Achilles

[It/Itself/Ark ] Aka Devlin I’m in a lot of fandoms.

[arliedraws]

Dude, I almost cried yesterday because of AI. I can’t grade anymore without getting upset because of how much kids are using generative AI. How can I assess their ability to think critically when they aren't thinking critically? One kid admitted he used ChatGPT on an assignment, and he was like, "So? Is my answer right?" And I was like, first of all, whether or not it's "correct" is not the problem, and ALSO, it was INCORRECT. Like...majorly so!

They can’t fucking think for themselves (or rather, they’re losing the ability). This is not “ooooh technology scary” -- this is a fundamental, they can't fucking answer questions when I ask them to their faces. I fucking HATE when my colleagues roll their eyes and say, "Well, this is how we felt about phones! Just accept it!" First of all, it's different. And TWO! We're FUCKING FIGHTING PHONES every day! We've literally banned all cell phone use during class in my district because letting kids use their phones and not fighting their use in class FUCKED US OVER, and now we have to FIX IT.

Okay, but also, kudos to Tumblr, the weirdo website, and our anti-AI stance here because my weirdo queer kids are the ONLY ONES who are STAUNCHLY against gen AI; they're the only ones reliably not using AI. Dear children of Tumblr, thank you for being little weirdos who give a shit.

[grungekitty-77]

It was a slightly different situation, but it's translatable. This became a stable for me.

I asked my students if it's nice/helpful/good/acceptable/normal to help someone else lift something really heavy they were struggling with. Of course they agree! Then I asked them if it would still be (or explain to them that it isn't) nice/helpful/good/acceptable/normal to help someone lift heavy weights if they are working out at the gym. The answer is no! Because the POINT is that it's hard to do alone! That's why it makes you stronger! (Plus it gives the kids a very funny and therefore memorable visual for the concept. You can play into it and have a laugh with the kids at how weird someone would be if they did that!)

I often used "Don't lift their weights!" as a shorthand when a student was trying to give another kid the right answer.

Anyways, AI is lifting your weights for you. If you go to gym everyday and have a robot lift the weights for you, are you going to get any stronger? Even if you are going to the gym and "lifting weights" everyday? Even if the robot was really good at it? School is the gym for your mind. It's hard for the same reason gym weights are heavy.

[hopepunk-humanity]

“I’m almost 50, and here is the best thing I have learned so far: every strange thing you’ve ever been into, every failed hobby or forgotten instrument, everything you have ever learned will come back to you, will serve you when you need it. No love, however brief, is wasted.” @louisethebaker on Twitter

[mr--link]

No love, however brief, is wasted.

[vocabulary-altering-posts]

PHRASE ADDED TO INVENTORY!

[a-mimic-and-a-jester]

-> Drawing skully every day until the fifth comic drops -- Day 14 (TEN MORE DAYS)

dddowe fuck with jesskully here,,.,..? alsoits yuri in my heart thats important to share

[a-mimic-and-a-jester]

-> Drawing skully every day until the fifth comic drops -- Day 12

another screenshot redraw because theyre really fun to do....,, spoilers for my jessica design!! i have an ask in my askbox about her just sitting there and i plan to answer it super soon with her own art page YIPPEE

OG screenshot under cut

[prayforthedevlin]

Sketch

[angelspecimens]

[muzzlesbian]

nice outfit LOSER!!! 2001 called, they

[muzzlesbian]

hold on.

[muzzlesbian]

oh my god

[prayforthedevlin]

Hello! Posted a work to AO3 just now, figured I’d promo here.

Just some good old Voldsøy h/c.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Mind the tags! Not explicit, but still! Enjoy.

[prayforthedevlin]

Wanna push this more and talk through some of my writing choices. As such, please feel free to have a gander at the TB playlist I curated for inspiration. Music is always a big part of my writing process. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hjdcXP6rlMsA9Di9JYkFc?si=tAK56B96S82uSO5FbwbvlA

Now, some songs won’t really make sense without seeing the vision in my brain. I dunno, if this gains some traction I would love to do a song by song explanation.

For now though, extended fic notes.

I am a huge fan of all that the Scaled and Icy era gave us. The Outside was such an awesome music video, and the environment was so interesting to me. I love adding a tinge of horror to the weight of nature’s unknown. I feel Voldsøy was the perfect outlet for that. We don’t really know what makes it an “Island of Violence”, so again, I tried to play around with the lonely weight of it. Where these natural qualities may be warm and welcoming in Trench… here they are contorted. A clawed embrace over a gentle hug. I have another piece I’m working on that I hope will touch on this further.

We do have some insight into Clancy’s experience with seizing, but, I doubt it was so easy to slip into without some practice. There’s something truly terrifying about not just raising a corpse, but to almost become mixed with the person or thing that remains. What lingers even beyond the body, and you, an invader. Clancy always felt like a gentle soul that was forced to become jaded by his experience, to me at least. I think seizing, without guidance, is especially what leads to him being consumed by that lust for power. To feel alive and in control.

Obviously I had fun playing with that, but what added another element to it was how Clancy seems to directly relate to vultures (Levitate.) and what they represent. Like I said I view him as a very gentle soul at heart, so animal lover trait be upon ye!! Making him seize a vulture literally confirmed the death-eater title, and to “feed on pain” is to feed on the death of others to become vessels. Unfortunately our feathered friend met a very gory end and Clancy played a part in that.

On a lighter note I just HAD to throw in my HC of Torch having a horse. I just feel like he does, it’s a very useful utility to a nomadic people. Especially to transport escapees from City. Plus Torch is very connected to nature and loved by Trench, to me. As for Keons and his steed, we can assume each of the nine has a horse as white as death. We know Keons definitely took on some form of fatherly (be it religious or paternal) role in Clancy’s life. Thus, I like to imagine he gently fostered the aforementioned love of animals Clancy has (which- I talk about in my work.) All the horses know Clancy. All the horses love Clancy. Amen.

Clifford also loves Clancy dw.

The Neds are something I still want to play around with. They are mischievous to me, and flux between humanly intelligent to base animal instinct in a lot of their actions. Think almost like— Fae.

They’re Neds. Children of Voldsøy.

Now, on that note… finally, I’ll touch on some of the ways I refer to Trench. To me, Trench is both a place, a people, and an Entity. She is called “Mother Trench”, and she fosters life. Trench is the land, the wind, and all which seeks to be free and alive. Torch refers to it as Mother Trench because he: Hails from Trench, and it is… literally his mother. I won’t elaborate on that further for now, but, like I said earlier: Voldsøy is like a mockery of Trench in many ways. He is tricky.

Thanks for reading! Expect some new content soon.

[wiigiwaamcore]

Every city and state and country thinks THEY have the worst drivers, and they are ALL correct because car culture is a poison to human nature

[its-always-sunny-in-city17]

[sootnuki]

does anybody wanna play toys tomorrow. let's play toys ^_^ (HUGE EYEBAGS UNDER MY EYES)

[dogpuppy]

[hales-a-soul-divided]

fortnite down in the AWS outage, loud scream heard from the Joseph’s tour bus

[thecrowquet]

I uploaded a short animation meme over on my youtube :D

I know it's not something I usually post for but I think it's pretty neat for what it is !

[tobythetrashyartist]

Day 14 of #cliquetober2025: Drag Path

I was busy today, so I am somewhat late, whoops.

As I said in the video, I just wanted to show my progress on it (and the more people know about it, the less likely I am to abandon the project, lmao).

[prayforthedevlin]

Hello! Posted a work to AO3 just now, figured I’d promo here.

Just some good old Voldsøy h/c.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Mind the tags! Not explicit, but still! Enjoy.

[papyrussuggestions-archive]

DON'T ASK YOURSELF "AM I A GOOD PERSON?" ASK YOURSELF "IS WHAT I AM DOING GOOD?" OR EVEN! "WHAT'S A GOOD THING I CAN DO RIGHT NOW?"

DON'T WORRY ABOUT JUDGING AND SORTING YOURSELF! JUST MAKE YOUR BEST CHOICES!!

[tinkerbitch69]

Ok but pls actually do this people. There is no such thing as a good person. Stop trying to be one and starting trying to do good instead

[ecrivainsolitaire]