#DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE???

[mainmartian]

Crackpot theory but maybe Bill didn’t purposely burn down his dimension. Time and time again he’s an unreliable narrator, often playing up himself and overexaggerating his stories, so this is one of them.

Bill definitely has trauma from destroying his dimension, but maybe it’s more of a blacked out trauma because it was inflicted upon him and not the other way around. Maybe he HAD to burn down his dimension to save them from something. Maybe the monster he talked about was real. The only way to cope with what he did was to own it. I don’t think the Great Gatsby story tie in was random.

Gatsby himself was known to have many identities, which grew more wild and sporadic with every retelling. He already had unreliable sources from the beginning. He was charming, threw lavish parties, dressed formally at all occasions. But in the end we find out that Gatsby was poor and lead a sardonic life, wishing to be with Daisy after his time at war. In the end, Gatsby took the hit for Daisy’s murder and paid the ultimate price.

Maybe that’s what Bill had to do. There was an actual monster, and it would destroy his dimension if he didn’t stop it. He started a fire to kill it, but it kept burning until there was nothing left. Afterwards, he exaggerated the arson, own it like HE did it and not because he was forced to. Bill’s coping was to throw crazy parties with his henchmaniacs, ramp up his chaos to hide how broken he was from his dimension burning. He misses his mom, he wants to go home.

Sry if it doesn’t make any sense. 2Am and I’m tired

[wikitpowers]

u ever read a tsc book or snippet and imagine ur reading twp? or is it just me who’s that sad?

[partiallypearl]

i think about kendall knight and the hockey teams he wants to play centre for and i am so intrigued.

one is the minnesota wild, his hometown team. a team that symbolizes home, staying close to his mother and sister (and going based on the popular fan headcanons, potentially his dad as well) and his childhood dream of being a professional hockey player in a space where he most likely feels safe.

on the other hand, he wants to play for the maple leafs. now, putting my personal beef with toronto aside, i find it interesting that an American hockey player not only wants to play for a Canadian team, but knows about one. yes, obviously Canada’s hockey culture is… insane. but Americans, as well documented often don’t know jackshit about Canada. or any other country for that matter.

there’s also the fact that st paul is 831.1 million miles away from toronto. realistically, prior to season one of btr, has kendall ever left st paul? maybe for a hockey tournament, but there’s no way he’s spent significant time away from home.

i think it’s interesting that he would even consider moving that far away from home. especially considering his mom is a single mom and his dad as far as we know is out of the picture. it’s not common for children of single parents to move far away from their parents especially when they have younger siblings.

[brunetteg1rl]

i'm actually obsessed with how mp100 conveys the message of 'you're the protagonist of your own life' and throughout the story it actually shows that the characters are also the antagonists of their own lives and how they can be so self destructive without realizing it

[nick-close]

Love when dndads artists find the middle ground drawin Glenn thas like... sleezy enough to be Glenn but not SO sleezy he’s not hot... it’s personal preference but. Sometimes he’s too clean and I go... no.... he’s not that clean of a man... but then sometimes he looks like a used cars salesman who cheats on his wife and I go no...... not that either...

It’s a middleground! Like, doesn’t grease his hair, but does look like he’d sell drugs to a minor. He wouldn’t, but looks like it. Y’know?

[pizzaqueen]

Honestly think Steve and Eddie would get up to so much silly mischief together

[lydtoons]

fossils are great because like. thats the creature. this creature was alive and moving and breathing millions and millions of years ago, and now you're holding it in your hand. And nothing about it has really changed other than it's dead now and it's body has been preserved. it's the same creature that was once alive even though it doesn't feel that way, all the same and never forgotten

[sparks-chaotic-cove]

The BoundSMP cast are like the people that get tagged in that game where you sit down and tag people when you're tagged but cannot move

BoundSMP are the original taggers

The cast are the sit-taggers

we're the runners

[shawolsos]

Matthew and Hanbin together are so funny cuz it's like getting a little window into a weird parallel universe were "innocent schoolboy nextdoor that you wanna take home to your parents" era one direction and "beloved of drag queens serving cvnt bratz doll" era little mix somehow manage to coexist

[dimsilver]

okay @thebirdandhersong your post about Lockwood & co / Agent Carter trios really got me thinking…because Peggy is like Lucy because they both have that “shut up and use some common sense” thing and that “stop being so reckless, don’t throw your life away” thing going on BUT Peggy is like Lockwood in that she doesn’t practice what she preaches - she continues to work alone and be reckless with her own life, and she’s bitter about her aloneness sometimes but afraid of letting people in because she and they might both get hurt. Sousa and Jarvis (and Angie) steady and ground Peggy and get her to open up to life and love (like George and Lucy [and Flo] do for Lockwood).

Also having vague thoughts about Sousa “I’m with you to the end, Peggy” and Lockwood “You know I’d die for you��…..!!!

[dumbthink]

I am listening to the song lacy again and I really wish I could put into words the way that this song makes me feel abt Nadine. I think there are plenty of ways to read it but. When it comes to Nadine I can’t help but think about how their mother desperately wanted them to be a super feminine girl, and growing up whenever they would have crushes on girls like that, they couldn’t help but see what the world wanted from them in that girl. So the crushes hurt in a way they couldn’t quite describe

[petshopbutch]

submissive in the way a livestock guardian dog is submissive to the sheep it kills wolves for

[bamsara]

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[pastelaspirations]

Okay, this might sound completely incoherent, b u t-

This is like one of those incredibly niche, you've literally never heard or seen of this before, paperback book in this mysterious bookstore that sells all sorts of hand-me-down and forgotten books. You've never even heard of the author or the story before, but picking up the book, you are greeted with its absolutely gorgeous cover. Its cover is smooth, but almost has a grainy feel, as if it hasn't been touched in ages. They say never judge a book by its cover, but this cover is incredibly captivating. What could it hurt to buy it? It's only a coin or two after all...

Long story short, you find this long forgotten book in a thrift store from an author you've never heard of before and it ends up being the best freaking book you've read in a long time-

Breathtaking

[stuckinapril]

lived my whole life in guilt bc i thought i was responsible for people's feelings. newly realizing that other people are responsible for their feelings and reactions, even if they make it seem like i'm the problem. a lot of the time it really has to do w them and their own emotional regulation. i can't keep thinking i'm not allowed to have space bc of other people's insecurities. like i literally refuse to dim myself. other people are responsible for their feelings just as i'm responsible for mine.

[blahlahblash]

so basically, umm... Movie Sonic feeling the feels for Movie Shadow, just a tiny bit. And Knuckles unknowingly crushing on Rouge, but not just a tiny bit. Ykyk