#Just thinking out loud here

[violetwolfraven]

Whenever I write Jack Kelly, he is practically vibrating with fear at all times. Fear that he won’t be able to protect himself or his chosen family, or worse that the best thing he can do to protect them is to not be there with them. Like if Snyder were to find out where he was, the safest thing for the others would be for him to abandon them. This is a worst case scenario that Jack lives in constant fear of. It would kill him a little, if it ever happened. He covers up the fear with all this bravado, like by acting carefree and confident and pretending like he doesn’t feel fear at all, he can make that true.

And for the most part it works, actually. On the others at least. It’s like that myth about frogs not jumping out of boiling water. The others have lived with the confidence act for so long that they don’t really question it. Maybe when they first met him they could see through it a little, notice a flighty edge to his smile, the way he lives with his head on a swivel, always watching for… something, but over time they become numb to it. It’s their baseline for how Jack is. There are times when things get really bad and he slips, but for the most part they can’t see through the bravado. Jack has this remarkable ability to make others feel safe, and they assume he feels equally safe with them.

But the feelings of safety Jack creates for others are illusions and he knows it. It’s not that he’s lying to them, it’s just that he is very aware that in practical terms, there is a limit to what he physically can protect them from. The others don’t have that same awareness, a fact he is also very aware of. He doesn’t want to scare them with how little he can actually keep them safe, so he doesn’t tell them. He says there’s nothing to worry about and for the most part, they believe him. Jack’s manufactured confidence is all they’ve ever known from him, and it’s not as if he’s given them reason to doubt him. He’s never failed to protect them in a substantial way before.

Davey, however, didn’t grow up with the assumption that if Jack says everything is fine, it is. He’s meeting Jack for the first time at a time of crisis. He can see the fear behind the confidence and he hasn’t had time to become accustomed to it. He knows that Jack isn’t as confident as he tries to seem.

And then Jack fails to protect someone. And unlike the others, Davey is prepared to deal with the fallout, because he never saw Jack as infallible in the first place.

[crescentpaws]

something about fintan’s “someone had to stand up and fight for what matters” vs alden’s “i’ll do whatever it takes to protect what matters” during the memory break scene in exile…..

idk

[multi-lefaiye]

people have got to stop digging their heels in about insisting certain words are gender neutral and everyone should be fine with them always

trans woman does not want to be called dude, or man, or bro, or my guy, or anything like that? even jokingly? don't call her that!!

trans man does not want to be called sis, or girliepop, or girl, or girly, or anything like that? even jokingly? don't call him that!!

non-binary person does not want to be called any of the above, or any other gendered terms?? don't call them that!!

it doesn't matter if a word feels gender neutral to you or you use it as such. if they don't want you to use it for them, simply do not.

[wolfwhisperertf]

Since Dragon Age: Origins the romance options for the Dragon Age series have mostly fit into 4 categories; Golden Retriever (Alistair | Anders, Sebastian | Cullen, Solas, Blackwall), Loyal Flirt (Zevran | Isabela | Dorian, Iron Bull), Mean Queen (Morrigan | Fenris | Cassandra) and Innocent Freak (Liliana | Merrill | Sera, Josephine)... I have not played through every romance so let me know if you think I’ve placed someone completely wrong. 

So for Dragon Age: The Veilguard my predictions are this… Golden Retrievers; Davrin, Lucanis | Loyal Flirts; Emmerich, Lace | Mean Queen; Neve | Innocent Freaks; Taash, Bellara

[domesticated-feral]

I don't think the Whittemore's would be surprised finding out about werewolves and supernatural creatures being real.

David def had a supernatural client that confessed about it once and he's just like...damn. Okay. That still won't help your case.

So when his jock son comes up to them and is like, I'm a werewolf.

Neither of them are surprised.

[nicholas-bbgirl]

i think they need to wrestle and livestream it…

[spicy-lefaiye]

i don't really have anything against transmasc characters that are cute and subby and always bottom

but for the most part it's a trope i prefer to avoid. i love writing transmascs who are huge fucking cunts and usually some flavor of switch or dom leaning

deciding my new boy gauthak is an exception, though. he is SOOOO cute and submissive and an easily flustered bottom. but he's 7'7" and fat and beefy and in his early 40s, so he is NOT a tiny waifish young twink. he is a TALL and HOT OLD MAN and he WILL fall apart and blush when you tell him how GOOD he feels around your cock!!!

[streetsweepershenanigans]

The most inaccurate part of TGM is that none of the Daggers had tats, smoked/vaped/chewed and not one of them had a single (1) energy drink...smh

[andrigyn]

Oh shit it’s nesta week next month. What if I wrote crossover fanfic and paired her with a real man who can handle a little bit of sass and bloodshed (astarion)

[binarybitex]

has anyone done the "you have uno dip shit" audio but it's smiling friends ??

[that-dinopunk-guy]

I wonder, if I were to set up my own unmodded Conan Exiles server, if not having a Discord that people are expected to join would be considered an incentive to play on it.

[all-too-unwell-13]

fighting demons to not go into the longest reading slump ever rn

[pro-prin-prinny]

We are told that Acheron's identity as a galaxy ranger is fake and yet Sam immediately identifies her as a galaxy ranger. Presumably without having spoken to her.

[love-wing]

Something something the blue is radioactive waste which creates mutated chipmunks in the dark forest and the more the stupendous stoats use the blue as their magic it is possible the more and more warped they will become

[theunstuffedpepper]

My MIL texts us a lot and it always turns into messages about how she thinks B does too much and he needs to take time for himself, he needs to relax, his family needs him healthy. He does really have a lot going on — watching the kiddo while I work, home renovation projects, property management, designing a restaurant for a friend. He’s in the middle of buying a home for MIL (with support from me). There’s a lot.

As his partner though, I try always to make sure I do as much as possible to support him. I help with pep during the day around my work schedule. I do plenty to take care of the house. I try to support him whenever he wants to get outta the house for himself - to go to the range and shoot, to go hunting, what have you. When we get together with our friend group, the guys go have fun doing whatever they do while us wives take care of the kids. This weekend I’m taking pep Sunday - Tuesday so B can get away to the woods by himself. He needs time and I want to support that. I don’t typically take much time for myself for a variety of reasons, but I also don’t feel desperate for it.

I suppose my MIL constantly harping on how much B does and how much he needs to take time for himself just makes me feel very unseen. B doesn’t say anything back to her that he’s being supported, and that he does actually take time for himself regularly, likely because it’s easier just to say okay to her than to extend the conversation, but man. If she’s going to be moving into a house that he owns (/we own - it’s complicated) I’m going to have to figure out how to be okay with this, or otherwise how to say my piece so I feel seen and heard too.

[moralesmilesanhour]

Re: 'teamwork' fic: I think I might just make this more "enemies to friends" then the "lovers" part doesn't happen till the epilogue because I intentionally made Miles G's character difficult to befriend let alone cuff 😭 but we'll see