#tags are important here ig

[thecoronationday]

posting this here 2 cus ppl like it WAY MORE HERE (plus ppl can freely use tags!!) heya im the rp anon hehe i love this au WAAAAY too much. @nexus-eden​ 

[ale-arro]

thinking about a post i saw that was like "it's hard to use the word 'crush' as an alloaro bc people will automatically assume it's romantic" and i feel like i've recently been made to acknowledge another aspect of this which is that in distancing myself from the idea that my crushes are romantic i end up like, minimizing them? treating them like they're insignificant to me or weak in quantity because if i act too serious about it then it will be Assigned Romantic. but isn't that just more amatonormativity? the idea that if the feelings i have for someone are substantial then they must be romantic

[that-was-anticlimactic]

i will never understand how or why the httyd movies did the books such an injustice.

the movies aren't even an adaptation - they stole the name of the series, the name of some of the characters and places, and the general idea that there are dragons. honestly, i would be fine with the movies and maybe even like them if they didn't capitalize off of cressida cowell's incredible books that never get any credit.

the books are an amazing story about the cycle of violence and how vengeance and revenge is dangerous. hiccup says that the past is a ghost story, one we need to learn from to better ourselves. the books are about how everyone deserves freedom, how every creature, every being on the earth deserves to be free. we see that in the slavemark, with the dragons.

and like... hiccup is so different. they did him a severe injustice. he's scrawny and intelligent and learned to talk to dragons simply by observing them! he chooses kindness first above all else; instead of yelling at toothless to train him, he is kind. and in the end, that kindness is why toothless chose to save him. bc even toothless himself says that dragons are inherently selfish creatures who care only for their survival. hiccup is brave - his beliefs differ drastically from both the vikings and the world.

hiccup is a child who chose to do the right thing even at the expense of himself. he agreed to free the slaves on nobert's ship, and in return, they gave him the slavemark which is easy to give but cannot be removed. he was like twelve. and having the slavemark means he cannot be with his tribe or his family, it means he isn't considered a human being anymore. and he keeps it a secret for awhile until it's revealed and when it is everyone turns their backs on hiccup. his family, his tribe, his mentor, people he TRUSTED. everyone except fishlegs, and, once she got over the shock, camicazi. he was thirteen. and even when he lost his memories and was really injured, he persisted. he was told to go to tomorrow and to save the dragons and he did bc in his heart he knew it was right even though he didn't know who he was or how he got there.

and fishlegs,,, oh my god FISHLEGS!!! the did him SO DIRTY!!! fishlegs is hiccup's best friend, one of the main motivators for hiccup. he steals norbert's potato for the sake of fishlegs, he gives fishlegs his dragon and goes to retrieve another, he takes the blame for fishlegs. and fishlegs does the same for him. he takes the slavemark with pride. he refuses to turn. he gives hiccup his lobster claw necklace which is his most prized possession. he is brave for hiccup, he believes hiccup is alive. he fights for hiccup harder than anyone else ever has. he does not turn. his is loyal, has allergies, has asthma, has a squint and a limp, has glasses bc he's blind without them... and he's still a hero despite being a runt, despite everyone even the adults telling him he's hopeless, telling hiccup to leave him behind.

and they cut camicazi! i'm sorry, but astr*d is nothing compared to camicazi. camicazi is a tiny, feral child who can easily best hiccup, fishlegs, and pretty much anyone in a sword fight. she can bring a grown man to tears with her rudery and smack talk. she is recklessly brave and craves adventure and follows hiccup blindly bc she trusts him that much. she isn't in love with hiccup - in fact she doesn't care about romance and love. she gives up everything to help hiccup bc she has a strong sense of justice. she is the motivator, the cheerleader, she finds a positive in everything. she never gives up. literally never gives up. and that's one of the most inspiring things about her: she always has hope.

and toothless! god!!! toothless is *thought to be* a common or garden dragon. he is horrifically tiny, he is literally toothless, and is the biggest brat in the world. he will cause problems on purpose. he has a stutter, he's the most selfless selfish dragon around. he and hiccup can talk to each other. he masks his fear with singing and being annoying. his growth is remarkable. he starts off refusing to obey hiccup, doing the opposite of what he says, making life harder for literally everyone around him, and he's still somewhat like that. but he's also braver, more caring, more willing to make sacrifices for the sake of others. he's clever, which he needs to be to make up for his size and aggression. he protects hiccup with everything he has, therefore, he protects what hiccup cares about just as hard. he was the only dragon that didn't abandon the vikings in the first book bc he cared about hiccup.

and snotlout,,, god,,, i will never forgive the movies for butchering snotlout. hiccup's cousin, the bully character, the one who is horrifically jealous that hiccup's dad was born before his. the one who desperately wants to prove himself, to be worthy, to make people proud. and you hate him, you despise him. he betrays everyone many times bc of the nothing promised to him by alvin and his mom. he loses himself, turns his back on himself, all bc he wants to prove himself. all bc he wants to be better than hiccup. and hiccup still forgives him and gives him chances, sometimes out of pity, but also bc snotlout is his cousin. he can't just turn his back on him no matter how miserable snotlout made his life. and in the end, snotlout sacrifices himself for hiccup. he gives up his life for hiccup in one last attempt to set things right. his death and the events preceding it are one of my absolute favorite moments in the book. gives me chills. makes me cry.

that's the thing with the books - they're so realistic. there is no inherently happy ending where everything works out. the first book begins with "there were dragons when i was a boy", implying that they're gone now. the books show there are consequences to our actions. they enslaved the dragons, they fought against them during the dragon rebellion all bc alvin and his mom said to, and now they're gone bc a simple apology doesn't fix hundreds of years of enslavement. and the only way for the world to move forward was for the dragons to leave and heal on their own. and now they have to learn to live without them. and yeah i've heard the third movie ends like that but. it doesn't have the build up. it doesn't have "there were dragons when i was a boy". it doesn't have eleven books of development to back it up, to make it feel meaningful.

i know that the movies are really special to a lot of people. i know that, on their own, they're genuinely good movies. i can acknowledge that the soundtrack is amazing and the animation is beautiful. i just can't see past the way they butchered the world that i love, the world that i grew up with. i can't see past the way people yelled at me for saying i liked the books better, the way that people gave me weird looks when i showed them a picture of the original toothless, when i tell them that nightfuries aren't even a type of dragon. cressida cowell created hundreds of different dragons, and the movies couldn't even pick from that. i can't forgive the way that barely anyone knows there are books bc the movie barely gives credit to them. i cannot forgive the way they capitalized off the books and then shoved them aside. i know cressida thinks they're good movies and i know a lot of httyd book fans also like them. but i just... i cannot get over how much they changed and how they missed so much and ignored the books. also they got rid of camicazi so hiccup could have a love interest and that is unforgivable to me.

if you disagree, that is a-okay. we're all entitled to our own opinions. i just ask that you, perhaps, try the books out. give them a chance. bc they're amazing works of art and also just like. don't yell at people who don't like the movies? whether it's bc they prefer the books or just aren't into that kind of movie. and just remember that dreamworks didn't come up with the story; cressida cowell did.

[skrunksthatwunk]

ok soooo im like 5 episodes into dear brother and i need you guys to know how much i love rei so far if only for her staggering around like a rain-soaked stray dog just haggard and unseeing all the time. like we know very little about her thus far except that every scene she's in she steals the show by flopping and wilting all over the frame

[averlym]

ghostwriter (their grandma would tell them she'd lose half her soul)

[skitskatdacat63]

I meant to write more for a pt 2 lore post earlier but didn't end up doing so, so pls take these AU sketches(Mark & Jense and then some assorted sketchies)

[vitrificvitriol]

I’m Vit 😎

-I draw BOOBS. Peniningas. Hole. Watch out💥💥

-if I find ur a minor you’ll be blocked instantly

-u guys can send/ask me shit. Be weird or whatever I love talking

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FAQ below:

Drawing programs?

CSP, Procreate. Mainly CSP though.

ADP?

Astrotrain/Dead End/Perceptor. When Adenine-TriPhosphate (ATP) is broken, the result is energy for the cell, and Adenine-DiPhosphate (ADP). This falls in-line with my hcs for the three of them, just low/no energy assholes. Astrotrain is a dick by nature, without needing to go out of his way. Dead End is an ass because he is low-energy, and prefers to slack off where he can. Perceptor is an ass in the way that everything he does looks low effort, but ends up being very good, and he knows and aims to keep this illusion.

I’m blocked! Can I get unblocked?

Here’s a tally of how many people have asked this -> 6

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If you’re blocked, it’s probably because I thought you were annoying. I am likely going to keep thinking that you are annoying, and I definitely will if you ask this. Don’t ask this.

[tomboyyyaoi]

o i wanted to make a post that im honestly not smart enough to actually sit down and think out but i like the way meryls trauma doesnt completely woobify her character but does still affect her, it just feels nice to see a female charcater not be completely reduced to a wet soggy mess bc of trauma but also not to (very unrealistically) just Get Over It i think trigun has a nice balance and its refreshing

[mostlyinconvenient]

haven't finished the episode yet but he said "his" and it was very clearly captioned so I am happy to report I can stop questioning whether my ears work

[zipquips]

feeling incredibly unprepared for my med appointment today

[boatnote]

I really like casual, past Ide/Aizawa mentions in fics. It's very specific I know, but them being involved with each other at some point in life is so important to me.

Like, I'm not a huge fan of current Ide/Aizawa, but I like to think that they were together once, probably at the police academy when they were young, before Aizawa met Eriko and they just slowly but surely fell for each other.

(This was supposed to be like my hc's and general thoughts but it is Quite Late and ig its kind of a ficlety thing now?? Anyway I hope the readmore works)

They probably wouldn't put a name to it, but also you don't kiss someone who's Just A Friend so tenderly on a Friday afternoon with junk food on the table in front of you while you watch a movie to celebrate passing all your exams.

And then Aizawa meets Eriko. Ide just watches as his best friend falls for this girl, and while he's happy for him he also can't help the ache in his heart.

But he knew that was going to happen eventually.

After all, Aizawa was always the first to pull away from a kiss, first to put his clothes back on, first to pull his hand away when they saw their group of friends when they were walking around after a date.

He can't bring himself to feel anything about the situation. He can't hate Eriko, she's genuinely so sweet, and she really loves Aizawa. And he can't blame Aizawa for the ache in his heart - he knew it was coming. Their relationship never had a future, and Eriko can give Aizawa the future he always dreamed of.

It takes some time to build their relationship back - but it's fixed with minimal effort. They fit in each other's lives perfectly, like puzzle pieces, but as friends this time, rather than lovers.

Ide's home is a safe space whenever Aiwaza needs some time to collect himself, and Ide can always go to Aizawa's when he needs a warm soup to warm him up. Eriko is always happy to have him over, and Ide's genuinely happy to see her too.

Ide's there at every big family event, so much so the kids just call him 'Uncle Ide'.

When they have to work late, Eriko always brings food for the both of them to the office.

They don't really talk about that side of their college days.

They did, once. With a few drinks in their systems, Aizawa was the one to bring it up.

"We were young and kinda stupid, we messed around and made some mistakes."

"Mistakes?" Ide asked. He wasn't angry, or at least he didn't seem to be. He seemed cold, analitycal even. Observant as always.

Aizawa knew he shouldn't've drank that much when he wanted to talk about that - Ide always held his drink better than he did, and now he was catching things Aizawa didn't mean to imply.

"That's not what I mean and you know-"

"And yet it is what you said."

Ide was fine. It had been a long time since he buried his romantic feelings about his best friend into his heart and moved on. He was happy, he was dating again, he was fine.

It didn't hurt to not be Aizawa's lover anymore.

But it did hurt when he dug up all his past feelings and called them a stupid mistake.

"I- I didn't mean it like that." Aizawa stumbled over his words, grabbing Ide by the arm as if he was afraid that the other man would fade away from his grasp if he didn't.

But Ide wouldn't. He couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

...

"I don't regret it, y'know." Aizawa said at the back of the taxi.

Ide wanted to play dumb, ask "What?" As if the conversation that they had hadn't been occupying his head since the first word left Aizawa's mouth. His silence seemingly prompted Aizawa to spill more.

"Any of it. - Maybe the time when I ate spicy food after drinking and you had to babysit me as I puked. But other than that... I'm glad that it happened."

Ide couldn't help but chuckle at the memory. That was not a fun time, he remembered.

"Yeah." He said finally. "Me too."

So yeah, they don't talk about that side of their college days.

But they're at peace with the past. Whatever happened, happened and it was good while it lasted, but the best thing out of it was their friendship which outlasted the romantic relationship.

[moe-broey]

I'm too lazy to illustrate it (plus I think I'd get too caught up in the process LMFAO) but when drawing/adding personal touches to Lif's design I am channeling Lio Fotia Promare for his armor (ESP the Mad Burnish armor) Lewis Mystery Skulls (less aesthetic similarities reflected but like, kinda similar broad chested body type similar vibes and important heart motifs) (heart motif isn't pictured in this Lewis image but if you've seen the animated music vids you get it) and literally just any 2D animated Disney villain who is Shaped and Dramatic (and has a huge fucking cape or coat -- tbh the specific ones I think about are Maleficent and Cruella just from the dramatic/big cape standpoint, purely aesthetic)

(fuck it after a lot of thinking Hades is a good one too)

[linagram]

linagram minigram edition??

remember how i said that it would be cute to see my ocs in minigram? i did it. here they are.

it's too dangerous to go alone, so take these little guys with you to make your journey even more dangerous <3 okay some of them will actually try to help you. maybe

[0tul1ss]

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[cherrylight]

hi !!! 

as someone who makes so many personas and in general so many ocs just know its totally ok to make them!!! its valid to have numerous personas and millions of ocs!!! youre having fun and thats what matters !!

[nomairuins]

i wish there was a way for me to likeee. semi change this one thingin this one mod. but 1 im not a modder 2 i feel like thats disrespectful. i just want sort of an inbetween between the game and this mod but that is not a thing that exist... sigh