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[chococookiez]

This blog gets passed around like a blunt sometimes forgive me if i act weird on here <3

(now playing - top song)

hi my names cookie, local feral asshole who reblog sprees very often, be warned. i also shitpost and artpost sometimes, but im mostly posting bands i love + phighting, forsaken, ultrakill and homestuck currently! for more info about me check my carrd (though it's a little outdated and i can't be asked to make a new one...)

my asks turn on and off semi frequently due to the amount of bot asks i get... if asks are off and for some reason you wanna yap im sorry, maybe try the system blog! (though we've had to turn asks off there too from time to time...)

I AM ALSO THE HOST AND CORE OF A SYSTEM we call ourselves the sandpit turtle pile or sandpitsys because haha funny shadow moses reference and we post about system stuff sometimes under the #system bullshit tag + WE NOW HAVE A SYSTEM BLOG!! @sandpitturtlescove

sticking this post to my pinned cause its my legacy now apparently

tags list under the cut :33 theyre all featured tags but this explains them

#and today on cookie's ramblings - textposts that are usually rambles

#cookie jams - ramblings except specifically about certain songs

#cookie's trash bin - art posts

#nightly ptv posting - something i did for a while cause i was unreasonably excited to see them live

#cookie's erisol posting, #vicposting, #oliposting + others in the featured tags - reblog spree tags that are self explanatory

#chat can i reblog this - things im unsure about reblogging here but i do anyway, usually suggestive

[gomzdrawfr]

I now can't stop thinking of Bear!Price and Chipmunk/Quokka!Price. He's like a Digimon. Shifts between forms for battle. (Did I just show my age? Maybe. I'm stylin' it out.)

Dude I love digimon HAHA so yes I can totally see where this is coming from, Nik having a Digivice and Price going between Chipmunk and Bear

[old-skyguy]

Look.

Ace Attorney fandom.

I know why people don't like Turnabout Bigtop. I am among the people who dislike Turnabout Bigtop.

But I GET why people like the case. I'm not going to be one of those annoying people who just blindly dump on it because I hate those mfs too.

Thing about Bigtop isn't that it sucks. Thing isn't the weird grooming stuff (though that is a huge part of it). It's not that it could've been good.

It's that - in my personal OPINION - it could have been *great*.

I think it had the potential to be one of the best third cases in the trilogy. It had everything; a fun and goofy setting fit for a pretty dang goofy lawyer game - where the environment itself had jokes and quips and one-liners and mishaps and tomfoolery written all over it, it had the previous case introducing a very interesting and important plotline that gave background for one of the more well-loved characters while also introducing an equally fucked up and lovable new one who was a child forced into a shit childhood of naivete in a CIRCUS with another character who was very naive and childish - whose interactions could have been funny and cute and reflective of said shit from the previous case (seriously she becomes such an important character in the 4th case, WHY would they not include her in this one for some character development? How did they fuck up letting a CHILD explore a CIRCUS?? That would have made the interactions flow MUCH better).

They had a pretty good, sympathetic killer imo, a morally dubious victim, an asshole of a client (who was pretty flat admittedly in-game, but I like his weird, topsy-turvy reasoning for it in the anime. Also, I think Max being kinda a dick would have bode well for the themes of Farewell since most of his clients up to this point have been like...nice? Not nice, but sympathetic, but him having to defend someone who's innocent but a prick would have shown him that just because someone is an asshole, doesn't mean they deserve to suffer for it and that they have the potential to grow as people, which is almost a complete foil to what Matt was. Ultimately, I would have loved the contrast of them as clients and I think it would have also served as character development for Phoenix, especially with his low-empathy tendencies).

They just didn't think that far ahead. They just didn't execute it well enough. They just decided to make three of the adult characters fight for the hand in marriage of a teenage girl. (Bat's part of the story was actually kinda good if he was just YOUNGER, I think him doing that for Regina would have been a stupid thing someone in the circus would do to impress their crush. Damn you Ace Attorney and your weird treatment of underage girls!!)

It just flopped and that's ok.

Even though it kinda sucked, it can still mean something to me.

Also I'm a Moe Curls apologist. I liked him, shut up.

[cryptixotic]

Day 30 : Halloween

[thaliawritesblog]

MHA HOPE AGENCY VOLUME 1 COVER REVEAL!

I attempted a cover for my fanfic! Here's what the girls look like haha

Read Hope Agency: Wounds that will not Heal Vol.1 here.

[biitchcakes]

They cast WHO to play WHO NOW ??

BEHOLD:

Make way for THE live action Doom

[ame-to-ame]

A lot has been going through my head recently so I'm thankful that at least I can draw to let it out somewhat u.u

A little bit of a ramble and vent up ahead!

I guess a lot of it has to do with my health, unfortunately I can't really talk about anything going on in my life without doing a little disclaimer about my health. But I saw a TikTok recently about how you don't realize how easily you can get abandoned until you're disabled.

I knew that I had something wrong with my body and I knew I was suffering with something for a while, I went to the doctors I took medication I would feel physically unwell time and time but I never termed my illness as a disability until recently when applying for a job I saw it covered underneath the list of disabilities. And I guess that's when the dots connected and the wheels started turning. Because I guess I'm not weak for feeling so tired and feeling like everything is so hard when other people seem to be able to do it fine. My body requires a different treatment than the norm, that's all.

But being different from the norm makes you easily forgotten by society. Just like how society forgets to accommodate for people with disabilities. You look towards others to see how you should act in this world only to realize it doesn't quite apply to you. So you can really only try to look inwards and hold onto your thoughts and ideas and hope you're doing it right at your own pace for your own life, hoping to run into people like you on the way for guidance.

Fear of abandonment ties into the overall concept and feeling of loneliness. And I'm sure there's enough critique existing already about how our current structure of society cultivates loneliness and doesn't foster strong meaningful connections outside of the nuclear family model. I'm sure I could go down a rabbit hole of criticizing suburbia or the exploitativeness of capitalism and how it prevents community. But from a very very personal standpoint. I've always been scared ever since I realized I was on the aroace spec. Because the default assumption is that as people grow older friends will drift apart to see each other less frequently, and the only people you're in constant contact with will be your family and your partner. And it always has been looming in the back of my mind, but it's becoming more realized now and it's. Well. Scary. I have friends I want to see often. I have people I want to talk to almost everyday. People I text all the time even if I see them once every 3 months. To not just fear but know, anticipate, that I will eventually come after someone new who will enter their life and take a more important role makes me feel some certain way in my chest that does not feel good. Why can't I take that role? Why can't I stick around if I don't provide that romantic or familial asset? I don't know. But it's not the norm to do it, so I don't ask.

Recently I've been having bouts of jealousy, or at least that's what I termed it at first, whenever one of my friends would make a comment that they were stealing one of my other friends away from me. I'd say it makes me feel jealous when they tell me stuff like that, and they'd tell me it's my fault I don't have the time to do xyz for the other person. Maybe the source of feeling upset for me was that they were taunting me knowing this other person was important to me, and making it into a competition where they're showing me how they're a better friend to them by doing xyz. But maybe deep inside under all the ugly feelings I feel when they keep doing it to my face is jealousy. Because one of the thoughts that comes up to me is. You have a partner. Please don't try to take a friend from me when you already have a partner and other friends.

And obviously with that comes a lot of shame for feeling that way and one of those thoughts being how I'm not allowed to feel this sort of jealousy towards someone who's just a normal friend. A close friend perhaps, but you're still not allowed to feel jealous towards a friend according to societal norms. Because usually people will say maybe she's more than just a friend to you.

And I know allo people still find friends important. But I know that for most of my life I've known and felt friendship to fall into the background to make room for romantic relationships. Sometimes I just wonder if the only way to stay in someone's life consistently at the frequency I need is to be romantically involved. There are ideals in life and I know that between any sort of relationship communication is the foundation but grr. I just think it's probably easier if you're the default that society assumes.

Anyway. Anyway. Being left behind and forgotten by society! Ik I'm venting abt it but on the other hand it's sometimes a little freeing to know that in being unable to conform, the path I tread will be something I have chosen for myself. I love my friends and they are essentially family to me so it makes me just extra lonely sometimes thinking about the possibility of growing older without seeing them as often grr

[malka-lisitsa]

❛ i'm kind of lost. ❜ (amara)

"Such is the point of a corn maze, try to keep up kamikaze. Wouldn't want the minotaur to find you."

[al-gorythym]

Woo!

[h-a-unted]

[text] I fucked up. I fucked up really bad. – @w3atherwitch

Reacher is not one to answer every message, especially not those that he thinks will lead nowhere. But this is clearly not just any message. He read it first and almost placed the phone back down, but ultimately double-checked to make sure he read properly. Checking it twice, his head tilts a bit. If this was to be taken seriously, then something dire must have happened, he surmised.

[heart-bones]

I have never in my life been working on two pieces at the same time (I've never written anything long enough to warrant it, just small pieces whenever the urge presented itself) BUT cowbats will not leave my brain so I might start it ⚰️

[heartbeatlicense]

hitting on the heroes before a match

feat. Iron Fist, Luna Snow, Star Lord

tags: just some shameless flirting/banter

“Woah, is that you, Iron Fist? Didn’t expect to see you out here.”

“I’ll say… One minute I was meditating under the Tree of Immortality. Next thing you know, multiple dimensions are collapsing and I’m fighting in the frontlines to protect them. Regardless, I am always ready to fight for the greater good.”

“Oh?” You responded, surprised at how much younger his voice sounded than expected. It was certainly hard to miss. The more you observed him, the more you noticed the differences. “You’re definitely not the Iron Fist I’m familiar with.”

“Yeah yeah, I know. I’m not the Danny Rand you were expecting,” he said with a frustrated sigh, clearing expecting yet another naysayer to doubt his abilities compared to his predecessor.

“Hey, I didn’t say it was an issue,” you chuckled and put your hands up in a playful surrender. “In fact, I certainly wouldn’t mind getting to know this current generation of Iron Fist better. How about after this battle, you and me spend some time getting to know each other?”

His demeanor quickly shifted once he picked up on what you were saying. He let out a slight laugh with a hint of pink gracing his cheeks. “You know, that doesn’t sound too bad. I’m down if you help me take down whatever fools lay behind those doors.”

“It’s a deal!”

“Well you’re certainly a sight for sore eyes. Mind if I have your name?”

“You haven’t heard of me before? I’m Luna Snow. I’m sort of a big star in my reality, you know.”

“Really? Then it’s a shame your radiance hasn’t reached my world until now,” You said with a little dramatic flair to your words.

Luna’s eyebrows raised, catching onto the double meaning of your words, as a hint of an amused smile played on her lips “That’s quite a smooth one, charmer. Looks like I’m gonna be watching your back once we’re out there fighting.”

“That means I gotta protect your front as well. Can’t have the radiant star getting hurt under my watch now, can we?” You paused, taking a moment to note the snowflake emblem on her collar and the other icy details on her outfit. “Or shall I say not melt under my watch?”

Luna couldn’t help but laugh. It was a sweet charming laugh befitting of an idol. “Yes of course. Maybe after we’ve save our realities from total time collapse, I can give you an exclusive performance as a thanks.” She offered with a wink and pretty smile.

“Not to intrude or anything but am I hearing Queen right now?”

“Oh you sure are! They’re practically the main feature in this mixtape I brought.”

“You listen to music while fighting? That’s so cool but I should’ve expected it from the legendary Star Lord,” You said with genuine awe beaming in your voice as you noticed the walkman secured to his belt. “Would totally do the same if it didn’t overwhelm my already heightened senses.”

“Aw, man. You’re totally missing out then! Blasting jams in my ears totally gets me pumped up.”

“Eh, it’s not too big of a deal. I usually reserve the music as a nice post-battle treat anyway.” You shrugged. You then gave him a once over before adding, “You’re free to join me if you wish. Just a nice wind down from battle, me and you.”

Peter’s eyes widened and his cheeks reddened, fortunately all covered up by his mask, while he quickly stammered. “Oh yeah, of course, haha. I’m totally down for that,” he awkwardly chuckled, scratching the back of his neck, as his usually bravado faded away in mere seconds thanks to this sudden turn of events. He then cleared his throat. “That sounds awesome. I’ll be seeing you after this fight.”

a.n: LEEEEEEEGEEEENNDDDDARRRRYYYYYY sorry that was stuck in my head the entire time i was writing the starlord part

[nyc-looks]

Dot, 26

“I’m wearing a blazer that my friends made me and hand embroidered with my name for my birthday! The shirt is embroidered with Betty Boops and was also a vintage birthday gift from my partner a few years ago. and the Uggs of course, back very much into Uggs with every outfit. I also love a button/pin flair so I added a bunch to liven up the look - it felt too serious haha! Currently my style is really inspired by the vibrant colorful tacky carelessness of the 2010s. Recently have just been trying to take myself a little less seriously and have more fun and clowns always of course … I’m in a major period of self-rediscovery of style and taste now that I’m in my mid 20s.”

Oct 30, 2024 ∙ SoHo

[boiledkwamaegg]

I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING

I hope I'm not jinxing this, but I'm entertaining my ambitions and so I've decided that I'd really like to make a Skyrim fic as my first webcomic project! I need some experience under my belt before I jump into making my original story, so now that I'm locked in on the TES brainrot, why not write something for Faenil? I decided to give the story a Finnish title despite the story being written entirely in English haha. Taivaanrajan Tappaja is a (poor) play on words with Skyrim and the Finnish word for the horizon, and it roughly translates to "Killer of Sky's Edge", I thought it would give the story some personal flair... And maybe all the Finnish TES fans can go torille with me too or something. Anyway, I really like how this turned out <3 It'll take a while still before I have the whole story mapped out, and drawing it will be my personal hell, but stay tuned until then I guess?

[gabbiecasso]

Just me and my reflections on Shikatema

I've been weirdly hyperfixated recently on Shikamaru and Temari, and so I reflected a lot just to properly dissect the reasons myself because I initially couldn't really understand why I liked them when I was really young, more so as an adult (and as demi/ace) LOL so imma yap

As a demi, I've always struggled with romance themes. I always subtly feel like my circuits are frying when I watch anything romance or I often just plainly feel indifferent. Thankfully I managed to spot a few patterns by spending a lot of time in my head; one of them is that I prefer romance when it's not under the spotlight (idk I noticed I always prefer the side pairs more than the main pairs in any story HAHA) I guess that was one of the categories that Shikatema falls under.

I spent more than a decade watching/reading Naruto and it was enough time for me to have a close affinity with these characters and love them for creating such a huge impact in my childhood without the heavy emotional flairs that Naruto and the rest of characters put upfront. They ultimately became my two favorite characters in the series because I share the same traits and tendencies as them. It also wasn't a surprise that two of my favorite characters ended up together because their relationship was slowly developed and it didn't come off like shocking news.

Unlike the other pairs in Naruto where it seems to have characters fixating on someone or characters overshadowing the other, Shikatema operate on a level playing field. They're each strong leaders and strategists in their own right, both competent enough to recognize each other's strengths. They don't feel the need to change the other nor prove their worth. They're their own person and it clearly shows early in the series and even as it progresses to Shippuden.

I personally dislike being the center of anyone's attention or constantly feeding someone attention so I gravitate more to people who are deeply more passionate about purpose/duty/service/something more than about me and my presence. Shikatema has that dynamic where their relationship feels more like a partnership than a romance based on dependency. They both have important (political) roles in their own respective villages, and they know their purposes and the weight that they carry very well—which prolly explains why both are self-sufficient, independent, and capable. They both take their duties seriously and you don't see a scene where one craves for the other's attention (it’s funny how actively and arduously they work on their duty while in each other’s presence so you can definitely say they were literally there for (and with) each other as they fulfilled their roles as diplomat escort/advisor and diplomat/royalty)

Another that I value DEEPLY to my core is individuality, and I've always adored how Shikamaru and Temari preserve their individuality while still thriving together. It's one of the main factors why they see each other as equals and why none of them overpowers the other.

Shikamaru, laid-back and often understated, complements Temari’s directness and assertiveness. His relaxed demeanor helps her stay grounded and objective rather than just taunting in combat or in general LMFAO

Meanwhile, Temari, who is confident and comfortable taking charge, gives Shikamaru's abilities more buoyancy—she openly calls out his BS and he welcomes it because he knows how unassuming, and, at times, self-deprecating he can be. He never seeks the spotlight and often downplays his own abilities and it's where Temari's outspokenness fits the bill (this energy is also quite evident in Shikamaru Hiden)

Both characters also challenge gender norms (I'm inclined to believe that their characters' subtle sexism when they were first introduced in the series was part of the writing, there is an active discussion about this somewhere and I genuinely believe it has its purpose) Young Shikamaru yaps about her being too troublesome because she's incessantly outspoken/spunky. Young Temari yaps about him being too emotional because he didn't seem to receive emotional training.

Yet in the long run, Shikamaru's honesty and vulnerability allow Temari to soften up and witness the act of kindness by someone who wears his heart on his sleeve (which was first seen during the Sasuke retrieval arc at the hospital where Shikamaru had an emotional breakdown) and Temari's unwavering strength and energy nudges Shikamaru into action when he might otherwise hesitate (Temari often banters with him to make him commit to his decisions and not spend too much time in his head)

Both characters also have innate leadership. I noticed that one of my main attraction points is leadership (as an act of service girlie) and these two have that strong nature: Shikamaru leads with his introspective nature, while Temari leads with her assertive nature.

It was evident first during the Chunin exams when they were pitted against each other—both read their opponents exceptionally well and they both show a strong sense of battle awareness while keeping their cool and executing their strategies effectively. It's no surprise that Shikamaru was promoted Chunin and Temari was promoted Jonin & Ambassador (it wasn't clear when Temari was promoted, but in the early episodes of Shippuden, she was already a Jonin & Ambassador who frequently visits Konoha) They both learned to grow as leaders who first serve their people before themselves in their respective villages and it stretches further during the war arc where they serve not just people from their respective villages but the entire Alliance.

Both were also Chunin exam proctors, so ain't that great LOL I think it was one of the many factors why I never doubted their parenting (and Shikadai did grew up to be such a fine and disciplined shinobi with a strong moral code) Both did seem to question each other's parenting styles since Temari favors intense training while Shikamaru advocates leisure (which I believe is a great balance) but both parents have fostered Shikadai's agency; allowing him to come up with his own conclusions and decisions based on his critical thinking because both Shikamaru and Temari share the same values in their youth.

In the series, high intensity emotions are almost always present in every relationship but their relationship has a subdued nature—They don't need long stretches of dialogues to understand each other because all they needed was experiences, and a little observation and deduction.

They didn't need to prove their worth to each other (or to anyone honestly) because it's built on deep understanding rather than overt passion. Altho it had a different interpretation in the manga, both characters even agree that marriage is troublesome LOL (but welp)

Last one is that both are strategists. Chess is my sport and puzzles/tactical games that require mental effort has always been my comfort, I guess it's natural for me to gravitate to these two. (I like any strategic characters who also wear their heart on their sleeve)

They also approach strategy differently: Shikamaru’s intellect makes him highly logical and analytical, often relying on foresight to plan for every possible outcome. Temari is a decisive, action-oriented strategist; often has the courage to commit to a decision quickly. She also heavily thinks on the fly to understand an opponent's motive and naturally adapts.

This was again exhibited during the Chunin exams where Shikamaru's strategic skills allowed him to use his environment to his advantage while Temari displayed her adaptability and quick-thinking capabilities to counter Shikamaru's offenses since she's a heavy thinker herself.

Temari may not be as exceptionally creative as Shikamaru but she highly values intel, reason, and logic in order to come up with a counter. This was exactly the reason why her battle with Shikamaru was further stretched; up to the point where Shikamaru exhausted his chakra.

I deeply adore how both characters value planning, precision, and patience in combat while other characters in the story value power, tenacity, and speed. Irl, I value the same set of values as Shikatema in chess/games/puzzles and so I guess it’s no surprise. I get to just admire the intellectual aspect of their relationship where it allows them to not just connect emotionally but also challenge each other mentally in every screen time they had.

Thanks for coming to my yapping thread if you ever made it in the end LOL

[hatsbuckets]

"Soap and Ghost are like a good cop bad cop routine" I'm about to touch a scary hot pot

I hear you. I do... But hear meeeee

the good/bad cop thing implies some sort of ethical foil or moral leverage. But for them, in the moment I'd argue, it's not about conscience, it's about control.

for example, that scene in MW3 where Shepard’s like “and what is the purpose of this little pow wow?” and Soap says “a choice” Shepard says, "do I have one?" and Ghost just shuts it down with “no”?

yes yes we all love that moment, especially Ghost but but it is NOT good cop bad cop. Soap's not like "yeah, you can chose the option you like or the option we like" no. He also isn't like "haha a choice, look at my one liner."

I believe Soap knows it’s not a real choice. he’s. not. stupid. but he still wants to frame it like one. it’s all theater. it’s intimidation with flair. like “you can pick death or being useful. that’s the choice.” AND CHOICES BETWEEN DEATH AND NOT DEATH ARE NOT CHOICES.

and Ghost, who’s like: no. no pretense. no performance. just facts and judgment. BUT they’re both doing the same thing, just with completely different energy. Ghost just breaks your hand. Soap holds it first... then breaks it.

and they get each other. they don’t need to do it the same way, because they trust that the other will follow through. (*Unpack the scene with Milena*) two different kinds of scary.

Idk I wrote this in a rush after a quick chat with one of my buddies not understanding that Soap is a theatrical kind of scary, but just as much as scary as Ghost

Soap's style's not good cop, it's eloquent threat.