queer reads for the month in total: clayboy, stag dance, the creepy and the freaky, transgothic in literature and culture still working on that last. gonna be thinking about stag dance and the creepy and the freaky for a While. just! wow!! that's fucked up (very appreciative)

When the selkie returned to the beach, a man was holding her sealskin. "Is this yours?" he asked. "May I borrow it?" "You want to be a seal?" "No, but when I take it off, I'll be a woman, right?" "My heart, you already are," the selkie said. "That skin is mine, but I can help you find yours."

both ends of the 'blonde zombie protag' spectrum in one game #re9

a great dissection of why a lot of fandom drama doesn't only boil down to "these people are thinking too much about [insert series here] and need to touch grass." there's another layer to the way folks get obsessed (for parasocial/self-important rewriting/clout reasons, etc) that gets glossed over

Akihiro Miwa is a legend. Fukasaku's Black Lizard and Black Rose Mansion are both incredible heaters, Miwa just devours every scene. Here's the scene where you get to see Miwa turn Yukio Mishima into a human statue. Best bond villain in history.

This is an OFFICIAL IKEA video. WHY IS HE HOLDING A FLAG??? WHAT COULD IT MEAN??? (Also BLAHAJ now has an instruction manual and it’s so adorable) Even if you don’t know Spanish, this video is precious. #pridemonth #trans

The You Within Me🌒 Inspired by the behavior known as “crow funerals”！ #Illustration #BirdArt #Crow #DigitalArt #NatureArt

My first digital product!! 👀 a wallpaper & icon set!

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#warhammer40000 #warhammer40k #imperialfists

#art surprise! I re-watched D last week and I had to add another demonic twink character to my work pile. I'm punching out of my league on this one. Picked and chose elements of several versions of the outfit. I love how it never looks the same.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium PROUDly presents “Otter This World,” written and performed by Monét X Change with special guest Trinity the Tuck.

I keep this one saved

Poor people are allowed to want more than bare biological existence. They are allowed to want joy, beauty, and “little treats.” A life where you are only permitted to eat, sleep, work, and panic is not a life. Don't be suspicious of those asking for that on here; be suspicious of your resentment.

Summer Pikachu escapades ☀️⚡️✨🌊

reboot reboot

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!!

Psst, wanna hear a secret? You actually are good at what you do, no one is mad at you, and your friends like you a lot.

On this anti-prime day, just reminding you of this list on bookshop of 100ish trans* books I LOVE. It's PRIDE ANTI-PRIME. Go buy some trans books! *main characters are trans AND/OR book written by an out trans/gender-nonconforming author

another downtime activity has been finally getting the heck out of junon's broken light show to go see the rest of rebirth barret continues to have the biggest glow up. upstages every scene he's in, and has the best interactions with yuffie omg

"Performative reading" is a psyop to maintain low literacy rates. "Analog hobbies and physical media collecting are over-consumption" are too while we're at it. Gen-Z are getting off algorithmic social media owned by nazis and are picking up a book? Quick, how can we make this seem cringe??

The name of the Beast - Chapter 13 : Shadow archiveofourown.org/works/630967... #valenwind #cidhighwind #vincentvalentine #ff7

Interglac-cat… #sneakpeek #dailytees theyetee.com

i rise from the dead to upload 2 valenwind fics from the 2024 drafts pile. recurring motif is black holes and time you'll have to log into ao3 to see them o7 archiveofourown.org/works/87157176 archiveofourown.org/works/87171086

Normal Guy & Sparkle dog

With two weeks to go until #RomancingBarretWeek, here is our ship bingo card for the year! We don't expect anyone to get a bingo on their own (although kudos if you do!), but we're excited to see what variety of ship dynamics gets explored~ #BarretWallace #FF7 #FFVII

"death of the audience" is genuinely unironically good advice for anyone who wants to make anything

Bleeding sun. aka what if I put guts, sephiroth, nameless king, and simon in a blender with red food coloring.

"Come and get it, mate..." Cid and Galian combo attacks in next game aaaaa I can't wait 💥 #ff7 #vincentvalentine #cidhighwind #valenwind

This is real btw

Happy Wednesday, Wyrdos :)

woke up in a sweat and had to scribble this before i forgot #witchhatatelier

Turns out there's a place in Texas where you can rent a telescope for as little as $99/month. Astrophotographers ship their gear to this ranch and control it from anywhere in the world. Here's one of the images produced {kottke.org} https://kottke.org/26/06/telescope-ranchers

we aren't in a "fanfic recession" but that someone decided to use these terms to complain reveals the real problem; a lot of 'fans' are thinking like shareholders and executives, devaluing creative work, refusing to support the artists they have, and looking at everything with the lens of profit

oh yeah, in terms of good news- I haven't seen anyone talking about this??? In short- worst case scenario of 4C warming by 2100 is no longer possible, new worst-case is 2.8C now DOES NOT MEAN we just relax- the only way we got here is through hard work- but it means THE HARD WORK IS WORKING

coelacanth

i would put a katana emoji here if there WAS ONE

doodles of ff protags from games ive played or started

Julys print for print club! Salmon cycle #art ko-fi.com/corrodedpara...

tears

aw, found my old fanart/design for alexander from final fantasy. i always loved this summon.

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✨Shop is open again✨ Clay brooches, buttons, prints and original artworks waiting for you to decorate your home and your life! Listings are uploading constantly, 14 more originals are dropping tonight as well! Keep your eyes on the store! ko-fi.com/anatomoth/

Initial tests of chocobo dress up stickers successful! Still waiting on a few more sticker sheet samples because I want to maximize the transparency of the stickers for more effective layering, but I’ll be going ahead and adding more barding designs. These will be at my Gateway Fate table in October

"When the last vampire is extinct, who will mourn our passing? Will she? Will anyone? Can anyone understand this pain, this loneliness?" 🦇 I really needed to treat myself with new VHD, this time more landscape oriented 🌙 #vampirehunterd #fanart

I don’t see anyone speaking about it in Bluesky so I figured I’d raise the alarm bells myself. The administration is now trying to ban all forms of gender affirming care through a funding docket OMB-2026-034 Public comments are open until July 13 2026 in which it will proceed forward.

This cicada is Doris. Her body is made from an antique cross stitch tablecloth. . . #cicada #antiquetextiles #fiberart #softsculpture #vintagetextiles

Mysterious but harmless and whimsical cosmic entity

Monster Encounters! Some redesigns I made for a Final Fantasy XVII main scenario document.

"Back from the Brink" Locke Champion Cinematic (League of Legends). Animation credits are missing (again...). www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UZG...