#hopefully i tagged everyone lol

[ranseur]

actual scene as it happened in the show

[pestilentbrood]

despite the warnings, you stare into the sun you're willingly blinded by its brilliance beauty enraptures you so comfortingly you miss the blood dripping down your back

[smilepebble]

heres all the OC requests from last week! this was really fun, i love all these characters so dearly

Ram the Fennekin and Java the Vulpix - @redscorbunny

Buddy the Bulbasaur and Banana the Pikachu - @kibbbster

Oliver the Cacturne - @origamiwanderer

Crux the Type: Null - @transgender-purugly

Paula the Alolan Vulpix - @delora-the-dumbass

Hawthorne the Bulbasaur, Pond the Mudkip, and Blitz the Luxio - @ask-multiple-pokemon-comics-blog

Tsunami the Dratini - @pixxyofice

Pascal the Oshawott - @wavedashdotppt

[bylertruther]

a collection of my thoughts + notes as i read lucas on the line —

first of all, i am, of course, feeling yet another wave of anger at all the "hot takes" that floated around cheapening lucas's season four journey or vilifying him for wanting to try new things, make a better life for himself, and be in the company of other black people that weren't related to him for once. as if his experience as a black boy doesn't make his life all that much harder, so much more complicated and isolating, even as he tries to better it. just... sigh. the more i read the more upset i felt about how fandom, no matter which one it is, treats black characters, especially ones with darker skin.

max breaks my fucking heart into a million pieces in this, over and over again.

i already know that people mischaracterize mike to a horrendous degree, but it is just... funny, for lack of a better word and in a terribly unfunny way, just how egregious it is. mike's written as such a stern stubborn hardass. he's a good older brother, and even uses that Older Brother Voice on others when necessary. he thinks motorcycles are cool, as well as the people that ride them. he's mopey and broody and irritable. he wants to fight to defend the ones he loves, but he won't do it if the offenders are bigger than him, which they often are. he fidgets with an old dnd die. he likes board and card games. he's honestly kind of a Cool^tm nerd guy—just has that standoffish vibe to him. he's the most difficult person to convince, apparently. he's also incredibly cut-to-the-chase, no-bullshit, mega blunt. of course we know that mike can be kind and sweet beyond his years, too, but i feel like that outer, more prominent layer of his—which, honestly, has persisted since the very beginning—is often cast aside by people for something more palatable. sad.

mike is the heart, i know this, everyone knows this, but... it is kind of funny that dustin and mike gave up on calling themselves a party, and what remained of them in hawkins wasn't much, didn't support lucas at all (which did hurt him a lot, because he couldn't give up hope that they eventually would), and that they only came together again like old times when will and el came down, but that togetherness went away once they left again. "look how the party fell apart just by will and el moving away." mike is the heart of the party, yes, but he relies on will, whether it be the support he offers or the inspiration he serves him, in order to be that heart. just interesting to see that repeated here, too.

the party doesn't understand or even see the racism lucas faces, which is to be expected, but still sad.

lucas is prone to nervousness and anxiety, and he clenches his hands into fists to keep them from visibly shaking. he also doesn't like the aggression that's prevalent in hyper-masculine spaces and takes note of it.

lucas's father was adopted by a white family, but they're not allowed to talk about them—ever. he's a vietnam veteran and doesn't talk about his time there either. he prefers keeping a low profile, because he feels that keeps his family, and people like them, safer. he also used to be a barber and he's the one that gives lucas his hi-top fade.

will didn't only wear jonathan's clothes. he also wore joyce's.

so many beautiful and heart-wrenching passages about the monsters of hawkins, which is a repeating motif in these tie-in books. it's classism, racism, homophobia, ableism, and so much more, and it's always there, lying in wait. those vulnerable are expected to remain small and hidden to survive, lest they become targets.

lucas has a dnd character that sounds a lot like robin hood. hashtag commie king 🤝

robin was the wise-beyond-her-years, nonjudgmental mediator between lucas, dustin, and mike. it took them hours to reconcile and she would interfere when it got too heated. lucas also felt that she would've fit right into the party were she their age.

nancy was their official chauffeur. hehe.

max flinches whenever anyone mentions neil or calls her maxine like he does. she also tried to run away on halloween, but talked herself out of it.

mike wasn't interested in dressing up for halloween because will and el were gone. max wanted to go as green lantern and lucas wanted to go as mad max, thinking he could borrow the costume from her.

eddie is apparently a freak, jackass, always high, and looks like he hasn't showered in a week. nice.

lucas knows the "i contain multitudes" walt whitman quote and it was a black boy that shared it with him. that boy, jay, also showed him james baldwin. the sinclairs are also fans of prince. 🌈 :)

i already knew this before reading, but it was nice to have even more proof that lucas is indeed the bestest boy in all of existence. this is #real and true.

[tinygreendragon]

the official pokemon website has a LOT of really cute activity pages, including stuff like: word searches, hidden object games, coloring pages, and more! and they're all free!

[kaeyapilled]

i really didnt see the way alhaitham is acting in the interdarshan as him not wanting kaveh to win so he doesn't move out. in fact that sounds extremely stupid as i type it. sorry to enjoyers of this dynamic but i dont think thats it at all lmao

[theflyingfeeling]

so I guess I'm gonna have to start the class on Monday a little later so that I can get that Nokia Arena show ticket lol

[jula483]

how to put me into coma in just few pictures

[faelapis]

not to take the shit & farts show too seriously, but guillermo being turned is a matter of bodily autonomy. and the idea that nandor refused to do it for 13 years because he knew whats "really" best for guillermo is vomit-inducing. as a trans person i've dealt with far too many people like that. its a bad idea and a bad headcanon.

[cha1cedony]

(For the question thing you asked for :D) what are some of your favorite fanfics? Dndads or other-wise?

Ooooh thank you! It’s been years since I’ve read more than a few fics for any other fandom, and I don’t really remember any that stuck out to me by name :( Not that you want to read old Danganronpa fic anyway lolol

However, I DO have a favorite DnDads fic! Which is Mine to Bear by pen_ultimate. Be warned that it’s very NSFW and has a lot of other content warnings. But it also has my favorite Darryl and Henry characterization everrrr. Holding the Line that Holds his Heart by trustycustard is another favorite, mostly because it’s one of the very first DnDads fics I read, and I love rereading it :) My favorite fics are typically long slow-burns lol so sorry about that :P They’re really good, though! Highly recommend.

Apart from that… 😬 I really need to start bookmarking stuff, because I KNOW I have a lot of oneshots and shorter fics that really stuck with me, especially when I first got into the fandom and was binge-reading every fic, but I can’t find them (because I never used to comment on things 😭)

I remember REALLY loving some from travvymybeloved (@officialgleamstar)’s Soulmate September 2023 series. I’ve reread how dare you want more by LordAxxington (@aximili) soooo many times. o_o please don't say you love me by nonbinaryjesse appeals to me VERY specifically lol (OCD Grant fic) and I love it. Come Home by @isadora-greenhall made me think about Nicholas and Jodie for an unhealthy amount of time HAHA

Maybe I’ll edit this someday or just make a new rec list in the future if I can remember more of my faves? 😭😭 I need to start bookmarking stuff sooo bad. Wish there was a way for me to see what fics I’ve left kudos on. ANYWAY. So sorry this is a messy response, but tysm for asking!!! ^_^

[tortademaracuya]

happy belated birthday king 💚💚💚

[ID: Digital Illustration of Kaveh from Genshin Impact. He's holding a wine goblet while smiling with his eyes closed. Mehrak is hovering behind his head, making a happy expression. They are both in front of a stained glass window. On the bottom, slightly blurred, three hands come from out of the frame raising their goblets for a toast -from left to right: Cyno, Tighnari and Alhaitham-. /End ID]

[oshiawaseni]

When I think about Kacchan dying all alone without the people he loves most around to be with him or emotionally support him I want to throw up. This is the most traumatic and heartbreaking death I’ve ever gone through in a fiction. Even if he comes back from this, I’m never going to be the same. I am changed…

[taylorhawkins]

ok gang I took the set list from the tribute concert in LA last night and compiled a list of videos

(full disclosure I have not watched all of these… it’s too painful for me… I kinda just skimmed through them so if you have better footage I will be happy to update the link)

additionally links are missing for videos I couldn’t find so if anyone has a link to anything that you don’t see here please let me know ❤️

VIOLET GROHL:

1. Hallelujah

JOAN JETT + FOO FIGHTERS:

2. Cherry Bomb

3. Bad Reputation (with Travis Barker)

CHEVY METAL:

4. Riff Raff

5. Owner of a Lonely Heart (with Jon Davison)

6. Heroes (with Kesha)

THE COATTAIL RIDERS (with JUSTIN HAWKINS & JOSH FREESE)

7. Range Rover Bitch

8. It’s Over

9. Something About You

10. I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness cover)

JAMES GANG

11. Walk Away

12. The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate to the Wind

13. Funk #49

MARK RONSON/ANDREW WYATT/DAVE GROHL

14. Right Down The Line

THEM CROOKED VULTURES

15. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

16. Dead End Friends

17. Long Slow Goodbye

WOLFGANG VAN HALEN/JUSTIN HAWKINS/JOSH FREESE/DAVE GROHL

18. Panama

19. Hot for Teacher

DEF LEPPARD/FOO FIGHTERS/PATRICK WILSON

20. Rock of Ages

21. Photograph (with Miley Cyrus)

NIKKI SIXX & TOMMY LEE/DEREK DAY/FOO FIGHTERS

22. Live Wire

23. Home Sweet Home

ELLIOT EASTON/JOSH HOMME/FOO FIGHTERS

24. Shake It Up

25. Just What I Needed

PINK/NANCY WILSON/FOO FIGHTERS

26. Barracuda

STEWART COPELAND/FOO FIGHTERS

27. Next To You

28. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (with Jon Davison)

ALANIS MORISSETTE/FOO FIGHTERS

29. You Oughta Know (with Chris Chaney & Chad Smith)

SEBASTIAN BACH/GEEZER BUTLER/LARS ULRICH/FOO FIGHTERS

30. Supernaut

31. Paranoid

GEDDY LEE/ALEX LIFESON

Jack Black intro

32. 2112 Part I: Overture (with Dave Grohl)

33. Working Man (with Chad Smith)

34. YYZ (with Danny Carey)

SOUNDGARDEN/TAYLOR MOMSEN/NIRVANA

35. The Day I Tried to Live

36. Black Hole Sun

QUEEN/FOO FIGHTERS

37. We Will Rock You (with Justin Hawkins)

38. I’m in Love with My Car (with Rufus Taylor)

39. Under Pressure (with Justin Hawkins)

40. Somebody to Love (with Pink)

41. Love of my Life (Brian May acoustic) (alt angle)

Somebody to Love tribute video

FOO FIGHTERS

42. All My Life (with Josh Freese)

43. The Pretender (with Jon Theodore & Pink)

44. Walk (with Travis Barker)

45. Low (with Matt Cameron)

46. This is a Call (with Brad Wilk)

47. The Sky is a Neighborhood (with Patrick Wilson)

48. Creep (Radiohead cover) (with Dave Chappelle and Patrick Wilson)

49. Run (with Omar Hakim)

50. Best of You (with Rufus Taylor)

51. My Hero (with Shane Hawkins!!!!!!)

52. I’ll Stick Around (WITH SHANE HAWKINS!!)

53. Everlong (with Chad Smith)

[scionshtola]

it is so hard for me not to post every single thought i have on here the moment i have it

[felidthing]

i feel like certain areas of the internet have reached a "scars of all kinds are a normal part of life and shouldnt be hidden behind content warnings" level of general acceptance, but it still feels like theres a taboo on truly open discussion of self harm. we can make reassuring, sympathetic posts about how its okay to be scarred, but its in bad taste for me to joke about my experiences. self harm is still treated as something that shouldnt be talked about unless completely necessary.

but it feels great to talk openly about it! its freeing to share things from my experiences, whether its a joke or advice to anyone who might see me posting. and i feel like self harm is often neglected in discussions about bodily autonomy. sometimes people do things that are causing some level of harm, but it can be managed and made safe without institutionalizing or treating people against their will

[smile-files]

doing my part at school :)