#;(( I can go on about them forever ok don't enable me-- ))

[twig-tea]

Oppan 1 for 11, what a show

Final count: Out of the 11 episodes of Ossan no pantsu ga nandatte ii janai ka, I have cried watching 10 of them. Some of those were outright sobs. Most of them got me more than once, including this final episode. And I loved every minute. I put off writing this post because I didn't want to feel like it was really over!

This was a perfect finale, bringing together the relationships and lessons built over the course of the previous 10 episodes to culminate in an extremely satisfying showdown with Daichi's father, who was a fantastic final boss because he was so realistic. The things this man spewed were the worst kind of prejudice: based in reality and couched in concern for the person they were being said to, even while they were shortsighted, hurtful, and wrong-headed ways of thinking. But that kind of polite rhetoric is so difficult to counter in the moment. I like that everyone was ready to face an angry bigot, but not the wall of polite hate that he represented, and that it took time for everyone to regroup.

Kakeru speaking up with his new friends and telling Shizuka not to change her look for a guy was such a good sequence. He tries to speak up and is misunderstood; he later explains he likes her the way she is, and that's what motivated him to speak up. And how much do I love their friends preparing to support Shizuka by finding a different karaoke spot in case her confession fails?

I'm also so glad we came back to Moe and her concerns about her future, as well as Mika and her love for her job (and how it enables her fangirling). Everyone going through it at the same time was a good choice, and I love Makoto understanding what's wrong with each of them and supporting all of them through their realizations that they can't suppress or let go of the things that bring them joy just because adulthood tries to tell them they 'should'. Moe and Mika's determination for each of their passions was beautiful.

The conflict between Madoka and Daichi was also so well earned; there is a lot this couple will still need to work through, around their instincts to suppress their hurt in order to not influence one another. Daichi did that with Madoka around Madoka dragging his feet on coming out to his family, and then Madoka did the same to Daichi around Daichi not being willing to dismiss his father's concerns about their relationship. The way Daichi isolated and lost the will to fight back was also such a good rehash of themes in this show overall: When we're hurt by interacting with others, our instinct tends to be to withdraw, but it is only through interacting with others that we can heal and move past that hurt. I like that Makoto felt his withdrawal and it motivated him to stop it.

Furuike's party and speech was such a beautiful end to this character's arc with this team. Thank you @lurkingshan for typing out this whole speech so that I don't have to, because I need to remember it forever. Don't get used to yourself! And Furuike hearing that Shimura noticed his health, and came to the conclusion that she is a quality employee who should be promoted, was a beautiful moment.

Makoto noting that the Okita family is doing ok, but still deciding to rock the boat and help Daichi was such a beautiful expression of Daichi's place in his life now, and their importance to each other. And that inspiring Kakeru was also beautiful. I love the continued theme that when you nurture your individual relationships, all of your relationships improve as a result.

The Okita family showing up to this dinner in their themed clothing as armour really got to me. They are all wearing their hearts on their chests. And how much did I love Kakeru wearing the necklace his father won for him at the festival?!

Makoto's speech to Daichi's father was such a stellar moment for this character, reminding us why he went on this journey in the first place. Seeing the flashback to Makoto's first interaction with Daichi was such a good reminder of how far this character has come. What an incredible journey. Makoto finally understands that fitting into society and avoiding societal judgment is not the same thing as happiness, and that happiness is actually critical.

I'm obsessed with how Daichi spends most of that speech staring at Madoka as he realizes what Madoka has been not saying to him, and how much Madoka was trying to demonstrate care (though these two definitely need to work on their communication and stop holding back to protect one another in the future!). "If I change this about myself, I won't be me anymore" gave me legitimate shivers. Daichi as a character is such a gift.

Daichi's father being unable to accept everything, leaving the dinner, and not attending the wedding was satisfying and realistic. The point of this show is not that the world is perfect but that it's important we find a way to nurture our own happiness and the happiness of our loved ones in the world we have, by being kind to others and ourselves.

Tears Watch (I cried so many times this finale):

"Why are there so many obstacles to overcome if you're gay?"

I don't think I actually cried when Furuike gave his speech but it choked me up hard

Shizuka saying thank you to Kakeru got me; even though she was rejected, she was still happy she confessed as herself in the end

"Eventually I realized how many tears Daichi-kun must have shed to be able to laugh like that"

Daichi admitting to his mother that he really wanted his father to accept him and still has hope that he will, and she says she's not sure he ever will, but she'll always be on Daichi's side really got to me.

The nods between Daichi and Makoto after the dinner and at the wedding, and of course the ending montage made me cry

What an incredible show. I don't think I'll ever forget it. Thank you again @isaksbestpillow for sharing this show with us!

[xstarkillerx]

WHAT. what. what do you mean how do you get over the shame of being attracted to Dominic Torretto?? 😧 you let the shame eat at you or actually why should there even be shame?? because i love that man that ‘bald menace’ i love him to the point my body aches and my dear donnie you will not just be screaming into the void, because I’ll be there i would gladly be the one to scream back because fuck i need more stuff about that man 😮‍💨 … or yeah yk idk 🫠

love ya 🫂

You're such an enabler

Listennnn I'm only ashamed because it's Vin Diesel and he's likeee the type of Hollywood actor my mother would be attracted to, but I can't help it Dom's so fucking hot.

Like did you SEE the way he just be grabbing Letty's ass in the car in Los Bandoleros???!!!! (01:04) the way he can fit her entire cheek in that massive hand like, imagine those thick fingers sliding in and out of a dripping wet pussy I can't do this. He's so big, not just tall, big and thick and his arms have the stamina of a god from working on cars all day.

Or the way he'll literally borderline fuck in public, just straight up pull you into his lap and kiss and grope you like no one's watching. Like I'm not even an exhibitionist but the thought of that drives me crazy, because it's Dom Toretto, who's gonna check y'all? The thought of him getting hard, right then and there, kissing down the line of your neck, biting your nipples through your shirt while a party goes on around the two of you. I'm barking rn because that's probably why he flirts with other women all the goddamn time, he's waiting for the day you get so fired up about it you initiate the public make out.

I'm going to spill the beans because I'm legit so fried right now and I've been sitting on this forever and I really don't know when it's gonna get done, but I'm working on something where he finger fucks you over the charger, popped hood, engine up and running. There's more to it obviously but I need you to see where my head's been at. He's got his left hand holding yours down against the edge of the hood, the metal biting into your palms and his grip warm and firm. His other hand slides down the line of your body, pushing you closer to that fucking BEAST of a car while it's roaring right in your face, before his hand hikes your skirt up, pushes your panties to the side and rubs your clit until you beg him to stick them them inside you. And like obviously there a reasonnnnn but I'm not spoiling that here

Omg you have no idea how long I've been waiting to say that ok bueeeeeeee 😁👋👋👋👋👋

[acmoorereadsandwrites]

How to Stop Spinning Your Wheels and Write

First: mental health is real. If you are in burnout, take care of yourself because if you push yourself in burnout, you can prolong it. You might want to try some of these things to keep being creative during burnout, but don't force yourself.

Take care of yourself.

Try more creative outlines. I don't outline the way most people think of it. I outline with moodboards that nobody but me can understand, including main characters, relationships, side characters, and aesthetics. It makes sense to me and, when I look at it, I know exactly what I want each picture to do and say and why it's in the space it's in. If you are more visual, you can try that or a Pepe Silvia-esque string board. You can even try a playlist that is one song per chapter to convey the mood and repeat songs as needed. Don't take forever to do this; spend no more than a day or two and then get to writing.

Instead of a character sheet, writing the same scene from the POV of every character in a given chapter so you learn more about them. Character sheets can get some of us really in the weeds and we focus so much on whether or not our characters like punk vs classical music and certain fashion tastes that are ultimately not going to be on the page. That's not to say knowing these things are bad, but you can also get to know your characters by writing how they view each other and certain situations and by doing that, you also learn their motivations in each scene.

Just write 100 words a day of the project. That's it. Or a page in a notebook or 15 minutes of a sprint. Give yourself a small, reachable, tangible goal where you can see your writing grow. 'But I don't know where the story is going!' That's OK! It doesn't have to be perfect. You can write four pages and realize it's going nowhere and then cross it all out and start again. Pros do that, too.

If you're writing SFF, identify if you have Worldbuilder's Disease. What is this? It's when you spend all your time building a world for a story and you never get around to the story because the world isn't 'finished'. Tolkien didn't finish building his world. Last time I checked, GRRM never created more than 7 words of High Valyrian; David J. Peterson did for GOT. If you have Worldbuilder's Disease, make a checklist for what you absolutely need and if you have 75% or more done, you write and worldbuild on alternating days until you have what you absolutely need. By then, you should also have a better understanding of your characters and plot. If worldbuilding is your passion, you don't have to abandon it; but if it's stopping you from writing the story you want to tell, at some point, you do need to stop focusing on the worldbuilding and on the story.

If your perfectionism is the problem and you feel that draft one has to be perfect, this is going to be harder for some people than it is for others. For some people, accepting that draft 1 isn't going to be the end result is by calling it 'the shitty draft'. For others, it's by doing a draft zero, which I believe comes from screenwriting, and you write an unstructured draft with all your research and pants the hell out of it. For some people, that is draft one, for others, its a way to trick their brain into not putting too much pressure on themselves. Let yourself infodump in the draft if you have to. Get a cheerleader or enabler.

Get yourself an accountability buddy. Find someone in your friend group who also has a novel they want to write or a piece they want to learn how to play or a game they wanna finish, set a date for when it needs to be done that is reasonable, and check-in with each other. New Years' Resolutions don't work for most people, but cheering on a friend and them cheering you on and having someone who will ask you 'how's the book coming?' and listen to you when you talk about the best and worst parts of the week can be really effective to stopping yourself from going back to spinning your wheels.

Get a critique partner. Can be someone you met in fandom if you both are coming from the fanfic world or critique circle or a writing group in your area. If what you need is feedback, put yourself out there to get it.

Carrot method. If what you need is a treat, find a treat within your budget. Some people get a cupcake on Fridays if they met their writing goals four days in a row. Others treat themselves to a literary magazine subscription or a new hardcover book if they hit their goals for the month. If what you need to do is watch an episode of your favorite TV show after writing 800 words that night, do it. My personal variation of this is writing 500 words of the main project before I can work on other projects. Some days, I never get to the projects and others, I breeze right through and then get to do a whole short story I've wanted to write all week.

Fill in the blank method. My strongest points are dialogue and dynamics. If I forced myself to do internal things and description and sensory details down to the last detail on the first draft, nothing would ever get done. I give myself leeway and write the dialogue and dynamics and add the things I have to later. The more I practice internal aspects and description, the more I just do them, but I don't pressure myself. Pressuring yourself is not the answer.

Start in the middle. Starting is hard; many writers start in the wrong place, especially on their book. Some people do have a better sense of where a story should start than others, but some people have a better idea of what a strong finish is than others. Maybe your strength is the finish line. It's OK to write the last half of the book first and then add the first half. The first few chapters are almost always the chapters that are rewritten the most; that's why they tend to be the strongest and tightest.

[legendary-pink-dot]

Blessings of 2023

My 2023 was all about receiving the gift of community.

Friends. I met so many wonderful people through the Pedro Pascal fandom this year, both here on tumblr and through reddit. I am lucky and humbled to call several of them close friends now, and I made an effort to connect others who I thought would get along. 💜 For an introvert like myself who always thinks of herself as weird and unpopular and is very choosy about who she lets in to her life, this is a huge deal. 💜

Laughter. I have seriously not laughed this much in a single year since... forever, I think? Again, something I desperately needed and had been in short supply before joining the Pedro fandom in early 2023. Thank you thank you thank you everyone for sharing your silliness and enabling mine. 😂

Personal growth. I took on a major life project this year, and would not have gotten through it without the support and kindness of my close fandom friends. Their cheerleading at every step, every setback, and on the lead-up to the day made ALL the difference. They sent me supportive gifts and spent time putting together motivational things for me so I wouldn't feel alone. I thought of them often on the day, and they were the first people I wanted to contact when it was done. You know who you are, and I look forward to spending more time with you in 2024. 😘

Writing. I started writing fanfic again in 2023, after a hiatus of almost 20 years. The support and encouragement I've received from my Pedro friends and the larger PP fandom has been incredible and so nourishing. My writing muses have been AWOL for awhile for several reasons, but I hope they come back in 2024. And if they don't, that's OK too. 🙌

What do I want in 2024? Continued friendship, laughter, silliness, closer bonding with my new beloved friends, and overall just to see joy and happiness prevail in the Pedro Pascal fandom. 💜 And if I can be selfish, perhaps more news about Triple Frontier 2?! 😅

Also, I don't know how we're going to survive Gladiator 2??? Let's get ready, folks. Gird them loins.

Tagging: @magpiepillsjunior @redhotkitchen @youandmeand5bucks @arcanefox207 @sparklefarts38 @exquisiteserotonin @for-a-longlongtime @secretelephanttattoo @rhoorl @goodwithcheese @morallyinept @trulybetty @linzels-blog @sin-djarin @nerdieforpedro @rifflovesjoey @mysterious-moonstruck-musings @maggiemayhemnj @undercoverpena

[possessednest]

@vibrantsouled​ replied to your post: 👀

yepyep-- post apocalyptic girl getting a glow-up. Though her child self is p much staying the same asdfjkasnf  I did my college thesis, (which, was a film since I be animator) during the height of Covid. Never finished it for that very same reason (neither did anyone else finish their thesis sooooooooo). So I want to try and work on it from the ground up in some places, since most design choices then were just stress and lack of sleep. Plus, I’d like to do something more illustrative with them from here on out.  So have thick buff lady with big creature boyfriend who totally isn’t that. Their just really good friends. Yep. Nothing to see here-- 

Bonus old doodle of me trying to come up with animation style ideas. As well as figuring out how tf to draw kids

[bluewinnerangel]

Regarding the term proofs, I also feel iffy about it. I think for the newer fans it's their way of figuring out whether H&L are together or if all the stuff they're seeing is just coincidences/ obviously an iphone conspiracy. Then you have those fans (twitter and even YouTube recently) who just need constant reassurance that they're still together. Because if they don't see any new 'proofs' they assume they broke up or are actually with the beard they're currently stunting with (lol). And then on tik tok there's a lot of people who do see it as some kind of game, they try to accumulate 'proofs' and I feel like it's often because they want to argue with antis.... But like why? And they're constantly having 'weak larry moments'. Oh and don't get me started how they take things that actually happened but remove the context to make it look like it was a 'proof' when in fact it wasn't, just to get their video to go viral. And when people point out their 'mistake' in the comments they just ignore it.

I'm not trying to shit on anyone who does anything of the above expect the last one lol <3 I just think that looking at things from that way (if x happens y amount of times then they're together) is like disregarding the fact that they're human beings who are in a real relationship where they have to make difficult decisions regarding their music, personal and public life due to the homophobic and capitalist industry.

But in my opinion the way that you and tumblr in general approach it is much more open minded and grounded in facts, context, and the broader harsh reality of the music industry. And supportive of H&L in general.

(I know you don't love the discourse so feel free to not post if you like ✨)

yeeeeeeeeeeepyepyepyepyep

I could ramble on about this for way wayyy too long but you summed it up pretty well already.

.....Shit still did here's a cut

I think the way some uh larry resources are presented (youtube and all that) further enables that behavior, that looking for "proofs". And at first when you're brand new here I get it, you're looking for things that are going to convince you whether they're definitely or definitely not together, you wanna have clarity and 'proof' is a very clickbaity worthy word that's promising you you're gonna find what you're looking for. But it's not. Not to mention the only real "proof" would be them coming out so what are we even going on about. But ok let's consider "proof" a bit more loosely... none of the individual "proofs" are going to convince you they're together, not until you take that massive pile of debatable perfect middleground of plausible deniability did-they-or-didn't-they stuff, take a step back, and view that mountain for what it is, a mountain. A fookin massive amount of coincidences. And there's your pattern, there's your convincing factor. And if you can't see that you're gonna keep treading those insecure waters forever. You're gonna keep on having weak larry moments (there's a lot of twitter language in here lol) if you don't try to make it make sense why Harry/Louis are doing what they're doing. Why these "coincidences" keep on happening and why they make certain decisions. And we ~here on tumblr~ don't have the answers either but at least we're trying to make sense of it, trying to gather as much context as we (not everyone and we're not a cult lol, we're all individual people, but I mean in general the people I think in the same bubble and as compared to other platforms, plus while I don't wanna talk for others I also don't wanna keep saying i i i me me me lol) can, trying to view it from their (H&L's) perspective, trying to understand where they're coming from as multifaceted humans. And after a while you kinda.. start getting who they are and what they are and aren't capable of. Yeah of course we don't actually know these people but after 11 years of them (not) doing cetrain things? Sorry I think I got a bit of an idea and so far it's not been smacked in the face in any way whatsoever. So unless the prove me wrong I'm gonna keep assuming I'm """onto them""" (what a horrible way to put it asldkjasklj)

And yeah loads of people aren't looking for the truth, they're just looking for that rush you get from seeing your fake internet points rise and rise lol. I mean it's a good feeling to see your shits being seen but it's not worth it when the content is misleading? (not opening that can of worms of ~the internet~ and ~fake news~ in general askldjalsk) What bugs me isn't not necessarily the fact that people are using their relationship for hits on any platform because I do think they(H&L) want that, I mean to a certain extent, and beyond that it indirectly helps expose the fucked up system and homophobia and so on, what bugs me is when it's worded in such a way it's clearly a game to the poster, like "haha look at ME, iiiii cracked the code! hahahha I'm right and you anti you are wrong!". And I know there's a fine line (huehue) between what I'm doing here with yelling with memes whenever they're being gayvinci coding lil shits and that but there is. Context is key. Considering why is key, I'm meeting their chaotic messy energy with my own to cope because I think they're doing the same and want us to pick up on these things. I don't need to be right, hell I don't even want to be right because what I think is the raw truth is devastating. It's not a game, it's relentless closeting and a fucked up society. And their dorky lil shit behavior wouldn't be here the way it is if that wasn't the case. And it's important to acknowledge that. And I think here on tumblr we do that. But in the middle of that I also think they're in some kinda neverending bluegreener daring contest (who is winning???) and totally are insane lil shits that totally gain loads of energy from being like this in the middle of all that AND want us to point it out and I love that for them lol.

Idk how but managed to ramble again still. I'm just gonna post this idk where the it went asasdkjalskj that's enough there. Ahwell. Oops.

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[transcredwaters]

Can I request further O’Miz and Fray rambles if it is something you are willing to share?

Stares you directly in the forehead bc I'm bad at eye contact I am being enabled . good

Spent ages trying to articulate this bc I have the words in my head but I cannot let them free easily they're stubborn.

But like. I just think oft about how, like, Fray knows the ins and outs of Miz. His ups and downs. They've seen him laid bare every which way. And I think there's a deepset trust there . I know I mention trust oft but it's just . So important to me.

It's like I've mentioned before; O'miz picks up DRK right at 5.4. He's in a horrible space mentally, gone non-verbal, and now the corpse he just saw is taking the position of his mentor. Ok . Whatever, he's seen weirder. But like. I don't kid when I say they've seen the ups and the downs. O'miz was. Not doing well mentally during that point. And Fray saw it all. Learned and understood the pain and the agony. Not to mention the guilt. I'm sure that's an obvious one, especially since Miz blames himself for a LOT - doesn't help that Suilosaux is enraged for a good while because of him - so it's definitely. Sure is a fuckin' TIME.

God. The iconic DRK line. "Listen to my voice. Listen to our heartbeat." Forever resonates with O'miz. It fucked me up as the player and it fucks up my WoL I've decided. holy shit DRK has so many good lines.

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Honestly though . A lot of the thoughts though are after accepting the Darkness. Like on the whole cryptid ways of making sure he takes care of himself- that post lives rent free in my head now btw; O'miz is self-destructive as all hell. Somebody's gotta make sure he's takin care of himself. Sometimes it's calling up to him when he's laying in a tree and refusing to speak to anybody. Stuff like "You mustn't continue this. Drink some water. You are going to become incapacitated. Rest. The darkness will consume you if you continue this. Get down and eat the sandwiches G'raha made."

Hell. They probably get along pretty well with his daughter. This is running under the assumption that they physically manifest and can be seen/heard and touched by anyone/anyone can be touched by them instead of the WoL being the only one.

But still it's kinda cute to think of Dhael joining Fray in making sure Miz takes care of himself.

Though I also like to think sometimes they just. Spend some down time together i guess ? I know it's probably very mushy and cheesy I just think they deserve to spend some time and peace and quiet. Miz leaning against Fray and the two just. Appreciating each other's company in silence.

I can dig into songs too and explain all my thoughts on them and how I can connect it to Miz and Fray But That's A Lot and I'm already getting embarrassed.

This is of course. Assuming Fray is willing to manifest physically after the closure of the DRK questline - which iirc does specify they Always Are There but you get my gist I hope . idk I get rlly shy sharing my rambles w/ these two specifically but I do think abt them oft.

And ANYWAYS I've chittered for too long and I'm very embarrassed bc I fear I might sound Weird or smthn here but . waves my hands

[kazuwhora]

Hey, could I have a Tokyo Rev matchup? If that's alright ☺ I FORGOT TO ADD MY APPEARANCE ALSO I'M SORRY IF THIS IS TOO MUCH 😭😫🙏🏾

Ok so I'm a bisexual girl who uses any pronouns, mostly she/they. I am also around 5'5, I kinda wish I was taller so I could intimidate men with my height 😈 I am a Virgo, although I don't think I act like one. It's probably because I'm an Aries Rising and Pisces Moon. But n e wayz I am an ISFP 4w5 and tbh I kinda tone down my personality depending where I'm at💀 At school, people would describe me as kind, quiet, chill, smart, weird, innocent looking(that completely changes once I start talking because I say weird things. I once told my teacher about how some astronauts had herpes in Space 🏃🏾‍♀️). At home, my family(and friends) would describe as loud(Once I laughed so hard to the point where my mom could hear me outside), crazy, weird, chaotic, dumb(I say a lot of stupid things that make no sense 🤷🏾‍♀️), annoying, a troublemaker, competative, argumentative, mean, chill at times, really talkative although I have a stutter. I have noticed that in both areas, people have said that I'm a people magnet and a good person to be around 😁 When I'm alone I like to read fanfics 😏, listen to music, read my Warrior Cats books and when I'm with my sister or with Family, I love to dance, listen to music, watch anime, play sports, go for walks. I've been dancing ever since I was young, never went to lessons but still performed a lot for School. Most of the time, it's actually what people know me for. With my family, I was known as the Snake Girl for a few years because I really wanted one, I never got one but I do have 5 rats now 🐀 I've always loved animals, when I was younger I made a list of all the animals I wanted and there were like 20+ pets on there 😭 And because I love animals so much, I've decided I want to help them in the future but I also want to help people. I've been wondering what I should be in the future and it's changed multiple times(mostly because the hours were too long and I HATE 9-5 jobs) but helping animals and helping people is something I always want to do. So, I've decided that I'll do everything I want to do in the future and no one will stop me 😾 That's probably why I'm listed as the Troublemaker in the Family, I do what I want to do and say what I want to say without caring how other people feel because I'm my own person(Mostly, because I love having fun but also because they really need to hear it). My family doesn't like it tho 😕 whenever my sister does the same, she's always told that she's acting like me and that it's a bad thing but idc. When I'm of age, I'm gonna live my life the way I want 😌 I'm gonna get tattoos, get piercings, be a stripper while I get my desired degree in College/University. I'M GONNA DO IT ALL 💃🏾

I would also like to add that I smile and laugh a lot. I literally have smile lines from how hard I smile all the time. I could be experiencing any emotion like Anger, Happiness, Sadness, etc. and I'll still smile and laugh. I think it's the eye contact 😃

Appearance: I'm around the age of the Tokyo Rev characters, I'm 5'5, I'm not skinny or fat so I'm kinda in the middle, I have Auburn hair and eyebrows and have braided hair with beads in it 😩 I'm very hot, I also have glasses I wear occasionally although I really need them for my left eye 😫 I do think that the glasses make me look hotter tho so I wear em 👀

I hope that's a good representation of how I am and also thank you in advance <3

u are the definition of an aries rising LOL

IM MATCHING YOU UP WITH NAHOYA SO YOU CAN BE THE MOST CHAOTIC DUO TO EVER EXIST

im not even gonna lie to you here. y'all scare me. nahoya scares me, u kinda scare me (in a good way dw I literally dropped out of highschool nothing can truly scare me) but the way y'all absolutely hype each other up an energize yourselves off of each other is freaky and mildly concerning. its like, the two of you are somehow a match made in both heaven and hell because your brains are wired the exact same way but at the same time should we really be putting those two brains together????

all jokes aside though you really are mirrored versions of yourself and its fun as fuck for the both of you. nahoya, who lives for chaos and humour is delightfully enabled by your ability to take his jokes and follow along with his chaotic nature at the same speed without a skip in your step. you, are enabled by his ability to also match your speed and encourage you to do whatever the fuck you want because its your life and you should live it how you want.

when I decided on nahoya I didn't even think of the smiley thing but it just makes so much sense as I go back and reread your description?? like its meant to be ok

you two are THE trouble makers. ppl can't handle you and if you ever show up at any toman event mikey is immediately separating the two of you because even HE can't handle it. double trouble for sure.

nahoya says fuck a job. you can just hang out with him every day right?? no but for real, he 100% does not understand responsibilities and he doesn't get why you can't actually just hang out with him every day. he has so much fun with you and when you're gone he's like ?? tf do I do now?? disturb shit on my own?? damn. he does not like it one bit and will huff at you for having responsibilities. he swears he'll become rich so you don't have to do anything and he can just spoil you so you'll stay with him forever and cause ruckus together for the rest of your lives. this is his goal.

he's one of the top 3 worst boyfriends so im not even gonna lie that hes a shit boyfriend but I bet you wont care because the fun you have together and the freedom that your relationship holds is enough to make it all worth it.

psst.. he doesn't have to say I love you for you to know. it'll be clear in the way his eyes twinkle every time he sees you <3

[fairycosmos]

My boyfriend of a few months (i've known him for a year) has just told me his "his mind and body don't match" that he has struggled all his life with this. (I'm female btw) I honestly don't know how to feel or react or what to say. I'm so confused but also I just want to hold him forever because he's the most beautiful person in the world to me. :( do you or your followers have any advice on how to deal with this?

hey! like he's trans? i'll use he/him pronouns since you did if that's ok, but correct me if not. i definitely don't think i'm an authority on this subject and if i have any trans followers who want to chip in, your insight would be greatly valued..........but i guess generally i would recommend just letting him know that you're there to listen and that you love him and that you will be with him through it all. that would be a good place to start. try to keep an open mindset. don't assume how he feels or try to speak for him, just ask and go with it. be receptive to his thoughts n feelings. think about how you would feel if you were him. it must be painful to deal with something like this for your whole life. and this must be quite a shock for you as well. it's totally normal to not know exactly what to do, and to experience a period of adjustment where you feel a bit out of sync and taken aback. confusion is just a part of beginning to understand. process it in your own way, one step at a time. you're both just learning to navigate this, but it seems like you care for each other profoundly and that's a really good sign. he was honest with you and it was probably really hard to talk about it after keeping it inside for so long. but that means he trusts you enough to try. idk where you guys live or what the situation is like, or if he wants to begin to transition in any way. it's tough and he's the only one who can make that call. but i think having a conversation about what you can do to help and where he wants to go from here could be really beneficial. there may be minor changes that can be made that will enable him to feel more comfortable on a daily basis. i would also suggest doing some more research about how to support him. there are a lot of people online who share their own experiences which could make you both feel less alone. it probably feels like a very overwhelming situation but i promise there are resources and people who understand. the more you guys confront this together, and the more you remain open to positive progress, the less foreign it will seem. he doesn't have to be cis, it's ok that he's not. you can both come to terms in your own ways in order to create lives you're glad to live. whatever that looks like, there's no wrong answer. i don't know where you're at with your feelings for him, and how you deal with them is entirely your choice. but regardless, you obviously think he's an amazing person and you want him to be happy. just being there for him will help more than you realize. he doesn't owe a physical transition or a 'coming out' announcement to anyone, and there's no rush. right now it's probably a good idea to just work on being honest with each other and like i said before, listening to what he needs and what steps he wants to take, if any. familiarizing yourself with trans people (through online or irl communities) and showing him that he has options and that he is loved will make a big difference. there are also hotlines you can call that will offer additional info and guidance. anyway i hope you're both ok and that you're able to get to a point where you're both happy and healthy. you deserve it, and it's alright if it's a process. take it one day at a time. and let me know if you need a friend, i'll be here. sending love.

again, if i have any trans followers who want to make some suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated.

[alwaysaprille]

/post/159039746533/i-feel-dumb-but-why-does-the-fandom-make-that ....I still fail to see how that parrallels to Bellarke? Sure in that same episode, Bellamy knocked the cup out of Clarke's hand but, I felt that that line was weird and didn't fit just because of the way it was worded. I don't get how it is on par with Bellarke at all

So to better answer you question, I actually went back and rewatched the episode to more effectively point out the Gustus/L*xa and Bellamy/Clarke parallels. I hope this helps!

Before I begin, I’d like to point out two things: 

1. A parallel doesn’t always mean that things are exactly the same, just that they are similar. 

2. Gustus’ name is most likely a derivative of the name “Augustus”. In 106, “His Sister’s Keeper”, Bellamy states the following: “Augustus had a sister.”

The first time we see Bellamy and Clarke together in this episode (and the first time we see Bellamy at all this episode) is as they walk in the procession carrying Finn’s body to TonD.C. They share the following exchange:

Bellamy: “Hey, you doing alright?”

Clarke: “Yeah.”

Bellamy: “You did the right thing.”

Clarke: “And now I get to live with it. You still think this truce is a bad idea don’t you.”

Bellamy: “I think we’re wasting time with politics while our friends are in trouble.”

Clarke: “We need their army to get to Mt. Weather, Bellamy, and you know it.”

Bellamy: “Their army has been getting their ass kicked by Mt. Weather forever. What we need is an inside man. Someone to be our eyes and ears.”

Clarke: “Forget it, it’s too dangerous.”

Bellamy: “Clarke, if you can make it out, I can make it in.”

Clarke: “I said no.”

Bellamy: “Since I don’t take orders from you, I’m gonna need a better reason.”

Clarke: “I can’t lose you, too. OK?” 

After this conversation, the camera gives us a wideshot of the group heading towards TonD.C. (enabling us to see that L/xa and Gustus are riding horses in the procession.) In this wide shot, we can also see that L/xa and Clarke are positioned on the same side (the left) and Gustus and Bellamy are on the same side (the right). We then move in to L/xa and Gustus who are having a conversation at the same time Bellamy and Clarke are.

L/xa: “Stop worrying, Gustus. Like you’ve always told me, alliances are risky. ”

Gustus: “This is not the same as uniting the twelve clans. The Sky People are different, they’re more like the Mountain Men than us.It could kill our coalition.”

L/xa: “Our coalition, or me?”

Gustus: “You are the coalition, Commander.”

L/xa: “Then do your job and protect me.”

Both pairs are having similar conversations, Gustus and Bellamy are worrying about L/xa and Clarke, albeit for different reasons. Both Gustus and Bellamy think the alliance is a bad idea. Both Gustus and Bellamy express a lack of trust in the “other side”, Gustus doesn’t trust the Arkadians and Bellamy’s lack of trust is shown in the conversation he has with Clarke when they settle down for the night:

Bellamy: “Clarke, it's safer on our side.”

 Clarke: “We need to trust them, Bellamy. There are no more sides.”

Pause for L.xa/Clarke solo parallels:The L.xa/Clarke parallels are much more obvious in this episode:

Abby (about L/xa): “She’s a child. They’re being led by a child!”

Kane (about Clarke): “So are we.”

A later conversation between L/xa and Clarke (over thee remains of the funeral pyre):

L/xa: “By recognizing it for what it is... weakness.”

Clarke: “What is? Love? So you just stopped caring about everyone? I could never do that.”

L/xa: “Then you put the people you care about in danger, and the pain will never go away. The dead are gone, Clarke. The living are hungry.”

End Pause

Now we enter the scene where Gustus stages his poisoning in an attempt to undo the alliance between the Arkadians and the Coalition. 

This is the scene where Bellamy knocks the glass out of Clarke’s hand (the one you mentioned earlier, Nonny!), and while it may be a parallel, it’s not the first between Bellamy and Gustus we’ve seen all episode, nor is it the most exact. 

L.xa also says this to Clarke: “Gustus warned me about you, but I didn't listen.”

Gustus and Bellamy have both spent time trying to impress on L/xa and Clarke that the other side is not to be trusted. Gustus was just willing to take it one step past....normal, so to speak. 

In the dramatic “Clarke drinks from the bottle” scene, both Bellamy and Gustus are positioned almost exactly in the same spots, behind and slightly to the left of Clarke and L.xa.

After Clarke says: “The poison wasn't in the bottle. It was in the cup.”, the camera pans to Gustus’ face and then immediately switches to Bellamy. It’s Bellamy who has the realization: “It was you.” And Bellamy has the realization because he understands how Gustus thinks. He understands Gustus was just trying to protect L/xa, because Bellamy wants to protect Clarke in this episode. 

As L/xa gets ready to deliver the final blow to Gustus, the camera pans first to Bellamy’s face, then returns to L/xa getting into her stance, before moving to Abby and Kane, then to a close up on Clarke’s face, and then a closeup on L/xa’s. 

Then we have the fire scene, where Lincoln and Bellamy have the following conversation:

Lincoln: “How did you know it was Gustus?”

Bellamy: “He'd do anything for her to protect her. Just makes sense.” (It just makes sense because he would do the same for Clarke.)

Octavia: “Look at the thanks he got.” (This is a warning from Octavia to Bellamy about Clarke.)

I hope this helps, Nonny!

[getoffthesoapbox]

Thank u so much for your answer, sweetie. VK fandom isn't very well with unpopular opinions, so thank u for not judging. If I'm not bothering you with my questions than I'm glad. The thing I hate about VK is that Zero so tied-up to Kaname and Yuki. I want him to break free from these two monsters. I'm sorry, but I can't understand Zero's endless love for Yuki. I just can't get it! Don't u think it's unhealthy or just light form of madness? He's ready to wait for her all his lifetime,

(continue) he’s ready to live without children, if she don’t want one. I can swear he would be OK to have only Ai, but Yuki is so gentle, thank her for Ren. My gosh. Zero is so okay to see only Yuki, never ever think about another woman. I think he obsessed with her too, he madly in love with her, not like Kaname, but he has another addiction to her. there’s many other fish in the sea, but he’s so sure he will love her until the end of his days. Why? Why only Yuki, Zero? Why her? I’m done :(

Anytime, dearie!

One of Zero’s greatest flaws (and one of the greatest sources of consternation for his fans) is that he has…no sense of entitlement. Zero is a man who appreciates what he receives in his life, even if that’s not much at all. He’ll put up with a great deal just because he’s grateful to have even that little. 

First of all, he’s a man who’s lost everything. His parents were murdered, his brother died in his arms, the girl he loved ended up engaged to the person who orchestrated his parents’ deaths. All the hunters, while they respect Zero, hold him at arms’ length because he’s a vampire and not a human. Kaien treats him like an afterthought (Kaname was always Kaien’s darling, at Zero and Yuuki’s expense). Given all of this, and given the fact that Yuuki did eventually return to him, I think sometimes we all forget just how much Yuuki means to Zero in light of all he’s been through.

I do think the reason Zero is so attached to Yuuki is because she’s the last rock in his life. She’s the reason he wakes up in the morning, the reason he’s still alive. She’s the last one to have known Ichiru. They share a very deep connection grounded in history. She’s always defended him and looked out for him, even when he pushed her away. He’s always said that his life is hers to do with as she wishes, and he’s a man of his word. 

On the surface, Zero’s appreciation for whatever scraps Yuuki will give him is fine. If he’s content, then who are we to judge? However, as people who love Zero (which I can tell that you are, and which I certainly am), our hearts bleed for him because we know the world can offer him so much more than he’s letting in. He is selling himself short, he’s not realizing his worth, and he’s not realizing his full potential by accepting his current lukewarm and uncertain status with Yuuki. 

Right now I would say Zero and Yuuki are in an unhealthy codependent relationship. They “need” each other as a blood source, but Yuuki in particular has so many issues that she can’t properly reciprocate in the relationship. Zero, for his part, is just so darn grateful that she’s alive and that she’s responding to his feelings at all in any capacity, which is more than he’s ever had in his life. Zero may not even know how to ask for “more” from Yuuki because he literally has never experienced “more.” What Yuuki’s giving him now is more than he’s ever received from her or anyone, and he’s the kind of man to appreciate that (which is endearing, but sad as well).

This leads to Zero enabling Yuuki to not pull her weight in the relationship. He’s not expecting anything of her. He’s carrying the whole relationship by himself. He’s asking for nothing from Yuuki other than perhaps some blood every now and then. He has no expectations. This is not an equal partnership and is unhealthy for both of them. Ultimately this status quo can’t continue forever, and one or the other of them is going to need to call this mess out for what it is. 

I do believe, given how Zero becomes bitter again in VKM 1, that either Zero or Yuuki is going to eventually say “enough’s enough” and draw some lines in the relationship. Back in Arc 1 of the original series, Yuuki used to be fantastic about calling Zero out on not valuing himself properly. She’s failed in that task recently, but that was one of the things that made their relationship so stable originally, and I hope they can return to that. Currently, Zero’s only feeding into Yuuki’s guilt complex by letting her get away with not fulfilling her obligations in the relationship. If they’re to have a relationship at all, she needs to be giving just as much as she’s taking, and Zero needs to be taking just as much as he’s giving. Right now the balance is off, and it’s likely contributing to Yuuki’s guilt spiral. 

That all being said, I do expect Zero to eventually stand up for himself again, and I think we’ll see that happen before they become official. =) Plus, one thing I try to keep in mind about Zero is that he actually knows more about Yuuki right now than we, the readers, do. Perhaps he understands her better than we do as well. 

Right now all I can do is place my faith in him (and in Ai) that he’ll know what’s best for himself and everyone he loves. He is the light of VK, after all. ;)

[bluewinnerangel]

red/pink inverts to green and yellow inverts to blue because they're opposites/complements on the color wheel. smiley faces are yellow (what color should they be) and tongues are pink. this is why no one takes larries seriously

GUYS IM GETTING HATE ANONS OVER COLORS ALKASJDAWKJ

ok ok ok yep enable me to say all this shit that I thought didn't need to be said because I thought it was obvious alright. Somehow you're so wrong on so many levels with such little text it's so funny.

red doesn't invert to green, it inverts to turquoise, the perfect color in between you can't assert to either blue or green thank you very much

We're not talking about complements. These aren't complementary colors you're seeing in the pictures. I explained the difference between inverted and complementary colors earlier here.

If you'd want to get me good you could have said anything from baby pink to dark purple turns to green and anything from light yellow to bright orange to poopy brown turns blue and so then you got half of the colors covered because yeah this theory is whack as hell just like they are and you just have to hit any color combo within that broadass spectrum to go won't you look at that and yeah that's insane but instead you had to be wrong lol

If you'd bother to have the context, which you don't or you wouldn't have felt the need to put this in my inbox you'd know Louis is and has been for a long time surfing that perfect middleground of plausible deniability where he releases/wears/does something that is multilayered, that both makes sense in a non-larry context, that can be explained in a non-larry context, but also simultaneously works in a larry-context. It's that moth on his spotify cover being the lyric of the song, but at the same time it's Harry's tattoo. It's tweeting about pancakes because someone just asked him about it but at the same time he's doing it at the exact date and exact time of the 10 yr anniversary of a tweet of him and harry about pancakes. It's the absolute overload of amounts of times he's worn Fred Perry clothing because it fits his aesthetic and values, but at the same time the logo is a laurel wreath and "larry" quite literally means laurel. It's having covered/mentioned/anything songs because he just likes the songs meanwhile this shit is going "Larry" l i t e r a l l y. I don't know how else I need to explain that the part where this makes sense it's just a smiley is part of this whole fuckery he's doing and has been doing for forever. It's just a boat. A wall is just a wall.

I'm sure "no-one taking larries seriously" has more to do with a heteronormative society, the part where you're eating up being told it's all a silly conspiracy, a sprinkle of homophobia, and bit where where you haven't figured out yet the world and decisions made within it revolve around money rather than what's fair, ethical, humane. Stop looking for reasons "who nobody should take larries seriously" and start considering these two might actually be bluegreening their asses off because they're closeted and this is their own made up specialized way of queercoding they know those who want to will catch onto eventually and have always done so. Like either you, anon, are either on this side of the fandom and ashamed of our theories to reach people who aren't willing to understand this context (and why should their opinions matter exactly?) or some anti not open to it waiting for that one little thing us larries point out, like this one, that's just a little too easy to brush off, to go seeeeeeeee you're not to be taken serious! I'm right and you're wrong! Which what are you gaining here exactly? Really honestly what are you gaining? Regardless of if he's actually doing this specific thing on purpose or not you're making those who are willing to listen feel bad and trying to repel them from looking out for clever ways closeted artists are sending out something into the world they can't do in another way. So here you have people who are already silenced yet are still trying to find ways to say things and then the thing you're doing here is trying to silence that too. Also, beyond that, there's absolutely nothing harmful about pointing these things out, like, it's.. fun..? just like Louis is having fun with this crazy merch. God the harm we're causing looking at colors is truly a reason for being offended.

Not to mention nowhere in the post I said larries think he's doing this on purpose, but ok, now that I'm going there anyway I do think he might very well be, and that's not because of one smiley having conveniently plausible deniable colors. Rather it's the accumulation of all the times they've played with these colors, especially more recently, and so there's both a context and a pattern. I wouldn't have made this post if that pattern wasn't there. (I have seriously held off a whole bunch of times since being here whenever they did this shit because i was like naaahh)

Yes smiley faces are most often yellow and their tongues are often pink, but that doesn't take away the watery background is also pink and orange inverting to blue and green, the shirt where the smiley is white is yellow itself instead which is less common and kicks that smiley idea in the butt, and how more of his merch, most of his previous merch, inverts to bluegreen. Not to mention the part where he might have seen the opportunity to use a colored in smiley with his tongue out because he recognized what those standard colors would invert to. Because these shits have been doing this time and time again.

Plausible.deniability.is.his.fking.friend.and.you're.falling.for.it.

Honestly I didn't even explain this to you anon, you'd have to be open to the idea that they're puzzly lil shits and if you think "nobody takes larries seriously" you're not open to the idea that these mfers are the OG idiots there and they are totally capable of doing this crazy stuff, so really I just wrote it out for my fellow larries because it makes all the fking sense and they really are like this. Rant out.

(context: x, x, x, x, and more if anyone wants a masterpost of this shit like I'm ready to go there)