#types of tents

[sollucets]

rowan's eclipse anniversary celebration

week eight: parallels

[cicadaghost]

pointenclik! based on mouse cursors and pointing dogs (bonus: its pre evolution, clik)

[compacflt]

Hi, big fan of your fics. I've just found your Tumblr and binged everything Icemav-related. When reading about Icemav's political beliefs, I've gotten curious. Does Bradley share the same political beliefs as Ice (and Mav)? Does being raised by them or them pulling his papers influence how he votes? Or there are other factors in the play (e.g. generations, social media)? How about Jake and the other Daggers? How does this young generation of the Navy perceive politics (elections, gender, etc.)? My apologies for bombarding you with questions. But as a non-American, American politics have always been something we must pay attention to. I've seen many interesting interpretations on Tumblr but it feels more or less wistful than realistic, but I might be wrong (again not an American) so I would love to see your perspective on this. Thank you.

a good politics roundup post before i leave this blog

icemav & their conservatism: here, here, here

ice’s NECESSARY conservatism as commander of the pacific fleet (i.e. officers who are most likely to get promoted to the highest ranks do NOT break the service line when it comes to domestic politics, so by necessity ice would’ve had to keep his mouth shut, he Cannot be both a four-star and a revolutionary, like he just can’t; and being a revolutionary is otherwise antithetical to his character anyway): here, here.

and the original “ice & mav politics post” which is being updated here: here

I’ve gone back and forth on everyones politics over the last year of me being involved with these characters, but let me just tell you where I’ve ended up headcanoning them politically, if ur interested

ice: reagan democrat. “educated moderate” who was more right-leaning pre-9/11. now just a regular ol liberal (did you SEE those gay little round glasses in tgm? no way this guy isn’t a straight-up lib) with absolutely no strong feelings about most domestic politics besides “fascism bad”. Has some foreign policy opinions that areeeee questionable at best, like all members of the military elite (hangman voice: DO NOT ASK ICEMAN ABOUT CHINA. WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE). foreign policy neoliberal favoring the dovish side of the spectrum. A force conservator (“let’s save our military assets [read: my boyfriend maverick 🥺] for when we really need them, not for any old conflict. the deterring specter of the American war machine should outweigh the risk of underperforming”). He’s in favor of marriage equality of course, but treats it like a privilege and not a right. would be sad/upset if it got repealed but wouldn’t necessarily fight for it. “well at least my marriage will always be legal in california so i just won’t leave, problem solved.” Normie median Biden voter.

mav: political wildcard tbh. original 1986 mav is DEFINITELY right-leaning (i think i’ve written elsewhere, “he fully believes bill clinton is an affront to god”). i get young republican vibes from him. Full on patriotic (but dispassionate) 1980s reaganite anti-commie neoconservative. but after the 2010s i am very confused tbh. Tom cruise’s political aura is an insanely confusing one. idk. No matter what, Mav has some Hot Takes that a.) can immediately be shot down by ice using Facts and Logic at any time and b.) are not strictly partisan. He’s registered democrat just to support marriage equality (his marriage is his top priority but he doesn’t care about Other gays’ marriages, only his own), doesn’t care about any of the party’s other lines. Votes however ice tells him to. I get real “kind clueless libertarian” vibes from 2022 maverick tbh. Especially with the “isolating himself in a hangar in the middle of the mojave desert.” that has a political connotation to it for sure. bro just does whatever he wants out there

also, ice & mav live in San Diego, which… while in blue/democrat leaning California…is famously a bastion of right-wingers & has a hitler particle level off the charts… (sorry its not my favorite place in the world). That’s why they’re both continually so disgusted by San Francisco (a metonym for effete liberal homosexuality). Theyre from San Diego, hatred of SF & liberal SF politics is kinda par for the course down there.

Bradley: as u will see in the extras i definitely hc Bradley as an activist, but because he’s… in the navy and also like in his 30s… It’s not college campus activism, it’s just “things all of us in the left wing can agree upon” activism. so, like, BLM or pride, etc. He’s an “in this house we believe” yard sign liberal. He is 38 years old. hes a solid millennial so not politically hip with the kids (me)

Bradley & ice/mav disagree on the VISIBILITY of politics. Ice & mav, who did live through the vietnam era draft/near-dissolution of American society in the 60s and 70s, are not in favor of possibly losing their job/honor they have fought and killed for, for the sake of a political statement. And they believe their relationship IS a political statement, whereas Bradley would rather encourage them to treat their relationship like, I don’t know, a relationship that has a right to exist independent of politics!

Jake and the other daggers: idk. i don’t really give a shit about the daggers sorry. They r blank slates 2 me. jake especially is canonically frat-boy sexist in a way that gives me the heebs, much like original 1986 maverick and ice. But the navy tends to be the most left-wing (or thought of as left wing in common thought) service of the military, if that helps. But it is also the most traditional service of the military, and by traditional I mean BRITISH!!!! 🇬🇧💂there’s so much pomp and circumstance and hoity-toitiness that comes from the navy’s origins in the Royal Navy. A lot of sticking to outdated tradition in the very fabric of the navy itself, while the navy’s enlisted demographics shift younger and more left-wing/“revolutionary…” some interesting conflicts there. Like that one sailor who got blasted by multiple congressmen on social media for (with permission!) reading a poem about their queer identity on the USS Gerald ford’s intercom a few months back, if I remember correctly. Hoo boy the Takes that day were wild. Younger Americans tend to be more liberal but YMMV with officers, who are by nature trying to uphold outdated traditions of the navy for the sake of keeping the navy a unified service

i am of course writing carole as a christian republican who has gay friends and a gay kid not by choice but by the Grace of God

[grineerios]

Mind Firm in Action - The Operator

[absolutely-not-my-main-blog]

I sincerely think if Dennis Reynolds and Jeff Winger were to makeout, it would benefit them both immensely, in fact, it’d be good for their health

[astralwhat]

a quick zine about. ghosts?? cold ghosts??? for @zinebash

[fmab]

saladrifter wip.......................... one day ill learn how to paint backgrounds. Im insane but in my brain they have a slow, genuine, and earnest romance forming over the course of several months/years after kindling Something during season of the deep.. Theyve re-met at the right time after both growing from who they once were during the dark age. Of course this means they get to go on plenty of on the ground scouting missions to old iron lord/warlord ruins to root out any scorn and identify any last strange traces of ahamkara that might cause problems.... and get to hike and camp together along the way <3

[autistic-katara]

i’m not arguing with a brown eyed, dark + curly/messy haired transmasc. like ok pretty boy whatever u say. wanna kiss?

[sirenspells]

Sorry I’m still obsessed with them <3

I like to think Stranger is really into horror and stuff, which is probably a big reason why his somnium form looks Like That

[shadowybees]

If I had a nickel for every time I found put the creator of a comic I loved was also my favourite animator on youtube, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?

[sonofenki]

my takes on the desert rose after romancing both adil and mustafa:

> starting off with the most important one imo - mc doesn't find out adil is jack's brother if you're not on his path

> also on that note the finale is waaay better on adil's path, you find some more clues together + obviously the big revelation

> while on adil's path mc's friendship with mustafa is just as much part of the story, on mustafa's (and i assume others' as well) it's like they didn't really know what to do with adil - their scenes were quite underwhelming this time

> adil has waaay more 'free' scenes like the ♡ fireworks, rajab and madi teasing him etc

> on mustafa's path the other characters notice mc being in love way more easily

[grrl-beetle]

Tent & Trails

[estrangedfiances]

i Need people to stop taking the beatles seriously

i want to go on youtube and find silly content, not have 90% of it be musical analysis and videos about how important they are to history (i wouldn't mind them as much if the latter were better made)

i want more "here are my beatles hot takes" "ranking the beatles hairstyles" "body language expert analyses the beatles" "vocal coach reacts to the shea stadium concert"

[brainrotcharacters]

rewatching episode 2: ZORO WHAT ARE YOU DOING

"I'm Roronoa Zoro. Drop your weapons now and I may let you live."

bro

babe

love of my life

my darling fruit ninja

time and a place. you're not the alpha dog in this tent right now. shut the fuck up.

[carnival-core]

People in the notes of th poll I reblogged talking about how some genderbends are boring enough to sour the whole thing . God I entirely agree- has not made me dislike it but god the average cisbend is soooo fucking boring I think there are ways to make even an entirely cis-to-cis genderbend design interesting enough to warrant it's existence but fundamentally changing their anatomy to fit fashion doll or action figure level ideal gendered bodytype the way most ppl do it aint it