#When you're at rock bottom and no one is validating your feelings

[breadedsinner]

I wonder how people *wanted* Sebastian to react at the endgame but I also don't want to know, you feel me.

[malicedragoness]

NSFW Syzoth X Reader Headcanons

So, I’m very excited to have human Reptile again, and holy shit he did not need to be so hot, but NRS went there, and I am thankful they did. And I know there’s fans that have always been thirsty for Reptile, and I acknowledge you. YOU ARE VALID AND YOU STUCK BY YOUR MANS FOR A LONG TIME! YOU ARE DEDICATED AND DEVOTED!

I wrote these with both female and readers in mind, and for you to visualize whichever form of Syzoth you want. There are parts where I mention his human form. I was also writing SFW headcanons, but they need more work. So those will be coming in the next few days.

And for that one person who asked a long time ago if I write for Reptile. I did today and this is for you!

-Syzoth knows you're interested in his long tongue, and he is more than happy to use it on you, and whichever hole you desire. It gives him a great sense of pride to know he can pleasure you with it unlike anyone else. His tongue is smooth and pink, with ridges along the side. With his enhanced sense of taste, he could be down there for hours, growling and tasting you until you can’t handle it anymore. If you’re thinking of the new MK 1 Syzoth in human form, he can transform just his tongue if you wish.

-Syzoth’s favorite body part of yours is your lips. He’s completely fascinated with them. He loves to touch them and feel how soft and plump they are. When you first gave him a kiss on the cheek, he made a cute rumbling noise in his throat. 

In his human form, he gets nervous to kiss you, he’s afraid he’s going to mess up somehow. But if you go slow and take your time with him, he’ll gain more confidence with each kiss. 

He loves it when you trail kisses from his lips, to his neck, and downwards. Enjoying all these new sensations. And when you take his cock into your mouth, he goes stiff and moans loud! 

-Syzoth instinctually has a breeding kink. There is a certain time during the year where he’ll go into heat. His behavior changes during this time and becomes aggressive to anyone that comes close to his partner. During this period, he’ll try to keep you home as often as he can, and may seem a bit delusional, as he thinks everything is a threat to his mate. He may also leave markings on your neck, shoulders and thighs as a way of claiming you. 

Even if he has a male partner, he still has the animal instinct to want to breed. So he’ll keep cumming inside you until he’s satisfied his instinctual urge.

And you know some reptiles have two dicks right? They will emerge when he is extremely horny, or at the peak of his heat. 

-Favorite Positions: When he’s on top, he likes missionary the most, but he wants to be flush against you. That reptilian part of him naturally wants to have skin-on-skin contact. He won’t hold himself up on his arms, they’re going to be wrapped around you with his hands in your hair, and giving you long, deep kisses. 

Spooning is another favorite of his. His hands will feel all along your body, touching and caressing your sensitive spots. Inhaling your scent and kissing your neck. 

Now when you’re on top, he loves to admire your body. Syzoth likes to be able to see you when you’re riding him or penetrating him (either with your dick or your strap on).

And please give this baby some praise! Especially caressing his face and telling him he’s a good boy. He only lives to make you happy. 

-He is used to serving people his whole life, and is naturally a bottom leaning switch. But if you wish for him to take over, he will be a service top. Only when it’s mating season, or you’ve teased him enough, is when he becomes more assertive/aggressive.

-Syzoth loves to sleep on giant rocks outside to sunbathe, or relax in the water blowing little bubbles. They are also some of his favorite places to fuck you. Other places would be in the privacy of your home or in your bathtub. The first time he saw you take a bubble bath, he couldn’t help but climb in and lay on top of you, blowing little bubbles in the water. 

Imagine you’re out swimming with him. And he just glides up to you in the water, his body moving fluidly, him blowing bubbles the entire way. Little cutie.

-Reptiles have a specially chemicalized organ that can convert their smell into taste. So when you're aroused, not only will Syzoth smell it, but with a flick of his tongue he can taste it in the air. Every single time you get turned on by his mere presence, the smell will drive him wild. 

You can tell when he smells it by how often his tongue flicks out. When he’s in human form, you’ll see his tongue swiping across his bottom lip, and his beautiful green eyes follow your every move.

If you ever want him to lose control and his room is next to yours, then start touching yourself at night. If it’s before you’re in a relationship, he will rut into his bed or his hand, tasting your smell and cumming hard. 

If it’s when you're together, he’ll try not to hold out for as long as he can, because he doesn’t want to storm into your room and embarrass you. But the longer you do it, the more  intoxicating your smell is, and the harder his cock gets. By this point, both cocks are out and leaking precum, and he’s storming into your room ready to take you in every way. 

-Male partners don’t have to be bigger than him, even though it’s pretty easy. His Saurian form is massive, but he’ll still lean down and nudge his head under your chin. He is able to change male genitals to female, but this process takes weeks. 

-Tail play! This is the equivalent to thigh riding for him. Whether he’s using the tip of it against your holes, or he’s grabbing you by the hips and rubbing your sex against the meat of his leathery tail. He loves to have your back against his chest, so he can bury his head against your neck and breathe in your scent. 

[the-monkeies-girl]

Okay so I know you already went over kinks for our ape men but thoughts on blue with a praise kink? Like imagine it going hand in hand as you teach him about human mating 🥴🥴🥴

I would imagine it would start off very subtly. Like, maybe one day you're having Blue Eyes help you out with something?

"Can you please help me move this log? I can't get it off the ground." And Blue Eyes being the way he is, watching the interesting way that you form words, nods in silence before shuffling towards the log in question on all fours. He looks over at you once more, his heart racing in his chest for some unknown reason and there's a distasteful notion that Blue Eyes wants to impress you. Narrowing his azure stare for just a split second, you smile at him and he is quick to pick it up with such ease that you feel like you're going to swoon and slip down the already wet rock of the Colony. The way that the muscles rip against his furred shoulders, biceps and forearms. It isn't hard to imagine how easy it would be for the Ape to pick you up and carry you away---

Blue Eyes is looking at you, his feet staggering a bit at the newly acquired weight and you move a tiny bit to the left. "R-Right over here." Your red in the face at the small grunts that the Ape Prince gave when he lifted the wood before he moved towards your direction and sat the log back down in a perfect spot in front of the communal bonfire for you to enjoy the toasty nature of the blaze at a closer range.

Staring down at it, you draw your bottom lip in and mutter softly to him, "Thanks! You're really strong, you know that? Humans... Don't have muscles quite like yours."

And... Blue Eyes can't stop thinking about that. About you giving him a... compliment? Only him, Blue knows that it could be a blanket statement, that you could be talking about all Apes having more muscles than Humans, but he choses to fully believe that you were directing it right at him despite it causing him a slacked amount of discomfort for praise is something that he's not usually garnered with, in fact, he gets a lot of scrutiny from Caesar.

Which, he's not wrong to think. From that point on, there's more and more situations that Blue Eyes will find himself in, helping you in a very subtle attempt to get you to praise him. Something that he feels validates his unspoken attraction to a Human.

And it definitely will tie back into the Human Mating aspect once you two are at that point in your relationship.

On your back, Blue Eyes' thinned waist slotted between you open legs as he's languid to thrust his girthy shaft into you, enjoying the thrashing of your hipbones against his in an attempt to get the Ape Prince to go just a bit faster. The way that your head tilts back and gives him a tasteful view of your jugular, the way that you're moaning his name. All so strange and new to him but it makes his blood sing.

At least, that's what Blue Eyes thinks as he's experimental and reaches one of his hands between your caressing bodies, keeping his weight steady on the other forearm and he is lightly flicking your clit like you had showed him before. All air leaves your body at that and your hips canted forward as you groan a deep and throaty, "Th-that fe-... Feels so g-good, Blue..." And he just loses it. Hackles on his shoulders rise, Blue Eyes is making you feel good and you're praising him for it? That Ape is tearing into you within moments. If you think his slow actions are good, be prepared to experience the harder more vicious aspect of what he has to offer.

[nicoxwillfanclub]

I just found Nico song...

for example

Hope Yeah, I'm on my way, I'm coming Don't, don't lose faith in me I know you've been waitin' I know you've been prayin' for my soul Hope, hope

This could be when he's travelling with the statute or it could be when he convinces Hades to help the gods during the Titans war.

Thirty years you been draggin' your feet Tellin' me I'm the reason we're stagnant Thirty years you've been claiming you're honest And promising progress, well, where's it at? I don't want you to feel like a failure (failure) I know this hurts But I gave you your chance to deliver (deliver) Now it's my turn Don't get me wrong, Nate(Nico), you've had a great run But it's time to give the people somethin' different

And this could be one of the gods or other demi gods talking to him and telling him he's not good enough. But yet he's still going strong against everyone's doubts.

What's my definition of success? (Of success) Listening to what your heart says (your heart says) Standing up for what you know is (is) Right, while everybody else is (is) Tucking their tail between their legs (okay) What's my definition of success? (Of success) Creating something no one else can (else can) Being brave enough to dream big (big) Grindin' when you're told to just quit (quit) Giving more when you got nothin' left (left)

This could be Bianca talking to him and telling him how to continue to keep on living or maybe Jason. Because despite everyone else not believing him, they did.

It's a person who'll take a chance on Something they were told could never happen It's a person that can see the bright side through the dark times when there ain't one It's when someone who ain't never had nothin' Ain't afraid to walk away from more profit 'Cause they'd rather do somethin' that they really love and take the pay cut It's a person who would never waver Or change who they are Just to try and gain some credibility So they could feel accepted by a stranger It's a person that can take the failures in their life and turn them into motivation It's believing in yourself when no one else does, it's amazing

This would still be one of them telling him that he should believing himself and go on.

What a little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you Why would you think or expect anybody else that's around you to? I done did things that I regret I done said things I can't take back Was a lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope but I changed that I spent years of my life holdin' on to things I never should've kept, full of hatred Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation Years of my life tryna fill the void, pretending I was in They get it

And this is how his sister dies so he's lost and he blames Percy and he's being tortured by Minos. He hates himself and everyone else because of his life and who he loves.

Growing pain's a necessary evil Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial Some would say having a mental breakdown is a negative thing Which on one hand, I agree with On the other hand, it was the push I needed To get help and start the healing process, see If I'd have never hit rock bottom Would I be the person that I am today? I don't believe so I'm a prime example of what happens when you choose to not accept defeat and face your demons Took me thirty years to realize that if you want to get the opportunity To be the greatest version of yourself

How he was lost and hurt and Will picked him up and gave him love fully shapes himself. How he was done with being bossed around by Minos and took control of all ghosts.

Thirty years of running, thirty years of searching Thirty years of hurting, thirty years of pain Thirty years of fearful, thirty years of anger Thirty years of empty, thirty years of shame Thirty years of broken, thirty years of anguish Thirty years of hopeless, thirty years of (hey) Thirty years of never, thirty years of maybe Thirty years of later, thirty years of fake Thirty years of hollow, thirty years of sorrow Thirty years of darkness, thirty years of (Nate)(Nico) Thirty years of baggage, thirty years of sadness Thirty years of stagnant, thirty years of chains Thirty years of anxious, thirty years of suffering Thirty years of torment, thirty years of (wait) Thirty years of bitter, thirty years of lonely Thirty years of pushing everyone away

And this one doesn't even need to be explained literally read it and it's like oh yeah it's Nico's whole life.

(You'll never evolve) I know I can change (We are not enough) we are not the same (You don't have the heart) you don't have the strength (You don't have the will) you don't have the faith (You'll never be loved, you'll never be safe Might as well give up) not running away (You don't have the guts) you're the one afraid I'm the one in charge I'm taking the (no) I'm taking the Reigns

And this is how everyone is tellling him your not enough we are in charge of you and you will never ever be enough ever. Until he finally breaks free and made a change

Tell me if you think I should fix anything or if you even agree with me. But I really recommend to listen to it because this is Nico's life

[babybluebex]

thoughts on dom and rockstar reader ?!?!?

i feel like dom could very much have a rockstar gf. like i imagine their relationship would be super olivia rodrigo + louis partridge coded where everyone is just so happy for them even though they keep it moderately lowkey. i love your dom writing btw!!

idk too much ab olivia and louis, like to the point where i didn't even know they were official 😬 but thinking of rockstar!reader and dom, i can see people like initially doubting it when the rumors first start up, just bc on the surface you're sorta different people, but then the photoshoot dom did for the face magazine where he looks all indie sleaze and rocker, his shirt has the logo for your band on it, but it also has like a distressed bit at the bottom, and your fans clock it immediately bc you've worn that exact shirt on stage before and it's a joke ab how you ripped the shirt onstage when it got caught on your mic stand, and suddenly the rumors seem much more valid

and then dom shows up in VIP at one of your concerts?? and he's trading kandi with fans and taking selfies, and he's singing all the songs and having a great time, but of course everyone notices that he's only looking at you

and then after the show, you're spotted out at dinner with him, and it's like "yeah alright they're absolutely dating"

he loves seeing you do your thing onstage, thrashing and yelling, watching you go all sweaty and shiny and your makeup smearing around, and he loves kissing you all sloppy and messy when you get offstage when your energy is still running high

and thinking of your band being asked to perform like somewhere very high profile, the VMAs or smth, and the tech production is much higher than what you're used to, and you tell him you're a little nervous about the pyro elements for the show, but he tells you that it'll be badass and everyone will remember your television debut

and the cameras at the VMAs keep doing crowd shots while you perform, and dom shows up a few times, dancing and singing and cheering when the columns of flames shoot up during the breakdown on your song, and he thinks you're the prettiest girl ever with the fire reflected in your eyes and the biggest, proudest smile on your face as you hear the audience cheering back at you

you win best rock song at this show, and you're still trying to recover from your performance as you clutch the moonman statue to your chest, and you thank your parents, your bandmates, and of course "i have to thank my boyfriend dominic, he keeps me feeling normal when there are very much abnormal things happening, i love you so much" and dom reacts like that video of sabrina waving at barry at coachella, he covers his face and freaks the hell out and smiles so widely

yes yes yes dom and rockstar!reader is so so so fun to think about

[darkchocolatedimples]

keeper characters as things my friends and i have texted!

i'm cleaning out my phone and found wayy too many screenshots

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sophie: i've almost got keefe convinced that storks drop off babies

sophie: this may or may have not incited a breakdown 3:30 am but i've almost done it

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keefe: i'm at the mall with biana she's looking for shoes i'm looking for hot people

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sophie: how does one develop insomnia in level 2? don't know but i'll call it endurance training

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fitz: shut up you simp for my sister

dex: i'm proud

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dex: HOW IS A DEAD PERSON GONNA BE TRAUMATIZED

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keefe: i think i kissed my pillow once when i was 12 or 13

keefe: you know, 70 years ago

keefe: when we still lit things with candles

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sophie with mallowmelt: rock bottom tastes better than it sounds

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dex: idk what it's like to pull a girl i was the one pulled

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keefe: bro my brain waves feel like a siren

keefe: yk what i mean

fitz: i do not

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dex (with braces): imagine loving someone

dex: ...

dex: who has braces

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keefe after sending a picture of himself: omg whos the stylish one i wanna meet him

biana hyping him up: me too he seems so hot wtf

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sophie: YOU WANT PROBLEMS

sophie: ILL GIVE YOU SOME

fitz: this doesn't sound good

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alden: i'm taking a samoa

biana: okay they're five bucks

alden: what no discount? i'm your dad

biana: six bucks

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keefe: i just have the need to be the hottest smarted person in the room at all times to make myself feel valid

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dex: i just wasted 20 mintues of my life on a koala i will never get to see

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fitz: i'm in a whole foods crying by the bobo's toasters

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marella: 420 what's your emergency

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biana: ur so bagelicisous

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marella: shut up band kid

dex: shut up lesbian

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marella: i hope sometimes when the guys at our school are getting a little too cocky they remember that there are literal 2d drawings pulling more bitches than them

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sophie: projection>>>having problems

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biana to keefe: sugar baby would look so good on you

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biana: i love being able to hit men's booties knowing they can't fight back

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dex: british people (derogatory) what tf is beans on toast

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keefe: i WILL breathe more air than you

tam: is this a threat

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dex: this be lookin a little homosexual 🫣

biana: ^us when we see keefe and fitz

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sophie: kmsing 🤭🤭🤭🤭

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biana to fitz: hate to break it to you, you don't like her, you like the boy you think she has a crush on

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grady: maybe getting older is...beginning to like and appreciate bananas

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kenric and jolie: i hope i'm important enough to be the main character from my grave

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sophie: lmao why should i care about anything i'm 15 and i eat chocolate 🤷‍♀️

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keefe: just bc you know you're making me sweat shake and shiver doesn't mean you can or should use that to your advantage (please do) like what the fuck

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fitz: i'm not that much of an asshole

dex: this is untrue

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dex: good news! no more cannibalism. bad news, beastiality?

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keefe about sophie: the way we're twinning

keefe: she drinks red bull and cuts bangs at 2am i impulsively get stitches with no thoughts in my head bc i think its cool

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stina: currently about to fight this seagull will update

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dex: i wouldn't mind a shorter guy actually if they're too tall i'm gonna have to break their knees to kiss them

biana: that's the fun part! like glowsticks 🤩

[natalchartnurtures]

Who Do You Become When You're Sleep Deprived?

When we are deprived of sleep, our bodies, and therefore our minds, slip into survival mode, as most of us probably already know. There are some aspects of your natal chart that light up when you are in survival mode – your Moon being the most prominent of them. So here's how the Moon signs might behave when sleep deprived. Enjoy~

The Aries Moon/Moon in the First House/Mars aspecting Moon: Okay, picture this: you're a vulnerable, sleep-deprived stress monster with an Aries Moon. Yep, you might just throw punches metaphorically (or literally, if pushed too far). This lack of shut-eye can make you restless, impulsive, and prone to epic bad decisions. I mean, come on, we've all been there, right?

The Taurus Moon/Moon in the Second House/Venus aspecting moon: Now, here's a weird one. Taurus moons pretend they're totally fine until they crash, and boy, do they crash hard! Suddenly, they transform into these adorable, moody babies craving creature comforts. Bring on the comfort food, blankets, and Netflix – it's the only way to survive the exhaustion.

The Gemini Moon/Moon in the Third House/Mercury aspecting Moon: Gemini moons on no sleep? They're like they're on coke or something. Anxious, talkative, and mentally all over the place. Decision-making? Nope, not happening. Their minds are in overdrive, making them the kings and queens of confusion. They can find it very hard to calm down and relax, leading them to not be able to sleep, which in turn encourages more sleep deprivation. It's a cycle that keeps spinning until someone shouts, "Stop the madness!"

The Cancer Moon/Moon in the Fourth House: Sleep-deprived Cancer moons go into full-on mom mode. They forget about themselves and become hyper-focused on nurturing others. But oh boy, their emotions go haywire. Their sensitivities break the scale (if there is one) and so they're prone to feeling emotions stronger than they usually do, which can cause them to appear like they are moody and what non-Cancerians call "an emotional mess," whatever that means. Rolling my eyes. Logic? Ha, it's out the window! Decisions are solely based on feelings, and they wear their hearts on their sleeves.

The Leo Moon/Moon in the Fifth House/Sun aspecting moon: Sleep-deprived Leos? They crave validation and attention like never before. For these majestic beings, frustration levels peak, and their tolerance for nonsense hits rock bottom. Reassurance becomes their lifeline. Despite the exhaustion, they power through, fueled by pride. Impressive, right?

The Virgo Moon/Moon in the Sixth House/Mercury aspecting Moon: Oh, Virgo moons, the overthinking perfectionists of the zodiac. With no sleep, they turn into anxiety-ridden hot messes, hyper-aware of every tiny detail. Relaxation? Nope, not happening. Their pursuit of perfection becomes a burden, and routines are their saving grace in this chaotic state.

The Libra Moon/Moon in the Seventh House/Venus aspecting Moon: Sleep-deprived Libra moons? Brace yourselves. They lose their cool, becoming ultra-reactive to everything around them. Yet, strangely, they lean on their social circles to survive the sleep drought. Indecision skyrockets, and emotional limbo becomes their new normal. Avoiding conflict? You betcha.

The Scorpio Moon/Moon in the 8th House/Pluto aspecting Moon: Oh boy, Scorpio moons, our intense, mysterious pals. When they're sleep-deprived, they morph into these paranoid baddies, getting stuck in a vortex of negativity and diving deep into the depression hole. Their emotions go haywire, and they become ultra-sensitive. Their emotions are heightened as well, making it harder for them to control their emotional reactions and come off as sensitive; even on a good day, they can take on a lot of intensity. Only solitude seems to soothe these dark souls.

The Sagittarius Moon/Moon in the 9th House/Jupiter aspecting Moon: Now, Sagittarius moons are a different breed. Our optimistic, risk-loving besties turn into bundles of energy when sleep-deprived. They can't stand anything restricting their freedom, especially on their off-days from slumber. Confidence? Oh, they've got it in abundance, which sometimes leads to hilarious misadventures because of their impulsivity tendencies.

The Capricorn Moon/Moon in the 10th House/Saturn aspecting Moon: Capricorn moons, our hardworking goats, handle sleep deprivation like badass bitches. Seriously, nothing, not even lack of sleep, can deter them from their goals. They keep their cool, make rational decisions, but when they hit their limit, they crave structure. Bedtime rituals, even if it's scrolling through Instagram, become their way of coping with stress.

The Aquarius Moon/Moon in the 11th House/Uranus aspecting Moon: Ah, Aquarius moons, our Uranian crackpot buddies. Sleep-deprived, they detach from emotions faster than you can blink. "Emotions? Not today," they say, reaching for their coffee. But you know what? Their creative genius shines. They come up with the wildest solutions and can get pretty erratic, surprising everyone with their unpredictable antics. Hence. Crackpots. Lmao.

The Pisces Moon/Moon in the 12th House/Neptune aspecting Moon: Lastly, our dreamy, sensitive Pisces moons. When sleep-deprived, they escape reality by daydreaming and drifting into their own world. They're empathetic to a fault, absorbing everyone's emotions until they hit a compassion overload. That's when they crawl back into their little caves and say "Fuck this, im too sleep deprived for this shitshow right now" Jake Peralta style lol. (Been there, done that :p)

NOTE: Of course, if you've got aspects to your Moon, you're gonna want to check that energy apart from your moon sign and the house its in.

Thats about it for my take how you may act when sleep deprived. Hope you enjoyed this one :]

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[thecameronchronicles]

Heaven

TW: Public sex. Language. Smut. 

SUMMARY: Rafe makes a move on you, the pastor’s daughter…

WORD COUNT: 2200

*Requested*

Rafe smut based off the song heaven by Julia Michaels ?

Heaven

The devil didn't wear a pointy red horn on either side of his head, just as he wasn't a demonic entity with serpentine elements wrapped in crimson hued skin. No, the devil was beautiful. And he sat at the edge of the first pew every Sunday morning of your father's church with a focus as sinful as the thoughts behind them. Without a need of experience for yourself, you couldn't help but conjure what existed in his visions with the way his eyes would drink you in front afar. No matter your chosen ensemble, he would somehow make you feel as if you were accentuating your entire figure with the intent for such attention. And the thrill of this made your cheeks flush with anticipation for a day you knew would come when he would act on such visions. And that day would be today... 

"This is Rafe Cameron, Ward's son. His father is trying to convince him to attend tonight's Bible Study...And I know if anybody can make him come, you can." The poor choice of words spoken innocently from your father's lips had been enough to cast Rafe's into a wicked smirk as your blush worsened. 

You would be left alone with him as your father returned to the yard of the church to finalize goodbyes to those who remained for conversation after his service, while you remained inside to pick up the messes left behind by his followers. 

"Here..." He explained while pinning you between his arms, muscles effortless in a flex, as he lowered onto his knees to retrieve a Bible that had been left discarded from one of the younger patrons. But as you would expect him to rise, he would take his fingers in a trace from your ankles and to a line over the backs of your calves, moving even higher, until he was at the hem of your skirt. You were too bewildered at just how brazen he was in order to correct him, while your fingers wrapped around the head of the pew. 

"Just what kind of panties does a pastor's daughter wear?" He asked while he pulled your stockings from your hips, his fingers brushing the material beneath this during the descent, while he smirked. 

"Of course. Fucking lace....Innocent. And I'd bet anything they're white, aren't they?" You hesitated before feeling his thumbs lift the skirt enough to view the precious sight allowed solely to him. 

"And I'd also bet that it would take next to nothing to make you drip in them, wouldn’t it?" Your bottom lip became captive between your teeth as he would carry his fingers forward, a swipe over your clothed clit making you jolt as he chuckled behind you, the heat of his breath, a validation of his amusement. 

"Just what would an innocent girl like you think about while touching yourself?" Your eyes shot open. 

"Oh shit, you're probably so damn pure that you don't let yourself feel good, do you?" You would feel his fingers return between your folds, your hand quickly wrapping around his wrist as he rocked back and forth in slow movements. 

"I wanna see this innocent little pussy drip for me..." In one swift motion, your panties were around your ankles and his breath was against your ass. A teasing bite to your inner thigh and you were positioned in a bend. 

"You're-mo why would you shave unless you wanted this?" He asked in reference to the limited coverage of your sex. 

"You might be good, but you're just dying to be bad, aren't you?" His breath was against your folds from behind, a replacement made of his fingers via his tongue as it ran stripes between you. He led your fingers to his hair, instructing you to pull silently, as he devoted you in this slow savor. 

"Oh my gosh..." You moaned, your brain absent of everything but how this felt. The rush of being discovered. The newness of pleasure pulling your bent morals to twist and even dhatter to ehat you had allowed him to do to you. 

"You're in a church, sweetheart, I'm sure the good lord wants to hear you call to him..." He teased, sacrilegious and lecherous as you moaned to appease him, all while he had returned to you eith a smirk. 

"Rafe..." He paused. 

"Feel good, baby?" Before you could even offer a nod, he would seemingly answer for you. 

"Yeah, I know it does..drowning me back here..." He taunted as your fingers wrapped tighter as he returned for only a moment before turning you to face him. He had you pressed against the pew, one arm between yours and your hip, wrapped white-knuckled over its edge, as his foot would kick your stance apart wide enough to take his other hand to those folds. With his head cocked to the side, you watched him lift your slick before carrying his focus to you. 

"You've gotta see how sweet you are...better than candy... " Before you could rationalize this, your lips parted for him as he slipped those wet digits within your mouth. 

"Suck it for me, sweetheart...Eyes to me." You obliged as his lips parted I anticipation. 

"Give me those fucking lips-" He demanded, taking you into him as your chest joined in a harsh crash that became mended by his kiss. Deep and passionate, he led his tongue to pull your lips wider before you moaned, the vibrations making him groan. 

"Do you have any idea how fast I could make you come? How good it would feel to squirt for me on one of your daddy's pews?" His hand came to your cheek as he pulled a strand of hair back behind your ear, feigning kindness, before taking a chunk into a fist. 

"But I want you on your knees for me...worshiping my cock..." You swallowed hard as he guided you onto your knees. 

"Because I'm your God-I'm your new fucking religion..." You watched him dismantle his slacks until his cock sprung to view. Thick and red with anger, a tip adorned with beads of precum, you locked your lips at the thought. 

"You ever do this before?" He asked while tracing his cock around your lips and you shook your head. 

"Then I'll start slow..." You nodded as he pushed his way into your throat, an immediate retching making him smirk. Looking back up to him with teary eyes, he rolled his own. 

"It's gonna take everything I have not to come. So you're gonna be quiet for me so I can focus on lasting...but if you stop for even a second before I say, I'll bend you over and tear into that perfect little ass and have you crying to any God who will listen..." You nodded as he continued to take himself over your tongue, endorsing you to relax your throat and breathe through your nose, before you wrapped a hand around his base and began in rhythm in contrast to the lack of experience you had. But you simply acted off of his motions. 

"Have you seen my daughter?" Your father's voice made you pause as Rafe acted indifferent to the way he'd pulled your nose to his abdomen, silencing yourself in nothing but gags that would be silenced by his quick response. 

"She said something about coming soon..." Your fingers ate into his thighs from your lack of oxygen as you screwed your eyes shut before he continued. 

"Pastor?" 

"Yes, Rafe?" 

"I'm sure she is alright.. She is a really good girl, your daughter." Your father nodded, ignoring the oddity of his comment as Rafe's eyes fell down to you, "A really good fucking girl..." He teased. 

"Yeah, you're good..you're..." He trailed off to the enthusiasm advancing to his benefit. He wrapped his grip tightened in your hair as he basked in everything about this moment. 

"Unbutton your dress. Let me see those tits, baby..." You nodded as you released those ivory discs before revealing your bra, the same white of your panties. 

"Anyone ever touch you here?" You nodded, his brow raised in curiosity as he didn't ask for details. 

"I could make you come just by playing with them...I could without even touching you at all..." 

You were suddenly taken to your feet, his hand at your breast, pulling down the bra to reveal your naked breast to him. 

"Watch me." He ordered as he kept his eyes on you. Nipple taken between his teeth, your chest rose in unsteady breaths while you continued to devour you. The moans only deepened your need as you clenched your teeth while his fingers found your naked clit and your ass pushed hard against the edge of the pew. With a hand wrapped around his wrist, you pulled this grip tighter as he inserted one, then two fingers, before using his thumb on your clit. 

"That's it...good girl...ride my hand for me...good fucking girl...look like an angel making all those 'fuck me' faces..." His hand was at your jaw, a harsh hold making your eyes train to him.

 "You want me to fuck you, don't you?" He asked upon curving his fingers inside of you. 

"Yeah you fucking do...Needy little angel...." He scoffed, "Rather contradicting of a name for what you're letting me do, don'tcha think? Though it's fitting for how you looked on your knees...goddamn angelic..." 

You moaned louder, his hand moving from your breast to your lips. 

"You don't make a sound until I say...can't have anyone hearing those sweet little moans but me..." You nodded. 

"Wanna come, angel?" You nodded. 

"Keep using my hand then...take it how you need it..." He explained before your hips moved desperate in a roll as your second hand joined your first one. 

"Oh fuck...you're close...you're fucking close to squirting, I can feel it...you wanna come? Hmmm? Wanna make me happy?" You nodded as he withdrew his hand. 

"You only come on my cock...You wanna come-" 

"Please...I'm..." 

"Wet?" You nodded. 

"I know baby...you are shining my shoes with your slick..." You looked down to validate his words. 

"You'll let me take you right here?" 

"Anywhere." 

He groaned. "Turn around. Ass up. Look at me." You obeyed his order until he was behind you. One hand on the pew and the other on your hair, he held one leg at your hop and the other stretched for stability as he found your opening. 

"You a virgin, angel?" You denied it, one former experience wearing your virtue. 

"That's okay...you're gonna let me between those legs and baptize me, anyway, right?" You nodded. 

"Good. I didn't want it to hurt." He was suddenly inside of you. The wood creaking beneath you as he belted shamelessly in the shape around you. 

"Jesus fucking Christ!" 

"Rafe!" You berated as he ignored you as he quickened his paces. 

"Pussy too tight, I'm not gonna last...so you're coming with me" His hand was between your legs, his fingers rubbing mercilessly. 

"Please please please-" 

"You can keep begging for forgiveness, angel, but God isn't gonna forgive either of us for this one..." Your eyes rolled as he kept these pounding thrusts in tempo until feeling you tremble to that first orgasm. 

"You're SUCH a good girl...mmm...feel it?" He asked while flexing inside of you, your body jolting to each time.

 "You do it back...clench around me...take that cum baby, you've earned it..." 

"Ahhh..." You moaned into your own hand. 

"Mmm..." 

"Oh, angel... you're going to heaven with hips like this..." He explained while leading his fingers into your hips, "Making me wanna come-" 

"Please Rafe..." 

"You want it" 

"Yes!" 

"Then fuck me back, angel...take it...come and take it..." You did just that, his breath made sporadic with groans of your name until he bent over you in this final angle. 

"You take it so fucking good for me...made for me, aren't you?" He asked into your shoulder at you nodded. 

"Yeah, I know it...I fucking know it, baby...so deep, shit!" 

"Rafe!" Your clit shook beneath him as he quickened inside of you until you both rode the edge with a climax possible by another swipe. But he held you by for a moment, empowered at how desperate and eager you were for him. 

"Am I your God?" 

"Yes..." 

He grinned. "Good, angel...because you feel like fucking heaven-" As asphemous as it was, the rush of that orgasm, your first, had made you shake beneath him in disregard to the morality broken by his instigation and your allowance. But he would remain, still, his cock twitching as he took in your lingering clench as you came from your own high. He would withdraw only when he began to fall flaccid, helping you back to your feet. As he sat on the ledge, he would fix your disheveled clothing as you would then do the same to his hair. 

"There you are..." Your father returned, ignorant to the innocence ripped from you seconds prior. The same innocence worn on Rafe's face and fingers, his concealed cock savoring that remaining cum. 

"Will you come tonight, Rafe?" 

"I plan to..." He then focused on you. "Do YOU want me to come?" 

You nodded as he smirked, an unspoken agreement met by these words as you realized you had unintentionally made a deal with the devil…

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[conduitandconjurer]

hi, i'd like your thouhts on something please. i was confused by klaus's "sole of the feet" comment in ep1 of season 4 so i googled it and found out it's a meditation practice. specifically, it's a parctice for "controlling the urge to be physically or verbally aggressive", and apparently taught to children with control issues.

very interesting, especially after the whole conversation between klaus and stanley in season 3. but it's kind of weird to have this be the practice he references in this particular situation? i would have expected something to help with anxiety, not with aggression...

Well first of all: https://www.tumblr.com/merrilark/759809595878277120?source=share ( just in case you needed this <3 )

That said,

Klaus's hardships always seem to at least partially be the brunt of jokes, and I think the line was (again at least partially) humor about how someone in the modern world (who CAN die) has to show the restraint not to kill other people who are rude abnd gross and reckless and germy (especially from a hypochondriac's perspective...although don't get me started on the "germaphobe" thing....).

I think it's always wise to assume that Klaus is an unreliable narrator, and has an unrealistically negative perception of himself. Yes, he is flawed, but his "fuckin' Mariana Trench" sense of self-worth takes it to an extreme, and therefore sees ANY real potential bad behavior on his part as a logical supposition: OR prediction. Everything from self-deprecating jokes about being "sexy trash" when called upon to be courageous (even though he indeed was, subsequently, courageous), to his belief that he only has value through the lens of his abusive father's expectations (bus ball, even when he recognizes that Reginald is a "terrible father!!!!", need I say more?), to his belief that Dave Katz was the ONLY person he'd ever "loved more than himself" (despite every single piece of evidence to the contrary, when it comes to his family, even during the times they aren't doing a great job reciprocating), proves this. So anything Klaus says or does in response to the kind of person HE thinks he is, has to be viewed from that perspective.

As the audience, we're meant to pity and sympathize with him, and feel the pathos of wanting him to be kinder to himself. But fans bring their own baggage to the screen, and they sometimes only relate to Klaus at rock-bottom (and that's fine, if it's cathartic for them, it's entirely valid) so they tend to accept his negative self-view as objectively true: as fact. It's comforting to see your struggles represented in a proxy fictional self (especially if you the viewer are ALSO too hard on your own self-image), and sometimes that means fanon is going to reflect a different Klaus than canon intended: a Klaus who really might lash out in violence after years of unresolved or even exacerbated trauma (this is not what I think you're doing, by the way, but the prevalence of fanon about a Klaus who never gets clean and is clownishly pathetic is certainly fed by scenes like the one you're asking about, and sometimes I think that's the writers placating fanon, which...IIII don't think is ever a good idea, but I digress).

What could have made Klaus, who is avoidant and passive to a fault, and on the positive side, gentle and nonjudgmental, believe he could ever be capable of physical violence toward another person? He's just been robbed of his powers. He has a complicated relationship with them, because they gave him a form of invincibility, but also opened him up to be exploited. Suddenly the world is terrifying, but also, he is released of the torment of ghosts everywhere and the BOUNDARIES between life and afterlife being blurred. Therefore, maintaining BOUNDARIES is crucial to Klaus, even if they might seem unnecessary. Harming someone else would trap him back in a cycle of self and other harm, guilt and debt. It's worth noting that this ties in with the AA 12 step program, in settling debts and claiming accountability, and we know from a deleted scene that Klaus wants to avoid more than one fall off the wagon in s4. And honestly, self-control isn't solely meant to avoid aggression to others.

What about how this has been brought up before, with Stan, in the white buffalo room, in s3 (lol sounds like I'm playing Clue)? See above. I posted from a clinical perspective about why Klaus wouldn't have Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), but rather unmedicated ADHD and C-PTSD, which demonstrate similar patterns of "acting-out" behavior, but for VERY different reasons. I'll look for that post in a bit, it's a couple years old. Yes, stealing, sneaking out, and lighting shit on fire are typical ODD behaviors, but a) this particular class of developmental disorders is controversial for a number of valid reasons, and b) kids with buckets of severe ongoing trauma tied inextricably to where they live and who is raising them are also gonna light shit their abusers own on fire, sneak out, and steal things for the drugs that help them endure something otherwise unendurable.

Those are my initial thoughts at least! <3

[golbrocklovely]

i was curious as to what (possibly) the occultist saw in snc's future, especially for the next six months. so, i did my own tarot card reading.

honestly, i thought my reading would be nice and pleasant or would just basically show something entirely different but…. oh boy, the guys are in for it. but idk if it's demon related.

disclaimer: obviously idk what the occultist said to snc, minus the tiny fragment they shared on twitter. so, idk how close to her reading i am. also if you are someone that doesn't believe in tarot reading, or thinks that this is all bs, or that i shouldn't be doing one on snc bc they didn't agree to it, or maybe you don't want me to do a reading in the case that it ends up being bad for them - i get it. you're valid to think that. that being said, don't read this then. this is for pure entertainmet purposes only. take everything i say with a grain of salt. i don't claim to be right, i'm just telling you what the cards are telling me. i'm an extreme novice just having fun.

okay, this is definitely gonna be a long one, so strap in lol

i think for this reading, i'm gonna give the briefest descriptions of the cards, bc i feel like that's why these readings, while i'm writing them, feel super long and just genuinely are. that means that if a card is in reverse, i'm just going to explain it as it means reversed, not what it means upright along with reversed.

as i've stated in many readings before, i use this website and some books that i own on tarot to get a better understand of the cards since i'm not super memorized on them. obviously someone might read these cards a slightly different way, so if you are someone that does do tarot readings, feel free to send in how you interpret these cards !

okay, so the first question i asked was "what are the next six months of snc's lives gonna look like?" the reason for that specific of a question is bc in their tweet they talked about the occultist seeing the next six months being filled with sadness and heartache for them. so i wanted to hone in on that specific time period and see what was coming at them.

now, i'll be honest. highkey i thought i wasn't gonna get anything remotely negative. maybe a hiccup or two, but nothing quite like what i got. again, i'm gonna give the briefest of run downs on the cards so i suggest doing more research if you are interested.

i ended up getting eleven cards. the first one was 8 of pentacles. this card means putting a lot of hard work and focus into the next period of your life. but this doesn't mean it in a negative, just more that you have to buckle down and get things done.

the second card was the 9 of pentacles reversed. this card means financial issues. even tho you should be in a spot where you can relax financially, you can't for whatever reason. one of the interesting things that the site said was that this could also be showing a lack of work/life balance, which… let's be honest, snc don't have.

the third card was the 8 of swords. this card is overall a warning to not make important decisions right now. basically, you're in a situation that you can't change or feel helpless in. it can also mean that the fate or god you handed over control to isn't "helping" you like you think it should be.

the fourth card was the ace of cups. this is a new beginning card, like all aces. and it's about letting go of emotional baggage and starting fresh. this card is usually a sign of overcoming an emotional loss or something major that hurt you deeply.

the fifth card was the ace of swords reversed. this is yet another card saying not to make any major or hasty decisions. your thoughts are confused and unsure, and your lack of clarity isn't a good time to make decisions with. this is also a call to try and be rational when you do anything.

the sixth card was 10 of swords reversed. this card is interesting bc it appeared in their friendship reading. this is about defeat, but in it's finality. basically, you've hit rock bottom, but now realize that since you are there, there is no where else to go but up.

the seventh card was the queen of cups reversed. this is showing a lack of emotional sync. and bc your emotions are out of whack, you shouldn't trust them bc you might overreact. this is also a time of high stress.

the eighth card was the 7 of wands reversed. this about feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities. this card can also mean that you feel like you are being judged and being compared too much to others, which is adding on to the stress you feel.

the ninth card was the ace of pentacles reversed. another sign of financial loss. this is a hella warning to not take risks or make rushed decisions.

the tenth card was the queen of swords reversed. this card means that you are thinking too much with your heart/emotions and that this is a time for you to be objective. this also heeds the warning that while you might want to isolate, this could be taken the wrong way with by others so to be open.

and the last card was the magician, and omg i can't believe how weirdly important this card is (and i'll explain why). so this card is telling you to tap into your full potential and that great change is coming. new things are coming your way.

so…. what does all of this mean?

snc, assuming that nothing changes and everything plays out like this is entailing, they are going to go thru a major financial loss - or at least have the possibility of doing so. they are going to be overworked, stressed out, emotionally in the shitter, and losing money for one reason or another. there might be a time or two where things will look better, but it can and might go back to being bad. the magician card, however, at least shows a light at the end of the tunnel. that while the months might be shit, as long as they keep persevering, they will overcome the problems they faced.

according to snc, the occultist claimed that something negative was attached to them. and what is very interesting is while i was writing this, snc posted a video on xplrclub with the occultist. i won't give too much away, but the one thing that stuck out was that she said at the very end "it's time for you guys to become magicians now." which…… highkey made me almost shit myself bc clearly she also saw this card in their future lol

my personal feeling is that snc don't technically have an attachment, like a demon or something. but i do think a negative cloud could be hanging over them and is just draining them. and bc of this, it will lead to some possible in-fighting between them. this negative energy might also want to see them fail or see them get into a negative spot in their life bc obviously it will be fed better off of that energy.

so i also did some follow up questions to this initial one. the next reading i did, i asked "what do snc need to know", assuming i could tell them or give them any message.

the first card was the world reversed. this is showing an emptiness towards your successes, being unfulfilled despite financial comfort, and even tho you accomplished a bunch you still don't feel like you have.

the second card - the page of wands. have courage, you have a lot of drive so go out there and show the world it.

the third card - the queen of wands reversed. this is showing a lack of motivation in a career or a lot of obstacles at work. this is telling you to not let these things stop you.

the fourth card - 2 of wands. keep moving forward with your plans. keep progressing.

the fifth card - ace of cups reversed. in the first reading, we had this upright and now it's reversed. this is about something that was once bringing you joy no longer doing so, a lack of creativity. just an overall loss of some sort, a showing of emotional instability.

the six card - the queen of swords reversed. this card came up before so it was interesting seeing it again.

the final card was the ace of pentacles reversed. and again, this card was also in the previous reading.

i think what the cards are telling me (to tell snc, i guess) is that what they need to do is a) not take any financial risks bc it's not gonna end well for them (or at least be very aware of what they are doing/make a list of pros and cons when they plan to make a major deal), b) try their best to keep their emotions in check bc the amount of stress they are going to be under (or are currently putting on themselves) is going to cause them to lose it emotionally or go thru a lot of pain, and c) …they might want to consider taking a break. i know, shocking to ask those two to chill the fuck out in any way, shape, or form. but i think it might be for the best. while i think it's great they want to shoot for the stars, they might be aiming too high. or they are giving themselves too much to worry about when there is enough on their plate. you do not have to reinvent the wheel, especially when you have as loyal of a fanbase as snc does.

or, crazy concept, if you plan to do all this crazy shit, you NEED to rely on other ppl as well. it can't just be the two of you. you both can't do everything all at once. you're not gonna make it, and it's gonna put a strain on your mental health and your friendship.

i don't see snc breaking up, or anything like that. but i could possibly see one of them (my guess colby… sorry) needing a break of some sort half way into the year. or at least a couple months in with the amount of things the boys seem to want to get done this year. and i can see that possibly either affecting their friendship and or their business bc you can't have one without the other. this isn't a one man show.

i think this is also telling them that they might want to consider changing things up, especially if they start to feel bored with the content they are making. this could also mean possibly going solo or doing content outside of one another. now, i know they kinda teased about going back to abandoned videos. my things is, i love them dearly, and i loved those videos. but did you pay attention to how i worded it?? LOVED, not love. that content is in past for a reason. while i understand it's a fan favorite, maybe they shouldn't go back to it. realistically, even if they do, it ain't gonna be the same as it once was. also, sorry, but yall are old lol you're 26 years old. i don't want to see almost 30 year old men breaking and entering. especially previously convicted ones. like, nothing about that screams content to me. i know they would most likely find a legal way of doing abandoned places, but the charm of xplr was the fact that everything was little bit dangerous, a little bit risky. so taking those elements out kinda defeats the whole point in doing abandoned videos. not fully, of course, but a huge amount of the overall vibe just won't be there in that content.

i also asked some follow up yes/no questions, and i do find it interesting what cards kept appearing. now depending on what info you read up on asking yes or no questions - some say each of the major arcana cards have a yes or no meaning. but the way i do it is whether the cards are in upright or reversal - upright being yes, reversed being no.

i asked if they had attachments, it said yes. that's not a shocker really. i asked if this year was gonna be good for them and it gave an immediate no (like the card jumped out when i asked) and then i asked again and another no came out. so… that kinda sucks, but that can also change bc i did ask are there things snc can do to change this outcome and it said yes three times. one of those cards was the magician card too.

i then asked is their financial situation or job in trouble and it gave me a yes and no. and that to me tells me that while they might have problems with their finances (clearly as both readings said) i don't think they are in any major jeopardy. i then asked if their friendship was in trouble… and it said yes. now, while that is concerning, it doesn't seem like snc are gonna break up to me. they might take a break, maybe even go off and do other things outside of each other (which is something i talked about in their previous reading here) but i don't see them just completely cutting each other out of one another's life. and bc, again, things can change.

if they actually take breaks, rely on others for help, change up the content if and when they start to feel bored, and emotionally center themselves - they're gonna be okay. they might loose some money, but they'll be alright.

the magician card appeared a lot when i asked questions about them and i think that's the prime thing with snc - they are very headstrong. they go out and get what they want. their friendship motivates one another to keep going, and i think that passion for both life and the careers they have is gonna keep them going as long as they stay confident in one another and their abilities. but they also need to be able to have an open conversation with one another before things hit a wall.

also please take a fucking break when you need one. and i don't mean go walk around the block and come back, i mean like a week off or something. if you mentally aren't there, you're gonna lose it eventually.

[mrstsung]

I will die on this hill.

Ok ok so i keep seeing people be hating unnecessarily on the new shang tsung. Now he isn't the BEST shang but he's not the WORST either. In fact,he's alright. I like him. The only good thing about mk1/mk12 period. Mostly from god liu kang stans. Im not the one for this bullshit but the reasons they give are absolutely fucking stupid and can be immediately countered with by several points and potholes.

So how dare some of y'all.

For the people who say they dont feel sorry for shang tsung in mk12/mk1.

They (the god/"titans"characters) talk about choices but when it's the one they dont want them to make or have no other choice but to make to make ends meet or survive. Suddenly their the "bad guy" and made the "wrong choice"

Yeah just say you hate shang tsung because he was poor. Just say you're fucking an ableist pos and what you really wanna say.

You say shit about the new shang tsung (mk12/mk1) like you know what that would be like. Foh.

Nah i feel bad for shang. But now more so because he has legitimate reasons to hate the gods. And liu kang.

If you aint kissing boots or playing "nice" or being a "good doggie" suddenly you're the bad guy?

Shang tsung is now tge epitome of a character that if he had a genuine support system. Maybe he could have been nicer. Maybe wouldn't think about even going down a dark path.

You blame it on his past self. But if the new shang was fucked over by the gods. Whos to say he wasn't in other timelines too? If this is supposedly true.

Nah you want someone to blame to put all neatly in a box when it's not so black and white. The actor,alan lee, himself said shang tsung got fucked over by God liu kang in this game,and how could you not feel for shang even a lil bit.

Even if his other self helped fuel that. How could you not feel the same.

Shang has no choice but to steal souls in that timeline. The gods cursed him. Because they were salty. There are darker magics but somehow...shang is the problem? Shao kahn exists. Quan chi exists. But shang is the problem?

Yeah bias reeeeeeeks.

Shang tsung isn't a fucking punching bag. And I'll be damn if someone hates on a character thats supposed to be a "better the devil you know" and "i take no pleasure in this but i have to to survive" type.

Dont hate shang tsung for the shit he had to do. Hate the fucking gods that put him in that situation in the first place without genuine friends and help.

Liu kang had help. Raiden. And he takes that for granted. Never gets called in the narrative for when he does fuck up. But because shang is a "bad guy" suddenly we have to find someone to blame.

When the world of mortal kombat is brutal in the first place. Gaslighting shang tsung wont absolve liu kang for fucking up shit. Nor stop god shang tsung from (rightfully so) hating liu kang.

Shang tsung from mk12/mk1 is actually valid in being pissed. Just because you wouldn't do it. Dont mean that the character shouldn't. Or should be punished for his behavior.

Until you have been at the bottom of the barrel. Treat homeless people with respect and human decency. And know what that's like.

You can piss off with your hatred of this version of shang tsung.

Period.

I dont wanna hear a peep outta shang hatin ass jerks.

My man has done horrible shit in previous version. but holy crap he is so fucking valid this time for being pissed at liu kang this time in mk12/mk1. And i dont blame him.

So liu kang stans kick rocks. (Im not talking about those that actually have a brain. I'm talking about "those" fanboys specifically. Those "well actually *insert fave here* is better because he's swongest bestest guy here and i said so because he's the main guy and* like it's childish. Schoolyard rules. Like i love liu kang but not in this narrative,at all but mostly people who wanna suck his boots so damn bad and ignoring the shit he has done WORSE than dark raiden ever did and leaving shao kahn and quan chi alive....you know...the guys supposedly "worse" than shang tsung?! Ffs man. And it's worse because liu honestly hasn't earned a win past the very first mk game. It's just been handed to him. But especially godhood. I dont feel he's earned a damn thing and the narrative certainly hasn't made me lately feel remotely sorry. More so sorry raiden didn't discipline his bratty ass more. I feel sorry for the raiden enjoyers. Fr.)

Like bottom line. Mk12/mk1 shang tsung is poor,down on his luck,has to resort to lying because he trusts nobody. Has no friends. Has nothing. Has no other way. Even if he was honest. People would find an excuse to hate him for other reasons and excuses. Just admit that you fucking hate shang for no other reason than he's the "antagonist" and because daddy boon warner bros said you should. Go ahead lick those boots clean because there is definitely some bullshit among fans. But more so this pisses me off because the reasons they hate shang is based soley around plot. And because "bad guy" nothing actually fucking valid. Forgetting that shang tsung is just as valid(if not more because he lives under a corrupt regime)

Look i may not always see eye to eye with other shang tsimps. But one thing is for certain i won't tolerate disrespect from people who treat characters who are in the gutter in life like trash. Because i know for a fact they'd treat irl people like that.

"Evil" shang or not there is no excuse to treat him like shit because you didn't like how he did things. Because he wasn't "nice" enough for you.

And dont give me that dumb ass "tArKaT disease" subplot. You know that was horseshit. And is a disservice to mileena. That was plot convenience and you know it.

Same shit with quan chi. Tho i hate his guts,he don't deserve that. Basically treated like a slave. Wtaf nrs?! And people just accept this?! All the villains have been turned into jokes and y'all dont care. Y'all let it slide for some reason.

It's worse because this man is by all technicality an ASIAN MAN. And is othered so damn hard in the narrative it makes me sick. The amount of micro agressions i see in this game is astonishing. Fans dont help that. They just let it happen! Did y'all forget what they did to sub zero n scorpion?! They legitimately cucked hanzo and swapped clans like there isn't a difference between chinese and Japanese cultures?! It's irritating. It's more than irritating. It's infuriating. And downright disrespectful to the character,the VAs,and the fans who genuinely love the game series. New and old alike. If new fans are saying it sucks and they are taking creative liberties. That's not good. If new fans are saying the gameplay is boring and stiff and leaving the servers. Thats bad. When old fans be saying "we told you so" and saying they'd rather deal with mk11's crap despite everything. Yeah. Thats bad!

So if you even remotely call yourself a mortal kombat fan. Dont ever say shang deserves to be treated like he does in my face again! But especially mk12/mk1 shang tsung. Because that version is valid in his spite and deserves revenge. Period!

Vent over 🔥🔪🔥🔪🔥💀

"Baby,sweetie,my beloved sorcerer. You don't deserve this shit. At all"

Legitimately me the whole time seeing all of shang tsung's parts in mk12/mk1 cutscenes (like holy shit)

[kagejima]

Words of Encouragement

As the interaction discussion I monitored this weekend comes to a close, I have been struggling to think of what I can say to help everyone. I pride myself on being good with words when it comes to stories, but I am just absolutely horrible when it comes to advice-giving. I'm still going to try though because I am concerned after what I've seen.

One of my favorite shows is an NBC show called 30 Rock. It's about the head writer for a popular late night variety show and the hijinks that ensue.

There is an episode where the main character Liz Lemon is getting so stressed that she needs therapy. She enlists the help of simple yet sweet page Kenneth to be her therapist, but he cannot handle the pressure of it, so it backfires on her. Liz's no nonsense boss Jack steps in to help Kenneth and says, "Put your mental burden in my mind vice, and I will crush it."

Going into this discussion, I wanted to carry the attitude of Jack's "mind vice", but I will be incredibly honest with you all. The further it went, I became as stressed as Kenneth due to my empathetic nature.

It truly concerns me to see a lot of people being so stressed over something that shouldn't be stressful at all. I have been writing fanfic since most of you were five years old, so this isn't my first time dealing with these stressors. It's just a different website.

Some common themes I noticed in the messages were as follows:

Feeling like a third wheel when it comes to mutuals

Feeling like your writing is not good enough because it is not getting reblogged

Feeling unmotivated because you don't receive a large amount of feedback

Feeling used because of spam likers

First of all, I'm so sorry to hear that there are people who have felt one of these, two of these, or even all four at once. You all shouldn't ever, ever feel this way. You deserve so much more than what is happening.

Second of all, I would encourage those that are writers to go back in the tag and find the handful of reader POVs that were sent in after the event is over later today. All of them made very valid points, and I think they are things that we regularly forget as writers. While, yes, there are always going to be spam likers and ungrateful readers, I believe in the bottom of my heart that probably more than half of them are not that way at all, and I think it's very easy for us to just think they're all the same when we only receive a like.

Thirdly, if I could take ratios away for all of you, I would. But I cannot. I can only give you some words of encouragement of what I've learned in my 18 years of writing fan fiction, so I hope that they help someone.

Notes Do Not Matter

At the End of the Day, You Should Be Writing For Yourself

I know, I know. I know, I know, I know. You're like, "What the fuck, Rae, yes they do."

But I feel like there is an alarming amount of people that are equating their worth as a writer (and person) to how well a fic does. We see how well another's fic does and if it doesn't reach that amount of notes, it's seen in our eyes as failure. Or if it doesn't reach x amount of interactions in x timeframe, we also see that as failure.

You cannot do this to yourself. It will drive you absolutely batshit insane.

And honestly? I completely understand wanting to be recognized for your writing, but you really have to think about it. Do you want 12k notes on every fic you put out? The people I knew that had massive amounts of notes the last time I was writing fanfic-- They were MASSIVELY unhappy. When they did get the interaction they craved, it turned out it wasn't what they wanted at all.

I'm not saying that this will be the same outcome for you, but I implore you to sit down and really think if wanting a large amount of notes comes from a deeper issue, like theirs did.

I don't think I'll host another one of these any time soon because it did take a lot out of me, but I do encourage both parties to step into the other's shoes.

You've done it! You've finished a fic!

Were you happy while you wrote it? Did some time pass and you went "Ohmygod, how long have I been sitting here?"? Did you have a fun time while you did it?

Guess what? You did it.

And by you did it, I mean you've already succeeded.

You made yourself happy writing about your favorite little blorbo (Or, if you're like me, writing about someone else's favorite blorbo so you get a DM going 'GODDAMNIT RAE' two seconds later lmaooo)

You cannot be waiting on interactions and note amounts to make yourself happy. It will not come, I promise you.

You cannot worry about what user 472347294 thinks about your fic and if it's good enough to be reblogged or not.

That kind of thinking will absolutely decimate you.

Your bar should be this now.

"Did I have a lot of fun writing it?"

Then you've done it. You succeeded. That's all that matters in the end is if YOU were happy while you wrote it. If YOU had fun while you wrote it.

Writers-- I get it. It fucking SUCKS to sink hours and hours and hours and hours into something and get literally nothing in return (I am TERRIFIED to post a Sukuna fic because of this). But I'm about to tell you some really hard pills to swallow, and some of you might disagree with me, and that's fine. But I feel like it needs to be said.

Just like we don't owe anything to readers (chapter updates, part twos, etc.), they don't owe us anything. I think it's very easy for us to get into the mindset of "I worked on this for x amount of hours, so you HAVE to give me feedback".

No. They don't. They don't owe us anything, just like we don't owe them anything. I can't find a gentler way to say it, but it's something I've thought of for awhile now.

Instead, what I encourage you to do is pay attention to those that DO leave feedback. Reach out to them when they do, and sort of a, "Hey, thank you so much for reading my fic, I really appreciate it!" Or something along those lines. I was doing that but I have been slacking on it for the last couple months, so maybe it's something we can all start to do together.

Readers-- I hadn't thought about it before about how you feel like your follower count is too insignificant for a reblog to do any good, or how the times that you have left feedback, you felt like you were pushed to the side. And for that, I am sorry.

I know we are always ranting about reblogs and how important they are, but I apologize to those who are trying. To those that do take the time out to leave feedback, you are appreciated more than you know. You are the reason we continue to make content, whether we reach out to you or not.

I also do think it's very easy for us writers to forget that there is an incredibly large amount of content out there to consume, and we are basically making it impossible to keep up with. Tumblr's bookmarking system is just fucking awful (if you can even call it that) so I completely understand where you're coming from.

My advice to you is to keep trying to leave feedback, no matter how small. Hopefully there will be some writers who will reach back out to you and tell you thanks.

To those that are too shy to leave feedback, I would encourage you to leave feedback on your favorite writers fics (Please, for the love of god, stay away from the writers who think that they're better than you because their follower count got to their head. You'll know them when you see them.).

And if you are unsure of what to even say, please drop by (I have anonymous on always!) and I would be more than happy to help you!

There are a few more messages queued for today, but I will probably end the discussion at 3pm EST since I have to work tonight.

Thank you again to those that sent things in. I'm happy that we were able to be respectful to one another and I hope that maybe we were able to step into the other party's shoes and can be more kind to each other going forward.

[shopcat]

how do you feel about transfem steve in general? I admit as a transfem-ish nb person myself I really enjoy projecting myself onto Steve but I mostly have to restrict myself to enjoying art and my friends creations because so much of it is like. the extreme of the baby girl twink bottom boy waif steve fetishization trend to eddies bad boy s&m gay sex master. it's like people can't acknowledge that mlm in the 80s could be gnc and not transfem, and that steve could retain his personality and not be a blushing virginal archetype the minute he puts on some makeup

OH in general i think it's awesome like Fuck Yes transgender right. i love the idea and i love all trans hcs but especially for steve and i think it's also really cool that a lot of people do like it because in my experience in the past people r far more unreceptive out of just like transmisogyny.. :( like it's cool how open people are TO the idea it's just sometimes the idea sucks ass when someone is doing it with ill intention or ignorance 😭

i've talked about this a little i honestly think 😭 there is just a huge problem with casual transmisogyny in the st fandom and it's dressed up as like, inclusivity?? bc it will not be outright blatant bigotry it's the weird insidiously needling things or like, genuine fetishisation or like that weird shit where people have eddie say transfem steve is his "exception" but he's gay (when eddie is not ... gay. so they're making him gay to insert this weird roadblock and it comes off uncomfortable it is not as coolpillbasedawesome as people assume it is... sexuality can be fluid and change especially in the wake of gender and identity shifting and growing with a relationship but people can't actually apply that needed depth and complexity in a 30 word wordcount lame headcanon post or 2 second comic it just comes off that eddie sees her as a boy or otherwise invalidating tbh!!). and tbh one of the largest aspects from my perspective at least of the reason the hc became popular over on st twitter is because the nsfw artists got really into the "trend" just making blatant trans fetish content as people will Always do but like god that's just depressing 😭😭 that it was even called a trend is concerning in the first place to be honest but i guess that's just a semantics thing..

and yeah i think ur absolutely right :0 i think one time i said um like it's really clear when people who are making this harmful content (albeit out of ignorance and not malicious intention) will be doing it as an extension of steve being the ultimate subby blushing baby girl and if the starting line for a trans headcanon is someone's FEMINISATION KINK that's just plain concerning :( going hand in hand with shipping her with robin i think it's just fucking weird to go as far as you can to try and get stobin to date and they're always making her a trans girl TO date robin as the crux of it and never ... just to be a person. with autonomy. then they think it's like awesome and validating her gender because robin sees her as a woman but like ?? 😭 why wouldn't she. i don't know it's just weird to me to use robin's sexuality as a prop like that on top of the fact it implies robin's sexuality is "in the way" of them having feelings for each other... yuck. like even if i understand the angle to go against what a lot of tma people have spoken out against (the... iffiness of headcanoning a male character as a trans girl from the perspective of a tme person no matter their intention) to specifically do that to those two in particular is so STRANGE and then every single time someone goes this is weird they're like "well you just think robin wouldn't date her cuz she's not a real girl" like omg you're soooo stupid like rocks in your fucking brain. even if steve was a cis girl they wouldn't date also why r they never going Yesss transfem nancy or vickie or fucking chrissy or whoever they ship her with now like it's TRANSPARENT. anyway.

other than that i think it's a really fun & cool thing !!! :) if they're made responsibly especially if like you said it comes from a place of empathetic projection let alone from someone actually transfem it's so fun & cool i honestly think a big problem IS that tme people are spearheading it and end up perpetuating harmful ideals and honestly as one myself i don't even know if i can identify it all but i try my best to at least be like Hey guys... 😭. but it sucks when something fun so connected w peoples irl identities and senses of selves like that is taken by fandom and like strangled to death U_U. i have a lot of free floating little steve's in my mind and i really i suppose enjoy..? both the transmasc and transfem experience 4 him i can see it in both ways and it rules + with the stipulation that like. transfem ofc doesn't equal binary trans it's just a sweeping term or that all tma people ARE transfem etc etc so he is transfem a lot of the time just by virtue of it and It Rules. it rules. honestly this answer ended up more airing my frustrations again i'm sorry 😭😭 Basically i love transfem steve in all manner of expression... from genderfluidity to bigender identity to he/she realness to the outright trans girl coolness and i also love seperately from that hc him being just a little fun with it like u said. gnc steve one of the most beautiful things in the world. insert a how i look with he/him in my bio picture here.

[ys-13]

“….

What's my definition of success?

Listening to what your heart says

Standing up for what you know is

Right, while everybody else is

Tucking their tail between their legs (Okay)

What's my definition of success?

Creating something no one else can

Bein' brave enough to dream big

Grindin' when you're told to just quit

Givin' more when you got nothin' left

It's a person that'll take a chance on

Somethin' they were told could never happen

It's a person that can see the bright side through the dark times when there ain't one

It's when someone who ain't never had nothin'

Ain't afraid to walk away from more profit

'Cause they'd rather do somethin' that they really love and take the paycut

It's a person that would never waiver

Or change who they are

Just to try and gain some credibility

So they could feel accepted by a stranger

It's a person that can take the failures in their life and turn them into motivation

It's believing in yourself when no one else does, it's amazing

What a little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you

Why would you think or expect anybody else that's around you to?

I done did things that I regret

I done said things I can't take back

Was a lost soul at a cross road who had no hope but I changed that

I spent years of my life holdin' on to things I never should've kept, full of hatred

Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from

Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation

Years of my life tryna fill the void, pretending I was in—

They get it

Growing pain's a necessary evil

Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial

Some would say having a mental breakdown is a negative thing which on one hand I agree with

On the other hand, it was the push I needed to get help and start the healing process, see

If I'd have never hit rock bottom

Would I be the person that I am today?

I don't believe so

…”

—— “HOPE” by NF

[faolanrune]

Whoo boy this one is emotion packed for me. This is what I could very easily see you saying to Lum when you take over as governor, few lyric changes to match timeline but otherwise the same. Hope by NF. Blue for you and red for Lum.

“Lum it’s time to step down. You’ve done nothing but harm this colony and haven’t given a shit about our well-being since the day you stepped foot here.”

“Who else could ever possibly lead this colony like me? Do you really think that you? A child? Could ever lead Vertumna?”

“I’m not a child any more Lum. You’ve had your run, time to let someone competent take charge here”

Five long years you been draggin' your feet

Tellin' us we’re the reason we're stagnant

Five long years you've been claiming you're honest

And promising progress, well, where's it at?

I don't want you to feel like a failure

I know this hurts

You hoped some fake sympathy might grant you some ease with stripping this rank from him. But it would take time to see if it worked.

But we gave you your chance to deliver

Now it's my turn

Don't get me wrong, Lum, you've had a great run

But it's time to give the people somethin' different

So without further ado, I'd

Like to introduce my candidacy as governor.

Here’s my promise to you all

Hope

What's my definition of success?

Listening to what your heart says

Standing up for what you know is

Right, while everybody else is

Tucking their tail between their legs

What's my definition of success?

Creating something no one else can

Being brave enough to dream big

Grindin' when you're told to just quit

Giving more when you got nothin' left

It's a person that'll take a chance on

Something they were told could never happen

You motioned towards Tang standing off to the side

It's a person that can see the bright side through the dark times when there ain't one

Tammy and her kiddo smiled as you outstretched a hand towards her

It's when someone who ain't never had nothin'

Ain't afraid to walk away from more profit

'Cause they'd rather do somethin' that they really love and take the pay cut

Rex and Nomi Nomi gave you warm grins and cheered you on.

It's a person that would never waver

Or change who they are

Just to try and gain some credibility

So they could feel accepted by a stranger

Cal stood strong and gave you a solid nod at your acknowledgment

It's a person that can take the failures in their life and turn them into motivation

You winked over at Anemone and Marz.

It's believing in yourself when no one else does, it's amazing

What a little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you

Why would you think or expect anybody else that's around you to?

I done did things that I regret

I done said things I can't take back

Flashes of past lives flicker through your head. Regrets and words you could never take back.

Was a lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope but I changed that

I spent years of my life holdin' on to things I never should've kept, full of hatred

Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from

Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation

Years of my life tryna fill the void, pretending I was in

They get it

Growing pain's a necessary evil

Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial

Some would say having a mental breakdown is a negative thing

Which on one hand, I agree with

On the other hand, it was the push I needed

To get help and start the healing process, see

If I'd have never hit rock bottom

Would I be the person that I am today?

I don't believe so

I'm a prime example of what happens when you choose to not accept defeat and face your demons

Took me many years to realize that if you want to get the opportunity

To be the greatest version of yourself

Sometimes you got to be someone you're not to hear the voice of reason

The crowd was showing interest, gathering and murmuring amongst each other. Rallying to your side.

Five long years of running, Five long years of searching

Five long years of hurting, Five long years of pain

Five long years of fearful, Five long years of anger

Five long years of empty, Five long years of shame

Five long years of broken, Five long years of anguish

Five long years of hopeless, Five long years of (hey)

Five long years of never, Five long years of maybe

Five long years of later, Five long years of fake

Five long years of hollow, Five long years of sorrow

Five long years of darkness, Five long years of Lum

Five long years of baggage, Five long years of sadness

Five long years of stagnant, Five long years of chains

Five long years of anxious, Five long years of suffering

Five long years of torment, Five long years of (wait)

Five long years of bitter, Five long years of lonely

Five long years of pushing everyone away

Lum was visibly angry now. Trying to get in your face and attempt to intimidate you. But you refused to back down, and you shoved your face right back in his. Matching him beat for beat as he tried to seed self doubt in your head.

(You'll never evolve) I know I can change

(We are not enough) we are not the same

(You don't have the heart) you don't have the strength

(You don't have the will) you don't have the faith

(You'll never be loved) you'll never be safe

(Might as well give up) not running away

(You don't have the guts) you're the one afraid

I'm the one in charge

I'm taking the (no)

I'm taking the Reigns

[vastayan--vigilante]

TOP FIVE SONG ASSOCIATIONS

1. Re-Education (Through Labour) - Rise Against

To the sound of a heartbeat pounding away To the rhythm of the awful, rusting machines We toss and turn but don't sleep Each breath we take makes us thieves Like causes without rebels Just talk but promise nothing else We crawl on our knees for you Under a sky no longer blue We sweat all day long for you But we sow seeds to see us through 'Cause sometimes dreams just don't come true We wait to reap what we are due To the rhythm of a timebomb ticking away And the blare of the sirens combing the streets Chased down like dogs we run from Your grasp until the sun comes up Look now at what they've done to you White needles buried in the red The engine roars and then it gives But never dies 'Cause we don't live, we just survive On the scraps that you throw away I won't crawl on my knees for you I won't believe the lies that hide the truth I won't sweat one more drop for you 'Cause we are the rust upon your gears We are the insect in your ears We crawl, we crawl We crawl all over you We sow seeds to see us through Our days are precious and so few We all reap what we are due Under this sky no longer blue We bring a dawn long overdue We crawl And we crawl And we crawl all over you

2. Hope - NF

What's my definition of success? (Of success) Listening to what your heart says (your heart says) Standing up for what you know is (is) Right, while everybody else is (is) Tucking their tail between their legs (okay) What's my definition of success? (Of success) Creating something no one else can (else can) Being brave enough to dream big (big) Grindin' when you're told to just quit (quit) Giving more when you got nothin' left (left) It's a person that'll take a chance on Something they were told could never happen It's a person that can see the bright side through the dark times when there ain't one It's when someone who ain't never had nothin' Ain't afraid to walk away from more profit 'Cause they'd rather do somethin' that they really love and take the pay cut It's a person that would never waver Or change who they are Just to try and gain some credibility So they could feel accepted by a stranger It's a person that can take the failures in their life and turn them into motivation It's believing in yourself when no one else does, it's amazing What a little bit of faith can do if you don't even believe in you Why would you think or expect anybody else that's around you to? I done did things that I regret I done said things I can't take back Was a lost soul at a crossroad who had no hope but I changed that I spent years of my life holdin' on to things I never should've kept, full of hatred Years of my life carryin' a lot of baggage that I should've walked away from Years of my life wishin' I was someone different, lookin' for some validation Years of my life tryna fill the void, pretending I was in They get it Growing pain's a necessary evil Difficult to go through, yes, but beneficial Some would say having a mental breakdown is a negative thing Which on one hand, I agree with On the other hand, it was the push I needed To get help and start the healing process, see If I'd have never hit rock bottom Would I be the person that I am today? I don't believe so I'm a prime example of what happens when you choose to not accept defeat and face your demons

3. Invincible - Skillet

Target on my back, lone survivor lasts They got me in their sights No surrender no Trigger fingers go Living the dangerous life Hey, hey, hey everyday when I wake I'm trying to get up, they're knocking me down Chewing me up, spitting me out Hey, hey, hey when I need to be saved You're making me strong, you're making me stand Never will fall, never will end Shot like a rocket up into the sky Nothing could stop me tonight You make me feel invincible Earthquake, powerful Just like a tidal wave You make me brave You're my titanium Fight song, raising up Like a roar of victory in a stadium Who can touch me 'cause I'm (I'm made of fire) Who can stop me tonight (I'm hard wired) You make me feel invincible I feel, I feel it Invincible I feel, I feel it Invincible Here we go again, I will not give in I've got a reason to fight Every day we choose We might win or lose

4. E For Extinction - Thousand Foot Krutch

I'm not the same as yesterday Ooh, it's hard to explain How things have changed But I'm not the same as before And I know there's so much more ahead I can barely believe that I'm here And I won't surrender quietly Step up and watch me go Break down, ya really want it? Wanna make a scene? Show me what ya mean Let's get it started Let me see whatcha got Can ya take it up a knotch? Don't think you got it Can't handle the pressure? Get off, stop talkin' about it Gotta make this count, let's go When we move We camouflage ourselves We stand in the shadows waiting We live for this and nothing more We are what You created I can feel the storm The winds have changed Ooh, 'cause we're worlds a part But just the same But we won't leave the way that we came And I know there's so much more ahead I can barely believe that we're here We won't surrender quietly Step up and watch it go Are you ready? Are ya ready? Are ya ready for me? Are you ready? Are ya ready? Are ya ready to see?

5. Kick in The Teeth - Papa Roach

We live in a cold dark world with venom in its fangs You can spit it in my face but I know I'll be OK It's on the attack. It's a war, it's a game A ball and chain, chew my arm off to get away Don't fight, or it deny it, invite it 'cause when it Feels like a kick in the teeth, I can take it Throw your stones and you won't see me break it. Say what you want, take your shots You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth (Na na na na na) Kick in the teeth (na na na na na na) I gotta say thanks 'cause you kick me when I'm down I'm bleeding out the mouth I hope you know I'm stronger now I'm taking the hate, I'm turning it all around I wont go down 'til I'm six feet underground Don't fight, or it deny it, invite it, 'cause when it Feels like a kick in the teeth, I can take it. Throw your stones and you won't see me break it. Say what you want, take your shots. You're setting me free with one more kick in the teeth What doesn't kill me only Will make me stronger in my head

Tagged by: @legendscried

Tagging: @just--a--jinx @hoverpunk @independentzaun (Sevika) @bioniczaunites (Ran) @sxlemnity @modestmuses (Ekko) @gauntlets-shot (Vi) @misstantabismuses (Viktor) and anyone else who wants to do it (I think most of you have already by this point as I was slow to respond to this lmao, but if you haven't yet, this is me tagging you to do so - I wanna see your song choices 👀)