#“i can't ever find anything that's not XYZ”

[gailynovelry]

Gently shaking the sort of people who go like "ew why would anyone describe a book using tropes, that doesn't tell me anything about—" honey, it's because it's a convenient shorthand. If you want to know what the story is about in actual detail, then click the link and read the summary. Maybe read a few reviews and learn what the experience was like for other people. Please, I know that you are smart enough to do a little research on your own.

And if you're not interested in the way the author described the book anyway, then why are you wasting time telling them how uninterested you are? Go find something you actually like!

[fluentisonus]

another thing that bothers me about people insisting translation can never communicate the original with the implication that it's therefore not worthwhile is like. what's the end result of that? you never read anything from places that don't speak the languages you do? you let the perfect be the enemy of the good & seal yourself into a narrow cultural bubble because you've decided it's not possible for ideas & stories to cross language barriers?

[plaidos]

Sorry if this is going too far with turning your inbox into the children's cartoon complaint zone, but the stuff about Grenda in Gravity falls got me thinking.

I was a teenager when Gravity Falls was coming out, and it remains one of my favorite cartoons, but rewatching it recently made me uncomfortably aware of just how much mean-spirited and offensive comedy there is throughout. Grenda as a "comic relief" character is a huge one of course, but there's just a LOT of deriving comedy from people's bodies and appearances. Plus just straightforward man-in-a-dress jokes...

There's also the fact that Alex Hirsch seems to think AAVE (or like "slang" created to be a comically heightened imitation of AAVE) is the most hilarious thing ever, but also makes sure it's always coming from on-screen white characters, as if that unproblematizes the way it's mocked? It's a CONSTANT recurring thread throughout the series.

I ended up falling off a recent rewatch for a while after hitting the episode "Soos and the Real Girl." It really hit me there with the exact way they were characterizing Soos's social incompetence and "childish" interests, oh, he's straight up supposed to be autistic. He explicitly gets obsessed with the dating sim because he likes how social interactions have predictable rules in it, unlike real life. It's hammered home *multiple* times that one of his big stated social deficiencies is an inability to make eye contact, etc. Come the fuck on. And that's fine in a vacuum, the episode ends with everyone realizing he didn't need to change himself because he could still have value as a person as long as his awkwardness was charming to a quirky chubby woman.

But all the jokes in the episode are still about how funny it is that he's socially unaware and makes other people uncomfortable or frightened. And worse, it recontextualizes the way he's used as a joke throughout the rest of the series, the way he's portrayed as stupid, as a man-child, as being abused and taken advantage of by his employer while he's oblivious to it. It's just so gross. And that's not even getting into how he's also fat and Hispanic, and he's not just mocked but *dehumanized* for comedy CONSTANTLY.

Plus that episode throws in one of the show's transphobic jokes for good measure. Isn't it so funny that you can't tell if this person in alternative fashion is a man or a woman? Isn't it funny that Soos is so autistic-- I mean socially inept-- that he openly, in public, to their face, speculates on their gender? Not like for trans people that's a nightmare scenario that carries an implicit threat of violence or anything...

And all this is absolutely not to suggest that Gravity Falls is a uniquely harmful piece of media. I know for certain if you pick any network sitcom at random, before or even since Gravity Falls, you'd find way worse examples of all of this. But it's just a bummer to now be a grown-ass fat, autistic, trans woman who can recognize some of this stuff, and realize that even the media that's most special to me thinks it's funny to be hostile to people like me, that it's not really made for me. And to recognize that it's even worse for people who are marginalized in ways that I'm not.

Anon I’m in love with you — it’s like you went down a checklist in my brain of every complaint i’ve ever had about this show. i completely, completely agree with every note here — the jokes about AAVE specifically stood out to me, especially since there’s been at least one occasion where Hirsch went on a twitter rant about how (xyz aave) is the worst, stupidest thing to ever happen to the English language (meanwhile he thinks combining the words “Bill” and “Dipper” is funny enough to include as a joke despite it being just literally putting two names together. wooow how clever and funny white people are, thank god this caucasian braingenius is protecting the sanctity of the english language from black people who make up bad new words)

also dude can’t go five seconds without putting a white person in a “cowboys and indians” style native american costume. Hirsch has a fucking major problem with the way he treats his hispanic characters & how he portrays native american mythology & culture as basically this funny stupid thing to be used as set dressing for white people.

it feels a lot like he watched The Simpsons’ (sometimes effective, sometimes ineffective) satire on racism, bigotry, and the conservative tendencies in archetypical american towns and understood that it was funny but didn’t get why and just limply recreated the jokes without the structure for it to be a satire. not that the Simpsons doesn’t fall into these same problems with racism & body shaming, but i feel like they at least have a veneer of it being “isn’t it stupid how people like Homer think like this?” rather than just “haha different culture talk funny”

and the problem is, it sucks that it’s like this because it’s so good. it feels like every time i recommend it i have to be like “a lot of the jokes have aged like milk but it’s worth it”. like i love Gravity Falls. which is why it’s important to criticise it for its flaws.

[consolecadet]

Tips for freshly diagnosed celiac-havers

Someone I knew asked me for advice after getting diagnosed with celiac. I gave her some. I might as well share them with you as well!

I am not a doctor, and not your doctor, I'm just some guy with celiac disease. Ask an actual doctor for help with medical decisions. I'm in the northeastern United States, so you might have to go hunting for equivalent resources if you live elsewhere.

Are you done with testing?

If you had a tTG-IgA blood test with an elevated result, or a doctor just told you you have celiac, but you have not gotten a biopsy via endoscopy to confirm your diagnosis, WAIT! You may not want to stop eating gluten quite yet. You have to be eating gluten for the biopsy test to work.

It is not fun to stop eating gluten, start feeling better, and then have to start eating it again just to prove that you really have celiac disease.

Your choice in this area is personal. If you know you're going to have to wait years to get an endoscopy, it would probably be healthier and more pleasant to stop eating gluten now and then do a "gluten challenge" for a few weeks before your endoscopy.

If it's unlikely you will ever get an endoscopy (too expensive, inaccessible, phobia, etc), there's no point in waiting for something that may never come -- just stop eating gluten now.

But if you can schedule an endoscopy for a month or two from now, it's probably best to keep eating gluten until the endoscopy. Sorry.

Please eat food. Like, enough food.

The most important tip I got early in my diagnosis is that if you stop eating gluten and you start feeling crummy -- dizzy, cranky, tired, etc -- it's not because you're going through "gluten detox" or some shit. It's because you're hungry!

It's easy to accidentally start eating way less when you start eating gluten free. A celiac diagnosis can make you want to avoid eating because food feels scary and stressful. Cutting a major ingredient from your diet without knowing what to replace it with can also leave you undernourished.

You really need nourishment when you are recovering from celiac! Your body need energy from food to use on healing your intestines. If you've lived with celiac for a long time, you probably have vitamin deficiencies you're trying to bounce back from. The emotional difficulty of adjusting to a new diagnosis is also much easier to face if you're not starving.

All of this advice applies equally regardless of body size. Yes, even if you are very fat. If you're hungry, eat.

Where to find information about gluten-free food

The gold standard for basic celiac info is celiac nonprofits. There's a ton of info about celiac disease and the gluten free diet on their websites. I recommend:

Celiac Disease Foundation

Beyond Celiac

You know what's not a legitimate celiac nonprofit? Gluten Free Society. Do not listen to anything GFS or its founder Peter Osborne have to say. Osborne is not an actual doctor, nor is he doing actual nutrition science. He is a chiropractor (i.e. quack) so bad that his state's board of chiropractors threatened to revoke his license. Don't let anyone tell you celiac means you can't have corn!!! Truly, wtf @ this guy.

Google's AI summaries for searches like "Is XYZ food gluten free" are often inaccurate (because they pick up sites like GFS). I always click through to the source to be sure. "Is XYZ food celiac safe" sometimes gives more useful search results.

I also like this presentation "I Have Celiac" for a super in-depth guide to having and living with celiac. The OP made it to show to loved ones to explain their deal, but it's so thorough that I found it helpful for myself when I got my diagnosis.

I want to buy food that's safe for celiac...how do I do that?

You should be able to find gf food at any supermarket. The selection of baked goods and processed foods may be lacking, depending on where you live, but produce, raw unmarinated cuts of meat, and other whole foods like milk and eggs are generally safe even if not labeled gf.

A lot of supermarkets have an indicator on the price labels to help you -- for example, at Stop and Shop, the labels on the shelf have an orange circle that says "gf" in it under foods that are gluten free. It's best to check the packaging too, since Stop and Shop sometimes gets it wrong!

Something that says "gluten free" or "certified gluten free" on it is safe for celiac*. Something that doesn't say "gluten free" on the packaging may also be safe, so long as it also doesn't contain wheat, barley, or rye, or have a wheat allergy warning under the ingredient list. Here are some tips for what to look for on ingredient labels.

Labels can get real complicated real fast, so just use your best judgment. It's okay if you don't get it right 100% of the time. The goal when living with celiac is to reduce gluten exposure as much as possible, not to hermetically seal yourself in a deep well where a single molecule of gluten can never possibly reach your tongue. You, and only you, get to decide how much exposure risk you're comfortable with.

My favorite grocery store post-diagnosis is Wegmans. My nearest one is a bit of a hike, so I don't go that often, but it's such a treat when I do. Wegmans has a huge gluten free aisle with gf staples and fun snacks, plus lots of food items that can be harder to find gf, like fresh pasta and baked goods.

I also like the online health food store iHerb for finding new gf snacks and ingredients. You can filter the whole store by dietary needs, so you can also find gf skincare/makeup items and supplements if you want. I have a discount link for 20% off: https://secure.iherb.com/rewards/rewards-program?rcode=DRO2876

The best way to find restaurants that can accommodate celiac is Find Me Gluten Free. It's essentially a gluten-free Yelp. People use the site/app to review of restaurants for 1) what cross-contact precautions the restaurant takes and 2) crucially, if the food was good!

Gf food can be expensive, ngl. The National Celiac Association has advice for how to save money on gf food, including a database of food pantries that set aside gf food for people who need it.

GF ~influencers~

If you want to follow some people who Get It, I like:

Phil Hates Gluten (on IG, TT, and YT) has EoE (another gluten-related autoimmune condition). He reviews gf food and restaurants and makes silly videos about the gf experience.

Robyn's Gluten-free Living on YouTube has gf baking videos and advice about traveling, eating at restaurants, saving money on gf food, and more.

Here on Tumblr, @gluttonysansgluten and @certifiedceliac (and I would love more recommendations for celiac related Tumblr accounts!)

Having celiac is really hard. But it does get easier.

I felt overwhelmed and honestly kind of doomed when I got my celiac diagnosis. For the first few months I felt like I couldn't trust any food and I was going to be totally excluded at all social events forever. It sucked. But then I got a lot of practice figuring out which foods were safe for me, advocating for myself at restaurants and when my friends were planning get-togethers involving food, and now things are really not that bad. And I feel way, way less sick.

If you feel overwhelmed or don't know how to interpret the 1 million sources online telling you what's gluten free, I really recommend seeing a dietician. Your best bet is a weight-neutral or HAES dietician who mentions celiac somewhere on their website or online profile. You can generally count on those folks to give you practical information about how to live with celiac, as well as emotional support as you adjust to what is probably a pretty big and stressful change in your life and how you view yourself!

You got this!

*Please do not talk about Cheerios on my post. Make your own.

[aclowntiny]

Things Seventeen Do That Make Your Heart Flutter

I love these but also like when can I get a Seventeen *cries*

S.Coups

♡ Takes his voice a couple octaves lower to murmur sweet nothings between kisses

♡ Sits behind you with an arm wrapped across you protectively

♡ Texts you to make sure you got home safe if you ever go out late, have something scheduled in the evening, or go somewhere unfamiliar

♡ Moves your hair &/or shirt out of the way to press kisses to your shoulders

♡ Rolls up his sleeves slowly but firmly, looking genuinely a bit surprised that you're watching so intently

Jeonghan

♡ Calls you adorable with the fondest smile directed only at you

♡ Raises your joined hands up to his lips to press a kiss to the back of your hand

♡ Pulls you into bed with him, hands going to your hair as soon as you fall onto his chest

♡ Boops your nose, plays with your cheeks & nuzzles into them

♡ Teasingly swipes his tongue over your lips when you're kissing just to see what you do

Joshua

♡ Tells you this next song is for you as he takes his guitar pick from between his teeth, beginning a new melody

♡ Listens to you & makes eye contact so intently, a tornado could pass by behind you & he wouldn't even notice

♡ Holds the umbrella for you & kisses you in the rain like it's a movie scene

♡ His hands always gently rub your back when he hugs you

♡ Kisses your hand, then slowly takes his time all the way up your arm to your cheeks & finally your lips

Jun

♡ Tells you he just can't resist you, you know

♡ Pretends to bite you, every now & again very lightly actually giving the side of your face a joking bite

♡ When you're done laying down, takes both of your hands & swings you back up, making you feel like for just a second, you're flying

♡ Hypes you up constantly, telling you you're the most beautiful person ever in the whole world, actually

♡ Twirls you around the room when you're dancing just so he can admire you before reeling you in once more, your back against his chest as you move & sway as one

Hoshi

♡ Notices if you ever wear different perfume, leaning in & practically nuzzling your neck to get a sniff after he points it out

♡ Gives you the occasional little nip between kisses

♡ Holds you on his lap with both hands around your middle, resting his head on your shoulder with a huge smile as he lightly sways you

♡ When you're sitting at a table together, his foot finds your leg, hooking it & trying to pull you closer, giving a giggle or a smirk depending on how far he manages to pull you

♡ Finds excuses to slide his hands over your body as you two dance

Wonwoo

♡ Chuckles deeply & fondly when you start showing him affection

♡ Links your arms together when you share a book, pulling the pages a bit closer to his vision & you to his body

♡ Takes you to the most beautiful places, but his eyes hardly fall on the view because they won't leave you

♡ Tells everyone else to be quiet when you're speaking & considers your opinion first

♡ Gently lowers you into bed with a hand at the small of your back

Woozi

♡ Leans in & bites the tip of his pen softly as he listens to you intently

♡ Gently pulls your head onto his shoulder when you sit next to each other, his fingers ever-so-slightly running through your hair

♡ Lets you try his Seventeen ring on, smiling so widely if it fits you, too

♡ Always lets you play your favorite songs, even if he doesn't particularly like them

♡ Can't wait to spend time in private with you, because it's during the moments between only you two that he gives you the most passionate kisses

DK

♡ Sings you love songs, then bursts out into a wide, shy smile afterward

♡ Grabs your hands in his & makes you clap for both him & yourself depending on the situation

♡ Accepts any excuse to tell you xyz quality, situation, skill, or anything really is why he loves you

♡ Does love shots when you guys have drinks or even with your spoons in hand if you have ice cream

♡ Can't give you just one kiss, you'll get a ton of pecks before getting pulled into a more passionate one

Mingyu

♡ Caresses your cheek with the back of his hand

♡ Grins as he flexes & lets you hang off his arm, feeling so cool & looking just as confident

♡ Spends a whole day just to learn how to make your favorite dish with you at his side

♡ His eyes light up when you show him a new outfit you got, gaze drifting over all of it as he smiles Bigger & bigger, telling you how amazing you look in a wonder-filled tone

♡ Turns to steal a kiss on the lips when you lean in to press one to his cheek

The8

♡ Tells you he'd really like to kiss you- may he?

♡ Manages to take the most flattering pictures of you & when you comment such he remarks that that beauty is how he always sees you no matter what

♡ Lays his hands over yours to guide them as you paint a picture together

♡ Presses kisses to the shell of your ear when he looks over your shoulder

♡ Traces patterns on your back as you lay together

Seungkwan

♡ Remembers your drink order & surprises you with it as often as he can

♡ Absolutely melts into your kisses every single time, whether it's the first or the twentieth, his face breaking into the most precious smile

♡ Back hugs you, placing his hands over yours & resting his head in the crook of your neck

♡ Almost always holds your face in both hands when he kisses you, pulling you in so gently & taking his time as his lips move with yours

♡ Reminds you almost daily how much better this world is because it has you in it

Vernon

♡ Idly holds the strings of his hoodie between his lips

♡ Lets his hand slide down your jawline after he places his headphones on your head, pulling you in for a lazy kiss

♡ Reminds you that you can tell him anything, you know, expression solemn yet deeply loving

♡ Even if you're sitting at a table, he'll find a way to brush your knee with his

♡ Really casually will just tell you that you have really beautiful eyes, you know

Dino

♡ Holds your waist & guides you as he teaches you a new dance move

♡ Believes you can do anything, almost completely blind to obstacles as he expresses complete confidence in your ability to carry out your dreams & desires & show your skills anywhere

♡ Pulls up his shirt to wipe sweat off his forehead

♡ Whispers little jokes to you just to make you laugh & see your smile as you fall a little closer into him

♡ Surprises you with kisses at the most random times to keep you on your toes, giving a great big grin at your expression thereafter

[yuurivoice]

i swear i ask this genuinely and in complete good faith, but stemming from the bit where you talked about systems of oppression and your allyship with those oppressed even if you can't completely relate to them, what do you take into account when making the decision to not talk muchhh about politics and current events as someone with a bit of a larger platform? Is it just because of the nature of YuuriVoiceTM, like fandom and escapism, and, consequently, not because people go somewhere to hear political takes?

For reference, the line for me was the election.

I think, largely, my work is so intertwined with the soul I put into it that the characters people are falling in love with are incompatible with hate. My bottom line can take a hit if someone finds those beliefs opposed to their own, I am okay with that.

My personal and professional approach has been, for the most part, speak on what I directly am impacted by and support those voices who are better suited to tackle that which is beyond my scope.

I think an example of where big creators have sorta gotten themselves into a quandary is Critical Role, where they've unintentionally or otherwise created an expectation for them to be very loud and active as a whole unit, and segments of the fandom have mistaken silence for indifference. But that's because they set that expectation and are held to it, and fandoms rarely have patience or make a good faith assumption off the rip. They do a lot of great stuff, but also because internet, if they do not take immediate and direct action via fundraising, making statements, etc. there's going to be someone who assumes the worst.

Side bar: You could write a whole thesis on the way CR is under constant subject to purity tests, despite showing clear growth and genuine effort to learn and grow from past failings. I'm not even a viewer, just intrigued by the business and those involved.

Obviously, asking for nuance and patience online is a dead end conversation, but...ya know.

So when it comes to me, I try to let the themes, heart, and voice of my writing speak on where I stand. For example, I've never publicly said anything about Palestine, but you can definitely infer how I feel without even a single episode of Evalas stuff being out. And this story existed before current events unfolded, it's not reactionary, but reflective of the heartbreaking truth that for whatever reason in this world there is wickedness that convinces someone to rob another of their dignity, home, and life.

And I can't pretend I'm a super educated dude, I'm not, there's so much I don't know. A decade ago, I had no clue what it meant to be a trans person. A decade before that, I was terrified of queerness. It took me a while to figure out, but every time I was faced with situations beyond my scope, I tried to light my path forward with love instead of fear. I wanted to go forward instead of shell up.

So I'll always try to humble myself and listen with an open mind, and always strive to be empathetic. Not because I want to be "the guy who gets it" or somebody's savior, or be right. I just recognize that I've been wrong, and learned, and grew. And that's...like, really cool? It's cool that people can do that.

With time, I hope that's the sort of thing that lets people know where my heart is and where I stand. To the point that I don't ever get questions like "why haven't you talked about xyz" because...well, people know how I get down, even if I'm not super public about it.

I think I don't have so much of a fear of times where I might have to be vocal or the work might make some bold statements someone may disagree with, because I also try to afford that grace to those who might be where I was when I was ignorant or confused. There are lines drawn, of course, but in general I try to hold on to hope that everyone is born with the right parts to live a life where they lead with love and understanding instead of fear. And just like the systems that oppress us, that same wickedness tries to indoctrinate the scared and confused. This isn't a "but guys, don't be mad, they just ACCIDENTALLY voted away your rights!" type of thing, but more of a...

...if we can't fix the brokenness, we're doomed. If we can't speak with people and show them the way, we will lose, and continue to lose. And maybe that's like...some hippie pie in the sky bullshit philosophy. It probably is. But I have to believe that words can heal, that love can mend, that there's actually something in this fucked up universe that can redeem us. It has many names, and has come in countless forms. Just like the wickedness, there is some unnamed thing that works in the opposite direction. It's love, it's hope, it's light. And I don't care what you want to name it, or what form speaks to you the most, or if you don't think it's there at all.

If it doesn't work like that, if it's all just fucked, then I'll keep dreaming of worlds where it does and sharing them with those who want to dream with me, until I can't anymore.

This is probably the best thing I've written today. Thank you for the question.

[ahedderick]

Legally

I find it fascinating that so many folks have an understanding that "criminals" commit crimes and other people - don't? Or that "criminals" are identifiable visually in some way? Well, let me explain a little better.

When I had a very, very sick kid and tried to work through the school system to get disability accommodations, I was told "Get a 504 plan" with the clear understanding that that would . . solve everything. We got a 504 plan. My husband, son and I met with guidance and a few of the teachers. Son was to get XYZ to help him keep up in classes.

Some teachers did XYZ. Some did it the first week and then had to be "reminded" (nagged. begged) thereafter. One refused outright, and when I saw the guidance counselor, she whined "Weeeeeeell, Mrs. Fuller is in her last year before retirement, we....uh....can't make her. do anything."

THAT'S ILLEGAL! people tell me. Yeah, no shit. But there's nothing that can be DONE about it except take them to court - which would not have solved the immediate problem of getting my son through his school year.

When I was hired for my first full time job, in 1991, I was told that I (a woman) would never have been hired if Mr. Screene hadn't retired earlier that year. The office had an unwritten, illegal policy that women couldn't wear pants. Not any pants, not even dressy ones with a suit jacket. All totally ILLEGAL but. My only recourse would have been to file a lawsuit - and that was highly impractical for a 22-yr-old new hire working for am important company in a very, very small town.

Anyone with a disability could tell you that 'federally protected rights' to accommodations are . . not always honored. Any worker could tell you that 'mandatory' overtime pay, meal breaks, etc - do not mean anything in some workplaces. And for gosh sake's don't ask the renters who have to fight like the dickens to ever get their "legal rights"!

So when I hear folks saying "Talk about your salary, your boss can't LEGALLY fire you for that!" it makes me think .. hmmm. Would I want to take that chance. I am not sure.

A boss who breaks the law in paying or accommodating his employees. Is a criminal. Has broken the law. A teacher who refuses disability accommodations for a student with a documented need. Is a criminal. Doctors, lawyers, white collar professionals knowingly mistreating clients or steering them wrong deliberately (for profit or prejudice). Criminal. And so, so few of them ever have a reckoning.

[aquz]

alsoalso teeheehee i have a rq for you my love 🫶🏼🫶🏼 /platonic

trey, vil, epel + your favs helping/comforting a reader on their period!! (if you’re comfy w it!!) i’m on my period rn and everyone at work is ticking me off sm even tho they’re not doing anything 😭😭 i feel so bad for being internally angry at them for just being excited to see me every morning, but it’s hard to be ultra super happy when it feels like you’re being punched hard kn the gut 8000 times a second 😭😞😞

periods totally suck !

romantic or platonic, afab but gender neutral reader, period problems • some twst boys during your period

TREY CLOVER -

he is the most helpful, having probably taken care of his mother and little sisters if they needed him. he is well educated and thinks periods are not gross, definitely not ashamed to buy you anything you may need but may be flustered if asked about it. the best thing he offers is chocolate sweets if you ask! even if you don't like sugary things or if you can't have sugar, he'll find a way. he also is pretty good at cuddling and he's warm but he's also fairly busy 🙁 but! overall he's super helpful and nice!

EPEL FELMIER -

to be honest, he has no clue what a period is at first. he lives with his grandparents. when you tell him, he doesn't really react but if it's talked about around ANYONE he'll be all like, "ew! gross! tmi!" but in reality he still doesn't care. he tried to be a manly boyfriend (or friend) for you and got you sanitary pads or tampons when you asked, but a weird cashier suggested they were for him and he stopped doing it ever since. his best quality is that he can take your anger and mood swings. if you get pissy, he'll fight back and he won't take anything you say to heart. overall? he's... doing the bare minimum but if you force him to do more and nag about it, he'll do it with a groan.

VIL SCHOENHEIT -

he knows a lot about periods, very nice to have around. he has everything ready for you, he probably tracks your cycle for you. he has your preferred items as well as self care stuff and nice chocolates. he'll give you a massage if he's free and do skincare with you. though, this all comes with the price of helping him when he needs it. that can literally be anything, so just hope he'll go easy on you (and won't ask you to be a workout buddy). his best quality is pretty much everything, he's got everything under control and he can handle attitude! what more could you want?

AZUL ASHENGROTTO -

he doesn't know what a period is, much like epel, because he is a merman and i don't think fish get periods to begin with. if you tell him what it is, he might feel embarrassed or intrigued and will probably go off to do his own research. he will be telling you more about your periods then YOU even knew about. luckily, he has the twins and they can get anything you need. though, floyd comes back with the most ridiculous things for you as well it makes azul embarrassed yet again. azul will get his slaves workers to cook for you though, even if you don't ask for it because he feels bad for never having enough time for you. his best quality is definitely just knowledge so he knows what to do when xyz happens. unfortunately, he is not too good with attitude and you might have to comfort HIM instead.

(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

authors note? sorry for taking a million years to finish, i had what i wanted to write in my head but the thought of actually writing it out made me melt into a pile of wax and i had to wait for the wax to harden to be able to type this! i hope this was to your liking! added azul cus he's my ultimate fav!

[keratonin]

also if you really want to be a thorn in the side of the next administration, it is a GREAT time to get familiar with your local government.

find out who runs your city, your county, your school board (even if you're not in school/you don't have kids in school). find their websites. find their office's contact information and save it. you will be using it.

do they have town halls? meet and greets? can you attend their meetings? GO TO THEM. bring friends. find out what these people are doing. do your research. develop opinions on it.

next step: voice those opinions. go grab that contact information you saved earlier. if you're able, make phone calls to these people's offices. be polite and courteous (so they take you seriously) as you tell whoever picks up the phone that you're one of [officeholder X]'s constituents and you [approve/disapprove] of what they're doing with [policy XYZ. be specific about which thing you're talking about!]

stay polite and calm. send emails if you can't make phone calls. get your friends to do it too. it doesn't matter if you never voted for officeholder X and nothing they can do would ever make you vote for them. still tell their office you're a constituent and you disapprove of that one policy they're trying to push through. you really don't need anything more than that.

local governments have power, and they have fewer constituents than, say, senators and presidents, so each individual constituent voicing approval or disapproval matters more to them. let them know that you care, and you're paying attention, and this will impact how you vote when they're up for reelection. and GET YOUR FRIENDS TO DO IT TOO.

five calls from different people to a school board member in one day saying they strongly disapprove of removing books about gender from the school library, when normally that school board member receives MAYBE one call from a constituent? they will notice.

contacting your state legislature and members of congress is definitely a good idea too - it's less likely to have an immediate impact, but if enough people are doing it, we can make something happen. politicians want to get reelected.

and THAT is how we become a massive thorn in the side of the next administration. get every policy that the next administration wants to push through absolutely bogged down in a swamp of 'yeah my constituents would vote me out in a millisecond if i went along with that.' the united states government is large and complicated and unwieldy and we can use that to our advantage.

go grassroots. pay attention. be vocal. and be consistent. one phone call might not do much. it's the volume and the persistence that make the difference.

[henrysglock]

care to drop some Henry headcanons?

Hoo boy okay :3

Pets

I don't think canonverse/canon-adjacent Henry would be a pet guy in general. I like writing him as keeping spiders, but my main drive behind that is "he has no friends, and he's collecting ones that are low maintenance" rather than "he likes having pets". Especially re: his living situations in a canon setting, I think he would view anything more than spider jars to be a liability—not to mention the whole "oh, the pet is afraid of me now because of XYZ supernatual reasons" thing. It would be very isolating in that regard, and would probably do more harm than good.

However. In non-canonverse AUs, or canon-adjacent AUs where his contact with the supernatural is minimal (by comparison to canon), I think Henry would be a dog person.

If there's one thing that every version of Henry craves, it's affection. He's always looking for love, and it leads him into situations that any other rational person would deem toxic and dangerous. He's also highly anxious, whether it presents as outward neuroticism or emotional shutdowns.

What better solution than a big, fluffy, dopey dog that will always be happy to see him? One that can just lay on his lap and be petted until he feels better? One that could be trained as a guard dog support dog? Yes. I think so.

I could see Henry having a golden retriever, a St. Bernard, a Great Pyrenees, or even a particularly laid-back German Shepard. He'd probably give it a human name, too, and he'd probably talk to it like he's having a real person-to-person conversation.

If given the opportunity, he'd be a horse guy, too. They just get each other. His horse spooks at a leaf, and he's there like...Yeah, man. Me too. He's the "if my horse kills me, it was my fault" type. He would ride english style, and he would absolutely (silently) judge someone like, maybe, Jim Hopper for being a western saddle guy. They have vaguely homoerotic beef, similar to figure skaters and hockey players.

2. Clothes

Henry seems like the type to always be ridiculously behind the times until someone close to him drags him into modern clothes (kicking and screaming). He's the guy who was dressed "proper" as a kid and grew up to be a man who feels naked without a sweater of some kind. He loves summer because of all the sunlight and warmth, but he feels weirdly exposed in just a cotton t-shirt and slacks. That man would put on a t-shirt and then stare in his long mirror like [Joyce voice] she has nipples....and then he would put on a second top of some kind. Yes, it's 90ºF. Yes, he's wearing a cardigan. Don't judge him. He feels naked without it.

Don't even talk to him about shorts, either, unless he's a) inside his house or b) doing some outdoor activity that involves water.

He would absolutely be the guy who always wears a shirt at the beach/pool. That is, if you could manage to drag him out to the beach/pool.

I also feel like he's the kind of guy who always wears socks. Like. Y'know how some autists hate socks and others can't go without wearing socks? Yeah. He's the latter. But they're all just the plain white crew socks (until someone he knows buys him anything more "fun"). It's not that he doesn't like fun socks, it's just simpler if they all match each other.

That said, he also feels like the kind of guy to have house slippers. There are shoes, which stay in the garage, and then there are the ✨ House Slippers ✨. They're a staple in the winter. Socks+slippers combo outsold.

Speaking of winter: He likes some aspects of winter, like the fresh snow and the ice storms that make the trees clink like wind chimes. However. He hates how dark it is, how early it gets dark, and how damp it is. And if all that brings back bad memories, that's for him to know and no one ever to find out.

3. Lifestyle

Henry has a sleep schedule. He swears he does. It's just, y'know. 7pm to 3am, and then 4am to 7am. The man has dinner and immediately conks out. He's so tired. Don't judge him. His sleep schedule does get better relative to the sliding scale of his mental health. Happy Henry? 10pm-6:30am. Struggling Henry? See the first set of times. He's coping.

Henry is also the type of guy to run himself into the ground when he's sick, and (for obvious reasons) he hates going to the doctor. He will simply suffer with the flu for weeks rather than go get Tamiflu from Urgent Care. He once broke a bone in his hand and tried to convince everyone he knew that he could "heal it by himself". He did exactly that, but everyone was side-eyeing him the whole time.

He gets his vaccines, though. He sucks it up for the greater good, even if he's scurrying around the pharmacy like a prey animal being stalked the entire time.

He hates conservatives and everything they stand for. He has never once voted republican. That doesn't mean he likes the democratic party, but he also understands the concept of a lesser evil.

Henry loves horror video games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc. even if he's curled up in a ball on his couch with a blanket pulled all the way up to his nose the entire time. He swears they're fun, and he swears he's enjoying himself, but he does flinch comically if anyone/anything breaks his concentration.

Henry has zero marks on his driving record. This does not necessarily mean he's a good driver, it just means he has a knack for spotting cops. He will absolutely go 50 mph in a 25 mph school zone as long as there aren't cops around. He pushes triple digits on the interstate—that is, until someone drives like an ass. And then he starts being a petty driver. But like...hey. They had it coming. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, asshole.

2010 Henry Creel would drive a Prius. He would never say it out loud, but he would be insufferable about it, internally. He judges people who drive diesel engines, especially the trucks that puff black smoke.

Henry Creel is the "Did the cops see it? No? Then it's legal." type of person in like 80% of cases. He's not "above" lashing out at people who treat his friends and family poorly, even if he wouldn't do the same on his own behalf. He's not going to report shoplifting. So on and so forth.

He's a coffee person, but mainly just in the way of sweet treats. He's not a huge fan of tea (he came around on boba tea, but only just).

He's only had pecan pie once, with his epi pen ready and a friend there to drive him to the ER. It's his favorite, now, and he sighs wistfully about it whenever he passes a bakery in the fall like it's a forbidden lover. His second favorite is strawberry rhubarb, and he only realized he liked it once he moved to Indiana and tried the homemade kind. He prefers sweet potato pie to pumpkin pie at thanksgiving, but he won't say no to pumpkin pie either.

He prefers creamy soups to broth soups, but he will absolutely fuck up a bowl of chicken noodle or vegetable barley soup. He's a soup enjoyer. An enthusiast, even. Henry's never met a soup he didn't like.

I think I'll leave it here for now :3

[pltkarma]

Advice for Manifesting - Robotic Affirmations

Disclaimer : This is my personal advice, I am in no way shape or form an expert on this.

When starting manifestation,

it's important to know that anything you want is possible,

you actually need to try / be working on whatever you want

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When starting robotic affirmations or manifestation it is important to start small. Not bc "you can't manifest xyz all at once" but bc it's important for you to see how it actually does work. Focusing on 1 or 2 helps create less resistance and gets you closer to your manifestation.

Once you get the hang of things and start to have that master belief of " I can literally manifest whatever I want." Then you are more than ready. ( Even for your first ever affirmation you can use that saying)

Repeat repeat repeat

Act like a robot when stating your affirmations, out loud or in your head. When affirming , it is natural to have doubts or feel silly in what your saying but you must filter them out. Ex. "I can't actually do xyz", say to yourself "I can get xyz and more!" ( There is no set # of times you have to say it, just until you feel it's done)

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Belief

I've heard people say that belief is not important in robotic affirmations tbh, i'm 50/50 on that.

When I first started I didn't believe in a lick of what I was saying to myself ( I did the 369 method with 7 affirmations all different things) and they came to me within a week.

I've done others where I felt that it was already done ( wish fulfilled ) for a few minutes a day and it still worked

so I think it's depends on you, as long as you want it, it is yours.

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When making your affirmations it is important to be SPECIFIC,

the wording you use matters, everything matters.

Ex, my first manifestation ever I wanted to go to a specific place. I gave myself a week to see if my affirmations came true (369 method). Guess what? I got an offer that week to go there from a family friend, the following week. However it wasn't to the exact place.

I wanted to go to famous city in xyz state, however all I said was the state in my affirmations never the exact city.

I was severely disappointed ( I still went ) , so make sure you are detailed to the tea.

Actually working towards your manifestation

Let's be realistic for a little bit. If you never open your textbook for a class, attend or atleast go over it. Just bc you said a few affirmations does not mean you'll pass or get a good grade. You aren't trying // serious, for example if I wanted to get good grades I would say

" I always get good grades, getting good grades is easy for me,

I love to study, no matter how much I study I always get good grades"

The " no matter how much " I would still intend you to study atleast a little bit.

A simpler example would be trying to find a job, if you aren't applying, what makes you think you'll get hired? But remember I said wording is important? if you are manifesting to get a job offer or to hear back from someone that is something entirely different. Also acc working towards is helps with your belief aswell.

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All in all this is my personal advice, it is important for you to see what works best for you, as it is your desired reality you wish to build.

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

[akc-g]

the thing is ultimately idc what ppl do. u can do whatever u want. nobody can stop u from doing what u want. fictional characters ARE just fictional characters. ur not doing anything illegal aside from technicalities that we can argue abt all day. all of this ultimately IS debating based on ur personal morals n frameworks n none of this tangibly affects reality. there are sliding scales of acceptable for like everything in these discussions etc etc dark media has its place. i dont like that u will get, like, 'anti' spaces for lack of a better word that refuse to have anything troubling in fanwork or leave room for nuance. i think these spaces are very kid-orientated n we as adults need to actually argue w each other not 15yos who just learned the concept of fandom but im getting off topic.

my points onwards are that fiction is ALWAYS grounded in reality in some way - the characters exist for a reason, the story exists for a reason, fanwork exists for a reason. asking urself why you enjoy xyz n how you enjoy it is like a thing everyone should be asking themselves and your feelings from that also exist for a reason. nothing exists out of nothing. my feelings on this subject don't exist out of nothing - your feelings on this subject don't exist out of nothing.

and the second point that hasnt been talked to death is that, okay, yeah, fandom politics do not affect real life. but if they don't matter, if ppl upset dont matter, then why do YOU need them to matter? why is it just vacum sealed fiction when someone complains but when you talk about it, its suddenly important queer media? it clearly matters to you. it clearly has an impact on you. why can't it have an equally negative impact on others as the positive impact it had on you? why does fandom only matter when it helps? besides that something not touching the real world can be true while it very much effecting the niche space you inhabit, which is important in this context.

i respect that ppl get defensive of their interests and the things that bring them comfort, letting go of coping mechanisms or simply happy interests is difficult. i generally dont think ppl on the 'opposite side' are some kind of inhumane monsters. we r all just ppl trying to find something to make ourselves feel better abt our world. what makes you feel safe isn't inherently a good thing tho just bc it makes u fuzzy. this goes for like. everything ever but *post context*. ig my whole point is less ppl have no media literacy but that ppl deliberately have none bc ppl want to stay comfortable in the niches theyve created.

[biglewysgmail]

I find it so disturbing that people /the law makes a distinction between rape and spousal rape. Just the fact that that distinction is made is disturbing. There is no reason to make a distinction between rape and spousal rape/ think of "spousal rape" as a separate type of rape or something unless you believe that marriage makes a woman into property. Of course, the reason people make this distinction is I guess because women WERE legally considered to be property in marriage, so people didn't believe it was possible for a husband to rape his wife, because she was his property since she married him. The fact that people and law still even make a distinction tho, and the fact that the law in many places for spousal rape is different than nonspousal rape, speaks volumes that people still consider marriage to be property ownership. Like, do y'all realize that (I didn't know this either til I researched it) it was a serious academic debate whether or not spousal rape should even be illegal? Like serious academic scholars did not think spousal rape was possible, bc a woman becomes property once she is married, point blank. Seriously. This was a serious debate that congressmen were torn on. Like do you realize marriage makes people see us as property. Do not get married. Ever.

I get such a satisfaction from not being married it's not even funny. Like the way people are like "you've never been married?" I know subconsciously they're thinking "oh you don't have an owner? So I have to consider you a free woman. A human being. Disappointing:(" the way I can see the gears turning in doctors' heads like "oh, so you don't have an owner I can consult, you are literally in charge of your own decisions....damn:(" people are really like "you've NEVER been married?" Clearly hoping I am legal property of a some man, somewhere, but then they're literally like oh...so you're in charge of yourself, completely, I *have* to respect you, I have to take your word for anything you say about yourself, you're in charge of yourself completely, there's no one over you I can go to, there's no one I can consider you the property of...youre an individual, with a face, and identity, with your own name, your own person. Literally some men are flabbergasted and irate in their tone. This is definitely what is subconsciously being thought and implied.

meanwhile I can have a partner if I want, get all the benefits of that, get all the companionship and sex I want, and still be considered a free autonomous person under law. I can't believe western women even still get married. Like stop getting married. If you're worried about needing someone to put down to make your medical decisions in a terrible situation or whatever so it doesn't default to your parents, put whoever you want down to do that in legal paperwork. If none of us get married to men, that would be a huge step for women's lib. Huge. Society would literally be forced to consider us as individuals , with our own identity. Being considered a human being is more important than five seconds of ✨fairytale✨ fantasy. It's more important than that fantasy you have in your head. It's more important to me, anyway. To some of y'all, I guess it's not lol. But I'd much rather force people to see me as a human being rather than property, as opposed to get married to feel like I'm fulfilling a romantic fantasy.

Y'all know I love these female YouTubers that advocate for women "leveling up" etc but I'm really not a fan how they're like "don't give a man xyz without him marrying you". Don't give a man anything without serious thought, first of all. But I hate how they say the trad shit about marriage, like not getting married is actually a joyous act of self love if you're female. You're not getting played or whatever by not getting married. If a scrote ain't worth shit, he's still not gonna be worth shit if u marry him first of all. Like enjoy that stressful divorce i guess. And secondly, it's nice to not be seen as property by everyone.

[endwersed]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by the fabulous @dear-massacre 😘

How many works do you have on ao3?

21 - it would be a lot higher, but I purged all but one of my old Destiel fics back in 2017. They weren't very good, so I can't say I really regret it 🤷‍♀️

What's your total ao3 word count?

319,994

What fandoms do you write for?

Now, just Teen Wolf 🐺

Top five fics by kudos:

Find Your Fire - Reddie (IT)

Clue(less) - Reddie (IT)

Nah, He Didn't - Destiel (Supernatural)

Worst Enemy - Reddie (IT)

as dear as a brother - Sterek (TW)

Do you respond to comments?

Embarrassingly, it's very hit and miss... I want to! I love and cherish every single comment I ever get! But I find the process of replying to comments bizarrely stressful, so sometimes it takes me... a while. And that while might be, like, years. Sorry!!

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I genuinely don't have anything with an angsty ending posted; I need my boys to be happy too badly for that. I guess I could say maybe striking out - just because it's not finished yet, and where it is in the story right now is angsty af!

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

All of them have rom-com level happy endings lol. Maybe Clue(less) - it's a childhood friends-to-lovers soulmate AU, so it has all the sap that comes with those particular tropes wrapped up in there.

Do you get hate on fics?

I wouldn't call it hate, per se - but I guess my interpretation of Stiles is a bit harsher/more rough-edged than others I've seen, and some people don't vibe with that, so I get comments telling me they don't like Stiles in my story for XYZ reason.

To be clear - I also don't write Derek as a completely faultless, entirely perfect guy. I also have him do bad (arguably worse, in some fics) things. But for some reason, I don't ever really get the same kind of comments about him!

Do you write smut?

Like, almost exclusively at this point. It's like my brain can't come up with a story unless I'll get a chance to write them fucking nasty in it.

Craziest crossover:

None, they're not really my jam.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

omg yes! years ago! It was this Destiel HS AU I had posted on AO3 (since deleted because it was... not good) and someone posted it onto ff.net and claimed it was theirs. I can't remember if I ever was successful in getting it taken down.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I don't think so!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not.

All time favourite ship?

All time is so hard... I do probably have to say Sterek. I shipped them intensely back in 2012, and I ship them even more intensely now. So - yeah. Probably them.

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Are we talking real WIP that I've actually made a meaningful dent in? Or just ideas I've put down to paper?

Because I have so many ideas, there isn't enough time to actually finish them all lol. But for fics I have actively started, I'm pretty confident I'll manage to muddle through to the end of all of them, even if it takes a little while.

What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue and smut, I think.

I tend to develop a scene around the dialogue - in that, it's the dialogue that will come to me first when I'm planning the outline, and I'll note it down for when I come around to writing the scene. Then it's mostly a case of refining that dialogue and building the scene with descriptions around it.

I also love smut as character study. It's not just about being horny for them. It's about being horny for their introspection, too.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I don't have the imagination to come up with some of the flowery prose I see and love from other people. I wish I did, but that's just not how my brain works unfortunately!

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

I only really feel comfortable writing in languages I'm fluent in. For anything else, I think we all know Google Translate can't be trusted, so I just... avoid it.

First fandom you wrote in?

Harry Potter! Wolfstar all the way back on ff.net <3

Favorite fic you've written?

Oh god, this is hard. Let's go with a Teen Wolf fic, because they're the nearest and dearest to my heart right now.

I think I'd say feels so good inside. It was so much fun to write, and I just love loss of virginity fics so damn much.

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Open tag to anyone who wants a go!

[southshoretides]

There was a great post I saw a while back but lost about the ideological lens of media criticism that went like "Your average Reylo-hater doesn't hate it because she thinks Rey is not submitting to Kylo as a wife rightfully should, they hate it because it normalizes abuse. People who really hate Avatar tend to think it's colonialist, not that the humans are failing to teach the Na'vi about Christianity. People who hate Harry Potter in 2024 hate it because it's a story about rich prep school kids growing up to become feds plus the trans stuff etc, not because books about magic are Of The Devil."

In other words, you can only say that shaming campaigns/social-media mobbing for people who like Problematic Content is inherently a conservative (i.e. bad) thing (which is an argument I see over and over again, and not just on Tumblr) if you define 'conservative' as entirely divorced from its object-level goals (re: family, religion, law and order, etc) and round it off to "telling people that their feelings are invalid or immoral," with the implied inverse being that it's unprogressive to ever criticize someone's tastes in media.

And I guess that's internally consistent if your modal progressive is a live-and-let-live hippie with a high openness-to-experience and agreeability scores, that's internally consistent. But it's 2024 and if that's your modal progressive, I'm wondering why. Part of the reason this sort of stuff gets me genuinely worked up in a way little else does these days is that it seems so willfully, deliberately ignorant of the last ten years of cultural change, and it often comes from people who really ought to know better.

Because if you listen to the sort of people who hate Problematic Content, you will find that they indeed don't care about media spreading the Gospel, or enforcing traditional heteronormative values, or being patriotic, in fact they have contempt for all those things (which are, yes, themselves, kind of hall-of-mirrorsy concepts, but the important point here is that most conservatives define themselves as favorable to those concepts).

But what they do care about is media that enforces harmful stereotypes, or causes harm to marginalized groups, or defends capitalism/nationalism/etc, and other things conservatives don't really care about. And it is entirely internally consistent to say "I hold progressive values XYZ, I think that fiction that opposes my values will weaken them, ergo I want to ban or suppress fiction that opposes my values." There's nothing inherently un-leftist about that, the Soviet bloc did it for decades! There are millions and millions of people who think that way who openly and proudly despise all things conservative and Republican.

Thousands of words have been spilled about what happened to the left in the 10s, how they willingly took on the pro-censorship, pro-word-police mantle once various proto-Trumps and the big guy himself ran in the opposite direction. Maybe the last few years of things (somewhat, sorta) swinging back the other way have made people forget. (And I put 'in 2024' up there for a reason: the battlefield really was very different as little as 15 years ago. But now it's not.)

But I think it's more likely that people who think you can't be both censorious and a progressive are simply still unwilling to truly accept that, that we have this whole class of people who may say the right things and vote the right way on green fuel and gay rights and whatever else, who claim the mantle of progressives, but are as strict and paranoid and closed-minded as any conservative in practice when it comes to anything outside their comfort zone, just as dependent on whisper campaigns and public moral grandstanding and consent-manufacture as the conservatives they hate.

And this is embarrassing for leftists who don't believe in media censorship, so they try to write these guys off as infected by enemy memes, or double agents, or just hopelessly confused. Either way, they're not real progressives, because they're not how I'd prefer progressives to be. And like again, fine, you can do that, but we have a term for that behavior, not a complimentary one. "Progressives don't ban books" only hold true insofar as progressives don't ban books--that the people with the levers of power in the progressive movement refrain from doing that.

Ultimately, a book banned for reasons of blah blah Jesus morals Christian America is a banned book, and a book banned for reasons of blah blah privilege historical inequity triggers trauma is a banned book, and no clever rhetoric can get you around that.

[lost-atlantis]

Guess who can't figure out their password to delete this fucking account and is really fucking pissed? Us!

this is directed at meeb moots.

We fucked up, that is our fault, we did something bad by not making sure what we were talking about with the person is something we should not have done, but spreading our trauma to potentially hundreds of people IS DISGUSTING

So let us get some facts straight. (Tw for talk about assault, child hood trauma, ramcoa)

We were in a episode, i think manic but not too sure, we rarely realize we are acting erratic or crossings other ppls boundaries when in said episodes, this is something we didn't bring up because it is not an excuse for our behavior. You didn't post the screenshots of us apologizing which is really nice! Making us out to be a demon is really sweet!

We also changed our tone when they commented about telling the police because our programming goes against it, also we are in no fucking position to tell the police! We are physically a minor, and living in a home with a self admitted rapist.

Speaking of programming, we know what happened to us sounds far fetched, but we are getting our info from the alters he specifically formed so alot of it is skewed, also there is a big possibility some of the things he told us were lies, we don't know.

About us getting pregnant, we don't know if it's true or not, for all we know he told one of us just to see our reaction.

We know he existed though. We just can't remember who he was because he didn't want anyone to find out, didn't want us to go to the police or tell our parents.

About the suicide baiting, we never did that. We messaged the mod chat about a ex-friend POSSIBLY accusing us of it. We have never even talked about attempting or anything similar to that ever, not even as a joke, which alot of the mods on your server do make suicide jokes (got kicked before could take screenshots)

This isn't information that should be public though because you should have never ever posted about that. Even if we were lying your sending people to us to attack us.

We blocked you because our mental health is more important than you.

To add we didn't try to make you think you were programmed, we were simply explaining it to you and you asked "can xyz be programming," and we said it could be, not that it definitely was. We never tried to make you think you had it, we were simply trying to explain what programming meant to the best of our ability.

After this we will fully have left tumblr and we will not check anything, so don't even try to contact us.