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liroyalty Ā· 5 months ago
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I took a nap, cause I needed it, I'm back now.
Why we talking about thighs, & why is no one willing to put in the work to get a handful of Sue's?
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paradoxoftrees Ā· 4 months ago
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GUYS WTF
A mini rant before I actually go to bed:
*inhales* So I just watched the Dragon Prince season 6 and all I can say is wtf. Actually wtf. I am still up to this moment thinking about Leola Iā€™m not even kidding. What happened here was a disgrace to the freaking universe itself (while providing Aaravos a very generous dose of my sympathy, affirming my reasons for obsessing over this elf).
i know I have this thing where I like analyzing stuff to death, so Iā€™m gonna take a good moment to put our short time with Leola under a microscopeā€¦
To me, I see this innocent character as an embodiment of individuality and the uncertainty and fear society associates with it. Our society itself is very saturated with this stigma and disgust regarding self expression, as those who defy what people define as ā€œnormalā€ always seem to be the subject of hatred. Being odd, or unconventional is twisted into something negative, with people interpreting it as something to gain attention or something to purposely defy norms for the sake of doing so. Leola very much symbolizes this treatment. She is even defined as being ā€œquirkyā€, a word used to scrutinize and criminalize the act of expressing oneself in modern society. This particular word confirms to me that Leola is supposed to represent the battle between normalcy and individualism that exists here on this earth. I cant help but feel so horrible for this elf child. No, she is not attention seeking, insecure, inferior, and most of all, she is NOT a criminal. She is a child who is simply in tune with herself and accepting of herself, and therefore, has the capacity to extend this beyond herself into the literal universe. How powerful is that? Her acceptance and sheer self expression are contagious. And that is interpreted as something toxic, from the perspective of those who cannot possibly find that sort of love within their empty and hateful souls. So they, and many those in our own little society, decide to exterminate it. This fictional cosmic balance is our real life societal balance. And the showā€™s portrayal of her during her final moments made this even more devastating. At the very end, she was a scared child. A scared child who wanted nothing more to live within the world that she loved so much. I can say that this flashback was horrendously and beautifully well done at the same time.
And I donā€™t even want to talk about Aaravosā€¦ but I will. Honestly the idea of this snarky af space-themed elf being an actual parent was odd at first, but I instantly felt a kind of gut wrenching sorrow for this fictional character that I havenā€™t felt for anything else in a LONG time. Hes so freaking skrunkly, overwhelmingly so. Seeing this elf being capable of love really hit hard like nothing else, knowing that his alarmingly heinous acts were driven by this all-consuming grief. Knowing that this villainous blue elf had such a soft past, and such a torturous present, made me want to unwrite those damn cosmic court (whatever itā€™s called) elves out of the very script itself. Seeing the very moment when Aaravosā€™s face just snapped as his daughter was literally murdered justā€¦ yeah no words.
I genuinely hope Aaravos gets to talk to Leola just one last timeā€¦ I just want to see this poor elf happy to be honest. For closure.
There shouldnā€™t be a price for individuality. But yet we pay it. Making this sweet and scared character pay this price made our own societal ignorance even more wrenching and real.
*i donā€™t feel getter now. Guess I got to make a fanfic where things are better.*
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alaskan-wallflower Ā· 1 month ago
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Hi! Can I make an ask about Cherry for the Wretched AU? Thanks!
I love you sm rn OHHH MY GOSH
Okay SO! Cherryā€™s great great great great grandfather was the one to eventually pillage and destroy the land The Wretched lived on (and then his sonā€™s son was the one who renamed them from The Ethereals to The Wretched because thatā€™s what he saw them as-wretched creatures) so the wretched kinda had to learn about her family from birth. I feel like itā€™s a little vendetta that the family has held against them and af first even Pony was like ā€œyour family would kill me for my pelt/antlers and stuff, how do I know youā€™re not the same?ā€
So in this Cherry is human. Thereā€™s a few likeā€¦half human/half wretched creatures because those kinds of relations are seen as disgraceful and impossibleā€¦though it has happened and thatā€™s where the middle class falls into place, so they usually ether end up being mythical creatures with no binding to elements or they end up human with a binding with an elementā€¦maybe Iā€™ll make Cherry a half one but I donā€™t think I will. But anyway. This is funā€”
So Bob was the main guy who jumped Johnny (who is a siren in thisā€¦still debating on what heā€™s bound to? Originally I said bloodā€¦maybe dreams tho? I honestly donā€™t know yet. But anyway. When johnny was on land and got jumped he had his voice and a bunch of his scales stolen. And Bob gave Cherry a necklace with Johnnyā€™s scales inside (he lied about where he got them) but Pony was REALLY mad at her at first (he doesnā€™t notice until she comes to visit Johnny in the hospital) and heā€™s like ā€œYou wear his scales every day! Did you not notice that you can bend *insert element that Johnny is bound to*?!ā€ and Cherry jsut feels SICK because she thought Bob had just found them because sirens shed scales all the time on land and theyā€™d be taken, but these were FROM JOHNNYā€™S JUMPING and she just throws it away. She thought it was by co incidence if anything.
But in this AU she goes against her family and ends up siding with The Wretcehd. She probably ends up getting kicked out for ā€œdisgracing the family nameā€ and she stays with Marcia (her and Marcia are šŸ¤ž) but Pony forgives her and even tries to give her one of his feathers as a token of it but she absolutely refuses it because she canā€™t stand looking at humans wearing parts of Wretched. She even goes back to calling them Ethereals.
I <3 the socs in this AUā€¦thinking about having some toxic yuri between Bev and Ace too lol
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woomycritiques543 Ā· 1 year ago
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I was watching the newest episode with my friends to see if the episode would make up for the terrible writing and actually fucking develop her female characters until Viv literally made a ""joke"" about low functioning autistic people with that one new character in the sloth ring... Me and my friends had a sour taste in our mouths! I honestly thought Viv would've known better than to write shit like this this AFTER THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the fans pointing out her bigotry time and time again! seeing viv and her writing staff come up with shit like that makes me believe Vivziepop definitely hates people who are autistic or neurodivergent and that's why she ALMOST used the r word! Only to ACKNOWLEDGE the fact that she shouldn't use it because it's a slur but used it anyway in the pilot and DIDN'T apologize for it whatsoever! Vivziepop is a disgrace and is disgusting.
Like this...
Is Vivs literal logic: """hahaha look at the autistic character lol, aren't neurodivergent people are so funny because they're slow and stupid lol? Don't @ me this is hell and it's jUsT a JoKe lol?"" šŸ¤¬šŸ˜­ like literally watching that made me feel ashamed because I'm autistic and while high functioning I am a little bit slower than other higher functioning autistics. I can't believe I LOOKED UP TO Viv in the past.
Let's see what I've learned so far:
Vivziepop is a bigot, racist, sexist towards her female characters especially with the lack of writing, pro shipper, a transphobic, enbyphobic, ableist, supports incels because of the tasteless jokes about Stella and her brother, pretends to support LGBTQIA+ people and is homophobic, abusive AF to her co workers, is a closeted Blaire White supporter, etc!!
W O W!!!
Fuck you Viv! I have no sympathy or hope for you and your shows because of how you mess everything up!
Ok, I hear you, and I understand that you're really heated right now-
But we should still have some sympathy, she is human after all.
-a horrible human, but still human netherless.
So can you tell me the scene where this happens?
A timestamp maybe?
Also yes, ableism and any other bigotry is never ok even if the writers (not the fictional characters, this isn't about them, they dont exist!) try to frame the scene as "CUTE AND FUNNY!", comedy does not make bigotry exist in a vacuum. It's nasty no matter how much someone tries to show it as "CUTE!", and the episode being that ableist as you're saying (havent watched much of it, but from what ive heard it's just as bad.) is not ok in the slightest. Vivziepop and Adam (and Brandon!) arent "clever" or "fighting against the haters! >:)" for this. They are losing respect, they are losing money, they are losing viewers, they are losing dignity. They gain nothing from this long term, yes, people who are like them love them, but keeping up with this behavior will screw them over if this doesnt stop happening. This is just how life works.
It's literally a "talk shit and see what happens" situation.
Vivziepop's just messing up her own dream, and it's sad to watch.
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0ystercatcher Ā· 1 year ago
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you make het women look stupid af honestly. straight women also have real problems to deal with. which are actually because of men. we're not here screaming over a meme, log off it might do you some good
im like. bisexual. so sorry het women for bringing you internet disgrace and dishonor indirectly? also its saturday + a holiday its my logged on day!!
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jobey-wan-kenobi Ā· 2 years ago
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To continue the Larry=Dennis parallels, of course at some point there were calls for them to just replace the latest bozo pol with Dennis.
Now, this isn't quite as much of a joke as it is in real life, because, you know. The engines can talk and stuff. Isabella once ran for office, Trevor has served as an alderman, etc.
Sudrians have also, of course, been seriously talking about drafting railway vehicles into their government for years. For one thing, they have great name recognition. For another thing, Skarloey, Rheneas, Duke, Edward, and Toby have all been discussed, at various points, as perfectly reasonable candidates for mayors, MPs, etc.
Now, usually this gets no further than (at most) the Thin or Fat Controller feeling the need to make a statement reminding everyone that their respective railways could not possibly spare the potential candidates in question.
Dennis, though. After a memetic press conference photobombed and then taken over by the laziest diesel ever built, the island starts clowning about just replacing Exiting Disgraced Politician with Dennis.
And FC3 is all like, "Yes, we fully support Dennis if he chooses to pursue a career in government service. šŸ™ƒ Please. Do it. He'd be great."
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"This engine is a Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric type two!"
'... lol I'm being so Normalā„¢ right now.'
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The Engines as Mentors
Okay but I'm eternally salty that TVS in particularā€”though it was RIGHT to expand the NWR fleetā€”failed to use the dynamic of the OG characters from the books all functioning as Mentors and Elder Statesmen to the newer and more obscure and youngerĀ engines.
It would have been THE way to effectively integrate the newbies (looking especially hard at you, HIT era). Like, some of the best use of the new characters already are when they fall into a mentee dynamic with one of the established characters. But the TVS writers really only ever let this happen with, like, Thomas? To a degree? And Edward? A bit? And then the best and most beloved BWBA episodes (BWBA!) are when Gordon and, again, Edward get more of this sort of material. And then again, in fuckin' AEG, the most popular thing so far seems to be Gordon's whole Grumpy Dad shtick.
But I think canon and fan writers should have done this with all the classic characters. After decades as The Famous Eightā€”erm, Tenā€”(but not Elevenā€”to me Oliver is in that category of newbie that needs looking after. which is what the rest of the Little Western spends most of his one book doing!) they are allĀ  kinda old af and well-qualified and honestly just should be mentoring the diesels and younger steam engines and whatever wide-eyed newcomers are brought to the Island Where Fever Dreams Come True and Culture Shock Is Probably One Hell of a Bitch.
LIKE. Percy. Yes, absolutely Percy! He's inconsistent about standing up for himself or making good decisions in his own working life but honestly his instincts when it comes to others have always been completely on-point. And he never has any hesitation about acting on his instincts so there is a recipe here for big-brother success. He must be so wonderful with uncertain new engines. I think he would have been much better for taking Molly under his wing than Thomas, and he must be a god among many of the newer tank engines. Like the dynamic I tried to paint in my headcanon post about Harveyā€”Percy gives whiplash as your mentor because he will always support you 100% but sometimes he will suddenly make the most baffling decisions and if you are not, yourself, a natural chaos gremlin, you are just along for the ride and possibly dying of secondhand embarrassment. But again, you also get over it because no one will ever show up for you more consistently than Percy the Caterpillar Engine.
The BWBA era thing where Gordon winds up mentoring Rebecca is... like, fine, I guess. I don't have any complaints about it, butā€”as I tried to show in my ficlet with him and Derekā€”I think Gordon's most typical mentorships have two unmistakable characteristics:
it is insanely arbitrary as to whether or not he decides to take you on. if you wind up in his circle of trust you probably weren't trying or even remotely expecting. it is also hard for anyone else to understand why Gordon looked at a new engine and said to himself "Yes. That one." Because the way Gordon makes emotional decisions is utterly impenetrableā€”this is RWS canon. Why did Gordon one day go from being Pure Unadulterated Jackass Whose Only Thought So Far In His Life Has Been "Me! Me! Meeeee!" to the engine who (evidently? without?? snark???) suggested the Fat Controller let Henry out of the tunnel to take a turn on his train? Honestly we don't know but it remains Gordon's signature style. Why did Gordon do an about-face after James took the express and graciously decide James was his new buddy? Well, to save face of course, but Gordon is also not above a good grudge so it feels like a coin toss. Why did Gordon decide to be super gracious when he rescued Percy and Thomas from their RWS scrapes? No one knows but somehow these moments are so quintessentially him (even though showing up moaning and scolding would have also been quintessentially him). Andā€”most relevantly of allā€”there is what I regard as his archetypal moment with BoCo. 'My dear engine! You SAVED MY LIFE.' 'I mean, you're welcome for getting rid of them but they were never actually going to kill you.' 'YES THEY WERE. THEY HAD MURDER IN THEIR HEARTS. YOU ARE A GOD AMONG DIESELS, STANDING STRONG AGAINST THE FORCES OF DARKNESS.' '... Sure.' Gordon logic is not the same as earth logic and his reasons for rejecting or accepting others seldom make much sense.
If he does take you on, you may not even notice. Gordon is very stuffy and kind of... emotionally remote. His mentorship style consists of long rambling bouts of relating/boasting about his own experiences and/or advising you, without you able to get much of a word in edgewiseā€”but then, he does this with everyone who is ever stuck with himā€”and doing extraordinarily nice things for you such as pulling strings to get you the best assignments or upgrades but he'll do it all behind your back, so it might take a while before you realize. (But you'd better, because even though he deliberately decides to do these things in secret, he will also privately feel hurt and hard-done-by if you don't figure it out and thank him. Or at least exclaim happily in his presence and sing the praises of your unknown fairy godfather.)
So yes, mentor!Gordon is a lot like friend!Gordon and worker!Gordon. He is pretty damn high-maintenance but he is also genuinely quite worth it. What his relationships lack in... comprehensibility they make up for in loyalty and generosity. ALTHOUGH. It's worth laughing because I think most of the engines he takes on are decent, polite engines who perhaps have some self-confidence issues. Basically it's like any engine he meets afterwards who is in the Edward mould he is actually magnificent to, which is hysterical considering that one of the keynotes in early canon was Gordon bullying the shit out of Edward. (I still think that wasn't malicious though, and more Gordon did not yet have the remotest understanding of Himself, Theory of Mind, or How to Be a Friend.)
If you have self-confidence issues but you do not win Gordon's capricious favor, never fear! You have James. Who is even more capricious, but that's not to say he's never been the most faaaaaabulous mentor in the world, c'est ne pas? Look. I want to see James as the catalyst for shy newcomers having a glow up. In appearance and attitude. I don't think he does he often but it has definitely happened around twice. I somehow have never actually watched "Rosie is Red" or "The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor" while paying attention but I've been assuming that's exactly how Rosie's Confident Girl Arc went down. Maybe he could be a similar idol for Neville or Flora. Another thing that has happened twice is James just flat-out corrupting a couple of the Good, Buttoned-Down Boys and Girls. I still want to see James take, like, Porter or Arthur and teach 'em anger. Introduce them to the world of (tiny) rebellions. By the time James is done with them, they are starting to Display Behaviors, and Act In Certain Ways.
Henry, I firmly believe (sticking out my tongue at most of the TVS and magazine writing for him), is actually regarded very intimidating. Like Gordon and James are intimidating too, but they are also known jackasses and the universe is known to have slapped them around reliably when they get too far up their own tenders. Also Gordon usually puts on an air of affabilityā€”in RWS it's Henry who is the Grumpy One (and meanwhile James, though he has a foul temper, is just too ADHD to be properly intimidating). I suspect Henry's actually always had the reputation for being extremely snobbish. Which is silly because he's only mildly to moderately snobbish, but there you are. He also doesn't put himself out there socially, but of course if you put yourself out there to him he's perfectly friendly. Anyway newcomers and young engines wouldn't know this right away. I think Henry's specialty is mentees in the mold of Bear and my OC Laura and even Rebeccaā€”extroverted, expressive engines who show him respect. In those cases you see his best side, all kindliness and unstinting support. And Henry's support is really valuable, for the usual reasons that all the OGs have a lot of pull on the railway but also because Henry is surprisingly sage and sensible. He doesn't have the reputation for it the way Edward does, due to some of his notoriously poor decision-making in his earlier years and the way he can still sometimes be a bit literal or naive. But even if he's had to learn most things the hard way, he hasn't lied to himself about it and therefore he's developed a very clear-eyed view on things. Refreshingly simple and sound. We see this already in the RWS Super Rescueā€”he's got Bear and Spamcan pretty well-pegged long before the story ends. He also values engine solidarity in a really consistent, utterly unpretentious way that shows you he doesn't even think about it, it's just become a part of who he is. I love it. And, of course, he's bold as brass. He once hissed steam at his boss and essentially told him to fuck off for no better reason than it was raining and he just wasn't feelin' it. He had the most horrid wreck in the series and after being rebuilt he just got right back on that horse, pulling Flying Kippers again for the next century without the slightest sign of trauma. So if you need him for something, he won't hesitate to move earth and heaven for a friend. He may be a bit of a hypochondriac and likes to predict doom and gloom but he is fundamentally pretty fearless when it comes time for action. (Cut him a break with the elephant thingā€”he's allowed to have tunnel-related trauma, okay?)
Of course there was one extroverted engine inclined to hero-worship that Henry rejected in canon as a mentee, and that was Philip. Which brings us to Edward, and I fully agree with the fandom consensus that he is the mentor ever, capable of and inclined to look out for, like, everyone. All I'm saying is that I think the others can also step up in this way... Anyway, Edward's specialty of course is engines who are in the mould of Thomas, engines who are excited and eager to work but who talk a lot and might have a streak of mischief and who are definitely considered Too Much by everyone else. Edward likes energetic gremlins. They've always kept him young at heart. And, more importantly, they trust him so completely. Probably because they can tell he's one of the few who genuinely doesn't mind them at what everyone else considers their Most Annoying. He never tells them to hold still or quiet down or make themselves smaller in any way, so they are incredibly receptive to whatever he does tell them.
But what if you're Too Much and you are not eager? If you are not susceptible to admiring Edward's stellar work ethic? I think this is where Thomas shines. Like I think HIT abbreviated and simplified the conflicts with Dennis and Billy too much but it was such a gold mine. Because Thomas, see. You get these little sneaky rotters who don't want to listen to anyoneā€”and at first Thomas seems like the most out-of-touch engine on the rails. Coz Thomas is a tryhard. He also has that whole "corporate positivity" thing going on. Like, the way I resolve the way TVS massacring my boy is by supposing that, after all, Thomas might have really tried to adopt that persona, especially in the '80s when he was inducted into the National Collection and the, well, television series got underway and Thomas becomes damn near the most famous locomotive in the world, certainly he knows he is an icon for children, and he might have figured that, well, this means I have to be a Good Role Model and Teach Children Valuable Lessons. And so he really did try to do this whole pep-talk, moralizing, sugary sweet encouragement thing (and he has a Word of the Day calendar, lol).
And the Dennises and Billies of the world look at that andā€”understandably, I thinkā€”retch a little. But then they double down. And the thing is, when they push Thomas too far, Thomas forgets to be sweetness and light, and just becomes himself. First of all, a foul-mouthed little drill-sergeant wannabe ("Cinders and ashes!!!!" "Who's been late every afternoon this week?!" "You're too fatā€”you need exercise!" "IF YOU DIE? IF YOU DIE, MOTHERFUCKER? SO WHAT?! I WOULDN'T GIVE A SHIT COZ I'D BE TOO BUSY FINALLY RUNNING MY GODDAMN TRAIN TO TIME." - all direct quotes from Thomas the Tank Engine, ladies and gents)Ā Secondly, an extremely experienced engine who really has done a bit of everything by this point (he even hitched a ride on the Wild Nor'wester that one time, lol) and who is pretty skeptical so he's hard to fool (Percy was the last engine to really ever get one over on him, during the Ghost Train incident, and that's ancient history by this point). If you try to get away with doing a shitty job he's bound to notice and he will be quite acid-tongued if you've pierced his PR Persona. Third, although he can be kinda self-involved and the last to "get" what's going on with newcomers, he is surrounded by his old friends, who are all pretty good about either clocking an engine's whole Deal, getting all the tea like the gossips they are, or both. So while he was still in his amiable-idiot stage of your acquaintance, you, poor rebellious fool, thought you had the run of things but all the while he was getting up to speed on your whole deal. Which means you won't be prepared, should you really commit to ongoing antisocial behavior, for Thomas the Beacon of Children Everywhere to abruptly cast up your entire life story to you and to read it for filth, telling you the merciless truth about yourself in a way that the other engines pieced together but with which they probably never hit you deadass between the eyes.
Of course, this doesn't mean the would-be punks and malcontents who get onto Sodor are instantly cured, lol (though it has gone down that way a few timesā€”my alternate version of Billy's intro story would feature an end where he's just gobsmacked into submission). Sometimes it just means you are going to decide Thomas is your Hated Enemy for Life, but you know what? You will have to step up your game in order to compete with him or even to gain enough clout to try and sabotage him so you're still playing into his hand (if we accept TVS's idea that 'Devious Diesel' did become a part of the Sodor family, I think this is how he was successfully integrated. At some point Thomas unexpectedly read him the riot act and Diesel was like 'who the FUCK are you?? like i know i already had beef with all the main line engines but where the hell did YOU come from???' but then after decades of competition they are essentially frenemies). But mostly the thing is, you are shell-shocked for just long enough, and you'd probably shift to being a bigger asshole than before... but, during that period where you're still burned, you are also looking at all of Sodor and every engine on it with fresh eyes (because if Thomas the Merchandise Engine could ream you out like that, perhaps you underestimated everything about this place). And you are noticing something else. Once Thomas has scalded you with his bitchery, he's also your friend. It's almost his version of sharing his lunch with you on the playground. (Something something salt and vinegar.) For all he rode Henry so hard from some of the earliest days of canon, I bet you he also beat down any 'outsiders' who took shots at him. For all he and Percy squabble, they are the closest of friends (and they weren't! for decades! but the more they squabbled, the closer they got). Getting into a knock-down fistfight is alarmingly close to Thomas's love language, and by the time he's savaged you verbally he is also invested in you. Once he's told you what he really thinks of you, he's also going to start showing up for you genuinely.
And that's when the little shits see the final side of Thomas. The genuine good humor. Obviously it doesn't win over everyone but there is a real groundedness and humility that I am sure Thomas can show (I tried to show this in the fic I made with @shinygoku based off their artwork of Thomas and Daisy) that is hard to resist. He's also fucked up along the way in every way imaginable so even when he side-eyes you, he's not looking down at you. I can just see him showing screw-ups a lot of grace so long as they let down their guard even somewhat because he's been there. Hoo boy, has he been there. That's why kids actually love him (it's not your vocabulary lessons and beaming smile, Thom, though the effort is appreciated), and it's why young engines can wind up loving him too. He doesn't hold what you've done in the past against you; he genuinely believes in second chances (and third, and...). Plus he knows every engine needs some excitement and responsibility in their lives. He has never forgotten the insanity-inducing frustration of being tethered to Vicarstown station.
Basically, once you cut past Thomas's earnest (and bullshit) attempt to be Perfect Kids' Role Model, he's actually always been great at keeping it real. And that's where a genuine respect can often grow.
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us, for ages now: lol ishmael was so gay and autistic, he woulda done numbers on tumblr
ishmael in the year of our lord 2022: doing numbers on tumblr
182 notes - Posted December 7, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
the absolute contrast between most of the dracula daily content and mina's entries...
renfield and seward: stuck with each other (we're sposed to feel sorry for seward i think? but renfield is just vibing in a damn lunatic asylum and seward is a self-important jackass, so, you know. fuck him. i hope renfield feeds his corpse to some flies.)
captain of the demeter: his men are disappearing and he's facing imminent mutiny
jonathan harker: literally battling the forces of hell for his life and soul
mina: ahhhhh holidaying at the yorkish seaside is so pleasant! šŸ˜Š the scenery fulfills the soul! šŸ˜Š i tried to get one of the old locals to tell me a spooky story but he preferred to go home for tea haha, so quaint
also mina: i met my darling lucy at the station šŸ˜ŠšŸ˜ŠšŸ˜Š and let me just tell you, diary, that girl of mine looking fine af
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Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review ā†’
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wendytestabrat Ā· 9 months ago
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MY OBJECTIVELY CORRECT RANKING OF EVERY NEW TAYLOR SWIFT SONG WE GOT FROM 2023
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tier: some of her best work yet
1. is it over now? - THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE I'VE BEEN OBSESSED EVER SINCE IT CAME OUT
2. all of the girls you loved before - HOW WAS THIS NOT RELEASED ON THE ORIGINAL LOVER ALBUM THIS IS A CRIME
3. i can see you
4. electric touch - it's prob my bias as a fall out boy fan why i rank this so high lol
5. snow on the beach (ft. more lana del rey) - def way better than the original snow on the beach and fixed the problem with not enough lana
6. now that we don't talk
tier: these songs are aight
7. when emma falls in love
8. castles crumbling
9. karma ft. ice spice - def way better than the original, ice spice adds more flavor to this
10. hits different
11. you're losing me - honestly pretty boring af i can see why she didn't release it on midnights to begin with or bc she just wanted the extra attention on this song after revealing her and joe broke up lol
tier: why do these songs exist?
12. foolish one
13. slut!
14. timeless
15. suburban legends
16. say don't go - pretty forgettable tbh, 1989 taylor's version was a mess and disgrace to the original album lol (is it over now slaps tho idc)
like ik she didn't release a brand new album but come on the bitch deadass released 16 NEW SONGS even tho they were just vault tracks and shit lol why do we need another new taylor album in 2024. it hasn't even been 2 years since midnights came out. šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø
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fleurdulys Ā· 6 years ago
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ā€If it exists there is p*rn of it.ā€ I never put much stock into it until recently when I discovered P*RN of the Egyptian Gods - including my Deity Anubis!!
I, quite honestly, donā€™t know how to feel about it Because on the one hand the art is well done and the depictions are HOT AF - On the other hand ā€¦ is it disgraceful to create smut from the image of a God? What are your thoughts??
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dracoflaco Ā· 7 months ago
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miss ā€œoh so perfectā€ reia, who r u to call someone a bitch? You want me to call u slurs too? Cus I can if I want to. If u want to be those ā€œpoliceā€, why are u even on this app? Uh huh- ykw, vanteā€™s words are nice af but sorry to say, if I was beside her I would literally insert those curse word, love. The fact that the other one is just backing this sorry excuse of a shifter up LMAOOOO. What r u? Her minion? Honestly, who are you to say such things when youā€™re literally in the wrong place too ļæ½ļ潚Ÿ˜±šŸ˜± anyway gotta stop before more of my not so good words came out of me. šŸ«¶šŸ»šŸ«¶šŸ»
ps. That sorry was fake, u donā€™t deserve apologies šŸ˜ ugh what a disgrace- shouldnā€™t waste my time on these people (if u are one though šŸ«ØšŸ«Ø)
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Hey guys! I actually spent long minutes staring at these reblogs and debating whether it was worth responding and talking about or not. But as I'm not the type to take hate and keep quiet, I decided to talk about it.
First of all, Reia, you really seem like a person who doesn't read many fanfics for the way you put it in your text, so I'll explain the meaning of the word. Fanfic, short for "fan fiction", is a story written by a fan based on characters, universes, or real people (like the triplets). Fans create their own narratives, expanding or reimagining everything, creating their own version, which in real life does not exist.
And yes, you and Evangeline are trying to be "fanfic police" and even "sturniolo police", if you scroll through the thousands of Sturniolo Triplets fanfics, you will come across A LOT where Matt, Nick or Chris go through situations of anxiety attack, panic attack, OR where the "reader" herself goes through this, sometimes even involving situations way worse than that. Furthermore, there's thousands of fanfics describing explicit sex scenes with them, the famous smuts, does that bother you too? Because in the world of someone who writes a FANFIC in here, it doesn't.
And yes, I was indeed writing about the meet and greet situation, and this was nothing new to ANYONE in the fandom WHO READS THE FANFICS HERE. I even made a post the day before ASKING who would like to read the idea, and you want to know the news? All 200 people who voted wanted it.
I understand that you feel this story is disrespectful FOR YOU, especially because it touches on a real-life situation that may be sensitive or painful for some people. I want to assure you that it was never my intention to cause harm or disrespect anyone involved in that situation.
I myself am diagnosed with chronic anxiety, and even so, I didn't feel affected by the way I wrote. In fact, I described how I feel during MY anxiety attacks.
In no way did I make fun of the situation Matt went through, in fact, my intention in writing this story was to explore Matt's complexity and show how he deals with real problems, such as anxiety. It was a way to give more depth to his situation during the tour and highlight the importance of the emotional support he receives from "Y/N". It was not my intention to mock him, but rather to explore his humanity and the challenges he faced, and I know with all the certainty in the world that I did not mock him, much less affect the people who read the story.
Please, I ask you to reevaluate the need to throw hate at a person who has nothing to do with your outside the box opinions of what WRITERS ON THE STURNIOLO'S TUMBLR should or shouldn't write about.
There are thousands of posts on Instagram and TikTok from "fans" really mocking Matt and throwing hate at him about "their bad experiences" during one of the shows, these are the people you should be giving a piece of your mind to, not me. šŸ©·
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beachytablecloth Ā· 3 years ago
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brooke my beloved, since you were curious--
okay so the reason i only have one tag blocked is because for the longest time, i did Not know how to block tags so i kind of just. let it happen. (actually just learned how to filter on ao3 i little while ago thanks to grace, can't you tell i'm great with technology? šŸ˜Œ) and honestly once i learned it was like a spur of the moment thing, like, not to make an office reference, but ya know how they were like "michael has to fire someone and hasn't, he'll prolly fire the first person that makes him mad"? that was how blocking the tag went oiuyfdghjiko
the first post that made me mad was the tag i blocked and--don't judge me--it's the httyd movies šŸ˜¬ ik everyone loves them but i. i love the books. so much. and the movies are uhhh they are Very Different from the books. like. percy jackson movie level different, and the books were like. a huge part of my childhood. plus, they replaced my favorite character with astrid to give hiccup a love interest and that is unforgivable in my mind because camicazi is the best God i love that tiny scary blonde child she's so funny
anyWAYS i won't go on a rant about how much they make me :/// cause i know most of my mutuals really like the movies and i wanna be respectful, but tbh one of the reasons it's blocked and makes me mad is because people would like. genuinely get mad at me in high school when i told them that i didn't like the movies and preferred the books??? like, i was in a class one time and okay i was one of four seniors in the class so it could be because it was a Pretty young class, but i mentioned that i did Not like the movies and they all Literally yelled at me for it and basically said my opinion was stupid and wrong and i had to go "we need to stop this conversation because y'all are making me mad and imma say something i'll regret later" and surprisingly that worked ??? but yeah, so one of the main reasons the movies fill me with rage is because of everyone in my life who got genuinely mad at me for not liking me lol great times
anYWAYS yeah. the next tag i block will probably be the next post that fills me with rage. thinking about blocking divergent now because i walked into two of my roommates and their friends watching the first movie and that filled me with rage (do not even get me started on divergent because that history is just as complicated as the httyd movies lol)
anyways this is really long. i am *sparkle emoji* procrastinating homework *sparkle emoji* so ig i made this as long as possible to Not do homework lol love you hope you're having a good day <3
omg hi corey <3 sorry for answering this so late i'm. just like that.
ok first of all i'm old af and have been on tumblr so long that i used to used extensions to block tags/ content -- most people remember xkit, but anybody remember tumblr savior??? yeah i'm ancient. so blocking tags is like second nature to me. plus i spent a lot of time in the one direction fandom so there was a lot of stuff that needed to be filtered out. hahaha. i love that you only recently learned to filter on ao3 kasjd;flj but tbf ao3 is a v confusing website!!!!
also. i LOVE the httyd movies, but NO judgment from me here. i totally understand loving a book series and hating how the movies change things. i never read the httyd books, so i never had anything to compare the movies to. totally understand your rage though.... you should've seen me when i first saw the sixth movie of a not-to-be-named disgraced franchise. i was LIVID.
but i'm so sorry people got so mad at you??? i understand how passionate people can be about the things they like, but there's no excuse to like. literally fight about it! that's so messed up :(
if you ever want to rage about divergent my inbox is always open because oh my god, did that series make me angry lmao
anyway i love your long messages please send them anytime (although i probably shouldn't encourage procrastinating..... jk i am the queen of procrastination)
<3
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purrincess-chat Ā· 4 years ago
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Catā€™s Not-All-Encompassing Character Ranking
Okay, so I have to admit that I omitted a lot of characters I don't have strong opinions on. Most of them were one-off akumas, so don't get your panties in a twist, your faves are probably still on here (and ranked lower than you think).
As a preface again, these are just my personal opinions. They can't hurt you. You can still like characters more or less than me. And I don't care how you feel about them. This list is for me. And the person that asked for it. So shut up. Go make your own rank list if youā€™re so butthurt.Ā 
We're going in reverse order this time, starting from the bottom:
84. Gabriel Agreste- I mean, is anyone surprised? I am not private about how I think Gabriel should go to jail. Or fall off a cliff. Or be erased from existence. Rip to those that like him, but Iā€™m different.
83. Thomas Astruc- Honestly, heā€™s down here on principle. Self-inserts are generally a no-no, and I just laugh every time I see him on screen because he really put himself in this show and said boohoo no one appreciates me XD
82. Bob Roth- I feel like this one should also be obvious. Heā€™s just a dick. Terrible human. I give him 0 stars.
81. Tomoe Tsurugi- We all collectively hate her, right? Itā€™s not just me?
80. Su Han- This mans has small peepee energy. And he bad mouthed Fu, so get FUCKED, my dude.
79. Rolland Dupain- Listen, I get it, he liked Marinette in the end, but I could do without the racism.
78. Nathalie Sancoeur- My opinion of Nathalie took a nosedive after the s2 finale. I just do not care that she is in love with her boss. Donā€™t care that sheā€™s dying. Just do not have it in me.
77. XY- Justin Bieber ass wannabe.
76. Nora Cesiare- I didnā€™t care for Nora. I know Thomas loves her, but the overbearing sibling trope is tired.
75. Anarka Couffaine- I underestimated how much I donā€™t really like her. Like, itā€™s not full-on hate, but I just do not care for her.
74. Otis Cesaire- Got akumatized because a kid said he could outrun a panther. Iā€™m still not over it, Otis.
73. Andre Bourgeois- No love for the crooked mayor. I hope your wife divorces you.Ā 
72. Alec Cataldi- The real villain of Stormy Weather. Like fr why is he such an asshole?
71. Roger Raincomprix- Is Officer Roger just doing his best? Sometimes. But like sometimes this mans just needs to take a chill pill.
70. M. D'Argencourt- Please get out of the 1600s
69. Ella/Etta- These two are basically the same character, and I am indifferent to both of them.
68. KnightOwl/Barbara- Listen, I would have liked you more if you were less controlling.
67. Majestia- Same as above, but like I guess I like you more
66. Theo- *Mean Girls principal voice* Stay away from underaged girls!
65. Andre the ice cream man- I just want a scoop of chocolate, Andre. Is that too much to ask??
64. Amelie Graham de Vanily- We havenā€™t seen much of her, but she seems like a snake bitch.
63. M. Kubdel- I mean, if my son wanted to resurrect an ancient mummy and believed in aliens, Iā€™d give the family heirloom to my daughter too.
62. Jalil Kubdel- Lolol, buddy, pal, dude, my guy. Chill.
61. Vincent (Adrien's photographer)- Head empty. Momā€™s spaghetti. Idk heā€™s alright.
60. Manon- I donā€™t hate Manon. She just gets on my nerves every time she talks.
59. M. Ramier- This mans got akumatized a billion times because he gets emotional about pigeons. I mean, honestly mood.
58. Mme. Mendeleiev- She doesnā€™t put up with Chloeā€™s shit, and we respect her for this.
57. Baby August- Someone just give this mans some food. Heā€™s a growing boy.
56. Santa Claus- If I were Santa, I too would list Ladybug as the best kid in the world.
55. Art Teacher- He doesnā€™t even have a name, but I vibe with him. He seems like he likes to paint scenes of nature with his pet squirrels.
54. Prince Ali- Lil mans just wanted to have a good time. I can respect that.
53. Duusu- Duusu, I get that your Miraculous was broken, but get with the program, girl. You is a hostage.
52. Other Kwamis- Idk, all the ones we havenā€™t seen as much. I donā€™t have real opinions on them yet. Just neutral.
51. Sass- He gives me dad vibes.
50. M. Damocles- You go, you funky owl man
49. Jean (Chloe's Butler)- He deserves a raise. What is your name, sir? We may never know.
48. Mireille Caquet- Sheā€™s pretty cute. No complaints.
47. Aurore Beaureal- Babyā€™s first akuma. I love her design. Sheā€™s a cutie.
46. Claudie Kante (Maxā€™s mom)- This womans just wanted to go to space and live her dream. We stan a hardworking queen.
45. Hot Dog Dan- I like him more than Andre the ice cream fraud. Sure, my hotdog might turn me purple, but if I ask for chili on it, I bet heā€™d oblige.
44. Nadja Chamack- I mean, sheā€™s doing her best.
43. Audrey Bourgeois- So, as I said in the episode ranking, I have a love-hate relationship with Audrey. Sheā€™s the worst, but thatā€™s why I love her. I love her ironically. Like, yeah sheā€™s atrocious, but I just want to watch her burn the world.
42. Luka Couffaine- Directly in the middle, like heā€™s always been.
41. Nathaniel Kurtzberg- My opinion of Nath improved after Reverser surprisingly. I ship it.
40. Chris Lahiffe- I like Chris better than Ella/Etta. Heā€™s just a little mans out here living life wanting to grow up. Donā€™t believe it, Chris. Stay little forever. Being an adult suuuuucks.
39. Fang the Crocodile- The goodest boy.
38. Nooroo- I just want to give him a hug.
37. Mlle. Bustier- Sheā€™s doing her best, but I mean, when ya whole class keeps getting turned into supervillains, Iā€™m surprised sheā€™s not an alcoholic.
36. Penny Rolling- I just like her. I think sheā€™s neat.
35. Ondine- Mermaid queen! Sheā€™s so sweet, and I love her with Kim. I hope we see more of her in the future.
34. Marc Anciel- Marc is a little cutie bean. Idc if heā€™s based off one of Thomasā€™s irl friends. He can stay.
33. Wayzz- He loves Master Fu so much I cry.
32. Felix Graham de Vanily- I know everyone hates canon Felix, but tbh he exudes massive chaotic neutral gremlin energy, and I actually kinda vibe with that. And he pisses with his uncle which is a whole ass mood.
31. Tikki- Tikki is very cute, but bby please work on the preaching. You donā€™t always know whatā€™s right, babe.
30. Sabrina Raincomprix- Sabrina deserves better. I hope we see good things happen for her.
29. Lila Rossi- Surprised? I actually like Lila. The first fic I ever wrote for this fandom was a Lila redemption. I think she is a good antagonist and foil to Marinette. I absolutely want to see her get dunked on in canon, but that doesnā€™t mean I hate her.
28. Wayhem- I donā€™t know why, but Wayhem makes me laugh. I love him XD
27. Uncle Cheng- Heā€™s just a good mans with a birb who wants to make you tasty food. Whatā€™s not to like?
26. Trixx- Trixx shot up after GoS. Chaotic bean make Eiffel Tower go bendy
25. Jess- Sheā€™s pretty cool. Sheā€™s a vibe.
24. Aeon- The cutest bean!!! She saw Adrien and Marinette and said yep. Those two are meant to be together. Jess, we gotta make it happen.
23. Ivan Bruel- Ivan is such a gentle bean. We love him.
22. Mylene Haprele- Smol
21. Fei Wu- I still have not watched the Shanghai special with subs, but I liked her.
20. Gina Dupain- The grandma I aspire to be.
19. Marianne Lenoir- I love her. She is good. She and Fu are so cute. And she seems like she would have kicked le ass back in the day. (and even now)
18. Rose Lavillant- I am so excited for Pigella!! Rose is too cute. We love her.Ā 
17. Gorilla- aka Adrienā€™s real dad. If the series doesnā€™t end with Gabriel getting yeeted into the stratosphere and Gorilla adopting Adrien, I donā€™t want it.
16. Clara Nightingale- Sheā€™s in love with Marinette. You canā€™t change my mind. 16 is also how old I hc her to be, so donā€™t nobody come for me.
15. Tom Dupain- Most. Supportive. Dad. Soft bean. Just wants to make you fresh bread.
14. Sabine Cheng- Good mom vibes. We love to see her.
13. Juleka Couffaine- Shy goth bean. Just wants to have her picture taken. Definitely a lesbian. We stan.
12. Nino Lahiffe- The goodest boy. Heā€™s just out here doing his best, loving his friends.
11. Chloe Bourgeois- Chloe is another one I have a love-hate relationship with. Her brattiness is funny to me. We had high hopes for her. Honestly, she ranks this high because I like to play with her in fic.
10. Max Kante- He smol and smort. And I adore his friendship with Kim and the fact that he made an AI himself at 14. What a legend.
9. Alya Cesaire- Rip to Alya salters, but Iā€™m different. Outside of Chameleon, Alya is fine. Sheā€™s a supportive bff. All yall people that are mad she doesnā€™t kiss Marinetteā€™s ass all the time need to go out and make real friends. I said what I said.
8. Alix Kubdel- I love Alix. I love how she is always so done with all the lovey-dovey bullshit. She is tiny queen, and Bunnix, while OP af, is still super cool. We love to see her.
7. Kagami Tsurugi- I will fight anyone who shits on Kagami. She has done nothing wrong, you guys are just haters. All she did was exist, and yall said, wow what a toxic bitch?? Disgraceful.
6. Jagged Stone- We are going to ignore the deadbeat dad trope that canon thrust upon him. He is a Marinette stan, and we love that.
5. Kim Le Chien- I really love Kim, you guys. Does that surprise you? Listen, my favorite male character types are sweet beans and himbos. Kim is both of these.
4. Master Fu- If you didnā€™t pick up on how much I love Fu from the episodes ranking, then idk what to tell you. I want him to be my grandpa. I would trust this mans with my life. He did his best. You paint those pictures, you funky little man. I love you.
3. Plagg- My galaxy trash man. Love him. 10/10 chefs kisses all around.
2. Adrien Agreste- The biggest Marinette stan there is. I just want him to kiss her on the face. And marry her. Idk, I just think that would be neat if he could do that. I just want good things for them.
1. Marinette Dupain-Cheng- Honestly, are you surprised? I have always been and always will be a Marinette stan. If you expected anyone else to be in this spot, then clown suit rentals are off to the left.
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ryuichirou Ā· 4 years ago
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i hate you for shipping ereri. eren and levi would literally fucking despise you. i hope you know youā€™re a fucking disgrace to humanity you sick weirdo fuck
What the heck, this one is actually funny. And sorta cute awww hahaha just because you're funny, I'll entertain you this one time ā¤ļø
If Levi and Eren would hate me, I'll immediately stop shipping Ereri!!! OMG how could I not realise that?! Thank you for opening my eyes, I'll do whatever pleases you from now on!
... is that what you want to hear? Like honestly, what do you expect me to say to this lol Also, your interpretation of characters is ooc, just so that you know.
Why would I care if some rando I don't even know hates me? šŸ˜­ I don't even know who you are... And do you seriously think you're the only one who hates me for the stuff that I draw? If I gave at least one fuck, I wouldn't post anything in the first place...
"youā€™re a fucking disgrace to humanity" yeah, I can live with that. "Disgrace to humanity" lmfao this sounds badass af, thank you~
Also, when will you and your kind stop using the words "weird" and "weirdo" as offensive? Who are you, high school bullies or something? Yeah I'm weird lmao and you're boring, so I think you have it much worse.
I draw horror, gore, I draw Eren as a fucking scolopendra, and you're saying I'm weird for drawing Ereri? Go back to the kindergarten lol
Anyway, don't bother with replying, your fame time is over, and I'll simply block you. Thanks for the laughs though
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noxianwilled Ā· 2 years ago
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rockstar, in a more... classic rock than metal sort of way so not exactly the pentakill vibes
daughter of a famous rockstar and a famous pop singer whose footsteps her baby sister is following (the du couteaus would be nepobabies I'm afraid ā€” if in canon they're like. seven generations of assassins....... they're just old af music industry name)
honestly probably a teenage star raised for this since she was a child that ended up involved in all sorts of scandals before being a proper rockstar
rumored she got her scar in a knife fight with her brother (the family denies it to the press and says it was some accident/katarina makes it worse by being like no that happened my dad gave him the knife to do it actually c: but then of course everything is denied clearly the problematique child is not being serious haha there's no need to investigate anything we're such a healthy family!!1!)
du couteau family drama being speculated about (is it true your father disowned you and made talon his heir) and kat simply kicks a paparazzi in the face rip
anyway idk who she'd be in a band with but she'd sing. could also play the guitar (and would have learned to play a bunch other stuff since she was a child)
feuding with her own family since she was a teenager/moved out as soon as she could live entirely on her own and was cut off from their money/rose from the ashes of being disgraced and without support and made a big name for herself
she thinks pentakill is neat. true damage is great. kda is eh (she likes to hate on every type of pop music on principle bc of her mother being a pop singer..........nothing personal.......)
i never use the skin based aus anyway but music verse au
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roddyretrograde Ā· 3 years ago
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I don't know why Peyton wanted lucas so badly especially in s5 after all that drama with his character I think she would have been over his shit by the end and definitely wouldn't have agreed to a phone Proposal
To me it never made sense why after all the crap he pulled she just went back to him
I feel like she would have outgrown his drama and selfishness
At 19 years old he wanted to get married because they had a long distance relationship
Instead of working on it and being understanding he just expects her to marry him and that would have solved all the problems
His lack of maturity should have been a red flag to anyone especially Peyton by now she's better then that
I feel like the writers wrote her as if she was rewarding his behavior by agreeing to marry him in s6 instead of just saying no and decided that he wasn't the one for her and she could do better
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. Seasons four and five make Peyton into this Lucas-loving-pod-person that lets a man literally say he HATES HER and she paints a whole damn mural and runs back into his arms.
You might like my posts here and here! But honestly, the show did Peyton so damn dirty by trying to force Leyton. I honestly don't believe that Peyton would have come back from LA in season five, tbh. You know how much trauma she experienced in Tree Hill? Two dead moms, being shot in the school shooting, stalked, tied up, almost raped and murdered by Ian Banks.
And then people say Lucas is the best thing that ever happened to her? He went to prom alone and spent it with another girl that was willing to give him attention when his girlfriend was heartbroken. BROOKE, who I honestly believes love Peyton the most in the whole world, is the one that knew she'd never skip prom and went to check on her.
Lucas pulls Peyton away from the only family she ever had in the finale of season six?? She gives up her DREAM and abandons Red Bedroom for him?? He gaslights the shit out of her constantly, he ran straight to his ex-girlfriend in New York after Peyton just asked for more time before getting married, he blames her for their break-up after she said didn't say no, just lets wait???
He's a trash person, and they made Peyton pine for him when she could've had JAKE FUCKING JAGIELSKI who always treated her like a person first, and thought she deserved better always. Who she wanted to marry at seventeen years old because she wanted to be a family with him and Jenny!!
Imagine the life she would have had with Jake, Jenny and Brooke as her forever people? She would have been always supported in her job, she would probably have been urged to get some therapy and mental health help, she would have been such a good mom to Jenny and had more kids, and she would have never had any garbage boy-crazy fights with her best friend and sister.
You're so right, Leyton is so out of character for all of Peyton's growth - and it was because Mark Schwann wrote Lucas as a self-insert and he LITERALLY had a crush on a girl in high-school named Peyton Sawyer which is SKETCHY af.
And on that note, do you actually think Peyton would have liked Luke's book? He literally used her name and her trauma to make a buck, and released it to the whole damn world?? You know how triggering to her PTSD that would be? Oh and that time in season 4 where he told her stop being scared after a man literally broke into her house, put all the pictures from his stalking up in her bedroom and tried to force himself on her.
Lucas and Leyton are a disgrace. I hate Leyton.
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crustaceousfaggot Ā· 3 years ago
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Oh I was not aware of the existence of De Profundis (not me not paying attention in English, couldn't happen) and now I'm in PAIN just from the concept. (thank you. can't wait to read it <3)
Oh it's *so* good
Honestly, it's probably not something they'd show in English classes? I was never taught it, and it's not especially... Relevant to school?
Technically, it's not Wilde's best work. Mostly because, y'know, it was written while he was imprisoned in Reading Gaol, half starved and forced to spend all day away from the sun doing hard labour, and the only way he was allowed to play his craft was to do it under the pretense of a letter.
It's rambling, poorly structured, and at points overly florid. But, unlike most of Wilde's other works (especially before his imprisonment), which were thickly veiled in witticisms, satire, and the asthetesism that he was so fond of, De Profundis is almost painfully honest. It's a raw and uncensored, and it provides a window into the mind of a man at his lowest points, brought from the pinnacle of hight society, a life of selfishness and debauchery, to a filthy prison where he spends all day on a treadmill (the old kind, that was actually used as a mill) or picking fibres from rope until his hands bled.
I could go on about this for a long time, it's one of the most impactful things I've read, but instead I'll just leave you with a link and some of my favourite quotes:
Get the "book" free online here
"The faith that others give to what is unseen, I give to what one can touch, and look at. My gods dwell in temples made with hands; and within the circle of actual experience is my creed made perfect and complete: too complete, it may be, for like many or all of those who have placed their heaven in this earth, I have found in it not merely the beauty of heaven, but the horror of hell also. "
"The plank bed, the loathsome food, the hard ropes shredded into oakum till oneā€™s finger-tips grow dull with pain, the menial offices with which each day begins and finishes, the harsh orders that routine seems to necessitate, the dreadful dress that makes sorrow grotesque to look at, the silence, the solitude, the shameā€”[...]" (I just like this one because he puts 'sleeping on a literal wooden plank' on the same level as 'also the clothes are ugly AF')
"When first I was put into prison some people advised me to try and forget who I was. It was ruinous advice. It is only by realising what I am that I have found comfort of any kind. Now I am advised by others to try on my release to forget that I have ever been in a prison at all. I know that would be equally fatal. It would mean that I would always be haunted by an intolerable sense of disgrace, and that those things that are meant for me as much as for anybody elseā€”the beauty of the sun and moon, the pageant of the seasons, the music of daybreak and the silence of great nights, the rain falling through the leaves, or the dew creeping over the grass and making it silverā€”would all be tainted for me, and lose their healing power, and their power of communicating joy. To regret oneā€™s own experiences is to arrest oneā€™s own development. To deny oneā€™s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of oneā€™s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul."
"I believe I am to have enough to live on for about eighteen months at any rate, so that if I may not write beautiful books, I may at least read beautiful books; and what joy can be greater? After that, I hope to be able to recreate my creative faculty." (This one is incredibly heartbreaking for me, as Wilde would die of meningitis two years after his release, destitute and alone in a dingy hotel in France, having lost his passion for writing)
"[...]the laws under which I am convicted are wrong and unjust laws, and the system under which I have suffered a wrong and unjust system. But, somehow, I have got to make both of these things just and right to me. And exactly as in Art one is only concerned with what a particular thing is at a particular moment to oneself, so it is also in the ethical evolution of oneā€™s character."
"The supreme vice is shallowness. Whatever is realised is right."
"If I can produce only one beautiful work of art I shall be able to rob malice of its venom, and cowardice of its sneer, and to pluck out the tongue of scorn by the roots." (Immediately after his release, Wilde penned The Ballad of Reading Gaol, a poem about his witness of a man's execution. I it was published under the name C.3.3 - cell block C, landing 3, cell 3 - Wilde's cell number in prison. It was very well recieved, but it wasn't until the 7th re-printing that he finally put his name on the work)
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