#i was obsessed w these artist freaks as a kid

[jetbluebishop]

They would be friends I think

[corxoran]

Pinned intro!!

hihihi I'm Corcoran but I always go by Cork or Cory. I like to go by he/him and she/her. Any nicknames are fine ^^ in fact, most things are unless I specifically tell you no! I'm a black artist (sometimes writer) who is currently obsessed w tgaa/dgs, but I'm also into jjk, jjba, kny, undertale/deltarune, fnaf, dead plate, danmei, mp100, mhyk, etc aaand I still draw homestuck in 2024.

I'm a very blunt person and I don't tend to see much of a problem with that so if you don't like that please see yourself out. I curse often but I'm pretty clean in public places so dw about nsfw, but do keep in mind that I myself am an adult. I'm very into psychology and I love to analyze shit, ESPECIALLY darker topics because those are the things I want to understand as I'll be going into a psychology related profession in the future. I do enjoy myself a bit of true crime but I obviously don't talk about it with people who don't like that kind of stuff. I generally don't have a problem with people being total freaks on the internet because it is absolutely none of my fucking business but please do not do that under my posts. As long as you keep your weird interests to yourself, we can both be mature and ignore each other.

absolutely do not say anything freak nasty related to kids around me that's the one thing I will not ignore. do not follow me do not look at my art, nothing.

BTW I'm practicing being loose with my block button because I won't stand being surrounded by people I don't love so if I ever block you it may just be because I don't like some of the shit you say or just find you a bit frustrating or annoying. My art and ranting tags below!!

I'll edit this as necessary ^^

[campeyourdiems]

Headcanon Masterpost!

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Tag list: @sands-from-a-dead-sea , @artist-ember , @invaderan , @lilredhearts , @dominusfero

David

S/O who sees ghosts

NSFW: Kink HC's

S/O in hospital after a car crash

[OLD] NSFW: Trans HC's

Fears

As Fem!Reader's Husband

Yandere Headcanons BONUS: Yandere Song

Yandere Alphabet

BPD Discussion

w/ a Ghost S/O

NSFW: w/ virgin reader

w/ an Artistic Reader

w/ werewolf!camper

Flustered Headcanons

x Reader who's bad at expressing things verbally

Daniel

Redemption Headcanons

Where he went

NSFW: Overstim w/ Reader

Unhinged S/O

S/O Flinching Away

First visit to an amusement park

Reader w/ Hanahaki

Reacting to getting hugged

How to win his heart

With a baby

Yandere Headcanons BONUS: Yandere Song

With a werewolf!camper

With a Chuunibyou!Reader

Tsundere!Daniel x Reader

x Reader who wears sweet lolita

DARK: Daniel x Brainwashed!Reader

FIC: Am I Special?

x Reader with really accurate cosplays

Jasper

Tattoo Obsessed S/O

Gwen

Yandere Headcanons BONUS: Yandere Song

Max

Max and Reader

w/ a friend that's just like him

w/ an insecure + shy friend

w/ a ghost sibling friend

Max and Reader 2: Electric Boogaloo

w/ a chaotic menace!reader

w/ a perfectionist friend

w/ a friend who never blinks

Space Kid

Space Kid with a reader who thinks of him as their child

Woodscouts

Woodscouts thinking of Daniel as a father figure

Insecure!Pikeman comforted by Reader

Pikeman Friendship Headcanons

Danvid [or Daniel and David]

[OLD] David overhears Daniel's Southern accent

Jealousy Headcanons

NSFW: Aftercare

Silk Dancer S/O

NSFW: x Reader

Headcanons on their families + their reactions to them dating

Yandere: They fall for a reader who already has a S/O

Yandere: They catch you trying to escape

Yandere: With an abused reader

Yandere: With a S/O who loves Pokemon

Yandere: Finding escaped S/O @ a coffee shop

Yandere: Reactions to S/O self-harming

Yandere: Famous Animator S/O

Yandere: S/O who cheated

Poly: With a Reader who has goofy, cursed humor

Yandere: S/O with Stuffed Animals

Poly: with a Strong Reader

Poly: Flirty with Reader

Poly: with S/O who's Bilingual

Jaspvid

Poly: x Reader

Poly: Flirty S/O

NSFW Poly: x Reader

As the reader's dads [w/ Wolfie]

Jaspdanvid [or Jasper, Daniel, and David]

[OLD] Daniel and Jasper's reaction to David needing glasses

Things that make them soft in a relationship

NSFW: x a male reader

S/O Cosplaying Them

Game Night/After Hours

Poly: x Reader

Domestic/Fluff HC's

Gwenvid

Poly: x Reader

w/ New Counselor Reader

Dadvid

Reacting to Max calling him "dad"

Reactions to David calling Max "son" on accident and on purpose

with a reader he views as his child

Misc

David, Daniel, and [platonic] Max with a partner who's mute

Daniel, David, Gwen, Max, and Nikki w/ Reader who changes depending on who they're with

Daniel, David and Gwen w/ reader who changes depending on who they're with pt. 2

Gwen, David, and Max react to closeted lesbian reader

Campers freaking out over David having a partner

Max, David, and Daniel w/ a Friend from a Different Universe

Reader as a Camper w/ a Service Dog

Music Tastes

David, Daniel, and Gwen Breakup Headcanons [Plus Friendship ending w/ Max]

[bigteefsmallbrain]

General Soul Eater HCs please

Soul Eater: General headcanons

Death the Kid:

He’s an art critic

Hear me out

He is obsessed with symmetry, and loves the beauty in it

So when he sees something non-symmetrical, especially in art, he can’t help but to critique it

May go as far as to send a personal letter to the artist (If they’re alive) about how offensive it is that they created something so asymmetrical

If he can’t send a letter to the artist, he’ll send one to the owner/museum and request it be taken down, while listing reasons why it’s horrible.

Anything he writes has an even amount of letters and words

Be that his test answers

Essays

Letters

Diary entry

Speaking of diary entries, he definitely has one

But it’s actually just a catalogue of symmetrical things he’s seen

He puts photos into it and writes about how beautiful it was to see

He doesn’t care what it is much, just that it was beautiful

Meaning he takes photos of people too

Which can be unnerving at times

He’s probably taken a photography class before, or at the very least is self taught

Literally has a photo album of things he views are beautiful, but non symmetrical and he would die if anyone found it

Like a particular sunset with uneven hills

Or a flower with one too many petals

Definitely has an 8 ball, not a magic one, just an 8 ball, it’s placed on a velvet pillow in his room and he frequently polishes it

Elizabeth Thompson:

Makes several backup plans as a way to cope

Especially after dealing with an experience with a ghost

She has notebooks full of them, labeled and detailed

At one point she started putting them in alphabetical order but stopped immediately when she realized Kid’s perfectionist habits were rubbing off on her

She practices acting in the mirror

Usually so she can charm a man into dating her

But also to con people

She used to be a “Street rat” and that thought of ending up on the streets again constantly plagues her mind

She takes full advantage of the “Rich life”

Shopping sprees

Quality makeup

Salons and spa days

The works

She lets Patty’s thought that she knows everything get to her head

The fact alone that her sister believes in her that much is enough to make her a bit egotistical

And Patty’s admiration for the girl makes it ten times worse

She literally doesn’t care if she ends up being wrong because she’ll just be right next time anyways

So stubborn in that aspect

Patricia Thompson:

She likes dark humor

You can’t convince me otherwise, you actually can’t, I have evidence

She made an origami Giraffe, and broke its neck

Laughed when Kid said he “wants to die”

She literally pokes him with a stick when he’s depressed

She likes dark humor, and probably looks up jokes to tell others just for kicks

She’s secretly sadistic, and likes scaring her sister and others

She may act naïve and innocent, but she is anything but

She definitely has, more than once, banged on Liz’s door at 3AM just to hear her sister squeal like a little girl

Honestly, she probably purposefully gets their pose wrong, just to see her sisters annoyance and laugh when Kid gets smacked

She likes origami

Probably first got into it because of the paper ninja stars

Then just found it relaxing

She most likely makes the ninja stars mostly, and keeps a box of her origami creations somewhere

Has in the past, and will not hesitate to do so again, beat someone up for kicks or just to destress

Patty has two faces, the childlike innocent one, and the insane anger one

So it’s not too far fetched to say that she’ll hide her anger till she can corner someone alone and beat them up

Or that she gets bored and decides to do so

I wouldn’t be too surprised if her sister occasionally joined as well

Maka Albarn:

She’s a Harry Potter nerd and you can’t convince me otherwise

She loves the concept of magic

Loves the dynamic between Ron and Hermione, though feels a bit of Deja vu thinking about it

Probably used to write fanfiction, but in a way that made it seem like it was actually part of the story

She will hit you if you mention it

Definitely the type to compare books to their movie counterparts

Not in like, a critic way, but she will definitely rant about the differences, or how a character looks exactly like she imagined, or if they didn’t put in a particular scene she liked in the book

Forces Soul into movie nights, but it’s only the movie counterparts to her books

I can see her forcing everyone into a group study session

Be super organized about it, and setting it up in a way so that no one can refuse

She probably has specific ways for everyone to study

Like having Black☆Star work out while studying so he retains the knowledge better

Or setting up the session in a symmetrical way so Kid doesn’t freak out about it

She writes letters to her mom, as a coping mechanism for when her emotions get to be a little too much

Like when she’s having a bad day

Or if she’s particularly peeved at something Soul did

She writes a lot more letters when it comes around the time of her mom's birthday or death anniversary

She likes the thought of an old timey romance, and often listens to songs that give off that kind of feel

She really likes “It’s Been a Long, Long Time”, it’s one of her favorites

She also likes the old Disney songs, like “Once Upon a Dream” and “So This Is Love”

She would be so embarrassed if anyone found out though, especially if it was her dad or Soul

She isn’t quite sure why she’s so worried about Soul finding out though

Speaking of, she half realizes, half doesn’t with anyone's romantic feelings, including her own

She’ll fantasize about getting a love letter or having someone present her with a bouquet of roses

But if it actually happens she’s like “Oh, thanks friend!”

She knows the behaviors, she just can’t put two and two together

They would have to be extremely blunt, no over dramatic confession, just “I’m in love with you and want to be romantically involved with you”

She reads dictionaries for fun

She really likes to read out of date dictionaries, just to see what words and slang existed back then

She also highlights words she likes and uses them frequently on accident

She has most definitely yelled “I have cupid’s kettlebells*! I’m not flat!” at Soul before

Soul Evans:

Bottles. Up. His. Emotions.

He’s influenced by “toxic masculinity” and fully believes that being vulnerable in a serious way “isn’t cool”

He will bottle everything up so deep down inside that it seems impossible for it to surface

Feelings of inferiority to others? Bottled

Want to cry or break down? Nope, gotta be cool

Started crying in front of someone and can’t stop? He’s not crying, you’re clearly blind

Speaking of crying, once he starts, and I mean genuinely starts, it’s so hard to get him to calm down, and even then the tears don’t stop

Sometimes he’ll start to freak out and send himself into a panic attack because the tears just won’t stop

He’s that influenced by the thought of being vulnerable

On a lighter note, he does adore playing the piano, but the only person he’ll play for is Maka

He swears it’s not favoritism, and it’s partially true, but favoritism does play a large role in it

He frequently drags Maka to his room to show her a new piece he put together

And if he notices her feeling a little down that day, he’ll start playing a song that he knows she likes

He definitely knows about her love for old timey romance songs and is very embarrassed to admit a lot of the pieces he constructs are based off of that

The walls are p a p e r t h i n , he can hear her music through the walls

He secretly finds it adorable when he catches her listening to it because she’ll be dancing around to it

He also frequently finds himself thinking about those moments

He’s the stereotype that parents tell little girls about, with how boys will bully their crush

He’s a lot more playful and easy going, but still teases Maka, so much

Unlike Maka, he’s fully aware of his feelings, and acknowledges them, but bottles it up, only letting himself entertain the thought every once in a while

He jabs at Maka’s lack of “Cupids Kettlebells” as a way to try and ensure she won’t fall for him, because he doesn’t know what he’ll do if she does

He reads the same dictionaries that Maka does, not for fun, but so he can know just what the actual h e l l she’s saying

More than once he’s had to look up a particular word or phrase online because he can’t find it in the dictionary

“What the hell? It’s an old Victorian saying!? Where does she keep finding this stuff!?”

Subconsciously, as time goes on, he starts using old phrases as well, he was so embarrassed the first time he got caught saying “Keep your idle daddles* off of her!” when defending someone from a perv.

Black☆Star:

Is so unbelievably selfish with food

It’s not even funny

He will stab someone if they reach for his food

He surprisingly eats healthy most of the time though?

Says something like “I have to otherwise I’ll never surpass the gods!”

The only person who could ever p o s s i b l y steal his food is Tsubaki, but even that’s pushing it

He has the weirdest dreams, and I mean weird

Dreams like being turned into a potato and being cooked, mashed, and devoured by Tsubaki herself

He didn’t talk to her for a week after that dream, and refused to eat potatoes for a full year because “You never know if it could be a person turned into a potato!”

He was also very offended when Tsubaki ate potatoes during that time period

He takes things very literally

Like up above, if someone does something in a dream, he acts like it was real

Or if someone makes a joke about fighting, he will drag them outside to fight

He’s secretly scared of Tsubaki

But it’s for literally the stupidest reason

And he fully believes that because of it she could fight god and win

She used to have a pet cockroach

One of the flying ones

And he is so unbelievably scared of them, because for some reason they just don’t die, and they have w i n g s

So the fact she owned one as a pet scares him so bad even though it was literally for only a week

He has a soft spot for children

He doesn’t really know why

He just does

Is secretly really good with kids

Literally the definition of dad material

He has his flaws but still

Little kids are the only people who could steal his food and get away with it

Every. Time. and it makes the others so mad

Tsubaki Nakatsukasa:

What can I say, she’s perfect

She probably receives love letters

Reads them over when she’s feeling sad

Likes to keep them in a shoebox she painted

She definitely paints to unwind and relax

Likes to go outside and paint the sunrise/sunset

Takes note of beautiful scenery so she can come back in her free time and paint it

She probably draws/sketches too

Carries a sketchbook with her

More than likely has drawn Black☆Star doing something

Like napping or training

She’d never show him though, too scared of inflating his ego or giving him the wrong idea

Stress bakes/cooks

We know she cooks

Liz took advantage of it and pretended Tsubaki’s cooking was her own

So we know she does

Sometimes painting/drawing doesn’t cut it

So she heads to the kitchen and bakes away her worries and unwinds

The main reason Tsubaki would possibly be spared from Black☆Star’s stabbing habit with food is because she cooks all the meals

She makes sure everyone is comfortable around her

She’ll go as far as to learn someone's customs and practice cooking their unique cuisine just to make sure that they feel comfortable and safe in her presence

She radiates mom friend energy

She’s perfect mom material, perfect wife material, perfect in general honestly

*Cupid's Kettlebells is a old term for a woman's bust

*Idle daddles is a old term for hands

I Hope you like these general headcanons for the main seven! You didn’t say which characters you’d like to see, so I played it safe by putting the main characters! Thank you for the ask!

[batarangsoundsdumb]

yet another ask dump yeehaw!

do you ever think that jay's mother was one of those bitch who believes in horoscope and tarots and things like that and so he believes in these things too, or it is just me projecting?

sheila haywood took one look at jason's birthchart said 'nah this won't do' and left.

Wait, but what happens when the justice league does find out that Bruce and John fucked? Lmao it sounds like it would be hilarious, really, I don’t want a justice league that doesn’t make fun of Bruce for like his entire life.

barry runs out of the meeting immediately and comes back with an entire sti testing kit. diana fully seriously wants bruce to get tested while bruce is sitting there like 'come on guys, you're being ridiculous, i already checked twice'

john is standing in the corner clearly offended while bruce is just like 'don't even say anything, constantine, you fucked a shark'

tim was like "i'm drake now" and everyone was like ahh so your fursona is a dragon and tim was like pffffft no. ducks.

on the one hand, good for him, on the other hand, bro, how do you still have a secret identity when your superhero name is just your last name,,,,

Your fic on ao3 was GOLD PLEASE CONTINUE I loved Dinah's cameo btw ( @purple-vixen

thanks so much! i already continued but this ask is like 10 years old because i'm a notorious procrastinator (also yes! i love dinah so much aahhhhhhhhhhhh)

I've FINALLY been watching the Batman animated series and I gotta say, after watching "the gray ghost" I am CONVINCED that Batman is a closeted super hero geek who was 100% freaking out the first time he met Superman and is just REALLY good at hiding it.

bruce internally: holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit bruce externally: get out of my city, alien

AHHH ur multimedia fic is the only thing that brings me happiness anymore continue it forever pls

uhh thanks, but can't continue it forever because my attention span is that of a toddler on crack on a good day and i can't function without at least 10 things going on at the same time and music in the background

Oi, so I'm getting into dc and watching batman the animated series, and they use fruitcake a lot. Which I thought was very funny and wanted to share w you - Denilla

wait like fruitcake (food) or fruitcake (derogatory) ?

young justice 🤝 teen titans slut shaming batman

tim drake and dick grayson to their respective teams 'you guys stop it, that's my dad'

Happyhoganon: If an eighty year old Batman had fought crime in Gotham City for decades and the only threats to him and the city lately are a wheel chair bounded Penguin, your usual purse snatchers and a few con artists popping up every now and then, how well could the Dark Knight do in maintaining the peace in Gotham despite him being just somewhat fit to do that as an elderly man (which says A LOT given how old he is)

uhh he'll probably do what my grandpa does and that is ruthlessly prank them until they die of shame.

in the death in the family interactive movie there's an ending where Jason is tasked with raising Damian and he decides he's gonna raise Damian to take down the waynes and al ghuls which uh maybe isn't great BUT the idea of Jason raising Damian... PRICELESS. CHAOTIC. I just need more people to know about this :)

yes i saw that wow holy shit but jason would accidentally drop damian on his head one (1) hour in and jason just yeets him into the lazarus pit.

Headcanon: The Penguin has a really hard time fighting any of the Robins because of his avian obsession means there's always a small part of his mind that's like "Birb. Child. Protect" ( @subspacecadet )

as soon as dick becomes nightwing the penguin is like 'you know what, fuck this dude' and shoots at him.

Y'all talking about King Shark dating Constantine, let's not forget about John literally hooking up with Satan

listen there's a clear difference between monsterfucker and satanfucker in that king shark is literally a shark and satan still looks like a normal dude

Does everyone in Gotham think Batman is a teen dad?

everyone in gotham thinks batman has been around since gotham was founded, but they do think that bruce wayne is actually a teen father and dick grayson's biological dad.

why. why would you do that fancast when you know it will only hurt people

what? i loved my fancast it was really well done. i did it with good representation in mind and i really managed that with alfred pennyworth being ✨italian✨

Seeing james charles a jason gave me psychic damage how dare you i need to wash my eyes

well that's a you problem isn't it?

do you think dick grayson thirst tweets about nightwing just to annoy his family/cause problems on purpose in general?

he thinks nightwing is hot, next question.

holy jiminy cricket batman, its as cold as the good lords ass crack in here!!

i- what? this is why i don't fuck with english expressions it's way too goddamn weird

Brooooooo, your teen dad!Bruce au is soooo good. I've got brainrot.

Honestly if you ever write anymore, I'd read that shit twice. Sign me the fuck up. Good stuff, Good Stuff.

uh yeah i'm thinking about writing a fic, but i have exams coming up and i don't wanna fail because that would suck. but after i'll certainly be writing more tho

your teen dad AU is so great! bruce acting like a big brother for all of like a week before he's telling everyone about his son. what if in the AU dick meets the JL because they need to rescue him? maybe he's in trouble/kidnapped at a gala and bruce starts calling for JL. clark finds him and has to fly with dick to bring him home - that's how dick and clark meet and superman becomes dick's fave hero. he goes around the manor thinking he can fly with a red blanket draped around him like a cape.

actually- if you want a young dad! bruce fic with like that kinda stuff(just with damian) go check uhh- in for a penny by cdelphiki. it's really good and bruce is like 24/25-ish. (and dick's there!!!)

This account has solely convinced me that Tim is a trash goblin ( @hamilcat-and-magic-turtle )

because he is. that boy has slept in dumpsters on multiple occasions even if he is the son of a billionaire.

Okay but when you said victory dance I did think of the whole justice league defeating the big bad and then they all start flossing

well that's exactly what hal jordan does and that's why batman uses a gun now. no but the victory dance in my opinion is like the 'we're all in this together' dance from high school musical.

The horrors in Invincible s1 was nothing compared to the comics, I cant wait for s2

oh well okay, i mean i personally react to horror and violence by laughing awkwardly so i can't wait to be called a monster for accidentally laughing at a mass murder.

I'm currently watching Batman: The Brave and The Bold and- Bruce is just talking about Oliver like he's an old love (@nightwings-kid)

okay im going to watch that lmao that's totally and completely in character for him tho.

The invincible comic is like super gratuitous with its violence so much so I'm shocked the show was able to adapt it in a faithful way! Anyway had the show been live action it absolutely wouldn't have the same impact as it does as an animated show and I'm so glad so many people agree with me on that

also because a live action casting would've been like uhh amanda stenberg for amber, the dude- the guy from the supernatural but with a mustache for omni-man, and scarlet johanssen for debbie grayson

Debbie grayson is a milf, yes. You're welcome for the invincible propoganda, now you can questions your life. Bruce def seems like the perfect father next to Omni-man. Like they really took a rip off justice league and I was like well, now I'm attached even tho I was like hah I know who they're supposed to be. And then bam- death gore death gore gore gore sad Mark grayson just had to have daddy issues. Why does every character have daddy issues. I'm sick of the attacks

because daddy issues make a person arguably funnier, that's why i'm not even remotely funny (haha good dad flex). i liked that it was dark contextually, but not in the colouring, bc i hate when it's like 'uh yeah graphic murder and now a shot so dark you have to sit in a dark room and squint at the screen to faintly see the characters. (like dcau ugh)

About the Wayne insurance, for a moment I thought you would put the video with moans over the waves.

i mean- i could've done that, but rick rolling seemed more family friendly.

Its the first time in forever that im surpise rickrolled, i usually expect it. Congratulations (i really should know better this is tumblr)

i get rickrolled so often but i actually like the song so i dont really give a fuck

Actually, my information about Damian and John's kids is outdated because it was revealed that the old men telling the kids stories about the Supersons were actually Jon and Damian the whole time. I was blinded by my thirst for Grandpa!Bruce Wayne but I was wrong... I liked my version better, tbh (@artemisa97)

fair enough. but i'd honestly like to see damian and jon getting together, just because it's a really fun dynamic and their friendship was really cute when they were kids. (also idk maybe it would be nice to have one (1) main batfam/superfam character that's not cishet)

How am i JUST finding your blog skdskfkd you're so fucking funny and ur takes are hot

i thought u were calling me hot :( but youre not :( crime detected (but lmao thanks)

So I have depression and I swear that your memes are one of the few things that have made me laugh so thank you 💛🥺 (@katekanebadass)

aw you're welcome, and i hope you're doing okay!

The metropolis memes are so funny, I love them 💀😌

i think metropolis is also so fucking funny it deserves more attention imagine having your entire police force being upstaged by an alien from kansas and his kids

as an american i feel your complete lack of knowledge of us geography is just so sexy (platonic) ❤️

thanks so much (i also don't know any other geography, i'm not kidding, like you can tell me you're from hungary and it will just blank, there will be nothing that comes to mind)

In the DC universe they don't say "Can't have shit in Detroit" they say "Can't have shit in Gotham"

this just reminds me of that guy whose porch got stolen like the steps to his door, and i'm thinking of people living in gotham and waking up without a front door and going "can't have shit in gotham"

honestly all i know about chicago is the bean, so. what would gotham's famous sculpture be?

gigantic gargoyle statue in front of one of the police precincts because a villain thought it was a smart way to keep the police inside, but it's too heavy to move.

why tf do people go on about how batman "works alone" or how he's the "lone wolf" when he like 38290202 members in his family

bc people think it's cool that a grown man in his 30s has no friends or family instead of calling it what it is (sad)

Bruce is gotham's sugar daddy

why would say something so controversial yet so brave.

my favorite batfamily fanfictions are the ones where they use their shitty codenames, unironically, in any context

dick: gerard way are you in position, gerard way are you in position

tim: for the last fucking time, my codename is 'totally not count olaf' this week, abbafan 3000

dick: shut up my codename isn't 'abbafan 3000'

dick: it's 'abbafan number 1' and you know it

I have a feeling Tim drake is ur favourite batfamily member but okay u don't have favs if u say so ok

i mean he is, i won't deny it. but i love each and every one of the batfam just the same, i just have a weak spot for short dumbass nerds, because i'm a short dumbass nerd.

Omg i fuckin love boy meets world too fam shsjkfk

bro boy meets world was the shit!!! it was just fire and awesome and so fucking great like bro. it was so good im not even going to be accepting criticism

you know I find the whole "joker completes batman" thing a bit disgusting considering the horrendous stuff the batfamily went through because of the joker and let's not get started on the "joker has a point" thing like yeah he's this cool complex villain but he's absolutely batshit crazy

like yes! i get what you mean the joker just fucking sucks man he doesn't do shit for batman's character or the batfam he's literally just annoying as fuck. like the joker has a point' shit is so stupid. i will accept 'magneto was right' because he fucking was and i think he didn't do anything wrong, but joker? he's just like that. he's not even cool and complex he's just a weirdo with a bleach kink at this point.

ALSO YOUR RACISM POST- SO TRUE BESTIE

thanks bestie, i'm glad you agree.

in today's essay of why I think cass should become batman- I was thinking Tim would probably be the most efficient batman in many ways but I also think he wouldn't want to be batman tbh none of the batfamily members would want to be batman because they're trying to outgrow him but cass is the one who wants to represent the symbol that is batman

absofuckinglutely i will say it again and again that cass represents the batsymbol more than anyone in the batfam, in batgirl (2000) she literally didn't care about anything else than bruce's oath to not kill, she thought the batsymbol was more important than anything in gotham. she's just an excellent character because her motivation to not kill is not 'i'm scared i can't come back from it' or 'well my dad says no murder so i'll go along with it' but that she's killed somebody as a young child and she never wants to kill a human ever again and that's so fucking beautiful for a new batman like yes.

need more cass, duke and tim inclusion in gothamite memes

yes yes, a tall order of cass, duke and tim coming up in 1-14 business days

oldest to youngest batfam members cus I'm confused as shit

okay order of being taken in: dick, jason, tim, cass, damian, duke order of age: alfred, bruce, dick, cass, jason, tim, duke, damian (though cass and jason are around the same age general consensus is that cass is a little older)

I'm so confused Steph is a redhead?? like how was it that hard to get this right? the source material is literally right there and free

cw is jared, 19

do you receive anon hate? if so, how do you deal with it

uh no, i'm not remotely popular enough to get anon hate and i also don't say a lot of things that would attract anon hate, but i do send anon hate to @the-real-peter-parker because he forgot about the specialists from winx club

Wait how many languages do you speak??

uhh- 5 if you include latin, but that's a dead language and i'm really bad at it. but english, my native language, german, and french also, tho german and french not fluently.

You can mix aguaepanela with aguardiente 😈 and is tasty

okay but now i'm curious if the liquor deserves the 😈 emoji or if that's a you problem. but i googled it and it looks like something you'd take one sip of and then not remember the rest of your evening.

[jadelynlace]

Omg i know u said ink drinker ivar started to show y/n who he really is more when he fell for her, but like, i wanna get to know this man! Who is he? Can u tell us more about his personality and values? Like what r his vibes? Ahh i’m so obsessed w him

Oh, who is Ivar?

Well, he's a jack-ass, he's a smooth talker, he's a nerd, he's a sarcastic shit, he's a protector, all rolled into one. He likes his hoodies and his leather jackets, his combat boots, his mustang, and not admitting to the fact he needs to wear his glasses more often than he should.

Honestly, I don't even know where to begin, he lives rent-free in my mind. There's no end to how he rolls through my brain, and if this doesn't answer your questions I apologize. There's just so much.

I think first and foremost, Ivar is loyal. He's the most loyal person you'll ever meet. Or, he can be the meanest. It's all going to depend on how he's treated. He's pretty relaxed when it comes to just existing in the room with him. He'll keep to himself, draw, play on his phone, play video games. He's comfortable with his own company. That tends to happen when you close yourself off. You have to learn to rely on yourself, and there's nothing wrong with enjoying your own solitude.

Now, his values. Ivar is a family guy. With limits. He's a mama's boy through and through, there's no denying that. He'd walk through hell to see his mom smile. To make her proud. He loves her more than anything, and after watching what she went through from his father, God, Ivar can't believe just how strong some people can be. That's another thing he loves about you: your strength. When his parents finally split, when he and Hvitserk were just finishing high school, he really learned the core value of family. And that, family, is whoever you want it to be. Like, everyone always says "you only get one family!" Well yeah, and you only get one appendix, and when it fucks with you, you cut it out of your life. Ivar values strong relationships. His mother, Floki, Hvitserk, you. A few close friends from past tattoo conventions, people who do his craft as well as he does. Ivar also values children; he values treating children with respect, he knows what he went through as a child. He would never wish that on an innocent kid. I say it time and time again, Ivar is great with kids. Kids want to be loved, they want to be accepted and encouraged, and safe. Ivar will give them that. And hell, not even his own kids. His nephews, Floki's boys, friends of his with little ones. Cousins, relatives, yours or his. Those kids flock to Ivar because his energy is just so...pure. You swear he makes a friend with a child everywhere he goes.

He values the freedom to express himself. He's an artist, he'll draw until his fingers bleed and fall off. And then he'll draw some more. He values an environment that's not overly stressful. He still doesn't get how you and Hvitserk manage some of the shit you both have to deal with. He values acceptance. And that should be no surprise. (Looking directly at you Ragnar.) He values the ability to be alone, to be left alone, without being questioned. Sometimes, he just wants to go into his studio and exist. And that's fine. He'll come back, and he really loves that you let him be. You tell him that dinner's on the stove if he's hungry, you'll be reading if he needs you. He sometimes just needs to let his brain chill. To listen to some music and create art.

As far as his personality... Ivar is a geek. He'll geek out about math, about superheroes, about Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and True Crime. About sports. About the latest and greatest in the world of tattoos. He's silly when he wants to be, he makes you laugh harder than anyone you've ever met. He's witty and sarcastic and God, sometimes you just want to smack him. Sometimes you want to put that mouth to better use.

This brings me to my next point. Your pleasure is Ivar's pleasure. He gets off on making you cum, on making you feel incredible. He gets off on watching your head tip back, on how your body moves, and how it's for him to worship. The filth that can pour from his mouth, about what he wants to do with you--sometimes you swear he only thinks with a different head than the one on his shoulders.

He's a protector. If someone fucks with you, he's there to see it through. And maybe to remind you that murder is wrong. If someone is giving Hvitserk shit, Ivar will kick ass and take names. Anyone so dares to look sideways at you, at his mother, oh Lord. Get life insurance.

He gets too far into his own head more often than he doesn't. He's his own worst enemy and worst critic. He holds himself to an impossibly high standard, so much that he'll never reach it. He's a perfectionist. He's a neat freak, and you can't believe he's the youngest of five boys. He'll clean up after himself, everything in his apartment has a place. It's borderline obsessive, but neatness makes him content. Probably because his brain is so messy.

He's not a perfect person, no one is. He gets stuck in his ways, he can be defensive. He can be moody, and he can be confused when you tell him to talk through what he's thinking. That concept is so foreign for him because he doesn't want to scare you with his thoughts. Because sometimes, they scare him. When he offers help, to you or anyone, and it's not immediately accepted, he gets angry. There are subtle underlying anger issues when it comes to certain scenarios. He has a history of unstable past relationships, with Ragnar, and women he's gone after. He fears abandonment and can get clingy. And then when he sees himself doing that, he'll become withdrawn, he doesn't want to annoy you. He walked on eggshells for a while, before he really opened up about a lot of this, because he didn't want to lose you. You'd never leave Ivar for expressing himself. For simply communicating. That was new to him too. Emotions, feelings, they were bottled up and he was taught to keep them that way. He doesn't want to be alone in his life. He wants to love and be loved for who he is.

I apologize if this didn't answer your questions or help at all. I'm always down to answer more "specific" questions or blabber about HCs if that helps. 😅

[donutloverxo]

Fluffy alphabet

Pairing- Steve Rogers x reader Wordcount- 2.1k

Please do not steal or repost my works. Reblogs are welcome.

Masterlist

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Very affectionate. He loves you a lot and has no qualms about showing it. He shows his affection in the smallest of ways. He notices things and quirks. He makes mental notes of things you like.

If you mentioned liking a certain type of food he’ll try his best to cook it for you. He also likes buying you jewellery. It was common in his time to buy women diamonds. Now that he has the resources to do so, he’ll spoil the shit out of you.

Initially he was shy about pda. He’s a private person, he doesn’t want other people knowing his business. But now he has come to embrace it. He always has to be touching you in some way. Maybe holding your hand or pulling you into him by your waist. It’s also serves as a subtle way to mark his territory.

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

Steve isn’t too picky. He could be best friends with someone he has very little in common with. But someone with similar life experiences and job is preferred.

It will take a while to reach to that ‘best friend' status. He has a tough time trusting people. But if you are his friend you can depend on him for anything.

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

He loves cuddling. It’s one of his favorite things to do. Sometimes he doesn’t want to talk. It’s nice to just stay in silence listening to your steady heartbeat. Maybe smelling or playing with your hair.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

He knows he can’t so he convinced himself he doesn’t want to. But the truth is he does want to settle down. If he could he would like to have children, a spouse, a house in the burbs, the whole nine yards.

He’s a clean freak and a minimalistic. Being in the military has straightened him out. He doesn’t like clutter. So if you’re someone who is messy, be ready for some nagging. He can cook some dishes, if he has free time he enjoys doing it and trying out new recipes. Cooking is a form of art and he is an artist.

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

If he had to break up with you it would probably be for your own safety or happiness. He isn’t the kind of person who falls out of love with someone. Nor does believe love is some magical force where one day you’re crazy about each other and the next day you aren’t.

It would kill him to do it. He will sit you down, explain the reasons he can’t be with you, will tell you a million times it’s not you or it’s not your fault. He’ll carry the guilt of breaking your heart with him for a long time.

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

He’d propose in like six months or as soon as he knows you’re the one for him.

In his time people got engaged very quickly. He has faced death many times. He wants to make the most of his time with you.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

He’s a sensitive soul. More so about other people’s feelings than his own. He rarely gets angry. Usually he’s patient and kind, albeit somewhat distant with everyone.

With you he’s a gentle giant. He knows he’s stronger than you, sometimes he uses it to his advantage, but mostly he makes sure to never hurt you.

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

He loves hugs. He hugs everyone very often, he isn’t shy about accepting them either. He will get a bit awkward if a stranger hugs him.

His hugs are warm and protective. They feel like home to you. He’s very large it’s hard to get your arms around him. But he feels tender and soft. He would subconsciously flex his muscles just to subtly show off.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

It depends. He’ll probably wait a while till he is absolutely sure you feel the same way.

He will say it in other ways. Like spending quality time with you, listening to your ramble, holding the door for you and helping you in anyway he can.

If he knows you feel the same way and he could see a future with you he’ll say it. But it will probably be a spur of the moment thing. He sucks at lying.

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

He does get jealous. More than he’d like to admit. He trusts you completely, it has more to do with his own insecurities.

What if he’s not modern enough for you? What if his emotional baggage is dragging you down? Would you be better off without him?

He’ll try to conceal them by acting manly. He’ll puff his chest out, flex his biceps to intimidate anyone who dared flirt with you. Which doesn’t happen often. No one is messing with Captain Americas girl. There are times Tony or Bucky would do it just to mess with him.

He’ll show you how he’s the only one for you when you both get home.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you?)

His kisses are soft and passionate. Sometimes he likes a simple innocent make out that doesn’t lead to anything. He likes kissing you literally every where.

Especially your forehead. You’re so short and cute he likes to sneak a few pecks just because he feels like it.

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

Steve is kind if awkward around children. Especially toddlers. He has no idea how to entertain them. What can you even talk about with a kid?

He’ll always be a bit awkward around them until he has kids of his own.

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

He’s up at the crack of dawn sometimes sooner. He’ll go on a run, pick up a coffee or a muffin for you, shower and cuddle a bit with you till he has to leave for work.

He doesn’t like staying idle. But weekend mornings spent in bed are loved by you both.

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

Most nights he likes to cuddle and talk or make love. You almost always fall asleep before him. He likes to listen to you soft breathes and steady heartbeat as it lulls him to sleep.

More often than not, especially after a mission, he’ll wake up from a nightmare, sometimes waking you up as well. Even if you are patient and kind to him he’ll feel guilty about being an inconvenience.

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves?)

It takes him a long time to open up. He’ll tell you the basic things almost everyone knows, but he’ll only reveal the real Steve Rogers after he feels safe with you.

He reveals them slowly. Not because he doesn’t trust you. He doesn’t want you to worry about him

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

Extremely patient. He may never even yell at you. He believes that’s no way to treat a lady (not unless you do something stupid like make an AI that turns on you)

It’s almost frustrating how calm and collected he usually is. You would be yelling hoping to get a reaction but he'd give you none.

If he’s really feeling antsy he’ll take it out on a few punching bags. But never ever at you. The last thing he wants is to be like his father.

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you?)

He remembers every single detail. He has a photographic memory it isn’t easy for him to forget things. He makes a note of your likes and dislikes. This knowledge comes in handy when he wants to buy you a gift.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

His favorite moment in your relationship is when you first said 'I love you’ to him. Someone like you loving him was hard to wrap his head around. He swoons every time you say it.

Close second is when you said yes to marrying him.

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

He is very protective and possessive of you. He likes taking care of you. He never felt he would be capable of taking care of someone or protecting someone the way he can now.

He could never bear the thought of losing you. Your affiliation with him does make you a target. He makes sure that you are safe and happy at all times the best he can.

Steve doesn’t care too much about being protected. He doesn’t think of himself as someone needing it. He does appreciate it when you do. Like when you defend him to anyone teasing him or insulting. He still prefers to be the one who does the protecting.

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Listen Steve Rogers gives his 100% to everything he does. That includes working out, cooking, being an avenger, saving the world, fucking you and courting you. He gives his all to all your dates and has yet to forget a single anniversary or birthday.

He’s a classic romantic. Flowers, champagne, chocolates, long walks, candle lit dinners are some of his favorite things. He does try to change it up a bit which is how he ends up obsessed with Pinterest. Making you little handmade and intimate gifts.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Steve is a perfect human™. He has close to none bad habits. Something that might be considered bad is his obsession with cleanliness. If you ever drape your coat on the couch instead of hanging it on the hanger he’ll give you a look of disapproval or ever so gently nag you about it.

He is also humble to the point where it’s annoying. He fails to see just how amazing and exceptional he is.

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

He’s only concerned about his looks when it comes to you. If he ever tries to dress up or wear a set of pants that make his ass look snug it’s to impress you.

Usually he does look presentable and takes care of his hygiene. He has a smart casual albeit minimalistic wardrobe. But it isn’t something he thinks a lot about.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

Yes and no. He understands it’s not healthy for him to be completely dependent on you for happiness. He has plenty of strong friendships and a family.

But he misses you a lot when you’re not with him. If something happened to you, he might move on but he’ll never stop loving you. A piece of him will always belong to you.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

Steve thinks about you a lot. He does little things for you that you wouldn’t even notice. He doesn’t do them because he expects something in return from you, it’s purely out of love. He’s intuitive he will know if you’re having a bad day. He will do anything to make it better for you. He’ll cook your favorite meal, give you a foot rub, run you a bath.

You are his muse and his inspiration for a lot of his artwork. Being in love, feeling so passionately for someone helps him in seeing the world in a different perspective.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Steve is pretty tolerant. He might roll his eyes at some things like hedonism, selfishness, crude jokes but there are very few things he’ll outright hate.

Something he doesn’t like is cruelty. Whether you’re cruel to others or to him. He also isn’t a fan of disloyalty and lies. Even if you had a good reason it will hurt him.

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

Steve likes to sleep on his back. He will not move an inch throughout the night. He rarely ever snores. He doesn’t like the cold so your apartment is almost always hot.

He has a fixed bedtime, if there’s no work you both have to be in bed by then. No excuses. Well if you bat your lashes and ask nicely maybe he’ll listen.

It takes him a while to fall asleep. If you’re with him to snuggle he sleeps well, his nightmares stay at bay, your warmth gives him comfort.

[jasm1ne-1vy]

This is what i listened to for the first two months of 2021. I will start putting them here instead😋



03/01- Goosebumps by Boyscott. So good! it’s chill and sounds nice but still makes me bop my head like crazy. My fav song from this album is Nova Scotia 500.

03/02- Sorry, Mom by Destroy Boys. It’s fun and cool ig. 7/10 girl band

03/03- The Jins by The Jins. 8/10

03/04- Circles by Mac Miller. 8/10

03/05- 4 Your Eyez Only by J. Cole. 10/10 fav song: Ville Mentality.

03/06- Future Teenage Cave Artist by Deerhoof. definitely experimental and groovy.. 7/10

03/07- Blue Suicide by Coma Cinema. nice and chill... 7/10

03/08- Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. lots of noise... it’s definitely something. listen when u want to feel like the only person alive and powerful... 7/10

03/09- By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers. awesome 9/10.

03/10- Tungsten by Healy. 10/10 chill and a good vibe. love it.

03/11- Beat by Bowery Electric. ehh. very chill not much lyrics nice beat ig. 5/10

03/12- Brick Body Kids Still Daydream by Open Mike Eagle. Very nice i liked it 8/10

03/13- EP! by JPEGMAFIA. it was okay. 6/10. hip hop eccentric?

03/14- The Bedroom Loop Collection by Sweatcult. 9/10. incredible.

03/15- Aestheticadelica by Bloodbath64 / TV Girl. i love to girl so 8/10

03/16- Blue by Joni Mitchell. 7/10. chill and relaxing. her voice is pleasing.

03/17- Twenty Twenty by Djo. underrated def 9/10. never heard of the artist until today but i’m glad i know now...

03/18- Below the Heavens by Blu and Exile. Nice rap album but it’s good rap. 7/10

03/19- Dummy by Portishead. chill good songs love it. 7/10

03/20- Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Ray. nice chill slow songs. fav song is Tulsa Jesus Freak. 7/10

03/21- Pod by The Breeders. nice alt rock. 7/10

03/22- Is This It by The Strokes. 8/10. i like it

03/23- I’m Sure by Harmless. 8/10. nice chill vibes

03/24- Wonderer by Sunbeam Sound Machine. IM OBSESSED. it’s so good omg. 10/10

03/25- High Society by Enon. funky i like it. it’s good and fun to listen to. 8/10

03/26-Bloodsport by Sneaker Pimps. 7/10 fav song is Kiro TV, Small Town Witch. it’s a fun album

03/27- Lazy Ways/Beach Party by Marine Girls. cute songs love them. 9/10 nice and chill too

03/28- Puberty 2 by Mitski. it was calm like most of her music. I liked it. 7/10

03/29- Live through this by Hole. 7/10 niceeeee. love the vibes ofc

03/30- Deep Divine by Pretty Sick. never heard of it but i’m glad i did bc i love it. 8/10

03/31- Hell Can Wait by Vince Staples. 6/10. it was alr not my type kinda repetitive

04/01- Underwater Pipe Dreams by Inner Wave. i love it! 9/10 bangers after bangers. chill vibes.

04/02- Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper. 7/10 it started off good but some of the songs aren’t really my taste. but the first couple songs really had me hype, i enjoyed it.

04/03- Fuck Your Expectations PT. 1 by AG Club. 6/10 it was alr. rap

04/04- My Head is a Moshpit by Verzache. 7/10 i like it it’s different

04/05- Street Desires by Gap Girls. never heard of em but glad i found them. i love this album all songs are good. genre is like Dream pop classic. 8/10

04/06- Invitation to Her’s by Her’s. I love them. this was good nice slow chill songs for the most part. 8/10

04/07- Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones by The Neighborhood. i kinda cheated today since i’ve listened to most of the songs on this album but i still love it so i decided to listen to each song. 9/10 ofc. the nbhd is so good. my fav song is cherry flavoured.

04/08- Deathconsciousness by Have A Nice Life. 7/10. it was good love the vibes.

04/09- Fearless (Taylor’s version) by Taylor Swift. TAYLORBSWIFT. that’s all i have to say. 9/10. even though i’m kinda heartless and could care less abt boys, this album (Taylor in general) makes me feel like a hopeless, lovesick teen girl.

04/10- Blonde Tongues by Blonde Tongues. it was chill low key vibes. nice. 7/10

04/11- Super Trouper by ABBA. 7/10. good, classic ofc.

04/12- noOffense.mp3 by poptropicaslutz! 8/10. it was only 3 songs but i enjoyed them all. it’s hyper pop and i like the genre. reminds me of mgk, lil peep ish, etc

04/13- our little angel by ROLE MODEL. i liked it, upbeat cute songs. a song u can dance around in ur room. 8/10

04/14- Small Car Big Wheels by Enjoy. i love it. funky upbeat songs that make me happy. 8/10. bedroom pop?

04/15- Next Thing by Frankie Cosmos. 6/10. nice songs soft voice, i like the vibes.

04/16- The Family Jewels by MARINA. i love marina she’s a queen. 9/10 so iconic. too much fav songs but i’d have to go w Oh No! because that it the first song i was obsessed with once i heard it on Just dance 2014 or sumn

04/17- BO Y by Deaton Chris Anthony. 4/10. i thought it would’ve been good bc the first couple songs were nice but then i was like wtf... but hey maybe it’s just not my type of music.

04/18- I Can’t Handle Change by Roar. 6/10. it’s ok i guess some of the songs aren’t my type.. it’s still good. nice and short album. fav song Christmas Kids

04/19- Shawcross by Good Morning. average, short album so i didn’t really notice it or find a good ear opening song. 6/10

04/20- Manila Ice by Eyedress. i love it. chill vibes. variety. 8/10.

04/21- You Are Going to Hate This by The Frights. chill 7/10

04/22- 9mm by P.H.F. it’s nice . 7/10. sounds like a lot of other music so not that shocked but it wasn’t bad

04/23- Chase Atlantic by Chase Atlantic. 8/10. hot vibes.

04/24- The Symposium by The Symposium. 9/10. I LOVE THÉ SONGS SO CUTE AND CALM

04/25- Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa. ok Dula peep🤩. fav song is levitating w dababy duh that’s the only reason i listened to the whole album. 8/10.

04/26- Be the Cowboy by Mitski. it was nice 7/10

04/27- Blank Blank by Dababy. 7/10. some bops

04/28- Party Favors by Sir Chloe. i wasnt really feeling it 5/10 but maybe it was bc i wanted to listen to hype songs

04/29- Light & Magic by Ladytron. 6/10z futuristic vibes. fav song seventeen. i like the vibe.

04/30- Starboy by the Weeknd. 7/10. oldie but goodie

05/01- Let’s Skip to the Wedding by Eyedress. 9/10. i love it. good chill songs.

05/02- 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole. 8/10. Good vibes. deep

05/03- Honeyweed by Summer Salt. 8/10. cute songs i enjoyed them

05/04- 40oz. To Freedom by Sublime. 8/10. love the groovy vibes

05/05- Virtue by The Voidz. 7/10. good i like it

05/06- In Rainbows by Radiohead. wow. that was incredible 10/10

05/07- Pablo Honey by Radiohead. jesus christ.. 9/10 i’m obsessed.

05/08- The Bends by Radiohead. 8/10. i lovebthem

05/09- Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple. 7/10

05/10- Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George by Jack Johnson. 7/10. cute wholesome songs. my childhood.

05/11- Apollo XXI by Steve Lacy. 9/10 ofc. i’ve heard the album before so i’m kinda cheating but it’s too good not to rate.

05/12- Case Study 01 by Daniel Caesar. 9/10. incredible

05/13- Songs about Jane by Maroon 5. 10/10 love it! obsessed even if it’s from a while ago

05/14- The Off-Season by J. Cole. 7/10. it’s eh good.

05/15- skipped i was busy

05/16- Suburban Light by The Clientele. 9/10. pretty good glad i chose it.

05/17- Return of Saturn by No Doubt. it’s good i enjoyed it. 8/10

05/18- Jinx by Crumb. 10/10 i love this mysterious vibe wow it’s good. slow chill songs

[myforeverforlife]

three’s a handful!

For @itsbaekhyunsbutt​ Parent Baekhyun and 68. "He's four years old!!" + 74. "You're a dork, just like your father." + 76. "Daddy!" + 77. "I lost our child." (I hope you enjoy it! This was so much fun to write, I almost felt bad for Baekhyun 😂)

Pairing: Baekhyun x Fem reader

Word Count: 2,389 

Masterlist

For the past couple of weeks, all you heard about was the school festival. It was a family tradition to go every year, as stressful as it got sometimes with three kids. But seeing how your children were always ecstatic at the thought of going, you and Baekhyun couldn't find it in your hearts to say no. 

Tonight, music filled the school grounds, people drawn to different food stalls, game booths, and ever the usual favorite — the inflatable obstacle courses.

You smiled to yourself as you watched Baekhyun walking further up ahead with the twins, Kiyeon on one side and Kisoo on the other. Eun, the baby of the family, walked beside you with a skip to his step. While the twins were nearing the end of third grade, Eunnie was finishing up preschool. All of your children were growing up too fast for your liking, and you longed to keep them like this forever. 

Kisoo looked over his shoulder before pulling at Baekhyun's hand. "Dad, wait! Mom and Eunnie are behind us." 

"Oh, but the lines for the games are getting long," Kiyeon lamented, staring at the crowds of people waiting beside the booths. 

"We still have time, Kiyeonnie." Baekhyun ruffled his daughter's hair, laughing at the small tufts sticking up as a result.

Much to your daughter's relief, you and Eun finally caught up with the rest of them. You could practically feel the anticipation radiating off of each kid, eager eyes and fidgety feet barely keeping them in place. 

"What do you guys want to do first?" Baekhyun asked. 

Eun perked up. "Face-painting!"

"Can we eat first?" Kisoo looked wistfully over to where food was being sold, the promise of savory treats awaiting him. He folded his hands over his stomach, trying to keep the hunger pains away. 

"Mama, I wanna do face-painting!" Eun exclaimed, tugging at your shirt even as Kisoo continued to pout and clutch at his stomach. 

"Okay, how about this," Baekhyun spoke up. "Eunnie, Kiyeonnie and I can go do games and face-painting while Mommy and SooSoo eat." 

"Yes!" Kisoo jumped up and down, ready to run over to the food stalls until you laid a hand on his shoulder. 

"Okay, but stay together," you warned. All three children grew serious as they recognized that tone in your voice. "Don't go walking off by yourself, and stay with Daddy, okay?" You stared pointedly at your youngest, remembering all of the times he'd slipped away while at the store or library, scaring you and Baekhyun half to death. 

Kiyeon immediately grabbed hold of Baekhyun's hand while Eunnie nodded, eyes bright with excitement. "I'm gonna be Ironman!" he squealed, feet doing a little dance. 

Baekhyun flashed you a wide grin, winking before taking Eunnie's hand. "Say bye to Mommy and SooSoo!" 

Kiyeon and Eun barely got the words out before they were pulling Baekhyun away, your husband laughing as he tried to talk them into walking. 

You shook your head with a smile, knowing that by the end of the night, the entire family would be tired out. But for now, you might as well enjoy yourself. Kisoo didn't complain as you held his hand, although he had recently been complaining about being overly affectionate in public — especially around his friends. "What do you want to eat?" you asked him. 

"Pizza! Mom, I bet I can eat more than you." 

That earned a chuckle from you. "You're a dork, just like your father. And I'm pretty sure that's where you got your pizza obsession from, too." With your free hand, you lovingly smoothed down the stray hairs poking up at the back of his head. "Alright, Pizza maniac. Let's go get some food in you."

Eun frowned as he waited in line for the ring-toss booth, his father and sister standing patiently beside him. "Daddy, hurry. I wanna do face-painting." 

"I know, Eunnie. But this line is long because there's a lot of people, so we have to wait. After we do this game, we'll do face-painting, okay?" Baekhyun squeezed his son's hand, rubbing his thumb over the tiny fingers there.

Baekhyun was relieved when it was their turn, more for his kids' sake than his own. "Alright, Eunnie! Are you going to play against Kiyeonnie?"

Eun shook his head fiercely, nose in the air as he looked away.  

"Are you sure?" 

"It's fun, Eunnie!" Kiyeon added. "You can win toys!"

"I don't want to." Eun pouted, hands crossed over his chest. Kiyeon shrugged. "Daddy, play with me!" 

Baekhyun shot a worried glance at Eun, feeling guilty about disappointing his son. "We'll go right after this, okay Eunnie?" He picked up the stack of rings on the counter, Kiyeon eager and ready to play.

The person running the game gave them the cue to start, colored rings immediately flying through the air. Baekhyun cried out in disbelief as ring after ring failed to fall onto the bottles. Kiyeon was doing better, even giggling at her father's misfortune. By the end of it, Baekhyun had managed to throw a couple of rings on the bottles, losing easily to his daughter.

Baekhyun grinned as Kiyeon picked out a small plush toy. "Eunnie, are you sure you don't want to try?" he asked, turning around. But where Baekhyun had been expecting to see his son, was only an empty spot. 

"Oh my God," he gasped, eyes scanning over the crowd of people close by. "Eunnie!" 

"Daddy?" Kiyeon came closer, nervous at the growing fear in Baekhyun's voice. 

"He was right here, oh shi— shoot," he corrected quickly, heart dropping to his stomach. He immediately reached for his pocket, pulling out his phone and calling you. 

"Baek?"

"Baby, I lost our child," he said, panicking as he continued to look through the crowd. Still no sign of Eun. 

"What?!" you asked, voice high. "What happened?!"

"Kiyeon and I were playing a game, and we thought Eunnie was next to us, but he must've walked away," Baekhyun said in a rush. 

"Where are you right now?”

"The ring-toss booth, it's in the first row from where we came in." 

"Okay, we'll be over there." Then more firmly, "We'll find him, Baek." 

Baekhyun nodded, forgetting that you couldn't see from your end. "I'll look around here with Kiyeonnie," he replied before hanging up. Kiyeon was already trying to peer through the groups of people nearby, standing on her tiptoes. 

Baekhyun reached down to hold Kiyeon's hand, determined not to lose another child as they widened their search. Both of them made their way through the booths, looking over each person as they passed for a familiar shock of black hair. Baekhyun's hands were trembling, heart beating fast in his chest as his anxiety grew with each passing second.

"Dad," Kiyeon suddenly shrieked. "Eunnie's over there!" She pointed frantically at a booth a few stalls down, the line much shorter than the one they had previously been in. Baekhyun spun around quickly, frantically searching until his eyes settled on a figure seated in a chair much too large for him. Baekhyun laughed in disbelief, a hand coming up to rest on his forehead. "Of course — face-painting." 

Eun's legs swung back and forth excitedly as the artist covered his face with red and gold face paint. His face lit up when he saw Baekhyun, a large smile on his face that was perfectly identical to yours. "Daddy!" Eun's voice chirped up. "I'm Ironman!"

Baekhyun forced a grin onto his face, although he felt like he could've passed out in relief. “Wow, you are!" He pulled his phone back out, chewing down on his lip as he waited for you to pick up.

"Did you find him?" he heard you ask worriedly, picking up on the first ring.

"Yeah, he ran off to get his face painted."

You sighed into the phone, and Baekhyun had never agreed more in his life. "Is he okay? Kiyeonnie too?" 

"They're fine. Eunnie's the only one not freaking out over here." Baekhyun glanced down at Kiyeon, the eight-year old keeping a protective watch over her brother. "I can't believe he's already acting like a teenager, running away from us as soon as he can." 

"He's only four years old," you replied with a relieved chuckle. "God, I'm so glad he's okay. Baek, we’re almost there."

"Okay. We'll be here." 

With his face completely transformed into Ironman, Eun came running over. "Daddy, look!"

"It looks great, Eunnie! But," Baekhyun squatted down, hands on his son's narrow shoulders. "Do you remember what Mommy said before?" 

Baekhyun could see the gears turning in the four-year-old's brain, his son finally shaking his head no. "Mommy said to stay together all the time, to stay with me and Kiyeonnie."

"I'm sorry, Daddy." Eun stared back at his father with those innocent puppy eyes, unaware of the effect he had on Baekhyun. Even with years of trying to build up resistance to the adorable expressions of his children, Baekhyun could feel his resolve weakening. 

"I need you to stay with me, okay? Pinky promise." He held up a pinky finger, a finger almost half of its size coming up to wrap around it, sealing the deal. 

"Eunnie!" 

Baekhyun looked over his shoulder — he would recognize that voice anywhere.  

You moved around a few people standing close by, Kisoo following right after with his slice of pizza in his hand. "Oh, my baby," you exclaimed upon seeing Eun safe and sound. 

"Mama!" Eun laughed, running into your arms as you crouched down to hug him. "Look at me! Look at my Ironman face!" His chin bumped into your shoulder, and you knew that there would be a splotch of paint on your shirt. But that was the least of your worries right now. 

"Eunnie," you said firmly, moving away slightly to look him right in the eye. "You scared me and Daddy. We didn't know where you were!"

The smile fell from your youngest's face, his droopy eyes staring back at you. "You were scared?" 

Nodding, you cupped his tiny cheeks, face paint and all, the baby fat pillowing in your hands. "Very scared. I didn't want you to be lost, or alone and hurt."

"But I wasn't!" 

"But Daddy and I didn't know that. Daddy didn't know where you went because you didn't tell him." Eun's eyes started to gloss over with tears, and you cooed in sympathy. "I know that you wanted to go do face-painting, and that it was really hard to wait." 

"I waited forever," Eun pouted, sniffling pitifully.

You looked up to exchange a grin with Baekhyun, both of you secretly thinking about how cute Eun was.

"Well, what do you want to do now? We can all go together this time," you told Eun. 

The boy hummed in thought, eyes setting on his older brother. Kisoo, relieved upon seeing that Eun had been found, was finishing up the rest of his pizza slice. "I'm hungry," Eun stated. 

"That makes two of us," Baekhyun said. He scooped Eun up, carrying his tiny son in his arms as the boy giggled, all traces of sadness forgotten. 

"What about you Kiyeonnie?" you asked your daughter, her hand easily slipping into yours. 

She tapped a finger against her chin, something she had recently picked up from watching Baekhyun do the same. "I want pizza too, like SooSoo's." 

"It's so good!" Kisoo gushed. "Mom's pizza was better, so we traded." 

Baekhyun quirked an eyebrow up in amusement. "Wow, Mommy gave you her Hawaiian pizza? How come she never gives me any? Hawaiian's my favorite," he said in an exaggerated whine. 

"Dad, I'll share with you!" Kisoo lifted his half-eaten slice to Baekhyun. 

Chuckling, Baekhyun thanked his oldest son before taking a tiny bite. "Mm!" he exclaimed. He grinned mischievously, leaning in for another bite of his son's pizza while Kisoo laughed and pulled it away. Eun tried leaning in for a bite too, erupting into giggles when Baekhyun only held onto him more tightly. 

"Alright," you broke in. "Let's go before we start fighting over pizza." 

"Pizza, pizza!" Baekhyun started to chant, the rest of his children joining in with their tiny voices. You could always count on your husband to brighten up the mood, especially after a stressful moment. He led the way, Eun in his arms and Kisoo at his side, with you and Kiyeon close by. 

You let out a deep breath, the worries finally tumbling from your shoulders. Kiyeon stared up at you, her eyes a reflection of yours. "What's wrong, Mommy?"

"Nothing, I'm just glad that we're all safe." A fond smile found its way onto your face as Kiyeon snuggled up against you, her long hair tickling your arms. "Thank you, sweetie." 

As tough as parenting was sometimes — okay, most of the time — you wouldn't change a thing. When it had just been you and Baekhyun, both of you were content with what you had. Neither one of you could imagine how much more life these three children would bring to your home, how much your lives would be changed for the better.

Even later, as you watched your children cheerfully eating their slices of pizza, you were touched by the realization that there was nothing else you could wish for — not when you had everything you already wanted. 

As if reading your mind, Baekhyun leaned closer to you, his knee bumping against yours under the picnic table. "I love you," he murmured into your ear, only for the two of you to hear. 

You turned to place a chaste kiss on his lips, ignoring the giggles of your children. "I love you too, Baek." 

Baekhyun's face lit up, diving in for another kiss. You laughed as his nose bumped into yours, both of you sharing in the silliness of the moment before he tried again. You had years of kisses from Baekhyun, but each one always felt new, reigniting the flame he had lit long ago when you first met. 

And now here you were, married for a decade and with three special children that you wouldn't trade the world for.

With your family, things tended to be noisy, messy, full of energy. There was never a dull moment. 

You wouldn't have it any other way. 

A/N: this was so much fun to write?? this was the first thing that came to mind when reading the prompt (especially because this is something that would happen to my brother all the time, even at amusement parks 😅) the hardest part was coming up with the kids’ names?? since I kept picturing the youngest kid as being the most similar in appearance to baekhyun, I named him after baek’s character in moon lovers. and then going off of that logic, I looked for other roles that the exos have played and picked kisoo (ksoo’s swing kids character) for his other son. and then since kisoo had a twin (lol I just really wanted to write twins into the story), I wanted to look for a name similar to kisoo’s. honestly, although I imagined eun looking the most like baekhyun, I think kiyeon would be most like him personality-wise? but anyways I’m rambling about fictional kids LOL 😂 it was really important for me to make sure that I included small bits of baek with each of his kids, and it was so much fun to imagine the special relationships he’d have with each one 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[faerielleart]

hello my easter bunny! tysm once again for the wonderful art and all the effort that you've put into it! and i hope you indulge me in asking you this question, but how would you explain your drawing style? do you have any artistic influences or so? i just noticed that you tend to make use of pop culture references or literary quotes, but i'm not sure if that's something you deliberately intend to do in all of your works. much love <3

hello dearest! :D

thank you for the nice words aaa ;w; i am genuinely so happy you enjoyed your present ✨

these are very interesting questions 🧐 i’ll answer in order:

how would you explain your drawing style?

this is probably the hardest question for me to answer because i tend to switch it up a lot shdjskdkd it kinda depends of what i’m trying to convey, if i want to make something cartoonish or something more realistic, but i’d like to say it’s generally semi-realistic with a heeeavy emphasis on the “semi” hhhh i guess i am also kinda inspired by old school anime that i used to watch as a kid like sailor moon, the rose of versailles and others. i tend to do my best to get realistic proportions for the characters i draw and don’t really do heavily stylized work with exaggerated features, i try to imitate real people but i’m also incredibly stubborn and like to suffer so i always avoid using references unless i really need one (ex: muscles, hands, feet, dynamic poses) because i want to build a better visual memory for how a human is supposed to look like. when i first started posting my art i tended to do black and white only, then i got progressively more comfortable with colors. i’d say my signature thing would be the lighting :D and the lil dots of atmospheric dust, but yeah i have a tendency to do a lot of backlighting or random streaks of light, i think it looks pretty 🥺 also i like drawing hurt/comfort which is why i do a lot of black and white art, i think it looks nicer bc it reminds me of old photographs and it’s just a ~vibe~ i enjoy hehe but when i use color it’s super vibrant and saturated kinda like a punch in the eyeball. so yeah my artstyle in really brief words: inconsistent but shiny as hell with an extra colorful punch in the face when i feel like b&w doesn’t do the job :’D

do you have any artistic influences or so?

quite a lot! when it comes to backgrounds, i take inspiration from studio ghibli and makoto shinkai movies for scenery, kyoani for indoor settings. i freaking love yusuke murata and takehiko inoue’s artstyles and i love hirohiko araki’s use of color. as far as the technicalities go, my art never looks “smooth” bc i can’t figure out how to draw with airbrush tools to save my life, and i am very very veeery influenced by impressionism, which is why i paint in broad strokes that look messy and you can also kinda see all the lines hhh and i guess the focus on the lighting comes from my obsession with caravaggio when i was in school :’) oh also i absolutely have to mention the two italian comic artists whom i’ve been following since i was a first year middle schooler just getting started with digital art, mirka andolfo and angela vianello; they’re probably my biggest influences and lil fangirl moment i met mirka at a comicon a few years ago and she drew me hiyori from noragami as she was in charge of drawing the alternate cover for the first volume release and she was so nice and kind and encouraged me to keep making art and excuse me i’m gonna cry- angela vianello is also an absolute legend and her work is absolutely breathtaking, she’s probably *the one* who helped me shape my artstyle the most through the years. haven’t met her yet unfortunately ;;;;

about the pop culture references and literary quotes

BINGO i am a literature student and an anthropology student which comes with an extra art history, theatre history and philology+mythology on the side which means that basically 99% of everything i’ve ever posted stems from either a song i was listening to or a book i was reading or anything i was studying for my lectures bc i’m a huge nerd and i love making art of things i love inspired by other things i love (cue me recalling the obscene amount of AUs and wips i have in my gallery). my fav levihan stuff i’ve ever drawn were inspired by jane austen, victor hugo and anne carson quotes :D also a ton of musical theatre songs! i am a giant les misérables stan (book and show) and i have quite a few things inspired by it. yeah i basically have no originality and my brain needs to go “OH THIS QUOTE IS RAW AS FUCK” and “OHHH PRETTY SONG LYRIC” for me to start producing things hhhh

thank you for the questions 🐰💜💜💜

[buzzdixonwriter]

TROTS AND BONNIE Review

Trigger Warning: This will review a work that often addresses human sexuality, emotional / physical / sexual abuse, and adolescents’ views on same.  Be advised.

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When I was growing up in the 1950s and early 1960s, two old comic strips that remained popular were J. R. Williams’ Out Our Way and Gene Ahern’s Our Boarding House, both started in the 1920s and, from their daily panels and Sunday pages, never moving out of that decade.  My favorite cartoons on local kid shows were Fleischer Brothers Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons, many of which took place in urban / suburban settings heavily reflective of 1920s and 1930s America.

So when I first encountered Shary Flenniken’s Trots And Bonnie I instantly recognized the flavor and style of the strips.

The content, on the other hand, came straight out of her underground comix pedigree, with the refreshing point of view of the female gaze instead of the admittedly too often misogynistic male cartoonists of the milieu.

Flenniken is one of the best artists and writers to come from the underground era, displaying a confident early mastery of the form (don’t listen to her protestations she really wasn’t good at the start of her career; she clearly ranked among the finest of the underground comix artists).

But the sweet and innocent look of Trots And Bonnie belies the frank and frequently shocking honesty of Flenniken’s work.  

As cartoonist Emily Flake notes in her introduction, “that’s the terrible power of children, the monstrous innocence that makes them capable of anything, a state of being we fatuously describe as ‘pure.’”

Innocence is not synonymous with purity in the world of Trots And Bonnie because the cast lack the moral and cultural filters we acquire as adults.  They are reporting on reality as they see it, and as with all children (and the elderly, and drunks) there’s nothing to stop them from commenting on the foibles of hypocrisy of humanity, nor is there a single iota of shame to hold back their expression.

And when you add the impact of puberty to that mix, holy &#@%, you have no room left for pretense or propriety.

Hold on to your hats, folks, ‘cuz it’s gonna be one helluva ride.

One helluva ride…and a hilarious one, too.

If modern audiences can get past the admittedly often shocking visuals and situations, they’ll find some of the most brilliant coming-of-age comedy ever penned.

The truth is always an absolute defense, and Trots And Bonnie dishes it out lavishly.  Brava to Shary Flenniken for having the courage (or honesty, of lack of filter; take your pick) to pen it, to the original underground comix and National Lampoon to publish it, and to new York Review Comics to bring almost all of it back (Flenniken herself opted to withhold a few strips that she feels might be construed now as hurtful or insulting).

Flenniken is the daughter of a military family, growing up in a variety of climes and places before her father retired in the Seattle area.

She reached adolescence and young adulthood during the hippie era, and the earliest strips cast a fond eye back on that time.

An original member of the infamous Air Pirates crew, she and fellow underground comix artists gained immediate recognition skewering Disney icons.  Air Pirates Funnies and Paul Kassner’s The Realist generated no small amount of tsuris for the House of Mouse in the late 1960s / early 1970s but The Realist, true to its name, possessed to good sense to adhere to the unofficial so-called “one-time fair use parody” rule while the Air Pirates pressed their luck with Air Pirates Funnies #2, resulting in the Disney legal department descending on them like an anvil dropped from orbit.

Crawling away from the wreckage, Flenniken kept contributing to a number of underground venues, creating the first Trots and Bonnie strip for the 1971 underground comix Merton Of The Movement. 

Trots and Bonnie (soon joined by Pepsi, a beguilingly sweet looking elfin-like child with the heart of Germaine Greer, the reproductive organs of Karen Finley, and the mouth of an interstate trucker) popped up in several single page strips and short stories until NatLamp recruited Flenniken in 1972 to be a regular contributor and (briefly) an editor.

NatLamp proved to be the perfect venue for Flenniken and her characters because the magazine possessed the economic mojo and suicidal “Who gives a &#@%?” attitude to publish Trots And Bonnie while at the same time providing a perfect audience of proto-incels who desperately needed some consciousness raising, especially if said consciousness raising arrived in the form of a kick in the groin.

Trots And Bonnie’s tenure at NatLamp lasted slightly more than two decades, but a big hunk of that era saw the Reagan culture wars raging, not to mention much of the country becoming obsessed with a literal modern day witch hunt in the infamous Satanic panic (an apt subject for Flenniken’s characters, but one she wisely avoided, thus following the old military adage, “Never draw fire on your own position.”).

The already edgy material in both NatLamp in general and Trots And Bonnie in particular threatened to be perceived as too edgy by law enforcement, legislators, and judicial authorities who seemed either unwilling or incapable of distinguishing between photographs and video of actual sexual assaults and rapes committed against real children as opposed to crudely drawn Xerox copied mini-comics made by outsider artists with audiences that might possibly number in the dozens.

Flenniken’s willingness to honestly recall the turbulent emotions of early adolescence resulted in stories and strips where prepubescent kids engage in activities and discussions that would be acutely problematic if done today.  Again, the utter lack of self-consciousness in Flenniken’s characters swerves her work away from the low grade smut ground out by many of her male contemporaries and flung open a window on how adolescent females perceived the world around them.

The stories are wildly transgressive, and like all transgressive art can only be understood in the context of their time and mores.  Flenniken’s art carries a sweetness that leavens out the most horrendous situations (she gets astonishing comedic mileage off a story about a woman raped by a police officer, never once blaming or exploiting the victim but lambasting the culture and mindset that makes such a crime possible).

The fact these stories are told from a vibrant feminist / sex positive point of view makes them relevant to this day, and Flenniken’s ability to draw both truth and humor from dysfunctional families, emotional abuse, and drug use keeps them from being one-note exercises.

Most importantly, Flenniken comes across as strongly pro-child, even while honestly depicting her own characters’ failings and misconceptions.

She always brings a genuine emotional connection with her characters as adolescents, neither glorifying nor patronizing them.

One of the most notorious Trots And Bonnie strips finds Bonnie looking at herself in a mirror, fantasizing she’s famous actresses of the past.*  

At the hands and brush of Norman Rockwell, this theme tries for poignant but lands in schmaltz, looking down on an anxious child studying her reflection in a mirror; in far too many bad novels by sub-par male writers, it’s borderline (and often not-so-borderline) pornography.

At the touch of Flenniken’s deft pen, it’s honest and sweet and shockingly frank but it never depicts Bonnie as a figment of the male imagination but as a character and personality all her own.

Flenniken has not done any new Trots And Bonnie strips since the last ones published in NatLamp in 1993.

To be honest, I think that’s a good thing.

The characters are of their particular time and cultural gestalt, it may not be possible to recapture that lightning in a new bottle, and rather than diminish the old, perhaps it best remains a perfect artefact of its era.

Mark Twain tried repeatedly but could never transport Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn out of antebellum Hannibal, and to use an example more contemporary to Flenniken’s work, the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers resolutely thwart all efforts to move them out of San Francisco during the Summer of Love.

You can’t go home again, as Thomas Wolfe famously observed, but that only applies if you’ve successfully left home.  At a certain point, if you haven’t moved beyond your old confines, you never will.

Flenniken’s honest frankness could have turned into a big crosshair on her back during the cultural wars, but to paraphrase John Lennon, life happened while she was making comix.

She married twice, divorced once, widowed the second time.  While she never completely withdrew from professional illustration, she no longer sought out the high profile gigs.

Trots And Bonnie from New York Review Comics is the first extensive English language compilation of her strips and stories, a very handsomely produced volume designed by Norman Hathaway.

The strips are meticulously presented, making it possible to enjoy Flenniken’s fine line work and exquisite character depictions in greater detail than every before.  It’s a genuine delight, sure to thrill old time fans of the original strip and quite likely to win a new generation of admirers.

But brace yourselves, noobs, this ain’t your grandma’s Betty Boop…

© Buzz Dixon

 *  It should be noted that for all its apparent revolutionary newness, the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, the crucible that forged Flenniken’s point of view, also enthusiastically embraced the past.  W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers became cultural icons to a new generation, Betty Boop regained her old popularity, old movies were rediscovered and reimagined, African-American spirituals and blues sprang from new voices, obscure books and novels from earlier decades and centuries became the new cultural touchstones.

I’ve posted elsewhere on how the boomer generation enjoyed a unique conflation of new technology and old media to produce a brand new synthesis; there has been nothing like it since even with astonishing advances in technology.  When old media is rediscovered and reinterpreted in this era, it too often tends to be in the form of irony, which mocks that which it cannot understand.

Give those old hippies their due -- they got the &#@%ing point!

[for-ests]

In the mood for Tom x reader! Let’s say it’s date night, reader’s pick, and reader decides to watch Misery. Now Tom already isn’t a fan of horror movies but the plot of Misery really freaks him out especially since reader was a fan before they started dating and begins to have nightmares about reader based off the movie. Hopefully you’ve heard of this movie or at least glance over what it’s about, I think it’s awesome!

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What a unique request, so thank you anon! I highlighted the quote I used from the movie, but besides that everything else is original. I hope you like it!! Xx

Warnings: mild horror and violence (nightmare), mostly fluff

Word count: 2,420

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It had been weeks since you and Tom had been able to plan for a relaxing movie night. Though you were not a famous celebrity like him, you had your own tight schedule to work around.

After begging him over text, facetime, and in person multiple times, you had finally convinced your boyfriend to let you pick a horror movie to watch. Known to few people, Tom hated horror movies with a passion, but caved at the sight of your pouty lip and pleading eyes. You were an avid horror film viewer, so him taking one for your excitement meant a lot to you.

“Yes!” You cheered, pointing the remote towards the television in victory, immediately bringing up amazon prime to rent the first movie on your list: Misery. In your opinion, it was fairly mild on the gore and jump-scares, so your mentally wimpy boyfriend could possibly like it.

“Please go easy on me.” He sighed, sitting down next to you with a freshly popped bag of popcorn.

You instinctively snuggled up beside him. “I got just the movie, it's more creepy than scary.”

“How so?”

Chuckling, you bit your lip in a purposefully sinister manner. “Because to you, it’s relatable.”

Not that it was a secret, but before you and Tom had met and began officially dating, you had been a longtime fan of him and marvel in general. You were a well known commentator, youtuber, and artist in the marvel and comic community. A lot of your drawings included spider-man inspirations, and a couple years back when Tom was originally cast as Peter Parker, they began to include him. Somehow, the two of you had met at a party and hit it off immediately, with both of you already knowing of the other person.

Though you were an internet personality yourself, some people found it weird that you had created artwork of Tom before you had dated him. Tom had told you, and the media, multiple times that he thought it was sweet and admirable. It wasn’t just him that you had publicly promoted, and it wasn’t like you were obsessed with him. Sometimes the media ran on a single criticism and blew it far out of proportion. Now that you had been going strong for years, the thought of people becoming jealous that Tom was technically dating one of his ‘fans’ became a joke between the two of you, and your fanbases.

Well, it was also relatable to you. But something like the plot of this movie was far more likely to happen to him.

“I bet you have nightmares about encounters like this.”

He furrowed his eyebrows in a playful manner. “At least give me a brief summary.”

“Famous guy.” You whispered, leaning in closer. “Savior, who happens to be his biggest fan.” You darted your eyes to the front door in mock anticipation. “Kidnapping ensues.”

“Wow.” He shook his head, trying to hide the smile that was threatening to cross his face. “What great summarization skills you have.”

“Piss off!” You chuckled, giving him a weak shove until his laughter died down. You purchased the movie on amazon and turned it on immediately.

Though you wanted to see Tom afraid over something trivial like a horror movie filled with idiotic jump-scares, you knew this movie would have a deeper, lasting affect on him. Hopefully he would be scared enough to hold onto you for the entire night.

The beginning credits sounded through your TV's speakers and you snuggled deeper into the couch. “Lay your head down.” You smiled, taking a throw pillow and laying it across your thighs, Patting the fabric, you nudged Tom over.

Brown eyes twinkling, the nerves that Tom had felt passed as he laid his head in your lap.

The young man internally shuttered. He was a pretty reserved guy, who kept his private life… private. The thought that someone he had never met before knowing every single detail about his life unsettled him.

He watched the film with his utmost intention, because it was intriguing. The suspense began to take its toll though, as any movie based off a Stephen King novel would. Normally, he would tend to stay away from movies like that, His stomach couldn’t take it.

Especially this movie, one that made him think about situations that he would rather not imagine.

But as he glanced up at your face, your eyes wide and peaked with interest, he was happy you had convinced him. Any time he could, Tom wanted to please you- even with the little things.

Knowing it was growing late into the night, it was getting harder and harder for Tom to keep his attention focused. It was pretty much game over for him as you started to draw circles along the side of his arm, that began to reach up his neck and into his hair.

“This is a good part.” You whispered, alluding to a scene in the movie, where the captive, an author, finally realizes the ill intentions of his caretaker, his number one fan. 

Your soothing movements began to pick up pace from your own anxious viewing habits. This caused Tom to shut his eyes for a moment and relish in the feeling. And before he knew it, he started to drift away as he focused on the peaceful strokes of your fingers through his hair.

You smirked deviously.

The unfamiliar glint in your eyes caused Tom’s stomach to drop. The second you were able to pin him down against the bed was the moment he seemed to lose all control. His arms felt incredibly heavy, and he couldn’t seem to move his legs.

“You look so sexy like this.” Your voice rang out all around his head, yet your lips did not move.

Your smaller, far more delicate frame, seemed to weigh a staggering amount, a number that caused his lungs to struggle for air. Your legs curled tighter around his torso, and you leaned forward to whisper in his ear.

“I finally have you right where I want you.”

This wasn’t you. This wasn’t the girl he had grown to love and cherish. You were unrecognizable. Had he really been so blind?

A manic chuckle vibrated through your body as you pulled out a pair of handcuffs out of thin air. With ease, you raised Tom’s hands above his head and shackled him to the headboard. 

Had he been drugged?

“W-what are you doing?” He managed to choke out, yet it seemed that your touch could silence his frantic questioning. You ran your hands back down his arms and onto his chest. The sensations stimulating him to no end--even if there were alarm bells ringing in his ears--and he fell weak under your embrace. A sensual, loving embrace, that somehow felt foreign and unwanted.

Leaning down, you tilted your head and pressed your lips behind Tom’s ear, etching a moan from deep within his throat. The kiss started out gentle, but within a second, turned into a rough hickey, your tongue running along his jawline.

“I know where your favorite spots are.” Your voice echoed in a diabolical manner.

It was true, the deep breath you had drawn out of him proved it. Feeling your lips against his neck felt so right, yet every time he gazed into your eyes, the innocence and adornment they once held was replaced with something dark and unrecognizable.

You knew right where to kiss him, as if you had done it hundreds of times before. But Tom’s scrambled mind screamed that you had never kissed him there before, and that he had never admitted to enjoy foreplay like this.

Why couldn’t he move?

“Wait,” Tom’s eyes opened and he gazed at you with caution. “How did you know that?”

The same wicked smile you brandished the moment he had lost control appeared back on your face. Whatever was happening, you were enjoying it far too much. “I know everything about you.”

“No you don’t.” He whispered. “Why would you say-”

Your unfamiliar laugh interrupted his moment of realization. “I knew everything about you before you had even met me. How did you think I was able to make you fall in love with me? Because I knew how to make you.”

Suddenly, Tom was able to move his arms and legs again. He struggled against the shackles, but he couldn’t break free. The grip you had on his arms restricted, tightening further every time he tried to move.

“What the hell, Y/N? Let me go!”

“No, I can’t do that.” Your grip loosened, but that was only so you could move down and bound his legs before he could make sense of your true intentions. You looked like a stranger to Tom now. Again, he was too shocked to move, too shocked that he had let his guard down and let someone like you into his life. “I can’t let you go, cause you’re going to leave me for someone better. Someone prettier, someone more famous.”

“Who said I was going to do that?” Tom tried to reason, feeling fear creep into his mind for the first time. Now he knew you weren’t kidding.

“Really, it doesn’t matter.” You mused, pulling the restraints tighter against his skin that was already starting to grow irritated. “I am your number one fan. There is nothing to worry about. You are going to be just fine. I am your number one fan.”

You crawled off of him, smoothing out the floral dress that you had put on for the evening. One that you had never worn before. One that he couldn’t recognize. Just like the color of your eyes that had seemed to be replaced with the deepest, most pure shade of black.

“Now that I have you, I can’t let you escape.”

Smiling as if Tom had confessed his undying love, you revealed a butcher knife that was intended to disable him.

“You’re mine,Tom. And nobody else's.”

As you studied the knife in the palm of your hand, the sharp edges glinted under the dim lighting. Smirking, you gripped the handle.

“You don’t have to do that!” Tom’s eyes widened as your true intentions were revealed. “Please, please Y/N you don’t need to do this.”

“But I do.” Your eyes studied his ankles, and where the easiest part to amputate his feet would be. “I’m your number one fan.” 

You weren’t making sense, your voice void of all previous emotion. 

“No, I’m not going to leave you anyways!” He tried to plead one last time, though he could tell that you had already made up your mind. To his dismay, tears started to stream down his cheeks. He was frightened, he didn’t want to lose his feet, he didn’t want to lose his life. For what purpose? So you could have him all to yourself? “Please!” Tom cried. “I already love you, so there’s no need for this!”

Your head shot up at his words. And before he could process the expression that flickered across your face, you raised the knife above your head, right in the path of his ankle.

“Liar.”

You knew Tom had fallen asleep. But he looked so peaceful and content for the remaining second half of the movie, that you didn’t want to wake him.

Switching you attention back to the screen, for the remaining hour you had let him sleep through it.

You were entirely engrossed with the movie, as you usually were, but as you heard Tom’s breath sharply intake as if he was afraid, you finally glanced his way to study his face.

His eyes were closed, on the verge of squeezing in pain. The expression he wore displayed discomfort as he muttered your name.

Was he having a nightmare?

It was time to wake him up anyways. You needed to stretch your legs, and the movie had just ended.

“Tom?” You nudged him softly, his eyebrows crinkling with worry. “Tom!” You repeated more forcefully.

Suddenly, he jumped up from your lap, almost falling off the couch. He gasped, turning to you with wide eyes.

“Calm down!” You giggled, raising your hand to cover your smile, a habit you couldn’t seem to fall out of. “It’s just me.”

Instead of making him afraid, the gesture calmed him. He wasn’t dreaming anymore. He was back with your normal, loving self. You gave him a look of confusion. You had never witnessed a nightmare from him before. Because of how panicked he looked for that brief moment, you suddenly felt guilty. Perhaps this was the reason he didn’t want to watch a horror movie in the first place.

“Thank God.” He muttered, raising his own hands to his face so he could tiredly rub at his eyes.

“Are you okay?”

“What?” He sighed. “Yeah, I just had a really weird dream.”

“About…?” You pried. 

“You.” He laughed, meeting your eyes and shaking his head with embarrassment. “It was stupid.”

“Looked like you were having a nightmare.” You pointed out.

Knowing he was going to have to tell you no matter what, Tom decided to be straight up and admit what he had dreamed about. “You were my crazy fan.” He said, realizing how idiotic he was acting to be afraid of something that would never happen. But the dream had felt so real. For a moment, his brain decided to make him picture what it would be like if you were a completely different person.

As he explained his dream, he studied your face. You watched him intently, and when he finished, your adorable smiled came right back. “I didn’t know I could be scary.” You chuckled, standing up from the couch to grab your glass of water.

“Well, let’s get to bed shall we?” You held your hand out. “You seem pretty tired anyways.”

“Yeah.” Tom agreed. “I can’t wait to hold your psycho ass all night.”

“Oh?” You teased. “Watch your back mate, or your dream might just come true.”

You tried to mimic an evil, devilish laugh that so many villains in superhero films did, but all that came out was something that caused Tom to fall even more in love with you.

“Hehehehe…” You grinned, waiting for his reaction, a sheepish blush dusting your cheeks when the silence stretched on for a moment too long.

He finally smiled. “You’re a loser.” Tom whispered in your ear, before he pressed a kiss on your cheek. “Let's get to bed, darling.”

[yinxiong]

do u have any anime recs?? ive only watched the popular ones like haikyuu, bnha and aot but its kinda overwhelming to look for new ones so im asking u since i know & trust that u have good taste

ooohhhhhh boyyyy im vibrating bc 1) you’re asking me for anime recs 2) yOU SAID I HAVE GOOD TASTE HDJK THANK 🥺💞

okay but being serious here ,,, i’m not sure exactly what genres you’re looking for so i’ll put a list of my favorites + other ones similar to those 3 you might enjoy :))) if you have anything specific in mind lmk !!! i recently compiled a list of everything i’ve watched / tried to watch (it’s quite embarrassing actually) so hopefully there’s something you’ll like on there 😊

fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood

genre: shounen, action, fantasy, women characters being badass

very brief summary: two boys learn alchemy and try to get their bodies back, ends up unravelling government conspiracy in the process

this is my all time favorite uhdfdjks

top tier, a masterpiece truly

i'd rate it 100/10 but it surpasses that honestly

it's just really REALLY good

might be a little bit slow in the beginning but trust me it picks up quickly

if you’re interested it’s originally a manga and has some more details the anime left out !!!

assassination classroom / ansatsu kyoushitsu

genre: shounen, school, action, kids being kids but with knives and guns

brief summary: a class of kids are assigned to kill a super monster before he blows up the earth in exactly one year - the catch is that he’s their homeroom teacher :D

basically kids learning how to be assassins but also trying to pass school and it's all very heartfelt and you WILL adopt them all

10/10 i cry every time

honestly watch this first it’s very easy to follow

also a manga with a few storylines the anime left out, not crucial but i recommend anyways since i read it first before the anime even came out and it just has a special place in my heart

noragami

genre: shounen, urban fantasy, gods being literal disasters someone pls help them

brief summary: a girl accidentally meets an unknown god and asks him for his help, slowly learns more about his world (i’m so sorry this is really vague but it’ll all be covered in the first episode trust me)

the gods can find spirits (dead people) and turn them into weapons if that’s cool

sexy animation !!!!!

only big flaw with the anime is that they mess up the main character’s characterization a little bit so you might want to read the manga? also only has two seasons and the manga is further along ,,, but everyone is currently stressed tf out over the plot ohmygod ,,,

gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun

genre: romantic comedy but heavy emphasis on comedy, slice of life, literal chaos

brief summary: a girl has a crush on a guy who turns out to be a manga artist, she winds up being his assistant (this barely covers it though)

a bunch of high school kids being chaotic and oblivious

just watch it i can’t really explain it in words you’ll be laughing a lot

only one season so if you enjoy there’s also more chaos in the manga

your lie in april / shigatsu wa kimi no uso

genre: shoujo, classical music !!!!

brief summary: a former piano prodigy who no longer plays because he can’t hear music meets a violinist that brings color into his life once again

look

this is top tier

so beautiful hhdjfdks

i watched this on my new tv and shed real tears

as a pianist/musician i adore it a lot hhhhh the pieces they chose to play are all the favs (i performed a medley with my violinist friend for a show once hahahah)

a little sad tho beware of feels

the opening song is like . so freaking well known omg

akame ga kill!

genre: shounen, action, lots of fighting and blood, war

brief summary: a boy joins a group of assassins who are working to overthrow the shithole government (yea sounds kind of basic but there’s more to it)

mainly just girls with weapons

i mean there’s guys too but the girls are the best characters

the weapons are lowkey magical too

yea this is where my nickname came from lol

the anime gets a 7/10 but the manga probably 8/10

manga is darker, more graphic but better plotwise

no game no life

genre: shounen, a bit of ecchi ugh, lots of mind games

brief summary: two genius gamer siblings get transported to a world where everything is decided by games, they decide they want to beat god

very colorful and pretty animation!!!!

there’s some questionable “fanservice” moments but ignoring that the plot is legit

only one season tho :(( pls it was so popular when it came out where is s2

there is a movie prequel, a lot more angsty but still vv good

ao haru ride

genre: shoujo, the usual high school romance, slice of life

brief summary: a girl meets the guy she used to have a crush on, only to find that his personality has completely changed (she has too though)

insert falling back in love

one of the shoujo classics haha

i binged this in one night a few weeks ago

not sure if it was worth it but i had fun lmao

just a low stakes cute anime

also very pretty

only 12 eps, the manga finishes later

given

genre: just music boys being gay lol (jk it’s kind of sad)

brief summary: a boy learns to move on from his ex by joining a band (this is possibly the shittiest summary ever but i dont wanna give anything away hdjhkjs)

just watch it lmao it’ll make sense

idiot boys

band boys !!!

feels but not overwhelming

the comedy is top notch though

i adore given so much hhjkdf waiting for the movie to come out

THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

all the songs are on spotify i listen to them way too much

yuri on ice

genre: figure skaters being gay that’s all you need to know

brief summary: a figure skater falls into a slump, somehow winds up with the top skater as his coach (yet another shitty summary sorry)

hmm this isn’t actually one of my favorites but it’s popular enough so why not

i just really love figure skating hfjdks

it’s pretty accurate i’d say! there are even easter eggs of top men skaters irl hahah

definitely dramatized lol

but still pretty fun

bungou stray dogs

genre: shounen, urban fantasy, very dapper mafia / detectives

brief summary: a kid on the run after getting kicked out of his orphanage accidentally saves a detective, shit goes down from there

pretty fun as you learn about their powers, watch them solve mysteries

the fighting is cool too

until the machine guns appear ugh i just tune that part out

oh yea all the characters are named for actual literary figures and i didnt realize until s2 💀

fairy tail

genre: shounen, magic/fantasy, action, friends !!!!!

brief summary: just mages in guilds going on quests lolol what more do you want

fr it’s honestly quite chill

like there’s definitely an ongoing plot and lots of subplots / arcs

but it’s very character driven

so many cool character designs

was OBSESSED w this in middle school ,,, highkey embarrassing omg

one of the big anime/manga, if you like bnha i’m sure you’ll have fun with fairy tail

this was a stupidly long list and im clearly way too excited ,,, if you have any questions or just want to scream about any of these, my inbox is always open ;)))

[atomicfilm]

The types as people I know

ENTP: dnd enthusiast, trying to sell the world on his beliefs, owns like 69 :0 rubix cubes so people will know he’s smart, probably wears a cloak when he’s home alone, loves volunteering at bingo w/ elderly people, always trying to compete w/ me to finish our work first/best and usually looses because he overlooks something, 98% of people are annoyed by his presence, likes to start fights/debates, actually super sweet and big on respect but misunderstood

INTP: we all adopt really random catchphrases (mine is “that’s hot” and my friend’s is “j’accuse”), we have very specific interests (”your thing is learning about concentration camps in the Czech Republic? Mine is 18th-century poems about cats in fishbowls”), devoted to comedy, going to vote but doesn’t openly support anyone because the candidate will mess up, caught between dreaming and reality, doesn’t really understand other people’s perceptions of them, built to withstand anything (and I mean anything, more on that later), managing my bookmarks is my routine chore

ENFP: stereotypical gemini through and through, I love her but I can’t stand to be close friends with her, has a bunch of plans to marry people and move in with friends later in life, friends w/ everyone she has ever met (if you say you don’t like her then you’re on her hit list), very nice but definitely scheming, attention split between 8,917 things rn, falls in love easily and obsessively, so so creative, great singer, wants to go into advertising but will probably become a pediatrician, loves babies and taking care of things

INFP: lots of feels, really into the arts, nervous about talking, people pleaser, writes poems in their spare time, would adopt 500 puppies if it made financial sense and wouldn’t stress them out, stressed out anyway, sees the red flags but ignores them, either your literal mom or the mom friend

ISFP: aesthetics-oriented, their room is really clean except for one area with whatever they collect (shoes, tchotchkes from Asia, snowglobes, ect.), usually overshadowed in the art department but turn out to be the best artist in the room, speak French and/or want to move to Paris (except it’s dirty, wah), they typically measure in oofs (”big oof”, “little oof”, “8 oz. of oof”)

ESFP: a new boyfriend every two weeks, eyebrow game strong, funniest person in the room (or at least that’s what they think), extremely sassy, watches videos of tobacco spitting contests in the Midwest for fun, 9/10 times (this is a fake statistic) they’re a theatre kid, forget who you are if they haven’t seen you in a year (even if you were close friends prior), drives fast (and poorly), hot (and knows it), very confident, their default state is shirtless, dramatic 

ISTP:  everything is an adventure, their ideal romance movie is Baby Driver, wants to learn how to hot-wire a car, doesn’t realize they look punk but they do, should be employed as a makeup artist, probably pretty kinky (or at least act like it), either a fake f-boy or a very, very real one 

ESTP: wants to be an architect or CEO, mostly wants to be paid to do nothing, most-often found asleep during class or telling a story in a crowd at a party, drives drunk a lot, already dating someone but tries to get with you anyway, straight male w/ dangly earrings (queer vibes), very hilarious and everyone knows who they are, their closest friends are introverts who they force to share the spotlight w/ them, either don’t show up or show up late, fun to be around, class valedictorian but everyone thinks it’s someone else

ESFJ: once had a nightmare where all of their friends got drunk and they had to take care of them, brings you cupcakes on your birthday, all of their friends are social degenerates and they don’t know what to do, watches children’s movies their entire life, has more stuffed animals than friends, everyone knows who they are 

ISFJ: their catchphrase is “I need healing” (warning: they will steal your catchphrase), carries a singular band-aid at all times, makes lots of jokes about Communism, makes racist jokes against themself, their extended family lives with them, uncomfortable about breaking rules, always wants to pay for things, everyone’s boyfriend but only dating 1 person/no one, big on the American Dream, literally Captain America, appears to be a virgin at first, makes lots of sex jokes once you get to know them, n e r d, good at everything /  you thought perfect people didn’t exist? you were wrong

ISTJ: ESTP’s best friend, the obviously intellectual one, does everything with amazing skill, supports their friends tirelessly, great at math, understand systems really well, the designated driver, try to follow the rules as best as they can, laughs a lot at other people’s engineering mistakes, quiet and unnoticed most of the time, surprisingly funny

ESTJ: give you advice even when you don’t ask for it, seem like they’re judging every decision you have ever made, won’t speak to you if you lie to them, the stereotypical club president, takes initiative, likes to mention that mission trip they went on very frequently, shops at Dillards (always hunting for good deals), has a very traditional sense of fashion until you see their crocodile cowboy boots, they have a very idealistic sense of society and if you don’t meet their standards they’ll yell very loudly, remembers everything, constantly fact-checking, actually should be president 

ENTJ: control freak, but only because they don’t trust you enough to make the right decision, ready to race you at all times, could probably run a mile in 6 minutes without breaking a sweat, confident, prefer strategy games like Settlers of Catan, if they were a society they would be Ancient Rome, want to motivate you to succeed, see themselves as the best but want everyone to match them, running out of patience, seems insensitive and ready to cut you off but probably has a warm, beating heart (idk I haven’t dissected them, personally)

INTJ: I don’t think they really exist, supposedly everyone on Tumblr is one but they only make up approximately .8% of the population, if I met one I would probably think they’re a weirdly assertive/controlling INTP, I think people mistype as one because their ideal sense of self is being an effective problem-solver who challenges tradition from the comfort of their home and purposefully does things (i.e. learning a new language for business) but are they really

Idk 

I can’t tell if they have a high sense of self or are trying to demonize themselves

INTJs are textbook villains in the movie world but also probably a lot of detectives or something

ENFJ: don’t know any of them/anyone I think could be one personally but I wish I did / I feel like if I met one I would want to be as good of a person as them all the time

INFJ: not very reality-oriented yet in love with science, wants to be a writer, curious, wants to figure everything out but primarily wants to love everyone, passionate about a few specific projects that they talk a lot about (social issues), always reblogs positivity posts, once gave a ted talk about mental health, he’s the debate captain yet cries every time he loses a debate (because he has a lot of self-doubt), prefers to nap than to talk sometimes, eventually realizes they wants to adopt all of the people younger than him and protect them from the world, easy to love, they may reflect your personality, may also have very particular body movements (the one I know does a lot of fan kicks), actually make NTs feel (like a lot, like a lot a lot, like real crying), eventually dates their best friend and marries them, doesn’t draw but collects art

[01tsubomi]

here is my pitch for a better version of the movie Yesterday (2019): the directors could’ve made 2 movies. they could’ve made 1 movie about two childhood friends whose relationship is tested by the guy’s rising stardom, and 1 movie about a guy who wakes up in a world where the beatles never existed. nobody who came to see that movie came because they wanted a cheesy romcom. the movie should have been about how idolizing the beatles as the Greatest Thing That Ever Happened To Music is bad and how all the artists who try to model themselves after them to become The Next Beatles are limiting themselves as creators. so the plot is, the main guy was in a band with a bunch of his friends, and their original stuff was doing pretty good, except protagonist man (vocalist and lead guitarist) is OBSESSED with the beatles, knows every song by heart, and all he wants is to make music that sounds like the beatles because the beatles are the greatest thing that ever happened to music. he’s also deeply insecure about his own abilities, and he wants nothing more than to be admired by the people around him, so in his mind, he had no choice but to copy them. except his friends don’t agree with him - in reality their music is better when they’re not just trying to imitate the beatles, and after a gig that goes bad because protag won’t let them play anything but beatles covers, they get in a huge fight that results in protag leaving the band, biking home in a blind fit of anger, and getting hit by a bus. wakes up in the hospital, as per the original script, makes his dumb beatles reference which feels way more natural when he’s already been talking about the beatles 24/7, and when he realizes nobody knows the beatles he goes wild. because this is his chance to finally feel like a good musician, people will finally appreciate him, so he starts uploading covers to youtube, doing gigs and shows, people are annoyed by him but then realize that his stuff’s good. he blows up overnight. his friends aren’t that surprised because this is the kind of music that he’s been playing the whole time, they just don’t remember it being beatles music, so right as he’s about to go on stage for his first decent gig (end of act 2 out of 5) they apologize for being stupid, say that he’s probably best as a soloist because the stuff he’s writing is really incredible and they never should’ve doubted him. and it’s all he ever wanted, except, this isn’t HIS music, he’s still not doing anything original, it’s just that now he’s being loved for it, so he goes on stage and plays a few hits while getting increasingly stiff and nervous while watching his friends in the front row cheering him on, and at the end of his ~third song he pauses and goes “i’m gonna play something different, actually” and gears up to play a song (that was featured earlier in the movie) that he wrote, that he was nervous about before, and he’s strumming his guitar and feeling pretty good until he notices that the crowd isn’t loving it. so he chokes up and halfway through, switches over to Hey Jude, or something. some beatles song he had never performed before with the same chord progression as his original one. and everyone goes crazy. there was an agent in that crowd who signs him right then and there, and instead of talking to his friends who are trying to congratulate him, he signs a contract right then and there and leaves the next day. act 3 is all the stuff w that crazy manager lady and ed sheeran except ed sheeran doesn’t act like he’s the greatest performer ever and someone writing a better song than him is the end of the world. protag guy is doing what everyone does in every band movie and is losing touch with himself in the face of overwhelming fame. his first album - which nobody knows is just a beatles cover album - is doing INSANE on the charts, he’s selling out shows, people are calling him an overnight sensation and the greatest new thing in music, and it’s all he’s ever wanted, but something a reporter asks him during an interview reminds him of the fight he and his friends had, and he realizes it’s all fake. because it’s not his music, and he’s meeting all these other musicians, and he realizes the stuff he’s singing ISN’T EVEN the best music out there. so he’s just shrouded in praise everywhere he goes and it’s killing him because he knows he doesn’t deserve it. then at 11 p.m. one night he goes to CVS to buy, like, a bag of some candy he and his friends used to eat all the time because he’s sad and sentimental, and he hears some people whispering behind him and he’s thinking, oh great, someone else wants me to autograph their CD full of songs i didn’t even write, but this teenager asks him “hey are you (name) from (band)?” and he’s like “...yes??” and the kid’s face lights up like “i loved you guy’s stuff- i mean, your new stuff’s good too, but you were one of my favorite bands”. and he realizes maybe he’s not that great of a musician but he was better doing his own stuff than trying to copy someone else. so he reconnects with his friends and they crash the big gig that he had been preparing for the entire 4th and 5th act, and go on stage and play their shitty garage rock album front to back, and leave, and there’s that whole scene of the guy running out of the venue except he’s running with his friends and he never tells the truth about the beatles, because fuck it, who needs the beatles to live their lives, it’s growth because when he first realized they were gone he freaked out about never being able to hear them again but now he’s completely content, and on their way out some guy stops them like “wait- you kids have talent do you want a record deal” and it’s one of the beatles because my mom’s favorite thing about this movie was how they “brought john lennon back” and the movie ends on the main guy staring his idol straight in the face and saying “nope” 

[honorarycassowary]

Venom Panel w/ Cates & Stegman at Orlando Toy & Comic Con

I had the chance to head over to Orlando this weekend to catch the Orlando Toy & Comic Con, so obviously I went to the Venom events, one of which was an hour long Q&A panel with Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman. This is intended as a commentary-free record for people who weren’t able to attend, in lieu of video because my phone battery was too low to record anything. It’s edited somewhat because I think my followers are mostly interested in the Venom and Spider-Man parts of the panel, but there was also discussion of Thanos Wins, Doctor Strange, God Country, and other books the two of them have worked on. This is as accurate as I can make it, based on notes I took during the session. Without further ado:

Cates says there’s a lot of room to fill in backstory lore for both Eddie and the symbiote, because despite being 30-years-old characters, Venom has remained pretty shallow in a lot of ways.

In particular, he wanted to explore Eddie’s “Uncle Ben” moment, the reason he throws himself into being a hero/anti-hero. As a kid, Cates says he never really felt like there was a strong correlation between Eddie’s backstory as a disgraced journalist and his obsession with protecting the innocent. Venom #10 was intended to show the moment that obsession formed.

Eddie and the symbiote have a toxic, codependent relationship, and Cates did research into why people become codependent. One of those reasons is childhood trauma, which became another factor how the backstory reveal in Venom #10 played out.

Does mention that some people on Tumblr don’t like his take on Eddie and the symbiote’s relationship and want it to be romantic instead.

Cates also wanted to explore why Eddie isn’t freaked out by bonding with the symbiote, when every other person who’s hosted one has been horrified by the experience.

In response to a question about whether Sleeper would reappear:

There are lots of very big plans for the future. In particular, a huge event is planned for later this year - Cates and Stegman both say it’s the biggest thing they’ve worked on - and Cates says he would be surprised if there’s a character who doesn’t reappear.

In response to a question about Miles Morales, and including him in the first Venom arc:

Cates was an intern at Marvel when Miles Morales’s introduction was being planned. Marvel is usually open with interns about spoilers, since they’re all in an office together with the full-time employees, but that plotline was very hush-hush. Cates accidentally saw the first ever drawing of Miles Morales and learned he would be the new Spider-Man, but got ushered away before he could learn what exactly that meant in context of the plot.

Cates also really wanted to put Venom on his own, without Peter Parker, to prove that the character can be effective in his own right. So when he teased Spider-Man appearing, he wanted it to be Miles.

He wanted to address how Ultimate Venom killed Miles’s mom. Note that Venom tells Miles they can throw down later, but for now they have to fight Knull. They never do throw down, do they? Stay tuned for more Miles.

Stegman and Cates have a kind of unusual writer/artist dynamic, because they talk a lot. At Marvel, sometimes people fall into an “assembly-line” dynamic, where scripts just get passed down the line.

What comic book inspired you most? What book are you most proud of working on?

Stegman: McFarlane’s Spider-Man was a huge inspiration. He’s most proud of Venom, especially the emotional moments of #9 and #10, which are a nice change from fight scenes.

Cates: he learned to read from Spider-Man comics, and cried all through Spider-Verse because he loves Spider-Man so much. He’s currently really proud of God Country.

JMS’s run on Spider-Man, particularly the Spider-Man vs Morlun portions, were a huge inspiration to Cates. Morlun inspired a lot of things about Knull, and the scene where Peter runs away from Morlun just long enough to call Aunt May and tell her he loves her is something Cates wants to emulate in his own work.

Moreover, Cates wants fight scenes to have emotional significance. 

Cates thinks his first ever Marvel story suffered from being too conservative in its premise; therefore, he pitched the biggest, loudest thing he could think of for Thanos Wins.

Cates wants to hold the record for most issues of Venom written by a single author. He’s under contract with Marvel for the next 4.5 years, and he has plans for 50+ issues of Venom. There will be over 3 huge events. The first arc with Knull was one, another is coming this year, and then there will others down the line.

Venom was Cates’s dream book and he’s poured a lot of himself into it. He relates a lot to Eddie Brock, because they’re both good guys battling their inner demons, and thinks Venom is at its best when it’s an allegory for addiction. His favorite parts of the Venom movie were when people treat Eddie like an addict who will fall apart at any moment.

Both Cates and Stegman really like Batman. Cates says he has lots of ideas for Batman, should he ever get the chance to work on that.

In response to a question about how to build confidence in your art:

Stegman says to find a group of peers and work to build your skills alongside them. Cates says to not be afraid of failing in public. They both agree you have to put yourself out there.

What did they think of the Venom movie?

Stegman didn’t think it was good. It felt like nobody knew what they were making, so there were a mishmash of tones. He thinks they might work out some of those problems in the sequel.

Cates thought the movie was bad. He thought Dan was the only sane person in the film - he’s the only one who reacts like a human to finding out that aliens are real - and he’s also the nicest person in the film. Eddie comes off like a psychopath who is stalking Anne, and Anne’s concerns about Dan thinking she’s cheating on him with Eddie are utterly missing the point of what to be worried about, considering everything else that’s going on.

Venom 2 will obviously draw from Maximum Carnage, but what other classic Venom comics are there to adapt after that? Cates hopes his Venom stories will hit the big screen.

Stegman designed Knull on his own and based his appearance off of deep-sea creatures, to reflect how his home is in the void. The symbiote’s only constant features - the mouth and the chest symbol - come from elements of Knull’s design.

Cates partly reversed-engineered Knull from All-Black, who was introduced as Gorr’s sword; he frequently trades ideas with Jason Aaron and says there are reasons why Venom is slated to appear in War of the Realms.

Someday, Cates would like to draw a cover for Venom, if he has the time. (He has an art degree!)

In Cates’s headcanon, Eddie Brock sounds like himself, but sadder.

Dialogue has always been natural for Cates. Right now, he’s writing a lot of Cletus Kasady and loving it.

Cates may kill dogs, but he brings them back too (the symbiote is currently a dog...)

Fun fact: Cates made the dog he killed in Doctor Strange a basset hound because he needed a dog whose body would be small enough to fit in a backpack.

Cates wants us to remember that the characters don’t know they’re in a comic book, and therefore don’t know that they won’t die (or at least, won’t stay dead forever). He tries to take time to show Eddie being afraid and overwhelmed, not just jumping into the fight, because being afraid and fighting anyway is what makes him a hero.