Cui Buqu should get to do more crimes ❤

[voidsetup1]

nothing here to run from

[writersisland]

“dad and the dog he didn’t want” but it’s a grumpy, mentally & physically scarred warrior and the cheerful apprentice he didn’t want

[tehfanglyfish]

[triassictriserratops]

i put this as a comment in @shanehollandertwentyfour's excellent post, but i think it also deserves its own post because i'm seeing some people's reactions and i need us all to have a little bit of discernment and nuance here.

writers describing characters as "stocky", "thick", or "soft" has ALWAYS been code for "fat" in writing. a lot of writers (and people in general) are scared of the word "fat" and will avoid it as a descriptor at all costs.

(to be very clear, "fat" is a morally neutral word unless the person saying it intends for it not to be. I am a fat person - this is the simplest and easiest descriptor to explain my body and i will continue to use this word to explain my body in a morally neutral way.) But, to return to the point, this is an existing issue in the literary world - just like there are many writers that use words like "tanned" or "olive toned" when they're scared to clarify the character isn't white. Both situations are problems in literary spaces that we've had for ages.

Soft language is used as a descriptor whenever a character isn't thin, fit, or white. So, no, we're not stupid for "imagining" Harris as chubby or fat that being said, i am looking forward to Justice Smith's portrayal of Harris Drover. and NO, him being black is NOT an issue and if that is YOUR issue - we are not the fucking same. "Erasing a character's white identity" is in no fucking way the same as removing the precious little fat representation in romance media we already get.

Especially because media is not created in a vacuum and it IS worth mentioning that we're currently in a heightened state of fatphobia and body harming via fashion drugs like Ozempic - removing the fatness from a main romance lead IS a statement that we all get to feel something about.

I'll even go a step further and say that it will be an incredible addition to Harris' character to be a black man who has lived his life as openly gay while being loved and supported by his family. That in itself is so rare in media and I can't wait to see the Drover family absolutely adore their gay son. (and his new boyfriend!)

tl;dr - let people be upset about losing a character that made them feel "normal" in their bodies. and don't be fucking weird about Harris being a black man.

[shamebats]

Migraine sufferers will be like "it's not like I'm disabled or anything, it's just that if I do any of these normal everyday things other people do all the time, my head explodes. But I'm fine honestly, as long as I avoid doing anything ever and my environment and the weather never changes, then my head explodes a little less"

[dorinoke]

dad with the pet he didn't want

[analligatorr]

The Torch, The Star

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

You wake up one day and discover you've lost control over a random action or feeling!

Spin the wheel to find out what!

How bad is it?

Actually way better than before!

Its good

It's alright

It's annoying but I'll be fine

It's pretty bad

IM DEAD

worse than death

Nothing changes/results

Remaining time: 2 days 19 hours

This idea was submitted by @dbnekonico!

[somecunttookmyurl]

[suremaybeiguess]

Wait I’m already crying

[mapsontheweb]

Countries where the leader of the major Nationalist party is someone from Japan / Japanese decent

(by u/sosal12)

[fieldsofmistria]

Fields of Mistria 1.0 is here!✨

Thank you to everyone who's joined us on this journey, shared feedback, showed us your farms, created fan art, and loved Mistria as much as we do. 1.0 is just the beginning. 🌱 Download on Steam: bit.ly/Mistria

[ratcarney]

shoutout to the people working for hours on content that only gets ten notes. i’m kissing you tenderly on the forehead as we speak

[glassrunner]

DREDGE ⤖ Regions

[apolladay]

pick a minor blessing for your life

there will always be toilet paper in any public restroom you use

you will never say "you too" when someone tells you to enjoy your movie/flight

all restaurants will be able to accommodate your dietary restrictions

no socks will lose elastic while you're wearing them

any pain/ailment you get will be diagnosable

your favorite author/creator will never leave a series/work unfinished

you will find $20, one time (in a pocket, on the ground, etc)

all packages arrive undamaged

you will never step in water while wearing socks

people will always pronounce your name correctly

you will never get a Charley horse

you will always finish leftovers before they go bad

Voting ended onAug 8

[helenkordart]

Have you ever fallen in love with a character, specifically because of the way a different character talked about them? It happened to me, and it can happen to you too, if you read Long Live Evil by @sarahreesbrennan😌🫶

The way Marius talked about Eric... it made him seem so radiant, so beautiful. So loved 🥹❤️

[zmeess]

redraw of everyone's favorite 'dad & the cat he didn't want' panel

[zmeess]

i am not immune to mental images of the brushbug being a cute cat bug creature

[yakichoufd]

Curse free AU! part 1/?

Qifrey is saved from the curse, but he is a very confused man right now. I was thinking how he would act if he just woke up from a coma! At first I wanted to also make a scene where other witches didnt help Qifrey at all... But I decided it was best to focus on Beldaruit and him instead.

High on drugs Qifrey is quite funny. random scenes:

I wanna thanks Arthur Teddy for this funny video of a very high person being very flirty with their wife haha! it was a great source of inspiration for the last doodles! I will continue this AU later as some rose tier patrons requested more Beldaruit and Qifrey moments <3 maybe I'll add some orufrey scenes as well! <3 I am having a lot of fun with this!

[theprofessional-amateur]

link to bluesky post

[theprofessional-amateur]

In addition to how to turn various things, it includes:

Other useful AI Removal/Detection links

How to spot AI Hallucinations like a Reference Librarian (originally on Substack)

Library Freedom Project has a lot of handouts about AI on their Resources page