#Thats why I always encourage people to preserve what they can

[cnl0400]

This Is a theory of what I think will happen with the original OBM.

First, I want to clarify that this Is just a theory, and you should take precautions according to what you think Is right. I think everyone should start archiving what they consider important just in case. Companies are not your friends and If Solmare thinks keeping OG/NB Is more expensive than it's worth It, they will shut It down without the input of their users

I don't think they will do an EOS this year. Why? Because the app still brings decent numbers, my source Is Sensor tower. If you're curious, user u/ferinsy posts a monthly earnings table of popular joseimuke/otome games in the r/gacha subreddit, OG always have numbers around 120,000 while NB has irregular income, depending on the month (around 140,000-200,000) I will link the table of anyone wants it

But what I think will happen Is that OG Will stop having shared events soon enough, and the It will be put on life support (commonly what we call maintenance mode)

How long the app will be on maintenance mode? As long as Is profitable, old Solmare game (Moe Ninja Girls RPG) got put on life support for a whole year before being hit with an EOS in 2022. Soon after, the original app MNG VN got put on life support, you can still play the original MNG but not the RPG spin off

Again, this Is just a theory. For all I know, Solmare could be planning announcing that they will shut down OG tomorrow, because they have made really bad decisions since before NB launched. Who knows what will happen?

I don't know what to say, really. An app being shut down Is always tragic but this Is something thats bound to happen with all Live Service games, you can look at the Multiversus controversy, or the Love Live recent EOS, does someone remember AfterL!fe? That game only lasted a year... this Is the sad reality of the game industry now, you basically own nothing now, and it's sad all around.

Share what you like, what you dislike, because one day In the distant future both NB/OG will no longer exist, and they will only be remembered by the love and hate of their users.

[kiyomiiz]

HAD to rant about wilsiri after seeing how little content it has compared to some other ships such as wilashe.. Like guys wilsiri needs more stuff its so goddamn lacking!!! On tiktok it has 200 while wilashe and noelclaire have 400-500 and on ao3 wilsiri ONLY has 13 fanfics while wilashe has 57 WHAT IS THIS DIFFERENCE...

So here's why I THINK wilsiri should be more shipped in the WH fandom (pls more content)

(the rant was made some days ago)

I LOVE WILSIRI so goddamn much they make me sick and unwell. They share like the death parallels which i find absolutely GRUESOME like? Wilardo wants to die like every goddamn second. And Sirius wants to live and stay alive but wilardo cannot die and sirius always ends up being killed first ALWAYS. And i really like that parallel. they also have matching personnalities with wilardo being quiet most of the time and sirius WANTING quiet after literally having strangers in his house living freely and stuff, like my guy is not happy and wilardo is the one giving sirius the quietness sirius needs for his sanity. Also the fact that like AT THE LEAST 80% of the reasons why wilardo didnt kill claire is bcs of SIrius. Because in Wilardo's scenario and sirius's conclusion WIlardo literally had a talk with sirius and they had gotten just a TAD BIT or even more closer from that one talk in the kitchen yk?? Like wilardo always hesitated and stuff from killing or not claire bcs he talked to sirius and sirus literally moved wilardo with JUST SOME WORDS OF ADVICE like the smallest thing made an huge impact on claire's survival. I CANNOT SEE THIS AS PLATONIC since literally wanting to kill to get what you've been wishing for FOR OVER 500 years. plus nothing would even matter since bros legit dead afterwards BUT NO Wilardo decided against the idea bcs he valued sirius and his words which literally helped him KEEP his humanity that he was struggling to keep. Like in wilardo's scenario sirius and him talked a bit BUT not enough and ashe encouraged wilardo BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENENED IN SIRIUS'S CONCLUSION but this time Sirius was still alive and wilardo and sirius got even closer. LIKE THEY HONESTLY NEED EACHOTHER IN A DEEPER WAY PLATONIC OR ROMANTIC WTV but needing someone to literally stay human, keep sane is NOT seen as platonic (IN MY MIND AT LEAST) Like rmbr when sirius walked in on claire with wilardo while he was doing his preservation thing and sirius and claire were like its nice that the flowers can stay beautiful and be preserved for a long time while wilardo said that he actually prefers flowers that wilts easily THATS A REFERENCE TO HIS IMMORTALITY bcs he has been preserved for way too long and yet Sirius keeps saying he still likes it bcs it has different virtues and meanings AND THE FLOWERS NOW DONT JUST REPRESENT LIFESPANS BUT PPL TOO bcs wilardo always avoided keeping ppl bcs they'd die BUT NOW HES STARTING TO LIKE PPL MORE which is proven by the ending when wilardo says he wants to stick around some more. Yk when sirus says he likes the flowers that are preserved for a long time ITS LITERALLY WILARDO. Unconcsiously saying he likes wilardo haha... (jk kinda?) PLUS THE fact that wilardo is one of the few people that sirius can actually tolerate. he has a soft spot or smth.. PLUS that talk in the kitchen again, it was so civil if someone else asked this, sirius would have NOT given the same answer or even agreed to answer AND THE WAY THE CONVERSATION WAS GOING i expected wilardo to call sirius cute /srs. AND WILARDO SMILES TOO and wilardo almost (literally never) NEVER smile and the only time wilardo has smiled it was for sirius and occasionally also at claire. LIKE DONT YOU RMBR HIM BEING ALL GIDDY AT THE END????? AND ALSO WHEN THEY RAN INTO EACHOTHER IN THE FOREST WHERE SIRIUS SO CASUALLY STARTED EXPRESSING HIS FRUSTRATION?? Like if it was ANYONE ELSE. ANYONE ELSE. Sirius would get angry and even more worked up LIKE HELLO??? DO YOU SEEE HOW CIVIL THEY ARE?? HOW THEY MATCH ECAHOTHER IN EVERY ASPECT?? HOW THEY NEED EACHOTHER FOR THEIR SANITY?? HOW MUCH THEY APRECIATE EACHOTHER UNINTIONALLY??? HOW PERFECT AND HEALTHY THIS COULD BE??? HOW MUCH TRUST THEY HAVE UNCONSCIOUSLY???

wilsiri is my otp and will always be I DIGRESS IF YOU DONT LIKE WILSIRI LIKE ITS SO ADGAGDGAUDGAGDAGDGAQGDAYFUFEDYA im dying

[cascadianights]

You couldn't come out to meet my friends Friday, because you got caught out late with the kids on the nature preserve you manage, and sprained your ankle

For a single instant I felt the familiar disappointed rush of "I knew he wouldn't make it," the urge to push away & to run as all the nights you canceled last minute flashed to the front of my mind. Dinners going cold and dates I went on alone

I got as far as a clipped, single word response. You immediately offered an explanation and a frown. How can those two lines carry so much fear, so much reticence? We're so afraid of entering the same dance again

But instead, I melted, and so did you. I used to be so angry, so dejected - I don't know whether thats more ludicrous because you're the type to be out saving the plains and teaching children, or because it's so close to the exact things I would be doing to have to cancel as well

It feels like we passed a test. But it also feels like a vivid reminder - you have as little say to your free time as ever. You can't commit to anything new because the commitments you do have are such that bubble over boundaries and steal days and sometimes weeks. You named your priorities long ago and those will never change, and that is more clarity than many ever have, but it feels that a romantic relationship will never be more than an afterthought on a list that subsumes all it touches

I see what you have to offer as a friend, and I accept it willingly and with open arms. But I think that you want more, and I know that I do. I try to hide it, but you're one of the most observant people I've met... and I know that every emotion I feel flits across my eyes and brows. I catch myself leaning towards you, body angled like a compass, I catch myself glancing just one more time at your smile or eyes. I catch you doing the same.

You're terrified because you want me and know you have no time to offer. But I recognize now the cost and worth of those stolen hours at dusk or dawn, always wanting to talk just a little longer, yawning and bleary eyed and smiling and encouraging me to stay for just another episode - if I want, of course

I know about the lack of time. I know how hard it is for you to communicate sometimes. I know how much darkness you carry and wade through, I know how much responsibility you put on your own shoulders.

You're terrified because you want me and but you don't want to dance with open flames once more.

I'm terrified because I want you and I don't want to be left out in the cold again.

I don't want to love someone who can't tell me why they want to be with me. I don't want to wait by the phone and wonder with my entire being if you will ever show. I don't want to be stuck on the outside, battering myself against a fortress you deny existing even as you add the bricks.

I don't want my heart broken by you again. But that doesn't make me want you any less.

I take faith and pride in the cycles we have broken and created anew, but I worry that would crumble under the weight of more. I worry we would crumble under the weight, again.

I worry that there's truly no way to know besides finding out. And I carry far too much fear to take that step myself

[transgenderer]

what do you have against nationalism?

hmm, i think "against nationalism" is so fundamental a trait of my mindset that it's hard to explain, but ill try to explain some of the related things and see if that gets it across. idk dont love this explanation but i tried

national/cultural boundaries are artificial and mutable

this is maybe the most important one. cultural/national boundaries *are* real, yknow, germans really do speak a different language from french, they have meaningfully different cultures, but the discreteness of these differences (as opposed to a smooth gradient between cultures) is largely an artifact of the state (and modern technology) *creating* those differences through shared schooling, shared cultural products, etc.

this is important not just because it makes the nation a less "natural" or "fundamental" category but also because it reminds you that the nation is mutable. two "nations" under a single state can and do merge into one nation, one "nation" split into two states can and does split into multiple nations. it takes a while, but it doesnt take THAT long, maybe like, 50-100 years depending on how different they were to start with. relatedly, nationalism is typically anti-immigration, which is stupid not just because immigration is good for your economy and good for the immigrants and all that, but because immigration is perfectly fine for the nation! immigrants assimilate, thats how human cultures work, and they assimilate fast

cultural differences are mostly value-neutral

look. obviously some cultural differences are not value neutral. some cultures result in better outcomes for their members than others. if your culture has forced marriage or human sacrifice or legal marital rape etc etc then like, sorry, my culture is better than yours. but in *general* cultural differences are basically value neutral. like, idk, fucking, french culture is about as good as german culture. the idea that one is grand and superior and the other is low and decadent is just. its blatantly absurd.

cultures have no inherent value

this is probably the most out-there take here, but its also my most strongly held. obviously cultures have value to the extent that humans care about them, and their destruction makes them sad, but imo, they have no *inherent* value, and restricting people's freedom to preserve them is generally bad. to make an even stronger statement, i think that like...okay, say a culture has n people, if you kill those n people the culture is gone. in a vacuum, i think that killing those n people is no worse than killing any other set of n people. of course there are side effects, like causing fear in other minority (sub)cultures in an area, or if you kill a large number of people from a culture that causes fear in the other members of that culture, etc, but i think *abstractly* its no worse.

people are always coming up with arguments why cultures are valuable and i think theres sort of a...mismatch here? like, theyre coming up with reasons why cultures might be instrumentally valuable, like theres implicit information contained within them or theyre interesting to learn abt or whatever. and sure! those are good arguments for the instrumental value of cultures. but i think what theyre *trying* to argue for is the inherent value, which i think has to take a different tack, appealing to your intuitions of inherent value using various thought experiments or whatever

nationalism is negative-sum

so like, this is maybe the big one, altho its less...idk, ideological? lots of interactions between nations are not negative sum. trade, immigration, sharing research and media, etc. but nationalism generally encourages the negative sum interactions (like war, etc). which is bad! not super complicated.

[bookaboutabook]

dancing with our hands tied// blackstairs

i just re read TDA and ofc i found a ton of new songs i associate with blackstairs... so today im sharing how DWOHT is literally a blackstairs song :D lets begin. 

I, I loved you in secret First sight, yeah, we love without reason Oh, twenty-five years old Oh, how were you to know, and

boom first line. who loves secrets more than the blackthorns? the answer is no one. that should be their real family motto. ANYWAYS. first sight we love without reason, i think refers to the fact that since they grew up together they’ve always loved each other and when they realized it was a deeper affection they weren’t able to stop it, even knowing that it was against the law and not going to end well for them. also we can go ahead and mentally swap the 25 yrs old with 17 years old for the sake of this. lastly, “how were you to know”, because this is never something they talked about and at the beginning of their relationship it was always unclear how the other felt. 

My, my love had been frozen Deep blue, but you painted me golden Oh, and you held me close Oh, how was I to know that

their love had been frozen in time because there was no way to make it go back-- it is essentially preserved at its most intense form. The golden imagery is a direct parallel to how he paints emma and how he said that he can never paint her without golden paint. LITERALLY she is painted golden. 

I could've spent forever with your hands in my pockets Picture of your face in an invisible locket You said there was nothing in the world that could stop it I had a bad feeling

there was that short period of time where they maybe thought they could have a secret relationship and keep their love to themselves, because it was something that neither of them could handle by themselves. the bad feeling is referring to emma discovering the true reason why parabatai being in love is forbidden.

And darling, you had turned my bed into a sacred oasis People started talking, putting us through our paces I knew there was no one in the world who could take it I had a bad feeling

here we have good old blackstairs 😈 I think the second line could be referring to how horace and zara found out about their love and were shaming them for it and calling it perverted, which although they SUCK, clearly thats not an encouraging thing to hear from anyone about a relationship that is already so precarious. 

But we were dancing Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied Yeah, we were dancing Like it was the first time, first time

this song as a whole is about a relationship that feels like its doomed from the start. no matter how much enjoyment or love they get from it there is something (parabatai bond) that is holding them back. They want their love to be enough but there is always a threat looming.

I, I loved you in spite of Deep fears that the world would divide us So, baby, can we dance Oh, through an avalanche?

The world = the clave. also just the fear that their family would find out and the fact that it is so taboo but something that neither of them can entirely let go of. 

And say, say that we got it I'm a mess, but I'm the mess that you wanted Oh, 'cause it's gravity Oh, keeping you with me

pretty self explanatory... they both are what each other wants even w all their flaws and even though its so dangerous to continue pursuing. 

I'd kiss you as the lights went out Swaying as the room burned down I'd hold you as the water rushes in If I could dance with you again

this part just reminds me of the parabatai curse and what they were able to do with their magic-- specifically the fire line. the water rushing in line reminds me of emma drowning in lady midnight and how julian came to her rescue <3 

okay that is all! lmk if you agree or have any other songs that you associate w them bc i love finding new ones!

[stagefoureddiediaz]

I think eddie will discussed the shooting probably with leaving chris as one of fears in therapy but I dont know he and buck will yet or they're gonna keep ignoring, because I think buck has kinda just pushed it away(like he has maddie/chimn leaving). Eddie doesn talk about so he doesn't, buck hiding true feelings alot this season. Almost ignoring things hoping theyll go make to normal if he acts normal.

Hey Nonnie

The thing with Eddie discussing any aspect of the shooting in any depth other than mentioning it is that it will mean he gets pushed to talk about it more, so I think (at least for a bit) he's going to push to not talk about it other than to say its made his 'kid afraid he's going to lose another parent.' We also don't know if Eddie has gone to therapy willingly or if its department mandated - possibly as a part of his transfer to dispatch, or because something happens that means he's required to go to it and that will play a part in how his therapy unfolds!

The Buck hiding his true feelings from others line from the beginning of season 4 is really playing a blinder so far - we have literally no idea what Buck is thinking and feeling about so much because he's always been so good at playing the part of being someone who shares everything but in reality sharing nothing - Maddie summed it up pretty well when she said that she thinks he's better at seeming fine than people think in 4x04. its a self preservation tactic and Buck is definitely taking his cues from those around him - Eddie in not talking about the shooting, it why he trusted Maddie when she asked him not to tell Chim that she'd been in touch after leaving and why he was prepared to let his relationship just end when Taylor was being evasive. I

think Maddie's return and making up with Chim is going to be really important for Buck - he can't address everything else thats going on while that is hanging over him - he's clinging to Taylor because he's feeling like he doesn't have any family right now and so until they are back in his life he is literally blocked from dealing with anything else because she is the one who has always supported him, believed in him and encouraged him to be more and better (even when she wasn't physically in his life - the postcards he sent were all about him trying to show her he was trying to find his way to being somebody and something worthwhile)

We did see him push Eddie - but it was during the Blackout - at a time when he still had Maddie and Chim and when Eddie wasn't as distant as we saw him increasingly become throughout 5a (the fact he chose to talk to Carla rather than Buck is so important in this - yes she is Chris's caregiver, but Buck is the guy he put in the will, the co-parent who has a really strong fatherlike bond wit hChris and might have some insight into how Chris is feeling because Chris open up to him).

I think thinks will develop for Buck pretty quickly once he is able to set himself on the right path - I think we'll see him leave Taylor, head back to therapy and double down on Chris and Eddie - he will show them they have his support and that he is there for them beyond that - I even think he will start to push Eddie again - whether thats to talk about the shooting and the will remains to be seen, but I can definitely see him pushing him in other ways especially if its in support of Chris and I can't wait1

Sorry this got a bit rambly and long 😂💜💜💜

[lilcomic]

I understand so much now why are you liked to me and thats because even when you didn’t believe in yourself + others around you didn’t either. I gave you encouragement , unconditional love and even if you didn’t want to feel it you could still feel that I knew that you were great. I understand that used maybe you didn’t see it you, didn’t think it was maybe possible because you saw so many people relapse, you never saw someone next to you are you respected and cared about and overall amazing to accomplish what you were fighting for.

I feel like I’ve had just an ocean of thoughts lately and maybe that’s because I don’t have you next to me for me to rant to I’m just so selective with what I say to others that it makes me not see the unseen thoughts that I should be recognizing. Although this year has been terrible without you I’m noticing things that I need to Pay more attention to myself. For instance, I didn’t know that my parents divorce affected me until now and I think it affected me because I only saw what working hard and underpaid means/ how it looks like, with my dad I saw what working hard looks like and doing everything by the book and it’s still not being enough. I think that showed me that success is unreachable. And I’m so ordinary that what’s the point In believing in myself and thinking that my success is reachable. I always thought with a combination from others making fun of my intelligence & not believing I could meet success expectations, shit is unreachable. However I saw someone who did everything right morally correct educationally smart preserved him selves and did what felt right and it’s continuously belly in their bank account and I’m building the life they truly want. they haven’t been perfect they haven’t cater to me emotionally but they have shown me to believe in myself and that it could be possible. What hurts the most is when people make fun of my intelligence I feel like everyone around me believes that there’s no point in believing in myself I want someone to believe in me. He used to be so happy with any success that happened to my life or anything that I wanted to make happen. he never say anything that came across jealous or negative but always be so positive where I felt wow this person is happy for me this person wants to see me happy I am believes that I can do anything and maybe even surprise him. I don’t think I’m afraid of failure, I think I’m afraid of trying so hard and something that I want and it not being for me I already feel not good enough and preserving in some thing that I want with the result being not good enough that is my fears me because not everything you want is for you.

[the-sunshine-dims]

1. “I guess you’re my soulmate then. I wasn’t expecting this, to be completely honest.” Roman and Deciet

Graced with you

okay my brain wasnt allowing me to actually write how i normally write so bullet fic! (i think thats the word!) sorry it took so long!

Also its unedited, and so sorry mobile users

words: 1583

ao3 link

contents and warnings: mentioned/referenced bullying, ptsd(?), roceit, soulmate au, teachers willfully ignoring bullying, pining, panic attack, hurt/comfort, human au,

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Okay so soulmate au right?

Janus has a big splotch of a hand on the side of his face, and that plus his natural sarcastic demeanor his fellow middle school kids end up bullying him, because it looks like janus’s own soulmate hated him enough to slap him, and the teachers (With their own prejudice) ignore the bullying

Janus grows up to kind of hate his soulmate, trying to wall himself up because he doesn't want to grow even slightly fond of someone who hated him that much and caused him so much hurt

So time skip of him not getting close to anyone besides an emo guy named virgil and he’s in college

And he lives in the dorms with a roommate, this roommate is named roman, their a loud but sweet and pretty considerate theater major, and by the second month of Janus living in the dorm he gets a crush on this roman,

but hey, its not like he’ll ever tell roman about it,

So things continue into the months, and things are fine, roman to Janus’s relief had quickly found out Janus wasn't the biggest fan of physical touch (which isn't the whole truth but he appreciated it nonetheless) so Janus didn't have to awkwardly decline excited high fives or hugs anymore so he didn't have to see the disappointed look roman gave when roman thought Janus stopped looking

And on roman’s side he’s also had a crush on Janus, which is why he looks so absolutely dejected when declined even a high five, but he would die before doing anything that makes Janus even the slightest uncomfortable so he instead goes to his best friends, Patton and Logan, and rambles about the small interaction janus and roman had that day. Patton offers hugs and Logan always just sighs, grateful that him and Remy were platonic soulmates so Logan never had to dealing with those kinds of feelings,

And for a while its routine, Janus and roman get home, if the other one is there they might watch a show or just get their work done, then later janus might scream into his pillow after roman’s left to (unbeknownst to him) ramble about how silky soft janus’s voice is,

But the key word is for a while, because one day while janus is out shopping for food because he has more self preservation then to eat top ramen for every meal no matter how easy it is, he sees one of the kids who used to bully him, or at least that's who he thinks it is, because he didn't get a good look since he bolted from parking lot not a second after getting the smallest glimpse, flight pulsing through his veins so quickly as he hurriedly ran back to the dorm groceries in tow.

So after a bit he did get to the dorm and When he does he just kind of drops off the groceries onto the floor before running into his room and slamming the door, sliding down the wall to try and attempt to breathe as he keeps touching and itching the soul marked skin,

But unbeknownst to him roman hadn't gone to one of his classes that day meaning they were home, meaning he had heard the slam and also the hiccups and sobs.

So like roman doesnt want to intrude but he’s really worried because in the seven months of living with janus he’s never once heard janus cry, so he’s like standing outside the door, nervous that he might make janus somehow feel worse

But like eventually he’s just like “I’m a prince! I gotta help the person in distress!” so he quietly knocks and immediately janus is silent, terrified he had been caught crying, and once again feeling like he was in middle school no matter how many walls he’s built up

But after a couple minutes of pure silence and janus repressing his tears he realized he should respond to roman’s knock, and he was gonna tell them he was fine and to go away but he knows no one would believe it and virgil had talked to him about ‘repressing feelings’

So all that added up makes his mouth make a decision before his brain and he just kinda scoots out of the way of the door and mumbles “you can come in”

So roman does and he’s quickly distressed by janus’s state but they go to try and sit but then get an idea and bolt back to their room to grab something before coming back and plopping down a stuffed animal for janus that patton had given roman, because they didn't want to break boundaries but they knew janus needed a hug

So he plops the stuffy into janus’s lap which surprises janus but he quickly understand and wraps his arms around it tightly,

Roman is happy that it's been accepted and continues “what happened?” he tries before adding “you don't have to tell me but my friend says telling people helps sometimes”

And janus is stuck between a rock and a hard place because he likes roman and roman’s never even spared a glance at the soulmark, just looking at him and they’ve never mocked him, but he’s terrified.

So after another minute he just mumbles into the stuffed animal “saw someone mean” without going into too much detail but still tears start pouring once again

Roman is frantic, not knowing what to do besides mutter words of encouragement like patton and logan sometimes do when he’s nervous about going onto stage at the community theater, so he’s just trying his best but it doesn't seem to help much, janus is hunching into himself even more and roman can't do anything-

And then they ask a question “can i touch you?”

And janus despite himself nods slowly

And the roman leans forward and cups janus’s cheek in his hand, carefully wiping away some tears from janus’s eye, and then blinking in surprise because right as he’s forgotten about soulmates, his palmside of their hand is suddenly a beautiful pastel yellow color and suddenly janus’s face is a brilliant red,

And as he retreats his hand to look at it, janus just hunches his shoulders, not knowing why roman drew away but sure it's somehow his fault.

But then roman looks practically starry-eyed as he stares at his hand and janus’s confusion grows infinitely more,

Then Slowly roman turns his head to focus on janus again before just carefully offering their hand, and janus, confused but wanting something to hold onto, does gingerly hold onto it.

And roman is just beaming and janus has no clue why until his eyes finally process a slight change.

Roman’s hand is yellow

Roman’s soul mark is yellow and janus was sure it wasn't before.

Suddenly his mind makes a connection

First touch + activated soulmark = soulmate.

He freezes; he was soul mates with roman? How? Roman was amazing? And roman somehow seems okay with that?

Before he has a chance to spiral (for a different reason this time) roman just throws his arms around him ecstatically because !!!they just found his soulmate!!! And it's janus!!!

And like janus is kind of overwhelmed by the touch but his mind is also so happy, so he just melts into the touch and tries wrapping his arms around roman in return, and though its not entirely successful their both just like “!!!”

And then roman- while grinning broadly just goes “can i pick you up?” and janus- kind of thinking its a joke goes in his most teasing voice “sure” and then suddenly he’s off the ground and being carried like a princess and roman is bringing him to the living room so they can sit down on this couch, the whole time grinning and janus is just trying not to fall.

Then janus is plopped securely on the couch along with Roman.

And he’s just raising a questioning eyebrow at roman, haven already forgotten the reason he had been sobbing and instead  just focusing on Roman’s beautiful hazel eyes

Roman smiles softly at him and with the softest voice they say “I guess you're my soulmate then..  I wasn’t expecting this to be honest“

Janus hums and in the most teasing voice he can manage (which is a bit strained) he goes “you disappointed?”

And Roman looks almost offended as he answers “of course not! I’m simply stating I didn’t expect to be graced with you as a soulmate!” “Graced?” “Well of course!!! I don’t know much about you but I already know you're absolutely wonderful!”

And Janus just rolls his eyes in an attempt to hide the blush the ignited in his cheeks before focusing on clumsily pulling out his phone from his pocket and looking at his face

And then suddenly his breath hitches because people said it was gonna be a mark of hatred and it was gonna look awful, but as he finally looks at his now activated soulmark all he can think of is how beautiful it is, with just the beautiful red and the knowledgeable it wasn’t created out of hate

So he ends up just pushing himself a bit closer to Roman so he can rest his head on him

And after a moment he smirks and goes“I think I’m graced to be your soulmate too” and even though the words are slightly teasing Roman can instantly tell their ever so genuine

So he smiled.

[knoxhq]

► ( rudy pankow & cis male ) according to the school’s records, knox drury is a 22-YEAR-OLD senior studying political science, and he lives over in moriarty. he is a gemini, so that must be why others describe him as dignified, humorous, cowardly and naive. when i see him, i’m reminded of walking into class an hour late with sunglasses on, the feeling of anticipation as you wait for a firework to fully blossom, the sound of party music leaking through the walls of a bathroom. ( gibby, 20, they/them, est. ) ◄

hello everyone !! so i won’t even lie to u guys, i am NERVOUS and it’s literally only bc this is the first group i’ve joined in so long like dfdhkjsfjad the last group i was in was almost a year ago but i ended up having to leave due to personal reasons and didn’t get to write so like !!! idk i’m excited !! anyways w that in mind, pls bARE with me bc i have like one (1) braincell and i forgot how to write intros. anyways enough of me rambling, lemme give you knox !!

also this is a bad intro pls dont judge me im trying 2 like. rewrite what i had b4 the storm took it out n like, i lost the braincell

basics. 

full name: knox hale drury.

nicknames: drury.

age: twenty two.

gender and pronouns: cis male and he/him

sexual & romantic orientations: bisexual, biromantic, femme leaning.

major: political science.

housing: moriarty.

backstory.

triggers: implied bullying, police and incarceration ( dw i didn’t make him jj 2.0 ).

nobody gets to pick their beginnings. it’s something that people tell knox all the time, hell, it’s plastered in every stupid coming of age movie, book, film, everything he’s ever seen. you don’t pick who your born into, you don’t pick who you get to be. and to an extent, he does think that this is true but he can’t help but wonder if maybe, if people could pick, if they’d pick differently. because he knows he certainly would pick differently.

it’s not that he even came from a bad home - hell no, he had the most loving family ever. his mother was a saint, a warm sensation bubbling up in his chest when he thinks about her warm cookies or the way she tried to still tuck him in even as a teenager. his father had his flaws, we all do, but he was a good and honest man. hardworking, he showed knox what that stupid american dream is that everyone likes to preach about. 

no, it had nothing to do with them but rather the overall opinion on him and his family. see, the drury’s weren’t well liked - they were seen as lowlives and as shady, the kind of people who you’d only go to if you wanted to get stabbed in the back. generations of drury’s fit this narrative but no, his father was determined to change that. and so was he, even if nobody around him seemed to want to give him a chance. 

knox would go throughout school with this name attached to him like a dagger to his throat - whisperings in the hallway of, “oh, my mom said the drury boy might be steal things if you let him over,” and other random, rude remarks. of course, the people that get close to him know better - they see him for who he really is.

that person is knox. he’s a golden light, often more selfless than the rich pricks who run that small town. he’d give his jacket or umbrella to people even if they didn’t ask if it just so happened to be raining outside, and despite the fact that his family didn’t have a lot, he’d still go out of his way to try to give when he could. 

he eventually graduated high school - one of the top people in his class due to his father’s encouragement, and after a lot of debate, settled on attending haddon university - miles away from that sweet, small little hometown he knew, but a fresh start where he didn’t have to work for anything. he could just go in being him, with nobody attaching a new narrative to him. it was what he wanted, what he dreamed of.

and he loved it. his first semester there was memorable as he found himself surrounded by new friends and people he even considered family. back home, however, things were slipping.

the drury family was never rich, ever by any means, but business was low. nobody wanted to go there, fearing that his father was just as shady as his grandfather. as things got worse, his father had to resort to other needs - stealing, lying about taxes, and doing everything he could to try to make it by. 

it finally caught up to him when knox came home for spring break - red and blue lights flashing outside as loud noises went on throughout the house, until finally someone swung knox’s door open and briefly blinded him with a flashlight, demanding to know where his father was. by the time knox got a grasp on the situation, his father was being rushed off in the back of a cop car. 

he plead guilty almost immediately and for the next few months, knox did school from home to stay with his mother. it was then that he switched his major from what had initially been just a vague, business degree to political science in hopes of going into law after getting that degree - a way of changing things, of helping people so they never got to that point. 

for now though, he’s gone back to haddon’s campus where he study’s away and occasionally finds himself slipping and partying, glasses always covering his eyes as he slinks back class, getting almost nO sleep every night.

study.

so i need u to know right now... knox is baby, FDSHJDFSHAJK

like he’s not by any means like he’s kinda a gross dude like, absolutely randomly burps n is like lol oops n shit, very little manners, will grab clothes off of the floor to put them on kind of man BUT LIKE as a whole ?? he means very well FDSJFAHJ he’s very gentle and will sit there and admire flowers on a bush and then get mad if u pick one bc ur hurting it like. he’s baby.

he also is very loyal to the ppl he’s friends w tbh like. damn he will never leave ur side

that also makes him kinda... super, actually, naive. you see, while knox is incredibly loyal, he often finds himself ignoring signs of toxicity for the sake of preserving a friendship - he fights for people who won’t fight for him, he lets people back in too easily, he just. he sees the good in everyone, even if there isn’t any good.

regardless, he’s not easy to just... manipulate to an extent. while he’ll fall for you being innocent, you can’t ever try to make him think he’s something he’s not - he knows his intentions and he knows they’re usually pure and he’s not gonna fold for anyone if it comes down to him or them. 

bt like again he’s baby

like i dont think he ever gets mad but damn when he does its probs scary as shit like bc he nEVER gets mad !!! hes like. a golden retriever ig

if u cannot tell im trying really hard not to make him too much like jj bc i realize that might be a big thing ppl do n i dont think jj is baby bt like. knox? knox is baby DSFHJKFDHKJ 

he’s just. idk. he’s very protective and cares about his friends a lot and will walk you home even if you went to HIS place and like is always ready to give you a jacket if it’s raining and he’s just lowkey a big, kinda dumb at times, teddy bear and i think that’s valid tyvm 

wanted connections.

friends. — please. knox will lOVE ur muses just let him be their friend tyvm plus he’s a bit of a social butterfly now and i think he’d honestly have a lot of friends.

best friend. — i’m gonna keep this to one muse bc idk i think it’d be really cute if knox got to have his own like, ride or die where they care abt him as much as he cares about them and they’re always there for each other and like !!! that’s cute !!! also found family trope bc i think that is.. again, kyoot, ty

frienemies. — so these are always like, super fun to plot out and i think there’s a lot to work w here... like give me ppl who are happy that knox is loyal and would defend them but would push knox to the side n not do the same for him... also friendships where knox fucked up ?? where knox, despite his goodness, couldn’t keep his mouth shut and revealed a secret to their friend group bc u see he can kinda be a gossip fsjfdaskj. idk there’s a lot u can do n i’d love to brainstorm!

enemies. — pls. like. we can brainstorm this too so i dont just ramble but pLEASE?? please.

flings. — honestly romantic ships are not the point of rps but romantic flings and stuff can be really fun to plot and i love getting soft about them so like ?? idk dude lets fling it up n have muses date for two weeks n then break up like thats swexi, dramatic, 10/10

exes. — i mean this is kind of like flings but i have an idea... give me an ex of knox’s who really was like. everything knox wanted. hell, the two had a really good relationship - they were in love and etc etc gushy details but they ended up breaking up bc they just. they weren’t meant to be! as sad as it is like it was as simple as that! and then the angst comes in after they break up bc god they still love each other so much but they just aren’t meant to be and they see them with other people and oh it just hurts but like, bonus points if they manage to become good friends even after this !! (sidenote, idk i wouldn’t want this to be a full ship tht gets back together bc idk i think there’s a bittersweetness in stuff like this n its just. like. its ok !!! idk !!! )

roommates. — and they were roomates- fdshjkfdsahjk

other things. — honestly these are half assed plots but i’m down for anything !!! i’m still fleshing out knox a lil too bc i really did make him on the spot so pls bare w me :)

[milkysunflowers]

Cal Kestis x Reader P.2

Here’s part. 2 you guys, again I hope you guys enjoy the story and remember I’m taking requests!

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   You were splayed out across Greez's couch, lazily basking under the artificial lights fixed to the ceiling of the Mantis, the ship that you had made into your home not too long ago. Twirling a thin, metallic cylindrical object between your fingers, a lightsaber, you retreat into your mind. Spacing out completely as you stare off into the void-

  "Are you listening to me Y/N?!" Cere exclaims as she quickly rushes past you into the cockpit after noticing you had snapped out of your daze. Following her with your eyes you quickly sit up, bewildered as to why she'd spoken to in such a harsh tone. Cere was not one to ever speak in such a manner, much less to you.

   "What? What in the Maker's name happened?" You question, treading cautiously around the obviously agitated woman. You'd truly never seen her this way, except for when she first recruited you aboard the Mantis, uncharacteristically irritated at the fact that you weren't the answer to all her questions.

    "She's found a Jedi on Bracca! Now hurry up off your butt and get in your chair, we're all hands on this time, kid." Greez quickly adds, hot on Cere's trail. The Latero genuinely panicked as he sat in his chair readying the ship to jump into Hyperspace.

    Realizing the gravity of situation, you jump out of your current position, almost hitting your shoulder on the frame of the door to sit in the chair next to Greez. Yanking a communications headset over your head you set coordinates to the junkyard of planet known as Bracca and set off on your journey.

    This wasn't any ordinary mission, this could finally be your big break, maybe Cere would finally get off your back. You couldn't really fulfill the vision of you she had nor did you ever really care to. Restoring the Jedi Order wasn't really your scene, however your empathy for others betrayed you and you ended up making a false promise to Cere; that you'd be the one to restore the Jedi Order.

    Sure you felt bad, who wouldn't? Leading on a woman blinded by her loyalty to a past era with false hopes that you'd be the messiah who would make all her hopes and dreams come true, wasn't exactly the Jedi or any morally correct way. You couldn't say no to Cere, not when she was practically at your knees begging you to at least try, to try for all the children whose lives didn't have to be taken away unjustly just as yours was. Guilt and pity clawing away at any resolve you might've had you stared into her round eyes, you sighed softly and gave into her desperate pleas. Deep down you have always had your suspicions that she knew your heart wasn't in it, maybe that's why she kept looking for another Jedi. Maybe she also took pity on you, maybe it was guilt eating her alive that she forced you into her selfish affairs. She knew what that meant to your life and how important self preservation was, especially after the Purge. Perhaps that also had a hand in why she kept you around. Either way, you made a promise to Cere that you would stick around and thats exactly what you're going to do. You needed her as much as she need you.

    Jumping in Hyperspace was never really fun for you, you never got used to it. Lurching back into your seat you shot Greez a look, he gave an apologetic wince in return. Sighing you look back down at your monitors.

    "We should be coming up on Bracca pretty soon here, so before we do just want you guys to know that you have all been a pain in my ass." You sarcastically state. Not even sparing your companions a glance as you address them.

    "Yeah yeah, love you too, kid." Greez shakes his head as he huffs out his response. You always did have a strange way of showing those around you that you cared. Never really one for sappy moments or moments in general. The war and the purge had hardened your outlook on the universe, you lost the ability to freely express yourself and the ability to blindly trust those around you, something that has kept you very much alive and breathing. Yet you couldn't help but go against every instinct that screamed at you to walk away from the broken woman at your feet. You trusted Cere. Once again Cere's words derailed your train of thought as she spoke.

    "Greez right there! Get me in close, I'll see if I can try and grab him." Cere spilled as she trotted to the opening hatch of the Mantis, holding on tightly to the frame as Greez harshly jerked the ship closer to an Imperial train, one you hadn't even noticed was there, shooting an enemy aircraft out of the sky. As soon as you were close enough to the train you could see a figure running through the cabins, red hair flapping in sync with the harsh wind. A blue lightsaber swinging and twirling furiously back and forth between the Stormtroopers tasked with guarding the train, sparks and blaster bolts flying off of the powerful weapon, slowly making their way through the train. As soon as Cere can get close enough to talk to him she slams her hand on the control panel next to the door, opening the door.

   "We're here to help!" She shouts, struggling to project her voice over the loud sounds of the train and the Mantis alike.

   "Who are you?!" The boy shouts, caution and distrust evident in his voice.

   "No time! Keep Moving! We'll pick you up when we can!" Cere shouts one last time, closing the door and sitting back at her station. Greez picks up the speed as an enemy starts to chase after us.

   "Hurry it up Greez, any slower and we'll be dead sooner than you can clap all four hands of yours together." I yell out to him, switching back and forth between my screens searching frantically for any enemies that would get in our way.

   "Maybe if you would focus on spotting those Imps then maybe I could!" He snaps back at me, both of us stressed equally trying to do our best.

   "Arguing won't help anyone especially not that poor boy out there!" Breaking up the tension between you and Greez. After loosing the aircraft you utter a quiet apology to the Latero to your left and get back to your station. You spot another fighter zoom over head of the Jedi, you quickly turn to Greez and warn him just as the fighter made a turn around and headed straight for the boy.

   "Greez you might wanna head back for that Jedi, he's about to go for a joyride straight into the abyss if we don't catch him! There's a fighter gunning after him, right there, look!" Without a word or a need for justification he pushes up his beloved ship even harder than ever before towards the train again just as the cart the Jedi was one broke off. As the the Jedi was about to fall into the void Cere runs back to the hatch and rushes out to him.

   "Jump now!" She inches closer to him, careful to not fall herself.

   "Hold on!" She encourages again, barely touching fingertips before the bridge gets blasted, sending the Jedi plummeting down.

   "No!" Cere stumbles back into the ship. Just before you all throw in the towel, thinking that you had just gotten the poor boy killed. You see him grab onto a droid and slowly descend onto a platform but not before colliding with a floater. A rush of relief floods all of you, releasing a breath you didn't know you were all holding.

   "At least he's alive?" You offer, wincing as Cere shot you a look. You slowly turn in your chair meeting Greez's eyes in the process, he just shrugs. Starting up the Mantis again in search of the infamous Jedi. Making your way your way to him you see him and the Second Sister, an inquisitor for the the Empire, clashing lightsabers. Glares being shot at one another as they face off each other.

   You quickly slam the button for Greez, blasting the inquisitor off of him. You give the being next to you the famous "Geez Greez" look. Cere opens the door again.

   "Get on aboard!" She yells to the red-headed boy as he limps his way to the Mantis, cradling his shoulder. As he gets near the opening the Second Sister stands up again, igniting her lightsaber. Before she can do anything Cere yanks the boy in, shooting the inquisitor. Though it proved to be a fruitless effort as she effortlessly dodged the blaster bolt. Wasting no time Cere keeps shooting, and again the inquisitor dodges, picking up momentum and deflecting every bolt with each step she takes. Soon she starts running at the ship.

   "Captain!" Cere shouts closing the hatch door, narrowly shutting out the Second Sister, as she manages to slice the door to the ship. Leaving a red hot molten streak on it. Greez would n o t love that. Thinking you're in the clear you relax, letting your tense muscles melt into the leather chair you were sitting on, rubbing your face out of pure stress. Suddenly, the Second Sister appears in front of you, landing with a loud bang against the glass in cockpit. Holding onto the ship she uses The Force to take control of the steering wheel to pull the Mantis into the ground, seeking its destruction. As the Mantis twirls and spins to the whim of the inquisitor, throwing everyone for a not so pleasant ride, you push aside the bile threatening to escape your throat and yank the steering wheel in the opposite direction in hopes of shaking her off. After succeeding in your task Greez wastes no time in kicking the ship into hyperspace to escape the planet. Settling into your seats as the Mantis evens, you all look back to the Jedi. Then back to each other, and then back to the Jedi. Unsure of how to address him, clearly agitated and jittery, he even forgot to turn his damn lightsaber off.

   “Okay, shut that thing off and grab some seat." Greez barely manages out, pointing to the couches behind him. Cere turn around and walks off to the holo-table, not sparing the kid so much as glance as he struggles to ground himself in reality.

   "Thanks for the help, but who are you people?" He inquires, an air of caution lacing his words. Eyes darting back and forth between the three of you. Giving him a once over you could immediately tell that this kid was a wreck, a fidgety and nervous wreck. His bottom lip quivering, body language just screaming that he was ready for a fight, never even releasing the death grip on his lightsaber. Red hair combed back, poncho covering most of his body, scars littering his freckled face. He looked like he had truly been dragged through the depths on Dathomir.

   "My name is Cere Junda. This is my captain, Greez Dritus. And that's Y/N Y/L/N." She gestures to both you and Greez. Both of you wave at the young man as he turns around, observing his surroundings.

   "How ya doin? Yeah, the Mantis is my ship but you better pay attention to this lady here." He points to Cere, you let out a noise in agreement, folding your arms over your chest as the Jedi turns around to face the crew.

   "So, who are you?" Cere offers.

   "Cal. Kestis. Who was that back there?" He demands, short of breath. Cere pauses for a brief moment, evaluating the question. You put your hands on your hips and offered her an apologetic look. You all had your demons, Cere was no exception.

   "An Imperial Inquisitor. She's a Force user hunting Jedi survivors and now that she knows who you are... she will not stop until she destroys you." Conviction and determination etched into her words as she addressed Cal.

   "How do you know so much? And why'd you help me?" He grabs his shoulder just as he did when he first came onboard, perhaps he had injured it. Both you and Greez look to Cere to answer Cal's question yet again.

   "We track Imperial communications. We heard the Inquisitors we're heading to Bracca. So we made our move." Yeah you were in charge of communications and intelligence but as hard headed as Cere was she always insisted she 'helped'. Which included her taking over your job, sometimes you didn't mind, she had an ear for it.

   "Oh yeah? What's the bounty on Jedi these days anyway?" He spits out, defensiveness oozing from his every pore.

   "That's gratitude for ya." Greez exclaims to Cere, pointing an accusatory finger at Cal. You scoff, how ungrateful could you get? You had just saved his sorry ass more times in under an hour than he could probably ever return in a life time.

   "Oh please, I wouldn't complain if I were you. You're the one with a bounty on your head, I wouldn't mind turning you in for a pretty penny-" You start only to get cut off by Cere, she sure had a nasty habit of doing that.

   "Look I get it. You've been surviving on your own for so long that it's impossible to trust anyone. And it's what's kept you alive. But this is about something bigger... than just surviving." Sure you didn't like being cut off, especially when the other person deserved it, but Cere sure made a point. In a way, you were and still are the same way. You can see yourself in Cal. Maybe you'd let it slide just this once. You huff, not wanting to show Cere that she had won and walk around the holo table to where Greez was perched.

   "Like what?" Cal incredulously asked. Oh Maker, you knew what was coming, you could practically hear it.

   "Like rebuilding the Jedi Order." She stated firmly, confident in herself. This was a different version of Cere from the one you had met a little over a year ago now. The broken shell of a women who sought comfort in anyone who could provide it. You had come to terms with the reality of the situation. Forced to mature well beyond your years you had hardened, having your men turn on you and slaughter everyone you loved in their wake would do that to a person. You aren't that wide eyed naive padawan you were all those years ago. You're a woman now, a war criminal, a fugitive. Some would come to call you pessimistic and jaded in your ways, you were just a realist.

   Cal looked taken aback, a spark of hope and determination shone in his green eyes. His jaw clenched as he chose he next words carefully.

   "You three? Anybody else?" He turned to you and Greez, hope coursing through his veins. To be quite frank, that kind of pissed you off. Were you not enough? After all you did for this kid and he still asked for more? You ground your teeth at the mere thought of it.

   "Oh, we're not good enough for you?" You spat defensively against the ginger that stood before you. He elected to ignore you, turning back to Cere again.

   "The a Jedi council?" He questioned, desperate to be told everything he wanted to hear. Cere looked down somberly.

   "They're gone." At this Cal dropped his broad shoulders, disappointment heavy on his mind. He looked at you.

   "Oh. So I'm all you've got." Cal started uneasily. Cere turned to Greez.

   "Captain, set a course for Bogano." She simply stated.

   "Aye Aye." Greez muttered softly, you placed a hand on his shoulder, letting it drop to your side as you watched him saunter off into the cockpit.

   "In the meantime... try and relax. Go you're safe... for now." Cere states walking after Greez. Both you and Cal watching her walk away, turning to look at each other.

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Hi! I've followed you for a while and you always seem to have really helpful tips and answers to questions about writing characters, so I was wondering if you could help me. I'm writing a character who's a pathological liar, and I was wondering if you had any advice for writing him.

Good question!  Compulsive liars tend to be born from: 

A) childhood abuse or very strict parents that forced them to lie in order to avoid punishment, leading to a cycle of dishonesty that’s difficult to break, and/or: 

B) a personality disorder such as narcissistic personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder.  

Either way, compulsive liars are telling lies to preserve themselves, to get attention, and/or to convey a certain version of themselves to the world.

More “sinister” and organized pathological liars will study the person they wish to deceive, look for weaknesses subconsciously or otherwise that they can exploit on.  

Some lack empathy, and some have an excess amount of it (which often enables them to lie better.)  More empathetic liars will often feel guilty for lying and relieved once you stop asking questions on the subject, whereas less empathetic liars (often on the sociopathy spectrum) can comfortably lie for long periods of time.  These less empathetic liars will often feel little-to-no discomfort or shame after having been caught in a lie, and will often try to use another lie to cover it.

There’s an article containing the confessions of pathological liars and real-life accounts of people’s attempts to confront the pathological liars in their lives here.

Here’s one account of a man’s marriage with a manipulative, sociopathic pathological liar:

I married a sociopath. Of course, I didn’t realize that there were those types of human beings in existence. Near the end of our 2 yr. marriage is when I started realizing she had been lying to me & her coworkers (destroying my character) so that she could attempt to have me arrested on false DV charges. Imagine the realization of this from your spouse. I guess she was through with me, so this was her way of disposing of me. I found out later after meeting her ex that she had succeeded in having him arrested on false DV charges (they didn’t stick, because, well, they were false!) He is a really nice man.

I found out some incredulous lies, some just downright crazy, and some directed solely to destroy my character. When I confronted her with several of these lies she would lie again to cover, or simply state "you weren’t there", etc. The problem is that I spoke with people who were there in the certain instances. My take on it is that one could confront a person such as my ex (who is a validated sociopath ~ by way of psychological testing) until one’s death and not accomplish anything positive. I’ll agree with the one thing that another person stated: When confronted with the truth, there is a long silence.

I have to deal with this person with outrageously horrible behavior because I had children by her. The interesting thing is that she didn’t really "target to destroy" me until she was underway with the second pregnancy. Once I got my feet under me, and started investigating I uncovered lie after lie concerning her parents, my parents, me, my friends, you name it. Nothing was sacred from being destroyed by her lying. I uncovered an affair she had also.

From this experience I may be an incurable cynic on the topic of rehabilitation from chronic lying.

Truth and trust are missing from a liar’s dictionary, and it can’t be penciled in later. My ex uses lies to manipulate people into believing a certain thing or making people act (usually it’s for punitive control, getting what she wants regardless of others, etc.).

Here’s one from the child of pathological liars:

I am pretty sure both of my parents are compulsive liars. My father has been audited several times by the IRS, denied stealing money from me when I was a working teen, and encouraged us kids to lie about his affair -we met his mistress when we were preteens. I think my mom enables his behavior or is a compulsive liar, too. The most significant evidence of their behavior is this: neither my mom not dad will admit that they believe I was raped. After our alcoholic bi-polar brother died in 2004, my older sister spilled the beans that I was raped at camp in 1980 when I was 16. My sister said our brother started drinking because I was raped at camp. No evidence exists to support any rape. My parents use this mythical rape to explain why I spent almost 3 months in a mental health care facility. I am 45 years old now. I found about this horrible lie in 2004—now I understand why my entire family treated me in such a bizarre way. Compulsive lying must be just a small part of mental illness. I am bi-polar and am having success with medical and counseling, but two years ago this chemical imbalance almost cost me my husband and 2 children. I am still praying for wisdom on how to treat my parents who are 75 and 78 and very ill. I know Jesus will give me wisdom and strength to continue loving and respecting my parents and help me not to be a victim of them. Their big lie about me has definitely tainted many relationships in my life.

And one that shows how a pathological liar can be born out of the unrealistic expectations of parents:

I can also understand why a compulsive liar lies. Mainly because I have recently discovered I am one. I truly don’t know why I lie, but I have read the symptoms and I concur that I lie to protect myself. I grew up in a middle class family. I was basically the star student in my earlier grades (1st through 3rd) and mt parents never really let me forget it. I actually began to slack in school a bit, and thats my fault. But as soon as I received my first B my parents grounded me for a long time. (I do remember this.) And from there on they continued to make sure my homework was always done and would never let me leave the house until it was done.

I think that’s when it all started...I began to lie to my parents and tell them my homework was done so I could go play with friends sooner. I’m not sure how but, I as time went on I lied more and more. I, actually to the point where I can lie to myself and believe in false things. I tell my parents that they tell me things, or that they don’t tell me things to get out of a sticky situation so I’m not punished. I do it to everyone now because I’m always afraid of the punishment. I am currently in a great relationship that is slowly slipping away. I truly mean no harm to anyone but my girlfriend is amazing...I don’t know how she puts up with me. I lie about the littlest things. Their family is on vacation and I forgot to mow their lawn...and I was talking to her, I told her that I mowed it...when I didn’t yet, but she didn’t even come home for another week so there was not point in lying.

I am currently seeing help and I advise all those that know a compulsive liar to help them. Because its hard and self-confusing. It’s instinct to lie for us, and it feels weird when I tell the truth...

It’s important to know that not all pathological liars are malicious or bad people.  Some of them are using it as a survival strategy, not a means of abuse.   That said, there are pathological liars who genuinely are abusive and harmful to the people around them, who should be avoided as much as possible (but can be very interesting to write.)

I hope this helps, and happy writing!

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In 1988 as his record-breaking Bad World Tour rolled on, Michael Jackson penned a rare note to Bill Pecchi, a camera operator who, due to his recent work on the movie Moonwalker, had been asked to film crowd reactions prior to and during each of the 123 concerts. The letter followed a clearly emotional conversation between the two en route, and in it Jackson offers words of encouragement; politely tells Pecchi he can do better; shows glimpses of his perfectionism, and finishes by proclaiming his love for all people.

Pecky

I very very seldom write letters but in this moving occasion I couldn't help myself. I want to thank you for putting the effort forward to capture the magic and excitement of the people of the world. What you do is a very personal and powerful medium to me. It is the art of stopping time, to preserve a moment that the naked eye can not hold, to capture truth spontaneause truth the depths of human excitement in human spirit. All else will be forgotten but not the film generations from now will experience the excitement you've captured, it truly is a time capsule. I will not be tottally satisfied until I know your at the right angle at the right time, to capture a cresendo of emotion that happens so quickly, so spontaneously.

What you have done was good, but I want the best, the whole picture, cause and effect. I want crowd reaction wide lens shots - depths of emotion, timing. I know we can do it. It is my dream and goal to capture TRUTH. We should dedicate ourselves to this. The person who makes a success of living, is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication. There is no other way to perfection than dedication perseverance. Just tell us what you need to make it happen. Take the leadership to direct the other camera men. I've enjoyed working with you that is why I asked you to come, you have a gentle spirit thats very likable. Maybe I look at the world through rose colored glasses but I love people all over the world. That is why stories of racism realy disturb me. You hurt my heart and soul when you told me of your boyhood in Texas. Because in TRUTH I believe all men are created equal, I was taught that and will always believe it.

I just can't concieve of how a person could hate another because of skin color. I love every race on the planet earth. Prejudice is the child of ignorance. Naked we come into the world and naked we shall go out. And a very good thing too, for it reminds me that I am naked under my shirt, whatever its color. I'm sorry to bring up such past news, but in the car I was hurt by what you said. I'm so happy though that you have managed to overcome your childhood past. Thank God that youv'e graduated from such beliefs of ignorance. I'm glad I've never experienced such things. Teach your kids to love all people equally I know you will. I speak from heart saying I love you and all people especially the children, I'm glad God chose me and you.

Love M.J.

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#James Corden, fat shamming-is Horrible!!!

People who shame others are in fear of something.

I too struggled with my weight a good portion of my life. At my heaviest I was over 300 pounds. I've been bullied and harassed about my weight. I made the healthier changes to my lifestyle for me.

This process below helped me maybe it will help you too.

For starters forget everything you know about food. Forget about any kind of diet. Forget about the bullying or being different. You have to be open to changing your beliefs about food not just your choice or portion of foods. Let it all go! You have everything to gain with good balanced nutrition. It worked for me. I'm as healthy as can be.

Change your thoughts, you change your life!

We aren't just what we eat, we are also what we think. That record that plays in your head. The line "We struggled with weight " for all kinds of reasons over and over,falling off the wagon. List them somewhere. Then safely burn them. It's time for a new paradigm.

When we change our vocabulary about our relationship with food we give ourselves permission to accept who we are. No more judgement, no more guilt, no more putting yourself down. No more chastising what we put in our mouth.

Give yourself a way to plot to your short term and long term goals without the shame and embarrassment. Just start with 1lityle step towards a healthier you...cut down to eventualy give up salt or sugary drinks. Think of it as small step to a healthier future self. Be prepared for a long love afair with yourself. Do right by yourself as you would your best friend.

Start small. We know what we shouldn't eat, its because we've made it taboo, and also because we don't set realistic or healthy limits and that when we start to have issues. We need boundaries so we can do away with limiting beliefs like "no diet has ever work for me", I can't stick to eating healthy". Feeling guilty get to the root of why and take steps to eradicated it. When depressed or sad also releases cortisol a chemical in our brain that actually helps us retain water and weight... It's partly our beliefs about food and inactivity that makes us overweight. By this it translates as what is a healthy weight distribution to height? Everything with moderation is just fine, balance that with more physical activity and water. The goal is not to loose weight but to take small step towards a healthier lifestyle.

Anything thats gonna stress you out and forces you into a colum A to Z won't work. This is also the reason that the majority of diets don't work. Often they are too extreme in comparison to our current eating habits. To have lasting effects you must keep up your healthy ways a minimum 6 weeks to make any substantial lasting change. Bull! Or you can keep on trying to add or remove unhealthy to healthier alternative over time. Don't eat stuff you don't like. Don't eat be cause you "have too" either. We are all a product of our environment, don't beat yourself up about it. People acts as mirrors often showing us what we don't want to see but often it's what we want to change the most. It's challenging to eat healthy, not hard. And certainly not rocket science. What's another way of thinking about it? Develop your palate to being open to trying new cusines. You know how to motivate yourself. You are a beautiful, talented and funny person!

We are way more than how small minded people perceive us. List all your good qualities. Celebrate you!

The goal and emphasis should always be about good health on your terms. Cheers!

If there's a type of take away that you like, why is that? Does it tug on your comfort strings? Does it bring you pleasure? Do you feel guilty? If you do Why? I'm guessing someone else made you feel that way which wasn't very nice, they also may have a love hate relationship with food too. Have a bit of this and that and your fruit and veg too. Is it possible to enjoy this "type" of food all the time? Is it not unrealistic to enjoy the devil chips once and a while be realistic about portioned amounts that you eat mindfully with enjoyment. Learn to cook your favorites remove the bad stuff and add healthier ingredients or find a healthier way to cook it? Like air frying Fish and Chips. Ask some of your friends to get involved. It's not about starving. It's about feeding yourself the good stuff to keep all those bells and whistles going. Raw Food is medicine. Think color and abundance. Analyse what you are all about. Educate yourself about the building blocks of human anatomy, what does your body need to run smoothly? Be your own personal project, think pro active. You are the best expert on you! Screw everyone else! (Even me a well wisher-this is about you not me).

Slowly integrate healthier options into your lifestyle. Park the car a bit further, always have snacks and water so you always have healthier alternatives on hand. If you are perfectly happy the way you are, then don't change a thing. Walk and swim if you can. Good health is not a race, its a journey and a state of mind. Be mindful of everything you eat and drink. Keep a journal. Ask yourself questions. Am I really hungry? Am I drinking enough water. Am I eating as healthy as I can? What's at the root of this food issue behavior. The miss use of Food is just a symptom for want or missing something else. Vitality and prolonged health is the goal to eating healthfully. Where can I consume less bad fats and insert the good ones. Eating healthy does not mean following a diet or limiting what you love to eat, when and how you eat it, thats just ridiculous. Eat when you're hungry. Not cause your sad, go for a walk instead, and have a glass of water too.

When we hunted and gathered we ate 12 -14 times a day. A handful here and there, fruit, veg,dried meat, fish and foul. We eventually settled into 3-4 meals a day and a more sedentary lifestyle too. Us humans need physical activity and good food.

Want chocolate go ahead, have a bit today, some tomorrow, really enjoy it, savor things without the abuse. Have a good port with that too as you slow down at the end of the day. The darker the chocolate the better too. Push past these stupid health myths and dieting taboos. Good nutrition is actually about eating as much as you want and need; its about getting healthy. It's not about starving.

I promise you will never struggle with your weight or yourself again.

Practice good sleep hygiene too! Be mindful of what your eating and when and question yourself. most importantly Enjoy!!! No judgment!!! Get to the root of questioning your eating habits, how they evolved and how its intergrated into your life.

Life is meant to be enjoyed with balance in all things. Food, drink, entertainment, rest, activity and self love. We don't get this way over night. Be good to yourself first by making small better health choices on your long term goal of being healthy. Give up process and convenient ready to eat foods. They are loaded with preservatives, salt and sugars. Eat more fruit, veg and nuts too! More water, get a step counter. Encourage and treat yourself often! And it doesn't have to be food, a book by a favorite author, a massage etc. Everyone deserves the best life and long lasting health regardless of where you are.

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is this a meme?? why must you... like Jounouchi so much? (... *whispers* i just wanna hear ppl talk about how terri-wonderful my fave is srry thx)

You have come to the right place, my friend. (Psssst thats me, swinging in to provide all Jounouchi loving needs)

Now, where do I start with Jounouchi and how he is just the greatest. 

(Everything is going to be under a cut, because apparently I can’t just give a brief summary of all the ways I love Jounouchi. Actually this is a brief summary, it could’ve been longer. I have problems, it’s ok.)

First things first, lets talk about how this boy never gives up, shall we?

Ok, lets talk about the Marik vs Jounouchi duel, since it is the one that is freshest on my mind. First off, lets talk about the first image. Atem/Yugi (whatever) is talking about Jounouchi and his road through battle city and his path to become a “True Duelist.” And I just want to talk about how friggin true all this is. While we have been shown the “duelist pride” of Atem, Kaiba, and even Mai, I think it should be pointed out how much Jounouchi really encompasses the other two that are stated. He has so much spirit. This boy is a damn fighter. He gets excited, he actually true LOVES dueling! He has so much passion and spirit that just shows through his dueling, its beautiful. Also, his strength! This boy can take a hit (metaphorically and actually physically) and just keep going. He will NOT stay down. If he has someone or something worth fighting, nothing will keep him out. I mean this fantastic boy made it to the semi-finals as the only duelist who was not wielding a God card!! This leads into  the other two pictures. 

The next one is him being in a really horrible situation. He is surrounded by Lava, every single on of his monsters has a torture device on it that he can feel, he’s trapped in a cage, things are just not looking up for him. His friends are trying so damn hard to stay encouraging, but even they aren’t sure there is a way out. Anyone would lose faith in winning, you can’t blame them. Especially if they had been getting consistently tortured throughout the entire thing. But this boy, this friggin fantastic boy, just thinks “I made a promise to Yugi” and doesn’t give up! He puts all of his faith into his cards and what he knows he can do! His stubbornness and will power is just so damn amazing. Now, to the last picture.

Jounouchi has just been attacked by the Winged Dragon Ra! He should be dead. There should be nothing left of him. But here he is, standing (he’s on his knees but I’m counting this as standing) and ready for his turn. Everyone is so shocked and happy! Atem calls Jounouchi a Hero. Kaiba is so damn shocked, he says “Did he beat God?” The best part of all of this though is Dark Marik’s reaction. He is straight up scared. This boy, who has no connection to Ancient Egypt, who doesn’t own a millennium item, or a Egyptian God card. This amazing, amazing boy had more willpower, more strength than God. He wasn’t going to die, not here. Not while Mai and Yugi were counting on him. I know in one page he does actually die (#stillnotoverit) but even then, he has the defiance and willpower to bring himself back. This boy will not give up!

Man, this right here is the #1 reason Jounouchi friggin Katsuya is my favorite character out of every single show, book, movie, etc that I have ever gotten into. I remember when I was a kid and just loving this character because he was so damn excited about things. He had so much determination. He had so many, many things that could bring him down, but he didn’t let it get to him. He always stood back up, ready to fight. I think its great to see a character that will fight against all odds, not always win, but never let that keep him down. Maybe its not realistic, but damn if that isn’t the type of thing you need to see every now and again. As a kid (and even now as a full fledged adult) I love seeing this, this not being the best at something, but seeing a character work their ass off to get better. To actually see that improvement, as opposed to Kaiba and Atem, who are just great from the start. I just aaaaaahh, I just love it. 

Now lets dive into why he is the best because Holy Hell does he love and care for his friends!!

(Warning, theres a ton of examples because of course I couldn’t just choose one or two!!)

Ok, first off. Apologies for the fact that I obviously couldn’t just choose two examples, and also the fact that I couldn’t choose smaller images. This is going to be so friggin long. 

This fantastic boy just really, really cares about his friends (note the examples of aggressively caring about what’s going on with Yugi). He was willing to be expelled from school for Honda (Yugi was too, I should probably note that). He was willing to take a hit from Ra because he could not stand there and watch Mai get killed. He was not going to let that happen. Even though he’s known as a rumor spreader at the school, there was no way in hell he would jeopardize Anzu’s chances of becoming a dancer. This boy uses himself as bait to help his friends escape zombie Professor. Then, after almost falling to his death, Jounouchi climbs up and uses himself as a balance to save Anzu, without question. He still has the zombie professor after him. He doesn’t even consider first trying to get himself to safety. This boy sees his friends and danger and there is absolutely nothing else on his mind. Though, I can totally see this as an issue because this boy seems to think very little of self preservation, but thats a whole different essay to write.

Jounouchi loves his friends, he would literally die for them. You mess with any of them and you’re looking for a beating. Jounouchi can’t bare to see anyone in pain or feeling down on themselves. Hell, he’s helped complete strangers before because he doesn’t want to see them upset or hurt. This way of thinking has kicked him in the butt a few times, but what I love is that he doesn’t let this change this about himself. Yes, he’s trusted people he shouldn’t have (the duel disk kid), he’s gotten severely injured because some did something to someone he cares about (for example, getting electrocuted almost to death because some dick punched Yugi in the face and he wouldn’t stand for that). Does he ever change this about himself though? No, because he truly believes in people and also in his friends. He knows his friends will always have his back, they have helped him in so many ways (getting out of a gang, loving himself, etc) that he is going to return that love ten fold. Honestly, when I think of Jounouchi I think of a very specific quote.

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people in halves. It is not my nature” - Jane Austen.

Now onward to other reasons to love Jounouchi!!!! (before I get stuck on this specific one)

Reason 800,000 on why I love Jounouchi. This boy has a past and has done bad things.

Wait what? Is this a reason to love someone? Yes, yes it is. For me anyway. The reason I love this part of him is because, just look at the series. Look at how much he has moved past the truly bad parts of him but, also in a way embraced them. 

Jounouchi was in a gang. This is one of the things that the anime leaves out, but its such an important part of him I think. Jounouchi was in a friggin gang. He can easily break into places. He used to fight all of the time, and was so good at it that people were actually scared of him. He had a record, he was almost sent to juvie. This boy wasn’t a sweetheart. He wasn’t a “good guy.” He’s made mistakes, most of which we never even hear about. He did not like himself or the things he has done.

But then you see this boy just owning that shit. Yeah he used to fight in gangs, but look at him using this and turning his passion into something good. He helps others out. He defends anyone that needs help. He uses this anger he feels on the inside and puts it into his dueling abilities. He will not be kept down because of his past. Its there, its bloody, its dark, but its his. It is his past and he’s ok with it. He’s accepted the things he can’t change and used them as a way to build his own future. 

Also, I feel like showing this part of him really puts him into a more real light. It shows how nobody is perfect and that’s ok. People due bad things, its sad, it can be ugly, but this is a part of life and growing up. Sometimes you can’t always get away from your choices in life, you just have to learn to live with them and try to find a way to grow from them. I feel like Jounouchi does just that. 

Final Reason(s) (Though not the last reason but this is getting long) I love this boy because he is funny, a great big brother, perverted, and terrified of the supernatural.

Ok so the final reason is actually four reasons that could’ve been entire paragraphs on their own. I’m also going to try really hard not to include pictures because you know, lets try to stay simple on this ask shall we? (ha!!!)

So ok, we all know this boy is one of the funniest characters in the series. Anime Dub Joey has the best jokes (Honestly I think he’s up their with Kaiba with the best sass in the dub.) He makes me laugh so much. 

He’s an amazing big brother. He worked his ass off to get that prize money for his sister’s surgery. He constantly worked to make sure he was someone that his sister could look up to and admire. He would do anything for his sister. I could go one, but again, this is getting ridiculously long.

He’s perverted. I honestly have a specific moment I’m thinking of but couldn’t find the example. Long story short, its the one where when Yugi says that he was busy last night, Jounouchi automatically takes it the wrong way. This is why I love him because he has a dirty mind and it stems back to him being hilarious (plus I have a dirty mind, I always take things the wrong way so I can relate).

This boy is absolutely terrified of the supernatural. He has played shadow games. He has been almost killed more times than I can count. He has been trapped with a serial killer. He is a gangster. But, show him anything to do with ghosts or the occult and he will started screaming (and has passed out at least twice because of these things). Give him knife fights any day. I think the best part of this is, one of his best friends is a ghost. Again, these last few things are just little things that makes him great and honestly relatable.

Well, theres that! This is just a small portion of my unyielding love for Jounouchi Katsuya. I could honestly write more. I could write entire papers on the greatness of him being scared of the supernatural, what the best parts of him being funny, his amazing love for his friends and sister. But, I think this has gone on long enough. I just really love this character. I think he’s relatable, he’s good, he brings the show/manga to life and i just aaaaagghhh I just really love him, ok?!?!