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You know, an interesting tumblr transformation that's happened gradually, and which I've seen no one talk about: ask-culture has essentially dropped off to nothing.

By which I mean, asks used to be WAY more of the tumblr economy. They used to be more common to send, and receive, and see. They were integral to the collaborative, forum-like behavior of old tumblr communities, not even to speak on the HUGE number of ask-blogs that used to exist to only be interacted with in ask-form.

I'm not saying this in a vying-for-attention way but instead in an observational way: I used to get way way more asks in like 2015, even with a fraction of my follower count. I wonder if it's due to the homogenization of social media sites? There's a lot more of this divide between "content creator" and "consumer" instead of just a bunch of peer blogs who would talk to each other. "Asks" aren't really a thing on twitter, are they? And as I understand it, the closest thing to an "ask" on instagram or tiktok would be a creator screenshotting some comment and responding to it in a new reel or video or whatever those content mediums are. Are asks just too tumblr-specific? Is that aspect of the site culture dying out as more and more people converge to using all their social media sites in the same way?

Transformers One poster from Studio Trigger

Drawn by Masaru Sakamoto

for the doodle requests... Which flower makes your Zelda, Impa, Link and Ganondorf happy? :))) OR suit them?

this was suuuuuch a good ask tbh— i thought about it a lot and i think i’m pretty happy with my answers!

Ganondorf- water lily

tbh i thought initially to choose something that fit his personality more, or a type of flower he would like- maybe some kind of flower that thrives in harsh conditions like the crevasses in a rock face. but in the end, i couldn’t say no to the water lily. it’s what inspired his design (along with other similar water plants), and i do think it suits him even tho it may not be his favorite flower personally. he also keeps water lilies in his throne room (in a shallow pool that surrounds the throne itself)!

Zelda- orchid

for Zelda, i wanted to pick something elegant, refined, and feminine. she’s a huge lover of flowers and plants in general, and has a special place in her heart for flowers commonly grown in Hyrule Castle’s gardens, but i think she really enjoys something that’s a little bit more difficult to cultivate as well. actually, the flower design on the bottom of her skirt is kind of reminiscent of an orchid as well- totally unintentional as i was kind of just going for “flower” when i designed it, but i guess it’s a nice coincidence!

Impa- gladiolus

for strength of character, and for honor and protection. straightforward like her personality. when i was looking up reference images, i found a really pretty orange & red colored one that reminded me so much of Impa’s color scheme for her Sheikah cloak as well!

Link- wild clover

quiet and subdued. a weed. something commonly found in nature and covering the ground, rather than a plant that would be grown purposefully in a garden or similar role. basically the opposite of Link, in his role as the Hero and as a being cultivated specifically for grand purpose- but one they identify much more with subconsciously. i think one of the reasons Link would enjoy it so much is because they saw a lot of clover and similar plants while wandering the forests before being brought back to Hyrule Castle. so it’s a familiar kind of enjoyment.

watching a tiktok and someone just described the black/blue gold/yellow dress meme as “one of the first things to ever go viral”

a Pandora AU commission :]

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