#yeah this is a VERY very pretty pic of frank

[frnkiebby]

made this and thought you may appreciate it

i love this pic of him hes so PRETTYYYY

✨That’s a guy✨

you’re right, i very much appreciate this~🎃

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Okay so I've been eating your art for a few days? Weeks? Months? Ever since I found you through my Welcome Home hyperfixation help it has me in it's death grips and just, admiring all the details you put into your pieces?

Like, I can't tag every little detail I come across and like from what you post, because I would be too distracting from the contents of the post and my gushing and speculating derived from that alone, but I see and like them even if I don't say too much about it.

For instance, don't think I didn't see the grime at the edges of Frank's frown and mouth in your Lights Out AU post! It is such a small detail to notice, but it really sells the idea of the puppets becoming grimy, scruffy, and dirtier as time goes on and they are stuck in the dark with little to nothing to clean themselves. I feel like it is most noticeable with their hair, as my gosh do they all need a hair brush by the time we see the group interactions of the unlikely four, but I enjoy seeing their disheveled selves as they try to go through life in the dark. While I won't pick up on every little detail, the stuff I do see is really interesting a think about, that you didn't need to add it but you did because you enjoyed making it l, and it's pretty heartwarming in a way for me you know?

Anyways, as a fellow artist, it's both cool and concerning because I get the gist of how much time and energy it can take to make stuff! I enjoy and adore your art and thoughts a ton, just remember to take care of yourself and not to push too hard on yourself to make stuff! Stretch and drink water, etc etc etc, and remember there are always people who will like what you make, be it dragons, welcome home stuff, and oc thingies!

AH IM

WHY ARE ALL OF YOU SO NICE!!! MY STUNTED EMOTIONS CANT HANDLE IT!!!! no but seriously i had to take a break reading this to walk through my house and Simmer Down bc man... the reaction pic is accurate.... i made Several dying animal noises!

i'm beyond happy that the details are being Noticed and are Enjoyable! i like to include as many as i can (when i Think of them, which happens less often than i'd like). i rarely have it in me to scribble Full Things, so i try to make up for it with the little things! it seems to be working, yippee! and it Is fun to include them, yeah <3

you take care of yourself as well! actually, get some water as soon as you read this. All Of Ya's. im takin a hefty sip rn so you all better get hydrated with me. no diedrating on this blog no sirree!! but yes um thank you so much for the very kind ask! mentally i am printing it out and pinning it to my wall! i will be thinking about it every time i Add Little Details!

[elvenbeard]

Ok ok ok please tell me about Vince, I would like to know what he thinks oh uuuuuh guns? Yeah let's start with guns, isn't a big part of his job right? As a merc? So, guns. Like, Kerry's gun? His actual gun not his body.

askdfasdfjasdfs thanks so much for asking and enabling me 👀👀👀 I had these pics lying around I didn't get to use yet that really fit this!

On guns in general: they're tools to him, and he has preferences, but he usually avoids using them actually cause they're not his strong suit. He's more the guy for a stealthy hacker approach and prefers to not kill (unless it is in self-defense or literally his job to assassinate someone). A perfect job to him is one that goes completely silent with him unseen.

He first learned how to properly shoot a gun during basic training after he joined Arasaka. He'd held one in his hands before but never actually fired one.

Like most Arasaka agents he had a Kenshin tech-pistol throughout his career there (seen above: Frank's "Apparition" version of the Kenshin, cause he died in my first playthrough and of course I'm all for collecting all the unique weapons xD). While Vince lost *his* pistol after being sacked, he bought one again shortly after Jackie convinced him to team up as mercs. It's what he's used to, and you can say what you want about Arasaka, but their tech and weapons are efficient and reliable.

In general he has a preference for small and light tech and smart weapons. Being a little tech-nerd, he enjoys tinkering with them and optimizing them to his needs, it calms him down after a stressful day.

That being said... he doesn't actually have much use for Kerry's gun XD It is a very pretty piece, too pretty to keep it in a display case in all fairness, but that's where it sits a lot initially. The gesture of Kerry giving it to him in the context it happened meant a hell lot to him, though. It made him really perk up and be like "oh?", 'cause at the time he had the impression Kerry was mainly interested in spending some time with Johnny again and V was just a means to an end given their situation. But that gesture kinda made him feel very appreciated and seen, beyond just being Johnny's vehicle. So... while he doesn't really get to use Kerry's gun much, he loves it a lot and takes care of it well.

[mariska]

nobody asked but i am Making A Post About It Anyways Because I Asked Myself If She Wanted An Update And They Said Yeah I Want An Update Thanks For Asking, Me. and i said No Problem, Me.

a lil update on my new baldur's gate 3 dark urge drow character Zore (pronounced 'Zor-ah' i always feel the need to include that alongside her name lol) that i made a post about the other day!

so i had mentioned previously that i'd had a specific like, purple/blue/pink kinda general color scheme in mind when i was first making her in the character creation screen pre-gameplay and that, because i can't play on a fancier more modern type of TV that has those super hd/more detailed color/resolution etc. type of options, the way colors look on the 10+ yr old regular flatscreen Living Room Family TV are pretty different than how everything looks in screenshots i take on my ps5 and then save to my camera roll or any other non-ps5 device. and because of that, Zore's skin tone (which i had attempted to make like a light blue with a lil bit of a grey undertone) just looked completely grey in pics i've been taking of her even though on my screen it was much closer to that blue tint i wanted her to have.

anyways i used one of those magic mirrors in my camp to go back into the character creator and made some tiny tweaks to try and fix that with.....Limited Success? she is still showing up pretty grey in certain environment lighting especially in screenshots, on my tv screen shes like undeniably light purple or lavender, but. frank sinatra voice Thats Life ! comparison of how her skin tones looked in screenshots before and after adding more purple:

this was the original one (Wisteria Tone 4), looked like much more of a subtle blue/purple overlay on my tv than how grey it is in the screenshots,

this is the newer color i ended up going with (Violet Tone 1), obviously shows so much more of that exact kinda blue/purple/slight grey undertone in screenshots that i was going for originally and looks like a brighter blue/purple on my tv....idk why she's still kinda showing up as mostly grey in so many of the actual gameplay screenshots i've been taking of her but i think its probably just certain areas of the map with bright daytime lighting that wash the non-grey colors out or something, its annoying. LOL. especially since i think the newer violet tone rly compliments the pinks i used for her hair and eyes and makes those pop a lil more and its very pretty, maybe once i get to a spot in-game without the light of 1000 suns hitting her directly she'll actually look purple/blue in more of my screenshots of her fnsjsgssgsgshshsf

one more 'character creator' screen view of her followed by an in-game pic (i think u can def see the blue and purple tones better than all my other pics of her in this one thankfully so thats why i feel like its probably just a bright lighting issue that sometimes turns her completely grey lol)

got to the area of the map where u recruit Karlach before i stopped playing last night (which i have been going back and forth feeling hesitant about whether i wanted to recruit her to my camp and/or party at all because she is my absolute fav companion and in my main save file shes my character's girlfriend so i KNOW.....that she has the sweetest most compassion filled heart of gold......and i KNOW my girl Zore will make so many decisions and actions that Karlach will absolutely not be approving of 😭 but i rly didnt want to leave any of the main act 1 companions behind so i'm just crossing my fingers that maybe if i have her stay behind at the camp most of the time she won't get so disappointed in me that she'll just leave all together 😭😭😭😭😭😭) and took a million screenshots of the whole introduction scene bcus i love Karlach so very much, so. please enjoy these two silly pics i edited of that scene as well

also accidentally took a pic of this dead npc floating in the air while Zore took his brain tadpole out for herself and it cracks me up so much, i was trying to take pics of Zore but the scene kept switching characters too fast it makes me giggle every time i see it

Rise.....

[sw33tsuccubus]

You

frank iero x reader

desc: You had no reason to think that your boyfriend was doing more than playing shows - per usual - until your friend shows you a video.

genre: angst

inspired/requested by: myself

word count: 1.7k

A/N: i wrote this to channel out some pent up emotions i've had for a while | i envisioned this as an aftermath of the events that took place during ProRev. i do not ship frerard/grank or whatever you people call it | i named the friend after a friend of my own (she doesn't like MCR so this is a jab at her)

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You didn't suspect anything. To be fair, you had no reason to.

Frank was off on tour with the band, and you were stuck at home, continuing work. It was perfectly fine; you called and texted everyday, updating each other. You didn't normally have much going on, but his stories were always interesting.

Little did you know, he wasn't telling you everything.

Yes, he was playing onstage with the band. But there were other things he was doing onstage and offstage he wouldn't tell you about. He avoided the very topic of those events, not wanting to hurt your feelings.

You were going to get hurt anyways.

You knew Frank and Gerard were close, but not that close. Close enough to watch movies together and confide in the other in their darkest of times. Not close enough to make out with each other on stage and then proceed to do some things.. off stage.

You were just so happy for your boyfriend that his band was basically number one. They were talked about everywhere, they were being invited on tours, and their latest album was a huge hit.

You were excited for him to get back home. There was only a month left; you could wait that long. It wasn't like one of the tours they used to go on, where they had to leave a week after they got back.

~~~

y/n: so mikey's not gonna be back for the rest of tour?

frank: no, he's off in la la land with alicia. can't believe he took off the whole tour just for a wedding and a honeymoon.

y/n: maybe this means they will be together for the rest of their lives.

frank: yeah, maybe.

frank: did you have a good day at work?

Just as you were about to send a response, you got another text.

mari: hey, y/n?

y/n: yeah?

mari: remember i snagged that ticket to a my chem show?

y/n: oh yeah! yes, i do.

mari: it's in two days!! do you want me to take pics for you?

You smiled at the thought of it. Frank had been growing out his hair, and you weren't one to deny it. He looked good.

y/n: that would be nice.

mari: i got you.

You started to put your phone down when you got another text notification.

frank: y/n?

y/n: oh, sorry. it was good. how's tour been?

frank: well, today we got to hang out with msi. they're pretty cool.

y/n: that's great!

frank: i miss you, you know. i wish you could have come.

y/n: i couldn't have. sorry babe, work requirements.

y/n: now goodnight. i want energy for tomorrow.

frank: goodnight. sweet dreams.

~~~

Hearing a knock on your door, you paused the TV and walked towards it. Upon peeking through the peephole, you found out it was Mari behind the door. Finally, you thought. She had only waited two days to come to you.

"Where have you been? I've wanted to see the pictures you took!"

Mari stepped inside, although she didn't say anything. She walked into your house, dropping down onto the couch and looking up at you.

"You okay, Mari?"

"Just.. you'll see. These pictures.. I took a video too. I thought you would enjoy the song. Boy..."

You were struck with confusion as she pulled out her phone. What footage did she have? Thrashing, as usual? That would explain her worry. Most people would think that he hurt himself.

Taking her phone, you looked through the photos, trying to contain a smile. You were right. He looked hot with long hair. As his partner, you approved.

Only when you got to the video did you have a feeling of uneasiness. You didn't know why; it was just a song.

Boy, were you wrong.

Halfway through the video was when it happened. You felt as if your insides had been flipped, like a pancake.

There Frank was on the screen, making out with Gerard. His best friend. His bandmate. Your friend.

Feeling her eyes on you, you turned to Mari. She had a look of sympathy pasted on her face.

"I'm sorry Y/n. Especially that this is the way that you found out."

You shook your head, trying to ground yourself. There was no way your boyfriend would do this. Right? Surely it was just to excite the fans.

But you couldn't shake the feeling that there was more going on.

You could always wait for him to get back home so that he could tell you, but.. you wanted to know as soon as possible. You couldn't wait that full month.

~~~

Your boss had let you skip out for the month, or however long you were going to be gone. You made the excuse of a dead relative and that you were extremely close to them. He sent you home with greatest regards, saying he knew how you felt.

Right now, you were currently backstage at a concert venue, unknown to a certain boyfriend of yours. Who happened to be onstage.

You were watching the movements of both him and Gerard, trying to connect dots. But you didn't need to. They did it for you.

You weren't sure how it happened, but it did. Gerard was kneeling at Frank's side, an arm around him, when Frank started humping him. It went on for a few seconds before Frank walked away, leaving Gerard there to sing.

You, on the other hand, felt sick. You turned around and went to the bathroom, sitting in the farthest stall. You only left a few minutes after you heard the music stop.

You showed up at the dressing rooms, and you had to make a decision. There was your boyfriend, who you didn't even want to see right then and there. There was Gerard, the one Frank was most likely cheating on you with. And then there was Ray, who hadn't done anything wrong. You would talk to Ray, but.. you couldn't help yourself. You needed just a glimpse of Frank on his own, to make sure he was still him. The Frank you knew wouldn't ever hurt you.

You turned the knob to Frank's dressing room as silently as possible, opening it just slightly. And that was when you felt your heart shatter.

Two men, both in their underwear, making out against the dressing room vanity. There was no audience for them to entertain. What were they doing?

You closed the door, trying not to cry. They shouldn't know you were there. You weren't sure why. You could have marched in there and yelled at the both of them, but you didn't have the willpower.

Turning around, you ran out of the venue, looking for a taxi. To hell with all of them. Sure, Ray didn't do anything regarding their activities. But he could have told you.

~~~

You had ignored every text sent to you. Frank, Gerard, Mari, Ray, hell, even Mikey was messaging you at this point. They all got worried when you started missing every single one of Frank's calls. Mari was just worried in general; you had told her your plan and she had wished you luck, but she hadn't heard from you since.

Getting out of bed, you walked to the kitchen to make yourself coffee. You hadn't gone back to work yet, afraid you wouldn't do things right and make others mad.

While waiting for the coffee to brew, you checked the calendar nailed to the wall. If you had the coffee at that moment, you would have dropped the mug.

Frank was supposed to be home today.

You felt tears well up in your eyes. You couldn't face him. You weren't ready. When you heard the coffee maker go off, you grabbed a mug and poured yourself some of the liquid. You took a sip, burning your tongue.

You poured the rest of the coffee down the drain, taking your mug with you to the living room. You sat down on the couch, taking sips and staring at the wall. You needed a way to approach the subject in a way that wouldn't hurt Frank.

At that thought, you furrowed your eyebrows. Why should you worry about his feelings? He destroyed yours, so why have mercy?

No. You wouldn't be like him. Maybe he didn't use words to hurt him, but actions speak louder than words. To be fair, nothing you could say could counterattack what he had done.

Suddenly, you had a plan. You grinned to yourself, knowing tomorrow wouldn't be the same. But were you ready for that? You shared friends.. but Frank was the one who had messed up. Surely they would be more on your side than his.

~~~

Frank was excited. Sure, Gerard had gone and broken his heart. But he could see his other lover, Y/n. Along with excitement, he felt worried as well. Y/n wasn't answering anyone's messages. Were they okay?

He grabbed his key from his pocket, unlocking the door. He grabbed his bags back up and walked inside, dropping the bags in the foyer. Stepping into the house, he saw it was clean to perfection. He hoped it was because Y/n had just cleaned and not because they hadn't been home for a long time.

"Y/n, babe, are you home?"

"Yeah, I'm in the kitchen!"

Frank grinned and ran in the direction of the kitchen. He had missed his partner very badly.

Upon spotting you, Frank stepped towards you and pressed a kiss to your cheek. You played along, kissing his cheek and giving his hand a squeeze.

"How was the travel back?"

"It was kind of boring. But I knew it would be okay since I was coming back to you!"

He smiled at you, and you felt your insides churn. Would you have fallen into his trap if you hadn't known? You shot your eyes open, feigning sudden remembrance and pointed to the refrigerator.

"Oh! Frank, could you get the milk from the fridge?"

He nodded and walked to the fridge, grabbing the milk. And then he saw it. He grabbed the small box from the fridge, behind where the milk was.

"Babe, what's this?"

He walked towards you and placed the milk beside you, holding up the box. It was the kind that would hold a ring. Wait; were you proposing?

"It's a present, Frank. Open it up."

Seeing the smirk on your face, he responded with a cheeky smile. Opening the box, however, caused his smile to be replaced with a confused look. Instead of a ring, there was a carefully folded piece of paper.

"When did you take up origami?"

"Just for this. I hope you like it."

"I do! It's beautiful."

"Unfold it."

He quirked an eyebrow before looking at the creases. He observed for a moment before unfolding, doing his best to not damage the paper.

When he read the message, he felt like the floor had been yanked from under his feet.

'I know what you did, cheater.'

Frank took a ragged breath before looking back up at you. He regretted it. You had anger in your eyes, and your face just looked like you had seen someone get murdered. Fear, pain, and anger. Such a strong combo of emotions.

"I loved you, y'know."

"I love you too, Y/n. Listen, it was just a misunderstanding. We did it for the fans!"

"So fucking in your dressing rooms, where no fan is allowed, is for the fans?"

Frank winced. How did you know? Did - did you visit and see them?

"I hope you're happy with Gerard, because you clearly weren't satisfied with me."

You started walking away, and Frank felt his entire world slip from his fingers. This couldn't be happening. He loved you more than anything. More than Gerard, even. But Gerard was out of reach too.

"But.. Gerard got married!"

You turned back to face Frank, eyes widened, and he felt a small shimmer of hope. When your eyes narrowed however, he felt a pang of guilt. Not a pang; a tidal wave.

"Good for him. Hope they're better for him than you. Pack up all your things and get out of my house."

There were tears streaming down both of your faces by this point, and Frank hadn't even gotten to say what he wanted to.

"Y/n.. it wasn't my fault! I missed you, and I couldn't wait-"

"Do you think before you speak? Must you blame everything but your doing?"

"But, Gerard-"

"Frank, shut the hell up. Listen to me."

He stood still as you walked over to him. He flinched when you poked at his chest.

"You. You are to blame. You did this yourself. You, you, you. Do not blame Gerard. Do not blame anyone but yourself. Okay?"

Sniffing, Frank nodded.

"O-okay."

"Now get out. Ray will most likely help you. And you better tell him the truth."

Frank sighed, nodding sadly. He hurried up to the shared bedroom collecting his things, before moving to the bathroom. He grabbed everything of his belonging and walked back to the door, grabbing the bags he had brought on tour.

"Y/n? I truly am sorry."

"Save it, Frank. Get out of here."

Frank closed the door behind him, walking to his car. He was now glad you two had separate cars. After throwing everything into the trunk, he climbed into the drivers seat and wiped his eyes.

He drove to Ray's house, knowing that he could offer some sort of sanctuary. When the man opened the door, he was taken aback. There Frank was, tears running down his face, bags beside him.

"What happened?"

"I..."

Ray watched as Frank sniffled, wiping his eyes free of tears. Of course, they streamed back down his face right after, but it was something to do to stall.

"I fucked up."

[omg-snakes]

Hi! Is the albino patternless everglades ratsnake the same thing as the bubblegum ratsnake? When I bought my little one I googled looking for adults and the first one i found was your Kevin, so I named mine Kevin too. You can see him in my pic whispering in my ear to eat the apple. Love your page and your snakes except I live in a state where i can't own cornsnakes and looking at your beauties makes me want one.

Hello to you and also to your Kevin!

Okay so my understanding on this is limited to what I was told by a guy who knew Gino Sassani, the dude who is often credited as having developed the bubblegum ratsnake. According to what I was told, albino patternless Everglades ratsnakes are the same as bubblegum rat snakes, and the name change came about because somebody wanted to obfuscate the fact that they were selling hybrids.

In truth, it was Kathy Love who made the first bubblegum ratsnakes and she did so by hybridizing a wild-caught Everglades ratsnake with the Stripe gene with an albino eastern black ratsnake, and then continuing to breed the offspring back to albino black ratsnakes. When the project was handed to Gino, he is thought to have added more Everglades ratsnake to the mix and popularized the line, and other breeders down the line have bred black ratsnake and/or Everglades ratsnakes back in so they're pretty variable from one line to the other.

I got two of my four snakes (Kevin and Taffeta) from Frank Patinella, having purchased a pair (Mouse and Peachpit) the year before from a seller at a Herpetological Society meeting as just albino blotchless Everglades ratsnakes, and it was Frank who tipped me off that they're almost assuredly all hybrids.

I think Kev and Taffy are higher black rat percentage and Mouse and PP are probably higher Everglades content since their breeder also had wild-type Everglades rats he was working with.

In my mind there's nothing really wrong with making closely-related hybrids within the same genus, as long as you're not releasing them into the wild or misrepresenting them, and you're being certain that people who are taking them understand fully what they're getting. I think with genus Pantherophis in particular there might not be as clearly delineated species groupings as we humans would prefer. I don't know that I would have originally purchased Mouse and Peachpit had I known they were hybrids, but ultimately I'm glad I did.

TL;DR: yeah I'm pretty sure albino patternless Everglades ratsnakes are the same thing as bubblegum ratsnakes.

I'm really sorry that corn snakes are illegal where you are, but we know that it's to protect the genetic integrity of your native population. Just think: you can go out and see corn snakes doing their thing in the wild! That's really really awesome!

I honestly think rat snakes are cooler than corns, though, and they're definitely an underappreciated and very rewarding snake to keep. You may occasionally think of your Kevin as a consolation prize for not being able to keep corns, but I think he's a gold medal through and through.

[skitskatdacat63]

Tysm for the tag @formula-red and @ellearts

Get to know your mutuals tag:

1. Are you named after anyone?

Yes! I'm named after some family member, my great great grandmother I think? My full name is Catherine

2. When was the last time you cried?

The other night, I kept crying on and off but I've been with people almost constantly so it's hard. I still feel somewhat homesick but it's getting better 👍

3. Do you have kids?

Nope, and not interested

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Practically constantly, I absolutely love it. My family is extremely sarcastic and so I do it with them all the time, and it's impossible for that to not bleed into my conversations with other people

5. What sports do you play/have played?

None right now. I think I played soccer as a kid? And I don't know if it technically counts but I was in marching band during high school which was a lot of fun but also a lot of work.

6. What's the first thing you notice about other people?

This is probably weird but I'm super interested in how conversations work, and I can't help but notice whether people take a leading role or following role in conversation, if that makes sense? Like people who are content to listen vs. people who want to lead the conversation

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings probably? Imo most horror movies don't end well, and I mean about the quality. Like yeah you'll find it scary and them inevitably, something silly will happen that just ruins any sense of fear you had

8. Any special talents?

Hard to say, I can't really think of any atm. I think I'm pretty good at guessing what animals are which?

9. Where were you born?

Not gonna go into specifics 🤭 but honestly I've never moved and I live probably like 20 minutes or so from the hospital I was born in. You guys can probably guess by now which country I'm from lol

10. What are your hobbies?

F1 first and foremost(watching, downloading pics, gifing, studying lol), reading fanfic, drawing(but not so much lately, perpetually burnt-out), photography(I've taken so many pictures in the past 2 days)

11. Do you have any pets?

Yes! I have 2 dogs and 2 cats. My cats are two tabby boys named Jin(or Jinnie) and Frank(originally Francis.) And my dogs are named Maisie and Ruby. Omg tho about Maisie. My mom named her after this book detective named Maisie Dobbs, right? So when we were making the dogtag, we put "Maisie Doggs", it still makes me laugh whenever I think about it.

12. How tall are you?

Around 5'4, and I'm sorry, but I don't know the metric equivalent 😭

13. Fav subject in school?

Why did my mind first go back to highschool??? But I guess I'd say my Russian class. I like my other classes but Russian is probably the most fun because it's very laid back and everyone in the class now knows each other pretty well! We were all making sure we could stick together for next semester, to the point of changing out schedules 😭

14. Dream job?

Not sure honestly. It's hard because I have ideas for like actual legitimate jobs that I'm working towards, but sometimes can't help but be like: "ah but what if I were a photographer? What if I were a race car driver? etc" But realistically, probably something in the government

15. Eye color?

Brown, not super dark but not really light either

I'd tag people but I think I've seen like literally everyone on my dash doing this, so if anyone wants to, you can use my post :D

[the-firebird69]

And yeah since she's a foxy lady oh boy this is something and we can make this a replica and the tires and rims would be similar it's a very old look and you upgrade it a couple of other things they screw things anymore so seamless it looks wonderful. It's a beautiful shape and it's rounded like the modern ones are better than the other a little bit more like a lotus early model or early model Lambo and people buy these older ones this is a very fast car and the rear end we have to work on the exhaust will probably not come out up in the middle and he's right we'll put it down below and put the gas tank there and a trunk leave it or not it's not hard to form up. We can make it in pieces and it's not bad because it goes right with the door liner almost and that door is right near the seam and it would look normal and we would add a trunk and a rear seat so people would be encouraged they wouldn't lose the ability to drive people around facility it's like a prison back there in that back seat but you know there's a little smaller people around and it's really cool this is a real cool car there's nobody on Earth who wouldn't want one of these and just modernize them windshield and trim and stuff and they keep the lettering in the labeling his way to do that this is awesome what a pic it is looking for a mini and she knew about this it's an awesome awesome car and you put the bigger tires on it looks awesome we have one it's going to dodge four-door neon and it looks awesome it is really cool and it goes really fast our top speed with that neon which has 180 horsepower is 360 mph and can handle just about any terrain and it can go really fast on France ramps about 80 to 85 mph it might make noise but that's fine it's really fast run everything fill outrun everything then move this car is everywhere the Dodge neon and Chevy has a four-door compact it'll fit on slight modifications it's a different mold it looks the same I need this car is going to attract a lot of attention if we get it going cuz they'll be a lot of them and his method I think is right and we'll check into that people may want the whole damn thing like right away he says he might not be able to get it going that way cuz we have to play around with all these flyers like we do everything else that's true too that's pretty smart it is the way it's happening and it would help us take over the automobile industry and get back into aftermarket and wow this is cool and aftermarket GT40 seats cost of Fortune but people might buy them when you get them aftermarket they don't have a label and you can put one on them and little little while after we get off your colors and just haven't painted and do the blue one have to have this baby blue one after with the numbers and really it's going to be great this car looks awesome and we're going to make it we're going to make it this is going to be great and we have prototypes and we did not make a trunk in a rear seat true but when you do that have we should have two versions when will you move the engine and one where you don't we're really moving the engine would be like add down at the bottom of any view in the form. Not many will do it but if they do it do you lose the trunk in the rear seat a lot of people won't care our son would do it and says the trunks in the front and that's where it is and you don't lose it but you do lose the seat and we will tell people but it's really you know it's not for that but people will use it and he did it as firebird he had people in it few times and it worked fine we're going to go ahead with this this is great

Frank Castle hardcastle

Going to make the firebird kit it says no it's true not yet but maybe sometime but now this is the best this is awesome

Duke nukes and Blockbuster

He's going to get rest but we really should get this going we spent a lot of time talking about it

Thor Freya and small enough to fit the compacts four doors which is great

Olympus

[fuyunoakegata]

31 Days of Dick Grayson

Day 2. Panel of Dick being his gorgeous self

As far as I’m concerned, that’s most panels, and yes, I’ve seen quite a few of my favorites shared already (and yes, I don’t care how many other people put in a Travis Moore panel, I will, too, because HAVE YOU SEEN HOW THAT MAN DRAWS DICK???) so I’ll try to find one I haven’t seen anyone else post and then toss a few others in :)  (and wow, in looking to choose just one panel, I’ve got yet another folder on my thumbdrive of Dickpics... and of course I couldn’t manage to pick just one panel)

Starting with Travis Moore. And Phil Jimenez. I’m not sure either of them are capable of drawing Dick looking anything less than stellar. (Nightwing 68, Nightwing: Prelude to the Wedding, and two from Nightwing 39)

And George Perez. I know there are so many amazing pics to choose from from him, but these with Dick and Donna from her wedding, no costumes, are really special, I think.

I’ll toss in some more semi-random panels. I noticed a few things in picking these. Dick definitely shows a wide range of emotions; the artists don’t shy away from that with him. Also, they tend to draw him looking good even when he’s hurt or devastated. From the Outsiders 11 art by Will Conrad, Nightwing 77 and Nightwing 47 art by Patch Zircher, and New Titans 86 by Tom Grummett.

Yes. One entire grouping of posts from Batman 34, because I love how Joelle Jones draws him in that issue.

And I may not be entirely thrilled about some of the story or characterization decisions in this group of stories, but wow, the art here... and remember what I said about all the emotions and how he looks good even when he shouldn’t? Tossing these out as proof. From Nightwing 80 Bruno Redondo art and the Jamal Campbell Nightwing 97 variant cover, and Grayson 5 by Mikel Janin (I’m still a sucker for that comic, because of all the Robin Dies at Dawn references).

Greg Land generally draws a very nice looking Dick (and Babs). From Nightwing 54, Nightwing 55, and Birds of Prey 8.

and another story with disappointing fallout, but knockout art was Forever Evil.  Definitely pulling out the emotions with everything in this set of pictures. And yeah, I know the Frank Quitely art in Batman and Robin 2 isn’t normally what you’d think of for Dick looking great... except look at this shot? Everything you love about this character is right there, everything that makes him HIM.

There are so many more pics I wanted to share, so much more I wanted to write... I’m posting this a day late because I took so long. I’m going to leave with one more picture. the variant cover to Nightwing 59 by Yasmine Putri. pick any of her Nightwing covers and I pretty much guarantee they’ll be gorgeous :)

[milf-harrington]

Hi! I'm really sorry step dad's still an ass- your annoyance is very justified- but I just wanted to ask: are you currently making/ have a battle/patch jacket? If yes could we see some pics for inspo? I've been meaning to finally get started on mine for a while and I love seeing what other people do!

💞

kia ora!! i am currently making a battle jacket, it's not come that far yet because i don't want to stick anything down until i have more patches and shit but i can lay out what i do have and show you, it's just not very impressive yet:

the fabrics on the side are things i might add later on but idk yet, i'm very fond of the old plaid tho - also yeah im sewing sequins under the collar.

it has been,,,,a process.

sequins because i like them, and they're also a nod to rocky horror

the rainbow for lgbt reasons and also it's cute af

the orange pin says 'stop the violence' which is for domestic violence

the smaller black pin says "wake up, coffee, repeat" and was a birthday present from my 18th

trans flag pin

a little jar with stars in it, a birthday present from my 20th

the ponyo patch was a random gift from a friend who saw it and thought i'd like, she was right, ponyo rocks

the oamaru patch from when i visted my family in aotearoa and my cousin took me to the steam punk museum (oamaru also has a lot of history for my family)

i have a list in my notes app of random ideas i get for pins/patches so i recommend making your own bc it really does help down the line if you ever find yourself Head Empty about what to add; i'm also happy to give updates whenever i do add to my jacket if that's something you're interested in?

OH I ALSO HAVE THESE PATCH PANTS - i made them when i was like,, 17?? 16?? they might help too:

plaid that i spent a ridiculous amount of time hand-sewing onto the waist band bc i love the pattern

"i am a monster. i am a monster. i am a monster. i am a monster. i am a monster. hate me. destroy me.", a frank iero reference

ACAB for,, obvious reasons i think

a shitty little painting of Korse from the Danger Days comics with "this man ate my son" written underneath it which was a reference to a silly fan comic that i barely remember now

a painting for 'our lady of sorrows', an mcr reference

"THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS IS A FUCKING RIGHT"

the hesitant alien mascot, a lovely little creature named Lola, holding a sign that says "be kind" that i painted on the floor of my bedroom

my jeans were pretty much entirely a diy project bc i didn't have the money or the resources to buy actual patches, but they were really fun to put together

[anna-hawk]

👅 On your knees 👅

Pairing: Frank Castle x GN!Reader Fandom: The Punisher Rating: E 🔞 Word Count: 2k~ Summary: Frank looks stunning in his new clothes, and you just want to get your mouth on him. Warnings: oral sex (male receiving)

Jon's latest photoshoot gave me this idea. I think it says enough about how much I liked the pics, yeah? XD

Your leg is jumping where you’re sitting in the back seat of the cab that is driving you home. Frank is sitting next to you, his thigh touching the one that isn’t bouncing continuously. You haven’t said a single word since leaving Karen’s birthday party, too worried that whatever would come out of your mouth would be highly inappropriate for the back of a cab.

You’re pretty certain that the taxi driver must have seen their fair share of weird and crazy stuff happening in this back seat, but you refuse to be part of that list. No, you’d been able to hold yourself back through the whole party, so a few more minutes weren’t going to kill you. Or so you’d thought, at least. You hadn’t thought about the fact that Frank would be sitting so close to you with one of his large hands on your thigh. He’s not doing anything with it, but the simple weight of it on your body is doing unspeakable things to you at the moment.

You bite over the pad of your thumb as you look out the window, checking the street names to see if you’re close to your apartment yet. You also try not to look at Frank any more than you have to, not wanting your resolve to shatter right before you are getting home.

You take in a sharp breath as Frank’s fingers tighten over your thigh. The pressure isn’t strong, but you want those hands somewhere else, squeezing that bit harder. You can feel the last shreds of your patience falling away, your body already turning to Frank, when the driver stops you by speaking and the car coming to a halt.

“Here we go,” he says before announcing the price for the drive.

As fast as you can, you retrieve your wallet and hand the money over to practically throw yourself out of the car right after and hurry to the entrance of the building ahead.

Frank is behind you a second later, pushing the heavy glass door open after you’ve typed in the digital code. Once inside the lift, you press the button to your level and lean against the wall. Your hands fidget, wanting to reach for Frank so badly, but not now, not yet. You only have to wait a little more. Frank isn’t making it easy on you, however. And why would he? He knows exactly what is going on in your head and enjoys himself immensely as he tries – and succeeds – to rile you up further. Like he’s been doing all night and doing now by pressing closer, standing right in front of you and leaning into your space. He’s not touching you, but he’s so large, his presence so intense, that it’s like you can feel him anyway.

The elevator dings and the metal doors slide open after some very long seconds that tear at your sanity. You’re out of the lift and at the door to your apartment in no time, cursing when you remember that Frank is the one who has the keys. The bastard is taking his lovely time walking over, his hands deep in the pockets of his slacks and highlighting his-

You tear your eyes away with a force of will that you didn’t know you still had and look in front of you, tapping a heel on the floor in frustration. Frank sidles up to you and opens the door, walking into the apartment with slow steps.

As soon as the door has fallen shut on you, you fall to your knees in front of Frank, who has already turned to face you, smirk in place over his smoothly shaved face.

“A bit impatient?” He dares to ask, and if you weren’t as turned on as you are, you’d have a biting reply ready for him. But you are turned on, incredibly so, meaning that you can only nod as your eyes drift over him to take his appearance in once more.

Frank had opted for simple clothes, yet they are so beautifully tailored to his features, that they highlight him perfectly. The chocolate colored shirt he’s wearing has a zipper that, fully opened as it is, shows the top of his chest. The material stretches over said chest, showing off his pecs and giving you the urge to grab them. The shirt is already doing things to you, but the dark slacks have been driving you crazy all evening. As simple as they are, they sit around his strong and long legs nicely, but the best part is that they’re so well-fitted that they span deliciously over Frank’s ass and his crotch.

You can’t explain the intense reaction that you are having towards his appearance tonight. It isn’t like you’ve never seen him well-dressed before. Just like having seen him naked several times as well. You know what to expect. And yet here you are, on your knees and desperate to open those pants and reveal him to you. The bulge, apparent even soft, has been teasing you all night, and it’s getting worse and worse as it’s getting bigger, Frank’s cock thickening behind that barrier of clothes.

“Please,” you breathe, your hands reaching for the fastenings of his slacks.

Frank takes a step back with a click of his tongue.

“Hands behind your back. It’s only your mouth tonight,” he instructs, voice rumbling and making you shiver at the directive tone.

You comply without a word and look up at him expectantly.

“There you go, Sweetheart.” He opens the top of his pants, the belt-like fastening slightly tricky to open, but stops there. “You want it? You gonna have to work for it.”

Swallowing thickly and emitting a small noise at the want running through your body, you shuffle forward on your knees and lean in to try and catch the top of the zipper. You manage to get it between your teeth on the third try, the tiny metal piece making it harder to seize just right, and pull it down. You’re instantly greeted by his dick, coming to slap you unexpectedly in the face. You are taken aback for a second because Frank rarely goes commando, but it also explains why you’d been able to see so much of him tonight.

“You did it on purpose,” you accuse him, suddenly realizing that Frank must have known how you’d react. Your words lack any heat, though, at least not the heat that is running through you.

Frank’s answer is in the form of a smirk. You swallow thickly, your breath catching at his show of confidence. Frank knows you so well.

Taking himself in hand, Frank presses the tip of his cock against your lower lip, dragging it down slightly and smearing some of his pre-come over it. You reflexively poke your tongue out to catch more of it, groaning at the taste of him.

“Now, open your mouth, Sweetheart, and show me that tongue,” Frank orders casually, but his eyes never leave your face, scanning your every expression.

Dutifully, you do as told and stick your tongue out. Frank slides the head over it, from side to side, before slowly pushing into your mouth. You automatically close it around him, already humming at feeling his size inside you, but Frank makes the same displeased sound as before and pulls out.

“Didn’t say you could suck it, did I?” The thumb of his other hand strokes over your cheekbone, the touch soft in contrast with his rebuke. “Keep your mouth open and tongue out… and don’t move.”

Swallowing again, you nod and do just as ordered.

“Yeah, there we go.” Frank lets his cock slip and slide over your tongue, sometimes around your lips and under your tongue, teasing you.

You have to fight to keep in position when Frank enters your mouth again, wanting nothing more than to suck him in, do something, take him deeper. Because he’s not pushing far, at least not far enough to put any strain on your throat. He’s just using your tongue for the friction while sporadically fisting his hand over the entire length, his other hand gently keeping your head in place by your nape.

“You’re doin’ so good for me. Makin’ me feel good,” Frank praises, voice deep and guttural, forcing your eyes closed at his words and the way they sound. “Alright… now you can suck me off but,” he stops you right before you hungrily lean in to do just that. “I set the pace. Got it?”

You nod, your mouth closing for a moment to swallow from keeping it open for so long, and take the tip of his cock between your lips when he leans in again.

Frank takes his time once again. It seems to be the theme of the night, Frank driving you crazy with want at the slowest pace. Since you aren’t allowed to do much, you use every possible move you can with your tongue instead. You press the flat of your tongue hard against his whole length as it thrusts in and out unhurriedly, before teasing along the nerves right under the head with the tip of your tongue. Frank doesn’t complain about it, quite the opposite, really. You lift your eyes to his, finding him staring at you, his nostrils flaring every time he exhales, and you suck or lick over him just right.

“I thought of this all night,” Frank suddenly starts talking again, gaining your full attention. “‘Cause I know you like how I look tonight, but you have no idea what you did to me, did ya? Lookin’ at me all the time. Shit, Sweetheart, you were like an open book. I could practically hear you thinkin’. Did ya know that you kept suckin’ on that fuckin’ straw in your cocktails? Even when it was empty?” Frank pushes a little faster inside before retreating and letting you suck just over the tip again, groaning deeply as you do it.

You stare up at him, eyes wide as you realize that you did not, in fact, notice any of it. You’d been too focused on Frank and unconsciously projected your desire.

“But you’ve been so good tonight, Love, so good. Think you deserve a reward,” Frank groans as he pulls out, and you let him go with a disappointed pop, believing that you’d get to have more of him finally.

Instead, Frank slowly starts jerking himself off, staring at you intently.

“Touch yourself for me,” he rumbles.

You gasp, having thought for a moment that you wouldn’t be allowed to come, and bring your hands back to the front and tug at your clothes to gain access to yourself. You waste no time, stroking yourself rapidly as you watch Frank staring back at you, taking in each of your moves.

“Gimme that tongue again.”

You moan and open your mouth, letting the tip of his cock press against your tongue as Frank pumps himself quickly.

“Already so close, hm?” Frank’s voice drops into a half whisper, while the hand still at your neck slides into the base of your hair to angle you perfectly for what he has in mind.

“Mhm, mhm,” you moan, feeling the first tingling of your release at the end of your spine. It’s unsurprising with how strung high you’ve been ever since the party. But you're holding back for Frank, wanting to come with the taste of him on your tongue, knowing exactly that this is what he’s aiming for.

He doesn’t make you wait long, himself having held on for a long time and teasing himself while he teased you. Frank's climax hits him so hard, that the hand in your hair leaves to catch him on the door and makes him lean further over you. You never lose your rhythm on yourself, though, and manage to keep your head at the right angle to catch all of Frank’s release on your tongue. It isn’t an easy feat, since you shatter at his feet, your own orgasm ripping through you and leaving you winded, only able to gather Frank’s come on your tongue before retracting it in your mouth.

You slump forward while you catch your breath, swallowing everything Frank gave you. Frank joins you a moment later, still breathing hard, as he kneels in front of you and cups your face with two large and warm hands. He kisses you without a word, but the praise is clear anyway; you did more than well.

[catelyngrant]

me at 11:00 pm: good night, world! 😊😴

me at 11:05 pm: okay but what if instead of karl and frank, gerri had been the one to go to turkey with roman? and they’re trying to make the deal happen but then suddenly men come into the room and dave is gone and their phones are snatched away and yeah, they’re definitely being kidnapped, and they’ve been pretty religious about not touching no matter what else they might do but being taken hostage by men with guns in a foreign country is maybe as good a time as any for roman to reach for gerri’s hand, and she takes it because she didn’t ever really expect for roman roy of all people to be a grounding force for her but it’s funny what will happen when you’re surrounded by men with guns, and she keeps her face neutral and stays calm as they’re ushered into the lobby but her grip on roman’s hand is uncomfortably tight - 

me at 12:30 am: - and for the first few hours they just sort of wait, nothing really happens, and they’ve let go of each other but are sitting closer than they probably need to, and after the initial panic of exhausting options beyond “wait and see” they both kind of go quiet for awhile, but roman’s getting antsy sitting still this long and gerri’s remembering that the last time she spoke to one of her daughters was two weeks ago and they had an argument and she doesn’t love being a woman in this particular scenario surrounded by hostile men, and so they start talking to distract themselves, and roman keeps cracking jokes to try to make gerri laugh and he succeeds a little, and there’s maybe a comment about all the things he’d like to do if they were stuck in a room together in literally any other circumstance - 

me at 2:00 am: - and gerri tries to get some sleep but it doesn’t come easily, it’s been ten hours, so roman offers her his jacket as a pillow, but she’s barely drifted off when the bad guys come and take a man with them and he doesn’t come back, and the panic is coming back, now, they’re both really fucking scared and too tired now to hide it very well, and if there’s a non-zero chance they’re both gonna die, roman figures, he might as well be a little bit honest with her, and if she’s gonna die she might as well be a little bit honest back, and maybe somehow they end up having a real conversation about their relationship and what they want and the risks they’re taking and it’s all laid out in a way that roman actually registers - i.e. no dick pics, no marriage, but also maybe he was a little serious about the proposal and gerri has to wrap her head around that? and they sort of land on a “if we survive this we’ll figure out what makes sense going forward” approach but at least they’re more or less on the same page now and season three won’t be a nightmare -

me at 3:30 am: - and it takes more than 24 hours, they’re stuck together waiting to possibly die for more than a day and apart from their own relationship they’ve killed the time and coped by actually talking about real shit in their lives, gerri’s already considering the nda she’ll have to have him sign if they get out of this, but then someone comes and asks for all foreign nationals to stand up and they call for roman specifically and shit, they think, this could be about the deal or they really could be about to execute us in cold blood, and roman’s torn between wanting gerri with him and not being sure that that’s the safest option, but none of the hostages that have been taken out of the room have returned so fuck it, he thinks, “leave her out of this - she’s just my fucking assistant, look at her, she’s got no part in this” - and gerri’s furious but she can’t really do anything about it and they take roman away and for about an hour she’s convinced he’s fucking dead, and she might still be, too, and when another man with a gun comes for her she just goes with him, practically disassociated at this point, kind of thinking it might be better for her to die rather than have to figure out how to tell logan roy that roman was killed on her watch, but instead they lead her to a room where roman is waiting and he’s on the phone and all the breath is knocked right out of her -

me at 7:00 am as my alarm goes off: 😩😒 🎶 regrets, i have a few 🎶

[siofra-river]

Anakin, can you explain Bioshock to me like I am 5 years old?

I can! So, most of bioshock takes place in an underwater city called Rapture. The whole idea behind Rapture was that you basically could do whatever the fuck you wanted without interference from any kind of government or religious bodies, and surprisingly, it does not end well.

Bioshock is the story of a city doomed to fail from the start. The creator, Andrew Ryan, follows what’s essentially extreme individualism and libertarianism, Objectivism, so basically he doesn’t stop people trying to manipulate the system. And so, a right asshole named Frank Fontaine takes advantage of that, he hires two people, Brigid Tenenbaum and Yi Suchong to create and refine what is called Splicing, which is basically modifying your genetics and changing yourself, and the explanation behind the powers you get in the games, but Fontiane uses the Splicers (people who are addicted to Splicing) to start a civil war with Ryan, who also resorts to manipulating Splicers and his security systems and it just sends the whole city to shit. When you’re running through it as Jack (first game protag) or Delta (second game protag) it’s got like lots of damage and decay, whole areas will be closed off or have water up your characters knees. In the second game you can actually go through areas completely underwater and you see a lot of the damage and rust that’s been caused by the neglect.

To explain the enemies more, you have: Splicers, Little Sisters, and Big Daddies. The main enemies of Bioshock 1 & 2. They’re basically all people who have been changed some way by ADAM, and in-game you get ADAM from Little Sisters.

They’re children taken from the orphanages run by Fontaine . And have the slugs that produce ADAM implanted within them, they’re also like brainwashed conditioned to basically just see everything as a wonderland so they keep gathering/producing ADAM. And little Sisters are always followed around by people known as Big Daddies, who were people who have been experimenting on with the ADAM and have been surgically implanted within Giant Diving suits and have also been brainwashed and essentially turned into attack dogs, they follow around Little Sisters and protect them if they’re attacked by Splicers or You. They’re pretty tragic since you learn a lot of the time they didn’t have a choice or were like blackmailed into getting these experiments done on them. The protagonist of the second game, Subject Delta, is also a Big Daddy, the one on the left of the pic below

Also I guess I forgot to explain Splicers but they’re essentially the main enemies you’re fighting 95% of the time, average joes and janes who essentially went insane from Splicing too much. And yeah I’ll also say this, I think it’s pretty tasteless for your main enemies in this game to essentially just be drug addicts :-/ who are based off like WW1-2 veteran photos of those who’ve been like. Disfigured during the wars.

There’s also Bioshock Infinite but it is so far removed from Bioshock 1-2 it’s kinda wacky. It basically takes place in like the 1800s in a city that’s basically a flying white supremacist wet dream. And you play as a guy named Booker trying to get to the daughter of the Racism land leader, and to all goes to shit and there’s like a lot of dimension travel and it gets confusing very quickly and it’s very goofy and doesn’t get the spirit of Bioshock which I’d say is like Isolation, the ambiance and fear of a whole city against you. It just feels like a shoot-fest with lamer powers than bioshock 1 or 2, and also it’s messaging is that if you’re a black person fighting racists with violence you’re just as bad as systemic racism.

[trulymadlysydney]

OKAY first of all obsessed with the note taking! the point about frank promoting jack the way i took it was to me was yeah to mess with alice? Bc he did say to her he was like fascinated with her so maybe to see if she truly can solve the puzzle? Also the new car i saw someone mention idk if was on here or twitter but he modeled jack to be a “james bond” like man so maybe the car to fit the theme? ALSO when jack is yelling at alice at the end that he has been going out to work so hard to keep her in the sim where she is happy but irl SHE was the one working hard long hours while he did very lil i thought that was an interesting nod. Peg being always pregnant ima assume maybe has to do with irl pregnancy issues? Like bunny said she lost her kids irl so in the sim their alive and happy.

OH one thing i also noticed no one mention about the ending and if she made it out alive was the gasp AND the little fast clip of real alice like dancing….. i cant decide if that means she died and so the irl alice who even if miserable from work and money stress still had freedom and joy from simple things or she died and thus so real alice and who she was also died.

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OKAY HELLO you sent this so long ago but I've been so busy fk;lfdlkasj so I'm responding now.

First of all yeah I genuinely think that pretty much everything Frank does is to mess with Alice. Although I am curious, cause in the beginning when Alice and Bunny are chatting about Bill and Violet, Alice says "I dunno, Jack better recruit somebody soon" or something along those lines so.... is that how he gets promoted and shit?

SEE I get what you mean about the dancing but the clip of her dancing IRL is also shown a few times throughout the movie WITH Jack dancing with her, although we don't see him as clearly as we see her. It's from that day we got set pics of her in the yellow shirt and floral skirt and him in the blue button up looking like someone's weird cousin... so I think those final clips of her dancing are just like to show the happy points of her real life... but I think the huge gasp means she made it back.

[lucy-sky]

So, darlings. I wanted to talk about Small Engine Repair (2021) and I don’t want to avoid spoilers, so I’ll do it under the cut. There’s a smaller and spoiler-free review on my letterboxd (y’all are very welcome to follow me there btw!) 

The movie is pretty wild and I realize it’s not for everyone, but I actually loved it a lot! As I already said, the more I think of it, the more I like it somehow :) So yeah, if anyone wants to talk to me about this film - please do :) 

Warning: I apologise for any possible mistakes/typos. It’s not an adequate review, it’s basically just a mess stream of consciousness :’DD

I was excited about this movie mostly because of... My men, of course :’) Well, I’m not ashamed because let’s be fair - we all watch movies for our actor crushes. I got interested in it since the first teasers, because Jon Bernthal looked amazing *_* And then Shea Whigham crush happened, so can you imagine my excitement?? To say I’m not disappointed is to say nothing at all, I’m absolutely delighted to see these two as besties :)))) I mean yeah, all the three characters are besties, but the chemistry between Bernthal and Whigham is just *chef’s kiss*. So, even if the movie wasn’t great I would still enjoy it in a way because of them.

But the plot seemed intriguing too. Remember the trailer? It started with just old friends having a good time, and then the tone suddenly changes and you realize something really bad happened. To be completely honest, after the trailer I expected the film to be even darker than it turned out to be. I thought Frank was gonna kill someone, or already killed someone or who knows, maybe not all of the characters were gonna survive. I thought there might be some plot twist where a nice guy suddenly turns out to be evil or something like that... And you know what? Maybe some people would be disappointed that there’s no shocking twists like that, but as for me - I’m glad the film is the way it is. That the characters are managed to stay human. That they didn’t kill anyone. That the story ends on such a touching note. Yeah, I might be sentimental, so what? 

Small Engine Repair is such a wierd mixture of a dark (like REALLY dark), yet absolutely hilarious comedy (damn, this whole revenge thing made laugh so hard I teared up, because asfdafafafg %))) Packie’s dick being the most photogenic - I died x’DDD Surely Swaino is an expert here xDDD This whole scene was so explicit, but SO hilarious, every line and every second of it - brilliant!), a serious drama, and just a very endearing, touching movie about friendship. I can’t believe how it manages to be both dark and touching at once, but surprisingly it WORKS! The fact that you can see Jon’s doggos and his daughter in the film makes it even more personal, gives it more warmth. Yes, you may say the plot twists are predictable. When Chad Walker appears, we already understand it’s somehow connected with Crystal. And when he tells that story, I also low key realized it’s about her. So maybe it all wasn’t surprising enough, but it doesn’t really matter, at least to me. This movie and these characters - they’ve got heart and soul, despite the dark/dirty jokes and countless f-words during the movie. Of course none of them is flawless. I’d say all of them are quite problematic, but somewhere deep inside they’re nice guys. And yes, they really are a family. 

I love the way the characters are written. Yes, especially Swaino and Packie. Love those little details about them, like Swaino’s sisters :)) idk, to me Jon’s character is like a huge teddy bear, and he’s incredibly charismatic in this one, even if he doesn’t know how to instagram xDDD Packie is cool too, looks like he’s just a dumbass, but at the same time he’s smart and even helped Crystal with her essays :)) Shea’s filmography is really impressive, but Packie somehow feels different from all his characters, and is possibly the funniest (I think only Eugene from Wristcutters can compete). I’m glad my man had quite a lot of screen time here, he even gets to narrate a childhood story and I absolutely loved it :))) oh and someone really should make Whigham start an instagram account after this movie, I insist! xDDDD

Actually the topic of social media and privacy is really important these days. For example, not so long ago Lainey Molnar (you probably saw her illustrations) posted in her instagram stories about her nail artist who had a bachelorette party and was challenged to give her phone number to a random guy. As she was a bit drunk it didn’t occur to her to give him a fake number, and the dude literally posted her pic and number online saying she wants to get laid. So yeah, shit like that happens all the goddamn time in our age of social media, and that’s why it should be talked about. It’s also disgusting that for some dudes like Chad Walker all this is just fun and games, they easily get away with this and live their life like there’s nothing wrong while someone’s life is completely ruined. In a way Small Engine Repair made me think of Promising Young Woman, if you get what I mean. 

So yeah - serious drama and hilarious comedy work together surprisingly well and the film manages to be surprisingly heartwarming until the end. At times it’s as cozy as those warm knitted clothes Swaino and Packie are wearing. I hope Crystal is gonna be alright in the end and they will just get through it together! And one day they’ll gonna hang out together again: Frank, Swaino, Packie, Crystal, and Karen too, eat steaks and make silly photos (no nashville filter!) Ugh, did I tell you I’m sentimental?..

Anyways, conclusion. I liked Small Engine Repair way more than I expected!

I think this is all I wanted to say, yep. 

[nunchucksnun]

Replying to your asks!

@gayowlanon Hi! Yeah, for some reason I never even bothered to check whether my askbox was open or not. I assumed it was open ahaha 😅

Regarding your question - there's that bonus part I've just posted (granted, you asked that question before it was up) and....yup. I haven't written/drawn anything past that.

@pretty-goldensunlight Thank you so much! I love your profile pic btw :3

@the-pun-sexual-nerd Thank you for feedback! "Very tense" is exactly what I wanted to achieve, I'm glad that you think I was successful in pulling that off :D

I might draw more of this comic, maybe?.. to be frank, I never intended it to be longer, but I see how the open ending might leave people wanting to read more.

@silverdama Thank you! "Excellent" is a very high praise :D

But yeah, side from the bonus part, I've got nothing but some ideas in my head. That comic alone took me one month to draft out and another month to line, so even if I do decide to continue this comic, it will either a) take a lot of time; b) be of lesser quality in regards to panel work/art