#General Audience

[delusionaltogether]

You know it's getting serious when a random soccer account posts about byler lol 😭

[nqueso-emergency]

I know I said I wasn't posting receipts until Friday but these are positive!

Comments from the 911 on ABC Facebook page, the hub for general audience.

[gayofthefae]

If we wanna be real Will has rational reactions to things but no interest in girls and Mike has irrational reactions to things with 0 explanation and a girlfriend.

Bc the people who said the S3 fight was only about Will not wanting to grow up after trauma could have been right. But people don't even have an ANSWER for Mike.

Even if it's probably not, at least Will HAS alternate explanations with a few exceptions only in lines he himself says in reference to his own feelings (4x05, 4x08).

If we're being real, Mike acts gay with 0 alternate explanations and nothing anyone can come up with when asked but he has a girlfriend so people think he's straight and gonna mary her. And that's the truth.

[radiantrookie]

Non Sonic Fans react to Shadow Generations:

Original by @hatibroyousuck

[profoundbondfanfic]

Hey Reddit: AITA?

Hey Reddit: AITA? by From_My_Dark_And_Twisted_Mind || @from-my-dark-and-twisted-mind Rating: General and Up audiences Word count: 4k

Dean made himself comfortable then picked up his phone, opened the app and began writing… Heartbroken and confused Dean doesn’t know what to do when a woman appears at their door claiming to be pregnant to Dean’s husband Cas. In desperation he turns to Reddit for advice.

It's a true Destiel story like any other - it has angst and hurt and miscommunication, all the drama we love to read. But there is one thing that makes this one special. For all of you Reddit fans out there (and those of you who like to see a different writing style), we present you with this interactive story that is formatted like a Reddit post.

Dean seeks your help and if you stop by to read the comments, you'll notice that most readers answer his questions and give him advice, or just a few words of comfort, which makes this story all the more fun.

It is clear how hurt and distraught Dean is throughout the story, as his updates come whenever he has a spare moment and needs to vent out, or when there's a big event regarding their little conundrum. While we mostly see how Dean feels, if you read between the lines, you'd see just how confused and hurt Castiel is as well. But thankfully, they work it out. And while the event of the story did impact their relationship a lot, I'd like to think it also made them stronger.

[cheerfullycatholic]

General Audience, May 1st. 2024

Summary of the Holy Father's words

Dear brothers and sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the theological virtues, which unite us to God and strengthen the moral virtues, we now turn to faith. The Catechism states that by faith we believe in God and all that God has revealed to us, and freely commit our entire self to him (cf. No. 1814). Throughout the Scriptures, we encounter poignant examples of this manifested in the lives of such individuals as Abraham, Moses and the Blessed Virgin Mary, who embarked on uncharted paths fraught with perils entrusting themselves completely to God. Yet even among believers, there are times when faith can falter and fear takes hold. Let us remember that faith is a gift, a gift that must be asked for with confidence in the power of God’s grace to give stability and strength to our lives. Like the disciples in the boat, buffeted by the storm on the lake, let us turn to Jesus each day and beg him: “Lord, increase our faith!” (Lk 17:5)

[boochi-life]

Promoting my Geto and Yuuji centric fic ao3 fic for just letting others to check it out💛🧡 It's about the Soul Curse Technique theory and how Geto is saved while Kenjaku is about to be defeated.

Tags: General Audience// Death of Major character mention// Manga past 221 spoilers// Alternative Ending// Yuuji soul cursed technique theory

[miriam-heddy]

Poll: 9-1-1 ABC Gets ~ 10 Million Cross-Platform Viewers An Episode. That’s a pretty big “General Audience.”

[hyperfixies]

I know I keep complaining that JayVik didn't kiss and the problematic implications this has for male queer couples compared to other couples yadda yadda but I'm also aware that Fortiche did what they could and that they made sure to use the Zaunite gesture of touching foreheads instead of touching lips.

We see a few examples of that over the course of the show and it's obviously an act that speaks of a deep bond between two individuals.

But one scene in particular stood out to me. In season 2 episode 8, during the scene where Jayce is giving his speech and we see families say goodbye to one another as one of them goes off to join the fight, there's this scene between two parents using the forehead touch in lieu of a kiss goodbye:

And in the next episode we get this and I've seen enough of this show to know Fortiche don't draw a single frame that isn't intentional:

So yeah I'm taking the liberty of eating that up, thank you.

[brightgoldenstar]

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[dfmapa]

Science Writing: Communicating Complex Ideas to a General Audience

Science writing is the art of communicating complex scientific ideas to a general audience. It is a challenging task that requires a writer to distill complex technical concepts into understandable language while maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the scientific information. Good science writing is essential to advancing scientific knowledge and enabling the public to make informed…

[nqueso-emergency]

My friends who watch shows with me, but aren’t really fandom people are also horrified by the toxic buddies behavior. And guess what- most of the GA likes/loves bucktommy. My mom who hasn’t watched the show popped in while my sister and I were watching 8x1, saw the birthday scene and thought Buck and Tommy were husbands and said they were very cute

Aww love your mom lol 😆

[gayofthefae]

Mike and El would make a little more sense in the outcasts theme if they were actually what people try to argue they are, but the thing is, El isn't insecure Mike won't love her with her powers. She's insecure that he won't love her without them. They represent what is different about her. She's scared he won't love her if she's "normal". She's scared she has to be different. Being trapped in abnormality so people love you is not with the romantic themes of the show.

It would only make a semblance of sense if she was scared she was unlovable BECAUSE of her powers and had to overcome that to accept herself, but that's not the case and it never has been. She doesn't need to embrace what's different about her. She needs to allow herself not to earn love by being useful. A tool. A weapon.

Even within that theme, the best you can do is still "it's okay if you're normal with nothing odd about you, you'll still find love" (what?)

[folklorespring]

A lot of Ukrainians (me included) feel like we're talking into the void. We share news about war and current genocide, talk about our history and culture, about all the opression we lived through because of russia, russian colonialism, etc. Every single question you could possibly have about Ukraine is probably answered by multiple Ukrainians on social media already. But it seems like all of this is being shared only between Ukrainians and those foreigners who already know all those things, the people who need to learn about it won't see it. Something educational about Ukraine goes viral, you check reposts - Ukrainians and people who already engage with Ukrainian activism, no regular people who know nothing about Ukraine or "war is being shoved down our throat" crowd or whataboutists.

[profoundbondfanfic]

Lost and Found

Lost & Found by fangirlingtodeath513, GhoulsnHalos (@fangirlingtodeath513,) Rating: General Word count: 5k

Castiel's somehow been coerced into attending the biggest Hollywood party of the year-his brother Gabriel's Halloween party. It's not his scene, but he figures with Charlie and her girlfriend there, at least he won't be alone. Dean Winchester is looking for a bit of anonymity and Gabriel Novak's party presents the perfect opportunity. No one will have a clue who he is and he'll get to spend one, blissful night as just another guy at a party. Everything changes when Castiel loses his cell phone.

Dean and Castiel meet at a Halloween party. They have a drink together, each unaware of who the other is and then go their separate ways. But life finds a way to bring them back together.

This fun story starts as a meet cute at a Halloween party. The characterization is on point, and the chemistry is off the charts from the moment these two cross paths for the first time, even though they're both in costume (no spoilers, but their costumes are awesome!) It also includes their first date, which is just adorable! I really enjoyed their flirting and playful banter, and I liked that though the story is mostly lighthearted, there are hints about the hardships each had to overcome to reach this point in their lives. As a bonus, several of our favorite characters make an appearance in this (Benny, my beloved), making the alternate universe this is set in feel more alive and vibrant. I would recommend this story to everyone interested in something soft and cute.

[cheerfullycatholic]

General Audience, May 15th 2024

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today we will talk about the third theological virtue, charity. The other two, let us remember, were faith and hope: today we will talk about the third, charity. It is the culmination of the entire itinerary we have undertaken with the catecheses on the virtues. To think of charity immediately expands the heart, and it expands the mind, it evokes the inspired words of Saint Paul in the First Letter to the Corinthians. Concluding that wonderful hymn, Saint Paul cites the triad of the theological virtues and exclaims: “So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor 13:13).

Paul addresses these words to a community that is anything but perfect in fraternal love: the Christians of Corinth were rather litigious, there were internal divisions, and there were those who claimed always to be right and did not listen to others, regarding them as inferior. Paul reminds them that knowledge puffs up, whereas charity builds up (cf. 1 Cor 8:1). The Apostle then records a scandal that touches even the moment of maximum union of a Christian community, the “Lord’s supper”, the Eucharistic celebration: even there, there are divisions, and there are those who take advantage of this to eat and drink, excluding those who have nothing (cf. 1 Cor 11:18-22). In the face of this, Paul gives a stark judgement: “When you meet together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat” (v. 20), you have another ritual, which is pagan, it is not the Lord’s supper.

Who knows, perhaps in the community of Corinth, no-one thought they had committed a sin, and those harsh words of the Apostle sounded somewhat incomprehensible for them. Probably they were all convinced they were good people, and if questioned on love, they would have answered that love was certainly a very important value for them, just like friendship or the family. In our days too, love is on the lips of many “influencers” and in the refrains of many songs. We speak a lot about love, but what is love?

“But the other love?”, Paul seems to ask to his Christians of Corinth. Not the love that rises, but the one that descends; not the one that takes, but the one that gives; not the one that appears, but the one that is hidden. Paul is concerned that in Corinth - as among us today too - there is confusion and that there is actually no trace of the theological virtue of love, the one that comes to us only from God. And if even in words everyone assures that they are good people, that they love their family and friends, in reality they know very little about the love of God.

The Christians of antiquity had several Greek words at their disposal to define love. In the end, the word “agape” emerged, which we normally translate as “charity”. Because in truth Christians are capable of all the forms of love in the world: they too fall in love, more or less as it happens to everyone. They too experience the benevolence that is felt in friendship. They too feel love for their country and the universal love for all humanity. But there is a greater love, a love which comes from God and is directed towards God, which enables us to love God, to become His friends, and enables us to love our neighbour as God loves him or her, with the desire to share the friendship with God. This love, because of Christ, drives us where humanly we would not go: it is the love for the poor, for those who are not lovable, for those who do not care for us and are not grateful. It is love for what no-one would love, even for one’s enemy. Even for the enemy. This is “theological”: this comes from God, it is the work of the Holy Spirit in us.

Jesus preaches, in the Sermon on the Mount: “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them” (Lk 6:32-33). And he concludes: “But love your enemies” – we are used to speaking badly of our enemies – ��love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish” (v. 35). Let us remember this: “Love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return”. Let us not forget this!

In these words, love reveals itself as a theological virtue and assumes the name of charity. Love is charity. We immediately realize that it is a difficult, indeed impossible love to practice if one does not live in God. Our human nature makes us love spontaneously what is good and beautiful. In the name of an ideal or a great affection we can even be generous and perform heroic acts. But the love of God goes beyond these criteria. Christian love embraces what is not lovable, it offers forgiveness – how difficult it is to forgive! How much love it takes to forgive! – Christian love blesses those who curse, whereas, faced with an insult or a curse, we are accustomed to replying with another insult, with another curse. It is a love so ardent that it seems almost impossible, and yet it is the only thing that will remain of us. Love is the “narrow gate” through which we will pass in order to enter the Kingdom of God. Because at the twilight of life, we will not be judged on generic love; we will be judged precisely on charity, on the real love we had. And Jesus says this to us, which is so beautiful: “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). This is the beautiful thing, the greatest thing about love. Onwards and upwards!