#net training

[mo-mode]

I love how the live action movie highlighted for me just how fucking insane Hiccup’s secret was to outsiders.

Like imagine you’re training for some kind of self defense/extermination course because your town has a huge reptile problem. People die from deadly snake and lizard infestations every single day and there’s this one guy who’s dad is the head exterminator but the kid is just such a pain. Like nepo baby to the fucking max. He fucks up their pest control work all the time, makes his mistakes everyone else’s problems, and can’t even say thank you to the people who help him not die because he’s such a whiny little brat about it!! And he has the gall to say shit like “oh yeah I can actually kill a Black Mamba single-handedly.”

Now SOMEHOW he gets the honor of training for their extermination team, right? (Clearly only because of his dad.) It’s a huge badge of pride to most people, and he doesn’t even take that seriously! Everyone else is throwing themselves into the work, already having studied the dangers and safety measures required to handle the deadly venomous snakes and lizards, and he apparently never read the fucking textbook?! He’s not even paying attention, nearly getting himself killed, asking the dumbest questions every day, and then he just runs off the moment class is over like he doesn’t even want to be there.

But THEN halfway through training he’s suddenly just inventing shit on his own and it’s working???? Like he’s still completely disregarding their rules and safety protocol, doesn’t even wear gloves when handling venomous reptiles, but he’s just casually wiping the floor with their asses and he offers no explanation whatsoever. He still doesn’t want to be there. And everyone’s so confused as to how that happened, right? A lot of people are reconsidering their own methods, thinking this could be a new era for their small town’s extermination efforts, but he seems so dismissive and even bothered by the idea?

Only to learn he’s been domesticating a Black Mamba in his spare time!!!! AND HE GIVES IT SCRITCHES

And his reasoning? “Well, personally, I think they make good house pets.”

[netwarior]

Expressions of Toothless

Over the course of a couple months, I drew little sketches of Toothless' face. I call these "Expressions of Toothless." The original intent was to fill both pages, but I accidentally spilled water on the second page, so I had to stop :(

For scale: see that "shocked" face in the bottom middle of page 2? Yeah, that's about 1 inch tall, nearly exactly.

[nikidontsurf]

Riccardo Calafiori and Ben White at London Colney (before the ucl match with PSV)

[if-we-are-free-tell-me-why]

every time I hear someone say "oh you have to listen to Dear Evan Hansen it has such good mental health representation" I cry in Next to Normal

[sp0o0kylights]

obsessed with your latest steddie au! steve’s relationship with his parents is so emotionally abusive and manipulative and my heart is breaking that nobody seems to recognise that

Thank you!!

I really wanted to focus on how Steve's parents are abusive in a way that is a lot harder to clock.

They're not out there screaming and kicking him out of the house. These people want you to like them, and they lie like they breath.

These are the adults who downplay serious issues, who make you doubt yourself, who smooth things over or even apologize on your behalf as a way to control and isolate you.

If everyone thinks you're terrible, and your amazing, doting, angelic parents are once again swooping in to save you, then your escape routes close up rapidly--which is of course, the whole point. They want their victims to rely on them and them alone.

For a lot of the Party, that's just not an evil they've encountered yet.

Throw in the fact that Steve does in fact, have a head injury, and things get muddy FAST.

It makes for delicious, angst-ridden scenarios and I am delighted everyone's happy to come along for the ride.

[dramas-vs-novels]

Granny, it's okay.

He's the Seme.

[armandyke]

this entire book so far is just marius explaining information I already know to new characters that I don't care about literally what is the fucking point of any of this

[purplesaline]

The fastest and most effective way to get an animal to love you isn't by giving them treats.

It's respecting their boundaries and helping them enforce their boundaries when others try to violate them.

This shows them you are someone they can trust and forms a strong foundation for a loving bond to grow.

I've often found that setting and enforcing my own boundaries with animals makes this process even faster. In my experience animals seem much more comfortable in a relationship when they understand there are mutual boundaries, even if it takes them time to learn to respect them (being consistent in your enforcement is important). They known rules exist and they want to know what those rules are. They won't always choose to follow them, mind you, but they do like to understand them.

I rarely give the menagerie here treats but they all adore me and often fight over who gets to cuddle with me. As an added bonus none of them try to obnoxiously beg from me either!

[netwarior]

I went on vacation late summer of 2019. Stayed at a beach house that my extended family owned. I was inspired to draw this after seeing a neat piece of stained glass there

[the-dumpster-fire-of-anxiety]

Draven inverse chastity on a training run and his team are constantly teasing him and making it harder and then they put a muzzle on him at the end and tell him he needs to beg if he wants any touch and he can't because of the muzzle and they keep edging-overstimming him until he's crying and can't be ashamed of how hard he's leaning into their hands wiping his tears away-

[tricksterlatte]

I've always been fascinated by fandom history, and I know I'm not the only one. It's interesting to see how fans of pop culture can create a culture of their own, and in the modern age of social media and the internet in general, that culture is as widespread as ever. Unfortunately, that also means downsides are becoming bigger as this culture becomes widespread, and it's saddening to watch, maybe even concerning.

I don't discuss these things to be preachy, especially considering how I've fallen into several of these pitfalls before, and have perpetuated some of this behavior in the past. To say otherwise would make me a hypocrite and a liar, and I firmly believe this goes for most people in any fandom. I was just thinking about this recently, and how a lot of the biggest stressors in what should be our stress relief really can be pinned mostly into a few central talking points, which I would love to discuss to know if I'm not just going crazy here

The concept of Big Name Fan has evolved into a position of authority on fandom, which does not fall to anyone regarding subjectivity. No one in a fandom is an authority except the creators themselves, who have every right to stay away from the fandoms they have birthed.

Popularity in general being conflated to intellectual authority as well, especially on websites with public stats, particularly following counts. The algorithm is no benevolent god, but people will sometimes see someone with 30k followers and think they are correct on a minor non-issue that has spiraled into discourse, especially when compared to someone with 30 followers. This also is just...a bummer when fanon evolves into perceived canon, and newcomers to the fandom can't post even innocuous meta or headcanons without it being perceived as morally/intellectually incorrect.

Monetization of fanworks, but especially zines, have led to a hypercompetitive atmosphere that only escalates the bitterness and resentment. This is not a universal problem, but many zines across all fandoms habitually accept the same artists and writers, or diminish the value of fanfic due to the limitations of physical printing. The application process has devolved into such a disheartening debacle for a majority of people I see, and the way it is often framed as "your work just wasn't good enough" when it's really about what the mods deem mass marketable will destroy just about anyone's self-esteem after repetitive rejections, and will give some frequent zine runners a false sense of final say over the community (not usually, but it can happen).

The level of distrust for anyone new attempting to start a fan project is just so depressing nowadays (and this one we sadly can blame on a few people by name, but the ones who have sent this issue spiraling still don't care and that just sucks. I feel horrible for everyone who has been tricked).

Somehow comment and anonymous asks have gone backwards from "don't feed the trolls" to "suck it up, at least you're getting comments." I have seen some of these comments people have been told to suck up. It's not okay in general. It's particularly gross when it's an anonymous hate message unrelated to the fanworks themselves, perhaps born out of resentment or bearing an ulterior motive. And some will even attack and defame character due to identity. It's not subtle. It's not okay. People should absolutely be dunked on for this, and I gotta say I'm sick of unsolicited concrit being enforced as positive either. If they didn't ask, don't give it. There's a reason a lot of fic writers some people adore suddenly go ghost, and they can't even talk about it.

Don't like, don't read has been discarded in favor of don't like, tell others don't read and also don't write. Transformative works don't have to fit into a canon or even in character mold. That's why they're transformative! It's a different type of artistic expression. If you don't like it, chances are good it simply wasn't meant for you. It's not bad. Don't shame others, god especially not for non-issues such as a t/b preference or a different gender hc, preferred haircuts, types of animal you imagine them as in another lifetime, I could list literally anything here and I bet there has been a fandom fight over it.

Exclusive yet publicly advertised community Discords that will bar you from invite if you're not one of the cool kids. I have unfortunately fallen into this trap before, and refuse to ever enable or endorse that behavior ever again. This isn't about friend groups either, it's about fandom-dedicated servers that flaunt themselves as a VIP club instead of what they are: a friend group. I also don't even know how to broach the subject of private accounts that turn into fandom tea accounts with dozens if not hundreds of followers, only for people to be angry if someone isn't exactly okay with horrific stuff being said in general, let alone about their mutuals or friends.

I know none of this will likely ever change, and tbh i'm so tired of it all, but...does anyone else know what I mean? I'm stressed out whenever I try to enjoy myself, because popularity and a strange business mindset is steadily taking over fandom spaces. I'm not saying people should stop trying to make stuff that sells, or that people universally do any of this, but fandom is evolving into a thing I'm not sure is good. idk anymore

[lilis-palace]

Lili! I know I've asked this before and I know you're focused on creating your own version of Ravenwood now (loved the Simblreen tombstones, btw!), but is an interior train set still on your mind? Your store fronts gave me LIFE and now all I'm needing is a train set, pretty please! Thank you, thank you & thank you for all the amazing content you provide us with ♥️

Heeey!! I'm coming back to INTARSIA in the winter, and I can promise there will be a lot of train interior-compatible items among them!

A train set is still an amazing idea, and I love old trains! If you have some interiors in mind, or any inspo pics, feel free to send them! It would make me extremely happy!

I’m so glad to hear that you’re enjoying my sets, and I hope you’ll like the new ones too! The train set is still on my list, and I really want to make it happen! 🥰❤

[turtle-sister-april]

Happy Birthday, dearest April. /g

We tried our best to get them accurate for you! ✨️

~ @donniesexceptionalmind

Awwww they’re adorable and perfect!💚

Thank you so much guys you’re the best. /gen

[mousemannation]

i am being divinely punished for not learning to drive

[ranger-rai]

What are your thoughts on Black Belt trainers? I've been told a few times I train like one, but I don’t use just fighting types.

While Balck Belt trainers are typically known for using fighting types and devoting most if not all of their time to training and honing their skills, perhaps to machine some level of mastery or personal discipline, there's nothing saying you NEED to be using fighting types, rather being a Black Belt trainer means you belong to a Dojo.

Most Black Belts belong to fighting type dojos and achieve the level of Black Belt. There are some Dojos for people with pokemon who have the same level of discipline.

I've seen trainers with Jigglypuff and even Psychic or Grass Types and fight like they eat, sleep, and breathe Brick Break.

If you don't want to tie yourself to Black Belt, maybe try finding a Dojo or Training Facility that has a more unique title.

I know that here in sinnoh, Crasher Wake has special titles for people he believes go above and beyond.

Don't feel like you need to limit yourself.

[tojisun]

BEKANDISOWKDBOEOD LETS DEVOUR THEM — baby

RECALLING BAINS FROM THE AHL WAS THE BEST DECISION FOR REAL