#and I love and appreciate them and their compassion

[jedi-enthusiasm-blog]

@ilovescarletwitch

My blog's name is Jedi Enthusiasm. All my posts are tagged pro jedi, pro jedi order, or Jedi appreciation. I speak constantly about how much I love the Jedi. I have written essays about how much I love the Jedi.

You are clearly a Jedi anti, or at least Jedi critical. So why on earth are you reblogging my post to throw shit about the Jedi?

I'm gonna ignore the shit about Anakin because people have already written essays about him and his relationship to the Jedi better than I ever could, so I'm gonna say this:

Mandalorians adopting orphans and rescuing children from dangerous situations? Mandalorians being honorable and accepting of their children no matter what? Mandalorians considering children sacred/the future?

We. Made. That. Shit. Up.

Canonically, Mandalore is undergoing reforms because they nearly destroyed their own planet.

Canonically, the Death Watch (which is the closest thing we have to fanon Mandalore) are terrorists.

Canonically, the Prime Minister poisons children.

Canonically, Mandalorians support the Empire until it comes for them.

Canonically, Mandalorians steal a peacekeeper's sacred weapon, the darksaber (because yes, Tarre Vizla was a Jedi), and use it as a sign of power and military violence.

Canonically, the only Mandalorian who actually opposes the Empire out of moral principles instead of convinience is Sabine. Sabine, who is a cultural rebel and has a Jedi as a father figure.

Canonically, Sabine feels alien in her own Clan because she doesn't support the Empire and doesn't fit the mold.

Canonically, all prominent Mandalorians are villains save Satine, her allies and Sabine.

Canonically, the Jedi are drafted into the Clone Wars, which they fight in despite everything to protect innocent people.

Canonically, the Jedi are the only ones to respect the clones' individuality and sapience.

Canonically, many Jedi put themselves in the line of fire to protect clones and civilians alike.

Canonically, Jedi are hunted down like animals.

Canonically, the Jedi are getting caught in a trap designed specifically for them by their ancient enemies.

Canonically, "the Jedi Code is like an itch, they cannot help it" and "their compassion leaves a trail."

Canonically, Jedi refer to each other as family (Obi-Wan tells Anakin he was his brother, Aayla compares Quinlan to her father, Ahsoka calls Sinube 'gramps', Reva calls the Jedi her family…) and act like it (Obi-Wan feels safe asking Mace Windu and Yoda for advice in AOTC despite him being a Knight, Plo Koon is known out-of-universe for being approachable, Anakin is on a first name basis with several Council members and jokes around with them…)

Canonically, the Jedi actively fought the rise of the Empire to the bitter end (Mace Windu and the rest of the Jedi killed by Palpatine), and many kept on fighting even after their near-extinction (Kanan, Cal, Cere…)

Canonically, the Jedi are very accepting of other cultures (several characters have cultural tattoos, Ahsoka and Shaak Ti wear a cultural headdress, many have accents which implies Basic isn't their first language, other characters don't speak Basic at all…)

Canonically, the Jedi fought and destroyed a slaver empire.

Canonically, the Jedi are kind, compassionate people who do their best to protect the people of the Republic.

There are no interpretations here. Zero. All of this is canon, it's all on screen.

If you knew nothing of Star Wars and had to decide which group were child stealers, who would you think it is?

Anyways, enjoy the block. One anti sneaking into my blog to spew bullshit is one too many.

When a Jedi takes in a child, it's kidnapping. But when a Mandalorian does it, it's a foundling.

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

love how my friends visit my in my state One Time and immediately go “oh u poor thing. we need to help u leave here Immediately.”

[bunnihearted]

regardless of the "learn how to be alone" dravel, being lonely actually is really bad for your mental health and can be very painful :p

[getinthefuckingcarkitten]

The Doren storyline has so much potential i hope it gets more content soon

[mossy-covered-bones]

You mean you can watch something without becoming immediately obsessed with the characters and symbolism?

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"Emily, Emily...Emily, oh, my heart..."

Though he was reeling from...everything, it seemed (the memories rushing forth to greet his brain, the sea of emotions threatening to sweep him away, the closeness of Emily here and now, anchoring him amidst it all), Randall had enough clarity to cup her face, brushing her hair back as he breathed, "Emily...there was nothing you could've done. Had you tried to fight her...she would've killed you too."

With startling clarity did he remember his demise, and how struggling against his attacker was so futile: He tried, God knew he tried, but her grip was like iron, and so he was pinned under his hands, so much like claws, as her fangs sank into his throat to drain him dry. He fought with all of his strength, but it was not enough, and he knew it wouldn't have been any better for Emily had she tried to fight her off.

"I'm here, I'm here..." he swore gently, pressing his forehead to hers and squeezing her hands in his, trying to ground her in the moment, to prove that he was real and that he wasn't going anywhere. "Oh God, Emily...I remember...I remember so much!"

Oh, those beautiful nights! Nights were the only time they could see one another, and how they made the most of them-long walks in the moonlight, dancing in the darkened haberdashery, taking turns reading passages from their favorite books...it explained so much about how he felt when he met her-how it felt as if they'd already done so much together. It was because they did!

[datastate]

i love reko and kai's friendship because you look at them and it's ex-assassin assumed homemaker with a morbid, mildly concerning sense of humor (with the occasional pun) whose two closest friends are people only slightly younger than his father & then a Rockstar who actually hangs out with people her own age but didn't fully register how to befriend and relate to them on a personal level until two years ago where her only unconditional support for the longest time was her brother, who ended up murdering someone. and despite both of them still very much learning how to navigate healthy friendships, they somehow find theirs through kai breaking down reko's intimidating exterior by mentioning yokai

[savage-rhi]

Magenta.

[katyspersonal]

I don't understand how there are people still supporting your content after it's clear you are an emotionally unstable narcissist. I swear some people care about their dumb fandoms more than common human decency.

First - I refuse to let my lore posts, drawings and theories be called 'content'. I protest. It is a very soulless term that reduces creativity (the very expression of the soul, mind you!) to some sort of shallow and more importantly, replaceable good. "Why you consume the content from this PROBLEMATIC :( person" in the same vein as "Why you buy your car fuel from an unethical corporation" is absolutely absurd in any way, because creations are not physical goods but something unique.

Second, you seem to be confused on what the fandom entails.

Being a fan of something, in fact, doesn't... really entail all that much? Being a fan of something doesn't, and will NEVER mean that you subscribe to certain cultural, religious, political or humanity values or opinions, it will NEVER be only for the ones the loudest people in the crowd deemed "right" and "pure" enough, and certainly it will NEVER be only for people with clear history *cough cough* or people of "proper" mental state *COUGH cough*.

The only, and only, and only, and ONLY "requirement" for being a Bloodborne fan is - to care about Bloodborne. Ironically, this is something people I tend to become antagonists with often fail at, as there is a difference between 'Bloodborne fan' and 'Mariadeline fan that knows nothing about BB lore and holds only interests in how to shame men more and what kind of fans to declare "problematic"' *COUGH COUGH* god sorry guys, got a bad cough attack during this ask fhdhgfds

But, again, I think we the people that obsess with this or that media came to the conclusion that gatekeeping leads to another extreme - the whole thing with shaming artists that draw something not accurate, and think something not 100% correct to the canon is 'dirtying' the canon. You know, the whole 'oh you are fan of X band? name 40 songs' thing. So I think gatekeeping should be avoided unless someone appears who is both completely uneducated about lore AND tries to set their own rules.

*COOOOOUGH COOOOOUGH*

But, yeah. Your confusion is likely caused by the fact that people who like Bloodborne... love to read about Bloodborne, and not about what user should be blacklisted and what character is this or that identity and what this or that character is "problematic" etc. I object the idea that certain game/movie/book/etc is only for "right" kind of people and I think we as society at this rate are capable of separating interaction with the fictional universe and personality/personal lives.

[inkling0121]

You know what, fuck it, I want there to be a story with some grand master choosing a pupil and theres a huge competition thats widdled down to two people. One of them looks stereotypically evil and has "darkness in their heart" and the other looks like a person with a "pure heart" (blonde, great smile, very lovely to talk to) and they're usually a great sport

And I want the master to choose the evil looking guy to train. I want them to be chosen so they can find the true path and grow as a person. I want the "evil" person grow and suffer and become kind hearted, I want them to be redeemed while still holding onto their tough guy exterior. I want the character growth goddammit

Bonus points if the good person gets jealous and becomes evil or whatever and becomes the antagonist of this (hopefully long ass) series

[bastardsofravenkroft-blog]

Are y’all fr out here being dicks to L.S. Dunes now??

[carbonateddelusion]

I'm usually very good at identifying and expressing my emotions!

which makes it all the more frustrating when I try to touch the giant gray mass that is my potential for romantic feelings

[daforged]

gnawing on the end of voyager 1x09 prime factors like its a new flavoured chewbone tossed into my enclosure and i’ve been starved for 3 weeks

[kafk-a]

"Sometimes while I ride the subway I try to look at each person and imagine what they look like to someone who is totally in love with them. I think everyone has had someone look at them that way, whether it was a lover, or a parent, or a friend, whether they know it or not. It's a wonderful thing, to look at someone to whom I would never be attracted and think about what looking at them feels like to someone who is devouring every part of their image, who has invisible strings that are connected to this person tied to every part of their body. I think this fun pastime is a way of cultivating compassion. It feels good to think about people that way, and to use that part of my mind that I think is traditionally reserved for a tiny portion of people I'll meet in my life to appreciate the general public. I wish I thought about people like this more often. I think it's the opposite of what our culture teaches us to do. We prefer to pick people apart to find their flaws. Cultivating these feelings of love or appreciation for random people, and even for people I don't like, makes me a more forgiving and appreciative person toward myself and people I love. Also, it's just a really excellent pastime."

— Dean Spade, from his essay For Lovers and Fighters

[darkvioletcloud]

I absolutely adore seeing concept art of all kinds. I have around a dozen different art books from various games, TV shows, and movies, all because I love seeing art in progress.

On the rare chance they include UI elements, I get so happy because it’s so neat to see a person’s thought process! I’ve also extracted UI images from games to use in editing shenanigans.

I hope you have as much fun making UI elements as I do seeing them!

I honestly feel a little guilty for how much I enjoy the boring parts of production art

I hear other people bemoaning the fact they're at the point in making a game where they have to start making a UI and I'm over here offering to draw 50 notification icons for fun because it's zen

[heywriters]

Details That Convey Intimacy

Developing fictional relationships that feel authentic takes more than dialogue and grand gestures. Every detail below can be used to show platonic, familial, agape, or romantic love depending on context.

cooking a meal for someone, bringing them food, or spontaneously sharing a snack

sharing body heat/warming someone with outerwear like jackets and scarves

fanning them with something if overheated

getting a cold/hot drink for them

offering to carry something, whether it's heavy or just a jacket, to lighten someone's load or free up their hands

more below the click!

changing the subject of a group conversation that will be personally discomforting to someone in the group

making sure to include someone in a group conversation, especially if it's a topic they have special knowledge of

waiting for someone to catch up when the rest of the group has walked ahead

remembering preferences/allergies ahead of time when preparing/ordering food

planning trips, whether in a pair or as a group, that provide something positive for every individual to enjoy

procuring personal healthcare items like sunscreen, moisturizer, lip balm, pain relievers, or a snack and keeping them on hand for that friend who frequently needs them

making room for someone in a crowded vehicle or on public transit

making room for someone under an awning or in another limited space to help them avoid bad weather

warning or wordlessly covering for someone with a wardrobe/cosmetic malfunction

remembering a small luxury someone mentioned they enjoy, and getting it for them the next time it's convenient

running an errand for someone to make their day easier ('importance of errand : depth of relationship' ratio should be explored)

escorting someone to safety in a sudden unsettling event

escorting someone who is drunk, sick, infirm, injured, or emotionally compromised

asking if light, noise, or other sensory factors are bothering someone and taking steps to make them more comfortable

getting gag gifts for someone to show you reciprocate their sense of humor or quirky self-expression (not everyone does this, not everyone appreciates it, and some people predominantly express love through humor and gag gifts; works well with some characters more than others)

holding someone's hand or arm as reassurance, especially when they are afraid*

using their body to block someone from wind, rain, or heat

picking up a dropped item, or carrying a train or other dragging garment for someone else

returning a recognizable possession to someone who may have lost it

This is an inexhaustible list as humans have many ways of showing love for each other. If you are writing spec fic with non-human characters, you can play with variations on these by remembering three core values the "lover" has to consider:

physical comfort of others

emotional comfort of others

social reputation of others

I'd add "sensory comfort" though I think it's tied to physical and emotional comfort.

Please do not try and force any of these into the mold of the misogyny-based "Love Language" trend. Human emotions and expressions of love are diverse and endless.

*While hand holding can be construed as romantic, in reality it varies. Some cultures do not see this as romantic, and some individuals only mean it as a sign of support or compassion. Same goes for long embraces and kissing, both can be done platonically and of course naturally between close family members or friends.

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