How The Hell Did This Not Get More Notes, It's So Pretty, And Cute.

I know it's not super common but I really like it when mha characters are drawn near identically to their canon counterparts, only major difference is their skin tone is more tan.

Like yeah your right Sero, Hatsume and Jirou do look fantastic with tanner skin, I can't look at Mei any other way now I've just been exposed to to much of Pix's art, that's default Mei now.

I think it's the colour contrast with the pink that makes it work better.

Also because Japanese-Filipino Jirou is an exquisite vibe.

mhhhhh ideasssss

I think one of the things about Bil and Ben is that they probably come off as kinda... sheltered? spoiled? to the other engines.

I mean they'd come off as irritating anyway because Being Aggravating is their stock-in-trade. But I imagine there's an inescapable element, too, of... envy. Disguised as dismissal and disgust.

Because the twins seem to have been bought new. This makes them nearly unique among the standard-gauge Sodor engines, all of whom had to prove themselves, or lose something, or come to the island as a last resort...

But Bill and Ben are privately owned and, I imagine, doted on. (That livery is one that is gonna show dirt fast, and I think that alone says something even apart from the general Vibes.) They have the freedom to roam beyond their clay pits, but they also have their home base that the others can't enter—they'd well shut out of the various stressors of other engines bunking with each other (and roasting each other from dawn till dusk). They are each other's family and they've never been separated, much less suffered the loss of the other. They pretty clearly don't live in fear of their owners, and they also seem to get a lot of attention from enthusiasts (RWS).

I get the sense that Edward and BoCo's tolerance for them is another symptom of how ungrudging and unjealous they are. They're pretty free from the trap of resenting others for their good fortune and that really helps to keep your cool when dealing with the two most cossetted little shits (affectionate) on the island.

I'd love to see their development pushed a bit by some disruption of their idyllic endless childhood, though. I think TVS having them mix it up at the big harbor helps a good bit—I like to imagine that after the era of the Wilbert Awdry books, the S.C.C. started hiring them out to the N.W.R. over the winter months and that allows for them to be at Brendam Tidmouth Harbor with Cranky, Salty, and whoever else at times.

One could take it further, though. What if the powers that be ever rebuilt that bridge that makes clearance into the pits so tight? And then the S.C.C. dieselised? I think Bill and Ben being replaced would be fascinating just because it would be such a big push for them as characters.

I'm sure the N.W.R. would take them in, at least for a while, but that's not dramatic enough for my tastes. Would they struggle to adapt (a la the season 3 story where they screw up their day managing the big station)? Would they be able to stay together? Would the North Western engines put together a deputation to ask them to be purchased, or would some of them kinda hesitate to plead for the most annoying little bees in the world to become a permanent part of their life? Would their diesel replacements kinda suck? What if the S.C.C. asked for them back, to help their replacements get up to speed? Bill and Ben as the seasoned veterans is just such a hilarious thought to me.

Which brings me to my next post...

I whole heartedly agree with this statement

Hi. Listen to this. It is nearly three hours long but I also think it is genuinely one of the very best ttte stories out there.

Ohh Dark Shadow looking over the map is so cute.

I love Fumi's Little Sister (Up to interpretation)

class 1a summer trip (minus the trauma)

Listen, if I had the time I would just make Justice Leauge the mockumentary, lol.

Percy : HE'S DODGING THE QUESTION!

Stupid quote cuz why not

Thomas : Sir are you homophobic?

STH : Thomas. most of the engines in the railway is gay. How can I be homophobic

Thomas : Oh

Okay Magpie Tokoyami is dope.

Goth king

WOOOH WOH WOH, repeat that last part to me?

Trains, absolutely Autism.

Dandadan is the most autistic love story ever. They became friends because they took a chance on each other’s special interests and ended up daydreaming about discussing the other’s with them. They couldn’t care less what others think of them but they can’t stand when the other gets slandered. They got jealous of each other because of characters who would be the main character if this was any other anime. She Even Knows About Trains.

I think everyone just needs to start writing Summaries like your doing the, 'Tonight...' Bit on Top Gear, very entertaining.

writing is hard but coming up with a cunty title and catchy summary will slay even god's strongest soldier

Have I ever told you guys how much I loooove Season 1?

banner-worthy promo images from Thomas’ Train