[reallyreallyreallytrying]

“average person eats 3 spiders a year” factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[laerugo]

#tapping the reblog button with utmost care because i’m handling a historical artifact (via @malarkiness)

[mortimermcmirestinks]

holy shit OP is not only still active but is still making absolutely banger posts in this exact style 11 years later

[rue-nightly]

A 2025 update

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[embetie]

I LOVE your new Navi Sylus art holyyyy he looks so badass and cool! I can definitely imagine him being a more nomadic, serious authority whenever he lives, not necessarily living in a community but watching over the people he cares about. Keeping the balance, hunting during the eclipse. Maybe having little those little glowing dots on his skin, I think they had some in the second movie...

I wanted to ask (very serious question) do you think he'd have two kuru? Of course there's his braid, but maybe he's got a second, shorter kuru he always feels anxious about because he can't pull it around and see? (Totally not inspired by him having two of something else wink wink ;3) But also because I can easily imagine little navi child Sylus, his hair all choppy and short because the other kids bully him. People not sitting with him or offering him food because of his odd hair and eye colour. Little Sylus struggling to make the connection to Eywa because it's hard for his short little kuru to reach the tendrils. And then he gets older and spouts a tinier one, just under his braid that he's been growing out, and he feels like even more of a monster.

And sure, when he's older and broader (jake sully's proportions in the first movie had me SCREAMING) people respect him and trust him. L&K probably think his kuru was partially cut in a fight and he was so badass it grew back. People trade with him and know his name, but at the end of the day their past rejection still haunts him. I can see grown up Sylus meeting MC after her hometree burns down, pinning her with his big hands and insisting that she connect with him, because she was the only one to ever form that bond with him and his stubby little kuru. Also that hand-holding scene from LAR lives in my mind rent free. Imagine his big hand enveloping yours. Hoo boy.

Also, Sylus biting you. With his nice sharp teeth, like his archfiend myth. I can't stop thinking about him haha

Thank you lonelyy!! 🥺💖

I can see him both as a living alone by his rules and with no tradition but for me he feels like a perfect leader of Na'vi people being connected to nature and seeking freedom. Maybe this could been different stages of his life. Definitely hunting at night/eclipse yes! Super sucsessful too

No, I don't see him as having two kurus but I totaly understand how it could fit his character, being outcasted for being different and all. Now, why would you give him so much angst and at such young age?! I'm crying 😭😭😭 Him not being able to connected to Eywa as well as other Na'vi from his clan, cut from the needed intimacy way too early-

Of course he learend to not care what otheres think of him, he doesn't need companions at least that what he tought...he was quite intrigued by Luke and Kieran following him around, asking too many questions and being so in awe of his way of solo life. Sylus would be annoyed at first but he can't say he doesn't like the sounds of familiar voices. Slowly, their clan grew more and more, accepting everyone equaly. I can imagine this shows him that he is indeed needed and appreciated by many.

So you think MC would have a kuru? I'm not sure if you see her as human or na'vi in this story? I will guess human and I see her as one too that eventually does grows kuru for the sole purpose of the plot which is bonding with Sylus. Imagine how euphoric it felt connecting kuru for the first time with another living being, dare I say the one he...likes, loves? He would probably get overwhelmed with all the emotions the first time they try it and quickly brake the connection, but she would understand and they would try it again another time.

Once they really get comfortable with eachother, dare I say mates, there will be nibbing and marking, a human way of showing intimacy, something Na'vi Sylus learend from his human. Her lips and body constantly on him? He would definitely be all for it 💙

[highabovethewall]

I love how connected to nature Sylus is in your hcs, I definitely like how his love of freedom comes through in every portrayal. His bright red eyes glowing in the dark... spooky haha

I do love me some depresso angst. Also because of that "sully family photo" from the movie where they all look like dorks, little sylus would be pretty gangly and cutiepie. Would he set up a base camp in a tree? Or maybe high up in those floating mountains, settling in somewhere he can survey his territory as he falls asleep... Imagine the first time someone trusts him with their kid like "I've had enough, don't let the tyke fall off a cliff" and he's just a protective happy cat dad. Purring.

I don't know if mc would be an avatar or a full navi... I could see her as a little girl transferred to an avatar because her body was failing (thank you Josephine) and lost all her memory. But a human mc would be so heartwarming too, her making a supply of gas masks to make sure she can safely stay at Sylus's camp overnight. Sylus setting up a little camper so she can stay if anything happens, learning how to do the repairs for the oxygen filter... Him being all gruff and silent but offering her a hand so she can climb over larger obstacles or even just picking her up. Never acknowledges it.

When MC grows a kuru, Sylus is the first and only one in line to braid it. He's actually flustered a little like what are you doing with that out? Maybe even a grasslands moment where he's calling her all sorts of navi petnames and oh so slowly giving her a braid...

I love him learning human intimacy too, leaning down very seriously because he wants a cheek kiss. Ahhh I love your headcanons too much 🥰♥️🫶

[embetie]

Happy birthday Sylus! 🎀💖

[melodeelaine]

Kingfisher and Great Egret lined up just right

[blazing-butterfly-inactive]

@notsospiteful I like the way you think

[guinevereslancelot]

it's a beautiful day at the roman senate and you are a horrible goose

[embetie]

Got distracted by a beautiful reference, had to draw it since it's perfect

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

©东予薏米  jade rabbits making mooncakes for mid-autumn festival

[violetchai]

Pumpkin Twitch & Discord Emotes

I know I don't post my art much on here (debating to change that) and said this would just be for commissions only but I'm getting into the emote scene and made some pumpkin emotes. They're on my Ko-Fi if anyone is interested: https://ko-fi.com/s/ec9bda2992

For Discord the emote sizes are 128 px

And for Twitch the sizes are 28, 56 and 112 px

[dollsahoy]

I am super against light pollution, and have been for decades

but I am also super annoyed by the way it's framed as "without light pollution you can see how beautiful the night sky is" way more prominently than it's framed as "hey, did you ever stop to think of how much energy/resources/money are literally wasted by having so much light shine up into the sky?"

so people get the idea that light pollution can only be remedied by eliminating all night-time light, which would make being outside at night very inconvenient, instead of by making night-time light shine only on the ground where, y'know, the people who need it are

[lydiardbell]

The mildest example of what OP's talking about in Dunedin, Aotearoa:

This is just with the streetlamp equivalent of using lampshades. Imagine what truly directional city lights could achieve?

[buzzcut-butch-deactivated202403]

Reblogging this again cause light pollution actually have negative health affects on humans and wildlife. We weren't meant to live in a world constantly bathed in light.

[ladywindeepspace]

Hope you had a great birthday month, with lots of cake ♥️🫶🥰🎉 if the prompts are still open, would you consider doing spicy 8: biting/marking and fluff 9: confessions for sylusmc? Maybe like a game or truth/dare where every unanswered question gets a mark, or Sylus is trying to mark up mc because he wishes he could be public with her... something like that? I love your fics, hope you have a great day 🫶

Hi, thanks so much! ^_^ Both ideas were cute, but I really liked the 2nd one so ended up going with that, because I am here for Sylus falling back on his dragon habits and marking his territory lol.

Anyway, hope you enjoy this, thanks for sending the prompt :)

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I couldn’t help the huff of annoyance I let out as I looked in the mirror while getting ready and saw the mark that was very obviously resting above my collar.

“Ugh, Sylus,” I gritted out, leaning toward the mirror and tilting my chin up. It was a very obvious red mark just on the underside of my jaw.

“What’s wrong, kitten?”

I spotted him coming up behind me in the mirror, sleep still clouding his voice as he wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled into the back of my neck. I stood there stiffly, still annoyed.

“Look what you did! How the hell am I supposed to cover this now?”

I could have sworn I saw a satisfied smirk as the bastard kissed my shoulder. “You’re a Hunter, pretend it was a…training injury.”

“Yeah because this definitely looks like I got hit by something,” I said sarcastically as I squirmed away to grab my makeup bag. Hopefully my concealer would hold out for the day.

Sylus looked slightly disappointed as I tilted my chin up to apply the makeup. He sighed and pulled back. “I won’t leave any marks in such obvious places next time,” he said, appeasing.  

I huffed. “Just not when I have to go to work, okay? It’s…embarrassing.”

Sylus froze for a moment and I thought I saw hurt in his eyes before he shook himself and snorted, kissing the top of my head. “Well, I wouldn’t want to embarrass Miss Hunter, now would I?” He headed to the door of the bathroom. “I put coffee on, I’ll put it in your travel mug.”

I nodded in thanks and continued working to cover the mark. I couldn’t help but remember the feeling of his mouth on my neck, teeth nipping just slightly. I guess I should have stopped him last night, but I didn’t have the willpower then.

Sylus always made me forget everything else but him. But this wasn’t the first time he’d marked me in such an obvious place. The last time I hadn’t even noticed my collar didn’t cover the mark, and thankfully Tara pointed it out to me and lent me some makeup at work. She’d thought it was funny, but I’d been completely mortified. Not only with the thought of one of my superiors seeing, but I couldn’t afford to have people ask about Sylus. If anyone found out we were dating I would definitely lose my job. He’d already gotten too close with his ‘Skye the fruit seller’ persona and I was afraid that someday someone would make the connection and once they did…

I loved Sylus. I had come to that conclusion on the night we confessed to each other last winter, when all the tension between us had finally broken and we hadn’t bothered to hold back our feelings anymore. But I also loved being a Hunter—it’s what I had always wanted for as long as I could remember. And at the moment, I didn’t have to choose between them as long as I was careful.

I successfully covered the mark and finished dressing, strapping on my holster before heading out to the kitchen where Sylus was filling my mug.

He handed it to me along with my lunch cooler and my heart melted a little.

“Thanks,” I said.

He hummed and leaned in to kiss me. “I’ll lock up the apartment when I leave. Be safe, sweetie.”

“You too,” I insisted.

He smiled. “See you next week?”

I nodded, smiling back. “Yeah.”

The week went by like normal and Sylus and I met again on Sunday, driving out to one of his safehouses.

The night inevitably ended with us making out on the couch, ignoring the movie we’d put on.

My heartbeat raced as Sylus pressed his lips to my pulse, letting his teeth graze the area. I clenched my hand in his hair, tilting my head back. Sylus seemed to take that as an invitation.

I was lost in pleasure for a moment before I realized what he was doing, then pushed at his chest. “Sy…”

“Mm,” he murmured but pulled back and gave the spot a little kiss before moving further down.

There were more marks before the night was over, both given and received, but I didn’t truly realize the damage until I groggily crawled out of bed and went to the bathroom in the morning.

At least five marks peppered the area of my neck and collarbone, at least two of which would not be covered by my uniform. I groaned and felt annoyance creep into me again.

I crawled back into bed and poked Sylus awake with a groan.

“Can you go one time without marking your territory?” I demanded.

His eyes scanned me, seeming to light up just little at the sight of the marks. He stretched languidly like a pleased cat “You could have stopped me if you didn’t like it, kitten.”

“Can’t you have a little self-control?”

Sylus sat up and touched a mark I’d left with my teeth in his chest. “I don’t think I’m the only one.”

“But what if I left a mark on your neck right before you go to some dangerous deal? Wouldn’t that be embarrassing?”

Sylus huffed a laugh. “You really think it would bother me what others think? I’d say let them look and let them know I have a loving little tigress at home who isn’t afraid to leave her mark on me.”

I flushed a little, but Sylus reached out to catch my chin. “You really don’t like it?”

“It’s not that, I just…” I struggled to think of how to explain it. “I don’t get why you don’t just heal yours since you can. I-I don’t want other people thinking—”

“Who cares what other people think?” Sylus cut in. He took my hand and pressed my fingers over the bite mark on his chest. “And I don’t want to heal them. These remind me of you when you’re gone.”

I felt a little flutter in my stomach as he said that. “Sylus I’m not trying to forget you, I just want to look professional at work.”

He cupped my cheek, gazing at me with a genuinely loving look. “I know. And you are, sweetie, you’re a brilliant Hunter and anyone would be foolish not to see that.”

“But why do you keep doing this even when I ask you not to?”

He sighed and looked away, an odd gesture for Sylus who usually always met my eyes. “To tell you the truth, I can’t help myself,” he admitted. “It’s almost instinctive. I just…want to leave a part of me with you so I can live in your world.”

“Sylus…”

He caught me in his arms and pulled me onto his chest. “Do you know how much I want us to be able to announce to the world that we’re together? How I would love to show up to your company events as your boyfriend—as myself—not ‘coincidently’ showing up to sell fruit.”

I could see the longing in his eyes, the hidden pain, and my stomach clenches.

“I want us to be seen as we are like this. So, yes, I mark my territory because it’s all I can do. I can buy anything in this world, but I cannot have the thing I truly want: to live, uninhibited, the two of us as we are. To let everyone know what we mean to each other.” He smiled wryly up at me. “And I know that’s an unreachable fantasy at least as it currently stands. But sometimes I have to wonder if you even want the same thing.”

I remembered the look in his eyes when I’d said I was embarrassed and felt a pang of remorse for making him think it was because I was embarrassed of him. I took Sylus’s face between my hands.

“Sy, you know I would love nothing more than that. I do want the same thing, it’s just… impossible.”

His mouth turned up slightly. “Why do you think I keep asking you to join Onychinus? We wouldn’t have to hide then.”

I gave him a sad look and he kissed my forehead. “But I would never force you do that. I know you’re happy where you are, and that makes me happy. But I also hope that someday we can love freely without worry.”

I cuddled into him, tucking my head under his chin, feeling like I understood everything better now. “Me too, Sylus.”

That day, instead of covering the marks with makeup, I simply kept my hair down, which concealed everything unless you were specifically looking for it.

Sylus seemed a little surprised, but I gave him a smile. “Maybe I kind of like it after all,” I admitted.

He huffed a laugh and leaned over to kiss me.

I pulled him down and sucked a mark into the soft spot just under his jaw. I felt Sylus’s breath hitch and smiled cheekily as I pulled away.

“Let me know what your enemies think of that,” I teased.

Sylus laughed and pulled me in for another, hungrier kiss. “Oh, sweetie, I think you need to give them a little more to talk about.”

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[corviiids]

was talking to a coworker and realised i could not for the life of me remember his name but i was too embarrassed to ask because we've spoken multiple times so mid-conversation i started concocting a plan to nudge the conversation towards the ID photos on our building passes so that i could be like oh my ID photo is awful haha the camera they use to take these has a real talent for making me look as unphotogenic as possible and then he would say oh yes me too haha everyone says that (because they do) and then i would be able to say well let me see yours it can't be as bad as mine! and he would show me his ID because we are coworkers and why wouldn't he and this would allow me to see his building pass which of course would have his name on it and then i would be able to say well yours is perfectly nice it must be me that's the problem! and then we would have a polite chuckle about it and i would have his name without needing to ask for it and he would be none the wiser and all would be well but then before i could execute this fine plan a little voice in my head went "so this is some light yagami bull shit you are about to pull" which was such a violent reality check it shocked me completely out of my embarrassment and i went "hey im so sorry your name has slipped my mind could you remind me" and he did and it was fine.

[solhunder]

h...h-happy fourth...of july...

[botanyshitposts]

i think about a new theoretical video essay idea at least every 3 months but one that's stuck with me is a theoretical video called 'ranking lichens in the background shots of [media]' and it's exactly what you think but i only pick dramatic scenes outdoors so i can pause them to zoom in on 3 pixels of lichens in the background

[4kanasuu]

LOL I couldn't see if this meme was made so I wanted to make it.

[artalfons]

i imagine this is how remake part 3 is going to start.

[artalfons]

i imagine this is how remake part 3 is going to start.