aquastardark

WELCOME TO THE CREATIVE CREATURE'S CAVERN

[moghedien]

One like nitpick thing that drives me crazy is when people call Blue Whales the largest whales or the largest living mammals or some shit like that

Because yes that is true. But when you frame it like that you are completely disregarding the absolutely batshit reality that Blue Whales are the largest animals that have ever existed on earth through the entire history of the planet and they are alive right now today

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Probably

We keep discovering more and more very large Triassic Ichthyosaurs

It is entirely possible that larger animals have existed given we will never know the vast majority of life that has existed on this planet as most things don't fossilize and those that do are not always find-able

[manorofshepard]

When your characters just start revealing lore you didn't know about them, as you're writing them

[luna-azzurra]

Something nobody prepares you for is that the better you get at writing the harder it becomes. beginners write freely because they don't know enough to know what's wrong. then you learn. and suddenly you can see every single flaw in real time as you're making it and you have to write anyway while your own brain is in the corner going "that's a weak verb. that transition is lazy. you've used that word three times." getting good at this is mostly just getting better at ignoring yourself.

[natalieironside]

There's always a moment of intense cultural whiplash whenever I realize I'm talking to someone who thinks "legal" and "illegal" are meaningful categories and ascribes innate goodness to following the law. It's like meeting a space alien.

[phantomfray]

Grace arriving on Erid: "So I know i'm an alien and your scientists are probably like super curious about me, I just want to say you can totally do minor, noninvasive experements on me provided you run them by me first. You can totally take like hair and nail and blood samples, i'm willing to run a maze of two, everyone's been super polite in not asking for anything but I promise im not offended. Are you sure you don't want a blood sample? I swear i'm fine with it, want to scan my eyes and brain activity while I look at different colors? Heck pretty much anything short of flat out vivisection is on the table for discussion here. Please experement on me I really want to know what you find out."

The Eridian Governments: wtf WTF wtF???

The Eridian Scientists: *celebrating like they've won the intersteller lottery*

THREE MONTHS LATER

Grace, showing the beginning signs of appendicitis and clutching a bottle of local anesthetic: "Soooo, about what I said before about vivisection being off the table. . ."

[alien-slushie]

Danny: I know exactly what we need to do.

Kon: What?

Danny: Light their cars on fire.

Kon: Rao Danny, what the fk is wrong with you?!

Danny: Alright fine. We'll light one car on fire. One car, and they'll all get the hint.

Tucker: Danny, lighting someone's car on fire is something Klarion would do.

Danny: Ha! Exactly. We can litterally fight fire with fire.

Kon: No Danny that doesn't solve anything. I mean, what would you do if Klarion lit your car on fire?

Danny: I'd punch him in the face. One for lighting my car on fire, and two for stealing my idea.

Bonus

Tucker: We're trying to think of a way to get back at The Light, you got any ideas?

Tim: Well, have you tried lighting their cars on fire?

Danny: Thank you!

[wordproblemapoligist]

tom nook is NOT a landlord!!! he is a construction worker! he SELLS you a WHOLE HOUSE! He is not CHARGING YOU however many bells a month to live there! You PURCHASE a HOME that he BUILDS FOR YOU and then you PAY HIM FOR HIS SERVICE. He charges no interest he sets no time limit it is a relationship built on trust. the only penalty you get for not paying off your home is that he won't build more home until you pay him for the first one. A guy that builds you a house wherever you want him to and then charges you for the cost of construction is not a landlord you own the fucking home

[shitpostingkats]

Olruggio: I specialize in fire magic due to its practical applications as a light source, a heat source, and a way to fend off predators. My signature spells are all about making people feel safe or comfortable, which I suppose could be read as symbolic of my larger character motivations.

Qifrey: I specialize in water magic because I fucking hate it.

[ghostofcinders]

Witch Hat Atelier, as usual, knows how things are.

[yakichoufd]

comic inspired by that tweet

[syrupwords]

they’re so cuteeeeee are you kidding me 😭💖 i’ll always eat up any content they get together they’re so iconic

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

And if I said Megamind is one of the few movies that understands Superman.

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

And if I said Megamind through its three subversions of Superman shows a deeper understanding that the point of Superman is that he was loved and taught to love by good, present parents, and because of that he is able to return that love to a world even if it doesn't always accept it, and he is not corrupted by his power, than many other films either subverting or playing the superman story straight.

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Megamind has three Superman subversions. One is obviously Megamind himself. He was not raised loved by the world, but rather was loved by those hated by the world. Because he was still raised with love, he does care about other people, hence his character development. But because he didn't receive wider love growing up, his own is misplaced at first.

Metro Man was not loved growing up in a way that mattered. His adopted father was clearly very absent, and while we don't know much about his family, their relationship seems superficial. Because of this, his sense of duty to the world is also superficial, hence his boredom.

Hal wasn't raised with power. He gained it and was shown how to use it by a 'space dad' who only taught him power and not love. Hence, he sees it only as a grasping means to an end.

All three of these subversions, in their negative space, create the silhouette of the superhero that they are parodying. That silhouette is of a space child that came to earth and was cared for very deeply by the world, and taught love through his experience of love, and because of that holds fast to his duty to the world. Which is Superman.

[yuki2sksksk]

A laid back crossover AU featuring doctors. Funny enough, I've never watched any medical dramas except for a few YouTube shorts.

Set in modern AU

"Where's Chopper/Hongo/Kureha/(any other character)" yeah I'll probably drew them later but this AU focuses mostly on these four

Edit: typo on the last one, Marco should be saying patient instead of patience.

[ghosttrolls]

the removal of prilla as a character from the tinkerbell movies when they adapted the disney fairy books into movies really pissed me off when they first started making them and i've realized one reason why that might be

[ghosttrolls]

it's because she's seen as a "talentless fairy" by most everyone in Pixie Hollow, even though she has a talent. It's just not useful to daily fairy society. She uses her talent, which is visiting the mainland by teleporting to children who believe in fairies, to save the island of Neverland, one time, and then it's not really handy outside of that. Prilla is awkward, saying human phrases that puzzle the fairies around her, asking questions about things fairies never think to question, walking too often for someone with wings. Her visits to the mainland get her a reputation of having her head in the clouds.

She feels everyone's eyes on her, and tries to make up for her "uselessness" by constantly trying a new talent to help out with every day, to see if she's even sort of good at something, but she never really finds anything. She just messes stuff up. Most other fairies don't think she should be kicked off the island or anything, but.. she's weird, and they never look forward to her help (because they don't think she's helpful).

And I think her role in the story where every person who lives in Pixie Hollow has a predetermined, destined and eternal job to do in day to day life is fascinating. I think her struggles can really reflect well our real life struggles trying to find a career that's right for us in a world where you're supposed to choose/know what you want to do so early in life.

Prilla isn't seen as a failure by Mother Dove, though. In the books, Mother Dove is a magical bird whose existence is tied to the creation of all magic on Neverland. Her feathers are ground into fairy dust, and her egg that she warms every day keeps the fairies alive and fosters the connection between Neverland and the mainland. She's the life force of all magic, basically. And it kinda seems like Prilla is her favorite fairy sometimes. I think that's kind of awesome? That she doesn't need to be producing anything to still be worthy of love. She's there because she belongs there, even when she doesn't feel like it. I feel like that itself is a powerful message to send to kids, which is probably why she's in the books in the first place.

AND THEY DIDN'T PUT HER IN THE MOVIES.

[lunah-goodbye]

I know the American healthcare system is already a joke but this is to funny

[chemegeek14]

My aunt-in-law does this. She asked for an itemized bill once and saw that they charged her $25 for a single bandaid for her son’s 3 stitches. So she marched over to RiteAid, bought a box of bandaids, marched into the billing office, slapped one band aid on their desk, and demanded they take the $25 off her bill since she reimbursed them one bandaid. Needless to say, the rest of the ridiculous charges were dealt with in a similar manner.....she’s scary.....

[crittizen]

Don’t be afraid to be a Karen about your healthcare

[snark-n-snack]

Health Karen

[cephalopodvictorious]

There is a world of difference between self advocacy and "being a Karen" Standing up for yourself against the healthcare system, seeking a second opinion from a doctor who isn't treating you when you have a problem, even sending back an order that's wrong at a restaurant ISN'T BEING A KAREN, it's just pointing out a legitimate problem. A Karen is loud because they feel entitled to something that they aren't entitled to and shouldn't be entitled to. You deserve adequate care, and it's not outrageous to say so.

[chimaerakitten]

idk if this is controversial or not, but I really like when non-professional writing like fic has hints of author bleedthrough when it comes to like, what different people assume is common knowledge. Like sometimes I’ll be reading a fic and it’ll just be obvious that the person writing it is either obsessed with medicine or has been to medical school, because they’ll use terms that are just a shade too technical without explaining them. It’s never the super specific stuff that they’d know other people are unaware of, it’s always the things that once you’ve known it for a while you forget it’s niche knowledge. It’s fun because as a fanfic reader it reminds me of how this is a fun hobby community, where everyone has their own thing going on outside of fandom. Everyone’s got their own specialties and they can’t help but write that into their work sometimes

[chimaerakitten]

…well this post sure took off

[bamsara]

new ask game; what do you think my hobby, skillset or knowledge or any other details of me based off my writing

[edgar-allan-possum]

[mildeleef]

Hey these guys showed up in my basement and started talking about sacred obligations and such