#grubble

[vii-spider]

because i am a gigantic entomology nerd, i've gone in and sorted every arthropod-inspired pokemon by what order their inspirations are in. but that made me realize... there are a lot of insect orders that don't have a pokemon representing them- at least, in the official games. so, fuck it! i'm starting a project where i make fakemon for every taxonomic insect order that pokemon hasn't done!

(i'll be tagging this with #pokedex entomology project for anyone who wants to keep up or follow along themselves!)

starting us off is raphidioptera, aka snakeflies!

Grubble (Bug/Rock) hatches from eggs laid on stony riverbeds. it hollows out pebbles with its hard, strong mandibles and wears them to protect it from birds and other bug pokemon

when it's time to evolve, a grubble will burrow into a large rock and become Castalys (Bug/Rock). what it lacks in mobility, it more than makes up for in defenses. it's sturdy enough to tank an earthquake, and its jaws can dish out a mean crunch

eventually, a castalys will break out of its stone shell, emerging as a Raphidrake (Bug/Dragon). it may look strange and unwieldy, but its sturdy grip and winding neck make it more than easy for raphidrake to catch its prey. ancient legends say there was once a raphidrake that was so gluttonous, it grew to the size of a wailord- before it became such a problem that a local hero had to slay it in battle

their names come from grub + rubble, castle + chrysalis, and raphidioptera + drake. grubble is based on snakefly larvae. castalys is based on insect pupae and castles- the two are rock type because snakeflies often lay their eggs in rocky crevices. raphidrake is based on adult snakeflies, as well as actual snakes. it's also a slight pun on "wyrm"/"worm", with its neck looking a lot like an annelid

[grubblemunch]

Woo new ref

[the-maddened-hatter]

There is a word I’m not allowed to use. I love it. I love it so much. But my darling beloved wife hates it with a fiery passion.

I came across it from Anne Lister’s diary, where she says that she would “grubble under women’s skirts” and honestly. The word perfectly encapsulates the fumbling feeling of fighting your way through layers of fabric to reach the promised pussy land.

However the word has been forbidden, reviled from the first moment my beloved heard it. They shuddered and it’s truly one of the only restrictions they’ve ever placed on my vocabulary so I don’t say it. But I do think it, on occasion.

Sometimes the word will pop into my head and I will think it too hard and my wife will turn and glare at me and accuse, “I know you’re thinking it!”

“But I didn’t say it!” I protest. But they’re always right. Even with no context they always know when I’m thinking it.

Today I told my wife, “I shared the unmentionable word with Astrid today and she quite enjoyed it. She repeated it several times.”

They bellowed liked a dying wildebeest and said, “I can go months without remembering that word exists and then it comes up again. It’s so disgusting, it’s what Sméagol would do on the ground digging for worms!”

I was laughing and protested, “It sounds like fighting through skirts, the groping around.”

“No! That is something that happens in the muck and the filth. It’s negative sexy.

“Bet you're gonna take to Tumblr and share it and some people are gonna be like, ‘Oh what a great word! We should definitely use that in our lexicon. Top tier word!’ And you know what? THEYRE WRONG. GARBAGE WORD. GROSS.”

I listened to their impassioned hatred while cuddled in their arms and radiated love at them and remorse for having reminded them about the existence of grubbling. But now you get to hear about it. As a treat.

[asfaltics]

putterings, 391-388

  laboratory meanwhile, scribbling around the grubble no detail is too small.                         everything breathing & everything wreckage, anythting, magnified; but nothing never getting                         done crazy, John! Crazy!  

sic, and 2551  

puutterings     |     their index     |     these derivations     |     20240112  

[chevril-glove]

@foldingfittedsheets re: grubbling, please witness this noise I heard a duck make while searching for food in some mud

[dreamerkitty]

I could've sworn I posted the Kiban-doll one ages ago but I guess not??? I gave her a wedding variant then did my best to model it uwaaa

[dark-cynder49]

MORE AMAYA OKIMAKI!

Full body Amaya

Amaya’s full Yokai team (minus Econyan, eco is more like her whisper equivalent)

Plus just cute Amaya and her cat

[urfaveisnative]

The Grubbles from Hiveswap are Cree!

[collu2iion2]

pesterlog dialog for deez guyz + alt colors n closeup under cut

CA: (oh my cod kar are you seain wwhat im seain) CG: (THAT TACKY MALL COPS RUN OF THE MILL- NO MORE LIKE RUN OVER BY A THOUSAND HOOFBEASTS SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCING THEIR CHUTES CONVULSE AND VACATE THE EVER SO FRAGRANT CONTENTS OF THEIR EXCREMENT TUNNELS. LIKE THEY ALL STOPPED THEIR STAMPEDE FOR A SNACK BREAK OF GAS STATION SUSHI AND THE SIGHT OF THAT BASTARD SHOCKED THE WEAKEST MOST DELICATE OF THEM ALL TO LET IT LOOSE SUBSEQUENTLY TRIGGERING THE ENTIRE HERD TO EXPLODE IN A RIVVER OF-OH FUCK) CG: (DOES IT LOOK LIKE HES COMING THIS WAY OR-) CG: OH MY GOD HE JUST SHOVED THAT POOR WRIGGLER OUT OF THE WAY AND HES LOOKING STRAIGHT AT ME LIKE I OWE HIM MONEY HE MUST DESPERATELY NEED CG: OH FUCK. OH GOD HE LOOKS LIKE HE COULD TAKE EQUIUS ON. OK, OK, OK, THIS IS FINE THIS IS LIGHT WORK! JUST GOTTA COME UP WITH A PLAN REAL FUCKING QUICK CG: ... CG: GOG WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO US?!? I MEAN SEALIOUSLY WE CAN'T BE THE ONLY ASSHOLES WHO GOSSIP ABOAT THE LOCAL MULTIPLEXCRETIA FROM TIME TO TIME

CG: UGHHHHHH I REALLY DONT WANNA GET KICKED OUT OF THIS ONE, THEYVE GOT THE BEST GRUBBLE TEA!!! SHIT I'D ASK YOUR ADVICE BUT I KNOW YOU'RE JUST GONNA SAY WE MURDER THE POOR BASTARD- OH FUCK HE'S JOGGING NOW. JUST GREAT. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ONE OF THEM DO THAT CA: oh cmon kar put a little faith in me CA: although to be quite frank i dont think no body wwould miss paul blart ovver here like somebody needs to put him out of his misery for the dowwnright pathetic example hes settin for this fine establishment CA: oh fin dont evven start ill just threaten him a little and wwith that fuckin wwriggler toy excuse for a wweapon im sure hell back off before you can snap your gripin little clawws CG: ALRIGHT BUT DONT YOU EVEN FUCKING THINK OF PULLING THE CROSSHAIRS OUT AS "JUST A THREAT." THIS IS GONNA BE A VOCAL THING ONLY, AND SPEAKING OF EXPATIATING, WE MIGHT EVEN GET OUT OF THIS UNBANNED AND WITHOUT BLOOD ON OUR HANDS IF YOU JUST DONT. SO JUST TO BE CRYSTAL FUCKING CLEAR, I NEED YOU TO JUST SIT THERE LOOKING PRETTY AND SHUTTING YOUR TRAP LIKE YOU'RE BEING EXPLOITED FOR ENTERTAINMENT BY MR.FEAST IN EXCHANGE FOR A MILLION FUCKING BUCKS OKAY? YOU WOULD ABSOLUTELY KILL AT THAT KIND OF THING IF YOU TRIED, YOUR NONVERBAL BITCHFEST COMMUNICATION ALONE WOULD RACK IN BILLIONS OF VIEWS SO LETS JUST PRETEND!! OKAY?? THIS IS JUST THE FUN MAKE BELEIVE TIME PART OF OUR DATE. CG: WE CAN GO TO THAT STUPID SALAD PLACE YOU LIKE SO MUCH IF YOU JUST TRUST ME TO HANDLE THIS LIKE THE COMPETENT ORATOR I AM AND WAS ALWAYS HATCHED TO BE CG: I MEAN I DONT DISAGREE THAT SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE THIS GUY DOWN A PEG BUT I DONT MEAN THAT LITERALLY SO "WWATCH YOURSHELF" OR I SWEAR TO GOD- CG: OH WHY HELLO MR MALL COP- I MEAN OFFICER!! WE WERE JUST HARMLESSLY PATRONIZING THIS- CA: listen here you ovvergrowwn frat trash wwhy dont you haul you and your little school girl baton in the other direction and do your fuckin job for a change instead of eavvsdroppin like the no life havvin filth wwallowwing pig loser scum you undoubtedly are or i promise ill make it so you wwont havve a chance in shell at employment anywwhere EVVER again CG: OF FUCKING COURSE

[thegrubbleswheretheyshouldntbe]

The Backrooms.

hes gonna break his neck on the conk crete

[shitty-yokai-watch-a-day]

Day 140 – Grubbles

[squibstress]

WIP Snip

Thanks for the tag, @perverse-idyll! This is from a Minerva/Wilhelmina piece I've been toying with for months. This is the first stab at this scene, so no money-back guarantees on quality. My writing process usually has me starting with dialogue and filling in other elements from there, so this is a bit bare-bones at the mo.

Trying to tag folks who haven't been tagged yet: @yletylyf, @cailynwrites, @ladyvoldywrites, @snapeaddict

When winter finally relinquished its frosty grip on the Highlands, Wilhelmina insisted they take brisk walks around the Hogwarts grounds instead of cosying up in the common room to do their revising.

They trudged along the edges of the forest, Minerva Vanishing any remaining snowdrifts with her wand, and Will pointing out the Bowtruckles that had just started to appear on the still-bare branches of the trees and which Minerva only pretended to see.

“Explain to me how Kreutzfeldt’s postulates pertain to healing,” Wilhemina was saying.

“Kreutzfeldt’s first postulate states that living matter, once dead, cannot be reanimated by magic.”

“What about Inferi?”

“They aren’t living. Inferi have no souls. It’s the enchanter’s life force that operates on them.”

“What about ghosts, then? They have souls, don’t they? Or are souls? Doesn’t the soul contain some sort of life force?”

“That’s part of Kreutzfeld’s third postualte, actually. He says that life force can exist only where there’s metabolism. Dumbledore says the Krebs cycle means that—”

“Whoa, there. You’re moving too fast for me. I don’t know anything about this Krebs cycle business.”

“Nevermind, it’s something we’ve talked about in our private sessions.”

“Ooh, Min … private sessions with Dumbledore. Next thing you know, he’ll be asking you to take his job when he becomes headmaster.”

“That won’t be for years yet. And you know I hate being called ‘Min’.”

Wilhelmina grinned at her. “You won’t call me “Will”, so why should I have to call you ‘Minerva’?”

“I just don’t see the point of having a name if no one is going to call you by it.”

“Easy for you to say. Your daft parents didn’t stick you with ‘Wilhelmina’.”

“‘Minerva’ is no picnic, believe me. Besides, I think ‘Wilhelmina’ is lovely.”

Wilhelmina looked at Minerva for a moment before saying softly, “Ok.”

Minerva blinked. “Ok what?”

“You can keep calling me ‘Wilhelmina’. It actually does sound kind of nice when you say it.”

Minerva smiled in spite of herself. “Just so long as you don’t call me— ”

“Min. Sorry, but to me, you’re ‘Min’. Can’t think of you as ‘Minerva’ now.”

“Why?”

“Dunno. I guess it’s because that's what everyone calls you when they want something from you.” Wilhemina’s voice dropped low in a bad imitation of Dumbldore. ‘Minerva, can you show Miss Grubbly-Plank around?’” Now the pureblood drawl of Gussie Bagnold: “‘ Minerva, can I borrow your notes on Gamp’s Law?’” Now Gordon Massie’s plaintive brogue: “Minerva, I cannae do ma prefect rounds taemorra. Can ye naw switch wi’ me?”

Minerva tried to stifle her laughter. “Ah, wheesht, you! That’s the worst Scottish accent I’ve ever heard.”

“That’s how he sounds to me. Your accent is much nicer, though. Min.”

“Aye, I know. I dina ken how you Sassenachs understand each other, even.”

This teasing remark earned Minerva the jab of Wilhelmina’s elbow to her side. Although the impact was blunted by the many layers of clothing Minerva had donned against the chill, it knocked her off balance, and the heel of her boot took the opportunity to slip on the ice, dumping her uncermoniously on her derrière.

Wilhelmina grabbed Minerva’s arm to help her up. “Sorry. Guess I don’t know my own strength.” She grinned, and pulled her wand. “Drying charm?”

Minerva turned around, and with a quick sicco from Wilhelmina, Minerva’s bum was enveloped in sudden warmth.

“Thanks. Did you add a warming charm?”

“Yup. You look cold.”

Minerva rubbed her arms briskly. “I don’t understand how you aren’t freezing.”

“I’m used to it, I guess. You spend too much time indoors, vicar’s daughter.”

“And you spend too much outside. That’s why your Potions marks aren’t so good.”

“Don’t remind me,” Wilhelmina groaned. “I’ll need at least an Exceeds Expectations if I want to work at the international dragon preserve.”

“You still want to go to Romania after we leave Hogwarts?”

“They have the only formal training programme in Europe.”

Minerva shivered again, and pulled her muffler up over her chin. She regretted bringing up their graduation. It made her melancholy in a way that embarrassed her. She should be excited about starting her adult life in the magical world—and she was—but the idea of leaving Hogwarts behind was bittersweet. It meant leaving the first place she’d felt powerful, the first place she’d had real friends. It meant leaving her mentor, and everything she’d grown to love about the wizarding world.

“Are you still thinking about magical law?” Wilhelmina asked.

“Mmm. I’d love to do further Transfiguration studies, but I’ll need to earn my keep.”

“You’d make a brilliant solicitor.”

“We’ll see.”

[bossthebicon]

hi axelle, totally agree with your posts about thai lakorns having the ability to mix top actors but i do think it's important to note that tor/yaya romcom was like... the exception lakorn to the rule at ch3 in 2024, especially considering how bad, soap operatic anne thong/ch3 dramas were earlier this year (barring dhevaprom series). i think even earlier this year mark prin/yaya lakorn faced much backlash over the cliche and messy script. the latter half of this year was really good for lakorn i think and i feel like spare me your mercy is basically the equivalent of what you're describing if we were able to get two top stars into one well budgeted series

thanks for all of that info, I don't follow lakorns closely so I didn't know there had been drama! it's clear though that my cherie amour is miles above other lakorns & stands out aesthetically so much that it has now become a trend on thai tiktok to go to the ministry of defence where some scenes of the show are filmed in 40's attire and pretend you are anong... and yes, pairing up tor & jaylerr is definitely the equivalent of that, especially more so since they've friends & even were members of the same boy group! ugh I cannot wait for that show 😍

xxx

[eldritchmochi]

im working on my project of "add every book i own to a spreadsheet because im insane" (roughly half done at 456 books 🫠) and i got to the shelf with one of my absolute favorites in my collection

the marvel comic edition of the og star wars, adapted way back when the og movies came out and bought by my dad new when he was a teenager. its beat to shit but would probably still be worth a hefty chunk of change except

my dad used it as a coloring book

whats extra cute is, before i accidentally stole this book from my dad, i would use manga pages for coloring practice. like father, like son

[mcmadcanvas]

Worst part about getting into a new horror/gore fandom is fighting off the nazis

[dreamerkitty]

Shadowside versions forrr Netaballerina, Yuki-onna, Fuumin, Kiban-doll, Baku, Tsubaki-hime and Oiran

I miss shadowside versions... they didnt do enough of them...