#The dark triad

[kcuf-ad]

I have an idea where during the night when The Dark Triad are making a revolution in the Spade Kingdom, they kill Ralph's father before carrying Yuno to the Clover Kingdom and they thought that raising this kid into being one of their own, especially being the son of the Spade King and Queen. And then we see Vanica going to the Heart Kingdom, Zenon to the Diamond Kingdom and Yuno at the Clover Kingdom as their plan of ruling over the planet will become a reality.

[rockscanfly]

i think "dark empath" is genuinely the stupidest fucking thing i've heard of this year. this is not a clinical term. this is a horking pile of fucking nothing. who raised you. all of the articles are recursive fluff that cite one another and its so steeped in 'evolutionary psychology' pseudo-scientific bullshit that i'd be surprised if jordan perterson didn't use the printed articles to jack himself off regularly

be serious, please

[siliquasquama]

The mistake Paulhus and Williams made in naming their theory "Dark Triad" is that they made it sound extremely cool. Like some kind of sick-ass rebellion you could join, instead of a collection of troublesome personality types. Or like what you'd find on the cover of a comic book circa 1993.

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Scott Metzger - “The Dark Triad”

Presumably named for the repeated triplicate that serves as its baseline, and not the psychological theory of the same name, “The Dark Triad” finds Scott Metzger “trying to capture a mood not unlike some of the Tim Burton claymation films.”

In that regard, the instrumental stand-alone - a leftover from the sessions that produced 2022’s Too Close to Reason - is a success. Yet, as Metzger splays acoustic-guitar over the titular rhythm, the instrumental becomes repetitive and suffers for lack of imagaination.

There’s a kernel in “The Dark Triad.” It just failed to pop.

Grade card: Scott Metzger - “The Dark Triad” - C

12/9/22

[shuaida233]

[uncleasad]

Tonight’s shower idea:

Lizzie’s third wish AU, except instead of Hope not existing and Josie being dead and Triad hunting (all supernaturals, but specifically) Klaus and Caroline, they’re hunting Hope and Josie, the two most powerful supernaturals of the age.

Penelope can still be pissed at Lizzie, this time for driving Josie away and into the arms of Hope, and they can still be hiding out in caves and tunnels in a dystopian world, and Alaric can still be drunk off his ass and useless, and…I don’t know what else. Maybe Hope and Josie are both dark in this reality? And it’s all Lizzie’s fault?

I guess there’s sorta an overlap with Lizzie’s Old West Therapy Box in 4x07, except post-apocalyptic/dystopian rather than Old West, and Lizzie’s not killing everyone she loves, and so on…

[wagahai-da]

"In the field of personality psychology, Machiavellianism (sometimes abbreviated as MACH) is the name of a personality trait construct characterized by interpersonal manipulation, indifference to morality, lack of empathy, and a calculated focus on self-interest.....It is one of the dark triad traits"

i think we let psychology loose too much

[mother-lee]

cr. stephan vasement

[ldpdlexisting]

trauma and depression explaining 99% of louis' actions

this fandom: acts like he's on three levels of machiavellianism

[maeinthekinning]

Macdonald triad (children starting fires, cruelty to animals, bedwetting)

Isn't actually largely associated with murder but rather childhood abuse and neglect.

And it often overlooks acceptable forms of fire starting and cruelty to animals.

The dark triad is subclinical symptoms of certain things found in a lot of people (1 in 14) of basically weaker version of npd and aspd

Dark empath is a pop psych term to claim cognitive empathy means someone might secretly be a narcissist or have aspd so therefore bad.

Npd and aspd, just like adhd, have genetic components and symptoms are more pronounced when has suffered childhood trauma or neglect. And neither make someone a bad person.

Going for these things to describe someone as iredeemably evil is.

Abuse apologism.

Ableism.

Scare tacticts designed to get people to trust others less making it easier to control you and less cooperation to make changes happen.

[gem-femmes]

7 Subtle Ways People Try to Sabotage Young Women

In my teens and twenties, people often told me I'd look great with short hair or suggested I buy clothing that didn't suit my figure, age, or personal style.

Their unsolicited "advice" confused me. For the longest time, I thought, why would you suggest this? Don't you have eyes in your head?

Oh, how young and naive I was.

Now, in my thirties, I know what all that poor unsolicited advice people dumped on me was about.

The point was to try to nerf my natural attractiveness and personality. That way, others who felt like they operated with less would look better in comparison.

Sabotage, especially subtle sabotage, can come in many forms. It's often disguised as advice or concern.

These are the most common ways people, intentionally or not, try to undermine young women.

Take the following "advice" with a grain of salt, even if coming from a close person.

🔪1. Appearance-Based Sabotage

Hair and makeup: Telling you to cut your hair shorter or wear less makeup, implying that you should be "less high-maintenance" or that natural looks are "more professional," when in reality, they may be trying to diminish your confidence or attractiveness.

Clothing: Suggesting you wear baggy or unflattering clothes under the guise of being "more comfortable" or "modest," which could be a way to make you appear less confident or attractive. Also suggesting clothing that ages you unnecessarily.

Body shaming: Making comments that subtly criticize your body, such as implying you should lose or gain weight, which can undermine your self-esteem.

🔪2. Career and Ambition Sabotage

Downplaying achievements: Minimizing your successes or implying they are due to luck rather than your skills, which can erode your confidence in your abilities.

Discouraging ambition: Telling you to be "realistic" or not aim too high, suggesting that you should settle for less in your career or personal goals.

"Nice girl" syndrome: Advising you to be more agreeable or not to assert yourself too much, as it might make you "unlikable" or "bossy," which can inhibit your leadership potential.

🔪3. Relationship Sabotage

Undermining relationships: Suggesting that you are "too picky" or should settle in your relationships, which can lead to accepting less from a partner than you deserve.

Toxic advice on boundaries: Encouraging you to ignore red flags or be more accommodating in relationships, which can lead to unhealthy dynamics.

🔪4. Emotional and Mental Sabotage

Gaslighting: Making you question your reality or decisions, leading to self-doubt.

Playing the victim: Acting hurt or upset when you succeed or make decisions for yourself, making you feel guilty for your achievements.

Competitive undermining: Subtly competing with you in a way that makes you feel less than, such as constantly comparing themselves to you or highlighting your flaws.

🔪5. Social and Networking Sabotage

Isolation: Encouraging you to distance yourself from certain people or networks that could be beneficial to you, under the guise of protecting you from "bad influences." When in reality these very people or networks could help you succeed in your career/school or lead to other opportunities to advance.

Gatekeeping: Withholding information, contacts, or opportunities that could help you advance, while pretending to be supportive.

🔪6. Critiquing Your Personality

Labeling assertiveness as aggression: Calling you "aggressive" or "too much" when you stand up for yourself, which can push you to be more passive.

Mocking your passions: Dismissing your hobbies or interests as childish or unimportant, which can make you doubt your own preferences and values.

🔪7. Advice to Conform

Encouraging compliance: Advising you to fit in or conform to certain norms, especially if those norms are limiting or don't align with your true self. (This is different from fitting in in environments where a certain level of professionalism is needed)

Discouraging uniqueness: Telling you that certain behaviors or styles are "too out there" or "not ladylike," pushing you to suppress your individuality.

Recognizing these behaviors is important so that you can protect yourself on time, i.e. before others manipulate you into making a choice that does you no favors.

Trusting your instincts, maintaining a strong sense of self, and surrounding yourself with genuinely supportive people can help you nip these negative influences in the bud.

[treasureplcnet]

Hello! I adore your Bodies fanart. I was imagining Karl in 1890 and how much havoc he would wreak. Also Henry and Karl would get along very well, I think, and Karl would be a *terrible* matchmaker for Henry and Alfred... I'd love to see your take on any of this, if anything comes to you 😍

HELLO OMG THANK YOU FOR THE EXCUSE TO JUST DROP HOT TAKES INTO THE BODIES NETFLIX TAG <3 all these drawings are very scrappy and i lost the plot and this became more like sharing all my hcs but still :')

now that you have brought it to me i really do think henry and karl would be unstoppable, i think they'd constantly have a fun, back-and-forth banter !!! i also can see karl dropping multiple not-so-subtle hints, and all of the detectives being quite supportive. gently too, considering the period-typical homophobia. i do think sometime along the lovelorn pining looks, he gets tired of seeing them orbit each other without anything happening, and this exchange occurs:

more doodles and crying under the cut :)

i will die on the "karl weissman bisexuality" hill. HE TOLD ME IN A DREAM!!!! it's just a little messier for him because he really likes women and will not figure it out ever. charlotte hillinghead TO ME also has the exact opposite problem where she is very much in love with her husband and doesn't have any incentive (or freedom considering the time period) to explore her sexuality. the way she accepted hillinghead's feelings for henry, and was less rejecting and more devastated over thinking he didn't love her or polly, just read queer to me somehow. an acceptance because she's like that too, yk? (maybe a bit of a reach but i don't get to choose who my mind designates as being bi)

i like to think that charlotte-karl experience a spider-verse mindmeld "YOU'RE LIKE ME" moment over being bisexual but they're not quite sure why they're feeling that way because they have no idea they're bi. if you are me you will understand perfectly

and i am a henry/alfred/charlotte poly truther as well (please see above discord ranting from my dms with a friend lol)

on more notes of just giving whichever character i want the bisexuality card, hasan is bi to me too. i think hillinghead and her bond a little over that shared religious guilt, of having their respective institutions be homophobic, and the feeling for so much of their life that they're different, so there must be something wrong. it helps her empathise with him and they quickly become closer because of it :) possibly also introducing him to queer lit, and maybe some non fiction lgbt history books

and one last final doodle because i think alfred as the only detective with an active love life where he's pursuing someone would make the others pretend like they can be adults but they want to know SO BAD and they also give advice once in a while because they're rooting for alfred :) they're all pretty good at hiding how badly they're invested in this (think iris 'casually' asking hillinghead how it's going and the other two perk up in the background) like i refuse to believe any of them are totally immune to the equivalent of office-gossip

this was so so long LOL i hope any of that is coherent !!!!! a lot of it ofc is my own projection bc i am bi, but it's real to me <3

[abyssalaerlocke]

Imagine if Tav was friends with Durge and Enver as a kid.

Enver stops showing up, his parents aren't very friendly when they go check on him, but he's "doesn't live there anymore", and they might be bluntly told he was sold.

Then Durge suddenly disappears, and when they checked by their house, it's a crime scene — the bodies have been removed, but there's a lot of blood. Apparently the whole family got killed in a grisly mass murder.

[valkyrie1366669]

"The feeling is more than mutual." He leans a little closer. "Seek your bedroll when you are ready- but do not expect much sleep." His voice lowered while his eyes remained directly on her.

She sucks the inside of her cheek between her teeth while nodding. "That a promise, hefjor(bear)?"

"You speak Dwarven?" He regains his posture while crossing his arms casually.

"A few words and slurs. But I feel I may have to disclaim something." A little embarrassed, but it has to be said. She's been pent up. And that... that's either going to be a good thing or something potentially dangerous.

"Such as?" His brows quirk up in confusion.

"Halsin, I... I'm not saying no or that I expect, erm, particular things. But, I need a safe word. I don't feel- I suppose rabid would be the best word. But, I put a few scars on Astarion unintentionally from either teeth or nails... I don't mean to get carried away, but it can be difficult. Especially being pent up even by choice. I don't like it at times as I feel I'm gambling with it if I get too carried away. Sometimes I do things, upon permission of course. Some of what I do like would make certain people uncomfortable but pleasurable. But mainly, I ain't ever want to hurt you or make you uncomfortable." Didn't give a shit how pent-up she was. She had to be clear about what may not likely happen, but just in case.

"Hmm, I see." Humming along with a nod as he listened to her. He acknowledges the warning while keeping a neutral face.

"What?"

"Nothing. I just like being right that you are resourceful." He grins like a Cheshire. He leans down to her good ear. The Druid's tone shifts to a more seductive one. "Cedar, ach chan eil mi a 'smaoineachadh gur mise am fear a dh' fheumas facal sàbhailte a-nochd. Chan eil mòran a chumas suas rium. Agus tha mi an dùil toirt ort crith-thalmhainn fodha. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh bacadh sam bith ort, mo chridhe. Tha mi a' cur luach air a' ghluasad-bodhaig, mo vixen. (Cedar, but I do not think I will be the one needing a safe word tonight. Not many can keep up with me. And I plan on making you quake under me. I want no restrictions from you, my heart. I do appreciate the gesture, my vixen.)" He growls a little at the end.

The Blood Arch Druidess's freckled cheeks are flush with a light pink hue. Since he wants to play, let's play. "Tha e math dhut rudan a ghabhail os làimh. Thathas a' teagasg barrachd anatomy na Draoidhean fala na rud sam bith eile. Chan fheum mi eadhon suathadh air na sònaichean erogenous follaiseach gus do dhèanamh Euphoric. (It's cute of you to assume things. Blood Druids are taught more anatomy than anything else. I don't even have to touch the obvious erogenous zones to make you Euphoric.)" Gwynnistri purrs before she leaves her new lover to process her response. There was a little glint of gold in his eyes before leaving him.

[what-eats-owls]

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Strap in, folks; this one’s got a body count.

First and foremost, an enormous thank you to Lyndall Clipstone for being an absolute paragon of grace when I shuffled into her DMs, hat in hand, to explain how I’d been setting up Book 3’s title but keeping it secret in hopes of doing a reveal… only for my sneakiness to spectacularly backfire. If you haven’t added Unholy Terrors on GR yet, please go check it out!! And keep an eye out for a Holy & Unholy Terrors virtual event in the next few months. 🖤

I’m careening through the last third of this book as we speak, so we still can’t say too much, but currently we’re still looking at 2024 for the release. My guess would be sometime around June or July, but don’t hold me to that. 😩🙏 What I *can* tell you is, every joke I’ve made about a WIP that’s Angels & Demons x Knives Out?

That’s Holy Terrors. 😘

[tomatostyle]

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