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[spacebattleshippotemkin]

Hibiki Tachibana Kaixa Gear.

Originally only a little doodle, but I liked it so much that I had to outline and color it.

[lsdoiphin]

The modern Original Character Creator experience.

Denizens of tumblr, the answers you seek often lay in the tags or the image descriptions...

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: death mention / family death mention / ]

Mhmm I sure love thinking of the reality where we did get more time to really know Karai and her dynamics with the bros. Losing her hit hard in the finale, but it would’ve hit much, much harder had we known Karai longer and really saw her relationships develop with everyone.

I especially would have been interested in her dynamic with Leo, as past iterations often have the two of them clash in ideals and the like while still sharing many characteristics. Two sides of the same coin, and all that. Her specifically being the bros’ Gram-Gram also adds a whole new dynamic as well.

Imagine how interesting it would be, to have Karai start off on Leo’s side for once, showing wholly just how alike the two are at their cores and bonding as family without the worry of betrayal or animosity that other iterations suffer through, only to have Karai die anyway. Their parting hug and the desperate look of horror Leo wears later on would have hit that much harder, I feel.

[phuljari]

social media au! part 4

summary : khushi is a model and influencer; arnav just seems to stumble upon her profile one day— not so much by accident. (or what if khushi fell in love at first sight?)

warnings : lots of hindi, some english, cussing in (either) languages. deliberate typos. online stalker!shyam. text heavy.

a/n : i am...trying something new (by using the word prompts) #IPK 13th Anniversary Fiesta @arshifiesta

laxmi.ji

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laxmi.ji Tum aa gaye ho, noor aa gaya hai @/nandiii

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hellohibyebye e goatwa ko postwa karna kaun sikha diya haiiiiin?

⤷gulabo_devyani Manorama. khabardaar 😠

hari_prakash Nani ji humein kyu crop kar diya?

anjaliiiii.r Laxmi ji! Kya lag rahi hai!! :)

⤷gulabo_devyani :) E. Kaa MATLAB ka. Hai. Anjali. bitya.

nandiii Arey waah, ghatiya lag rahi hai laxmiji ekdum 👌

⤷aakash_r NK bhai 😭😭😭ghatiya nahi badhiya 😭😭😭

iMessage "Raizada Group"

NK: Di mera instagram suspend ho gaya 😭

NK: Ab me kya karunga diiii

NK: It's saying that I was reported for abusive language

Anjali: Aree, ruko hum dekhte hai

Aakash: 👀

NK: Dii, mere bichaare followers kya sochenge

NK: Mai toh nadaan ho gaya di

Aakash: 😭

Aakash: Nadaan nahi, pareshaan 😭

NK: Sach sach bolo Aakash, tumne report kiya na mujhe?

NK: Tumhe mere hindi sacchi nahi lagti

NK: *Acchi isiliye

Aakash: Nahi NK Bhai, mai kyu report karunga?

Anjali: Chotte 😒

NK: Nannav main tumhari paav padta hu

NK: Please mera account suspend hone se bacha lo na

NK: Nannav

NK: Nannav

NK: Nannav

Anjali added Arnav to Raizada Group

NK: Nannav

NK: Nannav

NK: Mere bhai 🙏

NK: Mujhe Khushi ji ko invite karna hai

NK: Dinner ke liye

NK: Shantivan

NK: Ab mai unko message kaise karunga? 😭

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(1) new messages from nandiii

nandiii: Khushi ji!

thekhushigupta: nanhe ji!!

nandiii: Aapko bhojan ka aamantran hai aaj raat 8 baje

nandiii: Shantivan 📌

thekhushigupta: ji bilkul! 🫶

nandiii: Waise what's your fav dish?

thekhushigupta: oh i devour aloo poori, chaat, jalebi, pakore 😭 anything lucknowi also works

nandiii: Of course Khushi ji! Humari choice is same to same 😌

thekhushigupta liked a message

thekhushigupta: nanhe ji, ek question hai

thekhushigupta: hum apni jiji ko bhi laaye kya saath me?

thekhushigupta: if you don't have a problem?

nandiii: Why not Khushi ji? The more, the merrier! :)

nandiii: Aur haan Khushi ji, I forgot to tell you that this is my cousin's home

nandiii: He's most probably not going to be around but in case he is, don't mind his presence 😂

nandiii: And the rest of the family will be there too

nandiii: Hope that's okay Khushi ji?

thekhushigupta: aree kyu nahi! i'm already so excitedddd

iMessage

Preetika: What's up buttercup?

Preetika: Still in your lover era?

Khushi: OMG

Khushi: no

Khushi: yes

Khushi: maybe, idk 😭

Preetika: Ooo what's the tea?

Khushi: we went out but

Khushi: he was only trying to stay out of his home

Khushi: cos guests or sm

Preetika: Oh no, girl, I'm so sorry :((

Khushi: no you're not

Preetika: No, i'm not😂

Preetika: At least you found out early enough that he wasn't as interested as you were

Khushi: i guess 🥺

Khushi: but what do i do with all these feelings? 😭😭

Preetika: You wanna talk over coffee?

Khushi: i wish!! but i've gtg for dinner at this place

Preetika: Okay wow, I get it. I'm not even on your priority list 😔

Khushi: noooooo

Khushi: ofc you are

Khushi: he's just a friend and he's visiting from australia so can't say no na

Preetika: Oh, is he single?

Khushi: idk 😭

Khushi: i'll see tho

Preetika liked a message

titaliya_k

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titaliya_k raghbat <3

@/nandiii thank you for hosting this amazing dinner and fulfilling my 'ghar ka khana' needs 💖

and @/laxmi.ji for the wonderful company!

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nandiii Anytime Khushi ji!

⤷titaliya_k 🫶

aakash_r We were delighted to host you and your jiji!

⤷titaliya_k it was lovely to meet you! 😌

⤷hellohibyebye e kaa dusra accountwa hai ka phati saree?

⤷user1 this is her personal account and @/thekhushigupta is her professional one

shyamjha Accha toh aap idhar thi Khushi ji! Hum toh pareshaan ho gaye aapko dhoondhte dhoondhte

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usershyam: Waise aaj aap khule baalon me kaafi sunder lag rahi thi

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user2 yummy!

hari_prakash humne banaya didi

(2) new messages from titaliya_k

titalilya_k: nanhe ji!!!!!!

titaliya_k: aapne bataya kyu nahi 😭😭

nandiii: Kya hua Khushi ji? Kya nahi bataya??

titaliya_k: ki aap asr ke bhai hain 😭

nandiii: Oh sorry, mai bhool gaya Khushi ji 🥺

titaliya_k: 😭😭😭

nandiii: But everything went well no? Nannav said something to you?

titaliya_k: haan par

titaliya_k: wait NANNAV?!😂😂

titaliya_k: i'm cackling! 🤣🤣🤣

titaliya_k: ek din me do do nicknames 😂😂

titaliya_k: chotte had me giggling af lol

nandiii: Di and Nani ji only call him that 😅

titaliya_k: btw naniji is soooo cute! i absolutely enjoyed spending time with her!!

nandiii: Oh? She said the same thing about you two! But especially you 😌

titaliya_k: anjali ji was pretty sweet as well

titaliya_k: nothing like her chotte 🤭

nandiii: 😂😂

(1) message from thekhushigupta

thekhushigupta: hey

arnavsinghraizada: Yeah?

thekhushigupta: chotte 😂

arnavsinghraizada: 😒

thekhushigupta: istg it was so funny

arnavsinghraizada: Funny was you meeting my family on the second date itself

thekhushigupta: it wasn't a date 😒

arnavsinghraizada: You were literally staring at me the whole night

thekhushigupta: ok no need to call me out like that

thekhushigupta: so what? i like to look at pretty things

arnavsinghraizada: I'm pretty?

thekhushigupta: yessir

arnavsinghraizada seen

thekhushigupta: oh!! hello!!! don't ghost me!!!

arnavsinghraizada: Kya bolu ab?

arnavsinghraizada: I don't get it. You asked me out, we went on a date. And then YOU ghosted me.

arnavsinghraizada: And now you're flirting?

arnavsinghraizada: Tum thodi pagal ho

thekhushigupta: haan 😂😂

thekhushigupta: bua ji hume sanka devi bulati hai 😂

thekhushigupta: but you had the ghosting coming

thekhushigupta: who says on their first date that they're only there to avoid their cousin?

thekhushigupta: who btw is my friend!!

arnavsinghraizada: Wow you assumed that i was there to avoid NK

arnavsinghraizada: Okay, fair. I was actually

arnavsinghraizada: Doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy your company

thekhushigupta: oh?

TBC

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[ohitslen]

I am here, once again, with my Ao No Flag propaganda

These two specific panels of Toma were the thing that made me think over a year ago “Man. I want to be like that too” as in KAITO drawing expression because—

The subtle shift of emotion, it’s present all throughout the manga, but this is what sold it for me. For no particular reason, it’s not even the best example, it was just what sealed the deal to me

[toasteaa]

It's 11 pm, I haven't finished their chart, but idc take their sketch because I think they're cute

[creativenicocorner]

They burrowed upwards from the earth, moving in listless undulation, like carp banners in summer. Slowly, lazily, as thick as udon noodles. Once reaching a certain hight they branched off, outwards, upwards - perhaps it was more like watching the sped up cycle of a tree’s growth? Only to fade into little motes, or fungal pollen, at the steps end. Movement did not act in its favor. At least, that’s what Serizawa hypothesized. Another theory brought the image of angler fish to Serizawa’s mind.  

Oh worm?

Another ch5 sketch from my serirei case fic Glow Worms or rather: In the Depths of the Safflower Hills

[halluciniwaynia]

i think one of the most baffling articles I have ever read analyzing welcome to night vale has to be this one from the artifice (written in dec 2020, so very recently in terms of the shows history) because it points out literally everything correctly about wtnv but then pulls an insane conclusion out of its ass that wtnv…supports fascism…? Because the narrative does not explicitly show the change of the town or focus on that as a plot point…..?

like call me crazy but i think wtnv assumes that you, the viewer, know that what is depicted in it is bad. There’s a reason the show doesn’t delve into body horror outside of the desert bluffs segments (most of the time) because the horror is that the town is so wretched and byzantinely run. You’re supposed to laugh at badly this place is managed, you’re supposed to laugh at the phrase “vote correctly, or never see your loved ones again!” because it’s so eerily grimdark of like, actual American fascism. This entire show is literally a parody of everything wrong with modern suburbia/small town closemindedness, so much so that it ended up being prophetic in a few places (“helpful pandemics”, wheat and wheat by products). Did you think the interns being literally disposable was a joke the writers came up because they thought that was a good and fair practice in the real world?

if you came out of night vale thinking you were supposed to sympathize with its residents and the way the town is structured, or that it’s a nice to live, you ended up with the wrong message. Yes, Cecil and Carlos and everyone within the show are lovable, but the presentation is deliberately framed like that. Everything from the supernatural to the horrifyingly realistic depictions of fascistic liberal democracy are presented as being normal because we’re living in a world where the latter is becoming normal. We’re living in times that are tumultuous and terrible, times where our tax dollars go more towards bombs than they do our healthcare. People are getting married while other people are being murdered unfairly because of some kind of societal injustice. That’s just the reality of the world we live in, baby! And pointing that out through a satirical horror podcast does not suddenly mean that the writers condone what they are depicting. What kind of backwards ass tumblr reading comprehension is this article?

[seaweedstarshine]

I love Amy's Choice and I love The Day of the Doctor Novelization, but something that only clicked for me recently — is that the reason the Eleventh Doctor is able to instantly recognize and brush past the Dream Lord when he appears — is because for as long as he's had this body, he's been hallucinating the War Doctor’s voice taunting him in a very similar way (minus all the jokes).

Similar like this:

Of course at the end of Amy's Choice, the Doctor sees the Dream Lord reflected in the console, looks distressed, and says nothing, and I just. I love how Moffat used that novelization to flesh out so many different elements he included in his run.

[feline-evil]

Dick or no dick confirmation Pickles was always going to be trans to me anyways; if he's swingin' somethin that's phallo babes, if he's not then his t-dick fat. What's not to get.

[crimescrimson]

Favourite Resident Evil Characterizations Out of All Their Games [1/?]: Short Hair Claire Redfield in Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (2015)

[weepingfishturtledragon]

Do you guys know the Sturniolo Triplets? There exactly how I imagined the dynamic between Billy, Mary, and Freddy. Nick is the older brother and is the responsible one so he's a representation of Mary. Matt likes spending time alone, doing what he enjoys, and the other half, he's a social butterfly which ties into both newer versions and old versions of Billy so well. Lastly there's Chris who is the most funniest and dramatic guy ever which is exactly like Freddy!

(I may be getting them wrong so please correct me!)

[pfhwrittes]

there's magic in this misery - part one

part two >

link to ao3 here

update: i'm currently reworking this fic as of 29th may 2024. existing parts will be deleted and replaced with an updated version when it's done!

here have some angst featuring johhny mac and ftm!reader.

TW: depictions of depression, angst, hurt no comfort, reader being a bit of a prick to johnny. ftm!reader is called handsome and bonnie lad.

pairing: john mactavish x ftm!reader (he/him pronouns used for reader)

725 words; not edited so please excuse the grammar and any typos.

AN: the depictions of depression detailed are based off my own experiences with it. it sucks and i'm offering you a head nod/handshake/hug in solidarity if you can relate or have to deal with your own brain being a dick to you. keep going, it might not get better but at least you'll prove to your brain that you won't be beaten by something that named itself.

--

the clock on your phone says it's 2.18pm when you hear the front door to your flat judder open, hinges sticking as always, and swiftly thud shut.

"shit! hang on LT, i'll give you a call back when i've spoken to him." johnny's voice seems especially loud in the stillness that shrouds your flat, the first burst of real life behind the flimsy door of your bedroom in a week.

you hope johnny doesn't come into your room. a flicker of warped pride doesn't want him to see the mess you've got yourself into this time. it doesn't want him to see your bare duvet and crumpled sheets abandoned on the floor at the end of the bed, proof of where you gave up putting them on because it was too much effort. it doesn't want johnny to see the stack of half drunk coke cans perched precariously on the set of drawers at your bedside, or the empty multipack of crisps and corresponding twenty-four foil packets scattered around your prone body. it doesn't want johnny to see that you've pulled the hood of a shapeless grey hoodie over your head so he can't see how greasy and unkempt your hair is after failing to shower for days on end. the flicker of pride sputters out as it’s blanketed by another wave of soul deep weariness and you curl tighter in on yourself on your side, legs tangling with the thin blanket you're using to cover yourself. 

“bonnie lad, can i come in?” johnny’s voice has gone soft now that he’s not talking to simon on the phone, like he’s addressing an invalid or a child a nasty part of your mind pipes up unbidden. you grunt, neither an affirmative nor a denial, and you hear the door creak open behind you. 

“oh handsome, you’ve got yersel’ intae a right state here, haven’t ye?” he’s still using that soft voice. the one that grates on your nerves and sends a ripple of muted irritation up your spine. your shoulders stiffen unconsciously as you fight the urge to roll over to glare at him, the interloper in your dingy room and darker thoughts. 

“fuck off, johnny.” your voice is hoarse and raspy like you’ve been screaming for hours at a time instead of silent for days. “go away.” 

the mattress creaks and dips under added weight, a crisp packet crinkles. 

“i didnae know ye liked cheese and onion flavour.” johnny’s voice has gone artificially light and cheerful trying to eke out some kind of response. you shrug. you don’t particularly but they were the last ones in the multipack and you couldn’t be bothered to go into the kitchen to look for something else to eat. 

a pause. you hear johnny stifle a sigh in his chest. 

“the lads were wondering where you are, wantin’ to know if they should get you a pint.” you feel johnny lay a palm on your arm gently and your stomach roils, churning up the dark miasma inside you “or maybe a plate of chips? somethin’ to eat?” 

“i’m fine.” you’re not. you know he can tell that you’re not fine either but your damned pride refuses to let you say anything other than you are. “say hello to the boys for me.” 

johnny takes a breath and offers a tentative “maybe you could tell ‘em yerself?” into the space between you. you shrug again in response.

“i’m fine.” you repeat. if you say it enough it becomes true eventually. 

“if you’re sure, bonnie lad.” johnny sounds disappointed, probably in you the voice tacks on. 

“just go, johnny.” your voice cracks somewhere in the middle of the three words you use to send him away and you roll your shoulder to prompt him to remove his hand from your arm. the weight of it is smothering you. another burden. 

the mattress dips again. 

“i’ll -” johnny pauses to clear his throat as he retreats to the doorway “i’ll be back later, yeah?” 

“sure.” 

“i love you.” 

you say nothing and turn your face into your pillow.

the door to the flat judders again and you catch part of a conversation as he moves back into the world of the living.

“yeah, no. he’s no’ comin’ -” the door shuts with another soft thud. 

you check your phone again. it’s 2.32pm.

[ashes-in-a-jar]

The fact that I am being driven crazy by the strange obsession a lot of tma Tumblr users have with a wrong interpretation of Michael Distortion is actually so Distortion coded it's kinda funny

[mourntomidnight]

Fyi more and more ppl would condemn Christianity as a terrorist cult if more ppl actually knew not only how foul Christians were at the very beginning, but in particular just how fucked the Spanish Inquisition was.

[thefirstknife]

Since a lot of people have been talking about possible antisemitism and racism in Bungie's writing I wanted to add something that always bothered me.

I think that Saint-14 as a character is at least influenced by some pretty anti Slavic stereotypes. He's the only major character of Slavic origin (accent) and he just so happen to embody the stereotype of "Slavic brute". He's strong and kills hordes of enemies not showing almost any remorse. And the Season of the Splicer even managed make it worse! Even when he's portrayed as having some deeper thoughts and agency he's still constructed as being unable to be subtle with his words (despise speaking English)

I really like Saint as a character but it's unpleasant to see that he's clearly created as a stereotype

I respectfully disagree. I've seen this line of thinking around A LOT, especially during Splicer, and I don't understand where it comes from outside of people being unable to treat non-native English speakers right. Source: I am Slavic. Not American with Slavic heritage, I am a Slavic person living in a Slavic country and English is not my native language.

Saint is as far away from a brute as possible. Ever since he's settled down in the City, he is dedicated to protecting, not attacking. He feeds birds and sings songs with the children of the City. He dedicated his time to learn to bake cookies for the Eliksni and was considerate to find a recipe that is specifically for Eliksni. He fights when he has to, but has largely settled down and would rather plough fields and plug holes in the wall than fight. He is incredibly emotional and emotionally intelligent and understanding. He is aware of his own and other people's emotions and he's open about it unapologetically.

He is so non-aggressive to the point of many in the community, including big lore youtubers, wishing for Osiris to DIE, just so they can see Saint being angry and aggressive enough to go on another bloody rampage. Because Saint is too tame for them. Too passive, too peaceful. Where is he a brute right now?

Saint has been "brutish" before Season of Dawn, because we never saw him anywhere outside of a couple of lines. He essentially didn't exist as a character until Season of Dawn and the only thing we knew about him was that he was a legendary Titan who went on a crusade against the Eliksni and killed many of them. That's definitely brutish!

When we met him in Dawn, we met him in the middle of his crusade, at the time where he lost countless innocent people to Eliksni in the middle of the horrible conditions of the Dark Age. He is... rough, and angry. Reasonably. He just got to Mercury to save civilians and he lost them and he almost died. He thinks in black and white terms; Eliksni bad, humans good. He is harsh and lost.

But, that's when we find him in a bad position and when he's yelling on comms because he's under fire. He also speaks in broken English and with an accent. People are prejudiced when they hear it and immediately assume less subtlety and less eloquence. That's not on Bungie. That's on the prejudiced audience.

In written text, he speaks perfectly fine. Observe this and this. The issue arises when he speaks out loud (with an accent) or when he's talking to friends casually or when he's making jokes. I don't know why people expect him to speak like he's giving a speech at all times. He can speak perfectly fine, but for non-native speakers, that can be exhausting. He is allowed to drop the eloquence in a more relaxed situation.

Pointing out Splicer is incredibly strange to me because in Splicer he made the biggest possible turning point when he was confronted with how other people see him as a brute. The cutscene where Mithrax tells a story about how the Eliksni view him as a monster shook him to his core. He has been on a path of redemption ever since and dedicated his time to gently protecting Eliksni. He even started learning their language and culture.

I would understand saying that Saint started off as a brute, because he did. But Bungie pulled the biggest flip of a switch on us when they showed us that Saint is actually a huge softie, a gentle man who was pushed to war only to protect, someone who lives for peace and quiet. He is good-natured, trusting, perceptive, kind and empathic.

How is this man a brute (this is just a small selection of his idle lines):

Food reserves are dwindling. New land must be ploughed. I can do this! / Everyone is so accommodating, I- I will think of ways to give back to them. / Shaxx, ugh. Glory is for the selfish. We fight to end the fighting. / To hear the children laughing. This is the peace we fight for. / The city breathes, ships flow through its veins. There is life here, and it is thriving. / I walked the City walls, plugged holes. Every small act brings us closer to peace. / The Traveller teaches us in these quiet moments. We are not defined by our scars. / The Light does not make us heroes, friend. Power is only good when it is used for good. / I am glad to see birds still nest in these old walls. / This life can take its toll. Come to me if you need to talk. / Yesterday, a child came to me. He carried a painted shield of paper. I turned to him and he threw the shield at my head! A young Titan, I love it! [laughing]

Saint-14 is the gentlest man in the whole damn setting. Bungie said "fuck toxic masculinity in particular" when they decided to treat us to a Saint so kind that people in-universe are surprised to learn that's THE Saint-14, the one who fought at Six Fronts and led a crusade against Eliksni. Eva's assessment of this:

"That's right," he said, spreading a little more birdseed. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Eva."

We sat a little longer together, watching the pigeons and the clouds, before I finally had to excuse myself to go back to my work.

As I said, I'd heard the legend of Saint-14 before. Many legends of remarkable Guardians make them seem like mythical figures, so far removed from anything the civilians of the City will ever see or experience. The legendary Saint-14 does not seem that way to me at all.

In fact, I think he is a very nice young man.

Saint is deeply ashamed and regretful of his violent past. Because he DID have a violent past, much like pretty much every Lightbearer. Saint and Shaxx discuss this, as well as Shaxx and Mithrax. But as much as he fought and as powerful he is, Saint does NOT enjoy war or fighting. He endures it because he knows that sometimes you must take up arms to protect those who can't protect themselves, but if he had the option to be sure that the City will stay safe without his aid, he would hang up his armour forever.

I've talked a lot about how much I appreciate that Bungie took a big powerful manly man who went on rampaging crusade before and presented him to us as a gentle and kind person who loves children and birds, who prefers domestic tasks over war and who is deeply emotional and thrives on kindness. It's quite strange to see people saying that he's a "Slavic brute stereotype." He is literally the opposite of it.

If there are specific instances in lore that someone thinks are stereotypical and brutish, I would love to see them so I can address them in context. I'm also not sure what "subtle with his words" means exactly, but if there are examples of this that you'd like addressed, I'm happy to investigate. Bungie is obviously not perfect so there could be instances where they messed up, though I can't currently recall any in regards to Saint and the fact that he's Slavic.