dino!

maybe you're not good, but you're sure as hell good enough <3

[mothsprout]

✷ What is that song you sing for the dead? ✷

[reallyhardy]

the straw hat crew + touch.

[fungalfaggot]

self-care phrases to boost your confidence

this shit ain't nothin to me man

I'll fucking kill you

.

[twisted-wirez]

Calling for help.

[peitoll]

Every couple weeks I see someone making the point that IDW1 ruins its premise because the Decepticons started out 'in the right' and ended in galactic genocide, which itches a little. I feel like many people miss the 'point', if there was any, which is that the Decepticons were always a faction that correctly diagnosed many problems with their society and then used that fear and anguish towards personal gain.

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To be clear: Megatron is a fascist. This isn't something he slowly formed into over the course of the war, it's how he started it. At some point he personally believed in a route that followed pacifist, collective reform, but this was never his true party line. Megatron didn't envision a world where the subjugated were free from their hierarchy, he envisioned a world where he was on top instead.

Quoth Towards Peace: '...your "betters"? You have none. We are all equal. And we have a right to decide how to live our lives.' This is notably not, and never was, how the Decepticons were organized. Hearing it straight from Megatron's mouth, one might believe this is completely at odds with what they become in the future, but that's exactly what he wants his listener to believe. Here's one of my favorite moments in all of IDW:

Over and over again, he says us versus them. He doesn't specify who 'they' are, because the point is that the listener can fill that image in with their own personal grievances. He wants them to believe, as Drift says, that there is no other way. He does not believe in equality. He poses the Decepticons as the "betters" instead— the strong, the powerful, the just; they are the true voice of Cybertron, the real heart of this nation. The way Megatron speaks eliminates any shade of grey from their world. There is only us and the enemy, and the enemy is both infinitely powerful, oppressive, and infinitely weak, pathetic. Never mind that there are people within the system who seek to change it for the better, like Orion Pax, never mind that there are people on the streets already fighting for it, like Hot Rod. There's only with Megatron, or against him. And if you are with him, you are stronger, more noble than you have ever been.

Believing that Megatron's voice is the only one speaking for justice in IDW1's pre-war Cybertron is falling for his charisma. The Decepticons were never the 'good guys'. Megatron used the pain of his people as leverage to put himself in power...

...and if they're brutal, cruel, it can only be the fault of the system. The Decepticons didn't make themselves that way.

...if they're selfish, deceptive, it's only a failing to hold close enough to their zealotry. There is nothing wrong with the heart of the movement— the true heart of Cybertron.

A real Decepticon is always just.

The Decepticon Cause meant something different to every person who believed in it. But the Decepticon army exists with the singular purpose of war, of which the singular purpose is control. Megatron is ruthless, nationalist, anti-religion and anti-compassion. He pretends his expansionism is defense. His vision for the future is freedom only for himself.

All that to say it pains me greatly when people say that IDW is flawed specifically having the early Autobots be in the wrong and the Decepticons in the right. The point isn't that either of them are the right one, but rather that war is never just. There are no perfect heroes in IDW; only millions and millions of murderers. This is what I love about it!!

[toboldlymuppet]

the reaper cometh my piece for @kidpirateszine

[fluffyypuppy]

I really wanted to know why Oda and Toei changed Ace's old actor and yassified him, so I made an edit with his old design (maintaining its striking physical characteristics), because I really like crack Ace of Alabasta

[nicorobinluvr]

Forever mourning greasy ace

[oqmemphis]

tier list of international radiotelephony spelling alphabet letters by how well they work as personal names

S - hell yeah

Echo - shades of Greek mythology, interesting and distinct while also being an actual name that some people have

November - @postoctobrist is the reason why I am making this list

Sierra - from the Spanish for "mountain range", falls under the same distinct-but-reasonable category as Echo

A - perfectly reasonable names

Charlie

India

Juliet*

Oscar

Romeo*

Victor

*these names are cool but be warned that if you choose one you will get the same three Shakespeare jokes for the rest of time

B - sure I guess

Delta - I have never heard of anyone with this name but I think it could work?

Mike - deeply boring name, try and be more imaginative. (the only reason Charlie isn't down here is that I know a couple of Charlies and they're lovely)

Zulu - probably don't name yourself this if you're white

C - I am really curious how you're gonna make these work

Bravo - I feel like this has the cadence and feel of a name, but it's definitely out there

Lima - people named after cities are not that common, but I guess if Paris can be a name then so can this

Papa - not sure this works as a legal name but it's definitely plausible as a nickname within a very specific in-group

Quebec - see Lima

D - maybe salvageable somehow?

Foxtrot - pretty odd, but you could shorten it to Fox and it's kinda reasonable

Tango - another dance, but even harder to make work than Foxtrot

Whisky - occupies a similar nickname space as Papa, with the extra downside that it makes you sound like an alcoholic

X-Ray - "Ray" on its own is fine but randomly shoving Xs at the start of things is something that basically only Elon Musk does

Yankee - it's not completely insane as a name but it has enough unpleasant connotations that I wouldn't recommend it

F - do not under any circumstances use these

Alpha - if someone introduces themself to me as "Alpha" I will immediately cover my drink

Golf - all issues with the sport aside, I just think this is a really ugly sequence of phonemes

Hotel - you are not a Monopoly token

Kilo - usually units of measurement are named after people, not the other way round

Uniform - too on-the-nose even for a badly written dystopia novel

[hallownest-archive-deactivated2]

imo the best way to interpret those “real people don’t do x” writing advice posts is “most people don’t do x, so if a character does x, it should be a distinguishing trait.” human behavior is infinitely varied; for any x, there are real people who do x. we can’t make absolute statements. we can, however, make probabilistic ones.

for example, most people don’t address each other by name in the middle of a casual conversation. if all your characters do that, your dialogue will sound stilted and unnatural. but if just one character does that, then it tells us something about that character.

[jauntylittlefrillyboy]

[narramin]

this should have been me

[quackysprouts]

ares slays his daughter’s rapist

[fearlesshades]

Hi, OP, hope you don't mind my rambling texts to my husband about this art because I've been having feelings about it since yesterday and I've been talking about it since yesterday.

[quackysprouts]

this is literally so flattering thank you😭🙏 i love when people notice the little details i put into my art and id almost forgotten about this piece, it’s been so long

[dobs-s]

papa

[linlevine]

@raileurta I thought you might want to see this work of art it's fucking gorgeous it absolutely SLAYS

[raileurta]

Ahhh so good. 🤩✨

The atmosphere in this piece is exquisite. Will never get over humans sitting on bots like little parrots; so adorable.

[dajo42]

at my wedding yes i will have a maid of honour but why stop there. ill give all my maids titles. we will have a maid of hope. a maid of horror. a maid of horticulture. a maid of harm. a maid of healing. and of course. a maid of hogs

[werewolfism]

WIKIPEDIA MONSTER COMPILATION PAGES FOR PEOPLE

japanese creatures

greek creatures

creatures organised by type

creatures listed by letter

humanoid creatures

filipino creatures

chinese creatures

cryptids

‘fearsome critters’

angels

beings referred to as fairies

creatures that pretend to be human

a page on therianthropic creatures

shapeshifters

hybrid creatures

extraterrestrial creatures

deities

a page of mythology page links

a section of folklore page links

flying creatures

theological demons

fictional species lists

mythology related lists

legendary creature related lists

[x-atm099]

Working on a ttrpg and this is a cool list of stuff to take into account.

Thanks!

[agropuff]

so thanjful that ninjago gave us asian people

[caelo-jpg]

Nooo Jetfire don't do that your so sexy

[tortagnamgnam]

This is the lucky clover cat. reblog this in 30 seconds & he will bring u good luck and fortune.

[unclebabie]

THIS ONE!!! THIS IS THE ONE THAT WORKS!!!!!

I reblogged him the day i started treatment and 1. GOT TO MY APPOINTMENT ON TIME 2. FOUND A FREE PARKING TICKET SOMEONE LEFT IN THE METER FOR ME AND 3. GOT FREE STARBUCKS AFTER MY APPOINTMENT!!!!!

[cutedemonbabe]

I’m convinced bc I reblogged this on Friday, got hired at a job I had a million interviews for, went on a first date that went well, and got kissed a billion times so like hell ya to the luck cat

[j24354657687901]

I love the good luck cat. And we can all use a little luck

[teen-teen-catastrophe]

Indeed we can! :3

[lettermanjack]

Love good luck kitty :)

[pepsithecloud]

kitty cta