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[ikkyfics]

This is SO incredibly cute and thoughtful, thank you so much sweetheart, this hit my heart right in the feels💖💖🫂

i wish ao3 allowed people to give kudos per each chapter. These 100k word NOVELS need more love than 200 tiny digital hearts ☹️

[blossoms-phan]

no you’re right this video was…a Shift… calling each other girlfriend? dan earnestly saying phil is the funniest person he knows? the walls are down, they seem soft and like themselves

EXACTLY!!! like before some downer comes along saying “omg guys it was girlfriend in like the girlypop friend 💅🏼 way” i KNOW that but you underestimate how much i care for them being besties fr… the way he so genuinely said phil is the funniest person he knows just a silly guy and phil was so happy about it like idk how to explain it it’s just the most Them way of expressing earnest affection… not much else to say they really just seem so relaxed and genuine and like! themselves! beautiful immaculate vibes instant comfort video. feels like their cups are full and makes me so excited for whatever is coming next <3

[trashytracktales]

why no one ever brought up sucking lando off while he plays TARKOV. which for who doesn’t know, it’s actually a very difficult game where you need to be concentrated!!! very strategic and stuff. and him and his friends take it very seriously.

i bet he’d be begging to have mercy for him because the raid is difficult and he can’t get killed cause his friends will get mad and the team might lose or some stuff BUTTTT AHEHSYGEHSJSHJ. at the same time he would be all about that praise. cause he loves TARKOV but he loves his girl giving him head all the time more i guess.

am i the only one with this vision? especially after watching that famous white shirt after dinner stream MULTIPLE TIMES

The way I personally see it, this could be peak pettiness and I fully support it IDC IDC. Imagine you’re sitting there all cute and pouty because instead of paying attention to you, he’s spent the last three hours crouched behind some bush yapping about tEaM sTrAtEgIeS DON’T PISS ME OFF.

He’s got the headset on, the mic down, looking all focused with that furrowed brow and quick, clipped calls to his mates, and you’re just thinking oooh, you wanna play games? Bet 😒

So, out of pure spite, you saunter over, drop to your knees, and get to work like rent is due. The instant you touch him, he lets out a “Jesus—” through his mic so loud that even The OG Carpenter stops what he’s doing and goes like:

Luckily, he slaps it on mute so fast it’s like muscle memory. And the best part? You’re smugly glancing up at him while he’s desperately trying to focus on his raid, knowing full well his head is hanging on by a thread. Spoilet alert: his priorities are slipping SORRY NOT SORRY, and you’re winning this game now 💋💋

Absolutely, I see the vision. Vividly. Every line, and curve, and vein of it OOPS.

[anamericangirl]

Bitch I’m autistic and we DO NOT CLAIM Musk.

Well sorry but you’re not a club and you don’t get to pick and choose who is autistic. It’s not an identity. Grow up.

[halcyon-deluxe]

if i ever saw you in tight slacks or khakis you better believe im grabbing you for kiss, by way of your juicy bum

Introducing my only pair of khakis that I've had since 2013. We've been through so much together 🥲

[annabelle--cane]

do you think there are any flaws with interpreting jon’s statement dependence as an addiction metaphor, i.e. it’s closer to food and not something he could ever realistically stop or recover from? wondering because while i find the similarities to addiction with his need for statements interesting, it doesn’t quite seem fully comparable when it’s closer to his lifeblood. it’s like the type of vampires that’ll die without blood- that dependence isn’t something they can ever break. stopping would be a for-the-greater-good starvation suicide requiring the viewer to weigh the death of one person against the suffering of multiple people. which is interesting, but as withdrawal is horrific but survivable, and addiction doesn’t automatically have inflicting suffering on others as a prerequisite, i feel the metaphor falters a little bit there. idk i’d be interested in any thoughts you have on the subject

sniles so sneetly. I do have Thoughts about the subject.

(first, as a quick aside, this isn't super relevant to this ask, but: some types of withdrawal absolutely can be fatal, namely alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal. be super careful if you or someone you know wants to go off these substances after a period of frequent/regular use and do not quit cold turkey without medical supervision.)

you are correct that it is not a 1:1 direct allegory, but I think the thing to keep in mind is that the fairytale logic of tma runs exclusively on fear, distress, and worst-case-scenarios. for an example, depression also doesn't automatically have inflicting suffering on others as a prerequisite, but that is how martin's relationship to the lonely works; he cuts himself off and passively feeds his patron with the pain his loved ones feel as a result of not having him around. while that's not actually how depression works irl, hurting the people around you with your distance is both a fear that is likely to eat at you and a selfish impulse that you may have to actively resist when in the The Pits of an episode, and the lonely is a manifestation of that.

I think jon's dependence on statements works the same way, as a funhouse mirror reflection of all the fears and worst-case-scenarios one commonly experiences during addiction, namely that it's completely inescapable and that it turns you into a monster who is unrecognizable in comparison to your usual self. withdrawal won't actually kill you (most of the time!!! sometimes it can!!!), relapse isn't a forgone inevitable conclusion (and even if/when it happens that doesn't actually mean you're Doomed Forever), and using is not an inherent evil and it doesn't turn anyone into a soul-sucking monster, but those are all extremely common fears that addicts often have.

[arisewanekosuki]

Hii I Hope you’re doing well! Can I request for a TLH and the user,despite being energetic,always laughs and smiles once she rests and acts calm,her face is really sad and in her thoughts but when someone ask her about that she just smiles and brush it away.

Of course if you’re busy or don’t want to do it,it’s perfectly fine you have to take care of you! Love🫶

Anyone who meet you for first time have an impression that you're cheerful, full of energy person. But after spending more time with you they started to notice that whether you are standing away from people your smile tends to vanish, your mind tormented by some troubles.

Whenever they ask you if you're alright you would smile and respond that you're fine. They respect that you're not ready to talk to them about your troubles so they won't press. They won't hide they are sad that you don't want to share your burdens, but give them a second and then they will suggest if you want to do something fun together. Aether, Chongyun, Bennett, Thoma, Gorou, Ororon, Baizhu, Kaveh

When they notice your sadness they won't ask you about it, it's not like they don't care about you, they will still be by your side if you need to talk to someone. They would do their own thing while being close to you. If you wish to talk to them they will immediately stop and put their whole attention to you. Alhaitham, Freminet, Razor, Diluc, Albedo, Dainsleif, Wanderer, Xiao, Mika, Kazuha, Wriothesley, Tighnari, Zhongli, Kinich, Neuvillette

They won't ask but immediately try to do something to make you laugh or at least smile. They want to see you genuinely happy and do everything to bring that smile on your face again. Of course if you're willing to tell them they will listen to your troubles too. Itto, Childe, Cyno, Venti, Lyney, GaMing, Heizou, Sethos, Kaeya, Ayato, Xingqiu

You're always there for them, always willing to listen and if you can you will share some resolution or just comfort them. So they wonder why you don't let them do the same for you?

[pseudophan]

Phil asked if the worms would breed and dan immediately said "it's dan and phil"

interesting......

[chris-prank]

What does Jacce cook the best and what are his favorite foods?

Jacce is really good at making homemade soup and beef stew, since they are one the specialties he makes and serves at the coffee shop. He puts a lot of legumes and vegetables in his cooking in general, but he would adapt it if his darling is a picky eater.

Like I said in a previous post, his favorite meal of all time is Thai Chicken coconut Curry, but apart from that he really likes chicken pot pie and mozzarella sticks.

On the more sugary side, Jacce loves Haribo’s goldbears and grapes dipped in chocolate!

[deer-hunter]

SUNGHOON: brought the heat back (walk the line in goyang)

(for @enhypen-x)

[prof-erik-lehnsherr]

What do you even teach

I teach you how to control your powers.

[utilitycaster]

Feel free to ignore if this is too controversial, but do you think there's a reason that C3 has so many "blorbo-centric morality" watchers?

I think it's some hideous mixture of actually interesting character concepts with the parasocial nature of APs/media and just fandom(s) overall seeming to do this, but I was curious if you had any specific thoughts on it

In short: because Bells Hells themselves have a blorbo-centered morality and so they are uniquely relatable to people who choose not to consider perspectives and emotional responses outside of their own. They have an appeal to those who do not extend empathy nor benefit of the doubt nor respect to anyone else, yet act affronted when others openly dislike this, and indeed, validate that. I think past parties at times attracted this kind of fan; however, it became hard to sustain. The people who believed Caleb or Beau were always right couldn’t sustain it when it became clear Caleb or Beau themselves would loathe them for that mentality (or when Caleb or Beau made choices they didn't like and the cognitive dissonance knocked them out), whereas a largely selfish party with a loud Us vs. Them contingent who never really face consequences appeals to well, a selfish sort of person who has an Us vs. Them mentality who thinks they should be above consequences.

I think the most recent episode demonstrates it admirably: Bells Hells come back to the forces of Vasselheim, without whom they would not have made it to Ruidus to scout, who are responsible for it being possible for them to reach Predathos with minimal interruption, and who gave them many gifts and resources, carrying a lethal weapon and telling them they plan to, essentially, ruin their lives. They then mock those same people whose trust they have betrayed. I don’t think this is universally true for the party but several of Bells Hells are, in the end, people who when given the opportunity for gentleness towards outsiders vs. petty cruelty will frequently pick the latter.

I had a very long post planned out tracing the growth of this mentality among terminally online young people but I think that would get tiresome so to keep it short: I think it’s a combination of the longtime internet practice of using identity politics as some sort of Uno Reverse Card while ignoring the diversity of opinions within identities + the idea of activism as identity rather than action (ie, identifying as a feminist or leftist does not mean everything you do and enjoy is feminist or leftist, and indeed, unless you take real-world actions that are feminist or leftist, you identifying as one does not make you one) + the pandemic briefly (and at the time correctly) validating a form of inaction as a virtue and people never moving past that mentality even though it was never universally true in the first place let alone still applicable + similarly a bunch of people now in their early to mid 20s not spending their nascent adulthood having people respond to them being entitled assholes or even just gently but firmly calling them out on their shit and therefore never learning how to act.

The articles in this post are also enlightening, namely, I think a lot of the most blorbo-centric morality types are white culturally Christian people who are really mad that, as this post states, you can’t just point at one POC or non-Christian who validates your position when many of those people in the fandom find the messages of this campaign to be muddled at best; and who get really offended whenever this gets pointed out, for the reasons outlined in the articles. You also see this with a lot of the people who identify very strongly with Ashton and who remark on how if you dislike Ashton you probably would dislike them. This is true. Why do you think random strangers are obligated to like you? Have you done anything to be worth liking? But Bells Hells is a narrative of people whom random strangers are obligated to like so that the plot keeps happening. It is, as this post states, a story about ignoring the wants of the collective in favor of those of yourself. Bells Hells and especially fans do this while simultaneously mocking anyone else for showing a scrap of self-interest (or even, frankly, altruism or empathy towards someone they have decided is The Bad Guy; I think we've crossed a point of no return recently with someone outright mocking another person's post about their personal experiences with colonialism as a tool to quash religion) - a profound "rules for thee and not for me" moral hypocrisy. Bells Hells themselves have a blorbo-centric morality, and those are the fans they attract.

[blossoms-phan]

The way I GENUINELY was so ready to hear dan say the last person he said I love you to was phil

no same i was like surely not… but also definitely Braced myself

[oceantoyz]

I saw some balloon dogs at the craft store that made me think of you

Oh my gosh!!! I would kill for those stickers!! Thanks for sending them in <3

[anamericangirl]

yeah, im autistic and have never done a hitler salute while the whole world watched

Neither has Elon Musk. That's the point.