#Cant seem to get it to work...

[gobodegoblin]

How to install Java on linux?

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)

[qoldenskies]

i think its so funny when people take the way donnie acts at face value even though its a horrible lie because he's a horrible liar, while understanding leo is bullshitting very well despite him actually being GOOD at bullshitting. many such cases

[triona-tribblescore]

I give up trying to draw him on-model

I demand to myself to forever draw him skrunkly

[starmieknight]

Was thinking about Stan's habit of grabbing his chest when he's scared and then thought about what if he did end up having a heart attack or something after Ford came back. Like, he's been stressed for ages and now he's gotta worry about Ford potentially getting the kids into something dangerous like he did and where he's gonna go after the kids leave and what he's gonna do without the Shack.

Maybe it hits him in the middle of tour or something. Like, he's been feeling off all day and looks kinda ragged so maybe Soos is keeping close and sees him go down. At first, people think it's part of the tour or some typical Stan gag. And then he doesn't laugh or try to play it up for money. So the twins run down to the basement to get Ford.

He's kinda annoyed that his planning time's been interrupted by Stanley's antics, but the twins seem genuinely upset so he goes to check it out. And finds out Soos and Wendy called an ambulance and there really IS a problem. Then he kinda disconnects from the situation. Like, he's panicking internally but this isn't the first major medical situation he's been in. So he calmly gets the kids (Soos and Wendy included) into Stan's car and follows the ambulance to the hospital. He's the one wrangling the kids while they freak out and asking all the questions to the doctors and nurses about Stan's condition. He can't take time to worry about his brother because he's got a bunch of kids to reassure and they're all looking to him because he's the eldest person there. He's an old man with all the answers in the universe. If anyone can tell them Stan's gonna be okay, it's gonna be Mr. 12 PhDs.

Except... he doesn't.

He doesn't know anything about his brother's medical history past the age of seventeen. Dipper's the one to mention Stan's medication and Mabel knows his diet and Soos and Wendy know about his boxing hobby and work schedule. Ford has a hazy memory about Stan chewing his way out of a trunk once.

He starts thinking about how Stan's the only family he has left. Sure, the twins are there, but they don't really know each other. Shermie and his son are just over the state line in California, but they don't know who he is anymore. Stanley's been wearing his face for years and they never seemed to notice. His parents are dead. Fiddleford is 30 years in the wind.

Stanley's the only one who truly knows him. Knows about his deepest insecurities and childhood dreams. Who knows his favorite books and comic book heroes. About his first disastrous date and the kissing bot. About how badly things had gone for him and been at his doorstep only a couple of days after receiving a single postcard after 10 years of silence.

And Ford knows nothing of the man Stanley became. Stanley doesn't know how Ford has changed. How he's trying SO HARD to fix his mistakes.

And suddenly being so angry over some paltry little machine doesn't seem so important. Ford's the one who built a doomsday device.

He's still angry with Stanley taking his identity, but what does it matter if no one noticed? Sure, Stan got him a criminal record, but he made one of his own in the multiverse. Their family has always leaned to the gray side of the law.

And now they may never get the chance to know each other again. 40 years without each other and the pain of potentially losing Stanley cuts Stanford so deep he feels like he's the one dying.

So he sits in that cold hospital waiting room, four hysterical kids surrounding him, and wears a straight face while his world falls apart around him.

If you lose your parents, they call you an orphan.

If you lose your twin, they don't stop calling you a brother.

[daftpatience]

ceres and the sundogs

[clowns0cks]

you know which people piss me off more than spy->missy truthers??? timeless child deniers. Let me elaborate. People who think the timeless child was something made up by the master to meddle with the doctor. How can anyone possibly think that ????? the master is clearly the most affected one of the two, even if he shouldn't be. He's literally devastated and his whole life crumbled down leading him to a whole ass identity crisis??? How can you ignore the fact that the timeless child caused his mental decline (I'm not saying he was sane before but still). Also if he could alterate the memories in the matrix (which, I'm pretty sure there's ways to do this, but I'm not sure you could make up whole new imaginary memories), why should he show the doctor confused and disguised ones instead of making up clear memories about the timeless child to convince her more?????? girl I know you don't like the plotline and it's completely fine everyone likes and dislikes whatever they want but making a theory that can't even stand on one foot is another thing completely

[introspectivememories]

thinking about shanks and buggy and how the love was there!!! it was there and it was clear and it was real and it was tangible and it still was not enough!!! the love was there when they grew up together and the love was there when they traveled the world together and the love was there when shanks gave up on the one piece for buggy and the love was there when shanks dived into the ocean to save buggy and the love was there when they promised to go to raftel together on their own ships and the love was there when they lived together in loguetown in the hiatus before roger died and the love was there when buggy damaged luffy's hat and the love was there still when they saw each other at marineford after two decades and shanks still trusted buggy to get the strawhat back to luffy and the love was there still, still, still, when rogers' body was cooling on the execution stand and his blood was being washed away by the rain and shanks put out his hand, palm faced up in supplication, and said "i'm not going after the one piece" and said the words he's been saying since he was a child, a plea, a prayer, "come with me buggy" and buggy who had given up on his hopes and dreams, crushed under the promise of shanks' shining future and his brilliant potential, humiliated by his cowardice and his belief in his would-be king, his friend, his brother, his shanks, slaps his hand away, closes his ears to the plea, the prayer, the devotion shanks is saying, and said "i'll never come with you!" the love was there still and it was not enough.

[katetcake]

I was having JazzWave thoughts and they quickly got out of hand.

JazzWave in that they're forced to work together towards a common goal. And it's the pettiest thing imaginable. JazzWave in that Soundwave's a jealous best friend and Jazz is a paranoid mofo and both of them are trying to sabotage talks between Optimus and Megatron.

AKA: They decide to "work together" as an excuse to keep an eye on each other and each other's faction to make sure there's nothing fishy going on.

B/c neither of them believe the other side is being sincere. And b/c neither of them see the obvious flirting as flirting, instead see it as some manipulation tactic the other is using (aka the jealous friend dynamic between Soundwave and Megatron. Jazz constantly doing the dirty work so he thinks OP can't see the 'blatantly dirty tactics' being used on him).

Jazz who is horrified to see Prowl going along w/ it b/c quote "Starscream is actually quite intelligent under all the screeching and narcissism. It just seems logical to start building good relations w/ him now instead of waiting until later."

Ofc Jazz is devastated. How could Prowl do this to him. Starscream of all people! And maybe he complains abt it to Soundwave who's like 'hold up, what exactly did he say?' And drops the bombshell of "you should be more worried about Shockwave." Jazz obviously thinks he's crazy, but he gives in and asks Prowl abt Shockwave. And he feels so fucking betrayed when Prowl gets all embarrassed. Like all fluttery wings and shy smile b/c "Shockwave? Shockwave?! Are you serious, Prowl?!" And Prowl just doesn't understand what the big deal is, "I mean, you've been dating Soundwave since Peace Talks ™ practically began."

So now Jazz is paying a little more attention to what's going on around him. The Autobots do seem to be more confident about talking to Decepticons when he's around. Jazz hasn't talked about what he's doing w/ Soundwave for operational security reasons, and he knows how much actions speak louder than words. And okay maybe once he took care of watching both sets of twins b/c Ravage was sick and Soundwave had to take him to a medic, but that doesn't mean anything! He just needs to gain the enemy's trust to gain access to more information! That's like Spec Ops 101.

On the other side, Soundwave is constantly hearing gossip about himself and Jazz. Some people even voicing their jealousy that Soundwave managed to snatch Jazz up before any of them even had a chance. And b/c he knows words spoken in private are often the only truthful ones, he refuses to answer any questions whenever someone asks him how things w/ Jazz are going, or if he has tips on how to woo an Autobot.

They both get really paranoid about their own words/actions whenever they're together now. They're constantly second guessing themselves and tension just keeps getting worse until they're having an argument about it. Jazz is upset b/c Soundwave's acting weird all of the sudden. He doesn't play music anymore and barely talks whenever they're together (like less than usual). Whenever he does talk, it's strictly about their work. Soundwave also accused Jazz of being weird too, he hardly plays with the cassettes anymore. He doesn't lounge around like he usually does whenever they're not working on their plan.

All in all, their argument ends on an awkward note as neither of them win. Soundwave doesn't want to talk (words in private are the truth). Jazz refuses to be responsive or take things seriously (actions speak louder than words).

Everyone thinks they broke up. Everyone is treating it like a break up. Big meetings are just a touch more tense. Starscream is always making comments about it.

Blaster starts hitting on Soundwave like right after. Jazz is immediately offended cuz like dude! They were never dating, but if they were it's rude for Blaster to immediately hit up his friend's new ex. Like come on! In Blaster's defense, he always thought Soundwave was hot, even if he hated that Soundwave made his cassettes fight in the war (he doesn't make them, he lets them choose). And somehow Jazz ends up more offended cuz that's such a low bar. Like Blaster could at least like Soundwave cuz “He's got a wicked sense of humor. He's really damn smart. He's got great taste in music! He's– you get my point! If you just want a pretty frame, there's plenty of other mechs!"

Starscream, taking any opportunity presented to him, starts immediately bullying Soundwave. Starts talking about how surprised he was that someone like Jazz would even bother with Soundwave. But considering how quickly Jazz dropped him, clearly he was just interested in figuring out how he worked. Soundwave would never confirm he and Jazz were together while Jazz was adamant they weren't together. Was Soundwave ashamed to be dating an Autobot? No that's preposterous. Everyone knows Soundwave's the actual one without emotions. Clearly it was Jazz who was ashamed to be dating Soundwave, however briefly it was.

All in all, everyone thinks they're having a messy breakup. Which is insane because both of them are clearly not over each other. Jazz is quick to anger and quicker to vanish whenever questioned. Soundwave and Starscream get into physical fights whenever the seeker starts pushing buttons.

Megatron and Optimus start having more private meetings. Sometimes they'll even abruptly change meeting times so that neither Soundwave or Jazz will be present. Overall acting extra suspicious.

Despite whatever mess is going on between them, they can work together for their initial goal. And whatever these extra, super secret, meetings are, there's more of a risk of Optimus or Megatron using it's secrecy to attack the other.

Except when they finally find out about one of these 'private meetings' in time to spy on it, they're not prepared. Over half of it is just Megatron lamenting that Soundwave doesn't talk to him like he used to. That the war has gone on so long and has changed them all so much that Soundwave no longer trusts Megatron enough to tell him he was dating Jazz. Megatron didn't believe it at first because Soundwave never told him, but now he's not so sure b/c Soundwave's been more depressed than usual.

Even Optimus expresses his own regrets. Cuz while he and Jazz don't have the same history that Megatron and Soundwave do, Jazz has always gone out of his way to treat Optimus like another person and not an infallible leader. They were friends and he hates to have failed his friend so entirely like this.

Jazz and Soundwave are left with the realization that there was no ulterior motive from either side during the Peace Talk™ negotiations. Soundwave thinks back to all the times Megatron commended Optimus. All the times he praised the mech's intelligence. The times he outright waxed poetic about Optimus to Soundwave. And Soundwave realizes that somewhere along the line he stopped listening. Jazz sees all of Optimus' actions in a whole new light now. Every time he thought Optimus had been annoyed into silence, he realizes that Optimus was flustered. That Optimus was taking better care of his appearance to show off to Megatron. Jazz realized that despite being head of spec ops for his observational prowess, he was completely blinded by his inherent mistrust of other.

And now Jazz and Soundwave are left with the very uncomfortable truth that they almost ruined everyone's future for petty reasons. That they almost sabotaged the very real prospect of Peace. And all they have left is to have a long overdue awkward Talk.

And Soundwave has to admit the reason he and Starscream keep fighting is b/c Starscream keeps saying he might try courting Jazz just to see what all the hype is about and Soundwave was jealous. That the reason he never said anything when people questioned him was b/c to play along would be to lie and he doesn't like lying, but he also didn't want to admit it wasn't real.

Jazz is absolutely floored. But now that he thinks about it, the signs were all there. Not just from Soundwave either. Jazz liked listening to Soundwave's playlists. He enjoyed Soundwave's dry humor. He liked spending time with the twins. He liked idly cleaning and straightening out the plates on Laserbeak and Buzzsaw's wings. Jazz even got cosmetic work to redistribute his weight to more effectively hold and catch the cassettes whenever they wanted to be held. Though at the time he kept telling himself it would be useful for whenever the war started back up.

They try to give dating a genuine shot and both of them end up dying of embarrassment b/c almost nothing changed and they're both absolute idiots. Though they're loving the perks of actually dating.

Soundwave loves the fact that he gets to touch now. He loves holding Jazz' hand. He loves sitting on the couch or the floor with Jazz pressed to his side or sitting on his lap. He loves that Jazz' tactile nature doesn't disappear when they're in public. He loves being able to kiss Jazz.

Jazz loves listening to Soundwave talk about his day. He loves making Soundwave laugh, how his frame starts shaking before the laughter bubbles up quietly. He loves that Soundwave doesn't mind his tactile nature. He loves going out with Soundwave and the cassettes and doing inane group activities together. Jazz absolutely loves being able to kiss Soundwave now too.

No one believes them when they say they only started dating recently. It's not until they admit to working together to keep an eye on the other side in case of danger/sabotage during Peace Talks™. And that's when their friends/colleagues actually start believing that they weren't actually dating before.

Idk I just want an absurd and hilarious JazzWave comedy. They're smart and capable at their jobs. Unfortunately they're also dumbasses.

Edit: Oh, and every plan they try to implement (whether separately or together) fails in increasingly absurd fashions. Like Mr Bean absurd coincidences that causes them to continuously fail. Milo Murphy's Law cartoon level of absurdity. Believable but stupid

[moeblob]

[vigilskeep]

davrin yelling “get out of there!” right before lucanis and sol killed the enemy and thus cancelled out the danger they were in. i know those crows were insufferable about that. unlivable with.

[graff-aganda]

HELLO I MUST SCREAM ABOUT UR ENTERPRISE ART. THIS IS ME SCREAMING AT YOU. I LOVE IT SM. PLS KNOW I LOVE IT. UR STYLE IS SO COOL.

what!! 😭 you're way too kind omg... ;; take this doodle of the lads <3

[qoldenskies]

Donnie parentification? I have not thought of this before? Curious? Please explain?

i specifically refer to instrumental parentification!

donnie built their home from the ground up-- although not all of it is laid out, there is no one else in the family that could have constructed the lair in the way that donnie did. he's solely responsible for upkeep on more complicated things, because even if splinter tried his absolute best, nothing would make him a carpenter lolol.

// gestures at the background of this frame (not the model planes, the other half; he was probably building their home from a very young age!!)

raph was parentified in a more emotional sense, having to take the role as their protector and psuedo father figure, but donnie took on similarly very important responsibilities. it would have made raph's job a lot harder if he hadn't. they'd probably be suffering or even dead without him with no heating during the winter.

it's not a thing as heavily elaborated on in canon, but that's what fanfic's for! i also do think it informs his character well and his fear of not being "useful"; that's all he's ever known how to be. he knows they're dependent on him, and it wouldnt be surprising if they didn't notice because it's just been a given all their lives (that is made very apparent through the way they act about his tech. they're excited but its not new or revolutionary, donnie does this all the time!).

i also like to interpret that splinter was very active in their lives when they were very young, but after the lair was built and they were finally in relative safety he just kind of Crashed when he came out of survival mode. it'd explain a lot and be kind of understandable tbh

[melljam]

oh,!! oh dude!!! her design is so cool !!!!.!.

[thesupernaturalhouse]

Vaggie: Alastor can you watch the eggs their being....eggs and I have to- just take them off my hands

Alastor: ooo i certainly will....

Vaggie:.....in a peaceful manner. Alastor.

Alastor: mmm well that's less fun, also why should I watch them?

Vaggie: well you're going to some meeting and I have to help charlie-

Alastor: didn't she excuse you from your duties for today?

Vaggie:...why would she- why would I ask for that??

Alastor: why, you have to come to this meeting to my dear!

Vaggie: no I dont?? It's an overlord meeting I'm not an overlord-

Alastor: but you are!

Vaggie: if anything charlie should probably be going with you rather then me- what what??

Alastor: I'll explain on the way! *just fucking leaves*

Vaggie: wha- alastor! Alastor I swear to the lord you better explain!

Alastor: hmmm, well you're an overlord my dear I don't think there's anything else TO explain

Vaggie: right...but I'm NOT an overlord??

Alastor: I beg to differ, I knew there was something off about you but couldn't place it until Charlie said something

Vaggie: Charlie- what does- okay you know what? You're insane. I'm going to go talk to Charlie myself!

Alastor grabs her shirt collar like a kitten: ah-ah-ah you have a meeting to attend my dear! It's be bad manners if you skipped it, whoch I suppose you've been skipping them for the past 5 or so years?

Vaggie: No, I haven't! and let go of my you asshole!

Alastor: hmmm no I don't think I will~ come on now! We're already half way there!

Vaggie: ugh, at least tell me how you and xharlie think I'm an overlord- which I'm NOT by the way!

Alastor: well...do you remember that sinner you saved? The one you had a slat with and ended uo teaching self defense?

Vaggie: how do you-....ah, charlie- what does that have to do with anything??

Alastor radio noise of displeasure: well, APPARENTLY they told more demons, you DO remember the large influx of demons who came to you right?

Vaggie: I.....I um....yeah....

Alastor: well they said they owed you 'favors' correct?

Vaggie:....fuck.

Alastor: they gave you their souls until said favor is called upon! You not using it has apparently given you the reputation of a very lenient overlord, a defensive and protective one at that! So more people cane to you, you trianed them in defense and most gave you their souls so you could call upon them for a favor at a time of your choosing!

Vaggie: going through the 5 stages of grief trying to process it all

Alastor: On top of that, the other overlords seem to be threatened by the fact you have so many souls and demons going to you WILLINGLY, you not showing up to meetings and beong little morningstars girlfriend doesnt help that either!So this will be a fun first meeting~

Vaggie: no no no no no nope! Alastor, you let me go right this second! I am not- no! Alastor! Alastor!!!

Zestial: Alastor and...oh the defensive Overlord nice to meet you again nd to finally meet you

Vaggie: ¿¡Quién diablos es esta araña joder!? (Who the hell is this spider fuck!?)

Part 1 | Part 2(here!!) | Part 3

[ahhvernin]