#* act iv. part two.

[puppppppppy]

act 4 :(

@chipper-smol and i came to a realization

[bisexualmcqueen]

so i figured out the funniest possible way to do the 'salqueen babies' trope

he then finds someplace better (cave)

cuddle pile time

she's framing that.

they are a crazy but happy family <3

[al-luviec]

juvie buddies

[ackermental]

So paulalia of them.

Just normal siblings behavior, on their way to slaughter people godhood.

[natsmagi]

adding onto my last rant from a while ago a little bit, it is fascinating how many people in this fandom completely miss the point of tsumugis character and misconstrue what hes actually about which, ironically, is just what eichi did. and its done in such a similar fashion too, such as making assumptions about his motives, his family relationship, and missing the point in why he chooses to look the way he does. and, time and time again, eichi has been proven to be WRONG about tsumugi. he misunderstood him deeply, and now its eichi whos stuck mourning the past while tsumugi has long since moved on, not the other way around, as tsumugi is on the path of getting his happy ending. and i dont get why people keep trying to take this positivity from him

(s. element epilogue 2)

[s0fter-sin]

sometimes i think about how wild a mw2 movie would be if they just dropped soapghost right in the middle with no warning or marketing. like imagine it being beat for beat the exact same, it’s your typical military action movie, promoted as just another military action movie then after they get to the safe house, ghost has to patch up soap and he’s still out of it, overwhelmed by the betrayal and everything he’s seen and ghost needs to ground him and keep him in the present, to remind him that he’s alive and safe so he kisses him and they have sex. the tantrums and the rants and the “ReAl sOLdiErS aRen’t liKe ThAt”, god i can taste it and it’s delicious

[butch-bakugo]

Its not a shock to me that most "transandrophobia doesn't exist" people are trans women, mostly white trans women. They have a very specific image of what a trans man looks like and it's only two categories: the hyper fem, tits out, make up, twink trans man who doesn't pass nor try to and the hyper masculine, bearded, t'd up, all the surgeries, big buff trans man who you could never clock. They genuinely think every "transandrophobia truther" is lieing about not getting privileges they don't fucking have.

They genuinely believe every trans man passes and therefore we get male privilege and they get backed up by trans men who do pass and think a cis man making rape jokes with them and asking about their lift set is male privilege. Lemme shatter the illusion because as much as you like to scream about some wide spread privilege that doesn't exist, most trans people, in general, do not pass. This is especially true for trans men due to the hyperfocus society puts on feminine features. I have never met a fully passing trans man and I've met over a hundred personally irl. never. I know they exist but the fact y'all think we, en masse, get male privilege is factually just fucking wrong.

Trans men are not more acceptable or palatable to transphobes. Trans men are not more likely to pass. Trans men in mass do not get male privilege by virtue of our lack of passing and our medical history. Most trans men are still affected by the gender pay gap and thus can not afford surgeries.

You do not acknowledge the existence of non-passing trans men, only uphold the voices of trans men who pass and have the money for surgeries (a small percentage) then wonder why trans men laugh in your face when you make claims about male privilege we do not experience.

We are more likely to be conversionally raped than you. We are more like to be forcibly detransioned than you. We are more likely to experience domestic violence than you. We are more likely to experience hate crimes than you.

Trans men's hyper visibility in online spaces dose not transfer to real life visibility. You are more likely to see white cis gay men and white trans women in any media or ever mentioned than even white cis lesbians or white trans men. Your rhetoric is the origin of the "theyfab" myth. Our issues are invisible to you cause you do not care about other trans people besides yourself and other transfems. Everyone and their trans mother knows about transmysogny and the issues you personally face yet you expect trans men to be silent about their issues and feel like they should be silent because they are men. Trans men are more likely to experience litterally all forms of violence over trans women in every single avenue of violence that exists; religious, sexual, domestic, familial, etc. We are more likely to be stopped and abused before we socially transtion than anyone else due to hyper vigilance of society over afabs. You can scream all you'd like about how we only bring up our sex/the gender we are often raised as when it's convenient but you always ignore those often traumatizing experiences when it's convenient for you.

Many Transmascs and trans men had a traumatizing upbringing because society views us as "bad women" and " bad women" get treated so much worse and by many more angles than "bad men" specifically because we were forcibly assigned as women. You take advantage of a lack of nuance in the community by trying to group us with cis men specifically because you group yourself with cis women. News flash, neither of us and our experiences should be grouped with ANY cis group because we do not have cisgendered experiences.

I seriously think you think you are the most oppressed group in the trans community and you are not, not by a long shot. You are not the most oppressed group in the transgender community and that's a statistical fact. The most oppressed group, by far, are two spirits and cultural genders by virtue of them being inherently indigenous and indigenous people being the most oppressed race of people in the community regardless of the location they are indigenous to.

You are literally taking advantage of the things that were drilled into transmascs at a young age to be seen and not heard and to be quiet and let others talk, that they are lesser than everyone. Everyday there's a new story in the community of a cis man or a trans woman getting a trans man/masc pregnant to hurt them or force them off t or to detransion, this is not a fucking accident. You are not men, no one ever said you were, but you sure love to silence them like they do.

I'm not quiet, you do not intimately know our issues the same way we do not intimately know yours, You don't get to tell us what we do and don't experience and the fact you'd rather cry wolf and suspiciously call us "bitches" than hear us out, tells me everything i need to know. That alt right to trans woman pipeline you said you escaped? Yeah, you didn't. Ur just an alt right trans woman, Try Again.

[marenwithanm]

Luke why are you so good at lying??? He didn't even change sprites lol

[todayisafridaynight]

whatever og text i had in mind for this post about ko shibasaki looking like sayama in this movie is completely cancelled on account of utsumi (this character)'s first name being kaoru and i only found this out cause i was looking up her name just to be sure when making this post

like jesus christ i legally have to make this post now

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

have you ever thought about yandere geto more specifically yandere CULT geto. cus i do. quite often.

HI ANON hmmm hm hm………… okay so honestly. i’m not super into yanderes at all so i don’t know if i’ll have much to contribute with when it comes to this kinda thing :’3 bUT i do love cult leader!geto to the moon and back + i’ve been thinking of him incessantly lately + i think he’s only a couple steps away from being a yan lol.

geto’s whole Thing is his contrast; he can kill a man swiftly, cruelly, only to go meet his beloved family right after with a genuine smile on his face. (we see that almost instantly in jjk 0!!) he really does have that cruel / soft contrast that i assume a bunch of yan content is built on…. he would treasure his beloved soooo dearly and i absolutely don’t think he’d shy away from killing any non-sorcerers that were giving them trouble… but again!! this isn’t even yan!geto, this is literally just Geto. that’s just how he is in canon 😭😭 he’s willing to go to any lenghts to protect his loved ones, and his own morals are aligned towards his view of non-sorcerers as non-human. he doesn’t see them as human, so why would he feel guilty for killing them?

but ok so to kinda go back to the idea of yan!geto… i think the biggest difference between him and yan!gojo (imo!!) is that gojo is willing to look past his morals to keep you safe, knowing that it’s Wrong but choosing not to care, while geto doesn’t let go of his morals — instead, he twists them until they align with what he’s doing. if that makes sense. to him, doing what he does for you is morally just. so he doesn’t feel shame or guilt for it.

aaaaand this is also why i don’t really feel Equipped to talk abt him….. because yan!geto would probably be a lot Worse than yan!gojo …….. and i’m embarrassingly sensitive to dark content :’3 i can see the appeal and the yan undertones are absolutely There but i think i see cult leader!geto in a very moe light PHJEHSJD he’s… my meowmeow. he can do no wrong. he hasn’t had a single evil thought in his Life <33

SOO to change the subject rq!!!!! kind of!!!! (i’m sorry anon i’ve just been thinking abt more fluffy scenarios w him lately and i need an outlet </3) i genuinely think cult leader geto!would be such a great lover :(( it’s easy to see him as a yan (AND THERE’S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG W THAT TO BE CLEAR) but i just . genuinely think he would be sooo gentle and loving and silly? protective and possessive and imposing, sure, but he would honestly rather die than hurt you in any way. i don’t think his soul could take it.

like. it’s just so telling that geto canonically lets his family believe what they want, and do what they want; he doesn’t force them to see non-sorcerers the same way he does, he doesn’t keep nanako & mimiko from exploring the world and interacting w non-sorcerers, and so on!! his own beliefs are steadfast, but he doesn’t use them as an excuse to confine the people he cares for. he trusts them and loves them and even though i’m sure he’s paranoid he lets them run free.

so!! i think he would be very patient and accepting no matter what his s/o believed or did. i can see him being a bit a Lot of a helicopter parent but it’s never malicious, it’s just for safety purposes!! he just couldn’t bear to have anything happen to you </3 cult leader!geto is cynical and cautious and he isn’t taking any chances when it comes to your safety. but!! he’s still so silly and doting and i think he’s just so sweet…. 🥺🥺 i’m writing the outline for a fic rn where his s/o works at a regular preschool and he hates interacting with your coworkers in any capacity but he still does it to make u happy … yk??? like how he went with his girls to eat crepes in jjk 0. he just wants to give and give. our acts of service king <333

overall i see cult leader!geto as someone who hides his inherent softness behind a dark exterior, and while he’s far more willing to be cruel than hs suguru was, he never really changed at his core!! he’s just overflowing with softness and care. we see this so clearly in the scene where he’s alone with nanamimi, his girls, and everything is soft and quiet and geto is completely unguarded. and he’s so, so soft. his softness doesn’t even have a twisted hint to it, he just loves you. and he wants the best for you. i think the horror would only come from seeing how quickly he goes from cooing into your ear to disposing of a non-sorcerer with a freezing look in his eyes; the whiplash is scary. but if it scared his s/o i think he’d be hell-bent on not letting you see him like that unless absolutely necessary.

it’s difficult because so much of his character in this stage of his life has to do with cruelty, but all he truly wants at his core is to create a world where his loved ones will be happy :(( where he can protect them properly. idk i just can’t really see cult leader!geto as toxic at the end of the day….. he’s a puppydog to me. a foxcoded, silly little guy. despite his cult leader / genocide loving tendencies i think he would be a very soft, selfless lover <333 overwhelmingly devoted. the weight of his devotion could honestly be frightening and i feel like he could be sweet in a kind of twisted way (something like this) but at the end of the day he’s very particular about only showing you his soft side.

THOSE ARE MY SPONTANEOUS THOUGHTS i’m sorry they weren’t too focused on yan!geto anon :’3 but i hope u got some enjoyment out of them anyway!!! if u have any thoughts of ur own then i’d absolutely love to hear em <33

[mini-uzzy]

RAAAAHHH RAAAAHHHHHH!!!

[ghostbustermelanieking]

ever since i saw wicked, i've been saying i can't wait for part 2 and cynthia and ariana to make me take "for good" seriously. because my first ever exposure to wicked AND "for good" was in the sixth grade when my chorus teacher had us sing it at an end of year concert, like, to our teachers. despite having seen the stage show twice since then, i have never been able to take "for good" seriously because in my head it's always like oh this is a song about how great teachers are (and obviously that wouldn't fucking work in wicked). it's like one of my least favorite songs from the show (i remember like 3 songs from part 2), and i can't take it seriously as a love ballad right now. but i was (am) sure that part 2 will change this and make my little gay heart explode

and then. they changed the fucking title to WICKED: FOR GOOD?!

farewell i fear i will never take this song seriously 💔

[the-busy-ghost]

There are many reasons my interests are more geared towards mediaeval Scotland than mediaeval England, but at least one of them has to be the fact that I am completely incapable of Being Normal about the Lion in Winter and Shakespeare's second tetralogy.

[insomnya777]

Hey! I found you though your superhero AU, which i love, by the way! I really enjoy your writing style, so I was wondering what your writing process is, in particular, do you have a plan/outline you follow, or do you have a list of little snippets of writing you want to include, etc. Just really curious!

oh my god the question i've been dreading. so funny thing, for the longest time, i actually didn't have an outline or like. a plan. at all

this wasn't even originally going to be a series, it was just supposed to be the first part 😭 but then people started liking it so much (and i live off of attention and comments) so i decided to make a part two and it kind of skyrocketed from there. did not expect we'd be getting past 20k words this is my longest series ever LMAO

but it's not like i have nothing planned out — like i know what's going to be happen with etho and the agency (to an extent) and i've pretty much got the whole ranchers and gempearl storyline down. but desertduo and boat boys..... i've kinda been taking it part by part.

that however does lead to things being repetitive and getting a little stale. so i've been planning things out more lately, and i'm very pleased to say that now i do have (kind of) an idea on the ending. which i have no idea when is going to happen

[milkweedman]

I ended up needing to decant the exhaust dye when I put the next 2 ounces/56 grams in, which I still have not added back in, and the new fleece is already dark with color. I'm going to let it cook overnight regardless just because I think it's good practice but wow, buckthorn berries are crazy potent for a natural dye. This was like one scant double handful (I didn't weigh them RIP) of dried berries and I'd be surprised if I got less than 6 ounces (130 grams) of dyed wool out of it.

[theramblingsofadork]

Edit: Updated 12/23/24

Okay—~⭐️!!

I promised I would share about some of my AU for Dr. Starline, and even though I’ve decided to rework a few things to make sure I’m making the story as good as I can make it, here’s a bit of it.

(…WHO AM I KIDDING, THERE’S A LOT OF IT. But please give it a read anyways!)

I don’t really have a name for this AU, yet (if anyone has any ideas, please let me know!) I’ve officially dubbed this AU The Starpoint Squad. Act 1 follows the competition, which starts off a few years before the IDW comics.

⭐️ Premise: Dr. Starline enters a competition of inventors and innovators with the hopes of using it to gain Eggman’s attention, and finds something there that he was not expecting to.

As I have it, Starline is very much like his canon self from his introduction.

He’s smart, haughty, and a genius lone wolf, aspiring to be like his idol and wanting to be acknowledged by and work alongside him more than anything.

At this point, he’s already attempted to get the Doctor’s attention multiple times over the years, but has had little luck each time. However, this competition has a big, esteemed tech name backing it, and he expects Eggman will be closely paying attention to it as a result. It’s the perfect opportunity to get him on his radar.

He joins the competition, quite sure of himself that he can win first place all by himself. But, upon getting past the prelims, to his chagrin, he learns that in order to continue, he has to form a team.

Of course, Starline—being both a genius and coming from a wealthy and prestigious background—sees this as a detriment, as he has a profound reluctance to work with others due to believing all to be beneath him. So he’s not thrilled.

But, he’s not ready to give up his dream yet, so he decides the best course of action is to team up with people who he thinks have potential, but can also be the easiest to manipulate into doing what he wants.

⭐️ (Side Note: He does not have his hypno glove at this point. That would make things too easy.)

This lands him on Rivet, a cat whom he met in the prelims, her brother Charge, a tiny rat named Hex, his bulldog friend Lug, and a firefly named Cello.

Starline assigns himself as the leader of the group, due to his elevated knowledge and experience in the three fields they’re working with— robotics, chemistry, and biology. But as he attempts to get them on board to.. essentially let him run the whole show, tensions and conflicts quickly mount as they begin to push back.

At his wits end after a few days of arguments and fights, with some members threatening to drop out, he finally asks Rivet and Charge for advice, seeing as they’ve been a team for a very long time, despite being so different. They explains to him what teamwork really is; how it’s a relationship of give and take, having to do primarily with trust and working towards a united goal.

Which is where his problem lies. Starline has no trust in them, and is doing none of the give, and all of the take.

And while his haughtiness and upbringing argues the question of ‘why he should give voice to those of lesser intellect at all,’ he understands that continuing as he has been will sink his plan, so he begrudgingly decides to change his tactics and hear them out.

He lets them express themselves and in doing so, discovers that.. these people do have more to contribute than he first gave them credit for. Not only that, but they have all something in common with him.

A vision to change the future. A need to prove to themselves as well as their loved ones that they have what it takes to reach their goals. To show people that, that just because they’re young doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be taken seriously. That they can contribute to something bigger than themselves.

The conversations sit with him, and in a weird way, he can’t help but empathize with them, feeling familiar, uncomfortable tugs of his childhood pulling deep within him.

So while his reasons for doing so are at their core, still very much selfish, he reluctantly gives up some control to allow the others to bring their ideas to the table.

And to his surprise, it works! As the weeks progress, they begin to gain a real flow, and he’s amazed to find they all work… surprisingly well together.

Despite himself, Starline slowly finds himself starting to loosen up, tentatively coming to enjoy having them all around.

He’s not used to having someone he can properly debate complex scientific topics and formulas with without losing or boring them.

He’s not used to having a little shadow following him around, eagerly wanting to learn all he can from him.

He’s not used to being shown a different perspective, discovering value in the little things the lower class enjoys and wants to protect.

He’s not used to someone being more than happy to let him ramble on about his interests. To be concerned about his wellbeing enough to drag him out of his lab to eat lunch or go on group outings with the team.

It’s… oddly nice. It’s… tentatively welcomed. By the competition’s end, Starline has come to nearly consider them all to be his friends, reflecting on their time together and seeing how far they’ve come.

But there is still the matter of Eggman.

This is his struggle. His Achilles heel, so to speak.

Throughout the competition, Starline’s goal never changes.

Despite his closeness with the team, he’s never truly open with them. Never tells them his real reason for being here.

They know it’s to gain the attention and recognition of someone important to him. They’ve heard his excited rants about this ‘genius’ and all the brilliant and inspiring things he’s done.

But they don’t know it’s Eggman.

Starline works hard to keep his affinity on the downlow, not wanting to sabotage his chances of winning due to getting kicked out prematurely by his team, or the other competitors.

He’s dead set on achieving his goal, no matter what he has to do. It’s what he’s worked for his entire career, after all. Eggman made him who he is. This is his chance, and he can’t simply just let the opportunity slip through his fingers.

But as the day approaches; as he gets closer and closer with the squad, that surety begins to fade, and doubt and guilt slowly begin to creep in.

He finds himself asking himself if he can he really bring himself to betray those who have treated him so well. Who have looked up to him and acknowledged his genius. Who he’s spent so much time interacting with, and whom all believe he’s their friend.

Can he really bring himself to build them up like this, only to let them take the fall and shatter their dreams come competition’s end?

He knows if they find out the truth, they’ll turn on him. They’ll cast him aside.

Just like everyone else.

And yet…

….

He sees that by getting too close, he’s caught himself in a trap. His goal prevents him from being able to be as open and honest as he might like. Keeps him from being closer to Rivet like he knows they both want. Keeps him from seeing that everything he wants so desperately is standing right there in front of him.

Ultimately though, when it all comes to the big day, when a plot is uncovered that threatens to not only upset the competition, but put the entire region in danger, Starline is met with a choice. Join the threat and possibly salvage his dream? Or let it go to save his team from getting hurt?

And as he makes his final decision, the impact his team has left on him begins to show, and he finds himself thinking to himself in mild amusement,

“I’ve gone soft.”

(…But that’s a story for another time ;)