I had a bout of inspiration to just ~*paint*~ literally anything and just make something for the first time in ages, then I went upstairs to make tea and now I'm laying on my bed with nothing but guilt that I haven't made anything
Damian, introduces self as "son of the bat" and "the blood son", expresses remorse but offers no apologies, speaks in convoluted manner, verbally acknowledges any debts he feels he owes and tries to pay them back asap, etc
re: that fucking staff post. obviously death to algorithms, but i also wanna interrogate the wider underlying assumptions of their logic there cuz. is 'success' having lots of followers & lots of popular posts??? why is that the end goal of using this website. i don't open tumblr to get attention from strangers, i open tumblr to read funny jokes and interesting commentary and to see cool art. encouraging clout-chasing will only increase user engagement if you successfully get people literally addicted to the associated dopamine hit. what if we didn't have to do that!!! what if a website could be a place you went to on purpose because you had fun there!!!!
ugh I am just constantly thinking about the transformation of shepard and garrus’s relationship in ME3. like garrus is a self-described pessimist, he hates having a lack of control, he’s impatient and anxious, and right at the start in ME1 when shepard meets him, especially if you’re more paragon in your interactions with him and the crew, shep is constantly reassuring him that “don’t worry, we’ll get them. we’ll win. trust me.”
then you get to ME3 and shepard is just getting broken down over and over again. winning seems almost impossible. but you know who’s trying to be positive? you know who’s there doing the reassuring, saying “don’t worry, we’ll get them”? it’s garrus. the pessimist. all his “you were born for this,” and “you’ve done it before. you’ll do it again,” and it’s not even really a switch because he’s still being a REALIST about things. he KNOWS things are grave. he just also knows it’s his turn to step in and support shepard this time. if shepard won’t believe in themself, garrus will, and he does a good job because he learned straight from one of the best
takenaka is so funny as a character i love him. he’s like “idgaf ://“ (<- gives more fucks than anyone has in the history of forever). guy who is afraid of being seen as weird or creepy because he can do arguably one of the creepiest things possible and thinks of himself that way. guy who put himself out there once and felt like he was being mocked for it so he couldn’t be genuine until tome was feeling the same way and he could understand. guy who willingly did a stupid ritual he knew wasn’t real because he wanted to make this trip with people he didn’t even act like he was friends with a memorable and good one. guy who pulls ritsu aside post canon and asks “hey man why does your brain feel like a fucking cactus”
he is seriously the biggest loser in the IDGAF war. He thought putting his heart out there would result in it being trampled on every time! He MAD!!
Earlier i was thinking so hard about how he was like "yeah everyone i've told I'm a telepath Never Comes Near Me Again it sucks" because most people are scared of their True Selves/their true selves being known and once Takenaka exposes that he can Know that (whether or not he cares) they immediately see him as something to Fear and he's like "damn I guess so" and then that is internalized forever. Guy who Knows he is strange and off-putting and is trying desperately to Be Cool and Normal but it actually makes him seem even more off-putting and also Lame TBH. HE'S FUN IDKK
Also his and Ritsu's interactions are sooo funny to me. Takenaka is like "I need this guy to know he is painfully insecure" and Ritsu is like "how did he know? His telepathy?" (<- guy who is actually so easy to read but thinks he's not).
I am rotating the Tome and Takenaka friendship in my brain at incredible speeds. Related doodle
everytime i watch the moving on two parter i look forward to these clips because i am a big fan of scenes of lighthearted group chaos. this tss scene is like a baby sensory video to me im not joking