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no disrespect to cat lovers, but y’all can write all the six-page essays you want about how preferring dogs to cats is a sign of boundary issues/controlling behavior/self-entitlement and how if people just entertained their cats and learned to read their body language, they’d earn said cat’s affection and it would stop drawing blood. . . .
but I hope y’all have an answer ready when someone asks, “And what about when the cat draws blood while showing affection?” because otherwise, it takes y’all less than twenty seconds to start talking like an abused spouse.
“He doesn’t do that!”
“What ‘cuts’?”
“Oh, these cuts? Haha! That was an accident! We were just playing!”
“Well . . . yeah, okay, so maybe he does ‘draw blood’ on a ‘regular basis.’ But it’s not that bad!”
“Wha—so what if he’s literally digging his claws into my bare thigh right now? He’s just making biscuits! It’s how he shows love!”
“Look, if the couch gets stained red the couch gets stained red. Maybe that’s MY fault for not having a red couch in the first place!”
“Well maybe you just don’t understand him! You ever think of that? Maybe you don’t know him like I do!”
look, I’m sure some people to some extent disdain cats because they “expect them to act like dogs,” but it’s not exactly fair to treat that as indicative of some moral failing. first of all, if you're used to cats and prefer them to dogs, is it because you “expect dogs to act like cats”?
put it this way: one of my friends has a dog that likes to put peoples’ arms in his mouth. doesn’t bite down or anything. he just gets excited and places his mouth around your forearm.
so we have to warn new friends, “Hey Rocky’s gonna want to lightly chew on you but it’s not aggressive, he’s just very stoked.” because some people get (understandably) freaked out when they think a largeish dog is trying to bite them. maybe this new person has childhood dog trauma. maybe they’re just not used to dogs in general. whatever the case, if you’re uncomfortable, any responsible dog owner will do their best to distract the dog until it calms down.
so, say you grew up with cats and then meet a dog like Rocky, and say he greets you by engulfing your wrist in his maw, and say nobody warned you about this or steps forward to help, and in fact scoffs at you for not being able to tell the difference between “playing” and “attacking”—in other words, say they reacted the same way many cat owners react to their cat “just playing” with a guest’s bare feet. would you be upset?
would you be upset because you fully expected the dog to quietly sidle up and rub himself against your leg?
or would you simply prefer not to interact with an animal that’s behaving in an unpredictable way while putting its teeth on your skin?
look, OBVIOUSLY there isn’t any excuse to go around harming cats on purpose. OBVIOUSLY if you’re going to own a cat, you should familiarize yourself with cat behavior. and OBVIOUSLY some people don’t even try.
and that brings me to my second point, which is that those people just aren’t good pet owners.
correct me if I’m wrong, but I would guess that someone who gets a cat and makes no effort to understand its needs (much less meet them) is equally likely to keep a betta fish in an unfiltered bowl. or for that matter, a dog chained up in the yard year-round.
and yeah, sure, that kind of behavior could imply that person also sucks in other ways. OR! it could mean that they didn’t do their research because they don’t know what they don’t know. which most people don’t until they do.
just—Occam’s Razor: What’s more straightforward?
a person preferring dogs to cats because they feel dogs are less likely to harm them by accident?
or a person preferring dogs to cats because of their cultural/philosophical stance on the concept of free will or, idk, internalized misogyny or something?
TL;DR: .....it’s not that deep, fam
#cats vs dogs#I see these essays floating around every few years trying to pathologize cat-dislikers and istg the 'internalized misogyny' one was real#like circa 2016 mind you but they're always way longer than necessary#for the record I don't even hate cats I've just had enough bad experiences that I don't *trust* them#also for the record the 'cat lover impression' is based on actual conversations I have with my friends who own cats. don't @me#'how dare you move him from your lap!' 'well I don't want him to scratch me.' 'he doesn't scratch!' 'he scratched you ten minutes ago.'#'that wasn't scratching!' 'you yelled OW! and had to get the first aid kit.' 'he was playing!' 'were his claws out?' '...yeah.'#'did they break skin?' '..........yeah.'#'so he scratched you.'#'............well okay sure I GUESS! but only in the literal sense!'#(oh also guess I should add)#abuse mention
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#loki#loki season 2#ouroboros my love i just met you but i would die for you#😭😭#if he gets even a scratch disney SO HELP ME GOD
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guys, i think the hermits are going to accidentally start a prank war again. because just like last time, a game of telephone has begun.
first, false made iskall's build into ''false beans,'' her shop from the previous season. however, to give herself plausible deniability, she signs it with "love, Joel. x" due to his username, smallishbeans.
next, iskall sees this, and completely believes it. he thinks it was joel who pranked him, and as he says to pearl while showing off the sign, which he kept even after tearing the prank down, "joel gave me a kiss." in his most recent video, he pranks joel by sending him loads of anonymous messages in order to completely spam and fill his inbox, preventing him from getting any more mail, with notes such as "thinking about you. x"
of course, joel is going to have absolutely no context for this, because he didn't make the initial prank. so who is joel going to assume sent him all those messages while he was away on holiday? well, i have a guess.
etho.
#hermitcraft#joel smallishbeans#iskall85#ethoslab#falsesymmetry#was gonna include in the post but it made it way too long that the other option is he misreads the ''x'' as xisuma signing his name#and thinks. well god now xisuma is obsessed with me too?#like wrong person buddy iskall is apparently the obsessed one now#genuinely the funniest thing is that joel is away on holiday so he will have no idea these messages all came at once.#he might think someone just like really missed him over the course of several days dskjhf#and also this is ignoring the fact that any REAL MAIL people send him will despawn and be lost forever which will possibly#result in more chaos like whyd you never reply to my mail joel :c#this is not even scratching the surface of the possible prank war also this is one tiny branch of everything. not even getting into#the hermit statues and who's been building them etc etc#sorry this situation is just so. it's sooo.
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Doodles of Elsa and Viktor from a little while back that ended up going along with this small animation I did
#I kind of used these as color keys for the animation but then ended up destroying it with filters so you cant really tell#lackadaisy#elsa bastion#viktor vasko#fanart#so like viktor has that bandage on his hand at the end of the flashback in vol2 after it gets cut in the fight at the lodge right#but he also gets a scratch on his head during that scene. are you thinking about it cuz I'm thinking about it#anyway basically it's no wonder he tells her everything about his family and trauma I would have done the same thing bro
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He was just being a silly little guy!
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#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#jin guangyao#wen ruohan#nie mingjue#lan xichen#JGY's character is the zigging and zagging guy of all time#We love a little meow meow that can bite and scratch and kill you.#We also love a little meow meow that can mewl pathetically!#'He's evil now and torturing his former friend?" ZAG TIME: He's a spy and feels soooo awful about it!!#ZIG TIME: He (probably) didn't need to go that deep into the role and kill as many people as he did.#Something I really love about the sworn brother trio is how they reflect how our feelings distort our perception of others.#Lan Xichen represents how when we love/care about someone -anything they do can be endearing. They aren't manipulative: they are clever.#Its less about rose tinted glasses and more about reframing every look you get of them. The constant justifications you make for them.#They just need a space to be loved! “They care for me so I will stand by them no matter what to show them I'm there for them!”#While NMJ represents how when you dislike someone - Everything they do is an affront or proof of their foul character.#Everything is a sign. Everything is 'proof' they are just as awful as you want them to be. Every 'good trait' is twisted.#The problem is that most people are just human. They are flawed and they are capable of good and bad things.#Meng Yao's motivations are very complex. Yet he's extremely human all the same. He isn't the saint nor the monster of the story.
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thinking about simon being like a cat. a mean ol' one all teeth and claws, scratching and hissing when you stretch a hand out to him. biting you because that's all he knows how to do - it's all he's ever done - and it's kept him alive.
that's what his whole life's been about - staying alive. surviving. maiming anything he sees before it can get to him first. so he doesn't know how to react when you don't bare your teeth at him but just smile and make him tea. he reacts like a stray cat does when it's offered warmth - he's confused. and his confusion gives way to anger and again he spits fire because what else is he supposed to do? accept your kindness? bah! it's a hoax, he knows that. you'll tire of him and claw at his neck sooner or later so he'd rather not let you close enough to do so.
and when you don't give up, and you keep smiling that gorgeous, dazzling smile at him, he doesn't know what to do. no one's ever done this before - been all soft and sweet and only wanting to be allowed to scratch at his ears in reward. why were you doing this? why didn't you run away when you saw how he scratched at you? why do you look at him with those big, beautiful eyes like he's the only person in the world?
at a complete loss, he lets you pet him and oh that smile he'd let you tear his heart out if you would just keep smiling at him. "hey, simon!" god, he wants to drown in the sound of your lips wrapping around his name. you come close to him and his brain stops working, eyes wide and lost when you wrap your arms around him and pull him to you. warmth. is this what it feels like? he wants to live forever in the crux of your arms, creating a life for himself between them.
he couldn't stop smiling if he tried, if he were a cat he'd spend the rest of his time on this earth, the earth that tried to bury and kill him and is now making amends by sending him you, running between your legs and swishing his tail around you. simon riley who's always had his head on a swivel, who's not gotten a full night's sleep in a decade lest he miss the chance to look his reaper in the eyes, now sleeps with his head on your lap, belly up and purring.
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please comment/reblog!! i have so many thoughts about this man that need to be talked about
#inspired by the prettiest cat i've ever seen in my life#came to me and just flopped flat on her back#something something simon who's so guarded#simon who's never ever let his walls down because his father taught him that weakness means pain#simon who meets you and thinks he'd like to let his guard down for you but oh :( he doesn't know how to#simon who lets you scratch at him until he flops next to you belly up#exposing himself completely because god trust feels so good#idk I'm yapping but I love him and I want to give him tummy rubs#simon fluff#simon riley fluff#ghost fluff#simon x reader#simon riley x reader#cod x reader#vi.writes
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lala playing + having fun lala
#please... click on him... hes so compressed..it makes me want to cry#average dynamic pose you come up with while scratching ur skull .waht is he even doing#whhoeever gave them magic thx its so fun to draw and fill empty space with. thank you.#rottmnt#rottmnt mikey#tmnt#tmnt mikey#mikey#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#eyestrain#my art
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say what you will about that era's character models but y3/4/dead souls majima's crows' feet are top notch and they should be brought back
like here's him age 45(ish)
vs 55
they fucking ironed him out. he's got smoothed
#only included y7 models bc the earlier games could be excuses as him being younger but all the kiwamis and such smoothed him out :(#rgg#ryu ga gotoku#yakuza#majima goro#he's old let him be wrinkly. i think theyre so cute#if you see kiryu and majima side by side in y3 (<- saw the gifset comparing their yk2/y3 arena fights again) kiryu barely has any#i think it's a cute contrast between them is all#especially for majima who barely ages at all#i should note that i actually really like this era of models in general. they scratch an itch for me fr
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ghost being so in love that he names his favourite gun after you <3
#he wouldn’t tell you about it either#nor the fact your initials are scratched into it#I’m just obsessed with the thought of someone loving me so much they name something they’re passionate about after me gaushaishwj#my step dad use to race cars and he named his car after my mum :(#simon ghost riley#ghost x reader
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The Bastard's back! And I promise ya I'm just lookin for trouble. So if it's trouble you're after, you are certainly barking up the correct tree. You understand me?
#pac#aew#all elite wrestling#aew collision#mine: gifs#my gifs: pac#the way he said 'i'll give it ya' scratched my brain nicely#also 'you reap what you sow' is one of my favorite sayings#so uh. managed to make a gifset WOO
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They had a bit of a chance encounter on a day where Blueblood was dealing with something that was very difficult and was so caught up in his emotions he didn’t even care that he was in the garden getting grass stans on his coat and Ditzy, with her natural impulse to cheer ponies up, didn’t even notice or care that she was flying into the palace gardens when she saw someone sat in the rain.
At first he was definitely going to call the castle guards to come apprehend this strange filly with the odd eyes who was intruding when this was the last moment he’d want to entertain any desperate debutantes, however she surprised him by not fawning or anything, not even caring about his status, just putting one of her fluffy wings up and asking if he needed somepony to lend an ear.
“Don’t let my eyes fool you, my ears work just fine!”
She was incredibly disarming and while he didn’t reveal everything about why he was upset, he found himself talking about his feelings to her. And she made such cheerful remarks, and was very comforting. In the end, he felt better and she came to check on him the next day, even sharing a blueberry muffin with him. He remarked that he’d never seen her around before, and that he wouldn’t mind terribly seeing her more often.
The rest, as they say, is history.
#my little pony#mlp#ditzy doo#prince blueblood#my art#mlp g4#mlpfim#mlp fim#my little pony friendship is magic#derpy hooves#swap six#side stars au#my silly pigeon girl and my lonely rich boy you are so important to me…#yes I should draw more stuff besides them I know and I will… i just missed them okay and the ask scratched an itch.#bonus tag lore for those who read my tags: Blueblood is upset about the mysterious disapperance of Sunset Shimmer#Celestia only told Blueblood and Cadence (and Cinch) that she was gone - no details#Cadence is somewhere else struggling in her own way#Blueblood may or may not be so emotional because he blames himself#Blueblood and Sunset bought into Cinch making them compete to be the best#she loved them as much as she was capable but part of having a good reputation means succeeding above all others#and while Cadence rebelled against that mindset the other two didnt. They were more friendly with Cadence than each other.#As Sunset grew angrier and more resentful of not being taken seriously by Celestia (The Fall of Sunset Shimmer for reference)#She fought with Blueblood more and I think he thinks he was the reason she left when in reality it was definitely the least his fault#but he doesnt know that…
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Can we pretty please get a Grian and Xelqua meet-up?? I love how you draw Xelqua and Grian and I just need to see what they would do if they meet......for science of course
wait hold on.. goes crazy .. I don’t have a design for Xelqua, that was just Grian earlier, but…. I think it’d go well
I think Xelqua is his patron, so he’d be excited to meet him !
but I was also playing with the idea that Little Grian here is a reincarnated version of Xelqua, but still looks up to him, prays to him, would want to be picked up and hugged by him, the safety of it. (How can he be reincarnated and still have a form here ? Well the divine can be a bit finicky)
#something something abt the first thing little grian says to Xelqua is did you hear me ? When I thanked you for the food !#<- Aether showed him how to pray before meals#ask#my art#Xelqua#sketching#Late night doodle of them . Yawnssss#Also something something abt Grian being a reincarnated Xelqua and the two angels having to take care of him#he has no divine memory ! Maybe some vague feelings involving being scared of lightning and missing the ocean . But he’s just a little kid#that needs to be fed and kept out the weather and his back scratched so he’ll go to sleep#someone hold me back this is becoming a one shot au#Also Xelqua is 5’0/152cm still. Aether and Flora can’t tell if he’s another child when they see him 😭😭😭#Grian and Xelqua meet and it’s like when Goten met Goku for the first time . Bursts into tears rn live
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Ochako my relatable academically exhausted queen
#back at the uni AUs#for anyone who cant read my chicken scratch#toga: do you think i should get her a muffin#dabi: your courship rituals are beyond me#toga doesnt work in fast food now sorry i like my coffeeshops too much </3#also dabi is togas coworker slash older brother in spirit#i cannot express how much i love the dabi-toga dysfunctional sibling dynamic#hes so done with togas crush but also sneakily pays for the muffins she 'donates' to the ochako cause#ochako would appreciate the muffins more if she wasnt entirely out of it every time she gets one#yes this was prompted by my finally catching a break from exams#felt like ochako this morning#not a good time#i just love the idea of toga giving her lil treats and leaving hearts on receipts and ochako reacting with 😴#sillies#toga himiko#ochako uraraka#togachako#toga x uraraka#mha#bnha#my hero academia#boku no hero academia#wlw#chiquilines draws
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He dies if you don't pay attention to him, its a very urgent situation for an uncle to attend to.
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#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#jiang cheng#jin ling#In the audio drama he's banging on the door and it cracks me up#i really wanted to draw jin ling banging on a window but I could not make it look right B*(#he exhibits such strong needy little dog vibes in this scene#scratching and banging at the door because its *Closed*!!!! how could you do this!!! aughhh!!!#i called him jiang cheng’s designer depression puppy before but this really proves it#this is the perfect and ideal form of a spoiled character. when he gets away beeing needy because he’s loved#JC’s threats are *so* empty. He’s the uncle who says ‘no more candy for today’ and caves after looking at JL’s wet eyes#‘hey op are you going to talk about the clown nose?’ okay sure. it was tucked into the fluff of the dog from the last comic#or maybe wwx just grows them every once in a while when he’s being a clowned on
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one of the funniest things is during all nine episodes luffy did not actively have one single plan except "become the worlds greatest pirate and find the one piece". he spent at max a month? less? at sea and everything he accomplished (taking down FOUR feared pirates in like a week, stealing the grand line map, finding a faithful and loyal crew, getting a bounty of 30 million on his head, etc) was mostly by accident. he stumbles into trouble and then proceeds to become the trouble
#one piece#opla#one piece live action#one of ur men pick up a barrel in a raid and a manic stowaway convinces ur henchman to turn against you and then destroys your ship. some k#you want the grand line map so u kidnap this kid and he takes ur dismembered body parts and traps them in trunks and scares ur crew off#u spend a decade running a long con to get all the money from a ship yard and this rando shows up on the night of your big plan and foils it#literally sends u packing by flinging u out a window#ur a feared warlord fish man but ur pet cartographer just happens to be friends with the one person willing and capable to destroy#everything you have. His friends kill all ur men. turns ur base into ruble#and he walks away without a scratch#luffy doesn’t have problems he’s everyone else’s problem lmaooo
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'We all yearn for the woods. That's why every fellow on this island wants to settle down near a tree - just one will do.'
#dazai osamu#bsd dazai#bungou stray dogs#bungo stray dogs#bsd#bsd fanart#it's dazai day!!#i wish this insufferable fictional man weren't so beloved to me#but as somebody plagued by silly brain issues he is oddly comforting and makes me feel less alone#and bsd introduced me to actual dazai osamu whose writing is honestly groundbreaking to me and i've barely even scratched the surface#it's something about the confluence of humour and tragedy... the desire to exist to bring joy to others at the expense of one's own#i feel like asagiri imparted this notion well onto bsd dazai - i know a lot of people dislike dazai and question his motivations#but i have faith in him and believe he's pursuing good#anyway excuse the ramble! the caption is from dazai's short story 'monkey island'! thank you to my dear partner for finding it for me!!#i'm really very happy with how this piece turned out - i wanted to depict bsd dazai but really pay suitable homage to his namesake#it's been a while since i've had fun drawing but this one and other recent pieces this month have really brought me back into it#happy birthday dazai#botanautical
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