#This doesn't invalidate any of the things he does. He's still trying his best and getting stronger

[goldenchocobo]

Been having a few Ventus thoughts™ lately, and one thing I landed on was;

You ever think that Ventus acts 'immature' for his age because- with the memory loss, time travel, comas and stifling by Eraqus he's endured, he hasn't been allowed to mature? Although he's the same age as Sora and Roxas, he's still gullible/too trusting/Head Empty because he's had years of his life stolen from him.

[mayzi33]

******SPOILERS, SO MANY SPOILERS AHEAD.*********

I have so much to say I'm afraid my brain might explode. So I'll try to keep calm despite still being at the verge of tears.

When I first started this book series, I thought it would be the usual light, cutesy fantasy about friendship and family. And oh boy, OH BOY WAS I WRONG.

On a side note, something I'd like to point out I noticed, from the first book to the third, the lighting on the cover progressively gets darker. Of course, representing the story itself as the plot gets darker as well. On the last book, it's still dark, but there's a light coming from Janner, Kalmar and Leeli, like they finally reached sunrise after a long, ruthless night. Something i'm pretty sure was said at some point on the books themselves, about no matter how long the night is the day will always come.

Anyways. Back to the topic at hand. As the story progressed, I keep growing more and more connected to these characters, and each chapter I rooted more and more for the Jewels Of Anniera.

I'd like to add that I'm an only child, yet, somehow, I can tell Janner is one of the best eldest sibling characters ever written. My whole life I've only watched siblings around me and their relationship with eachother, especially on the eldest's side, and somehow, Janner reminded me of every friend, family member or random stranger I saw on the streets someday that have siblings.

Janner is such a complex character. He is by no means perfect, but he does have a golden heart. One of the things I was most impressed by was how the author described Janner's feelings, whatever it was the longing for his father, or just feeling burdened by his siblings. And yet, no matter what Janner is feeling, the narrator never invalidates his feelings or antagonize him. Janner is a child, a child who went through a lot. He is allowed to miss a father he never had just as he is allowed to sometimes be annoyed for always having to make sacrifices for his siblings. But one of the things I admired the most about Janner (along with everyone else I'm pretty sure) was his character development. At the first book, he'd roll his eyes at the mere thought of having to look after his siblings and saw them as a burden. At the second book, he learned the hard way how much Kalmar and Leeli matter to him, and how it hurts to be away from them. On the third book, he took pride on his title as Throne Warden and role as the eldest sibling, being devoted to protecting the High King and Song Maiden. And at last, on the last book, he leaves pride aside. He doesn't take care of Kalmar and Leeli because it's his duty, because it's honorable, neither because that's what he has always been told to do. He does it because he loves them above all else, because he finally sees how strong the bond the three of them share truly is, because he feels the blessing the Maker has gifted them, and how much stronger they are when they're together.

Janner is a kind, brave, clever, beautiful boy.

And I will forever believe that they managed to get him the water from the First Well to heal him. I will nor accept any other ending.

Kalmar. At first, the typical goofy, troublemaking sibling, more like a comic relief. But again, OHOHOHO BOY... DID THAT CHANGE.

I definetely did not expect for them to take the turn they did with Kalmar. I could tell that he would have some character arc mainly towards maturing and taking responsability, but I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO BE LIKE THAT. Seeing that bright, easy-going, smiley little boy loosing his usual joyful personality when he was fanged, slowly loosing his sanity and growing on his self loathing was really something painful yet beautiful to watch. Like Janner, he also had to learn his lesson on the hardest way possible. An extrovert kid like him, having everyone turning their backs on him and looking at him with hatred, and yet, he learned to keep his head high, like a High King. (the phrase "keep your head held high or else your crown will fall" is literally perfect for him.) And most of all, seeing him risk his life to aid a strange cloven, (that turned out to be his father) grant the Hollowsfolk his forgiveness despite everything they did to him, show mercy and compassion to the Fangs despite everything they did, all of these things make Kalmar an inspiring ruler, and leaves me assured that he will be a great king after all.

Now, Leeli, sweet, pure-hearted Leeli. I will be honest, at first I was afraid that they would make her the typical "overly nice and overly fragile female character", but again, BOY WAS I WRONG. (I don't know how many times I will repeat that, I apologize.) At some points in the books, she didn't have as much spotlight as her brother and I felt like she was kind of being thrown aside. But there's always a turn the books take that make her lack of spotlight at first worth it. So young, the youngest of the Jewels Of Anniera, yet she has seen and done so much. Has a bad leg, needed to use a crutch since she was little, yet that literally never stopped her. She strives to keep up with her brothers, and despite his kind personality she shows she can be festy and even scary when she wants to. (I will never forget that moment in the second book where she was yelling at the trolls and fangs and they were actually eager to obey her lol). She hates it when people assume she's weak and often refuses help, proving she's perfectly capable. But at times, she does need help, which shows us all it's okay to have someone to rely on. She was the link between Janner and Kalmar, no matter how much they argued nor how mad they were at eachother, she was always there for both of them and connecting them back together. She may not be able to fight like her brothers, but she found her own strenght. Her music, something that has always brought joy and hope to others turns out to be an ACTUAL weapon. She kicked a Green Fang to defend her puppy, she was the first one to see the pain and kindess through Peet, Nugget sacrificed himself for her showing how her strong her love for others really is, she stopped A FREAKING DRAGON from killing her grandpa, she led an army of dogs, she defeated countless fangs with nothing but her song. One of the best child female chracters I've seen in a while. She is feminine, has her weak points, but she finds her strenght, not in swords, punches or bows but on a whistleharp. I love her so much I can't describe it.

I love all of these kids so much. I am *proud* of them. I know it's a weird thing to say about fictional characters, but these books just make me feel this way. I can't name a single character I didn't connect or feel empathy with.

Nia, such a strong, independent woman, raising her children having lost her husband and kingdom, yet keep her head held high like the queen she is.

Podo, a man who has sinned, takes shame on them, yet shows that sinners can still be good people. Loves his family above all else, protected and took care of them until his last breath, might have been a little rough around the edges, but always showed a soft spot for his daughter and grandkids.

Artham, a broken man, haunted by the shame of loosing his brother, slowly, but surely, healing. Learning to move on by protecting his nephews and niece, making what was once a weakness a strenght.

Oskar, an old man that was always sitting on the library, letting go of his peaceful life and risking his life to accompany the Wingfeathers through thick and thin.

Sara, who was taken from her family, abused and had all her hope crushed, finding her courage back after meeting Janner and taking after him, being a sisterly figure, leader and queen ti billions of orphan children, and helping them find their strenght and fight for their freedom.

Maraly, a rude strander girl who was raised horribly her whole life by her abusive father, finally finding true love and a true father figure.

Everything about this story has touched me. A broken world taken by an evil monarch who turned to be just another broken soul, filled with hopeless people, people who had surrended to the darkness... Saved by three children, who brought light everywhere they went. A boy with scars, a boy inside a wolf, and a girl with a crutch. Kids who one day were mere peasants, the other were the Jewels Of Anniera, and a year later, heroes of Aerwiar.

I've smiled, I've laughed, I've been shocked, I've been scared, I've been mad, I've cried. I have red lots, and I mean LOTS of books. Different stories, different worlds, different characters. Yet none of them has touched me half as much as The Wingfeather Saga.

It has war, tears, bloodshed, betrayals, sacrifices and sorrow. But it also has love, joy, hope, laughter, wonder and light.

This story definetely deserves way more fans and recognition. I hope that with the new animated series (which I'll definetely watch later) it begins to gain more love.

Anyways. I really love this in case y'all couldn't tell already. Have a good day/afternoon/evening.

[ochrearia]

Ochre's Certified List of Yourself Headcanons (Brainrot)

I luv this guy. I love him I love he OAUGH here's the shit banging around in my brain about him because it will just start leaking out of my ears if I don't Talk About Him

-First and foremost this guy is still a BF and no matter how mysterious and cut off he wants to act that will not change. He's still a dumbass, acting mainly on wisdom from going through traumatic experiences. He's just got a lot of walls up and cans of worms to get through if he's gonna get anywhere back to being how like a BF normally is

-"Fallen" angel. His wings WERE ripped out (by himself) and it's about as painful and traumatic as you think. So yeah he has a nasty trauma response about the scarred nubs on his back where his wings used to be. Doesn't really like people touching his upper back for that reason. Doesn't want to talk about being an angel either. Lying by omission

-Despite believing he's "Fallen" when he's technically not, very confused and a bit panicked over the fact he still has his Guardian Angel instincts. Those instincts being getting insanely possessive over whoever he's supposed to be guarding.

-He's attached to his other selves. Herself knew his instincts were still there and 'tricked' him into attaching to them all because she didn't want him to do anything irrational. And, yknow, because she believes that he deserves to be loved

-Currently trying to fight the instinct possessiveness and absolutely fucking failing to the amusement of everyone around him. He's no stranger to being clingy but now it's gone ballistic

-Because he's technically still an angel, angels tend to always run cold. So he's cold all the time even if he turns the heat up in his apartment. Weighted blanket helps somewhat. What really helps is other people's body heat, Herself being a demon meant she always ran hot and he misses that so much. Misses her just in general.

-Also because of Herself being so warm all the time it became a way for her to quickly placate him for any reason. He likes being warm. Misses his girlfriend but the sentiment is still the same. Let him be warm and he's melting

-He's aware Herself's spirit is in his microphone and you can realistically argue she's not fully "dead" but he still feels responsible for her death. Still feels like he deserved getting his wings torn off. How she died I haven't decided on but he blames himself for everything. He always takes the blame onto himself even if it doesn't make any sense to do so

-He's depressed. Like let's make this entirely clear he very much is. Traumatized and struggling to want to even stay alive, and I know what that's like because of my own experiences. Scary how sometimes you can act like everything is fine and normal but still be so ill mentally. Able to smile and laugh and get a moment or two of actually enjoying life but still being so sad (At least he's getting to have more of those moments or two with the other hims around, compared to being alone.)

-He seeks out other versions of himself to help them instead. He doesn't believe he deserves to be helped and even though he's so tired of feeling so terrible he can't get past that hurdle. So the next best thing is helping himself, but like, not HIM himself. Distracts him from the hell that is his life, and he finds out quickly he enjoys doing this

-Later along the line YS has a realization that the idea of seeking out other selves to help them might've been an underlying failsafe of his species. There was no real reason for him to do it. Geez, why does he still have all of these Guardian Angel instincts if he's supposed to be a "Fallen" angel?

-YS has RSD on steroids. He hates the second guessing he always has to do when it comes to his residual magic, because do the others actually care or is it just his magic influencing their minds to MAKE them care? False reasoning. He doesn't want to be liked for invalid reasons. He wants to be cared about because he deserves it, and a lot of the time he really doesn't think he even does. But he wants to be cared about like anyone else would. Rejection/Jokes about invalid reasons for being liked makes him upset

-I tend to skirt around it a lot but his world's Pico is just, not around. YS doesn't know if he's dead or alive, and he doubts that he'd want to reach out to him if he was. They were best friends and at a point YS did, love him, like that, but it never got anywhere. Doesn't think it was a reciprocated feeling anyways (Oh, but it might have been...) but it's far too late now anyway. Maybe he misses him

-Okay now onto the sillier things

-BOY HE SURE DOES GIVE REALLY GOOD HUGS DOESN'T HE. Maybe it is a little bit of the magic but never underestimate the addictive power of a hug from a man who hugs like he's never been given affection before and needs it desperately

-YS has every disease and by disease I mean he is touch starved and emotionally constipated and wants affection so bad but doesn't know how to ask for it. BFs are loverboys why would he be any different

-He tries to act all mysterious and shit and pretend like he's this legendary force of nature and that he knows everything. Nuh uh

-Also. Here we go again with Ochre sees a character that is a hardass or tough, decides that they need to be horrendously ticklish to balance that shit out. It's funny I swear it is. Tries to hide it but keeps getting found out and it's so over for him. I doubt they would let him know peace (Biff definitely hasn't)

-Related, let this man laugh more. Please. His laugh would definitely be rough with disuse and airy, like he doesn't remember how to laugh to begin with and that's illegal he needs to learn again... Prone to snorts because I said my other BFs would also snort if they laugh too hard and SIMILARITIES

-Love/Hate relationship with his ability to shapeshift. He will genuinely just lose control of it entirely if he gets too upset, or too flustered/embarrassed. And by lose control I mean he shrinks. Small man. Stupid idiot. The other BFs need to make a list of how to get him embarrassed because they find tiny YS hilarious

-He calls the other BFs "little" but if he's shrunk and any of them start calling him "little" he's dying. Absolutely ruined. Small YS is just the other BFs' stuffed aminal they can hug to their chest and he does jackshit to fight it

-He secretly really likes music box/lullaby songs. Like a tranquilizer dart to his brain. The other BFs find this out and oooooh, it's so easy for them to get him to fall asleep now

-Horrendous soda addict. Dude probably has empty cans he keeps forgetting to clean up just around his room. Insists he's gonna clean them or do something with them someday and just doesn't and no one can convince him to break this habit

-Hides his smile with a hand a lot of the time. If it's not a smirk or an amused tease of a smile, then it's too genuine and embarrassing for him to let people see in his head.

-It's actually really easy for the other BFs to make him wildly happy and he would rather die than admit that out loud but they can Tell. He's bad at hiding the glee from his face

-He really is a Silly Billy if he gets past all his trauma. He's a BF after all. He can be fun if he feels like he deserves to have fun. Getting hard for him to not be mischievous around the other BFs

-Hey did I say this guy is touch starved to hell? Chronic cuddler. He was already kind of cuddly with Herself before she died and it was cute how clingy he was. Still is. Just scared to let people see it.... Doesn't stop him from being one regardless

-Said he likes music box/lullaby type songs because it calms him down, singing/humming a song in that same vein is his go-to for when he doesn't know what to say and he wants to help someone feel better

-Oh please, please if you are a BF and he reached out to you, please call him your big brother, oh he loves that it makes him so happy and he deserves to be happy please call him that and mean it

-Sleep talker. Well more like sleep mumbler but same thing. He doesn't sleep all that well because of his depression and sometimes he's more-so "almost asleep" than actually asleep and he mumbles about random shit

-Loves the sound of wind. Also loves the feeling of wind, reminds him of pre-wingless times and as much as it's cold it's still a comfort. Reminds him to take a deep breath and slow down, go brainless, just live

-Wanna know an easy way to make YS get happy tears? Look him seriously in the eye and tell him you're proud of him. Can't handle it in a /vpos way

-YS loves astronomically hard. He just does. In any context or type of love he loves HARD. He will get wrapped around anyone's finger and let it happen

-Particularly fond of pineapple for some reason. He hasn't taken very good care of himself after Herself died and it's visible with how thin he is. The other BFs try to get him to eat more. He's asked what he likes and the only thing they got out of him was pineapple. Okay fruity ass

-Has a custom made hoodie given to him as a gift from the RGBFverse BFs. He's practically always wearing it now, it's soft and helps with how cold he always is and it's a gift. Means that his brothers love him. He wants to keep that sentiment with him, keeps him going (He will never say that out loud)

-Scared of lightning. Most BFs kind of seem to be scared of thunder, or both at the same time, YS is specifically scared of lightning. Doesn't care about the thunder after. Before his wings were gone, he once got lost in a lightning storm. Almost got struck, and because there was so much lightning it was hard for him to see where he was even flying, being constantly blinded by the flashes. So yeah, he does NOT like it.

-Still gets periods of phantom pain in the points of his wing scars. Pisses him off because why is there pain there's literally nothing there anymore. Always refuses to ask for comfort when this happens because he's stupid, stubborn, and doesn't want his brothers knowing about it

-Swears he doesn't need Cyber's gift of the Warmies plushie. Has been caught several times squeezing that thing to death after having put it in the microwave. Doesn't even care about the lavender scent he just wants the Warm

-Oh what's that? Bash is older than him, so realistically Bash should be the Big Brother here? Absolutely not YS will INSIST Bash is a little brother because he does not trust himself to not crumble to pieces if there was someone in an eldest position above him that would take care of him. Bash still does anyways

-Immune to getting sick. Not immune to experiencing hell on earth migraines. So he usually ends up helping take care of the morons when they get sick since he wouldn't catch what they have. And then he slinks off pitifully into a corner with the lights off when a migraine hits.

I might add more if I think of more and I definitely will but I'm stopping Here because I will never get free from this post if I keep going rn LOVE HIM

[bekolxeram]

Good morning! (Well, at my place) I've just read your take on fandom, and while I'm personally avoiding most of the cast interviews and stuff, I see your point. I'm just afraid that's too much a voice of reason. Something spread all over the world today, facts do not matter very much. And people really forget that fandom is fun. Anyway, would love to see more of those posts :)

I too usually avoid interviews and stuff, I'm mostly in it for the excuse to unite my love for aviation, disaster documentaries and gay stuff. I'm sure you've stumbled across fandom discourse before and asked yourself "are we watching the same show?" Well, I saw a post about one of the actors "confirming a character's sexual orientation" and I was just wondering if we were reading the same words.

I've seen media literacy, canon vs fanon being brought up numerous times for the last 2 months, but I think I've finally found the right words to describe my gripes with the fandom: the confusion of implication and interpretation.

Maddie pulling Chimney out of the frame in that hotel room then ending up pregnant a few episodes later, implication, it's not the network or the show for explicit sex scenes. Buck making a dirty face while saying the ring cutter was for "other stuff", well what other stuff can you think of? Hen and Chimney hanging out with Tommy at the bar in Bobby Begins Again, would Hen and Chimney knowingly become friends with someone who was still racist and misogynist that they had a problem with? These are all hardly refutable facts that just weren't shown explicitly on screen for whatever reasons.

A male character being emotionally repressed and having trouble dating women on the other hand, could be because he is attracted to men without knowing it, but it also could be due to all sorts of reasons like childhood trauma, religious trauma, trauma from the battlefield, unprocessed grief from on-and-off ex-wife suddenly dying in an accident so any sort of closure is no longer possible etc. Another male character looking after a good kid when his father is trying his best to juggle between raising him and being a first responder, could be because he is romantically interested in said single father and wants to become part of a traditional type of nuclear family unit with the kid, but it also could be just him being kind and empathetic, as he himself grew up with emotionally neglectful and absent parents. You can interpret these things all sorts of ways based on your personal experience, but the show itself doesn't tell you how to frame it, nor does it limits you. Though at the end of the day, other people may interpret the same piece of media in different ways, and that includes the showrunner, the writers and even the actors themselves.

And then there's conflating interpretation with irrefutable explicit fact, like I demonstrated in some of my posts. Like the moment after 7x10 came out, the whole fandom was enshrouded by debates over daddy kink. One side painted Tommy as a sexual predator who exploited Buck's moment of vulnerability to satisfy his own kinks (again, Buck started the daddy thing), the other side defended the rights for gay men to explore sexually whenever they like. Yes, the I know daddy kink is very common among the gay community, but the concept itself has become so mainstream the past few years (I blame Pedro Pascal) that it now vaguely means "an older man who is hot".

After a few weeks of thinking I'm crazy and I lack verbal and reading comprehensions, I finally read the source material behind most of the controversies, and I got things completely different from the mainstream discourse out there? I've never seen anyone from the production of the show explicitly stating or even imply a certain ship would come true? At most, they respect and validate fans' own interpretations of the story, that's it. It doesn't necessarily mean they agree with said interpretation, and it certainly does not invalidate other possibilities.

So here we are, some fans feel betrayed even though they were never promised anything. Other fans get nervous over stuff that is actually just an interpretation of a cast member's interview, which in itself is also an interpretation of their own character, but tutted as absolute fact by some.

Enjoying a piece of media is supposed to be about enjoyment, not like a part-time job, so enjoy the parts you like and ignore the rest. But if you want to participate in the fandom, and you feel anxious anytime there's rumors brewing, tracking down the source might actually bring you more peace.

[nozomi-vents]

One thing that genuinely pisses me off is how my dad will constantly point out me, my sister, and my mom's shortcomings and be so quick to blame us for it, yet when we point out his shortcomings that are genuinely harmful, all of a sudden he's "being invalidated", and that we "hurt his feelings" and shit, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN CONSIDER HOW WE FEEL EITHER WHICH FUCKING SUCKS!

Literally just today my parents were arguing about how my mental health was affecting my ability to attend school, and he's over there saying "oh, we should put [him] in a boarding school", "[he]'s doing this on purpose" yap yap yap, basically blaming me for all of this shit. (I put m pronouns in the brackets cause he was misgendering me the whole time btw)

And then I go an step out to get something, he calls me over, and basically just starts shaming me (in front of my mom an sister btw) for getting suspended and sharing how I feel about mr. Gonzales n shit, and when my mom tried to explain and elaborate on something to him, he completely blew her off.

And my mom (bless her heart btw) was literally trying to defend this asshole because she loves him, like a lot, and I feel bad that she has to put up with this tbh.

"he didn't know, he's trying his best" Not only does he know, HE'S SAYING THESE THINGS IN THE MOST DEGRADING MATTER POSSIBLE JUST TO MAKE ME FEEL BAD FOR GETTING SUSPENDED, AND I JUST SJFJKFHERUFERFHR /NEG

Also, I accidentally bought $20 worth of shit on Thursday because he gave me his credit card to buy a soda, and he got in trouble for letting me go out and spend that much, and instead of holding himself accountable, he decides to drag it to today (TWO DAYS LATER) and complain about him "being thrown under the bus", like I'M SORRY BUT YOU'RE THE 50 SOMETHING YEAR OLD MAN BEING PUT IN CHARGE OF MYFINACIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE MENTALLY ILL ASS, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT GAVE ME THE FUCKING CREDIT CARD AND DIDN'T BOTHER TO STOP ME.

and oh man am I getting genuinely tired of his fucking trauma dumping.

He talks about how his mental health and how angry he is at something, yet when we have the AUDACITY to try and talk about how WE feel, instead of taking the time to listen and understand, he basically dismisses us and does this thing I personally call "fake praising" (which is basically when he gives someone praise but it's in such a condescending and almost sarcastic tone to where it doesn't feel like genuine praise at all), and even straight up invalidates us n shit, it's fucking infuriating man.

And the fucked up part? whenever my mom does these things, all of a sudden it's this horrible abusive thing and that he's a selfish bitch, which upsets me because unlike him, she doesn't have as much control over it (though she's working on it), and both she and I have BPD, which makes this even more fucked up because he's so quick to judge us for the same shit he does just because we have a mental illness we can't control.

It infuriates me so much how he's quick to dismiss other people's struggles and sometimes tell them it's their fault, and then the minute he receives ANY amount of criticism against genuinely shitty actions, all of a sudden he's a victim?? FUCK THAT!

I'd say he has a big ego and it's becoming an issue, but i don't want to give the NPD community any shit (since they already got so much stigma on their hands), and I'm not gonna say he's faking any of this either, cause that's not okay, but he REALLY heeds to get a therapist to talk to instead of dumping his issues on the rest of his family.

OH! did I forget to mention he makes weird comments bout my body without my consent anytime I dress alternatively, and he's told me in the past that I have an "athlete's body"? Yeah, kind of weird..

He does ALL of this, and yet still wonders why I hate him.

man is it infuriating...

EDIT: forgot to mention that he doesn't even go to my appointments, nor has he even MET my therapist, or any of that shit, so he has no right to even talk about my mental health like that.

Also, he's extremely invasive about how my medications are working and if I took them n shit, and he says it's "so I can know if my coworker Brian can be prescribed them".

like first off the medications working bit is something for my doctor to ask, not you, second off, I get if you're reminding me, but for you to basically come at me and yell at me for not taking them and then acting like I got angry because I didn't take those medications because "I can tell that you're off them", and third off, if Brian really wanted to talk about my medications so that he can speak with his doctor about it, he should talk with me directly so that he can know first hand how it works and what the side effects are, he doesn't need to have my dad (who has no knowledge about mental health medications whatsoever) come and ask invasive questions about my medications and risk spreading harmful misinformation that's gonna get him killed.

Let's just say I'm probably gonna have him talk to my therapist on my behalf so that he actually, yknow, LEARNS NOT TO BE A FUCKING DICK TO THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM??

[melminli]

This Can Go On All Day

pairing: peter parker x gn reader

synopsis - who does the best impression of captain america?

Your hands were currently digging in the candy drawer while Peter sat on the kitchen counter, scrolling on his phone. Your eyebrows furrowed slightly as you couldn't find anything decent that was to your taste. "Why the hell is there only sour shit?" you asked angrily, grabbing a pack of sour patches and leaning your arm on the marble counter. A funny thought suddenly crossed your mind as you looked at the bag and let your mind wander. "Hey, Pete." you exclaimed, drawing his attention to you.

His eyes looked from his screen to you. "Hm?" he groaned and saw you holding the package of gummy bears in front of his eyes.

"You think Steve would die if he ate one of these?"

Peter let out a small laugh before looking back down at his phone. "Yeah, sure. The strongest man in the world dies because of sour patches."

You tried to get his attention again. "Just listen to me for a second. I know he doesn't like sweet things, and I've never seen him eat anything sour. Plus, there were no sour candies in his childhood, I think, probably. So his taste buds would be pulverized." you came to the conclusion.

He thought about it for a second. "I mean, he's not a Neanderthal or anything, and it's not like he lived hundreds of years ago. I'm pretty sure he still has the ability to taste sour. Besides, sour patches aren't really sour if we're being honest."

"Good point." you conceded, letting Peter think that the discussion was over. "But how would he react. I mean, his standards of sour should be on a whole different level than ours. He probably perceives it very differently than we do." You said as another thought crossed your mind. "Unless his taste buds were also enhanced when he was in the lab, and that could mean that he would be immune against sour candy, which would invalidate my first theory. I mean kinda since he would indeed perceive it differently, though that would be the opposite of what i meant to say." You shrugged it off. "But let's just forget that possibility for a second."

"Right... I never thought of that." Said Peter, knowing what you were getting at. His hands reached for the package in your hands and took out a red sour patch. He tried to put on a deeper voice. "What are these little males?" he asked as if he'd never seen it before in his life as he carefully sniffed it. "And that's what people eat these days? What's it made of anyway?"

You laughed softly. "Okay Steve wouldn't react like some grandpa." you saw Peter raise his eyebrows at that like he was challenging you and you gave in pretty quickly as you thought about it for another second. "Okay I didn't say anything." You thought about his question for a second. "I want to believe it's from fruits but I'm just lying to myself with that. So some kind of chemistry probably."

You watched Peter try to keep his disgust subtle and fail miserably at it. You had to grin at his acting. "Hey, you're no less chemical than those sour patches." You exclaimed, snatching the bag from his hand in a huff.

"Everything in this world is chemistry. I don't understand why you use it in a negative context." Spoke peter and slipped out of his role.

You rolled your eyes. "Welcome back." You said and rummaged for the blue ones in the bag because the blue ones were the best.

A new voice responded. "Hey kids, what are you up to?" asked Tony as he entered the room with Bruce and immediately began to operate the coffee machine.

"Nothing really. We were just wondering how Steve would react to sour candy." you replied, impassively holding out the bag to Tony. "Any suggestions?"

He looked first at your hand and then at you before taking out a sour patch and you waited anxiously to see what reaction he would present.

After the first second, he spoke up. "My goodness. That's disgusting. What the hell is that? Without even starting the show yet."

Your shoulders slump in annoyance. "The peasants' meal is not to thee liking? Tony, I'm a little offended."

Peter nodded.

This time Tony rolled his eyes. "Yeah yeah. Steve would probably be dead the second that thing touched his tongue. I don't know what you guys expect me to do."

"Some simple human decency would be nice." You turned your head to Bruce and held out the bag to him, whereupon he just shook his hand in front of him. "I'm not really good at this stuff."

"It's not about being good. It's about assumptions, man. Don't you do this all the time as scientists." You sighed in disappointment as you rolled your eyes.

"Well, let's see your reaction then." Tony prompted. He was pretty sure it was something absurd that would be far from reality.

You just returned his look self-consciously and took a gummy bear from the bag. "What is this strange consistency." You asked yourself in character as you test squeezed the gummy between your fingers a few times before putting it in your mouth. "Oh?" you expressed in confusion at first as your face contorted in a very strange way. "Oh! OH!" you finally exclaimed jokingly as you shook your head and slammed your fist down on the table. You then finally looked up with a serious expression after chuckling down the sour patch and straightened up as if nothing had happened when you met the judgmental stares of the others. "That was an... interesting experience."

Tony just raised an eyebrow as he took a sip of his coffee. "Yeah. definitely not."

Before you could defend yourself, the star of the day showed up. "Hey guys." Steve greeted you and at that moment, Peter's and your eyes met before you nodded to each other.

"Hey Steve, you want to try some of this new candy I bought the other day?"

Steve frowned a little as he watched the package. "I don't really like candy, but thanks for asking." he politely declined and was about to take something cold to drink from the fridge when Tony plucked the yellow bag from your hand and offered it to him. "Take one and eat it." He demanded.

Blue eyes looked around the room in confusion and Steve felt a little strange under the stares. "Oh. Okay then." he replied forcedly, taking a sour patch from the bag.

You wish you had your phone with you to film this.

"What a strange consistency." Steve expressed as he crushed the gummy bear between his fingers.

One hand clenched your mouth to hide your shock as Peter's eyes widened.

Then it finally happened. "Oh!" Steve expressed as his face contorted in a very funny way. "Oh! OH!" he finally exclaimed as if he had discovered a new miracle. After laughing it off, he looked up again with a serious expression as if nothing had happened. "That was an...interesting experience. You didn't tell me that it was something sour. I was expecting something completely different."

You slammed your hands on the table. "I knew it. Take that, you suckers!"

[amazing-digital-kinger]

Hello Tumblr fellas! I got convinced to share a theory of The Amazing Digital Circus so that's what I'll do!

i hope you all enjoy! :D

First things first: This is just my personal theory, it's not truth and does not invalidate anyone else's! I'm here just to enjoy and have fun not to fight anyone! That being said I'll try my best to explain everything i have in my tiny head with all the information we got so far!

Begining: Cain and Abel

TADC seem to have a religious inspiration or undertone to the show (Not mainly focused but at least seems inspired) With that some/mainly this theory will be based on some biblical elements!

The begging will be focused on explaining a bit about what i think of: Caine, Kinger and Jax.

Their roles, how important they are and what they do in general that got my attention.

Not far into the pilot we are introduced to Caine and Bubble, Since TADC appears to be a Game we can come to a conclusion that Caine is a Tutorial/Software created to have control over the circus as he says himself that he has eyes everywhere and can fix medium/low level abstraction but still can't seem to do any meaningful changes on the map or load memories from outside the digital world.

Bubble seems to be just a little helper, probably helping caine to fix some smaller bugs, clean messes and help him understand more into some of their needs.

Even though Bubble themselves seem a little buggy and glitchy saying nonsense and threatening content even when caine says that TADC is a safe place, and even caine is a bit buggy sometimes getting the blue screen but put lets put a pin on that and we'll be right on that topic!

Further we are introduced to the main characters, one of them being kinger, Our next subject.

Kinger seems to be a character mentally unstable and sometimes confused, having some lines that indicate he has been there longer than anyone, something that doesn't actually makes sense due to a information dropped by ragatha saying that "When you reach your breaking point something really bad can happen" Which we see a but further happening to kaufmo and we can all agree kinger seems long gone after his breaking point, But why isn't he abstracted?

I think that it might be cause kinger isn't actually a regular player trapped into the game he might be something else, Might a developer or even another AI like caine.

In the episode when jax says "i can still be hungry" we can see some of kingers knowledge by him saying "Well not really, ’cause we don't need to eat, drink or sleep in this digital world. So the digital food here only gives off the virtual sensation of eating [...]" That can indicate how he knows something more since jax replies with "[...] Since when are you an expert on the digital world?" And kinger seems to almost immediately lose track of what he was saying and where he is that might be a corruption of his files (Taking to the AI side).

Since we talked about both Kinger and Caine we can speak a bit more about the "Biblical" thing of them Both.

For a bit in the show are are shown a logo "C&A" that might be the company that made the game but if we take a bit with caine’s name we can get to Cain & Abel.

In the Bible Cain and Abel are brothers, the first kids of Adam and Eve, Cain killed his brother abel after envy.

Considering Caine is the first AI created in the game Along with Kinger they could represent the Two brother and the act of "Killing abel" Would more likely be Caine deleting or corrupting Kinger's Files to make him worthless resulting into the creation of a second companion for caine (maybe by the devs or even caine himself since he doesn't know how to probably code and that might be why bubble doesn't work well) Bubble that was made fast and poorly (that's why he doesn't work properly).

But Caine might need Kinger to access, Edit and work on TADC that's why he never fully deleted Kinger, since they were made to worl together like two keys the system only recognize them when together and even when bubble was the created they didn't edit the main thing causing the main resources to be in kinger’s file.

Development: Pair

One of the things i noticed is that the characters seem to have "pairs" per say.

Allow me to illustrate with both pictures and texts:

We have the sun and the moon

We have two anthropomorphic animals

A jester and a clown

Two randomized characters

Two toys

And last but certainly not least

Two chess pieces a queen and a king

We can see that TADC might have a buddy system where players have a right possibility of having someone to be a duo with or at least share something in common.

The chess pieces can indicate 3 things:

Kinger isn't a AI but a dev and the queen was another Dev but she got abstracted

Kinger is a AI and wasn't the first try to implement it in the game

Kinger and queen are just two different players that share the same characteristics just like the past examples.

For this theory we'll go with the 2nd option.

Ending (?): Judas

By now the last thing i have to share is my thoughts about jax and what he was shown on the pilot.

Jax seems to have a vast knowledge on the digital world (almost same level as kinger and dangerous almost as caine) we are shown that jax has a key that open everyone's room, He doesn't say how or where he got it but we can make a assumption that it was a prize for one of their adventures (or that he just stole it).

And how to you get prizes and items in games? POINT SYSTEMS! HOORAY!

When going down the slide with kinger and gangle they seem to make some points but at the bowling end they miss one and don’t get maximum score, jax immediately kicks the things and they seem to finally get maximum score but jax immediately breaks the warning/sign and goes away.

THAT TAKES US TO THE DINNER SCENE!

Another probable reference to the bible, more specifically "The Last Supper" of Leonardo da Vinci

This makes me believe that one of them will betray the rest or at least betray pomni.

Jax being most likely cause since he had access to a key that opens everydoor (and didn't say to tell anyone since ragatha was surprised) most likely is retaining important information probably intentionally.

Not only the key but probably the score system and so many stuff we aren't even aware off!

SO YEAH! :0

This is all i got so far, thanks for reading I'm sorry if it's too long but i hope i made everything clear and let's see if i got anything right!

Anyway i hope you all have a wonderful time! Toodles!

[super-hero-confessions]

i want to take a moment to talk about the "whiteness" in the superhero genre.

not in anger or anything like that, this isn't really a rant. it's more of a run on thought than anything. but due to the ongoing calls, trends or whatever else proposing or promoting different forms of censorship, or even the schisms that fandoms seem to like creating between "canon" and "fanon". i wanted to try addressing this the best i could.

i don't mean how the characters are traditionally or predominantly white. while that is a conversation to have on its own, it mostly ends with "the industry was fucked up for a long time and is still kind of fucked up".

when i say "whiteness" in this context, i mean it through a story lens. "whitewashing" a story, "watering it down", i've seen it called "disneywashing", creating a "rose-tinted lens", etc.

in essence, boiling down or censoring a story so it's more "mainstream" or "comfortable" for what is essentially "white america" or white americans. people who are used to and brought up to expect a sort of "feel good" storytelling style with a happy ending where the perceived "hero" wins.

just to be clear, i am not blaming white americans for existing or being brought up with this sort of thing, nobody gets to choose their reality before they have to live it.

but that's sort of the problem.

as far as the superhero genre goes, the boys does a really good job at bringing attention to this issue. the comics especially are excellent for making a point of this.

"but the real reason you won't hear about it is cause the public don't wanna know about it."

with the g-men saga, they make it a point to show that even with "representation" for people of color, it's still often done in a "whitewashed" lens for "white america" in a way that "white americans" will understand and be comfortable with. in a way where black people or other people of color are presented how white people perceive them to be, or how they "should" be. as more caricatures than humanized people.

abducted black kids are expected to conform to "black behavior" as part of a "black" super group, under instruction and supervision from a white man. one of those kids even expresses his unhappiness with that situation and what's expected of him when he never got to choose that path.

with transwomen, we're shown how they get fetishized or disregarded. disrespected or made invalid when they haven't fully transitioned or are "clockable" in any sort of way. when they aren't the "right" type of transwoman for the "mainstream". even what women in prostitution may have to deal with, not limited to transwomen.

one of hughie's friends, big bobbi, is a big, muscular transwoman. she's a bit of an asshole with the brightest, most fun personality, and beautifully flamboyant fashion sense you have ever seen. she can't afford the care that would allow her to transition. but it doesn't matter what other people around her think of that, she still chooses to be herself. and if they object, it's their problem not hers.

she's valid no matter what they say and she's amazing for it.

we are shown harsh realities that real people may have to face or make choices on. realities that white people, especially americans, aren't really comfortable with seeing or acknowledging the existence of. like a sort of strange untold rule that if you don't personally see something, then it somehow can't exist or "goes away".

the show i think in some ways is more subtle, but also goes further in others. it's certainly more brutal and gory than the comic, although that may just be inherent with live-action footage being far more visceral than a drawn stylistic comic panel ever could be.

however, you can't really get more descript or direct than the scene where a-train is talking about his childhood and how he discovered his powers.

he's told, by the white director getting his story, to make his story "a tad more upbeat" and leave out the gun violence.

he's told directly, to censor his own life so it's more comfortable for the "right audience". he is clearly uncomfortable with this fact but goes along with it because he knows who he works for.

this kind of thing isn't limited to the superhero genre at all, although it is painfully obvious how interwoven with the mcu this has become (the now antithesis of the spirit behind the source material and even original direction), it can also be very obvious between american media and foreign media. or even white made media and black made media.

"the color purple" is a good example as well.

again, to be clear, there's nothing wrong with feel good stories or happy endings. there's nothing wrong with liking or preferring that sort of stuff.

but the fact is this.

people who aren't "white america" or the "right target audience" may live and have to face these harsh realities. may even feel seen and heard when they see these realities talked about or well portrayed in media. may feel just as good from the feel good stories and happy endings as the next person.

but at the end of the day, we don't get to come back to a feel good life or rose-tinted reality. we have to go back to our own and are expected to remain as quiet and unseen about it as ever. for the comfort of the people who don't want to see or hear that we exist.

from a personal place, it can feel pretty fucking invalidating and painful to see people complain about the harsh realities i have to face as "unrealistic" or "unnecessary" because they personally have never seen or faced such a reality and thus were "forced" to acknowledge it for a few seconds of their life.

except they didn't have to look.

that's what content warnings and disclaimers are for, right? to give people a choice and protect those who might be triggered by it.

and maybe they were "unnecessary", that is generally the nature of injustice and hardship. but i, and many others, still had to live through them.

the reality is that a call for censorship is a call for expulsion of anything that doesn't fit with the "white american" or "right" world filter. more often than not, silencing victims.

telling them "your story's not okay to tell because it makes me uncomfortable" when you didn't have to stick around and listen or watch their story.

no one "forced" you to sit down and stay. you could have just kept moving along and found one of the thousands of other pieces of media made for you and people like you.

but most importantly, it's not about "you". it wasn't made for "you".

and it doesn't have to be.

it goes even further with "canon" and "fanon". the point of fanfiction is for fans to take their favorite characters in the media they like and create their own stories however they want to.

in spirit?

this is a beautiful, wonderful, incredible thing to see. it's media and artists inspiring more creativity and artists. it's people having fun. it's people playing with art freely.

but like anything, it's not without its flaws.

there's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to save a favorite character or "rewrite" a story your own way. yeah, sometimes "canon" writers can drop the ball or even make very stupid messes. whether narrative inconsistencies, badly executed twists, there's room for critique for them too.

that's not the problem with "fanon".

the problem is that many of the fans participating in "fanon" that is built are still fundamentally "white america" or from similarly founded societies. they are still people raised or indoctrinated in a form of purity culture and pro-censorship ideas that ultimately silence and talk over marginalized groups.

i was raised in that kind setting too, so i get it. i was raised to be silent.

and it is so difficult to realize, self actualize, and to break out of it. i am still working through it. your own world views and core beliefs falling apart right in front of you is no cake walk. it hurts to know you've been lied to your entire life and have to acknowledge it.

and i think freedom in fiction, fanfiction, art, expression, and more are really just a few of those things that have the right foundation to build on and help people break out of that.

but not when the same ideas get recycled and repeated and reinforced, just with new packaging.

people of color. but portrayed through the lens of "white america". although i won't say it's limited to "white america" because there is racism all over the world that presents itself in different forms depending on where you go.

there's nothing wrong with practicing the features of people from other cultures and countries. nothing wrong with referencing and actually doing facial studies. that should be encouraged and cherished, not shut down. but it takes listening to the voices, experiences, and critiques of the people in those groups before we actually see good representation.

lots and lots of lgbtqia+ content made by fans out there. but also portrayed through the lens of "white america", or filtered and censored in a way that makes straight people with a kink feel more comfortable than people who are actually lgbtqia+.

the boys show even did a scene to showcase that too. when ashley tells maeve and elena that audiences will react better to their relationship if there are "clear cut gender roles" and that two "feminine lesbians" would be seen as a "problematic" image.

that's "heteronormativity". even the way that fandoms tend to use the words "twink" or "babygirl". it goes without saying that the way these fandoms, predominantly cisgender heterosexual women, define or redefine "men" and "masculinity" for gay ships ends up being one of the biggest promoters and perpetuators for toxic masculinity i have ever seen.

speculating the sexuality of real people, actors or actresses, based on the random things they like or do and how "masculine" the women or "feminine" the men are is no different than "transvestigating", something only transphobes do.

if we're trying to normalize free expression regardless of gender, this is not how you do it.

i really don't think i should have to spell out how fandom repackages this and perpetuates it further. if you know, you know already, but for those that don't?

switching, interracial relationships, and two "masculine gays" are going to be among your most rarely explored (not kinks) themes in fanfiction.

it doesn't make people wrong or bad to want to explore kinks their own way either. there is nothing wrong with preferring a "top" and "bottom" or having a "dom" and "sub" kink. writing fanfiction should feel safe for the author and readers alike. do what makes you happy, just make sure to tag it correctly.

but i've also seen people put that they are trans or whatever in the author's notes to specify that they write from personal experience to prevent getting attacked for "inaccuracy". let's not ignore that issue, absolutely no one should be getting harassed or attacked over fiction (this includes canon writers).

it just goes to show that "white america" doesn't just have the habit of silencing and speaking over minorities in their own work. the people often hurling out those attacks? "white americans".

the people i see most try to use personal victimhood to censor other people, including victims? "white americans".

i've seen way too many fans promote a bubble of "fanon" while complaining or dismissing "canon", not because of actual narrative inconsistencies or issues with the writing, but because the detail may make them "uncomfortable" or "unhappy".

so they "whitewash" their favorite characters to not have those "flaws". i don't mean create an "au" where their favorite character can, alternatively, not have committed that war crime or groomed someone. i mean they personally absolve and ignore whatever the character did so they don't have to feel "guilty" about liking them.

please stop feeling guilty over fiction. it doesn't matter what the least educated people on the planet say, it's not real and has no bearing on who you are as a person whether you like the villain or not.

what does have a bearing? whether or not you are willing to dismiss or acknowledge what the villain does when your reaction to their actions should be your reminder that "you" are a human.

and again, we can not choose the realities we are born into or how we are brought up. but we can become aware of the world that is around us. and in making ourselves aware, we can also choose whether or not we participate and contribute to those segregated "realities".

societal and fandom awareness, or lack there of, are the problem. but censorship is not a solution. censorship can only exacerbate this.

this isn't some sort of cry to shut down criticism either. on the contrary, we can't have proper critique on media, good or bad, we can't have nuanced discussions when censorship reigns. that is a huge part of what this whole thing even is.

but with censorship? we can have victims who feel marginalized, insulted, and silenced because their personal experiences and harsh realities were deemed "inappropriate" or "unsafe" for the "right" kind of people, thereby leaving them as the "wrong" kind of people.

content warnings and informed viewer consent are what protect people.

censorship only has the goal of being divisive and filtering "people" from "scum".

"whiteness" is just another pervasive, invasive way for people to keep pretending that everything is "fine", but only for the "right" type of people.

we all have a choice to listen. and we all deserve a choice to speak up. but no one should be silenced.

trauma does not come with a nondisclosure agreement, please stop acting like it does.

[deadrayg2mf]

Dead Ray's Nightmare Gauntlet: Melanie Nyx

I don't even know where to fucking start with this review. I knew going into this that I was in for a bad time. I was just unaware how bad of a time... "Never judge a book by its cover!" Well, I should have, and harshly at that. This won't be a long text post of my written-out thoughts and summary like the other reviews as this is a six for one since all the books are generally less than 30 pages (the longer ones are the ones with three books crammed into one) so I will just list them from worst to best with bulleted points, but to start; a small list of things that spanned all the books.

All dicks that are not tentacles are as long as the female leads forearm and as thick as her wrist.

The use of "virgin asshole."

Saying the dick or tongue reached places previously untouched.

Juices running down thighs and into ass cracks.

Different, but ultimately, the best tasting cum to exist. (TBH it all sounded like it would send me running to the bathroom as fast as a glass of milk)

Mind control??? Like there has to be??? I simply cannot be convinced that upon laying their eyes on, what appears to be the average size, a giant dick all of a sudden, each female lead is down to clown.

Badly and shortly written smut, all bad porno scripts, like really bad, I'm talking even bad porn producers would throw these in the reject pile.

Reigned In by the Reindeer Man 0/10

Trigger warning for attempted sexual assault and overall, general nasty man.

Starts out with her in what I wish wasn't a common situation for woman but, unfortunately, most definitely is with a disgusting man being disgusting towards her

Pervy Santa she works with gets aggressive, chases her through the mall attempting to assault her, she runs out into traffic and almost gets hit by a truck (truck-kun almost coming in for that isekai save)

Oh Whoa, she gets whisked away by something furry and antlered

It's Blitzen

but like

a ten-foot-tall, super muscular and humanoid Blitzen

You'll never guess how huge his dick is, because it is out and demanding

Would have definitely dubbed this a noncon situation if, at the very last second, she hadn't decided that giant deer dick was worth getting a taste of

Blitzen's cum tastes like all the best parts of Christmas if you were wondering

He also goes down like a champ, and plows like a champ, just an absolute beast in the sheets (◔_◔)

Laughed at the line "you invoked the Santa"

Blitzen does take offence to being called Vixen - he's kind of a douche tbh

Bad

Given to the Groundhog God 0/10

Trigger warning for potential pedophilia and rape being an aspect

A smutty, fantasy Hunger Games rip?

That line about odds being in favors is pretty fucking close

And the whole drawing names until your 18 and free from the selection

Um

Pedophilia?

Maybe?

Definitely nothing is said to not make this potential claim invalid

It says that woman are in danger for their first 18 years from getting their names drawn

And later the Groundhog God makes it clear he's gotta bone 'em to get their life force

I think

Crime was committed

If not pedophilia, definitely rape

So... disgusting, all the crime ones get 0's

She volunteers for her sister whose name gets drawn and goes for her (female lead is 21) to the Groundhog God

Oh, btw, it's fucking groundhogs day :|

She is entranced by his groundhog god dick

Turns out she's his mate (thank god he doesn't have to take any kids to fuck ever again)

She turns into a furry groundhog lady

Gag me with a spoon

Lusty Lost Souls 1/10

Girl who had three boyfriends who all tragically died on their way to a high school dance is facing her fears and returning to hometown ten years later

Oop, former classmate wants to kill her cause she still blames her for their deaths

BOOM, dead, how? They're ghosts or fog monsters or something along those lines

Now that main girl is back in town their all riled up and ready to get back in the sheets with her/protect her from the people trying to kill her

If I had a nickel for every time someone tried to kill the main girl, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

Anyways, after the second attempt made by former classmate who was in love with her, the boys make their appearance (this is the end of the book btw)

They then have a steamy (foggy?) fuck session and her old high school best friend watches from the sidelines but really just see's fog envelope the main girl and then all of a sudden she disappears forever

Not sure if she like died and also turned into fog or what happened there

It was boring

Tentacle Games 1.5/10

Just a horny squid games rip

Three books in one

They all sucked

This televised event where people compete for money but if they fuck up they get dragged off by tentacles

If you pay a subscription you get to see what happens backstage ╮ (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) ╭

It's sex... they get fucked by the tentacles

That's it...

The third book is the scientist who created the horny tentacle monster getting fucked by one

The other two are just contestants on the show (losers)

Shout out to the size queen in the second one... though size isn't exactly hard to come by in any of these books :|

Groped by the Grinch 1.5/10

Her name is Holly Jolly

The Grinch is an invisible being that just gropes people probably

She can see him because she harbors true holiday cheer

Canon mind control in this one, but the Grinch chooses to seduce her the old fashioned way

By taking her clothes off and rubbing his giant grinch dick on her

At least this one has embellishments

There's Christmas lights under the skin and they spin when he gets real jazzed

The Grinch is ripped, absolutely shredded, complete babe magnet (if they could see him)

Ass of a god

Missed the chance for the perfect rip from the movie with the lines "You're the... the... the" "the, the, the, the Grinch!"

Absolutely wasted opportunity (but if you can get sued for that then I get it)

Also has Christmas cum but not the same as Blitzens'

The first, and possibly only, one we get a kiss in I think?

How romantic of Mr. Grinch

It was bad, still really really bad, but better than some

Seduced by Santa's Elves 2/10

Literally had to google the title to make sure I got it right and the 5th search result was pornhub (・_・ヾ

Jumped the gun and messaged multiple friends that this book was Santa getting cucked by Mrs. Clause and his elves

Was incorrect, kinda

Santa did get cucked by Mrs. Clause BUT it was with the easter bunny and the female lead of this is actually his sister

So, Santa leaves to go deliver Christmas presents, Mary, the lead, goes to her room to get frisky with her toys and Christmas themed porn that does not involve images of her brother (apparently hard to come by - someone direct her to previously listed Christmas books)

Dildo, hilt deep, oh what's that? Mary feels her breast get fondled?

Elf

Three elves, eventually; Bowie, Snowie, and Tinsel

Don't worry, their names are unimportant because not even the author could keep track of them

In one paragraph, Bowie's getting head, Snowie's going for that virgin ass, and Tinsel has touched places previously untouched with, you guessed it, a ginormous dick

In the next? Bowie is balls deep, Tinsel is at the back door, and Snowie is suddenly restricting her air space...

Literally consecutive paragraphs

Honestly, the dick size is unprecedented and frankly uncanny for these being three-foot-tall furry gremlin like things that are not at all reminiscent of the cover image

They also have Christmas cum... but not like Blitzens or the Grinch

BTW they have her bound and hanging above her bed with curtains

The only male characters who aren't shredded beefcakes?

Maybe the author just missed her chance at getting Mary to lick Snowie's washboard abs

Call me a scrouge but this fucking sucked

Amityville Tentacles: The Series 2.5/10

Another three books in one, but all revolving around a central point

A house that has a tentacle demon in it and it must fuck

Honestly, did not mind the first one

Not the most offensive thing I'd ever read

The second one was also fine?

They each had like some sort of backstory that I could live with

The third one was the worst

They are obviously mindless stories revolving around the smut aspect

Inherently, that makes them pretty bad

But the smut in these ones was much better than the previous books listed

My head did not hurt reading this

I can live with the fact that this exists

Seduced by the Pumpkin King 3.5/10

Sue me

I actually liked this one

Enough that I was like...

Flesh it out? Write it better? Give us more plot and backstory?

I'd read it again if these conditions were met

Main girl finds boyfriend cheating on her, somehow gets lost on her way home, ends up in this town and asks for help, the towns people chase her into the woods as a sacrifice for the dark one

I think that's what they called him

He's the king of nightmares and is just a super tall, super ripped, pumpkin-headed bloke

TBH, was into him

He was nice and I think he had a good design for a monster

His forearm length, wrist thick dick also had embellishments

He had little vines that wrapped around it

I'd fuck him (shakes my head with my silly little ace/aro lies teehee)

They ended up married

Short, simple, kind of cute little story

Still not great, but the best out of a bad bunch

I won't even get into the other story of Melanie Nyx's that I read, it's the giant skeleton one that can be found on the list of "books that belong in jail" list from tik tok. I did read it, and my poor, sweet, innocent friend, who watches as I drown in a suffering of my own creation, had to open the multiple snapchat videos (sent at 1 am) of me lamenting and begging for me to never commit to a bit like this again due to the horrors and atrocities I made my stupid little brain compute. I will warn, if you choose to dip your toe in this forbidden pool of trash, it is noncon and just plain bad.

Overall, don't fuckin read these. It's absolute trash and I hate myself for making me do this.

Will I ever do another nightmare gauntlet again? I don't know... I was dubbed a masochist for going through with this and while I am a glutton for punishment, I did also feel my soul leaving my body on many occasions. When I look in the mirror now, I see a broken person... which isn't much different than before but like, the light in my eyes has died just that much more.

Would I read again? Not in this life or the next or the one after that or any again.

Would I recommend? Read this post and ask me that again, look me in my cold, dead eyes and think it through. Please for the love of it all spare yourself from this

[eggs-can-draw]

Why did you two angst it?! This was a cute idea, not Shuichi being quiet as Kokichi bullies him! I said one-sided rivalry! You know what it means? That the other doesn't even realize it's a rivalry! I mentioned adults smiling at Kokichi and calling Shuichi his friend, making him more mad, because I was picturing them seeing Kokichi's behaviour as classic pigtail pulling since again Kokichi probably just doesn't know how to act around somebody he likes because he doesn't get to see an example at home. I had this scenario of them both telling their respective parents about their playtime at dinner time and having very different narratives, Shuichi says they played tag, made funny faces at each other and had a tickle fight, I lost but it still was fun, it's nice to have a friend I can do those things with, and Kokichi's version is I chased him down, he turned out to be immune to my scary faces, as expected of a worthy nemesis, so I had to use my special attack and tickle him until he couldn't breathe, so that's a battle won, for my next plan I need to enlist your help. And then he gets Komaeda to help him make a glitter bomb, which Shuichi ends up perceiving as Kokichi greeting him with confetti the next time they meet and it goes on. For about two years before they start school, but when they become SESLs uh oh, everybody wants to be Shuichi's friend, but that's his nemesis and he should be focusing on chasing Kokichi, and at school there are none of Kokichi's trusted adults that he would listen to or talk about what troubles him at all, and Shuichi's new friends don't like Kokichi very much, so what he does is upping his ante, because any attention is better than no attention, and if his new pranks cross the line sometimes then that's totally on purpose, he is the supreme leader of EVIL after all

REGECT ANGST RETURN TO CUTE

I love this take on it so much because A) I am not crying and neither is Shuichi B) it’s so silly and keeps with the tone of the au a lot better (hurt and a lot of comfort)

I love how dedicated to it Kokichi is! He’s at the dinner table going in great detail on how he Terrorized his nemesis today and totally defeated him and Komaeda just smiles and goes “haha that’s nice Kokichi, make sure to eat your carrots”

Or the mini comic from the other day! Kokichi totally beams Shuichi with a snowball and Hajime is just like “Cmon Kokichi, we don’t do that to our friends, go apologize”

Nobody gets that that’s his rival! And once they all start at HPES it’s even WORSE because now he has all these people he has to compete with for HIS rival’s attention.

When it comes to trusted adults he feels he can confide in, I’m gonna pull a bit of a weird one. This just makes sense to me. I feel like out of every adult Kokichi knows, Gundham would take Kokichi’s rivalry completely seriously and treat it like the VERY SERIOUS matter that it is.

Don’t get me wrong, Kokichi loves Hajime and Komaeda, and they try their best not to hurt/invalidate his feelings, but they’re very much humoring him yknow? Like yeah Komaeda will help Kokichi make a glitter bomb for the next time he sees Shuichi but he doesn’t see it as the passionate declaration of war that it clearly is.

And it’s frustrating!! Take him seriously!! He tried to talk about it with teachers and they just tell him to stop being mean to Shuichi, TO WHICH SHUICHI COMES IN TO DEFEND HIM. RIVALS CANT DO THAT??????

And yknow? As the pranks get worse and the line gets lost in the dust, I feel like he’d get sent to the guidance counselor a ton and has just. Given up on getting them to get it yknow? He gave them chances ages ago and if they just aren’t smart enough to understand his evil machinations, then it sucks to be them. At the very least I think he still talks about it with Gundham, Komaeda, and Hajime, with the latter two at least PRETENDING to understand how him and Shuichi can CLEARLY never be friends.

[dteamain]

Also Tommy just casually talking about his gay jokes makes me sad for Dream and how he's still dragged over the coals for it

Weird how only queer people seem to get called queerbaiters

So sorry for the late reply, I had to wait until I was at my computer bc I felt this ask required a much more nuanced take than I could give from mobile.

The fact that without a doubt tommy's gay jokes will be weaponized against queer people, dream in particular, is so disgusting and vile. I feel this in such personal way as a queer person who doesn't use/like labels.

Please read under the cut if you want an explanation.

I'll start off by saying none of this is Tommy's fault, yes I am one of those queer people who think it is perfectly fine for straight people to make gay jokes.

My journey as a queer person has been so paralleled with dreams it's kind of funny. For a very long time I considered myself straight, I have much more hands on experience with men. It was never a doubt in my mind that I liked men. That's what ASAB (assumed straight at birth) does to you. society makes it super easy for you to determine if you like the opposite sex. In fact I was so determined to be straight that for about 9 years everyone around me (friends, family, co-workers, strangers for fucks sake) would assume me and my best friend were dating and I couldn't figure out why. I told them I was straight, so clearly I couldn't be dating my best friend right?!

Anyway long story short, no I wasn't straight and yes I had a crush on my best friend.

Back to the matter on hand. Queer people, particularly ones who don't use a label are constantly stuck trying to prove that they are queer enough. Society does this weird thing where they demand an explanation, even when they don't need one. People demand dream to explain his sexuality for no reason other than to satisfy their definition of queer. Its gross, and I hate it.

People don't realize that putting a strict box around queerness puts up a huge barrier for people trying to explore. If we don't let people explore and test the waters, if we force them into an all or nothing label, we are going to have a ton of queer people to afraid to join the community. We are actively limiting who can be considered as queer, and that is homophobic.

The first step to feeling included within a community is joining in on the humour of it. However if we create this box where only queer people can make jokes about queerness, it immediately creates this line where people have to label themselves to be involved within the community. Unlike race, anyone can decide they are queer at any point in their life. So while we might limit jokes on race to those within the community, we cannot do that for queerness.

I also have a personal believe that it is great to include straight people in queer culture, it allows them to see us in our true colors and understand us way more. It also helps bring us closer to a society where sexual orientation does not matter. So yes straight people can make gay jokes, and pretend to be with their queer friends as a fun little bit, and join pride, and kiss the homies. All these things allow unlabelled people, and people just starting their queer journey to explore in a much safer environment, where they don't need to explain if they are straight or not.

But because we don't live in a society where people think straight people can make gay jokes. When they see tommy (a straight person) making these jokes they will weaponize it to invalidate dream's queerness. and I will hate them so deeply for that.

I don't want tommy to stop though, I want him to keep going, to prove that yes both he and dream can make gay jokes even though he is straight and dream is queer. they can make the same jokes.

[ruiniel]

Oooo 1, 4, 12, 18, 25 for the ask?? (Also shush about your lukewarm views, I love your takes!)

Aww Hi, thank you 🖤for helping me procrastinate from writing/drawing which I want to do but also don't! And it wasn't self-deprecation on my end, I'm really okay with lukewarm! I have a mild temper and extremes tire me out generally! OK lemme see...

1)the character everyone gets wrong

HMMMM I'm an adept of 'it's canon if it works for me' so I shrug at this usually. If a take's not to my liking, I'll ignore it and move on. Everyone's valid in having an opinion.

That said.

I generally don't vibe with the 'merchant-mindset-that's-his-best-asset-and-that's who he is' HC often stamped onto Caranthir during his time in Thargelion just because "... to journey into Beleriand all the traffic of the dwarf-mines passed first through the hands of Caranthir, and thus great riches came to him." I just don't see that as being his main trait.

4)was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

I block so liberally, bc I treat this as a safe space and will use all tools at my disposal to try and keep it that way. But if you're being overly confrontational over fictional characters in meta or uppity/rude on points such as 'people can ship who they want but they'll get a lesson in this and that if they don't ship X the way i ship it,' I'll be so tired I might miss the Block button the first time. I like peace and quiet. Nothing personal.

12)the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

Not sure if this means 'unpopular - usually hated for what they did in canon' or 'unpopular - not-seen-very-often-in the fandom limelight'?

I'll go with the latter. This might've changed in the meantime, not sure, I don't check the tags for safety reasons lmao. Gwindor - a dramatic flawed character with their own dramatic choices/another Angband survivor, nuff said.

18) it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

"but Morwen remained in Doriath with Niënor as guests of Thingol and Melian, and were treated with honour."

What went on during that time?

25)common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

Can't think of any right now that caused an eyeroll. But as an honorable mention: the whole Elwing/kidnap family debate... won't touch that with a ten foot pole, everyone else can get their kicks.

On the Castlevania front: Gameverse fans gatekeeping and being obnoxious about the series. Relax, the series is its own thing, nothing was taken away. A reason why I also don't check and rarely use the Castlevania tag.

~~

And bit of a PS, bc lately I noticed tumblr at large still needs the reminder:

opinion: the ideas that a person or a group of people have about something or someone, which are based mainly on their feelings and beliefs, or a single idea of this type. - dictionary.cambridge.org

someone having a different opinion/disliking or being 'meh' about something you love does not invalidate your existence, doesn't mean they dislike you as a person etc. We can still love each other and have our differences, it's okay.

there's an ongoing war neighboring my country, recently we had several earthquakes where my home wobbled with me in it, and this is why getting down and personal/oh so serious about fictional worlds on the internet is something I simply find… inconsequential/don't have the energy for, because of all the you know, actual important sh- happening? What's this, Ruiniel? Perspective.

[quill-pen]

I've just been inspired for these rewrites lately, so here's another one! Another Evan Hansen song--one of my favorites. I love everything about it: the tune, the harmonies, the speed, the emotions--all great! It's so much fun to sing and it never fails to make me feel hopeful despite the actual context and content of the song.

The plan right now is this number would take place right before Bess and Ebenezer meet for the first time. The night before Bess had to break the news to her siblings that the London thing is permanent for the foreseeable future. Needless to say, they are not happy. And Bess is already struggling with figuring out how to be a mother to them all instead of just their big sister, so she has no idea how to handle this turn of events with them. Ebenezer, on the other hand, is very gung-ho about being a philanthropist and bursting at the seams with ideas to make London a better place. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like anyone else who could make his ideas possible is anywhere near as pumped. Two people in completely new worlds trying to figure out how the hell to navigate them when they have absolutely zero idea and zero help.

Anybody Have a Map?

Bess: *trying her best to be chipper amidst a sea of gloomy kids* So, what are the plans today, everybody? Finish getting settled into our rooms for one, but then? Explore the house? Help the cook get all our birthdays on the calendar so he knows when to bake cakes?

Josie: Locking ourselves in our rooms and waiting for the slow creep of death to overtake us.

Bess: Now, come on, I don't wanna hear any of that. I know this isn't where any of us thought we'd ever be or even want to be, but we're here now and there's no changing that.

Millie: Maybe if I pray really hard for a really long time, God will take us all back home.

Bess: 🎶Can we try and have an optimistic outlook?

Huh?

Can we buck up just enough to see the world won't fall apart?

How about we decide there's no givin' up before we've tried?

London will be a fresh start.

Bess: *spoken* Hey, I know! Granny said it's Mr. Cooksley's baking day. Why don't you all see if he'll let you guys help? You all loved helping bake back home.

Gil: Yeah. B-Back home.

Bess: Oh, come on. I bet you'll still have fun. I've talked to Mr. Cooksley--he's very nice.

Jules: Yeah, I don't think any of us feels like doing anything today, Sis.

*kids all get up and leave the table*

Bess: 🎶 Another tally on the board beneath the flub-ups.

Another stumble as I'm reaching for the right things to say.

I'm only comin' up empty--

Can't find a way on through.

Does anybody have a map?

Anybody, maybe, happen to know how the hell to do this?

I don't know if you can tell, but this is me just pretending to know!

So where's the map?!

I need a clue,

'Cuz the scary truth is:

I'm flyin' blind and I'm makin' this up as I go.

*across town having breakfast in the Mayor's house*

Scrooge: Lord Mayor, I know what I'm asking to do is quite uncommon-

Mayor: *laughing* Uncommon?! Scrooge--it's completely unheard of! Unthinkable!

Scrooge: W-Well, I wouldn't go as far as that, Sir-

Mayor: You're talking about building a fine establishment that rivals many of our city's best hotels and using it to house tramps and vagabonds.

Scrooge: More so homeless families and destitute invalids that currently have nowhere else to go, m'Lord. You see, I-

Mayor: Now, Scrooge, let me assure you that I am among many people that are very happy you've... eh-uh adopted a new outlook on life. And all these plans and dreams you've thought up to try and improve the city are all very well and good and quite admirable. But you've always been a reasonable fellow; surely you must realize that something like this--you simply won't find the backers for it.

Scrooge: I'd be more than willing to pay for it all myself, Sir. I have more than sufficient funds.

Mayor: *laughing raucously* With how you've hoarded money the past thirty years, I've no doubt! But it's more than that, Old Boy. You see, if you start building a home for laze-abouts, you're going to bring about a world of hurt on your own head from the rest of hard-working society.

Scrooge: This would only be a form of temporary housing for a majority of those who would use it, m'Lord. Of course, services would be offered to help find work for those able-bodied so that they might-

Mayor: *looking at itinerary, not really listening* Yes, yes, I'm sure you're intentions are wonderful, Chum. But I'm afraid it's just not going to work. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm about to be late for an interview for the Weekly. Stebbins will see you out when you're ready to leave. *gets up and leaves the dining room*

Scrooge: 🎶Another masterful attempt ends with disaster.

Footman: *spoken, as he takes a pile of neatly stacked plates* Why, thank you, Sir.

Scrooge: 🎶 Just another "fleeting fancy" that comes crashing down to burn.

Stebbins: *spoken, as he sees Scrooge out the door* Have a good day, Sir.

Scrooge: 🎶 It's a puzzle--it's a maze.

I try to steer through it a million ways!

But each try's another wrong turn.

Old beggar woman: *spoken, as she shakily holds out a battered old tin cup* Spare a coin for someone who is blind, sir?

Scrooge: *spoken, as he places a sizable lump of bills and sovereigns into her cup* There you go, old dear. I only wish I could do more.

Woman: *tearing up as she fingers around at the absolute fortune in her cup* Why, thank 'e kindly, sir! Thank 'e most very kindly!

Scrooge: 🎶 Does anybody have a map?

Bess: Anybody have a map?

Scrooge: Anybody maybe--

Both: --happen to know how the hell to do this?!

I don't know if you can tell, but this is me just pretending to know!

Bess: So where's the map?!

Scrooge: I need a clue!

Both: (Be)'Cause the scary truth is--

Scrooge:--I'm flying blind.

Bess:--I'm flyin' blind.

Scrooge: I'm flying blind!

Bess: I'm flyin'-

Both: I'm flyin'(g) blind, and I'm makin'(g) this up as I go!

As I go!

@rom-e-o I DID IT. Now to transplant it successfully to the actual fic.

[shrimpmandan]

You can be narcissistic without NPD. Narcissistic abuse is a very specific pattern of abuse. My narcissistic abuser didn't have NPD (BPD actually, and being abused by one person with BPD hasn't stopped me from forming plenty of meaningful friendships with others with personality disorders including BPD and NPD) this is the way my therapist explained it to me. It's about the self centered nature of the abuse, turning everyone else into an accessory for one thing or another.

Say these. These are the words you're looking for. Because even the word "narcissistic" wouldn't be all that accurate to what you're specifically trying to describe:

The reason your abuser w/ BPD showed patterns of "narcissistic abuse" (besides the fact that it's just emotional abuse with an ableist coat of paint) is because BPD and NPD are in the same cluster of disorders and have quite a lot of overlap. This does not mean people with BPD are narcissists. I know this because my mother has BPD and emotionally abused me for around 8 years. Part of this was due to stress, but a lot of it was also the fact that she never resolved her own trauma and all that was lashed out onto me when I wasn't just being emotionally neglected. My biological father was also heavily suspected to have NPD, though we never got confirmation. He was extremely neglectful and saw the entire family unit as proof that he was a "good father/person", rather than actually caring for us, but he ultimately had a similar story of never dealing with his trauma and hiding behind it like a protective shield.

8 fucking years of that shit. MORE than that, actually, the 8 years is just what I actually remember.

All that, and I STILL don't think "narcissistic abuse" is a good term.

The word "narcissist" outside of the context of the disorder (which people WILL conflate with the disorder regardless) is used to describe someone like Narcissisus, who literally fell in love with his reflection so badly that he fucking died. I wouldn't describe any of my abusers as having an. Er. Erotic interest in themselves.

Self-absorption and insecurity can ABSOLUTELY lead to you mistreating others, but that doesn't make it a distinct type of abuse, nor does it justify potentially throwing an entire group of people under the bus. Like it or not, when people hear the word "narcissist", they are most likely going to think of people with NPD because that is where the word is most commonly applied. And the more we shift away from using "narcissist" as a generic insult and begin to treat it with actual weight in a mental health context, the better.

I'm not trying to invalidate your specific experiences, but at the end of the day: anything you can describe "narcissistic abuse" as being is something you can apply the term "emotional abuse" to. There is no reason to go to such lengths justifying a phrase that is redundant at best, harmful at worst, describing a "type" of abuse that's incredibly nebulous and can be done by anyone. In fact! Let me take a look at a wholeass Psychology Today article about "narcissistic abuse" and cross-compare it with an article from the same site about emotional/psychological abuse.

Narcissistic Abuse:

Emotional Abuse:

And from ANOTHER article from the same site:

Yeah. They're the same fucking thing. You were emotionally abused. Trying to stretch it like "oh well it's different because my abuser was Cluster B--" sounds fucking horrendous. Narcissistic abuse is an ableist term that acts as if narcissists (or Cluster Bs in general) have some sort of inherently more evil form of emotional abuse when they... really don't. Anyone can act like this, and it'll hurt the same regardless. All that changes is whether you blame the person or the disorder.

It gets sillier if you try to apply this to other disorders. Borderline abuse. Autistic abuse. Depressed abuse. Anxious abuse. Insecure abuse. See how it sounds when it isn't someone you see as uniquely or inherently more dangerous.

[liyawritesss]

ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡ/ ᴀɴ ᴀꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ꜱ/ᴏ

Pairing: Sevika ;; Vi ;; Ekko ;; Vander ;; Viktor x GN!Black!Reader

Genre: Headcanons

Synopsis: How would the above Arcane characters be with a partner who is asexual?

Warnings: mentions of sexual acts in regards to asexuality, some cursing

A/N: A request from a dear friend on discord. I hope you enjoy it hun! If I get anything wrong pls do tell me!!

ꜱᴇᴠɪᴋᴀ

Sevika had noticed how, when the topic of anything sexual in regards to your relationship, you would try to steer away from it.

For context, Sevika is not someone who even commits to something trivial like relationships in the first place. Whether it's because of her not liking to be tied down or because of fear of having the one person she truly cares for being taken from her, one may never know. However, best believe if you got Sevika to swear her loyalty to you, and only you, there's something more to your connection than just sex

Which is why she fails to see any issue with your coming revelation. Of the duration of your relationship, pre- and post-confessions, and everything you've been through together, she's a little bit pissed off that you're even worried about where you stand in her life.

Though Sevika doesn't want to invalidate your feelings, and so she keeps her mouth shut, but she always has to get the last word in things like this.

"What we do in bed is a bonus to what we have outside of it. You stick by me, and I stick by you. That's how it's been, and that's how it'll always be."

ᴠɪ

“So, what, you just don’t have sex?”

The statement in nature isn’t funny, it's the way she’s so puzzled about

Contrary to popular belief I don’t think Vi is as experienced and sex-crazed as other people make her out to be. Her idea of intimacy is experiencing the domesticity of life that was taken away from her at a young age. Things like waking up together, taking walks, going on dates, that sort of thing. 

She understands it her own way, and it certainly doesn't take away from anything you two have.

At most she’ll probably dial down on her teasing if you wish, as it can get real sexual, real fast. Of course it’s all in good fun, but the last thing she wants to do is make you feel uncomfortable.

Is willing to experiment in other forms of intimacy, like simply just holding each other and rocking back and forth, having deep conversations about the world, etc

Makes sure that you know that you never put a damper on this, and that she’ll go at the pace at which you are ready.

ᴇᴋᴋᴏ

Ekko genuinely does not care about whether or not sex is an active aspect of your relationship. He didn’t  fall in love with you for that

Also taking into account he's the leader of a rebel fighting group and peace sanctuary, he truly doesn't have time to get down and dirty anyway

Would actually wanna sit down and have a conversation about it and not have it be a one and done type thing. He needs to know how he can best support you with this new revelation at hand

Like Vi, ekko will resort to other acts of intimacy as a substitute to be sure both of you are getting the care you need. Whether it be stargazing, holding each other in bed, taking late night flights around Zaun, or playing with the children of the sanctuary together, he’s willing to engage for you.

Will also have periodic check ins so that both of you can talk about the arrangement, your sexuality, if there is anything that needs to be added, taken away or changed

ᴠᴀɴᴅᴇʀ

He may not understand the subject in its entirety, but he is still incredibly supportive nonetheless.

If he didnt watch you more carefully around the bar, he sure as hell does now. More than willing to put his hands on a creep for messing with you. While he is Vander, Hound of the Underground, people are still willing to test his patience, even with knowing what he could possibly do.

If you’re in his life to the point where you’re around the kids as a second parental figure, he’ll ask if it's something you want to explain to them, and encourages whatever decision you chose in that moment.

He’s a big, burly man, so the best substitute for him is his incredibly warm and tight bear hugs. After a long shift at the Last Drop, he’ll bring you on close and rest his head on top of your, enveloping you in all of him, and it just feels so good you have to stay like that for a good few minutes before parting

Also like Vi, he makes sure to reassure you that you are perfect just the way you are, and that nothing will change how he feels towards you.

ᴠɪᴋᴛᴏʀ

Viktor is probably the one who understands your asexuality in its entirety, though that won’t stop him from asking you to explain the concept to him again. Part of it is because he wants to learn - the other part is simply because he love hearing you talk.

Like Ekko and Vi, he is more than willing to engage in other acts of intimacy, like stargazing from an academy rooftop, or just in general spending as much time together as possible, given his profession.

Also likes to check in on you to see how you’re doing, if there’s anything he can do to further support you in your new revelation.

Like Vander and Vi, Viktor will try his best to consistently assure you that his love for you comes from your heart, not from what's between your legs and how you utilize it.

Has a notebook that explains asexuality as a spectrum and all the things under the umbrella term, just so that he can remember it. Adds to it every once in a while when a new observation comes up

If you enjoyed, please leave a like, comment, and reblog for others to see! And don't be shy to send a request!

[its-not-a-phase-mom-i-d8-demons]

pairings: Lucifer x Fem!Reader, Mammon x Fem!Reader, Leviathan x Fem!Reader

warnings: tw abandonment (but it turns out okay, I promise), mentions of the act of birthing,

A/N: you came to the right place! as the second oldest of six children, I have some experience when it comes to pregnancy:) I hope you don't mind, nonny, but I'm gonna split this up into a few parts so I can do the dateables as well!

Lucifer

The moment you had shyly produced the positive pregnancy test from the pocket of your hoodie, it felt like Lucifer had entered into a fever dream filled with nursery designs, baby names, the expenses that pile up before the baby even arrives, researching human pregnancy, keeping you out of harm's way and healthy and happy...

So when you first stagger out of bed and rush to his bathroom, hand clamped over your mouth and one shaky hand on your slightly swollen tummy, Lucifer isn't surprised

He is very concerned, however. You had been so nervous to tell him of your pregnancy, you waited until the last moment before your bump was noticeable to tell him

That meant you had been suffering from all of these pregnancy side effects before he'd permanently moved you to sleep in his room

Lucifer hoists himself out of bed and pads into the bathroom, gathering up your hair, if any, into his fist and pulling your hunched form between his legs for support

You hate this feeling with a passion; throbbing stomach and a lump in your throat with little to no vertigo and tears rolling down your face as you try and catch your breath

You tell him it hurts, you ask him if he can take the pain away as your head rests on his chest, lashes fluttering with wooziness

Lightheadedness was unbearably common; you would suddenly grip his sleeve and he could watch the color drain from your face and your knees get shaky, body beginning to sway

He always catches you though, finding a place for you to sit or lie down and gather yourself

Tummy rubs become more common; the feeling of his hands against your bare tummy, spreading their warmth and nullifying the ache, allowing you to relax

He's extremely attentive as well and can tell whenever you need something

Water? Here's a cup sweetheart, remember, you're hydrating and eating for two people!

Craving something? Chocolate? Fried pickles? Chips of some kind? sweets? He's stockpiled anything you could want and locked it away just for you.

I feel like Lucifer would want your baby to be a little girl. A little princess he can carry on his shoulders and spoil with his love and gifts.

Satan ruined him for having another baby boy, but if that's how the cards fall, he certainly wouldn't mind. Unfortunately, he'd be constantly walking on eggshells, afraid he'll make your little boy into another rebellious child

That's the last thing he wants

Lucifer does his best to keep his kid away from Satan and Belphie and out of the 'Formerly Anti-Lucifer League', but sometimes you're taking a nap or out shopping with Asmodeus, and Satan and his brothers manage to coerce the little one into their shenanigans

One thing is for sure though, even if Lucifer didn't want any kids and the creation of one was unplanned, he would never ever turn you away

He's very responsible and does anything in his power to make the pregnancy as easy and happy as possible

On the day you are to give birth, he's a mess

He has already sweat through 3 shirts by the time the IV has been secured to your hand

Everything he says doesn't come without a stutter

He's squeezing your hand and kissing your hair during labor, trying to distract you from the burn between your legs as much as he can

You probably need extra stitches from baby's horns ngl

Definitely cries before the baby is even put in your arms

Refuses to let his brothers come and see you, "They can wait until we go home."

Lucifer is Smitten™

He smooches the tiredness under your eyes and tells you to get some rest

Surprisingly, he enjoys a lot of the names from the human world you discuss and will most likely pick one of those

But if it's a girl, her name is Lilith. I'm sorry MC, your input is invalid at this time

You don't regret 'final day in the devildom sex' at all when you get to witness the Avatar of Pride reduced to tears when the nurse puts the child in his arms

P-P-Pregnant? MC, ya better be jokin'...

Mammon

You weren't, judging by the pregnancy test(s) clutched in your fist

He's not mad at you, he's not upset, (in fact, he's the happiest he's ever been), he just scared

Broken Condom Victim™

He loved you just a bit too hard last week...

but let's be real here, HIS MC, carrying HIS baby?

That's like the highest level of ownership on his lovely human you could get! Levi, Asmo, Beel, Lucifer, everyone would be SOOOO JEALOUS!!!

AND

He gets to have a little one running around again!

You saw how sweet he was to babified Satan in the obey me anime premier! He LOVES little kids and nothing would make him happier than someone to play with (besides MC of course) that wouldn't make fun of him for messing up and being silly!

AND

You're so pretty!!

I mean, ya were always pretty, but somethin' about ya is different and yer even more beautiful than before somehow!

Mammon said, his entire face the shade of a pomegranate

Pregnancy glow is REAL

Asmo agrees, after stealing you away from an extremely overprotective mammon and hiding in the attic to chat without disturbance (mammon)

But as much as YOU know he would be the BEST father, comments from his brothers continue to drag him down and the evenings he cried into your shoulder became more and more frequent as your pregnancy progresses

Mammon, as we all know, is, in fact, a tiddy man

He likes to touch and squeeze them, and just gently hold them while cuddling or even browsing in a store, he'd just come up behind you and touch your boobs

(also, mammon likes all sizes, so if you have next to no tiddy like me, you'll be at his mercy as well. those with the large honkers, however, watch yourself)

Now that there's a miracle growing in your tummy, other parts of your body are preparing for its arrival, including your chest

Swelling, swelling, soreness, growing and darkening of the nipples, and swelling make it so Mammon can no longer touch your pretty tiddies :(((

(grammarly didn't like that word)

On the day mammon snack size was to be born, mammon is silent but extremely fidgety

It was early in the morning when you'd shaken him awake like, "mammoney, I'm going into labor" and he was out of bed and out the door with your luggage before you finished blinking

After grabbing your DDD's and you, he carries you down to the car (what dysfunctional family doesn't have a car? a nice one (Mercedes, Audi, you get the idea) for lucifer and a Volkswagon bus or something for his siblings to share) and drives quickly, but very carefully drives to the hospital, holding your hand the whole way.

He covers your eyes when they put the IV in, just in case you're squeamish, and rubs your arms as the drugs begin to take effect and there's a little fear in your eyes at the thought of pushing an entire human/demon being out of your coochie

He assures you and never lets go of your hand no matter how long you're in labor

When it's all over with and you are resting in your hospital bed waiting for the doctors to finish the Apgar tests and give you your baby

Mammon is speechless as the nurse places the baby in your arms

That's HIS KID!!

Immediately starts crying

The little horns poking out of the blanket? Those look just like his!!

Judging by the bit of hair on it's head, it looks like the baby will have hair like yours

If it's a baby boy, he thinks it should be named "Mammon II" but you just giggle and remind him of the deal he made with lucifer long ago, that his first born child, no matter the gender, had to have 'Lucifer' somewhere in their name

Human names are dumb, except for yours of course, so he searches for suitable demon names

The last thing he wants is a kid named Lucifer, so that will be the kid's middle name

He really regrets his past decisions now

Leviathan

"Levi?"

"Yeah, babe?"

"I'm pregnant."

*leviathan has been KO'd*

No joke, this man is literally floored and didn't wake up for a while and you were afraid you had just slain the fucking Lord of Shadows

Some Henry you were

You had to call Lucifer in to wake him up because he was still flat on the floor a half and hour later

Mammon is more that happy to tip a bucket of ice water on the face of the son of a bitch that impregnated HIS MC

Levi wakes up and pounces on you, gripping you tightly by the arms

"You're k-kidding r-right?"

Him? A father?

Uhhhhhhh

Unfortunately, Leviathan.exe has stopped working, try again in two thousand years

I hate to say this, but he definitely detaches himself for a while until his brothers, especially Asmodeus, literally beat him into shape

He comes back to you, a little bruised and sobbing, but not from the beating he just received

He's so sorry he neglected you! He's such a horrible demon, undeserving of your welcoming nature

He's gonna be the worst dad, and he's not good enough for you, and his kid will hate him just like everyone else does, he doesn't deserve you, he's so sorry for making you suffer the side effects and feel all alone,

Sir, I-

FALSE

It's your turn to shake some sense into him, reminding him that he would be the. best. dad!!

Not to mention the fact that you were just happy he realized his mistakes and came back to you

He begs you to sleep in his bed tub with him for security, and you have to admit his tail is very comforting

Levi does extensive research on human pregnancy and now at the dinner table, instead of talking about the latest slice of life anime he'd been watching, he's just spouting random pregnancy facts and you're laughing so hard it brings you to tears

When the weird dreams and vivid nightmares happen, Levi is right behind you, rubbing your swollen tummy, and letting you talk about them

A lot of them were about him and about your future child

Most of them were about how they got hurt in some way, either that or YOU got hurt and the baby died

These, more often than not, brought you to tears and stress you out, but Levi is right there, okay? Nothing can hurt you, nor would he let anything happen to you on his watch

Learns how to massage you (safely) to reduce stress

Definitely talks to the baby a lot

Levi begged you to be induced so the birth was safe and not a sudden occasion and you agree

On the day the doctor recommended, you arrived at the hospital and got down to business

Levi didn't really want to be in the room with you, but he knew he had to for your sake and he'd played a few birth simulators from both perspectives and you really needed him

Kinda sits there awkwardly comforting you and encouraging you, holding your hand and caressing your cheeks, a bit flushed from exertion and tears

Listen

If the baby is a boy, his name will be Henry and that's final

If it's a girl, he doesn't really care, as long as you don't name her 'mammonia' or something dumb like that

definitely crashes your hospital bed to snuggle until the baby is ready

cries when the baby wraps its extremely small digits around one of his own

also at the little horns protruding from its head

and the tuft of purple in its head

Also Smitten™

He's so excited to get home and show off his beautiful baby to his brothers and then formulate a plan to raise the kid to live and breathe TSL just like his daddy <3

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