#wHOo!!

[astralspeckart]

Nerdy prudes am I right?

These are the “on model” first sketches. Might change them up if I draw them more. I love them <3

[sourtomatola]

Time to celebrate!

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[anadorablekiwi]

Zaboomafoo is 25 years old today!!!!

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[thewillowtree3]

Avatar

I’ve been trying to think of why Avatar: The Last Airbender has been so popular for decades and I think I got it.

After watching the concert, which was AMAZING!! ;DDDD!! ❤️❤️❤️, I’ve literally been rewatching the series because I literally couldn’t watch anything else after the concert LOOL!! 🤣🤣 and I think I got it.

One of the reasons is because of the world building. You get to LIVE in its world, you get to breathe in it. You get to see its inhabitants, the daily lives of its people. Commoners, villagers, all everyday people. You get to see our heroes interact with them, be who they are as people.

The fact that the Gaang travel SOO much is also why we get to see soo much of this beautiful world. The characters get to travel SOO much. They see SOO many characters and people and different lifestyles. You get to see how many people live and breathe and that’s beautiful. You get to see SOOO many different places.

And also, you get to SEE these characters just be on their own, as people. In the beginning of the episodes, when the Gaang is just lazing around or having fun, they’re being people. They’re being people without the pressure of the plot. They’re being happy, sad, laughing, joking as people. When Aang plays in the water or when Sokka gets hit by something LOOL, it’s hella funny and it’s life. It’s natural, it’s exactly how we’d behave.

And also, the reason why the series is so lighthearted and happy is Aang. Aang is a happy-go-lucky, sweet, goofy kid who just wants to have fun a lot of the time lol. A huge character point of him is that he just wants to have fun all the time! He wants to ride elephant koi and go on the unagi and go slide down the Omashu delivery carts lol. But he plays SOO much. Even when they’re just resting or bending around, he’s playing. He’s making octopus monsters in the water and playing with Momo, and dancing. He’s just a goofball. And it’s so sweet because it reminds us that he’s just a kid. But I think it’s also cool because it reminds us of a simpler, happier time before the world was at war.

Without Aang, we wouldn’t have this fun, happy veneer. We wouldn’t have the shield that protects us from the world of the war. Without him, we’d have to face the consequences of the war in a much darker world. I think without him, the series would be a lot darker and it’d be harder to watch. I mean, when I was a kid, I forgot there was a war going on, I think because Aang was so happy all the time and the environment is so light and hopeful. If you take him away, you have to grapple even more with the very real consequences of the war.

And because the environment is safe-because Aang provides us a safe, warm environment to be light and happy in, and we get to travel to SOO many places, it really builds out the world building SOO well. We get to imagine ourselves in these places, get to wonder what it’s like to go to Kyoshi Island or the Misty Palms Oasis or Ember Island. We get to BE safe as we travel in these places.

And I think the plot lends itself to this environment too!! The entire plot is Aang fighting Fire Lord Ozai and learning the 4 elements. We know that from the very beginning. And so, we have room to breathe and have some fun adventures WHILE we get to that point. The audience all knows what’s coming, it’s in the back of our heads. So we have time for adventures. We have time for all those adventures and shenanigans. The important thing is, we KNOW it’s gonna be a journey, so we’re led on that as characters grow and develop.

We get to see them as characters separate from the story, as they struggle with their own ins-and-outs and their own needs and desires. We get to see them as living, breathing people, their arcs as they grow and develop. It’s because the story gives them breathing room to develop that they can develop AWAY from the story. Like in “The Runaway”, we get to see an insight into Katara’s motherly nature and how Toph really misses her parents. And that’s why we love and care about the story so much- because the CHARACTERS are so amazing and we care about the CHARACTERS.

A lot of other shows, we have to try to figure out the plot and what’s gonna happen and how they’re going to do it. So, plot is really necessary and you have to move it along. But in Avatar, you get room to breathe.

And the side characters! That’s also why the show is so beloved. Because the side characters are SOO funny. I keep seeing interviews of the Cabbage Guy and him being on panels and I keep thinking “that’s so cool and crazy.” Can u imagine, this one guy who has two lines of “MY CABBAGES!!” being THIS famous in the show? It’s INSANE!! LOOL!! But Avatar makes it work bc he’s fucking hilarious. Same with the Foaming Mouth Guy. Doesn’t even say a word but he’s HELLA FUNNY LOOL. And Chong! He plays “Secret Tunnel”- a song where the chorus is like 2 words, but ITS HELLLA FUNNY LOOL. The side characters are just so iconic.

When I think of Avatar, I feel so safe, warm, and happy. It’s because of Aang and the little spot of sunshine he provides, and the beautiful world we get to interact with. The Gaang is a little bubble of warmth that we get to live in amidst a much darker world, and it’s really beautiful we get to see that. :’)

[biggestqiblifan]

Hi, are you and @moonelight dating? The blogs on which you two talk to each other is very engaging and flirty, so I was just wondering....

*wheezes*

...

Looks like tumblr knows, it seems our mystery is blown.

No, we're not dating exactly. We're in a QPR (Queer Platonic Relationship) and I consider her my partner.

We weren't doing a good job of keeping it under wraps were we? Our cover was transparent.

[yellow-computer-mouse]

Talk about Nightmare! Everything and anything you want to talk or say about him! Do it!

ACK!! Omg thank you!!! uauuaua!!!!!

HEADCANONS

He's autistic

He's transmasc

He's pan

He has CFS, CWP, POTS, and arthritis

He's afraid of cats!! Not super afraid but decently!

He can only drink coffee if it is 90% milk and sugar!

His favorite season is summer!

He's afraid of water!

He never figured out how to talk to people so he stands in the corner and makes bad puns at them until they go away!!!

HE HAS A PET TURTLE!!!!

SHIPS

Inkmare!!

He and Ink would date in secret for a month or two before a peace treaty would be signed and allow them to be seen in public. They'd meet up in a Fluffytale variant or somewhere similar, never a main universe. Nightmare would use his shapeshifting abilities to disguise himself!!

Deathmare

I just love this ship it's so soft!! So soft and fluffy!!! Auauuugh!! All I know is they're cute!

All of this strays so far from canon but oh well, ehhe. Nightmare definitely has cat ear gaming headphones. He probably has a Minecraft server with the rest of the gang and all he does is build manual farms and sort storage systems.

I like the idea of him collecting little trinkets!! And having them all on a shelf in his room! And he'll call meetings just to be like "This. Is a cool rock from the courtyard. I will show it around. You are not allowed to touch it."

HIS FAVORITE COLOR WOULD BE NAVY BLUE!!

Okay I think that's all! ^^ thank you!!!!!

[fobnsfwdoodles]

VAMPIRE PETE SENSUALLY BITING ANYONE ON THE NECK

(i'm sure you've gotten this already but i. i like it. i encourage the use of patrick's getting-bitten faces in 16 candles for reference if you wanna go peterick with it)

We all knew we'd get here eventually 🧛🧛‍♂️🦇🩸

[bo-bo-bean]

He WOULD have an apron collection, wouldn't he?

[thistleclaw-and-miku]

GOOD LORD IT'S DONE!!!

hello!! i am posting this at 2:00 am (CST) after drawing this THING

so uh imma comment on the drawing 4 each spottedleaf I did (cause, y'know I can)

mine: i might redesign it a BIT but I like how it came out! she looks so cute!!

@cryptidclaw : i was kinda imagining her saying the "fire will save our clan" prophecy and I like that I used your design w/ it! it came out pretty well! :3c

@murdermitties : it's such an interesting design!! wonder what it's inspired by... anyway, I love the sleek body she has!! and she looks like someone who wud gossip or wud like to hear in on deep dark secrets!!

@sootslash : she looks so chill,,, and pretty!! i heart the color palette!! she def wud smell good,,,

4th Spottedleaf : she looks so kind and pretty!! she'd probs make you pancakes but wud most likely look SO badass fighting!! loved how it came out!!

@lockandkeyhyena : VERY SASSY LADY ALERT!! i love the colors in the design!! it's quite simple as well!! loved how it came out!!!

that's all 4 now (and im still not tired :'3)

[ancpikachu]

I’m applying for Chuck E Cheese tonight!! I used to work there around four years ago. My management told me I was one of the best Chuck E performers they’ve ever seen. Even earned a pin for it 🥹 but I’m tired of waiting for an audition to land at Disney. The current role I’m in just doesn’t match my personality, and has caused me a lot of grief over the past year and a half. I’m so glad to be leaving. Maybe one day I’ll return as a fur performer and things will be different.

[hyperfixation-tangentopia]

🎶Guess who has the first two books for PJO🎶

[feral-ass-raccoon]

just got a psych evaluation who actually said i have adhd!!!! might get diagnosed for rral instead of the vague maybe!!!

[sophieswundergarten]

James Bobin, who directed the first episode of both Season 1 and Season 2 of The Mysterious Benedict Society, directed the first two episodes of the Percy Jackson show that are being released!

[tiptapricot]

(Suggestive/body part related content in preview)

And finally my second preview for @sanguinevampirezine’s ferociously fresh 18+ add on 👀 If you like robots, vampires, and semi-sexual body horror (and are 18 or older) check out the add on content! And if not, check out the rest of the fangtastic works the main zine has to offer!

I had sUch a delight making this piece and I’m sOOOO EXCITED to get to share it auGgh!!! Preorders are open, go grab a copy now!

[ID and transcript: a preview for a zine add on story. The text is stylized, imposed on a red background splattered with blood. It reads: Shuffle Off That Metal Coil, written by Michael H.

He cannot shake the thought once it has taken hold. It is so simple, so right. The vision of fresh mass swelling within him makes L57PA keen in rushes of binary and spiking heat, muffled in the safety of his own mind and the padded walls of a storage closet.

Could his wires pump with more than volts? Could they grow full and warm and squeeze against his gears? Could his servos stain his chassis red with the fresh pink strain of muscle? The images whirr through his mind at night, his exhaust ports blowing in overtime. (End of preview snippet.)

The zine’s info is visible at the top and bottom of the image, reading: Sanguine, An Original Vampire Zine. Pre-orders now open. October 13th to November 26th. /end ID]

[biggestqiblifan]

Hi fren, I'm HOME

HELLO!!

(soz, I can't talk, I have to submit and complete a piece of work that I didn't do that takes 3 days before midnight in 30 mins)

(yay- procrastination)

[sparrowsingsstories]

Big news! My commencement regalia (what a fancy way to say cap and gown) have shipped! I'm super excited!