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[razielim]

I read this post like it's a goddamn Cake song.

I love a woman with a loud ass laugh. I love a cackle. I love a guffaw. Love when a bitch laughs so hard it scares the dog. Be unapologetic in your joy.

[snarkspawn]

So, I actually went and got a mullet haircut because it looks so good in your art. And it looks awesome on me and people compliment me on it like every day. It’s been a couple months now, I can’t believe people keep mentioning it, usually only new haircuts get compliments, but they do! The world seems to agree that I am very well-suited to the mullet. Anyway, thank you :) I love your art (and my mullet 😎).

Oh my god this is so much better than anything I could've imagined this message to be about when I clicked on my inbox shjdksdfgs

Thank you so much for sending me this and absolutely making my day lmao I'm so happy for you and your beautiful mullet!! HELL YEAH !!!! people SHOULD keep mentioning it and shower you with compliments!!! GO FORTH AND MAKE THE WORLD A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE ONE GLORIOUS HAIRCUT AT A TIME

[airinn]

can we see the first art you did of kaz? evolution...

you're lucky I like y'all enough to post art I drew in 2018 here

but Kaz was, like, a completely different character back when I made him and it's really funny to see in hindsight to how he evolved. he was more mature looking/literally was just older than what I settled on

I think it'd be funny one day to redraw this version of Kaz though

[bunabi]

who's the shadow goddess....?

According to Solas:

"The Alamarri crossed the Frostback Mountains to escape a beast they called the shadow goddess in their stories. I met the spirit that they fled. She walks the Fade along the southern tundra, weeping, lonely, and forgotten. Great Ferelden formed because a lonely spirit drove her prey away."

According to the Alamarri:

[shopwitchvamp]

I'm pretty sure I've encountered you and explained this before, but I'll do it again: Max hip is the same as max waistband stretch. The hip area could stretch more, but if your hip measurement exceeds the waistband maximum stretch measurement then you'd have no way of getting the joggers on. For skirts max hip could go way higher as long as you'd be able to put it on overhead (so if you have a smaller bust than hip). You can't do that with joggers so the waistband is the definitive limiting factor. Hope that makes sense.

And not correct, but you gotta live up to the wrath name I suppose.

Edit- Got a reply after this but can't reblog it so I'll add this here:

No, of course I don't think humans have waist and hip measurements that are equal. Either one could be smaller or larger than the other. Regardless of the body shape involved though, the larger measurement needs to be compared to the joggers' waistband maximum stretch (which I am going to go double check because looking at my ancient size charts what's listed doesn't seem high enough to me). If you can't put the joggers on because of a measurement exceeding the waistband, then you can't wear that size of jogger.

As for that I should do better or block you, it would seem you already blocked me. So, good, that's already taken care of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Still, I hope the jogger info (and soon updated measurements, if they can go higher than currently listed, we'll see) can help someone else around here. Thanks for that part at least.

"Omg, I love these! They go up to size 6X AND they have pockets?! Wow!! But do you have anything longer?" Sure do, no problem!!

"YES these are great!!! But what about.. longer?" I gotcha!! Comin' right up!

"Now that's what I'm talkin' about! But... how about if I'm feeling like it's the kinda day where I need my clothing to be bifurcated???" Never fear, joggers are here!

*wild cheering* /scene

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[queermania]

Hey, I’m just reaching out to people on Tumblr. You’ve probably heard of Jesus and God, but have you ever reached out to Jesus for problems in your life? Big or small. Not to make you uncomfortable, but did you know sin (in your life and other people’s lives) can really hurt you, it make feel like there is a void that is never satisfied. That void could be called a “God sized hole.” Sin sucks and not just in a cookie cutter way, but in a way that it feels like there is a decay within a person. That can be a lot to take in, but I hope it is good food for thought. I hope you’re having an awesome day!! 💕

i knew the christians would come crawling back to me some day

[spidey-webz]

i agree with the hot take that bob isnt as submissive as most people are writing (totally fine if anyone writes him this way), but bob reminds me a lot of a guy friend that i have. and not to say that bob has had the same exact experiences as my friend, but he had to go through therapy and learn more about what he likes bc things were a bit different being addicted to a substance vs sober. anyways i don’t see bob in a traditional dom/sub way, i think he just more does what feels good/right in the moment.

i think he probably likes missionary bc of the general intimacy, i also think he likes when you ride him and he’s also guiding your hips. also idk what this position is called, but the one where you’re both laying on your side and facing each other with your leg over his hip. he would enjoy the closeness of it. last personal take, i think in a committed relationship he would be pretty handsy and would insist on falling asleep with his hands up your shirt🫣

i agree with a lot of this, anon!!! im very heavy on the "he does what feels right in that moment" because he's able to try and enjoy the moment however he likes. and god, i think he'd love that position of facing each other. keeping constant eye contact, but sometimes he just has to look down to where he's buried inside you.

i also think bob is obsessed with your tits so he would definitely fall asleep with his hands up your shirt! can totally see him waking you up by giving your nipples a little pinch, watching your face closely for any reaction.

[blueteller]

Hello!:D Before I ask like—maybe one of the most persistent questions endlessly bugging my mind, I just wanna say I love your posts sm and I love you for it (>v<)♡

I have noticed that there are side characters that stand out the most compared to other side characters, even if they have limited screentime.

And one of those characters is none other than OgCale.

I can even go as far to say that he's one of the most popular characters ever in the fandom, his popularity can surpass some of the main cast's despite having very little screentime and it's actually pretty fascinating. In other transmigration/reincarnation stories, people don't usually care about the original owner of the body the MC currently possesses��and I get why. But Og!Cale? Heck, he's widely loved by many fans!

And so my question is—

Why is Og!Cale so popular and loved in the TCF fandom? There are other characters out there who may have far more intriguing backgrounds and personalities than him, and yet *gestures to the fandom* several fans absolutely adore him (myself included, hehe).

First of all, thank you for your kind words! I'm very happy you enjoy my posts 💖

As for the matter of OG Cale… Why is he so popular and beloved in particular, despite being one of many great side characters in the series? Excellent question! I actually had to sit down and think about it for a little while. I came to the conclusion that it boils down to three major factors.

Number one, the build-up.

OG Cale was a mystery since the beginning. When Cale transmigrated, the question of what kind of person he really was kept coming up. There were obvious contradictions, such as despite being a troublemaker he only went after gangsters and thugs. He allegedly had a bad relationship with his family, and yet they all cared about him very much. He was meant to be an alcoholic trash who threw and broke things when drunk, and yet his alcohol tolerance was incredible and he always missed when he threw bottles, never actually hurting people.

Basically, OG Cale was suspicious. He was hella sus since the start, and that built intrigue around his character. That isn't the only reason why people love him, of course. Many fans got spoiled about him straight away, before reading the whole story, so that can't be all there is to it. But that's definitely where the interest began.

Number two, the subverted expectations.

Don't forget, OG Cale isn't the only "Cale" who's beloved by the fandom. When we got first introduced to our MC, there was this unspoken first impression that he was a typical, what TV Tropes calls, "Audience Surrogate". You know, the type of protagonist who mostly has no personality, solely for the purpose of being a self-insert for the audience. Not to be confused with "Mary Sue " – that is a type of character who definitely has a defined personality. Although both protagonist types serve the same purpose, the latter has more to do with how the overall story is written, and how everybody acts like they're the center of the universe, and how things only happen around them, or directly because of them.

Cale, Kim Rok Soo, was in "danger" of becoming either type of MC at the beginning of the story. Because of how he was trying to sell us the idea of how totally normal of a guy he is, and how he just wants to be left alone in peace, that's all, he swears. I've seen both Audience Surrogate MCs and Mary Sues who claim the same thing at the start of the story yet become the focal point of the plot regardless, and yet fail to show any kind of character development or growth whatsoever – because of the author's bad writing.

In Cale's case, it was revealed as far from the truth as you can get. He quickly subverts those issues before they can become real concerns. Not only does he have a defined, flawed personality and showcases growth, but so do many other characters. And the writing behind Cale's character is so effective, that real people love him about as much as the fictional characters who keep him company in the story.

What does it have to do with OG Cale?

Well. Do you remember when you said, "people don't usually care about the original owner of the body the MC currently possesses, and I get why"? Let's explore that "why" for a little bit.

Where Cale could be expected to be an empty Audience Surrogate character, if TCF was poorly written that is… OG Cale could have ended up as a Blank Slate.

That is, a one-dimensional character whose only role in the story was not to be missed. Which is what happens to most "transmigration victims" in isekai. (The fact that OG Cale is the actual transmigrator in this case instead of our MC makes all of this more fascinating.) In some cases, the "original" was objectively a terrible person; be it a petty crook, or a serious villain, or someone with a rotten personality who used to abuse their privilege, letting the righteous protagonist take over and make things better for everyone. Sometimes they're completely innocent, a tragic victim who passed away prematurely, and the newcomer isn't stealing their life as much as simply slipping into a no-longer-occupied identity, while the original souls reaches a peaceful afterlife. Heck, sometimes the "original" expresses blatant consent before their passing, absolving the protagonist of all guilt regarding their transmigration.

You see, OG Cale could have easily been one of those characters. Written specifically to make create an empty spot for the MC to take over and become the starting point in their journey. And that's exactly the first impression we get! "A generic villain who gets beaten up by the protagonist". No friends, no loose ends, seemingly a worthless noble who does not contribute to society. Whose family only "puts up with him" because they're too nice to throw him out. Someone who kept such distance with everyone in his life, no one even noticed the "original" was gone.

…And yet. He is NOT a Blank Slate at all. Not in the slightest.

To quickly skip over all the reasons why OG Cale was so important to the plot: he was never a generic villain, nor an innocent, tragic victim. Instead, he is THE REASON for the plot. The how and the why of the current timeline. And he's not even dead! He is doing just fine in Kim Rok Soo's body, living a good life. Filling the empty spot left by Cale. I don't think I've seen this kind of plot twist in ANY other isekai! It's really amazing! This is exactly THE best subversion of this trope that I have ever seen. And I love it.

The third and final reason? OG Cale embodies another trope called "The Greatest Story Never Told".

Basically, the kind of life OG Cale lead when he was young – sacrificing his reputation for his step family without anyone knowing, and the deal that he made as he was at the brink of death… Those choices makes him someone who is not only a heroic figure in his own right; he's an unappreciated heroic figure. And that? That is EXTREMELY compelling to any audience.

People like heroes. People also like angst. Hero with angst has double the appeal (which is why so many broody heroes and anti-heroes exist). A heroic figure who has a tragic backstory and never gets the full credit for their sacrifice? People eat that up. I eat that up like candy myself! One of the many reasons why I enjoy time travel stories so much.

Moreover, OG Cale is in fact the only currently alive hero in TCF timeline who has never and will never get that heroic recognition – unless Cale reveals the truth to the Henituse family, which has long become extremely unlikely. Of course it makes OG Cale ripe for all sorts of fan scenarios, be it an AU where he and Cale are twins, where OG Cale goes back in time to save the world himself without Cale's transmigration, where he and Cale are the same person with combined angst… OG Cale has enough complexities to BE a protagonist in his own right. Fans recognize that, subconsciously or not. It makes him great character to write fanfics about.

I'm sure there are many more reasons why fans love to love OG Cale, naturally (his personality and his looks for example). But I think those 3 are the main ones:

Despite his shallow public persona and terrible reputation, he was built up properly as a mysterious character with great depth, and it stayed a mystery for a really long time in the story, which made the fanbase's interest in him grow exponentially.

Just like Cale, he was a clever and plot-relevant subversion of expectations, and an excellent take of what could potentially happen to the "original" that got swapped with a transmigrating protagonist.

He is a tragic heroic figure who's never got credit for his sacrifices, which makes him very compelling to explore in fanfictions.

I hope this helps! Let me hear other reasons why you guys personally love OG Cale 🙂

[oncelerfucker]

It's genuinely not that deep — I was pissed off at people, particularly those in the broader the pop culture sense, being completely reductive about the finale.

I was not pissed at women in fandom, I was pissed that publications have co-opted fandom aesthetics to reduce the themes of a show into nothing so they can make a quick buck off of shippers as well as at the people who genuinely refused to engage with any of the themes of the show beyond a ship war.

Love is also a deeply important theme in Severance that does deserve to be discussed. It's just not the only theme. Nor is shipping "the point" of the show, like some people were acting in the wake of the finale's airing.

it's not the markhelly show!!!!! it's not the markgemma show either!!!!!!!!!! it's the "can you fundamentally grind an adult human being's consciousness down into nothing, cutting them off from their entire sense of self, thus turning them into an ideal blank slate ala 1800's euroamerican christian theories about children being pure souls without sin FOR the furthering of some fucked up capitalist cult's unknown goals" show !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[airinn]

where has the shadowvanilla gone? I came for shadowvanilla and I left along whith it

so like don't do this lmao. I'm not a fandom artist and the only thing I care abt long term is my ocs and whatever tickles my fancy at the time

I still like them but don't have a ton of motivation to draw them rn is all. I know you're probably 15 and cookie run is your first fandom or something but don't follow artists for "content" cause even fandom artists make stuff for themselves, not for you. Unless you pay them of course lol

also for anyone else: please do feel free to unfollow if you only follow me for one fandom cause once again: I'm not a fandom artist lol

[hood-ex]

#in battle for the cowl dick said he straight up didn't take on batman bc bruce asked him not to and that was the only reason

Dick: *cough cough* not to suggest anyone should be taking notes or anything but maybe there's a hint about how I feel about respecting the wishes of a mantle's originator in here OKAY MAYBE SOME LITTLE BROTHERS SHOULD BE TAKING NOTES HERE JUST A THOUGHT

Also Dick after Bruce comes back: Oh hey B btw while you were Presumed Dead I gave some Notes that maybe you should consider reading too hahahaha no real reason definitely nothing to do with lingering resentment from years old unhealed emotional wounds hahaha could you even imagine

Bruce, in his 4D chess of a head, would be like reverse 82 and pull down a projector out of thin air with such panels plastered over it:

Batman #213

And Dick would be tapping a table with a stick like objection! That information has been retconned, and we aren't in the omniverse era yet so you cannot present such proof to the imaginary jury. Hence I await your perusal of my many notes, and please write your signature at the bottom to confirm you understand your involvement in the content of said notes!

[bunabi]

did you see the theory that andraste may have had dwarven ancestry? especially with the story about tyrdda bright axe marrying a dwarf on the advice of her elf(?) spirit(?) lover. anyway that could be why andraste could hear the maker (a titan?) and also why leliana had her vision and got resurrected at the ashes (leliana is also part fereldan, and most fereldans are descended from the alamarri)

I have! I've been digging up some of the older theories that were floating around before DAI. 🙂‍↕️

Like the one about Leliana's rose vision being from Urthemiel (archdemon of beauty) in order to move the events of Origins along.

Neat stuff.

[ceasarslegion]

Okay but thats not what my post is saying. Im saying that just saying that eating vegetables and exercise are good for you as a general standalone statement is not inherently fatphobic. The other two statements are because they are connecting being fat with being unhealthy and being unhealthy with negative worth as a person. But someone just saying that its good to eat healthy and exercise is not inherently talking about being fat nor is it fair to assume that they are and make negative character judgements about them for it. Im expressing frustration about the amount of posts where the OP will make a generally true statement like "looking after your hygiene is good for your mental health" and the notes will be full of people taking it extremely personally and assuming that the OP thinks horrible things about people with depression.

The funny thing is that I can fully see where a lot of very dumb discourse on this site came from but it doesnt make it any less perplexing

"Weight is most often determined by genetics rather than lifestyle choices, and the connection to health is not as black and white as TLC would have you believe": yeah, im with you.

"A person's health is not in any way connected to their worth as a person, and its not any of your business how healthy someone is to begin with, nor is it fair to demand fat people bend over backwards to perform health for you in a way you never ask of skinny people": absolutely. Completely agree with you.

"Saying that vegetables and exercise are good for you is fatphobic": okay what the hell happened here

[crimeronan]

untagged reblogging about ur guys is my favorite thing to do. shakes my followers join the fandom boy

this is so funny. every couple weeks i get a new very sweet message from an anon like "how can i read this story?? where is it explained??" and i have to be like i'm so sorry. i've goncharoved it....

[rubyfunkey]

Gay /pos /hj

which part is the half-joke the gay part or the pos part. my friend hannah wants to know