#actively hypocritical? check!

[caeslxys]

I’ve mentioned this elsewhere but it feels relevant again in light of the most recent episode. Something that’s really fascinating to me about Orym’s grief in comparison to the rest of the hells’ grief is that his is the youngest/most fresh and because of that tends to be the most volatile when it is triggered (aside from FCG, who was two and obviously The Most volatile when triggered.)

As in: prior to the attack on Zephrah, Orym was leading a normal, happy, casual life! with family who loved him and still do! Grief was something that was inflicted upon him via Ludinus’ machinations, whereas with characters like Imogen or Ashton, grief has been the background tapestry of their entire lives. And I think that shows in how the rest of them are largely able to, if not see past completely (Imogen/Laudna/Chetney) then at least temper/direct their vitriol or grief (Ashton/Fearne/Chetney again) to where it is most effective. (There is a glaring reason, for example, that Imogen scolded Orym for the way he reacted to Liliana and not Ashton. Because Ashton’s anger was directed in a way that was ultimately protective of Imogen—most effective—and Orym’s was founded solely in his personal grief.)

He wants Imogen to have her mom and he wants Lilliana to be salvageable for Imogen because he loves Imogen. But his love for the people in his present actively and consistently tend to conflict with the love he has for the people in his past. They are in a constant battle and Orym—he cannot fathom losing either of them.

(Or, to that point, recognize that allowing empathy to take root in him for the enemy isn't losing one of them.)

It is deeply poignant, then, that Orym’s grief is symbolized by both a sword and shield. It is something he wields as a blade when he feels his philosophy being threatened by certain conversational threads (as he believes it is one of the only things he has left of Will and Derrig, and is therefore desperately clinging onto with both bloody hands even if it makes him, occasionally, a hypocrite), but also something he can use in defense of the people he presently loves—if that provocative, blade-grief side of him does not push them—or himself—away first.

(it won’t—he is as loved by the hells as he loves them. he just needs to—as laudna so beautifully said—say and hear it more often.)

[rxkuyo]

"Ahaha Daemon is so dumb for believing the old man is the one actively poisoning him when the weird goth witch giving him weird concoctions is right there."

May I introduce you to a beautiful concept known as sleep deprivation ? Man's only gotten poor quality sleep (if any at all) for weeks for all we know. Mood swings and paranoia are bound to go hand in hand with that one. Logical thinking ? Nope. Not happening. You add the fucking hallucinations further messing up his mind to the mix and you get exactly what we see.

[piplupod]

sometimes i worry myself sick over thinking i might have a victim complex because i (understandably) often struggle with being a functioning human person due to lifelong abuse, and then I come onto tumblr dot com and see the way some of the people on here act and I realize "ah. no i'm okay actually."

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

Even if someone HATES wearing like, any mask, you’ve gotta admit. Nice thicker fabric ones are great in winter. A mask, hat, and scarf are way more comfortable going to the store than either a naked face or a balaclava. If nothing else then you have to admit that it’s less awkward and stifling in public (you can take off the scarf and or hat and be less hot! Not the entire fucking thing! And if you’ve got a lot of hair, like me, you can let that do whatever) and way warmer than nothing. Even if you hate everyone else and don’t believe in covid, it feels way better than nothing when it’s-20 degrees Fahrenheit and windy outside! Especially in dry cold!

[black--sun]

He pushes out a breath. He cares about them, and he’d do anything for them, except include them in all the shit he has going on. Which he knows worries both of them. “Maybe,” he answers noncommittally. “I’d do anything for you, and that doesn’t mean I won’t sometimes be a bad boyfriend.” Partner. What are they even calling themselves now?

“Why would you be disappointed if you didn’t like me?” But then he gets it a second later, a little delayed. “Oh, because you spent so much on dinner.”

He rests into that touch, finding that he can just walk along with Shiro that way without really having to pay attention to where they’re going. He sets the plate on the host stand as they pass, catching but not caring much about the odd look it earns him. It takes him too long to hash that out. “Gross. I barely like most bodies when they’re warm. I meant the making one part.” That’s fine though. He’s not complaining about skipping it. But he supposes it’s more up to whoever brings them Shiro’s car how the rest of their night is going to go. So he leans closer and slips his hand into Shiro’s back pocket like they’re at the beach instead of a nice restaurant.

Ichigo summarizes the conversation with the point he was evidently trying to make. It’s a nice offer. It’d be touching and maybe a gentle kind of comfort if that’s what Ichigo had started out with. Instead, the entire conversation made it sound like Ichigo thinks Shiro should be on suicide watch. He nods some. “Ok. He doesn’t want to talk about his problems, though, especially not right now. “You’re the first person I’d come to anyway.”

He shrugs. It doesn’t matter to him. “Take credit for the idea and make your sister happy.”

He eyes that smirk, half expecting some sort of indication that Ichigo’s been yanking his chair this whole time, and half expecting more vaguely terrifying questions. But he rolls his eyes and snorts. “What d'you mean? I’m the catch.” Not at all the kind of catch Ichigo means.

After Ichigo takes a bite, he pulls the plate back, but he’s almost too distracted to actually eat his dessert. When Ichigo reaches for the check, he slaps a hand over it and pulls it toward himself instead. “Not a chance, poor college kid.” The slight dig on Ichigo feels extra justified after the track their conversation went down. It’s definitely not a small bill but he knew it wouldn’t be when he picked the place. He counts out actual cash, which probably makes him look like a drug dealer or a prostitute, but he doesn’t care. He doesn’t make his money legally and he doesn’t really use a bank.

[gothcsz]

but what about Javi hearing neighbour reader masturbating and thinking she has a guy over and he gets jealous bc why is she fucking someone and never giving him the time of day???

obsessed with this is an understatement 🤩 part of this building universe right here where you’re javi’s neighbor

Javier stands by his open window, cigarette between his fingers, watching the distant glow of streetlights through the haze of smoke.

The night is quiet, and he’s alone with his thoughts, which is never good—until he hears something faint, muffled, but unmistakable, through the thin wall separating his apartment from yours.

He freezes, brow furrowing, as the soft sound of moans drifts into his room, catching him completely off guard. For a second, he wonders if he’s imagining it. But then, the creak of your bed springs confirms what he’s hearing.

His mind jumps to conclusions, filling in gaps he wishes he could ignore: someone’s in there with you, and you’re not exactly holding back.

A sharp pang of jealousy hits him, twisting like a knife in his chest. Javier takes a slow drag from his cigarette, his jaw set tight. He can’t deny how pretty you sound—soft, breathy, like you’re being taken care of but he knows he could give it to you so much better.

That feeling of admiration is quickly overtaken by irritation. Why does some other motherfucker get to be in there with you? Very hypocritical of him to be feeling like this considering what he gets up to most nights of the week.

You’ve never given him more than polite smiles and your much needed friendship. That’s kept him satiated and content… until feelings for you started to blossom, leaving him in this weird grey area.

He doesn’t want to ruin what he has with you by acting on said feelings. Javi would rather keep nurturing your friendship than mess it all up due to him thinking with his dick.

Now he’s left on the other side of the wall, just a listener to something he wishes he could experience himself.

Before he even realizes what he’s doing, he’s snuffing out his cigarette, muttering a Spanish expletive under his breath, and heading for your apartment.

He tells himself it’s nothing, that he’ll just check in, but the jealousy has him moving with more urgency than he’d like to admit. He finds himself knocking firmly, almost demanding an answer.

Inside, you’re right at the precipice, riding the vibrator with a rhythm you’d never dared try before, fingers digging into the sheets as you edge closer and closer. You’re so close to tipping over when there’s a sudden, forceful knock on your door, jolting you out of your trance and yanking you back from the edge of pleasure.

The frustration is immediate, heat turning to annoyance as you climb off the bed, throwing on a robe and hastily tying it around you. Who on earth would be knocking at this hour?

Grumbling under your breath, you stalk toward the door, glancing through the peephole, and the sight stops you cold. Javier. Of course, Javier.

He’s haunted your thoughts all night and the star of the very vivid scenario your horny mind conjured while your arousal coated the silicon of your toy.

Irritation and curiosity mix as you unlock the door and open it, raising an eyebrow as you take him in, his expression unreadable but intense.

“Javi,” you say, voice still breathy from your previous activities. “It’s late. What are you doing here?”

He stands there, eyes dark and flickering over your figure, taking in the looseness of your robe, how the soft curve of your breasts tease him, the thin layer of sweat on your skin. “I… heard something.” His voice is low, slightly hoarse, and he doesn’t bother masking the frustration lacing his words. “Just had to check nothing was wrong.”

You feel your cheeks heat as you realize what he’s implying.

“I appreciate the concern but I’m fine.” You tell him, seeing his eyes dip as he takes in your flustered appearance, how they linger on your thighs. You shift beneath his heavy stare.

“If you need help running him off, you come get me—alright?”

Your face contorts into confusion and he catches it immediately.

“The guy in there.”

You should win a fucking award for the way you manage to school your expression, realizing why he’s actually here at your doorstep this late at night.

While it’s a little embarrassing to have someone hearing you please yourself, you feel this twisted satisfaction in your chest knowing Javier is getting a taste of his own medicine.

You’ve had to suffer through so many of his hookups, and the petty side of you takes full advantage of the opportunity to really lean into this.

“That won’t be a problem. He’s staying the night… I should probably get back.”

His jaw twitches but he nods, hands on his hips, clearly not thrilled about your response.

“Right… okay sure…”

You two stand there awkwardly.

“Alright… bye, Javi.”

His scowl deepens and those pouty pink lips of his remain in a downturned pout.

“Bye cariño. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

You nod, slowly closing the door in his face.

He stands there, dumbfounded and drowning in the jealousy he feels that someone else gets to enjoy you in a way he knows he never will.

[cynthiav06]

Do you know something that I find really curious?

Is that in Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, and Hellenic Polytheism, even tho we don't actually have the idea of "sin" there are a few things they and therefore, hellenic polytheistics shouldn't do, but interestingly enough the only thing that is likely, highly not encouraged to do, and mostly unforgiving in Hellenism, is Húbris.

I find it really interesting and curious, because I bet Rick knew about it when he wrote PJO and still decided to give Annabeth, one of his main characters, a fatal flaw that was the closest thing of what could be considered a "sin" in Ancient Greece (the society he was basing his story on).

I'm not saying "whoa, he wanted to make something." My personal opinion is that he just doesn't care, just like he doesn't care to make a better adaptation of the Gods, but I still find it interesting enough to rant about it.

+ it is really concerning see people treating her fatal flaw as something positive and to be cheered on, even in the literal book narrative, when in fact, It is not.

Excessive pride can be a sign of a narcissist behavior, what can lead to dangerous situations or to toxic relationships. And I see Rick playing too much with this edge in Perccabeth dynamics.

(I'm not saying she is narcissist, tho. I believe I have to make this as clear as possible here. There is a difference of having a trace of narcissism, and be diagnosticaded with it.)

Just to finish my thoughts, when I realized Perccabeth lost all the sparkle for me was when I've read one meta about someone who didn't like Annabeth's behavior towards Percy a long time ago. At that time I was an avid Perccabeth shipper, but I basically sat and tought about it, and made a mental exercise: If Percy was a woman, and Annabeth was a man, would their interactions still be considered cute and perfect in a relationship?

That was when I realized, no, it wouldn't be. And that was it for me.

No, I completely get it. I myself was a Percabeth shipper, I think everyone was at one point as most of us read these books at a young age. I am glad that all of us are seeing massive problems with the many canon relationships and other aspects of Riordan's terrible writing.

You give Rick Riordan too much credit. If you have checked out any recent pjo books, you can see how terrible the continuity is and how one dimensional the characters are becoming. So he certainly did not take into account the gravity of Annabeth's fatal flaw, it's repercussions or even it’s connotations in Greek myths.

Annabeth is, as I have said before, a character that always devolves through the lack of change in her attitude and the behavioral inconsistencies. She admits to her fatal flaw and how it endangers her in some instances but then never brings it up again. Doesn't do anything to actively improve on it either.

Her overall attitude remains condescending, judgemental, and heavily hypocritical. And that is putting it mildly.

The fact that she made Percy apologize for getting kidnapped against his will and then having his memory wiped out.

She repeatedly made negative or demeaning comments on his intelligence.

This should be enough of a giveaway in the first place.

Not to mention her horrifying treatment of Rachel and lack of remorse for it. Not a single apology made for it either. Or to Percy for acting as if she owned him.

Furthermore, her consistently violent actions. Now, even if they don't hurt Percy, it's still an extremely unhealthy manner of expressing her emotions.

Her repeated defense of Luke despite him putting Percy in mortal danger and attempting to kill Percy each time. Before anyone quotes they had a bond, they were family, I know, I do but by that time she had seen him do so multiple times and Thalia was family too, she understood right away that Luke was too far gone.

I also dislike the tendency of Rick and, therefore, the fandom to put Annabeth on a pedestal of she can do wrong. I have made multiple posts highlighting how Percy is canonically a better strategist than Annabeth and how Annabeth is certainly not the smartest demigod. Most knowledgeable, perhaps, but not the smartest.

To all the shippers, everyone agrees that the closest we get to absolutely perfect characterization of Percy is in Son of Neptune and Son of Sobek and the short story The Stolen Chariot. And the most obvious common thing between all these is the lack of Annabeth.

I am not saying Annabeth would ruin the book, but she does ruin Percy's character. Rick is so busy hyping her up for no absolute reason that it ends up demeaning Percy irrationally and illogically. And it happens every time.

Even if you blame later book characterizations of Annabeth on Rick Riordan's terrible writing, her early characterization had the same flaws. They are just now overtly apparent in the most recent books.

If the genders were reversed, this would be the paragon of a toxic relationship. I understand that there are excruciatingly few balanced heterosexual relationships that actually do it right and that the extreme nostalgia makes it hard for us to acknowledge any flaws on it but that's no reason to falsely advertise it as the perfect relationship. Not even close.

Not just due to these reasons but also because they have nothing in common nor do their goals align, and it's also a bit of a case of trauma bonding. Again, I have made individual posts on almost all these points

I don't think there's anything more that needs to be said on this matter, really, but feel free to ask.

[going-to-ikea-for-the-fries]

I'm really sick and Satan's sacrificial waterfall is here AT THE SAME TIME!

I don't know if you do blurbs or headcannons, but if so, would you be willing to write for the boys (either taskforce 141, or singular characters,) taking care of an afab reader who has never had anyone wanting to take care of them?

If not, sorry to bother!

I don't typically take requests but... since I'm in the same boat (sacrificial waterfall is probably going to come over the weekend for me), I'll 100% do it.

A while back I also posted this: "You're feeling ill" and it's also along the same vein, if you'd like an extra little pick me up.

Period woes.

Rating: G Words: 1K~ tags: afab!reader but you/your pronouns, SFW!, fluff, comfort, periods and associated symptoms.

A person’s period might be the most hypocritical moment of their routine. They’re expected to continue moving, working and living their live as normal, all with a smile on their face, while their uterus actively attempts to cut off its own circulation… as if for any other injury or sickness you wouldn’t be expected to lay down and STOP for a moment and allow yourself to heal up, or at least improve enough to not be miserable.

But no. You’re expected to deal with it alone, to not show a reaction, to not be irritable, or groaning and writhing in pain. Take a shower, stock up on painkillers and slap a smile on your face, you’ve gotta go out in the world and act as if you’re not actively dreading every waking moment you spend on your feet.

That’s why you’ve learned to hide it when you’re going through your monthly. Your family, partners… not even your girlfriends know when you’re having it. Ever since you were a young teen, just starting out, it was very much a conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know, sort of moment.

But it’s miserable. You’re always miserable. Everything hurts, the cramps, the headaches, the back pain, hip pain, your sore chest… Plus the blood, the lack of appetite (or increase in appetite), the nausea, the fact you want to cry one moment, or break dishes and scream the next, the way your colleagues annoy you beyond compare, how certain sounds grit your nerves just. enough. to make you feel like you’re losing it… And then you can’t sleep.

And of course… he notices it. How could he not?

Ghost is discreet about it. He doesn’t mention it, doesn’t make a big deal about it… But he’s VERY good at taking care of you without you noticing he’s doing it. His love language is acts of service… So he simply goes around giving you a hand on whatever you might need. Food? Made. Dishes? Done. Laundry? Washed, Dried, Folded and Put Away. He finds you trying to do something? No. Give it here, he’ll do it.

The inevitable day that a leak happens and you find yourself angry at yourself as you strip the bedsheets off the bed, trying to be discreet about it so he doesn’t see it, he silently grabs the sheets off your hands and murmurs a “Go take a shower and change. I’ve got this.” before turning to put the sheets in the washer, clean the mattress and remake the bed so you can lay down again by the time your shower is over. It makes you emotional, sometimes, that such a stoic man will gladly take on every other responsibility to allow you to heal.

Gaz, blessed be him, is an absolute sweetheart… But he’s also a silly boy. He notices and although he’s not going to make a big deal about it, he’s still very… Boyish about it. Uses all the silly names for your period (“The Communists are coming”, “Shark week”,  “Satan’s waterfall”, “Carrie”) and affectionately calls you “My little ketchup packet”. 

He’s all for ordering takeout and getting you whatever you want when and how you want it. He’ll rub your back and be very careful about where and how he touches you. He’s ginger with touches around your waist and lower stomach, looks at you with those big brown eyes of his, as if checking that he’s not hurting you or crossing a boundary. You find yourself getting emotional when he whispers about how strong you are to deal with this every month… Keeps asking gently if you need anything… It makes you feel so safe.

Price’s older. He’s been in many relationships before. He notices your period is coming before it even does… Notices how you’re acting. Jumpier, grumpier, sadder… Notices how you toss and turn the couple of nights leading up to it. And he’s silently prepared. He’s made a supply run to the grocery store to get what brand of period products you use and some painkillers and puts them where you can see them in the bathroom. 

Fills you up with warm herbal tea and food that he knows are easy to digest and help with your state. No fucking chocolate and sugar or potato chips, you’re being pumped full of soups and stews and veggies and cut up fruit. He’ll sit by your side with a paring knife and an apple and slowly peel, core and cut it, before slowly feeding you (and himself) the slices. When you try to resist it, at first, too used to doing things alone, he’ll grab your face with both hands, look into your eyes and tell you. “And why exactly would I let you do that, when you’ve got me here to help you? How does that make sense?”

Soap’s… Well… Soap’s got a bunch of sisters… Each of them dealing with their periods in wildly different ways... So one thing he knows for sure: He’s not about to assume anything. You do what you’ve got to, he’ll adjust to you. He needs to go to the bathroom but you’re in there? Copy that, he’ll go piss in the yard. You’re having a cry in the kitchen because nothing looks good but you’re hungry? Talk it out with him, what do you want to eat? Let’s figure it out together, bonnie. You need to lie down in a dark room because of a migraine or headache or just to catch on sleep you’ve missed? Johnny’s blacked out every window, gathered every stray pillow and blanket in the house and will make you a nest if he’s got to.

And when you wake up in the middle of the night with a whine and a stretch because your back hurts and you’ve got cramps and cannot for the life of you get comfortable, Johnny’s hands are rubbing over you, pressing kisses to your temple and murmuring little “I ken, love… It’ll be over soon… I’m sorry you’re going through this…”

[damnfandomproblems]

Fandom Problem #5766:

When people, mostly fanpol, with "(group) DNI" in big letters on their blogs keep showing up in YOUR notes of YOUR original art posts, so you always have to block a shit ton of people. Bitches, you show up in my activity if you interact (do you even know what DN*I* stands for?!). Stop being hypocrites and making other people feel awkward as shit. Do what having a big sign on your blog requires, or take it the fuck down. This is the internet, but there's something called a damn social contract and you're the only one looking like a crusty turd by circumventing your own DNI out of failure to check blogs, not me.

35 years old, and I feel like an old fucking lady yelling get off my lawn.

[moonystoes]

The way people are reacting to what happened to LJ and Millie Turner is exactly what I was expecting. People claim football is inclusive, and everyone gets the chance to feel respected and be able to play safely. But you only defend and protect the people that fit into your standards. They will only defend the people they like or share traits with. White supremacists aren't even trying to cover up their disgusting ideologies.

Turner posted a picture of James 'headlocking' her in the game. It didn't happen, LJ wanted the ball so she came from behind, Millie bent down which made it look like LJ was headlocking her. Not only did she post that knowing the amount of racial abuse and criticism LJ gets for simply breathing, she also commented and liked comments about it being a 'proper headlock'... no it wasn't. And she knows that.

Yet I hadn't seen many speaking about this here, do you guys suddenly not care about players being mistreated and racially abused because they're not white? What happened to all those fans harassing Korbin for excluding and disrespecting the queer community? Is football truly inclusive and for everyone like how you guys claimed it to be? Or is it suddenly not harmful or serious because it doesn't fit into YOUR beliefs?

Claiming LJ is aggressive with actual proof of fouls she committed is understandable, but posting pictures with no context and making it seem like she was trying to harm you is DISGUSTING. Those random Arsenal fans that love McCabe so much always bring the fact 'ohh but Katie never injured a player'... okay? And did LJ do that? Because last time I checked, when she does commit a foul, the player is hurt for a few minutes but continues playing like normal with no minor or serious injuries. You guys can't even find the right excuses to defend your racist thoughts lol. And if you're a McCabe fan, don't bother coming here and explaining why you hate LJ. I'm not listening to your ass. I truly respect McCabe, but I don't like her fans that HATE LJ (if you're a McCabe fan and you don't actively harass LJ... then this isn't for you).

Players from her OWN English squad liking and commenting is absolutely disgusting too. They can see the racial abuse their own teammate is experiencing but they're white ass don't care because again... what was I expecting from them? Of course they wouldn't. And Now that Turner is getting a lot of blacklash, she didn't delete the post. She kept that photo but turned off the comments.

I will always defend LJ, and I will always stand with football being for everyone. But some of you guys are hypocrites.

[thishazbinamistake]

Spoilers.

Episode 6 was overall pretty decent, but it was the episode that truly made me realize just how much I hate the swearing in Vivzie's shows. Like, I know people like to joke about her bizarre obsession with cursing, but in my opinion, it genuinely, actively harms the worldbuilding and tone of her series.

In Hell, people swearing makes sense, and as obnoxious as I find it, I can look past it. Hell is supposed to be chaotic and raunchy, so it checks out that its residents would have little regard for politeness and social etiquette. But when we're introduced to Heaven, this supposedly very clean-cut and conservative society, and the angels regularly curse there as well, it makes the whole dichotomy between the two feel much weaker. It would be one thing if it was just Adam who swore a lot, and he was treated as sort of an outlier, but literally the first angel Charlie and Vaggie meet at the golden gates says fuck! Why?! There was no point to it. It wasn't even funny!

And then, there was the court room scene. As always, Adam is cursing every other word because that's his entire personality, I guess. None of the others seem to think anything of this angel talking like this, but when the literal princess of Hell says fuck once, Sera and Emily look all shocked and disapproving like it's the most blasphemous thing they've ever heard. Why?! Have you not been hearing the shit that's been coming out of Adam's mouth for the past 10 minutes??

It would have made way more sense and honestly been way funnier if angels absolutely never swore, and Charlie swearing was sort of a culture shock to them. And if they really wanted to keep Adam as a foul-mouthed dickhead, he could have at least put up a more polite and chaste front to give the impression that he's a well-behaved angel in front of the Seraphim. It was so hypocritical and nonsensical to the point it honestly feels like a writing oversight.

By far the worst example of all this to me is the ending of the episode. It's revealed to Charlie that Vaggie was once an exterminator, to the shock and horror of the both of them. This is portrayed as an extremely serious and dire revelation that could potentially change the two's relationship forever. I felt a lot of suspense, and it honestly made me hold my breath for a moment...

...but then it's immediately followed up by Adam saying "Oh, fuck yes! Suck it, bitches!" in his annoying surfer-dude voice and it just completely shatters the tone to pieces. Any and all tension is just gone.

This is just straight up awful writing. Like we laugh at the memes but I genuinely hate Vivzie's juvenile obsession with swearing. It's not funny, it's not subversive, it's not even mature; it's just distracting, cringeworthy, and obnoxious. We can't even have a single serious moment without it being ruined with "haha fuck lol bitch!!" all because going three seconds without a swear word apparently makes Vivziepop break out into hives.

[yourfourthparent]

[touches the ground of mktwt] what happened here

so funny when people think things in fanfiction will normalise something like buddy fanfiction hasn't even normalised itself

[alovelyfrenchworld]

Zayne: Dawn's Shadows

Dom!Bf!Zayne Headcanons:

TW: smut, swearing, dominance

He's a bit of a hypocrite

if you were injured like him, he'd be all over you, examining everything: pulse, breathing, vision, etc.

But when it's him? He's like "nah, I'm good"

It warms his heart to know you worry about him the way he worries about you, but he kinda feels bad for having made you feel that way (this man has a lot of guilt, but like I wouldn't hold it against him)

Zayne wants to always be seen in pristine condition, he has a bit of difficulty showing weaker sides of himself

You're like the only person to ever live that he will let get up in his space

Truthfully, he doesn't mind, it gives him an excuse to have contact with you

He believes worrying about him is a waste of your time (it isn't), as if he doesn't spend every waking hour of his life worrying about you or checking up on you

He tries not to be annoying with it, but being your boyfriend AND doctor is like a double whammy on his part

He appreciates when you try to make him comfortable

You seem to emulate a lot of what he does for you (ex. examining his hands to see any scars, scrapes, and bruises) and don't think he doesn't notice

It makes him feel like he does something right

When you play doctor for him, it's amusing

He knows you only know basics, but he finds it cute when you try to take care of him (he will definitely wrestle trying to get up if it means you'll try to pin him down) - he really just likes any reason to be as close to you as possible

He loves reading with you or reading to you

He finds it to be a romantic bonding activity

He likes when you try to get his attention

Sometimes he likes to see how long he can hold off before he finally caves in to your wishes

He struggles to say no to you, you're his baby, his princess, and in his mind, you should be given the world

He wants to understand your work life, he's only aware of the aftereffects of your missions when you come in injured (which scares the hell out of him), but he wants to know what you know

He wants to understand your interests and be involved, even if he doesn't understand the appeal of fighting

Pulling you onto his lap is like his default move

anytime you act like a brat, into his lap you go

sometimes it's for a playful spanking, but most of the time it's to keep you still for a moment

He knows exactly what using himself as payment means

When you guys get back from your respective duties he wants to fuuuuuck

during a "checkup", he'll let you call most of the shots and give you the illusion that you're in control

but let's be real, he never truly relinquinshes all control

he always has his hands on your hips to control your speed and rhythm or he has one arm in his hand to move you around when he sees fit

He feels bad that you two can't be with each other as often as you'd like and loves any time spent with you at all

but let's be honest, any sexual being is gonna wanna have sex with Zayne (not any, just a hyperbole) - man knows what he's doing XD

but, of course, no is still an answer

if you suddenly decide you're not in the mood, he's off of you and getting you water and your clothes and a warm blanket

as long as you're happy and comfortable, he's happy

[thecountesstribe]

I'm checked out of this Liv/Rhea feud and it's not because of the performers. It's cause of the direction it went and where it's going and the stans. A miserable majority of people are making this hard to enjoy with all the discourse. It's because people are misunderstanding Liv's whole character right now, turning it into shipping wars and being insufferable to both women. Warning: this will be long and I'm so sorry.

Could we please stop saying that Liv isn't a credible threat to Rhea? She is. The whole thing with Liv is she understands she can't beat Rhea in terms of strength, even with her ‘nothing to lose’ gimmick which she also can't employ because she has everything to lose right now. She's got the title, her family and Dom. She can't overpower Rhea realistically so she runs, which might seem like the cowardly thing to do but overall it's the smart thing. At the start of this entire mess the whole plan for Liv to get at Rhea was her outsmarting her. She can't beat her in terms of strength, she uses her brain. Simple. Is it annoying that she's running.. yes but that's exactly the point. She lulls Rhea into a false sense of security and then she strikes. “She always attacks Rhea from behind”, she has to. When Rhea was unfortunately injured (it was an accident btw), what did Liv do? She attacked her from behind. We all see what happens when she tries to attack her head on, Rhea mops the floor with her. She's a heel (that's what they do) and she's sticking to tactics that actually work. “Rhea is in the wrong! She's not the victim!” At a point in time some of you might've been right and I would've wholeheartedly agreed with you but Liv isn't the victim you guys are making her out to be. She tainted herself in her quest for revenge. Y'know that saying ‘if you stare too long into the abyss, the abyss will eventually stare back into you’ that's what happened. Rhea injured her, she injured Rhea back. She got her lick back. She got her title (bonus). Here's where Liv tainted herself: she started going after Rhea's “family”. If she wanted to remain the hero in their story Liv was supposed to know when enough was enough. Rhea's problem was that she was arrogant and didn't know when enough was enough. She got back at Rhea the minute she injured her cause that's exactly what Rhea did to her. She went overboard when she decided to become a nuisance to the rest of the women in the locker room and started manipulating Dom (sure she came to love him in the end but it started off as manipulation) and working with Finn (who wanted to get at Damian) to further get back at Rhea. Liv literally turned herself into the person she hated (Rhea) and I just think that this was so poetic and this story had the potential to be so much better if creative had just focused on that instead of centering it around the man (Dom) in the feud. For the 10 times Dominik had been mentioned 8 times outta that should've been about the WWC and the history that led up to that point. Dom was just a secondary plot device. Instead creative turned it into a who's hotter competition and a vying for Dom's attention kinda thing and it turned it weird. We only got some substance these last two weeks if we're being honest. “Rhea should've taken accountability, she being a hypocrite and she should've apologized!” She did take accountability, she said she was wrong for turning on Liv. The hypocrite argument is kinda shaky as well because Rhea was a heel, she was just doing bad guy shit, just like what Liv is doing right now. As far as apologizing though that's taking it a little too far. In the beginning she absolutely would've had to apologize but Liv took it far and if we're being real Liv didn't want that apology anymore. When Liv decided to mess with her family, her “boyfriend” and actively was trying to make her life hell, she lost all rights to what was owed in the name of good faith. Both of them crossed lines that couldn't be forgiven. She wanted to ruin Rhea and she got what she wanted. By any means necessary even if that meant turning herself into the villain and losing herself in the process.

I'll briefly touch on Finn and Damian's beef cause it's intertwined with Liv/Rhea feud. For the two of them the jist boils down to ego, pride, jealousy and paranoia. Rhea was just collateral damage for Finn to really hurt Damian. When the judgement day was founded it was Edge, Damian and Rhea. Finn joined after multiple assaults and they kicked out Edge. It was always Damian and Rhea though. Finn wanted to hurt Damian in all ways. Everything that concerned Damian, Finn wanted to destroy and what better way for Finn to destroy all things concerning Damian than hurting Rhea, who concerns Damian a lot. After all Damian was the only one checking for her. Sure losing the WHC was gonna hurt Priest but to really drive home the point Finn knew he had to screw Rhea as well. He saw the opportunity to drive the knife in deeper and he took it, he didn't care if it hurt Rhea in the process, which worked out perfectly fine for Liv.

The situation with Dom. Is it focused entirely too much.. yes but he's also a major key factor in their feud. Rhea was with him for 2 years, he betrayed her (whether it was deserved or not), this is where that gets blurry because yes she beat his ass in the beginning but Finn and Damian also did the same thing and when she started antagonizing him and Rey it wasn't because she liked him. Their relationship grew during the duration of the judgement run. Dominik chose to turn his back on his father and Edge at the point in time to join the judgement day. That decision was entirely his own. Was their relationship power dynamic toxic at times? Yes. There were no innocent parties in Dom and Rhea's relationship though. Both of them had communication issues, Rhea was an asshole at times, Dom was a shitty boyfriend in certain instances and he did cheat (which he didn't have a right to do). Even when she returned, she wanted nothing to do with him and he still went out of his way to get her back with him to ultimately betray her at SummerSlam. “But she was flirting with Jey!” She was not. She was distracting Jey so her boys could get the one up. JD cost Finn and Damian the tag titles the first time and when she came back Dom asked her about it (which is preposterous when you think about it since he was already cheating on her) she was really messing around. Dominik was audacious as hell, I'll give him that 🤣. He could've left her alone, again he chose to betray her and the worst part about it is that he decided to betray and humiliate her with her biggest adversary. He planned this btw. The frustrating part is that creative gave him an ass promo to explain his action when in interviews he gave substantial answers as to why he did what he did. So yes Rhea is going to have a problem with him, she's hurt, he humiliated her and he was a major reason she couldn't regain back her WWC. He was not supposed to be centered as much but this is what happens when a storyline is written by men that has been catered to men. I'll give creative a point for not centering Jey in this feud as well. He's minding his business and Rhea and Damian are minding theirs.

So all in all like I said in my previous post it comes down to this, The Judgement Day and The New Judgement Day has no innocent members. All of them are liars, hypocrites, manipulators and backstabbers and all are to blame in their own downfall and misery that was brought upon themselves. Priest and Rhea got theirs and no they shouldn't have to apologize to their former family when they were all bad guys even if it was to each other.

As for Raquel returning and helping Liv. I'm over it. Liv could beat Rhea clean if she uses her head like we know she's capable of doing. If anything it's gonna discredit tf out of Liv even more because creative booking her reign has been ass. Let Liv pull off the upset of the century by herself. I don't understand the need for more outside interference which will drag the absolute hell out of this feud and creative is not doing it justice. It's just gonna lead up to Raquel eventually turning on Liv because her eyes were set on the WWC and if we all remember correctly Dom cost her the shot against Rhea. Raquel hates Rhea and Liv turned herself into the one thing she despises. We're losing the plot here. Rhea doesn't need back the championship now anyway either. The WWC scene is just gonna be tied between the three of them until they decide to eventually squash the feud cause Triple H and his cronies are against booking the women's division properly. Let Raquel come back and go into business for herself. So there'll be more contenders besides the obvious for the belt. This reeks.

This is me yappin without any biases btw. I'm so sick of the nonsense though.

[forgotten-daydreamer]

Bruce is 100% always on the verge of being an alcoholic he is like a substance use disorder kind of guy. Jason drinks recreationally occasionally. He’s done venom before and was like okay not doing that again and when Bruce did venom it fucked him up real bad. Jason isn’t super susceptible to addiction but he is scared of substances because he’s aware of that potential. But you’re so right about Tim. Tim is like taking amphetamines to focus when he feels like he needs to. He’s the type of “yes I’m taking drugs to feel the effects of the drug that’s the fucking point?” Kind of guy. Not scared of drugs not at all impacted by the war on drugs propaganda. He does coke in a finance bro way AND a cramming college student way. But Bruce is like an ebbs and flows alcoholic he is not ever going stone cold sober and is always a major life crisis away from a relapse.

I agree with everything you said, everything.

I believe that Bruce, being a hypocrite, explictly scolds his adult kids whenever he sees then taking anything me than a sip of wine. He def knows that Tim did drugs at some point, and he believes that he still uses - but not recreationally, no, Tim uses to focus.

I think he'd be an heroin guy - it gives you a rush of sudden energy and productivity before the crash (makes you drowsy and confused) so I HC that when there's a case he just can't crack (pun not intended), he does drugs. Then, once he's cracked the case and the drugs wear off, he crashes miserably for twelve straight hours. Bruce is definitely against it and, let's not lie, that man has his children take compulsory drug tests and takes their blood at least once a month to check that everything's good with them, so when he finds out that Tim is actively using he reconsiders his entire life.

Man. Should I write a fanfic about Tim using? Would anyone read it? I have a dear, dear friend who used to do heroin a few years back - he told me a lot about how that was. Mm.

these are headcanons, don't like, don't read.

[allycat75]

Why websites like ASP will never work, Boston Dumb Fuck!!!

Too many Americans don't know what empathy is.