#I'm beyond grateful

[itssblue]

You're the only reason i forgive life,

You're life's tender promise,

You're my guardian angel,

And you are the moment of apricity i meant to define not the "the warmth of sun in winter" you told today. @cache-e 🤍

I can't even begin and not in a million years i would be able to put my feelings into words. It's at the edge of the universe where you could find the end of my love for you .. I thank you and i love, love, love .. you.

[toonstarterz]

blahblahblah obvious 50K verbalase joke blahblahblah

Thanks for helping me reach a new milestone!

[fireandbloodsource]

Daenerys Targaryen and Arya Stark + parallels (1/?)

IGN: I know that Tyrion is your favorite character, right? Who’s your second favorite? George R. R. Martin: Maybe Arya or Dany. 

Freya Allan as book!Daenerys Targaryen and Rebecca Emilie Sattrup as book!Arya Stark

[saltpepperbeard]

*laying on my back staring at the ceiling* no okay that second kiss is driving me insane actually lmao--

because, contextually, what would be the reason for NOT including it? what would be the reason for cutting it?

because, to ME at least, it would make way more sense that ed would want to go in for another kiss. even if it's just a short peck, a brush of their lips, i would think he'd want to delight in that newfound intimacy as much as he could. the walls have been torn down, the doors have been opened, so one would think he'd be so very willing. "this just WORKS."

was it something that only existed in photograph staging, maybe? same with that iconic face caress picture. like, was it maybe only taika and rhys hamming it up for pictures but not actually following exact canon?

OR, was it indeed in canon, but they wanted to just focus all energy and "oomph" on their first kiss? they wanted it to have its own iconic breathing room?

which, makes sense, i suppose. but hsdjksd you CAN'T JUST SHOW ME ANOTHER KISS THAT NEVER MADE IT ON SCREEN AND NOT EXPECT ME TO BE LIKE 🔪

[simplyavatrice]

Looking at that gif of Ava (and good lord her shoulders) and every time I see it my heart breaks, she looks so tired. 😭

she does, and the saddest part is that this is really only the start of it for her

because after this she gets to kiss the girl she loves and then try to run away from her to protect her - breaking her own heart

then she fights adriel and lilith at the same time and they beat her up, but she keeps going and fights back. she beats adriel, but not before watching someone die right in front of her and then blowing herself up and almost dying

then she has to say goodbye to beatrice, again, and do the one thing she's openly told beatrice she was scared of the most - be alone

then she goes over to the other realm and is manipulated and lied to, could even be tormented and tortured into believing that reya is right all along and that the world needs to die and then she comes back and she's home, but her mind isn't right and everyone she loves can't see what she sees and is starting to turn against her

then beatrice shows up again and oh she loves bea so much, but bea is like the others - she thinks ava is broken and ava is so hurt by this, because she still feels alone and at this point ava is ready to end the world just so it will end her pain

but bea doesn't give up on her, and bea fights for her, in a way that no one in her life has ever fought for her and beatrice, along with ava's real family, pull her back from the darkness and show her the way and finally....finally, she's home and in bea's arms and that first night she's able to lay in bed with her and cry - she does for hours and beatrice holds her the entire time as she lets go of lifetimes worth of pain

[selfindulgentraptor]

well episode 8 settles it

[starflungwaddledee]

What Starstruck Dee theory have people made that is your favourite?

there have been quite a lot, and i genuinely love them all!

early on i think the most popular theory was that she was possessed or had been possessed at some point, most likely by dark matter. she actually debunked this theory personally, but i think people just assumed she was lying! 😂

my favourite part is not any one theory, but watching a shift in thoughts over time as more things are revealed, and seeing people share theories/work together in comments and reblogs. i like the "OOHHH WWWWHAT...!?!" moments a lot; whether they are a reaction to my storytelling or to other folks' detective work!

early theories revolved around how she was weird for a waddle dee, or at least a native of popstar. despite my never explicitly confirming anything to the contrary, theories have now broadly shifted to assuming she is not from popstar at all, and most people do now generally agree she's not really a waddle dee.

i don't recall exactly who first came up with each theory (though some big players are @the-void-is-a-disappointment who did a huge amount of early deetective work and encouraged me to build it as a story for solving, @shibuya-toasted-with-extra-cream, @graycoin and @jojo-schmo) and i'm not sure which of these theories are still held by anyone

but here a few of my favourites, roughly in order that they started appearing...

♻️ she's a total mimic species like kirby or void, copying things around her either by intent or by accident 🗑️ similar to above, but she's an incorrect copy or a "beta" mock-up type of a waddle dee 🧚 that she was just born different, like a fae changeling, and might have been hidden away when young as a result 🕰️ she is something totally inorganic and/or mechanical, created by or like the clockwork stars or stardream, perhaps wish contingent 🥇 sometimes attached to the above, she was created to serve some sort of Greater Purpose. she might have failed at it or been flawed, and was subsequently discarded on popstar 🌠 a dozen and one wildly different things connected to the "falling star that hit her". alien life form on the meteor transferred into her on impact. infection by intergalactic bacteria/dark matter. simply massive concussive trauma that fucked up her signature (back when we thought that was the only thing wrong with her). the star was magic and fused with her. she hatched from it and is literally a star herself. probably missing some here. 🪐 waddle dee from a different place/planet. this one is quite a sensible theory, given that we do see many quite different dees! 🤍 she is a fragmented piece of void/void termina. this one in particular i know is @shibuya-toasted-with-extra-cream 's ongoing theory and she's put in a lot of really cool work towards it! ⚔️ she's somehow connected to the heroes of yore. this theory i think has only started popping up since galacta knight has become a reoccurring visitor in her storyline and we've started asking questions about her familiar looking magic spears, but you can certainly 1hko @moonverc3x with this one 🧿 she's connected to the matters. sometimes soul, because it's sometimes star themed and lacks a token representative. where as a connection to dream might link her to fecto forgo/fecto elfilis in some way (a creature also well known for a catastrophic meteor attack). i've also seen folks confident that she's connected to heart matter as well, probably again due to everyone's favourite grumpy swan showing up

this is all i can think of or locate right now, but there's been a pretty wide range of things. i feel there has been a rather interesting transition over time from "she's a messed up waddle dee" to "she's probably connected to a universal superpower of some kind" which i am genuinely really really thrilled about?! 😂 what a glow up for a pathetic little wawa!!!

i'm also personally really fond of seeing how people's existing biases influence what they can find and draw connections in. for instance: i know @jojo-schmo loves the forgotten land and elfilis, and digs into those connections and draws out some really cool stuff because her knowledge is already so specialised! i think this is the true highlight of working on this story for me, people theorising and engaging in the lore, and laser pin-pointing things that tie into our personal faves-- the way we tend to do with kirby lore as a whole-- is such uninhibited delight

i sincerely hope people will enjoy where starstruck's story does go, in the end!!

[shima-draws]

I'm curious. Does the excessive kieranpon tagging bother you? Between several artists now making full fics with art, plus all the others hopping on, I imagine your notifications are filled with @'s

Oh my god no, not at all! I love love LOVE seeing all the art and fics, and being tagged makes it easier/more convenient for me to see all that stuff. I'm just REALLY bad at remembering to reblog it LMAO but I promise I notice everything I'm tagged in and I treasure each and every thing made 💖 Please keep tagging me, I'm sure I'll get around to reblogging everything eventually LOL

[taee]

2023 gifmaker/cc wrapped!

I was tagged by @jkvjimin @cordiallyfuturedwight @jinstronaut & @rjshope (thank you so much again lovelies ♡) to pick my top 10 creations of the year so...here goes! (in no particular order btw)

Jimin for Studio Choom: Jimin's topping so many of my personal charts this year afdsfsf anw bless the 4k quality!!!

Taehyung for ELLE Korea: Literally went through hell colouring this photoshoot omg.

Yoongi's Haegeum performance (D-Day: Movie Night): Video was so dark and with crazy lighting but Yoongi looked too good here I HAD to gif.

Yoongi's 'Burn It' performance (Day 2 of D-Day in Seoul): Yoongi in his custom made Valentino D-Day suit how can I not gif it!?!?! Stage lighting once again being the bane of my existence.

Drenched Yoongi performing the BTS Rapline Medley (Day 2 of D-Day in Seoul): Um...yeah

DJ Yijeong and Yoongi's D-Day Club (Day 1 of D-Day The Final): Official release for Shibal Remix please I beg

Taehyung for W Korea: No one's looking at the damn Cartier bracelet on his hand when he's over there touching his lips and biting his arm all while looking so fine in that wet hair look + low-cut shirt and-

'Blue' MV (+ bonus: gfx): I just love the song a lot!!!

Taehyung performing 'Blue' on NPOP: It was only after I was done with all the gifs that I realised I coloured them in D-Day colours...

Yoongi's 'Polar Night' performance in Road To D-Day: I spent a lot of time trying to get the colouring of the gifs to be consistent and I remember being kinda unsure about it asfdsfsdf but it seems like I did a good job because a lot of you left sweet tags talking about how you liked the colours hehe

I'm tagging: @kth1 @livelocks @jung-koook @michiru @namchyoon @jimimn @itsallaboutzayn ♡ (only if you want to!) + anyone else who hasn't done it and would like to be tagged!

[aprilblossomgirl]

MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT (2022-2023) | ep. 12 [finale]

Last day of school: Good morning. This is the last day you have to put up with my morning speech. And it’s the last day of our high school lives. I'd like to congratulate those who already know their next path. I'm also rooting for those who are still finding their paths. I hope you all get to do what you want. Good luck, everyone. [Tinn Tinnaphob Jirawatthanakul - Student Body President] 

[halliewriteshockey]

I need help. I haven’t asked in awhile for a lot of reasons, and things are finally on the upswing with the new job, but I’m paying rent on two places now, as well as moving costs, I won’t see commissions on my sales until the season starts and I have $13 in the bank. I owe a friend $500 I can’t give him. I emptied my account to pay the rent and utilities, and I’m just. I’m bled dry

I’ve been saying things will get better for awhile now, and I finally believe that they truly will, but the question has now become, can I hold on until they do

Simon’s book is 2/3 done, and given a fair wind and a following sea, I could have it completed in a month. But instead I’m drowning. Every atom of energy is focused on keeping us alive, and that tends to burn out creativity really fucking fast

I have a couple copies of Power Play and Blindside Hit, and a credit with Stamps.com. If anyone would be able to help, I would be honored to mail you an autographed copy of either book

The only reason I’ve survived this long has been through the kindness of those around me. I do not take it lightly, and I am shamed to my core at having to ask for your generosity again. But we’re so close to being on dry land again. If you can help, I would be grateful beyond words

Paypal

Venmo

Ko-fi

[kyouka-supremacy]

Does anyone know where I can find the good quality version of this image? It's so frustrating because when cross searching on google it'll tell me the original quality is 850x478, but I can't find a way to download it in that quality. This is another version of the image (I'm guessing it's Mayoi promo art):

But I liked the clean white background one...

[vegaseatsass]

Be My Favorite is rewiring my entire brain istg... just unraveling those brain wrinkles and resculpting them in exciting new shapes and patterns

[flecks-of-stardust]

i've just made a cohost account under the same username here if anyone's interested in keeping in contact and trading usernames

[speedofsoundsketches]

We finally hit a pretty cool milestone on this blog! 10K! Whew, what a journey its been!

It also marks the 10 year anniversary of starting this blog and its 1,000th post (I couldn't have planned it better!) So many great memories and achievements to cherish. I couldn't have gotten so far without all the amazing crowd of kind and enthusiastic people who shared my work and done me the honor of supporting me. From my best and lowest times, it's been a great pleasure to create art that inspires, motivates or at least just makes someone's day a bit brighter. You are all true superstars!

Thank you for your amazing messages, reblogs and for all the laughs you've all given me too! Hope you're all in a good spot in life and God bless! 🥳 🎉 💙

[pathos-logical]

YOU WORK WITH KIDS?? can you tell us more? im an early childhood edu major and i cant wait to have more experience.. its so fulfilling

Omg omg hiiii yes I sure can!!! I actually work at the elementary school I used to go to, in a before/afterschool care program where parents can, as the name suggests, drop their kids off before or after school starts so they don't have to take the bus to or from school :) The school is K-3 and only eight minutes from my house, which is fantastic, because I most love working with younger kids and it's SO convenient!!

I work two hours mornings and three hours afternoons basically any time I can manage (though I'm cutting back this semester, since the last one was pretty grueling-- I was doing every shift I physically could, lmao). It's very straightforward: I get to interact with the kids by playing board games and cards or even drawing with them when we're in the cafeteria, or play games outside/in the gym when we do either of those! Fun fact, I arranged a pretty banger "among us" game on the playground last year, and kids who had me last year asked me specifically to facilitate it again this year!! (INCLUDING a family friend who I spent new year's with, so some of my time with friends was interrupted by first- and fourth-graders running into our room asking to be assigned crewmate or imposter, LMAO) I also do homework help and arrange crafts (mostly origami, but I like finding fun coloring pages and other stuff too!) :)))

As you can see from my rambling, I love my job soooo much ahahaha 😊😊😊 It really is so fulfilling!! My kids are so sweet and so funny and so cute, and also, I get PAID to play cards and color?? Yes please!! What experience have you had so far? Your major sounds like a dream, I wish you all the best!!!!