#this shit is true btw lol

[pepperpixel]

“put me on a pedestal and i’ll only disappoint you

tell me i’m exceptional, and i promise to exploit you

gimme all your money, and i’ll make some origami honey!

i think you’re a joke!!! …but i don’t find you very

fuuuuuuu~nyyy”

More tagr art!!! Assorted stuff this time! Featuring some cute chibi stuff. Some solo gaz’s, a lil uhhh. Comic of an altercation.. and a very belated Halloween pic I started drawing last Halloween and didnt finish lol. Also featuring lyrics from pedestrian at best cuz that song rllly rlly fits my ver of tak lol.

[periwinxle]

there was a fly in my takeout container when i put it in the fridge, so the fly was frozen when i took it out so i put it on the counter to see if it would dethaw and be like Captain America but it started moving and i panicked so i set it on fire and now i kinda feel bad ‘cause like what if it had a family or-

[identityquest]

octantis propaganda

[damned-spaghetti]

Every once in a while I remember that Bloom had to earn her Enchantix by meditating on the dragon planet and like… that was fine? Putting the main character at a disadvantage and forcing them to do something different from The Way Things Are Always Done (tm) can be very interesting, actually, and I think having a character become more powerful by learning to embrace their inner self is a pretty good message for a kids’ show. But I’m absolutely baffled that this is what the writers decided to do instead of just… introducing a character or characters from Domino.

I know the show acts like it’s impossible for Bloom to earn her Enchantix the normal way because Domino was destroyed and its inhabitants were frozen, so there’s no Dominians for her to sacrifice herself for, but hear me out: that makes no sense lol.

You mean to tell me that in the Winx Club magic dimension, where the main characters are attending school in Magix and repeatedly visit realms other than their home realms, emigration doesn’t happen? Not a single person from Domino immigrated to Melody to study music, to Zenith so that they could be at the forefront of technological development, to Linphea because they wanted to be closer to nature? Nobody ever falls in love with someone from another realm and chooses to immigrate to be with them? (Bloom canonically does that one btw.) There was not a single mixed race Dominian who was born on Domino and later moved to be closer to the other side of their family?

Even if you want to pretend the Winx Club universe hasn't invented immigration yet (which like... a half assed fandom post isn't really the place to get into a discussion about xenophobia, but if you think that's at all a valid argument, then perhaps you should take a minute to consider why you think that), you mean to tell me nobody from Domino left the realm temporarily? There was not a single Dominian studying at Alfea who was excited to tell their family about acing their last exam only to find their family gone? There was not a single Dominian visiting friends in other realms, or just on vacation who tried to return home at the end of their trip, only to find there was no home to go back to?

Just the idea that there is not a single other person out there from Domino is absolutely nonsensical to me, but it's what the series decided to go with. And that's a damn shame because when you think about it, Bloom is a transcultural adoptee whose biological parents and their culture were victims of genocide. (Domino is brought back, but iirc both the characters and the audience were unaware that was a possibility at this point in the narrative.) There's so much that could be done and said with that.

The musician who made it big on Melody could sing Bloom folk songs that nobody else quite remembers. The person thriving on Linphea could show Bloom their garden filled with flowers they brought with them from Domino; flowers that no longer exist anywhere else. The former Alfea student could hold Bloom close and tell her it's going to be okay even though it won't because while their experiences are undeniably different, they remember being there; in that same environment, being forced to come to terms with the same truths and grief that Bloom is now facing.

And I want to make it clear that none of this precludes Bloom earning an incomplete Enchantix. Like I said, putting the main character at a disadvantage and forcing them to do something different from The Way Things Are Always Done (tm) can be very interesting, actually, and I think there's so many ways that could still be done. (I mean this purely from a storytelling perspective rather than a nerf perspective btw. I get that Bloom being overpowered is a common complaint, but it's actually not one I share. She's quite literally the current mortal avatar of the universe's canon Creator God; she should be more powerful than all the other characters lol.)

Maybe no opportunity arises for Bloom to earn her Enchantix while meeting these people and she's not going to purposefully put someone in danger just so she can save them (although in her most desperate moment, perhaps she considers it) (I am biting anyone who insists someone needs pure intentions to earn Enchantix btw; that's not canon and eliminating the possibility that morally grey or outright villainous high level fairies can exist is boring don't @ me). She can then make the active decision to go on the dragon meditation quest or whatever (perhaps with some guidance from the person or people she met), but is doing so with more knowledge about the people and culture she is fighting for.

Maybe the perfect situation to earn her Enchantix does arise, Bloom saves someone's life, and it just... doesn't work. To earn Enchantix, a fairy must save someone from their home realm, but not everybody has the same idea of home. The person she saves may be Dominian by birth, but in the seventeen-ish years they've had to grieve and rebuild their life, they've started to think of the realm they now reside in as their true home. Alternatively, Bloom realizes that despite being Dominian by birth and desiring a connection to her biological parents, their people, and their culture, she still considers Earth her true home. She doesn't want to go back to Earth and put her adoptive parents or anyone else in danger, so she makes the active decision to go on the dragon meditation quest or whatever.

Or maybe the perfect situation to earn her Enchantix does arise, Bloom saves someone's life, and she does earn Enchantix, but it's incomplete, despite doing everything right. If Enchantix must be earnt by saving someone specifically from the realm a fairy was born in, who's to say it doesn't share a connection to that realm? At that point, Domino is a dead world and Dominians are an endangered people. Bloom is a Guardian Fairy with very little to Guard and so she doesn't have access to the same level of Enchantix magic as other fairies do. This would also mean she would get her full Enchantix powers after Domino is revived; a sign that everything will be okay for the Dominian people.

idk I just have a lot of thoughts about all the missed opportunities here, basically all of them related to the erasure of the immigrant experience and how thoroughly the ball was dropped with the show's portrayal of genocide (refusing to even consider the idea of survivors other than Bloom and basically not discussing it at all beyond how it affects the former Company of Light and Bloom)

[eggwishing]

What motivates you to keep drawing so much and so often? Do you ever get caught up in the "i hate my art"/"my art is shitty" kind of feelings? I really enjoy seeing your stuff and I enjoy drawing too but this is something I personally struggle with. Do you too?

oh yeah absolutely i get caught up in that stuff. not too long ago, i would go for months on end without producing anything more than doodles on schoolwork because i just felt so disappointed with my art.

I still feel like that sometimes even now, where just picking up my pen to draw can feel like pulling out teeth. but yknow you only pull teeth when there’s a good reason to, and my reason is to not let myself fall back into that cycle of loathing my art n halting my progress because of it. that’s my line of reasoning, at least.

but OFC always take breaks if you feel yourself starting to burn out, don’t break your back drawing when you don’t have to. sometimes stuff’s crazy and you just needa focus on staying sane

[gorepill]

"This youtuber is PROMOTING being GROSS DISGUSTING AND UNHEALTHY and MORBIDLY OBESE!!!" ok. based.

[cherry-blossom-qf]

~My Autistic Journey in a Nutshell~

My mom: You're autistic.

Young Me: No I'm not! I feel emotions! And the TV says that autistic don't have emotions!

The doctor that told my mom: You're autistic.

Young Me: No I'm not! I'm extremely dumb! And the TV says that autistic people are mega smart!

My friends: YOU'RE AUTISTIC!!!

Young Me: No I'm not! I talk too much! And the TV says that autistic people don't know how to talk!

God (probably): YOU, MY CHILD, HAVE AUTISM!!

Young Me: NO I'M NOT!! I JUST HAVE ADHD!! THAT IS ALL!!

----

Me (Christmas Eve, 2020): Why do I always have a meltdown when it gets too loud? Why do I feel every emotion all at once sometimes? Why can't I understand something simple when everyone else can? Why am I just a blabber mouth about the weirdest things? What is wrong with me?? Am I broken!? Why can't I be normal!!!

My mom: I've been telling you this every time you've asked. There's nothing wrong with you. You're just autistic. Autism is a spectrum, and you're on it. And remember that little ADHD you got? It sometimes links to autism.

Me (finally understanding it): ....Oh... Well that explains a few things..

[aceofsages]

lay their hearts on open pages for us to devour

like their love is a sacred prayer

and we're blessed by their hymns

--me, to all the writers who write so viscerally and beautifully, and make us feel all too much

[soubiapologist]

we need more nisei backstory. what the fuck is that guy's fucking problem

[solthecelestine]

I remember when I was like 10/11 years old I had a friend that lied a lot and told me there was a Steven Universe and TAWOG crossover episode and I believed that shit for months

[sanchoyo]

i hate fictional characters I see a mf I have gender envy for wearing something and my materialistic ass is like . well now I NEED knee high gaiters for fashion reasons. like are you crazy wtf are u talking abt what century is this. calm down 🔫

[wheelercore]

I think ppl really overestimate how distraught others will be if their theory doesn't happen lol

[im-still-a-robot]

Alright only dsmp fight I'm starting: eret's reasoning for betrayal was not retconned for this stream. Straight up, flat, completely untrue. If it has differed from their original reasoning it is not a recent change. Besides, I want you to quote your reasons for your actions 2 years ago verbatim, the ccs and the characters are people with limited memories, calm your tits

[satanfemme]

no u don't understand, me and gerard way have been parasocial wizard rivals for years and years and years - meanwhile I only date clowns (#pride) and love facepaint makeup so basically yes you're correct this is targeted psychological warfare against me. and we're officially married now. gerard's drafting a divorce announcement as we speak (I'm busy planning our honeymoon). 45 year old divorced milfy wizard clowns with an undetermined gender/sexuality want me carnally, american cock bands fear me. "val what the fuck are you talking about today" wouldn't you like to know, normie boy 🙄.

[vagueiish]

anyone else's conception of their relationships with others run like a faulty 2fa where if people aren't constantly authenticating their apparent good regard/affection/slightly-more-positive-than-mere-tolerance for you, then you think they actually highly dislike you and have pretended to care the whole time?

[astrxealis]

good eve hope u all r well 😇😙💗✨