the BEST!

it kICKS (rquiiem). this me side blog

[lovelettersfromthemancave]

[wasyago]

once i overcome my anxiety to post more slabtek it's all over for you guys but for now have this

[willowcrowned]

if you're feeling powerless right now—and god knows I am—here's a reminder you can donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds, the Trans Law Center, Gaza Soup Kitchen, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and hundreds of other charities that will work to mitigate the damage that has been and will continue to be inflicted

life continues. we still have the capacity to do good, important work. that matters

[alienssstufff]

go my snails

[notes undercut]

Not much to say, they're literally just snails brugh. It was a nice challenge, I rarely get to practice creature design, translating from mc clothes to molluscs while still paying (some, quotations) respects to the original source material.

[wasyago]

wow what a fine establishment! the constant screaming is a bit concerning but their beetroots are a real killer let me tell you, yum yum! i advice everyone to go and try it for themselves

[cobblestone-butch]

Lots of thoughts on life series gem + etho character parallels/divergences because of this post:

from gem's video, etho is the only one not to question gem's flower gift. martyn immediately jumps down to eat it and ren encourages him, whereas lizzie accepts it but does question if this is a distraction from something going on. while bdubs says the flower will be vile poison and tango tells him to eat it, etho says he will keep it as his precious gift from gem. immediately and without question.

i think on some level etho would attribute gem's secret life success (3rd place in her first appearance!) to her ruthlessness (embodied in both pvp ability but also attitude) and maybe subconsciously wants to model his behaviour after that sort of thing. but while gem is not 'nice', she is kind. and she is kind without agenda or forethought, telling him that he's not a terrible person or a self-deprecating lizzie that she's not stupid. etho is in receipt of that kindness, and appreciates it, even if he doesn't yet realise how genuine and simultaneously necessary it is to her character.

i think wild life can probably be marked as etho's first attempt at forging his own reputation from the outset, rather than letting others define him (intimidating in 3l+ll, washed up in liml+sl) and actively considers his position in the game as important to his sense of self. this also parallels gem, who entered secret life with an amount of reputation as 'geminislay' but used her first appearance to try to forge her reputation in the way she wanted - she wanted to be just 'gem'. when she gives out flowers in wild life, she is again taking her reputation into her own hands but to different ends than etho.

at least in some measure, gem's kindness comes from a place of security of self - she doesn't doubt her ability and knows she can fight back if people overstep, so she can be kind without worrying that it will open the door to let people think they can walk all over her. etho is trying to emulate toughness but from a place of insecurity (viewing his 'niceness' as the reason he hasn't performed better) and it's why he struggles with staying tough when he is granted an amount of security from gem's gift. enter concluding thought here.

[sproutellini]

Wild life yayyy

[lovelettersfromthemancave]

tuff guy (it's a work in progress)

[lovelettersfromthemancave]

HEY BDUBS WHAT THE FUCK

[wasyago]

wow haha i love life series im sure nothing bad will ever happen to this group

[lovelettersfromthemancave]

IT'S A THUMBNAIL, HE CROPPED A SCREENSHOT AND MADE IT HIS THUMBNAIL,

[lovelettersfromthemancave]

I. AM. OBSESSED WITH THE BDUBS ETHO TANGO TRIO THERE IS SOMETHING HORRIBLY WRONG WITH ALL THREE OF THEM.

[lovelettersfromthemancave]

humble offerting

[riskhour]

he is kindof like hatsune miku. to me. hatsune etho

[rquiiem]