#which is probably obvious

[blanc-ci]

I really enjoy seeing which of my arts get tagged with #TOS or #AOS because unless it’s really blatant I’m never intentionally drawing one or the other

I scroll through the tags and nod sagely and go: seems the High Nerd Council has deemed this art has AOS vibes, I shall reflect on this.

[laracrofted]

— batman bob floyd and work song

[tonguetiedraven]

Tiny Pirate Lewin Light for the Ao No Summer 2023 Summer prompt list hosted by RinsEveryDay!

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories - Halloween Town Sora & Riku

[keferon]

Imagine you're in the world of Transformers. Imagine you woke up randomly in the med bay and you're a giant robot.

You don't know which version of Transformers this is, the movies or the TV series or the comics? You don't know.

But you need to pick a faction and join it right now.

[mikkeneko]

....now considering whether I want to write a 'Find the shapeshifters' fic for SVSSS too

[abyssalzones]

can I say something is this a safe space. it's kind of fascinating that ford is meant to read as a deeply repressed character and a capital s Scientist no less but he leads this other half of his life entirely dedicated to the occult. in the 70's-80's. like the historical connotations of the occult and what they represented in the united states at least seems kind of interesting in this context. for no reason in particular I find the dual aspects of "extremely dedicated to presenting as a logical, steadfast researcher trying to earn respect and social acceptance to the point of hinging all of his self worth on this vision for the future working out" and "deeply tied to the paranormal and "unsavory black magic" and everything Weird/freakish but feels like he needs to hide this aspect of himself from even the people closest to him" Very interesting. hiding six-fingered hands compulsively behind his back even if it's the emblem he puts on his journals. "what are you attracted to?" and "maybe you're simply attracted to things that hurt you" from two different points in the book. sweet dreams (are made of this) on the record player. hey does anyone know what that tarot card with a snake on it is meant to represent

[phoenixyfriend]

Concept: Santa has a memory-modifying machine and that's why parents are never suspicious of the extra presents under the tree.

[I may or may not write this as a proper story some day but in case I don't, have a look]

They all just have an implanted memory of buying it themselves. For people who are in poverty and struggling, this means that Santa does have to limit himself to 'realistic' gifts, but if a kid would be happy with a really cool puzzle or some candy they're not usually able to get, it's easy to frame that in the memory as "Oh yeah, I think I saw that they were giving away bags of this chocolate for any purchase over $20, so I grabbed an extra can of beans" or something.

If a kid's been really good, he can add some sort of "Parents entered a giveaway" memory for a bigger present, but too many of those might arouse suspicion.

Also possible is localized charities that get a lot of "anonymous" gifts that are actually from Santa.

And the volunteers that 'decide' which gift goes where are undercover elves who are making sure the presents end up with the kids who really want them.

@threebea said:

The rule with Santa is if an "adult" is aware of the magic he loses his power which is why he needs to go to lengths to make himself seem like a hybrid of commercialization and religion. He will definitely do other things if he has no justifiable way of getting something to a kid who doesn't get presents from their parents for whatever reason. Can range from extra luck like vending machine gave doubles or bus actually waited. He will reward goodness of children it might not be as much as he would like but he does what he can to continue being able to do it. He can't go as hard as he would like because too big and even memory modification won't be enough but he will try to get away with big stuff.

This kid was so good that he is rigging an xbox giveaway for them.

There's an elf that has to be like: No no, that's too big. Santa: I can spin it I can spin it. Santa also has a heist team to do the rigging of big ticket items. Sometimes they'll just set up a fake contest but sometimes they're like: This is our window, operation BMX is a go. Elf: There are not enough contests in this small town to justify this, Santa. You need to make a choice. Santa: Rich guy who wants to do Christmas miracle for children? Elf: You get one a year you wanna use that card? Santa: [narrows eyes] …. Two but in different countries Elf: This is not a negotiation. Santa: I feel like it is.

Exhausted second in command trying to keep Santa within the realm of reason but this jolly old man wants to be doing good so much.

Vigilante-ism

Vigisanty-ism Santa: We could haunt Jeff Bezos we haven't done that in awhile. Elf: No one will ever believe it don't be greedy.

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

not enough discussion about the gavins' complicated relationship with feminine-coded/beauty products, i don't think.

[rawliverandcigarettes]

Thinking about Mass Effect, as you do, and how I'm kind of sad that the way it's been engraved in pop culture has more to do with the way internet reacted to it at the time than what the actual game is about. Yes sure, it's about romance (and not that much all things considered) and it's pulpy (but not solely because of hot lady aliens), but it's also intricate worldbuilding that touches on a lot of sharp ideas, and a complicated tug-of-war between a genuine and vulnerable belief in reconciliation and community VS post 9-11 US military propaganda and steadfast belief in heroic exceptionalism, and the melancholic yet energizing mood, and the daring narrative systems, and so so much more than the 'We'll Bang OKs" and the "There's No Shepard Without Vakarian" and the whole ME3 ending situation

It's all there, but I'm sad the impact of the series is often reduced to (what I think is) the least interesting parts of its sum

[pepsimanan]

#10 aoki lapis

[ghosthoard]

2024 Spooks LU Fanart!

it's been such an amazing year in the LU fandom! <3

excited to see what comes next~!

ended the year by freeing the boys from the white void

[madamemiz]

if i was gonna request kerf art..... maybe kel and kerfur reuniting after the "kidnapping" event? when I got that myself, I got so god damn tense and worried but he was fine when it dropped kerf out in the river I ran to the front door like my spouse just came back from war it was so OUUUGHHHHHHHHH the relief i may or may not have put the "will you marry me" in the next report after that

oh the tenseness of seeing kerfur's dot reappear on the radar after frantically trying to figure out where they could be, checking the camera, and seeing they're right outside the base like nothing happened

kel didnt move for the rest of the day

[foxstens]

aromantic kevin day is borderline canon, if you even care

[icewindandboringhorror]

Pages from trying to keep a little sketchbook-scrapbook type thing going for two weeks lol. I gave myself specific rules in hopes they might all end up more cohesive/consistent seeming, but alas, scribbly chaos reigns, it seems

[juustozzi]

Two doodle series combined: Endou in places with BBBB!