#ok for a bit more context

[wackydoggs]

promised myself that i wouldn’t post this until the oomf this was commissioned for posted their fanfic that this goes along to BUT they gave me the go ahead to post this so i absolutely will (because be more chill has been eating at my brain for literally a year now and i, for some reason, have not posted any of my other art for it)

so anyway. have some boyf riends with no context (except for the fact that it DOES have context that has… yet to be finished written)

[maerhiya]

in regards to the constant dismissal of his aroace identity, i hate it when alastor 'fans' say and use the excuse: "he's fictional, he won't get offended."

like, you're right, but it can and will offend us.

when you see yourself being represented on screen, of course you'd feel enthusiastic about it — representation allows individuals to see themselves reflected in the media they consume, validating their identities and experiences. but when so many people take that representation and decide to disregard and discard it, it is so fucking frustrating. we finally have another character to be part of the tiny amount of representation we have, but then people don't even care about how much it means to us? like yeah, alastor won't get offended because he's not real, but it frustrates and annoys us. do you realize that it's also technically invalidating the aroace community? that you're invalidating our feelings? imagine feeling like you're finally being seen because your orientation is finally being represented in media, and people just decide to blatantly ignore, discard, and invalidate it.

media has such a powerful influence on real life, representation being a prevalent factor of it. there are numerous posts that dictate how people went to watch a movie/show or read a book just because a character depicts their identity in it — obviously, being represented is an incredibly uplifting and validating experience.

which is why seeing an aroace character in a popular show is so meaningful to us because we live in a world where romance and sex are literally everywhere and prioritized above all else. (and it's pretty obvious that alastor's on the repulsed end of the spectrum, but even if he wasn't, at least make an effort to acknowledge his sexuality instead of continuing to portray him as allo; aroace folks can be in relationships but it's not going to be the same thing with allos' experiences.)

any and every representation matters, but why does that seem to stop at people under the aroace spectrum? like y'all can't even let us appreciate the scraps of representation we have. we barely have any, so are we really that dramatic for being upset at how people easily disregard and dismiss our identities that are being depicted on screen just like that? is it truly wrong of us to want to defend and maintain the little representation we have?

[gncrezan]

some old @chrysanthemumgames hermes-seph sketches!!! some of it is established-relationship daydreaming but also a peek at my dark and twisted mind (sprawling intricate spidey au)

[frigidfries]

deep in my wip folder there are the thumbs for a ~6 page papyrus & flowey comic from a whiiiile ago. for funsies, here is a segment of the page i test colored with no lettering or context

[xiakeponz]

"If I liked someone, I would hide it in the depths of my heart forever. I would never speak of it aloud, nor would I ever let anyone know."

so anyway I am watching this show now because there's not a lot to watch (for some reason I've gone off on a ZLH backlog and I do love to see Bailu) and omg don't spoiler but-

Xie Wei is talking about himself right, very hypothetically and this is not about Jiang Xuening at all :skull emoji: did he like her from like four years ago when they were going to the capital ... what's going on xie wei sir lmao as far as she knows he's whipped out his dagger 🗡️ like actually- at her more than a few times 😩 also, yo, is he also living a second life? (ok no spoil).

[thebramblewood]

Meanwhile, at Vatore Manor... Part I

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Transcript under the cut.

Lilith: Caleb! CALEB!

[squelch] [squelch] [splat]

Lilith: Caleb.

Caleb: Early night for you.

Lilith: Mm. Be a dear for me, won’t you? Crawl out of your dreary little man cave and run me a bath.

Caleb: Come on, Lil. I just got to the good part. Can’t you do it your-

Lilith: [hisses] Now.

Caleb: [groans internally, clicks off TV]

Lilith: Jesus, you still haven’t gotten rid of this witchy junk? [pauses deliberately] It’s not like they’re ever coming back for it.

Caleb: [clenches fist] Do you want your bath or not?

[millenniumringg]

Super Secret cowboy au

[ask-the-bone-boys]

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU! OH, YOU'RE ALL TOO KIND."

"I AM DREADFULLY SORRY THAT I COULDN'T RESPOND TO YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY, BUT IT WARMS MY HEART THAT YOU COULD SHARE SUCH SENTIMENTS WITH ME NONETHELESS."

"ALL THIS PASSION... IT'S PRACTICALLY RADIATING THROUGH THE SCREEN! I COULD ONLY HOPE TO RETURN IT SOME DAY, HOWEVER UNLIKELY THAT MAY BE."

"IT'S QUITE NICE TO SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE FINALLY GETTING SOME SENSE."

[appallinnballin]

my beautiful son who has every disease

[jackienautism]

“How did this all get so fucked up?”

[todayisafridaynight]

what if i ufcking threw up and dcried look at him hess oooo i hate himmmmmmmmmm

[axellis]

https://www.tumblr.com/axellis/755289937639882752/if-you-see-these-ppl-in-your-vicinity-run-far-far?source=share

Now I'm curious how they'd end up in a polycule in the first place lol

my face when i get to talk about lore

i wrote a whole lot so im gonna put it under a readmore but TLDR:

hollyberry & powdered sugar have known each other since they were littleeee-- before she finds her soul jam & everything! so they were already pretty close. in my head powdered sugar is at the very least acquainted w/ the others. hollyberry & powdered sugar were adventurers together until the berry families get united & the hollyberry kingdom is founded.

hollyberry & powdered sugar both fight pitaya! pitaya isn't one to back down and rest, but powdered sugar is insistent on bandaging the dragon up. hes just not one to leave someone injured. this quickly becomes a cycle where they fight and powdered sugar patches it up before it thinks about flying off. pitaya starts not minding (bc then it can get back to fighting faster)

this is at the very least the beginnings of their relationships w/ eachother.

as a brief summary: powdered sugar is able to get pseudo-immortality but has to stay in an inn of his founding in order to keep it up. the inn is created post-dark flour war and powdered sugar presumes hollyberry to be either dead or missing

so when a certain unnamed huntress comes across an inn and sees her childhood friend of so many years ago-- safe to say they're both surprised to see each other! hollyberry doesn't really ask, but she will still try to visit.

...but by legend of the red dragon she's starting to think that some answers on how powdered sugar is still alive after YEARS are needed. especially if it's some kind of sinister magic. this story powdered sugar gets to tag along with ^___^ by force. but it also lets the trio do some necessary rekindling that eventually pushes them into considering romanticisms

im actually like writing the legend of the red dragon retelling w/ powdered sugar's inclusion as a fic but idk if ill ever post it

post legend of the red dragon i think pitayasugar happens first. they kind of always had moments but never really talked about it. hollyberry & powdered sugar sort of resolve themselves into thinking that they'll just be friends for eternity. until eventually somebody pushes them into getting together. (like no you two making out w/ eachother when youre drunk is NOT typically a normal friend thing!)

but yeah i think theyre all cute together and um ilike them a lot smiles i think theyre very complicated but also so uncomplicated bc thats just how it is when youre friends/lovers as immortal beings

[cherry-bomb-ships]

I watched every episode of the Powerpuff Girls 2016 reboot with Mojo Jojo in it, and all I got out of it was these 3 minutes of content. Enjoy.

[averlym]

,,, little lemmings in line...

[front-facing-pokemon]

[5hrignold]

allan is so loyal to his job its a little scary