#we gotta keep learning

[jrueships]

sauce trying to befriend the popular twitch streamers and gamers is giving sheltered christian kid realizes their only hopes for friendship in school are the weird white boy reddit users who think slurs are comedy, and is just excited to have 'cool' friends so they'll do or say or get into anything their friends do to sound equally as smart just to be capable of saying (lying) that they have 'friends' to their mom when she asks about their day so their family doesn't think they poured all that money into a socially inept loser. instead, they poured all that money into a socially desperate parakeet

[brighteuphony]

I love Chiyo- and I kind of headcanon her as a Witch of the Woods (Sands???) archetype- a bitter old woman who has sacrificed too much, experienced and committed more atrocities than anyone can imagine, and who knows the truth about what lies in the hearts of men to live among the villages anymore.

In my AU she's got a pretty dark backstory. Back in time when Villages were just getting established, women weren't allowed to be shinobi in the same capacity as men. There was too much warring and death among the clans to risk women, so they were only ever allowed to serve as spies or medics. (Chiyo started off as a medic).

And like any military/fascist dictatorship, serving the state was more important than anything else- so women who were kunoichi were given missions to steal and return with powerful bloodlines. Even before villages, this was a common fear among clans (which is why so many of them have protective measures and inbreed/arrange matches very carefully).

Chiyo was one such woman, who took a X-rated mission in her youth because she was told it would 'serve her nation'. There was a powerful bloodline whose Kekkei Genkai could harden sand to something akin to Steel- something Suna very desperately wanted.

Chiyo succeeded in her mission, but despite the veneer of 'serving your nation', when she returned, she was considered, in her words, "Just another whore."

Then when her son didn't manifest the bloodline- it was worse, but Chiyo was happy because that meant her son was HERS. (This is when she met Enji, and he saved her son's life at great cost- so Chiyo owes him a blood/life debt.)

Then the war came, and they needed women to fight so now serving the nation meant something different, and Chiyo became a full fledged 'shinobi' and turned her healing towards poison and death- especially when she had to fight the Salamander.

Then she sealed Gaara and that was the atrocity straw that broke the camel's back and she dipped out Suna and retired to an oasis. She's still a healer, but adamantly refuses to serve shinobi.

Once again, thank you so much for these asks and all the support for this AU?

@youngpeacearbiter

[babacontainsmultitudes]

Folks, I come with important news from a dndads patreon monthly discord chat.

Anthony thinks Terry would crochet.

This has been a public service announcement, thank you.

[luck-of-the-drawings]

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saw alot of comments on prev pages; saying 'i HATE that mean teacher! im gonna FIGHT HIM!!' & i LOVE the energy!! it WOULD be nice. to have that catharsis. but the story of young tidestrider is Not one of catharsis. it is a story of being so small and so special and sucking so bad.

[equalperson]

people mostly talk about splitting as literally all-or-nothing--"I love you" or "I hate you"--but I personally experience an in-between point sometimes.

I don't know what I'd call it other than "thin-ice devaluation" or something along those lines.

like, yes I devalued you recently and I realize now that I was being irrational, BUT if you say something even slightly suspicious, hurtful, or incorrect, I'm going to assume that you're evil and/or useless again much faster than I would have before.

[edwinisms]

pro tip if you want a positive fandom experience: do not follow confession blogs. you’re just asking for a bad time if you do that just don’t

[poisonousquinzel]

people will complain with their whole entire chest about Ivy "just being Harley's girlfriend now" and you look up Ivy on their account and the only time they've spoken about her is to bitch about her dating a woman Harley under the guise of "missing the old ivy"

no y'all don't, shut up, we can see you. you've never given a shit about ivy. you don't care about her or how she's "not an eco-terrorist anymore" cause if you did care, you'd not be complaining rn 💀 but sorryyy that her essentially cannibalizing Woodrue in #6 isn't "fucked up in the head" or "villainous" enough for you, but lbr if her actions throughout the first 8 chapters of her 2022 comic aren't Bad enough, then I hate to break it to you but I think you actually just have a problem with gay people and Ivy openly being in love with a woman:)

and that's a skill issue. a you problem. get therapy, loser.

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

i shouldve been an art history major.........

[aphidclan-clangen]

DUDEEEE, I WANNA BE FRIENDS WITH YOU SOOO BAD.......... BUT I FEEL LIKE ITS WEIRD TO ASK....

I’m not very comfortable with parasocial relationships/parasocial stuff sadly, we’re very much strangers and you don’t know me, and I certainly know very little to nothing about any of you. I’m glad you like my art! I’m always happy to see my art inspire other people and bring joy into other people’s lives, that’s amazing, but that…doesn’t mean we should be friends just because you like the select drawings and sketches that I’ve put on the internet. ESPECIALLY if you’re a minor, that’s a whole risky/dangerous ball park in itself !! I’m very uncomfortable with minors even DMing me, the relationship between fan and creator should be entirely professional at most.

There are a lot of influencers and brands out there that try to make their fans think they’re your friend, when really they’re not, and I really don’t want to be anything like that to you guys. It’s a kind of idolization and manipulation and a power dynamic that squicks me out in its entirety. There’s a lot of potential risk and danger in fan/creator relationships, and I do not want you guys to put me on a pedestal like that. Dont even consider me a “content creator,” or an idol. I love being an inspiration to people because I like the idea of bringing joy into others lives through my work, but that doesn’t mean I want you to put me on a pedestal and entrust me with your relationships and personal life. I’m not your friend, I’m not the best, I’m not even an expert at what I do, far from it. I’m just some random person who draws cats in their spare time, and you guys happen to like it, that’s all. I’m a real live person, with a name, a family, interests, flaws, mistakes, screw-ups, a personality you only see 10% of, friends, and most importantly I don’t know you. You don’t know me. No parasocial stuff please. Please stay safe out there and be careful of who and what you trust on the internet

[windydrawallday]

Long-PSA-short of sorts that's more a vent: I was always aware my behavior and way of expressing myself online can surprise many people, especially if they are not used to someone who uses the writing medium as a playful form to tell emotions in a very descriptive way as I do. I'm quite affectionate with words, yes. And I always beg people I hang with personally to let me know if some of that bothers them, curtly of course. So far there have been few instances of individuals confusing those signals with ulterior means, things I assure you there's nothing more than me being friendly and supportive.

Imagine idk an excited dog seeing its owner haha

Until the past week, I found myself being tackled by something that made me almost knock everything aside because it made me realize that probably I'm a walking trigger/squick inducer with even the way I wield words like "love" and "friendship".

Almost...

I'm pretty tolerant of whatever way people conduct themselves in this life, the only moment I flinch is when an individual assumes from my default behavior and presentation that I want to impose my way of life... And nopes.

This is simply how and who I am. Nothing more, nothing less. I don't search for conflict but for understanding. My language for expressing marvel and reflections is like this, never to make the other feel awkward or attacked.

So, it upset me knowing that by wielding this forever welcoming and lovable disposition, I can be something to fear and even despite... to some people.

But, you know? That means that my "love" and "friendship" lifestyle are not made for you, no reason to come back to me and point at it. Just keep walking if you have only rage and rejection to give as a reply to my point of view. Because by wielding rage and rejection, what you only do is burn bridges. To create conflict and assume imaginary antagonistic scenarios where there's nothing of that at all.

You can't create the world you wish to live in by burning bridges.

It took me a lot too to forge who I am right now. I even keep learning and chiseling through traumas and mistakes—kindness and patience taught me more than rage and rejection. And "love" and "friendship" are the bricks I chose to build those bridges. I know everyone else uses different concepts but in the end, we all build bridges. By creating bridges and inviting others to do the same, I expand not only my world, but the other's too!

Isn't that better than demanding to be this or that through a black/white flag of rage and rejection? I think so. And I understand perfectly we sometimes need to be blunt when marking our boundaries. Still, never justifies treating the other bad.

And if some of you find "fake" or distasteful the way I wear this flag of "love" and "friendship" I'm sorry: this place will never be safe for you then. The exit door is always open. Go ahead.

I hope you find your place and flags out there too, but don't forget that to do that you need to build bridges. If you don't want to call it "friendship" call it "glue" or whatever makes you comfortable, but don't kick people like me who fought with claws and teeth to reclaim those words and feelings.

Fight your fight by being a good example, not a bad experience that makes someone never want to deal with something like this again in their life.

"Any color you like, (in the end) they're all blue."

[mellotronmkll]

I'm not trying to sound like Omg let people enjoy things! At all but I do actually legit think that all the talk of being a hater for fun on here led to people just sometimes getting downright unnecessarily nasty and unpleasant like sometimes it's necessary when you see someone being a little annoying or like posting a weird take about something you like or whatever it is. When it's harmless. To just shake your head and go "oh you" for the sake of connection because sometimes people are so bitter and vindictive and judgemental it's like alright at the end of the day you're gonna have no friends besides the very very few people who agree with you on everything and then you're all checking yourselves to make sure you don't like something the wrong way or whatever it's like that's just miserable and exhausting. Calm down

[tm21-nuzcomic]

how do i make first posts again.

Howdy! Working on a nuzlocke comic and realized I might as well share progress as I go along. This is TM21, a dystopian gijinkalocke, and my baby for the past near-year. Premise is this:

Unova some decades ago gets walled off and completely isolated from the world in every single respect (trade, travel, internet, so on). At the same time, horrific mutant Monsters begin to start appearing in the region and terrorizing everybody. A gig economy emerges centered around Hunters: people trained in the art of exterminating monsters and serving the greater populace. Anyway, the main characters want to become Hunter celebrities.

It's been a lot of fun writing and developing this thing, and I can't wait to share this project with the world!! Please join me as a gaggle of self-obsessed assholes hops on that grind. Hopefully, I'll be ready to start uploading Chapter 1 by November. I'll try to use this blog semi-regularly.

Older deep-cut, but I was the teen behind Until Then (formerly Pantsing). To clarify—I'm in my 20s now. It is a project I ultimately want to return to, but the scope of it was too big—as typical for baby's first comic—and I did not stop having a rough year. For several years. TM21 was conceptualized to be a build-up back to that project, but while it's definitely a LOT smaller, it's still something I've grown equally enamored with.

My hope is to curate better work habits through uploading TM21. For starters, I want to finish it faster. I don't have an estimate on how long this comic will take—and it'll likely be wrong—but the game plan is to batch update every other week, similar to some manga...?

I also am trying to pre-emptively format this comic for print. This is for self-indulgence purposes: I want to print out my comic and hold it physically, I think that's badass. A lot of technical aspects will be planned around print. This, and the smaller page sizes (as compared to webcomics) are also part of why this will be a batch update comic: I do not want to pace the comic too slowly. Good lird.

[sysig]

A hero is only as good as his weapons, so make ‘em count (Patreon)

[redysetdare]

Y'all listen just because you learned something in school doesn't mean everyone else did. idk how y'all got this idea in ur heads that we all learned the same shit when literal book bans are happening in schools across the united states and certain subjects are being banned from ever being talked about. (do not even get me started on the fact different countries have different curriculum too) Like you cannot say "You guys obviously just didn't pay attention in school and are stupid because we all learned this" like you are ignoring like 50 other options as to why people may not have learned this ranging from poorly funded school to disabled kid getting shoved into special ed classes which are often notorious for mistreating their disabled students. I'm begging you all to understand the nuance of why certain skills and abilities aren't as widely spread as you assume they should be.

[thedreadvampy]

Jujitsu class got me showing up to work with somewhat suspicious bruising and a sore neck from being choked. 10/10 would recommend.

[hellishvxbes]

It’s crazy how ppl say fizz isn’t real representation, because his prosthetics make him better or whatnot

And first of all, shut up. Unless YOU yourself are using a prosthetic, stop talking for the ppl who claim to be trying to stand up for.

Also, what about cyborg??? That’s not realistic

Edward Elric where his metal arm is used as a weapon

That’s not realistic. And if you are disabled don’t assume everyone deals with it the same way as you.

I’m disabled, and the idea that ppl think fizz being dumbed down to a sugar baby is bad because he’s disabled. Dawg I wish I had someone to take care of me cuz some days I don’t have the strength to do it myself.

But fizz doesn’t strike me as that kind of person, he’s worked hard to get where he is so YEAH I THINK HE DESERVES TO BE SPOILED. To be with someone who doesn’t see him as a burden. Or ugly because of his loss of limbs or scars. Seeing him as a person. If Ozzie is overprotective it’s because he loves him, NOT that he thinks he can’t take care of himself.

Me personally, coming from someone who never got sick. Never needed help and now I have to learn how to limit myself, how to rely on other people. It’s hard as fuck to do, especially when you’re deeply self independent. If he leans on Ozzie for help, I THINK THATS FAIR.

Ppl also don’t seem to understand the idea of story writing for shows, cuz yeah some things aren’t going to be addressed or show explicitly, but that’s where we use our heads and use our thinking chair and go ‘hey, the show doesn’t really go that deep into this, I really wanna write about it’ GO OFF MY DUDE. Cuz that’s just kind of how it is !!

I wish for more diabetic things to be shown then just seeing a character with a pod on their arm. Getting a low and their partner helping them through it. I’d love that, but I also know it’s not gonna be shown if it’s not always going to be shown if it’s not the main focus of the show.

The more I get to know my other illnesses I know I probably won’t ever see them on a big screen. I make do. But uggh it’s just so annoying when ppl try to take away what I really think it’s pretty great. And no one has to agree, if you are disable and you feel it’s not enough that’s absolutely fine. But not everyone has to agree, not everyone has to see their disability the way you do. And you also have to respect that.