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call me Sam

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Hi, I'm Sam :)

This is a blog I do for fun, here are a few things I'd like you to know

About

This blog is mostly about whatever I fixate on. Sometimes I'll fixate on one thing for years, sometimes just for days. But I'll also post other stuff if i feel like it.

Asks

My asks are open for anything, both stuff that is about my interests and art or about me.

Repost/use my art

If you'd like to use my art as a pfp or in an edit, feel free to ask, but please ask and don't just do it, and also credit me if I ask you to. The same goes for reposts of any kind!

I am likely to say yes, I just like to know what ppl do with my art

A watermark is not credit in most cases

Trigger warnings

I will attache tw on the start and in the tags of the post. If I ever miss anything, please point it out to me

Masterposts

Koopalings

-Koopaling Fusion AU

Tadc

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Kinger and Queenie vs Gloinkqueen in the amazing digital custody battle over Ragatha

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Part 7

What's the rest of the gang up to?

drinking bobatea of course

Valid reaction, Ragatha about the boba I mean, Zooble is underreacting... I think? How do you react to that?

I forgot the bucket, let's agree the shade is enoughe

(Part 1) (Part 6) (Part 8) Masterpost

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Unabstracted Queenie doodles :D

Queenie hasn't been unabstracted in the au yet but I wanted to draw her

Also a glitchy version of this one

Kinger would not gaf at this point about glitching

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I write these words with a broken heart. To those who read this and choose to ignore it, you can simply scroll past, but I am living through the most difficult moments of my life. My husband is slowly dying before my eyes. Due to a severe head and jaw injury, he has been unable to eat or drink for over a week, his weight has dropped to just 39 kilograms, and he is suffering from severe, life-threatening malnutrition.

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The doctors confirmed he needs urgent surgery, but we can't afford the operation and treatment. I feel helpless watching him weaken day by day, while time is running out.💔

chuffed - Vetted#53

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I'm not asking for the impossible; I'm simply asking for a chance to save his life. Please, if you can't donate, don't hesitate to share our story. It might reach someone who can give him a new lease on life.💔🙏

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This campaign is vetted and currently at $3,115/$10,000.

Please help if you can.

You can donate here:

Samar's Urgent Plea: Save Qamar and Omar

My name is Samar. I write from a fragile tent in Gaza, a mother who loves her two little children with all her heart. My husband is severely

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Please donate now. Your support could save his life.

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Please donate to their campaign if it’s possible and share !!

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Please, I am in urgent need of a donation right now.

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Here's a reminder that if you daydream about a public accessible piece of fiction, there is always a non 0 amount of a chance that you will find a fanfic that is similar to whatever you thought of

Even if you think that your idea is to niche for somebody else to both think about it AND execute it in a way the chance is not 0

Or if the story is ongoing it might even become canon

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Holy moly different format?! And gray?! Part 6?!

Poor guy, he's just trying to help

(Part 1) (Part 5) (Part 7)

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the pronoun war on Jax is wierd to me for several reasons that are talked about by many

but one I see hardly mentioned is that Zooble, who goes by any/all, get mostly called they/them by everyone, and that Ribbit goes by she/they but that I have almost never seen anyone use gender nutral pronouns or terms

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Headcanon: Jax is furless becurse of an Incecureity for bodyhair

In the same way the system that Caine set up was like "this person hates their body, let's make the parts replacible" it said "this person dislikes chest- and leghair, let's make them hairless"

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TF YOU MEAN Jax calls herself "Giga Chad" in the german dub

Also funfact: tail and penis can both be translated to "Schwanz"

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Just remembered this

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Quick question:

What determines if a character is complex or not to you?

Important notes:

This is not about if Jax as a character is complex or not, but Jax is a recent character that many people are discussing, that is why I'm tagging tadc. Feel free to use Jax or any other fictional character as an example for your opinion.

Stay friendly and respectful!

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TF YOU MEAN Jax calls herself "Giga Chad" in the german dub

Also funfact: tail and penis can both be translated to "Schwanz"

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He does not fully know what to do with his hands, does he?

(Images from mariowiki btw)

You point a camera at him and half thetime he'll just: 🖐

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why did I only notice now that her hands get pulled throu her

for context: this was in ep 2 after the spike she was stabbed with pulled away, she was holding the spike and it pulled her arms with it.

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Zooble shool doodle

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Something I noticed, with my jump from the pretty tiny koopaling fandom to a fandom as big as TADC, is that while I get more likes (due to bigger demographic) I feel like I get less comments. That kinda sucks for me bc I have no idea what nummbers mean at all, but I sure know what words are. Ig it was also a lot more personal in generell.

Anyways, if any of you got questions or other thoughts on the stuff I draw or say, be it an au or anything else, send an ask or comment! Makes my brain do the happy :)

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(Part 1) (Part 4) (Part 6)

Floor time for Jax

Girl, give the AI a break, he's trying

Needed an excuse to draw the family guy pose

I have never drawn on model in my life, and the day I start is not today

Btw don't be fooled by the jokes, I'll throw bricks eventually