Yall, tired and stressed doesn't begin to cover what I am.

We were supposed to be able to start moving our stuff in around the 23rd, knowing it was a tentative date. But we JUST NOW got approval for tomorrow. Giving us TWO DAYS to move our stuff out and into the new place. We don't have a ton of stuff, but still.... blehhhh.

So, activity will be super scarce for a few days at the very least. While I try not to die/hurt myself.

the mun rants about alastor

my good friend winter just made a point that just resonated with my soul, i also picked up alastor when he was the fandoms and tumblrs favorite “tumblr sexyman.” and i had alot of fun interactions as i bastardized his character to the 9th degree. which was great fun but im also at that point of 

“the tumblr sexyman juices have run out.” and unlike alot of my hazbin/helluva boss muses that i have plans for, and i have ideas for.

theres literally nothing for alastor.  he props up every once in a while makes a jab or funny comment, does a bit of a flirt then fucking dies again. 

the problem i have with alastor is in canon theres so little to base for his character that if u write him canonly u have nothing so if u try to personalize him yourself you have to basically create his character from the ground up and its basically an oc at that point in the disguise as a canon. 

now usually having no information usually isnt a problem but i had troubles debating whether to add alastor even before i decided to add him due to the burst in popularity and need i saw people demanding for his character.

i dont drop characters usually but its been a heavy consideration tho ill most likely just put him on hiatus until new episodes drop which could be tomrrow

or 5 centuries from now. 

and u kno the saddest part

the idea of a radio speaking staticy deer man with weird elderitch powers that eats people sounds really interesting

hes just really fucking boring to rp tho. 

and i wish i could explain why but i can only explain it as. “he looks cool but i feel like he was just inserted to propel the plot forward so the show can happen.” like he just doesnt feel natural as a character. it feels like when adults try to show kids their cool by doing cringy memes. i dont know why i feel this way but i do and it doesnt help that the first episode was not put together well in any sort of coherent way IMO. {literally stapled all the teasers into one episode. with legit 3 new scenes.}

ANYWAYS.

ill keep him on for now and hopefully when the new episodes drop and more information is given he’ll begin to feel more natural and ill be able to think of some things to actually do with him

till then

INTO THE PIT HE GOES.

Listen, I'm just gonna offer the best gpose tip anyone has ever told me...

If the clipping is happening out of view

Then clipping doesn't exist.

This is the same for crunchy limbs, crunchy elbows, weirdly posed cloth, etc.

Clipping happens. Clipping in gpose is an unavoidable thing. The sooner you accept clipping happens, the happier you will be trying to gpose.

Yes I know it's not easy to accept. Esp if you're very hard-wired to correct any errors, or if you're a perfectionist (like me).

But I promise you, eventually you just stop caring about it.

And if you point it out, or any flaws on someone's gpose when you were not explicitly asked for constructive critique, on someone's gpose I hope both sides of your pillow are warm and that you stub your toe on something different every time you get up so you can never avoid it.

i know that some people don't like not knowing but i find winging it is so much fun. like, not knowing where your partner is going to take the thread is one of the best parts of roleplaying in my opinion. going so far off the original idea, throwing in an unexpected twist (maybe their character was the killer after all!), taking an open starter in a wild direction.. i love all of it!!

if you're ever worried about me not liking where you're taking a thread — as long as it doesn't go against what we've already plotted (if we've plotted; if we haven't, i really don't mind where the thread ends up), please don't be!! i will typically post open-ended starters because i want to see where the other's creativity will take it ♡

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Today is my 30th birthday, and after receiving numerous requests from both anonymous individuals and others, I have finally made the decision to share a face reveal post. Despite initially declining this possibility on a few occasions, the persistent pressure from anonymous individuals eventually influenced me to change my perspective. So, here I am, sharing this post with you all. I might delete it later, maybe even as soon as tomorrow. But for now, let's keep it here for a little while.

Thank you for your support, guys. You're incredible 💖

(I apologise if this sounds snobbish. But please can people use full sentences in asks, at the very least? The amount I've received lately that are just "*Muse name* hru?" is really disheartening.

If you're going to ask someone a question, as least go to the effort of fully writing your words. I try my best to put effort in, but lately this wave of "text speech" and low effort stuff is just really killing my mood. It just feels bad when I try and put genuine effort in, to give people immersion in the muses and the world, and all I get back is "hru" and "They just smiled" in response.

I am fine with broken/translated English, because that's normal, not everyone is fluent, and they are making an effort in a language that isn't their mother tongue. Not got a problem with that at all. It's lazy English that I have a problem with. Feel free to use it in casual conversation with me, but if you're trying to interact with a muse, use full sentences and words. That's all I ask.)

A Hot Take on Gerudo Survival Skills

I'm not going to rant and rave about the majority of the discord surrounding Tears of the Kingdom when it comes to Ganondorf vs Hyrule. There are more than enough posts circulating about that out there by plenty of good and intelligent folks, and I've already offered my thoughts on it. I encourage folks to go check those out.

What I'm tired of seeing is the argument that the Gerudo have little to nothing to survive on in the desert. This is one of the most badass and longest enduring tribes in all of Zelda and yet for some odd reason folks seem to insist that they're somehow unable to exploit the incredible amount of resources available to them. I've played desert survival challenges in BotW where I exist solely within the Gerudo area for extended periods of time, and if you know what you're doing its actually quite easy.

Anyone who has spent ample time around the Gerudo region in either of these games knows just how incredibly abundant food is in the Gerudo Highlands. There is a ton of large game up there that is easy to bring down with a single headshot from a Gerudo bow. Gerudo bows are sniper bows and are far from useless. Are we going to argue that these very strong and powerful ladies can't do something as simple as draw one of the bows of their own making, or know how to track prey through the snow? One might argue that we never see a Gerudo in the Highlands or in possession of clothing warm enough to survive up there, but I would counter with the fact that the ice house exists and it's clearly stated that the ice is harvested and brought down from the Highlands. This argument is invalid.

Additionally, the desert itself is abound in fruits and poultry ripe for the harvesting. And obviously it's done to such efficiency that there is an ample enough supply to make a profit in selling these items at market, to both Gerudo and Hylians alike. There is obviously enough surplus of hydro melons that there is a Gerudo NPC that devours them to such excess as to clog up one of the fountains in Gerudo Town.

And while we're on the topic, the Gerudo clearly have an ample enough water supply that they can run fountains constantly, all through their town. So clearly they're not struggling there.

Additionally still, Moldugas exist and are shockingly common. Yes, they're big, powerful and dangerous, but if one little twink with enough bomb arrows can kill one then are you going to tell me that this tribe of intelligent, hearty, and highly trained women cannot organize a Molduga hunt with relative ease?

Various Native American groups were able to thrive on only one or two bison hunts a year. It was dangerous, extremely, but they had it down to a science. You're going to tell me that the Gerudo are incapable of such coordination? Honestly it could even explain and deepen their connection to the sand seals. These lovely creatures can carry a few skilled huntresses through a Molduga's territory to flush it out, and with more than one target the Molduga wouldn't know which one to chase. Throw in archers who are on the rocks or ruins and a Molduga dinner is practically guaranteed. And let's not forget that with typical Moldugas, three blasts from Urbosa's fury is more than enough to bring it down. Given that Riju also possesses lightning magic, and the fact that there is a sage in Rauru's time who also controls lightning, I think we can safely assume that the ability is common enough that it can be relied upon. It wouldn't take anything for the chief to organize a Molduga hunt and ride proudly out there with her sisters to feed the tribe for a good while.

So yes, I'm not saying there aren't issues with Totk's plot or its handling of Ganondorf, but I'm tired of seeing people parrot this idea that the Gerudo are struggling to survive when they're more than capable of doing so. They were doing it long before Ganondorf, and they've done it long after him too. So please, stop using this reasoning to justify Ganondorf outright murdering someone in cold blood just to obtain their Zonai stone. It just doesn't work.

And as a side note, there is clearly a demarcation within the tribe at the time of Totk Ganondorf's reign due to how the Gerudo sage reacts to hearing that he's overcome the last free (yes that's the word they use) Gerudo villages. From what is shown, Ganondorf and his followers are an extremist terrorist group within the tribe.

Again, I'm not saying that there aren't problems with his motivations (and I really hate the greenish skin tone), but he is clearly not doing what he does for the benefit of his tribe. He might think he is, but he isn't. And there are much better arguments that could be made than just, oh the Gerudo are struggling to survive and Hyrule is full and fertile and blah blah blah. And it isn't like Rauru is trying to withhold Hyrule's bounty or otherwise fuck over the Gerudo. It's even stated that he's sent multiple invitations to them to join up with the Hyrulean tribes and share the bounty.

I'm going to repeat myself yet again: stop treating the Gerudo as incompetent and use basic survival and lack of resources to justify what Ganondorf does. It doesn't work.

Side side note: Urbosa's amiibo drops primarily meat. Interpret that as you will. And Ganondorf's legendary cursed grin when he commits said murder? That is not the smile of a sane man.

The more I read about Rebel Moon's lore, the worse it gets. You're telling me that the Motherworld can enslave inter dimension god-like beings and turn them into hyper space engines but can't grow their own grain!?

People who have periods should literally be in charge of everything. We have the highest pain tolerances probably and we bleed continuously without dying.

hot take tho

i dont think popularity on tumblr IS INHERENTLY A BAD THING. i mean we all sit around in a circle and say that popularity on tumblr is bad and if u care about it ur bad but lets be real

if ur a rper

and someone follows u and pops into ur im and says “omg i saw a bunch of people reblogging ur promo and i read ur blog and u look really cool.” 

and u have enough people reblogging ur promo that ur reaching new people and those people send u ims that ur cool

ur popular straight up. thats just how it works. if ur not well known in the rp community its just harder to get new followers thats just how it goes.

popularity isnt a black and white scale u can be a well known, well liked rper who just rps. u can do that, popularity or being well known/well liked doesnt automatically mean u have to turn into a deranged sociopath nor does it mean u have to go around acting like a kingly king who is too popular to interact with the “peasants.” 

i dont think its inherently a bad thing to go “hey alot of people like my content, people send me asks saying they like my writing.” popularity shouldnt be so slighted and hated that someone might think if they think those things that must mean their a bad person XD

i think popularity or the feeling like u might becoming more well known is  aotally fine and ok thing to feel. like if u do a really good job at work u should pat urself on the fucking back

but just dont let it get to ur head. the people we denounce are the negative effectss of what popularity can do to a person there are good things that can come out of being popular not only for yourself but for others.

I've been playing FFXIV for a while. I've been a healer main in the game for a while. I am also a notoriously salty healer. And all I'm gonna say is this;

If you, a tank/DPS/co-healer/whatever, bully sprouts/first-timers because you're impatient and "this run is going too slow"

I will gladly let you die (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

As many times necessary until you stop being a twat.

You help a sprout grow with water and care, not salt and impatience. You want to do a run as fast as possible without worry of wipes? Queue with friends next time.

anyway I fuckin LIKE being an aro-bi "what the fuck is gender" cryptid bitch and if other people don't like that, ain't my problem now is it

Knew a mf who once blocked anyone for liking scout and medic together, their reasoning was "hes younger 🥺" 🤨???????????

????? They're both adults, Scout is like 27 and while it is a considerable age gap (I think Medic has to be at least 40 seeing he's graying a lot?) they're.... Consenting adults. I understand curating your own timeline but putting such a lame excuse to it is ????????

If you hate a pairing at least be honest and just say you hate them and they upset you, there's no shame in that, you don't have to justify your dislike for anything. If you don't vibe you don't vibe

Stop pretending Scout is a child who can't make his own decisions. He's a grown man with ass hair

Lmao people baffle me

Kumo: I'm listening, I'm listening. Yes Black Wind, Absolutely.

(He's not listening)

I decided to re-draw one of the first pictures I did when I restarted Kumo's blog back in the day and this is a testament to the difference in effort I am willing to put out now.

Old doodle under the cut

Jan 2022 -> Jan 2024

Tomorrow's my birthday. I'm working all hours of daylight. Depression is kicking my ass in for the first time in weeks since starting my new meds. I'm missing the potluck with my LARP group, held on my birthday, to work instead. I could've had a birthday lunch with tons of friends. But no. I have to do hard physical labor in shipment, for 8 hours, that hurts my already aching body with a spazzing shoulder and cracking knees. I haven't seen those friends since May. I'm depressed as fuck. I literally don't know how to cope with this. I'm out of money, so I can't create anything that's in progress, and I don't have the desire to create anything new. I hate my life rn...