#Which I'm grateful for

[coal15]

This might be the most complex shipping situation I've ever seen

There's Camp shipping Buddie endgame and get Tommy outta here asap

Camp shipping Buddie endgame but keep Tommy around as their friend

Camp shipping eventual Buddie endgame but happily shipping Tevan in the meantime

Camp shipping Tevan as Buck's endgame while buddie remains a deep platonic love

(And you just KNOW there's at least a few 9-1-1 viewers out there praying that Buck's canon endgame li will still be a woman. But let's not count them because they could probably all fit in an elevator as most fans who didn't like the bi development either quit the show or just accepted that Buck's endgame is gonna be a dude whether they like it or not.)

I do have a dog in that fight, I want a Buddie endgame. But it wouldn't REALLY upset me one way or the other whether or not Tommy stayed on the show after Tevan broke up. But it would be my preference for him to show up sometimes as their friend. But if Tevan's relationship is going to last a while I do enjoy them together enough to low-key ship them on the way to Buddie. But if the show went with Tommy as Buck's endgame I would be disappointed about not getting Buddie. But Buck is so smitten with Tommy right now that a Tevan endgame wouldn't exactly fill me with rage. I could probably accept and even enjoy it. So like . . . the dog I have in that fight is a very mellow, peace loving dog. The kind of dog who would let anyone pet her. Which is a super weird animal to be in our current shipping climate.

[somewhereincairparavel]

Major crush update since it's the weekend!!!

We had interaction!! Though I would've liked more tbh. The funniest thing is last week all I was wanting, was to ask him if he only comes on Saturdays and Sundays, and this time, the moment he saw me, he asked ME if I show up on Saturdays and Sundays only. Omg. He asked ME what I've been wanting ask him lol And ofc we did smile at eachother alot and stuff but today the sports class was kinda crowded so we weren't able to interact as much as I wanted to tbh.

While were at class, the coaches asked us all to run laps around the court in a single line, my crush had to run 10 laps while I had to run 6, after I ran (I wasn't counting the laps tbh) my crush gestured to me as he was still running that I could stop since I completed the laps I had to do. Which is kinda sweet bc he didn't have to gesture to me at all? I mean, who cares if I run an extra lap? But he noticed me from like across the room as he was running and gestured.

After the class ended we went down the stairs, he was behind me, and he asked me if my school supplied me homework or something since his summer break ended a long time ago. but I didn't realize that he was talking to me, bc there was this other girl who walked behind me so I assumed he was talking to her, so I continued going down the stairs (help I felt so bad afterwards and didn't want him to think I ignored him intentionally)

But guess what? While we were waiting for our respective cars to pick us up from class, he asked me the same question AGAIN (if my school provided me homework to do) which is such a green flag??? Bc he had no reason to ask me the same question again even after I ignored him the first time (unintentionally ofc) so he either seemingly understood that I hadn't heard him back at the staircase or he just chose to ask me that question regardless.

And we had a lil chat about how I had to go back to my city after summer break ended and i could've sworn his face dropped for a sec after I said that but he quickly added that his own friend had transferred to my city aswell. Something to note is that this dude is so damn interested in my school life?? Lol like, last week he asked me if my school had started and this week he's asking me abt homework?? (I love myself a nerd, I've also heard that he's the top scorer in his class so there's that lol)

He waved at me THRICE after his dad came to pick him up!! Tomorrow hopefully I'll get more interaction w him

[gunshou]

Can we all take a moment to talk about how hot Emhyr is? Like, fuck me and call me Ciri, White Flame.

[senoritafish]

This is for where I live, from last year.

$80,000 a year is considered 'low-income' in Orange County, state report says

That's for a single person. For a family of 4 it's $115k.

My income plus spouse's disability is slightly more than 65k, but half my income goes to rent and most of the rest is food, bills & gas to get to work. My paycheck is usually almost completely gone after the first week of the month. Spouse's comes in the middle but it's only a fifth as much, and we usually have to take out a payday loan/donate plasma for groceries for the last week. That's for two disabled people, me and an underemployed student.

If we lived somewhere cheaper, we might be a bit better off, but kind of tied to the area for my job, for which I do have fairly decent benefits even if the pay is on the lower end for my type of work.

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[chrisbangz]

Happy Bang Chan Day (2024) ♡ insp / template

[uncanny-tranny]

I love love love when trans women* give advice to trans men* about """manly""" things and when trans men* return that kindness with advice about """womanly""" things. I love the intracommunity commitment to supporting each other <<3

[sanchensky]

"You’ve met the Fools of Fate"~

@pure-plum Latest Weal and Woe chapter was so sweet I swear my soul melted a bit from reading it :'3 Honestly Eclipse seems so nervous there, I genuinely just want to hug that anxiousness out of him xD

Tho here I made him look a little more malicious. Gotta think twice about that hug hehe :>

And some process under the cut cuz why not x)

[kanerallels]

COVER REVEAL TIME LADS

Behold the masterpiece itself, created by the incredibly talented @evelynmlewis!! (check out her website here)

Isn't it MAGNIFICENT? I'm truly in awe of how well it turned out! With any luck, the book itself will be out on Amazon for purchase, both paperback and ebook. And there'll be ILLUSTRATIONS by @accidental-spice!! But until that magnificent day, enjoy a proper synopsis for once in my life!

Rebecca Wood has never known who her birth family was. So when a boy named Liam finds her and tells her that he knows where her family is, it seems like it could be too good to be true.

Oddly enough, that's far from the strangest part. It turns out, Rebecca is from the land of fairy tales. Though it's not exactly the same as the stories: Snow White and Cinderella are notorious assassins, and the land is ruled by the evil Empress Goldilocks, who seems to have a special interest of her own in Rebecca.

None of these dangers make Rebecca's journey any less fascinating as she travels through a perilous and beautiful land full of magic and mystery, in search of the one thing she's always wanted.

All y'all asked to be tagged, and I'll be tagging you when the book releases, too! If you're not interested, let me know and I won't tag you, no judgement either way!

@keeper-of-sparkly-things @auroramagpie @thefinaljediknight @misscrazyfangirl321 @sailforvalinor

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@muse-write @ana-cantskywalker @undying-lilies @sunflowergardens-world @catkin-morgs-kookaburralover

@fairytale-lights @accidental-spice

[xoxoemynn]

Hello OFMD crew! I love you and I'm happy you're here. 💕

[royalarchivist]

[A sad violin song plays over an image of a sad hamster]

Pac: This doesn't have anything to do with me – I wear a blue sweatshirt, you're crazy, this mouse doesn't even have a sweatshirt, this hamster! [Reading chat] Am I a depressed hamster?

[ Transcript continued ↓ ]*

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Pac: Actually– that's fine! I embrace that idea – of course I'm going to be depressed, are you crazy? [He hits his desk, then starts counting off people on his fingers] Fit is gone, Richarlyson is gone, Ramon is gone, Bagi and Empanada who were always there when we were there are also gone, I haven't seen them! It's just me and Tubbo, and sometimes Philza shows up.

Pac: I lost Chume Labs, I lost the Favela, I lost Murder Mystery, I lost Ilha Chume Labs, it's crazy! Look at how much I've lost, and I've gained nothing! Of course I'm going to be depressed, are you crazy?! How am I supposed to be happy?!

Pac: [Reading chat] "You have us Pac," that's true, thank you. No, that's true, sorry.

* NOTE: Please note that this is an incomplete transcript, as I was primarily relying on Aypierre's translation mod at the time and if I am not confident of the translation, I do not include it. As always, please feel free to add on translations or message me corrections.

[gideonisms]

As always wishing there was a socially acceptable way to simply say "I'm about to get weird and act strange for a little while and it will look unsettling from the outside but I promise it doesn't hurt anything and I'll be back to normal later" or "it is going to take me so long to complete this minor task that doesn't really affect anyone else, but I promise it will get done eventually, all is well" or even "the way I am doing this will seem counterintuitive to you but trust me that there's a good reason"

[group-dynamic]

Bartender: Hey, man, how's it going?

Me: Yeah, you know, it's good. Just thinking about how Gil Galad's kingship was haunted by Elrond. Like his first great failure after being crowned when he'd barely come of age was showing up too late to stop the destruction of Sirion. How he probably felt a deep personal responsibility to find Elwing's missing boys at least but couldn't even do that. Like, I know he probably got redirected by Cirdan toward all those refugees and stuff, but he probably really wanted a win, especially because he was kinda orphaned by then himself and knew how cruel fate was to the sons of greater destiny. Like all his family who'd been king before him died, like, horrifically? And then when Elrond returns all fine and he comes to Lindon and he's chosen the fate of the elves, Gil Galad's physically haunted by him again. See, but this time he chooses to be haunted by Elrond. Because I think he wants to fix what he sees as his first great failure by restoring a bright future for this kid which was robbed from him when Sirion fell--and it's probably like he wants better for him than what he got, too, because he got this kingship in exile thrust upon him when all he was doing was hanging out with Cirdan making ships or something with the other non-combatants and refugees like he and his mother who were fleeing war and violence and he was like fourth in line to the throne so he probably found out in one fell swoop that all his family's dead and oh, you're king and your destiny's out of your hands. So he's like, I'll make Elrond herald and give him all the experience and guidance on this leadership stuff I never got while also giving him better control of what kind of future he has. Then--get this--he never even marries or has kids and when his reign is coming to an end. . . Which, by the way, he probably foresaw his own death which is fucked-- because he gives Elrond his ring before the war of the last alliance, metaphorically making him his heir and also giving him the opportunity to shape his future. . .Yeah, yeah, cause Elrond wouldn't have been considered suitable to be a lord or a king or anything after he was raised by wolves the sons of Feanor. So when Gil made him herald it was like helping him gain political experience and any status he lost. So anyway, then Gil Galad dies, but in some ways he's spent a greater part of his life dedicated to the act of restoring Elrond to the path he should have been on in an alternate reality where he was raised as Earendil and Elwing's son and like correcting that first failure--but also changing Elrond's fate because Elrond has the ring, like, he literally has Gil Galad's legacy and power in his hands, something he wouldn't have had (or needed?) before. But he decides he won't be king. He'll use that power to guard the place that fulfills the legacies of both him and Gil Galad. He's rebuilt the home he lost, something Gil Galad was trying to give him, and then he makes it a place for all the orphans and the wounded and the refugees--like he even fosters a bunch of future orphan kings and like--

Bartender: Like the ending of Hamilton?

Me: *mumbling into my empty glass* Yeah, exactly like the ending of Hamilton.

[secriden]

rewatching love sea and i've got some episode 1 mahasamut thoughts:

i'm so appreciative of how much we get to see of mahasamut being an important part of the island community in this episode. its character establishing/quick scenes but we see a consistent thread of kindness, gentle and good humoured interactions, and just overall helpfulness to others. you see him having fun with palm who is younger and clearly loves and respects mahasamut. you see how he knows and cares for different people in very personal ways.

another thing epsiode 1 does a good job of doing is establishing how intelligent mahasamut is both intellectually and emotionally.

he instantly clocks on that tongrak thinks the island/mahasamut is "beneath" him. tongrak is a jerk from the get go, acting as if his wealth (constantly referring to how expensive his suitcases are) allows him to treat mahasamut like crap. he assumes mahasamut can't speak/understand the central dialect and openly makes disparaging comments about his intelligence.

but rather than getting annoyed/offended, mahasamut weaponises the prejudice and leans into it to annoy tongrak. he doubles down on the Southern dialect (even after he reveals he can speak Central). when tongrak whines about not understanding him, mahasamut just repeats himself but slower (such a good allusion to when people yell at you slower and more loudly as if that will magically make you understand English better). he leans into the whole 'small town awed at the fair skin of the city boy' act (masterful depiction of someone weaponising the 'dumb country hick' stereotype).

mahasamut just has such a good handle on tongrak from the start and it really showcases how smart and intuitive he is; like he instinctively knows how to handle this feral cat of a human being that tongrak is (i say this with complete affection).

his handling of tongrak is so incredibly effective and it throws tongrak so off his game that he looses all cool and just blurts out how baffled he is by mahasamut's reactions to him. this tells us (and mahasamut) that not only is tongrak aware that he's being a jerk, he's doing it on purpose because this usually works to drive people away. but it doesn't and never will work on mahasamut and the show lays the foundations of this aspect of mahasamut's character right from the start.

but whilst mahasamut remains unfazed by tongrak's bitchiness (for lack of a better term), we also see that he is not going to be a pushover either (and i love that he never becomes that even after he falls in love; in this, mahasamut's character is wonderfully consistent). he isn't shy about calling out tongrak for his poor behaviour/rudeness. he specifically points out that tongrak's been acting like a spoiled pet (or child).

but also!! whilst all that is going on, mahasamut is also doing a really good job of taking care of tongrak. when he enters tongrak's room, he cleans up after the tornado of trash and beer bottles, puts away his clothes properly, then brings tongrak out to get some proper food in him (it's not his fault that tongrak only has a single lettuce leaf; he tried). mahasamut takes him out on the boat to relax him and give him inspiration for his novel. and when he realises that tongrak was genuinely scared and upset, mahasamut actually treats that with sincere care and concern, apologising and comforting him (in the novel, apparently tongrak slaps him and he still responds only with care and comfort). he's so incredibly gentle with tongrak here.

later in the series we see how much of their relationship development hinges on the the juxtaposition of words vs actions because neither of them put much stock by words (tongrak, because they are the tools of his trade and he knows how they can be used to deceive; mahasamut because he never cares what people say about him) but episode 1 does a great job of establish just how good mahasamut is going to be at showing his love for tongrak once he gets there.

[basketobread]

You’re genuinely so funny. You should seriously make some kind of comic

omg this is such a late response but i hope you know that i made this EXACT face when reading this. thank you SO much!!! i really would love to make a comic soon featuring my oc's or something... maybe i'll get around to planning one eventually. but comics aside, your words mean SOOO much. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! 😭😭😭❤❤❤❤

[checanty]

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