#it's complicated ... lol

[lileyx]

WIP of my future Mr. Cards Mr. Songs (Monsieur Chansons)

It is in charge of commerce of everything related to music and theatre.

While I consider this more of a 'spin off character', I really wanted to have an official design for it (her?)

[elitadream]

Hello Elita!👋 I can’t remember if you’ve ever answered this (if you have, apologies!), but in your AU, does Peach and Mario ever get married? Again, if you’ve answered this already, sorry!😅

No worries! 😊 I have indeed been asked about this a few times, but my answers were admittedly always hypothetical. I don't think I've ever officially confirmed or denied this. 🤭

The thing is, I honestly don't know whether they'll ever reach that point in my art or not. 😳 I've been in this fandom for almost a year, and they haven't confessed their feelings yet; let alone kissed or gotten engaged! 🙇‍♀️😅 As of right now, they sort of exist in this "in-between" zone that is neither platonic friendship nor full on romance, pretty similarly to their game counterparts. 🤔

I want to say "Yes" to your inquiry, but at this point in time, it's still a bit abstract. There are a lot of things that need to happen before they get there, and there are yet many concepts I want to draw in that "before" phase. 🫠

[cosmicsproutcake]

Dark Ace: Snipe is rude, he's narcissistic, he can barely read. Would I like to hang out with him? Absolutely not.

Dark Ace: Would I sleep with him?

Dark Ace: *deep sigh* Yeah.

[maidenvault]

Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)

[littlefluffbutt]

Kinda sorta?

A good chunk of my crochet projects are animals/mermaids but I also do a lot that's based on media like the Disney Princesses, video game characters and Barbie clothes.

Then again, I don't always interact with the media I'm making something of like anything involving video games (with the exception of Mario Bros).

[evercelle]

i only learn your shape when it's gone too late

[kiapet2]

In light of the anime's full Suirei heritage reveal I whipped up an Imperial Line Family Tree, since these complicated relationships can get super confusing. Click or open in new tab for better quality!

[inkskinned]

i have chronic pain. i am neurodivergent. i understand - deeply - the allure of a "quick fix" like AI. i also just grew up in a different time. we have been warned about this.

15 entire years ago i heard about this. in my forensics class in high school, we watched a documentary about how AI-based "crime solving" software was inevitably biased against people of color.

my teacher stressed that AI is like a book: when someone writes it, some part of the author will remain within the result. the internet existed but not as loudly at that point - we didn't know that AI would be able to teach itself off already-biased Reddit threads. i googled it: yes, this bias is still happening. yes, it's just as bad if not worse.

i can't actually stop you. if you wanna use ChatGPT to slide through your classes, that's on you. it's your money and it's your time. you will spend none of it thinking, you will learn nothing, and, in college, you will piss away hundreds of thousands of dollars. you will stand at the podium having done nothing, accomplished nothing. a cold and bitter pyrrhic victory.

i'm not even sure students actually read the essays or summaries or emails they have ChatGPT pump out. i think it just flows over them and they use the first answer they get. my brother teaches engineering - he recently got fifty-three copies of almost-the-exact-same lab reports. no one had even changed the wording.

and yes: AI itself (as a concept and practice) isn't always evil. there's AI that can help detect cancer, for example. and yet: when i ask my students if they'd be okay with a doctor that learned from AI, many of them balk. it is one thing if they don't read their engineering textbook or if they don't write the critical-thinking essay. it's another when it starts to affect them. they know it's wrong for AI to broad-spectrum deny insurance claims, but they swear their use of AI is different.

there's a strange desire to sort of divorce real-world AI malpractice over "personal use". for example, is it moral to use AI to write your cover letters? cover letters are essentially only templates, and besides: AI is going to be reading your job app, so isn't it kind of fair?

i recently found out that people use AI as a romantic or sexual partner. it seems like teenagers particularly enjoy this connection, and this is one of those "sticky" moments as a teacher. honestly - you can roast me for this - but if it was an actually-safe AI, i think teenagers exploring their sexuality with a fake partner is amazing. it prevents them from making permanent mistakes, it can teach them about their bodies and their desires, and it can help their confidence. but the problem is that it's not safe. there isn't a well-educated, sensitive AI specifically to help teens explore their hormones. it's just internet-fed cycle. who knows what they're learning. who knows what misinformation they're getting.

the most common pushback i get involves therapy. none of us have access to the therapist of our dreams - it's expensive, elusive, and involves an annoying amount of insurance claims. someone once asked me: are you going to be mad when AI saves someone's life?

therapists are not just trained on the book, they're trained on patient management and helping you see things you don't see yourself. part of it will involve discomfort. i don't know that AI is ever going to be able to analyze the words you feed it and answer with a mind towards the "whole person" writing those words. but also - if it keeps/kept you alive, i'm not a purist. i've done terrible things to myself when i was at rock bottom. in an emergency, we kind of forgive the seatbelt for leaving bruises. it's just that chat shouldn't be your only form of self-care and recovery.

and i worry that the influence chat has is expanding. more and more i see people use chat for the smallest, most easily-navigated situations. and i can't like, make you worry about that in your own life. i often think about how easy it was for social media to take over all my time - how i can't have a tiktok because i spend hours on it. i don't want that to happen with chat. i want to enjoy thinking. i want to enjoy writing. i want to be here. i've already really been struggling to put the phone down. this feels like another way to get you to pick the phone up.

the other day, i was frustrated by a book i was reading. it's far in the series and is about a character i resent. i googled if i had to read it, or if it was one of those "in between" books that don't actually affect the plot (you know, one of those ".5" books). someone said something that really stuck with me - theoretically you're reading this series for enjoyment, so while you don't actually have to read it, one would assume you want to read it.

i am watching a generation of people learn they don't have to read the thing in their hand. and it is kind of a strange sort of doom that comes over me: i read because it's genuinely fun. i learn because even though it's hard, it feels good. i try because it makes me happy to try. and i'm watching a generation of people all lay down and say: but i don't want to try.

[avatar-roko]

I’m out of practice at controlling my expression

[theartlockerlocked]

[sweeneydino]

When it becomes part of them (Timeline)

Attempting to replicate the shows storyboards.

Technically their mystics pop up sporadically in season 1, until Leo in showdown. Then the others in season 2. Once they do, its a matter of time to master it, with some bumps in the road ofc.

Look at the little anime protagonists

And then the ending of season 2 comes along-

Edited with more 2003 markings 👆 (might keep it)

[sheikfangirl]

She was my lesbian awakening 😍

Convention season is coming and it's been a while since my last poster art. Cartoon Zelda was on my list for years. I really drew this for myself and I had a BLAST. I might show pictures of my prints if you are all curious ☺️

[mortiscausa]

march to camelot 2025 #2: ruin

[gabelew]

I drew the first image of Link and Bazz drinking and chilling together and then it spiraled

What can I say, I just really like watching these two interact, and I think Bazz is weirdly uniquely qualified to relate to at least some of Link's internal drama.

[lycanr0t]

when your coworker is extremely dog coded and you're a little bit of a freak about it