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[spectacledraws]

hmmm environment and texture study thing of the one of my fav parts of RD.. Micaiah and Soren’s dialogues are so everything

[loumauve]

I know I'm probably gonna end up on someone's 'kill it with fire' list for this, but I am so tired of each and every ask lately being someone's desperate plea for help.

I have neither the money to help, nor the energy to go through the vetting process of figuring out which request is legit and which isn't, so I can't just post them either, because I refuse to aid in someone's attempt to use other people's goodwill against them. scams are still a thing, and sadly enough people will use any opportunity to benefit from someone else's misery.

so please stop sending me these. I get at least three a day and if this doesn't stop I'm gonna have to turn off asks which sucks because I like talking to people. I just.. I can't anymore. I am exhausted, mentally and more importantly emotionally, and I just don't have the bandwidth to deal with this right now.

[technicalgator]

“Not a fan of this ship, at all, but-“

Then stfu. God it always pisses me off when people announce this. Literally not needed, don’t care didn’t ask. Just say your compliment and leave

[lunasilvis]

Trying to work on being less intense with genuine romantic interests. I don't know why, but I had always felt as if I'm running out of time whenever I feel truly safe or joyful within a bond. This might be very well tied to my parental sickness and loss. – It's as if I want it all on the spot, right now (or else nothing, just slumber or feelings running cold extremely quick). And it's not a healthy way of expressing myself romantically, or letting somebody know I fancy them.

Spring and more so this summer have been so so important for my own introspective (but also external) growth. I have met my mirror, beaten my ass a lot, plowed - again and again - my way through my shadow sides and through shame and guilt. I decided by June to face myself for the full 100, and start the building up (which is still on-going). Flirting a little again, teasing, with calmth and less hurry. And I enjoy it like that, so much. Time for me to mature up

[jmtofp]

ONE OF US IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS!

Gee, I wonder which one's the odd one out?

Most of the Gacha Resort artwork above can be found in this artbook. Please check it out.

I know this is kind of hastily edited together, but I just had to make them take a group photo.

[notasapleasure]

Me trying to edit this fucking fic into something workable:

[nicnevans]

not gonna put op on blast but a post just crossed my dash that's just. this

and i'm sorry but if your block list is in the hundreds that's not normal and maybe you need to block less and just get comfortable with the fact that other peoples' thoughts and opinions might brush against yours in ways you don't immediately like. talk about it. consider their perspectives. broaden your horizons. if your block list is in the hundreds the only common denominator there is you. there comes a point were curating your space is just an excuse for controlling it and trying to control who can and cannot interact with you and your close friends and that just isn't healthy, and it certainly isn't a healthy way to engage with a fandom space which is by definition a shared one.

[king-spite]

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[recreationaldivorce]

tbh video games are a weird exception for me where i can't stand other forms of media having reactionary politics, like i can't look past it to try enjoy it despite the politics, it just ruins the experience for me, but for video games idgaf lol as long as the gameplay is fun i'm good. i mean i did write like 10k words criticising the reactionary politics of life is strange but that's different cause lis is a telltale game and basically just an interactive movie like there's not much gameplay to compensate for the writing and the politics of the writers. normal games are mostly gameplay and you can kinda ignore the writing if you don't like it. not that gameplay is apolitical, obviously the way the gameplay is designed is political too, but ig it's easier for me to ignore it if i can be distracted by the fun-ness of the gameplay? idk. but generally i'll play games with whatever strategy is most successful for the objectives of the game, like if the goal of the game is to make the most profit possible i'll play as a capitalist, if the goal of the game is to conquer all the land i'll play as a coloniser, if the goal of the game is to overthrow the bourgeoisie i'll play as a communist lol. anyway my main source of income in my rimworld games is harvesting and selling prisoners' organs

[yutadepth]

transblr i had my consultation with my surgeon for top surgery yesterday and he had me in tears, i cant believe this is actually going to happen

[mollypaup]

1, 12, 15 and 19 for the utena ask :D

1.favorite characters

anthy and kozue my beloveds. characters who are on the opposite ends in regards to their experiences and responses to the way they are treated. i think a lot about anthy's willingly taking on the mantle of witch to protect her brother and her quiet resignation to how she is treated as a result in contrast to kozue's frightened fleeing from the recital her brother agreed to that she couldn't back out of and how she fights tooth and nail all the time to wrench some level of agency from the hands of the men around her. and nanami and wakaba also.

12. favorite black rose duelist

wakaba's episode is so good in the way it recasts her entire behavior towards utena. it makes you really feel her absence in episodes and note the way she acts in the instances she is present. i think using her to show that even out of the spotlight of the narrative no one in ohtori is having a good time, and the sentiment that she envies utena and anthy because she perceives their station as "better" is really interesting. something something about how clawing your way to the top of a system that hates you isn't good but at least you are not on the bottom. i am thinking all the time about her spending the show clinging to utena and going home to that empty room and at the end of the show being the only one to recall her name at all. even akio cannot say it, but wakaba remembers.

15. character you relate to the most

anthy. but she is nicer than i was at 13. i would have been killing.

19. is there anything about the show that you dislike, or something you would change about it?

hmmm. i get really sad about the fact that nanami is still in ohtori at the end of the show. i get why she is still there, but i think it might have been interesting if she also "disappeared" from the school after her last arc. she is escaping next. i believe this wholeheartedly. sort of tough to answer this one because i think a lot of the flaws in utena work in its favor. maybe there could be less stairs.

[graveyardrabbit]

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[morrigan-sims]

I was playing with looks for Rook for during his time with Wolf the other day, and LOOK AT HIM!! My poor, tortured boy...

[pepprs]

genuinely so angry and scared im shaking. how many other times this week this month this year have i been exposed without knowing it. do people even tell each other anymore. it’s just so grim. it’s so fucking grim

[leondaltons]

I have been extremely M.I.A lately because life is overwhelming and work is eating me alive, but in the good news side: i might be moving, for the first time, to my own apartment on September 🥺🧡🥳

[todayisafridaynight]

Okay stream over and as such no one is safe anymore from my RGGJoposting (sorry in advance), HOWEVER I did want to say...

Of course Mine Himself At Present is the furthest thing from punk, but I believe the reason he has that belt is a nod to Nakamura, who is credited with bringing punk influences to the kabuki scene. (This particular photo was taken years after Y3, but...)

By the way, Nakamura is how I found out there's a lot of stigma against sons of kabuki actors who choose to play roles of a different gender than their fathers. He comes from an established line of onnagata, so it was a big deal for him to choose to play male roles.

Arakawa was a taishu engeki actor rather than a kabuki actor, which is less steeped in tradition than kabuki, so I don't know if it would've been the same for him doing the opposite to Nakamura. But it's Neat to think of it as a concerted choice for him in terms of feeling that strong of a connection to femininity.

oh fuck yeah punk in the kabuki world WORD UP TO THE LEGEND.....