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[maluron]

blabl'art du 5 mai : "incomplet" - puis un <i>redraw</i> que j'ai fait deux semaines plus tard, la première pose ne me satisfaisait pas entièrement (je ne dis pas que les mecs trans sont incomplets, mais que, individuellement, aussi sécure qu'il se présente, Wakanae Sora a quand même une <i>penis envy</i> - oui c'était les années 90 au Japon, pour un public occidental plus moderne ça va manquer de tact, he ben tant pis)

[maluron]

You do eat the rind of brie. I mean I guess you don't if you think it tastes like earwax but it is meant to be eaten

I had to google where Brie even is from, and now I have to make a poll about this.

[maluron]

le 5 mai le type qui nous propose les thèmes du blabl'art était en retard donc quelqu'un d'autre à ma table a suggéré "caillou" en attendant et-

[maluron]

I would love to learn more about mesothermic pangolins and what they have in common with Cardassians!

Disclaimer that I am not a biologist and also that I looked it up and I misremembered: Pangolins are not mesotherms! I was moving fast. But!! Pangolins are heterothermic, having periods of warm-weather homeothermic thermoregulation (maintaining a steady internal body temp) and poikilothermic thermoregulation (allowing the environment to influence their internal body temp) to a degree during colder months. Overall, their bodies prioritize conserving their energy reserves over thermoregulation, especially in situations when their food is scarce. I felt like I needed to clarify.

So! With that said, here are some of the ways I like to imagine pangolin Cardassians:

mammals! helps to explain Cardassian hair and breasts! also helps to make sense of Cardassian-Bajoran babies, if we assume Bajorans are mammals! (big assumptions ofc)

mesotherms! being entirely cold-blooded would make life for Garak basically impossible on a space station that's not adequately equipped with the external heat sources he'd need to allow for certain metabolic processes like digestion to occur. I enjoy the headcanon that lizard Garak is wearing thermal clothes, but my understanding of thermal undergarments is they only work if there's sufficient body heat being produced to trap (unless we are going full Twilight here and imagining Garak's doing a bit of sous-vide before work each day (also fun)). A mesothermic Cardassian who generates some heat, but lacks the ability to control their inner body temp, makes more sense to me

(I also think it'd be fun if Cardassians were heterothermic and in times of health on Cardassia, everyone has the energy reserves to regulate their body temperature; makes Mila's basement and everything after The Fire even more fraught to me, too)

nocturnal! makes sense the space station is so dim and the bright lights hurt Garak's eyes (provided we assume that's a Cardassian trait rather than an 'I'm high 90% of the time I spend awake and also in a lot of distress right now' statement)

plate-like scales! made of keratin!!! that's fun and I haven't seen anyone suppose that. it helps me square with the mixture of scale and skin we see on our actors. the Cardassian scale design looks a lot like reptile scales, but join me in my daydream and imagine they're like overlapping pangolin scales instead, and we just didn't see it because Andy Robinson has suffered enough

they curl up in an adorable ball to sleep during the day and that's a lovely mental image for good times, and a really sad one to think about when imagining Ziyal or Garak in distress (esp. little Elim in a closet)

sometimes pangolins exhibit bipedal stances to move around for a bit! how fun!!! fun to think that Garak strains to be bipedal when working. they look exceptionally cute while doing so and big pangolin Cardassian redesign hits my lizardy Cardassian buttons in new and different ways

I like the idea of Cardassians being insectivorous because the thought that Taspar and Regova eggs are insect eggs is a delight. Lovely! Gross!! No wonder tojal and rokassa juice are acquired tastes if they are squeezed from a bug. I hope Klingons and Cardassians flirt with each other by arguing about gagh

[maluron]

I assure you: somebody, somewhere, is on the exact same wavelength as you are.

[maluron]

"wake up artists new "draw your favs doing this" just dropped"

hey OP can we..?

Just saw a man ride past in a bicycle with another man sitting on his lap like in a bridal carry

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Imagine my utmost joy at finding out that one of the very few (very few) characters that share my sexuality was this absolut Diva. So you /know/ I had to draw my Omnisexual Icon!

Not my best work but I needed to celebrate

[maluron]

average post s5 deep space 9 episode plotline

odo: aughhh how can i get kira to like me baack

sisko: the war

julian subplot:

[maluron]

Est ce que ça existe les croquettes en forme de crocodile ? Des crocroquettes ?

[maluron]

Wtf tumblr wants me to join a pro AI community no no no no no way fuck you never no way in hell--well it s a free blocklist but no still no

[maluron]

You know I will actually

[maluron]

i need someone to inflict sneezing fits on Bashir--common cold, allergies, photic sneezes out of control because station lighting on the fritz, whatever; but nothing dangerous and if possible not contagious, i'm not looking for a sickfic for once but... The Gossip!!

the infirmary Bajoran staff knows that their Federation doctor is most likely not pregnant, and even if he were, sneezing wouldn't be a telltale symptom for him but they can't unthink the thought

so it leads to wild speculation about his sex life who would ever get him pregnant and under what circumstances and what kind of father material he's made of

has anyone done it already? or would be willing to? please please please?

[maluron]

at least can all we agree that the original gay flag with the magic and sex colours is BEAUTIFUL and it should make a comeback

[maluron]

happy pride month from the tribbles 

[maluron]

the first ever pride flag (1978) versus the TMP movie poster (1979)

happy pride month!

[maluron]

(le 24 mars on nous a proposé un "draw in your style", chose qui ne m'inspire jamais, et un ami m'a suggéré "cygne vs pigeon" à la place)

le consensus semble dire que les cygnes sont méchants et dangereux alors que les pigeons sont lâches et stupides - oué ben vous n'avez pas vu les pigeons de ma courée s'acharner sur le même coin de grillage jusqu'à l'arracher et réinvestir la maison d'en face