#ramblings from the patch

[pumpkinpatchreblogs]

What if I told you guys I was getting back into Under/ /tale (my attempt at not appearing in the main tag lol)...

[plutonicbees]

cassie sandsmark star jorts from issue #23 of yj98 you have always been famous to me

(before pic + additional photos and unnecessary ramblings under the cut)

I made these jorts in 22 hours over the course of 3 days! pure willpower via my love for cassie sandsmark because I am a total novice in sewing and i am still not very good at it. (i really just combined various tutorials and improvised on measurements and then regretted improvising measurements later on).

I thrifted these jeans last year for cassie vibes (even though I had already made her star-spangled red bellbottoms at that point) and wasn't a fan of how they fit + I couldn't figure out how to style them. I enjoyed sewing in the panels to flare them out and then everything else (cargo pockets and sewing in stars) was hell <3

the pockets are not placed well (nor are they particularly well-made), the hem is uneven, the stars are quite janky (and I think I stitched on too many), I probably stabbed my fingers a million times, and I am so in love with them

[shortqueershakespeare]

To someone from a warm climate really hits different when I’m home and in the coldest room known to man

[aulostheremin]

Headcanoning Shen Monkey's species

cus my life is falling apart and only monkeys can make me feel something

Now it's well known that Sun Wukong is based on rhesus macaques and so are his monkey children. of course in almost every adaptations, he's more anthropomorphic, having slight human features like an average human height and wearing clothes. this goes too with Destined One, Old Monkey and some other background monkeys.

But for Shen Monkey, I don't think he's the same species as them. he has dark grey/almost black fur, light grey skin, pointed ears (this might be cus he's a zodiac deity), yellow eyes, pronounced snout and a longer tail that almost curls.

closeup screenshots of Shen I've gotten from @szynkaaa

so what species Shen Monkey could be? I say he's either a langur monkey or vervet monkey.

these are honestly the closest thing I could get to match Shen Monkey. the colours are way off and these two monkeys are not even native to China but well... I tried.

@/szynkaaa and @blackknight-kai have their own posts on deep analysing the monkey characters in Black Myth Wukong, and it's what inspired me to make these kinds of posts to fulfil my obsession with monkies. so check them both!

[solarpunkani]

"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"

OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.

"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"

OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it

"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"

OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.

"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"

I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.

I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.

Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.

So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.

[scarapanna]

THE NEW UPDATE VIDEO?????WHAT THE HELL HUH????????

My live reaction/silly

[lazylittledragon]

got my first ever mild chemical burn but looking like a cupcake was worth it

[princesscrystal-hyperfixations]

Ya'll wouldn't believe how much RELIEF I felt when I read this, because!! Even if Venti's not voiced in 5.6, it's an Archon Quest, so that means he'll be voiced later on!!

[palamedespoetry]

it's only a given that mythological figures don't follow a narrative arc from author-to-author but also. consider. we have two characters here who were enemies to odysseus; palamedes, who was violated by him, and telamonian ajax, who was honoured by him. and it seems that both of them have the opposite reactions to it.

palamedes

death was caused by odysseus

corpse is denied proper burial by agamemnon

telamonian ajax defends (and performs) his right to a burial

despite it all; palamedes in the underworld is... lenient, almost. from the only account we have of his shade, he simply says "let us spare odysseus from now on." in response to his farmer-admirer that wanted to beat up odysseus

telamonian ajax

ok yeah it was suicide but it was caused by odysseus' victory so. he's there. included

corpse is denied proper burial by agamemnon

odysseus and teucer defend his right to a burial (it's odysseus' words that convince agamemnon)

despite it all; ajax is relentless in his rage against odysseus, refusing to even speak to him in the underworld, before turning his back

mind you, both of these men were close companions in life! yet, their deaths are so similar, but so different. it gets even more interesting when you consider the gap between these events – with palamedes' being somewhere during the trojan war, and ajax's in the last year of it. just. all very interesting to chew on.

[that-culdesac-kid]

So, let's talk about Tamarack and Qiu's "fancy outfits"!

I was looking back at the fancy outfits post from two years ago, and I find it interesting that gb patch said they're for two different occasions, because I initially thought they're for the same events (like a school play or something). So I figured it'd be fun to look more into them and guess what those "two different occasions" are!

Totally not because of favoritism, let's start with Tamarack!

It seems like she's wearing a dirndl dress. The overall shape and design match the key features you can usually find in a dirndl (close-fitting bodice with cross lacing and low neckline, blouse underneath the bodice, wide high-waisted skirt with apron), and I think it'd make sense for her to wear it since she's part German.

While I was searching about this, I actually found some kid dirndl designs that look pretty close to the one she's wearing. I think these might be the vibes that gb patch/the sprite artist were going for? So pretty!

But what prompted Tamarack to get all dressed up with such a pretty dirndl in the first place? This is just my personal guess, but I think it might be for Oktoberfest. It's one of the events where dirndl is usually worn, and the time frame will really match the autumn setting of olnf.

As for Qiu, he's dressed in black tights and has his hair in a neat bun like he usually does in ballet class, so it's save to assume that he's wearing a costume for a ballet performance.

I was looking at ballet costume designs on the internet a while ago, and I think his outfit might be a combination of these two:

The first design has similar-looking buttons, floofy sleeves, and overall shape of the lower part, while the second design has matching belt, collar, and overall shape of the upper part. Though, this is just me guessing and the outfit was most likely created with different inspirations in mind.

Sadly, we can't really tell what kind of performance he'd be doing from his costume alone. My best guess is he's dancing for a ballet recital, though it'd be unusual to have one in autumn since they're usually held in spring. So it's also possible that he's dancing for other kind of performance or for a competition.

So... To sum it all up: we will probably have a Qiu-focused ballet recital moment and a Tamarack-focused festival moment in step 1. It's pretty exciting to think about the possibilities!

[pumpkinpatchreblogs]

Brother had me draw Dave and now I cannot stop

Help

[romans-empire]

You don't even know Chara... They are THE unhealthy doomed toxic situationship secret third thing best friends spanning across multiple timelines.

[shortqueershakespeare]

Can someone please remind this man about the existence of the cONTINENT HE LIVES IN

[happi-dreams]

sorry for the lack of posting, got the ppt brain rot from last year smacking me in the head again —so a lil wip !! technically a redraw of my interpretation (kinda au cause they save as many people as they can) of player!

they’re silly !! as is my trademark for all mcs i create

[dotssu3]

also while i dont draw much de fanart anymore, i still sometimes go through fayde. i was thinking about playing dress up with jean again after ready this line what is his plainclothes outfit

[haunted-xander]

The gacha gods have smiled upon me today!