#I almost didn't respond to this ask

[kaistrashbin]

Now hol’up! Valentine Anon is taking all the fun- but they did miss one thing- all their talk about bites and lips on your shoulders and torso but… what about your thighs, hm gorgeous? With gentle nails stroking along your femoral artery, savouring the intimate trust to be so close to such a sensitive area. I’m sure you’re more of a thighs girlie anyways, right?

Oop right- a name! What’s a good one to hear your pretty voice say while I’m drawing circles with my finger along your inner thigh? Hmmmm do you want to decide?

WHO- DUDE THIS ASK- WHAT IS GOING. ON, HOW DO I EVEN TAG THIS

I'm out, bye

[jinxed-sinner]

Maybe I'm being delusional and giving Alastor too much benefit of the doubt but I don't understand why so many people seems convinced that Alastor is the most evil character in the HH universe. Sure if we take into consideration only the hotel he is, but outside of that he doesn't seem that bad. Even at his lowest moments (his past as serial killer, his killing of the overlords, his manipulation of Charlie, that scene with Husk in the hallway in ep 5) there still is some sort of nuance to his action. I do feel like, as of right now, he has been the most self-centered character in the show but that doesn't make him the most evil. I would argue that the Vees, Adam and Lute are worse, because at least Alastor was said to have somewhat of a moral code when. Not saying that this makes Alastor a good person or that he is incapable of being cruel or that in the future he won't have his evil moments, but for now calling him the most evil character in the show feels excessive.

This has been my view of Alastor since I first watched the show honestly, and every time I analyze him (because I do that more than can possibly be healthy) it just strengthens that. Sure, he's an asshole, but he doesn't physically attack people unless he's given a reason to. He seems to prefer getting into verbal spats over getting physical, and even the scene where Husk confronts(?) him is mostly Alastor just verbally taking his frustration and anger out on Husk (which still isn't okay but it's not as bad as a lot of people make it out to be). Like every time he's shown to get physically aggressive in the show, there's a reason behind it, and that reason is fascinating considering he claims to not care about the hotel's success; every time he gets physical with anyone, he's protecting the hotel.

When he attacks Sir Pentious and takes down his blimp in the pilot? He's protecting the hotel. When he uses a similar strategy to fight Pentious in Radio Killed the Video Star that he used in the pilot? He's protecting the hotel, because Pentious blew a hole in the wall of it. When he fights the loan sharks in Dad Beat Dad? He's protecting Mimzy and the hotel, and then he tells Mimzy she's no longer welcome at the hotel because she "deliberately brought danger on this place". When he fights Adam in The Show Must Go On? He's protecting the hotel.

He doesn't attack unless he's provoked, even verbally. He might make some mean comments here and there (such as pointing out Charlie and Vaggie's failures) but in general, he's just an asshole, he's not actively evil.

Going back to the fact that he kicked Mimzy out of the hotel, up to that point he's been parading around this attitude of "I don't care about the hotel's success, all I care about is the entertainment value it can bring me!" even specifying that he doesn't care if the hotel succeeds or not. The idea that the hotel would inevitably fail is why he showed up to the hotel in the first place. Alastor's willingness to kick out Mimzy tells us two things:

He's willing to listen to advice from other people (as it is Husk who advised him that Mimzy was trouble; this also actually implies that he values Husk's input, as much as he acts like he doesn't), and

He cares about the hotel a heck of a lot more than he lets on

He's just currently in a position where, whether it's pride or something else, he can't admit to anyone, let alone himself, that he's started caring, and that is part of what spurs on his mental breakdown in Finale:

This place reeks of death, there's a chill in the air And I barely escaped being killed by a hair "Great Alastor, altruist, died for his friends" Sorry to disappoint, that is not how this ends

Not to mention, he looks terrified when he sings "Great Alastor, altruist, died for his friends" and angry the rest of his part of Finale. I don't think he's angry about the fact that he almost died defending both the hotel and the hotel's staff and residents; I think he's terrified about both how perception of him would change if it got out, and what it says about him. Those first four lines of his part of Finale imply, to me at least, that he is how he is as a defense strategy, potentially from trauma (and I do personally think it was born from some kind of trauma, very likely from when he was alive and very likely from his childhood). When that defense mechanism cracks, he panics.

His self-centered behavior is likely a defense mechanism he learned in life, because if fanon is canon and his dad was abusive? He likely learned in that environment that if he wasn't self-centered, he won't survive or he'll be easy to take advantage of, and this benefits him in Hell because he doesn't just make deals based on his own self interest for no reason; in Hell that's a requirement for survival. One misworded deal or contract and his life could be turned upside down. It makes complete sense to me that he does deals on a basis of "How can this benefit me?" because when you're making a binding contract involving your soul, you need to be careful with your wording. Even if it's not a defense mechanism he carried over from life, it's very possible that it's a defense mechanism from whatever deal he found himself in. If that deal was misworded, and that's why he's in the position he's in, I wouldn't blame him for getting self-centered with anything.

There is so much more to Alastor than just him being a sadistic asshole and I hate that people don't acknowledge it. Alastor being a sadistic asshole is one part of a larger puzzle. I'm not saying my interpretation is right, but I am saying that there are so many hints that Alastor isn't as horrible as people act like he is and I think it needs more acknowledgement. He's capable of connection, as seen with Rosie and Niffty. He doesn't just physically attack people because he thinks it's funny (that's what the sadistic jokes and mocking are for). He's far from one-dimensional and too many people ignore it.

Alastor is morally gray, not morally bankrupt.

[fragmentedblade]

"Though I don't know exactly what you are or what you're up to... My bullets will find you — until then, you best find a casket store in Penacony, and ask the owner to reserve a good quality casket for you, imposter!"

Hardly could get more Western film than this

[spicybylerpolls]

i'm curious as to why you think it's a good idea to keep posting these polls/asks in the regular byler tag... might be smart for you to not do that. "oh just block our tag" not everyone is gonna know who you are right away and 99% of the time gimmick blogs like this stick to their personal tags and don't use the main ones. i know the byler tag is just sort of a dumping ground for everything (annoying. everyone stop tagging your personal posts as byler) but imo it would be best for everyone if you Stopped doing that

Well, I'm tagging posts as Byler because the polls/asks are... for the Byler community? And they typically directly relate to Byler? I do try to space things out/give breathing room so it doesn't clutter the tag too much, but this is such a wild ask.

"I'm curious as to why you think it's a good idea" is such a passive aggressive thing to say. I didn't know a public tag had rules for what was allowed to be posted? This isn't a subreddit lol.

And wdym "gimmick" blog? You don't have to like this blog, but I don't understand how it's a "gimmick" blog? It almost seems like you see sex as this superfluous and excessive/pointless/unserious category and not a very meaningful, deeply human part of life.

Also, what you're saying isn't even true. Byler confessions, Byler polls, that one account that ran those controversial opinion polls?

They've all posted in the main tag lol. You just don't like convos about sex (which this blog isn't even exclusively about- there have been other anons). And that's fine. But just filter the tag or block the account and move on. You can't police what other Bylers do.

[depresseddepot]

they rejected my application :(

[nasuverse-most-breedable-tourney]

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[lettucefather]

you can't- you can't just feed me my regular content and then hit me with a 6-year-old post of a dog looking like "oh waifu, we're really in it now"

i don't think i've ever had my expectations subverted more than seeing that tbh

(no bad intentions it just took me like a whole minute to process what was on my dash)

i shall continue providing my fellow chronically online peers weird posts forever. i will never die

[noir-renard]

Hi there! Do you, by chance, have an eta on the next chapter of Bat Burger?

hello! as long as I don't have some sort of crisis (which is, rest assured, unlikely), it should be posted in the next hour or so OwO

[pigeon-butch]

as a femme who just got a rescue pigeon who seems to like people but hate Hands™️ with a passion, do you have any advice? also love your little guy and your username lol

:') <3

I'm assuming they're aggressive rather than fearful of hands? That's pretty typical for pigeons, especially male pigeons, as a lot of their courtship and status is based around biting/wrestling with others, and hands are generally what they target with us lol. It's hard to say for sure without seeing your bird's behavior and knowing a bit more context but my best guess is one of two things - if they're reacting to hands being placed near them with aggression that's probably just them being defensive, while if they're seeking out your hands it's more likely (but not for sure) a driving behavior. For the former, respecting their space as much as possible is best, while for the latter you can let them wrestle your hand a bit as long as it doesn't hurt too bad. When Quinn was going through that phase, I basically just treated him like a bitey puppy, backing off and ignoring him any time he bit too hard until he learned what was an appropriate amount of force he could use without hurting me!

[bookwyrminspiration]

my boops are only sending like 1/5 of the time now but in spirit i am slapping you with my paws so many times

GET REKT !!

[lipglossandsacrifice]

oh sweet the second time someone has threatened to stab my eye! I won't fuck it up I promise 🫡

also sir i am deathly afraid of needles. if i wasn't i'd say go right ahead though - drawing anon

About the needle thing - that's unfortunate.

And about my haircut? You best keep that promise.

[patchesproblem]

not a question i just love the kitty ahoge u give Schro it's so cute

Thank you so much ;; Her hair and the cat ahoge are my favorite things to draw tbh. Take this little ten second doodle I did.

[novelcain]

I will never forget the day my former boss looked me dead in the eyes on my orientation day and said: I'm a great judge of character. I can tell that you're an extrovert.

Me nervously laughing because every time I had interacted with this man I was masking my ass off to get this job and most certainly was NOT an extrovert but also didn't want to somehow risk my new job by saying otherwise: Yep! You got me!

[jtownraindancer]

daily affirmation from the girl at wendy's who was obsessed with my hair and got starry eyed when (after being asked) i told her i chopped it myself

[idv-deluded-inventor]

Can I offer a kiss kiss?

"A kiss? Why would I ever indulge in such a frivolous thing!? I have other matters more worth my time!"

[afallensmessage]

Trying to help you understand why your ask came across as something that wasn't nice or complimentary: don't tell someone that in their position you would have deleted your blog. It's at best backhanded as a compliment and at worst seems extremely mocking and harsh, as if you're telling them they should have deleted it already. Whether you meant that or not (and I don't think you did mean it that way) that's how it came across.

You are not owed anything just because you meant well. It's a hard lesson to learn, and I'm also autistic so I get why it's hard to understand things sometimes. But the fact is, it isn't public humiliation to post an ask you sent off anon. That's just fundamentally the expected result from sending an ask. I get why you feel upset and ruffled. Something you did had unintended consequences. But people cannot read your mind and they replied how they interpreted you. It's not their fault they didn't magically understand your intentions, and it is also on you to learn how to communicate - being autistic we have to work harder to understand what we are saying and how it could be misunderstood as it's much easier for us to mess up. Your words and behaviour are still your responsibility whether you're autistic or not.

Also the insulting anons using horrible misogynistic words to the person you sent the ask to are not going to be helping your case. If it's you then it's inexcusable, if it's not you then those people are making you look far worse than the tongue in cheek reply to your original ask ever did. You also publicly posted within *twenty minutes* assuming they won't reply to your direct message. People have lives. Twenty minutes is not enough time for anyone to even make breakfast let alone respond to someone they felt insulted them. You are not owed a response or forgiveness.

I'm sending this because I hope it helps you understand the situation. I've messed up communication a lot before. I am trying to help you understand and if you send me rude anons for it I'll be blocking you lol

Thank you for explaining to me what went wrong. However everything past the first paragraph was unnecessary and frankly rather rude. Im well aware it's on me to learn to communicate. That why i sent the second ask and the private message. So i could learn what went wrong, apologize for it, and clarify my intentions. I don't appreciate being scolded for doing exactly what you're telling me to do.

No i didn't send those anons, regardless of whether or not you believe me. Those were simply people who agree with me that an incredibly popular blog publicly posting the asks i Did send with a rude response for their followers to dogpile me in the notes if not personally, as you are doing, is in fact public humiliation. The fact that it blew up into an all day affair should be proof enough of that. I knew they'd make my case worse, but i didn't make a post asking anyone to stop because of how rude batmanisagatewaydrug was being to them in turn rather than self reflecting for two minutes and coming to the realization that there was a more mature way to handle this situation. What other people do in response to the deliberate insult and mockery batmanisagatewaydrug was subjecting them to isnt my business.

I blocked them last night and i will be blocking you after posting this as i have no interest in continuing this conversation. What happened yesterday is done. Let's all move on like adults.