#I love to talk about my opinions but i have so many

[weissthesquid]

I'm tired of parents who don't say "I didn't mean to" but instead say "Well I tried my best" Like cool, I mean I hope you actually fucking tried, but noooooooo, lets use that to avoid accepting that you FUCKED up. "I had to disipline you somehow" Did you look into it? or did you just decide that leather was the only option? WHEN YOUR CHILD IS TRYING TO SNEAK PILLOWS INTO THEIR PANTS BECUSE THE PAIN IS TOO MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING GOOD?

"Well the bible shows:" Yeah well it also shows that if you are asked to murder your child you should. Fucking, I STILL BELIVE IN GOD, just not the God who says to spank your kid until they are fearful that the moment they speak out against what is happening to them, that they shall receive lashes across their behind like the Israelites did in Egypt.

When your child says "I kind of want to kill myself" and your reply is to tell them that "No you don't, and even if you did it would be a sin", did you even think about what that means? Did you think about how that will shape their opinions on self image and the worth of their life?

No, no you did not.

But you choose to use those failings in the future as knifes and bullets against each other.

I'm sorry, but its too late to say "I should have".

I have a tendency to insert songs into my emotions, prayers, and vents because it helps me channel those emotions. Right now the only song that pops up is Sorry from Hazbin Hotel.

You didn't say sorry though, you put so much pressure on us. so much responsiblity.

No child should have the ability to say they genuinely ripped a gun away from their fathers head because he felt like a fuck up, only after their mother and him split. No child, should ever, be able to say that they genuinely felt the need to hide who they were from you.

I have access, and may pick up my father's blog again.

If I do, do you know how many people are going to read that I hate having to box up who I am for other people, and have had to do so for Decades?

That the reason I resent a easy form of self expression is because I was constantly made to write what everyone else wanted, once again putting on another mask, on top of the one I was made to wear?

In Mario Strikers Charged there is a scene where the Shy Guy falls on his face and his mask falls off. Underneath the mask, was yet another mask. For me its a great analogy for how it feels. I had to write as someone else, pretending to be a mini version of my father because if anyone knew there was a girl under that mask, the bullying, the harrassment, the ostrisization, and all the other bad stuff I repeatedly went through would get worse.

Don't get me started on the "there were no signs" bullshit because there were. You just didn't see them because I had to learn to hide them.

I legit stole clothes from my sister when I was younger, got caught, and lied my way out of it because I knew that if I didn't, I would meet the belt.

You didn't mean to leave me lasting trauma,

but yet, here we are.

I'm sorry that I lied and hid that. I'm sorry that I couldn't be a better child for you. I'm sorry that when I was under stress, under all that pressure, I broke, and reacted in the ways I saw you react.....

I'm sorry that I resent you, that the thought of talking to you hurts.

It would be nice if i had a parental figure to lean on but, regretfully you are inadequate for the job.

You said yourself: (you)"...don't know how to love"

Well, I can tell, since I rarely saw what others describe as love.

I'm so tired of parents who didn't mean to

[keirareidss]

Mean!reader shoves her fingers in Spencer’s mouth when she wants him to shut up when he’s rambling….. do what with that you will….. I need something of this

I'm obsessed. Literally, I love this. Thank you for requesting, hope you enjoy! (decided to make this a blurb because I'm working on bigger fics right now, but I did still really want to write this)

wc: 0.8k

You loved Spencer's rambling. Of course you did, it's part of what made you fall in love with him, His ability to be so passionate about what he's interested in. But sometimes, it was a tad bit much for you. Especially when you were trying to make a move on him.

"But, really, when you think about it, the 'it's all relative' aphorism is not that applicable especially in broader terms-" You kissed a long his neck as he spoke but he wasn't deterred. "The main issue lies in confusing 'relative', which is dependent on context or comparison, with 'subjective', which is based on perception or personal opinion. But while many experiences are subjective that doesn't mean they are relative-" You decided to try a different tactic, moving your kisses to his lips.

He hums against you and you know that means he has another thought brewing that he wants to tell you about. You pull his bottom lip in between your teeth, determined to prolong the kiss to avoid another ramble that will keep you from your seduction. But poor, poor, adorable Spencer doesn't realize that.

"There's actually another popular misconception that philosophy is directly related to-"

"Spencer..." You cut him off in a sultry voice, using two fingers to tilt his chin up. He looks into your eyes, his own going wide. You slide your two fingers up his jaw to his bottom lip, tracing it.

"I-"

"Shh, baby." You cut him off, pushing your fingers past his lips, his tongue finding them immediately out of instinct. "Don't speak." His mouth closed around your digits, sucking dutifully as he looked up at you with half lidded lust-filled eyes. You slowly pulled your spit-soaked fingers out of his mouth, a string a saliva following. You brought your hands down to his waistband, unzipping his pants. He swallowed, saying your name on a whimper.

"Please. Touch me."

"Good job, Spence. You're getting better at that." You'd been trying to teach him to tell you what he wants in a rather... unconventional way. And by that you mean edging him until he finally spits out the words. But it seems he's learned and for that, you'd reward him.

You pulled down his pants and boxers, his cock springing out. You instantly grasped him in your fist, stroking up and down and using his own spit as lube. He moans at the feeling, his hips jerking.

"I- I want- ngh, please..."

"Come on, use your words, genius, you were talking so much before." You teased and he whined.

"I want- I want your mouth." You grinned, leaning forward and slanting your lips over his, purposefully misunderstanding him.

"You want my mouth here?" You asked, barely pulling back from the kiss. He shook his head, breathing heavy.

"N-no."

"Where then?"

"I- I want it... I want your mouth on- on my cock." He stammers out. He blushed instantly at the vulgar terminology, squeezing his eyes shut. You chuckled, moving down his legs until you were able to bend down. You flicked your tongue out, licking at the head of his cock and he jolted.

"If you want me to suck you off, you're going to have to open your eyes, baby." You said and he huffed out a breath, forcing his eyes open to look down at you. He knew he wouldn't last long. he never did when you made him watch you but he hadn't realized that that's want you wanted. You had a bet with yourself to see how fast you could make him cum. Your best time was 56 seconds. But that's a story for another time.

Once his eyes were on you, you wrapped your lips around his length, slowly sinking down on it. He shuddered, letting out a long moan. No matter how many times you sucked him off, you never got used to the sounds he made. They were so needy and desperate, it made you wet just thinking about it.

You bobbed your head up and down, drawing said needy noises from the man above you, circling your ruthless tongue over his tip. You let your teeth graze his shaft as you moved your head down and then up again.

"Ah! Shit, I'm close, I'm gonna-" And then he was cumming down your throat, letting you swallow him up dutifully, spit dribbling down your chin. You sit up, wiping your mouth and grinning at the man twitching and panting before you. You check your watch.

"Damn it." 72 seconds. You'd have to try to beat your record another time. You brushed Spencer's hair back from his forehead, looking into his eyes.

"You're amazing." He murmured, entirely fucked out. You press a loving kiss to his lips.

"Thank you, baby. Now, let's put that mouth of yours to good use."

Taglist: @superbeaglewitch, @perfectgoopfishuniversity-blog, totallynotabuckybarnessimp, @dramioneforevertilltheend. @cynbx, @diminombre

[mrypotter]

Runnin’ With My Dress Unbuttoned

Draco Malfoy x fem!reader

Summary: Despite her parents’ strong protests about the dangerous Malfoys, she still finds love with their son Draco.

Warnings: Crying, broken heart, ANGST, yelling, fight between reader and parents, harsh parenting, all that scrumptious stuff lol

Note: Inspired by “But Daddy I Love Him” by Taylor Swift. For the wonderful @leonardo-dicappuchino! 🌷

I’m also VERY sorry for the too long break!! I’m back!! I would like to thank all my supports who are still with me. Hope you enjoy!! 😉

Masterlist

She always was the one out of the two of them that grew up with flowers outside fences and running around with lollipops in between her lips, tongue stained with the rainbow assortment of colors, while his life was anything but colorful.

She would often tell him about her childhood, a small glee in her eyes as she did so, telling him about her mother and father and how sweet her mother’s baked goods were. Sometimes he was lucky and she brought small bag of fresh baked cookies, her robes smelling of them the whole way to Hogwarts, hoping the scent wouldn’t spoil the surprise. (It would though, yet he didn’t bear to say anything because he liked the happiness dancing all over her face when she revealed her gift for him.)

But, of course, it wasn’t always sunshine behind closed curtains for him, for her parents never approved.

Surprisingly, the girl never knew her parents had such strong disapproval, not until she was about 11 years old and awaiting her father to come home from working at the hospital (her father and mother were both Muggle born but accepted her magic abilities reluctantly, yet at 11 she didn’t know much about how that was a problem for some people), looking at her “Famous Witches and Wizard Cards” from her Chocolate Frogs. Her father would always bring at least one home for her to see her excitedly open it to see who she got (she never knew how he got them, for he didn’t have access to them from the hospital of course, yet she liked to think it was the magic in him that was somehow there). She had about 4 Dumbledores and 6 Helga Hufflepuffs, even 7 Godric Gryffindors, but she was awaiting Salazar Slytherins, for she wanted to collect as many as she could for Draco.

They had met while shopping for supplies for 1st Year, for her parents were waiting for her to get measured for her robes, and Draco just so happened to be next to her.

At the time, her first impression was that he was a witty selfish boy who was spoiled from his parents’ riches, but her younger self knew better and looked beyond his snarl that seemed to be always on his lips.

“1st year as well I see?” She started a conversation, smiling softly at him as the a man worked around her, stretching out strands of measuring tape with his wand, muttering to himself.

Draco seemed to be disgusted that a Muggleborn was talking to him, yet he answered nonetheless. “Isn’t it obvious? I’m not a 6th year short for my age.”

He didn’t expect her to laugh, and present day Draco would always remember the noise, for it brought the little sparkle of color from her life into his. “You’re funny,” she mumbled, adjusting to her robes once they tested them out, and smiled kindly at the man who helped her.

He watched her walk away after her way too cheerful goodbye, slightly confused (yet strangely pulled in) at her attitude. She didn’t seem to be imitated towards him like all the other people were, for the whole way to the shop people kept glancing at him and his father, either that or scurrying to the furthest side of the street, trying to avoid crossing paths with them.

Her opinion of the boy stayed the same, yet started stirring throughout First Year, moving into their Second.

So, as one could see, she never was shown a reason to mistrust the boy and his family, not until her father and mother recently go invested in the Daily Prophet, therefore mumbling to each other before bed with the kitchen light on, her Hogwarts letter for her second year right next to them, and, as her 12-year old curious eyes watched them through her bedroom cracked door, she saw her mother’s eyes glance at it nervously, almost like it was a howler and it was gonna yell at her any second.

“Those Malfoys, always trying to do something…” her father mumbled, running on a rant that the girl couldn’t quite catch, for their voices were hushed to a whisper.

Her mother’s eyebrows have been creased for the whole conversation, and yet they seemed to furrow deeper as her eyes scanned an article in the newspaper. The girl could see form her bedroom the moving graphics of different wizards, waving at the reader or simply moving out of frame. “Another paragraph about them, honestly, what is that father of theirs planning?” Her father asked, a slight angry tone in his voice that the girl has never heard. He would always be gentle and sweet towards her, so hearing this was like looking into a window of a new side of him.

She also recognized Draco’s last name, and talk of his father. Was Draco’s father bad? She surely didn’t want Draco being influenced by this, yet as a young child she couldn’t imagine fighting against that.

But, in the midst of worrying about her (what felt to be) friend, she heard her mother say something that made her young beating heart twist.

“I don’t know if I want our pumpkin hanging out with him if his father is like…well, that. She’s told us about him and how they hang out, you know,” her mother spoke softly, yet worry laced her words, all towards her daughter who was (or what the mother thought) sleeping soundly in her bed.

Her father rubbed his forehead with his fingers, sighing softly, eyes still set on the paper in front of them. He glanced at her letter, then back again at the Daily Prophet.

“But you know how she was struggling to make friends her First Year, being a Muggleborn as they call it, how do you think she’ll react when we tell her she can’t hang out with the one person who actually is growing to like her?” Her father protested, finally tearing his eyes away from the article and to her mother’s face, staring fondly at her. Whenever her father looked at her mother this way, she deeply wished to Rowena that she would one day find love just that deep, for her heart yearned for it such so that she crossed her fingers tightly and wished upon every shooting star for it.

Her mother took her turn to sigh, placing her hand on his arm. “I know, but look at what he’s surrounded by at home, do you really want our daughter to grow up with that danger so close to her? Within arms reach?”

Her father shook his head and that was when her heart broke.

She couldn’t take it any longer, her fingers curving around the door and pushing forward, her nightgown swishing behind her as she practically raced to the table to meet their gazes.

“Don’t take him away from me, Pa, I promise I won’t let his father hurt him,” she protested, her loud voice breaking through the silent of the night like a sharp knife compared to their hushed whispers.

Her mother’s eyes widened, reflecting her father’s expression as well but he was the first to compose himself. “You’re supposed to be in bed, young lady.”

She whined internally. “I couldn’t sleep, besides, I heard you say Draco’s last name and I know all about what you said. Please don’t make me leave him, he’s the only friend I have.”

Her mother’s eyebrows that were raised up in shock bent down in a compassionate curve, eyes softening at her daughter’s openness towards her friendship with the boy. Her mother then opened her arms for her daughter, noticing her glossy eyes and cheeks that were growing flushed by the second, and, with a soft sob, the girl fell into her mother’s embrace, wetting her mother’s favorite blouse with tears.

Her father sighed as her mother stroked the her daughter’s hair, whispering soft assurances in her ear.

“It’s okay, we won’t make you leave him, okay? Just be careful,” she whispered, waving off her father who made a protesting gesture, but softened up when her mother pointed at their distressed daughter.

She pulled away from her mother’s embrace, wiping her nose softly with her finger. “Really?” Her tears seemed to disappear in an instant, and that was an interesting thing about children. They would quickly grow a red face, yet as soon as happiness gripped onto them once again, all signs of sadness would vanish.

Her mother stroked her hair out of her daughter’s face, and nodded. “Yes, sweetie, just remember what I said, okay?” When she got a eager nod in response she added, “now off to bed, little one, mamma and daddy love you very much. Good night.”

With that, the little girl gleefully slipped into bed, thoughts of giggling with Draco in the Great Hall filling her mind, mostly his smile that graced his lips.

——

Throughout the years, her parents disapproval didn’t waver, yet they didn’t completely break the two apart. Her parents were quite strict though of their friendship, like they couldn’t see each other during the summer and only had to communicate through owning, yet that was plenty enough for them. She would write pages upon pages to Draco explaining a bunch of Muggle related things she did while he would update her on the Daily Prophet news (her parents never allowed her to even graze her fingertips on that paper, for they didn’t want her to see what they called “adult wizard stuff she wouldn’t understand”.)

Yet she was 17 now, in her Sixth Year of Hogwarts, so she would completely understand the material written, but sometimes they treated her like she was still 12 years old.

But, to her great dismay, (not totally) she found herself looking at Draco more often than not, gazing upon him with the way her father looked at her mother. She would mostly look at his eyes, for they looked like the clouds before a storm, swirling grey in the sky making the green of the trees look brighter.

She would think of them before every storm, looking out the Ravenclaw window and seeing the sky growing dark grey, yet she would think of not the thunder, but Draco’s eyes.

She knew her parents already didn’t approve of their friendship, yet a relationship? It would be even worse.

On the contrary, she couldn’t help but secretly confess to the boy, watching his grey eyes she dearly loved swirl with adoration, intertwining their pinkies under the blankets as they locked lips, his tasting like fresh rain and hers morning sunshine.

They kept it hidden, which was clear of reason, since her parents would sent more than fifty howlers if they found out.

Yet they did find out somehow, finding her letters under her pillow of him declaring his love for her, the wax seal of the Malfoys oh so distinct-able.

“Why would you sneak into my room?!” She yelled as soon as she found out, glaring at the letter clenched into her father’s fist. It was strange to her, for when the letter arrived she was gazing at it with such love and apprectation and now she looked at it as if she wanted it to disintegrate. Her childhood father, her sweet, loving father, was nothing compared to the fire in his eyes as if he wanted to glance at the paper and burn it with his stare. She wanted it to disappear, yet she didn’t want it permanently gone.

“I knew you were hiding something, young lady- you are always walking around on the tip of your toes and acting like you just won the lottery!” Her mother screeched, and her parents weren’t recognizable to her. She didn’t see the mother who embraced her and promised they wouldn’t take Draco away, or her father who softened at her mother’s gaze. No, she now saw hardened hearts and daring gazes, all towards her.

“Am I not allowed to be happy?” She asked, waving her arms around as if to prove a point. Why were they so upset about this? Sure there were a few (more like millions) of rumors about Draco’s father and Draco himself, yet she chose to ignore those hushed voices. She saw Draco for who he was, not what the world set him to be.

“Of course you are, just not with people like him!” Her father cut in, letter crinkling with each clench of his fingers, not knowing her daughter’s heart was cracking with each one that was added.

“But I love him!” She shouted, the words being pushed out of her, because all she could speak at the moment was the truth. And it was true, she did love him, yet she couldn’t help but fall apart because her parents would never allow her to love freely.

“Love him? What a joke,” He muttered the last sentence, making her chest burn. Not only did he not believe her, but he was also laughing so coldly as if he believed that her feelings were something to be tossed around when he was bored. “You are just telling yourself that, you don’t know what real love is. Now, me and your mother don’t want you seeing that silly boy again.”

Her heart broke into two, and, looking at her mother for comfort, only saw a heartbroken case, yet her mother didn’t say anything.

Her lips quivered, tears threatening to spill over. She pointed at her mother, sudden anger breaking through her broken self. “You promised you wouldn’t take him away from me! Now look at what you’re doing. You’re a coward and a traitor,” she spat, now glancing at her father. “Both of you. You say all you want is for me to be happy, well you’re not doing such a good job at it, since you’re taken my happiness right out of my hands.” She paused to take a breath, wanting to say more, yet she couldn’t. Her breathed hitched when she tried to say another word, tears blurring her vision but she managed to race right out the front door, ignoring her father’s shouts and mother’s concerned yells at her; for her bare feet have already sprinted across the pavement outside, allowing her to fun freely along the streets.

The moon had just came out within the clouds, the darkness surrounding her as the cool night breeze blew through her hair strands.

In a strange way, she liked the cold and the way it seemed to bite her arms. It gave her something to feel besides the dread she had sitting in her chest, getting more comfortable by the second. She liked how it gave her something else to think about, and the breeze snuck into the gap of her dress, the piece of clothing unbuttoned as she ran to a destination she didn’t know the name of quite yet.

She soon saw a figure in the distance and she somehow knew just who it was, like he knew she was in need of him and came as soon as he heard her heart call out to him for help.

The blonde hair was unmistakeable on the foggy street, his eyebrows furrowed and she could see such features as she ran more urgently towards him.

“Dra-” she sobbed, arms reaching out to him as she crashed into his chest, tears already soaking up his dress shirt. His arms wrapped around her shoulders, grounding her, giving her something to feel as she felt her heart slowly tape itself up now that she was in his arms.

“Shh,” he hushed her, stroking her hair, nestling his face into her skin as he pressed soft kisses there, trying to get her spriling head that was in the clouds down to earth with him.

She hiccuped, shaking in his arms as she gripped his clothing like he was the only thing keeping her alive. She tried backing out of his embrace to look him in the eyes, vision blurry. “T-they said-”

“I know I know,” Draco whispered, gently pushing her head back into his chest as if he somehow knew what happened back at the house. And he really didn’t know, to tell the truth, but her never ending tears gave him the clearest answer he needed. And he tried to act like it didn’t crack his own heart in half, for he wanted to stay strong for her.

The two lovers stood in the street lights, embraced, their shadows of their past love that wasn’t forbidden haunting them in the most pleasant way, and as they looked back upon it they couldn’t hep but wish it back, yet it was like trying to chase the wind, useless.

[vroomvroomwee]

You know that controversial Hellaverse opinions post you made? I want to add something (that might be too woke):

I've disliked radioapple since the moment s1 e5 came out but I could never fully explain why it was the only Alastor ship that genuinely disgusted me UNTIL I saw this tweet yesterday. The tweet only addresses a certain radioapple week not the ship itself but it sums up why the dynamic between fanon Lucifer and Alastor always gave me the ick. Most of the time Alastor is depicted as this feral, animalistic creature who FINALLY learns what love is by UWU sweet angel Lucifer

Anyways, here's the tweet I saw, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it: https://x.com/wispiicoatl/status/1929576173756928212?t=TJgB9jll-ZdbjOOLRgY1Uw&s=19

Oh my fucking god! The way I've been hating on radioapple for so long and I didn't even think of this! The ship keeps getting more problematic the more time passes.

Absolutely no hate to radioapple artists and I don't condone harassment in the slightest! Everyone is allowed to ship what they want. But, the fact of the matter is radioapple has some really really toxic fans. I've talked about how Lucifer keeps getting infantlised, despite being the most powerful being in hell. I've talked about Alastor's aceness getting erased in this ship more than any other ship with him I've seen. I've talked about the blatant misogyny fans hurl at Lilith. And I've talked about how so so so so so many people ship radioapple just because it's two conventionally attractive men and they don't actually care about chemistry or compatibility. The mlm fetishisation is astounding.

But, I'm honestly ashamed to say this is the first time I'm seeing radioapple from this perspective and it's horrible how true it is. So so so many fics and fanart depict Alastor as this scary huge evil violent monster, while Lucifer is this short, slim gentle angel figure. Especially during doecifer week. Sure, it's interesting, but if we take a more critical look it's... really not okay. Especially since there's such a history of black and poc characters being depicted as brutish and crude and animalistic.

It could be argued that "but Alastor IS animal based, he's a deer!" Yeah, a male deer. Lucifer is also male. He is also strong. He is violent and not the defenseless "doe" people keep depicting him as. Why not make Lucifer a stag too? Why not draw both Alastor and Lucifer as does? Why not draw Alastor as a parrot or goat which Lucifer takes after? And honestly, Alastor isn't even that violent compared to most of the other characters in hazbin. The only times we've seen him lash out is when others prompt him (the scene with husk is still abuse I'm not disputing that). But, he still acts like a gentleman, poised and collected. And let's not forget the fact that he's ace, and the entire "consumed with lust to a feral degree" wouldn't really work for him. And honestly even if he wasn't ace, regular heat/rut doesn't excuse the fact that people always use that trope for Alastor and never for Lucifer. As though Alastor is a rabid, wild beast that Lucifer somehow tames or is able to "endure". So, taking all these into account we have: aphobia/ace erasure, mlm fetishisation, heteronormativity, misogyny and racism all put into a nice package that we really really need to adress.

Thank you so much for this ask! This needs to be talked about more because it isn't really a "small number of people problem", but more of a collective mindset the fandom has practically ingrained at this point

[ghasel]

🏳️‍🌈🧿 pride month pick a card: WHO YOU TRULY ARE 🧿🏳️‍🌈

remember: only you can know who you are truly, this reading is NOT to tell you who you are, but to let you read about your true self.

Hello!

i’ve thought this reading, since it’s pride month, especially for queer people, in particular (but not only!) for who is not often perceived as who they truly are: this reading is to be perceived as you truly are, regardless of what people around you think of you

as usual the reading will be made by two parts: this free reading and an extended version on my patreon! In the extended we will clarify the oracles of the free reading with tarot cards, but if you can’t/don’t want to pay for the extended no worries: this free reading is totally readable as a standalone!

p.s. i love you, stay safe and remember you deserve to be happy

how to use this reading: pick the pile that resonates with you from the picture below, then scroll down and read the respective reading! in this reading specifically, you know you have found your pile if you find yourself in what comes out

[image description: the tree piles, each with their number; on the top there are some crystal displayed in a raibow pattern]

pile 1

[image description: pile 1 spread, composed by three oracle cards displayed and three covered tarot cards; over these cards there is written "unveil this cards and the full reading on my patreon"]

elephant (community, perseverance): you are someone who has hope; despite what you may or may not had to live through, there's an energy of coming out on the other side and this side is bright, free and has the energy of a community that works; you may be working on building something like this or "simply" it's your dream and your natural attitude; I feel like you may be an older queer, someone who didn't have the chance of living their childhood and youth with the freedom that, at least in some places, is possible now and so you have memories and experiences that not everyone has and they let you see, have the evidence of how far we've come. There is really the energy of someone who has overcome some bad shit and now sees what's around them, recognizes the issues we need to work on, but is also very aware of the improvements from just a few years ago; there is an energy of someone who's quet, not showing off, but quietly working in the background to help who needs your help, a gentle leadership if you will

jupiter (18): Jupiter talks about expansion: you seem the type of person who always strives for more, for better, for more experiences, but not because you're never happy with what you have, but because you know that there's always room for growth, for new things, to widen your horizons; it may have a practical side, learning new things that can help you in your daily life, or just expansion for expansion's sake, for example travelling and learning how people live in another country, but without really wanting to live there - just to discover; there is also an underlying energy of "the more I know the more I am aware of what goes on" - and hence the more you can get yourself opinions and lines of action that are aligned with your values; Jupiter is the planet that is linked to Sagittarius, so it's possible that in your birth chart you have quite a bit of Sag energy (but it's not necessary, of course)

the hermit "negative": you're not done in your self search and self discovery path, there is still something, maybe some details, maybe something bigger, that doesn't really fit; it feels like you know who you are in many ways, but there's still room for more discovery in some parts because there's this feeling of something being off; this card may tell us that your authomatic instinct when you have a doubt or need to reflect on something is to close off from the world, but it may not be what you really want to do (ex. you close in yourself authomatically, but you'd like to open up with people close to you that you trust); alternatively, you may be the type of person who needs alone time not only to relax and recharge, but to be in the company of your own thoughts without external influences; you may also feel the weight of a responsability that you are now carrying by yourself (ex. single parent who's the only one responsible for their kids)

READ THE SECOND PART OF THIS READING HERE!

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pile 2

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royal eagle (illumination, success): you have worked a lot on yourself; you have worked on who you are, what you want, what you think and believe, how you want your life to happen and now you have clarity in all these aspects; it feels like people around you may be "envious" of this, but you don't really understand why they tell you you're lucky when they can also do the same work you've done and get to a clarity for themselves too; you gave priority to all of this and you are not letting yourself just follow a society-premade pattern without ever stopping to ask youself if this is really what you want; i actually feel that you may have stopped and asked yourself everything you needed to ask before starting to build your life - and that you're building it now that you know who you are and what are you working for; tbh i wouldn't be surprised if you are somewhere on the autistic spectrum because there is a lack of influence from what society wants to assume for us that fits very well with autism (it's not necessary, ofc)

sun (13): the first of your suns! this card always gives me a feeling, for how the figure is represented, of a traveler in the desert, but in this case i think that, as a traveler connects more places with their routes, you connect all the pieces of yourself; it feels like you're a serious person, who hasn't woken up with a metaphorical full size sun in your life randomly, but who has built that full size sun putting together smaller pieces of light, until the image was complete; ex, you found out who you are - that's a mini sun (or more!) - then what you believe and don't believe in -other mini suns - then how you want to live your life - more mini suns … and in the end you've gotten to a full size sun that shines a bright and happy energy on your daily life; basically you're not luckier than anyone else, but you worked your ass off to get where you are now; there is also an energy of keeping track of things, so you may probably come back and re-check if what resonated once still resonates or if there is something that you want to change

the sun "positive"→ there's an happy and almost carefree energy and most of all there is energy, a lot of it, that you use and incanalate towards what aligns with you and makes you feel better; there is almost a vibe of the innocence of children which makes me believe even more that you're not really touched (or you work not to be) by what society assumes and expects from you and you think with your own mind and, even more, with your own heart like a child; this doesn't mean that you don't care about adult responsabilities, but that you're not letting yourself fall into a "life sucks" mentality: you are enjoying your life and it's a much more thuoghtful and on purpose thing that people may think; you are committed to enjoy your life, no matter how much work you need to do for it

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toad (listening, secrecy): you have a mystic energy, that makes me think of those wise mentors in stories, but at the same time you seem to be focused on yourself, not on mentoring others; i think that the listening this card tells us is listening to yourself, being honest with yourself to know you better and better; especially with secrecy i feel that you are very committed to understand yourself down to the deepest depth (you may be interested in shadowwork); this card gives off an energy of deep meditation to get in touch with your true self, with the deepest parts of you, to know them too; i think you have a clear idea of who you are already, because this feels like "advanced" work: think of like going deep in the sea: you can do it only when you know how to swim and move around the surface levels; to be honest (and this is for all the cards) i wouldn't be surprised if you were a witch or something similar (you don't have to, ofc); to summarize this card i would say deep introspection; also, you may want to go deep about yourself, but possibly also about the culture you come from

capricorn (10): this card is letting us know that you not only want to discover more about yourself, but you already have a lot of certainties about your opinions, what you think and what you believe and, in perfect capricorn fashion, you are very sure about it to the point that you may come across as stubborn; i feel that it's not a matter of stubborness, tho, because you're not fixated on an opinion because you want to be right or refuse to change, but because you have tought and reflexted and worked on this opinion so now you are sure that it's the one that you think it's right and resonates for you; you're not stubborn, you're sure about what you believe; capricorn also has earth energy, which (with the next card) can tell us that you have a good balance between earth life and spiritual life

the high priestess "positive": if the capricorn tells us about earth life, the high priestess talks about spiritual life and my friend i woulnd't be surprised if you are psychic in some ways (again, you don't have to); this card has a very calm energy, the energy of someone who has no doubts in what they believe and hence, if you have one, has no doubt about their spritual practice; to go back a bit to the toad, the high priestess with her water and moon, is also about emotion and introspection, which makes me believe that you are also calm when you're facing something deep: you are not scared of what is hidden, you may even be aware that many times they're scary only bc they're hidden and once brought to light they aren't anymore; it also gives a lot of committed to know yourself energy

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[ghouljams]

hi ghoul :) i remember seeing that you have a degree in gender studies and i’m taking a class in that right now so i just wanted to ask if you had some book recommendations about gender! fictional or nonfictional! if not then that’s totally fine and thank u anyway <3

"The Essential Feminist Reader" collected by Estelle B Freedman is a great collection of feminist and proto-feminist essays that I truly believe everyone should read in their first gender studies class. It's going to show you where the movement started and how long people have been fighting for gender equality. Also it's always fun to read Mary Wollstonecraft, an icon. It's also a good showing of the men who participated in proto-feminism, because I think we forget that not every man opposed gender equality (even waaaaay back) and it's fun to see them talk about how great women are and how they should be treated like goddesses lmao

"Assata" by Assata Shakur is a really fantastic memoir about being a black woman during the height of the Black Panther movement. It's also a really gripping look inside the revolutionary groups that were gaining traction during the 60s/70s and the way the US government attempted to sabotage, infiltrate, and eventually dismantle both Black and White led groups. I found Assata's voice to be refreshing and also incredibly unapologetic in the way she addresses both her alleged crime as well as the crimes that were committed against her. This one focuses more less on gender and more on race, but there's definitely a lot of intersection going on.

"Stone Butch Blues" by Leslie Feinberg is an essential read if you want to look at the intersection of sexuality and gender. It's a fantastic look at the way we present ourselves as well as the way we are perceived, especially by people who are supposed to be our allies. There's a really great discussion in this one about how sex is used to define gender for certain marginalized groups and how queer spaces both embrace and reject the "other" within them. I think every queer woman should read this book (not assigning you any labels, just a general recommendation) because it picks apart so much of what it means to be a woman who is also queer.

Literally anything by bell hooks, but that's a given. I like "Feminist Theory from Margin to Center" a lot because she's incredibly frank with her look at the feminist movement and some of the exclusionary politics that go on within it. She has two books exploring masculinity that are from the early 2000s which have been on my list for ages as well. Love bell hooks.

I'll try to think up more but I always enjoy looking back at second wave feminist books. They're less afraid to address the elephants in the room and call out full stop the racism and trans/homophobia that is latent in the movement of the time. I am also of a belief that learning the history of a movement is the only way to truly progress forwards within it. So much of what we see in fringe/conservative "feminism" is failing to address (and often direction contradicting) many of the issues that people were fighting to push past in the 80s. I think about my mom and how she asked me "I was fighting against 'defining' womanhood, why are people so keen to define it again?" and idk I carry that with me often.

Anyway I'm a gender abolitionist because of my degree so like... take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[perfectlyoongi]

CO-WORKER!JIN who always asks what your boss wanted when they called you. he was just curious when you were involved. whenever you were called aside or needed in a meeting, Jin would wait impatiently for you to pepper you with questions. in his heart, beating as the seconds passed, the hope of being noticed shone brightly, spreading its light of confidence throughout his body. “was it because of last month's project?” his eyes were shining and you swore Jin's words sounded like pride. “tell me it was because of that! you did so well, i'm sure they thanked you.”

CO-WORKER!JIN who plans your wedding with you during breaks on rainy days. when you and Jin arrived at the office at the same time, under the same umbrella, the two of you automatically got engaged at the company. it was a light-hearted joke, without any malice, in which all your colleagues participated. you and Jin: the best newlyweds of the 21st century! it was impossible to escape the joke, especially because the joke was a relief, not only in the company, but in your own lives. as such, when you went to have coffee or lunch with him, when the day was heavier or boring, you and Jin would simply talk about songs and guests, and how he was going to wear a light pink suit that would match the flowers. it was fun, it eased his mind, and it made time pass faster — what was wrong with sharing a fake dream? “i want stars to be thrown as we leave the church. gold, of course. and then at the wedding reception we could buy two or three polaroid cameras and leave refills lying around.”

CO-WORKER!JIN who loves to gossip with you at lunch. Jin's superpower was knowing everything that was going on in the office and in the employees' lives. maybe it was because of his friendly face, or because he was always ready to listen, but people confided in Jin very easily. from morning to the end of the day, Jin gathered so many stories and news that it was sometimes difficult to name them all. but at lunch, always shared with you, Jin would confide in you and tell you the most shocking and unexpected stories that always spiced up your lunch. “the receptionist told me that the night security guard was caught with his girlfriend in the back and he might be fired. tomorrow i have to tell you about the third floor manager. if you only knew what i know…”

CO-WORKER!JIN who listens to all your presentations and projects. when you needed to present something, or simply speak in public, Jin was always ready to help you. whether you were having difficulties creating a project or just needed an outside opinion, Jin didn't mind spending long minutes and hours listening to your ideas being developed with all your work and dedication. sometimes Jin got lost in your words, carried away by the lightness of your voice and by all the sweetness that emanated from you; other times, Jin was critical, not in a way that put you down, but in a way that made you want to work harder and better. “can i be honest? i really enjoyed the presentation, but i found the pace a bit rushed and i'm sure that's because you're nervous. so my advice is—”

CO-WORKER!JIN who tells you when is not a good day for your superiors. knowing everything in that building, Jin also knew the small details that made a big difference; among them, Jin was an expert in figuring out the moods of workers, especially the bosses. whenever he knew someone's mood had changed and it could influence you in some way, through text or whispers, Jin would let you know almost instantly to prepare for frustration or gratitude. “just a warning: the man is a little nervous, even irritated. and it's kind of my fault because i didn't stop talking when i should have and… these are details, it doesn't matter. today: it's not a good day.”

CO-WORKER!JIN who offers to drive you home, but doesn't have a car. in reality, Jin just wanted to hang out with you. it was that simple. without other reasons or secrets. Jin took you home calmly, through the city, seeing landscapes, telling stories and enjoying each other's company. just that. just you and Jin. “can i take you home today? i confess that i would really like to if you want.”

CO-WORKER!JIN who thought you already had your first date. when you arrived at Jin, a little nervous, a little insecure, he thought something big had happened. but when you asked him out, with shaky words and jumbled sentences, he was completely confused. “what do you mean i want to go on a date with you?” good. you messed up. the friendship you had, the complicity you shared, the good energy that emanated from him — you ruined it all. “didn't we have a date last month? when we went to the movies after dinner. wait. you think we… we didn't… okay! let's take it one step at a time! me: like you. you: like me. us: met last month and we are going to meet this weekend. are we clear?”

[honeyspeeches]

Okay, so, here’s something I’ve been thinking about, and now I want your thoughts.

I’m new to the Voltron fandom, which means I’ve been grave-robbing old blogs to read meta, revisit old theories, and see what people were saying at the time. One thing that’s struck me as odd is how often people argue that Klance shouldn’t be considered a Rivals to Lovers ship—because, in their opinion, Lance wasn’t even close to Keith’s level. Hilariously, they’ll often say that James is Keith’s real rival, which... feels like a stretch. It’s mainly a one-sided grudge on James’s part.

What’s odd is that many beloved rivals-to-lovers ships also start with that same imbalance. Take Sasunaru — it begins with Naruto chasing Sasuke’s recognition, while Sasuke largely ignores him. The rivalry is lopsided, but that doesn’t disqualify it. If anything, it’s a classic dynamic: one side burns hotter, until the other is pulled in.

But here’s where Klance does feel different to me. Lance accepted that Keith was the universe’s chosen one—the destined leader, the better pilot, the figure everyone looked to. And instead of resenting him for it, Lance made peace with it. Lance chose to believe in Keith. There was no grand duel, no dramatic declaration, no "I finally caught up to you/beat you"—just Lance, with a heart full of belief, quietly choosing Keith over his own dreams.

How do you think Klance differs from or fits into the classic rivals-to-lovers trope?

- Lance Anon

Ohhhhh my god ok first of all I love you forever and ever for asking me this question and drawing a direct parallel to Sasuke and Naruto because I LOVE Naruto and I especially love Sasuke and Naruto’s relationship. If there’s anything I love talking about more than Voltron it’s Naruto. Secondly, it’s soooo funny that you did this, I’m not sure if it was on purpose but I actually have already written an extensive analysis on the similarities between Sasuke and Naruto vs. Keith and Lance in Voltron is a Love Story.

Before I basically copy-paste everything that I wrote there, though, I feel like I do have to clarify a few things (I've put it under the cut cause this turned out wayyy longer than I planned lol).

Firstly, what you say here:

it begins with Naruto chasing Sasuke’s recognition, while Sasuke largely ignores him.

Well... it seems that way upon retrospect, but in fact Naruto's main drive in the very beginning of the manga was his desire to be recognised by the village as a whole rather than just by Sasuke:

[Naruto, Vol. 1, Chapter 001: Uzumaki Naruto, p. 13 ; Vol. 1, Chapter 004: Hatake Kakashi, p. 6]

This is because he is very often rejected by everyone in the village and ignored by them, since he has the nine-tailed fox inside of him. He lashes out and starts trouble to draw their attention to him. But once his teacher, Iruka, treats him well and acknowledges him, Naruto decides to try for something nobler, as we see above.

He doesn't start desiring for Sasuke's acknowledgement until after Sasuke saves him:

[Naruto, Vol. 2, Chapter 010: Two Down, p. 14]

Naruto was very impressed by Sasuke's skills, and he wants to live up to his strength.

And Sasuke doesn't ignore him at all, even though he tries to appear that way, because he defends Naruto when Sakura talks shit about him:

[Naruto, Vol. 1, Chapter 003: Uchiha Sasuke, pp. 21-22]

and all of his fond memories of Naruto (that he thinks about as he's dying after he saved Naruto) include almost all the times he "ignored" him:

[Naruto, Vol. 3, Chapter 027: Awaken !!, p. 14]

Sasuke is also driven to get stronger by Naruto:

[Naruto, Vol. 8, Chapter 066: Sakura's Request, p. 15 ; Vol. 20, Chapter 176: Bitter Rivalry, p. 11]

So, they motivate each other a lot, and their rivalry is not as lopsided or one-sided as it seems.

As I said in Voltron is a Love Story, Lance and Keith resemble Naruto and Sasuke extremely much, and follows their story progression almost to a T. I’ll insert here everything that I wrote about their similarities, though a bit more condensed (if you’d like to read the whole thing I encourage you to read all of Voltron is a Love Story). Additions are marked in Green.

"Keith and Lance’s rivalry is modeled very closely after Sasuke and Naruto. Lance and Keith are direct contrasts to each other, the same way Naruto and Sasuke are direct contrasts to each other, all the way down to their color palette. Naruto and Sasuke’s color palettes are yellow/orange and blue/purple which are on opposite sides of the color wheel from each other.

Naruto and Sasuke also receive sun and moon tattoos, emphasising their contrasts further:

[Naruto, Chapter 672: Night Guy…!!, p. 8]

Here are a few examples from a post I made a while ago, of the contrasts between Lance and Keith:

"Thinking about Keith living in the desert for a year and Lance missing the beaches of his home. Thinking about how alone Keith is vs how big lance’s family is. Thinking about quiet Keith vs loudmouth Lance. Thinking about Keith being short-range vs Lance being long range. Thinking about Keith being impulsive vs Lance being thoughtful. Keith being an early riser vs Lance sleeping in. Thinking about Keith being yin and Lance being Yang. I am not ok btw"

(quoting to preserve the image limit.... damn you tumblr let me upload more than 30 images !!!)

As well as Lance being an active protagonist vs Keith being a passive protagonist, as mentioned in the main character analysis. (still not ok to this day btw.)

And a screencap from Season 1 that pretty much sums it up:

[Season 1, Episode 7: Return to the Balmera, 18:59]

Moreover, remember, when I compared Voltron to ATLA, which is an actual war story, and found it lackluster in comparison? Well, when I compare it to Naruto’s world-building, a lot of things align.

In Naruto, we also don’t see anyone who isn’t a soldier. We know that a village exists of ordinary people, whom the soldier villages are meant to protect, just as we know ordinary people of the Galra must exist, ‘cause otherwise, how have they kept going for 10,000 years? But we never see them. Just like how we never see them in Naruto.

And another curious similarity is that Iruka, a very important authority figure to Naruto, has a scar across his nose… just like Shiro, who is a very important authority figure to Lance…

But Lance and Keith aren’t just modeled after Naruto and Sasuke concept wise. In fact, their story progression, and even some details are eerily similar to Naruto and Sasuke.

In Naruto, Sasuke is introduced as someone Naruto hates because he “acts all cool.”. But we later learn that Sasuke actually means a lot to Naruto and vice versa.

[Naruto, chapter 228: Kakashi’s Premonition, p. 10]

Lance similarly introduces Keith as someone he hates, because Keith is always trying to one-up him. But we later learn that they mean a lot to each other:

[Season 8, Episode 11: Uncharted Regions, 06:38]

Another way in which Keith’s introduction is similar to Sasuke’s introduction, is that both Naruto and Lance make some sort of comment on Sasuke and Keith’s appearance…

Naruto saying Sasuke “acts like he’s cool”

[Naruto, Chapter 003: Uchiha Sasuke, p. 6]

and Lance drawing attention to Keith’s mullet

[Season 1 Episode 1: The Rise of Voltron, 46:00]

and again, after some time has passed:

[Naruto, chapter 285: The Person from Root!!, pp. 6-5]

[Season 6, Episode 4: The Colony, 08:04]

and both Naruto and Lance have a strong reaction to them:

[Naruto, Chapter 003: Uchiha Sasuke, p. 6]

[Season 1 Episode 1: The Rise of Voltron, 30:37]

Another parallel is Keith’s decision to leave, impacting Lance deeply. In Naruto, Sasuke also leaves, impacting Naruto deeply. So much in fact, that it becomes the plot of the whole last half of the manga, with Naruto chasing after him to save him from darkness.

Sasuke left because of Naruto, because he wanted to break the bond between them that he deemed as a weakness, keeping him from plunging into darkness and despair. In an effort to become stronger, he has to end all of his bonds with the people he holds most dear. This is the whole motivation behind the first Valley of the End fight, as well as the second.

[Naruto, Chapter 698: Naruto and Sasuke V, p.19]

Similarly, Keith also left because of Lance.

[VLD, Season 4, Episode 1: Code of Honor, 15:34]

But he lied about it, just like how Naruto lied about why he chased Sasuke:

[VLD, Season 4, Episode 1: Code of Honor, 21:18]

[Naruto, Chapter 470: Killer B vs. Kisame!!, pp. 5-6]

So, Keith left because of Lance, similarly to how Sasuke left because of Naruto. And we know that Naruto is very motivated by Sasuke, because that’s the point and plot of the whole manga. But is Lance motivated by Keith? Well, what do we know Lance wants more than anything? He wants to prove himself. Specifically, he wants to prove himself worthy. And what helped spurn this on, again? That’s right. Iverson’s comparison to Keith in the very first episode.

It is in Iverson’s comparison to Keith that Lance becomes motivated to find Pidge on the roof, which catalyses the plot, because Lance wants to prove that he’s earned his spot in the fighter class. What better way to show that than to tackle the problem Iverson pointed out, their lack of teamwork. So, Lance catalyses the plot by looking for Pidge, making sure all three of them are there on the roof when Shiro crashes, which is motivated by the comparison to Keith. And he further catalyses the plot when he follows Keith to the tent. His rivalry with Keith drives him, but it also blinds him.

Let’s take the tests from the second episode as an example. Here, Lance is pretty confident in his bond with the Blue Lion, and in fact, he seems to be doing pretty well, until he starts goading Keith into going faster, being blinded by his rivalry with Keith, and his need to measure up with him. Which is very interesting. Almost like it’s foreshadowing for how Lance can’t reach his full potential until his relationship changes with Keith, and he stops measuring up with him and competing against him. And when can he do that? When he’s equal with him. Which is what started happening in season 3.

[Season 3, Episode 2: The Red Paladin, 10:20]

It wasn’t until Lance accepted Keith as the new leader and himself as his right-hand man that Lance really started to grow, as we discussed in the Red Lion section above. This is when he sets aside his own ego to strengthen the team and support Keith, and he finally opens up about his true insecurities.

But they aren’t completely equal here, because Keith is the head of Voltron, the “ultimate leader” of the team, and Lance already feels inferior to him, having taken his spot in the Garrison without having “earned it”, no matter how much Keith listens to Lance. It only takes Keith pulling rank to completely wipe away any illusion of equality between them, which is what happens with Shiro in season 5 [Season 5, Episode 3: Postmortem, 04:14]

Similarly, Naruto is shown to compare himself a lot to Sasuke, wanting to become as good as him as I also discussed above. [Naruto, Chapter 010, p. 17; chapter 227, p. 16]

Just like Lance, this was also spurred on from a comparison by his teacher. [Naruto, Chapter 003, p. 12]

And everyone sees that Naruto is purely motivated by Sasuke:

[Naruto, Vol. 35, Chapter 319: The Source of the Commotion, p. 21]

Another parallel that I forgot to mention in Voltron is a Love Story is that Keith is the first one to acknowledge and listen to Lance just as Sasuke is the first one to acknowledge Naruto (aside from Iruka).

[Season 3, Episode 3: The Hunted, 12:51]

The way Naruto manages to become equal to Sasuke is by resolving to save Sasuke. His pure resolve and his pure love for Sasuke is what gives him strength to fight against him, directly contrasting Sasuke’s pure resolve to end their bond, seeing his love for Naruto as a weakness instead of as a strength.

Furthermore, Naruto is a main character without an antagonist. Think Demon King level of antagonist. There are villains he defeats, but no one villain whom he has to overcome as a part of his arc. In fact, Naruto’s wish of being accepted in the village is fulfilled already once he defeats Pain. So, why didn’t the manga end there? Because Pain isn’t Naruto’s antagonist. No one is. The closest we get to an antagonist for Naruto is Sasuke. But Naruto doesn’t want to overcome him, he wants to be equal with him, because Naruto loves him.

Huh… who else do we know in this show, who checks all the boxes of being a main character, but doesn’t have an antagonist? Lance. Man, this guy keeps showing up at the end of everything, huh?

Similarly to Naruto, the closest Lance has to an antagonist is Keith.

Remember when I said this, in Lotor’s subsection?

“In season 1 of ATLA, Zuko’s antagonist seemed to be Aang, the same way Aang’s antagonist seemed to be Zuko. But in the season 1 finale, we realize that this isn’t true. Aang’s true antagonist is Firelord Ozai and Zuko’s true antagonist is his sister, Azula. Season 1 finale is when Zuko becomes a true deuteragonist to Aang.”

Well, I argued there that this mirrors Lotor becoming Allura’s deuteragonist, after it seemed like he was Keith’s antagonist but remember, they aren’t the main characters. Lance and Keith are.

So, could Keith be a deuteragonist to Lance? No. Although Keith and Lance’s arcs are intertwined like Zuko and Aang’s are, both of their arcs are about love, unlike Zuko and Aang, but similar to Sasuke and Naruto. Keith is Lance's love-interest, the same way Sasuke is a love-interest to Naruto. Allura is a red-herring for Lance's love interest, the same way Sakura is a red-herring for Naruto, and the same way Zuko and Aang are red-herrings for each other, masking their true antagonists. In the case of Naruto and Lance, Sakura and Allura are masking their true love-interests, Sasuke and Keith, respectively.

Furthermore, Keith is a very significant part of Lance’s arc, because Keith is also one of the sources of it! This is why Allura is foiled against Keith, because of both of their significance to Lance. But unlike Allura, Keith helps Lance fulfill his arc. In Naruto, Sakura is foiled against Naruto to emphasise the contrast between Naruto’s pure selfless love for Sasuke, and Sakura’s selfish love for Sasuke, pointed out in this analysis. Similarly, remember when I said that Allura and Keith were often mirrored invertedly, to emphasise a contrast between them? Well, this is the purpose. Allura is foiled against Keith to emphasise the contrast between Keith’s love for Lance and Allura’s rejection of Lance.

Naruto is a great example of a story people think is about war but is actually about love. The whole point and plot of the manga is Naruto’s love for and devotion to Sasuke and vice versa. The manga ends with Naruto and Sasuke reconciling after being apart for the whole manga, with Naruto confessing his love for Sasuke and with Sasuke happily admitting defeat to Naruto’s love for him.

[Naruto, Chapter 698: Naruto and Sasuke V, p. 23]

Sasuke’s resolve to end their bond lost to Naruto’s resolve to keep it.

I can confidently say that Lance and Keith are mirrored in Naruto and Sasuke. Their story progression follows that of Naruto and Sasuke almost exactly. But there’s something missing. The last big fight.

Lance’s arc comes to a head and is fulfilled once he’s on equal footing with Keith. Throughout the show, Lance keeps following in his footsteps, again, to the tent, to the Blue Lion and to the Red Lion. Lance even gets a sword in season 5, which is Keith’s weapon.

Even when Keith is the head, he is the one who forms the sword, even though it materializes from the Red Lion, so it should be Lance:

[VLD, Season 3, Episode 6: Tailing a Comet, 18:41 ; Season 6, Episode 7: Defender of All Universes, 02:03]

But it’s not. Again, because it’s Keith’s weapon. The show has effectively pavloved us to associate swords with Keith. So when Lance unlocks his sword form with the red bayard (Keith’s original bayard)

[Season 5, Episode 3: Postmortem, 9:16]

We are meant to be thinking of Keith. Lance activated his sword form right after Shiro yelled at him to stay out of it, which hurt Lance a lot. And he went to the training room to cope. The only other character that we’ve seen train alone in the training room is Keith, so we’re meant to associate this scene with Keith, and so does Lance. Keith was most likely on his mind while he was training, thinking about how things seemed to be better when Keith was there… which triggered the sword form. All of this combined foreshadows and suggests a fight between the two. Again, similar to how Naruto unlocks new powers every time he thinks about Sasuke and vice versa, that keeps foreshadowing a fight between them.

And it is further suggested by all the parallels to them.

Naruto is very famous for all the parallels to Naruto and Sasuke in its own story, their relationship mirrored across generations, but always with something slightly different, pointed out in this analysis. The parallels are meant to emphasise how Naruto and Sasuke are different from previous generations. They can break the cycle, because they love each other.

Well, would you believe me if I say that Keith and Lance are also paralleled?

[Season 3, Episode 7: The Legend Begins, 22:13 ; Season 6, Episode 5: The Black Paladins, 16:38]

You don’t have to believe me, you just have to look at these screenshots. Notice how in both fights, everyone involved fought with swords, even Shiro who usually never uses a sword, opting to just use his hand instead. Even he used a sword in his fight against Keith.

Every generation of Red and Black paladins have had a standoff, except for Lance and Keith. In all the fights, one of the paladins died (well… except for Shiro but we already know he was supposed to die… until he didn’t), and Keith and Lance were supposed to break the cycle, because of their love for each other; specifically, because of Lance’s love for Keith. Instead of fighting Keith to overcome him, he fights Keith to save him.

The foreshadowing doesn’t just stop in their parallels. We also have massive indicators from scenes in the Astral Plane throughout the show, which consistently feature two red and blue stars. This has been pointed out many times before, and I am pointing it out here, again:

[Season 2, Episode 7: Space Mall, 15:57]

[Season 6, Episode 6: All Good Things, 01:21]

These are all shots of Blue and Red stars consistently animated in the Astral Plane across seasons and production eras. Both of these scenes involved a fight/standoff between two Black Paladins (Zarkon vs. Shiro and Shiro vs. Keith). This not only foreshadows a fight between Keith and Lance, but it further implies that Lance would be a Black Paladin for their fight/standoff in the Astral Plane.

As I’ve argued throughout this whole thing, Lance’s arcs of love and self-worth tie into each other. Similar to Naruto, Lance becomes equal to Keith once Lance has a pure resolve to save Keith through his love for him. In the showdown, both Lance’s arcs of insecurity and sexuality will be fulfilled in the fight, when he ultimately declares his love for Keith, making Keith “lose” the fight to Lance’s love, the same way Sasuke “lost” to Naruto’s love."

There was no grand duel, no dramatic declaration, no "I finally caught up to you/beat you"

The reason that we never saw this fight happen though is because it was tied to Lance’s ascension to the Black Lion which the writers were told to abandon in the feedback they received when they sent in the scripts for approval. Otherwise the lead up to Keith and Lance’s fight is as consistent as the foreshadowing of Lance’s ascension to the Black Lion, which I also establish in Voltron is a Love Story.

This is what I say in the IP & Other Legal Things section of Voltron is a Love Story:

"I think Bob Koplar wanted Lance removed as Black Paladin for many reasons, most likely because it was tied to a Klance arc, establishing them as canon, and he didn’t want [a queer] relationship in a show he deemed as a boys show [1 mentioned multiple times], a queer relationship which involves a legacy character and the main character. But I think another reason is much the same as why he wanted Lotor removed. He wanted to maintain the status quo of what he saw Voltron as: Lotor as the villain, and Voltron being led by Keith, and only Keith. Keith is a legacy character, meaning that his story isn’t just up to DreamWorks, or Netflix, but it’s up to its owner, namely WEP. Keith always ends up as the Black Paladin. And that legacy would be ruined if all of a sudden Lance is now the Black Paladin. He didn’t want another character competing for the role, he wanted Keith to be the pilot of the Black Lion in the endgame."

So to answer this question of yours:

How do you think Klance differs from or fits into the classic rivals-to-lovers trope?

Klance fits perfectly, because it is almost exactly modelled after the most famous rivalry duo, Naruto and Sasuke. But the resolution to their rivalry was cut out of the series.

[firstaidemoi]

Can we stop making everything about Batman/Batfam? Especially to the point that the other character and their part in the media, is pushed aside to make room for (a/the) Batfamily. ((Long post under cut))

If the profile picture didn't already give it away, yes, I have Shazam/Captain Marvel in mind while writing this.

His entire collection is flooded with Batfam works. I’m not against writing him interacting with the Batfamily, but all of the works are about him being used as someone who is basically going to or needing to become a part of Batman’s gaggle of orphans. Not him as a separate character with his own lore and really anything more than a plot point. Billy has siblings, a talking tiger, a magical city, a job, a superhero life and SO much more. But none of that is really expanded on (let alone added), unless it’s convenient in “Billy becomes a Batfam” fic. They don’t demonstrate his character on its own, he has to be portrayed in a way that makes him seem inevitably a part of the Batfamily, never just his regular self. (or with his own media or fine on his own.)

I would understand, but I’ve seen so many cases where a Batfamily member just straight up replaces a Shazam/Captain Marvel character. It just seems like a Billy fic can’t not be about the Batfamily in an essential way. To the point he’s treated like a random character they can just drop in to a Batfam centric work and not include much of anything about him and still treat it like a Shazam fanwork. There were so many times where Billy’s media could have been used or included and just wasn’t in place of Batman media.

My opinion may be very biased, but to me it just feels like they’re taking over all of his fan portrayals in the fandom without even including his lore, other characters, and correct depiction.

(No, I am not asking you to write him 100% accurate, but at least try to show that he’s his own character and not some drag-and-drop black hair orphan that needs to be saved, because that is not his character.)

I will admit I am upset, it seems like the only time his character is used is to be added into a work about Batman and his potential as a Bat. But he has his own media too, which goes unused or pushed aside to make him helpless in Gotham and in need of Batman to take him and protect him or show him “the true meaning of family” when:

A) Billy is self reliant, he’s got a job, an apartment in some cannons, and his own family. He is not helpless, he does not need to be saved by someone. He is a powerhouse of a superhero for one, the golden age comics tell a lot for two, and he’s been homeless or living alone managing himself in every cannon that has him without a foster family for three.

B) He has trust issues against adults and is also against the foster system. He is a consistent runaway from foster homes as well. But still, he found a way to love his own family. He does not need a new one to show him that or to adopt him.

C) He has his own family. He has Mary Batson/Broomfield, his sister; Freddy Freeman, his brother; and more if we include the Vasquez: Darla, Pedro, Eugene, Rosa and Victor. (We could also include Uncle Dudley, his Fawcett-based relative.) Billy already knows the true meaning of family and he has one. Even if we don’t count the Vasquez, we still have Mary, Freddy and Dudley; who are all major parts of his lore/character consistently. To get rid of all of them, is to remove large parts of his lore. It also, to me, is very odd to cut out his own family to give him a new one to show him love.

Anyways, what I mean is that he’s really only been written recently as someone a part of the Batman franchise, but he isn’t. That trope is fine, BUT, it’s almost the only time he is written and that is not the only part of his character or media. It makes it feel like that his only role is to be a part of the Batfamily when in reality that’s kinda getting rid of his character.

I hate to put it like this because I don’t want to make people feel bad about what they’re writing and enjoying, but it’s like those fics are taking over the Shazam fandom, and not even making it about Billy while doing it.

—> Feel free to discuss in replies I will try to answer.

[enkays-den]

idk if ur taking asks abt this so feel free to delete lol its so refreshing to have somebody have a nuanced level headed take on when a content creator isn't perhaps the perfect ally. Skizz has clarified in a pinned comment about an hour ago as of me sending this ask, and while there's some level of responsibility to be had when you are an influential presence like a content creator, at the end of the day he's also just a guy. he's not gonna have the perfect responses to stuff. and i say this as somebody who very deeply identifies as transgender: unfortunately, right now, even though it shouldnt be, our identities are political. that sucks major fuckin ass and it shouldn't be a radical take to want everyone to have human rights, obviously, but that's not the reality right now. so when skizz clarified that he meant polarizing topic instead of political, i totally get that tbh. is it disappointing in some aspects? yes, but he also clarified he does not tolerate hate in his spaces or when people begin to cause harm to others. I understand everyone who is kinda jumping at it like "what do you mean polarizing??" even after the comment he pinned, but its like... That's also part of the problem. I get it, it shouldn't be a problem to begin with, but idk. Defs rambling now sorry x. IMO he's right in that this isn't really a great conversation to be had in youtube comments and ive seen a couple commenters jumping at him like "why not" and its like!! i get where you're also coming from but in the current climate its not realistic + skizz is also just A GUY, he's not going to be a perfect political ally. I'd rather an imperfect ally who tries his best and doesn't tolerate hate than performative allyship, you know? Alright sorry for the ramble here. I wanted to talk about how I feel and every other opinion i've seen feels, well, polarizing. I really, really hate how fast fandom can jump on a train to cancel people- not that that's happening, but you see crumbs of it, you know? have a lovely day and thank you for the refreshing take lol

Of course.

I did NOT expect Skizz to do a complete 180 on what he did. I even gave him permission to delete the comment and think on it, because I understand Skizz a little.

This man DOES NOT care about what others think of him. He's said so many times. He cares that his intent was misunderstood.

Over the course of the 18 hours I had my comment up I was reading everyone's tags on my post and do have a few alterations to my original thought which I will go over in the last update to this whole thing.

At the end of the day people have to realize that no matter how strongly you feel, you opinion is still subjective, and cannot be summarized effectively in a simple tweet. That's why I didn't post ANYTHING about this to twitter. The format of the website leads to forced summation which leads to a MASSIVE loss of information, which leads into misinformation.

If you have to learn ANYTHING from this little blip in the drama radar, this is how you stay afloat as the OP:

State the inciting incident objectively

State a summation of your feelings, do not over-exaggerate. My youtube comment said "it stung a little"

Go into detail WHY you feel that way, pulling from external events is better than something only you have gone through is better

Do not demand action from the person you are addressing if it is not a big deal (someone's physical or mental wellbeing being on the line). Skizz not wanting to say 'trans rights' was not a big deal at the end of the day to me.

Keep things level-headed, because the people trying to oppose you will try and goad a reaction out of you. Staying calm and cool and backing up your words with substance exposes them for the aggressor they are.

Do not try and demonize the person you are addressing if it was a slip up. They'll already be feeling bad regardless.

Follow Skizz's #1 rule: Be good, be good to each other.

[amazingbananabread]

Hewwooo!(≧▽≦) I'm curious what your OCs think about of my OCs ( Koko, Grey and.. maybe catfrogs triplets?(´∩｡• ᵕ •｡∩`) )

🍀💚 KORORO 🍈🍵:

🍇 MELISSA 💜:

Oohh she adores her so much!! Melissa would sometimes drawn doodles of Kororo and her husband (that she think is a 'ugly pink ahh possay'), Mel would love to do activities with her if possible.

`` She's so cyute!! I would try hanging out with Kororo if I have the time, but I feel like she could do better with that husband of hers..wait, I'm with Randal so I'm basically contradicting myself- ``

🧡 MARY ✨:

Despite only getting glimpses and few seconds of interacting, Mary's a fan of the frog girl. If she could, she probably try to hide in Kororo's ginger locks and froggy hat. Too bad since she's pretty big.

`` Oh dear! She's so beautiful! Her beauty is.. *mwah*!! I would love to be her friend!!!! Although, i'd wish I could talk more with her but that pink catman always near, I'm scared to go near... ``

🏞 GOAT GUY NN 🐐:

Unfortunately, due to the fact he's in an obscure spot of a forest, though currently they're in some farmer cage (free my boy), Goat Guy doesn't know anything about Kororo, hell, they didn't see her. So, he doesn't have any opinion yet.

🐴 THE WANDERING HORSE 🌄:

The horse haven't talk or even seen Kororo so basically, no interaction between the frog and the horse so far.... ;(

🪬🐺 GREY 🌚🩶:

🍇 MELISSA 💜:

She probably had seen him during the camping trip but is still unsure whether she was hallucinating or not. But Mel thinks he looks a bit cool and mysterious.

`` Not sure if I'm going crazy during that camping trip but..I probably should write this down just in case... ``

🧡 MARY ✨:

Many times Mary have seen Grey, she always seems to have a question pops up: "I wonder if he has a source of light- is friendly to approach?". And so far, her impression of him is that he's pretty intimidating and odd.

`` .....Oh!- You were talking about me? Well, personally, I think he's scary, probably because he's a wolf but I don't know..m-maybe I shouldn't judge a cover by it's book.. `` (Sorry she was distracted atm)

🏞 GOAT GUY NN 🐐:

One time Goat Guy saw Grey and thought he was hunting for foods so they ran away. I think the goat would be intimidated by the wolfman and be skittish.

`` Wolf? I-I don't know, I see him like one time and ran away. I was scared, okay? ``

🐎 THE WANDERING HORSE 🌄:

Phillips is acquaintance with Grey, while Jane thinks he lowkey weird but is also vibing with him too. Overall they're chill with the wolf.

`` He's pretty alright, sometime we hang out.`` (PHILLIPS)

`` Eh, while we didn't do much, I still think he's cool. D-Don't tell Phillips though! `` (JANE)

🐸👶 THE TRIPLETS (AGATHA, MICHAEL, NICK) 🩷💚:

🍇 MELISSA 💜:

Oohhh she's adore them very much! Mel personally finds Nick to be her favorite (but she won't tell anybody about that), though she still not interested in raising a child.

`` The triplets's so cute! Like I could just- skkskek..Sorry, kinda got a bit weird there, but if Kororo needs some help to take care of them, I guess I could try babysitting them... ``

🧡 MARY ✨:

Mary, even though have only catch glimpses of the boys from outside the house, thinks that they are very adorable! Like she could pinch their chubby cheeks....!!!!!!

`` Aawhhhh they're so adorable!! Never have I seen such a cute baby, let alone three cute catfrog babies..Though, I wonder if Saiky's alright with babies... ``

🏞 GOAT GUY NN 🐐:

Yeah uh, so like with Kororo, Goat Guy doesn't know about the baby triplets so he doesn't have any opinion on them.

🐎 THE WANDERING HORSE 🌄:

Phillips and Jane also haven't seen the catfrog babies either so they don't have opinions like Goat Guy NN.

[dflogerzi]

I agree with Skippy. I have for a long time been willing to say she used surrogacy. But I am fully on board that there are no children living with them. I am also completely in agreement that blackmail is involved. And I am expecting that Meghan has lost it so badly at this point that we will shortly find out just what that may have fully entailed.

Skippy is also right, the BRF has allowed this to carry on. Not even Edward VIII got so much time and concessions. I also am of the opinion that Meghan is just being what Meghan is... a vile, low class, grifting, untalented, wannabe... who even after marrying into one of the most premier families on this planet could not perform or succeed to any level. But Harry is another story. it may just become of legend how vile a traitor he is to everything that he should have held dear and made vows to uphold.

I suppose today was very hard for me. For I now see the ending right there in front of us. Nope, I have not let it go. I cannot. I am still the little me playing dress ups and reading my books on the legends of the Kings and Queens of England. I am the teenager whose favorite books all came from the same place, a magical land far away. I am the young adult who could never get enough of Regency Romances and read so many I would be almost embarrassed to admit to it. I am the person who quit her job, put her life on hold, packed a backpack, and set off on the summer of the Charles and Diana royal wedding to see all the places I knew and loved from my studies. And also... to fall completely in love with a lady named Diana that I celebrated in the streets of London along with the masses as she became a princess.

I am the person who then read the awful books in the early 1990's about how badly her life was going. Followed it all through the separation and divorce, as I had as well with her two boys growing up. And I am a person who was there the very last summer that went totally off the rails. And I mourned when she was lost to our world and taken all too soon.

No. I am sticking this out. I am not going to wander off. I am so over it just like this dear friend whom I actually came to Tumblr to find. I do not blame anyone. It is SO OLD.

Okay. I guess I will just post this as i wrote it. Love you always dearest @skippyv20 You are a precious friend. I have talked enough for the day. 🙄

Onward.

Okay, just forget about it. This is RIDICULOUS.

No going back. We are going forward and this is fraud.

@labwuh @grits-galraisedinthesouth

Let me give credit to the originator...

[bigtiddygothhusband]

17, 23, and 24 for the music asks!

its hard to puck just one song and also not to write like a paragraph long thing for each of these lmao. did still do a paragraph long thing for one of them, i think i deserve to ramble about music i just also deserve to not spend two hours on this chchchdbc.

17: Tides I by Sarchasm.

23: Blast Doors by Everything Everything.

24: Secret by Suffer Club. this one was tough, cause i dont normally pay any attention to bands outside the music itself. even then i often dont keep up with new releases and stuff. so i dont really know what bands i like have broken up vs haven't released anything in a while vs have been continually releasing for years and i just haven't paid attention to the newer stuff.

But I found this band recently. because I was looking for the song Suffer by Secret Club and this came up instead. ended up listening to their one ep, but when i tried to click the links to their merch page and stuff they were dead and their social media hasn't updated in awhile and that was disappointing.

[gnomewithalaptop]

Rereading the Our Worlds at War tie-in again and God I miss their friendship every day

[petricorah]

ngl i did not expect izzy hands to be my favorite character in season 2, but here we are. [id in alt]

[funtime29nm]

Sans au human redraws that i wont ever finish but did exclusively for @nu1lst4rs bc i love her

I ramble in the tags btw if u wanna read it

Also theyre all girls now btw and theyre wlw and poly cuz i say so