#common mode

[chloesimaginationthings]

How Michael and Jermey became friends in FNAF

[areallyyellowmango]

They have a sun allergy

[dosesofcommonsense]

[skymantle]

what does it all mean.

[randomness-is-my-order]

you know, there’s this idea sometimes when talking about wei wuxian’s displays of violence in the novels as if they were indiscriminate, unmeasured and excessive when in truth, that was never the case. every single time wei wuxian employed more drastic methods to deal with an opponent—be it at an individual or collective level—there was a buildup and reason behind it. this includes his torture and killing of wen chao, which was literally just payback for the months of prolonged torture he had suffered at wen chao’s hands. using every trick up his sleeve during a war is fair game—it is not criminal to practice ghostly cultivation, however dubious it may seem for some, because the alternative is potentially losing against the wen clan who had already slaughtered countless people on their side before the war ever began.

similarly, wei wuxian defending himself against the assembly of cultivators during the nightless city massacre is not excessive violence. why should it be his prerogative to exercise restraint when the ones attacking him are coming at him with the intent to kill? i maintain the same position about the ambush. it’s very important and a deliberate detail that in these two instances, wei wuxian is NOT the one who instigates the violence, since these take place in a non-war setting and as such, the culpability of the losses suffered is actually on the party that initiates the full-fledged fight!

again, these were extenuating circumstances and wei wuxian had been pushed and pushed and pushed till he finally decided—not to go HAM and rage without sense—but to dish out fully deserved tit-for-tat consequences on the ones who first chose to harm him. this is not indiscriminate violence (and no, even jin zixuan’s death isn’t an argument for the contrary; momentary loss of control in extremely harrowing conditions ≠ a needlessly bloodthirsty, violence-for-violence’s-sake situation).

want an example from canon of indiscriminate violence? look no further than the lotus pier massacre or the wen genocide during the first siege. look no further than jin guangyao’s various murder plots. look no further than jiang cheng’s torture and murder of numerous cultivators who had done nothing to harm him. it’s just, when the text provides so many different instances of violence enacted, and makes a bifurcation between those scenes where a mutual battle takes place and wei wuxian just happens to have the upperhand vs scenes where defenceless and/or innocent parties are subjected to harm and are victimized, we’ve got no excuse to conflate the two and try to portray wei wuxian’s actions as something they are decidedly not.

[1000sunnygo]

IMO a lesser mentioned reason behind Luffy's overwhelming success as a protagonist is Oda's extreme overprotectiveness. Like he'd rather jump off a cliff than let Luffy be controversial.

Marineford is an easy example. An arc heavily featuring Luffy's low point, but Oda didn't make him responsible for Ace's death. In 1000+ chapters of screentime, I can't think of an instance where Luffy did something irredeemable in fandom eyes. Only controversial scene that comes to mind is picking a fight against Zoro in Whiskey peak? Maybe Oda had the luxury to let his guard down back then bc online discussions weren't a thing PFFT

It's not like Luffy doesn't make mistakes, but Oda makes sure Luffy is immediately called out by someone in the story so he stays grounded and can apologize if he has to.

And that's not all, Oda is vocally supportive of Luffy in the polls, he can't not include Luffy in magazine covers even when the editors press him to, he made the timskip 2years bc he wanted Luffy to stay a child during story's runtime, he doesn't let a single character outshine Luffy in an arc, he cushioned Luffy's past with TWO brothers and kept one alive after taking away one of them.. he's spoiling Luffy rotten and I love to see it bc that's the right kind of spoiling, that's what keeps Luffy the happy boy he needs to be, shonen authors should take some notes methinks

[crafteeauthor]

"you forgot to count yourself" being what wins the game played by a shapeshifter who offers to turn into other people and as such forget himself to be better liked. Could mean nothing

[enokito]

ignore the shitty quality i was fighting for my life on the clown car while making this ❤️ thought process is basically ken remembers a lot of seawatts advice when hes in horrible situations. and i didnt draw any past this (canon!!!) moment in the hopper prison but i imagine during future escape rooms they also have memories of seawatts advice that she uses to her advantage

This is really cute 🥺 Seawatt teaches Ken a lot of Minecraft trivia facts when they do more trivia-focused escape rooms, and Ken teaches Seawatt a lot of glitches and technical tricks when they do more mechanic-focused escape rooms <33 (after all I’m always thinking about when Seawatt told Captain Sparklez that Ken taught him the “really cool” clipping through glass pane crawl glitch. Which is Ken’s favorite. Ignore how I know that)

I’m also always thinking about these lyrics from For Good (Wicked)

Like the idea that the handprint remains even after the person themself is gone from your life — even if, in kenwatt’s case, maybe you forget them, the handprint is still there and undeniably theirs. I forget which kenwatt I said this in, but there are a few mechanics that I personally always associate with Ken and so I had Seawatt do the same: water redirection, certain crawl glitches, indirect placement especially.

Also… can I just say your Seawatt is so beautiful…

[tumbledryerfilter]

LUKAS AND NIGHTWING SHARE THE SAME VOICE ACTOR!!!!! I NEED SOMEONE TO MAKE A BATMAN/VIGILANTE AU!!!!!

[savingsallow]

To My Fellow Slytherins!📣

[if you're not one, i can sneak you inside the common room 🤪]

— who's down for a game of wizard's chess in the common room? 🫣✨

if you're looking for a worthy competition, you can find me munching on the corner.

[moldsporr]

Also dis. Making a trickster mode hal for SUPER SECRET REASONS and i

[phantomsies]

literacy, empathy and nuance are dead fucking arts and there really is no coming back from it.

[unlawfulgames]

Now I’m working on a Goblin Generator zine, someone stop me.

[bluewolven]

idk just a Thought, but,

cameras require light in order to do their job properly (though now some cameras have really good night modes but those are new). drow are really sensetive to light so camera flashes would hurt their eyes. I bet in the underdark, drow taking pictures with their eyes closed would be the trend. like wistful matron mothers with their eyes downcast and looking off at nothing in particular while showing off expensive regal gowns and jewels, priestesses perfectly poised with sacrificial daggers while their eyes are closed like they're in a trance, daughters taking pictures in their bedchambers looking like they're asleep while their makeup and hair are done immaculately to show off their promising beauty, male escorts hiding their faces and eyes behind their hair while wearing scant clothing (if any at all). they'd all look so dreamy

[themintman]

Radar doodle 💥💥💥

[lunaseer-diaries]

Ever so studious that Ravenclaw girl is. With each passing page, she starts to wonder about how much more she could learn outside of books…