croo @crowpocrypha - Tumblr Blog

The era I used tumblr most does remind me of one exerpt from my book; "Even in paradise, I look out the window."

I've been thinking about it a lot lately.

I've never wanted to start a cult but I'm getting the terrible notion that I could.

spiralatria

'minion' -too closely associated with those yellow things

'goon' -linguistic drift gave her a new meaning. i hope her new life is good for her. i miss her.

'henchman' -too gendered. can be shortened to 'hench' in a pinch, but lacks punch.

'servant' -too domestic to apply to all those who serve evil.

'underling, subordinate' -this one only works if they get off on being beneath you and/or you don't properly pay your workers.

'associate' -this one's good for grizzled mercenaries or lone agents but doesn't work good for broad swathes of an organization.

'slave' -same as underling but more intense. really fun for some of the group. unsavory for others in a way that limits the scope of the thing.

'thrall' -only really applies if you're brainwashing them and that's not something i've learned how to do en masse yet

'flunky, toady, stooge, lackey' -these are just insulting, and that isn't conducive to a healthy work environment. imagine going to work and your job title is 'stooge'.

'acolyte' -works for those that worship you, but again. lacks the scope.

'supporter, follower' -unspecific and vague

'assistant, helper, aide' -not sinister at all. just means you're doing things for me. swagless in this manner. could be good if used to describe someone who's so clearly more that as a way to emphasize their obedience via understatement, but that's only useful for a few members of the organization. and even then, 'associate' works better.

'cohort' -untested in the field. suggests an equal footing in the affair, ideal for post-structuralist evil organizations with a bottom-up power structure that's held in the hands of the evil workers themselves. perhaps we'll explore it together?

seraphalpha

may I suggest: 'grunt' – time-tested by crime bosses with a variety of goals and organizational mandates. implies a subservient position with none of the innate baggage of lackey et al.

spiralatria

GRUNT IS PRETTY GOOD

crowpocrypha

I've always been fond of "My children" or "My Instruments"

crowpocrypha

I literally can't even eat peas dude. Why do they have like a thin fleshy bit that pops open into the worst tasting fucking mush?

Fuckin hate peas.

crowpocrypha

I really like green beans tho, those rock

I literally can't even eat peas dude. Why do they have like a thin fleshy bit that pops open into the worst tasting fucking mush?

Fuckin hate peas.

nonetoon

I made this in reference to comic/game stuff but I’m glad to see this one’s going over well with all the writers

sarroora

Reblog to give your followers and mutuals the strength to continue

crowpocrypha

Real shit

My GD didnt think i had autism for the 16 years I had her as a doctor

My psychiatrist clocked it in like two weeks

Incredible

I just joined a subreddit for autistic women, and honestly, feeling seen

Actually, I'm having that incredibly satisfying feeling where its just a bunch of people in a room describing very specific discomforts and everyone is reacting like "I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME!"

#autism #autistic women

I gotta play a new Lego game to keep my name as the riddler's favorite masochist?

There will always be a riddler trophy—

There will always be a riddler trophy.

rongzhi

English added by me :)

lastoneout

@theshitpostcalligrapher

theshitpostcalligrapher

this is me and by god it will be my dad once I eventually get him a retired-old-man pet

my parents are empty nester retirees and my dad's a traditional brush calligrapher, and they don't have any work disturbance pets like I do.... YET

I can see his eyes again.

I feel almost whole.

Such wonderful gems,

hiding in a mess of obsidian bangs

They stare with such anger that roars so silently.

My love, no whispers,

Just stare into my eyes.

I am bold enough to meet yours again.

They're my favorite color.

They glow like moonlight,

I love the way my eyes cannot stray from them,

just as my eyes cannot stray from a full moon.

depsidase

chekhovs-slinky

“We didn’t have all this autism when I was a kid”

Yea, you had changelings and demonic possession and “brats” and “back talk”, and kids that were “not all there”, your aunt who’s “crazy”, and your second cousin no one ever talks about cuz he’s “special”, and if you’re fucking lucky, your elder uncle who lives a nice quiet life with his 70 lego sets and writes grocery stores about changing the light bulbs cuz they’re too harsh.