#WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

[mrsoftthoughts]

I know that titan army lou Ellen it's a relatively popular headcanon for her backstory ( atleats in that corner that still remembers her existence) and i love it too!!

But there's is a "problem" with it, and is that Alabaster said that every single one of his siblings that he convinced to fight died in the war

Ofc it exist the boring option to say that Lou came to camp after the last Olympian and the problem is solved

But what about lou Ellen being the only one of the hecate kids that Al didn't convinced to fight? Either because he couldn't or because he didn't even try it in first place, or maybe both

What if he didn't try to convince her at first because she was too young at the time ( we don't know when Al and his siblings joined the army, so her age can variate here) and when he come back later she refused, or he didn't find her ( it must be atleats a few demigods that after a quest didn't come back and where give up for death just to come back later perfectly alive)

(Btw, i know that headcanons aren't meant to follow or fit in canon everytime, this is just a Post directed towards the people that wants to fill the backstory of side characters without contradict canon information)

[noiranamnesis]

What Are You Saying?

closed starter for: @empirexsin

based on: "What are you saying?"

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Tullia stood before the Emperor, her shoulders squared and spine straight, a slight smile playing on her lips despite the perilous nature of her words. "Valerius has attempted to manipulate the Egyptian into becoming a courtesan—a lupa." Her brown eyes held steady, delivering each piece of information with unwavering clarity.

"While she performed, he whispered in the ears of influential guests, igniting their imaginations with fantasies of how she might dance for them in private or offer other, more intimate performances." She paused for emphasis, allowing the weight of her words to settle. "He assured one senator that his sources confirmed she had been with a man and would not be… difficult to sway."

It was rare for Tullia to entangle herself in the affairs of others, preferring the security and lifestyle afforded by her husband. Yet in this instance, she felt a compelling need to intervene. "Once she completed her performance, he pounced, introducing her to those very men under the guise of her duty as a ward of the palace, to entertain them if they wished."

Disgust laced her words, not for the profession itself, but for Valerius's deliberate vagueness, knowing full well that Marinette could not grasp the implications. "The Egyptian was willing to offer her company, but as the atmosphere grew less than polite, it became clear she was uncomfortable—her eyes reflected a mild panic. Yet every time she glanced at Valerius, he merely tipped his glass in acknowledgment."

"I couldn’t stand by any longer," Tullia continued. "I intervened, claiming that she had promised to teach me some of her dance that evening, and I brought her home with me." This action surprised her husband upon their return, but Tullia had given him the same excuse, hoping to prevent any ripples in their future conversations. "By the time she fell asleep, it was evident that she had come to realize Valerius's intentions." This was why she had chosen to leave Marinette in the care of her attendants for the time being, awaiting direction from Caesar.

[woahjo]

i know what the plot of jjk is and what's going on... but in a very real sense no i don't

[danvssomethingorother]

I don’t get the motivation of the villain of wish? It’s kinda…vague?

Also why is his kingdom literally just Disney Land? The ceremony is literally just a show before the fire works!

[deprecious]

Something to know about white feminists is that they're complaining about people overreacting to Taylor's reaction (like yeah ppl are being crazy misogynist about it) and they're comparing it to will smith slapping someone and saying that he got away with it because he's a man

Like what are you talking about? He was banned and people are STILL talking about it! All the white people are still clutching their pearls

Idk just goes to show how they see the world as man vs woman rather than think about intersectionality or any other perspective on the matter

[desperatepleasures]

one time I used the ben affleck smoking reaction image in the family group chat and my mom replied with the funniest possible response which was: "mommy doesn't know who the guy is???" and that phrase has not left my brain since. I'll see blorbos on my dash that I don't recognize and I'll be like well it seems mommy doesn't know who the guy is.

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this

[sillyguy-supreme]

white americans when you tell them that the idea of climate change as an impending disaster is a reductive first world perspective because it’s a tangible reality for many in the global south already:

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[lgbtlunaverse]

The world exists in such a baffling state of simultaneous sex-aversion and sex-hegemony. Every social platform on the internet is trying to banish sex workers to the shadow realm but I can't post a tweet without at least two bots replying P U S S Y I N B I O. People are self-censoring sex to seggs and $3× but every other ad you see is still filled with half-naked women. Rightwingers want queer people arrested for so much as existing in the same postal code as a child and are also drumming up a moral panic about how teenage boys aren't getting laid enough. I feel like I'm losing my mind.

[ursulaklegay]

its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying "hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way" makes it all worth it 10000%

[pangur-and-grim]

one thing that took me embarrassingly long to learn is "sometimes when people say things, they will not be true."

I used to tell people about this revelation and they'd be like yeah.....duh.....but like, why wouldn't my base assumption be that you're communicating to me in a straightforward manner. anyway, I get scammed a lot.

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[roz-ani]

IS THIS YAOI DOOMED ENOUGH FOR YOU?! IS THIS WHAT YOU PEOPLE WANTED?! 😭

[inkskinned]

the tradwife movement is the same as it has always been - back in the kitchen, back to breeding - it just has better branding.

when i was younger, i hated pink. i was not like other girls. this is now something i'm embarrassed of - this was not me being a "girl's girl."

but it was expressing something many of us felt at the time: i literally wasn't what girlhood was supposed to be. this is a hard thing to explain, but you know when you're not performing girlhood correctly. it isn't as easy as "i liked x when girls liked y" - because there were other girls that liked x, too - but i never figured out exactly the correct way to like x, or to be interested in y.

now there is the divine feminine. this is the same rhetoric it has always been: women are biologically driven to like pink and ribbons and submitting to our husbands.

the problem is that the patriarchy found a better PR team. because yes, actually, i want every woman to have the choice to be a homemaker. i also want her taken seriously for her legitimate home-making labor. i want her to be recognized as also having a job, just unpaid. i want men to have this opportunity, too.

but it is no longer "i made this choice and I love it." instead it is a sixteen-paragraph rant about how selfish it is that my generation isn't having kids. instead it's long videos about how if you feed your children processed foods, you're going to kill them. instead it is "this is what womanhood is supposed to be. i feel bad for any other choices you're making."

the shame spiral is just prettier. it is large houses devoid of personality. it is the implication: if you don't have this, you aren't happy. the solid, everlasting assurance: women are actually supposed to be submitting. this is the default. this is the natural state of things. all other attempts inflict suffering.

but you can no longer say i'm not like other girls. you can no longer reject this image completely. you cannot find it revolting, even if you know that the underbelly is toxic and festering. sure, it is the same repackaged patriarchy. but the internet does not have shades of grey. you should support and reward other women! your disgust is actually internalized misogyny. not because you are seeing a vision of yourself the way they're trying to train you to be. not because you feel her ghost pass within an inch of your earlobe. not because your father will eventually ask you - why can't you be like her?

because they figured out how to make it beautiful: women will sell other women on this idea, and we will find the singular loophole in feminism. sure, she's shaming you in most of her videos. sure, she implies that a different life is obscene. but she just wants you to be happy! you'd be happier if you were listening!

and the whole time you're sitting there thinking: i'd actually just be happier if i had that kind of money.