#slash references

[finnyboychee]

guys im going to this big art competition and idk what to draw. like im just a boy that does reference portraiture im not young picasso srry :(

[cable-salamdr]

No. Draw more furries. Ras.

>:/

I cheated and drew Arin as well. Fuck you I was thinking of someone sending exactly something like that.

[akiacia]

eye contact

[seaghosst]

EAT YO FOOD BITCH DAMN!!! FUCK UOU LOOKIN CRAZY FOR!!!!

[oldangryslytherin]

Harry: Maybe because you're skinny and maybe 'cause you're pretty, you're used to getting away with things, but I want you to know that your actions have an effect on others, and I hate you, and you are a horrible person, and you not understanding that you're a horrible person doesn't make you less of a horrible person

Tom:

Tom: you think I'm pretty?

[saphirdevil]

MOVE IT WHITE WOMAN CUZ ADA WANTS ME INSTE-

[knockknockitsnickels]

One really good thing I think Princess and the Dragon (and the Pristine Cut in general) added was how it changed the way the split between the harsh/soft princess reads (gonna be referring to them as Harsh and Soft for the rest of this post for simplicity).

Pre-Pristine Cut I saw a good amount of people (mostly on YouTube, I don't think I saw many here) commenting that they preferred the Harsh Princess because they felt that she was more genuine than Soft. This perception was arguably supported by their respective "free the princess" routes: in Prisoner the two of you have to work together to get out of the cabin, in Damsel you kind of just have to ignore your impulse to question things and rush out the door (I'm oversimplifying a bit, I know, bear with me). Between the Deconstructed Damsel ending, Shifty's description of her, and the overall more comedic tone of the route, the game sort of implied whatever relationship you have with Damsel (and by extension the Soft princess) isn't built on anything substantive.

However, I think the additions in the Pristine Cut help to challenge this. First, by expanding the Damsel route with Happily Ever After. In the leadup to Happily Ever After we see Damsel express discomfort with your suggestion to stay (though she'll still agree to it). This is a little thing, but it does help to show that she's still her own person with her own desires (which was a thing pre-pristine cut as well, this just makes it more explicit). HEA itself also helps to flesh out Damsel, and shows that her care for the player is genuine (even if your relationship in the route itself has gone downhill).

PATD also added a detail which completely recontextualized the "Harsh/Soft" Princess: namely, that the Princess can hear if you pick up the knife. Where before it was suggested that the Princess' behavior changed based on the blade because of the player's perception (if you take the blade you see her as a threat & vice versa), now instead it seems that her behavior changes depending on if she knows you're armed.

While you could still argue that the "soft" persona is a facade, I think this change highlights that the "harsh" princess is one as well. If Soft is "acting" sweet to prove that she's harmless and convince you to let her go, Harsh is trying to show that she's dangerous to discourage you from killing her. Her dialogue when convincing you to drop the knife emphasizes this (paraphrasing): "I'm probably locked down here for a reason, right? Best not to risk finding out what I can do." This isn't to say that either version of the Princess isn't "real" or that she "doesn't have a personality" - I think both versions are being genuine, they're just also unsure if they can trust you.

This change also made reuniting with the Heart Princess at the end of the game even more meaningful for me - it's the first time the two of you can speak openly with one another on equal terms.

[sweeneydino]

Spikeangelo, Reference sheet... again, I think

Yes, this is a hint...maybe

[lackadaisycal-art]

drew louis for my iwtv obsessed sister but she couldn't come up with a good quote for me to add on the spot so i ad-libbed

[joonebugg]

How can call of duty players be so homophobic when Soap and Ghost are literally right there lowkey flirting over the radio?

[swarmishstrangers]

All of the living Creed siblings

[mizodorito]

funeral

my artpiece for the md after the fall fanzine :)

[emeraldwhale]

i love glass of water

take a fuckign sip babe

[rockafstw]

Ayrton Senna praising Alain Prost in ‘87-‘88

[kalwithatrenchcoat]

Cannot wait to make more of these moments with all of you. See ya.

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[philtrashnumberunus]

defy expectations. write fanfiction on the porch in the sun. write it sitting under a tree in a grassy field. commune with the inherent homoeroticism of the natural world. let mother nature guide your hand