well, shit.

25 🌸 game dev 🌸grumpy🌸views are my own

[maxxie-or-smth]

you've met me at a very "yeah i'm trying to work on that" time in my life

[my-flying-sister]

I love rebloging. It’s the adult equivalent of showing everyone the cool rock I just found.

[the-dandy-liar]

[pixiecaps]

big fan of whatever the youth is doing to torment scientology buildings

[pixiecaps]

they couldnt take the heat

[doctordotdj]

[arkham]

"they should teach media literacy in schools" english class "they should teach students how to spot misinformation" it's english class "they should teach kids critical thinking" it's called english class

[blinkeasy]

Good Bones, by Maggie Smith / Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama

[anexperimentallife]

[labelleizzy]

Everyone reblog this. Mandatory.

[sapphling]

sorry bud but you forgot to reblog that post about fatphobia with a tag mentioning how skinny petite little tiny thin 90 pounds soaking wet you are. now everyone on tumblr thinks you're 400 pounds and every chubby chaser within a 100 mile radius has begun moving in your direction

[syn4k]

burning text gif maker

heart locket gif maker

minecraft advancement maker

minecraft logo font text generator w/assorted textures and pride flags

windows error message maker (win1.0-win11)

FromSoftware image macro generator (elden ring Noun Verbed text)

image to 3d effect gif

vaporwave image generator

microsoft wordart maker (REALLY annoying to use on mobile)

you're welcome

[mmelete]

[carby]

[writingdose]

I am once again begging people to realize that AI checker doesn’t work. it’s never worked. it’s notoriously known to have flagged human-made works as AI and AI-generated works as human-made. and by feeding it people’s works, you are feeding more works to AI, because apparently the machine itself is AI.

the only thing AI checker does is harm genuine artists and people in general too.

[author-preneur]

How to write Siblings Roasting Siblings

POV: You’re writing a scene where the siblings actually like each other, but you’d never know it because they’re currently dismantling each other’s entire existence.

If your fictional siblings aren't one minor inconvenience away from bringing up a social failure from 2012, are they even related? Sibling dialogue isn't about being "mean"—it’s a high-speed chess match played with emotional landmines.

Here is how to write the "I love you (derogatory)" dynamic:

1. Weaponize the "Deep Lore"

Generic insults are for strangers. Siblings have vaults. Don't just call them "messy." Remind them that they once cried because they couldn't find their left shoe while it was on their foot.

The Vibe: "Nice haircut. It really highlights the fact that you still look like the kid who tried to eat a battery on a dare."

2. The "Only I Can Bully You" Clause

This is the most important trope. The roast is a fortress. They can call each other "a biological glitch," but the moment someone else joins in, they form a united front. The roast is the highest form of intimacy.

The Vibe: "Hey, only I get to remind him he's a failure. You? You get to leave."

3. Immediate Escalation

There is no "cool down" period. If one sibling gets a win, the other must immediately dig for a bigger nuclear option. It’s a race to the bottom of the ego.

The Vibe: > A: "You look like a Victorian orphan." B: "At least an orphan would've been adopted by a family with better taste than yours."

4. The "No-Sell"

Real siblings don't get offended; they get competitive. If a roast lands, they don't cry—they eye-roll or laugh because the burn was actually "top tier."

Example:

Ask and you shall receive. Here is a masterclass in how a simple dinner request becomes a psychological battlefield.

The Setting: A quiet family dinner. The stakes? Non-existent. The tension? Absolute.

Leo: “Hey, pass the salt.”

Maya: [Doesn't look up from her phone.] “No. Your blood pressure is already high from pretending to have a personality all day.”

Leo: “Hilarious. Pass the salt before I tell Mom what actually happened to her favorite succulent in 2019.”

Maya: [Slowly slides the salt shaker exactly two inches toward him.] “You mean the ‘botanical tragedy’ you blamed on the neighbor’s cat? Bold move for someone who still uses ‘1234’ as his banking PIN.”

Leo: “It’s a classic for a reason. Just like that sweater you’re wearing. Very ‘I found this in a dumpster behind a Victorian orphanage.’”

Maya: “It’s vintage, Leo. I know the concept of ‘style’ is hard for someone whose wardrobe is 90% free t-shirts from tech conventions he didn’t even attend.”

Leo: “I attended! I was there for the free catering. Which, by the way, was still seasoned better than your attitude.”

Maya: [finally tosses the salt shaker; it skids across the table and hits his glass] “There. Season your mediocre life. Try not to choke; I don’t feel like doing CPR on a Tuesday.”

Leo: “Don’t worry. If I stop breathing, I’ll make sure my last will specifically bans you from the Wi-Fi.”

Maya: “I’d just guess the password. It’s probably ‘1234.’”

Just like that.

[ruchi-writes]

A plotter’s guide to writing scenes

If you’re anything like me, you know where you need your story to go, and you’ve planned out every beat. You’re so big and smart, you’ve figured the whole thing out. 

But when you sit down to actually write the scenes, it feels like smashing dolls together and hoping for the best. 

Outlining has sucked the dopamine right out of the story.

Congratulations, you’ve played yourself.

But all hope is not lost.

I, too, was in your shoes, until I realised that what I really needed was to stop looking at the big picture and focus on the scene. 

First, think of your scene in terms of start, middle, and end. Just picturing it in this way instead of “stuff happens” is going to help. 

Now, before you write, answer these questions:

Describe the scene in one sentence. What’s going on? Make it as simple as possible. What does the POV character want in this scene? What stands in their way? What changes by the end of this scene?Now, put it all together: “In this scene, ___ tries to ___, but ___, and by the end ___.”

What emotion do they feel at the start? At the midpoint? At the end? What triggers the shift? And most importantly, what is the hidden emotion or thought that they won’t admit/say out loud? 

What does the character believe about themselves or the world at this point? How does that belief (false or otherwise) shape their behaviours and thoughts? Does anything in this scene change that belief? 

Tension and power dynamics are often the spine of a juicy, well written scene. So think about this next. Who is in a position of power at the start of the scene? (this can be anything - information, magic, status, love, fear). What leverage do they have? Who thinks they are in power? Does that power shift? 

Now, make sure you sprinkle in some sensory detail. Focus on specificity. Write down visual, sound, texture, smell, even physical sensations that are filtered through your character’s experiences. 

And finally, why can’t the character just leave the scene? What’s keeping them there? If the answer is nothing, then you might want to rethink the stakes in this scene

[yetanotherrepressedfan]

[catmask]

i think another thing that will help you improve a lot as an artist is to develop a healthy curiosity for things you might otherwise consider boring or mundane. if you want to make an illustration look more deliberately stylized, you have to care about the different styles even small things can exist in.

[catmask]

knowing how to draw things you enjoy in your style is a great first step. but have you ever looked at the way the tongue of a sneaker feeds into the mouth of the shoe? how about the mechanics of a pair of scissors? how about the different styles a chair can be built in?

these are things you might 'remember' how they look, but actually caring about the individual items instead of just as background props can distinguish your work in ways you wont realize until you start doing it.

instead of drawing vague concepts of things, you have to think of the objects as characters themselves. the same goes for your backgrounds.

[20012001]

hobbies include sitting on my bedroom floor being absolutely devastated by the fact that i have a physical form

[hedwigoprah]

Y’all I found an OTP question masterpost (on wattpad of course) — just in case your work is slow like mine and you want something to do.

✨OTP Question Masterpost✨

[homobeast]

oh what the hell, add another basil leaf! i’m not driving

[niuniente]

Every now and then I think about that post which said that you never know what you are good at if you don't try or don't get a chance to try. Like, you could be an excellent surfer but live in a place where you can't surf, or one of the best ski jumpers but there's no way to ski jump anywhere.

I don't have a driver's license as my family couldn't afford it, and later in life I couldn't afford it or a car myself. I did, however, go to a driving school when I was 18 (the legal driving age here). The first time I drove my instructor was dead certain that I have driven before. I hadn't. He didn't believe me but insisted that I can tell him where I have driven before because no one handles car that well for their first time. We argued for 5 minutes about this topic. So I'm a natural driver but I don't have a license. I wouldn't know if I hadn't attended a few lessons.

I was asked once to give feedback about a piano app. I played a piano with the app while being recorded, and the instructor watching me was a piano teacher himself. I played for 1h by myself and when I was done, the piano teacher asked where I had played before. Surely I had had some piano lessons. I hadn't. He was so excited and said I should consider playing piano because I'm clearly naturally talented. He said that if he could, he would take me in as his student because he wanted to see how far I could go because my talent is extraordinary. I have never had a chance to play piano or attend lessons. Again, I wouldn't have known that I have a knack for a piano if I hadn't gotten a chance to try it. We actually talked about this with the piano teacher and concluded that since I listen to music from myriad of genres every day, it has helped me to develop an ability to "hear" music's structure.

I still dream that someday in the future I can afford a driver's license and a car, as well as attend piano lessons and have a piano at home.

I wonder what else I can do without knowing that I can do it?