style swap au... or something like that

Link to stream

They’re trying to guess skizz’s build and if. You know anything about skizz and builds. Good luck (:

I am both VERY angry and also VERY happy that you have unintentionally gotten me into Jaya again, your version SPECIFICALLY is wholesome and cute and I love it smm!!!!

(sonic ✌️ pose) my new goal is to inflict whatever parasite i got from watching seabound on other people so GOTTEM!!!!!!!!!! SHOCKWAVE BE UPON YE

have another. have another one. More

new reguri propaganda, wake up

can you post ur pfp ? it's really silly looking :"D or maybe doodle masky and hoody holding hands!

sure

Aaaaand next off the checklist is Manager Magolor, it seems! I feel the need to clarify this is a while post-RtDL and most likely post-Star Allies too (and probably post-much-needed-therapy) given the temporally anomalous nature of Merry Magoland.

I also feel the need to clarify something weird I said in the initial theory post, even though it most likely goes without saying given some of the design decisions I made here and the sheer power of saying “you know what I mean”, but I think I finally have my thoughts coherently together about The Discourse. Going under the cut given that it is about The Discourse, and also about my personal experience with gender, transition, and internalized misogyny.

First off, if you don’t know what I mean by The Discourse, or why the heck I’m drawing Magolor as a Doomer and not a catboy, in the latter case see my previous posts, and in the former case, there was a line added in Return to Dream Land Deluxe for 100%ing the game where Magolor says he was lying about being from Halcandra. Now I’m not particularly entrenched in the Kirby fandom and generally avoid discourse, but even I’ve seen a lot of people say they think this lore addition was bad and stupid. I totally understand wanting to ignore it, given that the fanbase at large is full of Magolor likers that have elaborate headcanons about Magolor as a Halcandran, and various worldbuilding about Halcandra and the Ancients as informed by the concept. Personally, I had no previous stake in this given that the lore addition was actually the catalyst that got me to really care about Magolor in the first place, and obviously I think it’s interesting to extrapolate from.

Now, the ostensible gut reaction to finding out that Magolor has just been dressing up as an Ancient this whole time is to get really nervous about cultural appropriation. I personally think it’s likely to be more nuanced than a cut-and-dry case of an oppressor stealing from the culture of the oppressed, but given how little we actually know about the Ancients’ place in the Kirby universe both at their height and in the present day, and the fact that I myself am a white American, I’ll just cite Metal General’s RtDLdx pause screen lore, whatever the heck Grand Doomer has going on, and the short story Passing by Nella Larsen (Ok hi! Anxiety-ridden Kit from a week and a half later coming in to clarify that I’m not trying to equate funny little video game aliens to the severity of real life race struggles. As with everything please give me the benefit of the doubt in believing that I have good intentions and understand that there’s nuance but am just not the greatest at talking or thinking and I’m fighting for my life in here[my brain] ok thx bye) that I read in high school as sources for my personal thoughts, and leave the discussion on that subject there. (Oh, I also do like to think about the fact that he said he’s been studying the remnants of the Ancient civilization in Halcandra, for years, alone. Not much of anything with a concrete point to say about that though)

When I last talked about this in my theory post I said I saw it “more like uhhhh trans coding, kinda” and of course drawing this design forced me to confront the question of: now what the heck did I mean I mean by that, exactly?? Well, I thought about it more, and I realized that the much simpler thing to compare it to would be any teen coming-of-age movie where the protagonist dresses up as someone they aren’t because they don’t like who they are until they learn to accept and express themself for who they really are, though this message’s impact is often obfuscated somewhat in practice by Hollywood’s double gut-punch of beauty standards and misogyny. But as for what I was more closely reminded of when I called it trans coding, it was, as it often is, my own complicated journey with gender.

Speaking of, I realize I haven’t been very talkative on tumblr in several years, preferring to talk with close friends on discord rather than with the wider internet and you all know me as afab nb, so I suppose this is the time to come out as… cis, actually. Or rather, uh, transgender/cisgender/genderqueer/nonbinary/female. (Perhaps you can tell why I generally talk about this with people who already know me.) You know how it starts. I never really felt like I fit in with girls growing up, I held disdain for people who were “too girly”, I generally only made friends with nerdy guys, avoided wearing makeup, didn’t care overly much about how I dressed.

Then, five years ago, I discovered that being referred to as “they” made me really happy. I never experienced body dysphoria, but I liked to be able to have a flat chest sometimes. These are things that are still true about me. But feeling decoupled from the concept of womanhood, and, of course, simply growing as a person over time, allowed me to reassess my feelings and internal biases on it. I discovered I have very particular aesthetic preferences, some of which are traditionally very feminine. I started getting into fashion and sewing and started to be happy rather than ambivalent about the way I present myself. (I still don’t wear makeup barely at all.) I realized that what gender you are doesn’t have to mean anything about your particular gender presentation, and that your particular gender presentation doesn’t have to mean anything about what gender you are. I’m still addressing my own internalized misogyny every day, though I like to think I’ve gotten better about it. I’ve learned more about being queer and I’ve learned more about myself.

Over the years I’ve been slowly swinging back around to being comfortable identifying as a woman, and I’m not 100% there yet (I still have a bit of a dysphoric gut reaction to other people referring to me as female, I’ll likely always prefer they/them on the internet at least, and man oh man don’t even get me started on the religion thing. It’s even more complicated somehow and I have trouble talking about it even with close friends and family. I often feel caught between sides on a lot of things just because there’s just very few people who understand wholly where I’m coming from. For one thing, do you know how many weird reactions I’ve gotten to telling people I’m aroace and also getting married in two months? From all kinds of folks), but yeah. That’s how it is. Definitely genderqueer regardless what happens.

So uh, what the heck does any of this have to do with Maggie? I just have a relatively similar thought process regarding him. Uh, metaphorically, I mean; not necessarily with regards to gender. His gijinka designs have definitely turned out really genderqueer but as I’ve said before, this is just what happens whenever I get my little baby hands on new favorite male characters, especially given my penchant for selectively feminine aesthetics and the fact that I’ve never really learned how to draw cis men all that well. He’s also just really hard to put in pants & I wanna show the legs off, I paid money for those

Now for the million dollar question. Do I think any of my interpretation is how HAL actually intended it? Perhaps, but they seem to often leave deep lore things like this deliberately open-ended. So do I think they’re gonna actually do anything with it and make Magolor stop dressing up like an Ancient? Probably not, especially given that the lore bit is a reward for 100%ing the game, practically an easter egg at that point. Magolor is probably the one character who they’re most willing to give new outfits to, but I don’t see that extending to his mainline canon appearance. I think Kirby is a bit too much of a mascot-based franchise to comfortably depart from iconic aspects of their characters for that. They still haven’t given poor Taranza his own theme that isn’t a remix of Dedede’s, for crying out loud.

End of thoughts. Usual disclaimer that I am just one person with limited knowledge and judgement. I wanted to write out this clarification because I was worried my previous comments might look weird in isolation and because I know my Magolor headcanons are very intrinsically tied to The Discourse. It honestly kinda sucks a bit cause while it has been nice to be drawing again, I’ve also been relentlessly serotonin-seeking and I’m way too hungry for interaction & engagement on this, especially given how niche its particular appeal is. Ask box is always open but be warned I have no qualms about setting boundaries and won’t answer anything I don’t want to. Thanks for reading! - Love, Catboy “🪺” Discourse

Facts about the Underwater Grotto

Fact 1: Though most of the entrances are underwater, humans can enter from the beachside through a small cave in the side of the cliff that connects to the underwater section of the grotto. When it's not raining, there's low tide pools and cool stepping stones and quartz crystals glittering in the cave walls.

Caving In Arc: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

the pillowcase shipment issue and the roadrat discord transphobe stuff from the past few days have me feeling not great, so im gonna try to mostly stay offline for like a few days or so. (i'll answer any questions abt order concerns bc that's important but other than that I want some distance. Sorry)

She's thinking the same thing as you,

Don't be afraid.

Dreams aren't found, they're made.

Jake got them arrested.

Which was new. He usually managed to convince people of his innocence before reaching the station.

This time, it seems he has decided to let Steven deal with the situation.

The guys in front of him seemed nice enough, if a bit suspicious. The one with red glasses was injured --bruised knuckles, cut eyebrow, crooked nose-- but he wore his smile as if those wounds didn't even register.

"Mr. Spector-" it was always a toss between their various fake documents. It seems this time the police station got a hold of Marc's. "My name is Matthew Murdock, this is partner, Franklin Nelson"

"You can call me Foggy," the blond said to him with a smile, reassuring.

Steven fidgets with the cuffs on his hands. He isn't even sure what Jake got them in trouble for, only that it was daytime so it couldn't have been Khonshu business and that it was definitely his fault because he was the last one fronting before he woke up in the interrogation room.

"We're here to defend you against the accuse of assult you were charged with when they brought you here."

Steven internally groans. He wants to know what happened. But it would make lying a lot harder, so blissful ignorance it is.

He lets his breathing get more elaborate and tears begin to fill his eyes.

"I don't know what happened." If the two in front of him had anything to say about his British accent, they didn't show.

"Mr. Spector-"

"I'm innocent! I didn't do anything." He sniffs, making a show of trying to wipe his nose and failing due to the handcuffs secured on his wrists. "I just want to go home." One tear makes its way down his cheek.

Mr. Murdock's eyebrows knit together as he cocks his head to the side. Mr. Nelson's hand goes out to hold that of his partner.

Steven is silently sobbing at this point, making valiant attempts to dry his tears on his shoulders.

He resists the urge to scoff at the way one of his self proclaimed lawyers seems to deem it necessary to walk on eggshells around him.

But the pitiful display doesn't seem to do anything for Mr. Murdock, who instead clears his throat and speaks to him with clear intent, "Mr. Spector- assuming that's your real name." And wasn't that surprising? Either Murdock was a better actor than Steven or he really needed to get a grip and get his act together. "We're here to help you. But we can't do much if you aren't truthful."

"I'm not lying!" He almost yells, but thinks better of it as to not attract additional unwanted attention.

"There were witnesses who claim to have heard you yell at them to 'remember the name Jake Lockley' after you beat them to a pulp."

Jake owes him a big favor. He shouldn't be the one dealing with this. Curse him and his dramatic ass.

"Bollocks," Steven whispers. He takes a breathe and clears his mind. He sniffs one last time as he lets the remnants of his tears clear up.

"Well, definitely not getting out of this one like this then." He picks at his nails, still avoiding eye contact. "I can assure you, it was definitely self defense."

i just really like your face

Well, telling my IRL friends went poorly, so I'm gonna shout into the Tumblr void that there's a brand new COVID booster and you should get it as soon as you can, to protect yourself and your community.

they’re both at the opposite ends of the “awkward at socializing” spectrum

Me when the I want to look intimidating

glenn!! for the character ask game

AHHWJDJWKDJD G L E N N !!!!!!

sexuality headcanon : panromantic with a preference for men and graysexual

gender headcanon : I have made a whole post analysing the gender of Glenn Close , but let's just say he's genderqueer.

a ship I have : morglenn is literally everything to me actually

brotp : Glenn and ronnnn !!! they are best friends !!!!

notp : Glenn and Jodie , they are the worsties ever , they would never date each other ever in one million years

a random headcanon : Nick Glenn and Morgan all dyed their hair red together like . maybe a week before Morgan died , and then post her death, Glenn hasn't been able to bring himself to cut the very faded red out of his hair , so he's got really long hair with ends that are just a little bit lighter than the rest of his hair and he hasn't really told anyone why he won't cut his hair

general opinion : literally the blorbo ever , I am thinking and sobbing abt him always , I would kill for him , I would die for him , I would do anything for him . I love him dearly and cannot go a week without Thinking™ abt Glenn Close and sobbing bcs there aren't very many new posts abt him .