To Howl For

To Howl For

I maaaaaay or may not have found Lagoona's third (and sadly final) fashion pack for a good price. It doesn't have an official name, but I've seen the name "To Howl For" floating around in the context of this line of fashion packs, so that's what I use.

Here's Dot Dead Gorgeous Lagoona modeling it.

It may be very budget, but honestly, I think it's cute! Her School's Out tote bag is one of my favorite Monster High accessories, so I'm glad they chose to reuse the mold. I love how the skirt flares out, too.

All I need now is Maul Session, and I'll have all three of Lagoona's fashion packs. Maybe I'll get more, maybe not. Who knows? (Clawdeen's Maul Session pack is also pretty appealing in my opinion.) Probably not dolls. I'll have to resist the temptation to get Creepro Abbey/Ghoulia/Spectra. They're pretty, but I don't have space, and I'm mad at Mattel for how they handled the Fang Club thing yesterday. I didn't get involved, but I feel truly terrible for everyone who did and was let down.

"As someone who is aroace and autistic it really kind of upsets me when people in the Rise fandom say I can't headcanon Donnie as aroace because it's stereotyping, ableist, or counter-canon. None of those things are true? It's not "stereotyping" because I'm literally just projecting onto this turtle, leave me alone. I don't bother all the bisexual-Donnie headcanoners just because I disagree with them! But I see so many posts hating on the aroace Donnie headcanon and it honestly hurts.

It's not ableist because Autistic people can be Aromantic and Asexual. I'm literally right here. I'd only consider it ableist if your only reason for an aroace headcanon was "they're autistic and can't feel emotions normally." But that's not what the majority of aroace-Donnie headcanoners are doing?? To me, my autism informs my aroace identity, they're intertwined, but they don't cause each other.

Lastly, it's not "counter-canon" because all the scenes of Donnie acting "romantically interested" in another character (the scenes people mention being the ones with Atomic Lass and Cherry Bomb) are just??? your amatonormativity interpreting that as romantic??? I look up to characters too, like Donnie does with Atomic Lass!! That doesn't make me less aroace. I have a type too, in friends and favourite fictional characters, in people I like and hang out with!! That doesn't make me less aroace. Those scenes are up to your interpretation and you are 100% allowed to interpret them as romantic but don't try to use them as "proof" when they're not.

Sorry for the incredibly long rant, I just wanted to put it out there. The Rise fandom really irks me on this specific thing.

- Sincerely, an Aromantic Asexual Agender (autigender) Autistic Rise Fan who headcanons Donnie as all those things <3"

based on a conversation i had irl

Oops.

You can see the moment Leo’s heart breaks…

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Hope you enjoyed this little Replica Intermission flashback as we head into the Holiday Special that happens a few years after this. To be honest, this was as much of a peek into the earlier years of the Liberty Colony as it was a character study. I really wanted to get a handle on how these boys were in their early-mid twenties before diving into the special because they become very different people by their thirties.

TED Talk below on the details of this scene...

I really grappled with the concept of how long it would take for the boys to figure out that the statue was the key. Most interpretations seem to assume they figure it out right away, but honestly, without CJ there to warn them in advance and tell them what it looks like they don't have a lot to go off of aside from Splinter's vague mention of a key. The fact that the Krang were praised by the Foot is enough to set off Donnie's alarms but... with the Foot already gone by the time the Krang make their grand appearance on Metro Tower, the connection can only be hypothesized.

Honestly, I think Donnie would still go to Raph first, a breach in conduct but given the sensitivity of the subject and fear of accusing Leo it seems on brand. Raph ultimately would make the choice not to tell Leo until they knew for certain... which they never did. So it was put off longer and longer until it finally came back to bite them all at the worst possible time. If the colony finds out what Leo did... it could be disastrous. At the same time, Leo's trust in his brothers has been shaken, though it still pales in comparison to the fresh, crushing blow in knowing that it was all his fault. ...Don't worry, he'll be feeling a bit better by the time of the Holiday Special.

Monster High Tag Yourself: Part 1 of ???

Okay, this is absolutely amazing. Truly some of the best Foxy fan art out there!

Aargh! Yer daily reminder that Cap'n Foxy has an official cover of "You Are A Pirate" from Lazytown!