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Kind of a Reddit AITA post but sometimes it is a little funny to fuck with people in ways that deliberately conform to a stereotype of what they must think of you. the other day I was talking to my friend and I randomly said that I wanted a pet chimpanzee. I'd dress it in person clothes (dungarees and hats) and I'd teach it to love science fiction. And this girl nearby was like "you know how dangerous those things are, right? Also how unethical it is to keep an ape as your pet for your own amusement" and I was already seeing where the conversation was going so I was pretending ignorance like "yea but it wouldn't just be for my amusement. It would have practical points too." And she ignored that statement entirely to say "Well chimpanzees can rip faces off" and I was like. What's the most frustrating thing I can say now. Finally settled on "Mine wouldn't do that though." and you could tell she wanted to hurt me very very badly. Like a chimpanzee would if I had one as a pet

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couldn’t stop thinking about this post

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I am extremely late to the bridal carry redraw party, but I took a stab at it. Dainix and Falst, page 2-4-44 panel 3 from the webcomic Aurora by Red.

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"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I fell asleep in my friends' arms. It was eleven at night, we were tired, curled up in a small pile on my tiny bed. I had my head buried in my roommate's side, and one of my closest friend's hand on my shoulder, steadying me. It was quiet and nothingness and peace and their heartbeats in my ears, my hands in their hair.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

We pack four people to that little bed, you know. Laps used as footrests, collarbones as pillows, little lights like moonlight in rustic yellow bathed on their faces. The TV plays an anime. The words are repeated by my dear friend on my shoulder, curled close. My legs are asleep; my roommate may be, too.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

The cat curls on top of our criss cross mess of legs and arms and heads on chests to absorb the warmth of us all. She purrs in contented peace. When my roommate and I are left alone in the quiet, she cries, and watches the door for our friends' return.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I will never kiss them but the top of their heads. I will never touch but the warmth of their arms. I will never take more than what's freely given, and in return I put my glasses on the bedside table fashioned from a guitar amp, and when I lean into their sides, I pick up my vulnerability and place it in their capable, tender hands.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I sing for them. I cry for them. I work and I run and I withstand the worst of the world for them, because some days I get to cradle their forehead on my shoulder and some days I get to see their shining eyes.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

Maybe to you. But look beyond explanation. I love them. With my heart in my unsteady hands, with my nose pressed to the side of their head, with the buzzing in my feet and the warmth all around Iike the sunset pushing into the window.

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

Is it enough to say I love them? With no strings attached? With reckless abandon and utter devotion and freedom and kindness and fear?

"there is no platonic explanation for this--"

I cannot explain it any clearer. I love my friends. There is no more to say.

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we need some toy soldier / jessica law appreciation. HAVE YOU LISTENED TO UDAD. HOLY SHIT. HER VOICE IS SO INCREDIBLE I LOVE ORPHEUS SO MUCH

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About the names: So we're up to chapter 31 in the ReTL. Some things to note:

Kim Dokja refers to all the adults by full name. Almost insists on it, even when it would be easier (and match the flow of the others) to use just the first names.

Kim Dokja and the others all call Gilyoung by his first name. They frequently add on -ah or -ie (former when spoken to LGY, the latter when talking about him). They only occasionally use his full name in ways you would expect (Like when KDJ is calling out to him frantically to get his attention).

Jung Heewon takes a moment, but she starts quickly going back and forth between full and first names with everyone before dropping the last names entirely like a day later. Expected of her personality once she's comfy.

Lee Hyunsung drops last names pretty quickly too, but it comes off like… textbook "talking with people my age", in a way? It's casual, but it almost feels like he did that at just the appropriate time lol. (That's just the vibe I got. Not saying that's how it is. He's easily casual with people he's friendly with)

Yoo Sangah calls him Dokja-ssi from pretty much the jump and never swaps back. The exception was when she was using his last name to get his attention. Same for the other adults.

Kim Dokja starts calling the adults by their first names in chapter 31, and has so far been consistent with it. We'll have to see if this changes or if it's a permanent thing. Chapter 31, for context, is the first green zone night just after they arrive in Chungmuro and before the Theater Dungeon.

Kim Dokja always calls Yoo Joonghyuk by full name, but he has so far used Joonghyuk (possibly Joonghyuk-ah. The MTL drops stuff, so I'll have to wait for Dan to catch up. But it would match his personality to use -ah whenever he's not using Yoo Joonghyuk's full name) comes up a little more often than I remembered.

Kim Dokja has only shown to call others (who he is not explicitly friendly with) on first name basis when he's trying to match the flow or suck up to them (He notably calls Gong Pildu "Pildu-ssi" when he's trying to convince him to give him a room. Everyone else calls him Pildu-ssi.)

He also calls Han Donghoon by his first name (Donghoon-ah) from what I can tell once he frees him from his hypnosis. It seems to be a trend that Kim Dokja talks to kids in a friendly way. Lee Jihye seems to be the exception (so far. We'll see if that holds up during the time of the Theater Dungeon. Again, waiting to retl that part.)

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Look, I like Ragatha as much as the next guy but to me, she’s a work friend. You talk to her at work but forget about her on the way home. She’s nice. Kind and caring but it’s obviously a coping mechanism, she’s trying way too hard to pretend everything’s alright. When Pomni said that she can think for herself it made me realize how much Ragatha was basically projecting her feelings through Pomni and I think that’s why she’s visibly bothered by seeing Jax and Pomni getting along. She’s been trying so hard to connect to Pomni only to see Jax do it effortlessly. Her having a controlling mother explains SOOO much about her behavior. She’s so nuanced I love it.

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So apparently Tumblr ate my original post about this but:

A couple weeks ago I’m going to get lunch and as I open the fridge, my mother attempts to communicate to me that any chicken currently in the fridge is ok for people to eat, because the chicken that was intended for the dog to eat has been used up.

What she actually says is, “That’s human chicken.”

After taking a minute to process all horrible implications of the phrase “human chicken”, I decide to go a different route and hold the tupperware of chicken out to my sister, saying, “Behold, a man!”

This was evidently the wrong choice, as it meant I had to explain to my parents who Diogenes was, thereby cementing the incident in their minds and leading to me, just now, opening the fridge to see the following incredibly cursed image:

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“I’ve never seen you this upset about something.” - Zooble

Dysphoric rabbit?

+ this little trivia crumb

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“I’ve never seen you this upset about something.” - Zooble

Dysphoric rabbit?

+ this little trivia crumb

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Following the release of TADC episode 5, I have made a liiiiittle change to my AU.✨🐸🤝🐰✨

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Happy belated bad comic day!!

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Let’s all light a candle and pour one out for all the trans men who never got to figure out they’re men because they were raised to believe they couldn’t ever be anything other than a wife and a mother and if they ever left the church that all their friends and family go to then they’ll burn in hell for all of eternity. May the names engraved on their tombstones fade to nothing and the dresses they were buried in disintegrate.

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Everyone warns you agaist going to the supermarket hungry, but nobody tells you about the dangers of going there too full: I do not want any of these things, for I will never require any food again at all!

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Also i know its still a couple months away but people doing artfight listen to me. last year i did like 3-6 full body fully colored/shaded attacks every day for like 4 days straight and i had to go to the doctor and get eyedrops because it was hurting my eyes so bad. i know its fun but take breaks for the love of god. this also goes for drawing in general but i know artfight is mega crunch time for a lot of people so im just letting yall know. dont draw 10 hours a day for multiple days it WILL cause issues

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i kissed the brick before i threw it dw