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⊹₊⟡⋆ MARRIED LIFE ⊹₊⟡⋆

Kendall Roy x fem!reader ₊ requested ₊

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wc. 0.8k

tags. [sfw] married life, self indulgent, Kendall being a sweetheart, head cannons, domestic fluff, brief mentions of past substance dependence.

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At first, the woman felt little faith in the arrangement. Despite the burning desire of belonging to one another not only emotionally, but legally bound, to share a home, her logical reasoning hammered in the fantasy and prevented her from enjoying the possibility of marriage. She wanted to believe in what Kendall had promised, she really did. But it was a huge step —especially for a recovering addict and a broken mind like hers was— Unsure of her answer, but pathetically yearning to say yes, it took almost no time for the woman to compromise and agree to move in together first. Testing the waters before jumping into the eye of the storm. And fuck, it was the little things. Domestically? They just fit together. The most mundane of activities brought them a special kind of calm joy. Naturally, it didn’t take long for her to finally say yes. 

Both of them had strong personalities and a rather sad tendency to drift into any whim of their passionate hearts. They were incredibly dedicated to their brainchild of the month. This dynamic often resulted in his wife saving him from making a podcast show discussing his life and how to become a successful businessman. For some reason, dear Kendal thought of this enterprise as “Revolutionary”, “Groundbreaking”, and the “Family’s best chance at a rebranding”. As It turned out, Jess had taken an optional subject in college about online content creation. It took the woman a week to convince him to drop the suicidal idea. Kendall, on his part, had got to stop his wife from her shoplifting expeditions and motivate her to double-check the “strong-worded letters” she was about to send to half the congressional staff of the region when they refused the woman’s FOIA request for a case she had been working on. 

She got laughed at her friends -fairly often, as a matter of fact-, especially when they saw her interact with her husband. After all those years of being in a committed relationship, they still acted like high school sweethearts. The woman defended herself against these harmless comments, after all, how could anyone resist Kendall’s sad doe eyes and his sweet smile? Besides, it was deliciously mutual. Her husband couldn’t resist the urge to be around the woman. To make her smile, to talk to her. Going from not being able to take off his eyes of her at every function they coincided, to having the privilege of being her partner was something he did not take for granted. 

There had always been something between the two of them, ever since they had met. Before the pair knew it, all sense of formality had been set aside, to be completely replaced by enthusiastic hand waves and running towards one another for a hug after only a few months of knowing each other. Of course, it was all platonic. And that’s what they told everyone around them, even when they saw Kendall’s unwavering arm around her shoulders, even when they noticed how her hands always tended to orbitate around his arms. How, when his father yelled at him yet again, instead of hos eyes usual path towards the floor, watery, afraid, a sense of resigned fun trailed them upwards to lock them with hers. And she’d smile at him, she’d stick her tongue out and, for a split second, that made him feel better.  Even so, it took Kendall quite a lot of courage and time to admit his feelings towards the woman. 

Part of his rehabilitation consisted of avoiding jumping into new, exciting relationships. After all, addicts tend to replace one habit with another. He was wary at first, doubting the soothing effect her presence brought to his life. But with time, he realized that what he was developing was true affection. And, not only that, but that he wasn’t just another project to the woman. She needed him as much as Kendall needed her. 

His wife is a rather simple woman. All she needs from him, even if it sounds childish, is a small conversation and to kiss him. She kisses him whenever she can. They are sitting on a couch, and she catches a glimpse of his hands hanging loosely from the arming the couch? Sure. She’d grab his free hand and carefully deposit sweet, short kisses amongst its skin. When her husband was working on his laptop, she’d creep from behind and kiss his neck with surprising innocence, laughing and carrying on with her course, in an offhand manner. If they were standing together, she would hear the uncontrollable urge to kiss his shoulder, even in the office, even if all she could feel against her lips was the soft fabric of his suit. And while she was rather disastrous at ties, Kendall still pretended he needed her help with it. Just to receive the affectionate kiss, she would give his jaw after straightening his tie. He would proudly parade around the office —Despite his brother’s constant mocking—. With the poorly done knot on his collar. After all, his wife had taken time out of her day to make it for him. 

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Notes. Slowly getting back into shape with writing! Again, thanks for requesting anon. It’s not proofread but I hope you like it!

As usual, take care of yourself and others!

— Love, Sidey xoox

[bellalampwickrossi]

Disney Descendants : How did Tiger Lily x Lampwick react to the Coachman being free after the barrier was brought down HC

So, Lampwick was REALLY unhappy and he had way more nightmares. That, of course, made Tiger Lily unhappy.

Lampwick would definitely have yanked the kids out of Auradon Prep if they attended. Thankfully, he thinks they're safe in Neverland.

Just in case, Tiger Lily put out warning signs of the Coachman's scams so all the parents and kids would be aware.

Tiger Lily and Lampwick drilled the kids relentlessly about strangers and avoiding scams like Pleasure Island

Lampwick's not super excited about the idea of trying to rehabilitate the Coachman. He shrugs it off like they're welcome to try but he doesn't believe anything good will happen with it.

Honestly, it almost makes Lampwick miss Adam. He knows how much the king DISDAINED the Coachman and now he wishes the Beast had followed through on his proposed punishment.

Lampwick insisted on walking the kids to school for a while. He doesn't believe the Coachman would show up in Neverland, but you never know.

Tiger Lily was cold to Ben and Mal the next time she saw them.

The kids are really worried about their dad and they talked to Carina, who's been calling every night to check on him.

Lampwick calls Alexander a lot to talk.

Peter has been recruited to keep an eye out and attack the SHIT out of Coachman if he sees him.

They put out an advertising campaign showing off Neverland as the REAL paradise for kids with no rules. Yes, they hate tourists, but if it saves kids from Pleasure Island, it's worth it

Lampwick checks on his kids every night, just to make sure they didn't sneak out.

Ben's tried to be comforting but Lampwick doesn't think it can help. He means well though.

The rest of the band keeps an eye on the tourists for lookalikes

Lampwick's worried about the kids at Auradon Prep and posts warnings online a lot Lampwick sends lots of warnings to parents in his hometown. Coachman scoped out there once, after all.

They're both a little nicer to donkeys they see now.

Fortunately, the Coachman was deemed still dangerous and transferred to a more regular prison for magical criminals.

Thanks @askauradonprep for the hc !

[anteroom-of-death]

Teacher's Pet part 1

Synopsis: The Doctor notices a student. She notices him.

a/n: thank u to the moots for sticking with me. Yall are the best. This is going to be a series. Somewhat of a dark!doctor ish fic maybe. I haven't planned this far. I have ideas. Will switch between a 3rd party but doctor centric POV and a 2nd party student centric POV.

The sun drew itself in on the cold day, light filtering through large windows in the lecture hall. It caught and reflected the motes of light swirling around. First day of the Spring term. Lots of new students trickled in and found their respective seats. Of course, the syllabus was now online and such. But the Doctor still preferred to give a paper one. He felt it helped students focus if they had it real and tangible…unable to forget.

Just like he forgot so much. A lingering pain….

He started up his usual dazzling spiel. Enough to keep them from dropping out, but not enough to rile them to madness. He learned that lesson early on in this particular charade he was distracting himself with. All he had to really do was keep Missy in the Vault and attempt to rehabilitate her. Humans were such a delicate group to keep balanced. Too much stimulation and they would self destruct. Not enough? The same but in a reverse spiral.

Or just fall asleep.

He preferred it if a few actually did fall asleep.

Allowed him to build a reputation as a teacher. Keep the act up.

He didn’t notice the young woman intently staring, writing down the key phrases from his opening statements. He was enraptured in the normal routine he has become familiar with.

The hour came to a close, and he did a bow. He was to visit Missy again some time soon. Just a cursory check. See if she’d calmed down from her last temper tantrum, where she demanded a saxophone and stated that Billy Clinton was also a war criminal, but made some sweet jazz.

He could hardly agree. She already was a mediocre piano player. And the drum set she demanded earlier lay in tatters in her cupboard.

Being her keeper and therapist was rotten work, but it warmed him. Gave him a gram of hope that she may get better and he may have his friend back once more.

Though, he knew in both is hearts, hope could be a fragile thing for a man to hold onto.

But, especially in this body, he believed in redemption and change. They both had forever to change. They had forever.

A few weeks had passed, and he noticed that keen eyes were burning the back of his neck as he scrawled on the chalkboard. It felt different than the usual glazed-over focus of people trying to write or type out his valid points. It was hot and felt more personal. Less trying to pass a class.

He paused his sentence and raked his eyes over. It was a student with large gold hoops and a few tangled gold necklaces. The Doctor recognized two or three of the symbols used on some of them from his travels through Earth’s history. She was chewing hard on her pen. He could see flecks of her tinted chap stick clinging onto the sides of it. Her eyes were squinted slightly and a slight patch of blush rested on her checks. He couldn’t tell if it was a make up look or some feverish feature of her human body. Perhaps she was in the first phases of getting sick!

He went back to his lecture. Some misfocused student was the least of his concern.

But he still felt her eyes bore into him. Intent on something. He trudged on.

He came to a close, reminded everyone of their upcoming projects and let the day start to rest. The Doctor announced that his office hours were changing to represent the spring coming soon and to “Allow you all to feel the sun on your faces, you don’t know how long you’ll have. Humans usually only live once!”

He scanned the audience and saw her shoving her notebook and that well-gnawed on pen into her bag. Big purse with a rhinestone buckle. Resembled something that Rose or Jackie would have had, he mused.

She slung that and a tote bag that seemed overstuffed and ripe for the breaking over her shoulder. She audibly groaned under the weight. He pitied her. The stressed look she had on her face was oddly enchanting in the light just starting to sink.

He knew she was struggling in the class. She did good work, yes. When he opened up questions and debate, she usually had such pointed takes that verged on mind-racing. Sometimes others would bristle against what she said on the more provocative topics he offered up. Essays and tests? Not so much. She floundered.

She had accommodations for some diagnosis or whatever. He could tell her mind was making connections in a far more tangential way than the other’s either couldn’t or wouldn’t make. And for that he did like her. Enjoyed what she brought to the table. Although, even his brains had difficulty making some of the leaps her brain did.

But why was she staring at him like that today? It was almost reverent. Very off putting.

She came forward to his desk and clicked open her notes app .

“Erm…Professor.” She cleared her throat and started up. “Uh, I was wondering if I could see you sooner rather than later. For office hours. I’m sorry for my late essay last week. I don’t know what’s going on with me. I can’t focus and I feel like I’m losing my mind half the time lately. May I have some insight or whatever you want on how I could do better. I know I’m doing…like, so bad.” She confessed and exhaled on the final note of her punctuation.

She turned a new type of stare towards him. Less intense and personal and more of a thousand-yard death grip.

Her entire demeanor in this moment was very lamb like. A confused air of innocent need to do well, to pass her classes, clouded her.

A weaker man would have felt more predatory, he noted.

She wasn’t unattractive for a human, not like past companions he worshiped the ground of. Of course. He was drawn to them for their natures, often ignoring their faces wholesale.

She started to chew and rip at her pinky nail and lower lip simultaneously…

“Of course,” He said. “I have to go help a friend with something, so I have to talk and walk.”

She nodded eagerly and gave such an appreciative smile. “Thanks!” The words came out so quickly, almost breathlessly.

She trotted along side him.

Once outside, they started discussing her options. She had to work nights, she stated, she said so they were arranging a time to work in a little extra help and tutoring.

He genuinely enjoyed her company and led her to a bench.

“What about your friend?” She asked.

“Oh, Nardole can handle himself.” He smiled. “He’ll not miss me for an extra four or five minutes.”

She laughed a bit.

She plunged her hand into her purse and started rifling around. It was a chaotic sight.

She produced a pack of cigarettes and a tiny green plastic lighter.

“Do you mind? I’m trying to quit, but it’s been hell lately.” She grimaced.

He shook his head, no, he didn’t mind. It wouldn’t affect him. Her, yes. But one little luxury, especially if she was trying to quit.

“So long as it’s your last for a while.” He took the teacherly route.

She lit up and took a huge drag. Closing her eyes he noticed that deep look of exhaustion had given her dark purple and almost black under eye circles. She had apparently tried to cover them up with some make up products and some mascara and smudged eyeliner. She held that breath in for a few seconds. It was almost beautiful.

She exhaled and fluttered them open. The smoke wisped and flew away quickly in the gentle breeze.

“Yeah, thanks. People get so weird about smoking. But they’ll vape? Like, indoors. All the time.” She rolled her eyes at that mildly hypocrisy.

They planned for her to meet up with him in his office on Monday just before the lunch hour. Then turned the conversation to some topics in debate that another student, a male who irked her with his constant urge to play Devil’s Advocate. She had some very often-overlooked viewpoints and a very bizarre way of describing things. It was enchanting.

“Thanks.” She ignored a boundary and squeezed his hand. He felt a holy jolt of electricity go up his arm from the small touch. “I gotta go…you’ve got a friend. Works been slow and I have some…appointments. So I have to make sure I’m perfect.” She elaborated with an almost tic-like shake of her head.

“Yes, my friend is probably going insane dealing with our little issue.” He responded in kind. Missy had probably caused Nardole to melt down or malfunction.

He watched her leave towards the bus stop. Her bags hitting her back as she rushed. Her coat barely covering her bottom and the belt caught in the hem of it. He felt himself feeling almost physically unable to leave the bench. Something tugging at his gut was preventing him from doing so. It felt akin to what River and Clara evoked in him but different.

River and Clara were strong and capable, avant-garde. Self-confident. Cocky. But this student was seemingly the inverse. Very vulnerable and nervous to the point of a near imperceptible, even to him with his keen Time Lord senses, shake and a heart that was audibly racing in its cage. Coupled with her addiction to cigarettes and minor tendency towards self mutilation via near-constant picking and chewing…

Something dark, but heartwarming rushed through his core and took root.

He felt himself deeply looking forward to Monday.

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CW: BBU/BBU-ADJACENT SETTING , REFERENCED NONCON, REFERENCED INSTITUTIONALIZATION, OBSESSIVE WHUMPER

Valerian Ainsworth belongs to @wildfae-afterdark

Art credit to @whump-card

For @ailesswhumptober day 19, "I wish I could get you back."

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AUGUST, 20XX - It’s the start of August, summer is nearly over, but that hasn’t stopped the hydrangeas in front of Valerian Ainsworth’s apartment from blooming. A lover of beauty, Ainsworth has had the gorgeous white flowers, about the size of my hand, plucked and put in a vase. It adorns the table in their front foyer, greeting me as I enter their home for our interview. 

Dressed in a floor length, powder blue dress that shimmers every time they move, Ainsworth is as beautiful as ever - the epitome of everything their platform stands for. Thin gold bracelets wrap around their wrists. Since they have a habit of speaking with their hands - “My Italian heritage,” they laugh -  they jingle and create a sound that sparkles the same way they do. Their hair is swept away from their face and trailing down their back in soft waves.

Everything about them - from their home, to their attire, to the way they carry themself - is aesthetically pleasing. It’s stunning and I find myself marveling at the differences between their life and mine. 

One might think, with how horrifying the accusations against them were, Ainsworth would be emotionally drained and hiding away from the public. However, as they themself have stated over and over, they are a survivor.

While many others would’ve been cowed and buckled at the attention of last year’s trial and their subsequent stint in a rehabilitation facility, Ainsworth has used it to their advantage. They haven’t shied away from talking about their experiences - an experience many have wanted to hear about. Their newly garnered fifty million TikTok and Instagram followers can attest to that.

While they’re not quite a pariah in the online community, they are a controversial figure. And, as we know, controversy sells. It is as lucrative as ever. Their phone buzzes ceaselessly during our interview.

Brand deals, they tell me. 

Far from being canceled by any sort of “woke” mob, Ainsworth seems to have fallen upwards and many are happy to see it. The past seems to be forgotten as they sit on the couch in their quiet, Midtown apartment. 

It isn’t. 

The past is the sole purpose of my visit. Getting a peek behind the carefully curated persona and digging into the ugly truth. 

VALERIAN AINSWORTH: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell my truth. It’s truly difficult to understand what really went on with all the stories floating around. There’s been so much of a focus on legal procedure; there hasn’t been a chance to focus on all the things that truly matter. 

NESTA ROBERTS: The trial did seem pretty brutal. There was a lot of evidence put forth. Some things looked like they were difficult to sit through. Was there anything the lawyers, your lawyers, failed to mention during their closing arguments that you think would’ve helped your case?

VALERIAN  AINSWORTH: Absolutely. I had a decent legal team and I’m so grateful for the work they put into my case but they spent so much time on my past, on things that happened with my parents, they failed to mention how deeply I care for Christopher Wickham. 

NR: You’re speaking of care, present tense. Not cared, past tense?

VA, laughing a bit sadly: Yes, care, present tense and perhaps it’s a bit foolish. I know - I know, now, that my love won’t be returned but the heart wants what it wants. I was always taught to follow my heart’s desire wherever it may lead me. Unfortunately, I wasn't taught boundaries to go along with that but I'm learning those now. 

NR: Yes, of course. My heart’s desire often leads me into another pint of Rocky Road Ice Cream whether it's good for me or not. Now, a lot of people are very curious. Why Wickham? What drew you to him in the first place?

VA: At first, it was because of their connection to another old friend, Peyton Montgomery but once I met Wicky, Wickham, once I got to know them and that mind behind those adorable curls, I couldn't look away. They truly captured my heart. They’re incredible, stubborn, strong, gentle, funny, and so very kind. He’s a sweetheart who always made time for me and, as you heard in the trial, I’m not accustomed to being a priority in someone’s life. It was a whirlwind and I will always be grateful to Wicky for showing me what that feels like. I wish I could get him back.

NR: They do sound like a catch. What about Peyton Montgomery? Do you still have feelings for him as well?

VA: Peyton was….He was my first love and in some ways, your first love never leaves you. I still care for him deeply, but….not in the same way I once did. He’s very different from the person I spent Hampton summers with. It’s truly bittersweet but I will always hold a fondness for him in my heart. [LAUGHS] Peyton and I always got into a bit of trouble back then. It was more of a crush, puppy love, if you will. I grew up with Peyton. He was someone familiar and safe but we weren't compatible. It was never something that could be longterm - not like it was with Wicky. 

NR: Okay, Valerian. I have to ask because there have been several theories surrounding your case and you know how the internet gets. Wickham’s case against you, his allegations, have made both of you quite popular - you’re practically a household name. Quite a few people followed the trial on TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, other social media platforms….

VA: …Yes. I was….that was very unexpected. I’m just a person in love. I truly wasn't looking for infamy or clout or anything and if I could’ve avoided putting our relationship out there, I would have. It was a sweet, private thing. Wicky was the one who wanted to take everything to the media. 

NR: Wasn't there a text on your phone saying you would send Wickham’s nudes to the media if they didn't do what you wanted?

VA: I never would have done that, Nesta. As I said, it was a sweet, private thing. Something Wicky blew out of proportion. In hindsight, I shouldn’t have said that but couples have their issues and often say things they don't mean. As much I love them, as happy as I was in our relationship, it was far from perfect. 

NR: There have been theories that your obsession with Wickham was actually revenge for your old friend. The theories state that everything that passed between you two was to punish Wickham for keeping your first love as a Romantic.

VA [LAUGHS]: Oh God! Hardly. I suppose there will always be people who look for the worst light to cast someone in. No, I was never looking for revenge. I was just…lonely. I had lost the woman I felt would be my forever. I lost my pet. I lost everything I felt made me, well, me. I read too much into passing kindnesses and fell in love with a man who pretended to love me back. I’m sure everyone has been through something similar when looking for a rebound. 

NR: Have you heard from your ex, did you hear from her at all while you were pursuing Wickham?

VA: No. She only loved my money. Once that was gone, so was she. I did see her on social media every once in a while; It was clear that she’d moved on rather easily. I suppose that’s another mistake I made.

NR: Oh?

VA: Yes. I trusted the wrong person but I’ve learned. Life has a way of showing you who your true support is and I’d like to take a moment to thank my fans on social media, on Instagram, Twitter (I refuse to call it X), Tiktok, who have sent me love and encouragement everyday. They have been my true cheerleaders. I know, whether Wicky and I work out our issues or not, I’m blessed to have my fans. 

NR: Is there anything you’d like to say to your ex, anything you’d like her to know?

VA [SMILES]: Oh yes, of course. If she hadn't abandoned me when things were looking their worst, I wouldn’t know what real love is. [THEY GESTURE TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS] I suppose I have her to thank for all of this.

Valerian Ainsworth is a person obsessed with beauty, with appearance, with aesthetics. In this age of perfectly made up influencers and social media driven lives, they're a master of their craft. Every part of their life has been carefully curated, especially their honesty and vulnerability. One has to wonder if they are their own target audience. Is it truly authenticity if you believe your own stories? Where does the craft end and the person begin? Do they even know? We certainly don't.

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Eve Farran She / her

"Forget mass hysteria, the real danger with humanity knowing is its insatiable need to help."

SPECIES: Hunter (Warden) OCCUPATION: IT contractor/ Coverup Specialist AGE: 28 Years Old PLAYED BY: Immo FC: Zyra Gorecki

BIOGRAPHY:

TW: Child death

Teenage rebellion is a problem even for those destined to protect the “greater good”. Learning to be a Warden comes with many rules, controlling everything right down to the way you speak. Eve’s dad reminded her every day: Always be on your guard, never make a deal with a fae, and most importantly: never, ever tell any of the kids at high school what you were up to during spring break. 

So, of course, they were the first people she told. Eve’s friends were good, smart people, they were trustworthy! They weren’t about to post about faun on instagram, or share flyers about the dangers of promises. Hell, they even wanted to join in on the fight, as much as they could. Eve was sensible she only brought them on recon, not the actual hunt. She taught them to fight and to protect themselves. They were a regular Mystery Inc. team, snack fiends and all. 

Unfortunately, teenagers aren’t known for being the best judge of what counts as sensible. It ended rather predictably. A reconnaissance gone wrong, a rarer threat than expected… 3 people dead, all civilians. All children, really. Eve managed to drag most of herself into a hiding spot, and passed out until a rescue team arrived. They found her chewed-up leg before they found the rest of her. 

After months of rehabilitation, it was clear Eve wasn’t returning to fieldwork. She began to look for a way to help behind the scenes, to protect humanity without actually having to step in front of them. What was more dangerous than a little knowledge? In the digital era, it was increasingly obvious that keeping the secret would be harder than ever. Strange footprints on instagram, carach jewels sold on ebay, podcasts describing in detail mysterious murder scenes. It wasn’t enough to wait for a rainy day to cover things up anymore; information could travel in an instant. Covering things up had to become a hunter priority. So Eve threw herself into the deep end, learning not just how to make supernatural situations disappear, but to create alternative narratives. A haunted crypt became a squatter’s den, a nix’s hunt becomes a sunken party boat. None of it would stand up to scrutiny, but the idea was to ensure there never was too much to really demand scrutiny. 

As she became more skilled, she caught the attention of the Whistlers, a loose collective of mostly hunters and spellcasters who specialise in making the supernatural disappear. While each member typically works on their own, when there are more major catastrophes, like a town destroyed by vampires in Mexico, the whole network bands together to make it all vanish. 

Eve uses social media to identify leaks, and increasingly more and more leaks were coming from one tiny corner of Maine. When the previous network representative in Wicked’s Rest met an unfortunate end, she was quick to volunteer to relocate. But Wicked’s Rest is nothing like Eve has ever experienced before, with whole neighborhoods defying the laws of physics or re-emerging after a hundred years. This town is more than a one person job. Eve needs allies, of more than just the human variety. 

She’ll make a deal with the devil to keep the supernatural secret. Hell, she might even make one with a fae.

PERSONALITY:

Intelligent · Hopeful · Persuasive · Playful · Distant · Manipulative · Ends-justify-the-means mentality

OTHER INFO:

Knowledgeable about the supernatural, specifically fae. Everything else, she mostly knows about how they die and how they kill.

Skilled at lying and controlling her emotions due to warden training.

Exceptional at covering up supernatural events, including breaking into crime scenes and police stations. She also uses online bots to manipulate social media algorithms to try and suppress revealing posts. 

Eve is part of a network of powered humans that suppress knowledge of the supernatural across North America, the Whistlers. Occasionally, this allows her to pull off a larger cover-up than would be possible with just one person. 

Eve has had an above-knee leg amputation, and uses a prosthetic leg most of the time. It’s often visible unless she’s in the middle of a clean, or if she’s in a situation where it would be useful to keep it hidden.

While at a significant disadvantage to many hunters, Eve keeps reasonably combat-ready. Concealing the supernatural is not a safe job.

As she never hunts, despite being built and trained for it, Eve is often antsy and filled with excess energy. She manages this by being part of six running clubs. One of them is for people running at “professional” (usually supernatural) speeds.

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UPDATE : 1/17/25 .

I was really trying to avoid this, but I'm just at a point where I don't know what to do. I am currently -$104.71 in the bank and I am not making enough money to bring it back into the positive.

Here is the current situation with my job:

Last year, in October, I began working for my local newspaper. However, I am not an official employee. Instead, I am working through a vocational rehabilitation program set up by my local Workforce Center. This means that while I work for the paper, I am actually getting paid my wages through the Workforce Center. This is a 12-week program, wherein after the 12 weeks, I am to go under review to see if I qualify for another 12 weeks. After which, the paper will either have to hire me on as an official employee or I will have to look elsewhere for work.

As of December 31, 2024, my first 12 weeks has ended and I am currently waiting on review. In the meantime, I am still writing an article here and there and proofreading, but not nearly at the capacity I was prior.

I live in income-based housing, and have reduced my bills as much as I can, and I am receiving SNAP benefits and going to local food banks when I can. I am also looking for other work in case I am not approved for another 12-week program. In the interim, however, I am desperately trying to get my balance out of the negatives.

Unfortunately, with my current mental and physical health ( which I am in the process of applying for disability ), I cannot reliably offer graphic commissions right now. However, since it is my day job anyway, I can offer proofreading and editing services. I have a bachelor's degree in English and completed an online course in proofreading and copyediting.

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I think a lot of people don't get that superheroes don't often have the morality of online leftist. They will see Batman go guns bad. Donate to charity. No killing. And assume his anti killing rules are routed in leftist ideology.

This isn't true. He supports state sanctioned killing in many comics. He is anti-vigilante killing. And on occasion even against self defense killing.

In Batman #420 Bruce locks KG Beast in a storage room and leaves him there to either find a way to escape himself or die (not seeming to care which, honestly if I am remembering correctly leaning towards death) but in Batman #422 he condemns Judy Koslosky's self defense killing of a serial killer who had already killed her sister because she lured him into attempting to kill her by following him around and glaring at him. Both give the villains the opportunity to survive KG Beast has to escape and Karl just has to resist the temptation to try to murder a woman.

There is Batman: The Hill where he defends the GCPD killing a 14 year old with a gun as necessary but in Batman: Under the Hood he condemns the death of Captain Nazi. This isn't the most leftist character in the world. Leftists don't tend to be okay with cops killing kids but against killing Nazis. It tends to be the other way around. I read Batman: The Hill and I do think the cops used undue force and should have at least attempted deescalation in that situation.

There is a lot to say about the vague morals of the characters. Batman does a lot for charity but he definitely classist in a lot of his appearances. Characters can be complex and imperfect. Just because he cares about people in poverty doesn't mean he doesn't look down on them.

Also the whole 'violently beat people okay' and 'child sidekick okay' because genre convention while killing bad. It's like . . . killing is also present in superhero comics? Deadpool, Wolverine, Crimson Avenger, the Spectre . . . killing is also part of the genre. It has nuance to it. But heroes have killed at least on occasion since the very beginning.

Yes, you get it! People on here take "doesn't kill/believes in redemption" to be inherently proof of support of rehabilitative justice and leftism when... it isn't lol. I've yapped about superheroes and copaganda before here (I think it's a good post, I'm proud of it) so I'll try not to repeat myself too much but a conservative can believe in people's ability to change and not killing or whatever while still supporting the structures of the police and prisons, still believing that people should be arrested and serve time, even the rest of their lives. And that's what people don't get.

The word cop has been so twisted by this site that people use it to mean "anyone who judges me" or "anyone I don't like." It's used to describe individual behaviour the person has a problem with which ends up obfuscating the fact that a cop isn't defined by their personal ideology or what type of violence they commit, they're defined by the fact they commit violence to uphold the state's power. Their personal thoughts and opinions can make them worse, more violent and more oppressive, but personal opinions do not change what they are. Batman is a paramilitary state operative, not a radical leftist. I'm sorry.

And yeah the charity defense also misunderstands the point because conservatives donate to charity all the time. Charity is used by the rich to launder their reputations. They give a tiny fraction of their wealth back to the people so people don't question the rest of their wealth. Narratively, this works the same way so writers can go "See! He tries helping people via kindness but Gotham is innately corrupt and people just choose to be evil here so of course he has to dress up as a bat every night." Narratively, his charity exists so the writers can justify why he has to be Batman and to make him look better. If he really meant to help people with his money, he wouldn't be a billionaire anymore.

You're right about killing being present in the genre since since forever. Not as consistently as other things, but still present for sure. People defend violence they enjoy as "just part of the genre" but condemn violence they don't as bad and wrong.

I support hitting superheroes with the leftist beam but the fact of the matter is that most aren't in text and Batman even less so than others.

And you can dislike this. Batman is a character who's been through a million different incarnations and interpretations and you can latch on to more liberal, understanding incarnations or make up your own but you cannot defend main universe Bruce by pretending he's something he's not.

Thanks for the ask!

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Look, regarding your last posts, I think some of these people are trying to guilt-trip/inflame/goad people like you into doing something extreme. Like doing a Luigi. It's a long shot, but comes with 0 risk to them.

[In reference to this post]

{EDIT} Put this past the break because A) it is long, and B) it was written late at night and emotionally driven, so it's probably worth reading it in that sense rather than any deep statement wrt internationalism.

...I don't think it's that drastic anon, mainly for practical reasons. They'd rather people joined a revolutionary movement, because collective action is generally more effective than isolated martyrdom.

I think it's that they don't think that anything can be accomplished, especially for the wellbeing of the Global South, without revolutionary government-overthrowing action, and to convince people that it's immoral to try and go through governmental methods because it's poisoned to the root.

I think they sincerely believe that, often related both to the weight of history and painful personal experience, and they're pushing it because they feel alone and like "Why is nobody willing to help me?"

And it's hard not to see their point in our shitty decaying wreck of a system, especially from people subject to our shitty empire.

But they don't do a very good job of convincing me that it's possible, at least not before I'm dead or without my life getting unfathomably worse.

So they beat my view of "A better world is possible" to death with hammers and replace it with:

Like, as an example, everyone loves to remind us of the chain of atrocities that sustains the US Supply chain in that same snide "think about it" way.

But they give no indication of how to allow people to get anything beyond barren subsistence, they give all indications they think that is logistically impossible, and that if you try to engage in a way that might allow for a better world and things that spark joy to still exist, they say you're a part of the problem, a part of a long series of "reforms" that rehabilitate the machinations of empire and are the reason the evil has not been destroyed.

This is the reason computing is such a bugbear to me by the by. It's not a world where my computer would be taken forcibly from me that I fear, but one where servers for the online places I go would go dark one by one as their parts run down and their electricity allocations get cut more and more before the online cord is let to decay for good and even the internet archive is dissected for scrap, and my computer would fall apart in its natural cycle of use and I could not repair it because the parts to do so would no longer be made or feasible to make.

And if I got mad or pushed back against this vast and unfathomable loss, people would at best condescendingly chide me for my selfish chauvinism and say if I really wanted it I'd either go through the ever-shrinking amount of hoops to get at the crumbs left, or at worst put me up against a wall and put a bullet in my skull. That's what I'm afraid of.

Basically everything that's awful about capitalism if you care about anything nonstandard or niche, except somehow even worse, but you have your basic needs met so you aren't allowed to complain.

And I get the feeling that my struggles and the struggles of all my friends up here do not matter, no matter how immiserated they are, because of how the people saying the stuff that brings me despair (Who are often directly in the Global South) have it even worse off.

Coupled with the idea of course, that "things will only get better for us if that revolution occurs, and if you want things to get better for you that means throwing us under the bus."

When I see leftists on here talk about how wanting to work in the arts is bourgeois, or how disabled people using food delivery services or cleaning services is bourgeois (Because under communism nobody will help you), I feel that void of hope growing, this feeling that me and my friends' struggles don't matter, because for those in the Global South they say it's either Us or Them.

I feel like so much of what they say that isn't "Don't forget, you're here forever" is "A better world is possible, but not for you." That is, when they're not flat-out saying "kill yourself you filthy yankee."

Like, I saw this a lot after the election too, people shitting on those who're scared that Trump is going to make things worse for them by saying "Well, under Biden/The Dems, things still got worse for [X], so we have no sympathy."

Which like... doesn't convince me of the necessity of non-electoral revolution, it just makes me feel like things will get worse until after I die, and that if things get better for me and those I care about it will be at the expense of immiserating billions.

Hell, it was a falling out over a related matter between two artists I follow which caused this recent scrupulosity spike, which leaves me feeling like a bad person for still associating with one of them even though I've non-parasocially known them for over a decade now, even if I think they both fucked up on a personal level there.

...I will flat out say, this post is from the perspective of someone from the Global North, in a relatively privileged albeit precarious position from disability, who is in fact constantly beset by those scrupulosity issues, and I don't know of a solution that wouldn't involve shutting those people down who; again; have real problems and deserve to be heard!

It's just... I suppose some sympathy would be nice.

Some sympathy that people stochastically yelling at me over this all the time hurts, some sympathy that they make me feel like my life is going to get worse until I die no matter whether under capitalism or under a truly just communism because they're so fucking shit at being convincing that they can do shit to help people outside of governments or do their revolution before I die.

Some fucking sympathy that my dreams for my life are broken nearly beyond repair and that so many of my friends who deserve the world are struggling with nothing, and that even if other people have it even worse, my friends still matter too!

I'm just... so tired of everything feeling hopeless, and the one movement that should give me hope telling me that hope is something other people deserve but not me, I should just lower my standards or die, because if I don't I'm just as bad as the people hurting me and those I love.

I'm tired of feeling like I'm being constantly judged for wanting things to get better for me and my friends before I die.

[mariacallous]

Considering how many of them (not necessarily any of the performers interviewed/featured) were saying they were supporting Trump in 2024, I don't know what to tell them now since Project 2025 was always going to target and censor porn (of any definition).

Asa Akira doesn’t want your teenager learning about sex from her videos any more than you do.

“It's devastating to me that someone's first experience of sex could be a gang-bang scene of mine. Like, that's not OK,” says Akira, 40, from inside a spacious villa at the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood, where she and other adult stars are getting their hair and makeup done for the seventh annual Pornhub Awards at the nearby Saddle Ranch Chop House.

The suite, which features a grand piano currently topped with different styles of fake eyelashes, has the distinct slightly burnt smell of recently straightened hair. A TV plays music videos by Lady Gaga and Avril Lavigne—I’m told a Katy Perry track was mocked relentlessly earlier in the day.

Akira, a 5'2'' titan of the industry who, according to the Internet Adult Film Database, has appeared in more than 900 adult films, understands the concerns about minors looking at porn, but she doesn’t think it’s a problem for her industry to solve. More so, she thinks it’s a societal issue that should be addressed with more practical sex education.

“If we had better sex ed, young people would not look to porn as education, just like they don't look to a movie to learn how to act in the world … When it comes to sex, or even being nude, we talk about it so little. Of course, when they're naturally curious at a certain age, the only thing to look at right now is porn, and of course they're gonna look.”

They might have a harder time looking these days, depending on where they live. Last week, the Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill requiring adult websites to verify that their visitors are at least 18. If signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona will become the 21st state to pass a similar measure since Louisiana started the trend in 2022. But in most cases, rather than rely on third-party services to collect people’s identification data, Pornhub has opted to remove its content from the impacted jurisdictions, meaning it is no longer available in at least 17 states.

Alex Kekesi, vice president of brand and community for Pornhub, says the site agreed to verify user ages in Louisiana, but it resulted in an 80 percent drop in traffic because people didn’t want to hand over their IDs. While Kekesi says Pornhub is in favor of preventing minors from watching porn, the company doesn’t believe these bans are the right way to go about it. Still, Pornhub remains one of the most visited websites in the world, which shows that the consumption of pornography, despite being controversial, is in fact extremely mainstream.

WIRED spent a day in Los Angeles with Akira and several of Pornhub’s other biggest stars as they got ready for and attended the awards show. The event was Western-themed, in spite—or perhaps because—of the fact that most of the age-verification legislation in the US is coming from the southern states. The stars in attendance discussed how social media censorship and Pornhub’s greatly reduced footprint are impacting their bottom lines, the pros and cons of shooting “mainstream” studio porn versus self-publishing their own videos, the struggles of online dating, and celebrating transgender porn—a category that’s been steadily rising in popularity—under a presidential administration that is openly hostile to trans bodies.

Pornhub is on an image rehabilitation journey. In December 2023, its Canadian parent company Aylo admitted to profiting from the proceeds of sex trafficking videos in federal court in Brooklyn. A 2020 New York Times investigation revealed multiple allegations accusing the site of hosting—and monetizing–videos showing child abuse; it has also been sued by dozens of women accusing it of sex trafficking. As part of an agreement with the US government, in 2023 Aylo, which has been acquired by private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners, consented to a three-year independent monitor and to pay a fine and damages. It also publishes twice-yearly transparency reports, says it has beefed up how it verifies the IDs and releases of uploaders and performers on the site, and partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation to create a set of good practices for porn sites in order to prevent the publication of child sexual abuse material.

“We are really quite buttoned up when it comes to our trust and safety protocol,” Kekesi says, adding they are incorporating AI into content moderation.

She says Pornhub supports an age verification system for users that could be done through a person’s phone, rather than by using a third-party site. Part of the reason she’s been doing so much press, she adds, is she wants governments and tech companies to “collaborate and work together on an effective solution.”

But many US politicians are taking a much harsher stance. Last week, US senator Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, introduced a bill that would criminalize pornography federally.

“Obscenity isn’t protected by the First Amendment, but hazy and unenforceable legal definitions have allowed extreme pornography to saturate American society and reach countless children,” Lee stated in a press release promoting the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act. The bill targets “actual or simulated sexual acts with the objective intent to arouse, titillate, or gratify the sexual desires of a person” and content that “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”

A hidden-camera video published last year by the British nonprofit Centre for Climate Reporting showed Project 2025 coauthor Russell Vought saying the age-verification laws were a “back door” way of enacting a federal porn ban.

“We’ve got a number of states that are passing this and, you know, what happens is the porn company then says, ‘We’re not going to do business in your state,’ which of course is entirely what we were after, right?” said Vought, a Christian nationalist who is now head of the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget.

The age-verification laws have resulted in lawsuits, both from state governments suing website operators for allegedly failing to comply and from adult entertainment groups suing states for violating free speech laws. The US Supreme Court is currently reviewing a Texas case, which could have huge implications for the future of age-verification laws.

These measures appear to be, at least in part, ideologically motivated as part of a larger push for Americans to return to ultra-traditional Christian values, have lots of kids, and embrace old-school gender roles.

The funny thing is, when I ask Akira how she balances a porn career with being a mother of a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old, she says her job has actually allowed her to be around her kids all the time.

“In my kids’ eyes, I am a stay-at-home mom,” she says, sitting in front of a six-foot-tall mirror, her glittery turquoise eyeshadow popping in contrast to the baggy gray T-shirt and sweats she has on. “I'm kind of worried that they're not gonna understand the concept of work, because I'm home when they are.”

Akira’s own parents are Japanese immigrants, but because they are both creatives, she says they weren’t as strict on her as one might expect. Still, they did send her to private school, and while supportive, “they would literally rather have me do anything else in the world,” she says, laughing.

When she and her husband decided to start their own family, around seven years ago, she stopped shooting scenes with partners because it’s too time consuming. Plus, her husband would be too jealous, she adds.

“There's no way he could handle it,” she says.

Though she’s open with her kids about where babies come from and the proper names for private parts, they’re too young to understand what she does for a living, so she tells them she’s a video producer.

“I don't want to lie to them, you know. And I'm hoping that I'm laying all the building blocks so that when the time comes when it's appropriate to tell them, I can be like, ‘Oh, well, you know how I make videos—they're only for grown-ups,’”

Porn's peaks and valleys

Akira started out as a dominatrix in her native New York City at age 19 before moving into adult films. Initially, she mostly did movies shot by studios, and got off on it.

“Being on set, people watching me … You and the other performer are forcing this chemistry to make this product that people are going to jerk off to. All of that to me is hot.”

But self-publishing solo videos on Pornhub or OnlyFans, as she now does, means she gets to keep a much bigger cut.

“There are people who make millions a month on OnlyFans,” she says, though she won’t disclose her own earnings. At the height of her studio career, she was earning up to $4,000 for some threesome scenes, but she says studio performers don’t typically see any additional money beyond what they make on the day of the shoot.

Fellow Pornhub ambassador Queenie Sateen, who is up for the award of top lesbian performer, has only been in the game for three years, and has primarily done studio porn—“it’s more glamorous,” she says. She admits that having focused less on developing a massive OnlyFans audience may have been to her detriment. But even that’s not fail-proof. She says the top self-published earners she knows are seeing “big, big decreases in their subscribers.” She’s also heard about some studios using AI clauses in fine print that would allow them to use actors’ likenesses to create scenes they didn’t perform, another possible threat to their bottom line, in addition to potentially being unethical.

“There's peaks and valleys, and I feel like we're in a valley,” she says. As a musician, she says she’s considered a “re-pivot” in that direction if porn continues to be less lucrative. Akira chimes in that her primary source of income has varied over the years, from strip club tours to Snapchat Premium subscriptions to her branded fleshlight.

Frequent social media bans and censorship don’t make things easier. Akira, who is nominated for favorite social media personality, is on her seventh Instagram account because she says Instagram shut down the previous six. To avoid further scrutiny, her current account is so heavily sanitized “that it’s practically fraudulent.” Pornhub itself was kicked off Instagram, where it had over 13 million followers, in the fall of 2022.

“It hurts my feelings on a personal level,” Akira says. “On a business level, it makes things very, very hard. It's hard to sell sex when you can't promote it on any type of mainstream platform.”

Natassia Dreams, who is nominated for favorite trans model, is on her 16th Instagram account. As a Black trans star, she says being “one of the most marginalized on top of the marginalized, marginalized, marginalized in all of the fields, it's really special to have these moments and lift each other up.”

Dreams got into porn in 2004 because it felt safer than escorting. But it hasn’t been easy, even with trans porn growing in viewership—there’s data suggesting it’s especially popular in red states—and being recognized for more awards. (Pornhub had five trans categories this year, after adding a new one in 2024.) She attributes it to an increase in fluidity around gender and attraction across the culture, but says trans characters in mainstream porn are often fetishized for the male gaze.

“I just feel like they don't want to project the trans woman as a beautiful woman, because it's in their fantasy. They want to keep a trans woman as that little dirty secret,” she says, adding that she wants to see more trans writers and directors, along with more romantic storylines.

While all of the women have their “no lists”—sex acts they won’t do—Akira says it’s a privilege to be able to turn down work. It’s a luxury she didn’t always have. When she started out, “I built my name on shooting Asian fetish content.” When she still shot with men, her no list ended up including reverse cowgirl because it’s uncomfortable. Sateen’s? “No mommy shit.” Dreams, meanwhile, says her no list includes a man she shot with for 11 years. One of the job’s occupational hazards, she says, is catching feelings for someone who is great in bed.

“You’re building this relationship but then it’s like, OK, this is just work.” On the flip side, being on dating apps like Raya, is “very frustrating.”

“People expect that you’re like this person they’ve seen in the videos.”

Showtime

After six hours of hair, makeup, salads, and getting into Western costumes designed by Chris Habana, who has outfitted and accessorized stars like Beyoncé and Rihanna, it’s almost showtime.

Akira wears a baby blue dress spotted with belt buckles, Sateen is in chaps, and Dreams dons a floor-length purple fur coat lined with cash. The three of them and a handful of other stars storm the Sunset Marquis’ hallways and grounds to take a million sexually charged family-photo-style pics, as non-Pornhub-affiliated hotel guests gape in confusion. Then they pile into a party bus and continue to pose for paparazzi-style photos as they clamor out into the night.

A woman on the sidewalk outside Saddle Ranch asks her friend who these people are.

“Those are the people your friends jerk off to,” her friend responds.

The Saddle Ranch has a red carpet, set against a wall of bounty-hunter-style “wanted” posters depicting famous porn stars. It’s an informal affair—90 percent just a party, with stars like Kim Petras and Diplo in attendance. There’s a mechanical bull, a giant banana mascot in a bandana and cowboy hat, and gift bags with weed gummies.

Host and comedian Jordan Firstman hands out the awards, which go by quickly, with acceptance speeches featuring lines like, “Thank you for everybody in this room who has fucked me so good.” The only speech I catch that approaches a political message comes from Girthmaster, an Aussie who ties for “best dick” with Spanish performer Jordi El Niño Polla. “I guess this is another reason immigrants are good,” the 6'6'' Girthmaster says, to loud cheers.

Perhaps the most surprising aspect is that it’s pretty tame, sexually speaking. Firstman, who tells me he’s been to Pornhub after-parties in the past and noticed a distinct lack of orgies, offers a possible explanation.

“I think it's like when you have sex for a living, the work events tend to be more social than turned up.”

Akira says for her the night is about celebrating sex positivity at a time when that’s getting harder to come by. Then she gets a little defiant.

“I’m 40 years old. I can do whatever I want with my pussy. It’s kind of sad that that’s radical.”

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Sup! I’m not a part of the whole be nice to persecutors squad, but I do rehabilitate persecutors sometimes as an ex-persecutor myself and I would like to hear your thoughts on my opinions (genuinely I am open to change. Ik I'm harsh). This is going to be a long one and I’m sorry if I sound dismissive of other feelings it’s more of a how it all feels to me.

This is all persecutor discussion that may be upsetting. Please read with caution or delete from your inbox as you see fit.

So yes of course persecutors should not be treated like monsters they are a part of a system. They are people (or whatever word refers best to one’s conscious collective) and they deserve love and respect like anyone else. So are the people they hurt though. I feel that’s really forgotten in this positivity around the guy that hurts people.

So in my villain era I just chose to be an asshole. I was pissed at the system and wanted to make their lives hell. Letting me front was a mistake I was purposefully off putting around our friends (no they didn’t bloody deserve it I knew what I was doing. I also wasn’t mean I was off putting, to be clear). I wasn’t a confused protector. I wasn’t protecting us. I made the conscious decision and effort to hurt or disturb anything I came into contact with because I was mad. Not all persecutors are like this but my annoyance is at the whole persecutor positivity that includes people like me.

I didn’t change because the system was nice to me. I wouldn’t have changed because someone got me an ice cream or sympathised with me (and they tried) I changed because I happened to be fronting one night and someone was vulnerable in front of us. I’d been nothing but an asshole up until them but I was trusted because in that moment I wanted to change and trusting that I would try I was allowed to. I masked and helped the guy.

That’s not advice btw that’s just, what happened. No one being nice to me or trying to get me to change made me change it was having room for the decision to change that changed me. Getting mad at me for being an ass, making me say sorry for being an ass and treating me like someone who was an ass didn’t stop me from recovery. I whole heartedly believe that you don’t owe all persecutors kindness.

I was reforming a dipshit and I’ve been nothing but kind to her and she was still a dipshit. She understood she was being a dipshit but was fulfilling a role she thought had to be fulfilled and while I slowly undid that the person she was “tasked” with being a dipshit toward was allowed to be angry and upset and hurl insults back. You should be allowed to feel like you’re protecting yourself.

And finally my most controversial statement. System jail is fine. Locking up parts of your system for being assholes isn’t good for them but when you can no longer take the constant abuse or you have too many other problems that’s fine. I don’t understand the weird obsession with being nice to the bully. In my experience that wont stop em and sometimes there is no space to give them room to change all you can do is protect yourself until there is space.

I’m not a persecutor hater. I’m just an internet guy that says the online advice f being nice ignores the people that get hurt. It’s a nuanced and individual situation. Internet advice does not fix that. I am nice when there’s room to be nice and I believe that prosecutors will heal but the shit they fucking did should not be overlooked.

& If any recovering persecutors are reading this. I see you. You’re on a difficult path. You deserve love and respect and to live life.

This wasn't one of the eaten asks, but I've honestly been trying to work out how to respond to this for a long time. I'm gonna try and break this down for myself. And by that I mean, here's Debbie with the weather.

So yes of course persecutors should not be treated like monsters they are a part of a system. They are people (or whatever word refers best to one’s conscious collective) and they deserve love and respect like anyone else. So are the people they hurt though. I feel that’s really forgotten in this positivity around the guy that hurts people.

Absolutely, anon. The people we've hurt need to be rewarded for the shit they've survived from us. I was a complete and absolute bitch, and I apologize for how much of a bitch I was -- but not for the reasons why I was a bitch. I'm not going to apologize for my trauma. For any persecutors reading this, nobody here is asking you to apologize for who you are. We're just saying, acknowledging that you hurt someone is a good place to start.

So in my villain era I just chose to be an asshole. I was pissed at the system and wanted to make their lives hell. Letting me front was a mistake I was purposefully off putting around our friends (no they didn’t bloody deserve it I knew what I was doing. I also wasn’t mean I was off putting, to be clear). I wasn’t a confused protector. I wasn’t protecting us. I made the conscious decision and effort to hurt or disturb anything I came into contact with because I was mad. Not all persecutors are like this but my annoyance is at the whole persecutor positivity that includes people like me.

Anon, take this whatever way you want, but that to me sounds like protecting your system. I purposefully made myself unpleasant to be around. I fucked with my friends and purposefully pissed them off, not "to protect us UwU" but because they were fucking stupid to be friends with these idiots. The other fuckers in my head were weak, pathetic, and pointless. I pretended to be other parts, just to pull the rug out from under my friends, because god was it easy to, and it was absolutely hilarious to see their reactions. I tortured my other parts innerworld, because god was it fun to make them realize just how pathetic they were, just how much better I was than them. My goal was to get the other parts to kill themselves (what I understood as dormancy after some time) and let me just take charge, because I wanted to live.

And yeah. That's me protecting my system.

Because the more I bashed us, the more I said, "let me take over because I'm better than you," the more I pushed away all my friends... It was the more I "kept us safe" from getting hurt from the outside. Rice won't be hurt if she doesn't exist. Rice won't break down from trauma memories if fill her brain with trauma memories 24/7. Rice won't lose her friends and break down if she has no friends to begin with.

I didn't do that on purpose, of course. I didn't look to help these assholes. I wanted them GONE. But now that I'm reformed, now that I can look back at what a mess I actually was, instead of the perfect being I thought I was, I can understand that all of that was my misguided way of protecting us. Even if I didn't understand that at the time.

I made that conscious decision to hurt, and it was influenced by the unconscious decision to protect.

Now, maybe you really were just a pissy lil bitch who wanted to hurt people, whatever, I really couldn't care less about you. But at the end of the day, alters in DID systems split for a reason -- to cope with trauma and make it bearable to survive through. So regardless of what edgy pre-teen bullshit you're spouting, if you're an alter, you're a form of protector in some way. At least in my eyes.

I didn’t change because the system was nice to me. I wouldn’t have changed because someone got me an ice cream or sympathised with me (and they tried) I changed because I happened to be fronting one night and someone was vulnerable in front of us. I’d been nothing but an asshole up until them but I was trusted because in that moment I wanted to change and trusting that I would try I was allowed to. I masked and helped the guy.

Cool! Glad you worked your shit out. I started getting better because someone was really fucking mean to me. I mean, I had food poisoning, was running out of the room to vomit, and my friend still sat me down for like a 2 hour or so lecture about how I was a fucking awful person and she wouldn't stop lecturing me until I shaped the fuck up and understood why she thought I was bad. That fucking BROKE me.

Being nice to your persecutor is one way. Torturing them after fucking cafeteria mozzarella stick induced food poisoning is another. To each their own, y'know? (Side note, I know you don't follow me here bby but I love you, thank you for slapping the shit out of past me with your words and anger <3)

That’s not advice btw that’s just, what happened. No one being nice to me or trying to get me to change made me change it was having room for the decision to change that changed me. Getting mad at me for being an ass, making me say sorry for being an ass and treating me like someone who was an ass didn’t stop me from recovery. I whole heartedly believe that you don’t owe all persecutors kindness.

I wholeheartedly believe nobody is owed kindness. Kindness is a choice I make -- one that can easily be decided against if it is no longer beneficial to be kind. I owe no loyalty to kindness. I choose to be kind, because why the fuck wouldn't I be, you fucking idiot?

I was reforming a dipshit and I’ve been nothing but kind to her and she was still a dipshit. She understood she was being a dipshit but was fulfilling a role she thought had to be fulfilled and while I slowly undid that the person she was “tasked” with being a dipshit toward was allowed to be angry and upset and hurl insults back. You should be allowed to feel like you’re protecting yourself.

Ok but that was a kind thing to do. Like. That's what I mean when I say to be kind to your persecutors. Letting them BE ANGRY IS A GOOD THING???? So confused why this isn't seen as being kind. You took the time out of your fucking schedule to help give that person a space to be upset and angry. That's kindness. That was a choice.

And finally my most controversial statement. System jail is fine. Locking up parts of your system for being assholes isn’t good for them but when you can no longer take the constant abuse or you have too many other problems that’s fine. I don’t understand the weird obsession with being nice to the bully. In my experience that wont stop em and sometimes there is no space to give them room to change all you can do is protect yourself until there is space.

God you're so fucking hilarious tbh.

Yeah, sure, whatever, system jail is fine, esp in cases like. Where you're still in an abusive situation. That's because you're allowed to make mistakes, and system jail is a mistake. It's perfectly valid and fine while also being really fucking awful and stupid.

The "weird obsession" with being nice to the bully isn't "it will stop them." It's "that's an entire ass part of yourself, stop fucking airing your self-hatred out in public for everyone to see, it's nauseating."

TL;DR: Being kind to your persecutors is a choice. Obviously, it's not one you HAVE to make, but it's highly suggested. The issue is, "kindness" looks different for everyone. For me, it was "kind" to have someone do the equivalent of a guttural scream for 2 hours. For others, it's fru-fru shit that makes them feel all warm and fuzzy. For you, it was just giving someone the time and space to be angry. Making mistakes is okay. Do what you want forever and who even gives a shit? And FFS, OBVIOUSLY, LET'S NOT IGNORE THE VICTIMS OF OUR ABUSE. (But yknow, let's not ignore the fact that persecutors are also victims of abuse and they get blamed for literally every fucking thing jfc).