#I can't believe this is a common thing for scare actors

[asherraccoon]

Friendly reminder to not sexually harass haunted house actors

Do not flirt with, catcall, or touch us. We did not consent to it. Costumes are not consent.

Especially if the house has minors hired as actors, that is NOT okay.

I worked at a haunted house today as an actor. My character was a victim tied to a chair.

Someone noticed I was tied up and said "You like it kinky, don't you?" and someone said "He's edging!!" at me. (I was screaming in an attempt to scare them)

Another one of the actors in the room was called "daddy"

The girl in our room was asked for her number multiple times.

All three of us where touched without permission.

It is common knowledge that you are NOT allowed to touch the actors in a haunted house, just like they aren't allowed to touch you. (Unless a consent form was signed)

Do not make us uncomfortable.

We are people behind the costumes.

[velvetvexations]

My commentary on the whole "if dipper is transmasc mable is a terf" thing is that dipper and Mabel are 12 years old and exist in a cartoon set in 2012. Mable does not know what a terf is. Mabel is 12 years old, 12 year Olds can't be terfs. If her actions persisted into adulthood yeah she'd be transphobic but she is a cartoon character who can never age. I don't look at a real life 12 year old saying transphobic things and think they're a terf, because that's stupid. I'm sure if this character could have the intricacies of transphobia explained to her she'd understand her actions were wrong, but she can't, because she's a twelve year old from a cartoon that stopped airing in 2016.

the anon who pointed out it's exactly the same with Chihiro is so gigabrained

cannot get over how much some transfems get mad at transmascs for doing the same shit transfems do. "transmascs are obsessed with headcanoning characters as transmasc even when it makes no sense" coming from the "estrogen would save her" crowd is, maddening

well thanks to epistemological standpoint trans women will always have a deeper and more complex relationship to gender

Its literally nauseating and disgusting listening to - say that trans mascs don't face the same rate of SA as trans fems or that we're lying about the statistics of the violence against us

I know anon <3

whats really funny about the whole "mabel would be transphobic" thing is that she would be transphobic regardless. saying that someone isn't a man cuz they're too girly is transphobic. like just straight up. it's not like. the worst form of transphobia ever. but it's like how telling a guy that he throws like a girl is still sexist regardless. and you know what? mabel is 12. she's a child. so what if she's a little bit mean? the whole thing is just so stupid because it's trying to make a headcanon thats relatively completely innocent seem problematic. and idk if i really want that sort of precedent to be set around trans headcanons. anyways i hope ur having a good day ^^

I keep saying this but it's wild how the "trans men are so comfortable with being girls and calling themselves girls" crowd is dogmatic that a twelve year old girl misgendering a twelve year old trans boy is committing the worst possible crime against him.

- i'm sorry but is this person implying that in order to not be discriminated against trans men should stop being men or is it something out of my fucked-up head?

Unintentionally, yes.

Idk if you saw the Twitter blahaj drama but like, some trf’s loose their minds if trans men also like a stuffed animal but god fucking forbid we also have transmasc headcanons like idk it’s always the same people doing this shit too at this point I think they just hate any other kind of trans person and just post-hoc rationalize it whenever there’s a “”tme”” being happy

Correct! And then transmasc TRFs are like "so true queen, don't these sissies know that being a man is all about suffering."

Potentially hot take but if you really REALLY can't find a trans actor to play your trans character I would VASTLY prefer a cis actor of the character's actual gender not their ASAB. "But anon, what if they're early transition?" Plenty of cis people are clocky, that's a very common pushback against TERF bullshit; that they're applying such a narrow standard of gender presentation that even cis people get caught up in it. Makeup exists. Prosthetics exist. Good actors who can make you believe they're fucking trans exist.

Yeah! Just look at the fantastic job Demi Bennett does playing Rhea Ripley!

'transandro dudes are stupid cause they say androphobia is bad but they're too scared to go up to the buffest gym dude and ask for his testosterone supply' are you stupid on purpose. it's not because he's a man it's because he's cis and a lot of cis people are SO down to beat up anyone they suspect might be a trans person. and a pre t trans dude asking for testosterone when the gym guy perceives said trans dude as a woman is DEFINITELY gonna get clocked and then be at risk of getting injured. can we please bring back thinking with our brains

transmasc and transfem TRFs are both so desperate to see themselves as having places in society identical to cis men and cis women and it's not going to fucking work out any time soon

Now personally I adore all the aesthetic posts and they give me a ton of material for my technology tag sooo thank you 4 reblogging so many dope gifs ^^

Thank you!

Maybe one day a week where the only messages people are allowed to send are fawning/simping/lusting after you idk lmao

that IS half my inbox already lol

weird thing but as a kid i was labeled tomboy so often i would consider my gender as a kid to BE tomboy. but when i decided to start being just a boy (trans boy) instead everyone acted like it was something out of left field and that there was "no proof" that i was trans (keep in mind this is like 2014-ish. i am still 99.9% sure i was the first ever person to come out as not cis at my school). like... what the hell do you mean "no proof"?? you literally spent my childhood calling me a tomboy and, after my sister started walking and talking, pointing out how much of a girly girl i WASNT compared to her.

the idea of cis people wanting "proof" is so weird

i like ur aesthetic posts tho, they make me happy also why tf r they complaining about aesthetic posts on tumblr of all places lol

literallyyyyy

Now personally I adore all the aesthetic posts and they give me a ton of material for my technology tag sooo thank you 4 reblogging so many dope gifs ^^

You're welcome!

[mrnightingale]

About the whole NG thing, two things I want to say: I haven't read the article yet, I intend to read it in the near future but I need to be in a Good Mood and take care of myself first.

But I know the trigger warnings. I have an idea. And when I first saw them I only could think "this is so much worse than everything I could have imagined". I haven't been in touch w the news since August I think, when I stopped interacting w the GO fandom bc I lost interest, but in my mind there were only the allegations of only two women. I always believed and will believe and support the victims, but sincerely I didn't know what to expect when more information came out, and this is so much worse. I was staying in the edge bc of the lack of information, and given that I only started reading his work last year, I wasn't really involved w him.

I know there are some ppl saying that the news have been around long enough to process the information, but this is not what I was prepared for at first. And I'm genuinely scared of reading the article bc I really don't know how much worse it can be. How monstrous he is, how much did his victims suffer. I want to cry only thinking about it.

I know I won't be able to separate his work from the article once I read it, so I want to be prepared first.

And the thing is, I don't even like him all that much. I didn't grow up reading his work, he didn't have a strong impact in my life (except for the Coraline movie that was released when I was still a child, but that's the only one). But he is the first and only writer that caught my attention that wasn't dead half a century ago. I've always read classics, and I'm actually quite tired of not having any modern literature I can enjoy. I didn't grow up reading Harry Potter or Percy Jackson. I don't have any books in common with my reader friends.

And he was the first I really wanted to read, and I was starting to discover his work when the first news came out. But time has passed and somehow, even if I don't read *his* books, he's involved one way or another with absolutely everything I kinda like rn. And it's a lot. Bc of Good Omens I discovered David Tennant and Michael Sheen, and now they're my favourite actors, then Doctor Who and Sandman and DBDA, and even if it's not bc of him, that doesn't quit the fact that he's involved with the story. I'm genuinely thinking of becoming an actor and he is part of it. Even if GO is also written by Pratchett, even if there's a lot of people who aren't like him in the creation of Sandman, even if dbda is Steve's creation, even if he only wrote two or three Who chapters, he's everywhere. How can he be literally everywhere.

I can appreciate a good piece of art, and I can enjoy it till some point even if I know there's a bad story behind it, but I know not everyone is like this. And I don't mean separate the art from the artist. I mean having in mind that a horrible person can do meaningful art. And I know that apparently there are much more ppl he hurted, and I can only think how would it be for them. Knowing that you can't really escape from his name. Knowing that he's so "important" that some people will support him no matter what. It's horrible, really.

Maybe I'm only interacting with the media he's involved with, but that doesn't make it any better, bc I can't believe I only connect deeply with art corrupted by his name on it.

I'm deliberately not doing any GO or Sandman art, bc I know that's promoting his work and he still can gain from it, but even if dw and dbda have nothing to do with him, I can't stop thinking that maybe he's still involved enough w it that somehow he's still gaining smth from it... Idk.

I don't know what to do, actually. I think no one does. I know I didn't felt the betrayal that all the fans of his work felt. I know we should shut the fuck up about the discussion of his work and focus on the victims. I know some people will disagree with me and say I shouldn't enjoy something bc that's supporting a monster. I really don't want to support him, but he's even where he shouldn't. What the fuck.

I think only now I'm starting to realize why he's such a disappointment for everyone. He really was an important artist in the industry. He really inspired a lot of good people. His work really was meaningful and was an escape for a lot of people who suffered a lot. People who suffered as much as he make his victims suffer. It's ironic, really.

Idk, I just wanted to write it down. Everyone is dealing with it in their own way...

[pascaloverx]

To Begin Again

SIXTEEN

Summary: You're a new teacher at a large and influential school. It's a risky step for you, as you've been running from your ex for almost two years. But when Dumbledore asks you to take on a class at the renowned Hogwarts, you can't refuse. However, your life as a newly arrived teacher won't be easy. Especially when the other teachers don't seem eager to make friends. Or rather, two teachers in particular: Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.

Author's Note: Welcome, dear readers. Please leave your comments if you enjoy fanfiction. This fanfic takes place almost in the real world (with the addition of werewolves) and is not a wizarding fanfic. There will be some differences and changes in things from the Harry Potter story or other fanfics in the HP universe, but I promise to do my best writing this fanfic. There will be a love triangle coming in this fanfic. So, dear readers, just as in this fanfic it's meant to imagine Remus Lupin as being Andrew Garfield and Sirius Black as being Ben Barnes, now I present to you the fancast of Severus Snape as being actor Enzo Vogrincic. Imagine him as Snape if you can.

FIFTEEN SEVENTEEN

Sirius regained consciousness some time later, while you were tending to the boys' injuries. Harry had woken up just minutes after the young man, whom you suspect to be Sirius��� brother, had left. However, Sirius hasn’t said a word since he realized where he was. He stares into the distance, occasionally seeming like he’s about to speak to Harry or you, but nothing comes out. All you hear from him are murmurs of agony, likely due to the wound on his arm. Surprisingly, Draco and Harry have been cooperating well while you’re all trapped in this makeshift cell in an unknown location. The bars confining you are made of an extremely resilient material.

"Professor Y/L/N, do you think we can take a bath once we get out of here? I can't stand the stench of this place anymore. It's like it's seeping into my soul," Draco asks while helping you change Harry's bandage. Harry, who had been expressionless until now, lets out a soft, faint laugh. You’re not sure if Malfoy noticed that he managed to make Potter smile, but you feel a bit of relief in being with your students during such a difficult time.

"I hate to agree with Malfoy on this, but the smell of this place is making my nose burn. Especially with all of us stuck here with Draco, who gets sweatier the more scared he gets," Harry comments softly but with more clarity. Draco looks at Harry, almost unable to comprehend how a boy who was suffering so much could still have the strength to tease him.

"Very funny, Potter. But professor, don’t listen to what Harry’s saying. I’m only sweating because it’s too hot in here. Actually, smarty-pants, everyone’s sweating here," Draco remarks in a more playful manner, not intending to offend anyone. Both boys smile as if they’ve reached a common understanding. You watch them, and your heart reminds you that you must protect them, especially since it’s likely that Harry’s parents are dead and you promised Draco’s mother you would take care of him.

"Hey, boys. When we get out of here, I promise this awful stench will just be a memory of the time we survived together. And everyone will be able to take a nice bath and put on as much perfume as they want. Deal?" You step in on their playful banter, trying to give them a sense of certainty—not just about the bath or the end of the stench that assaults your noses, but about getting out of there. Something lights up in the boys' faces. They seem to believe in you.

"Professor, can you fix my godfather?" Harry’s simple yet desperate question makes you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders. The Potter family was hurt right in front of him, and it’s obvious he’s worried about his godfather. Sirius is all he has left. You nod in confirmation and gently run your hand over Harry’s head, giving him a soft, comforting touch.

"I'll try. But I need a favor from both of you. Cover your ears and think about something you want to do when you're back at Hogwarts. Whether it's causing trouble in class or taking luxurious baths, just close your eyes and cover your ears." You don't want to tell them, but the darkness makes it likely that Sirius is in worse shape than he appears. Before anything else, you need to make him presentable—you don’t want to traumatize them. They immediately, without further discussion, do as you say. You then turn to crawl over to where Sirius is. The light in the cell is terrible, but you manage to make out Black after some time trying. Sirius has eyes full of anger and tears streaming down his face. His hair is a mess, as if he had run his hands through it repeatedly. When he looks at you, it seems like you can connect with him.

"No." That’s all Sirius says as he contorts himself to press more tightly against the cell wall, moving away from you. You watch him, but you don’t approach any closer.

"It's not your fault. If there were a way to undo all of this, I know you would." You speak softly, trying not to raise your voice so Harry and Draco can stay at peace, or at least be spared from extra worries.

"I watched them burn. I saw James's desperate face as the flames grew. And now, I see his son here, desperate for a way out of this situation. And it's all my fault!" Sirius criticizes himself so angrily, as he beats his hands against his chest. You walk over to him and take his hands in yours. Firmly, you pull his hands away from his chest.

"Your best friend died because of whoever set his car on fire. Because of whoever trapped us here. Never because of you. But we can try a way to escape. Get Harry and Draco to a safe place." You look deep into Sirius’s gray eyes as you explain what needs to be done. Your heart is heavy because the only way out of there could cost someone’s life, and you hope that if something bad is to happen, it happens to you.

"Y/N, I’m useless for any damn plan you have. I have a wound in my stomach that's been bleeding for hours. If there’s a way for you and the kids to get out of here…" Sirius says, his voice trailing as if speaking requires an immense effort. Your main urge is to cry, out of fear of losing him. But you promised yourself when you woke up in this damned cell that you would stay strong until you were safe. You then reach into your coat pocket and show Sirius a small vial you found there.

"Narcissa left this in my pocket. Now I can only think that she knew what was going to happen. But it doesn’t matter. The vial contains a small dose of moon dust. It will make me transform. That way, I’ll have the strength to break the bars that trap us all. What I need from you is to take the kids and keep them out of my sight. At least while I’m a wolf. Then get out of here." It seems crazy, everything he's proposing. But it's the best he can do. Ensuring an escape for the three of them. Honestly, at the beginning of your time at Hogwarts, you never imagined you’d be sacrificing yourself for two boys who constantly bicker with each other and a man who drives you mad in the worst possible way. But now, it's what you want to do.

"I’m not leaving here without you. Especially if it means leaving you behind transformed. If anyone tries to…" Sirius seems a bit distraught by his own thoughts about the worst that could happen if they follow your plan. You gently touch his face, letting out a deep sigh.

"I don't want anything bad to happen either. But we need to take the risk. The kids are terrified. And we don’t even know how the others are. Lupin might need you. Taking this risk is a small price to pay." You want to convince yourself almost as much as you want to convince him. Fear is inside you, making you dread the idea of transforming, but there’s no time or space for your terror.

"It's not a small price to me. Risking you… it’s not going to happen." Sirius is stubborn, and his persistence almost seems like there's another way, but there isn't. You look into his eyes once more, then pull him in for a final kiss. Just in case you don't make it.

"No matter what happens next, take the kids, keep them away from me; preferably, don't come back here. I’ll be hoping that you can get back to Hogwarts safely." You say as you pull away from Sirius. He doesn’t seem happy with your decisive tone, but he nods, as if even though he disagrees with you, he’s determined to save his godson and cousin.

“Survive, Y/L/N. Don’t make me have to bury you.” Sirius says, and with some effort, he gets up. He walks over to Harry and Draco. You can’t hear what he says to the boys, but you watch them move to a corner of the cell, huddling together as Sirius covers them with his body. You take one last look at them and then grab the vial. Seconds after smelling it, you feel your transformation begin, and everything becomes blurry. Your awareness of what’s happening fades, but you position yourself as far from the boys as possible and hope for the best.

You wake up not knowing what happened, dressed under a soft bed. Your body is too sore, but you know you transformed. You hope that the kids and Sirius have gotten out of the cell. You hope you are in Hogwarts, but that hope quickly fades.

"I'm glad you've woken up. It took quite a bit of effort to get you here. But I would never let anyone harm the former love of my life, even if she tried to kill me a few times and betrayed my trust." Severus Snape says as he enters the room where you are. Shit, he must have kidnapped you while you were unconscious. And now you're in his hands.

"What are you planning, Snape?" you say, somewhat irritated, while sitting up slightly from the bed, staying at the edge of it. Snape moves closer to you and looks at you with tenderness.

"I want a fresh start for both of us. And I’m willing to tell you everything you want to know. About who is behind the terrible things that have happened to you. All in the name of your forgiveness, mi vida." He says as he holds your hand and kisses the top of it. You then brace yourself for Snape's revelations.

TO BE CONTINUED...

[every-single-day]

it’s so disappointing to see allegations being made against several members of the outsiders cast and frankly it’s even more unfortunate to be put in a position where i, a survivor myself, can’t immediately believe/support the accusers…… with really no one credible naming names or showing proof. even sweatyoracle being unwilling to name names speaks volumes, i think. and this might be nitpicky but i think it’s actually dangerous for ppl in sweatyoracle’s comments (& probably others too) saying there are multiple predators in the cast and it’s dangerous for young girls to be stagedooring and then…… not saying specifically who they’re accusing? u care about these girls’ safety but won’t name who they should allegedly be scared of?

Agreed. If you can put Brody's and Trevor's names out there with your whole chest, why not hold the other accused cast members to the same standards? You're just casting a shadow over all the remaining members who (potentially) have no involvement and are causing even more unnecessary damage.

The way this whole situation was/is being handled is so mind-boggling to me for the exact reasons you pointed out at the end there. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if your goal is to protect people and get justice for the alleged past victims, isn't hiding information the LAST thing you should do? Wouldn't it be best to put their asses on full blast, if possible? In Brody's case at least, his confirmed IRLs have expressed that there are no kinds of investigations going on behind the scenes, so the lack of information can't be a legality issue.

And don't even get me STARTED on sweatyoracle. I have never been as down bad for an actor in my life as I was/am for BG, but trust that I was ready to drop his ass the very second I heard about these allegations. Not a second of hesitation. But when I started looking deeper into things, I started to believe it less and less because of how disgusting the responses from the original allegation sources were. And then Broadway Tea themself joined the party! It was at that moment I kind of lost all respect for the situation.

"These allegations have been circulating in the Broadway community for years." "Literally everyone knows about it." Baby... where? This kid just debuted in APRIL. He is a NOBODY. I spent an hour researching the day this started and found ZERO information about it aside from what Katie and Gabby themselves posted. In order for something to be considered "common knowledge", people actually have to know about it, babe.

I am so sorry you had to go through something so awful, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.

[lenteur]

random thoughts about castaway diva, episode one

(read more because i always get carried away lol and this post might contain spoilers)

/!\ warning: this episode contains several scenes of physical ab*se so please proceed with precaution /!\

i like that they went for animation instead of showing the actors for the opening credits

looks like they’re explaining right off the bat how the main role has ended up in an island. I like that. No guessing or explaining it further down the line.

The nostalgia hit when i saw the folding phone. I was about to call it clip clap phone so be happy that i actually found an okay-ish adjective lol

This is so nice to start the drama with a throwback and get to know the characters and where they're from, instead of the other way around. It's just a matter of preference, i know.

Wow. I didn't expect the two leads to have an ab*sive father in common. Both of their lives shattered because of the violence. Both too scared to do anything about it. They're trying to hide it from the world.

It's interesting how both choose to hide that aspect of their lives in two completely different ways. Ki ho is acting cold and indifferent, while Mok ha is always smiling and confident. I'm curious if they'll ever admit that to the other, and how they will get out of this situation. Hopefully they'll get the support they both deserve.

Mok ha finally had the courage to call the police on her dad. Good for her!!!

The most disturbing part of this though is that one of the police officers is none other than ki ho's dad. An ab*sive father himself.

I see that ki ho's father is extremely manipulative and is calling mok ha calling the police on her dad the "eighth grader" syndrome, saying it'll pass soon and trying to make everyone watching from the window think there was a "happy ending" (for lack of a better word). Just like everyone thinks he and his son (ki ho) are a great pair. This is absolutely vile and making my blood boil.

We're only in episode one and we already have so much content regarding mok ha and ki ho's relationship.

The roles suddenly got reversed. Ki ho was fighting for mok ha's dream while mok ha just abandoned all hope "thanks" to the police visiting her after her call. It's heartbreaking to see how children's hopes and dreams can be broken just like that.

Ki ho is twice as disappointed because he witnessed his father breaking another child's life. He didn't dare do anything when he saw his father with mok ha. And now he's seeing the consequences right in front of him. The burden of it all. It must be heavy on his heart.

I'm sorry but i have to pause every five minutes because this episode has given me too many emotions and I can't handle all of them at once.

Correction: I have to pause every five seconds is more like it.

The scene where she's breaking down because her classmates aren't listening to her is impactful. It's all the stress, fear and hurt talking. Reminds her how the police didn't believe her and pretended this was "just a little accident" and let it go. And now, her classmates are doing their own thing and ignoring her. That is until she literally shouts at them. Mok ha has been silenced too many times, with no one to talk to. She needs help but every time she tries to make the first time, she's shut down almost immediately.

"Do I sound like a joke to you?" - Mok Ha. The trauma of the police intervention that didn't solve the problem. She feels like she's a joke and no one will ever take her seriously, no matter how hard she tries to tell her own story.

And on top of that, she just abandoned her life long dream of becoming a singer. The only way she could show her real voice.

Poor Mok ha and poor Ki ho

It's crazy how they seemed like polar opposites at first, but then you see them being so deeply connected. Ki ho literally cries with her.

At last, ki ho is finally making the first step to help mok ha. He'll help her leave the place where they leave. It's crazy to think that the only person willing to help mok ha is a child. No adult has ever helped her, even the adults that are supposedly competent. The only person taking her seriously is ki ho, because he's also a victim of ab*se.

This episode should be called EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!!!

the way ki ho is sacrificing himself for mok ha. If both can't escape from their ab*sive fathers, he's willing to stay in cheonsam for mok ha. He wants her to pursue her dream career. If she succeeds, he'll vicariously live through her. He'd be proud of himself for helping her escape.

I was rooting for mok ha to finally be free from her father, only for him to follow her on the boat.

Seeing ki ho being completely devastated because he couldn't help mok ha no matter how hard he tried has made me cry as well.

Tin cans? In a deserted island? Really?

I was skeptical about the whole surviving alone in a deserted island because how can a literal child survive in such an isolate land with basically no knowledge? I'm a bit thrown off. I would have understood better if she met people in the island. They better show how she survived because this is making absolutely no sense.

I really hope they show us more of mok ha's "surviving alone in a deserted island" life because i'd be disappointed otherwise. I don't expect a whole episode dedicated to it but a bit more explanation would be appreciated.

The actors that played mok ha and ki ho as children deserve an oscar. Give it to them. RIGHT NOW

I'm giving this a solid 9.5/10

[servin-up-surveys]

survey #147

Have you ever drawn or painted a self-portrait? Painted, yes, but only because it was an art class assignment.

Do you know anyone in a relationship with someone who’s old enough to be their parent? It's possible, idk.

Do you know any narcissists? I sure do.

When was the last time you spoke to someone in a different language? I read a quote on the screen while watching Dark (it's German) with Girt because he wanted to know how it was properly read. I tend to fuck up on pronunciation a lot myself because I overthink it and for some weird reason I've never figured out am also just very awkward about speaking a language not everyone here understands, but I did pretty damn good that time, lol.

When was the last time you took a picture with your pet(s)? With a pet, it's been a hot minute. I just don't like taking photos featuring myself.

Which shade of foundation do you usually buy? I don't wear foundation, even in the extremely rare occasion I put any sort of makeup on.

Have you ever dreamt of someone you barely know? Yes actually, those are so weird.

What would you consider your defining feature? Well, I'm pretty sure people are gonna notice my weight first.

You kiss: boys or girls? Boys and girls and everything inbetween.

What you wish your living situation was: Girt and I in our own place with the pets.

One color you’d never paint your walls: A bright yellow, for one.

A (normal, not manure etc.) scent you don’t like: Gasoline, tar, freshly cut grass.

One kind of alcohol you won’t drink: I will never, ever, ever put beer in my mouth because of my dad.

An actor you think has no business acting? I don't know shit about acting, don't ask me.

A food you won’t eat: Beans is one that people tend to not get at all, like I can't chew or swallow them.

An animal that scares you: Centipedes, especially big ones. They're very cool visually, but way too fast and their bites are legendary.

What’s the stinkiest pet you’ve ever had? Well Teddy and his diaper towards the end of his life, when he had UTIs non-stop. Have you also smelled a cat's litterbox? Especially when it's in your BEDROOM? God help Roman's shits sometimes.

Have you ever seen one of your friends get arrested? No, that'd be upsetting.

Do you put sprinkles on anything? No, I hate sprinkles.

How do you like your steak? Medium well.

Long hair on guys: yes or no? YES I fucking LOVE long hair on guys

Bring anyone dead back to life, who would it be? Steve Irwin.

How many siblings does your mom have? Three.

Have you ever met a mainstream band? I've never met a band, period.

Would you ever meet someone you met online? I've done it before and there are some more I would meet, even want to meet.

Is your last name extremely common? I mean, I don't think extremely common, but it's certainly not rare.

Would you feel funny if you kissed somebody of the same sex? No, it didn't even feel funny the first time I did it after living the vast majority of my life thinking I was straight.

What’s something you can cook or bake like a pro? lol nothing

Would you rather donate time, blood, or money? Probably time.

What’s a pretty bird? All owls. Such beautiful, majestic animals.

Besides sleeping, what do you do in bed? I used to do literally everything in bed for years, I lived in it and it caused the muscle atrophy in my legs, but thank GOD I finally stay out of it as much as I can. Now I really just sometimes read or do ✨couple things✨ in it.

Is the last person you called attractive? I think my mom's very pretty, but I'm definitely not attracted to her, that'd be problematic.

What does your name mean? "Of Britain." So boring, lol.

Do you know how many people your best friend has had sex with? Yes.

Is the last person you kissed mad at you? No.

Do you believe teenagers can be in love and stay in love? Absolutely.

If you have a Facebook, when was the last time you changed your profile picture? It's been quite a while.

Are you a stoner? No.

What is the last gift you received and from who? Haha Girt ordered it back in like, October, but within the past week it got here: a Mira plush that Konami released that I casually shared on Facebook just because it was super cute and Girt decided to buy it immediately, lol. She's an adorable shiba inu with a headset that originates from a joke ending in Silent Hill 2 where she's behind all of it at a big desk with tons of buttons and levers, and it became a trend in the game after that.

What is your state’s minimum wage? $7.25/h, proven unlivable <3

Is there anyone that you’re mad at right now? No.

Do you feel like different alcohols have different effects on you? Not that I've noticed.

Did you change anything on your Facebook page today? No, I seldom do.

How many significant others have you had in your WHOLE life? Only three that were even remotely significant.

Have you ever purchased condoms? I didn't.

Let’s say you had a baby with the last person you kissed? Not in our foreseeable future, it'd break my heart but I'd abort it because we are not ready for that and there's already an insane overabundance of children that need parents. Also going through a traumatic experience like pregnancy would be for me (I have a wildly strong phobia of it), getting it out, and then not keeping it would ruin me, I know it would.

Do you have someone you can spill your heart out to? Mom, Girt, Mazzy, and Tez I'm all comfortable doing that with.

Your ex shows up randomly at your house, what do you say? None of them know where I live, soooo that would be concerning.

Is there a person that you would do absolutely anything and everything for? No; I wouldn't kill someone just because my mom asked me to.

Does sex mean love? Definitely not for everyone, but I would only do it with someone I love.

What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? A picture of the Mira plush I mentioned earlier.

Do you consider yourself a nature person? Absolutely, but I wish I could spend more time in it. Hyperhidrosis is NOT fun and dehydrates you so fast with severity like mine, and plus my legs still have healing to do before I can be outside without a place to sit nearby.

Will you keep your last name when you get married? No.

Do you like fish or chicken more? Chicken, I don't like fish.

What scares you more: snakes or spiders? Out of the two, a spider is more likely to scare me. I love snakes, but I'd obviously be alarmed if I like, suddenly noticed a rattlesnake beside me. I'm still getting comfortable with spiders, though of course my FAVORITE spiders are the ones everyone's scared of haha, tarantulas. I'm more scared of things like funnelwebs, the smaller guys that have bites that will kill the shit outta you real fuckin fast.

Do you think that texting on a date is rude? Unless it's an important text, yes, especially early on when you're getting to know each other.

What’s your favorite memory with your last ex? Showing up at her house on her birthday when she had no idea whatsoever it was happening. Parents brought her into their room as a distraction for me to go into hers and just sit at her desk; her face lit the fuck up when she saw me, and it definitely hurts to remember, because that was genuine joy. I don't regret ending our friendship (it was already over), but I regret how I went about it.

What is the oldest online account that you still use? Uh probably my primary deviantART. Or Facebook? idk

Have you ever had Christmas carolers come to your house and sing for you? No, I'd absolutely hate that.

What country does your favorite band hail from? Ozzy's from Britain, Rammstein are from Germany.

What’s the worst thing about being male/female (whichever you are)? The prejudice that comes with having a uterus, add on that the government is super into controlling YOUR fucking body part.

What is your favorite documentary? The Meerkats from 2008, everything about it is fucking beautiful, I consider it a favorite movie beside TLK.

Who crosses your mind the most? Girt.

Ever got stitches? Yes, in my chin when I fell right on it and got a concussion, and then after my cyst removal surgery.

If Hogwarts was a real school would you attend? Because it would celebrate the work of a raging transphobe, hell no. This woman has LITERALLY said that it's her fucking income that is enough validation for her, I'm not engaging in a damn thing related to her.

Do you like fireworks? They're pretty, but I'm against their usage because of how often the remains just turn into litter, they're a fire hazard, and above all they can be a trauma trigger to people and even kill small animals with how fucking scared they get.

Is respect given or earned with you? I give everyone a baseline level of respect which will grow or shrink depending on you.

Are you any good with Photoshop? I think I'm decent, but I am absolutely no pro, there's tons of stuff idk how to do.

The political spectrum. Where do you fall? Somewhere on the left, idk my exact label.

Do you use a top sheet? No, they annoy me more than anything.

Do you know what any of your close friends did yesterday afternoon? Girt's my best friend, and Mom and I went with him and his family to lunch at Red Robin for Mother's Day. Neither of us had ever been there before, and I was really impressed, but way more than anything I just liked being together as a family, I don't see his enough, and I even got to meet his best childhood friend finally.

[a-wins-a-win]

#maybe i'll do a longer deliberately autistic reading of his character like i did jason. you'd have to believe me then - guess what this is!

tldr; looking at Matt's character through an autistic lens gives him an interesting layer of complexity, and a different way to interpret a lot of his traits & behaviours - rigid thought patterns and intense rule conformity, a strong sense of justice to the detriment of his social relationships, a tendency to over-explain himself, and a general sense of being on the fringes/on the outside of the social bubble he tries so hard to find a way into.

look he is not in as many songs as Jason is so it's a much shorter extended post but it's under the cut anyway

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to be perfectly honest a lot of it is about the vibes/the way he is often staged/my interpretation of him being in the group in the sense of most of the cast have obviously been friends by association due to just. the proximity thing. but he's not In The Group the same way that everyone else is - they tolerate him well enough, and they're not trying to actively exclude him, but he never quite feels like he exactly fits in amongst the rest of them

* i also want to preface this one by stating i am conscious of the fact that at times Matt's incessant pursuing of Ivy is interpreted as like. deliberate, shitty, & borderline weird/disrespectful. and i don't want to imply that i am excusing that type of behaviour, OR that autistic people get a pass because they may not understand it the same way as neurotypical people. but the interpretation i have of Matt - as a character generally and as an autistic character in particular - i truly don't think he is crossing any lines in regards to his attempted flirtations (although different actors/productions will play him in different ways - so it's hard to put a blanket rule over it)

Auditions is interesting in the way it introduces Matt as a character. He's obviously upset that he didn't get the part he was (arguably) told he would get, which is a fair call, and as such his interactions with Jason are played often as tense & passive-aggressive - but throughout the rest of the show I would argue that he's established as a generally sincere/honest character in his reactions.

"Well, congratulations." if we choose to interpret Matt's congratulations of Jason as sincere, we can extrapolate issues with tone - both his own and how he understands (or doesn't) other people's

Wonderland serves best as a drawn out example of Matt's hesitation to break the rules, and this super strict adherence to them to the detriment of his social life could be looked at as a textbook symptom of autism.

"Something classy, something small..." Matt's line of thinking here can be looked at in an interesting way through an autistic lens - just in regards to him picking something he'd like without a clear understanding of whether Ivy would actually like it? (and i mean. her excitement about/willingness to go along to the rave would suggest she does actually have a penchant for that type of event - loud, bright, etc.)

"And what is that supposed to mean?" the line is usually played as defensive, but i also think it's a reasonable angle to consider that Matt genuinely doesn't understand what Jason is actually saying (that Matt's whole aesthetic is not quite rave-appropriate)

i think it's interesting to look at Matt during Portrait Of A Girl through an autistic lens - in regards to the fact that he wants to have this connection with Ivy, but can't effectively navigate his real life interactions with her to make that happen.

"Don't know what to say / I'm scared I'll say too much." this sentiment in particular could be looked at as an insight to Matt's lack of a filter - a trait common in autistic people

while i actually think that Matt's upset during Birthday, Bitch! at the way the others are crashing the party is really reasonable, interpreting the extremity of it as related to both sensory overload and the fact that it's plans being interrupted/changed last minute can be spun into a solid talking point for autistic Matt.

"Maybe I'm not being clear-" autistic people will tend to over-explain themselves, and this line in particular feels like a segway into that (until of course they are interrupted by Ivy's arrival)

One Kiss is actually just a really easy example of Matt not understanding glaringly obvious social cues.

"Dance with me." ["Next song."] "Okay." ["I'll find you."] "You might not - anyway..." the part that gets me about this interaction is that Matt is canonically a smart guy - and yet somehow still takes all of Ivy's words here at face value. i would argue that any other character would be able to pick up on the hints that Ivy's dropping, but Matt just never seems to

Are You There? is a) one of my favourite songs in the show and b) a really good character moment for Matt.

"[...] what it's like to stand outside? / To watch the world [...]" this concept of Matt's being an outsider despite all his best efforts to get along with/fit in with everyone else, and the idea that there's a separation between him and the rest of the world, is a common sentiment amongst autistic people

"[...] ask You how come life is so unfair?" again, fairness & honesty being at the core of Matt's characterization/personal belief system can definitely be read through an autistic lens

Reputation Stain'd capitalizes on the concept that the themes & situations they're playing out in rehearsals parallel their real life - and if we twist it up a little, it could allude to the idea that Matt finds it easier to comprehend social situations/relate to people through the lens of fictional stories.

One, while not heavily featuring Matt, does offer us a fairly self-explanatory "[...] dying to fit in." one of the big parts of Matt's character is wanting to be able to interact with his peers they way they all interact with one another, but despite his best efforts he just can't.

Promise my beloved <3 - While we can all acknowledge that outing Jason was a terrible thing and Matt absolutely shouldn't have done it, oftentimes autistic people will have a really strong sense of justice - principles they stick to irregardless of nuance/wider contexts that neurotypical people would take into account. Matt reads as a character that absolutely believes lying is wrong, with no exceptions. And even if he is weaponising it for his own gain (if you want to interpret him that way), it still relates to the idea that he prioritizes honesty over pretty much anything else. The anger in the delivery of "Don't play dumb with me Peter" could also tie into that reading of the situation.

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i swear on my life i had more to say about him, but for some reason this one was much harder to articulate than my autistic Jason character breakdown, so you're just going to have to take my word for it (or don't! it's ur life & ur interpretation of Matt as a character, you know?)

once again! i am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, this was just a fun little exercise in characterization. i'm not claiming Matt was deliberately autistic-coded, or that anyone else has to read him that way, just that viewing him and his interactions with the other characters through an autistic lens can put a different spin on things and add an interesting point of complexity to his character.

queer autistic matt lloyd i see you <33

if i told you Matthew Lloyd was autistic too would you think i was right or insane?

[wisteria-lodge]

For some reason, very few writing posts are about dialog. Like are you supposed to be naturally good at it, or just figure it out? Anyway, here are some tips that have been useful for me. (All examples come from the front page of A03, but the point is not to embarrass anyone. There is nothing seriously wrong with any of these.)

"I have work to do Leo. We need to find Mikey." Donnie responded, not looking over at Leo. 

New writers love to put character names in dialog. And try it sometime, actually say the name of the person you're talking to as you're talking to them. It's very intense, often kind of aggressive ("Clean your room, Leo.") When it does happen, it's usually a way to underline what kind of relationship you have with the person you're talking to. ("I'm sorry, Master Splinter." = I respect you, and see you as an authority figure.") ("We're cool right, Red?" = I want you to know you're someone I feel emotionally close to.)

Regulus groaned. "This will be fun."

“Reggie! Truth or dare?” Lupin asked

“Dare, Rems,” Regulus replied. No one else called him Reggie.

The nicknames get across a lot more meaning/utility/character development than just straight-up names would, so points. But my thing is, don't torture yourself. Just use "said." It's fine. It's a super common invisible word. You can't overuse "said" the same way you can't overuse "that." It honestly takes you out of it more if characters spend a whole fic "responding" or "observing" or "answering."

"Harvey, I wasn't flirting, I was just socializing. You know how much I love meeting and talking to people, men or not. You are the only one I ever wanted and you know that."

This is an example of 'on-the-nose' dialog. Even though the character is in a kind of intense situation, they're laying out exactly what they want to say very clearly, something people are are generally pretty bad at.

You can pack a lot of character development into a moment like this. This person has just been accused of flirting when they weren't - so does that make them angry? defensive? confused? let down? apologetic? scared? playful?

Movie dialog can get away with being more on-the-nose, because a good actor can bring all those different kinds of subtext to the same line. Like this bit from Revenge of the Sith:

OBI-WAN: Anakin, Chancellor Palpatine is evil!

ANAKIN: From my point of view the Jedi are evil!

Not "What do you know?" or "The Jedi threatened him!" or "He's given me more than the you ever have!" Just a very straightforward 'Well, from Anakin's point of view the jedi are evil, so why doesn't he just say that.'

But Hayden Christensen is a good enough actor to sell the line- he takes the slightly formal phrase "From my point of view" and delivers it in a way that sounds automatic, like maybe this is something he's been taught to say. I could believe that "From my point of view" is a phrase Obi-Wan has given him to use in arguments, and he's bringing it out here because they still have a teacher/student dynamic, and he's desperately hoping that somehow Obi-Wan might still be willing to listen. Imagine if once or twice in the previous films we had an exchange like "Anakin! What were you doing with those chance cubes!" "From my point of view, I was making it easier for the other customers to come up and talk to me," and then got hit with that exchange in the final movie.

"Turning yourself in frankly diffused a very unstable situation, and saved both sides a lot of trouble and probably some lives, and well... I thought I owed you that much."

This is a good example of a speaking quirk (I'm going though a few characters, all from the same fic.) Notice the code-switching. The character starts off very professional before becoming casual - they say "a lot of trouble" when they could have said "significant expense and effort" - which would be more of a match to "diffused a very unstable situation." So either they're getting comfortable with the person they're talking to, trying to make that person feel more comfortable, or else their professional mask is slipping for some reason

"Are you trying to paint yourself an honest thief? Ha!"

That "Ha!" is so nice because it's like... a little lame? But I totally buy that no one is actually going to tell this character that, because he's powerful. Great for a slightly funny sub-villain.

 "I gotta tell you about all the new jobs here! There's like, so many openings at the mines and in the factories!"

You don't even need to tell me this is a young character. That "like" does all the work for you.

"You want me to actively help you lot? Ha! What the fuck makes you think I'd ever do that?"

I like the combination of the precise and slightly technical "actively help" with the intense and in-your-face "fuck" and "you lot." There's a duality to this character. Like maybe they can code switch into 'expert' but choose not to. Intriguing.

Basically, you can have so much fun with a character swearing (or not), being formal (or not) using unusual words from their job or background, running scripts, talking too little, repeating themselves, having large or small vocabularies, phrasing everything as a question (or nothing as a question.) Gender, age, education level, location, background, profession, level of social prestige absolutely affect word choice and how characters talk... and if they're a robot, alien, angel, whatever - that's just an excuse to get even more stylized. (Heck, even over-using character names in dialog is a great speaking quirk for one specific character that you want to feel slightly intense/over-formal/other)

[ccisrealyoucowards]

I have been working in the legal side of HW for years and I know D's situation very closely. In 2010 when G/lee first started out, he and C immediately hit it off. The producers and RM were scared of the negative reaction to k/laine and the last thing they wanted was to add fuel to the fire by having C and D in a real relationship. They had them both sign agreements saying that in order to stay on the show, they would not be allowed to publicly have a relationship together. At the time they had barely begun seeing each other (this was a few weeks after S/utton F/oster) so they went ahead and signed. It quickly became clear to them that their relationship was much more than a fling, but it was too late as the contracts were binding as long as the show was on air. The producers got scared as D and C got more serious which is why the beards got involved. When the show finally ended, they were set to come out, C especially as it was hard for him to be an out gay man but he had to pretend to date his assistant. But RR was happy for the protection that the contract gave D and his career so he forced D to sign another contract, to keep up the bearding. It basically allowed RR and Mrs. Von Shits to run his life and career. I can only imagine that RR threatened him with something, maybe career suicide, maybe something worse, if he did not sign. These types of contracts are a lot more common in HW than you would think. Countless actors are forced into the closet because they have been threatened otherwise, it's not just ill career advice that they receive. This is why D has been stuck in his situation for so long. I cannot say why C is still keeping up the charade with W, but maybe it was part of D's contract or he is doing it out of solidarity. I also believe that the silver bracelet D has been wearing recently is a message of sorts, something to show his commitment to C. These things are also very common in HW, for D and C it used to be the rings but enough people caught on that C stopped wearing his and D had to replace his ring. In the past year or two D's silver bracelet on his right wrist has shown up and it has especially been prominent in the past months as the "baby" (I will send a follow up ask about this, it is a different level of closeting) has been shoved in our faces. If we just wait, I have a very strong feeling that C will eventually show up with a similar bracelet to confirm that they are in fact showing their devotion to each other. I can only hope that D will get out of his situation soon, but our love and prayers might not be enough. He needs serious help. I'm worried that when the "baby" comes that it will be too late for him. In all my years in HW I have never seen a situation as extreme as D's.

How could I not have seen the significance of the bracelet before this! Thank you so much for opening up my eyes to this. And also thank you for telling me everything you have studied, it's very kind of you to share that information with me. D and C won't be silenced, no matter how hard M and RR tries!!!

I wonder if it's an engagement/wedding ring of sorts between C and D. C definitely gave it to D so he could remember that he is loved and that M and him won't last forever.

Oh my! I can't wait for when the baby doesn't actually come and they're able to exchange ACTUAL engagement/wedding rings

[tenthgrove]

An (Incredibly Loose and Unfounded) Analysis of Dolcio Cioccolata

Content Warnings: Typical Cioccolata behaviour such as murder and manipulation. One mention of suicide. Discussion of child abuse.

(A/N: I do not know much about psychology, nor do I pretend to. Instead, I'm essentially going to be listing out headcanons of educated guesses about his motivations and behaviours based on his canon actions.)

Cioccolata is one of the most rightfully despised villains in the entirety of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Beyond his egotistical, rotten behaviour around other characters, the reason for his notoriety arguably lies in the disturbing reality of his evil. He isn't motivated by a cartoonish desire for world domination or an explicable feud with our protagonists that could really only arise in fiction, but a simple, sadistic desire to observe the suffering of others and revel in the power it gives him. Although he is in possession of a highly lethal stand, his weapons of choice are natural tools. Medical tools. He scares us, because his evil is grounded in reality.

One of the most perplexing things about Cioccolata's behaviour is the inconsistency in his demeanour. Despite initially appearing to be a flat, one-dimensional incarnation of pure sadism, he has a number of highly distinct moods that, despite their diversity, are all recognisably his. There's the manic joy that usually comes to mind when you first think of the character, but there are also moments of uncontrolled anger, fear, and even calmness.

It's the fact his emotional exterior can change very suddenly that makes it so unnerving. Notice how calm he initially appears when he carves into one of his victims during his backstory segment. Until the point he breaks into a sickening smile, there's not even a hint of a twitching lip to indicate his usual sadistic joy at doing what he loves.

There are other similar instances, such as occasions where he suddenly bursts into emotion during his fight with Giorno, or interacts very inconsistently with Secco.

One possible explanation for this behaviour is that he treats his life like a grand piece of drama in which he is the star actor. You know that trope of the actor character who's just a bit too full of himself and takes his performances to an obnoxious level of serious? That's how Cioccolata treats his whole life. It pleases him to turn every word, every expression, every movement of his limbs into the work of an intellectual genius, something the audience in his mind will clap and cheer for as he enters the scene.

Unlike Kira, a more major villain who follows the similar role of a serial killer who at least some of the time follows 'realistic' urges and methodologies in his crimes, we don't have anything in the way of an explanation for Cioccolata as to how his murderous urges arose. Nonetheless, I believe there are most likely some similarities between the pair.

Some might assume that the sheer brutality of Cioccolata's crimes would point towards a highly traumatic childhood, with abuses to rival the fates of some of his victims. In real life, while it is common for serial killers to have had such childhoods, they don't usually create the behaviour patterns seen in Cioccolata. Such killers often lash out against specific groups, women being a common target especially if the killer was abused by a maternal figure. As far as we know, Cioccolata has no specific target demographic other than the incredibly broad category of 'the weak.'

Additionally, we know from canon that Cioccolata was able to seek voluntary work at a home for the elderly at the tender age of 14, and judging by what he got away with, was clearly trusted by the institute's staff a lot. This would point towards Cioccolata having a family life that at least externally appeared respectable, and left Cioccolata stable enough to hide his deviancies where necessary.

The backstory I have created for Cioccolata is a middle-ground between a childhood of abject misery and trauma, and a childhood of perfect normalcy (in which Cioccolata's evil would have arisen purely from nature).

It begins with Cioccolata's birth to a teenage mother, hailing from a wealthy conservative Italian family, and a foreign tourist who had already made his getaway months ago. The circumstances of the birth brought about great shame that caused the mother and child to be severely chastised by the rest of the family. Within a few years, the shame brought the young mother to a breaking point and resulted in her suicide, beginning Cioccolata's fascination with death.

After this, Cioccolata's life continued roughly the same. He did not mourn his mother as the pair never properly bonded and his grandparents continued to treat him with the same coldness. That was until, around the age of 10, it became undeniable that Cioccolata possessed a profound innate genius, and would likely go on to be incredibly successful. Suddenly, the boy was showered in praise and encouragement, teaching him the crucial lesson that love is conditional, and only owed to those who are strong.

On this subject, we arrive at the most tantalising question of Cioccolata's psychology, that being whether he is truly capable of love. The short answer is: yes. His love for Secco is genuine in the context of his own behaviour, and if he were to have lived a full life it can't be ruled out that he would have experienced love of some form again. Everything we see of Cioccolata's relationship with Secco points to a genuine love, from the way he apologises for throwing one of the sugar cubes too far to his heartfelt goodbye over the phone. Even if their relationship is unhealthy, Cioccolata has goodwill towards his companion.

The issue that then has to be reconciled is how Cioccolata is capable of this kind of companionship when the vast majority of the population are nothing but lab rats to him. In short, Cioccolata's morality is whatever he wants it to be. He is the ultimate worthy being and hence, if he cares about someone, he can break the rules of his philosophy to do so because, if they weren't deserving of it, why would someone so important as him have feelings for them?

You can take this back to the point about Cioccolata's life being a performance to him. We already know the fascination he experiences with fear, so perhaps he has similar curiosities about other emotions, like love? Perhaps having someone like Secco fills him with a grand sense of poeticism, as though he is the misunderstood hero of some acclaimed play, playing out the scene of a beautiful romance against the backdrop of a bloody tragedy.

If there's one thing to be taken away from this, it's that Cioccolata's entire existence, his whole world-view, is built around his self-importance. A fairly moot point, now it comes down to it, given everything about the character's actions, but it's interesting to see how this profound egoism plays out in his more subtler interactions. Perhaps it's not only the realism of his crimes that makes him so terrifying, but also the realism of the particular way he regards his fellow humans like dirt. If you survive him, it's for his pleasure.

[softlytowardthesun]

I have so many thoughts on Ollie's arc and I'm going to seize the chance to express them. He became a major comfort character for me really quickly and it kind of broke my heart to learn that I'm one of like, five people on Power Rangers Tumblr who likes him. Anyway, my ramblings are below the cut:

Ollie Akana has been the perpetual new kid all his life, bouncing around the world with his archaeologist mom. He's had a happy life with a loving mother and he can indulge his passion for learning, but his social skills leave a lot to be desired. He's never been able to form lasting connections with anybody his own age, so he does what a lot of kids in this situation do; he latches onto the authority figures. People who represent everything he wants to be: steady, confident, and knowledgeable. In time, he began to miss the forest for the trees, and he started to arrogantly believe that he was better, smarter than the other kids who were more adept at socializing. What need does he have for lasting friendships? He's just going to leave for another country in a few months when Dr. Akana's work calls them somewhere else. He's got a mom who loves him deeply and a whole world to explore and learn from, and as far as he's concerned, that will be all he needs. Until Pine Ridge, a trigger-happy ghost hunter, and three seasons of television for character growth.

As an overall good guy with bad social skills and a serious problem of pride, he's basically the Power Ranger version of Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. And Amelia Jones is his Lizzie Bennet: she's turned off by his behavior, doesn't put up with the lines he crosses, and in time he realizes that she's right. He puts in the work to be a better person, and eventually proves himself worthy of this spitfire woman. Ollie learning humility, opening up to new ideas and perspectives, and getting better at gauging the wants and needs of others all resonated strongly with my autistic self.

And then Zedd enters his life.

Zedd's first appearance is in "Old Foes", an episode that starts with an exploration of Ollie's view on life. His brash know-it-all streak clashes with his friends' Halloween fun when he tries to out-logic all the scary things they talk about. That's something I can relate to: if I can figure out what [insert frightening thing here] is and how it works, then I have power over it and it can't scare me anymore. A new monster of the week with a goofy radiator mask? Just snark at it, morph, kick its ass, and save the day. Solon has to save him from his own recklessness, and after learning the full extent of what Zedd represents, Ollie is humbled. Backed into a corner, Ollie makes a very unwise choice. He breaks the compliance collar on Zedd, wagering that the resurrected warmonger be more angry at the monster that put him under mind control, buying Ollie the time he needs to rescue his friends. It works for the short term, but it also means that Ollie is indirectly responsible for sending one of the most dangerous Ranger villains of all time back into the fray. This comes back to bite him hard in season two and especially in Cosmic Fury.

When Zedd returns to Earth in "Love Hate", he targets Ollie for a brainwashing scheme, specifically to punish him for the "Radiator Face" jab. "Ranger gets brainwashed" is a really common recurring plot for this show. It happens at least once nearly every season, so the audience has been trained not to expect much of it. What matters is 1.) Ollie and Amelia's will they/won't they screwball comedy is resolved, and 2.) Ollie now has insider information about Zedd's plan, and the season's storyline moves on to its next major beat: the rediscovery of Rafkon. But Zedd being Zedd, he's still hung up on Ollie's insult and has to punish Ollie again to soothe his own ego in episode one of Cosmic Fury.

Part of what makes the Bitter Blue storyline feel so different from other Evil Ranger arcs is that the audience, writers, and the actor have had two seasons of television to get to know Ollie, and they have a clearer idea of what "Ollie but evil" would be like. Usually, Evil Rangers are blank slates. The team usually doesn't have any connection with them until the dramatic identity reveal, and it usually isn't someone that they already know very well. The Mighty Morphin' team met Tommy roughly an hour before Rita decided to screw up his life. Long-lost siblings like Andros and Karone or Dana and Ryan have lived very different lives and are basically strangers to each other now. The Evil Ranger the audience knew best before his fall into villainy is probably Trent from Dino Thunder, and even then, "Trent" and "White Ranger" are functionally two different characters in a Jekyll/Hyde relationship. There's nothing to be found of the sweet and shy artist in the relentless agent of destruction he turns into when he morphs, unless you count using the sword as a pen to draw up laser arrows. With Ollie, the "mysterious new enemy" trope is not in play at all. Zedd wants the team to know that their friend belongs to him now. Honestly, I'm surprised Zedd didn't put a radiator on Ollie's new faceplate like he did with this season's foot soldiers, just to rub more salt in the wound.

The fundamental tragedy of Ollie's situation in Cosmic Fury is that his character growth has been stolen from him. Zedd chose Ollie to be his attack dog for suitably petty reasons, but Ollie already has the sort of character flaws that work perfectly for a trainee supervillain. He's prideful, ambitious, has trouble working collaboratively, and it sure is convenient for Zedd that out of the Dino Fury team, Ollie's the one most qualified to help build a machine to turn Zedd into a capital-G God. It's the quintessential narcissistic parent situation: "I don't love you, but I love what I see of myself in you. You, being the child (or in this case, mind control victim), don't know the difference and will accept this as normal". Ollie is back to being the self-important and isolated teacher's pet. He knows he won't be making friends (especially when it's made clear that the spell on him is power of love-proof), so he'll strive to impress the steady authority figure.

As you've already discussed, parent/child relationships are a core theme in Dino and Cosmic Fury. Obviously, Amelia's parents are the main villains, and the power of love redeems them when they finally recognize each other. While it wasn't planned (Santaura's actress, Siobhan Marshall, was pregnant during filming and they decided to write it in), it's really fitting that their redemption and happy ending sees them welcoming a new baby: their symbolic rebirth goes hand in hand with a literal birth. Javi has the classic "I want my dad to understand/be proud of me" character trajectory we've seen with Justin, Ryan, Wes, Trent, Mack, RJ, Scott, Lauren, Preston, Devon, and several others that aren't at the top of my head. In "Stitched Up", Izzy is implied to have gone through something similar with her mom, having been recruited to be her "little model" as a kid before her mom came around to her daughter's more butch sensibilities and affirmed that she loved her no matter what. Zayto's flashback to his mom's words of wisdom are the bedrock of his character. And we can't forget Solon - one of the best Ranger mentors in years, a cyborg dinosaur with the personality of a loving grandmother. Even our first guest character, Mick Kanic, is tied in with the parenthood theme, seeing how he looked after Brody during the decade he spent as Space Cinderella on the set of Galaxy Warriors.

So it's very relevant that it's Lani Akana who figures out how the brainwashing works and gives the Rangers the piece of information they need to restore Ollie. Once the Blue Ranger goes away, Ollie Akana comes home. The bad dad figure is overcome through the insight of one of the show's all-time best mothers (plus a few lawyer jokes, because it wouldn't be Power Rangers without a hearty helping of wacky nonsense).

Zedd's evil mentorship of Ollie gets a really smart payoff in the finale. In "Love Hate", the restored Ollie can provide the team with insider information about Zedd's plan; this time, Ollie gives the insight to Zedd himself. From his time as Zedd's general/house pet/pupil, Ollie understands how Zedd sees the world, and is able to get across Zayto's ultimatum in a way that Zedd will -- reluctantly -- agree to.

Frankly, I think it was brilliant to leave Zedd on Nibyro, the "psychological horror for kids" planet. By basically every metric, Zedd should consider this a happy ending. His enemies (including a Morphin' Master!) lay dead at his feet, he rules as emperor of all he sees, and he's even been reunited with the one true love of his life. But in his flayed brain, that isn't enough, and he's going to torment himself by bickering with the Rita Repulsa illusion. Still, the Nibyro spirit asserts that it releases people who have good hearts. It helped Zayto and Aiyon when they made peace with their 65 million year old feelings of survivor's guilt, and it suggests that if Zedd can have a similar moment of growth where he genuinely connects with Rita, the power of love may be the key to his redemption.

One last side note: if Ollie and Amelia are Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, does that make Zedd and Rita the counterparts to Mr. Wickham and Lydia? Like Wickham, Zedd is the villain who serves as the obstacle for the formation of the couple, uses psychological manipulation to get what he wants (real-world emotional blackmail or mysterious blue goo that turns people evil), and his ultimate punishment is marriage to a shrill, immature woman-child.

Thank you for coming to my Zedd Talk.

I rewatched Cosmic Fury recently and something dawned on me: I don't think Zedd knows Ollie's name. He only ever calls him "child", "boy", or "BOOOOOY". Some of the other villains address him by name, but never Zedd.

hey anon! you've stumbled onto some head canons I've held in for a while! just a disclaimer 🙈

I think there is something so cool behind that dialogue choice because it happened so frequently and consistently that we can definitely draw some character intentions from it. This provides such a fun contrast between Zedd and Zordon as mentors to a human ranger team.

Zordon will always catch flack from me for creating a team of child soldiers 😂 but in narrative, he's shown to be a very caring father-figure. He imparts wisdom and concern for his team. Between him and Alpha, there's a functional nuclear family. Whereas Zedd is running a dysfunctional content house with this new adoptive son he doesn't know what to do with.

It's a toss up whether Zedd genuinely did not know Ollie's name, despite knowing his other lackeys and henchmen, or whether he called Ollie by diminutive names intentionally. Heck, even Rita knew the name of the evil ranger she created. Either way, it could speak towards a power play. It's Zedd's way to impose a power hierarchy between them even though he actually treated Ollie really well.

We also know that throughout the seasons, Ollie is mostly raised by single mother/amazing genius, Lani Akana. Lord Zedd fills this spot for a father figure in Ollie's life and even though he was brainwashed to be evil, we still saw Ollie vying for Zedd's approval and trying so hard to make him proud. Even when Ollie failed, Zedd says he sees potential in Ollie and encourages him to embrace his inner darkness. All of that dynamic rounds out at the end where good!Ollie makes his plea with Zedd to not release the Zedd Wave and Zedd eventually concedes.

(Also that scene where Ollie provides Zedd with Zayto's location. Zedd tells Scrozzle to "give the boy his present" like okay Zedd you definitely prepared that WELL beforehand. He is 100% someone who shoves gifts at their child as a form of parenting.)

It was just incredibly fun to see despite only catching glimpses of their dynamic.

[fangirlincorporated-blog]

The Lucky Australian

Authors note: strong language

~~ 26 Can't Keep The Rain ~~

Is there something you'd like to do tonight?

I got some bridges to burn

I'd like to fly away tonight

For whatever it's worth

Keep the salt out of my eyes, Can you

Keep the heat in the air?

Maybe i'm making the whole thing up

Maybe you're not even there

 “Bro, stop eating my food!”

“But it’s so tasty!” Ben whined

“Why are you still here?” Raphi scoffed

Ben folded his arms and sat back in his seat to look at Raphi.

“Because you missed me, don’t lie! Who else would keep you thin?”

Raphi rolled his eyes.

“Can you like, go back to bed or something?!” Raphi said.

 Aurora opened the door to their banter, her and Pickles walking to the kitchen, after being unleashed Pickles ran straight to Ben.

“Aww puppy!! Did you miss me? Yes you did!” ruffling Pickle’s fur and exciting her.

“Was the vet mean to you? Did he give you a scary needle?” Ben continued in his baby voice as Pickles wagged her tail happily.

“She’s fine, the arthritis injection will help a lot,” Aurora said.

Raphi came to stand beside her, as they both looked at Ben and Pickles.

“How is she though?”

“Yeah, she’s just getting older, nothing they can do about that besides make her as comfortable as possible. It’s hard to tell with her because she has a high pain threshold and never stops moving” Aurora replied.

“Oh your so brave, yes you are!” Ben cooed feeding Pickles some bacon.

Aurora rolled her eyes and smiled.

“We could always leave him behind with Pickles” Raphi suggested.

“Get fucked! Whose gonna scare off all your potential suitors?”

“You’re the worst wingman ever, Ben” Raphi looked at him. Ben only smiled in response.

“I’m picky like that, I only want the best dick for you!” He laughed.

“Right you two, we need to get our hangovers in order. Book the hotel and then…we ride at nightfall!” Aurora instructed.

 ~~~~~~~~

 Aurora couldn’t escape Henry, no matter how she tried. Almost everywhere was an article on him and his new girlfriend. One photo and her world had ended; there was no coming back from this. Henry really did not need her, nor did he love her, he so easily threw everything away they ever shared and moving on didn’t seem a hinderance to him.

Now, she was angry.

Fuck that guy, who the fuck was he? He was just some nerd that got fucking lucky and became actor who happened to land a few good roles. Sure there were a few people who thought he could act, but mostly he was just pretty to look at. He never loved her. He never asked why she had decided what she did, he just made it all about him. he was right, there would be plenty of women willing to have his kid, only because he Henry Cavill. If he hadn’t found love by now, it was his doing, in all his failed relationships, the common denominator had been him.

Aurora had been willing to forgive him and try to work it out, but besides the one text message it had been radio silence. She knew he didn’t care, why would he? He has half of London and most of the world to fuck whoever he wanted, that had been evident in the paparazzi snap. His smiling face enamoured with the woman he was holding.

She felt physically sick. How the fuck, did she fall for that shit in the first place? She was smart and well adjusted and at the smallest amount of attention from him, she fell into a simping mess. She had basically told him her whole life story within months of meeting him. The false sense of security making her think he loved her, all he did was manipulate her into getting what he wanted. Why the fuck did she even wear her wedding dress to the Oscars?

Because he had wanted it.

Never mind the fact that it had sentimental value or the she would look like a fucking idiot, or that people would judge her, mocking her about marrying someone so unattainable. She should’ve taken the other dress she bought, should’ve made up her mind and stuck with it, but no, she had to believe him and play pretend for him, for a day that wouldn’t happen. Even though most people thought it was cute, she didn’t escape the bowels of the Internet, she saw what had been written about her, how they deemed her desperate or clingy. She had taken the brunt of the embarrassment on his behalf.

And now, here he was again, making a fool out of her, parading around the streets of London with some other poor sucker that he would just pull in and discard when the shine wore off.

At least she hadn’t told him she loved him; she had been steadfast in that.

Hearing a knock at her bedroom door, Aurora turned around to see Raphi entering the room.

“I can’t decide what to wear!” she said simply

“Short and sparkly and the queens will love it, you know this”

“Yeah, but, so I go black or white sequins?”

“Oh fuck no! Biiiiitch, you go red”

And with a flourish of his hand he dived into the closet and pulled out a dress.

“I forgot I had that!” Aurora smiled as she pulled out stilettos to match.

 ~~~~~~~~

“Oh God, Raphi…that’s not what he meant!” Aurora put her face in her hands as she laughed at him.

“What did he mean?” Raphi asked, evidently confused

“Think about it, we’re in a gay club and he asks you if you need a hand..” Ben waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Realisation dawned on Raphi’s face.

“Yea, that!” Ben laughed.

“But, ewww...i was in the bathroom!”

They settled back into a conversation as the music blared, Raphi staring at Ben.

“Im sorry, are we too boring for you?”

Aurora looked at the phone in his hand and Ben looked at Raphi.

“It’s a girl!” She squealed as she grabbed the phone from him, keeping it out of his eager hands.

“Its a girl?” Raphi mimicked.

“It’s a girl” Aurora confirmed

“Oh baby, I miss you so much, I can’t wait for you to come home and be away form those wretched, bad influences!” Aurora dramatically stated.

“I take great pride in being a bad influence!” Raphi said.

“It doesn’t say that at all!” Ben successfully grabbed his phone back from Aurora as she pouted at him. She looked at Raphi.

“Ben has a girlfriend, Ben has a girlfriend!” they sang in unison together.

“What are you, like fucking 12?” He got up from the table and walked to the bar.

“Oooh he big mad now!” Raphi remarked.

Ben returned with a fresh round for them, just as ‘Dirrty’ started playing. Raphi took a few snapchats of them all on the dance floor, Ben showcasing his two left feet as Aurora laughed at him, holding her drink in the air as she partied alongside them.

~~~~~~~~

On the other side of the hemisphere Henry stared at his phone. Aurora didn’t seem to have a care in the world as he cycled through the snaps, the last one stopping his heart.

There she stood, in an impossibly short red sequined dress that was strapless with a corset shape it ruched at the sides and hugged her tighter than he ever did, she was all legs and boobs, with her arm resting on another mans shoulder, his arm around her waist as they both stared in opposite directions.

Jealousy and anger exploding in his chest, who the fuck was this guy and why are his arms around Aurora?

Blood pumped through his ears, his thunderous heart deafening him.

“Henry?”

He looked up to see Nik, momentarily forgetting he was in public. He showed Nik the image.

“Wow” Nik raised his eyebrows in appreciation.

“Why is she with another man?”

Nik rolled his eyes.

“You dumped her. Besides, it could be a friend”

“No man is her friend when she’s in a dress like that!” Henry seethed.

As soon as he got home, he was calling her. Break up be damned, he needed to know who this guy was and why she moved on so fast and so easily. Henry had never been this irate in his life, how dare she flaunt this new guy when he was still heartbroken over her.

“HELLO” Aurora answered, the blaring of the music pumping through the phone. Relief and happiness seeped into his veins at the sound of her voice.

“WHO IS HE?” His voice boomed.

“Who the fuck-?” Aurora must’ve pulled the phone back to look at the caller.

“Henry?” she asked

“Yeah, remember me?”

“The fuck? Hold on”

Henry heard the ebb of music quieten as she moved out of whatever club she was in.

“What are-“

“WHO THE FUCK IS HE?” Henry's thunderous voice echoed on the line

“The fuck are you on about?”

“The guy in your snapchats who you seem so happy with, who is he?”

Aurora was silenced.

“How do you know about my snapchat? You don’t have one!”

Henry stared at the walls in his home. He had forgotten about that detail.

“I got one”

“To keep tabs on me?”

“You didn’t answer me”

“Why the fuck should I answer you Henry? You quite clearly have moved on, but someone else is not allowed to play with your toys?” Her tone was acidic, burning Henry with every word she spoke.

“I didn’t know that woman”

Aurora laughed at him

“You didn’t even know her? That doesn’t make me feel any better”

“No, as in I didn’t know her, she was just some drunk woman who wouldn’t leave me alone.”

“Uh huh, sure Henry. If you’re going to lie, make it believable!”

“I DIDN’T FUCK HER! I haven’t been with anyone since you, obviously we didn’t mean anything because here you are, in the tiniest dress I’ve ever seen with some guy I don’t know!”

“YOU LEFT ME, REMEMBER?”

Henry remained silenced on the phone.

“You told me there were plenty of women out there for you!”

“I- I didn’t mean that!”

“YOU’RE A FUCKING LIAR!” she screamed down the phone.

They both stayed on the phone, unwilling to give up the only means of communications they’ve had in months.

“His name is Ben. He is an old high school friend who looks after Pickles any time I’m away, like all those times I traveled to you. He also happens to have a girlfriend it seems. So no Henry, I haven’t been with anyone since yourself!”

Relief flooded his system, as territorial as it seemed, he was glad no one had been with her, he wasn’t sure his heart could take it.

 “Aurora, please believe me when I tell you, I didn’t know that woman, I didn’t take her home or go home with her. I was at the pub with my brothers and she wouldn’t leave me alone. She followed me outside and tried to get me to go home with her. I walked her back to the pub to find her friends she was that hammered.”

“There just happened to be a pap hanging around, right? How long did it take you to concoct this bullshit?”

“Aurora, please-“ his voice cracked, all the emotion of the last few months, all the nights he was alone, without her. All the days he thought of her, all the times he needed her.

“I went home alone that night, as I have been every day since you left!” He felt a tear roll down his cheek. She was silent on the other end.

“The more you talk, the less it means!”

“Stop it, Aurora!”

“NO, Henry. NO. You don’t get to talk, you don’t get to say you miss me, you don’t have that right, not after everything you said, not after how you made me feel!” Aurora’s breath was ragged now.

“Aurora-“

“WHY AM I NOT ENOUGH?”

He stood rooted to the spot.

“Why am I considered a leper of society because I don’t want kids?”

Henry had no answers for her. Everything he thought he had wanted was turned inside out when he met her. He had months to think, about his life, about what he wanted, and all he knew, all he was sure of, was he wanted her.

Aurora sighed.

“Fuck it, there’s no point to this. Goodbye Henry”

“AURORA WAIT-“ He yelled into the phone.

“What? You’re ruining my night” He could hear the annoyance in her voice.

“I miss you”

“That’s it?” She asked.

“No. Aurora, can we please really talk about this? Can I call you tomorrow morning?”

After a short pause, she answered. “Make it afternoon. Anything else?”

“Yes, where has that dress been hiding all this time?”

”In the back of my closet”

With that, she ended the call.

[liberty-barnes]

Hi Libby!

I'm curious to find out what's your take on Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's marriage. Because I really believe she groomed him.

She knew he was a teenager and went after him anyway. She said there was no funny business happening during the set of 'Nowhere Boy', but then she also said that everyone knew that's something's up. She's also his boss at that time, so sus. People keep saying that, 'Oh, he's legal' and 'Oh, he's a grown man'. It is absolutely irking, because had the roles been reversed, it would face double the amount of scrutiny it is facing now. Instead of 'He got lucky', it would be, 'He's a monster, a pedophile' or 'He should be in jail'. This belief never benefited anyone; it only strips survivors, male survivors of abuse specifically of validation, and proper rights to justice.

Anyway, there are so many shady details that come with these two, I can't type them all.

Thanks for reading my very angry thoughts at 11 pm GMT+8 xx

hi lovely!

ooh, smart and controversial discourse, love that, you're welcome to rant in my inbox whenever you want, doll.

so, i didn't follow his career very closely before or after the mcu, but i did see that and it made me a bit icky so i did some research at the time. in my opinion, if you don't agree with something, you have to really look into it and ask yourself "does this make me uncomfortable cause i don't like it" or "does this make me uncomfortable cause something fishy's going on" and it did strike me as kind of strange.

the double standards in the industry when it comes to dating are undeniable, just like in the rest of society. younger men are expected to chase after older, richer women, cause it makes the patriarchy feel like they "tamed another beast". even though it's not right, married women are seen as less powerful than celibate ones, because it's still common for the husband to have control.

i think that's why most people skimmed over that. it didn't bother men cause "good for him, he got himself a rich, hot beast" and for those who didn't like it, the "he's legal" argument was there.

so let me tell you straight up what i think about that "they're legal" argument. people that use "they're legal" as an excuse scare me, cause for them, as long as the law says it's okay, then it's okay. they don't question it, they don't research it, they just follow like nicely trained monkeys. there's nothing more dangerous to the free world than people who blindly follow orders, that's what makes dictatorships thrive. in order for this to be a democracy, people need to question, to research, to demand explanations when things seem to be done in a bad way.

cause that's a bit of what this was. he was legal, but barely so. he wasn't even old enough to drink in the us (which, sucks to be you btw, europe's much better in that sense) and he was supposedly old enough to understand he loved a woman who a)is 23 years older, b) was his boss and c)was his boss in his breakthrough movie. i mean, didn't even know that aaron taylor-johnson was his married name, cause i never knew him when he was just aaron johnson.

that's all kinds of weird.

so if we ignore the age part, cause hey, we're not here to judge the age difference, that's not my point. she was his boss which always makes me cringe cause that's bit unprofessional, but Nowhere Boy was aaron's breakthrough movie, it's the one that really got him out there. could he have gotten another breakthrough? yes, i believe he's a very talented actor and he would've still made it to where he is today, perhaps by another way. but he didn't.

he had to be thankful to her and admire her for giving him a shot, especially being that young, so was it love at first? i'm not so sure.

it might have been admiration, gratefulness, and i doubt he was the one holding/sharing the reins in the relationship at first.

is it possible that he fell in love with her afterwards? absolutely, the foundations over which they built their love and relationship are just shaky cause what happens if one day he realises that "hey, it sounds a bit like i was lured into a relationship and stayed there cause i didn't know better"? they met, got engaged a year after, and it might be a bit fast for his age.

so yeah, i forgot where i was going with this, but to sum it up, there was definitely a weird start to their relationship, and i don't know how it's gonna evolve.

but at the end of the day, they've been together for over ten years and both seem happy in their relationship, so i don't wanna judge them if it works.

it's a weird situation cause half of me is screaming "grooming, weird start, what even is legal age?" and the other is screaming "they're happy, let them love".

so yeah, what i think about their relationship is that i honestly don't know. i think i'd rather focus on his career, watch interviews, and keep an eye out for signs of discomfort when their relationship. i hope they have people in their life with enough critical thinking to intervene if necessary, but until that's necessary, i guess we'll just support him in any way we're comfortable.

hope that helped cause i'm not even sure i understand half of what i wrote lmaooo

feel free to send me more of these, i love it when you guys make me think

-Love, Miah

[randomfandomimagine]

To your rant: AMEN.

(Wrote a part of this to Ace while back but they apparently didn't receive it but I think it needs to be said so)

Honestly at the moment it starts to feel like people request wrong on purpose because they're bored or something and want to irritate people or test if they could get their request across even though it’s breaking their rules... because suddenly everyone seem to get a lot of requests which are breaking the rules. Like whenever I have my spamming events, I get 101 requests which are smut, romantic requests for 13 year old characters whose actors are also 13 and also celebrity requests are common and like those three rules are broken over and over and over again and now everyone else seem to get requests which break their SAME FUCKING RULES all the time. Also the fact that some are like “when your requests are open again, could you write a fic like this?” LIKE NO, REQUESTS ARE CLOSED FOR A REASON, BECAUSE THE WRITER HAS SO MANY REQUESTS THAT THEY NEED TIME TO GO THROUGH THEM BEFORE OPENING THEM AGAIN, AND IT SHOULD BE COMMON SENSE :DDDDD It isn’t like you’re writing only when requests are open.

FYI, WRITERS ARE NOT GONNA ROLL A FUCKING GOLDEN GLITTER CARPET FOR YOU WHICH IS ENTITLING YOU TO REQUEST WHATEVER YOU WANT WHENEVER YOU WANT.

So people please, if you can read all those long stories or binge 50 smaller pieces from a writer at one sitting, you can take time to check out their rules at least if you're gonna request………………… and the same goes for all writers. We. Are. Not. Machines.

And if it won’t go to your thick heads, you can think about what you did and whose fault it is when writers are gone after losing motivation for writing all these fics for you and getting only shit on their faces in return. We don’t even get paid by money, we are paid by feedback, reblogs, you interacting with our writing and btw that's a cheap price for writing your requests. If you continue acting like we’re machines and thinking you can treat us however you want, writers will start dropping out. My motivation to write is finally returning and I'm slowly starting to get back to the rhythm but tbh I’m scared to come back properly because of all these people being rude and breaking rules all the time. Tumblr is becoming a super toxic place and I hate it and I start losing hope that the boat can be turned around, and also started to lose motivation again the next day after I came back even though nothing happened, I just started fearing rudely formatted requests coming at me again, or guilt tripping or people being asses in general. But prove me wrong if you have balls to do that. Turn that boat around. We can all do it together.

We're in a sealed room slowly filling with water, and we have to work together so we can pull the lever to open that one door. But it won't work even if 100 mice (writers + those few who support writers) are pushing one sleeping elephant (readers-only) forward to pull the lever so they wouldn't drown in that room. That elephant has to wake up and help the mice, only that way they can get forward.

Also the fact that people finally got triggered about the fact that I don't feel comfortable to write for HP/Fantastic Beasts for now for obvious reasons :DDDDDDDD I got another last night after I blocked the first one. I can't believe I have such toxic, childish and petty people following me, and same kinds of people are following everyone in this community. People who take us as granted.

I hope things will get better and people learn some manners eventually. Every creator deserves it.

Thank you, Jenni! I know you’ve had to deal with some seriously stupid trolls and people that shouldn’t be allowed on the internet. 

Sometimes it does feel like a few trolls are requesting incorrectly on purpose, I was especially frustrated when I saw Lacey answering some requests that had me going like ‘seriously, people?’ And the fact that people disregard the same rules over and over again (especially on your case) just tells me that they care more about their request being written than your comfort, and that sucks. Those people think they’re entitled to our content forgetting we do this for free!

This part you wrote especially resonated with me, it’s so true:

So people please, if you can read all those long stories or binge 50 smaller pieces from a writer at one sitting, you can take time to check out their rules at least if you're gonna request………………… and the same goes for all writers. We. Are. Not. Machines.

I especially try real hard and reread my rules almost every day to make sure they’re short and concise, that I put bold and colors on the absolute most important stuff and people still don’t read correctly or just don’t care. 

Like, today I got an ask saying ‘what’s a prompt’. Just that. No question mark, no hi, no nothing. First of all, you can read my rules and my posts to know what they are, I linked examples and you can literally search the tag. It feels like a troll tbh...

You’re absolutely right that Tumblr is becoming an awful place for content creators and it’s up to people to start being more respectful and supportive if they want to avoid Tumblr becoming empty. Content creators make this website, not just us writers but also artists and gif makers and we all deserve some love!

And don’t get me started on the HP/FBAWTFT/JKR bullshit, I really have to restrain myself not to reply ‘shut the fuck up anon’ on every single one of your asks. I myself am thinking about not writing for those fandoms anymore because JKR ruined the series for me and I don’t enjoy writing for it as much as I did, so I will probably remove them from my fandoms list. For now I’m on hiatus for those fandoms, so fight me, anons!

*sigh* I hate that whenever we try to establish boundaries people either disregard them or guilt us for them, it really shows that those awful people only care about their requests and nothing else. There’s people behind the blogs, with real lives and problems and emotions! I do hope that things get better myself, if not I might actually quit one day since I keep thinking about it, and I know and I’m not the only one.

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Hi, do you plan on doing doctor who? I think the doctor is a 7 (in all regenerations, just different instinctual stackings/wings each time), but other than that I'm not completely convinced yet. Well, Mickey Smith I feel like is very much a 6. But for instance I can't decide if I think Jackie is a 2 or 8, or if Rose is a 7 or 2 or 6. Donna I feel is probably a 6. River should be an 8 but she feels like a 5 to me. Idk if it's the actor or what. Anyway, I would love your opinion!

Hi Anon, Sorry for not answering your question sooner. We did get it, but because I haven’t seen Doctor Who in years and I watched it kind of sporadically. I wanted to kind of have a bit of a think before answering your question and see if I got the chance to watching some episodes to jog my memory. Would love to hear your thoughts if you disagree with any of this 😊

I like your theory that the Doctor is a 7 in all regenerations and I think you are right. The only Doctor that I’ve seen who doesn’t come across like a 7 to me is Nine, but I think he is probably just disintegrated to 1.

Here are some quick types of some of the companions:

Rose Tyler – Type 7w8

Rose is hard to type because (like you said in your ask) she has a lot of characteristics of other types. She is adventurous and spontaneous like a 7, practical and observant like a 6 and friendly and optimistic like a 2. Overall I lean towards 7 for Rose, because I think that she has a tendency to be reckless and while she cares deeply for her family she is more interested in the adventure that being the Doctor’s companion gives her.  I’m not 100% sure on her wing, but I gave her a wing 8 because she is very brave and will face her problems head on.

Mickey Smith – Type 6w7

Mickey is a typical type 6 – he is loyal, protective of his friends and fearful. Throughout the show he developed into being braver and more willing to face his fears. Mickey took a strong stance against the Doctor and held his past actions against him. He had trouble moving on and forgiving him for what happened while Rose was travelling with the Doctor, but eventually he warmed up to him.

Martha Jones – Type 1w2

I think (from memory) that Martha is a type 1. She is very principled, accepting and intelligent. Martha would show bravery when she needed to and always fought for what she believed in. While she had a strained relationship with the Doctor after he did not reciprocate her feelings, she remained loyal to him. Martha travelled with the Doctor because she believed that by working with him she could do great things for the world. Likewise she worked for the UNIT because she believed she could change it for the better if she was on the inside. Martha has a wing 2 as she is very helpful and is less repressed than a wing 9 would be.

Donna Noble – Type 6w7

Donna is fast-talking, manic and sarcastic. She has a sharp tongue and speaks without thinking.  Donna is quite reactive and has a bit of a short temper, being prone to lashing out at people. For example, she slaps the Doctor when she first meets him because she is convinced he kidnapped her. While Donna seems like she doesn’t always think things through, she is actually quite logical and intelligent. Often she would notice things that the Doctor would miss and was a very quick learner. Donna is deeply compassionate and would often act as the Doctor’s conscience.

 River Song – Type 8w7

I do think River presents a lot of 5 traits as well (like you said). She was an archaeologist and is extremely intelligent. She also comes across as kind of detached and I do think she wants to be useful like a 5. Overall, I think she is probably more of an 8, as she is very strong-willed, independent, protective and assertive. She is unafraid of danger and will put herself there to protect the people she cares about. River would often hide her true emotions and was scared of being vulnerable/showing her weaknesses which is quite typical of 8s. I gave River a wing 7 as she is very energetic and adventurous. She also tended to be quite playful and teasing.

Amy Pond – Type 6w5 (cp)

Amy had a difficult childhood and had to quickly grow up to take care of herself. She is very stubborn and held onto her belief that the Doctor existed even though everyone told her it was crazy. Amy felt like she was abandoned by the Doctor and didn’t want to be abandoned again. As a result, Amy was quite closed off with her emotions and would keep people from being close to her. Amy is very cynical and doesn’t trust people. As a counterphobic 6, she often faces her fears head on rather than running from them and can come across as a bit aggressive. Deep down, Amy just wants to find somewhere she belongs and have people there to support her. I gave Amy a wing 5, because she is very independent and guarded. That being said, I think she has quite balanced wings. 

Rory Williams – Type 9w1

Rory is very loyal, kind and stable. He is extremely compassionate and would often care for others. Rory has a stubborn side and can be rigid in his opinions. While he could come across as cowardly, he became quite flippant about danger. This is because he became complacent as he had been brought back to life so many times. This kind of complacency is something quite common in 9s. Rory was really devoted to Amy for his whole life, but couldn’t be open with his feelings for her. Amy was oblivious to his feelings and when she told him that she thought he was gay he ran off in embarrassment. 9s can tend to run off from their problems and from conflict, which is what we are seeing there. I gave Rory a wing 1 because he is more reserved than a wing 8 would be. He is less likely to express his anger and mostly does so when Amy is in danger.

Jack Harkness – Type 7w6

Jack was very jovial and adventurous. Despite being immortal, he still showed a great zeal for life and had a great sense of humour. At times, Jack showed a bit of an existential view to his life and was viewed it as the natural end point. He expressed fears over dying and was always uncertain if his next death would be his last. Jack is very friendly, open and had many stories about his experiences. Underneath his playful persona, Jack harbours guilt over his losing his brother and wants to be more responsible. Jack will often move on quickly from things and doesn’t harbour resentments which is something typical of 7s. I gave Jack a wing 6 as he can tend to overthink things and avoid his problems.

I didn’t do a typing for Jackie because I do not remember much about her. I also haven’t really seen any of the Clara episodes so I left her out too.