#get back here I'm not done yet

[seaseren]

"I must needs forsake elegance for efficiency" says Thancred Waters, seconds before doing three somersaults in a row

[unproduciblesmackdown]

Lackadaisy Enrichment

[cactuslester]

2022 vs 2023: dan talking about phil walking down the stairs

[mattodore]

found out while putting together matthias's oc page that his name has the exact same etymology and meaning as theo's name...

i’m sure this is information matthias is very normal about…

[kirisclangen]

Zelda

She/her, 65 moons, cis molly

[mildmayfoxe]

yknow it is crazy to think about how much i have been able to improve my quality of life by selling art as a supplementary form of income. like obviously it's a second job and it's taxing but it's also so rewarding to know how much people enjoy my work and how much good it is doing me to like, feel like i can buy snacks at the store. to be able to get takeout every once in a while. like obviously those are extremely minor changes or things most people take for granted but to me it's huge. having berries in the house when they're out of season and more expensive. buying things for CONVENIENCE??! it feels so crazy to me to have such a sense of luxury which i know says more about the bleak feeling of poverty that's followed me around my entire adult life than anything else but i feel so much gratitude that i am afforded these small luxuries at least in part because of people that like my art. not to mention how nice is is to make things consistently again when, prior to 2020, i hadn't made art regularly in almost a decade. anyway. it's cool!

[everlastiingiimmortals]

2.0 commentary below, re: that conversation between Ratio and Aventurine

I haven't actually seen anyone talking about it say explicitly what happened, so I thought I'd break that wall a little.

Ratio was notably racist (or at the very least xenophobic) towards Aventurine.

There's no denying or softening it at all. I don't think Ratio is a bad person, clearly he is not, but that does not absolve him of the awfulness of what he said. There's a lot of importance in the hostility Ratio displayed towards Aventurine towards that moment, and I am actually very thankful that hyv didn't cut corners with that interaction and put Ratio on the same level as Sparkle, who has far less morals than he does (and also called Aventurine a prostitute for power in the CN dub, jfc). But despite his harsh tongue and critical attitude, he doesn't... give an impression of having that sort of bias to him. What matters to him is intelligence, so why did he say the things he did?

With my take on Ratio I've established that he does view the IPC as much as a threat and with as much disdain as the Genius Society, both despite and because of his affiliation with the Intelligentsia Guild. He doesn't like working with any of the higher ups in the first place, and they're on a high stakes mission on Penacony right now. For all of Ratio's quick thinking and ability to improvise, he strikes me as someone who quite heavily relies on plans, and not being on schedule with a strict time limit puts him extremely on edge. It was made abundant the moment he opened his mouth: his first complaint was Aventurine's tardiness. He was late. Ratio was counting the seconds until Aventurine showed up, he was stressed.

So he already doesn't trust Aventurine just due to the nature of his affiliation, and he is upset because of the situation they're in, but there's also hostility directed at Aventurine personally. Whether Aventurine's personality and attitude is born from the nature of his people or because he's playing into the horrid reputation they have is unknown, but I'm inclined to believe the latter. Regardless, everyone displays some level of wariness towards him because of it and his occupation. I don't think Aventurine expected Ratio to dig up what he did (and likely more) about him, but I do think Ratio did it with the intent to weaponize his status, his past, his vulnerabilities against him because of his view of Aventurine as a threat.

(I'd also like to comment on part of his hostility towards Aventurine being due to protectiveness over the Trailblazer, because he very plainly snaps at Aventurine for attempting to rope the Nameless into the situation.)

But rather than what he said then, what's more striking to me is what happened after. Aventurine did not get hostile or lash out in turn, nor did he outwardly express any upset at Ratio's comments or lack of trust. Instead he offered a calm and personal correction, and that to me is what led Ratio to both regret his comment and adjust his perspective on Aventurine. It's evident in how his body language immediately shifted: from furrowed eyebrows, a combative tone, arms crossed and tucked close to his body, to a relaxed face and stance and much softer voice as he backpedaled. I like that because it shows that for all of Ratio's hostility, he really doesn't mean to harm anyone regardless of his opinion on them, and it's clear that he did. How does one weaponize a person's status as a (former?) slave against them so heartlessly and thoughtlessly? This exchange was a reminder that Aventurine is not just some threat but also human, and a reminder to himself that he is human too, and he is subject to prejudice (that he might not even be aware of) and clouded judgement that need to be corrected from time to time. I don't want to call his comment a slip-up, because it was definitely intentional, but I don't believe that it was done purely because of Aventurine's race unlike Sparkle's comment. And clearly, he regretted it. He overstepped. I like to think it was this moment that fostered some respect for Aventurine within Ratio, mostly because Aventurine's very gracious handling of his very ungracious fuck up.

I'm not trying to defend Ratio's comments with this, mind you, only try to get into his mindset and understand the perspective behind him saying what he said. This exchange does lead me to wonder, though, what led to the reputation of the Sigonians being as awful as it is for multiple characters to comment on it. Whatever it is, whether legitimate or (very likely) IPC propaganda, it was potent enough for the stigma to spread to even Ratio, enough for him to be willing to use it as an attack.

[willowser]

what's to come...

multi-chap stuff will be updated on a two week schedule ! 🤗 the rest will be posted depending on where they rank in the poll ! 🦋

pleased to meet you, dabi x f!reader ! (roughly) five chapters remaining.

southern charm, cowboy!bakugou x f!reader ! two chapters remaining.

my heart's aflame, my body's changed (but, god, i like it), werewolf!bakugou x f!reader ! modern au — no quirks, angst-heavy, explicit.

i fought them all off just to hold you close and tight, vampire!dabi x f!reader ! post-apocalyptic au, a bit bloody, explicit.

loving me is all you need, dabi x f!reader ! this is the 'if he's a serial killer...' smut chapter, gore/body horror, explicit.

hell was the journey, but it brought me heaven, ex-husband!bakugou x f!reader ! dad bakugou, mom reader, explicit.

remember me, love, when i'm reborn, dragon!bakugou x f!reader ! cross-species courting, accidental marriage ???, explicit.

*reminder that nothing is being posted yet !! this is for in the future only, when my hiatus has ended !!

[fist-amidst-the-hands]

hi hi okay imagine. stede wants to brush out ed's hair the way izzy always does. maybe izzy is busy on deck taking note of damages after a raid. maybe they had an infestation and he's going over ration spoilage and inventory with roach. ed is tired and cranky and absentmindedly separating sections of curls and tugging them apart at the bottom where they get stuck together in knots. stede offers to help with the tangles, says he would love to give it a go and help ed relax

izzy walks in a few minutes later and immediately comes up and tells stede he's doing it all wrong but also gently takes the brush from him and shows him the right way - where to hold the hair, how to start at the bottom with little sections and work his way up, when to start with his fingers instead of the brush. neither of them can see it but ed is smiling so much his face might actually burst

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: May 3

"Life Less Frightening" by Rise Against

[lestatlioncunt]

in whatever i have going on with my durge there's basically an extended family like we have iustitia that i consider as the older sibling, their twin sister prudentia, then there's the dragonborn durge, and then there's orin as the younger sibling and i imagine them all sitting at a table for lunch with blood or whatever rocks their boat with iustitia at the head of the table trying her best to ignore the knifes throwing from one side to the other and the insults like in some cartoonish type of fashion until they lose their temper and go (slams fist on the table) enough! orin you are indeed a freak, dragon brother you are a necrophile so jot that down, prudentia stop trying to eat my butler and everyone just shut the fuck up for a moment i'm trying to think of the ways i can fuck an elder brain

[orbmanson7]

:(

Very bad grade in therapy today

[mattodore]

we’re back to editing again🚶

[xkzy8]

Updates!

CONGRATS AGNI AND SOMA LOVERS your boys are next!!!

fjdahsdk I wanted to apologize for the lack of Saying So but some of you may have noticed my shop was closed for the past few days- some sickness happened! but it's better now! shop's re-opened! and we have a fresh supply of Five More Snakes!!

(additional supply of the other guys should be coming in soon 😎)

I also thought I should say here that shop's going to be closed from the 15th to 23rd as we'll be out of town -- which will also slow progress on making the besties batch, but!! I'm so hyped to make them >:3

but uhh that's all for now I think! ty!!

[why-fucking-bother-anymore]

I swear I've gone through every emotion known to man.... (And then some) today...

[tiredassmage]

something something the best revenge is being the best dressed motherfucker in the room or whatever~