#I just don't like actual feeding

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

I hate when people feed each other, it's like an anti-kink to me. I don't want anyone touching my food or putting it near my mouth and I won't do it to anyone else either. I find it really gross and off-putting. And yet somehow I still watch Kdramas and they love couples feeding each other, but I just kind of don't watch those scenes.

EXCEPT the only, single, one (1) time I have liked this trope is in It's Okay to Not Be Okay when Sang-tae feeds Moon-young when she's in bed and she's crying and he says he'll forgive her if she eats. That was the only time it wasn't cringy to me and it's probably because it wasn't romantic.

[egophiliac]

Serious question.

Do you think we’ll see the parents/family of each of the guys???

Like, We’ve been TEASED with Ace’s brother, that I’m starting to think it’s just a reference to that Alice in Wonderland park character in Japan and nothing else….

Jack’s family, Ruggie’s grandma, Falena, Maleficia, Ms.Rosehearts, Just now Vil’s dad is in the picture which I am really happy but now I’m wondering about his mom, and so Deuce’s mom.

I mean, some HAVE a silhouette!! It could mean they do have a design in the making/ready to show. They could’ve shown us Falena in the Tamashina (hope I said that correctly) event, but didn’t (prolly to make Leona not so σ(▼□▼メ) and it’s understandable)

Anyhow, any idea/headcannon about this? Who do you want to see first?

I'm wondering if everyone might eventually get a travel event? like they've now introduced with Vil's that it doesn't have to be specifically hometowns, so that opens things up a lot! (especially if they have to figure out how to do three separate Coral Sea visits) (how would that even work otherwise)

but yeah, I hope everyone gets a chance! there's a lot of backstory characters I would LOVE to meet. :D :D :D though I do think some of them don't really suit the more light-hearted tone of the events (pretty sure you're right about that being why Falena wasn't in Tamashina-Mina, that would've just been. too much for Leona.) so like...we're probably not ever going to meet the Rosehearts. or Maleficia (although I maintain that this would be THE funniest possible way to introduce her outside of the main story, and actually I would love this a lot, can we please Twst) (I need to see her to put Malleus in a froofy little outfit and tell him what a handsome boy he is). but they've sprung surprises like Kifaji on us, and honestly anyone who shows up and tells embarrassing stories about characters' childhoods is good in my book!

characters off the top of my head who I most want to meet: literally any of the Zigvolts, Azul's mom, Ace's brother, Che'nya's grandfather (<- I think he would be a good one for Riddle) (please just any non-terrible adult in his life), any member of Rook's family because I need to see how they managed to produce him, and...really just whoever they can come up with for Silver.

[untitled-tmnt-blog]

I absolutely HAD to draw something for @phoebepheebsphibs's DTIYS (based on this pose)! I decided to mix things up a bit by experimenting with a more limited color palette, which was a pretty fun challenge.

[banditblvd]

Uhhlittle bitty ethubs warmup I did a minute ago

An offering to the ethubsers

[froschli96]

Can we talk about how Kadar says to Altaïr in the beginning: "An excellent kill! Fortune favors your blade!", and then in the bureau with Malik, before Altaïr goes to meet "Robert", Malik says to him "Fortune favor your blade, brother."

And then THAT is what prompts Altaïr to actually finally apologize to him?

(It's these little things in the writing that make me go feral! Another one of my favorite parts is Altaïr and Malik calling each other "Dai" - Altaïr first calls Malik Dai before doing investigations during the Majd Addin mission, showing his character growth in how he's willing to humble himself in front of Malik by basically acknowledging him as a superior of sorts (he's even THANKING him here for his help - compare this to "I am your superior, in both title and ability! You should know better than to question me!"), and then when they last talk before Altaïr goes to confront Al Mualim, Malik calls HIM Dai, in turn acknowledging his growth 😭 I just... I love them so much, I don't even know what to do with myself anymore.)

[bitchthefuck1]

Tom's line about Shiv being selfish and "find[ing] it very hard to think about me" is actually so telling because while it's absolutely true that she rarely takes his position into consideration, Tom never once thinks about what he can do to help Shiv unless it also benefits him.

Every single time he makes a move or sacrifice that might help her, it's always something that he thinks will give him a leg up. He volunteers to take the fall for cruises, not for Shiv, who is in no way implicated, or even for Waystar, but because he thinks it'll ingratiate him to Logan, and the second it seems like he might have to actually follow through on that, he immediately tries to get out of it and even throws Shiv under the bus. Meanwhile, for all that Shiv disregards his interests, there are a number of things she does that only help him, and she's the one who actually sacrifices something and undermines her position with Logan to beg him not to let Tom go to jail.

It just makes it so clear that no matter how much he might love her (and I think he does, in his own compromised way), for him their relationship was always built on the underlying assumption that it's her job to prop him up, but it's not his job to help her.

[raiiny-bay]

sleepy morning with the boys

[girlinthetardis04]

Being in multiple fandoms where the characters are based off biblical figures is so funny.

Like

These are all the same person

[gingermintpepper]

I saw it in your tag game post that you're also fond of the Apollo-Heracles conflict 👀 for a myth that appears in only a couple of sources, it sure has a lot of presence in the vase paintings (no seriously, everytime I think I've seen the last of it, I find ten more)

SO do you have any favorites among the paintings that represent this story??

OMG OMG THIS ASK IS A GIFT. IT IS A GIFT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME TALK ABOUT THIS

I also think it's extremely interesting that it's a story so popularly portrayed by vase paintings and in such a variety of ways!! It's certainly one of the stories that gets left out of written compilation of Heracles' legend a bit (which is a shame, I think it's a fantastic story) but Apollo had a very peculiar relationship with Heracles in general that I just kind of find amazing (and very, very funny).

Apollo is not a god with any legitimate grudge against Heracles, but he does argue with the mortal a bit like he argues with his favourite brothers 😂Part of why I love the story of Apollo and Heracles fighting over the tripod so much is that it is such a little brother thing for Heracles to be upset with the proclamation his elder brother has given him and so, he throws a great fit, taking up the chair and declaring that he'll just give himself a better prophecy! And Apollo, instead of being a marginally professional big brother, decides to fight him for it until their father has to break up their cat-fight. Like was that not just the plot of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes? Is this not exactly how Apollo treated Hermes when he was a child and now those two are inseparable? 💀

Because of this, my favourite vase paintings tend to be the ones that highlight the personal squabbling between Apollo and Heracles the most. There are some very elaborate ones that have the full host of them - Athena, Heracles, Apollo, Artemis, usually a dog and a doe, I've even seen a couple that had birds and plants etched on them, but the simplest ones that show Heracles about to bonk Apollo with his club out of frustration or depict Heracles nyooming away from Apollo while Apollo (presumably) yells curses about how he's going to fling Heracles head first into Tartarus for daring to take his things? Yeah, those are the premium big brother/little brother things I'm looking for.

(Photo. Marie-Lan Ngyuen)

(Photo. Museo Claudio Faina)

Also the one in the Theoi.com archives is a real classic - perfect energy.

[ask-artsy-oncie]

Plot twist Laios isn't unable to feel full due to any kind of curse, it's just a remnant of being part wolf.

[naomiknight-17]

Controversial opinion but I hc Senshi as aro/ace and therefore totally don't get the Senshi/Chilchuck old man yaoi shipping

Y'all kids have your fun tho

[hold-him-down]

🤝 because I know your taste :)

Notes: somewhere late first year, in response to this ask thing.

Some help performing a basic task:

“Can I help?” Eliza Bennett asks from the doorway. Three weeks ago, it may have startled Leo, but she’s been a near constant presence in Luke’s house for the last week.

Leo sits on the floor, a 5,000 piece puzzle courtesy of Rob (partly, Leo thinks, in thanks for helping to keep Eliza occupied), laid out in front of him. “Sure,” he says, moving to make room for her. 

She picks up a piece and Leo says, “Here,” pointing to a pile of like-colored pieces. 

It’s not long before she catches on, and they work in silence for a full three minutes before she drops her first question, which is, unfortunately, deeply aligned with what Leo has come to expect from her.

“Do you get to do puzzles at the training sites?” she asks. 

Leo’s brow furrows and he continues examining his piece. He has, on at least four separate occasions, asked Rob how he would prefer that he handle these questions. Each time he is met with an apology, and with a promise that Rob will address it, and a blanket statement of approval for Leo to handle it however he’s comfortable. Rob insists that he does not need to feel obligated to answer her questions, but that, the more aware she has become of the system in general, the more questions she has, and her curiosity has become increasingly aimed toward understanding what Leo's specific experience has been.

Rob is also careful to assure Leo that Eliza has become a somewhat adamant opponent to the system at the ripe age of six, and that even though she seems to understand, generally, the absolute shit show that is the current state of our country, she shouldn't be explicitly trusted to not repeat anything that he tells her. It's been a challenging balance, to say the least, but Leo enjoys Eliza's company, in large part due to the fact that she does not tiptoe around him.

She must notice that he’s held onto one piece for a little too long and she says, “Sorry. I shouldn't have asked that.”

Leo smiles and shakes his head, then clears his throat. “It’s okay, it’s just… it’s tough to explain the sites to anyone, there's a lot of... complicated rules and expectations that I don't think most would find very interesting.” 

He places his piece into his pile and says, “I was able to do puzzles and read, or paint, or play the piano, if I wanted to. I just had to follow a schedule, but there were plenty of times for me to do things I enjoyed.” He hopes she’ll leave it at that, but knows that she almost definitely will not.

“Oh,” she says, and goes back to sorting puzzles. 

A mere thirty seconds pass before she asks, “Uncle Luca lets you do whatever you want any time though, right?” 

Leo chokes on nothing, but disguises it the best he can with a laugh. “Yes,” he says. “Any time I want.”

[liquidstar]

How is tumblr going to ban porn and then show me ads where two triceratops are straight up having sex

[trappedinafantasy37]

Time to go back to Act 1 for some shenaninanigans and to gobble up some missing XP!

First, went back to the goblin camp. But, no one was there except for this little guy. So, Minthara took out what was left of the goblin trash.

Went to the creche. I had heard some rumors that Minthara had spoken dialogue here. I was actually surprised to hear it though! What could have been if Larian let us recruit her in Act 1...

Gotta keep the hood up to protect her eyes from the evil evil sun!

Fought some evil cats.

And some evil birbs.

And killed a kid! HAHAHAHA! Maybe Minthara is the real Dark Urge.

Hopped in the zaithisk to get the Awakened buff, she wasn't too thrilled about it. Also stole all the worms in the infirmary and Minthara now has all the illithid powers!

Are you truly a lesbian if you don't habitually commit mass murder with your evil girlfriend?

If Lathander didn't want me to take it, then why did he put it on a pedestal? Is he stupid?

Cute date ideas for evil lesbians: a hike in the mountains, mass murder, pissing off the gods, and the destruction of sacred temples!

Welp, one of my most despised areas of the game is done! Got some goodies, got some monies, and a level up! Now to officially dive into Act 2. Thanks for tuning in, see you in the next progress update!

<The Shadow Curse Lands and rescuing Minthara | Act 2 Shenaninanigans>

The Story of Act 1

[llycaons]

the shower pee tags are extremely divisive btw

[lab-gr0wn-lambs]

I think more shows need to not announce that they're queer right off the bat. I think they should just play it so staight, it's a show with like grizzly dudebro energy. A breaking bad type show, yk? And they do that thing where two dudes have a deep spiritual friendship and there's also a woman in the group who you think will be the love interest and everybody who ships the dudes gets called insane and like 3 seasons go by like that. But then