#what an important comic

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[images are a comic entitled "Ariel Needs Legs: The story of a little mermaid who needs legs" by Neil Cicierega. The style is very loose and goofy with blocky colours. Rest of ID under the cut...

Cover: Ariel gazing dreamily off into her thought bubble with two legs in the void. Panel 1: Ariel optimistically telling Ursula: "Ursula I need legs." Ursula, squinting: "Okay but no voice." Ariel: "Deal." Panel 2: Ursula thinking of octopus tentacles, says, "It's eight legs right." Panel 3: Ariel doing confused math on her fingers: "I forget?? I think eight." Ursula: "Eight." Ariel: "Yeah eight." Panel 4: Ariel suddenly with eight legs and boxers with hearts on them, almost drowning: "Ursula this doesn't seem HHHHHH." Ursula, holding a tentacle up to her ear: "Sorry what." Panel 5: Ariel, drowning: "HHHHH." Panel 6: Ariel drowning in the background. Ursula, implacable: "Oh you can't talk anymore. Well we're done here so" Panel 7: Ursula squinting coldly and remorselessly: "Leave." Panel 8: A beach with a little box in the top left reads "Later…" Prince Eric is frolicking down the beach playing flute badly and Ariel is peering at him from behind a stone thinking, "Shit it has two legs." Panel 9: Close-up on Ariel behind the stone, making a furious mouth-turned-down face thinking, "Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit." Panel 10: Ariel in a floor-length pink dress, her many feet scuttering beneath it, approaching Eric. She's thinking, "This dress will work." Eric: "What the dink is that noise" Panel 11: Ariel and Eric smiling at each other. Eric: "Wow you're pretty. Cool dress." Panel 12: Panned out shot of the two of them walking on the beach as the sun sinks lower in the sky. Eric has disjointed speech bubbles saying, "I'm a prince. You sound like 2 horses. I like talking to you." Panels 13 and 14: Sunset now, Eric still talking, "however Flareon is the only fully evolved Fire-type Pokémon that cannot learn SolarBeam." "Yeah I'm working on a medley of all 17 Pokémon themesongs." Panel 15: Prince Eric blowing the flute directly into Ariel's face with a full volume "Fweee!" Ariel thinks, "Ohhh I can't not fuck him." Panel 16: Close-up on Ariel's legs as she rips her pink dress to reveal them! Panel 17: Close-up on Ariels' face with many teeth as she hisses, "Hhhhh" Panel 18: Eric is so shocked, confronted with the eight legs, that still has the flute in his mouth as he speaks. (It toots.) Eric: "Woah uh. Hey." Panel 19: Eric now squinting and pointing his thumb over his shoulder. "I need to go to my castle for a second." Panel 20: Eric asking for advice from his old-ass advisor. Eric: "Grimsby this weird what do I do." Grimsby: "You like this girl right." Eric: "Yeah but Grimsby." Grimsby: "She wants your hot prince body." Eric: "Yeah Grimsby but." Grimsby: "But what." Panel 21: Eric: "Eight legs." Panel 22: Grimsby, lighting his pipe with a sort of "checkmate" vibe: "Seven vagánias." Panel 23: Eric is shocked speechless. Panel 24: Eric running out the door away from Grimsby's cloud of smoke. Eric is calling over his shoulder: "Okay thank--" Grimsby: "Maybe more." Eric: "Okay thanks Grimsby." Grimsby: "Imagine." Panel 25: Eric on the dark beach, hands out beseechingly: "Lady where did you go" Panel 26: Eric reaching to the ocean which is littered with discarded legs. "Oh no. She gave up and returned to the sea." Panel 27: Eric mournfully playing "fooo" on the flute. Panel 28: Ariel back in mermaid form, posing on a rock with Eric and his flute in the far distant background.] Panel 29: Sebastian the crab, next to Ariel's tail, grinning: "Ariel I guess yeh never had a laig to stand on." Panel 30: Ariel's righteous fist smashing Sebastian into paste. The end. ]

ARIEL NEEDS LEGS

I was gonna make Emmy draw this but she said no so I drew it myself.

I’ve never drawn a comic before!

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[forgettable-au]

But that's dessert!

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS THING LET'S GOOO

I hope u all like it

[almondcroissantsandink]

and then jayce rode that high and was floating on air for an entire week :)

[chloesimaginationthings]

This goes out to poppy playtime pianosaurus enjoyers

[ambrosiagourmet]

I think one of the biggest tragedies of Laios & Falin and their relationship is how much his actions impact her life. But like. Specifically how much they WOULDN’T impact her life as much if they weren’t both stuck in such a shitty abusive situation.

This part of the Falin-tries-makeup daydream hour comic is what got me thinking about it again because truly it just... it seems like such a like an offhand comment that I'm sure Laios didn't mean to be cruel or anything. That's just like. A little kid not thinking about what they are saying. ESPECIALLY when the kid in question is Laios.

But man they depended on each other SO much as kids. Too much. It really feels like they didn't have any other source of positive reinforcement, or anyone else to share themselves with. So of course an offhand comment like that has a huge impact on Falin.

Or this little bit from one of the flashbacks:

This tears me apart. Do you think it tears him apart to think about? I think it does. I think Laios holds every small failure to care for Falin against himself.

And then there's the Bigger stuff. The way that him coping with his own trauma ended up impacting her.

Like his interest in monsters. Like him going to find a ghost, and accidentally revealing Falin's magic to the whole village in the process.

Like him needing to leave. And leaving her behind.

He shaped her life so much, and he carries so much guilt for it. And again, there should have been other people there to help. The same things that made Laios need to leave home are the things that made his leaving so hard on Falin. She ate alone after that. She shouldn't have had to eat alone just because Laios wasn't there.

She was 9 when he left for school, and he was 11.

Nine. And Laios feels like he failed her because he didn't stand by her through this better. As an eleven year old.

Both of these kids deserved so much better from the world.

[dyleeart]

How s4ep11 should have ended

[prlssprfctn]

Ever think about how niche and rich Gotham culture must be? (aka i've been going over this whilst writing and needed to share)

Like-

Would gas masks become fashionable?

Would there be even stricter laws about importing certian goods into Gotham or even tracking places that sell them?? (ex Nitrous Oxide, balloons, birds, etc)

Do people rep different Bat merch like a local sports team?

Would people treat the Bats (or other guest vigilantes) like bird watching? (*cough tim cough*)

Is there a weapon/gear drop off service??

Or do people collect that shit

Would there be antidote administration lessons alongside epi pen first aid in schools?

Please id love to hear your thoughts/interpretations because I swear theres so much- (Sincerely, @batfambrainrotbeloved)

this is one of the best asks i had received here. single-handedly. here is what i think:

gas masks are DEFINITELY a part of the local fashion. they have vigilante and rogue themed once also! do you want Batman-themed gas mask? here you go. or Red Robin one? oh, what is it? you want THE special edition gas mask? the Scarecrow THEMED one? don't worry. we have you covered.

i just know that customs house workers are NOT getting paid enough for this shit. they have, like, ridiculous amount of directive about the simplest items, and that's why tourists are skipping this fucking town. i also pretty much need the game in Papers, Please style with customs house in Gotham, lmao—

my personal canon? every vigilante and some of rogues have merch selling in the town; some more popular than others. my personal canon x2? the Crime Alley started to rep their own Red Hood merch, and Jason was flabbergasted. he then visited the owners of the merch, encouraging them to donate this ridiculous amount of money they get for the rest of Crime Alley citizens. once people found out about this? they went even more insane. the selling of Red Hood merch is just OVER the top. (bonus headcanon: sometimes, there is a ship merch, too. like SuperBat stuff. or BatCat. Dick accidentally stumbles on BatJokes when he hunts for SuperBats key chains and calls Jason to ask him to burn this place down.)

Tim was the OG birdwatcher, trust. but also, YEAH. i am pretty sure some people prepare themselves for the night by grabbing binoculars and super-puper rich cams to examine Bats in their natural habitat. Bats know about the existence of these people, but they can't really do anything about it. Tim has a secret Reddit account that is a local expert in their Gotham Birdwatching community, where he is giving advice or just being a condescending asshole to people. Barbara sometimes chimes in this subreddit to add her own thoughts.

Bats suck at keeping their gadgets or broken pieces of inventory, trust. and people...? oh, people collect this shit. it is either freaks, who have their own personal museums for this, or, like, people who sell what they find on Amazon. everyone wants a piece of that to themselves. (bonus headcanon: Crime Alley people keep bringing Red Hood's dropped weapons and gears back, under Jason's door, even though Jason *insists* that he has no connection to Red Hood. uh-uh.)

i always thought police stations, schools, hospitals, and similar public spaces have different antidotes stocked in any case — Bruce Wayne makes sure it does. and yes, i think they have special lessons for different, specific scenarios: what to do once faced with toxins or pollens, how to apply medicine, or what to do if there is none of it. how to act if there are Poison Ivy's plants surrounding you, etc, etc. police officers definitely carry a few antidotes on themselves, just in case people will need it. and, obviously, the same goes for Bats.

[lilybug-02]

Kind of Important.

Bug Fact: Hummingbird Moths mimic the look and behavior of Hummingbirds to avoid predation.

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[purble-sarah]

a sketch redraw of a redraw of a redraw of a comic scene (the old versions of this +the original comic panel are below)

[technically-human]

Can you draw something with Doom Patrol!Edwin and Netflix!Edwin?

Maybe something about Dp!Edwin talking about his feelings for Charles with N!Edwin?

It's just something I've been thinking of, make it a little angsty?<3

Glad you asked

ko-fi

[chloesimaginationthings]

Susie meets the friendly yellow rabbit in FNAF..

[starflungwaddledee]

happy birthday. you are so, so loved

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Ok, for me, Erik is the one who does the housework.

Imagine him wearing a chef's apron (strictly magenta), rubber gloves for washing dishes and a headband to hold up his magnificent hair.

domestic erik save me.......

[pyralart]

In which Luz gets isekai-ed another way

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Remember folks, look both ways before crossing the road or this might happen to YOU! This was an advert from the Road Safety Agency (it's not).

Oops, I just dropped the angst! I can reveal that it's inspired by this original post, although I'll put my own spin on it so don't think you know what's gonna happen!

[camestela]

Accidents they’re my friends

[pebblefriend]

They saw the world in a similar way once