Actually adding onto that thought, I also really love how the fanfic writers have done such a good job at writing characters like Loop and Nille into the group dynamic. Like, I've been thinking A Lot about them joining the party post-game, and as someone who mostly draws rather than writes, it's been hard to kind of imagine how I would make Nille's character different enough in a way that meshes well with the rest of the team while also being an interesting and Real™ person. And the fics have really helped me with that! I feel like all of our thoughts and headcanons have been coming together so wonderfully to create a story.... Everyone adding something of their own, but when you look at it all together, it just becomes better and better.... I've never been In A Fandom in this way before, where I can actively see and participate in it's growth and development, and it's honestly a wonderful experience. I love being able to see a game I adore with all of my heart from the perspective of dozens of other people, be it through their art or writing or just their messages on discord! It gives a much better understanding of things I would have never noticed on my own, and also motivates me to show what I think about this game and share it with the others! I've never posted fanart of anything before, cus of the anxiety, even though I draw a ton fanart for everything I enjoy, and ISAT has motivated me to finally breach that barrier and experience what lies beyond it. I couldn't be more thankful to this game for everything it's done for me, and I can't wait to see more amazing work from this community <3

This kind of went off rails but it's fun to put my thoughts out into the open like this. That's also something I haven't done before. So. I hope this was interesting to read, I guess???

persona 5 royal doodles, ive gotten seriously into it. ignore the stuff at the bottom, it's just conceptualization between me and a friend for one of our worst characters (as in, the worst person ever) having a palace

also, please don't spoil the game, im only partway through the second palace and i really want to keep the surprises

"So you're the infamous Katherine Pierce, to what do I owe the pleasure of meeting the one girl that is a constant thorn in Klaus' side?" [Marcel To Katherine]

"Sorry, who? I think you have me mixed up with someone else?"

does anyone else study tony hawk’s face so if they see him in public he finally can get recognized

he gets thrown around like a ragdoll

played the researcher and seeker event. this is what they are to me

focus ▷▷▷ capture

a celebrity you can only "look at" through photos/lenses (or get turned to stone otherwise) would be a lonely existence...

This election day, I'm thinking of my Nana.

I'm thinking of how as a young woman, she fled political violence in her native Colombia to build a new home in a more stable country. I'm thinking about how she lived a long life, but not long enough to see her home country elect its first ever progressive president (just a few months ago!).

Coincidentally, I was living in Colombia at that time (in the very city she grew up in), and I was able to witness what felt like a miracle. A very conservative country, suffering from the violent inheritance of colonization and catholic invasion and the war on drugs, against a backdrop of the dangerous global rise of the far right--this unlikely country managed to elect one of the most progressive heads of state in the world, in 2022. That's a pretty big deal.

And I'm thinking about this, this election day, because that election was won by a very thin margin. I'm thinking about how it almost didn't happen. I'm thinking about how it was only possible thanks to the highest voter turnout in 20 year. And I am thinking about the countless number of voters who chose to vote for the first time. I am thinking of the poorest and most disenfranchised citizens who showed up at the polls. I am thinking of the indigenous women who rode 12 hours on public buses to vote at the 'nearest' polling stations. I am thinking of all the money and corruption that went into preventing minority citizens from voting, and I'm thinking about how they showed up in the millions and voted anyway.

I am thinking that I would like to see a miracle like that in my own home country.

So if you're on the fence about waiting in line today to cast your vote, I hope that you will think--about the country you want to live in, the future you hope will unfold, and about all of the people it takes to make a miracle.

Because history may deem us nameless and faceless, but when we show up en masse, we are the ones who make history happen.

And yes, maybe also spare a thought for my Nana. Who was in fact a very angry and judgemental woman who supported the republican party for 50+ years, and who would be turning in her grave right now (if the family hadn't had her cremated). Think about the mean angry ghost of my Colombian grandmother, who very much wants you to not show up at the polls to support abortion and other sinful progressive values. Think about her. Do it for her. Do it for Nana.

Here, have an album cover. I know one of the tracks would have to be the space shanty, but what else would they sing about?

cannibalism

isaac & scott / mason & theo | sometimes all i think about is you

The Worsties.

Hey plus size or underweight self shippers? Your f/os don't see your weight as a flaw. They love you for all that you are, and that includes everything. Yes, human beings are very flawed. Yes, your f/os do love your flaws as well! But, your weight is not a flaw. Just wanted to make sure you knew that. 💕

I'm once again thinking about the missed opportunities to have Klaus and Kol bond more. Part of Klaus' whole motivation as a vampire is to get his werewolf part back and to finally be stronger than Mikael (sort of, I'm simplifying) both of which can be obtained by breaking his curse. But Kol? Kol is the only other original that can relate to having a fundamental part of themself ripped away from them. Klaus might not have known he was a werewolf until he killed, but he likely still had a connection he couldn't explain, as evident by him going to watch the wolves transform. And something he'd never been able to explain was now gone. He might only be able to realise the connection afterwards through its absence.

Kol though. Kol had grown up with magic, a connection to nature and the world around him in a way the rest of his siblings supposedly didn't have. And then he gets turned. And not only has his baby brother died, his father has just murdered him and the rest of his siblings after forcing them to drink human blood, which he'll later learn. Now, not only does he have to deal with the grief of Henrik's death and also his own but also the loss of his magic. A loss that's likely only worsened by Kol being a self-proclaimed child prodigy.

Kol is pretty much the only one who could understand what Klaus is going through with the binding of his wolf. We know Kol searched for ways to get his magic back/carry on practicing magic in the same way that Klaus was looking for ways to break his curse. While Klaus likely could still feel his wolf there despite being bound, Kol has no access to his magic anymore. I just think they should've been able to bond or connect over their shared loss of an intrinsic aspect of their selves at the hands of their parents