#<- Taylor swift/tiktok reference/joke yeah

[brunosaderogatory]

I feel like I’m going insane. Does anyone remember Luca? Does anyone like Luca still? I feel like a single Guinea pig in a petco cage. I’m starting to understand why hamsters seek out their death. You can only run on that wheel for so long before you start feeling a little bit crazy. Please tell me does anyone still like Luca.

[evilmagician430]

boyfriends but awesome (and instead of a webtoon its an independent webcomic)

design notes and 3ds flipnote concept art below the cut

general notes abt their designs and what the comic would be like in my head:

>they dont have names in this version cause i think that was one of the good things they did originally. i imagine they refer to eachother as "that one" "the other guy" etc like the dhmis guys when talking about eachother.

>they are not in a defined romantic relationship with eachother because i think thats more interesting, the polyamory aspect would be kept (im not polyamorous btw so im not gonna try to write an established polycule) but its more vague in that they all kind of have a thing for eachother but also hate eachother and want to rip eachothers guts out. and theyre all roommates and bffs. if you asked them what they were the answer you would get would be "friends who are boys". they are the height of male friendship, hate, love, etc.

>instead of focusing on sexualizing them in strange ways and doing boring moe shit it would lean into the comedy aspect BUT NO MEMES OR LATE 2010S SLANG !! this was something i could not fucking stand when reading the original (if you couldnt tell by now i did used to read boyfriends. it was a regrettable time and in redesigning and overhauling them i hope to make something good out of this wasted period of my life) like even when it was current boyfriends always made memes feel.. out of place. like as soon as they said it it wasnt cool anymore. it was the unfunniest shit ever

>i wanted the characters to look less WHITE and also more distinct from eachother and also less young cause in the original its like the same twink 3 times in different haircolors and their Chad. said chad is the best character only by way of not being annoying. so yeah i'll be more specific later but none of them are white and i gave them all different eye and nose shapes and distinct physical traits and bodies etc.

>mostly i just did this cause the "nerd" and "goth" ones piss me off so bad like thats not real. thats not a nerd thats just a nondescript waify femboy with glasses. thats not a goth, thats a tiktok eboy. and i felt bad for jock being trapped in this comic. and the prep one i feel nothing towards hes the most accurate to gay preps irl because they really are that annoying. but i tried to make him a little interesting atleast. anyways

nerd - black, brony, always aggressively corrects the others when they state an incorrect fact, really into playstation eyetoy and obscure playstation games. insanely autistic. usually pissed off if hes not indulging himself in something he likes (yaoi, games, ponies, figures, etc). i just wanted to overhaul him completely to make him almost nothing like refrainbow's nerd because nerd type characters are always the ones i tend to see myself in and are my favorites but reading the webtoon that guy just pissed me off fr.

jock - 2nd gen chinese american, one of the things i liked in the original actually was when they sexualized the jock (probably cause hes the only one who doesnt look 14 in that comic) and his big tits. hes a very genuinely kind guy, not the brightest, has a voracious appetite, he also still bakes cause thats cute i think.

prep - he looks different here because i was originally going to make him white but i decided to make him a light/medium skintone black guy (he just wears a blonde wig and contacts). when companies make their pride month merchandise and advertisements this is the exact person they imagine in their head who is going to buy these products. hes a million percent one of those swifties who thinks taylor swift is secretly a lesbian. trust fund kid btw obviously. his only redeeming quality is that hes good at makeup. jokes in the comic are usually made at his expense.

goth - 1st gen latino american, specifically peruvian because i am a self serving motherfucker. hes a really big numetal fan and listens to like 2000s evil wolf amv music in addition to legitimate gothic. his face changed a little too between this and the final design. his outfit completely changed but its only because i realized everyone else was dressed for relatively warm weather so it wouldnt make sense for him to be wearing multiple layers of black. if i do cold weather outfits for them id def reuse this look for him. hes still trans but i think all of them are in my version. also they dont use labels for their sexual/rom orientation. except prep hes homosexual gay.

congratulations for reaching the end of this incomprehensible bullshit 👍 hope someone enjoys this but idrc if its just for me either

[merdierose]

“pick me”: navigating the bullshit

Let’s talk about the "pick me" girl label—because apparently, I might be one. Or at least, that’s what a few people have decided before quietly (or not so quietly) exiting my life. And honestly? It’s left me confused, hurt, and scrolling through TikTok at 2 AM wondering if I’ve been unknowingly starring in my own version of *that* Meredith Grey scene.

It’s iconic, it’s cringe, and now it’s the universal reference point for any woman deemed too eager, too accommodating, or too whatever for male validation. But here’s the thing—I don’t remember auditioning for that role.

According to the internet, a "pick me" girl is a woman who goes out of her way to prove she’s not like other girls—usually by putting down other women or molding herself into whatever she thinks men want. She’s the "I only have guy friends because girls are too much drama" type, the "I eat burgers and never work out, teehee" girl, the one who performs humility like it’s an Olympic sport.

And yeah, those women exist. But here’s where it gets messy: the term gets thrown around so loosely now that it’s become a catch-all for any woman who’s confident, unapologetic, or just different from the people criticizing her.

Losing friends over this accusation sucks. Especially when you weren’t even trying to compete. In my case, I was just… living. Maybe I closed off myself too much from other women that I ended up only hanging out with male friends. Maybe I was happy in a way that made someone else question why they weren’t. And suddenly, I’m the "pick me" who’s doing the most and faking her personality for attention.

But here’s a thought: what if sometimes the "pick me" label says more about the person using it than the person they’re targeting? What if it’s easier to call someone desperate than to admit you’re jealous of their confidence, their relationships, or the things they have that you wish you did?

Being labeled a "pick me" does something weird to your head. You start second-guessing every interaction.

“Was that joke too flirty? Did I seem too agreeable? Am I allowed to be happy about my relationship, or will that make me insufferable?”

It’s exhausting. And the worst part? It pits women against each other—as if there’s only room for one kind of woman to be loved, successful, or valued.

I’ve had to ask myself: Is there truth to this? And after some brutal self-reflection, the answer is… MAYBE, in tiny ways I’ll never fully see. But also…MAYBE NOT. Maybe some people just need a reason to dislike you, and "pick me" is the convenient buzzword of the moment.

Here’s what I’ve decided: I’m done overanalyzing whether I’m "too much" or "not enough" for someone else’s comfort. If being myself—unfiltered, happy, and yes, different—makes me a "pick me" in someone’s eyes, then fine. Call me whatever you want. But I won’t shrink myself to fit into a label that was designed to police women’s behavior in the first place.

To anyone else who’s been called a "pick me" when you were just “existing”—I see you. Keep being you. The right people won’t make you feel like you have to audition for their approval. And honestly? Fuck them. Haha. Just going to shake it all off until my fairy dust allows me to fly. 🧚🏻‍♂️

- Merdie Rose