#Just not for me

[drpoisonoaky]

it’s kinda funny that i watched arcane and the only ship that picked up my interest is jinx x a blonde girl who isn’t even in the show

(cero regrets tho)

[caliburn-not-calculator]

So I was thinking right, that I never really enjoy the kind of character/love interest who does the whole ‘coldly pushing people away to protect themself from hurt’ sort of thing. It generally doesn’t appealed to me as a point of interpersonal conflict. Most characters who do that, no matter how traumatised and understandable it might be for them, annoy the shit out of me. They hurt their people and relationships uselessly and it just kinda feels assholey to me.

So, I was like, then why the fuck do I like Maxim so much?

Cause he does that, he’s convinced he’ll get hurt by having a friend so he damages his relationship with said friend to protect himself. But I’m an absolute sucker for his character. The reason is really quite obvious when I thought about it but now I need to talk about it cause I thinks it’s actually why I love him so much.

It’s because, even though he does it, he stresses so much how he doesn’t want to. Most of the time I’ve seen that sort of break up happen it’s with an argument, accusations, hurt. The person pushing the other away lashes out. They cause damage. (YA romances I’m looking at you, it’s usually where I see that sort of thing). But Maxim…

He apologies.

He clarifies how he wishes he didn’t feel like he had to do this.

He gets the closest to begging we ever hear when he asks VR-LA to try and stop. Try and do the thing Maxim needs him to do to keep him.

He’s not cold and brutal and though there is perhaps a hint of anger, it’s overshadowed by regret.

And I fucking love that. It makes it hurt more than them lashing out at each other ever could. Neither of them want this, Maxim desperately asks VR-LA to do otherwise, but he won’t. Maxim is pushing VR-LA away as he’s trying to pull him in and that’s fascinating. I love it. It’s fucking painful and not super annoying.

Anyway little Cal ramble aside he’s my boy

[snowleopardtherebel]

Unpopular opinion but I didn't...really like the gaslight district?

Oh don't get me wrong! The worldbuilding and the character designs and the action and the art is incredible! And yeah, I think i knew it was going to be horror/gorey going in.

But it was just...*too* gorey for me.

I'm not going to say it was overdone exactly- its hell, and it does it way better than hazbin hotel or helluva boss. But it was just too much for me.

In addition, so much was happening that I felt like it was hard to keep up with the things on screen. And while it made the show feel more alive, i feel like it should have had a flash warning and it was also a bit hard to follow.

[dancing-with-maenads]

what's an unpopular opinion of yours that isn't related to anything witchy or religious?

I hate Taylor Swift.

I just cannot get over the carbon emissions combined with the fact that any time another female artist gets more popular she re-releases more of her music that's been out already. I can't stand that her and her boyfriend are clearly the pinnacle of American whiteness, and they're selfish.

HOWEVER, that all being said, she has been the target of a lot of misogyny, cruelty, and entertainment at her expense (looking at you, Ellen), and none of that is ok.

Also I hate 90% of her music

[m1ckeyb3rry]

i always forget uncle boothill is good w kids too and he’s like a cowboy and shit tbh he’s one of those characters that should move me way more than he actually does 😭😭

[sepulchral-fog]

One thing which I'm realising more and more is how much I love humanity, and how grateful I am for human civilisation. As an early teenager, I hated it. Sure, I saw beauty in our art and history, but I was revolted at the suffering which we could cause. Nowadays however, I see it as a part of us. We can be violent animals, sadists, and cause pain. We also find beauty in that, and have the power to turn both our love and agony into something special. I've started praying again, and returned to Catholicism. The religion which caused me so much guilt as a child, I've realised, was only because of the people around me who wanted to use my faith as a means to control. Now I think I understand. The story of Adam and Eve was never about misogyny or manipulation, but about human curiosity. A part of us which we cannot deny. It can harm us, we suffer the consequences, but in the end—isn't that just the beauty of life? The uncertainty, the chaos, and how we persevere?

It's funny. I used to feel so guilty about my attraction to *ahem* certain historical figures. Now I realise that it's their humanity, their effect on culture, and how we react that was interesting to me. How I react to them.

I don't know what the future will hold for me. I don't know whether my life will follow the perfect little plan which I've built for it. What I do know however, is that I can find some sort of appreciation, a silver lining, for each moment that it holds. Even though my family, my culture, have suffered at the hands of Nazis, and we're still affected by the remnants of their regime today, at least I can find knowledge and explore my curiosity about the human condition through a greater, more personal way through their history.

Hating the world is tiring. I'm done with all of that. As much as I think that purpose is one of the great motivators of life, purpose through hatred will only harm yourself and those around you. I guess this is a new chapter for me, to focus on my art, career, and general ambitions. About time.

I think that I finally understand why Eva Mozes Kor forgave him.

[waterdeepwife]

Would you ever consider writing for Minthara?

No, I don’t like her.

Before any Minthy fans come for me; I don’t hate her, but I don’t like her either.

I’ve had her in my party before and I just didn’t really enjoy it, she was rude and negative all of the time and it was so tiring. She has funny moments and was amazing in battle. I KNOW WHY she’s rude all the time but it still gets on my nerves after a while. That’s all I’ve got to say on her.

If you like her GREAT. She deserves love and a fan base, but that’s is not on my blog with me.

[oswaldthehero]

I regret to inform you that he’s sauceless

[javelinbk]

Okay for the trope ask: Slow burn, mutual pining, and mpreg

Slow burn - definite A. I’m never happier than when I’ve got a 50-100k fic that I can really settle in with, watching two idiots fall in love/sort their shit out. Pacing is critical though - things still need to progress, and it can’t be something that should have been resolved in one or two chapters dragged out for 50

Mutual pining - talking of idiots in love… another A for me. Love when they’re so obviously in love and they either can’t see it or think it will never happen. I just want to smoosh their skulls together! (affectionate)

mpreg - cannot think of anything I’d like to read less. I’ve never understood the fetishizing of pregnancy (haemorrhoids and sciatica: fun for all the family), but more than anything, a fic based around pregnancy just sounds dull. F.

Thanks for the ask!

Fic trope asks

[lifblogs]

I’m really teary-eyed with today being the last lotr newsletter day. I know I’ll read this all over again and again, but wow, it’s the end of The Return of the King.

I want to thank @sindar-princeling once again for all the work she put into this project, especially when Tiny Letter ended and we needed a new way to read this. I’m really happy to be alive and online at the time of this existing. It’s really such an intense and beautiful way to read this story. Thank you so much.

[hor-wod-flir]

#99895201

[island-in-the-shadows]

Some people: Omg yes I want Felix.

Me: The boy can't kiss, can't fuck, definitely can't eat out, would probably drop me faster than a hot potato, his best friend is psychosexually obsessed with him and is literally a freak (affectionate), his mom's a nightmare, his cousin is gonna be cunty to me...like literally he drew a man with a freak on his back. I don't want none. Let Oliver have him.

[fooltofancy]

have been thinking about it consistently for years at this point, but it's so refreshing in IF when the mc is like. established. like that's a guy, they're not a blank space, they live in that world.

[multifamdomfan]

Does anyone else know a ship that you don't have anything against but it's not something that you personally like but it's so popular that it's low key annoying to see all the posts about it with no other content with the characters separately

[groovy-rat-man]

If any of yall wanna use neopronouns when referring to me go right ahead. I dont really know which ones I'd use so this would be more like window shopping for me but i wanna see what I like.