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SQUISH da pearlie

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Okay, I'll admit I missed a lot in the Splatoon fandom. I wasn't very active there for the simple fact that I RESENT GAMING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES WITH THE BURNING POWER OF A THOUSAND SUNS, so I missed a lot of splatfests, I missed the grand festival, and I basically missed the entirety of Splatoon 3. I'm "out of the loop", as they say. I may be expressing an opinion that has already been said a million times over, and I would like to apologize in advance for that.

All that being said, I am a big Pearlina shipper, so I have to say...

WHAT. THE. SHELL. IS. THIS??????

These are apparently their grand fest outfits.

And...I...have several questions.

WHO at Nintendo approved these???

Like, this was on PURPOSE, right? This might as well be confirmation, right?? You DON'T see straight people dress like this, right???

"Grumpkin, you're overreacting! Just because it looks like BDSM gear doesn't mean-"

PEARL. IS. WEARING. A. HARNESS! (Don't even get me started on her dominatrix hat.)

Even then, how do you in any way justify what Marina is wearing!

My psyche can't weather this, what the hell is this doing in a kid's game...

(Despite what you probably gleaned from this post, I actually love this so much. This is a positive reaction, I promise. I just...don't get how this happened, you know? Like, there MUST be gay people on the Splatoon team.)

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i think it is important to recognize the ways in which your favorite thing sucks. i think it keeps u normal

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free evening

its been a long time since i made a full af piece for myself :)

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Babylon Berlin really said “fascists can easily infiltrate leftist spaces just by learning the right vocabulary” and I feel like that’s...a pretty important overall message that the fandom is mostly sleeping on.

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If you think this is Canon wait till you get to side order

Okay, I'll admit I missed a lot in the Splatoon fandom. I wasn't very active there for the simple fact that I RESENT GAMING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES WITH THE BURNING POWER OF A THOUSAND SUNS, so I missed a lot of splatfests, I missed the grand festival, and I basically missed the entirety of Splatoon 3. I'm "out of the loop", as they say. I may be expressing an opinion that has already been said a million times over, and I would like to apologize in advance for that.

All that being said, I am a big Pearlina shipper, so I have to say...

WHAT. THE. SHELL. IS. THIS??????

These are apparently their grand fest outfits.

And...I...have several questions.

WHO at Nintendo approved these???

Like, this was on PURPOSE, right? This might as well be confirmation, right?? You DON'T see straight people dress like this, right???

"Grumpkin, you're overreacting! Just because it looks like BDSM gear doesn't mean-"

PEARL. IS. WEARING. A. HARNESS! (Don't even get me started on her dominatrix hat.)

Even then, how do you in any way justify what Marina is wearing!

My psyche can't weather this, what the hell is this doing in a kid's game...

(Despite what you probably gleaned from this post, I actually love this so much. This is a positive reaction, I promise. I just...don't get how this happened, you know? Like, there MUST be gay people on the Splatoon team.)

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here's a snippet from the next wip chapter of with you there's no pretending—its lowkey going to take longer than i thought it would :((( it's growing bigger and bigger so probably no update this week but HOPEFULLY next week if all goes well 🤞

(this is a first draft SO ITS REALLY MESSY AHH dont hate also peep the POV switch 😉)

Pearl never wanted to see the inside of that coddamn HQ boardroom again. Had they actually just needed a thirty minute meeting after whatever that coffee date was? Especially one where they just—spewed numbers at them the whole time? Pearl crossed her arms and leaned back onto the elevator wall. The cool metal pressed against her back. Boring, corporate-ass, sell-out bullshit. Just the sight of Mika's face—her stupid pink fins, and ugly pantsuit—made her want to bash her head repeatedly with a sea snail—or worse, subject herself to a private, one-on-one solo lecture from Sheldon about something stupid like the dexterity of chargers. She supposed she was the idiot who'd gotten them into all this in the first place, so maybe she deserved it. She glanced over at Marina beside her—she was staring at the wall, her hands clasped together. Pearl rocked on her heels, averting her gaze. Jeez. Marina had been cagey after the date. Pearl'd thought their long-ass conversation the other day would've loosened things up. Guess not. Yeah, sure, it was awkward. Doing the mushy stuff in public? Definitely…not it, Pearl was aware of that. But she hadn't expected Marina to be acting like this when it was just the two of them. The elevator stopped, and the crustacean in front of them got off, leaving the two of them alone. "That was fun," Pearl deadpanned, watching Marina to see how she'd react. Marina didn't laugh. Again. Just clenched her jaw tigher. Pearl's stomach twisted. Ok, this was officially weird.

i'm about maybe 40% done??? plus editing that has to be finished and everything so that's why im posting a snippet teehee

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Screaming

chapter six of pearlina fake dating au almost done... i should be ready to post on friday hehehehehhehe

here's one last tease:

But it had been so easy to add a little bit extra into their back-and-forth. Too easy. Plus, she had to admit—it had been kinda fun to put on a show. Fun, to keep the crowd fed—To hear the fans holler, and watch the cameras flash as she reached up to kiss Marina on the cheek. Pearl'd always been someone who loved to perform.

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Despair

Trying to slowly get back into drawing (wasn't able to for quite a while) but I made this so its something. wee

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Pearl loves her autistic girlfriend Marina 💕

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pearlina fake dating au fic update!!

“And I don’t want it to mess up what we already have,” Marina continued. “I don’t know what I would do if all of this was ruined because of—”

“Hold up—you think this is gonna mess with us? ” Pearl put her hands out in front of her. “After everything we’ve been through?”

“How can it not?” Marina leaned forwards. “Everything is going to be different now, the way people see us...”

“Aw, hey, don’t freak out,” said Pearl. “Marina, you’re my best friend. Nothing is gonna change that. Not even this.”

Marina tried her best to smile at that. Best friends. It’s what they were to each other, wasn’t it? It should have been enough for her. It was enough for her. “I… I don’t want to hurt you, or go too far…”

“Me neither.” Pearl switched her position so she was sitting up, facing Marina directly. Marina had to tilt her head down to look her in the eye. “We can check in with each other, yeah? If anything gets weird.”

“Yeah,” said Marina. “I would like that.” 

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FIC UPDATE!!!

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Summer Nights human Squid Sisters

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Knowing how this tech works, this will affect everyone at some point.

Get a nasty enough cut? App won't recognise you. Bruise from medical treatment or accident or violence? Might not recognise you as human.

people are clowning on this guy on reddit but uhhh let's pause for a minute and ask...so what happens if someone has a skin condition? what if part of their face has been burned? what if they're missing their eyes? and so what if they just have a fuckton of tattoos? recognition algorithms are aligned with the most ""average"" / ""normal"" features which means any deviation gets denied access to shit we didnt need age verification for 1 year ago. i dont care if it's a choice versus not, dont care if it's accessing porn or wikipedia, this needs to stop

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Woe, more ranma upon ye

Enjoy

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This is true for everyone, as a matter of fact.

Don't smoke. It's expensive and increases your health bills.

Don't do it.

if you’re a baby trans and you haven’t started smoking cigarettes or vaping yet don’t. it’s actually not that hot or interesting. It will just cause you ungodly frustrations and suffering and cost you a bunch of money and be next to impossible to quit

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I have been informed I may have gotten this backwards

really poorly coordinated maids all trying to secretly feminize the young prince so she ends up on like 18 mg of estrogen a day