I love this stupid family

things that seto kaiba is almost certainly bad at:

singing

playing literally any kind of instrument

learning languages (i will concede that he can read and write well in "business" languages like Chinese or English but a uvular r would kill him and also you can speak well enough to get through a meeting but that doesn't mean you're conversationally adept!!!)

dancing (a man with negative rhythm)

casual conversation

picking his own outfits

speaking in an inside voice

Hi Lexi

What do you think of partially blinded Vi? You never seem to draw her that way, and I kind of just wanted to know what do you think of it as a certified Vi lover.

I personally think that while something like this can be "cool" (as in, being beneficial to the character design), it's handled quite poor for Vi and it just looks a bit... ungrateful. Simply doesn't look good, doesn't fit her personality or character (am I missing something?) and it doesn't seem to fit or suit her...unlike Kenny's iconic eyepatch. To me, it has become a pivotal thing in his design to a degree in which Kenny with both eyes seems a bit odd looking. I see it as a symbol which stands for Ken being a martyr and all he's lost and sacrificed. He is all about family and helping those he loved, his loved ones truly were the "apple of his eye". It all makes sense, doesn't it?

But for Vi, it's excatly the opposite. I'm just so sorry to see her like this. 😭😭😭 I don't think it makes sense in any way. Louis losing his tongue because he's so talkative and "won't shut up" does kind of make sense, but I cant help but see Violet losing sight as kind of lazy writing. "We need something bad happening to her!!! suffer the children!!!'- the writers exclaimed.

i think vi losing her eyesight is incredibly impactful on her character and i honestly dont understand why some people say its lazy writing. especially since it was foreshadowed multiple times. vi losing her eyesight i think is even more impactful on her character than louis losing his tongue because at least louis still has his music to express himself and uplift spirits through (and its not like he cant communicate At All. his note still makes clem laugh). the reason i dont draw blind vi very often is because of how sad it is to me. for multiple reasons

violets whole thing is wanting to be able to protect the people she cares about, and feels immense grief and guilt about the times she feels shes failed them (thinks if she had been there with the twins that day that she couldve done something to save them. feels she failed everyone taken by the raiders. is scared of failing clem too "if something happened to you because of me? i cant lose you too. i wont". its why she cant leave minnie after shooting her. and a kidnapped vi attacks clem because she doesnt want anyone else to get hurt. hell it even ties back to her grandma and feeling guilty about not doing anything for her)

so for her to lose her eyesight? she took pride in her ability to fight and now she cant do that anymore. cant protect the people she loves. and as someone who started the season as an isolated loner, it forces her to rely on those around her for help, stripping her of her independence (and her independence is what allowed her to stand up against the group for clem when it came to the marlon situation in ep2). a blinded vi is forced into accepting community, whereas a saved violet accepts it on her own. her and clem turn ericsons into the home violet could never see it as

the other reason blind vi makes me so sad is that it is Directly a result of clems actions. kidnapped vi had nothing and wanted nothing to do with the bomb, and yet shes the ONLY ONE who gets hurt by it. clem choosing to let vi be taken means clem both breaks her heart, and then burns out her eyes. louis and his tongue is between him and lilly and was a choice THEY each made outside of clems direct influence (even if it was clem who inspired him to speak up, it is ultimately his choice to keep talking, and lilly hurts him for it. its sad he gets punished for a character moment, but clem had no direct hand in him losing his tongue. its why hes not angry to see her in the cell. he doesnt blame clem for what happened), but the way vi is feeling in that cell is DIRECTLY due to clems actions. vi feels like clem abandoned her after she had put herself on the line for her multiple times. she always had clems back but clem didnt have hers. clem is the one who planted the bomb and vi gets caught in the blast. clem hurts her emotionally And physically. and vi apologizes for getting upset (she tries to apologize on the beach too before theyre forced out in the cart, so she felt wrong for those actions immediately even tho they were understandable. lilly and minnie used her moment of weakness to get in her head. she just wanted everyone to be safe)

kidnapped blinded vi is just so incredibly sad to me, especially when you compare her to a fully realized violet. a violet who has come into herself, has confidence, has opened up, has stopped pushing people away out of fear and lets herself love again. shes a leader. a fighter. a protector. and those are all things a blinded violet loses

neither vi losing her eyes or louis losing his tongue is supposed to add anything to their characters. its about what theyve lost. both of them have important parts of their identity stripped away from them after being taken by the delta. its supposed to be sad. heartbreaking. regrettable. unfortunate. they have not gained anything by their time at the delta, only lost important parts of themselves to it

LOL the other day when I was playing Strive in call I punished a roundstart WWA and one of my friends just goes

"THEY'RE NOT IN COUNTERHIT STATE AFTER THAT?!"

Me: "Nope lol"

Them: "Dude this game fucking sucks"

lol jus kicking my feet and realizing that u have to create the angst and yearning u wanna see 😰👍 it’s cropped but can you guess what the prompt is? 😭

Okay, let’s talk auras! I’ve noticed your WIP excerpts reference them a lot and I want to know more! (My magic system also has auras)

~ @tabswrites

Thanks so much for the ask! I love a good opportunity to ramble haha.

Auras are the basic "magic" system in my Wildblood story. A person's aura is essentially a representation of their spirit and their spiritual power. Through meditation and training, a person can learn to "draw out" their aura, which appears as a colored light hovering over their skin and weapons. They can use their aura to shield themselves and make their attacks and movements more powerful.

Some more facts about auras in bullet point form:

Ordinarily, a person's aura is invisible to the naked eye unless it's "drawn out" to the surface. Sorcerers (like Maedri) are able to see auras of both people and animals when they're not drawn out.

Sorcerers are also able to see and manipulate "the world's aura," a general aura that lingers around plants and stone. They can also manipulate animal (and theoretically human) auras, but sentient creatures can resist this manipulation, which makes it more difficult.

A human aura can come in pretty much any color! Kerris's is green and Maedri's is lavender. Animal auras, and the world's aura, are whitish.

Because a person's spirit is more powerful than their physical body, it takes a LOT of effort to fight with an aura drawn out. Warriors train strength and endurance to be able to keep it up for longer, but even they are typically quite sore after fighting.

Using alchemy, a person can also basically infuse themselves with animal blood and become what is known as a "wildblood" (<- title spotted! 👀) This gives them heightened abilities consistent with the animal that they received blood from, plus extra power when they fight with their "wildblood aura," which appears as the shape of the animal hovering around them.

Using a wildblood aura takes even more strength than a normal aura, so watch out!

In Velmor (the country this takes place), becoming a wildblood is seen as sinful by the religious authorities. Only the Princes(high-ranking military officials) are permitted to undergo the change.

Not super related to auras anymore, but becoming a wildblood also gives you some physical mark from the animal- Hasper has a patch of feathers instead of hair, San has a bear's canine teeth, Reijin has scales on his arm, etc.

annual reminder that price and hound celebrate christmas with hound’s granddad as often as leave allows and bake really ugly cookies in matching ugly sweaters 🫵🎄

the carstairs make your tummy hurt so bad when you read. ok. and the herondales of course christopher jonathan herondale and others. and the lightwoods most of all 😯😿

redesign gorgons really are just the embodiment of "congratulations! you are so good at picking up on the social norms of all the people around you and imprinting on their habits, personalities, and quirks to make them a part of yourself! unfortunately,"

Herondale-Fairchild appreciation ask because we were so blessed to get this content on the last chapter of lbaf II:

Clave finding time to flirt in hell not for the first time:

Clary and Jace with David 🥺 and also Lexi and Selena because fuck yeah I love this family

Extra of Alec and Jackson being a mood:

THE FACT THAT ALL OF THIS LITERALLY HAPPENED IN HELL??

WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT?

✖ @paramounticebound​ inquired: your  hands  are  gravity  while  my  hands  are  tied.

✖ boygenius sentence starters | always accepting

      He made her skin crawl and not in the way that was normally expected. His gaze was not one of a leering man watching as she walked by in her Star Fleet standard-issue uniform, no. The way Khan looked at her--it was as if he could see past it all into her very core. Past skin and blood and sinew and bone, into each and every cell. As if he could see them splitting apart. As if he knew her. The real her. Not the pressed and proper officer who was kind to all and quick to offer a smile or a sweet. A shiver raced down the straight pin of her spine.

      “That tends to happen when people commit crimes,” Fox tried to sound casual as she returned her focus to her work. She was having a hard time seeing the syringes and serums ahead of her. Khan, from the corner of her eye, held her attention. “What do you mean by that, anyhow? My hands are gravity?” She looked at them and blushed deeply. Was he pulled to them? NO. That was a terrible, intrusive, wrong thought. Fox cleared her throat and thought about calling Christine to assist her. “It does not matter,” she amended herself. “We are almost done here. You will have plenty of time for idle chat later, when you are returned to your cell. I am sure the security officers will enjoy the company.”

Read in September

was thinking abt how it’s been a little over 4 yrs now since i accepted that i am a lesbian & i am honestly so blessed & grateful to have been given the gift of lesbianism. it was 9 yrs ago when i was 13 and in the middle of the night alone in my room i whispered to myself “i’m a lesbian” and got so scared at the thought that i spent 5 yrs pretending that it wasn’t true. wish i could have known then that it would be one of my favorite things abt myself in the future & smth that i would never want to change. just love everything abt being a lesbian that is all 💖💞💕💘

star trek should license an official tongo game the nerds* would eat that shit up

I think we need to stop making media

That moment when someone purposely does something they have been told not to because it endangers others (because literally the whole household is at extra risk) but they do it anyways because they've literally tried to kill other people in the house before.

It's fun! 🙃