#I feel like I slept wrong

[hinamie]

mentor

[ari-continues-to-exist]

Yk what fuck it we ball.

[raycatzdraws]

ribbonwood

[longmaxsilvarg]

something about max being dressed in lighter colors at the beginning of the game vs her almost being dressed in all black / just straight up dark colors near the end just scratches my brain so good

[saffitaffi]

So I just read all 914 pages of Fool’s Fate in one day. I don’t think I’ve ever read that much in one day ever. These books are so good holy snickerdoodles I love the politics and the amazing worldbuilding (robin writes matriarchies and different societal structures SO GOOD) and the realistic characters and Fitz’s unreliable narration and also the gay ass ‘friendship’ between him and the fool (fitz ‘no homo but also my bond with you is deeper than my love for anyone else including my other half bonded wolf and my wife and also sex’ farseer)

So uh. Yeah. Excuse me while I go cry in the corner. Again.

[k2ulhu]

hulu was doing live coverage of the election until 2:00am, at which point my power randomly went out and when I reopened the hulu app on my tv the election coverage was replaced with

[bittsandpieces]

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[jjammy-skies]

No more "toxic yuri" where it's just two women who argue sometimes or there's some misunderstanding that drove them apart. I want toxic yuri where they have actively tried to kill each other. I want to see scars and trauma, I want them to look at each other, seeing and knowing every way they've left their mark on the other. A rivalry so strong that it literally becomes a burden on their lives. I want to see two people drag each other down to the lowest depths of hell because they know, deep down, that this is the only person who'd dare go there for them. Even if it's out of hate or spite, that person would still go with them. Or maybe for them. A hate so passionate that it starts to tread on worship. I hate you so much I want to dedicate everything I am to you. What am I without our hate? What are we? I will remind you over and over all of your flaws. You will do the same. We make each other stronger, by proxy, but because we can't afford to lose to the other. I will be the only source of consistency in your life, because you know if you have nothing else, you can still hate me. And I'll always hate you. I'll say it like a promise. It's a confession. We will never drift away from each other. Always in each other's orbit, pushing and pulling. Forever we will circle the ring, punching and kicking and never quite pinning the other down. The round never ends, even after our coaches and loved ones try to pull us away from each other. Even after the audience leaves. It's horrible. It's exhausting. But it's still you and me. You consume me. Your venom is so familiar that it gives me withdrawals. It's addicting. You need my bark and I need your bite in equal measures. I need you. You need me.

I mean what. Who said that. Where am I.

[coquelicoq]

Summer, Cloud Recesses

552 words. also on ao3.

The grass was damp. Bright birdsong filtered down through the undulating canopy. Wen Qing was lying on the damp grass, listening to the bright birdsong, and trying, as she often was, to convince herself that this was really the last time. She was putting a stop to it. It never should have started in the first place.

It was just—nothing she ever did was for herself. She didn't have the luxury of personal desires, when it took every ounce of her focus and her cunning and her determination just to save her family from torture, or worse. Maybe if she had grown up differently, with the time and the right to care about frivolous things, maybe it wouldn't have been so overpowering when she saw him, fierce and open and beautiful, and she wanted.

He was the only thing she'd taken for herself, done for herself, in as long as she could remember. What she was doing here, with him, would not further her mission—either the one assigned to her by her uncle or the one by which he ensured her compliance; if anything, it could jeopardize at the very least the safety of her brother here in Gusu, if not the entire Dafan Wen branch. It didn't make sense. To take such a risk, and for what? It had no utility. It wouldn't protect anyone. It wasn't like her at all.

And yet. When Wen Ruohan finally did whatever it was he was going to do with the reconstructed yin iron, Jiang Cheng would know she hadn't come here to be a student. He'd know her ulterior motives. And of course it didn't matter! What an idiotic thing to waste time and brainpower on, with the stakes being what they were. Quite probably Wen Ruohan's plans would spell disaster for the Yunmeng Jiang. She knew this, and she would still deliver him the shard, because she knew what mattered to her. She shouldn't care about how finding out she was a liar would color Jiang Cheng's memories of their little...whatever this was.

But she couldn't help it: She was angry. She knew that when he found out, he'd think that this, what they were doing, had been part of it. That it was all a ruse—just a distraction, maybe, so he wouldn't find her out. He'd think, oh, I must have interrupted her in the middle of something suspicious, and she'd slammed me against that rock and kissed me so ferociously I couldn't think of anything else, just so I wouldn't suspect her. She was a spy. I was an enemy.

He'd think she did it for someone else, something else, some purpose other than her own glorious selfishness. And that was intolerable to her.

He didn't understand her at all, and once he knew more about her he would only misunderstand her in a different way.

It was infuriating, she thought, and observed her fury helplessly as they lay on their backs side by side in the timeless haze of the after.

An age later, he turned to her. "Penny for your thoughts?" he said, and he looked so hopeful, for no reason, the stupid boy, all big brown eyes, mussed hair, nose dusted with freckles—

"Shut up," she said, and rolled over, and devoured him.

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all, weird question time again! I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this one, but asking anyway: If you are having severe muscle cramps/knots/tension all over your body and go to a doctor/urgent care/hospital for them, assuming the doctor believes it's something that needs treatment, the only things they can give you are anti-inflammatories, pain relief, muscle relaxers, or like an IV to rehydrate you if it turns out to be caused by dehydration, right? I know those are three very broad categories of treatment, I'm not asking for specifics within those categories, just if there are options outside of them (I am allergic to NSAIDs, already on corticosteroids for unrelated reasons, probably shouldn't have muscle relaxers or stronger pain meds for "my blood pressure looks for any excuse to crash" reasons, and am staying on top of hydration and electrolytes, but this round of muscle cramps is bad, even for me)

[arkiwii]

that's quite a weird feeling but sometimes I really feel guilty for shipping Saria/Silence. like, yeah, it's a super popular ship. I can't complain about not having much content, because it gets so much more than any other ship in the fandom. and many many people seem to view this ship in a negative light, or as something cringe, or just straight up hate it because of all the jokes around it and the whole divorce thing

I mean yea, "don't listen to people do whatever you want" yadayada and I know the reasons why I enjoy this ship are really valid and more interesting/deep than what people may think (as in, I really appreciate it for the character study and their development). but also I just can't help it but feel really guilty whenever someone tells me they prefer [another ship involving one of them] or that it's super popular

[trainingdummyrabbit]

why is it 10 am.

[guckies]

If qsmp ain’t got us at least I know Pastelito’s got us o7

[self-indulgent-paw-patrol]

What are your favorite Chase moments from the show so far?

Just like with Zuma's post, it's in no specific order, I just really loved all these moments

That first Mission PAW episode when the Princess chose specifically HIM to be the watch dog and guard her crown. That was so adorable I can't even. He seemed so genuinely proud and happy there! Plus he's so damn cute wearing that tux lol

When they were going to rescue Skye and Chase was so worried upon hearing that she was the one in need of rescue. Then when Ryder was choosing which pups would be part of the rescue, that moment he was like "Pick meee pick meeee-"?? That was so cute, he really cares about her and wanted to impress her so bad lmao personally make sure she would be safe (Bonus points for his excitement over being picked for the rescue and everyone else like Go ahead king, we all know you wanted this XD)

The entire time he spent with the owlet and working to rescue the mama owl from that fallen tree. It was so sweet!! The fact I also love owls surely didn't help AUSHAUSHAUSHAU I love that episode SO MUCH

That moment when he finally turned into a Merpup. Poor boy was so fixated on "being on duty" despite wanting SO BAD to go and participate in "the fun". And he couldn't even enjoy being a merpup immediately because he was transformed just because he needed to swim faster for the rescue but he was so overjoyed anyway! Only after that mess, he could go and finally have the fun he wanted and deserved so much.

That moment in the first Sea Patrol episode when he and Skye were left behind at the beach while the rest of the team went on the first mission with the Sea Patroller. His face upon SEEING the HQ turn into a ship and sail away was just priceless XD (Also it's rare to see Chase being put on the sidelines for once lmao)

The first Ultimate Rescue episode!! God, Chase was SO HAPPY. He's THE Police Pup, he gets to lead the mission, supervise, plan, give orders. And the way all the other pups clearly loved the experience and were SO ON BOARD with being Police Pups with him, it was just awesome!

So far these are my favorite moments! Actually I legit just got to watch this first Ultimate Rescue episode like one hour ago. Not to mention it took me five days to think of these moments and then go find the episodes again to take the respective screenshots XD

[flagellant]

you could google search hot takes about the reality of late-stage capitalism, people below the poverty line being social scapegoats, the nature of strikes as strengthening an inclusive community vs strengthening an exclusive community, morality's importance in the face of capitalist terror of hunger or lack of shelter, and two things being true at once. if you were willing to fuck like the worlds sexiest centipede

[cogcltrcorn]

hm. I think I may be in the middle of having some sort of problem.