Kintsugi and Chrysalism

32 yo / Transmasculine / System Our system's personal blog. Basically made of things that are relevant to our myriad interests. System tag is ten assholes in a skin suit*. He/him pronouns are suitable for all of us. *Not really the right number anymore, but the tag has a ring to it and will remain.

[sticksandsharks]

Johto Beginnings, Myths & Legends

[lindamarieansonsnaps]

[balaclava-trismegistus]

if i dont respond to a message from you i can basically guarantee its not because i dislike you. im just getting attacked by imps and shit all the time genuinely.

[fairycosmos]

this lifetime is very bizarre and then youre not even supposed to also be bizarre. Ok

[cpahlow]

[ellienamored]

when you find a friends oc hot thats literally it for you. they practically own your soul. youve entered a fail state in which they can put on a sockpuppet and do a silly voice and make you swoon like youve locked eyes with a gorgeous fortysomething dyke at the bar

[zishiyao]

The Light That Was Not Dawn

Mandos had spoken of treason among kin. At Losgar, Fingolfin saw the prophecy take fire.

[idiosyncatsy]

really underrated part of the LotR films is when gollum gets exposition lines. like can you imagine? you're travelling with the most fucked-up evil little murder greyhound creature imaginable and he lives in a cave and doesn't know about potatoes but from time to time you have to ask him about local geopolitics. and he answers you

[natureell]

[j-k-i-ng]

“Rising Palms” by | Beau Jesse Johnston

Laguna Beach, California

[vixvigil]

it’s never a normal temperature anymore it’s always some fucking bullshit

[pokemonarchive]

Sableye (2026) - TCG Pocket Backdrop Illustrator: miki kudo

[demilypyro]

i think a lot of people heard about chekov's gun and thought it only applied to like. actual guns. and that it wasn't meant to be extended to literally every element a writer puts in a story

[demilypyro]

chekov's gun is supposed to be about how no superfluous elements should exist in a work at all. there shouldn't be anything there that doesn't serve a purpose. on its face, it's a directive aimed at writers. but the inverse of that, for us the audience, is that if something is in a story, we can generally assume that it wasn't put there on accident. we can assume that it serves a purpose. even if it seems random and pointless at first, we have to assign it meaning, because otherwise it wouldn't be there. that random piece of characterization? the author must have considered it vital, or it wouldn't be there. the way the camera lingered on a specific thing? you can be sure it's important. the way characters dress, their backgrounds, their habits, it all says something about who they are and how the author intends you to see them. it's the basis of media analysis: why does this element exist? what's its purpose? why was it put there? people always say i'm great at media analysis, but this is really all i do. you recognize the elements, and figure out what purpose they serve.

[lousolversons]

me watching 'gratuitous' sex and violence and ''problematic representation'' in my shows and movies made for adults

[coulsonlives]

[aromantic-diaries]

Okay let's get this straight.

"Asexuals can still have sex" does not mean that asexuals can begrudgingly put their sex repulsion aside and force themselves to please their partner. It means that because asexuality is simply defined as a spectrum of little to no sexual attraction and one's sexuality consists of many different factors other than attraction, such as sex drive and emotional connection, there are individuals on the asexual spectrum who can and do enjoy having sex even though they lack sexual attraction.

"Aromantic people can still date" does not mean that aromantic people can lie to themselves enough to go against their actual wants and get into a romantic relationship and pretend to be "normal". It means that because aromanticism is simply defined as a spectrum of little to no romantic attraction and human relationships are very much complex and romance itself is loosely defined, some aromantic people do in fact desire a romantic relationship while not experiencing romantic attraction because of other factors such as companionship and intimacy

[taurzza]

And now I'm reaching out with every note I sing and I hope it gets to you on some pacific wind wraps itself around you and whispers in your ear tells you that I miss you and I wish that you were here

[j-k-i-ng]

“Mallorca Sunset" by | Lana Galina