#I love them equally -3-

[bloomynmoon]

i want them

[privateolives]

This is probably because I grew up watching 24/7 animal planet, but what finally made the allo/aplatonic thing click for me were the nature's of big cats.

Lions are powerful, regal creatures who are uniquely adapted to pack life. They need these connections to live a healthy life; A lonely lion is a miserable creature indeed.

Jaguars are solitary, beautiful creatures who live happily solitary. They prowl their lush world with self-sufficient majesty. A jaguar is not lonely without a pack. In fact, forcing jaguars to share space with others they do not enjoy is just as damaging as forcing a lion to live alone.

A lion may choose to head out on it's own for the most part, but in the end must return to the pack to thrive. A jaguar can choose to trust and enjoy the company of others, but they never feel the need to form a pack.

Is a jaguar selfish for this? A psychopath, a narcissist or any other such horrid assumptions? Is it a less moral creature than a lion, who seeks others like it to thrive?

Is a lion pathetic, or needy, or selfish for wanting community? For requiring contact with others like they require water? For their inherent need to string complicated webs of relationships that may seem silly or dramatic to others?

Of course not. These are ridiculous questions to even ask.

They are simply lions and jaguars.

In fact, is a jaguar that chooses to spend time with you not as magical as a lion's love? For a creature that needs no bond to thrive to still enjoy your presence enough to share it a time? Is a lion who can prowl the night alone not impressive in its strength and resilience? Is it not awe-inspiring in its ability to conquer a life it was never wired for and reign still?

Are they not both beautiful and awe-inspiring in their own ways, without being wrong?

Alloplatonics. Aplatonics. Are we not both special and beautiful in both our bonds and self-confident happiness equal, in each our ways? Is there not unique beauty in lifelong bonded packs and magical encounters that need no perpetuity to carry life forward?

Are we not but lions and jaguars? Neither wrong, neither selfish, but just different and beautiful creatures in each our ways?

That's how I've come to see it, anyway.

[nightthinker-08]

have these two unrelated sketches next to each other lol I just think it makes it look funny-

[telekitnetic-art]

repping the splatlands, it's

DEEP CUT! (FORMLINE)

(Sticker sheet available)

[daedelweiss]

my oldest bro donnie!! he's doing his best 🥺💜✨️ some things about him:

his bo staff has lights that blink whenever his family is in danger or in distress

splinter has a day job so donnie is left to look after his siblings a lot

a little detail about him is that he pulls up his glasses whenever he's focusing/thinking about his family. when they're down, he's on full donnie mode. when his glasses are completely off, it's serious time.

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[ilyhaitanii]

id love to hear your thoughts abt jealous ran <3

nonnie, you’re gonne regret asking me this ohymdosnsn

jealous ran is deadly. he’s awfully sweet and charming, more than usual. his sickly sweet smile is only reserved for you. god forbid the person who is making him feel like this is around, it’s over for them.

he’s irritated, to say the least. his body tenses at the way sanzu smiles and jokes around with you. he knows you two are childhood friends, and ran trusts you with all of his heart. he’s pretty confident in himself as well. he likes to think he’s a pretty handsome guy with a good personality, but when he watches the say you smile with sanzu, he starts to doubt himself a bit. in an irrational manner, ran walks over to you two, an arm looping around your shoulders.

“whatcha guys laughin’ about?” his smile is wide— too wide, sanzu notices. you look uo at ran and smile at him, brightly exclaiming what you were discussing with “haru.” even the nickname makes him sick, but ran is soon hit with a wave of embarrassment. what the hell is he doing? why is he comparing himself to sanzu? he doesn’t give a fuck about sanzu (he makes sure sanzu eats his meals, sometimes even poorly tries to prepare him meals after long nights of drinking)

so why the hell was ran haitani, one of the most handsome guys from ronponggi, comparing himself to sanzu. it’s almost as if you can read his mind because you’re quick to compliment how good he looks today. he gives you a soft smile and a kiss on the cheek. sanzu quietly excuses himself, going to rindou to make conversation. ran takes this opportunity to pull you away from the party into a private corridor. his hand is firmly grasped onto yours as he pins you against the wall.

instantly his lips lock onto yours, hands groaping random parts of your body. he wants to stabilize himself, remind himself that you are his. when his hand brushes against the jewel on your ring, ran is hit with another way of embarrassment. that’s right, you picked him. despite all odds and struggles you two went through as kids, you picked ran haitani. he pulls away from you, staring at you dumbfounded.

“when did our hello kiss turn into a hello make out?” you smile up at him, fixing a few strands of hair that had gone astray. “you feel better?” you ask him in a hushed voice, lips leaning closer to his.

“yeah. i love you,” whenever ran speaks to you, he never thinks. his tongue simply rolls out words and phrases. he feels free from the constraints of everyday life, of his past mistakes. he can just be himself.

“i love you too, ran.” and ran knows you love him. whne he’s jealous like this, the only thing that consumes him is self-pity and self-hatred. but you’re able to pull him out of that dark hole by reminding him you chose him for a reason.

you aren’t with him for his money, his looks, his connections. you’re with him because you love him— you love the boy who would bring you flowers every time you went on a date. you loved the boy who took your backpack from you, slinging it over his own shoulders so you could freely move around. you love the boy who draped his tenjaku coat over your legs whenever you sat down and wore a skirt so you could sit however you deemed comfortable.

you loved ran haitani for his heart. and he too loved you.

sorry i got carried away.

[artsycooky13]

i just find it really sweet but also find the contrast super funny that steven always has a smol cute pic of connie by his bedside, meanwhile connie has a big hecking poster of him  (and lion <3)

[martyrbat]

seriously though i know im mostly a comics blog so complaining is expected and is second nature and there is a LOT to complain on (from disgusting writers to character developments being nuked) thats justified but also i love comics so so much.... i love this medium and how unique it is and the story opportunities it gives. i love seeing so many different art styles and writers and how comics can be dialogue or visual heavy (or a balance of both) and how theyre equally important or emotionally moving. i love how many stories and arcs these characters can have. i love when you can tell something is a passion project and when you can tell someone truly loves these characters. i love how long theyve been around and seeing the development of them and the way they been empowering or something to look forward to and bring hope or laughter or excitement since the 1930s. i love that i can not like something in a specific story but still enjoy the character or medium because theres so many different factors in that one story alone but also because theres so many different writers and stories and spin offs and solos and everything to still read and enjoy if that particular one isn't for me. i love how their timelines can be complete bullshit and how sometimes an event is important and sometimes theres no consequences and the only way to find out is to keep reading. i love the melodramas, i love the cheesiness, i love the camp, i love the passion projects, i love the dark themes, i love the slow and developing timelines and arcs, i love the tragedy and humor and horror and action and how many different genres it can have while still in this one medium and still about this one character. i love how any character, no matter how minor, can have a person that loves them and gets excited to see them. i love the community aspect of them (sometimes) and i love how so many different people can enjoy the same comic for different reasons and have their own community of mutuals that enjoy it the way they do. i just love comics so so much.

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads

The Spider And Her Demons

YA Australian urban fantasy/horror

about a Malaysian-Chinese girl who’s half spider-demon, just trying to keep her head down and survive high school

when she accidentally kills and eats a man in front of the most popular girl at school, they strike up a strange friendship and she starts to learn more about herself and the supernatural world

aroacespec/sapphic ish

[the-hole-in-terzos-shoe]

Terzo would be a great fuck and all but let's be honest... Copia is the kind of man you marry

[untouchedsoap]

there is something sooo fucking good about early seasons ian and mickey, about watching this summer fling turn into something more, the fear that elicited from mickey but him being unable to stop, finding those little moments hidden away and taking all this meaning from small gestures and persevering in dugouts and under bleachers and barely pressed confessions in the back of a church that is soo good for my brain

like i am very glad mickey gets to shout his love for ian from the mountain tops and also beat his love for ian into his dad's face but when he was clenching his teeth shut and his love for ian was coming out regardless ohhhhh baby i was eating

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

For your consideration.

(Reminder to vote in the poll)

[sk-ench]

delicious in creeking!! 1/2 in a series

[Image Description: A drawing of Falin, Laios, Marcille and Izutsumi from Dungeon Meshi. They are all near or wading through a creek. Falin is the nearest figure, squatting and pointing to a bug on a blade of grass. She calls back excitedly to Laios, who is wading towards her through the creek. He shields his face from the sun while smiling and holding a container for keeping bugs. Marcille stands just inside the creek with her hands on her knees. She appears to be catching her breath. Izutsumi squats on the side of the creek, looking at a small fish in the water with wide eyes while flicking her tail. End Description.]

[devestatedutterlydevestated]

the ever talented gongyi xiao and the two fools unworthy of his presence <3

[zombvibes]

THEM THEM THEM

[boywifesammy]

look i know transmasc sam isn’t canon in the SLIGHTEST but it fits so well with the rest of his character. everyone thinking he’s intrinsically wrong? how he’s treated as evil for something he can’t control? his complicated relationship with sex? how he struggles in relationships? being seen as “girly” and “sensitive” despite displaying traditionally masculine? how clearly uncomfortable he is in his own body?

he is SO trans coded. i eat that shit UP!!