#where are my lady monsters

[ionomycin]

it's you, after all

[esoomris]

fun thing about dredge is like. the familiarity of the unknown. like sure the various Horrors are scary when you first encounter them, but soon enough you learn where they are and how to avoid them and like, sure they’re dangerous and sure you don’t fully comprehend them but like. give them a wide berth you’ll probably be fine. which is exactly the mindset that any person who was hired to go fishing for a living in the eldritch nightmare town would end up in. yeah the anglerfish have come up to the surface and their lures are clearly designed for me but like. i’ve got bills.

[ayilings]

bunny dracula

[worm-in-a-trenchcoat]

Mutuals!!! Beasties!!!

We went to an antique mall today for my birthday and look at what I found!!

The whole top floor was full of vintage toys and dolls/Barbie’s, I wanted to buy everything 😭

[nellasbookplanet]

I'm working on book rec lists for monster romances and monster friendships and I'm thinking wistfully that man, why can’t someone write, like, digimon or pokemon but for adults. Everyone gets a monster buddy who fights other monsters for you and you're best friends forever, also there's fun and weird worldbuilding. I want that please.

[skiaskai]

Please, my ocs, look at them

women 🫶

bonus under cut

[monstars-incorporated]

Also hypothetically speaking, but on the off chance we get another Monsters Villain, I kinda hope they would be a Female Villain tbh.

[toadmancer]

unfortunately getting my Normal About Video Game/Anime Women card revoked at last. WHY is jill even here

[lameow-l]

also for everyone saying that white haired lady is skirk no and fuck u.. even if she is no she isn’t

[funkyforestfiend]

it is absolutely VILE and DISGUSTING that i do not have a cd player. life let me experience this moshi monsters mixtape when i was a sweet, much younger, child unburdened with the woes of modern life but now, now that i have grown and become a greater person, more capable of TRULY appreciating the nuances of music, I AM KEPT FROM EXPERIENCING ITS JOYS. we live in a FOUL world.

WHAT IF I WANTED TO LISTEN TO BABY GOOGOO'S HIT SONG ONE LAST TIME, HM? WHO ARE YOU, GOD, TO KEEP THAT EXPERIENCE FROM ME. WHY TORTURE ME WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I COULD BE INDULGING IN THIS HOLY PLEASURE ONLY TO BAR ME FROM IT ALLTOGETHER. LORD, WHY ME?

I BEG OF YOU TO LET ME SIP FROM YOUR SWEET NECTAR ONCE MORE. AND IF I MAY NOT, I ASK YOU WHY SHOW ME WHAT IS FORBIDDEN, WHY DO YOU DANGLE IT SO. I BELIEVE I TRULY UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF TANTALUS. I REACH FOR THE GRAPES, BUT I HAVE NO HANDS TO PLUCK THEM. I BEND MY NECK TO DRINK THE WATER BUT ALAS I HAVE NO LIPS TO SIP. I HAVE NO CD PLAYER TO PLAY THIS RELIC OF MY EARLY CHILDHOOD.

[hecksupremechips]

A ghibli loving straight woman will be like "oh you’re gay right? What’s hotter, Howl with blonde hair or Howl with black hair?" and I go "haha black hair" and awkwardly sip my drink because the truth is I only feel deep carnal desire for Howl Movingcastle when he is a fucked up bird monster and I don’t think this straight woman can handle that

[tamagotchikgs]

i had such a cool dream i want to remember so bad but it's already so distant im aa,, REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"I admit, I, uh...I couldn't really sleep at all today," Randall confessed with a shy smile, as he dug into his slice: Though part of that was him still getting used to the switch from diurnal to nocturnal, he was sure, his excitement over his impending wedding kept him up like a kid on Christmas Eve. More than once did he roll over and stare at the clock, hoping it would be nightfall; more than once did he eye the curtains, wishing the sun's rays would vanish, and leave the skies dark.

"All good things to those who wait," June smiled lightly, a remark that Randall couldn't help but think to himself wryly, Ma, you have no idea...!

"Mmm, good cake, Junie!" Wilhelm complimented, as he licked the frosting from his fork: June had been doing a lot of experimenting with cooking with blood (something she never thought she'd do, but nevertheless was willing to try), working out the best ratios of it to the ingredients she used, with her crowning achievement thus far being the wedding cake. At her husband's praise, June's cheeks flared pink, saying, "Thank you, Wil. Mixing it with the wet ingredients before adding it all to the dry seems to work the best-even if it does turn the batter a dark pink."

A lot of foods she'd been making as of late had turned dark pink, bordering on red when she added the necessary secret ingredient and mixed it all together: Soup stocks, rice dishes, stews, they all came out in varying different shades, very different from what they'd been before.

Ah, but she accepted that change and, for what it was worth, her cooking ventures had been paying off: She and her family were able to get what they needed to live, while still being able to enjoy the old foods they loved. It was a nice compromise they'd made, and she was happy to see it'd paid off well for her son and daughter-in-law's wedding cake.

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

reading dungeon meshi

[bleachbleachbleach]

Gotei WeWork copy machine

This is, by the way, exactly how I think the Gotei WeWork copy machine works (or, why no one ever uses it):

Yamishibai 1x04 "Hair" (5min animated short)

CW: If you do not like jumpscares, that link is not for you!

[slippery-minghus]

hmm. had an actual conversation with nightmare coworker today that seemed mutually productive. she apologized for saying some bullshit that hurt my feelings and i clarified that my intentions are to help not to undermine her, and we both agreed that there's no competition against each other and that it's the lack of growth in our role that's the problem. it was...productive.

and further cementing for me that it is time to begin making my Exit. i will be sending out my resume to a few places this weekend.

i'm still processing the conversation, and am struggling to place myself in where i am responsible to better my behavior. because i genuinely don't want to be an ass, even though i really don't like this lady and will jump for joy the day i never have to see her again. she stated that she knows my intentions aren't to hurt her, and that she thinks i'm very kind. i apologized for if my behavior came off as undermining her, and said that my intentions are only to better my own growth—and that i know she's trying to succeed too. i validated her feelings, and complemented the effort she is putting in.

where i'm struggling with is: am i in the wrong/causing harm and needing to change if the issue is that her feelings are incongruent with what she knows of my intentions? her feelings are her responsibility (WOW i almost typed "her feelings are my responsibility". i feel like that's a freudian slip) and she states that she knows i don't mean to hurt her. i'm going to try to be more clear in wording my intentions with her (she feels like me trying to take work off her plate is to undermine her. when really, i'm caught up and see her getting overwhelmed, and i want to help and also have something to do since i'm bored).

but i'm really struggling to look at my role in this and pass judgement on myself. i can and want to do better, and i don't think i did anything wrong, but i'm always so hesitant to say it's not my fault or i didn't do something bad. like i can't trust my judgement on that. my intentions were good, her bad feelings are ones caused by her insecurities, which she more or less has expressed to be aware that they are not true—the hurtful thing she said to me, she acknowledged was said out of hurt and not what she actually thinks. so, is it fair to say i'm not the bad guy? i'm not in the wrong? i know good intentions that still result in harm don't absolve anyone, but when the things that are clashing are insufficient communication and reactive insecurities... i'm not a monster, am i?