#I am always so scared when sharing my unpopular opinions

[mitamicah]

This might be an unpopular opinion and/or get me into deep waters with the rest of the kääryleet and baby boos:

I feel iffy about all the live streams from the concerts recently

Sure, it makes sense that people would like to go for a live stream for a don't-miss-it event like the finnish leg of JO's nordic tour or when YLE livestreamed the Black Box welcome-home gig - in those cases it is understandable.

But for a qoute-on-qoute "normal" concert?

Maybe I am too old to understand the appeal but tbh I would rather know that the people there are enjoying the concert (maybe only taking a few pictures or videos as a memory for themselves) than having people feel obligated to film the whole concert to share on social media.

it shouldn't be a requirement to share every single second with the rest of us, if you ask me. We're already blessed with so many snippets and pictures from every show, we can go without having a live stream happening for every single käärijä or joker out gig

Feel free to disagree with me, it is a very old person opinion, I know 😅

[gerudospiriit]

[Alright, I warned you guys. Here's that juicy PSA I promised you all. It's going to cover an array of different topics that I feel need addressing and general clearing up. At least in regards to how I view things and operate here on this blog. I also hope this doesn't scare my new followers away alkjsf.]

First things first and maybe doesn't need to be said but, in case some people haven't noticed, I am pretty opinionated, and I will share my opinions here if I feel like it. However, I will never spout any negative opinions about any singular person here on this blog. I have never done it and I will never do it, explicitly or implicitly. That's not how I operate. I do my best to only give opinions and critique of general topics like overall trends in the rpc, general headcanons or fanon that are fairly widespread in the community/fandom I don't necessarily care for, and fictional characters I'm not a fan of. While I can't tell you how to take my posts, I can assure you that nothing I post here is ever, ever meant to offend or be an attack on any one person (or really be an attack at all). This goes for IC, dash commentary posts as well. I'll get to those more in a minute though.

If you don't like this kind of thing, that's perfectly fine. If you're not comfortable interacting with me because of that, it's absolutely fine. But what ISN'T fine in my book is if you take my words and posts and twist them into things they aren't or try to demonize me for nothing remotely harmful. Again, I can't control how you take my posts, but I know that I don't post anything that's inherently problematic. A hot take or unpopular opinion here and there, but again, it's nothing that's outright attacking any one person or vague blogging or being generally toxic at all. As I said, I don't attack people with my posts, but I'm not going to walk on eggshells when sharing my thoughts because some people might take them personally. I will always be careful about this and sensitive material in general. All I can say is that my posts are never meant to be personal attacks, and if you really feel one is, tell me! I would rather be able to explain myself or my mindset than end up with people thinking I'm being toxic when I'm absolutely not. That or just unfollow me. Block me. Whatever you need to do. I'm a firm believer in tailoring your own experience so if that's what you need to do, then there are no hard feelings.

Now to get into the real nitty gritty of this post: a few reminders/how I generally view certain aspects that get tossed around a little too generously in the RPC. Keep in mind all of these have their own nuances, but in general, the stuff I'm going to say is usually true.

💥Mun=/=Muse and vice versa. It shocks me that I need to talk about this in 2023 but I guess it bears repeating. My opinions are not my muse's opinions, nor are her words, opinions, and actions mine. What I say about a topic or character or anything aren't necessarily what Nabooru thinks, and what Nabooru says or thinks about a character isn't necessarily how I feel about them.

Additionally, I will not take anything said IC or OOC about Nabooru personally, and no one else should take anything negative said about their muses as a personal attack. I understand we love our muses, but it's absolutely paramount to not take one character or mun (within reason) saying something we don't like about our characters as a sleight to ourselves as real people. Just like in real life, some muses won't like our muses. Some muns might not like our (canon) characters in general. But if we, the muns, constantly take offense to our muses being disliked in any way, we're all just going to be miserable. Obviously there will always be caveats to this--like someone specifically targeting YOUR iteration of your muse or your OC--because sometimes, people are just being assholes. But in most cases, it's not that deep.

💥 Dash Commentary/Not All Muses Are Nice On a related note, in character dash commentary is just that: the character making commentary about things happening on the dash. Once again, even if the commentary is one muse being shady about another, it's very, very likely not a personal attack on YOU the MUN, and it's best to remember once again that muse does not equal the mun. Dash commentary is meant to simply allow characters to comment on the events of the dash and potentially strike up interactions. It should not be taken personal by the muns.

It's good to also remember that not all muses are nice. Some are flat out evil and cruel. Not all of them will like your muse. That's what makes roleplay fun and interesting. Muns should not be demonized and penalized because they play a muse that isn't always the easiest to get along with. My advice to you is that, if you don't want interactions that aren't all sunshine in rainbows, don't follow blogs with muses that are rougher around the edges.

Also, I would make it clear in your rules that you're not open for any kind of confrontational of confrontational adjacent threads. If it's not for you, it's totally okay! We're all here to have fun. But it's better to be honest about it up front than to have someone's muse come to yours with beef.

💥 "Vague Blogging" Accusations of harmful "vague blogging" has honestly become a pet peeve of mine. I've seen it thrown around willy nilly and it's really just insane to me. In my experience and what I've observed with other people, on occasion, the term "vague blogging" gets tossed around any time someone is offended by another person's post, even if it is a general opinion about something general someone saw--that might not have even been the offended person's post!- and wanted to comment on. While I understand there is absolutely times where people ARE being toxic and are "vague blogging" specific people to be passive aggressive, more often than not, I've seen people call a simple opinion post that doesn't jive with theirs "vague blogging." I've seen someone saying they disagree with a take called "vague blogging." If we let simple internet commentary and disagreement get labeled as "vague blogging," we might as well say that everything on the internet, especially social media sites, is just all "vague blogging" other people. That voicing your opinion about something on the internet is just "vague blogging" the person who you disagree with. And I think most of us have been online long enough to understand how ludicrous that is.

In truth, most "vague blogging" that gets called out is basically just internet dialogue, and we need to be more mindful about calling innocent opinions, whether it seems based on something you said or not, "vague blogging," especially in a negative sense, when it's harmless. People should be able to express their opinions and disagree with other people if they want to without being accused of vague blogging and demonized. In fact, we should probably get rid of the term vague blogging altogether because it's too vague (heh) and broad and invites this kind of paranoia that isn't helpful to anyone. If someone is being mean or toxic, that should just be what it is. We don't need a technical term for it.

And I get it. Someone expressing their disagreement moments after you can feel like a personal attack (and sometimes, it might be). But I think that's the crux here: a "vague blog" has to be an actual attack on the PERSON making the comment over attacking the TOPIC itself (a good thing to remember in general tbh). Which, with how internet lingo is can be difficult to pick out; being Generally Mean in a Joking Way is just kind of normal. So I get why it can be easy to jump to an accusation of someone being an ass, but we need to either do better about picking it out and not calling every post disagreeing with us "vague blogging" OR start getting better about communicating with people when we DO think it has happened (and not on anon, either).

A few examples from how I understand vague blogging:💢OP: *makes a post about how much they love Ze.lda in B.reath of the W.ild and her growth in the memories*Not "Vague Blogging": I'm not a fan of how Ze.lda was portrayed in B.reath of the W.ild. I know a lot of people like her, but this iteration just wasn't it for me. "Vague Blogging"/ Potentially Problematic: Only childish morons like Ze.lda in B.reath of the W.ild. She needed to grow up and so do you. 💢OP: *posts about how they can't stand Gan.ondorf and wishes Nin.tendo would just let him die and make another prominent villain already*Not "Vague Blogging": Gano.ndorf is a great character with a lot of subtle complexities that make him a more nuanced villain than many fans and even the writers these days give him credit for. "Vague Blogging"/ Potentially Problematic: If you want Gan.ondorf to never return to another Zelda game, you're just too stupid to see and understand how brilliant his character is.

To me, language is everything when it comes to problematic vague blogging. There really is a difference in being an ass to someone and about their post and simply expressing your opinion about it. As I said, it's hard to really pinpoint actual vague blogging versus someone just maybe passionately giving their opinion/using the internet's habit of being insulting in a joking way, but I guess I would say the best rule of thumb is what I said earlier: are they attacking you, the person, or the opinion/take/what have you? And if that's unclear and you're truly hurt by the post, talk to the person. Ask them what they meant and let them know that it felt like an attack on you as a person. Or just unfollow, block, etc. and move on.

If we want to keep labeling vague blogging as something that's ALWAYS negative and harmful, then we need to only call the stuff that's negative and harmful vague blogging. Not every opinion that doesn't jive with ours should be demonized.

💥 Which brings me to my final point: tailor your own experience. If you don't like how someone runs their blog for any reason, you're not obligated to stick around. While we should all try not to be dicks to each other, it's ultimately your responsibility to ensure you're not being exposed to content or people you don't want to be. And it should be no skin off anyone's nose if that's what someone ultimately decides. At the end of the day, we're all just here to have fun. If something someone is saying or doing makes you uncomfortable, you're not obligated to stick around. Unfollow, block, blacklist, and whatever else you need to do and move on. It's really that simple.

💥 Bonus: a person sharing their feelings is NOT manipulation probably 99% of the time. As with all of these, this isn't always the tried and true case because people suck sometimes. But people sharing how they feel about something or how something someone did to them made them feel should not be automatically branded as manipulation. Listen to each other and take into account EVERYONE'S concerns or feelings. I'm not saying every person coming into your IMs has a legitimate grievance with something you said. As I've alluded to, there is always a chance someone will take something you said differently than you intended it. Give them the space to express their concerns. And if you're on the other side, give the other person a chance to explain their meaning, apologize if needed, and come to a mutual understanding no matter how that looks. Don't lecture each other. Don't call each other names or demonize each other. Just...communicate. Like normal humans. Which I know is hard for all of us gremlins here but the lack of communication on this website is what makes it such a hellsite. We would rather jump to the worst case scenarios and slander someone across the community for what was maybe an innocent mistake or a moment of emotional weakness (we all have em) rather than just having a conversation to try and figure it out and understand each other. It's something I think we need to all work on to change.

And I think that's about all I wanted to bring attention to. At the end of the day, this is all just a dumb hellsite that we're all trying to have a semblance of fun on playing pretend. But it's also The Internet and you're going to find things and people you're not a fan of. People are going to say things we don't like. But, as much as I hate to put it this way, I think we collectively in some cases to use a bit more common sense and grow a bit of a thicker skin so we can better understand what is and isn't a personal attack and the like. If we do that, I think we'll all have a generally better time here and on the interwebs in general.

[bettysupremacy]

Let me rant please;

I think this is unpopular but I literally love carol and Tommy, please let me explain.

Also please don’t attack me I am just a girl and I will cry. These are my opinions.

The duo= Tommy and Carol

They’re friends with Steve and everything is fine. Steve’s happy, the duos happy. I mean they literally share food in the cafeteria. That’s so adorable. They must have been friends for a good while. Then Nancy comes in. Nancy with her good grades, Nancy with the (sorry) definitely superiority complex, who never talks ill of someone, I’d be a little annoyed too. Who are you to come into my friend group and start calling us cliche ? girl I’m about to fight u.

They literally shit talk like normal teenagers I promise the world will be fine even though they talk behind peoples backs. At least it’s not to their face? idk LMFAO. A little gossip is healthy. Also Steve always seems to think what they say is funny until Nancy ruins it😒 (that was a joke please don’t hurt me)

Also it wasn’t tommy and carol who peer pressured their best friend into shotgunning a beer.. just saying.

I think everyone also started to think they were mean kids ( I mean kinda ) when they broke J’s shit, but they were so valid to do that. Like yeah they could’ve gone about it better, definitely less property destruction, but they’re 16 and they just found out (what they think is a) perv (sorry Jonathan) took photos of them partially undressed, and they just broke his camera. I’d have ruined his life!😭 if you took photos of me about to have sex with my boyfriend from my window I literally would have made sure you never got into a college, and I’m dead serious.

“I was looking for my brother” tell that to the police babe.

Also the thing about Steve getting upset with Nancy because she told the police or whatever. He doesn’t know the gravity of Barb missing like we the viewers or Nancy do. He’s a teenage boy with an abusive father who doesn’t want to get in trouble if the father finds out about him having friends over. No, he should not have told that to Nancy, but also he was valid in his feelings when he was scared for his dad to find out.

ALSO STEVE APOLOGIZING TO NANCY IM GONNA BE MANIC. “I panicked, I mean I was a total dick.” “Yeah, you were.” WHAT??????????😭 Steve may have panicked and broken the kids camera, yeah he should maybe think about apologizing for that (even though he really doesn’t need to because the kid used the camera to take photos of him naked), but he was NOT a dick for standing up for himself I’m gonna freak out. And Nancy not accepting his apology like she’s a saint in this situation? girl go to hell omfg.

And Nancy KNOWS what Jonathan did was wrong because she calls him out in the woods, oh lord.

I know someone’s gonna hate hearing me say it, but even though what Nancy did definitely was not cheating, it was most certainly disrespectful to Steve. Like here’s this boy that she knows he hates, here’s this boy that she knows definitely has some feelings for her (because he took photos of her naked while she was unaware?) and Steve comes over to apologize to his girlfriend (when he really has nothing to apologize for; besides the camera) and she blatantly lies to his face about where she’s gonna be! Like ok yeah she definitely couldn’t have told him she was going “monster hunting”, but she’s hiding the fact that she’s going to be with someone she knows her boyfriend doesn’t want her hanging around. 😭 I love Nancy tho, don’t come for season 3 or 4 Nancy I’m serious.

Another thing is when Steve and Jonathan got into that fight or whatever, they were being good friends to him ?!? honestly if I got into a fight like Steve, my best friend would have been shouting for me to kick his ass too, maybe even getting in because she can fight and I cannot, but that’s not the point. And when the cops came, they helped Steve escape. It’s just they had a poor choice of words at the gas station, but honestly their words were valid. And Tommy was a good boyfriend for defending Carol. Like, we as the viewers know Nancy didn’t cheat, and was deeply traumatized to be alone that night, but they don’t! They divulged in his delusions, let him drive to her house to check in on her, he caught her “cheating”, honestly the shit that I would have said if my bff’s boyfriend cheated on her? Hell no. Sign him up for the military, pop his tires, put mashed potato mix in his lawn before it rains, I would’ve done worse than the movie sign. But Steve cleans the sign cause he’s sweet and has better morals than me.

Honestly Steve is just plain better than me for saving J and Nancy cos if u had “cheated” on me and now intergalactic monsters r after u? have fun!!!<3 I am NOT saving your ass! And if he had listened to the duo, his heart wouldn’t have been broken 3 episodes later in season 2

In conclusion! Tommy and Carol weren’t assholes, they were teenagers, and that doesn’t make Nancy and Steve saints for seeing sense and growing up quicker. That also doesn’t make Steve and Nancy villains. None of these teens should be villainfied (is that a word ?) for being the way they are, because they’re teenagers who still have to grow and mature and some just do it quicker than others. Please stop attacking my best friends tommy and carol. They were just ride or die frl. This show is easily my favorite for the way they portray teens. It’s so incredibly accurate it hurts.

Nancy and Steve aren’t the villains but they could easily be painted to be. Tommy and carol aren’t the villains, but they could easily be painted to be. It’s point of view, which everyone has, and by that definition everyone is a little in the wrong, but that doesn’t make them world class villains and the others heroes. You’re literally the hero of your own story. I’m getting heated now I’m gonna post this ♡

Also I didn’t like barb don’t shoot me.

[uniiiquehecrt]

Thor Odinson

tagged by : @beheworthy bc i would ALWAYS like 💖💖💖

Give me a fictional character and I will say:

Favorite thing about them: His big dumb hero's heart. His compassion. How much he loves his home, his people, his family, his beloved, his friends — how much he loves.

Least favorite thing about them: //stares pointedly at his inability to form meaningful connections because Thor is Not Allowed to be Not Okay (even when it's obvious and people he loves asks him to share his heart).

Three things I have in common with them:

I am, myself, an elder sibling!! And one whose younger brother was/is someone I am incredibly close to, care a great deal about — that entire drama is very close to home for me.

A passion bubble for friends and family that's, on occasion, close to the surface... but otherwise am chill 👍

and .... bunt out golden child syndrome vibes. Especially that vibe of "do it on your own and put on your leader face at all times, because all eyes are on you, good luck"

Three things I don’t have in common with them:

His ... overly reserved nature. I've been told I can be serious but I don't think I brood the way he does.

One day I will be nearly half as eloquent in my speech outside of writing 🙏

The way that Thor is able to just command a room???? Goals. Total goals. I'm either very good at directing conversations or shaky at it and I wish I had Thor's level of confidence.

Favorite line:

"i would rather be a good man than a great king."

OR ALTERNATIVELY.

"is that why everything's on fire~?"

BROTP: Brodinsons 100% . Then the entire warriors + sif squad dynamics! I'm forever sad we never got more of them all together. Then Heimdall, because Thor deserves positive mentor figures in his life. (and as far as the avengers proper go: Thor/Steve absolutely deserves more recognition they were the og duo as far as Age of Ultron is concerned and y'all , we've all been sleeping.)

OTP: Fosterson ! :D They're adorable star-crossed lovers, and he loves her very much. (and she feels the same for him !)

NOTP: if i see (1) more fan art of thorki in the thor tag i will scream. I guess also bruce/thor and valkyrie/thor exist ...??? I'm not really sure who Thor's exactly shipped with in the MCU besides Jane.

Random Headcanon: One time I considered the thought of little!Thor being exceptionally friendly with his kitchen staff servants, and because he's a strong little guy, he'd pick up giant barrels 3x his size and lug them around just because he wants to be helpful. And he'd do it with or without the prize of getting snuck goodies (though he would definitely prefer the goodies, were it up to him.)

Unpopular Opinion: I'm not sure if this counts as an unpopular opinion exactly, but I do always find it interesting that in the Frozen Vault Scene in Thor (2011), what the cinematography and editors show us that sets Thor off is seeing the dead einherjar...

And I'd actually say that this triggers his anger more than the interruption of his crowning ceremony.

So with that in mind, I'm not actually sure that (most of) his rage regarding the situation was about the coronation at all, in that case. At least, not in comparison to the fear he states (semi-subtextually) about being strong enough to maintain Asgard's borders were. ("They know you are vulnerable.")

He actually seems to only be upset about the coronation AFTER Odin makes it very clear he's decided to change his mind and rescind the crown from him entirely ... which only further fuels the point that Thor isn't ready. (aka: the one thing Thor is keenly aware of, scared of, and is scared the Frost Giants also know.) Which, you know, he's not at that point in time, but I don't see a lot of people talk about the details of that particular inciting incident all that much.

(honestly the ENTIRE text and subtext of the frozen vault scene absolutely FASCINATES ME so maybe I'll do a deep dive on it one day idk)

Song SONGS I associate with them: ... //looks at my 5-minutes-until-13 hr playlist uh...

Glowing, Boreas, and Rounds by The Oh Hellos

Plant Life, The Real World, and Bird with a Broken Wing by Owl City

No Sanctuary by UNSECRET (ft. Sam Tinnesz and Fleurie)

Afterglow and Places by Portrair

Paper and Ink (fosterson) and Everything Changes in Time (brodinsons) by Madds Buckley ... also Hoping on Another Life by Madds Buckley

Favorite picture of them:

//pulls out my entire dark world screenshots folder bc are you really going to make me choose, quirks, are you really going to make me choose

soft beautiful 🥺🥺🥺🥺 precious boy ... give me more of that poncho look tho thanks

Tagging: @darkwee009 for pinkie pie or for kirby ! :D whichever you'd like more, friend !!!

[tepparetai]

the entire latch cast GO (jk. just teppare... or just minato... :] )

HIIIIIII DEMI THANK YOU DEMI i'll do teppare because theyre my special guys... i had a whole essay typed but then i left my computer unattended for the weekend & it didn't save so im trying to write what i remember. (also im skipping the fav line ones because theres no english translation and im NOT trusting my memory when it comes to japanese hope thats okay)

UNDER THE CUT FOR RAMBLING

udaka

favorite thing about them: I LOVE PAPA he's always so calm and collected and everyone respects him but at the same time he just radiates warmth and kindness and seems so easily approachable. i would trust him with my life. also the fact that he's an ojisan idol we deserve more of those

least favorite thing about them: that being said he IS one of the more boring characters since he's so perfect i guess.... he needs a good character flaw

brOTP: teppare

OTP: him and his lovely wife of course. and old man yaoi when im insane. they could have an open marriage or something im not here to judge

nOTP: obviously wouldn't ship him with the youngest ones like 🍼 but nobody does. thank god

random headcanon: he doesnt have the heart to kill bugs in the house❤️ he catches them and releases them outside instead

unpopular opinion: he deserves to go apeshit at least once

song i associate with them: sir they are idols. are you asking for real (sunrise and peace)

favorite picture of them:

IM STILL NOT OVER THIS ONE NOT ENOUGH OF YOU LOOKED AT IT i want to put him in my pocket and carry him around with me everywhere i go

also i think he looks very dashing in his plain old station attendant uniform sprite too

minato

favorite thing about them: MY SILLY he's a bit weird but so kind and caring oniisan😫😫 he always puts others before himself and just wants everyone to be happy and get along. and i've talked about this before but i love the little smile lines under his eyes it's a charming detail and a reminder that hes a happy guy and also 35

least favorite thing about them: NOTHING he is perfect although i AM starting a gofundme to buy this man some socks since he doesnt seem to have any ever and once you notice it you cant unsee

brOTP: teppare

OTP: [REDACTED] also im passing him around like a blunt. dm me

nOTP: i can't stand ⏸️⚓ i don't mind them as friends but their dynamic is like a babysitter looking after a toddler. cant see whats romantic in that

random headcanon: he has beautiful blue eyes like the sea :) and since the monorail from haneda airport connects to tokyo through hamamatsucho station he is the best english speaker among teppare and also the designated tourist encounter handler

unpopular opinion: hes NOT an uwu softboy that man is SOME kind of freak i can feel it in my bones

song i associate with them: peace the most

favorite picture of them:

i have this one as my phone bg sometimes because it looks like hes giving you a hug ^_^ makes me happy

kita

favorite thing about them: AUUGGHH he's obviously meant to be a Funnyguy™ but it's so endearing how genuinely enthusiastic he is about sharing the thing he's passionate about with others..... he has SO MUCH love and appreciation for his friends and family and wants them to stay strong and healthy too and to me that comes from a place of caring he just cant always read the room

least favorite thing about them: i will NEVER stop complaining about his ekimen costume they reverse bimbofied my guy

brOTP: teppare

OTP: DM ME FOR THIS ALSO😑🚬 (<- me on a smoke break after cooking and no one coming to eat)

nOTP: he isn't very popular sooo💔 i've pretty much only seen him getting shipped with 🎤 but i don't even hate it i'm just indifferent

random headcanon: autistic as fuuuuuck but is that even random. like for real

unpopular opinion: This Is The Buffest Japanese Beauty Standards Can Handle Before They Start Getting Scared like how do you create a character whose entire deal is his muscles and then maybe draw him 0.2mm thicker than the other skinnyboys. although it would be funny if it was a running gag like with the personal trainer in dúmbbell nan kilo moteru ANYWAYS THEY SHOULD LET HIM BE BUFF PROPER

song i associate with them: for some reason i associate sunrise with him more than the other two idk why since its an udaka center too.... and egao de go because it was his recommendation in the little fliers u got from somewhere

favorite picture of them:

i looooove him in the first one hes so silly funny and >:D i have a magnet with this illust and its going on my fridge door so i can look at them everyday. and the other one because those are the guns he deserves this artist gets it

THATS THE END OF MY POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THANKS FOR WATCHING

[twisted-tales-told]

hi honey - maple harvest and amber!

Hi Linds!!! ILY!!

This ask game

First of all when I saw this I melted at honey because pet names make me die inside (in a good way)

Second of all, the second time I saw this I spent a full minute scanning the ask game for “honey”

Maple— a hobby you’ve always wanted to try but never have

I need to learn how to make clothing. I have a friend who knows how now & I need to absorb the skills second hand (Jackie if u see this I m looking at you)

What fictional character do you most identify with

James Potter. I am a James Potter girlie to the end of my DAYS. I don’t even care if I don’t seem like him. He’s mine.

Amber — share an unpopular opinion you have

I feel like I have a lot but also idk if they’re unpopular or if I just have good friends

TO PREFACE I AM ANTI-CENSORSHIP write what you want but that doesn’t mean I have to like it!! And I will be talking about things I Hate below this. Obviously not like. Directly at people because as said im anti-censorship

1. Snape is way way way wAYY more interesting to me that BCJ and I also like snape more than I like Barty. Like just because JKR was weird about him liking Lily doesn’t mean we have to keep that & you even that out a bit and you’ve got a VERY interesting character right there.

2. Regulus Black is NOT a slutty snarky dead inside sugar baby and it makes me ANGRY when people write him this way. I get livid about the current dominant characterization for Regulus SO MUCH. I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all and tbh it’s 90% of why I left the fandom. Like truly it makes me so angry seeing him depicted this way. I have deep rage about it. This boy is a wet cat. In sophs words he is PRICKLY not PLUCKY. In Nats words he is SOGGY and a FREAK and a LOSER. He would not have friends in middle school. He is constantly living in the shadow of his cool older brother and wants to be like him and fails to recognize what is special about being himself.

Like James falling in love with him is entirely just James looking at the scraggliest most pathetic cat living in the woods behind his house and saying “yeah that’s mine”

And also regulus is mean to James because he’s scared of people leaving him not because Mean is one of his core character traits. Mean is nobody’s core character trait there’s always something behind the meanness and I rlly rlly hate when he Literally Bullies James. Like that’s not nice. I don’t like reading that personally it makes my chest hurt & not in a cute way.

ALSO the sugar baby trope doesn’t work when they’re both rich. That just doesn’t make sense. Regulus has more money than James and the only reason I think it’s written this way is—and same with Wolfstar—is because of heteronormative stereotypes. Which like if that’s what you want to be doing then fine okay go for it. I do hate it but if you care about my opinion then that rlly says more abt u & it is in fact a you problem.

3. I also have deep rage about the hc of James potter having BPD. I have seen it scrolling in the ao3 tags a couple times & like power to you ig but My neurodivergence that knows about psychology gets REAL mad about it because factually you’re just incorrect. Like BPD develops under very specific circumstances and I get really annoyed when that isn’t taken into account!!

You wanna talk BPD let’s talk Sirius Black, I am down to have that conversation.

But James Fleamont Potter does not have a single precursor to developing this personality disorder and it just gets to me. It gets to me okay? That’s my whole reasoning it just gets to me I hate when the psychology of a fic doesn’t make sense as to who the characters are at their core. In my head. So.

4. Learning to multi ship saves lives and if you’re not down for it at least a little bit then I do quietly think you’re gonna become one of those people who’s one day gonna be so close minded you’ll have the solutions to all ur problems appear on a plate in front of you and you’ll just be like “nah I’d have to leave my comfort zone”

5. Non fandom related…fun fact leaving your confort zone is a necessary part of life & you have to be willing to do so in order to learn, grow, and unlearn prejudice. So. Important skill to learn. Might as well start with ships.

ANYWAYS THIS GOT SO LONG

TL;DR: regulus characterizations in most fics rn make me ill, James potter deserves better than yall & so do i (not speaking of my beautiful lovely mutuals esp you Linds I am so sorry for unloading this on ur ask)

[webslingingslasher]

https://www.tumblr.com/webslingingslasher/739224380667772928/hi-j-can-i-talk-ab-smth-thats-making-me-sad?source=share

thank you🫶🏻. i read this reply earlier and it made me cry bc you’re the only one who actually cares. thanks for letting me talk. also this is long and i’m v sorry but i just wanted to share w someone. part of it gets deep but i swear u don’t have to reply to that part, i fr just wanna make one point ab guys fighting

i hate violence so much. the jokes ab men punching walls don’t make me laugh and men beating the shit out of other guys to protect their girl isn’t attractive to me. i just hate all of it

it used to be funny and attractive until it wasn’t. my dad was so mad at me yesterday bc he was drunk and i wouldn’t give him more alc, that he punched a wall. i took a pic of the hole in my bedroom door and sent it my friends in our gc and we were laughing so hard at it bc white men and punching walls yk? It was so funny and we kept making jokes/memes ab it til i realised he punched the wall bc he couldn’t punch me (i closed my door and he couldn’t get in) and that’s a weird fucking realisation.

i just don’t like any of it and i’m having a v bad day. i told my mum and brother and nobody gets it. they both blame me. it’s ridiculous. and now i’m convincing myself that i DID do something wrong, when i know i didnt. it’s fucking crazy. he could beat the shit out of me (he wouldn’t) and they’d still find a way to make it my fault.

im gna send u my mums response (english is her 3rd language so ignore the mistakes) and she’s literally blaming me.

for context, my dad has a history of abuse (against my mum, yet she still defends him) and my mum is just as bad.

this is what she texted me:

“Ppl have limitations. If you push them they do things or say things and you turn and call names to those can’t bare any more. You should be a bit more patient and a bit more respectful to your parents

You shouldn’t keep shouting at him. We’re both doing our best even we are not the best I know, but as a return I thing we deserve to be respected , if you are better than us then you should understand what I am saying”

i just feel so alone. i stg it’s like no one understands.

anyways long story short i don’t like violence and i don’t find it attractive. i don’t shame anyone / any girls bc i’m a girls girl at heart, but i hate how people have romanticised violence bc it really does send the wrong message to guys and younger boys growing up and hearing “fights are so hot” and “it’s so sexy when guys beat the shit out of other guys” even if they deserved it. like even tho they wouldn’t do that to you, the reminder that they can makes me sick. i just don’t like it and i feel like i’m the only one :/ violence just makes me icky and anxious and scared even if it’s not directed to me/supposed to “protect me” (when it’s at another guy at a bar or whatever).

thanks for listening to my rant. ur legit my bestie. i have an anon emoji & we’re mutuals/we talk on here like all the time but i don’t wanna use it on this

ily

i don’t think you’re wrong for having this opinion or have it belong in an unpopular opinion category. i think the issue is that violence (esp w. men) has been so desensitized that it’s “normal.”

i also don’t like violence and grew up with an angry man in my home. i will never be an angry man and i will never be with one for that reason. but when i read something fictional i feel like im taking control back (? if that makes sense.) because i can “control” the violence.

your dad was wrong, and it was wrong of your mom to try and protect him. you deserve to feel safe and i’m sorry you don’t. i’m here always <3

[lover-of-mine]

(ST anon) What didn't you like about the ending of S4? Is it Max's ending? Or the fact that Vecna was apparently controlling the mind flayer this whole time? Anyway the reason I want to know your thoughts is because you have great media literacy and with the last two seasons I'm a bit confused about what the writers are trying to do. I keep hoping that they'll give us a great ending that stays true to the themes of the story but sometimes I feel like I'm giving them too much credit and they're just going with what's popular now and writing the Steve & Dustin show. Anyway don't be afraid to share the unpopular opinions <3 (I feel like the fandom for this show actually has terrible opinions, this is quite frustrating lol)

Well, my problems with s4 is that it was overhyped and poorly executed. I don't like the Lucas plot in a I think the racism of it all was a bit too crazy and pulling a gun on him made worried about Caleb and the fact that they were chasing Erica too made me want to scream, it makes me unconfortable, those are kids, don't do that with the actors. I don't like the way that El suddenly gained Heal and Astral Projection without a range, I think she's too op as it is, giving her the most powerful healing speel on dnd on top of everything was disapointing, I was expecting something that wasn't Eleven saves the day again, I wanted consequences for everyone, but that's me and the way that the opening dnd session usually reflects how the season will end, so I was expecting something unexpected to save the day. I get why they did the Max thing the way they did it, but they could've done it better, it felt cheap when looking at the whole picture. The Eddie of it all bothers me, and yes, I know he was created to be killed because the Duffers are to scared to touch the og gang and they threw around words like bloodbath so someome had to die, but narratively his death is pointless. He didn't have to go after the bats. And you just had to shift things a little bit to the side, if you make Dustin get hurt getting out of the upside down, not coming back in to chase Eddie, and you make Eddie get killed trying to keep the bats away from Dustin, you keep the scene basically the same but you don't make it so his death was literally pointless.

I also don't like the reintrodution of the Steve/Nancy/Jonathan triangle. I don't like that it forced me to sit here defending Mike with my life. But that's a personal opinion. I don't fully care about shipping on this show, I am just looking at what the plot is telling me and what the plot is telling me is that Nancy wants to be with Jonathan and Steve is the first love that sometimes makes you wonder and that Mike wants to be with Eleven, I don't really have the energy to dissect the possible triangles there. I did cheer about Joice and Hop tho, I was invested on the 2 of them.

I don't fully mind the whole "Vecna was controlling the mind flayer" thing all that much because I was always expecting something to be controlling the upside down and since El has the power to open it, I was waiting for One to show up since they showed Eight. The introduction was confusing, but I guess it works with the way overall way they introduced the powers. I think they just went overboard with the special effects with that introduction and things end up hard to follow.

My issues with the season is that literally everything about it could've been better if they shifted things around a little bit. I think the only thing I wouldn't move around is the Joice/Hop/Murray plot, I think that part works, it's not the best possible execution, but it works. I mean, I like the dynamics. I liked seeing Nancy with Robin, I think Jonathan and Argyle were fun, I loved watching Steve and Max, them going to Suzie's house was funny, Lucas and Max broke my heart. I just think that the story itself was all over the place and it shouldn't be considering it took them 3 years to make ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Also, why the fuck didn't Eddie's uncle question Dustin saying Eddie died fighting? He things Eddie died in an earthquake, why didn't he question this kid telling him Eddie died fighting a natural disaster.

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

143 of 2024

Secrets from the Whisper App [True or False]

Created by joybucket

These are all random people's secrets taken from the Whisper app. Put an X by the secrets which you share with these people! 🩷

I use school to escape home, and I use home to escape school. The classes where everyone hates the teacher always make the best memories. I'm the kind of girl who would eat Doritos on my wedding day and accidentally wipe my hands on my wedding dress. I stop myself from being rude so many times and no one appreciates it. I've cried in front of my whole class. Why are fake pockets a thing? My problem is when my hair is long, I want it short, and when my hair is short, I want it long. I genuinely want to know how other people see me. Brown is such a pretty color; why do people hate it? 🤎 I wish I could see a list of all the people that have ever found me pretty. I cannot leave my house without mascara. Every time I say "lol" it's because my sentence is too serious. I wish I had grown up without social media. I want my life to look like my Pinterest boards. I hate finishing books and good shows; I feel empty. Trying to hold back tears in school is one of the worst experiences. I wish I could see a list of all the people who have ever had a crush on me. Y'all ever go somewhere and be like, "I should've stayed home"? Unpopular opinion: Flying is actually really fun. ✈️ I want to be someone's favorite. How do people have the courage to film a TikTok video in a public place? 😭 I be like "idk" and knowing. I want more friends tbh. I hate it when I plan a conversation in my head and then the other person doesn't follow the script. I'm scared cuz what if I don't get rich when I'm older? I'm probably the kindest hateful person you'll ever meet. I love my name. I swear I actually have good style in clothes; I just don't have the money. There could be a ghost aggressively breakdancing beside you right now and you'd have no idea. 👻 Am I the only one that accidentally flips a pen across the room? 🖊️ It's so unfair when you love singing but you weren't born with a good voice. It takes real skill to choke on air, fall up the stairs, and trip on completely nothing….I have that skill. I'm a guy, and I'm secretly planning my wedding on Pinterest. That awkward moment when you're too far into a friendship to ask someone's name. Long distance relationships suck. Wish my girlfriend didn't live so far in the future. As a teacher, I'm not supposed to have favorite students, but I definitely do. Thank goodness I look innocent. I have the dirtiest mind and the foulest mouth. I meowed at my cat, and he replied. 🐈‍⬛ I'm always the friend that walks behind the group when the sidewalk doesn't fit three…. I can count on one hand the number of people I actually like. Growing up with my name: Just letting people pronounce it wrong because you're tired of correcting everyone. I feel like I'm the only girl who hasn't mastered the hot messy bun look. I'm a girl, and I hate shoes. If I could go barefoot everywhere, I probably would. 🦶 My biggest wish right now is to own all of the clothes, shoes, and outfits I've pinned on Pinterest. I seem to have missed out on the cute, neat handwriting every other girl has. ✍️ When you're so short that the sun visor in the car is absolutely no help. I'm the friend who is always there to listen to others' problems, but I'm also the person who know one is there for. A salute to the older siblings who were the tester kids and now have to watch their younger siblings get away with everything. Justice will never be restored.

[jack-ackles]

RANT

(unpopular opinion that's not so unpopular anymore)

Even thinking or imagining the life of hailey bieber is suffocating as hell

imagine you are 6 years into your marriage and still people try to tell you that your marriage is not real and your husband will leave you for his ex.

You cant publicly and openly talk about your husband, married life and future and wanting to have kids because you will be judged and be called pathetic gold digger

You are scared to have kids because you dont want the negativity and hate you are getting will be passed on to your kids too.

Imagine you cant even enjoy something, share a song you liked, support your friends, make a tiktok or reel you want, wear anything you like, do anything you want and be active and carefree on social media without it being always associated with an other woman.

You posting something casually and suddenly you are accused of copying, bullying, being insecure etc etc

people dont like to supoort you because they like the other women you are supposedly having feud with and always have a problem with everything related to you

They take even the tiniest thing you do or say as a reason to troll you or hate you

Everything you do is someway associated with the other woman and all you do is mind your business.

I want to blame justin bieber, i really do.

I want to say justin is the problem.

But

I remember the times he used to defend his wife with looong ass rants and essays on his instagram before he finally decided talking to trolls is of no use anymore.

i remember him constantly telling the trolls to leave hailey alone because his past relationship are in past.

I remember he posts more about him and hailey and pictures of hailey alone showering her with love and constantly showing the world how much she means to him.

I remember justin always supporting hailey with her work.. may it be rhode or any other project.

I remember when justin was on tour and hailey had to have a brain clot removal surgery how supportive he was.

I remember how he used to fly back to hailey after every single concert just to be with her.

I remember the songs and their beautiful lyrics he dedicated to her.

I remember him referring to hailey as "my wife" more than taking her name.

And i am not even hailing or glorifying justin for doing all this shit because that's what husbands are supposed to do.

Its been 6 YEARS. 6 FRICKIN YEARS. And they have to clarify about the "intention" behind every little thing they do. They have to tell off the annoying media and haters that they are not divorcing like every few weeks. Like recently hailey even said they are not divorcing, it was just two week ago and now there is that rumor AGAIN. just because both of them are taking time off social media and public eyes.

How long they have to do this?

How long before hailey can post something without it automatically being associated with that other woman and a dead relationship?

How long these people have to keep convincing people they aren't gonna get divorce everytime they are not seen together?

How long do they have to listen they are not happy with each other just because to dont give the perfect "happy wife/happy husband smile" and kiss and cuddle everywhere they go?

Like,,,,,, i have NEVER seen a large amount of people having this kind of negative obsession with a couple and wanting them to divorce.. and probably want bieber to go back to the other woman? LoooooooooL

i hope one day they leave hailey alone

actually leave justin alone too cuz he is not wrong to OFFICIALLY end things with ex and move on with his OWN life.

praying for them to be free from this bullshit cuz even hearing things coming up about these three people is EXHAUSTING imagine what hailey and justin have to suffer themselves..

ps: i am not even gonna talk about the shit justin and hailey has gone through which was directly the result/consequence of that other woman's cheap and obsessive actions which apparently is not new, its going on since like 2011-2012 when they first broke up lmao.

BYE.

[notebookmusical]

Cossette, hiiii! ☺️🥰 My weekend is being good and a little weird, but yeah, I had a hot bath and some chocolate so I'm feeling better. I am, also, so bad with self-care and making my days as comfortable as possible. That's something I'm really looking forward to bettering in the coming year. I already have some plans! You just reminded me I need to get some scented candles because they always soothe my soul!!!

How was your weekend?

Oh, I do hope you end up enjoying it, when you can!!! I've been trying to get everyone I know to read them. Hehehe ARCs, that's so extremely cool!!!! Wow

I have a lot of unpopular opinions on Jane Austen. Nothing too serious, she's so freaking awesome!!! I haven't watched that adaptation yet, I think I am too scared to do it at this point! Is there a film that you watched this year that you absolutely recommend to everyone?

That's the most difficult question ever!!! I love all of them. I see pink and my eyes go 😍😍😍😍😍! I think it also depends a lot on my mood. Do you have one, though?

Have a super wonderful week!!! 🤍😘☃️

hi friend!! i'm glad to hear that you're hoping to work on that in 2024!! 🤍 i am also a big scented candle lover — i recently got a candle warmer and i loveeee it. probably one of my top 5 purchases of the year! my weekend was good, very self-care-filled, and i got to see my uncle which was always nice! i also read a little, which was nice since i haven't been reading a whole lot lately!

i would love to hear your unpopular opinions on jane austen 👀 fun fact, jane austen and i share a birthday! i was hoping to do a full austen reread last year which then got pushed into this year, and i still haven't read a single austen this year since i decided to reread les mis instead... oops? but hopefully next year i'll reread some austens! and i want to read/reread more classics too! i really want to revisit a lot of books i read for school and reread them now as an adult and see how i feel about them!

i am notoriously bad at watching movies — and also very bad at recording them on letterboxd! but i really loved watching glass onion: a knives out mystery (which i watched in january with my uncle), theatre camp (which i watched with my friend alyssa), the menu (which i watched with my friend jamie), barbie (which i saw the weekend i saw eras tour, with three of my closest friends), and of course, the eras tour film (which i saw a couple times; twice with my mom and once with one of my best friends from school)! i think part of my enjoyment was the movie itself, but also the experience of watching it with someone i love! what about you? do you have any tv/film recs for the year?

i am also a "any shade of pink is perfect" person, but i will say i have a softer spot for the pastel pinks! my room is very pastel pink + bright whites! hope you're having a good week my friend!! 🤍

[tomonari-nue]

Maki and Mai for the ask game??

am finally awake and lucid so here we go

Maki

favorite thing about them

the fact that we hardly ever see Maki doubt herself. like in any other shonen anime she'd be constantly questioning herself, but Maki just fucking refuses to even ENTERTAIN the thought of her not being strong enough. she knows she can do it. she knows bc she wants to, HAS to bc if she succeeds it wouldnt be just a victory for her but also for Mai.

least favorite thing about them

how little her interactions with Mai are – my heart just hurts not seeing them spend more time together, even if they're being hissy towards each other

favorite line

["Don't you have a heart?"] "No. It was taken from me."

brOTP

Maki & Mai, im so upset, im so upset, they really CARED!! also Maki & Inumaki & Panda – 2nd Year Trio!!

OTP

a tie between Nobamaki and YuutaMaki!!

nOTP

i once saw a post lamenting that Maki & Mai were twins and like. none of you can ever be normal about siblings. i hate it here.

random headcanon

She really had it all planned out, you know? When she becomes clan head – she had it all planned out. The changes, the new rules and a whole new accommodation for Mai. She thought about it all, she catalogued various things with Mai in her mind. She had it all planned out to give her twin the best life she could ever want.

unpopular opinion

Maki slaughtering the Zenin Clan was the dramatic overhaul and change the whole system needed to signify that their ways were outdated – they didnt learn their fucking lesson with Toji, so they made another monster of their own making in the form of Maki.

song i associate with them

Why Don't You Cry by WILLOW

favorite picture of them

scroll down to Mai bc its a joint pic that makes me want to lie down and never get up ever again

Mai

favorite thing about them

Mai not being demonized or ostracized by her peers for desiring a peaceful, normal life. like. that feels so significant for me bc the jujutsu world prides itself in being powerful and skillful but Mai? Mai just wants a good life, just a good little life of peace and some sense of normalcy. and even Maki, despite gunning for the Clean Head, she understands what Mai desires the most. and its very sad and touching.

least favorite thing about them

when she used Yuuji's death to taunt Megumi and Nobara lmao that was ROUGH. but also, not much of her, but how she's constantly written off as the bitchy sister and not seen as the severely traumatized and scared teenager she is who feels like she's been abandoned by her sister.

favorite line

"Destroy everything. Everything, big sister."

brOTP

Mai & Maki, LOOK I JUST WANT THEM TO BE CLOSE OKAY IM SO UPSET, UPSET UPSET!!! Mai & Todo bc its a classic Mean Lesbian & Himbo combo. which brings me to my crack BROTP; Mai & Yuuji.

OTP

MomoMai bc its v sweet or NobaMai for the WLW Hostility.

nOTP

Mai and literally any guy – she just has too many lesbian vibes for me.

random headcanon

She shares a love for weapons with her sister. She a big fan of all kinds of knives from all over the world – she just finds the different forms fascinating. Guns are also a big interest of hers; she can name literally any gun you put in front of her and disassemble it just as skillfully. Todo thinks her extensive knife collection fucks hard.

unpopular opinion

Mai's death was the gentlest one by far in the entire series. i don't think it came out of nowhere or was for shock-value; the lore of the story did predict that twins were usually a bad omen, reinforced by Mai's confirmation that her and Maki were supposed to be the same person to achieve full strength. Mai had always been so scared of the world and her sacrifice was her leap of faith bc she really believed her sister was made for something bigger than the entire clan could ever predict. from all the characters who died so far, Mai got the softest, most heartfelt good-bye in the entire series; it was gentle and tragic and somewhat felt inevitable.

song i associate with them

Butterfly by UMI

favorite picture of them

i am in so much pain

(ask me about my opinions on the jjk characters!)

[desultory-novice]

If you're still down for character asks, do you have any thoughts on Bandana Dee?

003 Bandanna Waddle Dee 

Aww, Bandanna Waddle Dee! You finally get your turn! Hooray!

I do have thoughts, and I am still down for talking about Kirby characters, but I'm getting slightly tired of the layout of the Character Ask template in question, so I'm just going to do this one off the cuff and try to hit all the high points, if that's okay!

Bandanna Waddle Dee is cute. I mean, he is a Waddle Dee, so that’s a given! (...I can't actually remember Bandee's pronouns now. I have the strong feeling the Waddle Dees are non-binary, but Bandee seems to lean toward a masculine presentation. Could just be me!)

-My first impression of Bandanna Waddle Dee was actually kind of funny, because even though I played Super Star realllly early on in my Kirby history, I totally didn't pay attention to that scrappy bandanna-wearing Waddle Dee. (I did notice Sailor Dee and patiently await Sailor Dee’s return each game) Also, like a monster, I totally inhaled Bandanna Waddle Dee immediately during the arena, so I had no idea he had trained to be tougher than EVERY OTHER Waddle Dee. 

Finally, I only played Return to Dream Land after Triple Deluxe, so I went through all of Triple Deluxe like "...Who is this mysterious Bandanna-wearing Waddle Dee and why is he helping me? Is he a fan of Kirby's?"

I kind of had to discover Bandanna Waddle Dee backwards, in short!

I do think he tends to get swallowed up (no pun intended) by the larger presences of the rest of the Wii group. Without context, someone booting up RtDL would probably think he was the "Toad" of the game. The fourth player character added in because they needed someone other than Dedede and Meta Knight. That said, he doesn't leave that “ascended extra” impression for long, and his role as the nice guy, the reasonable one, and the every-dee are vital to making the four heroes work as a unit.

-Now, I do think I like him more when he takes after Kirby and finds his own brand of heroism. I feel a little bad when he is always played up as the scared/nervous teammate - which is why I really started to come around on him during Forgotten Land, where he became Kirby's best buddy in a way that worked for me.

Otherwise, unpopular opinion, but I have chaffed a little bit at the "best friend" label going to him so often, because it seems to exclude a bunch of other characters who've been with Kirby for longer. (Gooey! Where is Gooey?!)

...Although, I do believe he was the same Waddle Dee that was with the group in Kirby 64, which helps give him some more legacy!

-While I'm back and forth on how much I love Bandanna Waddle Dee and Kirby as "best(est) friends", I love the combination of Bandanna Waddle Dee and King Dedede! Bandanna Waddle Dee loves and respects him, like all the Waddle Dees do, but he's intelligent enough to break from the pack and occasionally snark at his majesty when he does something deserving of a teasing comment. Yet Bandee's loyalty is never questioned, which is nice.

-I don't ship Bandanna Waddle Dee with anyone, but I'm not against any ships with him in them! I think he's just best doing what he's doing, and don't really see romance as the most interesting path for him? 

I see Bandee as either working hard to be more like his idols - Kirby and King Dedede - or settling down with someone after the dust settles. Which it never seems to on trouble-magnet Popstar, sadly!

-Now, since Bandee was around for all of Forgotten Land, I'm very curious to see Bandee + Elfilin explored. They seem to share some traits in common that Kirby and Elfy don't necessarily share. Is there ever a moment where the two of them in union are like, 

“”Isn’t Kirby the best?!””  “”...??””  “”...Yeah!!””

Oh, and while I'm talking Forgotten Land, I love whenever Bandanna Waddle Dee is just chilling on the lounge chair next to Kirby's house. How very Waddle Dee of him!

...You know what friendship I also like? Bandanna Waddle Dee and Sailor Dee! Them being siblings/cousins/some other relations or just friends is so very wholesome to me! And then they both start fanning over how cool their respective bosses are, and they don't even argue about it or anything, they just acknowledge that the other's is cool too. (Although they might secretly sneak in the parts about their bosses that give the occasional headache too...hohoho...)

-In any case, I'm good with Bandanna Waddle Dee continuing to be Kirby's player 2 in more games! (Although the -more- characters we can rope into being playable, the better, imo.) 

Though I'd like to see him expand into learning other weapons, maybe! He’s Bandanna Waddle Dee, not “Spear Waddle Dee!” And he wielded a parasol at one point! Seeing him learn to use the Hammer from King Dedede would be awesome! Not only would it be cool in a lore sense, it would give him more moveset options down the line. (Although I see King Dedede as being very much modeled on a Japanese daimyo - his Smash Bros design only making it moreso - so it works for me if Waddle Dee remains a spear-using footsoldier too. Keeps with the theme!)

I always try to end with a video (if there is one) though I’m pretty sure everyone knows about Oniri Boy's animation of the Apple Juice song!

...Which is just adorable. The animation AND the song.

-I may not have the most indepth thoughts about Bandanna Waddle Dee but it's got to be nearly impossible to not like him, which is pretty much where I stand!

[sweetestpopcorn]

hiii what are your opinions (and some headcanons) about the conquerors? do u support the lesbian visenya x bisexual rhaenys agenda like i do

Hi 🤗

Unfortunately I don’t XD I don’t share those headcanons. I think there was Aegon/Visenya and Aegon/Rhaenys; I do think Visenya and Rhaenys loved each other a lot, but only as sisters. The polygamy practiced by the Valyrians, and later by the Conquerors and Maegor, is described - to the best of my understanding - as a man having several women and having a relationship with each of these women - the most common type of polygamy in our world as well. Nothing is said or implied about any relationship between these women beyond them being sister wives. Specifically to the case of Rhaenys and Visenya, there was nothing about their relationship that told me that they loved each other past sisterly love.

Aegon spent one night with Visenya for every ten with Rhaenys, but that’s about how far we are told about their sex lives. 

Do I think that if there was something more going on that George would have told us? Yes, absolutely I do. When a character is gay or bi George does make it very explicit - e.g., Rhaena Targaryen (Aenys’s daughter) and Laenor Velaryon. Do I have an issue with people having the headcanon that there was something else going on between those three? Also no. Personally I don’t believe it, but I see nothing in canon that would explicitly contradict that headcanon so I - a no one on the internet - deem it valid 😂😂

Some headcanons hum... let me think 🤔 I don’t have that many to tell the truth.

About Visenya:

Very unpopular one I am sure but I do see Visenya as being aromantic (I hope I am using the correct terminology correct me if not). 

I also think she was her father’s favourite, I don’t really have an explanation for it XD just call it a sixth sense. 

And yes I do think she dwelled in the dark arts and that Maegor was a dark magic baby - but sex was also involved.

I also think many times she liked to appear more serious than she was - probably to scare people. I imagine Rhaenys saying something funny and Visenya having to hold herself to not break down in laughter.

About Rhaenys:

I think the “rumours” of her having lovers are just history’s attempts to make House Targaryen - especially its women - look bad; much like it was done with Rhaenyra Targaryen (by Mushroom) and Baela Targaryen, and as we also see in the current asoiaf timeline being made with Dany - all those rumours of her being insatiable even using horses I mean 🤢🤮 what was it with men in the asoiaf universe and being obsessed with Targaryen women’s sex lives?!! Why Rhaenys one might ask? Because it was through her that the Targaryen line continued. 

I think she loved being a mother and that it was something she had wanted for years, and I do think she doted on Aenys a lot. He was the only man besides Aegon and her own father that she loved. 

I also like to think she was a great singer and that she played the harp - hello?! Rhaegar’s music skills have to come from someone - and maybe other instruments as well. I imagine she would always play and sing for her parents and siblings during feasts.

About Aegon:

I think he married Visenya first and only afterwards Rhaenys.

I did think he loved Rhaenys in the romantic sense more than Visenya. As  sisters and advisors though I think he loved them equally.

A little NSFW warning and maybe too much information warning as well, and really not based on anything except my own imagination XD so feel free to tell me to go f_ck myself, but I imagine that on their wedding night Aegon felt kind of guilty about him having experience and Rhaenys not. Rhaenys didn’t mind of course but she did comfort him by saying that she wasn’t his first but she would be his last - since she was younger than Visenya. She wasn’t though, and I think part of Aegon always felt guilty about it and it was just another thing who made him resent and pull himself away from Visenya. 

And... that’s it XD 

Btw sorry that I took this long to answer! Maybe in the not so distant future I might share something (else) about the Conquerors as it might be something I want to give to a friend 😉

[dreaminginvelaris]

hiii gigi! i just started following u cause i recently entered the acotar fandom (& finished all the books) and i have a ~thought i wanted to share with you since you are the resident feyre defender lol! (i am also a massive feyre stan, but i think i might have an unpopular opinion here about the IC/Rhys in acosf)

i know its super divisive in the fandom whether it was ok for the IC/Rhys to keep feyre's pregnancy danger a secret from her— but when i was reading acosf i didnt have the sense that it was "wrong." i didn't read it like they didnt think she could "handle" the news or that they were babying her. i read it more like they were fucking terrified that the stress of telling feyre that her, her baby and her mate have a 90% likelihood of dying would... essentially speed up the process.

we're told by madja that its a "high risk" pregnancy - no magic, eg. and i think people forget a lot that pregnancy is fucking HARD on the body— women can absolutely miscarry from stress. so i think the IC/Rhys were panicked that telling her such a horrifying thing could cause a miscarriage and essentially kill her (and rhys).

idk... am i completely wrong? im so torn on this because obviously she didnt freak out and miscarry when she was told about it, so all that worrying was for nothing. but i really just didn't read it as out-of-character/problematic. it read more as their immense love for her and determination to make the pregnancy as smooth and seamless as possible was what motivated them all. what do u think?

hi ! :)

first off, just wanna say sorry for answering late! i appreciate you taking the time to come and ask me a question, it may take me some time to form a response but i’ll always answer you <3

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i think your interpretation and what you make of the situation is totally valid. you’re right, its not that they were babying feyre, they were just worried any level of stress would be a major strain on her body. which is valid considering she couldn’t even use her magic without risking her health and her babe.

their intentions were honorable if not misguided, i personally am mad at all of them for keeping this secret from her, but i also cant fault them that much for being scared and anxious of what would happen to feyre. its not surprising that their rationality and logic flew out the door the second they realized feyre would die. their emotions were heightened and they made a decision based on emotion not logic.

this whole situation was a mess, i think peoples own interpretations are valid in their own way bc its more so on what one thinks is right or wrong. for some, what the IC+nesta/elain did was not the worst but for others it was inexcusable.

but i agree with what you said, their immense love of feyre and wanting her to stay happy during her pregnancy (which is supposed to be filled with happiness) is a major factor of what influenced them to do what they did.

in the end, they were stupid idiots to have kept the information from feyre bc ofc feyre would ignore her fear and stress in order to protect her child, i wasnt even surprised, she is baddie after all <3

i hope you love being in the fandom! i hope my blog continues to be a safe space for you to ask anything! this fandom can be very toxic and hateful, on every side, but it can also be so great! i hope your experience in this fandom goes great :))

[the-sanders-sides]

(wtit spoiler warning)

unpopular opinion, but im not really a big fan of the idea of the orange side being wrath or anger. while similar to inside out, the sides arent really emotions; rather, they are your different conflicting thought processes when you work through a problem. you have the side of you that is logical and knows the facts and tries to use reason to solve things, the side of you that focuses on your morals and tries to use steadfast loyalty to your values to solve problems. there is the side that is anxious and tries to use to make use of fear to protect u and solve the problem.

there are the sides of you that are creative that think of fantastical solutions to your problems, whether good or bad, that try to take you to your dreams and desires. with roman, this is with disney-esque tales and hopes that keep thomas going and having a reason to things. with Remus, I think it may be using the intrusive thoughts to get Thomas to slow down when thomas is overwhelmed and wants to rest, which makes sense bc, at least with me, ik when I have an uptick of intrusive thoughts, it usually means i need to rest and relax so I'll be less overwhelmed and take care of myself.

and there is the side that is deceitful and cunning and mean and self-centered as a means towards approaching your problems with your self-preservation as the primary thing to uphold. unlike morals which may tell you to share what you have, this deceitful side of you acts selfishlessly to make sure that you are put first, no matter the cost. which is why I think any anger or wrath would come from Janus. anger as an emotion is often an expression of self-preservation. you feel anger when you know you've been hurt and you lash out in anger to protect yourself. janus has lashed out a fair amount for the small amount of episodes he's been in.

by now, it's also fairly agreed upon that Janus and patton are opposites/counters as well as roman and remus. with both pairings, it's seen that you need a healthy balance between those two sides, those two lines of thought, to not completely fall apart.

i am a firm believer that anxiety is the counter or parallel or opposite of logic. your logical thought processes get so messed up when you're anxious and scared, and logical thinking is often used as a tool to combat anxiety. this was explored between Virgil and Logan very early in the series. virgils anxiety causes cognitive distortions that weaken logans logical processes in being listened to. logans logical thoughts are able to tame Virgil's anxiety when it's too strong. i think Logan and Virgil balance each other out. those are the two who make a healthy balance together which has been discusses, albeit briefly, early on (remember the Yerkes Dodson curve?).

this is why I think that whatever the orange side, the seventh side, is, it won't be a counter to anyone in specific, and it won't be wrath/anger. right now, orange is showing up when Logan is weakened in someway. when janus kidnaps him in svs redux, orange only shows up after that. when Remus messes with Logan in today's wtit and logan is frustrated and out of it, only then did orange come through. we don't know if orange can control other sides as well, but if it's like janus at all, where janus tries to remove logan and his rationality from the problem solving, there's a reason it would focus on messing with logic & rationality to achieve it's goal of however it helps thomas.

because remember, all the sides do what they think is best for thomas. the sides are the manifestations of his different thought processes driven by different outlooks that all have an end goal of trying to solve thomas's problem in that way. but in the end, it is always up to thomas to choose which thought pattern he'll listen to. thomas chooses what he will do based on the persuasiveness of his different thought processes.

(for example, c!thomas comes across a wallet on the sidewalk. morally, he thinks the wallet should be turned in to the local authorities at all costs no matter what. his self preservation instincts tell him to take the cash and leave the wallet behind since the detour would waste his time. his anxiety tells him to leave it alone so he wont get framed for stealing. good creativity/roman would make him imagine a grand heroic prize for tracking down the owner of the wallet and personally delivering it, and bad creativity/remus might make c!thomas imagine finding and killing the wallets owner so he can take all the money. logical thought would say for c!thomas to return the wallet to local authorities if he has the time to do so, and if not, to leave it be. these are all just the different thoughts running through c!thomas's head which can then be personified as sides, and whichever action he does is attributed to the side who had the most persuasive line of thought, but none of these lines of thought are trying to hurt thomas, it's all different ways of protecting/helping him.)

so whatever orange is, needs logic and rationality to be a bit disrupted before being able to be persuasive enough to be listened to. this doesnt really seem like anger/wrath to me. someone can be rational and angry (ie. planning a revenge later rather than hurting someone now, passive aggression, etc.) which all feels more like Janus things to me, and I think you actually need to be rational to use your anger effectively. going ham on someone without thought will not have the same effect as thinking about the best places to hit without them getting you back. anger and logic don't need to keep each other in check like deceit and morality or logic and anxiety; rather, they need to work together. i dont think logan would be opposed to a side that represented anger at all. and orange would not destabilize logan so much if it were anger.

plus, Virgil is the only side that really represents an emotion. but I think people generally always have a sense of anxiety and fear in their problem solving, but anger/wrath isn't always there. for a quick issue like a lost wallet, i can see how these other sides of thought processes can exist, but i dont know what anger would tell Thomas to do there since anger is just an emotion.

so the question is, what is a thought pattern that exists when solving problems that tries to protect/help you, while also needing to push away or overpower your sense of logic & rationality to be persuasive enough to be listened to? I don't have the answer to this but I'd love to hear what other people think about this! especially if u see flaws in my reasoning of why orange isn't anger, I'd love to know!