#its...a learning curve

[neonsix67]

They want to hug you

[eydilily]

could i perhaps request a wolf hybrid gem one day ^^

i just realized you said wolf hybrid gem and not werewolf gem . oops,,, but i hope this is okay!

[tullecake]

the finished version of my wip from the other day! :D

the lil guy...

plus an alt version with original colors --

I like how both of them turned out! ^^

[berry-bread-bakery]

My borgo ever rn🩵💙

[dangerpronebuddie]

We've still got each other, which means we're gonna be okay.

[premamelody]

ok last ones I swear

rip edgar kinda u wouldve loved dr robotnik ring racers in particular probably srb2kart more actually

[s0fter-sin]

one of my favourite aspects of supernatural that you very rarely see in paranormal shows is that sam and dean are already versed in the world they live in. there’s no sudden discovery of ghosts and demons and now they have to learn about them along with the audience; they are born into it and already know all about it. it allows the audience to follow their personal story instead of also trying to figure out this new world and its rules

the first season is full of knowledge we never see them learn; “w*ndigoes are in the minnesota woods or- or northern michigan. i’ve never even heard of one this far west.” […] “great. well then this [his gun] is useless.” (1x02), “you don’t break a curse. you get the hell out of its way.” (1x08), d: “it’s a god. a pagan god, anyway.” […] “the annual cycle of its killings? and the fact that the victims are always a man and a woman. like some kind of fertility right.” […] s: “the last meal. given to sacrificial victims. d: “yeah, i’m thinking a ritual sacrifice to appease some pagan god.” (1x11)

almost every episode in the first season is a monster they’ve faced before that they then explain to the audience in a way that should feel patronising; like it’s the same speech given over and over again but instead, the audience almost feels included in the knowledge. it’s stated with such an innate confidence and comfort in said knowledge that it feels like we already knew it too; “spirits and demons don't have to unlock doors. if they want inside, they just go through the walls.” […] “the claws, the speed that it moves; could be a skinwalker, maybe a black dog.” (1x02), “it's biblical numerology. you know noah's ark, it rained for forty days. the number means death.” (1x04), “no no no, not the reaper, a reaper. there's reaper lore in pretty much every culture on earth, it goes by 100 different names.” […] “you said it yourself that the clock stopped, right? reapers stop time. and you can only see 'em when they're coming at you which is why i could see it and you couldn't.” (1x12)

they already know and, at least in the first season, already have what they need to kill whatever they’re hunting; already know to salt and burn bones for spirits, fire for a w*ndigo, exorcisms for demons, a silver bullet to the heart for shapeshifters. there’s only three times in the entire first season that they run into something new to them; 1x14 when sam gets his first vision that leads him to another psychic, 1x16 when dean calls caleb for help on the sigil he put together and he tells him about daevas, and 1x20 when they find out vampires are real- and they only don’t know that bc john thought they were hunted to extinction and not worth mentioning

(there’s also technically two half instances if you count one of them knowing something the other doesn’t - sam figuring out the tulpa in 1x17 and dean already knowing about the shtriga in 1x18 - but those still rely on sam and dean having prior knowledge)

even when they’re uncertain about facing something, it’s not bc they don’t know what it is; it’s precisely bc they know what it is and acknowledge that it’ll be a difficult hunt (“i don't know, man. this isn't our normal gig. i mean, demons, they don't want anything, just death and destruction for its own sake. this is big. and i wish dad was here.” 1x04)

so much of the tension in paranormal shows typically comes from the main character(s) not knowing what is happening to them/the people around them and having to find out how to resolve it. supernatural is unique in that it operates more like a police procedural. the tension comes from solving the clues and identifying patterns to figure out who (what) the killer is and intercepting before they can take another victim

it’s such a different tone to go for when compared to other shows that came both before, during, and after its run. it sets sam and dean on even footing with each other since they both have the same knowledge going in, and it puts them in a place of authority usually reserved for an outside character

the shows i compare spn to most is charmed, buffy and teen wolf; every main character in those shows are brought into the paranormal world knowing nothing, putting them on the same level as the audience, and they have their mc interact with others already knowledgeable about that world in order to overcome their problem/monster of the week. the audience organically learns about this new world as the characters learn about it. it’s a sound writing strategy that prevents “as we already know”-style exposition but something that complicates it is if your world building isn’t unique or intriguing enough, this slow introduction can become boring

we’ve seen shows like these before; sitting through the same tropes of characters learning to use their powers, struggling with no longer feeling normal/relating to the regular world around them, and not knowing how much they can trust the people already involved in this new world gets repetitive. all three shows eventually reach the same level of comfort with their new world that spn starts with but if the characters aren’t enough to draw you in, you can end up dropping it before they reach that point (and often, before the overarching plot can really kick in and evolve the show beyond the villain of the week format)

it’s the superhero origin movie in tv format; dragged out and overplayed. dropping the audience into an established world of course comes with its own problems but you also have the benefit of pre-existing established character dynamics that let the audience slot in like they’ve always been there instead of just getting to know all the characters while the characters also get to know each other

sam and dean already knowing about the supernatural lets the audience immediately get to the core of the story; the conflict between sam and dean, the search for their father, and the mystery of what killed their mother

[itseghost]

sketch of my warden :] really enjoying origins so far

[maddie-w-draws]

trying to get comfortable using clip studio paint, have some bills

[apocalyypse]

Dean Winchester ★ S4EP18: The Monster at the End of this Book

[shouyuus]

i think ppl truly don't talk about the fact that having emotionally unavailable (or even emotionally abusive) parents breeds an inability to ask for help even when you need it bc you could never trust that ur parents would be there for you, and so you try to do everything urself and that leads to exhaustion and overwork while simultaneously thinking that if you could just do it all and do it perfectly then perhaps you'd get the affection/affirmation from ur parents (and later on ur boss/peers) that you've always craved which leads to blaming urself for not living up to crazy expectations and then thinking u don't deserve love bc you couldn't do it, etc etc

[ahappydnp]

im 9 months in the phandom and it’s crazy how different things look from the inside vs outside considering all the information is actually out in the open. it’s just hard to pinponit one thing to show people like look it’s all fine, because you get the idea through how consistently they are kind and open and deranged about the small things i guess? and how it continues to shift towards that even if you look at 2023 back from the dead era. tit would be that “moment” to sum everything up bit it’s not made for the outsiders either. it’s not a confession style what-was-wrong-and-right youtube drama vid that people make and that’s easily digestible it’s a freaking stage show that you gotta watch and be invested in. so yeah. i remember so well not getting it and then getting it and you just can’t go from a to b without being innnnnnnn here for a period of time.

i understand how it must be impossible to comprehend from the outside (also welcome <333 happy almost one year!!!)

even when casual fans throw the 2012 shit (that is so misjudged and misunderstood from people who weren't even there) in our face it's like...you do understand that dan quite literally invented the customerserviceblog because he was upset he was being excluded from the fandom conversations and didn't like that people were talking about him and not with him.

dan and phil have always been in the phandom. like that was part of the "problem" is they were so interwoven into the community (of their own volition!!!) and the fact that there was no clear distinction between their space and our space was a learning experience for everyone! and they've literally talked about it!! dan "that's not for my eyes" howell is proof of GROWTH because that man used to be all up in our business

[xxgoldie]

mdni

I don't even think, I just know seth gives amazing head. like he's definitely eager to please and learn exactly how you like it + the feeling of that rough cat tongue against you + he's enjoying himself so much down there he starts purring?? like the vibrations???? hello?????????? Good God.

[cubecutt]

fuck it. kensuke bookmark.

[asexualbookbird]

there is something im trying to do but i dont know what the technique is called and im having trouble finding it online

in inkscape, an adobe illustrator dupe, im trying to take shape A and use it to delete a portion of shape B. so say i have overlapping circles, i want the overlapping bit of whatever circle is on the bottom to be deleted. Does anyone know what this is called so i can search for it or how to do it?

[farfromstrange]

Something I’m still getting used to now that I’m finally getting help for some of my health issues is allowing myself to rest because I know I need it, but the past couple of weeks I’ve been kind of neglecting myself, and now my body’s thanking me with pain that makes me unable to function. Anyway, let this be your friendly reminder to listen to your body when it’s sending you warning signs.