#[ so i'm keeping it ]

[canines-crown]

Ah yeah btw I may not be as active in the next few days cause my bestie Stranger is coming to visit me ahajwzqusisisks🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺❤️👹👹👹✨✨✨

[running-with-the-feels]

Fiest off, Half Brother is crazy! Second how would that go down? Like does nightwolf here what's happening and just come over? How does Kabal react to see his brother? Does Kabal apologize? Does nightwolf apologize? Do they make amends or do they go their separate ways? Im so excited to see what you come up with this is such a twist!

ask and ye shall receive!

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Nightwolf: Kabal....it's been a long time

Kabal, a little afraid and a lot guilty: Yeah, for what it's worth, I'm sorry...I didn't know Kano would do that

Nightwolf: And would you have stopped him?

Kabal, hurt: Of course! Nightwolf, you have to know I'd never-

Nightwolf: Gray Cloud

Kabal: What?

Nightwolf: You are my brother, you of all people get to use my name

Kabal, who can never trust anything good: Half brother

Nightwolf: That never mattered to me. You were my mother's son, and she loved you. That makes you my brother

Kabal, beginning to tear up: I'm sorry, I didn't think he'd go that far, and then when he did, I.....I had nowhere else to go.

Nightwolf: I understand, and you are forgiven.

Kabal: Really, it's that easy for you?

Nightwolf: You think I am blind? That I did not see how many items found their way back to us? How many museum pieces were bought by "Anonymous Donors" and then returned to our people? You think I do not know how long you have been trying to make up for a mistake that was not yours?

Kabal: I should have known better

Nightwolf: Kano made me the same offer he made you, in case you have forgotten

Kabal: You refused

Nightwolf: And you brought what was stolen back home.

Kabal:......

Nightwolf: It would seem we both made mistakes, and we have both atoned for them, so why should I hold a grudge, dear brother?

Kabal: I don't deserve your forgiveness.

Nightwolf: Well, luckily, you don't get to decide, and Mom will be happy to see you come home again

Kabal: I don't know if that's a good idea

Nightwolf: It's cute that you think you have a choice

[spiritoast]

doing some .json surgery

[darkestrellar]

Btw I am not changing the url! I did consider it seriously, taking into account both how I personally felt about it and the opinion poll (which has evened out a lot more than I expected it to). This brand stays 👍

[s0up1ta]

"so grunkle ford how do you know bill?"

"... that's not important."

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

[lazylittledragon]

if i had a nickel for every au spawned from twitter that i SWORE i was going to be normal about

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

Toothpaste companies must really hate people who are allergic to mint toothpaste, which a lot of people are! Apparently it's NOT supposed to burn like minty hellfire? (I'm fine with mint candy, it's only mint toothpaste that hurts)

I've been using Tom's fennel for years, but am now trying to find one with fluoride in it, and finding a toothpaste that is no mint and yes fluoride should not be such a huge and infuriating quest. still got some more grocery stores to search, but not even the children's toothpaste in the nearest one had any that were suitable.

Edit: Hey you don't need to keep copying out the tags, I wrote all the Minty Hellfire lyrics here. And then someone recorded them here.

Also, I think it might technically be a sensitivity rather than an allergy, but whatever it is, toothpaste is not supposed to hurt! If it's burning then that's bad and you should try to find a new one if possible!

[dramatisperscnae]

Headcanon - Arthur Curry

When Arthur first resurfaces after a long period in Atlantis - weeks or months, usually - he has a distinct tendency to talk very softly, generally barely above what would be a whisper to human ears. This is due to sound carrying far easier through water and his not having to speak at normal human volume.

Arthur's normal volume even when he hasn't spent a while below the surface tends to still be on the quieter side because of this, though he does manage not to come off as mumbling most days. And don't let anyone ever tell you the man is soft-spoken; just because he's quiet doesn't mean he's gentle.

[miraluking-respectfully]

MEAN TO HIM!!!

[pokimoko]

I can't keep being fundamentally changed as a person by animated movies, it's just not sustainable.

[unsung-idiot]

way to ruin the mood

[iamanartichoke]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but as a creator -

I am fine with "the audience" -

downloading my fics

printing my fics

copy/pasting or screenshotting my fics

sharing your saved copy of my fics with anyone else who might want them in the unlikely but never impossible case that my fics are no longer available on ao3

making a book of my fic(s) and running your fingers across the pages while lovingly whispering my precioussss

doing these things with anything I create for fandom, such as meta, headcanons, au nonsense like 'texts from the brodinsons,' etc

I am not fine with "the audience"

doing any of the above with the purpose/intent of plagiarizing my work or passing it off as their own in any capacity

feeding my work into ai for any reason whatsoever

Save the fandom things. Preserve the fandom things. Respect the fandom things.

Enjoy the fandom things.

[eyes-of-nine]

pls assume i'm thinking about this moment 24/7 all week every week

[terrariumtown]

respectfully, so tired of "evil AI that wants you dead". where is the evil AI that loves you sooo much that you are. not allowed to leave it. evil AI that wants to wrap you up in its wires and keep you forever and ever and ever.

[yuri-puppies]

Shape-shifters, face-blindness, and "paying attention to others"

The shapeshifter is one of my favourite "monster of the week" episodes because it showcases how differently Laios processes social information than the rest of the party. It reminds me a lot of the strategies I, faceblind name-forgetter and eye-contact avoider, use to recognize people and learn things about them.

We see Laios clearly fail at recognizing the doubles through "standard" social cues that are perceived as "easy to tell", such as their clothes. This makes the team (unfairly, but understandably) weary of his ability to tell the fakes apart and even worried that he'd prefer the monster versions* over them. Nonetheless, he gives it a try!

...And is immediately overwhelmed. His lack of attention to social cues works a bit in his favor, though, as it makes it harder for him to fall for stereotypes that fool the rest of the group.

Instead, he chooses to rely on his strengths and use his investigation and animal handling skills to distract the shapeshifters, lure out the monster, and roll the most insane balls-to-the-wall intimidation check of all time.

If it had ended there it still would have been a great episode that showcases Laios' strategic mind and his strengths as a leader. He doesn't have the social skills necessary for the task, but he is clever and creative enough to use the skills he does have proficiency in to solve the problem*.

However, what makes this episode so dear and near to my faceblind heart is the revelation that Laios was able to recognize the real party members after all.

Laios is fantastic representation of how special interests actually work for a monotropic interest system. Having a special interest is not just about how much you like it and the need to know everything about it, it's a way of processing and filtering information. Laios' special interest is monsters: his skills as a dungeoneer and party leader are acquired for and informed by his desire to interact with monsters, as is his interest in eating them. He actually brings this up himself when comparing his interest in cooking to Senshi's.

And in this episode, we see that this also extends to his friends. Laios hacks one of the most difficult types of information for him to process by routing it through the lens of the special interest. And, because it's not something most people would notice, it works. He knows that Chilchuck wouldn't let his guard down around a potential mimic, that Senshi values a balanced ecosystem, that (my favourite) Marcille just isn't as thoughtful about monsters as he is.

It might not be what was expected, but it did the trick! And what's more, the narrative validates his way of thinking (even if Chilchuck doesn't).