Don't Burn Yourself

Somehow ended up here.

[sentientsky]

on home/heaven/grief. on baring your teeth with your back pressed up against the wall.

@petrichor-moss-and-lightning // “Homesick,” Noah Kahan // “Courtney Love Prays to Oregon,” Clementine Von Radics // me (sorry lol) // “Love is Not Always Song, But the Swelling,” Athena Nassar // unknown // @traumabuck080

[antrylis]

✨More Clones Brickheadz !✨

Since I acquired the Small Cody (40675), I found that there was an untapped mine. Why would they only make one ? Well. I don't have an answer to that, but I decided to take matters into my own one; so behold : 11 more. I went mostly for commanders here, but then I went a bit astray and so I added some captains to the mix.

In order, row by row :

Tukk (Not cannon but the colours are so beautiful)/Vaungh (died too soon-)/Rex (obviously)/Fordo (I did Rex, so I had to)

Gree/Doom/Thorn/Neyo

Bly/Cody/Fox/Wolffe

It was a really fun project, and I hope to do more of them in the future - maybe even phase 1s, some day~); supposedly not commanders because I did most of them (except Bacara, I know...The helmet was too tough).

And because I really like challenges, if you want to see another clone turned into one of these (Be it cannon or one of your ocs) feel free to send requests in my aksbox !)

Anyway this post is already far too long for anyone's dashboard, so closeups and details will be under the cut !

Let's start with the easy ones : Cody, Doom, Fox, Thorn

Obviously, Cody was easy, I just rebuilt the original one virtually - Nothing too hard. The printed pieces here are not the right ones, because Cody's are not available on STUDio yet, but the storm trooper ones were relatively similar, so I used these for most of these models. Of course, it means I'm lacking the sun bands, and a few other distinctive elements, but it works well enough for now.

Now, Doom is essentially a colour variation (minus a few antennas). I also used an old space piece, which has this big yellow arrow printed on it. I's not exactly what Doom has, but I feel like it's close enough for a first attempt.

Then, Fox is relatively similar to Doom, but with two DC-17s. I also moved the printed torso brick up to get that red line he has.

Thorn works in a similar way to Cody too, except I removed both accessories on the side of the helmet. I also added this tile with diagonal lines to figure the wings he has. One day I'll slap some real wings on there, but I haven't found the right image yet. I also gave him a Z-6, obviously. I really like it, so I might actually make that one physically, because the way it's build (with old binocular pieces) is pretty nice; although I doubt the pieces are available in black.

Moving on to two captains : Vaughn and Tukk !

Admittedly, not really that different either, except for one thing : I learnt to do custom prints now ! Yay ! Well, these are really basic : the blue line for Vaughn, and some trapezoids for Tukk's helmet (which are, indeed, not visible here - shame, I spent so long making these fit). The Ahsoka pattern was already in STUDio (because Ahsoka already has her own brickheadz, which I'll get my hands on someday~)

I must also add that having some cyan in this whole thing added some much needed colours in here, I'm grateful some people give their clones amazing colours (If somehow someone doesn't know who Tukk is, well just check High Ground Animation. Right now. It's really cool, trust me). Anyway.

As for design changes, I modified the faces slightly by adding 1x1 tiles, to allow for different colours variations on the face. It makes them look slightly blockier, but given the overall size of the head, it doesn't do much.

I also gave Vaughn a DC-15A. It's a bit messy, but it works out well enough. Past me forgot to render it, so here is a raw, in-software picture of it (from Fordo(s hand, but it's the same design for both) :

BARC helmets ? Wolffe, Fordo, Neyo

As I've been told, these look a bit wonky, and I'll admit its wasn't exactly easy, but in my defence, it's relatively hard to get such round shapes with bricks (lego cheated by adding the visor). Anyway, given that doing that with a printed piece was out of the question, I tried to replicate the filter's shape with actual bricks, and I used a printed piece which, technically, is Lando's moustache, but downward. I'd say it does the job relatively well.

I also added a rangefinder to Wolffe, which is a little big compared to everyone else's antennas, but It's still relatively to scale with the head itself. No custom prints for him (not sure where I would find the correct pattern images ?), but I've done it for Fordo and Neyo. Fordo obviously has his well deserved Jaig eyes (and who knew it would be that difficult to find a picture of that on internet ?), and Neyo has his symbol on the helmet, chest plate, and the shoulder not shown here.

The really tinkered ones : Gree, Bly, Rex :

Here, it was a matter of trials and errors to figure out just how to get the shapes right.

I actually started with Bly, by removing the previous visor and adding the macrobinoculars first, then I tried to shape the helmet around. Truth is, it doesn't make sense technically : the two separated parts of the helmet do not connected at all, if you remove the equipment. Luckily, no one has to know that.

Next is Gree. It took me some time to figure out how to properly get a round feel, but I feel like it's as good as I can make it like this. Colour-wise, it was surprisingly difficult to find how to balance the different shades of green, and equally hard was to figure out which silvery colour would render well in STUDio. The answer lied, as it always does, in Bionicle. Of course, none of these pieces exist in this colour, but it's not really my main problem (because none of the coloured printed pieces exist either).

Finally, Rex...He gave me some trouble, I have to admit. Firstly, the part-designing software decided to have some trouble with custom prints, which was problematic, because I simply couldn't do Rex without jaig eyes (and Fordo already had his). Then, I started with Gree's base and tried to go from there to fit Rex's custom helmet. I ended up using Boba Fett's printed visor piece for Rex, because these were all triangles. I also got rid of the printed chest piece and used some black plates to simulate the pouch he has; while also adding a a few more custom printed pieces for the arms and pauldron (barely visible, but they're here. I'm not entirely happy with it, but I don't see much other solutions than more and more custom prints, which isn't my goal, so it'll stay like that for now.

Anyway, that's way too much rambling for one post, so I'll just end by saying that next week I'll post an alt version of this whole build [here !], with some 'slight' colour alterations. Definitely nothing big.

[charlataninred]

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

[meraarts]

Might I add:

The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

The woman who raised the changeling alongside her biological child

The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

[eater-of-hopes-and-dreams]

The adventures of a space roomba

Cinderella finding Araura (and falling in love)

I don’t know a snappy description but the my nemesis cynthia story certainly lives in my head

[blitzlowin]

hilariously, these are almost all in my fic tag. so, a compiled list from the notes (and some extras):

The God of Arepo (graphic novel 1 / 2 / 3) (ebook)

The Monster of Sentan

The Witch’s Cat

Raise Both Children

Stabby the Roomba (honorable mention)

Cinderella Marries the Prince (comic)

My Arch Nemesis Cynthia

Pirates and Mermaid

Eindred and the Witch

The Demon King

The Cornerwitch

Grandmother Beetroot

Apocalypse Daycare Worker

Grandmother Accidentally Summons a Demon

New Year Saga

A Story About Changelings

Ranger in the King’s Forest

The Difference Between a Hare and a Rabbit

Goblin Men (Canines)

[charlataninred]

I am in love with you /p

[inkvoices]

Adding Faceblind Prince Charming and Cinderella

[inkvoices]

21. The human who died of radiation poisoning after repairing the spaceship

22. The defeat of the wizard who made people choose how they’d be to be executed

[lightningladybug]

adding the Doctors Without Borders one

[inkvoices]

I LOVE tumblr storytime, so here’s a bunch more your weekend reading. Enjoy!

24. The Queen with Three Cursed Children

25. Tiny Dragon with one coin hoard

26. Haunted house

27. Shark hero was about to go rogue

28. Grandma lives in the woods comic

29. A Different Aftermath comic

30. Battery (microstory but I love it so much)

31. It’s A Date comic

32. Supervillian kidnaps rival’s kid and they want to stay

33. Narrative Town

34. I have been hired to clean the wizard tower comic

35. Robot Apocalypse

36. The Statues That Do Not Weather

37. Kushiel

38. Tooth Fairy

39. Alien abduction

40. Felonious wish-granting

41. When humans met actual space orcs

42. Space cousins

[dannnnnnnnnnnnex]

WAIT REBLOG THIS VERSION INSTEAD

[neo--queen--serenity]

You know what? I absolutely love the fact that Sophie's acceptance into the Bridgerton family had nothing to do with having surprise noble origins—origins that would have made her a suitable match for Benedict—in the end. In Cinderella stories (really, in many romantic tales of class differences), it is a common rags to riches trope to make the pauper secretly a member of nobility, and this reveal solidifies their position in society, easing their transition into the culture of the upper class.

And Bridgerton didn't do this. Instead, they blackmailed the evil stepmother into staying away from Cinderella for life, and schemed a scenario that would allow them to straight up lie about her birth origins, so that she and a man of nobility could be together. Of course she's legitimate! She's the Late Earl's cousin. Just moved here.

And it works as a much more satisfying ending, to me, because overcoming class differences isn't as simple as many romances make it seem. Real life consequences of inter-class romance is often not fully fleshed out, unless it's used as a cautionary tale. But the Bridgerton family (and Alice Mondritch) ended up solving this problem not by bending the rules of society, but by outmaneuvering them.

[fandom-trash-goblin]

we've got a life to love living.

[jovishark]

some advice for people entering their 20s:

-dont go to the emergency room with dental problems. go to the dentist

-bagged greens are cheaper than pre-made salads

-taco bell is NOT worth the money anymore. 1/4 cup mayo, 1/4 cup sour cream, 3 tblspoons pickled jalapenos+2tblspoons of the jar liquid, 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder salt+pepper. all in your blender. creamy jalapeno sauce

-dont quit your job unless you have a bunch of job interviews lined up immediately after

-use resources. food bank, unemployment, housing assistance, financial aid, etc. yes there will be paperwork. but Do It

-dont stay awake longer than 20 hours. you Will start to become impulsive and cranky. resting for 20 minutes is better than trying to stay awake

-for every 2 hours you spend looking up close at screens, spend 20 minutes looking at something far away from you. stretch your wrists a lot

-dont do that yoga stretch where you roll your head around your shoulders. youre grinding down the joints in your neck

-be nice to your friends, bullying them as a joke gets old. if you need a ride somewhere at least offer them gas money

-brush your teeth at any time of the day but especially before you sleep. dont snack in bed if you can help it. make your bed the Clean Teeth Zone. keep floss picks by your bed

-dont tell your boss youre adhd/autism/depression/suicidal. dont trust your coworkers with that. you NEVER know how people will take it and its none of their business

-train your pets to go to the front door when they hear a fire alarm

-get regular oil changes

[eggplantwaffles]

gang, the young justice “core four” isn’t a thing because they founded young justice- it’s because they all were on the teen titans together AFTER young justice

young justice was started just by tim, kon, and bart- then cassie joined with cissie and greta. so the of team was really the three boys for like, three issues, then it was the six of them- and a lot of the main story revolves around the girls since the boys all had their own solos at the time.

but the “core four” of tim, kon, bart, and cassie DOES exist as a group in comics bc they all become teen titans together- while cissie and greta both retire from hero work. so no, the core four isn’t propaganda- people just dont know the reason why those four are more closely associated that the rest of the young justice team.

[beepingmemesauce2727]

What would you guys think of a Batman AU where the Joker doesn't exist?

Shine the spotlight on Batman other villains, like Two-Face, Riddler, Scarecrow, and Mister Freeze

Or even Hugo Strange, Ra's al Ghul, and the Court of Owls

And Harlivy lol

[burningredhot]

Honestly this would be so coool!

[uglynavel]

I wanna know where people have lately gotten the audacity to leave comments on fanfics talking about how much the fanfic sucked and negatively critiquing an author's fic like it's a published book review.

It pisses me off cause I've seen authors abandoned or delete their fics because of this.

You're getting fanfics for FREE! No one asked for your opinion.

I hope y'all know as authors we get email notifications when you comment so we see EVERY comment that's been left.

We also can see the negative reviews you leave when you bookmark our fics

[maxdibert]

Dude, but like… Angel telling Buffy he fell in love with her when she had just turned 15? I mean, hello? Is this supposed to be romantic instead of, I don’t know… CREEP AS HELL?

[raisedbythetv89]

the information I have amassed over the years of why bangel is the way it is is because first xander was going to be the love interest (ew) and angel was ambiguous but maybe going to be an actual angel but the network forced joss to make angel a vampire because they knew vampire romance would be very successful - joss being a narcissist exists in black and white - good people are good no matter their actions and bad people are bad no matter their actions so being forced to make angel a vampire when he was supposed to be a good guy made him big mad (he’s been quoted many times that he wanted demons and vampires to just be evil and ugly aka not desirable at all) but he’s like ugh fine whatever and thus the episode Angel is born and the whole “vampire with a soul” shit happens but it appears to be a one and done thing we’re into each other but this is a horrible idea so I’m going to stay away from you now.

End of season 1 setting up xander as the love interest with his threatening angel into helping him save buffy and the whole “I can’t do it I have no breath” which is so inaccurate I can’t even but basically like angel being a vampire can’t be what buffy needs, xander is who she needs to which the network was like ABSOLUTELY NOT this fucking obnoxious loser cannot be the love interest for buffy which is beyond hysterical that joss created buffy just to be able to force the popular girl to be with his self insert character and even in a universe he created he was still denied so now even more big mad because they’re pushing for angel to be the main love interest which is why there is such a stark tone shift between angel himself and bangel between seasons 1 & 2.

So bangel 2.0 he’s like FINE I will give you your vampire romance but it is going to be CREEPY AS HELL and I’m going to create the perfect metaphor for what it’s like to be a victim of an older man who manipulates you into giving him what he wants and then completely discarding you. Suddenly angel shows up in her room and follows her even more and is like “what are we, I miss you” when they both agreed they shouldn’t date yet now suddenly that is gone with zero discussion. The creepy age gap is brought up constantly - when angel is jealous of xander but dismisses buffy saying that by saying “xander is just a kid” and Buffy is literally like wait does that mean IM just a kid??? AND ANGEL LITERALLY RUNS AWAY INSTEAD OF ANSWERING and buffy herself says angel treats her like a child and then we see the HORROR SHOW flashbacks of angel seeing 15 year old sucking on a lollipop Buffy and crying in her bathroom and he’s all dirty and disgusting in the bushes like:

bangel was supposed to end with buffy getting to kill her abuser and send him to hell UNTIL I only have eyes for you and apparently david acting like a woman has joss being like “GET THIS MAN HIS OWN SHOW!!!!!!” so instead of angel staying dead/in hell where he belonged he had to be brought back and now we have bangel 3.0 for season 3

Suddenly they are tragic doomed soulmates??????????? Because now Angel can’t be Buffy’s creepy manipulative predatory abusive older boyfriend because now he’s a hero who is going to have his own show! So now bangel is all about abstinence and resisting temptation/everything that faith is that buffy lowkey was to a much lesser extent for the last two seasons and angel being this killing machine who is such an artist with how he tortures people and this awful beast who reallllyyyy wants buffy and wants to hurt people but he’s being soooooooo strong and resisting and isn’t he so amazing and strong for leaving buffy “for her own good” and let’s ignore it’s happening right as she’s turned 18 and about to graduate from high school and it happens IN A SEWER - and now we have the added lore drop in s3 that he fell in love with her at first sight at FIFTEEN

Joss was most involved in btvs writing during seasons 1-3 his focus was split after that but his writing has the worst “telling instead of showing” of the whole show and bangel is one of the worst instances of that so much of their relationship is rushed and completely unearned that anyone who isn’t a 13 year old with a massive crush on david and likely daddy issues watching it has the same response op has which is “is this supposed to be romantic???? THESE are soulmates????” He told the audience what was happening even if it went completely against what seasons of behavior established and there are many such instances.

He did a similar 180 with spuffy he hated spike hated spuffy so season 5 spike is suddenly way creepier than we have ever seen him be with the “buffy” mannequin, the shrine, the bot, all of crush etc because again he’s giving the network and audience what they want - vampire romance - but he’s trying to make it creepy and unenjoyable (he thought making spike a sad pathetic lover boy poet would make us like him less 💀 showing how much he DOES NOT understand the female gaze) but he didn’t understand what all of spike’s BEHAVIOR was telling us and didn’t understand we had no problem with the idea of our heroine with a soulless anti hero/morally grey vampire who is completely obsessed with her and so pathetically in love with her because spike has NEVER treated her like a child, has always respected her intelligence and skill and seen her as a worthy adversary who should be feared, their chemistry is insane and sarah and james are two of the best actors on the show and them together is MAGIC

Of course his cause wasn’t helped when they accelerated his redemption because of the “is btvs gonna end with season 5 and buffy dead” fake out he wanted to do because he’s always going to choose the most dramatic option vs the characters being grounded and authentic. But so we get season 6 and we’re supposed to be like oh this is soooo bad buffy is having soooo much crazy sex and neglecting dawn and her friends bad buffy! But instead we’re like omg poor buffy is in so much pain and spike is the only one who can help her and she hates herself for it ugh I wish she could just love him openly and get what she needs from him without shame or needing to hide it which is what leads to the ultimate retaliation aka seeing red because joss wanted spike to get a soul because joss accepted all the way back in season 2 that spike was too popular to be killed off and spuffy is INCREDIBLY popular so just like profiting off of david and abandoning his previous stance he does the same with spuffy - spike has a soul now so it’s ok! And suddenly joss is being quoted as “loving spuffy even if that’s not popular it can be just for him” pretending like it was all his idea and no one else saw the brilliance that is spuffy except him and we’re back to abstinence and spike having these uncontrollable killing sprees that only buffy can be trusted to put a stop to but thankfully even though joss reheated his bangel nachos for season 7 spuffy all the other FAR more talented writers had been COOKING in the kitchen for years so everything lands better because it’s all actually fucking EARNED and buffy taking care of spike isn’t the same as her taking care of angel because angel never stopped being her grooming, abuser, stalker but spike was always her shadow and a representation of her “otherness” so loving and caring for him showed how much she had learned to love and care for herself unapologetically even if everyone else went against her.

So VERY long story short bangel was never meant to be romantic it was firstly never meant to be and then it was supposed to be a creepy anti fairy tale “I kiss you you don’t wake up - when you kiss me I want to die” cautionary tale until season 3 when they started gaslighting the shit out of all of us and unfortunately the season 3 narrative is the one that was upheld about buffy and angel for the entire rest of the series and beyond and many fans still buy it to this day and get really really mad and defensive when you point out that it is NOTHING like what they think it is 💀😭

[bi-dykes]

People will say they felt so bad for Elsa hiding her ice powers and say they loved the movie, and then say lesbians are predatory and impure

People will say that they love Luca so much and were so sad for him that he felt different for being aquatic, and then say that gay men are gross

People will say they wish Rumi didn’t feel the need to hide her patterns and that they love her, and then say that bisexuals are dirty and should stay closeted

People will say that their heart breaks for Peter Parker trying to find a way to tell his loved ones that he’s actually Spider Man, and then say that transgender and nonbinary folks are freaks

People will say that Luke Skywalker was so brave for being in the Rebellion and for blowing up the Death Star and that they love him, and then say that peaceful protestors have “gone too far” and won’t sympathize with activists

I’m just so sick of it

[local-crying-boy]

Looking for Sam Wilson fics are horrible.

Bro I want SAM. Not Bucky. Not Headcannons where he’s barely mentioned. Not Joaquin (thought I’m not complaining all that much). SAM.

Where is my husband!?

[takaraphoenix]

My favorite part about GIF making is taking apart the interactions. Really getting to see moments that are over in the blink of an eye and overthinking them in my head.

I adore the parking garage scene, like probably every Steter shipper. There are so many good moments here, some big ones that have been rotating in my brain on repeat but also smaller ones that I had missed because they were over so quickly.

The following is a mix of both. Just everything about the parking garage that brings me joy, with running commentary that would be too much in the finished GIF set.

Why are you leaning against him, Stiles? Why is your arm on Peter? He just kidnapped you and is currently showing you the dead body of his nurse, why are you leaning against his shoulder?

Did you have to lean real close to whisper into his ear, Peter? Was that necessary? While you already had him bend over a car?

I'll never get over the sassy eyebrow and the exasperated eyeroll. What kind of exchange is this, in a hostage situation.

Yes, Peter, we know this and we love your for this.

The fact that Peter not only offers the bite, instead of forcing it, but that he goes out of his way to explain to Stiles that it could indeed kill him is something that has me in a vice grip.

Just the visual of them holding hands <3 Very important, needs to be included here <3

THREE TIMES. He asks for consent three times. He asks if Stiles wants the bite, when Stiles is too baffled to react, he asks again, and then when he has Stiles' wrist so close to his teeth, he asks a third time.

And when Stiles doesn't verbally reply, he keeps staring at him for multiple moments, making eye-contact with Stiles to check if he is declining, before he even just drops his fangs.

I just can't stress enough that this happens directly after we find his dead nurse in the trunk of his car, right after he had mauled Lydia and left her on the lacrosse field. He kills and maims and hurts uncaring, but he asks for consent, repeatedly, and when he is rejected, he allows it. Because he's a werewolf, he just bent Stiles' metal keys like they were made of paper; if he didn't allow it then Stiles wouldn't have been able to pull free from his grip.

And the face of disappointment and rejection after. Absolutely kills me.

But he accepts it and just... leaves Stiles, completely unharmed.

And this is Stiles' reaction to him leaving and it also kills me. Because Stiles audibly gasps, and he jerks forward, like he wants to stop Peter, opening his mouth to speak but closing it before saying a word.

How was I ever supposed to be normal about this ship...?

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

So we're all gonna let the new Harry Potter show die on the vine, right? No hatewatching. No thinkpieces. No videos about how bad it is. Deprive it of oxygen and let it wither away unremarked-upon and unprofitable; make HBO lose their entire investment and prove to the corporate entertainment sphere that the entire IP is poison. And spend that time doing something that brings you joy instead.

[hail-dondus]

It looks like they’re dropping a teaser trailer for the new Harry Potter reboot tomorrow

Just a few important and gentle reminders:

🫶🏻 DO NOT WATCH THIS FUCKING SHOW 🫶🏻

If you claim you support human rights - not just trans rights but human rights in general - yet still plan to watch this show, unfollow me. You’re a fucking hypocrite and I don’t want you following me.

Do not watch it even if you’re hate watching it, it still contributes to streaming revenue and views!

The adults in this reboot of the franchise are FULLY accountable for choosing to do this show and accepting a pay cheque over supporting a minority group. Even if they claim they support trans rights, they’re cowards and don’t actually support them at all.

The kids do NOT deserve abuse or hate, whether it’s because you’re comparing them to Dan/Rupert/Emma or because you’re boycotting due to the author’s views. They are literal CHILDREN.

Your nostalgia over a children’s series about kids going to school is NOT more important than trans people being respected and having rights. As long as JKR is still alive, she profits off of this.

[rhytmrocket]

shoutout ppl w tooth gaps btw. or overbites. or underbites. or crossbites. or uneven teeth. or other dental conditions. and also ppl who don’t want to/can’t afford to get that stuff changed/"fixed". ily

additive edit from rbs n replies: also ppl with discolored teeth, and broken/damaged/decaying teeth, and missing/no teeth

and i'll probably keep adding stuff as i think of it. just know i love ur teeth and/or lack thereof. ur cool n ily

[asteroidtroglodyte]

Me, tears streaming down my face, sobbing, as I stare at the stars: it’s just so beautiful

The medieval peasant I went back in time to give a bag of Doritos to, concerned: what terrible and powerful sorcerers they must have in your age, to be able to veil the vault of heaven itself from view, as you say

Me, sniffling: I didn’t realize, I can’t, it’s so much, I, I… are the chips good, at least?

Medieval peasant, trying to make me feel better: they’re… magical, strange traveler