#sorry this is a LONG one

[lovelyboytears]

you're at the library with your sub, while he's studying for finals

you can't resist the temptation to tease him. the way his eyebrows scrunch up when he's focused is just too cute

you move your chair a little closer to his and put your hand on his thigh under the table. he looks up from what he's working on, and you give him a reassuring smile.

as he keeps working, you start to trace patterns on his thigh with your nails, watching as he starts to melt under your touch. you trace steadily upwards, noticing his back stiffen when your hand stops right on his bulge. you lean over and drop a kiss right below his ear before whispering

"already half hard for me, and all i've done is touch your thigh?"

the tips of his ears burn red, and he squirms in his seat trying to resist the urge to buck his hips upward

you start to move, grinding his cock on your hand. he lets a whimper slip past his lips, and your movements immediately still

"shh, this is a library, remember? you want people to overhear you making those cute sounds, hmm?"

"n-no mommy, i don't want that"

you grin and slip your hand into his pants, playing with the tip exactly where he likes it

"i think you do. you want everyone to hear you whining and moaning like a dog in heat. why else would you be dripping precum like this?"

right as he opens his mouth to object, you stroke your thumb over the head of his leaking dick, and his words are cut off by a high-pitched moan

"see how good you are at being a whore, just for me? maybe i should make you beg out loud here. i bet you'd get off to that, wouldn't you?"

he can only manage to nod, covering his mouth with his hands. you can see tears glistening in the corners of his eyes. he looks so pretty like this, so good for mommy.

"alright, baby boy. how about you get up and walk to the car for me? don't cover yourself, let everyone see how hard you are."

"b-but"

"no buts! if you can be a good boy and do what i say, you can hump my thigh until you cum! i'll meet you in the car, cutie"

[genderless-crimes]

Can you imagine being Pete during The Summoning? You're running for your life from the scariest guy in your class who beat the shit out of you when he didn't have ghost powers. You and your friends have no choice but to summon outer dimensional beings that were just described as worse than Satan, and soon as they arrive, one of them starts maniacally laughing about having another Spankoffski in its toy box.

The homeless man exists in this universe (I think he exists in all of them??), which means that Time Bastard has either happened or will happen in the future. If it hasn't happened yet, then Pete is being taunted by a goat-faced creature about his family for some reason he can't understand. But if it has happened, if Ted's already gone missing, then Tinky is admitting that he's the one who took Ted.

Imagine how horrifying that would be, to find out that not only is your missing brother completely gone, but he's trapped in the hands of a being beyond your comprehension that's taking delight in your misery. All of those late nights waiting for Ted to be found or come home. Pete and Ted didn't seem to get along very well, but they still loved each other. Pete still looked up to his older brother, and now he's gone forever, trapped in Tinky's toy box.

[hazelnut-u-out]

Initially, my opinion on ‘Rick: A Mort Well Lived’ was… not a positive one. 

I felt like having the ‘I love you’ conversation between Rick and Morty without actually having our Rick and Morty on screen was a weak choice. Especially with it being so early in the season, I assumed it was a way of subverting the backlash of having Rick be ‘softer’ on screen by making both his and Morty’s progression more palatable to a wider audience. 

I recently got to this episode on my rewatch, and almost considered skipping it. After a bit of internal debate, I didn’t. 

The episode was never one of my favorites, since it embedded a deep anxiety within me about the state of Morty’s character. I know it sounds silly, but the concept of splitting Marta from Morty entirely (and maybe even permanently) triggered a thought loop about his character that I couldn’t shake for weeks. It even makes me nervous to think about it now! 

That being said, I was surprisingly glad that I made the decision I did, because my opinion on the episode as a whole has definitely shifted upon my most recent rewatch.

I see, now, what they were attempting to do. I think that the episode was meant to be an acknowledgement of Rick’s love and appreciation for Morty, but done in a way that doesn’t desaturate the emotional intensity of later conversations between the two in a ‘real’ setting. When Rick says that he loves Morty and values him as a grandson to Marta, the audience gets concrete confirmation that those feelings exist in canon. By removing Marta from Morty, Morty has no idea that Rick ever said those things. Narratively speaking, this staves off the satisfaction of having Morty both know and believe this, leaving room for more fulfilling and impactful admissions in the future (or highlighting a lack thereof). 

Do I think they did this well? …Somewhat. 

I think that there should have been more of a focus on exploring Morty’s feelings outside of Rick, and how those play into his predisposition to being a victim. At the same time, enough is there to get the point across. In my opinion, though, it still somehow leaves Morty as a whole feeling a bit neglected. 

That being said, I noticed some interesting (and arguably brilliant) details/foreshadowing that definitely shine through only on rewatch. 

The first of these details is the language hinting at the nature of the relationship between Rick and Marta, and how that compares to his relationship with Morty. 

Near the beginning, Marta refers to Rick explicitly and directly as ‘Grandpa.’ This is something that Morty isn’t shown to do after season one, opting to call him by his name instead. He only ever refers to Rick as ‘my grandpa’, and never the title directly. The closest instance to Morty using this title post season one (aside from ‘Solaricks’) that I can think of is when he and Summer use the term ‘Papa’ as a title for Rick in ‘Childrick of Mort.’ 

Later in the episode, as tension builds between Rick and Marta, she changes the way she refers to him, calling him ‘Rick’ rather than the title ‘Grandpa.’ This is a direct parallel to the evolution of the way Morty speaks to/about Rick himself. 

Marta seems to be a part of Morty that is very confident in her identity, intelligence, and capability. She’s so talented at converting other bits of Morty to their cause that Rick seems to rely nearly fully on her efforts while he focuses on building the ships. Most of the other pieces of Morty seem to trust Marta more than they trust Rick, as she can appeal to their identity. She can make them proud to be Morty in a way that Rick cannot. 

I don’t necessarily think that Marta and Morty abandoning the term ‘Grandpa’ means that they lose respect for Rick. In fact, I think that a huge part of Morty still respects Rick in a plethora of ways. Instead, I think this is a hint at a perceived loss of familial intimacy/connection on their behalf. 

Even though the two are very physically close and exist within a shared space a lot of the time, Morty doesn’t identify with familial titles or terms of endearment when it comes to Rick. He doesn’t feel safe or valued with Rick, so he doesn’t feel like Rick is his grandpa a lot of the time. 

It’s interesting to me that the piece of Morty Rick calls his ‘right hand Morty’ seems to be the piece of Morty that is also the most willing to rebel just to hear Rick’s love for him voiced. 

You could even view the ‘Holy Wars’ as the majority of Morty being willing to die just to know that Rick cares. 

Just to be valued. 

Secondly, there’s most definitely some MAJOR foreshadowing when it comes to the existence of Rickbot and the events of the last two episodes of the season infused into ‘Rick: A Mort Well Lived.’ 

The most obvious, to me, was the scene where the robot Rick made tells Marta that he ‘loves and respects’ her. When he malfunctions, Marta exclaims, ‘A robot! Of course!’ 

It really made me wonder if creating a robot that could make Morty feel like he was loved and respected in their dynamic when Rick himself was incapable was an idea Rick initially conceived while the two were in Roy, and later drew upon in ‘A Rick in King Mortur’s Mort.’ 

Another thing I found thought-provoking was Marta’s awareness that replacing himself with a robot is something that Rick was likely to do. After the airing of the next couple episodes, I chalked the line ‘I trust you implicitly.’ up to being a throw-away line that didn’t mean much, especially after the events of ‘Analyze Piss.’ I realized, though, that I was probably misinterpreting non-compliance as mistrust, which are not the same thing. When it came down to Morty actually suspecting Rick might be a robot, he trusted Rickbot’s coded answer (‘There are enough clones and robots in this family.’), in his own words, implicitly. 

There is more I could probably say about this episode, but this post is already a novel, so I’ll leave those for their own posts. I just thought sharing why my overall opinion about the writing of this episode has changed for the better would be interesting!

[bara-izu]

Do you have any advice for doing comics? Like do you plan them out before hand or let the story develop itself as you go?

I do mostly plan, but sometimes the scene changes as panels are drawn out! Personally i try to keep it loose but with a general idea of a start and finish, like, whats the main thing i want to get across-

This might get long so lemme break this up :D

My comics usually start with dialogue exchanges or a specific interaction (object or person), which i then branch out from- i try and thumbnail these ideas down asap, just really shitty sketches so i can move chop and change their positions as i see fit~

Lil behind the scenes of some of my recent ones with their crappy thumbs (which i admit sometimes have more charm then the finished but alas, we roll)

For longer comics i will write a script out eg.

H (awkwardly looking away): Sorry... i just, have a lot on my mind... and well.... in it A (a faked smile, monotone voice): Ha. Ha. funny.

For me, i do try and think about the scenes as if they were storyboards for a film rather than comics... (hence why most of my panels are just uninteresting long boxes) so i use a lot of cinematography approaches to the framing (close ups, establishing shots ect) The other main thing you're then going to want to think about is:

Leaving enough room for speech bubbles (i'm bad at this, but this is why we script beforehand)

Arranging your speech bubbles to lead the reader around your art

The first thing people will look at is the speech bubbles in a panel. While 'leading lines' are a great way to help guide you in the right direction to read, having the bubbles arranged in a way that leads the eye is also useful!

(this is from my upcoming story 'Be Gay Do Crime', this is however a scrapped version of the prologue which is currently being editted)

Pacing is also incredibly important! And i dont just mean the scene itself- but also the way the dialogue is presented! For example:

Breaking up the speech bubbles puts pauses between the sentence, spaces out the way a character speaks and gives them a bit more personality. (of course you don't have to break everything up into 2 word boxes, this is just an example)

If there is anything i've missed, let me know- this is the main bits i could think of off the top of my head! i hope it helps!

[knight-princess]

Jade being a Bonereaver is so interesting. I know I’m late to the conversation but I can’t stop thinking about it, the way it inevitably recontextualises everything in her life. In episode 4, she tells Kit that before Ballantine took her on, she was working in the stables mucking out horses, but she was grateful to Sorsha for her life, so that was alright. And Ballentine training her to be a knight gave her somewhere to focus her anger - anger aimed at the Bonereavers - and she used that anger to hone herself into a great knight for Tir Asleen. The very ones truly responsible for her mothers death, for removing her from her family. That’s so fucked up. And she’s still grieving Ballentine, who she had to kill, who may well have known her true history. At the very least, she can never look back on her training with him in the same away ever again. Everything, everything is overshadowed by this new knowledge. And Kit. Oh, thats just another node in the messy, complicated net. She loves Kit, but how can she ever settle back into life at Tir Asleen, knowing the truth? True they could both run away to live with the Bonereavers like they talked about, but I cannot imagine that going down well back home with Sorsha. Kit is technically still engaged. Just a big ol’ twisty mess. And Jade says she doesn’t care that Kit’s dad killed her dad, and maybe she doesn’t, General Kael didn’t seem like the greatest guy, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t care about what being a Bonereaver means for her. But then Kit gets kidnapped, and there’s no time to think about it, and there’s always more and more peril, and she’s got so much going on, bubbling away beneath the surface. It’s really good storytelling, really well written and set up and acted

[x-tracuddlycactus]

I actually love your list! Would you give reasoning to some of them (especially those who are high on the list)? Like wriothesley, zhongli etc.

Aww ty!

(My reasoning kind of goes all over the place here)

Soo my main reason for B.aizhu being at the top is mainly because I just love him that much. I don't really see him being a very gassy man, but when he burps, it always has a level of bass to it that he can feel rumbling in his chest. I can also totally see him using his burps to tease his s/o if he knows they like it, but he'd do it in the most polite way possible if that makes sense? Gonna have to make a tiny drabble about that idk hehehehehehe. He's purely there for personal preferences lol

I.tto actually shares first place with B.aizhu! It's because not only is he one of my top favorites, he actually is probably the best burper out of everyone on the list. Want to hear him belch out the alphabet? Done. Want to see him rattle the table from how loud he can get? Easy peasy! On top of all of that, he is absolutely shameless and cocky (which are traits I adore). He really has it going for me to say the least.

As for N.euvillette, I put him in third (technically 2nd) because he has the potential to be an even better belcher. It's just that his personality keeps him from achieving that. He's a very refined dragon, but that doesn't mean he can't burp. His main diet canonically consists of water, so he's bound to have these wet, bubbly, and guttural burps that really sound out and can make heads turn. The thing is, aside from knowing how to repress them, he doesn't really have much control over them, so he falls short on the talent end.

I put W.rio a tier below N.euvi, mainly out of personal preference, and because I think he would have these sort of lazy burps that last for a craaaaazy amount of time. I kind of want him to be more shameless tbh, cause he will definitely try to hold back around people he knows. Strangers, not so much. If he didn't hold back, he would definitely have much louder, more thunderous belches that would echo in his office. I think he would also try to practice learning how to burp on command if he had the time.

Z.hongli is another character that is up there for personal preferences. I think he has the same range as N.euvi when it comes to burping. The thing is, while N.euvi holds back to keep his reputation, Z.hongli holds back because he wants to be polite. However, if he finds out someone he dislikes is annoyed by his eructations, he'll casually let loose some airy burps into his fist just to fuck with them, all while playing dumb and saying he's an old man with heartburn lol. Idk ig since Z.hongli has the choice to care about his manners or not, and N.euvi has no choice but to be mindful. It hits differently?

(TW For alcohol mention.)

Last but not least, we have K.aveh! I put him in last place on the top tier because, honestly, I feel like this guy has some top-tier burps. The thing is, he doesn't eat as often as he should, so he can't produce them as deep and grand as I'd like him to. He does burp pretty often since he's probably stressed all the time, and all that tension just puts pressure on his stomach. Plus, he is prone to hunger burps. However, these ones are short, quiet, and sound more like a hiccup than anything else.

The problem is, I would prefer someone to burp because they're relaxed, full, or even feeling mischievous. In fact, I was debating on putting G.aming in his place instead, and writing this out is making me think that again. Hmm...

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

[captainjonnitkessler]

You know I used to think "tumblr's absolute refusal to actually engage with the Trolley Problem in favor of insisting that there must be a third, morally pure option that doesn't require them to make a hard decision and anyone who asks them to make a binary choice is just a short-sighted idiot is really fucking annoying, but I guess it's not actually doing any harm".

Anyway that was before we asked tumblr at large to decide between "guy aiding a genocide but making progress elsewhere" and "guy who would actively and enthusiastically participate in a genocide and would also make everything else much, much worse for everyone elsewhere" and the response was that there must be a third, morally pure option that doesn't require them to make a hard decision and that anyone who asks them to make a binary choice is a short-sighted idiot.

[cherriepop]

for the ask game !! 🍐🍌🌝

yayy thank u cai! we got suddenly busy the past few days so its nice to see u on here when we have time ^^;

but anyway,!

🍐 - if you could make one character real, who would it be ? -

for our ocs it’d either be kieran or thalia so we’d have another bff but Aside from those … im thinking mary poppins . final answer . really need to take notes from her hj

🍌 - what is one talent you wish you had ? -

umm … rn we’re struggling with writing our oc story so probably just insane talent w/ writing tbh ^^; and if i wasnt then itd go to drawing digitally… but i guess other than that i wish we were ambidextrous bc i think that counts. we have alters that are right handed but cant use their right hand and it feels weird for them i think (we’re left handed)

🌝 - a show you would recommend to anyone ? -

im preeettty sure my answer to this is infinity train. especially if you think you might relate to any of the characters bc they’re all handled really well i feel like. well i *think* theres some bts stuff with simon that isnt but other than him. .. i havent finished book 3 / s3 either though 😞 need to get on that

thank u sm for the questions!!

[depravityy]

Just talking about characters I've written and how they end up having similar issues to me. Writings about abuse, dysphoria, mental illness, PTSD, and self harm under the cut.

I think it's fucked up how the characters I hold very close to me (Leslie especially, Molly, Skargoth, Heather, Dew) all have some part of their body that makes them feel "other" -- something they dislike about themselves. Leslie: Abuse scars that make him feel lesser due to the way people react. Treating him like an injured puppy, and not an adult that doesn't want to reopen old wounds (figuratively speaking). Molly: Self harm scars that make her think people will find her ugly because of them, which feeds into the thoughts she already has, thinking she's a bad person/freak/monster etc.. Skargoth: (fantasy setting bear with me) Monstrous features that he hides because no one would trust him, only fear or be repulsed by him otherwise. Will go to no end to hide these features, even when he's alone, he can't stand to look at the thing that everyone hates him for. Heather: Scars from abuse that she doesn't hide, but instead uses them as a shield. Well, maybe a gigantic 500 foot wall that says "keep out" to anyone that tries to get close, because that's easier than people possibly triggering her. Dew: Dysphoria regarding his genitals (not chest -- just downstairs), scared that once someone sees that part of him, they will no longer view him as Dew -- the way Dew presents himself as -- but something he doesn't want to be. So he has a difficult time forming romantic relationships, sticking to hookups because the idea of someone seeing his body like that, and then seeing him again in a normal setting with the memory of his body in mind -- it makes his skin crawl. When I tell my therapist about the little stories in my head, and she points out the fact that they all share a pretty large trait: They feel unlovable because of their body. Whether it be memories regarding their body, how they themselves view their body, how other people react to their body, etc., it is the body.

[armiggy]

“hng..! fuck! t-too big, man!” i curse loudly as my roommate starts to pound at my previously virgin asshole, he had me pinned down to the shared couch of our apartment as my legs were slung onto his shoulder, his heavy body weight pressing against me. i cried out, tears slipping out as he uses me. “take it.” he grunts as he fucks his cock into me at a rapid pace.

he came home drunk, and horny. i was the first he saw, his cock already hard when he went in the apartment. i tried to tell him to stop, that i wasn’t interested, yet he slid his tongue in my mouth and i couldn’t exactly fight against him with his large and intimidating figure.

“s-shit, calm down i’m— too much!” i sobbed as i hear the slaps of our skin obscenely, it all felt too much as the loud squelch of his dick ramming my hole resonated through our apartment.

he was grunting and whimpering, head nuzzled into my neck as he inhaled my scent, nosing, kissing, and biting as he left marks on my body.

“you like bein’ fucked like a real man, pretty boy? you like takin’ it up the ass?” he whispers in my ear, his hands going up to my chest as he rubs my nipple — pinching and twisting at the sensitive bud.

“n-no!” i squeal, my body betraying my words as my back arched, cock hard as he rams into me repeatedly, hand reaching between our bodies and stroking my little t dick.

“fuck, fuck, fuck—“ he uttered, i could feel him kissing and biting my neck, leaving dark purple marks all over me. my mind goes blank as my eyes rolled to the back of my head, going dumb as i squealed, clenching around him.

[aqueductaquarii]

egghead law...on one hand i think he would choose battle-ready clothing but also end up pressing the hawaiian shirt button at the last second. on the other hand i think he would wear a shaka-esque coat...

[wanderer-clarisse]

early morning sunlight at Bag End

[orbbo]

I get it man, bureaucracy is just like that.

[michaun]

You see ghosts, Cole? They want me to do things for them. They- They talk to you? They tell you to do things? They’re the ones that used to hurt me.

[chungledown-bimothy]

I cannot overstate how much I love Tom Lehrer's story. It sounds so fake but is entirely real.

He's a goddamn genius- he started studying mathematics at Harvard when he was 15 and graduated magna cum laude. He worked at Los Alamos for a few years before being drafted and working for the NSA, where he claims to have invented jello shots to get around alcohol bans.

He then went back to Harvard for a couple years before starting to teach political science at MIT.

Through all of that, he was writing and performing both some of the funniest shit you'll ever hear (Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, Masochism Tango) and absolutely scathing political satire (Who's Next, Wernher von Braun, Send the Marines). Until the mid/late 60s counterculture gained momentum. He didn't like their aesthetic, so he stopped making music.

Shortly after, he moved to California and started teaching math and musical theater history at UC Santa Cruz for the next 30 years.

I don't know if non-Californians understand just how goddamn funny that is. It's where stoners and math (and now computer science) kids who couldn't get into Berkeley go. Leaving Harvard/MIT for UCSC is peak academic phoning it in. And by all accounts he had a blast.

Plus the whole putting all of his music in the public domain thing. That fucked.