#sucker growth

[misspoetree]

I'm still so impressed with the visual language of KinnPorsche.

A few minutes into the episode and they already told us so much.

[winterpantsu]

Love the idea of Narinder being super thin and scrawny when he’s first brought in, and then him slowly starting to eat as he finally warms up to the lamb and life, maybe he even gets a little primordial pouch tum?

[transingthoseformers]

I had an idea and it's essentially tfa Shockwave raising a kid who can shift like him while in the Decepticons as "Longarm Prime"

And i mean this like longer term, like this kid is in autobot school by this point.

Don't know whether they should know about whether their carrier is a Decepticon spy or not by the time their shifting ability presents, and how that'll make things so crunchy

[iheardyourprayer]

The fact that in the pilot buck is so disrespectful to athena and later she basically adopts him as a step son is just so good

[brainlessbaguette]

Yo it's a month into 2024, suppose we're well overdue for some art. Sorry January really just didn't exist for me, got done being sick and that good ole seasonal depression really time skipped me to February, very embarrassing.

Anywho art! I wanted my first post this year to be a redraw of the very first digital piece I did WAY back, I want to say 10 yrs ago or so? Back when little me only wanted to draw ponies and we had no idea what "layers" even were.

The original is so gross but we still love her.

She was done on colors 3d btw, for anyone intrested. That and miiverse were legit my first tastes of any social media, and they were glorious.

[wikiangela]

I'm not even done with s1 (almost tho, a bit less than 3 episodes left!) and I'm over here crying over how much I love Nate, and Nate with Haley, but also just him, he's come so far since the beginning omg 🥺🥺🥺

[thetimetravellercat]

I'm SO invested in Ted Lasso, a show I do not watch, and yet, I'm rooting so hard for it. Everything I know about it has come from Tumblr, i don't even know how they sound, it's ridiculous, but I am oh so invested.

[karofsky]

"I just can't ship Nandermo anymore" well I can. get well soon.

[sparring-spirals]

This might sound like it’s straying into RPF territory, but thoughts on each of the players’ (including Matt’s dm style) playing style (ie: how they play their characters.)

Hmmm. Tbh, I don't think I'm knowledgable enough about actual game mechanics/playstyles to provide super meaningful analysis on that front, but I do like characters and how they're created and played and grown. So. I'll cheat a little and talk a little about that?

(To avoid straying into weird territory I'll be trying to keep this as speculation-free as possible and focus on some particular character elements I've noticed and appreciate, but it'll include cast appreciation too.)

this got SO FUCKING LONG because I was having a good time. sorry. enjoy?

Ive spoken about this before, but Marisha's characters often have arcs that are deeply self contained and circle around personal growth and triumph and healing in ways I really enjoy. Her characters do tend to be very powerful, which- nice- but more often than not the biggest factor for growth- and her characters always have phenomenal growth arcs- is about overcoming internal stumbling blocks and demons, improving as a person and settling into it. Which. Spells exciting things for Laudna. 👀 I also love how much she physically embodies each of her characters. Delightful to see. Post-nap Beau, mildly delirious Beau, Laudna drunk-and-woozy-from-blood-loss, Laudna hiding behind her hair.... fantastic.

Liam's characters are so fucking full of love, and passion, in ways that wrap around and shape them, both good and bad. And like yes, fantastic and distinct explorations of grief, yes, thoughtful and nuanced portrayals of loss and trauma and upheaval. But- honestly, looking at Caleb, looking at Vax, looking at Orym. They're all just Lads With Feels, yknow? Good lads who love people so damn much, and feel things so strongly and fully, for better or for worse. He also embodies his characters so fully that you feel that fullness to your core. Method acting.

Taliesin's characters are firstly, aesthetic as hell. He also does something really neat with characters and pride and inflexible or presumptous worldviews. And alongside that, each of his characters can beautifully demonstrate points about people who speak well and charismatically and reassuringly and how that really correlates so little about how much they should be trusted. (Cad, this includes you.) There's pages and pages of analysis that can be done about each of his characters and themes about authority, and pride, and self assurance, and judgements and assumptions that feels very intentional, but his characters also feel very human with it all. There are layers there. And the characters manage to not feel overburdened with it! Masterful. And Taliesin is consistent as hell with it, even if he's not always In character like Liam might be.

Sam. Fucking Sam Riegel. Bard at heart. His characters always, always, have layers, without fail, and Sam is enough of a jokester that you can't take everything done in character as hard evidence of analysis- but you can definitely take more of it than you think. And if there's a specific detail that is slightly funny but seems almost too specific, you can rest assured it will probably rip your heart out later. (Veth hates water! haha! -ah shit-) There's a nice level of thoughtfulness there with just enough actual jokes thrown in to keep you off balance, which makes some of the analysis hell but damn if they aren't good characters.

Ashley is- first of all, extremely funny, okay, there's an element of Chaos™ that I think was present in both Yasha and Pike to an extent that is truly blossoming in Fearne, it is delightful. Her characters tend to be funny in the way of deeply absurd, unexpected statements said in completely genuine tones. And it's hilarious. It also lends itself very well to the other aspect of her characters I enjoy, which has to do with them feeling deeply genuine. It is not precisely about honesty- especially with Fearne- it is about characters who say things with a sort of earnestness, who present themselves with a levek of honesty they can't quite help, even when they're lying. Its good for a comedic streak- ("Your cat is? Vibrating?" "I lied :)") and then just as easily be completely heartwrenching. (Yasha, wrecked and angry and guilty. Fearne, quietly telling Dorian, "I'll never forget you."). She plays both sides of it so well.

I'll admit I'm less familiar with Grog, but Fjord was, admittedly, one of my favorite characters from C2 and has one of my favorite charscter arcs and growth of all time. Travis is so fucking good at blending humor and heart in his characters. Like, comedic timing and sense off the charts, instinctive slapstick, which I think can distract from how consistently thoughtful his characters can be? I dunno. But also, I'm aware some people thought Fjord was boring at the start of C2 and then I think about how fucking hilarious he was through the latter half of it- falling on his face, making a fool of himself, using healing spells for 1-2 hitpoints. And go absolutely feral thinking about how that was a reflection of his growth as a character, about how his confidence in himself and being comfortable being him and not an imitation of someone else meant he felt more confident in making a fool about himself, and how he balanced that humor so well with Fjord growing into leadership and comfort with his role as a voice of reason and- oops this became Fjord meta.

Travis has really good comedic timing but also can spin that on a dime for the most heartfelt, gentle, thoughtful conversations and it is unfair how good he is at it. We're even seeing it with Chetney already. Incredible.

and. Look. I'm sure anyone following me is unsurprised to know that I have. An extreme love for Laura Bailey characters and how they're constructed. And part of this is definitely verging on like, personal preference- I have a specific weakness for characters who are trying so fucking hard to keep it together and be Good and Kind and charming, and who might be doing it VERY convincingly but are also, in one form or another, white knuckling it and On The Edge. Characters that Smile With Teeth (but are also genuinely Trying Their Best). I DUNNO.

But I think it's a testament to Laura truly thinking things through with her characters and how they would feel and react and also fuck things up, and then 100% committing to them. Strong traits as both strengths and flaws. Vex's charm distilled to an arrow point. Jester's happiness being intentional and powerful and terrifying. Imogen being anxious and empathetic and also ruthless under pressure. Her characters are always impressive and flawed in ways that make so much sense, that line up with each other and fall into place and she commits to them fully. They'll say something or do something bad and you'll be like: OOF but also OF COURSE and like. LIKE. isn't that great.

And as a bonus, we don't get to see Matt as a player often and I think NPC building has a level of worldbuilding integrated that can't be ignired. But whenever I see him as a PC he is often-

1- having such a good time, love that for him.

2- Clearly someone so well associated with the rules and uses all of that knowledge and mastery for tomfoolery or specific purposes.

3- making such Lads™. Good bois.

im mostly thinking about Dariax, actually. Dariax was so good, and so complex while also having no more than 3 thoughts at a time. i miss u dariax. ilu.

Matt's characters are a delight, is what I'm saying.

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okay this got unreasonably long i think it can probably be boiled down to I Love Complex Characters Who Act Consistently With Some Level Of Characterization and everyone in the cast works so hard to ensure their characters feel fully realized and act consistently and in ways that make sense. And I love characters who act consistently. my bread and butter. and they're all good at different aspects of it but. 👌

[rimouskis]

my pothos plants are incredible right now

[macabrecabra]

RIP big maple tree in my backyard, we tried for five years, but the previous owner of me maison slated you for death by not freeing you in times from the insects and gouging huge wounds into you...

Been trying for a while to nurse it back to health, but this year the only growth is on one branch (that is already dying) and some sprouts....

So the tree has to come down :c I've kept seeds it dropped, so maybe will try to grow its offspring to replace it.

[flightofaqrow]

@eiiskonigin replied to your post:

OWO wow that fucking hurts thanks ♡

welcome to the bloooooog (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

i have hcs that have so deeply woven the perception of Misfortune, if not the truth of the semblance, and all the bad and good things that have come of it, into the very essence and themes of this muse (and which i could also argue are very set up in canon), and that is one of the many reasons why if it turns out that they take this character which has been through so much and go "j/k you could also have been manipulating good fortune and been a real hero the whole time if you had only [x] sooner" i will flip a fucking table.

[scarletspider2the2ndpower]

“Part One,” Minimum Carnage: Alpha (Vol. 1/2012), #1.

Writers: Cullen Bunn and Christopher Yost; Penciler: Lan Medina; Inkers: Karl Kesel, Cam Smith, and Walden Wong; Colorist: Chris Sotomayor; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

[mymarifae]

How did you get into prosekai?

my friend jewel got into it a while back and started posting about it on twitter, and i was like ok these little guys look fun ! the character designs just stood out to me, and i made a mental note to download it... eventually.......

what made me finally get around to downloading it was like. 2 months ago i had to go to the emergency room very suddenly because i collapsed in front of my mom's car when she stopped by to bring me cat food (oops ^^") and it was a very stressful night and jewel and i ended up talking a little and he told me more about the game! and he showed me some of the songs - idr what all them were, but i know one was 「1」 by leo/need! and i thought it was so pretty that i was like. ok time to see what this is all about for realsies. and ummm yeah! now i'm stuck with this giant pile of adoption papers i need to sign. they're all my kids now. all of them

akito in the blender for fun (he likes it in there he's playing)

[giftedpoison]

Listen y'all i used to be like i only read dadzawa fics because i have heavy parental trauma and they bring me comfort.

I have leveled up, i have gotten some extra flavor.

I now also read bakudeku fics (only really specific ones, has to be primarily pining, absolutely no smut, has to be primarily from Bakugo's perspective but can alternate between the pair, has to have bit of angst and be about bakugo coming to terms with being vulnerable and shit which he hates and actively shies away from for like half the fic) because Bakugo's perspective is super relatable as i can't be vulnerable with anyone and i didn't really understand how that part of who i am worked until i started reading bakudeku fics.

Plus sometimes Izuku is a bit relatable at points so bonus.

[mntcoronet]

help. having thoughts about p3 again. well not necessarily thoughts, more like my head is a display cabinet and the spotlight over it has suddenly lit up much brighter than the others