Esperanza~!

Fanart of Yuki and Ryou of Re:vale, really loved their performance in the third season of the anime !!!! the lighting was also gorgeous, but the song was the best out of it all -- their fight against TSUKUMOpro will hopefully end in a win for them...

more under the cut as usual!!!

april fools. APRIL FOOLS. I hope this post skews somebody's understanding of IDOLiSH7 plot in the funniest way possible. i love drawing stuff like this for april 1st. last year it was kostin/siebold now its this. LAUGHING SO HARD

and here's the continuation:

(don't worry, he wakes up once more after this and stays in momo's arms. poor yuki!!!)

(mild gore)

fealty

Community AU where everything is the same except Abed has a flamethrower that he uses whenever anyone calls him a robot or emotionless

dreamed about an always sunny episode where frank decides he wants to have one last big night out (which he called the “ultimate frank reynold’s party blowout”) before he euthanizes himself and the episode consisted of the gang taking him to their favorite clubs and mac took them to an underground rave or “gay bash” where dennis slowly realizes that every single person there looks exactly like him (all were played by glenn howerton in various wigs and costumes. he got an emmy nom for the episode)

“Who gon’ pray for me?

Take my pain for me?

Save my soul for me?

‘Cuz I’m alone you see…”

“If I’m gon’ die for you,

if I gon’ kill for you…

Then I’ll spill this blood for

you.”

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(Inspired by this Tik tok 🥹 and images provided by this acc)

you know, in light of the Great James Somerton Callout Double Feature™ recently, it made me think back to when i used to watch James' videos. i wasn't an avid fan and never watched his streams or anything so i couldn't have any inkling of the plagiarism on my own, but this all now reminded me of one instance where he made a point of something in one of his videos that was so blatantly wrong, it made me wonder "wait...did you even watch the thing you're talking about?"

and that was with his video on the Owl House, because i believe there was a bit near-ish to the end where he's talking about the open queer representation in TOH, and at the time the video came out the show itself hadn't concluded yet, but he mentioned alongside the not only very canon Lumity as representation the show had to offer, he also mentioned...that the show was hinting at there being a potential romantic relation between Hunter and Gus????

and that had grabbed my attention and made me confused, because...no?? did we watch the same show??? cause if you've watched the Owl House not only would you know that Hunter was 16 and Gus was 12, which is really stretching it in terms of acceptable age gaps, but also...their relationship was not like that, and didn't have any sort of romantic subtext to try and grasp at. the way they hung out and interacted was much more of a "dudes being bros" way (silly headbump handshake, comforting each other in their insecurities and what people saw them as "weak" for), and i'm pretty sure even at the time the episode came out where Gus and Hunter officially became friends, Hunter was already showing signs of crushing on Willow???

so, in retrospect, it now occurs to me that the reason James mentioned that was not because he had simply misinterpreted Gus and Hunter's interactions and the shows intentions for them in the future, but it was deliberately James grasping at straws to shoehorn in some kind of MLM representation into the show where there wasn't any. and while, yeah, in an openly queer show, still not seeing yourself represented kinda sucks, but James Somerton is clearly a person who doesn't value anything in the LGBTQ+ community other than the G. he thinks being a gay man (especially a cis white gay man) is the only real way of being queer, or at least the most "oppressed" type of queer, probably because news media only ever gave significant attention to the deaths of cis white gay men during the AIDS crisis, and that is pretty much James' only point of reference in "historical events that happened to queer people" because god knows he didn't care enough to research and write on his own, let alone research and write about queer history involving queer people who weren't cis white gay men like him.

and it's especially shitty that he that he tries to force this idea of Hunter and Gus having romantic subtext right after he talks about Luz and Amity's relationship. i'm personally not the biggest fan of Lumity within the story of the Owl House, but the representation is really great, especially for something in a disney cartoon. so him trying to then detract all the sapphic representation that Lumity provided and even built the show upon with an MLM relationship that not only is weird in context but also never even happened?? the AUDACITY.

and what gets me even more is that, by the end of the show, while Hunter does end up in a relationship with Willow, it's not a straight relationship. it was confirmed by the show's creator Dana Terrace after it concluded that Hunter is bisexual and Willow is pansexual, and while yeah, real shame that there wasn't any actual expression of those facts during the show's runtime, it's still nice to know that they're queer, and thus their relationship is queer. it's also great to have a canon bi/pan couple when there's STILL an immense infighting problem between bi and pan people thinking that one of the sexualities is trying to erase the other due to their similar (but not same) definitions. so having them not only coexist but also be in love is great!

but you just know, you just KNOW, that even if James' video was made after the show's official conclusion, he would probably either:

A: ignore Hunter and Willow's relationship and try to play on plausible deniability that they're just friends since they never had any great romantic gestures like Lumity's confession and many kisses

or

B: make a shitty argument out of it that the Owl House "could have gone leaps and bounds further with their representation, but Disney was so homophobic that Hunter couldn't possibly get to also be gay, so he had to end up with a woman :("

and while i think both are probably just as possible as each other, my money would be on option B, because god damn it this man can't praise a piece of queer media if it doesn't somewhat center around or involve gay men, and leave it to James Somerton to try and project himself onto the white teenage boy and think that if he were gay, that'd somehow make the story better.

this man actively hates women, especially queer women whom he loves to pretend are actually straight women, and if he had the chance would still do everything he can to try and make a queer relationship between a man and a woman into some woeful narrative of "what could have been" if they just made the man gay.

god, from this singular moment alone where i had a very questionable opinion of James, the knowledge i have now completely recontextualizes everything. this guy is a plagiarist, a misogynist, but most of all, an internalized homophobe who replaces the word "gay" in the content he steals from with "LGBTQ+" and "queer" because he actually *would* just like to use the word gay, but if he did it would make it more obvious that he's plagiarizing, so he instead makes "queer" and "LGBTQ+" be synonymous with gay to make it look like he's actually being inclusive.

and i don't really remember much about his video about Korra, i don't know if i even watched it, so the only frame of reference that i have is what Hbomberguy said about it in his video, and i frankly do not want to go and give James anymore views he has not earned and will never deserve, but i think he did a similar thing in trying to grasp at straws with a potential queer relationship between Mako and some guy who i don't remember (i really didn't watch much of Korra sorry) but that also kind of was not the case of their relationship at all either, from what i've heard. at most it was just people shipping them, especially since the footage James Somerton used in his video was from a fucking ship AMV and not even from any of the high resolution episodes. so again it seems like there's an instance of James trying to shove in an MLM relationship that doesn't exist in a show whose lead representation is a WLW couple.

again i could be wrong, and correct me if i am, but unless there's a convenient re-upload of that entire video on another channel or even another video website, i'm not going to give James' channel any more attention than it unrightfully has.

fuck this guy.

Okay, but like

As someone who personally disliked the fandom characterization of Mangey as a child who is basically a wild animal

Which of course meant that (even though this standard was not applied to other equally feral boscage maze characters) if you even dared to have ships involving Mangey it was considered "beastiality"

Season 3 was so vindicating for me. Like as someone who always characterized him as selectively mute/largely nonverbal and with less palatable autism, it was so great to see the proof in the pudding that he is just as capable of being more than just the group dog thought like any other mobian and the hilarity of him being surprisingly adept with technology. Like god those few Sails/Mangey interactions were so so good

had to fix something with my tickets tonight at @sawthemusical & the guy at the window straight up asked if we'd rather be in the front row! In the blood splash zone! FUCK YEAH!

we were then informed that the guy at the window was Cooper Jordan. thanks, Coop ✌🏽😎

sorry for holland vosijk posting again do you still think im hot

So I finally watched Sense8. I regret not watching it sooner for a couple reasons. But I'm so glad I finally watched it.

Special treat for a special boy 🥰

alternate universe in which tyler and the narrator didn’t start fight club, so the narrator just (vague) posts on reddit

everything is going to be alright, kurode!

Myunna - “Kurode…? Hey! Myunna is speaking to you… Are you listening…?” “—Kurode!” Kurode - “!?…” “Oh! Uhm—I wasn’t paying attention…” “My mistake—what were we doing again?” Myunna - “Myunna didn’t mean to shout… But, is everything okay?” “The last time you spaced out… Myunna had to push with all his might because a carriage almost ran you over… (And that was today.)” “Is something on your mind? It doesn’t seem like a fever.” Kurode - “It’s fine, Myunna.” “A bad habit. That’s all there is…” Myunna - “Myunna can tell... When you’re lying. If you’re feeling bad, you can just say it and I would understand.” “And if you don’t feel like talking about it—Myunna says that’s also fine. I want to make you feel heard—so don’t bottle it in, Kurode.” Kurode - “Myunna…” Myunna - “Would you like to talk about it?” “Y—You don’t have to, if that’s what you want.” Kurode - “Home…” “I’ve been thinking about it a lot.” “I haven’t contacted my family in weeks.” “After a long while of being gone… Wouldn’t they contact me? Wouldn’t there be someone who recognizes me from a missing persons’ poster?” “…I—I just want them to ask about me. And I can say I’m doing okay. Just fine! But… Nothing at all. Not even after I became a squire.” “If the Red Continent are proud people of virtue—am I just a nobody in their eyes? A betrayer who left for another country?” “…What am I anyway? Talking… Doing this? Why am I here in the first place?” “Couldn’t Lady Kuromi have picked someone more impressive—stronger and more confident than someone like I am?” Kurode - “I just…” “Don’t seem to understand anything. Who wants a knight who knows nothing? Not even themselves.” Myunna - “Myunna… Isn’t very good when it comes to consolation—And I never met your family, so I don’t really know what to say.” “But Kurode, you’re someone who helped Myunna against that SEED, didn’t you?” “You’re brave and didn’t hesitate to help me.” Kurode - “…I’m sure any knight could do that.” “It was just one SEED anyway.” Myunna - “And would you say that to Myunna?” “Wasn’t Myunna in trouble and needed your help?” Kurode - “I… No, I wouldn’t. You’re someone who’s talking to someone like me and encouraged me into this position.” Myunna - “And if you wouldn’t say that to Myunna, you shouldn’t say that to yourself either!” “Kurode… You’re someone I think very highly of, even if it was only recently that we met.” “It isn’t your strength, even if that helped us against that SEED—but the person you are.” “Myunna admires you a lot because you’re a good person in my eyes!” “Uhm… Myunna doesn't know if that got away your worries!” “But please, talk to Myunna like this if you’re ever feeling down.” Kurode - “…It made me a little better.” Myunna - “I’m glad!” “Myunna hopes for peace and ease of mind.” Myunna - “Oh!—Let’s do something together, the two of us!” “You haven’t fully seen Kuromi Kingdom, and neither has Myunna!” “That is… If you’d like to?” Kurode - “That sounds like a great idea.”

Extra #1

Myunna - “Before I go… Myunna has something to give you.” Kurode - “A neckless?” Myunna - “Not any neckless—a vial of Wheat Tears.” “It has healing properties and even able to purify SEEDs, but—they’re symbols of rejuvenation and rebirth.” Myunna - “Myunna… Sincerely wishes the best for you.” Kurode - “Are you really sure about giving this to me?” Myunna - “I have one of my own!—Giving this to you would be nothing at all.”

“Wheat Tears” are a rare commodity with healing properties and can purify SEEDs. For a SEED, it is like holy water or water to a cat. Apparently, Cogimyun’s tears are capable of giving life.

Extra #2

Cielomort - “Merold.” Merold - “?” Cielomort - “You aren’t going to get anything out of me by acting like that.” Merold - “You’re the only one who impresses me.” “So why not we fight, Cielomort?” Cielomort - “I have better things to do.” Merold - “And it’s not me?” Cielomort - “Don’t let ego cloud you, Merold.” “All this is to say I have matters I need to attend to. It isn’t the time.” Merold - “So later?” Cielomort - “…”

Extra #3

Romarriche - “For the strongest knight in the world—your handwriting is certainly adorable.” Merold - “C’mon Romarriche, even I can’t read it.” “But is it good?” “I need to congratulate Kurode on his squireship.” “Pronto!” Romarriche - “Keep practicing, Merold.” “If you can wield a sword, I’m certain you can wield a pen.” Romarriche - “Here. Let me demonstrate you aga—” Merold & Romarriche - “…” “It broke.” Romarriche - “…Maybe. We both need lessons on calligraphy.” Merold - “Control yourself, Romarriche—you just need to stop exerting your strength.” Romarriche - “For a knight… How do you have such bad handwriting anyway?” Merold - “Let other people write by hand—typing is more efficient and faster.” Romarriche - “Merold…” flicks Merold’s forehead, “That type of behavior will lead you to neglect essential training.” Merold - “Owie…” “Look at you, I-Tore-a-Street-Lamp-to-Beat-a-SEED-Senseless…” Romarriche - “T—That was a one-time thing!”

Kurode who reads the letter from Merold, "Am...Am I being warned?"

Confession: During Baizhu's first banner in May 2023, I whaled for Kaveh.

During my pulls, I received

Baizhu (guaranteed)

Keqing

Baizhu again (C1

and after approx 100 pulls....Kaveh.

total of $200 spent for obtaining a Kaveh.

My biggest sin of 2023. I needed to confess it here on tumblr. Thank you.

cas thoughts today

rally (the plant ghoul in the third image) belongs to @all-hallowed-beats

Thoughts on 3rd life mirror birds. 3rd life big dogs. 3rd life property police. They fascinate me and I think you have thoughts on them but I might be wrong..either way

i do in fact have thoughts on them but i think if i talk about 3l!flower husbands publicly any more rn I’ll get so self conscious I’ll explode on the spot. this being said i have still yet to watch evo but its been on my list for forever bc of 3l!property police specifically… i really love martyns petty grudge against jimmy for those first two episodes he acts like he’s 12 and really pissed off on the playground. anyways i think that martyn going from being concerned for his friend to Just Fucking Lying to split up Scott and Jimmy, because he took personal offense to Jimmy being unwilling to drop everything to go live with him on the spot is the funniest thing in the world. Girl it’s not about you