Lost in some fantasy world

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog of a little art and even fewer fics XD Italy - she/her-they/them - mainly FFBE (and other FFs maybe) and recently a lot of Hollow Knight - find me on twitter @RiyelaAlelita and ao3 RiyelaAlelita

[riyelaalelita]

Reblogs really appreciated!

So...i decided to try and open drawing commissions.

This is a first to me, so please have patience if i have something to learn still 😅

[cocosnowlo-drawings]

The gaaang ❤️ FFV my beloved

[lightsea-lee]

Usurper and her accomplices

[phlegmatic-tuna]

*(very) bad humor alert* history repeats itself

[ruthlesslistener]

They were kids that I once knew They were kids that I once knew Now they're all dead hearts to you

Dead Hearts, Stars

[megateyourbagel]

Mato :)

[marinella-ela]

[whilommm]

okay so ive been avoiding hearing anything about the new harry potter game. im sure a lot of us have. if yall dont know, its a major game and not a shitty mobile game or anything. but i just found out its apparently about fucking suppressing the goblin rebellion. no, not helping them bc hey maybe that would be a good thing. nope! youre tasked with putting the goblins back in their place apparently.

for anyone who doesnt remember, the goblins were the banker characters who worked in gringotts and looked Uncomfortably Like jewish stereotypes. and youre suppose to suppress their rebellion, where theyre rebelling against the fact that like most nonhuman magical creatures, theyre treated like shit by wizards. yep :)

click thru the top tweet to read the whole thread with all the screenshots, it just gets worse and worse but jesus fucking christ, HOW. i know i shouldnt be surprised that this fucking francise of all of them is pulling this shit but how fucking blatant can you be.

if it wasnt enough that youd be lining the terfs pockets buying this shit, is the plot being fucking blatant ass alt right propaganda enough

[onsomekindofstartrek]

Said it before, I'll say it again. The alt-right pipeline is not a joke. No one is converted to fascism all at once. They begin their walk towards fascism through an entry point which leads them into more and more conspiratorial and reactionary circles until they are full white supremacists and nationalists, full antisemites and full authoritarians, in a word, complete fascists.

And because fascism is intensely polymorphic and readily permits lying about one's own beliefs to get people on board, nearly anything can be an entry point for fascism.

There are people who came to fascism through a certain facet of the new atheist movement. Look at Paul Benjamin, open white nationalist.

There are people who came to fascism through left-wing economic politics; both the Nazbols of today and plenty of the original Nazis conceptualized themselves as leftists at one point, thought leftism's essential egalitarianism becomes lost and any economic policy at all tends to become vestigial as the cancer metastisizes. Ronald Reagan was a leftist once, to some extent, though his path to fascism was more self-serving than ideological, I think.

There are people who come to fascism literally through gamergate. There are people who come to fascism through inceldom. There are people who come to fascism through religious fundamentalism, a very active and damaging faction in my country.

But TERFism is actually really good for this purpose. Fascism usually plays on the delusion that there's some sort of plot. A plot against Germany, Italy, America, the Dominican Republic, against the Crown. A plot against christianity. A plot against video games. A plot against men. A plot against women.

It comes step by step. First trans people are anti-feminist because they defy the essential gender binary that TERFS have learned is their defense against patriarchy. From there it is fine shades of difference until you're believing that trans people are active participants in a plot against womanhood. From there it is not far to "maybe George Soros is pulling the strings" and that eventually becomes "the global Jewry are pulling the strings." Not everyone goes all the way but the longer they stay a part of the movement the further they will probably go. And you don't have to go too far down that path to start being genocidal towards trans people.

So when I see that Rowling is in with fascists, that she has anti-semitic extremists making her video games, that she doubles down on her anti-semitic portrayals of the goblins in Harry Potter... It really doesn't surprise me. She could very well be a full Nazi by now, though only she can know that for certain. The further you go into a reactionary movement the closer it approaches the event horizon that is fascism. And she was already an extremist before we even knew. Remember that she was accidentally retweeting or liking very radical TERFs years before the Forstater affair and her subsequent manifesto.

TERFism is violence.

[dysaniadisorder]

i hate this weird sense of internalized queerphobia of like. being visibly and really loudly queer is somehow immature and childish and one day you'll grow up and fall into cishet line and stop

[dysaniadisorder]

#conforming is not synonymous with maturity

I love you so much for saying this

[dysaniadisorder]

this sucks so i went looking for some gnc adults

Love Bites by Della Grace

Trans dream portraits by Landyn Pan

Hobbes Ginsberg - Still Alive

Texas Isaiah photography

Tears for the Dying (Adria Stembridge)

[dysaniadisorder]

Téa Campbell Ada Juarez and Edith Johnson of Meet Me @ the Altar

Dorian Electra

Princex Vidal (Vidal Francisco)

Beautiful Boy by Lissa Rivera (BJ Lillis)

Unknown

[dysaniadisorder]

Getty Images (yeah)

Edward Howell

Norbu Gyachung

Patrick Perkins

Mary Saxaroz

Manny Becerra

Sheena McGrath Mars Ganito Joe McCann and Jade Payne of Aye Nako

[genderqueerpond]

most of these people are still relatively young so here's gorgeous fae trans icon Alexander James Adams

[dysaniadisorder]

OH THANK YOU

[poetry-protest-pornography]

You don't age out of queerness, you don't have to "grow out of" it either.

[the-haiku-bot]

You don’t age out of

queerness, you don’t have to “grow

out of” it either.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[asexual-musings]

no one:

asexuals before realizing they’re ace: isn’t it weird how we call people “hot” when we just mean, like, pretty? it makes it sound like you actually feel hot when you see them. which isn’t a thing. anyway

[asexual-musings]

ok i am absolutely losing it over the sheer number of people who found out what hot means from this post

[redrikki]

Man, this is like the time my therapist explained that watching characters with "chemistry" is supposed to make you feel aroused. Who knew, right?

[pyromaniac-fairy-of-water]

I'm sorry what?

[indelibility]

I thought it was supposed to make you intrigued like any other plot device

[nsfwitchy]

Tbh I know turning red and big mouth are clearly aimed at different audiences and have different vibes

But we need like

More content like that

Cause I’m real tired of y’all pretending 13 year olds aren’t horny, like you were never a horny preteen.

I mean big mouth I could get cause it WAS openly crass and gross, but turning red is?? A kids movie?? And I’m seeing people talking about how it’s gross and “fetishizing” because of the dance moves Mei does when confronting her mom and the art she draws.

But it isn’t even like… just these two examples. Anytime any media comes out involving teenagers or preteens and there’s sex involved it causes a MASSIVE uproar.

Like. I know y’all were horny 13 year olds. Most of us were. Idk how some of y’all FORGOT what being 13 was like but for most people it did involve being confused and emotional and horny. That is literally a staple of being 13.

Sorry teenagers and preteens aren’t you “uwu soft beans” but actually they’re people with agency and thoughts and feelings and sometimes those thoughts and feelings involve sex

And to any teenagers reading this, though I hope there aren’t any because I run a porn blog: Stop letting people treat you like that and stop falling for it. Stop demonizing each other for having sexual urges. It’s OK to want to have sex, it’s OK to be horny and to have sexual fantasies about fictional characters or celebrities or anyone honestly - so long as you’re not a creep about it to them irl. Adults who act like teenagers are innocent virgin babies are not adults you want to be around.

[nsfwitchy]

Bringing this back because I’m on twitter

And the creator of Turning Red drew art implying the characters are watching porn

And everyone is losing. Their. Minds.

At this point I’m convinced all of these people have forgotten they were teenagers and think they popped out of the womb as fully formed adults

“Why would you draw kids watching porn??? 🤢🤢”

Because??? They do???? Teenagers watch porn all the time??? Hate to burst your bubble but this has been an ongoing joke in every male coming of age movie ever??? Just say you hate teenage girls and go

It’s like whenever you draw porn of any character under 18 everyone FLIPS like “You MUST be a pedophile if you’re thinking of that”

Actually Susan I was just a really repressed 14 year old and now that I’m not I’m gonna live vicariously through some of my favorite characters

Y’all can project ADHD and depression on your faves but god forbid anyone remember being a horny teen am I right

Every perspective of the human experience is important for story telling - unless you wanna remember being a horny teen, then go to jail.

[mrslittletall]

When I was 13, I got my grabby little hands on my dad's porn magazine. I got them all over the fanfiction my sister printed out and forgot to put away when she was out of the house. Me and my friend had condoms in our hand and tried to find out how they work. It's over 20 years later now and I still remember having been a horny teen. It's normal and healthy for teenagers to experiment with their sexuality and look at porn. Just admit that you hate sex, y'all.

[ruthlesslistener]

More specifically, admit that you hate girls showing sexual interest. Because again, in middle school you'd have boys straight-up doing porno moans and laughing about all the porn they were watching, and all the teachers would just ignore it, but if a girl so much as whispered about being attracted to someone or started to dress to impress then people would attack her. Doesn't matter if it was sexual or not, doesn't matter if adults had no business implying that a 13 year old who hasn't even grown her tits in yet looks sexual with a thin-strap dress in summer, everyone pretty much just laughs off 12-13 year old boys as being horny kids while acting shocked and appalled at the thought of their female counterparts being the same, even though puberty is pretty much the same for all sexes.

Also, does nobody else find it creepy that people will essentially laugh off boys watching porn as just 'kids being kids', but if a young girl does it, then it's considered sexual? Bc I consider it really fucking creepy. Sure, it's a young teenager watching porn, but she's still a kid. She's literally just coming into her sexuality. She's not at sexual maturity, she's still developing and learning things about herself. That is NOT a confident adult at breeding age, and people should NOT be viewing her in a sexual light if they don't see her male peers the same way (which they shouldn't either, but I really shouldn't have to explain that either)

[eleni-anz]

Ummm byee

[snumblesaurus]

So I kind of hate that Putin is trying to restrict the flow of information into Russia so that he can control the narrative, so for my Russian friends, here is my guide on

How to get around internet censorship and maintain internet privacy

This will be an extremely long post 😅

Priorities

Download the Tor Browser

This will hopefully help you access the internet regardless of Russian government bans. It’s a little slow, but better than nothing. It hides your IP address from the internet, so it’s kind of like using a VPN. A very basic summary of how Tor works: your internet traffic is routed through several “nodes”. The Entry Node, can see your IP address but has no idea what data you’re sending, and this goes through several middle nodes, until it reaches the Exit Node. The Exit Node can see what data you’re sending, but it can’t see your IP address so it doesn’t know WHO sent it. That’s why it’s a good idea to do nothing identifying when using the Tor Browser, like writing personal information. Here’s a blog post with more detailed information about the Tor Browser.

Get a VPN

VPNs are often used to get around government internet restrictions. Russia will probably not be able to do much about it. However, not all VPNs are created equal. Nearly all of the free VPNs are a scam that turn around and sell your data, so free VPNs are not secure. The only exception to this is ProtonVPN which has a free tier, but it’s very slow. Basically the only good VPN is one you pay for. When choosing a VPN, be aware of where the company is based, because if a VPN company is based in the USA, it will have to comply USA privacy laws. So choose a VPN based in a country that has good privacy laws. A great one is Mullvad VPN, which is based in Sweden. But for the purposes of Russia, just making sure your VPN is not Russian or in a country sympathetic to Russia is probably good enough.

Alternative Front-Ends A frontend is the the part of a website which the user interacts with directly. To browse the contents of websites, you usually have to visit them. However, many people have made alternative privacy-respecting frontends to popular websites that allow you to see the site’s content without actually visiting the website. This helps avoid tracking, data-collection, and even countries’ attempts to ban websites. Twitter is banned in Russia right now, but using all an alternative frontend to Twitter works (according to my Russian friend).

Google Translate

Lingva Translate / Instances

SimplyTranslate / Instances

some instances allow you to choose to translate with several other services (such as DeepL)

Imgur

Rimgo / Instances

Instagram

Bibliogram / Instances

Medium

Scribe / Instance

Reddit

Libreddit / Instances

Teddit / Instances

TikTok

ProxiTok / Instance

Twitter

Nitter / Instances

Wikipedia

Wikiless / Instances

YouTube

Invidious / Instances

Piped / Instances

YouTube Music

Beatbump / Instance

If anyone knows of one of these for Tumblr please let me know. I found this site called Tumgir but it looks sketchy and unlike the rest of the ones I listed, it’s not open-source. So visit with caution, but I’m mentioning it because it might be better than nothing.

There are also these browser extensions that automatically redirect site links to the available alternatives:

Mozilla Firefox

LibRedirect - Redirects YouTube, YT Music, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Imgur, Reddit, Wikipedia, Medium, etc.

Google Chrome

Privacy Redirect - Redirects Google Maps, Google Search, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, Youtube.

iPhone (iOS 15+) Safari

Privacy Redirect - Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, Google Translate, Google maps, Google Search, Medium

Android

UntrackMe - Google Maps, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube

Messaging / Communication

Matrix is a federated and decentralized End-to-End Encrypted (E2EE) messaging with many platforms, the most popular of which is Element. It’s like Discord, but worse. It’s getting better over time though! You can even use a a throwaway email to sign-up.

If you’re Russian you likely already know about Telegram, but MAKE SURE you’re aware that only Secret Chats are End-to-End Encrypted. So don’t say anything that would get you in trouble outside of a Secret Chat.

End Notes

China is way better at internet censorship. They’ve had years to build the infrastructure to control the flow of information online. And yet, the Chinese people still manage to “climb the wall” and find ways around this. Russia is new to this game and doesn’t have the resources China does. So I really doubt it’ll be that hard to get around their attempts to block websites. Have faith! And feel free to DM me for more info cause this post just scratches the surface for things you can do tbh.

[runcibility]

These are all great things, and it’s important to have a toolkit to continue communication in the face of oppression - BUT! Let’s take a look at the original twitter thread screencapped above.

This order is, I’m 99% sure, in regards to hosting Russian-state-run sites on any resources outside of Russian control. In a time of information warfare, it’s REALLY important to verify tidbits like this - especially when only once source is presented, via a screenshot.

(I don’t want to take away at all from any of the great information above - it’s just really important to make sure we’re leaning towards critically parsing information now, when it’s going to only get muddier as this all goes on)

[strangeauthor]

disney is now pausing all political donations in florida and is now supporting groups going against the don’t say bill but let’s get one thing clear: the ONLY reason they’re doing this is because they got called out by their employees AND lgbt people. if that didn’t happen they would’ve gladly continued supporting the suppression of human rights.

when pride month comes around do NOT let them pretend that they weren’t going mask off

[bay-city-surfin]

I rarely add onto posts, but it’s also very important to note that only a PAUSE has been put on these donations. That’s the word used in all articles, quotes, and interviews. A pause. This use of language is very important. This is hardly a win. When attention dies down, it is entirely possible (and likely) that the company is going to silently continue these donations. Simply putting a “pause” on these donations isn’t nearly enough, especially considering this isn’t the only anti-lgbtq thing Disney has done by a long-shot. 

[caspersgraveyard]

the masculine urge

the feminine urge

the human urge to yearn for the existence of dragons

[sizvideos]

Deadpool’s instructive video may save your testicles

[mrs-prism-deactivated20180422]

This is both entertaining and really important.

[accidentallypatriotic-deactivat]

Yo if you’ll reblog the boob campaign, you can damn well reblog Deadpool discussing bollocks.

[lucifer-is-a-bag-of-dicks]

Deadpool is canonically riddled with cancer this is actually such an appropriate campaign

[peace-in-my-garden]

PSA

[riyelaalelita]

Back on tumble after months of break, i didn't even notice it's been since october since i posted anything here 😅

This is a drawing i made for Hollow Knight 5th anniversary and i already posted on twitter (@/riyelaalelita), it took me one week to finish and i kinda rushed the background because i destroyed my arm doing this, but i'm super proud of managing to finish it 💙

I know half of the characters here should be dead/nowhere to be found, but i really like the idea of a lively Dirthmouth and want them all happy

Now some close-ups!

Elderbug and Nymm, i like the idea of them becoming friends ☺️ and Cloth who decided to stay in town for now, and maybe not leave at all

Iselda and Cornifer 💙 they're a very cute couple and respectful of each other and wholesome, and i love how they think of the other when you dreamnail them. I should really draw them more

Hornet watching from the sidelines, keeping an eye on her sinlings and the guard high in case some problem presents itself...because seriously, after who knows how much time spent surviving alone in a ruined kingdom, does she still know how to relax and have fun?

Zote, dramatically telling all the feats he (thinks he) has acomplished, while Bretta takes notes for the novel she's going to write. Thanks to @/arty-cakes posts, i love the idea of them becoming very close friends after she gets over her crush for him

Last one, a chaotic bench! Thanks to a fanfic, i now headcanon that Broken Vessel is the Esmy Sly mentions when he's saved in Crossroads, so they trained with him and the Nailmasters; they're also a troublemaker and Sly tries to keep them in check, and Ghost follows them around creating problems

Greenpath Vessel is shy and hides behind their tall sibling who is recovering from being sealed

Myla is fine after Radiance is defeated and took a break from mining

Quirrel is fine too, he just decided to leave his nail at Blue Lake and start a new life

Tiso just passes behind them and looks perplexed at the commotion

And this is all!

[theicysneasel]

Trans and gender nonconforming friends: This is a smear campaign in disguise targeting trans people. There is a fraudulent organization disguising as pro-trans attempting to recruit trans folks in hopes of including them in an anti trans documentary to be. This documentary is being proxy-coordinated by Matt Walsh, his crew members, and members of PragerU. If you receive a message from anyone claiming to be from the Gender Unity Project, block them immediately. Warn your friends of this set-up as well. The more people know about this scheme, the more likely it is to fail. Full information to follow:

All of you stay safe and stay alert. I’ve got your back, always.

[aridara]

Here’s a link to Eli Elrick’s Twitter thread.

And here’s a couple of articles about what is going on: Daily Dot, Daily Beast.

[theicysneasel]

Actually reblog this version if you find it the link I tried to put in gave me a picture instead lmao