#there are WIRES in here

[mobbothetrue]

ooooo I am not meant to be a mechanic

[jaradraws]

DISCLAIMER: the blood is a feature, not a bug 🩸☎️

[melioristicbeast]

"DerekDerekDEREK holy mother of GOD I'm about to fall 200 feet to my DEATH" "Better hold on tight, spider monkey" "What the hell is a sp- NO don't you daaAAA"

Another of my friend K's suggestions - when she found out I'd never watched twilight she suggested we do so together, but she keeps insisting she won't tell me what happens in the last ones in advance because then I'll 'never agree to watch them'. i am afraid.

[yhwcomeback]

Decided to test out Krita for the first time, still getting used to so many brushes but I like how this one turned out

[bones-of-a-rabbit]

pov u just learned what wireplay is (and u might be a little bit into it)

i drew this on a whim sorry y'all

[silvers-starrway]

He pull on my wires till I short circuit <3

[vaguely-concerned]

thinking about not only the specific people lucanis pulls in to represent the 'locks' in his psyche, but the storytelling that happens in the structure/order of them. the underlying ideas are presented something like:

the lucanis who went into the ossuary never came back out again; he died down there (the boy caterina raised is gone forever) -> you're putting yourself in danger doing this (by being close to me), you should leave because I can't bear it if you get hurt because of me -> it doesn't matter even if we do try this, it won't work anyway (again because of me) ('you know what he's like, you can open the door but he won't walk through it' :'( oofie doofie) -> what if the real secret is that there was never anything but the monster in here from the beginning. you should leave, there was never anything here worth saving in the first place. (implicitly: what if I deserved what happened, all along.)

it runs pretty cleanly from outward-oriented attachment anxiety ('caterina won't even want me back like this, she won't recognize me (the same way I no longer recognize myself)) and gradually deeper inwards until we reach self-image and self worth. or you know, the harrowing basic lack of it lol.

"careful -- they'll know we're not right," spite says in one of their first scenes... but clearly, some very deep part of lucanis has feared or suspected for much longer than that that there's something inherently not right at the core of him, way before any demon entered the picture. and the voice he gives those lines to is the person who should know him better than anyone in the world, who he has loved more than anyone in the world -- and who deliberately chose to hurt him so horrifically anyway. 'It's better if I'm just a monster and deserved what happened than it is to allow for the idea that the brother I love doesn't really exist and maybe never did'. it's better if he's fundamentally flawed in some way that needed fixing to help him survive, and that's why caterina chose to hurt him again and again -- out of love. (this one I think he might have a very sad wakeup call on one day if he ever ends up with the responsibility and care of a child of his own in some way and realizes just how alien the idea of ever intentionally hurting them for any reason is to him. oh buddy. also interesting that he keeps caterina as the outermost lock -- there IS a distance he keeps there that he hasn't with illario. he doesn't resent her 'anymore' he says, but he also keeps her carefully further away from his deepest self.)

as far as I could tell the only note in the mind prison that's fully hidden and needs to be uncovered is the sad painful helpless stupid little truth that even after all this, even knowing what happened... he still loves his brother. is there anything illario could ever do that would make lucanis completely stop loving him, do you think? sometimes the trouble with unconditional love is that it is, well. unconditional, even when some terms and conditions probably would have been in order haha.

that's the pattern you see there again and again; he would rather destroy and abandon and imprison himself at every turn than let go of love, even when it's just scraps, even when there's only ever enough of it to hurt him. it's only when rook shows up and as it were takes his hand and walks along with him that he can entertain the idea of changing the story of what walking out the door might mean in the end.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

yeah the skins neat i guess idk

[b1ttersweet-dreams]

where the line between me and you blurs

[conspicuous-clown-car]

AYO what the hell is happening here?? 🤨

jk

[xinilia]

I can’t even with Aloy’s habit of talking aloud for the sake of the player being canonized through gildun’s delightful dialogue— but it also just makes a TON of sense lmao

I can totally imagine how she’d develop that habit growing up in the wilds. Like we already see her doing it when she’s really little so I just think that she never grew out of that urge to just say everything out loud and narrate whatever she’s doing (probably rost would never say shit so she’d always be the one who just talks her head off all day even if he’s not listening to her)

Aloy trying to solve the puzzle of the day: ok so I need to move that crate there— oh wow that outfit is so ugly. ok anyway

random bystander: you know I can hear you right

[favroitecrime]

Palestinian freedom fighters breaking out of Gaza and reclaiming their occupied territories. They’ve taken over israeli tanks and have chased out the settlers that were on that land. They’ve launched rockets everywhere and the iron dome has failed to intercept. This is about to mark a momentous event in history.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

[royalarchivist]

Vegetta: And on Valentine’s Day, we have to go look for women.

Rubius: Women?

Luzu: Or men, anyone can– 🤨

Vegetta: People can look for whatever they want.

Rubius: Whatever they want, yes... And we can go after other Karmaland members? [He stares longingly at Vegetta]

Vegetta: [Oblivious] You know what– it could even be a nun!

Rubius: Ah. Yeah, a nun would be ok… 😔

Luzu:

Rubius' poorly-conveyed feelings, Vegetta being oblivious, and Luzu watching the trainwreck unfold: a highlight from Karmaland 4.

[ Full Subtitle Transcript ↓ ]

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Vegetta: We have to make an event for… In February, for...

Rubius: February?

Luzu: Saint Valentine’s. A day for lovers!

Vegetta: And on Valentine’s Day, we have to go look for women.

Rubius: Women?

Luzu: Or men, anyone can–

Vegetta: People can look for whatever they want.

Rubius: Whatever they want, yes... And we can go after other Karmaland members? [He stares longingly at Vegetta]

Vegetta: [Oblivious] You know what– it could even be a nun!

Rubius: Ah. Yeah, a nun would be ok…

Luzu: [Laughs in disbelief]

Vegetta: And marry her.

Luzu: [Laughs] Rubius sad.

Rubius: [Laughs]

Luzu: [Cracks up laughing]

Vegetta: What happened, what happened? I didn’t catch it.

Rubius: Nothing, nothing– [Starts thanking subs & donos]

Luzu: [Dying]

Vegetta: What happened? I didn’t catch it, I didn't catch it!

Rubius: [Continues thanking subs & donos]

Vegetta: ...What happened?

Luzu: Nothing, I’m actually just Luzu sad–* I dunno why I’ve been laughing so much today, lord. I'm just gonna- I'm moving to this corner–

* Luzu was in his "evil Luzu" arc at the time, since this was after he lost the Karmaland election and was betrayed by someone he cares about, so technically he was breaking character here.

[somequeeralien]

💙OBJECTUM POSITIVITY POST💙

This post is mostly techum, but applies to any other type of objectum attraction! Don't exclude yourself, you're an important part of the community💙

There is no one way to be objectum, like there's no one way to be queer, disabled or person in general. It's absolutely ok to have preferences, it's absolutely ok to question yourself, try other labels or don't use them at all, as well as it's absolutely ok to not fall under special criteria entirely! You know yourself best, don't let others choose for you.

Being weird is ok, we're all weird here, nothing awful about it. Your love and happiness here doesn't harm others. Life is way too short to hide yourself and pretend to be "normal" just to be accepted by people who don't deserve to be near you in a first place. Think about it, if they hate you for something so harmless, just because you're not like them, how much time will pass before they do you wrong either way?

Humans are meant to be different, to explore the whole spectrum of experiences, don't say no to yours. And, please, don't do the same for others. It's absolutely ok to not agree with others or have preferences, as I mentioned, but we won't go far with hate and blaming each other.

There's always people who'll love you and be with you as long as you need, it's going to be ok, don't forget to drink water and have some time for yourself💙

⬆️ my professional opinion

[toomanyfandomsstuff]

Podcast themed ask game cause I’m bored!

1.) what’s the first podcast you listened to?

2.) what’s a podcast you’ve cried over?

3.) Favorite podcast pet? (Idk if that’s worded weird but like if one of the characters has a cat or smth)

4.) what podcast has the best soundtrack/music?

5.) what’s a podcast that you really like but find it kinda hard to follow the plot?

6.) what characters from different podcasts do you think would be friends?

7.) what characters from different podcasts do you think would hate each other?

8.) what’s a podcast where you mix up the characters voices?

9.) what’s a podcast that you know the characters so well you can recognize their breathing?

10.) what’s a podcast that you wish you could listen to again for the first time?

11.) what’s a podcast you’ve listened to more than once?

12.) what’s a podcast you wish more people listened to?

13.) what do you like to do while listening to a podcast?

14.) who is a podcast character that you love?

15.) who is a podcast character you can’t stand?

16.) what songs do you associate with a certain character/ podcast?

17.) what’s a podcast that you can’t stop thinking about?

18.) are their any podcasts that you regret listening to?

19.) whose your favorite podcast couple?

20.) whose a podcast character that you think would dress really cool?

[inky-squid-art]

my blorbo in law