#or at least it used to be

[veryberrybad]

wanted to try my hand at a vintage vox design! i was REALLY inspired by 2013 baby vox and his black and white screen (and by vox in @mothballmilkshake ‘s Competing Frequencies, just write that fic on my tombstone at this point)

so here’s vox in his debut!! an upstart who’s a bit less confident but a bit more passionate

and more orange!

i wonder where the orange went

base lineart of the sketches !

[pynkhues]

Re: ascribing morality to monsters. Sorry to resurrect a dead thread but I think there’s also a need to make one party “right” and one party “wrong” when really, they all had their moments of right and wrong and good and bad because people (or in this case vampires) are inherently complex and nuanced. Like I’ve seen people be like “Armand was the healthier partner” and that’s laughable to me, because while I will concede there are things he knew how to do well such as give Louis space and quiet or just have nights in, which admittedly was something Lestat struggled with. I don’t think it’s an accident the “Baby Lou” play was a recreation of one of Louis greatest traumas- which was Paul’s suicide on the wedding day. He could have healed Louis after he went into the sun with his blood. He also dangled Lestat in front of him but didn’t tell him a key part of his message. He’s a mean little fucker when he wants to be. We talk at length about Lestat’s flaws, but they all have them. It’s good character building. That’s the point. Modern audiences are afraid of that. (I still want Louis and Lestat to work it out, even after everything).

(x)

Don't apologise, anon! I agree with you. I'm actually kind of fascinated by this intersection between modern fandom, shipping, moralising and virtue signalling that seems to be becoming endemic, in no small part because I'm just sort of baffled by it. I think a lot of it boils down to the social media echo chambers and the desire to turn fandom and shipping into something between a sport and political activism, the former of which has been bolstered by capitalism and the commercialisation of fandom (I'm thinking of things like the Team Edward/Team Jacob Twilight craze which really made shipping competitive in a way I'm not sure it was before that), and the way social media has broken communities and further individualised culture so that many find what they say online more important than what they do in real life, if that makes sense?

(It doesn't help that the breakdown of the social contract and the shift towards fascism and authoritarianism has infiltrated fandom either, which I've talked about before).

But yeah, I mean arguing which relationship is healthier, or which character is better on a show like IWTV (on any show, honestly), is a bit silly to me, and pretty far removed from the point of it all. I do think a lot of it is happening in bad faith in this particular fandom too, which is a bit shit.

[kosmicsandshoes]

draw moo n nogla !

Yknow boys this isn’t ship art but I’m surprised moogla isn’t a more popular bbs ship

[monstermonger]

~3 months traveling in my wife’s home-country -> 100 journal pages

[doodleswithangie]

headcanon that stan hates wearing glasses (for many reasons) and went without them for years until he really needed them

[Image Description: Comic of a younger Stanley Pines from "Gravity Falls." Alt text is provided and copied below the cut. End ID]

A younger Stan squints at his blurry reflection in the mirror, leaning in really close to see himself clearly. He sighs and grabs a pair of Ford's glasses on the dresser. Putting them on, he stares at his reflection. "Welp," he says, "this is unsettling."

He turns away from the mirror to adjust his tie, saying, "But it can't be helped." His reflection is now a disheveled Ford, mirroring Stan.

[orcinus-veterinarius]

Woman at the zoo: Why do they look so sad? 😔

Sign literally 10 feet away:

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[oatmealspet]

Over 800 TAG members marched on Netflix & delivered a petition demanding the AMPTP keep #animation jobs #union, agree to AI protections & more. Show the AMPTP that you #standwithanimation. Sign your name next to the people that make the shows you love.

[djsangos]

//captain's armor is violence. by the way

[hinamie]

blue light overexposure dot png

[1-800-dreamgirl]

this is what everyone has been saying!! no one is looking at celebrities for political statements, but they should and must use their platform to amplify the voices of those who need and most importantly be against this genocide!!

[lungthief]

sometimes u just gotta remind yourself that while ace attorney is about law and justice and stuff it is also about a bunch of young adults living in [CALIFORNIA]

[teaboot]

Any tips for being a suicidal 15 year old?

When I was a suicidal 15 year old everyone told me “it gets better”, and it sounded like bullshit. And frankly, it still sounds like bullshit. Like oh, what, I’m living in hell and you’re not gonna help me or *do* anything or give me any useful advice and I’m supposed to just hang in there on the nebulous, pithy promise that things are just gonna work out on their own? And you can’t tell me how or why, I’m just supposed to take it on the faith that I don’t have that something might change in ways I haven’t considered?

But yeah. It does. And it’s frustrating as hell.

Yes, things are gonna get better, and they’re gonna get better in ways I can’t describe even after experiencing it myself. Things you don’t even know CAN be different WILL be different. One day you’re just going to step outside and realize things got better somewhere and you didn’t even notice it happening.

And there’s really nothing I can say that makes that sound even a little bit believable.

I guess all I can tell you is that you have to want to believe it.

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

Also increasingly aware that a LOT of people "manage" getting through the 40+ hour work week by sleeping less than is healthy and relying on stimulants like coffee and energy drinks to keep them going.

For people who are unwilling or unable to do this...work really does just dominate your life. Like we really should not have to rely on unhealthy practices just to have a social life or keep on top of housework or whatever.

I know I post about this a lot but I'm so TIRED all the time and it's just so depressing that this is how we're expected to spend the one life we have.

[andstuffsketches]