#we'll return soon

[bleaksqueak]

Somehow the Rat Forgot

... as the title says, I was all relaxed thinking "Ahh, made it to page 50, just in time for the end of year break!" And then forgot to actually announce it. I'M THE GREATEST COMIC MAKING ANNOUNCING RAT THERE EVER WAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST AT IT!!! (weeping quietly about my failings) For real though, thank you everyone, I'm stoked as hell to get to the next parts of this (very long) chapter. We'll return after the holidays, BUT! I'm not going anywhere, I'll still be answering your asks (and drawing replies to a few of them) and I've got the brand new tarot painting coming (as well the next poll, though like I said before, I'm tempted to just make the executive decision for it to be Audun) Oh, and I'm ...very glad! you all like Thackery so much. I'd been shocked by the reception he had in chapter 0 and laughed to myself "well, they'll be glad to know he comes back"...but i wasn't expecting just how glad. Did I mention he has a whole family? They're very cute. I'm sure you'll get to meet them. In this cute happy story we're telling.

[paragonraptors]

for science (because im curious)

if you have more than one worldstate, pick for the one you consider your "main"/"canon" worldstate or the one you plan to use first for da4! also feel free to lay out your reasoning in the tags gushing about your dragon age runs is accepted and encouraged here.

[septic-salad]

Spring of 74'

My favorite thing is dressing him up in little silly outfits

[potofsoup]

2am is when I have thoughts about voting, apparently.

States with reproductive rights on the ballot: https://reproductiverights.org/abortion-on-ballot-2024/

States/candidates that support LGBTQ+ rights: https://www.reckon.news/lgbtq/2024/10/your-pride-your-power-the-essential-lgbtq-voter-guide-for-2024.html

Ballotpedia has a rundown of the major ballot issues, sorted by type and by state: https://ballotpedia.org/2024_ballot_measures (do a search on page for your state name to find what's on your state's ballot!)

And here are the states that allow you to register and vote on the same day (double check your state's election website to confirm what you need to bring, and also whether you can do early register+vote)

[joja-co-official]

Can someone turn the joja cola factory machine on i forgot how to do it

[acearohippo]

I love fandoms, especially witnessing what fans take away from source material and how fans interpret it based on their experiences. Not to mention the stark difference of interaction between new fans, casual fans, experienced fans, and long-term fans.

I say this because the SVSSS fandom has continuously fascinated me in insisting in discussions that there are parallels between Shen Jiu and Luo Binghe (tell don't show), but in their fanworks, I just see parallels between Luo Binghe and Yue Qingyuan (show don't tell).

And it's not even (fully) a case where they're blending character personalities because they want what the other dynamic has, it's just how the characters are based on canon in two different timelines.

All of this to say, perhaps original draft PIDW (NOT original!PIDW nor pre!SY PIDW which are completely different) was supposed to revolve around the dynamic between SJ and YQY vs SJ and LBH. Perhaps YQY was to be the last hour mastermind, the true foil to LBH.

And fandom is just circling this idea without realising it because, once again, the unreliable narrator that is SY has already convinced this fandom that any version of SJ has to be a/the villain, regardless if it's through his own actions or baseless rumours.

Warning, run-on sentence ahead.

I don't know, mans, but it's gotta mean something that LBH and YQY have such similar life beats of being orphaned and having a tough life but remaining kind/compassionate because they had someone to live for until they didn't which left them empty until they found (or refound in YQY's case) one (1) man to obsess over in an uncomfortably intrusive way with no regards for his feelings and rejections, eventually reaching a position as the most powerful being in existence with a huge caveat that their sword is 83% of that power and is slowly killing them which did nothing to soften said man of their obsession's into showing them kindness leading to the ultimate confrontation between the two in which only one could survive and keep their obsession, not that it mattered because neither of them got to experience his feelings reciprocated, except in another timeline where the same things are happening until their obsession suddenly stops rejecting their (still intrusive) advances even if he is acting a bit silly, but hey take advantage while you can and take advantage they did because now they have that reciprocated feeling (except one still "won" as he gets to keep him for himself) and be thankful that all it took was, in their perspective, a near death fever that drastically changed his personality and most likely left him crippled in some other way, preventing their obsession from not NOT needing them anymore, all-in-all fulfilling their desire to be relied upon again, hooray! 😋😁✌🏽

In all seriousness, at the end of the day people are going to draw connections between characters that fit whatever narrative they understood from the story. SVSSS fandom just seems to be trying to convince others of one narrative while believing on a deeper level of another narrative. It's amusing and makes following the fandom fun.

[jokeroutsubs]

⚡'Joker Out' New Dilemma: Jure Maček Faces a Rhythmic Crisis"

In the heart-thumping world of rock 'n' roll, every beat counts, and no one knows it better than Jure Maček, the flamboyant drummer of Slovenian sensation Joker Out. However, behind the pulsating rhythms lies a tale of drumstick drama that threatens to silence the thunderous applause of adoring fans.

Maček, renowned for his electrifying stage presence and jaw-dropping drum solos, has become synonymous with his signature move of flinging his drumsticks into the frenzied crowd during their explosive gigs. Yet, the unthinkable has happened – he's run out of drumsticks!

"I never imagined this day would come," confessed Maček in a half-serious plea. "But without my trusty sticks, I feel like I'm missing a piece of my soul on stage."

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Maček finds himself at a crossroads. With the UK tour looming large on the horizon, he's left with no choice but to contemplate drastic solutions.

"Now I have to buy new ones. Or ask fans to give them back." (laughs)

But missing drumsticks is only the tip of a global warming induced melting iceberg. Rumor has it that the frontman, Bojan Cvjetićanin, finally took the drastic decision of moving to Finland. Following this decision, Kris Guštin, the brunette guitarist, left Joker Out to join Dutch band K3. Is this the end of Joker Out?

Maček gave a mysterious shrug. "I just want my drumsticks, you know? We'll see what happens next."

As Joker Out's loyal followers eagerly await Maček's (and the band's) next move, one thing remains certain – the beat must go on, with or without his cherished drumsticks. Stay tuned as this melodramatic saga unfolds, proving that in the world of rock, even the most mundane of objects can hold the key to a musician's fate.

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Article translation by: IG valohwave

Original source here.

[legacyofthedamneddsaf]

[shaanks]

call me the plot of one piece the way I am briefly but totally derailed every time shanks shows up for a second

[vanmarkus]

Inspiration Saturday ☔️

Phew, I haven't done one of these in months! But hoping to actually get inspired and also to prove that I am working on that last chapter and because I think I actually finally know how to get through that last bump, here's a little tease from the last chapter of the mudslide fic:

The hours leading up to that felt heavy. Eddie could feel Buck’s worried looks on the back of his neck all throughout, sticking there like he accidentally rolled into flypaper. Eddie couldn’t blame Buck for it much, but by god, did it make him feel like shit; like some fragile porcelain doll that couldn’t handle the pressure without snapping.

And he could handle it, damnit. He’s done this before and he��ll do it again.

After coming back from his first tour in Afghanistan, they sent out dates and locations for all upcoming funerals and Eddie had spent five days driving around in his old truck, wearing his cheap suit, sweating yellow stains into his white shirt and trying to get to all the places that he could afford the gas money to.

That was the one time of Eddie being selfish and leaving Shannon to deal with Christopher alone, that she never rowed up for him and he was still thankful for that to this day.

Those funerals were different, however. Most of those soldiers he’s never met or only so briefly that he probably wouldn’t have recognized them on the street — after that, he made a great effort to commit their faces into his memory, by staring at their framed smiles at ceremonies day in and day out.

This time, he was attending the service for someone who, inadvertently so, but saved his life and Bosko’s. Ramirez made the ultimate sacrifice and the least Eddie could do was to honor his memory.

✨Tagged by and tagging the wonderful @sunshinediaz @spagheddiediaz @jeeyuns @exhuastedpigeon @honestlydarkprincess @excuseme-greentea @disasterbuckdiaz @daffi-990 @diazsdimples @sunflowerdiaiz @watchyourbuck

[bluerasbunny]

this is a really quick doodle but!!

thank you for all the love on tick and tock, it means a lot!! <3

[ionozoned]

( had to get this doodle out of my system after i wached a belle delphine lore recap and remembered that she did this )

[prettyb0ycvnt]

"pls reach out if you need anything" i would rather put a gun to my h

[atimefordragons]

this is the absolute worst cast of love is blind ever, none of these people should've been dating each other, and the edit was also the worst. like, it is kind of two fold, in that they should not be including things that the audience doesn't actually need to see, like including personal stories of past members sexual assaults, we don't need to know that, they can instead say "they told us about their darkest moments" type things. On the other hand, this season, they cut out like every fight each couple had (which might be cause of last season with megan fox chelsea revealing on camera something jimmy wanted to keep private and was the defining moment of their relationship), but anyway, cause of the way everything kept happening off camera, we only got to see people's reactions, which all felt like they came from nowhere since everything was honky dory in the last scene, this now let's every fucking man go "she was acting crazy". Like Hannah, yeah, she was kinda mean, but it made sense to me, even more so when we got some more background now in the reunion.

but even that aside too, the men this season, the worst. like, to a degree, I can understand why they are so protective of each other as a group, even when their buddy is being a little bitch (fuck you tim, you're a grown ass man and lost your shit over being called a little bitch? I call my dumbass uncles little bitches all the time, cause they're acting like a little bitch), anyway, like, I'm a girl, and I definitely support my friends even when they're in the wrong (there are some lines for me, but not really something that would come up in a romantic relationship problems setting), BUT, like, the Nick thing, the Tyler thing, these are not supportable moments or men. and I disliked their BFFs aura even with a dickhead. like, I can understand why, but I'll also be hypocritical and say fuck that, and fuck them, cause those bitches suck.

[navyspadesy]

LOOK AT THIS DANCING KIRBY ALARM CLOCK I AM STOKED

PLUS personal current kirby collection (minus clothes and lost things) because im quite happy with it :)

[thegingerwrites]

Anthony Bridgerton / Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma

E, 8.5K

The new Lord and Lady Bridgerton are ready to host their first event as a couple: a week-long house party in the country. It is the perfect chance to showcase their happiness to the ton after a long honeymoon and away from the pressures of the season. Kate isn't worried. Their relationship, their home, their lives together are utterly perfect. But when some of their guests begin asking questions about the next generation of Bridgertons, Kate revisits her decision to wait to have children and a woman's place in society.

Excerpt:

“Do you want to have children?”

Kate balks. “Pardon?”

“It’s just, it can hardly have escaped your notice that it’s all anyone is here to talk about.” Eloise sits up straighter and sticks her nose in the air for her impression. “Do you think she’s expecting? She’s so thin for someone who’s increasing. I thought we were here for an announcement of some kind. At her age, I thought she would want to start popping out Bridgertons as soon as possible. Is it possible she’s barren?”

Eloise clears her throat and actually looks a little embarrassed by her performance. “I’m sorry, that was terribly rude of me. And if I’m hearing all of that, Lord knows what you’ve been on the receiving end of.”

Kate shakes her head. “It’s fine. Do not trouble yourself over other people’s impertinence. Though, to be fair, I hadn’t heard most of that. Perhaps our guests are more polite than I gave them credit for.”

“The ton are far more comfortable stabbing each other in the back than saying an unkind word directly to one’s face.”

“How very wise of you.”

“But do you?” Eloise asks.

“Do I want children?” The answer should be an obvious one. For most women in society, this isn’t even a question. Children are their destiny, should they be so fortunate as to have one. “Of course, I do.”

Eloise’s eyes widen slightly, revealing a bare strip of white all the way around her irises. “Right. My apologies. I should never have—it’s not as though I really want to know what you and my brother get up to—”

Kate holds up a hand to stop her. “I would not have agreed to become your brother’s viscountess if I did not think myself capable of fulfilling all of the duties expected of me.”

“Right, I’m just a complete ass who stumbled into an obviously uncomfortable conversation.”

“It is not uncomfortable. Or at least, it does not have to be,” Kate says. She offers a reassuring smile. “I think the world would be a far kinder place if people did talk about these things. If we did not have to hide uncomfortable conversations behind closed doors and false smiles.”

Eloise nods but she does not look convinced.

“But…why? If you want children and are going to have them someday and all of society expects dozens from you—why not yet?”

It is a question that Kate has asked herself a lot over the last few months, even as she enjoyed her honeymoon thoroughly. It is also a question that she has an answer for.

Anthony showed her what life could be like if she allowed herself to pursue her own happiness, and Kate likes to think she has done the same for him. When they met, both of them were extremely skilled in the art of denying themselves what they wanted for the sake of others. Learning to feel and to love, has been difficult and rewarding and it is becoming easier for both of them with time. Knowing that there is someone else out there in the world whose deepest desire is to make you happy is a dizzying thing.