#i hope they continue to be besties!!!!

[jrueships]

THEYRE BESTIES!!!!!!!!

[uncanny-tranny]

One thing you learn is that the idea that people nowadays are uniquely self-absorbed isn't... really accurate. There's a reason why ancient handprints are among the first records of humans making art. There's a reason why so many people hired artist to paint their portraits. There's a reason why people take selfies. Yes, part of it may be a sense of hubris and self-admiration, but also... we want to be remembered, I think. We want to connect ourselves to the future, and that is okay. You don't have to have a reason for however you are self-absorbed - it is how we have survived.

"We two dear men, friends forever, were here. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus." -Pompeii graffiti of two men who loved each other (yes, as friends, but still, is that not love?) that we will remember

[notsosecretlyalesbian]

"Janine, how many times is tattling gonna bite you in the culo before you quit being a narc?"

Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti in Abbott Elementary | 01×11: Desking

+bonus:

[pushing500]

A pirate raid decided to try their luck at hijacking our Ecthuctu-given ship, but Pro had it handled.

This is the tried-and-true "T'au Kapow" method. Socks was there in case melee backup was needed, but Pro is too good a shot to let anybody get past.

Then Baby Bluegum became Child Bluegum, and she's very cute— with blonde hair, for some reason. Not sure which side of the family that particular trait comes from, but it's very pretty so we won't question it.

Baby Revenant also grew up into Child Revenant, and he's too cute for words. I think, of all four Babalbil-Mossler kids, he looks the most like Duchess so far. It's probably the "ω" mouth.

This made me laugh. Imagine going, "We need someone to help us broker peace. Hmm... Oh! I know! How about the cAnNiBaL tOrTuRe CuLt down the road? They'd be perfect!"

Anyway, after I finished laughing, I sent Duchess to help out. She has level 20 social skill, and I thought we might as well. Both factions still hate us, but they went from -100 to -40 and -56, so whatever Duchess did worked.

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[pointsfortrying]

Opening discord for some reason inexplicably fills me with dread but ilyall

[todayisafridaynight]

so magical that yakuza 1 and shadow the hedgehog came out the same year........ 2005 the best year for sega honestly.....

[justnoodlefishthings]

just had to pay an absurd amount of money for UK health insurance for this visa application (AGAIN). Still not able to afford US insurance because they never reimbursed me for the first visa application

[wu-kongs]

MK needs another perspective besides nezha (not that he wasn't useful, but more couldn't hurt), but again he faces the problem on who he could ask. Maybe someone that is also closer to macaque too since both monkeys are needed to resolve this, but who could fit that bill? *in the distance, demon bull king and princess iron fan shudder in unison*

"when i discovered what that wretched monkey—" iron fan says coldly, "—had done to my xiaodi, i wanted to tear him limb from limb. hell was not hot enough for that filthy creature."

MK shudders, ice through his veins and chilling over his spine at her words. he thought it'd be a good idea to talk to her since red son was so insistent that macaque was his uncle, and apparently his favorite one at that. though it hadn't been easy to find someone who could give him insight on the monkey king's side of the story, it'd been practically impossible to think of anyone who'd give him a leg up on figuring out what macaque's deal was. red son was his best lead, unfortunately!

iron fan looks at him, notes his nervousness, and then clicks her tongue. after a moment to compose herself, she turns away, the short train of her robes swinging smoothly after her as she steps over to a plush chair to settle down.

"after he joined that miserable monk, wukong... changed. he had become someone different from the king who'd been on the verge of felling the entirety of heaven." wrath begins to melt to a somber disappointment and vague hurt that MK isn't sure is real—the nearby fireplace crackles, flickering tricky and unreliable embers over iron fan's face.

"wukong had been the pinnacle of our kind, the one we all looked to, who had defied death and heaven time and again. he was a god among us. no one had been more aware of than than liu'er." any admiration that may have crept into her tone is promptly clipped by a sneer. "it went to his head. he remembered none of it when he began to pick us off one by one, as if all we simply were only scum of the earth." she pinches the bridge of her nose.

every one of her words weighs more and more on MK's shoulders and he finds himself lowering to the ground. this is a new side of the monkey king MK has never heard of, or even thought about. he supposes what they say is true: the winners do write the history books.

"...when the band of sworn siblings had received word of the monkey king's return, and that he was methodically eliminating us... we did not want to believe it. liu'er did not want to believe it—and for his sake, neither did i." she turns her sights on the dancing flames, eyes narrowed as if to shun away the memories. she then snaps to look right at MK, glaring. MK flinches from his settled spot on the rugs.

"listen to me, boy. i only tell you this because i..." her nose wrinkles the barest amount, as if this was difficult for her to admit, "i believe you have some measure of ability to resolve this matter. do not betray me."

he swallows thickly and nods furiously—what else is he supposed to do here? say no to the terrifying princess iron fan? he might as well dig his own grave!

she sighs like this a grievous thing he's putting her through, and he only feels a little bad about it; the bad blood is obviously still so prevalent here and he's not doing much but dredging it up.

"liu'er and wukong..." her eyes trail back to the fire. "they were inseparable. it wasn't simply a matter of their being together all the time, it was... it was as if two pieces of the same being had been separated before it was born and those pieces were in an endless cycle of attempting to reunite. not many noticed it, and those who did silently agreed to say nothing of it. it was not the sort of matter you pointed out for fear of throwing the balance into chaos."

MK swallowed thickly, a tide of nausea starting to rise in.

"liu'er, that fool... he adored mei houwang, was constantly found in his shadow, beheld him as the sun and all the stars above in his eyes." pure contempt smolders in iron fan's eyes, punctuated by the flames reflected there. "and although i detest wukong with the every fiber of my being, i will not lie and say it wasn't an unrequited adoration... they were disgusting. it was as if they wanted to live in each other's skin."

her fist clenches from where it rests on the arm of the chair. goosebumps rise on MK's skin despite the warmth.

"and then wukong was captured." she growls. "he had been the spearhead of our armies, and we quickly fell into disarray without him. liu'er had tried his best to regroup us—many of us did, but without the monkey king, our forces were unable to stop the might of heaven, and we scattered to the winds to survive."

"liu'er did not give up, but... his constant attempts eventually caused much of the destruction of flower fruit mountain. he had become so relentless to rejoin his other half that it blinded him to those he still had to take care of. he refused to stop chasing the monkey king."

"i can only imagine what he must've thought when wukong resurfaced, alive by whatever miracles and luck—and now in the servitude of a buddhist monk of all things... but chase he did, and ultimately, it led to his doom."

silence, thick and suffocating, reigns over the dim sitting room for a long moment. iron fan lets MK absorb the tale, and his mind races for it. he doesn't know what to make of this. he knew that macaque and the monkey king had... some weird thing going on, but this. this? way more than what he bargained for.

whatever they were—lovers, friends, allies—didn't just fall apart. it was ripped apart mercilessly, and nothing could've stopped it. MK sees that now. he's learned enough about both of them to figure that out. it was always going to happen, like... like fate.

he suddenly laughs, the edge of it hysterical and lost. he's out of his depth here. he's sooo out of his depth. this whole thing is millennia in the making, and he's supposed to fix it? he's supposed to, what, undo those thousands of years of tragedy? iron fan looks at him, expression stony.

"they're fools, the both of them," she says. "and with this... eyeball in the mix, they will chase each other's tails around forever until one of them forfeits."

"what am i supposed to do about this?" his voice quakes, eyebrows tented and smile pained and frantic.

the barest hint of pity flickers over iron fan's face. "niu and i have had our fair share of... marital challenges. all i can offer you, child, is honesty. it's not you who can mend what you haven't broken. they're not your pieces to collect. you may provide the glue, but they will have to use it themselves."

MK slumps, face dropping into his hands. "that's basically what prince nezha told me..." he grumbles sadly.

she studies him.

"i will add only this, then," she then says, and he perks up slightly. "i know liu'er. i have known him a long time. a foremost fool, i will always say—and he will always love wukong, no matter what has happened between them. whether wukong will allow that love is yet to be seen, but i know this is a two-way road."

he blinks at her, absorbing her words

prince nezha said the monkey king is still holding on to who macaque used to be. princess iron fan says macaque will chase the monkey king forever. they still obviously care about each other a lot, whether they'll admit it or not.

MK just needs to find a way to make them be honest about it.

[yuukimiyas]

ଘ(੭ˊ꒳​ˋ)੭✧ happy new years my loves!! i am so so SO beyond grateful to have had the pleasure of growing my lil city & was able to meet all of you!! whether we interact only briefly or on the daily just know i appreciate & adore every single one of you more than words can possibly describe ໒꒰ྀིㅅ´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა i wouldn’t be half the person i am if it weren’t for you guys <33 & im so proud to say that i have made some amazing forever friends (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)⁾⁾⁾ ik this yr wasn’t easy & it def had its struggles but everyday you continued to show up & be your v best self & i am so proud of you <33 i just know you’re going to continue to do even MORE amazing things!! ໒꒰ྀི∩˃ ᵕ ˂∩꒱ྀི১ 2024 is our yr!! <33 i am kissin your noses so gently as the ball drops!! mwah!!

[jackshiccup]

REN!!!!!!!!! u sent me such a ooey-gooey ask so u are getting one back!!!! i want to say hijack mutual v badly but i also just wanna say httyd gang mutual 😭 u also are the moot who rbs so many gifs & fanart i have not seen in literal years, like since i was 12 until i was 17/18 & it makes me so happy. like, i see u on the dash & i just. my bestie mutual. ilysm <333 u are a JOY

EEEEE it’s always SO fun when we interact, this ask is making me giggle and kick my legs LMFAO 😭🫶🏽 knowing that i’m both the hijack & httyd gang mutual to u.. yes.. excelling at my tumblr mutual exam that is both normal to want and possible to achieve

i’m super glad u enjoy the old art/gif rbs too AAaaA i’m trying not to spam so much (to seem less unhinged <3) so i have it all on queue but i’m saurrr happy we r having fun together.. anyway ilu we r bestie mutuals hehe🌹

[ormymarius]

Orm and Diana meeting?? pls pls pls 🙏

[causticsunshine]

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[rose-coloured-boy]

you would think they WANT this fucking virus to run rampant given how hard it is to get test kits these days. fucking hell.

[todayisafridaynight]

VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR THOUGHTS WHENEVER YOU GET TO IT <3 The Judgment series has had a super solid start compared to RGG for obvious reasons so it's interesting to watch that play out and see how the two intertwine... Definitely best to go into it blind too☠️

OH YEAH I love WotH I definitely should continue the show... I was gonna say I didn't recognize him whatsoever either until someone posted it on Twitter so At The Very Least you're not on your own... enjoy your snackos :)

YEAH NO the most ive ever seen someone complain bout judgement is that yagami doesnt have too much of a personality, but aside from that i've seen nothin but praise for the gameplay and story and other characters SO IM DEF SUPER INTERESTED IN IT

THE SHOWS SO SILLY AND CUTE YOU SHOUUULD im biased....... but im just sayin....

[palamedes-top-nerd-facts]

walking into the writer’s room for succession and asking everyone who’s writing from their own personal experiences of having an abusive father to raise their hand

[astro-inthestars]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @serizawasweep !!!!

Happy birthday bestie <333 This is a whole year of you being in my life, can you FUCKIN BELIEVE- No seriously though, I'd usually send this as an ask but I think it deserves it's own post.

Lake Landon Lazuli Phasmo Claus, thank you, for being in my life. You've changed me for the better, and I really don't think I'd be where I am without you. You've done so much for me, even if you don't think so, you have! You really really have. And I'm just so happy to have you in my life, and to have made so many memories with you. Thank you for being my friend, I'm very lucky to have met you, Lake. I love you bestie <3

(The picture is best viewed in dark mode or any dark colored background <;3)