#what else would you expect from me (:

[druidshollow]

i NEEDED a break from the rivulet poster so i louied

[benevolenterrancy]

("Always. Continuously. With increasing apprehension, and decreasing hope. I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday. I will love you as a corpse loves the beak of the vulture. I will love you no matter what happens to you, and no matter how I discover what happens to you, and no matter what happens to me as I discover this." -- paraphrased from The Beatrice Letters, Lemony Snicket)

[moeblob]

Gavin's gesturing to his desk.

[crowthingexe]

just gonna… put these here…

mr seek… ily mr seek

shuffling away now bye

[youngpettyqueen]

I need to talk about Julian's whole thing with Sloan in Extreme Measures cause it does actually make me feel a certain kind of rabid

Extreme Measures is a great episode for the Julian/Miles dynamic and has a lot of great moments with them but I think an underrated element of the episode is how it very plainly shows just how much the Dominion War has changed Julian, and how his morals have shifted into a much greyer area

Julian in this episode is very callous towards Sloan even as he's literally dying. he has no issues violating Sloan's mind, and when Sloan dies, the only reason he actually cares is because the answers and secrets Sloan has will die with him. truly cannot emphasize enough just how deeply Julian fucking hates Sloan, and sheer hatred isnt something we really see all that much from Julian, especially not to the degree he was with Sloan

even with that, though, Julian has never been like that with another patient. Julian doesnt let his personal feelings get in the way of being a doctor, and always treats his patients with the utmost care and his best work. Julian was willing to find a cure for the Jem'Hadar's addiction, simply because they asked for help, even if it meant potentially making them into a much bigger threat than they already were. Julian treated Tain in Camp 371. and, sure, Julian does treat Sloan, but he does so explicitly because Sloan has information they need, not because he has any care for Sloan's life

and I think that- his willingness to violate Sloan's mind to get what they need, and how he didn't particularly care that Sloan died- is a really bleak look at just how much the war has changed Julian and how much it's shifted his moral compass. throughout the war, Julian has been ordered time and time again to compromise his morals. add to that several traumatic events- multiple of which are orchestrated by Sloan- and a slide into deep depression, and it's no wonder he gets to a point where he can do the things he does in this episode

and I dont think it hits him until much later. I think one day, long after the war has ended and theyre still rebuilding everything that was broken, Julian lays awake at night and remembers how bad it got and what he became willing to do, and it makes him sick to his stomach

[idridian]

in case you're wondering: yes, i spent the past 24+ hours obsessively playing the conclave dating sim to get all the endings, achievements and graphics. yes, this at some point devolved into me extracting every single dialogue option that gives positive or negative hearts from the code (after helpful guidance & explanation from friend of the show @vriskarlmarx) in order to be able to play in the most cracked way imaginable

[asurrogateblog]

The Syd Poll

the topic of this poll is one that is frequently avoided in the pink floyd fandom, but inevitably one we all consider – our individual views on what we think caused syd's psychological struggles (and by extension, led to his departure from the band). I think that – at least in this neighborhood of tumblr – this is a conversation we are capable of having in a way that is civil, nuanced, and at least minimally disrespectful to syd.

So, to help facilitate this, here are some ground rules:

let's all assume we have a mutual understanding of the complexities of this. syd could never actually be reduced down to a poll, and all of our viewpoints are limited in various ways

the poll options just serve as just a conversation starter, and responses are not necessarily a statement of absolute beliefs

feel free to discuss as much or as little of your own perspective as you feel comfortable sharing.

in the case that debates break out, please try to assume good intent – and also demonstrate it (unless, for instance, someone is being blatantly insulting beyond a misunderstanding that needs correcting)

please do NOT vote if you are not actually a pink floyd fan with at least basic knowledge about what we're talking about here.

The options I've included below are not meant to be exhaustive, they are simply the "theories" that I have seen most commonly circulated. I have also decided not to include combinations. I'm fairly sure we'd all agree multiple factors were involved. Rather than make the poll too complicated, I ask you to instead select the one that you think is the "most" important to your viewpoint, and clarify further in your tags/comments as you wish.

so. here we go.

READ BEFORE VOTING ^^^^

(note of correction: "late-onset schizophrenia" should just be "schizophrenia". the typical timeline for onset of symptoms is late adolescence/early adulthood, so syd would've been well within that period at the time)

[denobulanpolycule]

[sciderman]

What is your favourite thing to draw?

that goddamn red latex suit

[honeydots]

And your heart goes ring-a-ding-ding! ☎✨

[matches-only-burn]

AU where kyber crystals get their power from channeling mighty force users that have passed on. Anakin connects to his on Ilum and starts seeing the ghost of the man that partially inhabits his blade.

All of the masters are like, 'oh yes the highly disturbed child we just saved from slavery has an imaginary friend that tracks this is fine' and then they look a little closer and see that a goddamn dyad has formed just from their force signature meeting and it very quickly becomes 'OH SHIT THE HIGHLY DISTURBED CHILD WE JUST SAVED FROM SLAVERY IS ACTUALLY SEEING GHOSTS'

shenanigans ensue

[lmanburgseulogy]

May I have some C!Tubbo or C!Wilbur head canons?

OFC ANON! SORRY FOR THE WAIT!!

c!Tubbo

Got punched in the face by sapnap during the war and it knocked out a tooth, so he has a very slight lisp. He also likes to whistle through it

His boots are scuffed in the front, so his toes stick out a little.

Wilbur taught Tubbo how to shave, but he still does it really poorly because he wasn’t paying attention. The whole time he was freaking out because he didn’t know how to act around Wilbur yet, especially in a one on one scenario

He likes to do shadow puppets and things. They also help him fall asleep, so Tommy will (very badly) put shows on for him, and vice versa.

Since he’s the main material gatherer for L’manburg, he has to go mining a lot. He’s constantly covered in grime from it.

Plays the banjo sometimes!

He’s really proud of the L’manburg space program, and is constantly thinking up new ideas. That’s where he gets his first redstone/engineering experience!

One time he was helping prepare the soup at a campfire, and burnt 2 of his fingers really bad. Most of the L’manburg war they’re bandaged up, so he has trouble using bows.

Whenever Tommy would wanna do stupid stuff, he was always on lookout duty. He liked to pretend he was a spy on a mission. Was never the same in Manburg.

He’s still a little salty about Tommy stealing his blaze rods to start a drug empire

c!Wilbur

oh my gosh wait why am i blanking out. what. CWILBUR IS ALL I EVER THINK ABOUT WHY CAN I NOT THINK OF ANYTHING!!!!?????

His glasses are taped up in 3 different places, because he’s so extremely clumsy with them

i actually. can’t think of what to say. help???

[undomesticated-animal]

I really think people who attach morality to their sexuality and sexual practice (willingly or not, good or bad) find it both freeing and scary to interact with me because there's basically nothing they can say or do that will make me treat them like a bad person but that doesn't mean I'll keep fucking them after either. Like accountability and negotiation without shame is apparently a rare thing in most people's sex lives. Which is fine but then like.

Sometimes.

They get judgey at ME when I don't shame the people they think I should or when they learn I'm someone who does things they think I should be ashamed of. Weird to watch someone go from "it's so attractive how welcoming you are" to "what do you mean you don't think that's disgusting behavior??"

Like bitch I don't think ANYTHING is disgusting behavior, I just think it's behavior, you liked that when it freed you from shame about things your into, don't bitch at me that it frees others from shame about things that squick you out.

[starflungwaddledee]

you very much can use 🌟 pronouns verbally! (star/stars/starself)!

this might work for some folks, but not for me! please don't use these for me!

as you might imagine i explored a lot of stuff like this after finally learning that i was xenogender in my early 30s. i'm well aware of star/stars pronouns and stargender, and a wide array of other star/space themed neogenders. there are many cool and beautiful ones out there, and i respect and love them utterly!

but to me these are not at all the same and they are not interchangeable.

my 'emoji' pronoun does not sound nor look like that!!! it's a different colour. it's a different vibe. it's something else entirely and it cannot be pronounced by us. kinda like a little chiming sound. if you could jingle a bell every time you wanted to refer to me verbally, then we might be getting close! 😂

please under no circumstances use star/stars/starself for me. they are very different. she/her/it is fine and easy!!

[chiimeramanticore]

waow