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crazy that gravity falls was like, hey what if we made twin brothers, and one of them is the worse one. he gets bad grades, he likes to punch his problems, everyone thinks of him as “the other one.” he’s engulfed in a shadow that’s shaped like him. he doesn’t even have his own name—it’s derived of his brother’s name, the only one his parents planned on having and using. everything about him is derivative—imitative of another person (his twin brother) (the one everyone likes and wants) and is disapproved of for that reason (he isn’t just “bad at this thing,” he’s “not as good as his brother”). and then he ruins his brother’s science fair project (the one next to his own—no one noticed it because it’s not good, it’s almost stupid next to a “perpetual motion machine” made by a high schooler) (he tried to fix it) (he doesn’t know how; he’s not as smart as the guy who made it) and he gets kicked out. the potential of the money his twin could’ve made is enough to throw him onto the street, and he can’t go home until he makes that money back (the money that was never gained and therefore was never lost. he never had a chance of making enough). he took every job he could (his brother went to school). he got banned from multiple states (his brother bought a house). he traveled internationally and went to prison and had people try to hunt him down and kill him because he couldn’t make enough money (his brother’s house has three basements. he made them himself, as secure as can be). and when his twin finally summons him for help, things go wrong (he messed up this machine like the last one) (he doesn’t know how to fix it. he isn’t as smart as the guy who made it) (he tries to fix it) (he was never any good at reading and these blueprints are impossible, coded and fragmented and in a science that he didn’t know existed) (he tries to fix it). the townspeople ask who he is, and he doesn’t even say his own name (it was hardly his to begin with). and he invites them to a house that isn’t his to show off experiments that aren’t his because he needs to make money that can’t be his. everything he does for the next 30 years is in his twin’s name, for his twin’s sake. he had two funerals for himself and it isn’t even his body in the casket; he had to wear his brother’s name to both of them. if he had died before he fixed the portal, that funeral wouldn’t have been for him. we meet him as a funny and unique character, but in-universe, he’s only ever been defined by someone else.

and then they went, this is entirely in the background btw. most of that is going to be revealed in one episode and won’t be addressed again. he’s a primary comic relief, even. I’m ill about this.

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Hands you Three and Holism and various other doodles. Notes on my design for Holism under the cut for those who are interested!

Hello nerd, welcome to my ramble zone. I love having ART be this very abstract, sharp shape and I wanted Holism to have the same feeling but to the left. So, here are my thoughts comparing Holism and ART's designs :]

Holism is more square shaped while ART is overall rounder.

Holism is much more 'rigid' in feeling, it doesn't change its shape as often as ART does.

Holism has larger, more angular eyes that always stay outside of its main 'body', ART on the other hand has smaller, more oval eyes that can be either outside or inside its 'body'.

Holism always looks disinterested about whatever it is looking at though that isn't always the case. ART's eyes are very expressive in comparison.

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i would love to enjoy the whump community posts but i just can't stop getting bitchslapped every time by the word "whumpee," possibly the most unsexy and awkward word ever invented

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Ok, concept, after System Collapse those two random SecUnits Murderbot gave the hacking directions to decide to go absolutely nuts with sharing it around and it goes,,, kind of viral. Resulting in a community of new FreeUnits who,,, obviously need ways to share info and help each other out

The result is FeedFreeUnit, a hyper-encrypted feed that eventually spreads to, like, every port. It starts out as just tips and helpful code and instructions on how to get to Preservation and stuff, but eventually it also turns into THE social media for FreeUnits, basically

Which means memes. And they're kind of wild. (Sorry, I got the idea for ONE of these and it turned into a whole bunch)

(Yes, FeedFreeUnit calls Murderbot "MB". Yes, Murderbot HATES this. Yes, it causes the first known instance of construct Discourse.)

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TW violence

Completed comic from the end of my fic, Ptolomaea

"See? You're reasonable. You understand. I saved you. I invited you in. No other human would have done that. I am the reason you're here."

No.

"You are the reason I am here." Vaatu reached up to wrap a tendril around Unalaq, ever so carefully, and she felt the spirits move discreetly to give her a wide berth.

"And because of me, you will —"

Unalaq did not get the chance to say anything else. His silence was swift and brutal with little more than a crunch, and Vaatu withdrew before his body even hit the ground.

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An event happened to me tonight

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ART when Mensah is coming:

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I had a dream that Murderbot and the Preservation crew had to break into ‘ancient’ technology systems as part of a mission/adventure and Murderbot comes up against a CAPTCHA test and is like what the fuck is this. Can you imagine the comedy. 

MB: So, I’m supposed to choose all of the squares that show the visual depiction of a ground transport? And that will prove that I’m human?

Mensah: You must understand, this was from a time in which most robots were extremely rudimentary–

Ratthi: Wait, does the square with just the corner of the tire of that transport count?

Gurathin: Yes, obviously, Ratthi

Ratthi: I don’t think it does! I think it’s a statistically insignificant part of the transport!

MB: *Turns and looks directly at the camera*

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Hear ye, hear ye! Ye AU-gust 2025 prompt list is here!

What is AU-gust? It stands for Alternate Universe August, and it is a creative challenge for everyone. Writers, artists, fans; anyone can join! Be sure to check out our FAQ for more answers! Join us on BlueSky, AO3, Discord and under the tags #au gust and #au gust 2025.

Special thanks to @yaoyorozoops for creating our wonderful graphics!

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I'm enjoying this comic making shit (wip, tw for semi-graphic violence)

From the end of Ptolomaea, my fic

Vaatu lowered herself, landing in front of the human. Behind him, he felt Korra shift, moving in front of Jinora.

"See? You're reasonable. You understand. I saved you. I invited you in. No other human would have done that. I am the reason you're here."

No.

"You are the reason I am here." Vaatu reached up to wrap a tendril around Unalaq, ever so carefully, and she felt the spirits move discreetly to give her a wide berth.

"And because of me, you will —"

Unalaq did not get the chance to say anything else. His silence was swift and brutal with little more than a crunch.

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A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending? 

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

V - Which character do you relate to most?

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

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...might've discovered a new genre to lose my mind about, hold please

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Murderbot: suck my dick

The Perihelion, an intellectual: inhale my richard

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#sometimes i think about how like art's job. its entire job. is to keep its crew safe while they are attempting to dismantle a violent system#a system that reliably shows no regard for human life#i don't think the fear in network effect is a one-off thing. it's probably actually art's worst nightmare coming true#and unlike murderbot it can't keep people safe by 'performing its function'#it has to arm its pathfinders. it has to petition (probably) for a debris deflection system#the inherent helplessness of being made without a way to defend you or the ones you love most#while the ones you love are fighting against an inherently violent system#like yeah. i'd start bombing people#i also think about how its bestie is uniquely created to be good at the only thing it can't do: protect its crew outside its hull#which is making me think about the conversation between art and seth about mb joining the crew#mb voice: they don't want me to join :( who wants a rogue secunit :( art probably bullied them into this :((#art: SETH PLEASE this is a person i trust as MUCH AS ME to keep you safe and it has LEGS#PLEASE!!#the murderbot diaries#tmbd#pov you're art and jealous of your friend's legs

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get peer reviewed

I think a part of ART that is so underrated by the fandom sometimes is how much affection it shows for the people it loves. It's big and intimidating and mean sometimes and has no sense of proportionate retribution, but it's also very open about how much it loves its crew and Murderbot. It's not really just a hair-trigger angry ship, it's deeply protective of the people it houses in its hull.

And I wonder how much of that is informed by, or contributes to, the fact that it's a research transport that also goes directly into corporate territory and it and its crew protect and shuttle slaves and indentured servants and other disenfranchised people out.

And to do something like that, it's no wonder that it's so willing to take down anything that challenges it.

I mean. Imagine if your job was to protect your humans and you lived in a universe where everything is being slowly eaten by massively imperialistic mega-corporations who want you and everything you stand for wiped off the face of existence. You have to learn how to Fight the Hell Back.

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what even is the point of posting and tagging nonstop about vaatu like it's a job if i'm gonna get called crazy over a completely unrelated character 😮‍💨

i would like to very seriously address the allegations of being mentally ill over an analysis of suyin beifong, because this is quite the accusation. this is incorrect.

I'm not mentally ill about suyin. i am mentally ill about vaatu. please get your facts right.