#learn to relax a little

[nudibutch]

like fr. just try getting some hot (not boiling, but hot) water and putting your favorite dildo in it for about 10 or 15 minutes. then take it out, quickly pat it dry, and hold it. itll feel like its at human body temp or a little warmer. dont knock it till you try it - sometimes you have to use science to get the results you want!!

[spacedlexi]

maybe if i just put these screenshots together youll understand why i think their relationship just Works so well as it pertains to the characters and themes of S4 in general

neither of them know what theyre doing, but theyre figuring it out Together. the old ways are dead. and together theyll build a new future thats worth fighting for

[arsenicflame]

Some personal headcanons on Izzy's literacy:

Izzy's able to read well enough to get by but he doesnt have an aptitude for it. he can read print letters ok, but stands no chance with cursive, even when people try to tone it down for him.

He especially struggles reading out loud, as he often needs a second to figure out words he doesnt know on sight.

He breezes through his regular log books, knowing the words by their shape alone, but when Stede gives him one of his books to read, he finds it gives him a headache, having so many words he is unfamiliar with.

Hes deeply embarrassed about how he struggles with reading, a fear instilled in him by whoever tried to teach him as a youth, inflicting harsh punishments for any minor mistakes he made

(they were only ever teaching him the basic bookkeeping, but still gave up and declared him "unteachable"- Izzy would later, with sheer stubbornness & spite, learn how to keep ships logs in a way that works for him, for Ed, but he never made it to finding joy in reading)

He tries to use his basic skills to cover up the fact he struggles with the majority of reading (and hides behind a display of distain to avoid situations where he might reveal himself)

He's seen performances of Shakespeare in ports before, and when he sees Stede has copies of the plays on his bookshelf, he decides to give reading another try- maybe its out of embarrassment, feeling inferior to Stede, maybe this new ship has inspired him to believe in himself & try again, whos to say?

[tei-to-tei]

December 13 - Glowing Lights

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ...

[ellsieee]

I've seen the kiss scene more than once and I've seen different gif sets of the kiss many times, but how the heck did I not notice that Yeowoon uses his tongue until now?

Cr: @wanderlust-in-my-soul

Maybe it's because I can't stop seeing Yeowoon as an adorable puppy or in no way was I expecting tongue from a kbl. Either way, now I feel like I've lost all my street cred as a bl watcher. How did I miss this?!

[eldrai]

hmmm time loop AU where Dogma is executed post Umbara and wakes up there again near the start. Multiple tries, multiple approaches, none of them break him out of the loop. He watches brothers die. He dies. He kills Krell so many times it starts to feel mundane. The handful of loops he ends not handcuffed or dead give him hope – until he wakes up again.

But it's not working. He's alone, and he's confused, and he's stuck.

And eventually, he has to ask for help. This too takes him many, many tries to get right. He has observed Krell for loops on end, he's got plans, he's got so much to do but he can't do it alone.

He does. He asks for help and he's afraid to tell them why, or how, he knows what he knows. Rex, Jesse, Fives, Tup, anyone he can – he begs them to trust him, even if he can't tell them why yet.

After the first loop with them fails, Dogma is simultaneously incredibly relieved and horribly jealous when he wakes up in his bunk and none of them have looped with him.

Some loops they do trust him. Some loops they don't. He watches brothers die. He watches Tup die. He figures out the best way to phrase things because, hey, he's got unlimited practice runs. All he has to do to restart is—well. And he knows if he can get everything right, get all the plans perfect, he can do it: they can take down Krell and nobody else gets hurt and time will move on.

Except he fails, and he fails, and he fails. Over and over his plans come close but just fall short. He's watched his friends – the closest thing he has – die over and over again.

Exhausted, traumatised and running out of options, Dogma takes a different approach to the next loop. He tells them everything he knows about Krell, pretends to have found it out naturally in one way or another, and instead of trying to bend events to fit his plans, he lets the plans unfold much the same most 501st plans do: messy and chaotic and, crucially, successful.

He's given his brothers all he knows and given them the free reign to make the decisions. Trusted them, so they trust him.

Dogma doesn't even intend to fall asleep at the end, but the stims for his injuries start to wear off (minor things, really, and they'll be gone the next loop but he's too tired to argue with Kix) and the medbay is the right combination of busy but muted that he hardly manages an hour after the dust has settled before he's gone.

He wakes up. The light against his closed eyelids makes his head throb. His ribs ache all down his right side, where Krell had thrown him last—

Last loop.

The last loop.

[daddy-ul]

Quick!!

Reference

Edit: it's "idontwannaTRIMit", not "press", I just noticed *facepalm*

[shikai-the-storyteller]

AWH... I'm skipping through Roier's QSMP Day 1 VOD because I'm looking for a specific thing, and I just noticed that when Jaiden stands in front of the group to do her introduction and her mic isn't working, Mariana laughs (not in a mean way, I laughed too) and Roier immediately smacks him and tells him off for laughing.

[Timestamp ~36m 50s, volume warning for Quackity's awful mic]

It's such a little thing, but I think it's really sweet in retrospect, especially considering how Roier and Jaiden have become such good friends in recent weeks :')

[solomiracle]

something i really hope to see more of in the main story is proper development between barbatos and mc. even by the end of season four, there's still a notable distance between them. i would wanna have more scenes like their conversation when alone during the tail thieves arc in season three, and/or lucifer style where as you get closer with his loved ones (diavolo), he allows himself to be more casual with you

[thepalerimitation]

My Headcanons for the Bear:

Mikey drank orange juice out of the carton and had a precious Nintendo that Carmy was NOT allowed to touch on pain of death.

Marcus watches the Great British Baking Show and Baking With Julia. Not while cooking or as background noise. Just sits down and marathons it.

Tina is meticulously careful about her clothes. She irons her Sunday dress, she keeps her heels on the top shelf in their shoeboxes. Her beloved string of pearls remains in its velvet case on her dresser.

Richie used to sneak into movie theaters with Mikey when they were kids. He goes by himself now.

Uncle Cicero once attempted to take custody of Carmy, Mikey, and Natalie when Donna was getting worse, but Natalie lied to CPS.

Ebra plays chess with Sweeps in the park on their day off. He makes bold, heroic moves and favors his rook.

Natalie picks at her nails when she’s stressed, so Pete lied and said he likes how she looks with acrylic nails. It helps, and even though they both know it’s a bit of lie.

Claire went to the French Laundry when Carmy was there.

Sydney bakes a cake every year for her mother’s birthday. This year, she shared it with Natalie.

Carmy has a deep seated fear of heights from Mikey forcing him to jump off the roof on a dare. He shattered his ankle, and even though he really should be taking painkillers for the bad days when it still hurts, he doesn’t.

[skrunksthatwunk]

now that they've all got some downtime...

bonus:

[small-spark-of-light]

i was doing anatomy studies and decided to draw him

[lit-in-thy-heart]

been trying out a new writing technique recently and it's called chilling tf out and reminding myself that fic is written for fun.

[sleeeepy-demon]

You came! Then it's not scary anymore.

[flamboyant-king]

Hey babes, sorry I've been dead, but I coulda been literally dead if I had not gone.

I didn't hurt myself and we're still figuring things out. I would love to share but I've already forgotten what I've learned. I hope I get more guidance and time for healing and learning on how to lead my life in a better direction than where I was. But that takes time and effort.

I hope to get some rest, get some support, and get it together. But right now, I don't think it's healthy for me to worry about art in the way I do now. I may not express it here, but trying to maintain my art endeavors/projects while there's so much bullshit going on backstage is not helping me. Especially since I'm not even obligated to do so. But trying to force myself to do something I am currently unable to do will just make me feel worse. I'll follow my dreams and passions one day, but I've been putting off the healing process for years.

So I guess it's better to get better now so I can get the ball rolling again. Why drive on a flat tire?

[gayemeralds]

character arcs

optimus -> dies

mirage -> learns to like humans and overcomes his selfishness

moonracer -> literally perfect

jazz -> learns to speak up

hot rod -> matures into a leader

bumblebee -> learns to reconcile who he was and who he is

arcee -> gets worse

first aid -> already perfect