#[Healthy/10.]

[aprito]

lee is gonna crash out when he finds out sakura's gym crush is actually some dude who showed up twice

[ruporas]

it's time to go, my love (ID in alt)

[pocket-size-cthulhu]

I cannot believe that Andor exists.

If you like Star Wars; if you don't like Star Wars; if you've watched every star war or none; you should watch this show.

Its message is timely, relevant and poignant. It's not pulling its punches literally at all when it talks about the rise of fascism, police brutality, the prison industrial system, and what it takes to resist authoritarianism. It's not all storm troopers and laser guns, it's cops in riot gear tasing and shooting civilians. And regular people figuring out that they can't keep ignoring what's going on; they have to do something.

It's also extremely engaging if you like political dramas at all (or heists or prison breaks or whatever).

Plus it's got Diego Luna's big doe eyes.

[kirstielol]

the face of a man who just ate $10 worth of bugs in under 3 minutes

[dreadpirateroe]

the amount of people that read tfc and strongly believe that the end game relationship is neil and kevin OR they believe that andrew and kevin will be revealed to be together is crazy. nora how did u write polyamory so fucking well. pls do an epilogue at the end of kevin’s books saying that down the line kevin got with andrew and neil

[asm5129]

I know this is NOT a popular take in the RWBY FNDM but y’all…I love Jaune Arc. He’s such a refreshing, interesting male character.

He’s Ruby’s best friend, and the two of them parallel each other in such FASCINATING ways. I’m planning a full video essay on this but as some examples:

1) They both have hero complexes, obviously.

2) Ruby is a prodigy who earns her place at beacon two years early, while Jaune cheated his way in and needs to work constantly outside of his school training to be anywhere near capable of huntsmen level combat

3) Jaune’s pain is loud and disruptive, Ruby’s pain is quiet and suppressed (examining their respective expressions of pain through the lens of gender expectations is REALLY interesting)

4) Ruby inherits silver eyes, an invaluable tool in fighting Grimm. Jaune inherited a regular sword, heavily outclassed by most of his peers.

5) Ruby made her weapon but modeled it after her mentor, Jaune had a hand-me-down

6) Ruby leads by developing plans and taking action, Jaune leads by supporting his team and bolstering their strengths with his own.

I’m sure there’s more too but those parallels are why their conflicts in vol 9 work so well for me, they are partners in narrative from literally the second episode.

I also just adore the commentary on masculinity with Jaune. From day one he was deconstructing traditional ideas of masculinity and patriarchal concepts of heroism.

The way he has to learn to reject so many of the things that blockbusters with men at the center have been pushing for decades is fantastic. He tried to pursue revenge like John Wick or Iron Man and it went HORRIBLY.

He can fight when necessary but it’s not where his true strength lies and that’s SO COOL for a male character.

I dunno y’all I just think he doesn’t deserve the hate. He doesn’t butt in on other stories nearly as much as people claim—in terms of Ruby, he actually serves her story quite a bit—and he is a character worth following in and of himself.

[chanelle-lize]

I used to have a really hard time bringing up the fact that I graduated from high school a year late without feeling the need to explain why and insisting that it wasn't my fault while simultaneously kicking myself for how much I sounded like I was just making excuses for something I should take responsibility for.

Then I watched Dimension 20's "The Seven" and suddenly I could simply say that I was a super senior.

The first time I heard the phrase "super senior" was in reference to Antiope Jones, a Black girl who had been held back a year after getting kidnapped and imprisoned by members of a fundamentalist cult, and like, girl, same.

So, since then, instead of anxiously spinning out any time I tried to tell a personal high school anecdote, I could just say I was a super senior, and then my brain would auto complete that statement with "like Antiope Jones" and I'd feel good about myself because Antiope Jones Is That Bitch.

That's what the problem had been the whole time. I wasn't worried about how other people would perceive me; I had been struggling with how I perceived myself.

Thanks, Aabria.

[mod2amaryllis]

sad to go to work tomorrow cuz it's my second to last day :(

[lovelydrusilla]

it's plastic surgery week on-board the Odyssey (yes, you read that right) and one of the guests is reading Frankenstein. and then her friend's nose slides off her face because she got a nose job and did a lot of cocaine right after. i'm obsessed with this show

[spindle-and-nima]

Genuine question, what's the point of rehabilitating cottontails? I generally understand wildlife rehab through the lens of endangered species where the goal is obvious, preventing extinction, but cottontails seem fine in that regard. Why are parasites and decomposers removed to save the rabbits, aren't they important too?

(I know this sounds judgemental, I don't mean it that way. I am earnestly asking, with maybe the undertone of being a bit of a bleeding heart for parasites.)

Ultimately they are not invasive and pretty much all cases of our rehabilitation are because of human harm or irresponsibility that ruined these babies worlds. We do not have to wait until species become endangered before we care.

No offense but who are you to decide they are fine? They are not at all fine. Does your heart not bleed for the rabbits that return to empty nests to find their babies shredded to pieces by lawn mowers? Or the babies who's survival immediately drops to 25% with mama dead IF we get to them in time?

From outdoor cats from irresponsible owners, deforestation and habitat destruction, and cars killing mothers, it really begs the question "why aren't we doing more to protect wildlife" rather than "what's the point In saving them"

If i am trying to save an animal and it has a parasite im going to remove it. I get a lot of people take perspectives online but I need to emphasize something as a phd candidate of microbiology and immunology. Ticks are disease vectors that affect more than just animal populations. Populations of parasites and hosts are also affected by human activity and if I do not kill the parasite the bunny will slowly die of anemia. If I save the tick it will spread disease throughout more than just rabbit populations. We cannot anthropomorphize ecology. Just as malaria from mosquito vectors can devastate human populations,so can ticks to many species. Yes every animal has its part but we have to understand that we as humans are also a part of the environment.

I love decomposers. They are critical to our environment but you have to understand if j leave maggots on a living rabbit its going to invade their eyes and other cavities and eat them from the inside out. The maggots got removed, the baby does not then suffer the torture of that.

I am the sort of person to carry insects out of the house instead of kill them. I understand the idea of having a bleeding heart for parasites but It is not out of hatred for them that i remove them. Its that I cannot allow diseases to ravage local wildlife populations out of pity for one.

As a biologist i tell you this: do not cherry pick your empathy.

All life is valuable, and so is the context that they function in. I can appreciate the complexities of these symbiotic relationships but I will protect what humans keep destroying so we do not have a net loss of life.

[gwenniesqueals]

Currently watching update 20-05-2025

Theres quite a bit...damn...do I have too much time on my hands?

My Stubborn: Damn. Like Damn. I know I'm not the only one who had to rewind and rewatch that one scene. IYKYK. Tai and Champ, finally, but something is off there. I'm not sure what, but I'm getting strange vibes.

Break up Service: He left the Umbrella? Omg please, please just some out and say something to herrrr.

Eye Contact: Tempted to do a live reaction to this, much like I do with My Stubborn and Boys in Love...It has potential I'll decide after another episode.

My Sweetheart Jom: I was sold on this show before I really looked into it. So many good parts, I'm sure my partner is tired of me talking about it and I've only got the one episode to talk about.

Knock out: I normally don't like the sport centered shows, but damn, these fight scenes are cinematic and the chemistry between the mains, whew!

Sweet tooth, Good Dentist: I feel like I lost the plot/point of this show at some point. I think they could have done a better job at the script. Really only still watching because I love Mark.

My Golden Blood: I watch this with my best friend's partner and lets just say the dark jokes were flowing during the funeral. Kinda called Thara being the evil one from the start but guess we will see how it goes from here.

Next Prince: I have to load my reactions to this episode still. It was something. NuNew is so good at the emotions.

I Promise I Will Come Back: I love the flow of this so far. I might end up typing up my reactions, will have to see. The chemistry of the two, so far, top notch.

Pump up the Healthy Love: I really want some more tension between the two mains but I think that has more to do with how fast these BL dramas go. The BL dramas are affecting my plot speed on the regular Kdramas.

Second Shot at Love: I'm liking it so far, I am not going to do a reaction part to this, unless something super interesting happens and I feel like I've got to talk about it lol

Sweetheart Service: Holy Moly, it is going to be so good.

Tastefully yours: The chemistry y'all...

Top Form: I have not used my fast pass to finish the show, I don't really want it to end...

Boys in Love: I do like that they are being more honest with eachother. Love that Kim and Mon are able to communicate I did miss Papang this episode.

Shows I finished this week:

Crushology 101: I was not a huge fan of the show, despite the amazing talent in the show. To be honest I think it was the script. Idk.

Cutie Pie 2 you: I finished this today, I wanted to go back and rewatch simping Zee and NuNew after watching the Next Prince and seeing Zee be a bit more distant.

Perfect 10 Liners: My partner and I finally finished watching this together. I know for a fact I'll be watching it over and over again. My love for Fai and Wine is so strong, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that a lot of shows lean into miscommunication, and they don't allow that to happen a ton in their relationship.

Sky in your Heart: I am not sure how I felt about this one. After watching Mark with Junior then going to watch this, I wasn't a huge fan. I will say I'm glad that it didn't distract me too much from enjoying it.

Senpai, It can't be Love: So good, nice and short but mostly memorable.

[gideonisms]

guy who needs floor time

[hellsquills]

You ever think there was a point when Stan tried to go back home?

That barely a year after being kicked out, he actually swallowed his pride and came back to knock on his house's door and beg to be let in...

Only to be told by his own father that he doesn't give a shit about his pleas and what gives him the right to come back if he doesn't have anything worthy on him?

The thing is... I can see it. Just like he tried to call Ford so many times and always chickened out, but this time the memory is so recent that he actually has hope.

A young man fresh out of adolescence, who hopes his family misses him just a small fraction of how he misses them.

After the most amount of constant misery he's ever had to face, he is so lost and alone that he just has to try. Even if he doesn't have the money, even if they don't like him, even if they're disappointed... he needs to see his family. And he hopes they can tolerate having him around, even if they aren't thrilled about it.

So he drives home. He goes to the door and knocks, hoping to see his mom or Ford, but that would be too much to ask, specially considering the door leads to the pawn shop, and his mother is usually upstairs and the lights are off.

His father opens the door, and Stan can see how he goes to close it again before he stops and asks what he wants. Stan tries his best to keep his voice firm (he knows his father hates a weak voice), but as the conversation goes on he's getting more and more desperate. His dad is not budging, keeping his answers to either one word or just sounds, and clearly itching to finish the discussion.

Stan just breaks down. He can't help the sobs and the tears, even though he knows for a fact that it'll only make his father angrier. He apologizes over and over again, saying that he learned his lesson and will do anything in his power to get all the money he costed the family. He's sorry, he's so fucking sorry, and even though he can't change the past he is adamant on taking any kind of job necessary to bring money home.

Filbrick just stares at him the whole time, until Stan is crying so much that he's unable to keep talking. When the sobs decrease, he simply states that there isn't any space for him in this house anymore: that Stanley Pines, the guy who has always been a failure in every possible way and completely ruined their chance at a good life is not someone they're willing to have under their roof. He can take all of his sorrow and piss off: he better not come back until he has something worth a crap, and not just a bunch of empty words.

The door slam reverberates across the street.

That night, Stan cries himself to sleep in the cold backseat of his car.

The next day, he leaves New Jersey for good.

[nabi-unveiled]

This shirt feels like Gun's personal mission in life.

He's just failing terribly at the moment.

[miss0atae]

Okay why not, you feel like you need to take care of your ex because you hurt him in the past and since you've always had the "big brother" way of acting around your lovers/ex-lovers you want to help him... So why is he telling Yotha this?!

He doesn't know that Yotha has really moved on because they never really talked about Gun. Maybe he guessed something was happening, but at the same time his actions appear so suspicious. So again my questions is : What point is he trying to make?! If he really wants his ex to be happy again, maybe asking him those weird cryptic questions and letting him kissing him isn't exactly the right way to do. It makes everyone around him feeling unease. I know the story shows us that Klao is a hothead who is jealous easily, but in a way, it's understandable because the way Wa acts around Yotha makes it easy to misunderstand him (if misunderstand there is).

I wonder if he truly thinks he is in the right. I feel like he is so used to be the oldest one around his lovers/ex-lovers (I mean he has a type: younger than him and very much hothead) that he may forget that he can still make mistakes. Just because he is older than them, doesn't mean he can't also make mistakes in his relationships. I'm not trying to demonize him because he is an interesting complex character. I just want to know more.