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If you're reading this you need to tell me the name of your favorite black character NOW‼️

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Excuses to draw Obelix are my favourite excuses. Was just trying out eye colours for him because I thought it would be cool if he had fucked up eyes from being perma-potion’d (also why I gave him stubby fangs, but that’s a different issue with me)

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I really really really don't know who to ask and I'm new to AO3😢😥😥 Is commenting too much awkward??? I'm socially inadept and interacting with people online gives me an overload of anxiety and recently I've found this fic and fell super deep in love with it and commented massive messages on each chapter. The author replied to me at the beginning but recently they just stopped (hi I understand it's not the author's job to reply and they're likely busy with their life too) but I can't help but be kind of worried that I somehow had put them off (because my comments sometimes involves analyzations and if I get into something too much I can be too excessive) I plead for advice is this normal???

while I can only speak for myself, I as a writer absolutely LOVE it when people give me long comments (the longer, the better lol) and, for me personally, there’s no such thing as too many comments.

love love love love these long comments, they help motivate me, especially when my readers give me deep analysis on the characters and/or their actions.

anyway, fellow writers, reblog if you love long positive comments

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Posting this here in case I forget it, Asterix and Obelix fight about stupid shit all the time, they start dating and now they have new things to fight over

“I like that thing” “I am going to get you that thing” “do NOT waste your time/money getting that thing” “OHHHH so it’s fine if you get the thing I like for me, but not the other way around?” “By the GODS-“

“I love you” “I love you more” “uh, no, actually, I love YOU more” “*insert third character* here we go again”

Entirely unserious fights mind you, but everybody is still sick of their nonsense

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Some sterix arts I don't think I ever posted. Go my stupid gauls.

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Trying to get back into colouring again so I can hopefully, first of all, just colour more in general, but more importantly start working on my Christmas presents. So I’m doing some eye colour headcanons

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Reblog if your art project has not, does not, and never will make use of generative ai at any point in your creative process.

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Every poll on this blog is about fictional characters only. This request was sent to us and we made a poll in response to it. Send any Blorbo-related question you want to our inbox and we’ll make a poll on which people can vote with their own Blorbos in minds

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Horsified Roman, Druid, and 2 Gauls

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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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hi! this is more art-related, so i hope this is ok to ask. i know giving your characters strabismus or the "googly eyes" for a joke/to make the character look silly or "insane" is bad, but what about when characters are tired, half-lidded, and have their eyes pointing outward? or, are like, screaming in pain? would those types of drawings count as putting strabismus in a bad light?

i've also seen scenes in the cartoons i watch where the characters' eyes kind of go wall-eyed or unfocused (for a lack of a better term), usually when they're surprised or have a realization— i hope you know what im referring haha. is that also a bad trope and thus something i should avoid drawing? thank you so much!!

Hey!

In my opinion, it depends on how it's depicted. There's nothing inherently funny or wrong with someone's eyes unfocusing because of fatigue or something intense going on. When I take off my glasses my eyes immediately go in opposite directions, it happens.

Basically ask yourself: why am I putting strabismus here? Is it supposed to make the scene funnier, make the character seem less intelligent, more "derpy", get a specific reaction from the viewer that's specifically related to the character's condition, etc.? If that's the case, don't.

And the reverse: is it just a feature of that character, and it also shows up in more serious scenes? Go ahead. Generally speaking, if the character has actually consistent strabismus (=doesn't just show up in a few scenes) then you're probably fine by default.

As for the last question, IMO it's not as bad/boring as your standard "eye condition=funny" gag, but it's still used to make it more 'comedic' than it would've been otherwise.

As a rule of thumb, I wouldn't count on media who don't have

a singular character, who has actually consistent strabismus, isn't the comedic relief, and isn't shown as "stupid",

to be a good representation of it. If the funny eye condition only shows up once in a while for The Effect then it's probably tired and overdone at least.

If other followers with strabismus have Opinions feel free to share, I don't know what the community consensus is.

Hope this helps,

mod Sasza

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yeah im “transitioning” *dissolves into tiny pieces as i click to the next slide*

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Kiddies of the kfc variety

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Boromir Week, Day 5: The People's Prince, the Fellowship

"I will not go," said Boromir, "not unless the vote of the whole company is against me. What do Legolas and the little folk say? The Ring-bearer's voice surely should be heard?" "I do not wish to go to Moria," said Legolas. -The Fellowship of the Ring

When I center Boromir in narratives, I often cast Legolas as the comic relief, but actually, I've always thought of him in much the same way as Boromir: the son of a lesser ruler who has spent his entire adult life fighting the supernatural threat to his home, aided by no magic, largely unremarkable except in his bravery, skill, and dedication to his people. Another people's prince. Until Elladan and Elrohir decide to show up later in the series, Legolas is the only Elf who sees fit to put his life aside to help the Fellowship. I've always liked him for that, and I think amid all Boromir's weirdling companions in the Fellowship, he would clock Legolas as a kindred spirit---someone who knows strategy, someone who knows how to rely on his own wits and strength rather than mystical solutions. It's the combined masterminding of Boromir and Legolas who get the Fellowship off Caradhras, and in Moria I think they'd see themselves in similar roles. Gandalf seems to be at a loss. Aragorn hasn't had to step up yet. Gimli's expectations of the reception in the mines was wildly different to the grim reality. So I think Boromir would assume that if anybody was going to get them out of the mess they're in, it's him and the guy who can run over the snow, even if he does pass entire nights staring straight at the moon like a little freak.

But mostly, I think Boromir's time amid the Fellowship is mostly just

Like being the only human actor in a muppet movie

@boromir-week

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Asterix head canons

-Asterix is still waiting for his growth spurt.

-Obelix says things like "exercise? I thought you said extra fries!" or "a balanced diet is a boar in two hands" unironically and everyone hates it.

-Getafix is 168 years old.

-Chief Vitalstatistix and Impedimenta yell at each other then make out.

-Fuliautomatix played with a hammer like a wrattle as a baby.

-Unhygienix is Anosmic

-Ms. Geriatrix's full name is Misses Geriatrix (Ms is her nickname)

-Cacofonix lives in a treehouse because it's the only place he can practise singing all night without anyone hearing (as long as he keeps the door shut)

-Jusftforkix is Panacea's little brother

-Caesar still has blisters on his feet from getting Vercingetorix's weapons dropped on them

-Cleopatra poofs her hair in front of people in a strange way of asserting dominance.

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Well I did say I’d post on Tuesday. The vibe was meant to be more ‘manmade horrors beyond my comprehension’ and not ‘manmade horrors that need to be comforted by their soul mate’

Devastated myself especially hard with the last one for no reason