#yall would be shocked

[bi-writes]

i wish i could just show everyone my drafts so you can observe that i do write all the time, thousands of words in fact, but i have yet to be able to finish ONE draft 😭

[ethan-acfan]

So as the designated baker in the family, I'm working overtime every fall/Christmas. And my dad knows this, SO TELL ME WHY EVERY FALL I END UP MISSING SOME IMPORTANT INGREDIENT THAT I NEEEED

Atp we js need to just move into Walmart because I'm so tired of having to get creative with my substitute because SOMEONE FORGOT TO BUY ME FUCKING POWDERED SUGAR

[pali-and-proud]

Would Buddy hurt anyone? Why was Buddy shocked when he hurt Chase with the spear? AND WHY THE COMPLETE DIFFERENCE WITH THE SPEAR AND DEACON WITH THE WOLVES?!?

I GET TO TALK ABOUT BUDDY AND DEACON. AHAHA.

Thank you for the Q <3 I love and respect you, but I am going to bypass the first two questions because I am filled with thoughts on Buddy and Deacon's dynamic. Because I don't know if more people noticed (I'm 100% sure others have noticed) but Buddy and Deacon absolutely parallel each other.

What's Buddy's big motivator, as established by the Dreams By Night episode? To escape Ex Libris. To be free, essentially.

What's Deacon's big motivator, as established by The Book of Deacon? To lead his own story, without his parents controlling everything. To be free, essentially.

Buddy, from the beginning, harps on Chase's lack of preparation. Deacon, from the beginning, gripes about Chase's lack of preparation. Deacon over-prepares, to the point where Chase asks him what different scenes mean and what happens in the story. Something he used to do with Buddy, because both Deacon and Buddy indulge Chase in their explanations.

Deacon gets caught off-guard by Chase's perceptiveness, and Buddy gets caught off-guard by Chase's personality. And Chase might gripe about both, sure, but often about superficial, irrelevant details. Complaining about Deacon always being busy, or complaining about Buddy being pretentious. (Not about things of substance, like Deacon having enough money to attend college AND disliking the experience, or about not even knowing Buddy's name.)

We all laugh about Buddy being paranoid, but Deacon matches him pretty well. Deacon isn't spilling any names. Deacon, like Buddy, understands the necessity for secrets. Who makes the plans to hide Prunella? Who keeps telling Chase not to talk to Buddy about her?

(A thought for another time, but--something about kids of strict parents being sneakier, and something about Deacon always convincing Chase into keeping secrets.)

Deacon's being reasonable, and we know that, because we're listening to his reasoning, and his reasoning is nothing like Buddy's. (Buddy's all "EVERYONE is out for themself," while Deacon is a lot more subtly judging the shirtless Hot Topic wanna-be.) But their ACTIONS match each other.

Are they the same character? lmao absolutely not. They have different experiences, different mentalities, different perspectives. Deacon has a support system, whether financial (parents) or emotional (Bronze) or even social (Chase). Buddy has a bright eyed, stubborn kid who sees a vampire and somehow therapizes him, and sees someone covered in thorns and reciprocates their hug because he knows it was needed.

But how similar they are really shines in the Requiem arc. Deacon and Buddy match the other's barbs seemlessly, and they call out the other with ease. Deacon insults Buddy's fashion sense + teeth, Buddy tricks Deacon into nearly getting mauled by wolves, which is probably an escalation, and Deacon immediately starts plotting a revenge. "When I get my hands on him," he outright says, implying some retaliation, and yet he sees Buddy and Chase wrestling a vampire to the ground and immediately asks "What're we doing?"

He immediately joins them. He has no idea what they're doing or why they're doing it, but they're doing it, so he alas has to ascribe to it. And then you remember that Chase is the one who jumped Vamp, and Buddy ALSO has no idea what they're doing or why they're doing it, but Chase's doing it, so he alas has to ascribe.

They get each other, is what I'm saying. They're foils in methods (Deacon annoys Buddy verbally, Buddy annoys Deacon physically////Deacon chooses to maintain peace via secrecy, Buddy prefers honest communication despite the impacts/////etc etc etc) but they're mirroring the other. They're two beams of light, coming from the same source, going in completely opposite directions.

Buddy hurting Chase risked everything Buddy had gained, all the trust and the companionship and the grossly genuine friendship he gained. The physical pain risked ripping the emotional connection between them. Buddy hurting Deacon DOESN'T rip open anything, because however far Buddy takes things, Deacon's prepared to follow out of annoyance and spite alone. They have the same priorities: keep themselves (+ Chase/others) safe, and humble the other when necessary.

And Buddy has an embarrassing crush or something. everyone point at the idiot and laugh

[emry-stars-art]

rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have wips

tagged by @rainbowd00dles , thank you so much!

I guess my main obstacle here is that 1) I do mainly traditional art and 2) I don't name my digital files, so you're just gonna get what I call them in my head lol

1) "thank you love" mini comic (oc) here

2) jerejean on transit here

3) coffee shop again (aftg) here

4) how hard can it be to draw maps, really (oc) here

5) cool girls can spin bo staffs (oc) here

6) fairy Ambrose (oc) here

7) character exploration/design page (oc)

Im so bad at the tags... no pressure obvs @jtl-fics @halfpintpeach (I'm sure we can make this a general wip game too) @02511213942 @anon-lemon @pepeshka @feluart @moonsnqil

[the-beacons-of-minas-tirith]

Terfs really have no brain cells huh

“Intersex does not exist”????

Anyway:

From Ask A Biologist:

From Planned Parenthood:

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/gender-identity/sex-gender-identity/whats-intersex

From the Intersex Society of North America:

TERFS/RADFEMS STOP BEING IGNORANT SHITS CHALLENGE LEVEL IMPOSSIBLE

[sapphicyanli]

the potential toxic rivalry yuri these two couldve went down the path to....both from low class....both have been underestimated by men....but sun ah seek revenge to the rich that had harmed them but jin joo instead trying to fix the system by becoming a judge....good god

[karta-ri]

had a meltdown on twitter over jayvik aegyo……. matching icons be upon thee!

(feel free to use with credit ☺️💕 thank you for 100 followers!!! 🙏🏽)

[tequiilasunriise]

When Steph and Cass get married they don’t take the last name Brown (Daddy Issues™️) or Cain (Daddy Issues Prime™️) or even Wayne (Steph absolutely REFUSES to become a Wayne nosirree), but a secret fourth thing (Gordan).

[just-another-colin-kinnie]

Zane’s greatest fear is losing his humanity And they did That to him in the movie

[beware-of-you-98]

“I’ve never been that high before. ever.”

[rewritingcanon]

no i have to fight with the tiktok wolfstar shippers i have to

[emily-mooon]

PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE BLORBO’S LIE???!!!?????

[sadie-wolfdawn]

wait ssoblr what are ur most listened to spotify artists for the month. as a personality test. (mine are the white stripes, emma ruth rundle, poppy, and hozier)

[nurseydexunsolved]

have a note for fun lil moments as i watch 9-1-1. just got to season 3

[darehearts]

good morning star trek discovery is a masterpiece  🥹

[bumbleblurr]

god tests me to not complain about stupid tfa takes I stumbled on again. especially when they're from a year ago