#Idk how to explain it... Like I'm being studied but also... Having all my features observed like they're trying to

[mrfoox]

Me: haha, I'm over that thing that happened over a year ago, lol, I don't think about it and-

Also me: -suddenly talks about it and gets hit with the same feelings as back then- aa, shit /:

[blankd]

The Common Language(TM)

Saw a post trying to explain how Common (a... common language) exists in fantasy settings and (I assume) DnD. I personally disagreed with OP's interpretations as they funneled explanations into two camps:

-Humans are so imperialist they made everyone else speak it (a travesty to act like humans are the center of the universe again)

-All languages form Common out of trade necessity, BUT the words contributed retreat into fantasy stereotypes (orcs are warriors, elves are artisan waifs, etc.). Which, IDK guys, at best it comes across as over-explaining US English with extra steps and baggage.

Now personally, I treat languages in my own campaign as mostly geological*- because I'm running a campaign, not writing a book/wiki/conlang.

*A few languages are bound to their speakers simply because they don't have humanoid mouths, eg: Primordial is spoken by Elementals, AKA sentient elements, etc.

Naturally, this led to wondering how the existence of Common could be a larger feature that could be interacted with. While conlangs can be fun, they are often treated as fossils when players probably prefer to walk among dinosaurs.

Note: This is written through the lens of DnD/a fantasy TTRPG, but it could probably function elsewhere with mindful tweaks., build according to your preferences.

In this scenario, all cultural languages exist, but a reverse tower of babel situation occurred. So now the world has a large magical tower that gifts all sentient humanoids (PCs/NPCs) with Common.

For World Flavor:

The immediate obvious possibility is that several nations/peoples agreed to collaborate on this, it's up to you if any individuals are named. But since it was so long ago, that might be lost to time. Or maybe it was recently completed! Regardless, is the tower a Wonder that is communally protected or does this responsibility fall on a certain group?

Or is the Tower Divine? A gift from a god of language, a god of peace or something else entirely (a god of venom who wanted to afford all mortals the ability to hurt each other with words, etc.)? If it is divine, what is the story that explains it? Is there a faith that worships the Tower (and its god)? How do people who may dislike this god reconcile the benefits of the Tower with their distaste for the deity?

Or is it an (inter)national archaeological mystery that is currently being studied? What has been hindering progress? Is it people (who has right over this) or something more otherworldly (supernatural defenses)?

Or maybe it really is just a funny little quirk of the world- a team of wizards bestowed the world with a lingua franca for an easier conference since they don't have time to learn other languages, back to other stuff!

For Conflicts/Hooks:

Is it housed in the current world's seat of power (or was a superpower built around it)? Is this fact used as a Divine Right to be an Authority over others?

Are new words added? Does this affect magic with Verbal Components? Is this how the world's spells are created? Are expeditions sent into the Tower to attempt to add more spells? Have magical words (spells) been lost (or removed)? Does this mean the Tower is ALSO the world's seat of magic?

Can Mundane words be lost? Does this somehow erase *all* instances of this written word? Or does it remove their inherent meaning and Essence (eg: if the word Sweet was lost, would all things cease to be sweet or would sweetness slowly bleed out of the world as sweet and its synonyms are eroded? How would the remaining languages try to preserve this concept in reaction to the Tower?

Was this word loss an accident or intentional?

Is this aspect abused? Is/has it been used as a political weapon/threat? How does exterior damage to the tower, if it can suffer any, affect the language it actively imbues in people? Or does it merely impact how effective its power is?

Or is the Tower decaying and there is a lingual epidemic where communication is collapsing in places that have become overly reliant on the Common provided by the Tower? What do attempts to fix the Tower look like? If the Tower is Divine in origin, how do the pious interpret this development (a test, malice from another god, etc)?

Is a lack of Common in a person used as a pretense to do harm to them? Is it used as 'evidence' to strip them of rights/dignit? Or is speaking Common a litmus for adulthood (eg: babies babble, adults converse, etc.)? How does this belief affect Mute or Deaf people?

Are there people that believe in the superiority of a Cultural Language (since they equate effort to value and Common requires 'no effort')? Are there people that consider Common to be a mark of a lack of intelligence?

Is there an effective range to the Tower? Is there a material or other phenomena that interferes with the Tower's effect on people? How would the PCs react to suddenly being unable to speak Common within their own party for a scenario?

How would anyone react if mundane livestock suddenly spoke? What if fields of plants started screaming?

Would anyone seek a way to sever the tower's influence from themselves (or others)? If the Tower can magically/divinely influence people with the ability to use Common, what else can it do? Would someone ever seek to alter this aspect of the Tower? Could they use it to continuously, universally emit healing? What about silence? (Is the Tower simply automatically converting all words to Common, effectively robbing all the intricacies of natural cultural languages?)

Would there be a reason to destroy this tower? Who would benefit from it (culturally/politically/etc.)? How would the world be changed if it was suddenly destroyed? Who would attempt to fix it? Could it even be fixed?

For Mechanics:

Some challenge uses have already been suggested above with Common Language and/or Verbal Magic dead zones.

But more cut and dry mechanics could tie to how Silence, Comprehend Languages and other linguistically-tied spells tap into/invoke the Tower and even require a nonstandard component.

Additionally, maybe this is where the Power Words (Kill, Heal, Stun, etc.) originated from and can only be found there- and what if there are more?

If you wanted to get cheeky you could probably attribute other word/language spells (Healing Word, etc.) to the Tower, but every table is different.

Hopefully this inspires some fun at the table. Or if you're already running a campaign, you can downsize this effect to a dungeon/wizard's tower/town.

This idea is of course free for use, and if you do use it, please share your story of how it played out! Have fun o/

[max1461]

THREE YOUTUBE VIDEOS I AM LOOKING FOR HELP ME FIND THEM

There are three (unrelated) youtube videos that I've been looking for for many, many years. I have applied the fullest extend of my search engine knowledge to locate these videos and have not been able to do so. If you know of any of these videos or could help me find them, please let me know.

The first video I'm looking for is actually a series, a Minecraft let's play uploaded probably around 2010 or 2011. All I remember is that the uploader had "23" in their username, and at one point in the series planted "twenty trees" outside of their Minecraft house in reference to this fact. I may have gotten some detail wrong, but that's the gist of it—I remember very clearly the phrase "twenty trees" spoken in the uploader's British accent and their repeated reference to it. This would have also been one of the earlier Minecraft let's plays on youtube; IIRC it was obscure enough at this point that the user has to explain the basic gameplay of Minecraft in the first episode, as the audience can't be expected to know.

The second video I'm looking for was also uploaded around 2010 or so (give or take a few years), by a guy talking about studying Latin and Ancient Greek. The guy had several videos about this topic on his channel, and the details I remember are as follows. In one video, he states that he learned Ancient Greek because he read a bad translation of the Iliad or the Odyssey (can't remember which; could have been another Greek or Latin epic maybe) and upon learning how wrong the translator had gotten things, vowed to never read another book in translation again. In another video, he talks about how much his Latin was improved by reading though Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg, and how it did more for him than any traditional Latin textbook. In another video, he responded to angry comments that had been accusing him of pronouncing Latin wrong because he dropped the 't' in the word 'Latin' when speaking English; he clarified that he never dropped the 't' when speaking Latin itself and that this was just a feature of his particular English dialect. The videos were recorded in an amateurish style in this guy's house, with little editing and not especially good camera or audio equipment. As far as I can remember it wasn't like, grainy or anything, just typical of the era in being essentially very low production quality. Basically just this guy standing in front of a wall in his house talking about language learning. He may also have been studying Sanskrit, idk. I think I initially found him by googling "book like Lingua Latina for Sanskrit" or something to that effect; no such book really exists but he may have had a video discussing the topic? But don't quote me on that, it might be an inaccurate memory.

Ok, the last video I'm looking for is a specific remix of one of the songs from the anime film Your Name, uploaded in 2017 or 2018. This is the most likely of the three to actually have been taken down imo, for copyright reasons. I can't remember which song it was a remix of, maybe Zenzenzense or Nandemonaiya. I think I found it initially in one of youtube's auto-generated playlists after listening to a bunch of the music from that movie. I don't know enough about music theory or whatever to actually describe what the remix was like, but I know that the video had a background image that was fanart of the two main characters looking up at the sky, in which (I think) the comet from the movie was visible. The characters where relatively small and the view of the sky was quite large. I think the fanart was in a slightly more cutesy style than the actual art of the movie, although not to the degree of being chibi or anything.

If any of you happen to know of any of these videos, please let me know! I have been searching and searching!

[hyperfixation-or-death]

I’m heading to bed now, but please talk about parallels. We’re going to be besties bro

>:) yes, absolutely, thank you-

Here is a list of the most recent parallels thoughts I have had yesterday alone:

I want to put Romane Berthauds in a time loop. That's the entire thought. (I mean, I've drafted a post about this, but it. Does not sound normal. So.)

I could make a fic with four chapters, each of which features the small child version of a main character somehow ending up time traveling to interact with the present versions of the other three. It would not explain how that happened whatsoever, except that each chapter takes place in a different timeline. I almost certainly will not actually write this, but it's a fun idea.

Stupid AU where it’s the parallels characters but the plot and setting are. uh. Vaguely based on Greek mythology. (I have a bad habit of combining my interests into weird ideas, and I've been listening to Epic the musical, so now the parallels kids get swords. And angst, I guess.)

On that note, my Percy Jackson-inspired AU (which is separate from the aforementioned AU and also less nonsensical) has recently been haunting me to the point of me turning in a scene from it for a creative writing assignment a few weeks ago. I ended up writing double the amount I was supposed to, but I also got a hundred on the assignment, so. Who's the real winner here.

The direct contrast between Romane and Victor's first interactions with their respective parents after traveling back. "Mom. It's me. […] Mom, look at me. It's me. I'm your daughter. I can tell you recognize me." Romane being so confident that her mom will recognize her. She knows her mom will see her. She knows her mom will see her and know it's her. Whereas, Victor is fully confident that his dad won't recognize him. He's taking his opportunity to take out his frustrations with his father under the cover of anonymity. And he's halfway right, because Arnaud doesn't recognize him until Victor's up in his face, yelling about how Arnaud has always wanted to hit him. (Not even going to get into that; that's a whole separate post.) But when his dad recognizes him, Victor isn't expecting it. Idk where I was going with this.

Several years post-canon fic idea where the main four move in together after high school. I don't have any reasoning other than I think it would be neat. I have half of one scene and half of another scene written for this. (We could add them and pretend I've written an entire scene, but…there wouldn't be much point to doing that.)

I think the "I remember everything" line in the finale was…not true. I think the kids thought they did, for a few minutes. Then they realized there were some gaps in their memories, and some things were less sharp than others. And Romane, Victor, and Bilal all get flashbacks, but Bilal's are definitely the hardest to deal with, since his memories are the most complex due to the timeline stuff.

I think that, while post-canon Bilal does have a genuine interest in physics, he also knows that a huge reason he went into physics in the other timeline was to try and save Sam and Victor. And now that he doesn't need to do that anymore, he's left unsure of whether he should still go in that direction. It's a different timeline; he's supposed to do things differently, right? But then again, he doesn't want to make decisions based just on that, and he does like the idea of studying physics. But there's also the irrational worry that something like the night in the bunker could happen again, which he knows doesn't make a lot of sense, but the thought is still there. So his thoughts kind of spiral for a little while on the topic of career. He eventually decides to stick with the physics route, though, after giving it a lot of thought.

Something about Victor and Sam being only a year apart, while Romane and Camille are farther apart in age? Yeah, I had no further thoughts on that, I just think about sibling dynamics a lot.

I think Sam has a lot of issues as a result of his parents and their whole family dynamic, they just show up a lot more subtly than Victor's parental issues do.

I wish Sofia and Victor interacted more in the show.

I think Victor Deslandes has ADHD. (I say this as if I haven't said it a thousand times already) also I think he's aromantic. I already made posts about both headcanons but I like talking, so I'm mentioning them again!

and while we're restating headcanons: the same way victor's powers kind of serve as a tangible outlet for his emotions, with anger usually being the catalyst - i think romane's powers do the same thing, but the catalyst with her powers is more of a freeze response to panic. i think i have a post where i word this better, somewhere? idk.

also i think it's interesting how a version of alice and arnaud realized the true extent of the emotional damage they had caused, but it's just before the kids travel back. so sam and victor never get the full resolution there, because their parents will never know what the tension in their family actually led to. and i have specific thoughts on how this lack of satisfying closure is kind of a theme with victor's relationship with his parents, but i unfortunately don't have time to expand on that right now. but. the thoughts are somewhere in my drafts, so maybe i'll expand on that concept later.

And then there's the thoughts that are always in the back of my mind, which are: I would die for the parallels kids. I need to rewatch parallels. hey I think maybe I'll cry over Romane and Victor's friendship in particular today.

anyways, those are just a few of yesterday's thoughts off the top of my head. i'm sure i have better thoughts that i can't remember, but i wrote most of this at like three AM, so my thoughts are. scattered.

thanks for the ask!!! :)

[godraet]

غُدْرَت

ɢod̪ˈɾæt̪ʰ — ( n. ) power.

padishah ganondorf dragmire of the legend of zelda franchise.

a study of [ . . . ] divinity and kingship in its purest form, endless lifetimes, forging your own soul, breaking the cycle.

by percival (30+, he/him). mutuals only!

affiliated with [ . . . ] @salesduo ╱ @perditos ╱ tba

⎛ ₁ legend. ₂ verses. ₃ dynamics. ⎠

rules under readmore!

𝐨𝐧𝐞. #GODRAET is an independent, private, highly selective and mutuals exclusive writing blog for ganondorf dragmire of the legend of zelda franchise. its my sacred duty now to rewrite TotK and also cherrypick from every other iteration so i am doing just that!

this blog is 18+. please do not follow me if you are under 18!

on this note, this blog will feature dark and triggering themes. gan's entire story is a whole mess and he chooses violence very often! i will make sure to tag these things with the format of #trigger so that they can be filtered out!

𝐭𝐰𝐨. shipping is not the priority here- but for reference, gan likes women or fem-leaning individuals; in general what he likes is femme because he associates femme with familiarity and also strength, for real what else would anyone expect.

if shipping happens, it will require a LOT of plotting and will not be with any mun or muse under the age of 21.

i am very open to other sorts of bonds, though! because it isn't just romance when people talk about ships- i am open to seeing how things go nonetheless!

i should also note that i will accept mains and exclusives!

𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞. please DO tag #trypophobia for me, it makes my brain do big bad.

𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫. i am known for writing metas across the blogs i have. in the wise words of a friend:

with this in mind, the metas i write are portrayal specific to this blog, so please give them a read! i know i can be rather wordy- anyone who has followed me elsewhere may know this, but for my first time followers, worldbuilding is one of my favorite things to do. i am particularly fond of analysis of character psychology.

𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞. to the point above, i do have other blogs! and i have no organizational skill so im all over the place ... and i have a job that steals my energy

and by this, i mean i work 32-40 hours as a registered nurse in an inpatient psychiatric unit. i am busy, i am tired, and i can't keep letting my focus go all over the place. inevitably, it still may do that because i have a tendency to be scattered, so if i don't get to something immediately, it isn't you, it's me!

also related to that, i do love communication! i struggle with reading the room (it's the Autism tm) and so if something's up or if you're bothered, please be direct with me! i will not take offense, i quite appreciate feedback so that i can be better as a person! in return, i will communicate back! i am learning to curate my space (after 10+ years of being on tumblr).

𝐬𝐢𝐱. there are people i won't interact with due to various reasons- my dni list is on the carrd of my other blogs. i won't interact with genderbent versions of characters, people who are Real Life Individuals (not counting fictional depictions like in the typemoon franchise or whatnot because those really have nothing to do with the actual individual they're supposedly based on?).

please stay far away from me if you fall under the following categories (i'm censoring things because god knows tumblr just picks shit up idk): proshipping, writing inc*st, p*dophilia, r*pe/n*ncon, are transphobic/homophobic- the usual gross behavior! use your moral compass!

on top of that, i am a firm believer that we learn from the media around us. full censorship is just as dangerous as the aforementioned things- the world isn't all sunshine and rainbows! please refer to this post which essentially summarizes the gist of what i'm trying to explain.

𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧. anyway, hello, i'm percival. i am 30+ and use he/him pronouns exclusively! i am a hobby artist (it's my side-gig from nursing) and sometimes i post my art, tagged #whats my art tag considering i constantly forget my art tag if it's fancy. please do not repost my art without my permission.

mutuals, feel free to ask me for my discord, since i am much easier to reach there!

i look forward to writing with you!

[taikk0]

im crying ive been lurking your blog today after being curious enough to check your tumblr after constant watching of your videos on youtube and always thought how professional and clean your animations look and thought you were like oh idk 20+

then i stumble a post of you saying you're 15 and i 😭 💗 WHAT DO YOU USE TO ANIMATE PLEASE ANY TIPS FOR LIL OL 19 YR OLD THATS CURRENTLY NOT GOING TO COLLEGE BECAUSE OF WORK AND WANTING TO PRACTICE MY CRAFT BEFORE GOING AT IT *kneels and slowly merges with floor like melted plastic*

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE I'VE MET WHO THOUGHT I WAS 20 IS SO FUNNY IM SORRY IM FR JUST BLENDING IN WITH ALL THESE TAX-PAYING CITIZENS LIKE IM OUT HERE IN A BUSINESS SUIT GOING "HOW DO YOU DO FELLOW ADULTS" AT THIS POINT

but fr tho I'm flattered I can't believe someone would assume I'm at that level already 5 years in advance thank you 😭😭

as for what I use to animate I use Krita!! here is a tutorial I used to learn how to set it up + how Krita's animation feature worked:

Though this tutorial covers a lot of useful information and an animation tutorial, I do urge you to learn about the software itself in your own time. (VERY IMPORTANT TIP: if you don't understand how something works, or if you want to do something in the program but have no idea how regarding the tools it has to offer, it doesn't hurt to do your own research! I learned that the hard way unfortunately, and I hope other artists don't suffer the same fate. REMEMBER! DON'T BE AFRAID TO GOOGLE!)

and with animation tips I do have a few things I'd be happy to share

I made this playlist to help my boyfriend get into animation. What's special about this playlist is that I made it not just about how to make individual drawings move, but also videos that explain how and why individual design philosophies and decisions are made and how you can learn to use them to your advantage. I also added some videos in here that cover shot composition and storyboarding, since I figured that most animators strive for skill in more than one field. This playlist is still a work in progress and I'm obviously bound to add more in the future, but just know that most of the videos put on here are either videos that I think are REALLY helpful as an animator who wishes they had that kind of help in their beginner years, or videos that DID help me in my beginner years way back when.

The playlist is a bit short but quality over quantity amirite? Next up is a playlist that helped spark my love for animation and pushed me to pursue it myself: the Skribble Kibble series!

Not everything in this playlist is an animation tutorial, but I highly recommend it for someone with an untrained eye. This series has inspired me not only because it covered animation; a medium that I was already interested in, but also awakened my love for analysis when it came to visual mediums. what it does great, what it does poorly, what makes something unique, and what makes something the way that it is, and explaining WHY.

Animation Tip : Learn to observe! not just in life, but in other animated media as well. ask yourself questions, and break things down. try it out yourself and experiment! heck, go frame by frame if you have to! learn to learn!

which brings me to my next source: FramebyFrame

This account has been AMAZING. It's informative and presents visual guides. It's a great place to start when you want to train yourself to analyze animation in the moment. I always think of it as some sort of game, They always play the animation first before they show the breakdown, try to spot as many cool animation tricks as you can, and see how many are mentioned! They also recently did a breakdown on RotTMNT which I find to be super neat :]

Mikyomix's Personal Animator Tips (Great or Unhelpful? You Decide!):

wanted to make this it's own section because I had no idea how to properly fit this all in so it goes in here

Study first! I know this sounds super lame but I promise you it will save you so much suffering. It's better to already have a grasp on animation and its fundamentals before you actually start animating. I've gone into the pitfall of having really crap animation skills, feeling bad over it not looking right, going into a pit spiral of self-doubt, while simultaneously not putting in the effort to learn why it didn't look right and how to fix it. It took me a good while to sit down and actually learn everything before I officially started and had more confidence in myself to fix my mistakes and learn from past projects. I already mentioned it earlier, but again, don't be afraid to take notes and whatever information you find to be useful!

Pick your animated projects wisely! Listen, I know it's tempting to do that music video you always dreamed about with your not-so-simply-designed OC. But personally, I advise steering away from large-scale projects and animations that require more than your current skill level if you're a beginner. I know it sounds harsh, and I'm not telling you to give up on your dreams or anything, but just know that animations like that might be more than you bargained for, and could result in burnout and a final product you might not be proud of. You could easily tire yourself out if you're a beginner learning as you go, and I understand that many people actually advise it for the learning experience, but in my personal experience, it didn't really end well. LOTS of unfinished projects, time sunken in on something that I no longer wanted to finish, bad memories associated with the project, etc. Of course, everyone is different and you might not experience the same things I did, but just be aware of the cons. Instead, I highly recommend you-

-Design and create at your own personal convenience! If you're a beginner, I advise you to go simple. I know not everyone is interested in the bouncing ball or the flour sack, but there's no rulebook that says you're prohibited from designing a simple character to animate! Not everyone starts out the same way, and that's completely valid, I first started animating my furry OC's and I'm sure other young animators started in a similar way, animating the things they want! though there was one thing that I did keep in mind, and that was I designed my OC's to be easy to draw over and over again. easier for me to animate, and easier for me to draw them consistently. So if you're first starting out, don't be afraid to simplify! remove minute details if you have to. You can figure it out later no pressure! Just animate things because you want to, not because you have to. and that includes the tiny details that would be difficult to keep track of as a beginner. This is a bit of a smaller point that didn't need its own thing, but while you're at it, learn effective character design! not just for aesthetics and narrative purpose, but also for functionality.

Remember that you are not obligated to practice the old-fashioned way! Not everyone finds animation exercises fun, and that's okay. But whatever you choose to do, putting everything you learned into practice, IT STILL COUNTS AS PRACTICE. Every little animation you make counts no matter how short or unfinished it is, and your efforts deserve to be praised. why? because you're learning little by little and it is still very valuable! despite how small and minute or large and noticeable the improvement in animation quality is, you're still making strides in learning to be a better animator than you were before. Don't listen to what those old geezers say, you do you! animation is supposed to be a labor of love and passion. and being forced to do something under the obligation that its "industry standard" is frankly, baloney.

Animation Stuff (THE JUICE.): shorter stuff that also deserves their own section

12 FPS is great for beginners

Ease-in's and ease-out's are your BEST FRIEND

Timing Charts. you might not be inclined to write them properly, but it's useful if you're jotting things down. use them.

PLEASE. LOCK YOUR LAYERS WITH FINISHED ANIMATION WHEN YOU DON'T INTEND ON TOUCHING THEM FOR A WHILE AND YOU'RE WORKING ON A SEPARATE THING ON THE SAME PROJECT. I'VE LOST. SO MUCH...

Don't be afraid to mix tweeting with frame-by-frame. Sleepykinq tweening isn't the only form of tweening + tweening is great if you want to keep something consistent. Though if you want to go frame-by-frame with the convenience of tweening but without the visual integrity of tweening, tween on one layer as a guide and animate on top, so it's still frame-by-frame.

Unlimited layers? use them. Is a certain part of rough inbetweening giving you trouble? make another layer and animate it on there if you don't want to mess with the main roughs, then merge it down.

More frames does not equal smoother animation, it risks making it look slower. work with the FPS, not against it

Name your layers. save the tears.

Anyways, PHEW that was long. Sorry about that, I just have a lot to say about animation. I'm not NEARLY qualified enough to actually teach animation, nor am I linguistically intelligent enough to get the points I want across (I think). But I really hope that you and a few other people found this to be helpful.

I wish you the best of luck ^^

[hebimoonlightwrites]

hi! I love your blog, you have great writing, I saw that you also write for twisted Wonderland so, I could ask for headcanons for pomefiore with a rebellious s/o who is not afraid to contradict if that person says something that doesn't seem fair idk I like the opposite poles lmao well it would be just that thanks uu

Writer's corner: Hiii!! Thank you for the compliments, anon! Also, yes! I do accept even twst requests and I really thank you for giving me one and, ALSO, about Pomefiore!! They're my favourite one, seriously! Hope you like the result! If not, please DM me or just let me know and ask for something else, so I can do another one for you! Enjoy~! (Also I've made it gn!.. hope it's fine!)

Warnings: none

⋆𝒫𝑜𝓂𝑒𝒻𝒾𝑜𝓇𝑒⋆ 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶 𝓇𝑒𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝒾𝑜𝓊𝓈 𝓈/𝑜 𝓌𝒽𝑜'𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶𝒻𝓇𝒶𝒾𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝒸𝓉

⋆Vil really cares about his own appereance so much, like.. seriously. He's always checking on his own make-up, even during gym classes!

⋆"Wait a minute, let me check if there's something out of place!... No.. Still flawless~!"

⋆But what if his s/o wasn't so interested in make-ups or didn't care about their own look? And what if they also weren't afraid of contradict him about all of this?

⋆Well.. it'd be.. interesting.

⋆Vil would surely try to explain to them how important for a person is to work hard to be completely perfect, not only in their look, but also in their mind.

⋆We've already seen that he's Pomefiore's housewarden and, as so, he's constantly checking on his fellows Pomefiore (Epel, for example).

⋆I just imagine him trying to take care of his dear s/o by making them some face masks or doing their make-up.

⋆And he would do it even if his adorable potato s/o isn't attending Night Raven Collage or is simply from other dorm.

⋆"My potato, you should take care of your skin, look at your cheeks...! Here.. Let me take care of it for you."

⋆Constantly at the center of everyone's attention, since he's famous, I pretty headcanon that Vil would give many advices to people he really loves.

⋆So he'd fill his s/o's mind with a lot of advices, like make-ups one:

⋆"My potato dear, your colours' palette changes basing on your features! You can't use a random colour as you're always saying!.. You should pay attention even to slightest deatails of yourself, in order to highlight your own beauty!"

⋆Vil would suggest a precise kind of colours' palette, no doubt!

⋆All of this thing would change when s/o got really angry and had an argument with Vil.

⋆Like.. seriously! Appereance is NOT what really matters! Why should I care about how others see me?! I don't care about others' thoughts! I should love myself, without trying to correct every kind of flaws I have, because it's especially flaws that really makes me the person I am! Your point of view is wrong, Vil!

⋆This is what I imagine that Vil's s/o would tell him during an argument while they're both at Vil's dorm room, wearing headbands and masks on.

⋆Vil's adorable potato would stand there in front of him with an angry expression on their face and would stare at Vil's light purple eyes.

⋆Also Pomefiore housewarden would stare at his own s/o's eyes, maybe quite angry at first.

⋆I mean.. he's only trying to take care of them! Why should they freak out all of a sudden?! They should be happy about all those attentions Vil is constantly giving them!

⋆But after some time I headcanon that they both would understand the other's point of view and stop being angry at each other.

⋆"My dear.. I love you but.. change your outfit.. I'm not going to let you go out dressed up like that, 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝓊𝓉𝑒~…!"

⋆If I should imagine our French guy Rook with a s/o who's quite the opposite to him, well... then someone who really loves animals and know everything about them!

⋆Rook is such an hunter to people he admires, because it's said that he really studies people he finds interesting even from afar (creepy-) just as an hunter would do with his prey.

⋆So I guess Rook would approach his s/o telling them what he's found interesting about their figure, highlighting some of their physical or mental features and comparing them to animals' ones.

⋆"Oh mon dieu! My dear, your eyes remind me of an eagle's ones!... You must be so smart then, since I've seen you usually get good grades~.."

⋆He would also demonstrate to have such a good eyesight, since he can see things even if he's from afar.

⋆"Bonjour, mon amour! You're studying for our potionology exam, non? I've seen you're browsing our book~"

⋆So he'd definitely share his interests in animals and hunting with his s/o.

⋆Rook would also show his skills with the arch by pearcing an apple while it's on the tree.

⋆So he'd conquer his s/o's heart with his gentleness and kindness too.

⋆I mean.. I don't know about you, but... I totally burst out laughing every time Rook says something strange or even only appears in the game! He's such a nice character!

⋆But how would he react to someone who contradicts him in animals matters?

⋆Imagine that his s/o would start talking about some animals and end up being corrected by Rook, who'd say the contrary of that animal's aspect.

⋆They both then would start a little argument about it and try to verify who's right and who's not by searching for some books in the library.

⋆"Mon amour, I'm an hunter.. Do you think I don't know something as simple as the fact that cows have four stomaches~? Of course they have!..."

⋆Rook would surely try to verify it personally browsing a book but then end up realizing that his dear amour is right.. Cows have only one stomach divided into four parts!

⋆He'd totally feel sad, I guess, 'cause he's always addressing himself as an hunter and show to know a lot about animals in general.

⋆I think that just a little moment like this one, or even if he did a little mistake about an animal, could make him feel very sad and kinda disappointed.

⋆ But Rook is pretty supportive to people he admires or finds attractive. (for example, think of how he acts to Vil)

⋆So on the other hand he'd totally be more interested in his s/o and compliment them for the victory.

⋆Theirs would be a relationship like.. Who's the hunter between them~?

⋆"I totally compliment you, mon amour~ You've managed to beat an hunter, after all!~ 𝒴𝑜𝓊'𝓋𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓅𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝓎 𝒶𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃~"

⋆An opposite pole to Epel would be surely a person with an high interests in fashion and appareance! A Vil-type, no doubt.

⋆We've seen how disappointed our sweetie pie Epel has been to find out that he's ended up in Pomefiore, among rich and fashioned people.

⋆He'd have preferred to be in Savanaclaw, since he's focused on showing his masculinity and strength!

⋆He's also friend with Jack, soo... yah

⋆But what if Epel fell for someone who's incredibly beautiful and is interested in fashion and look?

⋆Epel would try hard to show how manly he is by trying getting their attention.

⋆He'd also try hard to make his s/o understand that appereance is not what describes people and that their personalities and minds are what really matter.

⋆It'd be something similar to what I've written before for Vil!

⋆But Epel is also a little bit introverted, so he'd surely be so embarrassed if his s/o asked him for the first time to study together.

⋆"You want to study with me?!... Well.. sure... I don't mind it!"

⋆But how would he react to his s/o contradicting him?

⋆Contrary to how you could think, I totally imagine Epel admiring his s/o after a small argument (as well as being a little bit angry, of course).

⋆He'd admire their tenacity and determination and the fact that they are never afraid of saying what they really think!

⋆They're completely genuine and Epel would love it a lot!

⋆Of course a small argument would have been something like..

⋆Surely about appereance, since Epel would get along really well with the s/o I've decided to pair Vil with before!

⋆Actually I'm laughing so much while writing this, 'cause I've just imagined a small scenario: Epel and they are getting prepared for a party and Epel shows up dressing terribly. After seeing him, his s/o reacts as Vil would, like.. "Oh my god, what the hell are you wearing?! Go and change 'cause I'm not going to let you hang out dressed like that. You look like a mushroom! (?)"

⋆But.. let's come back to our headcanons-

⋆Maybe his s/o would have told him to take more care about his look and Epel would have said that it's not important and that is not what really care about a person.

⋆As I said, it'd be surely something as similar as that one I've written before for Vil.

⋆"Do you really think a person's good table manners really describe themselves in deep? That's not what really care!!"

⋆Beyond Epel's admiration for his s/o's determination and tenacity, both our cutie pie and his lover would also stop being angry and decide to learn more about the other's point of view too.

⋆Because Epel is not a stubborn guy, and I really think he'd be there maybe apologizing for freaking out before.

⋆"s/o.. uhm... I'm sorry for.. for what I've said before.. Uhm... You know I love you and..𝒾𝓉'𝒹 𝒷𝑒 𝓊𝓃𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓁𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝑒 if I didn't apologize.. uhmm.. what? You've understood my point of view?... *smiling* Well.. 𝐼'𝓂 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓉."

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[phoenixyfriend]

If it helps shed light on the clones being hung thing being a thing, from a possibly completely unwelcome non-ace perspective, generally one isn't going to be thrilled by a writer throwing in that they are average or small. When they're constantly depicted as testosterone laden beings who were genetically engineered to be peak humans in every other way, it's sort of incongruous and disappointing to think of them as having anything but. Being muscular/a large being also alters perception of the appendage's size and I think given the way they are depicted in fics, it just seems in proportion.

Big dicks are a fantasy. They're incredibly impractical in real life and everybody has a bad time, but it's kind of like how very sculpted men are fetishized, yet studies show that they aren't the preference in practice. If the writer is sexually inexperienced, they might also depict them swinging a large hammer because they are only familiar with the theoretical side of things.

Perhaps I'm not seeing it as having anything to do with race, because big wangs exist across all races and a nice wang is nice (I am so sorry for this message). Also the clone thing has appeal because they're genetically engineered, deeply skilled in a way that's visually and mentally attractive, have a voice in a low register with a popular accent, and are full of testosterone while being depicted as having steadfast morality and lacking toxic masculinity checks all of the boxes in terms of fantasy.

Kind of like the appeal of somebody like Chris Hemsworth, but there are three million of them, which also ticks a box for a lot of people.

I just...really got the sense that there's a disconnect here due to orientation differences that makes the clone dick thing seem racially nefarious when people are really just horny and go 'oohoo, big penis'.

I'm... apparently getting essays about penis in my inbox. IDK if you're a man so I won't call it mansplaining, so I guess it's allo-splaining? Just. Bro, it's not an ace thing. I really do not need Attraction To Dick Size explained to me. I'm not the best person to ask about Race Things either, being a white Slav in the US, but let me try to explain what I'm peeved by. It gets long mostly because there are a lot of moving parts to what I'm trying to talk about, but hopefully someone Who Knows More can confirm or deny what I'm trying to say here.

It's not just "the clones have big dicks," but "fanon clones are written as having big dicks in a way that is often racially dicey in the way that many fics about them are."

I do read plenty of smut. I would not be aware of the fandom tendencies if I didn't. I know that size kinks are common and that large dicks are, on the average, considered preferable. I've seen the same ratio of "notably large vs unmentioned or average/small" with characters like Anakin and Obi-Wan. This is not an ace thing, and I promise it's not about what I personally find attractive. I recognize that size kinks are popular and are applied pretty much across the board.

But the way it's phrased and approached matters. The way it's framed matters. The clones are all of a Maori man who is visibly of Polynesian descent. He's dark enough that colorism plays a role in his characters' handling, has facial features that are clearly not conforming to eurocentric standards and are then whitewashed in structure in animated series, and has that accent you mentioned, which... listen. Accents can also be fetishized. So. Let's move on.

They are simultaneously hypermasculinized (soldiers, exaggerated 'gruff' animation in the show, etc.) which is very much a racial thing, and also 'defanged' by being, you know, not legally people, etc. This is part of why that "full of testosterone but without toxic masculinity" comment isn't quite as cut-and-dry as it could be. I like that these characters are mostly lacking in toxic masculinity (it's still there in places, but that's not really relevant), but I have to remain aware of how that ties so closely back to the indoctrination and literal slavery.

So there's that whole mess of the clones already being in a dicey place as far as racial politics go, because they are men of color, in a context that where race doesn't matter on the Watsonian front because Space, except it's still relevant Doylistically because Star Wars is mostly written by white people, and the fandom is also mostly white people, so the fanworks are also mostly by white people.

So you have this situation where a lot of white people are writing smut (fine) about fictional characters (fine) where one or more are people of color (gotta be careful) and those people are often literal slaves who are simultaneously hypermasculinized by way of being genetically engineered soldiers with all the muscle and shooting and armor and Boyish Roughhousing that comes with (oh no). Fandom then takes what canon did with Hypermasculine Soldier Clones, and sometimes handles it better (and I really need to emphasize how much of the Better is by fans of color, I really really need everyone to note that most of the really good handling of race in SW fandom is by fans of color), but then sometimes turns up the racial fetishization even more without realizing it.

And that doesn't really mean that we can't give the clones big dicks. Like I said, it's just as common for Obi-Wan, Anakin, etc. to have the same Impressive Size. This isn't uncommon, and it would be just as Weirdly Racially Dicey to say that they all have Small Dicks To Make Them Less Intimidating, because there are plenty of ethnicities that also get hit with Small Dick Makes You Less Of A Man stereotypes, and that's a mess too.

So... I don't know where to take it past here, other than to say that this isn't me being Too Ace To Get It. It's me being hyperaware of how race tends to interact with fiction, and smut in particular, because I've made (non-smut) mistakes with race and ethnicity before as a writer. We all do, because most of us don't have massive PR teams behind us, and 16yo me sure couldn't afford a sensitivity reader for one-shots I was writing in the back of a classroom. I've spent the past ten years growing that awareness and I'm still not done! None of us are!

But part of doing better, being better, is to keep that awareness up when reading, to note what seems to be a questionable trend and what's just a random kink. This post has a lot of reference links for how there's racism built into Star Wars (though less about fanon portrayals, it's mostly about canon and how fans try to justify that canon).

It's just... it's complicated. The ways that racism and smut and fandom interact are complicated, and part of learning to deal with how complicated these things can be is to go into it with the understanding that anything, no matter how innocuous it seems, or how easily you can find an 'excuse' (in this case, using my asexuality to decide that I just don't Get why big dicks are appealing), could have a racial element you just aren't seeing.

(I didn't even get into the sketchiness of an actor from a colonized-by-white-people culture playing an army that is used for imperialism and how THAT relates to the soldiers-are-hypermasculine stuff.)

TL;DR: the clones already undergo plenty of racial bullshit, including hypermasculinity in portrayal that is related their being played by a Maori man, and this hypermasculinity plays into their being racially fetishized, and that occasionally includes the big dicks. The big dicks themselves are not the problem, but rather the manner in which they are noted and talked about, which can often get fetishy in the aforementioned ways.

[bittersvgar]

Number 316

Just you having horns like schlatt, except yours bigger because you're a girl boss obviously.

Also their is some language here but not that much

Ewe-a female sheep

Dsmp x reader? Idk

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You were always an independent person, challenging the rules of nature when you had the chance. Its how it got you here, becoming one of the most respected woman in your kingdom. Standing around 5'7 with the biggest horn people seen an ewe ever have, angering many males.

A knock was heard as you tried to sip your tea to calm down the headache happening, watching as your assistant came in timidly.

"Miss Y/n, sorry to disturb you but it seems you have another challenger."

You sighed, putting down your tea as you stood up to smooth out the wrinkles on your suit. "Tell them I'll be there in a minute."

Grabbing your gloves, you look your self in mirror, watching your scars move slightly as you flexed your hand. Placing the gloves on, you walked out of the big mansion you lived in, meeting the crowed that circled around someone.

The crowd separated to let you walk by, which means the closer you got, the clearer you saw your opponent. He was tall, you'll give him that. He was hunched over slightly, wobbling on his feet as he held a bottle of beer in his right hand. He had mutton chops that oddly suited him.

Two person seems to be holding him back, as if trying to convince him to back out, one having fox-like feature while the other had small wings on his back, that where slightly flapping as he tried to pull the ram back.

"I'm guessing your the challenger." You spoke, watching his pals let him go, giving up. The ram just eyed you down, looking at your figure that was shown from the suit you were wearing, which angered you slightly as he didn't even try to hide it. "My name is Y/n, a pleasure to meet you."

You took your hand out to shake, which the male quickly grabbed as he pulled you closer, squishing your bodies together. You tried to back up but he quickly place put hand on your waist, stopping you as he leaned forward.

"Pleasure is all mine."

Angered from his action you quickly pushed him back,causing him to trip, the stench of booze lingering around you, making your headache worst.

"Let's just get this over with." You said, nodding at your assistant who took her microphone.

"Ladies and gentleman! Ram and ewes! We are all gathered today to see another match for dominance! You all know the rules! Do not interfere or else you'll be greatly punished!"

She turned towards the Ram, asking for his name only to not get a response as he glared at you. One of his friends had to step in to tell her his name to continue.

"The challenger today is Schlatt vs our long time winner Y/n!" She showed the crowd an emerald before explaining, " The moment this emerald hits the ground the fight will commence! Now can the challenger please draw your weapon!"

Someone handed you your sword, who you thanked as you twirled it around.

"So what she can do some trick, big deal." Schlatt sneered at her before realising something. "Oh shit. Where the fuck is my weapon?"

He looked over at Fundy and Quackity who just shrugged.

"GIVE ME ONE OF YOU WEAPONS!"

"Are you ready!"

"NO! DOES IT LOOK LIKE IM READY!"

Quackity fumbled with his axe, trying to get it off his belt but he was to late.

"Go!"

Schlatt looked at you, who just stared back at him angrily. He chugged the rest of his beer, wiping his mouth before bringing the bottle up.

You just shooked your head before rushing at him, running towards the right, causing him to swing when you got close. Taking this opportunity, you quickly stopped before moving to the left, making Schlatt stumbled forward.

Taking pity on the man you took the hilt of your sword and slammed it on his back, causing Schlatt to fall on the ground face first with a thud, the glass bottle shattering in his hand leaving small but painful cuts.

"You bitch!"

He said, turning his body around, using his left hand to support his body weight only for you to hold the sword near his throat causing him to lean back to avoid being sliced.

"Admit defeat."

"Suck my dick." He spat, causing you to dig the sword on his shoulder, making his grunt in pain.

"Admit." You hissed, twisting the sword. "Defeat."

"Fine. FINE!" He yelled, grasping his shoulder when you took out your sword from his shoulder. "I LOST OK!

Your assistant smiled, bring the microphone to her lips as she cheered.

"THE WINNER IS Y/N!"

Many cheered, mostly ewes as many Rams in the crowd huffed in frustration.

You walked closer to the Schlatt, who was currently being attended by medics.

"What do you want."

You ignored him, your assistant handing you a saw, as squat down to grab one of his horns.

"Wait! WAIT! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" He thrashed in the medic's grip who hold him down for this. His friends also being restrain from trying to interfere.

"My reward." You bluntly said, sawing off about an inch of his horn, giving the saw back to someone as you got up.

"I'll- I'LL KILL YOU!" He yelled, head hurting from the vibration of the horn being sawed off.

"Shut up, it's tradition." You said annoyed, grabbing his other un-injured horn as you turn his head to the crowd. "Besides, look at all the other Rams who tried." You whispered near his ear.

Many rams in the crowd had an inch of their horn taken off, some even had two inches off, meaning they tried to challenge twice only to not succeed.

"Their pride and joy sawed off. And do you know who has their horns."

You questioned him, tugging his horn when he didn't respond, causing his head the be yanked backwards.

"Me. So what makes you think you can kill me."

And with that you let go of his horn. Turning back to your house with a part of his horn in your hand.

'What is this? The 302?'

You thought, blandly staring at the shiny horn in your hands. You walked in your study, pushing a button, the reveal a wall behind the bookcase. The sound of your heels echoed as you walked, before you finally made in to your destination.

Hundreds of horns stood on the walls. Each horn having a name and number on them indicating the order you got them. With your first horn in a glass case, the name 'dad' written on a sign next to it.

You stared at that specific horn, angrily clenching your fist as you grabbed a sign, looking at the last horn number before writing on the sign.

You placed the horn on the wall before placing the sign right next to it.

Schlatt, Number 316

Okay but im kinda proud because i did this in like 2 hours. Also its not proofread so sorry for the mistakes.

[cata-linaa]

Hello, how are you? Okay, well not gonna lie it's my first time requesting anything, so I would like to request a match-up. If possible. :) If I have any mistakes you are more than welcome to correct me or tell me to do it again.

I am 20 years old, female and from Germany. I study medicine, am in the 2nd year. I can speak five languages and am currently learning Icelandic - I don't know why to be all honest- and love to read and draw in my free time. I am also in a MMA club, it's my fourth year now -it's a miracle that I'm still alive, hahaha- and I've played football for seven years. Because of the pandemic we are not allowed to participate in any sports, so I'm rather at home and studying. I also love volleyball, not gonna lie, I've watched HQ because of it. I never played volleyball professionally but I would like to. The adrenaline when I play with some friends is indescribable! To my personality, well I am really "direct", if something doesn't add up in my mind I would not hesitate to tell my opinion. I am a really good listener and give amazing advices, in my 20 years I've been through a lot, my mind is like a 70 year old person's. Due some traumatic experiences, I've developed depression and its best friend anxiety. Even though I have the feeling that I have no friends -which I have but, I don't know how to explain, it's more like you try to keep the friendship up, ya know?- I have depression and anxiety right next to me as my friends, they come and go to check up on me can't deny their effort for that. Damn, I wrote a lot. However, to the last things, I have brown hair and hazel-green eyes. If you want to know anything else -which I don't think- Hahaha.

I wish you a nice day! ❤

hello hello! sorry this is so late, my life is VERY funny, and by funny i mean I’m a piñata, and life is a blindfolded child with their older sibling’s metal baseball bat. But i’m hopefully going back to my semi-sporadic schedule, maybe posting once every week or two, or if i’m feeling extra inspire-y i’ll do more :)

yo anon you’re legitimately one of the coolest people ever from this description alone my smoker lungs could never do sports tf i’m jealous-

anyways, are you ready…. to…..RUMBLLLLLLLEEEEE?!!!

i match you with… 

HAJIME IWAIZUMI (27) ATHLETIC TRAINER (woooooo!!)

Lucky lucky you!!! (this got very long I got carried away-)

Listen, I can already TELL this one is gonna be a good one

You’re a polyglot? He could listen to you speak all day, he would even try to help you learn another language with flash cards, even if he has no idea, you’re you, it’s important! 

He can’t draw, but he sits at the kitchen table with you nevertheless, and has some fancy art paper and materials for you (because you deserve it) and some 8x11 printer paper and a 12 pack of colored pencils he purchased form the local corner store. He often wants to draw you, the warped ms paint-looking drawings are quite charming, and you find yourself keeping them in your bag, or on your desk. 

You in turn, give him a portrait you drew over the course of a while to him as a part of a birthday gift, and he brings it wherever his job takes him, pressed neatly in a clipboard or notebook, he sometimes brushes his fingers over the lines drawn by you as if it was strands of your hair

Imagine this real quick: medicine??? Being an athletic trainer??? those studies are kind of similar, so y’all would meet in class hypothetically in the weird idea bank that is my head

Iwa is a complete sucker for interesting features in someone, green eyes? He will melt, and thinks about your eyes and how they light up when you smile, when you look at him he genuinely loses his train of thought and starts to lose his cool and stutter a little bit, oikawa teases him a lot about it, you two are close and 

it’s a match made in hell when you two go party together, and you guys have to get Iwa to come pick you guys up (i feel like every writer on here has made a post about this very scenario, its just canon at this point)

When you had your football games, (idk what position you play but i hope you mean the soccer kind of football bc thats what i’m imagining) he’s always at the edge of his seat on the side of the field, if you score a goal/block a goal he stands up and he’s cheering for you, or even better, when you look at him, he has the most supportive look In his eyes, and smiles at you, and shit, the other team knows they can’t stand a chance now. 

When you’re doing MMA, he finds that SO HOT PLS- 

Forbid if you ever get hurt while doing sports, he will run to your sides where he is watching you and make sure everything is okay, because he can’t have someone else go through that, not on his watch ouch lmao sorry

you two often play sports together in the park or something, maybe a morning run or two to keep yourselves active during the pandemic (can you tell i’ve barely ever even thought about athletics i’m so sorry) 

You guys definitely have one of those friend groups where you do shit like climb a mountain or do a bootcamp for fun and post it on social media

The two of you look GOOD in athleticwear together. 

strong people are his absolute weakness, both physical and mentally

When he sees you caught up in a rant, even if its about something serious, a part of him smiles, since that passionate energy is what attracted him to you in the first place

when you told oikawa that he looked ugly in the outfit he picked out, Iwa laughed so hard he couldn’t fucking BREATHE for like ten minutes

On a more serious note, when you’re not feeling your best, he stops everything to make you feel better. One call and he could be on the next car ride, bus, train, or flight home, ready to tell you that you are loved and valid. Everyone loves your presence, he reminds you, and if your’e comfortable with it, he invites oikawa and the rest of your friend group for a self-care/movie night, just to show you just how much everyone wants to be around and how they and him will just show up to you, no matter what. 

He’s your safe space, and wants to spend every part of his life with the thing that matters most- you. 

[gettin-bi-bi-bi]

Ok so I've read your take on the porn thing( that it doesn't matter what kind of porn u watch, if someone does something sexual u might be turned on etc etc)

So my question is how do u know if you're sexually attracted yo someone???

Like if for eg your a girl and watching lesbian porn turns u on, u say that it doesn't really conclude that she's gay or anything

And I've seen posts like sexual attraction means when like u look at someone and be like yeah I'd like to do sexual stuff with them

But i can literally say that by looking at anyone attractive regardless of their gender, but that doesn't mean i am sexually attracted to them right??

Romantically speaking , from the crushes I've had it's like you get all flustered and all idk how to explain it but I've never wanted to be physically close to them(I'm a girl my crushes were on boys) but i currently THINK i MIGHT like this girl (i don't really know for sure tho) and i want to like hug her and just be close to her both emotionally and physically; does this count as sexual attraction???

And maybe im more comfortable with girls because they've got the same parts as me and I'm just knocking it out before tryjng it for boys??

I guess every person would give you a bit of a different answer regarding what sexual attraction feels like for them. And I just want to make clear: what you like in porn ~can~ be an indicator of your actual sexual orientation. But it doesn’t have to be. And especially when we’re talking scientific studies that measure a body’s response (gential arousal, perspiration, heartrate) when a test subject is shown pornographic pictures will often show that most people will have these physical responses no matter what kind of porn they are shown - which at the end of the day only proves that visual stimuli causes a lot of human bodies to have an arousal response. Hence the statement that “just because you like gay porn doesn’t mean you’re gay”.

Now... sexual attraction often means being very drawn to a person based on their physical appearance and having a strong desire to do sexual stuff with them. Though someone’s personality can also make them seem more sexy to you than they seemed at first glance. And likewise, if someone is very good looking to you but then opens their mouth and only talks bullshit then that can quickly make them seem very unattractive. So, I wouldn’t say that sexual attraction is ~only~ about how someone looks, but it does play a large part - that’s why a lot of people have a Type aka a lot of their crushes kinda look the same or at least have some physical features in common. For example 95% of the men I am attracted to are old, small and chubby. Now, of course not every old-smol-chubby guy I see is hot in my eyes but occassionally I see one that just makes me go 👀 because he fits the bill just perfectly. That can be a fleeting moment and a guy I will forget about 30 seconds later but since at my age I know my Type really well and I can confidently say that this eyes-emoji was sexual attraction for me. But it can also get more intense, especially if I get to know the guy a bit and he turns out to be nice and charming on top of being good-looking - then I might reaaaally want to know what he looks like nakey and ask myself what he might be like in bed. And I might end up having fantasies about him.

Now, I assume you’re still young and on top of sexuality being confusing already as it is you might also just not know if you have a type yet. Which can make this seem a bit weird when people say they can just ~see someone and be immediately sexually attracted to them~. But you gotta keep in mind the complexity of that experience. I know what kinds of men I like from years of experience. Like, I know myself and my sexuality well enough by now. Which means I can pretty much tell at first glance if someone is my type or not just on a purely physical level. Their personality might end up being unattractive to me but that’s something only to be found out by getting to know someone.

Now, I guess you messaged us because you wonder if you are bi or not. What I can tell you is that most straight girls would not even question their sexuality this far. Or if they do they usually realise they are queer in some way. And even if inexperienced straight girls feel insecure about dating boys they would probably not think “well, I can just play around with girls bc that seems more comfortable” - unless they are secretly attracted to girls in some way which, again, means they aren’t really straight. You get my point?

A lot of closeted bisexuals also think that “everybody is a little attracted to their own gender, right? that doesn’t really make me bi. even straight women find other women attractive” and I can tell you: that’s not true. Straight women are not attracted to women. By definition. If a “straight” woman talks about how sexy women are and how she has “girl crushes” all the time then she is probably a closeted queer woman who might not even know it herself because of internalised biphobia.

So if you say “and I've seen posts like sexual attraction means when like u look at someone and be like yeah I'd like to do sexual stuff with them. But i can literally say that by looking at anyone attractive regardless of their gender (...)” then I’d say that sounds a lot like you are attracted to multiple genders. 🤷‍♀️ Like, “attraction regardless of gender” is literally one definition of pansexuality. If you find yourself wanting to do sexy stuff with people of more than one gender then you ain’t a heterosexual, my friend!

Maddie

[captain-of-the-historicfuture]

Hi :D I'm new to your blog and I love your whole aesthetic but I was curious what do all your tags mean?

Hello and welcome! :D I am very happy to have you here.

I am honoured you appreciate my aesthetic. To keep up with my tags, you can search #tags list prime on my blog. However, Tumblr is being weird with that and IDK how well it’s working right now?? Anyway, that’s just in case you ever forget and wanna check something real quick. I’m of course happy to tell you myself! :P

Here is the most up-to-date list of my tags, but if you don’t want to click a link—

#love is like a child: cute stuff

#beauty is bought by judgement of the eye: aesthetic stuff

#my bounty is as boundless as the sea: meme stuff

#hell is empty: also (reblogged) relatable things but about serious themes

#hear my soul speak: signal boosts as general messages that my followers might need to hear :)

#when Love speaks: signal boosts to spread a specific message

#speak the speech: signal boosts of important but general information

#speak less than you know: signal boosts of tips, tricks, and life hacks

#there are more things in Heaven and Earth: political stuff, discourse, etc.

#the slightest folly: posts about the blog

#a tale told by an idiot: posts about yours truly

#my thoughts remain below: posts with my commentary in the tags (essentially, this separates functional tags from the tags that are just me talking)

#to thine own self be true: replies to inbox, reblogs with my additions, anything where I interact with you lovely people (NOTE: not for discourse; this is for pleasant or at least passive interactions)

#thou canst not then be false to any man: asks and ask games

#uneasy lies the head that wears the crown: nighttime musings, information about insomnia, or just activity due to my not being able to sleep

#to write and read comes by nature: posts about writing

#chequ’d for silence: posts about music

#never tax’d for speech: posts about literature, history, theatre, or classical studies

#indu’d with intellectual sense and souls: posts about STEM themes and topics

#my guide and lantern to my feet: posts about God or my faith

#the enemy to the living: posts featuring my fangirling (recently I’ve also started using it for posts about the phenomenon of fandom in general)

#thinking makes it so: posts of and/or about fanworks or original creations I want my followers to see

#greatness thrust upon them: liveblogging while I watch/read something (block it to avoid spoilers; I’ll only use it for one fandom at a time, and I’ll put it in my bio whenever it’s active)

#we know what we are: components of my wish list

Yeahhh, there are a lot. They’re mostly for my fun TBH since I can’t imagine anyone going through my posts with a specific tag in mind. If you’re looking for content about a certain fandom, I tag those separately. For example: #the enemy to the living #agents of s.h.i.e.l.d. So you won’t have to know my fandom posts tag to find my AoS posts/reblogs, ya know?

Wait, I’m realising now that I might have misunderstood your question, dear anon. Did you mean to ask me to explain the actual quotes? Like why I chose “the enemy to the living” (All’s Well That Ends Well, I.i.53) for my fandom posts tag? If so, I first apologise and second extend an invitation for you to let me know so I can correct my mistake.

Anyyyway, I have rambled for long enough. Thank you for dropping by, nonny. I hope to be seeing you in my notifs and/or inbox again! :)

[ann-stay]

Brown soft light, fighting the dark shadows-Seungmin

Warnings/au: sadness, angst (?), soft, idk I wrote this ages ago but enjoy!

Please Note: this used to be a W**j*n story however due to recent events I no longer support him, if I’ve missed a part in here where I’ve used his name and didn’t change it please let me know.

She pushed herself away from the desk and slide in the chair to the other side of the room. Groaning, she stood and exited the plain room. She headed to the kitchen for something good, something that could ease her frustration.

It had been like this for a few days, her continuously having to leave her laptop out of anger and frustration. She just couldn't write. She wasn't burnt out, no, she'd already recovered from that. She had major writer's block. Every idea that came to her head didn't flow nicely, nor could she put it into words on the screen.

All knowledge of writing had left her the past few days and it annoyed her to the point where she could break down. She was an online author, so updates were vital to her work. Without updates, she couldn't get views, without views, she didn't get paid. She questioned why she chose such a difficult path.

Swinging the fridge open she grabbed the chocolate and slammed the door shut. She hopped onto the kitchen bench and let her legs hang. It was her favourite thing to do, sit there and think. The bench was surprisingly comfortable and bought a warm homey feeling. She'd done this since she was little.

Taking a bite from the chocolate she looked about her apartment. It was a medium-sized apartment that she lived alone in. Although, her boyfriend would sleep over most nights when he was free. Which he wasn't often, but he made the time.

As far as a normal human could see, her life was good. Dream job, good boyfriend, nice apartment. It was perfect. But it wasn't. She struggled much more then anyone would be able to see. She had struggled with her own mind since she was a young girl. It got to the point, she could hide it from everyone-including the people that were closest to her.

Heck-she'd even isolate herself for a bit and people still wouldn't notice. All except one. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, as she would think) she had gotten better hiding it from said person.

It was scary for her to hide it though. The one person willing to help and that notices everything-she shuts out his help. Every moment she does she knows it hurts him. She hates that. She hates hurting him. So, she continues. Continues to cut him out more and more, hoping that he'll leave and find a better person.

But she doesn't want him to leave. She wants to curl up in his arms and stay there forever. She wants that warmth, love, and support. She wants to feel happy and content.

However, every waking happy moment she has it always turns bad. A light shower of rain, enough to even see a rainbow, suddenly turning into a raging storm that could tear lives apart. But she loves the rain.

The sound of it hitting the glass window. The cold calm feeling it brings with it. The way she would have to wear a sweater every time it rains so she can be comfy and warm. Drinking hot chocolate and watching the droplets fall.

"I don't deserve it..." she mumbled.

The chocolate fell from her hand onto the bench space beside her. A few tears pricking at her eyes as every dark thought seeped their way into her mind. Lacing her brain with its toxins. The plague of the mind. Except this plague is deadlier. Killing someone with a voice in their head. Killing them slowly as they still live. Yet they don't live. They are alive, but they aren't living. As if death himself inhabited them.

A sob escapes her mouth, getting off the bench, making sure she doesn't fall. Her back sliding down the cupboard doors. She pulls her knees as close to her chest as she can, her chubby body making it hard to hug them comfortably.

More sobs leave her trembling lips. Furiously wiping the bucket loads of tears. The lump in her throat making the crying just the more painful. Though she manages to shut them up, the tears were the only thing to show for her breakdown.

The lump in her throat grows, an empty yet full stomach of emotion. Pain. That's all she feels. She didn't know what pain it was. It was like the world had come crashing down even if it hadn't. A feeling that you'd get when you were having fun and then all that happiness was sucked out of you. Exhaustion. Yet it was way more complex and stronger than those feelings. It was a feeling you'd have to experience to understand but a feeling no one should ever experience or understand.

She wanted to scream.

She wanted it to end.

...

Keys rattled.

...

A door clicked, unlocking.

The girl stood quickly and rushed to the bathroom. Forcing her tears away. Rubbing at her face rapidly. Wash, towel, wash towel-repeat a million times. She looked at herself in the mirror.

"Hey, babe?" Her boyfriend called out.

"In the bathroom! I'll be out in a second!" She shouted back.

She smiled a few times, trying to get her face into a 'normal' position rather than one that looks exhausted and broken. The door opened and she stepped out.

"Where are you?" She asked.

"Just in the kitchen," he replied.

She followed his voice and found him taking a bite of her chocolate that was left on the bench. She smiled. He was too cute.

"Come here~ I missed you so much," he whined.

The girl laughed at him before walking over and getting engulfed in a warm hug.

"I missed you too Bubba~"

The boy chuckled at her, lifting her up onto the bench. He stood between her legs and held her at her waist. Her arms rested around his neck, playing with the back of his hair absentmindedly. Their eyes locked and the once happy smile on his face was replaced by a frown and furrowed brows.

"What's wro-"

"You've been crying."

"No, I haven't."

He looked at her, raising his brow.

"You think I don't notice these things?" he asked.

"Notice what things?" She asked, trying to act innocent.

"Things such as your face being slightly red in parts. When you cry your lips get red in patches. Your nose and cheeks also have red patches. Your eyes are slightly glossed over because you can never get the tears all out. Heck, your eyes don't match your smile...babe, what's wrong?"

She lost it. The tears instantly fell, the same world crashing feeling returned. Her head hit his shoulder/neck area and she sobbed, arms wrapping around him tighter. He was taken back for a split second, quickly recovering and pulling her closer.

He whispered sweet nothings into her ear, rubbing her back to comfort her. Her pain, so strong, it filled the apartment to the point her boyfriend could feel it. Like a dark shadow flowing off her body and covering everything. The homey feeling disappearing, replaced with emptiness.

He hated it. Not what his girlfriend had caused but what she was going through. He knew she was pushing him away. He knew that she knew it hurt him. But he also knew that all she needed was some space. He wasn't new to this.

Her isolating herself. In fact, it was good for her to a certain point. The isolation was her recharge. But at some point, in the recharge she always hits, so to say, a malfunction. A percentage where she was so close to being good yet so far.

In this time, he knew to be there for her. To hug her and support her. Not to ask what's wrong but to be there for her. If she needs to talk about it, she will-after asking if it's okay to talk with him a million times.

The sobbing quietened. Soon it stopped. His shirt drenched, but he could care less. A weight lifted from his shoulder. His eyes met her tired and broken ones. They said something, an apology. An apology from breaking down, for being weak, for possibly ruining his shirt, for the toxicity, ruining their night and so much more.

But in his eyes, they held forgiveness and care. He forgave her for everything she apologised for, whether she should've apologised for it or not. He cared about her more then she knew.

She did know though. She just couldn't understand or accept it fully.

They rested their foreheads together, soft breathes tickling each other's faces.

"The voices returned..." she mumbled, eyes closed.

He studied her now calm features, the way her soft lips moved.

"What were they saying this time?"

"Everything."

She opened her glossy eyes and stared into his. No one said anything. They just stared at each other, holding one another close together.

And soon enough, the warmth returned. Her boyfriend's warmth started radiating onto her and their apartment. A soft brown light battling the dark shadow. A sad smile appeared on the girl's face. Then a happy one on her boyfriends.

"You know, your eyes are really cute. And the small scar on your lips is adorable~" He cooed.

A blush etched its way on her cheeks.

"Oh, shush it."

They both laughed.

"Do you want to know something?" She asked.

"Hm?" he hummed in response.

"You, Mr. Kim Seungmin, are the best boyfriend in the world. My Bubba."

She scrunched her face up and squished his cheeks between her hands. Seungmin laughed widely, finding it cute how her face and nose scrunched.

"And you, Ms. Kim, are the best girlfriend in the world. My adorable koala bear."

He returned the favour and squished her cheeks. The girl flushed red and groaned, pushing his hands away.

"Yah! I'm not Ms. Kim...yet. And I'm not a Koala! What are you doing home anyway? I thought you had a meeting?" She asked.

"Soon you'll be, and I can call you a Koala because you sleep a lot and are from Australia. But anyway, Chan canceled it because half of the boys are sick," Seungmin explained.

He placed his hands back onto her waist but holding her closer still. His girlfriends face turned from happy flushed to concerned.

"Why didn't you text me?! We need to go over there so I can help take care of them! I can't believe you left Chan and the others by themselves-" She jumped off the bench and move around frantically looking for her shoes- "They can barely take care of themselves when they aren't sick! Hurry-"

Seungmin hugged her from behind, stopping her from moving.

"No."

"What do you mean 'no' mister. Your friends are sick and I'm worried!"

"I said no. We are staying here together. If Chan needs help, he'll text me-or you. He always messages you first in an emergency remember?"

The girl groaned and nodded.

"Fine..."

"Yay! Now let's cuddle!"

He picked her up, causing her to squeak, and carried her to their bed. He sat on the bed and moved under the cover, still holding his girlfriend.

"Hey! You can't just-"

Seungmin placed a soft, loving kiss on her lips. She smiled and melted into the kiss. When they pulled apart Seungmin had a smirk on his lips.

"Meanie, you can't just shut me up by kissi-"

He kisses her once again. But this time when they pull back, she rolls her eyes at him and turns to face her back against his chest. She cuddles closer to him, pulling his arms around her more, loving the feeling of the warmth.

He laughed at her, nuzzling his face into her shoulder/neck area. Causing giggles to erupt from her at the tickling feeling. Happiness and warmth filled them both.

The storm that was raging moments ago now calm and showing rainbows. The toxic thoughts and feelings now flew far away, unable to hurt either one of them.

There they cuddled, in the middle of the bed wrapped in blankets. Nothing playing. No music, no talking, no sound. Just their breathing and the small kisses here and there. The room was dim as the light faded and the street outside lit it up. It had started to rain, the droplets hitting the window, creating that amazing sound.

Seungmins arms were wrapped tightly around his girlfriend. Loving her squishy, slightly chubby and small figure. The girl rested her head on his chest, her hands resting on top of his. Focus wandering. She soon drifted into a peaceful, content and happy sleep.

Her boyfriend watched her. He noticed the small things. Like the way she blinks with her eyes closed, an indication she was having a dream. The way she would make some expressions like the ones in her dreams. Or how her jaw had to be clenched shut, a habit she made as a kid out of fear of chomping on her tongue by accident.

He noticed how her cheeks flushed red when her body temperature was too high or when it was way too cold. And he even noticed how, when she has a deep sleep her lips get plumper.

He loved her with his whole heart and soul. He noticed all the details and little things. He loved how happy she'd look and feel when he pointed them out as well. It showed her that he cared a lot about her.

He smiled happily, lifting one of his hands up to play with some of her curls that had fallen free from her bun. He chuckled, watching it bounce back into place. He removed her hair tie carefully. Massaging her scalp and playing with her hair.

Soon enough, Seungmin found himself falling into a deep sleep as well.