#I will strive to be better

[manesvoid]

Happy valentines!

Some roses have more than thorns to look out for.

This one was very fun to make, especially the biting animation

[sunlitsoil]

there is always tomorrow

[bigy-bigley]

THIS INTERACTION...

the way that this was literally the first thing i thought of

[vantablackdraws]

That one kiss meme but it's them

[theereboseffect]

Sometimes you have to forget making good art and give in to the silly yk

[sometimesanequine]

[ayphyx]

Extra versions (halftone & noise filter) under the cut :)

[mimkyx4]

Wats up #tumblr people so many people were doing this on Twitter and I love colouring so here you go.

[gulchingbowelss]

[hivemindscape]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHOU!!!

Fluff for the occasion!!! set in 2015; in the current day and age he's turning 25 which is crazy, hope mans nailing adulthood

bonus air kiss to my fellow queers and especially aspecs:

[tazuransi]

rulers of vialattea ⚡️💙🪽

[tgoldwalker]

It's not a new guilty gear character if there isn't a day 1 TOD on chipp so hear you go

[kwistowee]

😍 SET IT UP (2018)

[goatlilly]

Addressing Problems vs. Name Calling

There are a lot of people on the internet trying to persuade other people to listen to their opinions by calling other people names—racist, transfobic, homofobic, sexist, to name a few—but is doing this really helping anyone? To be fair, a lot of these people being called those names are, in fact, racist/transfobic/homofobic/sexist/etc., but is calling them that really going to help them change their world view? The expected result might be that the person will crumble once they realize that they’re a nasty racist/transfob/homofob/sexist/etc., but usually when attacked with hostile language they’re more likely to get defensive, dig their heels in, and start arguing about the labels while the important parts of what was said go ignored. Even in the “best case scenario” where they do listen, hate-labels tend to have the effect of shutting down any potential discussion of the topic in the future. Often a person won’t say what they once thought for fear of being called nasty names. They might even spend nights crying in their room because someone told them they’re a bad person, instead of feeling empowered to be better. Labels stick to people, even after they’ve expired, and it’s hard for a person not to feel defined or boxed in by what others say about them.

This isn't definite, of course—some people really do step up in the face of being called out for their bigotry, and those people are certainly worthy of respect--but isn’t there a better way to address problems than resorting to juvenile name calling and click-bait buzz words? Back when I was in English class in Highschool learning how to write argumentative essays, my teacher made a point of telling us to avoid using pronouns such as I or You as much as possible. Why? Because the minute the word “I” is used, it makes an argument just the author’s opinion rather than fact, making it impersonal and unimportant. When “you” is used in an argument, it makes it personal to the person on the other end of the essay. Suddenly it’s no longer an intellectual experiment—now it’s about “you”, and when everything is about “you”, whatever argument the author is presenting becomes a much bigger pill to swallow.

Instead of making an argument for why someone is racist, what if we simply wrote an argument about why people of all races should be treated with respect? What if instead of stating that people are transfobic, we helped people understand why people transition and what sort of struggles they face? What if instead of calling someone homofobic, we told them why same-sex marriages and partnerships are important? What if instead of calling someone sexist, we talked about the strengths of women and their irreplaceable contributions to the world? What if we started lifting instead of tearing down, and instead of laughing at the people in the figurative ditch we got down there and helped them climb out?

I know a lot of people who weren’t homofobic/racist/sexist/transfobic growing up—they just had questions. They asked those questions, with genuine curiosity, and then were told that because they had those questions they were bad people. Almost no one bothered to answer them, or explain to them why their views were incomplete. Instead they shot them down, told them not to have questions, and pretty soon those people I knew started becoming all those things everyone told them they were. It’s normal to have questions, and it’s good to look for answers. Not one person on this earth knows all the answers. None of us are perfect—we’re all just trying to make sense of what’s in front of us. Don’t be the person who stands on a mountain scaled by asking questions only to throw rocks down at others who are trying to make the same climb. Just because they aren’t at the summit yet doesn’t mean they aren’t trying. It’s impossible to know what a person is going through at any given time, or why they think the way they do. Especially when there’s a barrier of a screen and some imperfect walls of text preventing us from seeing the whole picture. Just be kind, be generous, and assume the best of people. Most people want to be right, so just try to help them get there. It will make the world a better place.

[tragicallycrispygirl]

I think the strangest thing to have come out of Dual Rulers, that I'm surprised more people aren't talking about, is the whole thing with Unika's birth. The wording in the episode seems to almost imply that the egg that carried Unika was left by Dizzy as she died in the future:

"The abominable gear, Dizzy, left behind an egg before her death"

And that's, weird, right? It seems like an implication that Unika was immaculately conceived. I don't think it's a coincidence that Ky is never seen once during any of the flashbacks about her origin.

What it seems to be implying to me is that Command-Type Gears have some sort of, failsafe, perhaps? Where when they're close to death, they leave behind an egg with a new Command-Type Gear within. My reasoning for this is mostly Dizzy herself, given that she was born in 2177, 2 years after Justice died / "lost power" and was sealed in a dimensional prison. (This comes from the wiki, I can't say I'm a Justice Scholar)

I think that could be an interesting explanation about where Dizzy comes from, but it's still weird to drop potentially really significant lore like that just randomly? It seems like a cool idea. I don't hate it. But it's weird to mention it in passing.

Alternatively: Sol and Ky had children with their significant others who were attempting to destroy the world. That gives them something in common at least. Choose your own adventure ig

[coquitoart]

After Unika used Thunderseal on her overdrive.