congratulations to hello kitty <3 @catgirlgames
bonus:
A few Marinettes and a tikki from miraculous ladybug!
I’m so excited this show will premier soon- can’t WAIT
Opening tumblr again and it’s all bc of this season
for @mlcalendarproject ! it’s out today!
i got assigned january so i drew a new years kiss :)
go and have a look at it here and give this post a reblog too :D
inktober day 2, ot4 movie date for @megatraven, thank you!
a love blossoming
A quality ship always consists of two or more nerds
wait
wait hold up you guys wait
you know that conversation that marinette has on her balcony with tikki at the end of lady wifi??
marinette’s Thing is listening to her head. it’s why she’s so good in battle, why she can come up with plans on the fly. she’s a thinking person. she thinks before she acts, especially as ladybug. this is an Extremely In Character line of hers. she has a great sense of responsibility as a superhero and she recognizes that to carry that weight, you have to listen to reason.
adrien, on the other hand:
he’s in Love. he follows his heart, especially as chat noir. it’s why he’s able to open up so much under the mask, why he seems more relaxed and free as chat noir. he doesn’t have the same sort of responsibility that comes with being adrien agreste.
and then i got to thinking about the episode ‘Ladybug’:
the reason why chat noir believes the fake ladybug for so long isn’t because he wasn’t paying close enough attention, or because he doesn’t know ladybug as well as he thinks she does, or because he was blinded by his love for her.
it was because he FOLLOWED HIS HEART.
and that’s part of the main reason she’s so careful with identities, while he’s shown multiple times that he’s comfortable with revealing them. she’s listening to her head, thinking about how it could affect them in the long run, whereas he’s listening to his instincts.
there are cons to both sides, of course: ladybug’s quick thinking in battle as opposed to chat noir’s easygoing nature causes her to naturally be seen as the much more competent superhero, which is why i think she gets more media attention. but thinking too much takes a toll on ladybug, and chat noir sees the effects of it firsthand.
we see this dynamic pretty much every time ladynoir interacts, but specifically in episodes such as gamer 2.0:
this is one of many instances where he has to remind her to take a break from listening to her head, because he can see it’s exhausting her.
in addition, have this parallel that somebody’s definitely pointed out before between origins and miracle queen:
he realizes that she gets in her own head in battles, particularly when she messes up. this is him reassuring her, making sure she’s enough herself to focus on the task at hand. he’s balancing her out.
and this is what has always bothered me about the ‘true selves’ trope. i never believed it, because ladybug is no more marinette than marinette. chat noir is no more adrien than adrien. they’re just in different situations in and out of the suits that require them to think in different ways.
and in that way, they quite literally compliment each other. she’s the thinking to his feeling. he’s the heart to her head. she’s the logic to his love, and THAT, dear people of the jury, is why i am a ladynoir stan. thank you for coming to my ted talk
RIP Adrien Agreste ✌︎(‘o'✌︎ )
I'm upset because hawk moth could've looked so much cooler he just needs a butterfly shaped mask all masquerade style I'm dying and I don't know any other mlb fans so I'm dumping this on
I don't know whether this is more masquerade style or Barbie mariposa style
What is your deepest darkest desire?
Next Redesign is Alya, Rena Rouge and Rena Furtive
I think Alya’s canon design is honestly okay, just really outdated. She needed a little push into the present. An awesome fact about Alya that’s never mentioned in the show is that she’s martiniquan creole-french. I wanted her Rena Rouge hair to reflect her heritage more. I feel a little big brained for making her fox ears be a part of the headband.
Other than that I wanted her to have a more interesting silhouette, with her twin fox tails matching Ladybug’s wings. I like that matching best friend dynamic. Outside of that Rena Rouge is already a really strong design, she just needed a little updating.
Rena Furtive confuses me. To blend in and be stealthy in Paris, she picks blue camouflage? What? Camo is to blend in with nature, like leaves, which you don’t really find in Paris. And blue? To blend in with the sky? Idk but Paris buildings are usually various shades of grey. Silver Fox Alya was RIGHT THERE and they missed it. So Rena Furtif is a silver fox now. And I gave her black “trousers” to make her look like a secret agent. I wonder if Trixx turns grey to match this form too? Hmmm
Are there Adrien Salt takes that you agree with?
I mean, the thing about salt that I inherently disagree with is how it often equates "a character making a mistake / doing something 'bad' " to "a bad character / poor writing / a bad person".
Like, I could sit here and list out all the mistakes that Adrien has made, but that doesn't mean I agree with the salt interpretation of those mistakes. I kind of equate "[character] salt" in the fandom at this point with "bad faith criticism of the character", and no, I don't have any 'bad faith' criticisms of Adrien.
I think at the end of the day, Adrien and Marinette are both flawed characters who have done things I disagree with, but those flaws and decisions are what make them compelling characters. And even when I don't agree with their choices, I always understand why they made them (and it's almost always either some kind of trauma response or a misguided attempt to do good), and that's why I love them.
They're just kids, they're genuinely trying their best, and they're going to make some interesting mistakes along the way. I don't personally see any point in fixating on those mistakes. That's just not how I enjoy the show.
( also, please no one add salt to this post. just wanted to answer the question and honestly I'd prefer to stay sodium-free. make your own post if you must. )
continuing off with another ppg crossover woot woot! also just learned how to make a gif ;w; it’s fun
(edited the gif, made it from loop once to forever /w\)