i get that people are more comfortable with defined rules and structure but i also think queer people lost when they started resorting to dictionary definitions for what labels mean
the queer umbrella is meant to deviate from the norm of rigid boxes and definitions and to decide that lesbian means Only this, bi means Only this, etc, is directly contradicting what queer means. each and every label is going to have a unique meaning to the person using it and that is how it's supposed to be. if you're not comfortable with that...sorry?
[image description: a set of tumblr tags from @/elinaline, reading: "#there is a way to use a label wrong actually; #its when you force it on someone else". end image description.]
this is the only answer i'll accept thank u everyone for your participation <3
tough times in toontown- but the Doctor doesn't have it much better! three new pages of Into the Inkwell right here right now! (minor eyestrain warning for this one)
huge thankyou to @celebi9 and @lizzybeanbutt who are collabing on this chapter with me!
curious? read this crazy cosmic cartoon comic from the very start right here
The indie animation community is so hostile towards criticism, treating all of it like personal attacks and the people criticizing as if they're "anti-indie." We shouldn't hold animated indie shows to lower standards just because they're indie; if anything, writers should meet the same writing standards as professional shows do. You can critique indie shows and still very much love and support them.
People need to quit treating indie creators like they're "soft babies" who need to be shielded from criticism. A vital part of being a creator is learning to accept criticism and recognizing that you can improve in certain areas so your next story can be better.
Characters who choose death but are forced to live, my beloveds.
Characters who have to come to terms with a second chance at life they never asked for, my darlings.
Characters who move forward on the trembling legs of a newborn fawn through the overwhelming, blinding crush of an existence they fully forsook but which was thrust back upon their unwilling beings, my obsessions.
King Bowser's Studies + some notes about Royal Koopas
Read below for some extra info!
Coloration Variant:
So, I actually did this study some time ago, and even if I'm still working on my Bowser's design, I still like this study enough to share! So I added some extra notes about him and his species.
About Bowser.
First of all, in my setting Bowser belongs to a species commonly called "Royal Koopas", linked both to other Koopa species (such as Koopa Troopas) and dragons, and thus their fiery appearance, spikes and affinity to fire. They also show some feline features in addition to reptiles and dragons' ones, resembling vaguely Tarasques from French folklore.
Bowser was born on a volcanic island under the supervision of Kamek and his council of wizards. Bowser's parents gave their lavic egg to Kamek with the aim that he would rise their son in a far away land, following the tradition of letting their children grow indipendently and conquest reputation and lands without interferences. Only when Bowser will prove himself enough as a Koopa King, the Empereor and the Empress of the Koopas will finally consent to meet him.
Bowser turned out to be a total brat as a kid, stubborn, arrogant and spiteful since his first months of life (Royal Koopas grow really fast, and in the span of a year or two he was already acting like a tiny, spoiled tyrant) and Kamek genuinely considered to drop his task out of desperation. Luckily, the High Witch Kammy and various other skilled Magikoopas where there to help him. But still, harder years of Kamek's already 300 years old life.
As a teenager and in his first years of young adulthood Bowser was quite the arrogant bully, still deaf to most of his tutor(s) suggestions. He also followed the long hair fashion that was popular those years, at least until he overheard Peach talking to Daisy about the fact that she liked men with short hair more.
He has currently reached his "full-adult size". By the standards of his species, which is already massive, he has emerged particularly sturdy and tall. He stands around 3.25 meters.
Note: these infos are still a WIP themeselves, and could become outdated in the future.
(Regarding the Royal Koopas lore, besides the little notes I've already left I was almost thinking on showing more about it... if I find the time and energy lol)
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