#trying to be mildly funny

[pseuddamntired]

I think all moms have an interesting blanket in a common room of their living space that pulls the room together, but also kind of stands out—a real “statement blanket”.

… sorry, that’s a blanket statement, I don’t actually think that’s true. At all.

[shesmore-shoebill]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 "angela and i had dinner together. DONT EVEN ASK WHY. Because we're FRIENDS outside of this-" "SHE HAS A HUSBAND, GUYS."

"We had dinner together and we kissed the whole time, we didnt even finish our food-" "oh, they're gonna fucking, wet thems-" *furious typing*

[liloslittlethings]

liam making louis laugh and then...choking him out

(via SugarScape)

[xinyuehui]

I need to talk to you about this.

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[necrotic-nephilim]

bro come back we need your commentary more than ever. Jayhelena canon event

AHAHAHA I'VE BEEN LOSING MY MIND FOR DAYS ANON HOW'D YOU KNOW. perfect moment to show off the shitty meme i made based off a random message i sent in a discord server a couple of weeks ago.

jokes aside: i do have a LOT of thoughts on all of this, and even more thoughts on the reaction to it so ty for giving me the chance to rant.

as far as the comic itself goes: i am? cautiously optimistic, personally? hopes are high but expectations are grounded. Gretchen Felker-Martin is a *fantastic* trans horror writer (i highly rec her novel, Manhunt) but she's pretty new to the comics scene. she's written a single issue with Jason, a Beast World story that's pretty polarizing. most fans i know dislike it, my personal opinions on it are... it's a bit lackluster? i think some parts of it miss the mark on Jason's psyche, but the overall theme it's trying to convey about cycles of violence enacted on victims like Jason and police brutality are interesting. while it's not a great start for GFM with Jason, the Beast World event was so shit overall, and the whole concept of all these characters being "not themselves" mentally, i'm willing to overlook it. (idk if there are any good BW stories but all the ones i've read are shite... Helena's BW story has her literally being beaten by Cass using a laser pointer on her so... i will take *anything* over that personally lmao at least GFM seems genuinely interested in exploring Jason's inner workings, yk) it could go really well, or really poorly. i don't think we have enough info on GFM's writing to know how she'll handle an ongoing with these two, but my fingers are desperately crossed.

the main concerns i have about the comic are firstly the plot itself: which is described as Jason tracking down a cop-killer, and how that could so easily become copaganda. however, the Beast World issue GFM wrote was incredibly anti-cop. (and she even said on her bluesky that ppl shouldn't be worried about this run being pro-cop) so, i do think there's hope there. my other worry is the history of these characters GFM can't control- this story is happening right after H2SH which is frankly, a fucking disaster for Jason. and Helena's biggest Rebirth feature was Batgirl & the Birds of Prey, which was an even bigger disaster for her mythos. neither of these characters are standing on great foundations, and i haven't cared for either of their current characterizations for the past decade or so. it's an uphill battle for even a fantastic writer to try to meld good characterization with the current state of these two, and i could see it screwing GFM over, which rlly sucks she's not getting as fair of a shot as she could be.

all that said, the aesthetics look fantastic (tho, i'm not personally the biggest fan of either suit redesign) and i do love getting Helena and Jason out of Gotham, bc it means we won't have the everlooming Bat presence hanging over their actions. and as for the romance? i'm CACKLING. i've *always* suspected that if we ever were lucky enough for a Jason/Helena team-up, they were bound to end up fucking, and i'm DELIGHTED to be vindicated. this ship is one i do adore in concept (mostly as a hatefuck sort of thing) but could see go horribly. i trust GFM to write women, so i don't think Helena's going to get sidelined as a one-dimensional love interest, which is the biggest fear i've seen expressed. it's not *entirely* unlikely she'll be OOC (i don't think we know enough to comment either way atp, given GFM has never written her) but i do think she's going to be dynamic in this run. and honestly? with the shit content Jason has been getting recently (Robin Lives, the current fuckass Jaybin comic) and Helena having her backstory mutiliated and getting sidelined to hell as current comics don't seem to know what to do with her, i want this to go well *so* badly. i'm rlly hoping it will! and i do think the romance can absolutely work in a fun and interesting way. wouldn't be my top canon pick for either character, but i love the intrigue of it and how these two could (and hopefully are going to) challenge each other and find solidarity in their respective victimhoods.

that said, i certainly don't begrudge Helena fans for being pessimistic about this comic, or disliking the concept in principle. i'd far prefer Helena be getting a solo than be a supporting cast/love interest for a man's run. that said, i think calling this run a "power fantasy" and "wank content" (takes i have seen) is absolutely asinine. we don't have it in our hands yet, we literally can't say until it's out. (and tbfh- these takes are transphobic against GFM, even if unintentionally.) but at this point, i think anything is something for Helena, and i am not going to insult the concept until i've seen the story. if Helena fans don't want to read this bc they don't like Jason or just don't want to see her sidelined, i get that entirely.

beyond that, the take i am *not* a fan of is that this is bad bc Helena has been Dick's love interest. anyone who says *that* loses all validity to their argument for me. Helena has been a dynamic character long before she met Dick and to *only* view her as an extension of Dick and thus define every future relationship she has through Dick is the most ass backwards misogyny i've seen. also. it's comics, man. everyone's going to team up with everyone and fuck everyone. it's just the nature of these characters getting used over and over and over. it's so wildly degrading to Helena to pretend you're protecting her dignity and honor by not wanting her around Jason, or by treating her as just "Dick's love interest". (when she and Dick never properly even *dated* and have never been right for each other. that was sort of the whole point. but i digress.) i also think some takes from Helena stans about Jason are made in incredibly bad faith, just because some Helena stans find some sort of superiority complex in liking her and hating him. it has always read incredibly performative to me.

in summary: i have been deserpate for *years* for these two to interact, and i'm genuinely looking forward to reading this comic. i have reasons to be a little doubtful of some issues that *might* come up, but GFM is a great novelist and i hope that translates to her ability to write a great ongoing. did i ever *actually* want this ship to go canon? no, but under a queer woman whose pretty solid at exploring intersectionality and leftist politics in her works, i'm willing to hear it out.

and just so we're clear: the *second* this comic is out i'm putting the Robles variant cover where Jason and Helena are almost kissing straight on my wall. even if the comic is shit. i'm forever immortalizing it as a giant win for me personally, one of the few ppl capable of liking Jason Todd and Helena Bertinelli at the same time and being cool with the idea of them kissing, lol.

[vinyls-and-valentines]

Technically speaking, Old Man Yaoi is a valid killjoy name

[phannie-by-night]

One thing I don't think we appreciate enough about dnp is that they never waste your time. Their videos are a tight 15-30 minutes unless there was absolutely nothing they could cut. Other youtubers I'll start some video and be like this is mildly interesting. Why is it an hour and a half long

[itz-pandora]

Thank you guys for dealing with me

[thestrangestoneofall]

So I don’t really vibe with the idea of Oxygen being UltraToxic.wav to anything besides human (if you like that tho that’s great hfyb🫠👍) so let’s play with it.

What if it’s a ratio game? Astronauts on the ISS use a mix of oxygen and nitrogen to breathe, and we can breathe in all kinds of wild shit like helium and Sulfur hexafluoride fine, chances are there’s other races that could live breathing a tweaked version of this gas, maybe need a little support…

Aight here’s the idea

What if ships prioritized crew members that could share breathing gases like Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Whatevergen you get the idea: Everyone shares here. If an organism is allergic to Helium you DONT put it on the crew that fucking Relies on the stuff.

Also we have to factor in Atmospheric pressure here, something I could’ve put in the thing about Deathworlds but I didn’t even think of that 💀

ANYWAYS what if humans could crew in ships that primarily use Oxygen or Nitrogen since that’s what’s mostly in our atmo now, but like most races they were a little breathing piece designed to mix in whatever the ship Isn’t bringing. Maybe the ship is bringing just enough of both to supply another race and they can just vibe, it’s something that would certainly be standardized

[chussyracing]

He's not a Lando fan. He hates him and McLaren which is why we became friends in the first place. But he's a Max fan which well. Ofc Max is good, but I guarantee you he wouldn't survive the Ferrari experience from 2021-24 and come out with 4 titles at the end of it

to be fair, nobody survives that - hence why the drivers changes left and right in that seat. oh but wait, one driver survived through all that and you will never guess who it is 😁

[menlove]

i said this in the server yesterday but my thing is i'd love to have a beatlemania girlie sona but i know for a fact i'd pretentiously hate them until revolver when i'd secretly start listening and the divorce would cement me as a john girl for the rest of my life where i would complain about paul in increasingly unhinged ways until the day i died old in my bed with beatle paraphernalia scattered across my house like i didn't spend my teenage years going "UGH oh my god you guys listen to the BEATLES? put on BOB DYLAN if you want REAL music"

[cursemewithyourkiss]

Do you watch silent films? Have you watched silent films? Will you watch silent films? When will you watch silent films?

[wheucto]

"I think we can help each other out!"

reference images

gosh the color palette in these is great

[swiiivet-screamathon]

"Here-ye, here-ye! Your King has finally come to greet you, Shadow Milk Cookie!"

"Stop yelling kid! What on Earthbread makes you think you can stomp in here and shout my ears off??"

"My dearest and sincerest sorries Strawberry Crepe! But I've come to do my due diligence to my dearest servant!"

"Whaddya mean your servant?? HAHAHAAA-- He'd squash your crown with a strong enough puff of air, he'd never succumb to your pathetic claim to power."

"HEY!! Ahem-- yelling is indeed unbecoming for a king, but that was very mean! But you are in luck for not being a citizen of my glorious kingdom, so no royal punishment for you."

"Pfft, yeah right, you're the one in luck you didn't say that when I was in my servant era."

"Is he not here? Should he not have come down by now to greet his King?"

"I couldn't begin guessing why he wouldn't want to come talk to you."

"Well, where is he usually in here? I was told he has left my kingdom in favor of temporary camping in your workshop. Maybe I can just look for him myself in here."

"Unless you can spontaneously fly you're not getting anywhere in that goal."

"Wait, fly? Can he fly?"

"Have you really not heard anything about someone you're claiming to be your servant?"

"Of course not! A good King does not listen to rumours, the common cookies must be given their privacy!"

"Stop getting so loud-- sigh, sounds more like an excuse for you to never have to pay attention to your 'common cookies'."

"Well, if he can fly then he must-- oh, are you Shadow Milk Cookie?"

"Crepe did you start the timer?"

"The roughest of 5 minutes it took before he looked up once."

"Hey! You were timing me!?"

"Your incompetency is far too predictable, Custard Cookie the turd."

"Hey!!!"

"Now when you've used your eyes, mind filling me in? I don't recall any servants flocking you when I saw you last."

"Whuh-- 'saw me last'?? I've never seen you bluey around before!"

"Answer the question I don't want to be here all day staring at your face."

"Saw me before?? When????--- Ugh, nevermind that I guess. All citizens of my kingdom, the Cookie Kingdom that is, are my servants and commoners!"

"Didn't clear much up frankly."

"...Huh? Did you not live within my kingdom for a whole year before coming here to stay temporarily?"

"I thought you didn't listen to rumors."

"Whuh-- yeah I don't!"

"Aww, babies first lies, always the sweetest."

"Argh! I didn't think I'd ever have one of your servants make me more mad than Chili Pepper Cookie! My turn to speak!!"

"I mean that cane of yours can be mistaken for a talking stick."

"Beyond my usual duties of being a good King I came to ask if you had any friends, because usually cookies don't come alone when they become citizens! They usually come in pairs or more, but I haven't heard any mention at all that there are any other undocumented cookies who lived on my land. I would like to meet them so I can do a proper royal greeting to them too."

"It is endlessly amusing that you categorize this encounter as a royal greeting. Anyways, friends huh? I suppose if you desperately wanted to you could call them that, I prefer minions though. They stayed behind, they were worried they were going to get too homesick if they came along."

"Wait, you've got friends?"

"The black and red duo who stole the show for an evening?"

"Ohh, yeah continue."

"I see, well I will consider them honorary citizens and they'll get a proper greeting once they arrive! The Cookie Kingdom is the best place to call home after all!"

"I'll be sure to tell them."

"Excellent! Your highness will then return to their vacation activities, a royal must know their kingly heritage and its history after all!"

"Whatever gets you out of my workshop quicker."

"I must not disrespect my heritage, but clearly the citizens of my kingdom is far nicer than the ones here! >:("

...

"You're not telling them are you?"

"Not unless they feel like going through torture for their vacation plans. :p"

"Maybe not sentence them to hell over there, but I am curious if you'll ever invite your minions over, do you just not like them and had the perfect excuse to disappear for years?"

"I have been thinking about them, red one would in a heartbeat, I'm sure she's still frothing over my disappearance, I don't know about the black one though-- I have a feeling that this crowd isn't his style."

"Do you want to invite them around?"

"And thats where that conversation ends, you have fun with your stuff." Poofs

"Grumble, another one to the list I guess, how does Pure Vanilla ever get answers out of him, I do not get it. >:/"

[fluffyglass]

long bacon store

[popppyfur]

I think in a future movie they should bring in Poppy's mother, and it creates a whole expectation that Peppy is hiding something, only for it to end up being something totally anti-climactic like "She was one of the trolls eaten by the Bergens, I already told you this story" or the infinitely funniest "I actually don't know who they are, i got a lot of lovers".

they would pull some shit like this 😭