#I'm just airing out grievances

[ragsandrascals]

If you put fandom-related comments on Crane Wives songs I hope you know we’re enemies

Tongues and Teeth is not about your Minecraft SMP tounges and Teeth is about the time I broke up with an emotionally abusive ex because I was realizing I was ace and needed to feel like it was okay to be/feel like a monster

(this post is mostly in jest but it gets a little frustrating when you see five different fandoms trying to co-opt your favorite band)

[asofterepilogue]

I deeply love the epic musical but I have one big and unfortunately pretty central issue with it, and it's that it often seems to conflate kindness and stupidity.

odysseus' mistake wasn't sparing ("sparing") polyphemus, it was going into a cave full of food when he knew something was off about it from the beginning, and then giving the cyclops his real name when he had already won. it wouldn't have mattered that polyphemus was still alive if odysseus had just stuck to his brilliant original plan. polyphemus had to live long enough to move away from the exit that he was blocking, and going back to kill him once he was awake would have been incredibly dangerous, and hard to justify when he'd already so easily killed 7 (14?) men. mercy didn't have all that much to do with it, even though odysseus, athena, poseidon, the crew - the narrative itself at times - all later insist that's what doomed odysseus.

still, the lesson odysseus somehow learns from that is that he needs to be ruthless (which he already clearly is! he might hate it, he might wish he didn't have to be, but he is, at the end of the day, ruthless enough to murder a baby). but when it actually comes down to a choice between mercy and ruthlessness (and not just... a test of whether he can keep his mouth shut), mercy does a lot more for him than ruthlessness.

he's at his most callous in scylla's lair, and how does that work out? he makes the crossing, sure, but his crew attacks him, knocks him out, and takes the opportunity to do the most insanely idiotic thing they possibly could have, which ultimately sends them to their death, and odysseus to 7 years of suffering.

in contrast, odysseus gets help from circe. he chooses to go back for his men, he chooses not to lead with violence, he chooses to appeal to her mercy, and she ultimately chooses to be merciful herself. that's the only time odysseus and his crew aren't worse off having stopped somewhere. and it's not because odysseus was ruthless, it's not because he put his emotions aside, it's not even because he tricked anyone into anything - it's because he was unselfish and honest (but not completely stupid! he didn't provoke her, he used the moly well, etc.), and was met with kindness.

the implicit false equivalence between kindness and stupidity is even more jarring once you get to the wisdom saga, because athena is learning the exact opposite lesson. she's much kinder to telemachus even though he never seems as promising a "warrior of the mind", she sounds downright nostalgic telling him about odysseus, she admits she hasn't been sleeping well since she and odysseus fought.

she chooses to help odysseus not because she can use him for her own glory, but because he's her friend after all, and he's suffering.

and she doesn't win the god games by being ruthless (as in, cruel to her opponents) but by being smart. you could argue she's manipulating them, but I think she's just trying to find what would sway them, and she's not dishonest or mean about any of it. she can be smart without necessarily being ruthless!

there are still two sagas left, so maybe odysseus won't finish the story thinking he has to be the monster every time everywhere if he wants to win (though considering the snippets and tracklist... yeah I'm gonna doubt that). either way, I know I'll love it. I just don't love the casual way wit and callousness get conflated throughout what we've seen of the musical so far.

[horsemage]

I think we should bring back basic etiquette lessons such as shutting the fuck up when you’re watching a movie in a group that is not exclusively your friend group 🙂

[sparkspropaganda]

I do think wyll would appreciate hearing about baldur's gate from the other companions. It must be bittersweet- to know that the city continues to go on, day after day, because of your sacrifice. That you can only hear about its soirees and busy streets and its stupid fucking bridge because of your pact and subsequent exile.

Idk, do the companions think about that when they tell him their stories? Maybe shadowheart tells him small little details of parts of the city he wouldn't recognize- how much does she remember of the city? Can one of her few memories be a source of comfort for the both of them? Maybe karlach tries to focus on what they'll do when they do get there- we'll get a pint at your favorite bar! We'll go get food, and see a show, and spend some money on something nice to commemorate your coming back. And astarion reminds him that after 200 years the elfsong is still there, just under new management (and infinitely stickier), so it's still going to be recognizable to wyll, the city is still his. Do they think about how his actions as a 17 yr old boy has altered the course of their lives, even if they didn't realize it at the time?

[reanimatedgh0ul]

the idea of danny coming to the conclusion that valerie would naturally get along well w his parents only to then see that she actually has more in common w jazz is kinda everything to me rn

[mass-convergence]

PSA:

For the love of god do not publicly post screenshots of private messages.

The world is a shitty and inhospitable enough place - we don't need to make internet spaces like that too. I mean they're already like that but we don't need to actively make it worse.

[frost-felon]

If you think either or both of these fights were okay or good, go ahead and vote, too! I'd love to hear thoughts on these battles--this is strictly about which was worse overall. Not which you disliked more, but about the quality of the fights. I've got a lot of thoughts on both. Probably won't be able to provide an analysis with screenshots until I get a day off again, though.

[piratefalls]

y'all, if you don't even like the premise of a fic, never mind its content, and you possess the ability to scroll past it, you should probably just...do that. instead of putting authors on blast for writing a thing you don't agree with.

[doomednarrative]

What the mere fact that he used Keiwa's death as a stepping stone to grant his wish, that he literally used the lives of civillians just to get the power to crush all Kamen Riders, used the misery of millions to get his wish not hypocritical to you. O Keiwa's hypocritical alright, I dont think any true Keiwa fan was blind to that, but that's just, the wishes need a sacrifice.

Just admit that you like the villain and we'll be done here. He's a good villainous character, but you are here glorifying his actions as if he didnt kill any innocents, caused property damage, terrorized a whole city.

It would be hypocritical if Michinaga was ever trying to claim he's better than the other Riders or something like that for what he's done, but he's not. He's never once claimed he's better than them, he literally agrees hes done the same shit he's angry at them for because it's how he knew how to get his way in the end when Beroba calls him out on it.

And I do like villains, but A. I'm not here glorifying anything first off considering this is fictional and none of it is real, and B. Michinaga isn't even a villain anymore. This isn't about moralizing what I like in Kamen Rider, that wasn't the point here. And I also never said that Michinaga didn't do shit wrong, because he clearly does and I'd be a liar to claim otherwise. What I was getting at in my post was how people seem to miss his Actual motives behind things because I like him for his depth and like to talk about characters I like because of those things. The only reason I even made my post in the first place is because I was tired of going into Michinaga's tag and seeing people either misunderstand or just be weird about people liking him, so I wrote my own post about what I felt about him.

[mistfallengw2]

Small pet peeve of mine that shouldn't bother me as much as it does: charr players with adverbs in their warband name.

[dragonomatopoeia]

Would like to preface this by agreeing with OP-- we are well past the time of pretending that every piece of classic literature is written by a white man. I'd even hazard a step further and say that it's time to dispense with the excuse that white writers are the only ones assigned in English classes.

For one, the Jewish identities of many prominent USAmerican writers tend to get swept aside when dismissing the classics as 'written by a bunch of white guys'. Isaac Asimov, Ira Levin, Arthur Miller, and J.D. Salinger are all commonly read in high school English courses, and they were all Jewish-American.

For another, I can only attest to my own experience; however, I attended a different high school every year until I graduated, and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was assigned no less than three times across those schools. One of those instances was smack dab in the middle of the bible belt, in a school that didn't have enough funding to replace the doors to their bathroom stalls. That being established, I'd like to change tacks

A mutual rightly pointed out that even within America there are a wealth of classics written by people of color. Furthermore, the modern literary scene would be unidentifiable without their contributions and influences.

Could you imagine modern literature without the Harlem Renaissance? Without Langston Hughes? Nella Larson? Or what about the influences, the knock-on effects of it? Imagine modern literature without Maya Angelou. James Baldwin. Ralph Ellison. Lorraine Hansberry.

Imagine modern literature without Magical Realism. Without Isabelle Allende. Gabriel García Márquez. Toni Morrison.

Fortunately, we do not have to. In any case, it would be an impossible feat, even before we move into considering how inextricable the literary traditions of Indigenous storytellers are from American art as a whole.

We do not have to imagine a world without Leslie Marmon Silko. Simon J. Ortiz. Vine Deloria Jr. Ryan RedCorn. Thomas King

The world of American literature is not a small white box! There is such a vast and varied world of writing to explore! We are all in conversation with one another. The world outside is beautiful, the world around us is beautiful, and our neighbors and relatives and friends and ancestors have stories and experiences to share! Absolutely reach beyond the literature of your country, your continent, but don't forget how many different people and communities are around you, trying to hold a conversation with you, every day.

kills me that "every single classic out there is written by white people" is such a common take. are the literary traditions of other countries a fucking joke to you? come on. go read the journey to the west or something I beg

[applejarjar]

If one more man I meet in this lifetime calls me shy I'm going to go straight genocidal

[cjayius]

MAGNETIC — PARK SUNGHOON

SYNOPSIS. sunghoon had been stressed for weeks due to their comeback, and an argument with you makes him say really hurtful things, whether they were true or not. but at the end of the day, he knows you love him, and thats really all that matters to sunghoon.

pairing. idol!sunghoon x f!reader wc. 0.4k tw. kissing , slight angst , hoon and reader are fighting genre. fluff ( CATALOGUE )

the tension between you and sunghoon had been building for days. sunghoon barely spent time with you anymore. he was always at work, practicing for his new comeback, and when he was home, he was asleep.

of course, this was not sunghoon's fault at all. it's just that recently your schedules weren't aligning, and you'd rather be occupied than stay home waiting for your boyfriend, so you signed up for more work hours.

this arrangement led to the two of you being able to meet only once or twice in two weeks; you saw sunghoon less often, and you talked to him even lesser.

sunghoon wasn't stupid. he could tell something was wrong. his girlfriend had stopped responding to his messages, and this past month she had seemed off, but whenever he asked her about it, she brushed him off.

it started with a simple misunderstanding, as most arguments do. sunghoon had made a passing comment that struck a nerve, and before you knew it, the two of you were exchanging harsh words, each one stinging more than the last.

" you never listen to me ! " sunghoon's voice was sharp, you could hear the frustration oozing from his voice.

" i do listen, sunghoon, " you shot back, your own voice tinged with irritation, " you never take my opinions seriously ! "

the argument escalated quickly, fueled by the pent-up frustration and unspoken grievances. you both said things you didn't mean, and your words had cut deeper than you'd intended.

you resorted to sitting far from him, on the other end of the couch, refusing to communicate. sunghoon scoffed at your state, " you're always so quiet when it actually matters. you don't even care about us. "

his tone was accusing, and had unknowingly begun to dredge up insecurities you'd tried to bury. suddenly, the argument wasn't just about the disagreement at hand, you could tell that this had been on his mind for a while.

after a few minutes of staring, he was still met with silence from you. sunghoon stormed out of the room, leaving you alone with your thoughts and a sinking feeling in your chest.

hours passed in silence, but the argument hung heavy in the air. you tried to focus on other things, but your mind kept drifting back to sunghoon.

just as you were beginning to retire to the bedroom, the front door creaked open, and there stood your boyfriend, obviously surprised that you were still here.

he sighed, walking over to the kitchen counter behind you, pouring himself a glass of water. " i thought you wanted some space ? " he said, voice laced with annoyance.

you glanced up, you had spent enough time alone. " i don't need space, " you replied softly, voice barely above a whisper. " i need you, hoon. "

for a moment, there was silence, then, without another word, sunghoon crossed the room in quick strides, pulling you into his arms with a surprising tenderness.

" i'm sorry. " you smiled against his chest, as he whispered an apology in response to yours.

[pathologicalreid]

for the fear of falling apart - masterlist

you've always had a picturesque idea of how your life would turn out. finding out that your sister is in love with your boyfriend wasn't part of that picture.

completed series

re: a rewrite of the jeid plotline from season 15 of criminal minds, featuring spencer reid x jareau!reader, goes from 14x15 "truth or dare" through 15x10 "and in the end"

part one

↳ after hearing her gunpoint confession, your sister pressures you into airing your grievances at Rossi's wedding

part two

↳ returning to Everett Lynch's case, you try to redefine normalcy with Spencer and JJ, but Grace Lynch has other plans for you

part three

↳ when it seems like a return to normalcy is impossible, you decide that something has to give, but will it bend or will it break?

part four

↳ you missed the paperwork that said joining the BAU meant having an unstable personal life, and Cat Adams is dedicated to making sure you know nothing is ever private

part five

↳ there's one last chance for everything to fall apart, but this time you aren't at the center of disaster - Spencer is

epilogue

↳ good things come to those who wait, and you're finally getting your happy ending

taglist: i've had a lot of people ask to be tagged and i'm trying my best to keep up with it, but if you'd like to be tagged, you can comment/reblog this post or my inbox and messages are open! please note that this is just a taglist for this series and not an all encompassing jareau!reader taglist.

a/n: okay so here it is, my goal is to have one part up each week. additionally, i'm telling you all right now that the canon timeline does not exist in this series.

all parts and yap sessions relating to this series are tagged with #ffofa on this blog

[soup-du-silence]

Impressions/favourite moments from Ch 9?

god where do i start

there's a whole essay to be written about how their dreams were just mirrors of each other because they're too fucking obsessed with each other to imagine life without each other, that Jamil keeps dream-Kalim around in his perfect world when he could have just conjured a life without him, where's he's fucked off forever, or where they never met? Explain to me WHY dream-Jamil is a horrifyingly chipper, overly-friendly parody of himself but still brainwashes Kalim instead of just pouting and saying "noooo kalim dont wake up you're so sexy we're best fwiends haha" which I can't not read as implying this is something he's fine with? has been fine with?? (we got a hint about the conditions of the manifestation of Jamil's signature spell! we've long known Kalim's been sworn to secrecy about it and he takes that promise so seriously that Jade couldn't get it out of him but like!! I still want to know the details!!)

That they had the most ridiculous shonen jump little boy slapfight because they're both SO stunted and they've been together forever but they never got to be normal-ass kids about it and they finally got to air their grievances with each other because they're trapped in a dreamscape where there's no repercussions to finally just throwing hands and calling each other names? That when push comes to shove Jamil still instinctually puts himself in danger and pushes Kalim to safety?

there's an essay to be written but I'm simply too yaoi poisoned to be the one to do it, I'm sorry. My only note is that I think the fight should have devolved into sloppy makeouts.

[saucerfulofsins]

I love the juice bar scene as much as the next person. I especially love the juice bar scene in conjunction with the confession.

And yeah, the "I'm straight" is chekov's gun, and the chemistry between Eddie and father Brian too. I love the meta/spec/headcanons!

That's not what I want to talk about. Instead, I want to talk about how sensitive Father Brian has been to Eddie's needs. He offered Bobby help in the church, face to face, and that worked for Bobby because he's a religious man. Eddie went to confession, and got his grievances aired, but -

we know Eddie's relationship with the church and religion is more complex than Bobby's. It doesn't work.

And then Father Brian runs into Eddie, recognizes him although he probably only saw Eddie through the confessional's grate. He remembers Eddie's name, too. He cares! And I don't think that's a sexual/romantic thing at all - and I don't think it is religious either. Yes, religion is the context within which he works, but it's not the only context.

He's not technically on the job when he sits down at that table; he's away from the protection by the grandiose rituals embedded in going to church, confession, wearing robes. He does it out of personal care, affection for humanity; he fills the role of a social worker, a guidance counselor - and religion is one of his tools but it's clearly not his only tool. It's also his ability to observe, and to listen, and to reflect on things - putting his finger on the sore spot in ways no one else in Eddie's life has done. That takes guts, especially because he knows Eddie's in a vulnerable place.

And he does it not because he's interested in Eddie romantically/sexually - that is not the reciprocity he seeks, nor the reciprocity that fulfills him. He does it because he cares.

The setting certainly helps too. Eddie doesn't feel as intimidated, not like a fish out of water. Only his title marks Father Brian as a religious figure; he uses it to break the ice and mark himself as safe ("I am celibate"), and then finally invokes his position to speak to Eddie's Catholic guilt and get him to do something for himself.

I don't know. It just felt deeply human and caring and I enjoy that a lot, and I love how it all connects back to Eddie first realizing his Catholic guilt in 7x05.