#i adored this

[empresskadia]

Part I (Probably OOC, probably crap):

There was something about the stars that had always brought Naomi-010 peace.

She couldn't explain it, not verbally, not to anyone. Something about being able to look up and gaze into that endless sea had calmed her even during the worst of the war. Despite the war, and the mud and the blood and the dead and the dying, despite it all, the stars were peaceful. She could look up from any planet she was on, and they'd be there as always: silent, enduring specks of light in a limitless, shapeless void of possibility.

"Ah, there you are, Naomi."

She was pulled away from her reverie by a voice, her lips ever so slightly curling into a small smirk as she turned to you. Even in the dark, your eyes had that same twinkle she had seen when she first met you. She couldn't place what it was but it had drawn her to you like a moth to light.

"May I join you?" You had asked, and she feigned like she had to think about it before she nodded. You checked over your shoulder for any other members of your squad before crouching down next to her, crossing your legs as you sat down. "I was wondering where you'd gotten off to."

She shrugged. "A bit too crowded for my liking."

You nodded. "Yeah, I don't blame you. Had I known before becoming a Helljumper how often you'd be making a hammock sandwich with your squad mates, I would've been a pilot."

Naomi snorted a little when she laughed. Only you could get her to do that. "No offense, but I've seen you fly. You would've crashed and burned before you even got your wings."

"Psssh, I'd be fine." You pointed to the Ace of Spades on your pauldron, the playing card so worn that you put it in a card protector so it didn't away completely. "I'm lucky, aren't I? As long as I got this with me, I'll make it."

In all the years the Spartan had known you, that card had never failed to be on your person. She had always wondered what it was for, or what it meant, but there was never a right time. No time like the present, right?

"May I ask you something?" She had asked, and it was so quiet she wasn't even sure you had even heard it.

"Of course." You replied instantly, raising a brow. "What's on your mind?"

You had responded so quickly that she realized she didn't quite know how to ask you. The two of you had had your shares of personal talks before, but you had always been the one to initiate. And maybe, with the way you had quickly switched from joking with her to paying utmost attention to her had flustered Naomi enough that she didn't know how to initiate.

Fortunately, you threw her a lifeline as you noticed her eyes switching between yours and the card on your shoulder. "Oh, this?"

The spartan nodded quickly as you pulled it from the little clasp you had it on and handed it to her. "This little ticket is my lucky charm."

"A playing card?" She held it gently in her hand as if it were the most valuable thing she had ever held. The white of the card had been stained and yellowed from light. The black spade in the center had begun to fade, and she could just barely make out the letters UNSC SoF at the bottom.

"Yeah. You remember when I told you about my uncle, the one whose ship went missing with all hands early in the war?"

"I do."

"Well, I can't remember him as much as I like to. But I remember he carried a card like this on him everywhere he went - said it was his ticket to get Lady Luck on his side. Well, he gave me this card. And I carry it just like he did."

"Do you think it works?" She asked.

"Of course it does!" You replied confidently., beaming. "I got lucky enough to meet you, didn't I?"

She didn't know what to say to that. Any joke or playful tease she had ready was forgotten and the crisp mountain air was suddenly warm. Looking at you didn't help either because you kept that luminescent smile on your face. It was hard not to feel something when you looked at her as gently as you did now.

She gently returned the card to its spot on your armor and then turned to you. The care in your eyes was so visible that it was hard not to return it.

"You'd still make a terrible pilot."

You laughed, melodious and wonderful. "Yeah, you're probably right. But the view here is worth every second." She hummed her agreement before she leaned her head against your shoulder as you both watched the night sky in silence together. A moment of peace and quiet in a loud galaxy.

First of all, I'm annotating this while reading, so this is my genuine reaction, I waited to get home from work to read it. Second, I squealed when I saw this in my inbox earlier, my co-worker thinks I'm insane and doesn't understand why I'm giddy about this.

To start us off-

"There was something about the stars that had always brought Naomi-010 peace."

So glad you included her love of stars, I love her thoughts about them <3

"Even in the dark, your eyes had that same twinkle she had seen when she first met you. She couldn't place what it was but it had drawn her to you like a moth to light."

They're soulmates, your honor, I'm already kicking my feet. Like the 'being drawn to someone' troupe is my favorite thing. Especially for a Spartan, I'm having a brain riot moment.

"and she feigned like she had to think about it before she nodded"

Love that she's comfortable doing this with her partner, she's so cute.

"The two of you had had your shares of personal talks before, but you had always been the one to initiate. And maybe, with the way you had quickly switched from joking with her to paying utmost attention to her had flustered Naomi enough that she didn't know how to initiate."

Naomi, who gets flustered when having her partner's full attention!! Yes, please. Just imagine how seen she feels, like she isn't just a soldier in her armor but you make her feel like a person, dare I say, human. Personal talks with Spartans are important in my mind.

""A playing card?" She held it gently in her hand as if it were the most valuable thing she had ever held.""

Sweet baby angel.

and she could just barely make out the letters UNSC SoF at the bottom.

"Yeah. You remember when I told you about my uncle, the one whose ship went missing with all hands early in the war?"

DUDE I FUCKING SCREAMED, IS IT CAPTAIN JAMES CUTTER?? WAIT TILL WE FIND OUT OUR UNCLE IS ALIVE.

""I got lucky enough to meet you, didn't I?""

"It was hard not to feel something when you looked at her as gently as you did now."

I'm kicking my feet, looking at the Spartans as if they are the most precious people ever BECAUSE THEY ARE.

"She gently returned the card to its spot on your armor"

She put it back herself, your honor, she loves us T-T

""You'd still make a terrible pilot.""

Naomi, I just want to kiss you, thank you. She would be so sassy with her partner.

This was 10/10, I need more, I want to give Naomi all the forehead kisses until she's annoyed with me. Don't you say this is crap because this is gold and it made my night, I will be coming back to read this over and over again.

[aciddaffodil]

Mashle Chapter 96 to the End Thoughts

Spoilers of course

Chapter 96 of Mashle: Muscles and Magic is jaw dropping. I will continue to be surprised by this manga. But I really, I shouldn't be..

THE WAY THAT EVERY TIME, or nearly every time without fail Mash Burnadead somehow worms his way into his opponents' hearts with his sincerity just AUGHH

Innocent Zero is honestly a bad guy I can appreciate, to have no empathy for because he doesn't deserve it.

NOOO DOMINA WHYYYYYYYY WE COULD'VE HAD A WHOLESOME MOMENT WITH HIM BEING ADOPTED INTO MASH'S FAMILY BUT HE HAS TO DIE IN THE DARK MAGMA??? FOUL.

Gotta say: all of Mash's blood siblings besides Domina (who had sob a youngest sibling complex) are all so silly with their own quirks.

The entire time I be reading this with the most Totoro like grin possible.

Okay...now in the battle against the oldest brother with the remaining Divine Visionaries (plus Finn, Dot and Lance) if everyone is at their limit now when they haven't even fought Innocent Zero...

This fight... I still have a giant grin on my face because how much more insane and epic can this get??

The way Doom, once he's defeated asks what Mash wants to do with his power and his answer is to be a pâtisserie. And he goes...what if I learn how to make pancakes.

Came back to my infodump post after finishing it plus the extra one-shot from like 3 months ago: Just wow. I am honestly just smiling from ear to ear. I enjoyed reading Mashle so much. It may be surface level, or too naive, but life is serious enough as it is. As a gag/parody/shounen its executed very well and I had a great time.

(may convince me to design and post in the Instagram animanga space but we'll see..)

[phlurrii]

I’m sure this isn’t actually the lore but I’ll give it a shot. So Meau has the power to create life without requiring any pregnancy or birth, just *poof* *Egg* but that kind of makes me wonder about the quantum properties of all that happening. For instance, there’s the good ol’ physical law that matter cannot be created or destroyed, but if you were to take a teeny microscope into the vacuum of space with nothing in it at all, we’ve found that the universal laws get a biiit tricky when it comes to quantum physics. Actually quantum physics as a whole requires you just ignore traditional physics for a hot moment because particles do whatever the heck they want.

So, in a vacuum, there’s instances where a particles that pop into existence but, at that same instance, a negative particle also pops into existence. Almost as quickly as those two positive and negative mass particles exist, they cancel each other out and cease existing (don’t worry the universe isn’t breaking, there logical speculation as to why and how it’s happening but it’s not my field of expertise so I’m not sure how to properly explain what’s going on).

So I’m wondering if Missingno is the quantum negative to Meau’s quantum positive? Or maybe it’s just, if Meau is the one responsible for creating life in an instant, perhaps Missingno at that same instance removes the necessary matter from another place in the universe at that same instance to create said life, maintaining the universal quantum balance. Maybe that’s their job in general for pokemon that have moves that seem to defy physics? But, like I said at the start, I’m pretty sure that’s not your lore, just speculation on my part about how the reality breaking, item multiplying, placeholder, pixel block relates to this particular pokemon universe.

(Btw sorry for just calling Missingno “Missy” in the past without asking first. If you don’t like me calling them Missy plz let me know. I just do it to appease auto correct in my phone, but if it bothers you I’ll stop immediately)

First, lemme just say, the EFFORT into this XD

You brave soul for attempting to explain quantum mechanics/physics, I will say, I am not that “sciency” my knowledge ends as math and chemistry gets involved. But, I do have a guy, the doc, this creature is very special as they are my go-to science cryptid and I have learned so much from them, especially regarding any semblance of knowledge around quantum mechanics.

It is really interesting how you put it, but I can’t say for certain whether your on the right path, have the concept right or wrong, or are just blowing me away with a science take I haven’t even considered. I did still want to appreciate this though, so please have a doodle of the lad himself, glitchy and all ;3

Also I had no idea “Missy” was missingno on your last ask, I thought that was your OC or something X3 whoops, but yea the nickname is a bit hard to pinpoint being Missingno. but if you’d like a shortened version, I’ve settled on “Noe” ;3

[whaledocboi]

ai generated images make me increasingly sad and tired the more i see them in more and more casual contexts. i dont know how to explain, but it just fills the world with a bunch of nothing. no matter how visually stunning the pictures might be, there's nothing behind it for me. no dedication, no emotions, no feelings, no hard work or creativity, nothing i can truly think about, admire or enjoy. i dont think thats how art is supposed to be

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[suiheisen]

MONKEY MAN (2024)

[strawberricakeandpie]

Laios faces greatest hits

[lesbianweed]

[bedrock-to-buildheight]

You come across a family on your hike

[daigah]

"Nice characters are boring" to YOU. I love characters who no matter what, will always have genuine love for humanity in their heart. Characters who dance and laugh and sing with sincerity. Characters who believe in others, and are willing to extend a helping hand to people when no one gave them the same luxury. Characters who have gone through so much but believe, no matter what, that humanity and life is something beautiful and worth protecting

[hantu-burung]

every image of a tawny frogmouth is perfection. i've never seen a single picture of a tawny that dissapoints.

[as-i-watch]

Chilchuck 'i would rather die than admit i need other people' Tims

[the-phantom-peach]

🗣️ huh?? what do you mean I haven’t posted any Link signing propaganda yet??

[demigod-of-the-agni]

Quick little drawing of our favourite queer Spideys 😌

Guys you can use this as a banner or a background or a header or whatever, as long as it’s credited you’re free to do so <333

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price guest stars on The Muppet Show (1977)

[happyheidi]

look at these little darlings !!

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