#and this is super sciency

[sorrelpaws]

rick at various ages

[tekkenenjoyerblue]

Old Streets Fights art time!! Urien and Gill were actually what initially got me into the games fully‼️ The Gill art was from back when there was the whole trend going around of drawing characters in that dress 💀

[mrspockomakeitso]

The TERFs are so confused today they're mad at a woman for hitting another woman during an olympic boxing match.

[nexus-nebulae]

all disabled people should be allowed to go to medical school for free if they want to learn about their conditions

[stellanix]

(genshin impact spoilers incoming)

one aspect of furina's characterization that's pretty understated but that i really really really love is her intelligence and curiosity. usually in genshin, when a character's intelligence is an important trait of theirs, there are aspects of their design, writing, voice acting, etc, that very clearly tell you "hey this character is smart." albedo, for example, wears a labcoat, is always saying big sciency words in a calm, rational tone of voice, and other characters are always talking about how smart he is

but furina? nothing about her on the surface suggests that she's a "smart" character - quite the opposite, in fact. superficially, she's introduced as a bratty, conceited, overconfident person who actually has no idea what she's doing. we eventually learn in the archon quest that that was all an act, but even after she regains her freedom, nothing about her really seems archetypically intelligent, at least at face value

instead, furina's intelligence is always shown rather than told (the only exception being nahida's voiceline about her). she had an intelligence network across teyvat feeding her information, and we saw in the flashback how she directed researchers to study the prophecy and potential ways of stopping it. before things like lyney's trial or directing the two musketeers, she'd stay up all night planning and piecing things together all on her own. she loves learning new things, she has lines in the teapot about how, when she's interested in something, she wants to become the most knowledgeable person in the topic, and also how she'd like to disassemble the teapot itself to learn how it works, and she's quick to learn new skills (like surfing). and, of course, she's well read, and quite possibly teyvat's foremost expert on the performing arts

i like how furina sort of defies the concept of character archetypes. she's initially presented as an archetypical bratty, dramatic, spoiled popular girl, but that was a role she forced herself into because it's what people expected of her. but the real furina, while still retaining some of the flamboyance from her archon persona, doesn't really fit into a clear mold. she's smart without being a super-genius, and she's kind without being a soft-spoken doormat. it makes her feel multifaceted and real, and i really love that!

anyway, this is why it makes me mad whenever i see people calling furina stupid, cuz she's not!

[evanhamato]

HEY HI HELLO HRU!!!

I don't really know what I'm doing I'm really bad at requesting and everything and I'm sorry if I screw up somewhere but uhm 😭😭

If I'm allowed to say like a specific turtle do u think you could maybe write about Donnie with a reader who like has wings?? 🥹

And ik that's like super random but just like how he'd sort of react and everything + if he'd be scared to touch them or if he'd touch them 24/7 or be all sciency idkk

I'm really sorry if I've done this wrong or it goes against one of the rules feel free to ignore it okay thank you drink water love u loads byeee 💖💞

[ A Pairs of Wings ]

Rise!Donnie x GN!Reader with wings

A/N: this req is so CUTE?? 😭 tyty so much for requesting btw!! <3

Relationship: Platonic / Romantic

TW: Fluff, all of it is fluff. :)

Cautious.

Oh so very cautious.

He outstretches your wings, asks you to flap them, etc.

He's scribbling in his notebook the whole time when he first meets you.

He's STILL cautious as he warms up to you.

What if they're hyper-sensitive? What if they can get torn? What if your bones are brittle?

After a conversation or two and a bit of convincing, the cautiousness is thrown out the window.

If he's feeling sappy or if he can sense you've had a horrible day, he'll stroke your wings a little.

If he's the one having a bad day, he'll politely drape himself over your back and press his cheeks against your wings.

Sensory heaven. (100% not projecting how i think wings would feel/sar)

Turtle pile? One part of him is in on your wings.

Try not to drop feathers in the lab though.

Feathers in the lab is YOUR duty to pick up.

Make too much of a mess and your lab privileges are revoked.

[spideyzgirl]

love’s magic 🪄

A/N: are we feeling this? lmk

summary: you cook up a potion to get peter to fall in love with you; why isn’t he falling for you like he should?

warnings: a lot of sciency talk (i died writing it), witch!reader??? angst, fluff, a tiny tiny bit of stony

pairing: peter parker x reader

wc: 2578

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peter enters the lab to find you at your regular spot at your table. you look up and smile upon his arrival. “hi peter, i made love!”

“you did what now?” peters eyebrows shoot up at your statement.

“i made a love potion!” you squealed, holding up a tiny vial filled to the brim with a reddish-pink hue. you shook the vial and watched with pride as the glittery liquid swirled around.

right off the bat, peter had a million questions. none of which he would ask, because he didn’t want to come off as jealous.

“that’s… wow! does it work?” peter forced a smile.

“don’t you see the two rats making out on my desk?” you gesture towards the clear container that sure enough, held smooching rats.

“yes i do, and it’s really unnerving.” peter frowned.

“we should probably turn around and give them some privacy.” you nod.

you shake the vial once again and smile at peter. “well? what do you think? you haven’t said anything yet…”

peter takes it from you to shake it around for himself, watching concoction swish inside. he can feel the jealousy growing stronger. “yeah, it’s cool.” peter gives a small smile, trying his best not to infringe on your achievement.

“just cool? peter, i’ve been through months of trial and error to finally perfect this thing. “cool” is all you have for me? i mean, this is super intense! when consumed, it’ll flood your brain with pleasure inducing chemicals. i’m talking dopamine, oxytocin- any love hormone you can think of. not only does it affect the neurotransmitter process, but it also has a powerful affect on the brains reward system.”

“i have a reward system in my brain? that sounds awesome, what is that? what does it do?” he beamed. peter loves when you get enthusiastic about science. he doesn’t understand half of what you’re saying, yet he listens and nods intently anyway. he adored seeing you so excited about your passion.

“the reward system is what drives us to seek out food, water, and other necessary things for survival. when someone ingests the love potion, the brain starts to recognize the object of their affection as a necessary part of their survival, which causes them to crave that person in a similar way to how they would crave food or water. so, is it still just cool?” you smirk, knowing you’ve piqued his curiosity.

“no, it’s amazing! it’s also kind of scary. i’m really happy you had your breakthrough.” peter offers a smile and looks off to the side.

“but what? i’m open to criticism.”

“well, i’m just wondering who you made it for. you must really like this person, if these are the lengths you’ll go for them…” he scratches his head.

“i made it for me.” you reply simply.

peters heart drops at your answer. “why, are you trying to fall in love or something?” he nervously chuckled.

“i’m already in love. i’m just not so sure he’s in love with me.” you sigh dejectedly.

really, you made it for peter, but you weren’t about to tell him that. you’ve had feelings for him for far too long now, and the need for him to be yours was overbearing. your subtle hints might’ve been too subtle for peter, and you didn’t have a drop of courage for you to be forward either. so you did what you do best.

“you couldn’t have just… talked to him? did you really have to go to such an extreme measure?”

your eyes widen slightly, the tone of his question threw you off. “wait you don’t think this is weird do you?”

“no! i’m just saying, all those months you spent creating a potion could’ve been used to actually talk to this person, you know?”

“i guess you’re right.. maybe i shouldn’t have done this then?” you look at the potion as you think.

“no you totally should’ve! you’ve done something incredible here, don’t be ashamed!”

“no, it’s okay. i know i’m probably way in over my head. but, there’s just so many times you can drop hints to someone so oblivious.” you shrug with a smile.

“who is this idiot anyway? i can’t believe he pushed you to such a point.”

“oh, you know. just a guy. he’s usually not so dumb.” you stifle a laugh as you answer.

“oh come on, i don’t get to know who it is? that’s lame.” he playfully shoved you.

“you’ll find out when we’re together.” you smile in a way that told peter your lips are sealed.

“alright, i’m holding you to that,” he hands you the vial “i’ve gotta run soon, but good luck with your.. guy.”

“thanks,” you pull him into a hug, which he gladly reciprocates. you’re not sure why you did it, but it felt right. you get butterflies when his hand gradually moves to your lower back. you wanted to think he was testing the waters, seeing how far he could get before you stopped him.

“oh god.” peter gasped, his hold on you slightly loosening.

“what? what is it?” you pull away while your hands rest on his forearms.

“the rats are having sex, y/n. why are they doing that?”

“i feel like that’s pretty self explanatory. they don’t call it a love potion for nothing you know.” you wink.

“you didn’t know that would happen, did you?” he laughed.

“nope. i did not. but it’ll be fine! i’m not gonna go that far, if that’s what you’re worried about.” you tried to hide your smile at his concern.

“good. but what if your potion works a little too well? what if this guy can’t control himself? what if he goes so crazy over you he’ll try to hurt you?” peters grip on you tightened as he spoke, you didn’t even know he was still holding on.

“oh, he’d never. he would never hurt me in a million years. there’s nothing to worry about, this is safe, i promise. but thank you for worrying about me.”

“you know i always got you.” and it’s true. peter cares you so much, he’s willing to push you into the arms of another guy if it makes you happy, even if it kills him inside.

*.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.*

later that night, peter found himself being lured into the kitchen by the sweet smell of freshly baked cookies. just as you set a fresh tray of them on the counter, peter was instantly behind you.

“ooh, cookies? don’t mind if i do!” peter quickly snatches a cookie and bites into it, humming at the delicious taste.

“peter no! those cookies are…” you trailed off, wondering why you were warning him, when the cookies were for him after all. “are… fresh out of the oven! they’re piping hot, don’t you wanna wait for them to cool?” you smile nervously, watching him carefully for any minor changes.

“sorry, i couldn’t help myself. they’re just too good. are they homemade?”

you nod, watching with worried eyes as he shoveled two more into his mouth. “okay, maybe you should slow down? i don’t want you to get a tummy ache..”

“i’ll be alright,” he shrugged. “besides, i’ll have you to take care of me.”

your heart flutters at the statement, and you try your best to hide your smile.

peter frowns slightly and hums. “hey, these kind of taste sparkly.”

“it must be starting to kick in,” you mumble to yourself. “are you feeling alright? come here.” you place your hands on his cheeks on his face to check his temperature, but he feels normal. while you wanted the spell to work, you still wanted to make sure it wasn’t going to hurt him.

“please, just don’t eat anymore cookies? you’ve had more than the necessary amount of doses.”

“doses?” his head slightly fell to the side.

“uh, why don’t we let the cookies cool? i bet they’ll taste even better then.” you ignored him.

“oh, okay. so tell me. what’s the secret ingredient?”

you smile, seizing your opportunity. “love.”

*.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.*

it didn’t take long for you to doubt the success of your potion. it should’ve taken effect within the first few minutes consumed. it’d been 4 hours since peter ate the cookies, and you haven’t seen him since.

either the spell wasn’t working, or it killed him.

if the spell was working though, the effects didn't seem to be as powerful as you’d anticipated. you began to wonder if all of your hard work had been for nothing.

“peter, you better be dead,” you huffed as you checked the time on your phone again. “i knew i should’ve tested this on steve and tony.”

then you decided, maybe all hope wasn’t lost. perhaps you needed to put in a bit of effort on your end. you were a bit on the shy side, it wouldn’t hurt to take initiative from time to time.

you texted peter to meet you in your room and in no time, he strolled inside taking a seat by you on your bed.

“what’s up?” he greets you.

“nothing, just look at me.” you stare into his eyes, searching for any hint of interest in you.

peter blinks and rubs his eyes. “shit, i lost. you never let me win.”

“what? we weren’t- you know, what never mind. just come closer.”

peter obliged, and you embraced him in a tight hug. “how does this feel? pretty intimate, right?”

“warm, cozy, everything a y/n hug should be.” he sighed

you groan and let go of him. “so you don’t feel anything at all?”

peter looks at you for a moment and thinks. your heart beats faster. this is it, he’s going to say everything you’ve been dying to hear for the past year.

“well… i’ve had this awful cramp in my calf lately. i’m just not sure what to do. what do you suggest?” he asked simply.

your heart sank. it seemed that all your efforts had been in vain. you spent so much time and energy making this potion, and for what? it didn't seem to have any effect on peter.

“that’s not what i mean! why didn’t it work? i’ve been trying for months!” you rest your forehead on your knees, unable to stop the tears from rolling.

“woah, what’s going on?” peter frowned, placing a hand on your back. but you don’t answer.

you couldn't help but feel defeated. you put so much of yourself into this project, and now it seemed like a complete failure. not only were you unsuccessful with your potion, but the boy you were hopelessly in love with didn’t take even a slight romantic interest in you. the realization was like a punch to the gut.

“what’s it gonna take for you to want me? i’m asking you now, because i can’t seem to figure it out for the life of me! i go as far as making a love potion just to get you to like me and it still won’t fucking work? i can’t do this for much longer! i spent months working on that potion,” you spat out, your voice quivering with rage. “i researched every ingredient, every spell, and every technique. so i would love for you to tell me, what it is about me that repels you?”

you’re almost panting from the anger, though it wasn’t directed towards peter. you wiped at the tears, but they kept coming.

peter was stunned with your outburst. it was definitely a lot to process. selfishly, the only thing he took from that was that you liked him. the same girl he’d been pining after for years was finally reciprocating. peter spent so much time dreaming about this moment but he never thought it would actually happen.

he mouth went ajar as he stammered, failing to form a coherent sentence. you never yelled at him before, he didn’t know how to react. all he could manage was, “you made that potion… for me?”

“yes,” you utter feebly, avoiding his eyes. “but it doesn’t matter anymore. we can just pretend this didn’t happen. my potion didn’t work, and you’re just not into me.”

“no. i can’t do that,” he shook his head, a grin plastered on his face. “not when i finally know you feel the same way about me.”

you look at him, confusion evident on your face.

“i’ve been working up the courage to ask you on a date, but i couldn’t after you told me you were making a love potion for someone else. do you know how much that crushed me?”

“and you didn’t stop me?” you fought a smile.

“i couldn’t. you were so excited about the spell working, about the person you were gonna use it on. i didn’t wanna ruin it for you because i love you.”

“i love you too,” you smile shyly, toying with the bottom of your shirt. “we’re so stupid.”

“no kidding. i can’t believe you made a potion instead of telling me you like me.”

“i can’t believe you told me to go be happy with someone who isn’t you.” you playfully bump into him, and he takes your arm gently, keeping you close.

“you’ll never hear it again.” his eyes are locked on your lips while his other hand delicately grips your chin, pulling you closer and closer until your lips meet.

your eyes flutter shut as you lose yourself in the moment. it was an explosion of sensation, your bodies coming together in a perfect harmony that felt like it had been brewing for months. it wasn't just a kiss, but an emotional release that had been building for years. you couldn't get enough of each other, your lips moving against the others in perfect union.

you both reluctantly pulled apart, breathless, knowing that nothing between you would ever be the same again; you were perfectly fine with that.

“holy shit.” you gasp.

“what happened?”

“i think i know why my potion didn’t work on you. you were already in love with me, so of course it wouldn’t work on you! i’m not a failure after all.”

“of course you’re not. i can’t get those rats out of my mind. i think in pictures, so you can imagine how horrible this is for me.” he shook his head.

you gasp again, standing up so fast you see spots. “i left the cookies out!”

“it’ll be fine. just stay here with me. we need to make up for lost time, don’t you think?” he winked.

“you haven’t figured it out yet? the love potion is in the cookies!”

“wait, are you serious?” he frowned.

you rolled your eyes and dragged him towards the kitchen. you cursed when you found that all of the cookies were gone.

“oh god. this could be bad.” you wince.

just then, steve sprinted through the kitchen with tony hot on his trail. “come back you coward! you can’t escape my love, no matter how fast you run!” tony yelled after him.

peter covered his mouth as he laughed, and your jaw dropped.

“that right there was an immediate call for an antidote.” you immediately turned to leave.

peter looked to the side in horror, to see thor in a full heated make out with his hammer. “please hurry,” he shuddered. “that’s image number three unfortunately seared into my brain today.”

you turn your attention to thor and shrug. “i honestly think that would’ve happened with or without the potion.”

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[omeletcat]

i keep realizing that i actually know how to code now, it feels weird, i talk to someone about an idea i want to ad in my game and i for real sound like i'm science mumbo jumbo-ing in a random super hero movie " yea i know the vector is hard but if i get that float added i can get that variable set to true" like wtf that sounds so sciency?? i know this is the most surface level code shit i could think of in 2 seconds.

[the-lonelyshepherd]

opinion on mud skippers?

omg mudskippers….. 

okay everyone thinks they’re silly and they are !!!! but they’re acc so so interesting and important they’re so cool

so first off they’re like masters of adaptation. they’re amphibious fish - fish that can live on land and water (there are different types of mudskippers that live at different ratios of land/water )

and they use their modified pectoral fins to get around on land. Their eyes are also super cool - the giant cute eyes ykyk are actually super useful bc they can move independently from each other which gives mudskippers a HUGE basically 360 field of vision.

they also have a really high ammonia tolerance relative to most fish which is super duper interesting (it’s to help them survive the conditions of the intertidal zone where they live).

mudskippers use an ammonia excretion process in which they basically remove ammonia through their gills, as well has having low membrane permeability for ammonia, which means ammonia doesn’t get through their skin as easily as other fish. Fish also usually produce a lot of ammonia themselves, but mudskippers have the ability to slow down their own ammonia production when under high ammonia exposure to further protect themselves which is SO fascinating.

This, along with high disease tolerance and very water retaining skin that allows them to stay on land for relatively long periods of time, allows them to be amphibious fish. 

but the main thing that actually allows them to be amphibious is their limbs - the adapted pectoral fins that let them skip around (where the name comes from)! they’re a big subject of scientific discussion because they help in the study evolutionary processes and the mechanisms behind species diversification - by studying different species of mudskippers (some more terrestrial than others) we’ve been able to learn a lot about how organisms adapt and evolve to transition from marine to amphibious to terrestrial. theyre like a HUGE part of evolution research its so so cool i read a really good study on it.

among like… less sciency talk bc i got a little too into it. so it’s fun fact time.

1)they’re just SILLYYYY. 

2)they climb trees. 

3)they fight each other all the time (full of hate). 

4)their silly puffed up cheeks are actually them using their gill chambers that are full of water to breathe air. 

5)they’re actually not great swimmers and can literally drown.  

6) theyre SO COOL LOOKING. like.... the colors.... the fins.... so fun

7) they fight crabs (one of their main food sources)

overall? my opinion on mudskippers? very Good. i like them. idk if you can tell.

also this video (flash warning)

credit to easycheeseo on tiktik. and also @midnightvstheworld who sent it to me

[thebisexualdogdad]

Earth 2-Barry Allen x Male!reader headcanons

*I'm currently doing a rewatch of the arrowverse and got to the earth 2 episodes and earth 2 Barry was so adorable I just had to write something for him. Anyways here's a quick recap for earth 2 for anyone who's forgotten because I surely did; Barry is still a forensic scientist, Iris is a detective, Joe is a lounge singer, Caitlin, Ronnie and Cisco are all evil metas and I brought Eddie back just for fun since Barry is with reader

● you're a new detective who fell for the adorable nerdy forensic scientist Barry Allen of earth 2

● when you originally asked him out on a date he thought you were just messing with him cause everyone at the station knew he liked you

● but why would the handsome detective (who was also his best friend Iris' partner) want to go out with him?

● Iris assured him that you really did like him and that date eventually led to you guys getting married 3 years later

● every morning before work you make breakfast while he makes the coffee

● it's a nice peaceful moment to start your day and spend quality time with Barry

● you also help him pick out a bowtie that matches whatever sweater and vest he's wearing that day

● double dates out with Iris and Eddie to see Joe sing at Jitterbugs

● as well as having dinner once a week with his parents

● you hear the "so when are we getting grandkids" question all the time

● "soon mom, soon"

● he's so pure and never swears

● he only says "what the heck" or "dang it" or "fudge"

● it makes you laugh at how sweet it is

● watching sci fi shows with Barry and not knowing anything that's going on

● he tries to explain to you all the sciency stuff behind it which still doesn't make any sense but he gets so excited and is so cute doing so you happily listen to him

● being impressed by your husband every time he creates new tech to help in your hunt for Killer Frost, Deathstorm, Reverb and other metas

● Barry keeps tracks of every meta you have put away and all of your other achievements to brag about how great of a detective you are

● one time you and Iris faced off against Killer Frost and Deathstorm and she nearly froze you to death

● Barry never left your bedside in the months you were recovering

● "Barry stop worrying I'm okay"

● "you're the love of my life Y/N I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost you"

● "well it's a good thing you don't have to find out"

● when you get approved to go back to work Barry and Iris throw you a big welcome back party

● Barry is super romantic

● he plans something big for every anniversary from the anniversary of the day you met to your first date/first kiss and even the day you proposed

● you don't know how but he manages to get reservations at the most exclusive restaurants in Central city

● Iris "so what did you and Barry get up to over the weekend?"

● "Barry surprised me with dinner at that fancy French place downtown"

● "how?? Eddie and I have been trying to get a reservation there for months but they are booked until next year"

● even though you've been together for years Barry is still so nervous in the bedroom like it's the first time

● he's clumsy and always knocking things over, you've had to replace so many lamps in your home

● he gets embarrassed by how his body reacts to you and still apologizes for moaning too loudly or bucking his hips uncontrollably

● which you always have to reassure him that it's okay for him to enjoy what's happening and that you love how turned on he gets

● especially when you are role-playing and pretending to arrest him

● or when he sees you in your gym clothes after a work out

● he really can't help staring at your biceps it's his weakness

● when earth 1 Barry shows up to fight zoom he is shocked to find out you two are married (as you are Joe's partner on his earth that he's been crushing on) after you take him to an empty hallway at the station to make out when he was pretending to be your Barry

● your Barry finds out and is not happy about it, "he got frisky with my husband?? I have to find this guy and give him a piece of my mind"

● "you're so cute when you're jealous"

● Cisco "I've been trying to get my Barry to ask you out Y/N for so long now I have proof that you guys would be adorable together"

● Barry "maybe we are just meant to be on every earth"

[lucystark12]

for the final battle, what is each party member’s chosen weapon?

just a random thought I had which I want your opinion on

have a nice day ✨

ooooh okay fun one

i for one am a believer that the final battle will be willel and vecna but this is always fun to think about

el- powers obvi

will- i am a will byers gun truther, however, i think he'll have the gun earlier in the season because i fully believe he will have powers by the time we get to the final battle.

max- i for one think max could do numbers with a gun as well

nancy- gun (for obvious reasons ❤️)

steve- nail bat!! as somebody who shares a name with the most famous nail bat of all time (lucille from the walking dead) it's very important to my culture that he keeps this trend going

mike- sword (he is a paladin after all!!) yes it's a little bit corny but it's also super fun. alternatively i like the idea of mike with a gun because will teaches him. just a thought. ❤️

dustin- it feels like it's only right to have dustin using some obscure sciency method he discovered to fight vecna if given the chance

robin- molotov cocktails are just so iconic like i can't let her stop using those or maybe a taser she gives taser vibes

steve- breakdancing.

lucas- give lucas a grenade! he's a freshman on varsity in basketball we know he can throw!

jonathan- gives axe vibes

hopper- sword. that was so fucking badass i would pay hundreds of dollars to see him kill that demogorgan for the first time again

joyce- honestly joyce can join the gun club

[physalian]

On Using Measurements and Metrics in Fantasy

This is what *I* do and what I find more immersive, easier to write, less world-bending, and more productive: I don’t use actual metric or imperial measurement systems. Why?

Personally I don’t like seeing a world completely different than our own referencing an Earth-bound measurement system (but when I must, I use metric even though I’m American).

Some people don’t have a useful frame of reference for how big something actually is if you just throw big numbers at them. Or even big units. Yeah I know a ‘football’ field is big, but that’s a very foggy and useless ‘big’ if I don't actually watch the sport and see it on a daily basis.

Specific numbers end up seeming more important than they are, whether you’re giving weights, lengths, times, etc, because you got specific. 24 hours won’t raise any brows but 22 hours will. And you just open yourself up to plot holes getting needlessly specific. You’re inviting your readers to do the math and if *you* didn’t do the math, they will find out about it.

This is for fantasy, not any other genre, although I’d still rely on vague numbers anyway unless I’m writing something super sciency where the math is important. Anything from sports to rocket science.

So what I do instead:

Give you measurements you can reference yourself. If I have a tiny fantasy macguffin, it’s about a pinkie finger wide, not 2cm. If I have a sci-fi ship, it’s about two houses/stories tall, not 20ft. It’s a puncture wound the size of a fist, not 4in. It’s a bed small enough for the character to sprawl and still hang off. It’s shoes that can fit in the palm of their hands.

Why I think this works better:

I really suck at converting numbers to actual measurements. Tell me to measure 4 inches between my hands and I’ll give you a gap +/- 2. But the size of a fist? Well I’ve got two right here, now I know what you’re talking about. Hands aren’t all the same size, but for me reading, that’s all I need to know. Do not make me bust out a tape measure or google to properly appreciate the scale of a thing in your book.

Outside of letting my characters give rough time estimates (e.g. a journey taking maybe 2 weeks) because they don’t know themselves, specific numbers aren’t very useful.

If you pick the right size comparison (picking the right allegory), it’ll read more immersive and less sterile. A character just got shot. Is the wound 1 cm, the size of a pencil, or the size of the fingers trying to dig the bullet out? A character is trapped in a criminally small cell. Is it 5 feet wide, or is it so small, they can’t even stretch out fully? A character has to make an incredible shot with a gun or a bow. Is their target 100ft away, or is it an ant on the horizon, is the target’s head the size of a marble? A character is about to fall, is the drop 800ft, or is it so far, they can’t even see the bottom? So far there’s clouds at the bottom? So far the river below is thin as a hair? The biggest lake in the region might be 4 miles across, but more importantly, standing on the bank feels like standing at the coast, cause that there’s an ocean. A tower might be 60ft tall, but more importantly, it gives you vertigo and seems to sway in the wind and it’s taller than every other structure around.

I think this also works with character descriptions. My character has no idea how long he’s been held captive, but his hair has grown out over his eyes to cue you in on the passage of time. Or my character isn’t 4’11, but her head doesn’t reach her boyfriend’s chest. Or, my character has some truly massive muscles, biceps like this other dude’s head. My character has an ugly scar from a nasty knife fight. It’s not eight inches across, but the person touching it can’t even cover it with their whole hand. This character has lost a lot of blood, not 1 liter, but enough that their clothes are dripping with it and the carpet can’t soak it all up.

Generally, the actual number isn’t the most important detail your audience wants to take away from the page, it’s what that metric now means for the scene. A 4ft cell means nothing to me, but a cell so small, my character might go crazy from claustrophobia is important.

And, also, maybe your characters also suck at gauging metrics. I have a character who’s good with horses who’ll give you their heights in hands, but another who’ll just say that one’s so tall, he can’t see over her shoulders.

When the characters need to know the numbers, give the numbers. If you have two people building something, letting them toss weights and lengths back and forth makes sense. But when it’s only the audience that needs to know the numbers, consider coming up with some other way to convey them.

[lovely-little-pickle]

ALT ZADR Week Day One - Anime AU

I had the idea of an IZ Dragon Ball Z AU because this was one of the first anime shows I got into as a kid. This drawing is based on Bulma's nightmare when she's on Namek. I thought that Dib would fit in the IZ DBZ AU as Bulma since they are both super smart sciency humans, and of course Zim needs to be "bad man" alien Vegeta. And the best part is that Bulma and Vegeta end up together, which is where ZADR fits in this AU

@alt-zadr-b1tch3z

[supurman]

i dont resonate with the fact that they say jon has the potential to be stronger then superman because of his 'human dna.' i am ALLL for comic logic... but it makes nooo sense a human's dna could do anything for a kryptonians dna. kryptonians are described similarly to humans just many times more evolved then them. im not gonna get all sciency here because id be a hypocrite since many things in comics are meant to be seen as face value. however this is just something i cannot see for a moment. 50% human dna would make him weaker. but he WOULD STILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG. though, i really cant see jon as ever becoming stronger then any kryptonian let alone superman. but that doesnt mean he doesn't have other things he couldn't draw on if we want to get into more dna stuff, kon is definitely atleast 90% kryptonian minimum with some human dna in there yet hes written to be one of the weaker kryptonians. yet hes cloned from superman himself? just ...doesnt make sense!

he still is half human. he still is the son to lois lane. he would still be VERY strong, but also have resistance to average super weaknesses like magic and kryptonite. i dont know why they want to make him be someone who surpasses clark so much when he could be so much more in his own way. the more they take from clark to make jon seem better then the more they do a disservice to him.

[starsweepers]

( current ) WANTED CONNECTIONS

dawn

childhood besties!

friends in princess au... princes.... princesses... people of her kingdom...

people she helps in her angel au

friends for her older verse who help her stand up to bullies and not be a pushover all the time

more crushes and soft romance in older verse

i need drama with dawn i can't think of anything off the top of my head though?

omg her with heroes especially baby dawn let her just win over hearts

laila

romance - main, lady-in-waiting, princess, unicorn, especially boys with attitude or spark, bad lads bad lads-

i crave using her unicorn au

her assassin au... forbidden romance

her with like villain or bad boys oh my gOSH like any verse did i mENTION BAD BOYS

people she mentors in fashion and the like

fashion friends

girls she can design all the things for and just support and raise up because girls support girls!

fans

her with fellow princesses being besties and gossip

pokemon au and just magic aus did i mention unicorn?

pipp

romance, give her some boys to babble with, pony or human

fans

singer friends

bad boys or overly dweeby/soft boys

small town friends showing her small town life

her as a non-mlp pegasus with people she trusts

misty

her as a unicorn with kids or people she trusts

just friends in general dear pony needs them

red

adult figures

friends

yeah simplistic ones here red kind of just needs more

grayson

mentors

girls who can step on him

lads to hang with

fellow actors/actresses, fellow surfer friends

fans

brent

also girls who can step on him lol

fellow witches and wizards

magical creatures to befriend or care for

let him nerd/geek out

he'll adopt kid muses

people he can become protective over

faith

besties !!!! cheerleading or school friends!

let her show out of towners her small town

fellow bakers to have healthy competition with!

give her lost souls in her forest spirit or forest goddess aus

other magical beings in her werewolf au or even just humans who love nature i love this au

princess friends!

pokemon life and magic things

piper

girl crushes

adult/guardian figures

older brother or sister figures

extroverted friends who just love her anyways

someone who would totally beat up her family or who takes her in if they're lost and just helps her navigate freedom from her parents poor care

nari

magical creature/beings friends

children to be playful with

other wizards and witches

any of the arcadia crew

cleo

monsters/humans to befriend or maybe catch her eye if she's not with deuce

human au friends and relationships

descendants figured out events

i want drama and sadness. dealing with her family, new guardian like figures who actually help her promote a positive lifestyle

fellow characters who have died and come back

princesses

toralei

girls

people who will put up with her

i need to give her more attention rip

lady, mittens, georgette

au ownership

friends of animal and human variety are always loved

any canon interactions tbh

lady and georgette can be romantically shippable but mittens will unlikely be so

fei fei, ruffnut, marinette, chang'e, faline, olaf, lottie, sasha

pickier with romantically shipping any of these characters so friends preferred if you wanna ship come plotty

canon interactions ( minus sasha since she's not canon lol )

fei fei with super sciency people and mentors

chang'e with fellow beings of power

faline with other forest animals, maybe rescued by a human like her brother was if the forest is in trouble

lottie with all the other dibney friends!

marinette just in general lol

ruffnut being rESPECTED

[gridzdoodle]

Me when I just realized I forgot to crosspost my artfight attacks oops

aaaannyyyway here’s a handful of super rad attacks (oh and they’re all portal)

“Freefall” for @daydreaming-ace

“Sciency schoolgirl” for @genericdragon

“Friendly fire” for @crypticf1sh

“Sleep well!” for @allpatchedart

“Testing” for @chilicpepper

“Take note…” for @mintbreeze

“Meanwhile in the enrichment spheres-“ for @honorrry

“:3” for @sp00kysh4rk0

I literally love all of these portal ocs 🔛🔝

None are my characters! (except in sciency schoolgirl where I snuck James in for sillies)

All and all, had a splendid time with making these super rad chrs :]