art, academia, & audiodramas

Poppy: they/them, 22, aro ace. I love books, art, science, and otherwise beautiful things.

[followthebluebell]

I was worried when he didn't rush out to greet me immediately but it was just because he was cozy.

[onion-souls]

Mercury is the most charismatic substance in the universe. Like, there are a lot of things that historical scholars have been wrong about, but you usually understand why; flawed hypotheses, inadequate measuring tools, half-truths, secondary factors that muddy the results. But people across Eurasia saw that shit and just assumed it must be the key to immortality, despite a mercury tonic being literally the opposite of an immortality potion. And they kept trying it despite all obvious evidence. Taoists burned through emperors like lab rats. No other metal has this much rizz

[reeddraws]

Happy Pride! The world is always brighter with more color. Daily drawing 2438.

[kknyght]

"are you a man or a woman ?" i'm a knight on a quest hope that helps

[grntaire]

breaking my silence. it is insane that a marriage is more celebrated than earning a degree.

[monstersovka]

little dragon ✷

[monstersovka]

star dragon 💫

[sebright]

old design I still really like

[the-prairies-calling-out]

"Why do you buy books when the library is right there?"

Because publishing houses will not continue printing paper books if libraries are their only customers.

Also, I like being able to read at my leisure and generally have books at hand.

[its-the-blob]

#public libraries are good because they let people access books they might never otherwise read#private book ownership is good because it's Yours#physical books are good because they last a long time and again it's Yours#ebooks are good because you can fit a whole library into the physical space of a single book and they're cheaper to produce#audiobooks are good because they're accessible to people with eyesight or visual reading issues and leave your hands free#in conclusion: all books are good and people should enjoy them however and whenever they can#(lest it be misunderstood I agree with you completely OP I just also really like books in general and it got away from me)

YES. all books. every kind

[flavinia]

[bisexualbaker]

Murderbot gets a cat, send tweet.

[madenthusiasms]

The cat… is an asshole.

I don’t even know where it came from; it was just there and the humans said illogical nonsense like “Cat delivery system” for which I can find no reference, and “yeah, they just do that.” Do what? How? Is there an exploitable hole in the perimeter? Can something else get through and hurt my humans?

While I was worrying about that, Gurathin said, “Look how it always stays near Murderbot. Let’s call it Drone.”

The others all laughed and so that is what they call it now. I still call it asshole, because that is mostly what it shows me.

It is an asshole for other reasons, though. It sleeps in the exact middle of my bed, so there’s not even room for me to sit to watch media. If I stand, it rams its tiny head against my legs or makes noises, so I can’t focus on my show. Even if I try to ignore that input, I can’t ignore Ratthi saying “Aw, it just wants you to pick it up! Drone loves you, Murderbot!”

I do not wish to be loved.

But the others are looking at me now, so I pick it up. Perhaps if it is entertained it will cease to be so annoying.

I take it to my room and project my favorite episode of Sanctuary Moon on the screen. I cannot tell if the cat is watching, but it settles down onto my left arm.

After a moment, it begins to vibrate, like an engine felt several decks away.

This is unexpectedly soothing, even though it is blocking my left gun port.

Research has shown me it might become sick with a ball of its own ingested hair. Cats are as disgusting as humans. More so: humans do not lick themselves and consider that being clean.

If I could be sure it would be sick on Gurathin’s bed, I would do nothing. But I cannot be sure and it wouldn’t be funny if it happened to Pin-Lee or Mensah so as I watch, I comb through its hair with my fingers.

The noise and vibration it makes increase.

This is soothing even though it is interrupting a favorite scene.

“You are still an asshole,” I tell it.

It blinks at me and slowly falls asleep on my gun port.

[bisexualbaker]

Yes yes yes yes exactly 💖💖💖

[atlantic-riona]

"the book I like is not popular" simultaneously the worst feeling of all time and a blessing. people could and should be talking about this, but more likely than not they'd be talking about it wrong

[mstgsmy66]

[hermit-skrab]

Love that Murderbot sees itself as the absolute worst most dangerous thing in any room at any given time

Except ☝️when a combat SecUnit or combat bot shows up

Then it's a very sudden turn to "I am a mid sized herding breed and that is a fucking wolf. All my sheep and myself are going to die"

[catasters]

[unita-n]

Horses from 2019 Inktober

[antoniabishop]

in the kitchen again