do u ever just see an art style that makes u wanna draw. like not necessarily draw similar to that style but just like looking at it you're like :J and it just instantly boosts ur motivation to make ur own stuff

Solarpunk is when it's sunny out

It's really overcastpunk today :(

It's really fagpunk today ૮ ◞ ﻌ ◟ ა

FOG FOG FOG FOG PUNK ITS FOG PUNK

my dad took some ancestry tests and eventually found out who his father was (and that he has 5+ siblings who are also finding all of this out) and honestly it's been pretty bizarre and emotional so far, naturally

but one of the biggest changes for me is no longer having to give the whole spiel of "oh i know i'm racially ambiguos but hey there's a whole story behind it because this that and here's my father's backstory"

like no i... i just have a grandpa from Nigeria now

...that's way less mysterious >:(

edit: my brother has made a tiktok on the whole situation

Congratudolences OP, your family are hilarious

This cover is so important.

This is one of the retail incentive covers of IDW Sonic issue 1, 5th Anniversary Edition, illustrated by Adam Bryce Thomas and coloured by Reggie Graham. When I look at it, something about it tells a story to me, and that story is beautiful.

Sonic and Amy are at the Riverside Romp with Cream and Vanilla, but the rabbits are clearly giving them some space while doing their own thing.

Riverside is the town where Sonic and Amy meet for the first time in the comic series. The archway that holds the sign is also one of the decaying legs from Eggman’s crab mech, the first mech they fight together. Riverside is incredibly symbolic to them both, like how Never Lake would be in the games.

Their journey started rocky at Riverside. They couldn’t see eye-to-eye and had different approaches to how they both could help restore the world after the war. And yet, they still fully respected each other, dishing out compliments and praise and a desire to work together (in different ways). Amy even professes her love for Sonic and vows to him that she never wants to change him, and he bashfully asks her to stay with him in return. They cared for each other, loved each other, immensely then, and now, they’ve chosen to return to Riverside stronger as a pair and as individuals.

Sonic and Amy spend their day together, but they’re both their own people. Amy fawns over the sweets and the loving decorations while Sonic ogles a chilidog. They both indulge in their interests, but close together. One doesn’t need to be exactly like the other, and neither of them want that for the other. As long as they know the other’s there and always will be, that’s all they need. Being their own people despite their connection is what strengthens their bond, because the admiration they have for each other and their differences is so high.

But then, they still want to be together. They dance and cheer with interlocked fingers while sparks fly between their hearts. Cherry blossom petals sway around them, delighting in new beginnings and young love. Sonic and Amy compliment each other, bringing out the brighter sides of theirs souls. Amy’s having the time of her life, living in the moment knowing that Sonic is there with her now and always. But, beautifully, Sonic’s living the moment with with her, taking in her excitement and beauty. He usually doesn’t allow himself the pleasure, but he can’t help it, now.

Sonic and Amy have such a deep understanding of each other that it transcends language. They are in love, and I am in love with them.

Activists in Tasmania have stuck up more honest promo stickers inside Coles & Woolworths stores, the two dominant supermarket chains in Australia.

I am delirious is 4am

Big mean demon ❤️‍🔥

the one thing i want to be able to do as a writer is make people come back to something ive written. i want that piece of text to haunt them, i want their thoughts to be briefly consumed by this. i want this to be something they remember long after its time. thats the one thing i want to do

— Robert Hass

Dear September,

I hope you will be kind, would you please leave the bad behind. Each month I ask the same, to others of a different name. But I have a feeling that you, september, will grant my request, just let this month be one of peace, one of the best, I'll figure out the rest.

Kind Regards, someone living life with hope and a tired heart.

I think it’s important to have villains who are both nice and human.

Especially nice. Polite. Empathetic. Thoughtful.

Because none of those traits translate directly to good. And a lot of them are easy shields against the description ‘bad’.

You often see the writing advice “scenes should advance the plot or develop a character” and while that is generally right, I feel like it’s not really made clear that ‘advancing the plot’ isnt Enough to make a scene worthy of being there, it also has to be something that is necessary to show on screen. And what is necessary to show on screen varies a Lot from book to book, which makes it less of a snappy soundbite, but I wish someone had told me it before.

For example, say that character A has been looking for B for a while and is worried about them. They then find a note left by B saying where B went etc. The act of finding that note advances the plot, yes, but it can also just be replaced with A saying “I can’t believe you just left a note and didn’t call me” or something similar when they meet again.

When editing things and I used to be wondering if I could cut the scene, then would go ‘no its necessary for the plot’. Whereas now I think about how it would flow and feel if I replaced it with something else that makes it clear that scene Happened, just offscreen.

And it’s hard deciding what should and shouldn’t be included. One book might better be served by showing A searching, if they want to explore As thought process during. One might be served better by just mentioning A found the note, then going directly to the scene where they meet, and another might be served better by having A mention it. And another might even be served better by showing the scene where A is searching, but then cutting the scene where they find B, and replacing it with a simple sentence saying that they argued. Or cutting to the next day and going “after the argument last night about…”

Idk this is a bit of a ramble, I just wish someone had told me before that even if a scene does advance the plot, its not necessarily needed to be shown on screen. If you can cut it and replace it with a single line or a character mentioning it happened, and that makes the flow better, then do that

Humans tend to turn away, divert ones eyes

Leave a tongue silent, not forming a syllable

Yet the mind runs rampant, out of control

Gnawing, unapologetically constant , at things we don't wish to face

— E. L. Doctorow

Five Word Sentences

me: this is a background character who's in one scene, has two lines, and is completely irrelevant to the rest of the story. i am going to stop obsessing over what to name him and use the random name generator on behindthename.com. i am going to accept the first thing it gives me and move the fuck on.

behindthename.com:

hawkeye

Art by Coline Cadilhac