#Agency

[calicocreatures]

this used to be really hard for me because i had overcomplicated the idea of consent. if i hadn't had an explicit conversation with someone about them wanting to regularly text, i thought, then i need to watch for signals that they're interested in the conversation. how quickly do they text back? do they text back at all? if they don't respond, i should interpret that as a signal that they're not interested, lest i cross an unspoken line.

what i'm realizing now that my community has blossomed is that thinking like i used to was a great way to 1. assume a lot of people don't like you, 2. keep the list of people you think of as friends very small.

i'm still overcoming the self esteem issues. i'm learning to do what feels like "imposing" myself. but when i assume that people who have already responded warmly to me would like to continue hearing from me, i feel more vibrant.

i have a writer friend who texts me back once every couple of months. in between, i'll send her a message - "read this book that made me think of you. i'm imagining you reading it, and i'm imagining you writing it."

one of my friends is sick, so i send him a message. he doesn't respond because he's resting, but i still send him memes and jokes to give something to smile about next time he checks his phone.

in person, people apologize. "i'm sorry i didn't respond to your message yet - i have a hard time keeping up with texts, but it's not you," they'll say. "me too," i'll tell them. "try not to worry about it. let's pretend like we're writing each other letters." now texting feels like leaving notes for each other. "i was here, and i'm happy to imagine you will soon be here, too."

every now and then the internet decides it should revamp the ole “stop texting first and see how many friends you lose” when in reality you could literally just communicate that u feel bad that ur the only one texting first

[lenbryant]

Women in Shakespeare

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was a 30 year old magical girl who worked for my grandmother's magical girl talent agency. I had a bad performance review, and my grandmother fired me.

[liberalsarecool]

Abortion is not birth control. It is health care.

[bartlomiejkurela]

Dana Vahl by bartlomiej kurela

[crazycatsiren]

What kind of a world do we live in now that not wanting to be photographed/filmed in public without permission is cause for argument. Like whatever happened to "consent matters".

[crimson-and-clover-1717]

Fixing the Latch

I like that the first thing Ed appears to fix upon returning to the Revenge is a door-latch. It’s the door to the brief corridor to Stede’s sleeping quarters. Stede’s initials are on the door-header, and this is becoming more of a private space for Stede and Ed.

Ed is unused to clear boundaries with regards to his sense of self. He’s sort of public property: on a wider, abstract scale, he is propaganda for imperialists who paint an indigenous man in a pirate subculture as a threat and aggressor towards their dominant wealthy white patriarchal hegemony. But mostly Ed’s self is violated day-to-day directly by Izzy, physically and emotionally (a sort of macro in micro).

That the door-latch to Stede’s Captain’s quarters is damaged whilst Ed is Captain and Stede not there is no coincidence. It’s symbolic of insecure boundaries and the continued violation of Ed’s personhood. Because of the broken latch, the door cannot stay closed and is effectively useless. It’s an external symbol of Ed’s struggle to maintain an identity boundary and agency.

Stede has always had an open door policy with the Crew, but that requires a certain level of mutual respect and trust. Such a policy has been violated so many times by Izzy (and he does so again later), that it’s no wonder there is a need to mend locks and latches to maintain privacy.

We only get to know about this broken door when Stede directs Ed to fix some things immediately upon his return. It’s symbolically part of their recovery as a couple after Izzy repeatedly interjected and tried to separate them, via death even, during season one.

It’s only partially successful though…

… which is why Ed and Stede really do need that place of their own even if their tormentor is in the ground. They, and Ed especially, need to reestablish boundaries and personhood to begin to recover from everything they’ve been through.

But fixing that door-latch is at least a beginning in signifying things need to change.

[carito-luvs-yuu]

Atsushi photos fro yew

[elvestoneanzelote1]

Hello Good morning/evening/night! I just stumble across your blog and i love your work •v•

Just wondering have you ever though of platonic yandere bsd with Male child reader who have Makima or even Nayuta personality and ability of controling people because that would be interesting

A:n- ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀ��ɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs I ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ.. Bᴜᴛ I ᴡɪʟʟ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ɢᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ, sᴏʀʀʏ ɪғ ɪᴛ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴋɪɴɢ sɪɴᴄᴇ I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ.

Nᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴏɴɪᴄ

Part 2 here

Part 3 here

Y/n- your name

Warning: protective, mention of mori.

Y/n is from the agency.

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If one where to describe y/n, they would describe him as the most adorable child from the agency.

You were just 10-12 years old, with a charming innocent smile that melts every agency heart, heck even Kyouka heart as she view you as a younger brother.

Which lead to the question of the suspicion of your ability. The main reason why you are in the agency.

At first Dazai was curious of why a child in the agency maybe, someone brother? He assume but later on he caught up that your ability to control someone movements like a puppet is truly magnificent and dangerous.

He was reminded of Yumeno, the child at the mafia who can mind control others who have hurt him but yours were worse in a way as an unknown force seems to work for your part as it is known as force manipulation.

(I'm not that sure how Makima ability is since I didn't watch Chainsaw man and Some of her ability won't be mention as it is just going to brief one).

The more Dazai pry the more he realise the kid was not an angel but also a very demanding personality.

He realise that the flaw of you that every members on the agency sighed about leading Ranpo and you having childish tanthrums though Ranpo never won as you seems to cry out when he refuse to give you sweets.

"Can't you give me the choco-balls sweets?" You cried as Ranpo gaze away.

"No!"

"Wahhh! Ranpo-san is bad!!!" You cried and run away leaving a guilty Ranpo who later comes to you and handed you the sweets making you hug him happily.

"Ranpo-san is the best"

"Of course I'm! Don't ever forget that" he said proudly as you hug him while chuckling happily. Such a cute child you are.

The worst for Dazai was you love dogs, oh the audacity of you bringing a puppy into the agency hiddenly and it almost bite him!.

"Kunikida-kun! Who brought this monstrous thing!" Shouted Dazai escaping the puppy who seems to want to bite Dazai hand that was wrapped in bandage.

"Mo! Dazai-san" you pouted while holding your puppy who was waving its tail happily making Dazai pout.

"Not fair! You should like cats! Cats are the most adorable thing!"

"So? I like dogs they are cute!"

"So are cat!"

"They are loyal and tamable!"

"Ahhh! Take it away!" Scream Dazai while running away as you hold up your puppy tuning after him to pet it.

It was Fun to watch for Kunikida who first time enjoy Dazai misery

Maybe he will let the puppy come time to time to distract/punish the lazy potato from not doing work.

Well, regardless you were just a child with sweet personality but also a demanding, stubborn personality too.

But the whole agency knows that they would rather hide your ability rather than making the other organisation to target you.

Regardless that even president is like your grandfather or sort whom you cling onto on rare times to get sweets.

Most likely you annoy Ranpo to share his sweets, which leads the chaotic arguments.

But fortunately, Naomi brought two same flavour sweets so that you both won't argue about different sweet flavour which you haven't tasted is eaten by the other or sort.

You do have parents who left you astray but.. They did came to take you one time as you were taken a back.

The elders of the agency said they will speak with them as Naomi, Sakura, Kyouka, Kenji, Jun'churo and Atsushi took you away to play or sort as the others talk with your biological parents.

Well, let's just say you are just a kid, when you hear your parents left without telling you, you refuse to show how heartbroken you were as the agency members try to cheer you up which they succeeded.

You only hope your parents will come back to take you home, since.. Agency is good but you are not a detective and precisely your just 10-12 year old child who misses their parents warmed.

But that is only a hopeful thought as you are unaware that your.. Parents will never visit you ever again.

After all you belong to agency who can protect you, right?

"Don't worry, Y/n-kun we can go to the aquarium alright!" Said Atsushi as he notice your frown which turn to a childish smile.

"Really?"

"Yep!"

"Will the others come too?"

"Hmm? Why not ask them, shall we?" Said Atsushi who was the one succeeding on making you gleam happily.

The agency happily agreed to go.

Let's just say the port mafia were there to and Mori was confused and curious of Why Fukuzawa have a boy with him and why the whole crew of the agency in the aquarium?

Well, he was confused when Elise was the one approach you when you got lost around the aquarium as he approach you both.

"Elise-chan! I told you not to leave my hand!"

"But Rintarou! He is lost!" Said Elise who hold your hand as you were sniffling as Mori approach you.

"Say, aren't you the boy from the agency?"

"You.. Know them?"

"Yes, Do you want to come with us while.. We search of the agency member?"/

"Really?"

"Yes really" said Mori as Elise smile to reassure you and drag you with her as Mori just tag along.

Let's just say the agency were in panic in search of you.

And Ranpo was the one who use his glasses to find out where you were last been. But they found no one making the chaotic drama in the aquarium by the agency asking about your whereabouts to the people.

In suspicion that they might have kidnapped you or sort.

After all, your the most adorable kid, aren't you?

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A:n- that's all good day/night to you all! I hope you have a great day ahead.

[pratchettquotes]

A Personal Note: Celebrating 4,000 Followers*

Lord Vetinari walked out of the room and back into the main hall, with Vimes trailing behind. "However," he said, "in order to keep the peace, the golem will have to be destroyed."

"No, sir."

"Allow me to repeat my instruction."

"No, sir."

"I'm sure I just gave you an order, Commander. I distinctly felt my lips move."

"No, sir. He's alive, sir."

"He's just made out of clay, Vimes."

"Aren't we all, sir? According to them pamphlets Constable Visit keeps handing out. Anyway, he thinks he's alive, and that's good enough for me."

The Patrician waved a hand towards the stairs and his office full of paper. "Nevertheless, Commander, I've had no less than nine missives from leading religious figures declaring that he is an abomination."

"Yes, sir. I've given that viewpoint a lot of thought, sir, and reached the following conclusion: arseholes to the lot of 'em, sir."

The Patrician's hand covered his mouth for a moment. "Sir Samuel, you are a harsh negotiator. Surely you can give and take?"

"Couldn't say, sir."

Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

*A Rare Personal Note: This exchange comes after what may be one of the most famous Discworld moments of all time: the conversation where Vimes and Vetinari first discuss the age old question, "Who watches the Watch?", which becomes one of the central threads of Vimes' character progression. But the end of the conversation, which involves the fate of the newly christened Constable Dorfl, strikes me powerfully today. This marks one of the few times in canon that Vimes explicitly rejects one of Vetinari's commands on moral grounds. It also marks a rare moment when Vimes and Vetinari (who are often complex foils for each other) seem to agree on a fundamental point of morality: that a person must be treated as a person, whatever the cost, even if we do not understand them. On the last day of 2023, this seems more important to me than ever. We 4,000 Pratchett fans who share the quotes that fill this blog likely share very little else: If we met on the street we would not agree about politics, religion, the weather, or the correct storage of Battle Bread. But I think that Sir Terry would perhaps want us to remember that, even when we are at our most opposed, we are all made out of clay -- and that is something worth protecting. Happy New Year, my friends. May we all continue to learn what must be given, and what can never be taken.

[fernsnouveau]

I know people are still rooting for the idea that the Miraculous S5 ending was bad on purpose, and everything about Marinette inheriting Gabriel's mantle as the one who treats Adrien as a perfect, pure, passive object, and keeps him in the dark about everything, and prevents him from having informed choices, and manipulates him into believing that he wasn't really abused, "will be addressed later" and then everything will be great.

However, I don't think this story arc, the one we were watching pre-s5, in salvageable anymore. I don't think a character getting SO dramatically ejected out of their own plot when it was ACTUALLY HAPPENING is something that "can be fixed later".

The awaited resolution for Adrien's personal story was never "Marinette eventually reveals the truth to Adrien after the fact".

It was even less "Lila reveals that Marinette has been lying".

Someone else telling Adrien now, would just ONCE AGAIN rob Adrien of agency and make him a passive object-not-subject observer of his own story.

Whoever may have the dignity to tell Adrien, will still be the one with all the agency and power over him in that situation.

The most agency Adrien can have now would be, like, finding out on his own, against Marinette's will, and then "going evil" or whatever... Which would STILL be obnoxious, because it would portray a victim of abuse seeking autonomy/justice/control of their own life as "going evil" against the will of the abusive authority figures keeping them "safely" under control.🍎

A big part of the problem with the s5+ trajectory is that, yes, Marinette[1] should tell Adrien the truth in order to not continue to be a terrible person who sided with Adrien's abuser against Adrien's human rights. But also... that whole setup is just Not That Satisfying, either.

The satisfying outcome would have been for Adrien to find out himself in a way that had a genuine plot impact and was a significant turning point in his character arc.

However, Gabriel is dead and has been discovered by Maribug and got his Wish, so that possibility has already been thoroughly wasted. RIP.

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[1] yes, there are several other people who should also tell Adrien the truth in order to not continue to be awful, but, honestly, did we ever expect any better from the likes of Nathalie or Félix, who have been enabling the abuse all along? I know Kagami used to have principles, but she appears to have lost them after getting strangled by the red string and getting reduced to Félix' arm candy. A tragedy really.

[purpleguitar]

forever amused by the korean cable tv regulations that forbid showing someone smoking so we get all these characters who are interrupted from lighting the damn thing every time

[militaryintelligencerecords]

SEPTIANA "MAY" GEIGER

AND PATRICIA "PATTY" GEIGER

AND GREGORY "GREG" GEIGER

ALL CURRENTLY HAVE HAD THEIR IDENTITIES STOLEN BY CRIMINALS WHO AS A GROUP HAVE BEEN COLLECTIVELY OCCUPYING THEM FOR SOME TIME IN ORDER TO ISSUE ORDERS AND INDICATE PREFERENCES TO PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY. POLICE RESPONSE REQUESTED.

[bartlomiejkurela]

Catherine Ware by bartlomiej kurela

[24-compass-roses]

It’s always “ily” and never “it’s wrong to call you enemy”, never “You’re different colors of flame”, never “I am your echo. I would rather break the world than lose you”, never “I’ll be all the poets, I’ll kill them all and take each ones place in turn, and every time love’s written in all the strands it will be to you”, never “You and me. This is how we win,” nev—