#that's preparing too.

[youphoriaot7]

It's noon. A war is coming. He needs to prepare.

He takes inventory. Stocks up on potions, golden apples. Buffs up his armor. Maxes out his sword. Roots through his backpacks, shuffling items around in a futile attempt to make himself seem more ready than he really is.

It won't be enough. He knows this. But he does it anyway.

It's two in the afternoon. He's been aimlessly rubbing the cloth against his sword blade for almost an hour now. He needs to get out of the house, get away from his thoughts.

So he heads out.

He chats with Pac, greets Mike—it was good to see them again after so long. He argues with Tubbo, fights with Roier. (He doesn't mention the fight to them. They don't need to know.)

Forever is hanging around, working on his presidential affairs with Richas. He takes as much joy as he can in messing with the other man. (It might be his last.)

Philza is up on the Wall, as usual, and he decides to swing by for a visit. He runs a few tasks with Tallulah, smiling as they wave when he leaves. (He's going to miss them.)

On his way back, he runs straight into Antoine and Baghera. It's much easier from him to hide from those he doesn't know—the two of them can immediately tell something's wrong, and they won't stop pushing him until he explains. He does, albeit reluctantly, and gets away from the group as quickly as possible, making joking and sarcastic excuses just like he always does. (It blankets their concern.)

It's four in the afternoon. A war is coming. And Etoiles is not prepared.

He knows he's going to die. But he keeps fighting anyways.

[frozensoba]

some totk sketches ive done. having a bit too much fun with exploring the depths

[chloesimaginationthings]

Can you imagine the puppet scene in FNAF 2…

[zkyeline]

Just wanna draw them all getting the Flapjack tattoos :’)

Edit: now with accompanying comic!

[bluegiragi]

christmas miracle.

early access + nsfw on patreon

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This comic was shamelessly inspired by tender by prettyunhinged on ao3. go ahead and leave the original author a comment and kudos if you haven't already!!

[lelelego]

ain’t that a kick in the head

[luminarai]

Most people will tell you that giving your pets any kind of medication in pill form is an absolute nightmare, meanwhile I have the exact opposite problem.

A friend of mine was watching my cat Mim while I was travelling this weekend and when he went to split her weekly allergy pill (made to split into 4 small pills when you press down on it with a finger) to give her the usual 1/4, he fumbled it and sent it skittering across the floor where my ridiculous pill-loving menace of cat immediately gobbled down the whole thing, leading to me receiving a panicked phone call at 11 pm from said friend who was understandably freaking out (everyone’s fine, a single high dose won’t cause any problems as long as it’s just this once).

Behold: the villain herself, basking in the success of her crime (she’d be planning her next pill-related heist but, as you can see if you look closely, there’s there’s nothing but elevator music behind those eyes)

[human-for-tonight]

has anyone warned gorgug that telemaine is in elmville. or is he just going to be out trying to find a quokki pet and he turns down an aisle in the elmville target to see telemaine at the other end

[roe-oo]

heyyy I watched the thing

[tofixtheshadows]

This is one of my favorite minor details in Dungeon Meshi, firstly because what in the femme fatale, but also because it's one of those little things that raises so many questions about worldbuilding.

The Occam's Razor defense attorney in me says that Ryoko Kui gave Kabru a boot knife because she wanted him to escape from his bonds here. And Kabru is a very competent swordsman, why wouldn't he have a boot knife, sure. He's already got a dagger, he can have this too.

And yet: the implications. Kabru, why do you have that? That is not remotely something that could be easily accessed or used in combat. Nobody is pulling out a pen knife from the heel of their boot during a fight with a monster. It's useless in the dungeon ... unless you're the type of person who isn't just worried about monsters.

I've mentioned this before, but I consider one of Kabru's functions in the narrative as being the character who fully brings the idea of human ecosystems into the story. There's a reason why he's always connected to large groups of people (Toshiro's party, the Canaries). He (along with Mr. Tansu, briefly) introduces the reader to the social and political forces working on the dungeon, showing us that none of this is happening in a monster-filled vacuum. His confrontation with the corpse retrievers, who very nearly kill Kabru's party permanently with their reckless murder-for-money scheme, reminds us that monsters are not the only things that prey on humans. Kabru understands the ways the dungeon causes people to put profit over human lives.

We only get hints of it in the story, but like any gold-rush-style economic boom, it's implied that there is a lot of crime and corruption surrounding the dungeon.

So yeah, it really makes me wonder why Kabru keeps a tiny knife in his boot, meant to be carried on him even in situations where he would otherwise be unarmed. Stored exactly in the place where it's easy to reach, even if, for some reason, your hands are tied behind your back.

[justshipsandstuff]

The old boys club

[deadeery]

what if one piece was good and yuriful and called the yuri piece

[originalartblog]

[Storm Bringer]

“In fact, I was against using Adam for such a frivolous investigation from the very start,” Dr. Wollstonecraft began in a huff as she crossed her arms again. “The government is always like this. They send a mechanical detective, then blow him up once they’re done to keep any secret information from getting out. [..] I suppose this is the government’s way of saying we ought to neglect science in favor of human life!”

Dr. Wollstonecraft, ma'am, I think your ethically-dubious opinions on science are better saved for other audiences.

Dr. Wollstonecraft (aka Mary Shelley) based on @videogamelover99's design!

[sleepingsims]

my finals coping mechanism is photoshopping ombres onto wips that i've been thinking abt all quarter :p

[royalarchivist]

For those who missed it, here’s Phil slam-dunking Quackity’s face into his birthday cake LMFAO, I love their friendship dynamic

[omtai]

got too crazy last night & made a fake Gerard Fangoria cover... 🧛‍♀️

📸: Jess Gleeson