In This House We Love The Artists And Engineers And Actors Who Worked On Arcane So Much That We Will

What's an omelette?

I saw this tumblr post and HAD to draw it, please accept my humble A:TLA offering.

Adrien: Remember keep 6 feet apart from people at all times, make sure to stay home as much as possible, only leaving the house to take care of important matters or work.

Marinette: Wow Adrien, you seem to be an expert on Social Distancing.

Adrien: Years of Practice.

Has this already been done?

The Herald & The Souls of Zaun 💀 (based on Hiremy-Hirschl’s Souls On The Banks of the Acheron)

These are so fun to make

Gosh, I hate that brazilian valentine's day is june 12th. I have to be reminded of my awful love life twice a year

I'm older, but still a bit of the akward kid. Guess I'll start to pay more attention to my interactions...

*this is especially important: these days on Tumblr there’s a wonderful atmosphere of being able to talk openly about your mental illness or your struggle. And that’s great! But there’s a difference between sharing in order to help yourself and other people and sharing just because you have no other coping mechanisms. As much as you’re able, try to work on developing a different outlet. People aren’t qualified to be your therapist because they’re nice to you a couple of times. Please remember that they have lives too, and their job is not to make you feel better or pity you, no matter how difficult your life is. 

And last but not least: 

But… 

I really don’t have a way to better this. 

Your interests are your own. I can’t advise anyone to change their interests to fit in with a certain group of people - that’s stupid, and actually quite damaging to your sense of self. 

Instead, I would recommend that, maybe if you feel like your topics of conversation are falling flat with this group of people, you move on to other, greener pastures. There are bound to be places where your ideas mesh better with an audience. 

And of course - try to be considerate about what you say and how you say it. 

Sometimes, what might seem like a harmless comment to you might be a very discomforting thought to another person. I recently had a conversation on a forum with a guy who was telling me that his headcanon was that Pearl (from SU) would soon get a male love interest who loved mechanics and weapons next, and that would be her best arc, because she would finally get a ‘healthy’ love interest. 

His intentions were good, but he was entirely unaware of how cringey this kind of thing was to a bunch of (probably queer) people, who have spent their entire lives being told that the only ‘good’ character development for them would be to get a ‘male love interest’. No one wanted to be the jerk to say “fuck off, we don’t want that to happen” but everyone was answering him in a flat way, trying to discourage the discussion further. Instead of picking up on the hint, he bulldozed on, thinking he was having a ‘lively conversation’ which was, in fact, in its late stages of death. 

I know I’ll probably get a few messages to this saying: What about people on the Autistic Spectrum? Sometimes, people can’t pick up social cues or ‘hints’. And if that’s the case, it’s incredibly difficult to understand why you’re not having any luck communicating despite your best efforts. 

I feel that on a person level, please believe me. I made this infograph for THAT VERY REASON. Because I WAS that awkward kid who didn’t pick up on hints well. In fact, I still have trouble talking to people. If any of you have had the misfortune of being my conversational partner, you’ll know that I tend to be overly blunt and come off as very unfriendly. It’s something that I, myself, am working on currently in order to grow into a better person. It’s a struggle in progress, but I am aiming towards the progress side, and I just wanted to help out others while I was at it. 

Vaginismus/vulvodynia: Sad. Pitiful. Unbangable. Sounds like a disease.

Selective penetrability: Fancy. Sounds like a scientific term. Makes it feel like a evolutionary selected trait.

He also must be seen as the bad guy all the time because of his powers. Sometimes even kwamis make jokes about how he always messes up, like the dinossaurs thing. Must be exausting be treated like that while your other half is adored by everyone. Of course he loves Tikki, but it's clear to everyone that people treat her better.

A Different Look At Plagg

Plagg’s character gets a lot of different takes.  The first time we meet him, he’s trashing Adrien’s room.  He can come off as lazy, entitled, bit of a jerk.  He can also seem very caring at times.  

The consensus has been, “Well, yeah, he’s a cat.”  And there is probably something to that.

But consider the power that the Miraculous gives over the Kwami. Look at how Gabriel treats Nooroo.  Consider that, if someone of ill intent were to seek a Miraculous, the Black Cat is the one they would go after.

What if Plagg’s manners are a coping mechanism?  What if this is his response to past abuse?  

Adrien is truly exceptional to have won his trust after that.