#surprising experience

[vio-lenceee]

i’ve only had caduceus for a day and a half

[atissi]

i don't really like when people say dungeon meshi is accidentally good autistic representation, because while i understand not wanting to make conclusions without explicit confirmation from the author, there's always the weird assumption that non-western authors somehow don't know about things like neurodivergency/queerness/etc. (on top of the assumptions that east asian authors are somehow more naive or oblivious to "western" social issues).

given that dungeon meshi started being published in 2014, it's not really a "work belonging to its times"—it's as contemporary as any other media we discuss on this site, which means it should be fair to assume it engages with contemporary topics (and at the very least, you shouldn't say that the representation is accidental with so much confidence)

but anyways, the chapter "perfect communication" in ryoko kui's "terrarium in a drawer" is some of the most straightforward autistic representation I've seen, and from now on I'm going to assume that laios's character writing is absolutely intentional in that regard:

[mfshipbracket]

[kitdreamzing]

Yonny is so silly, go commit your funky lil experiments

[ruporas]

fond of marcille (id in alt)

[ride-a-dromedary]

"Halsin shouldn't be that big or muscular or look middle aged because he's an elf and the lore sa-"

I actually think he should be bigger and look more middle aged, personally.

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 3 - Kingdom of Corona

[icecreamkink]

the fact that 200 years ago jane austen wrote a character that perfectly embodies

[th3e-m4ng0]

med student megatron....

[captainzigo]

master post of all the content ive made for freako funtime icecream surprise so far. she is a pinkie clone from the mirror pool. she survived, and wants revenge on twilight for killing her sisters, and giving her all this body dysmorphia from blasting her hand off. she is two face like from batman which i think is cool. that other pinkie clone is confetti cakepop who was made by @idiotvision who is much more successful living in secret and not wanting revenge. she takes freako in out of pitty. girlboy failed clone of twilight is just that. hes from an au im working on where evil fascist pegasi are trying to artificially create an alicorn as part of a plot to take over equestria.

below the break is links to fanart of freako. and other pinky clone ocs who self report to be inspired be her.

[restinsodaroni]

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* A familiar feeling :･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Been busy working on fanfic stuff, but here’s a drawing ✨✍️✨

[opera-ghost]

[essektheylyss]

Okay but there's something deeply sad about the fact that this is the only Apogee Solstice Caleb (and probably many of the wizards working on all of these problems) will see, a massively powerful arcane event that can be used to do incredible, miraculous things, and because Ludinus had to be an absolute bitch, he's here doing this bullshit where he can't even have fun with magic because there's a dispel running once a minute.

This is Caleb's life's work and it is hugely important to him, and I'm sure he's made his peace with that, but at the end of the day, the fact that he is pursuing this to its end is a duty born of guilt and trauma. It's not simply something he is doing because he wants to, it's something he does because he must, and no one else will or can. Magic is something he loves on such a more fundamental level, from even before Trent, and still now he has to push that aside in order to focus on this.

Caleb Widogast can, must, should, and DESERVES TO chomp Ludinus Da'leth in half as a spellcasting motherfucking dragon.

[ialwaysknewyouwerepunk]

the loneliness and sadness that creeps into you in a way that only growing up queer can cause. your parents can accept you and still make you feel like an outsider. your parents can love you and still reject parts of you. that old-fashioned kind of love where they think trying to mold you, make you tough, is better for you. or that quiet status quo where you just don't talk. and where everyone is accepted, though some are more than others. generations and generations it's just been easier to let it slide. to let it be. not cause a fuss. but then we sit there with a knot in our chests all our lives wondering how it got there

[zishuge]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023) | Fang Xiaobao loves tigers

[snekdood]

notice how when you hear about all these rich white men in high positions of power doing heinous shit, none of them end up being trans men or mascs 🤔 but surely we're just as privileged as any other cis guy right?