#i didnt even think about this this is insane...

[sayojin]

who said that?! wasnt me

the fucked up hypno x hels saga continues, yall need to stop enjoying this so much so i can be free of these freaks /derogatory

drawing ppl kissing is like my worst fkn nightmare. why the hell is it so damn hard 😭 i cant even be insane to my full potential. this is as good as it gets. to be fair it was my own damn fault for picking a stupid pose. made me forget what they even look like

anyways

how about we take a moment to consider the dynamic between fucked up hypno (or vulbeepno as i like to call him(vulture bee hypno)) and wels

wels feeling bad that he cant bring hels out to satisfy hypnos cravings and trying to offer himself up instead which would likely only piss hypno off, that is, until he caves of course. huehehe

tw, sayo's writing! blurb from the forbidden google doc of evilness, peering into vulbeepno's mind

the hair clung to his back in mesmerizing patterns. sweat glazing his shoulders. hypno scraped his gaze along each winding curl on the tacky canvas of wels' skin and wondered if the strands would catch in his teeth were he to bite into the souple muscle between his neck and shoulder.

what an annoying train of thought. were hels here, he wouldnt even have to hesitate before ripping into him. hels would only further urge him to tear him to shreds.

however, it was foolish to think hed be so lucky. hels had not presented in nearly two months time. he could only suck on his own teeth for so long before his hunger takes the reins.

wels was a good guy though. he didnt need more scars.

maybe if he was more like mumbo, whatever that meant, people would be more willing to be open minded. mumbo's bloodlust is a pitiful disability whereas his is a perverse aberration. blood coats their tongue either way, hypno didn't get the distinction.

and we're retiring the forbidden google doc of evilness back into the shadow realm and never speaking of this again, ive said my piece

[starbiology]

whats the difference between grundos cafe, neopets, and other neopets fansites?

Beyond just elements like UI and fanmade things like paints/styles.

I'm trying to get myself to commit to playing more on neopets more than what I have, which, is hardly at all. I might enjoy a site that gives me more freedom, no FOMO, no transactions, I can work towards what I want without barriers or time restrains.

But I adore true neopets. Its just hard to see what some are about until I'm able to commit time into accounts - especially if Im going to wait a bit to join Grundo's Cafe.

totally understand, thats why I had my Grundos Cafe account 7 months ago but hadnt moved there until recently. GC is a remake of classic neopets but with some gameplay differences to improve the site.

Differences under the readmore bcz I talk a lot

Absolutely no bigotry is allowed on GC. IP that promotes hate speech isn't even allowed. This is what made me go 'okay Ill start over on here' Because I couldnt stand the poor moderation on Neopets anymore.

On the flip side of that, the rules on boards are so much lighter every where else. It feels like you can actually chat with others

2) The items on GC have a purpose to the game play. I see the Neoschool mentioned a lot but theres even more than that! Petpets will ask for food and a daily item, Guild Gardens can be donated to with gardening supplies, Your Neopets can learn a musical instrument, plushies can be played with and tracked. I think theres more Im forgetting

3) This one feels ridiculous unless youve been playing Neopets but Things on the site just work. I didnt realize how in the habit I was of not clicking things on the site. like the world challenge, puzzle emporium, and the help section. Because theyre either so out of date or not running on Neopets. They actually run on GC

4) Im mentioning this one only bcz it drove me insane on Neopets. All the parts of the submissions to the Gazette (their version of Neotimes) actually works. Hell you can even edit your submissions up until the close off date. You dont need to know what times youre supposed to submit by ridiculous tracking of what dates the judges looked at last, it tells you if submissions are closed. Thats it. It just works. Yes even the thumbnail image attachment.

Other random things but this list would be too long: RELICSSS, site events, customizeable sidebar, their pride REs are so damn cute, better notifications, All of the Quests are useful and not either broken or worthless, Gilded name tokens, shield tokens, really all of the tokens (which are part of relics), all the converted games work, Blocking actually blocks, ability to ping ppl on boards, view sent neomails, soooo many QOL things like it would be an endless list

[ficyorick]

the thing im like obsessed with in terms of HL's lab childhood, and i hope i get to explore this one day, is how barbara was like 'you could have left at any point' OK WELL. DID HE EVEN KNOW WHATS OUTSIDE???? DID HE EVEN KNOW THERES A WHOLE WORLD OUTSIDE THE LAB???

its such an insane argument to make LIKE ALL HE KNEW WAS THE LAB how was he supposed to be like 'well ok im six years old and im bursting thru the wall, bye everyone :) im gonna live with a nice family now' LIKE. THE LAB WAS HIS REALITY. im sure he had a vague idea that the doctors lived somewhere else but i doubt they were telling him much about whats outside other than America that he will have to protect one day.

every time i think abt that line its just so insane to me but what makes it even more insane is that homelander himself has to realize that. he has to realize that he couldve just done that, he couldve destroyed that entire lab as a child and he didnt do that and he HAS to feel some type of way abt it. id imagine its almost smth shameful, something that makes him so angry but there really is nothing he can do with that anger. its a horrible feeling to be mad at your childhood self bc like. you didnt know. you didnt know any better.

i genuinely think this was barbaras one last power play on HL, leaving him with something that will follow him even after shes gone. she knew she was dying in that room and made sure to leave one last impact on him

[aaasdgnklm]

I really want Mane to come back in uu maybe its just cause I’m a Mane enjoyer and I’m sure hes busy irl or smthn but I really, really want him to come back as a villain for honestly anyone

originally I thought Wemmbu would be the coolest to have Mane as a villain, because it would be good to see how Wemmbu has grown since the Mane training arc and have Mane either praise or ridicule Wemmbus progress. it would also seriously fuck Wemmbu up, having someone that he looked up to so much and has been more or less friends with since the prince Zam empire arc not only try to kill him but actively hate him. this could either be because Wemmbu didnt trust Mane and left him, or because someone else intervened and gave Mane a reason to kill Wemmbu (yes another hired assassin arc ik), or maybe there was something Wemmbu did on accident or offhandedly that was a personal slight to Mane. maybe Mane has bigger plans and needs Wemmbu out of the way for them, similar to Ashs view on Parrot(note! I havent finished parrots pov that might be a shit take on ash as a villain for parrot). maybe Mane wants Wemmbus mace, since i dont think he has one and its directly referenced as part of Manes fighting style and is already shown to be important to him, being the initial reason Mane decides to train Wemmbu. whatever his reason, I would love to see Mane and Wemmbus semi rocky but overall very good (for wemmbu) relationship go seriously sour. Wemmbu would be hesitant to fight him and they would both be a little too familiar with each others combat style and the insults or jabs they would exchange would be cutting.

on the other hand, Mane could also be a really good enemy for Flame. its established from Wemmbus videos that they had a relationship either before or during princezam empire, and theyve had SOME kind of problem since Mane betrayed. so Mane pretty much already has a motivation and Mane would actually get Flames attention, even without the insane levels of annoyance the toxic players had to reach before Flame considered them an issue. also it would be a really really cool way to explore Flames past, considering he was such an important antagonist for multiple s1 protags and has clearly been a major player on the server in general, even though we only get to see him in a ver specific light. but seeing Flames past relationships, obviously I’m thinking about with Mane but even with Zam or Sorrin, and seeing what they think of him now- god that could be cool. and similar to the idea with Wemmbu, Mane could be a serious threat because he knows Flame, or at least he did. Mane could reasonably be someone who would know Flame well enough to pose a serious threat, maybe Mane couldnt take him in a straight fight but if Mane got a mace or if hes playing mind games with Flame, he could use his knowledge of how Flames brain works to always stay one step ahead. this could also work with the foreshadowing of Lomedys friend and ego being Flames downfall, since Flame would assume Mane is less of a threat because he knows hes better at pvp than Mane, which Mane would use to probably lure him into a trap. Mane has been trying to i think kill Flame for a while now, so ofc hed continue with that maybe with some new weapon hes been busy getting for the past few months. maybe hes had to travel trillions of blocks to find an undestroyed trial chamber for a mace.

but also also, playing off of the idea I had while watching Wemmbus new tournament video, what if we did both? what if Mane came back to fight Flame, but because of Flame and Wemmbus friendly rivalry, he keeps running into Wemmbu too. even better, maybe the first time or first few times Wemmbu and Mane are almost avoiding each other- theyre both fighting Flame, they used to be friends, so they should work together, but it feels wrong. their opinions on him and feelings about Flame are so different and they best they can bring themselves to do is to not get in each others way. ofc, that wouldnt work for long, and at some point Mane would start trying to kill Wemmbu too, which could lead to Wemmbu deciding to put the fight with Flame on hold to deal with the much bigger and more genuine threat of Mane. the banter would be crazy, Wemmbu and Flame would be constantly arguing and butting heads, maybe to the point that one of them leaves at some point(maybe wemmbu to work with mane again). and since all three of them know each other so well, any and all comments and tactics would be incredibly personal and emotional.

I also wouldnt mind Mane being a villain for Parrot or Spoke for a completely unrelated reason, like hes trying to kill one of them and they accidentally run into Wemmbu or Flame and Mane is just like are you serious not this guy again. Maybe Spoke invades his base too, or Wifies hires Mane as a guard for Parrot(I personally dont think he will be hiring any guards or anything because he wont trust them with parrot but yk). it would be really cool for a character with history to show up somewhere that ISNT their history, like Minute showing up in Wemmbus video. if Mane showed up in Spoke or Parrots pov and either his past isnt mentioned or its only talked about indirectly(looking at minutes ‘you dont want to become the villain of your own story’ that was NOT about our purple bug </3), I would still go feral.

this ideas are combinable, I also really like the idea that Mane or anyone honestly causes problems for every protag, similar to Ash, and forces the gang together. but also what if each problem was like personal, where each of the protagonists genuinely fucking hates Mane for their own reason. in s1 Wemmbu specifically didnt really have a reason for hating Ash, he just happened to dislike someone working with Ash and it was pretty much just convenient for him to team up with Parrot and Spoke. he didnt have a lot of emotional stakes in it, it was more like Ash was causing problems for everyone and Wemmbu was coincidentally an everyone. but Mane could have personal beef with each protagonist- using the ideas I have already, Mane comes back to try to kill Flame and as a side hustle to get him rich and shit he works for the Director to keep Parrot trapped somewhere (maybe Parrot manages to get away from Wifies and Mane gets hired to track him down). While doing this, Spoke starts fucking with his base(probably after loot Wifies gave him) and Wemmbu is also trying to fight Flame at the same time. Its a lot of layers and moving pieces, but i really like it when everyone has multiple things going on at the same time and theyre all overwhelmed n shit. Parrot would be mainly dealing with Wifies and Mane would just be someone Wifies hired, Spoke would just be being spoke, Wemmbu could be trying to balance his morals and pick between two people he hates, and Flame kind of gets the short end of it all with Mane and Wemmbu giving him grief.

I just want a serious villain with emotional baggage guys I love uu but I’m so sick of faceless underdeveloped unimportant villains

[gutta-percha]

Bro Rowling literally paid money from her shitty books to cut trans lifelines that prevent self-harm and suicide and advocated for cameras in women’s bathrooms “just to be safe.” At this point, she and Gaiman are sitting in the same circle of Hell playing checkers.

i hope youre a troll because you cannot be serious.

jk rowling, as a celebrity, has obviously done a lot of harm to lgbt rights - but i think she is more of a symptom of a wider cultural shift towards bigotry and intolerance than the actual cause of it, and despising her so much and constantly harrassing her all these years the way you have has has only done more to make her double down on her views - she, who used to be vocally supportive of lgbt rights at a time when gay marriage was still being debated, and before a lot of you were even born.

neil gaiman on the other hand... hmm. to put it simply:

No. violently raping multiple women in disgusting ways and using your wealth and status to coerce them into silence is not the same as being a public figurehead with loud annoying transphobic opinions.

and while were on the subject can i just once again state THE ENTIRE FUCKING REASON JK IS A TERF AND HAS BECOME THE MOCKERY OF HERSELF SHE IS TODAY IS BECAUSE A COVEN OF ACTUAL FUCKING WITCHES OF WHICH I FOUND MYSELF AT THE PERIPHERY OF PUT AN ACTUAL FUCKING HEX ON HER LIKE AN ACTUAL FUCKING CURSE DESIGNED TO RUIN HER REPUTATION AND DRIVE HER INSANE AND THE MOST FUCKED UP THING IS THAT IT WASNT EVEN ABOUT GENDER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT FIRST AT ALL IT WAS JUST BECAUSE WE ALL FUCKING HATED THE FILM 'FANTASTIC BEASTS' OH MY GOD IT SUCKED SO BAD DO YOU REMEMBER LIKE WE WERE ACTUALLY INSULTED SO WE STUPIDLY DECIDED TO PUT SOMETHING EVIL ON HER WE WERE FOOLISH WE WERE NAIVE WE DIDNT KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OR HOW IT WOULD ALL TURN OUT ALL THE FORCES AT PLAY AT THAT TIME THAT WE NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED LYING DORMANT OMFG I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE BUT IM COMPLETELY FUCKING SERIOUS LIKE THIS ACTUALLY WEIGHS HEAVILY ON MY SOUL OH GOD WHAT HAVE WE DONE HOW CAN I LIVE WITH MYSELF AND NOT JUST THE TORMENT WE PUT ON THE POOR WOMAN OR THE DREADFUL SOCIETAL CHANGES WE ACCIDENTALLY SET IN MOTION BUT LIKE ALSO OH MY GOD WE RUINED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLES CHILDHOOD LIKE IT WAS SO CRUEL AND OH MY GOD JOHANNE IF YOURE SOMEHOW READING THIS IM ACTUALLY SO SORRY I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY EXCEPT IM GENUINELY SO SORRY AND I HOPE YOU EVENTUALLY BECOME FREE OF THIS MADNESS WHICH HAS NOW INFECTED THE ENTIRE WORLD LIKE FUCK! also let me just state for the record that like 90% of us witches are trannies or gay or otherwise queer. i mean, cmon, harry went to 'stonewall highschool' before he went to hogwarts, he lived in the closet, hermiones wand was 10¾ inches long for fuck sake!

what was i saying? oh yeah, internet queers need to start realising that they have done more to damage to the public perception of lgbt people in the last ten years than any force actually hostile to us; sorry if that sounds harsh.

[gyrmirr]

can i tell you that i'm empty?

[letyhide]

When Mapicc did things that hurt Zam she was okay with laying her head low, apologising, changing her morals, working around her oath, and sticking by Mapicc.

Zam did things that hurt Mapicc. They were never directed at him, Often they were done out of refusal to fight him directly. Yet Mapicc still saw the lack of support during Mawn, and how Zam threw hearts at Bacon (when he was their enemy) as betrayal. And was hurt.

Due to Mapicc’s reactions to being hurt being usually violent, and directed towards Zam, it’s easier for his feelings and needs to be overshadowed compared to Zam’s in discussions. Because he sees himself as the victim even after being the perpetrator of some real damaging stuff - stuff that is often way worse than the what is done against him. Because yeah, Despite everything that happened to both of them, Mapicc is sitting on a comfortable 20 hearts, while Zam is on 4 BECAUSE of Mapicc and how many times she has been killed by him. Mapicc’s response to things is usually fighting and violence. He has self preservation and self interest very high on his priority list. While Zam’s n1 response to situations is usually self sabotage. That’s why their conflicts work so well. Zam throws herself at Mapicc many times, and just accepts whatever the outcome is (most of the time she knows she’s gonna lose).

But still Mapicc’s original worries and feelings are still valid. And they come out of a place of care for Zam and insecurity in himself. He just doesn't know how to deal with them. When he’s in a heated discussion with Zam he starts saying how "if killing you is gonna end this conversation, then i will do it” just another way of saying “i would rather hurt you than deal with my own feelings”.

It’s crazy to me that they both seem to not see the care and effort they each put into their relationship. it seems to be all about "who used who more" when, it genuinely is not about that. (Recently yes. Mapicc admitted to using Zam for the flame fight when wanting to cut her off. and yesterday he wanted to use her to get Mane with the arrow cannon). But all this talk about using one another is.. Quite frankly useless.

When Mapicc first mentioned the feeling of being used by Zam, it was all about his jealousy towards Derapchu, Zam’s new 20 heart teammate, and not being included in plans anymore. He felt like Zam was just calling him whenever she was in danger and needed help. Yet during *that talk* After the flame void trap, Zam asked Mapicc to stay by her side, and Mapicc refused. And says “if you ever need help with a fight or are in a dire situation. call me”, when he was accusing Zam of only using him for fights prior to this. Almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy. He only sees Himself useful in pvp. So mainly renders himself available for pvp fights. Or it could be projection? He accuses others of seeing him only for PVP skill. When He's the first one to do that. During the same talk he says “I provide what? pvp skill, that’s what i'm saying bro, that’s all i'm good for” And assumes everyone else does too… And I genuinely think this is what this misunderstanding all boils down to: Mapicc’s insecurities about himself, and his place next to people. After a teamless season, Zam pulling away might’ve gone better if it didn’t, in his eyes, prove exactly Mapicc’s worries. (but he's also an hypocrite as he's the first one to throw Zam away when the empire logged back on).

Mapicc pushes his feelings, and Zam, away. Says he didn’t mean the apology that day, because being angry has always been easier than being vulnerable for Mapicc. And this time Zam just doesn’t take it. All this time of having Mapicc’s insecurities being projected onto her, Mapicc actually uses her for the creeking thing, blows up her flower field and he couldn't be more blunt about his hatred for her, when all she's done is be there for him. And she snaps. “Mapicc should’ve known him this way. He just used me”, and looks back and picks apart every single thing Mapicc has done wrong to her, which to be fair. There is a lot. But also conveniently leaves out all of the hearts he gave her, she leaves out how many times Mapicc jumped back into a fight just to try and save Zam, Even though it didn’t benefit him directly. She leaves out how the other day Mapicc left her a heart in a chest. When you have the full picture you KNOW these two care about each other.

They’re so used to being by each other's side, and so bad at communicating the care they have for one another, that the second something goes wrong all they’re left with is their unresolved feelings, that they never got over, and use it as a weapon to hurt the other.

When Zam accuses Mapicc of using her, he replies “how did I use you, what did I get out of you exactly”. Even telling Minute “how did I use him, he’s the dropper” again giving this image of how he sees other’s (and by extension his) value through their fighting skills. As if "It wouldn't make sense that he would use Zam, because she is not as skilled as pvp as him". This of course isn’t what he actually believes. It was almost what he wanted Zam to believe, (and what he wants to believe himself, but he cannot even stick to this version in his head, as he replies that "I never said you did nothing" to Zam. when that's exactly what he was implying) because that is easier to explain, it makes more sense for “Mapicc” to believe that than for him to admit a “i care about you”.

And when Mapicc was alone with his thoughts, he thought about what Zam was saying to him... Did he actually use her? He says that, if he did, it wasn't on purpose.... Well except that one time. Which he sees as justified since Zam gave hearts to his enemy! Bacon... who... is now his teammate...... huh.... and the team really wants them to reconcile and he realizes that it just not might be his call as he was the one that farmed her until she was at 4 hearts... hmmm........ I'm so excited to see where this will go.

[goldengrecha]

I think one of most heartbreaking parts in Kris and Tenna dynamic is that Kris probably used TV as a coping mechanism, while their family was growing apart and slowly became more and more destroyed.

I can't stop think about how Tenna says that he watched Kris grew up. That he taughted them to laugh and cry. There is something so fucked up in that a fucking TV thinks he saw this kid growing up.

But it also hits so hard because I think most of people playing ch3 could relate to that. To concept/feeling of being raised by TV, or at this point, by internet or other stuff that can be used as a coping. Do you understand what im saying. Do you.

[al-luviec]

dropping this here

[sheetzking]

heres a big compilation of a3 stuff ive been doing, some of it is a few weeks old and i just messily coloured in alot of it 👍

i actually had some more stuff in my WIP folder but im not sure when ill be finishing all that stuff off since i have something in mind for pride month!! anyways!!! huzzah!!

[petorahs]

pokemon influencer meetup!

[spaciebabie]

IN THE BACK OF MY MIND....HER LIPS.....ARE ALWAYS THERE

[chessb0r3d]

i cracked the code.

[v3suvia]

On Diomedes of Argos.

Typically, when people think about their favorite heroes of the Trojan siege, they think of the likes of Achilles, or Odysseus, or even Agamemnon (or if you’re based, Hector.) And while these are all valid to whatever extent— because let’s be real, no one is choosing favorites based on who has the purest moral standpoint— they’re not exactly remembered for the noblest of reasons.

Achilles spends half of the Iliad inside his tent as a sulky burrito, and the other half slaughtering Trojans and crying over the consequences of his own actions. Odysseus is a chronic liar, and Agamemnon is Agamemnon. But at the end of the day, they’re still remembered (for better or for worse, really.)

Though, on the topic of Homeric heroes, I feel there is one who is often overlooked despite achieving great feats over the course of the epic; Diomedes of Argos. (Note: arguably the most metal of the Achaean heroes at Troy.) So, let’s rant talk about him!

Diomedes was one of the key players in Homer’s Iliad— a recount of the last year of the Trojan siege. Being summoned to fight under oath, Diomedes headed his fleet of 80 ships to Ilium. As well as having a whole chapter dedicated to how kickass he was [read more about that whole thing here], the king of Argos was also a master strategist, and extremely noble— not just in his war efforts.

For example, there are multiple points in the Iliad where he checks the leader of the Trojan expedition, Agamemnon, calling him out on his cowardice or for otherwise being an inadequate leader, [Book 9; ‘Agamemnon, I will begin by taking issue with you over your proposal… do you really believe the Greeks are the cowards and weaklings you say they are? If you for one, have set your heart on getting away, then go.’] [‘Zeus has granted you many things… He gave you the sceptre of power and the honour that comes with it, but he did not give you courage— and courage is the secret of authority.]

And one instance where he truces with the Trojan hero, Glaucus— both of them exchanging armors (on an active battlefield, btw) to honor the fact that their grandfathers had been allies, [Book 6; ‘So let us avoid each other’s spears... And let us exchange our armor so that everyone will know our grandfather’s friendship has made friends of us.’]

He is also one of the only soldiers in the war who avoids committing hubris in the entire epic, which is probably the most telling of all his virtuous traits.

Diomedes also has a proverb named after him! ‘Diomedean Necessity/Diomedean Compulsion', which basically means when someone does something for the greater good (despite the reluctance of the person in question.)

This is taken from the myth of Odysseus and Diomedes taking the wooden statue of Athena— dubbed the Palladium— from Ilium. During this heist, Odysseus tries to stab Diomedes in the back to steal the acclaim of taking the Palladium for himself.

Rather than punishing Odysseus on account of betraying his ally for personal gain, Diomedes ties him up and drags him back to camp instead, because he knew the Greeks couldn’t win the war without Odysseus’ wisdom.

Anyway, why the rant? Sure, I could sit here and convince you that he’s the coolest Greek hero, but what would I be trying to accomplish in doing so? Well, it’s simply because while every other Homeric hero is recognized and represented in modern media, Diomedes isn’t.

He wasn’t even mentioned once in Troy (2004), the film adaptation of the Iliad! Despite him being the focus of multiple chapters in the book, as well as playing a big role in the Achaean army’s over-all victory.

I’m sick of everyone (and by that, I mean most modern media) depicting him as though he was just some dude™ in the Iliad when he was actually (from a mildly biased standpoint) one of the best of the Achaeans at Troy.

TLDR; Diomedes of Argos = Based. He solos ur favs (probably. He almost killed Ajax the greater at Patroclus’ funeral games 💀)Put him in more movies/shows/games so me and the other two Diomedes fans can be happy.

[reaper4thekill]

A forced on identity

[basilbots]

Manifesting that by the time Moon actually decides to be there for his brother (which to make it crystal clear all this would entail is physically being there for Sun, he doesn't need to know what to say just sitting with him in the same room is an honest and welcome show of support that Moon has not attempted at all) Sun has gone off to hide somewhere so its too late