#how else are you to grow?

[bumblebeeappletree]

Your friendly reminder that ai art needs a lot of energy to run and it needs a lot more freshwater than it should to keep it cooled down. This also includes ChatGPT. So! Instead of using Ai to make your art, draw or write for yourself. And if you really really don’t want to draw or write for yourself, commission an artist or writer.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Something Old, Something New.

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[catmask]

this isnt the first or evenn second time ive drawn myself as lucifer. this is no longer a two nickels situation now its just becoming a thing

[rejectfalseicons]

sorry I started getting cuteness aggression over him. also take the stupid other thing i drew right before falling asleep

[starry-bi-sky]

watch me end up making a superdad au coz of WTNS

because!!! because i was thinking about how funny it is that Bruce's first two kids (Dick and Danny) would be superman fans, and how funny it would be if that influenced his opinion on Superman when they first met. And then I got to picking that apart, and how Danny's opinion and feelings on Superman would have the bigger impact on Bruce than Dick, since Dick's admiration for Superman (presumably) comes from the standard little kid "he's an alien and he can FLY" (and flying graysons) stuff. Which, while very very cute, is easy to ignore and disallow swaying feelings on.

But DANNY? It's not the same. While part of Danny's admiration comes from the same "holy shit he's an alien and can fly thats so COOL" vein, it also comes from a place of feeling deeply relatable to him. Both he and Superman were/are perceived as incredibly powerful, deeply dangerous creatures that are nigh impossible to stop, they have a handful of powers that are similar to one another, and they are (one of) the only ones of their kind. Superman is (one of) the last Kryptonian, Danny is (one of) the only Liminal in existence, and they might not be the same species but the principle remains the same and they're in the same boat.

As a result, Danny would just, god, he'd find so much relation in that. And yeah they're not the same but Superman would make him feel just a little less alone, a little more seen, and he'd find so much comfort in that.

And Bruce, by the time he meets Superman, would know by then about Danny's powers and his experiences and his time as Phantom and as a Liminal. And it's easy to ignore your kid's admiration for another Superhero when it stems from a place of plain hero worship or simple appreciation. It's harder to ignore it when your kid admires a Superhero because they make them feel seen and relate to them on a level you can't reach them on.

When that's the reason, how could he not think differently about Superman? When, by then, he's seen the scars left on Danny's body from all of his fights; when he's seen him cry and break down over never being able to fly again thanks to the blood blossom poison; when he's heard all about the struggles he faced with his powers, the fear he had about being found out, the fear he had when he was first developing them; and how he was ostracized by his city for his efforts just because he wasn't human, despite how much he was just trying to help.

How could he not look at Superman when they first meet, mask-to-mask, and have a little voice in the back of his mind go: 'my kid is a lot like you'

its making me emotional. if these feeligns persist im going to end up making a superdad au

[theslimeologist]

this june lets celebrate bearded women. okay?

[llemon-soda]

very VERY self indulgent thing... except you can tell i got lazy

[sulfurzee]

This is Sid Wright, and we're starting your day right!

[epicfirestormer]

Will never get over how Starscream and Skyfire's relationship is always doomed. There's never an iteration of them where they both stay on the same side at the end. They always end up being against each other, tearing each other apart (whether intentionally or not). They always end up losing each other, be it by a snowstorm, by the war, or by death itself. They never receive a happy ending together, one if not both of them is doomed to suffer.

Skyfire is doomed to be an Autobot, by forces out of his control. Starscream is doomed to be an Decepticon, by his own self destructive tendencies. They are both doomed, because of who they are. They always try to save the other, in their own way. But it never works. They are doomed to fail, whether they stay together or not.

[atomheartcutie]

scrolling the rtvs tag for current standalone apologies and statements on the "situation" has me reminded heavily of what the 2021 - 2022 mcyt space was like, with the amount of teenagers in the tag going "my fave is racist and idk what to doooo :(((" like jesus fucking christ we figured this out years ago. you shut the fuck up until everyone involved is done talking and then you hear what's said and fucking listen to it. I'm sorry and I do think rtvs were very fucking awful and immature in their responses, but at the same time if your mental well-being depends so heavily on a group of people YOU DO NOT KNOW whom your only interaction with is watching them play video games online, you need to disengage yourself from that space and find healthier things to focus on. jesus christ.

[flying-cat]

people who undermine the importance of izuku and katsuki's relationship throughout bnha because of "annoying shippers" or because they just don't like katsuki are insane because their relationship is literally so? important??? to the entire story???? katsuki is the deuteragonist of bnha. he was one of the first characters to show up. he was the first other person to know about OFA. so much of the manga is spent showing his development. if you deny his character development and relationship development ("relationship" does not always mean romantic relationship) with izuku, you are quite literally denying a massive part of the series. the manga starts with them and ends with them. you're allowed to dislike him but if you dislike him so much that you, in turn, start hating how izuku is a "punching bag" or a "doormat" for the entire series because he doesn't stay angry and vengeful at people even though a massive part of his character is that he's compassionate and kind even to people who aren't to him or used to not be, and you seriously think that that makes him weak, and you just start to dislike the main two characters of the series, i think you should. idk. stop reading, probably. read the revenge fantasy shit that you obviously want to read. there are like seven million manhwa available to you where the character gets the revenge you so desperately want to see.

[novelconcepts]

As gently and politely as I can put this: that post I made about outliving him is meant to be an anti-suicide affirmation. It is not meant to be a blinders-on assessment of reality, of the future boiling down to whether one man lives or dies. It is meant to reassure myself and everyone else that the horrors come, and the horrors go, that nothing is permanent, that hope persists with split knuckles and blood on its teeth. Things are rough. Things will likely get rougher. My eyes are open to that, but in the end, the first thing they want from us is to roll over, surrender, die. And I will not be granting that wish. I deserve to be here. You deserve to be here. We deserve to see the sun rise. And it will. I promise.

[fluffydeoxys]

OC stuff is dangerous wdym you just think about that guy and you feel things. You made that thing and it’s come such a long way like they’ve grown and fleshed out and you’re proud of them. And there’s an indescribable feeling of pride and tenderness and passion and fondness. That ☝️thingie is My Thing and I love them

[fazedlight]

Kara turned, her brow crinkling as she noticed a well-dressed woman heading her way. In a world of dirt and mud, the woman’s high-end loafers made little sense. “Can I help you?” Kara asked. “I’m hoping you can,” she said, holding out her hand. “My name is Lena Luthor.” “Luthor,” Kara said, her eyebrows raising as she took Lena’s hand. I didn’t know Lex’s sister was so pretty, she thought, fighting the odd skip of her heartbeat. “I guess you’ve paid attention to the news,” Lena said. “I would like to hire you.” “To do what?” Kara asked. “To be my jockey. I have a horse, and I want to win the Kentucky Derby.” “The Derby?” Kara sputtered. “You know I’m just a claims jockey, right?” “I do,” Lena said. “And, frankly, I barely know what that means. But I do understand statistics.” “... Statistics.”

Lena is on the verge of losing everything, and Kara is a jockey who has nothing.

For the Roses is a one-shot Horseracing AU 🏇🏇🏇

[hawkinslibrary]

i don't think the jokes about the "kids" being too old now are ever going to be funny to me. of course they're older? we're lucky they were ever age accurate to begin with, the way things usually go. but just looking at natalia, charlie, and joe -- they were literally in their 20s playing teens in s1. none of the people making these jokes ever mention that. if anything, to me, this just brings it even more full circle considering the "kids" this season are going to be closer to nancy, jonathan, and steve's age when the show first started. and the six of them are young 20s. as if teens in Most other shows aren't being played by people in their 20s and 30s. it's such a weird thing to fixate on

[essektheylyss]

I do think some of the handwringing I've seen about "hate" is funny because from what I can tell, even on twitter people are being surprisingly civil. The cast hasn't even had to make a big announcement clarifying a situation because everyone misinterpreted something and worked themselves into a furor. It took less than 12 hours after the c2 finale before Matt and Liam were like, "Uh, what do you mean, we literally said on stream Caleb and Essek get together." But there's also been a significant shift online since then to the point where anything short of "the precious baby blorbos were treated so niceys :3" is considered vicious hate, for some reason*, so I can't say I'm really surprised.