#and I mean they‘re not wrong

[nalyra-dreaming]

Variety listed IWTV at #9 of 10

[fuckwhoeverpickedallthefunnyurls]

Vlad Taltos is now exclusively known as the "racism book" within my family 😔💔

[alma-artts]

My roman empire is how the majority of people misjudge every single gilmore girls character it angers me so much

[skipper1331]

Pleading Eyes // Ella Toone

"So what‘re you up to later?" Mary asked as you walked to the changing rooms. "I‘m going to Ellas" you admitted, a goofy smile on your face. "Ah, young love" Mary laughed, throwing her arm over you.

Ella asked you out a few months ago, the girl having a mad crush on you since the first time she saw you.

"She brought me flowers, yesterday" you told the older woman, a sheepish smile covering your face. "That girl is head over heels for you" the goalkeeper said as she was about to open the door to the changing rooms. "She‘s so fucking annoying and clingy, i don‘t even know why I asked her out in the first place" you heard your lovers voice, your heart dropped, face fell, soul hurt. Did she really say that? Shocked, Mary looked at you, a single tear rolling out of your eye. "Um, i think I’ll just go home without my kit bag" you turned around, about to go when Mary stopped you, "I‘ll get your phone and keys, they‘re in your bag, right?" She could read you like a book, you didn't want to go in there, you wouldn't want Mary to shout at Tooney, you just wanted to go home and cry.

Perks of having a cubby next to the keeper was that she could easily take something out of your bag without the rest of the girls noticing.

You could only nod, you couldn‘t understand why Ella would say something like that. Only a month ago, she confessed that she loved you.

-

"My gorgeous girl" she purred, her arms going around your waist, pulling you on her lap. Her eyes were full of hearts, looking at you like you‘re everything (which you are). For awhile, you just stared at each other, not getting enough of the beauty of one another.

"I love you" she blurted out, your eyes growing wide. Realizing what she said, "I mean- no, ehm, I don‘t love ya, you‘re cool, i‘m cool, we‘re cool." she stuttered, trying to help herself.

"You don‘t love me?" you looked hurt, maybe even offended. Are you not loveable?

"What? No! I just- you‘re gorgeous, so so gorgeous."

"But?"

"There‘s no but- why is this so hard? I love you! you don‘t have to say it back. Well, um, yeah, i just love ya" she didn‘t look at you, her eyes everywhere but you, the tip of her ears red, her cheeks covered in a blush.

"I love you too"

-

"Here are your keys and phone, text me when you‘re at home" Mary whispered as she hugged you before you left the facility. You felt heart broken and betrayed.

Mary wanted to shout at Ella, how could she say something like that? As If she wasn‘t the one who‘s smitten for you. Ella is practically obsessed with you and she dares to say these things.

Unknown to you and Mary, the young lioness cringed at her words as soon as they left her mouth. She felt dirty and disgusted by her wording.

Katie Zelem and Millie Turner just couldn‘t leave her alone, they teased and mocked her about you, about her love for you.

She was always talking about you, when you entered the room everything fell to death ears, daydreaming about your future together. She was madly in love with you.

Yet their teasing annoyed her, all she wanted was that they leave her alone, that they’d leave you alone. She wanted to protect you. She wanted to have you to herself.

Ella🤍

You forgot your bag, silly, but no worries got it with me;)

what time are you coming to mine?

You read the text, your eyes red and puffy from all your crying. You didn‘t want to reply yet you kinda wanted to? It was complicated. If you don‘t respond she would know something‘s off but you also didn‘t feel like going over to her or talk to her the next few days.

You

Sorry, not feeling well.

I‘m going to bed

Immediately, her contact popped up on your phone, she was calling you.

You accepted.

"Baby! What‘s wrong? I‘m on my way. Nan has already sent me her special soup recipe" the midfielder rambled, walking around her home.

"No" you stated firmly, "It‘s okay. I just need some sleep. Need some rest"

"Okay?" she wasn‘t conviced yet she respected your wishes. "Call me when you need anything, yeah?"

"Mhm" you hummed in agreement.

It was safe to say that you wouldn‘t call her, tears building in your eyes, her words haunting you.

"Good night, Ella"

Ella? She didn‘t like the sound of that. She didn‘t say anything though, blaming your not-well-being for it.

"Good night, my gorgeous girl, i love you" you hung up as soon as you heard the word 'love'.

You didn‘t know what to do with yourself, heart broken and alone. You were in no state of mind to sleep.

An hour later, after sitting on the couch, staring in to nothing you called the one person you’d known since forever.

"Mary?" you whispered through the phone, "can you come here?" your voice was quivering, "i don‘t wanna be alone" was sobbed.

It took the keeper about 5 minutes to get to your home. With the key she had she entered your apartment, wordlessly, taking a seat next to you. Your head fell on her shoulder, no words exchanged, it was simply enough that she was there, that you weren‘t alone.

"Why would she say something like that?" you finally broke the silence.

"I don‘t know"

"Am I really annoying?"

"No, of course not. She doesn‘t deserve you" the older woman put her arms around you, yourself crying in to her chest, "She‘s an idiot"

You cried yourself to sleep, Mary holding you the whole time. She was your best friend, the big sister you never had.

-

"Hey," your (still) girlfriend greeted you with a kiss on the cheek, "how are you feeling, my love?" she asked her hand slipping in yours. "I‘m fine" you answered, pulling your hand away, tightening your pony tail. "Need to talk to Mearps" you said, leaving the midfielder behind, kinda confused.

The goalie tried to fix your look the best she could to cover your eye bags this morning.

"You alright?" said person asked, oh how dearly she wanted to shout at the young lioness, the pain she caused. "Sure" you shrugged, not feeling anything. You felt numb, you just had to work and everything would be fine.

Training went fine, most of the time you sticked with Maya and/or Leah, ignoring Ella. You couldn’t look her in the eye, you were hurt and angry. If she shouldn't have asked you out, why did she? Did it have to come to the point where you fell in love with her and felt like she was the one.

Ella noticed your behaviour, she saw your state - the way you worked like a robot, she saw that you wouldn‘t look at her, that you would brush her off If she tried talking to you or If she tried to be close to you.

"Can I see you later?" she asked as you entered the changing room "i‘m going to Mary" you told her, nonchalantly. "Well, um, could I maybe join you? I would like to spend some time with you" she mumbled, scratching her arm, shuffling her feet. "Sorry, party for two" you grabbed your bag, walking to the door, "Mary! Hurry up!" Wanting to walk to her car, you left the room, Ella close behind, "Can I see you tomorrow?" she grabbed your wrist, stopping you, "I‘ll see you in training"

"No- i wanna spend time with you, not in training. Maybe I could take you out? Your favorite restaurant?"

"Sorry, got some plans already"

Walking away, you left her alone in the hall with her staring at your figure. Why wouldn‘t you want to spend time with her? Were you mad at her?

-

The following days were just the same, you barely talked to her, your texts were short and you avoided her. Something was wrong, she knew by now.

"Is she mad at me?" Ella asked your best friend, looking at the ground. She hated that you ignored her, "i tried to talk to her but she- well, she isn‘t like usually?" The lioness hoped to find answers and comfort in the goal keeper, comfort that Lessi could give her through the phone. "Ask yourself why" Mearps replied, tone stern. "I did! Every night. I don‘t know what I did wrong" Ellas hands were flying around, getting more upset and confused by every minute that went by. "If you don‘t know I can‘t help you" Even though, Mary wanted to shout at the shorter girl, she was still her friend and wanted that the two of you make up, you‘re made for each other. "Mary! I love her! I just don‘t know what I did wrong or what to do"

The keeper rubbed her eyes, trying to stay calm "so you know that you did something wrong, right?"

"I guess so, she’s ignoring me" she answered, still not understanding why you would be at mad at her.

"for a good reason" mary muttered under her breath, "What comes to your mind when you think about what you might have done wrong?"

"Nothing! I don‘t get it. One moment we‘re fine and the next she‘s all weird"

Now Mary was getting frustrated, how could she not think about the day she talked to Millie and Zel, "gosh! Think harder" the golie demanded.

"I really don‘t know, tell me"

The united keeper sat there for a minute, thinking. Thinking about if she should or not. "Remember the day, she forgot her bag?" she started, probably regretting later that she did. "Yeah, of course" tooney replied, waiting impatiently for more answers, "she was there"

"Where?"

"Tooney…"

Slowly, the girl understood what Mary implied, where she was. "Fuck. She heard what I said, didn‘t she?" Abruptly, she stood up, walking up and down, "no no no. I wasn‘t saying that" confused, the goalie looked at her, "i heard it too?"

"I mean, yes i said that but i didn‘t mean it like that! Shit! What shall i do?! A few days before that she told me how much it stressed her that Zel and Mills teased her about how obsessed i am with her. I just wanted them to leave her alone!"

"That‘s fucked up"

-

That evening, she drove to your home, the apartment she was so often at. Knowing what she did wrong she wanted to talk to you, explain that she didn‘t mean any of it. She sat in her car for minutes before she had the guts to get out. In front of your door, she stood for awhile, afraid to knock. Her heart was racing as she finally knocked on the door, she hoped you‘d be at home.

One minute went by, two minutes went by, a few minutes went by, the young lioness was about to leave when you opened the door. Your hair was in a messy bun, wearing one of Ellas hoodies (which made her smile a bit - maybe things weren‘t as bad as they seemed). Your eyes were red and puffy, bags under them. It looked like you hadn‘t slept in days. "Hey" she started, her eyes trying to read your body language, "i would like to talk to you. Can I come in?" She expected you to let her in, and not "No, i‘m actually in the middle of something" her whole face fell. Truth to be told, you weren‘t in the middle of something, just watching Mamma Mia. "Is someone here?" the girl asked, jaw clenching. Was that the reason you wouldn‘t let her in?! "move" she brushed past you in to your home, looking around. "Ella! Get out!" you told her, voice loud. For her own sake she found nobody, only a pizza on your coffee table, "No! Can we please talk about this? I can‘t lose you!" she was walking around the table, breathing heavy. "I love you! I can‘t lose you, you hear me? I can‘t!" She stopped in front of you, arms going around your waist, a so familiar place, forehead resting against your own. You closed your eyes, inhaling your favorite scent while melting in her grasp. You missed her so much. "I can‘t" she whispered, her accent thick. You wanted to forgive her, she just had to look at you with those pleading eyes and you would‘ve done anything but not this time, you were too hurt, too disappointed. "Maybe you already have" your voice was not louder than a whisper as you took a step back. It was her turn to look heart broken, "please leave now"

"Of course, i- i‘m sorry. I‘m sorry for walking in here even though you said no.." she looked at the ground as she strolled to your front door, "I‘m really sorry" she looked at you one last time before opening it, "just- i need to know, are we broken up?" her lip trembled, you could see the self-control it took her not to immediately start crying.

"I don‘t know"

-

At home, the Mancunian called her nan, a shoulder she had to cry on. "Nan? I messed up" she cried, "I said some awful things to y/n." When her grandma asked what the matter was. She started her story, telling her about the last few days and the days before, simply everything.

"Ella! That poor girl" her granny was shocked, how could her grandchild be so rude? Tooney only sobbed harder in to the phone, she loved you with her whole heart. She didn‘t want to lose you. She couldn‘t lose you. "If you love her, show her. Show her that you don‘t care what other people think"

"How?" the girl sniffled, staring at her phone, hoping a text from you would somehow pop up.

"Honey, you need to find out yourself"

-

And that‘s what she did. She stayed up all night, trying to figure out how she could show you that you were it, that you were her everything.

When training was called to an end all the girls went to the locker room, ready to take a shower. It was Ellas chance to make things right but she had to be quick before the first ones would go showering. Everybody had to hear it. "you can do this" she mumbled to herself as she stood on the seat of her cubby. She smacked her cleats together, getting the attention of everyone. All eyes were on her but the only eyes she wanted to have on her were yours. Clearing her throat, "hey," she had thought about what to say yet her brain didn‘t work. "I‘m Ella" her speech didn’t start like that when she practised it. The girls laughed, thinking this was some sort of joke of their team mate "and i‘m madly in love with y/n. A few days ago I said some horrible things about her which I didn‘t mean. I want you to know that she isn‘t annoying nor clingy," the midfielder looked at you before she continued "she‘s perfect. And I‘m the one who‘s clingy and annoying. I want to spend all of my free time with her and her only. I bring her flowers once a week because she deserves them. She deserves the best and more. I take her out all the time because i want to treat her right. All I think about is her, her smile, her laugh, her eyes. When I go to bed she’s my last thought, she’s in my dreams and she is my first thought in the morning. Well, the whole day she’s only thing in my mind. I said those things because i wanted to protect her but mostly myself. It‘s okay If you don‘t get it but ya know, i‘ve never been in love, i‘ve never experienced a love story like that and the teasing was too much for me. It scared me. But If teasing is the reason I’ll lose her because i can‘t handle it then i don‘t care." Ella looked at the two girls who teased her the most about you, "Zel, Mills, tease me as much as you want, i don’t care - not anymore." She stepped down from her cubby, walking towards you, "I‘m still an idiot for saying these things and i‘m so sorry that i did. I do love you. I love you with every inch of my body and I hope for your forgiveness, so please don’t. Please don’t break up with me" you looked at her, at her pleading eyes while the whole changing room looked at you. None of the girls had ever seen their funny and loud friend so quiet and vulnerable. Everyone was holding their breath as they waited for an answer. Wordlessly, you walked to the door. Ellas head fell, she bit her lip, trying to stop herself from bursting in to tears in front of everyone.

"Are you coming or not?"

The whole room let out a sigh of relief as you spoke up, the brunette running after you.

Alone, in the hall, you said, "hi" not knowing exactly, what to say. All you knew was that you didn‘t want all eyes and ears in your upcoming conversation. "Hey" you stared at each other, Ella not daring to say something. "That was quite a speech, eh?" you smiled, her speech was impressive to be honest, you didn‘t expect that. You didn‘t expect anything. The brunette crumbled under your gaze, were you making fun of her? The floor seemed to be interesting as she stared at it, her body slightly shaking. "Look at me, please?" you asked, the girl refusing to look you in the eye. "Look at me, Ella" you now demanded, stepping towards her. She took a deep breath before she lifted her gaze. She was scared. It was a rare sight to see her scared, usually she was confident, loud and funny. You were her weak spot. "I get it If you want to break with me, ya know." she mumbled, she wished she had never said that stuff about you. She wished she just accepted the teasing instead of risking to lose you. "I don‘t want to break with you" her eyes never held so much hope before, "you don‘t?" she couldn’t register what was happening.

"No. I forgive you, even though you have a lot to make up for"

The once pleading eyes shone with gratitude. Man, she loved you. She loved you so much. "Thank you! I promise you, you won‘t regret it! Lemme take you out tonight for a start?" she asked, rambling on about how she’ll treat you the right way, show everyone that you‘re the one.

"Sounds nice. Maybe though, we could start with a kiss for now?"

The midfielder grabbed your waist, pulling you in, your arms looping around her neck, "You’re gorgeous, so so gorgeous" she mumbled before her eyes flicked over your face, landing on your lips.

"Go for it"

And she did. Her mouth met your own in a gentle yet passionate kiss. Both of you sighed as you missed each others touch for the last few days.

Finally, you felt whole again.

There was no doubt that the young lioness had to make up for her action but she would do anything to be with you and for you. The two of you were on the road of recovery - strong, loving years to come.

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[anantaru]

What if we told Genshin Men that we want to break up with them, but as a prank?

itto, kaveh, gorou:

they would start crying in front of you the second you go "i brea-" like all violently sobbing with their eyes being bloodshot and snot coming out of their nose (yes, they’re indeed ugly crying)😟

scaramouche, dottore, pantalone, ayato:

they’d look into your eyes, not even blinking and will straight up say, "no, you‘re not."💀

kaeya, venti, heizou:

would go, "okay lol, see you tomorrow."😎

tighnari, baizhu, alhaitham:

who‘d immediately know it‘s a prank and just roll their eyes, "it‘d be mindless to leave someone like me."😫😫😫

xiao, cyno, pierro, zhongli:

will go silent and just 🧍 "what is the meaning of this"

thoma, childe, kazuha, diluc:

who‘d right away say, "tell me what i did wrong so i can work on it."🥲 and would do anything to fix this (when you tell them it‘s a prank they‘re going to find a way to get back at you🫣)

capitano, dainsleif:

who‘d go "ok." (rethinking their life choices and trying to find out what went wrong while completely losing their mind)

[trekkele]

What do you think is the reason people (in universe) are so obsessed with Batman/Bruce?

No one can bring themselves to just leave his orbit.

His kids always find their way back to him. It doesn’t matter if they had the most vicious fight of the century. They either keep an eye from a distance, are now 100% devoted to proving him wrong, or are back at his side in a week.

The entirety of his rogues gallery is so focused on him that you can’t tell if they want to fuck him, kill him, or have a secret third thing (Joker).

Same goes for the Justice League tbh. Except for the killing part, they just want to get one good punch in. Please.

The people he was friends with when he was younger; Thomas Elliot, Minkhoa etc. still have him in their sights in one way or another.

Sometimes even Amanda -there is no other man like him/this world will always need a batman- Waller and Lex -Brucie has a hole in inside of him I want to fill/he has a magnetism that draws you in- Luthor aren’t immune.

(I recently saw the Lex Luther comic post again, and was also reminded that Amanda wanted to recreate Batman, and was determined to have Terry’s parents murdered with the only goal being to traumatize him)

They all desperately want his full attention and recognition. It‘s absolutely bonkers to me. I mean- they‘re so real for that, but it leaves you wondering. Just what is it?

Its cause he’s pretty.

No actually jokes aside, the cynical (Doylest) answer is because be makes money, but I do think the actual answer is, both in universe and out, is because Bruce is an idealist and an optimist.

Which, listen, I know about the contingency plans and the paranoia and the trust issues, listen to me, those are not what Bruce believes. He has those things because he refuses to let his own personal beliefs be the reason someone gets hurt, and he knows letting your own optimism blind you to reality is a guarantee that someone will get hurt, and his entire life is dedicated to stopping that from happening, but at his heart, at his core, Bruce well and truly believes that one good day is all it takes to save someone.

And fuck, if I had someone look me in the eye and promise that no matter what I’ve done, no matter how far I’ve fallen, he will always, always reach out to help me back up?? And to see, to know, to have witnessed over and over again that he really meant it, that he was telling the truth?? I’d be obsessed too.

[felixisfruity]

if you think it‘s ever okay to tell a religious person (i dont care what religion. i mean any) that they‘re wrong and need to “accept reality” unfollow me now.

[jacquesthepigeon]

What is your opinion on people saying „well given how negatively you think of Adrien I don‘t wanna know how you treat actual abuse victims irl“? Because the way I see it (I may be wrong), I don‘t expect an actual abuse victim to serve a certain narrative and have a logical character arc since they‘re real people and not part of a media meant to entertain people? So just bc I don‘t like the way Adrien is written doesn‘t mean I hate all abuse victims

Adrien is a fictional character, not a real person

A fictional character’s purpose is to move plots forward

A real person’ purpose is just to live however best they can (definition of best varies per individual)

If they can’t get that then they have issues establishing boundaries with media and need to check themselves

[atalienart]

that sounds like a shit situation ❤️❤️ i don‘t think you‘re unlikeable though. it can be tough to keep in contact with people, and i think it‘s gotten harder over the last couple years for everyone (don‘t mean to minimize your specific situation). i think it could just be shit luck, but if it isn‘t, i don‘t think the problem lies deep within you or anything. i know it can feel like that though. there‘s nothing wrong with you as a person, you‘re not somehow fucked up. you‘re fine, i promise. people who talk like that (“you’re unlikeable”) are just mean because for some reason they either don‘t want to be better or they just don‘t know how to. either way, it doesn‘t sound like they put a lot of effort into building that opinion, so personally, i would dismiss it (i know that can be really hard to do though). it’s not exactly constructive. it sounds like plain petty and bitter bullshit tbh lol.

even though i found some friends for life during school, after moving away from each other, it‘s been hard to keep in touch. two of them are just dogshit at texting lmao, and one is great but doesn‘t have much time for actually substantial contact, like phone calls or visits. what i‘ve found to be integral is all of it, sadly lmao. it‘s rly hard when life is happening for everyone and bigger projects take up time and energy, it‘s been a struggle to trust that we‘re still friends despite little active friendship happening, but it‘s worth it. i don‘t know anything about your specific situation, but open communication is always a banger. if you have people you want to keep in your life, you gotta tell em. again, i don‘t know if you have and it just wasn‘t mutual. i just wanna help somehow because you seem hurt and i know that and it sucks but it‘s hard to go off of so little info. anyway. baring your soul be scary as hell but everyone has one, and usually being brave enough to do it first makes people feel safe to do it back. i recommend trying it. i also highly recommend not declaring a friendship / any relationship lost because of a potentially temporary loss of contact. people withdraw from their social circles all the time bc something in their life is stressing them out, and a lot of the time people aren‘t opposed to contact with someone, they just don‘t know how to approach them because maybe they thought they‘re sending signals that they‘re not that interested, or they‘re just plain anxious. shy. if you want a relationship to grow and develop and become stronger, if you want to build a bond, i recommend getting into the habit of making the first step. i KNOW that can be really hard lmao, the first time i tried to meaningfully reach out to someone i wasn‘t already close with it took me literal months lmfao. but i did it! and you can do it too. you really absolutely can.

idk. i think the most important thing is to be openly affectionate and let people know, even just in small ways! in can be said so so casually, you can just mention that sitting down for coffee or smth is such a nice calm moment in your otherwise busy day. or customize that to fit you however you want! just let people know that it‘s fun to spend time with them. they‘re probably just as shy and insecure as you. just small things to make them feel valuable and appreciated, so that they can understand that they really are, yknow? basically just— everything you‘d want them to do for you, you gotta do for them! and they‘ll likely happily return the favor :‘) if not, that‘s tough, but you guys not being a match doesn‘t mean other people won‘t be!

i find it hard to make new friends too. i moved away from my school friends and sttttruuuuggglllleeed for a while to make new friends here, i‘m just coming out of a shit shit fucking shit period in my life so i still don‘t have any, despite having talked with and sort of started the process of building a friendship with a few. nothing lasted for me either, and i thought it was because there‘s something wrong with me too. that‘s bullshit though, for me as for you, and i gotta try again and be calm and trust that it‘s gonna work eventually, because people do want to be friends, and if you can manage not to make yourself crazy with worry about it, then it‘s just gonna go along rather smoothly and just be fun.

i hope you can believe that, but i know i would have found it hard a year ago. it‘s true though. it could be that you‘re a rarer personality hehe, i still feel like that myself lol. but that doesn‘t mean you won‘t find your people. and if you meet someone you like, i hope you can have the courage to take the first step whenever it‘s needed. if you start like that, they‘ll likely follow and take the first step towards you when you can‘t :‘)

people generally like friendship and want to make friends. you‘re not any less suited for the job than anybody else. it takes a bit of effort though, sometimes a lot. but you can do it :‘)

i hope you feel better soon, and i really hope this isn‘t preachy and obnoxious. :|

Hey, thanks for the message. I'm sorry to hear you struggle with finding your people. But even if it's hard, I'm happy to hear that you still have someone you keep in touch with. Also, I think you're really amazing being so active in building relationships, hope it turns into something great for you one day and you find many valuable friendships. You sound like really cool, smart person ❤️

You're very kind but I think my situation really is my fault. I try, but I believe I'm just tiresome after a while. Besides, even when I do my best to communicate clearly (I really do) it seems I always end up saying or doing something wrong. I guess the braver people choose to look past my weirdness but at some point they realise it's not worth it. And I'm not saying that to sound quirky, it's just that when people constantly look at you like you're a different species and tell you you're weird you start to notice you're the odd one out xD I really don't expect people to always be there for me, I just hope for some conversation from time to time, some texting, nothing more. (And I think unless something really serious is going on in your life you can find time to answer a text from someone you say you like/see as a friend.) I really admire you for reaching out to others just like that, I always have a feeling I'm a bother. It doesn't help that initial small talk is extremely hard form me, it takes a lot of energy and brain power from me Anyway, at this point I think I'm the one who doesn't want to make friends anymore. I already gave up on trying to do that irl, it's like "level impossible" because apart from horrible personality I'm additionally very visually unappealing xD But in general, I think it would be safer to not expect anything from anyone. It's always like "hey, maybe they really do enjoy talking to me" and then it's like "nope, never mind, you really do suck". I don't need that reminder every couple years xD I'm old and tired. Anyway, don't worry, I'll be fine. I just haven't got enough sleep and I've been stressed lately, that's why I'm whining. I know I shouldn't do that on social media but here we go lol. Hugs for you!

[nalyra-dreaming]

maybe I am a bit biased but your last anon who said Daniel referencing Arun is despicable etc. I feel like some fans don’t like specific pairings and instead of just not liking it have a need to find a “moral reason” to justify not liking it. Even at the expense of narrative. And for a show like iwtv it doesn’t really work imo lol. And while I agree with your take on that scene and what Daniel means, even if it was what the anon is suggesting I just don’t see how that would be a deal breaker necessarily. Every character on that show (sans Claudia - she’s never done anything wrong a day in her life 🤪) has done despicable things. They’re also immortal with unlimited time to grow and change and atone.

I also feel like some fans don’t give Daniel a fair enough analysis on his current state of mind. All he knows so far is what went down in SanFran - being tortured physically and psychologically by an immortal being who can walk through his mind like he’s taking a jaunt through the valley. Daniel is pretty pissed about it lol and rightfully so. Does that make his harshness okay? Not necessarily. It’s also not something unforgivable either imo.

They all do unforgivable things.

They‘re all killers. Monstrous. They can also be real assholes and whatnot and everyone can dislike a character if they want to.

But…

There is no morality contest that can be won in the Vampire Chronicles.

None.

[justiceforc3po]

🔥 for swtor companions (whether in general, or one(s) of your choice)

Thank you for the ask! :D

This is actually a really hard one, so I‘m very sorry for the long time it took me to answer. I‘ll also give a couple to balance out the fact that they‘re all lukewarm takes at best 😅

I don‘t know if this one‘s an unpopular opinion - but I love Tharan Cedrax. I can definitely see why a lot of people dislike him right out the gate because Bioware‘s writing is…umcomfortable for female characters, but he‘s my funny guy. Definitely my favourite consular companion. On that note - I almost don‘t wanna say this one but…I don‘t care much for Qyzen? There‘s nothing wrong with him, he‘s just not my taste. I support all the love though. He deserves it.

I‘ve seen some people call Jorgan a bully/overly mean and I really disagree. I think he‘s stuck up and strict at first but once he warms up to the Trooper he is kind and loyal, which he is in KotFE as well. I love him so so much. (Also he doesn‘t hate Elara. Guy just thinks he should‘ve gotten the promotion, it‘s not about her.)

Scorpio is also perfect as she is and I think she‘s actually very well written.

In general I try to find a positive spin on any companion! My favourites will alwqys and forever be the droids, though. Might‘ve neglected Forex a little but he‘s beautiful too. Teeseven is my best friend. HK…HK deserves everything beautiful in this world. Seetoo and Twowee are the best and I will give them everything. All. Seetoo needs to stop fatshaming people though-

Unpopular Opinion Ask Game :]

[batwingsrosa]

Let‘s talk about TBOSAS

There‘s an argument that people have made multiple times now, that really annoys me.

Let‘s get a little into psychology.

„Snow has always been evil, he was destined to become what he eventually did because he‘s a psychopath…“

Like no.

There‘s a difference between being evil and being a (narcissist/sociopath/psychopath. )

As dumb as this may sound at first- but please hear me out.

And for clarification: I do believe Snow is a psychopath.

But to better understand that we have to get into what a psychopath really is.

A psychopath is a person who lacks empathy, doesn‘t really react emotionally, lacks remorse and guilt.

They are often superficially charming, but ruthless.

They may be unable to form close emotional bonds with people. etc.

A psychopath percieves the world differently (because their brains are wired differently. )

But that doesn‘t make them evil.

What makes someone evil is how they act. How they interact with the world.

What defines who we are are our actions. Not necessarlily our thoughts.

Snow isn‘t evil because of the way he percieves the world, but because of the horrible crimes he commits, the actions he takes.

That is what defines evil.

There is always a choice.

And Snow made all the wrong ones.

That‘s why he is evil- not because of his personality (disorder).

Like just because someone is schizophrenic doesn‘t mean they‘re going to kill someone because someone else who‘s schizophrenic did.

Not everyone with borderline personality disorder may try to kill themself.

Not every psychopath is a killer or destined to become one.

We all have a choice.

Just don‘t make the wrong one.

But that‘s just my two cents.

[druckkugelschreiber]

One of my fav things of the new Anita Blake Book (Slay) was literally the vampire that kidnapped her saying „I‘m asexual so you can’t use your sex powers on me“ like it‘s so funny because I’ve wondered about this so many times but it‘s also funny because it‘s a terrible misinterpretation of how asexuality works and how the ardeur works as well.

Like the ardeur literally steamrolls everyone into wanting sex & feeling aroused without considering sexual attraction at all.

Asexual people do generally feel aroused (have libido) even if they don’t have sexual attraction. Now the ardeur influences both. Meaning technically the ardeur should still mindfuck the person into wanting and having sex as it also lowers inhibition and just. It‘s absolutely sending me.

Considering it is an Anita Blake book I am not surprised the author doesn’t know enough about asexuality, hell most people don’t. As a sex repulsed ace I am just incredibly entertained that while it is logically speaking wrong it is also canon that I would be immune to the sex powers

A win for the asexuals??? 😭😂

Also at this point I’m sniggering cause my obsessed autistic ass is halfway convinced I know Anita‘s powers better than Hamilton (respectfully so and I love the books, they‘re my special interest, or Anita as a character is, anyway it‘s fucking funny and I love it)

[imminent-danger-came]

Who do you think will try and help MK grapple with the issue of being the harbinger of chaos? (Obviously all his friends, but who would play the biggest role?)

Considering that some of the next season will presumably take place in the underworld, and that he‘s the only one who actually KNOWS about it; Macaque is actually a decently strong contender imo.

Which would be really fun- they‘re one of my favorite duos (MK is a bitch exclusively to Macaque and I love him for it) but I‘m holding out hope for some Sandy/Pigsy!

Since the curse of the scroll called them monstrosities, and they both seem to have lived with that kind of discrimination they would also have experience with figuring out your own identity despite it.

So them unknowingly helping MK when their past is revealed sounds fun!

And the MK‘s mental health takes a turn for the worse again in the special obviously. We can‘t have him become to stable after all!

Also, (sorry if you already talked about this before) What connection do you think the curse has to MK? If I‘m not misremembering anything he is the only one where it said 'we' (unless MK was in denial about something). Everybody else was 'you', but MK also accidentally said "we help people!". Even in the curses final scene it says "then prove us wrong." Us being the curse and MK, since he did end up believing what it said.

Do you think there is actually some credence to the curse calling MK the harbinger of chaos? Or is it just saying what MK is feeling since he caused so much damage on accident? Is MK being that harbinger actually destiny, or more something along the lines of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answering this ask with another, because both kinda go into the same thing with the curse/memory:

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So, in my dreams, Sandy is the one to help MK cope with his Monkey Demon identity for reasons I go into in this post (of course I want Mei to be the one to talk MK down initially, but as far as post-breakdown goes Sandy is my top contender—which those two work together to comfort MK a lot anyways, like in 2x06 and 3x04). But, if we had a Pigsy/Sandy tag-team duo while also going into their pasts, that would be awesome! Literally couldn't ask for anything more.

Macaque could also be interesting, being the one who was there for MK in 4x09 and 4x10, but he's also already given his advice: MK doesn't only have two choices, and nobody can decide who he is for him. But, well, the curse (who I think is undeniably part of MK) was the one who gave MK the title of "harbinger of chaos"—it wasn't anyone else. MK essentially gave himself that title. This would be a super interesting way for MK's arc to go, if it's headed this sort of direction, where MK can certainly decide who he wants to be, but what if he doesn't believe in that person, you know?

((Of course Macaque can offer up more advice, I'm just not sure Macaque advice is what MK needs right now.))

Next on the agenda: whatever the fuck MK is.

So I have this collection of screenshots where I highlight MK's weird connection with the underworld throughout the seasons, and I specifically want to call attention to the scroll emanating from MK not once, but both times he enters the scroll:

Bonus Shot of MK as part of his reflection motif, where his face lines up with the skull on screen:

MK: "Again!? Remind me how this 'game' is supposed to convince me I'm not destined to turn into an evil monkey demon thing again? Cause every option I pick takes me to this, same, screen!"

(4x10 The Jade Emperor) (Every option MK picks leading him to the same end? I'll take foreshadowing for 500!)

Which, the skull in the TV is very similar to LBD's skull in the Demon Revealing Mirror from 2x02:

All this to say: the Curse/the scroll and MK are connected somehow, meaning I'd take a gander that MK is also connect to memory in some form.

MK: "You're not my friend—you're NOT me!" Curse MK: "Sure I am! I'm your best friend, well, closest at least! I know more about you than you'll even admit—to yourself, or to others."

(4x07 Pitiful Creatures)

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I think you could make the argument (which I'll probably write a full-fledged theory post on at some point), that Lady Bone Demon's original power source for her mech was MK, then switching to the Samadhi Fire later when that comes into play. LBD in ROTSQ, s2, and s3 threatens to erase the memory of Wukong/the world/Macaque, which is something that is notably absent in the s3 special. MK (plus maybe Wukong) being the original power source would help to explain why LBD wanted MK (+ Wukong) all throughout s3, and why she didn't immediately go ahead with her plans. She only says "Now, I will undo the memories of this world!" when she's confident that she has both the staff and MK. If MK were a being related to memory, using him as a power source could be a real possibility for how LBD originally planned to erase the memories of the world—then moving to the Samadhi Fire to create a "clean slate" when that became an option.

Now, although it's based entirely in conjecture, I do think MK potentially has the power to "rip the memory of people from this world". We know so little about what MK actually is that a lot could be possible!

ANYWAYS.

When it comes to "is MK destined to become a harbinger of chaos or was it just the curse echoing his own doubts", I think it's both! After all, there's "a reason [he] was at the center of all these stories, a reason [he] can harness the power of the Monkey King himself!". We don't know that reason yet, but I'm inclined to believe that it's because MK is connected to the underworld/the scroll/memory in some way, like I've mentioned. However, I also think MK's own flaws and self-doubt will contribute to his walk down destiny lane, and MK will put on his own chains so to speak.

One of the major contributing factors of MK's arc has been his own lack of belief in himself (in contrast with his total belief in his friends), so that HAS to be resolved eventually. When it comes down to it, that's at the core of his character—it's why he can feel he's both too weak and too strong across seasons and still feel distinctly like MK. So, that same lack of belief is probably going to be what drives his decent into the role of "harbinger of chaos"—that and a number of other things I'm sure. His friends, Monkey King, his identity, his responsibility, destiny—it's all gonna culminate somewhere.

Plus these eyes haven't turned up yet,

(they also show up in MK's 4x03 vision), and we don't really have any concrete explanation for what the curse was/is, or why MK specifically was the one who could destroy it ("It wasn't in my power—it was in yours."; but maybe Monkey King could have finished it off after it had been weakened?).

There's a lot of arc left and a lot of things we don't know!

[trekkele]

Fucking Wild that 'children can wrong their parents' is a hot-take.

Like… damn. Parents don’t control their kid‘s every action. Even great parents.

Have these people ever MET a teenager??? They‘re usually at least a little mean and overly sensitive, and sometimes even for no reason.

Idk. Weird that some think of children only as a product of their parents rather than their own person.

Nooooo don’t you know that baby is forever and ever and baby can never hurt anyone???

But honestly i do understand why its a hot button issue and why someone would knee-jerk react like that, its just. Such a basic part of growing up. I wasn’t even referring to teenagers!! Everyone knows teenagers are Like That they grow out of it, its fine (<- doesnt have teenagers, cried in the bathroom the first time her kid called her mean). I was fully referring to grown ass adults with taxes and jobs and college classes.

[wellenwine]

is there something wrong with me? How am I always loving and they are always leaving? How much do I have to plead to my heart and brain that love doesn't exist for me? It never understands.

good question, anon.

i wish i had a good answer but i fear i don‘t.

love can exist in all people and places, love is a huge spectrum and what i think, you search for, is a romantic love, but let me tell you, that you will never feel whole when you‘re searching for only one, romantic love. don‘t get me wrong, you don‘t need the love from other people to feel whole, it‘s not about that. i know, kinda everyone says that, but you need to find inner love. and i don‘t mean that self love stuff. ofc you can love yourself as much as you want but that‘s not the point. you have to define love for yourself, not what you think it is because other people are saying or „showing“ it. love is a big something with lots of small things, you have to decide what all the small things are what defines your love. and not only one love as i said, there‘s platonic love and so much more. and i don‘t want you to think that i wanna tell you: you have to love yourself to get loved by others. unpopular opinion but that is bullshit. ofc you feel the love different when you are struggling with yourself, it is hard or can be hard. i don‘t know who you are and how old you are but maybe your love too, was different for the people. i mean, who am i to say if the love you felt and/or give someone, was real love? i just noticed it from myself later, that the feelings were different ones, when i was younger. not that i lied and that i didn’t struggled after break ups but getting older made me realize, that it mostly only was a crush. not that i haven’t had real feelings, i did had them. and i noticed too, that sometimes, people really don‘t mean things personal or wanted to hurt you. like ok, the behavior wasn’t okay, it did hurt and the person should definitely reflect their behavior and the situation, it all was maybe bullshit but the person isn’t automatically a bad person. ofc it‘s not always like this, shitty people exist and they‘re hurting you. and that is not okay, no matter what. what i want to say is, that it doesn’t always have to do anything with you. i guess you went through so much that you‘re always ending up and questioning yourself: what is wrong with me, did i do something wrong, why isn’t somebody loving me, am i not good enough? but pretty often stuff like that has nothing to do with you, it‘s just hard to see and accept that.

so, my dear, love is existing for you. we have to be realistic and knowing that some people didn’t found love and will not found love, whether it is in a romantic way or platonic way, that is because life is unfair in many different ways. but it exists, not always it is like we‘re imagine it or seeing it by other people. anon, i don‘t wanna get to close to you, but i still think, that there is someone out for you, even after so much people left you. i know it‘s hard to believe and easy to say but i lived in a hell by myself and even if i have a similar mindset and thinking, i know love exists and people are there for us and anyone. i knew i wouldn’t have a good answer for you, i wrote and wrote and in the end there isn’t a good point, haha. but i tried with my miserably long texts. you have to be attentive in life and don‘t confuse love with attention and someone being just nice. but keep in mind, when you are asking ME stuff: i don‘t have a plan either. and my words are often doesn’t make any sense, i‘m not good with answers or making people understand me. i just know that you are being too hard on yourself and even not knowing you: when you know that you want always the best for others, trying to be the best version of yourself and all of that stuff, love is existing for you and i know you deserve it. i just know that. i‘m gonna shut up now, i can‘t write a book now.

and don‘t mind my bad english, it‘s not my first language.