#(discussion)

[sentient-mosquitoes]

I notice Silksong has a LOT of female characters, and while that isn't unusual it handles gender in design in a way I don't see often in media.

In that its female characters are actually allowed to break ideas of femininity, even if its a random npc. Yah got your cool warriors, yer giant blacksmiths, yer weird worm(?) things, and you often wouldn't know they're female just by looking.

They don't have to look like human women, they're funky little bugs. They just need to have a good design that suits them. Same goes for like half the pilgrim enemies. Not to mention they tend to take up the most important roles.

Its not a big deal by any means, but it makes me happy :)

[chillhypocrite]

The fact that kids nowadays want ao3 to be censored— guys. Guys. Where is your sense of adventure? When I was 12, and homeschooled, and had unlimited internet access on my second hand laptop, all I felt upon discovering ao3 was unmitigated joy. A whole platform where people can be fucking weird and post toe-curling novel-length diatribes about ANYTHING. How beautiful is that?

And then you, the reader, can just jump in and post your own weird shit? And people might comment just to say “nice job!” Or “where the fuck is the next chapter” on your 20k coffee shop FNAF AU? Bro. Them’s the little things that make the internet worth anything.

Ao3 is so beautiful. I love scrolling past indescribably disturbing descriptions. I love knowing they have a place to be posted. I love knowing that, should I feel the urge to indulge, I can do so with no repercussions.

Mi familia. Mis amigos. Por favor. Take a step back and be grateful that not every facet of creativity has been locked behind an algorithm.

[keebiecoo]

so many girls keep telling me to read whipping girl just because i'm a trans girl who talks about how transandrophobia & exorsexism both exist & are bad, & i think it misses 2 important points:

1, i already read whipping girl

2, i disagreed with it's conclusions

[nostalgicfun]

Your favorite "species" of stuffed animal that is not a cat, dog, or bear? 🧸

Horse/Unicorn

Dolphin

Mouse

A type of bird

A type of bug

Dinosaur

Giraffe

Pig

Shark

Dragon

Cow

Something else / say in tags! 🌈

Voting ended onSep 1, 2024

[nickpeppermint]

New baby Ghast was added, and they're super adorable!!!

But now i wonder if the baby Ghasts from Minecraft Dungeons are not canon anymore, or maybe they're translucent only in the newborn stage, and the rehydrated ones are more like toddlers? 🤔

[sirensinthemist]

how can anti be like “no kink shaming” (rule number 8, according to them) and then proceed to shame almost every kink 😭

that is not kinktober. that is a very lame and boring october

also let’s coerce real people into displaying their private information for the sake of fictional characters 😍 (of course, anybody can lie about their age, but this is still such a ridiculous rule lmao)

the poor author is held at gunpoint

[imheretoreadafic]

I think about a very important part of Bruce’s dynamic with all his gaggle of adopted children is he doesn't care if they see him as their father. They're his children.

Barbara and Steph don't see him as their father. But those are Bruce’s daughters, and he'll take care of them.

Tim and Dick didn't see him as a dad for a good while after their parents' deaths because they were grieving and didn't want to replace them. Bruce saw them as his sons even when they couldn't see him as their dad, and he saw them as his sons when they could.

Duke still has a father and mother, even if they're lost at the moment. Bruce is NOT his father. He has a father, and he's going to get better if Duke has anything to say about it, goddammit. That's Bruce’s baby and he'll protect him no matter what.

Jason can scream from the rooftops that Bruce isn't his father, and Bruce might even agree with him verbally in a fit of anger. But that's his son, that's his baby. And he'll protect him.

I truly believe that Bruce's love is unconditional. He doesn't expect his children to see him as a father, and he doesn't want them to feel like they have to leave behind their real parents. But those are his children, even if he's not their father.