Holding onto hope that things will get better

I post and reblog random things whenever I want. 20 | They/It/He | American (unfortunately) Joined December 2023, so forgive me if I'm unaware of any fandom stuff that happened prior. (profile pic made from a Clippy Picrew)

[woomysans]

THE AGE OF WRITER'S BLOCK HAS ENDED.

NO MORE WORKS IN PROGRESS.

FOLLOW ME, AND YOU WILL NEVER SLACK OFF ON WRITING AGAIN.

LOCK IIIIINNN!

[sparkriddledfever]

Seen a few examples of this idea.

Humans getting sick… few ideas with this is that cybertronians will worry more cause they either never get sick or they either never had to face an illness before.

Other ideas… is that cybertronians that do have illnesses often die the quickest cause… they are ALWAYS at war with each other or by some other alien forces… or they never dealt with such sicknesses… dunno just hmmm🤔🤔🤔🤔

Anyways!.. umm? What is your take on a writing prompt about the bots/cons seeing their favorite human badly sick with a cold or fever?

Would they panic or what? And what happens if they take their human to their medics and with them still having no clue on how to help you?

Hope this ask isn’t TOO long. 😅😅

Naahhh, you're all good dw!

To be fair honestly. If a cybertronian never been exposed to humans or human knowledge then yes, they can and will freak out cause why aren't you up and about? Why do you sound like a frog croaking and dear PRIMUS ABOVE, YOUR TEMPERATURE-

The ones that do know more about humans is from being around them and their knowledge long enough, they are moreso at ease as LONG as the symptoms do not decline. They will not deny the fact of how easy it seems for humans to fight sickness yet still succumb to it if not taken care of or dealt with swiftly. There might be some smidge of jealously there from them.

Though, of course, not everybody will have access to that veteran medic.

With cybertronians, they have to be swift with diseases cause it's like a ticking pipebomb for them. Any moment too long and that cybertronian is gone. Humans? We flush that shit out thanks to having an immune and nervous system. They don't have an immune system but they do have some sort of nervous system. Though, they can turn that off while dealing with injuries.

Lucky.

Imagine being a cybertronian though and you're friends with a human. You think everything is gonna be a good day only to see how groggy and sluggish they are, their temperature is warmer than normal, looking a bit more pale than usual. Coughing, wheezing, sneezing and maybe throwing up. Obviously, losing your shit is gonna happen cause you don't know what's wrong with them.

Taking them to a cybertronian medic who has not been around humans long enough is obviously not a smart choice but they're the only one you know. There's worry and panic, they're applying their medical knowledge on them when they're not even a giant metal being. Can't use welders, can't use energon, can't use cybertronian synthetics cause you don't know how the organic flesh and systems will react from it.

It will have to involve another human stepping in and hopefully, they are a nurse or doctor of sorts.

If the cybertronian is by themselves or do not have a medic or human around. The sheer panic has definitely doubled in size. They legit think you are dying when you're just sick and need medicine or water to flush it out.

Do not even tell them that there are other diseases that are more severe than a common cold or a stomach bug. That back then medicine was not advanced as it is today. Even telling them that your own body can turn against you is frightening enough.

[confoozledfox]

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Bring out the blorbo sticky note drawing.

[conjunx]

AAANNDD more characters from our love letter series!!!

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More characters for our photocard and love letter seriessss

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More love letters have entered the frayyy

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Some of the photocards I'll be bringing to tfcon!!

I'll have some special editions of these also with out blind date letters B] come see them!!!

[martapreliy]

When I was a kid, I really loved Kiki, and that's probably why I made a SECOND poster with her. Or maybe I just wanted to draw some bread, I don't know…

[martapreliy]

[wolfythewitch]

Honorary eridian

[pineappical]

some thoughts and ideas on mobility aids (and stuff) for grace :-)

[soupdwelling]

guy with the coolest cane in the galaxy

[puppyrex8]

Summarized most of the different Rocky fanart styles

He varies intensely but he’s still the same ol Eridian!!

(8/9 of me posting most of my PHM art at once)

[zzoupz]

im sobbing. ร็อกกี้ที่รัก 😍😍😍🥰🥰💕❤️🏳️‍🌈

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close enough welcome back destiel

[zzoupz]

drew this

[penny-anna]

okay, for those interested, here is a full timeline of how we got to Count Binface:

1977: Star Wars is released, featuring, of course, Darth Vader

(Pictured: Darth Vader)

1984: Director Todd Durham releases his Star Wars parody movie, Hyperspace, featuring Darth Vader inspired villain Lord Buckethead.

(Pictured: Hyperspace poster featuring two Jawa-esque aliens flying through space in a shopping trolley.)

1987: Hyperspace is released on video in the UK, under the new title Gremloids.

(Pictured: Gremloids cover in the style of the original Star Wars poster, featuring Lord Buckethead.)

To promote the film, Mike Lee, the owner of the distributing company, ran for parliament as Lord Buckethead. He ran in Margaret Thatcher's constituency, Finchley, in order to get on TV. Lord Buckethead was representing the Gremloids party.

(Pictured: Lord Buckethead on TV with Margaret Thatcher.)

1992: Gremloids is re-released. Lord Buckethead rides again, this time against prime minister John Major in Huntingdon. (Here's a fun fact about Huntingdon: I was born there! :D) 87/92 Buckethead seems to have leaned pretty hard into the space supervillain thing, with campaign promises including 'demolish Birmingham to build a spaceport'.

(Pictured: Lord Buckethead on TV with John Major. Other notable candidates include Screaming Lord Sutch of the Monster Raving Loony Party.)

2017: comedian Jon Harvey, having recently watched Gremloids and learned of Lord Buckethead's candidacy for parliament, decides it's a great bit. He runs against Theresa May in Maidenhead. 2017 Buckethead seems to have a wackier and also more political approach, with campaign promises ranging from nonsense like 'nationalise Adele' to gesturing at actually sensible policies with stuff like 'lower the voting age to 16 and restrict voting after age 80'.

He also made an appearance on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. As with his previous incarnation, he was a member of the Gremloids party.

(Pictured: Lord Buckethead dabbing on stage with Theresa May.)

2018: Director Todd Durham asserts his legal ownership of Lord Buckethead. Jon Harvey opted not to go to court over Buckethead and handed over the reins. Todd Durham extended an invitation to anyone who wanted to be the 'authorised' Lord Buckethead.

(Pictured: the new Lord Buckethead.)

2019: Lord Buckethead, now played by journalist David Hughes, stood against Boris Johnson in Uxbridge and South Ruislip. He ran for the Monster Raving Loony Party, the UK's pre-existing gag candidate party. He ran with a similarly silly manifesto as the 2017 incarnation, but with a bit less of a political edge. His promises included 'All doorways to be increased by 1 foot (30 cm) in height' and 'Nigel Farage to be sold for parts'.

(Pictured: Lord Buckethead and Count Binface square up.)

Meanwhile, Jon Harvey in his new persona Count Binface, also ran against Boris Johnson. Buckethead and Binface face off! Binface ran as an independent with a manifesto once again blending silly and semi-serious promises such as 'nationalising model railways' and 'giving £1 trillion a week to the NHS'. This was also I believe the debut of his promise to 'move the hand dryer in the men's toilet at Uxbridge's Crown and Treaty pub to a more sensible position'.

(Pictured: Count Binface presenting the offending hand dryer, inconveniently close to both the sink and the urinals.)

He has a point.

2021: Count Binface runs for the position of Mayor of London for the first time, with promises such as 'London to join the European Union'. He notably finished ahead of far right party UKIP.

2023: Count Binface runs in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election following Boris Johnson's resignation. He once again gets more votes than UKIP.

May 2024: Count Binface once again runs to be Mayor of London, debuting his now iconic 'build at least one affordable house' promise. Notably, he finished ahead of far right party Britain First.

(Pictured: Count Binface with Rishi Sunak. Also pictured: Monster Raving Loony Party candidate Sir Archibald Stanton with a ventriloquist's dummy.)

July 2024: Count Binface stands in the general election, running in Richmond and Northallerton against prime minister Rishi Sunak. He debuts his promise to cap the price of 99p flakes at 99p. This is his most successful election to date with 308 votes.

(Pictured: Count Binface with Andy Burnham. Also pictured: independent candidate Robert Pownell, dressed as a fox for his own reasons.)

June 2026: Count Binface stands in the Makerfield by-election against Andy Burnham, (recently) former Mayor of Manchester running for parliament with the intention of standing in the Labour Party leadership contest.

(Pictured: Count Binface on BBC's Newsnight.)

July 2026 (this week): Count Binface announces his intention to run against Nigel Farage in the upcoming Clacton by-election. He is briefly the only other candidate in the race and by the time other candidates announce themselves the narrative of 'Nigel Farage vs Count Binface' has already bedded in. And then it was now, and then I don't know what happened.

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

For clarity's sake, Robert Pownall is dressed as a fox because he's an anti-fox hunting campaigner, and also he will be standing in the Farage Vs Binface election. So that's fun

[sugarsaltreading]

earlier this week Twitter user ppuccin0 tweeted about a fashion article that advised against tops with large floral patterns, saying the wearer was in danger of looking like a "ロマンティックおばさん," or a "romantic auntie." the tweet went viral with many agreeing that a "romantic auntie" sounded like a very nice thing to aspire to be, and some even posted illustrations or photos tagged with the trend

illustration by Toyota Yuu (author of Cherry Magic)

illustration by 141shkw/Sora Midori (author of Beautiful Curse)

photos by Takinami Yukari (author of Motokare Mania and Watashi-tachi wa Mutsuu Ren'ai ga Shitai or "We Want A Painless Romance")

illustration by m:m (mangaka of Matataki no End Roll)

illustration by ooinuai (mangaka of Onikui Kitan)

illustration by ma2 (mangaka of The Reason We Fall In Love)

BONUS:

[sugarsaltreading]

Twitter user WomeGa55 drew some art of “Romance Auntie x Combat Auntie”

[bigbigbigtruck]

IT GOT BETTER

[mysteryteacup]

The RomCom Aunties!

[fruityculture]

Every day i think about those black musicians whose songs were made into covers by white people and now everyone thinks that these are the originals. Youtube comment sections are full of people like "is this what it feels like to find out you're adopted?" instead of celebrating and promoting the original creators of the songs.

[fruityculture]

Gloria Jones - Tainted Love

Little Eva - Loco-Motion

Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing in the Streets

James Ray - I've Got My Mind Set On You

Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog

Robert Knight - Everlasting Love

Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart

The Family - Nothing Compares 2 U (written by Prince)

The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love

The Supremes - Keep Me Hanging On

[fruityculture]

The Top Notes - Twist and Shout

Lord Creator - Kingston Town

The Paragons - Tide is High

Commodores - Easy

And here's an entire playlist with songs by black artists covered by The Rolling Stones:

[blackfilmmakers]

Everytime

[blackfilmmakers]

Reblogging again with the way y'all are trying to do this with "Isn't She Lovely"