THIS QUOTE IS SO IMPORTANT.

“The public image of dinosaurs is tainted by extinction. It’s hard to accept dinosaurs as a success when they are all dead. But the fact of ultimate extinction should not make us overlook the absolutely unsurpassed role dinosaurs played in the history of life.”

-ROBERT T. BAKKER, The Dinosaur Heresies

Robert T. Bakker fucking gets it, man.

hq 30 day challenge // day 1

Full view of my piece for the @thirdgymzine! Aaah I’m so honored to be invited to the book alongside many talented peeps. And to work on my favorite OT4! Blessed. Can’t wait for my artist copy to arrive ;; 

They still sell the digital copy so if you’re interested please purchase your copy from thirdgymzine.tictail.com

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tsukki and yams for my dear wife @kurobarachou ; u ;

tsukki acting all indifferent and cool but the red on his face gives him away

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Some of y'all have never been told to shut up and it shows.

baby french fry

☾ read from right to left! insp. [x]

every day is bokuaka day but today is 4/5 which is super bokuaka day

90% of tsukishima’s issues are honestly rooted in how bad he is with stepping outside his comfort zone. He has like this “safe zone” (aka a set of rules and regulation and regulations on how to live his life without getting hurt) and he sticks to it. He likes to play it safe and likes outcomes that are predictable.

He continued to play volleyball partially because it was familiar and safe and just a thing he did, but refused to get too attached because that was decidedly not safe. Getting too wrapped up in volleyball had proven to be harmful so he wouldn’t do it. It was a sport and that’s all it was. Tsukishima decided he’d play, he’d even play well, but he wouldn’t get too into it. It took two seasons to get him to step outside that comfort zone. And akiteru. Why has he never confronted his brother? He’s not mad now, but he was for a bit I imagine. Well, same reason tsukishima never confronts anyone about anything serious. He doesn’t know how they’ll react or how things will go and therefore it’s way outside his zone. And you’ll notice how he’s more comfortable confronting kageyama because kageyama reacts predictably. Whenever he doesn’t, tsukishima immediately backs off. Tsukishima likes safe and predictable. If he can’t rationalize a reaction in his head, he leaves it alone. So kageyama yelling and glaring? Normal. Kageyama going quiet and introspective? Woah there.

Similarly, most of his other social problems also stem from his cautious nature. Approaching others first, asking for help–way out of his comfort zone. I mean, it’s not like he actually hates his everyone and he’s not rude to strangers so why does he sit in a corner in most group settings? Why does he have such a difficult time making new friends, even as a kid? He’s got a bit of a personality but baby yamaguchi, kuroo, noya, and plenty others just started talking to him and he was fine with it. So why? Well, have you ever seen tsukishima approach anyone first without looking like the most uncomfortable beanpole in the world? Any time he’s had to he’ll fiddle with his thumbs, hunch his shoulders, look down, and speak softly. He doesn’t like approaching people. People (who aren’t the duo) can approach him and he’ll usually be okay with it, but he needs to really, really need something before approaching anyone else.

Tsukishima also has a tendency to judge relatively quickly; not in the sense that he’ll judge clothes or lifestyle or anything like that. It’s more like he’s very quick to judge what a person is to him personally and how he ought to interact with them; he judges whether or not he’s comfortable with them and how he should react to them almost immediately after taking in a general overview of their personality. Like with the kageyama example earlier, tsukishima quickly delegates who’s safe to interact with and in what way. Upperclassmen are upperclassmen and there is no calling them by their first name or speaking impolitely. Third years are a definite no, show them respect. Second years are a little iffy but they’re still more seniors than friends. He’s only just now starting to loosen up around them and talk to them in the manga. We are 250 chapters in. Hinata was too loud and too passionate and tsukishima immediately decided he couldn’t handle that. It took him halfway into the tokyo arc to get more comfortable with interacting with hinata. And that’s only because hinata forced the issue. Kageyama is pushy and bossy and he’s private and doesn’t like to be ordered around so he decided to keep his distance. On the flip side, people like yamaguchi and yachi were decidedly safe and ok to talk to almost right off the bat. Oddly enough, people like bokuto, kuroo, lev, nishinoya, and tanaka were also deemed safe for interaction. It’s not like there’s always a particular rhyme or reason to who tsukishima decides to interact with, but once he establishes a rapport with someone he’s super hesitant to say or do anything outside of it.

It’s the same with his lifestyle choices. He judges what’s safest, most appropriate, and will cause the least conflictions and sticks to it. Using polite speech as a default. Studying because he’s a student. Going to every practice and participating because he signed up for this club. Even stubbornly read blocking and never just trusting his instincts because that’s not what he learned. And it’s worth mentioning that his reason for read blocking is because he’s least likely to get totally screwed using it and because it’s steady. Tsukishima likes things that are safe and predictable, remember? If he read blocks well, he’ll at least touch the ball every time. If he studies well, he’ll get good grades. Safe and predictable outcomes.

Essentially, he’s really awkward and really cautious. He has a “comfort zone” and he’s sticking to it until that is absolutely no longer a viable option. Safe and predictable. Things he knows won’t hurt him. Guarantees. That’s why karasuno was such an adjustment for him. They don’t act predictably and there’s no guarantee. Their chances of winning were almost zero, but they kept trying for it and getting so attached. And that’s why him loosening up around the rest of the team and trying out new skills that he hasn’t exactly had time to polish is such great improvement. This kid has lived his entire life in a self imposed “safety bubble” and is just starting to step out of it.

He’s a Work In Progress. 

Originally made this sketch as commission for my friend but I’m in love with the pose so I changed the characters to tsukki and yams. I’m sorry Nala (wherever are), I promise will make something (probably) better XD I want to finish this but she has been nagging me since yesterday (ㅎ.ㅎ )

My sweet boys