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[johniac]

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jun 2nd, 2025

[plagueislost]

trying new coloring methods. 0/10 do NOT recommend, but hey at least i got something kinda okay out of it

[yohnjohnny]

I had a home.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Sunrise, Parabellum.

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[bltchkawa]

Lighting practice!!! And I also wanted to practice backgrounds. Made it sad cause that’s what I’m good at 😎

[green446004]

Blitzen in number 16: Falling Short

For the color challenge, please and thank you ♡

color palettes

[rapidhighway]

i did the challenge where you turn off colors in your tablet screen and use random colors to make a drawing

[danielsarmand]

television drastically shortening the amount of episodes for shows really is ruining what would otherwise be Good stories because i feel like most of the complaints this new season of doctor who is receiving are due to things that could've been fixed by articulation and lengthier build-up

[thatgentlewife]

Honestly!!!

[slabmaxxing]

pyrrhic victory

[strawberri-draws]

Having art block.. here’s drv3 doodles featuring himeko redesign

[courtmartialme]

woag .. otp

[lgbtlunaverse]

Mdzs fandom: I've got an ironclad objective and unambiguous account of this event as it happened in canon.

Me: Is it actually unambiguous?

Fandom: I don't understand

Me: I want to know if you have an ironclad unambiguous objective account of an event, or an in-universe subjective interpretation where the truth is intentionally left up to speculation?

Fandom: I have the objective account

Me: you're sure? It's fine if you have a subjective interpretation.

Fandom: I have an objective unambiguous account. I do not have a subjective interpretation

Me: Alright! Please give me the objective account.

Fandom: Here you go. *hands me an in-universe subjective interpretation of something where the truth is intentionally left up to speculation*

[betterbemeta]

I have a theory that the real source of outrage "kids may see too much at Pride!" doesn't actually come from the nudity or sex acts the complainers whine about. Kids are probably the human demographic controlled the MOST by authority. Some of this is necessity, as they're brand new humans who need support from people who are already here. But our society considers it not only normal for kids to be walled-in by constant messaging of how to 'behave,' but for those messages to be enforced by humiliation and even torture.

And then Pride celebrates people NOT 'behaving.'

Even at a 'sanitized' Pride, people are walking around dressed in clothing that ISN'T acceptable at a job interview, or 'normal' for going out to Chilis or Olive Garden. People are acting in ways that defy the narratives that are intended to prep kids to achieve 'stability' which is especially scary to some adults in the USA because there are diminishing safety nets as one gets older. Your child being able to help support YOU later (or: be a place to stash your stuff, nepotism style) is pretty much the return on investment.

Adults who are scared of their kids ever learning that they COULD 'misbehave' and see their parents as irrelevant in the future, live their own lives, are definitely the source of misinformation about obscenity at Pride. They have a motivation and something to gain beyond 'right to comfort.' It is an obfuscated complaint anticipating loss of control over 'property': they do not want their livestock exposed to Pride.

[tradmidwestman]

[leefail]

In my Arab region (I can't speak for the others, but I'm pretty sure they have similar things. Add your stuff if you do!) Coffee time is kind of sacred and is tightly regulated with heavy traditional rules. Especially so for the male populace.

Coffee makes the man! (Literally, I can't stress this enough)

Men and women alike are trained from a very young age on how to make and serve their coffee. A coffee with a good colour is a bright sign for your guests, and the way you serve is very telling of you.

Doors are ALWAYS open for guests, and HUGE halls are prepared to accommodate them (they can reach hundreds, depending on your dad's popularity). A household's head is a very blessed man when he has children/grandchildren because he can brag about them by showing their serving skills off. Those children will be scrutinised and judged according to their coffee serving manners. It's a very integral part of a charming character's traits for us. So, parents, especially fathers, are very strict about this.

Aside from guests, families have daily coffee time for themselves, too! It's very respectful to serve your mom and dad coffee. So it's expected from you.

Considering Ra's personality, serving him coffee as a grandson would be a nightmare.

Imagine Damian refilling the finjaan again and again in front of an elegantly sitting Ra's until he gets it right? Imagine him waiting (while standing, maybe for an hour or so) for Ra's to finish his finjaan so he can refill it again? Imagine how LIVID Ra's would be when Damian accidentally fills the finjaan to the top (a message that says, are you satisfied, yet? Get out! In my region) imagine Ra's asking Damian to serve coffee for his villain allies?!! Arabs and non?? And imagine people getting to know and hear about him from his coffee serving, like a good Arab son, before they know him from his sword?

Also, when he finally lives in the manor and sunset arrives and Batman is sitting by the batcomputer, deeply focused, and then is surprised by a finjaan presented to him because it's coffee time?

Damian would be very confident and proud of his coffee making and serving skills he would expect from Bruce nothing but sipping and asking for a refill, because his father should know his manners.

Bruce would know nothing about this but would, of course, sip (not drink! Drinking bad!!!) without question, and will continue to accept and sip every. Single. Day before patrol without knowing what is happening but going along with it because he's pretty sure this is Damian's way of bonding.

Which is not really true because Damian is only performing his duty as a son. He never really understood the core meaning behind this tradition because for a long time now, the art of Arabian Coffee was only a skill that was expected from him and a part of showing good grace. But as days pass and the number of people being served coffee increases and coffee time becomes a routine before each patrol for the whole family, when dates and snacks and small talk and occasional laughter join in, the very meaning behind this tradition clicks with him, and he serves it with a smile.