#squid screams

[skelesquids]

QUESTION!!! REBLOG WITH YOUR FAV SKYLANDER AND WHY THEY'RE YOUR FAV!! FEEL FREE TO TAG FRIENDS!! OR DON'T!! UP TO YOU!

my fav is camo because I think he's really neat :3

@d1zzybees (dragging you into my dead fandom) @sikeyaout (ik I already sent an ask but I want a POST)

[true-squid]

i hate the concept of ace rings, actually. the entire reason im asexual is because i do not experience my sexuality in a way that is conventional. I will never get married. I will never have a wedding ring. Why should I try to make my asexuality conform to the very thing im departing from. the entire point is that i dont belong there

[shadfinite]

ok but the thing is shadow and infinite isnt a "healthy" or "good" relationship at first. it takes them years to be good for each other. they shouldn't have been together! they should have broken up years ago! but they didn't and they are working through it and eventually things work out. EVENTUALLY Infinite stops enabling Shadow's self destructive behavior and EVENTUALLY Shadow stops tolerating the admittedly unacceptible way Infinite treats him.

See, Infinite doesn't know what it's like to be with someone who doesn't want to hurt him even a little. Every relationship he's ever been in has been a really unhealthy and dangerous power dynamic (he's been the weak one and the strong one before). It takes him YEARS DECADES maybe even CENTURIES to realize Shadow is NOT LIKE THAT. Shadow didn't even really want to specifically hurt Infinite when they first encountered each other in the Mystic Ruins. He was just doing a job. It takes Infinite such a long time to understand that. He's so obsessed with Shadow but he has this one conflicting core understanding with Shadow that he simply cannot wrap his head around. He needs to stay in control so that "when Shadow tries to fuck him over he has a way to regain the upper hand."

Shadow thinks he's lesser than everyone, even Infinite. Even though Infinite literally started a war and wanted to destroy everything just because he was bored. If Infinite wants all the power over him, Shadow is okay with that because surely he deserves it for being such a miserable creature. When Infinite calls him names and treats him poorly he just lets it happen because Infinite is the first person he's met in a long time who will treat him in a way he understands. To Shadow, this is unfortunately what true love looks like. Being attacked is familiar, and Shadow knows that when people are kind to him he doesn't know how to deal with it. He thinks Infinite is giving him a form of stability that he can't live without.

What's confusing for both of them is that they do have moments of tenderness, and they do have inexplicable boundaries that they never cross with each other. They've never discussed their limits, but there are things they would never do to each other because it'd be too much.

They have moments of vulnerability, where they are just sitting beside each other and Infinite is telling Shadow how beautiful he is. And Shadow believes it because he's pretty sure that Infinite wouldn't waste his time being nice if he didn't mean it. Shadow introduced Infinite to a part of himself he didn't know existed, a part of himself that doesn't want to have to try to hard to reach for the top. But that vulnerability is terrifying at first and neither of them want to acknowledge it. It just happens and then its back to business as usual again. They don't talk about it.

They will do things to each other that cause conflict or anger, enable each other's worst habits, but they won't try to change each other's identities. That's the hard limit. They might have an argument where they harp on each other's bad behavior, but it's just talk. They'd never do anything to each other that would actively contribute to a crisis because one thing they both understand on a fundamental level is that changing the answers to core questions like "What is my purpose?" or "What do I believe is right?" is mind breaking. They never force each other to do things that challenge the status quo or threaten to shake their already deteriorating stability.

But this boundary is also part of the problem. They, for a long time, don't let each other grow and absolutely get worse! They break each other down, but they keep making excuses for why they should stay together. People who constantly fight with each other should not be together!

And when I say "together" I don't really mean together. Their relationship is a situationship at best, but Infinite still refers to Shadow as his boyfriend. Shadow insists they aren't even friends, but doesn't really passionately refute when Infinite says they are together. He just deflects. Of course he wants to be Infinite's partner, but that commitment is terrifying and he doesn't get how Infinite can be ready to commit like that even though it's been YEARS. It feels so impermanent because Shadow's perception of time is based on his immortality. That's one thing Infinite doesn't have (doesn't really think he has).

Two things jade them: time and people.

Shadow and Infinite won't challenge each other's core values, but time and people will. For Shadow, this comes in the form of his admittedly slightly larger support system: people like Rouge Amy and Big especially, but also Sonic to some degree. Infinite stagnates. His only support system is Shadow, really. He also has, like, Big and Sonic and Wave, but he isn't ever vulnerable with them in the way Shadow is with his. Shadow starts to grow, Infinite doesn't.

Infinite is definitely the worse off in this relationship. Shadow always knew that. They both knew it when they got together. Shadow has a savior complex. He thought he could fix it.

It in fact gets worse. Infinite is just bound to break that unspoken boundary they set, and Shadow has to put his foot down. Only then do they break all of their walls down and talk about those unacknowledgable moments. Only then do they get better. They can't work out unless they start to see each other as equals, but it's a really slow process for them to explore what that looks like or how its possible.

[squidzo-star]

oh no… moonkitti… how many opinions do you have… 1:03:23…

[lil-squiddo]

waa i need to make a sfw interactions only banner later,,

gotta do that before making my own posts!!

[sentryhex]

im normal about them so i drew them at school

[zephyrfuse]

FRYES STRONGEST SOLDIERS' STRONGEST PARTY

SHOUT OUT TO THIS EPIC TEAM 🤝🤝🤝💯💯💯

[certifiedl0serloll]

ik.. squid game isn’t as popular anymore… but.

SCREW THE MAIN CHARACTER

SHE SHOULD HAVE WON 😒😒😒

[oceanwithouthermoon]

once again thinking about mermaid saiki !!

him having bad days and just wanting to get in the damn ocean and swim with the fishies !! fish have thoughts but they r so simple minded that its just a gentle murmur and its so lovely for him !!

the ocean is so beautiful to him !! its one of the few things he allows himself to take comfort in !! my boy can literally make friends with sharks and he does !!

IMAGINE any of his friends being scared of the ocean and wanting to get over their fear and saiki is like. i can literally show you the beauties of the world. the wonders of the earth. let me show you.

cuz he probably gets to be a really REALLY good swimmer because of his mer shenanigans.. he takes his friends diving (not very far/deep) and holds their hands and shows them beautiful things..

they watch him pet sea creatures that they wouldnt have even thought to get near and are just like.. huh..

[mikaikaika]

The video the server played for Vegetta announcing there's 6 days left until the "End Is Coming"

[squidsandthings]

Me when someone takes a long time to respond to my messages: I'm annoying them they hate me I should never talk to people again they probably never want to talk to me ever I should simply retire from civilization and become worm

Also me: *takes 10 years to respond to one message*

[skelesquids]

I think a phrase i have that everyone should know is "evil to my autism" I use this anytime something is causing me sensory issues. or whenever things upset me honestly but anyway the water is being evil to my autism

[true-squid]

this booping thing dumb as hell im hooked

[shadfinite]

guys i think we should all create more infinite the jackal content

[squidzo-star]

For the bingo sheet-

Rowanclaw

Leafpool

Fernsong

For rowanclaw !

For leafpool!

[the-blathermouth]

Squid: Today's debate: should you be allowed to murder?

Hal: Well obviously not because umm...people die.

AM: You should because it gives you that tingly feeling...

Squid: Well that's two excellent points there!