#there is catnip!

[dramalove247]

Going wild for Caged Again

Just because we love steak and wine doesn't mean we can't enjoy Doritos and Coke. We aren't interested in ripping apart Caged Again for not being steak, we knew we were eating Doritos. The flavor was a bit weird and unexpected with LOTS of cheese, but we hadn't realized how much we were craving this junk food watch and it hit the spot! We went back again and again and are highly satisfied.

Since the two of us have been talking nonstop about all the things we loved about this show, we decided to share with the class. And we want to hear about your favorite things!

Spoilers ahead... (warning, we used fast pass and watched all 10 episodes)

❤️We loved the unexpected layers to this show. The explorations of being human, connecting with others, learning to love and be loved. The gems about being yourself and found family. How life can be hard, scary and sad, but it's part of being human and to avoid it means losing the best parts of life as well.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 LOVED the Queer Love

We could go on about the queer representation and messaging in the show for days, but we won't. There's a lot there and this post is already going to be a novel. But we HAVE to talk about the AMAZING representation of queer relationships and family.

First, OMG! You had us at Porsch and Arm!!! That was already everything we needed, but then they showed them living a beautifully normal and domestic life together, plumbing included. For Junior and Sun to see this as an example of what they could be, to have this relationship as model, was eye opening for them and showed them they could be a family. This makes our queer hearts and mama selves so happy to see this. We want to see our children and the young people see these messages more often.

Plus the conversation around children... my heart!!! It was so precious to see their daughter in the last episode. We were obsessed with this couple and what they added to the show. This kind of representation is so important and refreshing.

❤️ Game over. We were 100% hooked when we saw Junior in these scenes. These were the moments when we realized we had needed a penguin boy in our life and had never known.

GIFS by @heretherebedork

❤️All the cute touches and explorations of their feelings and being human together 😍 They got us every time.

❤️Junior in a penguin suit... enough said.

We lied. We have things to say. This entire scene... realizing Sun is holding back his instincts to be around Junior... because he want's to eat him. Junior understanding clearly what that means and having no fear in exploring how to awaken those feelings. Plus there was a literal closet. And "babe". And roleplay clothes. We loved it all.

❤️OMG! They gave us CATNIP!!! We died the second we saw it.

Now... as hilarious as that scene was, and knowing that Junior was being thoughtful by giving Sun a gift he would love... did he just drug Sun? We're just going to ignore that so we can enjoy this scene without guilt.

❤️Sun talking about what it would be like if he could get Junior pregnant. DEAD. That was NOT in our bingo card for episode 10.

❤️We're obsessed with Mina "I'm even carrying the show now. Let's rescue our BL boys." "It's too late now. Only 3 episodes left." "Be boyfriends now!"

❤️Shout out to Jay Sorathon and his incredible facial expressions! He could have his own Junior emoji line. This show got so many instant replay moments because of those hilarious expressions and he deserves an award. And when Benjamin Greenwell started showing Sun's full smiles... melted. It was beyond precious and brought so much to Sun's character growth.

❤️The Jodd and Jeng confession was perfect! And hilarious.

💔Where is Junior's pebble??? That was a missed opportunity and we barely forgive you... but we do because you gave us catnip... and pregnant Junior musings.

What were your favorite things about the show???

[reineydraws]

they're gonna be the coolest customers at marya's toys and trinkets and other drivel to distract you from life's tragedies: a toy store.

marya shirt closeup:

[jamjoob]

Oh hyenas & their catnip 🙂‍↔️

[meirimerens]

my better half

Notkin (who I gave his P1 sweater to I felt like giving him his P1 sweater) — kitty

Catnip — kitty also yupppp

Dandy — Eurasian red squirrel

P2 Teensy — hooded crow

P1 Tot — house mouse

P1 Teensy (chickenpox scars) — Siberian wood frog

[penn-dragon]

For k__r__xx on Twitter of her reversed arranged marriage au because I read "prince Sanji gets forcibly married off to a corrupt earl then has a forbidden love affair with the man's bodyguard" blacked out and woke up to this comic having drawn itself

[heyhoneylook]

Happy 18th Birthday, Rosie!

Rosie enjoying a catnip-filled birthday present

Rosie drools when she's happy; here is the couch cover after brushing her (her favorite activity)

One of her favorite passtimes is greeting the neighborhood pigeons

Taking it easy in an afternoon sunbeam

Enjoying catnip

Watching for threats from atop her perch

Gotta keep those ears clean...

...and those beans moistened!

In her "bedroom" (a doghouse we keep indoors)

Rosie's best advice: take lots of naps and eat lots of treats on your birthday!

Everyone please wish Rosie a happy 18th birthday!

[fanaroff]

Dp x DC Prompt: Space Like An Ocean

An alien had taken up residence outside of the Watchtower. Its first appearance immediately started a panic with most of the heroes that could survive in space converging on the station to see whether it was friend or foe. In the end, it did not seem either.

In fact, it seemed fine with just basking and napping wrapped around parts of the Watchtower that made up the outside. It wasn’t the size of the Watchtower, but off and on it was a very near thing.

Humanoid, yet distinctly inhuman. White whispy hair sat atop its head, pointed ears, and the only feature that could be made out of its face were two bright green glowing eyes. A color that sent Batman into a research frenzy. Its skin was void-dark. Almost looking as if a piece of space itself had separated from the cosmos and took and almost snake-like form. Or maybe an eel?

The most notable thing about the creature were its injuries. Multiple lacerations covered it, leaking a green that never touched the Watchtower and seemed to evaporate not long after leaving its body. Any silent attempts to collect it for study and to figure out what it was were met with emotionless green eyes and a bare hint of fang. They backed off quickly.

Flash liked to call it a mer-eel. “Cause it’s got an almost human torso, two arms, and the rest just kind of curls up!”

Wonder Woman was unimpressed with this. “That would suggest it is more like a naga.”

To which Green Lantern replied, “No, no, he’s right. There’s an almost white fin-like bit that goes down the tail like an eel’s does.”

Any more attempts to identify the creature led to nothing and soon the “eel” became a silent fixture of the Watchtower.

It was ages later when Zatanna entered the Watchtower to discuss a completely non-connected case when she stumbled immediately upon leaving the Zeta Tube and had to lean against a wall, breathing heavily.

“Something feels like Death.” Was all she could get out before her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she dropped to the ground. She wouldn’t wake up, dead asleep. Immediate worry all around lead to Justice League Dark being contacted in full.

Constantine with Deadman in tow were ultimately the ones to solve the mystery. It took but a moment for Deadman to be seen thanks to Constantine’s “magic” and awe was the first thing apparent on his face. Deadman didn’t even need to leave the Watchtower to know what it was.

“Oh,” he whispered like a prayer. “So that’s where he goes when he takes a break.”

Queue questioning.

“He” turned out to be Phantom, the Ghost King who had apparently decided the Watchtower was a perfect basking spot. Confusion was abound at this.

“No, see,” Deadman tried to explain. “He has two Obsessions and the Watchtower feeds into both. Heroes who protect, as he is a protector spirit himself and probably feels a kinship, and space.”

Constantine and Deadman explained as best as they could, but when the questions finally settled, the last was “Why isn’t Constantine affected like Zatanna? Why aren’t the rest of them affected like Zatanna?”

“That’s easy!” Deadman piped. “None of you are attuned to death magic! I’m a ghost, he’s my King. Zatanna is a magician with experience in most magics. And Constantine doesn’t own enough of his soul to feel the death!”

In the end, a request from Deadman was all it took for things to change. With barely a rumble, Phantom pulled himself from the Watchtower and drifted far enough away for his aura to no longer affect Zatanna. The heroes could only watch in awe as the eel-like god returned to the open ocean of space.

Addition:

There were a giant green eyes observing the conference room. Every hero inside was frozen in place, staring back at the eyes and trying their best not to move a muscle. Phantom had moved from atop the station. Phantom had acknowledged them. Phantom was staring at them from a window of the Watchtower.

No one knew why he was there. Just that suddenly he was. The bright green lighting the entire room with its shine was the only warning they got. They stared. He stared.

Slowly, he moved. A hand-shape pointed with a claw. They were confused. The hand made a pointing motion again.

The table?

Ah. Several shards of kryptonite sat on the table. The topic of the discussion as someone had somehow gotten ahold of the shards and used them against Superman. They needed to know who supplied them.

The hand pointed again.

Why did Phantom want the shards?

Apparently, it wasn’t up to them to question as the pointing hand phased into the room, palm up. Waiting. No one moved for a moment until a white narrowed slit formed in Phantom’s eyes.

Green Lantern was quick to grab the shards (Batman made a token protest, those were his damn it) and placed them in the palm. He shivered as his finger brushed the skin, ice cold washing up and down his spine.

The hand closed, retracted and approached the face. The eyes stared as a large mouth opened (fangs, sharp sharp fangs laid in green) and a tongue popped out. The shards were placed on the tongue and the mouth closed with a sharp crunch.

Phantom grinned almost smugly before he drifted away from the window and back to the top of the Watchtower.

“Did- Did Phantom just ask for a snack?”

[strongermonster]

had sex with a seamstress last night, after which when we were lying there talking, she took some strands of hair from each of us off the sheets and braided them together into a thread, and then before she left she told us she takes bits of hair from all her lovers and stitches them into a patch in the lining of her coat 'for luck in future love'. it's sort of romantic in a haunted doll kind of way. which btw, she also makes dolls with the hair that accumulates in her hair brush, and felts little creatures out of her cats' fur, habits she got from her grandmother who was into hairwork, a hobby i did not know existed still in our modern years. anyways. hi everybuddy. if you never hear from me again i've been turned into a trinket for her collection

[catsbeaversandducks]

By Sarah Andersen

[orionsangel86]

There is something about proudly proclaiming a show "tumblrista catnip" that makes me emotional.

Something about how for years tumblrinas were ridiculed by show creators.

Something about Supernatural having a meta episode set at a convention with all the weirdo fans that made the main characters uncomfortable. Something something about Becky and the message that fangirls are gross and obsessive.

Something about Sherlock and the way fans were portrayed as crazy obsessive nutjobs for trying to figure out how he faked his death.

Something about creators mocking fandoms, dismissing them as freaks. Something about queer people not being welcome to engage in their creations because "why do you have to make everything gay?"

Something about the malicious culture of queerbaiting throughout the 2000s/2010s, followed by Bury Your Gays tropes across the media landscape because hell, you should be grateful we even gave you queer characters to begin with - and everyone dies in our show! You ain't special!

Something about Destiel questions being banned from conventions...

And then...

Something instead about Good Omens, and letting the story adapt naturally, embracing the fanbase and leaning into the fanservice.

Something about Our Flag Means Death, and the genuine outpouring of love and affection between cast, crew, and fandom that culminated in an explosion of fanworks that were never once mocked or deemed gross or wrong.

Something about Sandman, and staunchly digging in their heels on the queerness of it all, refusing to give in to the homophobes and instead avidly mocking THEM on social media rather than us.

Something about the writers hearing about fandoms favourite ships and excitedly stating that YES! We DID lean into that because it happened naturally and made sense.

Something about a firefighter coming out as bisexual after 7 seasons...

So yeah, something about a new high quality show made FOR US. By creators that love US. Respect US, and WANT our love.

Something about US FINALLY being a target audience for the best shows being made on TV now.

Tumblrista catnip. Creators saying "we made this for you. You are important. Your voices have been heard."

It just... all got a bit overwhelming for a moment there.

[catmaraudersfan]

Funny idea:

Kryptonite is a mix of VERY addictive candy and ghost catnip.

One day, Danny and a few ghosts were hanging around in Superman's city. Nothing harmful, just goofing off.

Eventually, they get hungry. But not for human food. Not even Danny.

Suddenly a villain attacks.

Superman and several Batfam members show up to fight the villain. Sadly, the villain opened the back door of the truck he showed up in and a metric TON of Kryptonite was inside!

Suddenly, ALL of the ghosts jerk their heads towards the truck like cats who smell catnip.

Nightwing, sensing their odd looks and having a hunch (the heroes know about the ghosts. They and JLD helped stop the Guys in White. Ghosts now have rights and are treated like people.), tells them, "Go for it. 🤷🏻‍♀️"

The ghosts leap into the truck with happy, yelping, chirps, ignoring the protests of the villain.

They, like Dick thought/was hoping for, starts CHOWING DOWN on the rocks like they are rock candy.

The villain tries to stop them, but the ghosts then start playing with him like a cat with a ball. (Danny, despite being half-human, is just as out of it as the full ghosts.)

[emacrow]

Um.. Superman.. what that thing stuck on your cape?

Clark's brain short circuit for a moment as he just got back of flying at great speed in the middle of deep space to thrown one of Lex's giants bombs destroy the city and come back in record time.

He turn a bit to look at his cape to see a tiny humanoid starlight dust covered child with white hair, glowing full green that look like white specks stars were implanted themselves into his big ol eyes, nawing on a handful of stardust with inhumanly sharp itsy bitsy fangs.

A small yet floating crown that look similar to one of Nasa pictures of far out space.

Did he just accidentally abducted an royal alien child/teen?

[cassandraclare]

Chairman Meow to Church

Well, it's been a while! I am trying to be better about posting, I truly am. Today, since it is a miserable rainy day here, have an adorable letter from Chairman Meow to Church, after Church has moved to England. :) Written for Diane from Kickstarter.

Church Cat,

My person, the taller one, promised me that he would bring this message to you at your new palatial home in England. He has told me that the palatial home actually belongs to your human, but I do not believe him. That sounds like humanist anti-cat propaganda.

He also said he did not know what a small cat would do with such a large home. Clearly he does not understand us at all. As you know, there are many rooms that can be important in a cat’s domain. There is the room for lying around sleeping in, and the room for chasing mice, and the room for meowing loudly, and room with the best sunspots for napping in, and the room with the best furniture for sharpening claws, and the room where there are most likely to be mice.

This is the second time I have mentioned mice. I must be hungry. I will find my other human and alert him that it is time for the can-opener. Please accept this housewarming gift of a false mouse stuffed with drugs. The humans call it catnip. I’m sure you have enjoyed it before, since you are very old.

Meow,

Meow

[hellenhighwater]

I'm supposed to be cleaning my house so obviously instead I'm processing catnip to save seeds for next year. Problem: I forgot that this process makes the cats crazy just on contact high and all the good manners absolutely go away, and also turns my hands into bait.

She's not biting with force but sure is grabbing, which she knows she's not to do. Too high to think straight

[lambment]

Going to give Narinder catnip, and you can’t stop me.

I forgot I had this outlined LOL

[hyperfocusthusly]

My favourite thing is when a character has a ‘can’t act’ trait and you get to watch a good actor have to pretend to be a terrible actor