#I SWEAR TO GID

[depressed-teacup-inc]

Kwami’s choice is making me want to scream

Ok first half of kwami’s choice is out, kudos for glob for actually not posting the second half first (they’ve been releasing the season all over the place) and this would be episode 10 of season 5

So finally we have some context on what changed so much in two episodes that Marinette is back with Adrien and forgot completely about Chat Noir, and… THERES LITERALLY NO EXPLANATION!!!

I am telling you, the show legit just makes marinette depressed and crying about her love life again (again, somehow her abandoning all the Kwamis is an afterthought because “love” and not “yeah you fucked up because you refused to treat your partner equally and chose to keep secrets and make dumb decisions on your own and you’re literally digging your own grave”) marinette being “completely in love with chat” for nine episodes was never even mentioned beyond one line, AND ADRIEN TAKES THE BLAME FOR MARINETTE BEING SAD.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FOLKS THE GUY THAT REFUSED A RELATIONSHIP WITH A CIVILIAN BECAUSE OF THE UNHEALTHY POWER DYNAMICS THAT WOULD RESULT FROM SAID RELATIONSHIP DESPITE HIS EMOTIONS IS THE ONE AT FAULT HERE BECAUSE HE “FLIRTED WITH MARINETTE AND BROKE HER HEART”

…I swear to fucking god, ANYWAYS-

Marinette further digs her own grave with Adrien telling him they could never work and that’s blamed on the “iDEnTItY rULe” (which still for some reason matters even tho it legit doesn’t but ok)

Adrien is almost akumatized by his own fucking father TWICE (the only fucking reason Gabriel didn’t akumatize Adrien the first time was because he didn’t have a fucking alliance) I HATE THAT MAN IF THEY EVEN TRY TO JUSTIFY HIM IM OUT

And Tikki and Plagg choose to revoke the miraculouses from Marinette and Adrien for them to be togetherrrr.

Now listen, I understand where theoretically this could be a bittersweet, allowing kids to be kids so to speak, but like. The reasoning is driving me crazy

Like the way the Kwamis and show really decided that romance and teenagers dating is more important then the fate of Paris (especially when that entire relationship sucked to begin with and had so much stalking and red flags) but also the way there’s literally no nuance?

Like what happened to Adrien’s entire “chat noir is the only time I truly get to be me and escape from my constricting life” shtick? What happened to Marinette’s… well I would say her commitment to Paris and saving the Kwamis, and also caring about chat noir, but literally none of these end up sticking in the end, BUT THERES LITERALLY NO NUANCE ANYMORE!

Like the minute the kwamis leave with the miraculouses the only indication we get of Adrien (not even marinette) being sad about not being a hero anymore is his abusive dad saying “his sadness has gotten greater” for a few seconds, AND THEN THEYRE INSTANTLY HAPPY?!

Adrien just rushes to confess to Marinette, and Marinette is suddenly super in love with Adrien, WHICH PROVES NOTHING THAT THEY EVER HAD GOING ON WITH THE HEROES EVER MATTERED?!

Adrien no longer cares about his freedom or his image OR PLAGG because “oh yeah I have marinette so I’m complete!” And Marinette NEVER CARED FOR THE KWAMIS CHAT NOIR HER MISSION OR ANYTHING!!! These two are suddenly as happy as they ever were with no fucking problems in their life!

While the new heroes (yeah btw Alya and Zoe are the new heroes, it’s kinda bland, Zoe is only there to show how much better she is in comparison to Chloe, and her design IS UGLY) are fighting, Marinette and Adrien don’t even show a glimpse of worry, or paranoia, or even an instinct to go fight or “call the heroes” as they do! They legit don’t fucking care and CUDDLE!

The show legit said “yeah all these seasons of these heroes fighting for Paris and truly being influenced by their hero lives? YEAH THAT NEVER MATTERED LOOK GUYS THEYRE HUGGING!”

And I would even be ok with it if the show wanted to go down the road of “yeah being a hero is awful and no one in their right mind would ever want to do it but would rather have the messed up compulsion to help others” BUT THEY DONT DO THAT!!! The show is still like “they’re meant to be!”, they’re still heroes in the next episodes, and literally it seems the only reason they’re still heroes in future episodes, is because the new heroes instantly got tracked down! So they have no motive to be heroes, and no compulsion to be heroes and they don’t seem to be affected from their hero lives, so none of it matters!

There is literally no more nuance or care put into being a hero in this show (the new heroes were pretty much randomly selected teens again, rather then i don’t know, ADULTS? I get that this is a magical girl show, but it would be so cool to show adult heroes handling their emotions and powers better then teens and being role models) and the show legit sacrificed any chance of nuance or character motivation it had for the love square! That’s just bad writing!

But yeah I’m going to go scream into a pillow, call me when part 2 is out

[smute]

"how can you look at 600 posts in a day" has the same pearl clutching energy as "i could never hit the post limit" like OKAY BE MISERABLE THEN

[ksyescribe]

i’m back just to say i cannot stop thinking about nanami kento

[pheoflame]

The only thing I wanna talk about all day is just HOW beautiful this man is. 😫🤌🤌🤌

[cheesy09]

DEAD.

EXCUSE ME, BUT WHO LET PG COOK??? 🥵

AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER🔥🔥🔥💦💦💦

JUST... EVERYTHING... THE RAIN, THEIR ATTIRE, THE CAR, THE WAY SHE'S GRINDING ON HIM....

THEIR FUCKING EXPRESSIONS 😩 GODS, THEY LOOK SO HORNY FOR EACH OTHER, I'M 😳😳😳

And then the fluff edition made me cry with tears of joy 🥹😭💖

THE FACT THAT SHE'S THE ONE PUTTING A RING ON HIM 😭💕

AND HIS FACE 🥺🥺🥺

[connorsui]

"Consui where the fuck have you been!?" WELL EXCUSE ME MY DEAREST IT WAS MY BDAY TODAY AND I WENT OUT TO BUY MYSELF A GIANT SELECTION OF BOOKS 😭😭!?!?! like literally all day I've gone out for food ...free drinks and wasted more money on books that I know it will take me 3 years to finish off 💅🏻✨️

But either than that I have been silently wishing myself a husband like suguru on my heart shaped custom cake ...with my manz face on it ...who? ..

Suguru ✨️ absolute perfection 🎀 BUT ANYWAYYY ITS NIGHT AND UR GIRL GONNA FIND SUM STUFF TO READ FOR YALL 💅🏻

[crimeboys]

me having a category 5 crimeboys moment was why qtubbo found his federation boytoy you’re all welcome

[chaotic-tired-bastard]

I AM GOING TO

FUCKING

GO

INSANE

[bibuddie]

me staring at the bucktalia urls i have saved 👁️🫦👁️

[tenrosedyke]

kendall is showing all the signs of becoming his dad and I’m so fucking scared

[mimir97477906]

watching a meteor shower from an open window of a really fast going car while dream sweet in sea major blasting in my ears was the bwst experienfe ever in the whole world

[klairawaira]

Guys I just gotta say.....

Very tall weeds in the grass + Very ticklishly smooth legs after shaving = A very big real world changing cause of death 💀💀💀💀💀

[whump-queen]

The gid blog hasn’t answered me yet but do you know if PDF sales will end after the pre order period? I wanna get one but I don’t rly have money rn

we have an answer from @zineofgid!

YEAH so the PDF will now be available until Dec 31! the print copy and merch bundle won't be available after the preorder period, but there is extra time to get the digital copy!

[obsidiancreates]

Taishen's Guide On Being The Best Uncle You Can Be

(Somehow I hit exactly 1,400 words for this. I just wanted to say that because that is a damn satisfying wordcount.)

It takes just about a year after traveling with Gricko and Frost for Gideon to start being called "Uncle Gideon" whenever Gricko mentions him to Hootsie.

"He sure warmed up to us quick," Kremy had said one night, sitting by the campfire and keeping an eye on his roux. "Callin' us family already seems a little much, don't it, Gid?"

"Yeah, but he's a fuckin' weird little guy. Not really surprisin'."

"True."

Truth be told, Gideon doesn't mind it. He thinks Kremy doesn't mind the "Uncle Kremy" title either, because there's always just enough room in the budget to buy Hootsie a trinket, or snack, or new little hat. And sometimes Gideon decides not to go back for thirds of whatever Kremy cooks so Hootsie can have seconds, and sometimes Gideon doesn't even need to hold back because Kremy sets aside extra just for her.

The first time Gideon accepts it aloud, though, is when they're staying in a little inn, and Hootsie is dancing just for fun in the tavern area, and someone throws a tankard at her and calls for the "wild beast" to be thrown out.

The man finds himself thrown out, his throwing arm broken, and the shout of "That's my fuckin' niece, asshole!" haunting his drunken dreams.

"That was very violent, Gideon," Gricko says later as they're all prepping the single room they could get. Hootsie is curled up in the corner, a little rattled still, but Gricko already has his pack set out and is making up a little bed for both of them where she lays. Gricko's tone is scolding, but he mouths "Good job," when he knows Hootsie can't see it.

"People shouldn't be throwin' things at her," Gideon says with a shrug, fluffing up his thin-as-paper pillow as much as he can. "She's just a baby."

"Your little baby niece," Gricko says with a wide grin. "Isn't that right, Hootsie? You've got big strong Uncle Gideon to protect you!"

Hootsie looks up at Gideon with those giant round eyes and hoots. Maybe Gideon's starting to catch some of Gricko's strange brand of cookoo-bananas, but Gideon could swear she looks and sounds grateful.

"Yeah yeah, I'm Uncle Gideon, we all heard me say it." Gideon gets into the bigger bed in the room as Kremy and Frost play a game of cards to determine who gets the other one (card counting versus slight-of-hand cheating, mind-reading versus shadow magic, it's tough to know who'll win) and shuts his eyes. The sounds of shuffling cards, Gricko telling Hootsie a bedtime story, and the bed likely splintering beneath Gideon's own weight lull him to sleep.

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Gideon walks into a tea shop. He doesn't really drink tea, that's more Frost's thing, but he's here anyway.

He doesn't question it, as is the nature of dreams.

"Finally!" an excited voice rings out in the empty shop as Gideon finds himself sat down at a counter. The golden dragonborn on the other side grins brightly at him as he pushes a cup of fresh tea forward. "I've been waiting so long for you to finally realize you're an uncle!"

"Uh... what?" Gideon takes a sip of the tea. It's actually not bad. He didn't know tea could be spicy.

"That little owlbear has a lot of support, but that doesn't mean you can take being her uncle any less seriously." The dragonborn gestures at an ink painting hanging on the wall, of himself and a younger dragonborn girl. "Mei Li taught me just how important this role truly is, and I'm going to help you be the best possible uncle you can be."

"Hey man, listen. I appreciate the fuckin' thought and all, but, I don't know who the hell you are!"

"You won't remember once you wake up anyway," the dragonborn says, pouring himself a cup of tea and pulling a stool over to his side of the counter. "We've talked a few times, actually. But those were usually extremely upsetting times, and now we finally have something to celebrate!"

"Celebrate with tea?"

"I know you prefer alcohol, but if I can get Skrimm to enjoy tea I can get you to enjoy it as well."

"Well, I dunno why I'd need any advice on bein' an uncle, 'cause it seems pretty fuckin' easy t'me." Gideon knocks the rest of his tea back. The cup is full when he sets it down. "Give her treats, buy her stuff when she wants it, and punch guys who're fuckin' dicks to her."

"Those are all part of it," the dragonborn agrees, "But there's more to it than just spoiling her and protecting her. You have to nurture her as well!"

"I mean, Gricko's her dad, he's the one who's doin' all the raisin' and stuff."

"If you all lived in a town, that might work out just fine. But you're always on the move! You're the only four constants in this young girl's life, so you're all very influential on her as she grows!"

"Aw, man. I gotta be a good fuckin' influence now? I just got outta havin' to watch my every fuckin' move all the time, man."

The dragonborn seems to deflate, suddenly growing weary and ancient. "I'm... very aware. But I promise it's nothing like that. I just mean that Hootsie is an impressionable little girl right now, and it's a good idea to teach her important, valuable lessons."

"... Like... if somebody's bein' a fuckin' dick, she can bite their fingers off?"

"Well, I don't know if I'd encourage it to be that extreme, but self-defense is a good lesson, yes! And self-respect, it's much easier to defend yourself when you respect yourself and your value."

"Okay... I think I get it. And uh... knowin' when somebody's talkin' a load of bullshit."

"Exactly! Not to insult anyone but, you and I both know that Gricko can be... quite gullible. I mean, I understand him, I was very much the same way for most of my life, and can still be now. Oh, I remember Skrimm told me that a certain gesture was a universal greeting-"

"Which one? This one?" Gideon flips him off.

"That's the one! He always managed to find me when no-one else was around and pull pranks on me like that." The dragonborn laughs a little, fond. "Oh-ho, when it was a matter of life or death I was truly distressed, but now it's easy to look back and laugh."

"Alright, so, make sure she knows she can bite people, make sure she knows when she's bein' tricked, and I guess... make sure she knows how to get outta tough situations!"

"That's another great idea!"

"Man, I knew this whole uncle thing'd be easy." Gideon knocks the tea back again and looks around the shop. There's lots of ink paintings like the one he saw before, with these two dragonborn enjoying life. One catches his eye, of the man who sits across from him letting the young girl ride around on his shoulders.

"That'll be easy too," Gideon says, gesturing at the painting with cup in hand and sloshing spicy tea all over the floor- or would, if it ever hit the floor, but the tea just ceases to exist before it makes an impact. "Fuckin' piggyback rides and life lessons, easy as hell."

"And best of all, rewarding. It's an incredible joy to care for a child, as much as it is a serious responsibility." The dragonborn looks around. "And if you see Yorgrim when you leave here, let him know about the piggyback rides you plan to give. I think he'll appreciate a little warning."

"Who?"

"You're right, I'll tell him. I think you're waking up now anyway."

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Gideon picks Hootsie up and plops her onto his shoulders as the group exits the inn and gets going. Hootsie gives a startled hoot at first, and then looks down. Her face lights up, eyes ghetting as big as possible, and she gives another, more excited hoot as he leans over to watch everything from her new height!

Taishen sighs happily as he watches, and looks up at Yorgrim. "Does that help soothe some of your old wounds?"

Yorgrim huffs a little. "It's... bittersweet."

Taishen reaches up and pats Yorgrim's arm. "I understand. ... Tea?"

Yorgrim is quiet for a moment before sighing and holding his hand out. "Thank you."

"Of course, my friend."

[gourmet-gator]

Hey you, fancy croc. Yeah you. What's up with the whole purple stuff? Do you have any other colors man? Seems kinda basic to be honest. Shouldn't you be in like... A swamp? Eating fish and stuff, idk what crocs eat.

…gid, hold me back. hold me back i swear to the FUCKING GODS HOLD ME BACK.

*the skull atop kremy’s cane almost crackles with a purple energy.*

last two people who called me a fucking crocodile are long dead, and YOU AIN’T ABOUT TO BE THE GODDAMN EXCEPTION-

[brella-boi]

Building Dango: Part 3

In starting this step, Ive been officially finished with my real job, therefore its speedrun time from now.

With the mask now glued together we begin the process of ✨sanding✨

Essentially carving from this block of legos we got going on.

I got this rotary carver from my father like 10 years ago that was like maybe 10 quid in Lidl. Its finally going to meet its use (hoarding runs in the family.)

I only had 1 type of sandibg grit with this carver... so it had to do. The other bits are stone, abd while they are thinner, i didnt really see that much of a difference in texture after it was carved.

Honestly this was super anxiety inducing. This was truly my first time using this carver, and it was a feat of patience and trying to go slow enough not to fuck up this foam.

Now be aware, EVA is toxic, and theres SO much fucking dust when carving. I was wearing a mask and sunglasses while working on this, as well as doing it outside.

But I was chipping away at it regardless. The jaw looked good as I tackled it first and gained some confidence. It would receive several more touchups over the course of two days, but essentially it was done!

I didnt mind having it super rough, because the jaw will actually be covered by fabric, so its fine. The real test was the top part of the mask which is pseudo-skull.

It does technically have a rough-ish texture, but I was still trying to get it as smooth as possible.

The horn- gid i was dreading it. But honestly I am so fucking proud of myself for doing it so clean. Its just. Chef kiss. So nice and pointy im in love.

Then came the gap filling- which I use EVA sculpting foam for. I swear ill have this tub forever theres so much.

I will say, i dont think i let the sculpting clay dry long enough, because i was having a really rough time sanding it again. It didnt turn out super smooth against the edges of the mask, so Im hoping i can fix that with a primer.... please god fix it

And lastly I added the scar Dango has on one side of the mask :'D

Sanding overall took about 6 hours total. And i came out of the sanding process like a white dog emerging from a pit of mud. Immediately had to take a shower and dump my clothes into the washing machine lmfao