#wrap them around my *head*!

[hazzybat]

Some of you believe he's blonde so I think this is appropriate

[thesinglesock]

not to sound like an immortal but 1925 should NOT be 100 years ago next year. wtf. that's the year Buster Keaton's "Seven Chances" and "Go West", Charlie Chaplin's "Gold Rush", AND Harold Lloyd's "the Freshman" came out. When you say "100 year old film" I'm thinking about those "moving pictures" that were essentially postcard illustrations projected onto the silver screen. But you're trying to tell me Sherlock Jr., a movie with a solid plot, interesting cinematography, and PEAK comedic timing is a century old??? shut up stop lying to me.

[mistfallengw2]

How do charr hands function? Here's my headcanon (with drawings!)

So I made this poll earlier today and I ended up making some sketches to explain how I headcanon charr hands and their supposedly retractable yet too big claws. The idea is that both the game and the books are partially right: claws can be big (not as big as the models), and they're semi-retractable (so fully-fluffy paws). [Disclaimer: I am bad at anatomical drawings and did not try to make them super accurate :')]

Basically charr fingers are made of three phalanges, but functionally they're just two, with the 2nd and 3rd being much shorter and sort of "merging" with the claw itself, which is mostly supported by the 3rd and starts very close to the knuckle between them. The palm is covered almost entirely by a skin pad/paw pad, which usually extends to the first phalanx of each finger, and the fingertips are covered by pads as well.

The claws are semi-retractile, though the exact range of motion depends on the individual's genetics (claw size and shape + hand anatomy) and preferences (how much they trim the claw). The ability to retract their claws is managed by specialized extra tendons and muscles in the hand's structure, and they can lock the claw in place or move it, even while the fingers are bent, though with some limitation at the extremes of movement. While the claw at rest will stay at a "safe" angle, the claw's bed can shift on the cartilage structure when pulled, sliding back into a "sheathed" position or be pushed outwards. [note: I was too scared to go too far with the "x-ray" sketches and probably the claws could go a bit further back in the finger lol]

Ancestrally, this system kept the claws from always digging into the ground and losing sharpness when running on all fours, while still allowing for extra grip when necessary (similar to cheetahs) and the use when fighting or taking down prey. During the evolutionary transition in which charr started walking upright most of the time and using tools, it lost some of its ancestral necessity and functionality. However, instead of turning into something vestigial, charr evolved the ability of controlling each claw's movement independently from the rest of the finger, allowing for greater precision, fine motor skills and dexterity.

The pad grants grip and softer manipulation of items, while the claw handles movements finer and more precise than the pad allows, and other races find it complex, fascinating or a bit freaky. Some say that charr are as dexterous than humans, if not more, which is quite an accomplishment for creatures with such big hands.

That said, variety is huge among charr. Some have stubby paws with big, wide claws, while others have long, slender fingers with narrow claws.

Claws are still used as a natural weapon by many soldiers, but it's totally not uncommon for charr to file their claws down or keep them blunt, as there's a huge variety of reasons for not wanting sharp knives on one's fingers (job requirements, handling of delicate materials, safer interactions with cubs or creatures with softer skin, personal preference, etc), and some even keep their claws at different lengths for specific uses.

That said, claws can't be trimmed beyond the quick without bleeding or potential damage, and since it extends out of the sheath it's not possible for a charr to fully sheath their claws. Claws grow quite fast to make up for the daily wear and tear, so upkeep must be done regularly, as trimming too much might temporarily impact coordination. Declawing can happen during combat or following injury, and those affected might wear prosthetics/fake claws to make up for it.

[pocketgalaxies]

You have to know that's true. (C3E49 || C3E89)

[dizzybizz]

would love to see some bronseele! :3c

then may i offer some (very messy) bronseele??

[fagbfcore]

if we're not soulmates then why do i happen to have an oral fixation while you happen to have a hard, twitchy tcock desperate to be kissed and licked and sucked until you're shaking and holding my head down and grinding against my tongue and whimpering out desperate pleas for more?

[kkoct-ik]

some vaguely on model doodles as i try to work out what is wrong with them (what they look like)

[puppyeared]

i like to think they swap scarves before he left

[hexacasts]

full (SPOILERY) doodle sheet under the cuttttt (it's all c'tron. Sorry.)

[demonslayedher]

I finished posting the unabashedly educational Sword Fic.

It includes a detailed (but hopefully beginner-friendly) explanation of all the steps of making a Nichirin blade from a sunny mountain like Mt. Youkou, a touch of swordsmith and metalworker folk lore (including demons), meta about what must make Kimetsu no Yaiba's swordsmithing methods different from real life methods, some character exploration for Haganezuka and his polishing method, vocabulary and additional resources in the chapter notes, and hopefully, an endearing, silly POV character to learn this all through.

[smiggles]

People who don't wear boots

Tell me why in the tags

[strandnreyes]

because we’re all thinking of this mysterious person from TK’s past being Enzo which leads to them taking care of Jonah, I think having that storyline play out but having it be one day is my preferred way for it to happen. Maybe Enzo is sick, but it’s not an immediate issue. Just a ‘one day I won’t be here to take care of him’ conversation. Maybe he’s just thinking about legal guardians after something happened to the previous legal guardian.

Either way, TK and Carlos aren’t finishing the season with a toddler in the loft, but thinking about ‘hey, what are your thoughts on this? would we do this? how do we proceed?’ giving them Carlos time to think about it (if he hasn’t already)

(This is also just me wanting more of tarlos alone as opposed to tarlos with a kid)

[pixiestickie]

how i look after a long day of being embarassing on this app

[shamblespirate]

Law sitting like a diva on Sanji's shoulder will never not be hilarious

[thirdtimed]

its honestly really funny getting into hermitcraft during s10 specifically like its been so nice and slow and laidback and the most pressing thing most anyone has had to deal w at the moment are the banalities of permit office bureaucracy + economic inflation. and then i hear about what happened in past seasons and its like. What do you mean the moon itself crashed and several of the hermits ambiguously died (?) what do ypu mean thrre was an interdimensional space rift portal. what is the simulation . what

[canisalbus]

what part of italy are machete and vasco from? not their birthplace since from what i've seen you're still workshopping that. where do they live? i assume rome?

In the 1500's setting Vasco lives and was born in Florence, his family has lived there for centuries. Machete was born in Sicily, was taken to Naples to serve as an apprentice and ended up living and working in Rome (and more specifically today's Vatican city, which as you may know has been an independent country since 1929 but wasn't back then). They first met when they were both studying in Venice in their late teens/early twenties.

I think in the modern au they live together somewhere in Florence.