I think there’s really a conversation to be had about people harassing others to the point of breaking under the guise of being “morally good” and “protecting others”. I’ve never felt protected or safe seeing people like that. I think “oh, if I step even a little out of line I’m next”.
a lot of these same type of people will demand the person they’re harassing to take accountability but I’ve noticed that no one really has any more to say on what they mean by that. Accountability here does not mean accountability. What they want is an exile, or harassment to the point of breaking.
You and a friend have an argument and they decide you’re toxic? You said something problematic when you were 12/13? You like something that makes someone else uncomfortable?
You have to either disappear from the internet forever or kill yourself.
I'm afraid to say I've sort of lost interest in it 🥲 it was never well planned out, just sort of drew as I went, and it was a bit hard to do consistently.
But if you liked that story, I suspect you'd enjoy my Time Twist blog! I'm still working on that one, and it has aspects of trauma, emotional maturity and development, growing up and letting go. It has a lot of the elements I wanted to include in Little Bird, and in a way, its kind of its sister story?
Billie Bust Up silly stuff :D My main account is studio-petrichor! This here is where, if you ask the right questions, you can slowly unco
Anyway, give it a follow if you want! I've been taking a long break but I'm still quite passionate about this silly little comic.
More Argonian fashion! They're not fully rendered, just flats and some basic shading, plus some fun with the scales.
These designs are more historically based, particularly on ancient Aztec and Mayan cultures. I had a lot of fun researching and learning, Also, a spread of designs for the body types too! I personally like the Morrowind Argonian design best, but I wanted to try out human legs and such. The two in the middle are male Argonians and rhe other two are female. Some fun history and design notes under the cut!
Some further notes on the outfit designs, etc. Pretty long and rambling, just a heads up!
I based the clothing off of ancient Aztec and Mayan clothes, trying to use credible sources and depictions. I say 'trying' due to the fact that hunting down sources for some of the images was particularly hard, and I'm sure some of them were mislabeled, as tends to happen. I will shout out Zotzcomic/Daniel Parad, an Amercian artist from a Salvadoran family. She did some wonderful posters of ancient Aztec and Mayan styles that really helped.
The first Argonian woman is wearing a tunic/dress inspired by the huīpīlli blouse ancient Aztec woman would wear, and is still worn today by some Mexican and central American countries. I imagine that this Argonian is some sort of fisherman or at least engages in a lot of manual labor, so she needs something loose to move around in, and less jewelery so it doesn't get caught or worn down.
The second Argonian, and first male one, is wearing an outfit loosely inspired by an ancient Mayan 'hip cloth skirt', and an ESO outfit I thought was neat (I think it's the Black Marsh Keeper). I imagined he was a mage of some type, and thus doesn't do a lot of labor. Maybe he's a Hist minder or even Hist speaker. Either way, he has the luxury of long cloth that could get dirty, and lots of jewelry and feathers.
the next male has an outfit somewhat based on the ancient Aztec maxtlatl that was worn by men. It's similar to a loincloth, but would usually be paired with a cape/cloak. I just made his waist wrap thicker, and gave him a sort of shawl. I imagined him as some old veteran on his way to the best hot mud baths in his tribe lol.
and our last Argonian is another lady, dressed in an outfit loosely inspired by various depictions of ancient Mesoamercian clothes, fantasy aesthetics and so on. I gave myself a lot more liberty with her, trying to combine what I learned and studied into something unique but still inspired by the real world. Maybe this lady is going to a dance, or some event.
I really wanted to incorporate a lot of color. Something that really bugs me about the ESO Argonian clothing is the lack of color! In my mind it makes no sense. Reptiles and amphibians are a group of animals that often use color as communication (bearded dragons, chameleons, dart frogs and so many more), and so many Mesoamercian cultures are colorful. I saw many examples of bright, bold colors while looking for references. I imagine in universe, Argonians could use the unique and varied flora and fauna of Black Marsh to dye these clothes and maybe give them as gifts to friends and family, or just as hand-me-downs. I dont have a justification for the gold and turquoise though, lol, it just looks very nice. The feathers could be from loved ones or the birds of the Marsh. (Side note: I have no idea if the fashions/costumes of ESO can be dyed. Even still, its sad the default colors are so muddy)
theres also some patterning on the clothes! I imagine this would be embroidery, or even hand painted. Argonians focus on the present, the 'Aurbic Now', so to speak. I could easily imagine an artsy lizard sitting down and embroidering for hours as a sort of meditative state, or for fun, or whatever. It seems like a good way to pass time as well! And plenty of the examples I found featured patterns and embroidery.
closing thoughts? I'm disappointed at the lack of diverse fashion for the Argonians in ESO. Actually, I'm pretty disappointed at the lack of diverse fashion for each race of Tamriel in ESO. I think ESO does some very cool stuff with some lore (all of the Murkmire release, expanding more on the various races, some fun Daedra stuff) but it really disappointed me with the fashion. Dunno if you can tell, but I'm a huge history nerd, especially historical fashion. It really saddens me that there's a lack of diverse, distinct options for ESO fashion. I should note- I'm strictly speaking about fashion, not armor.
It was a lot of fun to do some research on cultures I hadn't yet, and try to make some designs inspired by them. I might end up doing some for the other races too
hey um. so sorry to tell you this, but op of that post plays toys kinda weird. yeah you should just block them, that's not how normal people play with toys
If you're new here, I'm trans, and sometimes I like to do trans representation that feels underdone, like trans pregnancy and family building!
So this AU sort of spawned as I thought about how daunting it was, to be on an alien planet and never physically touch another human or even person again. Then it sort of took on a life of its own.
In this AU, Grace is a trans man living his life on Erid after the events of the movie/book. He's never had the opportunity to have children, but when Eridians study his DNA and the DNA of the humans from their belongings on the Hail Mary, they discover they can successfully create the beginnings of a human. And admittedly, Grace would like a "pebble" of his own, and is a scientist at heart, so of course he'd be a guinea pig!
Adrian is much more studied in this process due to the information accessible on Hail Mary, and they're far more interested in biology so it isn't upsetting for them. Rocky's doing his damndest to keep up but his icks get in the way 😭😭 however he gets the basics of what's safe and unsafe! He basically bosses Grace around, which to be fair, isn't far off what he usually does.
Anywayyy i think that covers it for now! I'll probably draw more because I just love the movie 🥺 I hope yall like how I drew Grace because this is just how I see him in my head!
Consider this your FIRST AND ONLY hate mail hehe *pushes my glasses up so they do that thing in anime where the light reflects off them*
Your fanart is so good you could probably be hired by some indie animation studio to work as an animation slave! Take that! And uh, your original stuff? Yeah I bet some cringe dork would hang it up!
Baby ur typing this from the bathroom should I be concerned that this is your Will and Testament
You matter you matter you matter. Even if you think no one sees you or thinks about you, they do. Could be a stranger you held the door open for or a bird you fed seeds. Every interaction you have with this world is valuable. It's proof that you're here, and proof that you make a difference, no matter how small it is
So like what if iiiii..... mentioned. That i loved project hail mary. And have a cute lil au that really isn't Canon divergent, but is like, mostly just stuff that happens after they arrive on Erid ifyidjgxs864iyfyryrs
I don’t think we ought to normalize or justify bullying as a means to keep people from being annoying — a sentiment that in and of itself could make for a whole article’s worth of conversation — but I do think we should make a habit of politely but directly telling people “hey I didn’t like that”, “that wasn’t funny”, “you are mistaken”, and the like if it’s called for, and more importantly, you should be able to take a “that wasn’t funny” for instance without taking it personally, because protecting a polite harmony where no one can criticize each other, not even politely, is also really, really bad.
This is Byte, a tightrope walker that enters the circus around episode three. Sometime after the cast returns from their adventure, Byte spawns in the middle of a conversation, t-posing in part because her avatar was loading in, and in part because her dumb ass thought she should try walking around with the headset on (just before the mindscan was done).
Her early on relationships began with Gangle, Caine and Jax - all in different directions. She found common ground with Gangle, and by proxy Zooble, due to awkward socialization. Byte comes across very strongly, is outwardly passionate about the things she likes and dislikes, and can be considered "too much". Gangle saw a bit of herself in that, and they got on decently.
The only thing is - Byte loves the circus, and the adventures, overtly so. This does put many of the cast off at first - especially Jax. This adoration, you'd think, would have Caine overjoyed, but he's... avoidant, for his own reasons... you'd think he's seen a ghost. And unfortunately, Byte can't take the hint.
As for her relationship with Jax, well....
Bonus:
Ask anything you want about her, I'd love to make more content since I've got so many thoughts 🥹
