#also when does it get better? i can confirm NEVER 💜

[jckeperalta]

no therapy no boyfriend no place to live no prospects no hope I'm really just out there </3

[takavasen]

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Today's science fact:

Spiders have an open blood circulation system, which means they do not have veins and their blood is different from the blood of mammals. Unfortunately many healthcare professionals do not know this, which can lead to improper methods in...

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🎙️voice_of_night_vale

Spiders are a valuable part of our community and deserve good healthcare.

But more importantly, I want everyone to know that Carlos the Scientist made this post, he is my husband and I love him very much! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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Cecil everyone knows you and Carlos are married and most of us are happy for you but you don't need to tell this in every post you make

🎙️voice_of_night_vale

Wait have I mentioned it before?

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⭐sheriffofallarts

Hah saw some loser (@ marble-eyes) bring the same girl (@ mountainbeliever343 I think, couldn't see her face clearly from the cameras) home for the third time this week lol

cmon just say you are girlfriends already dont be shy

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Hey you can't just share private information like that!! And besides that is not true, I haven't brought anyone home for a long time, I don't have time for that anymore!!!

🟡secretly-in-your-home

No. I can confirm that what Sam said is true. I was there. I am always there. Also, I put the rest of your cereal to your washing machine. They have been in the cupboard for a while now, I thought they were getting quite dusty and needed cleaning.

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We had an another great season with @nvwheelchairbasketball team again! Thank you everyone, it's an honor to be the captain of the team! See you guys next season <3

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Aaaaa congratulations! I miss you guyssss

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I just had the most delightful date with the most gorgeous theologist in Desert Bluffs Too!!! We had a lovely dinner at my house (some eyeball salad, mushed tarantulas and fried human fingers), watched some movies and of course made sure to serve our great Smiling God by making each other as happy as possible!! Unfortunately Charles said that it would make him unhappy if I shared the details, but I can confidently say that I have never been more joyful!!

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Kevin, you missed a service in the Temple of Joy because of this. Surely you would remember doing that for an old friend, wouldn't you? 😊

☀️prophet-of-smiling-god

Oh, Lauren, of course I wouldn't ignore anything like that on purpose, you know how much I love tolerating you!!

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😎violentfootstool-deactivated20230416

Hey guys, so I just spoke to the new scientist lady and found out I don't actually have three pairs of arms. The lower two were just robot limbs that I tried out when I was seven years old and forgot to take them off. So hows your day ://

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I am always happy to help with explaining your problems away.

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Hey bitch how is it going under the cow

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🎙️voice-of-night-vale

Alright, I'm going to say it. Steve Carlsberg does NOT know how to be a basketball coach. He knows nothing about any game structures, and he only allows one ball per game!! He talks too loud, except when you can't hear him. It will be ALL HIS FAULT if we end up losing this season!!!!!

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:(

🎙️voice-of-night-vale

For everyone who finds this post now: I made this many years ago. Things have changed a lot. I'm very sorry, Steve. I couldn't hope for a better brother-in-law. You are my best friend, and I was the irrational one in this situation.

I have changed the way I look at people. I will not treat them the same way I used to treat Steve anymore.

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🎙️voice-of-night-vale

Alright, who let Susan Willman be in charge of anything? She is the absolute worst at making desicions, like, who asks an obelisk its NAME? She had an oppoturnity to ask almost anything, and that's what she chose?? She better stay away from our way for at least seven decades, and keep her "Huntokar"-nonsense with herself!!!

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[jeonscatalyst]

I read this from the cult arguments so the reason why they think jikook using Buddy program for enlisting confirms them not being couples is because in south korean military service as you might already know they prohibit the gay sexual intercourse while ON BASE and if you do you face the consequences right? So according to them now that jikook are using the Buddy program by chance IF in future they come out as queer and start dating each other the government is likely to investigate them for using the Buddy program for their advantage, or say they can get investigated for falsification and breaking the law of gay relationship n all during military service and given BTS are Big deal even if jikook come out after many years they will still likely face very serious consequences for breaking the law cause you know how sk is when it comes to BTS like e.g. suga's recent incidents.

So does anyone have a better understanding of this whole act of gay se* + military service and the consequences you face like this law as whole?

Hey anon,

I made this post a while ago about this topic. You can check it out

I’m not sure if you are the same anon who sent this link of this taekooker trying to “prove” why two people in a romantic relationship cannot enlist together but this is the link…….

My thoughts about enlistment and how it works can be found in the post I linked but just to something about what these screenshots say….

This right here is what I like to call manipulation. This person has a very good knowledge of the system and what article 92-6 actually states but they use their own words to completely twist things. I’m not a lawyer but i’ve watched enough shows to know that people have gotten away with murder or heinous crimes because of loopholes in the written law so I’m pretty sure who ever drafted out military laws must know this so they must have EXPLICITLY written down everything that they didn’t want to avoid any loopholes.

Anon, I’d like you to check out what article 92-6 states and show me anywhere that law criminalizes two people being in a relationship. Is there any place the law talks about punishing two people just because they are gay and are in a relationship? I must have missed it so maybe you can show me if you find it.

This is such a simple thing to understand so I truly don’t get why so many people choose to ignore it.

The military doesn’t criminalize people being in a relationship (atleast not officially) they only have a problem with people committing indecent sexual activity on base. So why on earth would there be consequences if Jimin and Jungkook leave the military and decide to come out at some point later? As long as they didn’t break the law by having anal sex or engaging in anything the law considers indecent sexual activity, they are good. Is there any law that states that two lovers cannot enlist together as buddies? There is literally NONE! Also, this makes no sense because not everyone who in romantic relationships have sex (surprise surprise) and seeing as the military has only mentioned having an issue with sex while on base, then why would they go after people who didn’t commit a crime?

If the South Korean military didn’t want two lovers enlisting together as buddies, they would have boldly written it down. Yes, queer people face some injustice and discrimination in the military and sometimes are deemed unfit for service because of their sexual orientation which is unfortunate and sad but the truth is, Jimin and Jungkook have never come as as queer have they? So officially they are just two normal bandmates and friends who decided to enlist together and even if they do come out later, the military would have to prove that they were a couple while enlisted if they want to have an issue with it (which I doubt they would) and we all know that they wouldn’t be able to prove that Jikook were a couple at the time of enlistment unless they got caught having sex, because guess what, it is possible that they could have only become a couple after their military service. So you see how the whole thing doesn’t even make sense right. If you want to consider that the military might try to punish people for being a couple while enlisted, then there are just too many loopholes in the law. I am not even a lawyer but I can make a very good defense case for anyone whom the military tries to prosecute for this using their own written laws.

[stupidlittlespirit]

Cutie patootie again 🥺🥺

Lmao I'm sorry I'm always bringing Ford discourse but like !!!!! You're one of the only people online who like sees the bad in every character!! So many fans have been saying how Stanley has never done wrong and fuck Ford but like it's only cause Stanley is a guy who shows very obviously he loves his family and we got 2 whole seasons with the guy

This is probably why I really am hoping Alex gets the go ahead with a sequel! Stan and Ford show to flesh out their relationship more. Like I know Stanford really shows his feelings in the journal but I swear most of people's literacy is fucking dead 😭😭😭 showing will probably be a lot better than telling

I guess I feel really bad for Ford cause he's a victim who isn't uwu I am traumatized. Like there's NOTHING wrong with traumatized people being very teary eyed and soft spoken individuals. Fuck it honestly that's me to a fucking t. But other victims are rude and they do get angry easily. Ford reminds me a lot of Steven from the Haunting of Hill House. They just express their grief and trauma in a much more anger and sarcastic emotional response than others. And like it pretty much confirms in the Book of Bill that Stanford was gonna keep the book a secret also!! He says at first it's to protect his family but later admits it's because he still feels shame in having Bill trick him. In believing all of his lies. He still feels shame for almost causing the apocalypse and letting his pride separate from his brother for 40 years at this point!! Idk idk I'm rambling again but I honestly really love characters like Ford that show that victims don't always act the same but they deserve just as much respect and love all the same. They deserve a second chance and they deserve to be happy. 💜

No it's okay anon! I love having these conversations! I'm sorry it took me so long to answer, I've been really busy.

I have no idea if any of this makes sense but I hope it does because it's taken me like 2 and a half hours to write....

TL;DR - In my opinion, the entire show is about cycles of abuse. Ford and Stan are both imperfect victims for different reasons. They suffered abuse differently. Don't look at and judge them from the place that they start at: Do it from where they end up.

TW: Abuse, suicide, discussion of personal irl abuse.

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You're right about us having more information to work with with Stan v. Ford, but I also think people have a tendency to put Stan on a pedestal because he is, ultimately, the more relatable twin. Not many people are on Ford's wavelength in the sense of intelligence (I'm certainly not) and I would venture to say not many people fell through a portal and spent 30 thirty years in different dimensions running from/trying to defeat their arch enemy....

Alongside that, the twins experienced abuse and reacted to it very differently, and it can be hard to examine those differences fairly, and to see why both types are as bad as the other, especially because one is more obvious and likeable than the other.

They remind me a LOT of my familial situation in interchangeable ways.

My life ran parallel to Stan's for a long time (ironically enough Gravity Falls came out when I'd just been kicked out of home) and I had a sibling who was the 'golden child' for my family. I was the screw up black sheep and they were the one with potential.

That designation is neither mine nor my sibling's fault. It's the fault of my family for putting those labels on two kids who really had no chance, right from the day we were born, but who were forced to adopt them regardless. I think Stan and Ford are the same.

Where I suffered more direct abuse (physical, psychological etc) because I was reactive and was left in the firing line as the scapegoat (Stan), my sibling was held close by my parents and 'protected' because they were seen as well behaved and offered my parents what they wanted: Someone to control and push for success (Ford). They were still abusing my sibling, just in a different way.

I spiralled and went on to live a life where I was only ever in danger and at risk. I made my peace very early on in life (I think maybe before I was about 10?) that the people who were supposed to love me unconditionally, couldn't stand me, valued me as lesser than my sibling, and didn't want me. But I wanted to Be Somebody and prove my value and worth to everyone else to make up for that, which meant I fell into the wrong hands and did all I could to try and be that ideal for others in the hopes they wouldn't see me as my parents did.

I separated from my family early and went off alone, despite really always being alone, and was 'okay' with that (spoiler, I was not!). I also suffered abuse in the way Ford did and my sibling in the way Stan did to varying degrees too. We're all rarely aligned with one specific character because abuse is, unfortunately, incredible versatile.

My sibling, however, stayed with my mother (our whole family abused us, but I'll stick with parents now because it's most relevant. Our parents divorced when we were young and my dad was our 'primary abuser', but only because he was more blatant with it) and my sibling went to an excellent school because my family saw their potential and submissiveness as an opportunity. A meal ticket.

Their career and life was facilitated because I suppose my family also wanted them to 'make up for me' and get the kid they'd always wanted out of my sibling, which is a lot of pressure to put on a child. They went on to be successful (still are, I'm very proud of them) whereas I couldn't/can't keep a stable job and turned to sex work to survive (there is nothing wrong with sex work blah blah but being forced into it at a young age does have negative consequences, no matter what anyone says).

My sibling was emotionally and psychologically manipulated but also treated in a way that could be misconstrued as being loved. I would think that for them, that was hard to understand that that wasn't truly the case. I think Ford was the same in that respect, especially when he craves acceptance so much.

Those are both types of abuse but in different ways. My sibling lives with the guilt and shame of being 'the one who didn't get it as bad', and can't quite accept that they were never really loved (which is embarrassing to admit and I think/hope they will come to terms with that one for their own sake), and I live with the childish resentment of them being 'the one my parents never wanted' and with the absolute hatred of how unfairly I was treated by people who were supposed to love me unconditionally.

You can see where this is going, right?

Stan and Ford suffered equally in that same way, all throughout their lives in varying ways, and in my other response to you we talked more in depth about how Ford specifically was manipulated his entire life. I think Ford was made to be responsible at a young age and forced to carry this weight on his shoulders, and then as an adult had that insecurity worsened and coaxed by Bill.

Stan deep down knew his father hated him, and despite still wanting his love, eventually knew he wasn't going to get it. I mean, no one even came to his fake funeral for god's sake. Image how that must feel?

Stan grew to spot the signs of abuse and avoid it to the best of his ability. He was still vulnerable of course, but he was more street smart and clued up after a while. He didn't fall for Bill's flattery because he looked at Bill and saw his father. He recognised abuse.

Me and my sibling are the same.

Now, because of the differences in our abuse, my sibling and I turned out to be very different people. They still interact with my family (although they don't enjoy it but do so out of a sense of guilt and duty, and that they have to take care of them). I have nothing to do with any of them because fuck 'em.

I'm very emotional and can be unstable or rude (I have BPD), but love deeply and am sometimes overtly considerate of other people's feelings to my detriment because no cared about mine. I struggle with needing to be loved and being a chameleon who adapts their personality to those around them in order to be most liked and maximise that. I don't have a real identity, just the one I craft in the moment. I even worked/work in sales because having that ability makes it easy to pick up on people's emotional state and manipulate it, for better or worse. I have also done bad things and been cruel to others, I've also had an inflated ego and sometimes still do. I'm the Stan, for the most part, but I've experienced Bill-like abuse too and been the Ford.

My sibling can be spiteful and often acts like the things that happened me didn't actually happen the way I think they did and they minimise my feelings. They struggle to apologise and also behave in a way that is similar to my abusers, but I don't believe they do that maliciously. I think they don't know any better and haven't had the space to mature and come to terms with that. They have a bit of an ego, too. They're the Ford, mostly.

(This isn't to say I'm none of those things, because I can be and my sibling can be all the things I am at times)

I have to remember that they're still in contact with our abusers and were heavily manipulated against me growing up. They still get the Wormtongue treatment, as we said about Ford. They're still affected. They are also the only person I still see because we're in this together and they genuinely love me (as I do them). They're funny and cool and they love as deeply as I do.

My sibling and I, and Stan and Ford, were both raised in the same barn and we're from the same stock; of course we have the traits of our parents. It would be impossible not to. My sibling and I just learn to smother those parts as best we can as we mature and the process of doing so never really ends. I would say I'm a little better at it than my sibling is, but I'm also older and realised my abuse far sooner than they did. I've had longer to come to terms with it, like Stan did.

Stan was aware of his father's abuse much earlier and although I think he struggled to accept it, he eventually realised much sooner than his brother that he was being abused.

Ford wasn't able to mature because he was so busy working and then surviving. He eventually was forced to come to terms with his abuse by both Bill and by others, and it must have sucked to have that realisation so late in life. I have another family member that that exact thing happened to, and the shame we all feel at being taken advantage like that is immense. That's why post-portal Ford is so different in my mind. It breaks or makes you and it is very embarrassing to accept.

But both of them exacted their resentment and sadness and insecurities out on others: Stan literally scammed people out of their money because he wanted to be rich and committed other crimes That's a really bad thing to do!

Yes, Ford was manipulative and tough on others because he'd been taught to be, and I think he truly believed in his youth that he "turned out fine!" (a favourite one-liner of mine from people who are in denial about their abuse) because he couldn't accept it.

It was wrong of both of them to do the things they did, and there is no excuse for it, but we can understand where that behaviour came from if we examine them both fairly.

What matters is that eventually both Stan and Ford matured into people who recognised why they were in the wrong. They stopped that cycle of abuse by finding love and forgiving one another, and by finding their their family.

Stan and Ford were able to redeem themselves. They both have a plethora of faults but an absolute encyclopedia of positives, too. It just took them a long time to unlearn and they have to continue to unlearn those until they die.

All victims are imperfect victims because there's no such thing as a perfect one. Victims carry shame, victims can be aggressive, victims can repeat the mistakes of their abusers no matter how much they think they don't. Maybe they don't respond to their trauma 'the way that they should' (which is bullshit, by the way. There is no right or wrong way to be a victim).

When I suffered (a different, non family related) major trauma, I wasn't believed (by that same friend I talked about in the other ask) because I hadn't, in their opinion, reacted in the way I supposed to react. I wasn't sad enough or traumatised enough, when in actual fact I was all of those things but was too ashamed and afraid to show it to others until it got so bad that I couldn't hold it in anymore. I protected myself through jokes and being blasé about it.

Ford is a great example of a more obvious imperfect victim. He is a product of his environment and he protects his vulnerabilities with egoism. The most egotistical of us are the most insecure.

Stan is also an imperfect victim, just more obviously so. He was portrayed from the start as likeable and funny, but he is the same as his brother.

Initially Stan was as cantankerous and mean as he was silly, remember. But he changed over time. We get to see the toll his abuse took on him because he learned to come to terms with that shame and told the audience about it through his actions and behaviours. We actually saw his backstory in detail and saw how he learned to love the kids. We saw his vulnerability whereas Ford refuses to and struggles to lower that guard and show his soft spots.

Ford is portrayed in a very specific light that I think does him an injustice at times and contributes to the misunderstanding of his personality.

Ford's vulnerability is hard for him to reveal (to those around him and the audience) because he couldn't afford to be vulnerable during his time in the portal or with Bill. Vulnerability kills when you're not showing it to the right people and when he did show his vulnerable side to Bill (he didn't have the answers he thought he was so capable of having and had to swallow that bitter pill and ask for help), he was betrayed and hurt really awfully.

Ford then went on the exact same journey Stan did when Stan was kicked out of home, except Ford was 30 plus and in an interdimensional nightmare instead of the USA. They both suffered. (And also, the US might as well have been a different dimension for Stan at his young age because it was just a foreign to him as space was to Ford. Earth is cruel no matter where you are).

Anyway.... All of that is to say, nobody comes out of abuse clean.

Some of us become unlikeable and unfriendly, and sometimes even abusive ourselves. A lot of us learn to survive in any way we can and sometimes that is at the detriment of others.

But what really matters is how we unlearn those behaviours and how we grow.

Don't look at and judge Ford or Stan from the place that they start: Do it from where they end up.

I'd also like to add that just because you might be a dick, it doesn't mean you deserve to be abused and I see a lot of people say that Ford deserved what he got, and that pisses me off so fucking badly.

Again: disclaimer these are just my own feelings do not come for me thank u

[chaifootsteps]

Oh my god, finally! I've been wanting to post here for a few days.

I'm the author of that infamous fanfic. And I wanted to say, unrelated to Hazbin, that the documentary and Drake's story, coupled with his new music video "I Kinda Relate" is the most heartbreaking and empowering thing I've ever seen. I bawled my eyes out the entire day that I found it.

In the first 28 seconds, Drake heavily implies, but doesn't show, his abuse that he suffered at the hands of his rapist, Brian Peck (who also was penpals with none other than John Wayne Gacy.)

I wanted to do nothing but hug that poor little boy, and to hug the man he is now. I want to tell him that he's beautiful and strong and brave for coming out. Male CSA victims rarely ever do. Could you imagine telling Drake then or now, that he's a *loser*? Could you imagine going about his abuse the way Viv did with Husk and Angel? He literally made his own music video that was much more tactful and empowering than Loser Baby ever will be.

I also have dirt on Dan S and that whole fucking pedo ring (I know a LOT of people in this industry. I also helped take down an ACTUAL ZOO AND PEDOPHILE with a decent amount of power a few years back.) And for anyone still confused about Drake, the girl he messaged lied about her age and he never did anything physical with her. He still acknowledges he's fucked up (please watch his hour long interview and music video) but he's "bound to make it right".

I also just want to say, to a CERTAIN PERSON, that comparing the objectively fetishisized abuse (I'm a CSA victim and into noncon), to fucking SEX ED FOR CHILDREN, is the absolute most fucking garbage and vile take I've ever seen. Poison is NOT educational. It is fetish content for Viv and Raph and others like them. If survivors and fans can turn something objectively negative into something subjectively positive, all the power to them.

Again, into noncon and a CSA victim. I also don't want to see stans taking this and telling me I'm invalid for critiquing Viv and Raph (already dealt with that in my damn fic.) I have been raped/sexually assaulted/groomed/groped/strangled/pinned down/dragged around as a child and NO ONE is ever going to tell me I'm a hypocrite or that I'm wrong for my feelings on this issue. Especially when I also have friends and my own mother as SA and CSA victims as well.

Someone like myself, or like Drake Bell, do NOT need to see how explicitly horrid our abuse was/is to understand how bad it is. I personally had panic attacks watching the episode, and having the knowledge of Raph being an unapologetic rape fetishist, was all I needed to know that that entire episode was fetish content. It's basically an adaptation of Raph's Red Smoke comic. Nearly word for word too. I've written and consumed so many stories over the years to know exactly what's going in their heads.

You know how you actually help a victim? You have friends and family and a therapist help you get out of that situation. Husk "helping" Angel was not the way to go about it.

And I've seen fans argue whether or not Viv is a rape fetishist (she is), but if she wasn't, why is she so adamant on keeping an unapologetic rape fetishist on her staff? He's confirmed to be working on season 2 (God I'm gagging thinking about it) and why does she like so much art (no hate to the artists) of sexy, fetishisized, hot, and sad art of Valentino? If he's supposedly based off HER abusive experience, why does she coddle, woobify, and downplay and sexualize him so much??? I wouldn't base a rapist character or write a rapist character as a fucking "high school Mean girl".

I'm sorry this got so long, but fuck man... it's so fucking disgusting.

Anyways, please watch this. It's got more tact and heart than fucking Poison will ever have. Drake Bell, my heart goes out to you. CSA victim to CSA victim. I hope you get better and can heal. And that goes for all victims as well. 💜🫂 (You too, Chai.)

And Brian Peck, and any and all other rapists, can burn alive in a grease fire. Val included.

https://youtu.be/I5gh8rAVLkI?si=B2eny2U4GZRgDZ7t

https://youtu.be/nSzk-MsVKqA?si=6D4rEihu89Yom7YG

Well said as always, Anon, and thank you for this.

Also, definitely seconding Brian Peck burning up in a grease fire.

[windor-truffle]

even MORE random graces playthrough nitpicky thoughts that i didn't get to last night!

whether people recognize who Richard is continues to be in flux, usually bending to whatever is plot convenient in the moment 😅 it's not bad writing though it's actually pretty realistic; some people would instantly recognize a celebrity walking around in a public place and others would not (*coughmecough*). This also is a nice touch of characterization, establishing things like Pascal's singlemindedness or which soldier NPCs are privy to what the royal family looks like

not terribly important stuff, just me musing on Richard's ties to Duke Dalen. He say's he's "distantly" related but I think duke's are supposed to be next in line for succession (though Cedric seems to surpass Dalen as an archduke). His backstory also sounds almost identical to how Aston became a lord too (tales of graces prequel where all of the lords of windor are party members who travel around with king ferdinand?? 👀), but unlike Dalen, Aston's family never married into the royal family (at least not canonically, but with fan fic we can change that 😤). Lastly I need more screenshots for evidence but unlike most characters, Richard tends to change whether he calls Duke Dalen by his full title or not, maybe because he's one of the few that outranks him.

I somehow managed to forget about the "mwa-mwa hanky-panky" skit 😂 to be fair this one is criminally easy to overlook since it triggers in the alley behind the inn. Pascal has been in the party for all of 30 minutes and she already ships it 😂

it's kinda hilarious how much extra stuff like this is hidden if you go around and explore instead of going to do the plot. like game-wise it makes sense to reward the player for exploring the world, story-wise Richard has already collapsed from exhaustion twice WHY are we making him walk all the way back to Lhant 😂 ah well he's getting his steps in

overthinking lore again but the game makes a point in saying how long it take cryas to recharge eleth naturally, and there doesn't seem to be a technology for people to do it themselves... makes me wonder how the valkines cryas end up being fully restored at the end of the game since they never explicitly show or explain it 🤔 but it does make sense story-wise for people to be freaking out when they're drained, that's a shit-ton of energy they're not expecting to get back any time soon (how long is "a really long time" game??? a human lifetime??? thousands of years??? graces explain!!!)

one of my favorite things to do in this time around is to check all the overworld checkable items with every party member- they each have different dialogue, and it can be really revealing or entertaining! for example, this world map in the Grayleside inn:

screenshots taken from my current point in the playthrough AND the L&L arc because I wanted to see if Richard's dialogue changed and not only did his change, everyone's did!!! to reflect their growth!!! wow!!! 🥰 i 💜 games with attention to detail :) it's cute to see what each person is focusing on: Asbel still cares about his hometown (but has now travelled and learned enough to find it on the map), Richard turns from his preoccupation of "how am I going to fix this mess my uncle made" to conviction of restoring peace like he'd always dreamed, and Pascal, having flown around the world in the shuttle and now can confirm it looks small from afar, is moving on to new and better ideas. 10/10 character writing, I'll have to come back here later to check out the other party member's changes between the main story and post game

[greypetrel]

Hello! 🌟 "arms" for everyone? 👀 Or just the ones you feel like, no pressure!

Hullo! 💜

Oh no let's do it for all! :3

Tis the prompt list

arms: Does your OC have any weapons? What weapons do they carry, and how do they wear them when they're not fighting?

Alyra: Swords and daggers on her back. A pair of smaller daggers at her belt. Another dagger in her left boot, another in her back. A hairpin is particularly sharp and could and will be used as weapon. Won't be above using fists. (I'm replaying Awakening and can confirm, she sprinted to punch a hurlock when I was distracted. And she also killed it with punches.) Some elemental bombs tucked away in pockets, and some vials of venoms, both courtesy of friends.

Raina: Two daggers in full view, another tied on her thigh, another backup one in her boot. A knuckleduster kept in a pocket just because a girl is never ready enough.

Garrett: Malcolm's old staff- I mean. It's just a walking stick of course. A fancy one with wings and... Yeah a naked lady what about it? And also a dagger at his belt. Because one never knows when it may get handy, nothing suspicious about it.

Aisling: Staff on her back, a spirit hilt at her belt. A backup dagger Cullen insisted in her to bring around because who knows what may happen, better have it and not use it. Technically a little scythe to pick herbs, but it can double up.

Radha: Daggers at her back. A couple other ones around her body. A hidden blade in each sleeve. Flask with elemental bombs tied on a bandolier and to her belts because again. She hasn't the strongest grip but she doesn't need it to throw a flask that will freeze you over.

[voidendron]

1, 2, 12, 13, 28, 50 for Jen x Kitty and/or Lina x Felix? (wiggle questions and pairs as you like)

Thank you, Pauletta! 💚💜 always love an excuse to talk about the smuggler boyfriends, and I don't get to ramble about Lina/Felix enough <333

(Internet being spotty, so typing this out kinda quick. Apologies for any mistakes or Rambliness™️!)

(For anyone who may just happen across this: Kitty is the Sith Pureblood, Jen is the Cathar lol)

1. What were their first impressions of one another?

Jen didn't trust Kitty as far as he could throw him. Jen is lowkey scared of Sith, so one look at Kitty's face without knowing him had him on edge - he only let Kitty on his crew in the first place so his kids could have a roof over their heads.

Kitty was grateful of Jen, respected him for his help, but found him arrogant and kind of unbearable to be around for extended periods of time.

Obviously those negative impressions didn't last lol

2. What was their first date like? If they haven't been on a date yet, how would it go?

Theirs was pretty stereotypical. Baesk babysat the kids, Jen and Kitty went to a nicer cantina for drinks. They flirted, laughed, exchanged stories, that kind of thing. Kitty also proved to be a lightweight - Jen thought it was hilarious, but had to call Corso to help get Kitty back to the ship so he could sleep it off.

12. What would they say each other's worst quality is?

Jen thinks Kitty's is his selfishness when it comes to strangers in need. He won't risk his own life for someone he doesn't know, and it's caused some arguments.

Kitty 100% thinks it's Jen's tendency to run headfirst into things with zero planning or preparation.

13. What would they say each other's best quality is?

Jen adores Kitty's soft-spoken nature, and also thinks his medical know-how is invaluable to the crew.

Kitty thinks it's Jen's selflessness and courage when it comes to helping those in need; he admires it, but has a hard time being the same way, himself.

28. Are they affectionate in public? Is it too much?

While Kitty is a little more reserved simply due to the fact he's quiet around strangers, neither of them is afraid of PDA. They're happy to hold hands, hug, give a passing kiss on the lips or cheek, and Jen likes to bump his forehead against Kitty's chest or neck.

Jen is also subject to purr if Kitty has an arm around him.

50. Is there anything that scares them about their friendship/relationship?

They're both afraid of losing each other to something stupid - which can make Jen's tendency to put himself in dangerous situations pretty scary for Kitty.

1. What were their first impressions of one another?

Lina saw a loyal trooper, and was interested in learning more about his experiences since her brother was also in the Republic military.

Felix saw a surprisingly stubborn Jedi with a bright smile. He was...pretty smitten almost immediately.

2. What was their first date like? If they haven't been on a date yet, how would it go?

They both suspect Synnda purposefully tasked everyone else with things offboard to give them some time alone, though he never confirmed nor denied when asked about it. They took it as a chance to talk in private, get to know each other better without Tharan or Zenith making comments or Nadia giggling when she thought they wouldn't notice.

They never really had an "official" first date where they went somewhere fancy or spent fun time together, but that night alone was a big step for their relationship, and they fell asleep with Lina laying her head on his chest.

12. What would they say each other's worst quality is?

Lina thinks it's Felix's tendency to be selfless to the point of putting himself in extreme danger. She's had a few scares because of it.

Felix thinks it's Lina's poor improvisational skills. When Plans A and B fail, she balks, and he's always worried it'll get her or someone else hurt when it happens.

13. What would they say each other's best quality is?

Lina loves that he does what he thinks is right, but also that he's not really a by-the-book type of guy. She quickly grew to admire his leadership when she saw how he dealt with his men on Hoth.

Felix loves her arms her big heart and how it pairs with her sarcasm for a pretty damn endearing personality. He also likes that she's a good team player, working very well with most groups.

28. Are they affectionate in public? Is it too much?

They're both pretty reserved in public, though a passing peck on the cheek isn't unheard of. Their reservations on PDA is a leftover habit from when Lina was a Jedi, but they both know they don't need a bunch of it to know they love each other.

50. Is there anything that scares them about their friendship/relationship?

Lina's worst fear already came to a head when Zakuul captured Felix. She could sense he was alive, and his distress was great enough even she could feel it, and she worried every day for when that feeling would just. End. And she'd know he was gone. She bawled her eyes out when they were reunited on Odessen. (It didn't help that her brother was Also missing for about half that time, and when he came back he was in Bad shape, so she had a lot of thoughts about what might be happening to her husband which just distressed her more)

Felix is afraid of losing her in any way, though to age is what he worries about most (since she's a doctor/healer, so personally not in danger very often). She's a few years older than him, so it's fairly likely she'll die before him. He was admittedly also a little worried that in the years he was missing that she was no longer in love with him, or that she'd even found someone else. He felt guilty about it, but reminds himself that the thought was put in his head by Jarak, while he actually knows Lina.

[hairmetal666]

Hi hi! I just reread tis the damn season (what a beast of a fic, so so good) - chapter 12 especially when they have that fight/ conversation!!! What an emotional climax.

Also- super interested in the gap between chapters 12/13 - do they bring up Eddie’s scathing remarks later on? I know Eddie’s apologized and given Steve’s more forgiving nature (+ the fact that they both messed up and Steve knows that Eddie’s tendency to lash out when upset, and that was a heat of the moment thing) Does Steve feel any lingering repercussions/ insecurities surrounding this when they first properly get together? Always feel a bit more heartbroken for Steve when Eddie twisted the knife so deeply like that

The final chapter is such a good balm for that good good angst! Such a good character study on these characters and circumstances, always love coming back to your writing but to this fic especially!

Thank you so much!!! 💜💜

This is a really good question! The answer has a lot to do with the way I constructed the fic. They obviously love each other, but they're also constantly getting in their own way, and they each have super similar (though ultimately very different) reasons for doing so. Eddie doesn't think he deserves Steve; can't get past King Steve falling for Eddie the Freak, like, that would never happen. So, no matter how famous Eddie gets, no matter that he and Steve hook up, he's convinced himself it doesn't mean anything. And Steve, in his attempts to hide his feelings, only plays into Eddie's assumptions that they're just fwb. But Eddie has an outlet for his feelings in his music, so he's able to work out some of his unrequited love that way, in a way that Steve can't. He finally lets himself believe that Steve might really love him after they have sex, so when Steve doesn't show at the concert, Eddie is fucking devastated.

As for Steve, he feels like he doesn't deserve love from anyone, and that his love is too much, too intense, etc. He's so afraid of being too much, of showing too much of his feelings to Eddie, that he keeps it all in. And he has no outlet, has made it so he can't even talk to Robin about his feelings So, during the fight, when Eddie is being intentionally cruel and hurtful, Steve can only agree. Eddie is only saying all the worst things that Steve has thought of himself, not only confirming that they're true but that the man he's in love with sees it about him too.

As you said, they don't get in too deep about the ways they've hurt each other in Chp 13. I wanted for them to have a little bit of that reckoning in the chapter, but mostly it's for the confessions, of them finally realizing they've loved each other this whole time. The real heavy emotional work happens off page. Steve struggles to accept that Eddie does love him, and Eddie takes full responsibility for preying on all of Steve's biggest insecurities during their fight. He doesn't mind reassuring Steve of his love, shows it both in words (and songs) and physical affection. The fear Steve has does get better with time, but he still struggles to not see only the worst of himself. In those moments, Eddie is more than happy to remind him just how much he's loved.

I also think they would get some therapy, both as a couple and individuals. Like, those poor boys, they've been through so much

[serafiel-jacobs]

It is fun to play pretend (Fanfic)

New Chapter of my Angst series 💜

As soon as Paracelsus and Simon arrived it was just when Carlo had fallen asleep for his afternoon nap. Geppetto isn’t going to wake him up so they are going to have to wait until he does, because no one wants to deal with a cranky and upset Carlo.

“How long are his naps?” Simon feels strange asking that, this is so stupid.

“Usual he sleeps for an hour, sometimes more, so I’ll guess we are going to have to wait for him to wake up”

“Why wait? We could start now with your examination Geppetto” Paracelsus has a smile on his face, he knows Geppetto can’t protest and since Carlo isn’t awake, he can have even more fun than usual.

Simon also has a smile on his face because he finally gets to see Geppetto get his special checkup instead of having to play with Carlo. No wonder Paracelsus likes playing doctor, it’s fun to see others be uncomfortable and in pain while they depend on you.

“Oh my, what’s this Geppetto?” Paracelsus has a syringe containing Geppetto’s blood, blood that now has a blue hue, making it almost look purple.

“How the hell should I know?” Geppetto knows it has something to do with Carlo and how he gave him his heart but, he has no idea why it would look that way, he is an engineer, not a doctor or alchemist.

“Hiding secrets from me?” Paracelsus knows that he is hiding something, “You don’t look well at all Geppetto, so pale, so tired”

“Being is parent is hard”

“I’m sure that there is more than just that” Nothing escapes Paracelsus, he will know sooner rather than later.

“Well I’m sure you’ll find out once you are done with Carlo, but you aren’t going to like what you see”

“You can’t play games with me Geppetto, it won’t work”

Geppetto let out a small laugh, well, he did try to warm him.

The rest of the examination went well, the only problem is that only 30 minutes had passed, Paracelsus usually does his special work slower, however with this new development there are things he needs to confirm first.

“So, are we just going to sit here in silence?” Paracelsus is starting to feel bored.

“Yes,” Simon doesn’t want to talk with either of them.

“Aaaww why not talk my love?~” Paracelsus teased him with his sweet voice.

“Do you ever take anything seriously? Or is life just a sick game for you?” Simon is done with Paracelsus’s games.

“Oh God, please don’t make me the third wheel” Geppetto groans in frustration.

Paracelsus laughs and Simon gets irritated.

“Why not join us then?” Paracelsus is having a lot of fun today.

“Shut up Paracelsus, just shut up” Simon doesn’t want to even exist at this moment.

Geppetto just ignores the comment, so Simon quickly changes the subject.

“Please let him be at peace from the moments he has away from his brat”

“I love every second I spend with Carlo”

“Sure Geppetto, whatever helps you sleep at night” Simon sees that Geppetto rolls his eyes at him, Paracelsus has a smile on his face, enjoying having to listen.

“You are the living proof of why it’s better to not have children”

“You say that because you never had any”

“What are you? A single mom now? Who’s biggest life achievement is to show off their child?”

“I’m literally a single dad you moron!” What kind of a statement is that? For the first time, Geppetto wants Carlo to wake up early from his nap so that they can leave him and his son alone.

“Hey everyone look” Simon makes a mocking tone, “My little boy only killed 5 people instead of 10, isn’t he such a good boy?”

Geppetto stays quiet and Simon knows that the old man can’t argue back because he in fact praises Carlo for not killing people.

“Okay, we all going to shut up until Carlo wakes up,” Geppetto says.

Hopefully, his nap won’t take that long.

——

Carlo woke up an hour and a half later, to Simon and Paracelsus it felt like an eternity, but Geppetto didn’t mind at all it all ended up amazingly because Carlo was in a great mood, he was behaving himself so well and he was being gentle instead of using his force.

Carlo’s blood is like Geppetto’s but his blue hue is even brighter, not only that but something else is visible, very small particles of something, Paracelsus must know more, he can’t wait to get back and analyze it.

“This is the last one sweetie, it’s going to hurt a little” Paracelsus gives out the warning.

Carlo lets out a small whimper, then he starts crying, Geppetto holds him and tells him how brave and strong he is.

Simon swears that every time he comes here Carlo behaves more and more childish, he doesn’t even know how that’s possible. It’s uncanny to see someone who is technically an adult like that, but more than anything it’s sad, truthfully at his point he does like Carlo, how could he not after the time he spends with him? He just doesn’t like Geppetto.

Paracelsus is quiet and just staring, Simon is starting to realize something is a little off about him.

“Daddy, can I play with Uncle Simon and Uncle Paracelsus?” Carlo sounds really excited.

“I’m sorry son but they were just about to leave”

“No! I want to play with them!” Carlo always plays with one of them when they come, he should play with both of them because he is strong and brave.

Geppetto stares at them, he doesn’t want them home but he doesn’t want Carlo to be upset.

“We have to leave Carlo” Simon is the one who has to speak up because Paracelsus is still quiet.

“No, don’t go!”

Before anyone else could say another word, Carlo lifted his left arm, pointed a finger at each of his uncles, and pulled them back. As he did, a small amount of their Ergo left their bodies.

Simon and Paracelsus felt paralyzed, they felt exhausted, they felt their blood flow become slower and slower, they could only stare in horror as a part of their soul was ripped from their bodies.

“Carlo…” Geppetto stares at them, clearly hesitating to tell his son to stop, “Give them their Ergo back”

Carlo doesn’t say anything, he just holds the Ergo in his hand.

“Carlo, sweetie we will play with you, we can play whatever you want,” Paracelsus says with fear in his voice, this power is something he has never seen before, something too extreme, he didn’t even think such a feat was possible.

Carlo gives them back their Ergo with a smile on his face.

Simon is just as stunned, that shouldn't be impossible, all the years he spent researching Ergo, and the only logical conclusion is that it can only be taken once someone dies or is about to die. Not even in his godly form was he able to do such a thing.

Geppetto plays with his son’s hair, “Great, you can play with your uncles while I prepare you lunch”

Geppetto has emerged victorious today, as Carlo drags Simon and Paracelsus to the basement.

—-

A tea party, a damn tea party.

Carlo is forcing them to play along, or rather forcing Simon to play along as Paracelsus seems to be having the time of his life.

The basement is way more decorated than the last time he came down here, it has a big toy chest where Carlo pulls out the fake tea cups, pots, and plates. It also has a lot of other fake props that a child could use to play with. Since the basement is already a big place the big table and chairs don’t feel like they take up too much space, even considering the amount of seats that are… occupied by Carlo’s toys, the puppets Geppetto built for him after he killed those at the hotel.

There are 10 seats, 5 occupied by the puppets; one by Romeo the teddy bear needing two cushions to be able to be seen, and seats for the 3 of them, one chair being left empty.

There is even a small wardrobe where Carlo has things to dress up as, thankfully the one given a costume is Paracelsus because he was the “fun uncle” and Simon is glad he doesn’t have that title.

A new carpet covers the floor but it has a bare spot where the hatch door Geppetto uses to throw away the bodies in.

At least since Carlo is too occupied playing with Paracelsus he just has to watch.

Paracelsus is wearing a simple but semi-formal dress, clearly some costume from a play, the dress it’s blue so it matches with his hair, and the light blue bow that comes with it compliments him.

Simon can’t deny how cute he looks.

Simon plays along from time to time but he mostly watches as Carlo and Paracelsus seem to be too entranced by it. He wonders what the deal with Paracelsus is, he really enjoys playing with Carlo each time they come here but Paracelsus is a madman, nothing about him makes sense.

A pretty mad man, in his stupid blue dress.

They all hear the door of the basement open, Geppetto calling for Carlo as lunch is ready. Carlo quickly rushes up towards his father’s side, leaving Paracelsus and Simon alone.

“Well, I should probably change” Paracelsus starts to remove the bow when he feels Simon touch his hand.

“You are beautiful”

Paracelsus is blushing, he never blushes, Simon leans in and kisses him.

“Like a princess”

They are both intensely looking at each other.

“Before the two of you start doing anything else, I will remind you that my son plays here,” Geppetto tells them from the door.

Now they are both blushing and making their way out of the basement.

——

Carlo says goodbye to his uncles, he had a really good time today. He is a little tired from playing so he asks his daddy to read him a book instead. When it’s dinner time, Carlo starts making conversation.

“Daddy, are Uncle Simon and uncle Paracelsus married to each other?”

Are they married? Probably not but “Yes they are son, why the question?”

“Aaww I wanted to throw them a wedding”

“I’m sure that they will agree to another one” Geppetto does appreciate the fact that they play with his son and make him happy, even if he doesn’t like either of them.

It’s nice to see Carlo so happy, Geppetto can tell that his son is very lonely, he was always a lonely child, only Romeo and Sophia being his friends. He was shunned and isolated by others, it was hard to hear the things Carlo tells to the toys he breaks, the horrible things said to him by his peers his age at that time.

“Daddy, When can we play all together again?”

“Well your birthday is coming soon so-“ Geppetto pauses.

Carlo’s birthday, it doesn’t feel real to him, he was told the news about Carlo’s death just a few days after his birthday. It doesn’t feel real either because it’s only been 10 months, not a year has passed since that entire fiasco of the frenzy happened.

“Daddy?” Carlo curiously tilts his head.

“Oh, Carlo I was just, remembering something, I’m sorry”

Everything becomes quiet, the atmosphere feeling tense.

“How I died?” Carlo’s voice sounds sad.

Geppetto can’t speak up, he feels like crying again, sometimes he thinks that he cries as much as his son.

The son he abandoned, the son he left to die alone.

Carlo lifts his arms, asking for a hug, Geppetto goes to his son’s side and hugs him, hugging each other with care.

“I’m sorry Carlo, I left you all alone”

“Daddy it’s okay”

Geppetto's heart starts racing.

“It wasn’t your fault”

No, it is his fault, he should have never left him alone.

“But even if it was, I forgive you Daddy”

Geppetto cries as he holds Carlo, this time his son comforting him instead of the other way around.

Geppetto kisses his son’s forehead and tells him how much he loves him, he feels like a broken record, but he loves him, and he will never stop loving his son.

When Geppetto goes outside to buy things, he hears people talk about the killer who is still loose, how people say horrible things and assumptions, but they know nothing because Carlo is a good boy.

Maybe others would say he is crazy, and maybe he is, maybe he is just as crazy as his son but Carlo is perfect in his eyes, he is a little angel, who forgave him despite all the harm he has caused him.

They both go to bed, it’s late and they are tired.

“Good night Daddy”

“Good night Carlo”

[beginningobserver]

Hey, Kimeramon Guy here again. So, I'm going to be honest, I've been putting off actually watching 02 due to executive dysfunction since forever, and thus I never went out of my way to spoil myself on The Beginning like I've done a lot of other media. So I'm working off a... limited palette here, but I really do want you to get to enjoy yourself talking about this AU.

So, what I've gleaned (and correct me if I'm wrong) from secondhand stuff is that Ukkomon's main motivation is to keep Rui happy, to the point of brainwashing his parents until they literally burn out and get turned into meat puppets. And something involving a replacement eye.

All this to say, does Rui ever figure this out in √02 (since you said he doesn't when he normally would)? Does Ken discover it first, somehow?

Ooh... Uh... Sorry for the spoilers orz -- I used some elements from the movie, so the ones *with* movie spoilers have the "02tb spoilers" tag... Just in case💧

I'm sorry to hear you struggle to (re)watch 02 due to that, I feel you here (yeah... sometimes it hits me too, orz).

Also, thank you for trying to help me elaborate and explore more about this AU 😭💜 But you don't have to push yourself for that…!

I think The 02 Kids are smart enough to figure things out about what Ukkomon did, but Rui here had his beef with Ukko changed (see read more for details) and solved differently... Maybe you do not want him to know the truth, right? :')

Like I said, there are a few changes from the movie, but...

[Spoilers ahead, albeit vaguely, so as not to spoil the fun for anyone who hasn't seen it yet]

... Yes, the 02 kids come to the conclusion that Ukkomon did all those things to keep Rui alive and happy, and after Rui told them his story, and they all sided with Ukkomon, though they didn't neglect Rui's feelings (the only person who was just a little insensitive was Hikari, but I think everyone who watched the movie took that line too seriously when she possibly meant that Ukkomon was pathetic for doing a lot of wrong things to keep Rui happy and safe/satisfied). Later, at the end of the movie, when Rui gets to talk to Ukkomon again, the mon himself confesses that Rui needed him and that he wanted to make Rui happy to the point that he thought everything good was better for Rui. Ukkomon was aware that he did bad things and doesn't try to defend himself. The Audio Drama 3 (released as a bonus in the JP theaters and now in the JP Deluxe Blu-Ray box set) also points out Rui's share of guilt, so they both think it was their fault in the end.

To be fair, the part about the parents' death is pretty unclear to me. But the same drama CD kind of confirms it, yeah, Ukkomon's power might have killed them. But in the movie, Rui's dad is on his deathbed, and Rui's mom is always distressed, so I wouldn't rule out that they suddenly die and Ukkomon just starts to meat-puppet their bodies so that Rui doesn't get orphaned or sad/desperate…

Since in the movie Rui learns what Ukkomon did, and it's the scene that a lot of people played up while trying to describe it and warn people about the "blood", "eye injury" and "body horror" parts -- it's nothing what people meant. All of those are tamed and on the level of "well, there should be some blood here if you got hurt like that", and I think this movie is even more tamed than Ghost Game -- which was for children ages 12-13. And even I had to skip certain episodes because they were TOO MUCH for me. But 02TB was fair game for me? I can watch it again...at least the RAW I have 💧

The scenes in question happened in connection with a canon 02 event (to be exact, a movie that takes place a year after the 02 events, Diablomon Strikes Back/Diaboromon's Revenge), so he's around the age of the 02 kids -- the AU would sound weird because the events of the TV series take place in 2002, while DSB in March 2003. I debated how to use the exact same scene/context in the AU, but had no success, so yeah, I changed it completely 💦.

√02 Rui does not witness Ukkomon puppeting the corpses, and when Ukkomon confesses in the AU version, Rui does not believe it at all. If canon Rui (adult Rui) had met AU kid Rui, he would have been disappointed that his other self is kind of naive?

[flameraven]

Yes! The final scene was HEARTBREAKING but also... this season confirms that THEY KNOW. They're not oblivious to how each other feels. But they've had to convey this in coded language and rituals and that means they haven't been able to have frank, open discussions about what they want and need, and that's why they've ended up at an impasse.

They care so, SO much about each other, but they've never had a chance to talk clearly about what that means. They don't know how! "We've always been a team... but we've spent our existence pretending that we aren't." Compared to 6000 years of fear, 4 years of freedom were not enough to get over that block. They never had that moment of "I feel like your exactly and my exactly are different exactlys" about their relationship.

But my god, Crowley's "I wanted to spend (eternity together)" and "You idiot, we could have been Us" is better than any "I love you" I could have imagined. And you can see what it does to Aziraphale. He was trying so hard with the Ball, dancing with Crowley, he was giddy with it. He feels just as deeply.

When they finally reconcile, I've no doubt it will shatter all our hearts into a million tinier hearts. An eternity of love. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

I'm still thinking about Good Omens, and I want to drop a thought I've had. Spoilers ahead, beware!

So many of the queer-focused shows I've loved have waited til the very last minute to confirm a queer romance. Often, it doesn't seem to be the fault of writers or the creators, but rather the networks not green-lighting a queer romance til the last episode. I'm thinking She-Ra or Legend of Korra. And of course there's situations like Supernatural, which is its own barrel of problems. It's exhausting, and probably why fandoms like these generate so much fan content: because we never get to spend the time with these characters after romantic interest is canonically confirmed.

That is NOT what is happening here. As we've discussed many times, Neil Gaiman has been making queer content since 1990. I'm guessing he's well aware of how these last-minute, left-hanging stories harm the LGBTQ community. I know that ending kiss of Season 2 was both painful and beautiful, and we're all emotionally reeling from it. But, we're (very likely) going to get A WHOLE SEASON of the pining, groveling, communicating, make-up fluff that this fandom has been dying for. Yes, that kiss was brutal. But good lord it's confirmed! And they're going to have to spend a whole season fixing it! A whole season where the audience knows for a fact that the feelings are romantic. A whole season where we all understand just how badly Crowley wants to kiss Aziraphale again. And oh my god it will be so good. We just have to be patient. Neil Gaiman will not treat this fandom the same way other fandoms have treated our community. His track record proves it. As he's said before, we'll just have to wait and see.

[tillthelandslide]

Bandmate! Y/n Instagram Concept

I’m using the gorgeous Elin as the face claim for this… everything in this is purely fictional.

Yourusername:

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harryandynfan Harry’s face in this was literally my reaction when he posted the birthday post!! They’re all basically confirming it at this point

fan7 did you see Gemma’s comment? Seems like they’ve been together a while then… wonder why they kept it quiet for so long

-> harryandynfan don’t really think it’s that surprising, some fans definitely did create an environment where they could announce it without yn getting hate. They’re also both quite private so personally I feel honoured that they even decided to announce it at all. Happy for them regardless 💜

-> fan7 yeah that’s true! Didn’t think of it like that. Hope people are nice to her now

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yourusername can’t believe tour is over :( I had the best time and made the best memories with truly the best people to every walk this earth. Thank you to all the fans who welcomed me with open arms and gave me a safe and loving environment to play in, I love you.

To my fruit man, thank you for bringing me with you on this journey, I am truly lucky to have you in my life. I adore you and will continue to adore you forever 🖤 I love you mush.

We’ll be back before you know it 🖤

yourbestfriend thank you for looking after her Harold @harrystyles

Fan8 “mush”🥹 that’s adorable

harrystyles sad it’s over but here’s to more memories with you 🖤

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Let the holiday begin 🏝@harrystyles mitchrowland

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Why the tae/kook narrative promoted on YouTube is a dangerous conspiracy theory

The dominant narrative of TaeKook promoted widely on YouTube is a conspiracy theory. And I am going to show you why.

What are they? The belief that certain events or situations are secretly manipulated behind the scenes by powerful forces with negative intent. Conspiracy theories have these 6 things in common: 1. An alleged, secret plot. 2. A group of conspirators. 3. 'Evidence' that seems to support the conspiracy theory. 4. They falsely suggest that nothing happens by accident and that there are no coincidences; nothing is as it appears and everything is connected. 5. They divide the world into good or bad. 6. They scapegoat people and groups. Why do they flourish? They often appear as a logical explanation of events or situations which are difficult to understand and bring a false sense of control and agency. This need for clarity is heightened in times of uncertainty like the COVID-19 pandemic. How do they take root?

Conspiracy theories often start as a suspicion. They ask who is benefiting from the event or situation and thus identify the conspirators. Any ‘evidence’ is then forced to fit the theory. Once they have taken root, conspiracy theories can grow quickly. They are hard to refute because any person who tries is seen as being part of the conspiracy.

How does this relate to the "ship" Taehyung/Jungkook?

1. The alleged plot: Jungkook and Jimin engage in fan service / act like a couple to cover up Tae and Jungkook’s secret relationship.

2. Conspirators: Bit Hit record label; they want the relationship covered up by Jungkook and Jimin.

3. Evidence: Because gay couples are not accepted in SK, Big Hit would never promote a real couple. Therefore, Jungkook and Jimin are acting to prevent the real couple from being exposed. Also, BH are editing out nearly all Taekook interactions to cover up the relationship. A lack of evidence = more confirmation the theory is correct.

4. You can’t trust what you see. All footage is manipulated to downplay TaeKook interactions. Therefore, if you see very little happening between Tae and JK, it means that it’s all true—BH is editing everything out. Also, every interaction between JK and JM also confirms the theory that BH continues to promote them; therefore Taekook is real. There are no coincidences here; everything is orchestrated behind the scenes by shady record executives. In an attempt to show the world this evil plot is hiding their love for one another, Tae and JK constantly post symbols of their love in content (Bert and Ernie dolls, cacti, etc.) You must read between he lines to see the truth - nothing is as it appears on the surface.

5. Divide into good or bad: TaeKookers good, Jikookers bad. Taehyung good (victim) and Jimin bad and a home-wrecker (callous participant in plot to cover the relationship). Big Hit is bad because they are the evil plotters pulling all the strings.

6. Scapegoating: Jungkook. They see Jungkook as the bad boyfriend, and it’s all his fault because he participates in the plot and gets too close to Jimin. He constantly hurts Tae because of this. Often these shippers feel Tae deserves better, etc.

This is written simply because this issue is that straightforward. This YouTube narrative is a conspiracy theory, and it is divisive and harmful to the BTS army community. I hope when you encounter it you will use the ideas here to combat the conspiracy. Also, please remember this post is about this particular narrative - shipping TaeKook is fun and fine without harmful conspiracy theories. 💜

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3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 18, 35!! 💜

writing asks

3. what is your writing ritual and why is it cursed?

perhaps what is cursed is that i don’t really have a ritual, lol. 90% of what i write is so short and spur-of-the-moment it’s a lot less like Planning and Writing a thing and a lot more like a moment being dropped into my brain that doesn’t go away until i’ve spent about 400 words on it.

the closest thing to a ritual i have is when i’m writing anything longer than a drabble that i really want to do well on, i will word-for-word rewrite it until i get it to a place i like. that sounds more insane than it is since even when i’m being Serious i don’t tend to write anything longer than 1,000 words, but. i’m certainly the only person i know who does it, lol.

4. what’s a word that makes you go absolutely feral?

you know what? “clutch.” love it when people clutch things, especially each other; love the desperation that word implies.

5. do you have any writing superstitions? what are they and why are they 100% true?

i don’t really know what a writing superstition would even be, so probably not. is this like having a Special Writing Pen or something??

idk if this counts as a superstition, but i did hear once that when you accidentally delete a whole big chunk of something you’re working on and you have to rewrite it from scratch, the new thing always turns out better than the thing you accidentally deleted?? and idek how you would confirm that, so in that way it feels superstitious to me, regardless of the fact that i believe it 100%. maybe i have to believe it to keep from Kermitting when i accidentally delete a ton of writing, lol, which thankfully happens much less in the age of autosaving BUT STILL VERY MUCH HAPPENS!

7. what is your deepest joy about writing?

going back and reading old writing and thinking, “damn. that was actually pretty fucking good.”

8. if you had to write an entire story without either action or dialogue, which would you choose and how would it go?

oh god take as much action as you want but never take from me my dialogue!!!!!! the reason i live and breathe!!!!!!!

something i used to do for fun was pick a random letter of the alphabet to start with and then write an exchange between two characters where each line of dialogue started with the next letter of the alphabet until i had gone through all 26 letters so. i feel like if i had to write a dialogue-only story right now that’s the method i’d probably use, haha.

11. do you believe in the old advice “kill your darlings?” are you a ruthless darling assassin? what happens to the darlings you murder? do you have a darling graveyard? do you grieve?

well someone is concerned about the status of the darlings, op are you ok??

anyway, i can’t remember who taught me to do this but i usually have a scrap document for any bigger projects where i copy/paste any darlings that need killing; that way i don’t have to get rid of them entirely, but they’re no longer clogging up the work. i’d say i’m pretty ruthless, and i’m only getting more ruthless the older i get, because not only do the things i write tend to be on the shorter side anyway, but also now i copy edit as part of my grown-up job, so i really like to be concise. i want to create the biggest feeling i can with the smallest amount of words possible, so on my more “serious” projects i do usually end up cutting a decent amount.

18. choose a passage from your writing. tell me about the backstory of this moment. how you came up with it, how it changed from start to end.

so here’s the passage (apologies, it’s jujutsu kaisen fic; that’s pretty much all i’ve written this year)

from all in, palms out:

When he opened Megumi’s bedroom door, the kid was sitting on his bed in the corner of the room with his knees pulled up to his chest, glaring. Satoru didn’t want to make light of his feelings, but he couldn’t help a little smile.

Satoru had once fallen down a YouTube rabbit hole that led him to the video diary of a shelter volunteer documenting the rescue of a litter of feral kittens. The kittens had started out defensive and afraid, hissing and swatting at any attempt at contact. It took days before the little guys began to feel comfortable and curious enough to let their guards down. Still, one look at their little faces once they realized they were in a safe place with someone who wasn’t going to hurt them, and you knew all those days of patience had been worth it. And, if you were Satoru, maybe you cried a little about it.

Megumi Fushiguro reminded Satoru of one of those feral kittens. He had been making progress with him before he left, had seen glimmers of trust in the kid’s wary eyes, but now he was backed into the corner of his room again, ready to take a swipe at anyone who got too close.

the backstory of this moment is that jill @antique-romantic compared the character megumi fushiguro to a feral kitten, which in turn made me feral.

enter spicy sorbet, my favorite video on all of tiktok.

after a few days of not being able to get this correlation out of my head between megumi fushiguro, a spiky little boy who had been neglected by a shitty dad for the first five years of his life before experiencing genuine care for the first time after being taken in by a weird teenager, and spicy sorbet going from 

to

i simply had to do something with that, which is how i ended up with the first version of that middle paragraph, the one that starts “Satoru had once fallen down a YouTube rabbit hole…” and ends with “Megumi Fushiguro reminded Satoru of one of those feral kittens.”

i built the rest of the fic up around that paragraph; i’m pretty sure jill came up with the situation of gojo coming home the first time he leaves his newly adopted kids for a significant period of time.

and the rest is history! five-year-old megumi fushiguro experiencing a guardian’s love for the first time in his little life is spicy sorbet confirmed.

35. what’s your favorite writing rule to smash into smithereens?

oh smashing writing rules is my ultimate favorite thing. a lot of what i wrote in school growing up was inspired by things my teachers were telling me “never” to do, because my response to that was always “i bet i could do that good, though.”

my favorite rule to smash since i was very, very little has always been a grammar rule, and it is the rule that says you shouldn’t use sentence fragments. i love using periods for emphasis and cadence, they carry more weight than commas or dashes, and i will never stop.