#im doing this for me

[dazesanddoodles]

new sitcom featuring stuilly (yuri edition) having a Totally Normal Summer™—coming this june to an ao3 tab near you!

[allylikethecat]

January OTP Prompts

Today marks and entire full week of managing to write 500 words a day for these prompts and I am way too proud of myself for actually sticking to it this long. Hopefully I can keep it up the rest of the month!

7. “I wish everyday could be like this”

George knew that Matty was burnt out. They all were, nearing the end of nearly a year of constant touring. But like most things, it hit Matty harder, his light dimming as his spark flickered and he wiped his perpetually runny nose with the sleeve of his sweater. He had ditched the suits for the Still... at Their Very Best leg, replacing them with soft sweaters and cozy polos as if he could wrap himself in a hug even on stage. Matty poured so much of himself into the show, into their career, into the fans, into everything that he did, that George was scared he was a printer running out of ink, the text appearing faded and gray on the page. 

They had a day off, and they were taking full advantage, barricading themselves in their hotel room, ordering room service and just being. Matty’s aching body was buried in the fluffy white blankets, his glasses on the nightstand, just the top of his graying curls visible amongst the linens as he slept on and off. The gray was getting more pronounced, the stress of the year manifesting in Matty’s body. His fluctuating weight, his swollen knee, the gray streaked curls. George knew Matty hated the gray, he hated the way that one day his slacks were snug and the next they were sliding off his hips. He hated that his knee clicked when he moved and he hated the idea of surgery in the new year if there was any hope of fixing it. 

Through it all, George knew that for all the parts of touring, all the parts of life that Matty hated, he loved other parts even more. He loved the excited faces of their fans when they pulled an unexpected song from the archives. He loved that despite his knee and his stuffy nose, he didn’t feel like he was going to pass out midway through a show like when they were younger. Most importantly, George knew that Matty loved him, nearly as much as George loved him in return. 

“George,” said Matty softly, his voice rough with sleep and overuse, the blankets rustled and George looked away from the book he was reading on his iPad to see Matty wiggling closer, looking to rest his head on George’s chest after rolling away in his sleep earlier. 

“I’m here love,” said George, not wanting to break the calm that had settled over them as he shifted the blankets, making it easier for Matty to settle against him with a content sigh. 

“I wish everyday could be like this,” Matty said softly, fiddling with the string on the hoodie he had stolen from George, as George ran his fingers through Matty’s soft curls, freshly washed the night before and not yet weighed down with gel. “I’m just so tired.”

“I know,” said George, bending over to press a kiss to Matty’s forehead, his skin warm from the way he had been buried in the linens. “Just a few more dates, and we’ll have a break.” 

“I don’t want to leave the house for a week,” said Matty, his voice growing sleepy, as George continued to stroke his curls. 

George snorted, “That can be arranged,” he said, knowing that Matty would be bouncing off the walls and over that plan by day three. 

“Good,” Matty said, trailing off as if he was going to say more, but instead succumbing to sleep.

Day: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

[kaleb-is-definitely-sane]

This essay's killing me. I'm like *does the math real quick* Oh. Great. I'm like 10% of the way thru. Greattttttt. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[izbnart]

Left-handed Ena Dream BBQ fan animation yayyy

[the-eccentric-eclectic]

Hey kid, look at me.

I want you to T-pose. Turn your right thumb up and your left thumb doen and look at your right thumb. Move your arms up and down a bit until you feel a nerve running from your armpit to your palm. Now turn your right thumb down and your left thumb up, and look at your left thumb. Keep your chest facing forward and your shoulders back. Move your arms again until you feel that nerve again. Keep alternating between these two for a minute, or look at each thumb thirty times each.

Now sit down. Put your left hand firmly under your left buttock, palm down. Keep your shoulders back and put your right hand over the crown of your head, very gently pulling it to the right. Do this for thirty seconds, then do it again but with your right hand under your right buttock.

These are stretches for the nerves in your arms, and are very good for people who sit behind a computer a lot, or fibre artists, or you name it. Do them daily. They will hurt in the beginning, but keep doing them, even after the pain has gone, or it will return and you'll have to start all over.

[bixels]

As gen-AI becomes more normalized (Chappell Roan encouraging it, grifters on the rise, young artists using it), I wanna express how I will never turn to it because it fundamentally bores me to my core. There is no reason for me to want to use gen-AI because I will never want to give up my autonomy in creating art. I never want to become reliant on an inhuman object for expression, least of all if that object is created and controlled by tech companies. I draw not because I want a drawing but because I love the process of drawing. So even in a future where everyone’s accepted it, I’m never gonna sway on this.

[mysillycomics]

[milkcryptid]

do people have no shame anymore?

[everythingwasnormalhere]

pls rb if you think cuddling doesn't have to be s3xual

im tryna prove a point to my bf's mother help me out

[hinamie]

newest issue of first years fashion just dropped

[inkskinned]

it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.

i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.

the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.

they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?

but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.

so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.

the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.

the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."

the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.

[clickityweasel]

had a real life "and everybody clapped" moment and im still reeling. spent the rest of the ride comparing butterfly pics with the old lady next to me trying to identify it

[remynisce]

Love to see the evolution of their dynamic in the latest chapters

[almondpiglet]

ppl were drawing mikus from all over so heres habesha miku and her lil twin sibs rin and len!!

[ameba-from-space]

[bags-of-regret]

Oh god theres more