#SOMEONE SAID THIS JN THE COMMENTS

[pockyyasii]

looks like nico has a type 😌

i’ve been thinking about riordanverse demigods and their mommy issues.

annabeth, piper, alex fierro: my mom is an absent goddess who’s kind of a bitch to me and my loved ones

jason, thalia, hazel: my mom was a messed up person when she was alive

nico, leo, frank, magnus chase: my mom died years ago but she was a wonderful person and i miss her every day

percy jackson and will solace: MY MOM 🤱 is my BEST 🤩 FRIEND 👯 she is so LOVELY 🥰 and KIND 💕 and COOL 😎 and i’m having DINNER 🍽️ WITH HER ON SATURDAY 🥳💫🤪

[not-goldy]

Not KTH's and TKK speaking out on that idol who had to leave for dating and agreeing with tweets that said BTS just know if you ever come out dating someone we will support you. Tae literally probably spitting fire right now and damning you all to hell. Ain't no way y'all pretending to be supportive knowing damn well you ain't, weren't and never will be of Tae being with anyone, unless its WHO YOU WANT and if its not who you want, you make his life hell for it and his partners life hell, cause this is exactly what you did. Imagine how Tae felt when he first got exposed by a hacker, thinking his fanbase might have his back and support him, only to get hit with body shamming comments and unsupportive behavior and endless harassment of his very clear GF at the time, all cause he sunk their ship and broke his vow to stay a virgin for them. Calling him names, her names, saying he broke your heart. I don't want to see this fake BS support of someone else or even BTS from these people. You had your chance to stand with Tae and support him and show Hybe you will still stick with your idol and you went against him for your fake ship and cause of jealousy over his GF. Understand this man will never forget this. He will always remember he will never be safe to come out with his partners ever again. And BTS saw that as well and probably will also take that into consideration with their future partners of knowing they will never have real genuine support, just fake BS lies about how they will support. Regardless if you liked who Tae chose or not, its about supporting him and KTH's and TKK couldn't even do that cause they didn't want to admit they were fools for believing in TK all these years. Look how they under every comment about Tae and JN still today saying it was cosplayers, lies, PR, not Tae, a set up, hiding their real gay ship and she is a hoe, a bicycle everyone takes a turn on. Seeing her with Tae in them pictures, seeing him happy walking with her holding her hand skipping through the airport and instead of being happy for him, slutshaming her cause you mad, still to this day. Hypocrites will never see heaven for this.

💀💀💀💀💀💀

[dojae-huh]

A long time ago DoWoo was popular. There were even shippers as passionate as JaeWoo shippers are currently. "He looked at him so lovingly~" — the usual.

DoWoo still supply enough for shipping, I'd say. However, this combo is a case where it is easy to test how "real" the ship is. It's because Jungwoo demonstrates often his overall disinterest to things related to Doyoung. When everyone is listening to Do yapping, he is munching on his food, when Do gives a speech, Woo is busy playing with other members or he spaces out. Yes, of course, Woo pranks Do and joins him for meals. Yet when it comes to something important about Do, he is not super invested in participating. Do is one of his hyungs, and not too high on the totem pole. They are seen a lot together because they work closely together. The contrast is best felt with Jae, Hyuk or Tae who need to be in Do's agenda 24/7.

Even Yuta joined the spectators watching Do getting his first award as a soloist. Look at Hyuk bowing to the passing gg and quickly turning his attention to Do. Look at Mark staying till the screen turned dark, and Woo's obligatory seal claps and smile. Avid interest/disinterest.

If you, as a fan, stay on a surface level with your knowledge of the members, it is easy to think that Woo, who praises Do for his uni musical at a 127 gathering, likes Do more than Jae, who looks so awkward greeting him after his fanconcert (they barely talk!). The truth is revealed by everyday actions and repeated behaviour during events and interviews. Like Jae breaking his neck to listen attentively to Do talking, or JaeDo visiting Ten's flat together.

Personally, I think it is healthy to know little about idols. There are singers I've been listening to my whole life and still know close to zero about them. We mostly interact with idols through music or through entertainment. This doesn't require us knowing them more than as singers/rappers or "those funny guys". The trick is just to be aware of the lack of knowledge and act accordingly.

An example of a natural reaction. Johnny shaking his head "in disbelief" when Do got called to receive the award. An additional layer of being "involved". JN was proud for his friend here and not just clapped out of politeness.

Another case of a sign of a bond. JN seeking out to show a comment to Do. Not Mark or Yuta. This joke should have been shared with Do eventhough Mark also calls Woo as puppy, and Yuta and Hyuk finished the joke. And it is cut in this video, however, Jae poked Woo's cheek and tried to apply baby bread butt pose.

Let's talk about the real ship here - YuWoo, heh. (jk)

I said several times about "establishing what's normal" and how touchy and clingy Woo is with everyone. Shippers live in their own bubbles and miss information about other members. The way JaeWoo shippers cling to "movie dates", when YuWoo rode a skateboard and Woo was one of the few (or only?) neo who visited Yuta's house.

So yeah, back to DoWoo. Hiding or not, if someone is in love, the interest to the love interest will regularly show its face. If it's not there, the ship is evidently fictional.

[dearweirdme]

https://www.tumblr.com/dearweirdme/767070730112450560/the-day-you-people-realize-that-taennie-wasnt-a?source=share

I remember last year you were convinced that tae used jn as his beard and that hybe were on it to cover up tk or tae's sexuality. We've been saying tae wasn't feeling okay when he was in Paris at the time, but you said he was okay, that we shouldn't judge based on the photos because he was on board with that pap walk, why would he get sad, but then the leaked reports came, and we found out Tae was distressed the whole time. At the end of the day, we can all just make speculations. It could be to cover up tk or tae's sexuality, it could be to pressure tae, or it could be tn were real but didn't want public scrutiny that's why there were no confirmations (so unlikely tho coz they were already caught, and jn practically confirmed it by her ig post). Nobody knows the truth but tn and their companies.

Hi anon!

That wasn’t an odd take to have. Things like that actually happen. There’s plenty of people who still believe that.

I was very new in fandom when Taennie happened. My thoughts on Tae and Jk were easily formed because it was easy to rewatch footage of them myself. It’s just way harder to learn about the way the company functions, because it’s not documented in the same way. These two last years have changed the way I see things, because I have lived through things myself now, and I have simply just learned more. You always do what you can with the information you have. I imagine many people go through the same things. I never see changing my mind about something as a bad thing. Neither do I see it as wrong to have thought the things I thought then. For all we know we could still be wrong in the way we think now. Every one of us is still relying on very limited information.

I never thought Tae had no issues with doing Taennie. I thought (or maybe hoped) it possible he reluctantly agreed to it. I don’t think we should look at that possibility in a negative way, because I don’t feel we should judge the way someone deals with their closet. It would be as though you’re judging closeted queer people for pretending their friend is their partner during family visits. It’s something that happens. It is never pretty and it is never something they actually want.

I think if you read through my tags you will find that my thoughts on Taennie have always been very nuanced and not just ‘she’s his beard’. I shifted away from that quite some time ago and I did so because we have constantly had conversations about it. It’s a bit unfair to pinpoint some of my posts or comments and make it to seem that’s my whole opinion on it.

[auggie1856]

Thomas hewitt x reader

Imagine: you were never a girly girl, you never liked wearing dresses and was more muscular then the other women, so you worked at the slaughter house with Tommy but never spoke to him. Until today

Warnings: talks of hurting someone and people bullying Tommy 😔, STRONG LANGUAGE, LOVE YOU LOTS <3

As you were cutting the meat, you saw someone wlak past you, to be exact, you didn't know, all you heard was that his name was Thomas, but that was it.

It was 12 o'clock, lunch time, as you wiped your hands on the apron, you saw thomas walking past with a brown bag. You were always curious about thomas. You wondered why he wore a mask, and how he was so tall, as you saw his mother pick him up and she was pretty small.

You walked outside for your break as you didn't eat lunch usually, and saw thomas walk around the corner as people were calling him names

"PIG!"

"FATTY"

"SHUT UP YOU LOT", you shouted at the men as they were calling thomas names. Thomas stopped and looked at you.

"Oh yeah? You 'ave a crush on him don't you?" One of the men said, getting up jn your face. Thomas walked up to the man and pushed him back.

"Who ever said I had a crush on him? Just because you never got a wife, doesn't mean you can take the piss out of everyone who also doesn't have anyone!" You got uo in his face as thomas pushed him back. You walked off.

Thomas punched the guy and walked uo to you.

You walked back inside, putting an apron on, when you felt a tap on your shoulder, you turned around and saw thomas standing there, he handed you a piece of paper.

'Thank you'

You looked at it and smiled, "it's no problem thomas, no one should say those things about you, you don't desurve it." You said to him as you handed him the paper again, you saw him write down something else.

' no one has ever said those things for me'

You read it and your face fell a little, "well they should, you don't desurve any negative comments, they don't know you, but may I ask why you don't talk? It's ok if It makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to tell me" you asked as you handed him the paper back.

His face fell a little as you asked, he never had anyone ask about the non communication thing before.

'I just never really liked talking I guess, so I went non verbal'

You read it and smiled " that's ok, sometimes I wished I never spoke to to be honest" you confessed as you rubbed your neck.

Thomas looked at you sadly before writing again,

' it had its advantages, but it can be a pain'

You smiled as you read it.

"OI (Y/N), WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT THING!" You heard someone shout from the front door.

"WHY DO YOU CARE, ITS NOT LIKE YOUR IN THE CONVERSATION ANYWAY!" You shouted back as thomas turned around.

"YOU DO LIKE THAT PIG DONT YOU" he shouted, you had enough, you moved thomas to the side as he looked at you with wide eyes, you walked over and punched him square in the mouth.

"SHIT!" the worker shouted as he hit the ground. You bent over to whisper in his ear:

"If you ever say anything about me or thomas again I swear I will not hesitate to rip your eyes out and watch you bleed to death"

He looked at you like he saw a ghost, as you walked over to Thomas, he hugged you.

"It's ok, don't worry about it" you smiled at him as the manager came out to see what the commotion was about.

"ALL OF YOU, BACK TO WORK NOW!" He shouted at all of you.

Two years later

As you walked out of work, you saw thomas, you walked up to him and hugged him from behind, he tensed up vut when he realised it was you, he turned around and kissed the top of your head.

"Hi baby, you ok?" You asked as you looked up at him, he hummed as luda mae pulled up.

"Hey sweetie, you ok? " She asked you both as you got in the car.

"Yes ma'am" you said as you sat by Tommy.

You loved thomas and was grateful for the day you started talking.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING 😭💕❤️ PLEASE LIKE IF YOU EJOYED IT SO I CAN MAKE MORE <333

[liam-an-siorc]

The topic of Kitty and infantalization is ghosts is really interesting and a bit unfortunate, people have mentioned this on and off that what really made me think about it was a comment is saw on a YouTube video saying that's they disliked that one of the character in their unspecified fandom was infantalised by the fandom and they said also that is did not help that the character was asexal and autistic neither of those things are confirmed explicitly in kitty but I consider her canonically ace based on her character In the show and things said by the writers.

As someone who's autistic, asexual and has delt with people my age, older and younger treating me like a baby I love her character and I love her but I do definitely see it its quite unmissable at this point and it's sad because I feel that it prevents people from thinking about her character as in depth and it might be an exagration but as human as the other characters. One important detail in Kitty is that I don't think it's the fans fault this time I think it definitely has impacted the way the fandom thinks about her and that alot of people do it a little whether they mean to or not but I do think this was the writers fault I think they wroth her as "childlike" which is fine if done in a way where its just the character and not purposely trying to make them seem or frame them in a way that is like a child and not an adult that is just who they are is "childish" but it's not and with her autistic traits and her being asexul it feel strange in a way I can't explain something is off with the writing of her but what I saying is the show infantalises her more then us the fans, which is interesting and makes in differ from what everyone in that comment section was saying. This is not to say that the fans don't infantalize her I have seen countless posts and people referring to her as a child or like a child I have heard people being uncomfortable with her in ships because "she's just so childlike" and they cant help see her as a child and j both agree and disagree with this I completely understand the way she is written is very child like and I do also feel sort of wrong with the idea of ships despite hating this and knowing full well she's an adult I still feel it which I have seen is the case for alot of people but also the show and book dose briefly talk about her with men like at party's dancing and things like that she is an adult there is no reason why she could not be in a relationship and an unfortunate thing about this is it often happens to autistic people they are automatically seen as not able to be jn a relationship many of us have been told by people that they could not picture us in a relationship its interesting in a bad way I think this feeling that many of the fans have is alot the shows faultt but also prehaps they where not infantalizing her maybe she's "childish" and also happens to be autistic and asexual but still intended always to be seen as an adult maybe it is just our brains being dumb and they never intended for people to see her like that the thing is though jokes are made in the show and I'm pretty sure I remember among the writers and cast that do frame her as a child that do sort of disprove that but also something everyone can work on in there own mind if they want it's important to see her as she is and not as a child for so many reasons infantalization is not good it can be dehumanising and I do see this happen a bit with her like I said earlier i feel like the infantalization is stopping people from thinking about the character as a human and as in depth as the others which is not gold because I really love kitty and she deserves the same emotions, respect and analysis as the others do as a note I do see this happen with Thomas also his character his complexity and sad story gets a bit ignored because he is just so played for laughs his entire character development was scraped for a joke this was the writers again. I understand its a comedy but you can still write good characters this is also another reason I'm saying this is a problem with the writing I think they perhaps thought of her character and they thought "okay so she will be childish, jealous, loving, welcoming, optimistic and will have family traumas which contribute to the ghosts becoming a found family" but then they just did not know when to stop with the childish and froget to balance comedy with a good character. Which I fear they have done a few times.

Anyway, think what you like about this if you want to add please do this is not an attack on the writers but this is a conversation worth having and it's not an attack on any fans or Kitty if this is nonsense then sorry about that it's 1.40 and the special interest has taken over.

[thinkof-england]

Welllllll hello there. I'm... back? Ish? I just made my way through all of my tags on WIP Wednesdays and Several (Seven) Sentence Sundays and did my best to reblog and comment on them all! If I missed yours, it was not intentional, I had a bunch to go through!

I haven't been doing great, tbh. My mental health hasn't been too hot and I started going back to therapy and I realized that an overarching feeling I'm experiencing jn my life is rejection and it's honestly crippled me. I feel rejected in fandom, I feel rejected by my mom, I feel rejected by this country, I feel rejected by people who don't think I deserve the same right as everyone else because I'm queer, I just... yeah. It's not going well over here. I self isolate as a symptom of my depression when I get this way and then I get anxiety about letting people down, which makes me feel worse, and it's just never fuckkng ending battle of rationally knowing what's going on but being emotionally unable to handle it.

I miss yall a lot and I'm really trying to get back into things. And I'm kinda embarassed for being so open about what I said above because like... I've realized over the past 3 years that most people in my real life don't actually really care about me, and that's made it harder and harder to open up to fucking anyone. But maybe this'll help someone else feel as though they can open up too?

Feel free to send me a DM or find me on Discord at thinkof_england if you want to! I'm trying to make real connections with people, even if it's scary as hell for me.

Lastly, thank you to each and every single person who continues to tag me in writing games or tumbor games in general even though I've been away. It means so much to me (probably more than it should) to keep being included even if I'm not participating right now.

Cool. I'm about to make myself cry and I'm cringing at the stupidity of this post in general now, so ima head out! Hope everyone has a wonderful day and weekend!

[honeymouthedtales]

Not fic related, but what can you say about the issue surrounding hc? Some say its lost in translation but idk what to believe. I'm not fluent in Korean after all. I'm quite on the heavy side, so seeing haechan say such words, as his fan, is uncomfortable...

i tried to find an ask i was sent about a similar issue but it was jeno talking to haechan a few months ago, because my answer will be the same i gave that day. unfortunately it was on cc and cc doesn't allow to look for old tweets, nor is twitter helpful in any way so i'll try to answer again.

under the cut bc very long sry

first of all, it's completely normal to feel uncomfortable. those are your feelings and they're valid. your feelings are separate from the intentions of the person who said those words, so no matter what you're entitled to feeling hurt if you feel like your bias might be fatphobic and no one should be telling you otherwise. in any case, feeling disappointed is not wrong because as many people are saying he is a public figure and his words can reach (and hurt) many people.

this said, as someone who lives in korea, i do understand why some people who are korean are saying his words are being greatly exaggerated by ifans. korean people constantly comment on other people's weight. it's to the point that i think it's a way for them to make small talk. just like they ask people if they have eaten when they want to ask how they're doing, food is often used in connection to health. when people haven't seen you for a long time they usually tell you that you've gained or lost weight as well (happened many times with me) and people do tell others to eat well as a good health wish. that's why i think that telling people to get in shape and take care of your body does not necessarily mean that he thinks they are fat, it's just a way to say take care of your health. imo it would be wrong to read a deeper meaning in it.

back to my previous point. does that make your hurt unnecessary? no, because you can get hurt even he didn't mean to say something hurtful. if you get run over by a car it doesn't matter whether the driver meant to do it or not.

but i don't accept the narrative that hc is a terrible person who judges the members' bodies because he is fatphobic, and anyone believing this has clearly never lived in korea, where the kind of sentences he said are as common between friends (especially male friends) as using the weather to make small talk. if you want a real example, i dare you to look at the other nct dream members. all of them have, in other instances, made comments that according to our standards would be judged "fatphobic" while they were talking among each other. do we stan a group of assholes or are we going to acknowledge that there might be a certain degree of cultural difference at play between the way we consider acceptable to talk about other people's bodies and the way they do it?

i'd like to add something i said when this issue happened with jeno and haechan was called fat instead. i'm not haechan's babysitter. he doesn't need me to defend him when he's talking with his friends. if what is said among them is problematic, i'm sure they are all old enough to talk among themselves and solve the problems. what they don't need is some fans (often solo stans or akgae) inventing a narrative in their head, analyzing reactions to support their theories and then proudly saying "member x is an asshole" and deciding that they, as strangers, know their friendship better than dream, the actual group of friends. and this is just to get rt and likes, for the drama. it's meaningless to always praise dream for having a genuine relationship but then distort every single instance of genuine reaction we get from them just to make a hit tweet. if jn and jm were annoyed by that comment, i trust them to say something among each other without everyone butting in blindly.

finally, i'm sorry that as a haechan fan he disappointed you. i do think what he said is wrong. i think he should've minded his words better. i don't like when he says stuff like that. i don't believe he wants to be hurtful, but at the same time i don't think he saw a problem with what he was saying because most people around him don't. not only the other members, but also the staff, his family, other celebrities. it's alright being disappointed, but i hope we can all be realistic and stop pinning the weight of a behavior that is widely normalized on a single idol every time something like this happens.

I hope I explained myself properly. It's a delicate issue, and as a fan I have to juggle between dealing with my own feelings of disappointment and seeing many comments of people who are inventing things or being hurtful just because they finally have a good pretext to do it.

[angstandhappiness]

DUDE, THIS SMACKS

@furornocturna THANK YOU @allforafro: Thx 😭

@hekcle #actually thank you for the comment conversation YXDYDH#I've been trying to learn about jttw and even read it but i struggle to read novels so its been kinda ass#i still am gonna try and read it btw but now i have more lil informations in my brains rn

@checkeredbat #you are so real for this#like honestly I’m not going to take any wukong slander until we get his side of the story#because we have next to nothing from his point of view#so far the least unbiased thing we’ve seen are the scroll memories#and even then we don’t have any insight into their personal thoughts and feelings#everything else we know about the past comes from biased sources#for example azure making it look like wukong gladly accepted the fillet when it was initially forced upon him#or I guess sound like but you get my point#I’m really hoping in season five we’ll finally get wukongs point of view on everything#because lord knows we need it

@nightmarebunnyking Thank you (from a swk stan) the bisa in this fandom is unbelievable

@imbeccablee #yeah exactly#like someone can make mistakes and still be a good person#thats literally the point of the journey; bettering yourself

@seaweedoverlord #i agree sm#the amount of wukong dissing i saw after specials on twitter is insane#it's not really a joke people really do like macaque more jn this fandom#and i get wanting to make ur fave go through the absolute WORST to excuse their actions#but like#it doesnt really excuse it anyway djedjej#though i think it's also cuz its just fun when ur fav character is so misunderstood#*vaguely gestures towards wukong* mine is a bit too literaly#anyway what makes me love their relationship is that they both are at fault#it just makes it more realistic cuz thats how irl is. people make bad mistakes and get better ykno#to think a friccin lego show with 10 fuckin mins can pull this#anyway i love this show and i love wukong <3#OP is so right. thank god some people are doing god's work with talks like thede cuz i am do bad wjth words

@ritz-writes #yes yes yes yes#yeah he fucked up#but he also learned#mac fucked up#and he is now learning#they are both at fault#but neither should be punished for old actions#when they r both showing they want to change#esp wukong#he literally said 'making regrettable life choices'#he doesnt like the things he did#and hes trying to be different

@lagt-duck #kissing op platonically#you get it!!!#he is so flawed thry are both awful to each othe#just because you like one is not an excuse to ruin the other#man i love this stupid monkey

@generouskittentidalwave FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT As someone who has done research on JTTW I can tell you Wukong was HELLA justified in killing Macaque, actually him doing so was a goal of the story. After Wukong had an argument with the monk which caused the two to separate, Wukong was upset and at his lowest point during that time *If typos mess with his name one more time I swear But Macaque after that shapeshifted into Wukong and attacked his friends and stole from them, invaded his home and made the monkeys think he is their king so he stole his army, and made everyone think Wukong was doing these bad things when he wasn't. Wukong found out and fought against him down to the underworld and up to the heavens while no one could tell who was who despite their efforts. They ended up at Thunderclap mountain where the Buddha was and got his help. Buddha then revealed that it was the six earred Macaque and Wukong, out of anger, killed him. The point for killing him was to show that Wukong finally purged himself from his negativites for good, as Macaque represents all of Wukong's negativites. Everything that Wukong could be but shouldn't be, and Wukong killing him was him beating his darkside, finally accepting the path of self betterment. That is their duality, their allegory. The darkness to the light, the darkness being destroyed so the light can fully shine through. The sun to the moon and the moon to the sun. Wukong got better and Macaque didn't, and that was the point. Also the things Wukong did before he got trapped in the mountain weren't evil or bad like people think they are. Honestly his mistakes were really silly mistakes that posed no threat to others other than being an annoyance.

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave yeah exactly! (So excited to read that part of the story in full omg.) Obviously we don’t know the events leading up to his death in LMK, so I’m super curious about it there, too! Nothing much to add, just that I agree :D

@generouskittentidalwave @teddy-bear-queen I don't think they'll change it seeing as they seem to respect the original work very well and keeping it canon to the story, but I feel like they might add onto it more and explain things better. But yeah Wukong really was not a bad guy, he never was, he was just a wild monkey given too much power and needed to learn how to control it to actually help others.

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave oops I replied too early! But I do disagree when you say his actions “posed no threat”. Possibly in LMK, but in JTTW he straight-up killed people (sometimes quite brutally) just because they annoyed him. I recall him killing the death collectors, and the translation I saw described it as “mince meat”. The issue with JTTW is that it’s written by hundreds of people, so getting a grasp on these characters can be a little difficult! But it’s fun to try

@generouskittentidalwave He did kill a lot of people on their journey but I see no one fault him for that and I don't either because he is literally a wild monkey. He has the dog eat dog world of nature mindset that he grew up with and if something provokes or upsets a wild monkey most of the time they are very quick to attack. That's how monkeys are and why he needed to learn and grow to understand things and be better.

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave that’s a really good point! I didn’t think of it that way :D

@generouskittentidalwave @teddy-bear-queen It's okay I can't tell who's typing so I sorry if I post too early as well XD That's a good point and a very huge reason why I said before he got trapped in the mountain and not after. After the bro was a literal menace, his first instinct was to kill. But as I described before you can't really put those morals on a creature who was raised as a wild monkey, they don't have those thoughts and mindsets. People forget that because they place these moral standards on someone they see as human because he simply acts like one even though he isn't. He is a monkey that learned human traits, and was sent on the journey so he can learn more about human moral standards and put them into proper actions, to learn how to use his powers responsibly instead of like the wild animal he was raised to be. After all, animals want more and more, they strive to get stronger and stronger. That's how they learn to survive and was the mindset he lived off of.

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave thanks! <3 Also, I definitely see that. But I still think it’s fair to say Wukongs actions were selfish, impulsive and harmful. Sure he was an annoyance, but he was also a threat. Unnecessarily so in some cases. Him being a monkey doesn’t really excuse that because he did insert himself into the human world. HOWEVER! It certainly does explain it! And it was a really cool take I hadn’t really thought of before

@generouskittentidalwave @teddy-bear-queen Oh no I'm not denying that is actions weren't good, I mean if a tiger mauled a person that wouldn't be seen as being a good action regardless of if they are an animal or not XD. However, it's important to keep in mind that Wukong unknowingly inserted himself into the human world out of curiosity. He wasn't expecting that the human world would be so different to that of a life with natural laws, but he stayed because he found it fun.

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave yeah of course! :D Sorry i didn’t mean to come off as accusatory LMAO I tend to just hook onto one point and run with it sometimes!

@generouskittentidalwave What made it worse was that Wukong also was never taught the differences between the right and wrong of people, he was only given power, more and more power, which eventually led to him going out of control. They knew that and sent him on a journey to actually teach him how to be better instead of teaching him powerful abilities, but he was still in that mindset on the journey hence why he would always attack people on instinct. He even gave the monk the head of one of the thieves he killed the same way that a cat would give you a mouse, just- "look at me, I did good! :D" even though the monk definitely did not see it that way XD. Wukong never killed to be mean or ruthless or evil, he killed because he did not know any better, and needed to be taught to be better. That was the point of the journey. It was the people who taught him and gave him all these things that caused him to go out of control because he was never taught anything else, and sending him on a journey to learn to be better was their way of making this mistake right and teaching Wukong not to make any further mistakes.

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave omg omg omg YES to all of this I thought that exact thing when I was watching OSP’s JTTW summary series LMAO. Really showed how animalistic he was! This book/series is so cool,, I wish I could add more but my poor brain is just like “tehe wukong is so silly look at him go” Wukong, threatening to “test” his new weapon on the Dragon of the East: (I think it was east, adhd brain lmao) I’m honestly shocked the patriarchy didn’t teach him anything about. You know. Morals…? He just saw this monkey guy and decided “yep, I can just teach this guy the most insane abilities ever”

@generouskittentidalwave And he did become better after learning and understanding the world and the people around him, so much so that the Buddha made Wukong a Buddha himself, with him becoming the victorious fighting Buddha. He accomplished and did so much and became the good person that he could be because of everyone's help and patience and most importantly himself. Meanwhile Macaque didn't do sh^t bro spent all his time plotting for revenge and died for it and that was just about it so XDD @teddy-bear-queen And your right it was East XD ALSO YEAH I WAS LIKE- SHOULDN'T YOU TEACH HIM THAT FIRST???? Morals are, you know, VERY IMPORTANT

@teddy-bear-queen @generouskittentidalwave CAN I JUST SAY I FIND IT SOFUNNY HOW PPL ARE LIKE. Macaque is so edgy and mysterious…. But the guy literally passive-aggressively trauma dumped to MK on his second appearance LMAO

@generouskittentidalwave @teddy-bear-queen "Awh Macaque is so misunderstood he wants to see Mk improve and has helped him so much in a better way than Wukong did!" MF HE MANIPULATED, TRAUMATIZED HIM, AND TRIED TO KILL HIM MULTIPLE TIMES Like bro are we watching the same show here? Where are people getting this from? LMAOO ALSO HE HASN'T ONCE APOLOGIZED FOR IT. Wukong apologizes to Mk and owns up to the fact that his past mistakes affected Mk and even said he knows nothing could make up for it MEANWHILE MACAQUE DIDN'T SAY SHIT, LIKE BRO COME ON PEOPLE *On They got me so upset they affected my own spelling XD

@birbs-n-cats Also, wukong can definitely subdued ppl w/o killing them but chose not to bc he doesn’t want to show mercy to them. Hes knows he very strong and can take it but disregard that fact can be the same for ordinary human. Bc while patriarch puti was his teachers, swk left and went on to be a warlord.

@angstandhappiness @teddy-bear-queen hey op I think you meant to use the pic of Wukong stuck in the mountain, not the one where MK and Macaque found him in the memory scroll

@teddy-bear-queen @angstandhappiness oh no that was in reference to him being so defeated that he had no reason to lie when he says “I just wanted to protect the people I cared about, but I guess I lost sight of why I was doing any of it” (or smth like that, don’t remember the exact quote)

Bro I have to say this I swear-

I see people trying everything to make it seem like Wukong is a lot worse then he is. I understand you like Macaque, I do too! But the entire point of their relationship is that they’re both in the wrong. The difference is, Wukong got, well, character development. It just feels super annoying to discredit Wukongs hard work in JTTW because of things he did prior.

I’m not saying Wukong is some saint, or an amazing person even while the story is taking place, but he is NOT as bad as some of the people in the LMK fandom make him out to be. I assume it’s because Macaque is the goth shy boy (/hj? /lh), but Macaque literally comes out just to manipulate MK and steal his powers. He’s making the exact same mistakes Wukong did, fighting for power so that he can protect himself. Get stronger. Etc.

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I don’t think Wukong was ignorant in saying that Macaque doesn’t come to help him. I mean, he got beaten by the Jade Emperor and presumably everyone just left him there and ran off. I’d be pretty mad too. Of course, Macaque was hesitant to begin with, and that’s fair. But he was already there, he could’ve tried. But Macaque has a habit of shying away from fights, only really fighting others to settle a score (S1 E9) or if he has to (LBD arc - both working for and against her, but the S1 E9 relates here, too.) I’m not saying this as an insult, more of an observation. He’s not a coward by any means, a coward would be Peng, who leaves mid-battle in fear of being hurt or losing. Macaque finishes his fights (still knowing when it’s reasonable to retreat), but more often then not prefers to prevent them in the first place. (WHICH IS WHY THE DIVORCE SCENE HITS SO HARD, you know he’s been bottling that up ;v;)

ANYWAY back on topic. I definitely think everything Wukong said there was true. I don’t think he was trying to lie or manipulate Macaque by saying “everything I did was for us”. This is further confirmed when we see him later, tired and completely defeated.

He has nothing to hide here. He’s at his lowest point, stuck in a mountain, tensions high from being abandoned by his sworn brothers, being abandoned by people he held dear. Macaque was trying to be nice, but if I were stuck in a mountain and offered food from someone who left me in such a vulnerable state? I probably wouldn’t take the it either. ALSO. We still have NOT seen these things from Wukongs perspective! Every single time something is revealed from his past, it’s narrated by Tang, Azure, Macaque, etc. Wukong has never (from my memory) spoken about his trials first-hand. This is why I love the guy so much!! What’s going on in his head? How does he feel about these things?

These are such complex characters who have been through so much, so it really bothers me when people look at Sun Wukong and decide to demonise him because of the past which, not only has he moved on from, but we have never even seen his side of the story on. Why did he kill Macaque? Did he kill Macaque? (I’ve seen theories he didn’t, we don’t know rn tho)

Wukong went through a lot of pain to change. Wukong is haunted by his past and in genuine distress over it. You can’t tell me this isn’t a man filled with deep remorse for his actions.

He’s not perfect, but he’s a hell of a lot better. It just really frustrates me that people disregard and discredit the work he put in to get to this point.

THATS IT THATS THE POST

This is really disorganised I’m sorry, I just keep seeing people act like Wukong is the scum of the earth and I honestly just do not get it.

Please don’t send asks about this post, just reblog or comment.

I don’t want to deal with passive aggressive (or just straight up aggressive) people.

As a final note: No, Wukong is not perfect. He’s still a deeply flawed character even with his development. No, Macaque isn’t the scum of the earth. They both have their own problems and they both fucked up. They both did something wrong. That’s the point.

[amicidomenicani]

Question  Good morning, I ask you to answer these questions of mine about how to behave if I want to follow the words of Jesus. Jesus said we must not refuse to give anyone who asks us for something. (Matthew 5:39). But there are many people who ask for a bribe or ask for money with the intent to corrupt. There are even many beggars who ask for money as a way of life without really needing it and many are the exploiters of our generosity.  If I can't refuse to say NO to someone who asks me for something, then Jesus wants me to give something to a mafia organization that asks me for a bribe or does he want me to give money to the criminal organization that organizes beggars to abuse the generosity of others such as lifestyle? In Matthew 5:42 Jesus teaches us to turn the other cheek. But if a thief enters my house and wants to rape my wife and kill my children why does Jesus want me to do nothing to defend my family?  Thank you.  Marco Answer Dear Marco,  1. "Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow" (Mt 5:42).  2. St. Thomas says, “gives those who ask you things that can be given honestly and justly”. Honestly, as a thing may be so necessary that it cannot be given honestly. Rightly, since someone else's thing cannot be rightly given. So Saint Augustine says, "Give it so that he does not harm either you or anyone else".  3. St. Thomas says again,” There is a triple gift that we must give, with the heart we can give compassion (from. Is 58.10, "If you bestow your bread to the hungry…") and St. Gregory, “It is worth more to sympathize with the heart than to give, since whoever sympathizes gives of himself; whoever gives money, gives of others". With the mouth we can give the consolation of a sweet word (from Sir 18:15, "Like the dew that abates a burning wind, so does a word improve a gif”. With the hand we can give the temporal aid from Dt 15:11, "I command  you to open your hand to your poor and needy kinsman in your country". 4. Subsequently, St. Thomas asks himself if everyone is always obliged to give the temporal subsidy. And he replies by saying that the wealthiest are required to give superfluous things, which in those days were the clerics, while everyone is required to give the necessary things. 5. Regarding resistance to evil, here is his comment on the Gospel passage, “But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil.  When someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other one to him as well  "(Mt 5: 39-40). Here we are asked whether not resisting evil is a precept or advice. The injury that here he calls evil is either particular and private, or public. If it is public, then it must be rejected at the command of the necessity  “..authority is a servant of God for your good... it is the servant of God to inflict wrath on the evildoer " (Rom 13: 4). Likewise St. Augustine, "The fortress that defends the homeland from the barbarians, or defends the weak in the house, or the partners from the brigands, is full justice". And so resisting evil is a precept for subjects, not just for compelling necessity. Or it can be a particular injury, and then the injury can be rejected in three ways: by preventing, like St. Paul, who through the soldiers prevented the injuries of the Jews; by taking up again, as the Lord did with the one who had slapped him (Jn 18:23); and so this is lawful to all, both the perfect and the imperfect; by rejecting for a compelling necessity, as when the injury cannot be avoided either by running away or by some other impediment, and then either it is rejected without weapons, and in this way this is allowed to clerics and laity; by weapons, and so it is not permissible for clerics, although to the laity it is perhaps lawful for a flagrant evil, always with due moderation, as the law says.(Commentary on Matthew 5:39). 6. In this last statement you will find the a

nswer to your question, “But if a thief enters my house and wants to rape my wife and kill my children, why does Jesus want me to do nothing to defend my family?” Therefore Jesus - according to what Saint Thomas teaches - does not want you to suffer passively. He tells you that for this compelling necessity you have to reject violence either without weapons or even with weapons, obviously cum moderamine inculpate tutelae, that is, with the moderation of an innocent defense. 7. In the Summa Theologica he writes, "The obligation to endure unjust actions is to be considered as a disposition of the soul” as St. Augustine, explaining that precept of the Lord, 'If someone hits you on the cheek, turn him the other too', that is, in the sense that one must be willing to do so, if necessary. But no one is obliged to always really do it, because not even the Lord did it after receiving a slap in the face, as St. John narrates, he said, 'Why are you beating me?' (Jn 18:23). So even with regard to offensive words the same criteria applies. In fact, we are required to have our souls prepared to endure insults when this is required. But in some cases it is necessary to reject the insults, and especially for two reasons: for the sake of those who insult, that is, to repress audacity, so that one does not dare to repeat these acts. In fact, in Proverbs (26.5) we read, 'Answer the fool according to his folly, so that he may not think he is wise in his eyes'; for the good of other people, whose good is compromised by the insults done to us” (II-II, 72, 3).  I wish you well, I remind you to the Lord and I bless you.  Father Angelo 

[necklacings]

So much of my isolation has been me not putting jn effort to establish friendships n i wish I coulda figured this out sooner. Someone keep on liking all ur posts? Message em. Someone comment ur things? Comment back. But I jus felt so weird in myself that I'd never do this.

This reminds me of how holly would always prompt me to tell her she was pretty n I never would. I rember once we were in her car n she got rly sad n I asked her what happened n she pointed out this pretty young girl walking n said "she's so pretty, u two would make a good couple" n I jus didnt respond. She was asking for reassurance while telling me she found me attractive n I jus didnt respond. She always seemed uneasy at being 8 n ahalf yrs older eventho I always had dreams where we were cuddling

[jentlemahae]

i wasn’t using it as a gotcha but trying to point out the fact that people don’t actually seem care about the underlying issue but instead they’re using it as a reason to justify being hateful towards dream when they probably never liked or cared about them in the first place. i’m not defending what jn / js / cl or whoever said what but at the same time ppl are just using this as an excuse to project onto 5dream . like i literally saw someone on this website complain about js’s “selective activism” bc ig he sent some message on bbl about choosing to not wear balenciaga after their recent controversy but he never said anything about what he said to hc . which like 1 how do they know even know that the international fans reaction to what he said to hc got back to him and 2 his bbl msg doesn’t align with their narrative that 5dream are shitty ppl so instead of just not saying anything about it they had to accuse him of selective activism ?? this is just one example but ive continuously seen ppl say stuff like this / imply 5dream are bad people. that’s why i pointed out that others have done similar things too. not to defend them but to point out the fact that if they really truly cared about these things they’d hold their favs to the same standard instead of projecting onto groups they specifically do not like and saying deranged things about them

ohh i didn’t think /you/ were the one using it as a ‘gotcha’, i was just commenting on the fact that there are people who do and use it in fan wars - u just made the statement and i didn’t think u were going for a gotcha moment! anw while i agree with your overall idea that those fans who focus their outrage solely on dream are wrong, i think that pointing that others have done it too is not the way to go either and that’s also showing nonchalance over the specific issue. you’re right in saying that some fans use these issues to hate on dream without actually caring, but i think that pointing out the past is not a solid argument. i think that these situations should be taken with more nuance and not use them as a way to justify hating someone, but i get that a lot of people nowadays have such a black and white view of everything that this might be asking for too much

[dojae-huh]

i couldn't imagine my ask would spark this much discussion from other anons. And im not a jw shipper like that anon accused me, i've been here since sticker era. it's just like huh check the timeline, it's 50/50 now, i won't discuss about it until there's more info about it.

Anyway, i really like the way mischievous jh randomly (the vid was cut but still) said he didn't need a coffee truck (to support him during the filming of his drama) but his full face looked at dy with full of anticipation haha and doyoung looked at him like "??" but to our surprise, johnny said he's already ordered (a coffee truck) for jh (im not sure he's being serious or not). I wonder if dy will send one to jh soon.

Since you're busy and maybe you haven't watched all the content during dy solo yet, there are 2 little things i notice. 1 is when dy slipped and mentioned jh name instead of saying 'suggest' (재현 - 제안) https://twitter.com/panyeey/status/1782331563679846828?t=Q5Cw71Be-jnGvsCLub0Lxw&s=19 i think if other idols mentioned another members name by mistake like this, normally they would laugh it off and make a funny joke to ease the atmosphere, but dy looks panic right away, stutter and repeat the correct words 2 more times haha why you have to be so nervous bunny lol remind me of the time he did it once during sticker era too lol

the 2nd one is johnny is on a good terms with dy, with how he was being mentioned by dy a lot, the part of he's a drink mate along with mk hc dy could pay an important part of their friendship

Miscommunications happen. It is especially easy to be misunderstood on i-net, where we have only text as means of communication and language barrier/cultural differences. Everyone should simply keep it in mind and give their opponents and conversationists some slack, not get all defensive right away.

I haven't watched solo promotional and new 127 content yet. Only the MV and some performances on music shows, Dingo, etc.

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Funny. It happens, when a name is said every day many times, so misplacements of similar words happen.

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The woman on the background left, and the cameraman in black changed to a manager with a phone, Jaehyun finished eating, so enough time was cut off.

Tae didn't react to Jae's words, he was focused on texting on the phone. Do was alarmed. Taeil was ready to see an episode of his romcom, Woo lifted his head to focus on the people talking and understand what's the new topic, Yuta was distracted by his own thoughts, Johnny answered instantly.

Which makes me think Johnny and Jae had been talking about his drama. Maybe the food truck Jae sent to the staff. Johnny reacted too quickly, he continued on the topic he was involved in.

Johnny said "Already ordered", by Korean rules there was no pronoun. It can be I/we/someone. However, seeing the conversation and reactions, it was Johnny who sent it. There was a short moment, when Jaehyun seriously asked "Really?" (his back of the head to the camera, focus on JN). What's interesting is that JN was talking to Doyoung about the truck, heh. Yes, I ordered a truck for your boyfriend. Even Yuta got confused and said his joke to the wrong person.

JN was serious, he talked about choosing and sending a picture. ANd editors highlighted him with "what a man" comment. I expect the truck will be reveiled later.

But back to Jaehyun-ie. Yes, he was super cute being so sly, hinting he wants a food truck again from Doyoung. It was Johnny saying he will send a food truck, but Jaehyun looked sideways at Do.

Do's expression sends me. Jaehyun just earned himself something, because Do's face screams he miscalculated/forgot and needs to correct the situation. Some big gift is on the way.

Lol, It's been how many years, and Jaehyun is not different from that time he was saying it's OK to not receive anything from Doyoung on his BD, that he didn't anticipate, ShowChamp PDnims' congratulations were enough.

[opedguy]

Close Encounter with Bryan Kohberger

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), Jn. 12, 2023,--Seven years before 28-year-old alleged mass killer Bryan Kohberger stabbed  Nov. 13, 2022 four University of Idaho undergraduates at a rental house, Hayley Willette came forward with her story of going out on a date with him.  Willette said she matched on the dating site Tinder and wound up going to the movies with Kohberger when he was 21-year-old at Penn State, Hazleton and she was 20, working on her nursing degree.  Tracing the development of a mass or serial killer isn’t easy for the best profilers, looking into the proverbial crystal ball trying to make forecasts about the future.  For what it’s worth, Willette said she had an uncomfortable encounter when she invited Kohberger back to her apartment to watch another movie.  Willette recalls Kohberger “was very polite and nice” during the date but he “completely changed gears” once he went to her room.

Why a 20-year-old undergraduate would invite someone she barely knew into her room is anyone’s guess. ��So, her recollection of events nearly seven years ago only adds to the post-mortem profiling typically done by researchers looking into the histories of serial killers and mass murderers. “He just seemed very different,” Willette said, about Kohberger once he entered her room.  “Definitely felt uncomfortable when he decided he needed to wait outside the bathroom,” Willette said, something that could happen to any young woman inviting a new date back to her room.  “After an hour or so of him being gone, he messaged me and said I had good birthing hips and I just never messaged him back,” Willette said.  Kohberg’s comments weren’t much different than any young women with a stranger in her room. There’s nothing in Wilmette’s recall that would point to a future mass murder.

Arrested at his family’s home Dec. 30, 2022 near the Pocono mountains in Pennsylvania, Kohberger was tracked by the FBI, making a cross country trip in his white, Hyundai Elantra, the same care spotted by around the rented home where Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Krrnodle, 20 and Kaylee Gonsalves, 21, were slashed to death Nov. 13, 2022 by some unknown assailant.  Police used DNA evidence found at the crime scene on the sheath of the knife to match with some discarded trash at Kohberger’s family home.  Whether the DNA evidence stands up in court, FBI investigators were able to track his movements all the way from Moscow, Idaho to his parents’ home in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. Law enforcement officials showed that with the help of DNA, at least some serial killers or mass murders can be identified for eventual arrest when all leads fail.

Kohberger preliminary hearing in Moscow, Idaho has been continued to June 26, at which point he’ll be charged with burglary and four counts of homicide.  Kohberger’s defense attorney Anne Taylor said it will give her enough time to review discovery of Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thomson said he had no objections to Magistrate Megan Marshall to allow the delay before Kohberg enter his expected not guilty plea.  All the stories from past friends, classmates and acquaintances make for interesting copy in various news stories or broadcast talk.  But as Kohberger knows as a Washington State criminology grad student, he knows the science behind crime scene investigation has evolved into a more exacting process.  Some experts have said Kohberger didn’t cover his tracks very well, leaving the knife sleeve with his DNA or using the same vehicle spotted near the crime scene.

Kohberg’s in custody in Moscow, Idaho until his June 26 arraignment, giving his defense attorney and country prosecutor time to build their cases.   Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial, another sign that the case against him looks more solid.  If Kohberger really thought he was innocent, he would protest loudly, wanting his day in court at the earliest possible time.  Sitting in jail for the next six months suggests that he knows the deck is stacked against him.  “He’s willing to waive timeliness to allow us time to obtain discovery in the case and be prepared,” Taylor told Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall.  No innocent person wants to rot in jail any longer than they have to, especially if they’re innocent.  Kohberger knows every textbook on criminal interrogation or investigation knows the demeanor of an innocent suspect, seeking a court date at the earliest possible time.

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials should be commended to tracking Kohberger down to his parents’ home in the Poconos, using the latest DNA crime-scene investigation techniques.  Unless Kohberger has a lot of cash to spend on his defense, he’s not going to get the kind of DNA experts refuting the government’s case against him.  Serial or mass killers come in many packages, with different personalities, difficult to stereotype with one-size fits all descriptions.  But one thing’s for sure, especially when the murders are gender-specific, in this primarily young women, there’s deep hatred for the opposite sex.  Whether that’s due to repeated rejection and uncontrollable rage is anyone’s guess.  Establishing motive is usually the last thing detectives figure out.  Waiving his right to a speedy trial certainly shows that Kohberger isn’t protesting his innocence too loudly.

About the Author

John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging the Bullet and Operation Charisma.

[buttercuparry]

Let's start with addressing something, yeah? This post is written by someone who is unapologetically pretentious about the books :) And will continue to be unapologetically pretentious about the books :) So great for those who enjoyed the show but yeah, no...criticism of the show is something that's going to be there from my side. Sorry not sorry.

Now word for word adaptation isn't perhaps what "book purists" are demanding like you too have mentioned in the reblog comment. But book readers are going to complain especially when many important characters were reduced to nothing but caricatures of themselves. Especially when these characters carry a heavy weight in the storyline. You say bad writing isn't that bad till it starts becoming inconsistent with itself and for show-onlies maybe that's enough, but "book purists", who are fans of certain characters,for example like Arya Stark's, would see her core characteristics being pushed into the one dimensional box of not-like-other-girls, and they will rightfully address it when faced with the opinions like that in the screenshot. The inability of the writers to identify that there are characters who are important to the story and they aren't just limited to two characters (Jon and Dany), in my personal opinion is a disservice to the story as a whole. You are right- in that they didn't deserve to be in charge of adapting the series to begin with. But because they were given the rights to the series, this lack of love for the source showed up in the writing.

The "show would have ok if it played within what it had set up" as you have said and I paraphrase in this quote. This perhaps is how you see it. In my opinion if the show has failed, like I have said in my previous point, to identify the voices that the author himself has deemed important and therefore has brushed over them, what skeleton structure is it even setting up to fill in? The differences that they introduced you say isn't bad on its own. I don't see what having Arya exchange witty quips with Tywin Lannister, did to the story but give the horrifying situation at Harrenhal a disingenous handwave. Gore, brutality and nudity were abundant in GoT to the point it was referred to as the show that features blood and tits, but somehow within the bloodlust the core message of asoiaf-of humanity seems to have been lost. You might say "well D&D set the series up as this cluster of politically important people quipping at one another and trying to get the advantage over one another for the throne." And I to that would reply "That wasn't what the series was about was it?" You are a Dany fan. Why do you think Dany coming to the throne is so important thematically to the story? Only because the usurpers have overthrown her family and she is trying so hard to get back to Westeros? Why then would GRRM make her stay back in Mereen and solve what needs to be solved? If the ultimate position of power is to be the theme of the story, then what case is it making for the chekov's device of apocalypse? Yes D&D isn't Grrm and the "books are better anyway" , but the show could have at least tried to be coherent about what it is trying to say. A characrer was supposed to break the wheel and jn that breaking of the wheel coherence the slavery at Harrenhal, the plight of commoners via the pov of Arya Stark didn't matter? OK. Sorry not sorry but the lack of theme in my viewpoint is an indication of bad writing.

Yes it is human to feel good about a show when your favourite character is being adapted somewhat consistently, and bad about it when it isn't. So I might be biased when I grumble about my favourite character's theme being reduced to the same old trope of revenge and having it tied to her non-conformity of gender roles because non conformity of gender roles automatically means she is one of the boys and thinks "most girls are stupid"...but here's the thing i want to ask you, since you said that if D&D played within what they have set up, then the show would have been...what does making a character, a female character violent in a way she is not and giving her dialogues like "most girls are stupid" ( indicating she isn't like most girls) say about the writing being done? Show onlies are then correct in interpreting this exchange as another point of Arya Stark being an NLOG. What does such a character add to the story then? Why would it be good writing to a show only in that case? I am sorry for referencing to only this one particular character but then again...I am human too.

Speaking of human umm...where is the magic? I mean at one point of time I forgot that in this universe magic is a thing you know? Where's the wolf pack? Where are the wolf dreams, where are the powerful warges? Yes in D&D's universe these aren't anything important which is why I guess Nymeria had a guest appearance and her presence or absence didn't really matter, I don't really remember what happened to Summer, and Shaggydog is another pelt of fur, but I guess Ghost appeared consistently enough so "✌🏽" when it comes to show onlies. Show-onlies won't know what was missing, and maybe you are right! It is unfair of me to be miffed at them for praising a series when they don't know what is missing.

After all so many things wouldn't have translated well onto the screen like Bran's arc ( but look how well Bronn's did), but I wonder if there was even an attempt of it and if there was a genuine attempt at it, if the story they set up in itself would have made more sense. If the threat of Long Night wouldn't have been more suffocating. If Dany's importance as the mother of dragons wouldn't have been unquestionable. It's 2023 and yeah book purists are still complaining about the 2 books that didn't get adapted, not realizing that it is harder to write for TV. And okay. I accept it...we are childish in our whining. But what had D&D added to the intellectuality of the story? When a show only is watching Euron Greyjoy...what are they gleaning from him? He is the same as Ramsay, as Cersei, as idk some other GoT villain I suppose. How is he a threat without establishing Bran as another lynchpin of power side by side with Dany.

If a show writer cannot add to the story, if a director who is making billions cannot take the time to think clearly about what he is saying in the limit that TV media offers him, where the team behind the scenes knows a lot will be cut off and still try blow over the essence of the story in favor of shock value, then no...there was no chance in seven hells to ever build a decent series with good writing. Those who have enjoyed the show are welcome to say it. But those who didn't would counter it too.

How do you people who are on reddit, keep your blood pressure from rising. Stupid thread defending stupid writers, almost worshipping the choice of putting Tywin at Harrenhal as peak TV, "chaos is a ladder" is apparently not a sign of hack writing. Look, look at this shit down below. I hate, absolutely hate those neutral readers and dudebros who are in the fandom.

I will forever standby my observation that most fans ( both of books and of show) wouldn't have minded the adaptation, had Jon and Dany been given their dues. And this isn't me bitching about these two characters, not at all, but this fandom always had the propensity to shoo away nuance and to reduce many of the other characters ( yes I am talking about my fave) to mere tropes, rather than to sit and reflect. Which is why the show didn't get called stupid this resoundingly before season 8. Had it ended the way it was predicted to be, the influence of the show would have been carried on into book discussions even by those who are, as of now, hardcore show antis ( before season 8, I had heard things like "yeah well even though Arya is one of the big fives, she isn't really the main character of the series, why would the details matter" :) )

This is the reason why there are still polls where Jaqen and Sandor are given more importance than Ned or Jon in Arya's storyline.

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Hi, I wanted to do a request if thats fine by you. I was thinking about a little age gap and jealousy writing. One where the reader is in her 20s and she is a singer and actress. She knows Chris because they worked together in marvel but also jn other projects. They always got along but they were always in other relationships. But when reader was also single, they were getting closer and closer and eventually started a relationship. Everything was going very well but Chris is getting insecure from time to time because of their age gap. When readers ex, harry styles, releases an album with lots of songs about reader, Chris begins to think that reader might still love him because she still defends him. Reader assures him after maybe a fight that harry and her grew out of love but that they still respect each other. And that chris is the only one she loves and that there is nothing to be afraid of. Anddd so it ends al fluffy. Wow i know this is a long request but i hope you’ll like it ☺️

I’m Only Yours ☁️

Pairing: Chris Evans x Reader

Slight Angst/ Fluff overall

Word count: 1,787

Warnings: Implication of smut, inappropriate touching and swearing

Summary: Chris and Y/n overcome insecurities in their relationship with some tender loving care♥️

(Note: I loved writing this requested imagine, so I hope you guys love it♥️)

Requests are open!

Likes, Comments and Re-blogs are appreciated♥️

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( Y/n's P.O.V)

It was finally morning and I was constantly scrolling through social media, when an article mentioning me appeared.

“Y/n L/n hidden romance with Timothée Chalamet”

I rolled my eyes, clicking not interested on the article deciding to switch off my phone. Turning around in bed, I was met with the handsome face of my boyfriend. Chris Evans.

I caressed his face carefully, not wanting to wake him up, knowing how stressed he’s been these past few weeks with ASP.

I looked at the clock which showed it was turning 9AM, I watched as the sunlight poured into the room through the curtains. Before I knew it Chris had started to wake up, his arm instinctively going around my waist to pull me back into his broad chest.

Knowing he wouldn’t be up for a while yet, I felt him nuzzle into my back before quiet snores filled the room.

I smiled contentedly, feeling his warmth envelope me. Never in my life did I think I would end up dating my celebrity crush, and here I am, 8 months into the relationship.

Chris and I had met on set during the filming of a marvel movie, it was one of my first major roles ever since my singing career had taken off.

However I never actively pursued him, my mentality was that ‘what 40 year old would want to date a 25 year old?'

Sure the age gap at first was something I had to get over, not because I was uncomfortable but because I kept thinking that he could easily find someone better and closer to his age; so I kept my feelings to myself.

I got into multiple short relationships including the likes of Harry Styles and Dylan O'Brien, none of them really going anywhere; I couldn’t forget the harboured crush I had on Chris, especially since I had been called back for another marvel movie a few months after we met.

Then Chris made the first unexpected move by asking me out to dinner, and here we are. Living together and being 8 months into a loving relationship; honestly I couldn’t be happier. He made me feel loved, appreciated and he never looked down on me for being younger than him

Shaking me out of my thoughts I felt Chris start to kiss up and down my neck, his beard pricking me every so often.

“Good morning babe” His deep husky voice said ringing in my ears, his hands wandering over my body as he started to wake up.

His kisses and touch definitely waking me up even more, before he finally got up and hovered over me. Dipping down he gave me a kiss on the lips, his hand moving up and down my side as he held himself up with the other. His knee separated my legs, seeing that devilish look in his eyes I knew immediately that I was in for it this morning.

(An hour later 😉)

We fell onto our backs, our panting filling the room, my nails scratching random shapes onto his back while we caught our breath.

“That was amazing” I said catching myself giggling, sitting upright with the sheets clenched to my chest.

“I can never get enough of you” Chris said smirking, his hands starting to come towards me before I slapped them away.

“No way mister, I am going to get a shower ALONE, then I am going to make you breakfast so you aren’t late to your call on set”

I said standing up, picking up new clothes to wear after my shower.

“Yes ma’am” Chris said defeated, falling back onto the headboard just watching me move about the room before I disappeared into the bathroom.

After my shower, I got into one of his shirts and shorts, then headed down the kitchen getting started on breakfast.

“Babe i’m getting a shower!” Chris called out starting the water.

While Chris was in the shower, I managed to make him some eggs with bacon, something simple but enough so he wouldn’t starve. He came down the stairs in trousers and a while cable knit sweater, a towel still wrapped around his neck.

Walking over to him, I grabbed the towel and rubbed his head trying to dry his hair more. When I was satisfied, I pulled his head in for a quick peck, “Your breakfast is on the table bub” I said going to put his towel in the laundry, “What would I do without you Y/n” Chris replied digging into his food.

(Time Skip to Chris being at Work)

After cleaning up the kitchen, I went back onto my phone checking my socials, only to see near a million tags on Instagram? What the hell was going on?

Clicking onto the most recent tag, I saw a picture of Harry's new album, the post's caption saying

“I can’t believe Harry and Y/n broke up nearly two years ago, he clearly loves her so much #(insert ship name)forlife”

“What the fuck?” I whispered to myself looking at all the responses to Harry's new songs about me.

The surprising part wasn’t the songs, it was the people's responses.

Harry had contacted me a few months ago asking for permission to write about our relationship, with me remaining nameless out of respect. Of course I agreed, being a singer myself I understood why he wanted to do so, a singer's inspiration can come from any experience.

What I didn’t agree to, was his fangirls bashing and disrespecting my new relationship where I am clearly happy and in love.

(Chris' P.O.V)

It was lunch and I was sitting with a few of the directors as they ran over slight changes they wanted to make to the scene. When I saw my manager walking over towards me, a concerned look on his face. Without saying a word, he handed over my phone showing a fan's post about Harry Styles' new album.

“Harry clearly has so much love for Y/n, how can no one else see this?! They’re perfect for each other”

“Has Y/n seen this?” I asked him, not knowing how to reply what I had just seen.

“Yes, her agent had made a public announcement about it already, here it is”

“As a representative of Y/n L/n, I have been asked to forward the following message:

Hi Guys Y/n here! I love the support that is coming for Harry's new album, and I must say the songs are definitely something you all should listen to. However, I do ask that you all respect our personal lives and relationships, especially now. Lets not use this as an opportunity to spread hate or do things out of malice♥️”

Reading Y/n's statement my eyebrows furrowed, was she seriously okay with an ex writing love songs about her? Did she even think about what I would say? Scoffing I gave my manager back my phone, deciding to just forget about it and get on with my work.

(Time Skip to Chris coming home)

(Y/n's P.O.V)

Hearing the front door open, I saw Chris walk in, obviously not in a good mood.

“Hey babe, you doing alright?” I asked getting up to hug him

“Alright? Of course i’m not alright Y/n” Chris said dodging my hug and walking straight past me.

“Woah woah, what’s wrong Chris?” I replied folding my arms, feeling confused.

“Are you seriously asking what’s wrong? Your ex has released a whole album with about a million songs all about your relationship! You think i’m gonna be happy when I see all your fans shipping you two together?!”

“Chris, hold on lets calm down a minute. Harry asked me if it was okay and I said yes, why do you care about what the public think?! It’s never affected you before?” I said starting to raise my voice as he paced around the room annoyed.

“Of course I fucking care Y/n , I don’t wanna lose you”

“You won’t lose me Chris and you know that”

“Do I?”

“What the hell is that supposed to fucking mean Chris? You think I’m just gonna pack up and leave you?” I asked angrily, my arms folded in shock.

“Well I don’t know do I?! You’re young Y/n, you’re 25 years old! I’m 40!”

“Yeah and so what?!”

Instead of replying back with more shouting, he took a deep breath before saying,

“I’m scared alright?”

Seeing a small pout form on his lips, my heart broke as I walked over and cupped his cheeks in my hands.

“Now what on Earth are you afraid of?”

“What if you find someone better? Someone closer to your age, someone that fits your ideals better and you can actually grow old with. Like Harry”

I laughed causing his eyebrow to raise, “What’s so funny huh?”

“Chris, you are my ideal person you idiot. You are one sexy dilf, if anything i’ll be ageing before you hun. Look, I understand why you’re upset, but you need to remember I dated him two years ago and we broke up for a reason. We both fell out of love, and we are way happier now that we are apart and with other people”

I explained pulling him in for a kiss, feeling tears start to stream down his cheeks.

“Yeah, I get that now. I was just so scared of losing you. You’re so important to me, you’re my one and only Y/n. Without you, there is no future for me. Everyday, I think about marrying you and starting a family. So when I saw all this news, I started to doubt myself”

“Well, don’t ever do that okay? I love you and only you, forever and ever” I said nuzzling our noses together, his arms going around my waist.

“Plus, I can’t exactly leave you when your initials are tattooed on my ass” I said smirking at him.

“Hmm, you’re so right babe” He said smugly, his hand going down and groping it.

“Now come on, let’s get settled into bed, i’m sure you’ve had a long day” I said ruffling his hair, pulling his hand leading him up the stairs.

Once we were in the room, we both stripped down to our undergarments, slipping into bed together. His head laying on my chest, our legs tangled together.

“Will you play with my hair bubba?” He asked, his hands mindlessly drawing shapes on my stomach and waist.

“Of course bub” I said kissing his head, my nails scratching his scalp and braiding bits of his hair.

“I could get used to this forever” Chris said, his voice getting quieter and sleepier.

“Well you better get used to it, my big baby” I whispered kissing his forehead.