card was trying to highlight the 'inhuman' aspects of Floyd's design - particularly how his skin hugs his collarbones. You don't see that much in humans because of the layer of fat I mentioned in the original post - we get a much smoother line from our collarbones to our pectoral muscles.

Essentially, in his 'human' card with stitch, Floyd has much more human features, and I believe even with the anatomy weirdness in the newer cards, that was probably intentional.

Another point to bring up, this sort of goes hand in hand with wanting to have a monstrous design. Canonically, the Leech twins are both noted to be a bit strange and off putting, and the Freshmen mention being startled by how different they look when they see them in the sea. A little fun fact about monster design is that you see more angular "sharp" designs and musculature and bones below the skin because it gives a more visceral feel to the monsters in video games and media. Here are a few examples of what I mean:

For example, at the top you can see the Xenomorph from Alien, and you can see how the design resembles a ribcage and how there's a muscle-like band between the shoulder and the chest. Under that is a boss from Bloodborne, and again you can see these similar hallmarks in the shoulder anatomy and ribcage aspects of the design. Then, the one on the bottom is Acrid from Risk of Rain, who is an unlockable hero that is mean to be alien. Even though you can tell Acrid isn't meant to be human, you can still see the elements of the design that are inspired by humans in the arm and chest muscles, even in the pixel art style. I have also included an image of Acrid from Risk of Rain 2 so you can see how his design was translated into three dimensions and how you can still see the pectoral muscles even with the softer shape design for the character.

That is to say, if you wanted to make a palatable monster character, typically the best ways to give a monstery feel while still having them seem humanoid is through muscle definition and shape language.

The cards, to my understanding, are dropping in the Japanese release in about two days from me posting this, so I'm definitely very curious to see what the groovies will look like. (And also if they will be crying as has been a pattern so far. I must admit I'm very curious if that is a consistent theme what would make them cry.)

[easyaesthetics]

Imitates human behaviors to an uncanny degree, Akira remembers from the lab notes. Mimic skill on par with any natural predator that imitates another animal to lure in prey.

Scene from the amazing mermaid fic, I like to think I’m a good person by @relationshipcrimes (READ THE TAGS BEFORE BEGINNING)

[rosie-tyler]

There's one thing that I'm curious about dudbro ck stans excluding Daniel/Sam hate is their dislike(?) of Robby

[airenyah]

i need everyone to know that every single time i watch this scene:

every single time i watch this scene i have ohm and nanon yelling about it in the back of my head:

[sillyfreakx5]

You have a partner?! :0 who is?! Tell us about them!

uhh it's this one guy i know on discord XD I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY AAAAAA

he's like really cool and aaaa i love him a lot :3 (actually probably an unhealthy amount but shhh gotta ignore that-) he's usamerican which is slightly offensive though 😔😔😔 /j (the timezone especially is a pain)

like i have fallen HARD for him >w<

IDK WHAT ELSE TO SAY HE'S JUST REALLY REALLY COOL >\\\<

he makes me really really happy whenever i talk to him :3

[tuituipupu]

i love asmr, but as with clothes, shoes and romantic interests i am veryyy picky about what i like and consume but basically my fav fav wlw asmrtist is gfs with another asmrtist i watch and i didn’t find out until recently 😭💘

[desertsportshipping]

Wes's nose is a little crooked. It was inevitable after a career in Team Snagem and getting plenty of broken noses. Honestly, between the fact that the scar on his face was a result of rocks falling during a mine collapse and the fact that a hazard of his life is being punched in the face, it's a miracle his nose doesn't look worse.

Given his life, he never felt insecure about how he looked. Especially in Orre, where he was constantly catcalled to the point of borderline harassment, he was more concerned with not being murdered.

Once he went to Galar, he didn't worry about the flaws in his appearance, more focused on trying to turn his life around. And for a while, the only people he really talked to were Sonia and Leon, the former doesn't give a shit and the latter is head over heels for him.

Then, the public learned about their relationship and Wes was dragged through the mud.

The media ran fucking wild. They managed to dig up his past wanted posters, clips of his fights in the Colosseum, running with the rumors from Orre that he's slept around for money and favors. The cherry on top of the shit pie were the insults regarding his appearance.

For some reason, it's the relentless nitpicking of his appearance that got to Wes the most.

Leon does his best to shield him from it, but since bullying the Champion's new boyfriend is making the media a shit ton of money, it wasn't ending anytime soon. Raihan was a little more proactive, sending cease and desists to every publication that dared to try and compare Wes and Raihan (he and Leon dated for like two weeks a few years ago). The problem is that if Leon tried to do the same, he'd be breaking a few sponsor's contracts, so all he can really do is be like "stop being mean to my boyfriend :("

It takes a few heartfelt conversations and a literal marriage proposal for Wes to feel more comfortable with himself.

(And after Wes literally saves the region of Galar and Leon gives him a more public proposal, the more respectable media does a 180 and starts endlessly praising him)

[theygender]

I hate how coconut milk is becoming like THE milk replacement in health foods. Like bro what do I do if I'm lactose intolerant AND allergic to coconuts 😭 please just give me something I can eat

[radioisntdead]

Accidentally stumbled onto the dark side of Tumblr again, DEAR GRACE SOME FOLKS NEED INTENSE THERAPY, or need to stop doing drugs, maybe both, my eyes, my poor, poor eyes, I need a holy water and bleach combo

Also I should watch gravity falls again

[emmcfrxst]

I love women. Women are adorable I love girlhood

there’s no better feeling than bonding with another woman despite being strangers. women are so incredibly special and i cherish (almost) every interaction i have with them <3

[whatthefuckisasweep]

random dump of J&A screencaps i have laying around after watching all 696 eps