#I'm bitter about this

[sarnai4]

Gold...please?

I advocate for not raising up a character while bashing others...now, allow me to contradict myself. I think a turning point that helped make Dagur my favorite character was when Berk's gold was lost. I've complained to someone I know, but I want to complain here too, so please bear with me. Why on Earth did the Riders not tirelessly search for it? The gold got lost (which never should've happened in the first place, but that's not what this post is about). The only thing worse than that is how indifferent the others were. There were two episodes about the problems with this. Hiccup was nervous about being around Stoick as he should have been. Do you know what would've been a good way to say sorry? Getting the gold back. Then there was an episode where the trade routes were blocked. They literally showed a hungry child being happy over an apple. This somehow didn't give the Riders the kick in the rear they needed to really buckle down and find the gold. There was even a Gruffnut episode! Just to put things in perspective, there are 13 episodes in each season of RTTE. The gold was lost in the 12th episode of one season and found in the 8th of another. Wow. So much time to go without gold. Luckily, Dagur found it. I genuinely don't think Berk was ever going to get it back because even in that episode, it's not like the Riders were looking. They were relaxing at home. Then I have to laugh because Hiccup's busy rushing Dagur to tell them where the gold is. Excuse me, Sir, don't act like you care about the gold now. Where's this enthusiasm been for this entire season?

So, yeah, Dagur gets extra points for finding the gold. Remember too that he had no real stakes in this. If Berk goes without, Berserker Island is still okay. At that point, he wasn't necessarily buddy buddy with them yet. They were on the way, but I doubt they would've called him evil for not finding it. Still, Dagur got the gold for them and just wanted some of Viggo's. He even mentioned it to them to see if they'd be okay with it. He definitely didn't need to do that. He could've searched for the gold and taken all of it. We know Dagur used to be greedy as all get out, so it would've been a very pre-redemption thing to do. Fortunately for Berk, their new/old ally looks out for their best interest. Too bad their own Vikings don't.

[whywoulditho]

i still cannot get over how they turned the absolute aroace icon sherlock holmes into a gay twink in the so called sherlock fandom (thirteen year old gay shipping girls who have never touched a sherlock holmes book in their life) I HATE IT. "ur being homophobic" NO. STFU. you could have anything in the world but you chose the best aroace character in history I HATE YALL I HATE BBC I HATE EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS BULLSHIT sherlock holmes can not and should not be shipped YOU GET TO HAVE EVERYTHING WE HAD JUST THIS ONE THING AND YOU HAD TO TAKE IT

[dcmcboxers]

i wish sex was an easy, casual affair and not a mine field of anxieties, weird feelings about other people being vulnerable, disassociations with my body, fears of violation and pregnancy, and weird specific body sensitivities.

I know I want to want to have more sex but rarely do I ever feel like I have the opportunity to do it in an physically and emotionally safe place.

[teaboot]

You need to make art that nobody else likes. You need to make art that speaks to you alone. You need to cradle a serpent that eats its own tail and you need to love it until it loves you back

[youchangedmedestiel]

Imo the best ending to Supernatural would have been to just stop with them alive on a random hunt or them finding jobs and living the life they just wanted or whatever.

And then the story just fucking STOP, because Chuck is not here anymore, so they are no longer part of a story they are finally free. And we could still write and read fanfic about how they live after they won.

[royalarchivist]

Bad: I don’t think people understand the effect QSMP had on some of the streamers in terms of like… The real raw mental impact, so I’m gonna set the stage for you. [...] Imagine that you were given a friend to play Minecraft with — like your best friend — BUT if this person dies, if they die in the game, you never get to talk to them again. Can you imagine what that’s like?

Bad: If you did not live through the QSMP, if you did not live through that, it almost sounds like, crazy. But I don’t think people realize how much of a joyous experience the Eggs were. They were SO awesome! They were literally so awesome to just hang out with and spend time with.

Bad: I’m not saying I regret it. To this day, I loved the experience. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. Even knowing how everything went, I would still do it all over again. [...] I would still do it all over again, because — even knowing like, all the trauma and suffering and stuff like that — because it was just… It was just that fun, it was just that fun.

Earlier today during his stream, Bad shared his experience and thoughts about the Eggs and the significant emotional (and traumatic) impact they had on him and his fellow QSMP members.

This clip a very edited-down version since his commentary was ~13 minutes long, so I highly recommend checking out Bad's VOD if you have the time. (Timestamp: 47:36 - 1:00:14)

[ Full Transcript ↓ ]

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Bad: To be fair Chat, I really think the QSMP... I don't think anyone really can relate to it, Chat. It's something that's so... I've told people this before, like– but it's hard to understand. Right? Like...

Where was I? Sorry Chat, I'm losing my train of thought. Look, let me explain Chat– here's the dealio, ok? Here's the dealio, and this is what I mean when I say like, it's important to keep this in mind, Chat. Ok? It's important to keep this in mind:

I don’t think people understand the effect that the QSMP had on like, some of the streamers, in terms of like… The real raw mental impact, so I’m gonna set the stage for you. This is the analogy I’ve given to every person who I’ve like, shared this with. Imagine you meet somebody– [He hears a strange noise] What the fudge was that? Did you hear that?

Anyway– Chip! The story I was just relaying to Chat, Chip, was this: I was sharing this story with them, I said–  I was giving them an analogy. 

Imagine Chat, for example, imagine that you were… playing Minecraft, with like– you were given a friend to play Minecraft with, Chat, like your best friend, and [unintelligible] were like, “Hey, you get to play Minecraft with this person, right? BUT if this person dies – they’re currently your best friend, Chip – but if they die in the game, you never get to talk to them again. Ever again.” Can you imagine what that’s like, Chip?

I don’t think a lot of people understand like, what that does, right? I’m not gonna say that like, it creates this situation, Chip, that like, messes with your head, but it– Chip – but it totally, totally does, Chip. It messes with your head! It literally puts you in a position where you’re second-guessing and thinking about everything, Chip! You’re thinking about EVERYTHING Chip! Ok? And that’s the problem, Chip– is you turn into a paranoid monster because of it, Chip! Like, you don’t understand Chip– I was- I was so afraid of every dirt block, I used to carry a shovel with me Chip, and I would specifically right-click dirt blocks that looked suspicious because mines, Chip– mines could not be shoveled! Like, I was crazy, Chip! But here’s the problem, Chip: that craziness is still there. I’m genuinely like–

I remember thinking Chip, that I would one day– I was like, “I’m going to move past–” here, let’s go up here, Chip. I remember thinking one day Chip, I was like, “I’m gonna move past the underground base, one of these days. You know, one of these days, I feel like I’ll be able to grow and achieve the desire to build a base that doesn’t have to be underground.” But I don’t think it’s possible now Chip, because I think… I just don’t know. I feel like the paranoia– there’s still like, residual leftover trauma from that situation, Chip.

But here’s the problem Chip: I don’t think I don’t think– I don’t think people understand it. Like, I just really don’t. But I also don’t blame them Chip, ‘cuz I don’t think it’s possible to fully understand it if you haven’t lived through it. Like, if you did not live through the QSMP… I’m talking about the QSMP, I don’t- I don’t know if that was obvious– if you did not live through that, it almost sounds like, crazy. But I don’t think people realize how much of a joyous experience like, the Eggs were. Right? I don’t think people realize it. Like, they were SO awesome! They were literally so awesome to just hang out with and spend time with, Chip. So, it’s just one of those things that–

[He’s interrupted by a loud rumble of thunder above them]

Did lightning just strike here? Is it thunderstorming out…? But anyway, Chip. That’s the food for thought.

But that’s the problem– Like, every time it rains in Minecraft, I have to like, look at the sky, and I get this weird, like, second--hand vibe because of the trauma. The trauma, Chip! The trauma is real! But that’s the point– I’m not saying I regret it. I, to this day Chip, I loved the experience. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. Even knowing how everything went, I would still do it all over again. 

[He falls down] Dangit, don’t come over here Chip, ‘cuz I’m coming back up! Ok.

I would still do it all over again, because — even knowing like, all the trauma and suffering  and stuff like that — because it was just… It was just that fun, Chip, it was just that fun. I really wi– I don’t think it’s ever gonna be possible, Chip, to give people that same energy, like that same experience. You know what I mean, Chip? I don’t think it’s ever gonna be possible again. Like, EVER.

Because… because like, one: I will say on one level Chip, I will say on one level, like– it’s sort of emotionally like… It’s emotionally devastating, and I think to actually go through that– and this is where like, if I ever do end up going to a– see a therapist, if I ever do end up going to see a therapist at any point, I’ll talk it over with them and be like, “Hey, what do you think about this?” Because I genuinely think on one level, like– it’s created this fear of forming attachments because of like, how things can go. You know what I mean? Like, the fear of getting attached to something and then potentially losing it. Like, it’s- it’s a genuine thing. I think people forget about that.

Like, at the end of the day, everything was RP, right? On the server. You know what I mean? Like, everything was RP, Chip. BUT at the same point, even though it was RP Chip, it was still like– there the reality of you were still playing like, with another person, and you were still getting that experience, and it felt like you were genuinely attached to someone and you didn’t want anything bad to happen to them. It was GENUINELY stressful, Chip.

But at the same point, I don’t regret it, and I don’t think it was a bad experience. I’m– 

Sometimes in life Chip, you go through stuff, and maybe you have a certain amount of like, things that like, can happen, that you’re like, “You know what, maybe this wasn’t a good thing that this happened,” but at the same point, you still aren’t necessarily upset about it, because… it’s like growing as a person, right? Here’s the thing Chip; even bad situations, Chip, can lead to an overall good outcome. Like–

Even if you’re going through something bad Chip, just because a bad thing happens doesn’t mean that only bad things have to come from that. That’s one of the things I tell people all the time, Chip, is that if you go through a bad situation, you can learn from it, and you can use your experience to help others. And you can be that– you can be, at the worst-case scenario, you can be someone for other people who are going through that same experience to lean on when they go through that.I think there’s a certain amount of comfort that comes from that; from knowing no matter how bad your situation is, you’re not the only person who’s experienced it. You know what I mean?

[egophiliac]

I DID IT I GOT MY PINK HAYATE now I am never doing that again!

(at least until they give me, like, a frilly unicorn Kamui or something)

[bbygirl-aemond]

i love the dragon tamer saying plainly that dragons "are not playthings for games of men" and rhaenyra just ignoring him like yep that encapsulates the entire reason for the dragons going extinct, because targaryens could not stop using them as cannon fodder and killed them all

[to-be-a-dreamer]

The disproportionate hate towards Tommy Kinard and the refusal to accept that someone could have genuine, meaningful character development off-screen that is still valid and real is a symptom of cancel culture and the internet’s general refusal to allow a person to become more than their past failings but some of y'all aren't ready to hear that

[viperra1]

tw: blood, suicidal ideation (? probably ? it's Boone we're talking about so. yeah)

so make it one for my baby and one more for the road.

[sherlock-is-ace]

In The Man with the Twisted Lip, Holmes brings Watson to the St. Claire's home to spend the night. This wasn't planned, they meet in he opium den by chance and Watson joins Holmes in his adventure impromptu.

When they go to sleep, Watson is wearing a night shirt under his over coat, while Holmes is wearing his casual robe over his normal day clothes (ok cause he didn't actually sleep that night).

The only one who knew he was spending the night someplace else was Holmes, he's the only one who could have prepared.

Holmes let Watson wear his night shirt to bed <3

[riddlerosehearts]

people are pointing out that cater has a crown on his cheek instead of a diamond, how he's almost certainly the dorm leader in his dream, and talking about how he could actually be based on the king of hearts and while i agree that makes sense i also find it kind of funny because:

cater himself has directly compared TREY to the king of hearts before. trey the king of hearts holds less authority than riddle the queen, and is extremely reluctant to rock the boat and go against riddle's the queen's decisions, but is also the only one who's able to keep her him tempered and change her his mind when he's willing to stand up to her him. but again, i can see the argument for cater being inspired by him + he's the one with orange hair like the king of hearts, and he's more goofy like the king of hearts is. i just think it's pretty clear that trey has that as part of his character and the idea that they're both the king of hearts in some way is very funny to me for some reason askgjdfhf

[fiannans]

If it was a choice between actually getting to know our companions better and developing their relationships with Rook as the player's avatar through classic, Bioware-style investigative conversations or having companions appear in random locations every time you return to the Lighthouse to listen to them spout banter that I could have just heard in the field instead, I know which I would have preferred.

[wishfulsketching]

It feels like 2021 again!

[the-random-phan]

Ectoberhaunt Day 13

Isekai: Old Hero New World

[skulandcrossbones]

Will you please stay?