#that might have something to do with it

[marionmorse]

Ohh my absolute goodness..

side note, one look at Heavy and Medic on the character lineup at the teamfortress.com homepage tells you EVERYTHING about their marriage

Anyway, the god... damn... I can't get over... just, Engineer TF2 and the duality of his character. Like, he's one-hundred percent someone to pull on gator skin boots, a ten gallon, get all yee-hawed up for a night out at the dance hall. But then go home and infodump about hotchkiss drives, stress-strain curves, and reflow soldering.

There are some specific competitive lines that comes to mind that are JARRING to hear in his honeyed-up Texas voice along with shit like "hooo-whee, makin' bacon!" and "START PRAYIN', BOY." Maybe that's just a huge part of the appeal to his character, but think about his BUDDIES, too.

Medic is probably quite familiar with American stereotypes pre-Gravel Wars, doesn't expect much from a bumbling rural southerner with a generic set of tools upon first glance. but.., he's a bit BLOWN AWAY when Engie gets all inquisitive about the ins and outs of the medi-gun. Wants to look into how the serum works as a mechanical component, the powering and logic behind it all, even overwhelms med's (limited) level of delicate mechanical knowledge. his arc is all, "okay, so, this little guy might be a bigger-brained fella than I expected!" The punting of med's early-day ego and subsequent forging of their friendship is just so... ourgh... I love characters and arcs and stories and growth and...

Also, Soldier! The all-American Ultra Yank who doesn't see eye-to-eye with Engie at first. They've both got contrasting leadership qualities when it comes down to it, fr, a- a- and, AND, soldier HATES nerds. Engie's a nerd. Big time. It takes a while for that mutual love respect to build up, you know? do you catch my drift? I'm just rambling now.

ALSO also, Engineer himself going from the more introverted, lone-wolf type we see in Meet the Engineer to a sort of leader, the level-headed de-escalator we see in Expiration Date. The guy who feels for and loves his team, but no doubt brings out the 'Texas' in 'em all. It's kinda cute. I imagine he taught everyone square dancing at some point, 'cause how else would they know?

In the end, I just love to think of Engie as being one of the cornerstones of the team's overall culture. i mean, he's a solid family guy - cooks the breakfasts, fixes the (practical) problems, heck, plays music, tells stories, keeps 'em together when times are tough. We ALL know that some of him has to rub off on the team he bunks with for years. Not in a father-figure way, nahh, but certainly in a Dad Friend way. Big difference.

(Can you tell who my favorite character is yet? (demo, actually. And Heavy. come to think of it, the defense trio is the love of my life. My boys. (I could write and MLA-formatted essay about the balance of culture and personality within the Tuefort Nine, citations intact.)))

[redysetdare]

Idk how to describe how difficult it is to get anyone to take you seriously when you reaction to being uncomfortable or upset is smiling and laughing.

I don't know WHY I do it. it has gotten me in trouble MANY times as a kid. It causes so much misunderstandings with people around me. They don't realize I'm uncomfortable because I'm smiling. I sound like I'm laughing when I speak.

I will be telling them "Stop" when they joke about something that upsets me but they wont register that it's genuine and serious because it sounds like I'm laughing along with the joke. It causes things to go too far until I can't take it. People ask me if i like someone but then tell me I'm lying when i say no because "You're smiling" when in reality I'm smiling from discomfort. Someone will scold me and then get even more angry because I'm smiling even tho I'm upset and they see it as mocking them.

I don't blame people for it, i know my reaction isn't normal. I know they can't tell I'm being serious. I wish this wasn't my reaction to discomfort. it would save me so much strife. But I can't stop it. it's something i cant control or fix. It can get oh so difficult for people to take you seriously when you're instinct is to smile.

[chamaleonsoul]

it's so silly how you can just, temporarily forget the things you love? like, i know i love reading, i know it, it's woven into my concept of who i am, and yet sometimes i'll spend months without reading, for no reason (or for all the reasons). And one day, all of the sudden, i find myself starving and having to catch a grip on where i am physically because i just spent 4 hours straight reading and forgot i have a body and a life to attend to ??

[idiottweets]

please tell me i'm not the only one who thinks the podcast host is kind of annoying...

[shesmore-shoebill]

"I had choice paralysis :(" is a KILLER line.

He's such a comedic powerhouse, I'm glad more people are getting exposed to him :'D

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The squad of all time has arrived on scene.

[abyssalzones]

something something "wearing a microfiber cloth in my back pocket to let the best buy employees know I'm cruising" idr how the post goes

[faraway-lightning]

not to just endlessly bitch but i cannot accurately describe the screaming fit my brain undergoes when i think about the fact that i was a full time artist and now i'm not.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Into the pit is FNAF’s own Coraline story..

[verflares]

(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:

"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"

[auden-dahn]

"D-Don't worry about me! Focus on helping the little one, okay?" 🌠 panel redraw of @laikascomet

[laurelwinchester]

i've said it before and i will say it again. no one will ever love me the way the people at my dentist's office love me. i don't even love me the way they love me.

[paradox-n-bedrock]

me in big fandoms: oh cool, it's so active and there's so many people to vibe with, this is amaz-

*finds my niche angle that appeals to approximately six people*

me: okay, folks, it's you and me now

[plutosoda]

lamb anatomy + making someone Jealous .

[theabigailthorn]

"Good" Acting

i have a theory that a lot of people say acting is "good" when they're emotionally moved by it, and a lot of cishet white people have a lifelong habit of not listening or empathising when minoritised people speak, so minority actors get called "bad" even when they display some pretty fucking amazing technical skill

[xxplastic-cubexx]

throws these at you