#Radical face

[tangents-within-tangents]

Thinking about the song "Ship in Port" by Radical Face and clones

Thinking about the line "Farewell to the chains we were born into" and what that can mean for the clones

Thinking about how "But I have always stayed in place/Under that old illusion that it's safe" could equally describe Hunter, Echo, and (s1+2) Crosshair's complete opposite approaches to the Empire and post-war life.

The way Crosshair clings to his identity as a soldier of the Empire

And Echo as a soldier of the Republic

But Hunter puts his identity as a soldier behind him

Crosshair fights for the Empire to gain purpose

Echo fights against the Empire to save his brothers

And Hunter decides the Empire is too strong to even try to oppose

"A ship in port is a safer one"

"but it's not the reason it was made"

"So forgive me if I wander off"

"And forgive me more if I just stay"

Thinking about what The Bad Batch could have been if it had more fully explored the differences between those ideologies

(Thinking about what The Bad Batch could have been if it had dedicated more screen time to the 'reg' clones within the Empire and the underground network's fight to free them , instead of just sidelining Echo and Rex for a hypothetical clone rebellion show we might never get)

[asoftepiloguemylove]

YOU CHANGED ME FOR THE BETTER // FAMILY IN THE LAST OF US

Joan Tierney The Elektra Complex // The Last of Us (2013) cr. Naughty Dog // Dean Lewis How Do I Say Goodbye // Sophocles Antigone // Lorde Ribs // unknown // The Last of Us (2023-), "Endure and Survive" dir. Jeremy Webb // Frank Ocean Wise Man // Eden Robinson Writing Prompts for the Broken-hearted // The Last of Us (2013) cr. Naughty Dog // Radical Face Always Gold // unknown // Jinhao Xie Stubborn Heart Beats (via @voicedwords) // The Last of Us (2023-), "Kin" dir. Jasmila Zbanic // Ann Brashares My Name Is Memory // The Mountain Goats Sax Rohmer #1 // The Last of Us Part II (2020) cr. Naughty Dog

[heavensghost]

[sweetmorn]

[hollowflight-propaganda]

Oh don't mind me, I'm just listening to my silly little folk tunes and envisioning lore for my ocs after months of making barely any progress with them

[willnotacceptalifeundeserved]

New video:

[quiet-victories]

Kin

[cyphyree]

they cut your eyes wide open, and bore into your precious head

my reach won’t go that far, dear

but please oh please don’t let them in

[rainintheevening]

New Peter and Edmund song.... 'Always Gold' by Radical Face.

Specifically: We were opposites at birth / I was steady as a hammer / No one worried 'cause they knew just where I'd be / And they said you were the crooked kind / That you would never have no worth / But you were always gold to me

And why am I imagining when Ed gets mean at school, before Narnia, Peter defending his brother in all sorts of little ways that Ed never knows? whether it's waylaying someone on their way to give Ed a drubbing, or just protesting when other boys call Ed all sorts of names that he totally deserves, and sometimes Peter calls him those things, but no, Peter's the only one allowed to, don't you understand how family works? I'm gonna kill him, Peter says. You might not have to, says Mister Beaver. But no, no, no one else is allowed to say things like that, no that's wrong, only I'm allowed to lay a finger on him. Because I will never really hurt him.

Because Peter believes, knows, his brother can be better. Ed might be his shadow but he's as bright as as any star to Peter. Always gold.

[cryptidtumbleweed]

Welcome to my blog!

Figured I'd make an introduction/info post, so here we are :D

I'm a Finnish student doing their best to get into college and share their art and interests :3

Love mythologies and folklore and cryptozoology and all sorts of creepy urban legend crawlies, personal favorites include Mothman and the Loch Ness Monster

Permanent Slenderverse enjoyer, Marble Hornets has a special place in my heart <3

Deer and bird enthusiast, wolf-kid at heart.

Monster energy drink addict

Amateur cosplayer, mostly just Owl House. Also a furry

Owl House is my comfort show, other things I enjoy include:

Percy Jackson/Riordanverse/mythology in general

Lord of the Rings/Hobbit

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Warrior Cats

Night at the Museum

Ghibli movies

Dungeons and Daddies

Radical Face (artist)

Madilyn Mei (artist)

Ask box and DMs are always open, I'm very bad at talking to people at first but I would love to be friends as long as you have a bit of patience for me :3

Autistic/social anxiety/chronic skin issues and migraines

Aroace and nonbinary/agender

DNI IF...

You are LGBTQIA+ phobic, racist, ableist, sexist or any sort of nasty bigot. This blog is a safe place for people

Your account is NSFW - seriously. This is an insta block.

You're going to be nasty/bullying for no reason. This includes being nasty to my friends on their blogs.

---***---

Commissions

Nothing is required, but if you want to support a queer autistic student living alone and with meds/rent/utilities to pay, here's my art commission info!

Status: OPEN

I also draw ponies! Pricing is the same as it is for humans :3

INFO

🍃Payment will be via Paypal and is marked in USD

🍃If interested, please DM me here or email me at cryptidtumbleweed@gmail.com - if you email me, your email title needs to reference the topic of commissions ("commission inquiry" or "art commissions"). If not, I will ignore the email. I do recommend DMing here as I will most likely respond faster

🍃Please have a clear idea of what you want before messaging me - sending references for poses/clothing/sceneries is highly recommended!

🍃Half the payment upfront, the other half after you've approved the sketch. After this I won't do any drastic changes to the commission

🍃Prices aren't negotioable unless I say otherwise

🍃I have the right to refuse any commission I feel uncomfortable with

🍃Completing a commission depends on the complexity. I will try to finish any commission within a week but I can't promise anything. I draw art on my free time and it's secondary to real life events that might interfere with finishing any piece.

🍃I might not reply instantly due to timezones/irl stuff, but I will do my best to get in contact with you within 24 hours of you messaging me <3

For now, I'm not setting any slots but depending on interest, I might set a limit in the future. I'm also planning on setting up a Kofi for commissions in near future and will update this when I do.

[heavensghost]

Words from Rivers in the dust by radical face sewn onto fabric

[miceeonvenus]

Haunted Houses

Ben Cooper on Ghost / @julia-famula - grassy hills 02 / @theundergroundwoman / Dean Gioia - Remaining / Nikita Gill / ? / @wvterways / Brendon Burton - Upstate / Radical Face - Haunted

[keldeer]

I just really need you guys to listen to radical face. I feel like the tumblr tragedy enjoyers will get me here

[peppermint-rat]

Ben Cooper (Radical Face) in his Spotify Wrapped message be like "I really think there are better things you could be listening to, but thank you"

Man. Guy. I have kept Radical Face snugly against my heart for years and enthusiastically recommended him to everybody who would listen. His songs have inspired so much creativity, I've named so many short stories after them, made characters based on them, and named my first finished novel-length story Homesick. RF kept me calm and helped me sleep when I was in the hospital for my brain ("Letters Home" and "From the Mouth of an Injured Head" were dear to me then). "The Mute" is the most beautiful song I've ever heard about the autistic experience. I'm a queer exmormon from an abusive household and "Bad Blood" cuts so deep into that wound and lets it bleed like it needs to. I sang "Servants and Kings" to my partner on our seventh anniversary. Singing "Wrapped in Piano Strings" helped ground me through a horrific time involving my family. "Everything Costs" describes pretty much exactly what happened with them and my place in it.

No, RF didn't save my life per se, but damn, he sure has inspired me to feel my emotions and find sometimes heartbreaking beauty in them and use them to make something new. Like water, RF keeps everything moving, helps wash away the grime, helps break dams that need to be broken.

No there are not better things I could be listening to, Ben.

[decaydaze]

[Lyrics from Sleepwalking by Radical Face]

Stood in the rain for a while.

Cleared my mind and cleansed my soul.